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Some HASS classes cancelled By Maft Nelmark space in literature classes to the sec- Between 10 and 15 of the 49 tion's failurc to prepare for the large Forms of Westcrn Narrative Humanities, Arts, and Social number of students. Hc suggested (21.012), the only HASS-D can- Science Distribution (HASS-D) that this problem could be solved by celled, was eliminated because only classes offered this term were over- fortifying the faculty in the litera- seven students enrolled. subscribcd, and one was cancelled, ture department or reducing the Several HASS classes were also according to Bette K. Davis, HASS number of literature HASS-D's cancelled, but not all the cancella- Coordinator. offered, which would encourage tions were due to under-enrollment, Several non-distribution HASS students to take distribution courses Davis said. Magic, Witchcraft, and classes were also cancelled, Davis in other departments. the Spirit World (21.51 1) was can- said. HASS administrators acknowl- celled bccause the professor had to Literature classes were extreme- edged that there are faults in the teach Introduction to Anthropology ly popular this year and had more HASS-D system but argued that as a (21.50). The switch became neces- oversubscribed HASS-D's than any whole, it works very well. Associate sary when the professor scheduled other HASS section, according to Dean Harriet N. Ritvo said, "There for that class took a medical leave Philip S. Khoury, dean of the arc problems. They're not major of absence. Surveillance and School of Humanities and Social problems, but they attack individual Society (I 1.009J) was cancelled Sciences. In Shakespeare (21.009), students." because the professor who was sup- for example, 24 students were Khoury said it is important to posed to teach it took an unexpected forced to find other classcs. As in limit HASS-D sections to 25 stu- sabbatical. most oversubscribed HASS classes, dents, even if it means that some Students who have been lotteried the students chosen to stay were students will not get their first out of HASS-D classes are immedi- selected through a lottery. choice HASS-D. "We will not sacri- ately put on a list and given priority Khoury attributed the lack of fice anything for quality. The stu- in the lottery the next time they dents themselves have demanded attempt to take the class. it," he said. Khoury said the HASS-D system Seniors lose priority IFC Processes Rush T 7ilolation~s has been improving ever since its For the first time this year, introduction five years ago. seniors do not have priority in By Jason Wertheim JudComm pressing charges against Brooks C. Mendell '93, SAE Advisors, warn students that they HASS-D lotterics. Thc reason for The Intcr~ratcrnity Council a house," Yen continued. president, said the verdict was "not may be forced out of a class by a this, according to HASS administra- recorded more rush violations this During rush, 11 student IFC true." He said, "A guy in our house lottery and enc ourage them to have tors, is that seniors have had the year than last year, according to investigators visited fraternities to was talking to a pledge and the a second choice class in mind when opportunity to take the class for at Karl L. Yen '93, IFC Rush Chair. make sure the rules are being fol- phone lines were crossed and one they register, lie said. least three years. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was already lowed. Each investigator was person drew inferences." To save tinmc, Khoury suggested Though freshmen are currently convicted during Rush of extending assigned to three or four houses to Yen said that there "had been a systemn where students find out if not given preference in lotteries, I an early bid, he added. see if they had any problems with allegations" that Alpha Tau Omcga they are in the HASS-D of thecir many administrators think they The IFC Judicial Committee will other houses, Yen explained. hid freshmen during rush. Yen choice when they receive their should be. Proponents give several officially notify the fraternities that The investigators held nightly added that JudComm was still in the schedule. "The student [could] learn reasons for the change, including have been charged with violating meetings to discuss the day's possi- process of compiling charges right away that he or she is not in freshmen's unfamiliarity with the rush regulations next week, said ble violations. Typically, Ask or against fraternitics, but that the the class and could immediately registration process and their greater Eric A. Ask .'93, IFC Judicial Yen would contact a fraternity sus- ATO incident "certainly hasn't been proceed to choose another HASS- Committee Chair. pected of a rush violation and try to dropped." DI," he said. HASS, Page 10 Last week was the deadline for solve the situation temporarilIy. When asked about hiding frcsh- both the lFC JudComm and the fra- However, JudComm usually waitcd men, ATO President Karl A. ternities to press charges against until after rush to impose a penalty, Koschnitzke 1V '93 said, "We run a other fraternities. If an accused fra- Yen said. clean rush at ATO. We don't run a temnity pleads innocent to a charge, dirty rush." the case will be tried by JudComm SAE, ATO face charges Edward M. Wylonis Ill Dclta within the next few weeks. "We imposed a few sanctions on Tau Delta's rush chair, said his "We were more vigilant this year houses during rush," Yen said. Thc house was not charged with any and followed up on things during IFC JudComm found SAE guilty of rush violations, nor did they press rush," Yen said. "Some houses tried extending an early bid. As a result, charges. He also said that DTD's to duck around the rules last year," the fraternity was not allowed to investigator was "less strict" than Yen said. "[Ask and 1] felt that if give out any additional bids until 10 last year. the rules existed, we must enforce A.M. Sunday, two hours after frater- them." nities were officially allowed to give Violations, Page 10 "Most trials this year will be out bids, Yen said. 15 Students Enter New Teacher Certification Program

By Brian Rosenberg twelve. identify areas of mutual rescarch something to do with MIT's prima- students have developed compc- EDL TOR IN C'III.FF _ One unique feature of the certifi- interest and develop new teaching ry education program. It pays half tencies" in a number of areas related Fifteen students entered MIT's cation program is the presence of techniques. of the teachers' salaries, and also to teaching and Icarning. new Teacher Certification Program six Boston-area teachers, who are "It seems like the teachers will supports the certification program in Bambcrgcr said the program will by enrolling in Issues in Teaching also spending the academic year at be very beneficial - they've been a significant way," Bambcrger said. borrow ideas fiom a UROP she has and Learning (I 1.124), the begin- MIT as part of another new pro- in the classroom and they know sponsored. "We set up something ning of the program's six-class gram, the MIT Tcacher Fellows what's going on," said Jake M. Yara. History of programs called the Lab for Making Things required series. Program. Bamberger said the fel- '93, a student in 1]. 124. Both the certification and the fol- [in a Cambridge elementary school] The program's goal is to teach lows program is designed to help The certification program is lows programs were proposed two where UROP students worked with MIT students "to learn to appreciate teachers "de- jointly sponsored by years ago by the MIT Council on children and tried to understand the the kinds of conceptual intuitions velop innova- the Office of the Primary and Sccondary Education. way they thought about things," that young people bring to their tive approaches Dean for Student "The committee outlined five areas Bamberger said. studies, and ... [to] monitor their to math and sci- Affairs and the they wanted to take action on. One Last fall, the UROP grew into an conceptual progress," said Professor ence teaching Departmecnt of was bringing teachers to MIT for a undergraduate seminar, Teaching of Music and Theater Arts Jeanne ... so they can , 7 Urban Studies and year, and another was some kind of Children Enginecring Design, which M. Bamberger. Bamberger and become effec- Planning. "The pro- teacher development program. Last Bambcrger taught. Some of the stu- Professor of Brain and Cognitive tive agents of gram is in urban year, working groups! were formed dents now in 11.124 participated in Sciences Susan Carcy are teaching change in the studies because we to combine the two ideas, and we the seminar, she added. this semester's class. schools to want to focus on had a design by the spring," "I'm glad that MIT finally put a The State Bureau of Teacher which they will urban education. Bambcrgcr said. prog.am like this together," Certification is expected to register return." We are particularly Upcoming changes in state Reninger said. "I know people the program sometime this academ- The fellows concerned that our teacher certification requirements who've graduated who wanted to go ic year. Currently, the program will help MITCOMAFMEmNICA7TioNSOFF1CE teachers be prepared gave the program a final push into into teaching, but didn't want to go trains only math and science teach- Bamberger and Susan Carey to meet the chal- reality, Bambcrgcr said. elsewhere and thought it would ers, but Barnberger said "we hope to Carey teach lenges of working According to the new require- have been too difficult to get ccrti- extend the fields of specialization to 11.124, and each will serve as a in inner-city settings," Bamberger ments, which go into effect in ficd, so they didn't bother," she include humanities, arts, and social mentor for one or more students in said. October 1994, prospective teachers added. studies as well."s If the program is the certification program. In addi- A large part of the funding for must have a degree in the specific In previous years, MIT students accepted, MIT students who finish tion, each fellow will be given an the fellows program comes from the area they intend to teach. New certi- interested in teaching had to com- six classes will be certified to teach MIT faculty mentor in his or her 40th anniversary gift of the Class of fication programs will also be pletc their certification through the students in grades six through field. Fellows and mentors will 1952. "The gift was earmarked for responsiblc for demonstrating that Welleslcy Education Dcparti-cnt. _7

f V I Page 2 THE TECH -...... ,-I . ~ ..I~ .. .. I. 4 I I. .S- tenibierl&19 92 F L. WORLD & NATION Veto-Proof House Majority BUsh Cama goIGambits Fail Approves Cable Rate Bill LOS ANGELES TIMES__ By Karen. Hosler say that they are putting their hopes Northeast may-prove out of reach. WASHINGTON ME BALMMRE SUN on paid advertising, the wildeard The Bush campaign began airing The House approved a bill Thursday to control the rates charged President Bush's comeback cam- that might be introduced by erst- this week a $2.5.million series of to 55 million households with cable television, opening the way for paign is advancing at a crawl as its while independent candidate Ross ads thatare intended to generate the first price controls on basic cable service in eight years. various political themes and gambits Perot's return to the fray and contin- more positive feelings about the Theo vote was 280-128, a sufficient margin to override a certain fail to register with most voters. uing voter uneasiness with Clinton president as a leader on the econo- veto by President Bush. The bill goes to the Senate floor for action Following a week in which Bush that may not harden into opposition my by highlighting his approach of next week, where the industry is hoping it can muster the 34 votes offered a major repackaging of his until the final days of the race. opening-trade and encouraging pri- needed (if all senators vote) to sustain a veto and kill the measure. economic proposals and Democrat Although the president's stand- vate- business ventures. Surveys The bill would allow the Federal Communications Commission to Bill Clinton took a new round of ing in the polls has -not changed show-that .most people don't-even determine a "reasonable" charge for basic cable service the programs pounding on his military draft much since mid-summer, the race realize Bush has any plan for deal- carried on local outlets of ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Fox network, record, there has been little measur- has tightened because Clinton's ing with the economy, an obstacle local government and educational channels, and public TV stations. able impact among the electorate, huge mid-summer lead has shrunk a the campaign must surmount before While there would be no formal rate regulation of other services, new public opinion surveys show. bit among some voters, including it can get voters to choose the presi- such as the plethora of second tier channels carrying news, sports, Highly publicized government those Kohut calls the '"pcketbook" dent's plan over Clinton's. music videos, religious and children's programming the FCC could giveaways to key voter groups for- Democratsi who say.that they don't But "trust" is really what the intervene if customers filed complaints about excessive price increas- eign arms sales for defense plants, have enough money to make ends Bush campaign hopes the presiden- es. subsidies for farmers, accelerated meet. That might mean Bush's -tial election' will be about because The proposed legislation would leave unregulated the rates logging schedules for timber-cut- attempt to label Clinton as a "tax- surveys show that Clinton is still charged for the premium channels such as HBO, the Disney Channel ters, massive aid for hurricane- and-spend" Democrat has'penetrat- vulnerable there. in the most recent and Showtime. It also does not deal with special programs available stricken South Florida also has done ed a little. Times-Mirror-survey, the president mw on a pay-per-view basis, including rock concerts, and boxing and litt~le or nothing to help the president But these are virtually'all must- was selected by a margin of 53 per- G

