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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, 2007 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. Even so, the White House the first presidential visit to California, by Rutherford Hayes, in 1880 a Democratic resolution to withdraw poses a deadline for the withdrawal of issued forceful veto threats, sending a — Schwarzenegger, a Republican, noted that presidential candidates had most U.S. combat troops from Iraq in troops,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell of clear signal to Republicans where the already come to the state to woo voters as the new primary date was be- 2008, but a similar measure advanced Kentucky, the Republican leader. Sen. president stood. The White House also ing talked about. in the House, and Democratic leaders Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic worked behind the scenes this week to “But today is a special day because we turn this talk into action,” vowed to keep challenging President leader, countered, “The Republicans keep Republicans on board. the governor said. “Moving our presidential primary means California Bush to change course in Iraq. are rubber-stamping the president’s Both parties consider these mea- will have the influence it deserves when it comes to choosing the next The vote in the Senate was 50 failed policy. That’s the message here.” sures an important political statement, presidential candidates.” against and 48 in favor, 12 short of President Bush, speaking at a Re- a measure of how far the debate over California is one of roughly 20 states with an eye on Feb. 5, which is what was needed to pass, with just a publican fundraising dinner, applauded Iraq has moved in recent months, and shaping up to be a primary day of enormous importance, if for no other few defections in each party. It came the senators who voted against a time- a sign of Americans’ discontent with reason than the large number of delegates that could be in play. just hours after the House Appro- table. “Many of those members know the war. priations Committee, in another vote what I know: that if American forces But Sen. Norm Coleman, a mod- largely on party lines, approved an were to step back from Baghdad now, erate Republican from Minnesota who OPEC Says It emergency spending bill for Iraq and before the capital city is more secure, voted against the Democratic mea- Afghanistan that also includes a time- the scale and scope of attacks would sure, argued that the final vote could Won’t Increase Output line for withdrawal from Iraq. The increase and intensify,” he said. still be misleading. “There is frustra- By Jad Mouawad House will vote on that legislation The Democratic resolution in the tion and deep concern about the war,” The New York Times VIENNA, Austria next Thursday, setting the stage for Senate would have redefined the U.S. said Coleman, who is facing a tough Ignoring concerns over slowing economic growth, slightly vola- another confrontation. mission in Iraq and set a goal of with- re-election fight next year. tile stock markets and a softening housing market, OPEC ministers on The action in both houses threw drawing U.S. combat troops by March As they left the Senate floor, sever- Thursday said that they would keep oil production at current levels, de- into sharp relief the Democratic strat- 31, 2008, except for a “limited num- al other moderate Republicans who are spite calls to pump more supplies into an increasingly tight market. egy of ratcheting up the pressure, ber” focused on counterterrorism, facing difficult re-election campaigns The decision to hold output steady could send oil prices into a fresh vote by vote, to try to force the White training and equipping Iraqi forces, next year were quick to register their upswing this spring as demand for gasoline picks up. Retail gasoline House to begin withdrawing troops and protecting U.S. and allied person- opposition to the president’s overall prices in the United States have been rising since the beginning of the from Iraq. But it also highlighted Re- nel. The House measure set a with- Iraq strategy. But they said they were year and reached about $2.60 a gallon on average last week, nearly 40 publican unity in opposition; in the drawal deadline of Sept. 1, 2008. leery of legislating a troop pullout to cents more than in January. Senate, only one Republican, Sen. The prospects for either the House begin within four months. “Three dollars a gallon is just around the corner,” said Jason Schen- ker, an economist at Wachovia. “We’ve never seen retail gasoline prices rise so much so early in the year.” For consumers in developed countries, a solid rise in demand would China Moves to Protect Private probably mean another summer of high gasoline prices and stiff energy bills. Oil prices have settled around $60 a barrel in recent months and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Property Rights Amid Discord seem satisfied with that level. By Joseph Kahn draft law, raise questions about the ars who argue that China’s economic The New York Times underlying intentions and the govern- policies have fueled corruption and Fifty Die in Rebel Attack BEIJING ing style of President Hu Jintao and enriched the elite at the expense of After more than a quarter-century Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, experts the poor and the environment. On New Delhi Police Station of market-oriented economic policies say. “My own view is that the left- By Somini Sengupta and record-setting growth, China on Despite a high level of interest in ist voices that have emerged are not The New York Times NEW DELHI Friday is expected to approve its first the law among intellectuals and busi- going to disappear because we have Suspected Maoist rebels stormed a police post in the heavily forested law to protect private property ex- nessmen and the unexpected decision a property law,” said Zhu Xueqin, a center of India early Thursday morning, killing nearly 50 police in what plicitly. last year to withdraw the measure Shanghai-based historian and gov- was apparently the biggest attack on state law enforcement in the last The measure, which was delayed from the legislative agenda at the ernment expert who supports the law. several years of leftist insurgency. a year ago amid vocal opposition last minute, neither leader has spo- “On the contrary, they are stronger There are now Maoist rebels in pockets of nearly half of India’s 28 from resurgent socialist intellectuals ken about the matter publicly. Wen’s now than they have been in some states, according to the government. They are largely entrenched in the and old-line, left-leaning members two-hour address to the nation on the time.” forest belt, which is rich in natural resources, like timber and iron ore, of the ruling Communist Party, is opening day of the annual two-week The leadership did not so much but home to some of the poorest communities of indigenous people. viewed by its supporters as building legislative session last week did not overcome opposition to the property Nearly 900 people were killed in the Maoist conflict in 2005, according a new and more secure legal founda- mention property rights. law as forbid it. Unlike in 2005, when to the most recent available official statistics. tion for private entrepreneurs and the The measure could not pass the leaders invited broad discussion In central Chhattisgarh state, where the incident took place, the con- country’s urban middle-class home legislature, which acts under the about property rights, the latest drafts flict has turned ever more nasty in the last two years with the emergence and car owners. party’s authority, without the active of the law were not widely circulated. of an anti-Maoist counterinsurgency force, called the Salwa Judum. But delays in pushing it through support of the top leadership. Yet the Several left-leaning scholars, who Nearly 50,000 villagers, displaced by fighting, now live in flimsy tent the Communist Party’s generally conspicuous silence of Hu and Wen favor preserving some elements of camps along the road, as police and the militia try to flush Maoists out pliant legislative arm, called the Na- appears to be a form of tribute to the China’s eroded socialist system, said of the countryside. tional People’s Congress, and a ban lingering influence of current and they had come under pressure from on news media discussion of the former officials and leading schol- their universities to stay silent. Weather Effy, Brace Yourself Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, March 16, 2007

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UN Security Council Will Vote Autopsies Overwhelm Medical Examiner Staff On New Draft of Iran Sanctions By Jonathan Saltzman and Raja Mishra By Warren Hoge bassador, said it was a “ratcheting Instead of the broad ban on im- The Boston Globe The New York Times up” of restrictions in the last resolu- ports of weapons that the Americans Massachusetts public safety officials said Wednesday they are UNITED NATIONS tion on Iran. wanted, the final draft calls on coun- looking into problems at the state medical examiner’s office, which The U.N. Security Council re- That measure, adopted Dec. 23, tries to “exercise vigilance and re- acknowledged that an increase in autopsies has recently led to a ceived on Thursday a draft of a new called for Iran to cease nuclear ac- straint” in supplying Iran with heavy shortage of body bags, more autopsy-related injuries to staff, and resolution to impose sanctions on tivities within 60 days or face fur- weapons including tanks, combat on one occasion an overwhelmed plumbing system that resulted in Iran for its defiance of demands that ther action. Iran not only ignored the aircraft and artillery systems, or blood and water pooling on the floor. it suspend its nuclear enrichment Feb. 21 deadline but also announced with any training or technical assis- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also told public activities and return to negotiations that it was accelerating its enrich- tance connected to such weapons. safety officials that a shortage of space in the morgue at the agen- over its nuclear program. ment schedule. Also dropped from the proposal cy’s Albany Street headquarters in Boston has forced pathologists The measure expands an ear- The new document was the re- was a ban on international travel by to store some bodies in a refrigerated truck ordinarily used to hold lier resolution specifying a roster of sult of weeks of negotiations among Iranian officials engaged in nuclear victims of disasters, parked behind the building. Responding to companies and individuals subject Germany and the five permanent activities. It was replaced by a call press inquiries, the office also acknowledged that there have been to a freeze of assets. Among them members of the Security Council, on nations to notify the Security extensive delays in picking up some bodies at scenes of crimes or are Bank Sepah, four groups con- Britain, China, France, Russia and Council if any of the named people unattended deaths. trolled by the Iranian Revolutionary the United States, and was agreed to passed through their territory. “We certainly are reviewing the situation,” said Charles McDon- Guard Corps, an elite military force, overnight after last-minute reviews The text calls on countries and fi- ald, a spokesman for the Executive Office of Public Safety, which and seven commanders identified as in the six capitals. nancial institutions to curb all grants, oversees the state medical examiner’s office and appointed an un- “key persons” in the corps. It will now be discussed by the financial aid and loans to Iran except dersecretary for forensic sciences two years ago to help manage the The draft also says that Iran is 10 other members of the Security those “for humanitarian and devel- troubled agency. “We certainly are concerned with regard to these prohibited from exporting any arms Council, effectively postponing a opmental purposes.” issues that have been raised.” or material related to its weapons vote until late next week. The draft gives Iran another 60 He said public safety officials are examining how the chief medi- programs and that other countries The United States and the Euro- days to comply or face additional cal examiner, Dr. Mark A. Flomenbaum, has spent his budget since should make sure that none of their pean countries involved in drafting