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Behnke said that affirmative action generally takes the form of greater "follow-up" by admis- sions officers - both to increase the number of minority students who apply, and to increase the confidence level that a candidate will be successful at MIT. Campus Preview, an orienta- tion program for women and mi- norities admitted to the Class of 1991, will be held April 9 through April 11. By Ben Z. Stanger MIT has admitted a record number of minorities to the Class of 1991, according to Michael C. Behnke, director of the Office of Admissions. The 1670 students admitted, chosen from an all- time high number of,7368 appli- cants, include over 14 percent mi- norities and 37 percent women. The 243 underrepresented mi- nority applicants admitted repre- sent a 26 percent increase over last year. This group consists of 131 blacks, 65 Mexican- Americans, 41 Puerto Ricans, and six Native Americans, ac- cording to figures fron the ad- missions office. Minority recruitment lauded The increase in minority accep- tances has been the "most signifi- cant change" from previous years, Behnke said. "We want to repeat it." Behnkae details admissions statistics In deciding how many offers of admission to extend, MIT as- sumes that no more than 60 per- cent of those admitted will enroll - an overestimate, according to Behnke. The admissions office then pulls names off the waiting list to arrive at the final class size of at most 1000 students, the same as last year, Behnke said. Last year, 38 percent of those admitted were women, and a similar percentage of the enrolled class was female. Behnke expects that 37 percent of freshmen at- tending next year will be women, the same percentage as was ad- rnitted. The number of Asian-Ameri- cans offered admission went up from 320 to 349, a nine percent increase. MIT received 31 percent more applications from Asian Americans this year over last year. The number of international applicants accepted also in- creased, frotm 102 to 125. Only a fifth of those admitted said they were interested in ma- joring in the department of elec- trical engineering and computer (Please turn to page 2) Class Total Minorities . Women of: _Applicants Admitted Admitted 1988 6055- 185- ' 509 1989 5745 150 523 1990 6198 193 659 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... 1991 7368 Tech graphic by David B. Plass 243 - 613 Applications from minorities increased by 38 percent over last year, which "reverses the national trend" of declining minority en- rollments in colleges, Behnke said. He attributed the rise to rops requinrem-ent fourth restricted elective for biol- purpose of the new format is "to ogy majors. Instead of taking give students a better idea of 7.01, students may now take a modern biology," Walker said. more advanced course in its "Professor Ingram does a good place, Walker said. The reason job of choosing good lecturers for this change was to enable stu- who are excited about their dents desiring an introductory work," Walker added. This is the course in biology to take 7.01 first time that the new format is and have it count as a require- being used. ment. Students who felt ready "One needs to emphasize that for more advanced courses would this is experimental," said Profes- (Pl@ease tuorn to palge 14) not have to take 7.01, he added. (Please turn to page 4) The UASO had been uncom- &% t h O fortable with 7.01 as a required G g course for several years, Wiley By Akbar Merchant said. Since it is only offered in MIT Provost John M. Deutch the spring term, it became a de '61 stressed the importance of de- facto freshman requirement, he terrence in arms control at an said. open microphone exchange with Many freshmen felt compelled Greater Boston Physicians for to take 7.01 in addition to their Social Responsibility last Tuesday other courses, which in many at the MIT Faculty Club. cases resulted in freshmen having Deutch presented his perspec- to take a full load of five classes. tives on the current state of arms "We support the change. We control, modernization of the In- think it's a good thing," Wiley tercontinental Ballistic Missile commented. Biology c By Robert Adams The biology department has re- moved General Biology (7.01), as a formal requirement for its ma- jors, according to Professor Gra- ham C. Walker. The course ori- ginally was not a departmental requirement, and is "no longer obligatory," Walker said. The Undergraduate Academic Support Office was informed in the latter part of December that the course would be dropped as a requirement, according to David S. Wiley '61, head of the UASO. At that point, it was too late to include the information in the December freshman newsletter, Wiley said. "We sent a detailed letter to the freshman advisors," in which there was a section devoted to the new requirements in biology, Wi- ley explained. "Next year, we will certainly have it in the December newsletter [to freshmen]," and it should appear in the 1987-8 course catalog, Wiley added. There are 183 students taking 7.01 this term, 81 of whom are freshmen, according to the Regis- trar's Office. 7.01 has been substituted as a -1 I I r I force, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. He noted that the goal of avoiding nuclear war is not in contention; what divides our so- ciety is how this should be at- tained. Deutch went on to discuss the different premises commonly held in the United States. In the United States and in na- tions allied with the US, there are two common premises about the Soviet Union, Deutch said. One group, which includes Deutch, believes that the Soviets are moti- vated toward world dornination, though not necessarily through a path of war. The alternate view is that the US and its allies and the Soviet Union are on a mad cburse of ac- tion, and what is required is a new basis for the relationship be- tween the US and Soviet Union, Deutch said. Whichever premise one may hold, there are two available ap- proaches to the issue, Deutch said. One is to apply general principles to determine what the world ought to be like. This method is commonly used by pri- vate political groups. The alternative is to consider tactics and study political and other realities in microscopic de- tails. Deutch favors this ap- proach, he said. He added that he respects people who differ with him on the two premises but felt he needed to explain his ap- proach before presenting his views. Deutch opposes SDI SDI is based on two concepts: trash deterrence and making nu- clear weapons obsolete, Deutch said. It will not work because it will not be survivable against an inventive enemy and will cost too much, Deutch contended. SDI, which has completely tak- en over the arms control debate, represents a "presidential misuse of science and technology," Deutch charged. It is an attempt to design away the problem of re- liance on nuclear weapons for de- terrence, not unlike former Presi- dent Jimmy Carter's rhetoric that solar energy could provide 20 percent of energy needs by the year 2000 to suppress fears of an energy crisis and of nuclear pow- (Please turn to page 14) New format of 7.01 Unlike 7.01 in previous terms, 7.01 this term includes many guest lecturers who speak on to- pics related to their research. The neering and environmental sci- ence field, two laboratory classes and three "planned" electives. Required subjects include funda- mentals in fluid mechanics, hy- drology, chemical thermodynam- ics, environmental chemistry, waste water treatment, ecology, computer analysis, and probabil- ity and statistics. "There are many departments and groups at MIT interested in environmental issues," and the new degree prgram draws from them, Bras said. Students can mold their studies to focus on specific environmen- tal concerns, said Professor Keith Stolzenbach '66, undergraduate officer of the civil engineering de- partment. "We hope they will use the flexibility" of the program to look at issues particularly inter- esting to them, he added. The environmental science and engineering degree was created, in part, in response to "an in- creased demand" for graduates with environmental science back- grounds, Stolzenbach said. The By Paula Maute The department of civil engi- neering has announced a new undergraduate program in envi- ronmental science and engineer- ing. The environmental science and engineering curriculum will pro- vide students with a "foundation for dealing with" the broad spec- trum of man-made environmen- tal problems ranging from ground water pollution to nuclear waste disposal, according to Pro- fessor Rafael Bras '72; coordina- tor of the degree program and head of the Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Divi- sion. The program will provide stu- dents with a framework to ana- lyze, assess and manage environ- mental issues, according to Bras. Students will be trained for ca- reers in environmental manage- ment, planning, engineering and policy making, he added. Stu- dents may also opt for continued graduate study in the field. Degree requirements include twelve courses in the civil engio MIT News Office MIT Provost John M. Deutch '61 Student Center plans are drawn up By Jai Young Kim tion. in between. Balcony dining is The MIT Student Center is un- Immerman stressed, "Everyone planned for the third floor. This dergoing the final stages of sche- recognizes that it's going to be area would overlook the second- matic design for its upcoming uncomfortable, ... but a greatly floor dining area, and replace renovation, according to West enhanced Student Center will be Twenty Chimneys, Immerman Plaza Director of Operations Ste- more than worth the sacrifices." said. phen D. Immnerman. In two weeks, "we will be com- Other currently proposed The renovation, Immerman municating with all of us who changes to the Student Center in- said, will be a major 12 to 18- work and 'live' in the building, clude new stairwells and im- month project, scheduled to be- so we can hopefully ease and pre- proved elevators located in the gin around Aug. I and estimated pare what will undeniably be -a-- center of each floor, Immerman to cost $7-7.5 million. very disruptive period of time." said. Men's and women's rest- Irammerman said that the Stu- The current plan would change rooms would also be placed on dent Center management is look- Lobdell Dining Room into a mul- every floor except for the first. ing for every possible interim ti-level eating facility, the second Student Center seeks retailers space for Student Center ser- floor having a "food court" on vices, and said that food would the northern side and raised seat- Xmmerman was not sure which probably be served in La Sala de ing platforms in the two eastern vendors will occupy the basement Puerto Rico during the renova- corners with a performance stage (Please turn to page 10) '..,--_ .-- fi,,, ., ., , M-IT admits Class of 1991 Record number of minority students accepted jes policy of deterrence Course I offers new undergraduate program
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several factors, including the Mi-nority Introduction To Engineer-ing and Science program and in-creased recruitment efforts by theadmissions office.
MITES, a six-week summerprogram for minority studentsbetween junior and senior year inhigh school was "extremely suc-cessful" this year, Behnke said.Thirty-eight of the participants inthis summer's MITES programapplied to MIT.
There are presently two full-time minority recruitment officersin the admissions office. Coordi-nator of Minority AdmissionsEduardo Grado '83 made "unbe-lievable efforts" to ensure thatapplications from minority stu-dents were in order, Behnke said.The other officer, Clinton Elliot,joined the staffin the fall.
Behnke said the rise in blackapplicants might also be a by-product of the Challenger disas-ter and death of black astronautRonald E. McNair PhD '76.
