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Volume 120, umber 30 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Wednesday, August 9, 2000 MIT Plans To Build Pet Policy Grad Donn in 2002 To Pilot

By NaveenSunkavally same time, there is a pressing need and Jon Sheffl to do something for graduate stu- This Fall STAFF REPORTERS dents," said Dean for Graduate Stu- After years of delays and set- dents Isaac M. Colbert. By Karen E. Robinson backs, MIT has finally announced Soulaymane Kachani G, presi- STAFF REPORTER the construction of a new graduate dent of the Graduate Student Coun- For the first time in recent mem- dormitory, cil, said the objective in designing ory, cats will be officially allowed The dorm, located on the comer this new dorm was not to create a in some dorms next term on a trial of Sidney and Pacific streets in Cen- «masterpiece," like the undergradu- basis. tral Square, is expected to be com- ate dorm, but to quickly provide The policy's main goal is to pleted by August 2002 and will housing without compromising eliminate hidden cats while prevent- house 600-750 students. quality. ing them from being completely Combined with efforts to reno- The chosen architectural :firm is banished from undergraduate vate NW30 by August 2001, which Steffian Bradley Associates, Inc., dorms, said former Dormitory will create 125 additional housing which has worked on other projects Council President Jennifer A. Frank spaces, the new dorm will bring in Cambridge such as the Cam- '00. She hopes that this policy will MIT's graduate student ,housing bridge Park Place and Neville help to promote responsible pet capacity to about 2,300, or 40 per- .Manor projects. ownership among students. cent of graduate student population. The preliminary design of the A pilot program will exist this dorm uses a simple modular layout year in which only cats that lived in Pragmatism of dorm's design for the rooms. The dorm will con- the dorm during the 1999-2000 aca- Compared to the new Vassar St. tain 400 units, rising six stories tall demic year will be granted registra- undergraduate dormitory, the new along Sidney Street and nine stories tion. Furthermore, this program will grad dorm will be somewhat more tall along Pacific Street. FRANK DABEK-THE TECH be restricted to "the dorms where conventional in both structure and This layout will enable many Summer renovations to Rrst West (shown above) and the rest undergraduates felt strongest about planning: different configurations, said Project of East Campus are expected to be complete by next week. pets being part of their culture, said «There isn't enough money to do' See story back page. Karen A. Nilsson, associate director everything we need to do, but at the Donn, Page 17 for operations. The dorms that will be permitted to house pets are Bex- ley, East Campus, Random Hall, and Senior House. eLC Denies Amended Donnitory Lodging Licenses Nilsson and Frank have been the By Mike Hall Group, which had received approval sion is] not going to kick anyone that MIT uses the MacGregor main authors and chief proponents ASSOCiATE NEWSEDlTOR two nights earlier to increase its out," Scali said. Additionally, the lounges as doubles to house stu- of this new "cat policy." The policy In a surprise decision, the Cam- maximum number of lodgers from ruling does not affect MIT's current dents. Sheffi said that the Commis- will be extended for another year to bridge License Commission denied 37 to 52. lodging house licenses, which sion expressed concern about MIT's include new cats if all goes smooth- five Institute applications for At the Commission's general expire in May 200 l. incorrect numbers and the fire safety ly, and a final policy will be written amended lodging house licenses hearing yesterday evening, Zeta Psi, of crowded lounges in dormitories. if both pilot policies run smoothly, after discovering that the housing Delta Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Delta Tech staffer uncovers discrepancy According to Sheffi, Commis- Nilsson said. office had misstated the number of Phi, and pika had their respective The Commission's denials sion chairman Benjamin C. Barnes MIT has no intention to add residents and rooms in·MIT dormi- applications for occupancy increas- resulted from MacGregor House's said, "I don't like it when people other dorms or to include other ani- tories. es taken under advisement. Deci- application, which listed MacGregor come in here half-baked." mals to the policy, Nilsson said. On July 27, the. Commission sions on these increases will not be ,as having all singles and no lounge Karen A. Nilsson, associate denied applications to change occu- ruled on until the August 17 deci- doubles. After Tech reporter director of operations for housing, Owners must register pets pancy figures at Ashdown House, sion hearing. Jonathan Sheffi '03 called Scali to authored the MacGregor application Under the pilot program, each cat Bexley Hall, Edgerton House, Mac- Residents will not be evicted ask about MIT's omission of lounge as well as the applications for the owner agrees to accept responsibility Gregor House, and Senior House. from the five dormitories Whose doubles in its application, Scali other dormitories. After the Com- for any damage the cat causes to MIT The Commission also withdrew applications were denied, according raised his concerns at the July 27 mission questioned Nilsson's origi- or other students' property, to keep its approval for an application by to Commission Executive Officer decision hearing. At the hearing, 'the Women's Independent Living Richard V. Scali. "[The Commis- Sheffi disclosed to the Commission CLC, Page 18 Cats, Page 18 Six Dorms To House KS, ATO Over Rush By Laura McGrath Moulton brothers between Bexley and New funds or some other perk to offset NEWS EDITOR House, but it was altered at the this situation was vague, indirect Members of the Kappa Sigma request of New House. "We had and therefore unacceptable. We and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities originally thought the housemaster could not figure out what was being will now be housed in six donnito- of New House was comfortable offered and by whom," they said. ries during rush, rather than the four with the situation, but he wasn't," The Essigmanns are more com- originally announced. . said Cain. fortable with the new plan for hous- MacGregor, New House, and In an e-mail to The Tech, New ing the fraternity members. Howev- Next House will each house six House Housemasters John M. and er, they said they would have ATO brothers, and Bexley will Ellen Essigmann said, "[We] were preferred to see MIT's other frater- house the remaining seventeen put in a difficult and awkward posi- nities house the brothers, in order to brothers. Kappa Sig will split its tion because we had to put the minimize "culture clash" between members between Baker House and brakes on a process that was not, in fraternities and dorms. Burton-Conner, according to our view, in the best interest of our Cain indicated that Bexley resi- Matthew S. Cain '02, vice president living group." dents had not requested a similar of Dormitory Council. "The original plan we saw had reduction of their share of ATO The decision to house the frater- the fraternity men concentrated in a brothers. He said that no brothers

SAMUDRA VlJAY-THE TECH nity members in dorms came after few residence halls ... A large cadre would be housed in either Senior Music for Peace: Mirza Nassar 8egb, an activist from Pak- alcohol violations led the Cam- of fraternity brothers would not con- House or East Campus "because of Istan and a staunch supporter of peace In the Indian sub-con- bridge Licensing Commission to tribute to a good rush" for dorms, logistical reasons," including the tlnent, perfonned a rare style of Khaayal gayakl In Uttle Kres- exile Kappa Sig and ATO from their said Essigmann. The Essigmanns distance between those dorms and ge. He was accompanied by Jerry Leak on Tabala and houses during rush. They will, how- also felt that consequences for vio- the West Campus dormitories. Meenakshl on Tanpura. The event was sponsored by CORSA, ever, still be allowed to to rush lation of this living agreement by "This configuration is final," the Committee on Rights In South Asia. ,Mirzaae~ halls from incoming freshmen. fraternities had not been well articu- Cain said. "Nobody on either side the famous Deihl Gharana. lated. wants for this to happen, but people New House's burden lightened In addition, "the offer mentioned The original plan divided ATO in the last Tech article to provide Rush, Page 17

