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~__ _ _ II Carl Sagan speaks to I audience about Mars 4ft -T- T- By Gordon Haff was on. i Carl Sagan. noted astronomer One of the most important and exo-biologist. spoke on "The aspects of interplanetary explora- i Exploration of Mars" last Mon- tion. according to Sagan, is the day night in Kresge Auditorium. usefulness of looking "at other i i Sagan, who is director of planetary environments as Planetary Studies at Cornell. is cautionary tales." He noted the ! INSIDE well-known as a popularizer of similarity between Venus Rain, a serious problem which science in general. and space runaway greenhouse effect and strikes all members of the MIT science and planetary exploration the effect caused by the dumping Community at one time or in particular. Sagan is not afraid of excessive amounts of carbon another, is the topic of a com- of the unknown. To the contrary dioxide into earth's atmosphere. mentary by USC from he says of himself: "I am in awe of Sagan went on to talk about the Cambridge. the unknown."' His latest book Viking mission and the possibility The Dragons of Eden, a bestseller. of life on Mars in light of our pre- The MIT community now has deals with the evolution of human sent knowledge of Martian condi- two easy ways to help the Red intelligence, a topic almost entire- tions. He commenced by stating Cross - they can now give ly outside of his own field. that "Many biologists, I not either their blood or their In the early part of his talk, among them, feel that life is not money. Sagan spoke of the early history possible without abundant sur- I of Martian exploration, looking face water. I feel bonded water is at it through a telescope from sufficient if life has once ------4 earth. He mentioned the debate evolved." Sagan even conjectured LSC's marshmallow roast over the possibility of intelligent that "lt is certainly possible for celebrating the monumental life on Mars which began with the large organisms to exist on failure of Montvt- Piython Meets discovery of the "canals" by Per- .Mars." I Beyond the Fringe was great cival Lowell of MIT. Sagan added Sagan feels the Viking mission fun for those who were there. that "the question is which side of has two major weaknesses. The Noted astronomer Carl Sagan scoke to a ac-.ea -Cuse ai '-e LSC .p6 the telescope the intelligent life ! Please turn to page 2) ecture Monday In Kresge audltcr-;m, Saturday was a success all around for MIT sports teams as the varsity sailing team 'a demrl car claimed the Oberg Trophy and By Margot Tsakonas the women's rugby team took Decades is an occasionalfeature strong victory over thert- - a in The" Tech' that presents the University of Connecticut. I history of MIT through the e;ves of historians. photographers and alumni. The first tIwo installments ------p12 last ternt dealt with the Institute's earlv days in Boston. UWilfiam Barton Rogers founded EXCERPIS the Massachusetts Institute of .. . linguistic oddities have Technologv in 1865; the first clas- .1 often been cited in support of ses were held in the Mercantile z the idea that a language Library until the Boylston Street reflects the peculiar preoc- building was finished shortly cupations of the particular thereafter. .cu group of humans who use it. Three years later Rogers sufj If an anthropologist needed fired a stroke and was succeeded evidence that the Stanford by John D. Runkle who was fol- U- community is an entity lowed 13 years later by General The MIT cam pusas seen from the air in 1929 sociologically distinct in some Francis A. Walker. The next year. The MIT campus as seen from the air In 1929 measure from the surrounding Rogers died while speaking at In October 1911. President of the Corporation, had been as chief architect and two environs, he could find it in Commencement. Maclaurin announced his inten- working on preliminary details. members of the Class of 188. our unique use of the word During the next 30 years, Presi- tions of building a new MIT in while Professor Constant Desire Charles A. Stone and Edwin S 'nerd." Not listed in any dic- dents James Mason Crafts. Henry Cambridge. Planning such an Despradelle made elaborate AWebster. were chosen as engi- tionary, the word is un- S. Pritchett and Richard operation was enormously dif- architectural drawings in the neers. Indeed, if the architectural questionably pure slang. For lMaclaurin devoted much of their ficult and expensive. Over 2,000 Greek Classic style. possibilities were magnificent. the the rest of the English- efforts to moving MIT from blueprints from other universities But construction did not begin engineering problems were In- speaking world, it has uni- Boston while avoiding a merger were collected, and faculty in 1912 as hoped, as problems timidating. All the land was mud, formly negative connotations. with Harvard. In 1912, George members outlined their specific were encountered in selling the pumped