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" Volume 119, Number 9 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Raytheon President Speaks of Innovation By Steve Hoberman tomer," he said. Burnham admitted '. STAFF REPORTER that this advice seems obvious, but Daniel Burnham, the president warned that "You can very quickly' and CEO of Raytheon Company, get del inked from the external '/ spoke yesterday at the Industry world" after working for years with- Leaders in Technology and in a corporation. "Lead the technol- Management Lecture Series. ogy, not the other way around," he Burnham's talk, entitled said.
i(. "Achieving Prosperity through Technology, Growth, Productivity Raytheon linked to MIT and Culture Change," focused on Burnham mentioned Raytheon's r, the importance of creating a produc- "strong historicities" to the Institute. tive and innovative corporate cul- The late Vannevar Bush' 16 was ture. one of Raytheon's founders, and it "I came here today to talk to was Raytheon that built and sold ,(.. technologists about culture," said MIT's radar innovations to the Burnham. He explained that the cul- British and American governments. ture of an organization is crucial to "Let me officially thank MIT for its success. "Business culture is not that," said Burnham. " an oxymoron," he said. "Business Burnham also emphasized his ANNIE S. CHOI.-TllE TECH reflects the deepest biological and company's reliance on new blood. Anna K. Benefiel '00 hosts a game show designed to make contestants Joe Clrello '01 and cultural impulses of life." Bernard levin '00 during the Chorallarles Concert In Bad Taste midnight Saturday in 10-250. 'J Culture is especially important at Raytheon, Page 16 a giant like Raytheon, where many employees have worked for other companies. "Cultural component is
N vitally important, especially when EECS Head Discusses Department's Future building teams of people from dif- By Rima Arnaout Professor John V. Guttag outlined rebalanced a bit" in the favor of Guttag hopes to broaden EECS ferent organizations." ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR several changes he plans to make to computer science, Guttag said. interests and connections by hiring ,,~ Burnham also emphasized the After five weeks as Head of the integrate the EECS department and "There's an imbalance between the faculty whose backgrounds and importance of open mindedness. Department of Electrical build relationships with industries interests of the faculty and the inter- research interests transcend the tra- "The first rule is to focus on the cus- Engineering and Computer Science, while increasing focus on computer ests of the students," and that's "a ditional boundaries between com- science. message that will impact our hir- puter science and electrical engi- Guttag is working to hire five to ing." neering. "These distinctions seven new faculty members within "The easiest thing to do would [between electrical engineering and the year. Guttag said that all the new be to hire faculty a lot like our cur- computer science] are going to be faculty will hold at least associate rent faculty members" in technical very blurry," Guttag said . • f. professor positions at MIT and that interests and education, he said. Guttag noted that last year, for some in more senior positions. Instead, the department foresees hir- example, the department "hired a Filling the new positions will ing slightly more computer science medical doctor. .. because applica- '.. give Guttag the opportunity to shift faculty than electrical engineering tions in health care will become focus onto computer science and science faculty, but this is due partly increasingly important" in the fields shape the future of the EECS to a faster turnaround of MIT's of electrical engineering and com- department. "A very important computer science faculty. "Many puter science. 'J question is, 'what should the depart- more of the younger computer sci- Officially, Guttag makes the hir- ment do twenty years from now?'" ence people have left [MIT] for ing decisions, but unofficially, he Guttag said. industry," Guttag said. "The department needs to be Through the hiring process, Guttag, Page II 'I MIT Chess Team Finishes Third At National Meet, Porter Named MVP By Kevin R. Lang Internationale des Echecs [FIDE] teams from Harvard University, ASSOCIATE NEWS ED/TOR World Champion Anatoly Karpov four from Boston University, and a The MIT Chess Team defeated competed in last year's tournament. team from Princeton University. over two hundred teams to finish "Our team was deep on paper but Overall, 233 teams competed. first among college teams and third we were all pretty rusty, so I'm "This is probably the last year overall at the recent U.S. Amateur happy we pulled it off," Viloria that Chatelain and myself will be Team Championship East. said. here. So it was great to end our MIT Team member and U.S. Chess Five students competed in the careers this way," Gelman said. "I Federation Master Ryan W. Porter tournament, which was held over believe that the rest of the team will '01 was named Most Valuable Presidents' Day weekend in continue to return to this tournament Player for winning five matches and Parsippany, New Jersey. Team on an annual basis." This was forcing a draw in his sixth. Second Captain Geoffrey M. Gelman '99, MIT's second year competing in the board John A. Viloria '00, also a Anthony R. Chatelain G, tournament. USCF Master, went undefeated and Soulaymane Kachani G, Viloria and Despite the stiff competition and AGNES BORSZEKI-THE TECH clinched MIT's victory with a win Porter competed against players repeated six-hour matches, team Dancer Anlruddha Knight performs In the Bala Ensemble con- in the final round. ranging from children to interna- members said they enjoyed the tour- cert Saturday evening In Little Kresge Theater. The show was ''I'm surprised that we tied for tional grandmasters. nament. "The tournament was a lot sponsered by MITHAS and the New England Hindu Temple. third overall because USATCE's of fun, perhaps one of the most fun field big name players," Viloria MIT places first among colleges said. He noted that Federation The MIT players defeated three Chess, Page 17
.4 Seven out of a total of 52 candi- Comics FEATURES dates running for VA office The Tech takes a look at World & Nation 2 attend yesterday's "Meet the , the history of MIT's Opinion 4 Candidates" Study Break. Brass Rat since Feattures 6 .. ',' its creation in 1930. Sports 20 Page 8 Page 10 Page 6 Page 2 THE TECH March 2, 1999
WORLD & NATION • Nigerian President-Elect Vowsto Aircraft Bomb Iraq In Work for Democracy u.s. l.OS ANGELES TIMES ABUJA. NIGERIA Despite reports of election fraud, Nigeria's newly elected presi- Largest Strike of Campaign dent proclaimed Monday that he will build democracy after years of By Dana Priest zone. The zone covers 60 percent of against Iraq ended in December disastrous military rule. THE WASHINGTON POST the country and is not recognized by because-it is thJ' only military course Olusegun Obasanjo, a 61-year-old retired general, was officially WASHINGTON Iraq. of action that a war-weary Congress • declared the winner of Saturday's balloting. The Independent U.S. warplanes dropped more "We responded to attacks upon and the Gulf Arab countries will National Electoral Commission said he captured 63 percent of the than 30 laser-guided bombs Monday our aircraft by targeting those facili- agree to, senior officials say. "An vote to defeat rival Olu Falae and become Nigeria's first civilian on military targets in northern Iraq, ties that allowed the Iraqi forces to attack against Iraq's air defense sys- • president in 15 years. the largest one-day strike in what place our pilots in jeopardy," tern is what sustains the coalition," Obasanjo ran Nigeria from 1976 to 1979 before voluntarily hand- has become a low-grade air war Defense Secretary William Cohen said one senior administration offi- ing over power to civilian rule. designed to destroy Iraq's air said Monday when asked about an cial. "These aircraft are based in Surrounded by well-wishers in a hotel room in Abuja, the capital, defense system while attracting as air attack over the weekend that Iraq countries that would be broadly sen- .. Obasanjo pledged to nurture democracy. Iittle attention as possible from says interrupted the flow of oil sitive" to a larger, more public war "Election is not the end of democracy," Obasanjo said. "Election Washington's Arab allies. through its main oil pipeline. against Iraq. is just one important event in the process, and democracy under my Since President Clinton gave But senior officials acknowledge On Jan. 26, U.S. officials _ own leadership will continue." pilots more flexibility to attack that at times the artillery fire or announced that U.S. warplanes no Iraq's air defense system at the end radar used to target planes from the longer had to limit their attacks to of January, allied planes enforcing ground is so far from allied pilots the missile and artillery batteries Reform Candidates Wmning U.S.-imposed no-fly zones in the that it is not even detected by them, that are targeting them or to the par- __ north and south of Iraq have sub- but only by satellites and other high- ticular Iraqi aircraft that were dart- Big in Iran stantially increased the number of flying aircraft employed by the ing in and out of the no-fly zone. THE WASHINGTON POST bombs they have dropped and have United States to monitor Iraq. "Our response need not simply be TEHRAN. IRAN added to the target list, according to Another official said the United against the particular source of the 9 Reformers allied with moderate President Mohammed Khatemi U.S. administration and Pentagon States has a list of air defense system violation," explained Sandy Berger, have won a convincing victory in Iranian municipal elections, accord- officials. targets, and suggested that allied air- the president's national security ing to preliminary results made public Monday. Analysts say the out- "Absolutely this is an escala- craft are flying in the vicinity of the adviser. "But our response as appro- _ come should strengthen the country's budding movement toward tion," said one government official particular missile launchers, radar . priate will be against any of the air democracy and assist the president's struggle against conservative who has been briefed on the opera- trucks and communications relay defense system that we think makes clerics. tion. links that they would like to destroy. us vulnerable." Newspapers here reported that with 20 million of an estimated 25 Pentagon officials, who have After Iraqi forces fire anti-aircraft Since then, the lopsided war has • million votes counted from Friday's balloting, Khatemi's supporters declined repeatedly to give anything artillery or turn on radar to target a escalated considerably. Of the 86 appear