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I Ilu-·a---·-·l _I - _ Please 11 deadline passes I 107 have not attemptedd to complete requirement By Earl C. Yen course such as Introductory Digi- tion Margaret L. A. MacVicar One hundred and seven seniors tal Systerns Laboratory (6.111), '65. have still made no attempt to sat- Measurement and Instrumenta- MacVicar said she was "rather isfy Phase II of the Institute tion (2.671), or Unified Engineer- astonished that so many students Writing Requirement, said Bon- ing (16.003/16.004). waited to the last minute" to nie J. Walters, coordinator of the The 107 seniors are those who meet the requirement. Some stu- 3 writing requirement, yesterday have not submitted a paper, are dents may have "misjudged the morning. not currently enrolled in a Phase difficulty of completing the re- la~B~id~I~ I Sunday night was the deadline [I-related course, and have not quirement." Other seniors may for seniors intending to graduate been accepted into the Course have been busy with their theses, f " __ in June to submit a preliminary VI-A graduate program. The she observed. ten-page paper to the Writing Re- Writing Requirement Office will MIT has made a sufficient ef- quirement Committee. Seniors not know how many of the 107 fort to inform seniors of the re- who want to graduate. in June seniors will not graduate until quirement, she said. Students can now meet the requirement after the March 6 add date. have been aware of the writing only by enrolling before March 6 The Class of 1987 is the first to requirement since taking the in: be subject to the Institute Writing freshman essay during their first * Scientific and Engineering Requirement, which affects all week at MIT. Also, the Commit- Lisette W. LambregtslThe Tech Writing (21.780) or Workshop in undergraduates entering MIT tee on Academic Performance Rock & roll . e. Members of the band Back Bay Project Writing for Science and Engl- since the fall of 1983. and the various departments have jam during round three of the Battle of the Bands last neering: English as a Second The Writing Requirement Of- reminded students to complete Thursday. The action continues this Thursday at 9 pm Language (21.339); or fice received 212 papers from the requirement, she said. in Lobdell. A cooperative writing Thursday until the Sunday night MIT will not consider excep- deadline, Walters said. The office tions to the requirement before received significantly more papers June, MacVicar said. "Our first Pro es::t Daedalus sets re:ords than Walters expected. 'The situ- obligation is to people who have ation is a lot better than I pre- completed the requirement." By Jeff Gealow Tremml kept the Eagle aloft programmer for Fidelity Invest- dicted a week ago," she said. The administration has not yet for over two hours until both his ments in Boston, set three world Project Daedalus, the MIT hu- In addition, 24 students have decided how to deal with stu- man powered flight program, is feet disengaged from the records- for female pilots: closed pedal not completed Phase I of the re- dents who will not graduate in preparing to recreate the flight of shafts, forcing him to land, course distance - 9.6 miles; straight distance - 4.25 miles; quirement, Walters said. Phase I June, she said. In the past, a stu- the Greek mythological character Langford said. The problem with is most often satisfied with the dent who did not finish an Insti- Daedalus this spring. Prospects the pedals has been fixed, he add- and duration - 37 minutes, 52 seconds. freshman essay examination or a tute requirement would not grad- are good that the team will be ed. - five-page paper from any MIT uate and would fulfill the able to complete the 69 mile He also experienced problems Both McCallin and Tremml were selected for their experience subject. requirement either in the summer human-powered flight from Crete with the water supply system. But the number of students or in the fall. to the mainland of Greece, ac- The plane carried two liters of as fixed wing and glider pilots, and the physical endurance they who have not passed Phase I has But MIT may consider "inno- cording to John S. Langford G, water, but Tremml was only able "nothing of the seriousness of the vative and compassionate" ways Project Daedalus program man- to drink about a cup and a half have developed as runners and amateur.triathletes,,_according to Phase II problem - Phase l1 is of allowing students to satisfy the ager. because of a jammed valve. clearly the worse situation," said requirement in order to "keep to (Please The team has been conducting Lois McCallin, 29, a computer turnato page 2) Dean fori Undergraduate Educa- (Please turn to page 2) _ tests with the Michelob Light Ea- gle, a prototype for its second plane, the Daedalus, which will IMIT depends on federal make the flight from Crete to Greece. The Eagle was the air- and industriial funding craft which set four world re- By Robert E. Potter II technology. The panel's call for cords for human-powered flight MIT is heavily dependent upon $50 million to train experts in the January 21 and 22 at Edwards federal and industry support for field is motivated by fears about Air Force Base in California. both its research and professors, Japanese competition. James D. Should the Daedalus be suc- according to Kenneth A. Smith Meindl, provost at Renselaer cessful, it would smash the Eag- '58, associate provost and vice Polytechnic Institute and a mem- le's distance record for human- president for research. Last year, ber of the panel said, "There was powered flight. the federal government alone no question that the semiconduc- Glenn Tremml, 26, a Universi- provided $201 million of MIT's tor industry had problems and ty of Connecticut medical stu- total research grants of-$256 mil- that US leadership was eroding. dent, flew the Eagle to set a new lion, making the Institute second It was plain to everyone." world record for closed course in federal aid to Johns Hopkins While federal and industry distance - 36.4 miles. The pre- University. funding is presently available, the vious mark had been held by Project Uaeaalus Smith said that the chief Institute wants to secure indepen- Bryan Allen, who crossed 22 The Mlchelob Light Eagle on a test flight at Edwards Air sources of federal monies were, in dent sources of support to ensure miles over the English Channel in Force Base in California. order, a stable flow of funds. President 1979. the Department of Energy, the National Institute of Health, Paul E. Gray '54 said the Insti- the Department of Defense, and tute seeks to raise $550 million 6all11ard discusses search for Titanic the National Science Foundation. for its endowment. The distribution of federal funds MIT's drive is part of a general By Catherine Su quium Committee's Image Mak- failed to find the ship using tradi- to the various schools is about 30 trend among US colleges and universities to add to their re- Robert D. Ballard, head of the ing Collquium. tional sonar mathods. They spent percent to engineering, 35 per- sources. deep submergence laboratory at Ballard, a specialist on the large amounts of money install- cent to science, and 30 percent to the Woods Hole Oceanographic mid-ocean range, was a member ing global position satellites and interdisciplinary programns, Smith The Chronicle of Higher Edu- Institution, discussed the role of of the team that located the 16 acoustic transponders. The continued. cation reported that Duke Uni- scientists dragged their vehicle versity was promised $20 million optical scanning ill the search for wreckage of the. ship that sank 75 The University of Wisconsin, the Titanic on Tuesday at Kresge years ago. The new imaging tech- along over 80 percent of a 130 for twenty endowed professor- Cornell, and Stanford are the ships. This donation is one indi- Auditorium. Ballard was speak- nology described by Ballard square nautical mile area, Ballard universities which receive the next explained. But they could not lo- cation of the 27 percent increase ing on "Deep Sea Exploration made the feat possible after only three highest amounts of federal and its Role in Science and Soci- five days of searching. cate the Titanic, and after six in total gifts to colleges and uni- support. versities in fiscal 1986. The ety" as part of the MIT Collo- A team of French scientists had weeks of searching, the team con- sidered doubling the search area. MIT brings in the most from Chronicle also said that the uni- 1E The new optical scanning tech- industry, Smith said. Georgia versities averaged a 26.1 percent nique used by Ballard's group Tech, Penn State, Cornell, and return on their investments. permits areas to be examined Carnegie-Melion were next high- 7. quickly and makes detail more est in this category. readily apparent, he said. Sonar MIT, in the years since World requires that a target be carefully War Il. has depended for its studied to overcome the effects of funds primarily on "soft" money, British -bands play the ttl topographical shadowing. Also, as opposed to 'hard" money. debris not detected by sonar can Soft money consists of individual Spit in Boston. Page 9. be resolved with visual imaging. donations and grants, as well as Because of a debris field around payments for research. Hard- MIT Community Players the ship, the optical imaging money comes from MIT-owned present The, Lady's Not ,7 method raises the probability of sources, such as tuition and in- for Burning at Kresge locating the ship. vestments. The search group used an Little Theatre. Page 9. un- Despite overall federal cut- manned imaging studio that backs to education, research filmed the ocean floor from a grants are still available. A Pen- Holography discussed height of between 30 and 35 feet tagon panel recently suggested at MIT Image Makers using a film speed of Zev Waldman/The Tech 200,000 the establishment of eight univer- Colloquium. Page 12. Robert D. Ballard describes the search for the Titanic. (Pease turn to page 12) sity centers for semiconductor 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- I1 _e PAGE 2 The Tech TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987 - -e~L·~b.