from the Charles, and Examples of its current usage Eastman, president of Eastman needs which entailed one million Boston campus. Also, Despra- earth from the subwa? construc- are given frequently on the Kodak, offered $2.5 million for the square feet. John Freeman, Class delle died suddenly, so in 1913 W. tion such that over 22.0K piles i television show Happy Days new site in Cambridge. of 1876, an engineer and member Welles Bosworth '89 was chosen had to be driven for the founda- ('It means anything besides tion. 11 Fonzie," according to one Bosworth's studies Included a would-be lexicographer.) At never-installed 50-ft. statue of the I Stanford, however, it has a New transit guide very helpful goddess Minerva In the Great much more exact significance. Court. as well as the familiar .. .Every member of the com- By David B. Koretz travel without an automobile to taining an automobile in Boston Great Dome wh ich w as patterned munity has his own ideas The newest and best guide to cities and towns in eastern Mas- - over S2,000. after the Pantheon, only 42 feet about what is "nerdish" and the Metropolitan Bay Transpor- sachusetts. "That S2,000 could be con- narrower. The dome was original- the relative number of students tation Authority's (MBTA) The Association. although in- verted into 8,000 MBTA fares (22 1Nplanned as the celihng of a large who deserve this label. The labyrinth of transit options is en- dependent from the IMBTA. trips per day), more than enough circular auditoritm. hut the only points on which there is titled Car-Free in Boston. promotes the T's services to satisfy even the most active of auditorium had to be eimilnated anything close to agreement is Published by the Association throughout the book. The in- travelers!" due to the expense. To save his that the phenomenon of for Public Transportation, Inc., in troduction states, "Compare the Further bias is shown in the dome. Bos orth placed the "nerdism" does exist and that Cambridge, the 96-page guide is basic M BTA fare of 25c with the "Dountown Boston" chapter: library under it. it is one of the most unpleasant accompanied by the MBTA's annual cost of owning and main- "While driving in Boston can be Much of Bosworth'c inspira- aspects of studying at Stan- latest (1977-1978) route map. difficult, traveling dow ntown by tion came from the U niersitx .:1 Thomas Jefferson ford . . . Within the book itself are sec- I I car is guaranteed to be Virginia, which - The Stanford Daily tions on the various "car-free" frustrating. The best way to travel designed. Bosworth chose options such as bicycles, mopeds. downtown is to take transit limestone as the material for the __ II I . taxis and carpooling for local and then walk. The core area is facade and w,as o pieased w ith traveling; air, rail and bus for densely developed and there isn't his accornmplishment that he built NURD - Undesirable person. long-distance journeys; and the anv destination far from a transit a srmiler replica of MIT a.s his F'requently connotes con- basic NMBTA services for stop. 'cme neZair Parms. But even arn to emitnt. Generai insult noun. traditionalists. DCicsnitc these %rneatced-:bert 3s. Ii-, death. .nnt966. he u$rgec that not ni'ecessaritt unfriendly. Other helpful sections list l1he book is Ln excellent 2'uide tor n'.e '-tatue of \liner%a he in,;aie}-. Atso spelled nerd., Gnurd. points of interest attainable bv .:.n'one. particuiar,; ,tudienis, t ,:renpetion of(the new !:ui:dlnn - toToGaamit transit. as weli as cultural and sint,ho to get around the area ;n 9t16 ;nspired a great ceiehra- entertainment centers, and how to without a car. . Please tur,} :o page'
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*P 91 81 I I I IbS~'c4~CI~ I I B S~- (The Police Blotter is a report Flim-flam man charged Boston. One was recovered on written by the Campus Patrol on ,Mass. Ave. outside Ashdown crimnes, incidents, andactions on the Joint efforts of the MIT and House. while the other was World MIT carmpus each week. ) Cambridge'Police resulted In the recovered on Memorial Drive Effective pneumonia vaccine reported - Reaearchers at the capture Thursday in Inman outside Building 2. Square of a "flim-flamrn" artist University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco Students attacked Vehicles vandalized have developed a powerful new vaccine that can prevent-the who had struck unwar% more common types of pneumonia. The vaccine has proven to be A late night jog ended in merchants and pedestrians at T;uo vehicles were vandalized 100 percent effective in tests. It should be available to the public violence last weekend when two MIT and in the Central and in the V,estgate area Monda, within a year. MIT freshman were attacked by a Inman Sq. areas. Scheduled for c,.ening. The First suffered a gang in the Roxbury section of arraignment this morning. trial in "popped" trunk lock and the loss Biko inquest ordered - South African officials decided