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Volume 99, Number 27 . Friday. August 31, 1979

Search or new dean not yet cc,mpneted By Steven Solnick mittee. which has come this far, TIthe absence of a new Dean for be allowed to complete its Student Affairs (DSA) will deliberations." probably be the most striking French said that the advisory feature of the newly reorganized committee would not meet again Deans' Office which greets until September 7 and it was un- freshmen today. clear whether that meeting would The Advisory Committee on prove sufficient to conclude their the selection of a new dean, business. Since the list of can- chaired by Professor A. P. didates must then be evaluated by French, has not yet "concluded the Chancellor, it seems unlikely the process" which will eventually the new dean will be selected result in a list of two to six can- before the end -of September. didates to be presented to the Simonides said the new dean Ii Chancellor. According to Vice would take office immediately,

IIi President Constantine Simonides, although commitments to his cur- who conducted- a review of the rent position could delay his ac- Office of-the Dean for Student turlly assuming duties. French Affairs (OSDA) last year, '"rl is Assistant Dean Bonny Kellerman- will be leaving the Office of Freshman Advising for another blamed many of the delays in the vitally important that the Com- process on difficulties in assembl- 4 post in the Dean's Office. (Photo by 'Steve Solnick) I ing the committee and applicants IiI over the summer. Delays were compounded by the unexpectedly Dining group issues draft report large number of applicants (300 I EiI to 400) as well as French's three- J X 'By Jay Class Thus far, thevproposal that has utilization of MIT dining facilities 'worked out, as in many of the week mid-summer trip to China. 14 After completing a comprehen- attracted the most attention is the caused by the new system would recommendations, it is expected Meanwhile, changes continued sive reexamination of the MIT establishinent of rive "commolns" be met by the renovation and ex- that the McCormick dining hall in the makeup of the ODSA. As- dining system, the Committee on houses, whose residents, beginn- pansion of Pritchett Lounge on would be accessible by all un- sistant Dean for StudentL Affairs Campus Dining has drafted a ing with the Class of 1984 - this the cast campus, the re-opening of dergraduates. Bonny Kellermann '72 an- report, now under discussion, year's freshmen class will not be the dining hall in MceCormick, In addition to the new dining nounced she would be leaving her tii' includes recommendations affected - would be required to and the additon of a new dining f~acility, plans for Next House call post in the Off-ce of Freshman 4 that would make sweeping subscribe to a meal plan of 12 or facility in Next House, the new for inclusion of enough storage Advising, now Undergraduate changes in M IT's dining 19 meals per week, taken usually dormitory which is scheduled for and freezer space to permit Academic Support (UAS). She programs. Among the recommen- in their house's dining facility. completion in the fall of 1981. system-wide bull; purchases. Such will be moving, o the Office of dations now being reviewed are The five so-affected dormitories While the details have yet to be (Please turn to page 3) ( Plese turn to page 3} those that establish a student food would be BalderH ouse, -McCor- I co-operative, revise meal plan op- mick, MacGregor, Next House, tions, expand and renovate dining and East Campus. The remaining facilities, tie financial aid five houses would be considered Drink law a new R/O pro lem I packages to actual room and "cooking" houses, although their By Michael Taviss of dollars. "The Institute is not stating the new 20-year-old board expenses, and appoint a residents would still be able to "The success of Rush week going to be paying the bills," drinkinjage will be posted and in I member of the' DSA as coor- purchase a meal plan if desired. isn't based on alcohol consump- Sherwood affirnled. ordel to get a beer one of the dinator of the dining program. The expected increase in tion but rather on the number of The alcohol situation has three brothers will ask lor an ID)." Both I people who are satisfied with their sides to it. First, how will the liv- Johnson and Phillips admitted I new living group." according to ing groups cope with it'? Dean that this was only a recommended -ra lookI0 ing cr Mike Johnson '80, the