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By John J. VingUS Representative Bruce A.

Morrison'65, D-Conn., and JohnB. Duff, chancellor of Mvassachu-setts higher education, will speakat the "Annual Spontaneous Tu-ition Riot" at Kresge Auditoriumthis Friday.

"Students should not becomescapegoats for economic difficul-ties, whether at the national orlocal level," Morrison said.

"Ronald' Reagan's claim thatfederal aid to education must bea casualty of the war againstbudget deficits is shortsightedand counter-productive," Morri-son continued. "We cannot run amodern economy without a pop-ulation trained for its operation,development, and maintenance."

"It has been demonstrated inMassachusetts that there is a verystrong link between the prosper-ity of the state and the strengthof its higher education system,"Duff said.

"The essential point is this: thisis not a rally directed againstMIT," commented Richard A.Cowan, president of the Class of'84 and chairman of the tuitionriot committee. "We're not sayingMIT is a lousy institution. Ratherwe're saying the primary reasonfor the students' distress has beenthe federal policies."

"'If we can show to MIT thatstudents really care about where-all this money is coming from,"Cowan noted, "it demonstatesthe students are concerned ...

We want to have a serious rally.""Both public and independent

higher education in the Com-monwealth," Duff noted, "needstrong support in order that itcan continue to produce the kindof educated citizens that are re-quired for our sophisticatedeconomy."

"Government dollars spent onpublic elementary and secondaryschools, vocational and technicaleducation, and loans and grantsto college and post-graduate stu-dents," Morrison agreed, "consti-tute investment in our economicfuture 'ust as surely as does mon-ey spent on new steel plants.Both forms' of investment mustbe encouraged or financed by go-vernment."

" Both are needed to restorehealth to the American econo-my,a' Morrison continued. ."Pro-tection of our student loall,work-study, and [Basic Educa-tional Opportunity Granlt] pro-grams is critical to assure accessto education for all Americans.""

"Funding for such programsshould at a minimum match therate of inflation, Morrison said."Special emphasis must be placedon- assuring adequate aid for lowand moderate income sutdents."

The riot will follow a FridayAfternoon Club with music anedrefreshments sponsored by theStudent Center Committee. Thepresentation of the Afternoon-Club will be conditional onl theweather.

By Gene DeuneInformation Processing Ser-

vices (IPS) will complete its moveto the Homberg Building (Build-ing 11) between May 20 and 23,according to Richard D. Scott'69, manager of Academic andResearch Computing Services ofIPS.

Scott held a user forum Thurs-day to inform current and futureusers about major changes in IPSoperations and services resultingfrom its relocation. He an--nounced a tentative schedule forthe move at the meeting.

IPS has recently purchased aHoneywell-Multics PPS 8/70Mand a IBM-VM 3033/M, Scottsaid. The group will test the newMultics system by mid-April, andthe new system will be operation-al April 25, he continued.

The new IBM computer will'beinstalled at the beginning of May

By Thomas HuangM IT fraternities that lack

smoke detectors in their bed-rooms are violating the law, ac-cording to Assistant Fire ChiefFerazani of the Cambridge FireDepartment.

"Cambridge adopted thesmoke detector regulation in1980," Ferazani said. "The regu-lation gave [the living groups]one year to comply."

The date by which fraternitiesshould have complied with theregulation was Jan. 1, 1981, ac-cording to a fire prevention ordersent out by the Boston Fire De-partment.

"Violators of the provisions ofthese regulations shall be subjectto a fine of not more than $50.00for each [provision] during con-tinuation of such violation," theorder states.

The Interfraternity Conference(IFCI last summer organized agroup purchase of smoke detec-tors at $14.50 each for interestedfraternities, according to Antho-ny M. Nicoii '84, purchasing offi-cer for the IFC.

"I organized the purchase lastsummer, because that was theonly time I could," Nicoli com-mented. He said he could not re-

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Photos courtesy MIT NewsDr. Ronald McNair (left) and Dr. William Lenoir (right) spoke at the NSBE banquet February 16. BBy Ron Norman

The Undergraduate Associ-ation President (UAP) will beelected by preferential ballot in-stead of the previously plannedplurality vote, announced DavidM. Libby '85, election committeechairman.

"To change the rules in themiddle of the game is unethical,"said UAP candidate Shiva Ayya-durai '85. He said he objects tothe ruling on the grounds the de-cision was made after the peti-tions had been submitted. Theelection was understood to be byplurality vote before the petitiondeadline, he explained.

Preferential balloting. Libbysaid, is an interpretation of theelection code to insure "a moreaccurate election."

Voters may not include write-incandidates in preferential spots,Libby said, and the chance of awrite-in candidate's election maybe reduced. Write-in candidatesdid rot submit petitions, he ex-plained, and should therefore nothave the same chance of electionas other candidates.

UAP candidate Charles P.Brown '84 would not voice anopinion about Libby's decision,and said voting procedures

should not become a campaignissue.

Kenneth 1. Freedman '84, UAPcandidate, said he will neitherchange his campaigning style norhave trouble abiding by the elec-tion results. The proceduresmight be better for the studentbody, he continued, due to thethe large number of candidates.

A preferential ballot is "' pret-ty good idea," commented UAPcandidate Mark A. Radlauer '84,because of the large number oftickets on the ballot. Radlauersaid he does not object to the de-cision and he does not think itwill change any candidate's cam-paign approach, despite the latedecision.

The late decision was "unfor-tunate," said UAP candidateSara Sprung '84, but she said itwill not change candidates' strat-egies. The method will, however,be more accurate, she explained,since it requires the winner to re-ceive more than one-sixth of thevote. She said she questions theaccuracy of a voter's fourth, fifthand sixth choices.

"'The preferential ballot wouldbe better," commented MichaelP. Witt '84, UAP candidate.

First PeaceBy Arnold Contreras

6."t feels good" to be an astro-naut, commented RonaldMcNair PhD '76 at the annualbanquet of the MIT Chapter ofthe National Society of BlackEngineers (NSBE) held Feb. 16.

McNair will fly on space shut-tle flight II. The mission will ap-proach a "lead balloon" from 100miles away and maneuver near it.He will conduct the on-flight sci-entific experiments and operatethe shuttle's mechanical arm dur-ing its testing.

There will be at least two shut-tle flights per month by late 1984,MclVair said. "We will need allthe help we can get," he said,urging interested students to ap-ply to the National Aeronauticsand Space Administration astro-naut training program.

McNair spoke at an event ofBlack History Month, sponsoredby the Alpha Kappa Alpha so-rority, Black Graduate StudentAssociation, Black StudentUnion, the Lecture Series Com-mittee and the Office of Minority

Education.Dick Gregory, a possible 1984

presidential candidate, will deliv-er a lecture 7pm Thursday toconclude the Black HistoryMonth events at MIT. Gregorywill discuss the impact of Rea-ganomrcs In America.

Ivan Van Sertima, professor ofanthropology at Rutgers Univer-sity, discussed his book "TheyCame Before Columbus" at an-other event of Black HistoryMonth on Feb. 22. He said thepresent oppression of blacksthroughout the world is largelyattributed to the clever preven-tion of the study of African his-tory.

