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Volume 120, umber 29 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Wednesday, July 12, 2000 Dorms Will House KS, ATO for Rush Frats to Conduct Rush from Local Hotels By Mike Hall dormitories. In an e-mail to Bexley ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR residents, Cain said that the fraterni- Four dormitories will house dis- ty members will only be allowed placed members of Kappa Sigma and into the building between midnight Alpha Tau Omega during fall rush, and 8:00 a.m. accordingto Dormitory Council Vice "[The fraternities] will not be PresidentMatthew S. Cain '02. rushing in the dorms," Cain said in The fraternities are homeless the e-mail. ''They'll be be using them during rush following a March deci- as a place to shower and sleep." sion by the Cambridge Licensing Both houses will run their rushes Commission suspending the two out of local hotels. ATO will use fraternities' housing licenses for suites at the Royal Sonesta, while alcohol-related violations. Kappa Sig will operate out of the Bexley and New House will host University Park Hotel. The IFe will ATO, while Kappa Sig brothers will allow the houses to "overnight" reside in Baker and Burton-Connor. freshmen at the hotels. Following rush, Kappa Sig brothers The fraternities will pay all costs will stay with alumni and other, for their hotel rooms, Gunn said. Greek houses during the remainder Phillip M. Bernard, manager of of their 30-day suspension, while undergraduate residence services, freshmen pledging Kappa Sig will said that the Office of Residential stay in dormitories until the end of Life and Student Life Programs will the sentence, according to Interfra- compensate the affected dormitories KARLENE ROSERA-THE TECH ternity Council Rush Chair Dakus S. for their loss of freshmen spaces Light from a myriad of pyrotechnic cannons illuminated the sky over the Charles River Esplanade Gunn '01. during rush. Possible compensations for Boston's "B2K" Independence Day celebration. For more d~tails on how the Hub celebrated Cain said that the brothers face America's birthday, see story and pictures, on page 10-11. stringent rules while living in the Rush, Page 18 1edPosfJJl. Class of 2000 President Settles.Party Charges ITW01lJed in Malicious Damage, Trespassing, Alcohol Charges Stemmed from Post-Graduation Bash By Jon Sheffl pay $500 to' the MIT Athletic Asso- was served from the back of a van been resolved, Carol Orme-Johnson, ciation to offset damage done to the and station wagon, the report states. an assistantdean and the dean on call NMDDebare Charges brought by the MIT athletic fields during the party, The trespassing charges and repara- that night, filed a complaint against Campus Police against Class of according to MIT spokesperson tion to MIT stem from damages Barra on behalf of the Dean's Office. By Sanjay Basu 2000 President Hugo B. Barra after Robert J. Sales. The agreement was done to the field by those vehicles. That complaint has not yet been COD- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR a post-commencement party will not reached at a clerk-magistrate's hear- Barra said that "the matter has sidered pending the resolution of the The advice on the side of his be pursued following an agreement ing at.the Cambridge District Court. been resolved in a fair manner.... I criminalcharges againstBarra. coffee mug is simple: '''Back off reached yesterday morning. According to a Campus Police acted to the best of my efforts as Interim Dean of Student Life Man! I'm a Scientist." , Barra, who was charged with incident report, Barra provided·alco- senior class president." Kirk D. Kolenbrander said that he But back off they, did not, says procuring alcohol for a minor, wan- hoi for a party which took place on will meet with Chief of Campus Institute ton and malicious damage, disturb- Briggs Field after midnight follow- Barra faces Institute sanctions Police Anne Glavin to determine 'Feature Professor ing the peace, and two counts of ing graduation. Over 200 students While the charges against Barra , .Theodore trespassing by motor vehicle, will attended the party where alcohol in Cambridge District Court have Barra, Page 19 Postol. Indeed, they showed up to his office unannounced - twice. It happened first in 1992, when, he says, they tried to intimidate him Incoming Dean Discusses after he wrote a scientific report detailing the ineffectiveness of Patri- ot missiles used in' the Gulf War. Housing, Mental Health And now; claims Postol, they've By Mike Hall and kins University, where his duties tried it again. , Laura McGrath Moulton included housing, dining, and Greek , In the midst of heated debates . STAFF REPORTERS , life among many other responsibli- on "rogue nations," "national secu- Larry G. Benedict will begin ties, rity threats," and $60 billion "Exoat- serving as MIT's Dean for Student At MIT, Benedict will work with ~ mospheric Kill Vehicles," Postol - Life on August 21. Currently the new Dean of Undergraduate Educa- former science advisor to the Dean for tion Robert P. Redwine and will Departments of Energy and Defense .p t Student report to Chancellor Lawrence S. - has emerged as an outspoken rea ure Affairs at ' Bacow '72. The two new deans will , critic of the proposed national anti- Johns Hop- head up a reorganized office and missile defense system. A key com- kins University, the Worcester will take over the responsibilities ponent of the system failed a crucial native has worked in the field of stu- formerly handled by Metcalfe Pro- test on June 7,'having suffered from dent affairs since, receiving his Ed. fessor of Writing Rosalind H. technical problems that Postol had D. in 1973 from the University of Williams and Margaret R. Bates. predicted. Massachusetts. After attaining the position of FSILG strategic group planned Getting the government's attention Associate Vice Chancellor for Stu- As DSL, Benedict will oversee In criticizing the project, Postol dent Affairs at UMass, Benedict left MIT's disparate fraternities, sorori- first took the position of a scientist: in 1988 to become the Vice Presi- ties, and independent living groups. publishing a detailed report in Sci- dent for Student Affairs at the Uni- Benedict has experience dealing entific American entitled "Why versity of Southern Maine. While at with a large fraternity culture at National Missile Defense Won't USM, he developed a student life Johns Hopkins, where one-third of
Work," in which he described sim- program to involve students in the males and one-fifth of females are MIODRAG CIRKOVlC-THE TECH decision-making process. Tall ship Dar Mlodzeizy of Poland parades in Sail Boston 2000. Postol, Page 18 In 1992, he joined Johns 'Hop- Benedict, Page 19
Panhellenic Association sends Comics Orientation 2000 will feature flier to freshmen, upsetting new advising options and a tem- World & Nation 2 WILG, Women's Convocation. porary housing lottery. Opinion 4 Arts '7 On The lbwn 13 Page 18 Page 14 Page 19 Page 2 T July 12, 2000
Bosnian .L"..... u..JJ ...... u..JJ Crimes Site for LOS ANGELES TIMES POTOCARI, BOSNlA-HERZEGOVINA About 3,000 Bosnian Muslims in a heavily guarded convoy of buses passed through jeering crowds of Serbs on Tuesday to pray By John Lancaster terrain. and the late Prime Minister Yitzhak here at the spot where thousands of men and boys were rounded up THE WASHINGTON POST For all the emphasis on secrecy, Rabin began when they signed the for slaughter five years ago. TIlURMONT, MD. both sides are eager to avoid blame ) 993 interim peace deal known as A massive security operation prevented any serious violence as Invoking a sense of history and if the talks fail and, to that end, have the Oslo accords. thousands of Bosnian Serb police officers worked alongside U.S. and hope, President Clinton Tuesday dispatched high-profile emissaries "They have passed the point of other Western troops and United Nations police. opened high-stakes talks with Pales- to Washington to argue their cases no return," Clinton said. "The only But the effort to protect Muslims returning to a region where they tinian and Israeli leaders aimed at on the sidelines of the summit. Even way forward now is forward." once lived showed how difficult it still is for many Bosnians to go settling what he described as the as the talks were getting underway Arafat arrived at Camp David at home five years after the war's end, despite foreign promises to "profound and wrenching ques- Tuesday morning, for example, 1 a.m. Barak showed up around 6 reverse "ethnic cleansing." tions". at the core of their 52-year Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the a.m. after delaying his departure On the eve of Tuesday's memorial service, someone burned down conflict. Palestinian legislature and noted from Tel Aviv because of the Knes- the house of a Bosnian Muslim planning to move back to Srebrenica, Clinton flew by helicopter Tues- human rights activist, was accusing set vote. Clinton' s helicopter landed the town adjacent to this Bosnian village. Only three Muslim civil- day morning to Camp David, where Barak of "extremist" negotiating at 11:25 a.m., after which he met ians have returned and stayed in an area where their ethnic group he plunged into meetings with positions during a Washington news with aides before heading into sepa- made up about 70 percent of the population before the 3 1/2-year war Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak conference. rate, private sessions with each began in 1992. and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat The Israeli press, meanwhile, has leader on the back porch of Aspen Bosnian Serb forces massacred more than 7,000 Muslims in a few that are expected to consume the been filled with leaks suggesting cottage, where the president will days following the fall of Srebrenica on July 1), ) 995, after Dutch better part of his schedule for the that Barak: is prepared to hand over stay during the summit. Just as they troops in the U.N. peacekeeping force surrendered what was sup- next week. far more of the West Bank and Gaza did during the original Camp David posed.to be a "safe area" where the security of refugees was assured. "There can be no success with- to the Palestinians than any of his summit, the Israeli and Palestinian out principled compromise," Clin- predecessors were - reports that leaders will stay in private cottages ton told reporters at the White encouraged three parties in his near the president's. FDA Approves Medical Robotic House before his departure for coalition government to desert him Clinton then accompanied both Camp David. "Both leaders feel the Sunday. Immediately before his . leaders on a walk through the Device Designed for Surgery weight of history but both, I believe, departure for Washington Monday woods, chatting about the pleasant recognize this is a moment in histo- night, Barak survived a no-confi- Camp David climate - 8 to 10 LOS ANGELES TIMES ry which they can seize. We have an dence vote in the Israeli Knesset and degrees cooler than in Washington WASHINGTON opportunity to bring about a just and repeated his promise to take any - and the 'history of the retreat, The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first enduring end to the Israeli-Palestin- peace settlement to the Israeli peo- White House spokesman Joe Lock- robotic medical device that performs surgery. ian conflict." ple in a national referendum. hart told reporters Tuesday after- The technology, surgeons say, eventually could transform very Clinton chose Camp David in The political turmoil in Israel noon. The three then posed for tele- invasive operations - such as open-chest heart surgery - by part for its historical resonance: The has lent drama and urgency to talks vision cameras, which caught Barak: enabling doctors to use only small incisions. picturesque presidential retreat, 70 that already bad ample amounts of and Arafat in a brief comic