wrestling matches. close the gap with his challenger. win states for the president, and the cent to 28 percent as the candidate I "The Bush campaign just isn't fact that Bush. has not safely locked who would use good judgment in a getting anywhere on the two major them away at.this point:underscores. crisis;. . things it has to accomplish: to raise his continuing political weakness. The- draft issue, particularly the Two Koreas sign Pacts, But Can't doubts about Clinton and convince' A poll conducted early this week inconsistencies in Clinton's account Americans there is at least some for the Wall Street Journal did show .of how he escaped being drafted Agree on Nuclear hispections Chance that a second Bush adminis- that the president's job_ approval s- into the Vietnam War, seemed to LOS ANGELES TIMES tration will. be better than the first,"S ing for the first time since January a have the potential to feed doubts SEOUL,KOREA said Andrew Kohut, pollster for the key indicator in an election that about the Democrat's character and North and South Korea signed three accords Thursday that could Times-M irror Center for The People almost inevitably will be a referen- judgment. lead to broad cooperation in political, military and economic spheres, and the Press. dum on the incumbent's perfor- Sixty'percent of those surveyed but a continued deadlock over nuclear inspections threatened to keep Voter surveys released this week manee. The bad news for'Bush is in CNN-Gallpp poll this week said them from taking effect. show the challenger's lead ranging that those who think he, haslper- that they are satisfied with Clinton's The two prime ministers, meeting in the North K~orean capital of from 9 -percent, in a CNN-Gallup formed poorly still outnumber his explanations, compared to 30'per- Pyongyang, signed detailed pacts to start the process of implementing poll Thursday, to 15 percent. in a admirers by a margin of 53 percent cent who said thatrthey were, not. In December's landmark agreement that would begin to reconcile the Times-Mirror poll taken last wieekc- to 40 percent. contrast, 55 percent of those same country, divided since World War II. if implemented, the accords end..Although that range represents Bush's campaign stops Thursday poll respondents said .that they would at last defuse the peninsula's potential military time bomb and a substantial improvement from in Oklahoma and Georgia pointed weren't satisfied with Bush's expla- open the border for unprecedented exchanges of people, goods and Clinton's 2-1 lead following his out another facet of his dilemma: nation that he was "out of the loop' information. noiation -in July, it has' the base of support that elected him on the -ran-Contra scandal a contr'o There headway over the emotional matter of family exchanges,, changed much -for several weeks. in 1988 is still very soft. If he has to versy that has never seemed to hurt however. Although the two sides had earlier agreed to allow the -With'the time for overcomiing fight this hard''for the South, the" him.. reunion of a selected number of families, the program was abruptly ,Clinton's lead shrinking, Bush aides equally crucial Midwest and dropped after Pyongyang demanded that Seoul repatriate Lee In Mo, a North Korean war correspondent arrested on charges of guerrilla activity more than 40 years ago. Europe's 1Money Crisiss-;D

By Joel Havemann-I During that period, which culminat- -Forme r President Valery Giscard Serb Ardlery, Fire Continues LOS ANGELES TIMES ed in an extraordinary six-hour rd'Estaing, a leading treaty advocate, THE WASHINGTON POST_ __ _ BRUSSELS, BELGIUM meeting of European Community contended -that Europe, should SARMJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Europe's currency crisis deep- finance officials in Brussels that t'accelelrate the march to a European' U.N. efforts to bring all heavy weapons around this besieged city ened Thursday as the Italian lira, began. shortly before midnight money"' so that such crises could not under international surveillance seemed close to collapse Thursday as plummeted in value-and the Irish Wedneisda'y; gpa'indevalued the happen.-again. Serb nationalist forces battered it again with near-continuous tank pound, the Danish krona and even peseta by 5 percent and Britain and s Philippe''Seguin, the treaty's and artillery fire. the powerful French franc came Italy temporarily withdrew from the leading mainstream opponent, coun- One 100mm tank shell in particular highlighted the vulnerability under intense selling pressure. But system that had linked the values of ftered: "Evetything that is happening of the U.N. peace mission here and its apparent helplessness to abate Germany refused to cut the high II EC currencies'. demonstrates the stupidity of a sin- the slaughter, scoring a direct hit on the fourth floor of U.N. head- interest rates that most other The day's most significant devel- gle currency ."'I quarters. Luckily, it was.a dud. The projectile broke some glass and European nations blame for the opment may have been what did not tIn. Germany, the Bundesbank's clunkd down the steel stairs of a fire escape, coming to rest in a tumult. happen:. The governing council of governing council met in its regular parking lot. French demolition experts hauled it away for destruction. One bright spot was the British the Bu ndesbank, Gerrnany's central Ibi-weeki y session and decided not "This is not the atmosphere,-this is not a good ground to imple- pound, which grew stronger even bank, met in Franlkfurt but resisted Ito tamper with interest rates. The ment the U.N. mandate," Egyptian Brig. Gen. Hussein Abdel Razek, though the British government the Continent-wide pressure, espe- Bundesbank trimmed rates Monday military commander of the 1,500-member U.N. relief force here told reduced interest rates one day after cially from Britain, to' lower its ;for the first time in five years in reporters. "I shall express my concern- to both sides," he said as abandoning its ultimately futile interest rates.. return for Italy's decision to devalue scores of howitzer and mortar shells whistled and boomed in the near effort to prop up'the currency's David Roche, an economist with the lira biy 7 percent. distance. value. And the Italian government, Morgan Starnlcy.International in |The bank- is holding rates high moving to shore up its beleaguered London,. decried a "totlal failure" of about 6 percentage points higher economy, announced a massive aus- EC: nations to work together toward Ithan in the United States to prevent terity plan geared to slash its budget common economic goa'is9. ; the Ciostly'reunificatio'n with the fior- deficit by a whopping $75 billion. "Blame' in Europe is like' c ustard: :nier East Germany -from producing WEATHER Prices fluctuated on some stock You can. spread it all around, he economic overheating and an out- markets as traders seemed unsure said. break of inflation. The high rates what to make of the crisis. On the Analysts'pr'edicted a new oult- .have also attracted huge amounts of Tale London Stock Exchange, the broad- break -of chaos next week if French' investment capital to'. Germany, A of Twlo Seasons based Financial Times-Stock votersgSunday'withhold their ^.boosting the German mark's value Exchange Index shot up about 100 approval of the so-called Maas'tri'cht against other European currencies. By Marek Zebrowskl points, then shed about 70 points Treaty on European union, which |In reducing rates Monday, the STA FFMETEROLOGIST before rising again to close up would establish a single EC curren- *Bundesbank was widely 6'riticized Vigorous cold front attached to a potent low pressure system in 105.6. Activity was calmer on Wall cy in 1999. The death of the inside Germany for yielding to for- Southern Canada will bring our late summer weather spell to an end Street, where the Dow Jones indus- Maastricht Treaty could signal that teign pressure., and it was not about on Saturday. The coldest air of the season that might cuase some trial average closed down 3.51 Europe is not yet ready to live under to let that happen twice in the same scattered snow showers (l) in the northerr Great Lakes will be modi- points. a single economic roof. week. fied by the time it reaches New England, yet, the unmistakeable fall The German firmness on interest Even a "Yee' vote in France will IGerman Finance Minister Theo chill will be well in evidence on Sunday with a slight warmup to fol- rates helped weaken the dollar, not relieve all the pressure, said LWaigel,, coming to the low under fair skies for early next week. although the UJ.S. currency also lost George Magnus of the London Bundesbank's defense, challenged Friday Afternoon: Hazy, warm and humid with a high of 84F some of the gains it had picked up investment house S.G. Warburg. By the common view that high rates (29C) with a fresh southwesterly breeze at 10-15 mph (16-24 kmh) Wednesday while serving as shelter the end of the year, he predicted, lwere the cause of Europe's mone- Friday night:Continued hazy with cloudiness arriving towards from Europe's storms. The mark Germany will bring key rates down tary tumult. dawn. Fog may form especially in the south coastal areas. Low continued to attract new investment; by about I percentage point from "I think everyone should consid- around 69 F (2 IC), southwesterly winds continuing a dollar bought 1.485 marks in New the current range of 8.25 percent to er what the cause is in their own Saturday: Mostly cloudy with scattered light rain possible, then a York late Thursday, down from 9.25 percent-and more EC curren- area of responsibility," he said. chance of locally heavy thunderstorms during the late afternoon and 1.514 Wednesday. cies will'be devalued. British officials in particular evening hours. High of 79F (26C). Strong SW winds will shift to NW. The pound was quoted at $1.78 In France, the European mone- charged Bundesbank President late in the day in London late Thursday, and closed tary tumult dominated the final days Helmut Schlesinger with encourag- Saturday night:Clearng and cooler with the temperatures failing at nearly that value in New York. of debate leading up to Sunday's ing investors to sell British pounds to the upper 50s (I 3-15C) by dawn. But in a sign of continuing volatili- crucial referendum, adding even ill a newspaper interview later dis- Sunday outlook: Fair and cool with highs in mid to upper 60s ty, it fell as low as $1.72 in London more uncertainty in an already con- avowed by the Bundesbank in (I 7-2 1Q during early trading. fused campaign. Both defenders and which he predicted a wholesale Thursday's daylight hours opponents. of the treaty used the realignment of European currency seemed tame compared to the 12 monetary crisis to support their values. a.m. in Europe. 1. ,,,,,,, - hours ending at 6 cause. 'Seypember 18, 1:9,2, WORLD & NATION THE TEC Pagp;3 Germaryr.epatriate to ...... GernaX epaate houandFrmR aia