There are primitive people inevery culture, including Europe,Van Sertima said. A civi-lization'shistory can not be understood byonly studying its isolated, ruralcultures, he added.

Historians have studied onlyperipheral, primitive elements ofAfrican civilization, Van Sertimaclaimed.

Western historians rarely ac-(Please t urn to page 11)

Comrnunity protestsMATEP.Page 2.

Nleil Young is computerized.Page 9.

Eric Clapton Is not.Page 9.

Ice cream, AND pizza.Page 1 0.

Eric Fleming picks thehigh and low points of MITbasketball.Page 15.

US Congressrnanwill speak at riot

Tech Photo by P. Paul HsuMIT beat the Cuinnipiac Braves 3-1 in last Saturday's game.

in a~afor testing, Scott added. It shouldbe operational by May 23. AnIPS user accounts office willopen in Building II on May 24,and publication and consultingservices will start at the end ofthe month.

IPS does not receive any sup-

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Court chose to uphold theDEQE approval of the plant onthe nitrogen dioxide issue despitebeing fully aware of proceduralirregularities.

The court, saying it lackedtechnical expertise, did not wantto "second guess" the DEQE inmatters inside the agency's "pre-sumed expertise," Lambert said.

The MATEP facility is current-ly the world's largest cogenera-tion plant. Unlike conventionalpower plants, cogeneration plantsproduce-electricity and steam si-m ultaneously, Scott explai ned,and are approximately 30 percentmore efficient than their conven-tional counterparts. The diesels'exhaust can either be piped toprovide free steam or recycledthrough a heat recovery. systemto run electrical -generators, hesaid.

The plant has neveribeen shutdown, he added, and it has pro-vided chilled water and.stearn fortwo years using electricity fromnEdison-.

The university announcedplans last month to refinance theplant with tax-exempt bonds is-'sued -by the MassachusettsHealth and EducationaiFacilitiesA uthority.

By Jake rinioThe cancer-causing potential of

Harvard University's MedicalArea Total Energy Plant (MA-TEP) is the sole remaining issuein the university's seven-year oldbattle to begin full operation ofthe plant, according to Robert H.Scott, vice-president for adminis-tration at Harvard University.

MATEP was designed to pro-vide electricity and steam to adozen hospitals, medical centersand schools near the HarvardMedical School. Users would payrates identical to those of theBoston Edison Company, Scottsaid.

The \ATEP facility, which re-places an old plant torn down in1976, has cost Harvard Universi-ty more than $250 million, ac-cording to Scott.

The plant. produces polypycli-caromatichydrocarbon (PAH), aknown carcinogen common to allcombustion methods, accordingto community opponent MichaelLambert. Massachusetts actedimproperly when it gave Harvardpermission to test for PAH, heclaimed.

Brookline opponents disagreedwith a state ruling but declined tochallenge the decision in courtdue to a lack of funds, Lambertsaid.

The facility is located near theMission Hill and Brookline com-munities. Residents of those com-munities have prevented Harvardfrom operating the six large die-sel engines which provide powerto MATEP's electrical generatorsbecause diesel engines may pro-duce toxic and carcinogenic sub-stances, Scott said.

The PAH testing program wasnot subjected to outside reviewand Harvard has not allowedcommunity opponents to observeor participate in the design andimplementation of that testing,Lambert said.

Analysts are preparing equip-ment which will measure the levelof carcinogens emitted from theM ATEP diesels. The actual test-ing process will take a few days,he added. The Massachusetts De-partment of Environmental Qual-ity Engineering (DEQE) will con-duct hearings to evaluate the testresults, Scott said.

Discouraged by the lenghthycourt battle, most Mission Hill-community opponents have be-come disinterested and apathetic,Lambert said.

"The activists have all seemedto have gone to sleep over this, atleast for the time being," he re-marked. "Unless preparation isbegun now for the upcominghearings on the carcinogen issue,Mission Hill will have little or nochance to present a substantiveand technically confident case onthe arguments surrounding thisissue."

kMATEP's first obstacle camewhen the plant opened in 1976,according to Scott. The levels ofnitrogen dioxide pollutants pro-duced by the diesels had to betested to determine whether theymet an acceptable level.

The IDEQE evaluated the testresults in a series of public hear-ings and ruled the plant safe foroperation, Scott said.

The Massachusetts SupremeJudicial Court, pressured by com-munity opponents, remanded theDEQE approval, declaring theagency had not considered the

diesels' production of PAH14. Thecourt ordered the DEQE.to runnew tests on PAH emissions ofthe diesels.

State and city agencies shouldhave thoroughly assessed thehealth and environmental risksposed by MATEP before grant-ing Harvard all the preliminaryapprovals to build the plant,Lambert declared.

"Harvard is playing a monopo-ly game," Lambert said. "Theywant to make sure they're goingto win."

Community opponents tried toprevent Harvard from makingPAH tests, Scott said, believing itwould be hazardous to the envi-ronment. The state court gaveHarvard permission to conductthe tests in Jan. 1983.

This 'opposition presented a"Catch-22 situation," Scott said,si nce actual physical data wasneeded to determine conclusivelywhether the plant was dangerousto the environment.

Community residents mustnow rely on Harvard's 'g-oodfaith" that the tests are beingproperly con~ducted, Lambert re-marked.

Lambert said he is concernedthat the state Supreme J udicial

Photo courtesy The Harvard Crimson/Nevin 1. ShalitMATEP, the world's largest co-generation plant has caused muchcontroversy between Harvard and the surrounding community.

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VVorldGulf countries issue ultimatum on oil prices - The Arab Persian Gulfoil exporters issued an ultimatum to other petroleum producing nationsSunday to freeze prices within a week or risk price warfare. Ministers fromthe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries met last week to set aprice standard but have been unable to agree. Officials of the five Gulf na-tions involved said they may cut prices by up to $7 per barrel from the cur-rent price of $34.

Soviet missiles in Syria are operationa l- Several hundred Soviet per-sonnel are manning four batteries of SA M5 missiles in Syria, according toIsraeli military sources. Each battery contains six missiles with a range ofl 90miles, the sources said. This range would cover most of Israel. The bat-teries are the first of its type operating outside the Soviet Union, and the firsttime Soviet personnel have operated weapons in Syria, Israel's new defenseminister Moshe Arens accused US Defense Secretary Caspar W. Wein-berger ofsupporting the Arabs over Israel, saying "It must not be forgottenthat he had business connections with Arab countries in the past."

Ni ationGovernors' group calls for reduetion in 1984 deficit - The leaders ofthe National Governors Association approved the first draft of a resolutionSunday, calling on the federal government to reduce the growth of militaryspending, to maintain current social welfare spending and to consider rais-ing taxes for cutting the federal deficit. The resolution is the group's firstformal statement on military spending. The Democratic majority in theassociation may toughen the final proposal.

Supreme Co~urt upholds construction biln The Supreme Court yester-day confirmed a Boston construction bill requiring at least half of workerson a construction job in- the city to be Boston residents. Mayor Kevin Whitecalled the court's ruling "the biggest single decision in the history of con-struction in theboomingcity" and said it would beavwaluabletool in fightingunemployment in Boston.

