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Volume-97, Number 14 _ s -Friday. March 25. 1977 I~ _. __.. _~ _ ~ __ ~ _- i ._ _.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~., i. a ticket _~~~~~~~~~a UAP, UAVP will still run as By David B. Koretz Guidelines for an Elections Com- The General Assembly of the mittee are the main feature of the Undergraduate Association voted new rules. Tuesday night to continue the Other highlights of the meeting. current practice of having UA which drew some 50 students. in- i_, presidential and vice-presidential cluded the report of UAVP Steve candidates run together as a slate. Spiro '77 on the Kaleidoscope A set of proposed bylaws for -weekend concert. Spiro an- the Secretariat presented to the nounced that Aztec Two-Step vi. ll i representatives of the -GA in- be the featured group for the I INSIDE cluded a provision for splitting April 29 concert. with Anna .Mas Here and Now looks at a the ticket, while still enabling can- Wolf the projected warmup. possible reincarnation of the didates to run in tandem if they so Tickets will be S4.50 and 53.50. draft, among some of the other wished. An amendment to the Con- unpleasant aspects of Presi- en ' :::~:" The GA was swayed by UAP stitution that would have made dent Carter's programs deal- candidates Marty Herman '79 The Inter-Fraternity Council and ing with colleges and students. j _.~f ;~·r I:- and Peter Burke '80, and by the Dormitory Council indeenr- Perspectives discusses the former UAP Steven Wallman '75. dent of the UA in dealing with in- Writing Program as part of a X ~ · · ! ~~\Ii : I_ - _ ~~all of whom spoke against the ternal affairs was defeated handl- bigger problem - the future -. ~~_ Xti·~ I _ proposal. Wallman maintained 1y. A two-thirds majority of the of Humanities at MIT. that the measure would "kill" any delegates was necessary- for pas- progress towards effective student sage, but not even a simple ma------p4 government which the UAP and jorit? was attained. 1t ~ ':"~~~~~~ 0UAVP have acheived in recent The opponents of the bili Rebuilding after the gradua- years. claimed that the independence of tion of several key players. the After the ticket-splitting provi- the lihing groups' go,,erning Beaver baseball team heads for sion was dropped, the bylavs bodies might lead to the same Florida during Spring break to -a were approved unanimously. The status for the .Association of Stu- open its season. In Florida, Marty Herman '79 (left) and Peter Burke '80 (right), UAP candidates. bylaws replace the previous set, dent Activities. ApparentlN this several players will try out new discuss possible splitting of UAP-UAVP tickets. UAP Phil Moore '77 which were lost before the GA fear Awas sufficient to defeat the positions as the team prepares chaired the meeting Tuesday night. was reincarnated last year. amendment. for Greater Boston League A request b% the Committee on competition in April and May. Visua! Arts for S650 to restore the Stratton Collection of prints waLS ------8 Forpresents graing views rejected. The prints are loaned to students for a nominal fee for the orumBy Markpreismients James dents into several different grad classes ngThe '"packaging" terminology.iews academic ,-ear, but are now in iPDA1E Students reacted to recent by performance. as well as Committee Chairman shabby condition, according .o proposals on grade deflation by Shrobe proposed a system in Professor of Management Zenon the CVA representative. The S650 John, Blodgett, arrested- March "I questioning the.intentions of the which only three grades are given S. Zannetos' reference at the "as intended to match a possiblc 4 for the murder of John A. MIT grading system at an open out - failure, competetent, and faculty meeting a week ago to stu- S650 from the Graduate Student Asinari, was held without bail grading forum held Wednesday. excellent. dents as "products and services" Council. Wednesday after pleading in- "We don't want to be differen- He argued that one of the main led to Newman's comment and The GA agreed to take respon- nocent to a series of indict- tiated and packaged," Ron reasons for grade inflation was other student complaints. sibility for a bus shuttle service ments returned against him by Newman '79 said,'responding to the realization by professors that Forum participants agreed that for dormitory residents to and the Suffolk County grand jury statements by nmembers of the the grading system was not a fair written evaluations would be the from Stop and Shop and for kidnapping, robbery, and faculty Ad Hoc Committee on representation of achievement. most desirable form of grading, Haymarket. A feasibility stud- is stu- t murder. Grading. Professor of Electrical but members of the Grading being conducted by several r The faculty members explained Engineering James Melcher main- Committee maintained that letter dents in 1.102, Transportation that they felt that the large tained that a grading system grades are the only practical Systems Laborator, Projects. E.x- cost ot the shut- a numbers of A's being given out in which does not make distinctions method. since lengthy written pected