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Cambridg , 02139 Friday, June 15, 2001 Energy Goldin Delivers Commencement Ad Lab,CEI Longtime hief of ABA rge Students to By Jennifer Young but perhaps you will remember the STAFF REPORTER cap and gown. o one could have asked for a , More than that, I hope that ToMerge better Commencement day. each and e ery one of you remem- Sunshine, crystal blue skies, bers Galilee," Goldin added." ot and the theme from 2001: A Space necessarily his lectures, but his On Jaly 1 Odyssey greeted 2,122 graduates les ons and his life." as they gathered on Killian Court Goldin cited Galileo' commit- By Jeffrey Greenbaum to receive their degrees Friday. ment to excellence passion for Daniel S. Goldin, administrator learning, and drive for truth, and The Energy Laboratory and the of the ational Aeronautics and commended the "Galileos itting in Center for Environmental Initiative Space Agency, opened his Com- front of me, about to receive their will merge on July 1 to form the mencement addre by de cribing well-earned degrees. Laboratory for Energy and Environ- the dialogue he had with his wife "Remain committed to learning. ment. David H. Marks, the current when he received his invitation to ettle for nothing Jess than excel- director of the CEI, will head the speak at Commencement. lence. Do not only seek truth. But LFEE, which will be located on the "She asked, 'Do you really believe in your elf. That way, you fourth floor of Building E40, the think you can compete with the will find truth, ' Goldin told the current home of the Energy Lab. president of the United tates, the graduate. The Energy Lab and the eEL UN Secretary General, and Click have recently been exploring several and Clack, the guys from Car GC gift a urpri e joint projects. To achieve a greater Talk?'" The Graduate Student Council level of efficiency, both groups have Goldin acknowledged, "I might chose this year to give a the Insti- the asked Chancellor Lawrence S. not be on the radio every aturday tute parting gift. G C Soulaymane Bacow '72 and Vice President of morning. But I am a rocket scien- Kachani began his address by Research J. David Litster PhD '65 tist." commenting that he hoped "our to allow the groups to merge. He went on to explain that the sense of community will carry Bacow and Litster agreed last Sep- unusual cap and robe he was wear- forth with us to heJp us effect tember. ing was the traditional garb of the change in our communities." "This is definitely a win-win University of Padua, from which He then presented a toy school merger," Marks said. "It is gratify- he had received an honorary doc- bus, which President Charles M. ing a merge that effectively took torate. "I'm not wearing it because Vest accepted with amusement. Kachani went on to explain that place a while ago." I'm the victim of the latest MIT FRANK DABEJ...-THE TECH hack," Goldin said. "At least not their actual gift - a new SafeRide "These are my people," said NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin Lab head announces sabbatical yet. .. I want to give you a visual while addressing the Class of 2001 at Commencement last Friday. Jefferson W. Tester PhD '71, image. You may not remember me, Commencement, Page 16 See pages 8-9 for Goldin's full Commencement address. current director of the Energy Lab, has decided to take a sabbati'cal after leading the lab for ten years. Litster said Tester had announced his plans Institute Se $250 Million m onds Two Added to leave before he, Bacow, Tester, and Marks began discussing the By Nancy l. Keuss strength helped to make the AAA- low initial rate," HEFA's Manager ToRISLP merger. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR rated, variable-rate bond sale a suc- of Educational Programs Liam ul- "It made the transition [to the MIT has sold $250 million in cess, the MIT ews Office said livan said. By Jennifer Krishnan LFEE] easier because it seemed tax-exempt bonds through the Mass- through a press release. An initial "A percentage of 2.30 is quite NEWSEDlTOR sensible to merge the CEI and the achusetts Health and Educational interest rate of 2.30 percent reflects extraordinary" ews Office Director The Office of Residential Life Energy Lab and have Marks lead Facilities Authority (REF A) to help declining market rates and allows Kenneth D. Campbell said. "The per- and Student Life Programs is con- the merger ... , rather than replace fund pending MIT construction and for a low cost of capital. manent rate will be fixed in a week, tinuing its expansion by hiring two Tester in the Energy Lab," Litster renovations. "MIT hit the market at exactly new deans. said. The Institute's exceptional credit the right time, as evidenced by the Bonds, Page 15 David . Rogers is the new Assistant Dean and Director of Fra- Merger to increase efficiency ternities, Sororities, and Indepen- Each Institute-wide research dent Living groups. He is one of group must submit an annual budget four people covering the job of for- proposal to Litster, in which the mer A sistant Dean and Director of group may discuss its concerns. In FSILGs eal H. Dorow. their past several proposals, "the Barbara Baker has been hired as CEI and Energy Lab have expressed Associate Dean and Director of Stu- direct interests in forming a merg- dent Life Programs, one of two to er," Litster said. In fact, he added, replace former Associate Dean and the two organizations submitted a Director of Residential Life and joint budget last year in which they Student Life Programs Andrew M. detailed their plans as a joint labora- Eisenmann '70. tory. Marks said the physical distance acanc pur reevaluation between the Energy Lab and the "Whenever there's a vacancy, CEI hinders the efficiency of their it' used as a time to reasse sand many joint projects. While the Ener- reevaluate" the position being filled, gy Lab is located in Building E40, Rogers said. After Dorow's resigna- the CEI is based in Building 1. tion RL LP decided to divide his Stephen R. Connors SM '89, responsibilities among four people, director of the Analysis Group for comprising an F ILG Advising Regional Electricity Alternatives, Team: Kathleen Baxter, Program said he thinks the "consolidation of Coordinator; Lisa M. Walsh, Opera- the energy and environmental tion Coordinator; Denise A. Val- groups [will] create a better syner- lay, Program Assi tanto and Rogers, gy." Connor, who presently works who will head the team. in the Energy Lab, said that "the Rogers will work closely with speed at which ideas will be FSILGs and the Interfraternity exchanged will lead to a higher MIODRAG CIRKOVIC-THE TECH Council on programming and devel- level of productivity ... because we Hackers saluted graduates and NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin at Commencement last Fri- opment. day by deploying 17 parachuting beavers from a set of weather balloons bearing the NASA logo. Energy, Page 14 RLSLP, Page 15

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EWSDAY child strapped in a stroller in ew ork Over Global Wanning Policy teeth and cratched leg when the stroller dumped the child on the idewalk. nique empha izing common po i- that rather important consideration," nother toddler wa similarly injured when the child's mother Europeans ould tion on free trade, helping fuca Patten aid. n merican official bumped the troller on her other child foot and the device folded. 000 with it AID cri i and peacekeep- caned the complaint odd." The e two injuries were among 250 reported to Century Products Realize ing in th Balkan. Bu h reiterated Bush, ho was forceful and buoy- Co., which Thur day recalled about 650,000 multi-u e stroller in hi pledge that U .. troop in the ant Wedne day, seemed tentative and cooperation with the U.. Consumer Product afety Commis ion. It lrea rthout .8. Bal an would not return home halting Thur day. t one point he i the largest U.S. recall of troller ever. By Dana Milbank and Keith B. before the European oldier there said that "Africa is a nation that suf- Under pre sure the troller' folding mechani m collap e , e pe- Richburg do. The communique aid the Unit- fers from incredible disea e. ' While cially when a parent pushe down on the troller to lift the front THE WASHl GTO POST ed tate and EU would eek to di cu sing expansion of ATO and wheel onto a urb, said Ken Gile ,a poke man for the commi ion. Pre ident Bu h and leader of launch a new round of multilateral the EU, he said there ought to be Thi may cau e the carrier seat to detach and flip forward, carrying the 15 European Union countries trade negotiation at a 0 ember , more countries' in Europe. the child with it, he aid. clashed harply Thur day over glob- meeting of the orld Trade Organi- orne Europeans said that de pite Century, based in acedonia, Ohio, received 6 1 report of such al warming policy, with the Euro- zation in Doha, Qatar. the di agreement they were more incident . The most serious injurie were three concus ions, two skull peans aying they would mo e to fter the meeting, however, irnpres ed by Bush in private meet- fracture and one fractured elbow. implement the Kyoto climate treaty orne Europeans expressed com- ings than negative account had led without the United tate. plaints about American protection- them to expect. One European diplo- 'We ay we agree to di agree," i m in Bu h ' recent move to mat said Bu h appeared more willing 0....'-I .... ,.. '-lOLl gurs wedish Prime Mini ter Goran defend the U.. steel indu try. And to li ten to various viewpoints, even Persson aid while sharing a plat- other were miffed by a call from though he eemed tentative in his ummerfor g ria form with a grim-faced Bush, fol- Bush for expan ion of the EU as public comments. THE WASHINGTON POST lowing a ummit in this ea ide city. well as the TO military alliance. "He ha fbi way of talking that ALGIER , Algeria - As a sweltering editerranean ummer "The European Union will tick to '1 strongly believe in ATO expan- makes you wonder whether he has takes hold, social unrest i exploding in many parts of lgeria, fueled the Kyoto Protocol and go for a rati- ion, and 1believe that the ED ought difficulty talking, or he doe n't fully by high unemployment, a critical housing shortage, a stalled econo- fication proce . The U .. has cho- to expand, as well," Bush aid. grasp the issues," said this diplomat, my and a creaky, outdated political y tern that people ee a both sen another policy." The EU has plans to expand, but after itting through Bush's press repre ive and opaque. Bush reiterated hi objections to European leaders are ensitive about conference. In the Kabylie region east of here, ecurity forces have hot dead the treaty, but aid: "We do agree having policy dictated by the United Bush's appearance here attracted as many as 80 people and wounded hundred in a drive to quell seven that climate change is a erious States. Chris Patten, EU commis- about 10,000 protester , a larger weeks of antigovernment prote ts by members of the Berber minori- is ue and we mu t work together. sioner for external affairs, sugge ted crowd than normally appears for EU ty. Elsewhere, Algerian journalists have rallied for pre freedom and We agree that climate change after Bush's remarks that because the summits, which bring together the women have marched for an end to repres ion. Family member of require a global response, and United States isn't an EU member, it heads Of the 15 member countries. the thousands of people who disappeared during Algeria' decade- agree to in ten ify cooperation on wasn't the Americans' concern. "1 The meeting this time took place in long civil war gather for weekly vigils. cience and technology." don't imagine for one moment the Sweden because the country holds the Here in the capital, demonstrations demanding civil liberties and an The two side is ued a commu- United States intends to overlook EU's six-month rotating presidency. end to corruption have been the large t in a decade. Hundreds of thou- sands of people paraded through the city Thursday, with riot police charging the protesters as they neared the presidential palace, the Asso- ciated Press reported. Two journali ts were killed in the violence. enate Passes Education Bill Students in those schools would and Democrats want to spend to Bus Ope 40,000 Federal Calls for Annual receive special assistance, including implement the bill's anticipated tutoring. reforms. o J b to ompe ition Testing, Closure for Local school officials would be Six Republicans and two THE WASHINGTON POST given more flexibility in how they Democrats voted against the bill. WAHL GTO - The Bush admini tration ha ordered that chievement Gaps spend federal funds - which now The Senate bill reflected months more than 40,000 federal workers compete for their jobs with the pri- By Helen Dewar accounts for 7 percent of public of negotiations, from which Bush vate sector, a fir t step toward Pre ident Bush's goal of making about THE WASHINGTON POST education funds. A small number of got most of what he wanted. 425,000 government job eligible for private contracting. The Senate approved the first states and school districts could Democrats also managed to push The move will swell the contract corps, a shadow-government major overhaul of the nation's edu- experiment with even more freedom the bill more toward their liking, workforce who e numbers are estimated to be more than three times cation policy in 35 years Thursday from federal controls in exchange adding billions of dollars worth of the 1.8 million-strong civili n federal workforce. as it voted overwhelmingly in favor for meeting higher standards. new and expanded programs for dis- The administration believes the competition will help make gov- of Pre ident Bush' plan to use fed- Bush was rebuffed by both the abled and disadvantaged children, ernment agencie more busine slike and more responsive to taxpay- eral aid to force improvements in Senate and House in his bid to win libraries, technological centers and ers, while turning over work better handled by the private sector. academic achievement. approval of vouchers to help low- mentors fOTteachers. The White House Office of Management and Budget told all fed- The bill, approved 91-8 after income children escape failing pub- "We are close to a monumental eral agencies in arch to open the e positions, considered "commer- more than a month of debate, calls lic schools by enrolling in private achievement with bipartisan sup- cial" in nature, to competition with the private sector. After taking for annual testing of students in schools. port," Bush, who is in Europe, said bids, the agencies will decide whether to keep the jobs in-house. The reading and mathematics, and The bill now goes to a House- in a statement. "As a result of our proces must be completed by October 2002, which has unions fear- requires schools to demonstrate Senate conference. Eventual pas- effort, we have wide agreement on ing that agencie will merely outsource the jobs to meet the target. progre in eliminating achievement sage is virtually assured because a the principle of education reform." agencies begin the process, a congressionally recognized panel gaps. Failing schools would receive similar bill was approved last month "What we passed today is not a will conduct a hearing onday to review the cope and efficacy of aid to improve but would face the by the House. A major struggle Democratic bill or a Republican bill' outsourcing. haired by Comptroller General David Walker, the 10 s of fund and other penaltie if remains over an estimated $15 bil- - but an education bill,' said Sen. panel will address fundamental que tions: What is "inherently gov- they fail to make adequate progress. lion difference between what Bush Edward Kennedy, (D-Mass). ernmental" work? What tasks does the government need to do because it is unreasonable to expect the private sector to do them or because the private sector is unwilling to do them? Bush Plans ViequesWithdrawal Will Look for New Critics have contended that the Reuters. EATHER large-scale exercises brought dan- Protesters have been preparing in ger, noise and pollution that jeopar- recent days to try to disrupt exercis- Bring On That Boston Summer Navy Bombing dized the health of the idyllic es scheduled for next week that will By Eric Plosky . island's 9,300 residents. Opposition involve 60 planes dropping dummy SENIOR EDITOR Exercise Location to the exercises grew two years ago bombs on targets at Navy installa- When you're greeted by mist in the morning, and temperatures no By Paul Richter after a civilian guard was killed on tions. On Wednesday, a group of longer plunge at night, you know it's summer. That time ha once LOS ANGELES 11MES the range by a stray bomb. The surface ships and submarines carry- again arrived here in Beantown. Facing intensifying opposition, avy has since stopped using live ing 10,000 avy personnel began The typical summer weather we've been experiencing lately - the Bush administration is plan- ammunition. another set of exercises in waters 75 perfectly exemplified yesterday, the Day of Heat and Humidity - ning to withdraw the avy from The issue has recently developed miles south of the island. looks set to continue over the weekend. the Puerto Rican island of Vieques into an increasingly violent standoff The defense official, who asked It will continue to be hot, humid and hazy; daytime highs will be and seek another spot to conduct and has put the Bush administration not to be named because the official in the 80 F (28-30°C) and could even hit 90°F (32°C) today. 0 the tlantic fleet's bombing exer- publicly at odds with Puerto Rican announcement is till pending, said relief is in sight; even the showers and thunderstorms that may devel- cises, a defense official said officials at a time when it is courting England made the decision to seek a op later on unday likely won't break nighttime temperatures in the Wednesday. Latino voters. new venue. high 60s F (l8-20°C . avy ecretary Gordon Eng- Rep. Jose E. errano, (D- .Y.), But The Associated Press report- land will announce, probably a frequent critic of the bombing ed that the deci ion came after a oda : Fog in the morning followed by summer sun and haze; Thursday, that he will convene a said Wednesday that he had no offi- White House meeting between Eng- the wind may pick up a bit. High approaching 90°F (32°C). panel to search for a new training cial word on the White H use plans. land, senior White House political site, with the goal of ending But, he said if the avy were to strategist Karl Rove deputy nation- onight: Cloudy and turning foggy again; not much cooler. Low Vieques exercises by ay 2003. "stop all bombing and plan to leave al ecurity adviser Stephen Hadley 67°F (19°C). While England i making no guar- in 2003 then that's something we and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul antee other arrangement for train- can look at favorably. Wolfowitz. aturda : Early fog and then - you guessed it - hazy SUD. ing can be made, he believes they "But if they continue the bomb- The avy has conducted exercis- High 85°F (29°C). can, the official aid. ing and ay they re leaving in es on Vieque for 60 years and has That would probably mean, 2003 then that' unacceptable contended that it needed combined aturda igbt: Humid once again; po ible rain. Low, a steamy however, that the avy will need to because the people in Puerto Rico air, sea and amphibious training. 67°F (19°C). develop a fundamentally different and on Vieques and those of us in Battle groups are trained at the approach to the training that it ha the 50 tates who are involved in island before heading across the unda : Rain finally arrives - possibly thunderstorms. High long insisted is essential to the this issue want the bombing to stop Atlantic for mis ions in Europe and 77°F (25°C). readine s of the Atlantic fleet. immediately," errano told Asia. Jun 15 2001

