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comfortable and feel a part of theclass," she said. "My main reasonfor running for vice president was tomake sure that mo t of the freshmanclass is involved in running theclass. That's the main focu ," sheadded.

Umoh s plans include holdingclass workshops during lAP whichwill promote class unity. "I want tomake sure there's stuff we're doingfor the class that they agree on whatthey want to do, and that they areinvolved in making [those] deci-sions," she said.

Class treasurer Andrew D.Montgomery '01 hoped to improve

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fraternity ystem at MIT, and ourcommunity "has a lot of progresswe need to make," said Iddo Gilon'98, president of the InterfraternityCouncil.

Problems surrounding poorjudgement and alcohol are not iso-lated to the Greek system. Under-age drinking is "not just a probleminherent to fraternities, sororities, orGreek life" at MIT, saidUndergraduate AssociationPresident Dedric A. Carter 98.

'MIT students work hard andplay hard," Carter said. "The conse-quence of playing hard for somepeople is abusing alcohol," headded.

This incident "could have hap-pened at several fraternities ... itcould have happened in a dorm,"said Fenway House PresidentChristopher D. Beland '00.

"People on campus... drink too,"Gilon said.

Officials said that the problem'smagnitude required a far-reachingresponse. "The problem is morecomplex" than just a drinking prob-lem within the fraternity system,Randolph said.

"We have a communal responsi-bility for one another" he said. This"is a community issue."

"The reality is" that "we areaware that incidents of underagedrinking occur" and "we try to con-trol it as best we can," Randolphsaid.

No amount of heavy-handedadministration can solve the prob-

Problem transcend Greek system"Damage has been done" to the

FoJlowing the death of a fre h-man pledge, a community of 5,000undergraduates from 52 livinggroups is preparing to discuss andexamine the ways in which alcoholaffects life at MIT.

cott . Krueger '01 and Fiji arenow the names by which issues ofunder-age drinking and fraternity lifeat MIT will be discussed by studentsadministrators and faculty members.

President Charles M. Vestpromised to set in motion a cam-pus-wide dialogue and search formore effective ways to avoid suchtragedies in the future," in a state-ment released Sunday.

Robert M. Randolph, eniorAssociate Dean for UndergraduateEducation and Student Affairs, putit more bluntly. We will "be lookingat the whole system. I promise youthat," he said. "This tragedy is awake-up caJl for all of us - thatwhat we perceived as difficulties arereal," he added.

Specific topics for future discus-sion include housing, party policies,and the entire first-year experienceincluding residence and orientationweek, Randolph said.

The first set of talks with stu-dents began Monday. Freshmanadvisers were instructed by Deanfor Students and UndergraduateEducation Rosalind H. Williams todiscuss on-campus drinking in theirfreshman advising seminars.

By Jennifer LaneEDITOR IN CHIEF

ing student participation in the liter-ary arts through campus-wide "poet-ry slams," and raising the percent-age of admitted students who decideto attend MIT.

Mukerji encouraged freshmen togive her their ideas. "This is yourstudent government," she said.Mukerji was the head of severalorganizations in high school andsaid that she was a 'very energeticperson," who could achieve hergoals for this year.

As vice president, Akaniyene E.Umoh '0 I said that she would focuson uniting her class and involvingthem in class activities. "My plat-form was ... to create an environ-ment where everyone would feel

Death Sparks Campus-wide ReviewOf FSILGs, .Rush, and Alcohol Policies

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ment of the FSILGs to make thisreview possible." Gilon did notspeculate on what specific changesmight be made to the policies.

"This is the first accident of itsnature," Gilon said. "In outcome, itis an isolated incident."

Neal H. Dorow, assistant deanfor Residence and CampusActivities, who serves as adviser tofraternities, sororities and indepen-dent living groups, refused to makeany comment on this iSsue.

The Dormitory Council alsoannounced late Monday night thatall dormitory functions will be alco-hol free for an indefinite period of

By Krista L. Niece

Freshman class officer electionstook place this weekend with 35percent of the 1,072-member fresh-man class taking part in the ballot-ing. The online voting took placebetween Thursday and Saturday.

Six class offices - president,vice president, treasurer, secretary,social chair, and publicity chair -were filled by the election.

Pamela Mukerji '01 won theelection for class president. Themajor points of her platform includ-ed keeping Pritchett Convenienceopen for longer hours and broaden-ing the selection of produce andother goods offered there, encourag-

Representativesof the MIT chapterof Phi GammaDelta did notrespond to requestsfor comment.

On Sunday,President CharlesM. Vest released astatement saying"my thoughts andprayers, and thoseof my wife Becky,go out to ScottKrueger, his fami-ly, and all thosetouched by this ter-rible tragedy."

Chapter suspendedFollowing this

incident, the MITChapter of Fiji, Io~Mu, has' been joint-ly suspended by Scott S. Krueger '01MIT and the nation-al Phi Gamma Delta fraternity pend-ing an investigation.

While suspended "only the mostbasic operations of the chapter areallowed," according to ExecutiveDirector of Phi Gamma Delta, BillMartin. Fiji will not be permitted tohold social events or initiate newmembers while suspended.

In addition, the InterfraternityCouncil unanimously passed a reso-lution agreeing to 'voluntarily can-cel all events in which alcohol isinvolved until all FSILG and IFCrisk management policies have beenreviewed," according to a statementreleased Sunday. '

Iddo Gilon '98, president of theIFC, said, "We have the commit-

Phi Gamma Delta Freshman Victim of Alcohol Poisoning

cott . Krueger '01 died lastnight at Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center, according to wirereports early this morning. Kruegerwas found unconscious in his roomat Phi Gamma Delta late Fridaynight, apparently suffering fromalcohol poisoning after drinkingexcessively during a fraternityevent. He was in a coma for threedays before his death.

Kreuger's blood alcohol levelwas 0.41 percent when he arrived atthe hospital Saturday morning. As aresult of this incident all fraternity,sorority and independent livinggroup activities involving alcoholhave been voluntarily suspendedand all dormitory activities will bealcohol-free pending a review ofalcohol policies.

MIT Campus Police were noti-fied that Krueger was unconsciousat approximately 11:56 p.m Friday.Boston Police, Fire Department andEMS officers responded after theCampus Police called 911.

Boston police reported findingKrueger "unresponsive [and] uncon-scious" at approximately 12:12 a.m.in his basement room at Fiji. Thepolice report stated that "severalempty alcohol bottles and freshvomit [were] observed in [the] vic-tim's room."

According to Ro ert M.Randolph, senior dean forUndergraduate Education andStudent Affairs, "they (the pledges)had just been told' who their bigbrothers were." In addition,Randolph said, "they were celebrat-ing with alcohol.;'

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A high speed chase last Friday ended when a stolen BMW crashedInto a median strip In front of the Whitehead Institute.