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LOS ANGELES TIMES MOSCOW ...... ,...".y oins Gore TIcket In Moscow, a bomb exploded during the evening rush hour Tues- day in a pedestrian underpass at one of the city's busiest commuter By Jonathan Weisman gion front and center, praising Gore their support for months. hubs, killing eight people and injuring 53 in a blast authorities THE BALTIMORE SUN for the "chutzpah" - a Yiddish Lieberman and Gore laughed blamed on Chechen terrorists. ASHVILLE word for audacity - that he showed together on the podium, hugged and In the minutes after the explosion at Pushkin Square, thick black Vice President AI Gore Tuesday by breaking down an historic barri- even exchanged high-fives after the smoke streamed from one entrance of the underpass as bleeding peo- formally named Joseph I. Lieber- er. senator repeated a line employed ple fled, some with their clothing shredded to pieces. Other dazed and man his running mate, proclaiming The selection "shows AI's faith successfully in 1988 by then GOP injured victims, covered in blood, lay on the sidewalks awaiting that the Connecticut senator's nomi- in the tolerance of this diverse presidential candidate George Bush: ambulances. nation at next week's Democratic nation, in the basic fairness of the "If you have to change horses in No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which ational Convention in Los Angeles American people," Lieberman said. midstream, doesn't it make sense to occurred at one of the most popular meeting places in the heart of will "make real the great ideal that "And I want to say to the people of get on the one that's going in the Moscow, where a statue of Pushkin, Russia's favorite poet, stands we are one country, with a common America, AI Gore trusts you, which right direction." adjacent to the first McDonald's in the capital. But at the scene, destiny." . is one good reason for you to place Just as Bush has signaled he Mayor Yuri M. Luzhkov voiced the conviction of many Russians Under a blazing Tennessee sun, your trust in him." would fight for the presidency on when he characterized the bombing as "100 percent Chechnya." before an enthusiastic, placard-wav- Bush Tuesday moved to blunt traditionally Democratic issues, like ing crowd at Nashville's War any resurgence Gore might enjoy as Social Security and education, Gore, Memorial, Lieberman, 58, accepted a result of his selection of Lieber- Lieberman and their wives, Tipper Study Links Brain Injury, with pride, prayer and a speech man. The governor tried to use and Hadassah, fired back that they filled with exaltations of family and Lieberman's centrist voting record would not cede to the GOP its tradi- Musical Memory faith. and reputation for moral probity tional advantage on the issues of NEWSDAY Lieberman, the first Jewish per- against the vice president, saying he religion and values. And they A 57-year-old patient with an abscess in his brain listened for five son to secure a place on a major respected Lieberman's convictions, sought to reclaim some of the weeks to the faint lull of choral music. party ticket, also took a few swipes strong faith and record on Social ground that Bush has tried to seize, "At first he thought it was a carnival in the schoolyard next to the at the Democrats' rivals for the Security, missile defense and educa- appealing to the same immigrants hospital," said the patient's neurologist, Dr. Eva Schielke of the Uni- White House, Texas Gov. George tion. that the Texas governor has assidu- versity Hospital Charite in Berlin. There were men's and children's W. Bush and former Defense Secre- "This selection now presents the ously courted. choruses singing folk songs, and the sound was more prominent in tary Dick Cheney. vice president with an interesting' Tipper Gore spoke emotionally his right ear. "Then, he realized there was no celebration." Lieberman's speech signaled test of whether he will continue of Hadassah Lieberman's mother, The abscess in his brain stem had activated musical memory that the Democrats would contest attacking positions his running mate who survived the Nazi death camps stores, and the music would play non-stop until antibiotic treatments their Republican opponents for the shares or whether he will lift up our of Dachau and Auschwitz, and her cleared the infection. moral high ground that Bush nation by elevating the tone of his father, who organized an escape Schielke delved into the medical literature and found I0 other believes will win him the presiden- presidential campaign," Bush said. from a Nazi labor camp, then turned cases of musical hallucinations - all in patients with damage to the cy. A Gore campaign that has his attention to caring for Jewish brain stem. The lesions can also be caused by stroke, tumors or . The senator's remarks were satu- lagged behind Bush's in the polls orphans after World War II. encephalitis, Her report appears in the current issue of Neurology. rated with religion as he sought to and languished for much of the "This country is our country," Elderly people with extensive hearing loss have also noted this project his own reputation for summer appeared newly confident Hadassah Lieberman proclaimed. unexpected symptom. Scientists speculate that the sensory depriva- integrity onto Gore, a reputation Tuesday. A quick, overnight Gallup "This land is your land, and any- tion among these elderly patients leads to a release of musical memo- grounded in his denunciations of poll, ·taken for CNN and USA thing is possible for us." nes. sex and violence in popular culture Today, showed Gore virtuallyeras- . In a response to the Bush cam- and cemented in 1998 by his sting- ing Bush's significant lead. That paign's assertion that Lieberman's ing condemnation of President Clin- poll, however, surveyed registered centrist politics have more in com- Passing on the Right, Buchanan ton's behavior in the Monica voters, as opposed to likely voters, mon with Bush's than Gore's, the Lewinsky scandal. .who were questioned in the polls senator deadpanned: "With all due Takes' Control of Refonn Party The senator vowed that he and that showed far wider leads. respect, I think that's like saying THE WASHINGTON POST Gore would "help renew the moral And Gore Tuesday secured the that the veterinarian and the taxider- LONG BEACH, CALIF. center of this nation." long-sought endorsement of the mist are in the same 'business, Backers of Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign Tuesday wrest- Far from downplaying his United Auto Workers, who along because either way, you get your ed control of the Reform Party apparatus in a closed national commit- Judaism, Lieberman pushed his reli- with the Teamsters have withheld dog back." tee meeting. As local police broke up a pushing and shoving match, Buchanan's opponents marched out of the meeting to hold their own "national committee" session two blocks away, claiming they were crushed illegally and threatening to sue. InLandmark Decision, CIillean But Buchanan's success increases the likelihood that he will win the Reform Party nomination and the $12.6 million in federal funds that goes with it. Court Strips Pinochet'bnmunity "It's over now," declared Angela "Bay" Buchanan, the candi- date's sister and chief strategist, in a briefing after the walkout. "It is By sebastian Rotella and tic transition that is continuing a interrogated, a process that his Pat Buchanan's nomination. They needed to win in there, and they Eva Vergara decade after Pinochet stepped down lawyers could request be conducted did not have the numbers. We've won fair and square." LOS ANGELES TIMES as dictator and two years after he in writing rather than in person. A Buchanan victory, if sustained over almost certain legal chal- SANTIAGO resigned as army chief. The center-left· government lenges, would significantly change the centrist party that grew out of The Chilean Supreme Court "This shows that Pinochet. is no appraised its victory Tuesday with Ross Perot's 1992 presidential bid. Under Perot, the party pointedly stripped former dictator Augusto longer above the law and that he the measured and firm tone set by avoided taking stands on controversial social issues. But Buchanan Pinochet of his immunity from pros- must be judged," said Viviana Diaz, Ricardo Lagos, a Socialist who holds hard-right positions on many social issues: He opposes gay ecution Tuesday, in a decision that head of a group of victims' rela- endured jail and exile during the rights, abortion and what he calls the "Israeli lobby." dealt the embattled senator-for-life tives. "Today, the course of history military regime. The president his worst defeat ever in his home- has begun to change." asked Chileans to accept the ruling land and reaffirmed the strength of By the time British authorities and let the courts do their work. Chile's democracy. released him in March on grounds "History judges events, but WEATHER The justices voted 14-6 to of fragile health, Pinochet had lost today it is our obligation to accept uphold an appellate court ruling in considerable influence here. He has the verdict of the courts," said May that found sufficient evidence been hit with 157 criminal com- Lagos, who took office earli~r this Wet and Humid to remove the parliamentary immu- plaints, part of a flurry of prosecu- year. nity of Pinochet, 84, and allow his tions of high-ranking military offi- Meanwhile, Gen. Ricardo Izuri- The increasing humidity and risk of rain over the next few days prosecution for crimes by the "cara- cers accused of human rights abuses eta, the army chief; led a group of means that more mosquitoes will populate the air. Unfortunately, van of death," a roving army squad during the dictatorship. 21 generals and admirals to more mosquitoes means an increased chance of catching the West accused of murdering 72 people in Like those officers, Pinochet Pinoehet's mansion to express their Nile Virus. The virus, more prevalent in the Middle East, West Asia, 1973. faces trial for kidnapping - a legal solidarity with him. and Africa, can in certain cases be fatal for humans. Already a dead , Given his age and ill health and strategy that circumvents his At the same time, though, the cow and dead crow with the virus have been found in Jamaica Plain. the lingering judicial and political amnesty laws for the military on the army chief reaffirmed his commit- In addition there is one documented case of a person in New York obstacles, the court's decision could grounds that the cases of victims ment to a recent pledge to human who has contracted the virus. Public health officials in Cambridge be the most severe punishment who disappeared are ongoing rights advocates to provide informa- recommend that people wear long sleeves, put on light repellent, endured by Pinochet in Chile, where crimes, tion on the fates of the estimated clean out their yards, and prevent puddles of stagnant water from he toppled the elected president in But no one expects to see him in 1,200 victims of state terror who forming. 1973 and ruled for the next 17 handcuffs soon, if ever. A special remain missing. Today: Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of afternoon thunder- years. The margin was wider than investigative magistrate must seek The commanders said little about storms. High near 90°F (32°C). Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. expected because nine justices were medical exams required in Chile to Pinochet's reaction to the ruling or Tonight: Scattered thunderstorms, then partly cloudy and humid considered solid conservatives. determine if elderly defendants are his physical condition. Adm. Jorge with patchy fog. Low around 70°F (21°C). Chance of rain 50 percent. Although Pinochet's aura of mentally competent. Although Arancibia, the navy chief, said Thursday: Partly sunny. Continued humid with a 30 percent invincibility was shattered in late Pinochet would avoid trial if he was Pinochet took the news "with sto- chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. High around 900P (32°C) .. 1998 when he was arrested in deemed senile, his family and icism." Britain for alleged human rights lawyers promised to resist the Meanwhile, the former dictator's Extended forecast abuses committed during his exams. They said they would prefer son called the verdict "a political Thursday night: Humid with a chance of thunderstorms. Low regime, Tuesday's decision would defending his innocence in court to judgment that does not deserve around 700P (21°C). have been unthinkable then. The a humiliating diagnosis that, in their respect." Friday: Less humid with a chance of showers. High 80 to 85°F ruling and the calm, even indiffer- view, would imply guilt. "We have-to show the world this (27-29°C). ent, reaction of most Chileans indi- Moreover, the laborious, paper- is a big lie, supported by the govern- Saturday: Chance of showers. Low in the 60's (l6-26°C). High cated that this nation has entered an driven legal system here grants ment," the younger Pinochet told 75 to 80°F (24-27°C). era of increasingly independent Pinochet privileges as a general that reporters in front of a crowd of Sunday: Partly cloudy. Low 60 to 65°P (16-18°C). High 75 to institutions, could delay an indictment on long-faced partisans. "Even if my 85°F (24-29°C). Exultant human rights activists charges that he masterminded the father is not able to see the end, I at said the ruling advanced a democra- caravan of death. He must first be least will continue to the end." AUgus19, 2000 WORLD & NATIO THE TECH Page 3 estone o Recall MilIio..-.-.....f Pentagon Considers Delaying Missile Shield Deployment Date 0 LOS ANGELES TIMES All-Terram es Use UVs WASHINGTO By Cindy Skrzyekl ashville-based Bridgestone/Fire- cause and scope of the problem, The Pentagon may delay its target date for deploying a national THE WASHINGTON POST stone, which has been battered in Ford has already voluntarily missile shield - possibly by as much as two years - because of WASHINGTO the last week by bad publicity and replaced about 108,000 of the tires mounting technical problems, including delays in development of a The makers of Firestone tires the decision by major retailers to not put on Explorers and F-series pick- new booster rocket, defense officials said Tuesday. plan to announce Wednesday they sell ATX, ATX II and Wilderness up trucks in other countries. Safety The Pentagon had been hoping that the system would be opera- are recalling millions of all-terrain tires, will spell out Wednesday how groups had begun questioning why tional as early as 2005 to protect the 50 states from the threat of a tires used on sport-utility vehicles they plan to compensate consumers Ford removed those tires while long-range missile attack by "rogue" countries such as North Korea and light trucks that are the subject who have the tires. those in the United States were and Iran. The system would employ interceptor rockets, radar and of a federal investigation into their BridgestonelFirestone will try to never recalled. satellite sensors to find and destroy enemy warheads as they streak possible role in crashes that caused limit the recall, sources said, to the Beginning in August 1999, Ford toward the United States. 46 deaths. tire sizes that are used on the Ford started recalling the tires, first in the But the new booster rocket, which is being developed to lift an The decision to recall the tires Explorer, and on some other light Middle East, then in Thailand and anti-missile "kill vehicle" into space, now may be a full year behind came after a meeting Tuesday trucks made by other manufacturers. Malaysia and, finally, in Venezuela, schedule, officials said. Also complicating the schedule was the fail- between officials of Bridgestone It's believed that about 15 to 20 mil- Colombia and Ecuador. ure last month of the system's fifth flight test, a failure that in tum has Corp., the Japanese owner of Fire- lion tires - mostly on the Ford Ford said it was a customer ser- raised other technical issues, officials said. stone, Ford Motor Co. - whose Explorer - will be recalled. vice issue in those countries, and a The new complications will require Defense Secretary William S. best-selling Explorer is equipped Overall, some 47 million of the large proportion of the incidents Cohen to take an additional month, until early September, to issue his with the tires - and the National tires have been sold as original overseas involved tread separation. long-awaited recommendation to President Clinton on whether to Highway Traffic Safety Administra- equipment and in aftermarket sales. "In those countries, it's extremely take the first steps to build the controversial anti-missile shield. tion, according to sources close to Ford said 3.6 million Explorers have hot and great distances are traveled Whether to postpone the target deployment date "is exactly the the talks. Firestone has scheduled a been produced since 1990 and these at very high speeds, at 100-mile- type of question the secretary is considering now," said Kenneth H. press conference Wednesday morn- tires were used on most of them as per-hour speeds," said Sharon Bacon, the Pentagon's top spokesman. He stressed, however, that the ing to announce the details of the original equipment from the factory. Drury, a Ford spokesperson. 2005 target date has not been officially changed. recall. General Motors Corp., Nissan Until now, Firestone has been Missile defense advocates, led by congressional Republicans, Firestone officials refused to Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and telling customers to go to company- have been pushing hard to build a missile shield as soon as possible comment on the matter Tuesday. Subaru also use the tires as original owned stores for a tire inspection. because of what they believe is a growing threat. They have said repeatedly that the equipment. The company said where it's appro- If the target deployment date is postponed, "I think you'll hear tires are safe. Although NHTSA is far from priate, consumers are given credit, some complaints from Capitol Hill that the Clinton administration Sources close to the talks said coming to a conclusion about the based on the wear of their tires. isn't as concerned about this as (it) should be," said an aide to one Republican lawmaker, who asked to remain unidentified. "This is a real threat." 46 Percent of College Students The anti-missile program is highly controversial, however, and others dispute that the United States needs additional deterrent, given Have Used Tobacco, Study Says . its vast superiority in arms. By Ridgely Oehs tobacco in the previous year. And in ; manufacturers stepped up advertis- GOP Plans to Raise $100 Million NEWSDAY the past 30 days, about 28 percent of ing. Cigar consumption increased by cmCAGO both men and women had smoked 50 percent between 1993 and 1998, for Get-Ont-the-Vote Ads In the first such survey to include cigarettes, about 8.5 percent report- reversing a 30-year decline. LOS ANGELES TIMES cigar and smokeless tobacco, a ed smoking a cigar, 3.7 percent One-third of student cigarette Republican Party leaders say they will raise an unprecedented study found that close to half of col- smokeless tobacco and 1 percent a smokers and 99 percent of cigar $100 million to mobilize voters for the November general election lege students have used some form pipe. Men were four times more' smokers do not smoke every day, with a mix of television and radio advertising, direct mail, phone of tobacco in the past year. likely to smoke cigars than women. the study found. But even occasion- banks and door-to-door politicking. "My opinion is that these students The study is published Wednesday al use is cause for concern, Rigotti The effort - which Democrats plan to combat with a multimil- are playing with fire," said Dr. Nancy in the Journal of the American Med- argued, because low levels of tobac- lion-dollar organization drive of their own - marks a bid by the Rigotti, director of tobacco research ical Association. co exposure can cause disease and GOP to bolster its in-house turnout operation after years of counting and treatment at Massachusetts Gen- More than half of tobacco users death, "as research on passive on groups such as the Christian Coalition and the National Rifle eral Hospital- in Boston and the lead reported using more than one prod- smoking has shown." Association to mobilize the conservative base. It represents a stagger- author. "They are putting themselves uct: Cigarettes and cigars were the Fred Baker of the American ing 50 percent jump over the party's spending in 1996, GOP leaders at risk for a lifelong addiction." most common combination. Cancer Society's Behavior Research said. Rigotti, speaking at a news con- Tobacco educators need to redi- Center is an author of another study Fred Meyer, a former chairman ofthe Texas Republican Party and ference at the 11th World Confer- rect some of their attention to young published Wednesday looking at the a friend of GOP nominee George W. Bush, said the shift is modeled ence on Tobacco or Health, said the adults, Rigotti said. "Tobacco con- health risks associated with cigar on an effort in Bush's 1994 run for governor. In that race, strategist study should be "a call to action" trol has focused on kids and adoles- smoking. The paper was the result Karl Rove worked to identify swing voters and had the campaign for colleges, many of which do not cents. We have forgotten young <, of an American Cancer Society pursue them with phone calls, mail and door-to-door visits. The com- have smoking "on their radar adults; we need to redress that," she meeting on the issue two years ago. bined effort raised turnout about 14 percent, Meyer said. screen." She -said colleges need to said. This age group represents "the Baker said that experts at the Compelling registered voters to show up at the polls on Election ensure that buildings are smoke free youngest legal target" of the tobac- meeting concluded that smoking Day is key in any campaign, but particularly in this year's White and provide programs similar to co industry, she added. cigars instead of cigarettes does not House race, where the outcome could tum on a sliver of the elec- those on many campuses that aim to Cigarette use among college stu- reduce the risk of nicotine addiction, torate. reduce alcohol and drug use. Stu- dents rose from 22, percent in 1993 particularly among current or for- Democrats, who so far have outspent the GOP on television dents using tobacco products - to 28 percent in 1997, and this sur- mer cigarette users, who are more advertising, plan to spend about half the Republican amount on mobi- especially cigarettes - are more vey shows that that increase appears likely to inhale. In addition, Baker lization. In part, the Democrats will be relying on organizations such likely to use marijuana, binge drink to have leveled off. Although whites said, some cigars have as much as the AFL-CIO and the Sierra Club to propel their Democratic-lean- and engage is risky sexual behavior, are more likely to smoke cigarettes nicotine as one pack of cigarettes. ing and independent members to the polls to back Vice President Al the study found. than black students, black males are As the number of cigars smoked Gore. The survey of 14,138 college as likely to smoke cigars as whites. and inhaled increases, the risk of students done in 1999 found that 46 The rise in cigar smoking is a death related to cigar smoking percent had either smoked ciga- "new phenomenon," Rigotti said, one comes close to that of cigarette Fire-Walking Nudists Find That rettes, cigars or used smokeless that began in the early 19908 as cigar smoking, he said. Baring Their Soles Is a Bad Idea LOS ANGELES TIMES Pollee Commissioner Howard Safir Their feet were bare. It was, after all, the annual convention of a North American nudist organization. But the fire-walking didn't go quite as planned. Resigns After Four Years at Helm Seven people are recovering from bums suffered when they marched across hot coals as part of a weekend fund-raising event for By John J. Goldman killing of Amadou Diallo in a bar- police headquarters, homicides the American Association for Nude Recreation in eastern San Diego LOS ANGELES TIMES rage of 41 police bullets and the declined from 2,245 in 1990 to 671 County. NEW YORK. slaying by an undercover detective last year. Major crimes also "It's very unfortunate that a wonderful weeklong convention Howard Safir, whose leadership of Patrick Dorismond. In the shoot- dropped, but critics charged at a ended this way," said Robert T. Page, the association's general coun- of New York's Police Department ing incidents, neither victim was price: the civil rights of some resi- sel. "Obviously, I think something went wrong." was marked by plummeting crime armed. dents, particularly in poor inner-city Page said the seven - two women and five men - suffered sec- rates and racial incidents that drew "So many men and women of neighborhoods. ond-degree bums on the bottom of their feet Saturday, but that all are national attention, announced Tues- this police department do an out- The U.S. Civil Rights Commis- recovering. day he is resigning as commissioner. standing job day in and day out," sion earlier this year in a critical One man, who went into shock, was taken by helicopter to the "I am leaving probably the best Safir said, warning against criticism report said it appeared some anti- University of California, San Diego Medical Center. The others were job that any human being could of the entire 41,OOO-member force crime units engaged in racial profil- taken to hospitals by ambulance. have," he told a City Hall news con- because of ''three horrible incidents. ' ing. The weeklong convention, the association's 69th, attracted about ference with, as usual, Mayor "I think the perception and the In a similar report, New York 900 people to DeAnza Springs Resort near Jacumba. Rudolph W. Giuliani at his side. reality are very far apart," he said. State Attorney General Eliot L. Page said he believes this was the first time the group had staged a "Crime is the lowest it's been in The 58-year-old Safir, who like Spitzer charged that blacks and fire-walking event. three decades." Giuliani is being treated for prostate Latinos are stopped more often and Two couples and three men, including former or current officials The mayor, who will lose one of cancer, will join Choice Point, a searched by police officers. of the association, walked the coals to raise funds for the group, his closest confidants, praised Safir corporate security company. At his news conference, Safir which Page said has about 50,000 members in the United States and as the city's "greatest police com- Giuliani declined to discuss a defended the department's record in western Canada. missioner." successor, concentrating instead on minority neighborhoods. In addition to conducting association business, the group holds a Unlike his predecessor, William praising Safir for his 25 years in law The commissioner said when he number of clothing-free social and recreational activities at its con- J. Bratton, who sought the media enforcement. visits Harlem, the Bedford- ventions. spotlight, Safir's loyalty to the "I don't think anyone would dis- Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn and This year there was volleyball, painting and pottery. Last year, mayor was complete. pute the fact that under this commis- Jamaica in Queens "and I meet with Page said, a team went skydiving, wearing parachutes, boots and The two stood shoulder-to- sioner, crime is down more than any 200 to 300 people of color, they nothing else. shoulder during investigations of the other commissioner in the history of don't tell me they don't like the Normally, members only have to worry about are sunburns. "We police station house torture of Hait- the city," Giuliani said. police, and the police are abusing encourage liberal applications of high-value SPF," Page said. ian immigrant Abner Louima, the During Safir's four years at them." Page 4 THE TECH August 9, 2000

