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About 500 of the nearly 700 stu-dents who voted in the original elec-tion cast their ballots a second timeon Friday.

Excited about posibilifiesBansal, interviewed in the UA

president's office, said she is "veryexcited" about the upcoming year,but was not sure what she will dofirst when she becomes UAP inMay.

Kessler, who was "absolutelyshocked" when he first heard theelection results, said there were anumber of ideas that he wanted toact on immediately, including thepossibility of turning the Burton-Conner House dining room into a"hangout for people on west cam-pus."9

"It was a really good race -ingeneral, not a bitter race at all,"Kessler said, adding that "I'm veryimpressed with how the race waswon."

While Bansal would not specu-late on why she won the election,Kessler attributed their success tothe fact that they spent time withstudents, asking for ways in whichthe UA could improve their lives.One of the most important issuesamong independent living groupmembers, Kessler said, was the factthat sidewalks on the HarvardBridge are rarely plowed when itsnows.

Kessler also mentioned the pos-sibility of unlocking women's bath-rooms, first raised by Rinehart andBrown at a debate on March 1.

Shally Bansal '93 and David J.Kessler '94 narrowly beat threeopposing teams to win this year'sUndergraduate Association elec-tions, according to unofficial resultsreleased last night by the UA elec-tion commission.

The results will be formally rec-ognized at Wednesday night's UACouncil meeting.

The Bansal/Kessler team cap-tured just over 26 percent of the1213 first-choice votes, only 10more than the second-place team ofKai-Teh Tao '94 and PeterVerprauskus '94, who received 308votes.

Stephen A. Rinehart '93 andJeremy H. Brown '94, who cam-paigned on a platform of apathy,came in a close third with 304 first-place votes, or 25 percent. Thefourth-place team of Emily R.Prenner '93 and Anne S. Tsao '94received 283 first-choice votes,about 23 percent.

Only 30 percent of students eli-gible to vote did so, according toRaajnish A. Chitaley '95, UA elec-tion commissioner.

This year's election was one ofthe longest and most complicated inmany years, in part due to theMarch I11 theft of a ballot box fromLobby 7. A group calling itself the"Student's RevolutionaryGovernment" said the theft wasonly the beginning of a popularcampaign to overthrow the UA.Students who had voted in Lobby 7on March I11 were allowed to casttheir ballots again two days later.

Shally Barisal '93 and David J. Kessler '94

always feel surprised, and pleasant-ly so, in who is picked as the finalchoice," she said. She declined toname the other potential speakers onthe list given to Vest, but did com-ment that the president "generallydoes stick to the list presented" inthis decision.

Aspin graduated summa cumlaude from Yale University in 1960with a bachelor's degree in history.He was a Rhodes Scholar at OxfordUniversity in England, receiving hismaster's degree for a combinedmajor in economics, politics, andphilosophy. He received his PhD ineconomics from MIT in 1966.Aspin has been described as "one ofthe truly important legislators onCapitol Hill" by the Almanac ofAmerican Politics.

Student opinion mixed"I think he's an excellent

choice," said Aileen W. Lee '92,class president and an ex officio

By Sabrina KwonASSOCIATE NEW5S DITOR

member of the CommencementCommittee. "I've heard from sever-al different sources that he is anexcellent speaker. ... He has his fin-ger on the pulse of what's going onin Washington. He knows about theeconomic climate that the membersof our class will face, especiallyabout what the defense situationwill be like," she said.

Graduate Student CouncilPresident Furio Ciacci was alsohappy with Vest's decision. "1, formy own benefit, laid out qualities Ithought the speaker should have,and this person has nearly every-thing. In that respect, I think he'sideal and am quite satisfied with thechoice."

(iacci continued, saying thatsince Aspin studied and spent timeat MIT, students will be able to"relate better" to his speech. "He'sfamiliar with the experience of the

U.S. Representative and Chairmanof the House Armed ServicesCommittee Les Aspin PhD '66 hasbeen chosen as the keynote speakerfor commencement on June 1.

President Charles M. Vest, whoselected the speaker from a three-page list presented to him by theCommencement Committee, saidthat Aspin has "a unique perspectiveon important issues of our time, par-ticularly those involved in our shift-ing national priorities as defenseneeds adjust to changing conditionsand civilian issues come to thefore."

Provost Mark S. Wrighton andDean for Undergraduate Educationand Student Affairs Arthur C. Smithwere unavailable for comment.

Director of Special Events MaryL. Morrisey, who led theCommencement Committee, waspleased with Vest's selection. "I

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McGill University in Canada. Shehas also said her father is the U.S.Ambassador to Japan. At differenttimes, she said she had just had herpurse stolen and had no money oridentification, or that she had beenabused by her boyfriend.

Alpha Phi President Susan K.Scruggs '93 said Sargent slept in herroom. She said sorority sistersbecame suspicious of Sargent when

A woman posing as an AlphaPhi alumna forged a check and usedthe credit cards of several membersof MIT's Alpha Phi chapter. Thecrimes took place before springbreak, when the woman, using thename Tracy Lynn Ryder, stayed sixnights at the Alpha Phi house inKenmore Square.

Lisa Sargent, a Canadianwoman, was arrested and chargedwith larceny last week byUniversity of Rhode Island policeafter similar activity there. Anne P.Glavin, chief of M;IT CampusPolice, said all the evidence avail-able indicates that Sargent posed asRyder at MIT.

Campus Police received threecomplaints about Sargent fromAlpha Phi members, the first onMarch 17. Sargent also spent a fewnights at Phi Beta Epsilon, butCampus Police have received noreports of any thefts there, Glavinsaid.

