Volume 130, Number 33 Tech.Mit.Edu Friday, September 3, 2010 Confusion Over REX Dormcon, IFC, Panhel and the LGC Did Not Sign Recruitment Agreement
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THE DAILY Your guide to FSILG Rush, p. 12–18 WEATHER, p. 2 FRI: 81°F | 68°F MIT’s Cloudy/Rain Oldest and Largest SAT: 76°F | 58°F Newspaper Partly Cloudy SUN: 75°F | 57°F Sunny Volume 130, Number 33 tech.mit.edu Friday, September 3, 2010 Confusion over REX DormCon, IFC, Panhel and the LGC did not sign recruitment agreement By Joanna Kao “The purpose of the REX/Rush agree- STAFF REPORTER ment is to foster a sense of mutual re- spect between all the living group asso- For the second year in a row, the REX/ ciations,” said Christina R. Johnson ’11, Rush/Recruitment agreement between president of DormCon. “We all had our dorms, fraternities, sororities and living separate rules, but we wanted something groups was not signed, leading to some that we could show that we all agreed confusion among rush and REX chairs. upon and that we adhere to.” Though a Usually, representatives from the in- final agreement was not signed, Johnson terfraternity council (IFC), the Dormito- said all the parties were still in close com- ry Council (DormCon), the Panhellenic munication during REX to make sure that Council (Panhel), and the Living Group groups respected each other. Council (LGC) sign the agreement to set “We’re trying to create an environment out rules for how living groups engage that’s comfortable for the freshmen,” said with freshmen. This year, the process Panhel president Arti V. Virkud ’11. started in the spring, but the parties The presidents declined to comment could not finalize the formal agreement on what conflicts delayed signing the FENG Wu—THE TECH before the beginning of Residence Explo- East and west campus residents duke it out with water balloons and water cannons at the East ration (REX) and rush. REX agreement, Page 9 vs. West Water War in front of Kresge on Monday. The Water War is an annual REX tradition. Stay in stem Layoffs due to recession stopped after June cell case? Cambridge Council criticizes MIT for resorting to layoffs during the crunch Judge hears emergency By Elijah L. Mena eung G and Marjorie Decker are disappointed ees.” STAFF REPORTER that MIT had to resort to layoffs. Decker was not satisfied by MIT’s response. At the July 26 City Council University Relations plea to resume work The wave of layoffs at MIT due to the recent City Councillors sharply criticize MIT hearing, the Cambridge Chronicle reported economic downturn was over as of June, ac- Cheung and Decker co-authored a resolu- that Decker said, “What we said to you, to MIT, cording to Vice President of Human Resources tion in an April 5 Council meeting “request- was ‘Don’t contribute to the destabilization of Alison Alden. Between January 2009 and June ing that Harvard and MIT cease further layoffs families in our community.’ And we got zero 2010, MIT laid off 174 employees in an effort and any cuts in hours, salary, or benefits.” The response.” to cut the 2010 and 2011 fiscal year budgets by resolution suggested that MIT and Harvard use Decker said, “I will not be engaging in any about $125 million collectively. their billions of dollars in savings “to cushion conversations about other needs of the univer- Some members of the Cambridge City employees and communities from any further Council, including City Councilors Leland Ch- financial harm” instead of laying off employ- Layoffs, Page 6 Art programs get moved Among freshmen, Baker around in reorganization wins popularity contest BC gets the most top-four choices; 66 percent of IMAGE COURTESY OF Y. MEI, K. SAHA, R. LANGER, R. To make arts at MIT more ‘coherent’, SAA will take JAENIscH, AND D.G. ANDErsON New House freshmen requested to transfer Human embryonic stem cells are over some programs from the Office of the Arts propagated on synthetic substrates. 2010 Summer Housing Lottery Preferences The cells are stained with human pluri- By Leah Brunetto ates an opportunity to examine STAFF REPORTER things.” While there are many sepa- 1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice 4th choice potent stem cell markers (Nanog, Tra- Burton-Conner 826 1-60, OCT4-GFP, and SSEA4). rate art programs at MIT, several of Student and Artist-in-Residence them are disjoint and separately Baker 804 By John A. Hawkinson Programs, a department run under organized. For example, while both Simmons 727 NEWS EDITOR the Office of the Arts, will be redis- the MIT Museum and Student Art MacGregor 524 tributed as entities under the Stu- Association organize art programs, New 338 A federal judge may decide in the dent Art Association this