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THOMAS R. KARLO-THE TECH

Campus Pollee officers on bicycles and In a -cruiser were needed to regain control after a crowd of'upperclassmen gat~rlng'foi 'Thursday night dinners rushed forward prematurely.

By Daniel C. StevensonEDITOR IN CHIEF

A mob of upperclassmen eagerlygathered to take freshmen out todinner yesterday evening rushedpast Residence and OrientationWeek workers and interrupted thefinale of Project Move Off YourAssumptions before being con-trolled with the help of the CampusPolice.

"It totally ruined the finale," saidMark Herschberg '95, a RiO Com-mittee member who helped organizeMOYA, the freshman get-acquaint-ed program. "MOY A, which wasabsolutely successful till then, failedright at the end," he said.

The overzealousness of theupperclassmen to grab freshmen fortheir group's dinner trip "shows thatthe interests of upperclassmen are

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for the welfare of their living groupsand not for the freshmen," Her-schberg said.

Mob rushed out of Kresge OvalThe older students, from living

groups, clubs, and activities, tradi-tionally take the freshmen out forthe Thursday Night Dinners at theconclusion of MOY A at 5:45 p.m.

This year, the upperclassmengathered as usual on the KresgeOval beginning at 5 p.m. Around5:30 p.m., as the freshmen movedfrom Briggs Field to the footballfield for the finale, the older stu-dents saw them and thought theywere moving toward the oval to goto the dinner, according to Gregory1. Miliotes '96, Interfraternity Coun-

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Project MOYAPromotes Frosh Teamwork

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THOMAS R. KARLO-THE TECH

MIT mascot Tim Beaver got involved in Project MOYA yesterday,doing a "trust fall" with one of the groups of freshmen. More MOYAphotos are on pages 6-7.

think] the next four years will prepare you for thereal world," he said. "It's time to get yourself out ofthis preparation mind et. Real life begins today, righthere at the In titute."

Succe s in that tife - and in the wortd beyond- will take teamwork, Vest told the audience ofmore than I, I00. "Leader hip and teamwork arevery clo ely interdependent - they feed on eachother/' he aid. Moreover, despite the "perceivedtension between individual achievement and group

. accompHshment" and the natural sense of competi-tion in academia, modem organization deal withproblem so compte that teamwork is e seotial hesaid.

Vest and the other urged the freshmen to take

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help introduce members to oneanother. Students played a game tolearn each other's names and alsoplayed an animal call game, inwhich each freshman was blindfold-ed and assigned an animal he or shehad to imitate while crawling on thegrass.

These were followed by trustexercises. Members of a group heldout arms to catch a volunteer whowould fall backwards into theirarms.

A series of problem-solvingactivities followed. One situationcalled Electric Fence involved asimulation in which group mem-bers cooperated to cross over arope without touching it. Anothercalled Blind Polygon requiredblindfolded group members to pulla cord loop into various differentshapes.

One puzzle asked members toremove a can of water from the cen-ter of a circle without entering thecircle and without spilling the water,with only the aid of a rope.

The activities also included adebriefing session, during whichgroup leaders asked freshmen howthey felt about the exercises andanswered some questions about RiOin general.

President ;VestWelcomes FreshmenPresident Charles M. Vest, incoming Dean for

Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs Ro -alind H. Williams, and Undergraduate AssociationPresident Came R. Muh '96 were on hand to wel-oome the freshmen to MIT at the annual freshmanconvocation yesterday.

The speakers - including Profi sor of BiologyEric Lander as keynote - had motivational wordsof introduction and advice for the Cia s of 1999.Above all they urged that tudents learn actively,both from faculty and from each other, appreciatetheir cultural diversity, and enjoy the intellectualadventu.re they take part in here.

Vest began by impre ing on the freshmen thattheir real lives have definitely begun. "[You may

By Ramy A. AmaoutEXECUTIVE EDITOR

By stacey ~ BIa~NEWSEDlroR.

Trust games, problem solvingThe format of the activity was

much the same as last year's, begin-ning with calisthenics. The groupsthen split up into clusters of 12 to

'- As Residence and OrientationWeek kicked off yesterday, fresh-men took to Briggs Field for ProjectMove Off Your Assumptions. Theprogram started four years ago togive freshmen a relaxed atmospherein which to meet other freshmen andupperclassmen, said RiO Publicity'and Personnel Manager John deGuzman.

"MOY A is a great way to get thefreshmen and upperclassmeninvolved together," said HaroldBrown Jr., assistant professor ofathletics and coach to MOY Agroups. "It's a good way to kind ofget them relaxed by getting them tolet their hair down a little bit," hesaid.

Freshmen had mixed but mostlypositive reactions to MOY A. "It'sfun. It's a good way to get to knowa few people," said Lucia Dreierova'99.

"It's a start at meeting people.We shouldn't expect too much fromit," said Athicha Muthitacharoen'99.

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By David D. HsuNEWS EDITOR

For the first time ever, a student, .Catherine D. Conley, will deliverKiIJian Kic~-Off rush keynoteaddress. Conley replaces the speak-er for the three previous years,William Keirn. She will speak thisafternoon to the Class of 1999.

Conley's selection is a "newiimovation [in] having an under-graduate speak to other undergradu-ates," said Ida G. Faber, undergrad-uate academic affairs assistant andadviser to the Residence and Orien-tation Week Committee.

Last spring, the RiO Committeeopted for a student speaker. Thecommittee "was really looking for

.. an undergraduate address for and byundergraduates," said Ida G. Faber,undergraduate academic affairsassistant and advisor to the Resi-dence and Orientation Week Com-mittee. The keynote speaker followsthe RiO practice of students' coordi-'nating activities, she said.

In the decision to drop Keirn, thecommittee felt it was "more relevantfor an upperclass student to deliverthe keynote speech," said InstituteRiO Chair Sanjay K. Chugh '97. Astudent would better be able to"address issues fre hmen might befeeling," he said.

Will encourage explorationIn addition to providing an

undergraduate prospective, Conleyhopes to show that students are"more than just brains; we mightactually be articulate," she said.

While Conley will touch on thefears and apprehensions of fresh-men, "in general, I try to be prettyupbeat," she said.

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WORLD & NATIONAugust 25, ~

Rwandan Refugees EndureResistance on Road Home

China Releases HumanRights Activist Harry Wu

Photojournalism Pioneer AlfredEisenstaedt Dies at 96

WS ANGELES TIMES

Alfred Eisenstaedt, a pioneer of modem photojournalism whosecamera recorded many of the historic photograph of World War IIincluding that ofa sailor kissing a nurse in ew York's Times Squareto celebrate VJ-Day, has died. He was 96.

Eisenstaedt, who lived in New York City, died late Wednesday ofcardiac arrest while vacationing in Massachusetts, his friend WilliamMarks announced Thursday.

One of Life magazine's first four photographers, Eisenstaedt wasworking for the magazine when he took the exuberant Times Squarephoto. It became a Life cover, a symbol of the end of the war, and adefining moment in photojournalism.

He was perhaps best known for his candid photograph of thefamous; Eisenstaedt seemed to have the talent to bring out thees ence of the people he shot. To be asked by Life to allow Eisen-staedt to photograph you wa , in the 1940s and 1950s particularly,the crowning confirmation of one's value as a celebrity.

"You know," said Eisenstaedt a few years ago in the Germanaccent that never left him, "it is strange. I have photographed literallyhundreds of kings, queens, presidents and personalities since the1920s but I am not afretid of them no matter who I was shooting.When I have a camera in my hand, I do not know fear."

Manatee Making 2,OOo-MileTripDirehes His 1ransmitter

NEWSDAY

Chessie, the wayward manatee whose 2,000-mile journey up theEast Coast has been closely tracked by biologists and the media, hasquietly disappeared from the public eye after shucking his transmitterthis week in Connecticut waters.

Officials now hope they can catch up with him through good old-fashioned spotting techniques.

The 10-foot, 1,200-pound manatee, named Chessie because of asimilar trip he took last year from his Florida home up to ChesapeakeBay, had ventured as far north as Point Judith, R.I., before turningsouth last weekend.

Wednesday, however, biologists tracking him found his transmit-ter in the waters off New Haven, Conn., according to Linda Taylor,outreach specialist for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.

"It means that the tracking device became entangled and, to pre-vent injury, it comes apart," said Taylor, who added that Chessieprobably lost the transmitter Tuesday.

"We believe he's on a southward track, returning to warmerwaters. That' about all we know at this point," she said. "His patternso far has been to feed, rest, travel. It's the same old everyday routinefor him."

Biologists from the Wildlife Service have returned to their homeoffices and are now counting on the public to keep them informed ofChessie's route.

New Orders for Durable GoodsFall Unexpectedly

THE WASHINGTON POST

By Maggie FarleyLOS ANGELES TIMES

BEIJI G

Harry Wu, the Chinese-Ameri-can human rights activist, abruptlywas ejected from China on Thurs-day, just hours after the Chinese hadsubjected him to a speedy trial andsentenced him to 15 years in prisonfor stealing state secrets and spying.

The Chinese decision to let Wureturn to the United States - with-out first serving prison time -should improve tense U.S.-Chinarelatiorrs and clear the way for firstlady Hillary Rodham Clinton tovisit China for an internationalwomen's conference in early Sep-tember, analysts said.

President Clinton, who had beenpushing for Wu's early release onhumanitarian grounds, welcomedthe Chinese' action, saying it"removes an obstacle to improvingrelations between the United Statesand China." .

China set Wu, 58, free on theeve of Undersecretary of State PeterTarnofrs peacemaking visit here toresolve U.S.-Chinese conflicts overTaiwan, trade and Wu's case. Wu'srelease also removed a potent sym-bol for human rights activistsattending next week's non-govern-mental women's conference outsideof Beijing.

Despite the timing, Chinadenied that its decision to let Wugo was a concession to the Ameri-cans or part of any deal with theUnited States. "The ruling in theHarry Wu case has nothing to dowith Sino-U.S. relations," ForeignMinistry spokesman Chen Jiansaid in a Thursday briefing in Bei-

jingoThe White House also denied

that Wu's release was part ofa deal.Clinton administration officials,

though, had known as early as lastweek that Wu was about to be puton trial in Wuhan; the U.S. Embassyin Beijing had made arrangementsto have a consular officer present atthe proceeding.

As well as pleasing the UnitedStates, the Chinese regime's han-dling of Wu's case was designedfor domestic consumption: The ver-dict and expulsion seemed toaccommodate both the hard-linefactions here, who regarded theChinese-born Wu as the ultimatetraitor for his. exposes on China'sgulag system, and more moderateforces in Beijing, who were anxiousto see Wu's controversial casequickly resolved.

After receiving almost no atten-tion here since he was detained June19 while trying to enter China at aremote border post to continue hisefforts to surreptitiously documentChina's prison labor system, Wu'scase dominated Chinese news onThursday. A series of reports from

_the government-run New ChinaNews Agency detailed'Wu's "despi-cable tricks" designed to "slander,attack and oppose China," and quot-ed a confession Wu had submittedto the court.

"After thinking carefully andself-examination, I have sincerelydrawn the conclusion that the fol-lowing facts show that I have dam-aged the interests of the Chinesegovernment and the Chinese peopledirectly or indirectly and that I haveviolated Chinese laws," the news

service quoted Wu as saying iletter he had written to the courtbefore his trial.

