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PDF: V122-N25.Pdf MIr's The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Sunny, warm, nOF (22°C) Tonight: Clear, colder, 44°F (7°C) Newspaper .• ~~. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, 68°F (28°C) Details, Page 2 Volume 122, Number 25 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, May 10, 2002 By Jennifer DeBoer • STAFF REPORTER "Three ... two ... one ... GOOO!" shouts a boisterous, sus- pendered M.C. "Spank that monkey weeeeeee," he calls to the contestant who fervent- ly jerks her controls back and forth, swinging the PV~ pipe as the points on the massive s~reen add up. Opposite her, another bespecta- cled driver launches his quick little machine into a scoring bin and sits By Jennifer DeBoer back. and Brian Loux "No!" she shouts and the boy Winner predicted early on STAFF REPORTERS laughs and raises his hands in victory. "Martin Jonikas. That guy's going Representatives from the Associ- Next to him, a green beaver waves to win. He's the winner," says specta- ation of Student Activities, Dormito- his hands as his eyes shine an LED tor Darien B. Crane '03. Crane, who ry Council, Graduate Student Coun- red. predicted the soon-to-be winner cil, Undergraduate Administration, The quarter-final round of the before Wednesday's finals even The Tech, Technique, and Alpha Phi annual 2.007 contest has been decid- began, knows Jonikas from his Uni- Omega met Sunday to formulate a ed. fied Engineering class', which Jonikas list of requirements for the new MIT took last year as a freshman. banking system that will forcibly Yearly contest challenges students The quarter-finals, which now replace outside bank accounts cur- Every year since 1970, students in have just finished, saw Martin C. rently operated by student groups. 2.007 have walked into class on the Jonikas '04 achieve the first (and last) The groups hope to gain more first day and been presented with a six-digit score, with over 110,000 feedback and organize their requests challenge - to create a machine that, points . before speaking with the Student under strict guidelines, will outper- "I was very confident about my Finances Office of Residential Life form everyone else's in the class. machine," Jonikas said. "I tested it AMY WONG-THE TECH and Student Life Programs and the • _ Professor Alexander H. Slocum '82 presents the 2.007 trophy to Treasurer's Office. Other student Tuesday's and Wednesday's matches about thirty times." were. the culmination of a semester Early on, 2.007 host and lecturer winner Martin C. Jonikas '04. groups are working either indepen- spent designing, building, and testing Professor Alexander H. Slocum '82 dently or with ASA to voice their these ten-pout)d re~ote-controlled "figured either Martin" or one other He sings and shouts at the audience Slocum shouts. Another round elimi- opinions to RLSLP. macliiD€t .. ~ . ~ ' classmate would win. with the voice of an auctioneer, nates another hopeful hunk of metal. All groups agreed that improved ~isxe~i con~""Schwing," .. encouraging them to accompany his One of his graduate students, online access, quicker turn-around redeffiied ..llie playing-field by allow- Spo~~Qrs contribute pnzes strange machine sound effects. Sean J. Montgomery, lines up the time for transactions, and extended ing two distinct meth&ts of ~oring. ~~; ~~This.course is about tradition," "More power Mr. Scott! I can't do business hours were necessary to Stud~~tS-;~ere asked,~o:push 'stieet- :Sl~cum'announces to the audience. it Captain. I lost my battery. Time!" 2.007, Page 20 match the flexibility of outside bank ~~ ..... - .... .: accounts. Students also called for clearer accQW1tstatements, a..written Anzolini Leaving MITSO- agreement ensuring freedom and full control over accounts for student groups, and a yearly review process For NEe on Sabbatical in which students can give feedback to accounting management. By Jeremy Baskin Anzolini is to spend the bulk of "We're not yet sure how many ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR his paid leave from MIT at the New services they can actually provide," Tomorrow, the MIT Symphony England Conservatory of Music as said GSC President Sanith Wijens- Orchestra will play its final concert the director of the orchestral pro- inghe. "Whether or not they will be of the season. Such an occasion gram. able to give us the services they would not promise by the date they've set Timing is everything Feature usually be depends on how seriously they take ________ an espe- In music, timing is everything; the job they have." cially -newsworthy event, but this no famous conductors can afford to concert will mark the last perfor- have bad timing on the podium. Yet, Accounts move prompts meeting mance that music director Dante off the stage, it seems like Anzoli- The