By Tamara Jones. The ministry statement noted housing is scarce, both factors feed- Gypsies, right-wing radicals Ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz LIOSANGELES TIMES; that about 43,000 Romanians, about ing resentment.of the foreigners. stormed the grounds and drove the Schneider told The Los Angeles BERLIN 60 percent of them.Gypsies,:had Everyone claiming asylum is unwelcome foreigners out as local Times in a telephone interview that entered Germany as 6f.,Aug.g 31. Thie residents cheered from their bal- the deportees would be sent home Germany announced guaranteed food and shelter. under plans statement referred to the "flagrant German law, and some cities hand conies. "by all means of affordable trans- Thursday to repatriate thoussaindst abuse of asylum by the Romanians," portation. illegal aliens from Romania out pocket money or living stipends Officials estimate that only 5 la i the and added that only 0.2 percent of as well. At times, this has caused percent of the 500,000 asylum-seek- Asylum-seekers currently are first major step toward contrrolling a them had the right to asylum here. flood of asylum-seekers. caravans.of Gypsies to mass in a ers expected to pour across free to come and go from the hos- Only applicants who can prove single community. Germany's borders this year will tels, barracks and even boats where A statement released eventually be granted asylum. they are housed; the statement did by trig .. they,,suffer political persecution at .Gypsies have been the principal Interior Ministry in Bonn 's Romanians are outnumbered only not indicate whether this policy A'd".6it'laid hat 'home qualify for. ·asylum in target of the neo-Nazis, skinheads the Romanian governme by applicants from what used to be might change to simplify deporta- Germ'any,.but the processing of such and other right-wing extremists who agreed "after. months oftn-,gq. a- claims often takes years (the back- Yugoslavia among asylurm-seekers, tion. tions"' to begin taking back have been storming refugee shelters Gypsies - log is currently around,3'00,000 according to the Interior Ministry. with and Rbmanians who do not on:.a regular basis for the past Seiters is also negotiating qualify cases) and all applicants collect wel- The number of economic other countries to take back their for asylum.under German la) month. The latest spate of violence i w- . . fare benefits while waiting. began three weeks ago in the Baltic refugees from the Third World and citizens who fail to qualify for I The influx of foreigners to the i seeking - Germany's main political parties seaport of Rostock, where hundreds eastern Europe has grown dramati- German asylum, according i a better life in relatively pro lsperous are currently squabbling over vari- of Gypsies had been camped out all cally since the Berlin Wall fell near- ministry statement, which did not I Germany but a Germany nokonethe- ous proposals to tighten the coun- summer in front of an overcrowded ly three years ago, and the figure specify which nations arc involved. ,II less burdened with-the high cost of .try's liberal asylum law. That would refugee processing center. could reach 1 million by the end of There was no mention of addi- I trying to pull its easternmhal 1993. ff: up to require changingthe constitution. The center was located in a com- tional financial credits or other aid western levels has fired dee ) resent- Interior Minister Kudolf Seiters being offered to these countries in ment among many Germans s. Nlany . The' EBundestag, or lower house plerx of Communist-era highbrises n·· lave .of Parliament, is expected to debate where about. 20,000 eastern paid that he expected that a treaty to exchange for signing such agree- of those seeking asyluf be signed next week in Bucharest ments, which the ministry said are become the target of-almost tlightly~ aasylum.'this year. The i.ssue is at the Germans live. After local authorities failed to respond to neighbors' com- 4"will deter people smugglers and necessary in order to turn away fire-bombings- by.jeering..rig Xht-wing foeferont.iof' public' concern, espe- those they smuggle," the statement fraudulent asylum-seekers. extremists. cially in the eastern states, where plaints of unsanitary conditions, unemployment is high and decent theft and rowdiness among the said. W. . in

By Stuart Auerbadh "The U.S. economy has lost domestic front," said Sen. Paul S. WSorkman; international vice presi- of no other products are expanding THE WASHINGTON POST momentu-iin ... reducing-its trade Sarbanies, D-lMd,- chairman of dent of the U.S. Chamber of "strongly enough to pick up the Commerce. slack." The United Stales merchandise deficit," said Stephen Cooney, Congress's Joint Economic investment Committee. trade deficit surged to its highest director of.international Imports edged up by $300 mil- For example, while exports of at the National Association of level in 20 months in.July, largely "George Bush's export engine is lon as U.S. companies bought more semiconductors rose by $100 mil- Manufacturers (NAM). due to.'a decline in sales by U.S. coming to a halt," said House diamonds, stereo equipment and lion, overseas sales of computers companies in key Western European President Bush has been pushing Majority Leader Richard A. Clothing ftom overseas suppliers an and computer accessories fell, as did markets that are suffering from slow export growth as a campaign theme, Gephardt, D-Mo. "The real growth expected seasonal increase in pur- exports of oil field and oil field economic growth,ithe government calling the United States an. export rate in exports has been declining chases. of consumer'products in drilling equipment. said Thursday. superpower and citing the job-creat- since he became 'pdesie"t advance of the Christrinis'buying 'With a stagnant economy hold- sales. season. But Workman noted that -The 16.2 percent increase in the ing-power of overseas Exports have been the one shin- ing down Japan's purchases of U.S. Commerce Secretary Barbara ing light in-the U.S. economy over much of the increase in imports was products and with Japan shipping trade deficit, to $7.8 billion, was bad, due to currency fluctuations as the administration, Hackman Franklin called the-eco- the past three years, responsible for more goods to the United States, the news-for the Bush dollar increased in value, thus mak- which had been counting on contin- nomic slowdown overseas and the 70 percent of the nation's slow trade deficit with that nation rose relative strength of the U.S. econo-, growth during that ppriodand mod- ing foreign. purchases cost more in 1.6.2 pexcent in..July to $3.9,-billion,- ued export growth, to help buoy the Os.S. d~o"JI'rs,'. * - - U.S. economy. Exports fell.2 pen-is my,"coqtrbitqu4g,ftactors in increas-· erating the depth of the recession. the largest with any country. The cent, to $37.3 billion, from their. ing U.S. imports and reducing the One economist said that life jacket Most of the decline in exports nation's second-highest trade record heights in June, Awhile 'demand for American exports." now is threatened by slow growth in was due to a fall in sales of conm- deficit, $2.1 billion, was with China. imports set.-a. new-raecord of $45.2- Nonethieess' in.-this presidential Jqpan and Western Europe,.which mercial aircraft, the second consec- Showing how the economic slow- billion mnJuly. eledfion year, the poor tria perfor- have reduced their purchases of utive month that aircraft sales were down in Western Europe is affect- U.S. products. off. ing the trade numbers, the United Based on figures from the first mance in July drew sharp Democratic rejoinders. "On the export side, the figures "Aircraft sales are particularly States suffered its worst trade per- seven months of the year, the trade formance in two years with that "The Bush record on internatidn'- reflect the economi .difficultiesS volatile from month to month," said deficit is running at an annual rate region, a $1.1 billion deficit. of $74.5 billion, higher than last al economic policy is no more faced by our trading partners, espe- the NAM's'-(ooney. "But the really year's deficit of $65.5 billion. impressive than his record on the cially, in Europe," said Willard A. bad news," he said, is that exports ------s -- a - --- a I 1 - - -

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FF.4 TURES STAFF to sort their trash for recycling, and that peo- ple should not have to spend more time on Christopher Doerr G. Jon Orwant G. Pawan their trash than they do now. Sinha G. Mark ilurst '94, Cherry M. Ogata He goes on to say, "Clearly, the technolo- '94, Steve Iluang '95. gy exists to separate trash chemically. It is the E BUSINESS STAFF job of science to discover a way to do it." This implies that curbside recycling should be

c Advertising Manager: Haider A. Hramoudi stopped, and recycling should only continue '93; Associate Advertising Manager: when we are able to separate trash at some Karen Schmitt '95; Circulation Manager: garbage facility. Pradeep Sreekanthan '95; Staff: Tomas As a chemist, I can guarantee you that Matusaitis '95, Oscar Yeh '95, Aaron i Belenky '96. chemical separation of post-consumer trash will never become a reality. We don't even b CONTRIBUTING EDITORS presently have the ability to separate three kinds of plastic on a large scale, much less Vipul Bhushan G, Michael J. Franklin '88, E those mixed in with metals, glass, diapers, and Marie E.V. Coppola '90, Deborah A. Levinson '91, Lois E. Eaton '92, Mark E. potato salad. liaseltine '92, Reuven M. Lerner '92, Secondly, anyone who feels they can't Benjamin A. Tao '93, Jeremy Hylton'94. take 90 seconds out of each day to separate their trash has an over-inflated sense of self- ADVISORYBOARD worth. Sure, it takes longer to sort trash for V. Michael Bove '83, Jon von Zelowitz '83, recycling, but as members of the human race, OPINION POLICY Bill Coderre '85, Robert E. Malchman '85, we all have an obligation to minimize our negative impact on the environment. If that Editorials, printed in a distinctive forrnat, are the official opinion of The Tech. They Thomas T. Huang '86, Jonathan Richmond are written by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman, editor in chief, manag- Phb'91. means taking nine hours each year to redirect material from the landfill to new products, ing editor, executive editor, news editors and opinion editors. PRODUCT7ON STAFF FOR TIHIS ISSUE then so be it. Dissents, marked as such and printed in a distinctive format, are the opinions of the Kenneth D. Zernach G signed members of the editorial board choosing to publish their disagreement with the Night Editors: Matthew Konosky '95, editorial. David A. Maltz '93; Associate Night Columns and editorial cartoons are written by individuals and represent the opinion Editor: Garlen C. Leung '95; Staff: Letter Misconstrued of the author, not necessarily that of the newspaper. Douglas D. Keller '93, David Murphy '96. I was glad to see my letter printed in The Letters to the editor are welcome. They must be typed, double-spaced and addressed The Tech (ISSN 0148-9607) is published on Tuesdays and Tech last Friday ["Party Poster Obscene," to The Tech, PO Box 29, MQIT Branch, Cambridge, Mass. 02139, or by interdepartmental Fridays during the academic year (except during MIT vacations), Wcdnesdays during January, and monthly Sept I I]; however, there was one instance mail to Room W20-483. Electronic submissions in plain text format may be mailed to let- during the summer for s20.00 per year Third Class by The tersgthe-tech.mit.edu. All submissions are due by 4 p.m. two days before the issue date. Tech, Room W20-483, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, where I think your editing m~ay have changed Cambridge, Mass. 02139 0901. Third Class postage paid at my intended meaning. At the end of the fourth Letters and cartoons must bear the author's signatures, addresses, and phone num- Auburn, Mass. Non Profit Org. Permit No. 59720. POSTMASTER: Please send all address changes to our paragraph, two sentences from my original bers. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. No letter or cartoon will be printed anony- mailing address: The Tech, PO Box 29, MIT Branch, mously without the express prior approval of The Tech. The Tech reserves the right to Cambridge, Mass. 02139-0901. Telephone: (617) 253- letter were condensed to "I have removed [the 1541. FAX: (617) 258-8226. Advertising, suhscription. and party poster in question]." This sentence was edit or condense letters. Shorter letters will be given higher priority. We regret we cannot rpewerling rates availahle. Entire contents G 1992 The publish all of the letters we receive. Tech. Printedon recycledpaper by Mass Web PrintingCo. more succinct than my ofiginal phrasing, but it may have led people to believe that I L i I