New Violence Shakes Mideast, House pproves Bill for SEC Fee Reduction But Cease-Fire Remains InForre THE WASHINGTON POST Employees at the ecurities and Exchange Commis ion moved a Israel Begins to gating the pos ibility that Jewish ta en over the fir t even day . If step closer Thursday to achieving "pay parity" with workers at other s ttler were re ponsible, or whether the plan i followed, then by the end federal financial regulatory agencies. Redeploy Forces the Pale tinian w killed by anoth- of next week I raeli troops will have The House voted 404-22 to approve a bill that would reduce E er Pale tinian. pulled out of some Palestinian-con- fees on the ecurities industry and institutional investors by 14 bil- Under Agreement eanwhile I raeli took some trolled territories, and all road and lion over 10 year and free the EC from civil service pay rule . The initial step to redeploy tanks away villages will be reopened a return to enate pas ed a similar bill in March, and supporters hope to recon- By Howard Schneider from flash points and reopen major the ituation that existed before the cile any difference quickly and speed legislation to the White House. THE WASHINGTON POST roads to Palestinian traffic in Gaza Palestinian upri ing began in ep- The bills would give the EC the authority to pay salaries compa- The Israeli-Palestinian cea e-fire as both side began to earch jointly tember. rable to what employees receive at such agencies as the Federal was haken by new violence Thurs- for ways to implement the cease-fire The Palestinian Authority Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of Thrift Supervision and the day that left an Israeli and two engineered by CIA Director George pledged in the accord to clamp Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. According to House sup- Pale tinians dead, but the truce Tenet. down on violence, coordinate with porters, salaries at the SEC lag behind those at the banking agencies. remained in force and Israel began A follow-up meeting i ched- Israel to combat terrorism and col- The EC "faces a taffing crisis," Rep. Michael Oxley, R-Ohio, a to redeploy its forces a called for uled for Friday, chaired by the .. , lect illegal weapon . Israel has sponsor of the bill and chairman of the House Financial ervices under the U .. -brokered agreement. to determine what was accomplished already put its soldier under new Committee, said Thursday. An Israeli army intelligence offi- during the first 48 hours, and to restrictions on the use of weapons 'In the past three years, over one-third of the EC staff has left cer, Lt. Col. Yehuda Edri, 45, was decide what should be done next. If and is to make more concerted the agency," Oxley said. "In the increasingly consolidated financial killed by a Palestinian man with violence stops, then the two sides efforts to a oid casualties in dis- services industry, SEC staff performed the same functions, and whom he was meeting on a major are to undergo a cooling off period" persing Pale tinian demonstrations. worked side-by-side with their counterparts at the federal banking highway south of Jerusalem, for up to six weeks, before taking It is al 0 supposed to release pri on- agencie , yet ine plicably earned anywhere from 25 to 40 percent according to Palestinian radio. The steps to renew peace negotiations. ers arrested during the uprising pro- less. In an environment where investors and the markets need effec- soldier s bodyguard, who was The unsigned cea e-fire agree- vided they were not involved in ter- tive regulation more than ever, it is important to address the morale wounded in the encounter, then shot ment was publi hed in full in Israeli rorism. problem and its effects on retention of EC staff.' and killed the Palestinian, Israeli newspapers Thursday, despite At least 457 Pale tinians, 112 news media reported. Tenet's desire to minimize publicity Israelis and 13 Israeli Arabs have In a separate incident, a Palestin- about his work. The document com- died ince the beginning of the Heart Attack Patients Aided ian man was killed in a drive-by mits the two ides to a 'mutual, Palestinian revolt. shooting on a West Bank road. comprehensive cease-fire," and lays By Angioplasty Drug Israeli police said they were investi- out the important measures to be THE WASHINGTON POST A drug that greatly helps patients undergoing angioplasty and other heart procedures has a smaller benefit in people in the throes of Jiang, Putin Discuss American a heart attack, according to new research. The medication calJed a glycoprotein Ilb/Ila inhibitor, is a mem- ber of a new generation of drugs that cardiologists hope will increase the survival of heart attack patients. It inhibits an early stage of Dominance and Islamic Militancy blood-clotting, and functions somewhat like aspirin. By Ching-Ching Ni leaders here are expected to gically important because, like the In a study involving more than 16,000 people in 20 countries, the LOS ANGELES TIMES endorse China's strong opposition other politically unstable desert drug reduced the short-term complications of heart attacks, including Chinese President Jiang Zemin to it. nations around it, the province sits second heart attacks, life-threatening rhythm disturbances, and the met his Russian counterpart, China and Russia, former on a wealth of resources, includ- need for immediate angioplasty. However, it didn't improve survival Vladimir V. Putin, here Thursday to rivals for leadership in the Com- ing oil and natural gas supplies in the 30 days immediately after a heart attack, which is the period forge a stronger alliance against munist bloc, are now joined critical to China's economic when a patient is at greatest risk of dying. what they view as twin evils: Islam- against a unipolar world driven development. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic who headed the ic militancy in Central Asia and by the American agenda. They Other flash points in the region study, predicted the lower complication rate in those who got the American dominance around the share the claim that Bush's mis- include the province of Checbnya drug will lead to an improvement in their survival. The mortality of world. sile plan interferes with the for the Russians and the rebels fight- the entire group of patients will next be examined after a year has The vehicle for this ambitious affairs of sovereign states and has ing for an independent Islamic state passed since their treatment. agenda is the so-called Shanghai the potential to trigger a new in Uzbekistan. "This is actually a significant advance for heart attack patients, Five, a Central Asian organization global arms race. The Shanghai summit is expect- although at first blush you would say it didn't make much differ- formed five years ago to reduce ten- Chinese officials are touting the ed to set up a regional headquarters ence," he said. sions along the former Sino-Russian formation of the regional organiza- to coordinate action against Muslim border. But as China emerges as a tion as a landmark event ushering .in separatists and approve joint mili- political and economic powerhouse, a new era of post-Cold War cooper- tary exercises. The group has Awarding German Builder WWII the group's mandate is taking on a ation. But some U.S. experts say the already formed a joint anti-terrorism regional dimension, highlighting union is symbolic and shaky due to center in Bishkek, the capital of Monument Contract Angers Vets Beijing's aspirations for greater past hostilities and thin common Kyrgyzstan. LOS ANGELES TIMES influence in Asia. ground. Security for the Shanghai WASHINGTO - They were enemies during World War IT: the To that end, the group is chang- A more realistic goal for the meeting was extra tight. Metal American soldiers struggling to defeat a fierce German military and ing its name, to the Shanghai Coop- group is the vow to crack down on detectors were in taIled in most Germany's Philipp Holzmann construction company, which was rac- eration Organization. On Thursday, the spread of Islamic militancy and downtown hotels for the sum- ing to complete a azi aircraft factory with the aid of slave labor. it added Uzbekistan to the original separatist movements, many receiv- mit. ow, in the latest flap over a World War IImonument planned for five-country collective, which ing arms and training from the Tal- China sees each international the ational Mall, U. . officials have awarded a construction contract includes the former Soviet states of iban, Afghanistan's extremist Islam- gathering as an opportunity to to Holzmann's American subsidiary. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajik- ic rulers. champion its ability to host global "When I found out about it, I said, 'This is the United States. This istan. More nations, such as Pak- China is determined to prevent events with grace, especially dur- is impossible,' " recalled Jack Brauns, 76, a retired physician who istan, India and Mongolia, could any radical influence from inflam- ing this final stage of its bid to lives in Covina Calif., and who wa among the forced laborers at join.later. ing separatist tendencies already host the 2008 Olympics Games in Holzmann. "Is this the company to put up a memorial to honor war With President Bush in Europe percolating among ethnic minori- Beijing. The International veterans? It's immoral. ' this week shopping his controver- ties in Xinjing, which borders sev- Olympics Committee's decision is The new dust-up i the latest in a series of controversies surround- sial missile defense system to his eral Central Asian republics, expected to be announced next ing the memorial, which is planned for the open vista between the A TO allies, the Central Asian including Afghanistan. It is strate- month. Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Critics have long derided the location and the design, which some view as reminiscent of azi architecture. Russian Gas Giant Acknowledges But those disputes seemed to be fading in the wake of a recent court decision that went against the critics and Congress' passage of legislation that could lead to the monument's construction starting in Billions in Loan Guarantees July. Gazprom Annual have come to symbolize the prob- cy," said Charles Ryan, the Amer- lems with Russia's transition to a ican chairman of the Moscow- Upgraded MP3 Technology Report Admits to market economy if for no other rea- based United Financial Group son than the scale of the company (UFG), a brokerage house that has Released on Web Backroom Dealing and its assets. Gazprom controls led the fight to reform Gazprom. NEWSDAY one-quarter of the world's natural "It's hard to be half transparent The first major upgrade to the MP3 music format in a decade was By Peter Baker gas reserves and accounts for 7 per- so let's hope that this lead to made available for free Thursday on the Internet, a move proponents THE WASHINGTON POST cent of the Russian economy. As the more discu sion." hope will give the sy tern an edge over increased competition in the Russia's colossal natural gas leading energy provider in Russia Documents included with the market for digital audio technologies. monopoly, has acknowledged for and throughout much of Europe, 2000 annual report show that MP3Pro, its developers say, will allow music lovers to store near- the first time that it provided $2.7 Gazprom often acts as an arm of the Gazprom provided more credit than CD quality audio files in only about half the storage space required billion in loan guarantees to other state, which owns 38 percent of its its annual profit which is now esti- for the previous version. The system comes to market as the major companies last year, including firms stock. mated to be around 2 billion. Some record labels are planning to release an enormous amount of mu ic partially owned by Gazprom execu- In the face of vociferous criti- of the companies might have legiti- for "legal" online distribution. tives or their relatives. cism by foreign investors and mate reason for securing credit MP3Pro also faces off against several other new digital formats The revelation, contained in economic reformers, Putin notably Interconnector, a pipeline that are propagating on the Web, including Microsoft's Windows Gazprom's annual report released orchestrated the ouster of long- company that .held one-third of the edia and recording formulas such as Real etworks, Ogg Vorbis last week, arms critics with new evi- time Gazprom chief executive guarantees, according to Ryan and and ony's TRAC3. Microsoft recently formed S Music, a ser- dence that insiders have been profit- Rem Vyakhirev two weeks ago other analysts. vice the company expects will further enhance the appeal of its ing off tbe world's largest natural and replaced him with a loyal But others are companies con- Media player. gas company. It also suggests that aide Alexei Miller. The release trolled by Gazprom in iders. Inter- The new MP3Pro compression system, or "codec," in technos- management installed by Russian of the figures on Gazprom's procom a Hungarian firm con- peak is compatible with existing hardware devices that decode MP3 President Vladimir Putin may fol- financial relations with other trolled by children of Vyakhirev, files, according to Henri Linde of Thomson Multimedia which co- low through on commitments to companie appears to be Miller's former Gazprorn chief executive invented MP3. He said that about 12 million portable players have open up the secretive corporate first move to clean up what he Viktor Chernomyrdin and other been sold, and the MP3 oftware exists in 250 million personal com- giant's books. inherited. company executives, was the bene- puters, ' and practically every song in the world has been encoded as The backroom dealing and alle- "We re gratified that we're ficiary of 514 million in credits in an MP3 file.' gations of corruption at Gazprom starting to get some transparen- 2000. Page 4 June 15,2001 OPINION Chancellor as Communicator

The Tech congratulate ociate Provo t Phillip L. lay PhD edly well. hai m n , 5 on hi appointment as IT' hancellor. lay, who ha erved It i ital in implementing the Ta k Force recommendations that lay keep tudent in 01 ed at e ry tage of the decision-making Jordan Rubin '02 a Head of the Department of Urban tudi nd Planning (D P), ill preside over an era of unpre e- pr . e eral of the recommendation are till controversial and the ditor in hi f Editor .al dented change at IT, both in term pro pect of integrating academic learning with re idential life may not Dana Levine 02 of phy ical infra tructur and the sit ell with all tudent. lay would do well to learn from and Bu in a r In titutes ttitude toward re idential impro e upon the e ample of hi predece or who e major hortcom- Huanne T. Thomas '02 life. It i therefore critical that lay make an active effort to gather ing was hi lack of communication ith tudents. In order to bridge the ommunication gap Clay must eek input an ing ditor and con ider tudent input a he begin to confront important deci- from tudent repre enting every part of the MIT community. He must Eric J. Cholankeril 02 ions. Clay ucceed Lawrence . Bacow ' 2, whose main accompli h- work particularly hard because he i not known to mo t students. ment 'was rede igning the residence y tern. tudents may remember Hopefully his time at the helm of DU P ha enabled him to become a that Clay was al 0 involved in re idence i ue; in the pring of 199 , better communicator, given that department s emphasi on involving he chaired a committee that produced a report called' Principle for the the public in planning and de ign decision . MIT Re idential y tern." That report did not go a far as ugge ting e are confident that Clay will indeed encourage tudent input, that all fre hmen be housed on campus, but everal of it ideas, uch as since he is known for hi reputation as a consensus-builder and has aid improving mentoring by upperclas students and integrating faculty that his style towards making deci ions will be to "let proces es run." into residential life and learning were incorporated into the later' Ta k Clay will undoubtedly find that tudents won't always agree with him, Force Report on tudent Life on Learning.' Bacowendor ed the "Task but leaving the door open to di cussion will go a long way toward Force Report," and Clay has aid that he will now back it wholeheart- improving relation between tudents and the administration.