to have won most council seats in cities and villages through- but the sketchiest details about the particular aircraft, allied planes laser-guided bombs that U.S. war- out the country. In Tehran, an important barometer because of its size almost daily attacks, have said the launch a strike against the target. planes have dropped in northern and political clout, allies of the president were expected to win as pilots are only responding to Iraqi The United States has pursued a Iraq since the end of Desert Fox, 66 • many as 12 of IS local seats. attempts to shoot down the U.S. and this low-grade aerial bombardment were dropped since Jan. 30, accord- One apparent winner in the city was Abdollah Nouri, a liberal British planes that patrol the no-fly since the Desert Fox offensi ve ing to defense briefing documents cleric who was stripped of a Cabinet position last year in a battle with conservatives. Others headed for election included two presidential advisers, the sister of a newspaper editor who was jailed last year by conservative press critics and Mohammed Ibrahim Zawday, a leader Microsoft, Justice Department w of the Iranian students who occupied the U.S. Embassy in 1979 but who is now allied with Iran's reform movement. Senate Majority Leader Criticizes Near Possible Settlement Deal By Jube Shiver Jr. to the government and Microsoft - say the company has suffered International Olympic Committee l.OS ANGELES TIMES say it is in the both parties' interests "embarrassing events" in court that WASHINGTON TilE WASHINGTON POST to negotiate. It seems increasingly' , could push .it to,the negotiating .... NEW YORK As the government's antitrust likely, these experts say; -that U:S. . table.' "It's 'always possible that Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell Monday criti- trial against Microsoft Corp. enters District Judge Thomas Penfield somebody will come up with an exit cized the International Olympic Committee for a lack of openness a lengthy recess after 64 days of tes- Jackson will uphold at least some of strategy that will be agreeable," and ethical control and accused the organization of tolerating a cul- timony, experts say the software the government's antitrust charges Mills said, adding such an outcome ... ture of gift-giving that is "potentially illegal and inevitably corrupt" giant's near-disastrous defense has - a move that could make the soft- would be preferable to a ruling that in the third major report on the Salt Lake City Olympic scandal. made the prospect of a settlement ware giant more vulnerable to costly places Draconian regulatory restric- Urging reform at all levels of the Olympic movement, a five- increasingly likely. private antitrust lawsuits that could tions on Microsoft .• member ethics panel led by Mitchell and appointed by the U.S. The government and Microsoft drag on for years. "I think there's going to be some Olympic Committee recommended sweeping changes to 10C opera- publicly reject any notion that they "This case started because the kind of compromise because right tions and governance and took aim at what it called a "flourishing" are interested in negotiating. But government wanted more than now the cards look stacked against culture of impropriety. both sides - while vowing to Microsoft wanted to give ... but Microsoft," said Jonathan Haller, a • .'The credibility of the Olympic movement has been gravely dam- appeal any decision against them all Microsoft may be more willing to technology industry expert for aged and reform must occur," Mitchell said. the way to the U.S. Supreme Court talk" now given their poor trial per- Current Analyst, a Sterling, Va., The release of the Mitchell report issued under the auspices of the - are under pressure to talk as they formance, said Harry First, an financiat consulting company. ! world's most influential national Olympic committee comes at a cru- confront a crucial month-and-a-half antitrust professor at New York "They are going to have to pay a cial juncture for the embattled 10C, which has suspended five mem- recess during which they will assess University Law School. fine or give competitors access to bers and accepted the resignations of four more tied to the scandal. their options and prepare for the Even ardent Microsoft support- their code and back off on their trial's end game. ers - such as University of aggressi ve industry practices" in ._ Legal experts and officials close Virginia economist David E. Mills order to placate the government. WEATHER Weather Marches On Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, March 2, 1999 r?~ rS~ r?~ lS~ fl,~ ~~ o~ o~ ,,~ . "IJ; ,," ,," ,,<:i "IJ"' OJ" ~ Greg Lawson STAFF METEOROf.(JGIST / There is a strong upper level cut-off low above the surface low to our north- west. The surface low has already occluded, is producing measurable precipita- tion, and is moving northeastward. The upper level cyclone's winds are strong enough to be felt here at the surface, and they are blowing favorably to have 35°N brought some of the drier air to our southwest up into the system. This has in effect protected us from rain this morning, whereas only a hundred miles or so to our north, west, and east they are receiving rain. Some of the cloudiness will
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THE TECH Page 3 Go March 2, 1999 WORLD & NATION -Albright Gets ChillY,Welcome Opposition Parties May Unite in Mexican Presidential Race
LOS ANGELES TIMES ..From Chinese As Talks Start MEXICO CITY By Bob Drogln President Jiang Zemin in 1997 and about the crackdown. But she said Struggling to end the ruling party's unbroken 70-year grip on .. LOS ANGELES TIMES 1998, the honeymoon is over . Washington was not considering presidential power, Mexico's two main opposition parties plunged BEIJING Last week alone, the Clinton reversing course and linking into debate Monday on a surprise proposal to choose a single candi- Chinese Foreign Minister Tang administration rejected the proposed China's progress on human rights date for next year's election. Jiaxuan never stopped smiling, but sale by a U.S. company of a $450 with trade policy because "we actu- The idea came this past weekend from Mexico City Mayor ~'when he and visiting U.S. Secretary million satellite communications ally make better progress in both Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, the likely nominee of the left-wing of State Madeleine Albright met with system to China, delivered a report when'they are not linked." Democratic Revolution Party, or PRO. Cardenas called on all opposi- reporters Monday, part of his open- to Congress warning that a "sub- James P. Rubin, the State tion parties to organize a winner-take-all primary for a candidate to ing statement was downright chilly. stantial" buildup of Chinese missiles Department spokesman, said challenge the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. • "A handful of anti-China ele- was under way near Taiwan, and Albright gave a far more spirited Cardenas tacitly recognized the possibility that his party and the ments within the United States are issued a scathing State Department critique of China's human rights right-wing National Action Party, or PAN, would split the opposition going all' out to interfere with and report on China's mounting ,human policies during her meetingwith vote once again, allowing the ruling party to win yet another six-year ',"obstruct the normal development of rights abuses. Tang, and subsequent 70-minute presidential term. The PRI has won several governor's races in such China-U.S. relations," Tang said. China, in turn, gave no sign of discussion with Chinese Premier circumstances over the past year. Their actions, he added, "are easing the political crackdown it Zhu Rongji. She will meet President Vicente Fox, the charismatic governor of Guanajuato state and doomed to failure." launched last December with a dra- Jiang Tuesday. probable PAN presidential candidate, said he was "more than will- • <:. Tang did not elaborate. Albright, matic series of arrests, show trials "On human rights, the discus- ing" to enter serious discussions on the proposal. The two main oppo- after glancing warily at her aides and prison sentences. On Friday, as sions were forceful, tough and there sition parties would have to put aside sharp policy differences. clustered along the wall, did not Albright was en ro,Uhi:here, China wasn't a lot of agreement," Rubin Several smaller parties also could join the alliance. "immediately respond. But the mes- detained dissident Wu Yilong and said. He said Albright denied "some sage was clear at the opening round sentenced pro-democracy advocate . hidden conspiracy in ,the United of Albright's two days of meetings Peng Ming to 18 months in a labor States" against China, but added that Breast Cancer Gene May Play with China's top leaders: After two camp. "most Americans" were concerned '''successful summits between In response to questions, about Chinese policies on human Role in Prostate Cancer President Clinton and Chinese Albright expressed "great concern" rights and missile proliferation. ' LOS ANGELES TIMES Researchers have discovered that a gene long associated with breast cancer also plays a role in advanced prostate cancer, the sec- ..Israel Finds its Options Limited ond-leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Although the results, published in this month's edition of Nature Medicine, are based on animal studies, the findings could be good news for men with prostate cancer that has recurred and no longer ..In Southern Lebanon Clashes responds to standard drug therapy. By Tracy Wilkinson backed Islamic forces. The retalia- offensive as he fights for re-election, It could also mean good news for Genentech, the San Francisco LOS ANGELES TIMES tion, while fierce and swift, has also in part because of chances such an biotechnology company that produces Herceptin, a drug that won JERUSALEM been limited in scope. action would backfire. federal approval last year for use in 25 percent to 30 percent of With elections ahead of them The problem facing Netanyahu Former Prime Minister Shimon advanced breast cancer patients - those whose tumors over-express and a graveyard of failed Lebanon is twofold, and has left the govern- Peres of the Labor Party opened the a gene called HER2/neu. ,policies .behind them, senior Israeli ment without clear options. so-called Grapes of Wrath campaign University of California, Los Angeles, researchers, headed by Dr. dfficials must tread carefully as they Israel's occupation of a nine-mile in southern Lebanon just weeks Charles L. Sawyers, showed that the same gene, present in all normal strike back at Hezbollah guerrillas strip of southern Lebanon is sup- before the 1996 election. Fighting tissue, is overexpressed in at least some advanced prostate tumors. waging a war of attrition against the posed to protect civilians in adjacent ended in the calamitous shelling of a Based on that finding, Sawyers hopes that Herceptin may prove "~ewish state .