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jjU ~ ~ ~ ~ P0 ail', ,~~s "ISa. ,wia "Coantinuo)us News Service "To punt, or not to punt., SHinc 1881 " that is the question.'> VOEUIVIE 93 NUMBER 9 FRIDAY, MARCH 9,1973 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHiUSETE TS FI VEC ENETS X Wo~~Omen~~-B $rA@9AnSSu tl'-Iil By Wendy Peikes cause of the fact that there was berg heard were of specific The issue Df "permanent male an all-women's dorm. One par- actions of " resident non- guests" was the major topic of entI has even called up the Insti- residents.7' Somne objected to discussion at a packed house tute and accused them of getting men coming out of the shower meeting at MlcCormnick on Tues- woment students under "false naked, others protested an extra day. The question, which has pretenses," by claiming a "nonl- squeeze on their already crowd- been debated often in the past, existent" all women's dormn. ed cooking facilities. Another concerns men wrho live in the Eisenberg con tinued to say frequent complaint was of not officially all-woment dorm that girls who are having any being prepared to live In a "co~ed without paying rents or being sort of problems with habitual d or rn. " assigned to the dorm. male guests should feel free to Eisen~berg said that "The girls The,. issue came to a head express their feelings. They don't want to feel too 'puritani- recently when the house govern- should not wonder why they cal,' so many don't voice their menlt distributed copies of let- I.,can't adjust," and instead con- opinions. I t's a sha me that ters between House President centrate on finding a place wher people can't express them- Anita Horton and Deanl for Stu- they fit in better. The proper selves." She would also like dent Affairs Carola Eisenberg channels to go through for everyone to know that this prob- (the letters were subsequently solutions of problems reltaied to lemn is not unique to McCormick. published in The Tech,> March this matter are JudCom, McCor- After hearing enough co m- 6). Eisenberg stated that word of mick tutors, senior tutors and plaints, Eisenberg sent a letter to the matter had come to her by housemasters. The Dean's office outgoing McCormick Hall presi- way oaf students who did not is not the best place to bring dent Janet Markham, expressing want to take the matter to the these problems. concern for "'individual students house government. Although some girls disliked who find themselves in an an- Acecording t o Eisenberg, the mere presence of mnen perm- comfortable situartion; with no many residents were upset about anently visiting the dorm, most recourse. their situation, and too embar- of the complaints Dear. Eisen- (Please turn to page 2) rassed to complain to their fel- low residents. In some cases, women wanted to move fromt 11 their sulite or floor because they Honeywell, Inc. sent its placemnent recruiters to MIT this poast objected to sharing their facili- Monday and Tuesday, and they were rnet Ihere by pickets and ties with men. demonstrators ill the lobby of building 7 and at the Placement She mentione~d that mnany Office, building E 19. The pickets were sponsored by the Clergy and youna girls are not ready by Laity Concerned, and protested Honeywell's involvement in their freshmen year to enter a weapons research, anid particularly anti-personnel weapons allegedly living situation with men. Others used in Vietnam. Phzotio by Roger Goldstein were allowed to) go to MITl be- PS~~ean~~ge And n~~ew~aV-71 UgG~ artgeXS EMSlug I,, By Jonathan L. Weker tive work created by the ex- Perhaps the most serious tThis is the second of two chlange 'has been the domain of proble m which the e xchange has articles on2 the AIIT-Wellesley Janie Sauer the MIT coordinator encountered is the demand made Exchange. -Ed itor) of the exchange, and her by the Ad Hoc Committee on i Throughout the first five counterpart at Wellesley, Helen the Role of Women Students at years Or the MIT-Wellesley Ex- Falkson. MIT that the exchange be re- a. change, most of the higher-level Both coordinators have sur- evaluated with regard to the r-5--":', ,, 'F,"A',, ",'k"', t1 "giR T!, v policy considerations genera ted veyed their respective student position of female students at i -5, , I by the cross-registration program bodies and have found that the MIT. According to Sauer, the ''I.I David Bernstein '74 of SPE, new I FC chairman Photo by Joe Kashi between the two schools has exchange enjoys a high degree of fear expressed by many MIT been handled by the Joint Com- approval on both campuses. coeds is that the exchange would M.