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Thi i a painful admi ion but there i any apster upporter believe Jupiter's CDs, but they can no longer be the primary Ale hay Patil no other choice. hould copyright law not figures and often attack the RlAA a being source of income for musicians; not with the pply to the mp3 format? o. Thi would ignorant and busine un- avvy in their advent of peer-to-peer file sharing communi- Friend , I ask for a moment of silence in destroy copyright we know it. attempt to bring down the file sharing com- ties and the mp3 format. Instead, artists memory of a dear friend crippled with a ter- Creators need to have some control over munity. should earn their money through perfor- minal disea e. their work- any other ystem would be ludi- tati tics are a wonderful thing, but they mances and licensing of their music. This is The la t few months have not been pretty. CIOU . That many arti t do not own the mu t be taken with a grain of salt, e pecially already a major source of in come for most Ju t when recovery looked possible, new rights to their own music is a sad fact but when they eem counterintuitive. Those in artists; the music industry as a whole needs complications emerged to continue the uf- unavoidable. the music industry are intelligent when they to recognize the shift in paradigm and accept fering, and to further break the heart of 50 The lines are too blurred for many art question results that ay that people are will- the change. million friends. forms to expand creative control into a ing to pay for a product when they can Why doesn't the RIAA embrace apster? I know many of you were close to ap- legally binding sen e. Who "make' a receive it for free. imple: It isn't worried about protecting ster and I was too. We pent many nights movie? Should Fatboy lim have all rights When looking at these result , we must artists; it's worried about protecting itself. together giving, taking, exploring' I think over his remix of Steppenwolf's "Magic realize that there are people in this world The RIA A makes money by distributing apster helped open my ears to hear many Carpet Ride"? The answers vary, but the that basically don't listen to music. They music to the masses' apster still does this. things I might never have heard otherwise. ability for someone to create and receive never bought CDs and they've probably Recording labels are srill needed to some apster's dead. There may be a lifele s legal acknowledgment for their creation is never heard of ap ter. Those who do use extent in order to bring about the recording remnant that we try to use, but for all real integral. apster are often music lovers; they buy of the music in the first place, but there is no intents and purpose ,the apster we once There are those that argue that since ap- albums. apster may actually reduce album reason for them to be the va t corporations knew will probably never recover to its origi- ster is a passive conduit of illegal materials, purcha ing by u er , but Jupiter's tatistic they are today, with a large amount of finan- nal glory. What's sad is that there is no rea- it should considered a legal object subject to only show that those who like music buy cial and legal control over the music they son that apster should have to die the igno- illegal abuse, like a CD writer. This would be music. record. The legalization of apster would ble death that seems imminent. true, but because of the way the DMCA Record sales have gone up, true; but once not mean the end of music and musicians, Is apster illegal? Yes. In 1998, Congress works, ap ter does not qualify as a ' afe again, these figures cannot truly show the but instead the end of the powerhouse we passed the Digital Media Copyright Act harbor," which would qualify it as a legal impact apster has had on sale . There are know as RIAA. (DMCA) under heavy lobbying by Record- form of information exchange. ince I seri- countless individuals in the Internet commu- apster should be legal. It should serve as ing Industry Association of America (RIAA). ously doubt that Congress will modify the nity that boldly claim that they've never a conduit between musicians and music- This act was the foundation of Judge Marilyn DMCA in order to legalize peer-to-peer bought a CD since 1991, and they'll be lovers. Even with mp3s, people till pay for Patel's ruling that apster did in fact violate exchange, we must come to one plausible damned if they'll buy one now. They may albums and, more importantly, people still the law, and this I cannot argue against. path that must be followed: in order for ap- have a horribly wrong idea of how apster pay to ee live performances. There is no According to the act, and the intent behind ster to exist, all musicians/artists need to should work, but they exist nonetheless. reason why the exi tence of apster and of the act, Napster is illegal. agree to allow for their music to be shared apster does encourage album buying successful artists sbould be mutually exclu- There is, however, a different argument; over the Internet. through exposure to new artists - I know it sive; if anything, they should enhance one one that I present to you: that Napster should We're all familiar with the study made by has for me - but common sense and person- another. ap ter doe n't deserve to die and be legal. This is a very potent argument with Jupiter Communications in July 2000, which al experiences demonstrate that as a whole, there is hope that it may yet survive, but many hidden aspects that must be explored. reported that apster users were 45 percent apster's overall impact on the record indus- unless the music industry realizes the possi- At the crux of this is that, in the current situ- more likely to purcbase music than non- try is a negative one. bilities before them, the sad truth is that ap- ation, there is nothing we can do but declare users. Many reports have since been released What needs to change is the music indus- ster's martyrdom is the most likely outcome Napster, in its current form, illegal. supporting and contradicting these results. try. There is still a market for albums and of its deadly affliction. Mr. Bush Goes to Europe Token Appreciation Gratuitous Hollywood Depictions if (Distinct) Guest Column time foes will be, we find out, Putin's reluc- tance to scrap the 1972 international ban on CharactersAre a Disservice Andrej Bogdanov ballistic missile defense. Perhaps a few con- vincing arguments from Dubya will help frustrating; how could good entertainer take When most of one's life is spent in Putin change his mind. If not, we can quick- Philip Burrowes part in them? Aside from Eddie Murphy and Texas, it is not surprising that the resulting ly brush off this inconvenience with "expert Jim Carrey on Saturday Night Live and In Liv- perception of tbe world (which, surprisingly legal opinion," popular in the media lately, When Doris "Dorie" Miller served on the ing Color, for example, sketch comedy shows enough, extends past the franchises of the according to which a nod from Putin is quite U.S.S. West Virginia, he - like so many other have never produced genuinely funny baseball world series) turns out to be quite unnecessary because the treaty is already African-Americans - did so in the position of moments involving tokens. Tbat's true even skewed. Expectations are high for Dubya's invalid. It was ratified by a so-called Soviet Mess Attendant, Third Class. evertheless, though NL alone has been home at one point first visit to Europe, as the media sets to find Union, and, as is intuitively obvious, Russia during the Japane e military's bombing of or another to legions of talented tokens: Gar- out how his domestic skill in "bringing the is no match for this serious arch-enemy, the Pearl Harbor, his attending to wounded ship- ret Morris, Damon Wayans, Chris Rock, and, people together" will fare abroad. Granted, treaty is mere pulp. It doesn't do to mention mates and subsequent manning of of an anti- debate dly, Tim Meadows. FOX's NL clone Europeans are friendlier people than most, that according to this logic, our own aircraft machine gun earned him the avy Mad TV has fared no better with Aries Spears especially in times of need when humanitari- "humanitarian mission" over Serbia two Cross. He eventually won several other medals or Orlando Jones, with the former turning in an concerns are at stake. Their excellent per- years ago can hardly be justified, for none of and died while serving as hip's Cook, Third some decent performances elsewhere and the formance in the role of "international com- the human-rights convention violations, Class on the U.S.S. Liscome Bay in 1943. It is latter having left altogether for" tardom." munity," when it comes to dropping bombs which formed the basis of the intervention, a fascinating story that exemplifies the racial Jones is currently playing the token black over Baghdad and Belgrade, is not easily were ratified by Serbia. 0 human rights situation of this nation's military and has in the action-comedy Evolution, following the forgotten. Yet, despite the good intentions, abuses. No Geneva convention violations. absolutely nothing to do with the plot of the fine tradition of Jim Brown and Ernie Hudson. Dubya did manage to mess up some solid No war criminals. already-blockbuster "epic" Pearl Harbor. That film features Julianne Moore as the token friendships through inadvertent talk about Yet perhaps going through the motions of Oh, it manages to find its way in, but it is woman a group which is not to be forgotten global warming and missile defense. Time to negotiations is a good exerci e for the mas- wholly superfluous to the unfortunately auxil- in the midst of its racial counterparts. Female heal the wounds. ter of bipartisanship. After all, missile iary love story and vestigial bombing of token often appear in genres skewed towards The choice of itinerary is somewhat mys- defense is good for everyone, the Russians Tokyo. So why, exactly, does Academy males, where women might otherwi e be rele- tifying. It would seem natural for Dubya to included, as Dubya explained eloquently at a Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding JI. have gated to romantic interests. ci-fi's Star Trek start with London, an opportunity to con- press conference in Madrid: "The ABM a part in the "historical" picture? His character (the original series), the action-adventure gratulate our friendliest partner on the other treaty is a relic of the past. It prevents free- is one in a long line of token character which Knight Rider, and the James Bond series each side of the Atlantic, British prime minister dom-loving people from exploring the future have appeared in the entertainment media. featured only one woman that did not end up Tony Blair (his liberal views notwithstand- and that's why we've got to lay it a ide, and A token character is one who posse ses with the male lead in the end. Paradoxically ing) on his landslide election victory last that's why we've got to have the discus ions characteristics distinct from the rest of a cast yota Uhura Bonnie Barstow, and Mi s week. Then perhaps a short tour of Kosovo, necessary to explain to our friends and allies for the express purpose of having distinct oneypenny were all sexual beings because to check up the great job that our military as well as Russia that our intent is to make characteristics. Gooding's character is proba- they were not subject to the wiles of male pro- has done in its mission to protect human the world more peaceful, not more danger- bly there for the economic reason of drawing tagonist , but at least they weren't discarded rights and rebuild the province. A great ous." more blacks to the theater. Other characters after each episode. place for a few photo-ops with soldiers at "Freedom-loving people," we learn, like to have existed merely to quiet the conscience Tokens only attain worth once they are work, a couple of taps on the shoulder, new "explore the future" especially when it comes of their creators as tan Lee has aid of black given some attributes beyond their tokenism. nicknames invented, maybe even a tex-mex in the form of a $60 billion government sub- superheroes like Black Panther and Luke Robet Guillaume' spirited characterization of style barbeque at the ATO camp. While in sidy to the defense industry. What is at stake Cage. till others e ist for the destructive pur- Benson, the token black butler in Soap, earned the area, why not inspect Dick Cheney's here is the peace of our allies, for we cannot pose of denigrating (so to speak) the Other, him hi own spin-off, yet Rosco Lee Browne's profitable oil ventures in Azerbaijan, for anticipate the impact of Saddam's rich nuclear such as Eric Berger (Eric Axen), the Annoy- ervice as hi replacement, aunders, was for- instance? . arsenal on the freedom-loving world in ing White Friend in American Desi. gettable. Inspector Gadget had a very PC but Because, we learn, the president has a job between bombing rounds over Iraqi citie . Or Yet the greatest threat any token character popular token child in Penny, while Hanna-Bar- to do. First in Madrid, where he gets to will famine-struck orth Korea be the first represents is not the possibility of mocking bera cartoons were saddled with cookie-cutter speak a little bit of broken Spanish, if not on rogue nation to dare challenge our glorious another race. Those are instead among the teen idekicks (Jan and Jace = Zan and Jayna). any relevant topics. Then, Brussels, where quest of "exploring the future"? more memorable tokens, such as Chad the The Jeffersons were far better counterparts to his job is to reassure NATO allies that Koso- Unfortunately, we have no time to ask bourgeoisified Asian in Budweiser's "What the Bunkers in All in the Family than the Willis- vo will remain business as usual, at least for such questions, for we must move as quickly Are You Doing?" ads. 0, the problem is that e would ever be on The Jeffersons. In each a couple more years. On to Sweden, where as possible. As Time reports in a typical tone, a token character doesn't need to have any case, cheri hed characters transcend the specific he will have a chance to argue that global the "big battle" was already won at the Euro- redeeming characteri tics aside from hi stereotypes of those they represent. Benson was warming is a faith-ba ed thing, which he is pean Union meeting in unich last February, token-ness. This produces horribly bland fig- anything but a tepin Fetchit, Penny was smart not personally inclined to believe in. ext when the administration took the liberty to ures. ome of that can be attributed to the de pite being a blond female, and the Jeffersons stop Warsaw, a great place to extol the assert that mis ile defense "would go ahead generally low quality of any product which were affluent yet not assimilated. virtues of fair elections and the wonders of no matter what." 0 matter how expensive, resorts to token , such as the infamous "The onetheles , each was also limited by his the new world order. Finally, Slovenia. no matter how u eful, no matter how popular All- ew Super Friends Houri hallenge of the or her token status. However brilliantly writ- Slovenia? One can think of no good reason among its "freedom-loving people." The free- uper Friends" serie (which perhaps featured ten or portrayed, tokens inherently do a disser- for going there, unless he insists on apolo- dom-loving people can sit back, relax, and more tokens than any other work). Even bril- vice to those they target. That problem lie not gizing personally for calling the country re t assured that this porou umbrella called liant creators, however, may have lackluster with actor and artists, but with the audience. lovakia on a rather embarra sing occa ion mi sile defen e, inspired by some cheap B- result when u ing tokens. harJe chulz' o long as we accept someone as a token we last year. It turns out that there i more at movie tarring Ronald Reagan watche over strip Peanuts, however rife with one-dimen- trip him of the impetu to develop otherwise. take - Russian colleague Putin will be our pro perous world. sional character , occasionally featured the If seeing certain groups depicted within the there him elf. Andrej Bogdanov is a graduate student in comparatively zero-dimen ional token black media is so important to u , it should be The topic of the two-hour-long di cus- the Department of Electrical Engineering and in Franklin. important that they are depicted honestly in sion between the statesmen of these two old- Computer Science. uch situations make token all the more all meaning of the word. June 15, 2001

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Friday, June 15 2001 UROP proposals for Supervisor Pay, Credit or Volunteer must be submitted to the UROP Office in 7-104 by 5 p.m. today. See http://web.mit.edu/urop/paperwork.htmlfor proposal outline, summer coversheets and 9:00 a.m. - first MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics. To bring together Industry and guidelines. Room 7-104. Sponsor: UROP. . academia to nurture the next generation in computational mechanics. Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering Dept. 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. - Orientation to Computing at MIT. This seminar provides basic, non-technical informa- 9:00 a.m. -Image and Meaning Conference. Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: EECS. tion about the MIT computing environment. 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - Windows 2000 QUick Start. This session demonstrates the new features and tunc- Topics include: telephones and voice mail, operating systems, supported software and recommended hardware, tionalities of Windows 2000 for the desktop user. Tour Start Menu enhancements; compare differences the campus network, security, computer-related health issues. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information between the new My Network Places and previous Network Neighborhood; meet the Active Desktop, Power Man- Systems. agement, and Windows Update. See how many Control Panel functions have been consolidated, where NT pro- files and Administrative Tools now reside, and how to set up a printer. We will explain why Active Directories are Monday, June 25 not currently allowed at MIT and make some recommendations for operating in this new environment. (System administration not covered.) Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - WINPartners User Group. WINPartners is a group of Windows NT workstation users 8:00 p.m. -Images in science that have changed the way we see ourselves. Four visionaries in science and and administrators who have banded together to support each other in the use of Windows NT. NT Partners the communication arts - mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, writer Susan Sontag, naturalist E.O. Wilson, and share their NT experiences, ask and answer questions, solve problems, discuss hot topics, and warn each other writer Alan Lightman - will gather in an evening of discussion focusing on the power of scientific images, and of pitfalls. Any NT user at any level of expertise and experience is welcome to join the group and attend meet- how these images have changed the way humanity sees itself. This special event is one component of the ings. Free. Room 2-142. Sponsor: Information Systems. upcoming MIT conference, "Image and Meaning: Envisioning and Communicating Science and Technology." The 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - BrioQuery Quick Start. Leam how to download, install, and set up BrioQuery on your conference and accompanying exhibition, held June 13-16, address the way images may be used to communi- desktop. learn how to download and process a standard report. An overview of the features and capabilities of cate scientific information among scientists and to the general public. Free. Sponsor: EECS. BrioQuery will be given. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup rollerhockey. See the URL for directions and more information .. Saturday, June 16 Free. Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup Rollerhockey Group.

