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By Andrew L. Fish and for developing criteria and The faculty approved the re- evaluation procedures for Phase port of the Committee on the II papers. The report also said Writing Requiremnent which rec- departments should offer a writ- ommends transferring much of ing cooperative subject and one the responsibilty for administer- or two core subjects that will ing Phase II of the requirement generate a paper suitable for to individual departments and Phase II. implementing stricter measures to ensure the requirement is comn- Procrastination a concern pleted on time. The approval oc- The report said a major con- curred at Wednesday's faculty cern has been "student procrasti- meeting. (Please turn to page 15) Phase II, which is intended to "engage upperclass students in the more specialized forms of writing that are necessary within Departmental their professional disciplines," can be satisfied by receiving a eliminations grade of B or better for the quali- ty of writing in a cooperative subject in a student's field, receiv- studied ing a grade of B or better in an advanced writing subject, or sub- mitting a ten-page paper from By Michael Gojer A faculty committee has any MIT subject or UROP with- been ...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~David M. Watson/The Tech meeting for almost three weeks to A deer stands quietly n a wooded copse in Minnesota. See photo essay 10.ipage in the general area of a student's professional studies. hammer out guidelines for future I departmental Until this point, the evaluation reorganizations or closings, according to Professor Applied biology questions remain of Phase I1 papers has been ad- ministered by the writing require- Sheila Widnall '60, chair of the By Darrel Tarasewicz "Some of that research was committee. or established teaching programs, ment coordinator. The report In the three months since the pretty boring," Sauer said. The commnittee according to Marie B. Chow, noted that this practice has not was formed last adminstration announced its "Though it may have been rel- month following assistant professor of ABS. been "wholly satisfacory" - out- widespread dis- plans to dissolve the Department evant to industrial needs, it was approval over Jonathan A. King, professor of side readers who were hired to the closing of the of Applied Biological Sciences, not tile type of work that stirred Department of Appied Bioiogi- biology, said that for a very long evaluate papers lacked direct con- people are still calling for the the imagination." cal Sciences in January time ABS did not have an under- tact with the MIT curriculum. - a deci- "real reasons" behind the deci- Another sion that was possible reason for graduate major. Chow however "Utimately the best teachers and apparently reached sion, Chokyun Rha '62, associate without prior consultation with ABS's poor reputation was the pointed out that in recent years judges of written discourse in a professor in ABS said. the ABS faculty. fact that many facuity mem-bers- efforts were taklen to develop particular discipline are the prac- Among the "reaI reasons" Although Widnall said it was did not have large teaching loads (Please turn to page 2) titioners of that discipline," the might have been still much too early to know what problems with report said. kind of guidelines the committee the department's reputation in Possible decline in freshman Also, "the departmental man- would propose, she doubted that other parts of MIT. Various stu- agement of Phase 1I will further they would be radical or overly dents and faculty in the Depart- performance raises questions emphasize the development of technical and said that increased ment of Biology and elsewhere taking Physics I (8.01) received writing skills within the context bureaucracy was not desired. The felt that ABS was a weak depart- D's and F's last term, marking a of each students professional Analysis Institute has traditionally been ment. It was not uncommon to slight increase in failures since program rather than as a sepa- run through consultation, she hear ABS being referred to as the By Miguel Cantillo the fall of 1985. Similarly, fail- rate activity outside the student's said. "fruit and nuts" department. Last year, failures in freshman ures in Calculus I (18.01) in- major." Widnall noted that there was ABS was especially stigmatized physics and calculus classes in- creased compared to those occur- The report said "the success of "no right way" to close a depart- with this reputation before 1985, creased compared to those of ring in the fall of 1986. some departments does demon- ment, observing that closures are when ABS was known as the De- past years. This decline in perfor- And in a recent Physics II strate the feasibilty of depart- always extremely disruptive to the partment of Nutrition and Food mance, albeit statistically slight, (8.02) test this term, students mental management of Phase II." careers of the faculty and Science, Much of the earlier re- has prompted questions among averaged only 44 percent - while Each department will be re- students involved. search concentrated on issues some professors and the professors had expected an sponsible for appointing coordin- Widnall did not want to com- concerning food, Robert T. administrators. average of 65. ators for the writing requirement (Please turn to page 15) Sauer, professor of biology, said. Seventeen percent of freshmen Professor Walter H. G. Lewin, ·- prarr 'I -·g--e-BI---· - ---- - - -- lrI who is lecturing 8.02 this term, Scholars debate foreign policy saw a growing "mismatch" be- tween what the Institute demands objectives at Tufts symposium and the preparation with which the freshmen come. Lewin be- By Paul M. Sherer tary of state under Presidents lieved that the admissions office George W. Ball opened the for- Kennedy and Johnson, declared may have contributed to this mis- eign policy symposium at Tufts that the Cold War is over. Com- match, but the mismatch does University this past weekend with paring those on the right with not mean that students do not a story from a "Peanuts" car- Japanese soldiers hiding in caves belong at MIT. toon: Lucy tells Charlie Brown unaware of the end of World War Director of Admissions Mi- how some people on a cruise ship II, he said the Soviet Union "is chael C. Behnke believed that the like to have their chairs facing anxious to reduce its revolution- Class of 1991 was just as capable the bow so they can see where ary commitments abroad," citing as previous classes. But he also they are going, and others like to the coming withdrawal from Af- suggested that the interests of the face the stern so they can see ghanistan and a lowered profile class may lie in "less technical" where they have been. When she elsewhere. areas. asks Charlie Brown which way he Richard N. Hass, the former Behnke noted, for example, likes to face his chair, he replies foreign policy issues coordinator that .i..oll..-l.eni in uio-scienes, that he can not seem to get his for Senator Robert Dole's presi- architecture, and management chair unfolded. That, according dential campaign, was less hope- has increased and that fewer stu- to Ball, sums up the current state ful about a Soviet transforma- dents in the Classes of 1990 and of American foreign policy. tion. "It would be dangerous in 1991 intend to major in electrical Ball, who served as undersecre- the extreme to exaggerate the engineering. He pointed out that work of [Soviet leader Mikhail electrical engineering students are mom usually "well-invested" in math- <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Azf1X S.] Gorbachev," he told the sym- . !.',.*''. -';X . ' posium, which was entitled "For- ematics and physical science. Erratum eign Policy Imperatives for the Another reason for the poorer The story "UA Council Next Presidency: New Realities performance might be that some discusses alcohol policy" and New Ways of Thinking." students only study enough to [Apr. 15] contained an er- Hass said "[Gorbachev's] ability pass, Lewin suggested. This atti- ror. The ODSA's proposed to stay in power is doubtful," tude would cause less responsibil- revision to the alcohol poli- adding that "every period of ity in digesting the material. cy would not require grad- Soviet withdrawal has been The attitude could be rooted in uate residents or housemas- followed by a period of aggres- the pass-fail system, which some ters to be present at siveness." argue to be good for students Kyle G:. Peltonen/The Tech dormitory parties. Marshall Goldman, professor who need time to "pull out their Bruce Rankin and Marguerite Swain performed at the (Please turn to page 17) (Please turn to page 15) MIT skating exhibition earlier this year. ------n. - --- L- ---Y -sCI R I -- : .-· i

--5~-:11 M_ PAGE 2 The Tech FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 B B-IMIIINIII II 1 MAedical Department addresses misconceptions about AIDS By Paula Maute period, up to about eight years. using latex condoms; People need to learn to talk to deaths represent patients of the Practice safer sex. The Medical "Our concern is with the eb use latex condoms for oral each other about sexual prac- MIT Medical Department only, zi and do not Ii~ Department hopes to convey this spread of the 'invisible' HIV vir- sex as well; tices, according to Anne Gilligan, reflect the entire MIT message to the MIT comnmunity us," said Van Ness. People may 9 substitute mutual masturba- an MIT student health educator. community, he stressed. Many students and during the AIDS Awareness week not be aware they have virus and tion for intercourse; It is common for worried stu- staff receive health beginving Monday. can pass it on to others. "You eB try not to wait until the dents to come to the Health Edu- care at other health centers, he "There's a lot of confusion don't have to have AIDS to "heat of passion" to discuss safe cation Program "the day after said, and MIT does not keep records of AIDS about what the AIDS epidemic transfer the virus," she stressed. sex; having sex with someone they cases for the entire community. is," said Janet H. Van Ness, di- Some people think, "He looks e delay having sex vith new didn't know well," Gilligan said. rector of the well, he doesn't have the virus," partners, wait to get to know She has encouraged students to Medical Depart- Worldwide, between ten mil- ment's Health Education Pro- but a healthy appearance does them; "go back and talk to that partner lion and 100 million people are gram. The not guarantee a person is virus- * avoid casual sex or "one and ask some of the questions media's focus on infected with the AIDS virus, ac- "high risk" groups - gay free. night stands"; you would have liked to ask be- and bi- cording to the CDC statistics sexual men and intravenous drug Blood, semen and vaginal se- e avoid rough sex where skin fore having sex," she added. The Health provided by the Medical Depart- asers - has created -owe Ad the Cretinns are the primary body tiSESIPPe might be broken. Education staff often ment. In the United States, over confusion. fluids through which the AIDS Students must decide "what helps students figure out ways to Many people, includ- 33,X00 people have virus is transmitted, Van Ness best suits their particular needs broach the safe sex subject in the died of AIDS ing MIT students, think, "I'm since its outbreak in the late not a member of those said. Manv students are con- and sexual practices," Van Ness future . groups, 1970s. T here have therefore cerned about the risks of "tongue stated. For some, celibacy is a The AIDS virus is not always been 59,000 I don't have to worry," cases of AIDS in the United according to Van Ness. kissing" or "wet kissing" but ',valid option," and the safest trasmitted from an infected part- States, reported to date. At pre- But, AIDS is a risk for every- this is a "relatively low-risk practice. But for others who are ner on the firsc sexual contact, behavior." The HIV virus lives in already sexually active, "just say- according to AIDS studies. sent, an estimated 1 to 1.5 mil- one because it is spread by a be- lion Americans are infected with nutrient-rich fluids such as blood, ing no to sex" is unrealistic. Most Sometimes, it takes several con- havior - primarily sexual inter- the HIV virus. course - and is not confined to semen, and vaginal fluids and is people will continue to have sex, tacts with an infected partner be- the high risk groups, Van Ness rarely found -in saliva, tears and but will adjust to safer sex fore the virus is transmitted. So, Mwarned. perspiration, she said. behaviors. to begin to use a condom on the Gay and bisexual men com- prise Although only 4 percent of To prevent the spread the Latex condoms should always second contact can "still be about 65 percent of the re- AIDS victims are heterosexual, AIDS virus, the exchange of be used, Van Ness stressed, be- helpful," Gilligan said. ported AIDS cases in the United this figure is expected to rise body fluids should be avoided. cause animal skin condoms are States. Intravenous drug users re- Latest AIDS statistics present soon, according to the Center for The Health Education Program permeable to the virus. Condoms 18 percent of AIDS vic- Desease Control. The AIDS staff suggest that people: must be used properly and regu- One member of the MIIT com- tims, gay/bisexual men who are virus, or Human Immunodefi- o be selective, know their larly to be effective, she noted. munity died from AIDS during intravenous drug users comprise ciency Virus (HIV), entered the partners' sexual histories; Condoms are even more effective the last year, and two others died 7 percent, and recipients of blood heterosexual population "rela- e limit their number of sexual when used with a sperrnicidal jel- before that, according to Arnold transfusions represent 3 percent, tively recently," according to the partners; ly or cream, sold over the counter N. Weinberg, head of the Ml T according to March statistics of CDC, and has a long incubation * get into the habit of always in drug stores. Medical Department. But, these the CDC.