• northern Israel from Hezbollah refugee camp, killing scores of helpful for at least some men in the worst stages of the disease. ") Military and political constraints attacks. But for more than 20 years, Lebanese civilians. And Peres nar- think there is enough reason to plan clinical trials of Herceptin" in are so far dictating a cautious no government pas been able to rowly lost the election after Israeli prostate cancer, Sawyers said. "I predict it w~ll not work in everyone, < Jesponse to an upsurge in Hezbollah' extricate itself from southern Arabs and some traditional leftist only those that over-express the gene." ambushes that killed seven Israelis Lebanon. And with a close election supporters abandoned him in disgust. Genentech is considering such trials. "We are definitely looking at in less than a week, including the for prime minister and parliament Lebanon was a sticky trap that other indications for Herceptin, including prostate cancer," said Israeli army's highest-ranking com- scheduled for May '17, the time does sucked Peres in. Netanyahu spokesman Neal Cohen. c-mander in southern Lebanon. not seem ripe for courageous - ~nd undoubtedly keeps that experience Last year, an estimated 184,500 men were diagnosed with prostate Prime Minister Benjamin politically risky - initiatives. in mind. Although his political con- cancer, according to the American Cancer Society; the disease Netanyahu and his senior Cabinet : Netanyahu often acts in a way stituency is far more hawkish than claimed 39,200 lives, surpassed only by lung cancer in men's cancer ministers and military aides that is not whoJly predictable. But a Peres' and would not reject a show deaths. "'announced on Sunday night a "land, range of analysts and officials said of military might per se, a high body Treatment typically involves removal of the prostate gland or sea and air" campaign to deliver Monday that it was unlikely he count would be equally unsettling bombarding it with radiation. harsh retaliation to the Syrian- would launch an all-out military for Netanyahu voters.
~ Q-C1IL Professional Development Officer Nominations for academics research and careers Seminar Series (arc) meeting * Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 PM 1999-2000 will begin at the 2 Hulsizer Room, Ashdown General Council Meeting professional development series 3:39-5:.00, Hulsizer Room, Ashdown Oral Presentations tomorrow, March 3 3 3/3 Lori Bres!ow and will remain open until Tues., March 30. general council meeting* , Elections will be held on Wed., April 7. officer nominations begin Written Communication For more information, see www.mit.edulactivi- ,3/10 ~eve Strang ties/gscl AboutlRoles/roles/html muddy social! free pizza! 5PM-7PM Conflict Resolution and 4 @ the muddy charles pub (50-120) Negotiation ,j 3/17 Kate Baty 8 activities meeting at the muddy * ,') 1 Call for Nominations Details for the Teaching Awards, Perkins publications and publicity meeting * Awards for Graduate Advising, the Sizer 9 Award for contributions to Mil education and ,..) the .Horton Award for student ~roups ~i11 be professional development series available next week on the G C webSite and will be mass-mailed to graduate students. 10 3:30-5:00, Hulsizer Room, Ashdown Nominations for these awards will be ~ accepted until March 19, 1999. housing and community affairs meeting * Jazz Wednesday 11 alcohol policy reform meeting Nights @ the Muddy ,Thursday March 4 @ 5PM funding appeals due
',\ Charles Pub! Free Pizza & low priced beverages! 15 Walker Memorial Proper ID required. (50-120) * ~ 5:30 in 50-22Q (above the muddy) )graduate students are welcome. Food is provided. Page 4 THE TECH March 2, 1999 '.J OPINION McGann/Nemzerfor UAP/VP Undergraduate elections represent the best chance for the and lost on the central issues of alcohol policy and undergradu- majority of undergraduates on campus to influence student go v- ate housing. Mani and Lin seem satisfied to succumb to the emment. This year, The Tech endorses Matthew L. McGann '00 ways of the administration rather than to question its decisions. and Lex Nemzer '00 for the respective positions of McGann and Nernzer also seem better prepared to handle Chairman Undergraduate Association another important issue: student funding. McGann's position as Josh Bittker '99 'torl'al President and Vice President. treasurer of Association of Student Activities gives him and Editor in Chief ______Edl This year's contest represents a inside view of how funding works within the UA, and we Zareena Hussain '00 battle between two visions of the believe he can better create a more equitable funding distribu- Business Manager UA. The Kartik M. Mani '00/ Rita H. Lin '00 ticket emphasizes a tion to student groups than the Mani/ Lin ticket. Joey Dieckhans '00 vague idea of fostering campus community through increased To the credit of Mani and Lin, they have been involved Managing Editor social opportunities and programming, while the McGann/Nemzer extensively in encouraging social activity on campus- Ryan Ochylski '0 I ticket relies on the abilities of the two candidates to act as advo- through, for instance, Spring Weekend, - and both have expe- cates for students to the administration. This year demands an rience procuring funds from the Institute for these activities, but Executive Editor activist UA to represent and guide students through the dramatic we believe that promoting social activity is not the real respon- Douglas E. Heimburger '00 changes that have occurred over the past year and a half. sibility of the Undergraduate Association. The Tech agrees with We believe that tbe McGann! Nemzer ticket wiII represent the 'McGann! Nemzer ticket that the VA should distribute .vEWSSTAFF a more activist voice on campus while at the same time working money to groups in order to foster group social activities rather Editors: Frank Dabd '00, Susan Buchman '0 I, Jennifer Chung '0 I, Krista with administrators to effect real change. McGann has served than taking money to spend on a single event. L. Niece '0 I; Associate News Editors: on multiple committees and knows the ins and outs of the The choice of candidates this year is a choice between a Rima Arnaout '02, Sanjay Basu '02, administrative process; Nemzer was a significant force behind social UA and a student advocacy UA. The Tech believes that Neena $. Kadaba '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, the orange ribbon campaign. this particular year, student advocacy, representation in key Kart:n E. Robinson '02; Staff: Shawdee While the orange ribbon campaign didn't make effective issues transforming the Institute, takes precedence to fun. We Eshghi '99, Jean K. Lee' 99, Eric Sit '99, change on campus, it was activism, and some activism is better believe that McGann! Nemzer ticket will best change the UA Dudley Lamming '00, Katie Jeffreys '0 I, than no activism at all. The Mani/ Lin ticket seems indecisive into such a student advocacy group. Laura McGrath Moulton '0 I, Jane Yoo '0 I, Gitrada Arjara '02, Alex lanculescu '02, Steve Hobennan '02, Kristen Landino '02, Priya Prahalad '02, Michael M. Torrice '02; Letters To The Editor Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan PhD '95, " Greg Lawson G, Bill Ramstrom G, Gerard In Defense Of Capital transgressions, specifically murder, there rying through with Ring's logic might leave Roe G, Chris E. Forest, Marek Zebrowski. exists no such range of punishments from one with a substantial dilemma. The faction of which to choose. us mentioned before offer an answer: The PRODUCTION STAFF Punishment Ring will enter here and argue that death- . criminal who so grievously encroaches upon ' Editor: Brell Altschul '99; Associate Editors: Ian Lai '02, Agnes Borszeki; Staff: I must respond to Michael 1. Ring's column for-death violates an inalienable right of the another's basic right to life summarily and Erica S. Pfister '00. of Feb. 23, "Barbarism Made Legal." Therein accused and convicted. Instead, he suggests, completely forfeits his right to the same. Ring suggests the death penalty is a "vestige of lobby for Iife-without-parole legislation. I The argument will persist that capital pun- OPINION STAFF barbarism" long abandoned by "civilized must assume Ring thought briefly of the ishment is too costly to maintain. So, spend ' Editors: Michael J. Ring '01, Naveen nations." Indeed, in its origin, the Hammurabi Declaration of Independence in stating his our lobbying funds to push for appropriate Sunkavally '0]; Columnists: Julia C. mentality described by Ring once implemented inalienable-rights argument. In that same spir- amendments, allowing the courts to order the Lipman '99, Eric J. Plosky '99, Elaine Y. methods now viewed as fairly draconian. I sub- it, I suggest that said document was also cor- death penalty in cases of confessed guilt or . Wan '01, Veena Thomas '02, Kris Schnee mit, however, that the Code of Hammurabi was rect in citing liberty as such a right. Yet Mr. uncontestable evidence. Fight these lawsuits '02; Staff: Wesley T. Chan '00, Dawen Ring would support the infringement of this brought by such offenders claiming their right Choy '00, Seth Bisen-Hersh '0 I, Andrew J. not an attempt to incite barbarism but rather to most fundamental right and incarcerate a to cable television has been violated. Kim '01. civilize a more barbaric people. Today we have parted with the large mea- criminal for life. Here 1 must side with Patrick It is not the job of society to rehabilitate '.1 SPORTS STAFF sure 'of su~h law. We do not burglarize the Henry: "Is life so dear. .. as to be purchased at offenders or endear itself to them. Society's Editor: Shao-Fei Moy '98. house of a thief. We do not rape a rapist. the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, job is to protect the law-abiding by.ridding ARTS STAFF Instead we've seen fit to apply what the jus- Almighty God! ... but as for me, give .me lib- itself of the grossly criminally inclined. Let us Editors: Joel M. Rosenberg '99, Satwiksai tice system considers to be the fit degree of erty or give me death." punish according to the crime. Let us justly:ridr ..... Seshasai '01; Associate Editor: Bence P. punishment warranted by the crime, while not I subscribe 10 this call even today and sug- ourselves of those who so blatantly infringe on Olveczky G; Staff: Daniel Metz G, Steven R. exacting the same act on the criminal. Many gest I would do so as a criminal. What is life the truly inalienable right of others. L. Millman G, Roy Rodenstein G, Vladimir of us will maintain, though, that for certain without liberty? Unacceptable ~t best. So, car- Garrett M. Cradduck '00. t' V. Zelevinsky '95, Teresa Huang '97, David V. Rodriguez '97, Mark Huang '99, Kate Sammndvedhya '00, Fred Choi '02, Daniel J. Katz.