9:00 a.m. -Image and Meaning Conference and Exhibit. Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: EECS. Tuesday, June 26

Monday, June 18 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Learn Chado - The Way of Tea. Experience over 400 years of history and culture at a Japanese tea ceremony. Mrs. Kyoko Wada will share the "happiness of the tea ceremony" with you. Drop in any- 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. - Mac Tech Partners User Group. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Sys- time between 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $3 for students, $5 for others. Room: McCormick Hall. Sponsor: spouses&part- tems. ners@mit, MIT Women's League. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup rollerhockey. See the URL for directions and more information. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Microsoft Word User Group. The MIT Microsoft Word User Group (WUG) was formed Free. Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup RolJerhockey Group. for people at MIT, from beginners to experts, who are using or interested in learning to use Microsoft Word word processing software. Free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 27 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Learn Chado - The Way of Tea. Experience over 400 years of history and culture at a Japanese tea ceremony. Mrs. Kyoko Wada will share the "happiness of the tea ceremony" with you. Drop in any- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - InDeslgn Demo. InDesign is Adobe's new high-end page layout program. This demo time Between 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $3 for students, $5 for others. McCormick Hall. Sponsor: spouses&partners@mit, will give you a tour of InDesign's interface (with many palettes and tools borrowed from Adobe Photoshop and MIT Women's League. Illustrator) and show you some of its key features. These include frames, layers, gradients, and sophisticated 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - PowerPolnt Quick Start. PowerPoint makes it easy to jazz up your presentations. Get typographic controls. Free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. an introduction to what PowerPoint can do. Find out how to create shows. Learn how to use drawing tools, 12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - "Mixing and Circulation In the Deep Brazil Basin." Free. Room 54-915. Sponsor: graphics, and create handouts. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. Physical Oceanography. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup rollerhockey. See the URL for directions and more information. Wednesday, June 20 Free. Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup Rollerhockey Group. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Dancing that we practice. 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - Web at MIT Quick Start. Learn how to explore the Web using Netscape, and get an From Italian bafli to courtly pavans to English country. We dance them all with flair and fun. Dress is common introduction to the Web at MIT. Topics include: navigation basics, simple searching, creating and editing book- street clothing. No experience necessary; instruction is provided. Free. Room 31-161. Sponsor: Society for Cre- mark lists, printing a page, a tour of MIT Web pages for information and administrative applications, basics of ative Anachronism. Web certificates. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Skin Cancer Screening. Pre-registration is required. The screening is open to the entire Thursday, June 28 MIT Community. Please call 617-258-5363 to schedule an appointment. Free. MIT Medical. Sponsor: MIT Medical. 12:10 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - "Mixing and Circulation in the Deep Brazil Basin." free. Room 54-915. Sponsor: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Web Publishers User Group. The purpose of the Web Publishers User Group is to: pro- Physical Oceanography. vide a forum for information and support among its members, help members improve their knowledge of elec- 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - spouses&partners@mit-Summer Meetings. Join us for conversation on the steps of the tronic publishing, and their expertise in its technology and standards, further MIT's business goals of education, Student Center during the summer months. Free. Steps outside of Student Center. Sponsor: spouses&part- research by the appropriate use of electronic information. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Sys- ners@mit, MIT Medical. tems. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup rollerhockey. See the URl for directions and more information .. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup ro/lerhockey. See the URL for directions and more information .. free. Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup Rollerhockey Group. Free. Room: Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup Rollerhockey Group. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Dancing that we practice. From Italian bafli to courtly pavans to English country. We dance them all with flair and fun. Dress is common Friday, June 29 street clothing. No experience necessary; instruction is provided. Free. Room 31-161. Sponsor: Society for Cre- ative Anachronism. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Overview of Purchasing on the Web Quick Start. This demo integrates all aspects of using SAPweb for purchasing including requisitioning external vendors, internal providers and preferred part- Thursday, June 21 ners. In this session we will introduce the SAPweb requisitioning form, the new online catalogs and purchasing procedures for buying from creferred partner vendors, inclUding Office Depot. VWR,BOC Gases and NECX. We 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Windows NT Quick Start. Master the five basic parts of Windows NT - the desktop, will demonstrate how the new online ordering system interfaces with SAPweb and we will talk about how this icons, mouse pointer, Start button, and Taskbar. Learn how to launch or exit from applications, find files or fold- new process differs from the ECAT purchasing process. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Sys- ers, and access online help. Free. N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. tems. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Rollerhockey. Pickup rollerhockey. See the URL for directions and more information. 12:10 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - GABLES Monthly lunch. GABLES is the Gay, Bisexual, and Lesbian Employees and Free. Room: Kennedy Elementary School, Cambridge. Sponsor: Pickup Rollerhockey Group. Supporters group. Each month, on the last working day, we gather to enjoy lunch and the company of our col- leagues and friends. Occasionally there are discussions of topical interest, however the focus of this event is Friday, June 22 social. The organization also works to advance the interests of GBLT employees at MIT. The lunches are open to anyone in the wider MIT community interested in our work. We have often welcomed guests from other universi- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Summer UROP Deadline (Supervisor Pay, Credit &·Volunteer Proposals). All Summer ties and their friends. Fee: the cost of your lunch. We eat at a variety of local eateries. Sponsor: GABLES. COMMENCEMENT 2001

LAYOUT BY JAMES CAMP

And if that's not enough, I told my wife: one of you remembers Gatileo. Not necessarily NASA Chief "You know NASA is famous for fitting a his lectures, but his lessons and his life. square peg into a round hole. Well, at MIT For as grand as all of Galilee's discoveries those outstanding technologists some" ar pontributions were, J think his example - Speaks to MIT managed to precariously balance an eight-foot what motivated him to live his life he way he anvil weighing 48 units on top of the Great did - was really quite simple. He was com- Dome." Isaid, "Don't worry, honey. These are mitted to lifelong learning. He settled for noth- my people." ing less than excellence. He not only sought Daniel S. Goldin's I would like to start today by telling you a truth, Galileo believed more than anything else little about the robe I'm wearing. Exactly one that he would find it. Commencement year ago today, I was invited to give a lecture I say these are simple notions. I do not at the University of Padua, in Italy, after want to imply they are easy. Like Galilee, yeo Address receiving an honorary doctorate. must have the imagination, the ingenuity aud [Abridged] The University of Padua is where one of sometimes even the audacity necessary to live ...Iam deeply honored to be here and it is my heroes, a professor by the name of Galileo your life .inthis fashion . a tremendous privilege to be addressing you Galilei, built his first tele- You must also realize today. scope. It was where that the stuff of excellence When I received the invitation, I told my Galileo made so many - truth, reaf scientific tnJIb wife, Judy, immediately. She has an extremely celestial discoveries, and it - can be elusive. Not jl1'lt in tough job, which she happens to do very well. was where he wrote Galileo's time, but also in My wife's the one who, on occasion, has to Sidereus Nuncius - Starry our own as well. It is too bring the NASA chief back to Earth. Messenger - his book often covered by the heavy She kind of shook her head. She told me dealing with the satellites fog of fear and hidden by the that MIT's past commencement speakers have of Jupiter and the composi- darkness of your detractors. been some of the world's most powerful peo- tion of the Milky Way ..... You must believe in your- ple. And then she asked: "Do you really think The robe I'm wearing self. You must have the you can compete with the president of the today is what I wore at desire. You must have the United States, the UN Secretary General, Click Padua that day. It is the focus to see truth clearly. and Clack, the guys from 'Car Talk'?" garb that lecturers have That the winner of the Probably not But I do have one thing worn at Padua since Harvard- Yale game every going for me: Imight not be on the radio every Galileo's time. Actually, year is MIT tells me that you Saturday morning. But Iam a rocket scientist. they had to wear this robe and this cap. have the imagination and ingenuity thing cov- Contrary to what many of you are thinking, ered. And that MIT students once made their I'm not wearing this because I lost some cruel president'S office disappear says you have bet. And I'm not wearing it because I'm the audacity to spare. victim of the latest MIT hack. At least not yet. As for the second part of the equation, con- Iwear this cap and gown because Iwant to sider it a personal challenge never to let your give you a visual image. As you lift off from commitment to learning be denied. To strive dJis w.onderful institution to explore and dis- for excellence. 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FI mix of James Stewart and Harold Lloyd is a porting characters perish (mostly offscreen, masterstroke, and it i solely responsible for the which does not make this better) by drowning, generous star-and-a-half rating. Milo's are, burning, gunfire, explosions, and drowning in however, i simply ridiculous. Hi transforma- flaming lava. Atlantis- TheLost Empire tion from a geek to an action hero is a half a I would be the last person to accuse Holly- second transition from being indecisive to kick- wood of intentionally desensitizing audience to Atlantis Sinks ing bad guys while hanging from spinning pro- violence - but I have to do so in this case, pellers. The screenplay does get brownie points especially when they start drawing imminent By Vladimir Zelevinsky ing one of the dark t novels ever written into a for making the protagonist a linguist - and victims in gas masks, not because there is any STAFF WRITER light-hearted fantasy - complete with inging then loses them all and then some by having danger of poisonous gases, but simply because gargoyles and comedic cene of people being ancient Atlanteans being fully capable of that would not show the faces of the people who Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise banged and tortured - for the lucrative G-rated speaking and understanding modern colloquial exist merely as cannon fodder. Screenplay by Tab Murphy audience in Hunchback, and also re ponsible English, in a sequence that has to be seen to be And last and worst, there is the poor direc- Story by Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Joss for the fact that Tarzan induced nothing but derisively hooted at. What concerns his love tion. This does not make me angry, like the Whedon, Bryce Zabel, Jackie Zabel, and Tab deri ive howls when any character started interest, Princess Kida - well, she has two hideous screenplay does (after all, I would be Murphy speaking. His creenplay for Atlantis is by far very large assets, which are constantly on surprised if Murphy wrote something remotely Original score composed by James Newton the worst of all: ince it's not based on some- prominent display. passable), but deeply and truly sad. After all, Howard body el e' s work, it fails to have any interest, The characters clearly came from the pitiful directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise made Featuring voices of Michael :J. Fox, James relevancy, or subtext: it imply fails to make imagination of a hack screenwriter who was the masterpiece Beauty and the Beast, a yard- Garner, Cree Summer, David Ogden Stiers, any ense. guided merely by commercial considerations. stick not only for animated films, but also for Leonard Nimoy, and Jim Varney There's some opening nonsense about the The worst are the scenes where the characters love stories (animated or not). Therefore, it is RatedPG young linguist ilo with a heavy heart I Thatch (voiced by Michael have to admit that should have seen it coming. I should have 1. Fox, who actually man- the direction of noticed Disney's failed attempts before: ages to ound like he i Atlantis is abysmal, jarring comic relief in Mulan, piles of enjoying himself) sitting incoherent to the cliches masquerading as political correct- around all bummed point of being ness in Pocahontas, murder and rape for kid- because of his unresolved headache-induci ve, dies in Hunchback of otre Dame, cheesy personal issues about his and jawdroppingly computer-generated images in Hercules, use grandfather. Then, in tedious. of a disgustingly horny monkey as a laugh roughly three minutes of The previously generator in Dino aur, attention to anything creen time, he receives a mentioned but the story in Tarzan. map to Atlantis which he Leviathan (see the Istill love all of these movies, because there can read (being, of course, picture, which is still some heart found amid commercial well versed in Atlantean shows one of the crassness and because - despite their follies - language) and a giant sub- more lucid glimpses Disney has managed to be the. most consistent marine (which gets of that monstrosity) maker of satisfactory entertainment. In the last destroyed roughly ten min- clearly cost a ton of decade, they have made a handful of pop cul- utes later anyway). Then money to animate, ture masterpieces (The Little Mermaid, The Milo leads a motley bunch appears for roughly Lion King, The Emperor's New Groove) and of, uh, upposedly colorful forty seconds, and one true, grand, for-the-history-books master- tereotypes to the lost con- COURTESY BUENA VISTA PICTURES you can't even see piece (Beauty and the Beast). But nobody can tinent, which, for whatever With few, if any, positive traits, Disney'S latest endeavor, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, it behind the explo- flirt with mediocrity (or worse) for so long with- reason, happens to be sinks like a stone. sions and random out succeeding at last in making a total disaster: located under Iceland (the outh ian style for are introduced, or - supposedly - developed, objects hurtling across the screen. The love Atlantis: The Lost Empire. the lost empire notwithstanding). by monotonously presenting them in a row one story is singularly ineffective (and unaffect- The only way to talk: about Atlantis is in The colorful stereotypes include a kindly by one as if they were anirnatronic robots in a ing), with the single exception of one shot of terms of other successful movie . Originality is black doctor (totally devoid of personality Disney World ride. the heroine stripping to her bikini. Worst of completely missing from Atlantis, which surely other than being kindly, black, and a doctor), a The story i worse. The first act - underwa- all is the action climax, with constant gunfire, should et some kind of record: an hour and a horny Frenchman who does not shower (how's ter/underground journey to Atlantis - is almo t closeups of exploding machinery, and the half without anything that is not a cliche. that for international ensitivity?), a mechanic tolerable because only parts of it make no sense average shot length of half a second Most of I can just imagine the planning session at who is teenage, female, and Hispanic simulta- (the encounter with a huge mechanical, uh these shots depict random characters jumping Di ney Headquarter : "We II make this film neou ly (thus hitting several demographic thing called Leviathan that, urn, guards the somewhere. with the exactly the same storyline as Dream- groups , and a woman who i beautiful, sexual- entrance to Atlantis is one of these head- And all of this is touted by Disney public Wor The Road to El Dorado mixed with ly confident, and not defined in terms of a scratchers). The last act - in Atlantis proper- relations as a radical departure from the formu- Japanese TV eries Nadia. Then we'll mix in romantic relationship to the protagonist, which i a complete waste of time, pure and simple. la. I have to disagree: this is still the same old the multi-etbnic crew, just like they had in Titan automatically makes her a controlling bitch. I Here, some characters start mysteriously float- routine, just progressed from the moldy stage A.E., and add nifty things from Hayao .yaza- found her to be potentially a much more inter- ing in the air and turning colors (some turn light to the rancid stage, albeit newly packaged. All ki's films, like glowing blue crystals and a float- esting character than the milquetoast love inter- blue, some turn dark blue with red splotches), the quotations from Plato (one opens the ing island setting from Laputa and giant robots est. There' also a commander, a tall man with and the explanations involve only endless mut- movie) will not disguise the fact that Atlantis from Nausicaa. We'll also steal from our own a square chin who speaks in basso profundo tering about' life force" and the ancient sinks like a tone. works, especially from The Little Mermaid, and always carries a gun. The screenplay prophecies of impending doom for tampering What I would be really curious to see them because half-naked babe underwater bring in clearly enamored of its own subtlety pretends with nature. Or omething. try is this: have one person write the creen- the young male demographic. " for about forty minutes he's not the main vil- Oh, and there is also violence the amount of play (none of tho e dozen "additional story This mix is e ecuted by creenwriter Tab lain, despite being an exact copy of every sin- violence that would cause parliamentary out- material" people); have a smaller budget urphy, whose addition to the Disney team is gle Disney villain of the last decade. cries and call for revamped rating system if (Shrek cost le s than half of Atlantis and will clearly the worst thing that happened to them The leads do not fare much better. ilo is this were a live-action movie. Since this is ani- surely gross more than twice as much ; and try inee the demi e of Howard shman admittedly very well animated. His upervising mation, and this is Disney all the MP AA does to just make a good movie, instead of making ( ermaid/Beauty/A/addin lyricis writer/pro- animator John Pomeroy is not afraid to take is slap a PG rating on the thing, and it does not a pre-marketed and pre-sold product. That ducer . urphy is already guilty for transform- chances, and they payoff: designing ilo as a matter that hundreds of faceless, nameless sup- would be a departure. June 15,2001 TREMTS H Page 11 MUSIC REVIEW RESTAURANT REVIEW Rollerball: Trail of Butter Yeti Indian When Your Ears eed Their Asses Kicked By Amandeep Loomba STAFF WRITER Bistro electronic sample , drumming and ynthesi one should call this album a collection of in with acoustic instrumentation. eleven soundscapes, not songs. Rollerball Ollerball' late t relea e, Trail oj the While Radiohead' Amnesiac may seem isn't playing tight musical tune that get to the Impressive and Authentic 'Butter Yeti, include liner note with like a bit of dabbling preten ion for a welJ- point or help you hake your ass. Instead, By Scott Lee only a poem as content - no lyrics establi hed rock group, Rollerball is a group they've put together aural environments that Rand certainly no publicity photos of the that has made it's career in e perimentali m. will displace and disorient fragile psyches. Indian Bistro band. The poem, like the album i a serie of It' the kind of music you could never put on Throughout the course of the album, the 246 Elm Street frozen image and emotions drawn out to in your car when friends need a ride, because tracks reference the poem in the liner notes Somerville, MA 02144 convey atmosphere, though not neces arily a they will likely not he itate to jump from a and bring back some of the motifs brought out (617) 629-4963 complete idea. The album bring to the listen- moving vehicle when you refuse to change the there. "Line of Perpetual now" has the icie t er a set of soundscapes. ome of these are CD (you stubborn prick). vocals imaginable. "Earth 2 Wood" drops ou should be wary any time a restau- pleasing and soothing, while others are unset- WeB, maybe Trail oj the Butter Yeti isn't electronic modulations in favor of organic rant is named Indian Bistro. It's like a tling and capable of turning the listener into a such a hard listen. In fact, put on a track like instrumentation (piano, accordion, sax, drums, Korean trattoria or a Swedish taqueria paranoid lunatic. 