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and Vassar Street. A Cambridgepolice officer and the suspect, JoseA. Montanez of Chelsea, wereinjured during the chase.

Montanez allegedly stole aBMW 325 from East CambridgeFriday morning, said Sgt. Patrick

agle, the spokesman for theCambridge Police Department. Atapproximately 1:50 p.m. a policeofficer spotted the car driving alongBinney treet near CambridgeCenter and set off in pursuit.

A police cruiser pulled out from4th Street out onto Binney treet,apparently intending to either blockor pursue the stolen car. The BMWhit the cruiser, spinning it 180degrees and injuring its driver. Laterreports indicated that he wouldrecover.Page 16

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the population have fully recoveredfrom the declines of the early 1990 ,the Cen u found. Married couplesare earning 2.2 percent more thanbefore the rece sion, while house-hold run by blacks, single mothersand people 55 to 65 had all caughtup with their pre-recession earnings.

At a morning news conference,Pre ident Clinton celebrated theCensu Bureau's report, calling it"more evidence that our economicstrategy is succeeding." He pointedspecifically to the data showing thata "typical family" income has risen2,200 since 1993.

"That's an extra $2,200 thathard-working families can puttoward their children's education, adown payment on a horne, or even amuch-needed vacation," Clintonsaid. "After years and years of stag-nant family incomes, today's reportproves that America's middle class,no longer forgotten, is rising fast."

Still, the modest 1.2 percentincrease in the median income con-tinued a quarter-century trend of rel-atively slow gains for the averageAmerican family.

whose son Rick, 46, was killed inthe blast.

"He built the bomb, he pur-chased the fertilizer, he helped plantthe getaway car."

Said Marsha Kight, who lost herdaughter Frankie Merrell, 23, "Idon't there's a lack of interest onthe part of the victims - but it'sjust a lot to deal with for two years.We've had the McVeigh trial. Ittakes its toll."

Whereas McVeigh's family wasnot even in the courtroom for hisconviction, Nichols's mother, JoyceNichols Wilt, and sister Suzanne satin the front row Monday.

Nichols, a father of three, wore anavy blazer, khaki pants and aturtleneck under a light blue dressshirt.He smiled at his mother whenhe came into the courtroom.

His attorney indicated he willcontinue to fight the highly emo-tional atmosphere and victim testi-mony that drove the McVeigh trial.Tigar renewed his objection to theparticipation of Oklahoma City U.S.Attorney Patrick Ryan in theNichols trial because he cried infront of the McVeigh jurors.

16,036 for a family of four, theCen us found that overall, 36.5 mil-lion merican are poor.

Children remained more prone topoverty than the re t of the popula-tion, and the number of childrenunder 18 without health in urancejumped from 9.8 million in 1995 to10.6 million in 1996, nearly 15 per-cent of all children, according to thereport.

"It's been good news for threeyears. We must acknowledge this isgood, decent progress,\> saidLawrence Mishel, research directorat the Economic Policy Institute, aWashington think tank. "But we arestill not out of the hole."

The 1996 median income of$35,492 represented a 1.2 percentincrea e, in inflation-adjusted dol-lars, from 1995, but was still lowerthan the 1989 pre-reces ion high of$36,575.

The median income is theamount earned by the typical familyat the center of the income scale:half the families earn more, and halfless.

Incomes for some groups within

indicted on identical charges -conspiracy and murder in the April19, 1995, truck bombing of theAlfred P. Murrah Federal Buildingin Oklahoma City, which killed 168people.

However, U.S. District JudgeRichard P. Matsch pointedlyinstructed the court that this trial"begins with a clear page" in termsof factual substance and judicialprocedure.

The government has concededNichols was not in Oklahoma Citythe day of the blast, but contends heis equally culpable because hehelped plan and execute the deadlytruck bombing.

The second Oklahoma Citybombing trial commenced withnoticeably less fanfare than the first.The courtroom was not filled tocapacity.

The core group of relatives ofthe victims, who attended theMcVeigh trial every day, were here.But for some, the intensity wasclearly not the same.

''I'd be happy ifhe cut a deal andwent to prison without the possibili-ty of parole," said Charles Tomlin,

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By Faye Flo e andRonald Bro telnLOS ANGELES TIMES

Income ro e lightly for the typ-ical American household last year,but the poorest segment of the popu-lation fell further behind, the Cen usBureau reported Monday.

The bureau' annual report onincome and poverty paint a pictureof a nation that continues to gainground after the recession of theearly 1990s but has still not recov-ered all of the 10 es it uffered dur-ing that downturn.

Though the 1996 median hou e-hold income increased for the sec-ond con ecutive year - to $35,492- it remains slightly lower than itwa in 1989 at the peak of the lasteconomic cycle, just before therecession.

Similarly, the poverty ratedeclined for the third straight year to13.7 percent. That's still higher thanthe figure in 1989, even though theensuing economic boom has beenthe nation's most robust in 30 years.

Using a poverty threshold of

ic efense Presents MoreAggressive Hand Than McVeigh'sBy Lois RomanoTHE WASHINGTON POST

Attorneys for accused OklahomaCity bomber Terry L. Nichols sent asmall but unmistakable signalMonday that they were not going toaccept a rerun of the trial ofTimothy J . McVeigh, who was con-victed and sentenced to death for thesame crime three months ago.

Before jury selection even beganyesterday morning, Nichols's attor-ney Michael Tigar sat in the jurybox to ensure that prospective jurorswould be able to see his client. Andthen his lawyers lifted the massivedefense table and moved it severalinches forward so their client's viewwould not be obstructed.

As Terry Lynn ichols, 42,looking relaxed and attentive, final-ly went to trial Monday in the samecourtroom where McVeigh was sen-tenced to die for the worst act ofdomestic terrorism in American his-tory, there were clear signs from thejudge, the lawyers and even specta-tors that the two trials would be dif-ferent.

ichols and McVeigh, 29, were

Albrigbt Persuades Palestinians andIsraelis to Resume Peare NegotiationsBy John M. Goshko Levy and Palestinian Authority way for them to step back from con-THE WASHINGTON POST negotiator Mahmoud Abbas, who frontation and start talking again.

