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By Beckett W. SternerASSOCIATE NEJYS EDITOR

MIT Cable no longer carriespopular channels including MTV,ESPN and C N after its contentprovider declared bankruptcy.

The free basic service for chan-nels 6 through 36, including net-work television and the MIT cablechannels, were unaffected by theoutage, which began on Feb. 28.

Although the monthly rate forthe remaining channels in the sub-scription service dropped from$24.99 to $13.99, so far 70 out 369"living groups" such as individualstudents and floors in dormitoriescancelled their service, said RandallW. Winchester, Team Leader ofMlT Cable Television.

Because MIT's content provider,WS et, was the only companyoffer-ing a digital subscription-based ser-vice for uni ities, it is unlikely areplacement company will be foundin the short term, Winchestersaid.

.Jerry Barnes, president of FallsEarth Station, Inc., the intermediarybetween MIT and WSNet, said thatthe new $13.99 monthly fee for thereduced number of channels "justbarely covers [expenses] if I wasproviding zero programming."

Few replacement option openWS et was the "sole source" in

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Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman series of films,speaks at the 2003 Harvard-MIT Conference on Neurosciencelast weekend. Reeve sharply criticized PresIdent Bush's poli-cy towards stem cell research and therapeutic cloning.

by not supporting dormitory andfraternity rush, he said. "A huge partof our culture is b ing able to fmdyour niche," especially within theunique Jiving communities, Chiltonsaid.

Others have found the adminis-tration more helpful. Administratorshave offered to help the culturalhouses develop strategies to attractmore students in the future, saidMichael J. Childress '05, presidentof ewHouse. '

that he had "not been involved inany discussion" about the enforce-ment of regulations surrounding theconcert.

Runnion said that the groupreceived word that complaints aboutlast year's concert had been filedwith the MIT Police through a ''veryanonymous chain of information."

Bou e f ce r cruiting crisisOverall, the four language hous-

es had fewer freshmen interested injoining their houses this year, aswell as a harder time retaining thefreshmen that did join.

One problem was the lack ofextensive personal interactionbetween current residents of the lan-guage houses and prospective fresh-men before the freshmen wereasked to choose where they wouldlike to live.

Edgar A. Torres '04, one ofSpanish House's rush chairs, saidthat a 10-minutephone conversationwith a prospective resident is farfrom the equivalent of the hour or

By Marissa VogtSTAFF REPORTER

HIreally think the administrationis fucking us over," said ven H.Chilton '05, German House presi-dent. 'First they fucked over thefrats, and now they're fucking overthe dorms and cultural houses," hesaid. The administration is trying tohomogenize the MIT student body

MIT regulations regardingevents on campus will force theChorallaries' annual Concert in BadTaste to change its traditional mid-night start time and will limit whenpeople can begin lining the hallsoutside 10-250 to reserve a spot forthe show.

Chorallaries President Ross 1.Runnion '04 said' that the majorchange this year is moving from thetraditional 11:59:59 p.m. start to9:59:59 p.m. to accommodate anMIT regulation that registeredevents on campus conclude by 1a,m.

MIT event guidelines (availableat http://web. mit. edulcampus-activi-ties/guidebook/regulations.html)state that events must conclude by 1a.m. and that organizers should"should schedule the music or per-fqrmance to conclude by 12:45a.m."

Additionally, students will notbe allowed to line up to wait for theconcert until the close of businesson Friday. "In the past, people havebegun to line up anywhere from aday to four days ahead of time,"Runnion said. Last year, he said,people began lining up on Wednes-day afternoon.

"This year ... they're not goingto let people camp out in the hall-way because of the proximity [tooffices]," Runnion said, "namelyPresident Vest and the people whowork in that area."

President Charles M. Vest said

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The houses, French House, Ger-man House, Russian House, andSpanish House, are working withthe administration and their first-year housemasters to discuss thefreshman housing lottery system,which they see as the source of theirrecruitment problems.

"People at MIT feel sociallyresponsible for the war. We are apart of military research and pro-jects. We're an institution for mak-ing better bombs. So when Bushdecides to drop those bombs oninnocent people, we have a sayagainst it," said Jeff Duritz G, amember of the coalition. "Peopletend to assume that MIT is notsocially conscious. We're trying toexpand people's consciousness andtry to introduce the idea that its okto be against war," he said.

"We're not people to commit toregistered discontent. We need toexpress a serious, deliberateresponse," said Aimee L. SmithPhD '02, a member of the MITSocial Justice Cooperative.

MIT community responses varyThe coalition has received varied

responses from the MIT communi-ty.

"There's a mixed feeling fromprofessors. Several professorspledged and many donated thefmancial support to us, and someare speaking at the rally. Othersare more hesitant," said Julia K.Steinberger G, a coalition mem-ber.

Wang said some professors havediscussed the possibility of a no-penalty policy for participants in thewalkout. .

"We are planning in the event ofa war; we're not sitting around wait-ing for war. to happen. We'll beheading a variety of events," saidGan GolanG.

Group Urging WalkoutTo Protest Iraq Invasion

Language Houses Struggle for Members MIT CableProviderBankrupt;CNN,M7VGoBlank

In a year when the dormitoryselection process was turned on itsear, language houses saw a signifi-cant drop in the number of new resi-dents and had problems retainingfreshmen who didjoin.

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Erik Garcia 'OS of Gennan House takes advantage of an unoccupied French House bedroom convertedInto a study room. Because of a lack of residents In the language houses, many rooms have becomevacant. (The study room has since been closed because of an unrelated dispute about use of the room.)

Members feel responsibleThe members of the MIT No

War Coalition are determined to beheard.

"Last time MIT students gottogether to rally, it was very effec-tive. People really paid attention.MIT receives a lot of militaryfunding; we're here to say thatwe're not cogs for war. We're notgoing to let this happen," Wangsaid.

MIT's No War Coalition isadvocating a campus-wide anti-war

. walkout should the United Statesinvade Iraq.

If a war begins, 300 participantshave pledged to walk out of classes -

~ at 11 :30 a.m. on the followingy; school day and congregate in front

of 77 Massachusetts Ave. They thenplan to join a larger rally at Govern-ment Center, according to the NoWar Coalition Web site.

The rally will include anti-warcoalitions 'fr'om area universitiesincluding Harvard University,Boston College, Boston Universi-ty, Simmons College, WellesleyCollege, and Northeastern Univer-sity. Similar protests will be heldon other campuses across thecountry.

The group is holding a drive tosolicit pledges to walk out of class-es. Currently, over 300 MIT stu-dents have pledged to walk out ofclasses, said Stephanie Wei Wang'03, a member of the coalition.

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WORLD & NATIONMarch 4, 2003

'Light Benches' Project Chosen.To Honor 184 Pentagon Victims

North Korean Jets InterceptU.S. Plane over Sea of Japan .

Russian Anus SafeguardsFound Lacking

THE WASHI GTO POSTWA HINGTO

A decade-long U.S. effort to safeguard stockpiles of Russiannuclear, chemical and biological weapons is faltering because ofbureaucratic obstacles, federal auditors warn in a draft report thatfaults leaders in both countries.

The problems already have delayed the destruction of thousandsof Soviet-made chemical weapons, while raising the risk that nuclearbomb components or deadly genns could fall into the hands of terror-ists, the General Accounting Office concludes in a report due to bereleased to Congress this week.

The United States has spent $6 billion since 1992 to help Russiadestroy or secure Cold War-vintage weapons. But basic securityimprovements still have not been made at dozens of Russian mili-tary installations where more than 60 percent of the country'sweapons-grade uranium and plutonium are kept, the GAO found.The biggest obstacle is Russia's continuing refusal to let U.S. offi-cials visit the facilities where the upgrades are to take place, thereport says.

Death Penalty Still OptionIn Teen's Sniper Case

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A request by lawyers for teenage sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvoto have Virginia's death penalty law declared unconstitutional wasdenied Monday by a Fairfax County circuit judge, clearing the wayfor the possibility of execution ifhe is convicted of capital murder.

The ruling by Judge Jane M. Roush was expected by the defense,which is building a record for appeals, and prosecutors.

"The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected exactly the argu-ments that were just made," Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F.Horan Jr. said, noting that the state's 1977 death penalty law has notbeen overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The challenge was one of 13 defense motions, most of which wereaddressed Monday.

Roush approved hiring a psychologist and three investigators forthe defense - but not the five sought by Malvo lawyer Michael S.Arif. They will be paid by the state. Roush also agreed to limit theuniformed officers in the courtroom to avoid leading jurors to tb.41kthat Malvo is unduly threatening.