r- --- 'g--- _ _ ~ I CC-~IP I~-l I S¢:hiller Wins Big Screw "h&onor Winne@rs of the APO Big Screw By Gaurav Rewari Akhtar's relationship With the Akhtar and his friends spent Frantically running between the Big Screw contest dates back to the next ten minutes running last year when he and Arturo M. from Baybank s teller Baybank teller machine and the machine to 1988 Jeffrey 1. Schiller '79, net work manager of Zacarias '89 made an abortive Alpha Phi Omega booth in Lob- Lobby 10 in an effort to raise telecommunications systems bid to hack last year's competi- more money. by 10, some students almost According to Akh- 1987 Emmett A. Witmer '51, professor of aeronautics and managed to pull a last-minute tion. This year, however, the hack tar, two of his friends wiped out astronautics almost succeeded. their hack on the APO Big Screw con- bank accounts with three 1986 Arthur P. Mattuck, professor of mathematics Akhtar put in $11 as a write-in rest last week. But, in a nail-bit- minutes to spare in the contest. 1985 'Shirley M. McBay, dean for student affairs vote for STBS on Thursday, the When the APO officials ing finish, Jeffrey I. Schiller '79, began 1984 James L. Kirtley, Jr. '67, professor of electrical engineering day besore the contest ended. At their countdown, Akhtar network manager of Telecom- stood 1983 Gerald J. Sussman '68, professor of electrical engineering that stage Schiller had about $83. next to the jar so muni ations Systems, achieved that he could 1982 Fran Brister, department of chemistry secretary Akhtar, Zacarias, and deposit the dubious honor of being Vivek Ras- $250 at the last second 1981 Ted Shifrin '74, lecturer of mathematics named togi '90 then collected and thus ensure victory this year's winner. money for 1980 Timothy L. Grove, professor of earth, atmospheric, from nearly and A person votes in the contest 30 friends. By morn- STBS. However, with one second planetary sciences ing they had nearly $250 ready. by donating money in the name to go, Karen Schiller also took 1979 F. R. McFeely, professor of chemistry of his candidate. According to Akhtar, there was out her The money col- wallet and put in a final 1978 Luoise Keohane, New House manager lected goes to a charity of no jar in STBS's name when he $200, clinching the contest the for 1977 John S. Dickey Jr., professor of earth, atmospheric, and went to Lobby 10 at winner's choice; Schiller chose 4:30 pm to her husband. planetary sciences the WEEI 590 Fund. The Winner deposit the money. However, with Akhtar said that Schiller's wife 1976 Judith Bostock, professor of physics is awarded a 17 minutes to spare, Akhtar fi- deposited 21/2-foot long, left- the money because her 1975 Thomas M. Hill, professor of managernent handed aluminum helix with the nally mnanaged to get STBS into husband's birthday was the next 1974 Arthur L. Beals '70, Office f Housing and Food Services names of winners from 1975 the race. His initial deposit was day and she to wanted to present 1973 Paul F. Barrett, Physical Plant superintendent $170. He believed that the present engraved on it. Schiller him with the "Big Screw." 1972 No Award Schiller had about $570 donat- and STRBS were neck-arid-neck in 1971 Kenneth Browning '6fi, Office of Housing and Food the Services ed in his name, giving him a nar- race at that point. At least $750 were deposited in 1970 No Award row victory over 'S'TBS" However, Schiller, his wife Ka- the last fifteen minutes of the ltF for the 1969 Kenneth R. Wadleigh '43, dean for student affairs award. About $470 were donated ren, and a few other Project contest. Akhtar attributed this to 1968 Arthur P. Mattuck, professor of mathematics in STBS's name. APO had ori- Athena officials were also present "splendid team effort." 1· 1967 Arthur P. Mattuck, professor of mathematics ginally been told that STBS stood at the scene of the action and "The atmosphere out there was for "Sclence and Technology to were putting S10 into the jar ev- absolutely amazing," he said. Benefit Society"; but the letters ery few minutes. Akhtar said that When questioned about his *PresidentRona/l Reagan received the most votes, actuall-v stood for 'Screw the STBS supporters started to plans for next year's "Big Screw" but was not The an official candidate. Big Screw"- a hack engineered panic because they had not ex- contest, Akhtar replied that he bv Salman Akhtar '89 and his pected Schiller to be present and could not reveal them at this

friends making an attempt to win. point. mBWWIIPsPIIILBIPI , P-mr uuestions about applied biolog~y dept. elimination rennan was applied science and those in- the way it was 20 years ago. "The (Continued from page 1) ment's activities is quite accept- Lees was uncertain whether dividuals that could not find val- nutritionists have either retired or strong undergraduate courses. able, . .. the department is not other departments would be sup- "In one of our classes we had a ue in that mission were "extrerne- moved elsewhere," Lees said. disbanded," he noted. ly myopic." portive of the research interests chemical engineer and a toxicol- "There is much more coherence of their new members. "When ogist Faculty relocated working together," (how "Lack of focus" related than there was ten years ago," he you do research it is often your said. She stressed that this type to identity loss in ABS added. The administration has argued own initiative that gets it going," of collaboration was one of the "If the administration says we that relocating ABS faculty mem- he said. He noted though that strengths of the department and In recent years, ABS wanted to are unfocused, then how are we bers will enable other depart- support and positive feedback is was being extended to the separate itself from its "fruit less focused than other depart- ments to do much of the research necessary to keep it going. Classroom . and nuts" roots, Sauer said. Renam- ments," Chow asked. that went on before the ABS Another question that has ing the department in 1985 was breakup. aris- Despite its poor reputation lo- King said that the focus argu- en is whether ABS Junior faculty one of the steps taken for this "However, the question is not cally, the members of ABS were ment is empty. "In mechanical members will have a much harder reason. "However, they were only can they, but will they," Chow highly respected nationally, Rob- engineering varying the depart- time getting tenure partially successful." said. in their new ert S. Lees- nrofescsr of ABC departments. According to Gene said. "We had three faculty in the Sauer felt that ABS was not M. Brown, dean of the School of National Academy of Sciences sure of its new identity. "Applied A memorial service for Louise Mae Sedlacek '87 will be held Science, these individuals will get and people chairing NIH study biological science doesn't mean on Tuesday, April 26, at 4:00 pm in the MIT Chapel. Sedlacek an equal chance at tenure. sections," he said. anything to me," Sauer said. died April 7 of complications following surgery. "They were doing stuff that was Sedlacek, who was a materials I[To get tenure] you don't nec- ABS had very competent facul- science student, was captain of being done in chemistry, biology, the varsity sailing essarily have to have the same re- ty members, believed John Kin- team in 1985-86 and its MVP in 1986. She and chemical engineering." worked for three years search interests as the depart- sella, professor of food science at as a teaching assistant in the Concourse This is part of the reason why Program and mrent," Brown said. He explained Cornell University. "Whatever was a founder of the Student Undergraduate Ma- the administration claimed that terials Society. that in the tenure process, you negative reputation it may have must obtain letters ABS "lacked focus." A collection of memories and photographs will be given to of promotion. had was a misconception of pure "Often, many of these letters Sauer explained that just be- Sedlacek's parents; contributions (either written or visual) scientists,' he said. corne from outside cause an administration should be brought to the service or sent to the Louise MIT," Brown official Sedlacek said. Dar l Lund, chairman of food gives a department a new name Memoeral, care of the MIT Sailing Pavilion. science at Rutgers University, doesn't mean that the direction Memorial fund contributions may be nade to the Student However, to be able to ask for said the ABS department vas of the research in all the groups Undergraduate Materials Society, which will reserve the funds these outside letters, the depart- unique. 'It had for the ability to lead changes dramatically. the Course III undergraduate lounge to be dedicated in her ment must first vote and deter- and not follow," name. he said. He However, Lees felt that the de- mine that you are worthyv of a stressed that the mission of ABS partmnent is unrecognizable from prom-otion, Lees said. I1l1, II~ e~-s~k~ b~·eBl(eLB~ssM-~ FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 The Tech PAGE 3 _w

Slain PLO leader mourned Gorbachev tops Reagan In Damascus, Syria, hundreds of thousands of mourn- in popularity poll to mourn slain PLO military A new asrecssment of thP nrnnlldritvt of thp nr t ers- turned out. . Wednesday - ,.- , I 1-1 VCWabZ~abIICU UILLIC PQPUlIdFIIy 1 Me superpo-vverC commander Khalil al-Wazir, who was gunned down last leaders cannot be put off as Soviet propaganda - the sur- Kuwaiti airliner hijacking ends Saturday by assassins who burst into his home in Tunisia. vey of West Europeans was conducted by the US Infor- Israel Is widely suspected of being behind the attack- al- Mntio;.,, Aget,- It finds RICikAha:l Goroachev getting a 90 The i5-day hijacking of a Kuwaiti airliner ended though the Israeli government has not made any com- percent favorable rating in West Germany and 88 percent Wednesday as the 31 remaining hostages were freed. As inent. The mourners vowed to carry on Al-Wazir's in Britain. Ronald Reagan's popularity rating in both the hostages, the Algerian govern- part of the deal to free struggle. countries is only 44 percent. ment arranged safe passage for the hijackers. Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD '49 criticized Algeria's release of the gunmen, saying they are murderers. Kuwait's offi- cial news agency says the gunmen, who killed two hos- tages during the ordeal, were allowed to go to either _ i 1 BgQ1 i 81z Senate votes compensation Beirut or Tehran. rBeRmaoas8·raaaua for internment victims During World War Il. the United States interned 43,000 Dukakis pledges uinity Japanese aliens along with 77,000 Americans of Japanese Reagan pushes for ratification Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis. who widened ancestry. The Senate voted 69-27 on Wednesday to give The White House has begun prodding the Senate to rat- his lead in the Democratic presidential race with a big win former detainees who are still alive $20,000 each, tax-free, ify a nuclear arms treaty with the Soviet Union before in New York, is now talking about being a "unifier" in the along with an apology. The House has passed similar President Reagan goes to Moscow for summit talks in late Democratic Party. His 51 percent of the primary vote legislation May. Debate on the treaty - banning all US and Soviet gives him 164 more delegates, and puts him more than intermediate-range missiles - is not expected to begin un- halfway toward the total needed to nominate. Jesse Jack- til May 9 at the earliest, leaving only two and a half weeks son, who won more than a third of the New York vote, is for discussion before Reagan leaves for Moscow. .vell behind Dukakis in total delegates. Dukakis and Jack- Transportation Department son face off next in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary. seen mired in bureacracy The former head of the Federal Aviation Administra- Iran begins mobilization Meese choice drops out tion said Wednesday that the Transportation Departlment Iran began a full mobilization Wednesday, two days John Shepherd announced Wednesday that he no longer is mired in bureacracy. Donald Engen criticized the de- after having its defenses jolted by a confrontation with wants to be considered for the job as Attorney General partment for having what he said was a plodding rule- US forces in the Persian Gulf and Iraq's capture of the Edwin P. M-eese's top deputy in the Justice Departrnent. making process that adds months to invoking new air Faw Peninsula. All volunteers have been told to report for Shepherd was picked for the post after Arnold Burns an- safety regulations. He likened it to a 'maddening shell- duty and military bases have been put on alert. Iran also nounced he was leaving because of Meese's legal prob- and-pea game." fired a missile into Kuwait that reportedly fell near a US- lems. Shepherd says he's withdrawing because of the pres- run oilfield. sure it would put on his family. Compiled by Niraj !S. Desai

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I Column/Mark Kantrowitz TUHROZ ommomm Focus on feedback, not P/F L -I Something must be wrong. letter was sufficient, and refused and weekend retreats, should be Why else would the Committee to clarify the meaning of that instituted. want on the First Year Program symbol. Am I confused, or can a The subjective evaluations of to eliminate second term pass/ letter grade really carry as much freshmen by their instructors however, fail? The problem, information as a carefully must be strengthened, not elimi- lies not with pass/fail, but prepared evaluation? nated. Some recitations are too student-faculty with a lack of The symptoms that the CFYP large to permit detailed evalua-- communication. is trying to treat are not caused tion of student performance. Pass/fail places an increased by pass/fail itself, but by a poor Limiting the size of freshman responsibility on both the instruc- implementation. The problems recitations to 15 or fewer stu- the student to improve tor and indicate a failing of the advisor dents per section will give the in- When faculty communication. system to provide needed guid- structors the opportunity to neglect this respon- and students ance, and of the instructors to know their students better. The is often placed sibility, the blame provide detailed feedback. written evaluations should then on pass/fail. How many advisors consider be discussed in a joint meeting of Eliminating pass/fail won't the extent oftheir responsibilities the student with his/her advisor any problems. Instead the solve to be limited to signing forms? and instructor. faculty should strive to improve The CFYP should specify what tie quality and quantity of the these responsibilities are, and in- If the CFYP insists on fine- feedback they give their students. stitute mechanisms to ensure that tuning freshman pass/fail, Subjective evaluations, if taken they are fulfiled. changing it to a pass/marginal- seriously; can be extremely effec- pass/no-credit system might be ti've measures of a student's pro- The CFYP should also consid- an improvement. But if they con- gress. But subjective evaluations er ways of generating more aca- tinue to concentrate on grades require more effort than a simple demic, recreational and social in- and not on an informative flow letter-grade, so many instructors teraction between students and of communication between stu- do not take the time to do a good faculty. Events which promote dent and teacher, then they are job. close contact between students, missing the point of an MIT edu- Wvlhen I was a freshman, rather faculty and administration, such cation. than point out my weaknesses as the freshman-faculty dinner and strengths, with suggestions and the Johnson games, should Kantrowitz, a junior in for areas of future study, my in- be continued. New programs, Mark the Departments ofMathematics structors gave laconic replies. such as monthly dinner meetings andPhilosophy, is business man- One even thought that a single of students with their advisors ager of The Tech.