Sargent obtained lodging at thehouses by presenting a variety ofstories describing her backgroundand a recent misfortune. A bulletinreleased by Campus Police onMarch 20 says she has representedherself as a student at the Universityof Southern California and at

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By Eva MoyASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR

Forty percent of the admittedstudents with high school classrankings are first in their class.Ninety percent are ranked within thetop five percent of their class, and97 percent are within the top 10 per-cent. Seventy-seven percent of theapplicant pool had class rankings.

The average Scholastic AptitudeTest math score of admitted stu-dents is 742 out of 800, and 54 per-cent scored above 750. The averageSAT verbal score is 641 out of 800.These averages are based on 2050admitees' scores. Scores for the Testof English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) are not included, althoughthey are considered in the admis-sions process.

For admitees who took the

American College Test, the averagefor the math components is 33 outof 36; the average for the verbalcomponents is 30 out of 36.

The average score for the MathLevel I and Math Level IIAchievement tests is 755 out of 800.The average score for the scienceAchievement tests, includingBiology, Chemistry, and Physics, is696. The average score for humani-ties Achievement tests, includingEnglish, American History, andEuropean History, is 647.

Johnson said these are "minorfluctuations" from recent years' testaverages. "They don't changeenough for us to worry about them,"she added.

The statistical profile of thenewly admitted class of 1996 is sim-ilar to that of previous years, withacademic scores and racial and gen-der distributions falling within nor-mal fluctuations, according toAssociate Director of AdmissionsElizabeth S. Johnson.

More students were admitted thisyear - 2090 of 6671 applicants,compared to 2009 last year. Thislarger figure was made possiblebecause of an apparent rise in hous-ing vacancies, which leaves moreroom for freshmen. Another 579applicants are on the wait list.Between one and 130 students havebeen admitted from the wait list inthe past five years.

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Baker Urges Mideast Leaders toPlan Future Peace Talks

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WASHINGTON

Secretary of State James A. Baker III, taking a more aggressiveposture toward the Middle East peace talks, has asked all participantsto return to Washington April 27 while insisting they also agree inadvance to hold future talks closer to the region.

State Department spokesman Margaret Tutwiler announcedMonday that Baker sent letters last week to Israel, Jordan, Syria,Lebanon, and the Palestinians with "a package proposal" to resumethe talks as well as make a commitment to move them out ofWashington.

Tutwiler said Baker wants agreement in advance of the next meet-ing that the future rounds would be held closer to the Middle East.Israel has been advocating that the talks be held in the region sincelast October's Madrid conference launched the current process, whilethe Arab participants have preferred Washington.

If the participants cannot agree on a new venue, Tutwiler said, theUnited States and Russia, co-sponsors of the talks, will designate alocation and announce it before April 27. Tutwiler described this as a"new approach."

Russian Unemployment IncreasingLOS ANGELES TIMES

By Teresa WatanabeLOSANGELES TIMES

nomic woes and allegations of vote-rigging and fraud for its March 24electoral defeat, in which voters cutits strength in the NationalAssembly from 72 percent to 49percent.

Roh's action was meant to"insure the government administersstate affairs with a new resolve, fol-lowing the people's will demon-strated in last week's election,"presidential spokesman Kim HakJoon said.

But the opposition DemocraticParty immediately branded Roh'smove as a superficial step and a"stopgap measure" to quell publicdiscontent without tackling realreform. It demanded that Roh alsofire Defense Minister Choi SaeChang and punish army leaders foranother scandal involving thealleged doctoring of 560,000 absen-tee army votes. Two days before theelection, an army lieutenant publiclyaccused his commanders of orderingthat the ballots be rigged to give theruling party an 80 percent edge.

Those allegations, if true, wouldhave far greater ramifications thanthe slander incident, in which fourintelligence agents were arrested forstuffing mailboxes with inflammato-ry literature against an oppositioncandidate in Seoul. But the Defense

Ministry has denied the riggingaccusations, and the lieutenant whomade them was immediately arrest-ed on charges of leaving his unit totalk to reporters.

The opposition has also demand-ed that Prime Minister Chung WonShik and Roh's entire 23-personCabinet resign to apologize for thealleged voter fraud.

Other new Cabinet appointeesare:

-Lee Dong Ho, new home min-ister who formerly served asFinance Ministry vice minister,Korea Development Bank presidentand appointed governor ofChungchong province.

-Kang Hyon Wook, new minis-ter of agriculture, forestry and fish-eries who formerly served as viceminister of the Economic PlanningBoard.

-Ro Kun 11, new transportationminister who has served as Roh'ssenior secretary for administration.

In addition, Roh named as hischief economic aide formerConstruction Minister Lee Jin Seolsucceeding Kim Chong In, who waselected to Parliament last week.

Roh also named Shim DaePyung as secretary for administra-tive affairs and Lim In Kyu as assis-tant for policy research.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

President Roh Tae Woo fired hisinternal intelligence chief Mondayin a reshuffle of government postsaimed at showing "new resolve" toheed popular discontent expressedin last week's national elections.

One week after the rulingDemocratic Liberal Party's upsetelectoral defeat, Roh moved to pun-ish the intelligence agency blamedfor distributing slanderous pam-phlets against an opposition candi-date shortly before the election. Hedismissed Suh Tong Kwon, directorof the Agency for National SecurityPlanning and replaced him withHome Minister Lee Sahng Yeon, aformer NSP deputy director whohails from a town near Roh'sregional power base of Taegu.

Roh also replaced his chief eco-nomic assistant, two other senioraides and three Cabinet officers inthe reshuffle.

In addition, Roh announced thecreation of an advisory committeeto recommend ways to revitalize theeconomy, which grew 8.4 percentlast year but has suffered from a 10percent inflation rate, a $10 billiontrade deficit and sluggish exports.