round-trip i recent years limit the ability of in grades places too much evaluations would never be read tle would be no more than $.50. i Walter E. Morrow Jr. '49, as- professors to differentiate dif- emphasis on professors' recom- by most people outside MIT. Before adjournment. a resolu- sociate director of Lincoln ferent levels of performance and mendations - on "who you About 25 students were present tion was adopted, unanimousl-. Laboratory, has been named make it difficult for graduate know." at the forum. which was spon- condemning proposed grade director of the laboratory by Several students complained sored by the Undergraduate As- deflation. A recent faculta com- r schools and potential employers Chanellor Paul Gray'54. Mor- to evaluate students' abilities. that a lowering of grades would sociation. Zannetos said that the mittee report has recommended in com- that average grade points be row is an expert on space com- The Committee has proposed make some students work harder Committee is interested lowered. munications and received both several alternatives for lowering than they Should and neglect ex- ments on its proposals. his Bachelor's and Master's tracurricular activities. Greytak _ II __ I L - -- II -- grades. Most students at the i degrees in electrical engineer- replied that getting students to I I-- - ~.~F-· a forum did not offer opinions on ing from MIT. He succeeds these options, but instead argued work harder, which was not the I Gerald P. Dinneen who that grades should not be lowered Committee's intention, would not resigned to take a positioas in any manner. necessarily be a result of defla- I I President Carter's assistant tion. I s secretary of defense. Howard Schrobc G and Com- Grevtak said that the proposed i
- mittee member Associate Profes- changes in grading would result in sor of Physics Thomas Greytak "truth in packaging" - giving a I-- LOCAL '62 debated whether grades better idea of students' perfor- should be used to separate stu- State Senators Joseph J. C. mance on their transcripts. :rDicarlo and Ronald C. i Mackenzie have been sentenced to' one-year prison terms and 55000 dollar fines for eight counts of political i corruption. US District Judge f Walter Jay Skinner released the defendants without bail pending their appeals.
a 'NIATION: e President Carter announced i this week that the United States -*ill begin talks with i representatives of Vietnam in Paris on establishing complete diplomatic relations without delay and without precondi- i ' . f tions. The offer was-brought p I back by the five-member com- rn mission Carter sent to Viet- .r· nam and Laos earlier this IMlS pedestrian sign appeared a. the Mass Avre c'ossing eaglet month to elicit information i this week. apparentny to test the oud Max.,m ,r:, , ,la% :,:e: 's about American MIA's. 'rotessor ot Management Zenon S. Zannetos explains recent grading can', walk and chew gum at ti'e sam-e time trends at UA forum held Wednesday. IIII I I II r-- I I I1[II I_ I I I -- .I .a , - II _b~p~ PAGE 2 THE TECH FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1977 PBgJa ,I~.lt I~ ~- IL cI ~~"-a~r~~as -l~~~pM
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'\~~~~3ia ! \ v· A;-· uir*/_;4t : s:. ok·J- :··¢:* ssJp, , , s -6CUC~-~ 'rram -'l , FRIDAY, MARCH 25. i977 THE TECH PAGE 3 Viewing the cable -TV right for classes? By Kent Pitman places that have cable TV out- Editor's note: This is the third lets," Rose said, "there are few of installmrent in a series examining them within comfortable reach of the ueMIT cable sy:stem. a telephone." Would it be more efficient to Videotaping of lectures for completely replace large lectures presentation on the N11T cable is with taped ones aired regularly a frequently mentioned alter- over the cable? native to the overcrowding of lec- Assistant Professor of Physics ture halls. How feasible is such a George Brandenburg, current lec- suggestion'? turer for 8.02. believes that taped Professor of Materials Science lectures are not the answer. Roy Kaplow, chairman of the Brandenburg said that he thinks Video Management Group. ex- the students would lose a great plained that before this could be deal because of the imper- considered, provisions would sonalized approach. have to be made so that all stu- He indicated his concern that dents would have accessibility to students would no longer feel a cable monitors. and the costs need to attend lectures. noting would have to be justified by that he prefers to lecture to a live the educational benefits expec- audience. ted. Pr6fessor Rose voiced similar One of the classes specifically objections to taped lectures. mentioned in the early reports to "That's for the birds. I don't the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, believe in that because there's a the organization which funded 'human electricity' that you the installation of the cable, was generate." 