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Volume 122, Number 52 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, November 1, 2002 

Some Frosh Live in Fraternities Skuffle License Not 

By Marissa Vogt 

STAFF REPORTER 

Some of the new pledges of MIT 

fraternities are spending the majority 

of their time at their fraternity 

houses, sometimes even staying 

overnight, despite the fact that 

freshmen are now required to live 

on campus. 

Most houses have a special room 

set up for. their pledges to relax, 

sleep, or study. In several fraternities, 

freshmen are encouraged to 

move some of their belongings from 

their on-campus residences to the 

house. 

"The freshmen who have 

pledged are constantly coming over. 

I think they are enjoying being a 

part of the house. They come to the 

house, do their homework at the 

house, eat at the house; some of 

them even spend the night at the 

house," said Chi Phi Rush Chairman 

Kevin Nazemi '02. 

Because fresmnen are spending 

so much time at their fraternities, 

many opt to spend the night at the 

house rather than return to campus 

late at night. Freshmen say that the 

fraternities encourage this so that 

they can feel like they are part of the 

house. 

Edward M. Helvenston '06, a 

pledge at Pi Lambda Phi, says that 

the freshmen allowed to have beds 

at the house. 

Freshmen, Page 11 

DANIEL BERSAK-THE TECH 

Three children attempt to brave a series of Halloween challenges In order to get some candy at 

Simmons Hall last night. Among the things the children had to'do were touch "troll toenails." 

"brains," and "eyeballs." The challenge was organized by GRTs Robbin N. Chapman G, Marlo 

Valenti G, and Trlcla Valenti. 

Approved by Boston 

Skullhouse's Event for Saturday Cancelled 

By Brian Loux 

NEWS EDITOR 

The Boston Inspectional Services 

Department cancelled Phi 

Kappa Sigma's annual charity 

"Skuffle" event, scheduled to be 

held Saturday night, on account of 

failure to obtain an entertainment 

license from the Mayor's Office of 

Consumer Affairs and Licensing. 

Phi Kappa Sigma, also known 

as Skull house, planned to develop 

a haunted house to benefit the 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 

the national charity of the fraternity. 

"In order to build a haunted 

house, you need a building license," 

said Skullhouse member Matthew J. 

Frank '03, one of the brothers in 

charge of planning the event. Frank 

cited the fire and police departments 

of Boston as two of the offices that 

had to approve the event beforehand. 

The final piece to the puzzle 

was an entertainment license, to 

be issued by the Mayor's Office 

of Consumer Affairs and Licensing. 

"If you are charging admission, 

that makes it a public event, 

which gives it the need for a 

license from the [Mayor's 

Office]," said Daniel F. Pokaski, 

chairman of the Boston Licensing 

Board. 

Frank described the office as 

"dragging their feet" and "stringing 

us along." Skullhouse did not 

receive the license, though Frank 

said they had been led to believ~ 

they would receive approval. 

"We've been spending months 

trying to get this done .... We 

started this back in May," Frank 

said. 

Mayor's Office rejects license 

On Thursday, the Mayor's 

Office rejected the request for a 

license for unknown reasons. Brothers 

who were involved with obtaining 

the license had heard from officials 

within the office that they were 

concerned the event would cause a 

noise disturbance within the community. 

Frank dismissed the charge, saying, 

"we are surrounded by five 

other fraternities and a [Boston University] 

dorm. Furthermore ... we 

obtained signatures from our neighbors 

that said they approved of our 

event." 

However, according to Frank, the 

Mayor's office "did not tell us this 

first. They called ISD to say that we 

were rejected .... Inspectors entered 

the house, guns blazing, and they said 

we had three hours to take everything 

down. They threatened us heavily." 

Deconstruction included the 

framework of the haunted house in 

the basement and a large skull to be 

placed above the door during the 

party. 

Frank said that it was this action 

that was the most upsetting to the 

house. Not only were "we told no, 

we were told it in a very harsh way," 

Skuffle, Page 11 

Some Students Disabilities Ramp Under Construction at Building 7 

In 9.01 to Get 

E-Tablets 

For Class Use 

By Rlcarose Roque 


Some members of the Neuroscience 

and Behavior (9.01) class 

will be issued e-tablets for the 

remainder of this term, making it the 

first class ever at MIT to integrate 

these devices int9 the classroom. 

"The e-tablets will allow a real 

paperless classroom," said 9.01 professor 

Gerald E. Schneider. 

A cross between a laptop and a 

hand-held organizer, the e-tablet 

combines the power and capability of 

a PC with the function of a notepad, 

enabling its users to write directly 

onto the screen and rendering keyboards 

and touchpads obsolete. 

"Lectures are always throwing 

[so much] material at students that 

they just become passive 

stenographs," said Ruthledge G. 

Ellis-Behnke G, who has been leading 

the Paperless Classroom project. 

"With the e-tablet, their attention is 

E-~blet, Page 14 

SafeRide has 

added buses 

to its fleet. 

By Veena Ramaswamy 


Plans for construction of a disabilities 

ramp outside of 77 Massachusetts 

A venue have been final- 

ized, and construction of the ramp is 

under way. The ramp, which is 

expected to cost about $700,000, is 

slated to be completed by the end of 

the year. 

Coordinated by the MIT Department 

of Facilities, th_e ramp, 

referred to as the Americans with 

Disabilities Act ramp, will provide 

access to Building 7 through the 

AARON D. MIl/AUK-THE TECH 

Construction for a disabilities ramp outside of 77 Mass. Ave. Is underway and scheduled to be completed 

by the end of the year. 

Page 13 

Comics 

Page 6 

OPINION 

Tao Yue ponders the politics of 

this year's Senate race. 

Page 5 

basement corridor, close to the 

Building 7 elevator. 

The ramp is part of a series of 

renovations geared at making MIT 

more accessible to people with disabilities, 

said John B. Hawes, a 

senior project manager in MIT's 

facilities department. The total cost 

of these renovations is nearly $10 

million. 

Entrance comes after long wait 

Hawes said that the Institute has 

always been looking for a better 

entrance to Building 7 for disabled 

people. 

"It's always been an assumption 

that we need something to allow 

people to come in directly," said 

Hawes. "We're doing it now simply 

because it took a while to get the 

funding together and the construction 

plan." 

The ramp's function, in addition 

to making the building more accessible 

to persons with disabilities, 

will also make it easier to transport 

large items and carts through the 

Building 7 entrance. 

"It's such an important building 

with so much coming in and out of 

it that I definitely think its construc- 

Ramp, Page 16 

World & Nation 2 

Opinion 4 

Events Calendar - 8 

On the Town 9 

Sports 20

Page 2 THE TECH 

Some Call Palestinian Suicide 

Bombings War Crimes 

I.OS,./NGFI.FS TIMES 

WORLD & NATION 

JERUSALEM 

A leading human rights organization charged Friday that Palestinians 

who order and dispatch suicide bombers are guilty of war 

crimes and should be brought to justice. 

In a comprehensive, I70-page report, the New York-based Human 

Rights Watch also said that Palestinian Authority President Yasser 

Arafat bears "significant political responsibility" for the "repeated 

deliberate killing" of Israeli civilians in the last two years of bloodsoaked 

conflict. 

:'The scale and systematic nature of these attacks in 200 I and 

2002 meet the definition of a crime against humanity," the report 

stated. "When these suicide bombings take place in the context of 

violence that amounts to armed conflict, they are also war crimes." 

The report is a departure from most human rights investigations 

into Israeli-Palestinian violence that focus on the Israeli army, including 

the killing of civilians, demolition of houses and other forms of 

collective punishment. 

Louisiana Killing Linked 

To Sniper Suspects' Weapon 

I.OS ANGELES TIMES 

WASHINGTON 

The fatal shooting of a store manager in Louisiana was linked 

Thursday by police to a weapon allegedly used by John Allen 

Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo in a string of sniper attacks in 

Washington. 

Baton Rouge authorities issued an arrest warrant for Muhammad 

and Malvo for the death of Hong 1m Ballenger, the manager of a beauty 

supply store who was shot while closing on the evening of Sept. 23. 

Police said Ballenger, a mother of three, was robbed in the shooting, 

although they did not indicate how much money was taken. Ballenger's 

husband later said in interviews that she would have been 

carrying as much as $1,500 in store receipts as she closed the store 

for the day. 

Witnesses at the scene filed a description of a small, black male 

that matched Malvo, said Baton Rouge Police Chief Pat Englade. 

Witnesses said the man fled the scene and disappeared into a park. 

Englade said Baton Rouge police have not ruled out "the possibility 

that other individuals may be involved or that the individuals currently 

in custody may have committed other criminal acts." 

Labor Resignations Leave Sharon 

Without Moderate Partner 

THE WASHINGTON POST 

JERUSALEM 

When the Labor Party resigned from Prime Minister Ariel 

Sharon's coalition Wednesday night, he lost more than the 25 Labor 

votes and his comfortable parliamentary majority. According to political 

analysts here, he also lost a traditionally moderate partner that for 

19 months had helped his government avoid an extremist label and 

provided a shield against domestic and international criticism. 

Sharon Thursday negotiated with small ultranationalist and 

right-wing orthodox parties to help him survive a no-confidence 

vote scheduled for Monday. Members of his nationalist Likud Party 

and other analysts said it is probable that he will survive that challenge 

and establish a new government. If so, they added, Sharon 

and his government will have traded collaboration with Israel's 

large center-left party, and its image of openness to conciliation 

with the Palestinians, for support from a small group of Israel's 

most unyielding politicians, determined to retain the occupied West 

Bank and Gaza Strip. 

Saints, Souls and Sandwiches 

By Leah Hutchison 

After binging on Halloween candy last night, you may feel out of the 

holiday spirit for a while. But the holiday season has just begun and this 

weekend is the perfect example of fall weather: cold with a chance of flurries. 

A low pressure system from Northern Canada will elbow its way into 

New England, bringing clouds and a slight chance of flurries Friday 

evening. This system will also bring colder air for the weekend, so expect 

temperatures in the mid 30s of. There is a chance of flurries Saturday night. 

The system will move out of the area by Sunday night, bathing Boston in 

starry skies. 

And if you give All Saints' Day (today) and All Souls' Day (tomorrow) 

a miss, make sure to celebrate Sandwich Day on Sunday with a triple-decker 

turkey club or meatball sub. 

Extended Forecast 

Today: Cloudy. High of 49°F (9°C). 

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Low of 23°F (-5°C). 

Saturday: Partly sunny, cold. High of 38°F (3°C). 

Sunday: Partly sunny and cold. Clear skies at night. Daytime high of 

36°F (2°C). Overnight low of 20°F (-7°C) 

November I, 2002 

u.s. Has Won Votes Needed 

For Resolution, Officials Say 

By Maggie Farley 

LOS ANGELES TIMES 

UNITED NATIONS 

Preparing for the endgame on 

how to confront Iraq, the United 

States claimed Thursday it has won 

two key swing votes on the Security 

Council - Ireland and Mauritius - 

giving it the necessary majority to 

pass its resolution. 

"We're done," a U.S. official 

said. "Weare confident that we 

have a majority, and we are looking 

to end the diplomatic process next 

week." 

U.S. officials say they will present 

a new resolution next week 

incorporating council members' 

suggestions and that they hope to 

have a vote by the week after next. 

But they made clear that the United 

States will reserve the right to take 

unilateral action against Iraq even 

without fresh Security Council 

approval. 

"Our bottom line has not 

changed," State Department 

spokesman Richard Boucher said 

Thursday. "We think it's time to 

resolve these differences and it's 

time to pass a resolution." 

The announcement is meant to 

put further pressure on France, the 

United States' most vocal chal- 

CIA Officials Tout Intelligence 

Successes to Counter Criticism 

By Walter Pincus 


WASHINGTON 

CIA Director George Tenet and 

other intelligence officials have been 

attempting to counter criticism of 

their failure to disrupt the attacks on 

the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 

last year by speaking more 

openly about successes in thwarting 

what the government believes were 

planned terrorist actions. 

Last year, for example, U.S. 

authorities stymied plots to kidnap 

Americans in. three countries by 

using information from a captured 

senior associate of Osama bin 

Laden, the al-Qaida leader. Attacks 

on U.S. facilities and personnel in 

Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the Incirlik 

air base in Turkey, as well as 

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lenger in the council on the Iraq 

issue. 

France so far has enjoyed the 

support of most of the council's 15 

members for its two-stage plan on 

disarming Iraq, which proposes that 

the council pass a resolution 

strengthening the weapons inspections 

regime but requiring that it 

would have to meet again to decide 

on action if Iraq is found to be in 

"material breach" of U.N. resolutions. 

This week, Secretary of State 

Colin L. Powell and his French and 

Russian counterparts have been in 

constant contact, sending phrases 

from the resolution back and forth 

to try and reach a compromise. 

France and Russia have tentatively 

agreed to include the words "material 

breach" as long as they do not 

explicitly authorize automatic use of 

force. They insist on additional 

wording that guarantees that the 

Security Council decides if an 

attack is warranted, not the United 

States alone. 

But although they are only a few 

words away from agreement, they 

are still a world apart, observers say. 

"The difference is knowing 

whether the gun you are pointing is 

loaded or not," a council diplomat 

against u.s. embassies in Rome an~ 

Paris, also were disrupted. 