The ruling party has blamed eco-

WASHINGTON

Unemployment in Russia, once so small that authorities insistedthat it did not exist, will reach 15 percent or more by the end of thisyear and produce severe hardships in a country that lacks adequatejobless benefits, the International Labor Organization reportedMonday.

The U.N. agency said that unemployment was expected to be a lit-tle lower in the other republics of the former Soviet Union, but thateven there it would be massive in comparison to previous years,when the communist regime kept workers on the job even if theywere unnecessary and unproductive.

Now, as a result of the effort to convert to a market-oriented sys-tem, as many as 15 million workers will lose their jobs across all ofthe former Soviet republics and 30 million more may be reduced tomarginal work that is far below their abilities.

"The crunch is coming, one way or the other," Michel Hansenne,director-general of the Geneva-based organization, said in a writtenstatement that accompanied the report, which was released inWashington. "From our surveys and secondary evidence, we knowthat over a quarter of the currently employed are surplus. We go tofactories and ask managers about their ability to cut workers, all saythat they have 25 percent more workers than they really need, eventhough they're producing at only about 70 percent of capacity."

Jordanian Escapes ProsecutionMBE WA SLUNG TON POST

Clinton has enough honesty andintegrity, while 41 percent said he

MILWAUKEE did.evidence As part of a new strategy devisedcharacter in a series of meetings of his seniorTuesday's staff members Moonday, Clinton willlential pri- try to schedule other events besidesill Clinton debates that will make him appear~ished cri- open to inquiry from voters, andor the way launch new television ads designedipaign and to give voters -positive. informatione "directly about Clinton's background and

record as governor.)r a front- "He's got to give a more com-)r a sharp plete profile of who he is and what)f debates he stands for," said James Carville,ent for the one of Clinton's senior strategists.'dmund G. "People can't react to informationse all that they don't have."bad stuff In his comments about mediame." He coverage, Clinton seemed to single

P not accu- out the New York City press, whosetions, and tabloid newspapers have givewho watch prominent display -with typically

colorful headlines -to negativealso con- stories about Clinton, but made it

ur of tele- clear that they applied to newspa-to let the pers, magazines and television else-

nis directly where as well. "I have been aused suc- punching bag in New York and allI week of across this country. How can peoplenary camn- think anything different?" Clinton

said, when asked about the doubtslow much voiced by New York voters aboutsaid as he his candidacy.flying to In an almost plaintive speech to

haracteris- black churchgoers in Queens afteraid: "The returning to New York, Clintonurglass ins referred to the coverage he has

recived and said: "I have seen,of allega- myself turned into a cartoon charac-*iage, draft ter of an old-time southern deal-ings were maker by tabloids and televisionreleased ads, a total denial of all my life's

FV in New workd."linton has The WABC survey was conduct-ity" to be ed before Clinton acknowledged on) voters in Sunday that he had experimented-rcent said with marijuana while he was a-cent said Rhodes scholar in England in hiscrats, a 51 early 20s. He had said in an inter-does not view with the Daily News last week

testy and that he had "never broken the lawsvoters the of my country."it. If the disclosure becomes a polit-indicated ical liability in New York, it seemson than a most likeiy to result from Clinton's-ABC poll use of a technicality to avoideeks ago. answering the question before helurality of was forced on Sunday by a televi-iot believe sion interviewer to say whether he

had ever violated another country'slaw.

Asked Monday whether heshould have been forthcoming whenhe has been asked about drug use inthe past, Clinton said: "No. In 1987,I said what I believe in. I think thereis a limit to what people ought tohave to say. But I am running forpresident now. Peoplefinally askedme a-direct question. I gave them adirect answer."

Clinton advisers fear that theway Clinton's drug use becamepublic could contribute to doubtsabout his credibility. "Our problemin New York is not that they thinkhe's a dangerous hippie who experi-mented with pot," said Paul Begala,a campaign adviser. "It's that peopledon't trust him."

Clinton vowed to continue thefight for the Democratic nominationno matter what the outcome is inNew York. "This thing is going togo all the way through to Californiaand New Jersey," he said. "I'mgoing to try to win them all. Theones I win, I'll be grateful for. Theones I don't, I'll get delegates in."

He also sought to deflect mediascrutiny toward Brown, citing aWashington Post article Mondaythat described how many ofBrown's public comments and cam-paign themes echo the languageused in a book proposal writtenthree years ago by political consul-tant Patrick Caddell.

"If you look at the (WashingtonPost) story," Clinton said, "he(Brown) absolutely lifted the wholeannouncement speech out of PatCaddell's transcript. He (Brown)just recreated himself for this cam-paign ... . We now know he evenhad to lift his announcement speechso somebody could tell him what hebelieves in for this election."

Clinton advisers said the debateswith Brown, coupled with Clinton'sads attacking Brown's flat-tax pro-posal, were designed to put the for-mer California governor on thedefensive. "He (Brown) has to havethe mike in his face," Carville said.

By Thomas B. EdsallTHE WASHINGTON POST

Faced with mountingthat questions about hisput him in danger in next'crucial New York presidemary, Arkansas Gov. BiiMonday issued an anguitique of the news media ftthey have covered his camsaid he would take his cas(to the people."

In an unusual step forunner, Clinton called foincrease in the number cwith his remaining opponcDemocratic nomination, E,"Jerry" Brown Jr., becausevoters "have heard is Idumped on them aboutcharged that the media dorately report on his positthat "at least the people v

the debate will hear them."Clinton's advisers are

sidering buying a half-hotvision time in New Yorkcandidate answer questionfrom voters, a tactic he cessfully during the finalthe New Hampshire primpaign in February.

"There is a limit to htime I have," Clinton s,,campaigned here beforeNew York. Sounding uncltically pessimistic, he sEsand runs out of the hoteight days."