Inter- Phillips '80, Dormitory Council procedure. Johnson added, Fraternity Conference (IEC) (DormCon) chairman, said, "The though, that "the fraternities are Judicial Committee Chairman. position of the I FC and aware oft the new drinking age The 20-year-eold drinking DormCon is that we don't con- and- will continue to act respon- about 40 pledgers age has raised some problems for sider ourselves law enforcement sibly." By Michael Taviss those in charge of officers of Massachusetts. We do Next is the Institute's planned Within a few hours Rush Week can be accepted at 8am Sunday. Residence/Orientation (R/O) warn the houses to abide by the course vl' action. Bonny Keller- will begin. Over the course of the In all, the fraternities are looking Week. laws of the Commonwealth. niann '72, Assistant Dean for Stu- next four or five days, over 1000 for about 400 pledges. The Institute above all wants to There will be less of an emphasis dent Affairs, summed this up: freshmen are going to find a place Women should not feel ex- make sure that both the incoming on alcohol." "P'eople have been encourage to to live for the next four years. cluded from any portion of Rush. freshmen and MIT are protected. Mike Johnson concurs. "Signs ( Please turn to page 21 "We expect Rush to run well They may take part in To achieve the former, Acting 11 the ac- He .. . Ibi P "do,^ this year," Bob Matteo '80, tivities of any fraternity, including Dean for Student Affairs Robert ,;~~~ .c,~c. Interfraternity Conference (IFC) the all inale ones. The -five coed L. Halfman has written a letter in- Rush Chairman commented. independent living groups at M IT forming the Classof'83 of the new i "(The) biggest problem we could are: PiKA, the Number Six Club, drinking law s. The letter is, part of have would be rain (at the Pic- Epsilon Theta, Student House, the Freshmen Packet along with a nic).* and Fenway House. Fenway is summary of the pertinent regula- There is no need to describe all, going to be coed for the first time tions. Halfman will probably also the details of fraternity rush since this year. The Women's Indepen- address the subject in his speech they are readily available dent Living Group (WI IG) is an at the Freshman Picnic. · elsewhere. A few times bear men- alternative for those womeon who MlT has taken the precaution tioning, however. A fraternity would prefer single sex housing. of alerting those concerned cannot extend a bid until 7am In the dormitory system the fol- (specifically the dormitories and Sunday morning and bids cannot lowing areas are coed: all of f'raternities) that they are the ones be accepted until Monday at 8am. Baker, Burton, French, German, responsible. "The onus is on the The only exception to this rule is Russian, Spanish, and Senior dispenser," Bob Sherwood, As- Zeta Psi. As a new frat on campus Houses; and seven floors (out of sociate Dean for Student Affairs they have a few special privileges. ten) of East Campus. All-female in charge of the Residence They were permitted to start their portions of the dormitory system Program admitted. "There are rush at 6:30pm last night. Also, are McCormick and one floor in only two legal ID's that can be ac- they can extend bids on Saturday New House (3rd floor of #5). cepted. The server is responsible morning at 7am, and these bids (Please turn to page 2) for checking." The acceptable ID's are a Mas- sachusetts State Driver's or Li- quor License. Obviously very few of the incoming students will pos- sess one of these. Moree inmpor- Just When you learned the tant, however, is the fact that over three R's, the three D's pop 95% of the Freshmen are under up. Page 4. The club football team age and are therefore not allowed prepares for its second season to drink with or without ID's. under a new coach. n foul The fines for getting caught are The newt Steve Hackett .41O0s, a-look at the lineup stiff'. 1epending upon the situa- album is high in energy, but shows . return of last season's tion, they can be 200 or 300 doi- the Cars' latest release is low entire starting backfield. Page lars per person per offense. If one on gas. Page 6. 8. fraternity, for example, is busted, (Photo by Peter Mui. Courtesy Technique} _ _-- I this can run into many thousands '· r

