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Volume 129, Number 18 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, April 10, 2009 MIT Will Eliminate Some Varsity Sports Alumni By Shreyes Seshasai not yet been decided. The sports to be years; the cut amounts to a sharp 24% varsity athletics, Soriero said; every Staff Reporter cut are due to be announced by the reduction in spending out of general single area of DAPER will bear the Faced with a staggering budget end of April, said Julie Soriero, direc- Institute funds. DAPER’s current an- cuts. Donations cut, MIT’s athletics department is tor of athletics. nual budget is $12.9 million. After this year, varsity sports will preparing to relinquish the Institute’s Student-athletes held a demonstra- DAPER is currently working with not be cut further: the cuts are a one- claim to the most varsity sports of any tion in Lobby 7 on Tuesday afternoon senior administration to explain the time deal meant to make it easier for Shrink university by cutting some of those to raise awareness of the importance decision to alumni, said Soriero. Dean MIT to focus on the sports that will sports. of athletics to MIT’s culture. for Student Life Costantino Colombo continue. Omar Abudayyeh The sports to be cut have not been DAPER has been told to cut its was unavailable for comment. The decision will come before Staff Reporter chosen. How they will be chosen has spending by $1.45 million over three The cuts will not fall entirely on admitted students will have to decide The total monetary value of whether to attend MIT or not, al- alumni donations to Institute’s larg- though it will likely come after Cam- est alumni giving funds has de- pus Preview Weekend. creased. Although about the same Members of the cut teams will be number of people are giving, they’re notified before the decisions are made giving less money. public. The Alumni Association will re- port actual figures over the coming Students learned about cuts too months; the fiscal year ends on June late to stop them 30. The Student Athletics Advisory In light of decreased donations, Committee has known about these the Alumni Fund is working to di- planned cuts since last week, when rect incoming funds to priority ar- DAPER administrators presented eas, which include the David H. their plans to the committee, said Ju- Koch Institute for Integrative Can- lie C. Andren ’10, chair of the com- cer Research and the MIT Energy mittee. SAAC told team captains after Initiative. “We are working as hard that meeting, and some team captains as possible to maximize gifts,” said told their members. Theresa Lee, interim director of the The committee was not previously Alumni Association’s Alumni Fund. aware that varsity teams would be cut. When someone gives MIT mon- It meets with administrators once a ey, the first $100,000 of their gift is month. credited to the Alumni Fund; so ac- SAAC members have been meet- tual donations from alumni to MIT ing with team captains to get their exceed the money reported by the feedback, which will be presented to Alumni Fund. administrators in a report. High-yield donors seem to be “We understand the feedback we giving less. The William Barton Steve Howland—The Tech get from teams won’t necessarily de- Rogers Society Fund, which consists Over 100 students attended Tuesday’s information session by DAPER at the Johnson Ice Rink on the of donations to the Alumni Fund decision to cut varsity teams at MIT. A Q&A followed a presentation on the necessity of the cuts. Varsity Sports, Page 12 from those who contributed more than $1,000 in the current fiscal year (current students and alumni less Big Jimmy Scholarship Fund Exceeds $100k Mark than 9 years from graduation have a lower qualifying amount), will By Annelies Abeel decades, Big Jimmy patrolled the Mark C. Feldmeier ’96 talks af- and “Jimmy ice cream” that he dis- likely not raise as much money as in The kids have done Big Jimmy hallways of East Campus and Senior fectionately about Big Jimmy, who tributed among “his” kids. previous years. good. House, where he became a surrogate was one of the first people he met Night watchmen don’t make a As of April 7, the Society’s fund The James E. Roberts Sr. Memo- father and a legend for generations of when he first came to MIT as an un- lot of money, but Jimmy did what he had collected $27 million from rial Scholarship Fund, an MIT schol- students. dergraduate student in 1992. He used could to make the students’ lives bet- 3,219 donors for the 2009 fiscal year, arship fund that gives need-based Since the beginning of 2009 the to see Jimmy huffing and puffing ter. “Where he could have thought of which ends on June 30. Last fiscal aid in the name of the beloved night fund has received over $18,000, through the corridors of East Cam- himself, Jimmy thought of others,” year, $44 million was collected from watchman, has just surpassed the bringing the fund’s total to $100,128. pus, with a trash bag through his belt said Andrew E. “Zoz” Brooks PhD 4,777 donors, according to the MIT $100,000 mark. Those who knew Big Jimmy re- loop, collecting empty soda cans. ’07, a former Senior House GRT who Alumni Association website. Four years after the sudden death member him as kind and reliable, Jimmy would redeem the cans for helped create the Big Jimmy Fund. In at least one area, gifts are actu- of Roberts (everyone called him Big someone who put his students first cash and use the money to buy ingre- The fund’s money comes from ally up. The Sloan School of Man- Jimmy), students and alumni con- and did whatever he could to keep dients for his famous “Jimmy Chili.” tinue to donate in his name. For two them well. Or he might buy the “Jimmy pizza” Big Jimmy, Page 14 Alumni Donations, Page 14 D’Amelio Finally Fired MIT has fired Joseph D’Amelio, the MIT Police Officer arrested for drug trafficking in mid-March, MIT announced on this week. Since D’Amelio’s March 14 arrest, MIT has fired one officer and suspended another without pay, both in response to those two officers throwing out issues of The Tech on March 17. It took two weeks to fire one of those officers, but it’s taken three to fire D’Amelio. The difference appears to relate to D’Amelio’s maintaining his in- nocence, whereas the other officers admitted guilt. It’s been quite clear that MIT was going to terminate D’Amelio’s employment, but admin- istrative processes were not completed quickly. Those administrative processes will be part of the scope of the new campus police review panel. The panel’s charge includes reviewing not only police policies, but also police disciplinary systems. MIT has named two additional members to the review panel this week: Deborah Fisher, Institute Auditor; and Blanche Staton, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Students. That brings the membership of the panel to eight. Seven of the members are high-ranking MIT officials and professors; the eighth is the Cambridge police commissioner. The review panel has not yet met, nor has it announced a schedule or a time frame for deliberations. MIT has said that no students would Omari Stephens—Tech File Photo serve on the panel. The panel does not have a chair, MIT said, but the In 2006, members of the mural group Tats Cru finish a mural in honor of the late James E. “Big Jimmy” panel reports to President Susan J. Hockfield and Executive Vice Presi- Roberts, former night watch man for the Senior House and East Campus dorms. The mural was cre- dent Theresa M. Stone SM ’76. The panel does not report to Provost L. ated in the Stata Ampitheater and displayed at the 2006 Steer Roast as a memorial and to publicize Rafael Reif, as had been previously announced. the Big Jimmy Scholarship Fund. —John A. Hawkinson

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By Scott Shane to the ceiling, confined in small dent Barack Obama banned coer- The last time the city offered a promotional exam, he said in a The New York Times boxes and held in frigid cells. cive interrogations and ordered the sworn statement, he gave up a second job and studied up to 13 hours WASHINGTON Panetta said the secret detention CIA program closed. Panetta said a day. Ricci, who is dyslexic, paid an acquaintance more than $1,000 The CIA said Thursday that it facilities were no longer in opera- that the CIA had not detained any to read textbooks onto audiotapes. He made flashcards, took practice would decommission the secret tion, but he suggested that security terrorism suspects since he took tests, worked with a study group and participated in mock interviews. overseas prisons where it subjected and maintenance had been continu- office in February and added that Ricci did well, he said, coming in sixth among the 77 candidates al-Qaida prisoners to brutal interro- ing at the taxpayers’ expense since any suspects captured in the future who took the exam. But the city threw out the test, because none of the gation methods, bringing to a sym- they were emptied under Bush in would be quickly turned over to the 19 African-American firefighters who took it qualified for promotion. bolic close the most controversial 2006. Terminating security con- U.S. military or to a suspect’s home That decision prompted Ricci and 17 other white firefighters, including counterterrorism program of the tracts at the sites would save “at country. one Hispanic, to sue the city, alleging racial discrimination. Bush administration. least $4 million,” Panetta said. Joanne Mariner, the director of Their case, which will be argued before the Supreme Court on But in a statement to employ- The CIA has never revealed the the terrorism and counterterrorism April 22, is the Roberts Court’s first major confrontation with claims ees, the agency’s director, Leon E. location of its so-called black sites program at Human Rights Watch, of racial discrimination in employment and will require the justices to Panetta, said agency officers who overseas, but intelligence officials, said the closing of the CIA prisons choose between conflicting conceptions of the government’s role in worked in the program “should not aviation records and news reports was “incredibly heartening and im- ensuring fair treatment regardless of race. be investigated, let alone punished” have placed them in Afghanistan, portant.” But she said that a criminal because the Justice Department un- Thailand, Poland, Romania and Jor- investigation of the CIA interroga- der President George W. Bush had dan, among other countries. Agency tion program was nonetheless nec- Advocates Help Squatters Find declared their actions legal. officials have said that fewer than essary, and she expressed concern Panetta and other top Obama 100 prisoners have been held since that Panetta had not made it clear Homes in Foreclosures administration officials have said the program was created in 2002, what evidence the CIA would need By John Leland they believe that waterboarding, the and about 30 were subjected to what to detain a suspect. The New York Times MIAMI near-drowning method used in 2002 the CIA called “enhanced” interro- Panetta’s statement, along with a When the woman who calls herself Queen Omega moved into a and 2003 on three prisoners, is tor- gation techniques. classified letter about interrogation three-bedroom house here in December, she introduced herself to the ture, which is illegal under U.S. and Bush transferred the remaining policy that he sent Thursday to the neighbors, signed contracts for electricity and water and ordered an international law. The International 14 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay in Senate and House intelligence over- Internet connection. Committee of the Red Cross, which Cuba in 2006 but ordered some sites sight committees, underscored the What she did not tell anyone was that she had no legal right to be interviewed 14 prisoners, said in a maintained for future use; only two new administration’s sharp break in the home. report made public this week that Qaida prisoners are known to have with policies that Bush and Vice Omega, 48, is one of the beneficiaries of the foreclosure crisis. prisoners were also repeatedly been held for several months since President Dick Cheney often cred- Through a small advocacy group of local volunteers called Take Back slammed into walls, forced to stand then. ited with preventing a repeat of the the Land, she moved from a friend’s couch into a newly empty house for days with their arms handcuffed In his first week in office, Presi- Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. that sold just a few years ago for more than $400,000. Michael Stoops, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said about a dozen advocacy groups around the coun- try were actively moving homeless people into vacant homes — some To Gain Amnesty, Mugabe’s working in secret, others, like Take Back the Land, operating openly. In Recession, More Defendants Lieutenants Use More Violence By Celia W. Dugger intimidation,” said a senior official power-sharing government that in- Act As Their Own Lawyers The New York Times in Mugabe’s party, ZANU-PF, who, cludes both victimizers and victims. By Jonathan D. Glater HARARE, Zimbabwe like others in the party, spoke anony- But Mugabe’s lieutenants, part of The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO President Robert Mugabe’s top mously because he was describing its an inner circle called the Joint Op- Elise Barros made her way to the front of the courtroom here, con- lieutenants are trying to force the po- criminal history. erations Command, know that their vinced that the lawsuit against her was a mistake and would be quickly litical opposition into granting them To protect themselves, some of 85-year-old leader may not be around dismissed. amnesty for their past crimes by ab- Mugabe’s lieutenants are trying to much longer to shield them, and fear “I don’t understand why I’m even here,” said Barros, who was chal- ducting, detaining and torturing oppo- implicate opposition officials in a losing not just their power and ill-got- lenging a lender’s claim that she owed it more than $7,000. She had sition officials and activists, according supposed plot to overthrow the presi- ten wealth, but their freedom, officials repaid the loan, she told the judge in state court in March. “I have to senior members of Mugabe’s party. dent, hoping to use it as leverage in in the party said. proof — documents.” Mugabe’s generals and politicians any amnesty talks or to press the op- Their fixation on getting amnesty What she did not have was a lawyer. have organized campaigns of terror position into quitting the government was described by four senior ruling So the judge sent her and the lender’s lawyer into a mediation ses- for decades to keep him and his party altogether, ruling party officials said. party officials, allM ugabe confidants, sion, where it became clear that Barros actually did not have the docu- in power. But now that the opposi- Like South Africa at the end of who spoke to a Zimbabwean journal- ments, at least not the right ones. When the judge returned to her case tion has a place in the nation’s new apartheid or Liberia at the close of ist working for The New York Times. later in the day, he ordered her to come back in three weeks when the government, these strongmen worry Charles Taylor’s reign, Zimbabwe is But some opposition officials say process began again. that they are suddenly vulnerable to in the midst of a treacherous passage Mugabe’s loyalists are less interested Financially pressed people like Barros are representing themselves prosecution, especially for crimes from authoritarian rule to an uncer- in reaching a deal than in simply forc- more and more in court, according to judges, lawyers and courthouse committed during last year’s election tain future. After a bloody election ing them out of the new government officials across the country, raising questions of how just the outcomes campaign while the world watched. season last year stained by the state- through violence and intimidation. are and clogging courthouses already facing their own budget woes as “Their faces were immediately sponsored beatings and killings of Others suspect a push for amnesty is clerks spend more time helping people unfamiliar with forms, filings pasted on the wall for everyone to opposition supporters, Mugabe and being sought by a broad contingent and fees. see that they were behind the kill- his rivals in the Movement for Demo- of Mugabe’s party worried about ac- ing, the violence, the torture and cratic Change, or MDC, agreed to a counting for the past. We a t h e r Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, April 10, 2009 Take It Easy On the Meteorologists 130°W 125°W 120°W 115°W 110°W 105°W 100°W 95°W 90°W 85°W 80°W 75°W 70°W 65°W 60°W By Brian H. Tang 40°N Staff meteorologist 1031 Who knew being a meteorologist could be such a dangerous job? In Bra- zil, a forecaster who predicted a big storm that never materialized was threat- ened with a six month prison term. In Peru, a local TV weatherman who failed to predict a flash food was taken away by a furious mob and lynched 35°N in retaliation. Although such unreasonable or violent displays are unheard of domestically, meteorologists often take the blame for what are perceived as bad forecasts through vindictive calls or e-mails. What people may fail to understand is that there is a fundamental uncer- tainty to predicting the weather. As the atmosphere is inherently chaotic, there 30°N will always be a limit to how far out one can predict the atmosphere’s state. This limitation is only compounded by the lack of perfect numerical models 1003 of the atmosphere and a dearth of observations over certain regions of the globe, namely the oceans. Thus, forecasting is tricky business, especially the farther out you go in to the future. With that said, you can trust the forecasts 25°N from your group of staff meteorologists at The Tech. Just don’t get angry if we’re off from time to time.

