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Cambridge, Massachuse 02139 Tuesday, February 14, 1995 Visiting Committe.e To Examine UESA By Dee~a Disraelly "I can't tell you that it will be STAFF REPORTER effective, but there have been com- The Visiting Comm ittee on mittees in the past that came in and Undergraduate Education and Stu- made recommendations that affect- dent Affairs will begin two days of ed the entire MIT community," said meetings today to discuss the state Dean for Undergraduate Education of student life at MIT. The commit- and Student Affairs Arthur C. tee conducts reviews of student life Smith. every few years and presents a The leaders of many student report to the Corporation. organizations will join the visiting The committee will hear from committee for a reception this deans, faculty, and students. Based evening at the Faculty Club. on the problems and concerns raised Smith hopes that students will in the meetings, the committee will meet with the committee at an open formulate a set of recommendations. .forum tonight at 7:30 p.m. in W I I, for President Charles M. Vest and .. Provost Mark S. Wrighton. Committee, Page 12 Carelessness Behind . . SJlARON N. YOUNG PONG-TlfE TECH Leo Osgood, President Charles M. Vest, A. Leon Higginbotham, and Becky Vest participate in the . I symbolic march from Lobby 7 to Kresge Auditorium last Friday. Student Center Fire By Ramy A. Arnaout east comer of the basement. EXECUTIVE EDITOR She ex pres. ed concern that the Higginbotham Discusses Carelessne s was the cause of a nature of the fire indicates that small fire in the Student Center ba e- someone had broken the Institute's ment late Saturday night, said Cam- smoking policy, which restricts peo- pus Police Chief Anne P. Glavin. ple from smoking in any MIT build- 'Race Relations, GOP Contract The building's alarm went off at ing ["Smoking Policy Revised," around 10: 11 p.m., and the building Sept. 9; 1994]. By Daniel C. Stevenson Council, the American Indian Science and Engi~eer- remained closed for over four hours. "People should adhere to the no EDITOR IN CIIJEF ing Society (AISES), Hillel, La Union Chicana por "Cambridge fire" d~partment smoking policy," Glavin said. "This As a student at Purdue University in the early Aztlan, the Black Students' Union, and Gays, Les- determined that [the fire] was acci- just shows you all the dangers." She 1940s, A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. lived in an unheat- bians; Bisexuals, Transgenders, and Friends. dental, and that it involved improper noted that while cigarette-related
.\ ed dormitory attic w'ith 12 other black students. At noon, President Charles M. Vest led the tradi- dispo al of a cigarette," Glavin said. fires have occurred in the past in the When he protested to the university's president tional march from Lobby 7 to Kresge Auditorium. A cigarette butt had apparently been Student Center, none have taken about the harsh conditions, he was told that "the law This year's celebrat.ion marked the inaugural pre- tossed into a trash can in the north- place in the past year. doesn't require us to have you." , sentatien of the MLK Leadership Awards to two Exasperated, Higginbotham later tran.sferred to individuals and three organizations. The first recipi- Antioch College, earned a law degree from Yale ent, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering University, and went on to become a distinguished Robert W. Mann, was honored for his landmark jurist and legal scholar. work in biomedical engineering. Higginbotham related his experience at Purdue in Cynthia R. Mcintyre PhD '90 received the award the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther for organizing a national conference for black King Jr. Celebration on Friday. In a talk entitled physics students while a graduate student at M IT. "Trumpet of Con'science: Dr. Martin Luther King "The conference was a resounding success, and has Jr.' . Contract with America" he spoke of the Repub- since become an annual event, held at different uni- lican .party's' Contract with America and how it versities around the country," Vest said. might affect race relations. The awards for organizations went to AISES, the This year marked the 21st MIT celebration of the National Society of Black Engineer, and the Society life and work of King, who was killed 27 years ago of Hispanic Profe sional Engineers for their joint this ApriL" Higginbotham also spoke at the celebra- sponsorship ofa career fair. tion 13 years ago. The three groups "show by example what can be done when different groups work together for com- First leadership awards bestowed mon goals," Vest said. The events began in Lobby 7 with speeches about King's life by representatives of the Interfraternity MLK, Page 14 THOMAS R. KARI.O-THE TECH Firefighters res~nd to a fire in the basement of the Student Center Saturday night.
Martin R. Friedmann MArch '93 James A. Smith E By Stacey E. Blau By Stacey E. Blau ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR • Chomsky, others focus Martin R. Friedmann MArcil' '93, a former graduate student in Jame A. Smith, a physics graduate student and Harvard Medical architecture, took his own life on Feb. 1, according to Senior A sociate School student, died from a brain tumor on Jan. 31, according to his on current. in Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs Robert M. Ran- roommate Joseph Harrington PhD '94. panel talk. Page 10 dolph. Smith had brain cancer for eight years, according eil M. Donahue Friedmann, though he was not enrolled at MIT at the time of his PhD '91, who had been Smith's roommate since the two were undergrad- • DoE official discusses death, worked at the Media Laboratory. . uates at Brown University. Smith underwent chemotherapy, radiation In addition to his work at MIT, Friedmann created a virtual reality treatment, and surgery which "bought him eight years," Harrington said. research. Page 12 demo'which is currently in tailed in the Chicago Science Museum, said At the beginning of the summer, symptoms of Smith's cancer, Alex P. Pentland, associate professor of media arts and sciences and which had appeared to'be in remission, began to reappear, Harrington • weaver, Kingsley deliv- Friedmann's advi er. Friedmann also created a World Wide Web page said. Smith suffered from dizzy spells and loss of balance; he visited a for the RolI!ng Stones. neurologist and had magnetic resonance images taken weekly. er strong perfonnances At one time, he wa a contender for the world championship in Smith checked into the Massachusetts General Hospital during the inPolanski's Death aruJ, skateboarding, Pentland said. last week of January. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor located at J:oiJf Frled~nn, P~g~I4 Smith, Page 14 Page 2•• THE TECH . February 14, 19 'ir ,WORLD & NATION 8 Killed, 2 Injured in Tour Plane Crash ear Grand Ganyon Ruling party Dealt Loss LOS A GELES TIMES A tour plane carrying pa enger over the Grand Canyon appar- ently 10 t an engine Monday and crashed while trying to return to the InMexican State "Election airport. Eight of the 10 people on board were illed, authorities said. The era h was another in a long serie of accident that ha By Tod Robberson one-party rule by the PRI .that has rebel positions. The rebels alleged. plagued aircraft carrying tourists over and around the Grand Canyon. "HE WASHINGTON POST contributed to widespread corrup- that children had been killed and Congress has imposed restrictions on air tours over the canyon, prin- MEXICO CITY tion and a perception of lawlessness. women raped by advancing troops, cipally becau e of afcty concerns. President Ernesto Zedillo's rul- Dresser described the lalisco who were said to be forming a "cir- In the Monday crash, the two surviving passengers were first ing party conceded its biggest-ever vote as "a premonition of things to cle of death" around the Zapatistas. treated at the ite, then flown by helicopter to a Flagstaff, Ariz., hos- electo~al defeat Monday after voters come" as National Action and the The government denied the rebel pital. Fred O'Donnell, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Admin- in centr?1 Jalisco state elected oppo- PRI prepare for additional con- , claims as well as reports of fighting, istration, said late Monday afternoon that the plane, a Piper PA-31 sition candidates to, the governor- frontations in three other gubernato- but given its refusal to allow avajo, left Grand Canyon Airport with 10 people on board. ship and mayor' office in Guadala- rial elections this pring and sum- reporters into conflictive areas. "Shortly after takeoff, the pilot developed an in-flight emergency, jara, the state capital and Mexico's mer. When the Zapatista launched their indicating he had lost an engine," O'Donnell said. "We a sume he second-large t city. The PRI had never lost an elec- rebellion Jan. 1, 1994, the Mexican wa attempting to return to the runway when he crashcd two miles PoEtical analysts said the results tion in Jalisco, but the Dec. 20 peso military initially r.esponded' with northeast of the airport." The plane went down at 3:34 p.m., O'Don- of Sunday's elections, which devaluation "was the last straw" for aerial strafing and rocketing that nell ald. O'Donnell said it was believed that the plane had completed appeared to give the conservative voters, said adonal Action candi- included direct hits on are'as where a tour of thc canyon and was taking off for a return flight to its base oppo ition ational Action Party an date~Cesar Coli, who claimed victo- reporters were interviewing civil- ~. whcn the era. h occurred. 18 percentage-point margin over ry late Sunday in the Guadalajara ians. Despite videotapes, the mili- f ~ Zedillo's Institutional Revolutionary mayor's race. "Mexico is showing tary cont,inued to deny that it had Party (PRI), was a clear me sage of the world it is evolving away from strafed civilian areas. Clinton, Congress on Crash Course dissatisfaction with handling of a this party of dictatorship we have Zedi1to ordered the Mexican mil- seven-week-old economic crisis had until now." \ itary .into action last Thursday as he Over Foreign Policy Bill producing a 40 percent decline' in The presidency has imposed a unveiled th~ identity of the Zapatis- LOS ANGELES TIMES the exchange value of the peso. virtual news, blackout on its crack,,: tas' popular leader, Subcomandante WASIII GTO "Voters here are just like voters -down in Chiapas, while continuing Marcos. Zedillo labeled Marcos, Pre idcnt Clinton and Congres appear headed for their first possi- anywhere else. They vote with their to deny any connection between the whose real name allegedly is Rafael ble vcto confrontation - over legislation designed to limit the prcsi- pocketbooks," said Mexican. politi- elections and the timing of the mili- Sebastian, Guillen, as a "delinquent" dent's ability to et national security policy, including the deployment cal scientist Denise Dresser., tary sweep. . \Y.~o.is. b:e'ing sought for treason, of U.S. troops for U. . peacekeeping operations. PRI strategists said'they had A government statement late, illegal arms possession and murder. The measure, part of the House GOP's "Contract With America," hoped to get a last-minute boost a~ Sunday asserted that the Zapatistas But during an appearance at a contains Republican-crafted solutiol)s to longstanding GOP com- the polls from Zedillo's decision are being'rounded up without gun- Mexico City bu1tfighting ring Sun- ,iIIIII plaints about Clinton's foreign policics, from his cutback in defense last week to send troops into south- fire or bloodshed, other than an inci- day by actor Sylvester Stallone, • spending to his refusal to expand ATO rapidly. ern Chiapas state to end a 13-month' , dent Friday in which an army crowd' members sho~ted, "Marcos The bill is to go 4l the House floor on Wednesday, and Clinton is rebellion there by the Zapatista colonel was shot dead. Officials yes! Rat,nbo no!'" expected to wafn Tuesday that he will veto it if it passes intact. Secre- ational Liberation Army. called it a sniper attack. - In a 'communique published tary of State Warren Christopher and Defense Secretary William J. The PRI' rejection. at the polls The government has sealed off Monday, Marcos charged that Pcrry already have threatened to recommend a veto. dealt a further blow to Zedillo.'s news media access to the isolated Zedillo's offensive was in direct The measure would limit U.S. participation in U. . peacekeeping efforts to unify the country behind a jungle zone of conflict, just north of response to the lan. 31 White House operations by requiring Clinton to deduct part of the cost of the series of belt-tightening measures he the Guatemalan border, where offi- announcement of a $53 billion loan tr90ps from U.S. cash contribytions to the peacekeeping effort and proposed in January as the currency cials say the Zapatistas are being package to help stabilize tbe peso: would prohibit the placement of U.S. troops under foreign command. crisis intensified. Mexico's leftist encircled by army troops and feder- "Mr. Zedi1to has begun the pay- , It also would speed deployment of ballistic missile defenses now opposition has already vowed to al judicial police. back of the lqan: His m'essage is (4 being developed, set up an independent commission to set new priori- fight Zedillo's measures and has In a communique published by .clear: Either speak with submission ' ties for U.S. military spending and speed the entry of Poland, Hun- been organizing tax strikes. Mexican newsRaper~ 'Monday, the on your kpe~s. i~ front of tht:: . gary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia into ATO. National Action's leaders have,. Zapatistas alleged that the military . .supr\e'me gpyer;nm 'yl~ ..Qr ~i~h ihy - ) made clear they will no tonger toler- was ,taking advantage of the infor- support of my accomplices in' (the ate the 65-year tradition 'of virtual mation4>lackout' fa bo~b: and' strafe' United Slates). I wi!l ~nnihilate you.": Prosecutors List 172 People . . With Alleged Terrorist TIes NEWSDAY White House, Congress Begin NEW YORK Federal prosecutors have compiled a list of 172 people from the ew York area who they say may have helped plan a series of assas- Student Financial Aid Debate sinations and bombing attacks around ew York City, Newsday has learned. . By Rene Sanchez bi1tions of dollars what the govern- allowed under federal rules for four Some of the men, described by prosecutors as "unindicted persons THE WASHINGTON POST ment spends supporting bank-run years, debt would increase from I'" who