Capital One CFO Resigns,Faces SEC Charges

THE WASHINGTON POST

Capital One Financial Corp., one of the country's biggest creditcard issuers, said its chief financial officer resigned after the Securi-ties and Exchange Commission staff told him he could face -civilinsider-trading charges.

The SEC staff notified David M. Willey that they will recommendthe commission file a lawsuit against him, alleging he sold shares ofCapital One ahead of a public announcement last summer that drovethe stock down 40 percent.

"We're in the midst of a constructive dialogue with the SECstaff," said Willey's attorney Richard Morvillo. "We hope to beable to persuade the staff that any charges against Mr. Willey wouldbe unwarranted, but if the SEC decides to proceed with the casewe're prepared to take this one the distance and defend this rigor-ously."

Capital One officials, after releasing a statement on his resignationMonday, declined to comment on the matter, according to spokes-woman Liz Mather.

By _Bradley Grahamand Glenn KesslerTHE WASHINGTON POST

Four orth Korean fighter jetsintercepted a U.S. Air Force recon-naissance plane in international air-space over the Sea of Japan earlySunday, U.S. officials said Monday,calling the action a serious provoca-tion.

The incident was the first hostileact by North Korean aircraft againsta U.S. plane since the 1960s andcame amid mounting tensionsbetween the two countries overNorth Korea's intensified pursuit ofnuclear weapons.

According to a Pentagonaccount, an RC-135S aircraft on a"routine mission" about 150 milesoff the coast of North Korea wasapproached by two North KoreanMiG-29 fighters and two other

orth Korean aircraft thought to beMiG-23s. The North Korean planes,which were armed, "shadowed" theAmerican plane for 22 minutes,starting at 10:48 a.m. local time(8:48 p.m. Saturday EST), the Pen-

By Elizabeth levinLOS ANGELES TIMES

WASHINGTON

The 184 people who died at thePentagon in the Sept. 11 terroristattacks will be cOlllliiemorated bybenches and pools of light honoringeach victim, the Department ofDefense announced Monday.

An II-member committee,selected by the Pentagon, chose"Light Benches," by New Yorkarchitects Julie Backman and KeithKaseman, from 1,126 entries sub-mitted by an international group ofdesigners.

"It's a contemplative design inits conception, which I think meansthat it will put people in the appro-priate state of mind," said TerenceRiley, the committee chairman andchief curator of design and architec-ture at the Museum of Modem Artin New York.

The memorial will be built bythe Pentagon renovation team on a

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tagon account said.The orth Korean aircraft closed

to within 50 to 400 feet of the U.S.plane, defense officials said, andwere flying at the same altitude asthe four-engine RC-135S. At leastone of the North Korean planesdirected its radar to identify the U.S.aircraft as a target and may have"locked on," a step just short ofshooting a missile, defense officialssaid. But none of the planes fired.

After the North Korean aircraftturned away, the U.S. plane abortedits mission and returned unharmedto its home base at Kadena AirBase on Okinawa. Pentagonspokesmen said they had no indica-tion that U.S. fighter jets had beenscrambled to protect the reconnais-sance plane.

Commenting on the North Kore-an action, several U.S. officialsappeared stunned by its audacity.They said the Bush administrationwas still mulling a formal response,adding that it was likely the Uni edStates would lodge a protest.. The two countries have no for-

2-acre site near the spot whereAmerican Airlines Flight 77 plowedinto the western face of the build-ing. Its scheduled dedication is Sept.11,2004.

Each of the 184 benches will beengraved with a victim's name andcantilevered over a pool of light.Clusters of trees will be planted toprovide shade for visitorS.

The benches will be positionedaccording to the age of the victims,progressing from the youngest, age3, to the oldest, age 71. The namesof the 125 military and civilianworkers who died will be inscribedso that the Pentagon is their back-drop. The names of the 59 passen-gers and crew members aboard theBoeing 757 jet will be placed withthe sky' as their background.

The construction of the memori-al, which is estimated to costbetween $4.9 million and $7.4 mil-

-lion, will be funded by donations tothe Departmen~ of Defense.

mal diplomatic relations, but theytraditionally exchange protests atFreedom House, a building formeetings at Panmunjeom, on thedemilitarized zone between Northand South Korea.

"It's a very serious incident," asenior defense official said. "Ourindications are that it wasn't anaccidental event."

According to another official, theNorth Korean pilots were in closeradio contact with controllers on theground. When they came alongsidethe American plane, the NorthKoreans could be seen motioning tothe U.S. crew.

"They were trying to get us to flyto North Korea," the official said.The Americans ignored the signalsand stayed on course.

"It is a dangerous game to beplaying" because of the chances of amisstep or miscalculation by one ofthe pilots, a third official said.

The United States regularly fliesintelligence-gathering missions innortheast Asia to monitor NorthKorean military activities.

Harold Brown, a former secre-tary of defense and a member of theselection committee, said he wanteda design that would "memorializethe individuals who died in theattack and .. , somehow representthe survival, _the prevailing of theU.S.A."

Jim Laychak, one of two familymembers of victims on the commit-tee, said he wanted the final designto honor the memory of his brother,David, an Anny budget analyst, andall the other victims.

"I like that it is a collectivememorial, but still has an individualfeel to it," Laychak said. "In an ele-gant way, the memorial tells thestory of what happened at that placeat that time."

The decision on the Pentagonmemori~il comes less than a weekafter officials in New York Citychose a design by Berlin architectDaniel Libeskind for 'the WorldTrade Center site.

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March got off to a rough start this week, with heavy rain and high windsthis weekend, followed by bitterly cold temperatures yesterday. Midweekwil1 see a return to more seasonable weather, but with the rapid changescharacteristic of this fickle month. As the arctic high which presided over-Boston yesterday moves out to sea today, the winds will shift to the south,bringing milder temperatures with highs tomorrow making it into the upper40s F. However, rain-showers throughout the day on Wednesday will usherin another cold front by t~morrow evening. This front wil11eave in its wakecooler temperatures and windy conditions that will persist through the endof the week.

The extended range forecast for the second week of March calls for con-tinued colder-than-average temperatures, with higher-than-normal precipita-tion. Will March go out like a lamb, or will winter hold on into April? Thelong-term forecast for the entire month of March is uncertain for the Bostonarea, so we'll just have to wait and see.

In Like a Lion ...By Nikki PrlveSTAFF METEOROLOGIST

Extended forecast

Today: Warmer, partly sunny. Highs around 35°F (2°C).Tonight: Cloudy, chance of rain, temperatures in lower 30s F (-1°C).Wednesday: Windy with showers, highs in the mid to upper 408 F

(8°C). Overnight clearing with lows near 25°F (-4°C).Thursday: Increasing cloudiness, continued winds, highs in the lower

30s F (O°C).Friday: Gradually clearing skies, windy, highs in the mid 30s F (1°C).

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Inspectors Overlooked FlammableWalls in Nightclub, Reports Show

u.s. Commander Claims ThrkeyNot Essential for Iraq Offensive

March 4, 2003

By Pete, Bakerand Thomas E. RicksTHE WASHINGTON POST

CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT

The U.S.' ground commanderwho would lead an invasion of Iraq,Anny Lt. Gen. David D. McKier-nan, said Monday he was preparedto attack ''with or without Turkey,"asserting that a full-fledged northernfront is not critical to defeatingPresident Saddam Hussein's forces.

McKiernan, who leads all U.S.and British groWld forces assembledhere awaiting otders to move north,said he remained hopeful Turkey'would relent and accept troops onits soil for a northern front. But hesaid the outcome of an offensiveagainst Hussein did not hang in the

By Michael PowellTHE WASHINGTON POST

For three years, fire inspectorsvisited the Rhode Island nightclubthat exploded in fire two weeks agowithout noticing the highly flamma-ble polyurethane foam covering thewalls of the roadhouse. ~

.City inspection reports releasedMonday in West Warwick revealthat fire inspectors spotted a numberof smaller violations - a fire extin-guisher due for service or an exitsign not working - but never com-mented on the egg-crate insulationput on the walls to muffle the sOWldof heavy metal bands.

Town manager Wolfgang Bauerdid not return phone calls Monday.

During a ,Feb. 20 c'oncert, the-

balance."From an operational standpoint,

with or without Turkey, if the presi-dent makes a decision, the militarywill be ready," McKiernan said inan interview at his headquartershere. "If a decision is made to con-duct combat operations, when youput together all the pieces of air,grOWld, maritime, special operatingforces, I will tell you it will be morethan a one-direction effort and itwill be an effort that comes at thetime and location of our choosing."