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While IFC's Executive Committee that placed the Business anager fields" during the party held there after com- the IFC is working on improving relations sanctions on Phi Delta Theta for their viola- tion of the Risk Management Policy. The final Jasmine Richards '02 mencement ["Class of 2000 President Settles between the BLB and our FSll..Gs, the severi- Party Charges," Jul. 12]. As someone who has ty of the sanctions are not based on what the sanctions were the decision of the Judicial anaging Editor regularly played soccer on Briggs Field for a BLB expects. They are based on the violations Committee, an entirely separate committee of Ryan Ochylski '01 number of years, I can assure you that it is committed and what the Judicial Committee IFC members. The Executive Committee fully impossible to make the playing surface any feels would be an appropriate response. supports their decision. Executive Editor worse than it already is. 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The Tech can be found on the two days before the date of publication. World-Wide Web at http://the-tech.mit.edu. August 91 2000 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 No More Guilt, No tion of television programs skips over the Veena Thomas actors entirely and goes straight for the com- mon man in their attempt at reality. These More Checks So you come home from your long day at days the ubiquitous camcorder captures every- work, too exhausted to do much except curl thing on film, as is revealed every time any- up on the couch and switch on the TV. With thing newsworthy happens and it's captured Kris Schnee your last ounce of strength, you flip through by amateur paparazzi. People love to video- the channels. Wanting to heat some music, tape everything and they love to watch video- One of the disadvantages of being the you tum on MTV. Silly you! What made you tapes of other people. biggest man in town is that you are also, auto- think that the "music television" channel What else can explain the incredible suc- mati cally, the biggest and most obvious target. would actually show music? All that's on is cess of Real World? Seven beautiful twenty- Now that the Soviet Union can no longer Real World and Road Rules. somethings "stop being polite - and start get- be blamed for everything, and that China Frowning, you flip down to the non-cable ting real" in random hip cities across the mostly minds its own busines (and Tibet's), channels, certain that you'll fmd something world. So popular, this show spawned off the United States is being targeted as the interesting to watch. But what's this? ABC Road Rules, which was a less-interesting vari- scapegoat for every global wrong. Third airs Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? con- ation on the same theme. After all, if you World nations are now attempting to drive the stantly. CBS alternates between Survivor hated all of your castmates on Real World, US, through guilt, to be not only the world's and repeated footage of people brushing your best course of action would be to retire police force, but also its welfare agency. their teeth - wait, that's Big Brother. Even to your own bedroom and pout. However, if Nor are the attacks limited to this country; Fox has gotten into the trend, with When you hated them on Road Rules, you could essentially, this is a battle of poor nations Animals Attack and When Good Pets Go drive the trailer off a cliff. People had to be a against wealthy ones. In 1994 the president of Bad. bit more cautious. the African nation of Rwanda was killed, and What's a gal to do when she has a hanker- Yet even these shows aren't as realistic as his death was followed by a ninety-day mas- ing for some good old-fashioned scripted tele- they could be. Some carefully set up a sce- sacre. Members of Rwanda's ethnic Hutu vision and some cute professional actors? nario strictly for the benefit of all' of the majority killed over half a million people of Obviously, turning to the fantasy land of tele- viewers at home. Just look at Real World: the minority Tutsi ethnic group before being vision for an escape from real life proves to be New Orleans. Julie, the sheltered Mormon stopped by Tutsi rebels in July 1994. fruitless. What's with all of these new "reality from Wisconsin, is conveniently thrown in a United Nations Secretary-General Kofi programs?" (And I haven't even .mentioned house with Danny', who's gay, and Melissa, Annan commissioned an independent report Dilberl.) the outspoken half-black, half-Filipino. Over on the event, which blamed the international Perhaps it's a backlash to the phoniness of the course of the show, Julie is exposed to community for failing to prevent the blood- most television shows of the 1980s. No one things she's never seen before at Brigham shed. But a new report was released, on July 7 can say that The Cosby Show presents an Young U. and learns all about real life. She of this year, which brought specific, harsh accurate portrait of a family, with their cries over how she's never really lived charges against a large group of bystanders: always-happy. endings and entirely too cute before and how protected she felt. What a the UN Security Council, the United States, kids. People praised the programs in the 90s . wonderful learning experience this is for France, Belgium, and the Roman Catholic for being far more realistic than their prede- Julie! Let's watch her grow up, right before Church. The new report says that all these tar- cessors. Shows like My So-Called Life were our eyes! gets are blameworthy for the Rwanda mas- critically acclaimed for their portrayal of what Still, these pairings are rather tame com- sacre, to the extent that they should pay repa- it's like to be a teenager. Dawson's Creek pared to some of the ones producers could rations "in the name of both justice and finally proved that high-schoolers can deal have come up with. What if these fictional accountability." It also demands that Rwan- -with some real struggles, and can have an IQ characters were paired together on some of da's international debts be canceled in further of more 'than 70. But these shows still weren't the reality shows? apology, and recommends that the UN deter- entirely realistic. Monica from Friends and Beavis from mine which countries should be obligated to Regardless of how twisted and complicat- Beavis and Butthead, on Real World: She's pay and devise a "formula" for reparations. ed your high school social scene was; it cer- the cultured, civilized neat freak of Must-See On what basis will such a formula be devel- tainly couldn't compare to Beverly Hills, TV. He's, well, not, to put it mildly. Think oped? 90210. And how many of you actually had a these two will last? Or will Monica "acciden- Pocket depth, most likely. This panel on vampire-slayer in your high school? Better tally" throw Beavis out with the trash? Rwanda, formed by the Organization for yet, how about a vampire-slayer who was dat- Scully from The X-Files and Clark Kent African Unity, has pointed fingers at large and ing a really pale guy with pointy teeth? from Lois and Clark on Big Brother: These powerful organizations outside of Africa, and It seems only logical that the next genera- two .find themselves inexplicably attracted to placed the blame and responsibility on them. Why, exactly, should the United States be held legally accountable for failing to do what The Bush Not Taken it has no responsibility to do? If we accept this blame, our country will be dragged further and failed to make an impact politically, Jeb mic performance. The initiative has already into a role in the international community that MikeHatI acted on his ambitions and parlayed his busi- prompted underperforming schools to hire addi- we may not want. In effect, our country is ness connections into political connections, tional instructors in writing and other subjects, being sued for failing to-play policeman at our He didn't smile. becoming chairman of the Dade County raising some schools' standardized test averages own expense. At the culmination of his political career, Republican Party in 1984 and Florida's Secre- by up to 20 percent, and was followed by a $1.4 Global warming is a hot international Dubya forgot to smile. tary of Commerce in 1987. . billion increase on K-12 educational spending, topic, and serves as another opportunity to be While his wife, his aides, and even staid Heading into 1994, Jeb Was primed to .lead the largest in Florida history. Jeb also pushed for seized to demand money from First World Dick Cheney were beaming last week as confetti the Republicans nationally in his campaign for a series of tort reforms, a "three strikes" crime nations. The weather has been getting a lot of and balloons rained down upon the Philadelphia Florida governor. Jeb began meticulous prepara- prevention law, and the elimination of race and media attention lately, says the Center for convention stage, Gov. George W. Bush looked tions for his campaign against Democratic etbnicity as factors in university admissions. The Media and Public Affairs; coverage of natural as thrilled as a new hire at the local DMV. incumbent Lawton Chiles. Dubya, meanwhile, Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that Jeb was disasters more than doubled from 1997 to Dubya, the GOP's most uninterested candi- bad finally found stability as a managing partner so successful at pushing the legislature that he 1998. People are concerned about the possi- date since William Howard Taft, drifted through of the Texas Rangers baseball club. To the cha- met all his major campaign goals by the end of bility that global warming is occurring, and the acceptance speech much bas he bas drifted grin of Jeb, however, Dubya decided it was time the first session. that storms, droughts, and other extreme his way through life. In a meandering speech for a career change and began a gubernatorial Regardless of his accomplishments, Jeb's weather events will increase as a result. The that spent five minutes on policy and thirty min- campaign in Texas against the formidable national authority diminishes proportionally media obligingly provides increased coverage utes on ad hominem attacks and emotional incumbent, Democrat Ann Richards. as Dubya increases in prominence. Assum- of the weather, and so people hear more about appeal, the Great Right Hope offered the Ameri- . The· results seemingly were cast in stone, ing Dubya wins the presidency this year, the disasters and the possibility of global warm- can people a typical, uninspiring buffet of . with the cerebral Jeb certain to ascend to the earliest Jeb could run would be in 2008, ing, and become more concerned. increased defense spending, reduced taxes, and Florida throne while the apathetic Dubya because Dubya would be sure to run again in Whether or not global warming is in the social conservatism. suffered yet another defeat. But then the 2004. By 2008, however, the nation would future, rising hot air definitely is. In this pub- After the right-wing backlash of 1992 and unexpected happened. Dubya's "aw shucks" probably desire a change from years of Bush lic climate of worry, the World Wide Fund for the sepia-toned Dole candidacy of 1996, the style, combined with key ideas lifted from in the White House, thus delaying or scut- Nature made a demand at a UN event in GOP should have nominated a dynamic, inspir- Jeb's platform, won accolades from main- tling Jeb's bid. By the time America's Bush March: that the world's industrialized (i.e., ing candidate to counter the Democrats' youth- stream Texans, while Richards's populist binge passes in 2012, Jeb will be almost 60 wealthy) countries pay damages to the Third ful image. Sadly, Dubya seems increasingly less appeal waned after -she accepted donations years old and would have been out of state World for climate disasters, on the grounds his own man and more a marionette, with his from the media elite. In Florida, meanwhile, office and national prominence for over six that the First World is causing them through strings guided by his father and the old guard. Jeb's double-digit lead rapidly fell apart years. pollution. Since droughts, heat waves, floods, Dubya is not the candidate the Republicans after his confrontational conservative mes- By that time, Jeb's telegenic son, George hurricanes, tornadoes, and every other disaster needed. They needed someone with ambition, sage failed to resonate with the state's mod- P. Bush, will have assumed his expected posi- except earthquakes can be blamed on global drive, and common sense about how to govern. erate voting bloc. At election time, Jeb lost tion as a U.S. senator or Texas governor. warming, accepting this global guilt means They needed a smart candidate who would by percentage points to Chiles, while Dubya Twenty-four-year-old George P. already has Americans paying reparations for every light- address social issues from a pragmatic stand- shocked the nation by winning his first polit- ascended to national prominence, serving as ning bolt and raindrop. point, rather than bowing to conservative pres- ical office. The family prophecy went unful- the GOP convention's youth chairman and At the same event, representatives of sure. filled. Dubyaassumed Jeb's mantle as polit- earning a coveted prime-time speaking slot. OPEC proposed that the world's oil-exporting Enter Jeb Bush, Dubya's ambitious ical leader within both the family and the Multiethnic, bilingual, and striking, George P. nations should be compensated for sales lost younger brother and Florida's current gover- GOP. is assured of nearly any elected office he seeks due to environmental treaties. We have the nor. After the senior George Bush lost his Jeb was able to recover from his setback to in Florida or Texas. Depending on his rate of opportunity to pay for burning too much fossil reelection bid in 1992, family members and score major electoral and political victories. Like political ascent, he could be ready to assume fuel, and then to pay for not burning enough. outsiders agreed that Jeb was the logical _ Bill Clinton following his first election defeat, the family mantle as early as 2016, shutting Both the Rwanda report and the global- choice to regain the family honor for one sim- Jeb started anew immediately. after his 1994 loss out his father in the process. ' warming flap are cases where the US and ple reason: Jeb is everything that Dubya is to Chiles, with an eye on the next election. After The greatest shame in this family trap is tliat other First World countries are being dragged not. While Dubya spent his youth dallying - breaking ground with a "compassionate conser- the GOP loses Jeb's shrewd political presence into the role of world leaders, with the respon- through high school and college, Jeb took the vatism" message, be roared back into statewide on the national scene. With Jeb, the GOP could sibilities but not the privileges of that role. academic high road, graduating magna cum favor and coasted into the governor's mansion in have had a competent and proven executive. Are we willing now to accept guilt in a laude from the University of Texas. In con- 1998. Jeb moved quickly, accomplishing more While Dubya may have better social prowess, very real financial sense, for atrocities we trast to Dubya's failed oil ventures, Jeb was a in two years than Dubya bad in six. In 1999, be Jeb's shrewdness would have prevented embar- never promised to prevent, and for climate success in business. After moving to Miami in pushed an innovative education reform plan rassments during the campaign and in the White change that may not even be happening? Once 1980, Jeb established the Codina Group, through the Florida legislature. The plan grants House. Quayle-esque gaffes by Dubya down the we let it be known that we will pay for every which today is one of the most successful real vouchers to students from underperforming line may make the GOP faithful wish that the supposed wrong, we will find that this country estate firms in south Florida. While Dubya schools to attend any school, public or private, other Bush would have beaded the ticket. 0 has committed more sins than anyone now lost his first campaign (for Congress, in 1978) that meets the state's strict standards for acade- Hell, at least Jeb smiled. suspects. Page6 THE TECH August 9, 2000