Boston. The pair, both campus the matter will most likely be held of a calculator and stereo equip- yesterday to open an inquest today into the death of Stephen residents, decided late Saturday in mid-November. ment. The -econd 'ehicle -%as Biko, the country's foremost young black leader, who died in evening to take a run through the spared major damage 'when Its Stolen cars recovered police custody six weeks ago. The Biko family strongly favored city streets. By about 1:30am Sun- alarm sounded. Suspects .were an inquest rather than a trial because an inquest would give Biko day they had arrived in Roxbury Patrolling officers recovered spotted fleeing from this ,ehicle family lawyers an opportunity to summon witnesses. The final when six or seven unidentified two cars previously reported and another car. but ,ere lost in autopsy report, prepared by the chief state pathologist and by a men jumped from a motor vehicle stolen in Cambridge and in hea%, rush hour traffic. Biko family-appointed pathologist, concluded that the cause of and assaulted them. While one of ..It' t - Biko's death was "extensive brain injury." the students was chased by three I I or- You Never -- 90 Chinese given pay raise - China announced Wednesday that, men - one of whom struck him on the head and arms with a stick PROFESSIONAL Looked So Good for the first time in 14 years, it has given pay raises to more than SINCE 1&49 half its factory and office workers in what seems to be a major ef- - his companion bore the brunt TYPING of the assault, ultimately being for fort to accelerate economic growth and win support for the new Business Reports. post-Mao leadership. stabbed in the back with a switch Educators. Authors, blade knife by one of his at- Technical, Dissertations. tackers. The assailants then fled Theses. Cassettes - You Nation the area. tape it ... We type it. 129 7TRYfMT ST SOSTOI The stabbed student was taken 518 MASS AVE HARVARD SC Reduced marijuana penalty approved in committee - The by ambulance to the Boston City 423-2986 RIDI NC APPAREL. INC Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to reduce the Hospital for emergency treatment THE SKILL BUREAU _ 292 Boylston St , Bosto n Ma 021 1s1 federal penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana. where he remained overnight as a - * TeleDhone (617) 267-0195 Possession of more than an ounce of marijuana would remain a f t, . ' . j '. , I ' I I : precaution. Boston Police Detec- __j criminal offense, but the maximum penalty would be reduced tives are investigating the attack. i from a 55,000 fine and a year in jail to S500 and 30 days. - -- I - --- ·- ~·- I- P11 i Pedestrian robbed Steel firm reports record loss - The largest loss ever in a Il quarter for an American company was reported Wednesday by A West Campus resident Service, walking alone on Memorial Drive Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the nation's second largest steel I producer. The $477 million loss is almost double that of the outside Burton House Saturday I night was attacked and robbed by not service chiarges. previous record set in 1972 by the RCA Corporation. The largest Ii three men in their late teens. The (;, 1d.-- ryle? p it-1n " t' ,,T:-thi:! :,;-. ' :...:,,i ,' i f, part of the net loss was due to the closing down of plants in Penn- I sylvania and New York, resulting in the permanent layoff of assailants. who showed no .,, v hetr A',v bu r' , /atrt!'t.;1':- ! < 'I- ". "' (., weapons, jumped the victim at there's nti t,;-;.ict- cha:'t. e t srzti I:. i 7,300 workers. i around 6:20pm, punched him in And el t . . l , ': t , I the face, stole his wallet and fled I
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- ; W .9 .19 JLJKm MR-AFs- US C from Cam bridge J How an MIT panel i E would stop the. rain i "This meeting of the Committee on Rainfall and Precipitation will a!ZWI i come to order." Professor Fred Ward of the Department of Meteorology'banged his Em gavel and looked around the room. He began to address the assembly. "As you all know, CRAP was conceived by President Wiesner when he became irked by the fact that he could no longer walk across campus without his pipe going out. Chancellor Gray agreed, having become Cei perturbed when his toupee became soggy. -'Our raison d'etre is to analyze, investigate and propose solutions to the recurring problem of inclement weather which has plagued our community. Particularly pertinent to our mission is the 1969 Report of the Task Force on Too Much Snow to the Com- mission on MIT Education and the proposals of the 1891 Study Group derived from a consideration of the plen- l ~ llm~, tiful nature of Sleet, Hail and Inclemency. '~ "Let me call upon my colleague and r '~x eminent Weatherman Jerry Rubin to v \ summarize the facts relevant to the case under consideration." . .