NEW YORK also is known as Abu Mazen. Senior U.S. officials said thatWith Secretary of State Israel and the Palestinians had through phone calls and lower-level

Madeleine K. Albright acting as looked to Albright to find a way to negotiations that intensified here lastmediator, Israeli and Palestinian get the process back on track after it week as Albright and Levy attendedleaders agreed Monday to revive had bogged down in mutual anger the United Nations Generaltheir stalled peace talks by returning and recrimination. Assembly, a consensus graduallyto discussion of issues such as The government of Israeli was reached on the agendareleasing Palestinian prisoners, Prime Minister Benjamin announced Monday.redeploying Israeli forces from parts etanyahu '76 has accused the. Its most immediate effect is toof the West Bank and providing an Palestinian Authority and its presi- restart meetings of eight joint com-airport and seaport in Gaza. dent, Vasser Arafat, of failing to mittees set up to deal with matters

In addition, the two sides agreed crack down sufficiently on like giving the Palestinians a func-to meet in Washington on Oct. 13 to Palestinian terrorists who have tioning airport and seaport, freeingseek ways of advancing the peace killed large numbers of Israelis in transit of Palestinians between theprocess beyond these so-called suicide bomb attacks. West Bank and Gaza and moving"interim measures." The Palestinians have reacted ahead with the long-delayed Israeli

While the talks will be the first angrily to the etanyahu govern- troop redeployments fromsince negotiations were suspended ment's policy of building Jewish Palestinian areas.in March, officials called Monday's settlements in the West Bank and Under the Oslo agreements, allprogress a sign of how far both Arab East Jerusalem and sealing of these matters were to have beensides have to go. Palestinian areas from Israel in concluded long ago. Instead they

"I think we have arrested the retaliation for suicide bombings. have proceeded in fits and starts,downward spiral and taken a small But, starting with a visit by finally bogging down completely asstep forward," Albright said at a Albright to the Middle East earlier the acrimony between Arafat andnews conference after a day of talks this month, the two sides have indi- etanyahu came to a head lastwith Israeli Foreign Minister David cated that they wanted her to find a spring.

ew federal rules take effect today to better ensure accuracy inthe credit reports that can make a lender, insurer and sometimes evenan employer turn thumbs up or down in considering an application.

The amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act also set a 30-day deadline, with few exceptions, for companies to investigate aconsumer's complaint that the credit information in his or her file iserroneous. They must also correct any mistakes in that time.

The first major changes in the 1970 federal law were enacted lastyear, after seven years of fighting in Congress between consumeradvocates and business representatives ended in a compromise.

Monday, some of those combatants gathered at a news conferenceat the headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission and portrayedthe changes as a "win-win" situation for consumers and businesses.

They did so despite privacy concerns that even some participantsin the news conference expressed, that changes in data distribution -through the Internet, for example - are outpacing efforts to regulatethe flow of sensitive information.

Showers all round.By Gerard RoeSTAFF METEOROLOGIST

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House Approves 23-day Exte onTo Complete ork on Spending Bills

Israeli authoritie told U .. diplomats onday that they willrefuse to e tradite Samuel heinbein to face murder charge inMontgomery County, Md., where the 17-year-old youth is accu edalong with a companion of killing an acquaintance and burning anddismembering hi body.

According to I raeli and American ouree, the I raeli officialsgave informal notice that they expect to try heinbein in Israelin tead, b~cause, they explained, the youth hold I raeli citizenshipand Israeli law bar e tradition of a citizen.

At the same time, I raeli police arre ted heinbein' father, 01,and older brother, Robert, aecu ing them of helping him flee to I raella t week and of attempting to di rupt the inve tigation there.

American diplomats, noting that Sheinbein does not peakHebrew and that he would be far from home if imprisoned in Israel,aid they still hope he might agree to return voluntarily to face the

charges again t him in Montgomery County. They hinted that sensi-tive negotiations to that end are under way but declined to elabo-rate.

otified of the Israeli deci ion, Montgomery County State'sAttorney Robert L. Dean aid in Rockville that hi office will assi t inpro ecuting heinbein, but he expres ed sharp di appointment thatthe su pect is to remain in Israel.

With Congres once again far behind in it budget work, theHouse Monday approved a 23-day extension of Wedne day's dead-line for completing work on spending bills for the coming fiscal yearto avert another government shutdown.

The continuing resolution, approved by a vote of 355-57, wasworked out in advance by Hou e and Senate GOP leaders and theadmini tration and will a ure that mo t government departments andprogram will continue to operate at current spen9ing levels.

The enate is et to approve the mea ure Tuesday and send it onto the White Hou e for Pre ident Clinton's signature.

Though Congress and the White House enacted a five-year bal-anced budget agreement this summer, scores of residual policy andspending disputes, ranging from family planning to national studenttesting, have slowed action on many appropriations fronts. Moreover,the appropriations proce s of drafting and passing the spending billsin committee was held up this summer until final agreement wasreached on the budget.

"We're doing remarkably well" considering the delays, saidHouse Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston, R-La."Although we started late it was worth it ... because with a budgetagreement there are fewer major hurdles."

Congres so far has cleared three of the 13 annual spending bills- covering defense, military construction and the legislative branch.

THE WASH! GTO POST

An unusually large cyclonic system is spread over eastern northAmerica and slowly wheeling round as it drift off to the northwesttoday. Some lifting generated by midlevel disturbances should pro-duce some widespread rain tonight and on into early Wednesdaymorning. As the pressure gradients associated with this system tight-en, we can expect brisk southerly winds, although it will not feelquite as muggy as Monday. By Wednesday morning the skies will beclearing as high pressure builds over the region, bringing in coolertemperatures. On into the weekend, there is a threat of moreinclement weather as a storm breaking away from another monstercyclone over the Pacific orthwest heads over in our direction.

Today: Becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening.Breezy, southerly winds. High 74°F (23°C).

Tonight: Showery, then clearing. Low 51°F (11°C).Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Wind shift to northerly. High a

brisk 62°F (17°C). Low 42°F (6°C).Thursday: Clear and sunny. High around 65°F (18°C). Low

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An embarrassed tate Department backed off yesterday from itsannouncement last week that U.. diplomats will soon be returning tothe U. . Emba y in Khartoum, udan.

Issuing a rare retraction, the department said no deci ion aboutre taffing the emba sy had been made. La t week, tate Departmentpokesman James P. Rubin confirmed a Washington Po t story that

officials had approved the move, Deputy Assistant Secretary of tateGare mith defended the decision at a en ate subcommittee hearing,and U.S. Ambassador Timothy Carney confirmed it in an interviewwith the ew York Times over the weekend.

"We got ahead of ourselves," a senior State Department officialsaid Monday. Another official said, "The new policy guidance hadn'tbeen issued when Smith testified." As for Carney, he added, • Timwas reading from the old guidance." State Department officialsdepicted the gaffe as an honest mistake, arising from the depart-ment's belief that an admini tration review of Sudan policy hadauthorized sending U .. diplomats back to Khartoum, from whichthey were withdrawn for security rea ons in January, 1996.

But other administration officials and some congre sional staffaides who follow Sudan policy attributed the premature announce-ment to a disagreement within the foreign policy apparatus about howto deal with Sudan. The State Department has advocated engagingwith, rather than ostracizing, Sudan's militant Islamic regime.

