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Volume 123, umber 17 02139 Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Proposal for Daytime SafeRide May Be Implemented Next Fall By Jennifer Krishnan partially fund the program. David "The graduate students have a EDITOR I CHIEF . Rogers, assistant dean and direc- very real problem: ... public trans- afeRide may soon be making tor of fraternities, sororities, and portation stops running" shortly daytime runs. independent living groups, said after midnight, said Stephen D. Under a recent proposal, the "we're footing 30,000 ... to up- Immerman, director of enterprise shuttle would stop at three locations port the fraternities and sororities services, under whose auspices in Boston (Mass. Ave. and Beacon that live on the Boston side" of the SafeRide falls. St., Commonwealth Ave. and river. He indicated the Department Folkert said that "a huge portion Charlesgate, and Mass. Ave. and of Parking and Transportation of the graduate students live off Commonwealth Ave.) before return- would probably cover the remainder campus" and rely on public trans- ing to 77 Massachusetts Ave, said of the cost. portation. About half of the graduate Undergraduate Association Presi- Deora said it would cost between students in his own lab typically go dent Parol Deora '04. 30,000 and $35,000 to provide one home after midnight, he said. The serv'ice would run from year of this service. However, Immerman said his approximately 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., The proposal is expected to be office did not receive funding this MOllday through Friday, during finalized in the next few weeks, year for the G C's proposed pro- November, December, February, Deora said. ject. and March. Rogers and Deora said Dean for In June 2001, the GSC donated "It's the perfect way to spend Student Life Larry G. Benedict had $15,000 toward establishing a new student life money," Deora said. . done most of the research and creat- route. But the program proposed by "I think it's great that they're ed the current proposal. the GSC "would cost about mcreasing the coverage times," said Benedict could not be reached $100,000" annually, Immerman incoming GSC president Michael R. for comment. said. Folkert. "It's a step in the right "If we can find the resources to direction." Grad students' plan stalled extend our services [to areas where JONATHAN WAN THE TECH But "in order to really benefit the The Graduate Student Council more graduate students live], we Six large wooden blocks sit In Lobby 7 Sunday morning. The graduate students, they need to proposed two years ago to create a will," he said. fronts of the blocks were-labeled A, B, C, N, and R In protest expand the area being covered," new SafeRide route that would Immerman said the money of freshmen being put on grades for the spring term. Folkert said. cover area farther north, where more The. FSILG Office will at least graduate students live. SafeRlde, Page 13 AIJazeem N~twork Upgrades. Planned for Four Dorms By Lauren E. LeBon because they are considered to be in House, and Bexley were chosen to telecommunication rooms in these De~d ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR the most dire need of upgrades. undergo renovations since these dormitories are not large enough to Information Systems and the In addition, MITnet is now sup- dorms currently hold network infra- hold equipment for the new connec- housing department will begin reno- ported in part by a Cogent Commu- structures that are "unmaintainable" tions. Housing and IS chose the vations this summer to upgrade the nications connection to the Internet, according to surveys taken last fall. locations in the dorms for new tele- AkaniJii network infrastructure in four dorms. after word that Genuity, Inc. filed The renovations will begin no com rooms. The construction of East Campus, Next House, New for bankruptcy and was acquired by later than June, said Dean of Stu- these rooms will begin this summer. House, and Bexley Hall will receive Level 3 Networks. dent Life Larry G. Benedict. When the renovations are com- Seroices a 100 Mbps MITnet connection and Andjelka Kelic G, residential plete, each student will receive four By Kevin R. Lang wireless Internet seniice. The dormi- Renovations to begin in June network coordinator for Information STAFF REPORTER tories were selected for renovation East Campus, Next House, ew Systems, said that the current Upgrades, Page 12 One-time MIT startup Akamai Technologies canceled a contract with Arabic news network Al .Fredkin Modeling SARS Epidemic, Offers Advice to CDC Jazeera Wednesday after brieJly working with the Qatar-based tele- By Marissa Vogt vision and Internet news company. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR • Joanne Tucker, managing editor Yisiting scientist and former of the network's English-language MIT professor Edward Fredkin is W~b site, told reporters she was attempting to curb the recent spread frustrated by the decision but not of severe acute respiratory syn- surprised. "It has nothing to do with drome, or SARS, by using spread- technical issues," Tucker said. "It's sheets to model the beh~vior of the nonstop political pressure on these epidemic. companies not to deal with us." Fredkin is using a collection of AI Jazeera has been "Struggling to interconnected 'spreadsheets to sim- get its English-language Web site ulate the behavior of those infected running, after the site was shut down with the disease and how they might by hackers some 12 hours after communicate the disease to others. going online March 25. Users trying He plans to present his fmdings to to access the site were redirected to a the Centers for Disease Control and page showing an American flag. The Prevention and the World Health network hoped to use Akamai's Organization on April 17. broad server network to protect "There's the possibility that this against further hack attempts, and epidemic could be very bad," said signed a contract with Akamai on Fredkin. "Various authorities like' March 28, according to Tucker. the CDC in the United States and countries around the world have to Akamai quiet on decision make decisions" about how best to Akamai officials have declined go about containing the disease.
to comment on the matter, but Jeff Fredkin's goal, he said, is to ~ WA YUSOF WA MORSHIDI W. Young, director of public rela- model the effects of possible Visiting scientist and former MIT professor Edward Fredkln Is working on a computer model of the Sud- tions, issued a statement to T.he options of containment, such as con- den Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus. His work may allow health officials to take steps to Tech confirming that the company trolling airline flights or quaranti- reduce the Impact of the virus. . would not be working with Al ning infected people, to guide health Jazeera. Young declined to com- authorities in their decisions. sequences would' be "if you change pIe can think about that." help or cause mischief," Fredkin Fredkin hopes that his model something, such as you cut down "I t' s very hard for them to be Akamal, Page 11 will help to determine what the con- some kind of travel ... so that peo- sure whether these decisions will SARS, Page II
Utopia, Ltd. Comics OPINIO World & ation 2 deserves to AndrewT. Vue and Uwe Ohler Opinion 4 be sold out. discuss the merits of patriotism Arts 6 and protesting. Events Calendar ' .10 Sports 16 Page 6 Page 8 Page 5 Page2 THE T CD LD& ATION Bush,Blair eet to Settle Details of War in Iraq U.S., Russia Meet To Discuss EWSDAY o Convoy,Strained Relationship After a walk through the gardens of a centurie -old castle, Presi- dent Bush and British Prime Mini ter Tony Blair ettled in Monday By Robyn Dixon postwar period. vehicles, which opened fire. Imply- for a two-day meeting aimed at re olving the details of how Iraq will LOS ANGELES TIMES Ru sia, along with European ing the shooting was deliberate, he MO cow be governed after the current conflict ends. powers including Britain and said an American bullet was found The two leaders also are scheduled to talk about plans for easing ational Security Adviser Con- France, wants the United ations to in a car seat. the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and accelerating the fitful peace doleezza Rice met President take a leading role in rebuilding Speaking on Channel One state process in orthern Ireland, according to U.. and British officials. Vladimir V. Putin and other officials Iraq. But the Bush administration television, Titorenko, who was The third meeting between Bush and Blair in ju t over three Monday, a day after a Russian has made it clear that coalition part- slightly hurt, held up a bullet dis- weeks is occurring at a hopeful moment for their combat forces in diplomatic convoy came under fire ners fighting the war will take the lodged from his car, saying, "This Iraq, and the battlefield successes are prompting both leaders to look in the Iraq war strongly opposed by lead role. bullet was meant for the ambas- ahead, according to U .. Secretary of tate Colin Powell. "The hostil- Russian leaders. "I think