'Lon Chaney" and you'll easily fall into a jilt- and bas in a ' post-cabaret atmospheric coming to tOWD.You just don't know Experimentalism of the sort that Rollerball ed groove along with the band. A groove that orche tra") and has some stunningly creepy what you might be getting into. My Punjabi brings to music is a fine way to give listeners will, of course, be interrupted by the ominous male/female harmonies. 'White Death," well, friend nonetheless hyped the place as the first a finn kick in the ass. I'm not just talking and eerie female vocal harmonies. It's as if White Death" won't be on anyone's morning real Indian restaurant in Boston. That's some about those good music consumer who buy tereolab hooked up with Kruder and wake-up play list. erious hype, so I decided to make a visit, in the latest Radiohead album and say, "Hey, Dorfmeister to put out space-roc albums, In short, you need to listen to this album. pite of a sketchy name that is reminiscent of this doesn't sound like 'Creep.'" Those folks with access to library of amples from fusion- You need to listen to this album before Roller- a fusion cuisine that never seems to work. need an actual kick in the ass. This album is era Mile Davis and a small suitcase of choice ball, the ure-to-be ghastly remake of a ridicu- Diva opened in March of 2000 by two for anyone willing to strap on some head- narcotics. lous 1975 film hits theaters this summer. You local proprietors familiar with the local Indian phones late at night and give something fan- From "Lon Chaney," it's not too much of a need to li ten to thi album before you pick up food scene. They hired andra Fairbank, a tastic and new a try. stretch to bob your head right over to the next your next pop album, where the rhythms and re taurant architect, to create a space that In a fashion not dissimilar to Radiohead, track, "Butter Fairy," and listen to feedback, melodies tay well within their expected would break the mold of traditional Indian Rollerball is looking to hop inside your head amples, and miscellaneous electronics spiral range . You need to listen to thi album not fare. The high vaulted ceilings and the use of and poke all its softest spots. In both cases, outward toward orne incredibly tripped-out only for a onic ass-kicking, but for some gen- vivid primary colors give a life and per ona to the groups are finding novel ways to integrate zone over a dark dub soundscape. To be fair, uine moments of sonic epiphany. the restaurant atypical of most Indian restau- rants in the area. There are no traditional Ramayana or Krishna motifs representing tra- RESTAURANT REVIEW find yourself wading Clearly, the b-aby spring lamb was the ditional Indian art, so prevalent in these to one of maybe ten highlight of the evening. The choice meat restaurants. Instead, a glass-encased room tables present in the was broiled to an epiphany of natural flavor showcases the bread-baking facilities for all to whole restaurant. three different ways. Thi jus had enough watch. Post-modem furniture in a Mies van Butterfish Bistro Whether this is "juice" to permeate the inner dwellings of der Rohe style permeates the space. cramped or cozy the loins in creating a succulent and moist The mid-day brunch consisted of 8 main Restaurants of the Rich and Famous - depends on your out- creation. The presentation was a layered dishes, salad, naan (Indian bread), and some look on life. The sculpture that would have done Duchamp dessert - an all-you-can-eat buffet. The By Scott Lee ambience is enhanced by the simplicity of proud. We thought the presentations of all shrimp jalfrazi was well prepared. Spiced with the furnishings and minimalist interior the dishes were colorful, reminiscent of a the right balance of cumin, coriander, and Butterfish, An American Bistro design. Renoir. pepper, it was addictive and I found myself Harvard Square The food can be characterized as ou- Dessert was superb, and I suspect that going up for seconds and thirds. The chicken 5 Craigie Circle (bet. Brattle & Concord velIe American. Some of the dishes have the rhubarb I ordered was a perennial tandoori was equally impressive. I could actu- Sts.) Cambridge, MA 02138-3466 greater complexity than others. We tried the favorite here. It too was a multi-layered cre- ally taste the red clay seeping from the orifices (617) 497-5511 pan-seared jumbo scallops with pickled ation with the ideal level of alternating of the tender meat, meaning that it was not Dinner: appetizers from $4-14, main cours- radishes, the fresh local oysters on the half- crunchiness and decadent melt-in-your- rushed. So often in many Indian kitchens, es from $20-30, deserts from $4-10 shell with a ginger and orange mignonette, mouth custard -. .after microwaving the chicken, some red food the pan seared jumbo shrimp with potato Overall, an excellent restaurant with coloring is painted to give the appearance of a e buzz about 02138 is that it is to gnocchi and carrot/saffron jus, and baby great ambience and presentation of dishes. tandoor-cooked chicken. The samosas and Boston what 90210 is to LA. As you spring lamb prepared three ways. In conclusion, if you've met that one per- pakoras, battered and fried Indian appetizers, walk past the stately houses with The scallops were excellent, seared in a son you can't live without and have enough left a little to be desired. They had a bit more Tmanicured lawns, you come upon reduction to the perfect tenderness, and jus to spare, it's a great place, but if it's 12 batter than filling (vegetables and meat). The Butterfish, a restaurant set on real estate combined appropriately with marinated veg- a.m. and you need some cheap grub, you fried batter with whole fennel seeds was tasty very pricey, very chichi: almost into the fig- etables with the right acidity and tempera- probably shouldn't come here - it's likely nonetheless, but out of proportion. ures of the tax cuts advocated by the former ture to bring out their true flavor. The oys- to be closed at that time anyway. All of the bread was freshly made to order. governor who lives just a few doors down ters were local and fresh with a nice tartness, Ambience/Decor: 3 / 5 My naan came straight from the tandoor oven, on Craigie. . but I wondered -where was the ginger? Food: Main meal: 3/5 wafting puffs of ebullient garlic and coriander You enter the mystical world of the "sub- Where was the orange? The vinaigrette Dessert: 4/ 5 scents to the masses of envious onlookers in marine" (the best description of the decor, could have been tinged with these flavors in Service: 4 / 5 the booths ahead of us. which is a subdued cerulean blue), and you greater proportions. Value: 2.768/5 The other dishes were equally impressive and authentic. The pav bhaji had the appropri- ate mixture of spices and vegetables to make DANCE REVIEW us think we had been tran planted to the and he bobbed after her), and finally with two shores of Bombay. The South Indian fare in dancers performing forward, independently of general was overall very good. Dosas, fried each other. The variations each were beauti- doughy pancakes, were made to order and had SwanLake Hits Boston ful, but at times the choreography was too the right crispiness and oft inner filling. The boring to sustain the repetitions. uttapam, a thick pancake with rice, was utterly As with all experiments, some of the delicious, and the lentils, tomatoes, and fresh Ba'J7jshnikov & Troupe Reinterpret Classic works were great successes, and others coriander left us stuffed. By Elizabeth Kim weren't. For me. ' Carnation" falls into the latter category. Featuring De sert was eaten in spite of the fact that a dancer who did not dance but silently moved about a theater set, we were full. The kheer did not disappoint. A hen I'm hungry, I much prefer a full meal to a succes- the piece got me thinking as it blurred the lines between acting and cold rice pudding, it was mild, with just the sion of sweet or tangy snacks. That's what I didn't like dancing, but at the cost of a brain-cell-rotting five-minute trans- right te ture. Its only fault was that it was not about the White Oak Dance Project. Most everything portation of pastel kitchen sponges from a wire ba ket to the spiced enough, but one could argue that that is else, Iliked. dancer s mouth. Why half the audience laughed, I II never know. a matter of personal taste. W to when went to see them The end of the piece saved it from disaster by revealing the power The service was good. The Globe had stat- . I was hungry see great dancing I perform at the Shubert Theater as part of the FleetBoston Celebrity Series. of a little self-satisfied grin. ed that service was atrocious in their review. I, The same force that drew the majority of the audience (as far Not all the pieces tried to make us laugh. "Homemade" instead however, found the restaurant staff bending my neighbors and the women waiting in line for the bathroom told warped time by juxtaposing Baryshnikov with a simultaneous video over backwards to ensure that we were happy. me) pulled me to the performance: Mikhail Baryshnikov. The image of himself as he performed experimental arm flap , leaps, I guess they read that review, but I still had to famous Russian expatriate, who once lit up the stages of the Kirov and emotional facial expressions. He carried the film projector on ask for water two or three time . Ballet and directed the American Ballet Theatre in the 1980s. his back., 80 as he turned, the image wept through the balconies and Overall, an outstanding value. The restau- founded White Oak with Mark Morris in 1990. curtains. I was surprised to see Baryshnikov' image lag behind him rant is packed day in and day out for good rea- I went with reasonable expectations. I considered myself fore- partway through the piece, understanding for the first time that the son. Brunch is a true steal, especially if you warned that their stuff would be avaat-garde and experimental. A perfect ynchronization between the live man and his image was skip breakfast. The hype is real. name like "Project" instead of 'Company," and a one-sentence practiced. Suddenly the dancer's image preceded him, weeping on description of the program upASTForward" as "a project that illu- the screen a few second before the live man. Dance opened an minates the radical and courageous work of seminal American eerie exploration of mortality. choreographers from the 1960s and 70s," were dead giveaways that Apparently, the Mrs d'oeuvres were excellent for the most part, the audience should sit down with open minds. but when the full meal finall y was uncovered, I wished I had been And I think I did. I was thrilled with the econd piece, "Chair. ' eating it instead the entire evening. "Blah blah blah" and "Concerto" join@the-tech Baryshnikov turned my idea of dance away from tuffy tutus and were the only two pieces which involved recognizable dance - flow- classical mu ic and toward our daily life by glorifying the bored kid ing movement leaps pirouettes and other movements which show join@the-tech who gets his butt stuck in the gray folding chair who leaps effort- that these dancers are nearly a different pecies from the average per- lessly over the chair, who is flying horizontally over the chair, who on. Upon seeing "Blah blah blah," the woman to my right excitedly join@the-tech is crawling underneath the chair who is wearing the chair. It was informed me' ow that's dance!" It was a foreshadowing of what I tout with easy physical humor. had been unconsciou ly craving all evening - to see Baryshnikov But did they really have to repeat the entire thing twice with two how off what he was famous for: his crisp, confident, perfect move- j @the-tech other dancers? Repetition seems to have interested the 60s and 70 ment; about-faces that prayed the theatre with character. choreographer to an almo t e aggerated degree. ''Trio Pressured I was amazed to see how beautifuJIy the human body couJd #3" was a set of variations on a theme. It was first performed back- move and despite the welcome relaxation and opening of imagina- ·oln@the-tec ward by two dancers, then forward by a dancer and her admirer fol- tion for dance that the other pieces offered, I could under tand for lowing her face (she looked down and he lay on the floor, gazing the first time why ballet and the predictable mo ements of dance upon her; be spun and he crambled to follow her visage; he leapt have endured - they are tunning. Page 12 THE ARTS June 15 2001 E 5 eRE E - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF -

The following movi are playing this weekend el of violen e and intermin ble equenc of ambitiou young capitali t re pon ible for ment nd e en le good acting. The plot i at local theater. The Tech sugge t using e plo ion and gunfir , long ith a creating the olombian ocaine drug trade. forced and formulaic (a bit too formulaic). for a complete list- headache-inducing . ual me , annot hide the i k Ca avette and Da id c enna' s ombined with the bad acting, the whole ing of times and locations. inanity of the creenplay and the fa t that thi i cript eem to 0 erly sympathize with lung mo ie come out a one contri ed 0 erly Excellent a pre-mark ted and pre- old product instead of and omits the ruthle ne commonly inten ified, emotional roHercoa ter that goe Good a movie. ichael J. Fo a the voice of the as ociated with co aine trafficking. However, on endles ly. To it credit, it s amu ing Fair lead chara ter) and John Pomeroy (as hi director Ted Demme' biopic doe ri e above drudgery and the voice of a tors icole Kid- Poor upervising animator) are alone respon ible for its own hortcoming. With a great lead turned man and Ewan cGregor are profe ional.- the generou rating above. - Vladimir in by Depp and a wond rful upporting role De doot Iajumdar Zelevin ky from Ray Liotta Blow doe deliver and i one tJanti: be 0 t mpire ( ~ of the better films a ailable in current release. The ummy Return (**1 The Di ney formula progre e from moldy - Jo eph Graham bigger film than the first on the scale of to rancid, albeit with new packaging. But all action equence and digital pecial effect the PG rating e ce e mo tly, heightened lev- Bridget Jone Dia ( **) (which make for a truly pectacular final half- tarring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and hour), but les funny - and thus les enjoy- Hugh Grant, Bridget Jones' Diary i an enter- able. Brendan Fraser till uses hi great comic taining creen adaptation of Helen Fielding's timing but the plot is ju t a sequence of unnec- no el. For any girl who has ever struggled with e sarily slowly-moving plot device involving weight cooking, or men, this movie is a good overly elaborate and exotic deaths. - VZ laugh and how what one often would like to ay but refrains from aying. However, if you're Pearl Harbor (**~ in the mood for a large amount of action or very One of the most expen ive productions deep drama, don't choo e this movie. ever, Pearl Harbor may not however be a great - Pey-Hua Hwang artistic mo ie, de pite its astonishing visual scenes. Although the recreation of the WWII Dri en (* ) beginning is vivid, the tory line i unnatural Director Renny Harlin mixes stock footage, and the romance featured is almost artificial. choreographed tunt driving, and computer- The characters are underdeveloped and uncon- generated effect with very impressive re ults. vincingly acted, while the plot sometimes lacks Unfortunately, ylvester Stallone s screenplay sometimes. evertheless, the central cene fea- lack any kind of convincing human drama. turing the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, with Driven pro ides plenty of action while the its vast array of impres ive special effects, may tory and characters take a back seat. - JG be enough reason to eventually go and see this movie. - Bogdan Fedeles em en to (***~ Coo topher olan's Memento is a puzzle wordfi h (*~ bo of a movie, breaking up its narrative and A father and paroled hacker (Hugh shifting it in time, and is superbly succes ful Jackman) strikes a dangerous deal with a in putting the audience in the same frame of mysterious, obsessed terrorist (John Travolta) mind as the ticking bomb of a protagonist, and finds himself involved in a violent who i pursuing a criminal while suffering conspiracy. Halle Berry porn stars - er. .. co- from memory loss. Top-notch suspense dark stars; Dominic Sena (Gone In Sixty Seconds) comedy, and abundance of meaning make this directs this nonsensical, Swiss-cheese action a movie to be remembered. About half of the flick. - SC cast of The Matrix appears in colorful supporting parts. - VZ You Can Count On Me (***~ Winner of the 2000 Cannes Grand Jury Prize, this is a poignant film about a sister and a oulin Rouge (*~ brother. Offering provocative writing, sincere It's a pity that such an aggrandized picture acting and engaging editing, this film treats you has such a pathetically inane plot. Though the like a friend who's been inadvertently asked to colors are brilliant and the pace is fast, sit in the living room as a family drama begins SUE ADLER Moulin Rouge is essentially a two-hour music unfolding. The characters are real and their Satine (Nico e Kidman) can-cans her way into the hearts of men in Baz Luhrmann's video. There is very little character develop- challenges tangible. - Erik Blankinship Moulin Rouge.