moment With approval of the Da Vinci Surgical System, the surgeon's miles north of Washington in Mary- both. Arafat has vowed that one as they playfully grappled over who hand for the first time will be extended far beyond the human touch land's Catoctin Mountains, was the way or another he will declare a would precede the other through a - another technological leap in an era that already has seen the stuff venue for President Carter's suc- Palestinian state by Sept. 13, the tar- door. of science fiction, such as transplants, cloning and test-tube babies, cessful effort to forge a peace get date set by both sides for a so- Lockhart refused to provide even become routine. accord between Israeli Prime Minis- called permanent status agreement. the sketchiest details of Tuesday'S Guided by a surgeon who sits in front of a console with a comput- ter Menachem Begin and Egyptian U.S. officials fear that in the meetings. Participants agreed, he er and videa monitor, the system performs laparoscopic surgery, such President Anwar Sadat over 12 days absence of a deal, such a declaration said, that maintaining strict silence' as gall bladder and other abdominal operations, in September 1978. could trigger armed conflict is "in the best interest of reaching an The surgeon uses hand grips and foot pedals on the console to As was the case in Carter's time, between Israel and the Palestinians: agreement and not wasting. a lot of control three robotic arms that perform the surgery, using a range of U.S. officials hope to profit from Clinton decided to call the sum- time discussing various newspaper different surgical instruments. seclusion. They have imposed a mit last week after cone uding· that accounts each day of what's .going news blackout on the talks and lim- the permanent-status negotiations on." ited the visiting delegations to 12 - centering on Jerusalem, borders To accommodate the crush of Russian Prosecutors Continue members each; in the same vein, and refugees - have reached an 'international media covering the administration officials noted with impasse. Before leaving for Camp talks, the White House and State Probe of Media Mogul's Finances satisfaction that mobile phone ser- David, Clinton called on each leader Department have established a press vice is highly unreliable in the hilly to complete the proc:ss that Arafat center here in Thurmont, Maryland. THE WASHINGTON POST MOSCOW Russian prosecutors returned to the headquarters of media baron Vladimir Gusinsky Tuesday as part of a broadened financial investi- Congress Opens Debate About gation that critics charge is Kremlin-inspired harassment of the owner of Russia's major independent television network. Prosecutors also sent a threatening letter to Vladimir Potanin, another wealthy businessman, disputing the price he paid in a 1995 Details of Upcoming Tax Break privatization deal for the world's largest nickel and palladium pro- ducer, Norilsk Nickel, and demanding that he pay another $140 mil- By Eric Pianin on the president to sign it or make estates paid any estate tax in 1998, lion. Potanin rejected the demand. THE WASHINGTON POST political hay when the GOP conven- the most recent year for which fig- WASHINGTON Simultaneously, Russian tax police said they were investigating tion convenes in three weeks. ures are available, and about half of alleged tax avoidance in 1998-99 by Lukoil, Russia's largest oil com- Congress Tuesday opened a "The president will have to say the money raised by the estate tax pany, and its president, Vagit Alekperov, who denied wrongdoing. politically significant week of '1 do' or '1 don't' before the (GOP) waspaid by the fewer than 3,000 It was not clear if the three attacks were coordinated. But they debate over taxes as Republicans convention," said Trent Duffy, a estates worth more than $5 million. . intensified an atmosphere of uncertainty about the government's pushed to put a bill eliminating the spokesman for House Ways and The bill's slow phase-in would approach to the group of businessmen known as the "oligarchs" - "marriage penalty" on President Means Committee Chairman Bill . help keep its cost relatively low - tycoons who gained their fortunes during the early years of Russia's Clinton's desk before the Republi- Archer, R-Texas. $105 billion over 10 years. When transition to capitalism. can National Convention late this Both the House and Senate bills fully implemented, federal tax rev- A prominent banker said he fears that President Vladimir Putin month. address a quirk in the tax code that enue would decline by an estimated has given the security services and prosecutors a green light to go With huge budget surpluses results in many two-income couples $50 billion a year, which has led after them. looming, Democrats have joined paying a bigger tax bill than if they Clititon to criticize the bill as giving with Republicans in calling for . were single and filing separately. "the largest estates a windfall." major tax relief this year. But the But the measures go far beyond The House approved the mea- . two sides can't agree on the size or that, providing substantial tax sure, 279 to 136 on June 9, with 65 shape ,of new legislation, and Presi- breaks to all income groups, with Democrats crossing party lines to WEATHER dent Clinton has threatened to veto upper income couples enjoying the vote for one of the Republicans' top the Republicans' plan to cut taxes largest benefit. legislative priorities. Nine Senate for married people unless the GOP The Senate bill - substantially Democrats have co-sponsored a bill Enjoy It While You Can accepts his plan to add a prescrip- larger than the House-passed ver- drafted by Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., tion drug benefit to the Medicare sion - would cut taxes on married that is similar to the Republican Today: Sunny to start the day, then partly sunny in the afternoon. program. couples by $248 billion over 10 measure. High 80 to 85°F (27-29°C), but a northwest wind of 10 to 20 mph The Senate formally kicked off years. The measure would increase . Republicans have attacked the may give way to local cooling easterly sea breezes along the coast the tax debate by taking up a House- the standard deduction for married estate tax as pernicious and "moral- during the afternoon. passed measure to phase out the couples filing jointly to twice the ly indefensible," saying that it has Tonight: Mostly clear. Low ranging from the mid 60s (17-19°C) estate tax over the next decade; standard deduction for single tax- forced families to sell off their in urban centers to the mid 50s (l2-14°C) in the suburbs. House members will also begin con- payers; expand the 15 percent and, farms and small businesses and Thursday: Sunny, then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. sidering a plan to permit bigger con- 28 percent income tax brackets for effectively imposes double taxation High in the mid 80s (29-J 1°C), except near the coast, where cooling tributions to tax-favored retirement married couples, and makes changes on the holdings of successful people sea breezes are expected to develop during midday. accounts like 40 I (k) plans. But in the Earned Income Tax Credit that are passed on. Republicans are focusing most of and Alternative Minimum Tax that Democrats are pushing for con- Extended forecast their energy on passing the marriage benefits couples with children. sideration of an alternative that Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s (17-19°C) in tax relief bill in the House and Sen- The other GOP-crafted bill would gradually increase the tax urban centers and upper 50s (l4-15°C) in the suburbs. ate before the weekend. would gradually repeal the federal exemption for the estates of couples Friday: Partly sunny and more humid. Chance of a shower late. By granting the marriage penalty tax levied on an estate, mostly by to $4 million by 2009 and raise the High 80 to 85°F (27-29°C). tax bill special immunity from fili- cutting the rates. Already, 98 per- exemption for family-owned farms Saturday: Chance of showers. Low 60 to 65°F (16-18°C). High busters, Republican leaders have . cent of decedents avoid taxes alto- and small businesses to $8 million 70 to 80°F (2 I-27°C). essentially greased the skids for gether because the first $675,000 of over the same period. But they say Sunday: Chance of showers. Low in the 60s (16-21°C). High 75 final passage of the legislation. an estate is exempt from taxation -:- they don't want to let the wealthiest to 80°F (24-27°C). They're attempting to time passage an exemption scheduled to rise to $1 taxpayers off the hook and are also so they can put maximum pressure million by 2006. Only 47,500 threatening delaying tactics. July 12, 2000 WORLD & ATION THE TECH Page 3 China Demands U ited States Experimental Alzheimer's Vaccine Appears Safe, Researchers Say
THE WASHINGTON POST Drop Missile Defense Syste WASHINGTO By John Pomfret way to defend the country from negotiations, which is underway in An experimental vaccine for Alzheimer's disease reverses some THE WASHINGTON POST attack by hostile states such as Iran, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asian damaging effects of the devastating brain disorder in animals and BEUlNG Iraq and North Korea. But China, diplomats have noted that North appears safe in the first tests on people, researchers reported Tuesday. China greeted the arrival of and Russia as well, strongly oppose Korea, another strident opponent of While the results are preliminary and much more work is needed, Defense Secretary William S. the American plans because of con- U.S. plans to build a shield against the findings sparked excitement because the vaccine represents a new Cohen Tuesday with a strong reiter- cerns that it will give the United incoming missiles, has also said it approach to treating an incurable disease that is becoming increasing- ation of its demand that the United States a way to dilute the threat will link a decision to curb its mis- ly common. Unlike other potential therapies, the vaccine is designed States' drop plans for a missile from their own nuclear missiles. sile exports to U.S. decisions on the to attack the underlying cause of the disease. defense system, warning that it will This concern is particularly keen in planned missile defense system. "It's a tremendous example of taking an idea that flouts current link its own weapons proliferation China, which has only a small num- The difficulties apparent Tues- scientific concepts and taking it to completion," said Marcelle Morri- policy to U.S. decisions about the ber of intercontinental ballistic mis- day in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur son-Bogorad of the National Institute on Aging (NlA). "It's very, missile program. siles. _ underscored the complex security very interesting." Cohen came to China for two "The Chinese think that argu- situation facing the United States in 'Experts cautioned that many experimental treatments that work in days of talks on national missile ment is spurious," the source said. Asia as it ponders how to protect animals end up being disappointing when tried in people. But defense, along with plans for small- "They want something more tex- itself from missile attacks while also . because of the lack of treatment options, Alzheimer's patients and er-scale theater missile 'defenses, tured and they want real assurances pushing·for other countries to forgo their families are eager for news of any possible advance. and to further stress U.S. concerns' that it's not directed at them." weapons exports. China and North "The numbers of people with Alzheimer's disease will go up pre- about Beijing's weapons prolifera- As Cohen arrived, Foreign Min- Korea have effectively told Wash- cipitously as the population ages," said Bill Theis of the Alzheimer's tion record, particularly as regards istry spokesman Sun Yuxi under- ington that if it proceeds with a