~e-d l~k·b~lB·BLMB~B~ wl~ WWriting requirement deadline passes (Continued from page 1) the letter and spirit of the re- --·------·rr I --·---- quirement and to avoid imposing harsh financial inconveniences" on students, MacVicar said. One idea is to allow students to Raplan'S GM6AT send in papers during the sum- mer and to charge students only a small processing fee. Another Stoinar is Open possibility would be allowing stu- dents to take a writing course at another school. MIacVicar for business. stressed, however, that the CAP Fyour business brain needs to get down to has made no decisions on how to business before the CYMATI rTolls around, we want accommodate students who do to see you at our ftee A Infonnrmation Seminar. not graduate in June. Youll Ieamn how to select a business school, how There is also a "vast difference to wAte a successful application, and what makes of opinion" among the faculty as a desirable business school candidate. to whether MIT should inform Ater the semninar, you'I take home specially parents of students who will not designed track sheets to help you stay ahead of graduate in June, Mac'icar said. deadlines and on top of every step in the adn-ds- MIT's general policy has been to sions process. communicate only with students, Tom Ccppeto/The Tech CalI to reserve your place. Your career is impor- but "some parents may be sur- 19 minutes to spare . . . John Kramarsky '87 turns in his prised when they find their kids Phase 11paper to Bonnie J. Walters, coordinator of the writ- tant, so make it your business to be there! aren't graduating," she said. ing requirement, at 11:41 prn on Sunday night. Project Daecdalus teamn sets records (Continued from page 1) was concluded in January, and a sponsor for the third phase of a Project DaUedalus press release. the construction and flight of the the project, but has several good Keeping the 88-pound airplane Daedalus aircraft. prospects, Langford said. aloft is equivalent to pedaling a The first phase was sponsored The Project Daedalus Team is bicycle on level ground at a con- by the Smithsonian National Air made up primarily of MIT stu- STANLEY H.KAPLAN EWCAVONALCENTER LTD. stant rate of about 25 miles per and Space Museum and MIT. dents and professors. One of the hour. In flight, the aircraft flies Anheuser-Bush Companies, Inc. project's biggest challenges is to GMAT seminars in all 3 at about 15 miles per hour, 10 sponsored the second phase. maintain its emphasis on student feet above the ground, the release The Project has not yet found involvement, Langford said. Boston-area centers. said. -- - Call for details. The Eagle was designed to have three times the range, 30 661-6955 percent more speed, 50 percent Cambridge more strength and yet require 15 Boston 266-TEST percent less power than the plane Newton 244-2202 used to set the previous world distance record. BQBss89811111WBIC%Bslpoll Project Daedalus is organized i into three phases: a feasibility CONTIUOUUSNEWS SERVICE study completed in April 1986, the construction and testing of the Michelob Light Eagle which TO, THE MI TCOMMUNI TY I-- - -I iI s

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----------r-- -- rLa --C·-Cp Ie-er, ----·- ---- --pC--PIP_BB--*_· II R- sU·-~L IMru Shultz meets with Chinese officials USSR makes new. arms proposal The Iranian arms sale continues to dog US Secretary of The Soviet Union has dropped its demand that an State George P. Shultz PhD '49 even though he is halfway I agreement on medium-range missiles in Europe be linked around the world. Shultz, in the middle of a six-day trip to limitations on US "Star Wars" testing. Many NATO CIA, FBDI stratagem for to China, met yesterday with his Chinese counterpart to officials have welcomed the move. Superpower arms nego- ask that China halt its arms shipments to Iran - and was tiators will hold a special meeting in Geneva tomorrow to ransom goes awry likely asked in return to explain the Administration's own discuss it. A report in yesterday's The New York Times said that sale of weapons to that country. Arms-negotiation teams from the United States and the the CIA and FBI planned a hostage rescue attempt, co- At a banquet speech irn Beijing Sunday, Shultz said that Soviet Union began talks in Geneva in a special session ordinated by a group directed by Oliver North. The re- hard work and open, effective channels of communication yesterday to discuss -the new proposal. port said a multi-million dollar ransom was to be paid for are necessary to deal with problems between China and Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle called the Peter Kilburn, held as a hostage in Lebanon. The money the Urnited States. (AP) announcement "a constructive step" that should open the was to be-chemically treated to disintegrate after several way, ultimately, to a treaty. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) days, leaving the kidnappers with a suitcase full of confet- Foreign ministry official reports said he thinks it is possible that an arms-control treaty ti. But according to unnamed sources, the United States will be ratified during the Reagan administration. Lugar bombed Libya as ransom negotiations were under way, Soviets may leave Afghanistan welcomed the Soviet arms proposal, but warned that it and Kilburn was killed several days after the raid. (AP) The Soviet Union has a plan to withdraw all its troops may be aimed at mobilizing European opposition to the from Afghanistan within 22 months, according to an un- US Strategic Defense Initiative. named foreign ministry official in Thailand. Soviet For- Caution about agreeing too quickly to the Soviet pro- Iran and Iraq both claim eign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze told him about it dur- posal came from several quarters before yesterday morn- major victories in war ing a visit to Bangkok, the official said. There is no ing's brief session. Chief US negotiator Max Kampelman Diametrically opposite claims emerged from the Persian confirmation from the Kremlin, but the Soviets have en- said he thought it was "an old proposal rehashed." But it Gulf war on Sunday. Iran claimed its forces captured stra- couraged speculation that they will speed up their an- was a proposal the United States was glad to get, he said. tegic points near the Iraqi city of Basra and killed or nounced plan for pulling out within four years. US officials said that they would insist on parity in the wounded more than 1500 enemy soldiers. Iraq claims that The Soviet Urnion has occupied Afghanistan for the area of short-range missiles and stricter verification if a it completely wiped out the Iranian forces. (AP) past seven years. (AP) treaty is signed. (AP) France fears renewed terrorism . MNlississippi hit by tornado Security is tight along French borders and at Paris air- ports. Following the sentencing Saturday of a convicted The skies over Laurel, MI were sunny yesterday as the iebanese assassin to life imprisonment, the government town began recovering from Sunday's tornado. Governor fears retribution from his terrorist group. George Ibrahim Bill Allain (D) said it looked more like the aftermath of a Abdallah, a self-described "Arab fighter," was found hurricane than a tornado because everything was "flat- 5 Regan resigns; Baker will guilty of complicty in the 1982 murders of Lt. Col. I tened out." The tornado left eight people dead and mil- I? Charles R. Ray, an American military attache and Yacov be new chief of staff lions of dollars in damage in its 20-mile-long, two-mile- I Barsimatov, an Israeli Embassy official. Former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan wide path of destruction. (AP) handed President Reagan a one-sentence resignation on The chief prosecutor in the case had asked for leniency on Abdallah's behalf claiming that a harsh sentence 1II Friday. His resignation follows the Tower commission's e caustic report on White House actions in the Iran-contra would provoke acts of terrorism against French citizens. affair. But Began had considered resigning months ago, IRS annoounces simpler W-4 form But the court headed pleas for a life sentence by the law- Ii President Reagan said. The Internal Revenue Service said Sunday that it will yer representing the United States, which had involved it- Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker began put out a simpler W-4 form next week. There have been self in the case as a civil plaintiff. Parisians interviewed over the weekend said they ex- his duties as the new White House chief of staff yesterday. numerous complaints that the new four-page form, which Accepting the position will mean that he will not run for the IRS released last November, is too complicated. Ei- pected incidents of terrorism to rise, but a majority sup- ported the caurt's decision.,-(AP) I president in 1988, Baker said. (AP) ther version can be usedi but- the move, Duplicated -ine-is more-accurate in nailing down-how much federal income C:ontroversial C:IA nominee backs out tax should be withheld from paychecks, an IRS official said. (AP) Robert Gates, deputy director of the CIA, has request- iI i ed that his nomination to be director of that agency be withdrawn. In a statement yesterday, President Reagan i i agreed that a long confirmation process would hurt the Gasoline prices likely to drop Wellesley loses last theater country and the CIL. White House Chief of Staff How- Oil industry analysts say that gasoline prices ought to The last movie theater in Wellesley has closed its doors I.t ard Baker read Reagan's letter describing Gates as a "re- be headed down again, thanks to cuts in crude oil prices after 65 years. The Wellesley Community Playhouse, a 1' markably talented and dedicated man." The President's worldwide. Some predict that prices will drop about six family theater, showed its final film last night. The theater letter said that Gates will continue as deputy director. cents per gallon in the next few months. (AP) was started by Danish immigrant Adolph Bendsley and in I However, the White House did not announce who will be recent years was run byr his granddaughter, Leslie Spencer. the new nominee for CIA director. Spencer said the theater has been sold to a Boston devel- The withdrawal of the Gates nomination follows last Fallout over Tower report continues oper for conversion to a shopping mall. The last chil- week's critical report by the Tower Commission. President While President Reagan spent the weekend looking over dren's theater party was held yesterday afternoon. (AP) Reagan has yet to respond to that investigation on the the Tower Commission report, members of that panel and II Iran controversy but he is scheduled to make a nationally one former hostage were reviewing his leadership abilities. broadcast speech tomorrow night. Baker acknowledged Former Secretary of State Edmund Muskcie said the that the President was "damaged" by some parts of the Tower Commission was shocked by what the President report. But Baker added that it is "important to observe couldn't remember. The commission was also appalled at he survived." And Baker said he is confident Reagan will RLagan's inability to recall significant details in the Iran- Astros pioneer new "resume his role as a popular and very effective presi- contra affair. Lt. Gen. Brent Scrswcroft agreed that Presi- dent." (AP) dent Reagan had no idea of many of the things he was form of compensation told about in meetings with the Tower review board. The Houston Astros got the relief pitcher they wanted, Scrowcroft added that Reagan was angry about what had but only after coming up with a real sweetener - 37 National Weather Service gone on in the Iran-contra affair. boxes of orange flavored Jell-O. It seems that reliever experiences telemetry error A Lebanon hostage freed last July also questioned the Charlie Kerfeld wanted more than the $110,000 salary the President's credibility. Reverend Lawrence Jenco has said baseball club offered him. Why the Jell-O? Kerfeld says Yesterday morning, a bulletin from the Nationala Weath- he would rather have remained a hostage than to be trad- er Service reported that Illinois had been destroyed by a some unsuspecting reporter or coach can expect to be jig- ed for weapons. The Tower report says Jenco's freedom gling his way out of the stuff later this season. (AP) tornado. The bulletin was intended as a test, but instead came two days after Iran paid for missile parts. However, was sent to hundreds of Midwestern radio and television Jenco said yesterday that he believes President Reagan will stations. Yesterday afternoon, as part of "Tornado Pre- admit the arms deals were a mistake and "move on.' (AP) I paredness Week", a thunderstorm warning was sent for parts of Illinois's Lake and Cook Counties - where sun- _s1a ny skies and 40-degree temperatures prevailed. (AP) | I~~~~( I touch o f winter PI' Tower report in paperback A If you want to know more about the Tower Comnmis- It seems that the nearer we get to spring, the sion's report, you can get a copy of the entire thing at more winter-like our weather becomes. After a little your local bookstore. Bantam Books released it in paper- light snow this morning, our weather will become back yesterday. The book came off the presses just two dry but cold for the rest of the week. At least there Supernsova demonstrates days after the government printing officee produced the should be plenty of March sunshine after today ,I unusual behavior original. (AP) which will make conditions somewhat tolerable. 