The Pentagon had hoped to sendas many as 62,000 troops to Turkey,including the An~y' s 4th InfantryDivision. But the Turkish parlia-ment refused permission in a voteSaturday, despite promises of bil-

.heavy metal band Great White shotoff pyrotechnics and ignited a fast-moving fire that consumed the 50-year-old nightclub and left 98 deadand 180 people suffering fromsmoke and bums. It was the fourth-worst such nightclub fire in thenation's history.

The band insists it had permis-sion from club owners, a fact deniedby one owner, Jeffrey berderian.Recent attention has focused moreon the decision by Derderian imd hisbrother and partner, Michael, to putcheap insulation on the walls.

Inspectqrs believe the flammableinsulation acted like dry tinder, as avideo shot that night shows flamescrawling the walls and mnpingacross the ceiling. A state grand jury

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lions of dollars in grants and loansin return.

Officials in Turkey's ruling partysaid Monday the government mightseek a second vote but called for abigger aid package to persuadereluctant members of parliament.

Signaling plans to insert combatforces directly into northern Iraq incase Turkey's parliament holds toits refusal, the Pentagon asked theTurkish government about flyingtroops through Turkish airspace,sidestepping the controversy aboutstationing troops on Turkish soil.

''That is going to be discussed inthe hours and days ahead," OsmanFaruk Logoglu, the Turkish ambas-sador to the United States, said in aninterview with The Washington Post.

is reviewing the case and willresume hearings Tuesday.

Set along a small commercialstrip but backing onto residentiallots, the nightclub had long drawncomplaints from neighbors who saidthe sound of the bands rendered agood night's sleep impossible. InMay 2000, West Warwick PoliceChief Peter Brousseau told clubowners that their entertainmentlicense would not be approved if theclub did not address its noise prob-lem, the Providence Journal reported.

The next month the brothers putup the flammable insulation. ButMichael Derderian's attorney, Kath-leen Haggerty, told the AssociatedPress on Monday that the brothers .had no idea it was dangerous.

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Boxer Offers Bill Seeking EPAStandards for Perchlorate by 2004

WS ANGELES TIMES

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, introduced legislation Mondaythat would require the Environmental Protection Agency to developquickly new public health standards for perchlorate, a toxic rocket-fuel component that has infiltrated water supplies used by about 20million people in many parts of the United States.

The lower half of the Colorado River, which furnishes drinkingwater to California, Nevada and Arizona, is tainted with perchloratefrom a former Nevada rocket-fuel factory.

Perchlorate can affect the thyroid and has been linked by govern-ment scientists to numerous health problems, including cancer.

The EPA is working to develop new health guidelines for perchlo-rate, but not fast enough, according to some environmental groupsand municipal water agencies. Boxer's bilI calls for the EPA to putstandards in place by next year - much sooner than the agency'scurrent plans.

"Perchlorate is a clear and present danger to California's publichealth," said Boxer who noted that Wlder its current timetable, theearliest the EPA could set new standards is 2006. "We can't wait toaddress this threat. EPA needs tp get moving and protect our drinkingwater sooner rather than later."

Imclone FounderAdmits Tax Evasion

NEWSDAYNEW YORK

ImClone Systems Inc. fOWlder and Martha Stewart pal Sam Wak-sal pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday, admitting he evadedpaying $1.2 million in New York sales tax on nine fine art paintings.

"The information in this case demonstrates this really wasn'tabout art, it was about greed," U.S. Attorney James Corney said,"because Mr. Waksal could well afford to pay the taxes on thesepaintings."

Waksal, appearing in federal court in Manhattan, faced a COWltofconspiracy and wire fraud. He admitted he had the $15 million inpaintings from an unnamed gallery shipped to his Manhattan apart-ment while the bills were sent to a New Jersey ImClone office.

"He's getting hit in more than the pocket," Corney said. "You'llhave to come to the sentencing."

Last year, Waksal, 55, pleaded guilty to six of 13 COWltSon whichhe was indicted, admitting he had committed insider trading after aFood and Drug Administration source tipped him that governmentregulators would not approve ofImClone's cancer drug, Erbitux.

The former ImClone chief pleaded guilty without a cooperatingagreement with the government. Prosecutor Michael Schachterwarned Waksal his office was pursuing allegations that he had tippedoff others, who then dumped ImClone stock.

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ChairmanJyoti Tibrewala '04

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Uzamere/Faber for UAP/VPBecau e Piu A. Uzamere '04 and Jacob W. Faber '04 have likely not be resolved this year, the candidates' attention the

distingui hed them elve a the candidates who will most deftly campus egregation problem demonstrates their insight, as doesbut assertively represent the interests of undergraduates, The their push for better relationships between MIT and the press.

Tech chooses to endorse them for With a visible and assertive style, this ticket is a departure

Edl'torl'al President and Vice President of the from past UA leadership that make it harder for administratorsUndergraduate Association. to impose their spasmodic whims upon students. While past

Uzamere and Faber offer a leaders have worked almost exclusively behind the scenes, withcombination of qualit.ies that make them superior leaders in varying efficacy, that too often means that student interests arecampus politics. Their platfonn reflects a nuanced consideration quashed.of the concerns that affect students on an everyday basis, such Faber and Uzamere will not sit quietly in the face of such'as financial aid reimbursement timeframes, in addition to those attempts. They have shown a desire to react to campus concernsissues that traditionally gain attention. They've proposed a through thoughtful action rather than backroom conversation.detailed, workable, and cost-sensitive plan for a daytime Uzamere has taken on the burden of watchdog over SEVIS, theSafeRide service, and they seek to address questions of card use federal international students monitoring system. Fabeihaspolicy, campus dining, and coordination between the UA, the founded a popular Web discussion forum and has played anInterfraternity Council, and the Panhellenic Association. important role in the resurgence ofILTFP. They express their

Besides possessing a more than sufficient grasp of MIT care for this place through their actions, not through their seatsundergraduate issues, Uzamere and Faber alone have shown the on a laundry list of committees.vision and initiative needed to assess the serious questions fac- The next year will demand strong leadership from under-ing the undergraduate community. Faber's work on ILTFP graduates. Importing inexperienced Greeks from Boston is notdemon trates that his pledge to fix Donn Rush is not idle talk. the best solution; neither is looking to the current stale, unimag-.Fraternities will benefit from Uzamere and Faber's campaign to inative leadership. Uzamere and Faber, though, earn ourslow the elimination of fraternity subsidies. Although it will endorsement not by default, but by their merit.

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YOumight think that 1bniSmith is about aspatriotic '

as one of Osama bin LAden ~underlings.

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Arab nations hate democracy. They arerun by dictatorial powers bent on buildingtheir own glory ~nd producing their largestexport, hate. This is the truth; all you wouldneed to do to learn so is take a glance at theblue posters dotting the MIT campus. Theyadvertise "Mideast Elections ahd InternationalPolitics: A Series of Panel Discussions." List-ed with blaring exclamations of "cancelled-noelections" are a group of Arab nations span-ning the entire political spectrum. All arelabeled identically, obfuscating the truth andencouraging the development of the popularanti-Arab stereotypes. Worse, though, is thatfor at least six of the eight nations listed, the"elections cancelled" comment is either a lieor a proud and open expression of ignorance,assuming that the advertisement is referring toall elections. (It is unclear whether presiden-tial and/or legislative elections were theintended targets.)

The MIT Students for Israel, the grouporganizing the event, declares on the posterthat Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen,Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon all cancelledtheir elections. Beginning with Saudi Arabia,the only nation in the group which has neverhad a representative democracy, this is untrue.Elections have never occurred in the nation,so it is impossible for them to have been "can-celled." In this nation, the current scion of theHouse of Saud, King Fahd, has held both thethrone and the office of Prime Minister since1982. Saudi Arabia has no parliament, nor arepolitical parties allowed in this totalitariannation, though there is an appointed consulta-tive body of 90 members called the Majlis as-Shura. This makes it all the more strange thatthe nation is continuously courted by Israel'smost important ally, the United States.

Libya and Iraq, the American govern-ment's long-term bogeymen, and Syria andKuwait, are better. Libya is led by MuhammarKhadafi, the de facto leader since 1962, andhas a general congress tllade of party-lessappointees. The second has had an unelectedexecutive as well since 1979, though its gov-ernment-controlled multi-party legislature waslast elected in 2000 and is due again in 2004.Kuwait's government is formed by royalistsand current prime minister who has been inoffice since 1978 was chosen by them. Thereare legislative elections, but only government-sponsored candidates are allowed to run. Thenext is due for July of2003.