Association. "We expect three to four times the number of cases as Chinese help for Pakistan's missile lined the Chinese doubts, telling national missile defense system - baby boomers age." program. reporters: "We urge the United or a more limited theater missile A Western source in Beijing said States to drop as soon as possible' defense system for U.S. troops in Chinese officials have expressed this plan, which does not serve its Asia - they would be hard-pressed Life Expectancy to Drop Sharply in exasperation at the justification for interest and harms that of others." to cooperate on the U.S. concerns the proposed missile defense system In a separate set of talks seeking over weapons exports. Parts of Africa, AIDS Experts put forward in previous discussions to halt North Korean missile "We will determine our disarma- LOS ANGELES TIMES with U.S. officials. exports, a U.S. official expressed ment policy in accordance with the Life expectancies in some African countries will soon drop below The Clinton administration has skepticism that an accord can be development of the anti-missile sys- 30 years because of the staggering number of AIDS deaths, experts said it is considering the system as a reached in the current round of tem," Sun said. said Monday. And for perhaps the first time in their history, some nations in southern Africa will actually experience negative popula- tion growth as a result of AIDS, according to the U.S. Census EPA Issues New Water Pollution Bureau. The gloomy projections, announced at the XIII International Aids Conference in South Africa, contrasted with more encouraging statis- tics on AIDS prevention among heterosexual teen-agers' in the United Rules to Criticism from Congress States. Health authorities reported that growing numbers of American By Dan Morgan and sweeping program from going 'into EPA Administrator Carol M. teen-agers have been heeding anti-AIDS alarms by reducing sexual Juliet Eilperln effect after that by taking some Browner, who made Tuesday's activity and increasing condom use. THE WASHINGTON POST- definitive new action of its own. announcement, Young said "an The epidemic in Africa is the continent's "worst social catastro- WASHINGTON Clinton called the EPA action a agency head should understand phe since slavery," said Dr. Kevin DeCock of the U.S. Centers for The Clinton administration, in "critical, common sense step" to that." Disease Control and Prevention, at the Durban conference. direct defiance of Congress, Tues- clean up the nation's waterways. The controversy over the new Nearly three-quarters of the 34 million people living with AIDS day issued far-reaching environ- But House and Senate members, water regulations flared last month reside in sub-Saharan Africa, and deaths are increasing at a rate that mental rules that will require states including several Democrats, com- after late-night negotiations over an scientists would have found incomprehensible only. a few years ago. to control the pollution runoff into plained that the administration was emergency spending package that As the death rate rises, the average life expectancy will fall sharply, thousands of lakes and river that simply trying to cement its environ- includes money for the administra- said epidemiologist Karen Stanecki of the Census Bureau. officials said was "the greatest mental legacy in the final months of tion's anti-drug efforts in Colombia. remaining threat to America's the administration. Republicans slipped language into waters!' • \ '" I- ,.t.i _.J 'oJ <: • ,. "All of this is no-more: than a the bill, barring the administration Federal·Probe Faults UPenn The action by the Environmental political power grab by the people from issuing a final rule or enforc- Protection Agency will require . who are running the "EPA," com- ing it for both the current and Animal Tests in Death of Teenager states to make comprehensive pollu- plained Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark. upcoming fiscal year. Although the THE WASHINGTON POST tion surveys of more than 40,000 "They-have no sound scientific rea- GOP spearheaded the effort, Demo- WASHINGTON bodies of water over the next 15 son for doing any oftbese things." cratic lawmakers were among those Federal officials have uncovered multiple shortcomings in animal years. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, supporting at least delaying the reg- experiments that the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for They will have to produce their called the EPA move "a slap in the ulations. Human Gene Therapy used to justify human research that killed an first lists of polluted lakes 'and rivers face of the policymaking body of Along with opposition to the ini- Arizona teen-ager. in April, 2002, and would subse- this country," while U.S. Chamber tiative from the U.S. Chamber of A warning letter that the Food and Drug Administration released quently have to come up with plans of Commerce president Thomas Commerce,small business, and the Tuesday states that institute researchers, led by director James M. to clean them up. . Donohue predicted it was the first in utility industry, major Midwest Wilson, used viruses that were more than two years old and past their The EP Amove circumvents an a series of moves by the administra- farming interests, representing a key expiration date in monkey experiments that were designed to test the effort by Congress to block the issue tion to sidestep Congress in the final voting bloc, also fear their opera- treatment's toxicity. The outdated viruses may have been less than of the new regulations as part of a months of the administration. tions will be affected by tougher half as toxic as the fresh doses that they planned to give to patients, new spending bill approved in both "The executive branch should water quality standards. On July 6, the FDA said, and so may have significantly overstated the treat- houses and set to be signed by Pres- not circumvent decisions by the the National Governors' Associa- ment's safety for humans. -ident Clinton Thursday. Congress unless the president per- tion sent a letter to Clinton asking The FDA also concluded that the researchers underestimated the With Tuesday'S action, EPA will sonally vetoes a law,", said House him not to implement the rule, cit- amount of liver damage those animals suffered - the same kind of still not be able to fund the enforce- Appropriations Committee Chair- ing concerns that states might have damage that contributed to the death last fall of 18-year-old Jesse .ment or implementation of the rules man Bill Young, R-Fla. "Congress to spend $1 billion to $2 billion to Gelsinger of Tucson, Ariz. until at least October, 2061. But on a.bipartisan basis expects that the complete their water pollution sur- The IS-page warning letter is the result of an ongoing investiga- Congress can now only stop the law is the law." In a reference to veys. tion of three animal studies at Penn. The studies were designed to establish the safety of experimental "gene therapy" treatments that sought to cure diseases, including Gelsinger's inherited liver disorder, FTC Sues Troubled Web Merchant to by giving patients new genes. Block Selling of Customer Database CINs Defector Resettlement By John Schwartz personal information being avail- possible to envision nightmare sce- Program Under Fire from House THE WASHINGTON POST able to the highest bidder horrified narios, Steer said: "If you are a THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON privacy advocates and regulators predator, a child predator, that WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission alike - and raised questions about wants to fmd out detailed sensitive Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., Tuesday asked the House Permanent Monday sued a financially troubled how companies that operate on information about a child, here is a Select Committee on Intelligence to hold a hearing on the CIA's Internet toy store to keep it from , Internet time interpret the word list that apparently anyone can get," defector resettlement program and to consider revising a vague provi- selling off detailed information it "never." he said. sion in federal law to spell out defectors' legal rights. had promised customers it would But the FTC's action to halt the The FTC filed its suit, accusing In a letter to Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., the committee's chairman, never, ever sell. sale of information also drew con- T oysmart of deceptive trade prac- Wolf said the CIA needs to reform its treatment of defectors in light The agency sued Massachusetts- cern from creditors who consider tices, in U.S. District Court for the of a lawsuit filed in Seattle by two former Soviet bloc defectors who based Toysmart.com, an online toy customer data to be one of the few District of Massachusetts. The FTC say the CIA has reneged on its promises and cut off their $27,000 retailer largely owned by Walt Dis- valuable assets many Internet com- also regulates the privacy of chil- annual stipend. ney Co., which asked families to panies possess. Two other failed dren's personal information on "I believe a hearing should be held in executive session in order to provide their children's names, Internet retailers, Boo.com and financial Internet sites under the begin to address how to clearly spell out defectors' rights and the birthdays and even wish lists as it CraftShop.com, also have recently Children's Online Privacy Protec- obligations of the U.S. to these people," Wolf wrote. invited them to register for contests tried to sell off their customer data- tion Act of 1998. Wolf also asked the committee to determine how many people and giveaways. bases despite strong statements on "This case is critical to send a have defected from China since the mid-1970s and whether the CIA "When you register with Toys- company Web sites that they would message: You've got to make a has a program focused on resettling Chinese defectors. "I am con- mart. com, you can rest assured' that never do so. promise that's trustworthy today cerned that the problems that have faced defectors from the former your information will never be "The Toysmart case is a bell- and tomorrow," said David Medine, Soviet Union might affect recruitment efforts and a possible defector shared with a third party," the com- wether to the future state of privacy the FTC's associate director for program concerning China," Wolf said in the letter. pany said in its privacy policy. online," said David Steer, a financial practices. Goss expressed confidence in the CIA's resettlement efforts but Then, in June, the company spokesman for Truste, a San Jose- An attorney for Toysmart, Alex said he would hold hearings to assess how well the CIA's National advertised the sale of assets includ- based online privacy self-regulation Rodolakis, said the company is Resettlement Operations Center, a unit within the Directorate of ing "databases" and "customer files" group. negotiating a settlement of the issue Operations, is managing the resettlement of hundreds of defectors. in the Wall Street Journal after sus- Making the names, ages and with the FTC and ''we think we can "We have a case, and it's time to ask the question again," Goss pending operations. birthdays and preferences of chil- resolve it." In the meantime, he said. The prospect of such sensitive dren available to any buyer made it insisted, "there's no buyer. Page4 T TECH July 12, 2000
