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Volume 131, Number 27 tech.mit.edu Friday, June 3, 2011 Building the future campus MIT 2030 vision links renovations, new construction

By Ethan A. Solomon Editor in Chief

MIT has begun laying out the future of our campus. By coalesc- ing several of the Institute’s on- going and future Jessica Liu—The Tech INSIDE campus devel- Danielle A. Hinton G, PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is hooded by Chancellor W. Eric L. opment projects Grimson PhD ’80 and interim department head Srini Devadas in Rockwell Cage midday Thursday. MIT 2030 under a broad map and planning initia- concept art, tive dubbed “MIT Burns to give Commencement address page 15. 2030,” Institute administrators 1,500 graduate students and 1,000 undergrads collect their degrees and faculty hope to realistically envision where the campus will By Evan Moore doctoral degrees were awarded by those receiving bachelor’s degrees Ursula M. Burns, chairman and be in 20 years. MIT recently sold staff reporter MIT, according to Registrar Mary and entering the workforce, 17.6 chief executive officer of Xerox Cor- $750 million in 100-year bonds to Callahan. percent will head to the consulting poration, will be giving the com- help finance development proj- Today, at the end of MIT’s 150th The soon-to-be graduates will be industry. A survey administered by mencement address to the Class of ects in the MIT 2030 framework. anniversary celebrations, the In- taking their degrees far and wide. the MIT Career Development Cen- 2011. Burns is currently listed as the MIT 2030 is not, in itself, a stitute holds its 145th commence- Forty-nine percent of bachelor’s ter reported that graduates will be 20th most powerful woman in the strict campus development plan. ment ceremony. MIT will be award- and 78 percent of master’s recipi- working at world-renown compa- world according to Forbes magazine, On the MIT 2030 website (http:// ing degrees to 983 undergraduates ents will be entering the workforce nies and organizations including and she has been a member of the web.mit.edu/mit2030/), MIT calls and 1,471 graduate students. Col- all over the world, with the most Microsoft, Google, Facebook, JP MIT Corporation since 2008. Burns it a “tool for envisioning — and lectively, 1,161 bachelor’s degrees, popular international destinations Morgan, Proctor and Gamble, the inventing — a vibrant future for 1,547 master’s degrees, and 609 being China, Japan, and the U.K. Of U.S. Army, and NASA. Commencement, Page 3 our physical campus and the in- novation district close by.” Effec- tively, MIT has brought together a number of campus renovation, new construction, real-estate Lewin gives development plans, and current Emily, always. projects that relate to academic goals and predicted needs. When Emily Obert, a senior, was According to outgoing Execu- final lecture tive Vice President and Treasurer paralyzed from the chest down, Theresa M. Stone SM ’76, MIT In emotional goodbye, friends worried that the accident 2030 is a “compilation of the best thinking” on how MIT’s physical physics prof. wows 26-100 would dim her famous optimism. campus can meet its academic But nothing could bring Emily vision, incorporating input from By Ana Lyons down. the Academic Council and MIT’s Features Editor page 12 senior leadership. With a crown of tousled grey hair on his MIT 2030, Page 15 head, a shroud of rainbow-stripes on his shoulders, and a large plastic fuchsia ring twisting around his left middle finger, legend- ary physics professor Walter H. G. Lewin set 26 admitted from waitlist down his piece of dull yellow chalk for the last Help Desk relocates to E17 time, marking the completion of his final lec- With 65% yield, less need for waitlist admits ture at MIT. Help Desk will soon The move is triggered This was not something new for Lewin. Since have a new home. The by the development of By Michelle E. Szucs 1972, the professor emeritus has stood in front of MIT IS&T Computing Novartis’ new campus contributing editor mit waitlist capacity 1000 crowds of students, in this exact room (26-100), Help Desk is relocating to on Massachusetts Av- and acceptance to deliver decades of lectures in MIT’s Mechan- the first floor of Building enue between Albany and Despite a significant increase ics (8.01), Electricity and Magnetism (8.02), and E17 at 40 Ames St. Help Windsor Streets, which in the number of students given a 739 722 Vibrations and Waves (8.03) courses. Desk’s N42 location will will include IS&T’s N42 spot on this year’s waitlist, fewer Like in many of his famous lectures, Lewin close at 1 p.m. today, and site. undergraduates were admitted

People 499 performed a dazzling array of demonstra- weekday walk-in hours Christine Fitzgerald, off the list due to a high admis- 454 tions jammed into 47 minutes — including a from 9:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. manager of strategic com- sions yield — 65 percent of ad- 389 giant pendulum, on which he rode and broke will resume Monday in munications for IS&T, de- mitted students accepted offers a sheet of glass; a demonstration of light dif- E17. Additional customer scribed the new location to enroll. About 1000 applicants fraction via cigarette smoke (which Lewin lit service operations are — across the street from for the Class of 2015 were waitlist- and smoked himself); and the creation of a moving to the sixth and ed, compared to 722 students for 40 20 35 78 65 26 seventh floors of E19. Help desk, Page 3 Class of Class of Class of Class of Class of Class of Lewin, Page 18 Waitlist, Page 14 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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worl no-confidence vote in Parliament. and Robert F. Worth major concern for the White House, worst fighting in Sanaa since the In its preliminary report on the nuclear crisis, which echoed The New York Times which announced Wednesday that civil war of the 1960s.”

n earlier criticisms of Japan’s inadequate safety measures, the John O. Brennan, President Barack Some estimates of the death toll team from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy SANAA, Yemen — Yemen edged Obama’s top counterterrorism ad- in fighting late Tuesday and early Agency also called for stronger regulatory oversight. Steps closer to civil war Wednesday as viser, would be traveling to Saudi Wednesday ranged as high as 41 on should be taken, it said, to ensure that “regulatory indepen- fighting spread to new parts of the Arabia and the United Arab Emir- both sides. All told, at least 120 peo- dence and clarity of roles are preserved in all circumstances.” country and government troops ates this week to discuss “the dete- ple have been killed since the vio- This seemed to repeat a widely held criticism in Japan that waged increasingly bloody street riorating situation in Yemen.” lence began early last week. A brief collusive ties between regulators and industry led to weak over- battles with opposition tribesmen On Wednesday afternoon, tanks cease-fire struck over the weekend atio sight and a failure to ensure adequate safety levels at the plant. for control of crucial areas in the and armored vehicles could be collapsed Tuesday, with each side The report’s strongest criticism was aimed at the failure to capital. seen rolling into Sanaa, the capital, blaming the other. build adequate protection against large waves for the plant, The violence has transformed from the south. The streets of Sanaa In recent days, the govern- which sits on Japan’s tsunami-prone northeastern coastline. a largely peaceful uprising into a were largely empty as residents fled ment’s tenuous hold has slipped While the plant was designed to withstand waves of about 19 tribal conflict with no clear end in for the safety of surrounding vil- further outside the capital as feet, the tsunami was as high as 46 feet, the report said. sight. The United States and Ye- lages. Exploding artillery shells and tribal fighters and Islamist mili- —Martin Fackler, The New York Times men’s Arab neighbors like Saudi sporadic machine-gun fire could tants seized a major coastal town Arabia, which have tried and failed be heard across the city. in the south and tribesmen took

& N Stocks plunge as data points to mediate a peaceful solution to Despite his repeated public of- over critical checkpoints east of the country’s political crisis, are fers to step aside to ease the crisis, Sanaa. The southern city of Taiz to a slower economy reduced to sitting on the sidelines Yemen’s authoritarian president, remained in a state of lockdown, and pleading for restraint. Ali Abdullah Saleh, appeared to be days after government forces and Gloomy reports on jobs, manufacturing and auto sales sent The bloodshed also threatens gearing up for a major assault on plainclothes gunmen opened fire stocks down by more than 2 percent Wednesday in their big- to unleash a humanitarian catas- the Ahmar family, the tribal rivals on a vast crowd of peaceful pro- gest declines since August. Yields on 10-year Treasury notes fell trophe as Yemen, already the poor- and political opposition leaders he testers who had been holding a sit- below 3 percent for the first time this year as investors looked est country in the Arab world, runs has been battling for 10 days. in for months. Dozens of people orld for the economy to slow. desperately low on gasoline, cook- “This is the worst fighting we were killed, according to witnesses Stephen J. Carl, head equity trader at the Williams Capital ing oil and other basic supplies. It have seen since 1994,” when Yemen and human rights groups, and the Group, said the latest economic reports suggested that “the also raises fears that Islamic mili- fought a two-month civil war, said episode provoked condemnations economy is running out of steam.” tants who use Yemen as a base will W one Yemeni official, who spoke on from the United States and other News that Moody’s cut Greece’s credit rating again because have even freer rein to operate. the condition of anonymity under countries. of debt restructuring concerns also contributed to the drop. All 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average fell. The index closed down 279.65 points, or 2.22 percent, at 12,290.14. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was down 30.65 points, or 2.28 percent, at 1,314.55. Both registered the worst percent- Multiple tornadoes touch down in age declines since August 11, 2010. The NASDAQ composite index fell 66.11 points, or 2.33 per- cent, to 2,769.19. —Christine Hauser, The New York Times Massachusetts, causing fatalities