3.091, Introduction to Solid State Rose emphasized the need of Chemistry. The plan was to use an instructor to be able to this class as a proving ground for measure the response of his stu- the cable's video instruction dents. If some are not catching on (The Police Blotter is a report East Garage Holdup Olds Stolen capabilities. as fast because of the weather or written by the Campus Patrol on "It was a custom in the past, because it's the Monday after crimes, incidents, and actions on the A woman was robbed earls A 1970 Oldsmobile was re- and mav be in the future .. to Thanksgiving, the instructor must MIT campus each week.) last Friday evening on the first ported stolen from the Tang Hall level of the East Garage by a man parking lot sometime between run review sessions [over the be able to recognize this and com- Car Recovered cable] on Fridays," Professor of pensate by adjusting to the who approached her and told Monda, and Tuesda, evenings. Materials Science Robert Rose group's needs. "At M IT I've been An officer patrolling Amherst her "this is a robber>." The Larceny at DuPont explained. Because of the low teaching for 16 years." said Rose. Alley .early Wednesday evening victim handed over her change second-term enrollment common "and I know what I'm talking spotted from a distance two men purse containing around 55 to A\ ,eloowk and purple athletic to that class and other factors. about." park a green Dodge at the curb. the suspect. who then fled the jacket 'alued at around 50 was however. the results were not as Witt. on the other hand. argues switch over to a waiting black area. The suspect is described as reported stolen from it, un- good as they could have been. that although different problems Chevrolet, and rapidli drive off. follows: Black Male, 18-20 years secured place .at the DuPont ath- The students seemed to like the are involved in teaching via the A close check of the Dodge re- old. 5'5". chubby face. x earing a letic complex last -Thursda. after- "talk-master" style of reviews, cable. it could still be done. "If vealed discrepancies between the beige cap and a grey or black noon. A hook of Common', Meal Rose noted. the student wants to learn the Vehicle Identification Numbers trench coat. Coupons wkas in one pocket. The coupons wAere later reco\,ered Professor of Materials Science subject matter. he will - in class on the dash, engine block. and Chevrolet Stolen August Witt. who taught the or on the screen." In some the registration papers. The vehicle, outside. but the jacket has disap- course last fall. said that due to student would come out ahead, whose ignition had been "pop- \ 1970 Chevrolet Impala Xwas peared. other time considerations, it was Witt added, because "you force ped." was towed for safekeeping. reported stolen from its parking impossible to implement such a the faculty to do more work." It is beleived to have been used in place on AudreN Street sometime program during the '76-'77 school "The purpose of the whole a number of recent armed rob- between 7prm Frida, and 10am year. but that it "should seriously thing is to improve the interaction beries in the mnefropolitan area. Saturda,. be considered for the fall enroll- between student and teacher." q re It r --1-- a 4 '---as ment." Kaplow emphasized. If part of r Professor Rose attributed the the teaching can be accomplished problems that arose in teaching by machine-aided techniques. l the cable review sessions to a lack said Kaplow, it would allow time of facilities for interactive view- for a more personalized teacher- ing. "If you think about the student relationship. I I F HEWLETT~ PACKARD I I Business Management . I and The Greenery Calculators I Walk in 543 Mass Ave. I or call 354-0298 I 547-91 99 I IL i - I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Next year you could be on a schoarship. HP-22 H P-27 An Air Force ROTC two-year scholarship pays Business Scientific your tuition and gives you $100 a month al- Management Plus lowance. 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STUDENT MIT 20E-1 11 Phone 253-4472 CENTER d~es Air Fwce RMM L q%-~I-·- · ~· I 'r i i PAGE 4 THE TECH FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1977 'I 0 - --- I MM 0 - 0 .-- id E-ILI Students may sulffer from Carter actions copf"Myft By William Lasser It may be just a case of paranoia, but college students are beginning to feel harassed by the new Carter administration. First, the President slashed National Direct Student Loans (NDSL) from his fiscal year 1978 budget, then. to make matters worse, he suggested that students not be given draft deferrals if the selective service system were revived. The Congress will apparently ignore Carter's advice and appropriate at least some money for student loans. Besides, Carter is only the latest in a series of Presidents who have attempted to kill the NDSL program President Ford's budget included no money for loans either. The draft problem might be more serious, however, and taken together, these two presidential actions demonstrate a disturbing trend. The draft plan which has been tossed around by some prominent government officials involves mandatory service for all young men (some plans include women as well) in either the armed services or in some other form of public service. The latter might include such organizations as conservation corps and groups to clean up the cities. The merits