Syria has a legislative body which was duefor reelection in 2002, so elections have in factbeen suspended in this nation. The president,who is appointed by the legislature for a four-year term, was last chosen in 2000. Egypt andYemen both have elected legislative bodiesthat are on schedule for reelection in the com-ing years. Although they are dominated by theofficial parties who form the government, anumber of non-governmental parties holdseats. Like all the previously mentionednations, Egypt has an appointed executive, butYemen has a president that was elected in1999 by the people for a seven-year term.

Lebanon has a multiparty elected legisla-tive body independent of a government-spon-sored group. Although the President and Q.thertop offices are not directly elected by the peo-ple, there are seats reserved for the three majorreligious groups, preventing domination by themost 'populous group. In a letter to MITSIfrom Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., postedlast Tuesday, Feb. 25 in The Tech, Capuanocomments on the Israeli supreme court's rein-statement of Arab candidates for upcomingelections who suffered attempts at removalfrom the ballot, saying that "It is hard to imag-ine a court elsewhere in the region accom-plishing anything comparable." The statementgratuitously stereotypes Israel's neighbors asuncivil raCists; Capuano fails to realize, ofcourse, that a governing body in the region hasdone a lot more than kindly allow a name on aballot as required by law. Lebanon actuallyensures that all parties will have a powerfulsay in government affairs - a far cry from thestatus of the -Israeli Knesset, where Arab mem-bers are made permanently irrelevant.

It is far easier to cast the Arab world as anevil universe of ignorance and barbarism thanit is to portray the web of alliances, U.S.-sponsored dictatorships, and alternative civilsocieties that a careful consideration of thesenations will find. Doubtlessly the designers ofthe posters thought they'd make a clever pointabout the virtue of I~rael' s democracy bythese signs. A bit more forethought wouldhave served them well.

Atif Qadir is a member of the Class of 2004.

"Old Europe," even though the so-called ''NewEurope" is only made up of countries seekingAmerican dollars.

The Gulf nations are not left out in fierceopposition to America. Among Arab nationsand the oil-producing nations in the MiddleEast, the fear that the invasion of Iraq will notonly further destabilize the already fragile Mid-dle East but also hasten the demise of OPEC isstrong. If the U.S. controls and sells Iraqi oil toitself, the days of OPEC are likely numbered.

These possibilities force one to wonder\V~ether the current 'debates about the war withIraq are missing a vital argument. Nearly every-one seems to agree on the pros and cons of thispotential war but at the same time fail to discusswhat happens after the war is won.

One important question is what will happento NATO if the invasion of Iraq takes placewithout France and Germany. Mightn't itdegenerate into European countries withdraw--jng from NATO and demanding removal ofAmerican military bases in Germany andEurope? What if the weakening of the UnitedNations triggers its demise and forces like-minded nations to look for an alternative to theU.N. without the American membership?

It is in Americas best interest for its politi:"cians and government leaders to carefullyweigh these questions before embarking on awar that most people around the world stronglyoppose. Diplomacy remains the best weapon forresolving complex world problems. Those whoare against war are not simply anti-American;they deserve attention, just like the hawks. Weall know that war is to be left to t~e generalsalone. We must hide the truth that the war onterrorism is going to be severely hurt withoutthe international coalition built after Sept. 11.

backing. Finally, ponder the perplexing caseof mith.

In the circus atmosphere that has accom-panied her in recent weeks, Smith hasreceived a wide array of jeers and criticism.In a game against Mount St. Mary's, oppos-ing fans waved small flags and sang "GodBless America." Then, in a contest versus theUnited States Merchant Marine Academy,midshipmen chanted "USA" and "Leave ourcountry." Later, in a poll conducted byESPN.com, over 70 percent of all respon-dents suggested that they disagree stronglywith Smith's methods, regardless of theiropinions of her views.

This cannot be activity the FoundingFathers had in mind when they penned theConstitution over two centuries ago. If theyhad some clairvoyant inkling of Smith'sactions, they no doubt would have wanted herdissenting opinions to be respected and toler-ated, even if they were also assailed in debate.After all, it was dissent against England ratherthan blind allegiance to the monarchy thatspurred on the American Revolution andpaved the way for the founding of the UnitedStates.

There are some out there who will learnof Toni Smith and ~onc1ude just. one thing:Toni Smith is unpatriotic because she doesnot face the American flag-her own coun-try's flag- during the national anthem. Buttrue patriotism is not simply a matter ofwaving a piece of cloth or singing a song;instead it is a matter of fundamentally sup-porting this nation's founding principles. Inthe case of the United States, it is largelyabout respecting fellow citizens' inalienablerights and liberties, none of which is morepowerful than freedom of speech. After all,there is no better society than one comfort-able with the free and unhindered expressionof dissent.

So the next time you think about criticiz-ing a Toni Smith for turning away from theflag or expressing views contradictory to thoseof the American government, do not label herunpatriotic, but instead congratulate her forbeing so dedicated to her beliefs and willingto share them in a peaceful manner, and pat,yourself on the back for helping to create anatmosphere that fosters such dissent andhealthy protest. Then, you will truly be anAmerican patriot.

international diplomacy and global public oppo-sition will yield them that power. Even theRussian position is not neutral. But Russia canperhaps not afford to be a spectator, given itsmulti-billion dollar interests in Iraqi oil andinfrastructure development, currently yieldinghundreds of millions of dollars of profits annu-ally.

Encountering all these diplomatic road-blocks built by France and Germany in con-junction with Russia and China is frustrating toWashington. Government leaders like Secretaryof Defense Donald Rumsfeld are expressingtheir anger to France and Germany, seen as the

VVhat will happen to NATO ifthe invasion of Iraq takes placewithout France and Germany?

euro seems to be counted as more Americanhandiwork designed to undermine Europeanreemergence.

This currency war is now shifting to the con-trol of oil around the world. America's invasionof Iraq is believed to be an attempt to forceEurope into a secondary position' in the scram-ble for oil. But Europe's leading analysts arewarning European governments about the eco-nomic conSequences if Iraq stops success in thiswar: whoever controls Iraqi oil wealth wins thisscramble. America feels it has the militarymight and the argument of disarming Iraq as away to be in charge in Iraq. France and Ger-many, for their own part, believe that exploiting

understand their true meaning yet still usethem to stifle healthy dissent, discussion,and debate.

For those of you relatively unfamiliarwith Smith's story, now is probably a goodtime to let you know exactly why she decid-ed to turn her back to the American flag, andwho better to explain that than Smith' herself.In an eloquent three-paragraph statementreleased to the press, Smith fully exposed herthought process, writing, "For some timenow, the inequalities tha~ are embedded intothe American system have bothered me. Asthey are becoming progressively worse and itis clear that the government's priorities arenot bettering the quality of life for all of itspeople, but rather on expanding its ownpower, I can no longer, in good conscience,salute the flag."

Ok,. now that you have been exposed toSmith's stance on the flag, forget it. Trust me,there is a point here, and it doesn't involve myinsanity. Never mind that you agree with heror disagree with her. Prevent yourself fromwondering what you would do in the same'sit-

uation. Now askyourself whetheryou respectSmith's right tonot face thl,': flag,and hether ' ornot you think thataction should beconsidered patri-otic?

If you're likemany Americans,

you might think that Smith is about as patri-otic as one of Osama bin Laden's under-lings; that it what is so tragic about the cur-rent political climate. Ever since the Sept. II.attacks, the notion that patriotism and dis-sent are two mutually exclusive terms hasspread wide. Consider when PoliticallyIncorrect television host Bill Maher said onhis show that the attacks may have beenconsistent with certain justifiable politicalmotives. Soon after, Maher got the ax fromABC allegedly' unpatriotic comments.Now think about all of those blanket state-ments made by politicians and everyday citi-zens alike' tlfin- in' a-time -of crisis, tg.Jheeffect that it is our patriotic duty to give ourpresident and our nation our full support and

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Since the end of the cold war, nationsaround the world have become very concernedabout America's military buildup and how theU.S. exerts power with that buildup. Mostfrightening to most of these nations are not thethreats of military might aI!d pressures of eco-nomic power that accompany this buildup thatconsume over $400 billion annually, but Ameri-ca's rising role as the world's sheriff and itsinternational unilateralism.

The question many are asking is, who is itwhom America is truly competing with and! orafraid of that forces us into the present defensespending? Is it Russia, no longer interested inany confrontation with America since thedemise of the Soviet Union? Or should it beChina, a country now more interested in eco-nomic growth than military expansion? I don'tsee that it is. Who then? It's not Europe, whenEuropean citizens cherish building socialism,not weapons. In fact, everything that matters intoday's Europe is how to revive and reclaim thepresent economic and political power fromAmerica.