Hackers from China hit By Abby Goodnough the night, Patrick found himself in Springfield to Sturbridge. The New York Times the unusual position of instructing Patrick said 1,000 members of Gmail, Google says New Englanders more accustomed the Massachusetts National Guard BOSTON — At least four peo- to blizzards to take shelter in base- were being dispatched to help with SAN FRANCISCO — Google said Wednesday that hundreds ple were killed when tornadoes ments and bathrooms if necessary. debris removal and, if necessary, of users of Gmail, its email service, had been the targets of touched down Wednesday in The scope of the damage was search-and-rescue efforts. clandestine attacks apparently originating in China that were Springfield, Mass., and a number of still unclear, but photos and videos He said that state Senator Ste- aimed at stealing their passwords and monitoring their email. nearby towns. The twisters flipped showed buildings with roofs and phen Brewer had told him that In a blog post, the company said the victims included senior vehicles, collapsed buildings and sides sheared off. The police were Monson, a town of about 9,000 east government officials in the United States, Chinese political -ac stunned residents who are not going door to door in some neigh- of Springfield, appeared to have tivists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel used to such violent storms. borhoods to make sure residents suffered some of the worst damage. and journalists. Governor Deval Patrick acti- were unharmed. “He said, ‘You have to see Mon- It is the second time Google has pointed to China as the vated the National Guard and de- “There’s just total destruction,” son to believe it,”’ Patrick said. “I source of an Internet intrusion. Its latest announcement is like- clared a state of emergency. He said Michael Day, a plumbing in- think he made a reference to The ly to further ratchet up the tension between the company and said that at least two tornadoes had spector from Agawam who was Wizard of Oz.” Chinese authorities. hit and that serious damage had driving through West Springfield While tornadoes are relatively Last year, Google said it had traced a sophisticated invasion been reported in 19 communities, shortly after the first tornado struck rare in New England, one that hit of its computer systems to people based in China. The accusa- many of them small towns along around 4:30 p.m. “All I can hear is Worcester in 1953, known as the tion led to a rupture of the company’s relationship with China the Massachusetts Turnpike. ambulances. There’s a lot of police Worcester Twister, killed 94 people and a decision by Google not to cooperate with China’s censor- One man was killed when his sirens around and fire trucks.” and injured more than 1,000. ship demands. As a result, Google decided to base its Chinese car overturned in West Springfield, Tornado warnings had been is- At least 48,000 customers lost search engine in Hong Kong. Patrick said. Two other deaths sued for much of the state earlier power in the storms, Patrick said, The more recent attacks were not as technically advanced, were reported in Westfield and one Wednesday. One of the confirmed and school was to be canceled relying on a common technique known as phishing to trick us- in Brimfield, he said, though he tornadoes traveled east from West- Thursday in the affected com- ers into handing over their passwords. had no details. field to Douglas, Patrick said, and munities to allow for debris to be —John Markoff and David Barboza, The New York Times With storms continuing into the other traveled east from North cleared.

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By Ethan A. Solomon tornadoes to western Massa- Editor in Chief chusetts earlier Wednesday, leaving four dead in Spring- Those of you staying in field and neighboring towns. 35°N 1024 the Boston area after Com- At least two tornadoes hit com- mencement can look forward munities along the Mass. Pike, 1004 to a great weekend, with highs shearing roofs off houses and around 70°F and lots of sun. causing serious damage. 1020 The work week might bring The Massachusetts tor- 30°N some worse weather, with a 30 nadoes pale in comparison percent chance of showers on to the devastation left by last Monday. week’s twister in Joplin, Mis- Boston sent graduates off souri. It left 142 dead, making with a blast Wednesday eve- it the single deadliest tornado 1018 ning, when a ferocious light- in United States history. The 25°N ning storm knocked out power NOAA has ranked the twister in several MIT buildings and as an F4, which is the second- parts of Cambridge. Tragically, highest rating on the five-point the storm system also brought tornado scale.

Extended Forecast Today: Sunny with a high near 73°F (23°C). Winds north at Situation for 8 a.m. Eastern Time, Friday, June 3, 2011 about 18 mph, gusts up to 32 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 52°F (11°C), winds north at 7–11 Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Snow Rain mph, gusts up to 23 mph. Fog High Pressure Trough Showers Tomorrow: Sunny and calm with a high of 70°F (21°C). Thunderstorm Warm Front Light Sunday: Partly sunny. High 70°F (21°C). Low Pressure Haze Cold Front Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. High Moderate Compiled by MIT Hurricane Meteorology Staff 71°F (22°C). Stationary Front Heavy and The Tech nation world & nation world & nation world & nation & nation world & nation world & nation world nation Friday, June 3, 2011 The Tech 3 Senior gift to support undergraduate financial aid Boasting a record 76 percent participation rate, Doug Bailey ’72 contributes $30,000 Commencement, from Page 1 for the arrival of the procession, en- take for granted, the friendships and “It’s the MIT experience more than for financial aid at MIT” as the reason trances to Killian will be closed off places we’ve experienced. I think that’s the MIT degree. It’s useful, most for focusing on scholarships. Accord- earned bachelor’s and master’s de- from 9:45 to 10:15. what I’m going to miss the most about obviously because of how hard you ing to Senior Gift Committee chair Sa- grees in mechanical engineering and The MIT class of 1961 will be join- MIT, more so than the classes I took.” have to work here. It’s kind of hard mantha D. Marquart ’11, the scholar- is the first African-American female ing the graduates, faculty, and mem- Brian L. Ross ’11, an undergradu- to find a place where you’d end up ship is not limited to a particular type CEO of a Fortune 500 company. She bers of the MIT Corporation in the ate who will be receiving his degree working harder,” Bhagi said. He be- of student; any aid-qualifying student works closely with the U.S. govern- procession. John S. Reed ’61 will kick in biological engineering, said that lieves that MIT students won’t com- will have access to it. ment to improve science and math off the commencement ceremony he valued all of the group work that plain about heavy workloads. The campaign achieved a record education in public schools. with opening remarks. Following was encouraged at MIT. “I felt like a “All nighters? I do that all the 76 percent participation rate, raising 2011 Class Council President An- Reed, Institute Chaplain Robert M. lot of the work I did at MIT was done time,” he said with a chuckle. over $15,000. Seven hundred thirty shul Bhagi ’11 praised the selection Randolph will call upon the new with my peers … I liked working to- four gifts were made in total, with an of Burns as MIT’s commencement graduates for the Invocation. gether and having fun.” He is look- Senior Gift average gift of $20. speaker. “I think she was selected as Burns will then give her com- ing forward to more flexibility in his At Commencement, Bhagi will MIT alumnus Douglas G. Bailey a speaker because mencement speech. After the schedule and more spacious living present the 2011 Senior Gift to MIT. ’72 challenged the seniors this year to INSIDE she is a very hard- speech, Graduate Student Council quarters in the future. The Senior Gift is an annual fund- reach 75 percent participation; since For photos working woman … President Ulric J. Ferner G and Bhagi While an MIT degree is impor- raising campaign that is both or- this goal was achieved, he agreed to she’s gone through will speak on behalf of the class. Fi- tant, students are also aware of how ganized and contributed to by the donate an additional $30,000. of MIT150 a lot of hardships, nally, MIT President Susan J. Hock- much an MIT experience will benefit senior class. In the past, the project “The Senior Gift is a way that events, see much like a lot of field will give a charge to the gradu- them in the future. Mathematics ma- has supported a variety of charities students are able to say ‘thank you’ page 22. students at MIT. I ates, who will then receive their jor Brayden A. Ware ’11 said, “I think including donations, funds for sum- to MIT for everything they have re- think it connects degrees. MIT Alumni Association an MIT degree is like a degree at ev- mer housing, externships, and study ceived over the past four years,” Mar- very well,” he said. President Anne Street ’69 will close ery other place except the group of abroad opportunities. quart said. She hopes that the Class Today’s commencement is the by welcoming the graduates into the students here work so much harder For this year’s project, the Class of of 2011 will continue to donate to culmination of MIT’s semester-long Alumni Association. The ceremony and push themselves so much faster 2011 will be establishing a fund that MIT as alumni. sesquicentennial celebration. Since recession will begin at 1 p.m. that you are encouraged to do that will provide additional financial aid to For additional information January, MIT has held a series events yourself as well. You pick up those MIT undergraduates. The Senior Gift about the commencement sched- to mark 150 years since the Institute’s Seniors reflect on 4 years at good habits.” website cites “recent challenges to the ule, visit http://web.mit.edu/ founding in 1861, including an open MIT Bhagi agrees with that sentiment. economy” and “an ever-growing need commencement/2011/. house, a “Next Century Convoca- With commencement imminent, tion,” several symposia, and a sci- seniors have been reflecting on their ence, technology, and art festival. past four years at the Institute. A com- mon thread among them is the friend- Schedule for Commencement ships forged during their time here. The doors to Killian Court will “I think I can say with a lot of cer- Bose is pleased to o er special open to ticket holders at 7:30 a.m., tainty that looking back, a lot of stu- and the ceremony will start with a dents will be fond of people that they procession from the Johnson Ath- met or the places they became so used savings for all students, letic Center at 9:45. In preparation to,” Bhagi said. “These things we all employees and retirees of M.I.T.