of the plan, its supporters insist, are obvious. The volunteer army. they claim, is not work- ing - it costs too much, the average intel- ligence of its recruits is too lovw, and it in- cludes a disproportionate number of blacks. It is argued that mandatory ser- I vice would cure the army of its ills, lower . O ~ 1 ~~unemployment in the lower age brackets. reduce crime in the streets and provide thousands of energetic young people who could work for the good of the nation. Some of these arguments may have merit: however. none of them apply to Writing part of bigger proble college students. As a group. students are not in the permanent job By David B. Koretz For the second time in two the end of the independence he market, they are not the perpetrators of violent crimes, they would not Thiis is the second segment oj a years, the administration will had once so avidly sought. substantiall, help out the army-, and their time is better spent in college two-part Perspectives. Part I dealt have abolished a program that Now. the early proponents of than out performing tasks which require little or no education. with the history oJ the Writing had- been hard-fought for and the Writing Program have This is not an elitist approach. The fears of many of the draft's Programnt and of the present crisis. generally acknowledged to be ef- similarly given up. Where does proponents stem from the days of the Vietnam War, when thousands fective, -but one that went against that leave the future of decided to attend college as a means of escaping military duty. If the The problem of Humanities at the traditional doctrines of MIT humanities at MIT? program were reinstituted in its proposed form. nothing of the sort MIT and at technical institutions education. The first was the Here at the Institute, as at every would happen: with the alternative of civilian service, conscientious ob- in general is an old one. but it has Department of Philosophy, technical institution, the question jectors and others would see no need to automatically go to college. been brought to light again by the merged with the Department of of properly educating students in The effect of a mandatory service requirement for college students imminent demise of the Pilot Foreign Languages and the humanities is a prevalent one. would be disastrous. With the demand for specialization and post- Writing Program. Linguistics to form the new Under the guidelines of the cur- graduate education continually increasing, the addition of even a year riculum established in 1974, a stu- or two of civilian or military, service would force doctoral candidates dent can easily graduate with into their late twenties before they would be able to graduate and join almost no background in the the labor force. Furthermore, the break in education - either after Ma31 Vlw humanities. high school or after four undergraduate years - wouid be detrimental Clearly this situation is un- in itself. For some, a year off might be helpful. but for most it would be The current plan of the Depart- Department of Philosophy and desirable, but so was the cur- a distracting burden. ment of Humanities involves a Linguistics. riculum required before the Worst of all. applying the program to college students would be a four-fold program of writing Six years ago, Professor changes in 1974. The older re- terrible waste of the nation's intellectual potential. After serving the courses without the emphasis on Richard Cartwright, head of the quirements restricted underclass- country. those who would otherwise have gone to college might find student-centered teaching that Philosophy section in the Depart- men in their alternatives, but in- themselves too old to go to school. Men and women who could be ac- was the primary concern of the ment of Humanities, won faculty sured that history and literature quiring the knowledge necessary to eventually lead the nation and three-year-old Pilot Program. approval for an undegraduate were included in each student's provide solutions to difficult problems would be wastin2 their time in a Apparently as a result of pres- degree in philosophy and Cor- program. national service program. sure from faculty within the poration approval for the forma- The administration worsens the The reincarnation of the draft is at least a few years away. By then, department and from certain tion of a new Department of situation with its recent cuts. The perhaps the President's almost casual remark will have been forgotten members of the administration, Philosophy'. courses offered in the Writing and reason will prevail. But Carter's perceived tendency to ignore the Harold Hanham and Donald Opponents of the move feared Program were popular, serving rights and needs of the academic community is both offensive and. for Blackmer, Dean and Associate that the new department would several hundred students each Carter. politically disadvantageous. Dean of the School of Humanities attract persons interested in term. More and more students Since the war ended. America's college students have been a quiet and Social Sciences, respectively, philosophy professionally, rather turn