The cumulative effectstions about Clinton's marristatus and business dealiunderscored in a pollSunday night by WABC-TYork. Asked whether Clthe "honesty and integripresident, the poll of 700the state found that 57 peno' while only 29 per(yes.' Even among Demos

percent majority said hehave the requisite honintegrity, and among cityfigure shot up to 62 percen

The survey results igreater damage to Clint(national Washington Post-conducted about two wcThat poll found that a pivoters, 46 percent, does ni

WASHINGTON

The Justice Department decided last year not to indict a Jordanianbusinessman in a $5 billion Iraqi loan fraud scheme after the StateDepartment pointed out that he was "well connected" to the King ofJordan and to U.S. grain exporters, according to records made publicin the House on Monday.

Government prosecutors had been planning to -name the middle-man, Wafai Dajani, as one of the defendants in a conspiracy to funnelbillions of dollars in illegal bank loans to Iraq, but decided not to doso shortly before the indictment was returned on Feb. 28, 1991 - theday allied forces were ordered to stop fighting in the Persian GulfWar.

In a secret internal memo that day, the State Department said ithad "no objections" to indictment of any of the individuals on theprosecution's list, including Dajani, but it expressed reservationsabout proceeding against him in light of his connections.

Iraq received more than $5 billion worth of what the governmentsays were "unauthorized 'off book' loans and credit commitments"from the Atlanta branch of Italy's Banco Nazionale del Lavoro(BNL) betsween 1985 and 1989, including some $900 million guaran-teed by the U.S. Government's Commodity Credit Corp. Dajani'sfirms handled most of the CCC agricultural commodities once theyarrived at the port of Aqaba in Jordan, according to Rep. Henry B.Gonzalez, D-Texas, chairman of the House Banking Committee, whodiscussed the matter Monday on the floor.

Tuesday. Rain with a small chance of mixed precipitation in theafternoon. Winds northeast 5-10 mph (8-16 kph). High 470 F (8° C)

Tuesday night. Rain ending. Cloudy. Winds shifting to north-west 15-20 mph (24-32 kph). Low 340 F (1 C).

W'ednesday. Partly cloudy. High 480 F (90 C). Low 320 F (0° C).Thursday. Slightly cooler. Partly cloudy. High 420 F (60 C)

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By Terry PNstinLOS ANGELES TIMES

"The Prince of Tides," and"Bugsy."

Named best supporting actor wasJack Palance for his role as thecrusty trail boss who leads the yup-pie cattle drive in "City Slickers." Itwas a first Oscar for Palance, whowas nominated twice before as bestsupporting actor-in 1952 for"Sudden Fear" and the followingyear for "Shane."

In mocking reference to the wayolder actors have to prove them-selves to directors, Palance, 72, sur-prised the audience by steppingaway from the podium and perform-ing a series of pushups on the stage.

Mercedes Ruehl won the bestsupporting actress Oscar for herportrayal of the video store ownerwho nurtures a burned-out radio talkshow host in "The Fisher King."Recalling that success has not comeeasily, Ruehl said that in light of theOscar, "all of those sort of dolefulmemories transform themselves intoamusing and charming anecdotesfor my memoirs."

Though initially considered adark horse, "The Silence of theLambs"' chances seemed toimprove after director JonathanDemme picked up this year'sDirector's Guild awards, and TedTally's script garnered the Writer'sGuild award for best adaptedscreenplay.

The first of the five nominatedfilms to open, "The Silence of theLambs," has grossed $130.7 millionat U.S. theaters, making it the lastsuccessful hit released by the now-bankrupt Orion Pictures.

"I know everyone feels'theincredible irony of what's happenedto Orion," said Demme in acceptinghis Oscar.

Although the movie was verywell-received, skeptics wondered ifthe Academy, which usually recog-nizes films with more uplifting

for best documentary. Selected asthe best short documentary wasDebra Chasnoff's "DeadlyDeception: General Electric,Nuclear Weapons and ourEnvironment."

Winner for best original scoreand best original song for "Beautyand the Beast" was composer AlanMenken, who won an Oscar in thesame category for "The Little

themes, would break with traditionand bestow its top award to such agrisly effort. With this criticism inmind, perhaps, Demme referred tothe Harris' book as "extraordinarilymoral."

The object of Foster's manhunt,a cross-dressing, misogynistic serialkiller known as Buffalo Bill, haddrawn fire from gay rights groupswho said the character embodiedanti-homosexual stereotypes.

In accepting her award, Fostersaid: "I'd like to dedicate this to allthe women who came before mewho never had the chances I'vehad."

Said Hopkins, who follows fel-low Britons Jeremy Irons ("Reversalof Fortune") and Daniel Day-Lewis("My Left Foot") in the best-actorcategory: "I can't believe it. This isreally unexpected."

Although it was not nominatedIn any major categories,"Terminator II: Judgment Day,"picked up four awards - for make-up, sound effects editing, sound andvisual effects.

"Bugsy," a dark comedy about adapper but psychopathic mobsterand his tempestuous romance with awisecracking Hollywood actress,was nominated in IO categories butwon awards in only two: art direc-tion and costume design. Of all thenominated films, it has had thepoorest box-office showing: $47.5million so far.

"JFK' was honored in the cate-gories of film editing and cine-matography. Oliver Stone's thrillersparked a national debate about theassassination of President Kennedy.

Although it was nominated inseven categories, "The Prince ofTides," the family saga of a SouthCarolina man who travels to NewYork to help a suicidal sister andwinds up reconstructing his own

life, failed to win a single Oscar.The award for best original

screenplay went to Callie Khouri for"Thelma and Louise," another con-troversial film about two womenwho take off on a weekend trip andwind running from the law. "Foreverybody who wanted to see ahappy ending for 'Thelma andLouise,' to me this is it," saidKhouri.

