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Freshmen began lining up asearly as 3:00 p.m. to receive theirdormitory assignments. The linewound around and filled the entiresecond floor of the Student Center.

Although a few students, likeJames C. Li '97, felt the delay was"understandable, because there's alot of stuff to process," most stu-dents were upset.

"I think they could have handledit a lot better," said JeffTsay '97.

"It's kind of frustrating," addedMark Roh'97.

Some students, including sopho-more transfer student Rana Biswas'96, were trying to decide betweenpledging a fraternity and enteringthe dormitory system, and were anx-ious to learn the results of the lot-tery. Biswas said that "after a day'sworth of programming," the delaywas disappointing.

Yesterday evening, freshmenfound out the results of the housinglottery and made the move to theirpermanent dormitories. Most werepleased with their dormitory assign-ments, but a few were disappointed.

The lottery was conducted in asimilar manner to lotteries of pastyears, explained Andrew M. Eisen-mann '75, assistant dean for resi-dence and campus activities. On thefirst pass, students are placed intheir first choice dormitories. Someare then moved to under-subscribeddormitories, which are also usuallywithin the student's top three choic-es. In addition, the lottery takes intoconsideration the male to femaleratio in each dormitory.

Because of hardware problems,the housing results were handed outover an hour late yesterday. "Wewere then forced to use our backup

... and that people will learn fromeach other and eventually take onthis [team-working] skill to use inother subjects," Cerny said.

The team will receive the samecourse materials as the rest of theclass, but will meet at least once aweek to discuss and work on prob-lem sets. Team members will takeexams individually.

Grading differs for 5.11, 3.091In 5.1 1. a TeamWorks partici-

pant will get the individual grade orthe team average grade, dependingon which is higher and as long asthe grade is passing. "lf an individ-uas receives an A anid te team aver-age is a B, then the individual getsan A. The higher grade is what youget. But if your team gets a C, andyou get a D, you would get a D. Theonly time a team grade counts is ifthe individual has at least a passinggrade," Cerny said.

On the other hand, grades in3.09 1 will consist of two-thirds ofthe individual grade and one-thirdof the group grade. Professor ofMaterial Science and EngineeringAugust F. Witt said, "It lowers thegrade of the top student and raisesthe grade of the student with thelowest grade in the group."

Including the team grade as partof the grade the student will receiveprovides incentive for the team to

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By Hyun Soo KimASSOCIATE NEWSEDITOR

This semester, tifeshman chem-istry courses will offer a pilot pro-gram called TeamWorks. The pro-gram emphasizes teamwork byoffering students the option ofworking in groups of four to learnthe course material.

The freshmen chemistry coursesare Principles of Chemical Science(5.11) and Introduction to SolidState Chemistry (3.091).

According to Melinda G. Cerny,coordinator of education for thechemistry department, TeamWorksparticipants will help and learn fromeachn othner. "We're hnoping to havemembers of a team who have a lotof chemistry background and othermembers who do not have as much

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A gas station cashier testified Monday that Damian MonroeWilliams hit trucker Reginald 0. Denny on the head with a brick atthe outset of the Los Angeles riots last year and that Williams earlierhad threatened to attack and kill people.

The cashier, Gabriel Quintana, is the first prosecution witness todirectly identify either of the two defendants on trial for attempting tokill Denny and for assaulting or robbing five other motorists and twofirefighters as they passed through the intersection of Florence andNormandie avenues as rioting broke out on April 29, 1992 inresponse to the acquittals that day of four police officers charged inthe beating of black motorist Rodney G. King.

Quintana's testimony that Williams had threatened to kill peopleis critical to prosecutors' efforts to establish the defendant's intent -a necessary element in the charge of willful, deliberate and premedi-tated attempted murder.

Quintana, 22, said Williams and several other people attacked hiscashier's booth after beating Denny, breaking bullet-proof glass withbricks, a hammer and a dolly. He said he fled to a bathroom, but hisassailants removed the door from its hinges, dragged him out, kicked,beat and robbed him of between $90 and $100 of his personal money.Williams, he said, slammed his face into a window.

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this is a raIpdly changing environment."In Jerusalem, Israeli officials said

they were in the midst of talks withthe PLO about the issue of mutualrecognition. A senior Israeli diplomat,Uri Savir, director-general of the For-eign Ministry, is talking with PLOofficials in Norway about meetingIsrael's conditions for fiull recognition.

Deputy Foreign Minister YossiBeilin told reporters that those condi-tions are acknowledging the right ofIsrael to exist, "putting an end to ter-rorism" and changing the PLOcovenant to delete references to car-rying out armed struggle againstIsrael.

Beilin sa): he was not optimisticthat the PLO was about to make thechange. He -aid Israel would insiston some tan:ible proof that the PLOhad changed its ways.

Bassam Abu-Sharif, a senioraide to PLO Chairman YasserArafat, told reporters in Tunis thatthe PLO covenant has been "super-seded" by events. PLO officials said

s~~~~imCilar '' ~~:-- ~gas i Il a things Ill ig s c ,ig theiracceptance of Israel four years ago.

Even by Middle East standards,Tuesday's events were both extraor-dinary and confusing. Senior Israeliand PLO officials - the same onesstill dancing around the question ofwhether to recognize each other --spent much of the day givingspeeches and making televisionappearances defending their agree-ment against a barrage of criticismfrom Israelis and Arabs.

Arafat, on the stump in Egypt,called it a "historic achievement."Peres, on "CBS This Morning," saidit could end "a hundred years ofhatred, of suffering, of misunder-standing, of terror, of war, and offerour children a new morning."

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the Syrian front at this time.U.S. officials and other partici-

pants stressed that arduous detailsremain to be negotiated before theagreement, which confers limitedPalestinian self-rule on the GazaStrip and the West Bank town ofJericho, can be fully implemented.They likened the current situation tothe tense period that existed betweenthe autumn of 1978, when Israel andEgypt reached an accord at CampDavid.

But it was clear that a historicturning point had been reached inthe volatile region with theannouncement this week of theIsraeli-PLO accord. The PLOappears prepared to accept officiallythe existence of Israel, 45 yearsafter the creation of the Jewish state,while Israel has agreed to negotiateissues previously off-limits, includ-ing the status of Jerusalem.

The agreement, negotiatedsecretly in Oslo, stands on its own,regardless of the outcome of futurenegotiations in which israci and ihePLO would officially recognize eachother, a senior Israeli official said.But the lack of agreement on recog-nition created uncertainty about whowill represent the Palestinians atnext week's planned signing.

Senior PLO officials want tocome to Washington for a ceremo-ny, Arab diplomats said, but theUnited States has not formally rec-ognized the PLO, which it still con-siders a terrorist group. Israel is notyet prepared to sit down with seniorofficials of a group still nominallycommitted to Israel's destruction.

"There's been no change in ourpolicy with respect to the PLO at thepresent time," Christopher toldreporters Tuesday. "On the other hand,

Participants in the Middle Eastpeace negotiations said Tuesdaythey expect Israel's landmarkagreement with the Palestine Liber-ation Organization to be signed inWashington next week, but thequestion of who will sign for thePLO is still being negotiatedbecause Israel has not formally rec-ognized the group.

Secretary of State WarrenChristopher said the United Stateswill "strongly support" the deal andwill participate in an internationalfinancial aid program for the pro-posed PLO-run territories in theGaza Strip and Jericho.

The agreement between partiesonce thought to be the MiddleEast's most implacable enemiesthrew a cloud of confusion over theI lth round of U.S.-brokered peacenegotiations, which began hereTuesday.

With crucial political negotia-tions continuing in Norway and theMiddle East, Palestinian delegateswere wondering what their negotiat-ing mission was, participants said.Representatives to the talks herefrom Jordan, Lebanon and Syriaappeared to be marking time, wait-ing to see what happens betweenIsrael and the PLO.

U.S. and Israeli officials cau-tioned against any expectation thatthe Israel-PLO accord would lead toan early peace agreement betweenIsrael and Syria. Syria has not com-mitted iself to the Israel-PLO deal,officials said, and Israel is facingsuch a domestic political uproar overits agreement with the PLO that it isunwilling to press for progress on

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WASHINGTON

AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland Tuesday ruled out any corn-promise with the White House over the North American Free TradeAgreernent and warned that labor would "go for broke" to defeat thetreaty in Congress.