In 2000, the United States was 

able to break up planned attacks 

against U.S military and civilian 

facilities in the Persian Gulf and 

Europe. The previous year, U.S. 

agencies disrupted use of a chemical 

weapon in a planned Dec. 31, 1999, 

millennium attack in Jordan. 

In 1998, U.S. intelligence agencies 

used information gleaned from 

human sources and intercepted communications 

to prevent the hijacking 

of a U.S. airliner that was designed 

to pressure the release from prison 

of Omar Abdel Rahman, who was 

convicted in 1996 of conspiring to 

bomb the Statue of Liberty and 

other New York landmarks. 

Tenet and other intelligence offi- 

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November 1, 2002 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 

Democrats Poised to Beat GO~ 

Gain Majority inGovernorships 

By Nick Anderson 


WASHINGTON 

For the last eight years, Republicans 

have held the governor's 

office in more than half the 50 

states. Democrats are poised to 

erase that edge next week - a 

shift that would reverberate across 

the country in local and presidential 

politics. 

At minimum, Democrats are 

expected to approach parity with 

.the GOP, winning enough of the 

36 gubernatorial contests on Tuesday 

to command the statehouses in 

two dozen states. The Democrats 

also could gain a clear majority. 

Republicans now govern 27 

states, Democrats 21 and independents 

two. But perhapsplore significant 

than the raw numbers is 

the size of the states each party 

governs. 

Not only is Democrat Gray 

Davis favored to win re-election as 

governor of California, but several 

other large states now led by 

Republican governors are tilting 

Yugoslav Ship Allegedly Carrying 

Rocket Fuel to Iraq Intercepted 

By Daniel Williams 

and Nicholas Wood 


BELGRADE 

Earlier this month, a ship carrying 

14 containers of chemical pellets 

sat in the'Yugoslav military port 

of Tivat, preparing for a voyage. 

U.S. officials'believed that the cargo 

was solid rocket fuel and bound for 

Iraq, in violation of a U.N. ban on 

~ deliyeri,es. r _ .•r ~ _.L .' " •. ' 

" Ratlier-thiui..tel(the goven:men'fof 

Yugoslavia,~hic~ receives~i35 million 

in annual aid from Washington, 

mistrustful U.S. officials called on 

11\._r".)' ~1~ 

neighboring Croatia to.intercept the 

ship',the Boka.Star,at sea. ''We were 

" ••• ~. 11'" I _~ ._ • 

uncertam what the respo~se o( the 

Yugoslavs would be if we had'asked 

them;"said a seniorU.S. official. 

The Croatians seized the vessel 

Saturday in the Adriatic Sea. Croatian 

and U.S. officials say they've 

determined that the cargo was in 

fact solid rocket fuel. It was labeled 

"active charcoal." 

The incident was one of a series 

of recent high-profile discoveries of 

suspected weapons-related products 

and technology illegally bound for 

Iraq - at a time when the United 

States is preparing for possible war 

with that country. The revelations 

threw light on Iraqi President Sad- 

Chechens Complain of Harassment, 

Arrests Under Anti-Terrorism Premise 

By Sharon LaFraniere 


MOSCOW 

Chechen representatives and 

human rights officialschargedThursday 

that last week's seizure of 800' 

hostages by Chechen guerrillas has: 

set off a campaign of harassment 

against Moscow's Chechens, who 

they say are being falsely arrested 

and shaken down for bribes under the 

cover of an anti-terrorismcrusade. 

In a still-jittery capital, federal 

and local police are on the lookout 

for possible accomplices of the 

rebels, whose seizure of a Moscow 

theater left 119 hostages dead, all 

but two from effects of the gas used 

by authorities to subdue the gunmen. 

But human rights officials say 

they see a pattern of officers using 

that pretext to intimidate and extort 

money from law-abiding Chechens, 

some of whom say they're afraid to 

go outside. 

, "The militia are abusing their 

authority. They are very biased 

. now" against Chechens, said Oleg 

toward a Democratic takeover - 

including Illinois, Michigan and 

Pennsylvania, all considered pivotal 

in presidential contests. 

"You've got some heavy-hitter 

states" poised to turn over, said 

John Kohut, an analyst for the nonpartisan 

Cook Political Report. 

"The implications for 2004 are 

clear. Democrats have gained 

some ground." 

In all, 10 of the 15 most populous 

states are expected to have 

Democratic governors next year. 

That's a conservative projection. 

Among the other five: 

-Florida, where Republican 

Gov. Jeb Bush is in a tigh~race for 

re-election against Democrat Bill 

McBride. 

-Massachusetts, where Democrat 

Shannon O'Brien and Republican 

Mitt Romney are in a dead 

heat for an open seat. 

-Texas, where GOP Gov. Rick 

Perry, elevated when George W. 

Bush became president, faces a 

tough challenge from Democrat 

Tony Sanchez, who is spending 

dam Hussein's continuing ability to 

evade U.N. restrictions and import 

military goods and expertise, even 

from a country such as Yugoslavia 

that's nominally friendly to Washington. 

The Yugoslav government on 

Thursday formally acknowledged 

illegal military sales to Iraq. "These 

violations' concerned the repair and 

return 'of Iraqi jet engines for MiG- 

2.1,and)vfi9,-73.~ghterjets an~ pr,o-;. 

vidin¥ ~erta~1~~':'Y.\~e.s 

-.i~tpHi~~I?'iI 

technIcalcooperation,"a government 

statement said. It promised to clamp 

down on futuresales. 

That admission appeared to refer 

to claiJ)ls that U.S. officials made 

this month after NATO peacekeepers 

in Bosnia raided a state-owned 

military firm named Orao. Documents 

seized there indicated that 

Orao and Yugoimport, a Yugoslav 

government-run arms trading company, 

have been helping Iraq refurbish 

its antiquated air force. Iraq has 

used Yugoslav technicians to 

_upgrade its aircraft. 

But Western officials contend 

that the relationship is deeper. A 

University of Belgrade professor 

with training in missile technology 

has acknowledged visiting Baghdad, 

the Iraqi capital, in recent months. 

The United States suspects that 

Mironov, a Russian official who 

serves.as human rights ombu~man. 

::They detain people, arf(~stpeople, 

stop cars based on ethnicity. I am 

very concerned." 

Eddy Isaye~, who heads t~e 

Chechen government's Moscow 

office, said about 200 Chechens 

have complained of mistreatment 

since the rebels seized the theater 

eight days ago. Aides to Aslanbek 

Aslakhanov, Chechnya' s representative 

in the Russian parliament, 

said about 10people complain to his 

office each day. 

Nonetheless, Aslakhanov and 

other officials say the backlash is 

distinctly weaker than it was three 

years ago, after hundreds of people 

were killed by explosions in apartment 

buildings in Moscow and elsewhere 

in Russia that were blamed 

on Chechen rebels.. 

President Vladimir Putin a~dot~er 

officialshave warned Russians 

not to turn against Chechens, saying . 

many of them risk their lives as 

Russia's civilian appointees in the 

tens of millions of dollars of his 

own fortune. 

Only in New York and Ohio, 

among the major states, are Republicans 

apparently assured of holding 

onto the governorship. 

Depending on its strength, the 

Democratic gubernatorial surge 

could produce another milestone. 

Among the party's nominees are 

nine women, all running competitively. 

If four win, then at least six 

governors next year would be 

women - a record . 

The lone Republican female 

nominee, Linda Lingle in Hawaii, 

also is running a strong campaign. 

Currently, there are five female 

governors. 

Republicans face potential losses 

in large part because they have 

more seats to defend Tuesday - 

23 of the 36. Many of their 

warhorses, like Gov. John Engler 

of Michigan, were forced out by 

term limits. Democrat Jennifer 

Granholm, one of this year's most 

prominent candidates, is favored to 

succeed him. 

technology that Yugoslavia sold to 

Libya ultimately was destined for 

Iraq and intended to provide the 

seeds to convert trainer jets into 

guided cruise missiles. Such a 

weapon could avoid U.S. anti-missile 

systems and reach American 

allies in the Persian Gulf and Israel. 

The news is potentially bad for 

Yugoslavia's efforts to improve its 

economy and foster closer relations 

with Western countrl~~.1t.~~w~s ~.:: 

the U.S. Congress,is considering a 

measure :to;,normalize Yugoslavia's 

trade relations with the United 

States, and when the United States 

is promoting Yugoslavia for membership 

in the Partnership for Peace 

program of the NATO alliance.. 

The fact that the Boka Star 

passed through Tivat, a military 

port, indicated that the transactions 

weren't merely private deals but 

linked with the Yugoslav government 

and army. 

The army is the country's most 

prestigious institution, according to 

polls, and its commander in chief, 

President Vojislav Kostunica, is the 

country's most popular politician. 

Kostunica has distanced himself 

from the Iraq traffic, saying he knew 

nothing, and in any case, the .transfers 

were of low-technology varieties 

and not "state-of-the-art" sales. 

separatist'southern republic. The 

government has set up hot lines for 

complaints.. 

"It was 10 times worse three 

years ago," Aslakhanov said. "This 

is much softer. However, it is still 

going on." 

Assa Vatsuyeva, 25, a Chechen 

reporter for NTV television, said 

police stoppedher on the street Saturday. 

They questioned her and her 

family at her apartment,then detained 

her brother Apti, 20, because he has . 

no permit to live in Moscow. 

It takes only 20 minutes to prepare 

a temporary permit, Vatsuyeva 

said, but the police kept her brother 

for four hours. She said one officer 

told her mother: "Your son is connected 

to rebels and terrorists. Don't 

expect anything good." 

Apti said he's been detained 15 

,times in the three years since police 

confiscated a certificate identifying 

him as an athlete with the Russian 

military's sports club because he 

couldn't pay the bribe they 

demanded. 

NEWSDAY 

Civil Rights Groups to Use 

Voting Monitors in Some Areas 

WASHINGTON 

Concerned about more election debacles on Tuesday, national 

civil rights groups are sending armies of monitors and lawyers to 

Florida and other key states to watch for irregularities that could 

once again disenfranchise voters. 

Some have set up national command centers, where lawyers and 

voting rights experts will staff phones to answer questions about voters' 

rights at the polls. And some are already on the ground in states 

from Florida to Missouri urging people to vote and informing them 

of their rights. 

But Florida, which recently came under fire again for its September 

primary election disaster, remains the focal point. 

"Florida will forever be the poster child for how not to conduct 

an election," said Melanie Campbell, executive director of the 

National Coalition on Black Civil Participation, one of several 

groups setting up a hotline and sending in monitors. "In Florida for 

sure, people are still very upset. ... We're doing everything we can 

so people are motivated to vote and to get their vote counted." 

Grand Jury Indicts Fastow 

In Enron Case 


A federal grand jury in Houston on Thursday indicted Andrew 

Fastow, the former chief financial officer at Enron Corp., on dozens 

of fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges, the latest move 

in the active government probe into wrongdoing at the bankrupt 

energy trader. 

The charges against Fastow, who allegedly masterminded a complex 

web of partnerships that disguised Enron's financial woes and 

funneled millions of dollars into his own pockets, were filed four 

weeks after he surrendered to the FBI and was released on $5 million 

bond. He is the highest ranking Enron official to face criminal 

charges. 

The 78-count indictment closely tracks allegations that prosecutors 

leveled against Fastow in a sworn statement by an FBI agent at 

that time. The court papers also include a new claim: that Fastow 

attempted to block investigators by persuading his top aide, Michael 

Kopper, to tamper with laptop and desktop computers in the late 

summer of 2001. That was shortly after Enron executive Sherron 

Watkins raised questions about Enron's accounting practices, but 

before the company's financial woes became public. 

The obstruction count is significant because it challenges Fastow's 

claim, as cited by his lawyer, John Keker, that he "never 

believed he was committing any crime." 

Earthquake in Italy Jolts School, 

- :Kiiis SiX Children 


ROME 

An earthquake knocked down the roof of a school in central Italy 

Thursday, killing at least six children and trapping dozens of others 

during a party to celebrate Halloween. 

Two women were also killed in their homes in San Giuliano di 

Puglia, a medieval village of 1,195, about 50 miles northeast of 

Naples. The 5.4 magnitude quake struck at 11:33 a.m. The epicenter 

was reported to be in the nearby city of Campobasso.. 

About 50 people were initially trapped when part of the roof 

over the nursery and elementary school collapsed, authorities 

said. Rescuers said after nightfall that they could talk with two 

groups of buried children, who had ducked under benches for 

protection. 

Some of them were later rescued, including six dust-covered children 

pulled out from under floodlights and quickly sent to hospitals. 

Onlookers applauded and called out "Giovanni! Giovanni!" when 

one little boy was brought out on a stretcher. 

"As soon as he came out he called me 'Papi' like he always 

does," Giovanni's father told state television, which didn't further 

identify the man. "I immediately saw he was in good condition. He 

told me there are many other children still alive, a little shocked but 

still alive, so the hope is still there that they can save more. I thank 

God for this gift he has given me." 

Zap Offers Ford $10 Million for 

Electric Vehicle Division 


Zap, a small Bay Area manufacturer of electric bicycles and 

scooters that only recently emerged from bankruptcy reorganization, 

said Thursday it has offered Ford Motor Co. $10 million in cash, 

stock and warrants for its San Diego-based Think electric vehicle 

division. 

Ford paid $23 million for Think three years ago and has invested 

more than $100 million in the company, but pulled the plug on the 

unit earlier this summer, citing poor demand. 

