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Volume 115, Number 7 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, April 7, 1995 New Grade Scheme Suggested by CAP 3-year experiment with +/- grading

By Jennifer Lane where students strongly favor the STAFF REPORTER existing grading system but many The Committee on Academic faculty want to assign grades with Performance has propo ed a three- greater precision. year internlediate grade experiment With the intermediate grading that would allow faculty members experiment, the CAP "hopes to win to assign internal pluses and minus- support from both students and fac- es to letter grades, but would limit ulty by introducing intermediate their use to within MIT. grades in a benign way, without the During the experiment period threatening aspect" of pluses and pluses and minuses assigned would minu es being available to pcople be used by students, adviser , and outside MIT or affecting a student's others in the M IT community to GPA, Wilson said. assess student performance more A joint ubcommittee of the accurately, said Professor igcl H. CAP and the Committee on Gradu- M. Wil on PhD '70, chair of the ate Special Policy, including faculty

SHtfRON . )'QUNG PONG - TIlE TEell CAP. and students, would be established C81..... JlINIVI .. Weekend signed In on the third floor cf the The experiment was suggested to monitor the experiment, Wilson then meet their u...... lladuate hosts. as a way to find"a middle ground on the intermediate grading issue, Grades, Page IS '. PerryN. MIT Card Security Is 'Laugh~ble' By Jeremy Hylton Institute ould make to improve the security of aware of the fault that [DeHon] point. out. ... TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR the system. I don't really know of a system that would be Finley'92 A few days ago the Department of Housing One of DeHon's primary goals wa educat- foolproof." . Perry N. Finley '92 died and Food Services instructed dormitory desks ing u ers of the card. UStudents educating The report was aLo sent to administrators early Mond' y morning, to stop accepting the MIT Card as collateral for themselves and each other is probably one of including enior Vice President William R. according to his sister Tiffany -items loaned by the desk. the biggest things they can do. If they under- Dickson '56, who supervi. es housing and food J. Finley '96. The new pol icy wa announced the day stand the ri k and the paths by which this can services, and Provo. t Mark . Wrighton. Tiffany Finley would not after Housing and Food Services Director be abused, they can act more responsibly," he The report has prompted reque. t. from comment on the circum- Lawrence E. Maguire, along with several said. other part. of the administration for a re iewof stances of his death. administrators, received a report describing "the MIT Card. Dean for Undergraduate Educa- Recommendation taken seriously tion and tudent Affairs Arthur C. , mith asked Perry Finley, who had several security risks of the MIT Card system. Housing and food service is taking the Dickson to create a committee to oversee the been a student in the Depart- The report, written by electrical engineering card. ment of Mathematics, was and computer science student Andre M. DeHon report seriously. UThe recommendations in that report arc excellent, and we are carefully look- "I think the question of who is looking care- not registered as a student G, concludes that Uthe level of security provid- ing into ways we can institute those recommen- fully at the level of . ecurity really needs to he t!1is year, and he did not grad- ed by the card is laughable." addressed," mith. aid. "It hasn't had the kind uate from MIT, according to DeHon's report recommends several steps dations," said John T. Mc eill, associate direc- tor of food service. R.obert M. Randolph, senior user of the card can take to minimize the risks Card, Page IJ associate dean for undergrad- they face, and suggest several changes the .Bu~ Mc eill explained "We were certainly uate education and student affairs. When Finley last attended MIT, he lived at Senior Donn Dining Strikes Deal with Aramark, MIT House, according to Senior By Daniel C. Stevenson ing more closely linked with the said Baker President Catherine D. even. Rather, different parts of the House Housemaster Paula T. EDITOR IN CHIEF larger system, Lakshminarayanan Conley '96. ulf we didn't break system can make or lose money, as Hammond. Baker House and ext House said. even, they would be forced to close long as the system as a whole bal- Hammond held an infor- dining halls will remain open next Baker, under student manage- us," she said. ances out, Conley said. mal gathering on Wednesday fal I as part of a new agreement ment, cut its los es from 10,000 By moving Baker closer into the With a more centralized system, night for Perry Finley's betw.een the Dormitory Council and per month to 10,000 per term, but dining system, the dining hall will friends and associates. the Department of Housing and the reduction was still not enough, not necessarily be equired to break "The meeting went well," Food Services. The new plan Hammond said. "People just assures the short-term survival of remembered things that they the dining hall, which faced an liked or thought were unique uncertain future amid continuing about Perry." revenue losses. "[Perry] was very ener- ~'Our aim is to move a lot of the getic .... He had many, many dining back into the hou es," aid aspects to his personality," Dhaya Lakshminarayanan '96, Tiffany Finley said. Dormcon pre ident. "This is part of A funeral will be held an ongoing dialogue between Dorm- tomorrow on Long Island con, Housing.and Food ervices, Tiffany Finley said. The Fin- and Aramark [MIT's food service ley are from Garden City, contractor], 0 we can balance .Y. financial i sue and the cu tomer ' and re idence halls' needs." Starting next fall, the new plan will link the dormitory dining hall more closely with the campu ys- tern run by Aramark. Thi reverse moves by Baker over the past year to become more independent and to include more student control of menu choices, hour , and manage- ment. The changes will not hurt the 'ndependence of Baker; rather, the . g halls will gain from becom- Baker Dining Hall "Page"2 HE £01 April 7, 1995 WORLD & NATION Yeltsin Gives Security Agency Controversial New Powers Clinton Will Sign Tax-Break LOS A CELES TIMES MOSCOW President Bor1 . Yeltsin ha broadened the power of the uc- Bill to Democrats' Dismay ccssor agency of the KGB to allow searches without warrants, legal- ize electronic urveillance and revive gathering of foreign intelli~ By Ann Devroy Collins, but he has said he opposed aggressive offense. Many Democ- gence, it was disclo ed Thursday. TIlE WASH/NCro POST the break and noted it was spon- rats have been uncomfortable . h Yelt in's move, which brings into law another sweeping revision WASUI GTO sared by Sen. Carol Mosely-~raun, Clinton's strategy of accepting e of the Communist-era spy agency, was branded by human rights President Clinton Thursday D-Ill. GOP proposals, trying to negotiate activi ts and democratic reformers as an effort to bring the hated agreed to sign a Republican-spon- The president was asked to veto on others, and rejecting selected KGB to life again. sored tax-break bill and angrily the legislation at a White House ones only at key moments and on In a ter.e dispatch relea ed in the middle of the night, the indepen- defended himself in a meeting with session he held with four dozen big issues. dent Intcrfax news agency reported without elaboration that Yeltsin House Democrat against a charge House Democrats to discuss a wide Another congressional Democrat had signed the Federal ecurity Service Act on Monday. that his reluctance to fight the Gap range of issues. At the end of the who was at'the session, Rep. Bill Because Yeltsin had proposed the measure to expand the investiga- on all fronts leaves the impression session, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D- Richardson, D-N.M., said Clinton tive powers of the Federal Counterintelligence Agency, his signature he lacks conviction. Texas, told the president that the had "energized" the Democrats and came as no surprise. But the legi lation had been approved by the Ru s- More than 150 congressional public perception is he lacks con- he predicted he would "take the ian Parliament in late February, and the delay in pre idential endorse- Democrats and some of the presi- viction and won't stand firm for his gloves off, set forth a positive vision ment had stirred some expectation that its scope might be narrowed. dent' aides had recommended he principles, according to two atten- for the country" and contest. the Rampant corruption and oaring crime are paramount concerns for issue the first veto of his presidency dees. Gap. The American people, he most Russians struggling through the country's chaotic economic tran- to reject legislation that includes a The two described Clinton as said, "are waiting for him to m sition. Tho e fear allowed and encouraged the increasingly con erva- multi-million-dollar tax break for exploding in anger, recounting con- his case." tive Parliament to pass the prcsidential proposal to trengthen thc media giant Rupert Murdoch. That troversial positions he has take~ Clinton Thursday left the poli-' statc's hand. It won endorsement from the 45D-membcr lower house of break was attached to leg~slation in over the pasttwo years and suggest- ticking to his press secretary, Parliament, the Duma, with little debate and only 36 dissenting votes. the Senate that reinstates and ing House Democrats who spent the Michael McCurry. He launched a expands a tax deduction for self- last election cy'c1~ ~eeing from him pre-emp~ive move on House Repub- employed workers who buy their showed little of me .conviction :they' lieans who were preparing to accuse Bomb 1iial Witness Says own health insurance. It permits were seeking from him. them to deduct 25 percent of the But Clinton; attendees said, the administration of stonewalling Republican requests for information He Had No FBI Love Interest cost of the premiums for 1994 and pledged that ;with the firSt 100 days for congressional oversight ~earings NF.WSnAr 30 percent this year. of the GOP-controll.ed Congress and. 'i.n,'quiries; , F.WYORK Clinton said the l~gislation is over, he intended a more-:focused, Thc government's star witnes in the sedition ca. e against Sheik "good for the country" because of ,aggressive period in'which to con- .' McC rry s!lid House GO Omar Abdel-Rahman and I I others Thursday denounced defense sug- the health-care-insurance provision trast Democratic ideas versus staffers an'd some of their congres- gestions he had a romantic relationship with his female FBI handler, but and for that reason he would sign it. Republican ones. That process is sional bosses were trying to "intimi- he admitted he got information from her that he fed to other FBI agents. But everal Democrats had argued billed as starting Friday with a pres- date and harass the execuf In a three-hour ero s-examination, defense lawyer John Jacobs (hat Congress would have stripped idential address in Dallas, and con- branch" by making overwhelming tried to get the witness, Emad Salem, to admit that the investigation out the Murdoch tax break if the tinue through April with extensive requests for information from agen- into a group of radical Muslims aIJegedlly plotting to blow up ew president had vetoed it and insisted presidential travel and speechmak- cies such as the Environmental Pro- York City landmark wa improper and that FBI agents failed to ad~- on a clean extension of the insur- ing and perhaps a primetime press tection Agency, the Justice Depart- quately supervi e him. ance provision. They said he would conference next week. ment, the Treasury Department and Brandishing firecrackers, a cardboard box of bootleg tape and pho- be contributing to business as usual One congressional Democrat White House its~lf. tographs of the World Trade Center bombers, Jacobs forced Salem to in Washington by agreeing to the said Clinton lectured the group that . "We work hard to satisfy the admit that hc had exchanged gifts with ancy Floyd, his FBI handler, bill. they ought to start defending him legitimate inquiries Of .members of and met her for lunch and alone in his apartment. He also testified that Some House Democrats saw and standing together on. principle Congress," a stem McCurry intoned he had recorded many of their emotionally charged conversations. much political potential in vetoing to provide a united Democrat front. at his daily briefing, "But we-~ the legislation and blasting Republi- "I've never seen an.ything quite .not accept or .tolerate an effort iJf' cans for giving breaks to friends of like it," the legislator said of Clin- overzealous House staff members to D'Amato Apologiz~s" ~n .se~~te_. _. _Hou!!e c~ker ew.t Gingri~h,. R- ton's burst of anger,~ which this 4_ ...-UseatU>'Il.eISigltfunc.tion to prevent Ga. Gingrich has a book deal with D~mocrat admired as i sign Clinton" us from doing the work tne preSt Floor for Mockery of lto Murdoch's publishing firm, Harper- was going to launch into a more- dent has been elected to do."