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A lot of people in Manassas, Va., thought a truck had rammedinto their building yestreday. Or that the roof had caved in. Or that asonic boom had rolled by. Turns out it was just an earthquake.

At precisely 1:45 p.m., a quake registering 2.5 on the Richterscale jostled the city of Manassas, according to officials with the U.S.Geological Survey. Residents were stirred but not quite shaken: Noinjuries, collapsed buildings or broken dishes were reported.

"It's what we would call a very minor seismic event," said JohnMinsch, a geophysiCist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden,Colo. "If this happened in California, no one would probably evennotice."

Historically, there are two active areas in Virginia, according toMartin Chapman, a research associate at Virginia Tech'sSeismological Observatory in Blacksburg. One runs along the JamesRiver between Charlottesville and Richmond and is known as the.Central Virginia Seismic Zone; the other is an area centered on GilesCounty in southwest Virginia - which had a 5.8-magnitude quake100 years ago. As for Northern Virginia, scattered earthquakes haveshaken residents over the decades.

County officials said they received more than 75 calls about thetremor. "The basic report is that they heard a rumbling or an explosion,and the house or building they were in started shaking," said KevinMcGee, spokesman for Prince William County Fire and Rescue.

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wered Questions at Fijiexist on ''virtually every campus in America." Furthennore,while the Dean' Office i sending a letter to every parent of an

IT undergraduate, no letter or tatement of any kind ha beenmade to MIT students them elve . While the Dean's Office hasproved abundantly ready to deliver platitudes on national andlocal television tation , MIT has con picuously kept tudents inthe dark.

The behavior of the administration eems narrowly calcu-lated to erve its own interests, rather than to further the inter-est of the community in due process. MIT's internal discipli-nary procedures demand that incidents under inve tigationremain confidential. We do not take issue with this system.However, the treatment of this incident thu far falls into a dan-gerou pattern. The administration has a vested interest inmaintaining the fraternity sy tem without change due to thestructure of its undergraduate housing system. This makes anydiscu ion of the ystemic problems at hand much more diffi-cult. The community is about to enter a serious discussionabout what went wrong at Fiji; we deserve more than the stan-dard run-around from the Dean's Office. The administrationneeds to come clean over the next few days; our communitydeserves nothing less than a full and accurate statement of whathappened at Fiji.

Infonnation is only part of the solution. In addition, theadministration needs to propose concrete steps beyond the usualcommittees and cosmetic alcohol-awareness events. Alcoholpolicies need to be overhauled, and policies regarding supervi-sion of events at living groups should be re-examined. In gener-al, the Institute should re-evaluate its laissezjaire attitudetoward what happens in living groups. If this accident was real-ly "off the radar screen," as Randolph indicated, MIT cannotcan its housing system safe.

MIT is a world-class institution. President Vest has pro-posed a "campus-wide introspective dialogue," but our commu-nity deserves more than that. We deserve an explanation as tohow such a tragic incident could have been allowed to happen atMIT. More importantly, MIT needs to take major steps to curbthe problem. One death is one too many.

Editorial

It goes without saying that the death of Phi Gamma Deltapledge Scott . Krueger '0 I repre ent a tragedy beyond mea-ure. Along with every other member of the IT community,

members of The Tech' staff harethe grief of the family, and ourheart go out to them in thi hour.

Krueger' ho pitalization and death, brought on by alcoholpoisoning, has already rai ed seriou concern both about drink-ing throughout the MIT community and the sy tern of Greeklife. Although details of the tragedy are till unfolding at thistime, Krueger' death make it more clear that the i sue ofunderage drinking at fraternity hou es demand more than atypical, bureaucratic re pon e from MIT's admini tration. Theystem it elf i broken, and the In titute hould take full respon-ibility.

The Fiji incident ha brought MIT's drinking problembefore the national pre s, with C and ABC' Good MorningAmerica pre enting stories on the ho pitalization. It is often saidthat underage drinking at MIT i minimal compared to drinkingat other schools. This accident demon trates once and for allthat the Institute ha ju t as serious a problem as Louisiana StateUniversity, where a Sigma Alpha Ep ilon pledge died in a simi-lar incident a month ago.

Even if there i a wider, national problem with drinking,MIT should be the exception. This university is known world-wide for its eriou ness of purpo e and the high quality of itseducation. That such an accident could occur at MIT shoulderve as a warning to the entire community that the Institute has

a erious, systemic problem that needs an equally seriousremedy.

Considering the gravity of the situation, the behavior of theMIT administration to date has been weak to the point of absur-dity. In its first press release on the subject on Saturday, theMIT News Office implied uncertainty about "whether alcoholwas involved," in spite of the fact that Krueger had a bloodalcohol level over 0.410 percent. President Charles M. Vest'sstatement to the press seemed to shift blame away from MIT.Vest blamed the problem on the use of alcohol that he said

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It comes without warning or provocation.It comes without any sign of its arrival. Itattacks you and takes over your life. And notjust your life, it takes over any life it comesinto contact with. It is one of the most annoy-ing things in life to contend with. It is a virus.

A virus is a corrupting influence. It takesover every part of your body until you can'tthink any more. It makes you sneeze andcough and feel hot and cold at the samemoment. It makes you feel so bad that youwould rather have more lectures each weekthan suffer through one virus. Unfortunately,the rest of the world does not slow down fora virus. The work come just as fast, andclasses continue undaunted. Whenever youare sick, the workload seems to double. Ormaybe work doubles every week here atMIT. Who knows?' In any case therebecomes a choice between leeping andworking.

On one hand, many viruses are brought onby lack of leep. Yet if you choose to not dothe work and opt for sleep, that just meansmore work to do the next day. The theory is

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that if one gets well, one will be able to do thework more quickly, so the balance betweensleep and work must lean more toward sleepnow with this viral "influence" in one' body.

Right now one of these evil viruses isgoing around campus. Unfortunately, I havecontracted it from somewhere. Most.of myfriends have it as well. And the only thing weall have in common is the fact that we don'twant it. And why not? What's so bad about atiny, microscopic virus? It clouds our think-ing, makes us tired and overall just makes usirritable and unhappy. While sitting in my cal-culus recitation, I was completely unable toconcentrate because a minute force had takenover my mind and body. I knew that I couldolve the calculus problem in front of me if

only my brain would function again. Butunfortunately, my body i too busy fighting ofthe evil infection in my blood.

There are a few good things that comewith this virus: Comradery. The entire campusis connected through our feelings of completeand utter frustration and exhaustion. Peoplecare about one another; we all know howawful it is to be sick. Indeed, when you walkaround with a big box of tissues wherever yougo, people are much nicer. Not to mentionobservant. A big box of tissues is as conspicu-ous as a giant, red arrow or a bull' -eyebecau e everyone notices that you are ick.Viruses also help bring curves up. If, in eachclass, a viru could somehow affect onecurve-breaker, everyone's grades wouldincrea e.