Think, originally part of Norway's Pivco Industries, makes 

electric bicycles, golf-cart style neighborhood vehicles and the 

plastic-bodied two-seat Think City, which is certified as a highway-legal 

passenger car capable of a top speed of 60 mph and a 

maximum range, at much-reduced speeds, of 60 miles between 

charges. 

While Ford and General Motors Corp. have abandoned the battery-powered 

electric car market, DaimlerChrysler continues to 

operate a subsidiary, GEM, that sells battery-powered neighborhood 

electric vehicles that are legal on city streets posted for speeds of 35 

miles per hour or less. 

Zap has never been in the car business, but Chairman Gary 

Starr said Thursday that the 8-year-old company's "sole business 

is electric vehicles, and we can focus on them while they were 

just a sideline for the major auto companies." Zap's stock closed 

at $1.50 a share Thursday in over-the-counter trading, up 5 cents 

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Erratum 

In last Friday's interview of 

Maryanne Kirkbride ["Campus Profile 

- Maryanne Kirkbride," Oct. 25], 

Kirkbride's former workplace was 

incorrectly identified as the Dorchester 

Community Heath Center. She worked 

at the Codman Square Health Center in 

Dorchester, Mass,

November I, 2002 

TaoYue 

Politics can be interesting to watch when 

you aren't personally involved in the issues. 

Take, for example, this year's Senate races. 

. Sure, the races are 

important. . Very 

important for the 

nation, in fact. The 

Senate is so close that 

this election will 

. decide who holds it. 

Doesn't look like the 

Democrats can take 

the House this year, so 

this election also 

decides whether or not 

we end up with it 

'Republican president, , 

a Republican Congress, and a very conservative 

Supreme Court .. 

We'll know the results in a week. If you 

care enough, you can either mourn the 

depths to which this nation has sunk or jump 

up and down in joy. But your vote can only 

count towards at most one Senate race. Why 

not take a tour of the other races going on, 

as a curious observer? And since' we're MIT 

students and many of us live under a rock, 

perhaps it'd be fun tolook at it from the perspective 

of someone who knew a bit about 

politics .;. back in high school. Then the 

race changes from one with the nation's fate 

hanging in the balance, to one where familiar 

names and curious developments pop up. 

Start with Minnesota, which has been in 

the news lately. So we all know that Walter 

.Vaguely Amusing Politics 

What MEA Programs Are Worth 

Basil Enwegbara 

This election deddes whether 

or not we end up with t::l 

Rep'1blicdn president} a 

Republican Congress} and a very 

con5e~ative Supreme Court. 

Once it was philosophy that reigned. 

Architectun~, science, law,. and medicine at 

some time also each had. their own glory .. 

Business management education did not 

make its way into the professional dictionary 

untiL several decades after industrial revolu- 

.tio~. Before tlie~,' busln~ss .skills were 

learned thro,ugh master-apprentice relationships. 

It also neither needed specialized scientific 

qualifications nor a class of men with 

managerial sophistication other tha.n or.di- 

.nary literacy, practical experience, and per- _ 

son.al initiative. But as industries became 

more and mOJ.:,ecompetitive and complex,. 

the industry inevitably professionalized,' 

, business management. . 

This transition was a slow one, full of trio: 

als and errors. But the arrival of globalization 

. at. the end of the twentieth century changed 

not only the pace, but also the manner in 

.:which competition is conducted within industries. 

Now that the battlefield had broadened~ 

, professional 'warriors were required to win 

the war. Since MBA graduates were recognized 

to understand the battlefields, industry 

did not hesitate to seek them out. 

These' best warriors cost a lot' of money, . 

and industries, did.not'hesitate to.pay the 

bills and in most. cases overpaid greatly. As 

the demand for MBA' graduates outnumbered 

the supply, more and more business 

schools emerged to take advantage of this 

shortage. Not only did this proliferation 

lower the standard of education, but it also ' 

resulted in an overpr~duction of MBA grad- 

uates. 

But how ,did most business school come 

to accept lower standards as a way to be in 

the market?, How was it that well'establisheduniyersities 

did not resist the temptation to 

join the bandwagon? Could it be becau~e it 

all started without a well-defined ground? 

Could it be because business /schools 

assumed learning rather than promoting it? 

Perhaps MBA programs' did not question 

whether the structures and processes -' 

including the courses,' class, grades, examinations, 

classroom, credit hours, and lecturers 

- were meeting the needs of.the cus- 

Mondale has just stepped in to replace the 

late Paul Wellstone as the candidate on the 

ballot. Walter Mondale, of course, is best 

known (though not to our generation) for 

roundly defeating Bob Dole in the 1976 

vice-presidential debates after Dole blamed 

the American wars of 

the twentieth century 

on Democratic presi- 

dents. Eight years 

later, he became the 

first major-party 

presidential candidate 

to choose' a female 

running mate, and his 

"youth and inexperience" 

succumbed to a 

pointed Reagan quip. 

Ever since then, he 

hasn't made much of 

a splash on the national scene. But politics 

has 'the strangest way of 

putting people back into 

the limelight, and here he 

is again. 

.Speaking of old-timers 

coming back to' save their 

party's chances in an election, 

in New Jersey the 

Democrats have taken the' 

lead in .the Senate race 

after trailing by do'ubledigits. 

How? After scandals 

sunk the chances -of 

incumbent Robert Torricelli, he dropped out 

.of the race and former Senator Frank Lautenberg 

took his place. Lautenberg, a proven 

winner, kept one of New Jersey's Senate 

tomers. Perhaps MBA programs, while 

enhancing quantitative and critical thinking 

about the ~ld industrial economy, failed to 

serve the practical needs of industry. 

The problems are numerous. First, the 

student's individual thought-process was 

replaced with a flawed and disconnected 

group-think system, merely because of the 

, notion that, business successfould only 

come through collaborative efforts. 

Se,cond, the profes~ors were evaluated 

'As the deman4for MB4 

, .. 

graduates out,?umbered the 

suppl~, more business schools 

emerged to-take advantage 

\ of this shortage. N~t only 

.did this proliferation lower the 

standar~ of education; but it also 

resulted in an overproduqion 

. of MBA graduates. 

...... - 

not based on their teaching or on the performance 

of their students, but on their. publications 

and ability to attract money from 

industry. So teaching became peripherat'as 

professors'faced these uphill tasks that could' 

only mak~. them relevan~ in' academic politics 

... 

Third,business schools assumed that 

, teaching and learning were the same thing. 

Thus they_filled their programs with all sorts' 

of courses for the student, even when it was 

clear that what the professor wa~ teaching 

was not nec.essarily' what the student was 

learning. 

What the student was interested in learning 

might be far from what the professor 

was interested in teaching. This set the student 

and the professor further apart. Wasn't 

Frederick the Great right in saying "he who 

defends. everything defends nothing?" In 

, other words, is~'t it obvious that in wanting 

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seats Democratic for 18 years, then retired in 

1998 after getting tired of the fundraising 

required to run a Senate race. Now he's back 

raising.money, putting some of his personal 

funds into the campaign, and winning easily. 

The polls turn 7 d around almost immediately 

after he stepped into the race. If anything, 

news stories about the election seemed to 

capture the whimsical notion that many New 

Jersey voters hadn't noticed the switch and 

thought they were voting for Launteberg's 

fourth or fifth term. 

In New Hampshire, Republican Senator 

Bob Smith hasn't given up after losing the 

primary to John Sununu - he's running a 

write-in campaign. Elizabeth Dole, once a 

shoo-in for the North Carolina seat, is now 

facing serious pressure. 

And one state to the south, let us pause a 

minute as we examine the race, where neither 

of the candidates happens to be Strom 

. Thurmond. Yes, 

indeed, Strom 

Thurmond,can- 

if we don}t start paying attention 

to politics soon} everything else 

we learned in high school won}t 

be true anymore. 

didate for President 

in 1948 on 

the Dixiecrat 

ticket, old~st 

Republican in 

the Senate, third 

in line for the 

Presidency during 

much of Bill 

Clinton's term, is 

finally retiring from the Senate. If we don't 

start paying attention to politics soon, every- 

. thing else we learned in high school won't 

be true anymore. 

to teach the student also everything, the 

"business school. denied the student the ability 

to build upon his or her own strengths? 

The frustrated 'students are now feeling 

restless. As globalization drives industry 

deeper and deeper into the battlefield, students 

are frustrated that their expectations 

are not being met as businesses look for people 

who. think differently, behave differently, 

and make quicker and better judgment in 

today's risky business world. 

_ In such hypercomp'etition, industry 

expected to find business schools less analytical 

and more practicaily, oriented. They 

expected MBAs to have more interpersonal 

-communications skills, more resistance to 

stress, a better more perception of threshold 

cues, and a .greater ability to understan~ 

technological leadership. In fact, while 

industries looked for formidable leaders of 

empires as well as 'conquerors of a chaotic 

battlefield, all they found were fewer issuebased 

curriculums and fewer future-oriented 

MBA programs. 

So to survive in today's environment, 

business schools must undergo the needed 

transformations. First they must question the 

current relevance of their programs; that is, 

what values do MBA students carry along 

with them to the marketplace? . 

The second question they have to ask 

themselves is the relevance of the present 

strict. pedagogical sequence, with progress 

ruled by examinations. Shouldn't the present 

dominant role of exainination be at least 

reduced, if not eliminated? 

Why should the professor, the student, 

and the practitioner not think of themselves 

as permanent learners whilt:' taking into 

account their differing competencies? What 

about the quest of focusing learning on the 

student's way of organizing knowledge and 

defining problems contextually? What about 

.understanding that getting the stud~nt think 

about 'issues and situations in novel ways 

, could help e!lhance student's capacity to 

think and act creatively? Shouldb't the 

importance of leadership training be rein- 

.forced? One thing is clea~, and let us put it 

this way: industry may decide to bypass 

business schools by setting up the type of 

business e~uca~ion that it actually needs. 

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Arun Agarwal 

War in the Middle East, hostages in 

Moscow, snipers in Maryland, and plane 

crashes in Missouri: the last two years have 

been some of the biggest ever for news, with 

breaking headlines every day, and stunning 

reports every night. The sheer volume of 

information given to the public has never been 

this high, and the need to digest so much has 

never been so great. 

Somehow however, we still manage to 

live our lives. We manage to get up each day, 

do what we have to do, watch more news, 

and go back to sleep. This, of course, is 

because people are becoming more and more 

desensitized. To prevent insanity, and to keep 

ourselves in sync with our own lives, we have 

gotten to the point where we have to almost 

pretend the things around us aren't even happening, 

and that the stories we read in the 

news are no different than those we read in a 

novel. 

In other words, we're becoming almost 

completely desensitized to the world 

around us. When hearing about another 

shooting we sort of shrug it off, leaving it 

only to our curiosity to figure out what happened. 

The news, in effect, has become 

nothing more than another form of entertainment 

to many . 

The pn;>blem with all this is that when we 

lose our perspective on reality and subsequently 

expect the media to provide us with a 

show, the media then turns to tactics of sensationalism 

to keep us happy. When was the 

. last time a big story hit, and you didn't see 

dramatic pictures of the scene? Or more 

importantly, when the press didn't call some 

yye're beco11'ling desensitized 

to the world around us. 

VVhen hearing about another 

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The 

Tech 

PILED ~I&~ER AND 

DEEPER 

By Akshay Patti 

COLUMNIST 

. It's that time of year again. The thermostat is low, 

the humidity is lower, and the air is charged like 

n01:>ody'sbusiness. 

Column 

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COLUMNIST 

WARNING: While the other tricks have involved fire or explosions, 

this one involves particularly unstable products. Perform this 

experiment in q safe, open, well-ventilated location, s,uchas a laboratory. 

Follow all warnings on the ,labels of chemical products. You 

must wear safetY goggles, apron, gloves, and closed shoes (not sandals) 

when testing this one. ' 

Materials: 

Household Ammonia 

Iodine crystals (only a few grams), 

Q-tips 

Styrofoam 1;>lock 

Pyrex test tube B 

Paper towel 

What to do: 

This trick makes use of the instability of ammonium tri-iodide. 

Watch out, because iodine sublimes in!o harmful vapor, and the final 

product can go off with the slightest breeze or heat. 

This being MIT, the materials shouldn't be that hard to ,find. 

Fill the test tube 1/4 full with ammonia. Then slowly add iodine 

crystals while swirling gently. Th~ iod~ne should dissolve in the' 

ammonia. Keep adding crystals very slowly until no more diss9lve. 

Then pour the mixture onto the paper towel. Discard the liquid in a 

SAFE PLACE - a lab sink for example' -with copious amounts 

of water. 

Take the Q-tips and coat one end in,the sludge that remain~ on'the 

paper towel. Set the 'dry end of the Q-tips in the styrofoam block to 

dry. 

The'next day, with gloves and goggles worn, car~fully remove the 

Q-tips and drop them on the ground. If they don't go off, try stepping 

on them. 

The stronger the ammonia, the more unstable the product. Household 

ammonia will make relatively stable ones, while using lab-grade 

ammonia can cause the Q-tips to explode just by yelling at them! 

Do this in a well-ventilated area, as both the iodine and ammonia 

fumes are very harmful. 

, Do not eat the iodine. D~ not drink the ammonia. Do not taunt 

Happy Fun Ball.

November 1, 2002 The Tech Page 7 

FoxTrot by Bill Amend Dilbert@ by Scott Adams 

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-j 17 lax waxers? 