may be alleged as co-conspirators," are associates of Sheik . WASHINGTGN . loan p~ograms. . . about $17,000 to $20,500 - a 20 Omar Abdel-Rahman and the to other defendants accused of plan- A profound debate over the fed- But Republican leaders, charging percent jump. ning a "war of urban terrorism" against ew York City. eral government's role in helping that eli'nton's plans are either too Critics also say eliminating the Others were associates of the four convicted World Trade Center students pay for college has begun costly or give the government far subsidy would impose a great bur-' bombers, or participated in arms training through the Alkifah Center between the Clinton administration too much control of college loans, den because the 'average income of in Brooklyn, which raised money and trained fighters for the war and Republican leaders in Congress, are vowing to block- or limit them. families getting federal student ., against the former Soviet Union in Afghanistan. and its outcome could greatly and enact their own. loans. is only $35,00.0. "They would never put Cardinal (John) O'Connor on that list," change the size and scope of finan- "This whole effort is very'politi-, .' Another' .colle.ge' aid' battle said Imam Sirraj Wahhaj, who delivered the convocation that opened cial aid for mi1tions of current and cal," said Rep. William F. Goodling .: emergjng' between 'Clinton and GOP the congressional session in June 1992. "It is a slap in the face to prospective college students. (R-Pa.). "It all so~nds great, until leaders is over' the Education Muslims in thi country and Musrms around the world." It is not simply a political battle you stop and take a close look at Depa~tment's'new direct lending Federal agent compiled the list and it was delivered to U.S. District over money, although Clinton i what they 'wanrto do." program, Students who attend a col- Court Judge Michael Mukasey, who is presiding over Abdel-Rahman's pr.oposing to expand student aid at a One GOP cost-cutting proposal lege participating in the program trial. Last week, it was distributed to defense lawyers and Thursday time when Republicans are intent on is to eliminate the subsidy.the gov- can bypass banks ~ntirely and'get evening, ncarly two dozen Muslims and community leader gathered in making deep tax and budget cut~. ernment pays to cover interest on loans from the federal government Brooklyn with lawyers to discuss ways to cI~r their names. Each' side is framing th.e debate tuition loans while students are in . ~hrough a campus financial aid in urgent terms, for over the last college. Some Rej>Ublicans say office. - decade soaring college cost~ have eliminating the subsidy could save Under direct lending, it is easier forced an unprecedented number of the government more than $9 billion .. for students to pay back loans over a WEATHER college students to rely on loans to in fiv.e years, but Clinton officials 'much longer time than the standard help pay tuition. About 6.5 million .say that would burden students with 10-year plan, depending on their students, close to half of the too much debt. income after college. Skeptics say Erratic Weather Ahead nation's college enrollment, have Overall, Clinton wants to boost that could lead students into more By Gerard R~ loans. the federal money available for col- interest and thus more debt. STAFF M£TEOROI.OGIST "In some ways this is the most lege financial aid next year by 10 Clinton officials say direct lend- There will be no love lost between us and the weather this wee uncertain time for federal higher percentJo $35.8 billion. .ing sav~s students time and money as the erratic pattern continues. There will be only a mild moderation equcation policy in 30 years," said Skeptics in Congress and else- and will cut the federal budget by Tuesday as westerly winds bring slightly wanner air. Off in the west Terry W. Hartle, a vice president of where say those' moves, and the $10 billion over five years because a storm system is slowly gathering strength. It will accelerate across the American Council on Education, president's proposed college tax th'e government would no longer the country on Wednesday and Thursday, and although temperatures the largest organization representing deduction, could lead to increases in pay subsidies and incentives to - will rise dramatically into the mid fifties, the skies will cloud up and U.S. colleges. tuition or increase the budget deficit. banks and loan guarantors to pro- there is a chance of significant precipitation. Temperatures are then Along with a tax deduction for That is a primary reason Repub- vide student loans. expected to remain above normal on into the weekend. college tuition that he announced licans are targeting the interest sub- But Republican leaders say Clin- Today: Bright, sunny, cold and dry. Moderate winds from late last year as part of his "Midclle sidy the government pays to banks ton officials greatly exaggerate the the west. High 32°F (O°C). Class Bill of Rights," Clinton wants each year for student loans. This savings. They alsO' doubt that the Tonight: Frigid. A chance of a cloud or two. Winds to spend more money on .PelI Grants year's price tag is $2.2 billion. gov~rnment, particularly the Educa- dropping. Low 17°F (-8°C). and other aid awards for needy stu- "Everything has to be on the tion Department, can manage such a Wednesday: A warming trend. Winds shifting to be more dents. He also is seeking rapid table if we're serious about balanc- massive program. tlouse'Speaker outherly. Clear early then clouding up, probably by mid morning. expansion of a program launched ing this budget," Goodling said. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), said this Temperature continuing to rise throughtout the day. Precipitation last year that allows students to get But Clinton officials, backed by month that he would like to abolish likely by afternoon or evening. May start off as snow but will end as college tuition loans directly from an alliance of higher education direct lending. Goodling has intro- rain. High 40°F (4°C). Low 23°F (-5°C). the federal government. groups, say students would be hard duced a bill to limit its scope and Thursday: A tempestuous start. Heaviest rain in the morning Administration officials say the hit by' the plan. The American test its value for several years. "The with a break in the skies maybe towards evening. High 57°F (8°C). package, will increase access to Council on Education estimates that department has no expertise to Low 37°F (J°C). h\gher ~qu~a.ti9n. ~o~ma!1y ~t~del}ts, , f~r .a_nun~er.&ra_dya~e.s~udent who undertake something like this," he :A offSet tuition costs, and reduce by borrowed the maximum amount said. - ~ _.~- .~~---~--.;....------~-,_._._---~,---- ~ary 14, 1995 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3
Republicans Wm First Round Gingrich Says He Won't Run For President in '96