Some of the descriptions in thatpublicized confession - such asWu saying he had impersonated apoliceman and illegaJJy filmed inlabor camps for foreign documen-taries - were strikingly similar topassages in Wu's memoirs about the19 years he spent as a political pris-oner in the Chinese gulags andstatements he has made in his cam-paign to expose them.

China's state television broaqYcast scenes from Wu's four-hourWednesday morning trial, showinga solemn Wu bracing himself in awooden docket, head bowed, listen-ing to the proceedings, then limpingout of the courtroom with his handsin shackles after receiving his 15-year sentence.

But while most of China waswatching images of Harry Wu, co~victed criminal, hobbling back toprison, he was actually on a flightheading back to San Francisco as afreeman. ..

In California, at his home in Mil-pitas where supporters had tiedsymbolic yellow ribbons on treebranches after his arrest, Wu's wife,Ching-lee, told reporters she wasdelighted with the news that herhusband would be home soon.

"I am too happy to really tell myfeelings," she said.

She had lobbied internationaleaders hard to pressure the Chinesegovernment to free her husband andhad urged Hillary Clinton to boycottthe international women's confer- ."j

ence as long as Wu was detained.

WASHI GTON

ew orders for durable goods such as cars, computers and indus-trial machinery unexpectedly fell a steep 1.7 percent last month, thefifth decline in the past six months, the Commerce Departmentreported Thursday.

More than three-fourths of the decline came in orders received bymakers of motor vehicles and parts, a drop the department indicatedwas exaggerated by seasonal adjustment factors that have not yetcaught up with the industry's growing practice of shutting down mostplants for two weeks in July.

Nevertheless, several analysts said the report signaled that themanufacturing sector is likely to remain soft for some time to come.Production and employment in that part of the economy weakenedearly this year when customers found unsold goods piling up and cutback orders for future deliveries.

This inventory correction, as economists call it, was the major rea-son that economic growth slumped in the second quarter to only a 0.5percent annual rate from 2.7 percent in the first quarter and 4.1 per-cent in the final three months of last year.

With last month's decline, the level of new orders for goods thatare expected to last three years of more - the definition of «durable"- was down to $ I56.4 billion, 5 percent below the peak of $164.5billion in January.

WEATHERNear Perfect

By Gerard RoeSTAFF METEOROLOGIST

With the passage of a cold front yesterday, we are left with drynorthwesterly winds din inishing in strength in contrast to yesterday'sblusteriness. Over the weekend, as a region of high pressure fills inbehind a departing low, winds wiJI turn round to southerly raisingmaximum temperatures above 80°F (27°C), accompanied by mostlyclear skies and reasonably low humidity. .

Out in the Atlantic, Jerry has moved into the gulf of Mexico andmay strengthen a little. Iris is beginnjng to show some signs of weak-ening but it is in its early days yet, and Humberto is still roaring inmid-Atlantic with wind gusts topping 125 mph.

Today: Clear skies, with winds brisk in morning settling downlater. High 75°F (24°C).

Tonight: Winds moving round to the west. Clear and light winds.Low 61°F (l6°C).

By John Balzar and diplomats argued ThursdayLOS ANGELES TIMES over not the repatriation but its

GOMA, ZAIRE terms.At dawn, families by the hun- The U.N. held out for principle.

dreds rolled up their bed mats, Refugees should not be expelled atfolded their plastic tents, scraped gunpoint. Zaire - a vast, lawlessthe last of the morning corn-meal country with well-deserved self-from their pots and moved to the consciousness about its internationalroad. Word spread among ever image, relented and withdrew itsgrowing numbers of Rwandan troops, agreeing to discuss the mat-refugees: It was time to go home, ter.finally. By the day's end, an agreement

Then, on the roadside, they sat. seemed to be in the offing. ZaireAll Thursday long. It was a brilliant would hold its soldiers back, theday with sunshine and soft African U.N. would take over. Instead ofbreezes. But none of the refugees forced expulsion, the refugeesmoved farther. would be allowed to go home vol-

To their surprise - and most untarily.everyone else's - no soldiers came Still, on Thursday, the refugeesto march them onto the trucks. sat along the road, bewildered.There were no trucks. No United Some relief workers threw upNations officials were there to invite their hands. A golden moment hadthem onto buses. There were no arrived. The powerful group-thinkbU8es. that governs so much of refugee life

Once again, Rwanda's refugees appeared to be shifting.found themselves pawns in the tor- Last week, the same as for thetured politics of central Africa. last year, the vast mass of refugeesThe issue was not whether they held a single unifying belief. Theyshoufd go home. The U.N. has could not go home. They arebeen trying to coax them back to Hutus. Among them are powerful,Rwanda for months. The world ruthless extremists guilty of thecommunity has said it can no 1994 mass murders of rival Tutsi.longer pay 700 million a year to The murderers could not go homefeed and care for them. The gov- because Tutsi now control Rwan-ernment of Rwanda has been urg- da and demand justice. And theing them home. And Zaire, weary extremists decreed that no one elseof accommodating more than I could go, either. The refugeesmillion refugees for 14 months were their shield and their claim tonow, mobilized its army this week legitimacy a a government into begin forcing some 15,000 of exile.them across the border. But Zairian soldiers, with a fear-

As a result of Zaire's get-tough some reputation, moved into theaction, it seemed there was a break- camps this week to begin expul-through in the long and dangerous ions. This scared off the extremists.refugee deadlock in this region. But Suddenly, the innocent felt free tothe momentum was interrupted as -- reconsider their future. A few hun-the U. ., the government of Zaire dred volunteered on Wednesday to

be "forced" home. Three times tha_number began to move to the road

. on Thursday."People who are poor and inno-

cent want to go home. The U.N. has "3to act swiftly, to act now, to getthem moving and keep the momen-tum," complained Samantha Boltonof Doctors Without Borders, thenon-governmental internationalrelief group.

She and other relief officialsworried that the deadlock over therefugees could resume just as soonas Hutu extremists felt safe inreturning to the camps.

Indeed, by Thursday afternoon,with the retreat of the Zairian army,young Hutu men with brawny anns -:and hard eyes could be seen againroaming the refugee camps ofGoma. They surrounded - andsurely intimidated - any refugeeswho dared speak to journalists. Byall appearances, these were the veryext~emists who have long frustratedreconciliation among the Rwan-dans.

For their part, U.N. officialsinsisted that Zaire's brief, gun-pointexpulsions "broke the back" of theextremists who controlled thecamps. Now, the U.N. reasoned, therefugees can return home in orderlyfashion.

"We now understand there is aconsiderable desire among therefugees to go back. We'vereceived communications fromthem to this effect," said ChrisBowers, spokesman for the U. N.High Commissioner for Refugees."I don't think the refugees aregoing to change their minds ... , Wedon't believe the moment wilJ belost."

U.N. Secretary-General ProposesMajor Withdrawal from Croatia

Ethnic Discontent inRussiaGrowing after Communist Era

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Agriculture-Dept~ r8$Ses NewDefinitioDs"of 'Fresh' Poultry

~ugust 25, 1995

By Carol J. WilliamsWS ANGELES TIMES

KAZAN, RUSSIA

On a tiny island at the conflu-ence of the swollen Volga andKama rivers stands a white pavilion

:\built a century ago in tribute to Ivanthe Terrible's 15?2 conquest ofindependent Tataria.

"When I was little, I used todream of blowing up that monu-ment, which seemed to me to glori-fy the Russian penchant to repressus," recalls Tatar nationalist leaderMarat A. Mulyukov.

"But now I think it shouldremain there," he says with defi-ance, "as a reminder of the futilityof efforts to deprive Tatars of theirfreedom."

Mulyukov's words resound withl a bluster and rhetoric common in

post-Communist Russia's ethniccaldron, where more th'an 100nationalities make up a populationof 148 million - a human patch-work that spreads across 11 timezones and twice the territory of theUnited States.

By Carole Sugarman .THE WASHINGTON POST

, WASHINGTON

Chicken and turkey processorswill no longer be able 'to label as"fresh" poultry that has been chilledto freezing temperatures so it can beshipped long distances, according to

~ a rule announced Thursday by theAgriculture Department,

In ,seeking to. imprqNe accuracy;~,jI).,abeljng, lho~eyc;;r, tfle :dWiU1Went

mfght not clear up the confusion forconsumers. Unaer the new rule,USDA establishes three categor: ~sfor labeling poultry prpducts.

Frozen birds (chi'J1ed betweenzero and 26 degrees Fahrenheit)previously labeled "fresh" will nowbe labeled "hard chilled." The"fresh" label will apply only to birdsthat have never been chilled below26 degrees. "Frozen" or "previouslyfrozen" will apply to poultry chilledbelow zero degrees Fahrenheit.

The regulation, published in Fri-day's Federal Register, takes effectin one year. USDA estimated .itcould affect 1.4 billion pounds ofthe 8.9 billion pounds of-chickenAmericans purchase .each year atsupermarkets.

USDA said there would be popublic health risks in shipping poul-

By Stanley MeislerLOS ANGELES TIMES

WASHINGtON

U.N. secretary-ge'nefal' BoutrosBoutros-Ghali Thursday proposedthe withdrawal of most mternationalpeacekeepers from Croatia now thatvictorious Croatian troops 'havefrightened hordes of Setbs into flee-ing disputed territory once patrolledby the United Nations.

In a report to the Security Coun-cil, he recommended keeping justtwo battalions of U.N. troops in thetense area of Eastern Slavonia, theonly major Serb-inhabited area stillleft in Croatia. But" he warned itmight be difficult to keep even thesetroops long in the face of "high lev-els of tension, lack of cooperationby both sides and a volatile militarysituation."

Under Boutros-Ghali's ,p~opos-als, which had been anticipated, theU.N. Croatia force of 14,000 troopswould dwindle to 2,500 by mid-November.

In other Balkans developments:-At a Washington news conf.e.r.-

Nationalist strivings for self-rule,economic incentives for locallymanaged development and ecolo-gists' demands for a freer hand toclean up the former Soviet Union'spoisoned environment are pilingpressures on the evolving post-Communist leadership and increas-ingly calling into question whetherthe center will hold. A fracturingRussia would only contribute to the

,instability afflicting Eurasia andleave a weakened and resentfulrump of predominantly Russian ter-ritory ruled by Moscow.

Mulyukov's insistence that theRepublic of Tatarstan is again freeof Russia, by virtue of its 4-year-oldproclamation of independence, isone of many autonomy claims byRussia's minorities. And althoughthe loudest boasts of separatismusually come from the nationalistfringes, they are often validated byofficial expressions of support.

Tl)e only flags flying from gov-ernment buildings in, this Tatar capi-tal a~e the red-and-green colors ofancient Tataria. License plates on

try at.w:armer temperatures, but.might be' more desirable for proces-sors sending products more than

_ 8QO miles to continue to chill themto below .76 degrees .Fahrenheit.Pure water freezes at 32 ,degreesFahrenheit, but salts and minerals inpoul,try prevent, it from freezinguntil it reaches 26, degrees.

. The National Broiler Council,the A1ikansa~ Poultry Federation and

'Jl tA~. D.~II))..}r.vJl'p'oqltr.y,Jnd.ustry Iloc.described'Tbur~ay's'annouh.cementas arbitrary .. "We believe. that thisrule is unnecessary and misle~ding,"said Skip HoJland, spokesman forthe Arkansas producers,. -Giantprocessors, such as-' Arkansas'sTyson Foods~ transport poultry longdjstances, often freezing birds atlow' tem~r~tures during shipping' toextend shelf l1fe. Birds shipped atabove 26 degrees last about twoweeks less than those kept in thelow 20s, according to the USDA.