ADoll's House Between Heaven and Hell

By Nick White

Directed by Kurt Lancaster Starring Anand Sarwate '01, Sarah McDou- gal '00, Nathan Hafford, Fernando Padilla G, Rachel Kline '01, Abby Spinak '01, Aaron Santos '01, Brian Keller, Kortney Adams G, Rachel Werkman, Kurt Lancaster, and Laura Lapointe

On Sunday, I saw the last performance of A Doll's House: Between Heaven and Hell, a play conceived and directed by Kurt Lancast- er, who teaches Shakespeare at MIT and will direct the Shakespeare Ensemble this fall. While A Doll's House is in the title, Ibsen's work is only a smalJ part of the experience of this play. The play is a collection of scenes from other plays. It centers around Dante and his journey through hell, with the lost souls of hell represented in scenes from a spectrum of plays, all dealing with love, both triumphant and flawed. , KRZYSZTOF GAJOS-THE TECH It was dark. It was powerful. I felt the pain Dante (Anand Sarwate '01) reacts as he discovers the power of sex to manipulate relationships in A Doll's House. and the joy, the love and the anger of each character. The mood was conveyed to the death of his love, Beatrice (Laura Lapointe). the second section, conflicts begin to arise audience through Dante (Anand Sarwate '01), He is then guided into hell itself, with Virgil between each of the couples. The excitement FILM REVIEW % who interpreted what we saw in hell and (Sarah McDougal '00) as his guide. The mid- and love is gone. Now there is tension. shared with us the feelings of love and despair dle of the play, its bulk, is divided into three In the third and final segment of these sto- experienced through this journey. The lighting sections. ries - and in the third circle of hell - death TheIn and the music provided a dark, surreal atmos- In the first section, we see the romance and and misery fill the air. We witness the death of phere. The set was simple, containing two love from each of the plays. Even at this early Romeo and Juliet, the relationship fading small, black cubes. The characters wore most- stage, some of the ly black, except for Dante's dead love, who plays-within-the-play Crowd wore the pure color of white. start to show the The play begins with Dante mourning the underlying tension. In Get Out Fast! By Karen FeigenbaQm STAFF WRITER Directed by Mary Lambert Written by Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin Starring Susan Ward, Lori Heuring, Matthew Settle, Ethan Erickson, and Nathan Bexton Ra!edPG-13

eedless to say, the crowd in the theater with me when I saw The In Crowd opening night could have been count- ed on one hand. But, like a California KRZfSZTOF GAJOS-THE TECH N freeway high-speed chase or The Teletubbies, Miss Julie (Abby Spinak '01) and Jean I just couldn't seem to pull my eyes- away (Aaron Santos '01) . from the screen. apart in' A Doll's House, and other conse- This film is horrible in every conceivable quences of failed romance. way that a movie can be: it has a low-budget Dante, horrified by what he has seen, now cast of nobodies (with a Denise Richards must face his dead love Beatrice. knock-off wearing whore-level amounts of The play showed theatrical skill rarely seen, make-up); the plot is pathetic; and there were in a college play. Dark, seductive, depressing, some embarrassingly obvious editing gaffes and moving, the play helped the audience (her hair's down and flowing ... now it's up in

understand the intricacies of love. It was an J a bun ... now it's down and flowing again). KRZYSZTOF GAJOS-THE TECH experience that I hope you did not miss. If you have ever purposely sat through a . Nora (Kortney Adams G) and Torvald (Brian Keller '01) turkey movie like Showgirls, Plan 9 From Outer Space, or any Roger Corman flick, you version of scientific research (tons of bicker- they are extraordinary: the appearance/disap- may well enjoy this movie - but only if you FILM REVIEW *** ing and mumbo-jumbo) and moving to an pearance sequences are as detailed as anything go with a group of friends and MST-3K it to Alien rip-off, with an assorted band of rag-tag this side of an anatomy' textbook, and ten death. The basic premise is that some blonde heroes confined in a dark maze, pursuing - times as exciting. The multiple ways Bacon's chick (character names are so unnecessary HollowMan and being pursued by - the title character. face is revealed in the second half of the with these movies) is released from a mental Three things stand out: To begin with, movie are highly creative, beautiful, and dis- institute. She begins working at a fancy-pants A there's Paul Verhoeven's direction. Verho- turbing at the same time. summer country club, where an evil but popu- Must-See even is clearly one of the top action directors On the flip side, we have the fact that, lar brunette inexplicably lures her into the By Vladimir Zelevinsky currently working; out of his previous genre other than one single character arc, there is belief that they're friends, only to try to mur- ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR work (he directed Robocop and Total Recall) pretty much no story: all the action is centered der her later. Some attempt is made to explain Directed by Paul Verhoeven only Starship Troopers is a slight disappoint- in the same cavernous science lab, and the the evil but popular brunette's impetus for the Written by Andrew Marlowe and Gary Scott ment, and only because it tries to do too many sense of mystery - the main driving force friendship, but not much sense can be derived Thompson things at once. Hollow Man's direction is behind Wells' novel - is dispensed with. The therein. With Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue, Josh streamlined and elegant (if one can apply this pacing picks up again by the time the extend- Though not a comedy, The In Crowd will Brolin adjective to a movie that uses many gallons of ed action climax rolls along, 'probably because make you laugh. Masterfully crafted low-bud- artificial blood). Just witness the two opening most characters behave more intelligently get lines are peppered throughout the movie, ne thing I don't understand: why is it sequences: the opening scene with the rat pro- than expected. including classics such as "Who's going to that the filmmakers behind Hollow vides a powerful jolt and functions as an As with the story, the actirig (besides believe a cabana girl like you over a socialite Man, having already appropriated extended metaphor to the whole movie; the Kevin Bacon's stellar performance) is some- like me?" And the characters make some Oboth the high concept and the subtext second scene introduces the title character, what lacking. Elizabeth Shue is adequate as unbelievably stupid moves - so much so that of H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man, didn't go completely defining him in just two lines. the action heroine, even if her facial expres- it's laughable. The evil but popular brunette all the way and borrow the story as well? For Kevin Bacon, who plays this title charac- sion stays pretty much the same (as least her makes the ultimate bad guy mistake of reveal- all of the strengths of Hollow Man - strong ter, is another high point of the movie. Usual- body language is workable). The second ing to her blonde victim all her wrong-doings direction, nifty visuals, wickedly effective ly 'considered a reliable-if-unexciting support- ostensible protagonist, Josh Brolin, doesn't in amazing detail as she tries to hunt her vic- lead performances, and amazing special ing player, here Mr. Six Degrees truly holds have anything whatsoever going for him other tim down with an axe. My favorite moment effects - the film still possesses a curiously the screen, even when he is present only as a than the fact that he kinda sorta maybe looks might have been when the blonde, attempting laid-back quality that often clashes with the highly elaborate digital effect. This is a com- like the younger brother of Pierce Brosnan. to escape the evil but popular brunette, has the high energy visual acrobatics. pulsively watchable Jive-wire performance, On the whole, Hollow Man plays like a option of running towards a crowded party but The concept is pretty much identical to the and every twitch of his volatile personality is series of terrific set pieces, loosely connected instead dives into the deserted boiler room. one that Wells invented a hundred years ago: visible on his face. His character arc, too, is by a "who-cares?" plot. But each scene, taken At least the movie knows its place and a brilliant scientist turns himself invisible. The by far the most interesting non-visual aspect by itself, is never less than exciting - and in doesn't try to be anything more than a cheap subtext is also the same: invisibility is power of the film; the fact that it is thoroughly con- this age, when the average Hollywood block- teen-sploitation thriller. And while it may and, thus, corrupts. But the story itself is less vincing is especially noteworthy. buster vainly strives for coherence, this is an utterly fail as a thriller, at least it's good for a remarkable, beginning with the Hollywood Finally, there are the special effects, and almost remarkable achievement. few laughs. August 9, 2000 TBEARTS THE TECH Page 7

With a repertoire ranging from the surreal to the melodramatic, MIT Com- munity Players' latest production has something for everyone. The five one-act comedies each feature a different two-person palrlng-hence the title, Mixed Doubles-and poke fun at everything from the nature of science to Ideals of love and marriage. Mixed Doubles will play this Thursday, Friday and Saturday In Uttle Kresge. see for more Infonnatlon.

(above) Brian (Lance Nathan G) threatens his financier (Peter Royd '87) after losing his life savings In settling Accounts

(left) Father Time (Lance Nathan G) questions a behavlorallst's (Ken Buswell) scientific analysis of deep knee bends In Of Time and the Behavlorallst

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The first overimportance of money, and it features the two of these, More Joy, Less Shame (RBR typical frenetic guitar that can be found on 1996) and Little Plastic Castle Remixes (RBR Difranco's previous albums, as well as some 1999), each feature one live track and several fantastic guitar solos and backup vocals from creative remixes of songs from her albums her guest accompanists. Dilate and Little Plastic Castle. "Remixes" is The next track, "When I'm Gone," was somewhat of a misnomer, however, as many recorded for the soundtrack of Steal This of these tracks are actually thorough rework- Moviel, a film biography of Abbie Hoffman, a ings of the original songs with new music and famous political activist of the 1960's and a vocals. contemporary of Phil Ochs. DiFranco's ver- Swing, Difranco's latest EP, concentrates sion is a gorgeous take on Ochs' s simple but less on remixes and focuses on live songs powerful song on responsibility, and she instead. Although she occasionally performs mulls over each line with a quiet musing that cover songs, from Prince's "When Doves Cry" is intense and stunning. to Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" during live shows, The third cover, Bob Dylan's epic song she had never released a cover song on one of "Hurricane," was recorded with Difranco's full her albums or EPs prior to Swing (although she band and was originally intended for the sound- did contribute a memorable rendition of Burt track to the 1999:film The Hurricane. The story Bacharach and Hal David's "Wishin' and concerns racial injustice in America, a subject Hopin '" for the opening credits of My Best DiFranco has explored in previous songs. Friend's Wedding). The three covers included Unlike Dylan's fairly straightforward version, on Swing highlight Difranco's folk roots as she Difranco ups the tempo and adds a funk and pays homage to three of the greats: Woody soul sound to her usual "thrash folk" sound KIMBERLY BUTLER Guthrie on ''Do Re Me," Phil Ochs on ''When (much as she did on her most recent album, To Ani DIFranco's latest EP, SwIng, will be the first In her career to Include cover songs. I'm Gone," and Bob Dylan on ''Hurricane.'' On the Teeth). Difranco sustains the seven minute "Swing," is a raucous, freeform song, and due to its muddled point of view and over- each of the three tracks DiFranco keeps the long narrative with rhythmic and gritty vocals one of the highlights of To the Teeth. The, simplified finger-pointing; a far better addi- song's integrity and purpose intact, but still that skillfully navigate the slew of trailing song features the groovin ' saxophone tion to the EP would have been "Hello adds her own distinct style and personality. rhymes, and with an increasingly disillusioned expertise of funk-master Maceo Parker. In Birmingham," a piece from To The Teeth It's difficult to choose a favorite among the attitude which culminates in the powerful lines: addition, the EP includes a remix of "To which addresses abortion. Despite this one three covers. The first, "Do Re Me," has ''to see him obviously framed/couldn't help but the Teeth" which, despite rather trite gun shortcoming, Swing is a great release from appeared in a slightly different form on make me feel ashamed/to live in a land where shot sounds during the first minute, is a Ani DiFranco and something to hold fans Difranco's side project, 'Til We Outnumber justice is a game." valid new version of the socially conscious over until her next album and tour (she will 'Em, a Woody Guthrie tribute album featuring Rounding out the rest of the EP are two song about gun control. The song, unfortu- be appearing at the Orpheum Theater 'in a wide variety of artists including Bruce songs off of To the Teeth. The title track, nately, is one of Dif'ranco's least effective Boston on October 26 and 27).