Extended Forecast Today: Sunny in the morning, then increasing clouds in the afternoon with rain showers beginning in the evening. High 62°F (17°C). Tonight: Light rain. Low 41°F (5°C). Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Tomorrow: Periods of rain till evening, raw, and breezy. High 45°F (7°C). Snow Rain Fog High Pressure Trough Tomorrow night: Gradually clearing, cold, and windy. Low 33°F (1°C). - - - Showers Thunderstorm

Sunday: Partly cloudy, chilly, and windy. High 45°F (7°C). Q Q Q Q Warm Front Light Low Pressure Haze Monday: Sunny and warmer. High 54°F (12°C). LLLLL Cold Front Moderate Compiled by MIT Hurricane Q Q Meteorology Staff L L Stationary Front Heavy and The Tech April 10, 2009 Wo r l d & Na t i o n The Tech Page 3

British Anti-Terror Chief Thousands Demonstrate Against Georgian President Resigns Over Photograph By Clifford J. Levy The New York Times TBILISI, Georgia By Sarah Lyall northwest England as part of a “a se- caused to colleagues undertaking the Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of this The New York Times curity service-led investigation into operation.” capital city on Thursday bearing signs and chanting slogans against LONDON suspected AQ-driven attack planning Meanwhile, pressure mounted on President Mikheil Saakashvili, who took office five years ago with Britain’s most powerful coun- within the U.K.” the Metropolitan Police Service to promises of a progressive, pro-Western government. terterrorism police officer resigned Because of the disclosure, cap- explain itself over the death of Ian They gathered in front of the Parliament building to demand the Thursday, a day after being photo- tured by photographers with telepho- Tomlinson, a 47-year-old newspaper resignation of the president, whom opposition speakers denounced as a graphed holding a document marked to lenses, anti-terrorism officers had vendor who suffered a fatal heart at- tyrant who had mishandled the war with Russia. While the atmosphere “SECRET” that outlined details of a to carry out the operation many hours tack on April 1, during protests at the was tense, the day’s events unfolded without violence. major anti-terrorism operation. The earlier than planned, the police said. G20 meetings. The police originally Opposition leaders said they would not halt the protest until resignation is the latest embarrass- Hundreds of officers took part in raids said that they had had no contact with Saakashvili steps down. “We are here because there is no other way ment for the Metropolitan Police Ser- around Manchester, Liverpool and Tomlinson, who had been trying to to do this,” said Levan Gachechiladze. “We need to stay here until the vice, which is also being investigated Lancashire on Wednesday afternoon. get home and was not a protester, un- end. He must go!” for its handling of, and possible re- They detained 12 people on suspicion til they gave him emergency medical Irakli Alasania, a former ambassador to the United Nations who sponsibility for, the death of a passer- of being part of what Prime Minister treatment and put him in an ambu- broke with Saakashvili over the war, told the crowd that the president by during protests at last week’s G20 Gordon Brown called “a very big ter- lance after he fell ill. had spurned the values of the democratic movement that brought him meetings. rorist plot” that the security services But a number of witnesses have to power. Alasania said Saakashvili exerted authoritarian control over Both cases hinged on photographs had been “following for some time.” since come forward to the news me- the media, the judiciary and other spheres of society. and videotape taken by reporters and The British news media reported dia to contradict what the police said, “The whole world is watching us now,” Alasania said. “We are here members of the public and dissemi- that the group had been planning at- backing up their claims with photo- to show our government and other countries that this is the only way nated by the news media and on the tacks this weekend on targets like a graphs and videotape of the incident, to have real change.” Internet. shopping center in downtown Man- in London’s financial district. One The resignation of the counter- chester. But Peter Fahy, the chief con- piece of video, whose existence was terrorism officer, Assistant Com- stable of Greater Manchester Police, first reported in The Guardian news- Pitcher’s Death Stuns Baseball missioner Bob Quick, came after he told reporters that “there is no par- paper, showed Tomlinson apparently By Paul Oberjuerge was seen carrying a document titled, ticular threat against any particular being hit in the back from behind with The New York Times ANAHEIM, Calif. “Briefing Note: Operation PATH- location.” a baton wielded by a police officer in Only a few hours after the most promising performance of his major WAY,” while on his way to a Down- Ten of the people in custody are riot gear. league career, Nick Adenhart, a 22-year-old pitcher for the Los Ange- ing Street security briefing. Referring Pakistani citizens, and one is British- That video was taken by a 38-year- les Angels of Anaheim, was one of three people killed early Thursday to the terror network of al-Qaida, the born, Fahy said. None has been for- old investment manager from New when the car they were traveling in was struck by a vehicle driven by a document sketched out a plan to ar- mally charged. Quick said in a state- York, who said he had attended the suspected drunken driver. rest 11 people at seven addresses in ment: “I deeply regret the disruption protests out of curiosity. Adenhart was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Eclipse that was broad- sided by a minivan whose driver had run a red light, the police said. The crash occurred about five miles from Angel Stadium in Fullerton, about 25 miles south of Los Angeles. Investors Cautious Even As Bank The Angels postponed their scheduled game Thursday night with the Oakland Athletics. “It is a tragedy that will never be forgotten,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. Predicts Record Profits Major League Baseball called for a moment of silence before every game Thursday. Late Thursday, the Angels had not announced plans By Jack Healy financial crisis, have thawed as the much expected.” for an observance before their home game Friday night with the Bos- and Eric Dash government shores up the financial Members of the Obama adminis- ton Red Sox. Players met with coaches at 3 p.m., then left the stadium The New York Times system. Some of the worst-hit hous- tration, once criticized for darkening without speaking to reporters. As one of the most dizzying bear ing markets are edging toward a turn- the sense of economic gloom, have Adenhart, a right-hander, pitched six scoreless innings against the market rallies in Wall Street history around as low interest rates reel in pointed out wisps of stability in cor- Athletics on Wednesday night, giving up seven hits and three walks but enters its second month, a nagging buyers. ners of the economy as they try to working out of several tight situations. After the game, Adenhart told question faces investors: Is the stock On Thursday, Lawrence Summers build confidence in their agenda. But reporters he felt “just a lot more relaxed, self-confident.” market making real progress, or mere- ’75, one of President Barack Obama’s Summers also acknowledged that it ly glossing over deeper problems in top economic advisers, declared that was unclear how strong and rapid any the U.S. economy that will trigger a the “free fall” in the economy was turnaround would be. Toyota Said To Weigh new wave of losses? likely to end in the next few months. Indeed, one of the biggest wor- Stocks surged more than 3 percent But as investors abandon caution ries facing economists is what would Reorganizing U.S. Operations Thursday as Wells Fargo, one of the to snap up cheap bank stocks and happen if unemployment rose beyond By Micheline Maynard nation’s largest consumer banks, pre- riskier instruments, like junk bonds, expectations and unleashed another The New York Times DETROIT dicted record profits. The announce- to profit from the market’s earlier de- wave of spending contractions and The Toyota Motor Co. is exploring a reorganization of its North ment kindled hopes that the financial clines, skeptics are warning that the lower corporate profits. American operations that would put its sales, engineering and manu- system, which dragged the larger economy may face another leg down. Even as major banks like Wells facturing operations under one executive, people with direct knowl- economy toward the brink, was now Companies continue to shed jobs and Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America edge of the plan said Thursday. poised to lead the way out. consumers are hunkering down in an- regain some profitability after devas- The reorganization, which has not yet been finalized, may be led The Dow Jones industrial aver- ticipation of a halting recovery. tating losses — buoyed in part by gov- by a returning executive, Yoshimi Inaba, who spent years in the United age gained 246 points and the broader Most of America’s retailers on ernment efforts to breathe new life into States and was once considered a candidate to become Toyota’s presi- Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index Thursday signaled that they expected the housing market — experts warn dent, the equivalent of chief executive. rose nearly 4 percent. The S&P 500 to see a continued steep decline in that companies reflecting other sectors If Toyota decides to reorganize, it would mark the first significant has now risen more than 25 percent sales as they waited for consumers to of the economy will soon suffer a wave step by the incoming president, Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the com- since stocks bottomed out on March come out of hiding. of sharper declines in earnings. pany founder Kiichiro Toyoda. 9, one of its best runs since the Great “I think this is all setting us up for “There’s a migration of weakness,” Toyoda takes charge in June, when Toyota holds its annual share- Depression. a new low,” said Thomas J. Lee, the said Nicholas Bohnsack, sector strat- holders meeting. Signs have been accumulating that chief U.S. equity analyst at JPMorgan egist at Strategas Research Partners. That is also the time when a new organization could be announced, the economy, while a long way from Chase, who predicted an 8 to 10 per- “What you’re now seeing is the non- the people with knowledge of the plan said. They insisted on anonym- recovery, may be bottoming. Credit cent drop in stocks. “It’s not like I’m financial segment really start to tail ity because they were not authorized to speak about it. markets, frozen at the height of the praying for it to happen, but it’s pretty off.” The news was first reported Wednesday by The Detroit News. Toy- ota executives did not comment. U.S. Navy Tracks Somali Pirates and Farm Exports Fall Sharply In Global Recession Their American Hostage By Clifford Krauss By Mark Mazzetti While surveillance aircraft kept Gen. David H. Petraeus, the head The New York Times The New York Times watch on the pirates and their captive, of U.S. Central Command, said Thurs- Only a year ago, all the stars appeared to be aligned for American farm WASHINGTON the Navy task force that had steamed day that two additional ships would exports. China and other developing countries were fattening up grow- The Indian Ocean standoff be- more than 300 miles to go to the cap- be dispatched in coming days to the ing herds of cattle on American corn, and they were importing record tween an $800 million U.S. Navy de- tain’s aid showed no sign of confront- region around the Gulf of Aden and amounts of foods to meet the appetite of their expanding middle classes. stroyer and four pirates bobbing in a ing the pirates. There is no evidence, the coast of Somalia, to augment an in- A drought in Australia meant a shortage of wheat on world markets. The lifeboat low on fuel showed the limits experts say, of any links between the ternational naval armada that has tried price of dairy products soared across the globe because of shortages. facing the world’s most powerful mili- pirates and Islamic militants in Soma- in vain to secure thousands of square Since then, all that has changed. tary in dealing with a booming pirate lia, and officials said that the United nautical miles of sea. The developing countries are slowing their food imports, it is rain- economy in a treacherous patch of in- States would have difficulty striking The gulf, one of the world’s busiest ing again in Australia, and the price of dairy products is slumping. A ternational waters. directly at pirate sanctuaries along the and most important shipping lanes, is strengthening dollar in recent months has made U.S. farm exports less Driven solely by economic gain, not Somali coast, even though the U.S. patrolled by an anti-piracy flotilla from competitive. politics or religion, the brand of pirates military has fired missiles within So- the European Union and a U.S.-led “What a difference 12 months can make,” Joseph Glauber, chief econ- who captured an American merchant malia several times in recent years at coalition of ships, plus warships from omist of the Department of Agriculture, noted in congressional testimony ship’s captain on Wednesday are an un- people suspected of links to al-Qaida. Iran, Russia, India, China, Japan and last week. “We have seen prices for most commodities fall 40 to 50 per- conventional foe for the U.S. military. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham other nations. But pirates using mother cent from their midyear peaks. The global economic slump has cast a pall In recent years, they have shrewdly Clinton called the pirates “nothing ships — oceangoing trawlers that on most markets.” extorted millions of dollars from in- more than criminals” and noted that carry speedier attack vessels — have The department recently predicted that farm exports, which account ternational shipping companies; to they were not a new problem for the extended their reach into the waters far for about 20 percent of the value of farm production, would fall this year help negotiate the captain’s release, the United States — though this was the off the East African coast. On Satur- to $96 billion from $117 billion in 2008, roughly in line with the recent Navy turned for advice on Thursday to first time in 200 years that pirates had day, for example, a German freighter falloff of all American exports. But the decline is particularly drastic for an FBI hostage rescue team, practiced captured an American vessel. “One of was hijacked about 400 miles offshore, corn and wheat, two staples of the farm economy, and government econo- in a patient approach. the very first actions that was -under between Kenya and the Seychelles. mists say the falloff could directly lead to a loss of 45,000 jobs. “This is strictly for the money,” taken by our country, in its very be- The Maersk Alabama, the vessel The drop in farm exports has been overshadowed by other bad eco- said Ken Menkhaus, a Somalia expert ginning, was to go after pirates along hijacked on Wednesday, is a 508-foot- nomic news because the United States farm economy is in relatively good at Davidson College. “They are not the Barbary Coast,” Clinton said at a long container ship that was carrying shape. Land prices in farm country remain firm, prices of farm produce taking the cargo, and they are not in- State Department news conference, in food and other agricultural materials have declined but remain relatively strong by historical measures, and terested in killing people.” He added, which she called on the international for the World Food Program and other several years of strong farm prices have left farmers in good financial “It’s a business model that has proven community to “come together to end clients, including the U.S. Agency for shape. very effective for them.” the scourge of piracy.” International Development. Page 4 The Tech April 10, 2009 Op i n i o n