4 A supernova explosion close to Earth has added a new light to the night sky in the southern hemisphere. As- Tuesday: Some light snow until early afternoon, 1 maybe one-half inch or so. Highs near 30 °F (-1 tronomers estimate that the star is 163,000 light-years Nixon asks United States OC) from Earth. It is the closest and brightest recorded super- 1 for paper compensation Tuesday night: Clearing and cold, low near 20 °E t- 4 nova since 1604. Surprisingly, the star has apparently stopped increasing in brightness, and it seems to be shift- An attorney for former President Richard Nixon ar- 7 -CQ. I- gued in court yesterday that Nixon deserves compensation Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 35 °F (2 °C). i ing its color from blue to red. Astronomers have tenta- V" tively concluded that the explosion is expanding at the for his private papers now held by the National Archives. Thursday: Sunny, high 35-40 IF (2-4 °C). rate of 9300 miles per second, which is an extraordinarily Nixon's lawyer did not say how much money the former Friday: Partly sunny high near 40 °F (4 IC). president is seeking, but sources in the Justice Department high speed for a superonova explosion. Forecast by Chris Davis i:; The recent events are important because they may pro- report that it would be a "windfall." The Department op- L vide answers to major questions about the role of super- poses the unusual demand. Nixon resigned in August 1974 while facing possible Compiled by Robert Adams novas in the development of the universe. (The New York impeachment for his part in the Watergate scandal. (AP) and Niraj Desai Times) I0 ,1 -.,..th . - .7 A--' 1, _ ' - . - r

It_ PAGE 4 The Tech TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987 -- ·- l-s~ 1IdbL ~~eP~P~PL~saRB~~I~d~BM [ o~~(pinion -I "m~~~-----~~0 Editorial -- ·r I IC au - III e Y-a ---· ---- -L I I - MCAl7 should resol ce pornography policy The charges brought against Adam Dershowitz '89 last week for publicly showing a sexually explicit film without prior ap- proval from the Office of the Dean for Student Affairs high- light the problems of the unworkable "MIT Policy on Sexually Explicit Films." Every restriction which the policy imposes on the showing of sexually explicit films is a restriction of students' First Amend- ment rights. People exercising these constitutional rights have always been in conflict with those they offend. The simple fact remains: people who would be offended do not have to attend. Since such showings may be offensive to some members of the MIT community, it would be a matter of good faith for groups such as Lecture Series Committee to notify the commu- nity well in advance of a showing. However, the ODSA still has no business requiring it. Dershowitz now faces the Committee on Discipline. Associ- I ate IDean for Student Affairs James R. Tewhey said he would interpret a finding of innocence by the CODI as a statement about the policy, resulting possibly in its modification or re- moval. The COD should dismiss the charges against DeIrsowitz, and the ODSA should remove its restraints on the ,, - - 4 - I I--CI· I ------I I -- L - -· s showing of any films. Column/Shari L. Jackson Editorial Overcrowvding affects some classes I have been punted from a Imagine having that hanging Seeing, 4.921 Creative Photogra- Al seniors inust class almost every term because over your head! You'd have to phy, and 4.870 Words, Images, of overcrowding. My friends enroll in an extra class at the be- Graphics Tools and Ideas. For a laugh; it's never happened to ginning of the term, and then string of three consecutive nights, finish rcqsrirewe~nt them, but I know I'm not alone. drop either that class -or 21.755 I was subjected to "creativity" At least 30 students were punted depending 'on the write-off. Or tests designed cut each class In the fall of 1983, MIT introduced the Institute Writing Re- from 9.70 Social Psychology Just you could try to start a new class down to 15 to 20 students out of quirement. The requirement was aimed to ensure minimum this term, when Professor Ste- three weeks into the term. the 80 or so who showed up. writing competency among MIT graduates. phan L. Chorover imposed a lim- The Visual Arts department is The Creative Seeing test not Many seniors may not graduate in June because they have it of 75 students in each of two perhaps the most popular of all, only consisted of "Why do you not completed Phase II of the writing requirement. Seniors sections. He used a straight iot- and it seems to have the most re- want to take this class?" types of have known of the requirement for four years and have had tery system, and then added in strictions. Three terms ago, I questions, but also: "Draw a dia- gramn, of you in relation to your opportunities to meet the requirement by submitting papers or any seniors who appealed the re- wanted to take a visual arts class. sult. As a junior needing the class I tried these three: 4.901 Creative (Please turn to page 5) enrolling in writing courses. I~- p~- 9P MIT should stand by its Institute Writing to complete my concentration, I Requirement. The lost out. ability to write is c ED I a basic component of an educated mind and But actually his system was should be expected of all MIT graduates. Allowing wholesale fairer than some others I've run exceptions to this requirement would be unfair to seniors who into. have met the requirement and would also make the require- Ideally, overcrowding should WVO en deserve equal ment meaningless for future classes. be abolished. But in practical Already, the writing requirement has spawned seminars on ternms, such overcrowding is not narmbers on campus; writing and has encouraged professors in science and engineer- always easy to predict. Even To the Editor: entific because it is supported by ing to incorporate writing into their courses. The requirement when it is, budgetary and time The other day I was discussing evidence based on statistical ob- constraints rightfully establishes writing as an integral part of MIT's un- often preclude creat- MIT's admission policies with a servation. What makes it so in- ing more sections dergraduate curriculum. or acquiring friend of mine at Wellesley. I told sidious is that when a man ap- more equipment. sllRlblPIPlllllpa--· rrs----- -- IPI- -C- her that MIT had to lower admis- plies this attitude to a real-life In the cases where overcrowd- sions standards for women in this situation involving a woman, ing r cannot be accommodated, year's freshman class in order to there is nothing she can say to the professor must limit the class balance out the male-female ra- prove him wrong. size. Yet there are no guidelines tio. She was obviously hurt. She may cry and scream, either F. _ l.. as to how this should be done. "That's a chauvinistic thing to openly or in private, but he will Every professor tries to be 'fair," say," she responded. not abandon his beliefs until she Volume 107, Number 8 Tuesday, March 3, 1987 but fairness is subjective. Some- 'It's true, though," I said'. And presents him scientific evidence one always ends up feeling cheat- anyone who has read Arthur that contradicts his beliefs. And Publisher ...... Michael J. Garrison '88 ed, and possibly rightly so. Editor in Chie h i...... Earl C. Yen '88 Hu's column ["Women are fa- in a male-dominated society, he is Last term, I tried to take vored in MIT admission policy," clearly at an advantage when Business Managern...... Mark Kantrowitz '89 21.755 Reading and Writing Managing Editor ...... Ben Z. Stanger '88 Feb. 271 would note that MIT ad- comes to finding evidence in his Short Stories, with Lecturer Ste- mitted 48 percent of the women favor, evidence documented by Production MWanager...... Ezra Peisach '89 ven Strang. He wanted a maxi- who applied but only 24 percent men themselves. mum class size of 24, but there News Editors ...... Mathews M. Cherian '88 of the men who applied. Of the Perhaps I won't convince those were about 40 of us that first day. Andrew L. Fish '89 women admitted, their math of you who hold fast to such be- He decided to use the Registrar's Akbar A. Merchant '89 scores on the Scholastic Aptitude liefs that what you are doing is list to choose students. Anyone Night Editor ...... Halvard K. Birkeland '89 Test averaged 27 points lower wrong. But after living a semes- who had preregistered for the Opinion Editor ...... Sharalee M. Field '89 than the average for men ad- ter at Wellesley, I have seen the Arts Editor ...... Peter E. Dunn G class got in, and anyone who had mitted to MIT. consequences of such actions and Photography Editors ...... David M. Watson '88 registered for it on Registration To a male reader, I have merely even experienced the process in Kyle G. Peltonen '89 Day did not. presented the truth as it is. In reverse: "scientific female chau- Contributing Editors ...... V. Michael Bove G This seemed fair to him. But contrast, if you are a female stu- vinism." Julian West G this system created a class biased Simson L. Garfinkel '87 dent reading the phrase 'Sower A few months ago, I was in- toward freshmen. Freshmen pre- Senior Editors ...... Carl A. LaCombe '86 admissions standards," I volved in a situation where I felt register for fall classes the week Sidhu Banerjee '87 wouldn't be surprised if you the effects of female chauvinism: before Registration Stephen P. Berczuk '87 Day. Upper- stopped reading this letter be- a group of Wellesley students classmen, Andrew S. Gerber '87 on the other hand, cause you were so offended. were harassing me. I tried to tell Indexing Project Representative ...... Sharalee