Kirkland said it was too late to try to reach any agreement withthe White House. "At this stage I think that (possibility) has beenovertaken by events," he said. Kirkland said he thought at one pointthat the treaty could be renegotiated, but that point had passed.

Democratic leaders in the House predict overwhelming oppositionto the treaty. Majority Whip David E. Bonior, D-Mich., the third-.oa;kin, Democrat, said last weekend that as rmnny as three-burt-hs ofthe House members mnay vote against the treaty.

Opposition to the treaty has been led by organized labor, whichfears massive job losses to Mexico, and by a coalition of environmen-tal organizations that fear a shift in production from the United Statesto Mexico, where environmental standards are weaker.

NAFTA, negotiated under the Bush administration, would removemost trade barriers among the United States, Canada and Mexico,creating the world's largest free-trade market.

Skirn Test Would Allow QuickDiagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

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A new skin test may allow rapid diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseand may also be able to predict who will develop the disease, a find-ing that may make possible more effective treatment for the disorder.

Alzheimer's, which affects as many as four million Americans,producing severe memory loss and eventually death, can now bediagnosed only by excluding all other possible diseases.

"This discovery, if confirmed, could provide a big step forward inour efforts to deal with and understand the disease," said PatriciaGrady, acting director of the National Institute of Neurological Disor-ders and Stroke, where the research was conducted.

Researchers hnave been iniensively seeking new diagnostic tech-niqucs to complement a number of potential treatments for the dis-case now being studied, such as the recently approved drug tacrine.

The hope is that these treatments will be much more effective ifthey are used in the early stages of the disease, but it has been impos-sible to test such a theory because of the inability of clinicians toidentify Alzheimer's victims at an early stage.

WEATHEREmily Heads Northeast

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the majority of his constituents arepoor urban dwellers in cities con-

WASHINGrOS nected by Interstate 85.Latinos are Moreover, Watt said, 45 percent·er in Con- of his constituents are white and helecision this could not have been elected, partic-to question ularly in a crowded primary, with-ss thai put out substantia;l wvlie suppori.

"This is the most integrated dis-ite Democ- trict North Carolina ever had, whenTely shaped you think about it," the congressmanwhose black said. "Implicit in (the Supremethe House Court's) opinion is the assumption

992 - one that white representatives can effec-state for the tively represent white and black peo-pending on ple while black representatives areng decision capable of representing only blackiere from a constitutuents and that we will disre-n of the 57 gard in some way the white con-nd Latinos stituents in our districts," he said.viany more But Melvin G. Shimm, a lawSal districts professor at Duke University, said.o that he and the other plaintiffs, alldivided 5-4, Democrats, had brought the suit as anstitutiona!- matter of principle.the Voting "The most important civil rightle agent of of all is the right to vote," Shimme change in said. "This trumps all of the others.rican politi- Our feeling is that anything thatId it extend- compromises or corrupts the integri-)rity prefer- ty of the process is very vigorouslyssions and to be opposed."

The plaintiffs did not base their8-year-old claim on any loss of white votingcd to repre- power. Though the state elected itsith District, first two black congressmen in his-nion calling tory in 1992, 10 of the 12 House"political seats are still held by whites, who

make up 78 percent of the popula-like design tion. Rather, the plaintiffs said thatmiles long the segregation of voters into sepa-wider than rate districts by race violated their

hugs across constitutional right to a "colorE subject of blind" electoral process., in a recent The Supreme Court, in an opinion:ohesive as written by Justice Sandra Dayict because O'Connor, overturned lower court

decisions upholding the redistrictingand ordered further court proceedingson whether the state had any basis fordrawing the district other than race.

O'Connor, in one section of heropinion, seemed to be concernedonly with districts with bizarreshap's like ine i2thl, an inlerpreta-tion that experts say might affc'c:halfa dozen congressional districts.

But elsewhere O'Connor explic-itly refused to decide whether theintentional creation of so-calledmajority-minority districts, withoutother justifications, is constitutional.Legal and political experts said thatif the answer is no, many more dis-triects could be jeopardized.

While never explicitly men-tioned in the Supreme Court's opin-ion, partisan politics have been asinvolved in the drawing of minoritydistricts as race itself.

North Carolina originallyplanned only one majority-minoritydistrict until the Justice Departmentunder then-President Bush inter-vened, forcing the state to draw asecond one and more closely followthe 1990 Census.

The Republican Party has in thepast had an admitted strategy ofencouraging the formation of suchdistricts nationwide. Some Republi-can leaders foresaw that concentratingblack votes, usually in urban districts,would dilute black voting strength insuburban districts. Since blacks voteoverwhelmingly Democratic, thatwould help elect Republicanswhich is exactly what happened in fhe

1992 congressional elections in statesfrom Florida to Ohio.

Critics of the ruling note that theSupreme Court has been very reluctantto interfere with states' redistrictingdecisions in almost any other situation.

Even as blacks and Ibecoming a major powgress, a Supreme Court dsummer has thrown intthe redisricting procemany of them into office.

The court upheld whrats' challenge to a bizarNorth Carolina district Mmajority sent a black toof Representatives in 19of two elected from the sfirst time in history. Dehow the court's confusilis read, however, anywhhandful to several dozerseats held by blacks arcould be challenged. Nstate legislative and localso could be injeopardy

The Supreme Court, ceven left in doubt the cority of a key section ofRights Act of 1965, thmost of the considerablethe complexion of Amercians in recent years. Anmed its challenge of minoences in college admisgovernment contracting.

Melvin Watt, the 41black businessman electssent North Carolina's 12says that the court's opirhis district linesapartheid" is itself racist.

The boa constrictor-Iof the 12th, which is 160and in some places is nothe interstate highway it tthe state, has made it themuch derision. But Watt,interview, said it is as cany congressional distri

While Hurricane Emily is expected to move away from the U.S.mainland during this forecast period, stay tuned to local radio and TVfor updates on Emily's progress for the next 18-24 hours. Coastalsections of far southern New England and the islands off Cape Codmay experience some occasional heavy rain with gusty winds andbeach erosion through early Thursday.

Our weather will be influenced by the interaction of Emily with acold front that will have passed through the area this morning andstalled to our south. The circulation around Emily will advect warm,moist air over the frontal surface in our area. Consequently rain andrain showers will result. The persistent easterly flow that will developover the area later today will serve to keep temperatures down andcloud cover in. While Emily will be well to our east on Thursday, thefront should hang around - keeping our weather damp and cool.

Clearing weather is anticipated for late in the week.Today: Mostly cloudy and turning cooler. Rain and rain showers

developing. Winds northeast 10-15 mph (16-25 kph) with highergusts in the Boston area, 15-30 mph (25-50 kph) and gusty on theCape and the Islands. High 69-75°F (21-24°C).

Tonight: Cloudy with areas of fog, drizzle,and occasional rain.Low 63-68°F (17-20°C).

Thursday: Variably cloudy and mild. A few showers still possi-ble. High 75-80°F (24-27°C). Low 65°F (18°C).

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WASHINGTON

President Clinton has given final approval to a major review ofU.S. defense policy, but officials say it is likely to recommend onlymodest changes in current military programs, despite Clinton's cam-paign calls for a major overhaul of Pentagon strategy.

The long-awaited report, undertaken by Defense Secretary LesAspin and known as the "bottom-up review," is intended to set forththe administration's overall defense strategy and long-range militaryspending plans for the post-Cold War world.

But indications are that despite five months in the making, the planscheduled to be made public Wl'ednesday - will be remarkably

similar to the defense policy and force structure enunciated by theBush administration, which Clinton criticized during the campaign.

Indeed, U.S. officials project that the changes the Pentagon isproposing actually will require the administration to spend about $2.8billion a year, or $14 billion over five years, more than Clinton's cur-rent military spending plan - a modest but significant increase.

Military experts say the recommendations reflect a growing feelingwithin the administration that the United States must maintain a strongU.S. military presence abroad - a development that stems from itsfrustrating experiences with Bosnia, Somalia and North Korea.