Three die in Brockton fire -At least three people died in a fire that de-stroyedan 80-year-old Brockton apartment building, The Checkerton, ear-ly Sunday. The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire. Ap-proximately 50 residents escaped from the building and more than 20 weretreated for burns at nearby hospitals.

Three charged with murder of state trooper - State Police chargedthree Worcester men Sunday with murdering state trooper George Hanna.The men shot 36-year-old Hanna to death Saturday night after he stoppedtheir car for what was apparently a routine check. Four other men werearrested, according to Public Safety Commissioner Frank Trabucco.

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lion registrantloan aiass wvise

Following the lead of Yale University and other top schools,MIT President Paul E. Gray '54 wisely recommended MITprovide loans to students who are denied federal financial aidfor refusing to register for the draft. Gray and the Student Fi-nancial Aid Office must now follow up the recommendation tosee the plan implemented.

Providing non-registrants with loans is a better system thanmaking grants outright. MIT can not afford to subsidizethrough grant money those who forfeit federal funds. Financialaid greatly strains the resources of the Institute. Providinggrant money to students who are denied federal money wouldbe unfair to other needy students.

MIT, on the other hand, can not afford to reject studentswho become ineligible. The Institute has made a strong com-mitment to meeting the full need of each student it admits.Elimination of a $2500 Guaranteed Student Loan or a PellGrant is a significant loss. It would be unfair to the non-regis-trant to end his MlT education because he is no longer able toafford it on these grounds.

It is appropriate for the Institute to provide loans to non-registrants to replace federal grant- and loan money. The loanprogrami will not place an undue burden on MIT resources.The added cost to the non-registrant due to the interest on theloan will neither prevent the non-registrant from attendingMIT, nor will it encourage him to break the law. The programwill permit those the federal government refuses to support toattend MZIT.

Each student accepted to MIT is entitled to his educationhere, regardless of gender, financial status, or political opin-ions. The regulation requiring a statement of registration forthe draft would be inconsistent with this long-standing MITpolicy. Tlhe Institute should follow Gray's recommendation andinsure the privilege of an MIT education is not denied its stu-dents by this regulation.

MIT's radio station, WMBR-FM (88.1 Moz), returned tothe airwaves Feb. 15 after a week -off the air. The resignation ofthe technical staff precipitated the crisis, as Federal Communi-cations Commission regulation requires stations of WMBR'stype to have a chief engineer to keep a log of transmitter read-i figs.

Any student activity can sympathi'ze with WM BR's prob-lenns. The many and varied groups on campus vie among them-selves -and with the Institute and world at large -for theinterest and participation of MIT students. WMBR's problemsare made more imnmediate. both to itself and to the MIT com-munity, for two reasons.

The first reason is the regulations of the Federal Communi-cations Commission. Most activities can continue without akey officer for a time while other members share the responsi-bilities; WMBR can not, by law, operate as a 200-watt radiostation without a chief engineer.

The second reason is simply the nature of WMBR. As a ra-dio station, it is a medium for the wide dissemination of enter-tainment and ideas, news and opinions. WMBR's demisewould certainly represent a significant loss -to MIT and the sur-rounding community.

The responsibility for sustaining WM BR lies in two quarters:Those in -charge of rnanaging the station, especially Richard B.Feldman '84, the new general manager, and Sofia Ames '85, incharge of recruitment, must excite more interest in working forthe station. Before anything else they must expand the station'snumber of student staff members.

The ItIT administration also has a responsibility to keep thestation on the air, through financial assistance. The operatingcosts of WMBR are low, and the administration meets them.The aged equipment used by the station is in need of replace-ment, however. The price of new equipment lies between$150,000 and $200,000, according to Feldman. The Develop-ment Office should permit WMBR to seek donations to fi-nance the purchase. The costs involved for the Institute aresmall in exchange for, literally, a voice of MIT.

The TechVolume 103, Number 8 Tuesday, March 1, 1983

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Column/Stewart Cobb

Disputes foes of pornography

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In last Friday's The Tech therewere two letters to the editor con-

cerning pornography. One

sounded reasonable; the other at-

tempted to bludgeon one into

submission by sheer repetition. I

don't know whether Geoffrey

Goodman and Richard Bonugli

wrote their letters [Feedback,

Feb. 25] together or individually,

but they are collaborators in spir-

it if not In fact.

Goodman's letter is almost acaricature of sweet reasonable-

ness. Referring to a Feb. i I col-

umn which Robert E. Maichman

wrote, Goodman chides Malch-

man for using faulty argumenta-

tive technique. First, Malchman

failed to document a statement

with which Goodman disagrees.

For a thesis, this would indeed 'be

poor technique - but Malchman

was writing a newspaper column,

which was long enough already;

to add a reference for each point

he made would have been an un-

reasonable waste of space. Like

Goodman, I too am curious

about Malchamn's sources; unlike

Goodman, however, I believe

that MBfalchman's omission of a

reference was motivated more by

stylistic concerns than by deceit.

Goodman's second point was

that Malchman used an ad ho-

minem argument that had noth-

ing to do with the issue, and he

kindly provides a quotatioi fromn

Mlalchman's column to demon-

strate this error. Webster's Un-abridged Dictionary defines an ad

horninern attack as "attacking

one's opponent rather than deai-

ing with the subject under discus-

sion." The quotation, however,

demonstrates the opposite of

what Goodman asserts. It is not

an ad hominem attack, and itdeals specifically with the issue.

Malchman does not attack "mi-

nority groups" out of "preju-

dice;" he attacks all groups which

attempt to force their own beliefs

upon him. It is not the groups

that are the issue, but the use of

force. Malchman makes this dis-

tinction quite clear.

Reading quickly, one finds

Goodman's letter effectively com-

municating his own opinions.

Reading closely, however, one

discovers the truth contradicting

Goodman's assertions. The letter

is, in short, propaganda - and

good propaganda, at that. It is

interesting that presumably reli-

gious people tend to resort to-

propaganda, the tool of totalitar-

ians across the globe and

throughout history, to carry their

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To the Editor:

As a student, who agrees with

Richard Bonugli's view expressed

in a recent letter to The Tech

[Feedback, Feb. 25] that "Deep

Throat" should not have been

shown at MIT, I am nonetheless

disappointed with the reasoning

Bonugli uses to justify his point

of view.

Bonugli contends that 'por-

nography is contributing to in-

crease sexual promiscuity and

thereby contributing to the epi-

demic rage of veneral (sic) diseas-

es." He argues that since pornog-

raphy leads to herpes, a ban on

pornography should facilitate acure for the epidemic.

Whether such a ban will elimi-

nate herpes is not the pertinent

question to be raised. Instead, we

should ask ourselves whether the

abolition of pornographic materi-

als is the hest medicine against

herpes. Is the abolition of auto-

mobiles a suitable medicine for

preventing the 50,000 automo-

bile-related deaths each year? Of

course not. Instead, we should

seek ways to make driving safer.

Similarly, the banning of sex-re-

lated material is not a satisfac-

tory alternative against venereal

disease.