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If you have not However, after this introductory section, read any of the Harry Potter books, I the action reaches Harry's school, and the would not recommend starting your story instantly switches into high gear; the Tacquaintance with his world through entire narrative is imbued with the sense of The Goblet of Fire; this would be similar to high-flying excitement, and the plot twists starting your immersion into Star Wars by come along when you least expect' them. watching The Empire Strikes Back. On the Speaking of plot twists: I have to admit that in other hand, if you have read the first three my private competition with J.K. Rowling, she books but not the fourth one, feel free to leads with the score 3-1, since I managed to peruse this review: I promise there are no outguess her only in the case of The Prisoner spoilers here. of Azkaban. All the clues are right there in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the text; and, presumably, one who is determined pivotal central book in the series; it is by far the enough can stop for a while to deduce the longest (at 734 pages, it's roughly double the book's outcome. However, the irresistible pull size of any of the first three), by far the most of "what will happen next?" is too strong to ambitious - and, fortunately, by far the best as resist, and, ultimately, it is great fun to be thor- well. It is also clearly the darkest, especially in oughly tricked by a slyly inventive storyteller. the dazzling climax and its consequences. I ain Even the seemingly throwaway sequences - not sure at what age these books are appropri- Harry walking around school and getting his ate, .but it would not be for anyone under, say, foot stuck on the staircase, for example - eleven. The adult material is more pronounced keep getting more and more tense with each here as well, especially in the withering satire paragraph, milking every last drop of heart- of sports fans and tabloid journalism (although wrenching suspense to exhilarating effect. both of these subplots do feel somewhat On the character level, this book is at least tacked-on, the satire is largely on-target). as good as the first three (is it just me, or is the The main strengtli of The Goblet of Fire is 'Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher always something which was present in the first three the most interesting person around?). The way books in merely rudimental form, and that is the titular character grows is even more the plot. Despite the powerful narrative drive of impressive, with Rowling constantly putting The Sorcerer's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, him in situations where the kindest and and The Prisoner of Azkaban, their overall con- bravest things to do require more and more tents can be successfully summarized with personal sacrifices. On the broader level, The "Harry goes to school," "Harry still goes to Goblet of Fire makes true on the implicit school," and "Hairy still goes to school." This promise made in Sorcerer's Stone: the entire time, J.K. Rowling comes up with a large-scale world of these books is changing, and I seri- plot, weaving together the book's various nar- ously doubt that the fifth novel will be merely rative strands into one tapestry. As a result, the about Harry Potter going to school. fourth Harry Potter book is perhaps the first 'Ultimately, though, the book's strongest ione to be more than just a book; this one is asset is satisfying that irresistible curiosity of 'entirely deserving to be calleda novel. ' discovering what is behind the next comer. It doesn't quite start that way, spending its For almost all of Harry Potter and the Goblet first 170 pages or. so on a somewhat off-tempo of Fire' the readers are totally spellbound - . introduction: all build-up and little pay-off . entirely at the mercy of ~ expert storyteller. CONCERTREVIEW' <, No Doub~ .Li~ Black.Eyed Peas .Return ofSaturn.~r By Eric J. Cholankeril arid No Doubt, the ska/pop band from Califor- and Taboo, backed by a four-piece band and No doubt about it, though, the main act Naveen Sunkavally. nia's Orange County, is back on tour this a female backup singer, provided a refresh- made up for all of Lit's shortcomings, rocking STAFF REPORTERS summer promoting Return of Saturn, their lat- ing mix of rap, soul, and jazz. The highlights the Pavilion with a medley of songs mostly 'S0tlight cen.ter stage, cue Strauss's , est release since they broke onto the charts of their performance were the songs "Joints drawn from Tragic Kingdom. "Also Sprach Zarathrustra" (a.k.a. the . with Tragic Kingdomsa 1995. Backed up by and Jams" and "Fallin' Up':' off their first After Kanal's stint as the Karate Kid, the onkey theme from 2001: A Space SoCal rockers Lit (also from Orange County) album Behind the Front, and a brief break- band launched into "Ex -Gir friend," the first . Odessey). Enter No Doubt 'bassist and the Los Angeles-based alternative hip-hop dancing exhibition, Unfortunately, their per- single off Saturn. Drummer Adrian Young, Tony Kanal, bandanna-clad, who assumes the group Black Eyed Peas, the tour stopped by formance did not seem to go over well with who usually plays in the nude, appeared position of Daniel-son's crane kick from The June 22 at the FleetBoston Pavilion. the largely teeny-bopper crowd - the only instead as a nude woman, with the help of a Karate Kid. Kanal attempts to keep a straight The biggest surprise of the night was the person showing any real outward enthusiasm latex costume. Lead singer Gwen Stefani was face, but the crowd goes wild, and he lets out . opening acf.Black Eyed Peas. The trio of was a single black man jumping up and mesmerizing as always, relating her usual sto- a grin. high energy MCs, Will.Lam., Apl.de.app, down amid a crowd of white teenagers. ries of heartbreak while jumping up -and down However, if this performance is any indica- to the sica backbeat. tion, their upcoming fall album, Bridging the There were few slow moments during No Gap, should be a bigger success than their Doubt's set. Most of their songs sounded debut album. incredibly alive, among them "New," "The Lit started off their set with rocking perfor- Climb," "Sunday Morning," "Happy Now," mances of "Down" and "Four" from their and "Just a Girl." Also amazing was the less- 1999 release A Place in the Sun, but their er-known "Open the Gate," off their 1995 appeal seemed to diminish as they launched release The Beacon Street Collection. into hit singles "Miserable" and "Zip-lock." The band was at its best when it didn't try Even "My Own Worst Enemy," the powerful to engage the crowd and just played the music. rock anthem which helped catapult the band "Excuse Me Mr." and "Don't Speak" suffered to fame, sounded lackluster. terribly from crowd participation. Another The rest of the set, comprised mostly of lowpoint of No Doubt's set was the slow num- other tracks from A Place in the Sun -"No ber "Too Late," which, no matter how well Big Thing," "The Best is Yet to Come performed, could not have been saved. Undone" - was as big a disappointment as In spite of this, No Doubt's encore perfor- the album was. One exception was "Over My mance left the crowd almost giddy. Their Head," their new single from the Titan A.E. newest single off Saturn, "Simple Kind of soundtrack, which the band nailed solidly. Life," was honest, straightforward and beauti- Frontman A. Jay Popoff seemed to be ful, and illustrated the most attractive features soaking in the band's pop status; wearing sil- of the band, aside from the lead singer. "Spi- ver pants and a star-shaped belt buckle, derwebs" was incredible as a finale, and wit- Popoff appeared almost arrogant, perhaps pre- nessed the members of Lit and the Black- maturely thinking of himself as a rock legend. Eyed Peas stage-diving and taking pictures of Although the teeny-bopper crowd would have themselves in front of the roaring crowd. been impressed with anything, in truth the Overall, the concert was defmitely worth songs were barely distinguishable from each going to, as long as you don't mind having to other, and their power pop with the same three hear Lit and being in a crowd of fifteen year- or four chords grew tiring very quickly. After olds. No Doubt's performance rocked, and the Lit's set, it became startlingly clear that the Return of Saturn tour is sure to help promote WILLIAM HAMES-RCA RECORDS Black Eyed Peas and Lit should have their latest album. And baby, the Black Eyed Ut, opening for No Doubt, left more to be'deslred after a lackluster perfonnance. switched playing times. Peas are going places. THE July 12, 2000 Life to turn the tracks into intense awkward title track. For my money, howev- roc dance epics. er, the best tune is "Paper Thin Soul," the If you're a fan of State of the Airwaves, fastest ong on the album which utilizes one BT&ON you know how much I've anticipated the of the strangest guitar riffs I've ever heard release of Shifting Skin. ot only is the project and has an intensity that is somewhat lacking spearheaded by Ken Andrews, formerly of on a lot of the rest of the album. While I Movement in Still Life & Shifting Skin cult favorite bands Failure and the Replicants, adore this disc, I can't help but feel that a lit- but it features contributions from elf's tle bit more could be done with it. It's still By Dan Katz attributed to a pair of capital letters. With visionary Matt ahaffey, and God Lives more than worth owning. STAFF WRITER Shifting Skin, 0 , alias Ken Andrews, Underwater's Jeff Turzo. In the end, it's hard On the same day that ON hit record stores, n a summer where the Billboard charts extends the legacy of his previous work with to say how much input these assistants had BT's Movement In Still Life, previously avail- are ruled by innovative rap from Eminem Failure with haunting melodies laid over (each of them is credited for drums or pro- able overseas, debuted in America with a and saccharine pop from Britney Spears, impeccably designed soundscapes, while BT gramming on four or five tracks) but the result number of tracks altered and replaced. Most two excellent albums have debuted far (Brian Thiessen) applies his DJ and arrang- is eleven songs that clearly invoke memories notable is the addition of "Never Gonna Come below the range of the public eye, each ing skills to the vocals on Movement In Still of Failure, albeit with less grungy rock and Back Down," the wickedly fast-paced collab- more synthesizers. oration with Soul Coughing's M. Doughty Variety is the spice of the that has gotten modest radio play and appears album, ranging from catchy gui- in terribly butchered form on the soundtrack tar-driven tracks like "C'mon Col- to Gone In 60 Seconds. While the cost of the lapse" and "Slingshot" to slow, album is worth it for this track alone, the brooding meditations such as dance club crowd is likely to recognize anoth- "Hang Up" and "Feel At Home:' er song: "Godspeed," an instrumental house One of Andrews' modus operandi track that is probably known less for its name is building soft restrained tracks than its signature melody riff. into huge, intense ones, a tech- Movement In Still Life is structured simi- nique he applies rather formu- larly to Shifting Skin, opening with the catchy laicly to "Soluble Words" and (a Crystal Method-esque track with rap vocals more creatively to "Building ... ," called "MadskillzlMic Chekka" and "Never which is focused around a rather Gonna Come Back Down") before it ventures lazy dnim line until the chorus into the epic, caroming from the powerful comes along: it's an explosive orchestra-dance tracks "Dreaming" and "Run- combination of heavy guitars and ning Down The Way Up" to more drum-ori- the plea, "I can't get along with- ented cuts like "Mercury and Solace." Most out you." On the other hand, the striking of all is "Shame," in which Thiessen building is used in a different way himself provides emotional vocals to what is in "Feel At Home," which con- essentially modem rock with post-modem verts from a darkly quiet song into instrumentation. a disorientingly happy one (com- All the music on this album is excellent, plete with whistling). It's a novel and clearly much thought has gone into the approach, but it left me a little selection of every note and beat; but the disappointed, since the beginning thing that really sets BT apart from other of the song was one of