A caption in Tuesday’s paper about the Association of Student Activities LEF & AR- CADE allocations misleadingly stated that the ASA “forgot” to spend $25,000 last year. According to Treasurer Shan Wu G, the ASA thought the money was unavailable because of Chairman Corrections miscommunication with the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education, which provided the Austin Chu G funding. Both the ASA and the Dean’s office were going through leadership transitions. Editor in Chief Nick Bushak ’10 Business Manager Letters To The Editor Mark Thompson ’11 Managing Editor the energy field, which I have observed from ergy research in this country has gone through Steve Howland ’11 A Long-Term Energy my own work experiences in the industry and ups and downs with the oil price so far. A long- Executive Editor Research Strategy Is DOE national lab. The bottom-line issue for term energy technology strategy and highly Michael McGraw-Herdeg G implementation of any energy efficient or al- competitive R&D programs are really needed ternative energy technologies is cost. Break- to come up with hard core technologies and News Staff Sorely Needed through technologies and tenacious develop- create high value jobs. News and Features Director: Arkajit Dey ’11; “A Broken Model for Energy Change — ment work are needed to bring down the cost I hope that Shu’s article can reach the deci- Editors: John A. Hawkinson ’98, Jeff Guo ’11, Our Current Energy RD&D Isn’t Working” of all the nice clean or alternative energies and sion makers who control funding resources. Natasha Plotkin ’11; Associate Editors: Emily by Gary Shu is an excellent article. The au- make them competitive with existing options Wei Liu, ScD Prentice ’11, Elijah Jordan Turner ’11, Pearle thor well pinpointed fundamental problems in (largely fossil fuel-based). It seems that the en- Richland, WA Lipinski ’12, Robert McQueen ’12; Staff: Daniela Cako ’09, Ji Qi ’09, Yiwei Zhang ’09, Yuri Hanada ’10, JiHye Kim ’10, Joyce Kwan ’10, Jenny Liu ’10, Yan Huang ’11, Ryan Ko ’11, Lulu Wang ’11, Omar Abudayyeh ’12, Sports: ‘Irreplaceable’ not Jessica Lin ’12, Meredith Lis ’12, Maggie Lloyd ’12, Sandhya Rawal ’12, Zeina Siam ’12, Aditi Verma ’12; Meteorologists: Cegeon Chan G, Garrett P. Marino G, Brian H. Tang G, Angela ‘Unsustainable’ Zalucha G, Elizabeth Maroon ’10, Vince Agard ’11. Do Not Cut What Is Unique about MIT Varsity Athletics Production Staff elimination of an unannounced number of var- serve a greater number of less-skilled student- Staff: K. Nichole Treadway ’10, Alexander W. sity programs. athletes and non-athletes. Fewer non-mainstream Dehnert ’12. Noah Riskin MIT is a unique Institution with a vibrant cul- programs means that a less-skilled student-ath- Opinion Staff ture. Forty-one varsity athletic programs (more lete will have fewer, if any, varsity opportunities; Editor: Andrew T. Lukmann G; Staff: Florence As MIT’s Head Men’s Gymnastics Coach than any other school, save for Harvard) are a he or she will not be able to walk onto a soccer, Gallez G, Gary Shu G, Keith A. Yost G, Josh (ninth year), I am not interested in varsity athlet- prominent part of that culture, and have long basketball or volleyball team and play, as he or Levinger ’07, Krishna Gupta ’09, Aditya Kohli ics. I am interested in varsity athletics at MIT, been lauded and used as a selling point for this she may have been able to play a role on a rifle, ’09, Jennifer Nelson ’09, Daniel Yelin ’10, specifically because the combination is such a very reason. Regardless of the severity of the pistol or gymnastics team. More, if specialized Ethan Solomon ’12. rare one. The number and variety of our varsity budget cuts that must be made, we should not facilities such as the shooting range and gymnas- Sports Staff programs, the values I have always felt to be sur- lose what makes varsity athletics at MIT so spe- tics area also go away, the option for participation Editors: Aaron Sampson ’10, David Zhu ’12; rounding athletics at the Institute, richly comple- cial. In other words, there is a reason why varsity in these sports will disappear entirely. Because Staff: Michael Gerhardt ’12, Nydia Ruleman ment academic pursuits, and for the greatest athletics, as an educational vehicle, looks differ- varsity athletics at MIT represents such a rich ’12. number of students possible. At least this is how ent at MIT, and from this, the entire MIT com- educational experience, it should not be honed Arts Staff it’s been. I understand that DAPER must make munity benefits. to a collection of high-level programs serving Editor: S. Balaji Mani ’10; Staff: Sudeep deep budget cuts — an unfortunate result of Ultimately, we are not doing sports at MIT, only elite-level athletes. To serve such a diverse Agarwala G, Bogdan Fedeles G, Andrew Lee the current economic crisis and climate. But, I we are doing education. Varsity opportunities at and energetic undergraduate population we need ’07, Joanne Y. Shih ’10, Kevin Wang ’10, Sun am concerned that the slated cutting of varsity MIT are educational opportunities. The sacrifice the greatest range of varsity programs possible. K. Kim ’11, Maggie Liu ’12, Samuel Markson programs, and a leaner, meaner DAPER, means of weaker sports (however this may be deter- There is a reason we have gradually expanded ’12. that less-skilled student-athletes and so-called mined) to retain and grow the quality of those to forty-one programs, and it is not simply poor Photography Staff non-athletes will be shut out of MIT varsity that remain, cuts into those educational opportu- management. Editors: David M. Templeton ’08, Andrea athletics, along with the rare educational experi- nities. For the many students who will no longer In the face of such deep budget cuts, the Robles ’10, William Yee ’10; Associate Editors: ence it affords. And, as this pushes forward with have the chance to participate in a varsity sport at elimination of varsity programs has become Allison M. Alwan ’12, Rachel Fong ’12; Staff: speed, I am concerned that not enough people MIT, what is lost is what is learned on the field or standard. But, a standard response is not always Vincent Auyeung G, David Da He G, Perry Hung G, Maksim Imakaev G, Arthur Petron G, know about this, especially our alumni/ae. We in the gym at the varsity level: dimensions of per- the right thing to do. A bit more vision might re- David Reshef G, Martin Segado G, Noah Spies should be careful; forty-one varsity programs is sonal growth that can not be garnered elsewhere. tain, at all costs, what is special about MIT var- G, Scott Johnston ’03, Martha Angela Wilcox an Institute gem. Varsity athletics at MIT should And, this is the case regardless of their level of sity athletics. We should protect what has been a ’08, Chelsea Grimm ’09, Peter H. Rigano ’09, serve the best and the brightest students and not athletic skill or the number of matches or cham- great and longstanding asset so that when better Eric D. Schmiedl ’09, Seth A. Villarreal ’09, just the best and brightest athletes. And, I would pionships they win. With so much emphasis on economic conditions return we haven’t forever Diana Ye ’09, Biyeun Buczyk ’10, Arka P. Dhar feel exactly the same way, be writing exactly the the value of hands-on and experiential learning; lost the variety and vibrance of MIT varsity ath- ’10, Helen Hou ’10, Monica Kahn ’10, Diane same words, if MIT Men’s Gymnastics was not so much talk about health and well-being, lead- letics. Under such serious economic conditions, Rak ’10, Jongu Shin ’10, Dhaval Adjodah ’11, Monica Gallegos ’11, Vibin Kundukulam ’11, likely to be cut… ership skills and character, as well as the overall deep cuts must be made; ultimately, there is no Michael Y. McCanna ’11, Michael Meyer ’11, Due to current economic conditions and un- quality of student life, cutting varsity programs villain here. However, there may be a lack of vi- Kari Williams ’11, Andrew Shum ’12, Meng avoidable budget cuts (close to 500,000 dollars, impacts MIT’s educational mission. sion for the future, a lack of understanding as to Heng Touch ’12. each of the next three years) the Department of More specifically, we must consider that the role varsity athletics plays at the Institute.