ALBUM REVIEW ing) explores feelings of isolation even amongst the bustle of a big city, much like on their previous song "The Only: One Who Loves You" (a mini-masterpiece from their TheDan Emery Mystery Band first .album and also included in a slightly remixed version here). In the song the narrator Natural Selection reveals that he feels his girlfriend is stifling him and that he feels paranoia, and then he By Fred Choi Many of the songs deal with several issues Village." This song is an adaptation of the tra- freely admits "I feel lonely." He immediately ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR at once and tell memorable, emotional stories. ditional ballad "Streets of Laredo," and pre- follows this up with the apology, "I don't ike Dan Emery Mystery Band's first Along with "Her Favorite Bra," the second of sents the hilarious romance between two com- mean to bring anybody down, but that's just release Love and Advertising, their sec- the three now-classic songs which first pletely opposite people: "I had an earring/She the way I feel. I feel lonely." All of these ond release Natural Selection (available appeared on Love and Advertising and are had a brand/She's an anarchist/and I was her Peanuts-esque mini-confessionals are moving Lat CDNow.com, Amazon.com, and the included on this release, is "Streets of the East man ... I showed her how to juggle/and she because they're, so real it's impossible to be band's website

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By Jumaane Jeffries STAFF WRITER Directed by Bryan Singer Story by Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer Starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, H,ugh Jackman, Anna Paquin, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romi- jn-Stamos, Bruce Davison, Tyler Mane, and Ray Park 20th Century Fox RatedPG-13

naworld where prejudice prevails and injustice thrives, Marvel Comics' X-Men serves as the most visible comic book to Ibring such issues to light. Stan Lee's 37 year-old story, a classic pop-culture phenome- non, now tries to prove its mettle on the big screen. X-Men has emerged victorious, meeting the expectations of the most seasoned movie and comic-book purists who have observed its development with a critical eye. It's perhaps the most exceptional comic-book-to-movie adaptation since the original Batman. For the handful people who don't know, X- Men is the story of a league of mutants, lead by Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who aim to use their powers to protect mankind and the very society that shuns them. Storm (Halle Barry, left) Is held captive by the mammoth Sabretooth (Tyler Mane). Cyclops (James Marsden), Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), and Storm (Halle Berry) are frontations between Professor X and Magneto, game here. In a rare moment of wit, Cyclops Xavier's three leading students at the profes- while not as tense as they could have been, are says to Wolverine, "Would you rather wear FILM REVIEW **~ sor's academy, where they train ."gifted" intelligent, poignant, and set the moral tone of yellow spandex?" (which is exactly what youngsters. Xavier's friend-turned-nemesis, the movie. As the lead players, Paquin and Wolverine donned in the comic book series). Erik Lensherr, or Magneto (Ian McKelIen), Jackman do a great job. Paquin conveys Tyler Mane's mane is faithfully shaggy and WhatLies believes that the Homo Superior mutants Rogue's trademark Southern accent and his height was enhanced with .small stilts to should naturally be the world's dominant, rul- spunky nature well, and Jackman is equaIly . befit evil Sabretooth, Even Mystique basks in ing form of life. He leads the Brotherhood, a impressive in his American film debut. I once skin-clinging blue to the delight of fans. band of less human-sympathetic mutants to thought Clint Eastwood's anti-hero nature and Action fans will not be disappointed by the Beneath aid his cause. Meanwhile, the third element of raspy voice would befit Wolverine, but Jack- film, even though it does not surpass many of the movie's dynamics is Senator Robert Kelly man is just as satisfying. the other summer blockbusters. It's fairly Bad Beginning, Good (Bruce Davison), who strives to expose and In fact, Rogue and Wolverine dominate the decent, somewhat compelling, and sets no vanquish all mutants with his political clout movie so much that they seem to share far new .standards, unlike some recent sci-fi Ending (an obvious commentary on McCarthyism). more 'chemistry than even X-Men's star cou- mega-films. However, the scenarios and All of the crucial plot elements are there pie, Cyclops and Jean Grey. Outside of dilemmas are unique, mainly due to the pow- By Karen Feigenbaum - action, suspense, wit, and a love triangle. Wolverine's occasional pass at Jean Grey, it is ers of the mutants. For example, Magneto pits STAFF WRITER Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Wolverine (Hugh actually Cyclops who comes across as the jerk the X-Men's own powers against each other Directed by Robert Zemeckis Jackman) are the main players of the film, and next door. I was surprised at the more nega- during the climactic battle, appropriately set at Written by Clark Gregg they explode on screen. We meet Rogue, a tive portrayal of the X-Men's field combat the Statue of Liberty. And just wait until you Story by Sarah Kemochan and Steven Spiel- teenage girl who discovers her ability to steal leader. Jean Grey and Storm each have brief see how Magneto can manipulate a bullet. berg the powers and life force of others during her moments in the spotlight, but are ultimately The film lives up to expectations and Starring Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joe fateful first kiss. Horribly dejected, she runs part of the supporting cast. deserves much credit. In Magneto's closing Morton, Diana Scarwid, and Amber Valletta off to Alberta, Canada, to find Wolverine, the So how faithful is the movie? Director line, the sinister mutant vows to destroy RatedPG-13 anti-hero that has become synonymous with Bryan Singer (who worked on the exceptional humans by any means necessary. Aside from the X-Men franchise. The movie is truly thriller The Usual Suspects) and Tom DeSanto being the most obvious reference to the espite the fact that the trailers and Rogne's coming-of-age story and the story of have remained generally faithful, only rear- 1960's Civil Rights Movement, the statement commercials appear to give the entire her and Wolverine's initiation into the mutant ranging a few details. For example, in the makes it clear that this is only a beginning. movie away, there is a lot more that league of heroes. . ' movie Iceman is still a budding student at With the tag team of both X-Men and the unpredictably "lies beneath" than is In a movie like this, we expect the actors' Xavier's school instead of a member of the highly-anticipated Spiderman, Marvel's most alluded to. That's not to say that this is a great performances to demonstrate accurate and original fighting force. Snazzy black suits, and colorful and memorable characters have made movie experience, only that it's better than quality portrayal of their characters. The con- not garish ensembles, are the name of the a comeback to the big screen. one would originally think it to be. The story is painfully slow at the start and spends at least a half-hour on a completely unnecessary tangent. From the commercials, the audience knows the plot. There's a woman who looks like Michelle Pfeiffer (except with green eyes) haunting the house; this superfluous red herring thrown out by the screenplay writer merely amounts to annoy- ing tedium, time-consumption, and a weak beginning. The acting and dialogue are occasionally strange; their stilted nature, combined with the slow pacing and length of the movie, make for a somewhat dragging experience. The movie also takes the cheap route, as there are fewer genuine thrills than moments intended to star- tle with a punctuated blast of frightful music or a cliched cat jumping out with a loud meow. And it is ridiculously obvious that Robert Zemeckis studied far too much Hitch- cock in order to make this film; more than a few scenes and camera techniques feel as . though they're straight out of Rear Window or Psycho. Truth be told, however, the movie builds suspense well and appropriately. Whether or not you like it, you will probably be tense through at least a few scenes. And everything comes together unexpectedly wen in the last half-hour for a very creative ending. The film's conclusion, which possesses some truly thrilling moments and original writing, is what gives What Lies Beneath its strength and makes it surprisingly enjoyable. Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford stretch their talents and chart virgin acting territory, both making bold career moves that payoff. Catch a matinee, if you're interested; it's worth about $5.00. There are certainly worse movies in the theaters this summer. Believe me, I've seen them! August 9, 2000

As to the quartet of lovers, all acted mag- strings when he learns that Guglielmo has nificently and sung with much e .pres ion, but successfully seduced Dorabella, and that life Ryan Turner, as Ferrando, had trouble in will never be the same again. Cos~fanIutte smoothly delivering some of the more nearly Smith knows that a Mozartian orchestra impossible passages of his singing. Still, who must show unity in ensemble but differentia- is to deny the beauty of his Un ' aura tion in instrumental voices, and built sublime Opera Aperta amorosa? string legatos from which woodwinds By Jonathan Richmo d the cleverness of the translation, makes the Sarah Pelletier did not manage to electrify emerged to capture our imaginations and play ADVISORY BOARD decision payoff. This is a show where the with the pyrotechnic vocal acts demanded on our heartstrings. It all sounded so effort- Directed by Drew Minter director, renowned countertenor Drew Minter, from Come scoglio, but sang Per pieta ravish- less, but every element of phrasing was Orchestra of Emmanuel Music conducted by made sure that the action is snappy, and the ingly. This is a key aria, for it is here that imbued with subtlety to send both shivers and Craig Smith sense of timing kept the audience glued to Fiordiligi discovers within herself that the delight through the psyche. Boston University Tsai Performance Center their seats for the full three and a half hours of love of her would-be seducer is too much to Sarah Sullivan has produced an attractive 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston the evening. And everyone laughed, though resist as, alone, she begs her old love for for- set; K. J. Gilmer's costumes are well thought Reviewed August 4. Remaining performances the laughter was tinged with grief for lost giveness. Pelletier performs it as a nun in out. It is no accident that the impish Dorabella August 10 and 12 at 8p.m. innocence. The production worked well prayer, melding themes of human frailty and first appears in a saucy tennis outfit, while (781) 899-3112 or for information. ment, every breath, had to take its cue from such unlikely honesty as to make us believe in shirt is of the type to warn MIT boys not to try the underlying music, so that music and action her goodness at heart. anything too fancy. It's these sorts of things pera Apertas production of functioned together as a whole. Pamela Dellal was consistently good as that quickly make us wonder why Dorabella is Mozart's Cos; fan Tutte is unlikely Cos; can be seen as a Mozart concerto, a Dorabella, the flirt who we all suspect is better paired with the over-sincere Ferrando or to be beaten this swnmer for its pure work which moves from a jolly opening to .a suited to that joker Guglielmo than to the Fiordiligi with the clownish Guglielmo. slapstick entertainment value. At the shattering slow movement, before returning to rather over-serious Ferrando she is originally There are divided schools of thought about same time, it captures the essence of humanity the surface for its resolution. The actors not supposed to marry. Attractive vocal coloration how this opera should end. Can these lovers with profound depth. only behave superficially to begin with, but went hand-in-hand with a keen dramatic pres- forgive each other and return to their original Cos; juggles a troupe of puppets: two guys continue game playing after the seduction 'has ence. David Giuliano, the Guglielmo, was pairings when these seem so unnatural after who are apparently in love with their fiancees, begun. Then the slow movement takes us very much her match, and the two of them deceit has shown the way to true love? The but are in fact in superficial relationships, are unawares as the appalling but beautiful truth duetted sublimely in II core vi dono, where .unsettled passages in the concluding music challenged by the cynical Alfonso to prove about the developing relationships hits us. the music tells us that this relationship goes make such a cynical ending credible and dis- their ladies' fidelity. To do this, they dress up Leslie Bennett was the all-round star of the beyond the sharing of genitals to a fusion of turbing. Y et there is another path, in which as Albanians and seduce each other's lovers. evening. She plays Despina, the coffee-shop souls. forgiveness transcends the need to stick to While this is happening, however, the pup- attendant who is pure trouble. Farcically In Mozart, music counts for everything, conventional morality and anchors it, instead, petry stops, and they discover they have found funny every minute, her voice showed sharp and Craig Smith made every instrument in his in cementing relationships of newfound truth. true love in each other's betrothed. control as well as a clarity that made the orchestra an accomplice to aid and abet the Drew Minter has devised the most eloquent The current production is set in Connecti- humor ring true. Her gestures and expressions action on stage. Mozart's music never lies, ending yet, one in which the lovers say good- cut and sung in English. The English language had perfect timing and made her music come and Smith took us deeper and deeper in search bye to the mistakes of the past and we are left cannot convey the musicality of the Italian, alive. David Kravitz was a fine Alfonso, mak- of the truth until the play-acting on stage at the opera's conclusion with two couples but the dramatic impact of enabling the audi- ing the character a truly nasty piece of work, could resist the music no longer as, for exam- setting off into -a new and rapturous begin- ence to understand every word, together with and singing with distinction. ple, Ferrando's heart is impaled on shrill ning. o E - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - The following movies are playing this week- Ottorino Respighi, George Gershwin, Dmitri end at local theaters. The Tech suggests using Shostakovich, Camille Saint-Saens, Paul fora complete list- Dukas, Edward Elgar, and Igor Stravinsky. ing of times and locations. Overall it is a must-see movie, nobly continu- **** Excellent ing a grand tradition, though there are *** Good moments of mediocrity. - VZ ** Fair * Poor Gladiator <**X) This is a film tha evokes mixed feelings. Dinosaur (***) On one hand, Gladiator is an exhilirating Despite stunning visuals, Disney's first ani- movie to watch. Director Ridley Scott pulls all mated story of the new millenium is no more the stops to create a visually stunning piece interesting than any of the animated films of for the audience's viewing pleasure. However, the old one. The film disappoints because of its the movie feels Intellectually lacking. By the formulaic plot, lack of three-dimensional char- end of the film, one becomes acutely aware acterization, unmemorable dialogue, and vast that for the past two and a half hours, he has amounts of potential which are never fulfilled. been exposed to little more than a stream of However, the film is still worth seeing merely brutal violence. - VZ for the gorgeous visuals. -Fred Choi DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. . Hollow Man <***) Iguanodons Aladar (left) and Neera, and their lemur companions (from left) Surl, Yar, Dolphins Three things stand out about this movie. (***> and Plio in Disney'S DInosaur. Like most OmniMax movies, Dolphins is First, the direction proves that director Paul ble in every way a movie can be - with one Scary Movie <***) strong on visuals, filling the screen with eye- Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall) is at the exception. Though the cast is utterly forget- popping images, but falls somewhat short on top of his game. Second, Kevin Bacon sizzles Director Keenan Ivory Wayans succeeds table, the plot is pathetic, and some serious with his latest spoof Scary Movie. This film story and characters. The film is stunning as it on screen, even when he appears only as a editing gaffes somehow slipped past the edi- follows dolphins as they play and hunt, but is digital effect. And fmally, the visual effects hysterically parodies a genre that perhaps tors, The In Crowd unintentionally provides a . most deserves it, and its crude humor and less successful when it attempts to say some- are, not surprisingly, spectacular. It's enough few laughs. See it only if you enjoy so-bad- thing about humans. - Vladimir Zelevinsky to almost make you forget this movie has no advance NC-17 rating is well worth the price it's-good movies like Plan 9 From Outer of admission. It's base, it's shocking, it's bla- real story. - VZ Space or Showgirls. - Karen Feigenbaum Fantasia 2000 <***) tantly disrespectful, and it's made more An excellent sequel to the classic original, The In Crowd (X) money than the movies its parodied in its Fantasia 2000 features music by Beethoven, This cheap teen-sploitation thriller is horri- opening weekend. - Jumaane Jeffries Small Time Crooks (***> . As a humorous look at ever-changing luck and fortune, Small Time Crooks has characters who shine in the comedy. From Tracey Ull- man as the. sardonic wife of Woody Allen to the self-effacing Allen himself, the characters are enjoyable to watch and keep the movie from going stale. Sometimes poignant, some-

o times insightful, but always amusing, this movie captures the essence of classic Woody Allen films. - Amy Meadows What Lies Beneath (**X) You may think you already know the story from the trailer: there's a woman who looks like Michelle Pfeiffer haunting a house. But what follows the painfully slow beginning is a somewhat suspenseful thriller with a surpris- ingly creative ending. Obviously, you can't rely on the trailers - you'd have to go to the theaters to find out what lies beneath the sur- face-of this movie. - KF