"The Silence of the Lambs," thesuspenseful but gruesome psycho-logical thriller centering on an FBItrainee's battle of nerves with a dia-bolical psychiatrist-turned-cannibal,swept the Oscars Monday night,winning the statuette for best pictureand picking up four other honorsduring the 64th annual AcademyAwards ceremony.

The award for best actress wentto Jodie Foster, who played the FBItrainee assigned to hunt down a sec-ond serial murderer. She won theOscar in 1988 for her role as a rapevictim in "The Accused."

Anthony Hopkins became thethird British actor in a row to win anOscar for best actor for his perfor-mance as her sparring partner, thesadistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Jonathan Demme was namedbest director for the same movie,based on Thomas Harris' best-sell-ing novel of the same name, andTed Tally won tile Oscar for bestscreenplay adapted from anothersource.

Only twice before - "ItHappened One Night" in 1934 and"One Flew Over the Cuckoo'sNest" in 1975 -has a -single filmbeen recognized in the top five cate-gories of best actor, actress, direc-tor, screenplay and picture.

Despite threats by gay groupsthat they would disrupt the proceed-ings to protest the treatment ofhomosexuals in films, the programwas not disturbed. But outside theMusic Center at least 10 peoplewere arrested during a noisy protestby hundreds of demonistrators.

In winning the top award, "TheSilence of the Lambs" edged out"Beauty and the Beast," the firstanimated film ever to be nominated,as well as "JFK" -easily lastyear's most controversial film-

"Mediterraneo," GabrieleSalvatores' comedy about a band ofItalian soldiers stranded on a Greekisland during World War 11, wasnamed best foreign language film.

"In the Shadow of the Stars," afilm by Irving Saraf and Allie Lightabout the chorus singers of the SanFrancisco Opera, received the award

Mermaid" in 1989. Paying tribute tohis partner, lyricist HowardAshman, who died of AIDS inMarch, he said:

"Howard, I wish you could haveseen the finished product. I wishyou could have heard the completedscore. I know you would have beenproud." .

WORLD & NATION

And the winners are .m Best Picture

The Silence of the Lambs

Best ActorAnthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs

Best ActressJodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs

Best Supporting ActorJack Palance - City Slickers

Best Supporting ActressMercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King

Best DirectorJonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs

Best Original ScreenplayCallie Khouri - Thelma and Louise

Best Adapted ScreenplayTed Tally - The Silence of the Lambs

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ChairmanJosh Hartmann '93

Editor in ChiefBrian Rosenberg '93

Business ManagerJadene Burgess '93

Managing EditorJeremy Hylton '94

Executive EditorKaren Kaplan '93

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Up all night, working like the graduate stu-dent I thought I no longer was, I'd missed myflight and was now en route to AmericanAirlines for their 9 a.m. departure to LosAngeles.

You can generally go to the gate and handthe agent a ticket from any other airline, oreven possibly a piece of paper with a smileyface on it, and be allowed to fly, but I had abag to check, so a trip to the front counter wasin order. I got there at 8:30 to face a fifteenminute wait, a surly and misinformed employ-ee, and ten minutes of bureaucratic delay.

Despite the airline's efforts, I got on theflight, which was promptly delayed for forty-five minutes. The passengers listened withclenched teeth to an entertaining descriptionof the procedures for ensuring the wings werede-iced. My bag, left behind in Boston, wasdelayed for longer.

. Wearily, I gazed at the buff envelopehanded me upon arrival at the Los AngelesCounty Hall of Administration, where I stoodready to face the consequences of the articleheadlined "'Sex and the Single Subway" theLos Angeles Times had written about me twodays previously. "Execution of Richmondagreement," the envelope said. "Agreementfor execution on Monday in your office," Iread on.

I realized I needed to get my new contractnotarized. ..

And so to Interstate 5, a traffic-frozen free-way of late-aftemoon misery.

I wonder whether getting kicked out of theCity of Commerce Travelodge Suites Moteldeserves a place on my resume. The managerof this facility, whose matchbox rooms lookout on the frenzied 1-5 on one side and thealmost equally noisy Slauson Avenue on theother, had argued over accepting a discountvoucher his reservations staff had told me Icould use, and suggested I check out.

Looking into dinner possibilities inBeverly Hills the following night, I venturedinto the Wilshire hotel. The silent alarms wentoff as the maltre d 'hbtel detected the presenceof a -grubby, unmoneyed, and tweedily-dressed Englishman. Though no one in theroom so much as batted an eyelash, themaitre'd beckoned me towards the exit, and Istrolled on.

I passed on the opportunity to dine on"Scrambled Tofu" or "Vegan CutletsFranqaise" at the Veg6 Gourmet, and hesitatedonly briefly at the Caviarteria -eschewingthe chance to buy a kilo of the stuff for a mlere$2,450 -before arriving at Critter Caterd rs,"A Pet Bakery and Boutique."

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I considered dining at Critter Caterers, butthe prices were too high for human consump-tion. It's a dog's life.

My return trip began inauspiciously. Thetraffic was backed up on 1-10, and I missedray flight back to Boston. I stood by for a laterone. I was assigned seat I F and was happybecause it was in first class, courtesy of a freeupgrade Continental sends out periodically to

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arrival had firmly cemented himself in place

to minimize the high risk of displacement.

The gate agent came to attend to the confu-

sion, and I was reassigned to 20F - in coach.

There were only two people who had been

assigned this seat, but since even Continental

won't strap two people in one seat, I was re-

directed to the empty aisle seat in the last row,

Continental's prison class.

