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Volume 119, Number 60 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, November 19, 1999 "BLBCloses Second SAE House Career Fair Sponsors '0 By Dana Levine STAFF REPORTER Squabble OverProfits Wri ti ng the fi na I chapter of " Sigma Alpha Epsilon's history at Dispute May Deter Future Combined Fairs the Institute, the Boston Licensing Board Tuesday suspended the fra- By Karen Robinson The combined fair, held Oct. I, , ternity's dormitory license for their ASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR was a good experiment according second house at 480 Beacon Street. Combining the fall's three career Class of 2000 President Hugo Barra.
The suspension came after the o fairs into one event this year led to Companies who attend M IT career Dean's Office withdrew recognition unprecdented student and company fairs have been asking for one con- • for SAE last week, "The Boston satisfaction but significant dissent solidated career fair for years. Licensing Board will only recognize between the organizing groups. Behind the scenes, however, things a dormitory license if a fraternity is The fair's organizers, Society of did not go as well. • affiliated with an institute of higher Women Engineers, Graduate education," said Dean for Student Student Council, and Class of 2000 Finances now nearly settled Life Margaret R Bates, have clashed over how to divide the Only this week, distribution of This action comes on the heels more than $200,000 raised by the the funds the career fair collected in ~of the licensing board's revocation event. September is approaching comple- of the housing license for SAE's Because of the various confu- tion, said Class of 2000 Career Fair other house located at 484 Beacon sions and disputes that arose with Chair Mykolas D. Rambus. Street. this year's joint career fair, mem- Before the fair, the groups hardly "There are more than 20 fraterni- bers of the Class of 2000 council talked about the financial side of ties in Boston. Most of them are MIODRAG C1RKOI'IC-TlIE 7ECf! will recommend that there be two arrangements, Rambus said. They well run, but several are out of con- Dean for Student Life Margaret R. Bates testifies before the Boston separate career fairs next year. began negotiations about how to ,trol. They have to shape up or they Licensing Board Tuesday. Members of other groups prefer split the money a few weeks after will be shut down," said Daniel F. that next year's format follow this career week. Pokaski, who heads the licensing again. tion that the chapter was taking." year's closely, and that there be "The Class of 2000 has a greater board, "MIT is getting a bad rap about only one fair, they said. demand for funds," with more fre- The suspension is an "indefinite this" said Pokaski in describing the First eviction effective today Companies also overwhelmingly quent events than the other groups suspension" that will last until MIT reaction of the media to the SAE sit- The closing of the house on 484 approved of MIT's only having one have, Rambus said. "This was the officially reestablishes recognition uation. Beacon Street becQmes effective career fair th is semester, said primary motivation for beginning •of the fraternity, he added, "There clearly is some disap- today. "We have identified spaces Katherine O'Dair, Assistant Dean of negotiations," he said . pointment on our part," said Bates. Residential Life and Student Life The current proposal is for each Alcohol incident spurs suspension "We were encouraged by the direc- SAE, Page 19 Programs. group to receive the same amount of The latest series of actions began money from the career fair as they "after SAE was suspended following have historically from separate an alleged alcohol incident at the Colleges Experience MP3 Crackdown career fairs, based on average earn- fraternity on Sept. 7. SAE was on ings from 1997 and 1998. After this
<'C' Institute probation at the time of the By Matthew F. Palmer dent newspaper. In order to regain Internet service providers responsi- the remaining money will be split • incident due to previous alcohol STAFF REPORTER their online access, the students had ble for illegal content on their evenly in three ways. violations. Recent crackdowns against the to attend a lecture on copyright law. servers unless they have been alert- "There has been quite a history illegal distribution of audio files on The sanctions came after a ran- ed of the problem and don't act. Career week spawns confusion ..of actions against SAE," Bates said. college campuses have led to a new dom search of 250 student computers However, when organizations like The main source of confusion Pokaski said that the suspension emphasis on MP3 files, a popular that were publicly served files on the the RIAA tell a college that they've was career week and how it related of the two housing licenses were compressed audio format. campus network or had easily discovered illegal MP3s, the college to the career fair, O'Dair said. "base~ on complaints by neighbors Seventy-three students at guessed passwords, The Tartan is legally required to look into it. During career week, several • and based on MIT's actions." Carnegie Mellon University lost their reported. Also, the Record Industry The Act also requires that an companies ran workshops for stu- Pokaski added, however, that the in room connections to the Internet Association of America reportedly organization be set up to receive and dents, Wu said. Additionally, the licensing board would reestablish for illegally sharing copyrighted MP3 alerted CMU officials to student sites act on these complaints. stopit took three sponsor groups each had activ- • the dormitory licenses of both hous- files over the university's network, with pirated recordings. on that responsibility for MIT. ities for meml-~rs, such as the SWE es if MIT were to recognize SAE according to The Tartan, CMU's stu- The RIAA also recently threat- "We've been pretty vigorous banquet and '=lass of 2000 casino ened to bring a lawsuit against the about enforcing copyrights even night. University of South Carolina and one before the act came into place," There were eight corporate spon- of its students who was allegedly seil- McGovern said. sors of career week, Barra said. ing copyrighted MP3s, "Wired Richard J. Barbalace of the "We had more companies wanting News" reported. The suit was Student Information Processing to sponsor, but we just asked the dropped after the university installed Board declined to comment, saying ones whose help we could use in a system to track IP addresses with that SIPB would need at least a week putting together career week activi- high online traffic, possibly caused by to formulate an official statement on ties," Barra said. the exchange of pirated music. MP3 issues. Barra and Vice President Sean Fabre made the fall career fair a MIT responds to piracy RIAA launches piracy campaign major part of their campaign last MIT has not had to issue sanc- The RIAA's actions with CMU spring, and the ideas for career tions for MP3 piracy according to and USCS are part of its week were originally theirs, Barra Information Systems' Project SoundByting Campaign, whose pur- said. Manager and [email protected] coordi- pose "is to raise awareness that repro- The Class of 2000 thought that nator Timothy J. McGovern. ducing and distributing music illegal- the career week was class-spon- However, complaints have been ly is akin to stealing, and such actions sored, and sponsors in fact paid the made regarding copyright infringe- have serious ethical and legal conse- class of 2000 directly. After negoti- ments and, following an investiga- quences," according to its web site. ations this week, this money was tion, students have been asked to It claims to be protecting free transferred to the career fair group remove the illegal files. speech, though many students worry account, Rambus said. "When we get complaints from a that the crackdowns are an unfair vio- The money collected for career copyright holder or agent like the lation of their rights. The RIAA is a week was fairly minor compared to RIAA, we are required by law to non-profit group who represents 350 the sum collected at the rest of the investigate and take some action," recording companies. fair, O'Dair said. McGovern said. CMU had been a target of the According to Barra, this money The investigations are not like the RIAA for three years according to was approximately $40,000, and surprise searches at CM U, The Tartan. Without commenting on will be split exactly three ways. McGovern said. "The law requires the CMU case, McGovern said that KRzrSZTOF GAlOS-TlfE TECf! that complaints from copyright hold- stopit is not afraid if the same type of Reasons for separate fairs cited Teresa Raine '99 as the title character in the Musical Theatre ers are specific and have an address. scrutiny were placed on MIT. "We Working with "three distinct Guild's production of Evlta playing Nov. 18-21 in La Sala de We then go and look at the sites." have no concern that we'd be singled organizations who run things very Puerto Rico. The 1998 Digital Millennium out because we've been following the Copyright Act does not hold laws," he said. C.areer Fair, Page 17
Professor John W.Dower Comics Author James Gleick wraps up World & Nation 2 receives tJ1eNational Book his national book tour for Faster Opinion .4 Award. with a stop at the Institute. Arts 7 On The Town 11 Sports 24 Page 19 Page 12 Page 16 Page. 2 r ~THE TECH .. November}19,~1999, .t WORLD & NATION Mitchell Offers Solution to Revive Bonfire Stack Collapse Kills Ulster Peace Process in One Day THE WASHINGTON POST MADRID & Former Senate majority leader George Mitchell, a man who has Nine Texas A M Students worked near-miracles in Northern Ireland, pulled another surprise out By Paul Duggan student campus. As dozens of res- be the focus of an investigation led of his hat Thursday as he called on the contending forces there to take WASHINGTON POST cuers worked to free any survivors by the campus police. The collapse the steps required to revive the peace process - in a single day. AUSTIN, TEXAS from the pile, scores of young peo- of the bonfire stack was the second As he ended his II-week "review" of the stalemate in the embat- At least nine students at Texas pie stood nearby, holding hands and this decade. A collapse in 1994, in tled British province, Mitchell said the only way to resolve the end- A&M University were killed early praying, their faces etched with which no one was hurt, was blamed .. less chicken-and-egg arguments about which side should act first Thursday in the collapse of a 40- shock and grief. Others gathered at on wet ground. would be for everybody to agree to act on the same day. foot-high stack of heavy logs that churches in the area, sitting quietly A group calling itself Aggies "I believe that a basis now exists for devolution to occur, for the was to have been set ablaze before in prayer circles, heads bowed. Against Bonfire has called in the (government) to be established, and for decommissioning to take the school's annual football show- University officials scheduled an past for the abolition of.the annual ,~ place as soon as possible," he said. down with rival University of evening memorial service at a cam- event, saying it wastes resources The response to Mitchell's simple but daring proposal was sur- Texas, officials said. Nearly 30 stu- pus auditorium. and contributes to dozens of injuries prisingly conciliatory. dents were injured in the accident, "The sadness is unbelievable, and alcohol-related arrests each some critically. just devastating," said Justin year. ~ In a tragedy that marred a nearly Youens, an A&M sophomore and a Patrick Freshwater, a student Spending Bill Easily Passed by House century-old tradition at Texas friend of one of the dead, sopho- helping to build the bonfire stack, LOS ANGELES TI.\IES A&M, the huge bonfire stack, under more Jerry Self. Youens said he was said the collapse was sudden ... WASHINGTON construction by trained students and active with Self in a campus min- "There was just some movement. The compromise year-end spending bill worked out by others since mid-October, suddenly istry. "It hasn't hit me yet," he said Five to seven seconds, and it was on Republican leaders and the White House sailed through the House on came crashing down about 2:30 in a soft voice. "There's so much the ground." The .noise could be Thursday, paving the way for a Senate vote Friday or Saturday that a.m. CST while 60 to 70 students tradition here, so much spirit, you heard a quarter-mile away. #> \vould enable Congress to adjourn for the year. were standing atop it, officials said. can't believe something like this Except for 1963, after the assas- The $385 billion measure was approved on a vote of 296-135, The accident occurred on a field could happen. I woke up this morn- sination of President John F. winning clear majorities in both parties. northeast of the campus in College ing and found out I lost a friend." Kennedy, A&M students have held The House also approved separate legislation that would extend Station, about 80 miles east of here. At College Station Me;clii~,al a football rally around an immense ,~ several tax breaks and also would permit disabled persons to take Throughout the morning and Center, officials said 11 students"jl bonfire on the campus every jobs without losing their federal health benefits. afternoon, as the death toll climbed, were treated for relatively minor November since 1909, said Tura President Clinton and congressional leaders of both parties praised rescuers with saws, heavy equip- injuries and released, and two others . King, a university spokeswoman .... the budget measure as historic, claiming major victories on their key ment and listening devices searched were admitted to the hospital in seri- She said students,. with volunteer political goals - ranging from education and medical research to for survivors in a sprawling pile of ous condition, suffering from frac- help from construction engineers defense and foreign aid. about 4,000 logs, many of them 10 tures. At St. Joseph Hospital,. three and heavy-equipment operators, cut Clinton, in Turkey to attend a conference on European security, to 12 feet long. Rescue workers said victims were listed in critical condi- the logs in Texas forests, haul them 1 called the budget compromise a "hard-won victory for the American they had seen two or three victims tion and one in serious condition, to a field near campus and spend people," adding: "This is what we have achieved, and we have done in the pile who appeared to be dead. officials said. weeks erecting the teepee-shaped so by working together." The accident stunned the 43,500- Officials said the, accident will pile. !~ Nicaraguan Drug Trafficker Is linked to Colombian Death Squads Egyptians Growing -Angry Over, · THE LOS ANGELES TIMES GUATEMALA CITY Signaling a link between drug trafficking and the arms deals of Suggestions of Copilot Suicide ..',' Colombian death squads, a Nicaraguan ex-cop-turned-arms-dealer was convicted Thursday in Managua for possession of narcotics and By Howard Schneider Egyptian would not do such a thing. out of those in the United States illegal weapons. and Lee Hockstader That has left much of the Cairo involved in this general investiga- ~ Colombian authorities have long accused the right-wing "self- THE WASHINGTON POST ,,. press scrambling for an,~lternative tion," Rubin said.""We're appealing defense forces" that fight the country's Marxist guerrillas of ties to CAIRO. EGYPT theory. Writers have come up with for calm, and calm can- only come if narcotics barons who supply three-fourths of the cocaine and a grow- Increasingly clear-cut suggestions everything from "laser rays" to saba- there is a minimum of speculation . ing share of the heroin consumed in the United States. from U.S. investigators that a copilot tage by Israel's spy agency, the about~ conclusions in this country, ~ The conviction of Roger Ramirez - a former Nicaraguan police deliberately crashed EgyptAir Flight Mossad, to a U.S. government plot and a minimum of wil~, exaggeraJ- official drummed out of the force six years ago under a cloud of suspi- 990 into the Atlantic have led the designed to avoid exposing Boeing to ed, unfounded conspiracy theories cion involving drug trafficking - illustrated those ties in a court oflaw. Egyptian people and their govern- liability. in other media in the Middle East." . The self-defense forces were formed a decade ago by ranchers and ment from shock to indignation to a In a measure of the rising ten- Egyptian officials have com- "'! rural merchants besieged by rebel kidnappings and extortion. Heavily growing display of anger. sion, the State Department urged an plained bitterly to their American subsidized by drug traffickers in recent years, the private armies have The unwillingness to accept end to, what it ~alled speculation counterparts in private about. the become a major factor in Colombia's prolonged civil war as they what investigators describe as evi- from investigators, reported in the conclusions of U.S: investigators. regain territory from the insurgents, mainly by terrorizing civilians dence from cockpit recorders comes U.S. press, about what caused the suggesting that evidence shows a " that they suspect of being rebel sympathizers. from government officials, pilots, Boeing 767 to plunge into the ocean copilot, Gameel EI-Batouty, steered Increasingly, Colombian intelligence officials believe that dis- students, journalists and religious with 217 people aboard. The depart-' the plane into the water on purpose putes between the self-defense forces and the insurgents are centered . leaders, as well as ordinary people. ment spokesman, James Rubin, said after uttering a traditional phrase on areas that produce cocaine and heroin. Both sides are believed to Although much is at stake - legal the reports from Washington are placing his fate in the hands of God. "tax" production of illegal crops. liability, tourism and the govern- producing what he called "wild con- In their view, the evidence is far ment's reputation on security - the spiracy theories" in the Arab press. from conclusive and the investiga': . swell of anger seems to flow mainly "We are concerned and troubled tion into a possible malfunction of ';. from the simple conviction that an by speculative conclusions coming the plane should continue.