Russia understands sador. If it hadn't been for this ities phase is coming to a conclusion," he told reporters aboard Air Rice listened to concerns over very clearly that after the effort and thing," he said, indicating a barrier Force One on the way to Belfa t. "It's time for all of us to think about the incident, which occurred Sunday the blood spilled in liberating Iraq, inside the car, "the bullet would the post-hostilities phase." as Russian diplomats tried to flee it's understandable that the coali- have hit me right in the head." But Blair and Bush still have some lingering differences over that Baghdad. tion will have the leading role in Despite initial denials from U.S. phase, and it remains unclear whether they will have settled them "We assured the Russians that the initial phase. I think we need to Central Command in Qatar that U.S. when their summit concludes Tuesday with a joint news conference. no harm was intended," a senior discuss how we will proceed from forces were in the area where the British and U. . official both played down expectations of a final U.S. diplomat said, adding that the there," the U.S. diplomat said. Russian convoy was attacked, a agreement. United tates did not accept The attack on the convoy is just senior U.S. diplomat said Monday it responsibility and that the convoy the latest incident to strain Russia- appeared the convoy was in an area was "in the wrong place at the U.S. relations. Russia has demand- "where we were engaged in fighting War ews Perks Up Markets wrong time." Five people were ed an investigation, but has not for- with Iraqi forces." NEWSDAY injured. mally blamed the United States. The 'diplomat said the presence EWYORK Rice's main purpo e in Moscow, But Russian officials told Rice that of American bullets did not prove A promi ing early se sion stock rally Monday responded to the the U.S. diplomat said, was to con- the bullet extracted from one whQ was firing the weapons and chance of a quick victory in Iraq. But experts say a major test of the vey the United States' commitment wounded Russian diplomat was suggested the incident might have market's longer term prospects will come next week when earnings to its relationship with Russia, American. been an Iraqi provocation. season gets into full swing. despite the current difficulties. But Russia's ambassador to Iraq, Titorenko said the convoy was The Dow Jones industrial average soared as much as 243 points in he had another, less palatable mes- Vladimir Titorenko, who was in the under fire for 30 to 40 minutes early morning trading Monday as investors speculated that the war sage: that Russia .will not be convoy, said Monday that the cars despite efforts by one Russian would end quickly. involved in Iraq in the immediate stopped 40 yards from U.S. military diplomat to stop the firing. • Toward the end of the day, however, traders who look for techni- cal changes to trigger their sales began dumping stock. The Dow ended up only 23.26 points to close at 8,300.41. The broader, Stan- dard & Poor's 500 index rose a mere 1.08 points to close at 879.93 Supreme. Court Upholds States' while the tech-heavy asdaq gained 6 points to end at 1,389.51. "Y ou buy on the rumor and you sell on the news, this very much appeared to be that much of a day on Wall Street," said Hugh John- son, chairman and chief investment officer at First Albany Corp. "For Rights To Ban Cross-Burnings four weeks now, investors have been buying on the expectation that the war would end and there would be a rally. The news seemed to By Edward Walsh of the law. possibility that the Virginia law suggest that the war was nearly over ... so they sold on the news." THE WASHINGTON POST However, in affirming that Vir" could be salvaged if the state WASHlNGTO ginia could ban cross-burnings with- supreme court reinterprets what the The Supreme Court ruled Mon- out violating free-speech rights, the prima facie evidence section Health Officials See Hope day that states can ban cross-bum- court struck down the state's cross.,. requires or that section is severed ings that are intended to intimidate burning law on other grounds: from the rest of the law. For Containing SARS onlookers and that such laws do not Within the majority, a four-justice The widely anticipated ruling LOS ANGELES TIMES violate the First Amendment plurality rejected a provision added produced a number of opinions, WASHINGTO because of the long history of cross- to the law in 1968 that instructs including a dissent by two of the The government's top scientists expressed cautious confidence burning as a "particularly virulent juries to consider the act.of burning . court's liberal justices that attacked Monday in their ability to control the spread of severe acute respira- form of intimidation." a cross in public to be evidence of Virginia's ban. Justices David tory syndrome in the United States, even as the number of SARS Though the court did not entirely an intention to intimidate. Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, cases worldwide climbed above 2,600. validate Virginia's 50-year-old O'Connor wrote that this so- who were joined by Justice Anthony Joined via satellite by a top official of the World Health Organiza- cross-burning law, it voted 6-3 to called prima facie evidence provi- Kennedy, .said they would overturn tion, the scientists told a Senate committee that "extraordinary" coop- overturn a 2001 Virginia Supreme sion makes the law unconstitutional the law because of its unconstitu- eration among local, national and international health agencies has Court ruling that the law was an because it "makes it more likely that tional "tendency to suppress a mes- slowed the epidemic and boosted efforts to prevent and treat the dis- unconstitutional infringement of the jury will find an intent to intimi- sage," ease. free speech. date regardless of the particular Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a "The world has responded as we hoped it would," the organiza- "Virginia may choose to regulate facts of the case. separate opinion. He said the Vir- tion's Dr. David L. Heymann said from Geneva. "We believe we will this subset of intimidating messages "The provision permits the Com- ginia l.aw was a permissible prohibi- be able to contain the epidemic." in light of cross-burning's long and monwealth to arrest, prosecute and tion of "intimidating conduct," not The overwhelming response to the disease is due, at least in part, pernicious history as a signal of convict a person based solely on the expression, and he dissented from to the health agencies' efforts to prepare for smallpox and other pos- impending violence," Justice Sandra fact of cross burning itself," O'Con- the plurality's ruling that the prima sible bioterror attacks, the officials said. Day O'Connor wrote in the majority nor said. facie evidence section rendered the opinion upholding the basic validity O'Connor's opinion left open the, law unconstitutional. 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Scientists Reveal Healthy Clone Dinosaur Study Brings ew Meaning to 'Family Dinner' Of Endangered Javan Banteng EWSDAY By Rick Weiss born April 1 after gestating for a cloning becomes routine. Ask a dinosaur what's for lunch, and the answer may well have THE WASHlNGTO POST standard nine and a half months. The only other member of an been "My cousin." Scientists have for the first time "It let out thi big bellow and endangered sp cie ever cloned - a Based on new evidence found recently in Madagascar, scientists created a healthy clone of an endan- everybody cheered:' aid Robert cattle-like Asian gaur, born in Janu- now think some dinosaurs were cannibals, ready and willing to dine gered species, offering powerful Lania, a scientist with Advanced ary 2001 - died of an infection less on their own )cind. evidence that cloning technology Cell Technology, a Worcester, than two days after birth. By con- "We describe a sample of tooth-marked dinosaur bone recovered can playa role in preserving and Mass., company that collaborated in tra t, the fir t-born banteng "i from three well-documented localities of Madagascar," the three even reconstituting threatened and the project with the Zoological doing beautifully," Lanza aid. "It's researchers report in a study published last week. Tooth marks on the endangered species. ' Society of San Diego and an Iowa a beautiful, adorable creature." old bones came from a creature called Majungatholus atopus, and the The clone - a cattle-like crea- high-tech cattle reproduction com- Bantengs, which as adults sport bones are, indeed, the remains of M. atopus. ture known as a Javan banteng, pany. enormou horns and can weigh as "The fossil evidence is compelling and unprecedented," said geol- native to Asian jungles - was "It wa so surreal," Lanza said. much as 1,800 pound ,once roamed ogist Raymond Rogers, from Macalester College in Minnesota. grown from a single skin cell taken "There we are, out at this farm in in large numbers through the bam- 'We've never seen fossil material quite like this" in other dinosaur from a captive banteng before it the middle of Iowa, and this beef boo forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, bone-piles. died in 1980. The cell was one of cow is giving birth to this exotic Burma and other Asian nations. Rogers, with paleontologists David Krause at tony Brook Uni- several that had remained frozen in animal that normally lives in the Hunting and habitat destruction versity and Kristina Curry Rogers at the Science Museum of Min- a vial at the San Diego Zoo until fast bamboo forests of Asia," have reduced their numbers by more nesota, reported the discovery in the journal ature. year, when they were thawed as part A second cloned banteng was than 80 percent in the past 20 years. Krause said that "once we recognized the tooth marks for what of an experimental effort to make born two days later to another cow Today only 3,000 to 5,000 remain they are, it dido't take much sleuthing to eliminate any other potential cloned banteng embryos. on the same research farm, but was worldwide. candidates" as the diner. "None of the 'other similarly sized carnivo- Scientists transferred dozens of in poor health Monday and its Most worrisome to conservation- rous species have the size, spacing and eruption patterns" in their such embryos to the wombs of stan- prospects remained uncertain - a ists, only a handful of large herds teeth to make such marks. dard beef cows in Iowa last fall and reminder that scientists still have a remain, so the animals are at risk of the first baby banteng clone was lot to learn' before mammalian becoming dangerously inbred. Better Outlook Expected For AOL Time Warner Bill Proposes Voluntary Security NEWSDAY EWYORK Cost savings and an improved subscriber mix have lifted prospects for beaten-down AOL Time Warner, although no quick Measures in Chernicallndnstry turnaround is expeoted at its struggling America Online division, ana- By John Mintz Agency has identified 123 chemical mental policies that President Bush lysts say. THE WASHINGTON POST plants where a terrorist attack could, and Homeland Security Secretary The media giant's stock price gained 5.3 percent, or 61 cents per WASHlNGTON in a ''worst-case'' scenario, kill more Tom Ridge pursued when they were share, to close at $12.16 Monday after some key analysts turned more The Bush administration is than 1 million people. the governors of Texas and Pennsyl- positive on the company's outlook despite continued concerns. proposing new legislation to Besides the airline industry, vania, respectively, adm~nistration "We believe the potential for negative earnings revisions is limit- impro~e security standards at chem- which saw tightened security officials and activists said. ed for 2003, although we continue to have concerns regarding AOL's ical plants that will emphasize vol- demanded by the U.S. government The Republican legislation will long-term earnings stability," Morgan tanley analysts Richard Bilot- untary compliance by an industry after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the propose that chemical firms must ti and Mary Meeker wrote in a report upgrading their stock rating by that some experts say is one of the chemical industry is the first busi- abide by security standards, mostly notch. n~tion's most vulnerabJe to cata- ness sector that the administration governing areas such as fencing and They predict America Online will lose about 1.5 million sub- strophic terrorist attack. has sought to regulate to lessen the security cameras, promulgated by scribers in the United States this year, dropping to a total of 25 million. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is danger of terrorism. Homeland the industry's trade association, the "We anticipate the majority of these subscriber declines to repre- working with the White House and Security officials are considering American Chemistry Council, sent nonpaying and deep-discounted subscribers that produce nega- the Department of Homeland Securi- how to harden many elements of the sources said. It also requires each tive profit margins,'~ Bilotti and Meeker said. ty to craft a bill that would require nation's "critical infrastructure," firm to perform a self-assessment of . The focus on more profitable subscribers reflects a strategy long chemical companies to abide by which includes gas pipelines and its security vulnerabilities, under a used by Time Inc., another division of AOL Time Warner, whose for- standards drawn up by their industry water plants, and they say chemical plan developed by the industry mer chief ex.ecutive now oversees America Online. "The imprint of association, rather than be subject to plants are one of the most worri- council. Don Logan. is clearly visible," the analysts said. mandatory government measures some sectors. The measure rejects so-called They said the planned initial public offering of stock in Time advocated by environmental activists The administration's bill, expect- hazard reduction requirements pro- Warner Cable or the possible sale of the company's 50-percent . and many Democrats, officials said. ed to be unveiled later this month, posed in a competing Democratic stake in Court TV or Comedy Central could provide a $2-billion . The Environmental Protection tracks with the laissez-faire'environ- bill. cushion. • Have vou ever been on a webdateil
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www.\AlAlr .com Page 4 April 8, 2003 OPINION An Ambulance: A. Worthwhile Investment The tudent Emergency Medical ervices ( EM ) program Granted, MIT needs as urance that EMS will be a lasting program that will continue to provide return many years into the Chairman performs an invaluable ervice to the MIT community. The future if the In titute i to make a ub tantial commitment to the Jyoti Tibrewala '04 Tech firmly believe that the In titute hould upport the pro- gram and grant it recent reque t program. EMS ha demonstrated this long-term viability. Inter- Editor in Chief Editorial for additional funding 0 that e t in the EM program ha been high, and the current volun- Jennifer K.ri hnan '04 SEMS can continue providing its teers have proven to be extremely capable. In less than a year of Bu ines anager ervice . service, the current staff of 40 have shown their ability. The grad- Ian Lai G EM ha made a request for an additional $200,000 of uation of the third clas of 32 EMT trainees will further bolster the staff and allow SEMS to continue towards its goal of provid- anaging Editor funding for a new ambulance and a heated parking pace for the ing around-the-clotk service. The increase in class size at SEMS' Joy Forsythe '04 ambulance. The current ambulance is over ten years old and will fail to meet state standards when its certification expires in training sessions suggests that the SEMS program will continue NEWS STAFF October. A failure by MIT to obtain a new ambulance for to grow as long as MIT provides it with sufficient support. ews and Features Director: Keith J. Winstein EM would effectively sound the program's death knell. SEMS has also displayed its positive impact beyond its role '03; ews Editors: athan Collins G, Christine Additionally, the current bay provided in the nuclear reactor in emergency response. Student EMTs that are part of the R. Fry '05; Associate Editors: Lauren E. LeBon SEMS program supplement the athletic department's trainers by '06, Kathy Lin '06, Beckett W. Sterner '06, Marissa complex i orely inadequate. SEMS has propo ed an ambu- Vogt '06, Jenny Zhang '06; taft': Harold Fox G, lance bay near MIT Medical. Thi site would allow SEMS to attending sporting events to provide services in case of an Kevin R. Lang G, aveen unkavally G, Dan provide fa ter ervice when emergencies occur. injury. The creation of a broad base of students trained in emer- Cho '02, Jeffrey Greenbaum '04, Vicky Hsu '04, It is clear that MIT's previou arrangement is unacceptable. gency medical response is a worthwhile goal in and of itself. Richa Maheshwari '04, Flora Amwayi 'OS, Vin- The private ambulance service MIT used before the inception of Patients who are not breathing can become brain-dead within cent Chen 'OS, Aaron Du 'OS, Sam Hwang 'OS, SEM was extremely expensive; a single meical shutle between six minutes. A trained EMT nearby could provide immediate Amerson Lin 'OS, Jing-Helen Tang 'OS, Qian care until an ambulance arrives. Wang 'OS, Tiffany Kosolcharoen '06, Lakshmi MIT Medical and MGH cost an estimated $400. The generous ambiar '06, Jennifer Wong '06; eteor- service of volunteers in the SEMS program significantly The SEMS program is the only logical choice for MIT. It ologists: Samantha L. H. Hess G, Robert Lind- reduces overhead costs while providing a level of service equiv- provides services equivalent to a professional ambulance ser- say Korty G, Greg Lawson G, ikki Prive G, alent to that of a professional operation. Private ambulance ser- vice without the price tag. Many of:t\:flT's peer institutions have William Ramstrom G, Michael 1. Ring G, Efren vice cost MIT about $95,000 per year; SEMS only needs fund- successful, effective student EMS programs; with Institute sup- Gutierrez '03. ing to replenish medical supplies and maintain its equipment. port, MIT's SEMS can and will be just as successful.