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Printed World-Wide Web at hitp://the-tech.mit.edu. "n n...}dnlpuper by Md.ulJ'eh Printing C". before the date of publication. March 2, 1999 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 In Praise of Sport Utility Vehicles The And no~ a wordfrom Detroit on the latest cultural innovation Birthday Ion of (premium) unleaded. Remember that ornamented with sterling silver and 22-karat Eric 1. Plosky federal regulations require us to disregard gold. You'll need a stepladder to get into the I~ • _ fuel-consumption standards that apply to reg- new Chevy Mammoth, and an elevator to Blues Igriore the alarmist outcry of tree-hugging ular cars. One other feature - the standard board the Nissan 4RunnerEater. Snuggle into environmentalists; forget the punditry of 47-gallon fuel tank doubles as a self-destruct the velvet-and-shag upholstery of the 2000 Guest Column .knee-jerkers driving Honda Civics; dismiss device, as featured by Stone Phillips and Jane GMC Bloated, Stupid Monster for three min- ~ the overblown rhetoric of consumer advo- Pauley on "Dateline NBC." No wonder mili- utes while waiting for it to work its leisurely Jeff Roberts cates: SUVs - sport-utility vehicles - are taries and governments around the world way to highway speed. great. Transportation's future is not in plastic- choose SUVs for secure transport of generals, Oh, and keep your wallet open. Gas prices While I write this, it is February 28, 1999. \~ bodied minicars or battery-powered golf-carts, dignitaries and mucky-mucks. are on the rise, fuel economy is still on its Yesterday our nation's First Daughter, nor even in Star Trek-style transporters. No, it In a style-conscious world, SUVs make a stylish way down and the 2000 Guzzler is Chelsea Clinton, celebrated her 19th birth- is the SUV, an eight-thousand-pound behe- fashion statement. It doesn't matter if you can heading for your driveway. day. So did I. Okay, I don't know if "cele- moth of steel. and chrome, that will transport haul an entire football team unless you brate" is the proper term in my case. Chelsea .' us, nine at a time, safely, comfortably and can do it with panache, and chrome and her family went on a ski vacation to stylishly into the new millennium and beyond. and brass-plated SUVs with six- Utah, shacking in the house of affluent Sure, it's often a climb to get into an SUV. teen-inch ground clearimce don't Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg. I ., Hey, you're climbing to a new level of dri- disappoint. stayed at MIT's own Baker House, drinking ving! Once you're inside, visibility is great- Drivers of these tarted-. Moxie and eating rapidly melting ice cream you're eye-level with traffic lights (great for up trucks maQage to con- cake. The only trip I took was a journey on the color-blind!). Acceleration is top-notch; vey several messages at the Blue Line to look at some desolate .'~ a'lmost al1 SUVs these days are capable of 60 once - "I'm all busi- marshlands near Suffolk Downs, just to feel mph. And despite vicious rumors to the con- ness," "I'm cool" (increas- like I was taking some sort of vacation of my trary calling SUVs "unstoppable," it usual1y ingly, "I'm cooler than my own. Of course, I had to think smaller in takes less than a quarter-mile to bring one ....of schmuck of a neighbor"), and scale. She's staying there all weekend until • these rol1ing Fort Knoxes to a halt. sometimes even "Get the hell Tuesday. I have problem sets to do, and Handling is impeccable, but of course it out of my way; I'm driving a classes on Monday. So a few hours of cele- doesn't really matter - just run over what freaking huge vehicle." Smaller bration is all I get. .s, you can't avoid! The ride is smooth and luxu- cars such as the Toyota Camry, the This Chelsea thing has been getting on . rious; with enough leather-like vinyl slathered Ford Taurus and the 1972 Chrysler my nerves for the past six years. It reached liberally throughout the interior, you, ~an Imper:ial simply can't compete with its climax last year when we turned eigh- almost forget the very slight trucklike clangor. SUVs on style. /. teen. I was sitting on my couch watching the 'J' and the gentle bouncing erroneously described Look for even more interesting new NBC Nightly News after another thrilling as "bone-jarring." There's room for you and trends in the 2000 models. Hot on the heels day at school, and right at the end came the up to eight of your friends, .with space to spare of its Explorer and Expedition, Ford is set '. for luggage, golf clubs, skis, snowshoes, and to introduce the Executioner, which will an entire dog-sled team. Or you can carry a have a 23-passenger capacity (plus 12 whole baseball team, including the coaching standees). The Lin.coln Destroyer's The only trip I took was a staff, the batboys and the groundskeepers! bumpers, door handles and tires will be " SUVs ar.e safe. In accidents between cars ".> journey on the Blue Line to and SUVs, it's usually the car that bears the brunt of the damage. For maximum safety, look at some desolate .' SUVs' bumpers are designed to deflect cars marshlands near Suffolk .. under the wheels in the event of a col1ision. No need ,to worry about two SUVs colliding; Downs)just tofee/like I al1 modem designs incorporate a safety fea-
I ture known as the "rol1-over." Recent media.~ was taking some sort oj reports have incorrectly assumed that SUV vacation oj my own. rol1-overs were accidental - not so! The rol1- over feature can only be activated during •~ emergency situations, by turning the steering - wheel at least 10 degrees; the SUV then pitch- hard-hitting news that Chelsea decided t.o es over and barrels safely off the road and skip school to spend the day in New York "~away from- a potential1y dodgy situation. For City to party all night at some swanky night aBdedlsafety', ta roll£'"over'clin only! be executed club. It' guess one thing that bugged me was while the transm.is.sion is in "Drive," that she was in college and I was still in high "Reverse," or "Park." school. Her birthday was announced on '. SUVs help reduce our dependence on national news, and my moment of fame was renewable, nonpolluting energy'sources. when the morning announcements ended Gasoline is at its' lowest inflation-adjusted "and if you see Jeff Roberts today, make price ever, so OPEC-trained automotive engi- sure you wish him a happy birthday." I still j neers, who always try to take advantage of think it would have been great if NBC bargains, have deliberately designed fuel reported "Chelsea took the opportunity of economy to be between 4 and 7 miles per gal- her adulthood to purchase cigars and porno- graphic videos" which, in the minimetropo- lis of Pittsfield, was the only thrill in becom- ing an adult. BuildingTrust and Confidence How important are birthdays, anyway? I guess it depends on how important you are. I dialogue with the government of Iran. After a big player in the Middle East. With 67 million mean, for months leading up to Jesus Christ's Michael 1. Ring 1998 interview with CNN during which inhabitants and rich oil and mineral deposits, birthday, everyone goes nuts! Okay, maybe President Khatami praised the United States ''1 Iran has both the physical and human that's a bad example. Let's think of something In groundbreaking local elections held for its freedom and tolerance, hopes were high resources to be a modem nation with signifi- a little closer to home. People used to think Friday, the people of Iran went to the polls to for an amelioration of relations between his cant regional influence. that President Washington and President elect over 200,000 local officials in cities nation and ours. Last year, I argued in this space that the Lincoln were both so important that on their and towns across the Indeed, some limited exchanges of journal- United States should normalize relations with birthdays everyone should get a day off from- nation. Early returns ists and athletes have taken place, and have Iran ["Changing the U.S. Policy Tune," work. Later people decided that we should as of Saturday night been very successful. But beyond that, little January 14, 1998]. I then argued it is in the just get one day off to celebrate both of their showed moderate has come of Khatami' s invitation for a greater United S'tates' strategic interest to seek greater birthdays (which also both just happened to be .of allies of President dialogue. There are no official diplomatic ties with Iran. I then wrote such actions would in the month of February). Did their individ- Mohammed J
