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arch 24, 1995 --Moo, Balsley Enjoy Strong Wmin Elections By Shang-Un Chuang large majority of students are vote, a total of 1,589 ballots, includ- said she is relieved and ready to which should be taken care of by ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR opposed to any change in the grad- ing paper and electronic ballots. work with Balsley on improving the the Executive Committee so the UA In an ejection marked by an ing system. "J am really happy with the UA. Counci I can focus on more produc- unusually high voter turnout, under- Muh and Balsley received 42 voter turnout," said current UA "I basically want to keep the stu- tive and beneficial issues," she said. graduates chose Carrie R. Muh '96 percent of the votes, outdistancing President Vijay P. Sankaran '95. dents thinking about the UA and "Second, I want to find a U A and Erik S. Balsley '96 to be the the other candidate teams of Shel- "The UA elections usually have keep them involved to help out," secretary general, treasurer, and next Undergraduate Association don W. Myrie '95 and Jennifer K. only 30.percent of the students vot- Muh said. [judicial committee] members so all president and vice president. Johnson '98 (22 percent) and John ing. I think the grading referendum Muh said that her first course of the positions are filled. Then the UA Many class council positions S. Hollywood '96 and Jennifer A. definitely had a good impact," he action as president will be to change can get to work immediately," Muh were left unfilled, while the winners Pinson '98 (17 percent). The said. the structure and constitution of the said. In addition, she will continue in other class council races have not remaining 19 percent of the voters The newly elected candidates UA to make it a more effective and working with the administration to , been declared yet since ballots still did not vote in this race. will be installed in early May, efficient organization. raise funds for student activities. need to be counted. About 35 percent of the under- Sankaran said. "Right now it is too bogged The referendum showed that a graduate student body turned out to With the elections over, Muh down with administrative details Election, Page 15 Students VISit D.C. To Promote UROP By Sarah Y. Kelghtley dation for their UROP work, and NEWS EDITOR "this event was highlighting NSF- Four students traveled to Wash- sponsored research and educational ington, D.C., on Tuesday to pro- projects," Smith said. mote the Undergraduate Research "It also seemed logical that it Opportunities Program. would be useful for them to go Aomawa L. Baker '97, Michelle around and meet" with aides from M. Irizarry '95, Gus J. Leotta III the Massachusetts' delegations and '95, and Marc A. Mander '97 went Rep. Sherwood Boehlert from New to Washington to "spur confidence York, who continues to raise "ques- in senators and congressmen and to tions about the quality of undergrad- tell them that programs like this uate education," Smith said. work," Leotta said. The students talked about UROP Tobin L. Smith, a legislative and how their research relates to assistant in the MIT Washington their education, Smith said. "They Office, made the arrangements for did a wonderful job~ I think it's the tri-p. Originally the students important that students talk about planned to attend the Coalition for their experiences at their universi- National Science Funding exhibi- ties," he said. SHARON N. YOUNG PONG-THE TECH tion on Tuesday, but the scope of The meetings focused on two Students march down Massachusetts Avenue yesterday as part of their protest against the the trip grew, Smith said. points: that "lab work can help to Republican 'Contract with America.' The students waved their signs and banners at the passing The four students receive fund- cars, aiKI many cars honked, their honks In support of the students. ing from the National Science Foun- UROP, Page 13 Women Make Up 45 Percent of Admittees By Shang-Un Chuang dents. "Since we had more applica- was not bad." work involved as well as the oppor- INSIDE \A UTE NEWS EDITOR tions, the admit rate decreased," tunities that can be found here," Women make up a record 45 said Elizabeth S. Johnson, associate MIT encourages women, minorities Johnson said. "The video attempts oercent of the 2,102 students admit- director of admissions. The Institute increased its out- to address stereotypes that people • Ten are chosen for ted to the Institute for the Class of "It's very tough taking calls reach to all applicants, but especial- have about MIT." D.C. Internship on tech- 1999. The applicant pool this year from people who did not get in and ly to women and minority students, In addition, Professor Robert J. also reached an all-time high of who might have in a different year," Johnson said. "As part of MIT's Birgeneau, dean of the School of nology Policy. Page 13 nearly 8,000 students. Johnson said. affinnative action policy we try to Science, sent a letter to female Under-represented minorities - Johnson attributed the increase admit minorities if we feel they will applicants, writing about his daugh- • Security breach found defined by MIT as Mexican Ameri- to a number of factors, including succeed here," she said. ter who attended M IT. on MIT subnet. Page 13 can, Native American, African new publications, an MTV-style MIT produced a new video, "I know from her firsthand that American, and Puerto-Rican - recruiting video, and more outreach viewed by applicants who visit the MIT is a wonderful place for a made up 9 percent of the applicant from faculty and the Admissions campus or attend meetings at high bright, ambitious young woman to • Abramowitz lecture pool and 14 percent of the accepted Office. "MIT had some reasonably schools where MIT actively obtain an undergraduate education. .features work of Steve students. favorable publicity during the year," recruits. "The video attempts to give Weare very proud of the academ ic Ultimately, MIT hopes to enroll Johnson said. viewers a feeling for MIT from the Reich. Page 11 about 1,080 new undergraduate stu- She added that "Boston's winter student'.s point of view, both the Admit, Page 13 Athena Adds SGI Workstations By Raymond W. Hwang STAFF REPORTER New Silicon Graphics workstations, equipped with cameras, microphones, and CD ROM drives, are now in' use in Athena Com- puting Environment clusters in the Student Center and Building 66. "We buy about 200 new Athena workstations each year, of which about 100 end up in public facilities," said Gregory A. Jackson '70, director of academic computing. "Faculty in everal departments have been asking us to deploy Athena SGIs for some time, largely to support applications with intensive graphical requirements," Jackson said. The 20 new Indy workstations, lOin each cluster, ,replaced older DECstation 3100s and IBM RS/6000s. Several divisions of Informa- tion Systems also use SGI workstations. The Indy workstations are made by SGI, a company that produces theworkstations and servers that helped create hit movies like Juras- sic Park and Forrest Gump. The computers, acclaimed for their capacity to handle graphics ADRIANE CHAPMAN-THE TECH Students try out the new Indy workstations located In the Student Center and Building 66 Athena clu SGI, Page 13 ters. The Workstations, made by Silicon Graphics, offer powerful video and graphics support. Page 2 THE TECH March 24, 1995 WORLD & NATION " Police Raids Bring Relief To Sect's Rural eighbors Se ate A proves Line-Item LOS ANGELES TIMES KAMIKUISHIKI. JAPA Fear still lingers in this once-peaceful village near the foot of Mt. Veto Legis ation, 69 to 29 Fuji. But six years of open conflict between the secretive Aum Supreme Truth religious sect and local farmers terrified by its activi- By Helen Dewar agreement, while likely because of would almost certainly veto the leg- ties is finally ending in victory for the locals. THE WASHINGTON POST political pressure for curbs on islation, a two-thirds vote would be As police conducted successive raids on sect buildings Wednes- WASHINGTON spending excesses, could be diffi- required - as in the Senate bill - day and Thursday, discovering huge caches of suspicious chemicals, The Senate Thursday joined the cult to achieve. to block a president's spending cut. a mood approaching jubilation remained just below the surface House in approving line-item veto Like other chief executives Although Congress has been among village residents. legislation that would vastly expand before him, President Clinton sup- wrestling with the line-item veto "We were hoping and hoping that the police would act," said Mit- presidential powers to cut individual ports a line-item veto, under which issue since the 1870s, it took on its suko ozawa, 39, a dairy farmer's wife who lives within sight of items of congressional spending. a president can strip appropriations current momentum during the some of the Supreme Truth buildings. "We feel, 'They finally came!' While the House and Senate bills bills of'individual items of spending 1980s, when it was championed by We were frustrated that even though the Aum followers were always differ, key senators predicted that without vetoing the bills as a whole. President Ronald Reagan. When doing terrible things, the government wasn't taking any action." differences will be resolved and Governors of 43 states have that Republicans won control of Con- But the drama - and the fear - hasn't ended yet, ozawa noted. some form of line-item veto will be power, ,but the Constitution denies it gress in last year's eleotions, it took "Now we feel apprehension and happiness mixed together," she enacted, possibly in time for this to presidents. All a president can do on the aura of an irresistible force, explained. "I'm afraid that if they're in a position from which there's year's round of spending bills. is propose to rescind spending after whizzing through the House 294 to no escape, they might do something unimaginable, for ordinary com- The 69 to 29 vote to approve the it is enacted, and Congress can 134 early in the session. . mon sense means nothing to them." pol itically popular measure put ignore the proposal. But it ran into a log-jam in the Indeed, said Mayor Katsumi Watanabe, an anonymous warning Majority Leader Robert J. Dole, R- To get around the constitutional Senate, where Republicans split was telephoned to a government office Thursday, threatening that Kan., and other Senate Republicans prohibition, the Senate bill would between the House bill and a milder unless pol ice raids were halted the viJlage headquarters would be back on the winning track after losses break each of Congress's 13 annual version that would have allowed bombed and all the people in Kamikuishiki would be poisoned. that were earning the Senate a reputa- appropriations bills into hundreds if Congress to block a recision by a But the threat did nothing to shake the widespread feeling that, in tion as a "black hole" for GOP initia- not thousands of separate "line- majority vote of one house. all probability, this viJlage will soon be freed of the despised sect tives. item" measures before the bills are Stung by defeat of the balanced- center. Hailed by Republicans as a blow sent to the White House. "Separate bud,get constitutional amendment The rural quiet of Kamikuishiki, a sprawling community of small to pork-barrel spending and enrollment," as it is called, would and an effort to overturn Clinton's dairy and cattle farms and lake resort hamlets, was still being shat- denounced by many Democrats as also be required for narrowly target- order banning permanent replace- tered Thursday by wailing police sirens, the presence of hundreds of an invitation to governmental chaos, ed tax breaks and new or expanded ment of strikers by a federal contrac- riot officers in camouflage and dozens of heavy-duty, wire-win- the Senate bill would cause the pres- entitlement programs. Each bill tors, Republicans were faced with a dowed police buses parked on a road near the Supreme Truth main ident to sign or veto 10,000 or more could be signed or vetoed, and it humiliating third defeat in a row. building. individual spending ~ilIs every year, would take a two-thirds vote of both Dole swung into action, launch- compared with the current 13. houses to override a veto, as it does ing negotiations that produced the The House bill - part of the with ordinary legislation. The Sen- separate-enrollment alternative and GOP "Contract with America" - ate bill would lapse after five years rounding up virtu~l1ly all Republi- WEATHER seeks the same goal of making it easi- unless reenacted. cans behind it. . er for the president to cull out The House takes a different "Bob Dole had to have a victory; unwanted spending and harder for route to the same end by putting a he could not lose another one," a Block and Tackle Congress to block him from doing so. presidential proposal to rescind sympathetic Republican said in ref- By Chris E. Forest, Gerard H. Roe and Marek Zebrowski But the bills differ significantly spending into effect unless Congress erence to Dole's leadership role in STAFF METEOROLOGISTS in how they would work, and some passes legislation to block it within the Senate and his campaign for the A persistent blocking pattern with low pressure troughs over the lawmakers said House-Senate 20 days. Because the president GOP presidential nomination Rocky Mountains and along the New England coast wiJl continue to dominate our weather for several more days. The key player in this setup is a huge low pre sure system over Nova Scotia, which will ini- tially drift toward Labrador on Saturday, allowing some drier air behind it to filter into our region. However, there are signs that this low will retrograde westward on Sunday, bringing more clouds and raw weather back into our region. Our hopes for getting out of this tiresome pattern rest with a significant coastal storm, currently fore- cast to visit us by later on Tuesday: should it turn out to be vigorius By John-Thor Dahlburg This troubled seaside -city of 10 to and from Karachi's port. enough, it may finally shove the unsettled weather farther east into LOS ANGELES TIMES million people has become the Indi- When Bhutto visits the United the Atlantic. KARACHI, PAKISTAN an subcontinent's most violent and States next month, she doubtless will Today: Mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of light rain or The day two employees of the dangerous. A few snapshots: repeat those figures and arguments sprinkles. High 42°F (5°C) with light to moderate northwesterly U.S. consulate were ambushed and • Armed robbers held up a com- to try to coax more investment and winds. slain, the Karachi Stock Exchange's puter trading company across from trade for her country, where the Tonight: Continued cloudy with some sprinkles or flurries. Skies KSE-I00 index dropped 29 points, the Central Police Office. The frantic average income is $410 a yeaT. will begin to clear and temperatures will drop after midnight settling or 1.5 percent. victims summoned police. It took However, some w¥ll-informed near 30°F (-1°C) by daybreak But the average rebounded the officers 45 minutes to cross the street. Karachi residents think the Marett 8- Saturday: Partly cloudy with sunny intervals; cool with highs in next day, after traders had time to • Murder and kidnapping have sown ambush-murders of U.S. consulate mid 40s (6-7°C). Clouds will increase late, especially near the coast reflect. The slaying of the Ameri- widespread fear. No one feels safe. workers Jackie Van Landingham as winds will veer to northeast. cans, they concluded, might not be Mosques have been bombed and invad- and Gary C. Durell, plus a general Sunday: Becoming cloudy and damp with a chance of drizzle, all bad. ed by assassins packing AK-47s, and increase in homicides and violence, especially near the coast. Continued cool with highs only in mid 40s "Finally we may get some hon- tradesmen were slain as they served cus- have brought affairs to a critical (6-7°C) est people here," said broker Yasin tomers in their modest curbside shops. mass. Lakhani, the exchange's immediate Four paramilitary Pakistani Rangers More than 100 people, the two past president. "Finally, something recently were abducted, bound hand and Americans included, have been Spring Uncoiled may be done." foot, and shot in the head. Their corpses slain this month, and at least 340 In a twist of fate, California will be spared from any further del- If a city can have a nervous turned up on a garbage heap. this year. ' uge this weekend while a strengthening storm will produce precipita- breakdown, Karachi, one of the • Karachiites dismiss police as cow- Since .Bhutto took office in Octo- tion across the rest of the country. Midlevel flow will gradually world's great metropolises and Pak- ardly and more interested in bribes than ber 1993, vowing to reduce bureau- move in off the West Coast, guiding these storms through the Mid- istan's largest and wealthiest city, is in restoring order. In any event, police cracy, liberalize the economy and west and towards the East Coast by Monday. Up to an inch or more surely in the throes of one. While have been wholly ineffective at halting open her country wider to foreign of rain will fall in the Missouri region so check ahead for possible Prime Minister Benazlr Bhutto faces the violence. Nightly, 110 mobile units investment, $12 billion worth of delays. Lesser but still substantial amounts of rain will advance many problems, Karachi's turmoil are sent on the streets, ''but they've never contracts and memoranda of under- towards eastern portions of the United States. is the greatest and most urgent one. confiscated a single firearm," com- standing have been signed with U.S. "Come and invest in Pakistan; your plained a high-ranking police official. and other foreign companies. Travel Forecast (weatherlhigh/low) investment is very safe," Lakhani joked. Karachi, Pakistan's only major But in most cases, the final