Behnke said that affirmativeaction generally takes the formof greater "follow-up" by admis-sions officers - both to increasethe number of minority studentswho apply, and to increase theconfidence level that a candidatewill be successful at MIT.
Campus Preview, an orienta-tion program for women and mi-norities admitted to the Class of1991, will be held April 9through April 11.
By Ben Z. StangerMIT has admitted a record
number of minorities to the Classof 1991, according to Michael C.Behnke, director of the Office ofAdmissions. The 1670 studentsadmitted, chosen from an all-time high number of,7368 appli-cants, include over 14 percent mi-norities and 37 percent women.
The 243 underrepresented mi-nority applicants admitted repre-sent a 26 percent increase overlast year. This group consists of131 blacks, 65 Mexican-Americans, 41 Puerto Ricans,and six Native Americans, ac-cording to figures fron the ad-missions office.
Minority recruitment lauded
The increase in minority accep-tances has been the "most signifi-cant change" from previousyears, Behnke said. "We want torepeat it."
Behnkae detailsadmissions statistics
In deciding how many offers ofadmission to extend, MIT as-sumes that no more than 60 per-cent of those admitted will enroll- an overestimate, according toBehnke. The admissions officethen pulls names off the waitinglist to arrive at the final class sizeof at most 1000 students, thesame as last year, Behnke said.
Last year, 38 percent of thoseadmitted were women, and asimilar percentage of the enrolledclass was female. Behnke expectsthat 37 percent of freshmen at-tending next year will be women,the same percentage as was ad-rnitted.
The number of Asian-Ameri-cans offered admission went upfrom 320 to 349, a nine percentincrease. MIT received 31 percentmore applications from AsianAmericans this year over lastyear.
The number of internationalapplicants accepted also in-creased, frotm 102 to 125.
Only a fifth of those admittedsaid they were interested in ma-joring in the department of elec-trical engineering and computer
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Class Total Minorities . Womenof: _Applicants Admitted Admitted
243 - 613 Applications from minoritiesincreased by 38 percent over lastyear, which "reverses the nationaltrend" of declining minority en-rollments in colleges, Behnkesaid. He attributed the rise to
rops requinrem-entfourth restricted elective for biol- purpose of the new format is "toogy majors. Instead of taking give students a better idea of7.01, students may now take a modern biology," Walker said.more advanced course in its "Professor Ingram does a goodplace, Walker said. The reason job of choosing good lecturersfor this change was to enable stu- who are excited about theirdents desiring an introductory work," Walker added. This is thecourse in biology to take 7.01 first time that the new format isand have it count as a require- being used.ment. Students who felt ready "One needs to emphasize thatfor more advanced courses would this is experimental," said Profes-
(Pl@ease tuorn to palge 14)not have to take 7.01, he added. (Please turn to page 4)The UASO had been uncom- &% t h O
fortable with 7.01 as a required G gcourse for several years, Wiley By Akbar Merchantsaid. Since it is only offered in MIT Provost John M. Deutchthe spring term, it became a de '61 stressed the importance of de-facto freshman requirement, he terrence in arms control at ansaid. open microphone exchange with
Many freshmen felt compelled Greater Boston Physicians forto take 7.01 in addition to their Social Responsibility last Tuesdayother courses, which in many at the MIT Faculty Club.cases resulted in freshmen having Deutch presented his perspec-to take a full load of five classes. tives on the current state of arms"We support the change. We control, modernization of the In-think it's a good thing," Wiley tercontinental Ballistic Missilecommented.
Biology cBy Robert Adams
The biology department has re-moved General Biology (7.01), asa formal requirement for its ma-jors, according to Professor Gra-ham C. Walker. The course ori-ginally was not a departmentalrequirement, and is "no longerobligatory," Walker said.
The Undergraduate AcademicSupport Office was informed inthe latter part of December thatthe course would be dropped as arequirement, according to DavidS. Wiley '61, head of the UASO.At that point, it was too late toinclude the information in theDecember freshman newsletter,Wiley said.
"We sent a detailed letter tothe freshman advisors," in whichthere was a section devoted to thenew requirements in biology, Wi-ley explained. "Next year, we willcertainly have it in the Decembernewsletter [to freshmen]," and itshould appear in the 1987-8course catalog, Wiley added.
There are 183 students taking7.01 this term, 81 of whom arefreshmen, according to the Regis-trar's Office.
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He noted that the goal ofavoiding nuclear war is not incontention; what divides our so-ciety is how this should be at-tained. Deutch went on to discussthe different premises commonlyheld in the United States.
In the United States and in na-tions allied with the US, there aretwo common premises about theSoviet Union, Deutch said. Onegroup, which includes Deutch,believes that the Soviets are moti-vated toward world dornination,though not necessarily through apath of war.
The alternate view is that theUS and its allies and the SovietUnion are on a mad cburse of ac-tion, and what is required is anew basis for the relationship be-tween the US and Soviet Union,Deutch said.
Whichever premise one mayhold, there are two available ap-proaches to the issue, Deutchsaid. One is to apply generalprinciples to determine what theworld ought to be like. Thismethod is commonly used by pri-vate political groups.
The alternative is to considertactics and study political andother realities in microscopic de-tails. Deutch favors this ap-proach, he said. He added thathe respects people who differwith him on the two premises butfelt he needed to explain his ap-proach before presenting hisviews.
Deutch opposes SDI
SDI is based on two concepts:trash deterrence and making nu-clear weapons obsolete, Deutchsaid. It will not work because itwill not be survivable against aninventive enemy and will cost toomuch, Deutch contended.
SDI, which has completely tak-en over the arms control debate,represents a "presidential misuseof science and technology,"Deutch charged. It is an attemptto design away the problem of re-liance on nuclear weapons for de-terrence, not unlike former Presi-dent Jimmy Carter's rhetoric thatsolar energy could provide 20percent of energy needs by theyear 2000 to suppress fears of anenergy crisis and of nuclear pow-
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Unlike 7.01 in previous terms,7.01 this term includes manyguest lecturers who speak on to-pics related to their research. The
neering and environmental sci-ence field, two laboratory classesand three "planned" electives.Required subjects include funda-mentals in fluid mechanics, hy-drology, chemical thermodynam-ics, environmental chemistry,waste water treatment, ecology,computer analysis, and probabil-ity and statistics.
"There are many departmentsand groups at MIT interested inenvironmental issues," and thenew degree prgram draws fromthem, Bras said.
Students can mold their studiesto focus on specific environmen-tal concerns, said Professor KeithStolzenbach '66, undergraduateofficer of the civil engineering de-partment. "We hope they will usethe flexibility" of the program tolook at issues particularly inter-esting to them, he added.
The environmental science andengineering degree was created,in part, in response to "an in-creased demand" for graduateswith environmental science back-grounds, Stolzenbach said. The
By Paula MauteThe department of civil engi-
neering has announced a newundergraduate program in envi-ronmental science and engineer-ing.
The environmental science andengineering curriculum will pro-vide students with a "foundationfor dealing with" the broad spec-trum of man-made environmen-tal problems ranging fromground water pollution to nuclearwaste disposal, according to Pro-fessor Rafael Bras '72; coordina-tor of the degree program andhead of the Water Resources andEnvironmental Engineering Divi-sion.
The program will provide stu-dents with a framework to ana-lyze, assess and manage environ-mental issues, according to Bras.Students will be trained for ca-reers in environmental manage-ment, planning, engineering andpolicy making, he added. Stu-dents may also opt for continuedgraduate study in the field.
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Student Center plans are drawn upBy Jai Young Kim tion. in between. Balcony dining is
The MIT Student Center is un- Immerman stressed, "Everyone planned for the third floor. Thisdergoing the final stages of sche- recognizes that it's going to be area would overlook the second-matic design for its upcoming uncomfortable, . . . but a greatly floor dining area, and replacerenovation, according to West enhanced Student Center will be Twenty Chimneys, ImmermanPlaza Director of Operations Ste- more than worth the sacrifices." said.phen D. Immnerman. In two weeks, "we will be com- Other currently proposed
The renovation, Immerman municating with all of us who changes to the Student Center in-said, will be a major 12 to 18- work and 'live' in the building, clude new stairwells and im-month project, scheduled to be- so we can hopefully ease and pre- proved elevators located in thegin around Aug. I and estimated pare what will undeniably be -a-- center of each floor, Immermanto cost $7-7.5 million. very disruptive period of time." said. Men's and women's rest-
Irammerman said that the Stu- The current plan would change rooms would also be placed ondent Center management is look- Lobdell Dining Room into a mul- every floor except for the first.ing for every possible interim ti-level eating facility, the second Student Center seeks retailersspace for Student Center ser- floor having a "food court" onvices, and said that food would the northern side and raised seat- Xmmerman was not sure whichprobably be served in La Sala de ing platforms in the two eastern vendors will occupy the basementPuerto Rico during the renova- corners with a performance stage (Please turn to page 10)
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The admissions office used anew rating system - based ongiving applicants an additional"personal" rating - to admit theClass of 1991, Behnke said. Hesaid the rating system was suc-cessful, and gave a 'much betterdescription of the applicant."
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This system gives admissionsofficers a collection of ratings,rather than single numbers.
gave a clearer picture of each ap-plicant, Behnke said it "didn'tslow us down."
Admissions office moreselective this year
The 18 percent increase in ap-plications allowed MIT to bemore selective, Behnke said. ....
Usually, when the number ofapplicants increases dramatically,the average applicant's test scoresdecline, resulting more or less ina similar applicant pool, accord-ing to Behnke.
This year was an exception, hesaid, citing increases in the "ob-jective indexes" of all applicants,including Scholastic AptitudeTest scores and class rank.