to social sciences such as group. In the last election. students were for the most part politically as well as Bruce Mazlish. head of than educators aiming to impart economics to fulfill the inactive. Yet. as seen by the storm of antiwar protests in the late 1960's the Department of Humanities, philosophy as a facet of the humanities requirements. That is students are easill aroused when their own interests are at stake, and have withdrawn the support humanities. the practical alternative for stu- their protests are highly effective and highly visible. which they gave the program in Cartwright denied charges that dents who do not want simply to There are two reasons for Jimmy Carter to retract his statement that its early years. the segregation of the section into substitute impersonal lectures on college students should not be exempted from a national service -Without the support and a department would stifle com- the arts for impersonal lectures on program. The first is based on reason -it is simply a bad idea. The se- budget of the department, the munication between C'sciplines. scinece and engineering. cond is based on politics - if the move were made at any time before Writing Program is near its end. Proponents also maintained that Student-centered teaching. as the 1980 election, students could hurt the incumbent's chances at the With proponents of the student- departmental status would evidenced by the turnout for polls. Judging from Carter's first few months in office, and from his centered teaching methods - provide faculty members with writing classes, is the best way to previous two-year campaign, he would seem to be much morelikely to Professors Sanford Kaye and higher esteem among professional interest students in humanities. respond to the second consideration. Joseph Brown - out of the way colleagues. Until the administration and the after this year, the Institute will In January 1976 The Tech School of Humanities and Social freely be able to implement a cur- reported that the merger with the Science come to this conclusion, Lynn T. Yamada'78 - Chairperson riculum opposite in nature to that Linguistics department was in the humanities will continue to take a William Lasser'78 - Editor-in-Chief lauded by students and educators planning stages. Cartwright very distant back seat to. Rebecca L. Waring'79 - Managing Editor throughout the country. publicly offered no resistance to technology here. i 32. News Editors: Mark H. James '78, Nivin Pei '79 Features Editor: David B. Koretz '78 Night Editors: Kevin A. Wiggers'79. Steve Frann '80. Patrick Thompson '80 Photo Editors: Gordon Haff '79, Lee Lindquist '79 Sports Editors: Tom Curtis '80. Gary Engelson '80 Arts Editor: Katy Gropp '80 Advertising Manager: David Thompson '78 Contributing Editors: Glenn Brownsteirt '77, Tom Klimowicz ring Pgams book: the controversy rages on '77, Julia Malakie '77, Gerald Radack '77. John Sallay '77, Mark Munkacsy '78, David Schaller '78. Leonard Tower. Jr. Third Class postage paid at Boston. MA. The Tech is published twice a week during the academic year (except during MIT vacations) and once during the last week of July. Please send all correspondence to: P.O. Box 29. MIT Branch. Cambridge. MA 02139. Offices at Room W20-483. 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. MA. Telephone: (617) 253-1541. Advertising and subscription rates available on request Humanities Department-head Bruce-Mazlish and the Wr-t~ring P.-qa 's book: the controversy rages on. IP-r,- --- L_~Qd- - ~ I r· C-Ir eeeI rd L FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1977 THE TECH PAGE 5 op-lnn .( 0 I --r ---- -I L I --- I -- ---I = a. Preserve MITwriting To the Editor: year (wh ich includes all the senior I would like to encourage all staff antI those junior staff who people interested in the preserva- might re4ceive appointments at the tion of the, writing program, and usual tinne in June) to remain and especially student-centered continue: working to improve teaching at MIT, to change the what is ileft of the program. This direction of their efforts from will reqt uire establishing a work- simply attacking the administra- ing rela tionship with the new tion. to proposing and pursuing a director and steering committee if productive course of action. The and whe:n they are appointed. only way anything will be ac- A thi rd possibility, that of complished is if we work together changingg the proposed structure, for our common goals. requires that an alternative be in- Two issues have been discus- troducedJ, and a dialog with the UT sed: is the administration being administ ration be established. honest (and will we stand for it if In con clusion, it's time for us to it isn't), and will there continue to stop lick ing our wounds and start I be student-centered writing preparin,g for the future. If no courses at MIT? These two ques- propos als for action are tions are related but separate, so forthcon ning. let's not endanger we should not let the success or with rice)cheting accusations what I failure or one cause the failure of is left off the writing program by the other. alienatin g those who give it