M. Field '89 preregister in May, which is often These words are an unhappy re- them nicely that I didn't appreci- tE too early for them to choose ex- minder of centuries of male chau- ate what they were doing. They FEATURES STAFF actly what they want to z take in vinism continuing even unto this didn't believe I was being serious. V. Michael Bove G, Kevin J. Burns '79, Jim Bredt '82. the fall. day. According to them, I enjoyed ze The Reading and Writing 9 Short Men, especially those of us at their company and seemed to be PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THIS ISSUE Stories sections are often over- MIT, take pride in their ability to having a good time with them. Night Editor: David B. Plass '90 crowded. This term, another in- analyze physical phenomena in a Finally, one of them was Staff: Peter E. Dunn G, Ben Z. Stanger '88, David M. Watson structor, Janette T. Hospital had '88, Halvard K. Birkeland '89, Mark Kantrowitz '89, Ezra Peisach rational, unbiased way. The truth throwing ice cubes at me along to cut people out of her section. '89, Marie E. V. Coppola '90, Shella Farooki '90, Mark virtue is-our ultimate goal. But when we with one of her friends. I She had warned the class from 190. use the same scientific method to grabbed her friend by her sweat- the first day, but it was not until analyze social relationships, we shirt and told -her never to do The Tech I1SSN 0148-96071 is published Tuesdays and Fridays during the academic three weeks into the term that she year (except during MIT vacations), Wednesdays during January. and monthly during often justify racism and chauvin- that again. I had no intention of staged a 4'write-off."- Seniors and the summer for $14.00 per year Third Class by The Tech. 84 Massachusetts Ave. ism. hurting her. I just wanted her to Room W20-483, Cambridge, MA 02139-0901. Third Class postage paid at Boston, juniors could stay, but freshmen MA. Non-Profit Org. Permit No. 59720. POSTMASTER: Please send all address The name I'll give to this atti- know that I was very angry about changes to our mailing address: The Tech, PO Box 29, MIT Branch, Cambridge, MA and sophomores were chosen on -02139-0901. Telephone: (617) 253-1541- Advertising, subscription, and typesetting eude when applied to women is the way I was being harassed and rates the basis of this in-class available. Entire contents Oc 1987 The Tech. The Tech is a member of the writing "scientific chauvinism." It is sci- (Please turn to page 7) Associated Press. Printed by Charles River Publishing, Inc. exercise. L, - DI, a . .I .. . . _·...... I f-:-**-or- 12 '=' .' ,7F,7m:,;u_{ .; ~·~~·~b~L·~s~~l--n ~ ~ _ ~ . __ -4 _ --- rI- TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987 The Tech PAGE 5 is

L I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ opmnon1M~l _ ___ _._ Overcrowving hurts students Wil6-Ab-%WBVP,)wva3asC1 Amw (Continued from page 4) the rest of the punted sopho- By using specific examples, I environment," "Below are three mores received a letter from Pro- wanted to start alerting students circles: spending only 30 seconds fessor Ernest Rabinowicz promis- to the oversubscribed classes. But on each, decorate them any way ing that they would never be a place that is much more appro- you want to," and "List ten of punted from another Course II priate for such information is the your favorite things." class. Nice, although 2.86 seems Course Evaluation Guide. This I eventually got into Creative to be the only Course II dcass term I will spend my "extra" time Seeing off the waiting list, but the that ever has this problem. - I never did find a class to re- incident scared me away from a place 9.70 - working on the Visual Arts concentration, not to Solutions course guide toward that goal. mention a possible major. Science and engineering classes Shari L. Jackson 88, a com- What should be done? First of puter science major, is the adver- are overcrowded, too. I found all, it would be a lot easier on tising accounts manager of The "What'ehissname has announced his candidacy early in order to overcome out the hard way that 6.163 students and professors if there Tech. the name recognition problem..." Strobe Lab posts a sign-up list in were some standardized way to i----l Strobe Alley. You have to sign up decide how to cut down a class a term in advance to get in. The when necessary. One good meth- VWrIBR funding purposely linmted Course Bulletin should mention od would involve a lottery with this, but it only says "Permission preference given to students who To the Editor: WMBR is not quite correct. The Second, the article stated that I of instructor required." Who have a special need to take the I would like to clarify a couple would guess that you have to wait one-fifth figure referred to the pe- said, "funding problems would class (like seniors, or those who of the points presented in the riod when the total cost of the a term to get permission? be alleviated if WMBR were able needed the class to fulfill a re- Feb. 24 article, "WMBR will be- wire was shared by to advertise." This would A requirement in Course II, WMBR and seem to quirement), or who have been gin news program after a long imply that I believe that 2.86 Manufacturing Processes The Tech. Since we were only WNIBR punted from it previously. I'd halt." should be a commercial station. and Systems I,ab, has to punt paying for half of the cost, the just like to see someone looking The statement that the cost of total cost of the AP wire would This is not the case. students each spring. All juniors into the matter. the Associated Press wire service were allowed in, but only some actually be approximately two- Commercial radio stations, in Secondly, students ought to be represented one-fifth of the total order to obtain funding, must of the sophomores, chosen ran- fifths of our annual funding from made aware of which classes are funding supplied by MIT to MIT. domly. constantly struggle to raise their consistently limited in enroll- ratings to gain greater advertising My roommate was one of ment, in ord er to help them in those punted last year; she and support. As a result, most com- planning their schedules. mercial stations gear their pro- gramming towards the lowest Editorials, marked as such and printed in a distinctive format, common denominator of radio are the official opinion of The Tech. They are written by the editori- Professors should participate listeners. al board, which consists of the publisher, editor in chief, managing On the other hand, non- editor, news editors and opinion editors. in 'Teaching on Racism at MVIIT ' commercial stations, such as Columns and editorial cartoons are written by individuals and re- To the Editor: lives, in our classes, and in our WMBR, are free from these con- present the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of the news- future. straints and can provide radio paper. What is racism? Most of us are programming which is unavail- Letters to the Editor are welcome. They must be typed double sensitive to the overt aspects of A series of open community able anywhere else on the dial. I spaced and addressed to The Tech, PO Box 29, MIT Branch, Cam- racism, but racism has a more discussions have been organized would much rather continue bridge MA 02139, or by interdepartmental mail to Room W20483. subtle and insidious side that has by faculty members. Ask your WMBR's tradition of innovative Letters and cartoons must bear the authors' signatures, addresses, penetrated nearly every facet of professors what they have programming than turn it into and phone numbers. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. No letter our society. Together, as a soci- planned for March 4, and en.- "just another commercial sta- or cartoon will be printed anonymously without express prior ap- ety, we need to combat it. courage them to join with you in tiOni. proval of The Tech. The Tech reserves the right to edit or condense Fortunately on March 4, facul- "Teaching on Racism at MIT." letters. We regret we cannot publish all of the letters we receive. ty and students have the opportu- Shawn Mamros '88 Steve D. Penn G ~~~~-~ A _ ,.. .. nity to discuss racism - in our General Manager, W'MBR THE ]MASSACHIUSETTS BETA CHAPTER OF TAU BETA PI WELCO4MES ITS NEWVLY INITIATED M4EM4BERS: Ella Atkins Lily Huang Ibrahim Saad-Kik Paul Beckmann Thomas Humphrey Gail Sadlo Jeffrey Bons David KafFine Michael Saylor Jerrold Boxerman Fady Kamar Ruth Schreibman Gillian Brown Eric Katz Adam Schwartz Kenneth Kharbanda Lenny Sheet t John Bulzacchelli Lawrence Candell Jason Kipnis Bart Showalter Bertha Chang Paohua Kuo Bennett Silverman Yihung Ghee. Mavis Lee John Snyder In Brenda Chin Michelle Lee Howard Stuart Kenneth Chin Steven Leeb Jing-Kai Syz r! 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But WHERE: MEMORIAL That evening, she complained because she wears provocative isn't it about time we give women 50-306, WALKER to the Head of House that I hurt clothing and flirts, just like it was a fair chance in our society? her. The Head of House then my fault for being harassed be- Martin Luther King discusses SPONSORED BY THE GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL told me that I was wrong to use I wore cute pajamas and the issue of reverse discrimina- cause FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 225-6180 violence. I felt that the Head of flirted with the women. tion in Why We Can't Wait as House didn't understand the She is fired when a company such: whole situation, so I called down goes bankrupt because her pres- 'Whenever this issue of com- II------c -- - the group of women who were ence distracts men from their pensatory or preferential treat- harassing me so we could discuss work obligations. Of course, it is ment for the Negro is raised, the issue in front of her. okay for a male manager to flirt somne of our friends recoil in hor- Special Student and Youth Fares to What happened was shocking. with his subordinates, but when ror. The Negro should be granted The Head of House and the stu- women do the same, it is intoler- equality, but he should ask noth- NEUROPE dents continually accused me of able. ing more. On the surface, this | *o~m Negw And onr S~chedutlred Mi~~rlle I l I being violent. The students said When she works as a manager, appears reasonable, but it is not DESTINATIONS . OW RT that they treat their friends the men call her "cutie" and refuse realistic. For it is obvious that if LONDON $189 $375 same way they were treating me. to acknowledge her superiority. a man entered at the starting line PARIS 198 376 They also asked me, "How can She belongs in the home because in a race three hundred years FRANKFURT 210 400 you expect us to be friends with anthropologists have concluded after another man, the Jirst ROME 223 426 you if we've only known you for from their evidence that prehis- would have to perform some im- MILAN 210 40 a few weeks?" toric women survived because the possible feat in order to catch up ZURICH/GENEVA 210 400 men went out to hunt while they with his fellow runner." VIENNA/BUDAPEST 1 210 400 I felt