the high- electronic artists is his liberal use of guest lights of the album for me. vocalists and his respect for them. While One of the most important many Dls will sample vocals and then remix things to Failure fans will proba- them into oblivion, Thiessen leaves the bly be the signature Failure style: . lyrics and vocal flow intact, toying with the calm melodies over disturbingly music around them but always focusing on dissonant yet flowing back- the vocalist. Thus, he creates the return of grounds. That technique still lasts the song to the dance genre. Despite the into the ON era, especially in one dance rhythms and electronic hooks, the of the album's best songs, "Per- heart and soul of each of BT's tracks is a fect Imposter," a garishly repeti- melody, giving them each a unique feel and tive and distorted march, as well identity, and the entire album a feeling of Ken Andrews is ON. as the album's calm but oddly true completeness. MUSICREVI~ BestUpcomingConced: BT BTlikcs'to bring it up, bring it up, BT, the underrated house DJ who's worked magic on tracks with Tori Amos and M. Doughty, comes to town on my birthday (July 26, send cash) for a set at Karma, It's free if you have an FN:X card, and it's the Airwaves Show of the Month. In fact, it's a big month for free co,ncetts, with Lintp Biikit at the Palladi- um July 14 and IS, and 3 Doors Down at the Hatch ,Shell on the 20th. Other big' and' n()t:st)-fr~e concerts include the> Warped lour, which hits SuifoJk Downs on !uly 20, Jed by I, Green Day, the Mighty Mighty Besstones, aDd recent sue- cess story Pa~ Roach. Rinally, July 29 and 30, some of the Best Recent Coneert: Moxy FrUvous Hope you all made it out to tbeM()xy Friivous show at the House of Blues. I waS jn a completely different state, but I've heardnothinglJut good revi,ews (and'a friena of mine , snagged me a "copy of the band's new C Album, which: includes my favorite part of thcit live set, "Disco Video Bar- gainville,") In my neck of the woods, 1 did the big radio fes- tival routine a few weeks ago and saw some sharp perfor- mances by M,.Doughty; third Eye Blind, and Gl}$ter"(more on that later), some surprisingly good sets from Stir and No Doubt, and an absolutely 'electric Stone Temple Pilots per .. fonnance. Despite being off the road for four months, those guys can still bring the house down. Best Current Single: SR-7I's "Right ow" My regular readers (both of you) may recall that 1 dig punk-pop songs if they're catchy, short, and have clever Iyrics. SR-11's ode to noncommittal sex: "Right Now" ,clocksiP: at under two and a half minutes, bas a ridiculously July 12,2000 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 FILM REVIEW *** Dinosaur Extinction Level Event By Fred Choi ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR Directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton Screenplay by John Harrison and Robert Nel- son Jacobs Featuring the voices of D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, and Hayden Panettiere ereare some things in life that are simply inevitable. Irritating pop music . icons is one of them. Impossible 6.002 l1tests is another. Gimmicky television programming that people allow themselves to be conned into watching is a third. Add to this list formulaic Disney movies. Dinosaur is Disney's latest movie and the sec- ond of its two summer releases, Fantasia 2000 being the first. Like Fantasia 2000, the film Dinosaur has vast amounts of potential which are never fulfilled. With Disney's years of experience in storytelling, brand new com- puter animation studio, and the technology of computer animation developed to such a high level, the film could have been magnificent. As it is, despite stunning visuals, Disney's DISNEY ENTERPRISES first animated story of the new millenium is Iguanodons Aladar (left) and Neera (right), and their lemur companions, (left to right) Suri, Var, and Plio find a new friend. no more interesting than any of the animated films of the old one and insults its audience by the herd are also Bruton, Krons sidekick; film thankfully omits gratuitous, cheesy songs quirky films as Being John Malkovicb and presenting a movie about dinosaurs without a Neera, Kron's sister and Aladar's love inter- which would have been completely out of American Beauty give hope for a Disney film single new spin. est; and several dinosaurs whom Aladar place in the life-like world it creates and does- which will break free from tradition for once . The trailer for Dinosaur, which presented befriends. The film skips three-dimensional n't shy away from dinosaur violence and its and give us something completely new. And the first ten minutes of the film, hints at the characterization, glosses over Aladar's PG rating. although I may hope that the current batch of many opportunities of the film that were too moments of introspection, and relies too Dinosaur's lack of edge is much more teen icons will hit puberty and grow up, 6.002 easily missed. The first sequenceshows the much on unmemorable dialogue, giving the easy to forgive than the new Fantasia's, given will be completely restructured, Survivor will path of a dinosaur egg as it moves from its film distance from the viewer and a sleek, that Disney gambled a reported $200 million be cancelled, and that Disney will produce a mother's nest to dinosaur to dinosaur until it impenetrable surface. on its first feature from its new computer ani- novel film, I'm certainly not holding my finally lands on an island inhabited by lemurs. Despite a mostly uninteresting story, mation studio. The recent success of such breath. The sequence reads likea stylized version of Dinosaur is still worth seeing merely for the. something you might see on the Discovery . beautiful visuals. The film combines digitally MOVIE REVIEW *** may find yourself sympathizing with the channel and is extraordinary because of the enhanced live-action photography and com- murderer as.he literally scratches his head in amount of information and emotion it commu- puter animation almost seamlessly and creates reaction to the stupidity of the victims. nicates solely through visuals and music..One .a realistic natural world that contrasts strongly Scary Movie Buffy's "just-won't-die" death scene is a can only wonder how the artists at Disney with the bright and shiny toy world created for hilarious example that is hysterically execut- might have gone about making an entire film Toy Story and Toy Story 2 by Pixar. The ed by Shannon Elizabeth. with no human dialogue, had they risen to the lemurs' fur and the characters' muscles and Raunchy M((Vie Of course, the murderer himself has ques- challenge. movements are gorgeous and the anthropo- By Jumaane Jeffries tionable mannerisms and intellect. He engages The "oogmal"'screenplay ofDiJfbsaur (5Y' ·-Diorphiiing of me characters is well-done and STAFF WRITER in plenty-of horrific and stupid banter. To add John Harrison and Robert Nelson Jacobs) is rarely exaggerated Directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans to the murderer's foolishness is his mask, painfully formulaic. The story, a suspicious Although Dinosaur fails to satisfy on sev- Written by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, which dramatically changes its .facial expres- hybrid of Tarzan and The Land Before Time, era1 accounts, there are still some ways in Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Fried- sions, and a drawn-out Budweiser moment. concerns Aladar, a young iguanodon raised which the film is a relief from the rest of the berg, Aaron Seltzer "Whasssuupp?" Randy (Marlon Wayans) asks from birth by a clan oflemurs. After a mete- usual animated fare. The story, while Starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, the murderer. "Just chillin' ... killin" the mur- orite destroys their island, the group joins a mediocre, is not a painfully inaccurate Carmen Electra, Shannon ELIzabeth, Anna derer responds. herd of dinosaurs heading towards "the nest- retelling of a famous myth or masterpiece of Faris, Jon Abrahams, Lochlyn Munro Of course, the characters fit one-dimen- ing ground," lead by the irascible and hard literature such as Hercules and The Hunch- Rated R (barely) sional archetypes (the frat jock, the airhead, but well-meaning iguanodon Kron. Among back of Notre' Dame were. In addition, the the slacker etc.), making them almost as meonemust have seen this coming.In generic as this movie's title. The actors play .VIDEO GAME REVIEW the past five years: horror film has their parts quite nicely. In addition to mocking xperienced a gradual revival. They its own cinematic nature, Scary Movie paro- Sare as popular as they were in the.80s, dies the camera-work of horror films past, perhaps even more so. With the monstrous leading to, at the very least, Cindy's zooming Space Channel 5 successes of the Scream and I Know What You camera-induced head injury. Did Last Summer series, the blood-and- Since this is a Wayans film, there is plen- screams craze doesn't look like .it's going to ty of teenage culture satire. Dawson's Just Bust a Move end any time soon. After. starring in the Creek's James Van Der Beek even makes a By Jumaane Jeffries raunchy gang-movie spoof Don't be a Menace cameo appearance to that effect. But much STAFF WRITER acters and their frames do not syncopate - to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in more classic Wayans is the race-based Console: Sega Dreamcast minor inconsistencies that do not harm the the Hood, the Wayans brothers return with humor, reminiscent of "In Living Color." Genre: Action/Adventure overall success of the game. Scary Movie - raunchier than ever. Directed Every stereotype is exploited here; for No. Of Players: 1 If you were a Genesis aficionado, you may by Keenan Ivory Wayans and showcasing the example, Cindy dials 911 and explicitly Retail: $39.95 recall Sega's series of buy-it-for-the-sound- comedic talents of brothers Shawn and Mar- explains that she is a "white woman in trou- track games: Streets of Rage, Ecco the Dol- lon, Scary Movie has something for everyone ble," causing the police to arrive literally . Eery once of a while, a game comes out phin, Green dog, etc. Space Channel 5 is - frightening masks, knives, metal hooks, within seconds. The "ghetto black girl that is so unique that people just can't· probably the most blatant of them all. It's a and whoopee-cushions. It's a parody of movie heckler" archetype (played by Regina help but stop and stare. This is especial- lively mix of secret agent music, funk, techno, Scream, which is a parody of the horror genre Hall) is also exploited, and her demise y the case when a video game gets and hip-hop, 'albeit a bit less Grandmaster in general. comes when the theatre audience members more advance hype than Mission: Impossible Flash-influenced ..as say, the original video This movie, oddly enough, is even pro- exact their revenge. 