Yet, it appears that Bonugli is

not altogether against sex. "Por-

nography is destroying the priva-

cy of sex," he proclaims. "It is

abusing sex in taking away inti-

macy and personal relationships

by putting sex in a public area

for all to see."

As it is, Bonugli confuses Sex

as a topic, with sex as an act of

relationship between two part-ners. Yes, "Deep Throat" pre-

sents flagrant sexual behavior on

the big screen for all to review,

contemplate, enjoy or critique.

Undoubtedly, Sex as a topic forentertainment is foremost in the

minds of many, who attend the

movie. But how does the prolif-

eration of Sex as a topic prevent

intimacy between private partners

in their sex as an act of relation-

ship?Next, Bonugli quotes from the

Bible. "Living by God's princi-

ples promotes a nation to great-

ness; violating God's principles

brings a nation to shame (Prov-

erbs 14:34)."

Unfortunately, the views ex-

pounded by the Bible were writ-

ten as assertions founded upon

belief. Any interpretation of thoseviews is even more subject to de-

bate than are those original asser-

tions. Thus, Bonugli's method of

Using other opinions to justify his

own appears futile.

Finally, Bonugli denies that

freedom of speech is an impor-

tant issue whenever one considers

banning pornographic media. in-

stead, he attempts to divert atten-

tion from freedom of speech, and

writes, "Pornography is enslaving

us. It is enslaving us to lust and

evil. We are. losing our basic

American freedoms."

The reconcilation of pornogra-

phy banning to freedom of

speech is a tricky problem. How-

ever, Bonugli's tricky solution

will not work here. Again, he

fails to distinguish between two

distinct concepts, freedom politi-cal and freedom psychological.

Our concern pertains to the ac-

tion of a community as it bans a

pornographic movie. Therefore,

the pertinent issue is political,

and Bonugli's polemics correlat-

ing psychological "lust" to the

political "basic American free-

doms" fail to address the nature

of the problem.

Sadly, the popularity of Bonug-

li-type tactics serve more to dilute

than assist thre honest efforts c

those seriously thinking about

the pornography issue.

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possibly exist -of a solution topornography banning.

Kenton K. Yee '84

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To the Editor:As students sincerely con-

cerned about centralizing thepowers available in tile hands ofthe entire student body, we bothhold definite views on the direc-tion that the Undergraduate As-sociation (UA) should be-headed.Wh~at is now necessary is asweeping overhaul of the struc-ture of MIT's student govern-ment. The current format of theGeneral Assembly vainly at-tempting to coordinate studentactivities clearly does not work tothe benef it of the typical M ITundergraduate. Many of us whohave worked in the UA GeneralAssembly have come to realizethat this organization does notrepresent the highest authoritywithin student government in re-ality.

The reform needed to make"student government important"is a parliamentary form of gov-ernment. The present structure isplagued by extreme apathy andabsence of duty on the part ofthe U A reps; meaningless posi-tions of leadership that wield lit-tle, if anly, control; excessive num-ber of UA representatives whobear inconsequential impact onUndergraduate Association pro-ceedings; and, finally, the unre-strained adventures of certain ac-tivity committees concerned moreabout profiteering than servingthe undergraduate population.

NAte call for the creation of theMIT Undergraduate StudelltsAssociation, and we stress theneed for a senate with approxi-mately 40 representatives (eachrep. would be elected from a dis-trict, i.e. living groups containingroughly I1 0 undergraduate stu-dents) serving in a centralizedlegislative body named the Sen-ate. The Senators would selectone member of the Senate to be-come Secretary-General whowould perform executive func-tions in addition to serving as the' voice" of students dealing with

the MIT Administration.Executive privileges of the Se-

cretary-General would includeappointing a Chairman of theSenate (who would conduct themeetings of the Senate after re-ceiving approval from a majorityof the Senators) and distributingcommittee assignments. To steerthe semni-autonomous groups likeStudent Center Committee, Asso-ciation of Stuldent Activities, andStudent Information ProcessingBoard, toward accountability tothe students, these organizationswould evolve into committees un-der the auspices of the Senators.The interests of the over 100clubs and organizations certifiedby the Association of StudenltActivities would be more promi-nent as each Senator would be re-sponsible for representing threeor four of the activities.

Corrects theerror aboutnarned yearTo the Editor:

My name is Kenneth 1. Freed-man '84, not Kenneth J. Freed-man '85.

Kenneth I. Freedman '84Editor's note: Freedman is a can-didate for the office of Undergrad-zte Association President. TheTech regrets its error.

A judicial unit should be estab-lished to evaluate appeals fromIntra-Fraternity Council JudicialCommittee decisions, FinanceBoard finance decisions, Associ-ation of Student Activities roomallocation decisions and so on.To check the Secretary-Generalfrom abusing his power andprivileges, a no-confidence votecan be brought before the Senate.When a majority of the Senatorsvote "no confidence," a new Se-cretary-General would have to beelected.

We are aware that numerouschallenges lie ahead in imple-menting the parliamentary formof government outlined above.But by replacing the present elec-tion arrangement with formalizedelections for Ser.ators, true repre-sentation of student sentimentsmay become a reality. There-upon, students' respect for therole of student government repre-sentative would rise and wouldaccommodate the screening ofunqualified, unmotivated candi-dates.

Discussion and debate of thepoints of the proposal for theparliamentary form of studentgovernment is welcomed.

Shiva Ayyadurai '85Kyung Koh '85

Editor v note: Ay3jadurai and Kohare running together.for the officesof LUndergradute AssociationPresident and Vice President.

To the MIT Community:On Sunday Jan. 9 an IAP pro-

gram entitled an "Ending H ungerBriefing" was held. This 6 hourpresentation was lead by Profes-sor Danella Meadow of Dart-mouth College; 36 IM IT studentsand staff representing 10 coun-tries were present. One result ofthat briefing was the formationof a group which is addressingthe question of what the MITcommunity can do to help endhunger on the planet.

Right now, every day about

41,000 people die of hunger relat-ed causes, 28 every minute, 21 ofwhom are children. Occasionallywe read of a famine somewhereand perhaps have contributed toaid in such a crisis, but it's a factthat only 110% of hunger relateddeaths are attributable to famine.Most children die from simplechildhood illnesses; they arechronically undernourished andhave lost most immunity to dis-ease. Malabsorbtive hungercaused by parasites and raln utri-tion add to these numbers.

About half of the worlds'hungry live on the Indian sub-continent, another 40%0 ale in Af-rica and the rest of Asia. Of theremaining hungry, most live inLatin America. There are, in ad-dition, serious pockets of Hungerin our own country. In New YorkCity's Harlem section the infantmortality rate is at least 10 timesthe national average. The infantmortality rate is recognized as aSensitive indicator of the state ofhunger a regions people sufferfrom.