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HUSBANDS MND WIVES wives and Singles are good movies, but one is (Jeffrey Kurland), and others involve the char- disregards Judy. Allen may have anticipated Written and Directedby coated with optimism and hopefulness while acters answering questions about themselves, this criticism, because be provides an excuse Woody Allen. the other is drenched in depression and dread. their spouses, and their friends. This is a late in the film: After Gabe lends Rain a man- Starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Husbands and Wives, undeniably the clever touch, but it is a bit overdone. The fran- uscript of the novel which he is working on, Davis, andSydney Pollack. bleaker of the two, begins as Sally (Judy ticly bobbing photog- she tells him that all of his char- Loews Paris. Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) announce to raphy is a trick that acters are their friends, threatens to become Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy 1 r D C ~hyperbolic SINGLES (Mia Farrow), that they have decided to sepa- tiresome early, and _ stereotypes, Written and Directedby rate after years of seemingly happy marriage. the characters wear and Gabe coun- Cameron Crowe. Gabe and Judy, shocked by the surprising immense microphones when they are being ters that he merely exaggerated for Starring Cambell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, news, start to question their own relationship interviewed to stress the idea that this is a comic effect.- But the exaggerations in Bridget Fonda, and Malt Dillon. and whether many of their initial feelings for documentary. Allen could have made his Husbands and Wives do more harm than good Loews Cheri. each other still exist. Jack begins dating his point with much more subtlety. by undercutting the realism of the movie. By Chris Roberge aerobics instructor, Sam (Lysette Anthony). Another case of overemphasis occurred in Indeed, Husbands and Wives is much bet- ARMEDlMOR Gabe's interest in one of his undergraduate the writing of the film. Judy is shown to have ter at projecting drama than comedy. Few wo films opening today, Woody writing students, Rain (Juliette Lewis), begins numerous significant similarities with Michael films are as successful as this one at showing Allen's Husbands and Wives and to grow. And Judy and Sally each become - they both love music, they enjoy poetry, relationships entertan unavoidable phase of Cameron Crowe's Singles, deal with attracted to one of Judy's coworkers, Michael they are romantics at heart-and Sally dis- disintegration. The basic -theme of Allen's lat- *the state of relationships in modern (Liam Neeson). agrees with nearly all of his ideas. When est is simply "Love fades." In the world which society. Both stories feature members of sev- All of this is photographed in an interest- Michael and Sally begin to date each other, he has filmed, if you find someone who eral couples falling into and out of favor with ing style with hand-held carnerawork, random there is nothing about his choices and tastes deeply interests you, you will not end up with each other as each partner tries to find some- zooms, and jarring jump cuts. Some scenes that she leaves uncriticized. Yet inexplicably them, and if you somehow manage to be with one who can make. them truly happy. Both are narrated by an off-screen documentarian Michael desperately wants Sally and entirely them, your interest in them will wane. Adding movies use a documentary-style approach in to the believability of these conclusions is the presenting their characters, with actors speak- phenomenal acting by the entire cast, particu- ing directly to the camera or to an off-screen larly by Davis and Pollack. Davis is in nearly interviewer. But Allen and Crowe appear to all of the scenes which manage to be funny in have drastically different feelings about what spite of the oppressive tone, and Pollack, love-seekers have in store for themselves, more famous for directing than acting, gives because underneath these superficial similari- an amazing performance that creates a man ties, the tones of the two films couldn't possi- full of frustration but still deserving pity. bly be more different. Both Hushands and Supposedly, Husbands and Wives was originally intended to be funnier than it is now. The scariest scene of the film, involving a drunken Jack violently dragging Sam out of a party where she embarrassed him, was writ- ten chiefly for laughs. Later, when actually filming the scene, Allen'decided to darken its tone. (Incidentally, if you saw the LSC screening of the movie, you missed this scene and others when a reel was omitted.) How much of this bleak outlook is caused by Allen's recent experiences is unsure, but whatever the cause, Husbands and Wives, although not one of Allen's best films, gives Rain (Jullette Lewls) begins to Interest her wrdting professor, Gabe (Woody Allen). Singles, Page 9 I - : I-- - -- 11 The List Foundati"on Fellowship in the Arts for Students of Color

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Interview, September 14. About the importance of the music to the movie. One sequence actually has the very must be a model or something.' I think the By Chris Roberge film, Bramson added, "I think music is obvi- beautiful Bridget Fonda consider plastic cast feels kind of natural and no, they're not IRTSEDITOR ously a part of our everyday life, whether it's surgery. Crowe rebutted, "It's funny because ugly, but certainly it's not Hollywood. Their The 8th Annual Boston Film Festival, as common as a musical association with a when we were making the movie a comment dilemmas are those of normal people." currently taking place in the cinemas of particular event, time, or place, or it's some- came back to us from the studio saying, 'Matt the city, has brought a fair number of thing to carry you through the day... It's an Dillon looks like Charles Manson! What are Although he is certainly an able director, celebrities to Boston to promote the added texture to match Cameron's world and you doing to that attractive young man?' But Crowe says that his first love is still writing films they hope -will be among those getting a his characters. Really what it's about is com- yeah, I think in a funny way Bridget Fonda, and that his favorite topic is relationships. "ln publicity boost from the increasingly impor- plementing the film and iif it ever takes a dif- for all of the elegance and beauty that you see a lot of ways Singles is about the little tant festival. Two of those were Cameron ferent role I think it would be a detriment as in her work, . I don't think that we played to moments - does she open the car door but- Crowe, writer and director of Singles, which opposed to a positive addition." that at all. And no, she's not an Amazon ton, how many days should I wait to call, and opens today, and Danny Bramson, the film's Paul Westerberg' formerly of The Replace- woman, but I wanted to tell a story about the all of that stuff. I just thought, let's just rejoice music supervisor. ments, con- girl who. has to compete with the-Amazon in the games - the games that make it great Crowe began writ- tributed-two woman. And the great thing about Bridget and the games that make it awful. And at the ing for Rolling Stone ,sgongs and- a FondA is that she's so-able -at. playing against end we leave these characters on a small at the age of 16 and SCore to the what is her natural beauty that I think that moment where-that connection is made and eventually wrote Fast- film. "It she's very -natural in the movie. And Cambell then immediately set it in its context as a Times at Ridgemont : worked reallyy is a leading guy, but he's certainly a new face whole world of people stressing about that High, which became a well because and not someone that would walk down the very little thing - meeting someone new. best-seller and he's romantic street and cause you to say, 'Oh, that guy How do you do it?" spawned one of the with an edge. more successful films He's got sad- of 1982. A follow-up ness,mixed in DirectoIs Cut enhances to Fast Times, The with the Joy Wild Life, was not as and he's got big a hit, but Say Cy n i c i s m Anything, which was _ mixed in with already great Blade Runner his directorial debut, his absolute garnered both popular belief in love. and critical acclaim. And that's so BLADE RUNNER was not his original cut. When a limited Singles, more slight much what Directed by Ridley Scott. release of the found version began to break but funnier than Say the movie is. Screenplay by Hampton Fancher box-office records at some theatres, Warner Peoples. Bothers found the money to let Scott re-edit Anything, continues _ i of his actors, "I -think the It just fit so and David Crowe's fascination Cameron Crowe sayVs;of his actors, ZI think the well," Bram- StarringHarrison Ford, the film into a true "director's cut." The result said. with young people cast feels kind of naiItuural and no, they're not ugly, son Sean Young, and Rutger Hauer. is stunning. With Sin- and their relationships but certainly It's no Hollywood. Their dilemmas Loews Nickelodeon. For those of you who've never seen Blade with one another. are those of normal Ipeeople." gles, Crowe Runner, it is set in a nightmarish, over-com- One of the most noticeable elements of has graduated from the high school scene to By Bill Jackson mercialized future Los Angeles. Although OPINION EDITOR Replicants,-special, genetically engineered Singles is its strong use of a very good sound- chronicle the lives of people in their 20s. "It's track featuring Seattle musicians such as Pearl odd, because really when we started the movie idley Scott's 1982 epic Blade Runner humanoids-have been banned from Earth, back from their Jam, whose members act in the movie, it seemed like there were teen movies and has been rightfully praised and publi- four have found their way to Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. The movies about adults and there was a gap cized as "years ahead of its time." The assigned slave-colony and are attempting "Seattle sound" is popular today, but Crowe. there," said Crowe. "Now of course, 1 was fly- film has had (literally) volumes writ- find their "creator," the owner of the company which manufac- and Bramson contend that its rise in populari- ing here and looking through People maga- ten about it and _- _ k_ aIV jV AL MGo_ M Har- ty was a shock to them. "In the movie, Matt is zin'e and I saw page after page after page of fans hotly de- #L=jjC jn turcd them. interviewed about the Seattle sound. That was attractive ensemble casts in TV shows and so bate minute de- rison Ford is a joke at the time," laughed Crowe. "Now it forth. So now that generation is being docu- tails of the movie to T H E D I R E C T O R | S C U T Deckard, a "blade assigned to plays almost like a documentary, because mented." this day. When a different version of the film runner," or special policeman is to kill there is a huge Seattle scene. The music that- 'But one of the problems that Singles does was found in a back vault, it was hailed as the destroy Replicants. His assignment sound began as private thrill ended up being, for lack have is that the attractiveness of its own cast long-sought "direetor's cut," but Scott the four escapees, and though this may of a better phrase, the hottest thing going." sometimes takes away from the realism of the declared that although it was closer to his vision thnan the previously released version, it Blade Runner, Page 9