deals City Friday Saturday ''Only your life is not safe." port, accounts for about two-thirds still need to be closed, local business Western The very afternoon when the of the country's trade and industry leaders say, and Karachi's reign of Crystal Springs, WA (near Seattle) RW/45/35 OVC/50/38 stockbroker spoke to a visitor in his and almost half of its gross domestic terror has put many Western Springfield, OR (near Portland) OVC/52/34 SCT/54/33 cubbyhole office, police had just product. "The progress of Karachi is investors into a wait-and-see mode. Lower Crystal Springs Res., CA SCT/54/45 CLR/62/48 cleared the exchange because of a synonymous with the progress of the Continued jitters about the city's (near San Francisco) bomb threat, forcing clerks and bro- nation," said Nisar A. Memon gen- future have helped pull the KSE- Palm Springs, CA CLR/66/48 CLR/70/49 kers onto the street, next to the eral manager in Pakistan for IBM. If 100 index down by about 25 per- Central gauzy awnings where bookies take so, some businessmen say, this city cent, or $2 billion in lost market Springfield, MN (sw of Minneapolis) SCT/54/36 RW/48135 illegal wagers on cricket games. and the nation are in trouble. capitalization, since August. Springfield,IL CLR/59/35 OVC/63/43 Take a taxi to the airport along Bhutto insisted on Tuesday that Nervous foreign investors, made Springfield, MO SCT/65/50 TR/64/45 Sharah-e-Faisal, the road where the "police are not overwhelmed." Dur- even warier by the recent crash of Springhill, LA (near Shreveport) CLR/82/60 RW/78/58 Americans were ambushed this ing a visit this month, Bhutto noted the Mexican economy and general Eastern month while riding in a consulate. that Karachi is not the only big city disenchantment with emerging Springfield, MA SCT/45127 CLR/42/30 van, and the cabby may exceed 75 plagued by crime and violence. Third World markets, have with- Springfield Park, YC SCT/52/36 CLR/50/36 mph so that trigger-happy snipers "The city is a little bit like New drawn about half of the $3 billion Springfield, VA (near DC) CLR/55/32 CLR/57134 can't pierce his vehicle with bullets. York or Bombay, where there are they had plowed into the 735 com- Springfield, GA (near Savannah) CLR/76/46 CLR/75/55 Karachi's boiling stew of ethnic, areas of problems, but areas where panies listed on the Karachi Beach political and sectarian tensions has there is also growth," Bhutto said. exchange. Daytona Beach SZU79/56 SZU77/55 even reached the newsroom of Dawn, This month alone, the prime Bhutto and her leadership are Skiing the city's most famous newspaper. minister noted proudly, she attended betting the downturn is a passing Steamboat Springs, CO SW/35/19 SW/32117 There, staff members from the dedication of a half-billion-dol- thing, and have ordered a series of Islam's minority Shiite sect joke lar petroleum refinery project, and measures - including increased Code: clear (CLR), overcast (OYC), rain (R), snow (S), scattered about altering their names to sound during a visit to Singapore, she police patrols, powers of arrest and clouds/partly cloudy (SCTR), snow shower (SW), rain shower (RW), like those of majority Sunnis, so negotiated the final details of a deal investigation for the Rangers and a thundershower (TRW), sizzling hot (SZL). they will be less likely prey for for the construction of a $190 mil- crackdown on illegal immigrants - armed Sunni zealots. lion highway bypass to speed traffic to try and quell Karachi's disorders. ~------_---.:._------=--March 24, 1995 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 Calif. Governor WIlson Joins Russia Disputes United States On Iran's Nuclear Role

THE WASHINGTON POST Republican Presidential Race MOSCOW By Ronald Brownstein rights, he would threaten to eclipse uals. And he opposes a repeal of the Russia's foreign intelligence agency Thursday disputed U.S. con- and Cathleen Decker Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who has ban on semiautomatic weapons that tentions that Iran is developing nuclear weapons and should be barred LOS ANGELES TIMES based his campaign largely on his Congress approved last year. from obtaining nuclear technology. WASHINGTON support for legal abortion. And with With the exception of the state Russia's proposed Sl billion sale of a nuclear reactor to Iran, with California Gov. Pete Wilson's his base in Sacramento, Wilson tax increase, those positions might the possibility of further sales and technical cooperation, has alanned candidacy promises to rearrange the would void former Tennessee Gov. stand Wilson well in a general elec- Washington and emerged as a major problem in U.S.-Russian rela- <:hapeof the Republican presidential Lamar ,Alexander's claim to be the tion but they will be more difficult to tions. Washington maintains that Iran is a rogue state, supporting ter- ."e, even though he faces signifi- sole Washington outsider in the defend in Republican primaries, rorism beyond its borders and covertly seeking nuclear arms. cant barriers to fulfilling his hopes race. Most significantly, Wilson where well-organized conservative But Yevgeny Primakov, head of the Russian equivalent of the of winning the White House. would add a major new factor to the groups can exert enormous influence. CIA, said his agency does not support the U.S. view. If Wilson's decision Thursday to duel between Gramm and Dole. "Most gun owners will view his "We have not found convincing evidence of the existence in that form a presidential exploratory com- Gramm is running hard toward the candidacy with disdain," predicted country of a coherent military nuclear program," Primakov said at a mittee leads him to formally join the right, hoping to consolidate support Tanya K. Metaska, chief lobbyist for news conference Thursday. "Iran's level of achievement in the race, he would enter the field as a among the conservative elements of the National Rifle Association. And nuclear field does not exceed that of another 20 to 25 countries." full-fledged rival to the current front- the party. Dole is hoping to blunt in Iowa, traditionally the first proving Primakov's statement came as his External Intelligence Service runners, Sens. Bob Dole of Kansas Gramm's charge among conserva- ground in the presidential race, Wil- released a 73-page report on the nuclear status of more than a dozen and Phil Gramm of Texas. tives and capture the support of less son will confront a well-organized countries and of the overall record of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Wilson's assets are substantial. ideological Republicans. Christian conservative movement Treaty. Despite some failures to prevent the spread of nuclear California provides him an immense Most analysts believe that Wil- Geography poses a challenge for weapons, the treaty should be extended at an international conference political and fund-raising base and son, with his hybrid of conservative Wilson as well. Wilson aides rarely this spring, the agency concluded. he has demon.strated a sharply honed and moderate positions, primarily discuss Iowa and leave little impres- essage that some analysts consider would take votes that otherwise sion that they intend to focus there. the most powerful issues in politics might go to Dole and perhaps New Hampshire, historically the most GOP Announces Support today - affirmative action, illegal Alexander. important primary in the race, looms immigration, welfare and crime. Wilson favors abortion rights and larger in their calculations, though Of 'Takings' Envirnonmental Bill Just by entering the race, Wilson wants to remove anti-abortion lan- they suggest that if Wilson runs they WS ANGELES TIMES would scramble calculations for the guage from the party platform. He has would not undertake the massively WASHINGTON other Republican hopefuls. As a signed legislation to prohibit employ- time-intensive door-to-door campaign Thirty-two Senate Republicans announced their support Thursday candidate who supports abortion ment discrimination against homosex- for which the state is renowned. for legislation designed to curtail substantially the ability of federal agencies to regulate private property to protect the environment. Declaring a right that the Supreme Court has yet to affinn, the bill says that any regulation that decreases the value of property by even a ,--Government Knew of Informer's small amount is a "taking," and that the government must compen- sate the owner - just as it would compensate the owner of land taken to build a highway. -.Role in Slaying of U.S. Citizen While the Senate legislation is a reaction mainly against regula- tions protecting endangered species and wetlands, its scope is consid- By R. Jeffrey Smith links to the second slaying, and D-NJ., accused the administration of erably broader. Its compensation requirements apply to property reg- and John M. GoshkO protested to Guatemala the follow- deliberately misleading the public. ulated under federal laws governing the environment, health and THE WASHINGTON POST ing month, the sources said. Wash- The revelation fits a pattern in safety and civil rights. WASHINGTON ington did so after an exhaustive which the CIA had on its payroll The bill was quickly condemned by Interior Secretary Bruce Bab- The U. S. government obtained intelligence-community probe of the military and intelligence officers bitt. Echoing the views of many environmental groups, Babbitt called information in October 1991 linking two deaths that was sparked by from Central American nations who it a radical proposal that "will effectively eliminate 25 years of envi- a paid CIA informer in the Clinton administration embarrass- .were late~ implicated in killings, tor- ronmental progress made through the Clean Water Act, the Endan- Guatemalan military' to the slaying ment over a hunger strike by the ture and other human-rights abuses. gered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other of a U.S. citizen there, but did not U.S. wife of the guerrilla fighter, the The CIA has previously said it landmark environmental laws." eek his prosecufion inside sources said. . .merely paid for information from "This bill covers everything," said Joseph Sax, counselor to Bab- Guatemala for the crime, U.S. int~l- In a secret Feb. 3 cable, Secre- such pers<;ms (Uld was not responsi- bitt. "Regulations governing air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, ligence sources said Thursday.' . tary of State Warren Christopher ble for the abuses. But critics have toxic substances." Sax contends that virtually any federal law, from. The CIA 31so failed to inform its ordered the U.S. ambassador in accused the agency of promoting or civil rights legislation to laws mandating special facilities for dis- congressional overseers until this Guatemala to telJ President Ramiro tolerating brutal tactics as part of abled'people, could trigger the compensation requirement if it nega- year of its informer's alleged de teon Carpio that "we believe anti-leftist counterinsurgency pro- tively affects property values. involvement in the slaying, a cir- that ... Alpirez as well as other offi- grams. cumstance that provoked criticism cers" in military intelligence partici- Harbury has accused the admin- Thursday from the Republican pated in the interrogation of guerril- istration of withholding the informa- Prosecution Finishes Case Versus chairman and senior Democrat of la fighter Efrain Bamaca Velasquez tion about her husband to avoid the Senate Select Committee on "and may have first-hand informa- embarrassment <;>verthe CIA con- Duran inWhite House Shooting Intelligence. tion about Bamaca' s fate." nection. "They simply didn't want THE WASHINGTON POST The officer accused of the slay- But administration officials were me to know ... because the person WASHINGTON ing, Col. Julio Roberto Alpirez, was struggling to explain Thursday why who ordered my husband's execu- Prosecutors ended their case Thursday against Francisco Martin dropped from the CIA's payroll the State Department never passed tion was a CIA agent," she said Duran, the Colorado man accused of attempting to assassinate Presi- _'thin months after his role became along to the fighter's wife, Jennifer Thursday at a mobbed news confer- dent Clinton in October when he opened fire on the White House. known to the agency but remained a Harbury, what it knew about ence on the Capitol lawn. Prosecutors Eric A. Dubelier and Brenda Johnson attempted to clandestine CIA contact through Alpirez's links to the killing or to Harbury said she was ending her show that Duran had planned his trip to Washington, buying an assault July 1992. That was when he the CIA. Instead, the CIA told only latest hunger strike after 12 days rifle before he left Colorado and telling friends he wanted to "take allegedly ordered another killing, a few lawmakers on Capitol Hill last now that she was sure her husband out" the president. the execution of a guerrilla fighter month after first swearing them to was dead. She had been fasting, for Duran's attorneys, public defenders AJ. Kramer and Leigh A. married to a U.S. citizen, the intelli- secrecy. the second time, to protest what she Kenny, told U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey that they will call gence sources said. The CIA informer's link to the described as the U.S. government's several witnesses Friday but probably will not call mental-health spe- The administration became con- killings became public Wednesday failure to assist her adequately in cialists to testify about Duran's state of mind at the time of the shoot- vinced in January that Alpirez had night after Rep. Robert G. Torricelli, finding out about her husband. ing. Although they have notifed the court they might use an insanity defense and have told the jury Duran suffers from paranoid schizo- Poll Shows That Most Americans phrenia, Kramer and Kenny do not have to reveal their strategy to prosecutors until virtually the last minute. In addition to the charge of trying to kill Clinton, Duran, 26, faces Are Opposed to Aftinnative Action nine felony counts involving assault and firearms offenses stemming from the Oct. 29 incident. By Richard Morin and sex discrimination. blacks. '. and Sharon Warden Many women and blacks are The survey found only 10 per- THE WASHINGTON POST tom over affirmative action, the sur- cent of white males interviewed said Mexico Rejects Salt-Mining WASHINGTON vey disclosed. Two out of three they had been denied a job or pro- Three out of four Americans sur- women opposed affirmative action motion because of gender and 17 Project to Protect Whales veyed said they opposed affirmative preference programs for women, percent said they had faced employ- LOS ANGELES TIMES action programs that give preference compared to three out of four men. ment discrimination because of race. MEXICO CITY to minorities to make up for past And while 52 percent of blacks Supporters and opponents gener- Mexican authorities rejected a Sl20 million salt-mining project discrimination, and a virtually iden- interviewed said they supported ally do agree on one thing: They're that environmentalists say would endanger the California gray whale, tifical proportion felt that way about preference programs for minorities, dissatisfied with existing affinnative but a company official insisted Thursday that the decision will be programs for women, according to 46 percent did not. action programs. contested. the survey. More than two out of Many minorities expressed con- But what changes should be The rejection from the National Ecology Institute - Mexico's three say those programs should be cern that affirmative action blinds made? Make sure preference are used equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - has pit- changed - or eliminated. whites to qualifications of minorities. on Iy to boost minorities or women ted ecological authorities against trade officials in a test of Mexico's The survey found affirmative and women, who become lumped who otherwise meet requirements, commitment to the environment in the face of the current economic action sharply divides whites and together as "preference hires" even many said. And end hiring practices crisis. blacks. And within communities of when they had won jobs or promo- that amount to quotas, a view that The project would double operations for the salt exporter that color, a debate ahout affirmative tions by merit. echoed results from surveys conduct- shares the whales' winter home in a Baja California nature reserve, action also rages: Nearly half of all The poll found fifty-one percent ed over the past 10 years. expanding the mining operation to the shore of San Ignacio Lagoon. African Americans interviewed said of those interviewed said white men "I can't see doing away with it, The lagoon is the most pristine of the four main bays where the they opposed affirmative action pro- . had been adversely affected by pref- not until there's a utopia," said Don- whales breed and give birth before swimming back to their summer grams giving preference to minori~ erence programs, while 46 percent aid Smith, 48, a senior medical tech- home in Alaska. ties. disagreed. nologist in Princeton, W. Va. "1 The recovery of the California gray whale population is consid- The poll of 1,524 randomly These views varied sharply by wish we didn't have to fool with it ered one of the major conservation triumphs of this century, and less selected Americans and subsequent race. Fifty-seven percent of alJ period .... But 1 don't guess we'll than a year ago the gray whale was removed from the endangered in-depth interviews with 40 survey whites interviewed and 63 percent ever reach that goal. I don't think species list. participants suggests the debate is of all white males thought affirma- man will ever get to the point where The mining project's effect on the whales has not been deter- shaped by divergent views about the tive action bad hurt white men - a he's not going to be selfish and non- mined, but marine biologists warn that it could be devastating.

