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- *I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 Abortion d bate escalates Poster burns during Abortion Awareness Week By Andrea Lamberti MIT Pro-Life organized Abor- was about to cross Massachusetts and Mauricio Roman tion Awareness Week beginning Avenue with friends when they Tensions are escalating on the Oct. 30. Its purpose was to in- spotted the flames from across I abortion issue, as evidenced by form the MIT community about the street. Welch saw that the the burning of an MIT Pro-Life the Pro-Life ethic and educate it poster had become "a big pillar drop poster last Thursday night. on some basic facts about abor- of flames" and ran into Lobby 7. Chalk graffiti saying "Choice" tion. Pro-Life tried to engage When they got inside, the lower has appeared on the sandstone AWS in a forum on abortion that half of the poster, still burning, walls of the MIT main building. took place last Thursday, but fell to the ground. Welch put out I Both MIT Pro-Life and the MIT AWS declined the offer. the fire by stamping on the post- Association for Women Students, er and pulling it away from the which holds a pro-choice posi- Pro-Life poster set on fire wooden newsstands. The fire on tion, are actively campaigning for An MIT Pro-Life drop poster the other half of the poster, still their views in anticipation of the for Abortion Awareness Week hanging from the top balcony, March for Women's Lives in was set on fire in Lobby 7 last went out by itself. Welch said Washington, DC, this Sunday. Thursday night. John Welch '92 (Please tarn to page 2) The march is an attempt to in- fluence the Supreme Court deci- sions on three key cases that it will consider this term, as well as to exert pressure on Congress and the White House to keep abortion legal and- funded. On July 3 the Supreme Court ruled that federal money could not be used to support abortions and granted the states more regula- tory powers over abortion. Pro- choice advocates feel that repro- Sean Dougherty/The Tech ductive rights in the United Marvin Appell G and. Liz Albert practice the foxtrot in States will be in serious jeopardy the Ballroom Dance Club's dress rehearsal for the an- when the Supreme Court consid- nual (Commonwealth Classic dance competition. MIT ers these cases. won first place in the international competition and On campus, AWS is actively second in the American. working toward the march while Andrea Lamberti/The Tech a Unidentified people set fire to MIT -Pro-Life Club's Abortion A- ¢ norminitee - send-,ARA ultimatum-- Awareness, Week drop poster in Lobboy 7 last Thuirsay- Hbt. ~f-tt ,~InXput, into. -evaluatoIos, say-: . "tics-[should "be] more iin Eny Bpi· iXa+h)e< rt"TC The Undergraduate Associa- -and lowering the: mnimium -meal, line with' the quality and quantity tion's Ad Hoc ARA Committee3 plan. [of f6od]. Specific problems will present ARA, which runss Thle committee's short-term cited include inconsistency in Rennt control key issue MIT's food services, with a list off recommendations fall into several pricing on campus and exorbitant t broad necessary improvements. The list categories. Health- issues, prices on extras such as lettuce, in today' - local-elections is a compilation of student eom- pricing, service, and quality are tomatoes, pickles, and potato plaints from "flame sheets" the primary focus of the list. chips. By Prabbat Mehta the pro-rent-control Cambridge Health placed'around campus. If stu- problems cited for im- Students had more problems Registered voters in Cambridge Civic Association, argue that it dents do not report improvementt provement include the ignoring with service than anything else, will decide today on the fate of would reduce the stock of rent- in the quality of food and service ,expiration dates and employee according to Hamel. Slow ser- the controversial referendum, controlled housing by promoting within the next four weeks, the disregard for such precautions as vice, shortages of staple items Proposition 1-2-3, which would the conversion of such units to commnittee will consider "taking gloves, hairnets, and hand- such as bread and meat during allow tenants who have lived in condominiums. Supporters, in- washing. action, possibly in the form of a peak times, inconvenient hours, rent-controlled apartments for at cluding members of the Cam- Concerning boycott," said Jennifer Hamel pricing, the list- (Please turn to page 17) least two years to purchase their bridge Home Ownership Associa- '90, chair of the committee. units as condominiums. tion, claim that 1-2-3 would ARA management, led by Both sides of the issue have increase the stock of low and General Manager Alan Leo, met UA may back proposal fought vigorously, with each side moderate-income housing avail- Sunday with the committee. The accusing the other of foul play; able for ownership. They also committee discussed the recom- but most experts, including the point to a provision in the refer- mendations with Leo, who said lon funding of activities referendum's original author, feel endum which establishes a fund he would take care of all the that 1-2-3 has little chance of ob- to provide money for affordable problems, according to UJA; Presi- By Cliff Schmidt taining the minimum requirement housing . dent Paul Antico '91. The Undergraduate Associa- of one-third support among Meyer hopes that at least 40 Both short- and long-term rec- tion will hold a special UA Coun- Cambridge's 47,461 registered percent of those who turn out for ommendations are made on the cil meeting tomorrow to discuss voters. today's election will support the list - a copy or which will go to stuldelnt- .-atitip-s -fimning--- Fred Meyer, the author of 1-2-3, referendum. This, he believes, the Department of Housing and The UA is considering support- told Thne Cambridge Chronicle would show "a significant major- Food Services, which oversees ing a "Student Activities F~unding that he felt it was unlikely that ity is concerned about these ARA!s activities. "The commit- Proposal," which will divert a the referendum would get a ma- things." tee's purpose is to have small part of every undergradu- jority of votes and that he was al- long- Council race draws-28 candidates standing effects on MIT's food ate's tuition directly to the U~s most certain that it would fail to service," Antico said. Long-term Financial Board to be allocated get the required one-third of Also on the Cambridge ballot recommendations include intro- to student activities. President_ registered voters. this year are the nine City Coun- . ducing competition, reevaluating tPaul E. Gtray '54 has "pledged to Opponents of the referendum, cil seats, wliich are being contest- the meal plan system, increasing offset any student activities fee including candidates endorsed by (Please turn to page 15) from tuition," 'according to a lets ter sent to all student activity _wm~ leaders by UA Vice President MIT Polling Locations Andrew P. Strehle '91. In other words, after the annu- Those on west campus (Ward 2, Precincts 3 A delightful production of al' tuition is set, an amount still . Lisette W.M. Lambregts/The Tech to be determined will go to Fin- UA President Pul and 4) should vote in the MIT Athletic Center. The Sorcererby MRIT Antico '90 Board rather than to the depart- make a substantial difference in Those on east Gilbert & Sullivan ment budgets. This means a funds available student activities, campus (Ward 2, Precinct 2) Players. Page 6. much greater percentage of the he said. should vote at Pisani Center, 131 Washington funds received by student activi- Strehle- is collecting inforna- Street (near Technology Square). ties will be allocated through tion from the activities concern- Musical Theatre Guild FinBoard. ing how much they -usually re- "Those who livre just- north of Vassar Street does -credit to old According to UA President ceive from the departments and ,. (Ward 5, Precinct 1) should vote at the Fire- Paul L. Antico '91, the current how much they need. With this i standby, My FairLady. house at Lafayette Square, Massachusetts I Page 7. annual amount of approximately information he hopes to come up i $67-000 given to FinBoard to with a figure that should more Avenue. E D fund activities has not been sig- than compensate for the money t K nificantly increased since the late that some departments may cut (Note: anyone who registered locally for the K Spy editors take aim at | 1960s. 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| I , .,, . *~ I .in I As , ,. In , L I I I | I -:_l -PAGE 2 The Tech TUESDAY, NOVEMBER _~gc~ _ka ~-~s~bk-'I ~c~ 7, 1989 . -ro as ^r abunion_eFo SCHOINFRONNF0R I ` I -(Continued from page IJ fetus as alive and human, there- *liberates men, not women, be a- fore possessing the inalienable cause it surrenders i n;; STUDEN WNONEED that it looked- like the fire had single wornei right to life. Another school to pregnancy been started from the seconid of discrimination,,ant I ,thought regards human life allows men to escape floor balcony-because the flames as responsibil niot sufficiently defined by ity for their ~y I~ were burning from the middle. bio- se'xual'behavior.-B logical terms and requires other settling for n - Pro-Life proposed an investi- abortion rather thai Every Student is Eligible for Somre Type of qualities to have value, she said. working. for the social s gation- of the incident to the change: D Financial Aid Regardless d fGrades or,Parental, Income. However, "there are no real bio- that would allow a woman to si. Campus Police, according to We have a data bank of over 200,000 listings logical changes when the baby multaneously support childrer of -schoairships, Pro-Life vice president Juan n fellowships, grants, and loans, rpresenting Over comes out of the uterus," and career, $10 billion In private Latasa '91. Campus Police she pro-abortion femi. sectorfunding. Chief added. n Anne nists have agreed to participate it * Many scholarships are given to students based on their academic P. Glavin had no comment e interests, There is also a widespread mis- a man's world on male terms, shc career plans, family heritage and plyW of residence. D on the nature of the investiga- ° * There's money available conception that abortions are said. Thus the pro-choice posi- for students who. have been newspaper car. tion, which is being pursued by riers, grocery clerks, cheerleadert, non-smolers practiced early in pregnancy tion is inconsistent, . .etc. the Special Services Division of she added, |e * Resulas GUARANTEED. when the fetus is small, because the Campus Police. Pakaluk it tries to secure rights by said. In fact, ten percent of the oppression. I CALL FOr A free Brochure Pro-Life qualified the action as AL 1.5 million annual abortions in Dr. Mildred Jefferson I i I| ANYTIME irresponsible and dangerous, ac- asserted (800) 34606401 _ * o the United States happen after that abortion leads cordinrg to Latasa. Michelle Bush to alienation. the 13th week after conception - "If a woman r '91, president of the MIT Associ- can carry in her in some-cases, if born premature- something that ation for Women Students, repu- is not human, ly- the baby could be kept alive. then she must diated the burning of the poster. not be human," Abortions in the first six weeks she said. Abortion "I found it very upsetting. I feel cuts the hu- after conception are very rare, man connection between it reflects poorly on the pro- the she added. woman and the child, choice movement," she said. she added; Pakaluk questioned why wom- if a woman negates Bush said that people should the bonds to en seek abortion. According to a her child, she denies the have access to both sides of an connec- a study, she said, m issue like abortion. abortions result- tion to the largerohuman family. ing from m rape, incest, and threat Augustine from WEBA said that b E Pro-Life forum to a woman's life represent only. many young women have to face three percent of the total number the psychological consequences Four p representatives of pro-life of abortions. The study says that- -of an abortion when they do have 5 regional movements spoke last cF- a woman's main motivations for their first child, usually five to, Thursday at a forum sponsored abortion are concern that having seven years later. In Augustine's by MIT Pro-Life:- Kelly Jefferson I a baby will change her life, iIl- case, she began to feel a deep re- of Feminists for Life; Ruth Paka- ability to afford taking care of a morse a few years after her own luk of Massachusetts Citizens a; for baby, or already having all the abortion and became Life; prone to Dr. Mildred Jefferson, children she wants. drinking. F co-founder of National Right to e Kelly Jefferson spoke about Dr. Jefferson also said that the. Life; and Cheryl Augustine of feminism and the pro-life w move- debate on choice has nothing to g Women Exploited by Abortion. ment. She holds the view that do with abortion; "choice" is Pakaluk stressed that the pro- abortion, and the perceived need merely an advertising slogan AFRENCH REVOLTO C life position that THA ONA P it r represents a value for e it, validate the patriarchal sells as a right to abortion. The system consistent with Judeo- USE 1"HEIR HEADSKRATHERSTHANLOSE view t that women are inferior to notion that abortion equals free- THEM. Christian tradition. It regards the' It started in , but gathered momentum men. She believes that abortion dom leads to confused women, in Pa With posters and'slogans that attacked mass she claimed. However, society media aned -consumerism. It was the Situationist International, a movement that -should not be concerned with. fueled student riots, and influenced everyone frm bureaucrats confused women, but "with to the .- o ices Sex Pistols. And in the process, it made a radical statement. women willing to confuse others Art should no longer be passive. It should anld demand action. ______induce people to make deci- ONTHLE PASSGE OFA FEW PEOPLE TIROUGH Conference on the growth of National sions ARATB 0OOMmomm INMAE: Listings with consequences they will TH{E $MATINIST INTERNATIONAL: 1957-1972, GICTOBN 20, 1989-JAUNtiR 7, 1990. and Democratic movements in the Soviet The Institute not of Conterrnpoary Art, 955 Boylston Street (one block from the AuditoriumT Bloc. For more information call 353-5815. pay," she added. Finally, she stop), 617 266 5152. Student activities, administrative offices, said that abortion academic departments is an acquies- ~~i.c.a. and other groups - Multimedia Workstations with . both speakers cence that the majority of . ~~~what do you see? on and off the MIT campus - can Michael Liebhold from society list meetings, Apple Computers will activities, and other David Backer from Fluent Machines, and not tolerate., alanxounceents in The Tech's "Notes" sec- _L_ Mark Laff from IBM in E15-070 from I 4------i tion. Send items of interest (typed and 6 pm. double spaced) via Institute mail to "News Notes, The Tech, room W20-483," or via "VDT's and Your Health", a review US mail to "News Notes, of The Tech, PO the medical literature from 7:15-9:30 pm Box 29, MIT Branch, Cambridge, MA in 54-100. ANNOUNCING 02139." Notes run on a space-available ba- sis only; priority is given to official Insti- November 13, 1989 tute announcements and MIT student ac- beak S ~The Official Awarding Ceremony of the tivities. The Tech reserves the right to edit "From 'Aybud to Falasha': all listings, and A chapter in ala \ ~~~World makes no endorsement of the history of the Jews of Ethopia".from Cultural Council| groups or activities listed. noon-1:30 pmn in Room 416, 270 Bay State Road. November 7. 1989 we ~~~1989 November, 14, 1989 "Remaking Love: Feminism and the Sex- ~~~~"ALBERT EINSTEIN" ual Revolution", sponsored by Black Rose Stanley Rosen of Pennsylvania State Lecture Collective at 8 p.m. in Room 9- University CULTURAL 150. will discuss "Writing and Paint- WORLD AWARD OF SCIENCE ing: The Object of Perception in Plato and Kant" at 8 pm in Room 525, 745 Com- MUNDIAL and the *November 9, 11989 monwealth Avenue. ""LEONARDO DA VINCI" Deadline For submission of applications November 16, 1989 for NSF Graduate Fellowships. Further in- ff formation WORLD AWARD b obtained from National Re- "Overcoming OF ARTS search Council, the Physical and Psycho- 2101 Constitution Avenue, logical Problems Associated a Washington, DC 20418. with VDT use." from 7:15-9:30 pm. in 54-100. I F ,. _.-.- ... "ALBERT EINISTEIN" WO:RLD AWARD OF SCIENCE E Dr. Martin D. 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East Germany announces reforms Driving rain did not deter hundreds of thousands of _5~~~~~~~~~~I East Germans from taking to the streets in protest last night. Demanding free elections and free travel, 600,000 Iran and Iraq still at war rallied in Leipzig in the hard, cold, rain. The country's Iran technically remains at war with Iraq. A United government news agency counted more than 135,000 pro- Nations envoy is in Baghdad hoping to revive deadlocked testers in several other cities. Some East Germans are Cadet's wife given full pension peace talks between the two countries in hopes of getting complaining that a new travel law that allows visits to the The Massachusetts Senate gave final approval yesterday them to convert their cease-fire into a peace treaty. The West does not go far enough. The protests follow a to provide Holly Shepard a full pension and also to cover diplomat arrived in Iraq following three days of talks in months-long exodus in which about 175,000 East Ger- the medical bills of Timothy Shepard and his fellow ca- Iran that he called "fruitful." mans have headed west. East Germany's news agency esti- dets. Shepard died about six weeks after collapsing during intense training at the Agawam Police Training Academy Meanwhile, United States officials said a decision has mates that 23,000 emigrated this past weekend. been reached to return $567 million in once-frozen Irani- in September 1988. The Senate also ended a 17-year battle by giving final an assets to Tehran. They said the decision has nothing to Communists tighten hold on China do with the plight of the American hostages held in Leba- approval to a bill banning discrimination against homo- non by a pro-Iranian faction. Communist leaders in China appear to be about to sexuals in housing, employment, and credit. The vote was tighten the party's grip on economic and political policies. 21-9. Gov. Michael S. Dukakis has vowed to pass the bill The Communist Party Central Committee convenes this when it reaches his desk. Critics have launched a ballot US, Japan appear to be holding week, holding its first plenary session since reform leader drive to repeal the measure. Zhao Ziyang was ousted. The plenum is expected to up global warming accord endorse a three-year program to reassert economic control. The United States and Japan appear to be holding up United States policy toward China was a topic of din- an international agreement to curb global warming. At a ner conversation at the White House two nights ago. Mlan fined for leaving 68-nation conference in the Netherlands on the so-called President Bush met with Richard Nixon to discuss the in hospital "greenhouse effect," both nations said they will not en- daughter former president's recent trip to China. Nixon is calling A Massachusetts man has been fined for leaving his dorse a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.. Sources for improved relations with the hard-line communist lead- say Britain and the Soviet Union also have reservations three-day-old daughter at a hospital emergency room in ers. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the Nashua, NH. David Fischer of Waltham pleaded no con- about the plan. time is not right for "dramatic changes," and indicated The two countries disagreed, however, on economic is- test to endangering the welfare of a child and was fined that President Bush is not ready to change his approach. Judge Philip sues. The United States wants Japan to spend more mon- $1000 last Friday by Nashua District Court Howorth. The self-employed computer consultant will be ey on roads and housing and stimulate domestic con- Contras and Sandinistas to meet allowed to petition the court after one year to have his sumption. Tokyo said America needs to raise its savings record cleared. rate and spend more money on such things as worker edu- United Nations officials say contra rebel leaders have agreed to meet with Nicaraguan government representa- At the same time, Howorth ruled that charges against cation. The countries are in the midst of opening a new the child's mother - Susan Wall -will be dismissed in round of high-level talks in Washington to discuss the tives this week. It will be their first direct peace talks in six months if there are no further problems. trade imbalance. more than one year. Contra leader Adolfo Calero said he is hopeful about the meeting this week. Fischer and Wall live together in Waltham and have two other children. They were charged with misdemeanors af- Possible aid for Poland and Hungary ter they allegedly left their infant daughter in the entrance Reform-minded Poland and Hungary would get more Lebanese Christians protest to an emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua than $500 million in United States aid under an agreement on Aug. 14. Syrian-backed president A police affidavit shows Fischer told police that he and reached by congressional negotiators. But they have add- Life in East Beirut came to a grinding halt yesterday ed a provision that President Bush opposes - one that Wall did not want the infant and decided they would after a strike called by the leader of Lebanese Christian abandon the child at a hospital. But an attorney for the would send money to a United Nations population forces, Gen. Michel Aoun. His supporters filled the agency. couple said shortly after the arrests that Fischer and Wall streets to protest the selection of Lebanon's new presi- waned the baby back. Neither Fischer nor Wall would Yesterday, leaders of Poland's Communist Party said dent, Ree '-Mouawad, a Madonite Catholic backed by they are thinking about following Hungary's example and comment on the case yesterday. State social workers hase Sria. Aoun loyalists stormed'the home of the Maronite refised comment on the case. ~: giving thfeir party a -new name: --Poland's communists are- patriarch, who supports the new president,.and' forced looking to revive their political fortunes following their him to kiss a portrait of Aoun. historic loss of control of the Warsaw government in- Yesterday, Aoun refused to let Mouawad into the Presi- August. A draft paper presented at yesterday's meeting of dential Palace. Aoun, who lives in a bunker beneath the Rhode Island court restricts picketing the Central Committee declared that "socialism in its residence, is refusing to recognize his fellow Maronite as The Rhode Island State Supreme Court heard argu- present shape has not passed the test." the country's new leader. ments yesterday morning on a Barrington ordinance that sharply restricts picketing. Robert Brady, an attorney for nine anti-abortion protesters arrested after the ordinance Stricter bank regulations announced- was enacted in 1986 said it unconstitutionally limits free I- I That nation's savings and loans lost at least $2.5 billion speech by limiting certain types of picketing while allow- M- in the fourth quarter, a large loss but still probably the ing others. The ordinance, enacted in 1986 after anti- best performance in a year. James Barth, chief economist abortion protesters picketed the house of Dr. Marguerite Shultz endorses drug legalization . of the Office of Thrift Supervision, said preliminary fig- Vigliani, bans pickets from residential properties except when the activity being protested occurs at the site. The The White House is calling it "strange" that former ures indicated that savings and loan red ink will be at its a separate section that re- Secretary of State George Shultz PhD '49 has suggested lowest point since the third quarter of 1988. protesters were charged under or walk- co- Meanwhile, regulators have announced more stringent quires picketing to be conducted on sidewalks that the United States should consider decriminalizing ways, but they are challenging the constitutionality of the Marlin Fitzwater said financial standards for the nation's savings and loan insti- caine and other drugs. Spokesman entire ordinance. yesterday that perhaps Shultz, who now teaches at Stan- tutions. The standards will require thrifts to back their lending with more of their own capital. Michael Defanti, Barrington's attorney, told the court ford in California, has "been out on the West Coast too that the ordinance is neutral and specific. He said that if long." Shultz's views were published recently in the Wall California tax to aid Street Journal. - - somebody wishies to use their home for non-residential in earthquake relief purposes, then then they open themselves up to being California's sales tax will be going up temporarily in picketed. Otherwise, homes cannot be targeted. The Two military jets crash December. The quarter-cent tax is part of an earthquake Supreme Court is not expected to rule on the case for Two military jets crashed yesterday in the United relief package signed into law yesterday by Gov. George several months. States, but in both incidents, all aboard survived. An A6E Deukmejian. fighter crashed in the water off Washington state after its Some researchers say high tides and changes in the at- two crew members parachuted to safety. In the southern mosphere last month may have had something to do with Nevada desert, the Air Force said the pilot of an F-15 the earthquake. The highest Pacific tides in years took fighter ejected safely as his plane went down. place the week the week of the Oct. 17 quake, and it hap- cr pened during a period of breezy, warm conditions that are a Supreme Couit approves called "earthquake weather" in California folklore. Many IZiC31 scientists say'there may be something to the theory - but I Dalkon Shield settlement: so far, there's no proof of any connection. Wet times ahead A lawyer who has represented more--thaat.100 women Low pressure, developing on a front to our south claiming injury from the Dalkon Shield said yesterday's Deportees' rights expanded by judge today, will move northeast and reach western New Supreme Court decision means his clients will get less A federal judge in Pasadena, CA, has ruled that pro- England by Wednesday morning. Rain associated compensation than they deserve. The High Court yester- ceedings mgst be translated in full for non-English speak- with the low will arrive in the area tonight and a day removed the final legal obstacle to carrying out a $2.5 ers facing deportation hearings. The judge said the cur- remain with us for about the next 24 hours before a billion settlement for victims of the birth-control device. rent policy of translating only part of the immigration drier, cooler airmass arrives during the day The attorney, Bradley Post, said the amount set aside by court proceedings violates statutory and constitutional Thursday. manufacturer A. H.: Robins is; not enough to handle the rights. remaining 120,000 iajury claims. The birth-control device Tuesday afternoon: Increasing clouds. Winds allegedly caused infertility, miscarriages,,pelvic inflamnma- southeast 10 mph (l6 kph). High 56°F (13°C). tion or, in some cases, death. Quayle teaches demnocracy to Soviets Tuesday night: Cloudy with rain and rain showers. The justices also turned away an appeal by a Rhode Is- Members of a Soviet commission are in Washington to Winds southeast 10-15 mph (16-24 kph). Low land woman. She is threatened with jail if her boyfriend study the United States electoral process and look for 47 °F (8 °C). stays overnight when her children are: priesent. A prior rul-- ideas for their own system. They met yesterday with Vice Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain and ing found the woman's rights were not, violated by a President Dan Quayle.and plan to go to New York after rain showers. High near 60°F (16°C). Low 53 °F judge's order restricting male overnight guests. today's mayoral election. (I2 °C). They also heard arguments yesterday on whether the Thursday: Becoming drier. High 57°F (4°C). Low use of hallucinogenic drugs during religious cerenmonies is" DC mayor denies drug accusation 4447 °F (7-8 °C).- protected by the Constitution. At issues is the Native Charles Lewis, a convicted drug dealer, has-told a fed- Forecast by Michael C. Morgan American church's tradition of using peyote. Two Oregon eral judge that he repeatedly gave crack cocaine to Mar- church members who were fired from their jobs as drug- ion Barry, mayor of Washington, DC. Barry said Lewis is Compiled by Reuven M. Lerner and alcohol-abuse counselors for using peyote are trying saying anything in court to, in his words, "save his own e n a ti on ent Cemp s , 1 11 1. . . v; ~ * i r- - . - .---- -. -- .. to=-gct ~-uUpl'oyf, i! I-: PAGE 4, .The,Tech TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1989 _C__1__31C·IIICII.I~sp~ - - opln0on - - __ = -- -- __ opnn------. Isa I _____ no Harassment policy may infringeonrights . Column by Andrew L. Fish , use gender-neutral Ianguage. Cerainly,reasonable The Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Harassment people can disagree about how the poster should be has properly highlighted several flaws in MIT's cur- categorized. But any policy which could be used to rent harassment policy. But the MIT administration quash this type of expression would be should not, in its haste to improve MIT's harass- an illegiti- ment procedures, mate infringement on freedom of speech. enact overbroad regulations Also, the which could be used to restrict legitimate administration must recognize that forms of "sexist" expression on campus. is not necessarily a politically neutral term. Most of the recommendations of the committee If one argues that admission to MIT should be are both positive and non-controversial improve- based solely on standardized test scores (thereby ments on the current system. The suggestion to lowering the number of women at MIT), is he or keep careful records of harassment complaints she sexist? Supporters of abortion rights claim that seems long overdue. It is puzzling why an institu- a segment of the anti-abortion movement is moti- tion which prides itself on scientific thought has vated by sexism or hatred of women. Does this only allowed the use of anecdotal evidence when make anti-abortion sentiment sexual harassment? %e discussing harassment. Surely publishing aggregate The definition is silent on this issue. I data on the frequency of harassment complaints _ - ,- .- would not infringe on individuals' privacy, and sys- tematic record keeping would allow for a How does one Xhe XNeNDoio.nenl more m informed discussion of the issue. determine when behavior is ------ R -uc-sr C-- --_-·Ce------m, ! The Ad Hoc Committee's call for increased edu- _ c------s- ---- b------_sCIC-IIII·I-· ^---·IYPI s6911W [] cational programs on harassment should also be sexist? If one person finds I quickly implemented. Education is the only way to eliminate the insensitivity a remark sexist, does that and ignorance which lead a to harassment. The punitive measures of any policy make it so? re- could not deter anonymous acts of hatred like the a homophobic drop poster which appeared last week The suggested definition labels insults as sexual [The Tech, Nov. 3]; without education, a policy's harassment. Under such a definition, overall effectiveness in reducing harassment would any sort of debate between individuals would likely be marginal at best. Punishment in the "court be almost ludi- crously chilled. Calling someone "idiotic," Volume 109, Number 49 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 of public opinion" will be a far more effective de- "knee- terrent. Hence, education jerk," or "radical" should not be punishable. The should be the focus of definition Chairman ...... Marie E. V. Coppola '90 any program to reduce harassment on campus. makes no distinction among insults, so it is reasonable to 0-I Editor in Chief ...... Niraj S. Desai '90 While these aspects assume that anything can be includ- e Business Manager ...... of the committee's proposal Genevieve C. Sparagna '90 are ed under this umbrella. Be Managing Editor ...... laudable, its definition of sexual harassment is Peter E. Dunn G I troublesome. The committee states that it goal is to Of course, the definition does not tell anyone what comprises a "degrading sexual image." There News Editors ...... Annabelle Boyd '90 provide a "clear" definition of sexual harassment. Yet, several of the committee's examples of harass- is some guidance on this point - a poster publiciz- Linda D'Angelo '90 f ing a forum to discuss the changes said "offensive FE Irene C. Kuo '90 ment could encompass a broad range of acts and W expressions. posters [and] calendars" constituted sexual harass- Prabhat Mehta '91 m Opinion Editor ...... Mlichael Gojer '90 ment. Does this mean that private rooms will be _eIe Sports Editor ...... Shawn searched for "offensive" calendars? The definition Mastrian '91 e Arts Editor ...... Debby Levinson '91 Any restriction on offers no explanation. Photography Editors ...... Lisette W. M1.Lambregts '90 And if the poster is referring to swimsuit calen- Kristine AuYeung '91 harassing speech should be dars as a source of degrading sexual images, the Contributing Editors ...... Jonathan Richmond G swimsuit issues of sports magazines would also be drawn very narrowly and m- Michael Franklin '88 sources of-harassment, as would many advertise- Ezra Peisach '89 e Advertising Manager ...... Lois Eaton '92 with carefull consideration. ments in magazines and newspapers. Clearly, the administration could not restrict such a wide variety NEWS STAFF of information sources on campus. Associate News Editors: Andrea Lamberti '91, Gaurav Rewari Most of the examples are in fact clear definitions This is not to say that all forms of expression '91, Reuven M. Lerner '92; Staff: Neil J. Ross G, Anita Hsiung of inappropriate behavior (i.e. unwanted touching, should necessarily be immune from regulation on '90, Miguel Cantillo '91, Seth Gordon '91, Adnan Lawai '91, Da- requests for sexual favors, attempted sexual as- campus. If institutionalized harassment silences a c vid Rothstein '91, Aileenr Lee '92, Dawn Nolt '92, Amy J. Ravin sault). But the committee offers three examples segment of the community, it limits the free ex- '92, Joanna Stone '92, Brian Rosenberg '93, Cliff Schmidt '93; which have no clear meaning and could be used change of ideas on campus. But any restriction on e Meteorologists: Robert X. Black G, Robert J. Conzemius G, Mi- against many types of expression: harassing speech should be drawn very narrowly chael C. Morgan G. o sexist remarks and sexist behavior and with careful consideration. The overbroad rec- PRODUCTION STAFF e insults, including lewd, obscene, or sexually ommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee clearly Associate Night Editors: Bhavik R. Bakshi G, Daniel A. Sidney G; suggestive remarks or comments exceed these bounds and will serve to limit the free Staff: Richard P. Basch '90, David E. Borison '91, Lawrence H. · visual displays of degrading sexual images or discourse of ideas which is essential to an academic LE Kaye '91, David J. Chen '92, Sheeyun Park '92, David Maltz pornography environment. '93, Jonathon Weiss '93. These three "definitions" do little to enlighten the It would be best if the administration consider OPINION STAFF community as to what harassment is and clearly the committee's proposals in two phases. It should Columnist: Adam Braff '91; Illustrators: Pawan Sinha G, Kai F. could be used against many legitimate forms of ex- consider the changes to the policy which will not Chiang '92. pression. How does one determine when behavior is infringe on freedom of expression first, since these SPORTS STAFF sexist? If one person finds a remark sexist, does should be fairly non-controversial and could be Michael J. Garrison G, Harold A. Stern '87, Anh Thu Vo '89, that make it so? Or does a "reasonable" person passed quickly. Only then should it decide, what, if Emil Dabora '91. have to find it to be sexist? Or does a different any restriction on speech would be consistent with m - ARTS STAFF standard apply? The answer to these questions can- the open environment of the university. In this way, e not 2e Associate Arts Editor: David Stern '91; Staff: Mark Roberts G, be found in the definition, yet the answer is the administration can express its concerns about F Julian West G, V. Michael Bove '83, Manavendra K. Thakur '87, essential if one is to apply the policy. harassment without simultaneously trampling on Michelle P. Perry '89, Peter Parnassa '90, Paige Parsons '90, Al- For example, last week's Lecture Series Commit- the student's right of free expression. fred Arrnmendariz '92, Alex Solis '92. tee poster hanging in the infinite corridor had "sex- e Andrew L. Fish '89, a student at Harvard PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF ist" written over it, apparently because it did not Law Associate Photography Editor: Lerothodi-Lapula Leeuw '92; School, is a former editor in chief of The Tech. -m I I Staff: Williarn Chu G, Frank Espinosa G, Michael D. Grossberg G, I~~~~~~~~~ i Andy Silber G, Ken Church '90, Mike Niles '90, Mark D. Virtue '90, Sarath Krishnaswamy '91, Georgina A. Maldonado '91, IFF Ognen J. Nastov '91, Ray Powell '91, Mauricio Roman '91, Marc Wisnudel '91, Matthew Warren '93, Jeremy Yung '93, Wey Lead e DM : '93, Jacqueline D. Glener; Darkroom Manager: Ken Church '90. mE / I'VE DE:D \ M FEATURES STAFF wc m LEr 'YOU w Christopher R. Doerr '89, Jeff Ford '90, W. Owen Harrod '90, C.OME BACK, Im David J. 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6s~gllsI Z s ~~ 6~ [1[[[ 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[- !Ik[p[, .IRlmfm MV aN Illl Pro-life poster burning hurts groups on both sides I I-,--" YI-- , 1;'-BLI- a This past week, MIT Pro-Life choice" community burned down Those of you who participated A -- sponsored an Abortion Aware- the Pro-Life drop poster. Again I in destroying our event posters ness Week. The purpose of this ask you, is this appropriate be- and drop poster, please realize was to inform the MIT commu- havior of a group that claims to that such behavior only hurts the . . nity about the Pro-Life ethic- and defend the rights of others? Oth- "pro-choice" movement. These eI to educate the public on some ba- er posters could have easily actions easily injure the dialogue _ 13 SWMiM sic facts about abortion. The caught fires as well as the wood- between the two sides and are focus of the awareness week was en railing, endangering the whole certainly not progressive. Some intended to be a positive one. MIT community. This dangerous members of the "pro-choice" But our awareness week was display was only intended to community have already apolo- also the focus of a great deal of frighten and humiliate. These ac- gized on your behalf, but we feel antagonism. Many members of tions seem much' more consistent that you should try to help your the "pro-choice" community van- with groups like the Ku Klux, own cause by taking responsibil- dalized, mutilated and tore down Klan who anonymously burn ity for your actions. Also, I | A our event posters. This type of crosses on the lawns of blacks in would urge you to please look in- behavior does not seem consis- order to frighten and humiliate, ward. Question your motives. I tent with the philosophy of a rather than the actions of civil will not venture to guess what group that claims to champion rights groups. your true motives might be, but 4 constitutional rights. Freedom of Fortunately, such heinous they certainly cannot be to speech and freedom of the print- crimes did not prevent the black defend the rights of others. ed word are the one of the cor- community from demanding its Monnica Williams '91 d nerstones of our rights as individ- due civil rights, but rather it MIT Pro-Life, uals. Demanding "women's strengthened the community. In Campaus Public Relations rights" while attempting to deny the same way, the malevolent ac- and eight others others the freedom of speech is tions of the "pro-choicers" who twisted and obscene. If others seek to prevent us from defend- CP flier demonstrated indirect forms of racism have a difference of opinion, ing the rights of unborn have Apparently David Wambold Parents' Weekend, but I assert probably did not mean to offend fine, let them sponsor their own only succeeded in strengthening believes that racism exists only in that the racism within the flyer is anyone; it was not intentional. events, but don't impinge on the us. We will not disappear because direct forms ["Police Association more indirect than direct. It sin- I believe that quite a few peo- rights of others for their "cause." of these insulting actions; rather, flyer did not mention race," Oct. gles out a group of people by the ple on campus feel the way Wam- The last night of our Abortion we will only fight harder until the 31]. There were no slurs on the way its members dress. bold feels, and they need to un- Awareness Week a few anony- unborn are guaranteed the rights flyer which the Campus Police It's known that the gangs derstand that racism does not mous members of the "pro- that the rest of us enjoy. Association distributed during named on the flyer wear the col- need to be displayed in 50-foot ors mentioned, but I have friends letters in pink neon to be ac- Campus Police defamed racial group in its flier who dress the same way who are knowledged. Implicit racism is Daniel Wambold displayed a not gang members. Descriptions just as wrong as explicit racism. I MIT community. Where they are anger shared by many over the believe that instances of implied fair amount of naivete regarding wrong is in attempting to unjusti- actions of the CPA. such as the one on the flyer for Street gang "who racism from the "gang-warning" the Campus Police Association fiably create an-atmosphere of to enlist the the Corbett If the CPA wishes any definitive colors" flyer come from not realizing fliers distributed during Parents' fear and terror directed towards the community, it don't wear support of possibly believe that any students who dress that Weekend ["Police Association fli- one race or class of individuals. would be better off sticking to lead people to that someone dressed similarly to way could be included. ers did not mention race, Oct. Knowing one of the associate its contract dispute, the facts of the other gangs could be a gang I suggest that Wamnbold look at 31]. He is correct that "there was deans and having talked with him rather than attempting the defa- the facts before making accusato- no mention of race in the entire of any one group of member. about the issue, I can confidently mation I too support the Campus Po- ry statements about the inten- document!" state that his decision to publicize people. lice in their efforts for a new con- tions of members of our adminis- However. all of the popular D-onald Heller his views was not a "disreputable tract, but I think that the method tration. After reading this letter, media in Boston- (The BostOn political tactic." Rather, his letter Director of Administrative ' H erald they chose in getting our atten- he might be able to understand Globe, -The Bstotbn - , the was:"an 'attempt to express the. Systems Development tion did more harm than good. their concerns, and send them local television stations, etc.) The warning should have been letters ofapology retracting what have previously identified these I i"n"[~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~· c~igb }I w~ p -`: ' presented in a manner that would he accused them of in his letter. gangs as being made up of pre- armz w t h~R SA-BZovfie not have offended anyone. They Danny Robinson '91 dominantly minorities, and as be- ^tim~ktewiC~bnd.¢pixiio-Etot>t; >..; v¢,¢'''v. ,' .,,n's.X.' "":,..5St, graphs in newspapers and taped insult to those who have AIDS stories on television have consis- I tently shown only minorities as I was surprised to read in propose another idiosyncratic A",'~ *ie i.~ - Uo.1flt. C. . Kristen Gardner's and Rachel definition: " ' V i ct im ' blurs the being members of these gangs. for~~~~~~~~~~~· ·'-vpd \;.p·: v ' i · Harmon's letter ["Headline dehu- line between illness and death," I, too, though not a member .' .. 9A.~F~X~~Ln;TXk iiftUIShowrs\ manizing to people with AIDS," we call both was out- s+.>pxa:¢P publ~~h.Siof~fe ^ apparently because of a minority group, victims.- raged over the implicit racial Oct. 31] that a "victim is not a living and dead people character- The authors call both the living The CPA person" but "a being overtones of the fliers. ized by illness." This is not my and the dead "people." Are they has a legitimate right to bring idea at all of what the word vic- too guilty of blurring the line? of the their cause to the attention tim means. After all, there are Do they mean that anyone we I victims of love, victims of cir- call a victim we think of as dead? Lack of concern leads to poor service at Lobdell cumstance, mugging victims and "Victim" is a perfectly good English word which neither de-, I am writing to publicly ex- ordered something else, and went and listens to what we have to earthquake victims, all of whom are most definitely persons and notes nor connotes what Gardner press my lack of satisfaction with to stand on the cashier line. They say. He organized an in-house ARAs management of Lobdell only had one cashier working, many of whom are not ill. So I and Harmon believe. If they committee to put together a sur- checked a handy dictionary and Dining Hall. Last Sunday I went and the line wound around the vey and evaluate the food. He be- choose to redefine the word, it is a victim of The in to eat at around 5:30 pm and, soup station. work with the found one definition of not the responsibility lieves that he can as "one who is harmed by or for as I expected, it was crowded. So It was at this point that I went students instead of doing the Tech's editor, or anyone else I picked the shortest line, in this to the grill and told the manager made to suffer from an act, cir- that matter, to recognize their minimum that ARA requires. cumstance, agency or condition." If there is any misun- case the sandwich line, and took to get on the stick and get some- handles many definition. Though Lobdell of the term vic- it is not on the my rightful place back' by the ice one to open up another register. more people than MacGregor There is no hint derstanding here, cream freezer. He replied that the didn't have tim connoting a dehumanized part of The Tech but rather on Dining Hall, it is the difference state; AIDS would seem to quali- the part of Gardner and Har- I waited five minutes before I anyone else- scheduled to work in attitude rather than the sheer moved a foot. I moved another Sunday night, and he couldn't volume of customers that makes fy as a victimizer under that mon, who seem not to know just minutes-later and open one up since he was work- between the two. definition. how to define the word "victim." foot- five a difference John Muccigrosso G looked up to the front to see ing the grill. The place where You can see it in the comments of The authors of the letter also what was taking so long. Only most of West Campus eats on the the customers. Lately, the posi- I I 1·1a~c Irrq11 CIF IRI~ -- -- p--- Mm"- one person was working the line. weekends, and there is only one tive comments from students Annoyed, I looked around to see cashier? I lost my temper and concerning the quality of the if any of the other lines were called him incompetent, where- food and service at Lobdell have moving any faster. It didn't ap- upon he logically retorted, "No, been few and far between. Atten- pear so - every line had just one you're incompetent." Apart from dance at meals at MacGregor has worker serving it, and they all the rudeness of this statement, it been increasing steadily, and the were moving slowly. The only ex- says to me that this person does bulk of the comments state that ception was the grill, which had not care about the job he is do- there has been much improve- Nixon Lew, one of the managers ing; he is unwilling or perhaps ment and the food is even, perish unable to face up to the prob- at Lobdell, and another worker the thought, good. a lems, situations, and responsibil- serving it. That too, however, I went back to Lobdell last was moving rather slowly. ities that go along with his job. Wednesday at about 6 pm and What we as students ask is'not I eventually got to the front found the line for the one register and ordered a turkey sandwich impossible to give: decent- food that was open stretching back and service at a reasonable price. past the salad bar. on a bulky with lettuce. The Din- me that he The manager of MacGregor It isn't asking a lot to have worker then informed has done an didn't have any lettuce or ' bulky ing Hall, Tim Hart, workers on duty during the peak rolls and he couldn't leave to get excellent job in-raising the quali- hours on weekends. It's asking ty of food- and service at Mac- them because there was no one even less to do the same during Gregor compared to last term. the week. else. working. I grumbled some- He ask us what-we think of the-- thing about the Soviet Union and . Pail Zelenetz '91 I food, bounces ideas off of us, I L~eqb· I '-- m ' ' I M ~ lr rn· - . - - - . ------_ L -ra' , alPI i bL4.911bslkBB8 c e AG-6 Th!e Tee TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7,. 1989 _-_ -'E .... ' -- I I -- I ,I70 I- I -, - I II --=------'I6 = -- --- I- ! A - I qr6- - = =------"-"- '-':' '- _' .....- ""'"'-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.-II..-I-- i ...... nIl C1