like I scrambled for fruits, nuts, ber- Fares to Athens, Tel Aviv, Prague, Warsaw also available. Atdd It didn't matter that on fares from Boston1, Washington, DC, Chicago, Florida. was being treated like a male ob- ries, and protected their children A very similar situation exists ject rather than human being. I at home. today for women, except they Special Student and Youth Fares to was wrong since I was male. Psy- have barely been given a chance chological tests have proven that When her boyfriend or hus- to start millions of years after I am violent and insensitive so band beats her up, it is her fault men. It's about time we give them SCAN13 Arffines9NA there was nothing I could say in for being concerned about irrele- a head start. n Scheqduled defense of myself. I was the lone vant, petty mnatters. She screams If we men give women a Winter Rates .OW RT male in a female-dominated at him for being insensitive, and chance to prove that -they are just Copenhagen $255 $440 world. he insists that she is getting out as intelligent and capable as men, From Oslo 255 440 440 People spread rumors that I of hand and being irrational, and and if we treat them as human New York Stockholm 255 Helsinki 295 520 might be expelled from Wellesley the argument goes on from there beings just like us, they will for this incident. But nothing and escalates into a major con- prove to do so. This requires that From Copenhagen $260 $415 flict. we men step down from the ped- Chicao Oso 300 5s35 happened. I was lucky. Chicago Stockholm 300 1 535 Months later, I can laugh. I am reminded daily of these estals that we have built out of Laugh because the situation was tragedies in my Wellesley classes, scientific chauvinism and show Some fare restrictions may apply. so absurd. Laugh because noth-, on the bus rides back to Wellesley that we really care about the fate Ask for our special student/youth tours ing like this would ever happen to Friday and Saturday night, while of women whose thou-hts and to the Soviet Union and Poland. talking with friends, and through feelings we have ignored and ridi- For Reservations and Information Call: i me in 20th and 21st century America. But, as a friend at personal experiences of discrimi- culled for ages. We must accept WOPILE WORLD TRAVEL Wellesley pointed out to me, she nation that occur since I'm a mi- them as equal human beings who Serving the Student/Youth Market for more than 16 years! must face up to such discrimina- nority at Wellesley. It shocks- me deserve equal representation -in 17 E. 45th St., New York, IN 100)17 i tion every day in the "real" when I take time out to consider our society. (212) 986-9470 t world. 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At 55 Davis Square just by the Davis Fritz Lang's 'While ctheCity Sleeps" PO>PULAR MUSIC The Harvard Film Archive continues its -Les rives de 1'enceinte" ("Dreams of Square T-stop on the red line. Tele- (1955)is being shown at 8 pm at the Methodist Church, Girls Nigbt Out, with Laprad and Tribe, salute to Soviet film with "The Nut Motherhood"), dance inspired by the m phone: 625-108 1. Flarvard-Epworth at is pre- Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Admis- perform at 9 pin at the Channel, 25 Bread" (1977, Arunas Zhebrunas) state of impending motherhood, 1555 of Movement Cen- THlEATER sion:S2 suggested contribution. Necco Street, Boston. Tickets: S4.50 ad- 7 pm and 'The Unmarked Road" (1985, sen~ted at 2 pm at Joy vanceiSS.S0 day of show. Telephone: Vladimir Popkov) at 9 pmn. At the Car- ter, 536 Mass. Aive. in Central Square. ***CRITIC'S CHOICE** 45 1-1 905. penter Center for the Visual Arts,.24 Tickets: $3. Telephone: 784-2664. The battle oef the sexes becomes a bat- The Brattle presents the original "lttle Quincy St., Cambridge. Tickets: $3, tle over sex in Salem State Theatre's Shop of Horrrs' at 4:30 &10:0 along Telephone: 495-4700. CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC "WildAngels" at 6:00 &9:30. Also RicekBerlin-The Movie and Tbe Wicker production of the classic greek com- with Marelk Zebrowskci, on piano, performs 5 being shown March 6. At 40 Brattle St. Men perform at 8 pm at the Paradise, edy, "Lysistraig,' showing Match 'Ein L~iederabend," an everting of s0ol 1talina Cornedy Worlds by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debus- Mainstage Theatre at 8 pm at the Bos- in Harvard Square. Tickets: S4.75 for 967 Commzonwealth Ave.,Boston. Tele- The M1FA continues its through a. At the works, is performed all'ltaliana" ('Di- sy, and others at 8 pm at Kresge Audito- Lafayette School of Music Concert thedouble bill. Telephone: 876"837. phone: 254-2052. series with "Divorzio of Salem State College, 352 ton University Italian Style," 1962, Pietro Germi) rium as part of the Affiliated Artist Se- Salem. Tickets: 55 general, 13 Ave., Boston. No ad- vorce Street, Hall, 855 Comnm. at 5:30 and 'Mafioso' (1962, Alberlo ries N~o admission charge. Telephone: seniors and children. Tel: 744-3700. mission charge. Telephone: 353-3345. The Harvard Film Archive continues its a Positive, Dr. Black's, Combo, and Lattuada) at 8:00. Tickets: $3 members, 253-2906 or 253-ART S. FILM salute to Soviet film with 'TheMan with Free Time perform at T.T. the Bears, 10 $3.50 non-mnembers. Telephone: 267- theMovie Camera" (1928,Dziag Vertov) Brooklinc Street, Camnbridge. Telephone: 9300, ext. 306. 'Candida," by George Bernard Shaw, is Flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal performs ***CRITIC'S CHOICE*** at 8:00.The film is preceded by a free 492-0082. and Prokofiev a comedy about a very wise and desirable Pe- works by Beach, Teleman, The Harvard Filmn Archive continues lecture at 5:30 by Professor Vladimir Haell as part of the woman surrounded by her husband and Films with Revo- Lauri Anderson's concert on film,, at 3 pm at Symphony its Tuesday series French trieentitled 'DziagVertov arid the 'TheNeighborhoods, The Llamas, Idaho, Wang Celebrity Series. Tickets: $16.50- a very brash young man infatuated with Ophuls' "Lola Monies" (1955) At the Carpenter Center for the 'Home of the Brave," is being shown at Max lution." Alaska, and The C:atalinas perform at S19,50. Telephone: 266-1492. her. At the LyF;c Stage, 54 Charles St., at 5:30 and 8:00. At the Carpenter Visual Arts, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. 6:15, 8:00, and 10:00 at the Somerville Boston, through March S. Call 742-8703 lacks, 952 Massachusetts Ave., Cam- Theatre in Davis Square. Also being Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy Tickets: $3.Telephone: 495-4700. bridge. Telephone: 491-7800. for performance times and ticket prices. St., Cambridge. Tickets: $3. Tele- shown March 7. At 55 Davis Square just The Boston University Chamaber Players by the Davis Square T-stop on the red perform at 3 pm at the Isabella Stewart phone: 495-4700. Film1/Video Foundation be- The Boston The Outlets, The Malweeds, and Joe line. Telephone: 625-1081. Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Bos- The American Repertory Theatre pre- its series Post Wave Canadian Inde- gins Harvard's 590 Teeth of Vengeance per- ton. Admission: $2 suggested contribus- sents the premiere of Ronald Ribman's pendentFeatures with "Low Visibility" off its Mad Love filmt form at the Rat, 528 Comm. Ave. in con- tion. Telephone: 734-1359. -Sweettable at the Richelieu," a play set The Brattle finishes (Patricia Gruben)at 8 pin.At 1126 Boyl- The Boston Film/Video Foundation double Kenmore Square. Telephone: 536-9438. In- in a gracious and elegant European spa series with a Robert Mitchum ston St., Boston. Tickets: $4/S3. tinues its series Post wave Canadian which features a cast of bizarre, touch- bill, Otto Preminger's "Riiver of No Re- kependent Features with 'Scisserel (Pe- The New England Conservatory presents ing, and mysterious characters. Contin- turn' (19541 with Marilyn Monroe at THEATER Buddy System and Look One Look per- ter Mettler) at 8 pm. At 1126 Boylston the Enchanted Circle Series at, 3 pm and March 15. Also being shown 6:05 & 10:O0 and Nicholas Ray's "The St., Boston. Tickets: $4/$3. ues through the 5& Dime, Jimmy form at the Conservatory at the Boston the Honors Woodwind Quintet at 8 pm, Day Room," by Don DeLillo, a Lusty Men" (1952) at 4:00 &7:50. At 40 "ComeBack to is -Thle Jimmy Dean" opes, today at Marriott, Copley Place. Admission: 57, at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., puzzle about two men sharing a Brattle St. in Harvard Square. Tickets'. Dean, Tele- comic the Northeastern University Stu- before !0 pmn, $6 after 10 pmi. Boston. No admission charge. T-ele- hospital room who worry that 'all the S4.75 for the double bill. Tel: 870-6837. 8 pmnat dio Theater, Ell Student Center. Also phone: 236-5800. phone: 262-1120, ext. 257. ward's a stage." Continues through March 6-7, 12-14. Tickets and Informa- March 18. Also being presented is "End tion: 437-2247. LECTURES of the World with Sympossium to Fol- POPULAR MUSIC Ludmilla Lifson and Eida Shlysm on pi- low," by Arthur Kopit, a darkly funny Novelist Susan Minot will give a reading anos, perform music for two pianos by Paul Young performs at the Orpheurn at play about how our nuclear strategy can Gilbert and Suilivan's musical 11clanthe" from her first work, "Monkeys," at 5:30 Arensky, Shostakovichl, Glinka-Lubo- 7:30 pmn. Tickets: $15.85 &S17.85. Tele- to death -a comedy of annihi- is presented at 8:15 pmn at the Lillcoln- at the Boston University School of Nurs- sbutz, Rimnsky-Korsakoff, and others, a-t thrill us POPULAR MUSIC phone: 482 0650. lation where show business contemplates Sudbury Regional High School Audito- ing Curtis Auditorium, 635 Common- 3 pm at the Longy School of Music, One the Big Sleep. Through March 18 at 64 A reggae party with The Gladiators, The rium. Continues through March 7. Tick- vwealth Ave., Boston. N~oadmission Follen St., Cambridge. No admission Brattle Street in Cambridge. Tickets: Ethiopian, anid The I-Tones is presented ets: $6general, $4 seniors and students. charge, Telephone: 353-2510. Barrnnee Whitfield and The Savages. charge. Telephone: 876-0956. $12-S15. Telephone: 547-8300. at 9 pm at the Channel, 25 Necco St., Telephone: 897-31 10. with Skin and Release, perform at 9 pm Boston. Tickets: $7.50. Tel: 451-1905. at the Channel, 25 Nccco St., Boston. The All Newton Basoqlle Trio -Gisela advance/S4 day of show. Confidential," by Dennis Tickets: $3 Krause on harpsichord, Sonja Lindblad -Nite Club 451-1905. Deal, is a fresh, funny, fast-paced musi- The Pets, Blake Babies, and Twso Saints Telephone: on recorder, and Louise Treitman on cal that parodies the sophisticated night perform at T.T. the Bears, 10 Brookline viola da gamba -performs at 4 pm at club scene. At 7:30 pm at the Next Move St., Camnbridge. Telephone: 492 0082. Unalural Axe, The Reducers, and The the All Newton Music School, 321 Chest- Theatre, One Boylston Place, Boston, Luddites perform at T.Tb the Bears, 10 nut St., West Newton. No admission for a four-week engagement. Tickets: C:LASSICAL MUSIC Brookline Street, Camribdge. Telephone: charge. Telephone: 527-4553. S19.50426.50. Telephone: 423-5572. The New England Conservatory presents On1 the Towun 492-0082. * e1 * . an Early Music Performance Department -Forbidden Broadway 1987,' the rsewest Concerto Concert featuring baroque Laurie Sargent (of Face to Face) and updated version of Gerard Allesandrini s concertos by I.S. Bach at 8 pm at Jordan Friends, plus Gaff Lange and The Big hit musical. comedy revue, is being shown Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Rig, perfonn at Jacks, 952 Mass. Ave., CLASSICAL MUSIC at 7:30 pin at the Terrace Room of the Also, the NEC Giuffre Student Ensem- Cambridge. Telephone: 491-7800. Park Plaza Hotel. Tickets: S1 5-21.50. bles perform student compositions and The New England Conservatory Festivai Telephone: 357-8384. jazz classics at 8 pmnat Brown Hall, 290 o~f American ,Sfksie begins today with Huntington Ave., Boston. No admission Kirk SwanFBand, Nova Mob, Pixies, and Chamber Music at 5 pmn at Williams EXHIBITS charge for either performance. Tele- Hut & Cry perform at the Rat, 528 Hall, featuring works by Carter, Harbi- 262-1120, ext. 257. Comm. Ave. in Kenmore Square. Tele- on the phone: son, Maneri, and Benjamnin Franklin, Exhibited at the Weisner Gallery, phone:, 536-9438. 