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auto maker 

21 Conclusion 

"22 Singapore 

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25 "A Death in the 

Family" author 

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janitors? 

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37 Italial) gangsters 

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44_Rommel 

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scouts? 

51 Gardener, at 

times 

52 lavish meal 

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the other 

56 Betting advice 

57 _-Romeo 

(Italian car) 

61 Truant barbers? 

64 Golf gadget 

65 Milanese eight 

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output - 

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consequence 

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Dudley Do-Right 

By Katie, Kailas, Karen and Jason 

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cowboy hats 

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48 Rider's whip 

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57 Basilica 'section 

58 Camera element 

59 Greek letter 

group 

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62 Highway sign_ 

abbr. 

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10:45 a.m. - Campus Tour. Student Led Campus Tours are approximately 90 minutes long and provide 

a general overview of the main campus. Please note that campus tours do not visit laboratories, 

living groups or buildings under construction. Groups over 15 people need to make special reservations. 

Campus tours start at the conclusion of the Admissions Informations Session. The Campus 

Tour begins in Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main 

Entrance Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). Sponsor: Information Center. 

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure. 

William P. Anderson Professor of Geography Center for Transportation Studies Boston University. Climate 

change arising from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases may manifest itself in various 

forms, including higher average temperature, sea level rise, and increases in the frequency and 

intensity of storms. All of these changes have implications for the condition, performance, and planning 

of transportation infrastructure systems. This presentation begins with an overview of climate 

change transportation interactions and identifies some of the most vulnerable components of the US 

transportation system. Room: MIT Bldg. 54-915. Sponsor: Mexico City Project. 

2:00 p.m. - Admissions Information Session. free. Room: Admissions Reception Center, Building 

10. Room 10-100. Sponsor: Information Center. 

2:45 p.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). 

Sponsor: Information Center. 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Chemical Engineering Department Fall Seminar Series. FRONTIERS OF 

BIOTECHNOLOGY LECTURE. free. Room: 66-110. Sponsor: Chemical Engineering. 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - E34 Chem Oceanography Seminar. Delia Oppo, WHOI, will present "Orbital 

and suborbital climate variability: insights from the Sulu Sea, western tropical Pacific." free. Room: 

E34-430. Sponsor: E34 Chemical Oceanography. 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - PSFC Seminar. "Laboratory Observations of Fast Collision less Magnetic 

Reconnection." free. Room: NW17-218. Sponsor: Plasma Science and Fusion Center. 

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Recent Stock Market Bubble and the Future of Financial Markets. 

Robert J. Shiller is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics at Yale University and the author of 

"Irrational Exuberance" (2000), which received the Commonfund Prize and was a New York Times 

nonfiction bestseller. Shiller's suggestion to Greenspan in 1996 that the market was dangerously 

overpriced inspired the Fed chairman to utter the phrase that was heard by investors around the 

world. free. Room: Wong Auditorium (Building E51). Sponsor: Undergraduate Economics Association. 

5:00 p.m. - UROP Supervisor Sponsored, Credit & Volunteer Paperwork Deadline. UROP paperwork 

for supervisor sponsored, credit and volunteer due in the UROP Office, 7-104 by 5pm. free. Sponsor: 

UROP. 

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Reception: hyperCOLLISIONY A celebration of the meeting of technology and 

art. kinetic sculpture, digital video, interactive installations, live electronic music, robots, and more. 

The fourth event in the popular Collision Series, "hyperCOLLISIOW showcases art from MIT students 

and local artists who use new technologies in their work. ATat (arts and technology at tech event). 

hyperCOLLlSION takes place Oct 31-Nov 4. $5 for adults, $2 for non-MIT students, seniors, and children 

5-18. and free with an MIT ID. Room: MIT Museum. Sponsor: ATat, Arts and Technology at tech. 

5:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - lAP 2003 Print Guide Deadline. In order for lAP activities and subjects to be 

included in the print version lAP 2003 Guide, activity and subject descriptions must be posted to the 

fAP web site by 5PM Friday, November 1, 2002. The print lAP 2003 Guide will be available in December 

2002. free. Sponsor: lAP. 

6:00 p.m. - Aga Khan Program Plano and Clarinet Recital. Kinan Azmeh, clarinet & Rami Khalife, 

piano. Program includes works by Bartok, Brahms, Poulenc, Khalife and others. free. Room: Killian 

Hall. Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. 

7:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. - The Third Annual MIT Hatian Cultural Night. There will be: an art show, Hatian 

food, dance performances by Fantazi Kreyol Dance Company, Pwezi Kreyol, Guest speaker: 

speaking about the beauty of Haitian Kreyo, live performance by DEKWOCHAY, one of New York's 

hottest konpa bands. $5. Room: La Sala de Puerto Rico, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, 

MA 02139. Sponsor: Association of Student Activities, MfT Haitian Alliance. Office of Minority Education, 

RLSLP. 

7:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - MIT Anime Club: Costumes, Cosplay, showing Vandread, NTHT. Watch 

a selection of new and classic animation from Japan, as well as take advantage of our extensive 

library of Japanese animation. Vandread (the war of the sexes meets an alien invaSion) and Now 

and Then, Here and There (a dystopian look at life in a world gone mad [NOTE: Mature Content]); 

also, at the intermission we'll admire each others' costumes and cosplay outfits [NOTE: IMMature 

Content]). Best costumes will be awarded prizes. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Anime Club, 

MIT. 

7:00 p.m. - Blade II. After the events of Blade, a mutation has occurred within the vampire community, 

creating vampires called Reapers who prey not only on humans but on fellow vampires. Blade, 

Whistler, and an armory expert named Scud are summoned by the Shadow Council, and asked to 

form an alliance with the Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to 

defeat the Reaper threat. Rated R for strong pervasive violence, language, some drug use and sexual 

content. $3.00. Room: 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. 

7:30 p.m. - Film Screening: Eve's Bayou. Kasi Lemmons' first film as both writer and director. In 

steamy 1960s Lousiana, the Batiste family leads a prosperous existence, but all is not well. The 

title character discovers her womanizing father (Samuel L. Jackson) with a guest, and finds her innocence 

shattered at the age of ten. Deep emotions come boiling out as sexual tension mixes with 

black magic. The film opened to rave reviews, with Roger Ebert giving the film four stars and prophetically 

noting, "If it is not nominated for Academy Awards, then the Academy is not paying attention." 

Kasi Lemmons will speak at MIT on November 7th. Funded by Office of the Arts Special Programs 

and the Program in Women's Studies. Rated R for sexuality and language. 3.00. Room: 10-250. 

Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Women's Studies Program. Counseling and Support Services, LSC. 

8:30 p.m ..-10:00 p.m. - "Alphavllle." HTC Rim Series; Rim directed by Jean-Luc Godard, Starring 

Eddie Constantine, France, 1965, 99 mins. 

Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet. His 

very American character is at odds with the city's ruler, an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has 

outlawed love and self-expression. free. Room: 7-431. Sponsor: History, Theory and Criticism of 

Architecture and Art. 

10:00 p.m. - Blade II. Rated R for strong pervasive violence, language, some drug use and sexual 

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content. $3.00. Room: 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. 

10:30 p.m. - Film Screening: The Caveman's Valentine. Intensely psychological, The Caveman's 

Valentine pushes the boundaries of a mystery. Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson), a formerly 

talented musician, is schizophrenic and now lives in a cave in the park. But when a frozen body is 

found outside his cave, he sets out to solve the mystery, meanwhile combatting his reputation as a 

raving lunatic. Directed by Kasi Lemmons and photographed by Amelie Vincent, the same 

director/cinematographer team which created Eve's Bayou. Kasi Lemmons will speak at MIT on 

November 7th. Funded by Counseling and Support Services. Rated R for language, some violence 

and sexuality. $3.00. Room: 10-250. Sponsor: LSC, Counseling and Support Services, Office of the 

Arts, Women's Studies Program. 

Saturday, November 2 

9:00 a.m. - Open Enrollment Period. Open Enrollment period for all faculty and staff to change 

their 2003 benefits selections. free. Room: Web. Sponsor: Rnancial Systems Services. Benefits 

Office. 

12:00 p.m. - Football vs. Salve Regina University. free. Room: Steinbrenner Stadium. Sponsor: 

Department of Athletics. 

1:00 p.m. - Women's Volleyball vs. Babson College. free. Room: duPont Gym. Sponsor: Department 

of Athletics. 

3:00 p.m. - Women's Volleyball Alumnae Tournament. free. Room: duPont Gym. Sponsor: Department 

of Athletics. 

7:30 p.m. - Film Screening: Eve's Bayou. Rated R for sexuality and language. $3.00. Room: 26- 

100. Sponsor: LSC. Office of the Arts Special Programs and the Program in Women's Studies. 

7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Two Chinese Movie Shows. Movie 1: Tian Mai Chuang Qi (The Touch): 

Movie 2: Yapian zhanzheng (Opium War): 

For more coming movie shows, please visit the MIT CSSA 

movie shows' official website at . 

free. Room: 54-100. Sponsor: Chinese Student and Scholar Association. 

10:30 p.m. - Film Screening: The Caveman's Valentine. Rated R for language, some violence and 

sexuality. $3.00. Room: 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. Counseling and Support Services. 

Sunday, November 3 

9:00 a.m. - Open Enrollment Period. Open Enrollment period for all faculty and staff to change their 

2003 benefits selections. free. Room: Web. Sponsor: Rnancial Systems Services. Benefits Office. 

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Buddhist Meditation and Prayers. Meditation in ~uddhist Tradition: sitting 

and walking meditation followed by chanting. free. Room: Mezzanine Lounge, Student Center. Sponsor: 

Buddhist Community at MIT. 

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Cinderella's Ball. Relive the magic and wonder of Cinderella, the gracious 

Prince, the kindly Fairy Godmother and more as Morss Hall in Walker Memorial is transformed into a 

grande Cinderella's ballroom. Listen to a storyteller read the story of Cinderella; take in a recent 

Rogers and Hammerstein film adaptation of the children's tale; make your own crown and magic 

wand; learn ballroom dancing from the MIT Ballroom Dance Team; and feast on fine ballroom confections. 

And more wonder awaits at the front steps of Walker Memorial - a magic Pumpkin Coach! An 

afternoon of joy and enchantment for all. Optional Black Tie dress (petticoat and cummerbund style) 

for all ages most welcome. 

Purchase by Nov. 1st. $5/ages 3+; under 3, free. Room: Morss Hall, Walk~r, lV!emoriaLSpon~or: , 

MITAC.... ':';-~.r~N • \~lfUUI lIHUUH i. I 

4:00 p.m. - SONOS. Bayla Keyes, violin, Marcus Thompson,' viola; Michael Reynolds, cello; David 

Deveau, piano. Schubert's String Trio in Bb; Turina's Piano Trio "Crrculo"; Brahms' Piano Quartet in A 

Major. free. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. ri (.,... - ' 

4:00 p.m. - Carnatlc Vocal Concert. Featuring T.M. Krishna, vocal; Ganesh Prasad, violin; J. Vaid-, 

hyanadhan, mridangam. Presented by MITHAS (MIT Heritage of South Asia) in cooperation with; _ , 

Sangam. $18, $l4-members, $l0-students. Room: Wong Auditorium. Sponsor: MITHAS. 1" ,.,' 

7:00 p.m. - Blade II. Rated R for strong pervasive violence, language, .some drug use and sexual I 

content. $3.00. Room: 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. , ~ (.' 

10:00 p.m. - Film Screening: Eve's Bayou. Rated R for sexuality and language. $3.00. Room: 26- 

100. Sponsor: LSC. Office of the Arts Special Programs and the Program in Women's Studies. 

. Monday, November 4 

12:00 a.m. - Deshpande Center Grant Pre-Proposals Due. Sponsor: Deshpande Center for Technological 

Innovation. 

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Scholarly Communication In the DIgital World. A symposium to celebrate 

the worldwide launch of DSpace, an open source institutional digital depository developed by the 

MIT Libraries and the Hewlett-Packard Company. free, but RSVP by 10/30/02 to libevents@mit.edu 

or 617-253-9323. Room: Bartos Theater, El5-070. Sponsor: MIT Libraries Communications Program. 

I 

9:00 a.m. - Open Enrollment Period. Open Enrollment period for all faculty and staff to change 

their 2003 benefits selections. free. Room: Web. Sponsor: Rnancial Systems Services. Benefits 

Office. 

10:00 a.m. - Admissions Infonnatlon Session. free. Room: Admissions Reception Center, Building 

10, Room 10-100. Sponsor: Information Center. 

10:45 a.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). 


12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - Excel Quick Start. This course presents an overview of Excel's basic functions, 

as well as some of its more powerful features and capabilities. Room: N42 Demo. Sponsor: 

Information Systems. 

2:00 p.m. - Admissions Infonnatlon Session. free. Room: Admissions Reception Center, Building 

10, Room 10-100. Sponsor: Information Center .. 

2:45 p.m. - Campus Tour. free. Room: Lobby 7 (Main Entrance Lobby at 77 Massachusetts Ave). 


3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Rainbow Lounge Open. MIT's resource lounge for lesbian, bisexual, gay, 

and transgendered members of the community offers a place to hang out, various activities, and a 

lending library during its open hours. free. Room: 50-306. Sponsor: Ibgt@MIT .. 