neces- I Discussion at the two student sary supiport. If the issues of good \ meetings to "save the Writing faith onI both sides are to be Program" showed that the top heard, le:t the accused respond. in priority of those present was to an open forum. or at least on the maintain and foster student news pa!ges of our newspapers. arI ( centered teaching. This could Peter Fiekowskv '77 - I I ,I I IL -_I------I either be done outside or within - - the Writing Program structure proposed by Dean [Harold J.] Quartet Hanham. Psychiatric Counseling Larry Carsman Doing it outside will require a S'd.JI_ Va' 2- - -.M:, V-.gaM' 2 source of funding from For College Age Adults UJKlI Robin Lane Band somewhere, and that will require T %ila, 22a' -- Vec-esca,%Ia3 3ir finding one or more people will- 2,;.f-I Timestream ing to and in a position to do College Mental Health Center LLIu'SC2a Mv~arE 3' some careful negotiating. Young Adults Doing it within the structure Located in Prudential Center means healing the rift that has e Ladies Invited Fabunt mLt-tasttt But~ formed within the writing For information call 262-3315 1350 Cambridge St., Inman Sq., Ovr yt/Rda¥3:00 to 6:00 program and encouraging those Camnbridge. 354-8458 O Sundatytpp[w4"Oft- happy 5howht who have appointments for next --I _ a, I _, __ I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F, I I - ,, -a I -= - - -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ;i ( (4 10~~~~~~I C'4 i8 ( STEREO ' 1 \ ' rr s-u }~~ C- . 00. 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Orpheum Theatre. Mimi is close to death, and wants to be By William Lasser near Rudolfo. Surrounded by her friends, La Bohemle is perhaps the perfect opera. she dies quietly. leaving her lover in tears Giacomo Puccini's music places him and Musetta and Marcello in each others' among the great Romantic composers. but arms. it is his theatrical sense. his flair for the Trussel and Falewicz present fine perfor- dramatic. which makes this tragic love mances as the ill-fated lovers. Trussel's story the premiere example of the power of voice is clear, lacking the Italian tone one is opera. used to hearing in the part, but full of emo- The Boston Opera Company has tion and energy. Falewicz. especially in the produced a Boheme which stresses above famous "Mi chiamano Mimi," is at times all the opera as superb musical theatre. weak: her voice sounds strained in the high Unlike the recent television broadcast from passages. However, her characterization, Rodolfo (Jack Trussel) comforts Mimi (Magdalena Falewicz) on her deathbed in a scene the Metropolitan Opera Company in New facial expressions and acting ability gave from the Opera Company of Boston's production of Puccini's La Boheme. York. this production does not rest on the the role dramatic force. laurels of brilliant singing. Lacking the Christo's Musetta was outstanding. Her likes of Luciano Povarotti and Renata voice was the best in the opera - her rendi- Scotto, Artistic Director Sarah Caldwell tion of '"Musetta'sWaltz" in Act Two was has emphasized the libretto over the the highlight of the performance. The win- musical score. acting over singing. Keeping ner of second place in the Metropolitan isevents with this approach. the opera is performed Opera National Auditions, her tone is clear will be giving his fifth annual Boston con- and vivacious, perfectly suited to her role. Guitarist Ron Hudson will give a concert in English. cert on Sunday, April 3 at 8:30prm at Holgate, who starred in the Broadway in the upper cafeteria at Bentley College on La Bohemne is the story of the tragic love Saturday evening, March 26. The perfor- Jordan Hall, new England Conservatory. of Rudolfo (Jack Trussel) and Mimi production of 1776. has a powerful voice Tickets are available at the Jordan Hall first place in the mance will begin at 8pm. Tickets will be (Magdalena Falewicz). He is a poor Pari- and is a fine actor. He won stores and at Met Auditions. and his training in the available at the door for $1.00 (with a stu- box office, Strawberries music sian poet. she an equally impoverished further information, call 491- musical theatre fit in perfectly with the tone dent ID), and for $2.00 for the general the door. For seamstress. They meet on Christmas Eve public. 6543. when. looking for a light for her candle. she of the overall production. knocks at the door of Rudolfo's garret The first act arias of Rudolfo and Mimi, where he lives with his friends Marcello and their tender duets in the final act. have "Rich and Famous," a new comedy by The Boston Shakespeare Company pre- (Ronald Holgate), a painter: Colline (John to suffer in comparison with the John Guare, will open a four week engage- sents The Mechant of Venice, opening Davies). a philosopher: and Schaunard Metropolitan production. But the group ment at the Wilbur Theatre on Monday, March 31. It will play in repertory with the (Ralph Griffin), a musician. numbers, notably among the Bohemian ar- March 28 at 8pm, with three special perfor- Company's current production, A Midsum- Mimi is ill: throughout the long winter tists. were far more lively and interesting mances scheduled