semester. they are disparate from one anoth- next week whether to issue an emergen- Programs including the Arts Schol- er. Kinney described arts at MIT as East Campus 284 INSIDE cy stay of his own injunction against fed- ars Program, Grad Arts Forum, Art an “exploded mosaic.” Next 238 Who tried to eral funding of human embryonic stem Reps, and the MIT Mural Competi- “Our goal is to make the image Phoenix 156 leave their cell research. The stay would temporar- tion will be affected by this change. [of arts at MIT] coherent without Random 147 dorms? ily stop the injunction. Director of Arts Initiatives Leila McCormick 142 The United States Department of Jus- Kinney said that this change “cre- Art programs, Page 8 tice filed an appeal and an emergency Bexley 106 motion on Tuesday afternoon for a stay Senior 83 in Sherley v. Sebelius, the stem cell case La Verdes Market will be open for COnnOR KIrscHBAUM—THE TECH under which an injunction issued last IN SHORT 24 hours starting today! Enjoy your week Monday. That injunction, issued The Activities Midway is today at 3 a.m. snack. By Margaret Cunniff This year, 1068 freshmen by Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth, pre- Johnson at 4:30-6:00. See all the clubs! STAFF REPORTER participated in Residential vents the NIH and other federal agen- The Fall Festival will feature co- Exploration, or REX. Though cies from funding or considering to fund The Greek Griller kicks off at noon medians Shane Mauss and Bo Freshmen around campus slightly more freshmen request- stem cell research, and has derailed on Saturday in Killian! In the case Burnham on October 2 at 8 p.m. at are finally able to unpack as per- ed a move, slightly fewer fresh- many grants that were in the pipeline for that Hurricane Earl hits, the griller Kresge Auditorium. Tickets go on manent housing assignments men were able to be placed: 24 consideration. will be moved indoors to the John- sale September 7 at http://sao.mit. were announced Wednesday, percent of freshmen entered the son Athletic Center. edu/tickets. following the readjustment lot- Stem cells, Page 7 tery. Housing, Page 8 THE TECH WAS GET TO KNOW THE BRUINS HARRY POTTEr’S KAFKA’S DADDY SECTIONS INAPPROPRIATE The Boston Bruins have hard core fans. MAGIC TOUR OF MIT DRAMA World & Nation . .2 Be one of them. SPO, p. 20 Fun Pages . .3 East Campus criticizes See The Tech’s Marauder’s Kafka and Son is a Opinion . .4 The Tech certain “tips” RED SOX PLAYOFF HOPES DIM Map of magical places on one-man play about the Arts . .5 about dorms that were campus. p. 10-11 author and the tension Sports . .20 included in the Daily After a bitter three-game series against between him and his Confusion. OPN, p. 4 the Rays, Sox fans despair. SPO, p. 19 father. ARTS, p. 5 2 The Tech Friday, September 3, 2010 Directors’ Cup goes to D Stanford, as usual Bid to curb offshore drilling Stanford’s football team does not make it to many premier bowl games, but the Cardinal rules college sports by another imperils payouts, BP says influential measure: it has won the Directors’ Cup 16 years in a row. The university has long been the envy of other college sports By Clifford Krauss But as state and federal offi- While BP is not mentioned by WORL programs for its generous athletic endowment, which was val- and John M. Broder cials, individuals and businesses name in the legislation, it is the only ued at $500 million before the economic recession, according THE NEW YORK TIMES continue to seek additional funds company that currently meets that to The Chronicle of Higher Education. beyond the minimum fines and description. N Stanford has so dominated the annual all-sports competi- BP is warning Congress that compensation that BP must pay The provision was written by tion that organizers have adjusted the scoring system several if lawmakers pass legislation that under the law, the company has Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., who times in an attempt to even the field. bars the company from getting new signaled its reluctance to cooper- is a strong environmental advocate It is one of a handful of universities that field more than 30 offshore drilling permits, it may not ate unless it can continue to op- and a close ally of Nancy Pelosi, the teams, which gives it a significant edge. The Directors’ Cup have the money to pay for all the erate in the Gulf of Mexico. The House speaker. measures the performances of a university’s best 10 women’s damages caused by its oil spill in gulf accounts for 11 percent of its It was specifically designed to and best 10 men’s teams, but many Division I programs do not the Gulf of Mexico. global production. punish BP for its past transgres- ATIOeven field 20 sports.