WASIII GTO A chastened en. Alfonse D'Amato, R- .Y., apologized on the Senate floor Thursday for racially mocking OJ. Simp. on trial Judge GOP Lawmakers Celebrate Lance Ito, saying, "My remarks were totally wrong and inappropri- ate. I know better." D' Amato said in an interview that he sent Ito a private notc of apology expressing regret and sorrow over the "profound pain" his First 100 Daysjn Congress remarks caused the judge. "I am sorry. I know better. I have no excuses," D' Amato told ewsday. "I don't blame people for laying By Melissa Healy in a nationally televised address a $200 billion budget deficit, a into me now." LOS CELES TIMES scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Friday. restore an ethic of hard work, L 0' Amato al. 0 . aid he also personally apologized to Sen. Daniel WASHI GTO "We said (to voters), we'll have gious observance and private charity Inouye, D-Hawaii - who was wounded and 10 t his arm in World In bold letters at the bottom of 10 major issues we'll vote on," Gin- . to American society. And when War II as a member of the U.S. military's legendary isei unit - and their "Contract With America," grich said in an interview broadca.st House member~ return to work injlj wrote a letter of regret to other Asian members of Congress. House Republicans issued a pugna- by CNN Thursday. "We voted on all early May, they will no long-I ~~ 0'Amato's act of contrition was the second in as many days after his cious challenge to the voter who 10. We passeEfniiTc.outef 10. I think' ' the 'script :t~at.kept such divisive appearance Tue day on Don Imus's nationally yndicated mornin put tncm in charge of Congres last that'~, frank Iy,.!l pretty, tremendous issues as abortion and affirmative radio show in which he launched into a Pidgin English mockery of Ito, a year: "If we break this contract, achievem"e'rit 'for tile opening' hun- action ofr 'their 'agenda during the Japanese-American. "Judge Ito loves the limelight," D' Amato aid, throw us out. We mean it." pred ~ys of a.C~>n.gress.".• . ,firs~.lQO days. plunging ahead despite Imu pleading for him to top. "Littlc Judge Ito." Thursday Gap lawmakers Yet even as Gingrich and other House Majority Leader Richard 0'Amat6's apology \Vedne day"""':' "If I offended anyone, I'm began celebrating the end of the first~ . Republicans Began toa ting their Armey, -R:'Texas, described the sorry" - only, eemed to outrage member of the Japanese-American 100 days of the 104th Congress, 100-day ,achievements, they "Contract With America" as a disci- community even more. exhausted but exuberant about their acknowledged they a-r'e about to plining tool that allowed Republi- ability to keep the compact they enter a distinctly different phase of cans to "learn the mechanics (of made with voters last year. congressional action that will pre- congressional power) without hav- Indeed, as they prepared to wrap sent even greater ,challenges than ing to be concerned with what is the WEATHER up a few loose ends Friday before anything they have confronted so agenda." Without that discipline, beginning a three-week Easter far. Congress quickly could become recess, the Republicans expressed For starters, only two contract more fractious and less productive. ~ Clipper TImes • confidence that American voters proposals have actually become . That discipline has reaped a flur- By Marek Zebrowski would not take them up on their law: a bill curtailing the ability of ry of legislative victories in the

STAFF METEOROJ.(}G/.\T challenge. Congress to impose "unfunded man- < House that has no recent precedent: In pite of the calendar' indications, spring weather wlll not be Whi Ie the ultimate succe s. of dates" on the states, and legislation In fewer than 60 legislative days, making a local appearance ju t yet as we remain on the cold side of their conservative agenda could be making the House and Senate sub- Gap forces - often joined by sub- the polar jet and in a fa t-moving zonal flow, much'more typical of blunted by the Senate, President ject to health, safety, labor and civil stantial numbers of Democrats - mid-winter pattern . Clinton or shifting public opinion, rights laws. passed a spate of bills designed to A cold Canadian high will provide clearing for the first part of the the House Republicans who signed One 'high-priority objective, a transform the lO basic provisions of weekend, then a fa t-moving clipper-type storm will approach our the-contract before last ovember's balanced budget amendment, was the contract with America into the area late on Saturday. Fortunately, the moisture for this system will election could legitimately claim killed in the Senate, whose Republi- law of the, land. They include ea- be rather limited and the temperatures warm enough for the precipita- they kept their word: Moving at the can members did not affix their sig- sures to create a line-item vet pro- tion to be liquid. More seasonal weather may make a brief appear- congre sional equivalent of warp natures to the Contract With Ameri- tect future defense funding, e d ance early next week. Stay tuned! peed, they brought all the con- ca. Other contract bills, from benefits for senior citizens, re Today: Becoming partly sunny in the afternoon with north we ter- tract's provisions to a floor vote welfare reform to tax relief, are the federal regulatory burden an Iy winds turning into local eabreezes. High around 45°F (7°C) near before the 100-day deadline they expected to be rewritten or scaled reform the civil law system. the shore, c10 er to 50°F (10°C) inland. had set for themselves. back in the upper chamber. And The final contract bill to win Tonight: Clear and chilly with diminishing winds. Low 34°F Moreover, all the contract mea- President Clinton has indicated he House approval was a S180 billi (1°C) in the city, below freezing elsewhere. sures received House approval stands ready to veto .any bills that • package of tax cuts, ~ncluding. a aturday: Sunny start. Becoming cloudy late in the day. Highs. except one: a proposed constitution- reach his desk in a form he consid- $500-per-child fam 'y credit, 48°-52°F (8°-1 1°C) with light to moderate winds. al amendment to limit congressional ers unacceptable. expanded retiremen accounts, and a Saturday night: Cloudy with some light sprinkles and showers terms. Even if much of the contract ulti- 50 percent reduction in the tax on moving in from the west. Lows in mid to upper 30s (2°-4°C). "It's actually been quite a run," mately makes its way into the law- capital gains. The measure was Sunday outlook: qoudy start with some clearing later in the day. said an exultant House Speaker books, Republican leaders concede approved late Wednesday despite Highs around 50°F (J O°C), lows in the upp~r 30s to low 40s Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., who will it will be difficult to fulfill the larger forceful opposition by Democrats a threatened veto by the presi- (3°-5°C). trumpet his party~s accomplish- promises they have made - to 4ind ments and outline its ,future agenda shrink the federal govemmen~ era lllenl April 7, 1995 WORW & NATION -THE TECH 'Page')

¥. WIlson Poised to Cut Many Amtrak Cuts More 1rains

THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHI GTO State Affinnative Action Councils Amtrak President Thomas Downs on Thursday sliced away more national pas enger trains by cutting dai Iy service on many routes and By Virginia Ellis While the governor's office another." eliminating the once-famed Broadway Limited between ew York LOS ANGELES TIMES refused to say exactly what pro- He sllid the governor had and Chicago. SACRAMENTO, CALIF. grams will be abandoned, several ordered the urvey of the cost to The cuts - ome to take cffect June II and others Sept. 10 - Stepping up his assault on affir- high level department officials said state government of affirmative eliminate aoout 12 percent of Amtrak's train miles and are expected . mative action, California Gov. Pete they have been told to prepare to action so the public can "have .as to save 99 million. It is possible that individual states will provide Wilson is poised to abolish many disband .all the advisory boards and many facts as possible when the enough money to restore some of the cut . women- and minority-dominated councils which monitor compliance governor calls for the removal of The trim are uppo ed to let Amtrak survive despite declining e advisory councils at the same with minority and women hiring some of these programs." federal sub idies, fare competition from low-priced airlines and rising r 'he has sent bureaucrats scurry- and contracting policies. maintenance costs fed by old equipment and facilities. The governor's latest move on ing to survey the dollar costs of pro- Established informally in the late "This is not our best of days," said Downs at a news conference. affirmative action immediately moting diversity in government hir- I980s and early 1990s, the advisory The cuts should aJlow Amtrak to balance its budget if Congress prompted some Democrats and ing and contracting. groups are appointed by individual approve the sy tern' diminished $260 million operating subsidy for minority business people who erve The governor's staff confirmed state departments and include repre- fiscal 1996, he aid. But there is no guarantee Congre s will do ,0. Thursday that Wilson plans in the sentatives from nearly 100 minority- on many of the councils to accuse The cut spare north-south service along both coasts. But the rest him of using the highly volatile next few weeks to make a major and women-owned business associ- of the "national" passenger system will be only 100 ely connected by announcement relating to affirma- ations. issue to promote his presidential a pindly web of trains, many of them running only three times a tive action. Sources said Wilson will "The goal we want to achieve is ambitions. week. Several routes were reduced in frequency or eliminated in a announce a plan to eliminate all a color-blind society," said Sean Wilson has organized an fir t round of cuts in December. aspects of state government affirma- Walsh, Wilson's press secretary. ex.ploratory committee to raise Amtrak carries about 22 million pa engers annually over 24,500 tive action not mandated by federal "We're at a point in our society money and support for a possible route miles on 212 trains a day - 122 in the Washington-Boston cor- and state law and will disclose the where we're giving special privi- 1996 run for the Republican presi- ridor. ,,I; ults of his costs survey. leges and turning one group against dential nomination. First Lady 'Ovenvhelmed' . uebec Delays Break-Away Vote So On South Asian Journey TIlE WASIIINGTON POST Separatists Can' Build .More Support COI.OMBO. SRI I.A KA In a Bangladeshi village of the lowest of low-caste Hindus - By Craig Turner speech to the Cham ber of Com- tions and Montreal's jazz, comedy, often called "untouchables" - dozens of children. tretched their LOS ANGELES TIMES' merce in Levis, Quebec, across the theater and film festivals. arms to touch the hands of a beaming Hillary Clinton, the woman TORONTO St. Lawrence River from Quebec Backers of Canadian national they'd been told was Queen of the World. "';"Quebec voters will decid~ in a CitY, Wednesday night: unity, confident that they would win In villages like Moishahati, where government officials and high fall referendum whether to break "Barring some unexpected and a spring referendum, immediately caste Hindus - much less foreigners - seldom venture, it is away from the rest of Canada, the exceptional event, which can always denounced the postponemcnt. believ~d that just touching someone of higher caste will bring more rovince's separatist premier has happen ... it appears fitting to invite respect and honor to a person at the lower end of the soc iaI sea Ie. "He chose to delay the referen- ., ounced. Quebeckers to their moment of truth But in a reversal the villagers couldn't possibly comprehend, it dum when Quebeckers are ready to Until recently, Premier Jacques in the autumn," Parizeau said. He was the poor inhabitants of the mud and straw huts of the rice-paddy vote," said Lucienne Robillard, the Parizeau appeared to be planning did not specify a date for the vote, community who won the respect of the first lady of the United States. federal Cabinet member fronting the his long-promised referendum for and he uncharacteristically declined "I've come away overwhelmed," Clinton said of the Bangladeshi pro-unity campaign. "This is no~ Mayor June. But with polls consis- to answer reporters' qu~stions after- villagers and dozens of other women she encountered in a 12-day tently showing at least 55 percent of ward. acceptable. Pcrhaps they're not visit across the Indian subcontinent. In the first few jct-Iaggcd days of Quebec voters in favor of continued The delay would give the sepa- ready to vote for separation, but her journey through India, Pakistan, epal, Bangladesh and Sri union with Canada, Parizeau has ratists additional time to build sup- they are ready to vote." Lanka, Clinton recited numerous parallels betwecn programs and been under mounting pressure from port for their cause, although politics Parizea'u was elcctcd last Sep- problems in the United States and tho. e in South Asia. often sound- fellow separatists to put off the vote is usually off limits for Quebeckers tember on a platform promising a ing as though she were plugging her hu band's policies on the cam- her than risk defeat. in the summer, when they prefer to referendum on independence within paign trail in Middle America. halfa globe and worlds away. Parizeau included the news in a .foc:us:.on outdoor recreation, vaca- .ro months of the day he took office .