Muse REVIEW our life away just to be unhappy?"), or in tour (from 5/29 to 8/10). "After two years of "Perfect" ("Why can't it be perfect like it musical soul searching, we have finally fin- used to be?"), the band shows it's ambiva- ished our fourth album." the band says. "With Stabbing Westward lence between a cynic's view and a lover s a new label, a new guitar player, and a new view. sound, this is both an evolution and a new The band's lineup has stayed fairly con- beginning." Although most old fans will defi- o t Bands Don t Self-Title Their Fourth Album stant over the years. After "Ungod," gui- nitely miss the old reverberations, Stabbing tarist Stuart Zechman and drummer David Westward has done a great job of entering the Suycott left the band, and Andrew alternative/semi-rock stream and gaining a By Chaitra Chandrasekhar ound. They are e cited about their new Kubiszewski (formerly of The The) came in. whole new audience. The guitar has replaced STAFF WRiTER experiment calling it a "rebirth" (hence the arcus Eliopulos did a short stint on the the keyboard, and light lyrics have replaced he Chicago-born, LA-based band elf-title). guitar, and now Derek Hawkins is the addi- the old darker ones. The band has grown old tabbing Westward recently released In Stabbing Westward, chords and riffs tional guitarist. - whether they have matured or aged is for their new self-titled album. Signaling fill out the background (in places), replacing All in all the band is still rocking as they you to judge. their change in musical tyle thi the old, echoing indu trial ------~~~ album is a far cry from the industrial metal strains. 'Television' the timbre of their earlier albums. This is tab- last track on the album, bing We tward s an wer to the new -mas comes clo est to their early interest in the alternative roc pop phenome- leaning towards industry non. The ingle " 0 Far way" from this metal. Though they ve album is fast climbing the chart of alternative made a smooth transition and rock radio stations all over the U. . Stab- to the mainstream, some- bing Westward is produced by Ed Buller (of how you can't help feeling uede, Crystal ethod, and Ben Lee fame that their new sound isn't and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Wallflowers, omething they're particu- Hole Live). larly at ease with. They This album signals a mellowing down of eem to falter just a little their bli tering guitars and screaming elec- bit with their love songs tronics. The compromi e that they had to "Angel' and "The Only make is the loss of the raw energy and strong Thing." emotion that was pre ent in Ungod (1994), Lyrically, they have Wither Blister Burn and Peel (1996) and proven their critic wrong. Darke t Days (1998). Although the album is ngst-ridden lyrics have fairly dark, the lyric border on the evocative been replaced by lovelorn sentimentality of pop artists - a definite ones for the most part lightening of their earlier dark albums. This (although sometime album is a clear departure from their early deceptively) and despite semi-industrial sound. all of the love emanating The econd and third tracks begin with soft from Stabbing Westward, acoustic, but transition smoothly into power- their dar undertones spice roc . "I Remember" i an uncharacteristic up a large part of the ove song from this predominantly anti-love album. Whether it i in" 0 band. Far way' ("De perately I Their first three albums were recorded with try to fight this overwhelm- olumbia/ ony record. fter a succe sful ing sense that I may never tint, tabbing Westward recently turned to find the trength to change KG H Record part of KOCH Entertain- how hopeles we ve ment) for their fourth album. They've rein- become ... Every time that vented themselves on the new record with a I touch you, I feel 0 far fre h label, a new guitar playerew- York away"), or in "Happy" COURTESYKO 'HRECORDS ba ed Derrek Haw ins , and an alternative "Did you imply throw The reinvented Stabbing Westward, returns with its fourth album, Stabbing Westward. June 15 2001 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 13

Ongoing: ..Friday Night Stargazing," Fri., 8:30 p.m.; «Wercome to the Universe," Clubs daily; «Ouest for Contact: Axis Are We Alone?" daily. Admis- sion to Ornnl , laser, and 13 Lansdowne si.. 617-262- 2437 planetarium shows is $7.50, $5.50 for children and Sundays: See Avalon below. seniors. Mondays: Static. Gay, casual dress. $5, 18+. Thursdays: Chrome/Skybar. Progressive house, soul, Othe disco,;. dress code. $10, 19+; .:1>8,21+. The Divine Comedy of Fed- Fridays: Spin Cycle. Progres- erico Fellinl sive house, 80s. $12, Through Jun. 29: The Har- 19+; $10, 21+. vard Film Archive presents a selection of fifteen films by Avalon the man they called il mae- 15 Lansdowne St., 617-262- stro, comprising some of the 2424 most compelling and original A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston visions of the rate twentieth Sundays: Gay Night (with century. The festival includes Axis on long weekends). June 15 July 10 screenings of: 8 1/2, Nights Featuring hardcore house of Cabina, Juliet of the Spir- and techno. $10, 21+. Compiled by Fred Choi its, and Fellini Satyricon. Call Thursdays: International 617 -495-4 700 for more info. Night. Eurohouse. $10, Send submissions to [email protected] or by interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20483. or visit The Middle East your sensibility about art and Fridays: Pure. Drum and performance together in one bass, guest OJ. $15, 19+. space. Located at 39 Thayer Saturdays: Elements of Life. Central Square, 354-8238 OURTESYMSO Ticketmaster: 931-2000. St., Boston. Gallery hours International House. $15. Fuel (above) join Aerosmith at the Tweeter Center on June 26 and June 28. are Wed.-Sat. 12-5 p.m. and Jun. 15: K. Jul. 13-14: Jimmy Smith. Fiddler on the Roof tours given Fridays at 2:30 by appointment (617-695- ManRay Jun. 16: Rippopotamus. p.m. 2808). Visit 21 Brookline St., Cambridge, Jun. 16: Cheerleadr. Through Jun. 23, at the Colo- «www.getterytx.org» for more 617 -864-0400 Jun. 16: Rippopatomus Eben nial Theatre (106 Boylston Museum of Fine Arts information. Levy Disaster Relief Fund. St., Boston): The familiar 465 Huntington Ave., Wednesdays: Curses. Goth. Classical Music musical based on the stories Boston. (267-9300) Jun. 17: Violent Society. Feast Days in the North End Appropriate dress of Yiddish author Sholom Mon.-Tues., 10 a.m.-4:45 Jun. 18: Red House Boston Pops requ ired. $5, 19+; $3, Aleichem, tells of one fami- p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-9:45 Through early September, in Painters. Tickets: 266-1492. 21+. Jun. 18: Mount the Assem- Iy's struggle with poverty, p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 the North End: Most week- Thursdays: Campus. Popular bly Thieves. Performances at Symphony persecution and a rapidly p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 ends during the summer in tunes + House. Gay, casu- Jun. 19: Ex. Hall. Call for ticket prices. changing universe. Tickets a.m.-5:45 p.m. West Win~ the North End, the Italian al dress. $10, 19+; $7, Jun. 19: True Love Always Performances conducted by $67.50, $62.50, $57.50, open Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 district of Boston, are dedi- 21+. - Utah! Mark Robinson Burn- Keith Lockhart unless other- $47.50, $24. p.m. Admission free with MIT cated to a different individ- Fridays: Fantasy Factory side Project. wise noted. The Pops per- 10, otherwise $10, $8 for ual saint who is celebrated (First and third Friday of Jun. 20: Calexico. forms most days during the The Vagin.a Monologues students and seniors, chil- with food, drink, music and the month. Features kinky summer, generally at 7:30 dren under 17 free; $2 after dancing in the streets from fetishes and industrial Orpheum Theatre p.m. on Sundays and Mon- Through Jun. 23, at the 5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., free Wed. morning to night. You need music.) Hell Night (every 1 Hamilton Pl., Boston, 617- days and at 8 p.m. other Wilbur Theatre (246 Tremont after 4 p.m. not be Roman Catholic to second Friday. 19+. 679-0810 days of the week. Check St., Boston): After interview- participate, however only Includes Goth music.) Ticketmaster: 931-2000 «www.b s a.org> for full ing more than 200 women Mon.-Fri.: introductory walks Roman Catholics in a "state Ooze (the last Friday of the schedule. worldwide and pooling their through all collections begin of grace" should receive the month.) $10, 21+. Call for schedule. sometimes hilarious, some- at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 Eucharist during communion reduced prices for those Jun. 15: Star-Spangled Spec- times devastating stories, p.m.; "Asian, Egyptian, and in mass. While you're there, wearing fetish gear. Tsongas Arena tacular. Eve Ensler, a New York- Classical Walks begin at be sure to check out Mike's Saturdays: Liquid. Jun. 17: Symphony Hall siz- based artist and activist, 11:30 a.m.; «American Pastries (280 Hanover St.), Disco/house + New Wave. Lowell, MA Ticketmaster: 931-2000. zles as the Pops perform has created a phenomenal Painting and Decorative Arts a popular hangout and a $15,19+; $10, 21+. selections from their latest piece of herstory-changing Walks" begin at 12:30 p.m.; great place to get desserts. Jun. 22: Green Day. CD, The Latin Album. The drama. Evoking woman's «European Paintin~ and Dec- For more information and a program will also include the essence from talk of this orative Arts Walks begin at complete schedule, visit often-censored body part, 2:30 Introductory tours Tweeter Center for the Per- Infectious rhythms of Cuban p.m.: . Popular Music pianist/composer Ernesto Ensler brings light to the are also offered Sat. at 11 forming Arts (Great intricate complexity of being a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Woods) Lecuona. Jun. 24: Society of Saint Axis Jun. 23: Music of Ellington, female in a vagina-weary Jude Thaddeus of Boston. 13 Lansdowne St., 617-262- 885 South Main St., Mans- world. Poignant, cleverly Permanent Gallery Installa- field, MA 02048 Basie, and Miller. Procession. A saint with 2437 conceived and man-friendly, tions: «Late Gothic Gallery," widespread appeal and Next: 423-NEXT Ticketmaster: 931-2000 Jun. 28: Passport to Passion (Dvorak's Carnival Overture, this homage to woman and featuring a restored 15th- strong southern Italian roots. selections from Gershwin's her nether region asks the century stained glass win- Jul. 8: Maria della Grazia. Call for schedule. Jun. 16: Lynyrd Skynyrd. question: If your vagina Jun. 21: Jam'n 94.5 Sum- "American in Paris,"Offen- dow from Hampton Court, Procession Only. bach's "Orpheus in the could speak, what would it 14th- and 15th-century Jul. 15: St. Rocco. Proces- Avalon mer Jam with Jay-Z, 'Lil say? stone, alabaster, and poly- Bow Wow, & Ja Rule. Underworld", and Broadway sion Only. 15 Lansdowne St., 617-262- chrome wood sculptures Jul. 27-29: St. Joseph. Bat- 2424 Jun. 22: The Allman Brothers favorites). Jun. 29: Swing, Swing, Comedy Connection from France and the Nether- tery & Hanover Streets. Band. lands; "Mummy Mask Jul. 25: Bon Jovi. Swing. Mon.-Wed. at 8 p.m.; Thurs. Jun. 24: Air. 8:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 8 Gallery," a newly renovated Film Series: New Beat Cine- p.m., 10:15 p.m.; Sun. 7 Egyptian gallery, features ma from Japan p.m. The oldest comedy club primitive masks dating from In Boston showcases big- as far back as 2500 B.C.; Through Jun. 30. At the Theater name, national comedians «Eurofean Decorative Arts Museum of Fine Arts, on weekends and up-and- from 950 to the Present"; Boston, 02115. For tickets Stephen Sondheim's Satur- coming local talent during «John Singer Sargent: Stud- and more information, call day Night the week. At 245 Quincy ies for MFA and Boston Pub- 369-3770. Tickets are $8, Through Jun. 30, presented Market Place, Faneuil Hall, lic Library Murals." $7 MFA members, seniors, by the SpeakEasy st aae Upper Rotunda, Boston. students, unless otherwise Company, performed at Tfie Admission $10-$8 (weekend Gallery lectures are free with noted. Lyric Stage, 2nd Floor of prices vary). Call 248-9700 museum admission. YWCA bldg, 140 Clarendon for more Information and a Jun. 15 at 8 p.m., Jun. 17 St., Boston: Saturday Night, complete schedule. Museum of Science at 12 p.m.: Beautiful Sunday a charming musical with Science Park, Boston. (723- (Subarashiki nichiyoubi, Dir. book by JuTius Epstein (of Blue Man Group 2~00), Daily, 9 a.m.-? p.m.; retsuya Nakashima, Japan, Casabfanca fame) was to Charles Playhouse, 74 War- rn.. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat.- 1998, 93 min.). This original have been a 23-year old renton Street, Boston, indefi- Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admis- film peers around the walls Stephen Sondheim's debut nitely. Curtain is at 8 p.m. sion free with MIT 10, other- of an apartment building on on Broadway as a compos- on Wednesday and Thurs- wise $9, $7 for children one unusual Sunday ana dis- er/lyricist in 1955. The day, at 7 and 10 p.m. on Fri- 3-14 and seniors. covers a variety of tenants: untimely death of its produc- day and Saturday, and at 3 a young couple with relation- er halted its production and and 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tick- The Museum features the ship tensions; a half-Ameri- although songs turned up ets $35 to $45. Call 426- theater of electricity (With can, half-Japanese girl dri- occasionally in tributes and 6912 for tickets and infor- indoor thunder-and-Iightning ven to earn her peers' reviews, the show didn't mation on how to see the shows daily) and more than respect; an old woman with receive its long-awaited New show for free by ushering. 600 hands-on exhibits. a daily screaming ritual; and York debut until January 18, Ongoing: «Discovery Center"; a landlady devoted to paint- Green Day plays Tsongas Arena on 6/22. 2000. The show remains "Investigate! A See-For-Your- ing. Nakashima expertly bal- largely intact with only minor self Exhibit"; «Science in the ances the anxiety of modern Park: Playing with Forces and Jun. 28: Doves. Aug. 8: Ozzfest 2001. revisions. While a definite Exhibits city life with an appealing must-see for Sondheim devo- Motion"; "Seeing Is Deceiv- sense of whimsy. In Japan- Jul. 14: Reel Big Fish. J M' tees, the romantic comedy Isabella Stewart Gardner ing." ese with English subtitles. Jul. 21: Brian Betzer's '68 azz USIC won praise from critics for Museum Comeback Special. its youthful energy, bright 280 The Fenway, Boston. melodies, and even then (566-1401), TueS.