ilbertand. .. Sulliva .~~~~~~~ Players' Sorcerer is spel ng gestures were a little forced during her G~~~~~~~~~~~~ibert:THE SORCERER first song, she quickly-settled in to her role The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players. as the shy, lovesick Constance. Harrison's Directed by Marion Leeds Carroll. Sir Marmaduke was marvelous - his rich Room 54-100, November 10 and 11 and resonant voice, combined with his at 8 pm and November 1,and 12 at 2 pm. wonderfully plastic facial expressions, made him one of the most enjoyable char- By DEBBY LEVINSON acters in the show. And Matthews, as EA, SORCERY, AND A LOVE PHILTRE slimy sorcerer John Wellington Wells, was combine to bewitching effect in positively sleazy, a turn-of-the-century the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan snake-oil salesman with potions offering Players' delightful production of everything from "a change in administra- The Sorcerer. tion to a rise in Unified." Matthews' only The G & S Players are blessed with a failing was that he sang too softly in his talented assortment of actors and singers otherwise amusing song detailing his job. - particularly the latter. Sopranos Lisa One of the most remarkable aspects of EKummerow and Deb Kreuze '90 have the production was the technical work. clear, shimmering voices that would be an Room 54-100 is not very conducive to a asset to any operatic company, and the theatrical atmosphere, but the G & S Play- Players are fortunate to have them. ers made the best of what they had, add- The Sorcerer recounts the mishaps that ing home-made footlights housed in black befall the village of Ploverleigh when coffee cans and using the sets to disguise young aristocrat Alexis Pointdextre the front of the lecture hall. Lighting was (Jeffery D. Manwaring) brings in profes- consistently good, resulting in some spec- sional sorcerer John Wellington Wells tacular special effects for the scene in (Paul Matthews F) to administer a love po- which Wells casts his spell over the village. tion to the entire village. By enlisting The teapot into which he pours the love Wells' help, Alexis hopes to prove his the- potion glows eerily, and as he calls upon ory that "true love is the panacea to every the spiritsfor help,-t-he room darkens, and ill," as the potion will cause its imbibers to ominous, colored :fingers of light are cast fall in love with the first person of the op- behind him. posite sex they see, regardless of distinc- The production's one weak spot is the tions of age or social rank. The villagers orchestra. Admittedly, the acoustics in pair up irrespective of their classes, but of 54-100 are far from acceptable, but the course Wells' efforts have disastrous effect strings sounded out of tune as they played - Alexis' betrothed, Aline (Kurmmerow), under Alexis' profession of love to Aline. falls in love with aging minister Dr. Daly The orchestra also showed that they have (Michael D. Mendyke '89); commoner yet to correct a problem that plagued them Constance (Kreuze) plights herself to the during last term's Trial by Jury- the fast- extremely aged Notary (Andrew Marc er passages of the music were played skill- Greene '91); and the most proper and aris- fully, but the slower, more delicate ones Sarath 'Krishnaswamy/The Tech tocratic Lady Sangazure (Carrie Nafziger were too unsure and often out of tune. Sorcerer John Wellington Wells (Paul Matthews, left) discusses his love po- C) begins to court the sorcerer himself. tion with Alexis (Jeffery D. Manwaring) The Sorcerer continues for four more in The Sorcerer. On the whole, the individual perfor- performances this weekend. It's a magical mances were outstanding. While Kreuze's engagement that shouldn't be missed.