.,naqu-~ <1~tC1nt.ap4e~i te~cp _of; ciaJ ,vk~~~~.~j~l~PP~~~~f~qJIP~uiliced "1~311 I( : I i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 4 THE TECH March24,1" OPINION Letters 1b The Editor uate Life, and the only thing on his mind was thought that I would hear so many different Endorsement Editorial a range of student opinion. This range of opin- stories about one place in one night. I felt as if , ion he has brought to MIT administrators, I was at a family reunion, where people just Criticized Too Much with whom he spends incredible amounts of sit around having a good time, laughing and Chairman After reading today's issue of The Tech, I time representing the undergraduate commu- talking about the "old days." Saturday morning, there was an Alumni Garlen C. Leung '95 was appalled. Usually, I don't bother to read nity as a whole, and has managed to take it, but today a particular article drew my atten- amazing strides towards getting administrators Brunch followed by the B lack Students' Editor in Chief tion. to accept student opinion. Union-Chocolate City discussion in the BS Daniel C. Stevenson '97 While it's lovely that the editorial board By now the elections are over, and I seri- lounge located in Walker Memorial. This has put such thought into who would be the ously hope that the irresponsibility shown by year's topic of discussion was "Black Student Business anager best Undergraduate Association president, it the editorial board in printing the editorial has Life at MIT: Past, Present, and Future." This Syed Abid Rizvi '96 was wholly inappropriate to trash John S. Hol- not swayed too many students' personal opm- was another of the more infonnative events that took place that weekend. The alums told Managing Editor lywood '96 and Sheldon W. Myrie '95. I ions. When one newspaper is basically the only source for infonnation on a campus, it their stories of what it was like to be a black Jimmy Wong '97 don't personally know anything abo.ut Myrie. I have, however, worked with both Carrie R. accepts a huge responsibility to remain impar- student on MIT's ca,mpus; I found it very Executive Editor Muh '96 and Hollywood as an Interfraternity tiaL In affairs where much more objective interesting that today, blaok students on Rarny A. Arnaout '97 Council representative on the UA Council and infonnation is readily available, editorials are MIT's campus encounter some of the same as a member of the Student Life Committee, a wonderful tool. However, in this case, this problems that alumni were faced with years NEWS STAFF which Hollywood chairs. editorial was inappropriate. The Tech has not ago. Editor: Sarah Y. Keightley '95; Associate I can say with certainty that Muh has seen the whole involvement of Muh and Hol- After the discussion, a basketball game at Editors: Ifung Lu '97, Stacey E. Blau '98, worked many hours to improve the UA. lywood in the UA this tenn as would one who Rockwell Cage and the Alumni Banquet at the Shang-Lin Chuang '98, Christopher L. Throughout the tenn, she encouraged many of has worked with them, and to present opinions Sloan School of Management Faculty Clu , Falling '98, David D. Hsu '98, Venkatesh the council representatives to become more based on partial facts and guess-work shows a followed. Sunday and Monday, with the Sat ish '98; Staff: Trudy Liu '95, Eva involved. She was present and active at every lack of professionalism within the editorial exception of church and a rap session dis- Moy '95, Eric Richard '95, Nicole A. UA Council meeting Iattended. To say she has board. cussing the future of Chocolate City, were a Sherry '95, Cham Chaudry '96, Deena "accomplished little as vice president" shows Stephanie M. Zielenski '98 time for the alums to relax and enjoy each Disraelly '96, S. Roopom Banergee '97, A. that the "editorial board" has accomplished lit- other's company one last time before the Arif Husain '97, Sam Hartman '98, tle in its attempt to understand the UA. reunion ended. Raymond W. Hwang '98, Don Lacey '98, Although I am only a freshman, from what On the whole, this year's reunion was very Jennifer Lane '98, Angela Liao '98, Stream I understand, the UA Council was practically CC Reunion Went Well successful thanks to the hard work and plan- S. Wang '98; Meteorologists: Michael C. defunct until this year. We are starting to actu- I would like to share with you a little about ning of Marcus Alan Gilbert '94 and Carl J. Morgan PhD '94, Gerard Roe G, Marek ally do things that affect student life as my experience at the Chocolate City alumni Michaud '95. Zebrowski. opposed to simply running the UA. Muh is reunion in February. Nathaniel Riley Jr. '98 one of the people responsible for starting the Chocolate City was founded by Glenn A. PRODUCTION STAFF UA on a path to better serve the undergradu- Graham '77, Kevin S. Campbell '76, and Editors: Dan Dunn '94, Matthew E. ates it claims to represent. Albert H. Frazier, Jr. '78. Since 1975, .Choco- Konosky '95, Teresa Lee '96, Michelle As for Hollywood, I would have to say late City has grown to include 28 strong, intel- Sonu '96; Associate Editor: Saul Blu- ligent men. On the weekend of Feb. 17 the ERRATUM menthal '98; Staff: Amy Hsu '94, Laura that he has been more than dedicated to his men of CC hosted their second CC alumni DePaoli '97, Christine 1. Sonu '97, Warren positions in the UA Council. The editorial An article about the Alpha Chi reunion, celebrating 20 years of existence. Chang '98, Larry Chao '98, Joseph contradicted itself when it stated in one sen- Omega Lip Sync contest ["Lip Sync Irineo '98, Susan J. Kim '98, Jennifer tence that John has done impressive things Alumni began arriving on Friday evening. Entertains amid Much Fanfare," March Peltz '98. with the Survey on Undergraduate Life and That evening, they were invited to attend a 21] incorrectly named the winner of the the UA Housing Report, and then in the next reception with current CC brothers and a few overall best act. A group from Phi OPINION STAFF that he only offers "a single view of an issue, administrators. As a member of the neWly Sigma Kappa perfonned the winning admitted class of CC, I found this event to be Editors: Raajnish A. Chitaley '95; Anders rather than assessing the complete range of entry. Hove '96; Staff: Matt Neimark '95. student opinion." I was there when John was very infonnative as I learned more and more trying to coordinate the Survey on Undergrad- about the history of Chocolate City. I never SPORTS STAFF Editors: Daniel Wang '97; Staff: Thomas Kettler SM '94, Bo Light '96, Brian Petersen '96, David Berl '97, Jeremy Cohen '97, Farhan zaidi '98.

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****: Excellent school counselor; the Monkees (M ickey get Chase out of the picture. The film has the stories: First, the daily experiences of two hit ***: Good Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones) also turn right balance of silliness and seriousness to men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson); **: Average up. Yet the funniest scenes are either parodies entertain and educate younger members of the second, Travolta's character involved with his *: Poor of the source material, to campy send-ups of audience. -Kamal Swamidoss. Sony Copley gangster boss' wife (Uma Thurman) as an the Brady mystique, as seen in a singing Place. escort; and third, the plans of a boxer, who **** Before the Rain parade around a Sears store. The film crum- has been paid off to take a dive in the ring, This movie tries too hard to be everything bles under any critical analysis, but is an *** Muriel's Wedding instead choosing to win the fight and take off ~., everyone. While director Milcho unqualified success, especially when com- This funny but superficial look at life in with the money and his girlfriend. Although Manchevski scores big by beginning his pared to the likes of The Beverly Hillbillies the small town of Porpoise Spit, Australia these film noir concepts may seem a bit movie in a Dostoyevski-era Russian Orthodox and Coneheads. -Rob Wagner. Sony Copley nonetheless manages to touch on such heavy cliched, writer-director Quentin Tarantino cathedral, he ultimately teases the audience by Place. issues as grand larceny, paraplegia, adultery, infuses his characters with crackling dialogue beginning an innocent love story and then and parental suicide. Unfortunately, P.J. and a sense of purpose (e.g., Jackson's hit- shooting holes in the leading lady. Because Hogan's first film lacks character develop- man character quoting Bible verses as a pre- the movie is about war, its violent content is *Y2 Just Cause ment. Muriel's obsession with the rock band lude to execution). Tarantino's career may to be expected; but Manchevski's move to This recent potboiler combines the stalest ABBA and her wig-and-satin karyoke act are still be young, beginning with the cult hit switch the emphasis from a mute monk to a elements of those films which it tries to dupli- all too reminiscent of the last big fi 1m from Reservoir Dogs (1992) and recently surfacing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer without cate: In the Heat of the Night, Cape Fear, and Down Under: The Adventures of Priscilla, in his scripts for True Romance and Natural finishing his original story could be construed The Silence of the Lambs. Sean Connery plays Queen of the Desert, but her antics provide Born Killers, but his latest film confirms his as sneaky. However, the film is filled with Paul Armstrong, a Harvard law professor insight into the Australian psyche. In all, mission to shake up the current course of cine- stunning images, with an intricate structure whose humanistic stand against capital pun- Muriel's Wedding is a funny, touching look at ma. Sony Copley Place. that ties three separate stories together under ishment is put to the test: He's called upon to one woman's struggle to overcome obesity, ~n artistic exploration of life and death. If you help a convicted murderer on Death Row poverty, insecurity, and friendlessness to *** Shallow Grave '11ikeartsy political statements, this film's for (Blair Underwood) who swears he's innocent. come into' her own. Watch it. - TE. Sony The idea behind this film isn't new: Three you. -Teresa Esser. Sony Nickelodeon. Once Armstrong and his wife (Kate Capshaw) Nickelodeon. friends find their new flatmate dead of a drug are in Florida, they discover that the local overdose with a suitcase of money under his **~ Before Sunrise townspeople aren't eager for an outsider to re- ***~ Outbreak bed. But those expecting a British version of This movie is for all hopeless romantics open an eight-year-old case; Armstrong runs Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo are gov- Weekend at Bernie's will be surprised. Once who fantasize of acting on a chance encounter afoul of police detective Tanny Brown (Lau- ernment doctors trying to find the antibody for the roommates decide to keep the money and with an ideal soulmate. The characters are rence Fishburne), a cop who swears that he a highly infectious, absolut~ly fatal disease. bury the potent-smelling corpse, their friend- Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American, and arrested the right man. Once the primary issue Donald Sutherland and Morgan Freeman ship is tested by the money itself and the task Celine (Julie Delpy), a French student. Jesse of clearing the convict's name is resolved, the round out the leads as Army officers working of dismembering the corpse before burial, . tempts Celine to get off the Eurail and accom- formulaic "twists" of the film kick in and from their own agenda. Their objectives and which drives one of the roommates toward pany him on an all-night stroll through Vienna stretch any remaining credibility in the audi- mutual interactions form the plot to this enter- paranoia and insanity. Throw in a couple of before his' plane departs for the States the next ence. Add one overheated performance by Ed taining suspense-action film. It's mostly a plot gangsters, searching for the missing cache, day. The movie is dominated by conversation, Harris as a psychotic convict with evidence movie, but what a plot! If you accept the and the police, who eventually discover the predominantly pop-culture philosophizing, relating to the case (3. la Hannibal Lechter), opening premise, then everything that follows remains of an apparent homicide, and the plot that interrupts the short-term lovers' base flir- and you have a superficially adequate murder- is plausible. As a suspense film, there are lots really begins to thicken. Director Danny tations. Director Richard Linklater pares down mystery that gives way to crude sensational- of crucial moments where Hoffman must "do Boyle shows a devious knack for dissecting the cast to the two lovers, which is a novel ism, especially in its final sequences. -SD. the right thing;" Sutherland, as the bad guy, the dark, violent episodes in the film with bold and impressive contrast to hIS earlier efforts. Sony Copley Place. pulls off his role quite well. -KS. Sony observation and razor-sharp wit. -RW. Sony But, despite engaging performances by the Cheri. Nickelodeon. two leads, tl1e long conversations become tire- *** Man of the House some and the film makes you beg for the req- Though this movie was not especially **** Pulp Fiction **** The Wild Bunch uisite sexual encounter. It's a good date made for a college audience, i~ certainly can Winner of the Palm d'Or at this year's Director Sam Peckinpah's ground-break- movie, but it's pure fantasy. -Scott Deskin. be appreciated by all. Divorced mom Farrah Cannes Film Festival, this movie combines ing western retains much of the visual bril- Sony Fresh Pond. Fawcett wants to marry attorney Chevy standard plots of hit men, junkies, and crimi- liance that shocked audiences upon its initial Chase, but her son (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) nals, with an amazing facility with story- release 25 years ago. The film centers around ** Boys on the Side doesn't wanted their life. to change. He tries to telling. The plot consists of three principle the members of the "wild bunch" (William A lesbian woman, played by Whoopi Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Goldberg, searches for love and instead Oates, Ben Johnson, and Jaime finds friendship In anotlier woman Sanchez), a group of thieve whose (Mary Louise Parker) during a cross- code of honor is tested by an increas- country road trip. Drew Barrymore joins ingly hostile environment. The year is the group as a woman trying to escape 1913, and the bunch is forced into the her past with an abusive husband. Ws service of an evil Mexican general very confusing un.til one sifts through (Emilio Fernandez) after they're run the garbage to discover the warmth out of Texas. Pursuing the men across between two people discovering instead the border is Deke Thornton (Robert of falling into each other's love. - Ryan), a former member of the bunch Craig K. Chang. Sony Copley Place. and an aging, worn-down image of the gang's leader, Pike Bishop (Holden). \ *** The Brady Bunch Movie Their advancing age, the vanishing The film version of the (in)famous frontier, and the advent of technology sitcom avoids the mistake of the TV- all contributing to their imminent reunion movie, A Very Brady downfall. The bloodshed in the movie's Christmas, by recasting the entire Brady finale, in which the men are forced into family and by playing on '70s nostalgia a courageous standoff against an army in a '90s setting. Shelley Long is sur- of Mexican soldiers, is visually auda- prisingly convincing as Florence Hen- cious and inspired: bullets rip through derson's concerned, loving mother flesh and blood spurts from their Carol, and Gary Cole emulates Robert wounds as the men confront death. Reed's Mike Brady, often giving con- Excellent performances and a poignant fusing lectures that the children accept story underscore this great tribute to a~ gospel. The film is enlivened by sev~ the western tradition that, unlike other eral cameo appearances, from Michael recent westerns, doesn't desecrate the McKean as the Bradys' scheming next- Maj. Casey Schuler (Kevin Spacey), Col. Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman), Dr. Roberta "Robby". genre in pursuit of art. -SD. Sony door neighbor to RuPaul as Jan's high Keough (Rene Russo), and Maj. Walter Salt (Cuba Gooding Jr.) In the medical thriller Outbreak. Harvard Square.