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MIT150, through shy away from precedents by set what makes uniqueandshould MIT events should tailored be ing” to such “communityCrucially, build- morebe likely to give back to MIT. students — after graduating — may for prospective students, andcurrent They make an MIT attractive place campus have pride practical value. ofcampusful sense community or events that encourage ameaning- income taxrate forthevast majority of change would actually raise the effective share.” Never mindthefactthat such a to “ensure pays that their fair everyone by thefactthat Republicans only want andtheworkingpoor class, comforted be diculous to anyone concern for the with individuals. Ifthisproposal- soundsri tax rate of25 percent forbusinesses and and forall.Theirproposal isa flatfederal admirable once thetaxcode task offixing on pesticideuse. 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Most importantly, holding Next ontheagenda isthequixotic yet Friday, June 3, 2011Friday, June Jobs, Page 5 - 5 OPINION OPINION OPINION OPINION OPINION OPINION OPINIOn OPinion opinion OPINIOn OpiNION - - The Tech Despite these challenges, it is not too it is not too Despite these challenges, And House Republicans don’t stop don’t stop Republicans And House insult to they continue way the With Concluding the interview, he hugged the interview,Concluding he hugged Barry But see to go back will always It is clear that what what that is clear It is is planning Abbas a stunt;merely peace cannot be imposed, forced, or mandated. border security. 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Often Alzheimer’s patients startle startle patients Alzheimer’s Often Barryconduct chosen to had Peterson the global community should embrace this this embrace should community the global truth. neither is negoti- is not viable, Israel to turn Fatah Hamas. with group ation the terrorist under the with Hamas reconciled recently this action unity, but of Palestinian premise the necessarywill delay only negotiations as it would be foolish for Just with Israel. table negotiating the at down sit America to ne- to is also it futile for Israel with al-Qaida, determined destroy to withgotiate a group “Israel it and whose says, explicitly charter Is exist willto until exist willand continue as it obliterated just it, willlam obliterate - Palestin purpose a The of it.” before others the Palestinian be ending should state ian a successful creating by problem refugee - Palestin countryand independent where another im- not establishing thrive, can ians under the border on Israel’s threat minent direct Therefore, thin veneer of statehood. are peace negotiations Israeli-Palestinian needed with of the the peaceful elements — not Hamas. 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Anevaluation maintained contactthestudent with repre- fill vacancies on Institute Committees and rigorous nominations process to identify and UA leadership,a thechief ofstaff conducted compared to 574 last spring. last falland304 participated, students 673 spring, This rate. l Congratulations to theSesquicentennial At came people theendofApril, 20,000 April 10,On MIT’s actual birthday, MIT The past five months have repeated that The days150 ofthecelebration began • There is a consensus that the the current that aconsensus is There • administrators and faculty, Students, • a central play will chancellor new The • Looking forward, theincoming forward, leader Looking These observations indicate observations to methat,These and chairs, committee senators, Several • composed Committee, The Advisory UA • Board Finance the of reform broad A • • Building on work bystarted the previous Internal UA: ass of 2011 of ass - - - ored to have your been intellectual home. your to MIT. connection The Institute ishon- and colleagues. Nurture them, andsustain lifelong mentors become individuals will lationships you have established here; these our planet. andthehealth of ofourthe vitality country, shapeboldness will thefuture ofacademia, national boundaries. Your mental and rigor andtravel oflegacy, down barriers across than your colleagues downthehall, break reach your beyond further field,connect Iurge youor public service, to continue to whetherinacademia,chosen, industry, you progress downwhatever path you have the dots, andunlock your imagination. As worked thebroad to see context, connect challenge thecurrent paradigm. You have have to ask learned thetough questions, to tenacity. include communication, collaboration, and that research beyond goes to techniques tive oneandthat you have askill set honed has atransforma been experience MIT - of your studies. 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mily Obert ’11 fell on a clear warm There she was, drawing a circle of pen to Emily — and what would her life The hospital put them up in a tiny membered was her strength. tion. Weisbach said it was common for have had to go through,” Poff said. “And day almost exactly like today. The friends and friends-to-be who waited for be like now? Would it be bearable? windowless room with cots. But they The Burton Conner housemasters, the two of them to have morning physi- a fight that I wish she hadn’t have had to Ekind of day when, in her faint Vir- her spring back into place, to laugh and Most of all, Poff wondered if this ac- couldn’t sleep anyway. They were con- Professor Roe Smith and Bronwyn Mel- cal therapy sessions when Emily would wage, but she did. She’s always been a ginia twang, she might order you to stop reassure them with that charm of hers cident would dim the spirits of her sweet, sumed with worry. lquist, visited a couple days after the bring along a bucket to vomit in. But person who knows herself, who can fig- sitting around and go outside. that came so naturally. kind, open, generous, dedicated, deter- “People kept saying, ‘I hope you’re surgery. she would never ask to quit. She would ure out what she would like to achieve, So they did. Emily and the Burton But something had snapped. She mined daughter. Would Emily be the taking care of yourself,’” Poff said. “I just “We walked in the room, and her vomit, put the smile back on her face, and figure out a way to get there.” Third Bombers, that merry band of or- couldn’t feel her feet. She couldn’t feel same Emily? wanted to scream. It’s like, quit telling me mother had just been brushing her hair, and move on. ange pranksters, held a barbecue at a her legs. She tried to untangle herself. Once when she was about eight years that! I can’t think about that right now. and so her hair was sort of fanned out Poff rented an apartment in East mily moved back to Burton friend’s house in Cambridgeport on She couldn’t. old, Emily told her mother: “You know I remember Jim and I saying how food over the pillow,” Mellquist said. “She Cambridge so that she could stay in the Third a couple days after the Sept. 4, 2010. It was the Saturday before And then she did a very un-Emily- how in the world there are two kinds of didn’t taste like anything. It truly had no looked so angelic. And at some point I area to look after Emily. Shortly before Espring semester began. She had a classes started, and the freshmen were like thing. In a near-whisper, she began people — problem getters, and problem taste. At all. For at least a week or two. It kind of just looked at her, and the enor- Emily was discharged, her therapists at full course load, and a thesis to write. She still reeling from floor rush. Some were to repeat: solvers?” was really weird.” mity of it hit me. And all that happened Spaulding arranged a home visit. They still had physical therapy at Spaulding still incredulous at their fortune, to have “I don’t want to be paralyzed. I don’t “I was sent here to be a problem solv- That day, the surgeons attached two was my voice cracked … and she looked wanted to see if Emily could get from twice a week. been taken in by this rollicking, rag-tag want to be paralyzed.” er,” the eight-year-old Emily said. 10-centimeter titanium bars to Emily’s up at me, and she says ‘It’s okay, I can still Spaulding to the apartment using the On top of all of that, just the simple family — a family held together, in large She said it five, maybe six times, in a Hundreds of miles away, Dixit was fractured spine using screws and hooks. move my arms!’” subway. Weisbach said Emily pushed every day things like going to the bath- part, by Emily. small but steady voice that only the peo- wondering the same thing. What would The bars stabilized her back and would For those first weeks, the Bombers’ herself the whole way. Not once did she room took longer. Because she cannot She is the one who gets the party ple kneeling next to her could hear. happen to the Emily they all loved? The cause the vertebrae to fuse together to Graduate Resident Tutor, Charles Lin complain or ask for help. “Not that I control her bladder, she needs to use a started, the one who is not afraid to bust In the five minutes it took for the am- Emily who adored sports and being out- provide stiffer support. G, ferried visitors from Burton Conner would have let her have any help,” Weis- catheter to empty it, which takes about out dancing when everyone else is too bulance to arrive, friends stroked her three times a day. Emily’s boyfriend of bach said. half an hour. “If you ask normal people shy or self-conscious. The one whose sandy brown hair and murmured com- two years at the time, Daniel Hernandez- “Oh my god,” Emily said in a low, con- how many hours do you spend a day grin is too big for her face. But she is also forting words. It’s going to be alright, Stewart ’07, was a constant companion, spiratorial voice when I asked her about peeing — not pooping, just peeing — I the one that people turn to when there’s you’re going to be fine. as was Hall. the home visit. “I thought I was going to don’t think most people would add that trouble, the one who can exert a calming Yes, she finally decided. She would Toward the end of her stay at Beth die. Or kill Cara.” up in hours,” she said. force on rowdy freshmen. The one that be. Israel, David Randall, an associate dean “But you didn’t complain at all,” I “You can get super awkward and em- the Burton Conner housemasters trust. at Student Support Services, asked Em- said. barrassed over it, but it’s not anything I t was a miserable, rainy day when ily if there was anything she would like have control over,” she shrugs. “So I got Cathy Poff got the call. to communicate to her floor mates, the over that pretty quick.” ‘She looked so I Poff grew up in Willis, V.A., and Bombers — many of whom still did not I can never get “I mean, sure, there are days you’re you can hear traces of her gentle accent know the details of Emily’s injury. crying because you’re so tired and you’re in her daughter’s voice, especially in Emily