Regional processors that don'thave as far to go ship at higher tem-peratures. They complained theywere at ,a competitive disadvantagebecause their, poultry has a shortershelf ).ife and,jarge poultry firmscould undersell them (sometimes upto 50 cents a pound less; accordingto one study) while call"ing their

ence, Bosnian Foreign MinisterMuhamed Sacirbey described thenew American peace initiative -which would divide Bosnia in half- as similar to aborted peace initia-tives of the past. He insisted the lat-est approach,. delayed for a wee~ b,ythe death of three American diplo-mats in a road accident near Sarajevolast Saturday, would not work unlessthe Clinton administration threatensBosnian Serbs with realistic punish-ment if they refuse to accept it.

-The United Nations continuedto withdraw its small contingentfrom the "safe area" of Gorazde inBosnia-Herzegovina amid argumentsover whether its departure will makethe besieged Muslims there saferthan before. Once the troops leave,the Muslims will be under the pro-tection of NATO air power.

At the United Nations Boutros-Ghali said the withdrawal fromCroatia had already begun. Uoderan earlier Security Council resolu-tion, he had the authority to reducethe force there to 8,750. The addedr.~d~c.!i~~s~~.iIIl}~~~_ t~ b~ approv~d

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cars, trucks and buses do not con-form to ones elsewhere in Russia.Tatarstan trade offices in Turkey,Australia and other countries arereferred to as "embassies." And inJuly, the local government 'decidedto withhold federal tax payments of$1 billion to compensate Tatarstanindustries for debts owed byMoscow.

Outnumbered in Tatarstan,Chechnya and the roiling Caucasusregions, Russians are battlingagainst the drift of power from thecenter to local leadership that theyfear could repress them.

Even some in the local majoritycommunity who have remainedaloof from the nationalist drumbeat-ing are worried by the trend towardweakening of the federal center.

"Independence is a politicalmyth. We are too interconnected,"says Rashit R. Akhmetov, head ofTatarstan's pro-reform DemocraticParty of Russia. "I'm not worriedabout a breakup of Russia; becauseno single entity could survive on itsown."

products "fresh." The controversycame to a head in 1993 when Cali-fornia enacted its own law defining"fresh" poultry.

The National Broiler Council,The Arkansas Poultry Federation andthe American Meat Institute prompt-ly sued the state of California, andwon. The judge ruled USDA labelingrules preempted the California law.But because of the issues raised, the

'._flepartment was asked toJook at the'- term ~.'fresh:?.i~ublic hearings'setting ," Western against Southeastern mem-

bers of.Congress produced uncon-ventiomil sideshows, including Cali-fornia chef Wolfgang Puck bowlingwith an eight-pound frozen fowl onthe balcony of the Rayburn HouseOffice Building.

In January the USDA proposedpoultry chilled between zero and 26degrces be called "previouslyfrozen." Glickman said the proposalgenerated 26,000 comments fromthe public and industry - "as manyas we've had on any rule in modemhistory."

Processors said a product never"frozen" (chilled below zerodegrees) should not be called "pre-viously frozen." USDA's middle

,category, "hard chilled," wasdesigned to overcome that problem.

by the council.Boutros-Ghali said Eastern

Slavonia, which borders Serbia, isthe only area left in Croatia wherethe United Nations still could patrola confrontation line betwecn Croatforces and the Croatian Serbs. In theother Croat Serb areas, reconqueredby the Croatian army in its offensiveof early August, there are barely5,500 Serbs left, the secretary-gen-eral said. He estimated that therenow are 165,000 Croat Serbrefugees in Serbia and Bosnia.

Aside from duties in EasternSiavonia, Boutros-Ghali said peace-keepers could continue to playauseful role in Croatia as militaryobservers, investigating brcaches ofcease-fire agrcements.

He added that peacekeepers alsocould monitor any human rightsviolations by Croatian police inthose Croat-controlled areas wheresmall, minorities of Serbs remain. Inthis regar.Q, he said there werenumerous reports of burning andlooting of Serb h~mes in the Croat-ian army offensive.

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Middle Eastern CountriesReady to Weaken Iraq

THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHINGTON

The governments of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait pri-vately have assured the United States they are eager to exploit newcracks in the authority of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but theysaid imposing concrete measures such as new trade embargoes willtake time, according to senior U.S. officials.

The Arab governments told a high-level U.S. delegation that visit-ed the capitals of their countries last week they agree with Washing-ton that Saddam's continued control of Iraq is a threat to their securi-ty and an impediment to the region's stability, the officials said.

The officials said the governments had asked Washington not toprovide details about the steps they are considering. But they said thetrip had proved that King Hussein was determined to maintain hisanti-Saddam stance and noted that the Saudi Arabian foreign ministeris expected to visit Jordan soon for further direct talks.

According to U.S. government estimates, about 80 percent of theworld's imports and exports to Iraq now go through Jordan, makingits cooperation essential in the U.S. drive to step up pressure on Sad-dam. Trade with Iraq technically has been embargoed by the UnitedNations since Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, but the Iraqi-Jordanianborder is notoriously "porous," as one official put it.

Palestinian PoliceAccused of Rights Violations

LOS ANGELES TIMES

JERUSAl.EM

Even before Palestinian leader Vasser Arafat has reached agree-ment with Israel on extending his authority throughout the WestBank, his security forces are terrorizing West Bank residents, Israeliand Palestinian human rights groups assert.

Btselem, an Israeli human rights organization that in the past hasharshly criticized Israel's human rights record in the West Bank,issued a report Thursday accusing the Preventive Security Service, abranch of the Palestinian Authority's police force, of "gross viola-tions of human rights" in the West Bank including illegal detentionsand torture.

Bassam Eid, a field worker who took the testimony of 15 Pales-tinians who alleged that they were harassed, arrested and sometimestortured by Preventive Security, said that the security force is usingtactics similar to those used by Shin Bet, the Israeli force responsiblefor West Bank security. .

In many instances, "Palestinian interrogators were in the past thevictims of the Israelis," Eid said. "They learned these methods (ofinterrogation), and this is what they are now applying to their nation,"

Preventive Security officers rejected the report's findings. "It isimpossible for a freedom fighter, a Palestinian who has been in thestruggle for freedom, to play the role of an occupation soldier," saidRashid Abu,Shubak, a senior ffieet ~f Prev~t\ti\1e Security in Gaza.

, ~'W'e'ate'here to' protect ofir pedple.'We are nothing'like'the Israelis."

Wu Expulsion Clears Way for Mrs.Clinton's Beijing Trip

THE BALTIMORE SUN

WASHINGTON

China's expulsion Thursday of Harry Wu, the Chinese-Americanhuman rights activist, all but clears the way for first lady Hillary Rod-ham Clinton to attend a showpiece United Nations conference onwomen in Beijing next week.

"The president welcomes the Chinese government's decision andis pleased that Mr. Wu will be reunited with his family and friends,"Mike McCurry, the White House spokesman, said in a statemcnt.

Administration officials said publicly that the issue of Mrs. Clin-ton's attendance was still being weighed. "This was one major factorin the decision process, but it wasn't the only one," said a WhiteHouse official, who asked not to be identified.

Should Mrs, Clinton attend the conference, it would be a majorboost for the Chinese, who want the prestige of having the first ladyamong up to 40,000 foreign women expected in Beijing.

If Mrs. Clinton boycotted the meeting despite Wu's release itwould be an affront to Beijing, which appeared to bow to U.S. pres-sure in releasing Wu just after he was sentenced to 15 years in prisonfor spying.

Women's Political Caucus ReportPlays Down Gender Gap

THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHINGTON

The National Women's Political Caucus Thursday provoked aminor furor in the political community by issuing a report seeking toplay down the intensity and scope of the gender gap, warning that"talk of a 'chasm' or 'war between the sexes' implies that all womenvote one way and all men the opposite."

Reversing traditional emphasis by liberal women's groups on thegender gap, Jody Newman, executive director of the caucus, arguedthat the "gender gap is in danger of being blown out of proportion."She prcsented data showing that the partisan "gap" between men andwomen is smaller than the Republican-Democratic divide bctweenmarried and unmarried, rural and urban, Protestant and Jew, rich andpoor, and black and white.

The caucus study showed that while the Democratic-Republicangap between men and women in 1994 was 11.1 percentage points, itwas 12.5 points between married and unmarried voters, 28.9 pointsbetween urban and rural voters, 37.6 points between Jew and Protes-tants, 19.4 points between poor and affluent, and 49.7 percentbetween white and black voters.

Mark Gersh, Washington director of the National Committee foran Effective Congress, a Democratic organization, argued that mostof the findings about race and income are not new, but the gendersplit has become "a huge cleavage in the electorate," especiallywhen the focus is on gender differences between white men andwomen.

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OPINIONAugust 25, 19Jip

Attention Freshmen: Don't Grow a BeardChairman

Scott C. Deskin '96

Editor in ChiefDaniel C. Stevenson '97

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Column by Anders HoveOPINION EDITOR

Welcome, freshmen. When I wa in yourshoes, I had an older sister to tell me all aboutMIT. But it had been a few years since she'dbeen here, and, let' face it, she'd forgottensome things every frosh should know. I con-fess: The most important advice I got as afreshman I got from The Tech. The advicewas this: "Don't grow a beard - you'll looklike an idiot."

During your stay at MIT, you will meet liv-ing proof of this simple dictum. Modem sciencehas nearly established that facial hair looks badon everyone (my department's faculty exclud-ed, of course). More importantly, however,half-grown undergrad beards bring with themthe following dubious advantages: (I) TheCommittee on Discipline may confine beardedundergraduates to the SIPB office for the dura-tion of the semester. (2) Bearded undergradu-ates may be forced to play "Magic, the Gather-ing" in the Fishbowl cluster. (3) The housingselection algorithm will be reversed for beardedundergrads, automatically assigning them toBexley Hall. (4) Bearded undergraduates willnever be able to get rid of the smell of Aramarkfood that always clings to their facial hairs.And, of course, (5) bearded undergrads wlH notbe allowed to join sororities.

So if you get nothing else out of this col-umn, freshmen, remember this: Don't grow abeard - you'll look like an idiot.

Beards aside, there are some tidbits ofknowledge that every frosh should have.Those who read the following list closelymight even come across the places where I

forgot to omit top secret, "seasoned upper-c1asspeople only" factoids.

• Don't eat at Lobdell, Networks, etc. Ara-mark has done their market research, and hasdecided to gear their product primarily for theStudent Center rodent population. All youneed to know about eating at MIT you canlearn at Star Market. For the slacker crowd,check out those food trucks.

• Having a customized Athena accountdoes not make you "cool."

• MIT has two humor publications:VooDoo and The Thistle.

• You don't have to get a UROP to have anincome. But it helps.

• Nobody cares about your SAT score,high school GPA, or, for that matter, anythingabout your high school.

• Not everyone who smiles is coming on toyou. It's not that hard to avoid making a foolof yourself.

• Your freshman adviser will take you outto dinner. Get a good one because this couldbe your only chance to befriend a facultymember. On the other hand, don't expect himor her to know anything about advising under-graduates.

• Skip at least one class during your firstweek. Get a copy of the problem set from afriend. Feel good about it. You're on pass/norecord: 'A' = 'B' = 'C.'

• Write a letter to someone using a pen andink.. Start with your parents, move down toyour high school friends, then your highschool enemies. Wait at least four monthsbefore "flaming" someone over e-mail. Avoide-mail lists. Remember that sarcasm, humor,

and tone of voice are almost always misinter-preted over e-mail.