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - SPECIAL RLE SEMINAR. Are there New Physical Mechanisms Associated 

with the Anomalies in Metal Deuterides? free. Room: Grier Room B, 34-401B. Sponsor: Research 

Lab of Electronics. 

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - "Spectral curves of 2-torlln the 4-sphere." free. Room: 2-143. Sponsor: 

Differential Geometry Seminar. Department of Mathematics. 

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - The Perils of Science Journalism: Legal, Ethical and Artistic Conundrums. 

STS Colloquium. free. Room: E51-095. Sponsor: STS. 

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Climatic Responsiveness In the Traditional Islamic Houses. free. Room: 

MIT 3-133. Sponsor: Building Technology Program:. 

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - America at War? A Conversation with Helen Thomas. Long-time White 

House correspondent Helen Thomas discusses the state of journalism as America ponders war with 

Iraq. free. Room: Bartos Theater, Media Lab. Sponsor: Communications Forum, Comparative Media 

Studies. 

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Reconsidering Environmental Standards. Part of the COlloquium REGULAT- 

ING PLACE: STANDARDS AND THE SHAPING OF URBAN AMERICA. free. Room: Room 10-485. Sponsor: 

Department of Urban Studies and Planning. 

7:00 p.m. - $50K Teambulldlng - Nanotech/Materials. free. Sponsor: MITEntrepreneurshipCenter. 

9:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. - Monday Night Football at The Ear. Watch the game on The Thirsty Ear's big 

screen lV every Monday night.Tonight: Miami vs. Green Bay. Hours:Monday: 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Tuesday 

- Thursday: 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. Friday: 4 p.m. - 1 a.m. The Thirsty Ear Pub is located in the basement of 

Ashdown House. Enter through the courtyard. Must be over 21. Proper ID required. Free. Room: The 

Thirsty Ear Pub. Sponsor: The Thirsty Ear Pub.

November I, 2002 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 

Clubs 

Axis 

13 lansdowne St., 617-262-2437 

Sundays: See Avalon below. 

Mondays: Static. Gay, casual dress. 

$5,18+. 

Thursdays: Chrome/Skybar. Progressive 

house, soul, disco; 

dress code.$10, 19+; $8, 21+. 

Fridays: Avalandx, with Avalon. 

Saturdays: X-night (rock, alternative, 

techno, hip-hop) downstairs and 

Move (techno) upstairs. 

Avalon 

15 lansdowne St., 617-262-2424 

Sundays: Gay Night (with Axis on 

long weekends). Featuring hardcore 

house and techno. $10, 

21+. 

Thursdays: Intemational Night. Eurohouse. 

$10, 19+. 

Fridays: Avalandx, with Axis. House. 

$15,19+. 

Saturdays: Downtown. Modern 

house, club classics, and Top 40 

hits. $15, 21+. 

Kanna Club 

9 lansdowne St., 617-421-9595 

Sundays: "Current dance favorites" 

by guest DJs. Cover varies. 

Tuesdays: Phatt Tuesdays. With 

Bill's Bar, modern dance music. 

$10. 

Wednesdays: STP. Gay-friendly, 

house. $15, 21+. 

Thursdays: Groove Factor. House. 

Fridays: Spin cycle. Prog: house. 

19+. 

Saturdays: Elements of Life. International 

House. $15. 

ManRay 

21 Brookline St., Cambridge, 617- 

864-0400 

Wednesdays: Curses. Goth. Appropriate 

dress required. $5, 19+; 

$3,21+. 

Thursdays: Campus. Popular tunes, 

House. Gay, casual dress. $10, 

19+; $8, 21+. 

Fridays: Fantasy Factory (Rrst and 

third Friday of the month. Features 

kinky fetishes and industrial 

music.) Hell Night (every second 

Friday.) 19+. Includes Goth 

music. Ooze (the last Friday of 

the month.) $10, 21+. Reduced 

prices for those wearing fetish 

gear. 

Saturdays: Liquid. Disco/house and 

New Wave. $15,19+; $10, 21+. 

Popular Music 

AxJs 

13 lansdowne St;-;- Boston, MA. 

617-262-2437 

Oct. 25; Big D and the Kids Table 

Oct. 26: Snapcase, Boy Sets Fire 

Oct. 30: Cali Comm 2002 Tour: pel 

the Funky Homosapien 

Nov. 2: Nonpoint 

Nov. 3: Relient K 

Nov. 12: Kottonmouth Kings, Mix 

Mob 

Nov. 14: Theivery Corporation 

Nov. 15: Saliva .' 

Nov. 19: The Ataris, Sugarcult 

Avalon 

15 Lansdowne St., Boston, MA. 

617-262-2424 

Nov. 3: Sigur Ros, Amina 

Nov. 5: Jerry Cantrell 

Nov. 13: Les Claypool Frog Brigade 

Nov. 16: Cowboy Mouth 

Nov. 20: Sevendust, 30 Seconds to 

Mars, Cinder 

Nov. 21: Blondie 

Nov. 22: Ani Difranco 

Nov. 23: Beenie Man 

Nov. 27: Frank Black and the 

Catholics, The Bennies 

Dec. 2: The Wallflowers, Ours 

Dec. 6: Melissa Ferrick, Pamela 

Means 

Betldee Perfonnance Cente, 

Berklee College of Music, 1140 

Boylston St., Boston, MA._ 

Free student recitals 'and faculty 

concerts, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m'. some 

weekdays. For info on these concerts, 

call the Performance Information 

Line at 617-2662261. 

Nov. 20: Branford Marsalis 

Dec. 13: Charlie Haden 

Bill's Bar 

5.5 Lansdowne St., Boston, MA. 

617-421-9678 

Nov. 4: Panda Squad, Roxie 

Nov. 6: The Tourist 

Nov. 11: Purity's Failure 

Nov. 14: God Boxer 

Nov. 15: Led Zep II, All the Queen's 

Men, Dresden Dolls 

Nov. 21: Kingsize 

ClubPassim 

47 Palmer St, Cambridge, MA. 617- 

492-7679 

Tuesdays: Open Mic at 8 p.m. (sign 

up at 7:30). $5. See 

for 

complete schedule 

Nov. 1: Carrie Newcomer 

Nov. 2: Valerie & Walter Crockett 

Nov. 3: Mary McCaslin 

Nov. 7: Maria Sangiolo 

Nov. 8: David Mallett 

Nov. 9: Tish Hinojosa 

Nov. 15: Deb Talan 

Dec. 5: Stephen 

Kellogg 

Dec. 7: Sam Shaber 

Dec. 11: Rose 

'Polenzani 

Dec. 14: Jim's Big 

Ego 

ReetCente, 

One AeetCenter, 

Boston, MA. 617- 

931-2787 

Nov. 3: Cher, Cyndi 

Lauper 

Nov. 16: Bob Dylan 

Nov. 18-19: The 

Other Ones, 

Robert Hunter 

Nov. 25: Peter 

Gabriel 

Nov. 30: Shakira 

Dec. 2: Guns N' 

Roses 

Dec. 14: Tom Petty 

and the Heartbreakers 

Dec. 15: Julie 

Andrews, Christopher 

Plummer 

Jan. 12: The Rolling 

Stones 

A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston 

November ::L - 7 

Compiled by Devdoot Majumdar 

Send submissions to or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. 

The Middle East 

Central Square, 

617-354-8238 

Ticketmaster: 617- 

931-2787. 

Venue has two floors. Upstairs (U), 

Downstairs (D) 

 

Nov. 3: The Red E1vises,Tyler 

Street 

Nov. 4: Factory Night 

Nov. 5: Rasputina, Reverend Glasseye, 

Auttr 

Nov. 6: Pinetop Seven (U) 

Nov. 7: The Donnas, Your Enimies 

Friends 

Nov. 8:' Lali Puna, Opiate 

Nov. 9: Quintaine America 

Nov. 10: Sorry Charlier 

Nov. 11: Thalia Zedek (Free) 

Nov. 14: Luna 

Nov. 15: Cinematic Orchestra 

Nov. 16: Leningrad 

Nov. 17: My Life 

Nov. 21: Aickerstick 

Nov. 24: Planet X 

Otpheum Theatre 

1 Hamilton PI., Boston, MA. 617- 

67~810 

Nov. 1: The Disco Biscuits 

Nov. 9: Jim Norton 

Nov. 11: Joe Cocker 

Nov. 14: Jack Johnson (sold out) 

Dec. 5: Guster 

Dec. 6: Martin Sexton 

Dec. 14: Jon Stewart 

Paradise Rock Club 

967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 

MA.617-562-8804 

Nov. 1: Yohimbe Brothers 

Nov. 2: Ben Kweller 

Nov. 3: Porcupine Tree 

Nov. 4: The Soundtrack of Our 

Lives, Cato Salsa Experience, 

Nov. 5: Particle 

Nov. 6: Virginia Coalition 

Nov. 7: Jump Little Children, Carbon 

Leaf 

Nov. 8: Lamb Chop 

Nov. 9: Amon Tobin 

Nov. 10: Fountains of Wayne, OK 

GO 

Nov. 12: Ozomatli 

Nov. 14: Luciano 

Nov. 15: Rhett Miller 

Nov. 16: The Blasters 

Nov. 17: The Samples 

Nov. 19: Josh Joplin, Peter Stuart 

Nov. 21: John Brown's Body 

Nov. 29: Deep Banana Blackout 

Nov. 30: The Push Stars 

TheRoxy 

279 Tremont St., Boston, MA. 617- 

931-2000 

Nov. 17: Galactic, North Mississippi 

Allstars 

Tsongas Arena 

300 Arcand Dr., Lowell, MA. 978- 

JOHN BLACKFORD 

The mellow, Radiohead-llke Porcupine Tree come to Paradise Rock Club this Sunday, Nov. 3. 

Tickets are $12, 18+. 

848-6900. 

Nov. 15: Counting Crows, Uncle 

Kracker 

Nov. 19: Tori Amos, Howie Day 

Nov. 29: JoDee Messina 

Dec. 11: KISS 108 Jingle Ball with 

Nelly, Kylie Minogue, O-Town, 

Destiny's Child 

11The Bear's 

10 Brookline St., Cambridge, MA. 

617-931-2000. 

 

Nov. 1: Helicopter Helicopter 

Nov. 2: The Warlocks 

Nov. 3: Pedro the Lion 

Nov. 4: Imperial Teen 

Nov. 5: Mountain Goat, John Vanderslice, 

The Baptist Generals 

Nov. 6: Gogogo Airheart 

Nov. 7: Tahiti 80, Paula Kelley 

Nov. 8: The Kickovers, Longwave 

Nov. 9: Add n to (x) 

Nov. 10: Radio 4, VHS or Beta 

, Nov. 11: The Shining 

Nov. 12: Clones Don't Have Bellybuttons 

Nov. 13: Redshift 6, Famous 

Nov. 15: The Pills 

Nov. 16: MistJe Thrush 

Nov. 23: Superdrag 

won:este,'s Centrum Centre 

50 Foster St., Worcester, MA. 508- 

755-6800 

 

Dec. 22: Boston Pops Holiday Concert 

WOICester Palladium 

261 Main St., Worcester, MA. 617- 

797-2000 

 

Nov. 1: New Found Glory 

Nov. 2: Mudvayne 

Nov. 3: Kinosian 

Nov. 4: Box Car Racer 

Nov. 9: Gwar, Clutch 

Nov. 27: Saves the Day 

Jazz 

Regattabar 

1 Bennett St., Cambridge, MA. 617- 

662-5000, < http://www. 

regattabar.com> Usually two shows 

nightly, call for details. 

Nov. 1: Max Roach Quartet 

Nov. 6: Greg Burk Trio 

Nov. 7-9: Pat Martino/Gil Goldstein 

Duo 

Nov. 12: Cercie Miller Quintet 

Nov. 13: Mili Bermejo/George 

Schuller Octet 

Nov. 14: Nando Michelin Brazilian 

Project 

Nov. 15: David Maxwell's Maximum 

Blues 

Nov. 19: Pierre Hurel Trio 

Nov. 20: Natraj 

Nov. 21: Sherman Imytrio 

Nov. 22: Luciana Souza, Romero 

Lubambo 

Nov. 23: Donna Byrne Quintet 

Dec. 2&29: Chick Corea New Trio 

Ryles Jazz Club 

212 HampShire St., Cambridge, 

MA. 617-876-9330 

Venue has two floors. Upstairs 

(U), Downstairs (0) 

 

Nov. 1: Rick DellaRatta Trio 

Nov. 2: John Payne Battle of the 

Student Bands 

Nov. 3: Los Changos 

Nov. 6: Greg Hopkins Quintet 

Nov. 7: Black Sea Salsa Band 

Nov. 8: Jeff Stout/Debby Larkin 

Nov. 12: John Payne Sax Choir 

Nov. 13: Giana 

Nov. 15: Ryles Jazz Orchestra 

Nov. 21: Hillary Noble 

Nov. 23: Ken Clark Organ Trio 

ScullelS Jazz Club 

DoubleTree Guest Suites, 400 Soldiers 

Reid Rd., Boston, 617-562- 

4111. . Call for schedule. 