Although these statistics aredepressing, one needn't searchlong for signs of hope. SinceWorld War 11, 35 nations havemade significant progress towardeliminating hunger as a basic is-sue for their peoples. Their solu-tions are as diverse as the cul-tures they represent. South Kor-ea's solution emphasized agricul-ture and Hong Kong lowered it'sinfant mortality rate with practi-cally no agriculture at all. Japan,however, has lowered its infantmortality rate greatly with gov-ernment support, while Spain didso with no such supports. Chinafound Its solution through coliec-tive farming; in contrast, Tiawanaccomplished the same end with

the family farm. Among thesecountries both rich and poor na-tions have managed their suc-cesses. Sri Lanka solved its hun-ger problem while remainingpoor: Kuwait has done so whilebecoming rich. Unfortunately,Saudia Arabia has a seriouslyhigh infant mortality rate whileits Gross National Product percapita is comparable to that ofthe United States

In recent years experts haveshifted in their positions on thisage old problem. Studies com-missioned by the National Acad-emy of Sciences, The PresidentsCommission on World Hunger,The Brandt Commission (North/South), The United Nations, andThe Heritage Foundation all havecome to similar conclusions: Wenow possess the resources andtechnology to eliminate worldwide hunger and replace it with asustainable food production anddistribution system that can workfor all people. One of the mostessential elements required to im-plement the solutions is the po-litical will to create a world freeof mans greatest and oldest prob-lem.

We are in a group of MIT stu-dents who are dedicated to learn-ing, to creating this will and toeducating our friends and col-leagues on the issues at hand. Wewill contribute to ending worldhunger; we want your support,your energy, and your ideas.Please join us in this effort. Ournext meeting is Thursday March10, at 7pm in room 400, foulthfloor of the Student Center. Forfurther information please call491-2688 or 225-6318 any even-ing.

Ken Finkelstein GSusan Best G

To the Editor:As members of the Tuition

Riot Committee, we feel that theFriday [Feb. 25] issue of TheTech made our March 4 Rally forincreased federal support of edu-cation seem to be somewhat of afarce. While the term "AnnualSpontaneous Tuition Riot" wasused in our satiric invitation toReagan, it certainly was not usedin the invitation to presidentialhopeful Gary Hart, as was im-plied in the Tech article.

We decided to have a rally di-rected toward the federal govern-ment to Attract national attentionto the plight Of students whomust bear the burden of de-creased financial aid and near-five-figure tuition. Though theNVeiv York Timtes article about theReagan invitation scared offGary Hart, we were successful inattracting several well-knownspeakers, including MIT graduateBruce Morrison'65, Chairman of

the House of RepresentativesFreshman Democratic Caucus,and John B. Duff, Chancellor ofthe Massachusetts Board of Re-gents of Higher Education.

Though the rally is not direct-ed against the MWIT administra-tion, our committee has takensteps to insure that the adminis-tration will be aware of students'concerns before it sets next year'stuition figure on March 3. Thesesteps have included our 1000-posteard drive to Paul Gray, andour "Students First" buttons, tobe sold in Lobby i0 starting thisafternoon.

Rich Cowan 84Chairman

David Chiang '84Robert Krawitz '86William Herlan '86

Toi Beveridge '86Alka Jain '86

Megan C. Claps '85Kenneth 1. Freedman'84

up as a child in candyland, to seeso many "goodies" in one place.

However. a few years ago,budgetary restraints put rigidlimitations on- the acquisition ofnew materials. Theft, which isplaguing all libraries, and lack ofspace also had to be considered.With the rationale that it did notwant to pass on to users the costof maintaining the diverse librarywe had had, the IPS managementdecided to change the mission ofthe Reading Room and limit itscollection in general to materialswhich directly apply to the use ofour own machines and systems.Therefore, most of the material

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To the Editor:In The Tech of February 18, in

the writeup on the InformationProsessinc, Services lard JointComputer Facility move to Biild-ing I1, Wes Burner is quoted assaying that "'Almost all user ser-vices ... will move to BuildingI1." Not mentioned was the factthat the Reading Room will notbe going to Building 11, as it isbeing eliminated in the move.

For newcomers, a little historyof the Reading Room may be ofinterest.

In 1956, at the inception of thebrand new Computation Centerin Building 26, Professor PhilipMorse, the director, gave me the

opportunity to set up and admin-ister the Reading Room, whichbecame, in fact, a circulating andreference library. i assiduouslybuilt up a collection on a widevariety of subjects including de-scriptions of computers, pro-gramming, systems and lan-guages, applications of comput-ers to-scientific and engineeringproblems, related mathematics,artificial intelligence, graphics,computer-assisted instruction,networks, the state of the art ofcomputing, new trends as theydeveloped, etc. The collectionreached approximately 6,000 vol-umes and 75 serials and journals.

In the early years, the Reading

Room served the New Englandcolleges which used- our computerfacilities, in addition to the entireMIT community. The Computa-tion Center moved to Building 39and became Information Process-ing Center (later Services). TheReading Room flowered in Room39-430 and provided the best incomputing literature and servedas a reference source for manyMIT courses and researchers, ina rapidly changing field. TheReading Room also providedborrowing copies of manuals foreverything on our systems, anenormous advantage to users."Computer nuts" who stumbledupon our collection would light

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[Feedback, Feb. 25] questionedthe appropriateness of the MaxellTape ad, I assumed that it wasfound acceptable under TheTech's advertising policy. I wastherefore very surprised to readthat what I assumed were guide-lines.governing what advertisingThe Tech considered "fit to print"was really a blanket non-policy.

Learning of Thse heech's policynot to censor advertising submit-ted for publication leads me toquestion other Tech policies, in-cluding what the 7Pch considersits purpose and responsibilities tobe. This definition of purposemust go beyond just informingreaders to include how selectionsare made about which part of amultitude of inforration is pub-lished. Do other readers or evenmembers of The TechI's staffknow?

I ask The Tech staff to re-ex-

amine the purpose of the paperand the relation between it andthe MIT community. Guidelineson selecting content in the inter-ests of both the paper and i-tsreaders should be either made orrevised, and these guidelinesshould be published. Althoughthe Maxell Tape ad may still berun under new guidelines, at leastThe Tech will have a policy betterthan a risky decision not to editpossibly offensive advertising.More importantly, clear policieson the editing of other copy Willbe available to staff members andwill be known by readers. Withthese policies, Tne Tech s'taff willbe able to responsibly defendwhat it publishes.

Suzanne L. Horine '86

Editor's note: The Tech' aim hashees and remnains to report fairliand accurately events and issuesrelevant to the Insvtitute ecom~lmuni-

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Editorials, marked assuch and printed in a dis-tinctive format, representthe official opinion of TheTech. They are written bythe Editorial Board, whichconsists of the chairman,editor-in-chief, managingeditor, executive editor,and news editors.

Columns are usually writ-ten by members of TheTech staff and represent theopinion of the author, andnot necessarily that of therest of the staff.

Letters to the Editor arewritten by members of theMIT community and repre-sent the opinion of thewriter.

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( Continued from page 4)message.

Bonugli's letter is propaganda,too, but of a much more blatantsort. I could display most of theironies in Bonugli's letter here,but I urge you to discover themfor yourself. I will, however, takethe liberty of pointing out justone.