• Course VI or EECS stands for theDepartment of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science. Not everyone at MITmajors in this. In fact, those who don't stand abetter chance of escaping nerdliness. Further-more, many of those who major in the human(-ities, arts, or social sciences end up leadingrewarding, prosperous lives. But if you dochoose Course VI, don't worry: You canchange majors later.

• Rollerblading is not allowed in MITbuildings.

• Rush is a big deal because MIT won'tbuild enough dormitories to house all studentsit admits every year. But that doesn't meanfreshmen have to choose between an ILG anda quint.

• Showering every day can be morerewarding than logging in every day. Try it.

• People who wear capes or carry con-cealed disk guns may be hazardous to yourhealth. Wait till you're a sophomore beforedeciding to "hang" with them.

• If you're bored and really have nothingelse to do, go to the library. It is located inBuilding 14. Only nerds play "Netrek."

• Don't take rush seriously. You canalways move later.

• "Mandatory for al1 freshmen" can betaken loosely.

• Be yourselfl Chi1l out. Slack off. Find acouch, kick back, and take a nice long nap.Good things will come to you.

Opinion Editor Anders Jtove can bereached in the library.

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Photos by Carol Cheung,Amy Hsu, and Eva Moy.

Yesterday aftemoon onBriggs Field the Class of1999 participated in ProjectMove Off Your Assumptions,led by volunteerupperclassmen.

(Top) Following theconvocation in KresgeAuditorium, freshmen foundtheir group leaders bymatching cards thevolunteers held up aroundKresge Oval to assignmentsthey received duringregistration on Wednesday.

(Center) One of the manyMaYA activities requiredthat groups of freshmen finda way to retrieve a waterfilled can from the center ofa circle they were notallowed to walk into.Although many groupssucceeded in removing thecan, methods varied widely,including this group whichmanaged to fully .suspendone of their lightermembers.

(Bottom) Another groupactivity required thatfreshmen, while blindfolded,group themselves withothers who had been

assigned to the sameanimal, while only allowedto communicate using thesound of their assignedanimal.

(Bottom Left) Although mostof the activities yesterdaywere planned well inadvance, some groupsfinished early and continuedto play together.

(Top Left) Anotherblindfolded game requiredthat freshmen line up inorder of height, withoutlooking at each other ortalking.

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THE ARTSAugust25,199. '

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ice effects do 'I save Waterwoddfrom being a flop.

SCREEN

WATERWORLDDirected by Kevin Reynolds.Written by Peter Rader and David Twohy.Starring Kevin Costner. Dennis Hopper.Jeanne Tripplehorn. and Tina Majorino.Sony Cheri.

By Scott DeskinCHAIRMAN

F1rfilms with overblown budgets moreimpressive than their special effects,Waterworld is an unqualified success.The film's budget (which swelled to the'

neighborhood of $200 million) got more pre sthan the causes of the inflation: cast memberslanguishing in substandard housing while starKevin Costner leased a private beach housefor $1,200 a night; the ruined friendshipbetween Costner and director K~vin Reynolds(Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves); and, ofcourse, the unforgiving attitude of MotherNature toward the production.

If one looks past all the hype and egos sur-

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rounding the project, Waterworld isn't so bad.Essentially an alternate version (i.e., ripoff) ofthe post-apocalyptic world in George Miller'sepic The Road Warrior, Waterworld generatesa fair amount of rough-and-tumble excitementwhen its gets going.

In the future, a narrator ominously tells theaudience, the polar ice caps have melted, sub-merging the continents a we know them. Acharacter known only as the Mariner (Cost-ner) has adapted to this new world, sailingaround on a sunbaked, gizmo-enhanced tri-maran and generally keeping to himself. He'salso no boy scout: In an early sequence heleaves a sailor defenseless to a band ofmarauding "Smokers" on jet skis, while hemakes his escape. Robin Hood, eat your heartout.

When the Mariner arrives at an atoll trad-ing post, he makes some deals by exchanginghis dirt for goods. (In Waterworld, dirt - asymbol of the elusive "Dryland" - is as valu-able as gold.) But when the locals learn that

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this stranger isn't human, but rather a mutantwith gills and webbed feet, the xenophobesdecide to execute him on site for the good ofmankind. Their plans are derailed, however,when the Smokers - led by a bald, wise-cracking psycho named The Deacon (playedby Dennis Hopper, of course) - attack thecity-at-sea.

The key of the whole story, and the rea-son for the Smokers' siege, is a tattoo, in theshape of a map leading to Dryland, on theback of a little girl (Tina Majorino). Her sur-rogate mother (Jeanne Tripplehorn) saves theMariner from being dragged down with theatoll, in exchange for a one-way ticket toDryland (he has dirt, so he's been there,right?). The rest of the film is devoted to theMariner's misanthropic tendencies beingsubdued by his two annoying female com-panions and the Smokers giving chase to thetrio.

To be fair, Waterworld gets most of theeffects across nicely: The trimaran sure looks

neat, and the semi-comic actions of the Smok-ers on jet skis flying off ramps during theattack on the atoll had me rolling in the aisles.But every aspect of this production was han-dled much better (and for a lot less money) inThe Road Warrior. Hopper appropriately goesover the top as the main villain, but Tripple-horn's character is unnecessary and Majorinois cloyingly cute to the point of nausea. Cost-ner, as the strong, silent hero, is merely ade-quate.

In short, Waterworld (already a month ingeneral release) looks like a well-made butexpensive flop. Although the special effectslook nice on the big screen, the film probablydoesn't lose much of it's campy grandeur onvideo. Case in point: The film's grandiosemusical score gives way to Henry Mancini's"Peter Gunn" theme during a visual tour ofthe Smokers' industrial facility. A little morehumor like that could have made this filmsomething more than the standard action-movie retread it is.

- BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF -

Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon star In Apollo 13.

****: Excellent***: Good**: Average*: Poor

*** Apollo 13Tom Hanks takes his Oscar-winning ways

to the moon in Apollo /3. The film offersastronaut Jim LoveJrs account of the nearlydisastrous real-life mission to the moon in thespring of 1970; when things go wrong onboard Apollo 13, it's up to Hanks - I mean,Lovell - to hold the crew together so they allget home safely. The cast for Apollo /3 workswell together, having met up on several frontsin the past. Hanks gives another solid perfor-mance in this film, but Ed Harris, as the mainsupervisor at Mission Control, has the best,most understated role. One of the movie'sproblems is that the script is too formulaic andcasts the performances too much to the carica-tures that they are: dependable family manLovell; slightly insecure family man Haise;and young, swinging bachelor Swigert. Themain problem, though, is the film's pacing,which feels too calculated and methodical. Ifyou're looking for grandeur, try The RightStuff. But if you can't see that film on a bigscreen, Apollo /3 may offer some instant, if

only partial, gratification.-Scott Deskin. Sony Cheri.

** First KnightThis latest in Hollywood escapism infuses

the King Arthur myth with modem themes,but unfortunately forgets about the magic.Richard Gere plays a cocky Lancelot, whowhile wandering the countryside one day res-cues Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond) fromkidnappers, and falls in love. Unfortunatelyfor him, she's already betrothed to Sean Con-nery's King Arthur, and parries Lancelot'slustful advances. First Knight has a lot goingfor it - Ormond's subtle performance isnever forced; Gere's Lancelot is cocky butreasonably convincing. But Connery is wastedas Arthur: Though he looks and sounds thepart, the film makes Arthur a virtual nonenti-ty. Arthur is set up from the start as nothingmore than a lame duck amidst his young mili-tia; the passion between Arthur and Guinevereis never developed. Also, the battle scenes area letdown after the masterful ones in Brave-heart. It's unlikely First Night will be remem-bered as a definitive rewrite of the myth ofCamelot, much less an original one. WhenArthur dies at the end of the film, all youreleft with is the romance between Mancelot

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and Guinevere, but that's not enough to leaveyou satisfied.

-SO. Sony Cheri.

*** Pocahontas.Pocahontas overflows with many trade-

marks of a Disney animated film: a bosomyheroine with great marketing potential, a villainwho takes his character flaws to an unhealthyextreme, catchy songs, and animal charactersthat have more personality than most of thehumans. There are, however, other importantqualities that audiences have come to expectfrom Disney'flicks, such as dazzling animation,an entertaining story, and humorous lines ofdialogue. But Pocahontas falls short of its pre-decessors on these points. The writers do notadequately develop the romantic relationshipbetween Pocahontas and John Smith, and thetrademark-Disney exciting, climactic fightscene in which good conquers evil is tedious,predicatable, and disappointing. But overall,Pocahontas is in itself an entertaining movie,replete with many funny and poignantmoments. More importantly, it contains atimely message that speaks out against discrim-ination and emphasizes the importance ofrespect for all people and the environment. At

less than ninety minutes in length, Pocahontasis successful in delivering to its audiences abrief diversion of animated fun.

-Audrey Wu. Sony Copley Place.

* * 1/2 Mighty Morphin PowerRangers: The Movie

Not as bad as one might think, parts ofMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movieare actually decent. The main problem with thefilm is that it's about the Power Rangers. TheRangers are merely faceless teens, distinguishedonly by color, who like to kick evil's butt.While this may be enough for some, distin- ,"guished audiences seeking character develop-ment on the scale of the Transformers will bedisappointed. There are, however, good parts tothe film, such as Bulk and Skull, who providecomic relief, and a very humorous villain inIvan Ooze. Filmmakers even change major fea-tures of the film, such as new zords for theRangers. Such changes, however, compare nei-ther in magnitude nor in quality to those inTransformers: The Movie. These qualities,however, do not nullify the vile nature of theRangers themselves. Tommy, the new leader ofthe Power Rangers, is definitely no OptimusPrime. In fact, he's not even a Rodimus Prime.

-Robert Wagner. Sony Copley Place.

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behind him in the lineup, and onehas a lineup that borders on therespectable, though usually residesin the category of "more meagerthan Neal O'Donell's throwingarm." Though the Pirates offensehas sputtered, the pitching staff hasbeen a pleasant surprise, thanks tothe guidance of pitching guru RayMiller. Miller's philosophy is sim-ple: Work quickly, change speeds,and throw strikes - Babe Ruth is'dead, and now, so is Mickey Man-tle. Veteran hurler Denny Neaglehas had a spectacular year, one wor-thy of Cy Young consideration ifthe pitching deity of the late twenti-eth century, Greg Maddux, were notin the league. Also, young startersEsteban Loiaza and John Erickshave been impressive, as Miller'sinfluence has surely rubbed off.

Outlook: Though the mid-nineties were dreaded as a tunnel atthe end of the light for the Bucos,the emergence of effective, youngstarting pitching has given Piratefans (both of them) reason to havehope. Unfortunately, the absence ofa revenue sharing agreement meansthat upon developing this talent, thePirates will have to unload it to abig market team, a gross iniquity inwhat was formally known as"America's game." Mr. Commis-sioner, are you listening?

Dugout Chatter: "Who the ****are these guys" - all ten spectatorswho have walked into Three RiversStadium this season, and the famousconstruction workers in the greatfilm Major League.