Nov. 1: Nicholas Payton QUintet 

Nov. 5: Norman Hedman's Tropique 

Nov. 6: Karrin Allyson 

Nov. 7: Patti Austin 

Nov. 8-9: Freddy Cole Quartet 

Nov. 12: Tierney Sutton 

Nov. 13-14: Tower of Power 

Nov. 15: Richie Havens 

Nov. 1&17: Sergio Mendez 

Nov. 19: Terri Lyne Carrington 

Nov. 20: Euge Groove 

Nov. 21-22: Diane Schuur 

Nov. 23: Eliane Elias 

Nov. 26: Carol O'Shaughnessy 

Nov. 29-30: Monty Alexander, Russel 

Malone, John Clayton 

ClassicafMusic 

Boston Symphony Orchestra 

Tickets: 617-26&1492. 

Performances at Symphony Hall, 

301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, 

unless otherwise noted. Student 

rush tickets, if available, can be 

obtained at 5 p.m. on the day of the 

concert (one ticket per person). 

 

Previn rounds up his time with the 

BSO with pianist Jean-Yves 

Thibaudet. The program includes 

Copland's Suite from Appalachian 

Spring, Ravel's Piano Concerto in D, 

and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 

6. Performances are Oct. 30 (7:30 

p.m.), Oct. 31 (8 p.m.), Nov. 1 

(1:30 p.m.) and Nov. 2 (8 p.m.). 

College Card honored Wednesday, 

Oct. 30 (7:30 p.m., rehearsal). 

Reetboston Celebrity Series 

20 Park Plaza, Suite 1032, Boston, 

MA 02116. 617-482-2595. Venues 

vary by concert, consult Web site for 

further details, 

 

Nov. 9: Julliard String Quartet 

Nov. 10: Boston Camerata 

Nov. 14: American Ballet Theatre 

Nov. 17: Pittsburgh Symphony 

Orchestra, Masiss Jansons 

Nov. 22: Robert Kapilow, Juith Blazer: 

What Makes it Great? 

Nov. 24: Itzhak Perlman 

Dec. 1: Daniel Barenboim 

Dec. &7: Vienna Choir Boys 

Dec. 14: The Polar Express 

Theater 

The Gig (Nov. 16) , 

BU grad and Boston producer 

Stwear Lane brings this musical to 

the Lyrics Stage Company of 

Boston. When a bunch of folks from 

different backgrounds "get a twoweek 

gig in the Catskills, they shed 

their ordinary lives and begin an 

adventure that reveals truths about 

friendship, the joy of music, and the 

importance of dreams." Lyric Stage 

Company, 140 Clarendon St., 

Boston. For more information, call 

617-437-7172, tickets $22-38. 

Marty (Nov. 24) 

,A "touching, exuberant new musical" 

based on the Academy Awardwinning 

film, Marty. The latest production 

from the reputed 

Huntington Theatre Company, Marty 

is the story of a guy who's having a 

bit of trouble finding love. An added 

bonus, though, is the guy searching 

is John C. Reilly, who made a name 

for himself through his roles in B0ogie 

Nights, Magnolia, and The Thin 

Red Line. At the BU Theatre, 264 

Huntington Ave, Boston. For more 

information, call 617-266-0800, 

tickets $12-67. 

Medea (Nov. 3) 

Dublin's Abbey Theatre presents 

the epic tragedy that is Euripedes' 

Medea. Presented by Broadway in 

Boston at the Wilbur Theatre. Tickets 

range from $47 - $67. 

Ou, Town (Nov. 17) 

Boston Theatre Works presents 

Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize Win- 

ning play about "birth, love, marriage, 

and death in early 20th century 

New England .• Playing at the 

Tremont Theatre, 276 Tremont 

Street, Boston. For more information, 

call 617-939-9939, tickets 

$20 (students) - $25, 

Smelling a Rat (Nov. 1.0) 

Nora Theatre Company premieres 

Mike Leigh's 1999 play, At the 

Boston Playwright's Theatre, 949 

Commonwealth Ave, Boston, For 

more information, call 617-491- 

2026, tickets $25. "Pay what you 

can at the Oct. 26 Matinee and Oct. 

31 evening performance: 

Blue Man Group (Ongoing) 

Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton 

Street, Boston, indefinitely. Curtain 

is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and 

Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. on Friday 

and Saturday, and at 3 and 6 

p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $35 to 

$45. Call 617-426-6912 for tickets 

and information on how to see the 

show for free by ushering. 

Comedy ConnectIon 

Mon.-Wed. at 8 p.m.; Thurs. 8:30 

p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., 10:15 

p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m. The oldest comedy 

club in Boston. At 245 Quincy 

Market Place, Faneuil Hall, Upper 

Rotunda, Boston. Admission 

$8-20. Call 617-248-9700 or visit 

. 

Nov. 1-2 Brian Dunkleman 

Nov. 8: John Valby 

Nov. 15-16: Robert Schimmel 

Exhibits 

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 

280 The Fenway, Boston. (617- 

566-1401), Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 

p.m. Admission $10 ($11 on weekends), 

$7 for seniors, $5 for students 

with ID ($3 on Wed.), free 

for children under 18. The museum, 

built in the style of a 15th~entury 

Venetian palace, houses more 

than 2,500 art objects, with 

emphasis on Italian Renaissance 

and 17th-century Dutch works. 

Among the highlights are works by 

Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, 

and Whistler. Guided tours 

given Fridays at 2:30 p.m. 

Museum of Roo Arts 

465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 

(617-267-9300), Mon.-Tues., 10 

a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Wed., 10 

a.m.-9:45 p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 10 

a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 

a.m.-5:45 p.m. West Wing open 

Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 p.m. Admission 

free with MIT ID. 

Currently on exhibit until Oct. 20 is 

"Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four 

Decades of Art from the Broad Collections," 

an exploration of contemporary 

artists ranging from those 

named above to Warhol to lichtenstein. 

MFA Rim Showings: 

Nov. 1: British Advertising (6 p.m.), 

Rims from Iran: I am Taraneh, 15 

(8 p.m.) 

Nov. 2: British ... (11 a.m.), Rims 

from Iran: Yad-o-yadegar (12:45 

p.m.), Films from Iran: Iranian 

Spread (2:30 p.m.) 

Nov. 3: Friend of Sneak Preview: Far 

From Heaven (6:30 p.m.) . 

Nov. 7: New England Rim Artists: 

Occupation (5:30 p.m.), Boston 

Jewish Film Festival: God is 

Great, I'm Not (7:30 p.m.) 

Nov. 8: Rims from Iran: The Legend 

of Love (5:45 p.m.), Rims from 

Iran: A House Built on Water 

(7:30 p.m.) 

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Museum of Science 

Science Park, Boston. (617-723- 

2500), Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 

a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 

p.m. Admission free with MIT ID, 

otherwise $9, $7 for children 3-14 

and seniors. The Museum features 

the theater of electricity (with 

indoor thunder-and-lightning shows 

daily) and more than 600 hands-on 

exhibits. Admission to Omni, laser, 

and planetarium shows is $7.50, 

$5.50 for children and seniors. 

Other 

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November I, 2002 THE TECH Page II 

MIT May Punish Frats, Frosh Local Businesses GalJe 

Freshmen, from Page 1 his ~elongings out of his dormitory [room~ t~ey can't really do anything M' fi ~ t E t 

and mto the house. about It. oney or .... 

"In our house, all pledges are Those who have not already "We expect people to sleep over . I lAI 

welcome to stay whenever they moved out of their dormitories plan on a weekend, to crash, and to eat at 

would like .... The only difference on doing so next semester. the house," said Rogers. "We need Skuffle, from Page 1 

is their technical residence is on "A bunch of freshmen are going to be wary when the freshman lives ------------campus," 

Nazemi said. to move over second semester per- more at the fraternity house than in he said. "If you tell us no, tell us no." 

Many freshmen say that because manently," Helvenston said. him own dorm room." Director of Consumer Affairs 

they spend so much time at the and Licensing Patricia Malone, Esq. 

house, the fraternities are offering to Action may be taken against frats Pledges content in dormitories could not be reached for comment. 

move some of their personal David N. Rogers, assistant dean Freshmen will technically con- On Thursday night, an ISD 

belongings into the house. and director of fraternities, sorori- tinue to live in the dormitories for squad car was parked outside Skull- 

"I go over for dinners a lot. We ties, and independent living groups, the rest of the year, though many house monitoring the activity inside. 

have this room - you can do what- says that in instances where fresh- pledges plan to continue spending a The unidentified officer said he was 

ever you want to it. They said you men are not living in their assigned lot of time at their fraternity houses. "just watching the property" and 

can move your stuff in if you want," dormitories, action could be taken Some, like Douglass, plan to asked that other questions be directsaid 

Nathan P. Douglass '06, a against both the fraternity and the continue living in dormitories next ed to the licensing office. 

pledge at Delta Upsilon. ~ individual, but only in extreme term. 

"Everybody randomly spends cases. "I think people would rather just 

the night every once in a while, but Helvenston says that the general live in the comfort of the dorm for 

there are two or three other guys attitude of the fraternities is that one more term. And plus, you're 

that stay more frequently," said one "MIT says you have to live on cam- paying to stay in the dormitory," 

freshman who has moved most of pus but as long as you have a dorm Douglass said. 

AARON D. MIHAUK-THE TECH 

.Bushes are. waiting to be planted near Kresge, one of many campus beautification efforts. 

Skuffle supported by MIT officials 

The event was heavily supported 

by MIT and the community. Frank 

said Weekends@MIT gave $700, 

the Class of 1997 Students Promoting 

an Improved Campus Experience 

(SPICE) fund gave $1,000, and 

$600 was donated by community 

businesses, in addition to personal 

checks. 

Frank said, Skullhouse itself spent 

upwards of $2,000 on the event. 

"MIT administrators were very 

helpful in supporting us," Frank 

said. "[Frank S. Council) of the Student 

Life Office was a great help and 

John Haas from MIT design and 

construction came to inspect our 

haunted house. We had all of their 

backing and that of the MIT Police." 

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Frat disappointed with decision 

President Andres A. Tamez '04 

said the house was disappointed to 

hear about the cancellation. 

"Despite our best efforts to cooperate 

with Boston, we were unable to 

put on this event," he said. 

Tamez said there were no plans to 

host another event this weekend. "It 

is very hard to do on the fly," he said. 

He mentioned that the house will try 

to stage a charity event sometime in 

the future. "We have a lot of support 

from the MIT community." 

In October 1999, during an 

attempt to advertise the annual party 

in 10-250, an accidental explosion 

caused Building 10 to shutdown for 

the rest of the day as the Cambridge 

Bomb Squad and Fire Departments 

investigated the incident. Three of 

the brothers were fined and sentenced 

to eight hours of community 

service each. 

Reacting to the event, Boston's 

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forcing the cancellation of the event. 

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residents will be as minimal as possible. 

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begin shortly. Temporary building enclosures are being installed in 

preparation for inclement weather. Installation of the below-grade supports 

for the exterior stairs leading to the raised garden continues. 

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Repair work on the east concrete fayade is nearing completion. Installation 

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Most of the steam repairs are complete. At two locations on the east and 

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SafeRide Replaces Vans, Online Tracking Expected 

By Jenny Zhang According to the I-Campus Web 

STAFF REPORTER site, one advantage to showing bus 

SafeRide, MIT's nighttime trans- locations online is that it may evenportation 

service, has replaced some tually become possible to view the 

of its vans with buses on busier information from wireless handheld 

routes and may soon implement the devices. Wireless ethemet access is 

new Web Global Positioning Satel- already available across much of the 

lite I-Campus project. campus. 

The buses are able to fit 22 seat- "I'm looking forward to putting 

ed passengers and some additional I-Campus into action as soon as 

standing passengers, as opposed to possible; they're working on it. I 

vans, which can only seat approxi- was hoping it would be in sooner," 

mately 15. Brutti said. 

"We have about 200,000 riders a I-Campus projects are sponsored 

year each for SafeRide and Tech by Microsoft. 

Shuttle; that's a lot," said Lawrence 

R. Brotti, operations manager for 

parking and transportation. "Eventually, 

we would like to put buses on 

all SafeRide routes so there will be 

room for everyone, especially when 

demand goes up in the winter .... 

Right now, we have four vans and 

three buses." 

Over the past summer, MIT purchased 

buses to use during both the 

SafeRide and Tech Shuttle hours. 

SafeRide has put one of its older 

vans up for sale with the MIT property 

office. 

GPS to locates vans 

The I-Campus GPS project is 

currently being developed to allow 

riders to see online whether buses 

have passed a certain location and 

get a prediction of when a bus will 

reach a desired stop. 

"I-Campus is' a kind of research 

project. Hopefully; by the end of 

this semester we'll be done. If it's 

not completed by then, our team's 

still going to stop working on it. In 

that case, others would have to fin- 

it in order to make this work," 

said Salil Soman G, one of the 

original 

ject. 

meinbers of the GPS pro- 

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Students support changes 

Riders say SafeRide's service 

would be greatly improved by the 1- 

Campus project and increased bus 

use. 

"SafeRide has been late many 

times. You never know when it's 

going come, and the vans are not 

always large enough to fit everyone," 

said Alice A. Savage, '05. 

GSC van donation . 

The Graduate Student Council 

has raised $15,000 toward buying a 

SafeRide van to run routes more 

often. 

"I think $15,000 more must be 

raised before a complete van can be 

bought," said H. Sanith Wijesinghe 

G, president of the GSc. "Another 

$100,000 in addition is necessary 

for operating costs, basically maintaining 

the route and paying drivers. 