The result has been an ad-mitted class with higher averagescores. The average verbal SATof accepted students increasedfrom 635 to 641 while the averagemath score increased from 730 to734.
Ninety percent of those ad-mitted to the Class of 1991 werein the top five percent of theirhigh school class, up from 88percent last year. In addition, 41percent -of the admitted groupwere their school's valedictorian.
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Glen D. Ross, a project technician in the Laboratoryfor Nuclear Science, mixed two epoxies together torender them inert and safe for disposal, Dilorio said.Apparently, one of the containers held "fast acting"epoxy, which required a larger volume with which tomix them. Within several minutes, smoke began to bil-low from the room, 24-033. The fumes from the tswvo-part epoxy are not dangerous in small amounts,Dilorio said.
Alan M. Ducatman, chief of the MIT EnvironmentalMedical Service, requested that Building 24 remainclosed until today.
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The arrests of the two guards have' forced US officialsto cut off important communications channels withAmerican diplomats in Moscow. Shiites kill protesters
A Palestinian spokesman says Shiite Moslem forceshave gunned down four women who were protesting thefour-month-old siege at their Beirut refugee camp on Sun-day. One of the women was pregnant. The militia says itfired on guerillas who were behind women demonstrators.Four women and two children were shot dead at anotherrefugee camp last week.
Soviets accuse US armyof creating AIDS virus
The virus that causes AIDS leaked from a US Armylaboratory conducting biological warfare experiments, ac-cording to a Soviet military bulletin. The bulletin citedunidentified scientists in the United States, Britain, andEast Germany to support its claim that the virus may havebeen a result of US military experiments.
Gorbachev willing todiscuss human rights
Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he is ready todiscuss human rights "openly and loudly," but only if thetopic includes unemployment, homelessness, and discrimi-nation in the West. Gorbachev's remarks came during astate banquet yesterday for visiting British Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher.
Van Gogh painting sellsfor $40 million
An unidentified buyer purchased Vincent VanGogh'spainting "Sunflowers" yesterday for $40 million dollars.That triples the record for the price of an auctioned paint-ing.
_;Li~~t Surgeon General skepticalthat EAIDS vaccine is imminent
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop told CBS yesterdaythat he doubts there will be an AIDS vaccine before theyear 2000. Medical experts had said last week that a vac-cine should be ready for general use by the mid-1990s.
Underground clinics in more than forty US cities aredispensing homemade experimental drugs to 'desperateAIDS patients, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Sev-eral thousand self-declared guinea pigs are treating them-selves, the newspaper said.
North and Poindexter raise fundsFriends and former classmates of Admiral John Poin-
dexter and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North report thatmoney raising is going well for their legal defense funds.Trustees of Poindexter's fund will not say how much itcontains, but friends of North say they have received$65,000 to help the fired national security aide. BothNorth and Poindexter, who was President Reagan's Na-tional Security Advisor, have so far refused to testifyabout their role in arms sales to Iran and the alleged di-version of profits to Nicaraguan contra rebels.
Stock market plummetsThreats of a IJS-Japanese trade war sent the stock mar-
ket into a nose dive yesterday. The Dow Jones IndustrialAverage closed 57.39 points below where it was at theclosing bell Friday, ending at 2278.41. Analysts say tradersare nervous that the trade strain could lead to higher in-flation.
Indiana wins NCAA tournament
Keith Smart hit a fadeawnay 10-foot jumper from theleft baseline with less than 10 seconds left as the IndianaHoosiers defeated the Syracuse Orangemen, 74-73, to winthe National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basket-ball crown in New Orleans last night.
Smart finished the game with 21 points and six assistswhile teammate Steve Alford talled 23 points, including21 from three-point territory. Smart completed the win byintercepting Derrick Coleman's long pass as the finalbuzzer sounded on Indiana Coach Bobby Knight's thirdnational crown.
Coleman led the Orangemen with 19 rebounds, butmissed a crucial 1-and-I with 28 seconds to play thatcould have sealed the victory for Syracuse. Smart hadbrought the Hoosiers within one-point on a driving lay-up. Daryl Thomas tallied 20 points for Indiana, whilecenter Dean Garrett added ten rebounds and ten points.Sherman Douglas scored 20 for Syracuse.
Knight becomes only the third man in NCAA history towin at least three basketball titles. Kentucky's AdolphRupp won four and John Wooden of UCLA captured ten.Knight's other two championships came in 1976 and 1981.
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Supreme Coutrt extends preferentialhiring of women and minorities.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Thursdaythat employers may sometimes favor women and minor-ities over better qualified men and whites. The decisionupheld a California city's affirmative-action plan forwomen and minority employees. It was.the first time thatthe Court had held that without any proof of past dis-crimination against women or minorities by a particularemployer, an employer may use racial and gender prefer-ences in hiring and promotions. The dispute arose when aman sued the Santa Clara County Transportation Agencyfor refusing him a promotion in favor of a woman with aslightly lower score in an interviewing process. The deci-sion'; which said that employers may use underrepresenta-tion of women and minorities to justify preferential pro-motions, was written by Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
In dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia said that the SupremeCourt had turned a 1964 antidiscrimination law into an"engine of discrimination" against men and whites, espe-cially the "unknown, unaffluent, and unorganized." (TheINew York Times)
Student reveals role in spy arrestA Guyanan-born college student has told a story of his
role in trapping a Soviet spy. Leakh Bhoge said he was thestudent Gennadiy Zakharov approached in 1983 about ac-cess to classified material. Bhoge says he went to the FBIand was told to play along - eventually leading to lastAugust's arrest of the Soviet United Nations worker onspying charges. He said the experience was nerve-wrack-ing and he would not do it again.
(Out like a lionAn intense storm located over Pennsylvania this
morning will move northward through New Yorkstate into Ontario by tomorrow. This system shouldgive us quite a soaking over the next 24 hours or sobefore winding down tomorrow afternoon. After itpasses, cold air will be brought in here forThursday and there is a chance that we may evensee a few flakes of snow late in the week.
Today: Cloudy, mild, and quite windy with rain,heavy at times, especially through earlyafternoon. Winds souatheasterly at 20-40 mph(12-24 kph). Highs 55-60°F (13-16°C).
Tonight: Windy and mild with showers. Lows in themid 50s (12-14°C).
Wednesday: More rain, especially in the morning.The rainmay end in a period of snow to our westas temperatures fall to approximately 40°F (4°C)by late afternoon.
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To the Editor:
In a recent column [4'Minor-
ities need more support," March
171, Arthur Hu '80 addresses the
"recurring and disturbing the-
me...that blacks [are] admitted
at a lower level than other stu-
dents."
I would like to address this re-
curring and disturbing theme,
promulgated by Hu and others,
that Scholastic Aptitude Test
scores can justify referring to
members of our community with
terms like "lower level," "sepa-
rate standards," and "minimum
level of probable success." Reduc-
ing each other in such a crude
manner fosters misunderstanding
and suspicion about a very im-
portant process.
We in the MIT Admissions Of-
fice do not deny that standard-
ized test scores are a useful mea-
sure. They are, however, only one
of many criteria we consider in
the admissions process. In addi-
tion to other objective academic
criteria - grades, quality of
courses, academic prizes - we
weigh heavily evidence of such
qualities as intellectual curiosity,
sense of purpose, energy, ability
to relate to others, creativity, and
leadership.
As I pointed out in an earlier
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The senior class gift serves two
main purposes. It provides the
Institute with a new piece of fur-
niture, and it gets the outgoing
class used to the idea of sending
money to MIT. This year's gift -
"You are here" signs - will be a
welcome piece of outdoor furni-
ture, but the project will not get
our money until we can be sure it
will not be wasted.
One of the immediate concerns
we have about the class gift is its
projected cost. The estimate of
$5000 was, on the surface, hard
to believe. That $2000 of this was
slated towards "design" seemed
ridiculous. It's not as if they will
be re-shaping the campus or re-
numbering the buildings.
Especially upsetting was the
fact that no member of the senior
class board was able to justify
these costs. In fact, a two-day
long fight through the MIT red
tape was required to get some ex-
planation of why we should give
them our money. The MIT Plan-
ning Office provided the estimate
from an October 1985 study that
evaluated a signage program for
the entire Institute (this project
was eventually scrapped).
A number of factors led to the
extravagance of the estimate.
Vandal-proofing the signs is ex-
pensive, as well as making them
flexible enough to change when
MIT' adds new buildings. It cer-
tainly is worth paying a little ex-
tra to get a high-quality sign that
will be around for our 25th re-
union.
Also, the estimate was an up-
per bound on what the class will
actually have to pay for the sign.
Extra money was allotted for cost
overruns and the like. Also, since
this was to be part of a major
project, it seemed that a certain
amount of the project overhead
was included in the cost. And the
vendor who provided the esti-
mate may not be the one actually
commissioned to build the signs.
Although these facts were com-
forting, it was disturbing that the
only roles the Class Council had
in producing this gift were com-
ing up with a general concept and
collecting the money. The Coun-
cil made no effort to determine
current prices of the signs, and
was unable - and uninterested
- to provide any justification.
Most disturbing, it does not
appear that any investigation of
conceptually similar projects
took place. For example, even
though 77 Massachusetts Avenue
is the 'front door" to the [nsti-
tute, it may not be the best place
for an information sign. Another
possibility which deserves atten-
tion is having a large number of
signs throughout the Institute.
This is what first came to our
minds when we heard that the
gift was going to be "You are
here" signs.
Maybe all these problems will
be cleared up by the Alumni As-
sociation before the sign is actu-
ally commissioned, but we do not
see why, after giving over $60,000
to this Institute, we should don-
ate additional money to a pipe
dream.
If there was a little more infor-
mation about the class gift avail-
able, more members of the class
would donate. We think that
"You are here" signs could make
a wonderful class gift, but the
costs have to be justified before
we donate.