THE WASHINGTON POST In Battle over Welfare Reform WASHINGTO By Elizabeth Shogren week, would give states broad lee- ments in the GOP plan "even weak- House Speaker ewt Gingrich (R-Ga.), after consulting with his LOS ANGELES TIMES way, allowing them to create their er than in those in current law." wife and friends over the weekend, said Monday that he would not WA HI GTON own programs to reform their own De pite her strong objections, the run for president in 1996, Congressiona'i Republicans welfare systems as long as they letter does not mention the possibili- In closing the door on a bid for his party's nomination, Gingrich proved their cohesion Monday in abided by certain prohibitions. Wel- ty of a presidential veto. doused the long-shot hopes of some party conservatives who urged ~ first round of action on' the fare funds would no longer be deter- The Republican plan stipulates him to fill a void left by the departure last week of former Vice Presi- eeping GOP welfare reform pro- mined based on the number of qual- that 20 percent of welfare recipients dent Dan Quayle from the Republican field. posal as members of a House sub- ified recipients, but would be frozen must be in work programs by 2003 Speaking at a gathering of business leaders in an Atlanta suburb committee voted down Democratic at 1994 funding levels - $15.3 bil- and that states cut off cash benefits Monday, Gingrich said overseeing passage of the House Republi- attempts to require more recipients lion. to families after they have been on cans' Contract With America and redefining the role of the federal to find jobs and to force states to For the first time, the Clinton the rolls five years. government were more important to him than running for president. provide them with child care and administration Monday suggested Gingrich's announcement came as no surprise to political profes- training or education. that the GOP plan would not meet Shalala's letter went on to criti- sionals, potential competitor, and close associates of the speaker. The lively and at times acrim,o- the president's declared intention to cize a provision of the GOP plan Some aid it would have been difficult to mount a presidential cam- nious debate illuminated deep ideo- "end welfare as we know it." that would require states to deny paign while presiding over an ambitious agenda as the first House logical differences between the two ."It does nothing to move people cash benefits to unwed mothers Republican speaker in 40 years - especially given the most front- parties. from welfare to work, and it does under 18 and to their children. loaded caucus and primary calendar in history. With several of their amend- not require everyone who can work Some Republicans were also con- In addition, some Republicans argued that Gingrich was rapidly ments, Democrats attempted to go to work," Secretary of Health cerned that the provision is too becoming the most influential political figure in the country and could write into the measure guarantees and Human Services Donna Shalala harsh. more effectively lead from the speaker's chair. \.\ welfare recipients and their chil- said in a detailed letter to Rep. Clay Currently about I)alf of the 5 mil- "The center of political gravity has moved from the White House ren. One would have ensured child Shaw (R-Fla.), chairman of the lion families receiving Aid to Fami- to the Congress, and presently the House side of the Congress seems care benefits. Another specified that Ways and Means human resources lies with Dependent Children, the to be the center of attention," said Rep. John Linder (R-Ga,). states owed recipients job training subcommittee, which is drafting the main cash welfare program for fam- Gingrich's decision leaves the GOP nomination open; Senate or education. legislation. ilies, have been receiving benefits Majority Leader Robert J. Dole (Kan.), Sen. Phil Gramm (Tex.) and The GOP proposal, unveiled la'st , Shalala called the work require- for five years or more. former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander are the current leading candidates, Russians, Checben Rebels Agree House Opens Debate On Crime Bill Block Grants I 0 Tentative Truce; Talks Planned THE WASHINGTON POST By James Rupert strictures that affect the Russians far Grozny, their capital, repulsing wave WASHINGTO _ WASHINGTON POST more than the Iightly armed after wave of attackers until relent- The House Monday opened debate on a Republican proposal to NAZRAN,'RUSSIANChechen insurgents. less Russian heavy artillery fire offer local governments $10 billion in crime-fighting block grants. Russian and Chechen rebel com- The top-level talks were the first reduced the city to a smoking ruin. Attorney General Janet Reno joined House Democrats and the manders agreed Monday to a limit- between the two sides since In effecl, Russian forces nation's largest police groups in urging Republicans to back away ed cease-fire in a two-month-old Moscow sent 40,000 troops to crush destroyed the city of 400,000 in from the block grant program they promised in last fall's campaign. war that has laid waste the capital of Chechnya's three-year-old drive for order to control it, but that still left The GOP measure, the last of six separate anti-crime bills, would the secessionist southern region, left independence. them facing the prospect of becom- wipe out $8 billion in grants for hiring the 100,000 local police that thousands dead and threatened the When the Russian offensive ing bogged down in a bloody guer- Clinton promised in his 1992 campaign. stability of President. Boris Yeltsin's began, Kremlin officials proclaimed rilla war much like the recent "That bill is working and it's being done in a straightforward, government. that its purpose was to eliminate the decade-long debacle in Afghanistan nonbureaucratic fashion," Reno aid at a Capitol news conference. , The tentative truce calls for both "armed cr'iminals" leading the that took the lives of 13,000 Soviet "Congress must not move back,ward in the fight ag<\ins~crimt;.", , . -es to halt the useo~ heayy Chechen rebellion and to restore troops. Leaders of groups representing 450,000 of the nation's 550,000 weapons 'at least until Wednesday, "constitutional order" to the Cauca- For Yeltsin, too, the war has police endorsed the current program, which so far has made grants to when'a second ro\lnd of talks could sus Mo~ntairi. region of 800,000 proven a politiqll cancer, as most of 8,000 communities to hire 17,000 officers. broatte' the cease-fite'{c;in'chide ail .... people~. :-', '.' , .,' his longtime reformist allies have , "President Clinton's crime bill guarantees police. ewt's guaran- ~(t! H' /"')"'01' I '!~, ;. 'If. ; ." t ". J .•nf. r'l , ~ • f ..... -; ",...', , .- weapons. '- . . . .,' .,' . : . Mp's~ow had ,repe~tedly scorned &pok.e!1 out agaInst the RUSSIan tees pork," Sch.umer said, refeFTingto Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) Ingush'Vice Pres'id'eht 'Bons' 'the notion of peace talks with rebel offenSive on human rights grounds, "To assume in the beginning that ... they're going to waste this Agapov, who hosted the ceas~-fire leaders Utlless the insu~gents first and a number of senior military offi- profligately on pork is an insult, really," Judiciary Committee Chair- talks, said the warring parties agreed. agreed to lay down their arms. Since cers sharply criticized the inadequa- man Henry J. Hyde (R-I1I.) said, "It demeans public officials in the to "stop using air forces,. heavy then, however, the rebels have cies of the once vaunted Russian thousands of cities and towns around this country." artillery and grenade launchers" - fought a furious battle to defend army it has exposed.