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piece by Czech emigre and mem- ' • ber of the Czec underground. Milan Kohout and American perfor- Classical USIC mance artist Mari Novotny-Jones. The two performance artists. rep- , MIT Advanced Music Perfor- resenti~ bOth sides of a divided mance 5erles worJd will use stories both collec- Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr. tive and perSonal, in an interactive Mar. 24, 12 noon. Information: structure that mimicks the reality 253-2826. Julia Rosolovsky '97, 10 the Cold War. piano. "Hen,., V'" Boston Symphony OrcheStra Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Symphony Hall, Boston. Admis- St .• Cambridge. Through Mar. 25: sion: $21-59; $11.50 tickets Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. sold for Open Rehearsal at 10:30 Admission: '$19-45. Information: a.m.; Rush tickets (limited) avail- 547-8300. William Shakespeare's able for Tue.fThu. evening and Fri. classic play that describes the afternoon for $7 (one per cus- young king's saga to unify his tomer) beginning at 9 a.m. on Fri. country and a climactic battle and 5 p.m. on Thu. Information: A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston against France, in which he must 266-2378 or 266-1492. 1. Mar. March 24 - 30 prove his worth both as soldier 25 & 28. 8 p.m., Mar. 24, 1:30 and as statesman. p.m. Austrian conductor Hans Graf Compiled by Scott Deskin makes his Boston Symphony "The Bacchae" debut with this all-Mozart pro- send submissions to ottOth&-tech.mlt.edu or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. Studio Theatre, 69 Brimmer St., gram. The program includes Piano Boston. Through -Mar. 26: Concerto No. 15 in B-flat, K.450, Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. with piano soloist Imogen Cooper; concerts begin at 1:30 p.m. bers of Jiggle the Handle & Max part of "The Look: Lauren Baca II," BratUe St., Cambridge. Mar. .Admission: $10, $7 for Pro-Arts the Masonic Funeral Music; ballet Admission (additional to museum Creek), Synaesthesia, Grandpar- a film and video series featuring 24-26. 28-31, 7 p.m.; Mar. 25 Consortium students. Information: music from "Idomeneo"; and the admission): $4, $2 members. ent Village [Downstairs, 19+', eight Bacall films of the 1940s and Apr. 1, 1:30 p.m. Admission: 578-8780. Emerson Stage pre- Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter." 2. Information: 734-1359. Mar. 25: $7-8J; Betty Goo (w/ Aaron of and 50s. $10; $8, ART subscribers; $5, sents Euripides' The Bacchae, a Mar. 30, 8 p.m., Mar. 31. 1:30 Young Artist Series - New Eng- Dante's Grin) [BakeryJ. students/seniors. Information: tragic drama focusing on the con- p.m., Apr. 1, 8 p.m., Apr. 4, 8 land Conservatory Wind Ensemble Mar. 25: WZBC/WMFO/WMBR & Brattle Theatre 547-8300. Set in a fictional South flict between reason and religious p.m., and open rehearsal on Mar. directed by Frank Battisti. Mar. the Noise present "Benefit for 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, American country, Jean Genet's excess. Directed by Ron Jenkins 30, 10:30 a.m., following a pre- 26: Gardner Chamber Orchestra. Aids Brigade [Up and Down, 19+, Cambridge. Admission: $6 for all play begins in a brothel where and Balinese theatre artist I rehearsal talk at 9:30 a.m. Con- Douglas Boyd, oboe, Jeffrey $6]. Smackmelon, 360's, shows; $4 for Brattle members; bizarre fantasies are enacted Nyoman Catra, this production will ductor Andrew Davis leads the Kahane, piano. Program includes: Bamies, Mick Mondo, Spool [Up]; $3 for seniors/children under 12. while a revolution rages outside. feature Asian theatre traditions. Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mozart Piano Concerto in B-flat, K. Kustomized, 6L6, Rower Tamers, Information: 876-6837. In this hall of distorting mirrors, Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1, 595, and Strauss Oboe Concerto. Jabbering Trout, Dante's Grin Special Engagements. Mar. evil and virture merge, and a high- "Julius Csesar" "Classical, " and Vaughan [Down]; Universal You [BakeryJ. 24-25: Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski, ly theatrical masquerade takes on Strand Theatre. Mar. 30-31, 9:30 Williams' Symphony No.5. The Museum of Our National Heritage Mar. 26: Blue Moon Poets [Up, 1994); Fri., 5:15 & 10 p.m.; Sat., unexpected political conse- a.m. Admission: $5. Information: concert features violinist Kyoko Museum of Our National Heritage, 1-3 p.m.]; Dance & Music Jam 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 p.m. Special event, quences. 282-5230. Shakespeare & Co. Takezawa in BSO debut. Lexington. Mar. 26, 2 p.m. Admis- [Up, ~ p.m.]; Lounge Night with Mar. 24 (admission $10; $8. stu- returns with the historical master- sion: $6. Information: 862-6541. The Maximum Leader [Up, 19+, dents/seniors/BF-YF foundation "The Cheny Orchanl" piece Julius Caesar. Filled with Longy School of Music Members of the Boston Symphony $2J; Club Bohemia Review with members/Brattle members) - Spingold Theater, Brandeis Univer- political intrigue and larger-than- Edward Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Orchestra present "500 Years of Mickey Bliss {Bakery]. "An Evening with Troma," a dis- sity,- Waltham. Mar. 28-Apr. 9: life characters, this thrilling tale of Garden St., Cambridge. Admis- Brass Music" with music by Mar. 27: Off The Wall Rims [Up, cussion with Troma Pictures, Inc. Mar. 28-Apr. 1 & Apr. 7-8, 8 conspiracy, rivalry, betrayal, and sion: $10, $5 for Josquin, Gabriele, Purcell, $5]; Brawl Park, Funeral Barkers director/producer Lloyd Kaufman p.m.; Apr. 2, 7 p.m.; Apr. 5-6, 10 heartbreak is given a fast-paced students/seniors (unless noted). Couperin, Mozart, Beethoven, and [Up, 10 p.m., 19+, $5]; Mon. Per- and co-founder Michael Herz, with a.m.; Apr. 9, 2 p.m. Admission: production with clear language Information: 876-0956 x120. Mar. Bartok. forming Arts Series presents a screening of Sgt. Kabukiman $11-15. Information: 736-3400.' and clean action. 25, 7:30 p.m. Young Performers Dances by Isadora [Down, $6]; N. Y.P.D. (Lloyd Kaufman, 1991). Chekhov's masterpiece explores Senior Orchestra conducted by Alternative Acoustic Showcase Beyond the Wild Bunch. Mar. 26: painful passions and memories "A Face with a VIew" Jeffrey Rink. The music of Bruckn- Museum of Rne Atts, Boston. [BakeryJ. Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, when a bereft and broken Boston Baked Theatre, 255 Elm er, Beethoven. and Faure. Mar. Mar. 26, 3 p.m. Admission:$17, Mar. 28: Charlie Chesterman and 1969); 3:30, 7:40 p.m. Midnight Madame Ranevskaya returns St .• Davis Square, Somerville. 26, 8 p.m. Longy Chamber $14 (members/seniors/stu- the Legendary Mototbikes, Rattle- Cowboy (John SChlesinger, 1969); home to face the loss of her fami- Through Apr. 1: Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m. Singers, conducted by Lorna dents). Information: 369-3300. A heatre, Austin, Tex., Hippy Johnny, 5:25, 9:30 p.m. Oscar Noir. Mar. ly's estate and the orchard which Admission: $15; senior and stu- Cooke deVaron. Mar. 27. 8 p.m. Bach Harpsichord Recital. The res- Hunt Hayes (fr. Rreproof Women) 27: The Lost Weekend (Billy represents her dashed dreams. dent discounts available; preview FaCUlty. Artist Series presents a ident harpsichordist, John Gib- {Up, 19+, $5]; Rhoda Bernard & Wilder, 1945); 3:30, 7:40 p.m. performance Mar. 15, $10. Infor- joint faculty chamber music con- bons, performs music of Bach, Tom Pendergas [Bakery). Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, "DefIant After Sleep" mation: 628-9575. Boston native cert with Eric Rosenblith, violin; including the Fourth Partita in 0 Mar. 29: Cheap Date Night - 1945); 5:30, 9:30 p.m. Beau Jest Moving Theatre, 791 and stand-up comedienne Maria Wayman Chin, piano; and Mark major, and the Sixth Partita in E Dirty Three, Sydra, Shit Spangled Tarkovsky Retwns. Mar. 28: The Tremont St., Boston. Mar. 3O-Apr. Falzone stars in this one-woman Goodman, piano; with friends from minor. Banner, Matt Fein [Up, 19+, $3J; Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974); 1, 8 p.m. Admission: $8; $5, stu- comedy/drama that details her the Yellow Bam Festival. Music of Shellac, Ku~tomized [Down, 19+, 3:30, 7:45 p.m. Nostalghia dents/seniors. Information: 437- eccentric upbriging in Sicilian cuI- . Tchaikovsky and Aaron Jay Kernis. $7]; Belly Dancing w/ Tamara, (Tarkovsky, 1983); 5:30, 9:45 0657. Small Change Theater ture and her effort to keep ties to Mar. 28, 8 p.m. Faculty Artist Bank of Boston Celebrity Series Natalie, & Coleen [Bakery]. p.m. Recent Raves. Mar. 29: Company presents a humorous her family while pursuing a life of Series presents pianist Brian Moll Jordan Hall at New England Con- Mar. 30: Scratch [Up, 19+, $6]; Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994); 4:15, look at the horrors of Bosnia her own. with mezzo-soprano Beatrice servatory, 30 Gainsborough St., Dambuilders, Fuzzy, Sugarplants, 6, 7:50, 9:40 p.m. Three Chinese through the eyes of a blind choco- Petitet in a recital of French art Boston. Admission: $27-33. Tick- [Down, 19+, $7-8]; Paulo Danay Directors. Mar. 30: Farewell My holic, whose simple wisdom "Hearts BeatIng F.te," songs. Mar. 30, 8 p.m. Artist ets: 536-2412 (Jordan Hall box Jazz Jam [BakeryJ. Concubine (Chen Kaige, 1993); 5, explores the dichotomy between Coyote Theatre, Boston Center for Diploma candidate Antonio Ansel- office) or 482-6661 (Celebrity 8 p.m. day-to-day living and reality as pre- the Arts, 539 Tremont St., mi, violin, in recital. Music of Tart .. Charge). Andras SChiff, pianist in The Green Dragon TlWem sented by the media. Live congo Boston. . :Through Apr. J ... 2: ni, Mozart, Schumann, Shnittke, recital. Program includes Bartok's 11 Marshall St., Boston. Free M/T AlgentJne IfIIovie FHtIvlll and evocative dance accompany Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. and Prokofiev. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos Band 6, and admission every Wed. and Thu. 14E-310, MIT, Cambridge. Mar. the performance. . Admission: $15.25; $18.25 for night with a college 10. Informa- 26, 5 p.m. Free Admission. Infor- Saturdays. Information: 695- All Newton Music School Suite, op. 14, J. S. Bach's 4 tion: 367-0055. mation: 225-6225. De eso no se "Denrona" 0659. A passionate play by Ralph 321 Chestnut St., West Newton. Duets from Klavierubung, Vol. /II, habla (M. Luisa Bemberg, 1994) Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 Pape about an alluring drifter who Mar. 24, 7:30 p.m. Free Admis- Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D Bagels Bop Holyoke St., Cambridge. Mar. irrevocably alters the course of a sion. Information: 527-4553. minor, BWV 903., Beethoven's 'n' Jamaica Plain Rrehouse Mulitcu~ Coolidge Comer Theater 3O-May 5: Mar. 3O-Apr. 1 & Apr. young woman's life. Jeffrey Young Artists Series featuring Sonata in B-flat major. op. 106. tural Art Center, 659 Center St., 290 Harvard Ave., Brookline. 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29 & Mousseau, artistic director. Jong Gyung Park, piano. Pupil of "Hammerklavier". Through Apr. 8; Sat., 12 noon. May 4-5, 8 p.m.; Apr. 2 & 30. 7 famed pianist Russell Sherman, Jamaica Plain. Mar. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Infor- Admission: $6, single admission; p.m.;, Apr. 15, 2 p.m. Admission: Park has won grand prizes in New Music FestIval lit Tufts UnI- "The Guanlsman" mation: 524-3816. Paul Coombs $10. double feature. Information: Call for details. Information: 547- Korea. won the Boston Symphony versity Huntington Theatre Company, 264 491-5877. "Hong Kong 5," a 8300. World stage premiere of Orchestra Youth Concerts Concer- Alumnae Lounge. Tufts University. Duo. Huntington Ave., Boston. Through salute to modern Hong Kong Robert Brustein's irreverent m0d- to Competition. among many oth- Mar. 29, 8 p.m. "The Flute in Apr. 9: Tue.-sat., 8 p.m. (exclud- action films. Mar. 25: God of em Faust play set in the Harvard ers. Many Forms," featuring Jean ing Mar. 19 at 7 p.m.); Sat. & DeMart, flutes with John McDon- Gamblers and All for the Winner Divinity SChool, in which a profes- Sun. matinees. 2 p.m. Admission: directed by Yuen (Fong Sai YUk) sor sells his soul to a pair of Handel & Haydn Society ald, piano. Program includes $12-39; students/seniors, $5 Kwai. urbane and unlikely devils in order Jordan Hall. New England Conser- works by Willian Still. Rochberg, Jazz discount. Information: 266-0800. to communicate with his dead vatory. Boston. Mar. 26, 8 p.m. Kalogeras. McDonald, Loevendie, Production of Ferenc Molnar's the- French Library and Cultural wife. Sanders Theatre. Cambridge. Swafford, and Poulenc. Mar. 30, 8 Jazz Composers Alliance atrical contest in which two lead- Center, CIM Club Admission: $27.50. $22. $16.50. p.m. "NME Sax Appeal," with Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury ing married actors struggle with "A Slice of Saturday Night" Tickets: 266-3605. 931-ARTS Allan Chase and Stan Strickland, St., Boston. Mar. 26, 8 p.m. 53 Marlborough St., Boston. jealousy and infidelity, and love Admission: $5, $4 for members. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton (Ticketmaster). Information: 262- saxophones with the New Music Admission: $7; $6, perhaps prevails. Jacques Cartier Information: 266-4351. Mar. St., Boston. Mar. 25-Apr. 30: 1815. "Purcell: Anthems for the Ensemble. Improvisations and students/seniors. Information: directs a translation by Frank Mar- 23-24, 8 p.m.: May Fools (Louis Tue.