penalties, which the text specifies he took charge of the office in April 2005. Partly in response to a citizens transport or purchase any the resolution wanted tougher steps would be nonmilitary. series of earlier scandals, state lawmakers increased the office’s op- such material from Iran. but had to factor in objections from In keeping with the drafters’ re- erating budget by 38 percent from $5.7 million in fiscal 2006, when Alejandro D. Wolff, the acting China and Russia, which maintain peatedly stated wish to persuade he arrived, to $7.9 million in the current fiscal year. U.S. ambassador to the United Na- close commercial ties with Tehran Iran to return to negotiations, how- tions, said the draft was “a good, and protested any terms that could ever, it emphasizes that all measures balanced, incremental step,” while harm the Iranian economy or pub- will be suspended if Tehran halts en- Corruption Charges Keep Emyr Jones Parry, the British am- lic. richment activities. Opposition Figure Off Nigeria Ballot By Lydia Polgreen and Sarah Simpson Hamas Aligns With Fatah But Fate The New York Times FREETOWN, Sierra Leone A leading opposition candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election has been omitted from the official list of candidates, which was re- Of Foreign Aid Remains in Doubt leased Thursday by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the current vice presi- By Steven Erlanger moud Abbas of Fatah, known as Abu Union is likely to support Israel, as dent, was deemed unfit to run because he had been indicted on corrup- The New York Times Mazen, “who does accept the three will Britain. tion charges. JERUSALEM principles.” The French foreign minister, Abubakar has dismissed the charges as politically motivated and The Hamas-led Palestinian gov- Other officials complained that Philippe Douste-Blazy, said in Paris says he is going to court to fight to get his name on the ballot. ernment, boycotted by the West Abbas had failed to make good on that the new Palestinian government “It is a great conspiracy, which has been going on for a couple of since its election more than a year his promise to Olmert last week that “could open a new page in relations years now,” he said by telephone from Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. “There ago because of Hamas’ support of a captured Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gi- with the international community.” will definitely not be a free and fair election in Nigeria. The politi- terrorism, announced on Thursday a lad Shalit, would be released before But he also called for the immediate cal space is constrained in favor of the PDP,” the governing People’s unity coalition with the more mod- a new government is formed. “If release of Shalit and for an end to Democratic Party. erate Fatah movement in hopes of Abu Mazen could deliver Shalit he “all forms of violence against Israel The decision to bar Abubakar, while not unexpected, throws into ending the boycott. would, but he can’t,” an Israeli offi- and its citizens.” deeper tumult the already precarious election in Nigeria, Africa’s most But the political document guid- cial said. “So it raises new questions The European Union’s foreign populous nation. The election is just five weeks away, though court ing the new government does not about his ability to deliver,” mean- policy chief, Javier Solana, said the battles could force a postponement. fulfill the international community’s ing that Olmert’s discussions with European Union would wait to see three demands — to recognize Is- him will be limited, the official said, the government list as approved by rael, forswear violence and accept “to the improvement of the quality the Palestinian legislature, expected Democrats Clarify Beliefs previous Israeli-Palestinian agree- of Palestinian life.” on Saturday, and the political docu- ments — and Israel announced that The new government, still led by ment that governs it. About Gays it would therefore not deal with the Prime Minister Ismail Haniya and A State Department spokesman, By Patrick Healy new government or any of its min- dominated by Hamas, contains some Sean McCormack, said similarly that The New York Times isters, Hamas or not. The United moderate figures from Fatah and Washington “will wait until the gov- Under pressure from gay rights groups, two rivals for the Demo- States is expected to follow suit independent parties, including the ernment is actually in place and we cratic presidential nomination, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and but the European Union will face a finance minister, Salam Fayyad. It have an understanding of what their Barack Obama, issued statements Thursday saying they believed ho- fierce internal debate about whether was greeted with relief by ordinary platform will be before we make any mosexuality was not immoral. to continue its isolation of the Pal- Palestinians, who hope that it will be final judgments about it.” Clinton, who has particularly cultivated gay voters and donors, estinians. able to pay their salaries and put an The document was slowly negoti- found herself under the harshest fire Thursday after she said on Wednes- Miri Eisin, a spokeswoman for end to internal warfare. ated on the basis of a unity statement day that the morality of homosexuality was for “others to conclude.” the Israeli prime minister, Ehud The diplomatic struggle over put together by Palestinian prisoners Later that day, after complaints from gay rights groups, Clinton put out Olmert, said Olmert would con- whether or not to funnel aid through in Israel jails and was pushed along a statement indicating she thought homosexuality was not immoral, tinue “to maintain dialogue with the Fayyad is just beginning. The current early in February at a meeting called though she did not use those words. elected Palestinian president,” Mah- German presidency of the European by the Saudis in Mecca. Her remarks left some gay donors and advocates angry; several said Thursday that they believed she was afraid to say the words “moral” or “immoral” because Republicans might use them against her. Terrorist Confession Shoulders Blame The issue arose this week after Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in published remarks that he believed homo- sexuality was immoral. Officials from the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights organiza- But Complicates Linked Prosecutions tion, said they had a conference call with Clinton campaign officials By Adam Liptak he had told CIA interrogators about It is not clear whether Moham- Thursday to argue for a clearer statement; they did not speak to Clinton The New York Times his accomplices, again potentially mad was really involved in as many directly. Other gay advocates, including the Empire State Pride Agen- The admissions made by the mas- helping the other defendants. terrorism plots as he said or whether da, also lodged complaints. termind of the Sept. 11 attacks illu- A revised version of the transcript he was simply indulging in a penchant minated and transformed the cases released Thursday added another for drama and self-aggrandizement. against him and the 13 other Qaida chilling confession. Mohammed said Nonetheless, his confession could Cadbury to Separate Drinks leaders transferred last year from CIA he decapitated Daniel Pearl, a reporter have a significant effect on the round prisons to the U.S. Navy base at Guan- for The Wall Street Journal, in Paki- of tribunals. Several lawyers said his And Candy Businesses tanamo Bay, Cuba. stan in 2002. The military said it had statement could be used against him in By Julia Werdigier In acknowledging last Saturday his held back the passage about Pearl other settings. The New York Times LONDON role in more than 30 terrorist attacks while it notified his family. “This statement is admissible and Cadbury Schweppes, the British maker of Dr Pepper sodas and and plots, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed That confession could figure in the substantially hampers the ability of the Dairy Milk chocolate, said Thursday that it planned to split off its certainly simplified the case against case of Ahmed Omar Sheikh, who is defense to argue that he is not guilty,” American beverage unit from its candy businesses, following pressure himself and may have effectively appealing his death sentence in Paki- said David B. Rivkin, an official in the from shareholders, including the billionaire Nelson Peltz. signed his own death warrant when he stan for his role in Pearl’s abduction administrations of Ronald Reagan and Cadbury, which also makes 7Up, Snapple and Trident chewing eventually faces a military trial. and murder. Mohammed and the other the elder George Bush. “The other gum, is currently the largest confectionary company in the world. A But those same statements, re- Qaida leaders will eventually face side may argue that the poor dear was separation of the businesses would help the company focus on improv- leased on Wednesday by the Defense charges before military commissions so stressed out by his earlier treatment ing and expanding its confectionary unit, which analysts consider to be Department, may complicate the pros- that they are guilty of war crimes, that it had a lingering effect. That dog the center of the company. ecution of his former colleagues. many of which carry death sentences. ain’t going to hunt.” In one episode last month, Cadbury had to pull thousands of choco- Speaking to a military tribunal that Unlike the recent proceedings, be- John Sifton, a senior researcher at late Easter eggs, including Crunchie Easter Eggs and the Dairy Milk considers just the narrow question of fore Combatant Status Review Tribu- Human Rights Watch, said he ques- Easter Eggs, from shelves in Britain because they were not properly whether Guantanamo detainees were nals, those trials will largely resemble tioned whether the statement read for labeled as possibly containing nuts. Cadbury was forced to run an ad- properly designated as enemy com- ones before civilian criminal courts. Mohammed by his representative au- vertising campaign in national newspapers warning of the possible risk batants, Mohammed was so expansive Officials have said that they intend to thentically reflected his views. to people allergic to nuts. in his acceptance of responsibility that charge the men this year and that those “The grammar of it alone, when “It makes strategic sense because it allows a sharper focus, which other defendants might be able to use trials could start early next year. juxtaposed with his version of Eng- would result in better business performance,” said David Lang, an ana- his statements in their own defense. The trials of three less-significant lish, suggests it was prepared for him,” lyst at Investec in London. “But whether more value will be extracted, In a transcript of the hearing, Mo- detainees, none of them among the 14 Sifton said. “It looked to me like it was I don’t know.” hammed also disavowed information leaders, are expected to begin soon. printed out of whitehouse.gov.” Page  The Tech March 16, 2007 Opinion Mediocre at Best Another Undergraduate Association President and Vice President or misinformed. The platform’s centerpiece, a proposed Committee on Chairman election is upon us. Unfortunately, this year’s candidates, through their Institute Communication, would virtually recreate the existing (and un- Michael McGraw-Herdeg ’08 platforms and performance at Monday night’s debate, have exhibited no fortunately named) Student Committee on Administrative Transparency Editor in Chief long-term vision. and Relations. Holmes and Wyne seem to think that the administration Marie Y. Thibault ’08 Steven M. Kelch ’08 and Lauren has trouble soliciting student input; but in fact, administrators simply Editorial E. Oldja ’08 are the best of the three choose not to. Though this ticket promises to “defend tradition,” they’ve Business Manager tickets; however, they are merely offered little substance — just hand-wavy praise of the hacking com- Cokie Hu ’08 mediocre. Rather than ambitiously advancing new ideas, they have cho- munity and fraternity rush. A revealing point for this ticket is that when Managing Editor sen to continue ongoing projects and to concentrate on restructuring the asked about their top priorities, they proposed putting proximity readers Austin Chu ’08 existing organization. And there is certainly something to be