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T«'. Pnn'~ (Nt IY'C)'CIN popt!I'" by Cltarla Riwr PublisJt'''6 April 8, 2003 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 War.Against Saddam or Iraq? ------home and don't want their country occu- group of olive-skinned, Arab-speaking Mus- decided that the United tates had altogether Maywa Montenegro pied." lim . Americans, by and large, know so little too many weapons of mass destruction for Bu h ha wanted the world to choo e about thi part of the world that it is difficult comfort and posed a potential (even proba- In the run-up to this war, one of the Bu h between ab olute : ''you ar either with us or for us to ee the Iraqis as people with an ble) military threat to his country? I think I administration' mo t common propaganda you ar against us." learly for the e Iraqi , wide variety of opinions and convictions, can safely say that there are many, many tactic was to map a large, amorphous enemy reality i not 0 black and white. On BB who live under a wide range of ocial and Americans out there with little liking for - namely, 'evil" - onto one figurehead, radio report you hear Iraqi opinion all economic circum tances. It is all these vari- George W. or his brand of politics, but I addam Hussein. We were sold a quick, acros the spectrum. orne quietly (and ables combined - and not some cookie-cut- think I can also safely say that if bombs start- clean, targeted conflict again t a brutal dicta- anonymou ly) wel- ter thought pattern - ed raining down on Boston and ew York tor, as if it were pos ible to wage war on a come the American that inevitably shape City, and if orth Korea began amassing person rather than an entire country. inva ion viewing it a how individual Iraqis troops on the Mexican border, we would not ow we are being confronted with the their only po ible everal are afraid of a repeat view the war. it back and say, "Oh, Kim's just fighting for utter fallacy of that notion. We watch a hope of getting rid of And yet, a the war regime change. It's not a war against us." more than 5,000 expatriate Iraqi stream addam. Others hate of )91) when the spills into a third week When I thought of it this way, it became back over the borders, returning home to addam but dete t the and the civilian ca u- easier to fathom why these Iraqis living safe- defend their homeland, Most don't support United tates even encouraged dvilians to revolt alties climb, even ly in Jordan, Egypt, and elsewhere now Saddam; many in fact, loathe him. But the more - most in this against Saddam) only to pull those with mixed feel- return en ma se to perhap the most danger- majority of Iraqis see our "war of liberation" . category express ings are beginning to ous place on Earth. It also became easier to as a Western attack, on their homeland, their doubt about our out) leaving them tofcue his change their minds. understand why so many Iraqis rail against culture, and their religion, and many, we are motives and are skep- There seem to be a the oalition forces even while they fear and now seeing, will willingly fight to defend tical of our long-term wrath -' - and) presumably, his growing feeling that hate Saddam Hussein. Just as we found these. Even non-Iraqis, according to a recent commitment to bring- irifamous torture chambers. the war will destroy pride, patriotism, and solidarity amidst the report in the Phoenix Star, are signing up to ing democracy. ever- much and will con- rubble of the Twin Towers, Iraqis now find fight coalition forces. "With God's help, I'm al are afraid of a struct little, leaving unity in the destruction wrought by a com- going today," said one 30-year-ol
THEATER REVIEW A Nearly Utopian Evening Bright Colors, Energetic Cast, and Sparkling VocalSolos Coverfor Squeaky Orchestra
By Pey-Hua Hwang ful characters complemented their equally STAFF WRITER colorful set. Even the orchestra conductor Utopia, Limited donned a jaunty brown tuxedo instead of the La Sala de Puerto Rico traditional black. April 4-5 and 10-12,8 p.m.; April 6 and 13, I must also note, however, that Utopia's 2p.m. score - although lesser known than that of By Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates - is much more forgiving to singers Evan Xenakis, Stage Director than Pirates' score. Utopia's songs are not Kristin Brodie '03, Vocal Director nearly as fast-paced and although there is a fair David Larrick, Orchestra Director share of high soprano, at least the soprano singing combined with fast-paced wording was walked into Gilbert and Sullivan Players' minimized, thereby allowing for better diction production of Utopia, Limited expecting a and better understanding for the audience performance similar to that of Pirates of member. Understanding the words is especially DONG WANG-THE TECH IPenzance. I was, however, pleasantly sur- important since so much of the show's humor Flanking King Paramount (David Michael Daly, center), Lord Dramaleigh (Jonathan prised. Instead of Pirates, this show should is dependent on the clever lyrics. Weinstein G, left), Mr. Goldbury (Graham Wright G, right) and Mr. Blushlngton (Albert have been the one that sold out. It was a solid Utopia pokes fun at the behind-the-scenes ehan G, far right) assure the King that Utopia has been anglicized completely, while two hours of the best musical theater I've affairs of monarchies, the party system, the making fun of him behind his back. .. seen at MIT so far. With the exception of a military, English artifice, and even finance couple of fumbled lines easily attributable to law. I did not know that business concepts smiling at some of the more absurd lyrics. To eral of.the orchestra's violins. Every scene opening night nerves, Utopia's cast of color- could possibly be funny, but I found myself make a very short summary of the plot as I she was in was immediately infused with gathered from watching the extra kick and it made me wonder why I had- show, a tropical island gov- n't seen her perform before. erned by a puppet despot On the other hand, David Michael Daly, becomes reformed based on playing the role of King Paramount, was not the business model of a limit- as superlaf ve as Hazel, but he had perfected ed company and the traditions the' slightly befuddled yet endearing (as well as some of the vices) demeanor required of his character. He also
of England. had no problem racting and dancing in entire- Though this story may ly silly ways with such complete lack of self- sound completely unrealistic, consciousness that one couldn't help but it is actually the very strange- empathize with his character. ness of the concepts in this Ben Hellman as Captain Fitzbattle, Brian show that make it original and Bermack '95 as the conniving wiseman entertaining. For starters, the Scaphio, and Ahmed E. Ismail G as Phantis, running joke of the show is another conniving wiseman, also put in that there is a Royal Exploder strong performances. who is given the responsibility My only real complaint about the produc- of blowing up the King and tion was that the orchestra could not seem to assuming his title if word ever consistently play in tune and occasionally gets out that the king has acted overpowered or didn't quite follow the irresponsibly or immorally. singers. Jennifer Hazel, playing Overall, Utopia is light-hearted fun, in a Lady Sophy, an uptight ideal- time consumed by talk of war. It is not a per- istic governess, was nearly fect production, but its heart is in the right flawless in both her acting and place, its cast is clearly enjoying itself and
DONG WAN THE TECH singing roles. Her tone was passes that delight to the audience, and this The Flowers of Progress are tied up by the Utopians, Who believe that the Flowers of Progress have well supported and her pitch production might actually leave you hum- ruined their country. was far better than that of sev- ming. pril ,2003 AR THE TECH Page 7