'CI:UJ WEATHER Lenny's Strange Trip By Peter Huybers STAFF METEOROLOGIST Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 55°F (13°C)and steady temper- atures this evening with low of 51°F (11°C). The gusty winds we experienced this week will diminish to 5 to 10 mph from the south today. Saturday looks to be mostly sunny, but hints at a 30 percent chance of rain. Expect highs in the lower 60s (15°C) and lows in the upper 40s (8°C). Both Sunday and Monday look to be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s (11°F) and lows in the mid 40s. Hurricane Lenny is tracing a slow path from the northern coast of Venezuala toward Puerto Rico and the northern Lesser Antilles. The west to east path Lenny is following is highly unusual. No recorded storm of this magnitude has ever moved west to east across the open seas of the Caribbean. An unusual meteorological combination of winds blowing from west to east, low wind shear, and the absence of a subtropical ridge to the north allowed Lenny to develop and then move along its atypical path. Hurricane Lenny is ~ . expected to move out into the Atlantic by the end of today.
Weekend Outlook
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 56 (13°C), low 51 (11°C).
Saturday: Sunny then chance ofrain. High 62 (l5°C), low 48 (8°C). Precipitation Symbols Other S mbots Weather Systems Weather Fronts .~ Snow; Rain _ Troulh - Fo. Hi.h Pressun: - Sunday: Partly cloudy. High in mid 50s, low in mid 40s. H Showers - • - Thundc:"torm ...... Warm Front VV "R Lilhl L Low Pressure ~_.- 00 Hau Monday.: Partly cloudy. High in mid 50s, low in mid 40s. ~ColdFronl . Moderate •• ! Compiled by MtT ~Hurricanc MeteorologySWT ...... SIaliOlW)' Fronl Hcavy . A~ .. and Th~T",h '. THE TECH- I PageC/3.' November'19~: 1999'V.il j WORLD & NATION
,Clinton Encourages Yeltsin To Jury Gives Third Man Life in Prison in Dragging Death LOS ANGELES TIMES .Negotiate Peace in Chechnya HOUSTON By James Gerstenzang and be under any illusions on this score: the most thrilling experiences of Jurors Thursday found a third white man guilty of capital murder Richard C" Paddock There will be no negotiations with my life as a citizen of the world, but spared him the death penalty in a shocking 1998 killing that {.os ANGELES TIMES bandits and murderers." before I became president, was occurred on an East Texas road and became a prism into race rela- ISTANBUL, TURKEY Faced, however, with expres- when you stood up on that tank in tions in America. Making a rare personal appeal sions of support for the U.S. posi- Moscow, when they tried to take Deliberating over two days, the jury in Jasper took far longer than before an audience of 53 world tion by one speaker after another at the freedom of the Russian people had similar panels that tried Shawn Allen Berry's cohorts in the 'readers, President Clinton on the summit of the Organization for away. And your standing there on crime. Berry, 24, had no comment as he embraced his girlfriend when Thursday urged Russian President Security and Cooperation in Europe, that tank said to those people, the verdict was returned. Boris N. Yeltsin to seek a negotiat- he agreed in the end to allow the 'You can do this, but you'll have After a brief penalty hearing, the all-white jury then quickly .~d peace in Chechriya. Yeltsin, defi- head of the OSCE to visit Chechnya to kill me first.' " agreed on a sentence of life in prison. Berry must serve at least 40 ant and defensive, said the West's to assess the situation there. Using words he had written by years before he has a chance of parole. criticism is unacceptable while Seeking to answer the Russian hand shortly- before his speech, In two separate trials earlier this year, Lawrence Russell Brewer, Russia is trying to end "the cancer leader's argument that the war in Clinton continued: "If they had put. 32, and John William King, 25, were sentenced to death for kidnap- t;)fterrorism." Chechnya is a domestic matter, you in jail instead of electing you ping James Byrd Jr., 49, chaining him to a truck and dragging his In a raw public display of their Clinton spoke of the moment in president, I would hope that every body until it tore to pieces. In both cases, addition of kidnapping to differences over Moscow's war in 1991 when YeItsin turned back an leader of every country around this the murder convictions enabled jurors to sentence the defendants to the separatist republic, which has attempted coup against Soviet table would have stood up for you death. produced a large number of civilian President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. and for freedom in Russia and not casualties, the two leaders showed "President YeItsin," Clinton said, "Well, that is an internal little room for compromise. said, looking directly at the ailing Russian affair that we cannot be a • "Nobody," Yeltsin said, "should leader and pointing a finger, "one of part of.' " FDA Convenes Hearings on Genetically Engineered Food THE WASHINGTON POST rBI Finds Stolen Nuke Info May CHICAGO With consumer advocates, environmentalists and organic agricul- turists occasionally heckling from the audience and staging street-the- Have' Come from Weapons Maker r- ater demonstrations outside, the Food and Drug Administration By Vernon Loeb and The telltale errors, contained in a contention, long voiced by scientists Thursday grappled with the controversial issues of best how to regu- Walter Pincus description of the miniaturized W - at Los Alamos and officials at the late genetically engineered food. ,/ THE WASHINGTON POST 88 warhead, were traced to one of Department of Energy, that China In the first of a series of public hearings aimed at engaging the WASHINGTON the contractors and defense installa- could have obtained classified infor- public in discussions about federal policy on gene-altered foods, the The FBI has found new' evidence tions that assemble nuclear mation about the W-88 and other agency's top officials heard that "shooting genes into chromosomes" suggesting that China may have weapons, government sources said. U.S. nuclear warheads from any of is, depending upon the viewpoint of who was speaking, either dan- stolen information about the most While the new evidence does not dozens of facilities. gerous, unnatural and anti-religious, or a key to solving future world- advanced U.S. nuclear warhead completely eliminate Los Alamos or A Lockheed Martin spokesman wide food shortages and a boon to developing safer, more healthful from one of the weapon's assem- Lee, the sources said, it indicates that said Thursday the company "is and tastier foods. blers, widening an investigation the most likely origin of the informa- cooperating with the government in After eight hours of testimony by more than 100 speakers and r.mce focused aimost exclusively on .tion is one of the weapons "integra- its investigation and is not under several long debates by two panels of experts, there appeared to be Los Alamos National Laboratory tors." These include Sandia National investigation nor implicated in any little middle ground, which FDA Commissioner Jane E. Henney may and one of its staff scientists, Wen Laboratories, which puts together wrongdoing." have anticipated when she said at the outset of the meeting that "The Ho Lee. \ . prototypes of some warheads; Attorney General Janet ~eno and FDA is here to listen ... Our goal is not to reach a conclusion at the " The evidence emerged after Lockheed Martin Corp., which attach FBI Director Louis Freeh told end of the day." weapons scientists at Los Alamos warheads to missiles; and the Navy, Congress in September that they From the beginning, the hearing was highly structured and tightly noted errors in a Chinese intelli- which supervises the process. were starting their investigation into controlled in an apparent effort to avoid a donnybrook over the g.ence document that sparked the One source said the analysis Chinese espionage over again and increasingly contentious use of bioengineering in the production of initial F~I and congressional inves- "widened the circle and gave con-' assigning scores of additional agents food. tigations into Lo,s Alamos and Lee. vincing evidence" backing -up the to broa,den the probe.
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L t .Date: 'Monday, January. 31, 2000 Place: The Charles Hotel _. Page 4 THE TECH ,ilo' •• 4, ..... ,~ November 19, 1999 OPINION Letters To The Editor CP Jurisdiction severe misalignment of priorities, or just a objects of consideration for moral agents. As general lack of common sense. moral agents, adult humans have the responsi- Shouldn't Be an Issue Jamie Byrum G bility to accord basic rights (e.g., to be free ... from torture and death) to infants, the mental- Chairman Anyone attempting to cross the street in ly ill, and (gasp!) nonhuman animals. Satwiksai Seshasai '0 I front of 77 Massachusetts Avenue whi Ie the Schnee Wrong on Schnee supports his claim that animals Editor in Chief traffic light was out of service recently aren't guaranteed rights by writing, "A hungry Frank Dabek '00 became greatly aware of just how essential Animal Rights. tiger does not care whether you have the right that traffic light really is. Unfortunately, not to be eaten." This statement is very mis- Business Manager there was no crossing guard there during the I applaud Kris Schnee for at least consider- leading. If we replace the word "tiger" with Joey Dieckhans '00 majority of the outage to stop traffic and help ing the notion of animal rights ["We the "person," the sentence is still true. Whatever l\'lanaging Editor pedestrians cross the street. Animals," Nov. 12]. Unfortunately, Schnee conclusions Schnee draws about tigers from Ryan Ochylski '01 Chief of Campus Police Anne Glavin stat- jumps to a few hasty conclusions. this sentence also apply to humans. Executive Editor ed in The Tech ["Cabling Leads to Crossing Schnee warns, "We must be careful not to Additionally, what beings do in life-or- ... Gregory F. Kuhnen '00 Chaos," Nov. 9] that the Cambridge Police slip into another definition and start thinking death situations is outside the realm of your did not post a detail during the weekend of nonhumans as moral agents, self-aware discussion of rights. Humans Gust like tigers)
NEWS STAFF because, "Apparently, they didn't have the beings who are capable of arguing over throw .all complex social agreements out the Editors: Douglas E. Heimburger '00, manpower." Why didn't MIT Campus Police things like the concept of rights. Since ani- window if faced with the threat of death or .. Zareena Hussain '00, Jennifer Chung '0 I, post a detail? The same article stated that mals are not capable of entering into the com- torture. What a tiger cares about when it is Naveen Sunkavally '0 I; Associate Editors: "the road is not considered part of the campus plex social agreements humans use ... and .trying not to die of starvation is irrelevant to Rima Arnaout '02, Sanjay Basu '02, and not within Campus Police jurisdiction." can't be convinced to abide by the same laws, whether humans have the right to torture and • Kristen Landino '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, However, at the same time, an article called . they are not automatically protected by the kill animals for experimentation and food, Karen E. Robinson '02; Staff: Anna K. "Who's in Charge," in the November issue of 'rights' humans create." when it is not necessary.to their survival. Benefiel '00, Laura McGrath Moulton '0 I, Counterpoint magazine, informs us that Does Schnee examine this argument long Next time Schnee retrofits moral arguments Jane Yoo '0 I, Dana Levine '02, Efren Campus Police have been patrolling FSILGs enough to realize what ridiculous conclusions to justify the status quo, he' should make sure .. Gutierrez '03, Mike Hall '03, David follow from it? If granting rights are about that the arguments are really predictive of his Bailey '03, Matthew Palmer '03, Cristina across the river in Boston since last May. Roussel '03, Aurora Schmidt '03, Sagara Am I to understand, Chi~'f Glavin, that moral agency, then is it morally acceptable for model moral system, because I doubt that Wickramasekara '03; Meteorologists: Campus Police has jurisdiction over fraternity infants, the mentally ill, and other humans Schnee meant to exclude all humans incapable Veronique Bugnion G, Greg Lawson G, houses miles away in Boston, but they don't incapable of moral agenthood to be confined, ,of Imoral agency from the realm of moral con- ~ Peter Huybers G, Bill Ramstrom G, Chris E. have the jurisdiction to post a crossing guard experimented on, killed and eaten? If sideration. Assuming that this is the case, Forest, Marek Zebrowski. 10 feet in front of the Institute? Are you Schnee's answer is yes, he should have point- Schnee failed to demonstrate why humans, but PRODUCTION STAFF telling me that you can send officers to answer ed out these corollaries of his philosophy. If not nonhuman animals, deserve rights. 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Although it is likely that animals are not .mals would do well to exam~ne their posit~or( Lois '03, Jane Maduram '03, Supriya Rao '03, have the "jurisdiction" to help people in the moral agents (as Schnee claims), they are more .c~r.efully ~.hHe 'p1~Ci~~ a t~-I,TI.PP~~f~ Jennifer Shieh '03, Gayani Tillekeratne '03. middle of campus cross the street. I'm clearly moral patients: they possess the capac- moratonum on all InvaSIve ammal research: . ;;00'. OPINION STAFF unsure whether we should treat this as a ity to suffer harm and are thei-efore proper "' ' -", . ',' 'Ian'~bss Editors: Eric J. Plosky G, Michael J. Ring '01; Columnists: Julia C. Lipman '99, Veena Thomas '02, Kris Schnee '02; Staff: Elaine Y. Wan '01. SPORTS STAFF ,1'", Editor: Susan Buchman '0 I; Associate Editor: Ming-Tai Huh '02; Staff: Ethan T. Goetz '00, Amir Mesarwi '00, Nisha Singh '00, Deborah S. Won '00, Alvan Eric P. Loreto '0 I, Brian K. Richter '02, Jennifer C. Lee '03. ARTS STAFF Editors: Vladimir V. 