said for in dorms to save students the unbearable hassle of swiping their cards. increasing the legitimacy of the UA. But aside from this commitment to Manisha Manmohan ’08 and Fernando Funakoshi ’09 simply present Executive Editor continuity, their campaign lacks imagination. They boast plans for mak- an unelectable ticket. Their performance and campaign thus far suggests Rosa Cao G ing textbooks cheaper, creating an alcohol policy for small events, and that they don’t know what they’re getting into. They do not seem to be increasing the smoothie selection on campus — but while these are good taking their campaign seriously. They struggled to answer the major- News Staff short-term ideas, an exceptional pair of candidates would offer some ity of their debate questions. They clearly demonstrated little working Editors: Benjamin P. Gleitzman ’09, Kirtana more substantial and forward-looking ideas. knowledge of the functionality or purpose of the UA, or the roles played Raja ’09, Angeline Wang ’09; Associate Martin F. Holmes ’08 and Ali S. Wyne ’08 present a platform that is, by those who lead it. Editors: Valery K. Brobbey ’08, JiHye Kim ’10, superficially, ambitious and promising. Some of their ideas — like a series We wish that there were a better pair of candidates to vote for. How- Joyce Kwan ’10; Staff: Curt Fischer G, John A. of dinners between fraternities and police — make sense. However, cut- ever, under the circumstances, we grudgingly endorse Lauren Oldja and Hawkinson ’98, Waseem S. Daher ’07, Ray C. ting through the platform’s rhetoric reveals that much of it is shortsighted Steven Kelch for 2007 UA President and Vice President. He ’07, Kristina M. Holton ’07, Hanhan Wang ’07, Jiao Wang ’08, Daniela Cako ’09, Mei- Hsin Cheng ’09, Gabriel Fouasnon ’09, Hannah Hsieh ’09, Diana Jue ’09, Ji Qi ’09, Yinuo Qian In the March 6 obituary for Ronald H. 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Nichole Treadway ’10. format of dialogues between a Christian and search for meaning] to be hijacked by well- Opinion Staff Appropriate at MIT non-Christian member of the MIT or Harvard meaning but closed-minded individuals seek- Editors: Barun Singh ECS ’06, Aditya Kohli Several people have already responded faculty, and plenty of opportunities were given ing to impose a religious agenda” to be deeply ’09; Staff: Josh Levinger ’07, Justin Wong ’07, to the philosophical arguments in Rahmat at the end for the audience to raise questions disturbing. Beyond the noticeable irony of any Ali S. Wyne ’08, Krishna Gupta ’09. Muhammad’s March 9 column on the Veritas and objections. It may be that some may still call to “silence the closed-minded people,” this forum at MIT. Rather than continue the discus- consider these factors to be inadequate in pro- statement raises fundamental questions about Sports Staff sion on meaning, I would like to respond to moting an open-minded setting; however, any the nature of the intellectual environment at Editors: Travis Johnson ’08, Caroline Huang Ms. Muhammad’s characterization of the Veri- fair and accurate critique of Veritas should first MIT, the ability and right of individuals to ’10; Ryan Lanphere ’06; Associate Editor: tas forum and her suggestion that such forums acknowledge this attempt by the organizers to evaluate arguments, and whether MIT citizens Staff: James Zorich ’08, Albert Ni ’09. are inappropriate for the MIT community. I create meaningful dialogue. need to be somehow protected from ideas that Arts Staff applaud Ms. Muhammad for bringing aware- Second, Ms. Muhammad argues in her letter are deemed undesirable. President Hockfield Editor: Jillian A. 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Illegal Immigration Give a damn? Do something about it! Tell us what you think. [email protected] Page  The Tech March 16, 2007 Arts CONCERT REVIEW A Cappella Group Vaults to Top of the ‘Log’ Scale MIT Logarhythms Win Area Competition Jillian Berry the group chosen different songs and exhib- Although the first two groups were fine normal scale” to which I respond you have Arts Editor ited more energy on stage. Three of their six with technically sound performances, when to grade them on the “Log” scale (sorry, I All A Cappella Live songs can best be described as a cappella the MIT Logs came on after a short intermis- couldn’t resist a good math pun). Either way, Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College clichés of hackneyed love songs. While the sion, they stole the show. Singing some of their they showed that MIT isn’t just good at en- Sunday, Mar. 11, 2007 singing was in tune for all of the songs, the classics, including Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be gineering. only piece worth mentioning is their rendi- My Girl” (James N. Pacella ’07 and Tyson C. Unfortunately for the Tufts Dubs, they his past Sunday afternoon, a cappella tion of OK Go’s “Here It Goes Again.” With McNulty ’08, who is a Tech Arts staff writer) had to follow the Logs. The prestigious Dubs fans crowded into the beautifully re- unique choreography and excess energy, and Damien Rice’s “The Blower’s Daughter gave it their all with a range of songs, includ- stored Cutler Majestic Theatre at Em- the Voicemales showed that this fast-paced (Matthew S. Schoeneck ’07), along with two ing a hilarious version of Justin Timberlake’s Terson College, and tuned in to WERS modern tune does not need treadmills to be new pieces that they’ll “Sexy Back” that in- 88.9 to listen to four Boston area a cappella enjoyable. “officially” premier at volved synchronized groups compete at the All A Cappella Live After the Voicemales were the Harvard their spring concert, The Logs showed off their removal of clothes. competition. The four groups were selected Low Keys, the only co-ed group in this oth- the Logs showed off The audience loved as some of the best in the area and includ- erwise male-dominated competition. As be- their vocal range and vocal range and a well- the performance, and ed the MIT Logarhythms along with the fitting their name, they sang low key songs a well-developed abil- the judges predicted Brandeis Voicemale, Harvard Low Keys, and such as “California Dreaming” (Mamas and ity to entertain and developed ability to entertain they would win, but the Tufts Beelzebubs (“Bubs”). While this the Papas) and “Sunny Came Home” (Shawn engage an audience. and engage an audience. some off-key notes in competition had judges, they only provided Colvin). The lead vocals of the former were While they had a few Guster’s “Ruby Falls” comments; it was the live audience of 1200 impressive as the young singer sang with difficulties with one and MIT’s dazzling that would actually decide the afternoon’s soul and control. The lead for the latter piece of the newer songs, they sealed their position performance kept Tufts from the afternoon’s winner. had a beautifully toned voice, but she was so at number one with their amazing rendition top spot so that MIT walked away with the The first group to come on stage was the quiet that I often had to strain to hear her over of the Gorillaz “Feel Good, Inc” (Michael title. Brandeis Voicemales. This eight member the background. As with the previous group, R. Miller ’09 with Stephen B. Nicholson ’08 All of the performers did a good job, all-male group is a bit small for a typical a I wished the Low Keys had more energy. and Michael J. Fitzgerald ’07) and the now and the afternoon was an enjoyable one. cappella group, and it came through in their However, unlike with the previous group, I famous “windmills.” The audience loved the MIT winning was just the icing on the cake singing, which lacked the depth compared to actually agreed with the judges when they de- performance so much that the group received (though very sweet icing). So check out the the other groups. However, this was a minor scribed the group as being “real smooth” with a standing ovation. One of the judges com- Logs whenever you can as they now officially flaw that could have been overlooked had “such good blend.” mented that you “can’t grade [them] on a hold the title of Boston’s best.

CD REVIEW White Rabbits Unveil Spectacular Debut ‘Fort Nightly’ Has No Magic Tricks, Just Great Music By Sarah Dupuis experience if it weren’t for the first, though I’m but I’ll still vouch for White Rabbits with feroc- and calypso-inspired percussion, “While We Go Associate Arts Editor sure in the coming months these guys will be all ity. Very rarely have I heard a band pull together Dancing” sounds just like it came off an ’80s White Rabbits over the critical scene, and rightfully so. There so many diverse influences this successfully, and disc jockey’s playlist, and “I Used To Complain, Fort Nightly were six of them in the photo, leaning against a they do it so subtly they maintain the aura of cool Now I Don’t” could be played at a (very hip) is- Produced by Chris Zane crooked red fence in the middle of fall, presum- I felt from their promotional photograph. land resort. White Rabbits have garnered com- Say Hey Records ably in Central Park, White Rabbits re- parisons to artists on the famous ska label 2 Tone Release: May 22, 2007 dressed in blazers and cently moved cross- Records, and this analogy is especially apparent sweaters and looking country from the Mid- on “March of The Camels,” which reminds me ave you ever had the experience of see- generally pretty lazy- Fort Nightly will be an absolute west to the Big Apple of The Specials’ “Ghost Town.” Towards the ing a photo of something and knowing cool. They were called contender, even if half of the (smart move, rock mu- third quarter of the album, White Rabbits get immediately that it was for you? Maybe White Rabbits, and I sicians) and have since even spookier, if only because of their astonish- Hyou noticed a picture of a restaurant and could tell I liked them Beatles come back from the dead, signed to Say Hey Re- ing ability to combine creepy sounds with mem- declared it would become your new favorite, without even hearing cords, on which the band orable riffs and spot-on three-part harmony. though you’d never tasted the dish depicted. Or them. I can’t say I was reunite with McCartney and is releasing Fort Nightly. A picture’s worth a thousand words. This ar- how about seeing the cover of a book and know- surprised when I dis- This debut album opens ticle is worth 700, but I could talk about White ing you want to read it, even though you’ve never covered their music was Starr and then team up with with a catchy piano riff, Rabbits for well over a million. Check them out even heard of the author (forgetting what they fantastic. Radiohead… bright guitars, spooky at http://www.whiterabbitsmusic.com, where you say about not judging a book by its cover)? Dear Am I allowed to de- background vocals, can have a look at the hilarious video of the cast Reader, I want you to know you’re far from alone. clare an album of the and energetic drums on of Broadway hit Avenue Q reviewing “Kid On Humans rely on vision more than any sense (un- year as early as March? At a quarter of the way “Kid On My Shoulders,” which moves into an My Shoulders” and read the feedback a group less, of course, you’re a human without sight, in through the year, I guess it’s a bit premature. I’ll eerie and forceful chant that somehow reminded of eighth graders gave the band after hearing two which case this review will be relevant in just a at least tell you that White Rabbits’ Fort Nightly me of the guards in “The Wizard of Oz.” With- tracks. Didn’t I tell you these guys were cool? moment, so bear with me) and so it’s perfectly will be an absolute contender, even if half of the out a moment to breathe, the album goes into More importantly, you can also sample some of plausible that sight serves as a “gateway sense” Beatles come back from the dead, reunite with the fast-paced “The Plot,” which sounds like a these tracks I can’t stop raving about. I’m willing for other perceptive experiences. McCartney and Starr and then team up with Ra- combination of The Strokes at their best with to bet that as soon as you hear White Rabbits, I saw such a picture before I heard the band in diohead to release a double-disc concept album. vocal harmonies reminiscent of early Jackson 5. you’ll have some good words of your own with it, and regretfully I might not have had the latter I guess that would be pretty tough competition, “Navy Wives” is a fun tune with off-beat guitars which to sing their praises.