2. Sega's Space Channel 5 is the latest exam- game funkstas ToeJam & Earl. You'll also be duced by Dimension Films, the makers of Still remaining is the burning question: Is '. pIe of such a game. With its amazing visuals especially pleased by who makes a cool Scream. "If this were Scream," Cindy (Anna Scary Movie really a scary movie? Can it and thumping music, Space Channel 5 is cameo appearance.The music is important to Faris) says, "I'd be cast as Jennifer Love Big- generate its own gore? The answer is yes. It entertaining on many levels. It is more than a your progress in the game, since it's your job Tits." does shock, and that is, well, shocking. Sure, mere video game, it is an interactive funky-fly to follow the beats. The plot is not unfamiliar - six teens are' the movie has its moments of violence and music video dance craze. . The fact that the lengths of the rhythms brought together by the murder of a classmate mild bloodletting. But why shocking? Well, The premise is this: In 2499, the Morol- and combinations that the player needs to on Halloween because of their accidental mur- let's just say that blood only accounts for a lians, a bouncy alien race - think really rub- mimic changes 'without warning give the der' of a pedestrian exactly one year ago, little less than half of the body fluids dis- bery, short Intel guys - have invaded the game added difficulty. Despite its sometimes which they kept silent. You pretty much know played in the film (thanks to the sex scene earth to hypnotize the Earthlings 'into dancing mind-boggling difficulty, I manage to fmish where the horror hijinks go from there, but ·toward the end of the film which all but uncontrollably. You are Ulala, a groove-a- Space Channel 5 on the day I obtained it. there are enough twists to keep the audience crams There's Something About Mary into licious reporter sent by Space Channel 5 to Still, I have seen this game stump quite a few . hooked. our minds). And yes, there are enough male subdue the aliens and rescue the humans. You people. The opening scene immediately estab- anatomy shots to almost justify its advance do so by mimicking the dance moves of the I have to reveal a gameplay hint, however lishes the Wayans' penchant for the comical NC-17 billing. aliens; which involves pushing the same but- silly it may seem. When I had much trouble to the absolutely mind-boggling. The That might be enough to tum some away tons at the same rhythm. with the climactic final level, I realized that movie's classic first victim, played by a from this scary movie, but it does have a lot . Sounds simple, no? bobbing my head helped me get through the scantily-clad Drew Becker (Carmen Elec- laughs going for it. This is definitely the "Up! Left! Shoot!" Take that to the tenth most challenging rhythms and combinations. tra), dances around exaggeratedly cliched movie-goer's movie, and it goes for the jugu- power, and you'll only have half of the com- In short, Space Channel 5 busts more symbolic objects, such a's the elephant-sized lar. It even has a killer surprise ending that plexity of Space Channel 5's complicated moves, than, well, Bust-A-Move. But there is popcorn cooker. Some of the gags seem parodies itself and everything else, making it a rhythms and combinations. indeed untapped potential here. A game like extraordinarily random, while others are on- parody to the third power that's worth the Upon the small chance that you haven't this could well be insanely hard, and could be target. price of admission. It's base, it's vile, it's bla- seen her before, Ulala is a leggy 70s throw- enhanced by progressively more difficult lev- Scary Movie cleverly exposes many tantly disrespectful, and that's why it's hilari- back-babe in a nifty short skirt. The graphics els, and having two competing players would aspects 'Of the newest horror films. The ous. Give Scary Movie at least this much cred- are well done, displaying the Austin Powers- be a nice touch, which can also add to its opening scene, for example, is not the only it: It has had a more successful opening like scenery with great, smooth animation. replay value. Regardless, give Space Channel place in which big breasts are prominently weekend than the movies it parodies. Now There are, however, split seconds when char- 5 a spin. and conveniently displayed. At times" you that's truly scary. Page 10 mE TECH IM>EPENDEN~ DAY2000 mE TECH Page 11 / By Mike'tlall ASSOCIATE NEWS sotto« ,At the 'Hatch Shell on this quintessential American holi~' of the evening came when teaming up {I MINNAN KU---THE TECH debut this year with an with Broadway performer Linda Eder . Don Mclean sings the much! antIcipated renditIon of all new show featuring for "Man of La Mancha." hIS "American Pie" at thePoiJs Esplanade concert. fireworks from suppliers But the most anticipated' guest' of around the globe. the evening was Don McLean. After Harvard and Longfellow Bmges. -. !' While some long-time performing his hit "Vincent (Starry - ~ Groups from across the region descended on choice watchers were disap- Starry Night)," he had the entire seats nearthe stage throughout tl),eearly morning. The front pointed by the changes crowd singing and dancing to his 1971 left comer seats belonged as psu31 to the Gloucester Crew, from last year's show, classic "American Pie." Unfortunate- whose members have spent the Fourth on the Esplanade many observers were ly, the performance was abridged - since 1972. Crew member Eileen Nickerson said that the impressed by the vari- perhaps due to television constraints group was armed against any ~vasion of its territory with etyof unique shapes - and several traditional lyrics, such two-way radios, blankets lP,ldt\Ifericw,flags. . as "The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," "We sent three of-ours down around 10 {the night and colors used. Atlas even debuted a few were left oUt, leaVing theaudience not ,before]," Nickerson said. After ~ncountering resistance, the new pyro-colors, such 'knowing qgite what to sing. ' reconnaissance team radioed fOllbackup to help secure the Lockhart and the Pops finished, area. The Crew finally established cdntrol of the territory as "chartreuse." the evening with a bang with the around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, with the help of blankets The new fireworks did 1812 Overture, complemented by and beach towels. keep with an old tradi- cannon blasts courtesy of 101st Field Out-of-state residents 'Us ,pileg ~fo the crowded seat- - tion, however: exploding Artillery units from Brockton and - ing in front of the Hatch 'Shell, \fhe' Schinker and Peterson in sync with the Boston Danvers as well as the first part of families came all the way from Youngstown, Ohio to watch Pops' rendition of the fireworks display. the celebration. Debbie Schinker said the families enjoyed Tchaikovsky's 1812 A thirty-minute fireworks show touring the city while waiting-for the concert to begin. Overture. followed the concert. The crowd was "We love being in Boston. Where else is better on the treated to innovative designs, includ- Fourth of July?" said Schinker, < And, as always, both .ing intricate modelings of peace Sarah White and Jeff Frenkiewich, students at Keene' sides of the Charles signs and smiley faces in the air. State College in New Hamps~e:'usGd the Fourth to pro- river Esplanade, as well mote protection for wild moose alongside' state highways. as the Harvard Bridge, JAMES CAMP-THE TECH Festival well attended Bearing a blowup replication of a bumper sticker reading were packed with eager The Middlesex County Volunteers fife and dr.um corps round the comer of Bowdoin, and .Beacon streets during Boston's The festivities were well-attend- "Protect the Moose," ~te said ~ the couple .first became spectators hours before Independence Day parade. A variety of 10c~1groups made their way to the Old State House for a reading of the Declaration ed, with crowds thronging both sides aware of the problem dunng pro~ around tIieiC'school. the display started. The of Independence. of the Charles River as well as the 'We wanted to bring attentioo ¥> the problem," White said. tradition lives on. July 12, 2000 E - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," the genesis for the original FantasIa back in 1937, retums to the new FantasIa 2000. The following movies are playing this week- Gordon, owner of a semi-failing used record end at local theaters. 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In addition, the IFe and Panhel Convocation and the Women's Like every other ASA group, the already have their own separate Independent Living Group, this Panbellenic Association received a mailing so there was no need to put year's Association of Student Activ- mailing from the ASA asking them the flier in, Gunn said. ities' freshman summer mailing will to place a flier in the mailing. How- The flier begins, "Sorority life at contain a flier urging freshmen to ever, despite not placing a flier in MIT has a lot to offer its members. rush sororities. the mailing previous years, the Pan- . Sororities provide leadership oppor- The flier, accidentally placed by hellenic Association placed the flier tunities, academic support programs the Panbellenic Association, was this year. and tutoring, countless philanthropic not removed before the mailing "We suggested as punishment opportunities, social events such as went out, despite the fact that Inter- that Panbel take them out," Graham formals and faculty mixers, and life- fraternity Council Rush Chair said. However, the mailings were long friendships." Dalrus S. Gunn '01 and Assistant already sealed. "We weren't happy," Graham Dean eal H. Dorow knew of its "If it was something that could said, ''but Neal pretty much said it placement before it was sent out. have been easily fixed, it would was an honest mistake." She said The flier was noticed by some- have been. There were over 1000 that mailing might affect women's SAMUDRA VlJAY-TH£ TECH Jaime Sepulveda Amor, Director General of the Mexican one who happened to be helping out mailing packets," Dorow said. rush. "Last year there was an issue National Institute of Public Health (INSP), opens the 3rd with the ASA mailing, said WILG's that they put in the ad in The Tech Flier may give sororities advantage US-Mexico workshop on Mexico City's air quality, as INSP rush chair Katherine S. Graham '01. to come to Women's Convoca- tion." Research Director Mauricio Hernandez looks on. About 50 "We then contacted Dakus, who In the end, Panhel was not pun- However, she added, "1 don't Mexican and 25 US researchers and polley makers participat- was kind of annoyed with [the flier], ished for the placement of the flier. "Panhel didn't really gain any ed in the conference, held June 12-13 in Cuemavaca, Mexico. and he contacted Neal." know how much freshmen pay "It was not a strict violation," advantage. It was a small flier. Pan- attention to their mailings." Postol's Letter Earns a VISitfrom the Feds JudComm Postol, from Page 1 dination with its contractors Postol attended the meeting, he the White House, Postol later stated attempted to hide this fact by tam': might have been in violation of his that "if, in fact, there is no legiti- Rules Force commanders could use to foil the pering with both the data and analy- security clearance for having written mately classified information in the proposed anti-missile defense sys- sis from the 1FT-1A experiment." about a topic about which he had [TRW] document, then the only tem. At that time, he feU far short of classified information. " other possibility is that my letter Grouping receiving a reply from the Pentagon. A visit from the Pentagon was classified to hide abuse at the But when Postol analyzed the Late last week, almost a fun Pentagon classifies Postollett,er Pentagon, which is illegal. It seems Rush, from Page I Pentagon's own documents and month after the letter arrived in the But in, spite of his criticism, one to me that there are two possibili- voiced his criticisms in a letter to White House"'s West Wing, three wonders why Postel's latest critique ties: either somebody is doing include extra early returns for dor- White House Chief of Staff John members of the Pentagon's Defense of the anti-missile plan has received something illegal to hide fraud, or mitory rush workers and funding for Podesta, government officials took Security Service arrived unan- such a strong response from Penta- somebody improperly declassified dormitory events during and after notice. nounced at Postol's MIT office, gon officials. After all, Postol is one the original TRW document, which rush. "I have obtained and analyzed telling the professor that he needed scientist submitting a single critique wouldn't be my responsibility or RLSLP ''wants to make sure the the Ballistic Missile Defense Orga- to look at files labeled "Secret." He on a plan that daily receives several fault anyway." [affected dormitory] community is nizations' (BMDO) own published refused. dozen comments Pentagon officials did not com- well-represented and that ...