Volume 108, Number 20 Friday, April 22, 1988 Student claims brutality in CP arrest To the Editor: The Campus Police injured me They dragged me across a field C hairm an ...... D unn G durina the "Tent City" arrest by a handcuffed hand Editor in Chief ...... f" w'Vo9 L. r'iah ! .ould hardt, natyrn- font this a.d. MIT is raising $550 million and MIT is raising $550 million Business Manager ...... ark Kantrowitz '89 month The Hospital's charging me $204 The weight of my body support- Managing Editor ...... :)avid B. Plass '90 and MIT is raising $550 million and MIT is raising $550 million ed by a handcuffed hand Executive Editor...... Thomas T. Huang G The gas, the electricity and all and MIT is raising $550 million that stuff arrested me at "Tent i was taken to the Cambridge ...... Darrel Tarasewicz '89 The CP's News Editors ...... and MIT is raising $550 million City" City Hospital '90 Niraj S. Desai I've been working with poor kids $550 million and MIT is raising $550 million Michael Gojer '90 and MIT is raising i and homeless people Night Editors ...... E r e s c 8 They woke me up with "You bet- Now they're charging me $204 L Editors > ~~~Ezra Peisach '839 million I Night Marie E.V. Coppola '90 and MIT is raising $550 ter start running now Fernandez" and MIT is raising $550 million ...... arrison '8 I don't get paid that much at all is raising $550 million Chief Anne Glavin said, "We L O pinion Editor and MIT it Jonathan Rich ond G $550 million i Arts Editors ...... and MIT is raising They jumped me from behind have no intentions of paying the PI Christopher J. Andrews '88 and threw me to the ground bill" Photography Editors ...... e G. Peltonen '89 I got a letter in the mail this week and MIT is raising $550 million and MIT is raising $550 million Mark D. Virtue '90 and MIT is raising $550 million While I lay on the ground one I'm taking them to court May 12 Editors ...... V. Michael Bove G Contributing It was from the Cambridge City stepped on my hand, one AkbarA. Merchant '89 Hospital Maybe I'll see some of their Senior Editors ...... Cherian '88 punched my face and MIT is raising $550 million Ben Z. Stanger '88 and MIT is raising $550 million $550 million. David M. Watson '88 Stephen Fernandez '88 NEWS STAFF obscured Holocaust Associate News Editor: Robert Adams '90, AnnabelleBoyd '90, Anti-abortionist IreneKiuo '90; Senior Writers: Katherine T. Schwarz '86,Earl C. To the Editor: fending myself against the Jew, I and philosophically justified," Yen '88, Anuradha Vedantham '89; Staff: Salman Akhtar '89, It is indeed a sad time when. am fighting for the work of the wrote Elie Wiesel. "Hundreds of '89, Sanjay Manandhar '89, Marcia Smith '89, Re- Mary Condello two days before Holocaust Lord," and, "If at the beginning communities were uprooted, SallyVanerian '89, Anh Thu Vo '89,Ahmed Biyabani '90, Eric L. membranceDay, Juan A.Latasa of the War and during the War, thousands of family lives de- Chang '90, Sarita Gandhi '90, Seth Gordon '90, Anita Hsiung '91 compares abortion to the Kenyon D. Potter '90,Robert E. 12-15,000 of those Hebrew cor- stroyed, millions of human be- '90, Priyamvada Natarajan '90, greatest ofJewish tragedies["Le- Raymie Stata '90, Jean Ihm '91,Christina Liu '91, ruptors ofthe people had been ings reduced to cinders" [New Potter i! '90, abortion is amodern-day Prabhat Mehta '91, Gaurav Rewari '91, Morlie L.Wang '91, galized held under the poison gas ... York Times, Mar. 311. 12]. Thiscom- Wayne W.Wu '91, Paula Maute; Meteorologists: RobertX. Black Holocaust," Apr. the sacrifice of millions at the Special mobile units, Einsatz- G, Michael C. Morgan '88. parison trivializes the Holocaust, front would not have been in gruppen, followed German demeaningits victimsand absolv- troops into conquered territories. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF vain" [Mein KarnPj]. ing its perpetrators of theirhei- Their sole purpose was to kill Associate Photography Editors: Lisette W. Lambregts'90, Kris- The anti-Semitism represented nous crimes. An understanding Jews. One Hungarian soldier re- tineAuYeung '91;Staff: MichaelD. Grossberg G, Rich R. Fletch- by Hitler depicted the Jews as of the Holocaustand its origins members a burial pit for 7000 er '88, TomCoppeto '89, VictorLiau '89, JoyceMa '89, Ken both the arch-capitalist and the Sarath Krishnas- allows usto understand its recently shot, but not yet Church '90, Mike Niles'90, Wes Huang '91, arch-Bolshevik, as an all-power- Jews, '91, Georgina A. Maldonado '91,Mauricio Roman '91,Ah- uniqueness in history. Thinly covered with dirt, wamy ful international organization, dead. ice P. Lei;Darkroom Manager: Mark D.Virtue '90. "In Nazi ideology," wrote Lucy like aliv- and as a "bacterium" on the the field was "heaving Dawidowicz, "theJew was the ing sea" [David Wyman, The BUSINESS STAFF primal adversary,the biological German nation. AccountsM anager: Genevieve C. Sparagna '90;De- Abandonment of theJews]. Sobi- Advertising the Germanpeo- Sec- linquent Accounts Manager: MichaelHo '89; Staff: Shari Jack- archenemy of The Germans began the bor, M ajdanek, Beizec, presence,it son'88, Humphrey D. Chen '90, Susan Seung-eun Lee '91. ple, whose physical ond World War with two goals Chelmno, Treblinka, and Ausch- was alleged, threatened the purity the increase of their living space witz werenot designed to kill PRODUCTION STAFF and even the very existence of the and the final solution to the HalvardK. Birkeland '89; Staff: HaroldA. "prisoners of war," but ratherto AssociateINight Editor: 'Aryan' race" [War Againstthe Question." 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IIP-aapageagg~III 11 - -- FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 The Tech PAGE 5 _l ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0 0 m o-I- -- - -1 M IM El Alcchol story had mistakes To uuwhlstileblowers: think To the Editor: month ago. The UA Alcohol knowledge, this is totally incor- In the Friday, April 18 issue of Cornmittee and I met to discuss rect and I do not recall making about actionAps imnpact The Tech an article ["U'A Council the draft about two weeks ago. any such statement during the re- political consciousness at MIT. 051 (Editor's note: The Tech :V,,, discusses alcohol policy"] ap- meeting. ceived a copy of the following let- Neither would they have joined peared on a meeting I had at- ter. ,4 copy was also sent to the small group of parents who T1ud, the fcurtLn paragraph Finally, on page 14, the article tended to discuss a draft policy President Paul E. Gray '54.) reacted violently towards mem- contains two errors. One, the attributes to me the following relating to private parties at MlT. To the Coalition to Blow the bers of your group. Rather, they paragraph refers to a liability statement: "Tewhey claimed that There were several errors that I form when no such form exists Whistle on MlT: would have telt that a ceremony wish to correct. over the past 18 months, MIT intended to consummate the ef- nor was one discussed at the I have read your poster calling has enacted more alcohol pro- forts and perseverance of a thou- meeting. Two, there is a state- upon students to "blow the whis- grams than at any other time in sand students and their families First, the first paragraph of the ment that the graduate residents its history." What I said was that tle on MIT," and I understand or housernasters must be present had somehow been diminished. story implies that the proposed in the last eighteen months, MIT that you do so to draw attention abandon throughout the entire party. Such I do not ask you to addition to the current policy in- has offered more education pro- to important issues. However, ask you a requirement is not called for in your plans, and I do not cludes a requirement for some grams on alcohol than at any please consider the following. do the draft nor did I make this to compromise your beliefs. I type of license for private parties time in the last three years. the imp statement. Had my parents, who have sac- ask you to weigh fully )act ('". . .to get the signatures of both rificed immeasurably to support of your actions, and having doone a graduate tutor and housemaster James R. Tewhey my education, been at last year's so you may proceed with the acidd- in order to obtain a party licen- Fourth, the sixth paragraph Associate Dean graduation, they would not have ed confidence that your actic ins Affiairs se."). This is incorrect. The draft, also contains two errors. It states for Student drawn the conclusion that the will contribute constructiveely as currently proposed, would not that I "_ . wrote the draft of the The draft small number of people blowing towards making MIT a bettter require any kind of license. (Editor's Noote: new alcohol policy..." That would require that a residence whistles during commencement community. statement is incorrect. The draft hall party registration form be were doing so to raise the level of Ethan B. Foxman '88 Second, the third paragraph was written by a member of my implies that last Thursday eve- signed by the host, graduate resi- staff and was reviewed by Mr. Theform ning was the first time the draft dent, and housemaster. not finral, Jeffrey Swope, an associate in the Massachusetts Failure: it is was made public (". . .Tewhey re- states that under law firm of Palmer and Dodge. may be vealed this draft proposal last law the host of a party In addition, the paragraph states suf- human night. . .") In fact, the policy was hield liable for the injuries but part of bzeing that the policy is necessary for others if the host allows presented to the dormitory presi- fered by To the Editor: terms of grades. Most of us MIT to "qualify for liability in- intoxicated guests or minors to dents and to the IFC over a I believe that death is not final, (tIlough, unfortunately, not all of surance..." To the best of my alcoholic drinks.) 'have and that there is a kind of life us) who have lived through the that survives the bonds of mor- unnatural demands of academic tality. I know, too, that many on and professional preparation our campus will disagree. But I know that success is to be defined Preview can provide candid picture wish to assert an even more con- in broader strokes. But this is aot problem set troversial position: failure is not my complaint. To the Editor: are nothing but helpful to visitors to finish a Unified that was due the next morning at final. It does not matter how one de- I cannot help but wonder on campus. Though this seems self-evident, however, is 9. She attended class all morning, fines success: if its absence is in- about the points made by Darrel More important, the culture of our academic comn- these visitors napped that afternoon, ate sup- tolerable, it is an idolatry. To be Tarasewicz in his column con- the perception that munity denies it constantly. To of per with me in Lobdell, and took a good student, professional, cerning tie Campus Preview for get of life as an undergraduate fail, we are taught and we teach claims that me to a couple of parties that academic, or whatever, one must prospective students ["Campus MIT. Tarasewicz our students, is to be undone. one, minority stu- evening. Needless to say, I was know success. To be human, Preview gives slanted picture of many women and Perfection is not only a goal; it is perhaps to MIT exhausted and overwhelmed by must experience failure, MIT," Apr. 12). He is skeptical dents choose to come a requirement. And that means it. It is surely no coin- Preview gave the end of the weekend . . . and I even savor of the weekend program that al- "because Campus that success in all things becomes cidence that all the major reli- impression of loved it! I have kept prospective lows women and minorities who them a favorable more than central - tle pursuit gious traditions have heroes He asks that MIT take students during two Campus Pre- have been accepted to MIT the [NMIT1." of success eclipses all other whose lives were marked by fail- off its "false mask" and show its views and they have had similar chance to experience MIT for experiences during their stays. pursuits. ures. Without failure, we would "true colors." we speak euphe- themselves. The challenge to MIT to pre- Sometimes, not know humility or compas- not of perfection but larasewicz insults the intelli- His point is well taken in that sent a fair picture of itself during mistically sion, we would not learn how to This is a deceit, for gence of the visiting women by the weekend of Campus Preview Campus Preview can hardly be of excellence. hope. Without failure, we would A true passion for saying that they do not "Suspect has a few more parties than usual taken seriously. That is like ask- the most part. not appreciate how dependant we excellence would embrace failure the men . .. rating them as and the students who host these ing a breakfast cereal manufac- are on others, especially those which ennobles and edifies. The