2 THE TECH FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1979 I - I , - - - I I I I t 11 .1 11 " ., , , M - ~B~P~s-PAGE I I II ,- I ~- - I High tine for alcohol -10 nlaosI II~cE~;sa~8~aaasq*- ", ,. I' the police to i) abide by the law." and is, no need for (Continauedfrompage When asked whether he ex- get involved." Featuring-The V 'plan activities that do not Include pected the police to pose any ad- Captain Lyons of the MIT alcohol ... We're not planning ditional problems, Bob Sherwood Campus Patrol expressed similar any Surprise Visits or anything like responded, "Last year the stu- sentiments. "'t's the-law. You're that. I would condemn people dents handled it (the drinking not supposed to drink uinder 20* "Elliniton Alley Band' Y forcing alcohol on people under situation) very responsibly. There We're not going to scout around age. The Institute policies are to weren't any problens. There was, 1ooking for people who do so. * *>**-*At'******* That's the responsibility .. of the 'people runni'ng the Overcrowvding level gatherings." = ~~~la __ -Emlh MIT officials say they sincerely hope that the Cambridge or -TlIETA-DELT:A CHII to lbe about 75 to lUU Boston police do not need to get (Conliuedfirom page 1) 75 arid 100 overcrowded students. involved since this would strain 37a! Memorial Drive Bob Sherwood, Associate Dean Sherwood hopes that no one will currently good relations between for Student Affairs in charge of take this as gospel, however. the institute and these authorities. the Residence Program com- Complete information is found Sherwood, and others, see the Saturday,,- Sept. 1 at 8:30 PM mented, "With the fact that we've in the pamphlet entitled Housing main point of friction as being added four additional areas for Noles /or Freshmren f1979), which neighbors to MIT fraternities. women to live (included above), is part Of tEhe Freshman Packet. "There are some neighbors and Free Refreshments & Muncwhies we're hoping that McCormick as The situation this year IS landlo~rds who are pretty fed up LI-·I - ·--- _ -- ,-- first preference will diminish. Plus worsened since graduate and with some- M IT houses. They may the number of women accepted transfer students are having ex- use the drinking law as an excuse vimE seems a little shy of what was trreme difficulty in finding off- to have Cambridge or Boston take action against hoped for.' campus housing. authorities A,BpWg~eas-asel·lrPaaseaiar The overall nu mbeir of Sherwood hoops that most of these frats." freshmen is not optimal, however. the housing difficulties will be al- _Sherwood also commented on) _ Current figures have 1074 for the leviated when the new dormitory, the final issue: how the new drink- size of the class of '83. Sherwood dubbed Next House, is opened in ing age will affect Rush Week.,,' 1 A reminder from hopes that this will eventually be September, 1981. "It's projected "Some houses are encouraging, THE MIT CATHOLIC: COMMUNITY pared down to 1066 actual ar- to reduce the crowding and to al- their upperclass brothers not to -Sunday Liturgy rivals. Even then there will be low us to accommmodate transfers drink. The houses that are doing September 2, 1979 sonle overcrowding. The exact and re-admits." Voluntary that are being very empathetic to MIT Chapel e number is difficult to determine crowding would rernain since this the situation." c but there are likely to be between permits reduced rents. Hfe also' mentioned that there eat 9:0Oam, Coffee Hour to follow F will be a reciprocal effect. "It eat.12 noon works both wtays. If a fresh man Sunday Liturgy September 9, 1909 MaE goes, to a house where the beer is at 9am, 12 noon, & 5pm. flowing down the steps he will be inclined to think less of that house

since they are flagrantly disobey- a IK ing the law." He also warned that e M.--a ----- ~ - P "houses really' should not serve E W~orld those whom they konow4 to be in- Two suspects in Mountbatten slaying - Two men are being held toxicalted. The house then has a i by Irish police in Dublin in connection with the murders of British cumulative responsibility." _ ____- .. -p ---- I, -- -A Lord M ountbatten and three other people caused by a bomb explosion on Mounbatten's launch on Monday. Police sources said traces of- freshmen: nitroglycerine and seawater were found in the suspects' clothing at the Pi Lambda ]Phi time of their arrest. 