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Singles, from Page 6 any of her feelings are echoed by the self- are stressed as being the most important ing large numbers of people cleanly and effi absorbed '.'artist." aspect of their lives other thtan their searches citntly, but his idea is constantly rejected an effectively depressing image of crumbling Cameron Crowe is probably best known for love. Cliff believes strongly in his band, because too many people simply enjoy the relationships. for writing and directing Say Anything, a film and defends it privacy and indi- Cameron Crowe's Singles is a film that which featured convrincing characters in one ag~ainst its lack viduality of their sharply contrasts Husbandis and Wives' atti- of the more believable teen relationships of success in ~~ a~~8~ own car. tudes. In -Singles, the focus is on twentysome- filmed recently. But the style of Singles has Seattle by r ~ II;.i The title of things instead of fortysoqrmethings, and the more in common with another Cro~we sceen- pointing to Singles refers not tone is much lighter and funnier. The charac- play, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Nlone of their enor- only to the social ters of the film live in a horseshoe-shaped the characters~in his new film are anywhere mous popular- gZIPt l status of all of the apartme nt building for singleswhere everyone near as realistic as those he created in Say ity in Bel- m~ain characters knows each other either as a friend or as an Anythinog, 'but ·the situations that they gium. Linda 4· and the types of occasional dlate. The primar'y,m·~ore serious, encounter-and the reactions that they have works at, an apartments that relationship iwt:·he film ilvoilves Steve Dunne often ring true. It's easy to identify with environmental they live in, buit to (Cambell Scott) and Lihda lo'well (Kyra someone obsessing about the meaning behind agency and a unique method Sedgwvick). Janet Livermor6. (Brid.get Fonda) a wNomanp opening a car door for him, going Steve enjoys .*g ~~ ~ erowe used to and Cliff -Poncier (Matt' Dillon) :also get a crazy wonder~ing how long to wait before call- his job at a segment the film. good deal of screen time, and many others ing someone back, or joking about such 1990s city planning 3·Every tcn minutes wander in and out of this movie that has more stereotypes as "Mr. Sensitive Ponytail Man." departmen . or so a title card than 80 speaking roles. - Crowe: also adds some interesting layers to With these appears on the Like many of the characters in the film, the film, not the least of which is the Seattle two jobs, Steve temporidily-swears off of lo~ve,-clairning nmusic -scene. Some charactaers' rooms are dec- Crowe tries to that he, can't undrtn - hwa he under- orated with'poqters'for such groups as Mother portray.the age: stands his job. Butthe. soon 'in.ets Lindar at an Lo vriBornee- 'd others walk around with group that be Steve (Cambell S cott) and I L alternative rock~club thiit-46-in.~d 'his fr~iend Mudhon-y:T-4hirts.·, The soundtrack features is filming as to unadersitand where their rqreft David -Bailey .(Jim True) -fequent. Steve excellent miusic by, among others, Pearl Jam, wanting to becomes interested in hier, bitt'lshe too is Screarnifigjrees, and Paul Westerberg, for- have an active inafluence on their world, but unsure aboutbgetting irito.a relatiorsship at that merly` of The,.Replacements. Westerberg also having less success changing their own per- stage of her life. In contrast, Janet is sure that wrote- the sco~re:-for the film, with light and sonal world. He also uses Steve's job to make she is in love with Cliff -(who-is the lead memorable themes based on the two songs an interesting comment op. the way people singer of Citizen Dick, a rock band played by which he wrote for thae -soundtrack. somietimes just enjoy being alone: Steve is members of Pearl Jam), but she is unsure that For many of the'' characters in Singles, jobs designing a "surpertraiti" capable of tranrsport-

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Blade Runneoar, from Page 7 just the right amountf'of cleverly hidden expo- implications of what'is happeninlg. .The special door closing). It serves to leave the viewer sition, to keep things clear. Blade Runner effects take. on a..ballet-Ilike quality without slightly uneasy, but it is by far the least inter- like a scie'nce-fictionn shoot-em-up, it actually requires careful viewing in this new version, Ford's voice intruding-every.. few Seconds. If a esting change. becomes a meditation on the human soul and but the average viewerr should have little diffi- film has never taken! our' breath a~way, this Also much discussed is the addlition of the what it means to doubt the truth of one's exis- culty understanding ,mright beithd oe'ne 1hat unicorn -scene, a brief flash- in· which Deckard tencee, thanks to career perfonrmances by-T~ord, the plot. 'd:oes. it .sees a grunting unicorn. The scene has reso- Sean Yoaung, and Rutger Hauer as the leader One' thing that the : ~ AnB::·~:.:~i-·.·:other much-- nance at the end when the symbol of the uni- of the Replicants. lack of narration ballyhooed change corn reappears but it -isoutsi&e the parameter's Blade Runner is famed, of course, for its does, however, is to. ' su,pposedly demand- Scott sets for himself, The scene does, howev- amaziing special effects. The world of the film enhance several :I ed by the studio was er, add fuel to the argument'that Deck~ard him-P is, Coirpletell~ye-realizedd a-'ste~amy and--dark scenes,-especially the-.. thee''ending with- SWIflitay,'b a. is-15y "liiiia~W-meanssa~y pl~ice cif as~ssive 'sensory input, an assimilated special effects scenes out spoiling it for clear from the -film, but the way in which the A~sian-American inner city culture, and a cor- involving flight over - ~~sCP~ first-timersi'18' I'll say~ii unicorn appears at the end, after having been a porate .andplolice-run state. When the film was the city. Excising, the ...·-involved th~e addition memory in Deckard',s mind,, gives the Blade first. releaied,-bowever, the studio wanted narration has left _ ~fI~6of "one--~-11~scene, which Runner fanatic plefit i~`ae h "on (intil &o~ctt only the majestic`' Ieft- the re~c~ution recuts the film again in 2002.. score. by Vangelis, .m*tt~uchmore concrete Not to be discounted is the simple thrill of whldir146`~ds these : than Scott or screen- seeing Blade Runner on the big screen (or at scenes a mysterious, W-niletes .; Hampto-n least~the quasir-big screen). The press screen- meditative quanlity .·.~~anclier P"I"~~i~f~"·~and David ing was gorgebius on the large scrc~n`att -thd reminiscent of · _. :·:~~ W.~~a~Peoples had Charles theatre. The regular showings will be k·ubricik. The pace of a~~it int~ended. For the at the Nick with smaller screens, but seeing the film is th'uus director's -cut, Scott BR in a movie hou~se should still be a big changed - the new t , ` L Cs eB has truncated the thrill. Now thi~at"SCOtt's career has degenerated Blade Runner feels 90 ending one scene into far less complex analogy films (e.g. more thosughmtful, giv earlier (if you've Thelma and Loutise), it's wonderful to see his ingvewe he mor 'Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) atop a steamy seen h im ted masterwork again, especially for those of us who have previously seen it only on video. time to considerthe 4%FW116'WJrmrrfttD 109in MWCASlBlade ES991--MINRusnner. with the elevator r GUTESTIL SPEAKERIC COMM~[I~ENCEMENT[E~'B 1993 AA'TTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTIONN The Commencemene~t Committee invites suggestions for the: guest speaker at MI3T's Comm~encement Exercises on Friday Ways to Get Help From the Financial Aid Office 28 May 1993 from all members-of the MIIT Co'mmu~nity. The Commencement speake~r should be one- who-, Vil be able-lo address the topic~s of relevance~to McITF. Written sugogestions m,,,y be dropped off at the following-loc~ati~ps: 1·To ask aquestion anytime, please send it to our electronic mail address, [email protected]. We will Undergraduate Association Office Robom W204011 respond by the end of the next business day. Ask qluestions when they arise and get an answer promptly without straining .Grsaduate Studenpt Copuncil Office your schedule to try to get to the Financial. Aid Office during ]Room 50--222 business hours. Information Center Room 7 -121 2. Starting September 14, the Financial Aid Office will be open The deadline for' suggestions is Wednesday 23 Septem~ber. In additiorn, suggestions may be filed with Mr. Anand Mehta-- from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. so you can pick up and deliver ]President of the Graduate Student Council, Miss Mary L. forms, check job boards, and receive general information Maorrissey-Executive Officer for Commencement, M~s. Reshmra P. Patel--Presiden t of the Class of 1993, and before or after classes. Telephone hours continue to be 9 to 5. Professor M~artin F. Schlec ht-Ch@airmran of the Commencemment Commilrttee. Officers are All suggestions will be reviewed and a list will be submitted 3. Financial Aid available: to President Vest for consideration. The list will not be made Mondays and Fridays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 2 to 3 pr.m. public nor will~it be rank ordered. T~he responsibility and Tuaesdays, Wedcnesdays, arnd Thursdays, I to 4 p~m. authority for selecting a Commn~encement guest speaker and issuing an invitation will rest with President Vest. L L .. -,- - - -. - - . , - - .. z.. , - . 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------s - Ir I Page 10 THE TECH -- I SPTamber 18,. 19F2. .? HASS Students Face Panel e'views Fewvlai uh Violations, from Page 1 ings in the future if necessary. for Alpha Phi said, "We basically Alpha Chi Omega President just did mediations" at the meeting Lotteries, Closings Panhel governs sorority rush Stefanie A. Spencer '93 said that last week. There were no formal tri- her sorority and Kappa Alpha Theta als and "any violations were over- celled until she went to class the Although sorority rush operates were the only chapters that were not sights," she said. HASS, from Page I first day and waited inside with under many of the same rules which charged with any rush violations. Violations included talking to other students for the instructor to govern fraternities, the four sorori- Nancy J. Riley '93, Theta president, girls outside the rush room and propensity to become frustrated if come. ties follow rules set by the National confirmed that no charges were problems with some of the invita- they are forced out of a class. "Someone came in after a few Panhellenic Conference. Through pressed against her sorority. tions, Reeves continued, but there Students who wound up on the minutes and said [the class] was Panhel, the sororities have devel- 'Stacey L. Reeves '93, rush chair was no bad-mouthing. losing end of lotteries expressed under-enrolled. Tomorrow is the oped additional guidelines which try their dissatisfaction with the system. fourth day of classes and I'm still "to make [rush] fair for the four Nancy M. Ho '95, who was bumped looking for a HASS," Bulyk said. sororities and make it easier for the out of American Literature (21.006), Some professors are also trou- freshmen," said Rebecca D. Niles said she is not happy with the lot- bled by the present HASS-D sys- G, Panhel rush chair. tery policy. "People majoring or tem. Professor of Literature John Sorority members generally concentrating in literature should Hildebidle, who teaches Major adhered to the rules during rush, perhaps be given preference," she Poets (21.004), said, "I personally with "very few, minor problems,'' said. find [the system] very distressing." said Panhel President Maria B. Students often find out on regis- However, he acknowledged that the Killos, '93. tration day or later that a HASS situation is difficult to improve There were a few violations, class they signed up for had been without increasing section sizes. Niles said. "Most were misunder- cancelled. Martha L. Bulyk '93 did "No one has come up with a better' standings between the four sorori- not learn that Contemporary system. I personally would like to ties.' Literature (21.088), for which ten come up with a viable alternative," 'It was unclear if sorority mem- people had enrolled, had been can- he said. bers spoke with freshmen outside I the individual sorority parties or if they attempted to influence firesh- men's decisions, Niles explained. "Justthe Pax, lV., Both actions are forbidden under Panhel rules. Representatives of the four sororities held a meeting September Send information about your group's 10 to clear up the misunderstand- activities, shows, concerts, or outings to ings and make recommendations on how to state Panhel's rush rules The Tech at our fax machine: 25&8226 more specifically, Killos said. She added that there will oe more meet- L - - - a -- ~~~~~~~~__· r -. ·L------_s Woit the Tek $:topbqfor pilla an4 Sandae of tbe-ternm at 6Pm i" W20o;,83 We're alwaos lookin for .e-people in the news, opinit, prodttiaon, photo and arts deparme"ts. .