eccecceccec;cc4'IIc5ee: _ ~~~------JAZZ MUSIC JAZZ MUSIC The Schwendener Group performs in a The Tony Williams Quintet performs at Longy Faculty Artists Series concert at 9 pm at the Regattabar, Charles Hotel, 8 pm in Edward Pickman Concert Hall, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Also pre- CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Longy School of Music, Follen and Gar- sented November 9, 10, and 11. Tickets: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC The Eurythmics and Underworld per- den Streets, Cambridge. No admission $7.75 to $11.75 depending on day. Tele- The Radiators and Me & The Boys per- .. - -Compiled by'.Peter Dunn form at the Worcester Centrum, 50 Fos- charge. Telephone: 876 0956. phone: 876-7777. form at the Channel, 25 Necco Street, ter Streeti, Worcester. Tickets: S16.50 and near South Station in downtown Boston. - ~~w"o wwowI~ ww S17.50. Telephone: 508-798-8888. Max Ridgeway performs at the Western Zahar performs at the Western Front, Admission: $7.50 advance/S8.50 at the THEATER PERFOsYRMANCE ARTb Front, 343 Western Avenue, Cambridge. 343 Western Avenue, Cambridge. Tele- door. Telephone: 451-1905. r - - 11 Pluck Theater, Tornado Brothers, Wow, Telephone: 492-7772. phone: 492-7772. +** * CRITICS' CHOICE * ** F* * r CRITICS' CHOICE * *. Am I Tired, and Ugly Rumors perform Gorky Park and Lilian Axe perform in Arms and the Man, by George Ber- Parlor, by Nancy Adams, is presented at T.T. the Bears, 10 Brookline Street, CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC an 18 + ages show at 8 pm at the Para- nard by the MIT Council for the Arts at Boston Shaw, is presented by MIT Dra- Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tele- * * * CRITICS' CHOICE Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Te- dise, 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Bos- 8 pm at Mobius, 354 Congress Street, * *. * mirkanov conducting, performs mashop at 8 pm in Kresge Little The- phone: 492-0082. Armin Jordan and L'Orchestre de In Tchai- ton. Telephone: 254-2052. atre. Also presented November 10 Boston. Also presented Saturday, No- kovsky's Symphony No. 4 * * Suisse Romande perform Jost Meier's 1, "Winter Day- * and I 1. Tickets: $6 general, $5 seniors vember 11. Tickets: $7. Telephone: Peppino D'Agostino and Isaac dreams," and JanAcek's Sinfonietta Guillory Musique concertante, Beethoven's Pi- in an Cheater Sticks, Skeptic's Bookshelf, and and students. Telephone: 253-2877. 542-7416. ,,,- ,, open rehearsal , . - , _ perform at Johnny D's, 17 Holland ano Concerto No. at 7:30 at Symphony Evol Twin perform in an 18+ ages show 2, and Debussy's Hall, corner of Huntington Street, Davis Square, Somerville, near Jeux - Poeme-danse et La mer at and Massa- at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth Avenue, FILM & VIDEO the Davis Square T-stop on the red line. 8 pm in Symphony chusetts Avenues, Boston. Performances Kenmore Square, Boston. Telephone: Oscar Remembered, the one-man show The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- Hall, corner of are November Telephone: 776-9667. Huntington and Massachusetts 9-11 and 14 at 8 pm. 247-8309. with James Beamon as Lord Alfred sents Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once at Ave- Tickets: $17 to nues, Boston. Tickets: $22, $25, and $45 (open rehearsal' Douglas, companion of Oscar Wilde, is 7:30 in 10-250 and Amadeus at 6:30 & Dolores Keane and Jim Majorowski per- $28. Telephone: 266-1492. $9.50). Telephone: 266.1492. Bop (Harvey) performs at Johnny D's, presented at 8 pm at Tower Auditorium, 10:00 in 26-100. Admission: $1.50. Tele- form at 7:30 at Necco Place, One Neeco 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somer- Mass. College of Art, 621 Huntington phone: 258-8881. Place, near South Station in downtown Musicians from Marlboro perform Mo- ville, near the Davis Square T-stop Avenue, Boston. Also presented Novem- zart's Quartet on Boston. Tickets: $7.50/$8.50. Telephone: in C Major, Max Reger's the red line. Telephone: 776-9667. ber 10-11 and 17-18. Tickets: $10. Tele- The Brattle Theatre begins its Friday/ 426-7744. Trio in A minor, Op. 77B, and Beetho- phone: 426-6923. Saturday film series Romantic ven's Septet in E-flat Major, Op. Comedy 20 at Cake Eaters, Virginia Dames, and Wild with a Victor Fleming/Jean Harlow dou- After 7 performs at 9 pm at Nightstage, 8 pm at the Longy School of Music, Fol- West perform at T.T. Beyond Therapy, Christopher Durang's len and the Bears, 10 ble featui-e, Bombshell (1933) at 4:15 & 823 Main Street, Cambridge, just north THEATER Garden Streets, Cambridge. Brookline Street, Cambridge, just comedy about relationships and psychia- Tickets: $9 general, north 7:45 and Red Dust (1932) at 6:00 & 9:40. of MIT. Tickets: $10. Tel: 497-8200. The Merehant of Newbury Street, or A $6 seniors and stu- of MIT. Telephone: 492-0082. try, is presented by The Boston Universi- Located Woman's dents. Telephone: 421-9455. at 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Tale, is presented at 8 pm at ty Stage Troupe at 8 pm in Room 101, Square, Cambridge. Admission: FILM & VIDEO Old South S5 gen- Church, Copley Square, 645 CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Calypso Hurricane performs at the West- BU College of Communication, 640 eral, S3 seniors and children (good for * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * Boylston Street, Boston. Also presented ern Front, Commonwealth Avenue, * * * CRITICS' CHOICE 343 Western Avenue, Carn- Boston. Also the double feature) Telephone: 876-6837. The Brattle Theatre presents Making November 9-11 at 8 pm and Novem-. * * *r bridge. Telephone: presented November 10 and 11. Stevie Ray Vaughn &Double Trouble 492-7772. Tickets: "Do The Right Thing" (1989, St. ber 12 at 2 pm. Admission: $5. Tele- * * * * $5. Telephone: 739-2117. phone: 536-1970. and Jeff Beck perform at 7:30 at the The French Library in Boston continues Clair Bourne) at 4:45 & 7:15, Joe's Pianist Lisa Caliri performs contempo- its film series Celebrating Bed-Stuy Barbershop: Worcester Centrum, 50 Foster Street, Marcel Carne We Cut Heads rary works by Boston composers Gary JAZZ MUSIC with Drile de Drame (Bizarre, Bizarre, (1983, Spike Lee) The Bacchae is performed by Peter Worcester. Tickets: $16.50 and Pianist at 3:30, 6:00, & Ar- Noland, Dale E. Pratt, and Edward Sci- Mariann McPartland performs at 1937, France) at 8 pm. Also presented 8:30, and Apparatus nott, using marionettes to reproduce $18.50. Telephone: 508-798-8888. 8 pm in Jewett 11, short films bilia at 8 pm at the Cambridge Center Auditorium, Wellesley November 11 and 12. Located at 53 by Mary. Hestand. fifth-century B.C. conditions, at 8 pm in College, Wellesley. Brooke Damm- for Adult Education, 56 Brattle Street, No admission charge. Marlborough Street, Boston. Admission: koehler, and Alvin Eng & Melissa Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Telephone: 235-0320 Ca- Cambridge. Tickets: $3.50. Telephone: ext. 2028. $4 general, $3 Library members. Tele- hill, at 10opm Continues through Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * The 547-6789. phone: 266-4351. Thursday, November 9. Located at 40 Tickets: $7.50 general, $6.50 MFA mem- Buzzcocks perform at Citi, 15i CLASSICAL The Jerry Bergonzzi Quartet performs at Brattle bers, seniors, and students. Telephone: Lansdowne Street, Boston, near Ken- MUSIC Street, Harvard Square, Cam- Muthulakshmi Ranganathan performs the Willow Jazz Club, 699 froadw;avy, bridge. Admission: $5 general, $3 se- 267-9300 ext. 306. more Square. Also presented Thurs- Ball Square. SomervileP. &le..." = I* * * CRITICS' CHOICE . * * * * t day, November South Indian veena music as part of the nior t'and- children (good for Spike 9. Tickets: $15.50 ad- November I0 The Museum of Fine Arts begins its vance/$16.50 at MIT Thursday Noon Chapel series at and 11. Tel: 6i-9874.8 Lee double feature). Tel: 876-6837. An Evening of Drama, Traditional Ger- the door. Telephone: series Beats, Hippies, Yippies, and man Cabaret, and Contemporary 262-2437. 12:05 in the MIT Chapel. No admission Wood- charge. Telephone: 253-2906. The David Azarian Trio performs at Black Panthers: Recalling the 50s and winds is presented as-part of GDR Days 8 pm in Edward Pickman Concert Hall, 60s with The Beat Generation - An The Harvard Film Archive continues its at 8 pm at The Theater, UMass at Eos- Longy School of Music, tollen and Gar- American Dream (1987, Janet For- Tuesday series Images of Womnen on Film Tribe, Talking to Animals, Sound Wis- ALEA III presents The Exotics, works ton/Downtown Campus, Arlington and den Streets, Cambridge. Admission: $5 man) and Pull My Daisy (1959, Rob- with Bagdad Cafe (1988, Percy Adlon) at dom, and Crab Daddy perform in an by Wen-Chung, Brant, Harrison, Cage, Stuart Streets, Boston. Admission: $2 suggested donation. Telephone: 876-0956. ert Frank & Alfred Leslie) 5:30 & 8:00. Screenings at the Carpenter -donation. 18+ ages show at Axis, 13 Lansdowne Cowell, and Crumb at 8 pm at the Tsai at 5:45 & Tel: 353-2551 or 2324222. 8:00. Tickets: $4 general, Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard Uni- Street, Boston, near Kenmore Square. Performance Center, Boston University, $3.50 MFA members, seniors, versity, 24 Quincy Street, Harvard FILM & VIDEO Telephone: 262-2437. 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. and students. Tele- phone: 267-9300 ext. 306. Square, Cambridge. Admission: $3 gen- The Harvard Film Archive continues its Third World and Tickets: S8 general, $4 seniors and stu- Souljahs perform at the dents. Telephone: eral, $2 seniors and children. Telephone: Wednesday series of East European Cine- Channel, 25 Necco Street, 353-3345. AI near South 495-4700. ma with The Round-Up (1965, Miklos Station in downtown Boston. Admission: FILM &'VIDEO CLASSICAL MUSIC The Harvard Film Archive presents Films Jancso, Hungary) at 5:30 & 8:00. Screen- $15.50 advance/S16.50 at the door. Tele- by Phil Solomon, The Passage of the ings at the Carpenter Center for the Vi- k * r CKITICS' CHOICE * * *CRITICS' * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * phone: 451-1905. . . CHOICE * * * Bride (1979-80), Nocturne (1980/89), sual Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy The Somerville Theatre presents Era- The Cantata Singers and Ensemble The Somerville Theatre presents What's Out Tonight Is Lost (1983), and Stunt Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Ad- Jazz Butcher performs at 8 pm at the serhead at 5:45 & 10:00 and Liquid perform J.S. Bach's Cantata Man at 5:30 & 9:45 and The Wizard Paradise, The Secret Garden (1988), at 7:30. mission: $3 general, $2 seniors and chil- 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Sky at 7:45. Also presented Friday, BWV 26, Ach wie fiuchtig, ach wie Screenings of Speed and Time at 7:45. Located Boston. Telephone: 254-2052. at the Carpenter Center for dren. Telephone: 495-4700. November 10. Located at 55 Davis nichtig, John Harbison's The Flight the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 24 at 55 Davis Square, Somerville, just * * *. Square, Somerville, just Into by the by the Davis Egypt, andRobert Schumann's Quincy Street, Harvard Square, Cam- Davis Square T-stop on the red The Boston University Center for Energy New Potato Caboose perform at Johnny Square T-stop on thie red line. line. Admission: Admis- Requiem, op.148 at 8 pm in Jordan bridge. Admission: S3general, $2 seniors $5 general, $3 se- and Environmental Studies continues D's, 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, sion: $5 general, $3 seniors and chil- Hall, New England Conservatory, niors and children (good its 30 and children. Telephone: 495-4700. for the dou- Global Warming and You film series Somerville, near the Davis Square T-stop' dren (good for the double feature). Gainsborough Street at Huntington ble feature). Telephone: 625-1081. with Silent Running at 7:30 in room 456, on the red line. Telephone: 776-9667. Telephone: 625-1081. Avenue, Boston. Tickets: S6to $25 * *: * * The Institute of Contemporary Art con- _L Stone Science Building, 675 Common-- - - general, $5 students, $2 discount to tinues its series Cinema and the Situa- it The Institute wealth Avenue, Boston. No admission Third Rail, Alloy O'Cean, and Oilmen seniors. Telephone: 267-6502. E of Contemporary Art con- The Museum tionist Internationalwith Amerika (1972- tinues its series Cinema charge. Telephone: 353-3083. perform at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth of Fine Arts begins the g and the Situa- Avenue, Boston Jewish Film Festival with The 83, Al Razutis) at 7:30 at the ICA tionist International with North of the Kenmore Square, Boston. Tele- phone: 247-8309. Summer of Aviya (1988, Eli Cohen, _TH EATER Theater, 955S Boylston Street, Boston. Border, films by the German Situationist The Institute of Contemporary Art con- Tickets: $3.50 r- 1988) at 7:30 in Remis Auditorium, ] * .CRITICS' CHOICE * ' . general, S2.50 ICA mem- formation "Gruppe Spur" and the Scan- tinues its series Cinema and the Situa- bers, seniors, and students. Telephone: tionist International with Tsunami Pets, Mind(Over Matter, and MFA, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. MyFair lady,by Lerner and Loewe, dinavian group, the "Second Situationist The Fall of the Tickets: $6 general, $4 MFA members, 266-5152. International," at 7:30 at the ICA The- Romanov Dynasty (1927, Esther Schub), Story Lives perform).;i.T. the Bears, 10 is presented by MIT Musical Theatre Brookline Street, Cmbridge, just north seniors, and students. Tel: 267-9300 Guild at 2pm ater, 955 Boylston Street, Bbston. Tick- A Movie (1958, Bruce Conner), and TV ext.306. in Kresge Auditorium The Boston Film/Video Foundation con- ets: $3.50 general, $2.50 Decolage (1963-67, Wolf Vostell) at of MIT. Telephone:j/492-0082. [see review this issue]. Also presented ICA members, · tinues its series of Films from *.//;* Mi November 11 at 8 pm. Tickets: $8 Africa and seniors, and students. Tel: 266-5i52. 7 pmrat the ICA Theater, 955 Boylston The Boston University the African World Community with Street, Boston. One Life performs /n an 18+ ages show Center for Energy general, S6 seniorsand students.-Tele-. Tickets: $3.50 general, Omega Rag, (19 89,D. Elmina Davis) The Boston University Center at Ground Zero, 512 Massachusetts Ave- and Environmental Studies continues its phone: for Energy S2.50 ICA members, seniors, and stu- 253-6294. and Zsjta and Environmental Studies begins its dents. Telephone: 2665152. nue, Cambridge. Telephone: 492-9545. Globol Warming and You film series and the Boo- Spirit (1989, Global Warming and You with Mad Max 11at 7:30 in room B50, Ayoka Chenzira) at 8 pm. Located at film series 1126 Boylston Street, with Soylent Green at 7:30 in room B12, EXHIBITS Speilbound. Life In Between, and The Stone Science Building, 675 Common. Boston. Admis- * * * CRIT sion: $5 general, $4 BF/VF College-of Liberal Arts, 725 Common- Celebrating the Contemporary Culture Stops perform at 7:30 at Necco Place, wealth Avenue, Boston. No admission Gilbert and Sullivan'sThe members, se- charge. Telephone: 353-3083. Sorceris niors;- and tudents.Telephone: 536-1540. wealth Avenue, Boston. No admission of the, German Democratic Republic One Necco Place, near South Station in presented byMIT Gilbert andSulli- charge. Telephone: 353-3083. opens today as part of GDR Days at the downtown Boston. Tickets: S1.01. Tele- van Players at 8 pmin 54-100 POETRY [see re- UMass at Boston begins itsGDR Community Art Gallery, UMass at Bos- phone: 426-7744. view this issue]. Also presented No- Days ton/Downtown Barbmra Greekberg, English lecturer in film series with DerAufeatblt, Gfick POETRY- Campus, Arlington and the MIT Writing vember 11at 2 pm& 8 pmand Karen Swenson will read from her collec- Stuart Streets, Jon Fa*dis performs Program, is presented Im Elintemhus, and Levins Mible at Boston. Continues at 8 pm 10 pm at ina Poetry at the Media Lab November12 at 2 pm., Tickets: $8 tion, A Sense of Direction, at through November 19 reading at 6 pm.at the CommiunityLounlge UMass 8 pm in with gallery hours Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Cambridge, 7:30 in Bartos Theatre, MIT Wiesner general, $7 MIT community, $6_se- Tidmor Lounge, Harvard Yard. No ad- II am to 91an. No adinission just north : at-Mostan/xow-AppWa C npo&.sAring- charge. of MIT. Tickets: 512. Tele- Building EtS. No admission charge. nTle andh stud3nt, $5 MiT studenii mission charge.:,Telephone: 547-4908. Telephone: 353-2551 or 232-4222. phone: 497-8200. Telephone: 395-0154. tonand Stuart Streets,Boston. Admis- Telephone: 253-0684. sion:. 2 donation. Telephone: 353-2551 or 2{2222. · moms ITUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1-989. Theleche~ -PAOE 7 ,,~$$.:

I; -- _ I 3 _ _1111111) ,.A -R T" S -- - " -- L---- -L- - - ,,- --- _--·-- --·C -1 =, i L --T --I --· = - - -Ti --- 1~~811· L- --- ~~i · is A ~~ -IJL'V- -- l ;J - h- -- I a b~ I - I-~--- MT~~~~p~ro auc io a - y -air a dy is solil entertainin,- MYlb FAIR LADY~ the Embassy Ball. His subject, Eliza Doo- Musical Theatre` Guild. little, moves into his home and is subject- Directedi by Eriik Schwartlz '86. ed to intensive vocal training, as well as Kresge Auditorium, considerably rude behavior from Higgins. Novemnber 9 and II at 8 pm, The usual love/hate conficts follow, butt and N~ovember 10 at 2 pm. with an ending which is surprisingly differ- ent' than the screen version of the play. By MICHELLEE P. PERRY One woman who easily commands a stage on her own is Heather Hays '92, Y FAIR LADY IS AN OLD Stand- who plays Eliza Doolittle. Hays is as saucy by of high school and college and energetic as the role demands. Her musical groups, and the fa- lovely, clear, expressive singing voice is V miliar title drew a large well displayed in amusing numbers such as crowd in Kresge Auditorium Friday night. "Just You Wait," in which she elucidates all the horrible things she would like to do or have done to her tormentor. Hays also displays strong acting skills. One of her many funny moments is when Eliza, trying her best to act the lady at thie.,opening race I I at Aascot, blows her cover- by shouting, "Come on, Dover, move your bloornin' ass! " Hays is well matched by Nelson Scharf- man as Henry Higgins. Scharfman per- forms with a larger-than-life style which suits his character perfectly. Despite his harsh treatment of Eliza, the audi~nce re- tains its sympathy towards Henry, an ac- complishment for which Sharfman de- serves' full credit. Another amusing number is "A Hymn to Him," in which I Higgins asks the question, "Why~can't womena be more like men?" Other good performnances include Rob- Eliza Doolittle (Heather Hays '92, right) takes tea at Ascot.ToyHuheec ert DeVivo C as Pickering,' Dan Hender- hands wrere accidentally cast upon the ceil- son '91 as Fieddy Eynsford-Hill, and pieces are oversized in relation to the ac- Janet Ann Licini"9'2 as Lady Boxington. tors occupying them, and their ma~ssive- ing, giving an annoying impression of The small da e~urabrswere choreo- ness results in long set changes. Fill music overhead mosvement. I graphed with a sn@o humraor and were provided by the orchestra often runs out The performance runs over three hours. It started late becaulse of technical prob- -,executed nicely. Th eble dance num-' before the sets are in place. Worse, pieces beras seemned a bit te~ and tlhere were' of the set occasionally did not function lems and was dlrawn out by long set changes and an excessively long intermis- more than a few misse. Hopefurlly the properly, causing a few awkward moments cast will relax a bit and PJr what could for the crew.r sion. Hopefully things will tighten up as their run contirnues. The technical prob- potentially be very nice ecesI Lighting also was not well thought out. lems are unfortuJnate because they detract Some technical aspects ofthe produc- The set was basically flooded with fight, from the efforts of the cast, but ov~cerall, tion dletract from the actors'fine perfor- with apn occasional spotlight added to no M/TG's My FairLadyy is a very, entertaining Tony Hsu/The Tech mances.. The awkward, unattractive sets noticeable effect. Ne1ar the end0 of the final arnd weltf-performed show. A scene from My Fair Lady seem designed simnply tIo fill up spjace. Thee act, shado\wsl of the orch~estra conductor's