FIL REVIEW***112 chemistry which dates back to their days of McKean and Harry hearer as The Folk men. working together on econd ity Televi ion Remember how exciting it was to ee John ( TV). O'Hara has this sardonic way of Travolta resuscitate his dancing shoes in Pulp looking at a person like he simply can not Fiction? Well, for fans of Spinal Tap it is a A Mighty Blast believe how stupid they are, a posture he thou and time more thrilling to see David t. ma tered in her gue t appearances a a neurot- Hubbins, igel Tufnel, and Derek malls :4Mighty Wind'Makes Fun of Folk Singing ic If-ob e sed movie producer on HBO' Six inging togeth r again, this time in acid- Feet Under. In that show she demanded her wa hed jeans, shaved heads, and flannel. By Robin Hauck than the campy character his nsemble ca t chocolate cake be brought to her b droom so Guest's film are always carefully made. create , which mak u laugh again when e he could eat it in a afe white place. In A The conventions of his "mini-genre," to con- A Mighty Wind r alize maybe we're not. Mighty Wind, she restrains that caustic edge, tinue a theme, are aesthetic as well as themat- Written by hristopher Gue t and Eugene A Mighty Wind begin after the tragic death losing her elf in tead in memories of her ic. The parodic form he designed with Spinal Levy of folk icon Irving teinbloom. Hi son painful and romantic past with Eugene Levy's Tap get refined in each subsequent film Directed by Christopher Guest Jonathan (Bob Balaban) decid to organize a Mitch. through the writing and the camera. Anyone Starring Bob Balaban, Eugene Levy, Cather- memorial concert in hi honor, bringing Eugene Levy has been working with who' seen a documentary knows the formal ine 0 'Hara, Michael McKeon, Harry Shear- together the group his father hepherded to Christopher Guest since the mid-nineties convention he mocks, the insistence of some er, Ed Begley Jr.: Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, legendary folk tatus. It' a difficult job round- 1996's Waiting for Guffman wa their first non-fiction filmmakers to confuse a search for Fred Willard, Christopher Guest ing up the m mbers of the ' neuftet." The ew film together). One get the impre sion in A truth with a lack of cinematic imagination. Rated PG-13 Main treet inger (featuring John Michael Mighty Wind that Gue t ha 10 t hi ability to This trademark straight-on, deadpan shot, Higgin , Jane Lynch and Parker Posey), the direct his writing partner, and as a result, combined with the absence of any voice of an he master of mock is at it again, thi three geographically and emotionally catter d Levy's aggravating, self-conscious perfor- interviewer or camera-person, mimics the time with a tale involving folk singing, members of the Folksmen (Christopher Guest, mance i one of the disappointment of the frank way in which the film's characters pre- tearful reunions, unrequited love, ex- Michael McKean and Harry hearer), and film. Parker Posey, a highlight of Best of ent them elve . With the help of editor Robert T porn stars, and cross-dressing. Christo- Mitch & Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine Show, and a rea on many people pay to see Leighton, Guest cuts into every "interview" pher Guest, writer/ director of Waiting for O'Hara), the onny and Cher of the folk Christopher Guest films, is sadly under-used after it has already started, giving the impres- Guffman and Best of Show, has created a mini- world. Good thing Jonathan is very organized. here too often framed out of the ensemble ion th.at the character being caught on camera genre all his own, and miraculously, Warner If you are familiar with Gue t' film it's numbers of the Love Boat tyle band, the new has been talking about him or herself for some Brothers and Castle Rock let him run with it. I almost as much fun to compare the actors' pre- Main treet Singer . Posey plays issy Knox, time, and continues to talk after the camera guess the writer/ star of This is Spinal Tap has sent characters to their previous ones as it is to a clueless gum-snapping trailer trash cutie cuts away. more clout in LA LA Land than the wannabe see them in the new story. The barely-veiled almost identical to the character she played in Guest's genius is that he has assembled a mockumentary hacks, the Haxans, who created nervousness Bob Balaban's music teacher Waiting for Guffman. For anyone who wor- faithful company of actors who intrinsically The Blair Witch Project. Guest's cunning par- Lloyd Miller revealed in Guffman evolve in ships Parker Posey the way I do, Gue t's fail- understand the key Guest principle: the funni- odies about small-town people with big city Wind to a Woody Allen-esque neuroses. ure to utilize her in a bigger role is baffling. est people are the people who don't know they dreams make us laugh hard, before we realize Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, who Redeeming the film from this poor judge- are funny, and the funniest moments are the we're laughing because we think we're better also played a couple in Best of Show, have a ment is the musical reunion of Guest, Michael ones that could be, might be, real. • Haveyour own idea of what ma esfor good entertainment?
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Muh Alumni Award In the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sc~ is published by the MIT Press, 2002. free. Room: 26-152 TEAL Room. Sponsor: Center. Sponsor: MIT Venture Capital and Principal Investment (VCPI) Association, ences. Dr. Shultz will be presented with the Robert A. Muh Alumni Award in the authors@mit, The MIT Press Bookstore, The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT. MITEntrepreneurshipCenter. Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and will deliver a talk entitled "Reflections ..• 6:00 p.m. - "From the margin or from the center: French caribbean women writing 12:00 p.m •• 2:00 p.m. - The Path Not Taken: French Industrial Polley In the Age free. Room: MIT, E15, Bartos Theatre, 20 Ames Street. Sponsor: SHASS Dean's between memory and hope." French Caribbean women writing between memory and of Revolution. Dibner Institute Lunchtime CollOQuium. free. Room: E56-1oo. Spo~ Office. and the MIT Department of Economics. hope. Marie Celie Agnant. free. Room: Rm 4-163. Sponsor: Women's Studies Pro- sor: Dibner Institute. 5:10 p.m •• 6:00 p.m. - Service with d'nner to follow. A Eucharist service with di~ gram, Haitian Students Alliance, CCRR, FL+L, Community Relations Funding, Kelly 1:30 p.m .• 2:45 p.m. - Center for theoretical Physics. Nuclear theorY seminar. ner following in WH. free. Room: MIT Chapel and W11. Sponsor: Luthera~Episcopal Fund. 'TBA." free. Room: Center for Theoretical Physics, Building 6, Third Roor Seminar Ministry. 6:00 p.m •• 7:00 p.m. - BasIc of Business Plans for Scientists and EngIneers. An Room. Sponsor: Laboratory for Nuclear Science. 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - DOT COM. WHERE ARE WE TODAY? Keynote: Rick introduction to the Business Plan for scientists and engineers. What is it, why do I 2:00 p.m. - Admissions Information Session. free. Room: Admissions Reception Daniels, President, The Boston Globe. Following the Keynote, an industry panel will need it and what is it used for? Practical do's and don'ts in preparing a Business Center, Building 10, Room 10-100. Sponsor: Information Center. discuss the successes (and failures) that have arisen from the ashes of the dot com Plan. Things to keep in mind in writing a Business Plan which will improve your 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Joint Tufts / etA / MIT • 'TBA." free. Room: MIT: Kolker bust. This event will be held in building 10 room 250 (10-250) on the MIT Campus, chances of obtaining funding and running a successful business. Joseph G. Hadzi- Room, 26414. Sponsor: Laboratory for Nuclear Science. 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA. Registration fee is $20 for Forum Members and and ma, Jr.is a Managing Director of Main Street Partners LLC, a venture development 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Newtonian and Non-Newtonlan Coating Rows. Physical $25 for Non Members. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT. Registr& and technology commercialization firm. free. Room: MIT Building 4-370. Sponsor: Mathematics Seminar. free. Room: Building 2, Room 2-338. Sponsor: Physical Math- tion begins at 5:30 at the door. For more information visit our website: www.mitfo- Science 'and Engineering Business Club. ematics Seminar. rumcambridge .org or call 617-253-8240 .. FREE for Students. $20 Forum Members. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - History of the MIT Mars Society. April 12, 1961: first 2:45 p.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Mass& $25 Non Members. Room: Building 10 Room 250 (1(}250). Sponsor: MIT Enter- manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin. Every year, the MIT Mars Society cele- chusetts Ave). Sponsor. Information Center. prise Forum of Cambridge, Inc. brates what could be considered the most important date in the history of space 3:00 p.m. - Baseball vs. Emerson College. free. Room: Briggs Reid. Sponsor: 6:00 p.m •• 7:30 p.m. - Scuba Club Social & Elections. Going Deep for Cheap flight. And this year is no exception! Our events will start on Thursday with a talk Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Deepwater Archeology Research Team members share their research. We will also by Paul Wooster, president of the Mars Gravity program and former president of 4:00 p.m. - Women's Lacrosse vs. Wheaton College. free. Room: Jack Barry Turf. elect new scuba Club officers. Free refreshments. free. Room: 5&180. Sponsor: the MIT Mars Society, about the history of the MIT Mars Society. After the talk Sponsor: Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Graduate Student Council, Scuba Club. we will get the chance to talk about the Mars Society, Mars exploration, and 4:00 p.m. - Mil Astrophysics Colloquium: JOHN HEISE. 