TriviaIn the Pirates' glory days, when

Jay Bell set a National Leaguerecord for sacrifice bunts in a sea-son, how many did he have? Send

.your an wers to bel\@mit.edu.

no matterhow wetyou are,orwhathealthinsuranceyou h v ,mostmit medicalservicesare

Pittsburgh PiratesThough the parsimonious owner-

ship in the Steel City has givencrafty manager Jim Leyland less tal-ent than many AAA clubs, Leylandhas taken his lemons and made aboring, flavorless glass of lemonade.The few sweet spots in the Pirates'beverage this season, to take theanalogy entirely too far, have beenveterans Jeff King, Jacob Brumfield,and Carlos Garcia, all of whomhave emerged as top-flight majorleague hitters. Add to this mix thesteady play of shortstop Jay Bell,whose great numbers of the earlynineties have fallen victim to thedisappearance of Andy Van Slyke,Bobby EoniIJa,. and .Barry Bonds I

t, in the NL Centralwith third-generation major leaguerDavid Bell whom the Cardsreceived from the Indians for KenHill, but it may be awhile before hei ready to shoulder the legacy ofgrandfather Gus and father Buddy.St. Louis's only decent infield pro-duction has been at first base wherejourneyman Darnell Coles and rook-.ie John Mabry have been steady butunspectacular.

Outlook: The Cardinals' pitchingstaff will have to make a 540 degre~turn before the franchise can con-tend. Starters Mark Petkovsek andcloser Tom Henke are the only reli-able arms on a staff that may other-wise require a complete overhaulover the winter. If the Card are toregain their championship form ofthe late 80s, southpaws Tom Urbaniand Donovan Osborne may have totravel to Laos and discover theirinner John Tudors. For the timebeing, break out the Rams' pennants.

Dugout Chatter: "Who put theBudweiser in the Gatorade cooler?Aw Jeez: that explains it." - teamowner August Busch.

and laying claim to the lone Nation-al League wildcard spot.

Dugout Chatter: "Who is thatbizarre old man falling out of theannouncer' booth?" - Todd Zeile.

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aint Louis CardinalsWhat do Paul Simon and Art

Garfunkel, Batman and Robin, KarlMarx and Frederick Engels, Cherand Sonny Bono, and the S1. LouiCardinal outfield and infield havein common? The former is far moretalented than the latter. The Cardi-nals outfield of Ray Lankford,Bernard Gilkey, and Brian Jordan isthe best in the National Leaguewhen healthy, with a remarkableblend of power, speed, and fieldingability. Both Jordan and Lankford,enjoying relative health this season,have exhibited 30-homer- 30-stealpotential and with a quality lead offman around could both attain thecentury mark in RBis. Gilke~ whohas battled off countless injuries thisseason, may be forced to sacrificesome of his power and assume thelead off spot next year. While it canbe. argued that Colorado's trio ofBichette, Walker, and Burks hasbigger stats, we in Mudville feelthat if the Cardinals were to play inDenver, the results would be stag-gering. However, as good as theCardinal outfield is, the infield hasbeen shakier than an epileptic in an

Chicago Cubs earthquake. Missouri native ScottWhile the Cubs seem to have hit Cooper has been a disappointment

the proverbial fan (our apologies to at third base, although the departureChili Davis and Vernon Maxwell) of over-paid Mark Whiten may havefor the time being, several promising been a blessing. At shortstop, Trippsigns have emerged from the 1995 Cromer has yet to prove he can lift aWrigleyites; 1) Hany Carey hasn't bat, much less swing it, and theyet fallen out of the announcers' revolving "puerta" the Cardinalsbooth during his seventh inning have enlisted at second base hasstretch rendition of "Take me out to included light hitters Jose Oquendo,the ball game.", 2) First baseman ~amon Caraballo, and Geronimo

. Mark G.J1lceis.h~\!ing.h's .Q~s~~~so!1, penji. The future at.,second base tieeven 3)'Brian McRae, Luis,Gonza- rjr-----------------------'---------------------- ...lez, Sammy Sosa form a solid majorleague. outfield. 3) Steve Stone,Carey's esteemed broadcasting part-ner, hasn't yet thrown him out of thebooth. 4) Jim Bullinger has emergedas a legitimate staff ace, and JaimeNavarro and Frank Castillo aren't farbehind. 5) Shortstop Shawon Dun-ston hasn't yet sung his rendition ofthe classic "Take me out of the ballgame." 6) Anthony Young maysomeday soon be worth more thanhis baseball card.

Outlook: The Cubs have an out-side chance at catching the Astrosand laying claim to the lone Nation-al League wildcard ~pot. Lookingtowards next year and beyond, theCubs figure to have an outsidechance at catching some other team

GetThe ClassYou've. Always Wanted.

Mudville Finds Who's Hot, Who's'Column by David Bert' Drayton McLane failed to acquire aand Jeremy Cohen quality starting pitcher in the mid-SPORTS COLUMNISTS season trading rally. The addition

We continue our tour of .the of closer Mike Henneman fromNational League with an in-depth Detroit boosts an already terrificlook at the Central Division. relief core, but one has to wonder

whether the Astros gave up on 1992number one pick Phil Nevin tooe~rly considering the solid contribu-tions of Todd Jones, Doug Brocail,and the under-publicized DaveVeres, who will finish the seasonwith over Qne hundred innings andan ERA under two. The Astros dohave the fastest outfield in baseball,with speedsters Brian L. Hunter andJames Mouton complementing theenormously talented Derek Bell,and can put ducks on the pond aswell as anybody in the game.

Outlook: Until Bagwell returnsfrom a broken hand (and likely rein-

.jures it the subsequent game), Bell,All-Star second baseman Craig Big-gio, and catcher Tony Eusebio willbe asked to carry the league's mostpotent offense. If they aren't up tothe task, and we'll bet our salariesthey won't be, Houston will seeboth the Dodgers and the Rockies'disappear from the rear-view mirrorof the Astrodome.

Dugout Chatter: "We have aboutas much charisma as a four-day-oldglass of prune juice." - the entireAstros franchise.

uston AstrosWith about as much team charis-

ma as a four-day-old glass of prune'uice, the Astros will likely be the

'; first team to choke at the chance ofgaining a wildcard playoff birth inmajor league history. The offensehas sputtered recently without firstbaseman Jeff Bagwell; and owner

ncinatti RedsIf you had told Reds Manager

Davey Johnson before the season- that the cap-

The Vunvjrom 1J tain of his

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title would be major league flunkiePete Schourek, he would ,havelaughed at you in a foreign tongueand kicked you in the groin. Well,feel free to kick 'him right 'back,because the spearhead to Cincinat-ti's rise to the division title has beenhe troubled lefty whom GM Jim

Bowden claimed off waivers fromthe Mets out of sheer pity.Schourek and fellow quirky leftyJohn Smiley have combined for a24-8 record thus far, more thanamply filling in for the missing bonechips in Reds' ace Jose Rjjo'selbow. Also prominent in the River-ront resident's ascension into a

,",- nant contender has been the out-standing production out of three ofthe game's most well-roundedsuperstars, shortstop Barry "I lookothing like Gene" Larkin and out-

fielders Reggie Sanders and RonGant. Larkin, who could field a badhop grounder while comatose, has atlong last avoided serious injury thisyear and staked his claim to theMost Valuable Player title.

Outlook: With an immaculateblend of strength and speed along-side baseball's most efficientI llpen, Cincinatti figures to give

e Braves a run for thyir collectivepayroll in the National League final.Nonetheless, .the wisdom emanating

, reely fr~m our brains is th(lt the'July additions of David Wells, DaveBurba and Mark Portugal will notbe sufficient to overcome Atlanta'ssuperior pitching staff and post sea-son experience., Dugout Chatter: "Oh my Lord, is

that Wayne Krenchiki?" ~ an aghastBret Boone after opening his lockerand seeing a bespectacled TomHume bound and gagged within it.

~•r25.1995

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Local Area BanksAugust 25, , 5

.. -er Variety of Stude. t Packages

Local Banking Plans'

By Eva MoySTAFF REPORTER

Choosing a bank is usually oneof the first priorities of incomingstudents. Students should considermore than just monthly fees andinterest rates - convenience, ser-vice, and the ability to ado featuressuch as overdraft protection andbank credit cards are important ele-ments of bank packages.

Most banks allow both checkingand savings withdrawals, as well asmoney transfers and balanceinquiries. Some banks charge a ser-vice fe for automated teller machinetransactions made at machinesowned by another bank, called "out-of-network" transactions.

Roma Mayur, assistant treasurerof Cambridge Trust Company inKendall Square, offers a few sug-gestions to students shoppingaround for a bank. "First of all,[look for] the convenience of bank-ing," she said. Reasonable prices are

also important for students who can-not maintain a high balance.

Mayur emphasized the impor-tance of good service. "That's whatsets us apart from the bigger banks,"she said.

According to state law, banksmust waive the monthly servicecharges for people under 19. Whilesome students may find a good dealwhile they are under 19, they shouldkeep in mind any charges they willincur later.

"It costs enough to go to college,and [students] look for anything thatyou can get for free," said CarolineKemp, senior personal banker atShawmut Bank in Central Square.

A bank account can be a way tolearn financial independence andbuild a good credit rating. Whilesome students may be more interest-ed in skipping the basics and invest-ing their money in stocks or moneymarket accounts, this article willcover the basic checking and savings

packages at five MIT -area banks.

Bank of BostonThe Bank of Boston's First-Up

Checking Account has no daily min-imum balance and a $2 monthly ser-vice fee which can be waived withdirect depo it. This package allows10 checks, four ATM withdrawals,two ATM transfers, and two ATMinquiries per month without charge.Each additional transaction costs$0.75, and there is also a $1.25charge for each non-network ATMtransaction. The Companion First-Up Savings has a $10 charge to openand $1 per month service charge.

Starting in September, the Bankof Boston will offer its own creditcard.

( ancy Faganich, sales and ser-vice associate, 1-800-252-6000)

Bayb~nkBaybank emphasizes its Student

Value Package. Customers can

write eight checks per month anduse the Baybank ATMs withoutcharge. There is a $0.75 fee for eachadditional check. The savingsaccount requires no minimum bal-ance, unlimited ATM access, and a$3.50 per month service fee.

Students over 18 can opt forreserve credit overdraft protectionup to $250. Students 19 and over arecharged a $6 monthly service feeand may also choose to get a Bay-bank Visa or Mastercard.

(Garreth Cooke, sales specialist,Baybank booth In the Student Cen-ter)

Cambridge Savings BankTwo of Cambridge Savings

Bank's packages are geared towardstudents. The Personal CheckingAccount has no minimum balanceand no monthly charge. ATM trans-actions are unlimIted, while outsidetransactions cost $1 each.

The Statement Savings Account

costs $1 to open and has a $10 mini-mum balance requirement. CSBoffers overdraft protection, butcharges interest daily.

(Marina Santos, statement clerk,864-8700)

Cambridge Trust CompanyCambridge Trust Company's

ATM Convenience Account has nomonthly service fee and requires'minimum balance. The firstchecks are also printed free. ATMtransactions at non-Cambridge Trustmachines cost $1, and each checkafter the first five costs $3.

State~ent Savings Accountsrequire either a $200 minimum or a$2 per month fee. Three free ATMwithdrawals are allowed, with a $1charge for each subsequent with-drawal.

Customers can also apply foroverdraft protection and a bankMaster Card.

For all accounts opened in S -)tember, Cambridge Trust offers afree American Heritage dictionary.

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using direct deposit. Checks inexcess of J0 per month are charg d.$0.75, and the first 50 checks arprinted at. no, cost. ~ustomersrece~~e a free ATM, caro, and they

.are charge<l. $1.50 for' each non-.8h'HVrPut ttansaction. ,

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(Caroline Kemp, senior personalbimk~r.' 499-3597) ..