told Randall to relay two mes- spending all your time just getting up angelic. At some the way that both linger melodically on sages. First, that she was paralyzed and upset for a long and getting dressed and eating,” she said. point I kind of words like “while” and “well.” In Physics that it was a permanent injury. Her floor “You just take one step at a time. I can class one day at the University of Virginia, mates shouldn’t get their hopes up for a time anyway. never stay upset for a long time anyway. just looked at her, Poff told herself that she would sit next to recovery. You get upset, cry about it, and get over it. the cutest boy in the lecture hall. That was Second, that she was the same person You get upset, You have stuff to do.” and the enormity how she met Jim Obert. They became lab she always was. She had not changed. The accident has taught her to cherish partners, then college sweethearts. Now She was still Emily. cry about it, and her relationships and the people close to of it hit me.’ they were celebrating their 25th anniver- These messages, Lin says, gave every- get over it. her. “There’s a lot of other facets to your sary at Niagara Falls. one on the floor a sense of hope. “It was a life than physical health,” she said. “And They had driven the seven hours from real turning point,” he said. even though the demands on my time To get to the apartment, which was their home in Baltimore, where Poff is a At the meeting of assembled Bomb- “Yeah, probably not,” she said. She for physical well-being are much, much on the second story, you climbed a set physical therapist and Obert is an insur- ers, Dean Randall added that Em- likes to drag out her words sometimes greater, at some point, you know, it’s like, of gray wooden stairs. Floor chair Rishi ance underwriter. Earlier that afternoon ily would certainly be returning to MIT to let you know that she’s being goofy. ‘I think I’m going to hang out with my Dixit ’11 remembers these stairs because they stopped on the American side to some day to finish her degree. “But I thought my arms were going to fall friends, and screw [physical therapy] on he walked into them that afternoon and take pictures. But when they got on the But nobody, except for perhaps Em- off. It’s like at sports practice, right? Your Tuesday.’” smacked his head. Emily had guffawed Rainbow Bridge to the Canadian side, ily, could have guessed how just how coach tells you you’re going to run three At the end of April, the Bomber held at this. the rain was drenching everything and quickly she would be back. miles … and you’re like, ‘Oh my god why their largest annual party, Dance ’Til The stairs led to a balcony that over- no cars were moving. is my coach making me run so far?’ But You Drop. Emily was back to her usual looked the lawn where, that afternoon, Poff’s phone rang first — but it was n mid-September, Emily moved to you just do it and you try as hard as you groove, popping wheelies, throwing her the Bombers were grilling hamburg- buried somewhere in the backseat and side, who was 5’10” and played opposite The most intense pain Emily had ever Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, a can, and at the end you want to puke, but hands up in the air, getting bystanders to ers, sausages, hot dogs, veggie burgers she was driving. Too much of a hassle. hitter on the women’s volleyball team? felt came from the breathing tube they Inondescript brick building near TD you just suck it up and drink water and 15 stop standing and start dancing any way — and, of course, bacon. (It’s a Bomber Then Obert’s cell phone rang. After fum- The Emily who loved product design had put down her throat for the surgery. Garden where she would relearn the mo- minutes later, you’re fine.” she can. thing.) They had finished most of the bling for a while, he missed the call too. so much that she never missed an op- She remembers waking up and panick- tions of daily life. Emily spent about six weeks at “I don’t even know how she manages grilling and now some were lounging By the time Poff’s phone rang a second portunity to work in industry over the ing, because she heard the nurse say they Three days after the surgery to fuse Spaulding before she was discharged in not to throw herself out of her chair, to be upstairs, watching TV. Dixit was there. time, she knew this something was im- summer? might leave it in for another two hours. her spine, therapists came to visit her at early November — though she still has honest,” Hall says. His girlfriend, Alexandra Hall, was sit- portant. She told Obert to reach back and What would happen to that natural (They didn’t.) Beth Israel. They wanted her to put on to attend physical therapy twice a week “It’s a good thing she has a seatbelt,” ting on a couch telling a freshman that he get her phone this time. engineer, who saw solutions everywhere, “I was telling [the nurse] afterward, her socks. It took her 45 minutes. As a as an outpatient. She moved in with her Dixit adds. shouldn’t leave for a fraternity, since the It was an emergency room physician not problems? ‘When you said it was two more hours I physical therapist herself, she knew this mother. Life began to return to a rhythm. “Yeah, or she would be everywhere.” Bombers were far superior. at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. didn’t know what to do because it hurt was a big achievement, Poff said. But She started to make plans. Emily told me her favorite part was Hall remembers Emily walking Emily had fallen and injured her spine, he human backbone has a natu- so bad!’ And [the nurse] said, ‘Oh we as a mother she couldn’t help but feel a She decided, first, that she would showing people how to really dance. through, maybe 20 minutes before the but her injuries were not life-threatening. ral “S” shape to it. From the base wouldn’t have left you conscious for that.” twinge. “It was hard to stand there and finish out her last semester and gradu- “I feel like even though I’m paralyzed fall. Emily touched her on her head and The ER team was doing the workup, and Tof the neck to the middle of the The doctors also attached her to a see what a hard task something like that ate. She also decided to apply to the Me- pretty far above my waist — I still move then gave her a warm hug. could tell them more soon. back, the vertebra curve out away from breathing monitor that measured the now was,” she said. chanical Engineering Master’s program around more than half of MIT students. When the balcony collapsed and Poff told the physician they were the body — this is the top of the “S,” the rise and fall of her chest. But because Another early task was for Emily to at MIT. And of course she would return They just move their hips left, right, left Emily fell, there were no screams, no lu- stuck in traffic in a downpour, and that thoracic section. of her broken ribs and broken back, her roll onto her side. Because she can’t use to her other family, her beloved Burton right, and it’s just like, ‘No, come on!’ It rid sound effects. To hear some people they would call back as soon as they Emily landed feet-first, her body breaths were shallow. When she went her abdominal muscles, Emily instead Third. was so easy to get people to dance with describe it, there was no sound at all. cleared the bridge and had a chance to crumpling under her. In addition to into deep sleep, her breaths would be- must rely on momentum, rocking herself MIT had flat out rejected her request me, and people were all smiling. It was Someone had hit the mute button on the pull over. This took 45 minutes because breaking three ribs on her right side, she come even shallower, fooling the device up. Her physical therapist, Cara Leone at first, since Burton Conner is an old super super fun.” world. of the gridlock. Confined to the car, Poff shattered vertebra in middle of the tho- into thinking she had stopped breathing Weisbach, demonstrated for me one re- dorm that wasn’t built with wheelchair By now, you should not be surprised There was just Emily — lying there wanted to run, to escape, to scream. racic region, just underneath where the entirely. This would set off panicked klax- cent afternoon. accessibility in mind. Instead, Emily was to learn that Emily is graduating today, facedown in the mulch on that very sun- When they finally called back, the shoulderblades are. This was where her ons at all hours of the night. Lying on the floor on her back, Weis- told to consider Baker, or Senior House. on time, with a degree in Mechanical ny, Goldilocks day, as the smoky smell of physician told them flat out: Emily would spinal cord had been severed. Below this She let the machine wake her up a bach threw her arms and shoulders It tooks months of negotiating. Emily Engineering. You should also not be sur- sausages and hamburgers continued to be a paraplegic. region, she has no feeling. couple times before finally ripping the violently to her right, causing her whole sent emails to the floor asking for their prised that she’s been accepted to MIT’s waft from the grill. Poff felt her mind running in place, Her parents landed at Logan at 1:30 sensor off her chest. body to turn over. help. People gave up rooms and shuffled master’s program, and has won a fellow- There she was, her hips and long legs retracing the same frantic thoughts. How a.m. on Sunday morning. The two had “I’m breathing!” she told the ma- “Is all this just to get out of bed?” I around so that she could have a place ship. (They haven’t told her the name of slung to the right at that odd angle, as if could this have happened? It couldn’t considered driving to Boston, but Poff chine. “Just leave me alone!” asked. to move back to. She asked Weisbach to it yet.) You should also not be surprised her torso were made of rubber. have happened, it felt so unreal. Yet just was certain that in their grief-stricken These are the kind of slightly wacky, Weisbach laughed. “This is just to get write a recommendation. Finally Em- that she has a new boyfriend; that she’s There she was, bits of dirt and twig moments ago a physician had told them states, they would almost certainly crash. slightly off-beat stories that Emily likes onto your side.” ily was allowed to move back among her learning to drive this summer; that she still sticking to her face, her eyes open these terrible things like they were facts. So they left their car behind in Toronto, to tell about her two weeks at Beth Israel. At the time, Emily was getting nau- friends, as long as she signed a waiver. will be living by herself next year. and fully awake. But how could something like this hap- and took the earliest flight to Boston. But what the people around her re- seous in the mornings from her medica- “It was a trauma I wish she hadn’t It’s all as natural as the grin on her face. 14 The Tech Friday, June 3, 2011