X-Men (***> Marvel Comics' hit comic book series about a league of mutants comes to the big screen this. summer, and the film is exception- al. The movie centers on Rogue and Wolver- ine, following their initiation into the league of X-Men, and remains mostly faithful to the comic book series. This action flick lives up to expections while providing smart commentary

MACGlLUVlUY FREEMAN FILMS on the issues of prejudice and injustice in . Marine naturalist Dean Bemal and botUenose dolph n JoJo In DolphIns, playing at the Mugar Omnl Theater at the Museum of SCIence. today's culture. - 11 August 9, 2000 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 11

come to the Universe," daily; "Quest for Contact: Are We Alone?" Popular Music daily. AXIS Commonwealth Museum Next 423-NEXT, 617-262-2437 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, 13 Lansdowne St 02125. Located across from the Aug. 22: Tonic, $10. JFK Ubrary. Hours: Mf" 9-5, S 9-3. Mondays: Static (Gay, casual Admission is Free. For more info. or dress). $5, 19+. to arrange a tour, call 617-727- Thursdays: Chrome/Skybar (pro- 9268. gressive house, soul, disco; dress code). $10,19+; $8, 21+. Fridays: Spin Cycle (progressive Lynn Beach Painters house, 80's). $12, 19+; $10, through Aug. 20: :The eXhibit, subti- 21+. tled "Art Along the North Shore, 1880-1920: presents 60 works of Avalon the seven lyrical and evocative 617-262-2424 painters that comprised the school 15 Lansdowne St of American Marine Impressionists. A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston The eXhibition focuses on the signif- Aug. 10: Buju Banton. icance and cohesiveness of the Aug. 18: A Perfect Circle. Sold Out. group placed within the context of 5ep. 15: Dickey Betts Band. August 9 - 23 the period of American art. Beddee Perbmance Centet Compiled by Fred Choi Berldee College of Music 1140 Boylston St. . 5encI submissions to ottOthe-tech.mIt.edu or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. Free student recitals and faculty concerts, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. some Other Even~ weekdays. For info. on these con- accessible. certs, call the Performance Informa- tion Une at 747-8820. Art on the Emerald Necklace ItalIan-Amerlcan Restas Through Aug. 20: The works of 10 A different patron saint is honored 5ep. 9: Compay segonoo. artists, responding to issues of almost every weekend in Boston's Oct. 1: Marisa Monte. urban design and open space, will North End dUring the summer with Oct. 7: Irakere. be installed (albeit temporarily) a procession, music, carnival throughout the system of nine games, and pasta. For more infor- parks and greenways. 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At the New England Ticketmaster: 931-2000. School of Photography, 537 Com- A Gardener's DIary monwealth Ave., Boston, MA 5ep. 15: furthur 2000 with perfor- Through Aug. 27: Public 02215. Call 617-437-1868 for mances by The Other Ones (fea- garden/installation artist Joan more info. turing Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Bankemper presents an exhibition Kreutzman and Bruce Hornsby) at the Gardner which will include and Ziggy Marley and the Melody gouache drawings and ceramic RIm Festivals Makers. $35. works that were inspired by plants Sep. 20: Tina Turner. $85.25, in the Museum's courtyard and At the Museum of Fine Arts, $55.25, $35.25. . ' greenhouses. This installation will Boston, 02115. For tickets and complement a healing garden plant- more information, call 369-3770. Foxboro Stadium ed in the Fenway Victory Gardens Tickets for each showing are $7, 60 Washington St, Foxboro, MA created by Bankemper in collabora- $6 MFA members, seniors, stu- 02035,508-54~39oo tion with the Senior Task Force of dents, unless otherwise noted. Ticketmaster: 931-2000. the Fenway Community Develop- ment Program. Aug. 12: Rage Against The Machine RIms of Hou Hsiao-Hsie and the Beastie Boys, with No Museum of Rne Arts Aug. 19: Dust in the Wind (1986, Doubt, BfJsta Rhymes, At the 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. (267- 109 min.). In the crowded city of Drive In. TBA; 9300), Mon.-Tues., 10 a.m.-4:45 Taipei, two young lovers struggle to p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m.; find work and happiness in the face The LIzard Lounge Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; of 1960s economic reality. Hou 1667 Mass Ave. Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. West draws again upon his own life expe- 617-54HJ759 Wing open Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 p.m. Admission free with MIT 10, rience in Dust in the Wind, lending the film an emotional immediacy. Aug. 9: Fully Celebrated Orchestra. otherwise $10, $8 for students and seniors, children under 17 free; $2 Aug. 11: Lucky 57. Aug. 19: Good Men, Good Women after 5 p.m. Thurs.-fri., free Wed. Aug. 12: Pretty Cool Chair. ' (1995, 108 min.). Good Men, Good after 4 p.m. Women blends three stories into Aug. 15: Natalie Flannagan and . , Mon .-Fri.: introductory walks one stunning film. An actress is Special Guests. through all collections begin at ambushed by her own past; simul- Aug. 16: Michelle Malone. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; "Asian, taneously she prepares for the role Aug. 17: The Pat Burtis Band. Egyptian, and Classical Walks" of Chiang Bi-yu, an anti-Japanese Aug. 18: Neon Grandma. DANNY CLINCH-UNIVERSAL RECORDS begin at 11:30 a.m.; "American Painting and Decorative Arts Walks" resistance fighter who is later Aug. 19: Common Thrill. Tonic (from left, Dan Lavery, Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo) can be seen AXIS on and at begin at 12:30 p.m.; "European imprisoned as a subversive. Moving Aug. 25: Deb Pastemak. August 22nd. Painting and Decorative Arts Walks" between past, present, and a his- Wednesdays: Baby Ray. torical account of Chiang, Hou dis- I Aug. 20:' Rockets Burst From The ject. begin at 2:30 p.m.; Introductory plays breathtaking formal control. Thursdays: Club d'EIf. Streetlamps. Aug. 11: Shawn Monteiro. tours are also offered Sat. at 11 Aug. 22: sand Machine. Aug. 15: D.O. Jackson. a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 20: The Puppetmaster (1993, Permanent Gallery Installations: The ..... East Aug. 24: Red Elvises. Aug. 18-19: Jazztirnes Superhand: Theater 142 min.). Adapted from the mem- "Late Gothic Gallery: featuring a TIcketrnaster: 931-2000. Aug, 25: Betwixt and Mistle Thrush. Quintet featuring trumpeter oirs of U Tien-lu, Taiwan's most Ticket prices vary. Call 354-8238 restored 15ttH:entury stained glass Aug. 27: Porn. Randy Brecker, $21. Comedy CCNlfleCtion famous puppeteer and an officially for more info. window from Hampton Court, 14th- Aug. 22: Alma Vucinic. Mon.~W~. at 8 p.m.; TPurs. 8:30 and 15th-century stone, alabaster, designated "national treasure," The .T...- Atena (1.DweII, MA) 5ep. 7: Nelson Rangell. p.m.; Fn. and Sat. 8 p.m., 10:15 Puppetmaster is an exploration of Aug: 9: Midtown. p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m. The oldest come- and polychrome wood SCUlptures Ticketmaster: 931-2000. U's 84 years of life. Hou strings Aug. 10: Crash and Bum. dy club in Boston showcases big- from France and the Netherlands; "Mummy Mask Gallery," a newly together staged scenes, perfor- Aug. 11: Mothers Brothers. 5ep. 8: Mega Star Far East Indian name, national comedians on weekends and up-and-corning local renovated Egyptian gallery, features mances, and U's spirited direct Aug. 12: S~itolisa. Musical Concert. Classical Music talent during the week. At 245 primitive masks dating from as far addresses to the camera to splen- Aug. 13: Spot. Quincy Market Place, Faneuil Hall, back as 2500 B.C.; "European Dec- did effect. Aug. 14: Colepitz. J\teeCet center for the PetfotmIng Boston Symphony Otr:hestra Upper Rotunda, Boston. Admission orative Arts from 1950 to the Pre- Aug. 20: Flowers of Shanghai Arts (Gteat Woods) sent" ; "John Singer Sargent: Stud- Aug. 14: The Tubes. TICkets: 266-1492. $10-$8 (weekend prices vary). Call (1998, 120 min.). 5et in the omate 885 South Main St, Mansfield, MA ies for MFA and Boston Public Aug. 15: A.C. 02048 Performances at the Koussevitzky 2~9700 for more information and brothels of 19th-century Shanghai, Aug. 16: Eric Johnson ahd Alien a complete schedule. Ubrary Murals." TIcketmaster: 931-2000 Music Shed in lenox, MA unless Gallery lectures are free with mU5e-. this exquisite film portrays the elab- Love Ch.ild.. otherwise noted. orate rituals of "callers" and their Blue MIM Group um admission. Aug. 16: Virtuoso. Aug. 9: Motley Crue. chosen flower girls. Golden lamp- Aug. 16: Counting Crows. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Aug. 17: Fu Manchu. Aug. 10: The Fromm Concert at Museum at Our NatIonal Hedtage light, gambling, rich food, and Aug. 26: WKLB Boston Country Sat- Street, Boston,. indefinitely. Curtain Aug. 17: The Damn Personals. Tan~ewood. Berio: Sequenzas 33 Marrett Rd., Lexington, 02421. opium surround the film's inhabi- urday with Reba McEntire head- is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Aug. 18: Reshtones. (complete). In celebration of (781-861-6559). Mon.-Sat. 10 tants, whose passions are buried lining Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. on Fri- Luciano Berio's 75th birthday. Note a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. along with their despair in a mes- Aug. 20: Beyond Repair. and special guests Mark Wells, day and Saturday, and at 3 and 6 that this is an extended concert. Admission and 'parking free. merizing and seductive tale of sexu- Aug. 22: The Posi~. Suzi Boggos, John Berry, Billy p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $35 to There will be two intermissions of $45. Call 42&6912 for tickets and al intrigue. Dean and 20 minutes duration. At the Seiji Yankee Grey. information on how to see the show Orpheum Theatre Ozawa Hall, Lenox, MA. Available Museum at SCIence Ticketmaster: 931-2000 for free by ushering. LookIng Forward, LookIng Back: Aug. 28: Britney Spears. Sold Out. tickets: $26, $12.5? (lawn). Science Park, Boston. (72~25OO), Oct. 26, 2~: Ani DiFrancO'. Aug. 28-29: Pearl Jam. Sold Out. The Thtee Apples StorytellIng Fes- Sheaf Madness Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-9 Aug 31, 5ep. 2: Jimmy Buffett. Sold Aug. 12: AII-Mozart program. Sym- tival Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 War- p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Out. phony No. 36, Unz; Rute Concerto 5andeIs TIIeatre renton Street, Boston (426-5225), Admission free with MIT 10, other- 5ep. 22-24. The 16th Annual festi- 617-496-2222 5ep. 11. 12: Phish. in G; Piano Concerto in C minor, indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 p.m. wise $9, $7 for children ~14 and val will be held in Harvard, Massa- 45 Quincy St., 02138 K.491. Andre Previn, conductor and Tuesday through Friday, at 6:30 seniors. chusetts. Each year New England's piano; Jacques Zoon, flute. Avail- and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at The Museum features the theater largest storytelling festival features Oct. 6: Holly Near And Cris able tickets: $16, $14 (lawn). 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. TIck- of electricity (With indoor thunder- over 20 different tellers with perfor- Williamson. ets $3(}34. and-lightning shows daily) and more mances for all ages and interests. Oct. 14: WOFA-Drum and Dance of Jazz Music Aug. 19: Beethoven: Romances for than 600 hands-on eXhibits. Ongo- Sponsored in part by grants from Goinea. violin and orchestra; Mozart: Sym- ing: "Discovery Center"; "Investi- local cultural councils, the festival Nov. 1: The Whirling Dervishes. Regattabar phony No. 29; Brahms: Symphony gate! A See-For-Yourself Exhibit"; draws over two thousand people Nov. 10: Natalie MacMaster. Concertix: 876-7777 NO.4. Itzhak Perlman, conductor "Science in the Park: Playing with Nov. 25: Capitol Steps. and violin. Available tickets: $15 Forces and Motion"; "Seeing Is each year to hear stories in the Aug. 9: Grisha Goryachev: Ramen- (lawn). Exhibits Deceiving." beautiful New England fall setting. T. T. the Bear's Place co Guitar. Ongoing: "Everest: Roof of the For tickets and more info., call 617- 10 Brookline St, Cambridge, 617- Aug. 11: Jon Jarvis Trio. Sep. 28-30, Oct. 3: Beethoven, Institute of Contemporary Art World"; "Uving on the Edge." 499-9529 or visit . Prices start at $7 for Aug., 17-19: The Joe Lovano Nonet. ductor; Emiko Suga, soprano; Anna (617) 266-5152 (Hynes Convention etarium shows is $7.50, $5.50 for adults and $4 for children per per- Aug. 10: Aaron Perrino. Aug. 22: The Robin McElhatten Larsson, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Stre- Center T-stop). Features a wide vari- children and seniors. Now showing: formance, with some free perfor- Aug. 11: The Cretins: Quartet. it, tenor; Williard White, bass; Tan- ety of contemporary conceptual art "Laser Depeche Mode: Sun., 8 mances taking place throughout Aug. 12: Missing Joe. g1ewood Festival Chorus, John Oliv- with shows which emphasize artists p.m.; "Laser Offspring: Thurs.-Sat., the weekend. Discount family day Aug. 13: Aviators. Scullers Jazz Club er, conductor. At Symphony Hall, from outside the United States. 8 p.m.; "Laser Rush," Sun., 9:15; passes and advance sales tickets Aug. 15: Mike Rosenthal. (All performers have two shows per Boston. TIckets on sale 5ep. 7. Admission $6 adults, $4 students "Laser Beastie Boys: Thurs.-Sat., also available. Venues are handi- Aug, 17: Crown Victoria. day unless otherwise noted.) and seniors, free to children under 9:15 p.m.; "laser Floyd's Wall: capped accessible, and Saturday Aug. 18: The Shods. ' 12 and members. Admission free Fri.-5at., 10:30 p.m.; "Friday Night daytime adult performances will be Aug, 19: flYNN. Aug. 10: James Carter Electric Pro- on Thursday evenings. Wheelch~ir Stargazing: Fri., 8:30 p.m.; "Wel- Sign Language interpreted. g t 9,20 0