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I ably expect that someday the technology will .exist to reverse any damage done by freezing, even to the brain? Tpe answer is a definite maybe'; we simply ,,.have no way of knowing whether this will ever be' possible. Cryonics companies are offering a gamble. Short of having a team of technicians standing by for someone on the ,;verge ~f death - which is available for a price - how can cryonics get around' the fact that the human brain starts to die within min- , utes of being denied oxygen, especiallym' ~ that this can happen.well before legal death? The 'legal definition of death is,-.infact, a sig- nificant problem: since fre~ing so~eone whose • heart is still beating would be considered mur- der, even with the patient's full consent, Cryoni- cists must wait until a 'patient is offic~J.ly declared dead before setting to work. Under this ~restriction, a patient who has given full consent to freezing might have to be left at room tem- perature until nothing, not even hypothetical ". n¥10tech, can save him. Legalizing at least this Yes? Then ••• form of assisted suicide would solve this prob- lem, giving people the right to choose the gam- ble of cryonics and get the best possible odds. Prospective freezing patients at the Alcor JOIN company, one of the best known groups, pay an annual fee of $360 (largely tax::.cteductible), ... wttile the Cryonics Institute charges $1250 , once, or $ 120 yearly, for the right to be frozen when necessary. Then comes the real price: anywhere from $28,000 to $ I20,000 for the , actual suspension and indefinite maintenance. This is generally funded through insurance, not cash. Cryonics does not seem to be a financial " • scam, or a California. fad; it is simply a gam- ble. There is some evidence that it could work. Buying into it at this point means being t. fairly optimistic about future technology, given the flaws in the freezing method. It would be reassuring if a better preservation Come to room 483 in the Student Center, method were found, one that avoided causing or call x3-1541 and ask for Mike or Eric, f. damage beyond our present ability to fix. It's worth considering cryonics now, but for those of us who can wait and see, the best bet is to stay alive as long as possible first. November 19, 1999 P.age 6. THE TECH ;.000
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• ' • " ...... I ..... , THE ARTS STAGE REVIEW Although the blunders with the costumes dis- FILM REVIEW tracted the audience, the show contained a Club and Pretty in Pink), and while this worked couple scenes of note. extremely well in his previous films, it feels out eM, played by Stephen Peters G provides of place here. For the most part, though, Smith 'Evita a window into Eva's doubts and worries. The Dogma has a good grip on how to present his story and ...By Jordan Rubin show establishes this fully in the scene "Waltz does so with great creativity. ASSOCIATE NIGHT EDITOR for Eva' and Che," as Che mirrors Eva as she Although Dogma is engaging on its surface, Presented by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild removes her makeup. The portrayal of Che Irreverently Religious it soon becomes clear that the main objective of
> • .Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber balances the confidence that Eva exudes with By Fred Chol the film is not merely to spin a good yam, but to Lyrics by Tim Rice the dilemmas that she repressed. ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR explore serious religious issues within the con- Directed by Sheridan Zabel Sara Jo Elice '0 I, who plays the role of Written and directed by Kevin Smith text of an MTV world. This task .is certainly With: Sherri Davidoff. Stephen Peters. Mistress, stands out in her scene. In "Another With: Ben AJJleck. George Carlin. Matt ambitious, and thus it is unsurprising that, enter- '''Steven Niemczyk, Sara Jo E/ice and others Suitcase in Another Hall", the Mistress por- Damon. Linda Fiorentino. Salma taining as the film is, it ultimately disappoints In La Sala de Puerto Rico trays the life of a destitute woman while Hayek, Jason Lee. Jason Mewes. Alan because of its limited scope. That is, although it November 18 through 21 expressing her personal problems after her Rickman. Chris Rock, and Kevin brings up many interesting issues, it never fully ~ affair with Juan Peron comes to an end. This Smith explores any of them. On the one hand some 'yesterday,s performance of Evita was scene raise9 the level of the performance for , views, such as "Jesus was really dark-skinned," not without its flaws., but it was still the rest of the show. t first glance, the new Kevin Smith "The Virgin Mary had other children after an enjoyable show ...playing the title In the beginning of the performance, the movie Dogma looks like nothing but Jesus," and "God is a woman," are hardly novel •J role of Eva Peron, Sherri Davidoff cast and the orchestra had trouble keeping the trouble. After all, in an average minute and are not likely to spark much discussion . '02 provides the audience with an intimate same tempo. Fortunately, this problem of Kevin Smith dialogue, three out of On the other hand, some issues, such as the view of the Argentine First Lady's situation. A became less apparent as the show continued. four words are bound to be four-lettered ones, role of religion in one's personal life and how to This production presents, perhaps an overly Most likely, this dilemma could be attributed and although guns, humor, and foul language reconcile theology with modern times provide \ intimate view as her dress refused to stay on. to opening-night nerves. may mix, adding religion and stirring well is food for thought, although the solutions present- bound to produce more than a little agitation. ed in the film oftentimes lack relevance. Of Nevertheless, while Dogma will make some these the most glaring omission is how to people un<;:omfortable with its irreverent view accept religion without physical proof. But of religion, those who see it will be forced to re- despite being unable to effectively present argu- examine their religious beliefs, and that, along ments for questions that have plagued mankind with. a fantastic cast, makes the movie worth for centuries, kudos go to Kevin Smith for seeing. bringing them up in the first place and slyly At its simplest, ,the movie's plot concerns forcing moviegoers to use their heads for once. the efforts of two fallen angels, Bartleby and Outside of its content, the movie's greatest Loki (played by dynamic duo Ben Affleck and asset is its amazingly idiosyncratic characters. Matt Damon), to gain admittance into heaven. The movie requires a strong ensemble to pull The two have been forced into exile for chal- off the wide range of personalities that lenging God's decree and trying to help Smith's characters require, and the actors fill mankind, but they receive an anonymous tip the roles perfectly while adding wonderful informing them of a loophole in Catholic subtext. The supporting cast includes Chris dogma that will enable them to return to heav- Rock as Rufus, Jesus's 13th and only black en. However, what the two don't realize is that Apostle, Jason Lee as the demon Azrael, and by getting iri through the loophole they will the gorgeous Salma Hayek as a divine muse- prove God fallible, and since the one principle turned-stripper. In addition, Alanis Morissette upon which the entire world rests is that God is turns in a surprisingly convincing perfor- infallible, if they succeed the world will be mance as the peaceful, fun-loving God. unable to exist. The stage is set, then, for a clas- Although Smith's theology here and through- sic battle between Gooa and Evil as the out the movie may seem to be bordering on archangel Metatron (Alan Rickman) enlists the the blasphemous, in a recent interview for aid of Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) to stop the Time he claimed, "I'm hoping that when peo- two and save the world. ple see the film, they'll say, 'Oh, it's not the All this may sound _overly complex, but movie that flips the bird at the church. It's leave it ~o Kevin Smith to k.eep the two hour- actually kind of devout.'" film erigaging. Unlike Smith's previous three Dogma illustrates the ever-evolving style of films, the classic and clever Clerks (1994), the Smith and serves to demonstrate his talent as disappointingly inane Mal/rats (1995), and the screenwriter, director, and actor. Although he earnest but heavy-handed Chasing Amy (1997), still hasn't hit his stride yet, Dogma reflects his Dogma relies less on snappy dialogue and silly growing maturity as a screenwriter in his willing- diversions and more on action and characteristi- ness to tackle difficult subject matter and his abil- cally colorful characters. Though long-time fans ity to grasp the essence of his characters. Fans of Kevin Smith will miss his earlier films' idio- that find 'themselves missing the lighthearted syncrasies, the changes are appropriate for .this humor and snappy dialogue of his earlier works
,, MICHELLE POVINELLI-THE TECH - film. Smith hangs onto previous characteristics shouldn't.despair just yet - among Smith's next "-Peron(Steven Niemczyk G) salutes the Argentinian people while Che (Stephen Peters G) of his films, such as conversations about movies projects is Clerks 2: Hardly Clerkin '. looks on In MTG's production of Evita.. (although in this film the discussion concerns Catherine F 00 contributed to the writing oj not Star .Wars, surprisingly, but. The Breakfast this review. FILM REVIEW '; ~ , ./' :. " : ':,.... Pokemort: TheFirst Movie Mewt~o Figh~ BriCk ~, ; ',. By Aaron. Isaksen . ~ still get to' see hundreds of Pokemon running PHOTOGRAPHER : around doing lots of cute things. hat are Pokemon?-What is it aoout "But that's not all Pokemon do. Humans these freaky creatures that make .. capture the Pokemon and train them to fight ~, kids 'So crazy?' Schools ha~e each other.Pokemon trainers travel the world W banned them and in New York, collecting more and more Pokemon; the one one kid slashed another with a carving kiijfe who can train all 150 becomes the Master , over ~hem. While you are at your neighbor- Trainer. Mewtwo Strikes Back focuses on the hood video store renting the latest Pokemon Pokemon trainer Ash (he's also the star of the television series tapes, you can also pick up television series) and his efforts to become the some Pokemon c'oloring books, Pokemon best at what he does. He's accompanied by ~, stuffed animals, Pokemon stickers, Pokemon two friends, Brock and Misty; together they vi'deo games, Pbkemon lunch boxes, and must help save the world from the evil Pokemon desk accessories. And don't even ...... Pokemon Mewtwo. think about going to Burger KiI}g unless you Mewtwo is the result of a horrible Pokemon • want to wait in line while parents are buying cloning experiment gone awry; he realizes he is fifteen Kids' Meals for their two children (a "only a ,copy, nothing more" and decides to Pokemon toy is included with .each delicious punish humanity for putting him through such -+ and nutritious meal). Boys and girls just eat it terrible angst. Mewtwo clones all the Pokemon up - and not just the hamburgers. he can get his hands on. Then, in one of the If you feel left out of the latest pop culture most brilliant moments of the film, he sets jewel, the quickest way to jump in on the scene Pokemon against Pokemon. Annoyingly, the " is to see the newest addition to the wonderful antagonist, Mewtwo, has several existentialist world of Pokemon, Pokemon: The First Movie, dialogues about the essence of being a clone. It Mewtwo Strikes Back. The movie begins with a was tedious to continually hear his pessimistic • twenty minute short, ~'Pikachu's Vacation'.' remarks about having no purpose when all I which helps introduce you to what the Pokemon really wanted was to see more Pokemon. are all about. Not only does the narrator help The target audience are kids and Pokemon you along, but the children that will inevitably fans. This is nothing like those Disney movies l be joining your moviegoing experience will yell which are written,on two levels: one for kids out the names of the 150 species of Pokemon and one for adults. The' dialogue is basic, the every time they show-up on the big screen. Test themes are very simplistic, and the animation
scores on basic skills. are down, but our youth' is fair. And don't expect any famous voices; WARNER BROTHERS sure know their Pokemon. "Pikachu's' you'll be focusing on the characters, which Ash and his Pokemon pal Plkachu are .surrounded by characters from Pokemon: The Vacation" sho.ws kids that whe.n everyone are cute as can be. FIrst Movie. Watch It If you have a high tolerance for sickeningly cute creatures. works together life is just more fun. For those of Annie Choi contributed.in the writing oj