Campus Life Staff Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation many of the varsity programs likely to be cut are Particularly on the Division III level — and es- Editor: Michael T. Lin ’11; Staff: Roberto has had no choice but to review all of its offer- not mainstream sports, which is precisely why pecially at MIT — excellence and success in col- Perez-Franco G, Danbee Kim ’09, Sarah C. ings and operations. Deep cuts will be made, and they are a key part of what makes varsity athlet- lege athletics should be measured less in terms Proehl ’09, Ben Shanks ’09, Christine Yu ’11; DAPER has decided to start this spring with the ics at MIT so special. Non-mainstream programs of win-loss records and/or championships, and Cartoonists: Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer G, more by maximizing the number and variety of Jason Chan ’09, Michael Ciuffo ’11, Ben Peters varsity athletic opportunities for all. ’11, Michael Benitez ’12. Cutting varsity programs is contrary to the Business Staff diversity and uniqueness of MIT culture. It is Advertising Managers: Joseph Maurer ’12, unavoidable only if having so many varsity pro- Greg Steinbrecher ’12; Operations Manager: grams is undervalued. If having forty-one varsity Sherry Yan ’11; Staff: Michael Kuo ’10, programs were valued as highly as star athletes Heymian Wong ’10, Nikhil Sud ’11, Connie and championships, this process would look Chan ’12, Mengjie Ding ’12, Eric Trac ’12. very different. There simply has to be another Technology Staff way. If DAPER can not sustain forty-one pro- Director: Quentin Smith ’10. grams, then perhaps it is time for MIT or a group

Editors at Large of its alumni/ae to step in and say: the variety of Contributing Editors: Ramya Sankar G, our varsity programs is of immense educational Shreyes Seshasai G, Nick Semenkovich ’09, value. Economic crisis or not, we have to find Caroline Huang ’10, Jessica Witchley ’10; another way. Senior Editors: Brian Hemond G, Charles Lin Noah Riskin is MIT’s Head Men’s Gymnas- G, Satwiksai Seshasai G, Benjamin P. Gleitzman tics Coach ’09, Ricardo Ramirez ’09, Angeline Wang ’09, Praveen Rathinavelu ’10.

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Now, DAPER ratio- this, I would urge DAPER and the administra- unified voice and a unified stance from the ad- tol team. I didn’t even know that pistol was a nalizes cuts in our varsity program by claim- tion to carefully evaluate the impact of these ministration on this issue — that’s for certain. collegiate sport. “Pistol?” I asked. “You mean ing “benchmark programs” at Harvard, Yale, cuts from an admis- But as students, we do like guns?” Coming from a high school whose Stanford, and the like have made similar cuts. sions perspective. have an obligation to prime directive in making policy was to avoid As experience shows, this methodology To many potential They’ve searched and searched, come up with ideas. lawsuits, it had never occurred to me that a col- is fundamentally flawed. MIT does not oper- applicants, our exten- The administra- lege would allow 17 and 18-year olds to handle ate the same way other schools do. We work sive varsity program and apparently there is just tion’s collective lack of firearms. But, in fact, MIT has a thriving pistol harder than any other students in the country, and athletic facilities no way to keep our sports. As creativity and ingenu- team which has captured two national champi- and we are justly rewarded with the opportu- are an unexpected at- ity has left them help- onship titles in the past four years. nities to participate in a wide range of qual- traction. Consequently, students, we need to … prove less. And pistol isn’t the only team you might ity athletics that cater to the diverse interests these programs con- They’re so short on not have expected to find here; alpine skiing, across campus. “Benchmark programs” at our tribute to our ever-pre- them wrong. ideas they’ve reduced gymnastics, fencing, rifle, and squash also Ivy League neighbors are no benchmarks at cious admissions yield, themselves to looking complement the mainstream collegiate sports all. MIT needs to devise fiercely MIT-specific which in turn contrib- up to benchmarks at to round out MIT’s 41 varsity sports — more policies to deal with the current economic utes to our esteemed public perception and Harvard to inform policy. They’ve searched than nearly any school in the country. Unfor- downturn. “Let’s just do what everybody else high national ranking. Indirectly, these factors and searched, and apparently there is just no tunately, the recently announced budget cuts is doing” didn’t cut it for MIT in the past and may influence alumni donation rates, which way to keep our sports. As students, we need bring into question the continued existence doesn’t cut it now. further influence our national ranking. From to stick up for the programs we want and prove of some of these programs. Cutting certain In order to make any kind of informed a long-term admissions and financial perspec- them wrong. varsity programs threatens a key element of policy, it is crucial to communicate with those tive, continued investments in programs like Here’s a crazy idea: maybe we do need to diversity and vitality at MIT and highlights a whom the policy affects. As an admissions varsity sports today may pay off huge divi- micromanage the budget cuts, Provost Reif. deepening lack of communication within the tour guide, I was instructed by the Informa- dends in the future. Maybe it is worthwhile to see if some de- MIT administration and a destructive level of tion Office to promote MIT’s athletic offerings Finally, DAPER and the entire MIT admin- partments can dig a little deeper to subsidize bureaucratic inflexibility. to potential applicants and future students. In istration must be as genuinely committed to DAPER. Maybe we should devise a smarter In almost every meaningful way, MIT is my experience, many, many people outside creativity and flexibility as they claim to be. alumni outreach strategy. Maybe we should truly unique. Our students are not like those the MIT community are totally unaware of One day, we have Julie Soriero, athletics direc- consolidate personnel and resources for sepa- at other universities. Our classes are not like how strong and diverse our athletic program tor, confirming with finality that sports will be rate offices with similar missions. Being pas- those at other universities. Most importantly, is. They’re shocked to learn we boast one of cut out of the MIT varsity program, and the sive is the only thing that stands no chance our campus culture is not like that of other the highest rates of athletic participation in next day, Provost Reif “strongly encourages” of saving sports. Come up with ideas and be universities. Which is why it continues to con- the country and offer 41 varsity sports. Tell- students to come up with “other ideas.” “The vocal about it. If the administration is smart, fuse me that the MIT administration insists on ing tourists and potential applicants about our crazier the ideas, the better,” he explained. they’ll listen to us. ‘Believe in Your Financial Future!’ This and Other Bite-Sized Advice Nuggets from Suze Orman slews of self-help books. These financial “advi- are. Furthermore, she sometimes exaggerates free from the what-ifs of life.” Maggie Liu sors” include David Bach, Steve Forbes, Dave or misrepresents facts. Maybe that’s acceptable While her no-nonsense attitude and straight- Ramsey, and Suze Orman. because she doesn’t claim to be a finance guru forward manner are much appreciated, her ad- The impacts of the financial recession have Suze Orman has a sprawling empire, worth but rather, a finance advice guru. vice would be more credible and useful if it in- finally trickled down to the everyday working a hefty $10 million. She has become quite the One of her winning strategies is reaching out cluded solid evidence to support her arguments. man. Everywhere online I see articles blaring household name by pushing the most basic of to people and helping them “demystify” money Her recent “Recession Rescue Plan” includes offers such as “How to save your family $50 ev- financial tips. Titles of her books have includ- matters. She once picked out an audience mem- tips that suggest living on 50% of income and ery day” and “10 Things We Overpay For.” ed “The 9 Steps to Fi- ber on he shoe, CNBC’s making the stimulus package work for the fam- While mere months ago, the recession had nancial Freedom” and The Suze Orman Show, ily. She gives tips, but doesn’t go much further seemed a looming specter in the horizon, we are “The Money Book for Her recent “Recession Rescue and had them rip up a than that. now living it. Mergers, failed banks, and record the Young, Fabulous, dollar bill. This action Orman’s tips fail to explain how our econo- bankruptcies being filed left and right were cause and Broke.” Although I Plan” includes tips that suggest had an almost spiritual my has reached this current state of disarray. If for some alarm — but most of these unfortunate know that she targets the living on 50% of income and symbolism. she were to explain this to her audience, fami- occurrences in the business world seemed dis- “everyday person who is The truth of the mat- lies would be able to not only understand how to tant and intangible. With the unemployment rate bad with money,” some making the stimulus package work ter is that her “financial survive but also how they ended up in (and often now a whopping 8.5 percent (according to last of her tips are downright for the family. She gives tips, but advice” empire is built contributed to) their plight. month’s Labor Dept. report), many people have common sense. If you’re on a “how to” approach While aiding families who are unfamil- woken up, shocked to realize how near to home looking to save money, doesn’t go much further than that. and focuses more on iar with the financial territory by holding their the economic crisis truly is and how it is begin- use calling cards instead the psychological atti- hands is a reasonable approach, showing them ning to affect their daily life. of coins at a payphone. tude towards managing what the financial territory looks like and, there- It is during dire times like these that while Search in your closet for hidden money. money rather than giving solid advice on how to fore, allowing them to walk on their own is even many suffer, a small few are poised to profit She is admirable in that she does not use a lot manage it. A lot of her tactics aim to instill con- better. off of others’ predicaments. I am most point- of intellectual jargon and hence, is easy under- fidence in the individual, with common mantras As the old adage goes: “Give a man a fish edly calling attention to those financial advisors stood — a godsend for the finance noob. How- like “believe in your financial future” and “[F] and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish armed with radio shows, television shows, and ever, I wonder how effective her tips actually inancial freedom is having your heart and mind and you feed him for a lifetime.” UA Update Provost Reif at Senate, New Legislation, Athletics Weekend, and DAPER Cuts Before the general proceedings, Senate hosted Provost L. Rafael Reif. The Provost spoke regarding the ongoing efforts to trim the Institute’s budget. Unlike most other insti- tutions of higher learning, Provost Reif noted that MIT did not have a budget deficit the year before the recession hit, and as a result, it is feasible for MIT to make the budget cuts slowly—over the course of three years instead all at once. The Provost hopes that this will enable MIT to come out of the ordeal stronger and more efficient because of the cuts. He likewise ensured that MIT’s goals, such as academic and research standards, are still being held in high regard, despite the financial hold. Two pieces of policy legislation were passed by Senate last Monday. One of these bills updated the Undergraduate Association’s Constitution to keep it current with the minor changes over the past few years, but none of these updates altered the spirit of the docu- ment. The enumeration of the Standing Committees was moved from the Constitution to the Senate Bylaws because they frequently change, and the Constitution should be re- served for founding principles, which should stay constant. The second policy-related bill mandates that the balance of the Fresh Fund, Senate Discretionary Fund, and the Invested Reserve be published along with descriptions of these three Senate accounts. Senate also funded two student groups last Monday: The MIT Satellite Team received a $3000 loan, and Zeta Beta Tau’s Seventh Annual Battle of the Bands received $600 of funding. Athletics Weekend begins this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. with a free campus-wide barbeque at the Z-Center overhang. A baseball double header will be begin at noon, a men’s lacrosse game at 1:00 p.m, and men’s tennis match at 3:00 p.m. Lightweight crew and the sailing team also have morning competitions. At each event throughout the day, the Athletics Com- mittee will be giving out free “Beaver Fever” t-shirts to everyone who attends a sporting event. At 4 p.m., the BeaverBowl competition — a gladiator-style team competition — will take place on Barry Field (or Johnson Ice Rink in the case of inclement weather). This will be an epic battle for prizes, pride, and the title “BeaverBowl Champions!” Be sure to come out and support your athletic teams this Saturday — rain or shine! Additionally, the Athletics Committee is working with the varsity sports teams to com- municate to DAPER concerns about the budget cuts and their impact on students. Spring Weekend tickets continue to be on sale at http://sao.mit.edu/tickets/.