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TechCaiendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this infonnation, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, inclUding, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. ec a Contact infonnation for all events is available from the TechCalendar web page. Visit and add events to TecbCalencla' online at bftp;lIteclH;alendar,mlt.",u Wednesday, August 9 ment .. free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy Cain: Up From Eden. Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound SCUlpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm •. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan SChool dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- of Management. ment .. free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. 10:00 a.m .• 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold EdCerton. An interactive exhi- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy Ca n: Up From Eden. Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold. $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm .. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan School 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum, N52 2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. of Management. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Web • MIT Quick Start. Leam how to explore the Web using Netscape, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- and get an introduction to the Web at MIT. Topics include: navigation basics, simple searching, cre- bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold. $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- ating and editing bookmark lists, printing a page, a tour of MIT Web pages for information and 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum, N52 2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. administrative applications, and basics of Web certificates .. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Spon- 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - Eudora Quick Start. This session shows how to configure Eudora, create sor: Information Systems. messages and address lists, send and receive attachments, and sort incoming e-mail.. free. Room: 12:10 p.m. - GABLES Lunch with a Woman'. Focus. The lunch is an opportunity for gay, lesbian, N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. bi-sexual, and transgendered MIT staff and faculty to gather in a social environment to meet and 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Mascara: Original Rock 'n Ro I. Artists Behind the Desk Performance fea- greet one another. It is also a venue for us to talk about issues of interest to the MIT and the larger turing Chris Mascara .. free. Room: Student Center Pavilion. Sponsor: Working Group on Support glbt community. Our colleagues and friends from the wider community are invited to join us .. Room: Staff Issues. Artists Behind the Desk Committee. TBA. Sponsor: GABLES. 6:00 p.m .. 8:00 p.m. - Waltz lesson. free. Room: Building 34, 3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ball- 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m, - Rumba lesson. free. Room: Building 34, 3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ball- room Dance Team. room Dance Team. . . 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - International Film Club Rim Series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Gradu- 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - West Coast Swing Lesson. Students: $7/lesson, $18/series Non-stu- ate Student Council, International Film Club. dents: $9/lesson, $24/series. Room: Lobby 13. Sponsor: MIT Ballroom Dance Team.

Thursday, August 10 Wednesday, August 16 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound sculpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound SCUlpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- ment .. free. Room: E15 Lower level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. ment .• free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy Ca n: Up From Eden. Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy cain: Up From Eden. Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm .. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan School tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm .. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan SChool of Management. of Management. . 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Rashes of Inspiratlon:'The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold. $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold . $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum, N52 2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum, N52 2nd f100L Sponsor: MIT Museum. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - PowerPolnt Quick Start. PowerPoint makes it easy to jazz up your presen- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Happy the Clown: Muzak for the Next Generation. Happy the Clown, aka tations. Find out how Wizards can help you create on-screen slide shows, overheads, or 35mm Steve Mucci~i, is a mail processor in the Dept of Facilities .. free. Room: Student Center Pavilion. slides. Learn how to use drawing tools, graphics, and create handouts. Includes a look at Power- Sponsor: Working Group on Support Staff Issues. Artists Behind the Desk Committee. Point 2000 .. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Windows 2000 Quick Start. This session demonstrates the new features 6:45 p.m. - Jo nt Christian Fellowship meeting. Meeting with Christians from various on-campus and functionalities of Windows 2000 for the desktop user. Tour Start Menu enhancements; corn- fellowships for joint worship, prayer, and study. This week we will be discussing and role playing pare differences between the new My Network Places and previous Network Neighborhood; meet approaches to evangelism .. free. Room: West Lounge, Student Center (W2o-201). Sponsor: Gradu- the Active Desktop, Power Management, and Windows Update. See how many Control Panel func- ate Christian Fellowship. UCO. tions have been consolidated, where NT profiles and Administrative Tools now reside, and how to 8:00 p.m. - Mixed Doubles: Comedy One-Acts. English Made Simple by David Ives; Going Home set up a printer. We will explain Why Active Directories are not currently allowed at MIT and make and Settling Accounts from Neil Simon's London Suite; Here We Are by Dorothy Parker; Time and some recommendations for operating in this new environment.(System administration not cov- the Behavioralist by John Mueller .. $10, $8 other students, MIT community & srs, $6 MIT/Welles- ered.), free. Room: N42 Demo·Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. ley students. Room: Kresge Little Theater. Sponsor: MIT Community Players. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - spouses&partnersOmit meeting. We have informal meetings the 1st and 9:00 p.rn. - 10:30 p.m. - Funk Class. Beginner/Intermediate dance class taught by SiJi-1iKhoe .. 3rd Wednesdays of June, July; and August. We will meet on the steps of the Student Center at 3:00 free. Room: W4 Gym. Sponsor: Association of Student Activities, Dance Troupe. P.M. We can take a walk or just sit in the grass. If the weather is rainy, we will meet in front of LaVerde's inside the Student Center. free. Room: stuoent Center steps. Sponsor: spouses&part- Friday, August 11 ners@mit. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound sculpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m, - Tango lesson. free. Room: Building 34, 3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ball- . dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- room Dance Team . ment .. free. Room: E15 Lower level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Intematlonal FIlm Club Rim Series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Gradu- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy Ca n: Up From Eden. Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- ate Student Council, Intemational Film Club. tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm .. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan School of Management. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold . $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum, N52 2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. ::D :a 0 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Overview of Purchasing on the Web. This demo integrates all aspects of c: II using SAPweb for purchasing including requisitioning extemal vendors, intemal providers and pre- :i ~ ferred partners. In this session we will introduce the SAP web requisitioning form, the new online s: :;, ~. catalogs and purchasing procedures for buying from preferred partner vendors. free. Room: N42 ·8.:;, N Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. ' "TI .s: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - MITSFS weekly 'meetings'. While these are, technically, meetings, it is .Q Low c: S" nigh-forbidden to conduct Real Business at them, as they're really social events. Imaginary BlISi- :;, ness, however, is allowed. Often a dinner trip follows. (These continue during the term, but at ::E ~ 5:30.). free. 'Room: MITSFS Library, W20-473. Sponsor: Science Fiction Society, MIT. .5 ai'< 8:00 p.m. - Mixed Doubles: Comedy One-Acts. English Made Simple by David Ives; Going Home :;, ~ ::J D) and Settling Accounts from Neil Simon's London Suite; Here We Are by Dorothy Parker; Time and E (D the Behavioralist by John Mueller .. $10, $8 other students, MIT community & srs, $6 MIT/Welles- c: ley students. Room: Kresge little Theater. Sponsor: MIT Community Players. i studenl 0- Saturday, August 12 :§ ~ !1. 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- -e bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold (. $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- iii i ce" 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum. Sponsor: MIT Museum. 0 c: CD 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound SCUlpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- E 0 (D dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- .s: D) ~ irfares ::J ment. free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab. ce ~ iJ 8:00 p.m. - Mixed Doubles: Comedy One-Acts. English Made Simple by David Ives; Going Home 7(" c I en and Settling Accounts from Neil Simon's London Suite; Here We Are by Dorothy Parker; Time and c: ~ the Behavioralist by John Mueller .. $10, $8 other students, MIT community & srs, $6 MIT/Welles- ~~ ley students. Room: Kresge Little Theater. Sponsor: MIT Community Players. c: Europe • Africa • Asia • South America I §. r Sunday,August13 0 More Than 100 Departure Cities! gii" 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton. An interactive exhi- CD .Q :;, bition celebrating the life and work of MIT legend Harold (. $5; $2 students/seniors; $1 children 5- z ~ 18; free with MIT 10. Room: MIT Museum. Sponsor: MIT Museum. .!! Eurailpasses • Bus Passes • Study Abroad ~ 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound sculpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- l a: dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- c: W ment. free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab. :8 ::J 0 [ 0 Monday, August 14 c: -8 i 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound sculpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- c: IC,. student g dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban environ- .9 universe ment .. free. Room: E15 Lower Level. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Media Lab, PAKSMIT. & . as ..~ 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Amy Cain: Up From Eden .• Paintings on wood and canvas. Opening Recep- ~ Irs YOUR WORLD. EXPLORE IT. tion Thursday, June 22, 5-7pm .. free. Room: E52466, The Dean's Gallery. Sponsor: Sloan School c: of Management. cZ 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - HTMl Demo. The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the standard for j. publishing on the World .Wide Web. This session gives an overview of the electronic publishing t2 process and shows how to code in HTML.Topics include: parts of an HTML document, the tags used to mark up documents, links, publishing documents on Athena •. free. Room: N42 Demo Cen- ter. Sponsor: Information Systems. !www.StudentUniverse.com 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Ballroom Dance Workshop. Beg/Int. Fox Trot Class (7:00-8:30) followed by c free general dancing until 9:30. No partner necessary; casual dress .. $1 members/ $2 non-mem- 800-272·9676 bers. Room: Lobby 13. Sponsor: Ballroom Dance Club. c:s CD m:;, Tuesday, August 15 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - seaT. Kinetic sound SCUlpture by Diane Willow, currently an Artist in Resi- dence at MIT. Her work explores our relationship with nature and technology in the urban enViron- August 9,2000 THE TECH Page 17 Dorm May House U dergrads If La s ersists

