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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 Italy, 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. 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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 I Z i C 31 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------_s CIC-IIII· I-· ^ - --·I YP I 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. 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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
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.