for Friday, March 25 at mer Night's Dream, Performances of The she becomes weaker and weaker. until than the Met's. The orchestra was strong 8pm and Saturday, March 26 at 2 and 8prnm. Merchant of Venice will be every Thursday Rudolfo. consumed by guilt because he can but controlled throughout, the sets attrac- Mail orders 'may be sent to the Wilbur and Saturday evening at 8pm, with A Mid- not provide warmth and food for her. tive although perhaps a bit confining. Theatre, 252 Tremont St., Boston. For summer Nights-Dream performing Fridays leaves in despair. Mimi goes to a tavern Caidwell has produced a thoroughly en- group sales and theatre parties, call 423- at 8pm. The Boston Shakespeare Company near the gate of Paris to look for him. and joyable Bohemne. The Company has cap- 4008. Theatre is located on the corner of the two agree to stay together until spring. tured the essence of the opera, and in it the Berkeley and Marlborough Streets in Back when they will -end the affair. essence of Puccini. -- Ali Akbar Khan, India's great sarod player Bay. The box office telephone 267-5600. - - ~~----I~,-c-~~~-;, - , ______N_ =M, c I W w AMWAw- w 4h ZOduFE!SrT T-JIdt7-I TOS'Ai a 0 =#v*1m 3I: . 3 S ammm 299S system_v IK 2215 Receiver...... 149.00 .W.P 0- - - *a.- ftr 1...99.00 2220B Receiver...... i ,-wmw -~ ~ -ZlJbm- - ~/Ii.. -alfmmo- - H 2225 Receiver.....-...... 00 · l/lm~llwl~,w~~~l.rmmlww~ 22358 Receiver...... 2 oo..00 2250 Receiver...... 329.00 2275 Receiver...... 0...... 42400 2325 Receiver...... 5 00... 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Despite their discomfort tributing to the excellent season in A\ll this time. Dave Schallcr '7 So you think that spring is here teams are out on the Charles the icemen turned in an amazing the water for MIT. .s!i leading the pistof team on to and winter has gone. One look nearly every morning now, and as record of 11-7-1. Don't berate Both men's and Aomen's fenc- ,itcur',. Team captain Schaiicr outside will dispel that notion. the weather gets better, the that season total; the club was ing have good memories of the was a membner of the ,quad w hich The spring sports season has not number of shells out on the river working against the stigma of not season just past. Having an es- shot the new National \Air Pistol quite yet arrived either. will increase. But now, in between having had a winning season in pecially good season was Judy tearn record Jle was also in- Baseball, tennis, crew and regular seasons, is a good time over a decade. 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MARCH 25;-19'77 - pS~·Bk q~ ~·-~I -~-1I- Za~ B~`B· LPI -- 1 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Season preview Saildors fst n hrega tta Baseball to rebuild his season By Audrey Creenhil- fourth place in the varsity division By Tom Curtis be starting this year ftr the first Academy at 3pm. The second and Last Sunday, on a day more with only three points separating While most have been fighting time. Coach O'Brien has not yet third weeks of the schedule suited to skiing than to sailing, them from second. Freshman against the last few winter snow- picked a starting second baseman' should be the toughest with away the MIT sailing team topped a Dave Nelson with crew Tom storms, the MIT baseball team In the outfield, the team has games Wednesday at Tufts, field of five schools in its first Olausson '80 placed second in his has been preparing for spring, only one returning starter, Jay Thursday at Boston College, regatta of the spring season. division. practicing indoors in Rockwell Cooprider '79. Cooprider, Saturday at Bowdoin, and a home The win was a combined effort Tomorrow and Sunday the Cage. however, is injured and a doubt- game the following Monday of varsity, freshmen and women's men will be defending the Boston After graduating four starters ful starter this year. Steve against' Brandeis. divisions. Five races were sailed at Dinghy Club Cup in the 47th last year, Coach Francis Garverick '79 and Kevin Holland MIT competes in the Greater Harvard in Interclub dinghies. NEISA Spring Invitational at O'Brien's troops are rebuilding, '79 are in starting outfield posi- Boston League against Brandeis, Barbara Belt '77 and Sally Coast Guard. There will be trying to fill the gaps. The tions for the first time. the defending champion, Tufts, Huested '78 co-skippered to win twenty schools competing, in- toughest space to fill will be that The Beavers open the season and NCAA Division I schools low-point honors in the women's eluding some ,from the Pacific of Mike Royal '76, last year's ace next week with their annual trip Boston College, Harvard, and division. As co-skippers, seniors Coast and the South. The pitcher who has recorded more to Florida, where they will play in Northeastern. The Beavers will Chris Berg, Bit Critcn, Chris freshmen sail Sunday in an in- Donnelly and Steve Ryan took vitational at Harvard. wins than any other hurler in the Sanford Baseball Classic. On try to improve on last year's 14-1 1 - -- -- MIT history. the return trip, the team will play record (3-5 in GBL) and repeat -- Trying to fill Royal's spot are Jacksonville