FILM REVIEW hh½ ‘Starter for 10’ More of a Six British Film Fails to Find Focus By Alice Macdonald and meet his best friends in a matter of min- on coming as we meet Brian’s crazy room- the right question.” Thanks, but I’ll stick to Staff Writer utes. This speedy opening leaves the whole mates who drink too much and are messy! knowing the answers. “Starter for 10” remainder of the film vacant, lacking the It was beginning to look like a bastardized Now that I have systematically torn apart Directed by Tom Vaughan body necessary for a compelling film. In this John Hughes flick, but James McAvoy is no “Starter for 10,” I have to say that it was not Written by David Nicholls genre, by the end of the film when the two Molly Ringwald. Somewhere near the mid- all bad. The film had its moments. I enjoyed Starring: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, and destined people finally get together, we as the point in the film, however, “Starter for 10” the fun accents and the attention to detail in Rebecca Epstein audience should really be invested in their begins to take itself less seriously and now the sets and costumes. “Starter for 10” is set in Now Playing love. We should be rooting for them and then I am left to ponder whether it is meant to be the ’80s and the filmmakers did a pretty good be exhilarated when they finally kiss. These embracing or mocking these teen romance job of catching the mood and fashion of the new romantic comedy opening at movies are meant to make us believe in love conventions. There are a couple of moments time. They included a rockin’ soundtrack with Kendall Cinema gets its enigmatic and good things again, no matter how bad and that are so evidently music from The Cure, title, “Starter for 10,” from the British stressful our lives are. At the end of “Starter poking fun at the very Wham!, Bananarama, A game show, “University Challenge.” for 10,” I couldn’t have cared less whether or genre to which this It was beginning to look like The Smiths, and New Apparently, British people would catch this not Brian and Rebecca got together. In fact, I film belongs that I Order to name a few. reference and it would mean something for was a little confused about their connection began to reverse my a bastardized John Hughes As mentioned previ- them. However, the reference is lost on us and why they were meant to be together. This initial opinion. For ously, there were also Americans, but that isn’t too important be- was not helped by a final thirty minutes that example, when Bri- flick, but James McAvoy is no a couple scenes that cause “University Challenge” isn’t really the seemed to drag on for an hour as I waited for an meets the dream transcended the fron- focus of the movie, and the storyline never the ending that I had predicted after watching blond bombshell, Al- Molly Ringwald. tier into campiness really pans out. Then again, I am not really the first five minutes. ice, for the first time, — overusing the cli- sure what the focus of “Starter for 10” is. The From the very start, I was concerned the music changes and we see her swoosh chés that serve as the film’s foundation. I only main point is that there is a college freshman, by the cheesy voice-over narration. Cliché her golden locks in slow motion. The effect wish that there had been more of this, or that Brian (James McAvoy) and he has two love alarm bells began going off in my head and was an entire audience laughing at the sheer it had been consistent. interests, Alice (Alice Eve) and Rebecca (Re- I knew that I could be in for trouble. A few ridiculousness of the scene. In the end, these So what have we learned? We should fol- becca Epstein). moments later, as Brian packs to head off contradictions left the film feeling unbal- low our hearts, be all we can be, never forget My biggest complaint with “Starter for to University, he gets teary eyed as he holds anced … something just didn’t click. Plus, our roots, drink lots of Red Stripe, and listen 10” is the pacing — the beginning goes by a ratty black and white photo of his father I may have thrown up a little in my mouth to Bananarama. This is all good, but the most very quickly and with hardly any exposition, in his palm. Surprise! He has daddy issues during the final voice-over where Brian en- important lesson one can learn from “Starter but then the end drags on eternally. We see too! This has certainly never been done in dows us with his newfound wisdom, “It’s for 10” is the following: all girls named Alice Brian’s childhood, his admittance to college, film. The unexpected plot twists just keep not knowing the right answer, but asking are gorgeous. March 16, 2007 Arts The Tech Page  CD REVIEW Metallica, Dion, and an Italian Composer Come Together CD Pays Homage to Master Film Composer By Roberto Perez-Franco through his scores for spaghetti westerns, a sub-genres. Some work wonderfully, while Dulce Pontes. This piece alone makes the al- Staff writer 1960s low budget film sub-genre often filmed others fall flat. In this collection, Metallica’s bum worth buying. I would add Morricone’s We All Love Ennio Morricone in Italian. However, this defining feature of “The Ecstasy of Gold” passes without pain “Cinema Paradiso” to this list of gems if it Sony Classical Morricone is poorly represented in the present or glory, with the sole merit of making Mor- were not cut so short that it could not flourish 2007 collection. The few well-rounded jazz segments ricone’s diversity of styles more tangible, al- completely. are not enough to save Quincy Jones’s take on beit less convincing. A better testimony to his In spite of several weak moments, the al- rsLatina and Sony Classical have re- the classic “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” full spectrum are a young Bocelli’s operatic bum, overall, is very good. Collectors might cently presented an homage to Ennio which could very well have been the tour de approach to the melancholy “Conradiana,” be interested in it because it is, to a large ex- Morricone’s masterpieces, interpreted force in this production. Rather forgettable, a and the refreshing Brazilian style of Daniela tent, unique: many of the recordings are new, A by a surprisingly heterogeneous group little too heavy on the “marble in the bottle” Mercury’s “Conmigo.” and were conducted by Morricone himself. of musical masters, from Yo-Yo Ma to Metal- kind of percussion, and with extravagant vo- Maybe as antidote to four colorless songs He also orchestrated the transitions between lica. The anthology could hardly have a more cal effects, the piece seems a blend of Andreas that appear in the second half of the album, tracks, although not always convincingly. auspicious timing: it comes on the heels of the Vollendweider and Chic Corea. Likewise, the I was delighted with an equal number of true Labeling him as the world’s greatest liv- Italian composer receiving an honorary Oscar cover of “Once Upon a Time in the West” is no gems recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta: ing composer is certain to elicit heated dis- at the 79th Annual Academy Awards. Further- triumph either. The luscious orchestration suf- the sublime “Gabriel’s Oboe” from the movie cussions about tastes. But admittedly, when more, the album opens with “I Knew I Loved focates Bruce Springsteen’s barely-audible gui- “The Mission,” Yo-yo Ma’s nostalgic “Male- measured in sheer output, Ennio Morricone’s You,” the same song that Celine Dion sang on tar, creating the sensation that the piece never na” from the movie of the same title, a breath- production is second to none. He is one of the same Oscar Night that the composer re- quite takes off, blending indistinguishably with taking “Addio Monti” by Taro Hakase. The the most prolific film composers in history, ceived his award. In it, Dion still displays the the orchestral transitions that Morricone com- second half of the disc also contained what with hundreds of scores. This album strikes warmth and shine of her prime, which when posed to connect the different tracks. might be the biggest surprise; Morricone’s a delicate balance between two forms: it is at combined with flawless orchestration, make As the works of a writer are translated into orchestration of music for the poem “La Luz the same time a tribute to his genius by other this the best song of the album. many languages, so have the compositions of Prodigiosa,” a dark and evocative text, with outstanding artists, and one more fruit in his Morricone gained international fame Morricone been adapted to different musical flamenco undertones, sung masterfully by plentiful career.