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Stud~nt Slain on Xemorial Drive Killing Fuels Safet Debate Three Suspects Apprehended; By Aaron Belenky generally considered a worthwhile service, could not become an Apparent Motive Was Robbery The morning after Yngve K. overnight service. Raustein '94 was stabbed to death John R. Tedrow '95 suggested By Karen Kaplan State Police broadcast an all- along Memorial Drive, students that Safe Ride be improved to EXECUJTIVE EDITOR points bulletin for the three young around campus were in a state of increase security. He cited long An MIT junior was fatally men, two of whom were described shock and surprise over the loss of waiting times for pickups and equal- stabbed after an apparent robbery as white and the other as Hispanic their classmate. Safety awareness ly long time periods to reach a desti- Friday night near Hayden Library as or African-American. At approxi- across campus was heightened as nation as the major reasons why stu- he and a male companion were mately 10.15 p.m., Boston students worried that they might dents do not use the service. walking east on Memorial Drive. University Police apprehended the also become crime victims unless Glavin also asked that students Three suspects have been taken into suspects, who were "fleeing on

more precautions are taken. talk about potential solutions, come s:,2 custody il connection with the slay- foot" near Kenmore Square, they . Campus Police and the MIT to a consensus about what should be ing. said. Witnesses later identified the 'W i: ;r· administration moved quickly to done, and be ready to discuss their Yngve K. Raustein '94, a 21- three as those responsible · for the help students deal with Raustein's suggestions with the administration. sr-f'. ·a·1.··$ year-old Baker House resident from murder, according to the MIT News death, and to prevent a similar inci- ":.·ili· Os, Norway, and another MIT stu- Office. dent from happening in the future. Lighting petition circulated dent were confronted by three Donovan, Velez, and McHugh Campus Police distributed posters A hastily-drawn petition for Cambridge Rindge & Latin high were charged with murder and around campus explaining the basic more campus lighting appeared in school BAKER HIOUSE PICTUREBOOKI students ncar the path lcad- armed robbery and all are being facts of the attack and reiterating the doorways of the Student Center Yngve K. Rausteln '94 ing to the passageway between held without bail. Donovan and familiar safety tips. this morning. The Baker resident Building 14 and the main buildings Velez are being held at the Anne P. Glavin, chief of Campus who started the petition declined to at approximately 9:45 p.m., accord- Metro/State Lower Basin lockup, I ,. .1 Police, spoke yesterday with resi- comment, and referred to the posters I ing to the Middlesex County and McHugh is at ajuvcnile facility dents of Baker House, where at Baker House which advised resi- District Attorney's Office. The in Revere, according to the District Raustein lived. She said that the dents not to discuss the issue with President youths were identified as Joseph D. Attorney's office. amount of lighting along Mcmorial the press. Donovan, 17, Alfredo Velez, 18, The three will be arraigned i i Drive would automatically be Students seemed scared that such and Shon McHugh, 15. tomorrow morning in Cambridge reviewed as a result of the murder. an event could happen so suddenly Vest's One of the youths exchanged District Court. It is not clear Whether any changes will occur and unexpectedly. In response, they words with Raustein and his friend, whether McHugh will be tried as an would be determined after a review plan to be more safety-conscious, a scuffle ensued, and Donovan adult. of current conditions and discussion without becoming overly fearful. Statement punched Raustein, who fell to the "We believe Shon McHugh of the real benefits of more lighting, Julie Higgins '96 was surprised Editor's Note: Instilute sidewalk, a Di strict Attorney stabbed him," Middlcsex County she said. to hear that a murder could happen President Charles M. Vest spokesperson said. The three youths District Attorney Thomas F. Reilly Glavin also discussed Safe Ride, on campus. She is usually very care- issued the following state- then stole Raustein's and his said yesterday. "All three were which transports students around ful when going out at night, but ment yesterday regardingthe friend's wallets, which contained a charged with murder and armed campus and to living groups in might take extra precautions now. death of Yngve Raustein '94: total of $33. robbery." Boston after dark. She told partici- The MIT community is Then McHugh allegedly stabbed "It's a joint venture - a murder pants at the meeting that Safe Ride, Safety, Page 3 deeply shocked and saddened Raustein in the heart with a knife a that occurs in the course of an at the murder of Yngve number of times, according to the armed robbery," Reilly said. "We're Raustein on Mcmorial Drive, District Attorney and the MIT News alleging they are all responsible for right next to the campus Office. it." along the Charles River. Another student who happened Ranjana Mitra '96 and other stu- We mourn the loss of a to be in the area reported the inci- dents reported seeing a State Police promising student. That sense dent to MIT Campus Police after van with blue flashing lights and of loss is made a little greater hearing screams and commotion, boats with searchlights and divers in because lie was a visitor to said Anne P. Glavin, chief of the Charles River between 11:30 our country. Campus Policc. and midnight, apparently searching I spoke with his father in Campus Police, State Police, for evidence. Divers recovered Normay this morning and Cambridge Police, and paramedic Raustein's wallet, but his compan- conveyed to him and his wife units all responded. Raustein was ion's is still missing. our great sympathy and sorrow. taken immediately to Massachusetts Police recovered a knife, At noon time, members of G~encral Hospital, where he was pro- believed to be the murder weapon, our counseling staff and I nounced dead at 10:05 p.m., Glavin in Kenmore Square, Reilly said. spoke with residents of Mr. said. Raustein's dormitory, who Safety issue revisted are greatly shocked and con- Suspects arrested at BUJ The stabbing has forced stu- cerned. It is unfortunately The three suspects then tossed dents, administrators, and campus true that no citizen of this the wallets into the Charles River police to revisit the Issue personal world is immune in this age and fled the scene, running over the safety at a large, urban campus of violence. Massachusetts Avenue Bridge and "Memorial Drive traditionally It is a tragedy. into Boston, the District's i Attorney's office said. Murder, Page 3 Balser House Mourmas Loss By Sarah Y. Kelghtley "A good majority of [Baker] The meeting then opened up for NEWS EDITOR house" attended the meeting, discussion, at which point students Baker House held a meeting at according to one resident. This was expressed their safety concerns. 11:30 a.m. yesterday to address stu- aided by a "special effort put forth According to the student, Glavin lis- dents' concerns relating to the stab- by the [graduate resident] tutors," tened to suggestions but also said bing of Yngve K. Raustein '94 the student added. The student said that no matter how many lights Friday night. a few people at the meeting were there are on Mcmorial Drive, it President Charles M. Vest, his upset, but that most had not known would be impossible for police offi- wife, Chief of Campus Police Raustcin very well. Anne cers to be everywhere. Memorial 5 P. Glavin, Associate Dean for The meeting included a presenta- Drive is not MIT property, but is Residence and Campus Activities tion by Glavin, as well as a descrip- under the jurisdiction of the State a James R. Tewhey, Medical tion of campus resources available Police, she added. a Department counselors, and other to students, including counseling. Nancy J. Schondorf '93 said, "I I deans attended the meeting. Glavin told Bakcr residents about thought that Anne Glavin handled it Many students were wary of Friday night's stabbing, noting that really well. She addressed students' DOUGLAS D. KELLER- THE TECH being quoted for this story. Flyers MIT is an urban environment, and concerns and really understood A trash can full of discarded poliee line was all that was left of the posted in Baker instructed residents that students should look~out for crime scene outside Hayden Ubrary yesterday. not to talk to the press. themselves, the studcnt said. Baker, Page 3 Page 2 THE TECH September 20, 1992