• having data from the Integrated Flight Test Although Pos- and hundreds of ment, but Postol ' s words have fraternities in there is not going to l A (IFT-IA) and have" discovered tol's role as a newspaper arti- received sympathy from Democratic affect how the residence" is viewed that the BMDOs' own data shows security advisor Jl1len Postol voiced his cles. US representative Edward 1. Markey, by freshmen," Bernard said. that the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehi- had given him the letter to When asked who publicly stated his intent to sub- ·"We want to support an event cle (EKV) will be defeated by the necessary clear- criticisms in a why three securi- mit a request for investigation to the which allows [affected dormitories] simplest of balloon decoys," wrote ances to view the the White Hause ChUf ty officials had General Accounting Office. to show themselves to the fresh- Postol in his letter to the White papers, had he visitedPostol's men." House. "I also have documentation read the secret ofStaff, gavemment MIT office, "Caryl Missile tests rail early on Gunn said that the original plan" that shows that the BMDO in coor- documents, he Clubb, a Defense In the meantime, Postol is called for housing A TO in Bexley says, Pentagon ojficials took notice. Security Service receiving fuel for his fire: from the and Baker and Kappa Sig in Burton- Solution to Crossword officials could spokeswoman" June 7 failure of the missile test, Connor and New House. However, have later claimed told reporters that from a recent Republican bill pro- friction between the dormitories and that he had knowledge of classified the agents had traveled to MIT to posed in Congress that calls for the ATO necessitated a change in the information on the antimissile pro- deliver a letter from the Deputy development of an anti-missile original plan, he said. Gunn, a Kappa posal. The professor might have Chief of Staff for industrial security defense program whether or not the Sig brother, abstained from meetings been in violation of his security identifying which parts of Postol's necessary technology works, and discussing ATO' s placement. agreement if he later wrote about White House letter contained classi- from a recent New York Times Gunn' added that the logistics of any component of the anti-missile fied information. report revealing technological prob- running IFC and DormCon Judicial plan. The penalty for such a viola- "The purpose of our visit was to lems with the plan. Committee checks necessitated tion could range from loss of securi- prevent the further disclosure of "The Republicans have sent a grouping the members together ty clearances to a prison sentence. classified information," Clubb said. message that anything goes," Postol instead of spreading them evenly After the incident, Joseph Cirin- "We in no way, shape or form meant said. ''What they've says is that we over all dormitories. cione, director of the Nonprolifera- to get him to stop speaking out." need a missile defense whether or" "For JudComm to be spread out tion Center at the Carnegie Endow- But several reviewers of Pos- not it works. Imagine we are send- among eight or nine dorms would ment for International Peace, told tel's letter, which was later classi- ing our troops to war with rifles that be hell," Gunn said. Boston Globe reporters that "it fied as "Secret" by the Pentagon have been purchased using the crite- In the wake of the decision, appears they were trying to force despite its circulation on the Inter- ria of [using them] whether or not ATO co-rush chair Zachary J. feed him classified material for rea- net, have indicated that all of Pos- they work." , Inman '01 said that his house is dis- sons other than his education on this tol's sources are publicly accessible. While Republicans and Democ- cussing modified rush rules with Low matter." Indeed, Postol's primary source is rats bickered over the- bill, Pentagon other IFC houses, including getting But Jennifer Weeks, a former an open court document from a law- officials acknowledged to"New York time extensions on transferring congressional military analyst who " suit filed by a senior engineer Times reporters that an early freshmen between the Royal Sones- Student ta and fraternities. runs a project on nuclear policy at against the military 'contractor defense department declaration of Harvard's Kennedy School of Gov- TRW, Inc. The engineer accused success during their first intercep- Inman added that A TO is Airfares ernment, said the matter might be TRW, now a primary developer of tion test was not accurate; the kill appealing the CLC' s decision to more complicated. "I think its plau- the antimissile defense plan, of vehicle had initially drifted off have the suspension end on the first sible this was an effort to silence sending Pentagon officials fraudu- course and picked out the large day of pledging. Europe • Africa him," she said. "It also may have lent reports claiming that key com- decoy balloon instead of the war- Dormitory officers supported the Asia • South America just been a dumb, badly managed ponents of the antimissile system head. Then, in a Jariuary test, the Dormcon plan as the best available way of showing him classified had been successfully tested when missile interceptor missed itS target option. information. " they had in fact failed. altogether. Baker Acting President Shannon If the entire scenario sounds a bit In a second letter to the White A Pentagon panel was appointed J. Russell '01 said the plan was a More Than too Kafka-esque, a brief talk with House, Postol called for an investiga- last year to investigate Raytheon, a "good compromise." Postol will suggest that these prac- tion into the security officials' visit to principal player in the missile "Obviously, no one involved 100 Departure Cities! tices are far from uncommon. his office, writing that, ''None of the defense plan, and found that the kill would rather this be the way it "Kafka isn't a bad analogy," says investigators could explain why they vehicle designed by the company would go, but as far as it went, this Postol. "It happened before." had approached me more than one would fall apart if shaken slightly is a much better deal" than other Eurailpasses "I wrote an article about to be month after my letter to the White by its own booster rocket. alternatives, Russell said. published in 1992, about a year after House of II May 2000 was declared Although Postol says that the Kiwah K. K~ndrick '02, summer Bus Passes the Gulf War had ended," he said. "Secret" by the Ballistic Missile scientific reports speak for them- president at Burton-Conner, praised "The article concluded definitively Defense Organization. They were selves, he offered a final remark the decision's authors for keeping Study Abroad that the Patriot [missile] had not also unaware that I bad obtained all about the Pentagon's conclusions the dormitories informed about their destroyed any Skud warheads. It was the information in my letter to the drawn from the government's own plans. Kendrick added that her dor- in press when Defense Investigative White House from open court docu- data: "These procedures are like mitory felt comfortable housing ~Astudent Service people came to my office ments." Postol also asked why his rolling a pair of dice and throwing Kappa Sig and hoped that it would ...... universe and claimed that I had an obligation first letter, revealing problems with " away all outcomes that do not give lead to improved relationships eClJl11 to go to a meeting at the Mitre Corp. the antirnissile defense plan and cit- snake eyes, and then claiming that between the dormitories and frater- Irs VOUIt WOltLD. EXPl.OltE IT. where they would have classified ing attempts by BMDO officials to there is scientific ev.idence that nities. documents telling me about the arti- hide their test results, had been made makes it possible to reliably predict "At the very least, [housing StudentUniverse.com cles I had just published." a classified document. when a roll of the dice will be a Kappa Sig] will help relations by 800-272-9676 Although his report was again Although he did not receive a snake eyes." extending help during their time of based on public information, had written reply from the Pentagon or need," Kendrick said. " July 12, 2000 THE TECH Page 19 Orie tatio 200 Willlntrod ce Temporary Housing Lottery By Laura McGrath Moulton "entirely separate processes." A good seminars being offered " said EWSEDITOR freshman assigned to temporary Stewart, who will offer a seminar on Two years until all freshmen are housing in Burton-Connor, for presidential elections. housed on campus, and all is quiet instance, would have no better Ruchi Shrivastava, president of on the Orientation front - more or chance than anyone else of being McCormick, said that a few people less. In addition to a few small assigned there permanently. had already begun inquiring into the changes to the usual Orientation However, Cain said that just program during the school year after schedule for the class of 2004, sev- such a mechanism, known as squat- hearing about it during pre-frosh eral new programs with an eye to ting, will have to be implemented weekend. 2002 will be piloted this fall, includ- by 2002, according to the plan for , The idea behind the essays is to ing a temporary housing lottery and the residence system introduced by try to choose a diverse group of stu- two pilots combining residence and Chancellor Lawrence S. Bacow '72. dents who are serious about partici- advising within dormitories. "There's a lot of student opposi- pating in the program," Stewart . tion to squatting," Cain said. He said . Temporary housing lottery added said that the information from the Shrivastava said that she One change in this year's Orien- two lotteries this year will be used believes that the pilot is a positive . tation is the implementation of a lot- to evaluate how best to implement addition both to the dormitory and tery for temporary housing assign- the squatting policy. He added that the freshman experience. ments. Incoming freshmen will Dormcon may poll freshmen after Shrivastava said that the pilot KATHERINE ALLEN-THE TECH select a dormitory for temporary Orientation to gauge reactions to the would facilitate social connections A wardrobe closet mysteriously appeared In the building 11. housing based on the "Guide to current system. across the dormitory. Also. she said. Athena qulckstatlon Monday. First Year Residences," sent out in "I feel it is a good support system the spring. PUots link housing and advising for the freshmen: they have a "It's an opportunity for data Two pilot programs will offer chance to really get to know people collection," said Matthew S. Cain freshmen the opportunity to com- they might not know otherwise. The '02, vice president of Dormitory bine their residential and advising professors in charge of the seminars CPs Detain Students Council. "We'll be able to see the experiences. are all really dynamic people and correlation between what people At Random Hall, three associate everyone is excited about making think they want' before Orientation advisors will live in the dormitory, the pilot work." At Graduation Party and where they .choose to live though they mayor may not be In addition to traditional advis- after." associated with the freshmen living ing, advising seminars, and the Barra, from Page 1 scene but was apprehended by Cam- Philip M. Bernard, manager of there. McCormick pilot, freshmen can pus Police. taken into custody and undergraduate residential services, The pilot at McCormick is more also elect to take part in the Mis- how the Dean's office complaint subsequently released. According to said that freshmen are also being intense. Freshmen living at sion 2004 project. Run by Profes- should be handled. attendees and the report. Nevins asked to fill