Stone will step Big waitlist, big yield Schmill attributes success to CPW down as EVP Waitlist, from Page 1 list. “Despite being disappointed and treasurer that we were only able to take so the Class of 2014. Of the students few students from the waitlist, we Theresa M. Stone SM ’76, who chose to remain on the wait- were very pleased with the way MIT’s executive vice president list this year, only 26 (3.6 percent) the yield turned out,” Schmill (EVP) and treasurer, announced were admitted. said. on May 17 that she would step With the opening MIT’s new- Schmill attributes the yield down from her position in the est dorm, Maseeh Hall, MIT Ad- increase to a successful Campus

fall, which she has held since missions increased the size of Preview Weekend, MIT’s annual Courtesy of the MIT investment management company February 2007. this year’s acceptance pool and admitted student event. “Our 130 Brookline St. concept art. MITIMCo plans on converting the The EVP administers MIT’s waitlist. According to a blog post surveys showed that students building for laboratory use and is actively marketing it to tenants. financial, capital, and opera- by Associate Admissions Direc- had a terrific experience (as al- tional resources. In an email to tor Matthew L. McGann ’00, the ways) and that the weekend real- the MIT community, Susan J. target size of the Class of 2015 ly convinced a lot of students that Hockfield said that Stone “guid- was about 1,120 students, com- MIT was the right fit for them,” ed MIT’s finances and opera- pared with 1,075 from the previ- Schmill said. This year was the Academic construction and renovation tions with solid judgment and ous year. The number of admit- first time a computer algorithm (expected over next decade) a steady hand during the most ted students also increased, up was used to assign undergradu- challenging economic climate to 1,715 this year from 1,611 last ate hosts to visiting admitted stu- Maseeh Hall, W1 (in progress): Due for completion this August, in our lifetimes.” year. dents; previously, a team of ad- W1’s renovation will allow the former graduate dormitory to accom- Stone told The Tech that she In an email to The Tech, Dean missions staff had spent several modate about 460 undergraduates and a new dining hall. Thanks to has enjoyed her time as EVP, but of Admissions Stuart Schmill ’86 days making matches by hand. the renovations, MIT’s undergraduate population will restored to wanted “more flexibility” in her said that more students were put Schmill said that waitlisted 4,500 over the course of several years. life. She will return to her com- on the waitlist in order to guard students are admitted through mitted volunteer status at MIT. against uncertainty over how largely the same process that the Nano-Materials, Structures, and Systems (nMaSS) research facil- A replacement for Stone has many students would accept an admissions committee follows ity (in planning): MIT has identified a need for a dedicated facility not been announced yet, but offer of admission. “We felt that for regular admissions. However, for faculty from across MIT who are involved in nanoscale research. Hockfield invited the MIT com- this year might be more unpre- waitlisted students have the op- A site currently home to an abandoned Polaroid building between munity to provide suggestions dictable,” Schmill said. portunity to provide additional Main, Albany, and Portland Streets is under evaluation. for candidates. 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Jesse Engreitz, Robin Deits and Nevada Sanchez have received 610 Main Street (actively marketing to tenants): 418,000 square feet of office and laboratory space will be built on what is now a the Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award for 2011. parking lot. “I would really like to see [this] get underway this year,” said Marsh. Mr. Engreitz, Mr. Deits, and Mr. Sanchez are three of 15 exceptionally Kendall Square Development (zoning petition submitted): MIT is seeking to redevelop a substantial portion of the Kendall Square talented and creative young innovators to receive a Graduate Fellowship area on the eastern side of campus. MIT has proposed 880,000 square feet of new commercial space, 800,000 sq. ft. of academic Award of up to $250,000 in the Applied Physical Sciences or Engineering. space, 120,000 sq. ft. of residential space, and 100,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Marsh says the Kendall Square initiative is aimed at making the area surrounding MIT more attractive to high-tech, research- Learn More or Apply for a 2012 Hertz Foundation Fellowship www.HertzFoundation.org oriented companies. Friday, June 3, 2011 The Tech 15 Decade aims to see $1.5B in renovation, construction First phase of MIT 2030 financed by $750 million bond sale and ‘ambitious’ fundraising plan