"How can you say these demonstrations don't do us any good... they usually
discard LOTS of aluminum cans!"
With eyes"Danny McCormack thought
of himself as a real-live Romeo,"
the man said. His laugh was low
and hushed, rising from his pot-
belly, slow and easy. "He would
cut class just to make sure his
hair was right, you know what I
mean? You could tell he was al-
ways fussing with it from the fact
that the left back-pocket of his
jeans was faded in the shape of a
comb."
The man - a truck driver-
was delivering four boxes of
books to a student. The boxes
had been shipped to Cambridge,
all the way from San Jose, Cali-
fornia. Now the two were moving
the packages to a loading dock
behind the student's apartment
building. The man's hands were
dark, aged, wrinkled, the hands
of someone who was constantly
at the steering wheel. His eyes
searched for something in the
distance before settling on the
person he spoke to.
"What's he doing now?" the
student asked. " Does he still
think he's a Romeo?"
There was a tiny orange glow
in the dim light as the man
dragged on his cigar. He smiled
as he exhaled a plume of smoke.
"'It's funny," he said. "I saw himat our class's thirty-fifth reunion,
at Somerville High. And he wasstill chasing his Juliet. Only now
he's bald."
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gar to the cement. The sun cast a
pink hue upon the side of the
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Ronald E. Becker '87 and Har-old A. Stern '87 are formerchairman and editor in c ief, re-spectively, of The Tech.
Thomas E Huarng G. a studentin the department of electrical en-gineering and computer science,is a former editor in chief of TheTech.
letter ["'Behnke defends admis-
sion policy," March 101, test
scores and high school grades to-
gether accounted for only 20 per-
cent of the variance in four-year
cumulative grade-point averages
in a recent class at MIT. They ac-
counted for only 14 percent of
the Variance in another recent
class.
sarily indicate poor preparation.
In some cases they result from a
student taking the tests only
once, Minority students and poor
students are more likely to take
the tests once as opposed to) non-
minority or more wealthy stu-
dents who take-the tests mulitple
times. Low test scores might also
reflect lack of access to the grow-
(Please turn to paget5)Low test scores do not neces-
Column/Thomas T. Huangto the distant pastThe man's gray hair stuck out down on truck drivers. At the re-
from beneath the blue cap he was union, when I told some of my
wearing, like tufts of grass. The classmates what I did for a liv-
student calculated what year his ing, that was that. They wouldn't
high school class would hold its talk to me anymore. All-in-all,
thirty-fifth reunion. Let's see. though, I'm pretty satisfied. It's?01 7. lonely on the road, but 1 have a
"What's strange about it is that family to go back to. I make an
,ou don't recognize people at honest living."
rst," the man said. "Sometimes The truck driver said goodbye.
ou don't even remember who As the cars rushed by along the
he hell they are. These were peo- avenue, the student thought: It's
tIe I grew up with. These were hard, There are people I want toreople I would spend nights talk- remember whose faces I can'tng to. We made an awful lot of hold in my mind. With the years,ilans that just never came the people will change, and I willbout." He lifted a box from in- change.
ide his truck and placed it on a Thirty years from now,) will Iart. remember what my plans were as
"'Well, it's been a long time, a young man? the student asked
hasn't it?" the student said. himself. Will I remember the girl'You've been on the road a lot. of my dreams? Will I look backYou've seen thousands of faces." with an eye to the distant past
The man nodded, shut the and be satisfied with my life?back door of the truck, and shut*ack door of the truck, and shut As the student lifted one of the
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To the Editor:Though not really surprised, I
am dismayed by the recent por-trayal of the US military as a ma-levolent organization eager to"subjugate people to totalitarianregimes" in the opinion pages ofThe Tech. I served in the AirForce for four years; my under-standing of the purpose of ourmilitary could not be furtherfrom yours.
The US armed forces standready to protect our country andour allies against the subjugationof their citizens. They exist toprotect both your constitutional
O,-csarnpusTo the Editor:
I was hoping that today's issueof The Tech [Friday, March 201would have a review of the MITSymphony Orchestra Concert ofSaturday, March 14, but I wassadly disappointed.
The performance last Saturdayin Kresge of the Mahler Sympho-ny #1 was the best the MIT Sym-phony has sounded in the fiveand one half years I have been atMIT. Guest conductor Alan Ya-mamoto got the most out of theorchestra, and the results weremusically uplifting. The orchestraalso performed the Beethoven Pi-ano Concerto #3 and did a finejob of suppporting the piano'so-loist, Lois Shapiro.
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It is our policy to try to coverevents that the MIT communitycan attend after reading the re-view. For this reason, The Techruns many articles on, for exam-ple, film and theater. The BSO,featuring Kyung- Wha Chung anzdSimon Rattle, gave a repeat per-formance on March 17, the daythat the review appeared in TheTech.
The more important reasonwhy we covered the BSO, howev-er, was that somebody was actu-ally interested in coverirlg theBSO concert. No one decided toreview the BSO instead of theMIT Symphony; the reviewer wassimply interested in attending theBSO concert.
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ing number of expensive test his conclusions as to his tone andcoaching schools. his language. I object particularly
While standardized test scores to his description of MIT's policydo explain some of the variance as admitting' "'nearly any minor-in college grades, they do not, ac- -it' applicant...who can do thecording to any study I have seen, workz-and has a reasonablecorrelate with any measure 'of chance of graduating."success after college. This fact From among those applicantsshould and does lead us to be who appear qualified to succeedcautious in limiting access to at MIT, we do try to admit asMIT based upon those tests. This many underrepresented minoritycaution is reinforced by the fact students as possible. But we alsothat standardized tests do corre- try to make responsible deci-late strongly with one thing - in- sions. We deny a substantialcome. number of minority students who
Among black college bound would have had a "reasonableseniors, median SAT totals are chance of graduating from MIT."131 points higher for studentswhose parents earned at least We want to feel confident that$50,000 versus students from each student can succeed. Hu'sfamilies earning between $18,000 statistics indicate that the minor-and $23,999. Unfortunately, over ity students we admit are out-70 percent of black students standing. The differences betweencame from families with incomes them and the other students atbelow $23,999, compared to only M~IT are insignificant compared30 percent of white students. to the difference between them
and all students across the coun-Other than his fixation on test try.
scores, Hu offers a very intelli- The average high school rankgent and helpful discussion of the for minority students enrolling at
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MIT in 1986 was top three per-cent of the class compared to anaverage of top two percent fornon-minorities.
I'm sure that someone is goingto conclude that this differencemeans that minorities are 50 per-cent less qualified than others.For myself, I would rather notdwell on small differences in rankor test scores and instead get onwith the important and stimulat-ing business of living in an in-creasingly pluralistic MIT.
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to an institution which refuses toaccede to the wishes of the vastmajority of black South Africanswho strongly support disinvest-ment as an effective way of end-ing the scourge of apartheid.
I have followed the debatesover divestment in the world atlarge and in the pages of TheTech (on which I once served aseditor-in-chief). I simply am notconvinced by President Paul E.Gray's rationales for MlT's con-tinued refusal to divest.
The claim that divestiture is asymbolic rather than an effectivemeans of influencing events inSouth Africa is belied by thegrowing number of companiesleaving South Africa. I am reluc-tant even to deign to addressGray's argument that divestmentis inappropriate for MIT as aneducational institution because itis a political act.
Because of its role and pres-tige, many of MIT's actions arepolitical, some (spinning offDraper Labs, refusing to allowclassified research on campus)overtly so. Most importantly, therefusal to divest is just as much apolitical statement as divestiture- and a political- statement with
which I strongly disagree.The loss of my contributions,
however small, cannot be ration-alized by counting me amongthose disgruntled alumni andalumnae who would in any eventfail to support their alma mater.
l was and am a strong support-er of MIT - I was active in cam-pus activities as a student and amcurrently participating in AMI-Tnas high school visiting pro-gram. And to demonstrate that Iwould have given MIT money butfor its refusal to divest, I will bemaking regular contributions tothe MIT Endowment for Divesti-ture.
In fact, I have given them $50to offset the $50 1 enclose today,which I am donating only be-cause I pledged to do so beforehearing about the Endowmentand am loathe to break a prom-ise.
I hope thatI will not have tomake any more contributions tothe Endowment for Divestiturebecause MIT will act promptly tojoin the many educational institu-tions, cities, and states whichhave expressed their oppositionto apartheid by divesting.
Stephanie Pollack '82
(Editor's note: The Tech re-ceived a copy of this letter to theMITAlumni Fund.)To Whom It May Concern:
Enclosed you will find a checkin the amount of $50 to fulfill mypledge to contribute to an Asso-ciation of MIT Alumnae scholar-ship. This contribution marks thefifth consecutive year I have givenmoney to MIT since my gradu-ation in 1982.
It will, however, be my last do-nation until such time as MIT'sportfolio is divested of all stocksof companies doing business inSouth Africa. Until then, I willsend my annual contributions tothe MIT Endowment for Divesti-ture.
I did not make this decisionlightly. I knew when I began con-tributing that MIT. invested incompanies doing business inSouth Africa, but felt that it wasimportant for me to help MITprovide needy students withscholarships.
Now, however, the situation inSouth Africa has deteriorated tothe point where I can no longerjustify giving monetary support
come firstTech is the only place studentconcerts will be reviewed. If Iwant to read a review of a con-cert by the BSO, I can alwayslook in The Boston Globe.
Barbara Hughey G
rights and mine against thosewho would take them from us. Iam proud of our way of life andbelieve that our status as a leaderof the free world stems directlyfrom our standing.