-Sun. 11 Berk/ee Performance Center obvious wit and heart. Direct- a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 The Glass Menagerie Berklee College of Music Regattabar Concertix: 876-7777 ed by Will McGarrahan. Per- ($11 on weekends), $7 for Jun. 19-Jul. 10, presented by the American 1140 Boylston St. formances Wed. through Sat. seniors, $5 for students Repertory Theater, at the Loeb Drama Center Free student recitals and 1 Bennett st., Cambridge 02138, 617-662-5000 at 8 p.m.; Sun. at 7 p.m. with 10 ($3 on Wed.), free (64 Brattle Street, just outside Harvard Square faculty concerts, 4 p.m. and Sat. matinees at 2 p..m. Jun. for children under lB. The in Cambridge): The A.R.T. presents the 7 p.m. some weekdays. For 16, 23, and 30. Tickets: museum, built in the style of acclaimed Hartford Stage productIon of Ten- info on these concerts, call Jun. 16: Ronnie Earl. Jun. 28: Luciana Souza. Wed, Thurs., Sat. mat., and a 15th-century Venetian nessee Williams' classic, featuring Elizabeth the Performance Information Sun.: $28, $25 students palace, houses more than Ashley & Andrew McCarthy. In a story revealed Line at 747-8820. Scullers Jazz Club and seniors. Fri. and Sat. 2,500 art objects. with through memory and haunted by an absent Evenings: $31, $28 stu- emphasis on Italian Renais- father, the play glimpses the Wingfield family's Jul. 25: Rhythm of Love. DoubleTree Guest Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Rd., dents and seniors. For reser- sance and 17th-century struggle to hold its ground in 1939 St. Louis. Boston, 617-562-4111 vations, call the box office at Dutch works. Among the Directed by Robert Woodruff. To reserve tickets Club Passim 617-437-7731 and visit highlights are works by Rem- or for more information call 617-547-8300 or 47 Palmer St, Cambridge, Jun. 19: Andre Ward. brandt, Botticelli, Raphael, visit «www.emrep.otg>, Tickets $45-$20. 617-492-7679 for more information. Titian, and Whistler. Guided Page 14 Jun 15 2001 Lab Merger 'Natural' CfJn,gro,tuJo,tltJn" fJro,dtH,te, Energy, from Page 1 ar . By the time Treated th CEI the Energy Lab had already NtJW luw on 'lUI gtJl&g ttl get SlHryt/UIfglulU? will no longer ha e to run aero made it re earch hift. The two campu. group common intere t have COMPlETE PAIlCEI.IEIlVICE tJf CtuUrltIge, The two organizations ha e al 0 cau ed them to undertake se eral encountered difficultie in conduct- joint projects. ing re earch beyond the realm of In 1993, the Clil and the Energy H04 s".,ytIU&g , •• 'U "Btl II' T two eparate entitie rather Lab began to work together when than one large laboratory. Lit ter MIT joined the Alliance or Global hop that a 'one larger laboratory u tainability a joint project with 9HIPPINfJ ••••• PACKAfJINfJ research can be done more effective- the wiss Federal Institute of Tech- ly and that we [ IT] ill be le nology and the University of Tokyo. confusing in eeking with sponsors.' The close coupling between the In addition MIT ... would environment and energy caused the 8()XE$ TAPE... .9UPPlIE9 rather see a few big laboratorie or Energy Lab to work with the CEI on center than many small one , ' everal other projects" explained arks said. Marks. There also exists a clo e rela- Evolving roles come together tion hip between the two organiza- When the Energy Lab was creat- tions becau e John F. O'Brien Jr. ed in 1973 during the so-called administers both. When creating the energy shock, 'people believed that CEl, 'the MIT Council for the Envi- Df & the [con trained] supply of raw ronment saw no reason to hire a TIH • ." CP91uu pnlHdstJ ptU/uI,gt"" .lUppt"" re ources wa the source of the new administration," Litster said. energy cri is," Connors aid. How- Instead, the council hired O'Brien HnHiJSI tIJ Mnftw tlH po,1t 12,•.,.•. ever, as new supplies of energy and several other Energy Lab resources have been discovered administrators. CP$ since the 1970s, disproving that ini- Due to the two groups' close tueqIU tUI ""j.eIWtlitcorM. tial theory, "the Energy Lab has relationship, Marks believe that been motivated by environmental their merger will occur naturally. Our UDatu.1uI4 tWwttr l& frat for 'ur issues for the past ten years." , Essentially, the two have already "IIlt,"". ~ The CEI was formed in the last been merged because the Energy IMIUtuH"". decade, when "[Pre ident Charles Lab implements many projects that . Vest] saw the environment as it works on with the CEl," said Con- one of his largest concern.s," said nors. PIc.",. MIt" ~".fIIJtIlatiulft. Marks said he does not antici- I Solution to Crossword pate any organizational problems. lJtIIo,y.tJ I'"P/M", $U,.", " tUH IU'OflaIJU I from page 6 Both groups share the same admin- ~ lr!....----..--- istration leading to "great economies of scale," said Marks. In ~ P~ • .1.1'fJiM addition, Tester's sabbatical will no longer burden the Energy Lab /.Maud o;t 25 EMt.ft. because Marks will direct the LFEE's research. 1Irittge, If Additionally, while Marks "always appreciated the CEl's 611-511-9991 space," he said that "it was limited." .... I~', MIl ftJr/uun With the CEI leaving Building 1, he said he is excited to see that the expanding Civil Engineering Department will occupy CEl's cur- rent space.

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'Image and Meaning' programming and local TV tations for free over an analog ignal, two level of basi servi e will be avail- Kicks Off at Kresge able to paying sub criber ' The' Digital Max-Pak" POLICE LOG package will co t 2 .99 per month and include about urveys ha e found that many Am ricans don't 60 cable channels while the "Digital EJ treme Pack- The following incidents were reported to the MIT Campus Police know that it take a year for the age" '" '1\ co t 32. 9 per month and include about 0 between April 23 - May 10, 2001. This summary contains most inci- Earth to revel e around the sun cable channels, plus 30 stereo audio channel , The cur- dents reported to ampus Police but does not include incidents such News and that many American get their rent basi ervi e co I s than 15 per month. as medical shuttles, ambulance transfers, false alarms, and general science information from TV. Premium ervice for movie channels uch as HBO service calls. Bri(}{s These two point are particularly and howtime will be a ailable at an additional co t. prll 2 : Bldg. 66, copy machine stolen; Bldg. 26, meter stolen relevant to someone like E an Had- ub cribers will al 0 be able to order pay-per- ie 250' Bldg. E52 computer tolen 4,095; Bldg. E18, computer stolen ingham who makes his living as enior cience Edi- movi for 5.99 each. 1,500; Bldg. 10, homeles per on; tudent Center, employee tor for PB' OVA. tuden ub cribing to the service must obtain a problem; Bldg. W33, uspicious person; Amher t Alley, student Hadingham spoke last night in Kresge uditorium digital set-top re elver, Hox ever, there will be no e tra problem; Pacific Lot ecurity check on trailer. on the fir t day of the Image and Meaning Confer- fee for the receiver; instead, damaged or lost receivers pri124: Bldg. 1, home le person; Bldg. 56, report of possum in ence which kicks off the new Image and Meaning will be charged to the tudent' account through the building, arne removed by animal control; Bldg. W31, report of Initiative at fiT. By citing the surveys he got at the Housing Office. Future digital televi ions may have the threatening e-mail; Bldg. 14 laptop computer stolen 2,400; Student heart of the gathering: images can be worth a thou- QAM tuner required for reception built in. enter, former employee problem; Bldg. E25, su picious fax; orne- and word or more if used properly, but even televi- The three-year contract was approved by the legal where between building W 5 and E52 a laptop computer was lost sion, the medium of images often fails in communi- office this week after months of delay. FES was cho- and stolen as it fell off of a bicycle; Charles River, assist tate Police cating science. The purpose, then of bringing sen over competing offers from AT T Broadband and with report of per on in river; Bldg. 35, report of suspicious per ons, scientists science writers, and imaging technologist Campus Televideo mainly becau e it 'would co t MIT checked out okay. together is to fix that failure. nothing up front,' Winche ter said. FE\\'ill cover the ril 25: DuPont Gym, wallet stolen and credit cards used; Bldg. Yesterday' program dealt mo tty with imaging - cost of all necessary equipment upgrades. 10 suspicious per on. photography, microscopy, and computer rendering On the other hand, AT&T Broadband s proposal pril 26: Mass. Ave. Bridge, assist State Police with individual and modeling. Dean of Architecture and Planning would have eliminated individual subscriptions and painting bridge; Briggs Field, report of homeless person sleeping in William J. Mitchell described part of the process by instead sent one bill to MIT. ub cribers to the new dugout; Purrington t., report of several individuals from the shelter which architect Stephen Holl came up with his de ign service will be billed directly by FES. sleeping; tudent Center, former employee seen in area; Albany St. of MIT's new undergraduate donn: byevol ing report of fight involving individual from the shelter. sponge and watercolor blobs into the interior spaces - Eric J. Cholankeril pril 27: Bldg, 6, laptop computer stolen, 2 000; tudent Cen- of the mostly rectilinear structure. ter 1) bike stolen 400; Bldg. E15, small fire; Cambridge, 1) Theta "The right abstraction at the right time is impor- Delta Chi, frat problem; 2) Alpha Tau Omega, fight and hate inci- tant," Mitchell Said. Campus Will Be WIreless dent; Bldg. 38 su picious package; tudent Center, individual is ued John R. Anderson '76 computer graphics scientist a trespass warning. at Industrial Light and Magic talked about how Within 1\vo Years pril 28: Bldg. W34, individual removed from concert for pos- , physics simulations are "cheated" for the big screen, The entire campus will be wireless within. two session of marijuana; tudent Center, backpack stolen with CD play- being played backwards and in reverse, yielding the years as a result of an initiative by the MIT Council er, CD's and other items, 800; tudent Center, stolen debit/credit effect of decreasing entropy. on Educational Technology, a committee which card used for several purchases· Boston, Lambda Chi Alpha, noise "It may be rocket science," Anderson said, "but reports to the Provost's office. complaint. rocket science isn't aU that hard." Wireless technology based on the l I-megabit pril 29: Bo ton, igma Phi Epsilon, noise complaint, no prob- Today's program addresses problems with style 802.lib standard has already been deployed in the lem; Bldg. 7, male arre ted for trespassing and other related charges; and substance. At 8 p.m. is a conversation with Roger Stratton Student Center, the Sloan School and the E51 lot, '88 Acura stolen later recovered in Haverhill; enior House, Penrose, Susan Sontag, and B.O. Wilson, free and MIT Libraries. Students with mobile computers may well being check. open to the public, Tomorrow, the final day, deals purchase an 802.11'b-compliant wireless network card pril30: Lot 28, hub cap stolen 75; West Lot, bike stolen 300; with science images in the mass media. and register for DHCP service in order to use the ser- Boston, Sigma Phi Epsilon, bike stolen $1,000' Random Hall, sudden vice in those areas. death; outside of Building 7, check and inquiry of individual; outside - Joel Rosenberg According to Jeffrey Schiller, Network Manager of building NW21, individual needing assistance to shelter; Purring- for Information Systems, the next priority is to deploy ton St., male taken into custody on an outstanding warrant. the technology in lecture halls such as 26-100 and 54- May 1: Assist tate Police on Memorial Dr. with vehicle acci- CableUpgrades to Digital 100. IS plans to have this stage completed within the dent; West Lot, suspicious activity; Pacific St., check and inquiry. MIT Cable TV will upgrade to all-digital service next few months. .May 2: Bldg. E40, bicycle stolen, 500; 33 Mass. Ave. bike rack, on September I, when a .new contract with service Information Systems is moving in stages to install 250 bike stolen; Cambridge, WILG, suspicious person; Assist Cam- provider.Falls Earth Station (FES) takes effect the equipment, so that it will be easier to move to the bridge Police at Mass. Ave. at Memorial Dr. pedestrian struck by The switch to digital service comes in response to faster, 50-megabit 802.11a standard at a later date. vehicle; As ist State Police with vehicle accident on Memorial Dr. student requests for more channels, according to MIT 802.11 b is not likely to work well in dormitories, ay 3: Bldg. 56, lab equipment stolen, $2,000; West Lot, bicycle Cable TV Coordinator Randy Wincnester. 