3 THEATER 'The Wellesley College Choir performs CRITICS' CHOICE CONTEMPORARY MUSa16aC~:: Talking With. . Jane Martin's play of works by Barber, B~rahmns, Eisler, DeFo- The Harvard Film Archive presents .,II women as they reveal their anxieties, tis, Schubert, and Elizabeth Maconchy at Ope~n Cours~e Screenings with a Kenji Indian flutist Harlprasad Chaurasisn accomplishments, and dreams, opensto- 8 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel, Mizoguchi double feature, Ugetsma Alphabetical Order, Michael Frayn's performs at 8 pm in Kresge Auditori- day at -The Back Alley Theater, 123 WUellesley- College, Wellesley. No admis- Monogaturi (1953, Japan) at 4 pr award-winningcomedy pitting the forces um. Tickets: $10 general, free to MIT Emmylon Harris and the Hot Band and Cambridge Street, Inman Square, Cam-,, sion charge. Telephone: 235-0320 and Sansho (be Bailiff (1954, Japan) of modern efficiency against charming students. Telephone: 253-2906. Jonathan 1Edwards perform at 5 pm & bridge. Continues through December 10 ext. 2028. at 7 pm. The HFA also continues its old-world chaos in the offices of a pro- 9 pm at the Berklee Performance Center, with performances Thursday-Sunday at Sunday series of Non-Fiction Film vincial newspaper, continues through 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tick- 8 pm. Tickets: $12. Telephone: 491-8166. with Scenes from Childhood (1980, November 19 at the Newa Repertory Tfhe- ets: $171.50 and $19.50. Tel: 641-1010. CRITICS' CHOICE * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * Kronos Quaftet performs works by Alfred Guzzetti) at 5 pm. Screenings atre, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton High- FILM & VIDEO at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Tfie B-52s perform at 7:30 at the Or- The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- K~evin Volans, Ruth Cralwford Seeger, lands, near the Newton Highlands T-stop pheum Theatre, Hamilton Place, Bos- * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * Thomas Tallis, Terry Riley, Justinian Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy on the Riverside "D" green line. Perfor- sents License to Kill, starring Timothy Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. ton. Also presented Saturday, Novem- Cavedogs, Chtis Kelly and the Unfde- Dalton as agent 007, at 7 pm & 10 p: Tamusuza, and others at 8 pm at the mances are Thursday &Friday at 8:00, ber 11. Tickets: $19. Tel: 482-0650. sirables, and Storm perform at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Admission: $3 general, $2 seniors and Saturday at 5:00 &r 8:30, and Sunday at 26-100. Admission: $1.50. Telephone: children, $5/$4 for a double feature. T.T. the Bears, 10 Brookline Street, 258-8881. Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tick- 3:00 &L7:30. Tickets: $12 to $17 genera], Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tele- ets: $15 and $17 [see also reduced- Telephone: 495-4700. Harry Connick, Jr. performs at 7:30 & phone: 492-0082. price tickets offered through The Tech 10:00 at the Berklee Performance Center, The Brattle Theatre continues its Friday/ Saturday film series Romantic Comedy Performing Arts Series). Telephone: The Museum of Fine Arts continues the 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tele- 787-8000 or 266-7455. phone: 931-2000. The Ian Hunter - Mick 1Ronson Band, with Trouble In Paradise (1932, Ernst Boston Jewish Film Festival with Uncle Steve Jones, and The Bristols perform at Lubitsch) at 4:00 & 7:55 and Dinner at Moses (1932, Sidney Goldin & Aubrey Volcano Suns, Gigolo Aunts, and Var- the Channel. 25 Necco Street, near South Eight (1933, George Cukor) at 1:50, Duo-pianists Anthony and Joseph Para- Scotto) and Lower East Side (1945) at mints perform at T.T. the Bears, 10 .Station in downtown Boston. Admission: 5:40, & 9:40. Located at 40 Brattle tore perform works by Brahms, Schoen- 3 pm, Pillar of Salt (1980, Haim Shiran. Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north $9.50 advance/$ I at the door. Tele- Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Ad- berg/Berg, Ravel, and Rachmaninoff at Israel) at 6 pm, and Weapons of the of MIT. Telephone: 492-0082. phone: 451-1905. mission: $5 general, $3 seniors and chil- 3 pm in Jordan Hall, New England Con- Spirit (1987, Pierre Sauvasge, France/US) dren (good for the double feature). Telc- servatory, 30 Gainsborough Street at at 8 pm in Remis Auditorium, MF.A, 465 John Lee Hooker and the K~ingsnakes, The Bags, Hand of Glory, and Laughing phone: 876-6837. Huntington Av~enue, Boston. Tickets: H~untington Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $6 The Buddy Guy Band, and Roomful of Academy perform at the Rat, 528 Com- $20 and $22. Telephone: 536-2412. general, $4 MFA members, seniors, and Blues perform at the Channel, 25 Necco monwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, The Somerville Theatre presents A Salute students. Telephone: 267-9300 ext. 306. Street, near South Station in downtown Boston. Telephone: 247-8309. to Rocky and Bullwinkle at 2:00, The Boston. Admission: $13.50. Telepho=e. Navigator: An Odyssey Across Time at * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * The Insfitute of Contemporary Art con- 451-1905. lbprahima's World Beat performs at John- 5:30 & 9:30, and Bagdad CaN at 7:30. The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra per- tinues its series Cinema and the Situa- ny D's, 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Located at 55 Davis Square, Somerville, forms works by Tchaikovsky, Jan tionist International with A Grin With- Somerville, neai the Davis Square ,T-stop just by the Davis Square T-stop on the Swafford, Haydn, and Ginastera at out a Cat: Scenes from the Third World Max Creek and Widespread Panic 'Per- 8 pm in Sanders Theater, Harvard form at 8 pm at the Paradise, 967 Coin- on the.,red line. Telephone: 776-,9667. red line. Admission: $5 general, $3 se- War 1967/1977 (1977/88, Chris Marker) niors and children (good for a double University, Quincy and Kirkland at 7 pm at the ICA Theater, 955 Boyl- monwealth Avenue, Boston. Telephoni: Streets, Cambridge. Tickets: $7, $14, 254-2052. Fat City and The Comic: Strip perform at feature). Telephone: 625-1081. ston Street, Boston. Tickets: $3.50 gcner- 7:30 at NeccoP Place, One Necco Place, and $20 [see also reduced-price tickets al, $2.50 ICA members, seniors, and stu- near South Station in downtown Boston. The Museum of Fine Arts continues the offered through The Tech Performing dents. Telephone: 266-5152. Sleepy La Beef performs at Johnny D's, Arts Series]. Telephone: 661-7067. 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somer- Tickets: $6.50/$7.50. Telephone: 426-7744. Boston Jewish Film Festival with Where --- v:1111,ncar the Dvis. Square T-stop an To and Back, Part 1: God Doesn't Be- naawssocas tihe red line. Telephone':776-9667. phrane and Barb Schloff perform at lieve in Us Anymore (1983, Axel Corti, Dutch organist Dorothy de Rooij per- 7 pm at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, ) at 7 pm and Bachelor Girl formss works by Bach, Lubeck, de Well Babies, Voodoo Dolls, Seka, and Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tickets: (1987, Rivka Hartman, Australia) at Grigny, and Portuguese masters at 5:30 CONTEMPORARY MPfMUSIC The Fundamenatals perform at the Rat, $10. Telephone: 497-8200. 9 pm in Remis Auditorium, MFA, 465 in Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Huntington Avenue, Boston [see review * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * 528 Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Street, Cambridge. Admission: $5 gener- Bluegrass/folk trio Orrin Star and Square, Boston. Telephone: 247-8309. Singer Janice Allen and troubadour Ste- this issue]. Tickets: $6 general, $4 MFA al, $4 seniors and students. Telephone: members, seniors, and students. Tele- Friends perform as a presentation of phen Baird perform as part of the Third 495-4544. Music for a Small Space at 9 pm in Annual Blacksmith House Folk Festival phone: 267-9300 ext. 306. Danny Tucker performs at the Western FILMs & VIDEO Lobdell Dining Hall, MIT Student Front, 343 Western Avenue, Cambridge. at 2 pm at the Blacksmith House, Cam- Center. Admission: $5 general, free to Also presented Saturday, November 11. bfidge Center for Adult Education, 56 The Boston Film/Video Foundation con- The7 MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- tinues its series of Filmsfirom Africa and sentss Stand By Me at 6:30 & 9:00 in MIT/Wellesley Community. Tele- Telephone: 492-7772. Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets: %·3 phone: 547-7462 or 253-0136. general, $2 children. Tel: 547-6789. the African World Community with Orl 26-100." Admission: $1.50. Telephone: Club 39 Allstar Blues Band and Llistener (1989, Raquel Gerber) at 8 pm. Located 258-8881.; at 1126 Boylston Street, Boston. Admis- perform at 7:30 at Necco Place, One Guitarists Cindy Kallett, Alejandro Rive- * * *a CRITICS' CHOICE * * * Necco Place, near South Station in ra, sisscc Guilloriy, and Kkenny Halliday sion: $5 general, $4 BF/VF members, se- * * *;CRITICS, CHOICE * * * niors, and students. Telephone: 536-1540.. Joe Strummer and Hiding In Public downtown Boston. Tickets: $3.50/$4.50. perform as part of the Third Annual The Somerville Theatre presents A perform at 8 pm at the Paradise, 967 Telephone: 426-7744. Blacksmith House Foblk Festival at 8 prn Salute to Rocky and Buliwinkle at Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 2:00, Women on the Verge of a Ner- Telephone: 254-2052. H~iram Bulliockk performs at 8 prn & 1151 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. vous Breakdown at 5:30 &r 9:45, end * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * *I 11 pm at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Tickets: $10. Telephone: 547-6789. Wings of D~esire at 7:15. Womnen. .. Je~evesTakes Charge, Edward Duke% Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tickets: and Wings,. .also presented Niovem- IFILM &~B VIDEOB award-winning, one-man, hilarious CLASSICAlL M~BUSIIC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC The Brattle Theatre begins its Monday homage to P. G. Wodehouse, contin- $13. Telephone: 497-8200. Chorus Pro Musica performs Faurr~s R4-, Roll With It Blues Band performs at the ber 13 and 14. Admission: $5 general, $3 seniors and children (good for a film series Noirs' Leading M9enwith a ues through Dececmber 17 at the quiem and V'aughan Williamns's Dona Western Front, 343 Western Avenue, Jack Palance double feature, Sudden Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 Holyoke: Capital Brass performs works by Mi- Nobis Pacem~at 8pm at Jordan Hall, Cambridge. Telephone: 492-7772. double feature). Telephone: 625-1081. 7 chael East, Alvin Etler, Victor IEwald, * 0 * 0 6 Fear (1952, David Miller) at 3:30 &~67:45 Street, Cambridge. Performances are New England Conservatory, 30 Gains- and The Big Knife (1955, Robert Al- Tuesday-Saturday at 8 pm with mnati- Marti Epstein, and Jack End at 8 pm Eek-A-Mouse performs at 8 pra & 10 pm and First and Second Church, 66 Marl- borough Street at Huntington Avenue, The Brattle Theatre begins its Sunday drich) at 5:30 &t 9:50. Located at 40 n~es Saturday at 2 pm &CSunday at Boston. Tickets. $12, $18, and $25 gen- at Nightstage, 923 Main Street, Cam- borough Street, Boston. Admission: $5 film series Belle DavTais.A Hollywood Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cam- 3 pm. Tickets: $17 to S22- Telephone: eral, $4 discount to seniors and students. bridge, just north of MIT. Tickets: $12. Legend with a William Wyler/Davis dou-- bridge. Admission: $5 general, $3 seniors 576-1602. general, $3 seniors and students, T~ele- Telephone: 267-744J2. Telephone: 497-8200. phone: 327-525 1. ble feature, Jezebe (1938) at 3:40 & 7:55 and children (good for the double fea- and The Little Foxes (I 94 1) at 1:30, 5:40, ture). Telephone: 876-M837. The Boston Consemvtory Orchestra per- CLASSICAL MUSIC My Blue Heaven, Jane Chambers's ro; Singer Lorraine Lee and guitarist Besn- Mezzo-soprano HLsako Azuml performs &t 9:55. Located at 40 Brattle Street, The Harvard Alin'Archi've continues its mantic comedy, continues through No- forms Brahms's Double Conerto for V/i- Harvard Square, Cambridge. Admission: ncett Hammaondl perform as part of the olin and Cello and Stravinsky's Sympho- a Japanese song recital, works by Y. Na- Monday series of Films of Andrei Tar- vemnber 18 as a presentation of the Trim-- Third Annual Blacksmith House Folk kada, K. Yamada, Y. Kanno, and $5 general, $3 seniors and children (good kovsky with Solaris (1971, USSR) at 5:30 gle Theater Company at the Paramount ny in C at 3 pm in Scully Hall, Boston for the double feature). Tel: 876-6837. Festival at 7:30 &t9:30 at the Blacksmith Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston. No K. Masumoto, at 2 pin in Paine Hall, & 8:30. Screenings at the Ca.pentei Cen- Penthouse Theatre, 58 Berkeley Surdt House, Cambridge Center for Adult admission charge. Telephone: 536-6340. Harvard Univenity, Cambridge. Tickets: The7 Harvard-gIpwort-h church presents ter for the Visual Arts, Harvard Univer- Boston. Performances are Wednesdaty- Education, 56 Brattle Street, Canibridge. $10. Telephone: 864-6109. The Scarlet Letter (1926, Victor Sjos- sity, 24 Quincy Street, Harvard Square, Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets: $15. Tele- Tic'Kets: $5. Telephone: 547-6789. Greater Boston Youth SJ)IPPhOny- Or trom) at 8 prn. Located at 1555 Massa- Cambridge. Admission: $3 general, $2 phone: 720-3434. B..,.. Ml.rteam Chamber Orchestra seniors and children. Tcl: 495-4700. chestras: Chamber Orchestma performs at performs at 3 pin at the Gardner Mu,_, chusetts Avenue, Cambridge, just north St., M.Pgolias, Robert Harling's off- DANCE 8:30 at the Boston University Concert of Harvardl Square. Admission: $3 con- Impulse Dancse Company presents At um, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Admis- t The Museum of Fine Arts continues the Broadway play about the lives of six Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Bors- sion: $5 general, $2.50 seniors and stu- tribution. Telephone: 354M037. Boston Jewish Rim Festival with Wbere women in a small Louisiana town, con- Close Range at 8 pm at. the Joy'of Move- ton. No admission charge. Telephone: ment Center, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, dents. Telephone: 566-14GI. The7 Carnbridge Center for Adult Educa- To and Backr, Part 2: Santa Fe (1985, tinues through November 12 at the Wil- 353-3345. bur Theatre, 246 Tremaont Street, B~os- Central Square, Cambridge. Continues Music from t;. c*0.; o*f Frederick the tion continues its series Fahmily Matters. AxeJ Corti, Austria) at 6:15 and Poor through November 19 with performances COMEDYIB FYI=s of the 1980's with When Father Butterfly (1986, Raul de la Torre, Argen- ton. Performances are Tuesday- Great is presented at 3 prn in Edward Saturday at 8 pm, with matindes on Friday & Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday Jackie Mason is presented at 8 pm at the Pickman Concert Hall. Longy School of Was Away on Businss (1985, Ernir Kus- tina) at 8:30 at Loew's Copley Place Cin- at 4 pm. Tickets: SIO advance, $12 at the wang Center,' 270 Tremont Strza Bos. turica, Yugoslavia) at 7:30. Located at 56 ema, Boston. Tickcets: $6 'general, S41 Thursday &t Saturdiiy at 2 p~mand Sun- Music, Follen and Garden-Strects, Cam. day at 3 pm. Tickets: $25 lo $37.510. door, $2 discount to seniors and stu- ton. Tickets: $25.75 to $40.75. Tele- bridge. No admission charge. Telephone: Brattle Street, Cambridge. Admission: MFA members, seniors, and students. phone: 7874M.,. 876-0956. S3.50. Telephone: 547-6789. Telephone: 267-9300 cat. 306. _sll PAGE 8 The Tech TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1989 __ - -- h--- ·------;- :A R T'S