How does one avoid the attacks of a virus?At the risk of sounding like an overprotectiveparent, the best way is to wear warm clothe ,eat right, and get enough sleep. Another goodthing to do is wash one's hands. I don't mean,constantly and as obsessively as LadyMacBeth, but before eating or removing con-tact lenses, it is always a good idea to givethem a good scrub. Another way to avoid avirus is to stay away from people who have it.Speaking from experience, however, this isnot always a good way of treating your sickfriends. Having a virus is not a crime.Ostracizing the virus hold~r is cruel andunusual punishment toward an innocent vic-tim of illness.

The best thing that comes from a virus iswhen it leaves. Whether it take a few days oreven a week, eventually your body will fendoff this monster enemy and return to its usualstate of equilibrium. When that happens, youcan truly appreciate -Ahat it is like to behealthy again. So to all of you out there whoare sneezing and coughing your heads off,remember it will pa s soon enough. And to allof you who have yet to get sick, try to takeadvantage of your health and don't take it forgranted, because a virus may come withoutwarning at the worst possible moment:

Seth Bisen-Hersh is a member 01the Class012001.

Whenever you are sick)the workload seems to double.Or maybe work doubles every

week.Who knows?

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Life in theSick Lane

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football i not a lucrative sport from thetate' point of view. The Patriots are only

guaranteed to play eight home games a year,whereas baseball teams play 1 home game ayear. Furthermore, those few jobs that aregenerated by a football tadium are positionsinvolving low-paying, manual labor. Are thebe t intere 15 of the Commonwealth erved byinvesting $50 million so a few hundred peoplecan pour beers for $5.25 an hour on eightSundays a year? Or are the best interest ofthe people served by investing in other localbusinesses such as Fidelity, Digital, andGenzyme that contribute to a skilled workforce and offer high paying jobs?

Finally, some politicians seem to thinkthe loss of the Patriots would injure thestate's civic pride. othing could be furtherfrom the truth. The Patriots left Boston

over 20 years ago, and they are sim-ply not part of the city's soul.The Red Sox can occasionallysell out Fenway Park even withthe worst of teams; the Celticsand Bruins keep a large follow-ing in good times and bad.These clubs are part of

Boston's essence. When the Patriots arebad (as they have been throughout most offranchise history), they struggle to fillFoxboro Stadium to half capacity. The peo-ple of Massachusetts simply do not careabout the Patriots the way they do about.other teams.

Even the Sox, Celt's, and B's are minorto the city's image compared to other fac-tors. When visitors talk about what makes

Boston special, they mention its w'orld-class hospitals and its universities,unparalleled anyplace else in the world.They think of Boston's history, muse-ums, and cultural offerings. Educationand culture make Boston a world-classcity; the Patriots contribute nothing to

its image.Amazingly, the panic among

politicians such as Cellucci con-tinues. When MassachusettsSpeaker of the House ThomasFinneran (D-Boston), the only

high-ranking member of state.govern-ment brave enough to denounce taxpayerfinancing of stadium renovations, called Krafta "whiny millionaire," th'e state's other lead-ers were up in arms. But Finneran hasdescribed the situation with Kraft perfectly:Bob Kraft is a whiny, greedy, dishonest,crafty millionaire.

So Bob Kraft, if you want to leave, don'tlet the door hit you on the way out. We'll befine without you. As for Monday night'sgame, let's hope the Bronco brigade chargesall over the Patriots. It's time Bob Kraft gotthe big kick in the rear he so richlydeserves. .

Michael 1. Ring is a member oj the Class012001,

along cultural lines. When people first arriveas freshmen, their first experience with theInstitute heavily influences the rest of theirtime here. By exposing minorities to aminority-exclusive event upon arrival,Inte'rphase sets in motion an a system of sep-aration, not integration. According toOsgood, personal relationships at MIT areformed partly by system, partly by choice.While self-segregation can reflect a student'sright to choose his or her own associations,MIT is not right to feed such tendenciesthrough its programs.

Opening Interphase to students of all raceswould help ease these problems. Studentscould be selected for Interphase not becauseof their association with a particular group,but because of their relative preparation forMIT. MIT admits people who have potential,but some are better prepared than others. Thisway Interphase would become a "head start"for all those who need it, not just minorities.Program XL, a freshman tutoring programrun through the OME, admits students of allcultures, and achieves its goals successfullywithout the negative effects that Interphasehas.

We have a good affirmative action systemat MIT, but that doesn't mean that there aren'tracially-oriented problems that we mustaddress. Racism, self-segregation, and a fail-ure to diver ify the faculty still loom over ourheads. Programs like .Interphase which onlyworsen these problems should be reformed.Finally, students must accept the fact that weall belong here and we were all admitted pri-marily because somebody in the admi sionsoffice think we can do the work.

Jim Berry is a member oj the Class oj1999.

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honesty i not omething a oci ted withBob Kraft.

If such large quantities of taxpayer moneyare to be used, the p ople hould expect anddemand a hare of ownership in the new ven-ture. But the Patriot owner ha a escapeclause to hide behind whenever anyone sug-ge t partial state ownership. According toKraft, the ational Football League prohibitsnew municipal or state ownership of team .Kraft sits smugly behind the contract andsneers at all of tho e who seek partial stateownership.

And what about a stadium inProvidence? Over the pa t severalweeks, Kraft has been in intense negotia-tions with Rhode Island over plans toDuild a brand new stadium there. As ofthis writing Rhode Island has backed

off, pre-sumably because

its leaders wised up and realized Kraftwanted to rob them for. $130 million.Throughout the negotiations, Kraft wasnoncommittal toward both states. ThePatriots gave- government officials noth-ing more than vague statements. Kraftk"ept stringing both states along until hecould milk the richest deal he could.Unfortunately for him, Rhode Island hascome to its senses.

Back in Massachusetts Cellucci wants usto believe the Patriots' presence makes a hugeeconom~c impact on the Commonwealth. Yet

MIT and learn not only from professors, butfrom each other. Having diversity in back-grounds, thoughts, experiences, and cultureshelps to provide everyone here with a well-rounded experience.

This is not to say, however, that all affir-mative action-related programs at MIT areperfect. There are programs that definitelycould use reform. Take Interphase, forinstance. Interphase is a pre-freshman yearsummer program for enrolled minority stu-dents. It exposes them to MIT's general sci-ence program, as well as writing and physicaleducation classes.