In the sixth paragraph of Bon-ugli's letter, he writes, "Pornogra-phy is enslaving us .... We arelosing our basic American free-doms.' Five paragraphs latercomes the sentence, "Freedom ofthe media ends where the welfare. . . of the country begins." Thereis an inherent contradiction here.The freedom of the press guaran-teed by the First Amendment isone of our most important "basicAmerican freedoms." That sec-on d sentence could have been Lit-tered bv a dictator offa totalitar-ian regime.

With one direct and one indi-reet quotation from the Bible,Bonugli seems to be offering it asthe final authority, the guide forone's life. There is nothing wrongwith that in itself. One is free tolive by whatever book onechooses - the Bible, GrimiszlZ'sFairY Talesv, Atla~s Shrugged, or ;acheap detective novel - justdon't force me to do the same. Solong as we are not invading an-other person's rights, each of us isfree to do as he damn wellpleases. Bonugli's traffic exam-ples to the cortrarv are falia-cious, as a moment's thought willshow.

This freedom includes watch-ing pornographic movies, pro-ducing pornography movies, andagitating against pornographymovies. It is wrong, however, toforce me physically to do any-thin - that's an invasion of mypersonal rights. That includesforcing me to stop watching por-nographic movies. No3te well thatan event such as the showing of apo rnographic movie on campusis noot inherently an invas~ion ofanyone's rights -no one is ftorcinzg you to attend. Whether ornot Linda Lovelace was forced toparticipate in the filming of"Deep Throat"' is al matter whichwill soon be decided in a court oflaw - where all questions offorce should be settled. The courtwill decide whether to awarddamages to Lovelilce and wheth-er to restrict the showing of thefil Zm.

The p~ara~graphs above repre-sent, more or less. my own per-sonal prhilosophy: live and letlive, essentiallly. I commend it toanyone who's interested. Self-reli-anee may bie a1 poor substitute forD~ivine Inspziration, but at leastVuU don't have to go aroundbeating p-eople over the head un-til they see things God's way.

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In January 1980, in order to fa-cilitate various user. services, theReading Room was moved fromits fourth floor location to thesecond floor (Room 39-233)where it shares a common areawith the Publications Office andProgramming Assistance and in-formation.

For my part, I am thankful forthe opportunity I have had toserve the computing community,will of course miss it, and wish tothank all users of the ReadingRoom who have in any way -by patience, kindness, helpful-ness, humor, appreciation - en-riched my days.

Thanks, and thanks, and everthanks.

Georgia M. Nagle

Now, in the spring, the Read-ing Room is going away, and, asits creator and administrator forso many years, I would reach outin spirit to all who have loved itand benefitted from it throughthe years. I know from commentsof countless people through theyears that our Reading Room ad-vanced the state of the art ofcomputing, as well as advancingthe careers of many individuals,and that it was one thing thatmade out MIT computer facilityoutstanding, and unique amonguniversity, computing centers.

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for Trans, the new Neil Young album, youwill probably find a sticker on the shrinkwrap which denotes a typographical error:the album cover and inner sleeve list asong called "I-f You Got Love" which, infact, does not appear on the album. Onemay surmise that another stupid computerscrewed up, and this forbodes of the con-tents of the album.

Trans, which most likely stands for"transition," has brought Neil Young intothe electronic eighties. The album coverand lyrics are overflowing with computerreferences: a heart, which normally repre-sents love or other gushy emotions, isdrawn automatically on the back cover,and further electrical engineering junk isfound within (transistors, etc.).

Five of the nine songs are explicitlyabout computers: "Computer Age,""Transformer Man,"' "We R In Control,""Computer Cowboy," and "Sample andHold." These songs are also the ones inwhich the electronic instrument revolutionmakes itself obnoxiously obvious. All thevoices are electronically processed, whichcan be quite effective and even beautiful ifit smooths out the voice (a trick often usedby Alan Parsons) , but when it turns a dis-tinctive voice into a bland, grating, or mi-croprocessed imitation the musical benefitis questionable. It is hard to imagine whyYoung, whose voice is one of his greatestassets, would want it to be emasculated byelectronic processing. Perhaps he is satiriz-ing the overuse of the new techniques, buta satirical comment need only compromiseone song rather than the better part of an.album.

Only "Computer Cowboy" seems to beentirely without merit; even when bare ofthe pinball machine voice it remains anembarassing country song. "Come a ky kyyipee yi yipee yi ay" sung by a computer isless tolerable than chalk screeching on ablackboard. The vocoder treatments dowork well in several other songs, particu-larly "Transformer Man," a mellifluousAlan Parsons-esque special, and "Mr.Soul." Once these tunes grow on you landthey do, like a fungus) they become ratherenjoyable.

Trans, though not standard Neil Young,is not substandard Young, and marks acrucial change in his methodology. Some-how his trademark style still shinesthrough, and his brilliant guitar work re-mains audible over all the beeps, whirls,and hums. The. disc's three "N~ormal"tunes are classic Yound; "A Little ThingCalled Love" will probably be remnem-bered long after Young's "trans" musicfades away. "Like An Inca" is also of mer-it both musically and lyrically. The simp-le,traditional Young style and beautiful natu-ral (unprocessed) voices close the album ina satisfying manner: it is a relief to hearnormalvoices again.

Neil Young fans will almost certainly bedisappointed by his transformnation. Newmusic fans will also be disappointed;Young is not a pioneer of this genre. Al-though every artist should grow andchange in order to remain fresh and vital,changes toward current trends seem morecommercial than artistic, One can onlyhope that Neil Young will return to hisown path, the one that made himn a legend.

John Stein

Twisting by the Pool, Dire Straits EP onWarner Brothers Records.

When I put Dire Stlaits's new Twistingby the Pool EP on my turntable, I had ab-solutely no idea what to expect. The al-bum cover is interesting enough - twofigures poised, ready to dance - so I fg-ured the tracks would be energetic songseven a zombie could dance to. I mean,after all, this was supposed to be a danceEP. Well, the album certainly lives up toits name. You could dance until your feetfell off, in fact, I had trouble sitting stillenough to write this review. The albumhas only four songs, but the names seemedpromising.

"Twisting By The Pool" could easily beinserted on any random Beach Boys's al-bum and not be distinguishable stylistical-ly. If you put aside the fact the lyrics aremore or less meaningless ("Twisting by thepool, twisting by the pool, twisting by thepool" etc.), and the beat was designed for

dancing, the childish repitition will still geton your nerves.

The rest of the album, unfortunately, isnot much better. "Badges, Posters, Stick-ers and T-Shirts," with its Jazzy beat andgreat instrumentals, almost makes up forthe other three songs, but the track is tar-nished at the end by a bad Ella Fitzgeraldimitation by lead singer Mark Knopfler.

The record is catchy and fast, but I'mafraid repititions slow down even the fas-test tracks. "Two Young Lovers" and "If IHad You" (the cuts which constitute thesecond side), despite their fast pace, some-how manage to remain boring They startoff well, but too much of a good thing willruin a record every time.

Twisting by the Pool is recognizablyMark Knopfler, and it is much faster thantraditional Dire Straits, but the repetitionand ridiculous lyrics will put you asleep onyour feet. Yawn, yawn, yawn.