SPAYN-ots' discsh iv UrbPan novelo;o thle, s, .tdn.en before the young people turned SPY NOTES Granted, this tell-don't-show method of 25? narration will make any book look Rat By the edtitors of SPY magazine. b) most of the authors are still at and uninteresting. To add some depth to Doubleday, $7.95, 92 pp. SPYBIWIES~ 88a B n.ss the age when they hate their with' the analysis, SPY Notes is equipped parents7 commentaries on each chapter, just as in By ADAM BRAFF ci each author was convinced that real Cliffs Notes. It is in these commentar- BRIGnHT GllTS his or her own adolescence was HERE ARE CERTAIN BOOKS a per- ies that we learn about McInerney's arro- much, more traumatic than e\very- son doesn't want to be seen buy- gance, Janowitz' hyperactive New York so- BIGCITYl one else's, and a fictional dead ing. In decades past these were cial life, and Ellis' poorly conceived gambit to T typically pornographic, with vul- allusions to Hemingway. mother is a convenient Jesur SLAVES Of justify misbehavior and whin- gar illustrations of love on the cover and Between pages 44 and 45 is stapled the iness? titles on the order of Hot Nurses in Waiki- SPY Novel-o-Matic, which is actually two ki. Today's trash novel comes in subtler sliding cards in windowed sleeves. The Other authors criticized, in addition to clothing, is entitled Bright Lights, Big city Bwn LESS TRAN ZERO reader is invited to select a name for his the big three, include Lisa Grunwald- or Less Than Zero and is made into a criti- protagonist from the likes of "Sasha," ... MlaLL UN All BiSEtRUN NIVS IF BE MI: whose Summer contains the dead mother caly unsuccessful motion picture before dis- "Nicolette," and "Rupert." He can assign device - and Jill Eisenstadt, whose only appearing from the national consciousness. his Rupert a background and a vice, bur- qualification for writing appears to be a More often than not, these books spring den him with boredom and emptiness, diploma from Bennington College, Ellis' from young minds and are saturated with whisk him through a storm of drugs and alma mater. In addition, the book gives sex, drugs, and ennui. Our generation's prostitution, and end up with a shallow summaries of first novels by Mark Lind- authors, it seems, can ruminate on nothing epiphany, my favorite being 'Empty sex in quist, Peter Farrelly, Kristin McCloy, and else. The frequency with which these top- lieu of a fulfilling relationship is all right Lisa Pliscou. ics are explored makes the genre ripe for because nothing means anything in this On the whole, SPY Notes is an acerbi- parody, which today can only mean a nasty crazy world." The Novel-o-Matic includes cally funny look at this embarrassing de- book from the editors of SPY magazine. instructions for quick publication and a cade and its most famous artists. The im-