According to Associate Dean and' Directorof the Office of Minority Education LeoOsgood, Jr., Interphase is necessary because,from a minority perspective, there are "stillforces here that inhibit success." Minority stu-dents face low expectations from their profes-sors and peers. They must also face -the factthat, because of the way the term "affirmativeaction" is used in pop culture, their academicprowess is always in question. Interphase isnecessary to give minority students a "headstart" at MIT.

Unfortunately, a program Interphase per-petuates the exact problems it attempts toredress. By providing an opportunity only tominority students, it promotes the image thatminority students aren't as prepared or quali-fied for MIT than other students. Some people-feel that Interphase is just used as a cover-upfor under-qualified minority students. In fac~,it isn't. As stated earlier, minority students arejust as qualified to do the work here as anyoneelse.

In addition, Interphase contributes to theproblem of self-segregation at MIT. Studentsoften establish their personal relationships

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ptember 30, 1997

When Robert Kraft bought the ewEngland Patriots in January 1994, he ba kedin the en uing civic adoration and toldMa achusetts football fans and taxpayersthat he could make the troubled franchi ework because he owned the stadium. ow,less than four years later, Kraft is shuttlingbetween Foxboro and Providence, ready topounce on a stadium deal that will cost thetaxpayers of the new host state millions ofdollars.

Why has there been such a sudden turn-around in just 44 months? Why was FoxboroStadium such an asset before but such a liabil-ity now? The obvious answer is that BobKraft's ulterior motive all along was to milkthe hardworking people of ew England for anew stadium.

As a lifelong Massachusetts resident andMassachusetts taxpayer, I am disgusted by theseemingly endless supply of politicians andbusiness leaders ready to pucker up to Kraft.In he latest example of this sheepish devotion,a bill presented by Acting Governor ArgeoPalll Cellucci to keep the Patriots in'Massachusetts, amounts to nothing more thana $50 million taxpayer-funded gift to Kraft.While Kraft would pick up the cost ofimprovements to the stadium, thestate would sink $30 million intoroad improvements aroundFoxboro, and another $20 mil-lion for land acquisition.

Massachusetts hasalready spent millions ofdollars of road improve-ments in the stadium-vicinity. Route 1, the sta-dium 's main thorough-fare, has received a mas-sive overhaul. Automobileaccess to the stadium ismuch better than it wasfive years ago. In addition,the Massachusetts BayTransportation Authority(MBT A) has added Patriots trainsto Foxboro,

The second provision of the bill,the use of public .mone to buy land fromKraft, is even more ridiculous. The pro-posal requires the state pay debt onbonds issued by the Town of Foxboro topurchase 316 acres surrounding the stadi-um, is a backdoor scheme to generatepublic financing of a privately ownedfacility. The land sale will give Kraft $20million in taxpayer money upfront,money that he can spend as he pleases. IfKraft wishes to renovate FoxboroStadium, he should do it honestly andwith money from h~s own pocket. But

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.Stacey E. Blau's recent attack on affirma-tive action ["Taking In the Scenery," Sept. 23]focuses on the fact that affirmative action pro-motes the "less than qualified.'" She arguesthat affirmative action subverts the traditionalsystem of merit and replaces it with one whererewards are gender- or race-oriented. Blaualso suggests that it's very difficult for aminority to determine to what extent his or herrace played in achieving success ..

Let's get the facts straight. While MITdoes have an affirmative action policy,women and minorities admitted here are justas qualified as anyone else. Affirmative actionat MIT has two main parts: recruiting andadmissions. MIT recruits prospective womenand minority students more heavily than itdoes other students. Doing so has nothing todo with discrimination or "less than qualified"admissions practices. It simply means thatMIT wants a diverse campus, so it tries toattract qualified students who will add some-thing to the institution but who might not oth-erwise apply.

The admissions process only has a an affir-mative action system for mi!1orities, notwomen. Acco Cling to Marilee Jones, InterimDirector of Admissions, "we are committed toaccepting every qualified. minority applicant."Out of the fraction of applicants who are qual-ified, MIT accepts all minorities. But MITrejects everyone who isn't qualified to do thewo~. .

MIT needs diversity to survive as a top-notch institution. It is important that studentsfrom a variety of backgrounds can come to

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ducation and celebrationThere were several events during

Greek Week that carried the festivi-ties into the evening, including twoevening lecture aimed at educatingtudent .

One evening lecture, featuringspeaker Eydie Leibman, wasthemed, "Re ponsible Use ofAlcohol." The event wa sponsoredby Kappa Alpha Theta, and was partof the IFC's Stars of EducationProgram.

EmpowerX, a leadership semi-nar, was "a more entertaining" wayof approaching leadership, accordingto Iddo Gilon '98, IFC president.

Greek Week concluded onSaturday with two events, a .commu-nity service project, and the GreekBall. On Saturday morning, MIT'sGreek honor society, the Order ofOmega, held a community serviceday.

Over .80 students participated inprojects in the Boston andCambridge area. Work such as gar-dening and painting were done forvarious groups, including theYMCA, ew England Aquarium,and the Museum of Science.

The end of Greek Week was cel-ebrated with the Gr.eek Week Ballon Saturday evening.Approximately 150 students attend-ed the function.

Michael R. Wagner '00 of PhiDelta Theta and Joanna L. Garelick'98 of Sigma Kappa were crownedas the Greek Week God andGoddess. Wagner said that he "feltreally proud that so many of mybrothers and pledges came to sup-port me. It was a lot offun."

vents counting towards the overallomp tition.

The Greek Olympiad winner wasTheta " who rec ived a 300 giftcertificate to Jillian' . Phi DeltaTheta placed econd, inning a

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La t week mark d Greek eek,an annual Interfraternity Council-pon ored event. The week wa

filled with activitie in luding JaraT , the Greek Olympiad, evening

lecture, and the Greek Week Ball.Enid W. Choi '00, one of the

Greek Week coordinators, aid thepurpose of Greek Week was "topromote good relation within theGreek community and between theGreek community and non-affiliatedtudent ."

eot encourage piritThere were two competitions

that ran throughout the week, JarWar and the Greek Olympiad

Jar Wars was an activity thatencouraged participation by affiliat-ed and non-affiliated participants.All fraternities, sororities, and inde-pendent living group, as well asdormitories, had jars a signed tothem, which were di played inLobby 10 throughout the week.Money was added to the jars, withbills counting as positive credit andchange counting negatively.

The Jar Wars winner was KappaAlpha Theta with $257.96 in posi-tive credit. Second place went toTheta Xi with $168.4~, followed byBaker House with $89.10. OverallJar Wars raised $1438.70, a greatincrease over last year.

Half of the money raised will goto Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates (CASA), a charity desig-nated by the winners, Kappa AlphaTheta. The rest will go to the MakeA Wish Foundation.

The Greek Olympiad was well-attended, Choi said. An average of50 participants showed up for eachof the Olympiad events, held everyafternoon in Kresge Oval.