Justice Department Going AfterComputer Child Pornography

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WASHINGTON

Federal obscenity hunters, who believed they had made strides incurbing the distribution of child pornography through the mail andother traditional methods, said Tuesday they are now combatting anew version of the problem: lewd material generated and distributedby computer from Denmark and elsewhere.

"We're right back, unfortunately, where we started," said J.Robert Flores, senior trial attorney in the Justice Department's childexploitation and obscenity section. "Much of the material is againsurfacing in computers."

So far, federal prosecutors have filed child pornography chargesagainst six people and as many as nine more cases may be broughtthis month, said George Burgasser. acting chief of the section. Thecharges are based largely on information obtained by U.S. CustomsService agents during 31 searches in 15 states and 30 cities in March.

The current effort began with a May 1992 search of a Danish citi-zen's home by Danish police that resulted in the seizure of a computersystem, records and hundreds of pornographic photographs of children.

Customs agents estimated that 45 Americans were importing childpornography through the two systems. That conclusion led to theMarch raids, dubbed "Operation Long Ann" and characterized by Bur-gasser as "the largest anti-chiid pornography operation inl u.S. i.ti ey."

The Justice Department also hoped to "serve notice that it will notallow trade in child pornography, "regardless of whether it is byconventional or high-tech methods," he said.

Jackson undergoes .BIla ( ClariIs Deemed Fit to Toeur

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SINGAPoRL

Pop star Michael Jackson underwent a brain scan Tuesday aftercanceling a concert because of a migraine headache. His doctor saidJackson was fit and would resume his concert tour.

Jackson appeared animated Tuesday as he joked and waved tofans waiting outside his hotel. He was taken to Singapore's MountElizabeth Hospital for the magnetic resonance imaging scan, whichprovides views of the brain in three dimensions.

David Forecast, Jackson's British doctor, said the singer's scanwas "entirely normal." He said a local consulting neurologist con-curred with his diagnosis of"late onset migraine."

Jackson's concert before 45,000 people in Singapore was abruptlycanceled Monday night. The singer appeared visibly in pain and hadto be supported under the arms when he returned to the Raffles Hotel.

In a recorded message played at a news conference, Jackson saidhe was "suddenly taken ill" and apologized for disappointing his fans.

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Still glum about job prospects,Americans remain pessimistic aboutthe economy, according to theAugust measure of consumer confi-dence released Tuesday by TheConference Board.

And there is reason fbr their pes-simism, according to the CommerceDepartment's measure of thenation's economy, revised Tuesdayfor the April-June quarter. Althoughthe annualized growth rate of thegross domestic product - the sumof all goods and services producedwithin U.S. borders - was slightlyhigher than previously estimated, itstill languished at an uninspiring 1.8percent.

"You have to acknowledge that1.8 percent is still a very weak num-ber," said Roger Shields, senioreconomist at Chemical Bank inNew York. "It's better than the firstquarter's 0.8 percent but ... we'refeeling grateful for small favors.The numbers are not good. They

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faster if taxpayers file by computer.* Promising that "on most days"

the Social Security AdministrationWASHINGTON will answer its 800 number "the first's National time you try."vill recom- · Creating a President's Manage-ent adopt a ment Council to conduct a govern--instead mentwide review and submit within

Congress to 18 months a report on closing andr how and consolidating civilian federal facili-ccording to ties. The Agriculture Department:einventing alone has more than 1 1,000 field

offices across the country.a biennial · Restructuring the nation's air

,ring steam traffic control system into a govern-)rts to tam- ment-owned corporation, supportedpropriations by user fees and governed by a" funds for board "that represents the system'slikely to customers." Relieved of operational

ce. responsibilities, the Federal Avia-mping the tion Administration would focus on: report out- regulating safety.he civil ser- The 162-page draft recounts:s to "elimi- Washington's failures - from theregulations budget deficit to wasteful practicesemployees, to ineffective regulations.an ropes on Government workers "fill out

forms that should never have beena series of written, follow rules that should

ton to issue never have been imposed and pre-commenda- pare reports that serve no purposegressional - and are often never even read. In

Ad at saving the name of controlling waste, weaiment more have created paralvzing inefficien-hey include: cy," the report says.efunds will The draft, dated Aug. 23, is oneal Revenue of several circulating inside the--and even executive branch as Gore's team

continually updates the report,scheduled for release Sept. 7. Thedraft report does not provide esti-mates on how much would be savedby the streamlining proposals.

Maria Romash, the vice presi-dent's director of communications,said Monday that "the August 23rddraft is most certainly outdated." Ithas been rewritten four times sincethen, she said, adding, "There arethings not included, things droppedand things clarified."

Sections of the report, however,seem assured of administrationapproval, as they mirror what Gorehas said to federal workers in his"town hall" meetings over the last sixmonths.

The civil service systemrecruitment, hiring, job classifica-tion, promotion, pay and bonuses-faces a major overhaul, for example.

Clinton would issue an executiveorder phasing out the Federal Per-sonnel Manual and all agencyimplementing directives, totalingabout I 0,000 pages, on Dec. 3 1,1994, the drafl says.

Agencies, in turn, will be giventhe authority to recruit and test forall job openings, including theSenior Executive Service, the draftsays. Recruitment, hiring and pro-motions are currently handled by theOffice of Personnel Management,and changing the personnel ruleswould require approval by Congress.

LOS ANGELES

On the surface, Officer Theodore J. Briseno's long-awaited Los Ange-les Police Deparment disciplinary hearing appears to probe a single, sim-ple question: Did he use excessive force when he stomped or pushedblack motorist Rodney G. King to the pavement on March 3, 1991 ?

Briseno's hearing, postponed for more than two years while hehas gone on trial twice for his actions, will likely delve into questionsthat are far more complicated and politically charged.

Among them: Did Briseno lie when he testified in California statecourt that he tried to stop his police colleagues from beating King afterKing led them on a high-speed chase? Did he make up a story aboutreturning to the police station to report the force? And, most contro-versially, is the LAPD trying to strip Briseno of his job not because heused force on King but because he violated the police "code ofsilence" when he turned on his fellow officers in Simi Valley?

As those questions suggest, Briseno's case has long been the mostcomplicated to arise from the beating that shook the city's policedepartment, ultimately led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots and forged anational debate on the use of force by police officers. Ironically,Briseno's case is so difficult largely because the infamous videotapeof the beating shows him doing relatively little, and what he does issubject to widely different interpretations.

In essence, Briseno makes two appearances on the tape, at one pointblocking Officer Laurence M. Powell and later stepping down hard onKing's back or neck. Between those moments, he can be seen on theperiphery of the incident, but he otherwise is outside the center of the fray.

New Defense Policy ReviewPromotes Status Quo, Some Say

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Vice President GorePerformance Review wmend that the governmmbudget every two yearsof annually - and ask (loosen its control ovewhere money is spent, a4a draft report of the "rgovernment" initiative.

The idea of going tobudget is already gatheon Capitol Hill, but effoper with the right of ap:committees to "earmark'specific projects areencounter strong resistan{

In addition to revabudget process,-the draftlines major changes in thvice system and promise,nate thousands of otherthat hamstring federal ecutting the final Lilliputihthe federal giant."

The draft prescribesexecutive orders for Clin!and provides a list of rections that require conapproval. Many are aimemoney or making governresponsive to taxpayers. T1

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WASHINGTON "It clearly shows that the percep-as far more tion is more important than the real-ial year of ity, that spin control is more impor-cy than pre- tant than the actual number," said

1990-1991 Martin Regalia, chief economist atnilder than the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.Commerce The economy in 1992 "was doing

y. significantly better than the Democ-oers, which rats were saying, but then the Democ-te survey of rats quit saying that the minute Clin-retail stores ton got elected," Regalia noted.as well as Michael Penzer, senior econo-tuams, show mist at Bank of America in San

ig was sub- Francisco, said, "There must be,ant in the people in the White House thisi's defeat in morning (saying), 'Thank God theselieved at the numbers weren't released during the

election.' "other new The revised numbers show that

:nt figures the nation's output of goods and ser-:tivity this vices grew 3.9 percent from theturn conven- fourth quarter of 1991 to the fourthhe nation's quarter of last year, substantiallymnd the man higher than the original figure of 3.1sident Clin- percent. The 3.9 percent growth wasan economy the highest since a 5.1 percent rateily from the of expansion in 1989, though stilllatest num- well below the highs of 8 percent ine economy the boom years of the mid-l 980s.