time here. The sophomores in Class of 2001 will premiere their class ring this Saturday. Brass Rat Tradition The popularity of the brass rat is perhaps unparalleled at other universities. In some .. years, over 90 percent of students in a class Anecdotes and Historic Moments Define the Class Ring have purchased a class ring. , The fame of the MIT class ring - whose By Jennifer Chung read. The committee decided that the ring ed loudly when the Class of 1981 ring colloquial rodent nickname has been used for NEWS EDITOR should contain a beaver on its face and that Committee proposed that they replace the decades - has led to endless anecdotes, while Some claim that it is the most recognizable "the top of the ring must be square in shape." twigs within the beaver's paws with a tree the ubiquity of the brass rat has given it an ring in the world, second only to the Super The first Brass Rat was sold the following trunk. The issue was contentious enough that a instant association with MIT. Bowl ring. If not, it can at least claim the title spring to the class 1930. The design was creat- member of the ring committee resigned over Not uncommon are the chance encounters of the most recognizable college ring in the ed by Bates and Klinke Co. of Attleboro, the dispute, claiming tllat the change had been between former MIT students by virtue of the nation. There is, arguably, no ring quite so Massachusetts. The price of the original 1930 "railroaded through," according to an article ring's presence; the brass rat acts as a special ~\ popular or so distinct as MIT's Brass Rat. ring, according to an advertisement, was published in The Tech that year. The situation symbol, the sign of membership in the exclu- The Brass Rat has a long, rich history dat- between $7.50 and $19.50, varying in price was resolved through polling of the sopho- sive club of people who have toiled through ing back to the early 20th century. Before based on the metal being used to cast the more class. four years at MIT. "I've been in the Tokyo
1927, MIT did not have a class ring. The lead- ring. By 1940, prices ranged from $5.00 to Many students were also angered when subway, and someone recognized my rat, and I ij ers of the class of 1927, however, decided to- $23.00, with options for several metals and members of the class of 1992 suggested that recognized his rat," Hecht said. "I literally - begin a tradition, patterning their ring after numerous sizes . the brass rat would have a reference to . two weeks ago - was behind someone in the those used by some military academies. Through its early years, the Brass Rat con- Christopher Columbus (the year 1992 coincid- class of 1933 in the' supermarket," he said. These rings included a semi-precious stone in tinued to follow a standard design. The only ed with the SOOthanniversary of his landing in Hecht did not realize that the person was a fel- .' their ring, and idea of including a stone stuck low alumnus before he noticed the telltale for the next two years. The engravings on creature on the stranger's finger. each ring, however, differed significantly Alumni who have returned to speak at MIT between years. have often held their brass_ rats aloft tri- The idea of having a more standardized umphantly, to the cheering of an attentive jeweled ring was first proposed in 1929 when crowd. When Astronaut Kenneth D. Cameron . C. Brigham Allen '29, the president of the '78 spoke at the Institute in 1996, he present- \, Class of 1929, appointed the Standard Ring ed to President Charles M. Vest a paper- Committee to investigate the idea of produc- weight-size version of a brass rat, one he took
ing such a ring. The committee quickly into, space ayd in~o.the Russian space station I. dropped the idea, however, because they Mir. In one memorable hack, unknown MIT believed that such a ring would be prohibitive- students welded a Brass Rat to the finger of lyexpensive. John Harvard's statue in Harvard Yard. Instead, they proposed a new design that Over the the Course of several years, myths \ would feature, on the face of the ring, either have .developed about the Brass Rat. One an engraved image of MIT's mascot-the superstition claims that if a student prominent- beaver-or an engraved image of the Great TECHNIQUE ly displays his or her brass rat during a job Dome. The Institute Committee, a precursor Its design pictured here, MIT's first Brass Rat was commissioned In 1930. interview, the chances of getting that job' , of the Undergraduate Association, deciding increase dramatically. Even the direction in that "many schools had domes somewhat sim- change from year to year was the graduation America). which the ring is worn is steeped in tradition. ilar to Technology's," and that it would be bet- date of the senior class. Class ring committees Class ring committees have lately made MIT lore states that undergraduates who own ter to place a unique image on the face of the took responsibility for distributing brass. rats, more dramatic changes to the brass rat, often brass rats must wear the rings with the beaver ring. They suggested that the dome image be but not for the ring's design. asserting the individualities of their class or ' engraving facing' the student, so that the moved to the sides of the ring. In 1940, the Senior Ring Committee sug- attempting to make their ring better than that Beaver will shit on them. Upon graduation, Having plotted out the future course of gested that the Brass Rat be redesigned. After of a previous year. The radical brass rat of the the new alumni turns the ring to the other side \ what would come to be known as the Brass much 'discussion and polling, however, the class of 1989, for instance, contained not only so that the beaver shits on the world. This tra- Rat, the Class of 1929's Standard Ring idea was dropped. an owl (to represent the Athena computing dition faded when rings began to feature etch- Committee set about the task of having one It was only in 1963 that the Standard Ring environment) but also featured a "buddy ings of the Boston and Cambridge skylines. tor made. Unfortunately, it was too late in the disbanded, according to a story in the beaver ...to represent all those who helped 'the Now, MIT students look out at the world, year to produce anything besides a report rec- August/September 1992 issue of Technology graduate through their four years at MIT," while graduates look back at MIT. ommending that the Institute commission a Review. Class committees, which took respon- according to one Technology Review article. Standard Ring. sioility for the ring, remained faithful to the For what what was the first and possibly only The Standard Ring Committee also devel- original standard, making only minor alter- time in history, the main beaver on the face of oped a set of criteria for a standard ring, ations in ring design from year to year. The the ring also faced right instead of left. which it gave to a number of jewelers. The tradition finally ended in 1975, when "classes No matter how drastically a ring commit- VIEWPOINT jewelers were then invited to propose ring started fussing with the beaver, making it big- tee changes the basic class ring design, it will designs and compete for the final ring con- ger, fatter, more beaver-like; the old one was be impossible to hide the intrinsic symbolism tract. more rat-like," said Alumni Association of the brass rat - a icon representing both the 11&is 1f1ttk~sfNtstiMl: "Three years of class rings [sic] had shown President Bill Hecht' 61. pain and the camaraderie that characterize, W~t ,()U'!eJs~U. be u~e~ to or ,,' that the students wanted a ring which was not MIT. an imitation of the common college ring, one Brass rat has gnawed at the student body Currently, Brass rats are distributed two ~ ~r.!jJ~~f7!M,tJ.u fI~? that had no stone, and one that was moderate- Some Brass Rat traditions were harder to years after an undergraduate arrives at MIT., • ~ ,. ~ -. ': ,,_' ~.~ I iio , .,,:. ly light in weight," the committee's report change than others. In 1978, students protest- signaling the half-way point in the student's < "Drop 5.1 L,~[hI:shoulO be eliminated, '1 because it is so badly taught." Liyun Li '99, Course VII ~.. "Drop requiring :f{ASS-Ds' to be in differ- Spotlight of the Week ent areas.' People who want to study l so~ething; in d~pth' get, screwed over. EtaKappa Nu Women's Initiative GIRs 'are still unportant though." Ania C. Busza '99, Courses VII and IX By Aaron D. Mihalik students to feel that they were learning something and having fun at the 'same time." "Drop the writing and swimming require':' In hopes of encouraging young women to pursue careers in elec- Fletcher explained that the objectives of the presentations were to ments. ~~y are "useless and boring." trical engineering and computer science, MIT's chapter of Eta Kappa "explain what engineering and EECS are about, show that many ,'-: Qiao m::0:,' Courses VI and XV
Nu, the national EECS honor society, has launched the Women's interdisciplinary applications exist within EECS, demonstrate that f, """ ~ •• t Initiative - a program in which MIT women majoring in Course VI EECS can be fun and creative, and show that women are capable of "Add 18.03.-It's required for graduate and visit high schools nationwide educating those students about what it excelling in and enjoying EECS." medical school anyways." is like to study in EECS. Currently the program is visiting schools in the Boston area, Bani M Azari '00, Course VII "In the spring of 1998, Microsoft approached HKN and chal- including a trip to Dorchester High School tomorrow. They are hop- lenged them to come up with ways to encourage women in EECS," ing to expand the project to involve more MIT students and addition- "Add 1.00 or 6.001. It's as important as said Lauren B. Fletcher '99, director for the Women's Initiative al high schools, and will hold an information session toward the end biology and chemistry." Program. A committee of HKN students then proposed that MIT of the term to recruit new participants. Andrew S. Duggan '99, Course VI women could visit high schools and make presen- ,. tations to introduce EECS to the students. "The "Add 8.022.- It's good material, and we idea was that high school students would easily be should make freshmen suffer." . able to identify with the MIT women as students," Orton T.Huang '01, Course VI Fletcher said. Microsoft approved funding for the program. "Add an ethics class. There are no ethics At MIT, HKN's activities include providing in the business world." Course VI students with resources such as The Matthew JY. Lee '00, Course VI Underground Guide to Course VI, a tutoring pro- gram, and a Big Sib program. "Add a history class. MIT needs to The Women's Initiative was advertised to a expand more on the .ijASS-D stuff." conference of high school math and science teach- Victor K. Mallet '02, Course X ers over the summer. Ten schools were originally selected that represented a variety of geographical "Add more flexibility to the GIRs. We regions. In each region, participants made presen- should' give people more options, such as tations at several high schools. They spoke with computer programming classes." . ,J' students in their classes, at after school club meet- Matthew L. McGann '00, Course XVIII ings, during their lunch break, and in study hall. Overall, the Women's Initiative made about 70 "I wouldn't change anything. The classes presentations at 40 high schools and reached near- provide an education everyone in a tech- ly 2,000 students. nical field should know." "The presentations were designed to be inter- Andrew B. Greytak '00, Course V active discussions about engineering and women in engineering," Fletcher said. "We wanted the Compiied by Eric Sit , .. '"'(" , •••• ,. I . THE TECH Page 7 ,., March 2, 1999 FEATURES TechCalendar