Without any Russian threat, Europeans nowseek a EuroPean way different from America's.All a gulf war presents is the opportunity totruly showcase a Europe ready to confrontAmerica on the economic and political battle-field in decades ahead. France and Germanyare already counting the euro as one of theirweapons. They are certain that without weak-ening if not replacing the dollar as the sole cur-rency for all international trade and finance,there is little Europe can do to level the eco-nomic playing field. Britain's refusal to use the

Until a couple weeks ago, few Americanshad ever heard of Manhattanville College.Though set in prosperous Westchester Countyabout 30 minutes from ew York City, thesmall liberal arts school remained hidden fromthe public eye. Until, that is, the nationalmedia got wind of the actions of one ToniSmith.

Smith, a senior at Manhattanville and acaptain of the women's basketball team, hasrecently garnered vast amounts of attentionfor her actions prior to each game she plays.Unlike just about every other person in thegym (teammates, coaches, qpponents, fans,mascots, and more), Smith refuses to face theAmerican,flag dur.ing the playing of thenatio~a1 anthem. .

while Smfth has been engaging in -thisroutine for quite some time, it was onlyrecently that it spread among the media. Butspread it did. Soon after the first story waspublished, Toni Smith found herself the sub-ject of articles and reportsin outlets ranging fromCNN to the PhiladelphiaDaily News. Though thesociology major hadintended her protest to benothing more than a per-sonal political statement, ithas ended up causing a stiracross the nation, eliciting avariety of reactions anddebates far from the close-knit Manhattanville campus.

So what, you ask? Isn't this just anotheroverblown construction of the media thatshould, be allowed to entertain us and stimu-late us for a short while before leaving our'collective conscious? There's no problem

. with concerned citizens criticizing Smith'smisguided actions, is there?

Wrong, wrong, and wrong. The responseby large segments of the American pu!>Jic.and the national media to the story of ToniSmith has been thoroughly frustrating anddisheartening. It is time that this country:woke up to ,the great corrupti,on' of the most .pasic values upon which it i!;:~!!t 'and thatwords like "patriotism" and "freedom" ceaseto be cheapened by people who fail to

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'Breakthrough~. A Breakout Performance by the Kinaesthetics Lab

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avoid this DVD. As Adrock says, "Goateemetal rap, please say good night." .

2) "I'm not too excited about frat boyhumor." You've got to remember that theBeastie Boys' early material was an act, notreality. They started out as a hardcore band,not frat-rockers. Like a party called Jellophil-ia, it seems obnoxious and sophomoric, butit's all in good fun. Nevertheless, you're inluck, because License to III is not representedon.the video anthology.

3) "Those fools will never save Tibet."You can't blame them for trying.

4) "Their rhyme schemes just aren't veryinteresting." You're probably one of thosepeople who don't like limericks, right?

Easily the best DVD in my collection sofar, the Beastie Boys Video Anthology isalmost a perfect release. You can put it on in thebackground of a party, watch it casually to readthe subtitled lyrics, or dig deep into its remixesand video tracks to find the perfect combinationand sound and sight. I hope very much that thiswill be challenged soon by another release fromsome equally dynamic artist. For example,Bjork's DVD video releases are always filledwith compelling material, but'they never takeadvantage of the technology. I suppose we'llhave to continue to rely on the Beastie Boys topush the ehvelope and broaden the vocabularyof music and entertainment.

that the performers danced to. It was a wonder-fully innovative way to get the audience direct-ly involved in the perfolmance, and it helped toadd even more energy to the piece. -

"Journi," the fourth piece to be performed,was a lovely contrast to ''Entropy.'' The workrelied heavily on the graceful, flowing move-ments of ballet but included a few elements ofmodern dance as well. This piece explored theenergy of a male dancer and a female dancer,each alone at first, but then coming together,demonstrating that the. combined energy of twocan be greater than each person individually. Inthis way, the dancers were allowed to explorestability and instability, gravity and antigravity.

Three other pieces also served to demon-strate the wonderful talents of the dancers. In''Tanya Wants to Join the Circus," the secondwork of the evening, Tanya Burka '03 per-formed her audition piece for Ecole Nationalede Cirque in Montreal, in which she weavedtogether her multi-faceted background ill mod-em dance, gymnastics, and contortion to createa fun and entertaining piece. •

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Yael E. Marshall. '05 performs' "Themeand Variations" during a recent perfor-mance of "Breakthrough."

On the other hand, the alternate video andaudio tracks are simply amazing. For instance,you can watch the immensely entertaining"Body Movin'" video without having to listento the immensely irritating Fatboy Slim remixof the tune. You can watch the (unreleased)"Three MCs and One Dr video from.any oneof six camera angles, choosing to focus solelyon the wizardry of Mixmaster Mike's turntab-lism skills if you so desire.

You can separate the different plotlines thatmake up the "Sabotage" video and sort themout at your own pace. Or you can just takesome time to kick back and watch extremelystrange featurettes such as "Ciao L.A." and''The Robot vs. the Octopus Monster Saga."

Some reasons why you might not alreadyhave seen (or purchased) the Beastie BoysVideo Anthology addressed:

1) "I only listen to real hip-hop." Please-if you can stomach what gets played on theradio these days as hip-hop, rap-rock, Eminemor whatever. other garbage Clear Channel gotpaid to play - stick with your Hot 97 and

she is a teacher of modern dance and choreog-raphy at the Boston Ballet School and is cur-rently a faculty member at MIT. The Kinaes-thetics Lab resulted as an offshoot of the Techand Choreography Class that Rice has beenteaching here over the past three years.

"At MIT, I'm trying to develop creativethinking with students in the classroom," statesRice. "You don't have to be a trained dancer toenjoy the classes and learn a lot from them."

''Breakthrough'' was, in a sense, a release ofenergy, says Irit .Rappley, one of the show'sproducers. "We decided to name the show'Breakthrough' because we've been workingtowards this show for a couple of years now,and it is wonderful to finally see it happen. It'sreally been in the works for a long time."

Rappley said that "it is hard to compare thework required for each of the pieces, sincechoreographed works and improvised worksare very different. But feeding ideas off of eachother and eventually putting it all together wasa lot of fun."

Collisions Abound in 'Entropy'"Breakthrough" highlighted many themes,

exploring shape, space, time, abstraction, andimprovisation. The third work performed,''Entropy,'' was an especially good example oftheir free style. A purely modern improvisationpiece, "Entropy" featured dancers who werereleasing their energy by dancing into eachother, then dancing together in full contact,almost like dance wrestling, and then breakingapart and winditig down.

The show was even enhanced by audienceparticipation. Mart~n Case, the musician,worked collaboratively with the choreographersto develop original scores for many of thepieces. Inparticular, ''Entropy''.included the useof triggers taped to the floor in front of some ofthe audience members. By pressing the triggers,the audience released a wave 'of sound thatmelded together and created some of the music

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Michelle S. Machon '04 (foreground), Mara S. Daniel '04 (left), Yael E. Marshall '05(hidden) perform "Array".

Beastie Boys videos.That's right. One of the best releases so far

on the DVD medium comprises three whiteguys jumping around spitting out tired rhymes.

Consider 18 videos, each with an averagefour audio and three video tracks, all of whichcan be recombined as you see fit. Determiningthe exact number of unique video experiences aviewer may have with all of the possible com-binations is .Ieft as an exercise for the reader.

These permutations don't even include thenumerous commentary tracks, in which you canhear the directors or the Beasties themselves tryto remember why they were jumping around inthe forest lip-synching. Some sample bandcommentary (from the "Sure Shot" video):

"You look good in a suit, Mike.""Thanks.""I lost that frog shirt.""I don't remember any of this stuff."So the commentary tracks are only as

good as commentary tracks on any DVDs out.there, which means they're just an absolutewaste of time.

of choreography at MIT. This past week, theKinaesthetics Lab and Rebecca Rice presentedan informal performance of their work, whichwas intended to highlight the diversity Qf thecreative choreographic process.

Many Kinaesthetics Lab members havestudied the basic elements of choreographywith Rebecca Rice, who encourages dancers tofind their own voice and to create innovative,original works. Having extensively studiedDenishawn dance and classical ballet, Ms. Ricepossesses a strong foundation in both ballet andmodem dance, which she now draws upon forher own technique and choreographic work.., Since 1988, Rice has performed her worksthroughout the New England area; in addition,

By Amandeep LoombaSTAFF WRITER

By Sonja SharpeSTAFF WRITER

Three Rhyming White GuysThumbs Upfor Beastie Boys VuJeoAnthology

DANCE REVIEW

BreakthroughKinaesthetics LabKresge Little TheaterFeb. 27-28, 8 p.m.