-Thu., 8 p.m.; Fri., 7 & 10 Chapel Royal": The Handel & works by Cage, McDonald, and 964-5471. Guests artists cus. Malle, 1990). Mar. 30-31, 8 p.m.; Sat., 6 & 9 p.m.; Sun., 3 Haydn Society Chamber Series New Music Ensembles. Semenya McCord, vocal, and the p.m.: The Accompanist (Claude p.m. Admission: $29--35. Informa- pgives an all-Purcell program cele- Bevan Manson Trio. with the Jazz "Someone Who'll Watch Over Miller, 1993). Videotheque - free tion: 426-6912 or 931-2787 (tick- brating the 300th anniversary year Composers Alliance Orchestra per- Me" screening, Mar. 29, 1:30 p.m.: ets). This award-winning London of Henry Purcell. Concert features form the music of 5 resident JCA New Repertory Theater, 54 Lincoln King of Hearts (Philip de Broca, musical hit celebrating life in the selected anthems and Sonata VI composers: Darrell Katz, Bevan St., Newton' Highlands. Through 1966). early 1960s is a party filled with in G minor and Sonata X in D Popular usic Manson, Bob Nieske, Bob Pilking- Apr. 9. Admission: $14-26. Infor- high energy, teenage rock and roll, major. ton, and Izhar SChejter. mation: 332-1646. Nominated for Druid PuMlestaurant Museum of Rne Arts and sixties' fashions that recall Best New Play of last year's the mood of era with thirty original Boston Baroque Inman Square, Cambridge. Week- 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. All Broadway season, a tale of tri- songs, written by John, Charlie, Jordan Hall. New England Conser- ly: Tue., 9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5 p.m.; films screened in Remis Auditori- umph of hope and humanity that um. Unless otherwise noted, Lea, and Neil Heather. vatory. Boston. Mar. 25. 8 p.m. Sun .. 4 p.m. Information: 497- involves three hostages who Admission: $15, $21.50, $28.50. 0965. Authentic Irish Pub setting, admission is $6.50, $5.5D for struggle through brutal differences "Time of My Ufe" Information: 641-1310. Boston with antique oak woodwor)( high- ~lm MFA members/students/seniors. to forge bonds of love and com- Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Baroque invites music-lovers to lighted by original wor)(s of Celtic Lecture Series Committee Information: 267-9300. 1. Mar. panionship. celebrate the 310th birthday of J. art. Traditional live Irish music 77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 26- 24, 6 p.m.; Mar. 25, 1:30 p.m.; Copley Square, Boston. Mar. 24-Apr. 23: Wed.-Fri., 8 p.m.; S. Bach with a concert devoted to sessions. 100. Admission: $2. Information: Mar. 31, 8 p.m.; Apr. 6, 6 p.m.; "HMnahFfH" Sat., 5 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. three of his best loved works: 258-8881. Mar. 24: Hamlet (Fran- Apr. 7,6 p.m.; Apr. 8, 11 a.m. Triangle Paramount Penthouse Cantata BWV 80, Ein 'feste Burg Kendall Cafe co Zeffirelli, 1991); 7 & 10 p.m .. and 3:15 p.m.: A Short Rim about Information: 437-7172. Alan Ayck- Theater, 58 Ber)(eley St., Boston. (" A Mighty Fortress "J, Cantata 233 Cardinal Medieros Way, Cam- Killing (Krzystztof Kieslowski, bourn's play revolves around a Through Apr. 15: Wed.-Sat., 8 BWV 140, Wachet auf ("Sleepers, bridge. Admission: varies. Infor- Ust Visual Arts Center 1987). 2. Mar. 24, 8 p.m.; Mar. birthday party and follows the p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Admission: $15, Awake!"), Orchestral Suite NO.4. mation: 661-0993. Each week will Bartos Theater, 20 Ames St. Infor- 25, 3:15 p.m.; Mar. 31, 6 p.m.; decline and fall of a successful students: $10. Information: 426- Performers include: Dominique feature local and national artists mation: 253-4400. Continuing Apr. 6, 4 and 8 p.m.; Apr. 7, 8 family in a funny and bittersweet 3550. "Hannah Free" is set in a Labelle, soprano, Pamela Dellal, including contemporary singer- film/lecture series presented in p.m.; Apr. 8, 1:30 p.m.: A Short manner. nursing home where Hannah now mezzo-soprano, Frank Kelley, songwriters, unplugged rock acts, conjunction with "The Masculine Film about Love (Kieslowski, lives, bedridden after a life of tenor, Sanford Sylvan. baritone. blues and traditional folk. Masquerade" exhibit (see 1988). obsessive wandering; Rachel her Conductor: Martin Pearlman. "Exhibits" below). Panel discus- off-again, on-again lover of some The Middle East sion which concludes this film wang Center for the Performing 60 years, lies a few doors away on ALEA III, Contemporary Music 472/480 Massachusetts Ave., series will be held on Mar. 25, 2 Arts Ongoing Theate life-support. It is a play that Ensemble at Boston UnlversJty Cambridge. Some shows have age p.m.; moderated by Henry Jenk- 268 Tremont St., Boston. Through adresses issues of aging and love. Tsai Performance Center, 685 limits. Unless otherwise noted, ins, associate professor of litera- Apr. 10: Mon., 7:30 p.m. Admis- "The ThfH Slste,." Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Mar. doors open at 8:30 p.m. for all ture. sion: $6. Information: 482-9393. La Sala de Puerto Rico, 84 Mass. 25. 6 p.m. (Symposium) 8 p.m. downstairs shows and 9 p.m. for The Wang Center presents its achusetts Ave. Mar. 24-26, 8 Millenium Concert. Free admis- upstairs ones. Admission: varies; MIT Japan Program Classic Film Series, featuring p.m. Admission: $7; $5. students. sion. Information: 353-3340. The tickets may be purchased in MIT Bldg. 1-390, 77 Mass. Ave., favorite films on the largest Information: 253-2903. The MIT Dance Symposium is a panel discussion advance at Strawberries, the In Cambridge. Mar. 24, 6:30 p.m. screen in New England. Mar. 27: Shakespeare Ensemble presents by musicians, historian. and schol- Your Ear Northhampton Box Office Information: 253-2839. A double Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, Chekhov's naturalistic play about Dance at MIT ars exploring historical, social, (l-8DO-THE-T1CK), and the Middle feature consisting of The Idiot 1962). Apr. 10: Mary Poppins three Russian sisters in the early Kresge AUditorium, 84 Mass. musical. and political perspectives East Box Office (Mon.-Sat., 10 (Akira Kurosawa, 1951) and Lower (Robert Stevenson, 1964). 19005. Avenue., Cambridge. Mar. 24, 8 of the decade 1940-50. The Mille- a.m.-6 p.m.; call 492-5162 to Depths (Kurosawa, 1957). In p.m. Admission: $10, $8 stu- nlum Concert conducted by charge tickets). Information: 497- Japanese with English subtitles. "The Berlin Wail/The Iron Curtain dents/seniors, $5 Villa Yicotria Theodore Antoniou includes works 0576. Between Privllte " Public" residents. Information: 262-1342 by Shostakovich, Copland, Mar. 24: "Mommy & I are One" Boston Public UlKary Mobius, 354 Congress Street. or 253-4003. Les Ballets de' San Lutoslawski, and Stravinsky. Benefit - Elevator Drops, Rabb lecture Hall, Central Library, heawrOjle ~ Boston. Through Mar. 25, 8 p.m. Juan. Presented by MIT Office of Cheesecake, The Ghost of Tony Copley Square, Boston. Informa. Admission: $10, $8. the Arts. IBA Me Y Cultura and La Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Gold, EI Tiante, Pin Ball [Upstairs, tion: 536-5400. Mar. 27. 6 p.m.: "The Balcony" students/seniors. Information: Ruta Panoramica. a touring pro- 280 The Fenway, Boston. Both 19+, $6]; Jiggle the Creek (mem- Key Largo (John Huston, 1948); Loeb Experimental Theatre. 64 542-7416. A new performance ject of Pregones Theater. March 24, 1995 THE ARTS THE TECH Page9 e~ the 16th century through the 20th thought through puzzles and activi- the different mediums. Master- Tanya Holton." Largely ignored or Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 century. ties. Through Apr. 28. pieces of English silver and soft- overlooked in the study of Arner .. Tremont Street, Boston. Through M....." 01 Arts, FIne BoRon. paste porcelain and pieces of En~ can folk art, sandpaper paintings Mar. 25: Fri.-sat., 8 p.m.; sat., 2 Free Admission. Information: 369- TIte Dan'. Gal"'" Boston PublIc UbnJry lish furniture will illustrate the were produced by the thousands p.m. Admission: $30, $25, $20. 3300. Gallery Talks. Mar. 25, 12 Sloan School of Management, 50 Wiggin and South Galleries, Cop- artistic currents of this period. in mid-l9th-century America. More Information: 492-7578. Perfor- p.m., Mar. 29, 6 p.m.: "Depicting Memorial Dr. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 ley Square, Boston. Hours: Through July 25. than 75 sandpaper paintings give mance artist Michael Moschen the American Family"; Abaigeal a.m.-5 p.m. Information: Michelle Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; "Degrees of Abstraction: From visual explanation of the dramatic explores the theatrical art of jug- Duda. Mar. 30, 11 a.m.: "Dennis FIOrenza, 253-9455. "Works from Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Morris Louis to Mapplethorpe." power possible with charcoal and gling. Called the "Nijinsky of jug. Miller Bunker: American Impres- a Small Studio." This series of 1-5 p.m. Information: 536-5400 This exhibit presents paintings. chalk, capturing the thematic gling," Moschen uses his mastery sionist"; Deanna Griffin. Free Pro- small acrylic paintings by Tina ext. 281. "Boston's Art of the sculptures, and photographs, by range of the media and include of balance and timing to transform grams. Mabel Louise Riley semi- Dickey explores the architectonic Poster" and "Posters by Ethel over 30 artists who make use of biblical, historical, memorial, and simple objects into beautiful nar Room. Mar. 26, 2 p.m. and emotional possibilities of Reed," exhibits that explore the abstraction is a familiar concept allegorical scenes. Through Oct. sculptures in motion. Historic Gamelans Outisde of color light with respect to land- flourishing art of the poster in but it continues to provoke a wide 1. Java: Discerning the Differences. scapes around us. Through May Boston during the 1890s, Inde- range of responses from artists, "Let It Begin Here: Lexington and Boston BMIet Sam Quigley, associate curator 10. pendent works of arts tied to the critics, and viewers. Artists the Revolution." Explore the caus- Wang Center, 268 Tremont St., and keeper of musical instru- publishing trade, touching art exhi- include: Morris LOUis, Robert Map- es and the consequences of the Boston. Through Apr. 9. Admis- ments, will enhance your apprecia- Ust VIsual Arts Cente, bitions and advertising alike. plethorpe, Andy Warhol, Ellsworth American War for Independence sion: $12-52. Student Rush tick- tion of the subtle nuances and 20 Ames St. Hours: Tue., Thu . Through Apr. 30. Kelly, Robert Raushcenberg, as as seen through the eyes of typi- ..~ are available. Tickets: 931- wild extravagances of several his- and Fri., 12 noon-6 p.m.; Wed., well as many Massachusetts resi- cal New England men and women. S. Information: 695-6950. toric Javanese gamelan (melodic 12 n00n-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston dent artists. The exhibition will The exhibit begins with an intro- "American Festival II" features percussion orchestra). p.m. Information: 253-4680. "The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston also display quotations by Jack- ductory audiovisual presentation three decidedly different ballets by Masculine Masquerade: Masculin- Gallery, 600 Atlantic Avenue, son Pollack and Robert Rosen- about the events on Lexington three choreographers whose ity and Representation." This Boston. Mar. 27-Apr. 28. Recep- berg. Through Oct. 22. Green. Ongoing. visions embody the spirited indi- exhibits explores several male tion: Mar. 30, 6-9 p.m. Free vidualism of the American dream. archetypes of the postwar era, admission. Information: 973- Isabella Stewart Ganlne, Museum The Compute, Museum Eliot Feld's Contra Pose is set to Poetry including father-son relationships, 3453. "The Artist and the Artifact: 280 The Fenway, Boston. Open 300 Congress St., Boston. Hours: excerpts from C.P.E. Bach's S~ sexual identities, issues of power A Boston Icon by Boston Artists," Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admis- Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. phonies No.2, 3, and 5. Twyla Women's Studies Around Boston and aggression, and narratives an exhibition of artists' interpreta- sion: $6; $5, students/seniors; (closed Mondays). Admission: $7, Tharp's Waterbaby Bagatelles is Colloquium Room, Bunting Insti- surrounding cultural difference. tions of Boston's Old Colony Rail- $3 youths (ages 12-17), free for $5 for students/seniors, free for set to an inventive mix of music. tute, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. Through Mar. 26. road Bridge. Presented by The members and children under 12; members and children four and Who Cares? is the result of Balan- Mar. 28, 7:30 p.m. Free Admis- Boston Society of Architects, the Wed, $3 for students with current under; half-price, Sun. 3-5 p.m. chine's affinity for American popu- sion. Information: 495-8212. BtomIIeId Gallery exhibition includes the work of 20 10. Information: 566-1401. Information: 423-6758 or 426- lar music: and his particular admi- Readings from "Forbidden Words: 107 South St., 3rd Floor, Boston. Boston artists. "Dennis Miller Bunker and His Cir- 2800 x310. ration of composer George Poems which Explore the Overt Hours: Tue.