A us who have already leame STAGE REVIEW young leader, lest the whole opera into a farce. Unfortunately, French tenor and former trumpet player Jean-Pierre Furlan is no Prince Aida Charming, but his voice, strong and secure, albeit with a limited range, makes up for much of his shortcomings as an actor. Guided by UJices Russian mezzo-soprano Maria By Bence Olveczky Riadtchikova makes her America debut as ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR Amneris, and while she has some problems Presented by Boston Lyric Opera with the high notes, her otherwise clear and At the Shubert Theatre powerful voice conveys the princess's frus- November 16. 19, 21 tration and disappointment in an impres- Tickets $27.50-$108 sive manner. But the best of the lot is bari- tone Brent Ellis, who sings the part of gypt in Boston, a collaboration between Amonasro, the Ethiopian king. Thirty years some of the city's most revered cultural into his career, Ellis has both a command- institutions, got off to a good start last ing stage presence and a sturdy voice, and E week wIth the premiere of Boston Lyric should be a true inspiration for his younger Opera's Aida. Verdi's monumental opera about colleagues. tragic love in ancient Egypt was a fitting start to While the singing ranges from good to an undertaking that includes the Fine Arts excellent, the acting is mediocre at best, and if Museum's blockbuster exhibition Pharaohs of opera in general seems like an anachronism to the Sun (ongoing), Boston Ballet's Cleopatra you, Boston's A ida won't make you change (May 2000), and Science Museum's OmniMax your mind. Watching the show with a cynical offering Mysteries of Egypt (ongoing). eye, you'll see a bunch of overweight divas Composed by Verdi in 1871 for the inaugu- stumbling across the stage, singing about ration of Cairo's new opera house, Aida is one impossible love and other such tragedies. But if of the most lavish operas ever written. Inspired you are an opera buff who's in it for the music, by the grandeur of the pyramids, it usually chances are you'll leave content. Stephen Lord receives a megalomaniac staging, with horses conducts the orchestra with conviction and pas- and elephants commonly employed to fuel the sion, and the singers make Verdi's beautiful extravaganza. But the homeless Boston Lyric arias come alive despite the many limitations of Opera (their proposal for a new !Jpera house the Shubert Theatre. was recently turned down) is forced to exercise As for the quality of the production, it falls a type of restraint not usually associated with somewhere between the singing and the acting: Aida. it's functional and efficient without being either Their temporary shelter is provided by the inspiring or off-putting. The set is an abstraet Shubert Theatre, which has a stage half the size version of an Egyptian temple, with a sand- of what's needed for opera. Add to that the stone-colored arched entrance framing the mediocre acousttcs and the uncomfortable seats, stage. Wide stairs lead up to the sanctuary, and you know that the odds are against you. behind which is a backdrop of alternating Thankfu 11y, the Boston Lyric Opera works Egyptian image's: a beautifully lit bas-relief of around most of the limitations with admirable the pyramids, frescoes of battle scenes, and a ingenuity, and, with Leon Major in the direc- scorching red tropical sunset. The stylized and tor's chair, the end product is an intimate and colorful costumes also add to the exotic feel of enjoyable version of Verdi's classic. the production. While the staging works well as The singing may not be world class (to see a vehicle for Verdi's music, it's not the theatri- the big stars, I advise you go to the cal feast that modem opera has the potential to Metropolitan Opera in New York), but it's close be. enough. The youthful cast assembled for this Aida's shortcomings are most obviously felt short run is made up of singers who are on the in the frequent interludes. Filled with seemingly verge of stardom, and - judging by their uninspired ballet pieces performed by amateur- Boston performances - some of them could ish dancers on a tiny area in front of the stairs, easily make it all the way to the top. these embarrassing intermezzos' only redeem- Geraldine McMillan, in the title role, is defi- ing quality is their transience. You never have nitely a contender. She neither looks nor acts to wait long before the singers take over with the part, but her sweet and voluptuous soprano their vocal evocation of drama and intrigue. does a good job in conveying the emotions her Given that the reason most people go to the role requires. Aida's love interest is Radames, a opera is to be lulled by the music, Boston's general who is set to marry the Egyptian A ida is a mainstream success. It may be preach- princess Amneris. With two women at his feet, ing to the converted, but at least it's a sermon Radames should be portrayed as a charismatic that's enjoyable. FILM REVIEW protagonist and a take-no-prisoners war on the encroaching humanity as a forest. On the side of the forest, there are giant whole). Oh yes, it wild boars, wolves, and a mysterious woman, also happens to be San (Claire Danes), the Princess Mononoke of Princess Mononoke animated. the title. The film is the This is merely to scratch the surface of the Leave the Kids at Home labor of love of narrative. Conflict being the heart of every Hayao Miyazaki, good story, there's enough story material here By Vladimir Zelevlnsky who is frequently called "the Japanese Walt for a dozen films. The war between the city , ARTS EDITOR Disney" - unfairly to him, I think, since and the forest is just one of the conflicts; there Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki Miyazaki's artistic vision is much more origi- are internal struggles in both camps, and English translatIOn by Neil Gain/an nal and exciting. For the last twenty years, his Miyazaki effortlessly makes quite a few Voiced by B1Ily Crudup, Minnie Driver, animation outfit Studio Ghibli produced salient points about the roles of men and Claire Danes, Billy Bob Thornton around a dozen films, targeted mostly at adults women in society, about violence being an and children alike (although something like inseparable part of nature (eating the opponent think that Princess Mononoke IS a mess: a My Neighbor Totaro is much more kid friend- "seems to be the preferred way of resolving an narrative jumble with scenes that frequent- ly than, say, adolescent-targeted Nausicaa of argument in the animal world), etc. ly refuse to work and are either head- the Valley of the Winds). Princess Mononoke, All of this is crammed into two hours and IscratchIngly obscure or unintentionally though, is an exception: it is squarely intended thirteen minutes of running time, and it fre-' laughable. I also think you should go and see for grown-ups, with its frequent scenes of quently feels like too -much. Princess It rIght now. Despite all its problems, it's a rather realistic violence. Mononoke is clearly a work of an auteur, grand Introduction to the work of one of the Prince Ashitaka (voiced by Billy Crudup) which brings both good and bad things. It's world's top filmmakers. As a film, it frequent- fights an enraged monster and wins - but not good when we are treated to a dramatically ly doesn't work; but when It does, it's grand. before contracting the monster's peculiar ill- complex vision; it's not so good when the Princess Mononoke is an epIc adventure ness. Now, he has to travel to where his complexity starts to feel like overindulgence. - a rare genre these days. It is also the story adversary came from, hoping to find the cause There's so much going on in the story that STUDIO GHIBU of a journey (both physical and spIritual), a of and the antidote to his malaise. There he once in a while it seems downright messy. The title character of Princess Mononoke. breathtaking actIOn thriller, a romance, and a finds a human settlement, led by iron-willed When it's not messy, it's breathtaking. The Is a woman who runs with the wolves. ruminatIOn about commg of age (for both the Lady Eboshi (Minnie Driver), who is waging opening fight, the first wolf attack, the journey through a forest filled with other hand, the translation makes the story spectral spirits, and more - much clearer, by carefully transposing you won't see visuals like Japanese mythology into English terms (I D()DOr this anywhere else. The have seen the original version with almost lit- Special Egg Needed sheer complexity of some eral subtitles, and it was on the verge of being-I $25,000 scenes is staggering, too; confusing): I'm not quite 'sure, though, why even more so if you consid- di9 they decided to translate only half of.Jhe er that almost all of title:' The Monster Princess sounds better to .... '''e are a loving, infertile couple hoping to find a compassionate woman to help us Princess Mononoke was me. : have a baby. We're looking for a healthy, intelligent college student or college hand-drawn, with Miyazaki . Last twenty minutes totally refuse to work, graduate, age 21-33, with blue eyes and blonde or light brown hair. Compensation himself contributing to just by the way, when Princess Mononoke starts about every frame. borrowing from not-too-original ideas of such $25,()()() plus expenses. Your gift of life would bring great joy. Please contact us The English version is a films like Akira: maybe it's just because I'm th~ough our representative at 1-800-776-7680. good representation of the not really a fan of action climaxes that involve original film. The dialogue, huge protoplasmic .monsters. Still, when it which was cliched in the reuses oth'er films' ideas (there are also ele- original, remains cliched ments ,that a"re borrowed from The Jungle here. The voice acting is Book and Tarzan), the total is quite unlike mediocre: while Crudup anything you can see anywhere else .. and Driver are excellent, It also has t!:ie best kiss scene this year, both Danes and Billy Bob which manages 16 be both disturbing and Thornton sound flat. On the touching - pretty much ~ke the film_its:!f. , November' i9~ '1999 THE TECH P~ge 9 ... FILM REVIEW English and that the sequences. There's the impossible, diffused- (especially Roth when he's playing the piano; I length be under two through-the-glass shot when 1900 first sees his didn't doubt for a second that he's a brilliant hours, so the destiny manifested in the form of a grand piano. virtuoso). That is, they are convincing until they exhibitors could fit in There's the wildly cinematic scene of an impro- start speaking: then they betray the fact that 'TheLegend £111900 an extra showing per visation, played on a piano which is rolling none of them really plays a character per se; day. Both of these around the ballroom floor while the ship is they are merely abstractions, Magritte-like face- ~LaLegenda del Pianista Bull 'Oceano backfired. As for the tossed around by a storm. There's the fi 1m's less figures existing mostly to contrast with the film's length, exuberant centerpiece, a piano duel with famous much more vivid background imagery. By Vladimir Zelevlnsky Tornatore's cut was 160 minutes, and the studio Jelly Roll Morton (Clarence Williams III), And then, of course, there's the story, or ARTS EDITOR chopped off 40 of those. Whoever did it (and it which culminates in a thrillingly theatrical ges- rather absence of such. It proceeds at a leisurely Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore was not the author/director himself, who strenu- ture. pace and intentionally omits essential plot Written by Giuseppe Tornatore, based on a ously opposed the changes) clearly didn't When Tornatore throws such pieces at the points (for example, the film totally sidesteps novel Novecento by Alessandro Baricco understand the film; the cut that can be seen in viewer, he's at the top of his game, and it's the question of how its protagonist learned to I• With Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Clarence American theatres, concentrates on the story. obvious that this is a work of one of the world's play the piano) but isn't the film's major weak- Williams 111 And it just so happens that the story is by far the most exciting film directors. As a screenwriter, ness. least important element of this film. though, he is less impressive, clearly hobbled 1900 is most enjoyable when it can be mere- t's dangerous to take a long movie and chop It can also be summarized in one short sen- by the necessity to write the dialogue in ly observed, marveling at its beauty, without 'I it to make it shorter. Such a fate befell tence: a man with the peculiar name of 1900 English. There's not much dialogue, sure; but much of an emotional connection. I can only Guiseppe Tornatore's new film, The (Tim Roth, best known as Mr. Orange in what is there sounds rather bland. As a matter of guess that the director's cut (which I haven't Legend oj 1900. Despite the obvious cine- Reservoir Dogs and Ringo in Pulp Fiction) is fact, most of the time I wished 1900 were a seen) enhances this observational quality. The o ~ matic strengths and exceptional visuals, the film born on a huge oceanic liner, and never leaves it silent film: the power of the images is astound- American version, however, seems to shoehorn - especially in its last third - feels inconsis- for his whole life, crossing the ocean voyage ing, and the dialogue only tends to dilute the this film into a standard narrative form, and this tent, uneven, and choppy; I could almost see the after voyage, playing the piano for passengers. impact. Even the title suffered: the Italian ver- feels more and more forced as the film pro- scissor marks on the celluloid. That's i~, really; 1900 is clearly a European sion has the long but clear name La Legenda del gresses, with the long stretches of sublime intro- I' . Commercialism is to blame, of courSe. After film, with its artistic sensibility being a far cry Pianista Sul/'Oceano (The Legend of a Pianist spection getting less and less clear, and the edit- the success of Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso from the story-centered mainstream American on the Ocean). ing becoming messier by the minute. (which was also truncated from the 170 minute- cinema. The actors, too, seem to feel much more at I hope Tornatore's next film will be in ..long director's cut to the still magical but rather The main strength of 1900 lies in its images, ease when they can just be: Tim Roth, Clarence Italian, and as long as the director wants it to be . "uneven 123 minute-long version), 1900 was and here the film is remarkable. While not the Williams III, and Pruitt Taylor Vince as the Otherwise, the result will be very much like The financed by the Hollywood studio New Line instant classic that Cinema Paradiso