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WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE UA? Issues: Social:

• GRADING - The VA held a referendum on the • Pick up the SOCIAL SCENE, the weekend guide , grading policy as part of the recent elections.. The to social events around campus. You can pick them referendum found th~t ~6% of ~tudents prefer the up in the bulletin boards on the infinite corridor, current grading system w~e ~n1y10% pr.efer the Lobdells, Networks, Walker, or in any major lecture proposed plu~1minus system. The referendum also h~1. Don't be in the dark about 'what's going on this found that 620/0 of students find the new proposal weekend. If you would like to have your event unacceptable .. There were approXimately 1400 advertised in the Social Scene, please send the event respondents. information to u~-social@mit. • FOOD - The MIT Food Service contract with • THIS SUNDAY - come hang out with friends at the ARA is coming up for renewal. The VA is forming VA Barbeque. Get cheap burgers, hot dogs, etc. and an advisory committee' with undergraduates, gradu- have a good time. Hopefully, the weather will be nice. ates, faculty, 'and staff to evcduate food service. at The BBQ will be at the DuPont BBQpits. MIT. If you are interested in serving on the com- • Battle of the Classes - come out and compete against mittee, please email ua-food@mit. fellow undergrad';lCltes. and show your class spirit. • HOUSING - Ashdown will used temporarily to Which class will be best? The event will have contests alleviate overcrowding. The Sigma Kappa sorority and prizes. It will occur the first weekend in May. will be occupying' appropximately 40 spaces in the Keep on the lookout Ashdown dormitoIJr. In the long term, Ashdown will remain fully graduate and more gr~duate hous- Reminder: VA Council mtg, Monday, April 10 at 7pm ing will be built on Sidney street. Senior HoUse will in'Room 400, Student Center. The new Constitution will be discussed at the meeting. .. ,J, • , ·n renovations stuting this sumnier. I The dorm

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Chairman Garlen C. Leung '95 Editor in Chief Daniel C. Steven on '97 Bu ine anager yed Abid Rizvi '96 anaging Editor Jimmy Wong '97 E ecutive Editor Ramy A. Amaout '97

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Wrillen hy Wendell Mayes. based on the novel he is charged with killing the man who raped One of the best things about Anatomy of (l licly asked Joseph McCarthy if he "had no hy Rohert Traver. . hi f1irtatiou. wife (Lee Remick). Murder is the ensemble ca~t. James Stewart shame," thereby leading to the senator's polit-

Starring James Stewart. Ben Gazzara. Lee In the courtroomt the trial unfolds in an gives one of his greatest performances; secm- ical demise. Welch, an amateur actor" later Remick. Eve Arden. Arthur 0 'Connell. and unexpectedly accurate way. From the prelimi- ing to be not mu~h on the ball, but surprising became a federaljudge. George C. Scoll. nary hearings to the final sentence we are pre- everyone with his hidden rhetorical abilities as Duke 'Ellington contributes an excelle LSC Friday Classic. sented with several long scenes, rich in he intellectually overpowers the prosecution's jazz score for this film, and makes an appear- details, that serve the purpose of describing big guns. George C..Scott brings an edgy ten- ance in a minor role. There are so many plea- By Raul Gonzalez the roles of the several people involved in the sion to his role as a big-city lawyer brought in sures to' be savored in Anatomy of a Murder. trial. to argue for the prosecution. that you have to get there early to see it - t '. have never been particularly interested in The most remarkable feature of Anatomy Ben Gazzara plays the role of the murder- film screens at 6:30 p.m. rather than the usual Otto Preminger's films. However, I must of a Murder is Preminger's use of the court- ous lieutenant with a convincing animosity, Classics hour. admit that Anatomv of a Murder amused room scenario as a means to portray and sati- and delivers one of the funniest endings to a Remember, if you buy a Classics double me with its satirical view of the JU lice sys- rize society. He achieves this critique by courtroom drama I've ever seen. Lee Remick feature ticket for just $3, you can see the late I showing how the different people involved in was usually cast in "girl next door" roles~ but show of Star Trek: Genera/ions, or revel-with tem and the people who run it. This film first presents us with a lawyer, the trial need each other in their various roles proves here that her range is not limited to the antics of Jackie Chan in Drunken Master played by Jame. Stewart, who desperately (judge, prosecutor, defendant, defense attor- "sweetness and light." /I on Sa'turday night, or catch the Coen Broth- needs money. Then, opportunity comes when ney); but, a we ee in the course of the film, Joseph Welch, who plays the judge, rose to ers' Mil/erAs Crossing on Sunday.

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From first glance, we know wig-and-satin karaoke act are all too that Jack and Bennie are made for each other, reminiscent of the last big film from with sophomoric ideals and hearts of gold, but Down Under: The Adventures of they are kept apart by the tyranny or jealousy Priscilla .. Queen of the Desert. but of others, namely Sean (Alan Cumming), a her antics provide insight into the local serpentine villain, and Bennie's own Australian psyche. In all, Muriel's overprotective parents. When tragedy eventu- Wedding is a funny, touching look at Qy strikes, it comes as no surprise: The plot one woman's struggle to ovcrcome " -vices can be seen a mile away. The movie obesity, poverty, insecurity, and relies on its simple-minded charm and fresh friendlessness to come into her own. performances to win over audiences, but it Watch it. -TE. Sony Nickelodeon. comes up short. -SO. Sony Cheri. ***~ Outbreak **~ Forrest Gump Dustin Hoffman and R~ne Russo Toni Collette In Muriel's Wedding. This Oscar-winner for Best Picture has are government doctors trymg to find certainly got most of mainstream Hollywood the antibody for a highly infectious, absolute- nals, with an amazing facility with story- with bold observation and razor-sharp wit. - (and America) hooked. It tells the story of a ly fatal disease. Donald Sutherland and Mor- telling. The plot consists of three principle RW. Sony Copley Place, Southern simpleton (Tom Hanks) who, gan Freeman round 'out the leads as Army stories: .First, the daily experiences of two hit hrough the infinite grace of his mother (Sally officers working from their own agenda. Their men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson); *** Star Trek: Generations Field), the love of a childhood friend (Robin objectives and mutual interactions form the second, Travolta's character involved with The latest installment in the Star Trek Wright), and extraQrdinary pile of luck, plot to this entertaining suspense-action film. his gangster boss' wife (Vma Thurman) as an series bridges the gap between the original ~comes happy, wealthy, and wise. The per- It's mostly a plot movie, but what a plot! If escort; and third, the plans of a boxer, who crew, headed by Captain James T. Kirk • rmances are finely crafted (especially Gary you accept the opening- premisc, then every- has been paid off to take a dive in the ring, (William Shatner), and the "next generation," Sinise, as Forrest's command'jng officer in thing that fol1ows is plausible. As a suspense instead choosing to win the fight and take off led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stew- Vietnam), and the people at Industrial Light film, there are lots of crucial moments \;\'here with the money and his girlfriend. Although art). The story is mostly fluff - a shadowy and Magic expertly blended Tom Hanks' Hoffman must "do. the right thing;" Suther- these film noir concepts may seem a bit villain who want to cast himself into a heav- character into newsreel footage with four U.S. land, as the bad guy, pulls off his role quite cliched, writer-director Quentin Tarantino en/nirvana "nexus," at the expense of an entire presidents, John Lennon, and many others. well. -Kamal Swamidoss. Sony Cheri. infuses his characters with crackling dia- solar system and countless life forms, must be But the whole production reeks of scntimen- logue and a sense of purpose (e.g., Jackson's stopped by the two captains, who arc joined tality, and the continuous flow of pop songs **** Pulp Fiction hit-man character quoting Bible verses as a by fate and a bit of time-space trickery. The throughout the film has "hit soundtrack Winner of the Palm d'Or at this year's prelude to execution). Tarantino's career villain, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell) joins album" written all over it. Metaphorically, it's Cannes Film Festival, this movie combines may still be young, beginning with the cult forces with the Klingons, and Soran' s plan is tcnder and lightweight as the feather that standard plots of hit men, junkies, and crimi- hit ResenJoir Dogs (1992) and recently sur- set in motion when he kidnaps Geordi (LeYar facing in his scripts for True Burton), the chief engineer of Picard's Enter- Romance and Natural Born prise. Apart from stilted dialogue and the Killers, but his latest' film 'con- oap-opera-perfect female crew of the Enler- firms his mission o'shake up lhe prise contending with wounded bo1fies, this , current course of cinema. Sony film delivers the requisite starpower and Copley Place. flashy special effects that a Trekker could hope for. LSC Friday. *** Shallow Grave The idea behind this film isn't *'12 Tommy Boy new: Three friends find their new The latest film to include cast members flatmate dead of a drug overdose from Saturday Night Live (about the fourth with a suitcase of money under this year, so far) features Chris Farley as a his bed. But those expecting a bumbling college graduate with a 0+ average, Sriti h ver ion' of Weekend at poised to take the rein. of the family auto Bernie's will be surprised. Once parts factory from his father (Brian Dennehy). the. roommates decide to keep the Meanwhile, his dad's new wife «(30 Derek) money and bury the potent- and her dark, brooding son (Rob Lowe) have smelling corpse, their friendship plans to take over the same factory. Conflict is tested by the money itself and ensues, Farley enlists David Spade, a sales the task of dismembering the representative for the company, to help him.

corpse before burial, which drives and they both hit the road, I eedless to say, one of the roommates toward Tommy Boy borrows hea ily frol11 its much paranoia and in anity. Throw in a funnier predecessor, Wayne's World. Even if couple of gangsters, searching for you manage to evaluatc both films at the samc the missing cache, and the police, juvenile level, none of the new film'. lip- who eventually discover the syncs can match Wayne and Garth's version remains of an apparent homicide, of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody:' Yet, with and the plot really begins to thick- the intellectual content of Cheez Whiz, this en. Director Danny Boyle shows a film is best viewed in the comfort of one's Captain Jean-Luc Picard (PatrIck Stewart) and Lt. Commander Data (Brent Splner) scan maps Qf devious knack for dissecting the own home, and (probably) beats another the galaxies In Star Trek Generations. dark, violent episodes in the film episode of SNL. - TE. Sony Cheri.