450 Beacon-Street Nsation - --- (one block off-Mass. Ave) rLb US oil imports increase - Despite the lack of Iranian oil for most of the period, US oil conpanies imported nine percent more oil in the first 267-5529 six months of 1979 than in the same period in 1978. Most companies reported an increase in crude oil supplies, at the same time as gasoline would like -to-n-et you I supplies to service staiions were being cut by as much as fifteen percent. Fri. The Pi Lam Vatoushkina Party ' Loeily After the freshman picnic MIT researchers find cancer mnare - A researech team here Sat. Pi Lam Casino Party announced Wednesday that, with aid from researchers at Mas- The sachusetts General Hospitaltlthey have detected an enzyume, galactosyl At 8:00pm transforase, found in much higher levels in human bladder cancer cells than in normal cells. It is hoped that the discovery may lead to the first 1 Sun. The Pi Lam Speak-Easy Social reliable diagnostic test for bladder cancer. CHunger strike continues -The inmates of W~alpole State Prison's At 8:00pm Cellblock 10 continued into the ninth day of a hunger strike yesterday. The inmates in the segregation cell block are attempting to draw atten- Mon. The Pi Lam' Picnic tion to their grievances with prison authorities. I9 Leaving about ll:00am I !E - BvL. Jav-F- Glass-I w e=3 ; __-j - . I -r ... I

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I I I - I I I IX , .-~'i - . ,s., - ., . I I- ~sl~l~Ps~-I ,- -FReF -FRIDAY. AUGUST,1979 TH ECH PAGE 3l,N1_ KI AI IER ------mI lew Saturday Night R/O Weeks- 'onC~tatinulgedfi"2Spw 'n1. , r' : storage room underneath it. cept might have "considerable purchases- would M ',co'nsidlir*y ""Refereing to the aids for students operational problemis," however. less expensive than the current WhNo cook and the system expan- To guide the dining program, practice of-each facility ordering, sion, Dean Philiips'80- a Dining much in,the present mnannet of the only for its own needg..Also plan- Committee memdmber, says '*once- housing program, the report's ned for Next House is a bakery people realize. the proposals in- draft rrecommends "that a CASIN10 P'AlRlY that would serve the needs of. the -clude a lot more than just five~; member of the DSA [Dean for * * HeP 4 * * *b i, *1 *: *u * Q *d *- . ·r *J~·*s * * * * * dining system, reducing expenses. houses being 'bh the combined Student Affairs] staff have the I further. [room and bioard] plan, their at- responsibility for.coor- I specific In support of the students who titildes. towdrd the proposals dinating the dining program and Largest in -Boston I , choose to cook, kitchen facilities. often change.' strengthening its role! within the 1 are proposed to be added to at A concept described-as "par- overall residence program." MIT- least four entries of Senior' House, ticularly important to pursue" by Chancellor, Paul Gray '54, will, in which at present has virtually no the committee is the recommen-, this case, use the consultative SIGMAA PHI EPSILON cooking facilities. '"Country datiow -that "'changes in financial method to evaluate the dining kitchens" for special events are aid policies be explored to reflect program proposals. "There will planned for Baker and for East student's actual room and boards be no edict, but no referendum Campus, whose'Talbot Lounge expenses in aid packages." The either," said Vice-President Con- 518 Beacon St. -- -536-1300 will be expanded to a cooking comm,ittiee-admits that the con- stantine B. Simonides. I r -4 capacity for two floors or 80 peo------- -- I -.- ple. a An aid to students who cook and to thes fraternities should be a ! Is'your I I I- proposed Food Co-op, a joint venture of students, fraternities, and the MIT Food Services. The store-front operation would Ib Texas lastrurnen emphasize poultry, fresh produce, dairy and other perishable items. headquarters The program -would also supply consumer information and other we also carry a complete line ofsaces@sries, applica- cooking support services. The location for the cooperative tion libraries and battery packs. would be in the 'Burton dining `` ···.· ·-··i· d i ;·· · '* ··· ,·; ;,:"i " c: .·, ;;u,''···l··L' ·-·: I· " '* hall kitchen, now inactive, and a .g z I ·, ·(· a.- :r a i. I··.\·, "` ·?I· =- ··1·'3 .·s ;·c.,`"":,·;· :;:. .,, , f· -:tk.·$ Dean selection iC·IK .·, Pfa:,Sz not yet made (Canlinuedfrom page 1) Student Assistance Services (SAS) where her duties will be more closely related to the Counseling Program. Kellermann said she felt it "seemed timely" to coincide her move with the recent Deans' Office restructuring. The ODSA reorganization places responsibility for freshman counseling in the SAS, redefining the activities of the UAS to con- centrate on academic advising for ald undergraduates. The UAS,-ill- now be headed by an Executive Officer who will not-hold the title of- Dean. The search for this ex- ecutive officer is underway.