C'arl Bauer

Money and Cigarettes, Eric Clapton onWarner Brothers Records.

In an age when you almost have to bean electrical engineer to cut an album -when you can become lost in a sea of syn-thesizers, voice processors, electronicdrums, and random. noise generatorsit's refreshing to- hear a solid rock and rollalbum laced with excellent guitar playingby one of the instrument's legendary prac-titionists, Eric Clapton.

Clapton's new album, Moneys and Ciga-rettes, offers both the simplicity of basicrock and roll tunes and standard countryballads, tied together with a blues base.The result is vintage Clapton.

Money and cigarettes seems to suggestClapton has changed a little from his earli-er days with The Yardbirds, Cream, andDerek and the Dominoes. The album isthe first major work Clapton has producedsince he suffered a stroke a few years ago,and his heightened awareness of life is evi-dent throughout.

'Slow Down Linda," and "The ShapeYou're In" are two songs in which Claptonoffers some advice to friends whose life-styles are as fast-paced as his once was."hMan Overboard" and 'Man in Love" are

basically interchangeable romantic ram-blings that offer little to the album."*Crosscut Saw" (one ofthe four tracksnot written by Clapton) also falls into thiscategory, offering the ridiculous lyrics:

We#l I'm a crosscut saw,Ah baby draggin' across your leg,Yes, I cut your wood So easy for you baby,That you can't help but say, "Hot Dog!"

"I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart" is aboring throwaway, made tolerable only byClapton's solos, while "Crazy CountryHop" is a jazzy rock and roll number thatends the album on a fast note. 'EverybodyOughta Make A Change" and "Ain't Go-ing Down" are more evidence Clapton hasdecided to slow down a bit. Clapton's un-derstandably recent concern with deathalso surfaces in these two songs:

'Cause everybody, they oughtaMake a change sometimeSonner or later we got to go downIn that lonesome nround.

Although every track on the album ishighlighted and made eminently listenableby Clapton's unique guitar work, Mo'ney,and Cigarettes is not Clapton's best. It is,however, classic Clapton. Recycled rockand roll rarely sou'nds this good.

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The IFC bought the smoke de-tectors from Gem Peerless Elec-tric, Inc., according to Nicoli."Roughly 20 fraternities were in-volved," he said. "Most of thosenot involved already had detec-tors."

All Cambridge fraternities,Nicoli said, have met the require-ment. The Boston Fire Depart-ment may not have checked MITfraternities in the Back Bay area,he added.

Some fraternities still have notinstalled smoke detectors, Fera-zani claimed. "They have beenworking on it for a rather longtime. If they refuse to complywith the law," he continued, thefire department will take legal ac-tion.

"In any city or town which ac-cepts this section, hotels, board-ing or lodging houses, or familyhotels ... shall be equipped withan automatic smoke or heat de-tector in each dwelling unit andeach hallway floor," according toMassachusetts General Law,Chapter 148, Section 26C. One

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Africans visited the westernhemisphere before ChristopherColumbus, Van Sertima claimed.There are plants in South Amer-ica identical to those in Africa,he said. It is only possible thatAfricans brought the plants fromone continent to another, he con-cluded. Certain Mayan statues inSouth America have negroid fea-tures, he pointed out.

The study of ancient Africancivilizations is not "entering theeducational system" because edu-ecators study only the "'primitive"Africans and not their civilizationcenters, Van Sertima said.

The Office of the Dean forStudent Affairs notified the fra-ternities of the regulation, con-firmed Walter G. Diaz, safety as-sistant of the MIT Safety Office."XMany have complied, but somehave not," he said. "The Cam-bridge Fire Department will con-tinue to check on the fraterni-ties."

The Cambridge, Fire Depar-ment checked every building inthe city, including the fraternitieson Memorial Drive, for possibleviolations of the regulation, ac-cording to Ferazani.

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|power and involvement that Endless Fun nally, you've got a chance to_i m|ost mortals only dream of. Yes, sometimes it seems like keep a valuable part. of your- l All1 you have to do to run for the fun never ends. If you're self out of MIT's clutches. By Whlo are those two_

one of these astonishing of- thinking you want some' of donating a pint of your blood guys, anyway?fices is attend the right that endless fun stop by the to the Red Cross at this weeks You k~now, those two guys onmeeting: General Assembly (GA) meet- TC:A Blood Drive you'll make it the MIlT seal. One looks like a

Tonight there'll be the D>r- inlg this Thursday. People will one less pint of blood that this blacksmith and the other likemitory, Council Elections. Tox talkr people w ill listen, and school can sweat out of you. .- some bookworm who walksrun for Chairmnan, Vice-Chair- you'll get your chance to hear Don't forget those free jelly around reading a book or elseman, Parking Chairman, Secre- from all of the UAP and UAVP beans. he's some tourist looking up atary-Tresurer, Social o r Jud- candidates. The meeting starts word in his French/EnglishCo~mm Chairman, you only at 7:30pm in room 1-190 this Edt Brdmdictionary. Just who are they?

l need to be a resident of an Thursday March 3rd. We'll Are you tired of lazing around Don't they have names? Darn _l undergraduate dormitory. Call bring the candidates out at wishing you had something to it, it's time we got answers to _

John Smith at 5-7224 for infor- 8pmn. The forum will end at do with all those hours and questions like this! If you'vel mation. DormCon elections 9:30 when we'll serve light re- husofretm yuhae got an answer or a question of _l meeting: 7:30pm, tonight, freshments and you can speak because you're and MIT stu- your own give it to your repre- _

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The Department of ElectricalEngineering and Computer Sci-ence needs IPS' present locationin Building 39 for Very LargeScale Integration (VLSI) re-search, Scott said.

The entire IPS operation willmove, with the exception of itscomputing facility in the SloanBuilding (Building E52), Scottsaid. Customer services will relo-cate to Building 11, which for-merly housed the Medical De-partinent and which is currentlyunder reconstruction. System op-erations will move into the for-mer Aerophysics Laboratory(Building W91). The building willcontain all the computer hard-ware. IPS will relocate its execu-tive o~ffices to Building 4 and willuse Room 1-390, Scott added,

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There will be no facilities forreading tapes or cards in BuildingI11 Scott noted. "These will haveto shuttled to [Building] W91and we expect the shuttles to berunning into the evening," hesaid. Users will probably not beable to submit the tapes andcards themselves. "We have nocurrent plans for access to [Build-ing] W91 by our customers," headded.

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Gymnastics - The men's gym-nastics team came in third of sixat the New England Champion-ships at Lowell last weekend.Mbike Ehrlich '84 was second inthe floor exercise with a score of9.20. Jack McCrae '84 (8.15) andco-captain Linus Kelly '83 (8.10)were second and third, respective-ly, in the pommel horse, andDave Roberts '85 tied for third inthe vaulting with a 9A45.

The women closed out theirseason with a 145.9-123.9 loss atBridgewater State Saturday. Theteam, now 3-6, will participate inthe N~ew Englands to be held atConnecticut College Saturday.