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To do otherwise would Chairman Harvard will no longer directly provide its own funds to MIT be to hollow the substance out of our lofty policy. How many Garlen C. Leung '95 for its students who participate in ROTC here. As for MIT, all more years should we wait as we dilute the fundamental princi- indications suggest that the Department of Defense's discrimi- ples of our academic community? Editor in Chief nation again t homosexual in IfMIT does choose to sever its ties with ROTC, the Insti- Daniel C. Stevenson '97 'dljetOl)l'tJenl ROTC will continue to be in con- tute will have to plan carefully for the impact on students. Cer- Bu ine s anager EUfl I flU! ftict with the Institute's'non-dis- tainly, MIT should give proper notice to current students, as Syed Abid Rizvi '96 crimination policy. The intended re-examination ofMIT ROTC well as incoming and potential students. Without any doubt, should conclude as much~ and the faculty and administration ending ROTC will be expensive for MIT. ROTC students Managing Editor should promptly and carefully plan for the end of ROTC at the should be offered supplemental financial aid to students who Jimmy Wong '97 Institute. would lose their scholarships. But as the Overlap case taught us, . Executive Editor Despite !audable attempts by the president~ provost, and the cost of defending Qur principles is negligible compared to Ramy Amaout '97 other university leaders, the Washington political climate makes the moral price of failing our ideals. any change in ROTC discrimination policy unlikely. The hope As then-provost John M. Deutch '61 (now Deputy Secre- NF.WSSTAFF in early 1991 that the new administration would change how tary of Defense) wrote to then-Secretary of Defense Dick Editor: Sarah Y. Keightley '95; Associate ROTC treats homosexuals soon faded as President Clinton Cheney in 1990: " ... ROTC is important for this campus, for Editors: Ifung Lu '97, Stacey E. Blau '98, advanced his "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The situation has not students, and for the country .... Yet at the same time, a univer- Shang-Lin Chuang '98, Christopher L. sity in full support of non-discrimination cannot endorse a Falling '98, David D. Hsu '98, Venkatesh changed: ROTC continues to discriminate, and MIT continues atish '98; taff: Trudy Liu '95, Eric to question the policy. group which discriminates, no matter how beneficial the conse- Richard '95, icole A. Shcrry '95, Charu In response to a 1990 faculty resolution that challenged the quences of that association." Chaudry '96, Deena Disraelly '96, S. ROTC policy, the president and provost have indicated that they We believe that the DoD policy does violate MIT's non- Roopom Banergee '97, A. Arif Husain '97, will appoint a committee in the fall to re-examine the disparity discrimination policy, and we should plan for the end of ROTC Don Lacey '98, Jennifer Lane '98, Angela between the Institute's non-discrimination policy and the . at MIT. A review by the faculty and administration will.surely Liao '98, Strcam S. Wang '98; Defense Department's ROTC policy. This committee's charge reach this conclusion. If the Defense Department's discrimina- Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan tory policy does not change, MIT should respond quickly and PhD '94, Gcrard Roe G, Marek Zebrowski. should be unequivocal: If the DoD policy continues to be incompatible with ours, the committee should develop a plan to decisively, paying careful attention to buffer the impact on stu- I' PROnUCTlOIV STAFF end ROTC at MIT. . dents. The Institute should act with the firm conviction that our Editors: Dan Dunn '94, Matthew E. Furthermore, the faculty and administration must expedite position is just, and our response appropriate. Konosky '95, Teresa Lee '96, Michelle Sonu '96; Associate Editor: Saul Blu- menthal '98; Staff: Laura DePaoli '97, Letters To The Editor Christine J. Sonu '97, Warren Chang '98, endurance to stressful working conditions and ing a more acc'urateprocess. What exactly are Larry Chao '98, Joseph Irineo '98, Gilbert Freshman Physics mental compliance to repetitive, uncreative grades supposed to measure? How should Kim '98, Susan J. Kim '98, Jennifer tasks. Furthermore, the present system mis- these measurements be made accurately and Peltz '98. Problem Not Intended represents grades as being more accurate than fairly?
OPINION STAFF they really are. It also causes student'Sto mis- • Print a disclaimer on official transcripts To Offend direct their efforts in an attempt to achieve Editor: Raajnish A. Chitaley '95; Anders describing the limit of accuracy of grades as a higher grades rather than learning the material Hove '96; taff: Matt eimark '95. It has been brought to my attention that the measure of performance. following 8.0I problem offended some mem- more efficiently and effectively. • Develop a system for reports from l' SPORTS STAFF bers of our community: The Committee on Academic Performance Undergraduate Research Opportunities Pro- .. Editor: Eva Moy '95, Daniel Wang '97; You are in the forefront of a civil rights is considering a proposal to increase the preci- gram projects and lab classes to be included as Staff: Thomas Kettler SM '94, Bo demonstration when the police decide to dis- sion with which grades are reported. Precision part of a "portfolio" of students' abilities, Light '96, David Berl '97, Jeremy perse the crowd using a water cannon. ff the and accuracy are very different things - they Whlcfishould be a part of the students' official Cohen '97, Farhan Zaidi '98, Gara cannon they turn on you delivers 1,000 liters must not be confused. You don't increase records. Mendez '98. accuracy by increasing precision. If you try, of water per minute ... what force does the • Students, advisors, and faculty should' water exert on you? you will simply further misrepresent the mea- ARTS STAFF also be able to insert comments into the offi- surement as being more accurate than it really I am sorry that this problem has caused cial record referencing specific course grades. Editor: Scott Deskin '96; Staff: Thomas distress, and for the coming year, this problem is. This would exacerbate any present degree Chen G, Adam Lind ay G, 1. Michael will be removed. I am particularly saddened of misrepresentation. • Explaining the student's performance in Andresen '94, John Jacobs '94, Gretchen by the distress I have caused since my inten- The CAP should not waste time trying to the course and defending or refuting the accu- Koot '94, Teresa E ser '95, Evelyn increase the precision of grades. Instead, they racy of the grade. Kao '95, Carrie Perlman '95, Craig K. tions in including the problem were exactly should try to increase grading accuracy and There are many other possibilities to Chang '96, Brian Hoffman '97, Robert W. the opposite. For me, and for many others of my generation, the situation depicted above decrease misrepresentation of grading accura- expand on these concepts. Just don't worsen Marcato '97, Kamal Swamidoss '97, Hur the present problem by trying to attack the _ Koser '98. serves as a vivid reminder of the courage dis- cy"This would be a more helpful effort. There played by many individuals of all races in are a number of possibilities in this area: symptoms. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF advancing justice and political freedom across • Advise and assist faculty in making grad- Mike Jacknis '97 Editors: S.haron . Young Pong '96, the world. Many of the 8.0 I problems attempt Thomas R. Karlo '97; s ociate Editor: to connect simple physics with real experi- Helen M. Lin '97; Staff: Rich Fletcher G, ences. In retrospect, I realize that some may Rich Domonkos '95, Justin Strittmatter '95, feel that it is inappropriate to raise broader Sherrif Ibrahim '96, Lenny Speiser '96, issue through a freshman homework assign- Adriane Chapman '98, Carol C. Cheung '98, ment. soWHY \S Indranath eogy '98. Wit Busza HE Professor of Physics BE\NG-SW\ FEATURES STAfF A B\1CH Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, A~\J1 rrr Mark Hurst '94, Steve Hwang '95, Ben Grades an Imperfect Reis '95. Measure of Academic BUSINESS STAFF Operations Manager: Anna Lee '97, Performance Advertising Manager: Jin Park '96; Associate dvertising Manager: Christine Grades are an approximate measure of aca- Chan '98; taff: Diana Bancila '95, Jeanne demic perfonnance. Thienprasit '95, Mary Chen '97, Ricardo The grading proce s is not very accurate. It Ambrose '98. frequently does not measure valuable skill important in engineering, like creativity and TECHNOLOGY STAFF insight. Additionally, grades measure, to a Directon Jeremy Hylton G. certain extent, factors somewhat irrelevant to
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Perlman but it is worthwhile adjusting to the film's sus- band, who defends the doctor in a mock trial. the possibility that the depths of human evil STAFF REPORTER penseful pace. ' And they are the root of Paulina's loathing may lay donnant just below the surface. oman Polanski's recent film Death The film is set)n a tecently-turned-democ- for the doctor. Weaver gives a strong perf.or- Throughout the film, sincere belief in and the Maiden is a psychological ratic South American country where the terror mance as Paulina in her crazed state of democracy is juxtaposed with the instinctive thriller made all the more' frightening of fonner dictatorship still lingers. Sigourney revenge and her pursuit of the truth. Stuart emotions which are the motivation behind . by the knowledge that it is based upon Weaver plays Paulina Escobar, a woman who Wilson plays her husband, who, like the audi- both torture and revenge. 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Race, Welfare, GOP gal" to describe immigrants is fo The Emile Bustani join people who support 187. Five paneli. ts discussed Califor- nia' Proposition 187, which limits Broad .welfare discussion government ervices to illegal The discussion of welfare began immigrants, the new Republican with a suggestion from- Chomskt. ~' Middle East Seminar congressional majority, welfare that the definition of welfare shoul . reform, and other current issues at a . be any government money given to forum in Room 10-250 on Thurs- people. Using this definition, Chom- day. sky explained, the primary abuse of Presents The forum, entitled "Here and the welfare system is the transfer of Now: Change Affects Everyone," more public money to the rich and was sponsored by the MIT Black less to the poor. Students' Union. Chomsky also observed that the The panelists fielded questions Professor John Voll decrease in welfare to the poor is asked by both the moderator", related to the breakdown of the fam- Novice M. Johnson '98, and the ily. Departtnent of History audience. Questions were intended to be Rather than cut we'lfare, the gov- University of New Hatnpshire directed toward the wh"ole panel, but ernment needs to have policies to the majority were directed at Ricar- create jobs and train workers, Wein ~ do A. Egozcue '96, a Mechanical er said. Engineering student and the sole Kilson and King botn noted the Republican on the panel. On several racial issues invol,ved in any discus- '.'The Islamist Leadership: occasions, Johnson had to remind sion about welfare. Welfare abuse is . . the audience to direct questions to "very effective propaganda," Kilson all five panelists. said. Welfare has become a code Vanguard of a NeW"Muslitn World?" The other panelists were Institute word for the ~'great black threat," Professor of Linguistics Noam A. she.said. Chomsky, Community F~lIows Pro- Welfare has changed from the Tuesday, March 14, 1995 gram Director Melvin H. King, 1930s, when the recipients of wel-I_ Assistant Professor of History fare were predominantly white 4:30-6:30 pm Robin W.. Ki Ison, and Department rather than bl~ck, King said. of Political Science Administrative Several audience members Assistant Tobie F. Weiner. attacked the Republican Party for its stand on welfare. "Not all Republi- 70 Memorial Drive Discussion begins with Prop 187 cans have mean-spirited ideas," Bldg. E51 - Room 004 The first issue on the program Egozcue said. They are "talking was Proposition 187, California's about getting a solution 10 a prob- Camb.ridge, MA . controversral ballot initiative, lem," he said. passed in November, that limits ille- The last audience member to gal immigrants' access to govern- address the panelists accused Sponsored by the Center for International Studies ment services. Egozcue of being a racist and pro- Chomsky started the discussion m.oting racist policies. The audience by. saying that 187 "gets poor people member was eventually 'quieted bY' to hate each other anp be fright- Johnson'and the audience. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC r ened." The measure will "cut down on anything that might help children "I don't believe I'm here an families." . because'I want people to die on wel- Kilson was "reasonably confi- fare," Egozcue said to his accuser. dent" that the courts would throw "I happen to think [the policies I out 187. If it was not overturned, "I support] are right." think a great many of us would be ashamed to be Americans," she Many pleased with forum said. . t\:1any attendees were pleased "187 is a tiny, minor symptom of with the results of the forum. "1 something more important," Chom- think this is a useful deVe'lopment. I sky said. think the BSU should be congratu- "We sltould be concerned for lated," Kilson said. why there is a problem that needs a "I didn't expect to change an)'j I solution like Proposition 187," views," although the forum may Egozcue said. The best way to com- have helped pe pie focus on issues, bat illegal immigration is to help Egozcue said. Mexico's failing economy, he said. "Basically, we just want to raise He added that he had only qualified the level'of awarenes of the student approval of 187, citing big loop- population," said Alim M. Needham holes in the proposition. '97, one of the event's organizers. Weiner said that 187 was short- sighted "in creating a whole new "Although the discussion didn't generation of uneducated people." offer any practical solutions, it was Chomsky and King bot criti- valuable' as far as getting people to cized the wording of the proposi- think about assumptions," said Lisa- tion. Meanings are lost because Maria Brittan '95, an audience words have 'an ideological context, member. Discount rates for campus, off campus and home delivery Chomsky said. The government. The forum was one of many talks of economic growth, but that events scheduled for Black History . of The New York Times will be available at more than 50% growth is only appl icable to the Month. The BSU will try to follow off the newsstand price! wealthy few, he said. . up this forum with one next year, King said using the term "ille- Johnson said. spring delivery begins February 13 and ends May 26th. NAME _ ADDRESS (Residence Hall, Dorm) _ STREET ADDRESS _ CITY ______ZIP_. . MI.T SPRING_. 