'X-ray flashes and extr& 6:30 p.m •• 7:30 p.m. - SfGS screens "Save Our Land, save Our Towns." Rim looks many other topics around some good pizza!. free. Room: 1-135. Sponsor: MIT galactic transient X-ray sources." free. Room: MIT, Marlar Lounge, Room 37-252. at the causes, effects, and remedies to suburban sprawl. free. Room: 4-370. Spo~ Mars Society. Sponsor: Astrophysics. sor: Graduate Student Council, Students for Global Sustainability. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Panchatantra Class. Classes in Indian Folk-lore. free. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - MechSeminar:lnterface Load Transfer Degradation During 7:00 p.m. - Reading between the Threads: What We can learn from Ancient Incan Room: 4-144. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, Sangam. South Asian Center. Cyclic Loading. Room: 1-350. Sponsor: Engineering & Environmental Mechanics Textiles. Free. Sponsor: MIT Westem Hemisphere Project. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Meditation and Discussion. Meditation and Discussion on Group. 7:00 p.m. - "Spanish and English: Two Sides of the looking Glass." Rosario Ferre, Shantideva's Bodhicaryavtara. free. Room: MIT Chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Associ& 4:00 p.m .• 5:00 p.m. - MTl ViSl Seminar Series. Intelligent Optoelectronics for 10 one of Puerto Rico's leading woman of letters, professor at the University of Puerto tion at MIT, Buddhist Community at MIT. and 40 Gb/s Transmission. free. Room: 34-101. Sponsor: MTL VLSI Seminar. Rico and contributing editor for the San Juan Star, she has written poetry, criticism 7:00 p.m. - International Movie Week at $-P. Various intemational movie.s (with 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - GTl Seminar Series. "Scaling Laws for Aircraft." free. Room: and biography, in addition to the fiction for which she is best known. She is the English subtitles). Refreshments provided. Thursday April 10 -1947 Earth [INDIA]. NOTE ROOM: 33-116. Sponsor: Gas Turbine Laboratory. author of "Diamond Dust" (Ballantine Books, 1989), "The Youngest Doll" (University free. Room: Seminar Room, Sidney-Pacific. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, Sid- 4:30 p.m. - Whither the Democratic End of History: Egypt and the Middle East. of Nebraska Press, 1991), "Eccentric Neighborhoods. (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, ney-Pacific House Council. The Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar. free. Room: E51-o95. Sponsor: Center for 1998), "The Right of the Swan" (FSG. 2001), and "Hoose on the'Lag n" (FS , 8:00 p.m. - "She thv . Mi I b Harfliclt and Bock directed by Michael Puel- International Studies. 1995) which was picked as one of the five finalists for the National Book Awards in lette. $8, $6 students. Room: Kresge UttJe Theater. Sponsor: Dramashop. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Essay Writing for Medical/Health Profession Schools. This 1995. A book signing will follow her talk. free. Room: Rm 6-120, Sponsor: Mujeres 8:00 p.m. - utopia, Umlted. $10; $8 MIT community, seniors, other students w/ID, workshop is geared to assist students in writing their personal statement/essay for Latinas, Foreign Languages & Literatures, Women's Studies Program, Center for children; $6 MIT students w/ID. Room: Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Gilbert and medical and other health professional school applications. free. Room: 3442. Spo~ Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. the Kelly Douglas Fund .. Sullivan Players, MIT. sor: Career Services Office. 7:00 p.m •• 8:00 p.m. - Bible Study. Weekly Bible study held by the Baptist Student 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - IAlM- FIlm seminar. Screening of a movie followed by a 6:00 p.m. - AIAA NEW ENGLAND MEETING. Orchestrating a SoIar-Powered UAV Fellowship. free. Sponsor: Baptist Student Fellowship, Baptist Campus Ministry. discussion Refreshments provided. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Intemational Rim Mission in National Airspace. Dr. Stanley Herwitz is the Director of the UAV Appli- 7:00 p.m. - International Movie Week at SoP. Various intemational movies (with Club. • cations Center, a world-class center chartered to investigate science and commer- English subtitles). Refreshments provided. Wednesday April 9 - Ridicule [FRANCE]. 9:00 p.m .• 10:00 p.m. - Coffee Hour. Food and drink - an Ashdown tradition. free. Cial applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with high resolution free. Room: Seminar Room, Sidney-Pacific. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, Sid- Room: Hulsizer Room (Wl). Sponsor: Ashdown House. digital imaging systems. Dr. Herwitz will discuss details of the PF+'s pioneering ney-Pacific House Council. 10:00 p.m. -1.1:59 p.m. - Movie Night. Movie and food - fr~ for all!!. free. Room: mission including mission planning, coordination with air traffic controllers, 7:00 p.m •• 8:00 p.m. - Dances of the World: A Four Part Series. Get an introduc- Big TV Room (Wl). Sponsor: Ashdown House. imagery collection and downlinking, and the science objectives accomplished. tion to four very different dance styles from around the world-Israeli dance, belly 1.1:59 p.m. - Campus Disc Golf. Do you like tossing a disc? Do you enjoy friendly Refreshments will be served. free, but reservations required. Room: MIT, Depart- dancing, ballroom dance, and salsa. April 9--Be11y dance. free. Room: Room 24- competition? Or if you're just up for midnight antics, then come on out! Meet outside ment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Room 33-.116. Sponsor: AeroAstro. AIM 402. Sponsor: Graduate Hillel. the Student Center on the front steps, and don't forget to-bring a disc! Don't hesi- New England. 7:00 p.m. - 1.1:00 p.m. - SangamMIl FlL Movie. Movies screened as a part of MIT tate to come, newcomers are always welcomed - We meet every Thursday at mid- 6:30 p.m. - Architecture lecture. "From Memory to Monument and Back Again." FLL course. Email was sent out on [email protected]. free. Room: Variable, night. Questions, contact Daniel Turek, [email protected]. bring your own disc!. Lecture by James Young, Judaic and Near Eastem Studies, University of Massachu- was sent out in email. Sponsor: Sangam. MIT FLL. Room: Student Center steps. Sponsor: Campus Disc Golf. - setts Amherst. free. Room: Rm 1(}250. Sponsor: Department of Architecture. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - TMRC Build nme. These are our normal 7:00 p.m. - MIT Western Hemisphere Project: Open Meeting. We hold informal meeting times, when we build the layout!. free. Room: N52-118. sessions throughout the year to discuss events in the news and to work on Project Sponsor: Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC). activities. If you want to just chat about these things, or if you want to join in and 7:30 p.m •• 10:30 p.m. - HTC Film Series: W.I.5.0.R. Theme is MIT help organize, we'd love for you to attend. Free. Room: MIT 4-231. Sponsor. MIT documentary films. free. Room: 3-133. Sponsor: History, Theory Westem Hemisphere Project. and Criticism of Architecture and Art. 7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. - March Madness "Z" Throw Contest. It is that time of year 8:00 p.m. - Weekly Wednesdays @ the Muddy Charles Pub. Emile Bustani Middle East again. Show off your free throw skills and compete for prizes. All members are invit- Meet your fellow social graduate students at the MUddy Charles ed to participate. free. Room: Zesiger Sports and Rtness Center. Sponsor: Zesiger Pub located in the Walker Memorial Building. What will be there Sports and Fitness Center. for you? $1 drafts, a variety of beers, wines and sodas, lots of Seminar 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Green Hall Health Talk - Atness. What is Rtness Anyways? free wings, Sox on the screen. Bring IDs. free. Room: Muddy How to Exercise. Leam about improving your mind & body wellness. We will be cover- Charles Pub. Sponsor: Edgerton House Residents' Association, ing topics of relaxation, stress management, time management, and fitness. MITEntrepreneurshipCenter. TechLink, Wing It. Refreshments will be provided. free. Room: Green Hall, 350 Memorial Dr. Sponsor: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - IALM Film seminar. Screening of a Presents Graduate Student Council, Green Hall. movie followed by a discussion. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Mil $50K Founder's Workshop. free. Room: TBA. Sponsor: Intemational Rim Club. MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. 