The competition included gamessuch as a tug-of-war, three-leggedrace, dizzy bat, and a wing-eatingcontest. Prizes and candy weregiven out each day, with some

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year after other food service andhandling problems were reported atWalker. La t February, a studentfound a "worm-like object" in comserved at Walker. The problem wastraced to the wholesale provider,Sysco, and MIT Dining officialsrefused to purchase com from Syscountil its quality could be assured.Richmond said that Walker hasresumed purchasing corn fromWalker. "The corn issue is over,"she said.

Also last spring, the City ofCambridge Department ofInspectional Services found severalimportant food handling violations.Most of the violations involved fail-ing to serve and store food at theproper temperature.

After a violation is filed by theDepartment of InspectionalServices, the institution has ten daysto remedy the situation. If the prob-lem is not solved after that timeperiod, the institution will be shutdown.

At Walker, several refrigeratorswere fixed and food handling tech-niques were modified to meetCambridge standards. "I can assureyou that any problem regarding thehealth department was taken care ofimmediately," Rich~ond said.

The entire building was alsosteam-cleaned at the end of Augustin response to reports of roaches androach d'roppings found in andaround Walker last spring,Richmond said,

Despite these measures, howev-er, some students are approachingthe idea of dining at Walker withmore caution. "I found [the sourmilk incident] pretty disgusting .I'm trying not to eat ther as much ..I cook more now," Heitzman said.

the incident was "di turbing in andof itself." She said that she was"disturbed by the response of thecashier" and said that the cashierherself should have gotten freshmilk.

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Efforts to improve food serviceat Walker Memorial's or DiningHall in the wake of last year's di -covery of a "worm-like object" inthe com took a hit last week withfurther revelations of improper foodhandling.

About a week and a half ago,Emma H. Heitzman '01 was startledto discover that the milk left out ascoffee creamer at Walker had_soured. When she alerted a cashier,she was told that the manager hadbeen told about the problem. Thecashier "said that they already knew[that the milk was sour] but thatnothing had been done," Heitzmansaid.

Walker Memorial's Director,James Dillon, said that the sour milkwas not a problem because hot cof-fee causes milk to curdle. Dillonsaid that he had been infonned thatthe milk was sour butt chose not toreplace it. "If there's a real problem,we'll do something about it, butcome on, we don't do blatant thingslike that," he said.

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likely to pledge fratemitie due tonegative impre ion recei ed inthe aftermath of thi incident, heaid.

The incident' ha ery eriouimplication for ru h next year"Beland aid.

AI 0 looking toward ne t year'ru h, the administration find it elfpublicly wondering whether IT'sre idence y tem needs re amping.Perhaps the current ru h proceduresare faulty, Randolph aid. We haveto question' whether we're askingfres.hmen to make decisions tooquickly.'

"I think RJO wj)] be looked atreally hard," Randolph said. Wehave no incidents for a period oftime, and people relax ... we can'trelax," he said.

The lack of enough undergradu-ate dormitory housing may alsocome under question.

"We do need to increase ourundergraduate housing," Randolphaid. The new graduate dormitory

planned to be built at UniversityPark in Central Square "may opensome opportunities," he said.

Other issues to be examinedinclude developing a policy for par-ties "that is respected and honored,"and looking into money from stu-dent dues that is being spent onalcohol both on and off campus,Randolph said.

It may be time to "really breaksome barriers" and implement radi-cal changes, Randolph said. "Maybewe should have an alcohol or su~ .1

stance-free area of campus... maybewe need to put adults in the fraterni-ties," he said.

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ety if [ tudent ] knew" what wagoing on, Carter aid.

A lett r from Ve t would proba-bly not be ent to the IT commu-nity until edne day, Randolphaid. est wa out of town for an

IB board meeting ye terday andwa not available to either writeletter or appear at news confer-ences.

The Bo ton Police are till con-ducting an inve tigation into theevent of la t Friday night. Thatinvestigation has al 0 slowed theflow of information.

We are 'getting information as itbecomes available," GiJon aid. Theadministration 'is very much tryingto keep u in the loop."

The information the admini tra-tion has available es entiallymatches the information pre entedby local media, the administrationhas that infonnation only slightlyearlier, Gilon said. The lack ofdetailed information made it diffi-cult for the IFC to take specificactions, he said.

Also, before taking any directaction , the administration "i wait-ing to see the complete policereport," Randolph said.

In titute practices under reviewThe discussions taking place in

the media and within MIT over thecourse of the next month will not belimited to under-age drinking. It willalso cover issues ranging fromhousing to Residence andOrientation week.

"I fear it will affect RIO weekbecause of the way MIT is por-trayed in the media," Gilon said.

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lem, he said. It' "not going to getb tter until th community ay thatunderage drinking, espe iaJJy ine ce ,will not be tolerated."

Any policy re ulting from thiincident hould focus on peer edu-cation rather than punitive mea-ure , Randolph said. "The key ha

got to be to build orne kind of eri-ou , cooperative commitment."

tudent 10 to receive reportWilliam i planning to end a

letter to undergraduate tudent'parent detailing the incident. Theletter will explain the current itua-tion and will de cribe the policiesbeing formed to prevent uch prob-lems from reoccurring. For moreimmediate coverage of the situation,however, the administration hasbeen relying on the local media tokeep student informed, Randolphaid.

Monday, Randolph said Vestwas 'considering ending a letter tothe entire community" formaJ)yinforming tudent of the events thattranspired over the weekend.

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time pending a review of the alcoholpolicie in Institute housing.

Ashesh P. Shah '98, pre ident ofDormcon, aid "hopefully we canre olve this [issue] and come upwith new policies that are beneficialto students and to the admini tra-tion."

Charges possible after incident"We will pres any criminal

charges should they develop," saidSgt. Marjorie Hill of the BostonPolice Department. Charges of"involuntary manslaughter at the leastwould result if the student dies," Hillsaid prior to Krueger's death.

In addition, following Kreuger'shospitalization on Friday, BostonPolice conducted a license premiseinspection of the Fiji house.Following the inspection, Fiji waspresented with charges of: servingalcohol to a minor, overdose ofalcohol causing serious injury,debris blocking a second floor corri-dor and bicycle and debris blockinga fire exit in the basement. Thesecharges were violations ,of Fiji'sdormitory license, which is in thename of Daniel A. Hermann '98,Fiji treasurer.

According to Hill, representa-tives of Fiji must appear before acity licensing board to answer thecharges.

An official of the licensing boardsaid that the outcome of the chargescould range from probation to thesuspension of Fiji's dormitorylicense.

Blood alcohol levels dangerousAccording to Arnold N.

Weinberg, director of the MITMedical Department, a blood alco-hol level of 0.41 results. from ingest-ing the equivalent of approximately16 drinks. At this level of intoxica-tion there is a 50 percent chance ofdeath.