was, it film's narrator have a certain texture in their Legend oj 1900: a film forced to be something films. The studio demanded that the film be in nevertheless manages several brilliant portrayals, and they are perfectly convincing that it is not. Page 10 THE TECH THE ARTS November 19, 1999 .J o N THE 5 C RE E N - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - whistleblower benefits from great casting The following movies are playing this week- (Russell Crowe and AI Pacino) and an excel- end at local theaters. The Tech suggests using lent screenplay, making the movie as much Autumn Tale (***Yz) Princess Mononoke (***) Veteran French filmmaker Eric Rohmer An epic action adventure, a romance, and a 1 continues his gentle, thoughtful, and detailed philosophical treatise - which also happens to MERRICK MORTON-TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX studies of romantic confusion in this delight- be animated. While it suffers from simply hav- Brad Pitt (left) and Edward Norton in David Fincher's film Rght Club, from Twentieth ing too much stuff in it, and from being fre- ~ ful comedy about a middle-aged woman's o.JJI,' Century Fox. ~quently messy and se If'-In du I gent, It. a I so pro- . search for love and happiness. A vintage unthrillingly predictable. - Zarminae Ansari formances. It's a ro!!1ance, a tragedy, a histo- vides thrillingly exciting action sequences and Rohmer film with all the sophistication, depth, ry, and a comment on the human heart: its ten- visuals you won't see anywhere else. - VZ and intricacy that makes his fi Ims so irre- Dogma (***) derness and the beast that hides within. This sistible. Without doubt one of the best movies The latest film by Kevin Smith combines movie is not to be missed. - ZA Run Lola Run <***) of the year. - Bence Olveczky the elements of a mystery, suspenseful thriller, Lola's boyfriend needs $100,000 in twenty surreal fantasy, action movie, and black come- Felicia's Journey (***~1) minutes, or else he's dead. Lola's motorbike, Being John Malkovich (***~z) dy to produce an engaging examination of In director Atom Egoyan's long-awaited . was just stolen, so she has to run if she wants A film so different, so whacked-out, so religion. Although some may be put off by his followup to The Sweet Hereafter we watch the to be there on time. A minor plot detail: she original, and totally unlike anything else out irreverent approach, and the topics he brings story of Felicia, an there - like Monty Python at their most dead- up are never fully explored, a fairly novel Irish girl whose pan hilarious. An unconventional mixture of story, excellent cast, and interesting ideas lover has aban- comedy, satire, and frighteningly deep rumina- make this a movie that will covertly bring fod- doned the isle for tions on the nature of personality. - VZ der for discussions on religion .to the masses. England. On his - Fred Choi trail, she meets Bone Collector (**) Joseph Hilditch, the Good performances by Denzel Washington Earth (!t***) contented director as a veteran forensics cop and a stunning Based on Bapsi Sidhwa's novel Cracking of a food. manufac- Angelina Jolie as the rookie he helps fail to India, this film sees the partition of the Indian turing business. save the rehashed script of previous serial subcontinent into India and Pakistan through a Played by Bob killer thrillers, differentiated only by new child's eyes. Haunting images, great sound- Hoskins in a'mes- types of grossness and violence. Rather track by A.R. Rahman, and unforgettable per7 merizing role, Hilditch evolves in the audience's view MURRA Y CLOSE-WARNER BROTHERS_, from amusing, to (Left to right) Fadil AI-Badra, Ice Cube, George Clooney, and"'ellff eccentric, and far Curtis in Warner Brothers' unconventional drar:na Three Kings, also starring Mark Wahlberg. beyond, as a simple story is revealed to contain deep mysteries. doesn't have ~he money. So ~he needs to run With strong acting and beautiful photography really fast. The result is a streamlined movie and music, the serene eeriness of Felicia's possessing an unstoppable sense of motion" Journey lingers on in the mind. - Roy and giving the visceral ~Ieasure of ~e~i~g a Rodenstein tightly-wound plot unfold. - VZ . Fight Club (***) The Sixth Sense <***~1) A complex screenplay, strong perfor- . Cole Sear is a young boy whose special mances, and artistic direction make for an power, "the sixth sense," enables him to per- enjoyable filmgoing experience. The exces- ceive the ghosts which, unbeknownst to thCo, sive violence and rhetoric at times cause the rest of the world, walk among us every day. pace to drag, but the film's subtleties will be Bruce WiIlis plays the psychologist trying to pondered long after the movie ends. -!WP. him. The strength of their performances, Curiously, while Fight Club is comprised of carries the movie past its slight flaws, making many strong components, the film as a whole The Sixth Sense one of the best movies of the feels slightly. lacking. - Rebecca Loh, VZ summer. - Tzu-Mainn Chen FRANK CONNOR-TOUCHSTONE PICTURES The'lnsider (***) The Straight Story (***~1) AI Pacino plays "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman in The Insider. A great story about a tobacco industry n- A great true story: in 1994, seventy-three ./ year-old Alvin Straight rode a.1966, John Deere lawnmower from Laurens," ~'r( I)' 1'\ Iowa, all the way to Mount-Zion, Wisconsin, to see his ailing brother. - Directed by David Lynch (Twin,., OXFORD Peaks), this G-rated film' is remark- able, assured, and unhurried, yet fun of action (internal as we\1 as external), Live with British amazingly bea'utiful to look at, fre-' students in the very quently hilarious, and emotionally affecting to the point of being mesmer- center as a Registered izing.- VZ . Visiting Student of a medieval college Three Kings (** *1/z) As one of the most creative films of with university privileges. the year, David O. Russell's third filin' Three Kings marks his strongest Summer and graduate study directing effort to date. When American soldiers set out to find. Washington International Saddam's stolen gold bullion, they Studies Council also find Iraqi citizens in need of their 2 14 Massachusetts ~venue, N.E. help. In their efforts to help, the char- acters are. forced to question the point' \. Washington, D.C. 20002 Phone Num.ber: (202) 547-3275 of America's involvement in the Free Telephone: (800) 323- WISe Persian Gulf. ThJ creative use of the FacimiIe: (202) 547-1470 camera makes for powerful images": ~-mail:[email protected] that help arive the f1~m' s"mes~age www.studyabroad.comlwisc home. - Mich'ael Frakes . ; :.. November 19, 1999 'THEAR1S THE TECH Page r I (1 Bennett St., Cambridge) Fresh from an appearance on Popular Music the sound track to Woody Allen's acidulous 1997 film. Berklee Performance Center Deconstructing Harry, Shirim Berklee College of Music ushers in the holiday season 1140 Boylston St. with a "Nutcracker" sweet Free student recitals and fac- and rollicking. Some might '. ulty concerts, 4 p.m. and 7 be a bit taken aback by hear- p.m. some weekdays. For ing Tchaikovsky's info. on these concerts, call "Nutcracker Suite done the Performance Information klezmer style by the abun- Line at 747-8820. dantly skilled, local-based sextet Shirim. Led by the out- Nov. 19: Arlo Guthrie, standing clarinetist Glenn $22.50-$27.50. Dixon, and featuring the Nov. 21: Misia, $20, $25. trombonist David Harris, Dec. 10: Jane Oliver, $35, Shirim recasts the entrancing $28.50. ballet score into a succes- Dec. 12: Miami Boys Choir, A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston sion 'of pithy, lively folk $180-$10. dances. $12, $8 children < " Dec. 17: George Wins, n, November 19 - 26 12. For tickets call 876- $23.50-$19.50. 7777. Compiled by Fred Choi Centrum Centre Send submissions to [email protected] or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20483. Improv-ice presented by Ticketmaster 931-2000. Mohegan Sun Nov. 30: Rage Against ,~le Machine, all seats $25 .. Dec. 2 at the Centrum Dec. 21: Neil Diamond, Nov. 14: Chamber Players a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 Museum of Science male-female relationships. Centre. Unprecedented skat- $39.50, $29.50. perform at the First & ($11 on weekends), $7 for Science Park, Boston. (723- ing performances by 12 of Dec. 29: Barenaked Ladies, Second Church, 66 seniors, $5 for students with 2500), Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov. 19-20: The Lady by the world's top figure $35, $27.50. Marlborough St., Boston. ID ($3 on Wed.). free for chil- Fri., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., Dariush Mehrjui (1992, 113 skaters. Scheduled to per- Beethoven: Flute Serenade; dren under 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission free min.). One of the last long- form at this one-of-a-kind The Middle East Hindemith: Piano Quartet; The museum, built in the with MIT ID, otherwise $9, banned films to be granted a event: Katarina Witt, Elvis Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Rachmaninoff: Five Songs for style of a 15th-centu ry $7 for children 3-14 and release permit in Iran, The Stojko, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Ticket prices vary. Call 354- Voice and Piano. Michael Venetian palace, houses seniors. Lady is Mehrjui's adaptation Philippe Candeloro, Nicole 8238 for more info. Lewin, artistic director. more than 2500 art objects, The Museum features the of Bunuel's Viridiana. As with Bobek, Rudy Galindo, Lu Tickets $32. with emphasis on Italian theater of electricity (with his adaptations of Ibsen's A Chen. Kurt Browning, Caryn Nov. 19: Soulive with Otiel Renaissance and 17th-centu- indoor thunder-and-Iightning Dol/'s House and Salinger's Kadavy, Michael Weiss, Burbidge of Allman Brothers. Nov. 17: Chorus and ry Dutch works. Among the shows daily) and more than Franny and Zooey, Mehrjui Surya Bonaly, Alexei Yagudin. Nov. 20: The Promise Ring. Women's Chorus at the St. highlights are works by 600 hands-on exhibits. translates it fluidly into a One hour before the event, Nov. 21: Andre Williams. Clement's Church, 1105 Rembrandt, Botticelli, Ongoing: "Discovery Center"; completely Iranian context. skaters will make their draw Nov. 22: DRI (with Tree, AII- Boylston St. Schubert: Raphael, Titian, and "Investigate! A See-For- to select a style of music. Out War, and Shutdown). Miriams Seigesgesang; Whistler. Guided tours given Yourself Exhibit"; "Science in Boston Film Artists Present: Each skater will then have Nov. 23: Andrew Bird's Bowl Faure: Taritum Ergo and Ave Fridays at 2:30 p.m. the Park: Playing with Forces one hour to listen to the of Fire. Cancelled. Verum; 'Brahms: 12 Lieder Threads of Dissent and Motion"; "Seeing Is Dec. 2, 5. 11, 19: Once music on a personal walk- 'Nov. 24: Coke Dealer undl Romanzen. Free admis- Through Jan. 30, 2000. Deceiving. " Removed by Julie Mallozzi man with 30 minutes to (Blackstone Valley Crew, sion. Inspired by the Gardner' Ongoing: "Everest: Roof of (USA, 1999, 55 min.). rehearse on the ice prior to Drama Queen, and Getto). Museum's extraordinary the World"; "living on the Filmmaker Julie Mallozi grew the exhibition and 30 min- Nov. 27: Mary Lou Lord. tapestries, this exhibition Edge." Admission to Omni, up in rural Ohio with a utes off the ice. Each skater illuminates the permanent laser, and planetarium Chinese mother and an will perform his or her impro- Orpheum Theatre collection in the light of con- shows is $7.50, $5.50 for Italian-American father. Her visational number and then ,_ Ticketmaster: 931-2000 Theater temporary social, political, children and seniors. Now debut documentary, Once partic,ipate in group improvi- Nov. 21: Megadeth, $28.50. and aesthetic issues in the showing: "Laser Depeche Removed, tells the story of sational numbers in the sec- Nov. 27-28: Sting. Sold Out. Waiting In the Wings work of living artists. Six Mode," Sun., 8 p.m.; "Laser her trip to China to meet her ond half of the program. Dec. 1: Foo Fighters, $25. works in the special exhibi- Offspring," Thurs.-Sat., 8 mother's family after a 50- Tickets: $55 (Limited On-Ice ".; ,Dec'. 3: Queensryche, Through Nov. 27 at the tion gallery by the contempo- p.m.; "Laser Rush," Sun., year separation. Weaving Seats), $45, $35. Groups of $29.50. Colonial Theatre, 106 rary artists Edward Derwent, 9:15; "Laser Beastie Boys," together dreams, historical 20+ Save $5.00, call 508- Dec. 10: Gregg _Allman, Bolyston St., Boston: Lauren Leon Golub, Wojciech Thurs.-Sat., 9:15 p.m.; footage, and scenes from 755-6800 ext. 2125. Call $38.50, $28.50. Ba<::all and Rosemary Harris Jaskolka, Jorge Pardo, Lilian "Laser Floyd's Wall," Fri.- her relatives' lives, Mallozzi Ticketmaster 931-2000. Dec. 11: Yes, $51, $41, star in Noe,l Coward's 1960 Tyrrell, and Murray Walker Sat., 10:30 p.m.; "Friday meditates on the complica- comedy about long-simmer- Night Stargazing," Fri., 8:30 tions of remembering and .: $31. ' will be related to six tapes- Su Alma Dec. 12: Barenaked Ladies, ing rivalries at' a home for tries from the collection. p.m.; "Welcome to the forgetting the past. Sold Out. retired actresses. Tickets Universe," daily; "Quest for Dec. 3-4: A company of dancers and musicians per- $64-$25. Call 617-426-9366 Museum of Fine Arts Contact: Are We Alone?" Dec. 11, 18: Time Capsule: daily. forms original movement for more info. 465 Huntington Ave., Message in a Bottle by Cathleen O'Connell (1999, pieces choreographed by Boston. (267-9300), Mary Vyn at the Green Street < Jazz Music Our Town Mon.-Tues., 10 a.m.-4:45 Commonwealth Museum 55 min.). At the end of the Through Nov. 28, Fri. and 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, Millennium, as interest in Studios, 185 Green St. p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-9:45 Tickets $5. Call 864-3191. Regattabar \ Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 02125. Located across_from time capsules is skyrocket- '" Concertix: 876-7777 , 3:00 p.m.: The Whee!ock, p.m.; ,Sat.