8:00 p.m •• 10:00 p.m. - Westgate Movie Night. Come see a Dr. EBERHARD KIENLE 7:00 p.m. - International Movie Week at SoP. Various intemational movies (with movie (Maid In Manhattan) and eat pizza in the Westgate base- English subtitles). Refreshments provided. Monday April 7 - Me You Them [BRAZIL]. ment lounge. free. Room: Westgate Basement Lounge. Sponsor: La Maison Mediteraneenne des Sciences de I'Homme free. Room: Seminar Room, Sidney-Pacific. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, Sid- Graduate Student Council, Westgate Community Association. ney-Pacific House Council. 8:30 p.m. -11:30 p.m. - Swing Dancing. No partner required. Universite d'Aix-Marseilie 7:00 p.m. - Do~arblde's Toxic legacy in Bhopal, India. PROGRAM - 1. Video Pre- Beginners welcome. free. Room: Student Center 2nd floor. Spo~ sentation. 2.Presentation - Bhopal: Portrait of a Corporate Crime:By Nityanand sor: Undy Hop Society. Jayaraman. 3. Presentation - Campus Activism and the Campaign for Justice in 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Opening Receptlon-Family: Scene, Bhopal - By Krishnavel1i Gundu. 4. Discussion - Working Together Against Corpo- Yet Unseen. Black & white photographs by B.D. Colen, an estab- rate Crime. free. Room: EH20. Sponsor: AID-Boston. lished writer, joumalist and photographer who was awarded the 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. - UVEmusic@theEAR: We the Uving. Pub Hours:Monday: 9 Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for news reporting. He is a freelance writer p.m. - 1 a.m. Tuesday - Thursday: 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. Friday: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. The Thirsty and author of more than a dozen books relating to health and Ear Pub is located in the basement of Ashdown House. Enter through the courtyard. medicine. In addition to being a lecturer in the Program in Writing Free. Room: The Thirsty Ear Pub. Sponsor. The Thirsty Ear Pub. and Humanistic Studies, Colen is a documentary photographer 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Contra Dance for all. Spring Ring. Caller: Chrissy Fowler. and teaches a course on Documentary Photography at MIT. Exhib- Live Music: Kristin Sherwood, Matty Metcalfe, & Friends. Dance with a partner (we'll it on view through May 10, 2003. free. Room: Sidney-Pacific Grad- provide) and a group to jazzy live music. All dances taught; all skill levels welcome. uate Residence (70 Pacific St). Sponsor: Sidney-Pacific Graduate Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday. MIT students free; other students $3; no~students $5. Residence. Room: Lobby 13. Sponsor: Folk Dance Club. Music for Robin. Tuesday, April 8,2003
Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 4:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. - Admissions Information Session. free. Room: Admissions Reception 10:00 a.m. - Admissions Information 5essIon. free. Room: E51-095 Center, Building 10, Room 10-100. Sponsor: Information Center. Admissions Reception Center, Building 10, Room l(}loo. Spo~ 10:45 a.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Mass- sor: Information Center. . 70 Memorial Drive achusetts Ave). Sponsor. Information Center. 10:45 a.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance 1.1:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Optical Microscopy Beyond the Diffraction Umlt: Imag- Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). Sponsor. Information Center. ing Guided and Propagating fields. EECS/RLE - Optics & Quantum Electronics Semi- 12:00 p.m .• 1:00 p.m. -last Minute Job Searcl;'l Techniques. Cambridge nar Series. free. Room: Grier Room B, 34-401B. Sponsor: Optics. The workshop is geared to those students who are still looking for 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Rainbow Lounge Open. MIl's resource lounge for lesbian, full-time positions. We will review indepth job search strategies bisexual, gay, and transgendered members of the community offers a place to hang and discuss next steps in the job search. Please register for work- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC out, various activities, and a lending library during its open hours. free. Room: 50- shop at http://web.mit.edu/career/www/workshops.htmland 306. Sponsor: Ibgt@MIT. select Calendar of Workshops. free. Sponsor. Career Services 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Four Generations of Women Across Cultures II: From a Office. Male Perspective. Grandmother, mother, sister or cousin, daughter or niece. These 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Weight Watchers at Workl. free. Room: ponsored by the Center for International Studies are the four generations of women that our five male panelists will discuss. Join us Women's Lounge-Room 8-219. Sponsor: Weight Watchers. as we examine the similarities and differences, from a male perspective, in four ge~ 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Rainbow Lounge Open. free. Room: 50- erations of women from Colombia, China, the Afric~American community, India, 306. Sponsor: Ibgt@MIT. • and England. Since seating is limited, please call or email to reserve your place. 2:00 p.m. - Admissions Information Session. free. Room: Admis- free. Room: Emma Rogers Room, 10-340. Sponsor: MIT Women's League. sions Reception Center, Building 10, Room l(}loo. Sponsor: April 8 2003 THE TECH Page 11 Akamai Refusing Al Jazeera Fredkin Seeks Help .Technolngy Lice1l3ed By MIT 'With Programming Akamal, from Page 1 the policy. enter. Leighton did not return an e- SARS, from Page 1 alone and is seeking volunteers to mail me age eeking comment. help him. ment on whether Akamai had actu- MITh no aid. 'The ideal is to make a sys- "Anyone who can program, ally signed a contract or was merely The company's content delivery Jazeera fae ri of tb e tem that model the behavior of especially with experience in in di cussions with the network, but technology has been licensed by the As of pre s time. AI Jazeera was thi epidemic so one can tryout (Microsoft] Excel.» can help, Fred- several major news outlets have MIT Technology Licensing Office operating what it called a "tempo- with this sy tern different policies kin said. reported that the company did ince it was d eloped on campus in rary ite» at and get an idea of what the effect is In an e-mail informing people indeed have a contract. It is unclear the mid-1990s by Profes or of
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Great Faculty unity Service RJ-45 ports, one for telephone ser- Vice, two for MITnet service and "'.unity Service one for future usage. Half of the funding for the upgrades is being provided by the Political Scien."...... nily Service budget for reno ations Irom the Residential Life Office. The other Cool Classes Majoring Minoring You'll Get a Job Internships Mentoring Faculty half will be provided by the I bud- get for network upgrades. Roughly $900,000 of funding for the project Cookies & tea We Care Minoring Concentrating DC Internships Honest Answers will come ftom Residential Life, Benedict said. Co cen The renovations were first dis- rns PSs C ity Service cussed after residents of East Cam- pus and Next House filed com- Political Sci Co~""~JI rns ps ity Service plaints about frequent interruptions in network service. Learn about the Majoring Minoring It's not just It's your life! Do something you Senior Hou e, Baker House, and world your major Simmons Hall have new or recently love renovated systems and will not receive upgrades soon, Benedict said. Benedict added that the remain- Information! Meet Faculty! For more information ing dormitories may receive Thursday; April 10 upgrades in the coming years, contact Tobie Weiner depending on funding. Great Food! 3:00 - 5:00 pm 253-3649, . [email protected] MITnet adds Cogent connection Worth the walk! Win a T-Shirt! E53-368 MITnet's previous Internet provider, Genuity, Inc. filed 'for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2002 and was acquired by Level 3 Communications shortly after. Undergraduate AlJlJreciation Information Systems responded to this change by adding a connec- tion from Cogent Communications, which wilJ give MIT an extra giga- bit per second of bandwidth to the Weel< Internet. "The pricing was really phenom- enal," said Network Manager Jef- frey I. Schiller of IS. Schiller added that MIT does not pay a monthly *************************************************** connection fee to Cogent. Under this new management, Information Systems expects changes to the old Genuity service. Monday: Free sodas at MIT dil'ling. However, these changes will proba- bly not be apparent to MITnet users. "Usually when we add these and raffles at each major dining facili~y things, there areJI't glitches and no one notices," Schiller said .
