The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper http://www-tech.mit.edu Headlines from The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper en-us Copyright The Tech 1881-2008 Breaking News (3:55 pm, Aug 19, 2008):http://www-tech.mit.edu/http://www-tech.mit.eduTue, 19 Aug 2008 15:55:57 -0400Breaking News Public Documents Seem to Show Free T Farehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subwayvulnerabilities.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subwayvulnerabilities.htmlBy Michael McGraw-Herdeg
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Documents made public by an MBTA lawsuit against MIT undergraduates show how anyone can get free T fare by copying an existing CharlieTicket or by making their own.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Students’ Subway Security Talk Canceled by Court Orderhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subway.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subway.htmlBy Michael McGraw-Herdeg and Marissa Vogt
STAFF REPORTERS
Three MIT students will not be presenting their security research at the annual DEF CON hacker convention this weekend because of a temporary restraining order filed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Friday afternoon. The students — legally represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group — are appealing the order.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News AYCTE Pilot for Simmons Dining Canceled Amid Controversy Over Implementationhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/simmons.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/simmons.htmlBy Natasha Plotkin
NEWS EDITOR
Simmons residents were officially informed on Thursday that their dorm would return to an a la carte dining system in the fall, reversing a July 24 announcement that a new trial of the “all you care to eat” buffet system would be tested instead. ]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Missing ’95 Alumna Arrested in Afghanistanhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/siddiqui.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/siddiqui.htmlBy John A. Hawkinson
STAFF REPORTER
Aafia Siddiqui ’95, missing since 2003, was arrested in Afghanistan and was arraigned Tuesday morning in Federal District Court in New York City. She is accused of picking up an assault rifle and shooting at U.S. personnel when she was in Afghan police custody.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Columbia’s Colombo Will Be Dean for Student Lifehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/colombo.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/colombo.htmlBy Angeline Wang
NEWS AND FEATURES DIRECTOR
Costantino “Chris” Colombo, dean for student affairs at Columbia University’s undergraduate schools, was chosen as MIT’s new dean for student life. Colombo, whose appointment is effective beginning Aug. 18, will move into Next House with his family.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Charges Dropped Against Student Arrested in NW16http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/hacking.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/hacking.htmlBy Austin Chu
STAFF REPORTER
Felony charges against Michael P. Short G related to his arrest in the basement of NW16 have been dropped. According to the motion filed by the prosecution on July 18, dropping the charges is “in the interests of justice as discipline proceedings will be conducted by the MIT internal discipline board.”]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News MIT Files Patent Suit Against Biotech Company Affymetrixhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/affymetrix.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/affymetrix.htmlBy Joyce Kwan
STAFF REPORTER
MIT filed a lawsuit against biotechnology company Affymetrix last month, alleging the company’s GeneChip technology infringes an existing MIT patent.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Anna Tang’s Motion For More Freedoms Denied Wednesdayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/tang.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/tang.htmlBy Austin Chu
STAFF REPORTER
A motion to grant Anna L. Tang greater freedoms was denied in a hearing on Wednesday at Middlesex Superior Court. Tang, a former Wellesley College student, is accused of stabbing Wolfe B. Styke ’10 seven times in his Next House residence on Oct. 23, 2007.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News News Briefshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/briefs.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/briefs.htmlFri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Colleges Grow More Earth-Conscious to Lure New Studentshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/wire.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/wire.htmlBy Tracy Jan
THE BOSTON GLOBE
Harvard pledged this month to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016. The University of New Hampshire became the first school in the nation this year to use landfill methane gas as its prime energy source. And the College of the Atlantic in Maine plans to open green dormitories with composting toilets in August.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Congress Acts to Overhaul College Loan Regulationshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/loans.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/loans.htmlBy Tamar Lewin
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Congress overwhelmingly approved an overhaul of the nation’s higher education law on July 31, adding dozens of provisions and programs to help families with soaring college costs.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Alexander Vladimir d’Arbeloff ’49http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/darbeloff.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/darbeloff.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICEAlexander Vladimir d’Arbeloff ’49, a visionary entrepreneur who co-founded Boston-based high-tech company Teradyne before becoming the eighth chairman of the MIT Corporation, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 8, surrounded by family. He was 80.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Charles Yardley Chittick ’22http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/chittick.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/chittick.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICECharles Yardley Chittick ’22, who was honored this past June as the oldest MIT alumnus, died on Friday, July 18. He was 107.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News In Shorthttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/inshort.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/inshort.htmlFri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Police Loghttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/polog.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/polog.htmlThe following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between July 1, 2008 and Aug. 4, 2008. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, or medical shuttles.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400News A Close Call: Student Groups Escape $27K Network, Phone Billhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/phones.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/phones.htmlBy John A. Hawkinson
STAFF REPORTER
Student groups were billed $27,000 in unexpected charges for phones and network in June, covering the fiscal year from July 2007 to June 2008. The MIT administration has agreed to cover the charges this year, but plans for who would pay similar charges next year remain uncertain.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Barbara Liskov Named Institute Professorhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/liskov.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/liskov.htmlBy Natasha Plotkin
NEWS EDITOR
Associate Provost for Faculty Equity Barbara H. Liskov became an Institute Professor, achieving the highest faculty rank at MIT, on July 1.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News