Fns of both ballet and modem dancefound something to like in "Break-through," the first perfonnance of a newchoreography group at MIT, called

Kinaesthetics Lab, a student group with thegoal of studying the process of creating dance.The students participating in the Lab hope toraise public awareness of dance as an art formand to promote support for the serious pursuit

Inmany ways, DVD (Digital Video Disc orDigital Versatile Disc, depending on whomyou ask) technology is a great gift for filmlovers. We no longer have to deal with the

atrocity of VHS picture and sound quality, thetyrannically imposed linear viewing and search-ing scheme, the degradation of quality over time,or the unsexy bulk of a big black cassette tape.

At the same time, DVD technology hasfailed to deliver on some of its greater promis-es. Being able to turn subtitles on and off isnice, but why would you ever watch a filmwith its audio in a language other than the onein which it was made? And what's up withthis "alternate angle" business? Has anyoneever used that feature?

Well, apart from the porn industry, therehas been one very interesting use of multiple-angle technology, as well as multiple audiotracks and subtitles. It was a landmark releasefrom the Criterion Collection series of classicfilms and it was a two-disc feature-fiJled set of

WhenModern Meets Ballet

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Jessica Donnelly G waves a cape during her performance of "Amanl"

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This past weekend at "Elms coilege In Chicopee, Massachusetts, theChorallarles of MIT placed first In the International Championship of Coli.glate A cappella (ICCA) quarterfinals. The competition featured ~Ix a ca~pella groups from the New England area, which had been selected from apool of about three dozen, based on an audio submission. Groups wereJudged on many aspects of their performance Including musicality andvlS'!.81presentatl~~.

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In addition to w~nnlng the overall competition, the Chorallarles receivednumerous.awards, Including "Best Soloist," to Bo S. Kim '04; "BestArrangement,", to Sebastian Hua-Yu Cherng '04 for his arrangemen, of"Wherever Yo.. Will Go," by The Calling; "Best Duet," to Emily C. Vincent'04 and Leah K. Premo '04 for ~helr performance of "It's Raining Men;" ,and "Best Transitions," to the entire group, for their entertaining skits inbetw~n ~ongs ..The Ch~rallarles will continue on to the ICCA semifinals,which will be'held on March 22 in Kresge Auditorium:

Clockwise from top:

Kuangshln Tal G belts out Hoobastank's "Running Away" during thegroup's encore. Only the winning group was invited to give an encore per-formance.

Ross I.' Runnion '04 holds Charlene Chuang '05 as they pose at the end of"It's Raining Men," finishing off the Chorallarles' competition set.

Bo S. Kim '04 emotes during her award-winning performance of Tori Amos'"1,000 Oceans." ..

Daniel O. Bates '05 lays down the percussion for a bonus performance of"Talula" by Tori Amos. The Chorallarles were asked to sing several, songsafter the offtclal competition sets In "order to allow the Judges more timeto deliberate.

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12:01 a.m. - UA EIec:tlons, Electronic Voting BegIns. Vote for YOUR_UAPjVP and class council officers on-line!. free. Sponsor: UndergraduateAssociation. '9:00 a.m •• 5:00 p.m. - UPA MIn~rence. free. Room: fidelity. Boston .Sponsor: Usability at MIT.10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - Leaders In Real Estate. free. Room: W31-301.Sponsor: Center for Real Estate.

- 10:45 a.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77Massachusetts Ave). Sponsor: Information Center.12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - OrIentation to Computing at Mil. This seminarprovides basic information about the MIT computing environment, presentedin language accessible to anyone. Topics include: help resources; supportedoperating systems; supported software and recommended hardware; thecampus network (MITnet and more); security issues and how to addressthem; telephones and voice mail; computer-related health i.ssues. Room:N42 Del1l0 Center. Sponsor: Information Systems.12:00 p.m. - MIT Chapel Concert. Phillips Consort 01 VIols. Michael Hamill,treble; Hannah Davidson & Sheila Beardslee, tenors; Sarah McManaway,bass; Andrei Caracoti, Countertenor, A program of Italian music ca 155(}1600. free. Room: MIT Chapel. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section.1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - ConversatIonal English Class. Join us for a free con-versational English class for international students and spouses at MIT.Most attendees are womenable to speak freely who desire to increase their English skills. Class coversa variety of topics including American culture and holiday descriptions. Free.Room: W11 Board Room. Sponsor: Baptist Campus Ministry.1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Weight Watchers at WOItll. free. Room: Women'sLounge-Room 8-219. Sponsor: Weight Watchers.1:00 p.m •• 6:00 p.m. - RaInbow Lounge Open. free. Room: ~306. Spon-sor: Ibgt@MIl.2:45 p.m. - c.npus Tow. free. -Room; Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77Massachusetts Ave). Sponsor: Information Center.

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"The maintenance of sea ice extent in the climate system." free. Room: 54- 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Physics: Quantum Games with Trapped Atomic915. Sponsor: Physical Ions: Whither Quantum Computation? Among a number of possible physi-Oceanography. cal implementations of quantum information processing, trapped ions are12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - CRE - Career ProfIles series: Real Estate Rnance. attractive because the basic elements of quantum computation have beenWilliam McPadden, John Hancock Rnancial Services, Michael Undgren, U experimentally demonstrated. A skeptic can perhaps justifiably classify theseMelody & Co., and accomplishments as parlor tricks; nevertheless, the trapped-ion system alsoSusan Winston Left, KeyBank. free. Room: W31-301. Sponsor: Center for has a straightforward path to scaling to large qubit numbers. Some of theReal Estate. technical hurdles to achieving this scaling, including seemingly mundane1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Web Requ\sttk)n Heuristic: Rev\ew. 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Email wassentoutonsangarn-request@mit.edu.inpreparingaBusinessPlan.Things to keep in mind in writing a Businessfree. Room: Variable, was sent out in email. Sponsor: Sangam. MIT FLL. Plan which will improve your chances of obtaining funding and running a suc-7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Bible Study. Weekly Bible stud1'held by the Baptist cessful business. Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.is a Managing Director of MainStudent Fellowship. free. Sponsor: Baptist Student Fellowship, Baptist Ca~ Street Partners LLC, a venture development and technology commercializa.pus Ministry. tion firm. He practiced law for 17 years and he was involved in various capac-7:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m. - HTC Rim 5et1es. Theme is documentary films. click ities in the founding of over 100 companies and advised entrepreneurs, high-on link for titles. free. Room: 3-133. Sponsor: History, Theory and Criticism of growth businesses and venture capitalists. free. Room: MIT Room 35-225.Architecture and Art. 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Houses will focus on CPW"During CPW, we'll really try to

get the name of Spanish House outmore, not so much as a rush tactic .but so that people know that weexist," Torres said. . .

Almost every room or student in'Spanish House will be hosting aprospective student during CampusPreview Weekend, Torr.es said,because in the past about one fourthof those housed in Spanish Houseduring CPW eventually decided tolive there.

"Personally, I don't supportCPW as a time to rush students fordorms," Sorell said. "It should be atime to bring kids to MIT, not torush them. Unfortunately, we don1t •have time during orientation to dorush."

German House is planning onsending flyers to Cambridge Univer-sity with Denise Van~y when shetravels there later this year, in hopesof enticing some' Cambridge-MITInstitute students to live with themnext year, Chilton said. He expectsthe other cultural houses will do thesame.

Chocolate City not affected"During my four years.~ere,

we've n~ver had a problem" recruit-ing or retaining fresIllnen, said TarikA. Ward '03J senior co-chair of.'Chocolate City, adding that. he' alsodoesn't know of any such problemsfrom the years before he has beenhere.

Only one student has left in thelast four years, for reasons not relat-ed to the house, said Anthony H.Thomas II '03, a member ofChoco-late City. That student later movedback in. .

"I don't know enough aboutother cultural houses or dorms tosay what's different," Ward said,"but we spend a lot of time selectingour freshmen. The. way it workshere, we try to have a lot of personal.interaction, as much as possiblegiven the circumstances."

Ward said that Chocolate City is"very active during CPW," duringwhich they "throw a lot of eventsand are very visible." ChocolateCity also "keep [s] members in thehouse over the summer to meet anyfreshmen who happen to be on cam-pus," and speaks to all prospectiveresidents either on the phone or inperson, Ward said. .

"We show them a lot of informa-tion so that there are few surprisesand they understand the commit-ment," Ward said.

job marketing to freshmen," Chiltonsaid, but' they didn't offer verymany suggestions for how to dothat."

One suggestion was that the cul-tural houses not list the responsibili-ties involved in being a resident onthe first page, Chilton said. "Wedon't want to falsely advertise, but.,. we should at least say 'this iswhat's cool' first, then 'this is whatit takes-to be a member' after-wards," he added.