__"Thank-you, Mr. Chairman,' Rubin began. "Since the beginning ofthis academic year MIT has experienced inundation by an unprecedented quantity of-- how shall I put it - a heckuva lot of rain. Everyone around here is wet. This is a problem that E has affected staff, students and faculty alike. We have seen an outbreak of umbrellification: this, however, is at best a short-term, localized solution and does little to relieve the long-range situation nor does it provide protection from the combination of rain and gale-force winds." Time to give of ourselves is Chancellor Gray interrupted. turning on a slide projector and haul- By David B. Koretz Cross conduct blood drives across well with technology. ing out charts showing the correlation between umbrella size and Over the next two weeks MIT the country, but the organization Within two weeks, we'll be able dryness, in constant 1969 rainfall inches, seasonally adjusted. "Based students, faculty, staff and is also vital in times of disaster: to give of ourselves in the blood on these graphs. and what we call the parasol factor, and extrapolating employees will have an oppor- victims of hurricane, flood. earth- drive, and of our wealth in r- over the next five years, figuring in a normalized thunderstorm tunity to give of themselves in quake and the like (thousands U(aMOC week. It matters not variable, we can predict just how high we can raise tuition - I mean. whatever way they choose. each year in the United States) de- which candidate you give your uh, how -high this precipitation will rise." The Fall 1977 MIT-Red Cross pend upon the Red Cross for their money to: all contributions are A student rose and asked to be recognized. Ward rolled his eves, Blood Drive runs through next very survival. The Red Cross de- tax-deductible donations to the sighed and reluctantly introduced the prospective speaker as "Pete Friday,- afford- = Red Cross. i &erke. our student body president." ing members of .- i~..- i; . The success of the year-round "My election platform included trees. grass and places outside to sit the M IT corm- i:--A:.=.: blood drives, the UMOC cam- C down. None of this is possible unless we fgure out a way to stop this munity a chance !? l paign and the annual United Way darn rain. Do you know how hard it is to teach a disco dancing class to give that most .. ..v::.i. campaign contrast violently with when everxoneIs shoes are all wet?" precious gift of life- blood. The pends on private contributions the image that is cast of the MIT e Berke was starting to gesticulate wildly. "We can't make MIT a M IT drives have always been for its survival. student, both bv student body friendly place as long as it rains." he flamed. among the most successful in the Besides these functions, the spokesmen and recently by out- Dean BobbN Holden rose and addressed Berke. "But you promised region. Red Cross carries on the eve~ryday spoken members of the staff. c leaves on the trees and here it is only the end of October and already A pint is not much to give for activities of supplying trained per- Such unselfish giving seems to the\'re faling off. I hold you personally responsible for that." those who are able. but to the sonnel and volunteers, as well as characterize the student much A\ssociate Director of Admissions John Mack answered Holden. "I recipient, the patient on the equipment and supplies for blood more accuratetv than the detrac- ,ouldn't blame one student for a societal problem, Bob. We need the operating tabloe whose life hangs donation programs. tors' misconceptions do. The act light of the sun which brings life and warmth. not thebrightness that in the balance a pint of blood is a Last year. when the selected of giving blood is surely one of comes from lightning which illuminates on15 as it destroys." very real necessity, recipient of the U MOC funds was the most charitable acts a human "Maybe vou're right." Holden vacillated. Tqext week, the annual Ugliest the American Cancer Society. a being can perform. The entire no- Phil M oore was recognized bv the chair. "I represent the SDS. Stu- Man on Campus contest gets un- record sum of over S7300 was col- tion of donating one's blood re- dents for a Damp Society." he said, presenting the opposing viewpoint derway. The proceeds this year lected. Again. members of the quires an understanding of and a as usual. "We object to anythine the administation supports." will go to the American Red MIT community demonstrated respect for human life. When over "And besides." chimed in Dean for Student Affairs Carola Cross. Not only does the Red admirablh that rumranism mixes 1.500 people donate their blood Eisenberg. -\,orms like rain and students like rain." A puzzled silence within the space of a week. it is pervaded the room. difficult to believe anyclaims that Ward regained control of the meeting. "At any rate, you have in such people are insensitive to the 3our hands rrn, proposal for coping with this problem." Papers were needs of their fellow human be- rustled throughout the crowd. "Note the chanies in the second ings. paragraph on