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During the recession, which ranfrom July 1990 through March 1991,economic output - formally calledthe gross domestic product, or GDP,-declined at an annual rate of 2.1percent, a slump far less than theearlier estimate of 2.9 percent.

Commerce officials emphasizethat the revisions, some of which areamong the biggest ever made bygovernment statisticians, are basedon more precise data than was avail-able when the initial announcementswere made. In particular, they reflectthe increased role that discountsuperstores and mass merchandisingoutlets play in the retail market.Thenew numbers also demonstrate thelimited ability any president,whether Democrat or Republican,has in significantly changing thedirection of the economy. They alsohighlight the risk involved.

"It really makes the implementa-tion of any kind of economic policyextremely hazardous in the sensethat the numbers on which the poli-cy are based are often wrong andsubject to substantial revision," saideconomist Norman Robertson, anadjunct professor at Carnegie-Mel-lon University in Pittsburgh.

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Economic growth warobust during the finGeorge Bush's presidencviously reported, and therecession was much ITgenerally believed, theDepartment said Tuesday

The changed numbrepresent a more accuratactivity at the nation'sand shopping malls,updated corporate tmx rethat consumer spendinstantially more buoymonths preceding BushNovember 1992 than beltime.

Viewed alongsideCommerce Departmeshowing economic acyear, the revisions overtttional beliefs about theconomy under Bush awho defeated him, Preston. Instead of showingimproving rather steadi1990-91 recession, thebers indicate that the

spending rose, and analysts creditedstate and local construction projects.Also, business inventories rose$13.9 billion in the quarter insteadof the $6.3 billion initially estiniat-ed.

"But you can't feel awfully goodabout something that results in a bigbuildup of inventories," Shieldssaid, because big supplies of goodsnow mean less work ahead for pro-ducers.

The Commerce Department alsorevised its quarterly gross domesticproduct figures back to 1990. Thenew numbers generally show thatthe 1990-91 recession was lesssevere than first measured and therecovery last year was stronger.

The most striking revision wasfor last year's final quarter, with theannualized growth rate raised from4.7 percent to 5.7 percent. Analystssaid consumer spending surged ashigher-income Americans shiftedbonuses and other early 1993 earn-ings into the quarter to avoid the taxincrease they expected this year.

don't reflect a strong economy. AndI think you still have very worriedconsumers."

The Conference Board, a NewYork-based business researchgroup, cited job fears as central toconsumer pessimism. Twice asmany respondents expect fewer jobsin the next six months as expectmore jobs. That's among the 5,000households polled nationwide.

The consumer confidence indexregistered 59 in August, about thesame as in July and identical to lastAugust - but a full 18 points belowJanuary's figure. The index sets theyear 1985 as 100.

Government adjustments to thesecond-quarter gross domestic prod-uct showed sharper deterioration inthe U.S. trade balance, and analystslargely blamed the weak economiesof the biggest U.S. trading partners,Europe, Japan, Canada and Mexico.Also adjusted down was consumerspending, which accounts for abouttwo-thirds of economic activity.

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nic Institute. .hMen's cross-countryrunners will trek to Franklin Park, inDorchester, for the ConstitutionAthletic Conference Champi-onships. Also, the MIT crew teamswill participate in the Head of theCharles Regatta, a coincidentaloccurrence the homecoming orga-nizers were unaware of until justrecently.

The football game will begin at1:(0 p.m. Saturday afternoon, withNichols College opposing the Engi-neers.

A reception will be held for thehonorees after the game and will beopen to the entire MIT community.'It is currently scheduled to takeplace in Rockwell Cage, thoughJoyce fceels the location may have tobe changed to avoid excessive noisefrom other athletic facilities.

In addition to the plethora ofsporting activities, there will be acarnival Saturday in the parking lotof Johnson Athletic Center whichwill last until half-time of the foot-ball game. Any MIT organizationmay set up a booth to play a gameor offer information. Also, just priorto the football game, Phi GammaDelta will be barbecuing in the pitsby the Athletic Center. People may

purchase meals there or bring theirown picnic lunches.

To "salute the mind," the Stu-dent Center Committee has arrangeda virtual reality demonstration in thelobby of Kresge Auditorium, to takeplace on Saturday and Sunday. Thiswill also be the feature presentationof Saturday's carnival.

Whether or not this is the Insti-tute's first homecoming is actually amatter of debate, according toCrosley. There has been an annualhomecoming game since the incep-tion of the football team in 1978.This year, however, marks the firsttime campus organizations otherthan the athletic department will getinvolved.

The idea for a large-scale eventoriginated in the Alumni Office.Drawing on her experiences atNortheastern University and otheruniversities, Joyce began planning ahomecoming that would incorporatevarious aspects of MIT life. Sheemphasized that this is "not just foralumni. It will only work if thewhole community participates." Allliving groups are encouraged toorganize reunion events for theiralumni, and to contact the AlumniOffice for assistance, if necessary.

MIT will hold its first formalhomecoming on the weekend ofOct. 23. A series of events, athleticand otherwise, will take place tocelebrate the theme: 'Mind andMuscle ... MIT Salutes ScholarAthletes."

During half-time of the tradition-al homecoming football games for-mrer recipients of the GTE Academ-ic All-American award or an NCAApost-graduate scholarship are hon-ored. Collectively, MIT hasreceived more awards than anyother school, according to TheresaJoyce, project manager of alumni/aeactivities. Fify-nine men andwomen have been invited to return,and to date sixteen have committedthemselves to the affair, Joyce said.Athletes will arrive from all over thecountry, and one is returning fromas far away as Cyprus.

"We're thrilled that the Instituteis using this theme," said RogerCrosley, director of spor s informa-tion. "The fact that MIT is honoringthese people says a lot about its com-mitment to the athletic department."

The weekend's busy athleticschedule actually begins on Fridayafternoon, when the women's soc-

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here at MIT. At MIT on Saturday,the rifle squad takes aim againstVirginia Military Institute, themen's soccer team takes its turnagainst Clark, and women's fieldhockey meets Worcester Polytech-

based. We are also trying to preventstudents with similar capabilitiesfrom gravitating toward each other,"Villa said.

"Students will get encourage-ment for working in teams and theprogram will provide some struc-ture. A lot of times students can getso lost that they don't know whereto go for help," Villa said.

Idea came from colloquium"TeamWorks originated from

the Colloquium on Academic Hon-esty held last fall. In the panel dis-cussion at MIT about collaboration,we decided to form a committee toenhance collaboration to a system ofenhancing teamwork skills," saidAssociate Dean for Student AffairsTravis R. Merritt.

Professor Bolek Wyslouch,Physics I (8.01) lecturer, said that8.01 will not be implementing anyprograms like TeamWorks in thenear future. Respondents to an elec-tronic mail survey by ProfessorWalter H. G. Lewin, the other 8.01lecturer this term, approved of theteamwork idea proposed by thephysics department but did not likethe Vl;dCrg Pch... wch tc

same as the one proposed by 3.091.However, other versions of

Physics I - 8.01L and 8.01X -will offer a smaller version of team-work programs this term, accordingto Merritt.

work harder together, with eachindividual pulling equal weight,Witt said. However, "if the stu-dent's personal grade is failing, hewill fail. We don't want a student tofind a shelter in the system," headded.

"The students will be workingtogether on the problem sets, but noton the exams, and it won't helpthem if the brighter students do allthe work," Cemy said.

TA's will help groupsTo facilitate teamwork, 5.!1 will

assign teaching assistants to eachgroup. "The TA's major role is to bea mentor, to step in if a person in thegroup is not doing the work. We tryto help them work out difficulties.Also before theexam, they will workout strategies on how to prepare forthe exam and will also go over theexam afterwards," Cerny said.

TeamWorks participants in3.091 will have recitation instruc-tors to assist the group.