-Sun., "10 the JFK Library; Hours: M-F 9- ing, this documentary Ticket prices-vary. Call 661-, F.'amily -Theatre (1800 The a.m.:"5:45 'p.m. West Wing 5, S 9-3. Admission is Free. explores this fascinating phe- WWF Raw is War 5000 for more info. Riverway, Boston) presents For more info. or to arrange a nomenon. Featuring inter- open Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 Dec. 6: Catch the bad boys Nov. 19-20: Michael Brecker Thornton Wilder's American p.m. Admission free with MIT tour, call 617-727-9268. views with experts and inter- Quartet. ' classic. Tickets are $17, ested people, Time Capsule of wrestling for an evening of ID, otherwise $10, $8 for \ non-stop, heartpounding 1/ Nov. 21: Sol y Canto. $15, and $10. ASL Nov. 19, The Archaeology of the takes an engaging look at students and seniors, chil- action. Tickets $35, $28, Nov. 23: Jinga Trio. 21, and Audio description Central Artery Project: time capsules across the dren under 17 free; $2. after $22, $17. Call Ticketmaster Nov. 24: Carol Nov. 26, 28. The theater is 5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., free Wed. Highway to the Past ages, tracing their evolution O'Shaughnessy with the wheelchair accessible. To after 4 p.m. The exhibit focuses on life in from ancient Mesopotamia to 931-2000. reserve tickets or for more today's intergalactic cap- Tommy LaMark Trio. Mon.-Fri.: introductory walks Colonial Boston as interpret- informatio.n, call 617-734- ed through, artifacts recov- sules. Fresh from its world Nov. 26-27: New Black Eagle through all collections begin 4760. premiere at the International Kenny Rogers: A Holiday Jazz Band and Ralph Sutton at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 ered from the "Big Dig" Time Capsule Society. Concert Trio. ' p.m.; "Asian, Egyptian, and before the construction Dec. 10 at the Centrum Nov. 30: David Azarian Trio. Blue Man Group Classical Walks" begin at began. Artifacts and informa- Centre. Let your holiday spirit Charles Playhouse, 74 11:30 a.m.; "American tion on display examine World Music Week at Tufts leisure activities, tavern life, shine. Join in for a night of Scullers Jazz Club Warrenton Street. Boston, Painting and Decorative Arts All events will take place in the life .of three colonial holiday magic and country Ticketmaster: 931-2000 indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 Walks" begin at 12:30 p.m.; Alumnae Hall in the favorites as Country 99.5 Ticket prices vary. Call 562- p.m. on Wednesday and "European, Painting and women, and Native Aidekman Arts Center at WKLB proudly presents 4111 for more info. Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. Decorative Arts Walks" begin Americans. Tufts University, Talbot Ave., Kenny Rogers: A Holiday on Friday and' Saturday, and at 2:30 'p.m.; Introductory Meford, MA. For more infor- Concert. This will be a mem- Nov. 19: Najee. at 3 and 6 p.m. on Sunday. tours are also offered Sat. at mation, visit orable night, as he performs Nov. 23: Krisanthi Pappas. Tickets $35 to $45. Call 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Page '12 byJel)nifer "PiMs&e \"0 ALARMS%)- , M'I GOD} MAN! I KNOW NO HEED BS WILL HEVSR UHDS~Sf"AHD ,/0 lJ ' RE f'o{Or f'WI f'l6 WEll, My BOOb'! ~e. IS EAr,"'6 POUL.-rR~. BUT WWARE 10\1 Dorr'6?! DUck souP. ", the crass rat VJQ\Q-'10u.'fZE: Go,~& ~CI(. OrCo~-~~r OU"T"$\t>E. ~ ~Tc S WA.'1 1)0 "ou. ""f\.\ \NK.1Wi - . -\00 COl.-t) cu.\' SNoR"e\.. ~~~E .. ' \cs, ~? 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The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any losses, '. including, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Contact information for all events is available from the TechCalendar web page. Visit and add events to TechCalendar online at http://tech-calendar.m/t.edu Friday's Events Standard shows, refreshments & a brief lesson before the dance begins. No experience/partner needed. Semi.Formal attire 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Bone Marrow Drive. Bone Marrow Drive for MIT Student David X. li Targeting Minority students, fac- suggested.$10 non-students. Admission 8.00. Morss Hall. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. ulty, and staff Friday, November 19th 10 AM - 4 PM Mil Bush Room (Bldg 10, Room 10-105). MIT Bush Room 8:00 p.m. - Dance Troupe Fall Concert. All student choreographed works in variety of dance styles, including modern, ballet. (10-105). Sponsor: Bone Marrow Drive. tap, jazz & funk. $5/$6 students in advance/at the door; $6/$7 non-students in advance/at the door. Admission 5.90. 6:00 p.m. - W.P. Carey Case Competition. Submit a case study analysis and win a 150$ dinner certificate to the Top of the Kresge little Theater. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Hub! Go to http://suma.mit.edu for more information and to register. Admission O. 4-231. Sponsor: Sloan Undergraduate 8:00 p.m. - MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble. Fred Harris, director. Music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Count Basle, Bob Management Association. Brookmeyer, Thad Jones and Gerry Mulligan. The MIT JazzCombo I will also be featured on this program. Pre-concert lec- 7:00 p.m. - Never Been Kissed. Once nerdy. Josie Grossie" (Drew Barrymore) is now 25 and a copy editor at the Chicago ture-7pm. Admission 2.00. Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Sun times. Her first story - go .undercover" back to high school for the scoop on today's youth. Admission 2.50. 26-100. - 10:30 p.m. - Eyes Wide Shut. A young couple struggle with their thoughts of infidelity. In the process, he discovers a se~ual _ Sponsor: LSC. underworld beyond his wildest dreams. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in Stanley Kubrick's last him. Admission 2.50. 26- 7:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - MIT Anlme Club Showln#. 7:00 Slayers Next 20 - 22 (subtitled); 8:45 TBA; 11:00 Yu Yu Hakusho 100. Sponsor: LSC. 11 • 12 (SUbtitled). Free! Stop by anytime and bring your friends. E51.345. Sponsor: Anime Club, MIT. Sunday's Events 7:30 p.m. - Bull1tt (1968). Lt. Frank Bullitt (Steven McQueen) is a professional but unorthodox detective assigned to protect a star witness. When the witness is killed, Frank must keep the death a secret to catch the killers. Admission 2.50. 10.250. Sponsor: LSC. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - SplaSh- Dive Into a Weekend of Fun. Splash is a weekend of classes, for students In grades 7.12, 8:00 p.m. - Guy Fawkes Gets Stuffed. An evening of non-stop short-form improv comedy by MIl's most ubiquitous improv taught by MIT students and the MIT Community. Classes cover math, hobbies, science. and lots more. Various MIT class- comedy troupe. Come relax, unwind and laugh your cares away at our mid-November comedic event. 35-225. Sponsor: rooms. Sponsor: Educational Studies Program, The. Roadkill Buffet. 2:00 p.m. - Dance Troupe Fall Concert. All student choreographed works in variety of dance styles, including modern, ballet. 8:00 p.m. - MIT Concert Choir. William Cutter, director. Mozart's Vesperae de Dominica, K.321; Poulenc's Gloria. Admission tap, jazz & funk. $5/$6 students in advance/at the door; $6/$7 non.students in advance/at the door. Admission 5.00. $5. Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Kresge little Theater. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. 8:00 p.m, - Evlta. Musical Theatre Guild's production of the Andrew lloyd Webber/Tim Rice masterpiece. $9; $8 Mil faculty 2:00 p.m. - Evlta. Musical Theatre Guild's prOductionof the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice masterpiece. $9: $8 MIT faculty and staff, senior citizens, other students: $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Admission 6.00. Sala de Puerto Rico. SpOnsor: Office and staff, senior citizens, other students; $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Admission 6.00. Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, of the Arts. 8:00 p.m. - Dance Troupe Fall Concert. All student choreographed works in variety of dance styles, including modern, ballet, 4:00 p.m. - MIT Wind Ensemble (Formerly Concert Band). Fred Harris, director. Chamber music for woodwind, brass and percussion instruments by Gounod, Steve Reich, Verne Reynolds and Karel Husa. Admission O. Killian Hall. Sponsor: Office of tap, jazz & funk. $5/$6 students in advance/at the door: $6/$7 non-students in advance/at the door. Admission 5.00. Kresge little Theater. Sponsor: Office of the Arts.. the Arts. 9:00 p.m. - Potluck Performance Art Party. AKAshow+tell, Bring video, poetry, slides, anything to read, show, perform 4:00 p.m. - MIT Wind Ensemble. Fred Harris, director. Chamber music for woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. and/or consume. N52-115. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Admission O. Killian Hall. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Never Been Kissed. 10:00 p.m. - Never Been Kissed. Once nerdy. Josie Grossie" (Drew Barrymore) is now 25 and a copy editor at the Chicago 7:00 p.m. - Once nerdy. Josie Grossie" (Drew Barrymore) is now 25 and a copy editor at the Chicago Sun times. Her first story - go "undercover" back to high school for the scoop on today's youth. Admission 2.50. 26-100, Sun times. Her first story - go .undercover- back to high school for the scoop on today's youth. Admission 2.50. 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. Sponsor: LSC. 12:00 p.m. - When Partners are from Different ReJl&lons,lSharon Bauer and David Breakstone, Pastoral psychotherapist 10:00 p.m. - Eyes Wide Shut. A young couple struggle with their thoughts of infidelity. In the process, he discovers a sexual and communicatIons consultant. Open. More info: Call Family Resource Center at 253-1592. Email [email protected]: underworld beyond his wildest dreams. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in Stanley Kubrick's last film. Admission 2.50. 26- http://web.mit.edu/personn'el/www/frc/. Rm 16-151. - 100. Sponsor: LSC. 3:00 p.m. - Co-Slmulatlon and KnowJedeeNetworklne: A Grand Challen&e at the d'Arbeloff Laboratory, Prof. Harry Asada, Dept. of MechanIcal Ene(neerlng, M.I.T.Refreshments to follow in room 1-114. Open, More info: Call Beth Henson at 258- .Monday's Events 5807. Email [email protected]. Rm 3-270. 4:15 p.m:- - Differential Posets and Distributive lattices: a 1975 cO!1Jectureof Richard P. Stanley, Johnathan Farley, 8:00 p.m. - UA Cabinet Meetln&. Discuss the Institute's important issues and make effective change. W2Q-400. Sponsor: Vanderbilt Unlverslty.Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM in Room2-349. Open. More info: Call Professor Sara Billey at Undergraduate Association .• 253-6544, Email sara@math,mit.edu. Web: http://www-math.mit.edut-combin. Rm 2-338. 1:00 p,m. - The Story of Multldrug Resistant-Tuberculosis, Dr. Jim Kim, Partners In Health and Dept. of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Open. More info: Call Sophia Wang, 16-223 at 253-3065. Email [email protected]. Web: Saturday'. Events http://web.mit.edu/anthropology. Rm 66-154. 5:30 p.m.- Barbarians In Arab Eyes, JUIz el.Azmeh, Columbia University. Open. More info: Call Aga Khan Program at 253- 10:00 a.m.. 7:00 p.m. - Splash. Dive Into a Weekend of Fun. Splash is a weekend of classes, for students in grades 7-12, 1400. Email [email protected]. Rm 3-133. taught by MIT students and the MIT Community. Classes cover math, hobbies, science, and lots more. Various MIT class- rooms. Sponsor: Educational Studies Program, The. Tuesday's Events 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. - authors@mlt Symposium: MCritlcal Vehicles: The Work of Krzysztof Wodlczko". Known for his politically charged images projected onto buildings & monuments, Prof Wodiczko is one of today's most original avant-garde artists. 7:30.9:00 p.m. - Chi Alpha Campus Meeting. Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will be sponsoring a series on the book of Admission O. Rm 10-250. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Revelation at our weekly meeting. There will be time for worship and fellowship as we study the Bible. PDR 3, Student Center. 2:00 p,m, - Evlta. Musical Theatre Guild's prOductionof the Andrew lloyd Webber/Tim Rice masterpiece. $9; $8 MIT faculty Sponsor: Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. and staff, senior citizens, other students: $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Admission 6.00. Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Office 12:00 p.m. - Matter, Spirit, and Ultimate Reality: The Case of William Crookes, William Brock, University of of the Arts, Lelcester.Please call if you plan to attend: 253-6989 OR Send an email: [email protected]. Open. More info: Call Trudy Kontoff 4:00 p,m. - Dance Troupe Fall Concert. All student choreographed works in variety of dance styles, including modern, ballet. at 253-6989. Email [email protected]. Rm E56-100. tap, jazz & funk. $5/$6 students in advance/at the door: $6/$7 non-students in advance/at the door. Admission 5.00. 12:30 p.m. - Preparln& for a Baby, Betsy Ross, UCSW, A2Z Psychotherapy.Preregistration is required. Open. More info: Kresge little Theater. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. , Call Family Resource Center at 253-1592. Email [email protected]. Web: http://web.mit.edu/personneljwww/frc/. Rm 16-151. 7:00 p.m. - Eyes Wide Shut. A young coupfe struggle with their thoughts of infidelity. In the process, he discovers a sexual 4:00 p.m. - Silicon In Motion: Mlcroelectromechanlcal System!H)n-a-Chlp, M. Steven Rodgers, Sandia National underworld beyond his wildest dreams. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in Stanley Kubrick's last film. Admission 2.50. 