PpA AtIR I - - SPY's only previous paperback publica- THANTHE OM.. ss mw}4wsTjpI book-signing party. plicit message it sends, however, may be tion, Separated at Birth?, compared near- ISPY Notes reveals one incredible, ultter- disheartening to young writers: any work ly-identical photographs of famous and ly mockable fact: II of the 15 plots sum- Jamie is at an a/l-night disco- written by someone under thirty, according semi-famous people from radically unre- marized hinge upon the death of the pro- to the authors, is immature and critically lated fields of work. For example, Darryl theque with Tad. They have been tagonist's mother. In the imitation-Cliffs- using cocaine. Jamie talks to a girl unsuccessful. This view, espoused by what Strawberry (outfielder for the Mets) and Notes list of suggested theme topics, the McInerney labeled the "gatekeepers" in an Dino (dinosaur on the Flintstones). This with a shaved head. He goes into authors ask why this so-called dead essay in Esquire, is outdated and stultify- light mocking attitude was missing, how- the bathroom and takes some co- mother plot device is so common. to young talent. Nevertheless, SPY in SPY Notes, the editors' simulta- caine. He asks a woman to dance, ing ever, read for its sheer neous parody of Cliffs Notes and the but she declines. Hfe goes to the Isthis because a)in the 198(0s~ Notes deserves to be works of hip urban novelists including Jay ladies' bathroom with a different most young people's mnothers dlied comic and nostalgic value. McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Bret woman. They take cocaine togeth- Easton Ellis. er and discuss how "a/ the good These three form the core of the genre, words" start with the letters "D" and thus are well represented in the SPY and "L." After this witty banter, Notes. McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City the girl decides to leave. leads off. (An experienced user of Cliffs Jamie leaves the nightclub and Notes, this is the only book I have read of walks past the apartment he once v the 15 parodied.) The authors waste no shared with Amanda, remember- I Cry !r time in tearing apart both writer and oeu- ing how pleasant their life seemed r vre, oversimplifying the already stupid before they married. Then he sits w plot to humorous effect. The SPY Notes on a pier overlooking the Hudson i-

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=:A K- 1' D i _ I n VolX Axel 'ortifilm is the highlight of Jew;sN Pnm -estival THE BOSTON JEWISH both groups at the same time, because the FILM FESTIVAg most intelligent and articulate exploration Begins Thursday, November 9 at the of the Jevuish experience would have little Museum of Fine Arts. impact if the film is not well made. Con- Continues through Thursday, versely, the most spectacular and impres- November 16. sive feats of filmmaking would have little relevance if the film shies away from prob- ing the Jewish identity By MANAVENDRA K.-THAKUR in all its nuances and. complexity. It is imperative, therefore, HE BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL that the success of any Jewish film festival opens this Thursday at the Muse- (and cultural film festivals in general) be um of Fine Arts. The week-lonag -measured by the ability of its films to ful- T event will feature 19 films and fili their cultural and artistic responsi- will include a free panel discussion on bilities.- ethnic 'stereotypes in American cinema. Frorn this point of view, it is lamentable As its name implies, the Jewish Film that so far only one of the six Or seven Festival is geared toward an audience con- films screened for the press offers any sisting of two related but distinct groups: hope of contributing to the cultural and those interested in issues regarding Jewish artistic success of the event. That one film identity and experience and those interest- is Axel Corti's An uns glaubt Gott nicht ed,-.n works of art that distinguish the mehr ("Good doesn't believe in us any- cinematic medium. more"). The fim tells a h arrowing story Obviously, films that might appeal to about the attempts of a Jewish youth, a re- one group might not appeal to the other. formed German soldier, and a female re- Nevertheless, the two groups are by no lief worker to escape frorn Vienna in the means mutually exclusive. Indeed,, -a"Jew- aftermath of the Kristalnatht. ish Film Festival" inl its most ideal state, The resonance of the subject matter is _,~ar~la~s~·~lsrsla~s~- :· 5C""'\wa _ _ _- should showcase films that can satisfy what gives the film its emotional power. A dance class is depicted in The Summer of AviaYs.

What intensifies that power - and gives it ceived in-the 1987 .Seattle Film Festival, a lasting impact - is the director's sure- and its Boston premiere is long overdue. handed use of cinema-verit6 shooting tech- The second film is touted as breaking niques, high-contrast black-and-white pho- "through the silence surrounding the tography, and old newsreel footage. These effiects on the second generation in Israel." give the film a raw, immediate urgency and Another film with potential is Pamela root the film in its strong historical Berger's The Imported Bridegroom, which context at the same time. is a family comedy set in Boston in the Fortunately, An uns glaubt Gott nicht early 19003 about an Americanized Jewish mehr is the first film in a series of three woman who rebels against the straitlaced films that have come to be known as the Yeshiva student whom her father wants "Where to and Back Trilogy," and the her to marry. The director, Pamela Berger, other two films in the trilogy, Santa Fe and was also the scriptwriter and co-producer Welcome in Vienna, ill also be shown in of last year's Sorceress. the festival. Apart from these films, the festival is In addition to the trilogy, other films in offering a number of short documentary the festival that hold promise or seem in- films that address more contemporary triguing are Pierre Sauvage's Weapons of Israeli issues and themes, and in particular the Spirit and Orna Ben-Dor Nivfs Because the Palestinian question. Unfortunately, X,f.& of that War. The first examines the moti- most of the documentaries playing in this vations and methods of a town of mostly festival are less than 60 minutes long, French Christians who'decided to shelter which meanls that -they are all severely re- and protect Jews from being sent to death st~rficed ill both 'scope and 'depth'. It is ab'- Barbara Petritsch and Armin Mueller-Stahl in Axel Corti's God Does Nlot camps. This film first received attention in surd to even pretend that anyone can ad- Believe in Us Anymore. this country with the good reviews it re- (Please I.. _ . . . . . _ ...... -- L- L- __ turn to page 13) f '-" -- -1 I