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Mozambique [Up, 19+, $ , Laughing Hyenas, Rex (x-eodeine), U Ie Bloodletter [Down, 18+, $8]; Steve Hurl (Bakery]. Classical Music at MIT TIle GftHHI Dn1JIlott Tawm Kresge Auditorium. 84 Massachu- 11 Marshall St .• Boston. Free setts Ave. Free Admmission. Infor- admission every Wed. and Thu. matior): 253-2906. Endellion night with a college ID. Informa- String Quartet from England will tion: 367'()(}55. be in residence from Apr. 3-13. Praised in The Boston Globe for Bagels 'n' Bop an overall sound that is substan- Jamaica Plain Firehouse Mulitcul- tial but not overproduced, fresh- tural Art Center, 659 Center St., ness and subtlety in the attack Jamaica Plain. Apr. 9, 11' a.m.-2 and phrasing, projection, and per- p.m. Free aamission. Information: sonality. Three concerts. each 524-3816. Arnie Cheatham and with a program of Quartet pieces. Smoke performs. Apr. 7, 8 p.m. Haydn's Op. 71, No.1; Tippet's No.2; BeethOven's Op. 127. Apr. 8, 8 A vveekly guide to he arts in Boston p.m. Haydn's Op. 71, No. 2; Brit- ten's No.3; Schumann's A Major. April 7 -13 Apr. 13. 8 p.m. Haydn's Op. 71, No. 3: W~ir's Quartet; Brahms' A Compiled by Scot Deskin & Evelyn Kao Museum of Fine Arts Minor. OM to ottothe-tech.mIt. 01 by Intenteplllrtnlenltal mall to "On Tech, W20-483. Remis Auditorium, 465 Hunting- ton Ave., Boston. Apr. 9, 3 p.m. The Boston Conservatory Admission:$17; $14, MFA mem- Boston Conservatory Theater. 31 bers/seniors/students. Informa- Hemenway Street, Boston. Apr. tion: 369-3300. The Boston Vil- 7-9, 8 p.m. Admission: $10, $7 lage Gamelan, renowned as students/seniors. Information: performers of classical Javanese 536-6340, x52. Cecilia Schieve music, will perform at the MFA. and Patricia Weinmann. co-direc- The 20-member ensemble will be' tors. "An Evening of Dueling joined by guest artist I. M. Harjito. Divas," featuring Donizetti's Viva the will perform on the Museum's La Mamma and Mozart's Impres. own 19th century palace gamelan, sario. a visually fascinating array of flutes, fiddles, large bronze gongs, Harvar~Radcliffe Orchestra and xylophones. all supported by Sanders Theatre. Harvard Univer- beautifUlly carved teakwood sity. Cambridge. Apr. 7. 7:30 p.m. stands. Admission: $7.50; $5.50, stu. dents; $3.50. children. Informa- tion: 496-2222. The Harvard-Rad- • cliffe Orchestra. under the direction of Quest conductor Ben- jamin Zander. will present "A Chil- 1m dre'l's Concert": The program includes Beethoven's Coriolan Lscture serles Committee Overture. selections from Stravin- 77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 26- sky's Firebird SUite. Mozart's 100 (unless noted). Admission: Divertimento I in D. $2. Classics ticket: $3. allows admission to LSC Classic plus All Newton Music SChool one other film the same weekend. 321 Chestnut St.. West Newton. Information: 258-8881. Apr. 7: Information: 527-4553. Apr. 7. 11 LSC Classic - Anatomy of a Mur- a.m. Admission: $8: $10 with lun- der (Otto Preminger, 1959); 6:30 cheon. Con BrIO Performance p.m. [10-250]. Star Trek: Genera- Senes features PatriCia Wein- tions (David Carson, 1994); 7 & mann. director. and company in "Journey to Poland" is part of a photo essay by David S. Greenfield at the Newton Free Ubrary. .10 p.m. Apr. 8: Drunken Master II "Backstage at the Opera." Apr. 7. (with Jackie Chan): 7 & 10 p.m. 8 p.m. Free Admission. Nancy Orchestra in performances of gram also to include an arrange- M. Davis. Earth Day which has a unique Apr. 9: Miller's Crossing (Ethan Hair. cello recital with guests Sue Mozart's Exsultate. Jubilate. ment by Halvorsen for violin and environmental focus and features Coon, 1990); 7 & 10 p.m. Rabut Cartwright. violin. and Guy Ravel's Sheherazade, and viola of Handel's Passacaglia from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston the talents of award-winning chil- Urban. piano. Program includes Debussy's La Damoiselle flue. all the G minor suite for harpsichord; 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. Apr. dren's entertainers Jill Stein and BoHon Public Ubrary premiere piece by Les Thimmig featuring soprano Sylvia McNair; Dutilleux's Les Citations, for 13. 12:30 p.m. Free Admission. Ken SeiCer, Barbara' Rabb Lecture Hall, Central Library, and works by Foss. Beethoven. also included - the Suite from oboe, double bass, percussion, Information: 973-3453. Boston Herson/Earthtunes. Columbian Copley Square. Boston. Informa- and Brahms. Apr. 8. 9:30 a.m. Faure's Pelleas et Melisande and and harpsichord; and Beethoven's Conservatory of Music Honors folksinger Luzelena, and Janine tion: 536-5400. Apr. 10, 6 p.m.: Admission: $6. "Historical Joumey Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht. Piano Trio in E-f1at, Op. 70, No.2. Piano Trio ~rforms. the magician. Bright Leaf (Michael Curtiz, 1950): Through Music of the String Quar- Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham Pianist Gilbert Kalish will join the part of MThe Look: Lauren Bacall,' tet: Performed by Boston Com- and the women of the Tanglewood Boston Symphony Chamber Play- DtUkI PIbRestJIurant a film and video series featuring posers String Quartet .• Program Festival Chorus. John Oliver, con- ers for this performance. • Inman SQuare, Cambridge. Week- ~ght Bac!111 fiJms of the 19405 includes works by Pozzi Escot. ductor. will also participate in the ly: Tue., 9 p.rn.; Fri.-sat., 5 p.m.; and 50s. Debussy piece. Harvard University - Department Ie ' Sun., 4 p.m. Information: 497- Robert Kyr. William Thomas Popula McKinley. and Philip Glass. Apr. 9. of Music 0965. Authentic Irish Pub setting, BtattIe Theatre 4 p.m. Admission: $15. Music in Longy School of Music John Knowles Pain Concert Hall, Harvard Glee Club with antique oak woodwork high- 40 Brattle St.. Harvard SQuare, the ManSion Series presents .The Edward Pickman Concert Hall. 27 Music BUilding, Harvard Universi- Lowell Arts Center, HarvardUniver- lighted by original works of Celtic Cambridge. Admission: $6 for all Golden Age of the Piano.' with Garden St.. Cambridge. Admis- ty. Apr. 13, 8 p.m. Admission: $5: sity. Cambridge. Apr. 7, 8 p.m .• art. Traditional live Irish music shows: .$4 for BratUe members; pianists Virginia Eskin and Phyllis sion: $10. $5 for free for students. Information: Admission: $12; $6 .sessions. $3 for seniors/children under 12. Moss; works by Brahms. students/seniors (unless noted). 496-6013. Performers Parnassus. students/seniors. Information: Information: 876-6837. Mendelssohn. Chopin. Liszt. and Information: 738-9912 or &76- Anthony Korf. conductor. and 495-5730. The Harvard Glee Club, . Kendall Cafe Special £ngagements. Apr. 7-8: Dvorak. 0956 x130. Apr. 8, 8 p.m.: Susan Narucki, soprano present the oldest men's chorus in the 233 Cardinal Medieros Way, Cam- Queen Margot (Patrice Chereau, Jubal's Lyre. Apr. 10. 7:30 p.m. Stephen Hartke: Ascent of the United States, performs a special bridge. Admission: varies. Infor- 1993); 4:30, 7:15 p.m.; Sat. Bank of Boston Celebrity series (Free Admission): Longy's String Equestrian in a Balloon; Paul concert' to celebrate the comple- mation: 661-0993. Each week will matinee, 1:45 p.m. Nosferatu the. Jordan Hall at New England Con. Department presents Hidemith: Die Serenaden; Oliver tion of the 75th Annual Spring feature local and national artists Vampyr (Werner Herzog. 1994); servatory. 30 Gainsborough St.. Generations, a concert of popular Knussen: Songs without Voices; Tour. Program: works by Tallis, inclUding contemporary singer- 10 p.m. Beyond the Wild Bunch. Boston. AdmiSSion: $14.50. music for strings played by Longy Alba Potes: Caniones Nocturnas. Milhaud, Kodaly, and Harbison. as songwriters. unplugged rock acts, Apr. 9: 2, 7 p.m. Pulp Fiction ~ $8.50. Tickets: 536-2412 (Jordan faCUlty and students of all ages. well as a variety of folk songs blues, and traditional folk. (Quentin Tarantino, 1994); 2, 7 Hall box offiCe) or 482-6661 Apr. 12. 8 p.m. (Free Admission): Harvard Chamber Music from around the world and more. p.m. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin (Celebrity Charge). Apr. 7. 8 p.m. Faculty Artist Series presents jazz Houghton Library. Harvard Univer- The Middle East Tarantino, 1992); 4:55, 9:50 p.m. Soprano DominiQue Labelle with sextet Side Out. featuring faculty sity. Cambridge. Apr. 11. 8 p.m. Contempontry Musk at M/T 472/480 Massachusetts Ave., Oscar Nolr. Apr. 10: Gaslight assistance from Margaret Ulmer. members Peter Cassino. piano, . Admission: $15: $8 students. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Cambridge. Some shows have age (George Cukor, 1944): 4, 7:50 pianist. will give a song recital fea- and Stan Strickland. saxophone. Information: 495-2449. The Bor- Gompie's Function Room, Sanford limits. Unless otherwise noted, p.m. Leave Her to Heaven(John turing works by Schubert. Grana- Apr. 13. 