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Solution, tips, and computer program at http://www.sudoku.com Page 10 The Tech March 16, 2007 Harvard Ups Pay For Doctors Who Teach By Liz Kowalczyk Walker said, but other faculty said General, developed the plan for high- uted to the rise in medical school tu- The Boston Globe course directors spend too much time er payments. Another committee will ition, as medical schools try to raise Harvard Medical School will in- trying to recruit teachers, and more recommend how to give doctors more money in order to pay doctors more. crease by millions of dollars a year its doctors are saying no to requests. In credit for teaching when considering Some schools have undertaken phil- payments to doctors for teaching stu- some cases, residents or fellows, who promotions. anthropic campaigns, while others dents, a recognition of how difficult it are junior doctors still in training, or Medical schools across the coun- have significantly expanded their fac- has become to persuade busy physi- even faculty from other universities, try have struggled with this issue. As ulties. cians to devote time to educating the have been enlisted to teach. fees from insurers and government Harvard has a particular interest in next generation of care givers. “It’s the single biggest problem medical programs have stagnated and attracting more doctors to teach, as it The medical school, Harvard facing virtually every course direc- patient demand has grown, academic embarks on the most dramatic chang- University, and three major Harvard tor,” said David Cardozo, a neurobiol- medical centers have pressured doc- es to its curriculum in 20 years, in- teaching hospitals — Massachusetts ogy professor who headed a medical tors to squeeze more appointments cluding requiring third-year students General, Brigham and Women’s, and school task force created to study the into the day. And doctors themselves to spend the year in one hospital, fol- Beth Israel Deaconess — have agreed problem. “In order to get faculty to have wanted to see more patients to lowing some of the same patients and to double the funds for hospital- teach, you have to offer sufficient -fi boost their incomes, leaving them developing longer-term relationships based instructors from $8 million to nancial compensation. It’s very signif- less time to teach. Many doctors also with faculty. Traditionally, third-year $16 million a year starting July 1. icant that this change is happening.” have felt compelled to spend more students have rotated from hospital There is wide variation in what the Cardozo is course director for time on research, as grants and pro- to hospital. Medical students spend roughly 7,000 full-time instructors at the study of the human nervous sys- motions have become more competi- most of their last two years in hospi- Harvard Medical School are paid to tem that students tive. tals, observing doctors, performing teach the school’s 771 students in take during their “If a doctor basic medical tasks, and discussing classrooms, labs, and hospitals. Some second year. As “In order to get faculty is spending three cases with physicians. are paid at well below going rates for in most Harvard hours with a group The unusual relationship between doctors’ services — $30 an hour for Medical School to teach, you have to of third-year medi- Harvard Medical School and its 18 some courses — and many who pro- courses, the stu- cal students, that’s affiliated teaching hospitals and re- vide on-the-job teaching at the hospi- dents are divided offer sufficient financial three hours not search institutes makes the teaching tals are not paid at all. Under the new into small groups compensation.” in an ambulatory crunch more challenging in Boston. plan, the goal is to pay doctors $100 of six to 10, requir- clinic generat- Many medical schools have closer an hour to teach. ing about 50 teach- —David Cardoza, ing income or in ties to their teaching hospitals, some The amount is comparable to the ers. In addition to the lab doing re- even owning them and paying part of hourly rate that a typical primary care Harvard faculty, neurobiology professor search,” said Dr. doctors’ salaries. doctor earns, though far less than Cardozo uses resi- Michael Epstein, But Harvard’s teaching hospitals what some surgeons and other spe- dents and fellows, chief operating of- function independently. The physi- cialists make. a neuroanatomist from the University ficer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medi- cians get salaries from the hospitals Medical school faculty are re- of Massachusetts Medical School, cal Center. or earn their pay in private practice. quired to teach or volunteer on com- and neurologists in private practice At the same time, hospitals are The medical school operates on what mittees 50 hours a year, but Harvard to teach his students. Because many discharging patients faster, often after is essentially a good-will system. In does not track how many hours doc- residents and fellows are training at just a few days, giving medical stu- return for the Harvard seal on their tors teach and does not actively en- Harvard temporarily, there is a high dents little time to understand what stationery and the name on their résu- force the policy. turnover rate. The job pays $1,500 led to surgery or how to manage fol- més, faculty are supposed to teach or The agreement comes as the med- for 48 hours of work over eight weeks low-up care, and making their inter- do committee work. ical school implements significant — about $30 an hour. actions with senior physicians all the Mass. General, the Brigham, and changes to its curriculum that will “It’s almost embarrassing for more crucial. Beth Israel Deaconess each will con- require even more intensive teaching course directors to tell tutors and lab “Virtually every medical school is tribute about $1 million for the higher by the faculty. instructors what it pays,” Cardozo facing this problem,” said Dr. Darrell payments. The remaining roughly “The pressures of clinical practice said. G. Kirch, president of the Association $13 million comes from Harvard Uni- make it harder for faculty to free up The task force was appointed three of American Medical Colleges. “His- versity and Harvard Medical School. their time for teaching,” said Cynthia years ago by the medical school’s torically they have all relied on the Walker said the medical school will Walker, executive dean for adminis- dean, Dr. Joseph Martin, who was volunteer efforts of physicians to do talk with the other affiliated hospitals tration at the medical school. “Now it frustrated that more doctors were not teaching in the clinical setting. In the about contributing to the effort. will be easier for them.” willing to teach. Based on its findings, current economic climate, that model Slavin said he hopes the new [email protected] All the medical school’s courses a committee headed by Walker and is breaking down.” pay system will enable physicians to and hospital rotations have teachers, Peter Slavin, the president of Mass. He said the problem has contrib- spend more time with students. March 16, 2007 The Tech Page 11 New Development Surrounds Riverside Neighborhood By James McCown there in 2003. “But the apartments cally there haven’t been barriers to court. Each unit features a small gar- tect Renzo Piano in 2002, now the The Boston Globe are wonderful; you essentially get making dramatic changes to proper- den and garage parking. Prices range university is building a 250-bed Town and gown are finally meet- a pie-shaped space that is efficient, ty. If you wanted to take a chain saw from $464,900 for a two-bedroom, graduate student dorm designed by ing in Cambridge’s Riverside neigh- quiet, and gets a lot of light.” to your house, you could,” said Mick one-and-a-half bath to $549,000 architect Kyu Sung Woo on the old borhood. At the neighborhood’s other ar- Correll. “You cross Mass. Ave. into for a three-bedroom, two-bath cor- Mahoney’s Nursery grounds at the Long a working-class enclave chitectural extreme is an elegant mid-Cambridge and it’s completely ner unit. The first phase is nearing corner of Western Avenue and Me- between the Charles River and 1846 Greek Revival House at 135 different.” completion and the second phase morial Drive. This site will include Central Square, Riverside is going Western Ave., a local landmark with Correll and his wife, Monique has not yet started, but 50 percent of a riverfront park open to the public. upscale, and the long-testy relation- four Ionic columns that is currently Brouillette, had just acquired half of the units in each phase are already Nearby Harvard is also building ship between residents and neighbor under renovation. According to Ar- a Mansard French Second Empire under contract. a complex that combines low-rise Harvard University has improved thur Choo Jr. of Choo & Company duplex on Kinnaird Street, and were “The price has been non nego- brick buildings with townhouse-like dramatically. Architects, the house’s owner is moving furniture into the 1850s-era tiable, and even so the demand has wood structures that will also house After dropping plans to build refurbishing it with financing as- house one recent weekend. been quite remarkable” said San- 250 students and other affiliates. a museum on a prominent corner sistance from Just-A-Start Corpora- “We call this the suburbs of Cen- drine Deschaux, a vice president at Once these are built, Lucey said, because of neighborhood opposi- tion, a non profit community devel- tral Square,” Brouillette said. Channing Real Estate, leasing agent Harvard will have achieved its stat- tion, Harvard is on more peaceful opment organization. “There’s a sense in Riverside that for the complex. “People are buy- ed goal of housing 50 percent of its terms with Riverside residents as it “There’s been a lot of meddling you can paint your house whatever ing second-phase units without even campus wide graduate students in now builds new dorms for gradu- over the years with numerous layers color you want,” seeing them. I’ve Harvard housing. ate students and affordable housing of siding, and we’re trying to bring it said Marie Ko- been amazed at Harvard is also retrofitting the for some Cambridge residents. The back as close to the original condi- ger, a resident of the demand from former Cambridge Light Company additional housing should ease pres- tion as we can,” Choo said. Franklin Street, Free spirit or not, the biotechnology switch house on Blackstone Street sure on the neighborhood’s rental As Cambridge neighborhoods pointing out purple sector especially. into 33 units of affordable housing, market. go, Riverside is something of a free and orange houses developers are providing All you have to with another six units in new build- Meantime, Riverside’s combina- spirit, and it shows. Less uniform in near hers. “It’s a the neighberhood with do is get on Me- ings nearby. Qualification for this tion of convenient location and rich, appearance, and worn down in some First Amendment morial Drive and housing will be administered by the quirky architecture are drawing af- places, Riverside was for years a thing.” yuppie-friendly new you’re in Kend- Department of Cambridge Commu- fluent young professionals, who cite haven of cheap housing during rent Koger and her all Square in five nity Development. Riverside’s offbeat funkiness as one control. The elimination of rent husband Jim, a housing. minutes.” Cambridge officials appear to be of the chief draws. control in 1994 forced many long retired designer of If 290 on Riv- pleased by the university’s commu- “There are many people who are time residents to move out. But the medical devices er forms one edge nity-friendly stance. Roger Boothe, attracted to Riverside who could af- neighborhood was also among the for Boston Scientific, lived in the of the neighborhood, at the opposite director of urban design for the city ford to live elsewhere,” said Dean most affordable in the city, setting neighborhood during the 1980s and end Harvard University continues said, “Harvard had a plan before that Atkins, an attorney. “It’s a nice mix the stage for the changes happening ’90s, and then returned and bought a to grow, although to somewhat less was twice the scale.” of intellectual progressives and today. house on Franklin Street after living resistance than in the 1960s, when Big as it is, even the Harvard working class. My wife and I were “When I bought here in 1995 it in California. it earned the community’s enmity touch may not change Riverside’s looking on Beacon Hill, but it’s plain was the only part of Cambridge that Free spirit or not, developers are for building the towering Peabody essential character — one that gives vanilla compared to this.” you could touch,” said Lisa J. Drap- providing the neighborhood with Terrace student housing complex its residents a curious kind of brag- The Atkinses live in a kitschy kin of Coldwell-Banker Residential yuppie-friendly new housing. One nearby. ging rights in this quirky city. 1960s-era round building at 348 Brokerage, a Riverside resident and such is 290 on River, a 20-unit town- “We have a lot of common in- “I like the idea that the neighbor- Franklin St. that is emblematic of a long time neighborhood cham- house development adjacent to the terests with the neighborhood,” said hood has an edge to it,” said Franklin Riverside’s eclectic architectural pion. Whole Foods supermarket on River Tom Lucey, the university’s director Street resident Dan Coleman, who mix. Some residents refer to River- Street near Memorial Drive. of community relations for Cam- grew up in New York’s Greenwich “It’s sometimes referred to as side’s reputation in affectionate, al- The townhouses are grouped bridge. Village. “Unlike the neighborhood the Austin Powers building,” said most self-deprecating terms. among seven buildings that all face Having dropped its plans for west of Harvard Square, here it’s not Atkins, who bought a condominium “In this neighborhood, histori- inward to a landscaped parking a museum by the Italian archi- all about good taste.”