University and their feat of 1974, receiving a bid Ken Smith '77 and Pete Methodist College of Fayetteville, to the NCAA Division II and III Steinhagen '79. Smith, last year's North Carolina. playoffs. number-two man, returns for his The Beavers return home the However, the going will be [OPEN HOUSE fourth year on the mound for the Monday after Spring break to tough. Only time can tell if they Beavers. Steinhagen. in his second play Massachusetts Maritime will succeed. I 9am to 3pm March 30,31 year. returns with an excellent 8-1 record. For hitting. the Beavers will rely on captain Dan Sundberg '77. Sundberg, in his fourth year. Belmont D ay School is the team's power hitter and will provide those long blasts that can turn a game around. In the infield, Sundberg. COEDUCAT I ONAL formerly a catcher, has switched &j t @~p~;,s~ CO U' NTRY DAY SCHOOL positions with last year's first baseman Joe Kracunas '79. At Nurrsery thru Grade 6 shortstop. Bob Maresca '78 will 'hone 484-3078 The Bei-nc nmtDay Schoo; Admits Students of Any Golfers open with trip to south Race. CColor and National or Ethnic Origin. By Leo Bonnell Dornbusch '78. Doug Wegner '79 notably that of Mike Mendelson Leo Bonnell '77 is a member of the and Mike Mendelson '80. The in- who won his last fall JV match on 55 Day School Lane, Belmont, Ma. 02178 V-arsityt golf team. spired play of the newcomers last the first sudden-death hole. I~~~~l----Ir ~~~~~~~~~~~~· I~~~~~~~~~~~~~li--1 CYrl 1 Ipll r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16--IC~~~~~~~~~r-P91~~~~~~ After a ver, successful 5-2 fall fall means that a spot for the Prospects appear excellent for a season, one of its best in recent veterans in the starting seven is by fourth consecutive winning year years. the varsity golf team will be no means assured. Both Wegner for the Engineers, as well as for a heading south soon on a seven- and Dornbusch were in the top strong showing in the Greater day pre-season training trip over five, competing in the New Bostons in late April. The first spring vacation. Englands in October. Also, the home match will be on Monday, The golfers are fortunate to be improved play of several of the JV April l, against Suffolk and able to practice and play on some golfers must be considered, most Clark. of the finest courses in the south during that week. Current plans call for the team to stop first in Graduate Student Savannah. Ga. where the)y will spend two days in competition Council Awards Nominees for the Irwin Sizer Award for "the most signifi- against Armstrong State College i" cant improvement to MIT education." are being sought by at the beautiful Savannah Inn and the MIT Graduate Student Council Country club. On the way to -4 The award, which carries a cash gift. was established by Florida the team will also play at GSC In 1975 as a permanent tribute to Dr. Irwin Sizer, the Sea Island Country Club in -4 former Dean of the Graduate School and now president of Brunswick. Ga., not far from Jim- the Health Science Fund and consultant to the Resource my Carter's now-famous summer Development Office. home. This course, rated in the Nominations are also being sought for the Graduate Stu- nation's top 50, is one of the most dent Council Award for "effective and dedicated teaching of challenging to be found a graduate level course." Through this award, the Council anywhere. hopes to focus attention on faculty who devote increasing While in Florida, the linksmen amounts of time and resources to improved teaching, will be guests of the Florida In- -4 Letters of nomination for both awards - including stitute of Technology in references and supporting material - should be submitted Melbourne. As in past years, the .4 Do what interests you most to the Graduate Student Council Office. Room 50-1 by Engineers will practice and com- 10. April 13th at the latest. folk dance, work at an pete for four days against FIT -- I -- archaeological dig, study at a ------and other local colleges on several university, live on kibbutz. And of the fine courses nearby, in- at the same time, have a short, cluding Admiralty Country Club. I in-depth Israel experience. Team members selected by Summer programs offer you a ., Coach Barry to go on the trip in- number of extra curricular clude veterans Robert Kneeland activities: you can spend a week '77, Leo Bonnell '77, Mark Your own in Sinai, visit a settlement in the Swenson '78, Mark Hughes '79, Golan Heights, tour big cities Mike Varrell '79 and Lee Suna private and historical sites. Meet people '79, as weil as newcomers Jaime and gain awareness of Israel as I counselor a social, economic, cultural, w~0\ i / to inform, to support, and to be religious and political reality. 'X with you throughout the Have a good time.while you are abortion procedure. doing it. Contact the Israel Program Center and Laboratory tests, including Pap test, inquire about five-through-nine-week r·: birth control information. the contra- ceptive method of your choice. and summer programs. I follow-up visit are provided at one American Zionist Youth Foundation, I, / moderate fee. 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