8 p.m.: Benefit Concert romeo String Quartet: Nicholas Riley Hall, Worcester. Apr. 7, 8 doors open at 8;30 p.m. for all Stahl. 1945); 5:45. 9:30 p.m. dos. Poulenc. Debussy. and Series presents Boston debut Kitchen and Ruggero Allifranchini. p.m. Free Admission. Information: downstairs shows and 9 p.m. for Tarkoysky Returns. Apr. 11: Vores. DominiQue Labelle is concert of van Swleten Quartet, violins: En Sik Choi, viola; Yeesun 508-831-5816. MWorcester Poly- upstairs ones. Admission: varies; Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, known for the luminous beauty of featuring the music of Werner, Kim. cello. Program: Debussy, technic Institute A Capellafest, ~ tickets may be purchased in 1966): 4:40. 8 p.m. Recent her voice. her committed stage Mozart, von Dittersdorf, and Hardn Quartet in G minor, Op. 10; Kirch- sponsored by WPl's group Simple advance at Strawberries, the In Raves. Apr. 12: Twelve Angry Men presence. and impeccalbe musi- as performed on period instru- ner, Quartet No.2: Schumann, Harmonic Motion. Guest groups Your Ear Northhampton Box OffICe (Sidney Lumet. 1957): 7:45, 9:40 cianship which she brings to her ments. Quartet in A Major. Op. 41, No.3. include the MIT/Wellesley Toons (l-800-THE-T1CK), and the Middle p.m.; Sidney Lumet will present appearances in opera. concert, and the Mil Chorallaries. East Box Office (Mon.-Sat., 10 the 7:45 p.m. showing (after a and recital. Tufts University Department of M/T Contemporary Music a.m.-6 p.m.; call 492-5162 to 5:30 p.m. appearance at Symphony Hall. Boston. Apr. 9. 3 Mu5Jc Killian Hall. 160 Memorial Dr .• The NameIt;Iss Coffeehouse charge tickets). Information: 497- Wordsworth Books). Three Chi- p.m. Admission: $30. $20. Tick- Tufts University. Medford. Free Cambridge. Apr. 9, 8 p.m. Free First Parish of Cambridge, 3 0576. nese Directors. Apr. 13: Life on a ets: 482-6661 (Celebrity Charge). Admission. Information: 627- Admission. Information: 253- Church St., Harvard SQuare, Cam- Apr. 7: Acoustic performance by String (Chen Kaige. 1991): 4, 8 266-1200 (Symphony Charge). 3564. Apr. 7, 8 p.m. Applied 2906. Mil. FaCUlty Concert: John bridge. Apr. 8, 8 p.m. Free Admis- Peter Wolf - 2 shows (Upstairs, p.m. Horse Thief, (Tian World.renowned violinist Isaac Music Student Recital (Alumnae Harbison, composer and pianist. sion; $3 donation requested. 19+ (8:30 p.m.) and 21+ (11 Zhuangzhuang, 1986): 6, 9:50 Stern will appear with pianist Lounge). Apr. 9, 2 p.m. Elizabeth Music by John Harbison: Twilight Information: 237-3222 x402, or p.m.). $8 each show]: Brainiac, p.m. Yefim Bronfman. The program will Verveer Tishler Piano Competition -Music and Fourteen Fabled Folk 489-6878. Host: Robert Maxwell Garden Variety, Coil [Downstairs, include: Mozart Sonata in E Minor, (Alumnae L04nge). Apr. 11. 8 p.m. Songs. Also: tributes to Victor with Tanya Savory, Suzanne 18+, $61: Canonical Ensemble HtIn'Md-Epworth Rim series K. 304. Janacek Sonata in D-flat Tufts University Wind Ensemble Young. Antonio Carlos Jobim, and McDermott, Joyce Woodson, [8akery}. Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Major. Schubert Sonatine in G (Cohen Auditorium). directed by Stephane Grapelli. Patrick McGinley. Apr. 8: Lyres, 1313 Mockingbird Church, 1555 Mass. Ave .• Cam- Minor. Op. 137. BartOk Sonata John McCann. Lane (fr. Albany), Johnny Black bridge. Apr. 9, 8 p.m. ContribU- NO.1 (1921). MIT Performance Series The Folk Song Society of Great., Trio, Drysdale [Up/Down, 21+, tion: $3. Information: 354-0837. Isabella Stewatt GatrIner Museum Kresge Auditorium, 84 Massachu- Boston • $7]: leftover Salmon [Down, 9 Arx. 9. 8 p.m. The Gospel Accord- Boston Symphony Orchest,. 280 The Fenway. Boston. Both setts Ave. Apr. 12. 8 p.m. Free First Parish Church, 35 Church 'p.m., 18+, $8}; Hollywood ing to Matthew (Pier Paolo Pasol\- Symphony Hall, Boston. Admis- concerts begin at 1:30 p.m. Admission. Information: 253- Street, Watertown. Apr. 8, 8 p.m. SQuares [Bakery]. ni. 1964). Apr. 9. 11 a.m. The sion: $21-59; $11.50 tickets Admission (additional to museum 2826. Mil Brass Ensemble and Admission: $9, $7.50 members. Apr. 9: lois, Vitapup, Kaia, Reading of Passion. Apr. 13. 8 sold for Open Rehearsal; Rush admission): $4, $2 members. France's Ensemble de Cuivres de Information: 623-1806. Margaret Cheesecake, Meaghan Mclaugh- p.m. Tenebrae and the Lord's tickets (limited) available for Information: 734-1359. saint-lo. MacArthus, named one of seven lin [Up, 18+, $6]; Gage, Twisted Supper. Tue.jThu. evening and Fri. after- Apr. 8: Young Artist Series - Mil Chapel, 77 Massachusetts "New England living Art Trea- Roots. Otis (Down. 3--7 p.m .• all noon for $7 (one per customer) Harry F. Rice Memorial Concert. Ave., Cambridge. Apr. 13 .. 12 sures' by New England Biennial ages, $5]: Eric Padula & Friends CooIIdJre Comer TIle • ., beginning at 9 a.m. on Fri. and 5 with the Boston University Cham- p.m. Free Admission. Information. offICials in 1985, is lauded for her [Bakery]. 290 Harvard Ave., Brookline. p.m. on Thu. Information: 266- ber Chorus: Ann Howard Jones, 253-2906. Chapel Concert series. voice and her dedication to col- Apr. 10: Showcase Mondays - Through Apr. 8; sat., noon. Admis- 2378 or 266-1492. 1) Apr. 7-8 & conductor and director of choral G10rianne Collver Jacobson. gui- lecting new England's lore and New Prime Numbers, like. Speeny sion: $6, single .admission; $10, 11, 8 p.m. John Mauceri will lead activities. Apr. 9: Sunday Concert tar. Music from Latin America. performing traditional music. Bowl Wagon [Up, 19+, $5]: Mon. double feature. Information: 491- the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Series - Alexander Schneider Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr. Apr .• Performing Arts Series - Out 5877. MHong Kong 5, ~ a salute to with guest soloists soprano Ute Scholarship Concert. with Julian 14, 12 p.m. Free Admission. Infor- BoHon Jewish A Capella Loud Theater Choices (Down, 7 modern Hong Kong action films. Lemper. tenors Richard Clement Houston, speaker: Masuko Ushio- mation: 253-2826. Advanced 84 Massachusetts Ave., MIT Stu- p.m., $6); Alternative Acoustic Apr. 8: Jackie Chan, Maggie Che- and Frank Kelley, baritone Kelly da, violin: Scott Nickrenz, viola: Music Performance Series. Eric dent Center, Mezzanine Lounge. Showcase [Bakery]: ung and Brigitte Un star in Police Anderson, and bass Andrew Laurence lesser. cello: peforming SCheirer G, trombone. Scheirer is Apr. 8. 9:30 p.m. Free Admission. Arx. 11: Spin-Art recording artists Story. Also showing: The Lovers Wentzel. Program includes Hin- Haydn, "The seven Last Words. studying at the MIT Media labora. Features Brandeis's Maginah, - Technical Jed. Elixir. Betty starring Nicky Wu, Charlie Yeung, demith's Prelude to MWhen Lilacs tory where his primary research Harvard's Mizmor Shir, and MIl's Please [Up, 18+, $5]: Our lady and Carrie Ng, Tsui Hark's newest M Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd , a.ton SJ"lflIIony CIYmber PIlI)'8fS focus is the construction of music- Techiya. Peace, liquid Chaos [Down, 19+. film. Weill's The seven Deadly Sins. for Jordan Hall, New England Conser- understanding computer systems. $5]: Tarbox Ramblers [Bakery]. soprano. male vocal quartet, and vatory, Boston. Apr. 9, 3 p.m. For this concert, he will perform Sweetie's CIIIe Apr. 12: Razorwire, Shaggas, ...... " 01 Flf1BAm orchestra, and Korngold's Sym- Admission: $12-$19. Information: five compositions by himself 11 Garden St., Harvard Square. Smut (fr. MN), Piss Ants [UP. 19+, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. All phony in F-sharp. 2) Apr. 13, 15 & 266-2378 or 266-1492. Soprano (Miss.Stevi-Dus, Menos Macho?, Cambridge. Apr. 8, 7 p.m. Admis- $8]: Last Poets (9 p.m_ door. films screened in Remis Auditori- 18, 8 p.m.: Apr. 14, 1:30 p.m. Jayne West will join the ensemble Perseids, Chain Time, Puck sion: $7. $5 advance. $15 family. 19+, $8): Belly Dancing wtth The um. Unless otherwise noted, Open Rehearsal: Apr. 12, 7:30 for Kurt Weill's Frauentanz, Op. (Speed Puck» as well as Sugar by In the spirit of vaudeville, Sweet- Goddess [Bakery). admission is $6.50, $5.50 for p.m. Music Director Seiji Ozawa 10, for soprano, viola. flute, clar- S. Turrentine, In the Land of Eph- ie's Cafe presents MHug Our Apr. 13: Franco (members of MFA members/students/seniors. leads the Boston Symphony inet. bassoon, and horn, on a pro- esus by J. levano, and Walkin' by Plant,. a show in celebration of Shockra). Tom Hambridge Band, Information: 267-9300. Arx. 7, 8, April 7, 1995 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9