8 pmnat Jordan Student Center, is and the NEC Chorus at 2nd floor of the MlIT Psalms, Billings Coiloquium," winning The Boston University Symphosny Or- Hall, featuring Pilgrim -Iniage-Making Folk Songs, and music from the contest. Continues chestra performs works by Rossini, Co- Johnny Copeland, the King of Texas Hymns, Southern entries and Martino. Both theaters through March 11. pland, and Berlioz at 8 pma at the B.U. Blues, performns at the Conservatory at of Ives, Fine, School of Music Concert Hali, 855 the Boston Marriott, Copley Place, Ad- are at 30 Gainsboroulgh Street,' Boston. Also March 5 at 8 mission: $3 before }0 pm, S6 after 10 No admission charge. Telephone: 262- exhibi- Comn- Ave., Boston. ,Images for Survival," a poster Hall, Worcester and pm. 'Telephone: 230-5800. 1120, ext. 257. 40th annivems- pin at Mechanics tion commemorating the at 8 pm at West Springfield of the atomic bomb March 6 ry of the dropping School, Wlest Springfield. No ad- PERFORMANCE ART of the at the Compton High Music of Tibet is presented as part on Hiroshima, continues mission charge for any of the perfor- an evening of at the between Lobby 10 and Lobby 13 Sally Greenhouse presents Ethnic 7raditior: Series at 7:30 Gallery mances. Telephone: 353-3345. One Follen St., until March 20. No admission charge. performance art, entitled "Psychoanaly- Longy School of Music, 8 pm at the Blacksmith No admission charge. Tele- Telephone: 253-4444. s~isst Night," at Cambridge. THEATER House, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. phons: 876 0956. The musical 'City Musak" opens today Tickets: $5. Telephone: 547-6789. An exhibition of paintings by MichaelI at the Boston University School of The- FILM Russo continues at Northeastern Univer- atre Arts, Studio 210. and continues FILM The Harvard Film Archive continues its sity Art Gallery, 213 Dodge Library, through March 6. Tickets: S6 &$5; S4 The Brattle presents 'The Girl Can't Monday series of American Classics with through March 21. Telephone: 437-2355 with BU ID; $3 students and seniors. Help It" at 2:00, 5:35, &9:30 along with Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity"' or 437-2347. Telephone: 266-3913. 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" at (1944) at 5:30 and 8:00. At the Carpenter 3:45 &i7:30. At 40 Brattle St. in Harvard Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy 'Powver &G;old: Jewelry from Indonesia, -DANCE Square. Tickets- $4.75 for the double St., Cambridge. Tickets: $3. Telephone: Malaiysia, and the Philippines," an exhi- t**CRITIC'S CHOICE: bill. Telephone: 876-6837. 495-4700. bition of jewelry from Southeast Asia The Discovery Festival begns today at presented in the context of village cul- the Wang Center with works by Ken- Film Archive continues its a The Harvard tures where ritual jewelry embodied neth Rinker, Susan -Marshall, Jim to Soviet film with 'Tango of Our continues at salute deeper cultural significance, Self, and Frank Moore, and continues Childhood' (1985, Albert Mkrtchian) at March 22. the Museum of Fine Arts until through March S. Tickets: $17.50- 7 pmn and 'The Legend of Suram For. $30.50. Telephone: 491-7377. tress" (1985, Serge. Paradzhanov B& CLASSICAL MUSIC An exhibit of plaster relitfs by Julie Gra- Dodo Abashidze) at 9 pm. At the Car- **CRM}CIS CHOICE** ham11continuies at the Northeastern Uni- EXHIBITS penter Center for the Visual Arts, 24 The New England Conservatory Festi- versity Richards Gallery through April 3. Quincy St., Cambridge. Tickets: $3. val of American Music continues with Life': the Arts and Telephone: 437-2249. 'The Art That Is Telephone: 4954700. Aleatoric & M~inimalist Music (The Crafts Moiemnent in Amuerica. opens to- Wild Ones - -nusic, of John Cage, day at the Museum of Fine Arts and con- Morton Feldman, and Steve Reich) at 'Elegies: Sleep * Niapalm * Night Sky; tinues through Mtay31. The Boston Film/'Video Foundation con- 5 pin at Williams Hall and Jazz & Works from Twenty-Five Year" by Ru- tinues its series Post Wave Canadians in- Third Stream Music (explorations and dolf Baranik continues at the Boston FILM dependent features with 'Crime Wave, tributes to Duke Ellington, Billie 855 Comm. Ave.. at 8 pm. At 1126 Boylston University Art Gallery, The Harvard Film Archive continues its (John Paizs) Holiday, and Thelonius Monk) at No admission Tickets: $4/$3. Bo0ston, through April 5. Thursday series Ciassicsof Silent Cinema St., Boston. 8 pin at Jordan Hall. Both theaters at charge. Telephone: 353-3329. with two by the great German director, 30 Gainslorough St., Boston, No ad- Fritz Lang, "Woman in the Moon" mission charge. Telephone: 262-1120, 'Tony SmitOI: The Shape' of Sp..e," an (1929) at 5:30 and -Metropolis" (1926) ext. 257. exhibition celebrating the monumental at 8:00 with live piano accompaniment. Lim painted steel sculpture "ForMarjorie, " At the Carpenter Center for the Visual continues at the Bakalar Sculpture Gal- Arts, 24 Quincy St., Carnbridge. Tickets: POPULAR MUSIC Richard Morrison, baritone, performs at lery at the List Visual Arts Center, 20 $3 and S4. Telephone. 495-4700. Steve Earle with Dumptruck perform at 6 pm at the Isabella Stewast Gardner Ames Street, until April 5. Telephone: 8 pm at the Paradise, %I7 Comm. Ave., Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston, as 253-4400. Boston. Telephone: Z54-2052. part of the Emerging Artists from Bosv- The Brattle Theatre presents George Ku- ton University series. $2 suggested con- char in person for the Nsw England Pre- tribution. Telephone: 734-1359. "Kirz~sziof` Wodiczko: Counter-Monu- rniere of 'Ascension of the Demenaids' Treat Her Right performs at Jacks, 952 ments,- a presentation Of large photo- al 7:30 along with Tourneur's 'Curse of Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tele- EXHIABITS graphic documentation of projected the Demon' at 5:30 & 10:00. At 40 Brat- Finley in her new performnance"The C:on- phone: 491-7800. slides on buildings, continues at the Hay- tic St. in Harvard Square. Tickets: S4.75 Karen 'Nursing Home,' an exhibit of photo- den Gallery at the List Visual Arts Cen- for the double bill. Telephone: 876-6837. stant State of Desire" at the ICA, March 5 to 7. FILM graphs by Jim Goldberg, opens today at April 12. Tele- the Clarence Kentnedy Gallery, 770 Main ter, 20 Ames St., until ***CRITIC'S CHOICE; phone: 253-4400. St., Cambridge. Continues through April The Harvard-Epworth Methodist 4 with gallery hours Tues-Sat, I11:00- Church presents an evening of Film 5:00. No admission charge. Telephone: 'Out of Eastern Europe: Private Photo- and Live Jazz with performances by 577-5 177. graphy,' a selection of 'semi-official'l PERFORMANCE ART JAZZ MUSIC piano soloist Ran Blake, by jazz trio contemporary photographs by indepen- POPULAR MUSIC "Shock Exchange " accompanying Concert and Festival Jazz is presented at THEATER denlt artists from East Germany. Czecho- March Violet with Fiesh for Lulu per- * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * i, * short films of the 20's, and by jazz 8 pmn at Kresge Auditorium, a concert ***CRITIC'S CHOICE** slovakia, Hungary. and Poland, contin- Lansdowne Street, just Karen Finley's "The Constant State of quartet "Ribs" accompanying the form at Spit, 13 with bands from area colleges and uni- on the ues at the Reference Gallery at the List across the street from the entrance to the Desdre," stretching the conventions of great John Barrymore hilm, -Dr, Je- 'A Fuinny Thiag .Happened versities. Admission: Slo Telephone: 253- to the Forum" with Mickey Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, until at Fenway Park. Telephone: pornography to address the edges of kyll and Mr. Hyde." Begins at 8 pm Way bleachers 2906 or 253-ARTS. today at 8 pm at the April 12. Telephone: 253-4680. 262-2437. madness, hysteria, sculpture, and bur- at 1555 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge. Roonev, opens Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylstoll St., lesque theater, begins today at 8 pm at CLASSICAL MUSIC Admission: S5 suggested contribution. Boston, and continues its run through by Diane Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 ,GIs&- Works," all exhibit Waterworld, Whirling Dlirvishes, and A 6 Flutist Eugenia Zuckerman performs at March 22. Tickets: $25-$40. Tele- at The Boston Gal- Boylston St., Boston. Also Mearch Durgin Wignaill, continues Bay & His Meg perform at T.T the $6 ICA 8 pmn at the University of Lowell. Brattle presents "Gaslight' at 3:55 & phone: 426-9366. Avenue, Roxbury. and 7. Tickets: $8 general, 459- The lery, 300 Walnut Bears, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. Tele- Hall- Tickets: $5-S16.50. Telephone: 7:55 along with 'Casablancs" at 2:00, Admission: $1.25 members, students, and seniors. through April 12. Telephone: 492-082. 0350. & 111:00. At 40)Brattle St. in Har- and children. Tele- phone- 266 5152. 6:00, LECTURES adults, 50¢ seniors vard Square. Tickets: S4.75 for the dou- 442-8614. dra- phone: Great Divide! and The Bit Picture The Harvard-Ld'eliff. 