announcement of the change Anzolini will give with the ensem- ni's timing is somewhat askew. An was made by MIT Treasurer Allan ble .before taking a year-long sab- • batical. Anzollnl, Page 16 Accounts, Page 15 Edward Cohen Edward Cohen, composer, performer and senior Last year; a 60~h birthday concert was held at lecturer in music, died at the age of 61 on April 27, MIT in Cohen's honor. The Killian Hall concert following a long illness. drew students and faculty from MIT and Brandeis Trained in classical music, Cohen was inspired as well as local musicians and critics. Cohen attend- .by Jazz and committed to composing to new music. ed in a wheelchair due to his illness. He composed pieces for everything from solo Richard Buell reviewed the concert for the . instTuments to orchestras, in addition to two operas. Boston Globe. "Forgive the stereotype, but universi- . His most recent opera, "The Bridal Night," pre- ty professors aren't supposed to compose music like miered .in January and was performed by the Col- this," he said. "The piano quartet was a continuation lage-New Music Ensemble in Boston. of Shostakovich's music; the piano sonata, a big- "He was a great musician and a wonderful scaled vigorous. enterprise." teacher," said Professor of Music Ellen Harris, JONATHAN WANG-THE TECH director of the music and theater arts section at MIT. MIT career spanned 25 years Microprocessor Control Lab (6.115) Professor Steven B. Leeb Cohen began teaching at MIT in 1977. Students holds the Big Screw. Leeb won the annual Alpha Phi Omega Cohen lauded for compositions and faculty cited both his generosity and seriousness Institute Screw Competition, which raised $1997.71 for the Cohen received many awards and commissions of purpose when working with Cohen. Dawn Perl- Pine.Street Inn. Leeb collected over $800 in donations, beat- for his works, from the Massachusetts Council for ner '0 I recalled one occasion where Cohen com- ing President Charles M. Vest In second place with over $300 the Arts, the MIT Council for the Arts, Tanglewood posed on demand. "I'll never forget the time Profes- In donations and Chancellor Phillip M. Clay PhD '75 in third Music Center and Brandeis University. His clarinet with over $200 in donations. quintet was released on the CRI label. Cohen, Page 19 The Senior Segue missed its tar- Comics NEWS get, but will still reduce crowding. Lost brass rats are found, and an World & Nation 2 MIT professor wins a National Opinion ~ 4 Medal of Science. On the Screen 7 Events Calendar 12 Page 13 Page 8 Page 14 Page 2 THE TECH May 10,2002 WORLD & NATION Mailbox Bomb Suspect Plotted Israeli Attack on Gaza S1rip To Make a 'Smiley Face' l.OS ANGEl.ES TIMES LAS VEGAS Likely After Suicide Bombing Accused pipe bomber Luke J. Helder may have had a strategy in his selection of mailboxes, if his remarks to a sheriffs deputy shortly By Mary Curtius was a member of the militant move- West Bank operation, occupying after his arrest are to be taken seriously. l.OS ANGELES TIMES ment Hamas and came from Gaza .. some for several weeks, but stayed Helder said his choice of targets, when plotted on a map, would GAZACITY But a spokesman for the Islamic out of Palestinian-controlled areas of depict a "smiley face," the ubiquitous symbol of happiness popular- Israeli tanks and troops moved organization said he did not know Gaza. ized during the 1970s. close to the Gaza Strip on Thursday, who carried out the attack. The strip is the stronghold of Helder, who is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court Friday and state-run media said an attack "I don't know who did it, but we Islamic militant organizations that in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was arrested Tuesday on a northern Nevada was irnrninent in retaliation for a sui- expect that angry Palestinians will do have carried out suicide bombings, freeway after his father alerted the FBI that his son might have plant- cide bombing Tuesday that killed 15 more such attacks," said Ismail abu but Palestinian attackers sent from ed the pipe bombs found in mailboxes in five states. Israelis. Shanab in an interview with the Los here rarely penetrate the heavily Six of the bombs exploded, each one causing an injury, none life- Gazans sent their children to Angeles Times. Ramas issued no patrolled fence that separates Gaza threatening. school and went to work, but also formal claim of responsibility for the from Israel. Last month, security Helder admitted to planting 18 bombs, 10 of which were not set to laid in stores of food, fearing the sort attack. officials argued that Gaza was rela- detonate, according to FBI agents. Another six bombs were discov- of siege on their towns, villages and Abu Shanab mildly criticized the tively contained and that the army ered in his vehicle.
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