p.m., 8 p.m. A Short Aim about Apr. 9: Tue.-sat., 8 p.m. (exclud- excerpts from C.P.E. Bach's Sym- Gallery of illustration. a small the- based on mathematical formulae. Federal Resel'Ve Bank 01 Boston Killing, and A Short Film about ing Mar. 19 at 7 p.m.); Sat. & phonies No.2, 3, and 5. Twyla atre in London. saturday's prefor- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Love dir. by Krzysztof K~slowski, Sun. matinees, 2 p.m. Admission: Tharp's Waterbaby Bagatefles is mance is being held in conjunc. Strobe Alley Gallery, 600 Atlantic Avenue, 1987, 1988. The series: The $12-39; students/seniors, $5 set to an inventive mix of music. tion with the annual conference of Ongoing. Information: 2534444. Boston. Free admission. Informa- Decalogue, parts 1-10. Apr. 13, discount. Information: 266-0800. Who Cares? is the result of Balan- the Northeast Victorian Studies .Optical Alchemy." Full-color fluo- tion: 973-3453. "The Artist and 5:30 p.m. The Decalogue parts 1- Production of Ferenc Molnar's the- chine's affinity for American popu- Association. rescent photographs of corals and the Artifact: A Boston Icon by 4. Apr. 14, 5:30 The Decalogue atrical contest in which two lead- lar music, and his particular admi- anemones by Charles H. Mazel Boston Artists, ~ an exhibition of parts 5-8. Apr. 15, 10:30 a.m. ing married actors struggle with ration of composer George Museum of Rne Am SM '76, a research engineer in artists' interpretations of Boston's The Decalogue parts 1-5. Apr. 16, jealousy and infidelity, and love Gershwin. Museum of Fine Arts. Boston. the Department of Ocean Engi. Old Colony Railroad Bridge. Pre- 11 a.m. The Decalogue parts 6- perhaps prevails. Jacques Cartier Free Admission. Information: 369- neering, taken at night during sented by The Boston Society of 10. Apr. 20, 5:30 p.m. The Deca- directs a translation by Frank Mar- 3300. Gallery Talks. Apr. 8, 12 underwater dives. MatChed pairs Architects, the exhibition includes logue parts 9, 10, 1, 2. Apr. 21, cus. p.m .• The Buddist Art of China" of images offer a comparison the work of 20 Boston artists. 5:30 p.m. The Decalogue parts 3- Nancy Eder. Apr. 12, 6 p.m .• Ani- between the subject under "nor- Through Apr. 28. 6, Apr. 22, 12:30 p.m. The Deca- "Someone Who'll Watch Over omed mals in Art" Abigail Duda. Apr. 13, mal" reflected-light photography logue parts 7.10. Me" 11 a.m. "From Cuneifoon to Com- and under illumination with ultravi- School of the Museum of Fine New Repertory Theater, 54 lincoln Comedy Project puters: The Power of the Written olet light. Arts Wang Center for the Petfonnln6 St., Newton Highlands. Through Harvard Square, Cambridge. Apr. Word" Sally Leahy. Friends of Grossman Gallery, 230 The Fen- Arts Apr. 9. Admission: $14-26. Infor- 7, 14,8:30 p.m., Apr. 8-9 & 15, Egyptian Art lecture Schedule Hart Nautical Gallery way, Boston. Free admission. 268 Tremont St., Boston. Through mation: 332-1646. Nominated for 7 and 9 p.m.; Apr. 12-13, 7 p.m. Apr. 12, 7:30 p.m. Admission: 55 Massachusetts Ave. Ongoing. Information: 369-3718. Annual . Apr. 10: Mon .• 7:30 p.m. Admis, Best New Play of last year's Admission: $10-$12. Information: $10. Information: 369-3329. Rita .Course 13, 1893-1993: From Student Exhibition: A juried exhibi- sion: $6. Information: 482-9393. Broadway season, a tale of tri- 787-1112. Political satirist, Will E. Freed, Travels in Nubia. This Naval Architecture to Ocean Engi- tion of work in all media by stu- The Wang Center presents its umph of hope and humanity that Drust will open "Miss America~ to lecture is provided to give the De(}- neering. ~ Exhibition includes his- dents of the Museum School. Classic Film Series, featuring involves three hostages who benefit the Ali Fund of the New pie in the Boston area a greater toric photos, models. and comput- Master of Fine Arts Candidates: favorite films on the largest struggle through brutal differences England Medical Center. familiarity with the Museum's out- er graphics and highlights a Selected works by recipients of screen in New England. Api. 10: to forge bonds of love and com- standing collection. Perfonnances sampling of current research Master of Fine Arts Degrees, Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, panionship. Museum of Our National Herlta6e Remis Auditorium. Apr. 12, 7:30 including that performed by the 1994-1995. Through Apr. 9. 1964': 33 Marrett Road. Lexington. Apr. p.m. Adll)isSion: $15, $12 stu- department for Bill Koch's '62 "The Remnant" 12, 2 p.m. Admission: $3 for chil- dents/seniors/members. Informa- successfiJl America's Cup cam- Institute of Progressive Art Charlestown Working Theatre, dren, $1 for an accompanying tion: 369-3306 or 267-9300. A paign with America3. 354 Congress St., Boston. Hours: 442 Bunker Hill Street, adult. Information: 862-6541. Portrait of Edith Wharton: An Evo- .Permanent Exhibition of Ship Thu.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. Information: Charlestown. Through Apr. 15: Rick Davis in a performance of cation of the Artist and Discovery Models." Models which illustrate 536-5771. "Shadow Lands," by Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. of a Heroine. Irene Worth, actor. The wr Openin~ "Totally Useless Skills." Disap- the evolution of ship design from Phoebe Helman, 1991-93. Admission: $10, $8. Information: pearing Body Parts, Advanced Eye This performance is assembled the 16th century through the 20th Through May 5. "Iolanthe" 242-3285. Directed by Jennifer Crossing, The Longest Word, Odd from excerpts of Wharton's nov- century. La Sala de Puerto. Rico, Student Johnson, with Kristin Johnson, Rnger Snapping, and more. Davis, els, letters, travels, her autobiog- Museum of Fine Arts Center, Mil, opposite 77 Massa- John Peitso, and others. This mul- who refers to himself as the raphy, and from research into her The Dean's Gallery 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. , chusetts Ave .• Cambridge. Apr. timedia, experimental theater "Master of Uselessness," spent unexpected and passionate love Sloan SChool of Management, 50 Information: 267-9300. 13, 8 p.m. (free sneak preview), piece is based qn gothic horror 16 years as a professional clown affair. Memorial Dr. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 "Emil Nolde: The Painter's Prints" Apr. 20-22, 8 p.m.; Apr. 22, 2 master H. P. Lovedraft.s The Case with the Ringling Brothers circus. a.m.-5 p.m. Information: Michelle and "Nolde Watercolors in Ameri- p.m. Admission: $9, $8 MIT com- of Charles Dexter Ward, a psych<>- HIV/AIDS Awareness Week at Rorenza, 253-9455. "Works from ca." Emil Nolde, known best for munity, $7 students/seniors/chil- logical tale of myth, madness and Boston Baked Theater Northeastern University a Small Studio." This series of his vibrantly colored oil paintings dren, $6 MIT/Wellesley students. macabre following Ward's discov- 255 Elm St., Davis Square, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. Apr. small acrylic paintings by Tina and watercolors, will be the focus Information: 253-0190. MIT ery of vampirism, and black arts. Somerville. Sat. evenings, 10:30 10-14. Information: 373-5426 or Dickey explores the architectonic of the first major U.S. show of the Gilbert & Sullivan Players presen- p.m. Admission: $10; $5, stu- 373-2247. Snell library: "Project and emotional possibilities of artist considered one of the great- tation of the comedic operetta "Hannah Free" dents. Information: 396-2470. Face to Face"": An interactive color light with respect to land- est modern German artists. The about mystical fairies and the Triangle Paramount Penthouse The improvisational comedy group multi-media exhibition telling the scapes around us. Through May first exhibition reveals his print- British House of Lords. Theater, 58 Berkeley St., Boston. GUilty Children performs weekly on story of people from all walks of 10. making activity through more than Through Apr. 15:' Wed.-Sat., 8 the stage. life living with HIV/AIDS. Dodge 150 etchings, woodcuts, and lith- "Fires In the Mirror;' p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Admission: Hall, Room 450. Apr. 10, List Visual Arts Center ographs. The second exhibition is C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk Universi- $15, students: $10. Information: ImprovBoston 4:30-6:30 p.m .• Cultural Context 20 Ames St. Hours: Tue .. Thu. made up of Nolde's watercolor ty, 55 Temple St., Beacon Hill. 426-3550. "Hannah Free~ is set Inman Square Theater (formerly of HIV/AIDS Education - an Inter- and Fri., 12 noon-6 p.m.; Wed., images of flowers, fantasy por- Apr. 6, 7. 8, 8 p.m. Admission: in a nursing home where Hannah Back Alley Theater), 1253 Cam- active Seminar": Apr. 13, 11:45 12 noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 traits, landscapes, and animal $8, $4 students/seniors. Tickets: now lives, bedridden after a life of bridge St., Cambridge. Ongoing: a.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Deaf People: p.m. Information: 253-4680. subjects. Through May 7. 573-8680. Information:' 573- obsessive wandering; Rachel her Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat.. 10:30 Infected and Affected- A Panel of "Dennis Miller Bunker: American 8282. The Suffolk Student The- off-again, on-again lover of some . p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Admission: Deaf People Sharing Stories About Bromfield Gallery Impressionist." Bunker was one of atre is proud to present this play 60 years, lies a few doors away $10; $5. students (Thu.). $12; Their Own "Experiences with HIV 107 South St., Boston. Through the most talented young American by Tony nominated actress and on Jife'support. It is a play that $10, 'students/seniors (Fri.-Sat., Infection, " The living and Learning Apr. 29, Tues.-Fri. 12-5 p.m., painters of the late 19th century. playwright Anna Deavere Smith. adresses issues of aging and 8 p.m.). $10; $8, Center, 8-9 p.m. @OTTplace:Har- Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Reception: Featuring 50 of his finest works, The play reflects the events and love. students/seniors (Sat.. 10:30 vard Department of Music Collo- Apr. 8, 4-6 p.m. Gallery One: this will be the first comprehen- consequences of the 1991 Crown p.m. and Sun., 7 p.m.). Informa- Quium Series Charles Kanwischer - Drawings sive exhibition accompanied by an Heights riots in Brooklyn through "Time 01 My ute" tion: 576-1253. The area's Davidson Room, Music Building, and Documents. Gallery Two: extensive catalogue to examine the multiple perspective of the vic- Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., longest-standing improvisational Harvard University. Apr. 10, 4:15 Dianne Lam - Recent Work. Bunker's life and art. Comple- tim's. families, witnesses, reli- Copley Square; Boston. Through comedy group (12-years old) con- p.m. Free Admission. Information: Gallery Three: SCott Hunsdorfer -' . mented by an exhibit at the Isabel- gious leaders. and community Apr. 23: Wed.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 5 tinues with a new season, com- 49&6013. Speaker Roger Parker Rgures and Other Ephemera. , la Stewart Gardner Museum. activists. & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Infor. posed of funny, energetic, creative presents "Leonora's Last Act." Through June 4. mation: 437-7172. Alan Ayc,k- performers who create scenes, United Nations Association of "The Renaissance Print: France "Once Upon a Time In the bourn's play revolves around a dialogue. and characters on the Architecture Lecture Series at Greater Boston and Italy." Largely from the perma- Decline 01 tlte West" birthday party and follows the spot, based entirely on audience M/T Ballroom at the wll Building, North- nent collection, this exhibition pre- Beau Jest Theater, 791 Tremont decline and fall of a ,successful suggestions. New Show: Most Rm. 10-250, MIT, 77 Massachu- eastern University, 360 Hunting- sents a provocative dialogue St., Boston. Apr. 7-29: family in a funny and bittersweet Thursdays are .Theatresports"; setts Ave., Cambridge. Apr. 11, ton Ave., Boston. Apr. 8, 5-7 p.m. between French and Italian graph- Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. Admission: manner. '. one Thu. each month is "Babe 6:30 p.m. Free Admission. Infor- Admission: $10, $7 students. A ic works from the 16th century. In to; $7 students/seniors/ J." :1 J' I .:.. Night" (all-female show). mation: 253-7791. "Landscape celebration of Hispanic food and France the promotion of Italian artists/unemployed. Reserva- "A Slice of Safunlay NI6ht" Appratitions." Ninth Department culture is being held in recognition Renaissance style began not only tions: 522-2596. Information: Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Tite Comedy Project of Architecture Arthur H. Schein of the Latin American and Hispan- by importing artworks by Raphael 232-5880. Catbox Cabaret pre- St., Boston. Through Apr. 30: Hong Kong Restaurant, third floor, Memorial Lecutre by Antoine Pre- ic Community'S contribution over and Michelangelo but also such sents its original epic which was Tue.-Thu., 8 p.m.; Fri., 7 & 10 1236 Massachusetts Ave., Cam- dock, architect, Albuquerque, the past fifty years to the interests artists as Rosso and Primaticcio. first presented in the autumn of p.m.; Sat., 6 & 9 p.m.; Sun., 3 bridge. Ongoing: Fri.-Sat., 9 p.m. N.M. of the commonwealth of Massa- Through June 25. 1993. It is a mixture of high p.m. Admission: $29-35. Informa- Admission: $10. Information: 247- chusetts. The celebration will humor; bitter despair, and tion: 426-6912 or 931-2787 (tick- 1110 .• The Big-Time Comedy Pro- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum include a keynote address by the "The Taste for Luxury: English Fur- unapologetic surrealism. The wild ets). This award-winning London ject Show"; dinner and dancing 2 Palace Rd., Boston. Apr. 11, Honorable Michael Dukakis, niture, Silver, and Ceramics 1690- 1790." This exhibition explores plot, focusing on the exploits and musical hit celebrating life in the available. 