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t - s in, e .o 0 ne vaI---n V'iolist YKuri Bashmet takes Harold to a new-dinaens-fo- - NEW CLASSICAL CDs the Austrian-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Music Box-I" (CO-73534) and features Sir Italiani with a syrupy saccharine sweetness A variety of new compact discs and their recordings of Haydn Sympho- Charles Groves leading the Philharmonia that drains the music of its life. This is from Denon and Nimbus. nies, made in the -Haydnsaal of the Ester- Orchestra in a series of well-loved goodies, very old-fashioned playing, dating from hazy Palace in Esterhazy, where many of including the Elgar Pomp -and Circum- before the authentic instruments move- By JONATHAN RICHMOND Haydn's.works were first performed. stance marches Kabalevsky's The Comedi- ment, and its misplaced romanticism robs The latest, just out from Nimbus (NI ans and Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Ani- character from works which display great T LAST YEAR'S Soviet-American 5199), shows the orchestra - under the sound is lively, the collection imagination when done properly. Cultural Exchange Festival in mals. The baton of conductor Adam Fischer - oper- While these may not Take the Vivaldi Concerto in G for Boston, many of the Soviets great entertainment. ating on levels of both sprightliness and- very-strongest performances Strings and Basso Continuo, "Alla rus- Awere claiming that Yuri Bash- always be the intensity in recordings of the 27th, 97th of these works, this release is recommend- tiea." Trevor Pinnock's recording of this met was the best viola'player in the world. and 98th symphonies. ed if you want this particular combi- work with the English Concert (on DG Ar- Having heard the absolute lyric beauty of Take the 98th: Fischer brings out the nation. chiv) is thrilling, demanding attention. I his tone both during a festival concert and full flavor of its dark sturm and drang But the other scholck-box - entitled Solisti Italiani, in contrast, produce some- on record, I'd say they're probably right. opening, then takes the orchestra on a "Omba Atai Fii/Pachelbel:Canon (CO- thing which, despite its refined outer ap- A new release- of Berlioz' Harold in Ita- brightly-colored and very lively jaunt 73335) will have you reaching for the gag- pearance, is nonetheless mush, and which ly from Denon (CO-73207) has Bashmet as through the carefree development of the bag. The disc contains thirteen tracks of will send you to sleep if not to the viola soloist, and takes the work to a new movement. Listening to the orchestra in baroque pops, each performed by I Solisti bathroom. playing has a dy- dimension. The viola action is a very happy experience indeed, never misses a namic quality: Bashmet and this is definitely a disc you'll want to this chance to flesh- out the drama of Own. of the music that work. But it's the poetry Denon is currently issuing Mozart's and comes first, and both the richness complete works for violin and orchestra, Theg TechPerformingArtsSeriespresents. . vi- subtlety of Bashmet's human-sounding including serenades and other works with into sla-voice makes Berlioz' masterpiece substantial violin solo parts as well as the PRO ARTE C:HAMBER ORCHESTRA X intimate an odyssey of both grand and violin concertos. Jean-Jacques Kantarow 00 The dynamic Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, along with guest conductor Carl St. on a Rococo theme, dimensions. plays.Mozart with charm and style on the $x Clair, will present- a program of Tchaikovsky's Variations Eliahu Inbal conducts the Frankfurt newest disc, which contains the Cassation 0x Op. 33, Haydn's Symnphony no. 49 in F minor, and Ginastera's Yariaciones C90 Concertantes. There will also be a premiere of a new work by Jan Swafford, e Symphony Orchestra in an alert perfor- in G. KV 63 and the Serenade in D, KV g Sinfoniettas in honor of American Music Week. 00 mance. The recording is very vivid as well' He evokes a sense Chamber 203 (189b) (CO-73676). Sanders Theater, November 12 at 8 pm as natural: it puts the listener centerstage, music's of warmth without betraying the MITprice: S.x gripping the attention for the duration of classicism. Leopold Hager leads the the drama. Orchestre d'Auvergne in sunny and alto- KRONO~S QBUARTET -The viola was a favorite instrument for gether delightful performances, well- A very limited amount of tickets are available for the always-innovative and Vaughan-Williams, and it is featured matched with Kantarow's solo work. surprising Kronos Quartet. The quartet will be performing works by Kevin W 6GI heavily in three works released in a new re- Not everyone is going to be taken with Volans, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Thomas Tallis, and others. cording from Nimbus (NI 5191) with the the Hanover Band's recordings of the Berklee Performance Center, November 12 at 8 pm.

BURCHS4ARD SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Attention: All Sophomores and Juniors

The 1990 Burchard Scholars Program is-now accepting applieations

The Burchard Scholars Program brings together distinguished members of the faculty and promising juniors and sophomores who have demonstrated excellence in some aspect of the humanities and social sciences as well as in science and engrneering. 20 Burchard Scholars are invited to a series of dinner-seminars throughout the year to discuss topics of current research or interest introduced by faculty members, visiting scholars or Burchard Scholars. The 1990 program begins in February. For information or an application, contact: Dean's Office, SHSS, E51-234 (x3-8961) or the HASS Information Offices 14N-408 (x3-4443).

APPLICATIONI, DEADLINE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 1989. SPONSORED BY THE OFFICEOF THE DEAN, SCHOOL OF HUMITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

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Williarn Chu/The 'Tech An MIT player runs the Bentley quarterback into the ground in the third quarter of Saturday's game. V-ball victory provides lessons though senior Julie Wissink did (Continuedfrom page 24) something of the sort after the doing this before every match match. since mid-season. No dancing for the winners. Ooooh, oooh, oooh... But sing they did, rendering Iap- Well, it looked like they were py Birthday to assistant coach at least having fun doing the Dave Insley no less than four dance. times on the day. And on the van I want... ride home as darkness fell, Tone .Ls- Needless to say, dancing did Loc on the radio got a ihttle help not help Smith's game. from his M4IT riends. William Chu/The Tech The Engineers looked on with Maybe the team should learn The MIT defense converges on the Bentley running back during the last quarter of bemused looks on their faces. No the words to We are the charai- Saturday's 20-21 loss. dancing from these players, al- ons, my friend. .. I -C -L C--·Il------L- r ------u - --- -I-- I

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By. David Rothstein kills by Tanya Parker '90, a ser- F MIT recaptured the New En- vice ace by Nyla Hendrick '92 gland .'Women's Eight Conference and a couple of Smith errors to E volleyball title from Smith Col- tie the score at five. rE lege Saturday with a 15-9, 15-10, Five MIT points in the second

15-! stomping of the Pioneers at game came directly off the serve E -Babson College. It was MIT's as Smith could not find the right r second title in the three-year his- combination of receivers, and r tory of the NEW8 playoffs, lost, 15-10. r which MIT hosted and won in its They could have called the i inaugural year. Last year the En- match after two games, but did gineers lost a tough match to not. Instead, a slow-motion fina- r Smith in the NEW8 finals at le ensued, with Smith mired Wellesley College. deeper than ever in a defensive Saturday's match was in many daze and MIT's offense coming respects a mirror-image to last to a quiet end on a quiet day. year's final, which Smith won Tech led, 8-0, before Smith thanks to the skill of NEW8 1988 scored its first point, and fin- Volleyball Athlete of the Year- ished the match, appropriately, Nancy Satchwell and guidance of with yet another service winner. Coach of the Year Bonnie May. Sophomore middle hitter Cindy MIT's Karyn Altman '78 won Parrish floated a serve to the Pio- this year's Coach of the Year neers' left-back corner, and no honors, while senior Engineer co- Smith player thought that it captain Cecilia Warpinski was would, or even seemed'to care if selected as the 1989 Volleyball it did, land inside the white lines. Athlete of the Year. Point, game and match to The Engineers reached Satur- MIT. The title was back. day's final with an easy win over With its conference title, MIT Wheaton College in a quarter- (28-4) won an automatic bid to final game Thursday evening at the NCAA Division III Nationals ..1"' - .,`,, ,m MIT, and a 15-5, 15-11, 15-11 and will meet Ohio Northern i :.VC,I 11,1`11 win over the fourth-seeded 1. XH- , . ,, ., University Thursday in Ada, OH, - " g : Mount Holyoke Rams Saturday in the opening round. The Engi- David 1,110,104-11-0Rothstein/The Tech morning in the semifinal. neers will have to go without Alt- Cecilia Warpinski '90 powers the ball through. the Mt. Holyoke Coll-ege block in MIT's MIT clearly outranked -the man, who is expecting her second victory in the News semi-final. Rams, and it was the Engineers' child any day. Coaching duties sloppy play in great part that will be taken up by assistant kept the scores close. But credit coaches Dave Insley and Jean must be given to Mount Holyoke Heiney. on 8 edes8 ou savers for recovering from a first-game MIT had put in a bid to host blowout to serve well in the sec- the Regional round of the cham- By Shawn Mastriaa the 'Rocket Backfield' of Tim Falcons a first-down. Once again, ond game, disrupting MIT's pionships, but was turned down The Beavers suffered only their Day '89, Shane LaHousse '90, it appeared that MIT had offense. because only two teams from second loss of the football season and Garret Moose '91 to run free stopped Bentley, as when the Fal- The championship match be- New England are in this year's to.-a tough Bentley team last Sat- and push the ball down to the cons threw an incomplete pass on gaLn on a higher level, with both playoffs. urday in a.game that could have Falcon 36. From here, Day fourth-down, it should have been teams playing well the first few Altman did not expect that gone either way. The contest, passed the ball to an open MIT ball. A, defender jumped points. MIT ran up an 8-2 lead MIT would host the Regional which ended 21-20, was decided Moose, who ran the ball all the offsides, however, and Bentley before Smith called for a time- round. She said that Ohio was in the final seconds as a two- way in from there. Freshman Dan once again had a first-down with- out. After building its lead to one of the better sites to which point conversion attempt by the McGahn's kick knotted the score out moving the ball. Given all i0-3, MIT got caught on this MIT could travel, given the short at seven. these chances, Bentley scored on number, and let Smith fight back Beavers was stymnied, resulting in and direct plane ride, rather than the next play on a perfectly to a 10-8 deficit before kills by the loss. From here, the teams ex- a long bus ride to upstate New changed punts, and, then mental thrown pass, giving them a 14-7 Warpinski and Debbie Nungester The game started out ominous- York, or a long plane trip to Call- mistakes began to hurt the Bea- lead. '90 and a Nungester block of a ly enough as Bentley ran back the ifornia. 'In last year's regional, vers. Tony Lapes '90 had punted These mistakes carried over to Smith overpass finished the opening kickoff for a touchdown MIT traveled to the University of the ball to the Bentley 40, but a the offense. After a 25-yard snag game. and- a quick 7-0 lead. MIT quick- California, San Diego, losing in facemask call against MIT put In the second game MIT be- ly responded by marching down by Lapes put them in Bentley ter- the first round to Pomona the length of the field for a the Falcons in business at the ritory, a holding penalty stalled came fixated early with the num- College. ber zero, staking Smith a 5-0 The Engineers have met the game-tying touchdown. The key MIT 45. Here, the defense had this drive. The two teams then to this drive was a powerful of- apparently stopped Bentley on engaged in a punt-a-than for the lead, and Altman called for a Ohio Northern team once before, timeout. Their senses restored, losing to it in the second round fensive line surge, lead by senior three plays, but on the punt, a rest of the first half. The typical the Engineers quickly scored on of the 1986 NCAA playoffs. center Don Euwart. This allowed defensive holding call gave the Falcon drive was three plays (one of their drives netted them minus 18 yards) as the MIT defense was, simply put, dominating. The Learning a fi-lessons offense showed signs of life as they were able to move the ball, f rom -volleybal triuniph but they could never move the if you win a Conference title. ball into the endzone. The first "This was our way to Nation- half ended with this score. Feature als," said senior co-captain and The second half opened rather NEW-8 Volleyball Athlete of the nondescriptly as well. MIT punt- 'fear Cecilia Warpinski after the By David Rothstein an interception by Darcy Prather A few lessons learned from match. "Now we're sure, secure, happy. . psyched." '91 stopped the first Bentley Saturday's day at Babson: drive. The Beavers then punted, Lessor. No. 1: You don't have "It was a good day for us," and the Falcons in turn failed on to play very well if your oppo- Warpinski said, standing a few yards from the post-match crowd a fourth down conversion. Final- nent plays worse than you do. ly, pinned deep in their own terri- Simply put, the Engineers did not of players (10), manager (one), coaches (three), fans (five) and tory, the offense decided that play their best to beat Smith. Ab- they had had enough. sent was the good execution that parents (two). Then, earnestly, "I wouldn't be the MVP without the Moose ran' for'seven, and then MIT displayed in beating several LaHousse picked up MIT's first good teams e/rlier in the season. team." Nor would Altman be Smith coach Bonnie May was Coach of the Year. first-down of the second half, Lesson No. 3: Volleyball and thanks to a key block on the out- gracious in her post-game comn- side by Josh Ertischek '91. mentary, saying that MIT ".. dancing don't mix. At least not played very well'[and] didn't for Smith. Moose and LaHousse then com- make any mistakes." MIT coach I want to be in love with you bined to run for anothler first ... oooh, oooh, oooh. ... down, but that was all they could Karyn Altman '78 was a bit more get as the defense shut down the to the point: The words floated. from the tape player that Smith had set up passing at-k..... urt~' hvoev "The scores don't by any - er, put Bentley at their own 12. for me - stretch of the imagina- during the pregame warmups. The Pioneers lined up on the A. run lost them one yard, a tion indicate that we played sack by Mike Ahrens '91 pushed well ." baseline with shirts tied through them back four more, and Rick In general, however, "we have the collar, beachstyle, and went into a hip-grinding, shoulder- Buellesbach '90 almost intercept- a stronger all-around team," Alt- ed a pass to stop this drive. The man said, comparing Saturday's swaying dance routine. I want to be- in love with punt set MIT up at the Falcon 38. match to last year's MIT-Smith .This -time just moving the ball championship final, and credited you... It looked like it took them a wasn't enough for the Beavers. her starters for "hanging in After a botched option play, Day there," despite struggling. while to practice the routine. Oooh, oooh, ooooh... ran twice for 20 yards, and then Lesson No. 2: Even if you William Chu/The Tech Moose pushed his way through don't play very well, but you still Apparently, S.mith has been With 35 seconds left on the clock, Tim Day scrambles right (Please turn topage 23) the middle for a 20-yard run. win, you can enjoy it. Especially and hits Doug Smith for a 79-yard pass. (Please turn to page 23)