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"Y ou are here first and fore'rhost u~bel.l,ev-ably fast, Lander said, con-to develop 'your intel~eet t~ its sldetmg that now Nobel I~urea.teshighest potential. But doing this . J~mes, .~~tson and FranCIS Crt~k ,also invol ves developing your discovered what DNA w~s 0~1 :.,characte ...... and your cultural fifty ~.ears ag~ - and are still ahveawarene!'s. Doing so is just as intel- to enJoy today s progress.lectually demanding as anything "A scientific life spans theelse in the curriculum," Williams [period] from figuring out whatsaid. . DNA is to working out the com-

plete set of instructions for thehuman being,': Lander said. "Inyour scientific' lives 'whatever weteac~ you today wi 11get outmodedfast. I invite you whi Ie you're hereto 'measure that rate - see thatpace," he said. "That's why we'reall here. That's what intellectulife is about."

"This -is an extra~rdinary com-munity, jt's one of the most extraor-dinary' communities of people onthe planet," Lander said. "Peopleare'devoted to trying 'to: understandev~rything, to question .everything,to-pusb'the frontier, to build thefuture, to think the unthinkable, to

. design the' impossibfe. They'reextraordinary people and you shouldget to know them." ·

Convocation, from Page 1

advantage of the faculty, not only'as teachers, but as friends. "Makecontact with them and' keep up'those contacts over the coming"years," he said. "Don't assumethey're all too preoccupied withtheir loftier godlike enterprises tobe bothered by the likes of you.You're a central part of their mis-sion here." In fact, nine times out often, professors cite the student astheir reason for coming to MIT, hesaid.

To this end, Vest encouragedstudents to involve themselves inthe Undergraduate Research Oppor-.tunities Program, although he noted Lantfer stresses revolutionthat most students do not hold .In an entertaining, address,. Lan-UROP projects during their first de'r used the example of the rapidterm here. 'recent progress in genetics to uride~-

Williams echoed Vest's greeting,.' score the "breathtakingly" fast'pa~welcoming stud~nts "not only to of scientific discovery' - and 'toMIT, but to adulthood," and also , impress on the new class how muchalso put her new office at .their ser:-:' that discovery is a part of MIT.vice. "I'm welcoming you not only., : L;ander likent(d the' approacpingas a faculty member, but also as a completion of the hurrian genome'dean - your dean," said Wi'lliams, project, - all one, biIJion or so leywho officially takes offic~ nex.t.F~i- . ters of DNA that make up the the'day. < .r ':human genetic coge sb,9U!d be, r

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finale."MOYA, from Page I

"We're having fun, but some ofthe games are too long," said Joy Su'99.

"The trust game is good, but thatanimal game made you feel like afool," Muthitacharoen said.

Interruptions trouble MOY AThis afternoon's Project MOYA

activities were punctuated by' theunexpected appearance of' anunidentified male streaker. Thestreaker qpickly weaved a patharound MOY A groups and made an

ot just a time killer exit from Briggs Field by jumping"MOY A is not just a time over a fence onto Vassar Street. .

killer," said Mark A. Herschberg G, Project MOYA concluded with aa member of the MOY A pretend marathon race at the foot-subcommittee of the RIO commit- ball stadium. Dean for Undergradu-tee. "It don't think it's the greatest ate Academic Affairs Travis R.activity in the world, but it Merritt spoke to the Class of 1999,breaks down barriers for students challenging the freshman class to awho are here and think 'I'm so 'slow-motionmaratnontothetuneofscared, I don't know anyone.'," he "Chariots of Fire."said. The finale was interrupted by

According to an inform~ I poll by eager upperclassmen who awaitedthe Undergraduate Academic freshmen for. Thursday Night Din-Affairs Office, reaction to MOY A ners. Upperc13ssmen were supposedwas "overwhelmingly positive," ~ to wait for fr'e~hmen to reakn'themHerschberg said. . . near Kresge. OvaJ after ~the

This year was "the best MOY A, marathon, but many prematurelyI've ever seen," said Herschberg, rushed into the stadium and j3riggswho has worked as a counselor for Field. The finale continued "after thetwo other years. "The freshmen upperclassmen, were removed byseemed exciting and into it, and it RIO workers wiih: die' heJp~(,f theworked well right up to the 'Campus Police., ~....~

~gust 25, 1995

Conley Talks Today

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Conley, from Page 1

Conley will urge the fre hmen to"explore all the options and oppor-tunities available at MIT and inBoston," she said. The speech willask students to "get out and seewhat's available, be adventurous,and have fun," she said.

Freshmen should remember thatife is not an experiment, it's an

experience," Conley said.Conley i Baker House president

and active in the Musical TheaterGuild.

Conley bested 20 other under-graduate applicants in an Institute-wide contest last spring, Chughsaid.

Applicants submitted a five-minute sample text of their speech,the outline of the entire speech, aresume, and recommendations,Faber said.

Since the contest had never been. eld before, "we were kind of wor-ried about the number of applica-tions," Chugh said.

But after applications were sub-mitted, "we were thrilled both withthe quality and quantity of the appli-cants," Faber said.

Five finalists were selected fromthe initial pool, Faber said. The fivehad to audition in front of the com-mittee and were judged on the con-tent of their speeches and the qualityof their delivery, she said.

The committee did not select aspeaker concern~d with rushingindependent living groups, Chughsaid. "In choosing the speaker, itdidn't matter their year, race, orwhere they lived," he said. "Wewere looking for the best speaker."

Conley focused on the "person-ality of what MIT's like, not justrush," she said.

Conley will be joined by thePresident of the Dormitory CouncilDhaya Lakshminarayanan '96,Chair of the Women's ConferenceStephanie A. Sparvero '96, andInterfraternity Council Rush Chair

,Alison L. Walters '96. Chugh willemcee the Killian Kick-Off.

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The crowd of upperclassmen waiting to take freshmen to Thursday Night Dinners ignoredrequests to move back and rushed toward the freshmen completing Project MOYA on the footballfield.

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Future of dinners urrcertainHerschberg said he has been "discussing just can-

celling Thursday Night Dinners altogether" in futureyears because of this year's problems.

Stressing that the ultimate decision will be up tothe RIO Committee, Miliotes said that he thinks "weneed to reevaluate" the dinners.

<;hugh wouldn't commit to any changes, saying itwould be "something to be discussed after RIO isover." Many people would be involved in any majordecision like that, he said.

Chugh said he is not worried about any similarproblems at this afternoon's Killian Kick-Off tobegin rush. Although it also involves upperclassmengathering freshmen, the Kick-Off is "not as disorga-nized as Thursday Night Dinners" and should runsmoothly, he said.

"The situation got somewhat out of hand," Chughsaid. "It was unfortunate that the MOYA finale hadto be held up because of it."

"I think that we all did the best we could underthe circumstances once the upperclassmen movedtowards the football field," Chugh said. "We avertedwhat could have been a worse situation" with, forexample, the upperclassmen going out on the fieldwhile the finale was in progress, he said.

One injury possibly resulted from the melee: anupperclass female student seriously injured her kneeon a fire hydrant when she was jostled, according tosecondhand reports.

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Thursday Night Dinner MobDisrupts MOYAFinale

cil Judicial Committee chair.When the upperclassmen saw the freshmen, "the

whole group broke the line" and rushed toward thefootball field, disrupting the MaYA final event,Miliotes said. Miliotes and others tried to stop themob, but "at that point we were being ignored," hesaid.

At the football field, Ria workers were preparingthe freshmen for the MaY A finale, a group "walk"across the field, when "we heard. shouting throughthe bushes" surrounding the track and field, saidMark A. Herschberg, an Ria counseior.

Herschberg ran over to the ()ncoming studentsand used his megaphone to order them back to theoval. That, combined with the bushes and the track,slowed down the onslaught, but "I had the feeling of .any second now they're going to charge at the fresh-men," he said.

Herschberg and Institute Ria Chair Sanjay K.Chugh '97 both called the C:tmpus Police, whileother RIO workers and Dean's Office personnel keptthe pack of upperclassmen at bay.

About five police officers helped the workerspush the upperclassmen back toward the Johnson

; Athletic Center, but most stopped just behind thebushes around the football field. The MaYA finalecontinued as planned, and the upperclassmen gath-ered the freshmen for the dinners around the fieldand Johnson Athletic Center.

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The Daily Confusion Friday, August 25~1.995August 25, 1~ ..

ResidenceAll day: <1>Ka.We have a house. We think

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All day: Theta ChI. Theta Chi 267-1801Call anytime for a ride.

All day: Ep$llon Theta. Come hang out andbe mellow. Or rather, excited. Or rather,shy. Or eccentric, or talkative, or unusual,or friendly, or... (Just be yourself.)*

All day: Burton-Conner. MO\IIES MO\IIESMOVIES! Burton's showin' 'em allweekend long. Check out the marquis atthe front desk for tonight's features. Anddon't forget to get a scoop of ICE CREAMat our snack bar before the show!*

All day: Russian House. When the rushbegins come to get a tour of our house.*

6:oop: !:N. Come to Kresge Auditorium aswe serve up a home cooked MexicanDiner. We'll be cooking all day, so be sureto bring your appetite.

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6:oop: <I>K0.Come over for a Steak andLobster Dinner and dine with the Phi KapsFor a ride call 437-7795

6:oop: Phi Gamma Delta. Steak andLobster on the roofdeck

6:oop: Sigma Chi. Open House I SlideShow - barbeque

6:12p: M<I>. BBQ I can smell the sizzlingsteak as its grilling nears completion ...A-1? Heinz 57? Name your best sauce,'cause in just a few minutes, you're gonnaneed it. Dial 576-JUICY-STEAK(576-2792) for a ride to the barbeque.-

6:15p: National Panhellenlc. Women'sConvocation: Learn what opportunitiesthe Greek system offers to women at MIT.Location: 10-250.*

6:15p: ZBT. Begin your rush with a lobsterdinner at ZBr. Then stick around and seeif you were meant to be a sumo wrestler.Don't miss this once in a lifetimeexperience. Call Rick for rides at232-3257.-

6:15p: ~K£. Shrimp and steak barbecueand basketball in our backlot

6:15p: AEn. Come on over for an OldFashioned Bar-B-Que; Hot dogs,Hamburgers, and all the fixin's. Call247-3170 for a ride.

6:15p: Phi Sig. PHI SIG.Lookforthe PhiSig banner and trolley to bring you fromthe Killian Kick-Off to our house for amouth-watering New En~land BBQ. Takein the scenic Boston skyline along the waywhile you meet other freshmen and PhiSigs. Questions? Call 267-2199 or375-9172, 9176, 9177

6:15p: BETA. Back-lot barbecue at BETA.Barbecue. basketball, and pool.

6:17p: pika mdharbau. Come to pika for aMexican dinner! Vegetarian chili, nachos,cornbread, chicken monterray, and more.Brought to you by heather and jd. Yumbo.Call 492-6983 for a ride.*

6:20p: EpSilon Theta. Milling about KillianCourt? Look for our big green van or call3-8888 for for a ride.*

6:29p: Fenway House. Spoil your dinner!Chocolate chips out of the bag at Fenway.437-1043*

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6:30p: PI lam. Stop by Pi Lam after theKillian Kickoff for a tour of our newlyrenovated Back Bay brownstone. Stickaround for snacks and soda in ourChapter Room. Call 267-ROCK and we'llsend a ride.*

6:30p: Phi Delta Theta. Shish Kebabsand House Tours Make your way to thePhi Delts and experience the culinarydelights of our famous shish kebabs.