"Gresh and Vallay bothexpressed willingness to get us intouch with people who can help us,like a publishing service who cantell us what is good or bad about ourpublications," Childress said.

Although he thought the admin-istration was helpful, he agreed that"the cultural house experience is,really something that you need tosee first-hand," and that not havingrush is a "big detriment" to the cul-tural houses. •

"Frankly, I don't think much wasaccomplished at this meeting,"Chilton said. "It basically. just wentin circles."

Members of the administrationcould not be reached for commentafter the meeting.

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houses, New House, and the admin-istration met Monday night to dis-cuss the housing process for theclass of 2007. "The purpose of thismeeting [was] to evaluate how resi-dence exploration went ror culturalhouses and to see if we can improvematters for upcoming years," Sorellsaid.

About half of the meeting wasspent discussing how rush went forthe cultural houses, and the otherhalf was spent discussing strategiesfor the future, said Caroline A.Niziolek '05, one of French House'srush chairs.

Improving the housing situationfor cultural houses is "mostly ourresponsibility," c;hildress said,"although the administration isoffering us support."

"We thought that we should takemeasures to promote the idea of liv-ing in a cultural house rather thanjust as individual houses. We alsowanted more time to talk to the pre-frosh over the summer to ensurethey really do know what the housesare like before they commit,"Niziolek said.

The administration "said theywould look into ways of doing this,but didn't make any promises,"Niziolek said. They agreed to lookinto making the Web site less con-fusing, she said.

The administration "said that thecultural houses needed to do a better

Houses want to see changesThe cultural houses are in the

process of negotiating with theadministration for changes in thehousing system.

"I think we would like at least tobe partially back to what it wasbefore, so that students and fresh-men have the chance to meet people

any leave language housesAlthough there were no empty

beds when first semester began, sixout of about II freshmen left Ger-man House at the end of first semes-ter "because they didn't like it" orbecause of the high level of commit-ment involved in the cooking sys-tem, said Eugenia A. Trusova '03,German House's class of 2006 rushchair.

"Six people have left" FrenchHouse, said Miriam L. Sorell '04,French House president. Two roomsthat had previously been used astriples are now doubles, and oneroom that had previously been bor-rowed from German House has nowbeen returned, she said.

New Rush System Leads to Cultural Honse Problemsish House that you had to enter a " orne people came for other and see "the place before they havelottery to get in," he said, but, like reasons" than because they truly classes," Pylyavskyy said. TheRussian Hou e, no lottery was held enjoyed the atmosphere of German administration "made some minorthis year. House, Trusova said. changes so that people could make

"There were a lot of factors that some choices at the end of orienta-affected the housing assignments, tion, but I don't know how much... and we are encouraging students they're going to change the system,"to try moving to different places if he added.they feel more comfortable there," "People who weren't ready forsaid Denise A. Vallay, assistant the commitment of cultural housesdirector of undergraduate housing. were passively squatting theirSome cultural houses have experi- rooms," Sorell said. Living in lan-enced vacancies as a result of moves guage houses includes significantbetween dorms, she said. cooking duties, among other things,

she said.Ids ,important to emphasize the

commitment involved in joining acultural house in the housing mate-rials that are distributed to incomingfreshmen over the summer, Vallaysaid.

"The best solution is to have nosquatting at all" so that culturalhouse members are given the free-dom to identify students who theybelieve are good matches for theirhouses, Sorell said, "but that's notgoing to be option."

As a compromise, she is hopingthat in the future, "all freshman willbe required to log on [to the housinglottery Web site] and say 'yesIwant to keep my room,'" she said.Doing that will "force freshmen[who aren't particularly suited for acultural house] to realize that stay-ing where they are isn't automaticdefault," and perhaps increase thechances that they'll look into otheroptions, Sorell said.

Part of what is needed is a "fail-proof system for interviewing the[prospective residents] and makingsure they understand the commit-ment" involved in joining a culturalhouse, said New House housemasterSandra Harris.

The cultural houses were askedto submit lists of students" that theywanted before being told whQ.want-ed to live in the houses, Sorell' said,which proved to be a very ineffec-tive system. "It might -be a matter oftime, but even if we had half anhour to look at a list of students whowanted to live in our house, thatwould make a difference," she said.

However, "it's hard to changehousing without changing rush,"said Shaunna S. Stanton '05, one ofFrench House's three rush chairs.

hour-and-a-half conversation thatwould have been possible under theformer rush system.

Rush this year was "veryunpleasant" for Russian House, saidPavlo M. Pylyavskyy '03, who han-dled Russian House's rush for theclass of 2006. "What happened pre-viously was that more people foundout about our existence .. , duringrush, and they liked us and stayedhere," Pylyavskyy said.

"We managed to get almost asmany freshmen as usual [this year],but it was very complicated,"Pylyavskyy said, adding that unlikepast years, there was no need for alottery to get into Russian Housethis year.

"We got a lot fewer students thisyear," Torres said. "In the past,there was so much interest in Span-

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"We considered a whole varietyof .other venues on campus such asKresge, 6-120, and 26-100," Run-nion said. Kresge is "very hard toget," and p'oor acoustics make 26-100 a "not very practical" option forthe concert.

Despite the changes, Runnionsaid that the Chorallaries hope thatthe show will be able to maintainthe spirit that has made it so popu-lar. "Our basic goal this year is tokeep with regulations while keep-ing with as much of the spirit andtradition of the show as possible,"Runnion said. "We're very opti-mistic."

changes would need to be made to.. , accommodate the concerns,"Runnion said.

Vincent said that the MIT Policehad "been an incredible help" inorganizing the show.

Location cbange consideredThe concert will still be held in

10-250, though fire codes regard-ing seating capacity lunits will bestrictly enforced at this year's con-cert. Runnion said that the Choral-laries chose to keep the event in10-250, rather than move the con-cert to Kresge Auditorium or 26-100.

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They were only told that complaintshad come from "within the adminis-tration" about fire codes and the"mess in the hallway." The groupwas encouraged to contact theadministration when they registereda concert in the fall semester, hesaid.

Runnion and Emily C. Vincent'04, director of the Chorallaries,then met with administrators andMIT Police throughout the past fewmonths to work out details of theshow.

"As far back as November webegan to discuss ... what kind of

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Barnes said that "there wasn't agood alternative" before WSNet,and "there won't be one a year fromnow" in terms of providing the typeand format of service MIT needs.

"People are looking at resurrect-ing [the WSNet] platform as wespeak, but it's a pretty chancy"prospect, Barnes said. "At somepoint, all these basi c services willbe available in digital format."

In the meantime, because MITrequires digital formatting to pro-vide more than a small service,there are no equivalent alternatives .currently available.

As a temporary solution, Win-chester said that it may' be possiblefor dormitories to acquire a satellitetelevision dish, which could then bewired into televisions in commonareas and floor lounges. He said thatit would be prohibitively expensivein some cases to completely rewirethe dormitories' to allow satelliteservice' for individual rooms.

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: Since the bulk-rate charge wouldthen come out of MIT's operatingexpenses, every student would sub-sidize the cost of cable.

Finding a new cable provider isdifficult because "MIT does notwant to take on a bulk-late commit-ment," and "there's nobody whowants to offer a subscription-basedservice," Winchester said.

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These numbers include regularrequests. for housing changes as wellas the requests in the new Decemberadjustment lottery.

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More students are able to trans-fer between dormitories because ofthe vacancies. "There are more peo-ple moving, but there were the samenumber of requests," she said .

The inter-dormitory transfers didnot show any specific trends, nordid anyone dorm show large losses.However, Vallay said that therewere many students moving fromwest campus to east campus andvice-versa.

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half a dozen upperclassmanpledges. Out of these, only onemoved into a fraternity house,Rogers said.

"We need to get out of the fresh-man mentality; there are plenty ofsophomores, and even juniors, who,given the chance, would join a fra-ternity or sorority," Rogers said.

Rush chairs seem open to thepossibility of recruiting upperclass-men. "We've never been exclusiveas far as recruiting," said Zeta PsiRush Chair Ian P. Spivey '05."Since fewer freshmen joined thisyear there might be more sopho-mores who want to join next year,"

'he said. .

ties, and independent living groupswas more optimistic about the direc-tion of the number of students whowould depledge. "Last semester, weknew of 35 [depledges] and therecoul4 be more for a variety of rea-sons," he said.

Rogers said that though the hardnumbers are not available yet,depledge numbers are likely to belower than usual. In previous years,most freshmen depledged becausethey were living in a fraterhityhouse that they did not feel fitthem. This year, that factor isabsent, and freshmen are depledg-ing for reasons such as medical orreligious restrictions over whichthe fraternities have no control, he.said.