I chose to serve in the AirForce to help preserve our free-doms and yes, I suppose I was"potential cannon fodder." So beit. What this country offers isworth fighting for. If you are un-willing to fight to protect it, beglad Limt better men and womenthan you will.
Robert S. Wolf G
arts shouldviewer available that night sinceyou published a review of Satur-day's Boston Symphony Orches-tra concert in Tuesday's issue ofThe Tech. You need to reexamineyour priorities when you chooseto review an off-campus, non-student activity over an on-campus event involving a largenumber of MIT students.
This concert especially de-served to be reviewed in the stu-dent newspaper because the or-chestra and conductor put a lotof feeling and hard work intotheir performance and the resultwas a truly memorable musicalexperience.
I hope in the future you willtry to review student concerts be-fore those of professionals notaffiliated with MIT, since The
To the Editor:We are a group of concerned
students who would like to sharewith your undergraduates a refer-endum which we are sponsoringat Brown University.
Our purpose in having theBrown student body vote on theresolution, "The College Admis-sion office should no longer re-quire prospective Brown studentsto submit Scholastic AptitudeTest scores, " is to determine.whether this was a pressing issuewithin the Brown community. Webelieve from the initial responseof our undergraduates is that thisis indeed a timely issue.
MIT (as you know) is consid-ered a "selective" college. Ac-cording to many, the SAT is animportant factor only at selectivecolleges. We disagree. It is not animportant factor anywhiere.
Many questions can be raisedabout the SAT. W6e believe thetime has come when high schoolseniors across this country shouldstop having to pay to take a testwhich indicates the socio-eco-nomic condition of the student'sparents rather than the student'sability to work.
Why do minorities do worse onthe test than their educationaldisadvantages can account for?How substantive can the test beif some coaching companies reg-ularly improve scores more than150 points?
How genuine are the scores if
so many people are known tocheat on such poorly proctoredexams? How can EducationalTesting Services, which makes theSAT, be trusted to monitor itsown performance when this, theirmost profitable test, accounts formuch of their revenue?
The SAT is not objective; it isnot a valid or reliable standard.Great as it might be to have sucha touchstone, this test is not it.
As David Owen writes in hisdevastating book, None of theAbove, "Thtre is nothing genu-inely objective about a test like-the SAT; it is written, compiled,keyed, and interpreted by highlysubjective human beings. Theprincipal difference between itand a test that can't be graded bya machine is that it leaves noroom for more than one correctanswer."
EcTS doe- not have a monopolyon knowledge, though we aremeasured by its researchers'judgements. Needless to say,many who think creatively orsplit hairs do not do well on sucha test, though they do well inschool.
The Carnegie Foundation forthe Advancement of Teaching,which helped the College Boardcreate ETS, has stated, in a re-port soon to be published, thatmost colleges need not requiretheir students to take the SAT be-cause most colleges no longer ads
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I found "Lethal Weapon" to beexciting, powerful, funny, andenjoyable. I hope your reviewerhas another chance to view it,hopefully in a lighter mood. Heshould be thinking about enjoy-ing the movie, not trying to findsome righteous message.
Timothy M. Townsend '90
the article under the header"Arts" and try to evaluate themovie in that way.
But the purpose of this movieis not to make some artistic orphilosophical point; but simplyto entertain. It is "Entertain-ment," not "Art." And, as enter-tainment, "Lethal Weapon" istop-notch.
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may at Julian West's recent re-view of the movie "Lethal Wea-pon" [" 'Lethal Weapon' saysnothing about life, only death,"March 131. I think the critic hasfaced the wrong issue with thismovie. It is niot supposed to haveany moralistic message. You print
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mit selectively. If they are goingto let everyone in anyway, whyshould they require their appli-cants to spend time and moneyon a test they don't need?
'This means that Brown, andyour school, as well as a few oth-er colleges who do have competi-tive admissions, are the only oneswho benefit from the program atall.
If we get little use out of theSAT, why should we worry aboutjeopardizing its place in the test-ing market? When the influentialCarnegie Foundation's reportconvinces many colleges whodon't need it to actually drop it,the cost of the test will climb andwe will more urgently ask, "Whynot us too?"
As students at Brown we areconcerned about the SAT beingused on our campus. Questionsof bias, inaccuracy, and practical-ity lead us to push for a re-evalu-ation of the SAT on our campus.
The time has arrived for we,the undergraduates of 'selective"colleges, to question the entiretesting industry in this country.
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T he Empire Brass will perform a concertto benefit the Boston Symphony Orches-tra and the Boston UniversityTanglewood Institute at 4 pm at theTrinity Episcopal Church, 31 Elm Streetin Concord. The program will includeworks by Handel, Scarlatti, Kreisler,Bach, Copland, Gershwin, and Rossini.Tickets: $5. Telephone: 266-1492.Nicle Lasn, prg of Lind Io-Wu bn ih ussEScnd
Wang Chung with guests' Eight Secondsperforms in an a ll ages show a t 7:3 0 ppat the Metro, 15 Lansdowne Street, justacross from the entrance to the bleachersat Fenway Park. Tickets: $12.50. Tele-phone: 262-2424.
POPULA ' MUSICFace lo Face with guests Skin and TheGreat Divide perform at the Channel, 25
Neeco Street, Boston. Tickets: $6.50 ad-vance/S7.50 day of show. Telephone:451-1905.
Rick B erlin - T he Mo vie performs a t
9 pan at the Conservatory, Boston Mar-riott, 110 Huntington Avenue, CopleyPlace. Telephone: 236-5800.
Bim Skala Bim, The Toasters, and LooseTies perform at Jack's, 952 Massachu-setts Avenue, Cambridge. Telephone:491-7800.
Down Avenue performs at 8 pm at theParadise, 967 Commonwealth Avenue,Boston. Telephone: 254-2052.
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Christmas, Moving Targets, and Slaugh-ter Shack perform at the Rat, 528 Com-monwealth Avenue in Kenmore Square.Telephone: 536-9438.
The Zulus, The Unattached, and TallPaul perform at T.T. The Bears, 10Brookline Street, Cambridge. Telephone:492-0082.
Micbael Riesman, well known in contem-porary music circles as a composer, pia-
nist, and conductor who has written anumber of pieces for the theater, dance,and film, performs at 8 pm at the Insti-tute of Contemporary Art, 955 BoystonStreet, Boston. Tickets: $8 general, $6
CLASSICAL MUSICMIT Affiliated Artist Paul Orgel will pre-sent a piano recital featuring works byBeethoven, Janacek, and Chopin inKresge Auditorium at 8 pm. No admis-sion charge. Telephone: 253-2906.
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Banchetto Musicale presents Haydn'sCello Concerto in D .Oinor and There-
sienm¢~e and Mozart's Symphony at
8 pm in Jordan Hall, 30 GainsboroughStreet, Boston. Tickets: S9-$16. Tele-phone: 965-0165.
The Boston University Symphony andBoston University Chamber Orchestrasperform at 8 pm in the BU ConcertHall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Bos-ton. No admission charge. Telephone:353-3345.
.. M1usic Everywhere," Renaissancemusic of France, England, and Italy, isperformed at 8 pm at Wellesley CollegeHoughton Memorial Chapel. No admis-sion charge. Tel: 235-0320 ext. 2028.
JAZZ MUSICSwinging guitarist/fiddler Clarence"Gatemouth" Brown and saxophonistEddie "Cleanbead" Vinson perform at
8 prn and 11 pm at Nightstage, 823Main Street, Cambridge. Also being pre-sented April 4. Tickets: $9. Telephone:497-8200.
DANCE
The Museum of Fine Arts continues itsfihl series Italian Comedy with 'In nomede! poppip italiano" (1971, Dino Risi) at5:30 and "Vedo nudo" (1969, Dino Risi)at 8:00. Tickets: $3.50 general, $3 mere-b ers, students , & seniors. Telephone:267:93-( ext. 306.
POPULAR MUSICThe Fools with guests The Drive perfor m
at the Channel, 25 Neeco Street, Boston.Tickets: $5.50 advance/S6.50 day ofshow. Telephone: 451-1905.
T-Blade & The Fabulous Esquires per-form at 9 pm at the Conservatory, Bos-ton Marriott, I 10 Huntington Avenue,
-Copley Place. Telephone: 236-5800.
Ike Turner Jr. & Second Generation andTaylor Made perform in an R&B concert
at Jack's, 952 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge. Telephone: 491-7800.
O-Positive with Rapture of the Deep,Royal Crescent Mob, and Blake Babiesperform at the Rat, 528 CommonwealthAvenue in Kenmore Square. Telephone:536-9438.
The Five, The Pixies, and Tribe perform
a; T.T. The Bears, 10 Brookline Street,Cambridge. Telephone: 492-0082.
The F ast Folk Music Revue with JackHardy, Rod McDonald, David Massen-gill, Lucy Kaplansky, and many more, ispresented by Passim at 7:30 pm at the
form in concert at 6:00 and 9:30 at theSomerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square justby the Davis Square T-stop on the redline. Telephone: 625-1081.
Popular Indian musician, Ravi Shankar,performs at 8 pm at the University ofLowell. Tickets: $5-$17.50. Telephone:459-0350.
CONTEMPORARY MUSICThe MIT Concert Band performs in ajoint concert with the Brown ConcertBand at 3 pm at Kresge Auditorium. Noadmission charge. Telephone: 494-5284.
"Walking in the Spirit," the Spring con-cert of the MIT Gospel Choir, is per-formed at 7:30 pm at Kresge Audito-rium. Admission: $3 general, $Istudents/seniors. Telephone: 253-2705.
CLASSICAL MUSICA Music from Marlboro Chamber MusicConcert is presented at 8 pm at theEdward Pickman Concert Hall, LongySchool of Music. Tickets: S9 general, $6students. Telephone: 734-8742.