Students participating in Team-Works will have some choice inwhich orrasps they will be!oncr to,

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1hey'd like to get it out of the wayhi-fore rush starts." Enders said.rithis timetable also allows freshmenlo choose their classes knowing how(hey performed on the tests, sheKidded.

Freshman essay evaluationThe essay exam measures a stu-

aent's writing proficiency and isuised for advising purposes, Perel-mian said. It identifies writing weak-nesses, which could hunt a student'sperformance in humanities classes ifleft uncorrected, he continued.

Passing the evaluation fulfillsPhase i of the Institute WritingRequirement. Students can also passPhase ! by scoring, a five on theAdvanced Placement Language/rormposition test, 750 or higher onthe American College Test, orthrough Interphase. Otherwise, theymust either submit a paper to thewriting requirement office or pass awriting subject which fullfills Phase I.

A small percentage of studentsreceived a "conditional pass,"meaning that there were minorstructure or grammar errors. Theconditional pass can tutu into a passwhen the student revises his paperwith a Writing Center tutor orattends a two-hour workshop, whichPerelman will conduct this term.

Several reasons could explainwhy students who received a "notacceptable" or "not acceptable -subject required" may hlave failed toshow writing proficiency, Perelmansaid. They could have writing prob-lems, not do well on timed writings,have jet lag, or not written as wellas they could have given the ques-tion topics. These students will per-sonally meet with Perelman or anassistant over the next month ortwo.

Perelman would not disclose the,xact wording of the questionsbecause he does not want futureDxaminees to have an unfair advan-tage. However, he did describe thegeneral content of the questions.

Students wrote two essays- anarrative and an argument piece,Perelman said. They had two:)ptions in the narrative section:describe an incident where someonewas rude or uncivil, or illustrate orrefute a quotation about why thereire so few women in science and-engineering, Foir the second essay,students had to argue for or againstl universal language.

"I think the questions this yearwent very well," Perelman said. Headded that the responses were "quitethoulghtfull."

Essay grading seen as fair

The essay was graded byBoston-area writing teachers and

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Dormltorles, fronm Page I promising and everyone gettingtheir second or third choices," Nedsaid.

Most people started moving assoon as they learned of their assign-ments. Many of them only had afew hours to relocate to their newrooms.

Approximately seventy-five stu-dents did not receive room assign-ments. For these students, a secondlottery will be held. They were toldto come back today for the results.

Derek Truesdale '97 was notassigned to a dormnitory. "I find itquite anxnoying," he said. "It seemslike there should be a better sys-tem."

Most freshmen, the first ofwhom came out of the La Sala dePuerto Rico at 6:20 p.m., seemedpleased with their new dornitories.Many, like Heather Harrison '97,were ecstatic with the draw. "I'mthrilled," said Harrison about Ran-dom Hall, her first choice, "it's theperfect dorn for me."

A handful of freshmen wereunhappy with the lottery. Renee'Ned '97 was placed in East Cam-pus, her fifh choice. "I don't thinkit's very fair that so many peopleshould get their first choice, and Iget my fifth choice, instead of corm-

professional writers, according toPerelman. They attended trainingsessions, where they leamed to dis-tinguish essays of different levels.For example, the graders looked at awell-written essay with bad hand-writing, a short essay with goodpoints, and a wordy essay that doesnot say much, Perelman said.

Math diagnostic

The math diagnostic, like theessay evaluation, is used to "helppeople and flag for their benefitwhether their pre-calculus back-ground is rusty," said Professor ofPhysics Anthony P. French.

Test questions fell into four cate-gories: algebra; geometry and ana-lytic geometry; trigonometry; andlogarithms, exponentials, and comn-plex numbers.

Of the 1073 Freshmen who tookthe math diagnostic, 582 had anadequate background, 213 wereweak in one area, and 278 wereweak in two areas or had a totalscore too low to pass, Enders said.The scores were distributedwith'pretty much a bell-shapedcurve," French said.

The average time to completethe test was 70 minutes, with timesevenly distributed, he added.

French said the math diagnosticwas created when he "developed astrong sense, along with colleagues,that students performing poorly in8.01 {Physics 1)" did not have pre-calculus at their fingertips.

"For most students [the mathdiagnostic) was just a confirmationthat they're fine" Enders said.

Students who are weak in twocategories will take another test onFriday. Enders said she expects thatmost freshmen will pass the secondexam.

Brush-up sessions will be offeredEach of the four sections on the

math diagnostic had five questions,each worth five points. Studentswho scored lower than 17 out of 25points in one section were consid-ered weak in that section. Studentswho were weak: in two sections orwho overall received less than 67out of 100 points did not pass thediagnostic.

Partial credit was awarded onsome of the questions, French said.The grading was done by about 20graduate students and some seniorswith some experience in teachingmath and physics, he added.

Enders suggested that studentswho are weak in one or more of thecategories attend review sessions orpractice on their own. Review ses-sions will be run by MIT students,she said.

If the weakness is easy to solveby going to the brush-up sessions,freshmen can "get the practice they

need and then they're all set,"Enders said.

Another option Enders suggestedwas to take a combination of Calcu-lus I (18.01) and the slower-pacedversion of Physics I, 8.01L. Frenchadded that 8.01 L was a "tremendoussuccess" last year, its first year.With three exra weeks of class anda final exam scheduled apart fromother finals, students may find iteasier to learn the material.

Enders added that this year, stu-dents in all of the calculus classes,including 18$ 01i, another ver sion ofCalculus I (I 8.01 1), and Calculus II(18.02) wrill need to attend reviewsand pass the mnath diagnostic. Lastyear, only students a-n 18.01 had thisrequirement.

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The crew relies on students whohave never rowed before. If you feelyou may be interested, regardless ofyour athletic background, please seea coach or call Stu Schmill, Directorof Crew, at 3-1698.

Men's Lightweight CrewHead Coach: Pete HollandFreshman Coach: Mike WelchMVP: Otway Louie '93

The lightweight crew rowed to a3-5 regular season record in 1993with wins over Holy Cross, CoastGuard and Columbia. The team alsorowed well in close losses to Rut-gers and Yale.

At the Eastern Sprints, the teammissod taking the petite final by lessthan one-half boat length in one ofthe most competitive races at thesprints in years. The followingweekend, over the same Lake Quin-sigamond course, the varsity tookthird in the grand final at the Cham-pion International Collegiate Regat-ta. The Engineers were edged outfor second place by less than one-half boat length by the similarlynicknamed Georgia Tech squadover the 2,000-meter course. Thefreshman light boat placed fourth inits grand final.

Women's CrewCoach: Mayrene Earle1993-94 Captain: Megan Jasek '941992-93 MVP: Suzelle Tardif '93

Last year was the most success-ful year for women's crew teamsince 1987. The team swept theNew England Women's 8 Regattaand set a new record for the PointsTrophy. Three boats c mpeted atthe Collegiate Natioral Champi-onships in June and two made theFinals. The novices had a veryexciting undefeated regular season.

The coming year should bringcontinued success because only twoseniors graduated from the varsityboat and the ex-novices will con-tribute their winning experiences tothis year's team. The team looksforward to competing in its first racein Pittsburgh in October, and main-taining itsundefeated record there.

Men's Cross-CountryCaptain: David Moyle '94MVP: Ethan Crain '951992 Record: 4-1Constitution Conference Champions

With the top four (and five of thetop seven) runners returning for the1993 season, the men's cross-coun-try team looks to continue its win-

ning ways. The addition of somequality freshmen could help thecause.

The team's goal is to go throughthe season undefeated and to qualifyfor the National Championships.The New England Region is onlyallotted one team, so becoming thatteam presents a challenge. With alittle luck and good health, the harri-ers could pull it off.

Women's Cross CountryCaptains: Spring, Amy Rovelstad'92; Fall, Agnieszka Reiss'95MVPs: Spring, Nicole L. Freedman'94; Fall, ReissFour-year letter winner: Spring,RovelstadRecord: The team did not competein dual or tri-meets in the spring.