Undergraduate Association Candidates Criticize UA’s Handling Election Candidates, 2007–2008 Class of 2008 Of Controversial Election Petition President Phi T. Ho Elections, from Page  Phi T. Ho ’08 (also a candidate for flaws with the governing process.” Hachem Alaoui Soce president of the Class of 2008) com- Dilwali also criticized the UA’s Further complicating the decision, plained to the UA, contesting the deci- bureaucratic struggles. “The election Spencer R. Sugimoto Miller and Sugimoto were under the sion. In e-mails obtained by The Tech, committee hasn’t been very accom- Vice President Rajat Bhalla impression that Dilwali was in the hos- Ho and his running mate Rajat Bhalla modating,” he said. “There have been pital due to illness or injury and were ’08, wrote to the UA that the JudBoard a lot of unnecessary roadblocks.” Prashant K. Dilwali* unaware he was shadowing a doctor. formation was “a complete violation Both candidates praised the expe- Peter A. Lamb “He sent me a cryptic text message,” of the UA Constitution” since it had diency of the UA in holding an emer- Sugimoto said. not been selected by the outgoing gency Senate meeting. Treasurer After learning of the extension, President, nor approved by the Nomi- Secretary Christina S. Kang § UA Election Commissioner Michelle nations Committee. Ho and Bhalla Election rules violated? Jeong ’08 agreed with Miller’s deci- also wrote that “allowing Prashant While Dilwali was included on Publicity Chairs Jennifer A. D’Ascoli & Estevan (Milo) Martinez ‡ sion and accepted Dilwali’s petition. to run for Class Council is not legiti- the ballot, his name was listed as Christopher A. Fematt & Jeffrey T. Kirby Jeong also noted that some of the mate” and requested that his name be “Prashant Dilwali (violated election signatures on Dilwali’s petition were removed from the list of official candi- rules).” That decision was made by the Social Chairs Connie C. Yeh & Stephen A. Steger unclear, giving him additional time dates until the issue was resolved. Election Commission Rules Board, to complete the petition. According Lukmann responded in an e-mail in a statement that “[Dilwali] started Class of 2009 to Lukmann, after a petition has been to the UA characterizing the forma- campaigning before [he] became an President Akash A. Chandawarkar accepted, it is UA policy to give candi- tion of the JudBoard as “warranted official candidate.” dates additional time when signatures and necessary,” considering the “ex- The decision was released after Eugene Jang are questioned. tremely limited time constraints,” he 11 p.m. Wednesday night, an hour be- Vivian Tang The acceptance of Dilwali as a wrote. In an interview with The Tech, fore the polls opened, and was based candidate was, however, then over- Lukmann said it is historically “very on Dilwali’s Facebook group that was Vice President Christine Chin turned by the UA Election Commis- difficult to keep a JudBoard staffed” formed before his entry as an official Deepa Mokshagundam sion Rules Board. given that the board usually only ad- candidate. dresses election complaints. Dilwali then complained to the Wendy Wen JudBoard creation controversial Ho and Bhalla then filed a formal Election Commission Rules Board Treasurer Angela L. Cantu The decision by the Rules Board complaint with the JudBoard, describ- and to the JudBoard that the decision could have been appealed to a UA ing five points of contention: there was “unfair and … against the spirit Secretary Ting Ting Luo JudBoard, however, no such board ex- was no justification for an appeal to of campaigning.” He claimed that the Publicity Chairs Arjun Naskar & Demario D. Dayton isted. The nomination of a JudBoard is JudBoard, the appeal should have in- Facebook group was formed immedi- the obligation of outgoing presidents cluded competing candidates (rather ately following the first Rules Board’s Social Chairs Tina P. Srivastava & Amirah Nabiyah Khan of the UA and must then be approved than one side), there was no official decision, under the assumption that he by the Nominations Committee, ac- announcement of the ruling, the ex- would run as a write-in candidate. Dil- Class of 2010 cording to Miller. “The previous ad- tension should not have been granted wali wrote that he was told by Jeong President Jason A. Scott ministration never formed one,” she in the first place, and Dilwali’s petition that a JudBoard would take weeks to said. As a result, an emergency meet- did not originally include enough sig- set up and was not expecting an im- Vice President Laura H. Han ing of the UA Senate was called on natures to run. Regarding signatures, mediate appeal of the decision. Treasurer Wen Y. Tang Sunday, March 11, in order to form Ho and Bhalla considered “[Dilwali’s] In speaking with The Tech, Dilwali a new JudBoard. The new JudBoard, hospital excuse a scheme to stall time said that the last-minute decision of Secretary Natasha (Tash) Bosanac made up of three members of the Class to get the remainder of the signatures,” the Rules Board afforded him “no due Publicity Chairs Crystal J. Mao & Tiffany T. Chu of 2009, ruled on Monday, March 12 they wrote. process” and “was not the way the UA to overturn the Rules Board’s decision That complaint was denied by Ju- should be working.” Social Chairs Steven H. Hong & Thomas W. Hay and accept Dilwali as a candidate. dicial Board Chairman Mark A. Ste- Stevens, Chairman of JudBoard, Online voting runs through Tuesday, March 20 at http:// In that ruling, the JudBoard mem- vens ’09, who wrote that the decision said that any changes in the ballot vote.mit.edu. Paper balloting will take place in Lobby 10 on bers wrote that candidates should of JudBoard was within the powers would be unlikely. Wednesday, March 21. follow the UA Election Commission granted by the UA. He also explained Dilwali also complained that there ‡ This is the official list of candidates running for Undergradu- Campaign Rules, Article II, Section that multiple candidates were not in- were “inherent biases” in the UA and ate Association Class Council. The list that ran in the March 1.a in maintaining the “spirit of the volved in the appeal, given that Dil- Election Commission, specifically re- 13 issue mistakenly omitted Class of 2008 Publicity Chair can- campaign” and an “atmosphere of wali made the appeal and that it was garding the voting Web site and tim- didates Jennifer A. D’Ascoli and Estevan (Milo) Martinez. Also, friendly competition.” The JudBoard against the Rules Board’s decision. ing of the decisions. there is now no official candidate for Class of 2008 Treasurer. also stated that “given that MIT stu- Ho said in an interview that he At the time of press, the voting * Dilwali is listed as having “violated election rules” on the dents typically work at the last minute, “respect[s] that the Judicial Board al- web site did not contain platform voting Web site. This is a contentious statement, please see it seems unfair to penalize [Dilwali] lowed [Dilwali] to run,” but said he statements for Dilwali or Sugimoto, the story on page 1 for more details. for a habit (albeit a bad one) shared by was “not happy with the UA’s gov- despite their submission. § Kang is also a photographer for The Tech. most of the Institute.” erning action.” He said that the UA Lukmann attributed Dilwali’s miss- Source: Michelle Jeong ’08, UA Election Commission Chair After JudBoard’s decision to add “wanted the rules to be very lenient” ing platform to a late submission and Dilwali to the ballot was announced, and that “there are a lot of issues and Jeong said the site was being updated. Page 12 The Tech March 16, 2007 Educ. Dept. to Answer For Loan Subsidies Undergrad Politicians From Both Parties Seek Answers About Nelnet Decision From Education Dept. By Jonathan D. Glater communications with the company and it is likely that this is not an Mr. Petri noted that the overpay- Giving The New York Times since last August on the decision isolated case,” the letter said. “It is ments could help finance efforts to Lawmakers from both parties not to seek recovery of the money. critical for you to conduct full over- make college more affordable, per- are pressuring the Education De- A spokeswoman said Mr. Ken- sight.” haps by increasing grants for poor Program partment to explain why it let a stu- nedy planned a full investigation In their letter sent on March 6, students. “That’s not liberal or con- dent loan company keep $278 mil- into the case. the bipartisan group of lawmak- servative,” he said. “That’s just a ba- lion in subsidies that an audit found “I am interested in the rationale ers — seven Republicans and three sic responsibility that we have.” improper. underlying your decision to reject Democrats, none of whom signed Advocates for students hope Meets The pressure indicates that both the recommendation by the depart- the Wednesday letter — criticized the letters may be the first step in a parties are focused on the increas- ment’s inspector general that the the decision to settle with Nelnet, of broader review of the loan industry, ing costs of higher education. chief operating officer for Federal Lincoln, Neb., as fiscally irrespon- and hailed the pressure on the de- Goals The loan company, Nelnet, re- Student Aid ‘require the return of sible and warned that it set a poor partment. By Daniela Cako ceived the payments through a the overpayments’ made to Nelnet,” precedent. “The fact that you have requests and Angeline Wang subsidy program that guaranteed a Mr. Kennedy wrote. The letter asked the department from Democrats, but then also Staff Reporters 9.5 percent interest rate on student He asked the department to pro- to revisit this decision and give an people like Jeff Flake, who is one A total of $3,880 from fresh- loans. In an accord reached in Janu- vide the documents by March 31. explanation if it did not try to re- of the most fiscally conservative men, sophomores, and juniors was ary, the department allowed Nelnet In a follow-up letter, Mr. Ken- cover the money. members of the Republican Party collected over the course of the to keep the $278 million it had re- nedy asked March 7 whether the The guaranteed interest rate — that breadth is significant,” said two-week Underclassmen Giv- ceived but suspended future pay- department had received a neces- was established in the 1980s, when Luke Swarthout, higher-education ing Campaign. The first week of ments of more than $800 million sary approval from the Justice De- rates were high, to keep lenders in associate with U.S. Public Interest the campaign, held last October, until a future audit could determine partment before reaching the agree- the loan business. Congress tried to Research Group in Washington. brought in 460 gifts and $2,500. whether the company was eligible ment. rein in the program in 1993, but the Mr. Flake signed the March 6 The remaining money, donated by for the money. A spokeswoman for the Edu- loans ballooned as lenders found latter. 207 students, was raised last week Ten Democrats on the House cation Department, Katherine ways to increase portfolios that they Senator Kennedy sent letters to during the second part of the UGC, Education and Labor Committee, as McLane, said the agency was re- said were eligible for the guarantee. Education Department officials and bringing the total underclassmen well as a separate bipartisan group viewing the letters. A spokesman for Nelnet, Ben contractors involved in Reading participation rate to 21 percent, of 10 members of Congress, sent The letter from the 10 Democrats Kiser, said, “We reached an amica- First, a $1 billion-a-year program in up from 15 percent after the first letters to the department last week on the House committee was sent ble agreement with the department which he demanded to see all cor- week. seeking an explanation of that deci- on March 7 to Education Secretary on this issue in January and consid- respondence and contracts between The goal for the program was 20 sion. Margaret Spellings. It also asked er this issue resolved.” Reading First and the White House, percent underclassmen participa- Two weeks ago, Senator Edward for a description of actions that the Representative Thomas E. Petri, the department and other entities. tion, which was exceeded, thanks in M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts department might take toward other a Wisconsin Republican who signed The letters went out hours after part to the high freshman participa- Democrat who is chairman of the companies that might be receiving the group letter, said in a telephone the department’s inspector general tion rate, UGC and Senior Gift Ad- Senate Committee on Health, Edu- similar payments. interview, “I don’t think any of us found that the program’s main con- visor Rosheen B. Kavanagh said. cation, Labor and Pensions, asked “The Nelnet example represents think we should sit idly by and let tractor had failed to screen for con- Over the course of the two weeks, the department for copies of all a serious misuse of federal funds, people just game the system.” flicts of interest. 