good-looking or bad-looking prospective students have learned turer to advertise its product by close to us. Without failure, we ardor which masquerades as the 'maidens.' " Surely The Tech will to make the most of a less-than- only telling consumers how many would not be reminded that the pursuit of excellence is most receive letters from irate men on Utopian place. However, it has calories and artificial ingredients world is yet unredeened. that these often a refusal to traffic in campus who feel they've been un- been my experience are in each bowl. That informa- I do not advocate the demise visitors get a taste of the worst of imperfections. justly accused, and I refute the tion is printed on the side of the of noble aspirations, or blunting ways. This passion is nothing less notion that these women do not MlT in many box, but it is left up to consum- the joy of successful conmpletion When I visited MIT in April, than an idolatry. I use this term sense (and resent) the fact that ers to investigate the real implica- of an important mission. Yet I than I want- not metaphorically. We do not they are being watched closely 1986, 1 learned more tions of the numbers presented. exhort us all to consider, need to pray or offer libations to would for much of the time they are ed to know about the pace most In the same way, the MIT Ad- monent, something - we worship in a quiet and reflective here. It must be said, however, people keep. My host pulled an missions Of fice could control worship that which is central to our lives, what is our ultimate felicity. that most undergraduates here all-nighter the first night in order what visitors to the campus see the absence of which deprives our A teacher of mine taught me and experience by locking them existence of reaning, of value, that hope often lies on the other in Kresge for their entire stay. In- of hope, In this passion. failure side of despair. I would add that Aantiabortion letter was stead, they risk losing some of heretical, even demonic, and can be found on the other their prospects by trusting stu- is joy therefore intolerable. side of failure. dents who are tired and cynical not discussion It has always been the folly of Rabbi Daniel Shevitz diatribe, (but still hanging in there!) to students to define success in ,VIT Hillel To the Editor: Furthermore, if we agree for present a candid picture of prob- late I found the letter written by the sake of argument that fetuses lem sets, student activities, APnti-abortion piece obsscured flame ses- Juan A. Latasa '91 ["Legalized are indeed human beings, then night (early morning) abortion is a modern-day Holo- the conclusion that they therefore sions, controversial headlines, anti-Semitism and Holocaust have some absolute right to life potential for suicidal thoughts caust," Apr. 121 to be a diatribe 4) abortion. Fur- overlooks one of the most basic (and attempts), and the fun that (Continued from page comparison with rather than an honest discussion propo- thermore Latasa's argument rests of all rights - the right of self rost of us manage to incorpo- it is Quite obvious that of the morality of abortion. which I will defense. if a woman feels her life rate into our "nerdy" schedules nents of abortion do not practice on the proposition, I While Latasa raises the impor- not discuss here, that abortion is to be endangered by a pregnancy of study and work. fetus.hatred, having as their sole tant issue of the morality of kill- death of a per- then doesn't she have to right to There are problems with the purpose in life the destruction of the unequivocal ing, the assumption that fetuses surprising distinct from the mother. kill the "preborn human?" Campus Preview (non-minority all fetuses. It would be son, are human beings is just that, an Even ;; thfi ass-mpti- is made*e I na!9-, are not, inIvite to PartiC. indeed if the US -overnm1.ent had assumption. Shall Latasa usurp Gods role choices of women to pate, for one), but it is MIT's as its sole reason for existence the the isolated What is a human being? What final judge of all human be- for wha.tever rea- as best attempt so far to show peo- abortion of all fetuses. The Army have abortions, is a living being? When does life havior and sit in judgment of compare ple who consider coming here has not, nor will it ever, round up sons, can in no way begin? Is a skin cell a living be- women for fear that God of these what it can be like. Not every all pregnant women to abort with the systematic destruction ing? Is it a human being? Does it won't make the correct judg- visitor will have the same exper- their fetuses. The populations of the Jews solely because they were become a human being if placed ment? And as to who will speak Jewish. ience, but isn't that due to the cities do not spontaneously break in a cow and stimulated to enter "preborn," what love ex- days past Holo- for the non-conformity that every MIT into people's houses, destroy On this, eight into embryogenetic differenti- ceeds that of a mother for her let us student is so proud of? Tar- their places of worship and van- caust Remembrance Day, ation? And if so, then aren't we shall Latasa speak for the antise- child? (Or asewicz has probably not ever dalize work places to force wom- remember the hatred, committing murder by not imme- as well as God?) Humanitv hosted a prospective student dur- en to abort. And since when has mitism, the persecution of the running out in search of diately Campus Previewv, or he would the government exhorted us to Jews, their agony, and their the nearest cow? Attempts to ob- 'While murder is wrong, killing ing realize that the visitors do not abort fetuses so that our national death. Remember that the Nazis viate these questions by labelling is not, and 1 do not think that spend all of their 48 plus hours race may become pure? intended to destroy all Jews, fetus as a "preborn human abortion falls in the former cate- a partying or being ogled. Much of Polish Jewry numbered 3.5 whose anguished cries for help is to commit the very gory and may not fall into the being" that time is spent examining, ab- million before the war. The Ger- went mostly unheeded. Above same crime that Latasa accuses latter either. In either case, we all sorbing, learning, and consider- mans reduced this population to all, remember the Holocaust 'or others of committing; that is, of must exercise free will and live ing all that MIT is - and that is 500,000. Two thirds of Europe's the nightmare it is, rather than (via initial with the consequences if we are course, to confuse the goal of the Campus Preview. Jews were wiped out, their cul- what we might like it to be. conclusions with as- to claim to be moral beings. Franklin '88 definitions) Robert Boldi G Katie E. Hays '90 ture demolished. There can be no Michael sumptions . ~~~~j~~lll _i PAGE 6 The Tech FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988

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Dc\ cloper: Anaprolp IDcvelopmcllnts, 11.1 T-C-C __ ------1 |_ _ - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FRIDAY,APRIL 22, 1988 The Tech PAGE 7 _ Taiwan A R T S -I -- AMovi shows inspitrationt edi-cated teachers clan bring walked into chaos and by the next day has film fails to humanize its characters and been trying to convince the students to STAND AND DELIVER students all lined up ready to learn. It may comes dangerously close to robbing their "confess" how they cheated. Est-alante Starring Edward James Olmos, Lou have happened that way in real life, but triumph of its meaning and value. As it points out that the students made the same Diamond Phillips, the film fails to touch the audience with stands, Escalante and his students seem to mistake because they all had the same and Carmen Argenziano. the same magic that Escalante worked on be working virtual miracles, and that teacher, and he angrily adds that the stu- Directed by Ramon Menendez. his students. leaves little room for the audience to iden- dents' scores would never have been ques- At the Nickelodeon and Harvard Square Theaters. For example, one gifted young girl tify or cheer for the charsacters. For a film tioned had the school been located in an named Ana (Vanessa Marquez) has to that wants to be inspirationlal, this can be upper-class suburb and had the students' leave school beca~~~ushefaerwnserite fatal .. names been non-Hispanic. By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR leav shoolp t becusheirretuant. wants ervst The real value of this film lies in its sec- Later on, Escalante finds himself re-ex- HE STATE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL tohel inatheir retoatrant.convince viimtse ond half. This concerns the students' ef- amining the wisdom of his decision to SYSTEM hias received much atten- theatestoaty sch to onvncFarfrm tocceedng forts to prepare for and take the advanced push the students to learn calculus as hard tion recently, mnost of it negative. Ana stay inschol.nt Fars fro succeinglul placement calculus exam, which was un- as he did. These are the scenes that display iStand and Deliver, in contrast, hwihtev Efter, aThe ensfpathrguingntually ce precedented at Garfield -lgh. The Educa- the soul-searching and human weaknesses paints a positive picture of the hope and withs the fther.oTe faalthree-ntually doe- tional Testing Service, however, discovers that ground the film's story in reality and inspiration that dedicated teachers can ciefor throw Ecninted -andatin-ouhope that a number of the students made the carry the students' eventual triumph to in- bring. The film brings to the screen the for An' cotine eIducto houd- t ofx same mistake on the test and accuses the spiring heights. story of Jaime Escalanlte, a high school dytherestuat But bacindlo behoold, theadyxto students of cheating. This setback, in ad- The real importance of Escalante's story teacher in East Los Angeles who taught day, wthershe isbakign school reausdy her dition to upsetting the students' plans to lies in its effort to change people's atti- the intricacies of calculus to students who learnwthe' nomsignblechatg caseheart attend college, thoroughly demoralize tudes enough so they would cheer for a hardly understood remedial arithmetic. both students and teacher. schoolteacher who cares and beats the When Escalente first arrived at Garfield This is quite typical of how the first half At this point, the film begins to examine odds. Tile filmmakers manage to bring the High, he found gym instructors teaching of the film does little more than present some of the deeper issues that so badly story to the screen -although clumsily - remedial math and the halls overrun by the end result of Escalante's efforts. By need to be brought to light. In one tre- and that in of itself is remarkably comT- gangs and drug runnlers. The situation was only superficially recognizing the large mendously evocative scene, Escalante con- mendable in the final analysis. so bad that the predominantly Latino barriers that the students overcome, the fronts the ETS investigators who have! school was in danger of losing its accredi- tation. But Escalante stayed and began to Almos self-assured, grounded in tough, down-to-earthpracticality make a difference. AN INTERVIEW WIfTH EDWARD who he says were usually relegated to "se- Aside from his political and personal The film version, according to the pub- condary" and "subservient" roles. In 1984 views, Almos seems quite self-assured anid licity material, has toned dowrl some JAMES ALMIOS he was cast as Lt. Martin Castillo on "Mi- Producer and Star of Stand and Deliver. grounded in a tough and down-to-earth downbeat aspects but is otherwise quite ami Vice." and he's been with the show practicality. His acting as Escalante in faithful to the actual events. Edward since. Stand and Deliver propels the film through By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR James Almos (Lt. Castillo in "Miami Asked whether the success of last surn- its weaknesses, and it seems at least partly Vice"), who plays Escalante, spent 18 EDWARD JAMES ALMOS loo ks re- mer's La Bamba was helpfful in launching attributable to the pool of his owin exper- hours a day for a month with the real Es- markably different in person Stand anzd Deliver, he shook his head and iences, Given his uncanny simailarity to Es- calante to observe his teaching methods than Jaime Escalanjte, the char- pointed out that the subject matters of the calante's, personality, it seems quite appro- and personal habits. acter he portrays in Stand and two films are quite different. H~e also says priate that he was the one who ended up in Almos' hard work pays off as he gives a Deliver. He gained more than forty that he is not trying to send a message the role. rousing performance, but the film's weak pounds for the role, and his great head of with his film. Echoing the famous Samuel first half limits somewhat the immediate hair was covered with a balding hair piece. Goldwyn's saying, he says that "Messages appeal of Almos' Escalante. Fortunately, Almos was born and raised in East Los should be sent by Western Union." He the film recovers in time. Angeles, where he attended Montebello wants the film's success story "'to wash Americans love a success story, and the Hiigh. He received degrees in sociology over>' viewers much as Rocky and Break- first half goes overboard trying to oblige. and criminal law from the California State ing Away did. It introduces the unorthodox teaching College, Los Angeles. He started in the Almos also discusses his visits over the methods of Escalante, such as bringing a entertainment world as a young singer in past 15 years to schools, prisons, juvenile machete to class, in an attempt to impart 1961, and quickly moved on to amateur homes, and charity affairs. He goes there the magic that the real life Escalante theater. He began acting professionally at to talk to people about anything and ev- worked in his class. The film's effort fails, the age of 18, continuing his acting lessons erything that they're willing to discuss. lie because of choppy editing and faulty while supporting himself by delivering says that his talks "completely remove all construction. furniture. possibility of excuse after I'm done talk- In depicting the positive influence Esca- Almos broke into theater in 1978 when ing." He inspires people to discipline and ]ante began to exert, the film glasses over he won the part sof El Pachuco in Zoot motivate themnselves, telling them that how Escalante managed to calm the stu- Suit. He went on to play other roles, in- "You got a choice>' and that no matter dents down enough to listen to him in the cluding a Native American and a black, how bad things are, "you can still make it