The fraternities hope to have afirm list of pledge and depledgenumbers by April 1.

Many fraternities planned tobegin recruiting upperclassmenmore heavily to make up for theloss of fteshmen pledges. However,the fraternities only received abou~

By Lauren E. leBonASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

An increase in the number ofstudents who depledged fraternitiessuggests that a few kinks remain inMIT's new residence system,though few students transferredbetween dormitories.

Lawrence W. Colagiovanni '04,the president of the InterfraternityCouncil, estimates that around 50students depledged fraternities lastfall.

that number. comes from thebetween 290 to 300 students thatColagiovanni said pledged a frater-nity this year. The number of

. pledges is down from around 350 inprevious years.

Colagiovanni said that the num-ber of depledges was higher than inprevi<?us years, but that the differ-ence was not dramatic. "Since peo-ple are paying attention to the num-bers [this year], it seems like it's alot more," Colagiovanni said.

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po t her season high at 9.275.At the halfway point in the meet

MIT led the competition with 89.875to Vermont's 88.525 and Spring-field's 88.30.

Floor goes weD for MITThe second half of the meet was

just as exciting as the first half. MITmoved on to beam and Springfield tofloor exercise; Vennont was on a bye.Whitney E. Watson '05 led off forthe Engineers and hit a solid routine,with a little extra spirit, posting a9.275. Freshman Francesca E.Demeo, who has been very consistentthis year, performed well on the beamfor a score of 9.35. This pleased bothher teammates and coaches as well asher fans from her former gym.

Merritt Tam put up the best rou-tine of the meet, showing everyone ...exactly why she placed second atnationals on beam last year. Tamscored an impressive 9.70. The rest ofthe beam team counted one fall each,but helped the teani towards a seasonhigh score on beam of 45.70. WhileMIT was on beam, the Springfieldwomen were hitting their floor rou-tines and tallied a 46.575 as VennOI~tfinished on beam with a 44.875 score.

On the last rotation of theevening, Springfield missed moreroutines then they hit on beam andeven though MIT did not have theirbest floor day, the team still cameaway with a 46.450 total. JuniorCindy Chung posted the highest floorscore of the night with a 9.575. Shenow holds four out of the top 10highest flO<.>rscores in MIT's history.Tanya Burka also performed on the'floor, using a dance piece she recent-ly choreographed for a circus schoolaudition. .

The stage is set for a showdown atthe Eastern Collegiate Athletic Con-ference East Regional competition,which will be hosted by SUNY -Cort-land on Friday, March 14 at 1 p.m.That meet will detennine not only theconference and regional champions,but also the four teams advancing tothe National Championships.

Samuel N. Korb '05 (left) gets .entangled with Princeton epeeistSoren Thompson after an attempt-ed fleche at Saturday'S Intercolle-giate Fencing Association champi-onships at Boston, College. Korbfinished sixth In the Individualmen's epee competition, leadingthe epee squad to a fourth placefinish out of 11 schools.

March 4, 2003

By Caitlin Dwyer-McNailyTEAM CAPTAIN

Gymnasts VictoriousIn Last Meet of Year

Winning isn't everything, but itcertainly feels good.

The MIT gymnastics team hosteda three-team meetagainst Springfield andthe University of Ver-mont on March 1. Itwas a unique meet inthat both the men's and

women's teams from all three schoolscompeted against each other. Sincethis competition was the last regularseason meet for the women's team,the seniors on the team were honoredby their coaches and fellow team-mates.

With their families and friendsthere to support them, they were putlast in the line-ups of each event. Allfive seniors, Tanya I. Burica, DeborahJ. Dryer, Caitlin P. Dwyer-McNally,M. Carrie Garceau and Lindsey L.Wolf have completed successfulfour-year athletic careers. There isn'ta better way to end a season thanbreaking a school record and beatinga team that you've never beatenbefore.

The overall team mark fell for thefourth meet in a row and is now at182.025.

MIT starts strong on vaultThe lady Engineers started on ,

vault, posting a solid score of 44.5highlighted by sophomore WhitneyE. Watson's tuck tsuk, and sopho-more Merritt S. Tam's tuckedyurchenko. Springfield led off onbars managing only a 42.425, whileVennont started with a bye.

The second rotation proved to bea turning point in the meet: MIT post-ed an all-time high score on theuneven bars with a 45.375. Aftermany years of struggling on bars, it'sbeen nice to see the team put up con-sistent high scoring routines this year.

Senior Carrie Garceau increasedthe difficulty of her routine, and evenafter a "surprise" dismount scored8.80. Ashley R. Rothenberg '05 alsodisplayed new skill, allowing her to

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Nick Sideinik '05 swims the butterfly portion of the men's ~yard Individual medley In the NEW-MAC Men's Championships. Sidelnik won the competition with a time of 4:05.62. The Engineerswon with a score of 920, over Coast Guard Academy's 149 and Springfield College'S 263.

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chasses, swing rolls, and mohawks.On Saturday, March 15, the

MIT figure skating club will holdits annual exhibition at JohnsonRink featuring team members,national and international competi-tors, and skaters from the MITcommunity. Admission to theexhibition is free.

camel spin has improved greatlysince the beginning of the season,and she threw on a toe loop at theend of her lutz for an extra jumpcombination. She placed fourth inthis event, receiving her first indi-vidual medal. She used t.he samefootwork sequence for her individ-ual compulsory moves and placedfourth in Group B.

Diana S. Cheng '04 skated herPre-Intermediate B program to amedley from Les Miserab/es; theprogram was choreographed by hercoach Cyndi Jackson '04 and class-mate Margaret H. Cho '04. Herprogram has several ballet attitudepositions in between her jumps,and a straight-line footworksequence. She earned a pewtermedal in Group B.

Adriana Tajonar '06 skated tothe music of Benny Goodman's"Sing, Sing, Sing" in her Pre-Inter-mediate C Group A free skate,placing sixth. Her program has acamel-change-camel spin and endswith a sit spin into a lunge.

Tech places in ice dance categorySheila Tandon G skated the

swing dance in the Pre- Intermedi-ate B solo ice dance event andplaced fifth. The swing dance is aset pattern dance and is part of theUSFSA Pre-Bronze ice dance test.It includes forward and backward

Intermediate, junior level awardsIn her first skating competition

for MIT, Amy R. Wu '06 placedeighth in her Intermediate freeskate to music from a trailer forLord of the Rings. Her Intermedi-ate short program, where sheplaced sixth, was skated to themusic of Bolero from MoulinRouge.

At the junior level, Lindsay E.Kuo '06 earned a bronze medal inthe free skate and a pewter medalin the short program. Her short pro-gram was 2 minutes and 40 sec-onds to the music of Astor Piazol-la's "Libertango," and included aflying sit spin and two doublejumps.

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Susannah M. Dorfman '05 scores a touch on Yale folllst Justine Aw In Saturday's IntercollegiateFencing Association championships at Boston College. Dorfman finished fourth In the women'sfoil Individual competition, and helped lead the women's team to finish third out of 12 competingschools, behind Princeton and Columbia.

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By Diana ChengTEAM MEMBER

Figure Skating Collects 9 MedalsThe MIT figure skating team's

eight skaters earned a total of ninemedals at the United States Figure

Skating Association'sintercollegiate figureskating competitionon Saturday, March 1,2003 held at BostonUniversity.

Skaters from 17 universities onthe East coast competed in the lastof three qualifying intercollegiatecompetitions this season, for thetop three team spots to compete atthe National Intercollegiate TeamFigure Skating Championships atthe University of Denver on March28-30. Delaware, Dartmouth, andCornell earned those spots. MIT'steam is currently too small to qual-ify for nationals and placed eighth,but the individuals on the teamfared well against the otherskaters.

Pre-Intermediates earn medalsKristin M. Jonker '03 agreed to

skate at the Pre-Intermediate Alevel, though she was eligible tocompete at Pre-Intermediate B,since the team already had themaximum of three entries for Pre-Intermediate B. She placed fifth inthe individual compulsory movesafter withdrawing from her freeskate event because of sickness.

Jessica A. Eisenstein '06 earneda silver medal in the Pre-Intermedi-ate B Group B free skate with hertwo-minute program to music fromthe "Mask of Zorro" soundtrack.Her artistry stems from her back-ground in dance, and her powercomes from her cross-country run-ning experience. She has a consis-tent camel-sit spin, with the sit spinvery low. She also placed secondat the Individual CompulsoryMoves Group A event.

Delphine Dean G competed inthe Pre-Intermediate B Group B,where her free skate programincluded a circular footworksequence with backwards power

.three-turns and twizzles. Her