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To keep re earch strong, main priorities in coming years: the projects, nece sitated by the termi- She said many Republicans in the STAFF REPORTER more partnerships nec;d to be forged Science Facilities Initiative, energy nation of the Superconducting new Congress are not really anti- An audience of more. than 150 between academia and industry, he and environmental science research, Supercollider, is likely to result in science, contrary to what many people was told'that cientists need said. . and a review of high-energy phy ics increased funding for Europe's research scientists think. to find new ju tification for federal Krebs cited the Department of program. Large Hadron Collider project, "It's more correct to say that science funding in the post-Cold Energy's project for developing The Science Facilities Initiative Krebs said. their concept of 'neat' science and . War era at a lecture on Friday. environmentally friendly and fuel- is designed to enhance the- overall technology is just different from Martha Kreb , director of energy efficient vehicle a a prime exam- state of science re earch in the Unit- Research funding uncertain that of a large part of the scientific re earch for the Department of Ener- ple of areas where businesse and ed States by increasing research Krebs emphasized that the past community," Krebs said. "The me'" ,I gy, addre sed growing concerns that universities can cooperate in mutu- fun'ding, adding 3,000 new year was a very positive one for sage we convey to Congress m ~ :;; the changing political climate in ally beneficial ventures. re earchcrs to various DoE projects, ener'gy research, citing break- ultimately be about the end benefits Washington and a renewed focu on The Department of Energy hopes and improving the general quality of throughs in fusion and high-energy of basic research to society." . balancing the federal budget will lead to allocate $2.8 billion, or about 13 DoE research facilities, Krebs said. physics programs. But she also cau- Krebs received her degree from to massive cuts in science funding. percent of its total budget, for ci- Much of the new funding will be tioned listeners that because the the Catholic University of America A t the ta Ik in Room 6-120, ence and technology pending in . directed to energy and environmen- 1996 budget has not yet passed in 1975 and began her career in Krebs recognized the many contri- 1996. Most of the proposed budget tal programs, which include exam- Congress, the amount of funding Washington as a stafT director in the butions M IT has made to science. will.be used to fund national ecuri- ining .the future of global climate researchers see next year could dif- House of Representatives. In' 1983 She also stres ed the need for a ty and environmental re earch pro- prediction, finding future neutron fer significantly -from the Clinton she was named Associate Director continued emphasis on basic grams. sources, creating a new molecular administration's proposal. of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories research, although today's econom- science laboratory, and fusion ener- Krebs encouraged concerned and became head of Energy ic and political realities dictate that Future funding programs gy research. researchers to write .Ietters to news- Research at the Department of Ener- federal funding continue at its cur- Krebs outlined the DoE's three A review of high-energy physics paper~ and members of Congress. gy in 1993. .. \. Nightline 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Committee to Revie All Calls Confidential State of Student Life This space donated by The Tech Committee, from Page I we have made some improvement in each of them," Smith said. Attention: Seniors. the religious activities center main An address by DuWayn~ J. Peter"" dining room. "If you have some- son Jr. '55, chair of the committee, thing you want to say, drop by and will open this morning's meeting. say it," he said. There are approximately 19 mem- An opportunity Smith hopes to avoid a repeat of bers of the committee, but only 14 the 1993 visiting committee meet- 15 are expected today, Smith said .. ing, when less than 10 students par- Smith. wiH review the actions to combine the challenge ticipated. "It made the committee taken on recommendations made by think that the students don't care, the Visiting Committee on Student and it's not true. They've proved it Affairs in 1993. He will report on of technology with the time and again," Smit~ said. the state of the search for a new "We want the students to say - dean for und~rgraduate education. what they feel," Smith said. "It's a and student affairs, and on plans for business of Wall Street. communication mechanism .... If re-engineering student services. He. students come out and talk, [the will also introduce staff member committee] will get a sertse of what who ha've come to MIT since th'e student priorities are~" committee ast met. . Tomorrow, the committee will The committee will hear presen- i continue discussions about the tations on the progress of the new. selection of the new dean and issues system for dealing with harassment 1 raised in tonight's student meetings. at MIT,-the Undergraduate Researc-h ." Greenwich Capital Markets is probably Opportunities Program, changes in the best known-unknown on the Committee me~ts every ~o years the chaplaincy, and the new Physics Princeton campus. We're headquartered The visiting committee, a group I (8.0 I) teaching format. composed of deans from other The committee will view a stu- on the Long Island Sound in Greenwich, schools,. Corporation members, and. dent discussion video made about Connecticut and employ 400 dedicated former MIT- President Howard W. last year's senior survey and discuss professionals who enjoy a working en- Johnson, visits MIT every two years. dormitory overcrowding and avail- • •The committee Jast convened in able housing options . ;ironment envied by our competitors. On 1993, wht}n it discussed issues Members of the committe an average trading day, we clear over $20 including student advising, harass- received background information billion of securities for more than 800 ment, the Office of Minority Educa- a range of issues, including a brief tion, minimum standards for teach- history of UROP and data from last active institutional clie~ts. ing assistants, suitable classroom year's survey. The scope and growth of our business environments, graduate student Undergraduate Associate Presi- issues, and dormitory overcrowding. dent V'ijay P. 