—Elizabeth Denys, UA Secretary General April 10, 2009

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There are too many girls who Staff Columnist is a cause that is near and dear to my heart, and physically and emotionally. And it is so much grow up without a strong sense of who they are This week is Sexual Assault Awareness I curse myself every day for not doing enough more widespread than most people realize. in this country and even in the world. Parents Week at MIT. I would like to encourage every- to combat it. In high school I had a friend who went to and schools can do a better job of teaching one to not only go to events, but to think about Feminism has been a big part of my life. The a small basement party at the house of one of young girls that they have the power to define what an event like this means. first thing I can remember my mother teaching her friends from church. She was drugged and their own lives. I encourage everyone who I have to imagine that the MIT community me is “If a man hits you, you leave.” My par- raped by an unknown number of men, most of reads this to raise their daughters as freethink- is one of the world’s most forward-thinking, ents made it clear to me that I could grow up whom she had probably been acquainted with, ing, independent women who are aware of their rational, and reasonable groups of people. The to be whoever I wanted and I should never let some of whom were probably friends. I had surroundings, their abilities, and their oppor- fact that an institution where brilliant men and a man stand in the way of that. “Don’t ever let another friend who was raped on a first date, tunities. women come together to solve some of the a man make you feel badly about yourself,” my and another who was raped at a fraternity party. But it shouldn’t just start with women. I world’s greatest problems is holding an event to parents lectured me, “Always be in control of My circle of friends is not that big, and I know have a dream that every parent would raise his prevent sexual violence should tell you some- your life. Always be able to support yourself.” three people who have not only been assaulted, or her son to believe that women are equals I truly believe but raped. Considering the corner of the world and not subordinates. I want everyone reading that women can in which we live, this is a painfully disturbing this to vow to convey to their sons the value do everything that fact. of women in not only everyday society, but in men can do. But What does it say about the position of fe- intellectual society as well. there are so many males in modern society when someone who We (by which I mean both women and men) people in this grew up in upper-middle class America knows were all accepted to MIT because we were ca- world who think so many women who have been sexually as- pable of learning the same material, studying differently. saulted? What does it say about how far women for the same number of hours, and solving the Sexual vio- have to go? same problems. I hope it is evident, at least in lence is just one There are a few things that can change this. this country, that our minds are equal. When manifestation of First, I think we need to work harder to em- will we finally be equal?

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King and Iverson, though far songs — the group cued each other with short “Fém.” Instead of appending “Semi-simple Arts Editor apart on the stage, kept vigilant eye contact in musical motifs (most noticeably before “Ra- Variations” with “Physical Cities,” Give’s fast- The Bad Plus (featuring Wendy Lewis) order to execute the well-timed hits through- dio Cure,” Anderson fingered the second half paced rocker “And Here We Test Our Powers Berklee Performance Center, Boston, Mass. out the song. Immediately after “Variation,” of the melody) and traveled from one song to of Observation” followed. April 3, 2009 the band kicked in to “Thriftstore Jewelry,” a another seamlessly. Anderson provided back- Lewis came out for a near-identical set to Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass. King composition from the Bad Plus’ previous ing vocals for “Radio Cure” and “Comfortably the previous night, with “Lock, Stock and Tear- April 4, 2009 effort Prog. Numb.” drops” missing. “Blue Velvet” was especially Often performing pairs of songs, inter- The band made sure to remain democratic moving in the smaller space, and the extended hat better way to spend my 21st spersed with Iverson’s deadpan monotone, the even with Lewis on stage. Sections of songs jam in “Radio Cure” caused the audience to birthday weekend than with my group let the pianist introduce a new composi- included long, improvised passages, which applaud mid-song. Anderson and Iverson si- favorite band, The Bad Plus. The tion of his. He told the story of Bill Hickman, prompted Lewis to crouch low on the stage and multaneously moved out of the improvisation- W time-shifting, genre-bending trio a Hollywood stunt artist. Iverson continued, allow the band to play. Rather than stick out as al territory and into the ending chord progres- celebrated songs from their new release, For “This song is not about his exciting life on a a guest vocalist, Lewis fit snugly as a fourth in- sion to the song. The band played an encore of All I Care, as well as old tunes (and some new, studio set … this is called ‘Bill Hickman at strument in the group. King introduced “New Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold,” which they have but unreleased ones as well) at Berklee Perfor- Home.’” The audience’s laughter spilled into Year’s Day” (originally by U2) with a driving performed in the past but never with vocals. mance Center on Friday, April 3rd, and at Iron the light blues, which entered a slow section drum solo, and Anderson led the audience into Anderson took care of the singing, faithfully Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Saturday where King kept the beat by flicking his fin- “How Deep is Your Love?” A standing ovation imitating Young’s shaky voice. Lewis joined April 4th. The trio, consisting of Reid Ander- gers at an open snare drum. “Semi-simple followed “Comfortably Numb” and the group in on harmonies. At the climax of the song, son (bass), Ethan Iverson (piano), and David Variations,” a relatively short song, ended with ended with a fast version of “Barracuda” that the audience sat still as the four members of King (drums), have been playing the major- King counting off on his drumsticks to lead sent the audience into laughter. The four musi- the group repeated the chorus of the song in a ity of their shows with vocalist Wendy Lewis, the band immediately into “Physical Cities,” a cians stayed behind to sign albums and meet four-part harmony, completely a cappella. who joined the band on For All I Care. On both rhythmic conundrum composed by Anderson. with the audience. Though the bar closed right after the set, shows this weekend, they began with a tradi- Iverson got on the mic to bring out Wen- The following night, The Bad Plus played and I couldn’t grab a birthday beer with David tional trio set, and then brought Lewis out for dy Lewis, who provided vocals for the cover to a significantly smaller crowd at the Iron King, The Bad Plus performed two exciting the second half. songs on For All I Care. She stepped up to her Horse Music Hall. The group opened with shows back-to-back. They proved their trio’s On Friday, the group entered the stage to own microphone and began singing “Lock, another beautiful rendition of “Variation integrity by delivering beautiful and well- excited applause and began with a delicate Stock, and Teardrops,” an old Roger Miller d’Apollon,” and followed it with an Iverson rehearsed opening sets, and also convinced and elegant interpretation of Stravinsky’s number. Lewis’ voice was thin on the higher tune, “Who’s He?” This set also included two the audience that their collaboration with “Variation d’Apollon.” King, using brushes to notes, and she took the first couple songs to songs from The Bad Plus’ 2004 release Give. Lewis was a definite and immense success. lightly color the rhythmic angle of the piece, warm up her voice. By the shouting chorus of The first, “1979 Semi-Finalist,” was consider- The Bad Plus are heading to the Midwest for was captured beautifully – the attentive audi- Nirvana’s “Lithium,” Lewis was in command ably slower and quieter than the studio ver- the remainder of their travels, but keep check- ence remained quiet and immersed and the of the hall, and in her strong vocal range. Lew- sion, and calmed the audience down for a ing www.thebadplus.com for future tour an- venue emphasized even the slightest rake at is’ half of the set required no banter between riveting foray into Pygmy music with Ligeti’s nouncements.

On April 3–4, the indie jazz group The Bad Plus performed songs from their latest album For All I Care, which features covers of songs by Nirvana, Wilco, and The Flaming Lips, as well as 20th century clas- sical compositions.

(clockwise from top left)

Reid Anderson plays the bass during “Variation d’Apollon” at the Berklee Performance Center.

Drummer David King evokes an electronica groove on the drums.

Vocalist Wendy Lewis was featured in both shows last weekend.