None of the seats in the back row would

recline, but the ones in front certainly did,

wedging into the chests of the hapless victims

in the back. Across the aisle were two security

agents with a prisoner placed between them,

handcuffed for some of the time. One of the

guards got up at one point and was overheard

discussing the merits of mace and handcuffs

with one of the cabin crew. I

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gered a riot in any self-respecting jail. And

while ordinary fare-paying passengers have

no chance to complain, shouldn't Alan

Dershowitz be arguing that this is cruel and

unusual punishment for prisoners?

The cabbie at Logan was in an irritated

mood. Traffic was at a standstill due to work

on the road. "They must have a completely

naked woman doing it," he said, "and every-

body's stopping to look."

The next night I thought I'd go round to

play with the kids from pika to unwind from

all this, when I realized I'd just locked myself

out. With one call 1 produced a full-service

Cambridge fire engine screeching round the

corner, three uniformed firemen, and a police

officer, who obligingly helped me open my

bedroom door. Ah, the joys of home.

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Admisslons, from Page 1 more considerate process," sheadded.

"Minority numbers are slightlylower," said Joanne L. Cummings,an associate director of admissions."The minority pool was not asstrong this year."

More women in classThe newly admitted class

includes 789 females (38 percent),which is the highest percentagewithin the past five years. The per-centage has fluctuated between 35and 38 percent in recent years.

There is no affirmative actionprogram for women, but MITencourages admitted women toattend MIT by holding events likethe Campus Preview weekend forwomen and minorities and a specialtelethon. Although a smaller propor-tion of admitted women than menchoose to attend, data show thatwomen do as well at MIT as men,Johnson said.

The admissions processApplications for freshman

admission are read by the profes-sional admissions staff and by out-side readers such as faculty mem-bers and administrators.

All applicants are assigned botha numerical and a non-numericalindex. These range from one to five,with five being the highest rating.

The numerical index is a com-puter-generated academic rating, aweighted average of applicants' aca-demic records as compared to appli-cant pools from the three previousyears. The non-numerical index is acombination of the applicant's acad-emic style, personal style, and per-sonal accomplishments, as com-pared to other students in the currentapplicant pool. But this is subject toa "variability in reader ratings,"Johnson said.

Applicants with a 5-5 index areusually admitted, and applicantswith a 1-1 index usually are not.For the middle-range scores, appli-cants are compared against otherswith the same scores; there is a tar-get percentage of acceptances fromeach index pair.

Fewer minorities admitted

The percentage of underrepre-sented minorities in the admittedclass fell to 13 percent, down from15 percent last year. The Instituteadmitted 125 African Americans (6percent), 20 Native Americans (1percent), 86 Mexican Americans (4percent), and 35 Puerto Ricans (2percent).

In addition, 566 AsianAmericans (27 percent) and 37 stu-dents of Hispanic origin (2 percent)were admitted.

Also among the admitees are128 international students.

"We've always tried to admit asmany underrepresented minoritiesas we can," Johnson said. She addedthat the number "varies somewhatbased on the applicant pool."

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seniors seems split. "I've been read-ing about Congressman Aspin for along time now. Coming from MIT,he's risen to prominence and is real-ly a good role model for students,"said Roopa H. Mehendele '92.

Craig W. Griffin '92 agreed. "Itmight be interesting to hear from[Aspin's] perspective on how MITwill be affected by the changes inmilitary spending and how MIT isadjusting now that the Cold War isover," he said.

Some students, however, werevery disappointed with the selec-tion. "I was hoping that (Sen.) AlGore (D-Tenn.) was going to speak- that's who I asked for," saidChristopher M. Rein '92. Reinadded that Arkansas Gov. Bill

Clinton would also "have been abetter choice."

Joshua M. Holden '92 was infull agreement with Rein. "We don'tneed a defense man to speak atcommencement. Al Gore wouldhave been a much better choice-he's a techrology guy." Holdenadded that some students "probablyhaven't even heard" of Aspin.Onestudent even commented that herparents were pleased with thechoice. "My dad can't wait to comehere to hear him speak," saidBarbara A. Sigmund '92. "He'sbeen bugging me about who wasgoing to be chosen, and is finally offmy back because he's psychedabout the choice," she said.

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Institute," he said. Ciacci also addedthat the Commencement Committee"was looking for someone inCongress, and Aspin is very accom-plished in that aspect."

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Before she went to Alpha Phi,Sargent stayed at PBE for fournights. "She called at 3:30 a.m. andsaid she was stranded in Boston onher way to Jamaica," said MichaelM. Tso '92, president of PBE. "Acouple freshmen invited her tostay."

Tso said it took two days to "findany inconsistencies" in Sargent'sstory. "She said her mother washaving a liver transplant and thatshe called because a friend of hershad a boyfriend who knew someoneat the house.

"Later she said she was going tovisit her little sister at Alpha Phi,then leave. She called to make air-line reservations, but I called severalairlines and none of them had reser-vations for her," he said.

"She had her birth certificatewith her," Tso said. "The name [onthe certificate] was Lisa GeorgiaRyder. It was Canadian," he added.

"She was a good liar -veryintelligent and quick on her feet," hesaid.

Prosecution possibleScruggs said Sargent is being

brought to court for her URI chargeson April 8. "If she shows up, she'llbe arrested and prosecuted inBoston," she said.

Scruggs said the Boston policetold her Sargent has a history ofsimilar behavior. "She's 29 and hasbeen doing this for I10 years. Shespent a year and a half in jail inCanada for larceny. She's showedup at several schools -she wentfrom school to school before each oftheir spring breaks.

"We're just really tired of talk-ing about it. We've basically turnedit over to the police and are lettingthem do the work," she added.

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several noticed money missing fromthe house.

