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The Weather MIT’s Today: Cool, some snow and gusting winds, 35°F (2°C) Oldest and Largest Tonight: Heavier snowfall, 30°F (-1°C) Tomorrow: Snow becomes rain, higher Newspaper winds, 42°F (5°C) Details, Page 2 Volume 127, Number 12 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, March 16, 2007 Tuition Increase Set; New UROP Funding Program Announced By JiHye Kim been decreasing because our finan- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR cial aid increases have been outdo- Tuition will increase by 4.1 per- ing the tuition rises,” Hicks said. cent to $34,986 and a total of $68 “That’s just our commitment. It’s a million will be allocated for financial nice, healthy trend.” The self-help aid, an increase of $7 million, for the amount has decreased over the past 2007–2008 school year. Addition- decade from its peak of $8,600 in the ally, $400,000 of Institute funds have 1997–1998 academic year to the cur- been budgeted for a new program of- rent $5,500. fering guaranteed direct funding for On top of the $68 million for the UROP program to help financial 2007–2008 financial aid, an extra aid students fulfill their “self-help of- $400,000 of the Institute funds has fer” costs in their financial aid pack- been budgeted for the new UROP ages, MIT announced last week. direct funding to help students meet Along with the increase in tu- their financial needs. According to ition, the room and board costs used Kirk D. Kolenbrander, vice president Christine Moran—THE TECH to gauge a student’s financial need for Institute affairs and secretary of Hanna S. Kuznetsov ’09 brokers a handshake between Tom Giordano (left) and Nathaniel R. Twarog will also rise slightly, from $5,600 the MIT Corporation, the new UROP ’07 (right) during the Shakespeare Ensemble’s production of Henry V. The Ensemble will perform to $6,000 for room costs and $4,350 funding program is part of President March 15–17 and 22–24 at 8:00 p.m. in La Sala de Puerto Rico. to $4,400 for board costs, according Susan Hockfield’s decision to con- to Elizabeth M. Hicks, executive di- tinually increase student financial aid rector of Student Financial Services. and decrease the self-help costs. A financial aid student’s “self-help “It is so important that MIT con- Confusion Fills 2008 VP Election offer” will be reduced from $5,500 tinues offering need-blind admis- to $5,250. The additional $7 million sions and need-based financial aid,” Bureaucratic Snafus Permeate UA as JudBoard is Hastily Appointed secured from Institute funds will be Kolenbrander said. “It is an absolute By Nick Semenkovich by the UA Election Commission mate Spencer R. Sugimoto ’08 re- used to compensate for the reduction hallmark of MIT.” STAFF REPORTER Rules Board, then reinstated by the quested an extension for Dilwali, who of students’ contributions to their fi- Michael Bergren, assistant dean Confusion, bureaucracy, and UA Judicial Review Board (Jud- was shadowing a doctor in a surgery nancial aid packages. for academic and research initiatives, claims of bias surround the current Board). Finally, in the hour before that was lengthened by complications. Self-help is the fixed amount -fi stated that this new funding option Undergraduate Association Class the election began, the Rules Board The petition extension was approved nancially aided students are expected will allow flexibility in dispersing Council elections, as the status of can- decided that Dilwali violated election by UA Vice President Ruth F. Miller to contribute through loans or work direct funding among all disciplines didate Prashant K. Dilwali ’08 contin- rules, appending “violated election ’07 who did not have the authority during the academic year. and faculty. It will also provide an ues to be contested. rules” to his name on ballots. Compli- to grant extensions, according to UA According to Hicks, the 11.7 per- alternate option for students to fulfill Dilwali, who is running for vice cating matters, there was no existing President Andrew T. Lukmann ’07. cent increase in financial aid is rela- their “self-help offer” costs in their president of the Class of 2008, was JudBoard and no clear way to create “Only the election commissioner can tively high compared to past years of financial aid packages. granted an extension for his petition one within the UA constitution. make that decision,” Lukmann said. 8–9 percent. For the past 10 years, by a UA representative. Afterwards, The problems started on Wednes- self-help prices for students “have Tuition, Page 14 Dilwali was removed as a candidate day, March 7 when Dilwali’s running- Elections, Page 11 MIT Team Wins mtvU Eco-Challenge Soriero Selected to Assume By Nick Semenkovich lenge, an energy conservation com- to reprocess used vegetable oil from STAFF REPORTER petition between college