'There will because some other communications devices use the stolen 628; Bldg. W91, annoying phone calls; Bldg. 51, dog bark- be over one hnndredchannels available on the new same 2.4 GHz band. Use of some telephones would ing causing a disturbance. service, an increase from the 48 currently available result in wireless service interruption. May 4: Assist State Police, Mass. Ave. Bridge, fight; Bldg. 13, through AT&T Broadband. While a partnership with Lucent Technologies has larceny by false pretense 3,900; Bldg. E23 plaza, skate boarders; In addition, subscribers can expect better quality allowed MIT to recoup some of the cost, 300,000 Boston, 1) Delta Upsilon, noise complaint; 2) Lambda Chi Alpha, service. "When it works, Ws a perfect digital picture," has been spent so far on installation of the new equip- noise complaint; Brookline, Zeta Bata Tau, party problem; Assist Winchester said, ment. tate police with vehicle accident on the Mass. Ave. Bridge. While MIT Cable will continue to provide campus - Eric J. Cholankeril May 5: 33 Mass. Ave. bike rack, attempted larceny of bike parts; Memorial Dr., as ist State Police with a domestic disturbance; enior House, noise complaint; Bo ton, Phi Delta Theta, student problem, Cambridge, Theta Delta hi, loud party; Random Hall, report of sus- Vacancies Prompt RLSLP Growth picious person. ay 6: Bo ton, 1) u Delta, noise complaint; 2) Alpha Phi noise RLSLP, from Page 1 sibilities were also reevaluated, said Residence Education at Duke Uni- complaint; tudent Center, homeless person; Carlton t. suspicious Program Administrator for Residen- versity. activity, film crew asked to leave; Bldg. 7, 1) su piciou person, Prior to coming to MIT on May tial Programs Ricky A. Gresh. checked out okay' ~) dome tic disturbance; Cambridge, Delta Kappa 7, Rogers was the Assistant Coordi- RLSLP decided to the divide the RLSLP continues to expand Epsilon, unauthorized party; Audrey St., check suspicious vehicle, nator for Greek Life at the Universi- responsibilities between two co- "We've been expanding a lot checks out okay; Brigg Field, wallet stolen, later found. ty of Connecticut. FSILG life on directors, one to oversee residential over the last couple of years," Gresh ay 7: Bldg. 68, TVNCR tolen, 450; Bldg. W34, cameras and MIT's campus "doesn't differ much life and one for student life pro- said, admitting that this year was other items stolen $1,000' Bldg. ,computer tolen 2,500; 33 Mass. at all," Rogers said. "The issues are grams. Karen A. Nilsson has been exceptional in terms of expansion. Ave. bike stolen, 270; Bldg. 56 suspicious per on. the same. The developmental needs the Director of Housing Operations Three new people were hired when ay 8: A si t Cambridge Police with suspicious person by Ran- are the same." for several months; Baker will begin Dorow re igned (Baxter had already dom Hall; Bldg. 8, general assi t with an employee; West Garage, I) Yet Rogers notes that he came to as Associate Dean and Director of been hired), Eisenmann's position jacket stolen from vehicle, 45;2) motor cycle helmet stolen, $150; MIT for the challenge. "It's busier, Student Life Programs on July 9. was split in two, and RL LP hired Bldg. 7, 1 ladder stolen, 300; 2) tudent problem; Bldg. W31, fire it's more challenging, and there are Baker "will be directly responsi- four new Residential Life As ociate . caused by lint in dryer Bldg. E51 1) computers stolen, 3,570; 2) a lot more issues" to discuss, he ble for FSILG advising,", Gresh "It's a recognition by the Institute $100 cash stolen. said. "We don't have [the decision said, and the FSILG Advising Team that more support should be available ay 9: Memorial Dr. as ist tate Police with vehicles which were to house all freshmen on campus in will report to her. She will also [for] student life," Gresh said. vandalized; Bldg. E15, video conferencing equipment stolen, 2002] over at UConn." oversee residential programs, stu- He added that being under the 11,799; Bldg. Du Pont, wallet tolen, $10 cash; Bldg. E19, custom dent activities, lesbian, bisexual, leadership of a new Dean for Stu- woodworking stolen 1,000, later recovered; Purrington St. individ- Baker, ilsson replace Eisenmann gay, and transgendered support, and dent Life, Larry G. Benedict, cat- ual issued trespas warning. When Eisenmann left the posi- the Public Service Center. . alyzed RLSLP's expansion this year. ay 10: Outside of 77 ass. Ave., male, Sean Lee, arrested for tion of Associate Dean and Director Until yesterday Baker was Baker could not be reached for disorderly conduct; Bldg. 56 larceny of computer screen, not stolen; of RLSLP, his position and respon- Dean of Student Development and comment. tudent Center Plaza, complaint of skateboarders; Purrington St. trespass warning issued to individual; Bldg. E52, bike stolen $230. Bond Sale Will Fund Construction Bonds, from Page 1 to utility facilities. brings to the Institute, the sale direct- "We're very pleased with the ly benefits the city of Cambridge. In the beginning there was and this preliminary variable rate results of the bond sale and the role "The final result of construction indicates that we will get a very that HEFA played," Treasurer will provide some triking building favorable interest rate on those Allan S. Bufferd said. "The bond on campus," he said Science at The Tech bonds." proceeds will combine with our HEF A bond are sold in the Upcoming improvements to the very successful fundraising effort municipal bond marketplace both to Institute include the undergraduate to complete these important pro- individual and in titutional residence Simmons Hall, a graduate jects." investors. sonte people are her~ for course 21. dormitory at 70 Pacific St., the The transaction i a large ale for The organization, e tab lished by Zesiger port and Fitness Center the HEF A ranking a one of its top the Mas achusetts Legislature in • !%"f~ two new buildings for Computer, five largest bond issuances this year. 1968, i an independent public Information, and Intelligence Sci- "HEFA is happy to work with authority that wor with non-prof- for the rest of us, 'there's science. ence , and the renovation of the MIT and very pleased with the out- it in titutions in Massachu efts to Dreyfu chemistry building. Addi- come of the ale," ullivan aid. "I co t-effectively finance capital pro- tional projects include the renova- can't wait to ee the building in ject . REF al 0 provides financial tion of Building 30 into a gradu- their final form." ervice , group purcha ing, and undergrads & grads ... [email protected] ate residence, roadway construction, Sullivan noted that apart from other programs to non-profit orga- parking expansion, and renovations the fmancial benefit the transaction nizations. Page 16 June 15 2001 Goldin: Lofty Dreams est Praises the C ass of 2001 Speech, from Page 9 the Hayden Planetarium wh n I a young boy and introduced me to what G' e IT cholar hip; Graduates Reflect on Good Times possible when we approach technolo- became my life' p ion. I called my gy - from information y tern to father in the ho ital. ... of 200 I continued but T eng . Pon e 01 de ribed the cere- materials - at the atomic scale. E en though he a weak and pointed out that "the un and he m ny a "out of ight. I'm a ery You will employ hat I call "bio- dying from can er e spoke for over v n for northern ambridge- power now re t on our ide." proud parent. I hadn t cried in four mimetics.' That' when we replace an hour. He wa just as e cited as I ould be lightly larger and years and I cried today.' traditional technology by mimicking wa . He b orbed everything and would carry a fe more pa sen- e t's tribute pan fif ear drian Ponce e pre ed relief biology or making hybrid y tern a ked more que tion than I did. I ger .' The addr from Pre ident and optimi m. It wa a long four that integrate biology directly. Com- even pretend d, "Dad, I know all the harle e t carried two me - year 'he aid but it a worth puter will behave more like the answers." itt participati.on at a age : a tribute to the eta of 1951, the 120 grand, or it will be oon.' human brain. irplane wings will t the end of the call, I said: ''Dad, and a harge to the cla of 2001. Lara 01 on wife of do toral adapt to different flight condition , you have to do me a fa or. You can't enior Gift arnpaign, a e t began by acknowledging recipient Pablo Policzer aid, much like a bird's wings adapt now. 1 IT ha gi en Policzer a connec- Systems will be self- ensing and self- tion to a larger world of people and correcting. idea . It been rewarding and it s For you, the silicon-based com- nice to be at the end. puter chip will belong in a museum, ,It had been difficult for him to next to the dinosaurs. eep the tremendou accompli h- What will a11this mean? If e eel- ment [of a doctorate] in mind,' lence and truth are your goal it will 01 on said 'but both Commence- mean the thing that Galileo could ment and the hooding ceremony only dream about. were a great reminder of the You will cure today' disease achievement at the end of a long, and allow people to live to the limits low proce ." of the bodies they were born with. You will solve global climate Graduates rene t on greater changes and make sustainable devel- gifts opment a reality. any student focused on what You will end probes beyond our the had gained beyond the thin solar sy tern and to the tar. You piece of paper they received that may look upward and answer the afternoon, and looked ahead to the que tion as old as humankind itself: open doors of the future. Are we alone? "The Institute gave me impor- And you will make my dream tant tools for reasoning that will be come true. ot in 50 years but in the with me always," Policzer said. next ten to twenty. "I've learned to think and rigor- spacecraft will land, a hatch ously pursue an idea while I was will open, a ladder will drop. Then, here." the world will watch as an astronaut Katherine S. Lemon, who - in a white suit with an American received a degree from Harvard flag on the shoulder - step down Medical School in addition to her and crunches her boot down on the doctorate from MIT, said, "I want dusty red surface of ars. to do research in pediatric and Are these goals lofty, the dreams infectious disease, and I chose the big, the mi ions ri ky? You bet. And dual degree program because of the chances are you will meet your the training in research here." share of detractors. And no doubt, "1 really enjoyed our program you will encounter orne failure along in architecture, and I'm hoping it the way. will get me into a good grad But remember that Galileo was school," Molly S. Forr '01 said. put under house arrest for his beliefs. LaTanya A. Sweeney PhD '01 People thought he was a heretic. Cer- also noted the gifts that the Insti- tainly if you take risks and come up tute is receiving from its students. short, it won't compare to that. Don't Sweeney, the first black woman to be afraid - get up, dust yourself off receive a doctorate in computer and move on. science. from MIT, said, "It's won- I'll tell all of you what I've told ERIKA L. BROWN-THE TECH derful to see MIT changing. The the SA employees after we have a Lobby 10 offered a unique vantage point for watching the festivities at Commencement last Friday. diversity has started to increase. I failure (that's u ually witne sed by hope that MIT has the courage to billions of people): ot experiencing tell anybody about this for wee , at collection of gifts and pledges dur- the different eras in which the two continue these increases, especial- any failure in life is rarely a sign of least. This is top ecret right now." ing the spring of senior year, classes lived. "In 1951, the most ly within the faculty." perfection; rather, it's a sign that your y father replied, 'Dan, who am reached its highest participation elaborate brass rat you could turn goals aren't bold enough .... Failure I going to teU? Get a grip, I m in the level ever this year, at 3 percent. around cost $24.00, and mailing a Setup, hack appreciated is not an option, only if you try to hospital dying of cancer." Class of 2001 President Erick thank-you note for a graduation Even the details of the ceremony avoid it and refuse to learn 'from it. Well, about a month later, we T eng apologized that he did not pre ent would have taken a three- did not go unnoticed. Billie Adams, The real mark of your character made the announcement. y father not have a toy truck to present with cent stamp," Vest said, "but for- Lemon's mother, "thought the comes from not how you react to passed within day later. their gift, but said that he hoped give me if I refuse to tell you what screen was very considerate. We your successes, of which I know I can't help but believe that what that the check for more than they paid in tuition." were sitting pretty far back, and it there will be many. How you react to kept my father alive until that $30,000 would make up for it He reminded all the graduates helped us see what was going on." your failures, of which there will be, announcement wa made, in large Tseng's speech, written in a and alumni of "one thing that For FOIT, "The best part of the if you are bold, a number in your life- part, was his lifelong commitment to style reminiscent of Dr. Seuss' never changes: the pride you can ceremony was the NASA balloons time. leaming. He had always ought truth. writing, delivered rhyming com- take in knowing that you have with the parachuting beavers." o always believe in yourself and And he had an irrepressible desire to mendations to "the class upon earned a degree from MIT." The most common complaint remain committed to learning; to ee his only on do the ame. That which it had rained a whole heap.' was the heat. "I really liked the excellence; to truth. somehow I could play albeit a small Jibes at the rain that had haunt- Grads and families share in joy formality, but it was too hot under That is the lesson of Galileo. It is role in attempting to solve one of the ed most major events of the class Angel Ponce, father of Adrian the sun," Olson said. also a lesson I learned from my my teries of life, literally gave my father .... father more life. y father died about six years That's the power of truth and ago. It was right around the time we learning and excellence. The search discovered what we call the ars for what it i that ignites the human Rock. It's still controversial but spirit overcoming the unexpected many believe the rock contains fos- and discovering the unknown - silized bacteria that originated on that's what life is about. ars, and thus proof of life. The That' really what Galileo aw great debate goes on. when he looked through his tele- I remember clearly to this day scopes. And that's what awaits you. when the three scientists from Hous- The cliche goes that you are the ton came into my office and briefed future. Icontend the future i now. 0 me on their findings. Could you with imagination ingenuity and imagine being in charge of A A audacity, explore discover, change and having people come into your the world. And have fun while you re office and say: "We think we've dis- at it. covered fossilized life from ars." It Alway take time out to love and doesn't get any better than that. to live. You re going to be busy but I couldn't believe it. I was over- never forget family and friends. In whelmed. I asked every po ible other words, as a parent, on behalf of question I could think of. y person- all the other parent who are here al inqui ition lasted for hours, and today please, at least once in a while, when they left I was convinced we don't forget to check in with old hould announce the fmd, however sion ontrol. Indulge us.... controversial it wa . I felt worldwide MIT Class of 200 1 with the con- peer review was good for cience and fidence that you will never, ever ha e it was good for young people to wit- to recant your discoverie , remain ness the scientific proces and the committed to learning. ettle for intense debate that would go on and nothing les than excellence. Do not JAMES CAMP-THE TECH still goe on. only eek truth. But believe in your- Beacon Skanska construction workers place concrete slabs, used for the two-level underground That night I couldn't control my elf. That way, you will find truth. parking area, in the site excavated for the Ray and Maria Stata Center. The Stata Center is pro- e citement. 1 had to hare the discov- Congratulations and God speed to jected to be completed in the fall of 2003. ery with the man who brought me to all of you.