~ mittee on the MITAWellesley Ex- But there are a number of detract from MIT's recruitment iCCa n g2 3 v3 change, which in a recently- problems generated by the ex- of female students. released report recommended change which have surfaced both In the report it issued last CO 0 E3~ ~ the continuation of the program. in the Joint Committee's report year, the Ad Hloc Committee However, the actual administra- and in the surveys. stated that "MIT has a respon- sibility for the education of Tuesday night the Interfrater- community and is free, except 3 women in s~eaece and tech- nity Conference (IFC) elected a for transportation. That party is aLcemse SO nology." The report argues theat new slate of officers, headed by to be held on Saturday, May 5. (oa many persons feel the exchange Chairman David Bernstein '74 of In other business, maembers is primarily for the social benefit SPE. The group also heard thle wvere told that the IFC Bad Debt Cmp :@381 Sa (se of MIT men and Wellesley first official announcement of Committee would accept cases ( OHI E women. "tThe sodial component the Fiji Island Party. fromn now until April 5, under w By Ken Davis dent Center Committee is look- -of the exchange program must The main business of t~he procedures that would be MIT is currently exploring ing into areas where people be made explicit and handled in heavily attended meeting (18 slighltly different than those used the possibility of ob taining a mnight be able to sit and drink in an honest, open manner, lest any out of the 29 fraternities were before. It was reported that liquor license for the Student a more pub-like atmosphere. The woman studying at MIT not be present) was thle election of of- cases would then be processed Center. space outside 20 Chimneys is considered seriously as a stu- ficers. Bernstein, a student and acted on by- Assistant Dean Arrangements are being made being considered, according to dent." director of the Coop, spoke of for Student Affairs Kenl Brown- by the Dining Service, Student SCC chairnlan Steve Wallman. According to the surveys "iincreasing communication be- ing by April 26. A constitutional; Center Committee, and Dean's taken at both schozols, however, amend ment was passed, creating Tentative plans are being tween fraternities," and "involv- Office to sell beer on tap at the a majority of the students do ing freshmen, perhaps in an the post of Finance Management made to) sell draft beer on tap in IS7 Center, probably in 20 Chim- not feel the primary value of the IFC froshcon. He beat David Chair man. This officer is sup- the area imnmediately 'to the right neys. exchange is purely social. The Gromala '74 of DTD and Bill posed to oversee the Bad Debt The liquor 'license would be of 20 Chimnneys' door. Opinion survey given last spring to all Committee and handle its corres- is being gathered about what Dynan.'75 of SN. in the name of MIT, although MIT undergraduates shows that Gromala was then elected pondence, as well as attempting type of beer to buy. Prices, it is one person will be named as most MIT stllden ts viewed the vice-chairmanl of the IFC. The to improve treasury practices responsible for administering the hoped, will be attractive to the exchange as being advantageous th1roughout the fra ternity sys- student, under 3 5 cents for a other new officers are Stan Roth sales. The beer itself would be in several respects, enhancing the '75 of TZ, Secretary; Mark tern. One officer estimated that o btained and sold by the twelve-ounce glass. Operations academic, social and general en- -90% of the fraternities' bad may be underway as early as Oakes 'X/3 of DK~E, Treasurer; Dining Service. vironments of both schools. Mark Keogh '76 of TC, Pur- debts could be recovered with April. "Our first task is to see what Only 8.8% of those responding c ha sing Manager Committee dedication and persistenxce.". He can be set up in 20 Chimneys," Although definite arrange- to the survey felt the exchange Chairman; Mark Derrick, PM4C went on to, suggest a bad debt said Jon Hartshorne, Assistant ments have not yet been made, was essentially social in nature. Warehouse Chairman; Carl officer in any house which has a Dean for Student Affairs. He beer drinking will probably be Among exchange participanlts, Mueller '75 of SPE, Community major problem- stated that having beer in the restricted to certain areas of the this figure was 2.9%. Relations; Wayne Stargardt '74 Student Center has the potential building. Students will be dis- Falkson sympathized with of TC, Rush Chairman; and The meeting also included the of bringing more people into the couraged from bringing their some of the demands made by Drew Jaglom '74 of DTD, Jud- announcement that Gibbs Oil building.