Back Page The Weather Today: Mostly sunny, 80°F (27°C) Tonight: Comfortable, 64°F (17C) Tomorrow: More clouds, 83°F (28°C) Detaib, Page 2 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Sunday, August 29, 1993 _ _-- 61 I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i si- _ - - I C Fro~~ ~eaetion~ By Hyun Soo Kim he would not rush PBE. ASSOIATE NEWSEDITOR Other freshmen were not sur- Freshmen expressed mixed prised that incidents heightening views on the demonstration held racial tensions occurred at MIT. before Phi Beta Epsilon yesterday, Reginald Paulding '97 said, "This is which, according to Tommie A. like the real world where stuff like Henderson '95, one of the rally's that does happen. When I came here organizers, was to promote racial I was sort of open to rushing a fra- awareness on campus. ternity, but now I-don't think I Both Henderson and Michaei K. wlil."' Daly '94, president of PBE, said "I was aware of this [incident] that many freshmen had asked ques- before," said Martin Gilkes '97. "'I tions about the incident last spring heard about this last year, from a that precipitated the two-day person in PBE, who told me a dif- demonstration, when someone ferent account. I don't know who to shouted racial epithets from a PEE believe. I heard both accounts." window at four black students pass- Keith V. Bevans '95, another ing by. rally organizer, said, "A lot of peo- Daly declined to comment on ple have asked us and PBE ques- what effect the rally would have on tions about the incident. They'll PBE's rush. It was still too early to hear both sides of the story and will tell, he said. However, many fresh- make intelligent decisions on their men visiting PBE were very con- own. cerned about the incident, he added. Bevans added that some fresh- Freshman Juan C. Fuenmayor men are not interested in the issue expressed surprise at the incident of racial discrimination at MIT. last spring. He said, "You would "We are trying to raise the level of expect MIT to be focused on intelli- awareness, MIT needs to have a set A freshman checks into Clearlnghouse at McCormick Hall. Clearinghouse tracks freshman during gent matters. With people so smart policy to handle issues like this Residence and Orientation Week. here, it is surprising that such a stu- thing happened." He added that Protest, Page 6 L_ ,,, -- ------ ·Y -- -- -- I pid e~ I I -~ii ·--a - L_--~re · I III - ~I I -s - 9 - - Il Il I I III I =- - - ·- - - i 9 Elsevwhere Offers Escape from Rush By Eva Moy freshmen]*" some familiar faces from Project MOYA or Elsewhere NEWS EDITOR Because freshmen are not required to sign other freshmen that they have met so far at "Elsewhere" is more than just 15 years of in or out, Clearinghouse - and hence living MIT, Tsou said. Play-Doh and Legos. groups - will not able to locate them, Howe Elsewhere, located on the fifth floor reading added. Staffers trained to help Politcal room in the Student Center, has provided fresh- "I just want to get away from Rush for a little Elsewhere is staffed 24 hours a day by two By Eva Moy men with a relaxed, rush-free zone for 15 years while," said freshman Victor Y. Tsou. "I'm real- trained Elsewhere workers, Howe said. It NEWS EDITOR now, said Jo-Anne M. Kokoski '96, a Resi- ly, really tired, and I haven't gotten a lot of opened Friday afternoon and will continue until Like Elscwhere .... =!o_ denrce and Orien.ation Week worker at Else- sleep," said Tsou, commenting that Elsewhere is noon next Friday. where also offers a rush-free escape, where. a "nice, quiet place." Howe explained that workers chosen for Play-Doh, and a support system for "It's very important, especially for people "There are a lot of juvenile, regressive Elsewhere are "friendly people who are willing freshmen. who, say, are pressured to Rush but do not things" like puzzles, Kool Aid, and crayons to talk with freshmen." They undergo a manda- But the similarities stop there. want to do it," said Sara Howe '94, one of this "that I haven't seen in a while,"Tsou added. tory training session to try to prepare them in At Queer Elsewhere, students year's two Elsewhere coordinators. "You can talk to freshmen and upperclass- case of certain situations. For example, a few can get angry about the system with No Rush paraphernalia, including T-shirts men who are here with unbiased views," Adam years ago, a freshman was angry at being other gay, lesbian, and bisexual peo- or name tags representing living groups or W. Meyerson '97 said. Elsewhere also offers flushed came to Elsewhere and "tore up the ple. At Queer Elsewhere, people sororities, is allowed at Elsewhere, Howe said. an escape from persistent fraternities asking place," she said. don't assume the students who "People have been in and out," Kokoski freshmen to go on tours or visit, he added. Overall, it came together pretty well, Howe come in are straight. At Queer Else- said. "It seems to be pretty popular with [thle Elsewhere also allows students to meet said. where, the staffers tell students that they do not have to just accept homophobia. "Elsewhere thinks of itself as kind of a therapeutic recovery zone, which I think is very necessary. [But] Queer Elsewhere is for people who feel excluded and ostracized from all of Rush," said Jospeh A. Powers Jr. '92, one of the workers at Queer Elsewhere. "While Queer Elsewhere is empowering in a personal and polit- ical way, Elsewhere tends to person- alize psychological stress without making a critical political statement about the procedure of rush, and without providing a place where people can yell and exchange their anger with other people who are angry." "Some people have asked, 'If there's a Queer Elsewhere, why isn't there a Persons-of-color Else- where?' " Powers said. He thinks of the incident involving Phi Beta Epsilon "as symptomatic of the racism all over rush and the greek Students play a game of Rilsk while relaxing at Elsewhere. Puzles, games, crayons, markers, and toys are available for freshmen to play with. Elsewhere, located .on the fifth floor of the Student Centers is Intended to let freshmen get away from the hectic pace of nrush. 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