page 9,843 under the heading, 'Objections to this So ignore the cries ol proposal bN members of the Writing Program.' Mack asked for answers "inhumanity to man-;"there is no The head of the Ocean Engineering Department, Noah Dyer, spoke need to answer soapbox-style to the Chairman. -I understand everything. Fred. except this diagram Editor'sNote: The Tech received I do not understand. rhetoric with angry defense. The on page 42. You say the measurements are 120 cubits by 90 cubits a copy of this letter to Associate Second. it isnot clear to me to best wayfor the MI'T community. b,....? Director of Admissions John L. what you refer when you speak of to prove its "humanity" is to con- L'SC is an infrequent contributor toThe Tech. Mack. the 'low level of professionalism tinue a time-honored tradition at To the Editor: of the staff of our student news- the Institute: givin'g unselfishly of MarkJ. Munkacsy'78 - Chairman As one who feels that Dave papers." MIT's student news- oneself. Soule has been unjustly maligned. e William Lasser'78 - Editor-in-Chief papers reported the facts, gave i _ . Rebecca L. Waring '79 - Managing Editor I was pleased to read in The Tech prominent display to Professor William H. Harper'79 - Business Manager that Professor Johnson and Johnson's complaint (and now to Predictions: Vo;ume 97.Number 49 yourself are-dropping the charges your statement), printed waste of space ~ml,~lllr"~lllmWl. Friday, October 28 .1977 you made against him and the numerous letters from concerned TCA. I remain puzzled, however, members of the community, and To the Editor: NEWS DEPARTMENT by at least two of the points made also paid considerable editorial During the last several weeks, News Editors: Mark H. James'78, DavidB. Koretz '78; Associate in your statement. As clarity is attention to the issue. In short, it The Tech has carried a column News Editors: Kent Pitman '80. Bob Wasserman'80, Steven Kirsch your avowed aim, and, too, as appears to me that every effort devoted -to predicting scores in G. Artists:David Copeland '81, VinceDovydaitis '81; Staff: Patrick you delight in likening yourself to was made to keep the community that week's NFL games: I would _li Barron '78. David Potter'78. Richard Renner '78. Henry Fiorentini the sun, I am sure it would please well informed. Tech Talk, the like to ask whether a column of i= '79. Michael Ries'79, Roger Silverstein'79, Margot Tsakonas '79. you to illuminate me on the fol- newspaper of the M IT ad- this nature serves any real pur- WiliamCimino '80, Barbara Hisl'80. Hillary Lust'80. BrianAielo '81, lowing points. ministration, made no effort to pose in a newspaper like The LarryDuffy '81, KennethHamilton '81, Jordana Hollander'81. Rick First, 1, and many students of E McDermott '81, LynnRadlauer '81, HermanVargas '81. report the facts of the case. The Tech. The column usually takes C my acquaintance, fail to see how only sign of the entire affair toap- up approximately a half page of making absolutely vile accusa- pear in its carefully pristine pages the newspaper, and I assert that SPORTS DEPARTMENT C tions and calling for the direst was the Weisner/Gray statement. the space could be put to better Sports Editors: Tom Curtis'80. Gary Engelson '80;Staff: Helen penalty possible..-helps to shed which condemned without ex- use by having an article on MIT- ! Miyasaki '78. Jeannette M. Wing '78. CharlesCox '79. Audrey light on a situato~n. True,: it does 6 Greenhill 79, Gregg Stave'79. Al Albin '81, Bob Crane'81. Bob Host plaining. it seems clear to me related sporting news, such as '81. MichaelTaviss '81. make it clear that there is racial which attitude is more profes- reports and scores of intramural E intolerance at MIT, but it seems sional; perhaps we hold different and intercollegiate events. to raise a question about which io Third Class postage paidat Boston,MA, Non-Profit Org. PermitNo. 59720. views on the duties ofthe press. It A'nyone wishing to get odds on a i The Tech is published twicea week durng the academic year (except during quarter that lack of under- would interest me greatly to hear professional football-game may MIT vacations}, daily during September Orientation, and onceduring thelast standing may be found in simply you explain your remarkable do so by checking the Globe or e week of July. Please sendall correspondenceto: P.O. Box 29, MiT Branch, to make a complaint is one thing, statement. Cambridge, MA02139. Officesat Room W20-483. 84 Massachusetts Herald American. Avenue, Cambridge.MA. Telephone:(817) 2 i3-1541. and an understandable one; to Ephraim M. Vishniac Richard A. Van Etten 78 i Advertising, subscription, and typesetting rates available on request make the complaint you did is Editor-in-Chief' Varsity Club President 16 II quite another thing, and one that Technique, 1977 20 October, 1977 i ____lsr~%sr~-pllllsllsa~~ Rtoooo FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1977 THE TECH PAGE 5 l I m -- F R T