"We called USC and they had norecord of her ever being a studentthere," Scruggs said. "We asked herto leave - we packed her up andmoved her out."

Scruggs said several sisters,including herself, later discoveredthat their credit cards had been used."Most of us will not be responsible[for the cost of Sargent's purchases]because we signed a statement thatwe will prosecute" if Sargent isbrought to Boston, Scruggs said.

"She used a check of mine topay someone at another school,"Scruggs said. "The check bounced- I guess she picked the wrongperson to forge a check off of," sheadded.

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Providing keys is "a really quickthing that can get done immediate-ly," he said, adding that there wasno reason not to use other candi-dates' ideas if they would improvestudents' lives at the Institute.

Results will be uncontestedCandidates interviewed last

night unanimously agreed not tocontest the election results.

Bansal and Tao, who had calledon the UA to hold new elections,said that they would accept theresults, mostly because the UACouncil had voted to accept them.Prenner, meanwhile, said that shehad been opposed to holding newelections from the beginning, andthat she would hold to this principleeven though she lost.

"I guess I still think the fairestway to do this would be to have are-election," Bansal said. "But Ithink that because [the] councilvoted on whether or not to considerthe votes valid, that if [the] councilin general feels these results werevalid, then they are valid."

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Chitaley was at a loss for why sofew students voted, but said that thebad weather - it was raining on theday of elections - was a contribut-ing factor. "We usually get 300 peo-ple voting at Baker [House], andthis year we didn't," he said. Veryfew people voted at Theta Xi, usual-

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Last year, 33 percent of studentsvoted; 38 percent voted the previousyear. This year's turnout was esti-mated at about 30 percent.

Particularly confusing, Chitaleysaid, was the fact that so few peoplevoted even with such a large field ofcandidates. "There were four presi-dential candidates, a bunch for theClass of 1994, and for the Class of1995." The election was, he added,a "large contest."

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MIT came back strong the nextday, beating Upsala University inBoca R~atonr, Fla. by a decisive 8-3.Hinteregger pitched six innings toearn the victory. MIT rmounted a 4 3-hit attack against Upsala, withSabanosh collecting four and Gasscollecting three. Gass also stolethree bases. Purucker received four

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third-strike wild pitch. He moved tosecond on Somerville's sacrificebunt. After a walk to Mueller,Sabanosh scored on a wild pitch.Mueller then scored on Lepard'ssacrifice fly. With two outs, Olsonwalked, stole second, and scored on

Gass' RBI single. Somerville andMiueller each had two hits and twoRBls for the game. Hintcrcggerimproved his record to 2-0 when herelieved Ritter in the fifth inning andshut out Northwood batters for threeand a third innings.

The baseball team is 2-2 afterplaying its first four games inFlorida during spring break. PitcherPeter Hinteregger '93 earned bothvictories. He gave up only one runin nine and a third innings whilestriking out ten. The offensiveattack was led by Mike Purucker'92, Dan Sabanosh '94, IanSomerville '93, and Jon Gass '94.Purucker had an on-base percentageof .474 in four games, scored sixruns, and stole three bases;Sabanosh had six hits; Somervilledrove in four runs; while- Gass wasfive for nine and stole follr bases.The team stole 10 bases, walked 19times, and batted .2~2. However,the team also committed sevenerrors, and the pitching staff walked17 batters in 30 innings.The first game, agaiinst MiamiDade Community College ofMiami, Fla., was all- pitching. MIT:managed only three hits, while thetrio of Eric Hopkins '92, MattGirnre '94, and Mkurlma Britt '94limited Miami Dade to only fourhits.Gimnre suffered the loss when

N~atlonal, from Page 16 ball, he will be a dominant closer.5. St. Llouis Cardinals

Joe Torre's magic won't work inSt., Louis because he has no pitch-ing. The bullpen is sound with LeeSmith and the return of ToddWorrell. But the starting rotation isbelow average with Joe M~agrane,Omar Olivares Bryn Smith, BobTewksbury, and Jose Deleon.6. Philadelphia PhilliesLen Dykstra' is back, along withDarren Daulton, but the rest of theteam isn't. Dale Murp~hy is past hisprime, and Mitch Williams willblow saves left and right.

Tim Wallach, who, despite lastyear's terrible season, has b~een hav-ing a great spring. I lo'ok forW~allach to have a big season. Forthose of you who play rotisserieleague baseball, this a good playerto get at a low price.

Last year, the Expo bullpen ledthe majors with 28 blown saves. Butthis year will be different. JohnWetteland, acquired from the Redsfor Dave Maartinez, will be the clos-er. Wxettelandd is having an excellentspring, and if he develops a curveball to accompany his blazing fast-

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Sanders, along with former PadreBip Roberts and former Expo DaveMartinez, will hit around .300 andsteal 30 bases. And first basemanHal Morris is ready to win a battingtitle. The Reds were second in teambatting last year, and they can onlyimprove. Furthermore, they havedepth on their bench. With veteranslike Billy Hatcher, Bill Doran, andGlenn Braggs, the Reds will haveplenty of pinch hitting power late inthe game and in extra innings.

2. Los Angeles DodgersWhen the Dodgers traded for

Eric Davis, they created the impos-sible, the dream outfield of Davisand Darryl Strawberry, friends sincetheir old school days. Sandwichedbetween them in center field is BrettButler, one of the premier leadoffhitters in baseball, who was alsoerrorless in 161 games last year.

Unfortunately, outfield is theonly bright spot for the Dodgers.They have one of the worst infieldsin baseball. Every ground ball hitagainst the Dodgers is going to bean adventure. Back behind the homeplate for another year is MikeScioscia, the best human roadblockin the league. But he is 33 years old,and years of wear and tear haveslowed him down.