out a card which will McCormick will participate in one sor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Barra was unaware of the details became quite agitated and taunted allow them to evaluate how well of six advising seminars or one of Planetary Sciences Kip V. Hodges, of Institute disciplinary action officers. Nevins could not be informed they felt they were when two traditional advising clusters the program allows fifty freshmen against him but said that he will be reached for comment. choosing temporary housing. Fresh- exclusive to the dormitory. to work together researching the in "full cooperation." No students were arrested at the men will also indicate what sources Freshmen cannot select possibility of past or present life According to Orme-Johnson, it party, but some were issued cita- of information they used in select- McCormick for either temporary or on Mars. is common for students to elect to tions for underage drinking. accord- ing temporary housing and what permanent housing through the reg- Outside of these changes and see their criminal charges handled ing to Orme-Johnson. features of a dormitory are most ular lottery system. Instead,' female new programs, Orientation and rush within the MIT disciplinary system Orme-Johnson came to campus important to them. students interested in living at will proceed as usual. said Elizabeth rather than in the courts: Along with to speak to the organizers of the , Bernard said that temporary McCormick must submit a separate Cogliano Young, assistant dean for the lack of a criminal record, Insti- party whom she said included Barra housing had been assigned through application and write essays to be student academic programs and a tute "procedures are often swifter and Class of 2000 vice-president a lottery, system up until about five included in the program. member of the Orientation commit- and the penalties imposed appear Sean C. Fabre '00. ye3!S ago. Charles Stewart III, professor of tee. more significant to the victim," Barra denied organizing the political science and housemaster of "The schedule is pretty much the party but said he took responsibility Squatting will be in place by 2002 • McC9rmick, says he. anticipates a same. We're .tweaking things at this CPs broke up partY for the party in his capacity as class Bernard s~id that this year the great demand for the program. point." Young said. citing the According to a Campus Police president. Barra did, however. temporary housing lottery and the "McCormick is usually oversub- expanded parent orientation as an incident report. officers responded appear to allude to the party in the permanent housing lottery are scribed, and there are a number of example. to a complaint of a large party on closing of his commencement Briggs Field at 1:24 a.m on the speech when he closed with "and morning of June third. Officers dis- see you tonight." covered approximately 200 stu- According to a Baker resident New Dean for Student Life Focused dents. a white van filled with cham- who attended the party, after the pagne and beer, and a gray station crowd on the field dispersed. one wagon with a tub of ice inside on student encouraged the remaining On Improving Grad Student Housing the field. the report stated. partygoers to go to Baker to contin- . A student present at the party ue the party there. Orme-Johnson Benedict, from Page 1 Benedict said. said that arriving officers directed entered Baker with two officers and To identify stressed students away from the vehicles checked the rooftop to make sure Greeks. students. Hopkins has while other students left the scene. that there was no party there. Benedict said that the greatest implemented a network of Barra. who was attempting to Barra refused to comment on the challenge is getting FSILGs mem- undergraduate residential start one of the vehicles and drive events of the moming of the third, bers involved in the decision-mak- assistants trained in han- away, was detained by Campus deferring instead to the Campus ing process. dling crises. Faculty at Police officers. the report stated. Police report. "I think that FSILGs often feel Hopkins ~ork with coun- Another partygoer, Andrew I. Frank Dabek contributed to the that they are ... second-class citi- selors to identify problems Nevins '00, attempted to flee the reporting of this article. zens." Benedict said. "and that they and help students in need. only hear fr01J1us when they're in Johns Hopkins boasts a trouble." .group of peer counselors HelloBrain.com "They are part of the system. with a hotline similar to The World's Intellectual Capital Exchange We need to work together to make MIT's Nightline service. Go to sure that this is successful." HelloBrain. com Benedict plans to bring together Grad housing a priority a strategic planning group incorpo- Benedict also faces rating views from the Interfraternity pressure from graduate Browse the Council, MIT administrators. and students to alleviate the list of technical representatives from Boston and housing crunch in Cam- projects Cambridge. He will encourage bridge and Boston. increased alumni involvement in "Graduate housing is at house life. duplicating previous the top of the agenda." Reg'ister at efforts at Johns Hopkins and USM. Benedict said. At Johns HelloBrain.com Hopkins and USM. Bene- Broad counseling for stress dict oversaw the' purchase 1( Stress and mental health issues, of buildings near campus JOHNS HOPKINS GAZETTE Refer a friend longtime concerns of MIT students and their subsequent con- Larry G. Benedict Choose a project to a project that and parents. also will require Bene- version into affordable that interests you would interest dict's immediate attention. During graduate housing. but added that a . gown issues," Benedict said. "Every him/her the last year. three MIT students similar solution may be infeasible in university also has the issue of the have committed suicide. including Cambridge's pricier housing mar- town feeling that it needs more Communicate one suicide victim whose instablilty ket. reimbursement." with buyer to get technical was widely recognized by her dorm- Benedict also must work to To improve relations, Benedict details mates but not adequately addressed. improve relations with Cambridge suggests increased community out- Local and national media have residents and government officials. reach by MIT students. a suggestion Provide a Your friend provides questioned the necessity of the A tight. increasingly expensive proffered by Mayor Anthony D. solution that a solution that is stress level at MIT and peer institu- housing market in Cambridge com- Galluccio in an interview with The is accepted by accepted by the tions. bined with a growing number of Tech last term. Over one-third of the buyer buyer ' As supervisor of Hopkins's noto- graduate students looking for hous- Johns Hopkins students participate ~ riously cutthroat premeds, Benedict ing near MIT has increased friction in community service, from tutoring has worked to improve identifica- with Cambridge residents. Cam- in math and science to running tion and handling of mental health bridge government has clamored for youth sports leagues. To reach those l$$~'., Paid! issues. MIT to increase its payment in lieu numbers at MIT. Benedict suggests "Counseling is a very broad of taxes, which totaled over $6 mil- cultivating relations with specific Unlock your value and earn $$$ doing technical projects. concern. You need to have a num- lion in 1999. schools in Cambridge's public Go to www.HelioBrain.com ber of different entry systems," "Every university has town- school district. Page20 THE CD July 12, 2000 The final round of the first-ever Women's Gold Cup soccer toumament was held July 3 in Foxboro stadium, featuring matches between US and Brazil and between China and Canada. (right) US soccer star Mia Hamm fights Brazil's Juliana Cabral for control of the ball. (bottom right) Defender Jie Bae of China attempts to steal the ball from Canadian forward Christine Latham. China won the match 2-1. (bottom) US team captain Julie Foudy, right, leads her teammates in celebrating the American team's 1-0 victory over Brazil. Photography by Ming-Tai Huh IFe Designates Phi Delta Theta Alcohol-Free After Violations By Dana Levine service. appease the community and to look NEWS EDITOR "This was intended to be a slap good before the public eye." . In response to Phi Delta Theta's on the wrist," said Amir A. Mesatwi According to Assistant Dean of violations of Boston regulations and '00, one of the students charged Residence and Campus Activities the InterFraternity Council's risk with the offense. They, along with Neal H. Dorow, this incident violat- management policy, the IFC Judi- several other brothers of Phi Delta ed multiple regulations. Boston cial Committee has ruled that the Theta, served as volunteers at the licensing board regulations prohibit fraternity must be alcohol free until Special Olympics, an event spon- kegs or large quantities of alcohol-. November. sored by the Boston University from entering a dormitory, so the However, these sanctions will Police. infraction also violated BLB policy. have little effect, as the national Phi The court notified the MIT Cam- "Houses in Boston simply can't Delta Theta fraternity became alco- pus Police of the incident, who in be violating risk management regu- hol free on July 1, 2000. turn told the IFC. lations," said Dorow. On May 5th, a Boston University According to Mesarwi, the alco- The punishment levied-by the police officer observed two MIT hol was purchased for the consump- IFC was significantly harsher than students carrying cases of alcohol tion of several graduating seniors the minimum listed for .a "first into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and alumni, all over the age of 21. strike" offense in the IFe. risk man- house. When the officer asked them Phil Delta Theta had planned a agment policy. "The IFC is really for identification, he discovered that registered BYOB party that night, trying to let people know that these one of the two students was under but the alcohol was intended for a matters are serious," Dorow said. the age of21. private gathering which was to In recent months, the IFC has The students surrendered all of occur before the start of that event. imposed several rather harsh their alcohol to the officer, who However, the IFC still charged the penalties. These have come as a charged the underage student with house with purchasing alcohol for result of an agreement between the underage possession of alcohol and an event, a violation of the BYOB BLB and the IFC, under which the the other with furnishing alcohol to policy. IFC will notify the BLB of any a minor. The IFC ruled that the fraternity violations. Although the typical procedure must be alcohol. free until Novem- While Mesarwi agrees with. in such a situation would be for the ber 5, 2000, and that it may not hold imposing stricter penalties, he officer to arrest the individuals, the events with alcohol until the begin- thinks that the IFC as a whole two were extremely cooperative, ning of the next lAP. Although by should decide whether to pass a new causing the officer to simply issue the national rules the fraternity and harsher code for alcohol viola- them citations and summons to would be dry during this time in any tions. appear in court. case, the penalties still bothered "The Executive Committee is MIODRAG CIRKOYIC-THE TECH The two were tried in Roxbury Mesarwi, who found them to be making mountains out of molehills. sailors on the Indonesian ship DewaftlCl prepare its rigging for district court and given a continu- unnecesarily harsh. "The punish- Ithink that they are definitely out of Tuesday'S Parade Of sail, the keynote event of sail Boston 2000. ance without finding. Each was ment should fit the crime," he said. touch with their member groups," assigned 15 hours of community "This punishment was intended to he said.