30 percent of the Class of 2010 par- ticipated, followed by 20 percent for the Class of 2009 and 14 per- cent for the Class of 2008. The UGC, a pilot program start- ed by the MIT Alumni Associa- tion, was designed to help develop a sense of philanthropy among the underclassmen at MIT, Kavanagh said last fall. The money went to fund Public Service Center pro- 6ERAAND"ARTONARENT grams. According to Kavanagh, based on the success of this year’s UGC pilot, the MIT Alumni Asso- ciation is planning to continue the JUSTACRAZYLOVEMATCH fundraising effort each year. The money raised during the first week of the UGC held last October went to fund PSC expedition grants, given to students who want to work on service projects related to inter- national development in other coun- tries, for the Independent Activities Period. According to PSC Director Sally Susnowitz, students are usu- ally given approximately $1,000 for travel expenses or to help with their service projects. “Every cent was used by the PSC,” Kavanagh said. The funding helped pay for four student expedi- tions this IAP. (More information about the projects can be found at http://giving.mit.edu/underclass- men-campaign/iap.html.) The mon- ey raised last week will help fund summer projects, Kavanagh said. Some students last fall expressed unwillingness to contribute to UGC, citing high tuition costs and the general lack of money for college 4HESECRAZYKIDSENJOYSEARCHINGFORGREATBOOKS students. Kavanagh acknowledged that 100 percent participation was ANDJOURNALSTOGETHER ANDLONGWALKSONTHEBEACH very unlikely but said she believes that more people will donate once they understand where the money is going. She also said that UGC was -EET6ERAAND"ARTONTHE,IBRARIESFAVORITECOUPLE
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!ERO!STRO  (AYDEN3 ,INDGREN  "ARKER%NGINEERING  (UMANITIES3  2OTCH  $EWEY%  ,EWIS-USIC%  3CIENCE3  March 16, 2007 The Tech Page 13 New DAPER Head to Arrive in July Angels and Airwaves DAPER, from Page  new director should have experience Division I and Division III programs, in a variety of roles, including that of as well as comprehensive club and and search committee chair. Accord- student athlete, coach, and athletic di- intramural programs,” the DSL press To Play MIT Concert ing to Soriero, she was first contacted rector. At the same time, Capone said, release states. by the search committee in October it is important that the new director is Soriero grew up near Philadelphia, Biodiesel, from Page  however, increase by 4 percent.) The 2006. flexible and “recognizes that MIT is a attended Pennsylvania State Univer- net result is a greener, cleaner, more “MIT’s an institute that reflects unique place.” It should be someone sity, and did graduate work at Temple The competition is a “great way environmentally-friendly fuel. Ac- excellence and expects excellence,” who can “develop a pattern for athlet- University in sports psychology, she to promote environmentally friendly cording to Zedler, the MIT group is Soriero said. “That’s a great environ- ics at MIT,” Capone said. said. She enjoys bicycling, skiing, technology,” said Britta Barrett, a GE unique compared to other colleges ment to work in. There’s a commit- “[Soriero] seemed to demonstrate travelling, and reading. representative who also surprised the that use biodiesel fuel because they ment to excellence in academics, and that kind of flexibility, adaptability, The previous director of athletics, candidates. “The MIT team submit- plan to use solar panels to power the I hope that it will continue to show up creativity, and the ability to talk about Senior Associate Dean for DSL Can- ted a fantastic biodiesel proposal,” biodiesel processor. in athletics and DAPER.” a vision for the future,” Capone said. dace L. Royer, was promoted to deal she said. Katrina M. Ellison ’10 was opti- “The athletics department is a rath- Soriero says that one of her philos- with DSL fundraising, specifically for There was applause and cheer mistic about the grant money. “We er large organization,” Soriero said. “I ophies is always having an open door. DAPER, Capone said. This is part of as the mtvU crew entered biodiesel could potentially start by this May,” want to understand how it functions “I hope students will come in and in- the restructuring of DSL, which took team’s meeting. The footage of the said Ellison. “We could eventu- and where its functional strength lies troduce themselves,” she said. “I like effect in January. team being sur- ally scale up to before I make any changes.” to go to games, support activities on Blog posts about the search pro- prised by the 5,000 gallons [of Capone said the search commit- campus. You’ll see me around a lot.” cess are available at http://mitathletics. news that they biodiesel] per tee looked for somebody “who really Soriero has been at Colorado Col- blogspot.com/. Additional information won will air on “We could eventually scale year,” she said. had a passion for athletics, someone lege for nine years and “brings to MIT on Soriero is available at http://web. mtvU and mtvU. According to less of an administrator and more of a great wealth of experience leading mit.edu/dsl/fromthedean/annouce- com on March up to 5,000 gallons [of an mtvU press a visionary.” Capone stressed that the a Division III institution with strong ment.html. 28. biodiesel] per year.” release, the MIT “We never team was selected expected to get —Katrina M. Ellison ’10 as the winner by $25,000 today,” mtvU, GE, and a said Matthew R. panel of environ- Zedler ’07, a Biodiesel@MIT team mental experts from GreenOver, with member. input from college students casting The money will be used to pur- online votes. chase a biodiesel processor, which The competition, which is spon- has a $15,000 price tag as set forth in sored by mtvU and General Electric, the team’s original proposal. In that and is a part of GE’s ecomagination proposal, Biodiesel@MIT claims that initiative to promote sustainable tech- biodiesel produces 68 percent less nology. 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Christianity: One Religion or Many Faiths?

Community Lectur Wednesday, March 21st at 6:45 pm Main Dining Room, W11 40 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge (Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Amherst Street)

Professor Mark Burrows Professor of the History of Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School and a member of the joint doctoral faculty of Boston College MIT Interfaith Dialogue Program

Is there something we can confidently speak of as “Christian” amid the crises, diversities, and challenges facing Christian communities in our day? Christians affirm that they are worshipping one God, but (as with many other religions) the variety of conceptions, theological styles, and forms of piety vary dramati- cally across the spectrum of churches. Dr. Burrows will address such questions in historical and theological context.

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Addir is a word in Ancient Sumerian which means “bridge”. In the Addir Fellows Program we aspire to build bridges of dialogue and understanding. The Addir Fellows MIT Interfaith Dialogue Program is sponsored by Office of Dean for Student Life and MIT Hillel in cooperation with the Board of Chaplains

A Page 14 The Tech March 16, 2007 Recipients of FinAid Will Be Guaranteed UROP Direct Funds Tuition, from Page  people do UROP because they are interested and passionate about their “It brings more resources to the research.” UROP program, but it also provides Since the new funding program a creative way for scholarship stu- is an addition to the existing direct dents to meet self-help requirements UROP funding, students not on fi- that didn’t exist before,” Bergren nancial aid will still have the same said. This year, the UROP office has direct funding opportunities as be- awarded funding to approximately fore. Additionally, this new program 70 percent of the direct funding ap- will only be available to students plicants. Bergren said he expects an during the academic year; funding increase in this statistic with the new for summer UROPs must be through funding option. the existing direct funding system. Direct funding comes from the In contrast to MIT’s increase in UROP office, while the other fund- tuition, Princeton University an- ing option, supervisor funding, nounced in January that its will not comes from the laboratory and the increase tuition for the first time in principal investigator. 40 years, although their room and Although direct funding will be board will rise. According to Hicks, “guaranteed” for students on finan- the costs of having a student attend cial aid, this does not imply that the each school rose about the same for academic standards for UROP proj- both Princeton and MIT; however, ects will be lowered by any means, Princeton has the largest endowment Bergren said. According to Bergren, per student, rising above even Har- a sub-standard proposal from a finan- vard University which has the largest cially eligible student can be rejected total endowment. by the faculty, UROP coordinators, “Our opinion is that that’s great,” or the UROP office. Hicks said. “Most universities can- “We don’t have any concerns not afford not raising tuition because that having this new option is going costs go up each year, but Princeton to tarnish the quality of the UROP can with the largest endowment per projects,” Bergren said. “We think student in the nation.” Contra, Israeli, and International Folk Dancing for PE credit