'Orchestra per- ble bill. Telephone: 876-6837. Eric Chartier, professional actor and T~he his the Conservatory at the Bos- forrns works by Shostakovich, Walton, matic reader, will present (in French) perform at el a the- Marriott, Copley Place. Admission: and Tschaikowsky at 8 pm at Sanders 'Spectscie littiraire poeLtique," * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * ton Harvard Film Archive continues its * * Harvard University, Camnbridge. The atrical recital including selections from The latest work by Richard Avedon, S4. Telephone: 236-5800. Theatre, to Soviet film with 'Trial on the d'Arc. " Tickets: $7 reserved, $5 general admis- salute "Madamne Bovaiy- and "Jeanne photographs entitled "in the Ameri- (1985, Alexei German) at 5:30 53 CLASSICAL MUSIC S3 seniors and students. Telephone: Road" At 5:45 pmr at the French Library, can WVest,'continues at the Institute DANCE sion, and 'Come and See" (1985, Elem Kli- $5 864-0500- Marlborough St., Boston. Tickets: for Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston Austrian harpsichordist, Thomas Conservatory Dance Theatre mov) at 8:00. The Archive's Film Reali- general, $3 members, students, and sen- at the The Boston Street, Boston. through April 26. Schmoegner. performs at 12:05 a special performance at 8 pm ties series also focuses on the Soviet iors. Reservations are required. Tele- charge. Tele- presents Open Wed through Sun -I I am to 5 MIT Chapel. No admission 'Valse Fantasie,- Act 11 from The New Engiand Conservatory presents Union with 'Bezbin Meadow' (1935, phone: 266-4351. phone: 253-2906 or 253-ARTS. of Glinka's pm, Thur and Fri- II am to 8 pmn. "Swan Lake, " and Bernstein. Continues cellist Kim Scholes in the NECIPiati- Sergei Eisenstein) and 'Suit for Svane- Admission: $3.50 adults, $2 students, through March 8. At the Boston Conser- gorsky Competition Finalist Recitals at tia" 11930, Mikhail Kalatozov) at 5:30 FIELM Hall, 290 Huntington $1 seniors and children. Telephone: The New England Conservatory presents vatory Theater, 31I Hernermway Street, 8 prm at Brown and 'Shadow of Forgotten Ancestors" * * * charge. At * * * CRIlNIC'S CHOICE. 266-5151 or 266 5152. a Piano Honors Concert at &pm at Jor- Boston. No admission charge. Tele- Ave-, Boston. No admission (1964, Sergei Paradzhanov) at 8:00. continues 262-1120, ext. 257. Arts, The Harvard Film Archive dan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Bos- phone: 536-6340. Telephone: the Carpenter Center for the Visual FrenchFilms with Tickets: S3. its Tuesday's series ton. No admission charge. Telephone: 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. Dieu cria Is fem- drawings 495-4700. Roger Vadim's 'Et The exhibition of important 262-1120. ext. 257. The All Newton Music Scholl presents Telephone: me" (1956), starring Brigitte Bardot, from the late fifteenth to early twentieth TH4EATER 'Por La Paz- with Jeffry Steele on gui- and 8:0. At the Carpenter entitled "Selected Drawings 'Harlem Renaissance," presented by the at 5:30 century. JAZZ MUSIC tar and Julia Bady on piano &synthesiz- The Somerville Theatre in Davis Square for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy the Collecflon,`- continues at the Boston Arts Group, is a theatrical vision Center from improviser, er, as part of the faculty concert series. continues its Annual Festival of Women Tickets: S3. Tele- Stewart Gardner Museum, 2 Pal- Pauil Barriger, jazz piano of Harlem in the 29's, at 8 pm at the St., Cambridge. Isabella College At 321 Chestnut St., West Newton. No in Films with two vintage Hoolyw-ood Iphone: 495-4700. Boston, until June 1. The ex- performs at 8 pm at Wellesley Cambridge Multi-Cultural Arts Center, ace Road, admission admission charge. Telephone: 527-4553. films starring Bette Davis, SWatch on the hibit includes Michelangelo's late 'Pietit' Jewett Auditorium. No 41 Second Street. Also being shown 235-0320, ext. 2028. Rhine" (1943) at 5:30 &10:00 and 'Tue and Raphael's 'Papal Procession.' Ad- charge. Telephone: March 7. Tickets: $8 general, $6 students FILM Little Foxes' (1941) at 7:45. Also being at Davis Square rnission: S3 suggested donation. Tele- and seniors. Telephone: 577-1400. The Somerille Theatre FILM * shown March 9. At 55 Davis Square just of Women phone: %61401. * *CRITIlC'S CHOICE continues its Annual Festival Charlie Chaplin's *'Modern Times" "Pepele mokso (1937, Julien Duvi- by the Davis Square T-stop on the red in Films with 'Marisnioe and Julianne" FILM (1936) at 5:30 begins the Museum Of Fine 'Throw It In The Fire," a performance vier) starring the great French film ac- line. Telephone: 625-1081. (1981, Margarethe von Trotta) at 5:30 &s Life's Work. Also be- of graphically enacted images drawn tor, Jean Gabin, is being shown today 9:50 and "The Marriage of Maria with a unique look Arts' series entitled "beaf It 'X'," a film series Before Hofiy- from fairy~ales representing rites of pas- at 8 pm at the French Library, 53 DANCE Braun" (1978, Fassbindcr) at 7:40. Also kicks off the ginning is the MFA~s at stexismn in America, wood with 'An Age of Innocence- at sage, opens in workshop production to- Marlborough Street. Also being being shown M~arch I I. At 55 Davis annual Wom~en's The eleventh annual Isreal Folkdgnce Somnerville Theatre's a group of short films all made be- day at 8 pm at Mobius, 354 Congres shown March 7 and 8. Admission: Square just by the Davis Square T-stop this year entitled 'Shattered 8:00, Festival takes place at 3 pmr at Kresge Filmd Series, fore 1905. Tickets: $3 members, S3.50 St., Boston. Continues through March S2.50 members, S3.50 non-members. on the red ine. Telephone: 625-1081. Illusioms" Continues through March 5. 15. Tickets: $5. Telephone: 542-7416. Auditorium. Tickets: SS-$8. Telephone: non-members. Tel: 267-9300, ext. 306. Telephone: 266-4351. 253-2982. COMPILED BY PETER DUNN ~ aM elTUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987 The Tech PAGE 9 a l h en skip theatrics to gave ex - - L..ameleons UK sk'p theatrics to give exulberanlt concert at ' it THE CHAMELEONS UK and mented, "This is boring. Their songs all and the Bunnymen or perhaps U2. For ex- manding an encore, and the band obliged THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS sound the same." Although perhaps due in ample, "A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere by playing two more songs. It appeared in concert at the Spit part to the limited vocal range of the lead These Days' opened with guitar chords re- that many would have stayed for more, on Thursday, February 26. singer, this is no excuse for weak tunes, a verberating to produce a continuous tone. but the club interrupted with recorded mu- By DONALD YEE point demonstrated shortly thereafter by The newer material, like "Swamp Thing" sic and announcements of upcoming con- the Chameleons' performance. although not sunny, featured slightly more certs. HE CHAMELEONS UK and the The Chameleons' lead singer and bass- conventional rock guitar. However, the Mighty Lemon Drops played at ist, Birdy, exhibited a similar lack of vocal music was never imitative (despite the Although it will be a while before the Spit in Boston on Thursday for range, but made up for it with an enthusi- band's name) or boring. Chameleons come to Boston again, in the T the benefit of those fans who astic performance and strong songs. Un- meantime both their albums are available missed the chance to attend their sold-out like many other bands (Bon Jovi comes to lhe Chameleons continued their set domestically . Given the quality of their show at The Metro the day before. Judg- mind), the Chameleons emphasize sub- without pausing, mixing old and new ma- music, I will not be suprised if they have a ing by the performances on Thursday, stance over style. They are not a pretty terial. The show lasted until almost 2 am, even larger following the next time they those fans are fortunate to have gotten a group and during the concert there were but many faithful fans stayed on, even den come around. second chance to see the bands in action, no smoke bombs, fog machines, flying particularly the Chameleons. leaps, or other overblown theatrics. Al- Both groups are from the United King- though rock bands should entertain, the Snot.for Burning 9 entertainsbut dom and are currently touring the United Chameleons do not go the same path as States to promote their new albums, the other groups who tend to emphasize the needs more tension in early Chameleons' second LP, "Strange Times" acts visual aspects to the point of detracting posed witch burning, Mendip finds himself (Geffen), and the Lemon Drops' "Happy from the music. THE LADY'S NO)T FOR BURNING Written by Christopher Fry. fighting for the woman's life while at- Head" (Sire). These records are currently Dressed casually in jeans and T-shirts, tempting to end his own. receiving heavy airplay Directed by Thomas H. Hirschman. on some college they opened their set with "Swamp Thomas Hirschman's direction empha- and alternative radio stations. Thing," a moody piece from their current Presented by the MIT Community Players at Kresge Little Theatre sised the irony of the situation, and his The Lemon Drops opened the show a album. They then kept the set moving with sarcastic humor set the tone. While this half hour after the scheduled start, playing several songs from their first album, By STEPHEN P. BERCZUK put things in a proper perspective (you selections from their new album. Their '"Script of the Bridge." can't take these stubborn town folk seri- sound might best be described as nec- A slight change in the Chameleons' mu- ously), a bit more tension would have psychedelic. C4 C HE BEST TH4ING we can do This classification is justified sic was evident during the concert. Most is make where we are lost helped keep the audience involved. We both by the title of their album and by of the songs from the first album were in look like home." From weren't faced with the reality of the threat some of the lyrics, such as a line from the darker and more atmospheric, featuring a T a world of witch hunts to Jennet until the middle act, and the ex- song "Angel' asking, "Tell me how you wall of guitar chords similar to early Echo and small town bureaucracy, "The Lady's tent of Mendip's inner turmoil wasn't get so high." Not For Burning" concerns itself with the brought to our attention until the end. Despite decent instrumental perfor- issues of blindness and dealing with the re- The performances of the cast did fit mances by the band members, the Lemon alization that the world is not what we Hirchman's plan nicely, however. Joseph Drops exhibited one major weakness, would like it to be. Though not without Bowen worked well as the status-quo-pre- namely a lack of variety. There was little minor flaws, this production of Fry's study serving mayor. William Saunder's chaplain deviation in tempo, and the vocals of half of lSth century values was entertaining. was, like the chaplain from "M*A*S*H," their songs sounded like variations on the Alan Krulickk starred as Thomas Men- a man whose calling conflicted with his tune from "Angel". One spectator com- dip, a former soldier tired of life, who ideas of society. Patrone's was by far the storms into the mayor's house demanding best performance; he lived up to the role that he be hanged. Richard, the town clerk of the only member of the"establishment" (Phillip Patrone), does his best to deal that has a sense of justice. with this and with the afternoon's other The strength of the Community Players odd goings on. remains their technical experience. Rob No one wishes to grant death to the bar- Granville's sound effects were subtle, but dened misanthrope. They are more zealous set atmosphere quite nicely. Jon van der ARTS in the case of Jennet (Barbara Hathaway), Meer's light design was simple, and com- presumed to be -a witch. As Richard tries plemented the acting and Sue Downing's -- - -- to comprehend the injusticeI of the pro- set well. I Make an appoint ent to save a life!