The glory days are over for theDodgers' starting pitchers, but the

rotation is still solid, with OrelHersheiser, Tom Candiotti, RamonMartinez, Bob Ojeda, and KevinGross.

The bullpen could be a problemfor the Dodgers if Jay Howell can'tstay healthy, something he hasn'tdone for three years. And he isopening the season on the disabledlist.

Tommy Lasorda has never gonefour years without winning the divi-sion - the Dodgers last won thedivision in 1988. I predict that theDodgers won't win the divisionunless Tommy gains back some ofthe weight he had then.

3. Atlanta BravesWith plenty of help from the

Reds, Astros, Giants, and the peren-nial post-season slumping Pirates,the Braves made it within one run ofwinning the World Series. But theyare no longer the Cinderella team,and every team in the West will begunning for them.

4. San Diego PadresLast year, this bullpen blew 17

save opportunities. With the off-sea-son acquisition of Randy Myers, thePadres now have a dominant closer.This should be the year that starterAndy Benes will blossom into astar, and Hurst will post his usual 15to 20 victories. Unfortunately, thereis no supporting cast for the team'ssuperstars.

5. San Francisco GiantsThe only bright spots for the

Giants are the hitting tandem ofWill Clark and Matt Williams. Theycombined for two Gold Gloves, 63homers, and 214 RBls last year.Otherwise, forget it. Last year'steam ERA of 4.03 was the worst inthe league. Despite several wintertrades, they still lack a strong clos-ing relief pitcher.

improve, but not this year.

National League EastThe Mets made all the noises

during the winter, but the Pirateswill steal the headlines with theirblockbuster trades once the seasongets underway. This division ispathetic: any team from the West,with the exception of the Astros,could easily finish first here.

1. New York MetsThis year, the Mets are the one-

eyed man in a kingdom of blindmen. The outfield trio of BobbyBonilla, Vince Coleman, andHoward Johnson will provide plentyof run production, but any fly ballhit to the outfield will become anadventure. Besides spendingmegabucks on Bonilla, the Metsalso signed Eddie Murray andWillie Randolph to fat contracts.They also obtained Bret Saberhagenand Bill Pecota in a trade with theRoyals. The starting rotation ofDwight Gooden, Saberhagen, DavidCone, and Sid Fernandez is onlygood on paper. Gooden is trying torecover from surgery; Fernandez isstill overweight; and this is an evenyear - bad news for Saberhagen,who always pitches better in oddyears.

2. Pittsburgh PiratesWhen the Pirates traded away

pitcher Neal Heaton for outfielderKirk Gibson, I thought they weregoing to win the World Series thisyear for sure. Gibson has been awinner with. both the Tigers and theDodgers. And he brings a footballatmosphere onto the baseball dia-mond, which is exactly what thePirates need - an emotional playerto spark the rest of the team.

I was worried that Barry Bonds,Doug Drabek, and John Smileywould be traded before the end ofthe season. All three are eligible forfree agency after this year. Then Iread this quote from the new generalmanager Ted Simmons. "My gutfeeling? Barry Bonds is going to beour left fielder this season, and

Drabek and Smiley are going to beour pitching staff." Two days later,Smiley was traded to Minnesota. Ithink Bonds will be traded to eitherCalifornia or the White Sox, whenboth teams are trying to stay in con-tention late in the season. Drabekwill be traded to either Los Angeles,Boston, or the Yankees. Boston is alikely choice since the Red Soxneed pitching help. I won't be sur-prised if Mo Vaughn and someother players go from Boston toPittsburgh for Drabek.

The bullpen is shaky for thePirates. Stan Belinda had a goodseason last year, but he needs to cutdown his walks before he becomesan effective closer.

The starting rotation will beheaded by Drabek if he's not traded.Zane Smith, who led the staff incomplete games and shout outs, willtake over the number two spot afterthe departure of Smiley. RandTomlin led the staff in ERA andshould only get better. Bob Walk, atage 35, is capable of a big season ifhe stays healthy.

The Pirates were one of the bestfielding teams last year with a field-ing percentage of .98 1, and theywere second in turning doubleplays. With Steve Buechele playinga full season at third base, the infieldcan only get better.

3. Chicago Cubs

Andre Dawson, Gieoge Bell1,Shawon Dunston, Ryne Sanldberg,and Mark Grace will provide plentyof offense. But the Cubs haveabsolutely no pitching. The acquisi-tion of Mike Morgan won't help,either. Although he pitched well forthe Dodgers, he is going to be a dif-ferent pitcher in Chicago. Withoutthe help of Dodger Stadium anidpitching coach Ron Perranoski,Morgan is just average.

4. Montreal ExposThis is a young and talented

team. The only regular over 30 is

The western division winnershave beaten the eastern divisionchampions for the past four years.That's not going to change this year.The western division has far superi-or pitching - the key in theNational League. Despite my biastoward the Dodgers, I think theReds will win the National Leaguethis year.

National League West

1. Cincinnati RedsWith off-season acquisitions of

Tim Belcher and Greg Swindell,together with established startersJose Rijo and Tom Browning, theReds have one of the best startingrotations in the league. The bullpenis anchored by Rob Dibble, the mostintimidating pitcher in baseball.Now that Randy Myers is gone,Dibble can concentrate on his jobwithout looking over his shoulder.Additional help will come fromNorm Chariton and Scott Ruskin.

Off-season acquisitions havetransformed Cincinnati into a teamof speed and power. Barry Larkin,Chris Sabo, and Paul O'Neill are allcapable of hitting 20 home runs andstealing 20 bases. Rookie Reggie

6. Houston AstrosThe Houston Astros are young

and doomed. No one on the team isover 30. They led the majors inerrors last year, and were next tolast in ERA. They can only National, Page 15

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