6:30 p.m. Admission: $7. $5 speaking on the history and the travails of the anti-hero. Cyrus Bel- early 1960s is a party filled with members/students/seniors. Infor- role of the Latin American and His- t.oo influences of stylistic develop- low, moves from a sleazy corpo- high energy, teenage rock and roll, mation: 278-5106. Garden histori- panic countries' involvement in ments in the decorative arts throughout the 18th century and rate underbelly of power and mur- and '60s fashions that recall the an Mac GriSWOld. will lecture for teh United Nations. The address examines stylistic parallels among der to suburban drug addiction, a mood of era with 30 original the "Eye of the BehOlder" series. will be followed by Latin American I supermom-turned.terrorist, among songs, written by John, Charlie, Poet y Her talk, .Gardens Never lie," will and Hispanic entertainment. the different mediums. Master- others. Lea, and Neil Heather. be based upon her research about pieces of English silver and soft- paste porcelain and pieces of Eng- Poetry and Readings at M/T gardens at the Museum and The French Library and Cultural lish furniture will illustrate the "The Accident" "Demons" Bartos Theater, E15, 20 Ames Green Hill, the Gardner estate in Center artistic currents of this period. Hasty PUdding Theatre. 12 Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 St., Cambridge. Apr. 13, 7:30 Brookline. 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Through July 25. Holyoke St., Cambridge. Apr. 6-8, Holyoke St., Cambridge. Through p.m. Free Admission. Information: Th'rough Apr. 29, Tues. 12-8 13-14, 18, 27-28, and May 2-3, May 5: Apr. 11-12, 15, 20-21, 253-7894. Gail Mazur and Robert Harvard Law School - Human p.m.; Wed.-Thu. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; "Degrees of Abstraction: From 6 at 8 p.m.; Apr. 9, 7 p.m.; Apr. 25-26, 29 & May 4-5. 8 p.m.; Pinsky. Gail Mazur, author of The Rights Pf06ram Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free Morris Louis to Mapplethorpe." 23 & May 7, 2 p.m. Information: Apr. 15, 2 p.m.; Apr. 30, 7 p.m. Common, Nightfare, and The Pound 401, Harvard Law SChool, Admission. Information: 266- This exhibit presents paintings, 547-8300. The American Repert<>- Admission: Call for etails. Infor- Pose of Happiness, founded the 1563 Massachusetts Ave., Cam- 4351. Monsieur de Rainville in sculptures, and photographs. by ry Theatre presents Carol K. mation: 547-8300. World stage Blacksmith House Poetry Series in bridge. Apr. 12, 4 p.m. Constitu- France. Photographs taken by over 30 artists who make use of Mack's play, 'directed by Marcus premiere of Robert Brustein's Cambridge, a program of weekly tional Rights of Women: The Ger- Arthur de Rainville depi'Cting abstraction is a familiar concept Stem. It is a fascinating, constant- irreverent modem Faust play set readings and special poetry work- man' Debate. Petra Blass, images of France including Paris but it continues to provoke a wide ly unfo.lding mystery that probes in the Harvard Divinity SChool, in shops. She teaches at Emerson Member of German Federal Parlia- and the countryside are presented range of responses from artists, the depths of the human psyche. which a professor sells his soul to College and the Harvard University ment. Founding member, Indepen- in an impressionistic manner, the critics, and viewers. Artists A disoriented woman searches for a pair of urbane and unlikely dev- Extension SChool. Robert Pinsky's dent Women's Association (Unalr result of the artist's particular include: Morris Louis, Robert Map- her identity - wiped out by an ils in order to communicate with books include An Explanation of hangiger Frauenverband) photographic style and printing plethorpe, Andy Warhol, Ellsworth "acCident~ she cannot remember, his dead wife. America, The Want Bone, and His- Chairwoman, federal commission methods. Kelly, Robert Raushcenberg, as she finds herself in an unfamiliar tory of My Heart, which was organiZing the 1990 GDR elec- well as many Massachusetts resi- rural household, where a man who "Les Mlserables" awarded the William Carlos tions. Museum of Science dent artists. The exhibition will also display Quotations by Jack- claims to be her husband coaches Colonial Theatre, Boylston St., Williams Prize of the Poetry Soci- Science Park, Boston. Through son Pollack and Robert Rosen- her through a recovery of her Boston. Thro'ugh June 17: ety of America. His collection of April 1995: shows hourly most berg. Through Oct. 22. memory. TueS.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7:30 essays, Poetry of the World, was days, call for showtimes. Admis- p.m., Sat. & Sun. 2 p.m. Admis. nominated for the National Book sion: $7; $5, children "Aesop's Fables" sion: $15-$65. Tickets: 931- Critics' Circle Award in criticism. hi i (3-14)/seniors. Combination Isabella Stewart Gardner Boston Center of the Arts, 539 2787. Information: 426-3444. exhibit/theater tickets available: Museum Tremont St., Boston. Apr. 8-23. The popular Broadway musical set M/TMuseum $11; $8, children/seniors. Infor- 280 The Fenway, Boston. Open Admission: $8. Information: 497- in 18th-century France comes to 265 Massachusetts Ave. mation: 723-2500. Through April Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.~5 p.m. Admis- 8257. Out of the Blue Theater Boston for a limited run. Tues.-Fri.. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; at the Mugar Omni Theater: Africa: sion: $6; $5, students/seniors; Company presents a contempo- ectu e Sat.-Sun .• 1-5 p.m. Free to mem- The Serengeti (George Casey, $3 youths (ages 12-17), free for rary adaptation of Aesop's Fables. bers of the Mil community, 1994), narrated -by James Earl members and children under 12; Written and directed by Brian Program In Women's Studies seniors, and children under 12. Jones. "Psychology: Understand- Wed, $3 for students with current Wolfe-leonard, original music Rm 34-101. Mil, 50 Vassar St., For all others there is a requested ing Ourselves, Understanding 10. lnfoonation: 566-1401. composed by Bob Nicoll. D e Cambridge. Apr. 7, 4-9 p.m. Infor- donation of $3. Information: 253- Each Other. ~ This new minds-on .Dennis Miller Bunker and His Cir- mation: 253-8844. Doing Gender 4444. exhibit about everyday psychologi- cle." This exhibit highlights the MtwItW4WMt on the Net: An MIT Women's Stud- .Sailing Ship to Satellite: The cal processes allows visitors to work of Bunker, an artist at the Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave., ies Women in Cyberspace Mini- Transatlantic Connection~. Exhibi- "race" toward a lower stress level, forefront of the American Impres- Cambridge. Apr. 7, 8, 8 p.m. Conference, featuring gender- tion documents the history of spin "faces~ to explore emotions, sionist movement in the late 19th Ongoing T ea e Admission: $8, $7 bending cyber-wizard Sandy Stone. transatlantic communication. The and examine language and century. More than 30 works by students/seniors. Information: Religious Activities Center, 40 story of the conquest of the barri- thought through puzzles and activi- Bunker, including portraits of his "f "The Cheny Orchanl" 328-9268 or 441-0566. An Massachusetts Ave., MIT, Cam- er of the North Atlantic Ocean is ties. Through Apr. 28. patrons and innovative land- Spingold Theater, Brandeis Univer. Evenil1l of Dance by Four Women. bridge. Apr. 11, 5 p.m. Informa. the story of a grand collaboration scapes, will be displayed along- sity, Waltham. Through Apr. 9: Four local modem choreographers tion: 253-3260. Out of Eden and between the North Atlantic Boston Public LilKary side works by those whom he Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. will present their original works. into the Promised Land. A slide- nations, a compelling story that is Wiggin and South Galleries, Cop- inspired and influenced and who Admission: $11-15. 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He also is under MIT students who are on Safe aHeviate the famine and establish Brackett is a member of the Mar- Somalia from April to Augu t 1993. consideration for promotion to com- Ride and are speaking a foreign lan- security in the war-tom region. itime Prepositioning Ships Brackett's military accompli h- mander. guage may not know that someone The humanitarian mission quick- Squadron Two (Compsron II), ments include obtaining the Navy is listening to their conversations. ly became dangerous as members of which is responsible for positioning Achievement medal, which is He has taken advantage of MIT "I listen to the kids speaking Somalia's warring factions attacked ships in the Indian Ocean. awarded for performing an excep- classes ranging from Charm School Korean, Thai, or Filipino, and I U.S. forces. "I really take it [person- He also recently received the tional task. 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Card, from Page I card has been compromised, any DeHon explained. A card key goals for the MlT Card was to have ommendations, including: new cards issued could be compro- should not identify its owner, it satisfy all students' needs. "I feel • Change the way secret data is of attention it really deserves." mised. "Once your card has been because that would make it easier if we go back to two cards, we are encoded on the cards so that a new McNeill said he would be happy read, your card - and all future for a thief to locate the doors going to have a problem of a differ- ecure card could be issued after a to talk to students if they had con- cards which might be issued under opened by a stolen card. But a card ent kind and we'll get a lot of flack card has been compromised. cerns about the card. the current encoding scheme - is used for purchases should clearly for that also," he said. • Provide students with un- Maguire and Dickson could not compromised," DeHon wrote. identify its owner, so that a thief "We're going to take a look at marked cards for use in card key be reached for comment. would have a harder time pretend- any recommendations and sort out reader. Recommendations for users ing the card is his. which would be the less evil," , • Allow students to u e the card ards can be duplicated Because the MIT Card is used DeHon concluded that the cur- Mc eill aid. system to give their friends access "'The MIT Card serves several for financial transactions, it would rent level of security is not appropri- DeHon made several other rec- to their dormitorie . different purposes. Most dormitories be possible for someone to steal a ate for financial transactions and are equipped with card readers that student's card number and use it to recommended that MIT discontinue allow only residents to enter the make charges to that student's auxiliary account, or at lea t building. Meal plans use the card, account. always give students the opportunity and students can get an auxiliary Housing and food services to pay cash. account for use at vending would hold the student responsible A different kind of card technol- machines, Graphic Arts, and other for the bill unless the student had ogy, such as using cards with PIN services. reported the card missing, McNeill numbers like ATM cards, may be The magnetic strip on the card said. "Once that card is encoded and needed for financial transactions, encodes information including the given to you, YC?uare responsible DeHon said. He notcd that the cost student's MIT ID number and six- fpr that card," he said. "We have no of in tailing a different system character secret code that identifies choice but to hold you responsible." could be a problem. he card as belonging to a particular But "if it is compromised in "MIT has put a lot of money into , dent. some way and it really seems to be this, but they're probably going to DeHon set out to debunk several legitimate, we could make excep- continue spending money on this. Is myths about the MlT Card when he tions," McNeill said. this going to serve our needs in th~ wrote his report. First on his list of DeHon made several recommen- long term?" DeHon asked. myths was that the MIT Card is dif- dations to users of the MIT Card: Smith also observed that the ficult to duplicate. • Avoid using the card in. readers ~nstitute should reconsider the many "Equipment to duplicate or syn- of questionable origin and in public uses of the card. "I think this is one thesize MIT Cards can be readily vending machines. of those areas that. has grown up obtained' for lells than $500 and • Consider whether the conve- rather rapidly, and it has broadened requires no technical expertise to nience of a meal plan or auxiliary rather quickly, and I don't think it • 1 perate. The tech.nically inclined can account is balanced by the security has had the overall oversight it put togeth'er suitable equipment at a provided by the current system. needs;' Smith said. SHARON N. YOUNG PONG - THE TECH much lower cost;' DeHon wrote. • Never loan your card and do McNei II said one of the primary A campus card reader. To copy a card, the data on it not give your card to someone else st be read and stored until it can as collateral if you can avoid it. e written on a blank card - or an DeHon's report, which discusses expired ATM -card or a strip of rriag- ,these recommendations in greater netic tape on an index card. The detail, is available on the World- data required to duplicate a card Wide Web at The "can be captured accurately in sec- http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/andre/ onds on a, portable device that costs miccard/. Foundation of as little as $15," DeHon explained. The data on a caTd could be Recommendations for MIT Alternative Medicine is... stolen whenever a student surren- DeHon recommended that the dcrs posses~sion of his card. It ~ould Institute consider whether the card Naturopathic Medicine so be pOssible to a~ch. , '~Iarides.-', ' . prQvides suitable security for the tine reader to 'one of tfie";wi~~ run-,r" m-an-y; 1le\V, uses the card is being put ning between';~, r~a4er'.~ .,~.._~. ,~ m;m.oo df:a ,~r4 ~y'stem of ~vendirig 3e I :an. ' _,.. . '. . - '. "We kne~ putii~g this fugetli(ir~"'':Z':YPltput~lt'