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NHL, from Page 16 goal in 12 game in hi tenur in acqui ition of hri 0 good in goal. Anaheim. With fellow veteran Vancouver' potent offen e will Top Two Novice Spots and drawn out this year - in fact Adam Oate , the Duck will give ha to find greater depth than their not a ingle matchup was decided the Wing a run for their mon y. first line in order to beat thi team. Figure Skating, from Page 16 in the morning ice dance events. until Sunday afternoon. ix team Prediction: Detroit in 5. (Though Prediction: Blue in 5. Bruening and Cutler competed changed position during that day's it breaks my heart. I'm with th phine Dean G, Kristin Jonker '03, against each other and placed first matchup . My picks follow: Ducks in pmt. o doubt many of you will dis- and Adriana Tajonar '06 placed sec- and second in the novice dance, the agree with my picks; however, luck ond against Boston College. Tajonar European waltz. Sheila . Tandon Dallas Stars (1) vs. Edmonton Oil- Colorado. Avalanche (3) vs. Min- is an enormou part of playoff suc- completed the Axel requirement for learned the Cha-Cha to compete in ers (8) nesota Wild (6) ce . Older team might tend to the team. Dean did a waltz-toe loop the pre-intermediate B dance and God must have it in for the In only their third year, the Wild low down a the playoff: drag on; jump combination and her circular won the gold medal. Dean and Edmonton Oilers, perennial losers have taken many by surprise. however, they'll still be getting footwork. Jonker contributed a Cheng, neither of whom has tested to the Dallas Stars in their last sev- taffed with no big-nam talent, more rest than in the regular season. teady upright pin. in ice dance, competed the Rhythm eral playoff appearances. However, legendary coach Jacques Lemaire This playoff season, like tho e in Blues and placed third and fourth the Stars have floundered of late, has managed to propel this team recent memory, will be nervous and Ice dance in the pre-intermediate A dance even with star goaltender Marty into the playoffs for the first time. exciting. The team had a strong showing event. Turco, who set a new record for Lemaire has the luxury of tuning hi goals against average for a season goal tending to the situation, choos- en' ,ladie ' e ents with a shutout against Nashville on ing between Dwayne Roloson and Bruening skated an exhibition Sunday. Bill Guerin, the Stars' main Manny Fernandez, which could for his Intermediate free skate, and sniper, remains injured until late make things intere ted compared to had a powerful camel-change- into this series at best. all-time wins leader Patrick Roy. camel spin. Gonzalez, who just Edmonton doesn't seem to notice The immense scoring line of started skating last year, earned a they traded their top scorer and Peter Forsberg, Milan Hejduk and silver medal in his pre-intermediate defenseman at the deadline. Howev- Alex Tanguay, however, could A compulsory moves, during er, they are the yoUngest team in the prove too much for the Wild. which he completed a waltz-toe league; I would give the Oilers the Lemaire's efforts will no doubt be loop. edge if this series goes long. Just aimed to shutting them down. Wu placed fifth in her interme- because they're playing without Prediction: Call me crazy, but diate short program and sixth in her marquee skaters doesn '.t mean they my gut's with the Wild in 7. free skate. aren't a force to be reckoned with. Though Wu has not trained seri- Prediction: Dallas in 5 (or, Vancouver Canucks (4) vs. St. Louis ously since junior high school, she Edmonton in 7). Blues (5) skates with natural ease, with beau- Heartbroken after losing the tiful arm movements complement- Detroit Red Wings (2) vs. the division title on the last day of the ing her skating. Mighty Ducks oj Anaheim (7) season, the Canucks are showing At the pre-intermediate C level, Hockey's perennial powerhouse, signs of weakness. Rookie Alexan- Cutler, LeCocq, and Tajonar placed and Stanley Cup defending champi- der Auld has filled the net while fir t, second, and third in the com- on, face the team that held that title regular goaltender Dan Cloutier pulsory moves and third, fifth, and in the 1980s. Detroit ended its sea- recovers from injury; Markus sixth in the compulsory moves. son on a tear, losing 5 of its last 27. Naslund lost the goal and point titles This is the last intercollegiate com- Curtis Joseph represents the only to Hejduk and Forsberg of the. petition Cutler will compete in, major change for Detroit, replacing Avalanche; and the team seems to since she is graduating with her hero goaltender Dominik Hasek. be slowly' losing energy. PhD in June. While other acquisitions, like Math- Meanwhile the Blues recently At the pre-intermediate B DMITRY PORTNYAGI ieu Schneider on defense, should regained the services of captain level, Cheng and Dean placed Andrew Kolesnlkov '03 deflects the ball In a doubles game not be ign'ored, Cujo's work with Chris Pronger; along with replace- fourth and fifth in the compulsory against the Coast Guard Academy. He and his partner, Vitally Detroit's strong defense will be key. ment captain and slapshot king Al moves and sixth and first in the Pereverzev '05, consistently outmatched their opponents win The Ducks made the low-key MacInnis and rookie sensation Bar- free skate. the game 8-1, and went on to win their slng1es matchups in acquisition of Steve Thomas (no ret Jackman, the Blues' defensive Jonker earned a silver medal in straight sets. MIT beat Coast Guard 7-0. relation) from Chicago, who turned corps looks to be one of the most her free skate and a bronze medal around a weak s-easun to score 10 solid in the league, bolstered by the in her compulsory moves event. r------,------, I We've "Made Some Changes I • )I--- THE MIT Gilbert & Sullivan j PLAYERS j < Spring/2003 -L t Service Hours
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By Diana Cheng completed the two spin requirements. TEAM MEMBER Cutler completed a serpentine 'Step MIT's figure skating club host- sequence. The team scrambled to ed the first Eastern Small Teams reorganize quickly after a member IntercoJlegiate Competition, sanc- did not show up for the event, and aU tioned by the United of the skaters on the team were States Figure Skating required to move up a level. Club, on M"arch 22. MIT's .intermediate maneuvers MIT's skating team team of Diana Cheng '04, John B. won 17 medals and Gonzalez '04, and Cecile Le Cocq G placed second overall also earned a bronze in the Team out of 10 coJleges, behind Boston Maneuvers event, against Northeast- College. ern and Boston ColJege teams. Their Teams were aJlowed to send at required elements included double most 15 skaters, and I 1 of MIT's jumps; however, Done of the Intenne:. skaters competed. The events had diate team members could complete fewer entries than in the other double jumps. Gonzalez came on intercollegiate competitions this after the event began and substituted season, since this was a non-quali- waltz jumps for the double jumps so fying competition. that the team could meet its three- member requirement. Le Cocq com- Team maneuvers pleted an Axel and a camel spin and The high maneuvers team of Barb Cheng completed a camel-sit-upright-
STANLEY HU-THE TECH Cutler G, PhiJlip Lichtor '06, and change"upright spin which was the Karen A. Kinnaman '06 clears 4'6" in the high jump for a fifth place during the Engineer's Cup at Amy Wu '06 earned a bronze medal longest spin she had ever done. MIT. The women's track and field team kicked off its outdoor season last Sunday with a non-scor- against teams from Boston College Cheng also made up a straight-line ing meet against WPI and RPI. and UMass Amherst. Lichtor com- footwork sequence on the spot pleted swift, clean double jumps. Wu because her original step sequence was covered only half the ice surface, but when she skated up to the Inter- mediate team, the sequence had to cover the fuJl ice surface. The low maneuvers team of DeJ-
Figure Skating, Page 15 UPCOMING HOME EVENTS
Tuesday, April 8 Baseball vs. Emerson, 3 p.m. Women's Lacrosse vs. Wheaton College, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 BaesbaJl vs. UMass Boston, 3 p.m. XIAOWEI YANG-THE TECH The MIT men's lightweight crew team (left) races against the U.S. Military Academy in the cold, wind, and sleet last Saturday morn- Thursday, April 10 ing. On the MIT boat (left to right): Dmltry Portnyagin '04, Sven H. Chilton '05, Jeffrey T. Loh '03, Michael P. Farry '04, Michael T. Baseball vs. Babson College, Donohue '03, Eric F. Swart '03, Atlf Z. Qadir '04, Jeremy K. Ma~on '05, Karissa D. Patterson '03. 3 p.m.