Men's FencingCaptain: Henrik Martin '93MVP: MartinRecord: 9-17

Women's FencingCaptain: Felice Swapp '92MVPt': Swapp, second tirmeFour-year letter winner: SwappRecord: 20-8

Field HockeyCaptains: Robin Krolikowski '93and Mary Beth Richards '94MVPs: C.J. Doane'95 and RichardsFour-year letter winner: Krolikows-ki

FootballCoach: Dwight SmithCaptains: TBA

The 1993 team will be the mostexperienced group to take the fieldsince 1989. Top seniors includelinebackers Nolon Duffin '94 andMatt Robinson '94, offensive tackleJeremy Pitcork '94, defensive tackleJ. P. Olynk '94, wide receivesrRoddy Tranuss '94 and Jeff Olson'94, receiver and quarterback JohnHurt '94, and defensive back Mick-ey Williams '94. The top freshmanrecruit is halfback Jose Delcon.

Varsity GolfCoach: Jack BarryAssistant: Joe KuchtaCaptain: Frank Popp '94Manager: Tom Kawamoto '97

The team completed its 20thconsecutive winning season lastspring with a 15-6 record. AlthoughMVP Ed "Tiger" Harris '93 andCaptain Erik Norton '93 graduated,six lettermen will return and at least

pete in the New England CollegiateClub Hocky League and hopes toimprove on last year's third placefinish.

Men's Outdoor TrackCaptains: Dan Corcoran '94, MattRobinson '941992-93 Record: I 1-1 NCAA Championships: Sixth Place

The 1993-94 men's indoor trackand field team will retain 26 of lastyear's 28 lettenrmen. New England'ssecond best dual meet team shouldcontinue to improve upon its previ-ous successes.

National runner-up in the polevault, Robinson is expected to leadthe returning lettermen along withnumerous performers returningfrom the ranks of the injured andsome very promising freshmen. Theteam's goals are to be undefeated,win the New England Division IIIChampionships, and qualify four ormore individuals for the NCAADivision Ill Championships

These are difficult goals, butthey will be attainable if the teamperforms as it has continually overthe last decade.

Men's LacrosseCaptains: Stephan Feldgoise '92and Richard Oh '92MYVP: FeldgoiseFour-year letter winner: DanielWakabayashi '92Record: 8-6

Women's LacrosseCaptain: Kimberly Williams '92MYPs: Susan D. Ward '92 andWilliamsRecord: 6-4

Men's GymnasticsCaptain: Reginald Abel '92MVP: Christopher J. Ellefson '95Four-year letter winner: AbelRecord: 3-6

Men's Outdoor TrackCaptains: Jay Chiang '94, Dan Cor-coran '94, Matt Robinson '941993 Record: 6-1New England Division II Champi-onships: 3rd place

The men's outdoor track and fieldteam is looking to return to domi-nance in New England. While thelast three years have been successful,they have not been up to the level oftrack teams throughout the 80s.

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BaseballCaptains: Eric J. Hopkins '92 andMike C. Purucker'92MVPs: Hopkins and lan W.Somerville '93Four-year letter winner: Hopkins.Record: 14-15

Men's BasketballCaptain: Michael A. Duffy '92MVP: DuffyRecord: 5-19

Women's BasketballCaptains: Showna H. Chang '92,Tania Pinilla '92, and Susie D.Ward '92MVPs: Marion A. Casserberg '94,second time, and WardFour-year letter winners: Chang,Pinilla, and WardRecord: 9-13

Men's Heavyweight CrewHead Coach: Gordon HamiltonFreshman Coach: Stu SchmillMVP: Goddard Abel '93

The heavyweight crew finishedthe 1993 regular season with a bet-ter-than-average win-loss mark of 5-4, but all year long the Engineerswere pointing to the season-endingchampionship regattas. The crewswere rewarded as MIT boats wonboth the varsity and freshmannational championships at the inau-g-tral Chamrnpion Intenationa! Colle-giate Regatta held on Lake Quinsig-amond in Worcester, MA.

Victories over Columbia Univer-sity, Connecticut College, WilliamsCollege, Worcester PolytechnicInstitute and Tufts University gavethe varsity a foundation on which tobuild heading into the collegiatechampionship. A strong showing atthe Eastern Sprints held the weekbefore the Collegiate Champi-onship, in which the varsity won thethird-level final and the freshmenplaced second in the petite final,showed the crews' strategy wasworking.

On a weather-perfect day, thevarsity edged the Coast GuardAcademy by .9 seconds to take thetitle, while the freshmen enjoyed a1.6-second margin of victory overthe University of California atIrvine. The second varsity boat justmissed making the championship anMIT sweep by finishing second toCoast Guard, behind by only 2.5seconds, in its grand final.

Women's GymnasticsCoach: Catherine RocchioCaptains: Stephanie DeWeese '95Beth Chen '94MVP: Julie Lyren '93, second timeFour-year Letter Winner: KarenOda '93, Lyren

Records were broken meet aftermeet by the team's Captain and topperformer Lyren. Lyren not only seta new all-around record of 36.1 at ameet against Division I rival YaleUniversity but continued throughoutthe year to set the balance beamrecord at 9.2 and to tie the Vaultingand floor exercise records of 9.05and 9.4 set the previous year by All-American Lisa Arel '92.

Lyren, joined by rookie team-mate Janet Sollod '96 at the Divi-sion III National Championships inWisconsin, earned two All-Ameri-carn Awards taking fifth place over-all on the balance beam and fourthplace All-Around. She was votedthe NCGA Outstanding Senior Ath-lete - an award that an MIT Gym-nast has claimed two years running.Lyren further distinguished her ath-letic career by being the first MITwoman ever to qualify for the Divi-sion II National Championships.

This year's season looks to beexceptional as two freshmen, SheilaRocchio '97 and Tasi Chiarenza'97, should help the team strive foTits first berth ever in a NationalChampionship.

Men's ]HockeyCoach: Joe Quinn, 14th seasonCaptains: Nick Pearce '94, JasonBiederman '94MVP (I992-93): Nick PearceRecord (1992-93): 1 2 wins, 5 losses

Last year's team graduated twoof its top three scorers: Rob Silva'93 and Mike Mini '93. However,there is a solid nucleus to buildaround this year with the return ofcaptains Pearce and Biederman.Other veteran players expected tomake a significant contribution aredefensemen Rob Souza '95 andSteve Schlueter '96, and forwardsJonathan Shingles '96, Dan Lee G,and Lloyd Johnston G. The excel-lent goal-tending of John Simmons'95 will also be depended upon.

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Women's SailingCaptain: Spring, Monique Lawrence'92; Fall, Paula Lewin '93Spring MVP: LewinFour-year letter winner: Lawrence

Men's and Women's SkiingCaptains: Gwen Crevensten '96,James Allbee '94 Wes Shennrman '95,Sarah Brooks '95Record: 48-50 (combined Carnivalscoring)

Realignment in eastern colle-giate skiing pits MIT's men andwomen skiers against national pow-ers Dartmouth College, MiddleburyUniversity, and University of Ver-mont. Returning cross-countryskiers will be Crevensten, Sherman.Jill Sherwood '95, Jeff Breidenbach'96 and Christian Lund '96. Thealpine team, led by Allbee andBrooks, expects improvement fromreturning teammates Eric Field '94,Eric Fitch '95, Ari Gerstle '96 andAllister Lundberg '96, along withHolly Imlach '95 and JosephineHarada '95.

Dry land training exercises specif-ic to skiing will begin early in Octo-ber. Ski competitions begin early dur-ing IAP and conclude Feb. 25.

Men's SoccerCaptains: Jason Grapski '94, DaveIrvine '92MVP: GrapskiRecord: 4-11

Despite a disappointing record,the team had its moment of glorywhen it defeated Babson College, anationally ranked team.

Women's SoccerCaptains: Celia Fleming '93, MegO'Neill '93, and Susan Scruggs '93MVPs: Chantell Wright '95 andFlemingFour-year letter winners: ChristineCoffey '93, Flemring, Sameera Iyen-gar '92, and O'NeillRecord: 12-5

SoftballCaptains: Lynn A. Albers '92,

Showna HI. Chang '92 and DeniseNemchev '92MVP: Albers, second timeFour-year letter winners: Albersand ChangRecord: 12-6

The softball team had one of itsmost successful seasons this spring,finishing with a preseason .500record in Florida, defeated archri-vals Smith College, Mount HolyokeCollege, and Brandeis University tofinish second in the New EnglandWomen's 8 Conference.