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Tim Pop- anniversary this year, and the lack azerene College. The outing was a good start to the seasOn for the necticut beat Syracuse? .Who will go son, backup tight end for San Fran- of ojher games In most markets led club as it took a hard-fought victory in five games. in the expansion draft? Will the Stu-' cisco, could also go high, because to a tremendous upswing in atten- The season was to begin on Feb. 5 with the 30-team, ortheast dent Center Committee get Cracker he comes with a $ I35,000 price tag. dance for this group of NHL affili- Collegiate Volleyball League Open, which is held annually at MIT. and Morphine for Spring Concert? Perry, on the other hand, is not ates and small independents. However, last week's snowstorm forced the event to be rescheduled Read on. likely to go at all, and neither is . Currently leading that league are for March 12. Atlanta's Chris Doleman or Cleve- the Peoria Rivermen (a St. Louis As a result, IVC had to wait until Wednesday to get a glimpse of This Week in Football land's Mark Carrier, because their affiliate), who rode a nine-game the competition. What it found was an ENC team that had improved The FL's Expansion Draft is price tags are just too high.,It's pos-_ winning streak into first place; the markedly since the presea on. MIT was tentative in the first two' coming up tomorrow, and while sible (and in fact likely) that Cleve- Cincinnati Cyclones (Florida P - games, and it showed: E C took advantage of weak defense and Jacksonville and Carolina will be land left Perry and Carriet.,@]tposed thers), who have stayed near th . p numerous hitting errors. looking to pick up some hidden hoping to scare people with their .with. an intense defense, and the Only similarly poor defense from E C and a decent middle attack gems, most teams are hoping to get price tags, but no expan~ion team Kalamazoo' Wings (Dallas Stars), from IYC's Kent Sorenson Jr. G and Guenter iemeyer G kept the rid of some overpri~ed, under-tal- wants to chance finding out whether who have the best goalie tandem and games close, allowing the Engineers to score I 1 and 12 points in the ented rejects, thus tre~i~guJ} a little there was an actual reason they were the best road record in the league, " first and second games, respectively. more room under the saiary cap. exposed. but can't seem to win at home. Game three tarted off the same way, with ENC running to an Here's how the draft works: __ Hockey: ~ Sport with No Teeth . Trivia Question early 6-2 lead. But a lineup change began to turn things around for Each team has left six players MIT. Sanjay Ghemawat G came in as middle hitter and played well exposed to the draft, and each time a On the ice, the NHL.has fin~lIy Who were the last two expansion all-around, while SorensQ11moved to the outside, where he proceeded player i's picked, his tcam may then' started play, and the traditional (and teams in the NFL? "Send answe ') to spike over E C blockers. pun back an exposed player, so no some not-so-traditional) powers are along with your comments and II' " ,more than three players can be rising to the top. nis Rodman's hair dyes to eas- Confidence began to build for the IVC players; they allowed only picked from anyone team. Jack- First and foremost are the Pitts- [email protected]. Winners one more point in the game for E C. Seven points from the serving sonville will pick first, and both burgh Penguins, who have jumped get dinner with Tree Rollins r of captain Evan Sherbrooke G led to a 15-7 score in the third game. teams must dr~ft at least 30 players, out to a 10-0-1 start despite playing .expenses paid). We'll hold. t The momentum continued into game four, when strong serving but no more than 42. Confused yet? without the t~mporarjly retired answering last week's trivia ques- from Ghemawat and Parry J. R. Husbands G put ENC on the defen- There is in fact a lot of talent in Mario Lemieux. Amazing goaltend- tion until next week, when E. A. sive, scrapping just to get balls. back over the net. A do-or-die game the expansion draft - Cleveland's ing and a talent-laden 11rst line have Sports moves back to Friday (it's five saw a revitalized E C team slow IVC's charge and hold even Michael Dcan Perry has been men- been the keys' to success for the I sweeps week). And just to help peo- unti I the score was tied at 10-10. But the Engineers' drive could not tioned often - but much of the tal- Penguins, who are serious Cup con- ple along with answering the vari- be stopped, and MIT went on to win the last five points and the final ent comes with a high price ($3.2 tenders. ous trivia questions that have been game, 15-10. million in Perry's case), so the trick Over in the Central Division, offered lately, we offer the follow-' The match showed IYC's determination and unwillingness to give for Jacksonville and Carolina is to Detroit, the NHL's newest kings of ing hints: up, even when down by two games. The team hopes to continue its find low-priced, undeveloped talent futility, have pushed' into the ~est- 1) Green Bay was not a recent winning ways when it plays again tomorrow at Gordon College. that for some reason hasn't been em Conference lead behind goal- expansion team, nor was CI , spotted at the player's current club. tenders Chris Osgood and Mike land." - , Some players likely to go high in Vernon and more offensive firepOw- 2) The first NBA All-Star Game the expansion draft: er than the Sixth Fleet. was not held in New Orleans or • Terre'll Buckley, cornerback, Some surprises start coming Phoenix, and Tree Rollins was UPCOMI G HOME .EVENTS Green Bay - Fast and strong; when we see Quebec and San J~se not the-MYP. pricey but worth it at $1.8 million. challenging for honors in their divi- 3) Boris Becker. at Wimbledon, Buckley's main weakness is his sions, and the Tampa B~y Lightning 1985: / Tuesda , Feb. t4 height (five feet, nine inches), which tied for the lead in the Atlantic Divi- 1st round: d. Hank Pfister, U S. Women's Ba ketball v . Babson College, 6p.m. limits his effectiveness in man-to- sion. The thought here is that the 2nd round: d. Matt Anget, U.S. Men's BasketbaJJ vs. orwich University, 8 p.m. man coverage, but'he is perfect for prolonged lockout has dulled the 3rd round: d. Joakim Nystrom an expansion team that won't have abilities of many teams, lowering (5), Sweden VVednesday, Feb. 15 enough talent to play man-to-man them to'mediocrity, and the result- 4th round: d. Tim Mayotte, U.~. Men's Ice Hockey v . Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 7 p.m. anyway. ing parity has allowed perennial Quarterfinals: d. Henri Leconte, / • HarrY Colon, defensive back, doormats to exact some measure of France Thursday, Feb. 16 Detroit -L Harry's limited strength revenge on the rest of their divi- Leconte, by the way, upse Women's Ice Hockey v . Connecticut College 7 p.m. makes him a dubious choicc at DB, sions. It won't last. seeded Ivan Lendl in the first ro d. 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