26- laboratories. Refreshments in Room 34-101 at 3:30 p.m. Open. More info: Call Debroah Hodges-Pabonat 253-5264. Email 100. Sponsor: LSC. [email protected]. Web: http://www-mtl.mit.edu/ . Rm 34-101. 8:00 p.m. - Techlya's Fall Concert. Jewish a cappella. With guest groups: Kol Echad from Boston University and Tizmoret 4:15 p.m.- Aerodynamic Response of Turbomachinery Blade Rows to Convecting Density Wakes, Mr. Sanlth WiJeslnghe, . from Queens College. Sponsored by the Council for the Arts and the UA. Admission O. Rm 6-120. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. Gas Turbine Laboratory. MIT. Refreshments 4:15p.m. Lecture 4:30p.m. Open. More info: Call Lori Martinez at 253-2481. '. I 8:00 p.m. - "I'lt to be Tied". Student workshop of Nicky Silver's play produced as a one-week wonder_Directed by Tom Cork Email [email protected]. Rm 31.161. '00. Admission O. Kresge Rehearsal Rm B. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. - 6:30 p.m.- The Material and the Immaterial, Patricia Patkau, architect, Vancouver, BC.Dept of Architecture lecture. Open. 8:00 p.m. - Evlta. Musical Theatre Guild's production of the Andrew lloyd Webber/Tim Rice masterpiece. $9: $8 MIT faculty More info: Call Dept of Architecture at 253-7791. Rm 10-250. and staff, senior citizens, other students: $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Admission 6.00. Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Office 8:00 p.m. - Catching Some ZZZZ's, Rosanne Guerriero, Health Education of MIT Medical. Snacks and refreshments will • of the Arts. be served. Closed. More info: Call Van Chu at 258-0691. Email [email protected]. Web: http://web.mit.edu/arc/tnb/tues- 8:00 p.m. - 12: a.m. - MIT Ballroom Dance Team'. 10th Anniversary Ball. 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Dower from Harvard in history and Far r~ceived the prestigious National Eastern languages. Before coming to Book A ward for his provocati ve . MIT in 1991, Dower was a professor ....examination of post- World War II at the University of California, San' Japan. Diego. Dower's newest honor highlights , In addition to his literary accom- a career in the spotlight - he has plishments, Dower also received an .. received numerous honors including Academy Award nomination in 1988 an Academy Award nomination. while ,serving as executive producer Dower's award-winning book, of Hellfire: A Journey from . Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Hiroshima, a documentary about life , Wake of World War II offers an inno- after the use of atomic weapons by vative look into Japan's transfonna- the United States. tion to democracy while under The National Book Award is '. American occupation. The book is offered annually by the National the latest in Dower's collection of Book Foundation. Awards are given works on the Japanese experience, in the categories of nonfiction, fic- including War Without Mercy: Race tion, poetry, and young people's liter- , and Power in the Pacific .War and ature. Empire and Aftermath. The other finalists for nonfiction "It's a tremendous honor for were Natalie Angier's Woman: An MIT," said professor Harriet Ritvo, Intimate Geography, Mark Bowden's the head of MIT's history faculty. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Ritvo praised Dower's painstaking Modern War, John Phillip Santos' research and detailed account of post- Places Unfinished at the Time of \ World War II Japan, calling his book Creation and Judith Thurman's "superior by research standards, yet Sec;~t~ of the Flesh: A Life of also suitable fora larger audience Colette. -SAE Upperclassmen 'Will Not Live inDonns .> SAE, from Page I _ "Our main goal is to make sure that everyone finishes the semester for all of the pledges on campus," and does well academically. , Bates said. Academics is the primary reason The upper'classmen were not why everyone is here," Bates said. o'ffered space on campus because The alumni chapter has 10 days there is no room available for them. from the date which MIT withdrew "We were able to find space for recognition of their fraternity to the upperclassmen in Phi Gamma appeal the decision and Carl K. King Delta when it closed, but now no '65, the fraternity's representative " sp'~c.ei,savailabl~,""'B<:J.~e,s.s~id;~1a~y has indica.!ed,th'!,t t~ey.~ould d~ sp. of the upperclassmen have arranged The Interfraternity Council has not to move into apartments off campus. taken action, on this issue, but passed Bates said that the Alumni chap- investigation on to the deans' panel. • ter and the licensing board have "A house that is officially not been generous with the vacation recognized by MIT is no longer a date for the second house, allowing part of the IFC,''' said Vicki Lin '01, the upperclassmen until the end of IFC Public Relations Chair. . .• the tenn to leave the second house. SAE . fraternity members, The leases of many of the upper- declined to cOqlment on the recent classmen do not begin until Dec: 1. actions when reached by phone. HeLp is on the way. [ 1-3 days guaranteed* ] You have four finals in a week, And there are two papers to write ... on books you haven't read. 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Shaw & Co., LP. does not discrimi'!.ilte, in matters oJ hiring or promotion, on the basis oJ race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. November 19, 1999 SPORTS~ THE TECH Page 21 Amir's Picks Without any further ado ... '. Detroit at Green Bay: My apologies to the Lions fans who got upset when I said they have an easy schedule. It takes a special kind of team to beat the Arizona Cardinals. Just ask " the rest of the NFL. The Packers will be seeking redemption after last week's loss to the Cowboys. Edge: Packers Pittsburgh at Tennessee: The OIlers, umm, Titans continue to roll. Speakll1g of easy schedules, a couple of games against the Steelers and one against the Jaguars are the only bumps in the road to 14-2. The Titans have won 11 in a row against AFC Central teams. Edge: Titans Seattle at Kansas City: This will be one of the most intriguing games this week. In Seattle, Mike Holmgren is making Jon Kitna look like another Brett Favre, and the Chiefs con- tinue to win big games at home. Edge: Chiefs Indianapolis at Philadelphia: The Colts are having a great year, the Eagles aren't, despite beating the Redskins last week. Look for Edgerrin James to abuse the Eagles rush defense. Edge: Colts Atlanta at Tampa Bay: The Falcons are just waiting for this sea- son to end to regroup in the off-season, while the Bucs still have playoff dreams alive. A win will make them one of the frontrunners in a weak NFC. Edge: Buccaneers Buffalo at NY Jets: Buffalo is having a great year and should go deep in the playoffs. To get there, they have to beat the Jets first. Not a problem. Edge: Bills Carolina at Cleveland: This could very well be Cleveland's first good chance to win a game at home, trying to build on the momen- tum from last week's come from behind win over the Steelers. For the first time, I'll say Edge: Browns (wow, that feels weird ...) New England at Miami: This will be the best game of the week OMAR ROUSHDY-THE TECH despite the Patriots' loss to the Jets at home last week. Both teams are Lauren Erb '03 prepares for the 100m backstroke against Regis College In last Wednesday's looking to avoid two-game slides and are jockeying for position in swim meet. the tough tough AFC East. Miami has been unstoppable against teams that aren't from upstate New York. Edge: Dolphins St. Louis at San Francisco: The Rams rebounded last week from a two game losing streak, and should continue against a struggling 4ger team. Look for a big game from Kurt Warner and a lot of points .'YolleyballShines In Post-Season on the scoreboard. Edge: Rams Chicago at San Diego: Easily this week's "who cares" award Team Advances to. the: Finals of the ECAC.North Championships winner, two barely mediocre teams duke it out. Chicago should get a win out of it, but no one will notice. Edge: Bears ,. By Paul 0111 Springfield College for the fourth as an emotionally drained MIT Dallas at Arizona: The Cowboys beat the Packers last week HEAD COACH time this season having lost all squad fell short losing 0-3 (8-15, 13- despite not having their superstars, but this is just the game Dallas The women's volleyball team three previous matches against 15, 5:15). Bates came out of the likes to lose (see week five against Philadelphia). Look for the • ended the season with a strong them. The'~atch' started out as if it gates on fire and although the Cardinals to upset.with their backup QB. Edge: Cardinals ~howing in the East Coast Athletic would be more of the same as Engineers fought hard to the end, the Baltimore at Cincinnatti: The Bengals were pathetic last week. Conference. North" Springfield' 'tool( the first game in Bobcats were just too tough to han-' They were sacked eight times, turned the ball over after driving to the V 0 I ley b a I I an overpowering fashion 15-4. dIe on the day. At the end of the day, Titans one yard line, and fumbled a kickoff return. Not even the C ham p i 0, njs h i'p' . - Ho~.e.v.~r, t~e .Engin.<:els s,howe9 -i MIT took 110me the 2nd place trophy Bengal cheerleaders would talk to them afterwards. The Ravens Tournament, making it incredible patience and slowly took while Huang and Margetts made the aren't that good, but they're better than the Bengals. Edge: Ravens to the finals before los- control of the match. ECAC All-Tournament Team. NY Giants at Washington: The Redskins are looking to bounce \.I ing to Bates. For the . MIT's defense took charge dig- Although they lost in the finals, back from a tough loss to the Eagles and take sole possession of first fourth consecutive year, the team ging up an incredible 113 of MIT was very happy with what in the NFC East. The Giants are trying to do the same. This will be a lias improved on its record.~.I1:.,. Springfield:s kilL attempts. they had accomplished on the good offense vs. defense battle. Washington has too many weapons, I Going in as the number three Springfield, unable to score easily, weekend and the season. The wins though. Edge: Redskins .' . seed, the Engineers first played became very frustrated, especially over. Wesleyan and Springfield ~ew Orleans at Jacksonville: Is this a joke? The Jags have hard- sixth-seed Wesleyan University' in . 'when Mrr's offense' started to:kick were the first wins for MIT in post ly been tested this year. This should continue the string. I picked the the quarterfinals. After losing the into gear. The result was a sweep season play since 1993. Also, their Saints last week on a whim, but their luck will run out. Edge: Jaguars first game 11-15, MIT came out on o(the next three games by MIT 15- final record of 27-10 is the best Oakland at Denver: The Raiders and Broncos on Monday night. f}re and blew' the opposi~ion away 8,15-,,12,15-1 with Alarice"C.': record in the past five years, as is . Does that piss anyone else off? They are closely matched, but look 15-1. The third game again went to Huang '00 ending the match with their final. New England ranking for the Raiders to run all over the Broncos. Edge: Raiders the Engineers and they looked, to be service ace .. of fourth out of 61 teams. ip control of the match. Ho'wever, 'in . This was probably the win of the their effort to force a deciding fifth s.eason for the Engineers as it was game, a very scrapPy'Wesleyan' not only'a great upset victory against ~~~W~~;;:0;,;;;jr~~'?~0~~~2;~"~;d;";:~"'t::~~";:~h:~~' Ei College squad took a 9-1 lead in the a rival team, but it also propelled <_"'(" III ,11., >,;.lj •••• II.• •..•• , 4th game. The Engineers responded MIT into .the finals of the tourna-. ,¥ith a 14-1 run to win the game 15- ment. The team was led by Jill R. 10 and the match 3-1. Barbara J. Margetts '00 and Kelly A. Martens Schultze '02 and Parisa N. Habibi 'OJ who had 28 and 19 kills respec- f, '02 led the team defensively with 16:' tively~r.Alarice C. Huang '00 dished~ and 9 digs respectively. out 54 assists and had 29 defensive digs, while Kathieen L. Dobson '03 .t. Win over Springfield finally comes added 14 kills to the effort. .. ' ... EB.... ,,-- __ ~I.i!l!1~ .itIl2.U~EJllH11t1l1;Z'1mi4112.0:w!l" ... , h : In the semifinal match, MIT The finals against hosts Bates ~~ ~Bliiii,.~~~~j;::jJ~'~2~t,.&;5 !I\t:~~':>/.'.;A.,':~"ti:~~~ would face rival. and second-seed College'was not nearly as dramatic, ;tli%:~i:::*,::::w::::~:~:@:::::~;:::>,;'~,::.dR\~.:;x.:.,.. ,.;~)lWL1!iii.b:; :.<.•• !~ili1111~11.IIII.h[II.I.5..,,<. 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Despite losing focus on the bemoaned his team's passing game, flip-flopped starting quarter- placing 16th at the New England tw~nty-first with a time of 18:23 and race while thinking about her foot- backs, said both Doug Johnson and Jesse Palmer would play, tossed <;'\~:::::'~"*,':@~,~~~~;~~ Divis ion III Reg ion a1 was unable to qualify for Nationals. ing, Harris finshed the race with a his sun visor to the turf a few thousand times and declared, "We ~lii\'1di~Championships. The freshman force once again time of 20:27, one shoe, one .. 