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This space donated by The Tech Page 16 The Tech March 16, 2007 Sports MIT Sport Taekwondo Destroys Edlund, Cycling Team Opponents in NYU Tournament Rock Season Openers By Richard-Duane Chambers against Cornell, BU, UMASS, and MIT a dead heat, the day’s victory Team member Harvard. The men, while introducing rested on the outcome of the forms At Rutgers and Philly MIT Sport Taekwondo experi- newcomers Wenxian Hong ’10, Arun competition, completed earlier. enced twin marvels at the Feb. 25 Devabhaktuni ’09, and Joey Y. Zhou Again, MIT shone through consis- By Albert Cheung MIT’s dominance of the lower cat- New York University tournament — ’08, captured a bronze medal due to tent demonstration of flexibility, Team Member egories by riding a smart race to sec- the team’s narrowest the tenacity of their top team, Ning crisp technique, and the powerful ex- With months of preparation and ond place in the Men’s D road race. victory in nearly two Wu G, Omar E. Fernandez ’10, and ecution of kicks and strikes. hundreds of hours of frosty training The Philadelphia races included years and arguably this Thomas B. Brown ’09. Ad interim, Yellow belt Chiang managed rides behind them, the MIT Cycling the first team time trial (TTT) of season’s most exciting the women collected gold through a to secure a silver medal on her first Team began its de- the year, an event in which squads confrontation against series of impressive performances by outing, while her teammate Ha took fense of the Eastern of four riders from the same school perennial rivals Cor- Jaclyn J. Ho ’09, Miranda J. Ha ’07, gold amongst the women’s green belt Collegiate Cycling compete to post the fastest time as a nell and Tufts. and newcomer Stephanie R. Chiang group. Elsewhere, fellow sparring Conference (ECCC) team on a nine mile course. The TTT By the end of the day, MIT had ’08, who proved that even the MIT teammates Lee and Hui showed off road championship is traditionally the Engineers’ forte, bested 14 regional schools for the team’s newest members could fight the prowess that they would maintain with promising perfor- as it places a premium on prepara- No. 1 spot, outdoing Cornell by a and win against the best. throughout the competition, easily mances at the season-opening events tion, teamwork, technical skill and scant 54 points. Not long after, rookie competitors commandeering the first and second at Rutgers and Philadelphia. aerodynamic expertise. The Engineer’s unyielding ex- Stephanie E. Nix ’09 and Christine place spots among blue belt women. At the Rutgers season opener, In a tight Men’s A field — first citement was evident from the first Chin ’09 pushed MIT even farther Co-captains Chan and Chen repeated men’s captain Eric M. Edlund G and last places were separated by matches where the team rallied be- ahead of the competition by dominat- the feat in the black belt division, with displayed good early season form just over a minute — the Tech TTT hind advanced division (A-Team) ing the division for first time fighters Chan’s near vertical side kicks pro- to place second of 61 riders in the squad of Edlund, Mark B. Cote ’07, competitors Aaron L. Sampson ’10, (D-Team) while fellow beginner Han pelling her to gold and Chen’s clean Men’s B individual time trial over a Jason A. Sears G, and Christopher Jaroslaw Labaziewicz G, and Nicho- Zhu ’09 showed off her new-found maneuvering assuring her bronze. short, brutally fast course. H. Tracy G produced a powerful but las W. Hong ’10, who fell in a narrow skills by securing a bronze medal in As in sparring, the men were simi- Edlund went on to consolidate technically imperfect ride to come in overtime loss to Rutgers. that division. larly strong, dominating at the green this result with a fifth place in the eighth. The men’s A1 team (co-captain The day’s sparring came to an belt level, where Wu’s conspicuous criterium, a road race held over many The Men’s C team finished sec- John T. Wong G, John C. Ho G, and end under the purview of the inter- power warranted a silver medal and laps of a small circuit. But the race ond to Army, the D team third, and Richard-Duane S. Chambers G) mediate (B–team) players, led by Zhou’s standout performance com- was not without incident. Edlund the Women’s A came in 11th after an moved into the finals at high speed, Wu, Labaziewicz, and Chambers for manded gold. Among blue belts, Han was lucky to finish at all after being unlucky puncture early on took Kris- allowing them to secure a medal for the men and Jennifer L. Caplin ’07, and Nagaraja double medaled, seizing forced off the road at upwards of 30 ten Naegle G out of the race. the first time this year before losing to Christine M. Lee ’09, and Corinna gold and bronze, while Labaziewicz mph by a rider from the University of Edlund said, “We rode a good the incumbent champion, Tufts Uni- Hui ’09 for the women. Though the ably took bronze, his first competition Vermont during an aggressive sprint race and had the strength to take first, versity, after a series of highly com- men, supported by Arpun R. Naga- medal in forms, for the red belt men. finish. but lost it in the tactical game. We’ll petitive and widely-lauded bouts. raja ’08, Christopher J. Han ’09, and When all was said and done, MIT The Engineers also showed their come back, stronger and smarter, at In the meantime, co-captain Erica Nathan P. Wang ’08, managed bronze had overcome injury, sickness, and a depth, with a number of powerful the Boston Beanpot races.” Y. Chan ’07 overcame injury to help in the face of an especially strong particularly rushed tournament pace performances from rookie riders. As the roads thaw out and winds propel her teammates, fellow co-cap- Cornell showing, the women’s teams in order to allow all of its competi- Yuri Matsumoto G placed an im- die down, the Engineers look forward tain Rene R. Chen ’07, and Sharon captured both gold (Caplin, Lee, and tors to shine, with each competing at pressive fourth in the Women’s C to a season of intense competition. A. Lawrence ’07 to a silver medal Hui) and silver (Ho, Ha, and Chi- an extremely high level. Fresh off the time trial, while Albert Cheung ’08 This weekend, the team will be in ac- behind Cornell’s top women. ang), ending the day on a high note heels of its victory, team members won his debut criterium in the Men’s tion at Columbia and Princeton, be- With the tone set, MIT’s nov- for the MIT teams. are now preparing to reclaim their D category, beating a Drexel rider to fore taking a two week break to pre- ice competitors (C-Team) moved With sparring completed and the 2004 title as National Collegiate the line with a well-timed sprint. pare for the Boston Beanpot, MIT’s forward with remarkable victories competition between Cornell and Champions in Texas on March 30. Guo-Liang Chew ’10 completed home race and season highlight. Four Tech Hockey Players Volleyball Earns Division Title Against Will Compete on East Team Newbury, Trumps Endicott in 4 Games Mindy Brauer uland. and an ace. In NECHA’s All-Star Game DAPER staff MIT established an early 7-4 ad- This Saturday, MIT will compete Jeff Lemieux which MIT won, in overtime, 5-4. In a hard-fought non-conference vantage in the third game, only to be in a tri-match with Wentworth Insti- DAPER Staff Studley contributed 17 goals and 18 men’s volleyball match, nation- erased by a four-point run, sparked tute of Technology and hosts Em- Four members of MIT’s men’s assists to make him MIT’s second-lead- ally-ranked No. 11 MIT emerged by strong serving from the Gulls’ manuel College. ice hockey team were named to the ing scorer. His season was highlighted with a 22-30, 33-31, A.J. Witkofsky. The game was tight- NorthEast Collegiate Hockey Asso- by hitting the overtime winner in the 30-27, 30-25 victory ly played as it featured seven lead Tenth conference win seals title ciation (NECHA) East aforementioned quarterfinal match-up over Endicott College. changes until Endicott went ahead, Last Saturday at MIT, the Engi- All-Star Team, which with Westfield State, and by a six-point With the win, the En- 21-19. The Gulls extended their neers took the first contest of their will compete against performance (one goal, five assists), gineers improved to margin to three (25-22), but a tip tri-match with a 30-25, 26-30, 33- the West’s squad on also against the Owls during the regu- 23-4 overall while the by Pamidimukkala sparked a sev- 31, 30-26 victory over conference Saturday, March 17, at lar season, which was the highest scor- Gulls fell to 15-14. en-point run by the Engineers. En- foe Newbury College. With the the Conway Arena in ing output by any Engineer all season. Endicott raced out to an 11-6 lead dicott was able to cut the deficit in win the MIT men’s volleyball team Nashua, N.H. Center John J. Bergin The Engineers’ defense will be in the opening game and maintained half, but a kill from Demyttenaere raised its North East Collegiate Vol- ’06 and wingers Tim E. Studley ’07 represented by Maietta. The 6-0 its advantage as each side traded stopped the late rally. leyball Association (NECVA) New and Nick R. LaBounty ’09, along blue-liner ranked tops in goals (5), points. MIT was able to generate a As in the first game, the Gulls England Division record to 10-0 en with defenseman Nicholas J. Maietta assists (9) and points (14) amongst three-point spurt that narrowed the built a small lead which they held route to its first regular-season title ’07, will represent the Engineers in all Tech defensemen, while also pro- margin to two (15-13). The Gulls as late as 17-14 in the final frame. since joining the league in 2004. the postseason exhibition. viding the Engineers with a physical ended the rally with three consecu- Strong blocking by MIT helped it No. 3 Carthage College swept New- Bergin finished the season ranked presence all season long. tive points of their own which gave tally seven unanswered points and bury College, 30-20, 30-18, 30-22 fifth on Tech’s scoring charts, having Finally, LaBounty’s appearance them enough of a cushion to secure go ahead for good at 21-17. Endi- and in the second match of the day recorded nine goals and 16 assists on the All-Star team symbolizes the the win. cott came within one point (23-22) they handed the Engineers their first for 25 points. He consistently dis- youth and future of the MIT men’s In the second game, Endi- as it capitalized on several mis- home loss of the season with a 30- played a knack for scoring big goals ice hockey program. The second-year cott built a small lead that it held cues by the Engineers. Following 14, 30-24, 30-22 victory. in important games, as evidenced by forward was the Engineers’ leading- throughout most of the frame. Trail- a timeout, MIT posted three points With a season-high 24 kills, his two-goal performance in the En- scorer for the second straight season, ing 21-20, back-to-back strikes by with Reuland recording a kill and a Pamidimukkala surpassed the In- gineers’ NECHA quarterfinal con- netting a team-high 21 goals and 16 Eric R. Reuland ’10 and Ryan G. block. The Gulls continued to attack stitute mark for kills in a career test against Westfield State College, assists for a total of 37 points. Dean ’08 gave the Engineers their as they cut their deficit in half (26- which was previously 1,265. He first advantage of the night. Each 24). A service error returned the also posted 10 digs and two aces side traded points until the Gulls ball to the Engineers and Reuland as Pollom tallied 14 kills and four went ahead 25-24. MIT then went once again gave his squad some blocks. Rogoz had a solid out- Upcoming Home Events on a four-point run, but Endicott breathing room with a kill. Endicott ing for the Engineers (22-4) as he posted a pair of points that brought picked up one more point before finished with 58 assists, 13 digs, Friday, March 16, 2007 the score to 28-27. Coming out of MIT reached match point and then and two aces. Reuland contributed Women’s Tennis vs. Tufts University their own timeout, the Engineers closed out the contest with a strike 16 kills, 12 digs, and a team-high 5:00 p.m., J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble notched game point, however, the from Reuland. seven blocks while Demyttenaere Gulls recorded the next three points Reuland finished the night with bolstered MIT’s front row with four Saturday, March 17, 2007 and forced another timeout. A kill a career-high 20 kills to go along blocks. Dean registered 11 digs and Sailing Central Series 9:00 a.m., Charles River by Praveen Pamidimukkala ’10 and with three blocks and an ace. Pami- seven assists as Matthew Ng ’08 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Wesleyan University blocks from Michael Demyttenaere dimukkala notched 25 kills and 12 collected 17 digs. Eugene Jang ’09 11:00 a.m., Jack Barry Field ’10 and Dean once again put MIT digs while Thomas S. Pollom ’09 rounded out Tech’s defensive efforts Women’s Tennis vs. Colby College 1:00 p.m., J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble at game point (31-30). Endicott posted 13 kills and seven blocks. with 10 digs. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Salve Regina University promptly called a timeout and went Dean recorded his first double- In the final match of the day, Re- 2:00 p.m., Jack Barry Field on to earn the ensuing point as hit double of the season on 14 digs and uland led MIT’s defense with 10 digs by Tech sailed out of bounds. The 10 kills as Demyttenaere registered and three blocks as Pamidimukkala Sunday, March 18, 2007 Engineers bounced back as they four blocks. Philip M. Rogoz ’10 posted 13 kills and eight digs. Dean Sailing Central Series 9:00 a.m., Charles River registered the next two points, seal- had a solid outing as he tallied a added seven kills to Tech’s cause ing the victory on a block by Re- career-high 61 assists, four blocks, while Rogoz recorded 24 assists.

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