"Currently, there's been efforts 

to put that as a request into the 

upcoming MIT SafeRide budget. It 

hasn't gone in this year's cycle so 

we're trying to advocate that going 

in for next year," Wijesinghe said. 

"It would be wonderful if the 

GSC could donate a van to us," 

Brutti said. 

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Students board SafeRide on Sunday night. MIT is now using new Tech Shuttle buses on some SafeRide 

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9.01 Students Eager to Use E-Tablets in Classroom 

E-tablet, from Page I 

the classroom, the paperless class- ability to write directly onto Adobe manufacturers such as ACER and both Ellis-Behnke and Gilliland will 

room project aims to eliminate the Acrobat PDF files, allowing stu- Compaq for tablet donations and evaluate the actual usefulness and 

taken away from copying and onto use of paper hand-outs, lecture dents to annotate handouts. price reductions. effectiveness of the tablet to stu- 

the lecture." 

notes, even textbooks. "We also plan on including addi- And "Adobe has also agreed to dents. 

Due to budget constraints, the "Part of the cost of textbooks tional software to increase the tablet's reduce the price for their tablet pc "We want to see that if we actuintroduction 

of the e-tablet to 9.0 I [arises] from shipping, publishing, usefulness to students," said C. Jor- software from $62 to $28," Ruth- ally remove paper from the class, if 

students, originally set for the begin- and binding," Ellis-Behnke said. dan Gilliland G, the designer of these ledge said. it will actually maintain or increase 

ning of this term, has been repeated- "You can deliver all that informa- "tablet-friendly study tools" who has student performance in the classly 

postponed. In addition, not all of tion with the tablet without that also been working with Ellis-Behnke Tablet to compete with laptop room," Ellis-:Behnke said. 

the students will receive tablets. cost." and Schneider on the project. In introducing e-tablets to stu- Ellis-Behnke hopes that once the 

"Hopefully, we'll be able to get The use of color in the otherwise In eliminating paper handouts dents and to the rest of the MIT tablet is introduced that students 

these tablets into the hands of stu- black and white diagrams and visu- and "passive stenographers," Ellis- community, the group hopes that the will eventually consider purchasing 

dents in two weeks," Ruthledge said. als in student handouts is another Behnke believes the project will e-tablet will grow in popularity and their own devices. 

"I hope I get one," said 9.0 I stu- added bonus for this class, which increase learning as well as student- pervasiveness like the laptop. "We're thinking that MIT can 

dent Farhan I. Merali '05. "It's studies anatomy. teacher interaction. "They're not as powerful as the set up a loaner program, where stugoing 

to take some getting used to, "Color is especially important to "Less time will be spent on laptop, but they're almost there," dents who can't afford their own 

but it seems like it can become a this department," Schneider said. menial tasks and students can focus said Ellis-Behnke. "These tablets can still use one," Ellis-Behnke 

valuable tooL" 

"We can't afford it though. It costs more on these digitized handouts certainly don't have 1.6 GHz, but said .. 

Tablet to enhance learning 

us a dollar 

color." 

per page to print in instead of constantly 

writing," Ellis-Behnke 

copying 

said. 

and you can 

these." 

do almost anything on Despite all the features and 

potential that Ellis-Behnke claims 

By integrating the e-tablet into The e-tablets also feature the Ellis-Behnke and Schneider also "When I first started out in the Paperless Project possesses, furplan 

to extend the use of e-tablets to March, I didn't think using these ther integration and funding of this 

quizzes and tests. tablets would be a feasible idea," project depends on the outcome of 

"We've already tested the idea Gilliland said. "But with this first test. 

on our [teaching assistants]," said Microsoft's backing with their new "If this e-tablet turns out to be 

Ellis-Behnke. "Students will take operating system and further quite useful and they can identify 

the test on the tablet and e-mail it advancements in technology, more where it's useful, then there's a 

back to their professor." and more manufacturers are being potential for a large implementation 

encouraged to produce these of this project," Long said. 

Funding enables project launch devices." 

With the help of Gilliland, the The increased participation of Project goes beyond the classroom 

Paperless Classroom project has gar- manufacturers has also led to lower In incorporating course material 

nered enough support and donations prices for tablets with prices ranging on the Web for use in the e-tablet, 

from both manufacturers and MIT. from $600 to $6000, said Ellis- Ellis-Behnke plans on giving access 

"This project follows a sound and Behnke. 

to this information to outside par-. 

useful approach to academic comput- Currently, there are three types ties, such as alumni. 

ing that may be helpful to study," of tablets available. One kind has "We want to help alumni contin- 

said Senior Strategist of Academic no keyboard but allows infrared ue with their education and to main- 

Computing Phillip D. Long. 

connection to a portable keyboard. tain. their bonds with the Institute," 

Along with the grant from Acad- The second type features a detach- Ellis-Behnke said. 

emic Computing, the Paperless able keyboard, while the third type The "digitized information" can 

Classroom project also receives has a non-removable keyboard that also be assessed by collaborative 

funding internally from the Brain can still be converted to a tablet. projects that span across other 

and Cognitive Sciences department. Gilliland and Ellis-Behnke have nations. 

"Classes like this [9.01] rely decided to use tablets with detach- "This project has the potential to 

heavily on color diagrams and real able keyboards, with pens that have run along the lines of what President 

to life pictures for their study," said active digitizers instead of pressUre Vest said, of bringing the world. to 

Mriganka Sur, BCS department sensitive sensors. The e-tablets will MIT," Ellis-Behnke said .. 

EDWARD PLAIT-THE TECH 

C. Jordan Gilliland G (right) holds an electronic tablet. He and Dr. 

Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke (left) have been working with Professor of 

Brain and Cognitive Science Gerald E. Schneider to create a paperless 

9.01 classroom. 

head. "This is a really novel and 

interesting idea that I believe has the 

potential for long term success." 

Gilliland and Ellis-Behnke have 

also made deals with various tablet 

also feature the Microsoft operating 

system Tablet XP with built-in 

wireless and standard ethemet connections. 

"Each tablet will also have a twogigabyte 

network backup," Ellis- 

Alongside the Paperless P,ro-. 

ject, Ellis-Behnke also plans to 

extend the use of e-tablets in MIT 

libraries for browsing Web journals. 

"When you look, around MIT is 

Behnke said. "You won't have to always constructing new buildings, 

worry about the system crashing." but none of them will have new 

libraries," Ellis-Behnke 'said. "E- , 

Future dependent on test outcome tablets .will give th,e., existing 

During and after the introduction libraries the. physical space they're 

of the e-tablets to 9.01 this term, already lacking." 

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By Beckett w. Sterner 


The Democratic and Republican 

candidates for governor met at Suffolk 

University on Tuesday night for 

their final debate before the election. 

. .The debate, which featured 

Democratic candidate and current 

State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien 

and Republican candidate Vf. Mitt 

Romney, was moderated by Tim . 

Russert, moderator of the TV program 

"Meet the Press." It did not 

include the three other candidates, 

Libertarian Carla Howell, Jill Stein 

of the-Green Party, and Independent 

Barbara C. Johnson. 

Romney and O'Brien answered 

questions posed by Russert in a heated 

argument whicft often devolved 

into accusations of dishonesty. 

"Y ou don't tell the truth about 

what you believe," O'Brien said .. 

Romney replied that she should 

raise the discussion "a\ notch" .and 

called her behavior "unbecoming:' 

Nonetheless, the candidates presented 

distinct differe~ces between 

their declared policies' on issues 

including abortion,. the likely budget 

shortfall, new taxes and the death 

penalty. _ 

lature cuts, ,which is in a panic, then 

you do'n't have enough [money] ... 

Mitt Romney, being an outsider, is 

more likely to do it [correctly]," 

said Barbara Anderson, executive 

director of the Massachusetts Citizen's 

for Limited Taxation . 

The CL T does not endorse any 

one of the five candidates, but their 

only suggestion to members is to 

not vote for O'Brien. 

Abortion endorsement questioned 

The'two candidates also discussed 

abortion and the death penalty. 

Specifically, they argued over a 

.proposal to allow women over the 

age of 16 to have-an abortion without 

parental consent. Currently the 

cut-off age is 18.. 

Superficially, both Romney and 

O'Brien seemed to agree on a prochoice 

platform. 

"Access to .these health services 

is very important, and I will fight for 

it at every step, " O'Brien said. She 

later said that Romney had no 

record on abortion, becausejt was 

just "waffling." O'Brien also 

accused Romney of accepting an 

endorsement from Massachusetts 

Citizens for Life. 

Romney responded that he had 

never accepted that endorsement 

and that he "will preserve and protect 

if woman's right to choose ... I 

will not change any provisions in 

Massachusetts'.pro-choice laws;" 

The Executive Director for 

MCFL Marie Sturgis said that her 

group had never offered an. endorsement 

to Romney. Romney is "not 

pro-life. and 'does not meet their 

requiremepts," Sturgis said .. 

Candidates spar over bu~get, taxes 

One of the most publicized 

issues facing Massachu~etts in the 

coming year is the possible. $ 1.5-2 

billion budget shortfall. During. the 

debate, both candidates presented 

lists of savings they could find in 

the current state budget: Both, howeyer, 

refused to take a pledge to not 

introduce t:tew taxes durjng their 

term if they were eJected ... 

But "I'Will not sign a tax increase 

passed 'by the legislature- .... I will Death penalty debated 

not in my budget next year have any O'Brien and Romney also debattax 

increases," Romney said .. ed over whether it is better to spend 

o 'Brien in' response promised i"" money oii"p~eve'ntirii(drlim~S' 6r 

that she "would not sign a tax bill enforcing the death penalty, , 

until I was convinced I had wrung O'Brien focused more on preevery 

bit of savings ~ut of our' bud- . vention, while' Romney 'thought the 

get." She also said that her "numbers expense of maintainmg the punishhave 

been backed ~p;'Mitt Romney's ment was worthwhile. 

have been pulled out of the air." "I don't think the death penalty 

O'Brien ~rid Romney each pre- has anything to do with cost," Romsented 

several departments which, ney said. "It has everything to do 

they said would fa~e budget cuts if with "dete!Tence. You commit these 

they were elected, none of which' crimes and you're going to pay the 

included education .. ultima~e price." 

O'Brien's main suggestions fr - O'Brien countered by asking 

saving money are purchasing Med- Romney if "it's okay to spend milicaid 

drugs in bulk and conserving lions of dollars to put someone .to 

energy in government buildings. death, but it's not okay to prevent 

Romney said he wants. to consoli- the crimes in the first place." 

date 15 of the government health and Currently, she is-advocating for 

services agencies into only fouragen-. a new forensic technique known as. 

des, thus saving about $245 million: "ballistic fingerprinting," which _ 

Each candidate's proposals may be able to uniquely link a bultotaled 

approximately $500 mill.ion, . let to a specific gun. The method, 

well short of the $1.5-2 billion nec- . however, has not been fully backed 

essary to break even. by scientific evidence, and .Rom- 

"If you're just talking about cut- ney will not consider endorsing it 

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tion is worthwhile," said Punita 

Bhansali '04. 

ADA account pays for ramp 

The funding for the $700,000 

ramp will come from the MIT ADA 

account. '. 

"The ADA account was set up in 

_ 1992 to address problems of accessibility, 

in response to ADA laws 

passed in 1990," Hawes said. 

At this time, Hawes said, the 

Institute set up a "tax" on all renovation 

projects, usually about 20 

percent. The collected money was 

used to pay for making buildings 

more accessible, such as through 

new entrances, ramps, and eleva- the ADA account have been 

tors. achieved, the funding has recently 

".We've spent close to $10 mil- decreased. There remains, however, 

Iion over the last seven to eight about $400,000 in the account for 

years for ADA improvements," further projects. 

Hawes said. 

Ronald J. Catella, senior pro- Plants to be replac~d 

ject manager for MIT design and In order to construct the ramp, 

construction, emphasized the fact trees and shrubs were removed from 

that the money for all ADA pro- the building's entrance. 

jects does not come from the Insti- "We will ... re-plant many of the 

tute. trees and shrubs that were removed 

"All of the money in the ADA for the construction. It should be an 

fund is supported by a percentage improvement when it's all done," 

of t~e construction projects, and Hawes said. 

the Mass. Ave. ramp is being fund- The ADA was passed in 1990, 

ed entirely with ADA money," he. and requires all public facilities to 

said. - . be made accessible to people with 

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MlT Card 1bExpand, LaVerde's Business Increases 

By Kathy Un 

and Michelle Nyeln 

STAFF REPORTERS 

The MIT Card Office is considering 

expanding the number of vendors 

that accept the MIT card 

(TechCASH) as early as next 

semester. Among the possible new 

vendors are local restaurants and the 

barber shop in the Student Center. " 

The Undergraduate Association 

"is finding out which restaurants 

students want to see on the card," 

and will then provide MIT with a 

list of restaurants that students have 

expressed an interest in, said 

Reuben L. Cummings '04, the chair 

of the UA subcommittee on campus 

dining .. 

Cummings has been receiving 

comments from the student body via 

e-mail and hopes to get more feedback 

at next week's UA kickoff. 

Plans for card uncertain 

Plans for adding new vendors to 

TechCASH are still vague, as the 

Campus Dining Office has been 

"working on the on-campus system 

and investing most of [their] time 

and energy into Simmons, Next, 

Alpine, and Arrow St.,", said 

Richard D. Berlin III, director of 

campus dining. 