students to dining halls into diesel fuel for SafeR- Duties as Athletics Director “Biodiesel! … Woo!” increase the environmental sustain- ide and Tech Shuttles. The team beat By Angeline Wang tor and Department Head,” Dean for That’s what Gardner Loulan, an ability of college campuses. out over 100 other schools to win the NEWS EdITOR Student Life Larry G. Benedict said mtvU VJ, had to say yesterday af- As Loulan walked to surprise the $25,000 grant and an Earth Day con- Ending a 10-month long search, in a press release. “She brings a depth ternoon as he prepared to surprise team with an mtvU film crew, he char- cert featuring Angels and Airwaves Colorado College Director of Athlet- and breadth of experience balancing Biodiesel@MIT with the news that acterized the project quite well: “It’s that will be held at MIT on April 22. ics Julie Soriero has been named the Division I and Division III programs, they had won $25,000. The student complicated … but it’s awesome.” new head of the Department of Ath- as well as values that are exceptionally group won the Ecomagination Chal- The team’s proposal outlays a plan Biodiesel, Page 13 letics, Physical Education, and Recre- aligned with those of MIT.” ation and director of athletics at MIT. DSL worked with executive search Replacing Stephen D. Immerman, firm J. Robert Scott, which recom- interim director of athletics, Soriero mended a number of people for the will join MIT on July 1 as an associate position, according to Laura A. Ca- professor. pone, senior associate dean of DSL “We are thrilled that Julie will be joining us as our new Athletic Direc- DAPER, Page 13 Stowell Death Ruled a Suicide; Memorial Service to Be Held Today The cause of death for Ronald H. Stowell, who passed away on March 4, was suicide by hanging, said a representative of the Executive Office of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was found dead at his residence by the Somerville Fire Depart- ment shortly after 3:30 a.m. on March 4. News Stowell was a postdoctoral research associate at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Briefs a teaching assistant for the undergraduate math course Differential Equations (18.03) this term. A memorial service for Stowell will be held at the MIT Chapel Stowell, Page 15 DAVID M. TEMPLETon—THE TECH Students (left to right) Katherine C. Rowe ’10, Katrina M. Ellison ’10, Joseph D. Roy-Mayhew ’08, and Matthew R. Zedler ’07 are all smiles after mtvU and General Electric surprised them with a $25,000 In Short grant for winning the first-ever mtvU-GE ecomagination Challenge. Their proposal, “Biodiesel@MIT,” is an ¶ A St. Patrick’s Day Saferide Pro- Development and Substance Abuse apparatus that can convert waste vegetable oil into biodiesel for the campus. gram is being offered to students from Programs, for vouchers. MIT fraternities and sororities, who may call to request an Ambassador ¶ The 2007 Institute Awards nomi- NEWS NEWS Brattle taxi cab ride from March 17 at nation deadline has been extended to World & Nation ...... 2 Updated candidate list MIT Alumni Association 11 p.m. to March 18 at 3 a.m. Students Friday, March 23. Awards are avail- Opinion ............. 4 calling must identify the MIT Safer- able for students, student organiza- for UA Class Council reaches participation ide/Safecab program and must provide tions, faculty and staff, and commu- Arts ................ 6 elections goal for Underclassmen vouchers to be completed by the driver. nity members. For more information, Comics / Fun Pages ... 8 MIT will collect vouchers and pay for visit http://web.mit.edu/awards/. Giving Campaign Sports ............. 16 all rides during the program time that Page 11 Page 12 do not exceed $35. See Daniel A. Tru- Send news information and tips to jillo, associate dean for Community [email protected]. Page THE TECH March 16, 007 WORLD & NATION California Joins Move Senators Reject Democrats’ To Earlier Primaries By Jennifer Steinhauer THE NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES Call to Pull Troops Thursday With a swipe of his pen, some flowery remarks and a good backdrop, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday moved California’s presiden- By Robin Toner Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, voted or Senate measure winning final pas- tial primary to February of next year from June, placing the nation’s most and Jeff Zeleny with the Democrats. sage were always considered slim, populous state at the increasingly congested front end of the primary THE NEW YORK TIMES Republican leaders said they given that the Senate legislation need- calendar. WASHINGTON counted the day as a victory. “It is clear ed a so-called supermajority of 60 to Speaking outside the Stanford Mansion in Sacramento — the site of The Senate on Thursday rejected now that the majority of the Senate op- advance.