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He seems to be with Francois Truffaut and other the epitome of unrelenting discipline, espe- French film directors like Jacques Rivette cially when compared to the easy-going and Jean-Luc Godard. Based on historical Curi (the local village priest). Etienne records, the film tells the story of Etienne walks stiffly, fasts often, and demands the de Bourbon (Tcheky Karyo), a 13th cen- cooperation of the villagers. The Cur6 reg- _ -f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~V' (Christine Boisson) is tury Dominican friar searching for heresy ularly assures him that there is no heresy Elda the forest woman a scene from Sorceress in a smail French village. in the village, but Etienne is not satisfied (Tcheky Kayro) in There he finds a woman named Elda until he looks for himself. (Christine Boisson) who lives in the forest Etienne does not find any sign of heresy Berger's book is basel of Sorceress and uses her intuitive understanding of na- until late one night when he witnesses a at MIT, ture's secrets to prepare remedies from strange rite that Elda conducts involving AN INTERVIEW WITH PAMELA mon, a professor of biology here investigates the Guinefort at elder tree was a virtual flowers and leaves. Etienne the worship of a certain St. BERGER who told her the and sets the stage for the a wolf visits "drug store." Its leaves had arsenic and rites he witnesses the base of an elder tree while Co- Writer and Co-Producer of Sorceress. conflict in the film. the proceedings. His suspicions strongly antibiotics that would be helpful in curing begins to recreate the day-to- Etienne becomes firmly con- sick babies of marsh fever. The film aroused, By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR day life of the villagers from the moment vinced of Elda's guilt when he later discov- Berger also found records of an unmar- Etienne arrives in the village. He walks ers that St. Guinefort is not a man but a NE DAY IN 1984, Pamela Berger ried woman named Fracoise Gadin who past villagers tilling in the fields and greyhound venerated by the peasants as a was sitting in Widener Library gave birth to a still-born baby boy at the watches them carry out their household protector of babies. Etienne has the elder at Harvard adding footnotes to age of 29. Gadin died in 1930, the last of chores. Schiffman and her cinematogra- tree destroyed. and he sentences Elda to her scholarly book The God- the continuous line of rural healers in the pher, Patrick Blossier, have shot these death for her sins. dess Obscured. The professor of art histo- region. Berger decided to base much of El- scenes in subdued autumnal hues that are By protraying Etinne so heavy-handedly ry at Boston College decided then and da's character on what she knew about quite beautiful, especially in forest scenes. the film paints its narrative into a corner. there to make a film as her next project, Gadin. Except for some overly bright lighting Etienne is so single-minded that it becomes despite the fact that she did not know any- A parallel plotline developed when she during nighttime shots, the film captures easy to dismiss his search for heresy as the thing about the process. came across a fable of a forest woman the ambiance of peasant life in a manner work of a fanatical inquisitor that has no Berger was inspired by how the 6"con- who would lead people to worship anthills. that rivals the opening scenes of Fiddler on relevance to the present. What's worse, the tinuity of the healer wvas passed down Folklore said that ants would bring threads the Roof. And just as that film celebrates viewer's realization that the elder tree does through unlettered people," and she went to men imprisoned in towers, allowing the spirit of good-hearted peasant life, so in fact have medicinal chemicals in it com- to great pains to understand what she con- them to build a rope for escape. She con- too the villagers in this film live a refresh- pletely undermines what little validity sidered the simplicity of the life that the sidered this too implausible to put in the ingly simple and intuitive lifestyle. Etienne's case had to begin with. It there- villages led. film, so she imagined an alternative way The film takes a decidely positive view fore comes as no great surprise to modern She researched the lifestyles of 13th cen- for a wife to save her imprisoned husband. of peasants compared to Bertrand Taver- audiences that Etienne rescinds Elda's tury villagers, poring over their folklore. That allowed her to create the subplot nier's recent La Passion Beatrice or John death sentence (although he does so for a She kept finding references to the elder of the landlord's flooding of the peasants' Boorman's Excalibur, where they are little different reason than one would expect). tree (sambuccus); villagers in France con- fields - which fit in quite nicely because more than chattel for the nobility to play This narrative fault can be excused since tinued to venerate St. Guinefort and made the ponds would naturally be infested with with as they please. the film is based on the writings of the real pilgrimages to the elder tree grove until (Please turn to page 12) But their life is not all peaches and (Please turn to page 12) 1919. She asked for help from Frank Solo- - -- -

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Aram Gharabekian will lead SinfoNova I At the Bartos Theatre and the Cube in a concert to include arrangements of Strauus waltzes by Berg and Schoenberg, One almost felt as though the concert ar- Thursday, April 14, and Friday, April 15 I together with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 and rangers were trying to cram all of the mu- Haydn's Symphony No. 4.9. 1 I Jordan Hall, April 29 at 8 pm. MIT price: $3 sic written for digital media Ry naVID M. J= SASLAV in the last folur years into one two and a hialf hou I Tickets are on sale at the Technology N AN EXCITING MULTISENSUAL space. However, the fatiguing length could I Community Association, [ MELANGE, the MIT Media Lab's Mu- not detract from the fascinating concepts I W20-450 in the Student Center. Office hours posted on the door. 5 sic and Cognition Group presented a explored in these works. I Call x3-4885 for further information. 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(1984) highlight- just as exciting as the more jubilant, Prelude" and "Binary Convergence," the Simon Rattle, conductor. ed the art of quadrophonic echo and the Symphony Hall, Boston. intense sections. evening began with a series of video seg- use of tape to create fugual textures. The second half of the program tribut- ments set to music in the Bartos Theatre. Event in The Tech PerformingArts Series. April 17. ing Sibelis opened with the Synmphony no. Accompanied by a fascinating set of pro- Rounding out the evening was the 1988 6 in D minor, Opus 104, in four move- gram notes outlining the graphical and solo version of Morton Subotnick's "In By JULIE CHANG ments. The orchestration of this particular mathematical rudiments of each segment, Two Worlds". Featuring the new Yamaha symphony is unusual in that it includes a the three works delved into the mysteries WX7 wind controller instrument, this N THEIR FIRST AMERICAN TOUR, the harp, which added a pleasant texture and wonders of fractal graphics. work suggested without ever stating, impli- City of Birmingham Symphony Or- throughout the work. As is typical of the cated without convincing, but fascinated chestra offered a spectacular and un- music of Sibelius, the piece is epic, and Particularly impressive were the 1987 nonetheless. usual program featuring the Fifth, has many contrasting moods, which the productions "Marie Sets" (Brian Evans) Sixth, and Seventh Symphonies of Jean Si- group was able to capture effectively. The and "A Close Encounter in the Fourth A nice background soundspace texture belius. Led by young, energetic conductor final movement Allegro molto was espe- Dimension" (Pressing, Norton, and highlighted the usage of the WX7, which Simon Rattle, the orchestra demonstrated cially well done; the introduction was rich Melton). takes velocity samples of the performer's that they are among the world's finest and captivating, the conclusion solemn breath strength, and converts these read- symphonic ensembles. and quiet. The "Encounter" began with a state- ings into digital information. In this piece, Despite a somewhat hesitant beginning, The final work of the program, the ment of the quadratic polynomial which these bits were used to control decay time the Symphony no. 5 in E-flat Major was a Symphony no. 7 in C major, Opus 105, re- served as generator of the animation, then and envelope - strong breaths lingered triumphant success. Thanks to an out- presents one of the most unusual and chal- proceeded on a detailed voyage of a four- for up to five seconds, while light puffs standing string section, the orchestra was lenging of Sibelius' orchestra works. The dimensional "quaternion" (which never were converted into staccato notes. able to a achieve a remarkable span of piece is unique in that it is presented in moved). musical characters ranging from a sub- Subotnick used the WX7 to simulate the one continuous movement and is extreme- dued, tranquil string passage to a climac- droning of bagpipes and other yet-to-be- ly complex in its composition. However, Larry Austin's "Ludus Fractalis," how- tic, grand largemente assai coda. the orchestra managed to interpret the named futuristic sounds. 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The results were disappointing; of Buechner gave a stirring Boston premiere kian is especially good at displaying: his Symphony Hall, April 11. pieces were by young composers, two whom are still students at New England of McKinley's Piano Concerto No. 2, band managed to illuminate the work's pa- Conservatory. Two pieces were thickly and combining elements of tension and rhap- thos with warm but clean playing, drawing By JONATHAN RICHMOND immaturely scored, the third - on the sody, and charging forward with rhythmic a sense of inner-drama within a framework INFONOVA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA subject of dreams - was better crafted, drive. SinfoNova provided a rich accom- of meditativeness. normally provides inspiring even- but cliche-ridden. Symphony Hall attract- ings of music carefully chosen by ed only a small crowd. Aram Gharabekian in Jordan Gharabekian's knows how to make the Film has single-minded inquisitorptnpnlirprrttrahifno)rRc ThF- A:Wcul. :C. I,; A·rr+r\~ /rrrntoir~rnvu~rl(C,~.t; tt ~ r1~CPDfya a) ... cr~qSh,,m' n'5 fi.rst feature as director TV! Hall. .tr.oted by a offer by Frie.nds of Vest of a %AXU1vUit SIALLtVAI - UnderI I.s 1- in itss Music (which exists to promote indigenous rection his orchestra has given insight into Etienne de Bourbon. His texts do not re- film does have notable pleasures portrayal of the~e American music) to underwrite the costs a Mozart piano concerto even when the veal precisely why Etienne did not burn charming and intriguing !