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.; Sat., cle." This exhibit highlights the Mar. 25, 1-3 p.m.: "Beyond Dial Gershwin. and Hidden Forces of Language in 11 a.m.-5 p.m. All exhibits run- School of the Museum of Fine work of Bunker, an artist at the Tone." Animator Ed Hill will the Lives of Women," by Patricia ning through Apr. 1. Information: Arts forefront of the American Impres- demonstrate how he created the Traxler. 451-3605. "Recent Paintings," by Grossman Gallery, 230 The Fen- sionist movement in the late 19th 3-D animations that take visitors Robert Baart; "Recent Work," by way, Boston. Mar. 29-Apr. 9. century. More than thirty works by "inside a telephone line" and Katy Schneider; and "Weighing Reception: Mar. 28, 5-7 p.m. Free Bunker, inclUding portraits of his explain how different network con- '~omedy the Options," by Susan Gartrell. admission. Information: 369- patrons and innovative land- nections are made-from phone 3718. Annual Student Exhibition: scapes, will be displayed along- and fax calls to e-mail. Staying Boston BIlked 1JHNJte, Exhibits #CaJI Aso Studio A juried exhibition of work in all side works by those whom he Healthy on the "info highway": Dr. 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Gallery Nature & Temptation, 40 media by students of the Museum inspired and influenced and who Bob Kupsc demonstrates from the Somerville. sat. evenings, 10:30 M"Museum St. Stephen Street, Boston. School. Master of Rne Arts Candi- influenced him. Complemented by exhibit's state-of-the-art office p.m. Admission: $10; $5, stu- 265 Massachusetts Ave. Through Mar. 30: Tue.-Sat. 1-8 dates: selected works by recipi- an exhibit at the Museum of Rne area how the increasing use of dents. Information: 396-2470. Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m. Information: ents of Master of Fine Arts Arts. Through June 4. computers can impact your The improvisational comedy group Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free to mem- 247-1719. "Turkish Objects of Degrees, 1994-1995. The museum, itself an example of health. He shows visitors how to GUilty Children performs weekly on bers of the Mil community, Art" Exhibition of art pieces, silver 15th-century Venentian palaces, adjust the chair, keyboard, moni- the stage. seniors, and children under 12. jewelry, textiles and gift items. Institute of Progressive Art houses more than 2,000 arts tor, desk and light to create a For all others there is a requested 354 Congress St., Boston. Hours: objects, including works by Rem- healthier computing environment mprovIIOston donation of $3. Information: 253- French Ubtaty /WI Cultural Cente, Thu.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. Information: brandt, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, and answer their questions. Inman Square Theater (formerly 4444. 53 Marlborough St., Boston. 536-5771. "Shadow Lands: by and Matisse. Ongoing. The Computer Museum has con- Back Alley Theater), 1253 Cam- "Holography: Artists and Inven- Hours: Tue., 12 noon-8 p.m.; Phoebe Helman, 1991-93. Mar. verted some exhibits to Spanish. bridge St., Cambridge. Ongoing: tors." The Museum of Holography Wed.-Thu., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.- 25-May 5; opening reception held Museum of Ou, Nat/onsl Heritage They include "Spend a Million Dol- Jhu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 Moves to MIl. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p:m. Information: Sat., Mar. 25, ~9 p.m. 33 Marrett Rd., Lexington. Admis- lars: "Eliza: "Just How Fast Are p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Admission: "Light Sculptures by Bill Parker 266-4351. sion and parking for the museum Computers?", "Outline and Orga- $10; $5, students (Thu.). $12; '74." Vivid interactive light sculp- "Wood Already Touched by Rre is Museum of Rne Arts is free. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 nize," and .Wedding Planner." $10, students/seniors (Fri.-Sat., tures, each with its own personali- Not Hard to Set Alight," an exhibi- 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 noon-5 Call for details. 8 p.m.). $10; $8, students/ ty and set of moods. tion of Haitian metalwork sculp- Information: 267-9300. p.m. Information: 86H5559. "Robots & Other Smart seniors (Sat., 10:30 p.m. and "Math in 3D: Geometric SCUlp- ture and paintings, featuring "Emil Nolde: The Painter's Prints" "'Rxed in Time': Dated Ceramics Machines." See how "smart" Sun., 7 p.m.). Information: 576- tures by Morton G. Bradley Jr." artists Fontenel Point jour, and "Nolde Watercolors in Ameri- of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Cen- robots and computers are in this 1253. The area's longest-standing Colorful revolving sculptures Emmanuel Pierre-eharles, Joseph ca." Emil Nolde, known best for turies." In celebration of their exhibit focusing on artificial intelli- improvisational comedy group (12- based on mathematical formulae. Guignard, and Ayla Gavins. his vibrantly colored oil paintings 60th anniversary, the Boston gence and robotics. Over 25 years old) continues with a new "MathSpace." Hands-on explo- Through Mar. 31. and watercolors, will be the focus China Students' Club presents an hands-on computer stations illus- season, composed of funny, ener- . ration of geometry is the theme as of the first major U.S. show of the exhibtion featuring works from the trate advances in creativity, getic, creative performers who cre- visitors tinker with math play- Boston Public Ubtary artist considered one of the great- members' collections. The ceram- games, problem-solving, and com- ate scenes, dialogue, and charac- things. Ongoing. Copley Square, Boston. Hours: est modern German artists. The ics, 80 items in all, are displayed munication, including a chance to ters on the spot, based entirely on "MIT Hall of Hacks. " Reopening of Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Informa- first ehxibition reveals his print- to give a feeling for their historical meet Robot-in-Residence "R2-D2" audience suggestions. New Show: the exhibition which chronicles tion: 536-5400 x425. making activity through more than context. Through May 14. from the Star Wars movies. Ongo- Most Thursdays are "Theatres- MIl's rich history of wit and wiz- "To Preserve the Union: an exhi- 150 etchings, woodcuts, and lith- "Gathered at the Wall: America ing. ports"; one Thu. each month is ardry, featuring historic pho- bition of books, prints, pho- ographs. The second exhibition is and the Vietnam Veterans Memor- "Tools & Toys: The Amazing Per- "B~ Night". (al&-fe",* show). _ -tographs_ and a fascinating collec- tographs, and military memorabil- made up of Nolde's watercolor ial." This exhibit is designed to sonal Computer." Over 35 interac- tion of artifacts, including props- 'ia- from the BPL's "20th" images of flowers, fantasy por- provide visitors an opportunity to tive stations illustrating many The Comedy ProjM:t used ,in the recent police-car-on- Massachusetts Regiment Civil traits, landscapes, and animal examine the continuing impact of leading-edge applications enable Hong Kong Restaurant, third floor, the-dome hack. Ongoing. War Collection will be displayed. subjects. Through May 7. the Memorial on the generation of you to experience virtual reality, 1236 Massachusetts Ave., Cam- Through Mar. 31. "Dennis Miller Bunker: American Americans who lived through the pilot your own DC-l0 flight simula- bridge. Ongoing: Fri.-sat., 9 p.m. Strobe Alley _ "Places of Remembrance," a exhi- Impressionist." Bunker was one of conflict. More than 1,000 items tor, record music, and do much Admission: $10. Information: 247- Ongoing. Information: 253-4444. bition of 20 hanging banners the most talented young American have been selected to represent more. Ongoing. 1110. "The Bi~ Time Comedy Pro- "Optical Alchemy." Full-color fluo- orginally created by Renate Stih painters of the late 19th century. the diversity of the Vietnam Veter- "The Walk-Through Computer." ject Show"; dinner and dancing rescent photographs of corals and and Frieder Schnack in Bayerische Featuring 50 of his finest works, ans Memorial Collection, and The world's largest and only two- available. Now playing through Apr. anemones by Charles H. Mazel Viertel, as part of their "Memorial this will be the first comprehen- award-winning photographers will story model of a personal comput- 1: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m. "Confessions SM '76, a research engineer in for Jews liVing in Berlin from sive exhibition accompanied by an further enhance the event with pic- er allows you to climb on a giant of a Happily Married Man," a new the Department of Ocean Engi- 1933 to 1945," represent a dark extensive catalogue to examine tures. Through June 4. mouse, operate a larger-than-life romantic comedy starring Chris neering, taken at night during and significant historical period. Bunker's Jife and art. Comple- "The Women They Left Behind." In keyboard, and watch the actual Zito, who examines the plight of underwater dives. Matched pairs Through Apr. 9. mented by an exhibit at the Isabel- this poignant and moving photog- flow of information within the being a young family man in a not- of images offer a comparison la Stewart Gardner Museum. raphy eXhibition, photojournalist machine. Ongoing. family oriented America. between the subject under "nor- Museum of SCience Through June 4. Larry Powell chronicles the experi- "People and Computers: Mile- ma'" reflected-light photography Science Park, Boston. Through "The Renaissance Print: France ence of the women who journey to stones of a Revolution." Travel and under illumination with ultravi- April 1995: shows hourly most and Italy." Largely from the perma- the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to back through computing history olet light. days, call for showtimes. Admis- nent collection, this exhibition pre- pay tribute to loved ones the have via "time tunnels" and trace sion: $7; $5, children sents a provocative dialogue lost. Presented in conjunction with today's personal computers back Hart Nautical Gallery (3-14)/seniors. Combination between French and Italian graph- the "Gathered at the Wall" exhibi- to their giant ancestors of the 55 MaSSachusetts Ave. Ongoing. exhibit/theater tickets available: ic works from the 16th century. In tion. Through June 4. 1940s and 1950s, with the help Kennedy LlbnIty Public Foru1JJ5 "Course 13, 1893-1993: From $11; $8, children/seniors. Infor- France the promotion of Italian "American Diner: Then and Now." of touchscreen video displays and John F. Kennedy Library, Columbia Naval Architecture to Ocean Engi- mation: 723-2500. Through April Renaissance style began not only The most ubiquitous example of interactive computing stations. Point, Boston. Mar. 28, neering." Exhibition includes his- at the Mugar Omni Theater: Africa: by importing artworks by Raphael eateries - rich in the history and Ongoing. 5:30-7:15 p.m. Free Admission. toric photos, models; and comput- The Serengeti (George Casey, and Michelangelo but also such lore of American life - is the Sl» "The Networked Planet: Traveling limited Attendance. Reservations: er graphics and highlights a 1994), narrated by James Earl artists as Rosso and Primaticcio. ject of this interactive exhibit. the Information Highway." In one 929-4571. Information: 929- sampling of current research Jones. "Psychology: Understand- Through June 25. Through photographs, works of art, hour, visitors learn how vast 4554. The Cartoonist's Perspec- including that performed by the ing Ourselves, Understanding "The Taste for Luxury: English Fur- and diner artifacts presents the "invisible" networks move and tive: Political Satire in a Somber departmeRt for Bill Koch's '62 Each Other." This new minds-on niture, Silver, and Ceramics 1690- impact these roadside fixtures manage the flow of information Age with cartoonists Jeff Danziger successful America's Cup cam- exhibit about everyday psychologi- 1790." This exhibition explores have had on the landscape and the and dollars all over the world. An (The Christian Science Monitor), paign with America3. cal processes allows visitors to the influences of stylistic develop- American psyche. Through July 30. animated ride down a phone line Mike Peters (The Dayton Daily "Permanent Exhibition of Ship "race" toward a lower stress level, ments in the decorative arts "Marble Dust and Magic Lakes: shows visitors what the informa- News), and Paul Slep (The Boston Models." Models which illustrate spin "faces" to explore emotions, throughout the 18th century and American Sandpaper Paintings tion highway looks like on the Globe), and satirist Dick Ravin. the evolution of ship design from and examine language and examines stylistic parallels among from the Collection of Randall and inside. Ongoing. Events

G,eate, Boston Antique & Col- lectible Toy Show . Holiday Inn, Dedham. Mar. 26, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Admission: $3.50. Information: (508) 379- 9733. There will be two halls filled with toys of yesteryear along with select, recent toys that are rare and collectible. Old, wooden and cast-iron toys, childhood games, character figures and dolls will line up next to outer space toys, radio, TV and movie stars and bat- tery-operated novelties.