The Boston Camerata presents The
Queen's Music: Songs and Dances ofElizabethan England at 8 pm at JordanHall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston.Also being presented at 3 pm on April 5at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University.Tickets: $9-S15. Telephone: 262-5459.
FILM & VIDEONew York Super 8 filmmaker LewisKlahr will present his umque collage ani-mations at 8 pm at the Boston Film/Vid-eo Foundation, 1126 Boylston Street,Boston. Telephone: 536-1540.
.* * CRIITC'S CHOICE * * *The latest work by Richard Avedon,photographs entitled 'in the Ameri-can West,' continues at ihe Institutefor Contemporary Art, 955 BoylstonStreet, Boston, through April 26.Open Wed through Sun -1 I am to5 pm , T hur and F ri -11 am to8 pm. Admission: S3.50 adults, $2
students, $1 seniors and children.Telephone: 266-5151 or 266-5152.
'The Art That Is Life: the Arts a ndCrafts Movement in America" continuesat the MFA through May 31.
The exhibition of important drawingsfrom the late fifteenth to early twentiethcentury. entitled "Selected Drawingsfrom the Collection," continues at theIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2 Pal-ace Road, Boston, until June 1. The ex-hibit includes Michelangelo's late "Pieth"and Raphael's "Papal Procession."Admission: $3 suggested donation. Tele-phone: 566-1401.
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Fine press printers and binders, illustra-tors, calligraphers, and decorated papermakers contribute to "SO Years Later,"the anniversary exhibit of the Guild of
Bookworkers continues at the MIT Mu-seum through June 27.
"Black on Black," an environmentallight installation by Beth Galston explor-ing relationships between architectureand nature, continues at the MIT Muse-um through June 27. No admissioncharge. Telephone: 253 4444.
FILM & VIDEOThe 1987 Boston Gay and Lesbian FilmFestival continues through April 9 at the
POPULAR MUSICIron Maiden with special guest Waystedperform at 7:30 pm at the WorcesterCentrum. Tickets: $16.50. Telephone:492-1900 or 720-3434.
, ..CRITIC'S CHOICE ***Monad nock Musi c presents Mozart's'The Magic Flute" at 8 pm at JordanHall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Bos-t on. Tickets: $12. $ 20 , an d $25. Tele-phone: 924-7610.
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Pianist Hung-Kwan Chen performs in aBoston University Faculty ScholarshipConcert at 3 pm at the Isabella StewartGardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Bos-ton. Admission: $2 suggested contribu-tion. Telephone: 734-1359.
FILM & VIDEOThe Biattle Theatre continues its Satur-day film series Women in Hollywoodwith a double bill of Joseph Von Stern-berg/Marlene Dietrich movies. "ScarlottEmpress" (1934) at 4:00 & 7:45 and
'The Devil is a Woman' (1935) at 2:30,6:00, and 9:50. At 40 Brattle Street,Cambridge in Harvard Square. Tickets:$4.75 for the double bill. Telephone:876-6837.
The Somerville Theatre presents 'ThePrince and the Pauper" (1937), starringErrol Flynn, at 5:30 & 9:40 and "The
Prisoner of Zenda" (1937) at 7:45. Con-tinues through April 7. At 55 DavisSquare just by the Davis Square T-stopon the red line. Telephone: 625-1081.
The Harvard-Epworth United MethodistChurch presents "The White Rose"'
(1983, Michael Verhoeven, German withsubtitles), Acade my Award Nominee fo r
Best Foreign Film of 1983, at 8 pm at1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.Admission: $2 contribution. Telephone:354-0837.
FILM & VIDEOThe Brattle Theatre continues its Mon-day series of Film Noir with two by BillyWilder, 'Sunset Boulevard" (1950), star-ring Gloria Swanson and William Hold-
en, at 4:00 & 8:00 and "Ace in the Hole(The Big Carnival)" (1951) at 6:00 &10:00. At 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge inHarvard Square. Tickets: S4.75 for thedouble bill. Telephone: 876-6837.
The Harvard Film Archive continues itsMonday film series A merican Classics
with 'Pennies from Heaven" (1981, Her-bert Ross), stalring Steve Martin and
Bernadette Peters, at 5:30 and 8:00. Atthe Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts,24 Quincy Street in Harvard Square.Tickets: S3. Telephone: 4954700.
EXHIBITS-Artists in the Computer Age,' an eclec-tic selection of works showing the versa-tility and new possibilities of expressionopened by the use of the computer openstoday at the MlT Museum, and contin-ues through July 31. No admissioncharge. Telephone: 25344444.
POPULAR MUSICKBC Band performs at the Metro, 15Lansdowne Street, just across from theentrance to the bleachers at Fenway
Park. Tickets: $11.50 advance/S12.50day of show. Telephone: 262-2424.
CLASSICAL MUSICEin Liederabend, a vocal recital by Bos-ton Univeristy School of Music students,is presented at 8 pin at BU Concert
Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Bos-ton. No admission charge. Telephone:353-3345.
The Aulos Ensemble performs in achamber concert at 6 pm at the Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fen-way, Boston. Admission: $2 suggestedcontribution. Telephone: 734-1359.
THEATERThe world premieres of Ronald Ribman's
"Tbe Canmfbal Masque" and 'A Ser-pent's Egg,' two one-act plays that aresimple jewels of drama and suggestiveparables completing the trilogy with"Sweet Table at the Richelieu," open to-day at 8 pm at the American RepertoryTheatre, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge.Tickets: $12 and $16. Tel: 547-8300.
Michael Bennett's production of
"Dreamgirfs," the dazzling and innova-tive Broadway musical that won six 1982Tony Awards, opens today at 7:30 pm at
the Snubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street,Boston, for a four-week engagamentending May 2. Telephone: 426-4520.
FILM & VIDEO
* * . CRMC'S CHOICE *The Brattle Theatre concludes its filmseries American Silent Treasures witha triple bill of Buster Keaton movies:'Sherlock Jr.' and "The Navigator"(1924) at 3:00, 6:30, & 10:00 and"Steamboat Bill Jr." (1927) at 5:00 &8:35. The films are also being shownApril 4. At 40 Brattle Street, Cam-bridge in Harvard Square. Tickets:$4.75 for the double bill. Telephone:870-6837.
.* * C RITIC'S CHOICE* * * #The Bratdle Theatre begins its fourday film series entitled American St-let Treasures with two by VictorS jostrom: 'He W ho GeLs Slapped,"with Lon Chancy and John Gilbert, at
5:00 & 8:0( and "Wind' (1927), withLillian Gish and Lars Hanson, at3:30, 6:30, & 9:30. At 40 BratdleStreet, Cambridge in Harvard Square.Tickets: S4.75 for the double bill.Telephone: 876-6837.
** *, CRITIC'S CHOICE* * * rTil Tuesday with guests T reat Her
Right perform at the Channel, 25Necco Street, Boston. Tickets:$13.50. Telephone: 451-1905.
Alter Ego, No Exit, and Jacks or Betterperform at the Paradise, 967 Common-wealth Ave., Boston. Tel: 254-2052.
Cut The Rug, The Corsairs, and Vivisectperform at T.T. The Bears, 10 BrooklineStreet, Cambridge. Telephone: 492-0082.
CLASSICAL MUSICThe Boston Symphony Orchestra,Andrew Davis conducting, peaformsHaydn's Symphony No. 92, Stravinsky's'Pulcinella" Suite, and Schubert's Sym-phony No. 3 at 8 pm at Symphony Hall.Tickets: $14.50-38. Tel: 266-1492.
Rolf Schultz on violin and Lois Shapiroon piano perform music of Mozart andBusoni at 8 pm at Wellesley CollegeHoughton Memorial Chapel. No admis-sion charge. Tel: 235-0320 ext. 2028.
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The Mannes Trio, Naumburg Interna-tional Competition Winners, perform at6 pm at the Isabella Stewart GardnerMuseum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Noadmission charge. Telephone: 734-1359.
The New England Conservatory presentsan Artist Diploma Recital featuringHung-Kuan Chen, piano performingworks by Schubert, Bart6k, Scriabin andLiszt at 8 pin at Jordan Hall, 30 Gains-borough Street, Boston. The NEC Tues-day Night Mtusc features world pre-mieres of works by NEC compositionstudents at 8 pm at Williams Hall, 30Gainsborough Street, Boston. Both con-
certs are free. Tel: 262-1120 ext. 257.
JAZZ MUSICIn celebration of the just-released"Swing' album, Duke Robillard's jazz
and blues guitar chops team up with theesteemed tenor saxophonist Scott Hamil-ton and his band at 7:30 and 10:00 atNightstage, 823 Main Street, Cambridge.Tickets: $11.-Telephone: 497-8200.
EXHIBITSThe' Museum of Comparative Zoologypresents the 'Songs of the Spring War-biers" exhibition, opening today at 26Oxford Street, Cambridge, and continu-ing through the summer. Admission, $2general, $1.50 students and seniors, 50cchildren. Telephone: 495 4473.
FILM & VIDEOThe Brattle Theatre does a double bill offilms by Marta Meszaros with 'Women"(1977) at 4:00 & 7:50 and -Diary for my
Children" (1984) at 5:45 & 9:45. At 40Prattle Street, Cambridge in HarvardSquare. Tickets: $4.75 for the doublebill. Telephone: 876-6837.
Boston Babolon: Church of the Subgen-ius. The greatest joke ever told? Startingon April Fools Day at 8 pm at the Insti-tute of Contemporary Art (955 Boylston,Boston) with a gala evening of Subgeniusvideos and culminating on April 3 at
8 pm at Longwood Theater (Mass. Col-lege of Art, 364 Brooline Avenue, Bos-ton) with the grand Devival itself, Sub-geniuses from around the world will
descend on the "Hub of the universe"for a gut-busting, any-thing goes holy ex-perience. Admission: $5 general & $3ICA/MCA members on April 1, $5 gen-
eral & free to MCA members onApril 3. Telephone: 731-2040.