infographic by aislyn schalck MIT is hoping to complete a number of new construction and renovation projects within the next 10 years, but many MIT 2030 projects reflected here are far from finalized. MIT 2030, from Page 1 including Kresge Auditorium, Bur- back the loan, plus interest, within and retail space on MIT-owned prop- Stone said that much of the 2030 ton Conner, MacGregor, and the 100 years. Stone said the investors erty in Cambridge, will be funded framework has so far been driven by The MIT 2030 framework has Student Center, among others. tend to be “very high-quality” insti- separately from the MIT 2030 aca- input from MIT’s academic leader- identified new construction and de- Stone noted, however, that tutions, including large insurance demic construction and renovation. ship. Stone says input from “broad velopment that MIT feels can reason- “things can change,” and that MIT companies and money managers in MIT 2030 is not, however, a push sectors of the community” will con- ably be completed within the next 2030 is the Institute’s current expec- the United States and Europe. for new real estate. All of the MIT- tinue to be solicited throughout the decade (see map and sidebar), ac- tation for feasible campus renewal Regarding the caliber of the in- IMCo development concepts out- process. cording to Stone. Two new research and expansion. vestors, Stone said the bond sale was lined on the 2030 website are for MIT welcomes ideas on MIT facilities — one for energy and the en- Stone said that the first decade a “great vote of confidence” in MIT. property MIT already owns. 2030 at [email protected]. vironment and another for nanoscale of new academic development is MIT hopes to make up the re- research — are being considered at expected to cost $1.5 billion — $500 maining $750 million through sites close to central campus. million for new construction (en- fundraising, aspirations for which MIT also hopes to complete a ergy/environment and nanoscale Stone calls “ambitious.” number of renovation and capital research facilities) and $1 billion for “The realization of the types of renewal projects in dormitories and campus renovation and capital re- projects envisioned in the plan will older academic buildings, includ- newal. To finance half of that, MIT be dependent on the support and ing Buildings 41–43, Building 2, recently sold $750 million in 100-year generosity of friends of MIT,” she Walker Memorial, and E52, among taxable bonds, which yield 5.623 per- added. several others. Capital renewal cent interest. The timing was good Separate from new academic refers to systems, infrastructure, for MIT, said Stone, because of “fa- construction and renovation — but roofs, elevators, plazas, interior fin- vorable market conditions” and his- still under the MIT 2030 framework ishes, and other maintenance, ac- torically low interest rates. — is real estate development projects cording to the MIT 2030 website. People or organizations who by the MIT Investment Management An extended scope of capital purchased these bonds have ef- Company (MITIMCo). Real estate courtesy of the mit investment management company renewal and campus renovation is fectively loaned MIT money. In re- development, which usually involves 610 Main Street concept art. The laboratory/office building will replace expected beyond the next decade, turn, the Institute promises to pay the construction of new lab, office, a surface lot.

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Lewin, from Page 1 The Interview have to remember so many things. the heart of everything. And it’s not and did they encourage you to be- To further commemorate Which is not the case with phys- because I want to brag about phys- come a scientist? “red sunset” on the projector screen, Lewin’s efforts at MIT as a profes- ics. Physics is way more conceptual ics. Really, I have no interest in that. Lewin: You should read chapter to demonstrate the polarization of sor and educator-at-large, The Tech than chemistry. So it scared the hell I’m not trying to sell you to become one of my book, to really under- light. sat down with him to probe deeper out of me. And biology has the same a physicist, really. stand this. But to explain some, my But this time — on May 16, 2011 into what makes this physicist tick, problem. It is amazing what biolo- But chemistry, when you really father was a Jew and half my family

— a blanket of tears coated his bright how he got to where he is today, and gist have to know; the number of think about it: Why does H20 ex- was gassed in Auschwitz. The war, it blue eyes, and Lewin walked across what his thoughts are on teaching, diseases — they even know how to ist? That’s physics! Biology: Why do ended some 65 years ago, [but] the the stage of MIT’s largest lecture hall science, and even his first love: art. pronounce them — and all the med- certain microamperes go around impact of the war will never go away. to address the crowd. The Tech: What inspired you to ications that they give. It’s just mind in your brain? Why is your heart It is with me every day. Every single “I have given, in this lecture hall, become a physicist? boggling. I would have been a com- pumping? That’s physics. day. The war is with me. about 800 lectures. And it is wonder- Walter H. G. Lewin: My becom- plete failure. Now you may give it a differ- So my whole childhood, and ful to be back here, but it really hurts ing a physicist was, in a way, a nega- So what was left over? Physics. ent name. You may call it “physical even my adulthood, is still in a way to know that this is my last lecture tive choice. In high school, I was That’s what I meant by negative chemistry” or “physical medicine,” attached to that war. My father sur- in 26-100,” he said. “I have there- very good in math, and reasonably choice. But little did I know that I but it’s all physics. So, it is at the vived that war, luckily, even though fore decided that I want to leave you good in sciences — that was, chem- was made for physics, and physics heart of everything. he was Jewish. in style. The way I will do this, is I istry and physics, and I was OK in was made for me. So it just worked That’s not the reason, per se, that Did my parents encourage me? will leave 26-100 in my own private biology. I couldn’t see myself doing out so wonderfully. I like it so much, but it is at the heart Yes, but not per se to go into physics. rocket.” math for the rest of my life. It was TT: What do you think distin- of everything. So it was exactly the They left that choice up to me. But Off to the side, Lewin promptly clear that I was going to university, guishes physics from the other right choice for me. Because it’s con- they were always very supportive. grasped his cherry-red three-wheel but math … no. sciences? ceptually way easier for me, than to I don’t think they were particularly vintage bike, sat down, and released Well, then I was looking at chem- Lewin: Physics is at the bottom remember so much. proud that I did physics, but yes, the tab on a canister of CO2, which istry, and my god, chemistry — you of all other sciences. Physics is at TT: What did your parents do, they were supportive. propelled him across the speckled But I do remember when I got floor of the lecture hall’s stage. my PhD in physics, my father was The room — overflowing not only proud. He then became proud of with students, but also older alumni me, I think, because he was largely and their children — promptly stood self-educated. So he did not ever for a standing ovation. make it to those top schools, and he Lewin’s final lecture was given didn’t even apply to them. Two gen- to commemorate decades of teach- ‘Physics is at the bottom erations back, going to university ing at MIT, as well as the release of [was extremely uncommon]. his new book, For the Love of Phys- My father said, ”I never achieved ics: from the End of the Rainbow of all other sciences. any title that had any respect, and to the Edge of Time — A Journey my son did.” And when I became a Through the Wonders of Physics Physics is at the heart of professor at MIT, of course, he was (Free Press). glowing. A native of the Netherlands and everything.’ TT: When is it that you think a professor at MIT since 1966, this you discovered your passion for astrophysicist and lover of art has teaching? been recently recognized for the Lewin: I was always very interest- high merit of his video lectures on ed in art history. Already when I was MIT OpenCouseWare (OCW); this 11 years old, I would go every week past March, Lewin received the in- to museums. I started to prepare augural Educator Award for Open- talks on the various movements in CourseWare Excellence (ACE). art history, and I gave one talk, I re- Since their release on OCW and member, when I was 15 years old at YouTube, Lewin says his lectures are my school about Van Gogh. Those watched by 6000 people per day, or talks were always extremely well- about 2 million per year. Bill Gates received. My discipline of prepar- has personally written to him, say- ing talks is so thorough — already ing he has watched all 94 of the up- then — that the talks were always loaded lectures. His last lecture can well-received. be viewed in full at http://www.us- Then when I got what [Ameri- tream.tv/recorded/14756530. Manohar Srikanth—The Tech Lewin demonstrates Rayleigh scattering by showing that cigarette smoke scatters blue light. Lewin II, Page 19 Friday, June 3, 2011 The Tech 19

Manohar Srikanth—The Tech Manohar Srikanth—The Tech The 75-year-old Professor Lewin takes 10 full swings on a pendulum to demonstrate that adding mass will not Lewin emotionally announces that this lecture is his last. change its frequency.