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Last~minte a vice on living / Week Okay, freshmen, this is 'it! R/O Week is finally here. Yes, that fun- filled week of excitement that you've heard so much about all summer is upon us and now you are going to get to ,xperience it. Here are the last bits oaf information you will get to , oide you through it: Fresh'man picnic R/O Week begins this afternoon with the Freshman Picnic. Barring rain, the picnic will be held in Killian Court, which in case you haven't found it already, is located just inside those imposing gray buildings on the east side of Massachusetts Avenue., The Court is one of the few serene settings on campus and later on, it will be a good pla-ce to take a break from the Institute if not actually get away from the Institute (it is after all surrounded on three sides by MIT buildings). At the picnic you- will be served some chickeln and be given several welcoming speeches. For the mnost part, the speeches are dry greeting rituals which must be endured, but almost every year the monotony is broken by some student speaker who gets up and tells you either that the MrlrTadministration is a bunch ofjierks or that the Institute is one of the coldest places on the face of the earth. Don't be surprised if and when it happens. Finally, someone will say, "'Let the rush begin!t" and you will be on your way inlto the most exciting part of R/O Week. Seen I~nick - ~The rush Thle rush begins as a quite literal rush of hundreds of fraternity brothers and other independent living group representatives into- Kil- News to wavh he troee' lian Court. Don't be hesitant about going off to the fraternities. Even if By Steve Solnick are moot. 'Professor Kassakian recommendations can be you are sure you don't want to join a fraternity, you should at least go Late August is generally known and his dining comamittee worked i mplemented along the current and get a weekend's worth of free food. Who knows; you might even timetable. rind that fraternities'aren't quite what you thought they were and you as the time of the "'dog days" of -long and hard on their draft might even want to join one. summer. or, in some journalistic report and are trying to gear their circles, as the "silly season." As findings to the best interests of the On the other hand, if you think you do wanzt to join a frat, don't Finally, speaking of timetables, think you can join one by just saying, "'This place looks nice; i think I'll you might be able to guess, this community. Whether they suc- conjures up im~ages of new- ceed is a valid question, but the it appears the new Dean will be Ilive here." In most cases, the fraternity brothers will have to decide that taking over in mid-stream. they want you first. This means that you will have to sell yourself toe spapermen sitting around their committee has certainly tried. typewriters trying to make the Emotional issues similar to this Even though the DSA review peo- them. ple are to be recommended for By Saturday, most of the dormitories will have started their own most of a flying saucer -sighting or have evolved, into personal an old man wi th six ringers or vendettas in the past -and maintaining the "integrity" of the rush. You won't have to sell yourself to the dormitory residents in systern, it's still going to be a lot order to get into the dorm, but you should still look around for a place some big outdoor poicnlic. they're usgly. Here at MIT^, however, much Also,~-don't waste your time like hopping on a bronc after its where you feel accepted since living somewhere where you- don't fit in left the chute. isn't much fun. of th-e journalistic season is the arguing, ,,But M--T, can't MAKE ".silly season,"' in large part due to us do this!"e Well,'other schools While -}it will, be easier, of By early next week you will probably have found a place to live. course, for a Dean chosen from Then you can move on to the orientation part of R/O Week. the absentce of a journalism do, and M IT can, and they depart ment at MIKT to supply probably will. So try to' stay con- within MIlT, let's hope the ad- Academic orientation campus newspapers with a pool 'structive. visory committee and Chanlcellor of Citizen Kane's-to-be. Third: Concrete criticisms of Gray do not let -this bias them, "Trying to take a drink from a firehouse" is the most commonly used subconlsciously, against outsiders. phrase to describe selecting courses at MIT. However, when you are a Also, in large part, due to the these proposals can be made. In absence of more than one newrs- the near future, I'll try to look at Let's also hope the Deans' Office freshtman, the choice isn't quite so difficult; most freshmen take one will find the funds to physically physics course, one math course, one chemistry course, one, humanities oriented camnpus newspaper. I) The current economics of Food But that's another story. What Services and the cost of this plan; restructure itself to match its new course, and sometimes a seminar. The Freshmana Handbook gives you organization.- information on the various options. I'm concerned with now are three 2) The economic ijnpact on stu- stories of capus matters which dents; 3? T'he impact on the hous- .After all, following nine *'hen you are making out your schedule~don't automatically sign up months of upheaval, this is no for the most will emerge clearly from this "Xsilly ing system; 4) Alternative difficult options., Remnember this isn't high school, the dif- time for compromise. ficult courses here are really difficult. Unless you have a compelling season" in the weeks to co me. proposals;, and 5) Whether these reason to do otherwise, take the regular options. They are what one administration Also, don't take as many courses as you possibly can. There is no official classed as the "three U~s". real need to graduate in three years, and you can overextend yourself if Paul Hubbard By Kent Massey you try. The first is the new Finallly, don't try to establish yourself as a genius by trying to ace all dormn next your courses. If you end up with a straight A average, people here are to New House. Se far this dorm more likely to think of you as a gnurd than as a genius. But do tryt to has been lots of fuln. It was saved pass your courses-, you don't really want to find out all about by a big last minute gift, it was negotiated withdrawal. planned with the help of students After you choose your courses, the final phase of R/O Week begins. and we casn call it anything we like since it hasn't got a name yet. Activity and athletic orientation It becomes somewhat less en- You may be tired by this time but don't let this opportunity to check joyable. though, after some more out activities go by. Activities can give you some of the most rewarding thought. Students on the planning experiences of your college education. group had originally hoped to use Don't just join the types of activities you were involved with in high the increased housing space school. Most Of the Executive Board members of this newspaper were provided by the dorm to ease the never even involved in journalism in high school. housing crunch felt by transfers And don't think you will be handed the most menial positions if you and readmitted students. It seems join an orF-jinizaltion, nearly all activities are understaffed and can give. now, however, that most of the you significant duties. So check otst the athletic and activity midways additional room will be used to next week. increase the incoming class size to i I100 while eIim i nat in g -The end ov~ercrowdilig. Just what this Like all good things, R/O Week must end, and unfortunately, it ends neans for dreams bf added flex- with classes. So enjoy the week while it lasts, you'll never have another ibility in the housing system experience quite like it at MIlT. deserves a closer look in weeks to come.