Dorm, from Page 1 MIT representatives, Cambridgeport residents expressed concerns about Manager Michael K. Owu. parking, the need for retail outlets, "The modular floor plan permits and open space. great flexibility in the ultimate pro- eighbors were concerned about gramming of the residence. The the introduction of additional gradu- building is being designed to ate students into Cambridge's accommodate both single graduate already overcrowded traffic situa- students as well as married stu- tion. Current plans provide for about dents," said Chancellor Lawrence S. 300 new parking spaces, a minimum Bacow '72 in an e-mail. of 63 of which will be reserved for graduate students. Residents worry Grad dorm to house undergrads? that 300 spaces won't be enough to With a lawsuit indefinitely compensate for the parking problem delaying progress on the new under- the dorm creates, and that students graduate dormitory, slated to be will forego those parking spaces for completed by September 2002, it cheaper Cambridge street parking. seems likely that the new graduate "The residents don't understand dorm will house undergraduates on that most grad students don't have a short-term basis. cars. About 30% are foreign and "There is that possibility in the almost certainly don't have cars," very short-term. At least a portion of said Robert A. Bernstein, chair of that building would temporarily the GSC housing and community house undergrads until the new affairs committee. undergrad dorm is completed," Col- Another concern raised by resi- bert said. "The bottom line, however, dents was the absence of retail is that we will significantly increase space, which could help make the MIT NEWS OFFICE grad housing in the long-term." building more attractive to both the This preliminary sketch shows the view of the new graduate student donnltory from Sidney Street. The In fact, Ryan 1. Kershner G, vice public and to students. donn, expected to be completed by August 2002, will contain 400 units of housing, enough for about president of the Graduate Student Colbert said that current plans 600-750 students. Council, said that housing under- include retail space on the ground graduates was at least part of the floor along the Sidney side of the motive for the building's modular building for basic student amenities, design. Such a layout will permit such as coffee, pizza, and laundry. rooms to be easily reconfigured into doubles, accommodating undergrad- Dorm planning is proceeding uates. Planning for the new dorm has "Virtually all of our graduate now entered the schematic phase, residences have at one time or expected to last six to eight weeks, another in their history housed Kachani said. By February 2001, undergraduates, usually on a tempo- the design phase will be complete rary basis," Bacow said. and construction should begin, Owu Such a prospect does not sit well said. with graduate student advocates. In the immediate future" there Kachani said that "if the new dorm will be a hearing on August 22 at houses undergraduates, the GSC 7:40 p.m. before the Planning will interpret it as a broken Board .. promise." Kachani said the GSC will now focus its attention on making the Neighbors worried about parking new dorm, which is expected to be At a community meeting on July expensive to live in, more afford- 27 to discuss the-new' dorm- with, " able-to all students. ' ., ( Kappa Sig, ATO Will Rush out of Hotels Rush, from Page I on said. ATO Rush Chair Ken A. Takase are willing to go along with it since '01 added, "If we get in trouble at it's such a short-time.' the hotel, we're pretty much out of rush, and we don't want to do any- KS, ATO ~ rush out of hotels thing to risk that." Members of KS and ATO will use their dormitory rooms only to Rulesatdornntories sleep and shower, conducting all While at the dormitories, mem- rush activities out of hotel suites. At bers of the fraternities will be sub- a presentation of their preliminary ject to a number of rules designed to rush proposal before the Interfrater- minimize the impact on dormitory nity Council's meeting of rush' rush. chairs, KS and ATO rush chairs said IFC President Damien A. Bros- that they would locate their desks at nan '01 said at the meeting that fra- the houses and offer brief house ternity members would be confined tours to freshmen, but they will con- to an all-upperclassmen section of duct all other rush events from hotel each dormitory, and that they would suites. be prohibited from speaking with "It's pretty much just sleeping at freshmen while in the dormitories. the dorms," said KS Rush Chair According to an e-mail sent by Kevin T. Weston '03. Cain, fraternity members will not be ATO has rented ten rooms with allowed to display fraternity twenty beds in the Royal Sonesta, insignia while in the dormitories. and KS has rented out the same They will be allowed in the dormi- capacity at University Park Hotel. tories only from midnight until 8 Each fraternity will keep two or a.m. and for one additional hour three brothers in the hotel each each day. Fraternity members will night. be held responsible for the condition Each fraternity has also rented of the areas they inhabit and can be vans to shuttle freshmen from the. evicted by JudComm with two I hotels to the desks at the houses and hours notice. _ back to campus. Members of other Brosnan said that JudComm fraternities who wish to see fresh- members would be visiting the fra- man at ATO or KS will report to ternities at the hotels and at the dor- the- desks at the houses, and ATO mitories, assuring that members and KS will then shuttle freshmen enter and exit the dormitories at the there. Both rush chairs cited cour- correct times. tesy to the hotels hosting them as "We'll rely on complaints. If the reason for this arrangement. people have a problem, their job is "The hotels don't want the com- to give IFC and DormCon a call and motion of desks or campers," West" we'll go take care of it," said Cain.

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Cats, from Page I the new policy, the Pet Chair and era} times throughout the year, and dorm Judicial Committee will be in early spring," ilsson said. "The his cat only in cat-approved areas of responsible for assessing damage policy will stay as long as it is the dorm, and to keep only one cat. and finding a olution. "We don't adhered to," i1sson said. Cat owners must comply with want thi burden to fall on house city animal control and licensing managers; they have enough to do, Policy to give student control laws and prevent flea infestations Frank said. "This is omething the Dormcon president Jeffrey C. of their rooms and of the house. students want, so we hould be tak- Roberts '02 added that this pilot They must also insure that their ing care of it as much as possible." allows the RLSLP and other offices cats have had all necessary vacci- "We assume students are erious to give students some additional nations and are spayed or neutered about having pets" after going responsibility. Allowing students to at the appropriate age. Each cat through the registration process and keep this kind of responsibility is will also be given a small red reg- seeing a veterinarian for the neces- "one of Dormcon' s major goals," he istration tag. sary pet care and proof thereof," said. Each participating dorm will ilsson said. "We hope they will Students and administrators have have a designated "Petflomm,' who follow this responsible set of rules," been working on establishing a pet will keep on record the names, pho- and that there will therefore be few policy since last winter, Evans said. tographs, and veterinary history of problems, she said. In March, the final proposal was all cats in a dorm. submitted to ilsson and Andrew Each of the four participating Pet policy will be limited to cats M. Eisenmann '70, the former dorms will have a limited number of Nilsson and Frank were clear on Director of Residential Life and spaces for cats. There will be a max- the policy not extending to dogs, Student Life Programs. imum of five cats allowed in Bex- which can incur more liability, or MIT's policy was influenced smaller caged animals, which can heavily by the program at the Cali- ley, twelve in East Campus, five in SAMUDRA YlJAY-THE TECH fornia Institute of Technology, Frank Random, and five in Senior House, generate more mess than cats. Sunanda Narayanan, a Sloan-MIT student and an acclaimed As conference attendees are said. "We looked for other schools said Matthew S. Cain '02, president exponent of the Vazhuvoor tradition of Bharatnatyam, the well often housed in West Campus with similar policies, and CalTech of Random Hall and vice president known Indian classical dance form, performed a lecture- dorms, this policy will not be was the only one similar to MIT. The of DormCon. demonstration with dance program In the Kresge auditorium extended to the remaining dorms, only other we found at all was [at] at MIT. The event was sponsored by AID-Boston. Petcomm to oversee problems Nilsson said. Reid College, a small liberal arts col- In the case of any problems with "We will examine the pilot sev- lege in the Northwestern US." Oversights ousing Bring About Denials by eLC CLC, from Page 1 resident tutors, the housemaster, the mended by the city to inspect Insti- crowding caused yearly fluctuations of residence and student programs. assistant housemaster, and their tute residences and submit amended in capacity and number of rooms. "We weren't aware until very nal listing of 324 rooms and 326 families. Scali stated that all resi- applications with standard occupan- However, following its suspen- recently that the CLC has a different lodgers, Nilsson accidentally dents must be counted in the new cy, maximum occupancy, and num- sions of Kappa Sigma and Alpha set of numbers." assumed that MacGregor only application. ber of rooms. Tau Omega in March, the Commis- Nilsson began filing for amend- housed students in singles and "We've always been under the According to Gallop, MIT bases sion became aware of problems ments to dormitory licenses while increased the listed number of understanding that the Commission its current maximums for crowding with MIT's lodging house licenses. the Cambridge FSILGs performed rooms to 326. wanted standard occupancy figures," on an in-house analysis of student MIT officials noticed a new their own recounts. Of dormitories, Further research by The Tech said Sarah E. Gallop, co-director of safety, which considered issues like trend in the Commission's question- Bexley received the greatest adjust- into the number of residents at Mac- the Office of Government and Com- sanitary facilities and fire safety. ing: "Whenever we went before the ment - from 98 to 136 rooms - Gregor showed that Nilsson's appli- munity Relations. "That was the Gallop said that she believes cur- Commission recently, [the Commis- after Nilsson discovered that the cation also listed only the number of understanding for over twenty rent crowding maximums deter- sion] asked the same question: former number was the number of students while omitting graduate years." mined by MIT will be below the 'How many people are in your suites, not the number of residential Following the denials, Gallop independently determined maxi- house?'" Gallop said. rooms. WILG's fifteen-resident and Nilsson met with Barnes and mums. It was then that MIT realized increase was the largest requested Scali last Thursday to discuss a that the Commission kept a different among summer FSILG applicants, Lo solution. The Commission request- Suspensions bring about changes set of numbers from the Inspection- with pika's requested change from ed that MIT hire a specialist recom- For years, MIT had left occupan- al Services Department, with which 18 residents to 32 residents in sec- cy and room numbers unchanged Cambridge fraternities had kept ondplace. 5 ent Solution to Crossword with no objection from the Commis- their residences numbers up to date, Dana Levine contributed to the on page 12 sion, even as construction and said Neal H. Dorow, assistant dean reporting of this story. Air ares r-C-,---O.,....M~I,.-CIE L S E U NIT AMOCO TOUR NOVA WATERTOWER STAN Europe • Africa S N E A KIN ESS HAN G _GEE mOT_ Asia • South America LAS E R.P E T R1TrDJ-~'!!' ~..!!.~ s)i:w IR A ~~~ ~.!. ~ IB AVARIII A N ~ ,!! TNT A lOT E 0 BAR B ore Than ~~ rt LET T 0 S 0 ALE S _OlW LOB_ 100 Departure Cities! 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Athletics Renovations from both infrastructure money taken from Tech Takes Over could do a more efficient job of collecting the athletics budget and outside donations. entries from the living groups." This summer, MIT's athletic facilities Although the construction will continue Daily Confusion One consequence of The Tech's being in have been undergoing several major renova- into the school year, Martin stated that charge of the Daily Confusion is that "no tions, including the replacement of the MIT's athletics teams will be unaffected. Beginning with Orientation this August, one in the administration will read the indoor and outdoor tracks For instance, the cross country team does The Tech will plan and publish the Daily entries before they appear in The Tech," and the installation of not use the track during the fall season. Confusion. Seshasai said. Last year, members of the News new locker rooms and The indoor track will also be redone with Satwiksai Seshasai '01, chairman of The Residential Life and Student Life Programs equipment facilities. a new surface, at an estimated cost of around Tech, said that the Daily Confusion "has office reviewed the entries before publica- The outdoor track sur- 800,000. Martin said that this will make the always been printed by The Tech, but this is tion and could remove entries for events that Briltfs rounding Steinbrenner track more "user friendly" because the addi- the first year that The Tech is participating didn't conform to MIT's rules. Field is receiving a serious overhaul, which tional surface will provide more cushioning in the collection of the entries." Also, "because we removed the adminis- will include the expansion of the track from to runners' feet than the current surface. For the last two years, the Undergraduate tration review step and are using the Tech six to eight lanes and the addition of a new The locker rooms will also receive a Association has been compiling entries for Calendar system, we've been able to extend surface. major overhaul, including new lockers, new the Daily Confusion. the deadline [for entry submission] to Assistant Department Head for Facilities showers, a new athletic training room, and a However, this year, "it was getting close August 18," Seshasai said. and Operations Daniel J. Martin said that the new equipment issue facility. These to the time that the process usually begins, Like last year, the Daily Confusion will construction will be finished by mid October. improvements, which will cost an estimated and no one else had shown initiative to col- be available as a complete booklet describ- John Hawes of the Department of Facili- $2.4 million, are part of athletic facility ren- lect entries form the rush chairs," Seshasai ing the whole week's events and as a daily ties said that the project has an estimated ovations totalling $45 million. said. "We decided that, given the infrastuc- listing in The Tech. budget of S2.1 million, which will come - Dana Levine time and strength of our organization, we - Rima Amaout

MedlaLab Europe (MLE), affiliated with MIT's Media Lab here In Cambridge, celebrated ~ grand opening last month In Its fourth-floor lab space (above) at the GUI~ness Hops Store (right) In Dublin, lreland~ The Hops Store will be completely converted to MLE lab space by January, to be used by a variety of professors and graduate students. One such researcher Is current Media Lab graduate student Adam Smith, shown below (<

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MediaLab Europe Page 20 THE TECH ugust 9) 2000 TIme By Plus Uzamere II Attempts will be made to wor room, she said. plaints. tudents will be reimbursed Fifth East, initiated negotiations around the students, ilsson said. o t of the items initially. for any items that were lost, Evans with the administration regarding Residents returning this fall to The project was extremely diffi- thrown out were rescued after com- said. Tibbetts, the hall chair for the lost items, she said. East Campus and Random Hall can cult and "more extensive" than expect to move in next week as expected, ilsson said. Final budget planned. according to Karen A. figures for the project. initially lat- ilsson, associate director for oper- ed to cost 700,000, are not yet ations and housing. This summer's available. construction is proceeding accord- While some unexpected difficul- ing to schedule. she said. ties were encountered, they were not "We will be ready." Nilsson problematic, ilsson said. Trace said. The renovations at each dormi- amounts of lead and asbestos were tory are coming to an end, and the found during core drilling of the buildings. despite their current state building, but these were removed of disarray. will be ready for fresh- during the abatement process. men during Orientation. Renovations to the dormitories Resident 'belonging thrown out began at the end of last term as part In an e-mail sent to a public East of a $32 million project to upgrade Campus mailing list, Richard S. the life safety systems of all residen- Tibbetts '02 complained that resi- tial buildings on campus. As part of dents' personal belongings were this project. Eastgate and Baker being disposed of during the con- House were also renovated, ilsson struction. "Anything in the lounges said. Of particular concern in these that does not meet with fire codes is renovations is fire safety. including getting grunged (thrown away)," the addition of sprinklers and Tibbetts said in the message. grounded outlets, she said. According to Tibbetts, belongings Nilsson said that East Campus in a room designated as summer and Random. two of the oldest dor- storage on Fifth East were also mitories on campus. were not in being "gnmged." violation of fire codes. The renova- East Campus President Brandy tions will allow MIT to maintain its L. Evans "01 said that the situation fire safety standards. she said. had resulted from a miscommunica- MING-TAJ HUH-THE TECH In addition to work on the life' tion. Evans initially told residents Rhett Creighton '02 rests at the end.of the Infinite Corridor while attempting to enshrine his safety systems. the kitchens at East that items moved to the lounges' for name In the Gulnness Book of World Records by setting a new mark for the longest continuous Campus were redone, the sinks were storage over the summer would not crawl. S~xteen hours Into the attempt, a Gulnness official disqualified Creighton for four technical- repaired, and Random Hall received be checked for fire code violations. ities Including allowing his stomach to touch the floor, according to Kevin A. Simmons '98. Fol- some new furniture. However, some of these items lowing the ruling, Creighton gave up the exhausting task which he would have been required to Although the renovations are were mistakenly disposed of. In the start over. "I am a failure," says Creighton, "but I thank everyone who kept me going." The stilI- nearing completion, some work will case of the storage room, items standing record for the longest crawl stretches 31.44 miles. Creighton completed 7~ lengths of be continued after students move were accidentally moved into a the Infinite Corridor, about ten miles. into the buildings in the fall. lounge rather than another storage

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