SquashCaptain: Matt D. Trevithick '92MVP: TrevithickRecord: 6-15

Men's SwimmingCaptains: Matt Beaumont '92, SaulNuccitelli G, and Tim Salter'92MVP: Brian R. Meade '93Four-year letter winners: Dinesh S.Lathi '92Record: 3-5

The swimming team had a suc-cessful season last year, with fourmen and one woman named All-Americans. Tina Grosskopf'92 wasthe only female All-Americanswimmer because of her perfor-mance in the 1 00-yard breaststroke.

The men, James Bandy '93,Chad Gunnlaugsson '93, BrianMeade '93, and Robert Rockwell'93, were selected beacuse of theirexcellent performance in the 800-yard and 400-yard relays. The fourposted an outstanding minutes,54.16 seconds in the 800, givingthem fourth place in the NCAADivision III championships. In the400, the team's best time was3:09.32. The team posted a slightlylower time at the nationals. Meadesays the ear. anticipated last year'sperformance and is hoping to doeven better this year.

"We were definitely gunning forit, we wanted to go to nationals lastyear, and we hope to be somewherein the top three in the 800 this year,"Meade said. Meade also said theteam wanted to win the New Eng-land Division III championships thlisyear. So far, the team is on track.

The swimmers' most notableachievement this season was the136-101 shellacking of rival TuftsUniversity -- a team the Engineershad never beaten before.

Women's SwimmingCaptains: Jennifer M. Charn '92,Patti Foote '93 and Tina Grosskopf'92MVP: ChanFour-year letter winners: Chan andGrosskopfRecord: 4-3

Men's TennisCaptains: Manish Bhatia '93, Ken-neth Peng'92MVP: PengFour-year letter winner: PengRecord: 12-3 (combined Fall-Springseasons)

Bhatia and teammate Jay Muel-hoeffer '94 placed third last springin the NCAA national championshiptournament. In addition, Muelhoef-fer and Alan Walpole '93 won thedoubles Division III championshipsin Corpus Christi, Tex. last fall.

Women's TennisCaptain: Claudia Hung '93Record: 13-2

Mlen's VolleyballCaptains: Satoshi Asari G, ChrisChong '94MVP: Tom Klemas G, DannyAlvarez GDivision III All-Star: Tom KlemasEIVA Open All-Tournament: DannyAlvarez GRecord: 14-12

Last year's squad had a strongseason despite a very tough sched-ule. The team ended the season bybeating higher-ranked Eastern Men-nonite College in the quiarterfinalsof the Division III East CoastChampionships, before losing aclose match in the semifinals toeventual champion Juniata College.

Asari led the team with assistsimplementing a strong middle attackwith hitters Chong and Brian Van-den Bosch '94, as well as a potentoutside attack with hitters Klemas,Alvarez, and Miguel Valle '93.

Also, back-row specialist JuanRamos '93 helped spark the Engi-neers on several occasions.

The Engineers lost three playersto graduation and will be lookingfor some strong play from formerjunior varsity team members, whohelped win their owr, league's -Flight Championship.

Women's VolleyballCaptains: Coleen Kaiser '94, JillKeidl '94MVP: KaiserNew England Rookie of the Year:Kamilah Alexander '96Record: 13-17

Last year, under first-year HeadCoach Cindy Gregory, the Engi-neers managed to cap off the seasonby reaching the semifinals of theNew England Women's Eight Tour-nament, where they suffered a toughloss to Wheaton, who went on towin the NEW8 Championship.

The team was led by setterKaiser, whose consistent playallowed hitters Colleen Johnson '93,Mari Katada '94, Pareen Dhalla '95,Keidl, and Alexander to have theirway with the opposing defense.Also, the serving and back-rowdefense of Julie Han '94 and AlisonFuruya '96 helped propel the Engi-neers to victory over some of thebest teams in New England, includ-ing Division II University of Low-ell.

With all but one of last year'sstarters returning, as well as theaddition of setter Chrissy Jones '95and freshman Stacy Dozono, theEngineers look to be a force to bereckoned with this season.

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Captains: Chad Gunnalugsson '93and Jim Lee '93Four-year letter winners: Isy Gold-wasser '93 and LeeRecord: 13-13

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MVP: LoilgFour-year letter winner: LongRecord: 12-5

last year's squad will be returning.Among them are multi-event com-petitors Andy Ugarov '95 in thejumps, Robinson in the pole vaultand hurdles, and Ethan Crain '95 inthe middle distance and distanceevents. The team has many otherstars to lend a hand, and hopes thatthe need for depth in the throwingand horizontal jump events will befilled by incoming freshmen.

Similar to the indoor track team,outdoor track's goals are to gothrough the season undefeated andwin the New England Division IIIChampionships.

Women's Outdoor TrackCaptains: Gabrielle Rocap '92 andKelly Sullivan '93MVP: Nicole L. Freedman '92Record: 4-3

PistolCaptains: Antony Donovan '94,Jason Zhu '95Coach: Pat Melaragno

Pistol has been a co-ed varsitysport at MIT since 1938. The teamcompetes in the three Olympic-styleevents: free, air and standard.Women compete in sport pistol, aswell.

Over the years, this team hasgone from being a nowerhouse inthe Boston area to being the pre-rniere civilian team in the country. Ithas often defeated the military acad-emies in national competition,becoming national champions in airand standard pistol in 1986 and infree pistol in 1988.

Most people who compete incollegiate pistol had no experiencebefore coming to college, yet MITstudents routinely become All-American.

RifleCaptain: Miguel Perales'92ff VP: Arthur Merritt '95Record: 2_5-9

Men's SailingCaptains: Spring, Michael B. Bin-nard '92; Fall, Eric Rueckwald '92

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6:45p: Student Irnformation ProcessingBoard. Come see interesting computerdemos at the Media Lab, the Al lab,the Scheme lab, and more! Sponsoredby the Student information ProcessingBoard (SIPB), the SIPB Computer Toursleave from Lobby 7 at 6:45 pm. Tourswill be followed by stories and free foodin 6-120 at about 10pm. For more info,contact the SIPB office in W20-557 (bythe Athena cluster in the student center),x3-7788.

7:00p: Fencing Club. Come see a fenc-ing demonstration at the Athletics Mid-way. Join the team! No experience isnecessary.*

7:00p: Educational Studies Program.Interested in promoting new and inter-estina methods of teaching? Want to im-press your hobbies on otners7 I've arvthe Educational Studies Program (ESP)and are interested in promoting exper-iments and runnina Drograms for highschool students. Come visit us duringour open houses this Wedensday andThursday on the 4th floor of the studentcenter, Room 467!'

7:30p: WIVI8R 88.1 FMA. Say it, sisterfBoston's longest-running feminist publicaffairs talk show.'

8:00p: Chinese Bible Fellowship. Joinus for some fellowship with dessert,games, and singing! Student CenterMezannie Lounge. Joint with CCF.'

8:00p: Chinese Christian Fellowship.Dessert, games, and singing night. Stu-dent Center Mezzanine Lounge. (Jointwith cbf)*

8:30p: WMBR 88.1 FM. Aural Fixation.Get your indie rock fix.'

9:00p: Caving Club. Spelunkers' Tours.Meet at the Chapel. More urbanspelunking. See a third-floor Chemistrylab in a building with two floors. Wearshorts or slacks and sneakers. Bringmoney for snacks, etc. Flashlightsoptional.'

9:00p: United Christian R/O. KoreanBaptist Student Koinoinia phayer meet-ing at Berkland Baptist Church. CallChris Pak (x3-9342) for ddes.*

9:00p: Hillel. Trip to Harvard Square. En-toy street music, ice cream and friends.Leave from Hillel basement. RetumingI I PM. If rain, bring an umbrella.'

10:30p: WIMVBR 88.1 FM. Dirty Water:Boston's best play live in our basement.'