I d ~~~Steven F. Frann '80 - Chairman Another itemi deserving of a 11U~~w Thomas Curtis'80 - --Editor-in-Chlief clioser look Is the new report fromn @ ALL ~Kathryn E.Gropp '80 -Managing Editor Pandora Berman'80O- Business Manager the Commlwittee on Campus dining. rag at This is the little docurent which 4 ~~~Bob Wasserman '80 -Executive Editor would among other things place cerw-in dormlitories on combi ned Tfhe Tech (ISSNY 0148-9607) is published twice a week during the academic rvoom and board plans. year (except during MIT vacations), weekly during Jlanutary, and once during First: Relax, freshnzen, you're the last week in July for $7.00 per year Third Class by The Tech. 84 saie! The plan would begin with Massachusetts Ave. Room W20-483. Cambridge, MA 02139. Third Class the Class of '84 and be phased in postage paid at Boston, MA. Non-Profit Org. Permnit No. 59720. POSTMASTER: Please send all address changes to our mailing address: The with succeeding years. Techl, PO Box 29. MIT Branch, Cambridge. MA 02139. Telephone: (617) 253- Second: To all - let's all tryp to 1541. Advertising, subscription. and tvpesetting rates available. W1979 Theb discuss the report on the basis of Tech. Printed by Charles River Publishing, Inc. the issues. T~hat is, personalities

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(sung'by Hackett) also the only successful attempt to recycle -ford (bass)) and together they -producedtan is about: afactory worker wandering the four-to-the-bar rhythm guitar lick that album thatt met with'sme-ssmall criticaU:ac- around Bt a party ('"'What arc all these peo- pervaded the first album. The title cut finds claim but was obviously rather.Gengsis-. pie coing "In my -offce6), the instrumental Ocasek's voice at its hollow best, backed by like. The stMccess of his first effoft inspired ' tion featuring honky tonk piano and steel a driving minor keyed hook. The only Our Hero i to pursue a solo career and drums. "'Tigermoth" ils of the plight of a other tune worth considering is "'Night- remove.. th ie Genesis: stigma, hence -O.H. pilot'who crashes and waikes up to discover .spots," where keyboard player Greg -rustled u ip a "new'bunch of famous that he is in -the company of all the other CCandy-0, Tht e Cars on· Elekitra records Hawkes, gets to stretch out a bxit. These.- mnusician-y AYpes to help on his next'alburn. dead pilots; the whole thing is set to music 5E-50.', three tunes almost make- the album The comni )ined; efforts -of Kansas' Steve that could serve as- a soundtrack for a war 'Followi~ng the release of their worthwhile, but they lose out to -the Walsh andd Phil Ehart Tom Fwl arand movie. eponymous debut album, the Cars were aforemenltioned mediocrity and another 'Richie rHavYveas could not prevent the pro- -One thing that pervades the album is the soon named the best new band of 1978. '*winner,*' "Lust for Kicks," a poor Elvis ject's slow death- the albumnwas called consistently excellent guitar work and ar- Their mmusic was a refined mixture of pop Costello rip off. Please Donn't Touch, and the public didn't. rahgements. Thisalbum makes it Cdearjust and new wave trends that hinted at unex- The album doesn't close as convincingly Hackett decided that he might be better what Hackett's contributions to Genesis plored ideas and talent. It was hoped that as the first effort. "All Mixed Up" was a off- workinj7g with -unknown musicians, so were, and-what his contributrions as a these hints would be fully developed on haunting tune that left the listener wanting he found aIfew and rehearsed them through soloist can be. their new release, but that is not the case; more, but Cundy-Ots closer, '"The his materisial in the. hope of presenting it Da--vDa ha wo Candy-O finds the Cars trying lo get more Dangerous Type,'* makes you glad that the live. This ccombination of talent proved so mileage out of old ideas.. whole thing has finallyr ended. successfult that they have become Hackcett's The cover (drawn by pinup artist It is evident from