Whether new vendors are added 

onto the card "depends on whether 

it makes sense for the campus food 

service program as a whole," Berlin 

said. "We're working on getting 

people happy with what we've 

worked hard to make already. 

Somewhere down the road, we can 

look at expanding the service," he 

said .. 

Domino's Pizza, which is currently 

the~ only off-campus food 

vendor that accepts the card, has "a 

lot of people using the card" and 

"rnrely [has] problems with it," said 

Mohammed Sibai, Domino's direc- . 

tor of operations. He believes that 

the addition of other vendors that 

accept the card "will hurt business," 

as "more vendors means less customers 

per vendor.'~ 

In addition to. putting new 

restaurants on the card, the card 

office "want[ s] to put readers on all 

vending machines on campus eventually," 

said John M. McDonald, 

assistant director of enterprise services. 

But "getting there has been 

somewhat difficult." 

Card helps La Verde's business 

The student ID card is being 

accepted at LaVerde's Market this 

year for the first time. Laverde's 

business this year is "better than last 

year by between 10 and 15 percent," 

said store owner Frank La Verde, 

and he believes that the change "is 

definitely related to the card." 

As MIT's only on-campus grocery 

store, LaVerde's has always 

benefited from its central location. 

Now, the new MIT card policy has 

increased student willingness to 

shop there even more. "I'm hearing 

comments from students who do use 

the card that they are very happy 

that MIT is allowing students to use 

the card," said Store Manager Mark 

Semon. 

Tanya Cruz Garza '04 said that 

in previous years she used to shop at 

Pritchett instead, but now she shops 

at LaVerde's every other day. She 

feels motivated to spend more at 

LaVerde's, she added, since money 

on the card is less like real money, 

because it can come from scholarships 

and loans. 

Arlis A. Reynolds '06 said that if 

LaVeroe's did not accept the card, 

she would shop there less frequently 

because LaVerde's would be 

"expensive and inconvenient." 

"We're elated ... to finally be 

able to accept the card" after years 

of unsuccessful negotiations, 

LaVerde said. Not only is business 

better, shopping is also more convenient 

for students and security is 

improved by the reduced exchange 

of cash, he said. 

Even the MIT card cannot 

induce some to shop at La Verde's, 

however. Omair Malik '06 said that 

he never eats at LaVerde's because' 

of the low-quality food and "really, 

really expensive prices." . 

Few technical difficulties reported 

The new card reader system has 

been operating smoothly for the 

most part, La Verde said. Semon 

reported only minor technical difficulties, 

such as the system crashing 

over a weekend earlier in the year. 

McDonald said that the card systems 

run on phone lines, and reliability 

of the phone lines' has been 

the biggest issue. 

Occasional problems similar to 

those that arise with old or scratched 

up credit cards have also occurred 

because of worn-out student cards, 

said LaVerde's Store Manager Jay 

Wayshak, who also added that such 

problems are rare and affect less 

than one half of one percent of customers. 

Arrow St., Alpine also doing well 

Arrow St. Crepes and Alpine 

, .Bagels are also doing well. Accord- 

,ing to Arrow St. co-owner Noel 

Ancarini, business at Arrow St. 

Crepes has been growing ever since 

it opened. 

Alpine Bagels manager Mark 

Auterio said that business has been 

"awesome," and that although the 

opening of Arrow St. Crepes has 

taken the rush off at lunch, it has not 

really affected Alpine business. 

"Alpine is blowing Nehyorks 

and Courses out of the water. 

They're doing twice the business," 

McDonald said. 

Auterio noted that Alpine is finding 

that faster service is important at 

MIT since people are in a hurry, and 

that people want more variety. He 

said that Alpine will be conducting 

focus groups to find out what customers 

want and will be adding 

items to the menu. 

Choices based on moods 

Many students seem to lack 

strong preferences for any particular 

food venue. Instead, many prefer to 

rotate between the various vendors 

in the Student Center. 

Enrique Zolezzi '04 said that 

when he gets sick of one vendor, he 

goes to another. Once he gets sick 

of that, he moves on to another vendor. 

Similarly, Reynolds said that 

she alternates between La Verde's 

and Alpine for dinner. 

Certain factors, however, do 

influence students' decisions. For 

example, Malik said that he prefers 

Alpine Bagels to LaVerde's because 

it provides fresh food and is less 

expensive. Reynolds commented 

that the lines are usually shorter at 

Alpine than at LaVerde's. 

MIT students can use the card at 

many venues, including campus 

dining, residential dining, Dominoes, 

LaVerde's Market, MIT Press 

Bookstore, and Quantum Books. In 

addition to serving as an identification 

and access card for various 

MIT facilities, the card entitles cardholders 

to various MIT -specific discounts. 

Uses of the card can be 

found at . 

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Teams Battle Nature, Atlanta Poised for Playoff Run 

Game 6Enth in Drcuv Fanatic, 

Ultimate, from Page 20 

these turnovers to scores catching 

for two goals. 

MIT faced Cornell for the first 

time this year in their fourth game 

of the tournament. sMITe dominated, 

displaying a seamless offensive 

effort and tremendous team defense. 

Kathleen L. Dobson '03 played as if 

she saw no defense from the other 

team and contributed five MIT's 

seven points. Angela Tong '05 also 

helped, throwing one goal and 

catching two. sMITe won the game 

7-6. 

In the fifth game,M:IT met 

Smith College. In this game, 

Keenan fought hard for two goals 

and Genevieve G. Ricart '06 made a 

spectacular block despite her injured 

knee. Unfortunately, this wasn't 

enough and Smith took the win, 

6-4. 

The final match, against Amherst 

Regional High School, was not only 

a fight with the opposing Frisbee 

players, but also against the freezing-cold 

wind and the onset of darkness. 

Both teams played zone 

defense for the entire game. Meryl 

R. del Rosario '05 was one of the 

main forces for sMITe, moving the 

disc up the field by popping and 

finding the holes in the defensive 

cup. Mendel followed through on 

del Rosario's efforts and threw two 

goals. In the end, both teams lost to 

nature and had to quit at 4-4. 

This coming weekend, sMITe 

will head to Seakonk, Mass. to play 

in the annual Huck-a-Hunk of Burning 

Pumpkin Tournament hosted by 

Brown University. 

from Page 20 

defense. 

Atlanta looking good 

The Week 8 matchup between 

Atlanta and New Orleans wasn't 

supposed to have major playoff 

implications, but it did. New 

Orleans (6-2,) one of the top teams 

so far, lost to the streaking Falcons 

(4-3) 37....:35. The game was a 

shoot-out between two "newsch'ool" 

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yards in 2:20 to set up the gamewinning 

47-yard field goal by Jay 

Feely. Vick showed great poise, 

especially considering he pulled 

himself out of the game on the 

next-to-Iast play of the drive out 

because he was feeling nauseated. 

With this win over New 

Orleans, Atlanta appears poised to 

make a playoff run. Their defense 

has been solid; they are ranked in 

the top ten in six major categories. 

The offense lives and dies with 

their iiber-talent, Vick. As long as 

Vick stays healthy and continues 

to develop, Atlanta has a good 

chance of sneaking into the playoffs. 

Fantasy pick of the week: QB 

Tommy Maddox of the Pittsburgh 

Steelers. Since replacing Kordell 

Stewart, Maddox has thrown for 

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Ultimate Goes 3-2-1 

At Amherst Tourney 

By Angela Tong 

TEAM JfEM8ER 

The MIT Women's Ultimate 

Team (sMITe) went 3-2-1 at Wilson 

Memorial Tournament last Saturday. 

The tournament, 

held at 

UMass-Amherst, was 

'; : a round robin tourna- 

, 

• 

ment wIth seven other 

teams from the New 

England region. 

After a first-round bye, MIT 

faced Tufts in gusting winds. The 

conditions did not intimidate Christine 

B. Dobson '03 as she confidently 

threw two goals. Yelena Gorlina 

'06 also stepped up and caught two 

goals. None of the scoring could 

have been possible without the hard 

defense played by Darlene E. Ferranti 

'06. sMITe took the first game 

6-3. 

In the second game, sMITe faced 

Amherst College. They proved to be 

no match for sMITe's Daphna 

Buchsbaum G, who contributed four 

points by catching two goals and 

throwing two. Elizabeth S. Kim G 

also fought through Amherst's 

defense to catch a goal. sMITe took 

the game 9-3. 

The third game was a rematch 

against UMass-Amherst, who had 

nearly shut them out in the teams' 

last meeting. With only a week's 

practice to prepare, sMITe nearly 

turned the tables on UMass, but ultimately 

lost the dogfight, 9-7. The 

defense was anchored by Lily 

Huang '06, Lucy R. Mendel '06, 

and Dobson, who sprinted hard to 

smack the disc down several times. 

Christina R. Keenan '03 converted 

Ultimate, Page 19 

SPORTS 

Freshmen, Grads Waltz to Awards 

By Miriam Sorell 

TEAM .HEMHER 

The MIT Ballroom Dance Team 

kicked ofT their season on Oct. 19 at 

the the Cornell Dancesport Spectacular. 

The team traveled 

Tto Ithaca, NY for their 

. first of four straight 

weekends of competition. 

MIT did fairly well 

over all, with the most impressive 

performances coming from David A. 

Ovadia '06, Ekaterina V. Lesnaia G 

and Luca Daniel. Ovadia placed in 

every one of the "newcomer" divisions, 

after less than two months of 

lessons. Meanwhile, Lesnaia and 

Daniel placed first in one of the 

largest categories, the Bronze International 

Rumba. 

In Smooth, newcomers Ovadia 

and Catia S. Verbeke '06 came in 

fifth in Tango and second in Foxtrot. 

Eric D. Nielsen G and Michelle 

Goldhaber placed third in gold-level 

Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese 

Waltz. 

Ovadia came in fourth in both of 

the newcomer Standard Styles, dancing 

with Anne Jeschke for Waltz and 

Yana Averbukh '05 for Quickstep. In 

silver-level standard, Chen Ling and 

Tilke M. Judd '03 came in sixth 

place for Waltz and Viennese Waltz. 

At the gold-level, Nielsen and Goldhaber 

placed fourth for all five 

dances: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, 

Quickstep, and Viennese Waltz. Also 

doing all five, Bill Liteplo SM '00 

and Ika Setyawati placed third. 

Switching partners was popular 

among the team's newcomers. In 

Rhythm, Jeschke paired with Verbeke, 

for fifth place in Rumba, while 

Ovadia and A verbukh came in 

placed eighth for Rumba and third in 

Swing. 

In Latin, Ovadia and Jeschke 

placed sixth in Jive and second in 

Cha-Cha. At the bronze-level, Daniel 

and Lesnaia came in first for Rumba 

Do a Little 

Dance 

If YOli 're want to move like the 

pros on the Ballroom Dance 

Team, here are afew key points ... 

How a Competition is Run 

Most competitions are run in 

several rounds. For each round, 

the judges are asked to call a certain 

number of couples back. In 

the final, each judge ranks all the 

finalist couples from first to sixth, 

and then the scrutineer tabulates 

the marks to determine the order 

of the finalists based on median 

ranking. 

Important Terms 

Floorcraft refers to avoiding 

bumping into others and the ability 

to continue when boxed in. 

Timing - the music is boss; 

dance in time. 

Poise is the stretch of the 

woman's body upwards, outwards, 

and leftwards into the 

man's right arm to achieve bal- 


MELANIE MICHALAK-THE TECH 

The MIT fencing team held its first competition of the season, an alumni match, last Saturday. 

The competition consisted of several informal matches, the one pictured above in the "foil" category. 

Tomorrow the team will travel to Smith College for a major individual competition. 

and second for Cha-Cha. 

The competition also featured 

several "fun dances," in which 

dancers spontaneously partnered-up 

for silly variations of standard 

dances. Setyawati and Liteplo came 

in third in Reverse-Role Rumba, 

while Judd made it to the semifinal 

round of "Robo-Cha" with her sister 

Stephanie Judd. 

ance and connection with his 

frame. 

Presentation - does the couple 

sell their dancing to the audience, 

or do they show strain or 

introversion? 

Shape is turn and sway to create 

a look or a position. For 

instance, in Paso Doble, does the 

man create the appearance of 

maneuvering a cape? Does the 

lady simulate the billowing flow 

of the cape through space? 

Fine-Tuning 

Particularly for the rounds 

before the final, the biggest problem 

is to get the judges to notice 

you. It helps to wear clothes that 

wilJ make them look at you. Red 

is the best color for ladies' dresses, 

until you're in a category 

where costumes are allowed. 

(Rhinestones and feathers are 

even more visible than red fabric.) 

Men may find that shirts come 

untucked during the course of a 

swing. (The simplest solution is to 

pin the shirt to your underwear.) 

STANLEY HU-THE TECH 

Lauren E. Tsai '04 dives forward for a shot on goal in Tuesday's 8-0 rout over WPI. Tsai scored 

one goal, helping give the women's field hockey team their biggest margin of victory this year. 

The team has compiled a 5-11 record heading into tomorrow's NEWMAC Championships. 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS 

., 

Friday, Nov. 1 

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Springfield, 7 p.m. 

Football vs. Salve Regina Uni-T 

versity, 12 p.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 2 

Women's 

son, 1 p.m. 

Volleyball vs. Bab- 

Women's Volleyball - Alumnae Tournament, 

3 p.m. 

Sunday, Nov. 3 

Women's Soccer vs. Coast Guard, I p.m.

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