6:~~~ Tt,Fe<\>G~:~v~~~~~~~etr~~~sOfyouSoul-Muncher camera. Better come toTEP and claim your soul. ReplacementNikes are available. Call 262-5090 forrides.-

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6:30p: <1>10:.Come and visit Phi KappaSigma and tour our 5-story brownstone.Our house is located at 530 BeaconStreet. Just cross the bridge to Bostonand turn right. We're just a block down thestreet. See you there!

6:30p: StUdent House. Ever been to asmorgabord? Want to go to one? We'vegot a whole heap of food waiting to beeaten. Get it before we do. StudentHouse 247.0506*

6:31 p: Fenway House. Come join us forour traditional non-denominational holidaydinner. Turkey and more! call for a ride437-1043*

6:31 p: WILG. Ibf MAMA MIA! YOU A TOOSKINNY! Come over to Ibf WILG for anauthentic Italian Dinner made by our ownItalian Chef. Call for a ride! 253-6799 or354-1263.*

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6:43e: pika mdharbau. Food. Deliciouschili, chicken monterray, nachos made byheather and jd at 69 and 71 ChestnutStreet, because we're just that cool.Telephone 492-6983.*

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6:45p: Phi S19. PHI SIG. The KillianKick-Off ice cream couldn't have filled youup. Come over for a sumptuous BBQfeast - chicken, burgers and ribs cookedover an open flame - and eat until yourheart's content. Wash it down with all thesoda and juice you can drink. Need aride? Call 267-2199 or 375-9172,9176,9177.-

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7:oop: WILG. We're still serving great IbfItalian food. It's not too late to put somemeat on those skinny bones of yours. Callfor a ride. 253-6799 or 354-1263.*

7:00p: Phi Beta Epsilon. Ribs and Chickendinner at Phi Beta Epsilon continued.-

7:oop: Russian House. Russian House, asone of the Language houses inviteseverybody to The International Cafe,going on now on the deck in New House.Please come by, try assorted german,spanish, french and russian meals.*

7:oop: German House. International Cafe.Join us and other language houses for anevening of fantastic food and music fromaround the world. Later German Housewill present a movie.*

7:oop: X<J>.Eat like a king! Enjoy steak andlobst~r at our historic 19th century _mansIOn ... call 247-8355 for a nde ...

7:oop: TE<I>.The Thai food has taken theIndian food hostage. Come over and helpCaptain TEP save the Indian Cuisine frombig vats of hostile vegetables. Dial262-5090 and the elite TEP forces willpick you up.-

7:00p: Student House. If Jerry Seinfeldstopped by:"It's a house about nothing'"(247-0506)*

7:oop: East Campus. Feeling left out byfraternity rush? Come to the Women'sevent. rango with the Tiki torches. Havedinner. Have Fun.*

7:01 p: German House. Triff uns undandere Sprachhauser beim InternationalCafe. Speise und Musik aus ganzer Weltwerden serviert. *

7:06p: Number Six Club. Around TheWorld In 20 Dishes: Come and sampleall the cuisine. Come and savor the No.6Club.*

7:18p: AEn. What! They're not feeding youenough over there? We are having aBar-B-Quel Lots 0' Burgers, Dogs, andChicken. Call 247-3170 for a ride.

7:22p: TE<I>.Relax and enjoy a cold GrapeSoder and schmooz with the authors ofElvis's favorite publication, The Quill, andcreators of the Hanging Couch and ZeeInfamous Foam Room. Be purple, beobsequious, be clairvoyant. Call262-5090.**

7:25p: Epsilon Theta. DING! First belliFive minutes until dinner! (Ever heard ofPavlov?)*

7:27p: pika mdharbau. It's that time ofeveOing. You know you want to come topika for pirates and espresso on theroofdeck. Come join dianne, nathan, andmolly at pika as we ingest large amountsof caffeinated beverages. Call 492-6983for a ride.*

7:30p: ZBT. Now's your chance to feel whatit's like to wrestle sumo-style. Call rick forrides at 232-3257.**

7:30p: Spanish House. NOTINTERESTED IN FRATERNITIES ORSORORITIES, BUT YOU WOULD STILLLIKE TO LIVE WITH A SMALL GROUPOF PEOPLE WITH SIMILARINTERESTS? COME AND MEET THEMEMBERS OF SPANISH HOUSE ATTHE INTERNATIONAL CAFE IN NEWHOUSE!*

7:30p: Epsilon Theta. DING! DING!THANKSGIVING DINNER at EpsilonTheta. Traditional fixings and :::1Ietarianfood, too. Call 3-8888 for a ride.

7:30p: WILG. We're still serving great IbfItalian food. It's not too late to put somemeat on those skinny bones of yours. Callfor a ride! 253-6799 or 354-1263.*

7:30p: X<t>.Make your own ice creamsundaes ... million and one flavors ... call247-8355 for a ride ...-

7:34p: Epsilon Theta. No, no, Rino! Wedidn't ~ean ~u could eat thevegetarians ....

7:37p: Fenway Hou ... Elsewhere has theright idea. Check out our selection ofcoloring books. 437-1043*

7:39p: pika mdharbau. pikapikapikapika.it's the place to be. chill with flavor-ICe inthe black light room, or head up to theroofdeck for pirates and espresso. call492- 6983 for a vehiCle to be at yourcommand.*

7:44p: pika mdharbau. Did you know thatit's just 9 days past the anniversary of thedeath of ElviS Presley? How did youhonor this occasion? And did he reallydie? Come tell us how you feel about theking of rock and roll. Call pika at .492-6983 and we'll even come toGraceland to get you .•

7:45p: National PanheilenJc. PanhellenicSorority Tours: Get a feel for each of the 5MIT sororities AND get all of yourquestions about Greek life and Rushanswered. This is your first chance tomeet sisters as we prepare to kick offOpen House I! Location: Stratton StudentCenter, Fourth Floor, Rho Chi Central.*

7:45p: WILG. WILG's serving up the bestCHEESECAKE around - made by ourown master chefs, Priscilla and Juliet.Stop by and have some in anticipation ofour A CAPPELLA singers soon to corne!Call for a ride! 253-6799 or 354-1263.*

7:46p: TE<I>.Now is a good time to askyourself: .Self, what has really brough meto MIT?" The obvious answer is: "self, itwas the carpet fuzz in W2O-575." Thesecond most obvious answer is: "Self,why am Italking to myself?-

7:47p: TE<I>.So, we were pondering the truelife-affirming reason that you came to MIT.Well, it certainly wasn't for the prospect ofwriting free advertisements in the DailyConfusion late at night. Could it have beenthe reappearing angry appa~ition?**

7:48p: TE<1>.of Albert Einstein? Nah. I bet itwas to visit TEP What? You're right.That's ludicrous. How about the ~Isatingparticles found in your ~ncreas. That'sIt! Well, you shoudl visit TEP anyway.**

7:49p: TE<1>.We regret to inform thefreshmen that TEP's rush chair has finallygone off the deep end. Please disregardthe last few entries from TEP while wetake him to Mass Gen.-

7:56p: Fenway House. "Hi Ho Silverware!Away!'"

7:57p: Fenway House. Come hunt for the35 lost forks of Fen 437-1043*

7:59p: Student House. Lobsters?Lobsters! We don't need no stinkin'lobsters! No, we're ~onna pahr-tee.Remember vinyL.? ?...we still havesome. Stop by and listen to the StudentHouse Archives of Music (SHAM). Let'sboogie! Student House 247-0506*

8:oop: !:N. In Kresge Auditorium we'll beserving up an Ice Cream Party. Come byand grab a scoop and meet the membersof MITs Newest Fraternity. .

8:oop: M<I>. Reggae Band. Dance to themusic, live from McJ>. Besides that, thereshould still be plenty of munchies left fromthe cookout, so if you're still hungry, we'restill serving. Just call us at 576-REGGAE(576-2792) and waltz on over to take youto the music.-

8:oop: Phi Ski. PHI SIG. Dine Louisianastyle at our 1;ajun Buffet with jambalaya,gumbo and more. It's the closest thingyou'll find to New Orleans all of RushWeek. Need a ride? Call 267-2199 or375-9172,9176,9177.

8:oop: WILG. WILG's serving up the bestCHEESECAKE around - made by ourown master chefs, Priscilla and Juliet.Stop by and have some in anticipation ofour A CAPPELLA singers soon to come!Call for a ride! 253-6799 or 354-1263.*

8:oop: Phi Beta Epsilon. Ribs and Chickendinner at Phi Beta Epsilon continued.*"

8:oop: PI Lam. Now rush goes into highgear with MITs oldest running CasinoParty. This Pi Lam tradition, in its 69thyear, features great prizes, including a CDwalkman. Call 267-ROCK for a ride.*

8:00p: X<I>.GYRO-MANIlI! Comeexperience the amazing humangyroscope ... spin and spin and spin andsP,.Tand spin ... call 247-8355 for a ride

8:oop: TEet'. DINNER. 262-5090.-8:01 p: pika mdharbau. come to pika,

where pirates and espresso abound onour lovely roofdeck. or lounge around inthe bathtubs that reside in the murph. oreat flavor-ice and admire our new hotwater heater. pika forever. dial 492-6983on that rotary phone (although it will alsowork if you have one of those new-fangledgadgets with buttons) and we'll come pickyou up in the spacemobile.*

8:12p: Fenway House. Shave the Whales!Call 437-1043*

8:17p: M<1>.Stili More Reggae. Well, I'malready off the dance floor, but you canstill jump on! Dance, listen, or feed on theremnants of the steak cookout. Wannabike around town? Blade into Boston?Anything is. still possible, just call us at576-THE-NIGHT-IS- YOUNG (576-2792),and we'll be there immediately, if notsooner.-

8:18p: AEn. Grills like to hang out at AEPi.Stop by and check 'em out. Call 247-3170for a ride.

8:22p: pika mdharbau. 8:22! make a wish,click your heels, and you'll be magicallytransported to pika, where capital lettersare an option, not a rule. it mIght help ifyou call 492-6983. or 492-6984. or492-6985. the options are endless.*

8:22p: TE<1>.For those of you who haveadjusted your watches to compensate forTEPtime, the Thai and Indian Food Feastis actually starting now. Call262-509O-we'U come and get you!**

8:30p: Spanish House. COME MEET THEMEMBERS OF SPANISH HOUSE ANDEAT SOME OF JOHN'S SCRUMPTIOUSBLACK BOnOM CUPCAKES. WE'LL BEWAITING FOR YOU IN THE SECONDFLOOR LOUNGE OF NEW HOUSEFOUR..

8:30p: WlLG. Come and be serenaded bythe hot A CAPPELLA GROUP a.k.a.PeJecan Groove! Call for a ride at253-6799 or 354-1263.*

8:30p: East Campus. Women's eventcontinues at East Campus. There shouldbe dessert at Senior House any timenow.*

8:44p: TEe!>.Propel your dinner, digestivetract, and body in three separate pieces to

Toledo on our Whumph BaQ. See if Yl?Uget more hang time than a flarrier withouteating plaster. Whumph. Whumph.Coops. SPLATI.-

8:45p: Phi Sig. PHI SIG. Late Night at PhiSig kicks off with foosball, billiards, foursquare, food and more!!! Need a ride?Call 267-2199 or 375-9172,9176,9177.