- to per- the forest woman or whether he continued peasants and their village life, and it is al of the concert, Gharabekian agreed soloist was soulless - and his band was s form three world premieres (whose music on top form, giving at least some measure to destroy heretics afterwards. The film- ways thrilling to know that the filmmaker makers, therefore, had to justifiably in- have taken the pains to make the portray Berger wanted her film to be realistic voke artistic license to fill in the gaps. But als as meticulously accurate as possible. v. (Continuedfrom page 8) received an additional $850,000 from the the most unusual aspect of the story - In the final analysis, Sorceress seems that it whets the appetiteI- mosquitos that would spread marsh fever NEH, while the remainder of the film's which is revealed by the 13th century con- just good enough one wish for more refinement. in babies. That, of course, led back to $2.5 million budget came from French and text - is not that Etienne accused Elda of and makes heresy, but that he dropped the charges The film would have been quite remark- Elda and her healing lotions, which in Swiss producers Annie Leibovici and 1 her. able a masterpiece had its flaws not beens turn filled the gaps in Etienne de Bour- George Reinhart as well as France's Na- against n bon's writings about his conflict with Elda. tional Cinema Center and the Ministry of And it is the film's cinematic style that as notable as they are So from the obscure and incomplete Latin Culture. fails to convey this essential realization to writings of a long-deceased monk, a 125- the audience. Director Schiffman employs -1 page screenplay was born. Berger was present on the set every day long takes and flowing camera movements , ' Berger sent her screenplay to the Na- during the shoot. She said she wanted to while eschewing facial close-ups or mon- _Ad tional Endowment for the Humanities make the film "as realistic as possible" tage. This mise-en-scene technique works {NEH), which gave her an initial $88,000 while Schiffman saw it more as a "fable.' quite well in the subplot of Martin and the grant. The French Cultural Service in New Berger acknowledged that the Schiffman's dam, but it also distances the viewer from York gave her a list of accomplished direc- mise-en-scene style is in conflict to some the thought processes that lead Etienne to tors, with Suzanne Schiffman's name at degree with the narrative content. But em- his remarkable and probably unprecedent- the top. phasized that her working relationship ed decision to free Elda. Schiffman and Berger together complet- with Schiffman was a good one and that These missteps can be overlooked, al- is Christine Boisson_ ed the final version of the screenplay. 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The Boston Chamber Music Societ[ THEATER No admission charge. Tel: 253-8973 or performs works by Beethoven, POPULAR MUSIC ( n and Brahms at 8 pm in Jor- 494-8748. Schuller, per- Compiled by Peter Dunn Cuys and Dolls, is presented as a Baker Hall, New England Conservatory, Donovan and Buffy Ssinle-Marie at 9:00 in Baker dan and 9 pm at the Berklec House Production David Lee Roth performs at the Worces- Boston. Tick- form at 5 pm - -m _ a _ wIM _ No Nwm MEW a. _ _m a < 30 Gainborough Street, Center, 136 Massachusetts louse Dining Hall. Also presented ter Centrumrr, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. ets: $7 to $15. Telephone: 536-6858. Performance April 23 at 7:30 & 10:00 and April 24 at Also presented April 23. Tickets: S15 Avenue, Boston. Tickets: S15.50 and 8:30. Tickets: $ageneral, 53.50 MT stu- and $17.50. Telephone: 798-8888. . . . . S17.50. Telephone: 641-1010. FILM & VIDEO delts (on sale in Lobby 10). * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- Strafe fur Rebellion, David Prescott, and The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Blurt and Danielle Dax perform as part sents Chariots of Fire, Oscar winner for 7 pm & 10 pm m A Chorus Line is presented at 8 pm at CXEMIA perform as part of the Institute Seiji Ozawa conducting, performs of the Institute of Contemporary Art's POPULAR MUSIC Best Picture of 1981, at the Strand Theatre, 543 Colunbia Ave- of Contemporary Art's Static and Inter- Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" Static and interference: The Cultural 26-100. Admission: $1.50 Telephone: nue, Dorchester, near the JFK/UMass/ ference: The Cultural Politicsof Alterna- and Mahler's Songs from "Des Politics of Alternatlive Music at 8 pm at *. * *CRITIC'S CHOICE * * 225-9179. Columbia T-stop on the Ashmont red Axis, 13 Lansdowne Street, just across Right tive Music at 8 pm at the Paradise, 967 Knaben Wunderhorr" at 8 pm in The Bodeans and Treat Her Theatre contnues its Sunday line. Also presented April 23 at 2 pm & fromrnthe entrance to the bleachers at College The Brattle Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tick- Symphony Hall, coiner of Hunting- perform as part of Wellesley of Vintage Hollywood with 8 pm. Tickets: 58 general, $6 seniors. Fenway Park. Tickets: $8 general, 56 at 6 pm in Alumnae film series ets: $8 general, $6 ICA members, sen- ton and Massachusetts Avenues, Bos- Spring Weekend Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, Telephone: 578-8790. ICA members, seniors, and students. Hall, WVellesley College. Tickets: $9 iors, and students. Telephone: 266-5151. ton. Also presented April 23 and 26. 1925), starring Lon Chaney, at 2:00, Telephone: 266-515!. general, $6 VWellesleyCollege. Tele- Cla Br a.intlao/efran Tickets: $15.50 to $41. Telephone: 6:00, &10:00 and LUs Miskrables (Rich- Talley's Folly, Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer The Zulus, Last Stand. and The Mar- 266-1492. phone. 239-2557 or 239-3030. Prize-winner about two awkward, ysearn- Treat Her Right. Pontiac Brothers, and ard Boleslaski. 1935) at 3:50 & 7:55 lenas perform at the T.T. the Bear's, 10 Located at 40 Brattle Street in Harvard Inlg.ioneiy souis, opens today at the New ,, * ,,* Full Fathom 5 perform at the T.T. the Brookline Street, Cambridge. Telephone: general, $3 Repertory Theatre, 61 Washingtore Park, Bear's, 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge. Billy Bragg performs at the Berklee Per- Square. Admission: $4.75 492-0082. * * * seniors and children (good for the double Newton. Continues through May 22 with CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Telephone: 492-0082. formance Center, 136 Massachusetts Bim Skala Bim, The Toasters, The Great * * * bill) Telephone: 876-6837. perfor.anres Fri at 8:00, Sal at 5:00 & Boston pre- Avenue, Boston. Tickets- i1450. Tele- Train Robbery, Shy Five, and The New The Opera Company of * * 4 ,,. Sun at 2:00. Tel: 332-1646. Tribe, Busted Statues, Nova phone: 266-7455. 8:30, and Bohemians perform at the Channel, 25 sents Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht's The Big Dipper, presents Pat on the Back perform at The Harard-Epworth Church Necco Street, near South Station In Threepenny Opera (in English) at Mob, and Corporal PERFORMANCE ART 539 Wash- 25 Necco Street, near South Bent Men, Walking Tall, and African Jean Renoir's The Elusive an installation/perfor- downtown Boston. Tickets: 55.50 ad- 8 pm in the Opera House, the Channel, Located at 1555 Clean Break, Also presented Station in downtown Boston. Tickets: Head Charge perform as part of the (1962, France) at 8 pm. with the story of Perseus and his vance/$6.50 at the door. Tel: 451-1905. ington Street, Boston. Avenue, just north of mance 27 at 8 pm, $4.50 advance/S5.50 at the door. Tele- Institute of Contemporary Art's Static Massachusetts life as the central metaphor, is presented Aprilt24 at 3 pmr, April Harvard Square. Admission: $3 corntri- and May 1 at 3 pm. Tickets: $15 to phone: 451-1905. and Interference: The Cultural Politics at 8 pmnat Mobius, 354 Congress Street, Blue Rodeo performs at 8 pm & 11 pm of A lernative Music at 8 pm at the Para- bution. Telephone: 354-0837. near the South Station T-stop on the red at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Caim- $55. Telephone: 426-2786. Bugaloo Swamrnis perform at Johnny D's, dise, 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Bos- presented April 23. Tickets: bridge. Tickets: $8. Telephone: 497-8200. line. Also ··r 17 Holland Street, Somerville, near the ton. Tickets: $8 general, $6 ICA mem- 542-7416. s8.helephone: FILM & VIDEO Davis Square T-stop on the red line. bers, seniors, and students. Telephone: DANCE The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE r- * Telephone: 776-9667. 266-5151. MIT Dance Workshop, Beth Soll, direc- sents White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949), The Amorphous Consort performs CLASSICAL MUSIC FILM & VIDEO tor, presents Student Works in Progress starring Jamnes Cagney, at 7:30 in 54-100 works by Theodore Antoniou, Edward Green, Meyer Kupferman, CLASSICAL MUSIC The New England Philharmonic per- The Brattle Theatre continues its Mon- at 8 pmi In Killian Hall, MIT Building and The Big Easy, starring Dennis Quaid Sibelius, and & 10:00 in Mlarti Epstein, and Alexander Jemnirz forms works by Brahms, day series of Film Notr with Sorry 14. Also presented April 23. No admis- and Ellen Barkin, at 7:00 The MIT Chamber Players perform Paine Hall, Harvard Admission: S1.50. Telephone: at 8 pm at the First and Second Schubert,. Mumford, Hoffman at 3 pm In Wrong Number (Anatole Litvak, 1948) sion charge. Telephone: 253-0862. 26-100. works by Mozart, Tickets: $7 gen- 225-9179. Church, 66 Marlborough Street. Bos- in Kresge Audito- University, Cambridge. at 4' 15 &7:40 and Framed (Richard Wal- and Franck at 8 pm eral, $5 seniors and students. Telephone: Semaphore Dance- ton. Tickets: $8 general, $5 seniors admission charge. Telephone: lace, 1947) at 6:00 &9:30. Located at 40 Janice Margolis' rium. No 868-1222. theater performs All Flesh is Grass- A The French Library in Boston continues and students [see also reduced-price 253-2906. Brattle Street in Harvard Square. Admis- and chil- Diachrome Voyage as a presentation of its weekly series Experiments In Film and tickets offered through The Tech Per- The University Chorale of Boston Col- sion: $4.75 general, $3 seniors Dance Umbrella at 8 pm at Sargent Sound with Rend Clair's A Nous la forming Arts Series]. Tel: 437-0231. The John Oliver Chorale performs works dren (good for the double bill). Tele- at lege performs baroque. classical, and Dance Studio/Theater, One Boston Uni- liber(6 (France, 1931), the film that in- by Elliott Carter and Martin Armlin modern works in a concert celebrating its phone: 876-6837. * New England Con- versity Road, Boston. Also presented spired Chaplin's Modern Times, at 8 pm. 8 pmrnin Jordan Hall, 25th Anniversary at 3 pm in Symphony April 23 and 24. Tickets: $8 general, $7 Also presented April 23 and 24. Located servatory, 30 Gainsborough Street, The Harvard Film Archive presents * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Hall, corner of Massachusetts and Hun- 1986) at Dance Urbrella members. Telephone: at 53 Marlborough Street, near the Ar- Boston. Boston. Tickets: S8, Forest of Bliss (Robert Gardner, Quadrivium presents a concert of fington Avenues, 5:30 and continues Its Monday film series 492-7578. lington T-stop on the green line. Tickets: $10, and $12. Telephone: 552-4306. $3.50 general, $2.50 Library members. Renaissance and American music at PERFCORMANCE ART Three Directors: Hitchcock, Renoir, Human Dances, choreography by Diana Telephone: 266-4351. 8 pm at Pilgrim Congregational Godard with Jean-Luc Godard's 2 ou 3 Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexing- The Greenhouse Effect is presented by The Civic Symphony of Boston performs d'elle (2 or 3 Things I Kenney, Carol Schneider, and Miguel by Berhoz, James Yannatos, Choses que je sais ton. Also presented April 23 at 8 pm the Cambridge Center for Adult Educa- works at 5:30 Braganriza, is presented by Dance Um- The Cambridge Center for Adult Educa- at 3 pm in Jor- Know About Her, 1966, France) at the St. James Episcopal Church, tion at 7:30 & 10:00 at the Blacksmith Kodaly, and Tchaikovsky &8.00. Located at the Carpenter Center brella at 8 pm at the Joy of Movement tion presents Michelangelo Antonioni's 30 1991 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam- House. 56 Brattle Street, Harvard dan Hall, New England Conservatory; for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy Street, In Studio Theatre, 536 Massachusetts Ave- L'Avventura at 6:30 &9:20 at the Black- Street, Boston. Tickets: bridge. Tickets: $6 general, $4 seniors Square, Cambridge. Tickets: $5. Tele- Gainsborough Harvard Square. Admission: $3 general, nue. Cambridge. Also presented smith House, 56 Brattle Street, Cam- $7 and S10. Telephone: 437-0231 April 23. Tickets: $8 general, $7 Dance bridge. Admission: $3.50. Telephone: and students. Telephone: 6464134. phone- 547-6789. $2 seniors and children. Tel: 495-4700.