POPULAR MUSICAn April Fool's Day party is presented,featuring The Swinging Erudites, at9 pm at the Conservatory, Boston Mar-riott, 110 Huntington Avenue, CopleyPlace. Telephone: 236.5800.
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The Jackets, The Cinders, MirandaWarning perform at Jack's, 952 Massa-chusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Telephone:491-7800.
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The Brattle Theatre continues its filmseries American Silent Treasures withtwo films by the great German direc-tors F.W. Murnau and Eric von Stro-
heim: 'Greed' (1923, von Stroheim)at 3:30 & 7:40 and "Sunrise" (1927,Murnau) at 5:30 & 9:45. At 40 BrattleStreet, Cambridge in Harvard Square.Tickets: $4.75 for the double bill.Telephone: 876-6837.
* * * CRITIC'S CHOICE* * *Pianist, composer, arranger Gil Evansbrings his stellar 14-piece orchestrafor a rare appearance at 7:30 and10:30 at Nightstage, 823 Main Street,Cambridge. Tickets: $18. Telephone:497-8200.
* * * C¢!TIC'S CHOICE * * *Dance Projects presents Beth Soil andCompany in the world premiere of'Place of Amlbsh" at 8 pm at TowerAuditorium, Mass. College of Art,621 Huntington Ave., Boston. Alsobeing presented Aprii 4 at 8 pm andApril 5 at 3 pm. Tickets: $10 gener-
al, $8.50 seniors. Tel: 547-8771.
The Harvard Film Archive continues!its Tuesday series French Films withJean-Luc Godard's classic of FrenchNew Wave, "A bout de souffle"(,Breathles,.",-1959), starring Jean--PR'Pkinmondo and Jean Seberg, at5:30 and 8:00. At the Carpenter Cen-
ter for the Visual Arts, 24 QuincyStreet in Harvard Square. Tickets: $3.Telephone: 4954700.
[* * * C~RITIC'S CHOICE * * -1Virtuoso pianist Rudolf Serkin gives arecital at 3 prm at Symphony Hall as
I part- of- the Wang Celebrity Series.
Tickets: S16.50 and S17.50 [see alsoreduced-price tickets offered throughThe Tech Performing Arts Series].
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FILM & VIDEOThe Museum of Fine A rt's film seriesLife's Work: Individuality and theNfachine Age continues with RobertFlaherty's "Louisions Story" (1948) at
5:30. The M FAs film series Before Holly-wood: Turn of the Century Film from
American Archives also continues withThe Froatier Spirit, a collection of threefilms from 1912 to 1915, at 8:00. Tickets:$3.50 general, $3 members, students, &seniors. Telephone: 267-9300 ext. 306.
Ondekoza: The Demon Drummers of Js-pan at the MFA on April 8. Emanuel Axand Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall onApril 9. The Beasthe Boys at the Worces-ter Centrfun on April 9. The Max RoachQuartet at Nightstage April 14 and 15.Billy Idol with special guest The Cult at
the Worcester Centrum on April 15. BigAudio Dynamite at the Channel on
April 17, 18, and 19. Deep Purple withspecial guest Joan anet at the WorcesterCentrum on April 20 and 21. Alvin Ai-ley American Dance Theater at the WangCenter April 21-26. The Neats at Spit on
April 23. "Porgy and Bess" at the WangCenter April 30 through May 3. OingoBolngo at the Metro on April 30.
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. ..CRITIC'S CHOICE. * *"The Real Inspector Hound," TomStoppard's one-act comedy whereinreality and illusion intertwine as twotheater critics attend a performanceof an Agatha Christie-style murdermystery, and "After Magritte," Step,pard's story of an eccentric suburbanfamily under interrogation by Scot-land Yard for alleged crimes includingillegal leg amputations, robbery of alocal minstrel troupe, and running a'disorderly house," continue at theNew Ehrlich Theatre, 539 TremontStreet, Boston, through April 4.
Tickets: $10-$ 15. Tel: 482-6316.
Nicolet Larson, proLrg6 of Linda Ron-stadt and featured backup singer with
Neil Young, performs at 7:30 and 10:30at Nightstage, 823 Main St., Cambridgi.Tickets: $10. Telephone: 497-8200.
Parade, The Real Shivers, and 411perform at the Rat, 528 CommonwealthAvenue in Kenmore Square. Telephone:536-9438.
Harlequin, No Such Animal, and GoodQuestion perform at T.'. The Bears, 10Brookline Street, Cambridge. Telephone:492-0082._
CLASSICAL MUSICThe Boston Classical Orchestra performsa program of works by Bach, Mozart,and Beethoven at 8 pm at Faneuil Hall.Also being presented April 3. Tickets:$8-$18 from Boston Classical Orchestra,551 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116.
AnneT Bylsma, baroque violincello, andJohn Gibbons, harpsichord, performmusic of J.S. Bach and Vivaldi at theMuseum of Fine Arts. Tickets: $50 gen-
FILM S VIDEOThe Somerville Theatre presents"Koyaanisqatsi" (1983, Godfrey Reggio)at 6:00 & 9:45 and "The Last Wave"(1977, Peter Weir) at 7:45: Continuesthrough April 3. At 55 Davis Square justby the Davis Square T-stop on the redline. Telephone: 625-1081.
Arthur Miller's powerful post-war dra-ma, 'Ali My Sons,' continues at the
Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont Street,Boston, through April 5. Tickets:$13.50-$28.50. 'Telephone: 423-4008.
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'The Hasty Heart,' set in a South Pacif-ic Army hospital during World War IIand revolving around five patients and anurse whose playful bantering and strongfriendships chip away at the pride andc vnicism o f an embittered Scotsman,continues at the Lyric Stage, 54 CharlesStreet, Boston, through April 5. Tickets:$9 $12. Telephone: 74,-8703.
'Nile Club Confidential," by DennisDeal, a fresh, funny, fast-paced musicalthat parodies the sophisticated night club
scene, continues at the Next Move The-atre, One Boylston Place, Boston, untilApril 5. Tickets: S19.50-$26.50. Tele-phone: 423-5572.
"Forbidden Broadway 1987," the newestupdated version of Gerard Allesandrini'shit musical comedy revue, continues in-definitely at the Terrace Room of the
Park Plaza Hotel. Tickets: $15-$21.50.Telephone: 357-8384.
'Nunsense," a musical comedy by DanGoggin recounting the trials of the LittleSisters of Hoboken, who stage a talentshow in order to raise money to bury
four of their number who died of botu-lism and who are currently on ice in theconvent freezer, continues indefinitely atthe Boston Shakespeare Theatre, 52 St.Boto!ph Street, Boston. Tickets: $17.50-$25.50. Telephone: 267-5600.
'Little Shop of Horrors," the deliberate-ly seedy musical by Howard Ashman andAlan Menken, based on Roger Corman's1960 B-grade horror film, tells the tale ofa blood devouring vegetable and the nerdwho nurtures it. Continues indefinitely atthe Charles Playhouse, 74 WarrentonStreet, Boston. Tickets: S17.50$25.50.Telephone: 426-6912.
EXHIBITS'Photographs from Asia,' by RobertNewman '88, continues at the WeisnerGallery, second floor of the MIT StudentCenter, through April 2.
Large-scale, mixed-media paintings byBoston artists Alyson Schultz and Eliza-beth Rosemblum are featured at the Bos-ton University's George Sherman UnionGallery, 775 Commonwealth Avenue,Boston, through April 3. No admissioncharge. Telephone: 353-9425.
An exhibit of plaster reliefs by Julie Gra-ham continues at the Northeastern Uni-xersity Richards Gallery throughApril 3. Telephone: 437-2249.
'Nursing Home," an exhibit of photo-graphs by Jim Goldberg, continues at theClarence Kennedy Gallery, 770 MainStreet, Cambridge, through April 4 withgallery hours Tues-Sat, 11:00-5:00. No
admission charge. Telephone: 577-5177.
-Elegies: Sleep * Napalm * Night Sky;Works from Twenty-Five Year" by Ru-
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-Tony Smith: The Shape of Space," anexhibition celebrating the monumentalpainted steel sculpture 'For Marjorie,"continues at the Bakalar Sculpture Gal-lery at the List Visual Arts Center,20 Ames Street, until April 5. Tele-phone: 253-4400.
"Krzysztof Wodiczko: Counter-Monu-ments," a presentation of large photo-graphic documentation of projectedslides on buildings, continues at theHayden Gallery at the List Visual ArtsCenter, 20 Ames Street, until April 12.Telephone: 253-4400.
"Out of Eastern Europe: Private Photo-graphy," a selection of 'semi-official"contemporary photographs by indepen-dent artists from East Germany, Czecho-slovakia, Hungary, and Poland, contin-ues-at the Reference Gallery at the List
Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, untilApril 12. Telephone: 253-4680.
-Glass Works," an exhibit by DianeWignall, continues at The Boston Gal-lery. 300 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury,through April 12. Admission: $1.25
adults, 50c seniors and children. Tele-phone: 442-8614.
An exhibit of Japanese Calligraphy andBrush Painting by artists of the Kaji AsoStudio continues at 40 St. StephenStreet, Boston, through April 23. Per-sons may also participate in a JapaneseTea Ceremony each Sunday from 4 pmto 6 pm. No admission charge except forTea Ceremony, $10. Tel: 247-1719.