Photography by Balaji Mani Page 10 The Tech Ar t s April 10, 2009 Restaurant REVIEW Across the Atlantic in Under Fifteen Minutes Atasca Delights with Affordable Portuguese Classics By Praveen Subramani with wine-cork wreaths create a cozy and in- heartier than seafood, we opted for the Peito de antly crispy outside and the creamy interior. Atasca viting interior that immediately warms your Galinha com Queijo San Jorge (tender chicken Meanwhile, the vegetable medley of asparagus, 50 Hampshire St., Cambridge, Mass. senses, as enticing aromas of roasted garlic and breasts sautéed with San Jorge cheese, linguica carrots, and onions was grilled masterfully to East Cambridge fresh chopped parsley waft through the air. On a and white wine, served with a broccoli rabe ri- bring out the natural sweetness of the vegetables (617) 621-6991 Thursday night, the restaurant was pleasantly oc- sotto) and the Febras de Porco (marinated pork and served to lighten the otherwise heavy dish. cupied and my date and I were seated promptly loin medallions sautéed with white wine, garlic, Too stuffed for dessert, we strolled out of he Cambridge restaurant scene is blessed by a friendly and professional host. On the first and a touch of mustard served with fried pota- Atasca with highly satisfied stomachs and wal- by the presence of a vibrant Portuguese page of the menu, guests are greeted with an im- toes and vegetables). All the dishes were served lets, our leftovers dangling heavily from my community clustered around Inman pressive selection of petiscos (tidbits, in Portu- in generous portions and a few bites of the juicy hand in a plastic bag. Atasca’s dishes are filling TSquare and South Somerville, about a guese), which are starter plates for sharing. meats served in hearty, flavorful sauces made it and tasty, though the kitchen’s liberal use of salt half hour stroll from MIT’s campus. The flavors After some friendly argument, we settled on clear that Atasca’s chefs do not skimp on quality and a Portuguese obsession with meat and sea- of Portugal are splendidly rich with many dishes the Queijo com Paté (Portuguese white cheese either. food make the restaurant forbidden territory for showcasing the nation’s top quality seafood and with chourico pate and grilled garlic corn bread), The chicken was just tender enough to hold strict vegetarians and anyone on a low-sodium meats in hearty sauces crafted from fine olive oil, a truly outstanding appetizer that set an excellent up to the melted San Jorge cheese topped with diet. garlic, and a variety of earthy spices and herbs. tone for the meal to come. The bread itself was sliced linguica, a creative pairing that was possi- The service was prompt and professional But for the busy student, even the thirty min- maybe the best part, brushed with richly aromatic bly a bit too salty for some tastes. The risotto ac- and the tastefully decorated eatery offers a dis- utes to Inman Square can seem daunting, par- garlic-infused olive oil and grilled to perfection companying the chicken, which was more like a tinctively comforting environment that is easily ticularly on one of Boston’s many frighteningly on an open flame. The light charring of the bread pile of vegetable rice that seemed like a weak af- accessible from MIT. The restaurant also offers cold evenings. Fortunately, Atasca, a casual and was well complemented by the mellow flavors of terthought, was perhaps the only disappointment many of the dinner selections on their lunch delightful Portuguese restaurant on Hampshire the soft Portuguese white cheese and the luxuri- of the night. But if the risotto underperformed, menu at very reasonable prices of ten to fif- Street, serves up a taste of Portugal’s delectable ously creamy pate. the three hefty but succulent slices of pork loin teen dollars. I will certainly be back to sample cuisine just north of Tech Square, a mere fifteen A glance at the entrees reveals that seafood is in an indulgently rich sauce more than made up Atasca’s plentiful selection of seafood, though minute walk from campus. clearly the star at Atasca, whose menu features for it. In classic Portuguese style, the potatoes if they continue to serve such hearty portions of Atasca’s warm yellow lighting and creatively a grand variety of fish, shellfish, shrimp, squid, — excellent for soaking up the mouthwatering their delicious Portuguese classics, I fear I may decorated walls adorned with a beautiful array of and other delights of the ocean cooked up in dif- sauce — were cut thick and gently fried to create never have room for a taste of their tempting des- blue and white Portuguese ceramics interspersed ferent styles and sauces. Feeling like something a delightful texture contrast between the pleas- serts. Concert Review Through the Ages A Course in Musical History By Sudeep Agarwala It was remarkable how easily the ensemble narrate the history of the Bible from the creation necessary, perhaps even stodgy. After the instru- STAFF WRITER switched between the two time periods. to Christ (ending with a chilling open fifth as the mental works, the choir moved on to perform a Oriana Consort Philips’s work, sometimes considered part choir announces Adam “[…]which was the son cappella choral works for Passover (if that sort Walter Chapin, conductor of the dour English madrigal tradition, was of God.”). A particularly astute attention to detail of word-pairing works for the synagogue) by Ye- First Lutheran Church of Boston, Boston, MA anything but: a vivid opening piece, the Oriana by Oriana propelled the work throughout each of hezkel Braun. It was striking to hear the contrast April 3, 2009 Consort, portrayed Philips’s work as refreshingly these episodes. The choir also performed Pärt’s to the instrumental works, not only because of fluid and graceful (Oriana’s renaissance sound lush setting of the anointment of Christ, as related the unfamiliar tonal systems Braun used in his ne could learn a lot performing with was particularly resonant in the domed ceiling of in the book of Matthew, The Woman with the Ala- compositions, but because there seemed to be an the Oriana Consort. Certainly, one the First Lutheran Church of Boston) and almost baster Box (1997), easily negotiating the erratic exuberance present in the unaccompanied works could learn a lot attending one of immediately moved to music written nearly four shifts in character and form. that was absent in the accompanied works. A O their concerts. Conductor Walter hundred years later. Oriana showcased its period instrument en- freedom and flexibility surfaced that brought the Chapin’s copious program notes exuded the Pärt’s works are surprisingly difficult, both semble, performing two Baroque works on Fri- concert back to life. author’s obvious excitement for both music in intonation (unaccompanied choral works al- day evening, Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden The same can be said about Ticheli’s There and ensemble, and his interest was well trans- ways demand particular attention to tuning and (BWV 4) and Michel-Richard Delalande’s De Will Be Rest, a moving setting of Sarah Teasdale’s mitted — reading Chapin’s notes provided the blend) and pitch (twentieth-century composers profundis. Both are impressive works — Bach’s introspective poem. With impeccable blend and distinct impression of attending a music his- are particularly known for their merciless set- cantata is a favorite at Easter, and Delalande’s De solid intonation, the choir seemed at home with tory course; an engrossing excursion through tings of seemingly atonal harmonies). A surpris- profundis, written for the death of Louis XV’s the music, comfortable with both the text and the the past with bits of history being performed. ingly accessible work, Pärt’s Which was the Son mother, require enormous amounts of ensemble setting. Friday’s concert was a thorough tour of cho- of… brought to life Luke’s reckoning of Christ’s work. Oriana was certainly prepared: the solo Oriana Consort’s performance on Friday ral music, both instrumental and a cappella, of genealogy. and ensemble work by both instrumentalists and evening was interesting on multiple levels: his- the past four hundred years, and, performance It seems the most improbable text for choral choir members demonstrated the incredible tal- torically and culturally, the program spanned a aside, the programming itself was expert. Old settings — an endless list of names with the occa- ent present in the volunteer ensemble. vast repertoire of genres and periods, and all was balanced with new in the initial pairing of sional familiar name from previous Bible stories. And in Boston, the center of the period music this was augmented beautifully by Mr. Chapin’s Peter Philips’s Surgens Jesus Dominus (1612) And it’s to Pärt’s credit that the work is as success- movement, perhaps it’s inevitable that a small in- astute observations. Although the final concert with Arvo Pärt’s Which was the Son of… (2000) ful as it is — the repetition becomes part of the dependent ensemble must perform period music. of their season, the ensemble returns with an- and The Woman with the Alabaster Box (1997). macroscopic in the work as overarching episodes Despite its successes, this portion seemed un- other program in Winter 2009. Concert Review Wild, Deep, and Danceable Deep Dish’s Sharam Conquers New Sound Frontier With Get Wild Tour By Florence Gallez and Disc 2 dubbed “SideDish,” to a pulsating, with unexpected long piano pieces and seam- Garage Track “Say Hello” and Best Progres- STAFF WRITER receptive VIP audience. less mixes of techno and classical — such as sive/Trance Track “Say Hello” and Ortofon Sharam His verdict on the night: “It was great: in “Sweat,” with Tommy Lee. Best American DJ Award. Get Wild too is al- Get Wild CD Release Party there were lots of people, great vibes, great “I don’t play the trendy genre game. Music ready attracting attention, with the title song Rumor Night Club, Boston, Mass. crowd,” he said in a post-performance inter- should be made, listened to, and played based becoming Essential Miami WMC Tune of April 2, 2009 view. on a feeling and the quality of the piece and 2008, and the catchy techno-styled infused Album now available on Ultra Records “I think a lot of people are hungry for new not how it’s categorized,” Tayebi writes on summer anthem “Texi” being hailed as one of music. I think a lot of people, a lot of folks his MySpace homepage. In an interview with the top Ibiza records of 2008. haram Tayebi of Iranian-American in general, a lot of resident DJs, they don’t Ibiza Voice earlier this year, he expressed his Without a doubt, he has his finger on the Grammy award-winning DJ and dance always do their homework, so you know, it’s refusal to confine himself to ideas of “cool- pulse of dance music all over the planet. music production duo Deep Dish got like good and bad. It’s bad because people are ness” and genre-based categorizations, which “It’s different from how it is in Europe, in S Bostonian clubgoers to make some not as educated as you want them to be, but he says creates divisions within dance music. Ibiza and stuff like that, it’s quite the opposite. wild moves on the dance floor at his Get Wild it’s good because all of a sudden everybody Appropriately enough, the album starts I’ve been fortunate enough, I’ve been doing tour and CD release party at nightclub Rumor is open-minded to listening to something new with “Get Wild Theme.” Puffs of an approach- this for a while, and I’ve experienced a couple last Thursday. when a new act is coming to town. So a night ing train introduce the song, just like in Sergio of things. A lot of people have a hard time Strategically positioned between the club’s like this, it’s like a chance to test, to show your Leone’s film — a reminder of how central the with places like student towns because you video projection screen over the small stage muscle, what you’ve got in the bag, the new railway was in the formation of the Southwest- don’t get the radio doing the work for dance and the DJ booth, I scanned the scene: on my stuff that you’re offering.” ern United States. Western leitmotifs spring music like you get in Europe because of the left, the multimedia producer’s digital self, in Offered on the double album are a series up here and there, both in the tracks and their fact that dance music is like a foster child. You full cowboy attire, is enacting scenes inspired of creative collaborations: with Kid Cudi, titles, with “The Track With No Name” remi- know what I mean, everybody goes to like hip by his favorite movie, Sergio Leone’s epic Tommy Lee, Diddy, Nic Fanciulli, Anousheh niscent of Leone’s “The Man With No Name” hop, everybody goes to rock, you know, to 1968 spaghetti Western film Once Upon a Khalili, and Daniel Bedingfield on the love trilogy, and “Once Upon A Time in The West,” whatever the trendy gimmick in town is.” Time in the West, which inspired his Western- song “The One,” a club favorite which hit a direct reference to Ennio Morricone’s own The tour, that is more or less mapped out themed Get Wild party and eponymous album. top twenty in many international markets and characteristic soundtrack for Leone’s film. to go westward in the US, from the East Coast On my right, behind the decks, the real-life reached #1 in the UK Cool Cuts Chart. And did I say that the whole thing is ex- to Los Angeles, and includes shows abroad, Tayebi, in DJ mode, head bopping, lost in the “It’s me and collaborations,” said Sharam, tremely danceable? I challenge anyone with a will certainly test the waters for the album music. In short, having a great time. Before who is taking a break from Deep Dish and his modicum of rhythm to stay put when listening that was released in digital form on iTunes on and all around him, Rumor’s room tempera- partner Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia, with whom to “Quarterback”. March 31 and in physical CD format in stores ture is rising to southwestern levels as the he rose to prominence on the world dance mu- “A club like this… You are getting the best on April 7. dancing crowd shivers with excitement at sic scene with the 1998 release of Junk Sci- crowd, the best sound system, the best staff, Having seen him perform in the early each electronic crescendo. Cowboy-hatted ence. everything best, so you’ve got to play the best 2000s and in 2005 at Klub na Plushshike go-go girls scattered across the packed club Like the pioneers who expanded the Amer- music. And so they are like, ‘entertain me!’ so and the elite club XIII respectively in Mos- complete the picture. ican frontier westward, with the new indepen- they challenge you, and that’s always a good cow, Russia, it is tempting to fantasize what Mixing the cowboy theme with irresistible dent Get Wild project Tayebi is also pushing thing,” Tayebi said. he would do with the Wild East theme, which beats, the independent-minded, genre-tran- the musical limits of dance and electronica by He knows what “best” is all about. In addi- could appropriately start with sounds of the scending artist who for well over a decade ago exploring territories that few would associate tion to swaying the world’s finest dancefloors, Trans-Siberian railway puffing… manned the turntables as the “harder-styled” with house music and its derivatives. both with Ali and solo, his and Deep Dish’s For now he has other plans. With a beam- half of the world famous pair of progressive The album offers a musically taste-ex- resumes are peppered with awards — most ing smile which will surprise those familiar house DJs and producers based in Washington panding array of cross-genred styles, from recently with a WMC Best American DJ 2008 with his serious-looking album covers, he says DC. He played his entire two-CD album, 21 hard-edged techy cuts to smooth vocals-en- nomination and first place in the International “Future plans? ‘Future plans’ is right now, I’m original songs from Disc 1 titled “WildDish” hanced melodies and all manners of house, Dance Music Award in 2005 for Best House/ pushing the album, that’s the future plans!” April 10, 2009 The Tech Page 11 The 2009 Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Prize! in the Visual Arts! • Paintings, prints, sculpture, video, photography, ceramics, art glass - all forms of visual art • All! currently registered MIT students may enter the Schnitzer Visual Arts Competition •