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I Security Council Votes to Bar Frace in )teo Psil Yugoslavia From U.N. spoiler With unity '~·eatyv UNITED NATIONS r The Security Council, in a move to cast Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia as a pariah nation and further press it to end the Bosnian IBy Rene Tempest Chirac, whose Gaullist political and important political columnist war, voted Saturday to prevent it from participating in the General and Joel Havernsann party is badly split over the referen- supports it. Assembly. LOS ANGELES TIMES dum. "She will be weakened. AndO But the most recent public opin- By a vote of 12-0 with three abstentions, the council said that the the souffle that has been the con- ion polls showed supporters of the rump state of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, was For nearly four decades since the struction of Europe runs the risk of treaty holding only a slight edge, the principal aggressor in the ethnic conflict and could not automati- end of World War 11, France has failing flat." with more than enough undecided cally assume the U.N. membership of the former Yugoslavia. The dreamed of being the pivotal coun- The French will be voting to rati- voters to throw~thme outcome either country fractured after Slovenia and Croatia declared independence try in a united Europe, with Paris as fy or reject a dry, legalistic, 900- way. in June 1991, and the Muslimn-domninated Bosnia-H~erzcgovina fol- its cultural heart and intellectual hundred-page document known as Support for the treaty dropped lowed in February. The three republics now each have their own new center. the Maastricht Treaty, which takes from a high of more than 60 percent seats in the United Nations, but Yugoslavia contended that it did not Each in his fashion, French lead- its name from the small Dutch city of the those who said they had made have to reapply. ers as different as the towering where it was initialed by the 12 up their minds in June to as low as Yugoslavia may reapply for membership as a new country, the nationalist Charles de Gaulle, the European Community leaders last 47 percent in some polls at the Security Council decided. The council's vote requires ratification by worldly aristocrat Valery Giiscard December. beginning of September. A final poll the 179-nation General Assembly, which diplomats here say is virtu- d'Estaing and today's Socialist Symbolically, the Maastricht after Maittefrrand went on televisioni ally assured because it has the support of Muslim countries and much French President Francois Treaty has taken on meaning as a in a three-hour defense of the treaty of the Third World.. Mitterrand all actively joined in a earlier this mnonth showed the vote If the measure passes in the General Assembly, Yugoslavia will march toward a federal European deadslocked, 50-50. London odds- join South Africa as the only other outlaw in the U.N. system. South state to rival the United States and Africa's voting rights were suspended in 1974 because of its Japan on the world stage. apartheid policies. Never shy in the spotlight, The resolution was sponsored by Britain, France and Belgium, the French leadlers over thre years came to see themselves as the principal shapers - "architects," in their words - of a new, borderless Europe. When Mitterrand was re- elected to a second seven-year term in 1988, he quickly identified European "construction" as the cen- tral theme of his new mandate. No one, it seemed until recently, was more pro-European than the French. With Sunday's vote on the Mbaastricht Treaty for European union, however, the French find themselves cast in the uncomnfort- able role of possible spoiler. The eyes of Europe are anxious- ly upon citizens of the 1French republic stretching from the once- disputed territory of Alsace- Lorraine to the French Pacific I WASHQINGTON islands as they go to the polls in a Testimony before a special Senate committee and information referendutm manty feel can break - emerging frorn declassified documents strongly indicate that high or at least greatly retard - the 40- officials in the Nixon administration knew that some American pris- year drive toward a politically and oners were left behind in Southeast Asia when the United States econonmically linked Europe. pulled out of the Vietnam War in 1973, but chose to ignore the fact "If 1Franace says no, she will be because they were determined to withdraw from the conflict. viewed as the problem child who The new inform~ation has apparently produced no fresh evidence has gone off in the corner to sulk," that any U.S. prisoners of war are still alive, although Sen. Robert C. said former Prime Minister Jacqlues Smith (R-N.H.), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on POW-MIrlA Affairs, said he has been persuaded that as recently as 1989 some were alive. 6-7 ToVows Stabilize Currencies~~~~ But information in the docurnents, testimony and depositions

By Steven Mufson German interest rates in order to try, he said, was that there should THIE WASH~INGTON POST relieve pressure on other European reforms in the workings of the WASH~INGTON currencies. ERM. Economic leaders of the Group "Neither the German finance He declined to give details of of Seven major industrial powers minister nor the Bundesbank presi- what reforrms Britain isseecking. committed themselves to stabilizing dent would be in a position to ... There seemed to be a certain international currency trading at a promise (lower rates)," German amount of fatalism about what meeting in Washington Saturday, Finance Mainister Thmeo Waigel told Monday would bring on the mnar- but they stopped short of spelling a news conference Saturday morn- kets. Brady said that the $1.5 trillion out any measures to bring calm to ing. worth of currency transactions set- chaotic European markets. The G-7 ministers also discussed tled every night at the New York European finance ministers and Federal Reserve was "a mighty central bankers plan to meet here river" and added that "currencies this afternoon to review the results of Sunday's French referendum on the Maastricht treaty, the accord designed to bring about closer European political and economic unity. A rejection of the treaty might reignite turmoil on European mar- kets and the European ministers will discuss further measures Sunday, depending on the outcome of the vote. Polls close 8 p.m.1 in France, or 2 p.m. 1Eastern time in the United States. The outcome of the vote is con- sidcred too close to call, but French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said France is ready to deal with any financial-market instability that may occur. "We will take adequate mca- sures," Sapin said, without elaborat- ing. U. S. Treasury Secretary Nicholas F. Brady said the seven- hour G-7 session Sunday was cor- dial without "a lot of of finger- Today: Sunny and cool. High 65-701F (18&21'C). Light easterly pointing." winds. But Gen-nan officials early in the Tonight: Clear, with patchy fog. Low 40-45'F (4-7'C) in the day bristled at British and U.S. sug- suburbs to near 55'F (I YQ in the city. gestions that Germany was respon- Tomorrow: Sunny. High 70r-75'F (21-241C). siblc for the crisis and they said Germany would not bow to pressure from other G-7 members to lower IL - i September 20, 1992 THE TECH Page 3 __ __ I Undergraduate 1Murdered on 1Memorial Drive Murder, from Page I that this tragic incident points out from the MIT Medical Department probably try to convince my friends Series Committee and Students for very graphically the risks of crimi- met with Baker House residents not to just walk around all over the the Exploration and Development of has had its problems after dark," nalization in an urban area." yesterday morning to inform them place at night - a lot of them do Space. Raustein was also interested Glavin said yesterday. "You could President Charles M. Vest, of the stabbing and of the resources without even thinking about it." in photography, and worked as a wilk down there 10 times and never Associate Dean for Residence and available to help them deal with The last murder at MIT was at a bartender in Norway. have a problem, but the 11th time Campus Activities James R. their grief, residents said. Glavin 1987 party in the Student Center, you might.... The bottom line is Tewhey, Glavin, and psychologists spoke about personal safety within when an argument erupted, and a "He was a very outgoing guy, an urban environment, and students party-goer, who was not affiliated unusually outgoing, I would say," discussed ways of making the cam- with MIT, was stabbed. The most said Martin O. Szummer '94, a pus more safe, including increasing recent murder of an MIT student friend of Raustein's. "I took a lighting on Memorial Drive and was in 1975, when John L. Asinari Spanish class with him, and we adding more vans to the A Safe '76 and another student were beaten were always telling each other Ride fleet. Baker House residents and stabbed after they tried to hitch- jokes." were instructed not to speak to the hike a ride across the Harvard press. Bridge into Cambridge, Glavin said. Raustein created some contro- One Baker resident, Manish versy last winter when he posted Goyal '95, said he reacted with Friends remember Raustein ethnic jokes to a computer discus- mostly fear and depression to the Raustein, who transferred to sion group. The jokes, which made news of the stabbing. "This will def- M1T last year from a school in fun of Jews, were deemed offensive initely change the way in which I go Norway, was an Aeronautics and by many users participating in the about my life.... Sometimes I study Astronautics student who often discussion as well as in a Feb. 4 at the library late at night and then worked by himself. Acquaintances Tech column by Jonathan E.D. walk home. I'm going to be doing a described him as a quiet, friendly Richmond PhD '91. lot less of that," he said. and well-rounded person who "usu- "It is kind of scary if some place ally had a smile on his face." Many In a written statement, Vest that you think is safe really isn't," Baker residents said they barely called the murder a tragedy. "We said a junior who asked not to be knew Rausteinl and that he spent mourn the loss of a promising stu- "I "I r- identified. She said the stabbing much of his time with other dent. That sense of loss is made a he was a visi- e FtIr sk >x< probably wouldn't cause her to take Norweigan students. little greater because more safety precautions, "But I will He was a member of the Lecture tor to our country," he said.

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Follo~wing Stabbing Safet, friom Page 1 the Boston area for a long time, -felt Friday's stabbing was just a random "Not much more is possible. A few event, but that the location made it more CPs around might help a little, seem much more threatening. '"If it but that's all," she added. had happened somewhere else in Ranjana Mitra '96 said she had Boston, people wouldn't care that thought she was relatively safe on much", he said. campus, but now believes she had a false sense of security. She said the "I was surprised, but not totally area seemed well lit and frequently shocked," said Ethan A. Fode '96. patrolled by police, but she will now He explained that in a metropolitan think twice before going out at area like B3ston, muggings and night. murders will occur, but that it hap- 0 But not all students reacted with pened just off campus makes it shock. Teldrow, who has lived in seem scafier. 1Baler Residents Meet, ASafe Campus Police operates two "Safe Ride" shuttle vas - one van is Discuss CampLus Safe q marked with the number 1 on font fenders, and the other with a number 2. Baker, from Page I sometimes studied with Raustein, Van 1 operates on the MIT campus, stopping at 17 locations shown above. said, "I'm shocked. I think it's a where students were coming from." waste. ... He was a promising Van 2 operates to and from Boston fraternities. The departure point for the "It's unfortunate it takes a young student." She added: "1 don't Boston stops is 77 Massachusetts Ave. G1rips between Boston fraternities and tragedy like this to get people to talk think it's going to deter anything. about the concerns that they might We thought we were safe before." other spots on campus require changing from Van 2 to Van 1. have otherwise kept to themselves. Another Baker resident said that Campus ... I hope students do something reporters and cameramen were out- For trips to fraternities In Brookline or to 69 Chestnut St., call about" improving safety, Schondorf side the dormitory yesterday momn- Police at 253-2997 and request the shuttle service. (The shuttle does not stop added. ing. Baker's front door is now Students suggested shortening locked 24 hours a day, he said. at these locations except by request.) the 25-minute waiting time for Safe Ride, improving lighting along David R. Blust '93, another Save Ride operates seven days a week, every day of the year from 6 p.m. Memorial Drive, and putting extra Baker resident, confirmed that the telephone booths on Memorial dormitory's front door is now to 3 am. (4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays). Drive, the student said. locked all day. It probably makes Tewhey agreed that Safe Ride students feel safer, he said. Currently Van 1 (the Cambridge shuttle) takes 25 minutes per trip, while needs improvement, and said that Raustein's death "hit home that Van 2 (the Boston shuttle) takes 35 minutes. the administration will ask for stu- things could happen to anyone." dent input. There will probably be Still, Blust felt that the danger was further discussion on safety issues at on the streets, not in Baker. future Baker House meetings, the Kenway Louie '93, Baker presi- student said. dent, would not comment on the sit- e o35Ma35S Arv nM n~re4k~ Aary og n-F WHI}~~H Another Baker resident, who uation. Ptup hr~olet Ji cspd Prlrcl r Ada ton rA~n Am~u rlreUo7h4 IhileswvaytHO wcoPaBow lhop .