Swimming - Lori Blackwelder'86 captured first place in thethree-meter diving competition atthe New England Championshipsat West Springfield Saturday witha score of 372.05, more than twopoints ahead of the second-placefinisher. The team as a whole fin-ished ninth in the twenty-oneteam fileld.Track - John Tavlor '84 Finnishedfourth in the 400 meters with atime of 50 seconds in the NewEngland Open Championships atBates College last weekend, onlytwo seconds off the winning pace.The 3200-meter relay team alsodid well, placing sixth in 79:51.54.

it. Anything over the Indoor Ath-letic Building (in which the courtwas on the fo~urth floor) is an im-provement for our friends upMass. Ave.

Wlorst gym: CambridgeYMaCA. This' dump is the homeof Suffolk. Two years ago, weslipped and slid to victory. I'djust as soon have them play alltheir games here.

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shoot: Yreshiva, WPI. The jokersfrom Yeshiva were awful. Waorstof their offenses wag asking meto chastise the refs for makingbad calls. The jerk who did thebook for WPI was a pompousfool, who became upset when Igave his coach the foul status ofthe WPI players. It's too bad, be-cause WEPI sports information di-rector MWark Mandel basicallyhas a top-notch operation.

Most tolerant of s --- : MITcheerleaders. It's amazing thestuff those young ladies put upwith when we go on the road.FoQr that and their dedication, Ithank them for a job well done.

Most dedicated fan: KlintWright. Despite the bad jokes,unusual comments, and being anoccasional nuisance, ol' Klint hasbeen an important friend and as-set to the team.

Most spirited players: JohnWolfe, Cedric Smith. Though nei-ther got a lot of playing time,both guys exuded a lot of spiritfrom the bench. In their own- spe-cial way, John and Cedric typifywhat athletics at MITI' reallvmean: Fukn.

Finally, Best manamgerial crew~s:Mh/IT, Harvard, Trinity. The pre-vious categories were not listed inorder of preference, but this oneis. Harvard and Triinity did a finejob of getting stats out, and mak-ing sure the game went smoothly,but I think that our combinationwas by far the best. I know itsounds immodest, but I've heardnothing but' good words fromother schools about; our group. Ithank Kevin Smith, Bomber, Tex,'and Ken Cerino for making usthe best, and challenge- Bomberand Tex to keep MIT numberone in the future.

Now that the hoop season isover, it's- time for my annual col-umn devoted to reflecting on thepast five months. But since this ismy last season, 'tis appropriate tolook back on the last four yearsof MIIT men 19s basketball, an-ddpick out some of the best (and'worst) experiences.

Before beginning, I should cau-tion that the'views expressed herenecessarily reflect those of EricR. F~leming,. MIT men's basket-ball Inanager, and opposingviews are quite unimportant.Anyway, here they are:

Best guards: Dan Trant, Clark;Mark Branch, MIT. Branch's ac-complishmnents have been wellheralded in these pages, nothing.more needs to be said. TFrant h~as.impro~ved each year, and is oneof the best all-around guards inNew England.

Best forwards: Ray Nagern,M&IT; Chris Jerome, Bowdoin;Kevin Clark, Clark. Though Isaw Nagem7 for just one yeat, heimpressed me with some greatlow post' moves, often against op-ponents two- or three inches tall-er. Jerome has been a thorn inour side every year, with solidplay at both ends of the floor.Clark was only 6-4, but played atJeast two inches ta-ller; virtuallyunstoppable inside.

Best centers: Peter D~orfman,Connecticut College. A toughcategory, because forwards oftenplay the post spot. Dorfmanmade the Camels during the lasttwo years; without him, theyaren't a very good team.

Favori'te gyms: WPI, Amnhe~rst,Briggs Cage, Harvard. WPI has agreat facility: a good wood floor,well-lit, and plenty of seats. Am-herst's gym is an architecturalwonder, and when it's filled,44pit" is the best way to describe

Best garnes: Bates, January1981; Tufts, December 1982;Bowdoin, January 1982. We~ cameback from a 19 point deficit towin the Bates game 'in OT, beforea large and enthusiastic crowd inthe Cage. Although we lost toTufts on a last-second bucket, theintensity and fine play of bothteams was pure Final Four mnate-rial. The win over Bowdoin brokea six-game losing streak for us,and we played intelligently to doit.

MZ~ost obnroxiouas crowd: Am-herst. Talk about some stuck--uppeople. They bosoed our cheer-leaders, our players, and if PaulGray had been there, they'd haverazzed him too.

W~orst road trip: Maine, Janu-ary 1982. As so chronicled in thisspace, it was a disaster. A poc~rly-played game against Thomas Fri-day, a tough loss to Bates Satur-day, not to mention the bittercold and fatigue we faced. I per-sonally had been living out of asuitcase for three weeks, and wasglad to see ol' Burton House at

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Wrestling - Ken Shull '84 wasseventh at 134 pounds in theNCAA Division III Champion-ships held at Wheaton, Illinoislast weekend. Shull, seeded sev-enth, received a first-round bye,and defeated Bill McHugh ofOneonta State (N.Y.) 3-1 on atakedown with thirty seconds togo. The MIT wrestler then lost 8-4 to the number-two seed PatMcMahon of Augustana College(111.). In the consolation rounds,Shull blanked Joe Thrash of theUniversity of La Verne (Cal.) 14-0, lost I 1-0 to Ithaca's Bart Mor-row, and doovned Mark Howardof Oswego State (N.Y.) 6-4 forthe seventh spot.

In other action, Tim Skelton'85 was defeated in the firstround of the 126-pound competi-tion, while Steve Ikeda '85 tookhis opening-round match in the14'2-pound class, defeating TroyMarshall of Delaware Vallev.Ikeda then lost his next twobouts to finish ouit of the run-ning.Squash - The squash team hon-ored coach- Ed Crscker, who isretiring after 27 years as squashcoach, with a 5-4 win over Waes-

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The women's fencing team,meanwhile, finished its regularseason with an easy 13-3 victoryover Wellesley College Saturday,ending at a sparkling 13-6, de-spite some strong competition.The squad will be in action againthis weekend in the NortheastRegional Championships.

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Cliff Eskey '85shot a 567 outof a possible600, captainGreg Buliavac'83 and PamSullivan '86 tiedat 555 apiece,an d RobertCooley '85 fireda career-high548 to give M IT_its winning 2225(out of a possi-ble 2400). OtherTech shooters participating in thematch were Felixa G~oldenberg'85, Dan Kulp '86, Robert Engels'85, and Gary Drlik '85.

Dartmouth elided its year at24-6, finishing in second with21l67. Norwich ( 15-1 5) was third

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MIT Riflemen Cliff Eskey '85, Greg Buliavac '83. and Robert Cooleyto the nationals at Xavier in Cin- MIT's sectional score was alsocinnati March 18 and 19. Invita- designated as its qualifying score.tions to the tournament are is- The squad's 4450 would havesued according to rankings based placed it 12th in the nation onon qualifying totals sent in from last year's ranking list.

'85 fire away.to go to Ohio, their prospects fornext year look very good. Cap-tain Buliavac will be the onlyperson leaving, and there arequite a few people ready to fillthe void.

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