Lewin II, from Page 18 there was an opportunity — the OpenCourseware, why do you er comes to you, you do it. moment that the conservation of think education is so important? TT: Do you have a favorite cans] call the bachelor’s degree, I energy was discussed — I would Lewin: Educating the world! chapter in your book? was entitled to be a teacher at one introduce the collapse of super We are an ivory tower, and OCW Lewin: The first and the last. of the top two [secondary] schools massive stars into neutron stars, has opened the doors. We were a You’ll have to read it to see. But [in the Netherlands]. I could teach and I would calculate in class the forbidden city, where people only the last one, I’ll just tell you, it’s them math and physics, and I did spin rate of those neutron stars. came and took pictures in the infi- about the new way of seeing. And that for three reasons. If you did And then the moment we talk nite hall. Now they can look at what that connects physics with art. that for five years, you did not about Doppler shift, I would teach we’re teaching! It’s brilliant! It’s the And since both art and physics are have to serve in the army. Then on cosmology. Whenever I can, I best thing since sliced bread! It’s both my love, my life … I have 125 every year [I] did that, 20 percent introduce examples from the real truly incredible, and technology works of art … I talk about how art of my student loan was waived world and some that are inspiring has made that possible. is a new way of seeing, like physics. by the government. And the third to the students. MIT was the first to do this, TT: As a last, related question, one was, if I was willing to work 85 TT: How do you prepare your and my lectures were the first to what are the parallels that you see hours a week, I was able to get my lectures? go onto OCW. Dick Larson re- between science and art, in terms PhD. So I was [killing] three birds Lewin: When I teach, I am com- ally should get credit for making of ways of seeing? with one stone. pletely obsessed with it. When I sure these lectures of mine were Lewin: The parallel is that pio- However, the energy that that lecture, I am entranced. I dry run videotaped. neering art and pioneering physics took was unbelievable, as I need- it so many times, it becomes a per- TT: Do you have any especially break new ground. They make us ed 22 hours teaching per week. look at the word in a different way. But I did that, and that’s when I ‘I think of a lecture as having a structure But you have to stress the word started to be a real teacher. And pioneering. That’s what they have the students loved me, so at MIT, that I call a house. When you remove in common. it was just a natural continuation parts, you have to make sure that you Pioneering physics or any phys- of something that I loved to do. ics theory can be right or wrong. Ana Lyons—The Tech People love to do the things that don’t remove a supporting structure that Art cannot be right or wrong; it can Lewin signed copies of his newly they’re good at. It’s a natural com- be good or bad. So it’s a totally dif- published book after his last lecture. bination. So I loved to teach. will make the whole house collapse.’ ferent criteria by which art is be- TT: Do you remember the first ing evaluated. But what they really course, or even lecture, you taught formance. It is almost as if I am memorable fan mail from OCW have in common is that pioneering here? watching myself. viewers, from around the world? art makes you see the world in dif- Lewin: At MIT, my first lecture I think of a lecture as having a Lewin: I have a file of at least a ferent ways. was 1972 8.03 (Vibrations and structure that I call a house. You thousand letters that are so special Think of the impressionists, who Waves), which did not nearly have build a house that has a certain to me that I save them. They are so at the time were considered idiots. the quality that my 2004-2005 lec- structure, and that is the way that enormously moving: people who At the time, it was considered that tures did. I build my lectures. So when you tell me that I have changed their they couldn’t paint. Well, people TT: When did you start doing remove parts, you have to make lives, people who tell me that I who were completely uneducated the demonstrations that you are so sure that you don’t remove a sup- have made them see the world in in art had Monet on their wall. And famous for in your lectures today? porting structure in the house a completely different way. Some they loved it. Van Gogh sold in his Lewin: Day one, of course. I’d that will make the whole house people write me saying, “Profes- life one painting. He couldn’t give have to look at my lecture notes. collapse. sor Lewin, I hated physics, and them away. People rip their pants I’ve added some. I’ve improved And in all the lectures that I’ve now I love it.” Oh man, every day. nowadays for Van Gogh. His paint- some. But surely from day one that given, let’s say 1000, I’ve finished So I have this huge file of letters. It ings now go for $60 million, be- I lectured here, demonstrations in plus or minus two minutes of could almost be issued as a book, cause the world that he created is were key support to my lectures. the time that I had. The one time except for confidentially issues. now part of your world. You accept I worked with the demonstration I abused the time, is when I went TT: What are some of the coun- that. They have made you; they group day and night. The demon- to 52 minutes [in a 50 minute tries you hear from? have changed you. And the same is strations, they have to work. So I do lecture]. The room was dark with Lewin: Lots from India. Japan. true of pioneering physics. dry runs two weeks before the lec- slides, so the students couldn’t South America. Australia. Europe. Think of Newton in the 17th cen- ture, and then the morning of the look at their watches and leave. China. Almost any country that tury, of how he changed the whole lecture, I dry run, all of them. How I do this, is if you look at my has connection to internet. That concept of science. He changed TT: What do you think is the lecture notes, I have marked every really is the limiting factor. Even fundamentally from an Aristote- relationship between your inspira- five minutes where I should be. these very poor areas in Bangla- lian idea … to a field that can all of tion for teaching and your inspira- And then if I’m a minute behind desh, I have at least 5–6 letters. the sudden be calculated, and be tion for research? Do you feel your or three minutes behind, I can TT: What is the age range of measured, and can be verified. He passion for teaching at all inspired correct for that. viewers you receive fan mail from? can make predictions. And these your research? I’ll tell you another secret: My Lewin: Ten years to 95. predications could be checked. He Lewin: My research was very timers never go up in time; they TT: What prompted you to pub- changed the whole way we look at specialized. I did high energy as- only go down in time. There’s a lish a book? the world. Think about Maxwell. trophysics, measuring x-rays from reason for that. My lecture notes Lewin: Well, I had a [front-page His equations. Think then about Manohar Srikanth—The Tech the universe. There was no inspira- count down to zero, so I always article written about my lectures] cosmology. And Einstein. Special Lewin lights the third of four ciga- tion; it was the other way around. know how much more I have. It’s in The New York Times. And within Relativity. General Relativity. The rettes he needs to generate enough I would say, it was because I was very psychologically important. about 48 hours, I got 25 publishers whole world has changed after small particles to demonstrate Rayleigh doing this research that whenever TT: Regarding your work with who called me. When the publish- them. scattering.

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1 An Army UH 60 Black Hawk helicopter visited Briggs Field in Lobby 7, singing and dancing to a selection of pop and dance 9 Children learn the inner workings of a joystick-controlled for an inspection by MIT’s Army ROTC. music. The flash mob required advance sign-up and rehearsal robotic manipulator at a technology demonstration in the Stata 2 Undergraduate Association President Vrajesh Y. Modi ’11 attendance. Center during MIT’s Under The Dome Open House celebration. holds up the iPad used to sign a recommitment to MIT’s charter 6 Visitors play in the Gradated Field, one of the many FAST Approximately 20,000 attendees visited campus for the first open at the MIT Next Century Convocation on April 10. installations that appeared on campus in early May. Gradated Field house in over 30 years. 3 For MIT’s 150th anniversary, hackers installed 20–30 hacks was a collection of smooth, white plaster mounds formed by latex 10 Night of Numbers, a set of lighted numbers with special all over campus. This sideways lounge hack was installed to sheets. significance to MIT, was installed on buildings across campus commemorate the upside-down lounge hack installed during 7 Wind Screen features many wind turbine subunits, each of for the MIT150 FAST Arts Festival. Campus Preview Weekend 2010. which generates all the energy it needs to light up as it spins. 11 Liquid Archive was installed along the Charles for the FAST 4 Inflatable stars soared above Killian Court during FAST Light on 8 Visitors explore the Unflat Pavilion/Feather-Weight House, Arts Festival. During FAST Light in early May, an hour-long May 7. a freestanding pavilion constructed from laminated plywood that program of environmental artwork was projected onto the 5 At noon on April 30 an organized “flash mob” convened appeared on campus in early May. inflatable screen. Friday, June 3, 2011 The Tech 23 Men’s Rugby claims Div. III Cup Women’s Track s Sport Coach Christie credited with turning team around takes 4th at OC Earned 14 All-America nods, clinched Program of the Year s Sport By Greg McKeever DAPER staff

The MIT Women’s Track and Field team capped off the most successful year in program history with a fourth- place finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Champi- onship over the weekend. The Engineers

collected 14 All-America nods and finished S with 45 team points. Coach Halston Taylor’s program also clinched the Deb Vercauteren national Program of the Year award, given port to the team that registers the best combined finishes at the NCAA Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Portia M. Jones ’12 led the way for Tech, landing on the All-America podium four times and accounting for 16.5 points for the team during the Championship. Jones was the national runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles, s after running the fastest qualifying time in the heats on s Sport Friday. Amy R. Magnuson G joined Jones on the awards stand, taking fourth place in the event with time of 14.64 seconds. Jones also finished third in the 200, as the final eight