Deadline: Monday April 13, 2009 between 12noon and 5pm at the Student Art Association (W20-429), please submit: • 1) Examples of artist’s work a. Three pieces that well represent your entire body of work

b. Or one piece of original work and visual representations of other originals (i.e. slides, photographic prints, etc.)

2) A written statement concerning artist’s intent as it pertains to his or her works and art in general

PRIZES & EXHIBITION! • Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the competition • Honorable mentions may also be awarded • Winners must be willing and able to display their work in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery for an exhibition that will open on May 26, 2009 • This includes the installation and deinstallation of the exhibition • The show will hang in the gallery during Commencement, and close at the end of June 2009 • There! will be an opening reception at the gallery for the MIT community on May 26, 2009

•FIRST Prize $5,000 ! •SECOND Prize $2,500 •THIRD Prize $2,000 • Please contact [email protected] for a pdf of the application package • http://saa.mit.edu//schnitzer.html Page 12 The Tech April 10, 2009 DAPER Will Cut Some Varsity Sports Due to Budget Varsity Sports, from Page 1 values and loves its 41 intercollegiate sue. “The philosophical questions of varsity programs and that we will do should we continue to support 41 pro- MIT’s 41 Varsity Teams termine which teams get cut, but it anything we can to keep them”. grams now is combined with the eco- Year Established Sport will help after,” said Cathy Melnikow, It is unclear whether teams that nomic question of is it sustainable.” 1894 Men’s Track and Field member of SAAC and chair of the are cut would stay together as a club If someone were to come up with Undergraduate Association Commit- sport, or dissolve altogether. Club new money to try to save a sport, 1901 Men’s Basketball tee on Athletics. teams don’t get as much funding as they would have to find a sustainable 1905 Men’s Cross Country “DAPER has been great to us,” varsity athletics, with students usually source of funding, Soriero said. “We 1907 Men’s Golf said Andren. “No other department supporting the equipment, travel, and don’t want to be stuck in a similar po- 1907 Men’s Ice Hockey has detailed this much to students.” coach costs themselves. sition in a few years.” This means that 1907 Men’s Tennis After knowledge of the cuts To inform the wider community short-term alumni donations meant 1912 Men’s Crew spread across campus early this week, about the cuts, DAPER held two to stave off economic hardship might 1912 Men’s Swimming student athletes staged a demonstra- question-and-answer sessions this not be of much use. 1913 Men’s Wrestling tion in Lobby 7 on Tuesday afternoon. week. Every visiting committee which Skiiers, volleyball players, gymnasts, has reviewed MIT’s athletics exter- 1920 Men’s Fencing and more came to the event. Where’s the money? nally has questioned whether Insti- 1923 Men’s Rifle The goal, wrote Javier M. Duarte The average varsity sport spends tute resources can sustain 41 varsity 1928 Men’s Lacrosse ’10, who helped organize the event, $25,000–$30,000 a year on opera- sports, the most of any school in the 1930 Men’s Squash is “not about placing blame... [rather] tional costs, which do not include country. 1936 Men’s Sailing showing that the MIT community coaching salaries, Soriero said. But where DAPER looks to sus- 1938 Men’s Pistol tain a few excellent programs, stu- MIT currently fields 41 varsity 1948 Men’s Baseball sports, tied for most in the nation with dents may instead value diversity. Solution to Crossword 1952 Men’s Skiing from page 7 Harvard University. Division III pro- “The DAPER administrator has a grams nationally field an average 16.3 different definition of excellence than 1956 Men’s Soccer sports. students,” said Duarte. “They want to 1968 Men’s Gymnastics Within the New England Women’s serve better smaller percentages of 1970 Men’s Water Polo and Men Athletic Conference, the students, but really, diversity is what’s 1973 Women’s Basketball next most-populated sports team has more excellent.” 1973 Women’s Crew 23 varsity sports. For those who didn’t already come 1973 Women’s Sailing DAPER declined to release its de- to MIT with a varsity team in mind, 1974 Women’s Fencing tailed budget publicly. the Institute’s variety has offered a MIT is not alone. In just the past new experience. 1974 Women’s Volleyball few months, Johns Hopkins, UMass- Bryan C. Hernandez ’09, a mem- 1975 Women’s Tennis Amherst, and the University of Ver- ber of the gymnastics team, noted that 1976 Women’s Gymnastics mont have cut some varsity teams. he only joined the team in his final 1976 Women’s Skiing few years at MIT. But, Hernandez 1976 Women’s Swimming How will the cut teams be chosen? said, he “couldn’t imagine going to 1978 Women’s Field Hockey The teams to be cut have not been MIT without this sport”. 1978 Women’s Softball Solution to Sudoku chosen, and neither has the way they 1981 Women’s Cross Country from page 7 will be selected, said Soriero. DAPER Varsity cuts expose deeper budget          has considered using a few criteria: issues 1984 Women’s Soccer how interested are students in the DAPER has already made deep 1986 Men’s Volleyball          team? What resources are required cuts this year. Capital expenditure are 1988 Men’s Football          to manage it? What are its expenses? frozen, some off-campus PE classes 1992 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Does it comply with the federal Title have been eliminated, part-time staff          1992 Women’s Lacrosse IX law? Is the coaching high-quality? have been laid off, and overtime has 1999 Women’s Indoor Track and Field been reduced. DAPER does not plan          These themes are not new: they 1999 Women’s Ice Hockey come from a Health and Vitality study to lay off full-time personnel aside Strategic Plan for the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and          that DAPER began in 2003. from those involved in varsity sports, Recreation, June 2003          DAPER has considered cutting Soriero said. MIT’s 41 varsity sports teams, along with the year they were es- varsity sports for nearly a decade, In the next two years, DAPER tablished. Currently, Men’s Crew is split into two teams — Heavy-          Soriero said. But the recession has expects to cut services and operating weight and Lightweight. Women’s Crew is split into Openweight          brought a new urgency to that is- costs, and hopes to increase revenue, and Lightweight.

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Sources Expenditures

Physical Education Revenue 16% General 32% Varsity Institute Sports Budget 45% 46% Recreation (including maintenence) Support 39% from Student Life funds 14% Fee 8%