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According to witnes es,Montanez was able to make it out ofthe BMW under his own power.Witness report of what happenedafter that varied. orne said thatMontanez attempted to flee on footand was ubdued by police whileothers aid that he ju t barely madeit out of the car. In either case,Cambridge police called an ambu-lance, which at 2: I 0 p.m. left thescene with the suspect.

Montanez was arraigned inCambridge Di trict Court Mondaymorning. He is facing 15 charges,the most serious one being assaultwith a motor vehicle with intent tomurder, a charge arising from hisearlier collision with the policecruiser.

Montanez also faces two chargesof assault with a dangerous weaponafter his collision with the cruiserand the near-collision with the offi-cer at the construction site. He isalso being charged with receivingstolen property and possessing bur-glary tools, along with several traf-fic violations.

Montanez is being held withoutbail until a hearing on Thursday,said A. Brian Heffron, a spokesmanfor the Middlesex County DistrictAttorney's office. "He's being heldbecause he's a danger to himselfand society at large," he said.

Early reports that there weredrugs involved in the incident werelater proved to be false.

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The officer discharged "morethan one shot" into the oncomingBMW, agle said. Although noneof the bullets hit the driver, theyapparently forced the BMW toswerve to the left, either to evadethe bullets or to escape east downMain Street.

In either case, the car missed theturn and ran into the median strip onVassar Street. The car was totalledand the driver was injured.

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minut I ft. The addition of a penal-ty gave th Old Boy ery goodfield po ition which enabled them toput acTO a econd try a time ranout gi ing them a 1 - victory.

The final regulation match ofthe day sa the Dino fini h offBab on 29-5 to advance to thechampion hip.

In the Boot final , the Gentlemendefeated the IT B' ide 17-7 toclaim the be t of the wor t' prize.The IT A side defeated Babson inthe finals clinching third place in thetournament, while the IT OldBoys fell to the Dinos a theysqueaked out a 12-5 victory for thechampion hip.

youth, and w ure ga e them apanking," aid one Dino forward.

The featured match of the dayame ju t after I p.m. a th favored

T ide carn again t their alum-ni rivals, the IT Old Boy . Their

ere no holds barred in thi game asthe MlT A' came out fighting hard.It wa a very defen ive game a theonly fir t half point were cored lateby the ' on a kick by JacoPretoriou to give them a 3-0 lead.

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rai e money for Culliton' cau e.They aJ 0 ame ready to playas theyrolled 0 er the Bo ton Gentlemen inthe day' third match 29-0.

The final team to enter the tourna-ment and one of the favorite as wellwere the Beacon Hill Dinosaur.The Dino , all from the Bo ton areahave alway ported a tough ide andthey howed it. In their openingmatch again t the IT B' theycored three trie within the first 15

minute . The rough play of the Dinowa no match for IT a they fin-ished them off with a 47-0 victory.

'Thi wa a game of age vs.

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ARIFUR RAHMAN-THE TECHBrett Masters of the Mil A's tries to run past his opponent from the MIT Old Boys during lastSaturday's rugby game. The rugby tournament was organized to raise money for cancer research.

By Chris SununuTEAM MEMBER

Thi pa t Saturday, the rugbyclub sponsored the fir t Jim CullitonMemorial Rugby Tournament toraise money for the ational CancerSociety. Six teams from around theBoston area played in the tourna-ment honoring former VicePresident for Administration JamesJ. Culliton. Culliton died in June,1996 after a long battle with cancer.

Culliton had long been a greatresource for the club as he helpedachieve some of its greate tmoments including tours toScotland and Japan.

Over $1,000 was raised duringthe tournament and was presented tothe ational Cancer Society duringthe closing ceremonies. Speakers inthe ceremony included Culliton'sfriends and co-workers.

The tournament began at 9 a.m.with the first match featuring theMIT A side against the BostonGentlemen. The early hours didn'tkeep MIT from jumping out to aquick 7-0 on Steve Lasher's 40-meter scramble to the try zone. The

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IT A's were able to hold the leadthroughout and finished the gamewith a 17-{) victory.

IT B quad loses to BabsonDue to good recruiting by the

MIT club, they were able to field twoquads in the tournament. The second

match of the day featured that team,the MIT B's, against the BabsonCollege Old Boys. For most of theMIT side, this was only their secondgame but the hard hitting of forwardslike Randy Myers G, kept MIT downby only three points at the half.

Babson scored early in the secondhalf and ecured a 15-0 victory, butthe MIT side came away pleased withtheir efforts. "Most of these guyshave yet to play a full rugby game,"said coach Steve Willhelm. "Theirperformance was spectacular."

The third and final MIT team toenter the tournament was the MITOld Boys, a team of past MIT rugbyclub alumni, many of whom knewCulliton personally. From all overthe country they came to support and

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Rugby Club-Loses toMad RiverBy Chris SununuTEAM MEMBER

The men's rugby RuckingBeavers suffered their second loss ofthe season this past week. The losscame at the hands of the 'Old Boys'of Mad River, Vermont as theysqueezed out a 10-6 win over MIT.

This was the first meeting of thetwo teams in three years. Both teamswere scheduled to meet in last sea-son's New England Social DivisionChampionship but that was prevent-ed by MIT:s final exam schedule.

The first 15 minutes set the toneof the game for the Beavers as theydid not advance the ball more than20 meters down the field. Mad Rivercame out hard and won almost everyloose ball available, including somesteals from MIT. The Beavers alsolost their wing, Jeremy Levin G, to ashoulder injury early on, furtherstraining the team as they now had toplay with four inexperienced players.

"We knew it was going to be along day right from the beginning,"said captain Fernando Vargas G.

Beavers unpreparedComing off an easy win against

Babson College last week, MIT was'unprepared for the older, moreaggressive Mad River team. At the25-minute mark Mad River scoredthe first and only try of the gamegiving them a quick 7-0 lead.MIT's defense held up late in thesecond half and a long kick to postby Jaco Pretorious put MIT withinstriking distance at 7-3.

The second half proved better for, ,MIT as their scrum tightened up andwon some clean ball for the back line.MIT also took advantage of someMad River penalties and kept the balldeep in Mad River territory for muchof the second half. The cold and rainyweather made it very difficult to kickfor points, but the Beavers movedcloser at 7-6 with 20 minutes to play.

Mad River would score on onemore kick to put them up 10-6 whilethey held off the late offensivesurges by MIT. Poor line-outs and abit of bad luck kept the Beaversfrom scoring again. In the day, MIThad missed four kicks to post andnever put a try across the line.

"It's rare to win a game if youdon't.score on the ground." saidfullback Steve Loshe G, "We didn'tplay to our potentiaL"