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L. I - - -------I ie81·laeasasar·8saPsaral FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 The Tech PAGE 15 _I Faculty approves Phase II changes (Continued from page 1) Comrnmittee on the Writing i nation: a significant number of Requirement. seniors have made no attempt to satisfy Phase 11Iuntil the second Kiilan and Edgerton semester of their senior year." In Awards announced order to ensure that students complete the requirement The recipients of the James R. promptly, the report said students Killian Jr. '26 and Harold E. Ed- who fail to complete Phase I gerton '27 Faculty Achievement (which is intended to demon- Awards were also announced at strate basic writing competence) the faculty meeting. by the eighth week of the first se- The Killian Award, which was mester of their sophomore year established to recognize "extraor- I be judged in non-complience. dinary professional accomplish- They would be forced to take a ments by MIT faculty members," writing subject unless they suc- was awarded to Professor John cessfully petitioned to have a five- S. Waugh of the Department of page paper accepted for the Chemistry for his pioneering requirement. work in the field of nuclear mag- Also, beginning with the Class netic resonance. of 1990, students must complete The Edgerton -Award, which Phase II by Registration Day of was established to recognize a ju- the semester in which they are to nior faculty member for "excep- graduate. Students who do not tional distinction in teaching, re- complete the requirement by this search, and scholarship," was time will not be placed on the de- awarded to Professor of History gree list and can only be added Peter C. Perdue. Perdue's re- by petitioning their departmental search interests include China writing coordinator and the and the Far East. WILLY BRANDT FORMER CHANCELLOR OF WEST GERMANY Committee to examine RECIPIENT OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE departmental changes (Contitnuedfrom page 1) chaired by a MIT Corporation MIT PRESIDENT PAUL GRAY ment on the details of how and member that rnakes- recommen- when the actual decision to dis- dations to the department every MODERATOR band ABS was made, saying that two years. But the most recent her committee is still investigat- ABS visiting committee report ing the decision. She did say, did not make any mention of however, that the decision was closing the department, Widnall TUESDAY APRIL 26 apparently made within a short said. frame of time on an academic But the focus and thrust of the scale, probably much less than a ABS department has been under 10-250 4:30PM year. discussion since 1978, when Ger- Dean of the School of Science ald N. Wogan was named head of Gene M. Brown had actually in- the department, according to RECEPTION TO FOLLOW tended the ABS closure to hap- Widnall. pen on a longer time scale, but misread the desires of the faculty, So far, Widnall said, her com- SPONSORED BY THE TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE SEMINAR AT MIT mittee has met with ABS faculty Widnall added. She said Brown L- allocated substantial time in his and graduate students to assess r ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- plan - about a year and a half the impact of the closing on - for placing the ABS faculty in them, as well as with the provost, new appointments, while giving Brown, and President Paul E. little time for making the closure Gray '54, who named the com- Join the Leaders decision. The ABS faculty, Wid- mittee along with Chairman of nall said, would have preferred to the Faculty Bernard J. Frieden have had more discussion before PhD '57. I in Real-Time Expert Systems the closure decision and a faster The committee must report to I Gensym is developing real-time expert systems in Cormmon Lisp for real- period of reappointment. the faculty by the May 18 faculty There are no examples of de- meeting, after which the Faculty I I time, on-line, intelligent monitoring and control of large, complex partmental closings that are re- Policy Committee will seek to systems. The founders are a team of professionals with extensive cent enough to be of use to the draw some explicit policy based experience in Lisp, Artificial Intelligence, User interface, and Process committee, Widnall said, al- on the committee's guidelines. though the committee is examin- Other members of Widnall's Control technologies, a strong product orientation, and extensive ing several reorganizations that committee include: Glenn A. experience in sales, marketing, and support of real-time expert systems. have occured in the past few Berchtold (Chemistry); John M. years. Essigrnarnn (ABS); Morris Halle Our modern offices are conveniently located in Cambridge near the Most of those reorganizations, (Linguistics and Philosophy); intersection of Routes 2, 3, and 16, and only steps away from the Alewife Widnall said, were preceeded by Henry D. Jacoby (Management); "T" rapid transit line. a report from each department's Phillip A. Sharp (Biology); visiting committee, a group Arthur C. Smith (EECS). Gensym provides a unique opportunity for challenging, creative, exciting Frossh failures prompt work as well as for sharirng in the growth of a young company. Full-time Employment Opportunities search for explanations Software Development: Strong Lisp and expert systems background is (Continuedfrom page 1) Walters added. This could help required. Engineering background, experience in C, and experience act." But the pass-fail system the "new breed" do better. damages those overcome the Professor Arthur P. Mattuck, with real-time operating systems is helpful. handicap before coming to MIT, chairman of the Department of Lewin believed. Mathematics, who has monitored - I Documentation and instruction: Strong technical documentation and/ Professor Anthony P. French, the freshman performance in or instruction experience is required. A computer science or coordinator of 8.01 for several 18.01, agreed that any compari- engineering degree is highly desirable. Candidates must be capable years, argued that the quality of son is very hard to make. Mat- of writing impeccable English. physics preparation in the na- tuck suggested that the grading tion's high schools has declined procedures in calculus last term Sales and Marketing: ovcr -e last t.. Years... This; Inc-er Experience in high-technology sales and/or VV~~~~~~%.1 L,~lbl ~1lOC · &lo ,~t, might have been more stringent. high school preparation directly resulting in more failures. rinarr~efingmarketiiu as well.we' as-a 0 a w,,,,k,...--Y,1rrr;91u ,-nge , MII VWI -%tj, ofI ,.,pw -,IL 3,^Js-,ts2 1 LI ,I 10 G- r,..[I affects the students that MIT Melinda I. Glidden, supervisor excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. accepts, French said. of the undergraduate office of the French suggested one way to Department of Chemistry, said Customer Support: Knowledge of expert systems and Lisp or C improve performance in 8.01 is that the performance in Princi- required. Alternatively, candidates with a knowledge of distributed for students who have weak math ples of Chemical Science (5.11) control systems and network architectures and protocols are sought. backgrounds to take it during the has remained about the same. spring semester, after taking There are 20 drops and about Candidates must have good interpersonal skills and a strong 18.01. two failures each fall term. industry background to help customers develop and interface state- Other officials argued it was One of the problems that the of-the-art expert system applications in the area of process control. I very difficult to do any compari- 5.11 administrators face is the son between the recent classes wide range of exposure to chenm- Contact:Andreas Hofmann and previous ones. Assistant istry with which freshmen come, Gensym Corporation a Dean for Student Affairs Bonnie Glidden added. But the subject is J. Walters said that only looking well liked and students find it 125 CambridgePark Drive Gensym at one year was not sufficient to more interesting as the years Cambridge, MA 02140 identify a trend. In spite of that, pass. This could somehow im- (617) 547-9606 Real-Time Expert Systems one of the most positive traits prove the performance of future i I---~-----~c- -- __p- - r r -- I ------that this class has is its diversity, classes, Glidden said. · P·IP r-----i-D-·s·---hl·L_-L-- - -CL9 4rClaC-p _ PIBlllblC-IBllsY m | --m son- - _p -,PAGE16 The Tech FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 r a * I rn e l - s H a n d I e r s I i I _ DO YOU NEED TO WRITE A PAPER OR FULFILL PHASE I OR PHASE II? OME/SSAS Semninars PreJsent: FULFILLING WRITING REQUIREMENTS AT MIT Information in an inJbrmal setting with dinner provided. 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Forunm studies foreign policy ,do, MNEMkl (Continued jrom page 1) guarantee the saf,?ety of an entire tions and the Soviet Union, "our II of economics at Wellesley College globe," Bobbitt ssaid. "But does nation is now virtually at war r and associate director of the Rus- anyone believe if we reduce our with Iran" and it is "open sea- X sian Research Center at Harvard expenditures andt other nations son" on all ships without military (t, University, gave a riveting de- increase theirs, Mve will be safer escort. l i scription of Gorbachev's political or wealthier?" Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, 1 1M.I.T. 1 status within the USSR, backing a 1 I Bobbitt also atttacked the idea veteran Washington insider who I up Hass' assertion that the Soviet of withdrawing t]roops from Eu- has been mentioned as a possible leader might not last long. Gor- rope, claiming the Europeans Secretary of State in a Bush ad- bachev is attempting nothing less would replace our troops with ministration, strongly disagreed than a revolution, Goldman said, their own nucleaxr forces. "That with Ball on US actions in the Mug*.w but one that is too radical. The would be the mo ist profound ca- Persian Gulf. Maintaining a large ear X~ noted Soviet expert predicted MUG PER BOOKING I tastrophe to occtur in this cata- naval force there has "restored Gorbachev would not succeed in LE SUPPLM LIST strophic century," he said. "If the confidence of states in the re- his reform efforts and would be you take a world with two nucle- gion and of our European allies overthrown by conservative ar [surpernnw-l I -nd rnmake it t-a, wl..n., S a.,.l. up Gu. tminds factions. three, you have gone from our to do something we can carry it When you pick up your tikets at Unlike Chinese reformists, period to one thait will make our through," he said. Gorbachev has not achieved eco- period look like a CRIMSON! Free Airline Reservatio I nomic progress to show for his a golden age." The United States suffers par- I Hass termed efforts, Goldman said. The Sovi- thie recent chorus ticularly for its solitary position & Ticketing Serice of voices calling et people themselves are not hap- ffor a withdrawal of support for Israel, Ball said. of troops from py with their leader, whom they EEurope "an un- As a result of being the only ma- holy alliance of let blame for new restrictions on al- ft and right that jor dissenter in repeated UN CRIMSON TRAVEL threatens cohol and the sudden increase in the whoole basis of East- measures against Israel, "our em- West relations." 39 Jolh F. Kenned St. (Hrv Sq.) "train wrecks and mine disasters" According to bassies have been rebuilt as for- Hass, a strong - which were never reported be- NATO alliance tresses to symbolize the bunker CRIMSON is an officia authorize agent for "has fore. Public opinion polls show resulted in unprecedented mentality to be found within peace and prospe a aiu s and there is NO EXTRACHARGE Gorbachev "would win the New rity." their walls." Rather than being when you pick up your tickets at CRIMSON*' York primary," Goldman said, based on principle, he said, our US must not but would lose in the Soviet stand alone Mideast policy is "based on pres- Union. Ball felt the Urnited States has sure from Israel and its very ef- IW YOU'RE TRAVE ON ANY been continuoussly plagued by fective lobby in this country." Real threat from Japan OF THESE AU So.. A|merican, foreign policy troubles because it Scowcroft was pessimistic The real threat to the future of usually stands alo>ne in its diplo- about the chances of achieving a Easern United, Pan Am, Delta, the United States will come not matic efforts. Thee United States Mideast settlement in the near fu- from the Soviet Union but from needs to coopera te more closely ture. At this time the situation TWA, Northwest, USAir, Piedmont, Japan, contended Professor Ezra with the United lXqations in order lacks both "an Israeli govern- El Al, British Air, Q antas; Vogel of Harvard University. He to reduce the "hiigh cost, great ment capable of negotiating and Air warned that the United States is danger, and dubiious results" of a willing Arab interlocutor," he Canada, bria, Luftsa, s in danger of being economically unilateral action, he said. said, Acknowledging widespread overwhelmed by Japan. The The situation in the Persian frustration with the region, Air,Air India, eandair,Af IP, world's largest investment house, Gulf clearly denmonstrates the Scowcroft observed that "as Ar Viasa, or even shuttle insurance company, and banks danger of going it Americans we operate on the are already Japanese, he said. ing to Ball. Becauhsealone we e failedfacrd to -ltdidea that if there is a problem flights In addition, trade across the cooperate with tlhe United Na- there is implied a solution." Pacific surpasses trans-Atlantic AVOD LONG LINES AT THE AMIR trade. The Japanese are con- vinced that their economy is far PORT, PICKUP YOUR WCKEITS AT superior to that of the United States, and that "there is little I they need to buy from us," ac- CRIM$.8N TRAVEL cording to Vogel. He sees Japan 0EN M6 W a * UM PIL SAT. MOO AN - 53 F "moving off on its own militarily, but quietly." Professor Philip Bobbitt of the 8SMM21MO;t 00P University of Texas Law School echoed Vogel's fears about Japan, asking why the United States is trying to force the Asian nation to spend more money on defense. The Japanese already have the sixth largest armed forces in the world, and in twelve years will have the third largest, he said. 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Wentworrth, 10-4 I (Continued Jfrom page 1) left scoring Oliver and moving I "Diamond Dave" worked the Cote to second. Cote later scored count to 3-2, and with all the MIT's final run on a passed ball, runners moving, drilled a single leaving the score 10-4 where it I [ to center. McFarland and Dot- would stay. terer scored easily, and Oliver Patterson's win was preserved raced around from first to score by reliever Jeff DeRosa '88, who a as the centerfielder failed to han- mopped up in the final two in- dle the ball cleanly. nings by pitching scoreless ball. I Wentworth scored a run in He got help from Tim Collins I both the sixth and the seventh, '89, who started a brilliant 4-6-3 f l ll I j iI I but MIT countered with two double play in the eighth on a I I more in its half of the seventh to well hit one hopper. Other than maintnin an 8-4 lend that, it was all DeRnsa in the fi- In the eighth, MIT put the fi- nal two. nal nail in the coffin by scoring MIT now holds an 8-10 record two more. Oliver started the in- after also beating Curry on ning with a single and then stole Wednesday. The Beavers take second, the ninth theft of the day their show on the road for the for MIT. Cote moved Oliver to rest of the week with away games third with his second hit of the against Clark and Bates. day, leaving men on first and (Editor's Note: Steven Stoller '89 third for pinch hitter Scott Wil- is a member of the MIT baseball liams '91. He drove a single to team.)