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Few Attend UA 'Meet the Candidates' Study Break "0\, By Kristen landino especially with their busy schedules. ing the UA. In general, I think the "We hope to prevent the lack of the UA Financial Board, felt that STAFF REPORTER The UA, just like any other student UA is doing a good job of address- social interaction and increased this position would be "an interest- Few candidates, and even fewer group, would greatly benefit if its ing the current problems facing stu- stress associated with the first year ing 'way to get involved with thel students. showed up for the restrictive policy on food was lifted dents. One thing I'd like to see hap- on grades by implementing more UA." Undergraduate Association's "Meet for such events," said Matt L pen is greater cooperation and activities and parties that people "I have 'prior experience han- the Candidates" Study Break held McGann '00, a candidate for UA interaction between th~ UA and the' will get excited about and want to dling fmances in high school and I yesterday in the Burton-Conner president. IFC," ,said Aneal Krishnan '02, a participate in," Napa! said. thought this position would allow'! Dining Hall. In total, only seven candidates member of the Junior Interfraternity Also running for Class of 2002 me to become involved with the UA The event was publicized as a out of a total of 52 running for vari- Council who attended the study social chairs are Alison Neizmik '02 in a positive way," Li said. chance to meet the candidates run- ous offices were present for the break. and Vanessa Li '02. Current UA President Paul ning for UA and class offices in the study break, however, the number Some of the candidates that were "We want to encourage fresh- Oppold ~99declined to comment on upcoming elections to be held by of students present to query candi- present for the study break included men to get out and meet each other. " the lack of candidates in attendance. electronic ballot next week.. dates was equally low. Paige Hopewell '02 and Geeta It is'so easy to get bogged down at Candidates not present at this "It's difficult to get students to "I came to meet the candidates Napa! '02 who are running for Class MIT with work," said Neizmik. UA function could not be reachedl be interested in the UA candidates, and learn more about the issues fac- of 2002 social chairs. Jenifer Li '02, a candidate for for comment.
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AGNES BORS'/.EKI- TlfH TECI! lakshmi Knight, daughter of the legendary Bharata Natyam dancer Balasaraswatl presents "Varnam," a classical narrative solo dance during the Bala Ensemble's performance on Saturday. This dance provides an opportunity to exhibit the beauty of pure dance, alternated with lyrical passages In which the dancer interprets the poetic text through mimetic dance, using gestures and facial expression. March 2, 1999 THE TECH Page 11 ) EECS to Reinforce Ties With Industry, Rethink Curriculum Guttag, from Page I would agree to provide lectures or as Circuits and Electronics (6.002). workshops at MIT in EECS-related "We need to think about residen- said, the whole faculty is involved fields and in return get an edge on tial education," Guttag said. The in the hiring process, which consists recruiting MIT students fresh after tools now used in teaching, he of a two-day interview for each of the completion of their degrees. noticed, "are the same tools people , the roughly forty candidates. "We The EECS department's efforts have used for hundreds of years." rely heavily on young facuIty to at building connections with indus- Guttag hopes to explore the use of help us find the hot new people in try should be designed to be com- interactive learning tools to better the field," Guttag said. plementary to MIT's career ser- address students' growing interest in The influx of so many new facul- vices, Guttag said, leveraging the Course VI. ty members within a relatively short department's expertise to address Typically, just below 300 stu- time presents the possibility for dis- the specific needs of EECS majors. dents major in Course VI each year. continuity in the department. "We Guttag said that the plan would not but that figure is rising the class of need to set up a fairly careful way to disrupt any existing agreements 2001 has 360 Course VI majors. set the new faculty to be a success" between industry and the Institute, at MIT, Guttag said. saying that he did not want "step on Some changes yet to be determined any toes." The structure for implementing EECS to build ties with industry Associate Department Head these changes is still at an early In addition to hiring new faculty, Rafael L. Reif will assume primary stage, where ideas from faculty are Guttag also plans to restructure the responsibility for establishing rela- organized by a loose committee sys- EECS department by forming tionships with leading companies, tem. Reif will organize input from stronger relationships between the and according to Guttag, a relation- the electrical engineers, while EECS department and leading ship-building program should be put Lozano-Perez will do the same for industries. together by the Fall of 1999. the computer science faculty. "We need to rethink the way we Guttag will chair a third committee interact with industry," Guttag said Curricular redesign planned to oversee them. of the EECS department. Guttag also hopes to redesign Armed with suggestions from "Historically, the connection with certain aspects of the Course VI cur- the faculty, Guttag and the associate industry has been achieved through riculum, with that effort being led department heads will then propose the VI-A program ... but today it's by Associate Department Head programs for connection-building not sufficient." Course VI-A is the Tomas Lozano-Perez '73. and curriculum development. department's industry internship "We'll be looking hard at the Further along in the planning program. common core," Guttag said. The process, Guttag will select a steering "We need to be more aggressive department is in the process of committee to work with the rough bringing people [from companies] revising some of the more stale proposals and "start involving facul- to give talks and maybe even teach courses, according to Guttag, such ty and students," he said. classes" so that students get expo- sure to the applications of electrical engineering and computer science, Guttag said. Guttag said that the department needs to expose students to what goes on at smaller companies in response to increasing interest TIE .-r"__ U6ET' among Course VI students in join- OUTOF.'M. ,. ing small companies upon gradua- tion. "We need to find ways to let stu- dents find out about what goes on at smaller companies, perhaps by WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHIDI-THE TECH bringing entrepreneurs on campus," Hackers put up a poster In Lobby 7 yesterday to voice their Guttag said. • discontent with various MIT student groups, policies and Guttag proposed a program that administrative d.eclsions. would operate specifically through the EECS department. Companies This space donated by The Tech