CybelSmlth 36 Church St. (Harvard Square), Cambridge. Mar. 31, 12-2 p.m. Admission: $1; all proceeds will be donated to Cambridge Public Schools Computer Programs. Information: 492-5857 or 547- 8588 (tickets). Laurie Anderson presents a sneak preview of "Pup- pet Motel," an original perfor- mance piece on CD-ROM. In the presentation, fans can join, alter, and even record the experience of music, book excerpts, and other "Shadowlands," by Phoebe Helman, Is among the paintings displayed at the Institute of Progressive Art. strange side trips. Page 10 THE TECH March 24, 1995 ~24, 1995 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 11 Reich program entrances audience with hypnotic repetition AN EVENING WRH STEVE REICH The all-Reich program in Kresge Auditori- play with the linear individuality of each echoes spliced Reich's childhood train rides and William L. Abramowitz Lecture Series. um evolved from simple seeds and ended up instrument. The piece expanded upon tradi- the similar train rides taken by Holocaust vic- Featuring such works by Steve Reich as Dif- with something new and unexpected. These tional counterpoint by discriminating gentle tims in Europe. As the speech fragments and ferent Trains, Music for Mallet Instruments musical kernels, sprouting and folding back changes. And the breakout of jazz-like riffs in four quartets took us through "Before the War," Voices and Organ ' upon themselves, were the substance of a the latter half of the piece illustrated Reich's "During the War," and "After the War," voices Kresge Auditorium. musical process that always resulted in won- skill with building his music up from scratch. and images throughout history multiplied. As March 22, 8 p.m. derful, seemingly unintentional by-products. At times mystical, or even magical, soon as the strings mimicked the train whistles, One such discovery was the absolute sen- Reich's music always requires complete con- screaming death, the piece no longer relied on By Craig K. Chang sual~ty in Music for Mallet Instruments, Voic- trol. Professor of Music and Theater Arts the listener to assign private significance to the STAFF REPORTER es, and Organ. Ethereal voices and a haunting Evan Ziporyn, students, and even Reich him- composition. Different Trains invited history to l_ an audience responds with greatest organ gently belJowed couples of chords like self, supplied precision with just the right join its musical center. applause to a piece assembled from the wooing sirens. All along, the timbre of the amount of incisiveness for all of the pieces - This final piece seemed to shed light on the austere sounds of beating wood claves, mallet instruments shifted centers, expanding especially for the final piece of the evening, surprising popularity of Reich's music, which repetition in itself is not what turns listen- into a canon with mere subtleties in shading Different Trains. Using tape looping technolo- kills the notion that the new must be reserved ers off to much minimal music today. In a per- and rhythm. Occasionally, and most favor- gy, performing Different Trains took one step for militantly modernist circles. Even with formance of Steve Reich's Music for Pieces of ably, snippets of tonal music fell out from the beyond the serendipitous evocations of the spare brush strokes of sounds allying with his- Wood on Wednesday night, a limited number apparently droning landscape with the excite- previous works. torical references, Different Trains entranced of bare rhythms permuted the hypnotic land- ment of a secret. Employing pitched samples of old trains, listeners mostly with their own inner selves. scapes of repetition, and proved that good The same describes New York Counter- human voices, and three taped quartets, Differ- Likewise, the success of Wednesday night's minimal music fits together as does a tessella- point, whose mixture of II clarinet and bass ent Trains was rich multimedia, even without a all-Reich program drew from the music's faith tion, smearing time with its lovely intricacies. clarinet players personified Reich's inventive visual aspect. Its freezing repetitions and speech in the audience's capacity for self-revelation.

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If you want to become part of the Archive Team, send electronic mail to [email protected], or stop by our offices on the 4th floor of the Student Center and talk to Jeremy Hylton or Dan Stevenson. ~24, 1995 THE TECH Page 13 Ten Interns Chosen for Technical Policy Program By Trudy UU Kevin A. Agatstein '97, Regina C. the administrator of the program. neers involved in the policy debate." Agatstein said. STAFF REPORTER Cheung '96, Anthony Y. Ku '97, "Politicians don't always under- "The internship in Washington, Ten students have been selected Anand R. Radhakrishnan '%, Gary stand scientists and engineers, and Solid technical backgrounds D.C., is a neat way to get into gov- for the first MIT Washington Intern- M. Rubman '96, Nidhi R. Shah '96, vice versa," said Stewart, who also The program sought out students ernment," said Cheung. "It is some- ship Program. They will spend the Ameet Singh '96, Elizabeth A. serves as both the undergraduate "with solid science and engineering thing I've never done before and I summer working in the nation's Stoehr '96, Cyrus N. Wadia '96, and graduate administrator in the technical backgrounds in terms of think it would be a good way to capital as interns in the field of pub- and Donghoon Yeum '96. Department of Political Science. coursework, a sense of commitment, spend my summer." lic technical policy related to their Together, they span major from "Since the decline of the cold and interest in public policy issues," Stewart said he hopes there wi II majors. biology, chemical engineering, elec- war, there has been less of an obvi- Stewart said. be enough funding to continue the In addition to working this sum- trical engineering and computer sci- ous reason for the government to "The program is a great opportu- program in future years. "I see this r, the interns will attend a policy- ence, and mechanical engineering. support science and engineering," nity to experience political science year as the demonstration project, to mg seminar that will start later The program was started as a Stewart said. "Many emerging tech- in action," said Agatstein, who is show that there is interest in techni- this semester and continue in the response to people's concerns about nological areas run up against gov- minoring in political science. After cal policy and that there are enthusi- fall. Some students will also travel the relationship between technology ernment regulations very fast. A graduating from MIT, he is interest- astic students who want to partic- to Washington during spring break. and government, said Professor of dual literacy is useful; it would be ed in attending law school or enter- ipate," he said. This first group of interns is: Political Science Charles Stewart III, good to have scientists and engi- ing a field involving policy-making, IS Discovers Packet Sniffer in Building 20 By ltung Lu Schiller '79, manager of the campus net- more people start to use the network, more password immediately using a secure pass- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR . work. bad guys show up," Schiller said. word changer, Jackson said. "Whoever Information Systems recently discovered In addition, federal laws protect the pri- Sniffer programs display the contents all knows your username and password is you, )'.that passwords had been compromised vacy of users of wire and electronic commu- packets passing through a particular net- in network terms," he said. resulting from a security breach in the nications, Jackson said. "Individuals who work, regardless of whether they are intend- Generally, students who access only Building 20 computer subnetwork, accord- access electronic files or intercept network ed for that computer. Although sniffer pro- Athena from public workstations are safe ing to Gregory A. Jackson '70, director of communications at MIT or elsewhere with- grams have legitimate uses as diagnostic from sniffers because of Kerberos authenti- academic computing. out appropriate authorization violate Insti- tools, they can be employed for malicious cation and encryption, Hudson said. But An unknown intruder had gained access tute policy and may be subject to criminal activity as well, according to Gregory B. users who access other computer systems to a private workstation and placed a "pack- penalties," he said. Hudson '96, chairman of the Student Infor- via a non-Kerberized telnet leave themselves et sniffing" program on it sometime last fall, @Bodysub:Problem not unique to MIT mation Processing Board. open to sniffing. Jackson said. But it is not clear how long the This particular incident is only one of "What most people sniff for are pass- the sniffer was in place or how many pass- several that have been detected on the MIT words," Hudson said. Users who must send their password over in the network in unencrypted form should • -I words were captured, he said. network. But sniffers are common in many Once an intruder has compromised one JacksoQ said he is not sure how the places, Schiller said. "I expect that just account, he can use it to access copyrighted change their passwords immediately after- intruder gained access to the workstation, about every open network in a medium-to- software, impersonate the owner of the wards using a secure password changer, but it "almost cert,ainly involves inadequate large institution has sniffers on it," he said. account, or use it to compromise other Jackson said. security on the part of the workstation man- Schiller believes that the increasing inci- accounts according to Hudson. "Never, never give your password to ager." dence of electronic crime may be due to the anyone," Jackson said. Think before sending Sniffing for passwords on the network is rapid growth of the Internet. "The 'crimi- Protect your passwords your identity across the network, or using a violation of the general principles of nals' are getting better tools like sniffers and Users who believe their passwords have software from strangers, or otherwise giving responsible use, according to Jeffrey I. there are numerically more of them .... As been compromised are urged to change their people a chance to become you." Many Programs sua NSF Funding Continues to Enjoy ~nsupported on SGIs Support as Other Funds Decline

:"'SGI, from Page . "The SGfs are fundamentally dif- UROP, from Page 1 ..grams, NSF funding is "faring a lit- funded by the NSF every term. ferent from other Athena worksta- tle bit better and enjoys fairly good Another issue that was raised in and simulations, are in an experi- tions not only in their graphical and further one's education" and that support among key House mem- the meetings on Tuesday was finan- mental state as Athena workstations, video capabilities but in the these students are being funded bers," Smith said. cial aid "and the possibility that the Jackson said. "This means that we "reliance on their standard operating with federal research money, Smith NSF funding has seen "steady in-school interest subsidy on loans haven't finished installing all the systems and user interface rather said. increases over the years," but it is would be eliminated," Smith said. commercial binaries on them," he than the Athena user interface," says "I think we really did have an unlikely that the program is "going "One nice thing about having said. - . Jackson. 'impact," Leotta said. "We had noth- to get any sort of increase this year," students come down is it gives a dif- The SGI workstations installed "The evidence so far is that peo- ing really to ask for, we weren't he said. ferent perspective of the importance in the Student Center and Building ple like them," Jackson says. "But it there for a specific purpose like last NSF has "been able to dodge the of funding for both education and 66 do not support applications remains to be seen whether further year." bullet this year as we've gone research," Smith said. This perspec- : luding EZ and SAS, he said. development is worthwhile." Should Last year, three MIT students through recisions," Smith said. tive "isn't heard nearly enough in .~We haven't finished compiling Athena decide to adopt the SGIs, met with congressional aides to talk According to Debbie H. Shoap, a Washington, whether on financial and debugging all the programs that they will be in a "fully implemented more specifically about concerns staff associate in the UROP Office, aid, research, or other higher educa- run on the typical Athena w~rksta- and supported state," according to regarding the federal regulation that about 10 to 15 UROP students are tion issues," he said. tion," Jackson said. Programs and Jackson. It is intended, however, that. applied overhead costs to UROP ervices available on Athena work- a multi-platform public environment salaries, Smith said. stations always vary from platform be maintained in either case to platform. "We expect most of the Problems with the SGI worksta- Meeting with aides, 'representative missing programs on SGls to appear tions can be sent to bug- The students had six meetings by the time we deploy significant [email protected]. General comments before attending the NSF exhibition numbers of them, if indeed we do may be sent to [email protected] or in the evening. The first five meet- ings were with legislative aides to Top Software this," Jackson said. [email protected]. Massachusetts' congressmen, and the sixth meeting was with Boehlert. "We would tell them what we're doing - the research I'm doing and Applications Up . how I think it works in the grand Engineers scheme ofthings," Leotta said . "The best interview was with We are a high-end financial products developer [the aide from] Senator [Edward .For Class of 1999 and premier consultancy in business for 11 M.rKennedy's office, we had a Admit, from Page I good exchange of information," years. We seek top software engineers and Leotta said. However, at [Sen. John project leaders to work. on our sophisticated new performance of our women students at MIT," Birgeneau wrote. P.] Kerry's office, the aides" miled Although studies have shown that MIT women perform as well as at you ... I just didn't think they money management based compliance product MIT men, in terms of grades, "MIT is still not as easily thought of as were really listening to us," he said. inclUding client server, ORacle, Sybase, a potential college for women," Birgeneau said. Smith wanted the students to "Engineering as a profession has a lower percentage of women meet with Boehlert "to show Pow:erBuilder, c++, Windows, and expert system than any other, and we think MIT women can change that," Johnson research and education do not have technologies. said. . to be separated." The group wanted to "make MIT Profile of admitted applicants be an example and show that the The setting is: bright people, high challenge, The applicant pool increased by 816 students to a total of 7,955 this way we spawn teacher-student rela- high expectaion, and high reward. You must year. The increase, combined with 32 fewer acceptances, led to an tionships, establish that link, is by overall acceptance rate of 26 percent, down from 30 percent last year. UROP," Leotta said. However, have a CS.or related degree. Database The academic quality of the admitted students remains compara- Boehlert saw MIT as an exception. experience preferred. Send or fax your ble to last year. While the mean SAT math score is up four points to "He doesn't think UROP could be resume to: 747 out of 800, the mean SAT verbal score dropped two points to 649 applied to other schools." out of 800. At the exhibition, the students Charles River Development 89 percent of the accepted students are in top five percent of their talked with the head of NSF. Only high school class, the same percentage as last year. 38 percent of two other universities, Columbia 10 Cedar 51. them are valedictorians, only one percent lower than last year. University and Williams College, The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is numbered about the 20 groups that Woburn, MA 01801 the intended academic home of 19 percent of the admitted students. had exhibits, Leotta said. Fax 617-938-9160 Last year 17 percent of the admitted students intended to major in EECS. SF funding faring well

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SHARON N. YOUNG PONG-THE TECH 'MIT Against the Contract' reads a banner directed towards passing cars on Massachusetts Avenue. The banner was carried by a student taking part In the protest tudents Strongly Support Current Grading System dates. both electronically and on paper For the Class of 1997, Pardis C .. ballot for one day after spring The grading referendum was Sabeti '97 ran for president, Charles break," Sankaran said. Breakdown of votes for UA dded to the ballot to provide stu- I. Morton IV '97 for vice president, "This is a human error that '-~ input to the Committee on Aca- Richard B. Coelho '97 and Sean A. shouldn't have been made. We will ~ Performance, which is con- Levin '97 for publicity chairs, and also try to reach some kind of com- president and vice-president sidering a chance to the grading Leah M. Lieber '97 and Lily J. Koo promise," Sankaran said. policy. '97 for social chairs. John Gavenonis '98 won as the our grading options were pre- All positions were uncontested, class treasurer in an uncontested ~ .on the referendum: but the UAC still has to count all of race. - A, A-, B+, B, B-, the ballots to make sure that a write- The elections were conducted C+, C, C-, 0+, 0, F in candidate did not receive enough with preferential voting. One could - A, AB, B, BC, C, CD, 0, F votes to win. rank as many candidates as he felt -A, B,C, 0, F After the third round of preferen- were qualified for the position. If no (the current system) tial balloting, Oedric A. Carter '98 candidate wins a majority after all - completely pass/fail was elected president of the Class of of the first-rank votes are counted, Students noted their approval or 1998. Carter received 42 percent of the candidate with the fewest votes isapproval of each option. The CUT- the first round votes. is eliminated. ent grading scheme was the most An error in the ballot preparation The votes of the eliminated can- lar, with 899 approvals, yvhile left vice presidential candidate John didate are redistributed to the sec- nly 7 students found it unaccept- DiBacco '98 off of the ballot. ond-rank candidate on the ballot. ble. "This is very unfair to John. We The redistribution continues until a T~ pass/fail oP.tio.E~eived the will see what he thinks about a re- single candidate has a majority of c'o'nd highest number of race which wiJJ probably take place the ballotS. .' pprovals, though it was still much wer than that of the current sys- Candidates for UAP & UAVP Votes em: 194 students approved and 631 isapproved. Carrie R. Muh '96 & Erik S. Balsley '96 665 The two intermediate grading Sheldon W. Myrie '95 & Jennifer K. Johnson '98 342 schemes received similarly low John S. Hollywood '96 & Jennifer A. Pinson '98 278 votes of approval, abolJt 135 votes. No vote 304 But the plus-minus system collected SOURCE: VA Election Commission 848 votes of disapproval, compared to the A, AB, etc. system's 673 GARLEN C. LEUNG-THE TECH

dent voices really spoke out . bout the pressures in MIT," ankaran s&id. "I really hope'the culty take student opinio'n into count. It will be a pity if the esults are ignored because they rep- Breakfast esent the feelings of such a large roup of people." "I hope the administration real- zes that students will turn up to ive opinions when they are given Brunch he chance," Muh said. The results have already been resented to the CAP, Sankaran aid. They will also be shared with he Chair of the Faculty Robert L. Deli affe.