-Ben Thompson & Associates Inc.: 20thAnniversary Exhibit," models, photos,and plans chronicling the history of thisexciting architecture firm, continues atthe MIT Museum through April 25. Noadmission charge. Telephone: 253 4444.
The Museum of the National Center ofAfro-American Artists presents an exhib-it by Robert H. Graham entitiled "SouthAfrica and Other Anguish." Continuesat 300 Walnut Avenue, Boston, throughApril 26.
The Harvard-Epworth United MethodistChurch continues its Fritz Lang serieswith "Fury" (1936) at 8 pm. At 1555Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Ad-
mission: $2 contribution.
CLASSICAL MUSICSwiss organist Juerg Neuenschwanderperforms works of Du Mage, Kotter,Vogt, Scherrer. Bach, and Bruhns at12:05 pm at the MIT chapel. No admis-sion charge. Telephone: 253-2906.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, An-drew Davis, conducting and Rivka, vio-Ust performs Handels "Royal Fireworks"Music along with works by Colgrass andDvorak at 8 pm at Symphony Hall. Alsobeing presented April 3 at 2 pm andApril 4 at 8 pin. Tickets: $14.50-38.Telephone: 266-1492.
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... CRITIC'S CHOICE..."FooUn''round" and other dances by
Susan Rose Danceworks & BostonDance Project are presented at 8 pm
at the Strand Theatre, 543 ColumbiaRoad, Dorchester. Also being present-ed April 4. Tickets: $10 general, 56
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, acompany of 100 dancers, chorus, and or-chestra, will give a festive performanceof folk music and dance at 8 pm at Sym-phony Hall as part of the Wang CelebritySeries. Tickets: $16.50-$19.50 [see alsoreduced-price tickets offered through TheTech Performing Arts Series]. Telephone:266-1492 or 497-1118.
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The Scarborough Chamber Players willcollaborate with choreographer DannySloan for a special program of chambermusic and dance at 8 pm in SandersTheater, Cambridge. Tickets: $12 gener-al, $8 students/seniors. Telephone: 328-0677 or 497-1118.
THEATERTheaterWorks presents Peter Handke's"Kaspar" at 8 pm at Performance Place,277 Broadway, Somerville. ContinuesThursday through Sunday nights at8 pm until April 19. Tickets: $8-$10.Telephone: 623-5510.
FILM & VIDEOVisual artist Dan Graham will screen anddiscuss his recently completed videotape"Rock My Religion," examining the rolerock music has taken in conventional re-ligious practice for young people, at8 pm at the Boston Film/Video Founda-tion, 1126 Boylston Street, Boston. Tele-phone: 536-1540.
The French Library begins its series The
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("Shadows of the Earth," 1982, TaiebLouhichi) at 8 pm at 53 MarlboroughStreet. Also being shown April 4 and 5.
Admission: $3.50 general, $2.50 mem-bers. Telephone: 266-4351.
. .B CRITIC'S CHOICE . winWBCN Rock and Roll Rumble w in -ners in 1986, Gang AGreen perform atthe SCC Strat's Rat.
Mats Hari (previously Lizzie Borden and
the Axes) performs in an 18 + ages partyat Spit, 13 Landsdowne Street, Boston,just across from the entrance to thebleachers at Fenway Park.
Fishbone with guests Bim Skala Bim and
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25 Necco Street, Boston. Tickets: $6.50advance/S7.50 day of show. Telephone:451-1905.
A record release party for One Big Voiceis presented at 9 pm at the Conservatory,Boston Marriott, 110 Huntington Ave.,
Copley Place. Telephone: 236-5800.* * * $
The Matweeds, Dr. Black's Combo, Liq-uid Nik, and The Boy & His Dog per-form in an 18 + ages college night at
Bebe Buell & The Gargoyles with TheBags, Randy Black, and Lemonheadsperform in an 18 + ages show at the Rat,
528 Commonwealth Avenue in KenmoreSquare. Telephone: 536-9438.
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The Rain, Ats Tat, and Another Dayperform at T.T. The Bears, 10 BrooklineStreet, Cambridge. Telephone: 492-0082.
The Boston Symphony Chamber Playersperform works by Hindemith, Ravel,Knussen, and Spohr at 3 pm at Sympho-ny Hall. Tickets: $7, $10, and 513. Tele-phone: 266-1492.
The Ariel Wind Quintet performs musicof Klughardt, Schuller, and Poulenc at3 pm at the Longy School of Music, OneFollen Street, Cambridge. No admissioncharge. Telephone: 876-0956.
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The Concerto Company performs Bee-thoven Triple Concerto and Mozart Sin-
fonta Concertante, Piano Concerto at8 pm at Wellesley College Jewett Audito-rium. No admission charge. Telephone:235-0320 ext. 2028.
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Nightstage presents GuiLtar Greats featur-ing John Renborn, Stefan Grossman,and Gabriel Jacpub at 7 pm and 10 pm
at 823 Main Street, Cambridge. Tickets:S10. Telephone: 497-8200.
ipso Facto and Happy Campers performat Jack's, 952 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge. Telephone: 491-7800.
CLASSICAL MUSICVoice of the Tartle presents "The Dove &the Magic Cloak," an original folk talethrough which the music of the Sephar-dim is woven, at 4 pm at Kresge Audito-rium. Tickets: S8, $10, and $12 ($2 offfor students and seniors). Telephone:253-2969.
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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Rudolf SerkinThe Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, a company of 100 Virtuoso pianist Rudolf Serkin will give an all-Beethoven
dancers, chorus, and orchestra, will perform at Symphony recital at Syrmphosny Hall on Sunday, April 5 at 3 pm as part--- Hall on Friday, April 3 at 8 pm. Presented by Walter Pierce in of the Wang Celebrity Series, presented by Walter Pierce.
the Wang Celebrity Series, this exuberant and dynamic Considered one of the preeminent interpreters of Beethoven, Lensemble will perform dance, music, and songs reflecting the- the program will include Sonata in E Major, Opus 109, Sonata
authentic tradition of Hungarian folk culture. in A-flat Major, Opus 110 and Sonata in C Minor, Opus 111.MIT price: $5.00 MIT price: $5.00 _
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Stewart AwardsThe William L. Stewart Awardsare given to students in recognitionof a single, outstanding contribu-tion to a particular activity orevent. .... . ,<
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Albert G. Hill PrizeThe Albert G. Hill Prize is award-ed to minority students who havedemonstrated high academicachievement and made continuedcontributions to the quality of lifefor minorities at MIT.
Irwin Sizer AwardThe Irwin Sizer Award is presentedto any member or group in the In-stitute community to honor signifi-cant innovations and improvementsto MIIT education.
Laya Wiesner AwardThe Laya W. Wiesner Award ispresented to an undergraduatewoman student who has most en-hanced MIT community life.
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separate problem of bulk of Administration officials,are that policy is sus- frankly, do not trust arms con-D~eutch added. trol, Deutch said.rowcroft CommissionL -docdofth Commission 5o resolve the source of dis-
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The US should instead pursuereliable arms control, Deutchsaid. Proposals should aim to-ward a more stable configurationof weapons, one that would re-duce the likelihood of war,Deutch stressed.
When asked how far arms re-ductions can go, Deutch said thatthe SO percent cut recommendedby the Scowcroft Commission in1984 is not a strict amount. It isan estimate of what both sidescan give without hurting deter-rence and can provide a morestable configuration. The impor-tant point is that it's not zero or10 percent. With mutual reduc-tions in tandem, cuts can bemade much below 50 percent,Deutch said.
Victor Troll of the GBPSRasked why a force of loo fullydefensible missiles, say by sub-marine-basing, could not providesufficient deterrence through thethreat of a population response.
Deutch felt that this would riotprovide a credible deterrent. Thepurpose of having 5000 warheadsis not to use the 5000, but tohave the right kind of military re-sponse for a particular situationto deter that situation, he said.
When questioned about pro-viding a non-nuclear deterrentfor the security of America's Eu-ropean allies, Dleutch said thatthe problem since the 1960s hasbeen in convincing the Europeansnot to depend on US nuclearweapons for their security. NorthAtlantic Treaty Organizationcountries spend on defense lessthan a quarter of what the USspends by percentage of GrossNational Product.
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Reykjavik summit defines mostclearly what President RonaldReagan's policy on arms controlreally is, Deutch said. The zero-ban on all ballistic missiles -land and submarine-based -anda permissive attitude toward SDIresearch represents a 100 percentchange in US policy, Deutch not-ed.
Despite elements of politicalpopularity, the proposal is not inthe interests of stablity andpeace, Deutch asserted. It givesup two legs of the triad -lanld-based missiles, submarine-basedmissiles, and SDI - especiallythe-most survivable leg, the sub-marine-based missiles. Mean-while the proposal preserves thepossibility of SDI.
A zero-zero proposal presentsseveral problems according toDeutch. The major problem withthe proposal is that the Americanallies in Europe see themselves aslosing an important part of theirstrategic power, Deutch said.
In addition, 'verification be-comes especially difficult whenthe number is zero, Deutch con-tended. It's virtually impossibleto convince political systems thatzero has been reached, he said.
ICBM modernization
-The United States displayedhuge oscillations on modernizingthe ICBM1 force in the debateover the MX missile, Deutchsaid. In 1979, the DemocraticCarter Administration proposeddeploying a system of 200 race-track-based mobile missiles. Con-gress approved the proposal.
The Reagan administrationswitched to a dense pack- deploy-ment of MX missiles for politicalreasons, Deutch continued. Lessthan six months after approvingthe racetrack plan, Congress re-jected MX by a margin of 102votes.
Reagan appointed the Scow-croft Commission, on whichDeutch served, in 1983 to studythe- status of the ICBM force.After this commission recom-mended to put 100 MX missilesin Minuteman silos, Congress
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