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In each BOSTON MillENNIA PARTNERS said. "The players are still intense match, "four boards from each team and want to win, .but the atmosphere play each other in' four separate is much more social than other tour- games. A team must score at 2.5 out :~aments because of the team aspect of 4 to win the match," Gelman and all of the side events." said. Half a point is awarded for Kachani said that this tourna- games ending in draws, and a 2-2 tie VENTURE CAPITAL ANALYST .p1ent, his first in the U.S., "was a results in a draw for the match. The delighting experience." 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Followed by reception and ballroom dancing 'poRlOn: Wellesley College Committee on Lect~res and Cultural Events - BaURI Fund .,, A Contemporary Grille and Complimentary Parking the Undercraduate Association of Massachusetts Institute or Technology Call for reservations, 617-494-0011 In the .University Park Hotel at MlT, 20 Sidney Street, Cambridg~ contact: Bili NCq«:Thuy • emall: [email protected]: (181) 283-1356 Wellesley College Studen~s: Please contact to reserve free trall5portation. Page 18 THE TECH March 2, 1999<'-: 1'. Nobel Laureate, Fonner Berkeley Chancellor Dies V Short Takes, from Page 9 Born on April 19, 1912 in the leagues said. ence to enhance athletics at the ian comeback 20 years after giving "isolated iron town" of Ishpeming, "When people thought. of already academically-successful up power. ",' was being honored as one of the Mich., Seaborg grew up during the . Berkeley, they thought of Glenn institution. But a claim of election miscon- "Top 75 Contributors to the Depression in Los Angeles . Seaborg," said Andrew Sessler, an "On the Berkeley campus, I led duct cast a shadow over the vote, Chemical Enterprise" by the County. After attending high LBNL physicist who once served as what one writer called the 'revolt billed as a chance to restore democ- American Chemical Society. school in Watts, he earned an director of the lab. of the intellectuals' against the racy to Africa's most populouS',. Seaborg was the first living per- undergraduate degree in chemistry Keeping meticulous notes, excesses of big-time college country. son to have an element on the peri- from UCLA in 1934. He later Seaborg was constantly mapping sports," Seaborg said. Late lasCnight, Obasanjo had odic table named after him -- cle- received a doctorate in chemistry out strategies and writing books. "Widespread recruiting violations captured 62 percent of the vote with ment 106, seaborgium -- and is from UC Berkeley. Seaborg's work in chemistry and broke up our old intercollegiate 31 of Nigeria's 36 states and the' considered a substantial part of UC "Graduate school at Berkeley with the Ato.mic Energy athletic" association, and 1 helped federal capital reporting. The offi- Berkeley's identity. was like a pilgrimage to scientific Commission brought him national redraw the rules that led to the for- cial results were not available at late "Glenn Seaborg gave his mag- Mecca," Seaborg once said. "The acclaim. mation of what is now the Pac-lO last night. i~, nificent intellect to the world and chemists and physicists there were "He was instrumental in starting conference. " One of Falae's top aides called I his heart and soul to the University already legendary." activities in nuclear chemistry By creating the new conference, the election "completely fixed." His of California," said UC President In 1951, Seaborg shared the because of his work with elements;" Seaborg allowed the UC Berkeley accusation followed international Richard Atkinson, in a statement. Nobel Prize for chemistry with the Sessler said. "He was a strong force campus to prove that it could excel observers' 'reports of ballot box.,). "He once said that everything he late Edwin McMillan for research in nuclear chemistry." not only in academics, but also in stuffing and other serious voting achieved he owed to his associa- into the transuranium (heavier than Sessler described Seaborg as athletics. infractions. tion with UC. Few universities uranium) elements. He has also "balanced and not tied to a particu- "Berkeley proved it was possi- "Our delegation members an~. ha ve been gi ven so much in served as president for both the lar point of view." One of Seaborg's ble to combine athletic and academ-" others witnessed serious irregulari-" return." American Association for the greatest strengths was his knack for ic excellence," he once wrote. ties and overt electoral fraud in a During a career spanning more Advancement of Science and the handling administrative matt.ers, "Ranked third nationally in acade- number of states," said former u.s. than five decades, Seaborg garnered American Chemical Society. because he was a strong at building mics, bur teams won a conference President Jimmy Carter, who led a international acclaim in the sci- Seaborg's accolades are so a consensus and organizing an championship in football and a 60-person delegation of election ences, education and diplomacy. He numerous that his name appears in effort, he said. national championship in basket- observers. made an indelible mark on the the Guinness Book of World "He had seen so much and ball. " But Carter added that "a saving world with his contributions to the Records for having the longest entry been in so many situations," While Seaborg's groundbreak- factor was that there was no nation:''v Manhattan Project, which resulted. in "Who's Who in America." Sessler said. "If you were worried ing research in the creation of plu- wid~ pattern to favor any' one in the creation of the atomic bomb. His list of accomplishments about s~mething, he knew how to tonium and his role in the govern~ party." The discovery of 10 atomic ele- stretches beyond the sciences and handle it, because he had probably ment's top-secret Manhattan Corruption and mismanagement. ments, including berkelium and into education, environmental mat- been through the same thing 10 Project led to the ~evelopment of . have cost Nigeria billions of dollars californium -- which were named ters and public service. times." the atomic bomb during World ,of its massive oil wealth, leaving in honor of the UC Berkeley cam- He served as associate director- Beyond his work as a War II, he later became a strong much of its infrastructure crum- pus -- are also credited to his at-large of the Lawrence Berkeley renowned scientist, Seaborg con- advocate of world peace. His advo- bling, with electricity and water ser...:' career. National Laboratory, a UC tributed immensely to not only the cacy against nuclear proliferation vice largely unknown in many But Seaborg's contributions to Berkeley chemistry professor, UC Berkeley campus, but the is an effort his son David, who cities. ' the UC Berkeley campus reached cofounder and chair of the entire UC syste'm. He served as lives in Walnut Creek, continues to The country has suffered for beyond his scientific efforts. His Lawrence Hall of Science and the chancellor of the university from stress today. five years under the harsh dictator~ efforts "in education as well as his first scientist to become chair of 1958 to 1961, as well as a univer- In 1963, Seaborg took a group ial regime of Gen. Sani Abacha, concern and interest in sports led the Atomic Energy Commission -- sity professor, a distinguished of 10 distinguished researchers and . and both Falae and Obasanjo were him to help create the Pac-IO inter- the forerunner of the U.S. position entitling him a professor scientists to the then-Soviet Union imprisoned under his reign a~> collegiate athletic conference. Department of Energy -- under the of chemistry a.t all nine UC cam- to study what was going on during political dissenters. They were ''The world today has lost a great Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon pres- . puses . the Cold War, Ghiorso said. He freed upon Abacha' s death and the man of science," said UC Berkeley idential administrations. . Seaborg was also levelheaded developed the Test Ban Treaty to subsequent rise of a temporary Chancellor Robert Berdahl, in a "He always had his eye on the and fO'und relaxation in watching curtail nuclear proliferation and pro..,democratic regime, a regim~ statement. "We have lost a revered ball and knew what he was doing," football or playing golf among other helped make sure the treaty could that now makes way. for member of our campus family. He said AI Ghiorso, an LBNL physicist sports, according to Ghiorso. go through, Ghiorso added .. Obasanjo's rule. embraced this place as his family, and a long-time friend of Seaborg. With his interest in sp"orts, "They travelled for a couple of Even if Falae did not muster and for more than six decades he "He wanted to get results." Seaborg served as faculty athletic weeks, and this was at the height of enough votes to win the presidency~ loved it as deeply as anyone could. If Berkeley was the foundation representative in the 1950s and the Cold Wa'r," Ghiorso said. Nigerians at Yale say it is a no-lose Berkeley, in return, loved him with for nuclear chemistry, then Seaborg was partly responsible for the "Then Seaborg took us to the situation, a final step in their coun-. its whole heart." must have been the father, his col- development of the Pac-lO confer- Embassy and then he told us why try's transition away from militarj we had come and delineated to us control. what each of us would do. He dealt "Whether he or Obasanjo wins with the issue in depth and he is not the point," said Frank accomplished a lot. It was his idea Arasanyin, a native Nigerian ano~' to have the comprehensive Test African studies. lecturer. "-Whoever Ban Treaty." is there is going to make a lot of Seaborg and his wife also basic changes in the status quo." I SALON MARIO RUSSO helped set up a hiking trail behind Arasanyin said the popular the East Bay hills, which extends demand for change will be HAIR STYLING from Contra Costa County to the immutable. border of California. The couple has "Given Nigeria's experienc~" Mario Russo Initial 165.- Thereafter 135.- hiked across the trail. under Abacha's military regime," he Gary Initial 100.- Thereafter 90.- "He did a lot where a lot of peo- said, "Any ruler who steps up to Michael 65.- ple wouldn't or couldn't," Ghiorso power will have to face a people who will not give up their deman<[ Marisa 60.- said. Seaborg's brilliance was distin- for basic changes." Nina 55.- guishable early in his career, his Though .both candidates made Sal 50.- colleagues said. similar pledges to tackle the coun...., "He had to have a sense of try's major economic crisis, corrup- HAIR SERVICES what he was going to do early in tion and widespread poverty, Falae has been the underdog in the race Blow Dry or Set 40.