:ss council elections Many class council positions ere either uncontested or had no Late Night fficial candidates. Although these allots have not yet been counted, it s possible for a write-in candidate Q receive over 10 percent of the' ote and win the election. Eatery If there is still not a winner, the lass council will appoint Mudents o these positions, except 'for the raduating senior class positions hi~h will be appointed by alumni. Caterer the Class of 1995 elections, ice presidential write-in candidate (OK, so we'll work on the catering) my K. Koo '95 won with 39 out of he 271 votes. Ranjini Srikantiah JUAN P. VERNON-THE TECH Now there's proof. For everything from Eggs Benedict and 95 won uncontested in the race for Erik S. Balsley '96 and Carrie S. Muh '96 are the newly-elected ecretary. No candidates were on Undergraduate Association Vice President and President following Fresh Grilled Salmon to Boursin Burgers and campus-wlde election. Muh and Balsley won about 40 killer Chocolate Mousse Pie, Cambridge sal he ballot for president, treasurer, Wednesday'. ~nt of the vote. Chronicle readers rate the S&S the most best embers-at-Iarge, and class agent. r In a close race, Matthew 1. Tum- place in all of Cambridge. Now, where are you r '96 was elected junior class presi- going to do better than that? Restaurant ent with 172 votes. Surekha Call The Tech News Hotline! A Great Find Since 1919 ajjhala '96 lost the election with 63 votes. Forty-three juniors Catering • Deli • Restaurant • Function Room ined in this race. The remain- x3-1541 1334 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, Tel. (617) 354-077.7 itions had no official candi- ~----S-PO-R-T-----~Page 16 THE TECH March 24, 1995 Volleyball Club Slams Gordon Volleyball Team / Loses to Harvard In Three Straight Matches - By Daniel Wang By Gene Van Buren .lineup, IVC had a fresh team pre- weaker mix of MIT players fro the SPORTS EDITOR TEAM MEMBER pared to play in the second game. first two games. The lack 0 ~ The men's varsity volleyball team completed its season finale The intercollegiate volleyball Upon taking a quick side-out, Evan showed as Gordon took an, rly Tuesday with a hard-fought 3-0 loss at home to Harvard University. club downed Gordon College in Sherbrooke G stepped up to the ser- lead. But the Engineers kept at their \ The loss left the Engineers with a disappointing I-I? record for the three straight games on Tuesday, vice line and ran off 10 unanswered own game and cut down on their season. keeping up the momentum from points. Gordon then managed to own errors to get back into the lead. Quick service changes seemed to characterize the opening game. their win at the NECVL Open a avoid the bagel by scrounging out It was simply a matter of time for In the beginning, the Crimson moved out to a 4-2 lead, but the Engi- week ago. four points of its own. the club, which won the third game 15-9. neers were able to come back, and later tQ<)kthe fore, 7-6. .They hope to repeat the perfor- By this point, Kent Sorenson G The team had no problems hang- Harvard soon regained the lead, and the closest MIT came was a mance when they face Wentworth had rotated to the front row and ing onto its number one divisional 10-9 deficit. From that point Harvard gradually inched towards win- Institute of Technology in a home powered the club through five more ranking as they kept its undefeated ning the game. The Engineers, made a determined comeback attempt, match next Monday. points during the serve of Amy record unbroken after the Gordon fueled by emphatic support from teammates on the bench. Unfortu- Smith G. The second game ended CoJlege match. The team from MIT nately, the effort was not enough to keep the adversaries from captur- IVC did not bring its full lineup quickly for MIT, winning 15-4 in simply forced too many errors from ing the first game, 15-1 I. to the match and began the first only one half of a full rotation. David Lehman '97 opened the second game with a service win- game with a mix of first and second their opponents and rarely let them ner, and helped MIT jump to a 3-0 lead. The scoring seemed to end string players. After an awkward The third game saw a slightly into the match. h , there, and moved ahead to a 7-3 advantage before the Engineers opening, MIT soon got fired up. Led would score again. From there, Harvard slowly added points, leading by an unstoppable middle attack to the 15-6 end result in the game. which included five straight-down In the final game, Harvard never seemed to allow the Engineers kills from Gunter Niemeyer G and .UPCOMING HOME EVENTS many opportunities to score. Whenever MIT had the service, the Har- an out-of-nowhere back slide from vard offense often came up with big plays. That way, Harvard players AJ. McFarland G, the team took off Monday, March 27 quickly regained most of the services they had lost. As a result, the to an overpowering 15-4 first game Intercollegiate Volleyball vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology, Crimson took the third game, and the match, 15-5. Win. 7p.m. On the offense, Leandro Burnes '98 led the team with eight kills After a significant change in on 18 attempts, followed by Bob Moser '96, who completed six. Set- 7}-~ ter Kendric Leung '98 provided 22 assists. Celtics Retire Lewis's 32, And Jordan I Should Take Back Old Number 23 -~-f'1 r-*---*j)---~j-'Column by Bo Light other top minor league, under the NBA Insights and Brian Petersen premise that teams with IHL affili- It's official now: Michael Jordan SPORTS COLUMNISTS ates could move their affiliation to is back. His Airness made his much Although most of the campus is AHL cities. anticipated, albeit unspectacular, heading to parts unknown for Even if this story is true (and the return to basketball last Sunday in Spring Break, the sports world NHL has denied it), it is ridiculous. the Bulls' overtime loss to the Pac- Larry1s Chinese The IHL is the premier minor hock- ers. One thing we noticed wh~. never rests. We EVERYrIUNG at EA Sports ey league in America, and is cer- watching Sunday's game wa~; . ABOUT offer our first tainly better for developing top he is showing the effects of playing Restaurant SPORTS official col~mn prospects. Some NHL managers baseball: Jordan's shooting percent- 302 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge of the spnng, have complained that it is too diffi- age (25%) was just slightly abo e which began on Monday, for use as cult to develop young players his batting average. Michael, ditc Orders to go, or dining in light reading on your flight to some- against the more seasoned and number 4.5 and pull 23 down from FREE DEUVERYTO THE M.lT. CAMPUS - $10 MINIMUM place warm. intense competition in the IHL, but the rafters. one would think they would prefer The other big news grabbing the Luncheon Specials served daily, 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., starting at $2.95 O.J. 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We are not Monday - Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. said he felt great when questioned. of our loyal readers have written to taking any stance on the issue 0 ber, Friday - Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. We think we know why Kato us over the past few weeks asking than this: Whether or not h", ;" Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. was nervous. The official EA Sports who we thought deserves to be con- coke, let the guy rest in peace. opinion is that Kato Kaelin mur- sidered EA Sports All-Americans. If he did do coke, the Celtics are dered Nicole Brown Simpson and After some arguing and bickering furthering a double standard in the Ronald Goldman. What was his and a trade involving a Hershel sports world. If Lewis is guilty, • motive, you may ask? Kato was Walker football card for Troy Aik- retire his number at the same time ------BOSTON OJ.'s lover - why else would he man, Emmit Smith, and the cards of somebody like Pete Rose is banned UNIVERSITY be allowed to stay there rent-free? nine other Cowboy draft picks, we from Cooperstown for gambling? - and grew insanely jealous when finally reached agreement on who Remember, drug abuse is banned by it appeared O.J. and Nicole were we believe is worthy of recognition. the NBA, just like gambling is headed for a reconciliation. Forwards: Kurt Thomas, Texas banned in baseball. Personally, we It was easy for Kaelin to frame Christian, and Ed O'Bannon, would like to see both athletes get Simpson by planting bloody imple- UCLA. Center: Joe Smith, Mary- the recognition they deserve for out- ments throughout the estate, and he land. Guards: Shawn Respert, standing careers. On the other hand, completely avoided suspicion by Michigan State, and Randolph Chil- the sports world should not be hypo- readily "cooperating" with police. dress, Wake Forest. critical by honoring one and not the Still looking for the murder weapon, other. Thomas, perhaps the most boys? Check the guest house. underrated and unheard of player in Trivia Question <:;, the country, gets ~he nod at forward On The Ice With replacement basebal1 likely over the likes of Corliss to be coming to a park near you all The NHL season is now two Williamson, Jerry Stackhouse, and season, this might be as good a year months old, and, as we predicted Gary Trent. This season the TCU as any for the Red Sox to win it all. early on, the cream is rising to the senior became only the third player What was the last year the Sox won 1 top. Lesser teams that were at the ever to lead the nation both in scor- the World Series? For easy bonus top of their divisions in January and ing and rebounding (Xavier 12 points, name all the major league February are heading for the cellars, McDaniel and Hank Gathers were teams that have gone longer than as the rust comes off the sticks of the others). Choosing Respert, Boston without winning the World I 9 9 5 top teams, such as Calgary and O'Bannon, and Smith were no- Philadelphia. The biggest turn- Series. Send answers, comments, brainers. around in the past month has got to and copies of the Donald Fehr Fan - . , r------.------~------~ be the Washington Capitals, who Childress narrowly beat out Club newsletter to easports@the- have climbed eight places in the Damon Stoudamire, who is definite- tech. t: Yes! Send me a free copy of the Boston University Summer Term Eastern Conference standings since ly the best point guard in the coun- Answer to last week's questlts '95 Bulletin. the arrival of goalie Jim Carey. try, and Kerry Kittles, who was our Michael Jordan's top scoring perfor- election for Big East Player of the mance came March 28, 1990, when NAME In administrative news, rumors abound of a growing anti-IHL senti- Year. If you need proof that Chil- His Airness lit up Cleveland for 69 ADDRESS ment among top NHL brass. Most dress is better than these guys, points. Correct answers were sent in watch replays of the entire ACC PHONE of these rumors stem from the huge by Hareendra Yalamanchili '97, t surge in the popularity of the IHL Tournament. Childress broke a tour- Josh Katseff '97 (who also sent us CTTY. STATE. 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