2ren't as mighty as people like to think we arc." Thirty-seven teams came through for the Tech harri- muddy sock, and a heck of a lot of Meanwhile, Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden praised his quar- II. competed in the meet ers, as they brought in MIT's sec- grit and determination. terback, took a few afternoon naps, talked about how it's nice that his ~. held at the University ond through fifth runners. Marissa Jantrue Ting '00 completed a team controls its own national championship fate and even joked of Massachusetts at L. Yates '03 and Patrisha M. fantastic season with a very about how opposing fans have been bringing Dillard's shopping bags Dartmouth on Saturday, November McAndrew '03 both had superb respectable finish in 20:38 and to games to needle receiver Peter Warrick, who pleaded guilty last 13. sub-20 minute races, piacing 61 th 135th place. Margaret F. Nervegna month to a misdemeanor petty theft charge which stemmed from a As is typical of large champi- and 87th, respectively. Yates set a , 03 also finished we 11 in l49th scam at the store in September. "There's always going to be one in onship meets, the race started at an personal record of 19: 18, while with a time of 20:55. the crowd ... or 20, 30, or 100 or 1,000 or 10,000," Bowden kidded extremely fast pace, as evidenced by McAndrew came within 3 seconds However, Coach Jean Cann "is about the hostile Swamp that awaits. "It's according to how many the fastest first mile splits of the sea- of her PR at a 19:48. proud of how the team showed sacks Dillard's got." son for the most of the Tech harriers. Crystal A. Russell '03, another strength in togetherness - the run- " This is how three quarterbacks spent their week leading up to this The team did a good job of main- promising freshman, finished one- ners' positions within the team year's No.1 VS. No,3 game, which serves as a semifinal of sorts for taining their close group running. hundredth with a time of 20: 13. changed several times and team- the national championship game. To qualify for Nationals, an indi- Melanie L. Harris '01 proved mates pulled each other along." FSU quarterback Chris Weinke relished every moment. He is 27, and this is his first FSU-Florida game. Last year, he watched the rivalry from a lounge above FSU's north end zone, his mind addled Engineers Compete at Boston U. by pain-killers following major neck surgery. Now, he's coming off one of the best games of his career against Maryland, in which he threw for six touchdows. It seems he's been waiting for this game all Equestrians Randles, Ho Seeking to Qualify for Spring Regional his life. "Hands down, it's the biggest game of my career. No ques- By Jennifer J. Lee D. McLemore '00 and Sara must accrue 35 points either over tion about it." TEAM MEMBER Etemadi '01 rode in the ad,y.;.. •I The lone offensive standout for either team was Beacon wide Give the Gift 01 Love 8 Life receiver Mike Bissanti, who fin- Through an exchange program between MIT .• ished with nine catches for 99 yards Compassionate Egg Donor Needed (II.O-yard avg). Bissanti came alive and the Massachusetts College of Art and The in the fourth quarter, particularly on School of the Museum of Fine Arts, up to 10 VMB's nerve-wracking but futile Our Donor wiD ~ve the loUo~ qualities: ., final drive. Four times Bissanti MIT undergraduates per semester (5 at each caught third- or fourth-down passes • Healthy Caucasion • 21-30 years old I school) will be able to cross-register for se- from freshman quarterback Mike , • Light Eyes - 5' 6" Rich to keep his team's hopes alive. lected courses at each of these two .. The se'cond of these catches,. Compensation begins at $50,000• nationally-recognized institutions. All courses I which came on a seemingly hope- less fourth-and-18 near midfield, All.expe,nses will be paid in addition to your compensation. graded passlD/fail. was nothing short of.spectacular.:.a 19..yard leaping one-handed grab on Please Call Application Deadline: Dec. 3, 1999 the sideline with MIT cornerback .::Alvie P. Loreto '01 blanketing him 1-949-644-6490 Applications available at the Student Services ,~ in perfect coverage. etr (Rm 11-120) or Architecture HQ (Rm 7- Bissanti's refusal to give up.struck 1-800-990-BABY a' chord in the Beacons, and two of 33.7) and Visual Arts Program (Rm N51-315) his catches later they found them- FAMIUFS 2000+, Newport Beach, CA beginning November 19. •. selves in opponent territory with time winding down and a chance to tie or Surrogacy, Egg Donation, Adoption Faclllatlon win, a position they had not been in For more information call 253-5229 4:, for the past two years. After calling a LOUISA V. TROEMEL, Pay. D. M.F.C.C. time out to stop the clock, VMB lined Your gift will bring [email protected] .up at the MIT lain a three-receiver boundless joy. formation, but Rich's attempt to hit .; tight end Jason McCursh in the mid- dle of the end zone wound up in the hands of Hoying, who took it back ~ the distance to ice the game. ~A~~AC~U~~TT~~~AC~.GffiANT Beavers tie school record With Saturday's victory MIT C(Q)N~(Q)mJrJIU~ '. tied the school record for most wins in a year, a mark first established by the 1980 club squad that finished 6- ~1lJJMtJM[~ffi ~(Q)~JITJI(Q)N~ ~@@@ 1. The Beavers finished third in the .;, NEFC Blue Division behind Nichols College (ranked eighth in rf. New England Division III, but a THE SPACE GRANT PROGRAM IS NOW OFFERING AN ')r team MIT defeated earlier in the PARTICIPATING COMPANIES year) and undefeated Bridgewater OPPORTUNITY FOR A SUMMER POSITION IN- THE State (ranked 19th nationally by the AFCA D3 Coaches' Poll). HUGHES FIELDS OF SPACE SCIENCE AND SPACE ENGINEERING. THERE A four-game winning streak by THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION MIJ to close out the 1999 season LOCKHEED MARTIN WILL BE A MEETING. ON DECEMBER 1, 1999 ST~RTING @ 5:00 PM serves as the highlight of a turn- MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY .. around from 1998 where MIT won JET PROPULSION LABORATORY , . • only one game. The solid effort AT MIT BLDG 37, ROOM 252 (MARLAR LOUNGE WITH PIZZA & SODA). ORBITAL SCIENCE CORPORATION should make head coach Dwight TRW Smith a prime candidate for NEFC THIS.MEETING WILL INTRODUCE THE PROGRAM AND WE WILL ALSO Coach of the Year. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES Spirits are flying high within the ALLIED-SIGNAL HA VE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE 'PARTICIPATING MIT football department, as the out- SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL look for next year looks even better. COMPANIES •. •I Eighteen of twenty-three starters 'Separate ~pplication for the space summer , return for the Beaver Red in 2000, academies. Dealine: January 28, 2000 including the following players who ..i made their presence fe It this season: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED-IN A SUMMER POSITION, CB Huang, LB Brial1 L. Licata '0 1, GQDDARD, AMES, DRYDEN SUMMER LB James C. Jorgensen '0 1, OL . ACADEMIES -.PLEASE SEE HELEN HALARIS, 33~208; (617)258-5546; Jarad 1. Vasquez '01, QB David R. [email protected]; FOR AN APPLICATION OR FURTHER ';H Skordal '02, TE Keith V. Battocchi INFORMATION '02, and WR Jang Kim '01. With a dedicated off-season training pro- gram and a confident, hardworking ~I mindset, the Beavers look forward to soaring to new heights at the turn (DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: DECEMBER 10, 1999 ) _qf the new millennium . .r Page 24 THE TECH November 19, 1999.1 SPORTS Women's Lightweights Defeat Men's Cross-Country, Radcliffe to Take First at Foot Headed to Nationals ' By Stanley Hu II th in 24:54. Christopher. S. First Boat Pulls Off Split Serond Wm After Difficult Season TEAM MEMBER McGuire '00 took 16th in 25:12 .• The men's cross-country team Sean J. Montgomery '02 finished By Megan L. Galbraith together a new lightweight earned a berth to the NCAA 22nd in 25:27, Liyan Guo '01 fol- TEAM MEMBER eight. National Championships - the first lowed for 27th in 25:36, and Frank The MIT women's - Filling a boat does not '''':'''-'''m::=»'*"'"''''>~ time in six years - by Johnston '00 rounded out the scor-- Iightweight crew ended automatically make a season apni}\Mh1 placing fifth in last ing in 55th place at 26:09. its fall season by finishing easy, however. The crew had Saturday's Division "Only two of the previous five ,,?f':??Rr .-'::{~ f.irstin .the to persevere through several II.. 1II Regional Qualifiers years did I feel we really had a shot unfortunate mishaps before t"£ffi11l at University of at qualifying for Nationals. When" ,::::-<<< e ig h t com- :::::::a:::r.:::::t'T': ..: :.'.:..:'.::-.''.'..'.'.:..: }lK 11ghtwe 19ht their victory this weekend. Massachusetts at we didn't, I was disappointed ?:.:! petition at Their first race of the season Dartmouth . because I felt as though I had let the .i:~1 the Foot of '" ended quickly - an abrupt "It feels very good [to qualify]," team down in their preparation." ',< :;:::~,:;;;,,:,::the CharIes encounter with a submerged coach Halston W. Taylor said. "The Qualifying didn't come easily, regatta Saturday. In a race rock at the start knocked off team gets an opportunity to enjoy though. The race started fast, and against Radcliffe College the boat's skeg and ruined all the experience and show the rest of the Engineers found themselves and Boston College, MIT hopes of steering a straight the nation how well it can com- trailing' from the beginning. "I was' took a 0.7 second lead, course for the race. pete." ~ very impressed with their poise and just enough to push past Then, a week before the Daniel R. Feldman '02 led"the one of the top collegiate LLOYD WILLEr Head of the Charles regatta, way in the five-mile course, placing crews and lead them to After winning the Foot of the Charles, the Iight- the lightweight curse struck their victory. weight crew team celebrates by tossing coxswain again. One rower injured her Beating Radcliffe was Julie H. Wyatt '01 into the Charles River. left shoulder, and another no small feat for these women. Last course by coxswain Wyatt coupled broke a toe. The crew raced anyway year at Eastern Sprints, the by a fortunate starting position and fought a strong battle in the Radcliffe lightweights placed third between the two opposing crews regatta, until their oars clashed with overall, a mere 6.3 seconds out of gave MIT just the edge they needed a passing crew at the Anderson first place. to win. Their overall race time was Bridge. This caused an MIT rower's Unseasonably beautiful weather 15:28.7, while Radcliffe came in at oar to get.swept under the water and set the stage for the two and a half 15:29.4 and Boston College fol- anchor the boat down. They finished mile race up stream from the MIT lowed with a time of 15:57.3. the race, but their time was consider- boathouse to the Harvard boathouse. ably slower that it should have been. Although the beginning of the sea- Win comes after frustrating season The Foot of the Charles was the son proved to be a frustrating one The beginning of this season last chance for the lightweights to for this crew, Julie H. Wyatt '0 I was not exactly ideal for the light- come through before moving inside (coxswain), Lisabeth L. Willey '02 weights, battling what had jokingly for winter training, and the women (stroke), Katherine E. Koch '00, become known as "the lightweight wouldn't take no for an answer. Lindsay R. Price '03, Michelle A. curse" ever since two injured row- MIT had two other varsity boats Duvall '03, Megan L. Galbraith '0 I, ers caused M IT to abandon its racing in the open eights competi- Sarah K. Venson '03, Jennifer M. 1998-99 lightweight season. tion this weekend. They placed 17th Elfalan '0 I, and Julie E. Zeskind '0 I Several experienced rowers within and 21 st, out of 24. Although they (bow) were mentally relaxed and this year's freshman class, as well did not finish as well as hoped, both unquestionably focused for this race as new additions from last year's boats raced strongly and consistent- and the rowers pulled one of their novice squad, ga've coach Susan ly, improving their times from the strongest races. A beautifully steered Lindholm enough hope to put Head of the Charles two weeks ago., ARNOLDSETO Sean J. Montgomery '01 pushes past, his opponents en route to'" al 22nd place finish at the Division III Reglo~al Qualifier: • Football. Defeats UMaSs'" By Alvan Eric' P. Loret~ son last in the NEFC in total offense,. TEAM MEMBER outgained MIT by 62 yards (234-" For the final act of their excit- 172). The' MIr offense fell 104 yards ing 1999 show, the MIT football short of their season average, due in team enacted a somewhat ugly large part to the overmatched Beacon ~ scene of dangerously defense playing with nothing to lose. high drama that near-' UMB senior defensive lineman and ly resulted in cata- co-captain Artie Barnes led his team's strophe. In the end, inspiring performance by registering>:" the glitzy Broadway 13 tackles and 4 sacks in his farewell 'ending was preserved, game, earning him a spot on. the thanks to a brave curtain call by a NEFC Weekly Defensive Honor Roll .. young freshman. However, the noble effo~ts_of With winless UMass-Boston Barnes and 'his overachieving team down 7-0 and driving late in the were bettered, albeit barely, by fourth quarter, safety Brian D. Hoying's clutch play and a Beaver:', Hoying '03 stole the show by inter- defense brimming with confidence. cepting his second pass of the '&lY In addition to his game-winner, the and returning it 99 yards for a St. Henry, Ohio freshman's first, touchdown,~ sealing a 13-0 victory. interception of the game (and also ': for the visiting Beavers. Hoying's the first of his career), which came dazzling return, which broke a 19- late in the first quarter, led directly year-old school record, came as a to MIT's first score, a 20-yard run. gigantic sigh of relief to MIT (6-4, two plays later by fullback Kip 4-2 NEFC Blue), whose offense was Johann-Berkel '02. stifled all afternoon by the never- From th'ere MIT refused to say-die Beacons. budge, holding the run-oriented' Emharrassingly, UMB (0-10, 0-6 NEFC Blue), which finished the sea- Football, Page 23_ UPCOMING HOME EVENTS Friday, November 19 Women's Basketball vs. Eastern Nazarene College, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23 Men's Basketball vs. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 7:00 p.m. Women's Swimming vs. Wellesley, 6:00 p.m. ' Saturday, November 27 Men's Basketball vs'. Suffolk University, 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 30 " Men's Basketball vs. Gordon College, 8:00 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Regis College, 6:00 p.m .. L..- --', \'.'