8:49p: pika mdharbau. Flavor ice! Ifs thewave of the future. pick a color and aflavor, and enjoy. call 492-6983 for a rideOYerto pika.*

9:oop: Z'V. Seventh annual CAR BASHlWe'll supPly the sledgehammer ... or youcan bring your own.

9:oop: <1>1(0.Don't watch comedian KevinKnox on HBO. Watch him live at PKT. Call437-7795 for a ride**

9:oop: M<l>. M<1>Human Gyroscope.Want to feel what it's really like for yourclothes In a dr~r? Try the HumanGyroscope! Dial 576-STOP-THE-WORLD(576-27a2) for a ride.-

9:oop: Phi Sig. PHI SIG. Boston's BestPizza Contest. Don't wait until classesstart before you find that classic staple ofall college students - Pizza!!! Sampleslices from Uno's, Romano's, CaptainNemo's, The Pizza Store, and others. Call267-2199 or 375-9172,9176,9177.

9:oop: Theta XI. After dinner it's time torelax with the cool breezes andspectaCUlar view from our roofdeck at ourROOFDECK DAIQUIRI PARTY (virginones of course)! Wind down your firstnk,Jhtof RUSH with us and our friends.GIVe us a call for a ride - 266-2827!*

9:oop: Theta Chi. Chill out at Theta Chi.Grab a virgin strawberry daiquiri, tour thehouse, hang out on our roofdeck, playsome pinball, shoot some pool...-

9:oop: Phi Beta epsilon. Enjoy the BostonSkyline with the brothers ot Phi Beta .Epsilon as we host a welcome party onour newly fenovated roofdeck.-

9:oop: PI lam. Quick! Come to Pi Lam!The Casio Party.is going strong and thereis still a chance to win great prizes! Call267-ROCK for a ride.*

9:oop: Phi Gamma Delta. Casino Night9:00p: Nu Delta. Comedian Mike McCarthy

at the hoose-9:oop: RusSIan House. WeU, it's not

"Cheers', but we tried - come hang out.with the members of Russian House.We've got plenty to eat and drink, lots ofgames to play, movies to choose from.You will have fun, guaraAteed.*

9:oop:' at\)(. Escape the madness!! Comechill out at a classic deck party withTDC. Munchies, cold bfiWerages, andpossibly a duct tape wielding, jugglingwierdo. These thin9s can never be .predicted, so stop byl*

9:00p: StUdent House. Carl you twist?No? Well, here's your chance ....thal'sri~ht, twistet! Come see what. our spinWizards have in store for you. StudentHouse 247-0506*

9:03p: pika mdharbau. come to theroofdeck of pika and drink espresso andlisten to music and notice that you can'tsee MIT at aUfrom here. what a tr,eat. call492-6983 or 492-6988 and we'll transportyou here.*

9:<;>6p:Number SJjeClub. A Night InCasablanca: Virgin Cocktails andCasino. Come to NO.6 and try your luck atthe tables. Play your cards right and youmight win a portable CD player.*'

9:12p: pika mdharbau. come bake cookieswith elaine at pika! chocolate chip andmaybe even peanut butter, y<?ucouldeven just eat the dough, whIch really isthe best part anyway. lots of yummycookies coming out of the oven on aregUlar basis ...follow your nose, or callpika at 492-6983 and we'll come pick youup in our brickoven mobile. *

9:15p: Spanish House. DROP BY LACASA FOR JOHN'S BLACK BOnOMCUPCAKES, A TOUR OF SPANISHHOUSE. AND SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE TOLIVE WITH US. MEET US IN THESECOND FLOOR LOUNGE OF NEWHOUSE FOUR.*

9:18p: AEn. Make your own Sundae: Someassembly required, batteries not included.Call 247-3170 for a ride.

9:21 p: pika mdharbau. the pirate flag isflying victoriously over all ofcambridgeport. come for espresso or atour of our bizarre home. dial 492-6983for a ride over.*

9:22p: TE(J>.Delight, fame, and a Spud Gun.Be the best shooter in the EasternHemisphere as you fire bits of potato atwell-known irritating people. The SPUDGallery. Prizes, an inane host, andultimately a secure place in the CosmicAII-Being's Scheme. Brought to you by.the number 22. Call 262-5090.-

9:30p: ~KE. Wings, pizza and virgindaquiries on our roofdeck

9:30p: Epsilon Theta. LASER SHOWI Ahome-made light and musicextrava~anza. Afterwards, if you askreally nicely, MattR just might explain it.Call 3-8888 for a ride.*

9:44p: pika mdharbau. is elvis dead? andis country music really all that bad? idon'tthink so. visit pika and discuss pressingsocial issues like these while hanging outin the black light room. it's really coof theway tnat your teeth glow .... kind of eerieactually. come draw on the walls withcrayons at pika. 492-6983 tar a ride .•

9:45p: East Campus. Don't forget aboutthe Women's Event at East Campus.*

10:oop: 1:N. Stop by Kresge Auditorium aswe throw our third annual Virgin DaiquireParty. Come see the Brothers of MlrsNewest Chartered Fraternity.

10:oop: Spanish House. STOP BY LACASA TO MEET ITS MEMBERS! WEWILL BE HANGING OUT IN THESECOND FLOOR LOUNGE OF NEWHOUSE FOUR!*

10:oop: Phi Ski. PHI SIG. Phi SigmaKappa's World Famous Sundae Bar. Startwith our premium ice cream, add rich hotfudge and strawberries, spray on thewhipped cream, sprinkle with choppednuts, and top it all off with a cherry. Thenstay on for our comedian a bit later. Needa Ride? Call 267-2199, 375-9172, 9176,9177.

10:oop: WILG. A Cappella is still onl Theystill have vocal cords - will buyinstruments soon! It's not too late to stop

byl Call for a ride at 253-6799 or354-1263.*

10:oo~: Phi Beta ~Ion. Roofdeck Partyat Phi Beta EpsilOn continued.**

10:00p: PI Lam. We're hav!ng a weal timeOYerat Pi Lambda Phi, Y!JrY don't youcome and join us? The Casino Pa~ is a=k ~~~1~7~~~ ~~~~ning

10:oop: Phi Delta Theta. Fruit F""'beCome by and see world famous chefBruce serve a desert that will leave yoursweet tooth begging for more. Whiley'ou're here Y9u can also sample ouroolicious virgin daiquiris.

10:00p: <t>Ja.Come see comedian KevinKnOx perform live at Phi Kappa Sigma. Ifyou need a ride. call 536-3683.*

10:oop: Student House. If Dan Quaylestopped by:"StudentHouse,.:??? ...'House' ends with an 'e',right?" (247-0506)*

10:01p: pika mdharbau. There's P1en~ ofespresso and pirates on the roo/decK. orpirates and espresso. however you wantto describe it,' it's there, it's hip, it'shappening ..talk about dead languageswith graham, or blow bubbles and just~~rJJm~~i~t.pika. call 492-6983 for an

10:18p: AEn. Come on by while the IceCream is cold and the Fudge is hot! call247-3170 for a ride:

10:22p: TE<I>.Ice Cream Trough. 22 feet ofthriUs, chills, SpillS,and dills. No! Nopickles in the Ice cream! Ludricousamounts of sugar are just the thing youneed to keep you on a sugar ru~h sointense that your friends will wish you'ddrink a bottle of Benadryl.**

10:26p: Fenway Hou ... Fun games, andwitty banter. You'll like us. Or maybe not.Come find out! 437-1043*

10:30p: <1>K0.Make your own sundae onour roofdeck and take in the Bostonskyline. Call 437-7795 for a ride....

1°l~Sb~~l~Ji~~~u~J€b~~~~THEHOUSE FOUR TO GET A TOUR OF LACASA AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS LIKETO LIVE THERE.*

10:30p: Phl.Slg ..PHrSIG. Late night at PhiSig continues with a comedlt' assortme"ntdirect from Nick's Comedy Stop. You .read it right, Our comedian will keep youin stitchEis with with an amazing, hilariousset. She's been recognized as One of.Boston's be~'young.comics, and is sureto please. 'This is one event you cannotaffOrd to miss. Need a ride? Call267-2199 or 375-9172,9176,9177.

10:30p: Burton-Conner.. Pi~, pip, cheerio!

~~r"T1;~~~~'ff ~~go~~At} WB~tt~~:Jscones, biscuits and Bigelow will beyummy for the tummy.*

10:45p: Epsilon Theta. It's the first night ofrush, and Ingrid's bouncing off the w.ails.Baing boi~ being boing bOing! Help Mattpatcn the holes she makes. *

10:48p: Fe~ House' Come see themoons of Saturn! Hands on experience!437-1043*

11:OOp:Theta Chi: Still hungry? Ice cream,pizza, cookies, and many other treatsawait you at Theta Chi's nightly MidnightSnacK.-

11:oop: Epsilon Theta. Bedtime storiesand good advice with. Uncle Ross. Whatwas that you said about taking 5.12 and5.60 concurrently?*

11:oop:, Phi Beta Epsilon. Roofdeck Party• at Phi Beta Epsilon continued.-11:oop: 0~X. THE MAIN EVENT!II

Alumnus and award 'Winning streetperlotmer Ken Zemach pulIS more stuntswhile riding a 7foot.uni~cIe than SuperDave OsbOrne could on hIS own two teet.Don't miss this death defying display of~~ile, and balance to be found only at

11:oop: <1'10:.Stop by Phi Kappa Sigma fora late-night ice cream sundae.*

11:11p: Fenway House. Join the ThirdAnnual Meeting of the Knitting andTerrorism Society at Fenway. Call for aride 437-1043*

11:12p: Fenway House, You were thinkingmaybe of something else? Shame!*

11:18p: AEn. Midnight Buffet - We gott~~4~~3~% d~a ~~~ot everything ...

11':30p: Burton-Conner. The tea is stillbrewing and the stories are tbo. Come toBurton-Conner for bedtime stories andsome milk and cookies. *

11:30p: PI lam. Hurry to Pi Lam! We'regetting ready for the Casio Party's finalw,ize arawing. There are stilliofs of GreatC~~ei6~R'8dr::~~?d~~ CD walk~an.

12:ooa: Z'V. Plenty"of ICE CREAM orwhoever's still not full.

12:ooa: Russian House. How about gettingsome exercise with the traditional Russian

~g~~efr~~~~i~f ~~~i~~~~~~ei~~~:talong the beautiful Charles River.*

12:37a: Fen~ House. Auntie Em, AuntieEm, it's a Twister, it's a Twister! Twister atFenway, call for a ride 437-1043*

1:01a: Fenway House. Protect cuteflamingoes. Support your local FlamingoSafe House. Donations accepted. Calf437-1043*

2:07a: Fenway tlouse. Let's discuss themeaning of life. It's better than watchingus do laundry! call 437-1043*

Notices

A"a~J~~i~~(P~t~~f~' ha~~~~'andlocated on the 5th ~r Stu~t Center.Feel free to drop by any time.*

12:03a: Elsewhere. -II's nighttime on thefirst night of Rush and \lOll want to gohang out somewhere. Come toElsewhere! Color crayons, p1ay-dO\ and

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In case of emergency, dial 100 from any MITphone. Other important numbers:Cam~s Police: 253-1212Med Center Emer~ency: 253-1311llia~i~~~~?~-500 cNightline: 253-8800Delta Psi or St. Anthony Hall: please seeNO.6

The Daily ConfusionEditors: Dudzai Saburi, Vik Mukherjee,Sanjay Chugh

NOTE: A single asterisk (*) followi~ alisting indicates a coed or female liVInggroup. A double asterisk (-) indicates anactivity to which women are cordially invited.

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