Chelsea Grimm—The Tech Source: DAPER MIT student athletes gathered in Lobby 7 on Tuesday for a demon- Examples of Endowment Funds Relating to Athletics stration to raise awareness of DAPER’s plan to cut varsity sports Budget breakdown for the Depart- E. CHAN-HUNG TO (1978) MEMORIAL SQUASH, 2007, Gifts of friends in teams in response to department budget cuts. ment of Athletics, Physical Educa- memory of Eddie Chan-Hung To to support the operating and salary expenses of the tion, and Recreation. intercollegiate squash program. to absorb the rest of their budget cut. ing a sport to club level status would BRUCE J. WROBEL (1979) MIT FOOTBALL FUND, 1989, Gifts to establish an Revenue includes income from Hiring is likely to slow, with fewer cause them to cut back in spending as endowed fund to support the activities of the football program at MIT. Zesiger Center such as member open positions being filled, as has well. In both cases, the team ends up ROGER RENSHAW (1977) ENDOWED MEMORIAL FUND, 1992, Gifts of family fees. Support from funds includes happened throughout the Institute. using less safe transportation. and friends to establish an endowed fund, the income to be applied to the sports alumni gifts and payout from vari- In additional to varsity athletics, Students asked why DAPER was program at MIT, with preference to the men’s lacrosse team. ous endowment accounts. other areas of DAPER have been ef- cutting teams now, rather than waiting FRIENDS OF DAPER ENDOWMENT FUND, 2003, Gifts for an endowed fund for fected by the budget reduction. In- a few years — since, after all, elimi- general support of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation. The recreation expenditures tramural sports has been affected as nating varsity sports will not make up includes facilities maintenance, every other section of DAPER, said the entire $483k gap. HAROLD J. PETTEGROVE MEMORIAL, 1970, Gifts of Sigma Tau of DKE to provide awards for outstanding contributions to intramural athletics. which indirectly contributes to Cheryl F. Silva, director of intramural Soriero said that DAPER could varsity sports as well. sports and coach of the women’s field only reach $483k by cutting varsity SHERIE LEAVER & DON MORRISON (1961) FUND, 2004, Gift of Donald Gra- hockey team. sports. Clubs sports, PEs, and recre- ham Morrison to establish an endowed fund to support the men’s track team. “[IM sports] actually run like a ation areas have already been cut, but HENRY I. LEE (1988) STUDENT LIFE FUND, 2007, Gift of Henry I. Lee to non-profit,” Silva explained. “Stu- they also cost little compared with establish a fund to support development and implementation of a physical education dents pay for all of their expenses,” varsity sports, she said. wellness class administered by DAPER. such as equipment and IM sport man- And, Soriero pointed out, why agers. would anyone join a team they knew “One thing we’d like to do is go would be cut in the next year or two? to admins and say that they’re under- Students express concerns in “Recruiting for that program would valuing athletics. There has to be an- meetings be hit hard,” she said. other way,” Hernandez said. At a town hall meeting, one stu- Prospective students visiting dur- Reuben M. Sterling ’03, a gym- dent said her team would be happy to ing Campus Preview Weekend may nastics team alumnus, found out MIT Folk Dance Club do more with less — she would rather not know whether the sport they ex- about the potential cuts in an e-mail th accept a drastic budget cut than lose plore will exist in the fall. from the current team. Sterling said varsity status. J. Kyle Backman ’09, captain of he was concerned that the cuts would 50 Birthday Bash! But Soriero said that steep cuts the alpine skiing team, says he prob- hurt MIT’s external image. “When might hurt the health and safety of ably would not have come to MIT if it I was looking at schools and MIT, I students. didn’t have a ski team. was proud of the fact that MIT sup- International folk and Samuel G. McVeety G, a member Although DAPER has said the ported … varsity teams, regardless of the heavyweight crew team, point- cuts are unavoidable, some students of whether they would perform at an couple dancing ed out that, for example, downgrad- are not convinced. exceptional level,” he said. Live music: Free tickets for MIT students! Barbara Pixton, Robert Penney, & Brian Wilson Made possible by the Council for the Arts at MIT and The All-Girl Band Emmanuel Music: J.S. Bach Motets Sunday April 12, 2009 Saturday, April 25 at 8pm at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Streeet, Boston 8 – 11 pm 7pm: Pre-concert talk by Acting Artistic Director, John Harbison Sala de Puerto Rico The Chorus of Emmanuel Music, Michael Beattie, conductor FREE for everyone! Radius Ensemble Refreshments provided. Saturday, May 2 at 8pm in Killian Hall, 14W-111 Wilder Moosacaglia for winds Beginners welcome. 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Performances: Zero Arrow Theatre · Mass Ave. at Arrow St. http://web.mit.edu/arts/see/freetickets/index.html Box Office: 64 Brattle St. · Harvard Sq. · www.amrep.org · 617.547.8300 Page 14 The Tech April 10, 2009 Sloan Fund Is Performing Well Scholarship Fund Alumni Donations, from Page 1 eral institute spending, but they can sis] hasn’t been affecting me ter- also directly affect current students ribly,” said Dr. Edward De Vos ’70. agement’s Annual Fund has already through scholarships, graduate fel- “MIT is an important part of my Reaches $100,000 received more this fiscal year than it lowships, and student life funds. background and I’d like to give back. did last year. Sloan School leaders might use I’ve donated every year for the last Big Jimmy, from Page 1 fund is a message to the Institute to So far, 2 percent fewer donors unrestricted gifts to the Sloan An- 25 years. This year is pretty much remember the importance of personal have contributed to the Sloan Fund nual Fund for any need, for instance the same.” individual gifts but also from fund- relationships on campus. compared with last year. But the to finance new buildings or scholar- raisers, some more spontaneous than The fund is partially endowed; fund has collected about $300,000 ships, said Van Allen. others. Some students sold T-shirts it will perpetually pay part of the more — $1.5 million from 32 gifts, Alumni donors like to know at Steer Roast. Others sold sushi at a scholarship for a resident of Senior a large increase from the $1.2 mil- that their money will make a differ- Senior House event. The enterprising House of East Campus. If it reaches lion that was donated during the pre- ence. “I appreciate how MIT lets me Lions, tigers, and Harvey C. Jones ’06 sold hot dogs in $500,000, it will become fully en- vious entire fiscal year, according choose where my dollars are going, penguins, oh my. the East Courtyard. dowed, so that it will pay the entire to Loren Van Allen, director of the such as to UROP and the endow- Other students bared all for the scholarship amount for a recipient. Sloan’s Annual Fund. ment,” said Anna B. Folinsky ’02, risqué Women of the East Side Cal- So far, the fund has helped pay tu- “We are in pretty good shape who donated to MIT’s Undergradu- endars, released in 2006 and 2008; a ition for three students. compared to our peer schools,” Van ate Research Opportunities Program third issue is in the works. Proceeds Mary Kathryn Thompson ’02, Allen said. “We are up in dollars this year. “I’m a graduate student, from calendar sales went to the fund. who has long championed the fund, compared to last year. We have got- but giving a small amount to some- Amanda Wozniak ’04, who or- said she is proud that the fund con- ten some big gifts over the $50,000 thing specific like UROP can have a [email protected] ganized the first calendar, said she tinues. Even people who have never level.” big effect.” W20-483, 617-253-1541 remembered how Jimmy tried to known Roberts are now raising mon- Alumni gifts help finance gen- “Thankfully [the economic cri- improve undergraduate life. In her ey for the scholarship, she said: Big freshman year, before she knew Big Jimmy is a symbol they can believe Jimmy well, he came up to her — to in. We want you in our sheets. tell her that one of her friends was feeling under the weather. Go talk to her, he said. Jimmy cared about “his kids,” and he would give them a little bit of leeway when checking out alleged infractions of minor rules. A Senior House mural made for Jimmy says “Thank you for 2 decades of protect- ing us from the Institute.” The Big Jimmy Fund has attracted fierce loyalty from student and alumni [email protected] who might not choose to give to MIT under other circumstances. For some donors, a donation to the Big Jimmy What’s Going On?

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[email protected] Page 16 The Tech April 10, 2009 Sp o r t s The Tech’s Athletes of the Week: David Iba ’09 and Brian Wee ’12 The No. 2 doubles tandem of David E. Iba ’09 and Brian J. Wee ’12 were voted the NEWMAC Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week following a pair of victories in both of their outings last week. Against nationally-ranked No. 27 The College of New Jersey, the duo defeated their foes, 8-6. Iba and Wee then topped their Springfield College counterparts, 8-0. MIT resumes conference play on Wednesday, April 8 at Wheaton College. The Engineers currently stand at 8-1 on the year and 1-0 in NEWMAC play while the Lyons are 7-4 overall and 2-0 in the league. —Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff

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Saturday, April 11, 2009 Men’s Lightweight Crew Biglin Cup 9 a.m., Charles River Men’s Heavyweight Crew Donahue Cup 9 a.m., Charles River Baseball vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 12 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s Lacrosse vs. Babson College 1 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Baseball vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s Tennis vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 3 p.m., duPont Tennis Courts

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Michael Meyer—The Tech Baseball Brian Syverud ’10 prepares to make a pass in the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee game against Worchester Polytechnic Institute at Roberts Field on Wednesday night. MIT won 15-12. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 MIT (11-8) 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (17-9) 17

Men’s Lacrosse Holds Off Women’s Lacrosse Tops Men’s Lacrosse UMass Boston, 9-6 Simmons, 20-2 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 University of Massachusetts Boston (1-5) 6 Four second-half goals proved to be the differ- In the inaugural meeting between both programs, MIT (4-5) 9 ence as MIT defeated the University of Massachu- the MIT women’s lacrosse team emerged with a 20-2 setts Boston, 9-6, in non-conference men’s lacrosse victory over Simmons College on Tuesday. Casey M. action on Tuesday. Ernest I. Park Flynn ’10 paced the Engineers with eight goals and Women’s Lacrosse ’12 paced the Engineers with two assists while Natalie Stever led the way for the Tuesday, April 7, 2009 four points on a goal and three Sharks with two goals. Sports Simmons College (3-4) 2 assists. Flynn and Kelly Duncan ’11 opened the scoring Shorts Park put MIT on the board for MIT with unassisted goals. Stever cut Simmons’ MIT (5-4) 20 at the 6:35 mark of the opening deficit in half when she buried a free position shot Thursday April 9, 2009 frame by connecting on a feed from Ryan W. Ballen- at the 22:18 mark. The Engineers responded by rat- tine ’09. Back and forth scoring led to an MIT lead of tling off 10 straight goals during the next 19 minutes. Colby-Sawyer College (2-6) 4 5-4 at the end of the first half. Stever’s solo effort ended the Sharks’ scoring drought MIT (6-3) 18 The third quarter was a defensive battle as Neil S. with 2:11 left in the frame. The Engineers entered the Zimmerman ’09 provided the lone marker with 9:51 break with a comfortable 12-2 lead. on the clock, helping increase the Engineers’ edge The Engineers recorded eight unanswered goals in Softball to 6-4. the second half, with Flynn and Duncan each finding Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Corey Garvey ’10 and Ebbe G. Strathairn ’09 the back of the net three times. extended MIT’s lead early in the fourth quarter, but In addition to her game-high scoring perfor- Babson College (15-12) 10 UMass Boston continued to attack, ending its scoring mance, Flynn tallied four groundballs and four MIT (5-11) 4 drought when Dale Nunn connected on a feed from caused turnovers. Duncan posted a career-high six Babson College (16-12) 6 John Canty. MIT added to the scoring spree courtesy goals as Katie Kauffman ’12 notched two goals, two of an unassisted goal by Patrick D. Shannon ’09. assists, and five draw controls. Erica W. Little ’11 MIT (5-12) 7 Solid defensive play by both sides down the stretch registered one goal and three assists while Lynne D. resulted in the final score of 9-6. Tye ‘10 compiled six caused turnovers and a goal. Men’s Tennis Garvey posted a hat-trick to go along with four Evelyn C. Cordner ’12 and Alexandra A. Wright groundballs for the Engineers. Shannon and Zimmer- ’11 bolstered the defense with three caused turn- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 man each contributed two goals as Shannon picked up overs apiece as Cordner added three groundballs MIT (9-1) 7 a team-high five groundballs. Ballentine totaled two and a goal. Stephanie C. Leger ’11 tacked on three assists while Strathairn notched four groundballs. In groundballs while Molly A. McCartin ’11 posted Wheaton College (7-5) 2 net, Garth S. Grove ’10 finished with 11 saves. three saves. MIT returns to action on Saturday, April 11 when MIT will complete its three-game home-stand on its hosts Pilgrim Lacrosse League foe Babson Col- Thursday, April 9 when it takes on Colby-Sawyer Col- lege. lege. Why would you make kittens sad? —Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff —Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff Come write for The Tech. They’ll be happy.