one listen thaot the Cars permanent t band. Another album, Spectral Alberto Vargas) and lyrics make it evident still have the talent, and it has improved. Mornlings, is released, and now Our Hero that songwriter Ric Ocasek is intent on Elliot Easton's lead guitar has become finally has an effort he can be proud of. continuing his car/sex/young girls sharper, the vocals are more polished, and " Every day" opens the album on a metaphors; however, while his first set of the production has become more precise; forceful nol:)te; the song is 2 combination of songs displayed a subtle ironic touch, his but there are still difficulties that must be driving enssemble work and soaring har- new set replaces irony with cuteness. The worked on. Greg Hawkes ig suffering in the monies; itt presents for the first time songs "Since I Held You" and "Got a Lot background Filling in holes, but hee should Hiackett's straightforward, unadulterated on My Head" best exemplify this cuteness, be made a little more prominent. Hi was guitar soI&:ing.; "The Virgin and the Gyp- and they also show up the band's melodic responsible for "Moving in Stereo," one of sy" is a proretty ballad that acts as a- show- shortcomings. Most of the tunes seem too the Firstt album's finer moments, but was case for llead vocalist Pete Hicks. The controlled, too restricted, the moment it not a'llowed to) contribute to the current ef- album's in!istrumentais: "The Red Flower sounds as if somrrething exciting is about to fort. of TachaiI Blooms Everywhere," "Spectral happen, the production takes over and With somne motre time anld a willingness Mornings. "I "Clocks - the Angel of buries any excitement in the mix. There is lo experiment, the Cars will remedy their Molls," aniid " Lost Time in;''Cordoba" dis- no song-on this set where the band gets diffieulties and possibly become worthy of play diffferent facets of Hackett's away front the production~as they did on one oi' their early praises: "vThe new music songwritin~g ability. "led Flower' is an ex- n Oriental modes and instrunien- 'Youre All I've GotTonight.' Ocasek of' the 'V80s. periment ir. 4z -W'A

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31 F ll~~~~~~~~~~~~AoheamEML I art I 111 - "I-"1 Wrobel, Olson, and Saciiotto By Bob Host only 32 student-athletes to should be solid, but at present the receive such The club football team is anllonor. This marks g offensive line is weak. the third consecutive year an MIT ..I preparing for its second seascan Today the with team departs from stu-dent received one of the first- year head coac its 5pm practices, Dwight Smith. starti ng at awards, with fencer Mark SM'ith Practice begz 9:30am instead. Over the Monday at Spm. Last Labor '78 earning one last year and year tthe Day weekend, there will, team was 0-6, in the first be track star Frank Richardson '77 .- The MITr Musical Tteatre GWd: seaso)n specialty practices, with double of football at MIT since 1902. getting one two years ago. sessions set for next Tuesday Vorlicek, who was all- The team will have last seasonI s .through entire Friday. The first scrimn- American in the 200-yard starting backfield returrn- mage is set ingt with for Saturday, breaststroke, also lettered four A F-UNNY T. Bruce Wrobel '79 Lut . 1 1IN:G- September 8, with the following years in quarterback, Jeff Olson '81 za water polo. In addition to day off. his r halfback, and Roger Sacilotlo '82 graduate work at MIT, he will 5HrA-PPENiED--- i A new touch has been added assist ;t fullback. Also returning are off- in coaching the MIT swim- this year, also. At the home mers. fensive linemen Greg Henley '8,I0 ON,S ; , HE,. VAY-i opener, September 22 at .I at end, Tom Fawcett'82 at guard, Steinbrenner Drave Noble Stadium against '81 at center, tacklIe Norwalk Community 10TOTHE-TORUM | Walt Crosby '80 College, In this summner's Pan Am (who started aIt programs will be center last year), available, ac- Games in Puerto 'Rico, MIT1 and Bob Napor cording' Friday '82, who to spOrts information -graduate Steve Cucchiaro '74, a August 31, Septemer 7,14 8:O( last season was a defenf director- sive tackle. Ken Cerlno. Game tmrne two-timne alfl-American in sail- Saturday Septernber , 8,15 8:00 is 1:30pm. I 0On defense, Keith Therrien '80 ing, won! a gold medal in that Sunday September 9 3:00 a linebacker, and Art'Aaron'80 everrt. According to MIT sa¢iling in- Kesge Little Theatre, MIT safety, Brad coach' H arold Brcown, the 1974 Pines '81, and cor Three-time swimming 1 nerback lWikeBarrett'81 all- team captain is a leading can- arecom American Preston ing back which Vorlick G was didate' to represent the United- Tickets are $4 ($2 with an MIT ID) prompted Smitt awarded a postgraduate to note that "defensively, there'l States in next year's M~oscozw Group rates available scholarship by the NCAA, one of be a lot of new faces." However Olympics. I _ the coach, who was an i _ _ assistant t . For information last year, says that the offernse or reservations call e should be able "lO move the bull 253-6294 1 .and score points" after averaging 'I '-; Ins l;a II s> itl tIII(Im I 1;1i %-I'- J;,llgt I;Sgt- II( net-dt-d. 1. - ~ I - -, , -.-- i 14 poinls a game last Your 411 11(hilmnal sali l,1ts e I a.i-;.t. and,,.! l11114( year. He 1i1i01 Yot't wS'ill N)t1"-\t'f pa itl iotl·cp tl stated that the backfield of lit'vR't11.1110.10llf , t)II .l, 1 0 (as Ir i rlonal h icy it toreign %oul S h(tA{-illu. A""I'gligll {'ivi ;ls 111.|{du'.14 (114lig 10) N0111 ,ll'. lttI h?~illta l{\ ttrg . _P01. QUI-. _mo c., N "WN . I-_ = KVen Cerino WC (I?(,I' 'it; i'. g ohm'ltie}'ll~s O ARABIC 0 CHINESE a DANISH a-,abty a DlUCHE FA* EaS FRENCH a GERMAN laluable^! a GREEK N ITALIAN a JAPANESE COME T-O ZBT nam~fed 0 KOREAN NORWEGIAN 2 POLISH SIDM 0 PORTUGUESE S ROMNIAP a SPANISH 1 SWEDISH Friday,, A ugqst 3 t By Bob Host findf. ,ott..,. Following Athletic director Ross H. Smith the Freshman Rlcnic: A Get-Acosiassnted Party announced the appointment of ist··-:R::: 1 Fklmix all 1.111gil.ler1. lldo 111t1ll (111~l.14.1"ik with refreshments and snacks Kennceh J. Cerino as sports infor- 11:0Qpm: The Great Pyramid of le Cream mlation director, effective August 1. Cerino replaces Jill Gilpatric, All this work can be done in your home! I Saturday,_ September 1 whv .i ll~Ilsilu S%,ormsll III( . is Ne'us hil, and|'s tlinget' had served in the in an acting 11l.11.llhle 8:00 1 1:0Oarn: Breakfar- I l aucl. it Ntt7, }itlo t i tullt(w hh _1)o l (f .made to order caCadpcity. 12:30 - 3:0prnr: Steak . / Cerino's responsibilities in- For application and test 5:00pm: Dinner (Chicken Creole) - clude publicizing the ;ctivities of Linguistic Systems. Inc ttansfabon cal MR& Tabaroe 6:00pm: Trip to Paragon Amusement Park the varsity and intramural sports, 116 Bishlop Allen Drive Lind .lt present he is involved with Cambridge, Mass. 864-3900 Sunday, workin- out details o1 the football September 2 te;a l. 8:00 - 1 1:00arnO: Breakfast made to order ------I CerinoPtold 7Jhe) 7ech that he a 11111-11 I- - _ I 12:00 - 4:30pom: Picnic at Lars Anderson Park hrts prepared for the job by 6: (00pm: Dinner (Beef Wellington) reviewing past issues of both this 7:30pm: Party - with Scorpio, The One Man Band paper aind 7T(e/ Talk. Although imlprcssed with the coverage given Monday, September3. varsily sports by 7he 7Tech, he 8:Q0 - 11:OOam: Breakfast made noted that to order r malny articles were, 12:00noon: Assorted'Activities n writlen by Imembers of the teams (Walden Pand trip, softball game, etc.( themselves. an;d added that to al- levialc this situation, perhaps 6:00prn: Dinner (Turkey) work-study students working 7:00pm: Party- rfrestments - dancing out oI' his office could handle -s somlLe of' the inflormnr~aion. Callus for a ride at any time at 232-3257 e Cerino, a resident of' Needhani received iis r BA degree in jour- F~~ na;lisml Jrom St. Bonavsenture in i~~~~~~i6i. . . = _ . . . _l ____ 1974 and el)~ b~ s _~Qp~ haid previously held P silmiall-r jobs at Siena Collegqe in

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