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Golf Beats Caltech; Fencer Lichten Places 2nd in Swings into Spring Epee NCAA Championships By Tom Kawamoto However, as one Caltech player By Keith Uchten This year, 30 fencers in each brought it back, going undefeated in TEAM MEMBER pointed out, "This course has more TEAM CAPTAIN weapon qualified to nationals. his final three rounds against fencers The varsity golf team's spring trees than all of Scotland!" MIT had a strong finish at the Twenty-four fencers qualified to from New York University, Notr' trip ended with a much-anticipated The tallest plant on a Scottish National Collegiate Athletic Associ- a round-robin from an initial round Dame, Wayne State, University of match against the team from the links is probably a small bush. ation tournament in Jarek Koniusz's of five pools of six fencers. The Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania California In titute of Technology. The most exciting part Qf the first year as head coach, as team round-robin was then fenced over a State, ultimately finishing with a No MIT athletic team has ever 10 t match wa the emergence of the captain Keith Lichten '95 placed period of two days. The overall 17-6 record. to a Caltech team, and this group of first-year players, with Young Kim second in the men's epee competi- round-robin record determined the A Swedish fencer from golfers did not want to be the first. '98 shooting a 77 to tie Caltech' s tion. order of finish. Lawrence finished first with a 19-4 After a week of practice, trying Kyle Dingle for medalist honors. Held this year at the University Lichten had a poor first day, fin- record. Greg Gregor, from Penn, to shake off the cobwebs and find ot far behind were Olivier of otre Dame, NCAAs had a for- ishing with four wins and four loss- finished third among several fencers their swings again, the MlT players Burlaud '98 and Jay Grayson '97 mat different from previous years. es. In the second day, however, he with a 15-8 record. had managed to return to form, with a pair of 79's. They tied for third some more than others. with Caltech's Blair Es y. Brian The match was played at Santa Schuler '96 was the only veteran to Anita Golf Course, a course that hoot well, coming home with an 80. Fencing Ties for 20th; Sw:imnler neither team had played before. The MIT's total of 315 was 17 players were told that Santa Anita strokes better than Caltech's 332. was patterned after the great Scot- The team has high hopes for the Achtem Succeeds at NCAAs tish links, with heavy contours in spring season and looks to improve the fairways. on their 6-3 match record. By Roger Crosley Achtem placed 12th in the 200- San Diego, while the women's team SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR yard backstroke with a time of I' went to Tampa. Baseball called. Fencer Keith Lichten '95 minute, 54.54 seconds. Achtem also Miami home base, while golf shot emerged from the recently complet- finished 19th in the 400-yard indi- on courses in the Los Angeles area. UPCOMING HOME EVENTS ed National vidual medley. His time in the med- The men's outdoor track team spent Friday, April 7 Collegiate ley was 4:11.14. time in both San Francisco and Los Golf vs. Tufts University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Sports Athletic Asso- Angeles locales. Women's Track 1:15 p.m. ciation Cham- Slwrts pionships with The women's outdoor track team Wrestling' aturday, pril8 a second place turned in strong performances in the The wrestling team was recently Men's Lacros e vs. Babson College, II a.m. finish in the epee competition and Bridgewater State Invitational named co-champion of the Pilgrim' Men's Tennis vs. Swarthmore College, noon All-America honors. which kicked off their 1995 season. Wrestling League. The Engineers Women's Lacro se vs. Wheaton College, I p.m. Lichten led the Engineers to a tie Jen Boyle '96 won the shot put shared the top spot with Roger Women's Outdoor Track and Field vs. Worcester Polytechnic fOT20th nationally at the competi- w,ith a heave of 34 feet, I I inches. WiJJiams University. Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2 p.m. tion held at the University of Notre Janis Eisenberg '98 was the meet Drew Rideout '95 (126 Ibs.), Dame. champion in the 3,000 meters with Chandler Harben '95 (190 Ibs.), and unday, pril 9 at time of 10:44.4, and MIT won the Matt Ziskin '98 (167Ibs.) were each Golfvs. Brandeis University, I p.m. Men's Swimming 1600-meter relay with at time of named to the League All-Star Team .. Men's Tennis vs. Williams College, I p.m. Ted Achtem '95 brought home 5:24.1. Mark Graham '95 (118 l.bs) was an Tuesday, April II All-America Honorable Mention Last week's Spring Break scat- honorable mention. AddItionally, Men's Tennis vs. Tufts University, 3:30 p.m. status from the CAA Division III tered the MIT spring sports teams.to Aaron Reichl '97 was named one of Women's Lacrosse vs. Elms College, 7 p.m. Swimming Championships held at warmer climates. four league Scholar-Athlete Award Miami University of Ohio .. Men's lacrosse spent the week in winners. EA Sports Reports 5 Good Things about the End of the Strike. Column by Bo Light Sox, and Angels, and inspiration to ew York Giants this week. The ries we have of this season. So here Craig .Ehlo played in the game for and Brian Petersen hip-replacement patients every- Giants needed the veteran runner to they are. the Hawks. After the game Ehlo SPORTS COI.UMNISTS where, announced this week that he replace Dave Meggett, who was 10. Manhattan, Old Dominion, said, "He can't come back without \ We'd like to start this week.by was retiring from baseball to spend lured away to the Pats by Bill Par- Weber State, and Miami of Ohio - me." providing a rare correction. Thanks more time with his family. cells. need we say more. Four nights later, Jordan hroke to Mibsy Brooks G and others who Jackson, once this nation's most The reason Walker was available 9. The emergence of super-sophs his own Madison Square Garden' pointed out that our (editor-provid- famous two-sport athlete, just ahead is our other big frce agent news: the Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, record by scoring 55 against the ed) headline incorrectly identified of Deion Sanders, Danny Ainge, Eagles signed San Francisco run- Joe Smith, Tim Duncan, Antonio Knicks. Maybe John Starks should Reggie Lewis' and Renaldo ehemiah, al 0 played ning back Ricky Watters to a con- McDycss, and Ray Allen. Unfortu- ask Ehlo for advice on how t EVERYrHI G new Iy-ret ired a nanny (a nanny?) in a recent tract, and no longer needed Her- nately, each of these guys could be defend Jordan. ABOUT number as 32. episode of CBS's "Diagnosis Mur- schel. playing in the NBA next season. In other league news, David We are sorry der." The draft is becoming a more, 8. The four-way tie bctween Robinson was named NBA player SPORTS to have such Bo knows acting? not less, confused picture, as draft UNC, Maryland, Virginia, and of the month after leading the Spu. s . misinformation even associated day approaches. Early on, it seemed Wake Forest for the ACC regular to a 14-2 record in March by aver- with our column. Reggie's number On the Ice defensive linemen Warren Sapp of season crown. aging 28 points and I I rebounds per was, of course, 33. It was hard to miss this if you Miami and Derrick Alexander of 7. The "Fab Five" Era ends with- game. live in the Boston area, but Boston Florida State would be the top two out Michigan winning a national Inside Baseball University defeated Maine 6-2 to picks, but poor performances at title. Trivia Question take the CAA hockey champi- scouting combines, along with 6. UConn women, led by Unfortunately for the Red Sox, Las,t Sunday, the UConn Lady onship. Sapp's reported positive test for National Player of the Year Rebecca and any other team that might have Huskies became only the second The Maine players, coming off marijuana, have dropped their stock Lobo, finish the season 35-0 and are had a chance in replacement ball, women's basketball team ever to the longest game in tournament his- considerably. crowned national champs. the players have finally agreed to finish a season undefeated, the other tory, a 4-3 triple overtime thriller ow entering the picture are 5. The "Wizard of Westwood" end their strike, and Opening Day being Texas. has been officially moved to April against Michigan, seemed tired in reports that Washington is attempt- curse is lifted, as UCLA wins their This week's question: Who was 26. the final. BU, on the other hand, ing to trade for the top pick in order first title in 20 years. the last men's national baskctball While many fans have become skated circles around their oppo- to secure Penn State running back 4. Randolph Childress leads champion to finish a season uhde- disenchanted with the sport of base- nents, played a dominating defense Ki-Jana Carter. Wake to the ACC title and a # I feated and in what year did they' ball and could care less about who the entire game, and got a nearly The 'Skins originally seemed tournament seed. accomphsh this feat? Send your is playing, we would like to offer a flawless performance from fresh- sure to pick up Carter with the 3. UNC 102, Duke 100 answers and comments to eas- list of the Top Five Good Things man goaltender Tom oble to take fourth pick, since Carolina and 2. Big Country - who ev'er ports@the-tech. about the end of the Strike (we the victory. Jacksonville were looking for help thought a big oafy guy from Gands, couldn't think of 10). The Terriers' lone mistake: In on the defensive line, and the Oilers Oklahoma would ever lead a team Answer to last week's question: 5. We don't have to see Oil Can the second period, Maine got a two- were -certain to choose Steve to the Final Four. He's our tourna- The Red Sox last won the World Boyd or Pedro Borbon pitch. on-one breakaway, and the BU Mc air with the third pick. ow, a ment MVP. Series in 1918. 4. Blooper reels will be shorter. defenseman chose to chase the trade, possibly including a backup I. DUKE SUCKS! Correct an wers were sent in by 3. Red ox fans can watch Jose puck, rather than cover the pass. linebacker, seem a very real and Henry Huang '96, Matt Congo '97, Can eco bobbling balls instead of The pass led to an easy goal to put plausible pos ibility. Look for a SA Insights Hareenda Yalamanchili '97, and some nobody. the Black Bears on the scoreboard. swap with Jacksonville, who will In case you mis ed it over spring Tim Piwowar '97. Yalamanchili and 2. Tiger manager Sparky Ander- then take Sapp with the fourth pick. break (which you should have, or P~wowar also knew that the Cubs son got his job back. FL Report you weren't having enough fun), and the White Sox were the two I. Barry Bonds can afford hi The big news this week: Her- College Hoops His Airne s hit his first game-win- team that have gone longer tha child support payments again. schel Walker, the er twhile running As a tribute to a great 1994-1995 ning hot ince his return in the Boston without winning the World In a ide note, Bo Jackson, for- back who was once worth half the college basketball season, we have Bull triumph over the Hawks. Series. Congratulati~ns to all the Minnesota Viking, signed with the' compiled a list of the Top 10 memo- Ironically, Jordan's be t friend winners. mer slugger for the Royals, White r _ ;.: The Tech wants .to expand

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