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BallardI explains optical scanning (Continued from page 1) terrain, and the uncertainty in water exploration for the Titanic, ASA. This allowed a high degree the position olf the sinking, Bal- scientists made advances in imag- ing technology and the strategy of accuracy and required only lard explaine:,d. Victor Srethabhakti one person to monitor the screen. He stressedd the great physical of probabilitistic searches that Professor Stephen A. Benton '63 lectures on holography at Additionally, a base ship and intellectuua1lstamina required have practical applications in last week's Image Makers Colloquium. equipped with a cycloid propellar for the expeddiltion. In the under- other areas, he added. ------system consisting of six vertical blades permitted quick variation in the ship's direction of up to 360 degrees. This allowed imme- diate response in changing the scanning area horizontally by varying ship direction and verti- 7hssprE~~0 cally by raising and lowering the studio, Ballard explained. This robotic vehicle system was developed in response to multi- fold difficulties inherent in the conditions of the Titanic's sink- lceabreakforit. ing. These included the environ- ma= mental factors at the continental shelf of North America that pre- cluded search for ten months of the year, underwater tributaries that disturbed submaring travel, the lack of clarity in sonar search patterns due to the mountainous

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Wo0 en's hockey topples 0-2 against Rensselaer (Continued from page 16) angle. power play five and a half min- well, either keeping the puck in This second goal put a little utes into the period gave MIT its the MIT zone or forcing the Bea- spirit into the MIT offense. They best chance to slim the RPI lead. vers to simply clear the puck to began controlling the puck better M IT had excellent scoring center ice. The MIF team, which in the RPI zone as they fore- chances in their power play. Their depended heavily on passes off checked more and covered the players were always in position to the boards to move out of its own boards, forcing more turnovers. receive good passes. But the Bea- zone, was now prevented from But again the RPI defense cov- vers were held scoreless by excel- ever really moving up the ice. ered the slot extremely well, lent goaltending from the RPI RPI's insurance goal came at' denying the Beavers any good netminder and the penalty was the 5:17 mark of the second peri- shots on goal. The rest of the pe- eventually killed. od when a shot from near the riod was very ping-pong like as The MIT team continued the goal beat netminder Kelly Grant both teams forced a lot of turn- excellent passing of 'the power '86. A skirmish had developed overs with their strong defense. play in the last ten minutes of the near the right faceoff circle in the The Beavers played the best game. They moved up the ice MIT zone. The puck seemed to hockey of the game in the third very quickly as they relied less be going nowhere; nobody in the period as they tried hard to make heavily on passes off the boards. crowd could get a stick on it. F;i- up the two goal deficit. The MIT But despite this, and despite pull- nally the puck trickled out to- forwards, Sandy Linde '87 and ing their goaltender in the last Joyce MalThe Tech ward the MIT net and an RPI Suzanne Joris '86 in particular, minute of play, the Beavers' MIT goalie KeIly Grant '86 watches as the puck glides past forward let go a quick wrist shot forecheckeed well deep in the RPI many excellent scoring chances. her during Saturday's game vs RPI. MIT lost 2-0. to put it in from a very difficult zone to keep the puck there. A resulted in no goals. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT VWomenss hockey, Colgate play to tie THE UNBORN AND THE & 11f1,1,11, EWBORN ( (Continued from page 16) "usually not [being] a scoring After this goal, the Beavers at- od was killed as MIT controlled threat") as she took wicked shots tempted to regain an insurance the puck along the boards and from the point and at one point goal. The squad was tremendous, never failed to pick up the men in even developed a two-on-one making every possible attempt to the slot. breakaway with excellent poke- keep the puck in the Colgate checking at the MIT blue line. zone. Despite this, Colgate also *a,, MAWIGRCH OF DIMES And with just under two min- But the Colgate pressure did applied themselves in the hopes This space donated by The Tech utes left in the period, the Bea- not cease and the Beavers kept of evening the score. With MIT I vers got several excellent scoring them scoreless only with some trying so hard to keep the puck I chances on a power play from a key saves by Kelly Grant '86 who in the Colgate zone, Colgate was tripping penalty called against stooped several shots from in the often given three-on-two and IS HEI AND Colgate, making excellent use of slot. Although the MIT team was two-on-one opportunities as the I their defensemen at the points managing to keep the puck in the Beavers were caught too far up who took good shots from the Colgate zone, they had few really the ice. IN THE FREEZE~~~~~~MKR? i I blue line. It was only bad luck ggood scoring opportunities - which prevented MIT from put- Colgate covered the slot very The pressure was further in- ting in another goal. well. creased when Colgate went on the power play with just more With the Beavers having done The third period began with an than six minutes left to play. De- so well during the first period, early cross-checkinlg penalty spite Colgate coming very close the first signs of wear began to called against MvIT which, just as to scoring several times, MIT show during the second. The in the first pe'riod, was killed with managed to kill the penalty and it dominance of the latter half of good control of the boardss. But looked as if they would be able the first period was still evident, the Beavers once, again found to hang onto their lead. but MIT could no longer get as themselves having difficulty mov- many shots on goal. They were ing out of their own zone. Unfortunately, this was not to outshot by a margin of 11 to 3 But the first Colgate goal came be. With only 1:56 left in the and were lucky that Colgate did not from their forechecking in game, a Colgate winger stole the not reduce the lead. the MIT zone but instead from a puck from an MIT defenseman Mine was. By the time I had written 190 pages, i was quick break out of their own trying to clear it out of the zone. Colgate increased their pres- zone. Having beaten an MIT de- Swinging wide, the Colgate play- convinced that my house woullld burn down. I kept my sure during the initial minutes of fenlseman at the Colgate blue er let. go a hard, low shot from note cards on ice, too. the second period but the Beavers line, the Colgate winger carried the left circle to beat Grant on In May there was a power took control in the Colgate zone the puck all the way up the ice onl her glove side. With less than two failure. Ahalf-gallon of Mint with better forechecking. Captain a three-on-one breakaway and minutes left and the energy of the Chip ice creaam infiltrated my study of industrial Mary "Sparky" Bowden G beat Grant with a wrist shot to MITi players waning, it did not espion age. seemed particularly enthused the upper right of the net. Col- look as if the Beavers could pull (perhaps because she had been gate had trimmed MIT's lead to a win from the 2-2 tie. I should have made copies at Kinko's. accused in last week's article of only one goal. Five minutes of overtime were played with both teams getting MIT ski teams complete excellent scoring opportunities. The Beavers managed to develop kinkGese strong some three-on-two breakaways CGreat copies. GreatB people. building seasons but could not finish these for a 907 Main Street (Continuedfrom page 16) goal. Colgate managed some Cambridge, MA 02139 good shots from the slot as the 111 Western Ave Alpine coach Eliot Young said The women's team, founded (617) 497-4111 13 Dunster Street Ir his team of captain Scott McFar- two years ago, had trouble scor- MIT defense tired, but they too Allston, MA 02134 Harvard Square land '88, Mark Light '88 and ing because it could not field a could not finish off their plays. (617) 491-2859 (617) 497-0125 Zackin, with the European con- women's cross country relay with The game ended a 2-2 stalemate. D,,, =__ = . I tingency of Boris Golubovic '90 only two skiiers, Martha Soto '87 from Yugoslavia and Lukas and Beth Ahner '89. :e *: Ruecker '87 from Bavaria, gave "Besides Zahradnik, Farla some solid performances. New Fleming '88, Cathy Cherubino team members Per Cederstav '88, '88, and Becky Dumas '90 JEWISH ITRODUCTIONS Eric Mott 590, and Eric Troelsen showed us some great skiing," 988 along with veteran Adam Young reported. Dershowitz '89 made a strong bench. "It was tough to choose Zahradnik added, "We had a We announce for you: the fourth and fifth skiiers." super season for such a young team, especially considering our * An unpressured, student-designed service to introduce you to other Jewish freshmen, Dumas, Bev Saylor, graduate and undergraduate students in Boston. Coach Michael observed, "Go- and Liz Stock, had never raced • WYefeature a brief inlformal interview* and we will match students from aUlof the ing into the Division 1i Champi- before. I wish I could be here Boston area schools. Interviews will be conducted at your campus beginning late onships last weekend, no one next year, when they turn out October and at regular intervals throughout the academic year. Matches will be knew who made between November and May. was going to capture even better results." the men's team trophy: MIT, * You and your potential friend will each receive a confidential letter, so that you can Bowdoin, Johnson State, and (Editor's note: Rebecca Emer- arrange to meet each other at your mutual convenience. Whenever possible, Harvard had each won a meet son '89 is a member of the wo- participants will receive more than one match. All inquiries and information during the regular season." men's-skiing team.) will be held in strict confidence. _ -- - - • There is a non-refundable ten dollar fee, plus a five dollar deposit which will be returned upon completion of a follow-up questionnaire. 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'3 M, - A" RNIT teamrs skmi to su1cceSs By Rebecca Emerson building season. The men's team at Middleburry Division I (Cham- The MIT ski team wrapped up was strengthened by the addition pionships in Vermont last week- M its 1987 season on Feb. 21 at Su- of two experienced freshmen to end. A, garloaf, Maine. The women's ski the roster: Steve Bull '90 in cross- The Nordic relay team of Peter team, led by captain Janet Zah- country and Paul Zackin '90 for Powers '88, Kahn, and captain radnik '87 and her top ten fin- the alpine team. As the Nordic Terry McNatt '87, recovering ishes, had its best season ever, in- coach Dave Michael summed it from a broken leg suffered dur- N cluding an overall fourth team up, "W'hen the season started, I ing training in January, were the I, place two weeks ago. knew we had the best team in the overall season's first team and The men's team had another league. We had the most depth. will also be going to Middleburry. strong season, including a first It was just a matter of time be- Nordic veterans Tim Sulzbach NW place team finish at the Colby- fore we pulled it together." '88 and Jason Dunham '88 along Sawyer College Winter Carnival Josh Kahn '87 captured many with newcomer Tim Townsend Feb. 13 and 14 at King's Ridge, top ten Nordic finishes, including '90 also had strong finishes A New Hampshire. first, second, and third places, throughout the season. x 1987 could be considered a joining Bull in the individual race (Please turn to page 15) x Woomenns hockey loses to RPI, 0-2 By Peter Dunn vers, the RPI defense stood its ties to the Beavers. The MIT women's hockey team ground and managed to hold the MIT had trouble clearing RPI played a hard fought game MoIIT offense at bay. players out of the slot, giving the against Rensselaer Polytechnic Neither team really gained the opponents too many second Institute (RPI) last Saturday at upper hand in the first period. chances on the net and too many the New Athletic Center but lost The puck exchanged hands sever- screened shots from the points. Rebecca Emerson the close fought battle by a score al times in the first few minutes This was particularity threatening Captain Scot McFarland '88 c::harges down a slalom of 2-0. Despite several excellent as good forechecking and good - the RPI defensemen had ex- course. scoring opportunities by the Bea- defense by both squads kept the, cellent slapshots from the blue game at a stalemate. line. But with just under two min- What did shine for MIT during W~omen"s hockey ties '.Ulgate, 2 -2 utes elapsed in the game, Tonya the first period was their penalty By Peter Dunn give up the puck twice. Lofton L MIT posted its second quick Parker '90 found herself battling killing. Although RPI was given The women's hockey team eventually emerged from these goal at the 7:17 mark on one of for control of the puck along the four minutes of man advantage tried their hardest to put on a skirmishes with the puck on her their few excursions to the oppo- boards behind the MIT goal line, due to two minor penalties as- i, grand display of hockey at Col- stick and put a wrist shot fhom site end of the rink. Michelle Unfortunately the puck popped sessed to MIT, the Beavers killed gate Unversity last Sunday. But the right faceoff spot through the Bonugli '88 took the puck behind out to the side of the MIT net these in fine fashion, allowing whether it was the long six hour goaltender's pads with only 25 the-net to the right side and con- and was jammed il by an, RPI very few shots on goal. RPI con- trek to Hamilton, New York, or seconds elapsed in the game. tinued poking at it against the forward for the first goal of the trolled the play even more in the some other malady ailing the Colgate countered with pres- Colgate netminder's pads until game. second period. Again the RPI team, they could not sustain the sure of their own. They then kept she finally jammed it in. With This goal seemed to boost the forwards were very threatening pace they set in the opening peri- the puck in the MIT zone- with these two goals, it seemed to be confidence of the RPI team; they from close in as the MIT defense od and were forced to settle with good coverage of the boards, an early rout for the Beavers. controlled the play for the re- had trouble clearing the slot. a 2-2 tie. thwarting MlT's breakouts from MIT began moving up the ice mainder of the period. Both In addition the RPI defense The MIT team scored very ear- their own zone. This disabled the better and faster during the sec- teams had good control of the was now stopping MIT brea- ly, beginning the game with excel- MIT offense, but the Beavers ond half of the first period. A puck in the- opponent's zone. But kouts. The RPI defensemen were lent forecheckcing. Liza Lofton G kept the puck along the boards hooking penalty with just more RPI managed to break out of covering the boards and the pressured the Colgate players in and thereby kept Colgate out of than nine minutes left in the peri- their zone more efficiently, af- points in the MIT zone extremely i their ---own 9zone, forcing 1-----them -- to· ----scoring rant. fPlease turn to page 15) fording fewer scoring opportuni- f(Pl turn to page 15S p ~$%IIC~sll~BI~~RIMM·M ATTENTIO SEIOR

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