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I The Office of Minority Education's revw defeats Syracuse, Dartmouth Tutorial Program (Coatinuedfrom page 20) out of the race. MIT came in sec- the rating to a 38. The finish line freshman boats raced BU and ond with a time of 8:12 minutes. was coming up too quickly for is open Sunday through Thursday Northeastern, two of the fastest Radcliffe A won with a time of the engineers to win so the MIT intercollegiate crews in Division 8:04. coxswain Elliot Douglas called evenings, 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.rm. in 1, on Saturday. The race was Columbia defeated the rating up to a 40 with 20 more of a test for MIT to see strokes to go. The Engineers Room 12-124. how it stood in comparison to its The first varsity smashed Co- crossed the finish line first, taking stronger rivals. MIT rowed well, lumbia Saturday, April 9. Colum- the victory away from Columbia but finished last. bia illegally jumped the start of only on the last stroke. MIT won The official starting the fresh- the race to quickly gain the lead. the 6.02.8. Columbia 6.02.9. Tutorial Services are available for all mlan race gave confusing starting By the 800mn mark, Columbia The men's heavyweight crew commands. As a result, -the BU held 6 seats on the engineers. will race at home on Saturday Students in the Freshman Core Courses boat started first, followed by the Both crews were rowing at 35 morning against Harvard and Engineers, leaving Northeastern strokes per minute. At 1000m, Princeton. The women's crew will and several Upperclass Courses. behind for several seconds. The Columbia made a move and their be away racing Smith College on race was not restarted for coxswain reached M IT's bow Saturday. The lightweights race unknown reasons. ball. both Columbia and Cornell at The men's first varsity and the The Engineers dug in at 1 100m Columbia. Pick up tutoring schedules in the OME first freshmen now hold a 2-1 re- and started to move. Swinging cord. well past the 1500rn mark, MIT (Editor's Note: Jay Damask '90 (7-143). Women competed Saturday was only 4 seats begin. MIT is a member of the varsity started their sprint by bring up heavyweight crew team.) The women's first varsity won its race against Syracuse and For further inforrmation call x3-5010, or Dartmouth by a close margin. The times were: MIT 8:06 min- after hours at 494-9843. utes, Dartmouth 8:08 minutes, and Syracuse 8:16 minutes. The - I -- I rowers in the boat are: stroke M. C. McCorkindale '905 Laura Grunbaurn '88, Becky Dumas '90, Laura Opsasnick '90, Beth Jones '90, Shir Filler '88, Karen . EH Cianciulli '88, Dara Norman '88, and coxswain Audra Noel '88. The second varsity came in sec- ond to Radcliffe by a margin of CATHOLIC 26 secords, but beat both Syra- cuse and Dartmouth by substan- tial margins. The race times were 1COMNMU NISTY Radcliffe 7:53, MIT 8:18, Syra- cuse 8:23, and Dartmouth 8:31. The third varsity had to wait at the starting line for over a half an hour for the start of their W7econmes 'WIW! race. Immediately after the race Jay Damnask/The Tech - I started, the Radcliffe B boat A men's eight rows to victory during Sunday's race against broke a rigger and was essentially the US Coast Guard.

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1I I Baseball teamr Wentwo rth 10-4 ``~`~``~-~?:~`?~~.~`~:~ ` ``:~v~`.~:~5~-`qt:~`h:%~```~-`~.` : . . . . . - -. : ., .pounds, :., .,.-,...... - v,,,- .,... ,, ...... - .... ~ ?;,.:., ~ By Steven Stoller portunity that they got. Scott ?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·1., '... '': .- 5:"'--c,,._.:".?',:::;.-::.,&1.--.''" :?.?'?-,:'?!S, ,~'~4.;~:W~~~~~~~~q35:~~~~..:?.?~~ '.?.:%;2?;5;c?.!.:th5 . --' a~; T'he MIT baseball team coast- McFarland '88 then grounded ed to a 10-4 win over Wentworth one to short that was booted, al- Tuesday, on a strong pitching lowing Murray to score the final performance from starter Fran run of the inning. "VW" Patterson '89. The start The score remained 3-0 was Patterson's first of the season through four as Patterson contin- and he responded by going seven ued to rely on his fastbal. But in solid innings, allowing just four the fifth, Wentworth finally runs while fanning seven. caught up with Patterson, scoring The Beavers jumped out in two and loading the bases with front early, scoring three runs in two outs. Patterson got out of the first. Pillan Thirumalaisamy the jam without any further dam- '90 started the rally with a leadoff age by getting the next hitter on a single and quickly stole second. routine fly to center. Centerfielder Steven Stoller '89 In the sixth, MIT added to the followed with a walk, putting two 3-2 lead by putting three more aboard with nobody out. After runs across the plate. With two Tim Day '89 flied to center, Mike out, McFarland walked and stole Griffin '89 forced Stoller at sec- second, as the track meet contin- ond on a ground ball as Thiru- ued at the expense of malaisamy took third. Griffin Wentworth's catcher. Henry Dot- then stole second, setting the terer '91 walked and then left- table for Mike Murray '90. fielder Tim Johnson '91 was Murray, who leads the team in beaned by the Wentworth pitcher. runs batted in, promptly deliv- Johnson was slightly shaken up ered a single to left scoring the so Eric Oliver '90 came in to run first two runs of the game. Mur- at first. With the bases loaded Kyle G. Peltonen/The Tech ray then stole second as it be- and two out, catcher Dave Cote Scott McFarland '88 swings at the ball in a game earlier this season. Saturday, the Engi- came obvious that the Beavers '89 stepped to the plate. neers defeated Wentworth 10-4, bringing their record to 8-10. would be running on every op- (Please turn to page 18) Cricket club deals Sailing finishes season 13 dof 21, defeat to Harvard By Gaurav Rewari lowed soon after, leg before Batting first on a sticky wicket, wicket to Flusk. F. Riza G was with a strong wind cutting across next to go, caught off the bowl- the pitch, and with the ball rear- ing of Flusk. However, by then ing up dangerously from a good the Engineers had consolidated length is certainly not the most their innings. enjovable task. The last few overs saw some But MIT mnade the best of it in powerful hitting by A. Jaffer '91, Sunday's cricket match against Gaura-v Rewari '91 and Vivek the Harvard Cricket Club. Rastogi '90 and by the thirtieth MIT's opener Rajan Anandau over, MIT had put on 155 runs at '91 fell early, bowled by a sharp slightly over 5 runs an over. Lisette W. M. Lambregts/The Tech delivery from Harvard freshman From the moment Harvard Two MIT boats cross the finish line in first and second place during the Staake Trophy race Kevin Flusk. At that stage MIT came into bat their innings were on Saturday,. MIT tied for 4th in a field of nine teams. had four runs with one wicket in complete disarray Nasser man- By Isako Hoshino down. This was followed by the 12th. cheler '91 placed second in the B aged to keep the ball very low The MIT varsity sailing team largest partnership of the day as At the Staake Team Race held division. while Salman got a few to rise finished its season by placing skipper Nasser Ahmed '90 joined at home on the weekend, MIT very menacingly, and the Harvard thirteenth out of 21 schools at a MIT placed a disappointing Salman Chaudhary '91 at the tied for fourth out of nine. At Whiteclads were skittled out for major spring intersectional regat- seventh out of eleven school at crease and added 91 runs for the this regatta John Marquardt '88, a paltry 55 runs. Ali Agha top ta. The event, which took place the Hatch Brown Trophy which second wicket. Ahmed scored a Shaun Kaneshiro '91, Don Hejna scored for Harvard with a gritty on Saturday and Sunday and in- took place on Sunday at Boston fluent 48 runs, punctuated with '89, Steve Barrett '89, Matt Katz thirty runs. No other Harvard cluded teams from around the University. crisp hits to every part of the batsman reached double figures. '90 and Lissa Sabia '89 sailed. nation, was held at the US Coast This weekend, MIT sailors will field and a towering six over The Harvard innings were Due to high wind conditions on Guard Academy. be sailing at the Fowle Team race long-on. Salman gained in mo- highlighted by some accurate both days, the boats suffered The A division sailed by Marc Trophy Eliminations at the Coast mentum during his rapid-fire in- bowling and aggressive fielding some considerable damages as Lie '88 and Isako Hosino '89 fin- Guard Academy, MIT Invitation- nings of 33 which included a by the MIT team which emerged well as numerous capsizes. ished sixth after placing 12th at al and Northern Series at home, huge six over the bowler's head. victorious by a hundred runs On Saturday, MIT finished sec- the end of the first day. The B di- and Mix & Match Invite with nearly ond out of fourteen schools at at ten overs to spare. vision sailed by Kyle WNelch '90 Harvard. Ahmed fell first, two short of (Editor's note: Gaurav Rewari the Northern Series held at Tufts and Warren Wu '90 orn Sunday Univeristy. what would have been a well de- '90 is a member of the MIT Welch and Wu placed (Editor's Note: Isako Hoshino place 15th. The Laser division first in served half-century. Salman fol- cricket club.) the A division, while '89 is captain of the sailing sailed by Dale Hinman '90 placed Doug Sabin '89 and Rachael Bat- .domb,~ ~~ ~ team.) Crew sweeps Coast Guard, Syracuse, Dartmouth.

BEly Jay Damask the Coast Guard to win by three The men's heavyweight crew seats. swept the US Coast Guard Acad- The first race built the second emy on Sunday, but lost to both varsity's confidence. The boat Northeastern and Boston Univer- had no problem winning the next sity on Saturday. The women's two races. MIT increased the crew raced Syracuse and Dart- winning margin in each race to mouth on Saturday, and their win the last one by open water. first varsity boat won. The second varsity oarsmen are: The first varsity of the men's stroke Josh Duke '90, Roy Black heavyweight crew won all three '89, Steve Payne '89, Brian Vajda races against Coast Guard, com- '90, Bertil Chappuis '88, Tom manding the lead from the start Urban '89, Bryce Johnson '90, in each race. With one minute to Mike Petro '89, and coxswain go in each race, MIT held open Rachel Kaminar '89. water on the Coast Guard to fin- The first freshmen won their ish with the win. The first varsity first and third races. In the first oarsmen are: stroke Chris Neils race, MIT caught a crab, but '89, Rick Franklin '89, Jay Best came back to defeat Coast Guard '89, Bill Malechi '88, Alec Jess- in the last minute. The first fresh- man '88, Mike Marino '89, men lost the second race, but Opher Donchin '88, Rick Wesel came together and committed -ul·. '88, and coxswain Elliot Douglas ~4"s*wurm*s, -·,·····r themselves to the final win. The '· "·:·'· · '·- '\·r'· '88. freshmen oarsmen are: Terry To- -.. ' --' ·.- ..:.·i.· Ic -·'- --··-- ·'·; '" ····:-·;,,·;;nati The second varsity also won all ·: ;·.: 9"1-i temier, David Tomlinson, Roger -. ·· .: :!;··r ' three races against Coast Guard. :..-r-i'·--.-..-:L 1- ··-·- · . .u·- ;-·- ,·· Knapp, Jabin Bell, Tom Cole, Three minutes into the first race, Chuck Singilar, Greg Laboda, MIT was down by four seats, or David Haldeman, and coxswain Kristine AuYeung/The Tech two seconds, to the Guard. MIT Alex Min. The rowers of a women's eight relax after a race earlier this spring. Saturday, their first took the stroke rating up for a The three varsity boat beat Syracuse. varsity and two sprint and pulled back through (Please turn to page 19)