Christina Cosman runners were able to overcome a slight headwind to run a Fullback Michael P. Byrne G eyes up the opposition for a tackle with the support of scrumhalf Jason Shep- very competitive race. Jones’ time was 24.91, just five one- herd and winger Matthew R. Adendorff G in the 2011 NERFU Cup Tournament semifinal game against Springfield hundredths of a second behind second place and one Rugby Football Club. MIT beat Springfield 29-10 and later went on to beat Saratoga Rugby Football Club and win one-hundredth faster than fourth. The junior competed the cup. in the 100-meter dash as well, but was unable to qualify for the final after running a 12.45 prelim. s Sport By Aislyn Schalck The team’s recent success has mostly been attrib- Jamie L. Simmons ’12 earned All-America honors in Executive editor uted to hiring an experienced coach who does not also the 400 intermediate hurdles for the second year in a row. play for the team. Men’s Rugby is a club sport at MIT Simmons’ time of 1:00.65 was good for fourth overall. Going 5-1 in the regular fall season and 8-1 in the and also competes against local non-collegiate teams. Simmons was also entered in the 400 but did not advance spring, the MIT Men’s Rugby team took its awesome This allows the team to draw from an ample talent pool to the final. streak one step further by winning the Division III of MIT affiliates as well as students. However, as recent- MIT picked up two more All-America nods in the pole Championship at the North East Rugby ly as two years ago, the team was doing so poorly it was vault, as Karin E. Fisher ’11 and Lauren B. Kuntz ’13 went Football Union Cup Tournament. MIT threatened with being dropped from Division III. three-four. Fisher was one of just three vaulters in the

went down to the tournament in Newport, With the recent acquisition of coach Sean Christie country to clear 13 feet, as her final vault of 13-3.00 feet s Sport R.I. on May 14 as the second seed in their — who also coached Northeastern to a Division I col- was enough to place third. Kuntz went over the bar at 12- division. In the first match the Engineers legiate national championship in the fall — the team 7.25 to pick up five points for the Engineers. Hazel L. Bri- overtook the division’s third seed team, has been steadily improving, culminating in their re- ner ’11 just missed out on the All-America level, placing Springfield, scoring and converting tries throughout cent win. According to the team’s vice president, Ja- in a tie for 10th. the game. Despite 10 points being awarded to and son Shepherd, the successful season has resulted in The 4x100 relay was able to significantly improve its earned by Springfield as the result of MIT penalties, increased player commitment to the team. Having standing, as the group wound up in fifth place after com- MIT won the match 29-10. a coach has also given the team a stronger ability to ing into the meet as the 13th seed overall. Jacqueline A. MIT played their second match against Saratoga, train new players. Not once has anyone crossed the Brew ’14, Martha M. Gross ’12, and Simmons complet- who they fell to in the fall 22-30 whilst competing for MIT try-line in four games, just one of their successful ed the first three legs before handing off to Jones, who s Sport the league’s title. MIT redeemed this tough loss by shut- accomplishments. brought the team home in 47.12 seconds. ting out Saratoga at the NERFU tournament, scoring With this win, the MIT Men’s Rugby Team is looking Also competing for the Cardinal and Gray in a pair of four tries in the first half and one in the second. With forward to the fall season. “We have high expectations distance events was Anna M. Holt-Gosselin ’11. The senior conversions, the final score was 34-0, giving the cup to for this coming fall season and are aiming for Nation- was 19th in the 5000 meters (18:22.66) and took 18th in MIT. als,” Shepherd said. the 10k.

Sports SHort Will Mavericks be able to beat the Heat? s Sport Dama, Hyatt Looking back on the Heat’s journey and ahead to the NBA finals recognized as By Nidharshan Anandasivam But the Heat stole Game Two, and the Chi- matchups will be crucial. sports writer cago crowd was no longer so loud. The front court battle pits Wade, Bibby, Academic Miami took the next three, each because of and Chalmers of the Heat against Terry, The champs from the East, the Miami Heat, the late game heroics of their stars, Kidd, and Barea of the Mavericks. Here, All-Americans are here for a reason, And it seemed like the Heat were meeting all whichever group better facilitates ball move-

Having shown determined resilience since the high expectations, all the raised bars. ment for the half court offense will win. On s Sport Two of MIT’s baseball players the start of the season. Now the Heat find themselves in the final se- the other hand, the back court matchup fea- received recognition in the College Starting out at a dismal 9-8, “King James” ries after making it through … tures James, Bosh, and Anthony of the Heat Sports Information Directors of impressed only a few, The question is: Will they be able to achieve versus Nowitzki, Chandler, and Haywood of America’s Academic All-American But from then on, the Heat buckled down to what they pursue? the Mavericks. Whichever squad dominates Program. The award comes as a re- give Miami fans their due. the glass and utilizes aggressive post play sult of strong athletic performance Clinching the third seed in the East, the Heat Although this last question may seem will probably win. in addition to consistent and im- faced the Sixers in the first round. easy to answer given the talent and prow- During the regular season, the Mavericks pressive academic performance. Winning the first three wasn’t a large task ess demonstrated by the Miami Heat as beat the Heat both times they played each Pitcher Aric J. Dama ’13, a since the boards they did pound. they cruised by the 76ers, Celtics, and Bulls, other (106-95 in Dallas on Nov. 27 and 98-96 s Sport sophomore studying mechanical Game Four went to Philly thanks to Iguoda- a closer examination of the weapons of the in Miami on Dec. 20). In fact, at that point engineering, finished the baseball la’s commitment to strive, Dallas Mavericks and the player matchups in the season, the Heat lost to the Maver- season with a 2.45 ERA and as NEW- But the Heat reestablished their dominance between the two teams may suggest oth- icks, won 12 straight games, then lost to the MAC pitcher of the year. In addition by winning Game Five. erwise. Nowitzki’s shooting performances Mavericks again to snap their streak. Subse- to having the most strikeouts in the The next test came from the Big Three of Bos- throughout the 2011 playoffs, the experience quently, Miami won their next nine games. conference, he pitched multiple ton and Rondo, the point guard, brought by Kidd, Terry, and Nowitzki, and It was no coincidence; the Mavericks prob- shutouts and pitched in the confer- But Miami responded by defending the Celtic the spark provided by Marion and Barea off ably were the better team then. However, the ence games with a 0.57 ERA. stars with proper regard, the bench show that the Mavericks will not current Heat team is much different from Catcher Daniel E. Hyatt ’11, also Game Four came down to a pivotal shot at go down easy. that of the regular season. Their tenacity, a mechanical engineering student, the end of regulation, While certain questions loom for the late-game performance, and team play have s Sport is receiving this recognition for the But Pierce missed, and the Celtics lost in over- Mavericks (Who will stop the driving and shone throughout the playoffs. Dallas has second time. With a 0.348 batting time, adding to Boston’s frustration. shooting of LeBron James? Who will be also proven to be a more poised, disciplined average, he scored 23 runs this sea- Down 3-1 in the series, the Celtics marched able to put a body on the ferocious Chris team in the playoffs. After all, this is the Mav- son and played in every game for the into Miami looking for a road win, Bosh? Who will keep pace with the speedy erick team that swept Kobe Bryant and the Engineers this year. In addition to But Wade and James were having none of Dwyane Wade?), there are also questions second-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. maintaining a strong GPA in his ma- that, for that would be a Miami sin. that the Heat have to answer (How do we Will LeBron James accomplish what jor, Hyatt has helped mentor young- The game was close mid-fourth quarter, and stop Nowitzki if he makes nearly every shot he set out to do when he decided to leave er athletes on the team throughout James knew it was time, he gets off cleanly? How do we defend and Cleveland to join Dwyane Wade in Miami?

his time at MIT. A chance for him to showcase his talents in counter the passing game initiated by Kidd Will the Heat, with its two superstars from Spor After one of MIT baseball’s stron- the clutch and commit a Boston crime. and Terry? When should we double team the 2003 NBA Draft, meet the expectations gest seasons in years, the team ad- This brought on an anticipated matchup and when do we play zone defense against they’ve set up for themselves? We can only vanced to the NCAA Tournament, against the Bulls and Rose, this sharpshooting team?). Miami is stocked wait and watch. Only time will tell which although they lost to Tufts Universi- Who was lethal because of his ability to with height and athleticism on the defensive team will rise to the occasion, play better ty in a tough game with a final score drive, get to the line, and knock down free end, especially with their Big Three. But Dal- team basketball, and become the 2011 NBA of 3-2. The Engineers finished the throws. las has some defense of their own: the skill Champions. T S season with a 25-15 record. The Bulls ran away with Game One late and quickness of Kidd, Terry, and Marion, Editor’s Note: Due to The Tech’s editorial —Shelley Ackerman thanks to Rose, Deng, and the hype of the and the size and blocking ability of Chandler deadlines, this article was necessarily written crowd, and the forwards. In the end, the individual prior to the June 2 Mavericks v. Heat game. 24 The Tech Friday, June 3, 2011

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