- and up . his career at some point, seen as having tunnel vision," said Lee since the start. Updo 55.- and up Schroeder, director of LBNL's "Falae isn't as well known as Permanent Wave 110.- and up nuclear physics division. "He had Obasanjo," said Wiebe Boer, a Straightening 90.- and up to have been aware of his position Nigerian African studies graduat~ in history." student born to missionary parents. HAIR TREATMENTS Seaborg maintained a captivat- "He was the finance minister who ing presence whether he was talking implemented a system that was Scalp Treatment 40.- to a group of school-age children or either a total failure or a succesS).. Deep Conditioning Treatment 30.- - to a symposium of scientists. At 6- • depending on how you look at it." feet, 5-inches tall, Seaborg was tall Boer said he throws his support H A I R C 0 LOR (price mey very besed on consulUlCion} and slender. He struck those who to Obasanjo. " Single Process with Colorists Initial 65.- to maintain 60.- met him as a regular person, but "In Nigerian politics, he's the only military leader to hand over Glossing 40.- after speaking and interacting with him, people realized his great his rule to a civilian government," Single Process with Gloss 85.- and up stature as a true visionary, he said. "He was also the only onr~ Hairline Highlights 100.- and up Schroeder said. who didn't come to power in a Single Process with Hairline Highlights 100.- and up "He had an enormous, broad coup." _ Double Process Quotad on consultation range of accomplishments," Boer added that he admired Shroeder said. "One gets to meet Obasanjo's tenacity while int Foilswith Colorists Partial 125.- Full 175.- few of those in a lifetime." prison. Corrective Color Quoted on consultation He is survived by his wife of 56 "For tiim to spend three and a years, Helen Griggs Seaborg, whom half years in a Nigerian prisoni~ II RID A L S E R V ICE S (In selon. price mey very besed on:consuIUlCion} he met at LBNL, and five of six that's worse than hell," he said. Bridal Hair 100.- and up children. His first child, Glenn "[Nelson] Mandela in South Africa could never have done. that." Bridal Makeup Application 75.- Seaborg, died in 1997. A memorial service in Arasanyin said he was veryt.~ GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR ALL SERVICES Seaborg's memory is expected to be hopeful for Nigeria's future with announced soon. Obasanjo at its helm, but he was [The Daily Californian, Mar. 1, still unsure of the prospect of having LOU I S BOSTON 617 266 4 4 8 5 a former general as president. :.; ..... / 1999] 234 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 "Most of us perceive this gov- Yale alum loses in Nigerian election ernment as a way to try things out," Olu Falae, the current Nigerian he- said. "And then to have a better finance minister, lost in his coun- perspective on the country's tradi:'" try's presidential race Sunday to tional problems. Jllis is a wait and front-runner Olusegun Obasanjo, a see period." former military ruler seeking a civil- [yale Daily News, Mar.-}, -J999]~ March 2, 1999 SPORTS THE TECH Page 19 ,-.l ~ngineers Travel To Men~ VoUeybaU Defeated By New Utah For Nationals Paltz at Roger Williams Tourney By Darius Jazayeri with excellent passing by Ahyow, by middle hitter Ya-bing Chu '99, Hockey, from Page 20 found Geller all alone in front of TEAM MEMBER and hitting by Sattler to win the next outside hitters Bob Moser '99 and the net. Geller made no mistake In a successful week, the men's two sets decisively 15-D and 15-12. Darius Jazayeri '00, and right side v.reapon, their power play, was and buried it in the back of the net volleyball team defeated Daniel Daniel Webster then came back to hitter Nikolaos Michalakis '01. ready to go to work. 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The playoff format had the of MIT and they were determined to top four teams from each half of the prove it in the playoffs. Franklin league qualifying for the playoffs. Pierce came out flying and jumped The top seeded team from each on MIT right at the start of the game bracket would play the lowest seed- with an early goal. Franklin Pierce ed team in the other bracket. continued to dominate the game for The first round of the playoffs much of the first period, but as took place Tuesday night at the always Zehren kept MIT in the Johnson arena. MIT played a strong game. With time winding down in Springfield college team. Earlier in the first period, the Engineers were the season MIT had defeated able to tie the game on a gritty goal Springfield 5-1, but Springfield by Mark Cappellari '0 I. Cappellari came into the playoffs with much stole the puck behind the Franklin more intensity then they had shown Pierce net and was able to fight his during the regular season. way in front and squeeze the puck Springfield dominated the early por- by the goalie on his right side. tion of the game, but MIT was able The second period proved to be to escape the early onslaught with MIT's best period of the game as some excellent goaltending by John they opened up the flood gates on Zehren '99. About ten minutes into Franklin Pierce to put the game out the first period the momentum of reach. Less than a minute into the turned and MIT began to dominate second MIT picked up their second the game. Two goals late in the first goal of the night on a power play. ANNIE'S. CHOI-THE TECH period sent MIT into the locker This goal appeared to frustrate the Mil goalie John Zehren '99 triumphantly holds up the trophy after winning the NorthEast Collegiate room with a comfortable lead. For Franklin Pierce players who then Hockey Association Championship Sunday. 'I' the rest of the game MIT was took several more penalties. MIT's I unstoppable. Four goals by John power play was on fire as they MIT facing Worcester Polytechnic behind in the early minutes of the Zehren's legs. Down 3-2 late in the Rae '99 and an amazing solo effort scored twice more. With two more Institute in a battle of the engineers. game. A WPI player was able to get third period, it looked bad for MIT, goal by J.D. McNally '01 pushed even strength goals, MIT walked off WPI has played MIT extremely open in front of the net and deflect but a tremendous individual effort MIT way out in front and they never at the end of the second period with tough in the past. The two schools in a pass from the corner to put WPI by Geller allowed MIT to tie the \' looked back, advancing to the next a 6-1 lead. The Engineers seemed split their last four matches. WPI up I-D. This time MIT was not able game. Geller broke down the right round of the playoffs with a 7-1 to sit back on the lead in the third was backboned by a tremendous to bounce right back, and they side of the ice and was able to beat victory. period, but was able to advance with goaltender who has had MIT's num- ended the period down by a goal. two defenders and walk to the front -5 The semifinals looked like they a 6-2 victory. ber for the past two seasons. For the The beginning of the second of the net. With three WPI players were going to be very tough as MIT The championship game had second straight game, MIT fell period did not treat MIT well, as a hooking him, Geller was able to get WPI player broke through the MIT a shot off. The WPI goalie made the defense and scored on a partial save but was completely out of posi- .t;" break away. Down 2-0 the tion for the rebound, which Rae was ' \ Engineers did not give up and were able to tuck into the empty net. From able to claw their way back into the that point on MIT was on fire. They game. MIT's first goal came from had several excellent chances late in .... Rae on a brilliant pass by Brett regulation, but were not able to beat McKeone G. Less than two minutes the WPI goalie. With the score tied later MIT struck again on the power at 3-3 after regulation the game 4 play. Avishai Geller '01 was able to went into sudden death overtime. \ walk out of the corner and beat the The first opportunity of over- \ WPI goalie with a low shot. MIT time was for WPI, but Zehren took a couple of penalties that made the save with no trouble. ~ forced them to play shorthanded After WPI' s scoring chance MIT several times in the second period, attacked with, a vengeance. They but they were able to hold off the controlled the play for nine minutes. I....- WPI attack and escape the second of overtime but were unable to get t period with a 2-2 tie. any great scoring chances until MIT fell behind again in the third WPI took a penalty. MIT's best period, as a WPI player was able to ------+, sneak a shot between goalie Hockey, Page 19 UPCOMING HOME EVENTS Tuesday, March 2 Baseball vs. Brandeis University, 3:00 p.m. Pistol vs. alumni and alumnae Wednesday, March 3 Women's Lacrosse vs. Springfield College, 1:00 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Clark University, 1:00 p.m. ANNIE S. CHO/-THE TECH Thursday, March 4 Forward J. D. McNally '01 fights two opponents from Franklin Pierce College for control of the puck In Softball VS. Mount Holyoke College, 12:00, p.m. Saturday's semI-final match. Mil won 6-2, advancing to the finals. ,I -c .1 ANNIE S. CHOI-THE TECH ANNIE'S. CHO/-THE TECH,.,~ Mil's offensive line overpowers the goalie from Franklin Pierce College during Mil players scramble to control the puck and shoot past defenders from Worcester Saturday's semI-final game at Northstar Youth Forum In Westborough. Polytechnlcallnstltute during the Championship game Sunday. Mil triumphed 4-3 In sudden death overtime.