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ILLI I·I Tragedy Spotl~ights Security Needs I I The gruesome and unprovoked murder of Yngve K. funding. Instead of stopping at predetermined times at various Raustein '94 on Friday evening is a tragic act and a pathetic spots on campus, it arrives randomly, forcing students to choose statement on the deterioration of our urban community. We between walking or waiting for up to 20 minutes on the street Chairman extend to the Raustein family our for the van to arrive. A van which would arrive more frequently Josh Hartmann '93 Ed* 7 al deepest sympathies and can only and at set times for each stop would bemore readily used by Editofinal feel shame for the misfortune that students. Raustein and his companion might well have taken Editor in Chief befell him while visiting our country. such a regular and reliable safety van. Brian Rosenberg '93 But to call this vicious robbery and murder a chance occur- rence would be wrong. The very fact that two male students We can only commend the Campus Police for their and Business Manager walking through campus at 9:45 p.m. could be set upon by a quick response at the scene of the murder, and congratulate Jadene M. Burgess '93 gang of youths is a testament to the inadequacy of security Boston University's police force on their diligence in capturing afforded to members of the MIT community. Safe Ride has the three suspects. But that Raustein was assaulted at all is an Managing Editor done little to improve safety, despite the good intentions of admission of failure. The MIT administration must take a David A. Maltz '93 those who proposed it. Unfortunately, Safe Ride has continued renewed interest in campus safety if it hopes to remain a

to be plagued by incompetent organization and insufficient respected institution of learning. e

Executive Editor e

Karen Kaplan '93 G

LFITERS TO THE EDITOR e NEWFSSTA F_

Editors: Katherine Shim '93, Jocy Marquez a '94, Sarah Y. Kcightley '95, Eva Moy '95; MIT Must ly use late at night to Fshuttle between home I have never seen the poster in question, so Associate Editor: Sabrina Kwon '95; Staff: and work. perhaps I am not the best judge of its accept- Kevin Frisch '94, Alice N. Gilchrist '94, Improve Security - Increase the size of the Campus Police ability. But to assert, as Rebecca Widom '94 Judy Kim '94, Chris Schechtcr '94, Kai-Tch and increase the number of patrols, especially does in her letter ["GAM IT Poster Tao '94, Vinu G. Ipe '95, Jayant Kumar'95, The latest assault of an MIT student does on deserted streets. Misunderstood," Sept. 15], that the poster is

Trudy Liu '95, Bcn Reis '95, Eric Richard not indicate the dangers of living on an urban - Enhance Safe Ride to include areas that acceptable because a lesbian drew it is grossly e Morgan G, '95; Meteorologists: Michael campus, but the insensitivity and lack of con- are not independent living groups. false. No one has the right to portray other e

Yeh-Kai Tung '93, Marek Zebrowski. cern shown by MIT regarding safety. This * Start paid student patrols within living members of his or her group in a potentially e was not the first time an MIT student was groups. Students know who lives in their offensive manner. Where a question of PRODUC TION STAFF assaulted this year. building, and could be effective guards. pornography or "good taste" applies, the stan-

Night Editors: Daniel A. Sidney G. What surprises me is the effect such an - Enhanced surveillance in the garages and dards are the same regardless of the publish- e

Matthew Konosky '95, Garlcn C. Leung incident has on the MIT community. Life goes all other areas with high incidents of theft. ing party. E '95; Associate Night Editor: Chris Council on as usual, and no measures are taken to - Install more emergency telephones I found Robert J. F. Messier '93's letter reduce the chances of such instances happen- throughout the campus. '94; TEN Director: Reuven M. Lemer'92. ["Poster Does Not Objectify Women," Sept. E ing again. We at MIT pride ourselves on - Give whistles to all MIT students to use 15] particular upsetting. He claims that OPINION STAFF IE being some of the smartest people around, yet in case of emergencies. Roburn's use of the word "obscene" implies Editors: Bill Jackson '93, Matthew H. we exhibit no spectacular learning behavior Wasiq Bokhari G that Roburn considers lesbianism "depraved e Hersch '94; Staff: Christopher M. after each incident. MIT needs to carefully and evil." This assumption was improper. I examine the scenario and to find out what is Montgomery '93, Jason Merkoski '94. i under the control of the administration and the Party Poster Letters The question must be asked whether the a SPORTS STAFF police department, to reduce the risk the stu- use of possible pornographic material was jus- tified. Since at least one person objects, and Editor: Dave Watt; Staff: Mike Purucker dents are exposed to. Miss the Mark since there is no reason to believe that his '93, Nick Levitt '94. I propose that MIT seriously consider the I must reply to the two responses to a letter following: by Charles E. Robin '92 that appeared in The objection stems from anything other than an ARTSTAFF - Ask students what measures can be taken Tech ["Party Poster Obscene," Sept. 11]. The abhorrence for the public display of pornogra- phy, the poster, and others like it, should not Editor: Chris Roberge '93; Staff: Mark to increase student safety on campus. letters concerned a GAMIT party poster be put up in the future. ru Webster G. Michelle P. Perry '91, Joanna E. - Install bright lights along Memorial depicting two nude women engaged in sexual Stone '92, Roy Cantu '93, Allison M. Drive and all other streets that students usual- activity. Jonathan Katz '96 Marino '93, Brian Rose '93, Nic Kelman '94, David Zapol '94, Elaine McCormick, Chris Wanjek. New Safetr Awareness Needed on Campus PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF. Editor: Douglas D. Keller '93; Staff: Column by Bill Jackson gerous. our own habits. The Harvard Bridge is not a William Chu G. Morgan Conn G. Andy OPININ EDITOR Finally, and I think most significantly, the safe place. Memorial Drive is dangerous. Silber G. David-Henry Oliver '91, When did you first find out that one of us victim was not walking alone. The attack on Even relativcly innocuous-seeming areas, like Lerothodi-Lapula Leeuw '92, Ben Wen '92, was gone? him and his male companion proves that it's the crosswalk at 77 Mass. Ave., attract a Michelle Greene '93, Sang H. Park '93, Ben A friend of mine was getting in the eleva- time to get rid of our stereotypes that the lone crowd of off-campus types late at night. Until Gordon '94, Hugh B. Morganbesser '94, tor at Baker House when he saw the sign for female is the only person in danger on the campus safety measures can be vastly Anna G. Fortunato '95, Yueh Z. Lee '95, the meeting yesterday morning. A graduate streets around campus. A couple of guys just improved, MIT students would be wise to do Michael Oh '95; Darkroom Manager: student I kcnow found out from a poster out- aren't supposed to be attacked. Right? what they despise the most: alter their sched- Douglas D. Keller'93. side his lab. Another friend saw it on the front There is simply no way to write this one ule to better fit the daylight hours. Carpe of the Herald. off. Yngve Raustein didn't make any obvious Noctem is a fine motto, as long as you don't FEA TURES STAFF I turned on the radio yesterday morning to mistake, no error in judgment regarding the wander out into the night after seizing it. Christopher Doerr G. Jon Orwant G. Pawan hear the news. In between a story about rules we have to live by on our urban campus. Many people, particularly men, have said Sinha G. Mark Hurst '94, Cherry M. Ogata defrocked psychiatrist Margaret Bean-Bayog What has happened, as I realized the moment to me over the past few years that they were '94, Steve Hluang '95. and another about Europe's currency troubles, I heard about the incident on the radio, is that perfectly safe walking over the Harvard the announcer told me that one of us had died. the rules have changed. Bridge for a late-night "Tower run" or such. BUSINESS STAFF_ One of us. MIT isn't known for the cama- Sadly, it takes the loss of one of our fellow Those days are gone, not only for the stereo- Advertising Manager: Haider A. Hamoudi raderie among its students, but we all have a students to find this out, but now that we typical "lone female student," but for all of us. e '93; Associate Advertising Msnager: basic understanding of each other. Like all of know the rules have changed, we have to start While the MIT, Boston University, and State Karen Schmitt '95; Circulation Manager: us, Yngve Raustein '94 had pulled all- playing by them. Many suggest that MIT Police did a fine job responding to this tragedy Pradeep Sreekanthan '95; Staff: Tomas nighters. He had trouble with a difficult class. should be doing more for the safety of the with speeds the fact is that the rapid response Matusaitis '95, Oscar Yeh '95, Aaron He worked hard and, in another two years, he community, and I agree with many of the sug- and subsequent capture of the assailants won't Belenky '96. would have received a degree. gestions, including a large-scale expansion of bring a fellow student back. He was, police district boundaries not Safe Ride, better street and walkway lighting, I beg each of you to use your head and i CONTRU7G EDI> _ _TORS withstanding, on campus. It was 9:45 at night, and increased Campus Police foot patrols. play by the new rules. If we all learn this les- Vipul Bhushan G. Michael J. Franklin '88, not 2 in the morning. He was with a Friend, However, I would emphasize the approach son, well, that's the only possible good that Marie E.V. Coppola '90, Deborah A. not wandering alone. These three facts makce we can all begin using right away; changing can come from Friday night's tragedy. t Levinson '91, Lois E. Eaton '92, Mark E. the incident all the more frightening. Haseltine '92, Reuven M. Lerner '92, Uip until now in my stay at MIT, I've been - as - IL --- I ------U--- -- · I I L1 --- I ------Benjamin A. Tao '93, Jeremy Hylton '94. able to explain away most of the violence committed against students. "That's what you ,i ADVISORYBOARD get for wandering up to Central Square at OPINION POLICY J;r V. Michael Bove '83, Jon von Zelowitz '83, night," or "No wonder, considering that she Bill Coderre '85, Robert E. Malchman '85, was alone in the Fens at 3 a.m." But that Editorials, printed in a distinctive format, are the official opinion of The Tech. They '86, Jonathan Richmond are written by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman, editor in chief, manag- V; Thomas T. fluang doesn't work here. There is no easily found 8·- PhD '91. mistake in this case. - ing editor, executive editor, news editors and opinion editors. Dissents, marked as such and printed in a distinctive format, are the opinions o' the A,- Raustein was on Memorial Drive, not on i·. · PRODUCTIONSTAFF FOR 7711S ISSUE the river side, onl the MIT side. He wasn't in signed members of the editorial board choosing to publish their disagreement with the Night Editor: Josh fHartmann '93; Staff: one of the desolate, dark parts of the sidewalk, editorial. cartoons are written by individuals and represent the opinion Reuven M. Lerner '92, Douglas D. Keller down on West Campus. He was right outside Columns and editorial s '93, Garlen C. Leung '95. the library, a place most of us have been late of the author, not necessarily that of the newspaper. 5·; at night at least once in our stay at MIT. It Letters to the editor are welcome. 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