12:30a: WVMBR 88.1 FMU. Entropy: Astudyin chaos.*

Notices

8:00a: - Midnight La Sala de Puerto R~icoRIO Center Open Call 253-2500 for 24-hour Information.'

8:30a: - 9:30 am Kresge Oval Breakfastwith the Profs This is not just an ordinarycontinental breakfast. It's a grand op-portunity to meet many MIT professorsand administrators oneons-one. Thebreakfast line closes at 9:20am. Trans-fers welcome. (Rain location: KresgeLobby) Mandatory for Freshmen.'

9:30a: - 12:15 pm Kresge & StudentCenter Meet the Profs Strongly reom-mended for freshmen. Findout what theupperclassmen DON'T KNOW! Learnabout he MIT core classes, including thenew bioicy requirement, from the profes-sor who teach them. Two sessions eachof Biologyg Chemistry, Physics, Calculusand HA YS-'

12:15p: - 2:00 pm Kresge Oval Advl-sor/Advisee Picnic Join your advisor andassociate advisor for lunch, and getready to register for classes. Adviseing groups meet at 12:15 pm, so don'tbe late. (Rain location: Indoor Track)Mandatory for all incoming students.'

2:00p: - 3:00 pm Kresge AuditoriumAcademic Convocation 'The WonderYears?" Come hear the Provost andfreshman-year alums reveal throughreal life stowies the secrets of makirg themost out of the year ahead. Mandatoryfor all incoming students.*

3:00p: -4:30 pm Ice Rink Academic ExpoA carnival of opportunities. All of MIT'sdepartment and mang s.ecial programssuch as IAP and UR ,Pt will be on handto answer your questions one-on-one.Mandatory for Freshmen.'

5:00p: - 6:06 pm MIT Chapel Ecumeni-cal Service An ecumenical welcome ser-vice for Christians and interested non-Christians.'

5:00p: Tours. - 7:00 pm Meet on Stu-dent Center Steps The 'Where Every-body Knows Your Name" Tour You'veseen it on TV. Now see It for real!!M Cometo the only place in EBoston where 'Ev-erybo knows your name.' (Cancelledif rain.)'

7:00p: - 9:00 pm Ice Rink Athletics Mid-way The Atl ' ti CZ i".d-y p ^e s a f -

rum *or the Class of '97 and other newstudents to meet coaches, club lead-ers, and student-athletes who repre-sent our Intercollegiate Club Programs.Come learn more about our athleticsprograms.-

In case of emergency, dial 100 from anyMIT phone. Other important numbers:Campus Police: 253-1212Med Center Emergency: 253-1311R/IOCenter 253-2500UAA: 253-6772Nightline: 253-8800

The Daily ConfusionEditors: Lana Luoma, Celia Huey

NOTE: A single asterisk t*) following a list-ing indicates a coed or female living group.

A double asterisk (") indicates an activityto which women are cordially invited.

7:09p: Fenway House. Or maybe cro-quet. 437-1043.*

7:28p: pika. I am not a number' I am areal man!*

7.29p: pika. Who is Number One?*7:30p: pika. Welcome to our little Village.

I'm sure you'll grow to like it here.'9:51p: Fenway House. Fenway stories

that never die! Purple Milkl Spree andDanish Casserole! Mlouse Queen in Ex-ile! Cali for a legend. 437-1043.'

Activities

All day: United Christian R/O. Meet andhang out with Christians. Ask us ques-tions! All welcome! Info about groups,churches, and activities. Student Centerrm 441. United Christian RIO*

Ai- day: ,Cle.ie Fictio: Societ. Thelargest public science fiction library inthe Multiversa will be open most of thehours between noon and midnight today.Come by W20-473 (Student Center), re-lax, and read a good book. See our fa-mous Gavel and the titanium Block.*

8:00a: WMBR 88.1 FM. Breakfast ofChampions and the Late Risers' club:Indie rock*

11:00a: FHillel. Reserve and prepay forShabbat dinner and lunch by now. Par-ents are welcome. 253-2982.-

11:00a: Chorallaries. BOP! Chorallaries.Its the nght thing to do, and the rightway to do it. Auditions Thr-Sat noon to5:00 in 4-160, call Rena at 225-8484 fordetails.'

12:00p: WMlBR 88.1 FMA. Lost and Found:The music of the 60s and 70s*

2:00p: United Christian RIO. Volleyball!Other sports too! All are welcome. Lookfor pink net behind Kresge. UnitedChristian R/O.'

2:00po: WMABR 88.1 FM. Troubador: Defi-nitely f",

3:00p: Korean Students Assn. IceCream Social Cool off this hot day withICE CREAM!! All your favorite flavors ofICE CREAM!I-

4:00p: WMBR 88.1 FM. Straight-aheadJaz. Need we say more?'

5:00p: Korean Christian Fellowship.Joint Dinner w/UCF @ B1Q Pits'

5:00p: Chinese Students Club. Comemake, cook, and eat your own won-tons at the Chinese Students Clubs'Wontons Galore Dinner. At the Hullsizer Room in Ashdown House (thedorm across from the chapel).'

5:00p: United Christian Fe 1i;awship.Come enjoy shish kebabs at theJohnson BBQ pits with the KoreanChnrstian Fellowship and the UnitedChrnstian Fellowship, both members ofInterVarsity-'

6:00,: Hillel. Kosher Dinner. Pizza. Hillelbasement. Fee, reserve by 11AM. 253-2982'

All day: Elsewhere. 24 hours ReadingRoom Elsewhere lounge is open! sitback, relax and let Rush pass by.*

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The Daily Confusion Wednesday, September 1 1993Residence

All day: Epsilon Theta. Get in touch withyour path Discuss the finer points ofSajoran religion with Alan and Charles.Heated discussions. Nose job not in-cluded. Call 734-9211 or MIT extension3-8888 for a ride.'

9:48a: Fenway House. Donuts haveholes. So do socks. inhale fruc-toselsucrose with us.'

10:01a: pika. It's breakfast at pika! Anevent in itself! Come help yourself tocereal of all descriptions and toast andjuice. You could probably even have anegg ortwo, orsone fresh fruit! Breakfastat pika...492-6i983*

1 0:30a: pika. Breakfast at pika breakfastat pika breakfast at pika breakfast at pikabreakfast at pika the phone number is492-6983 to have us come and get youso you can enjoy breakfast at pika break-fast at pika breafkast at pika breakfast atpika ./*

1 1: 1 a: pika. It's eleven eleven again!Comre have breakfast at pika! 492-6983'

11:24a: Fenway House. Fingerpainting!Lo's o' smneary multicolored goo, withpaper to smear it on. 437-1043'

11?:34a: pika. pia...P... .ia. break-fast ..... 492-6983 ....... yurn'

12:00p: pika. Well, breakfast at pika iswinding down ... but there's still lots to do.Come by and see ail the fun things youcan do after breakfast at pika ... or, i' youhaven't had breakfast yet ... come to pikaand have something to eat! You can callit lunch or breakfast if you want !o...oryou could call it brunch or leakfast (butnot if you're on a boat because then ev-erybody has to bail)...492-6983'

12:01p: pika. I apologise whole heartedlyfor the previous entry. I used that jokelast Saturday. I should be ashamed ofmyself...'

12:30p: pika. We're gonna go on atour of the fabulous Artifical IntelligenceLaboratory. Come see lots ot cooiautonomous robots and Thinking Ma-chines and stuff like that. Call pika andour intelligent agent will arrange trans-por; for you to pika! 492-6983'

1:00p: pi@a. Al, what Is it? It's ArtificalIntelligence. The Al Lab, what is it? Idon't know! Why don't YUcme on fabulous tour of MIT's AILb and findouts*

1 :08p: Fenway House. Picnic in the Fens.Hang out in America's only Urban PublicSwamnp. 437-1043.'

1:45p: p~ika. What would cause a pla-toon of veterans, their bonds of loyv-alty formed years ago and hardenedin the fire of countless campaigns, andnow so strong that nothing could evercome between them, to brave an evenharsher death by trekking 500 leaguesthrough the desert in the heat of August?Certainly not this event. But it is tie-dying. And it is cool. So come on over,bring your favorite white shirt, socks,bandanas, sneers, curtains, 'I1as anid