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:http://www-tech.mit.edu/http://www-tech.mit.eduprior coverage of the hacking arrest for more information.]]>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:57:59 -0400Breaking News 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 Lawyer: Student in NW16 Basement Was ‘Hacking’http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/hacking.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/hacking.htmlBy Austin Chu
STAFF REPORTER
More than four weeks after Michael P. Short G was arrested after being found in an off-limits location in NW16, felony charges are still pending against him. Despite silence from officials at MIT, Short’s lawyer seems optimistic that the charges will eventually be dropped as in previous hacking-related cases.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News 10-250 Upgrades to Be Completed by Fall With New Seating, Audiovisual Equipmenthttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/lecturehall.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/lecturehall.htmlBy Arkajit Dey
NEWS EDITOR
Lecture hall 10-250, closed for renovations in the spring, will be bigger and brighter when it reopens for the first day of classes in the fall.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News News Briefshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/briefs.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/briefs.htmlWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Newly Elected Members of the MIT Corporationhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/corporation.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/corporation.htmlWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News MIT Grad Jobless, Selling Himself the Old-Fashioned Wayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/wallstreet.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/wallstreet.htmlBy Cyrus Sanati
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Joshua S. Persky ’81, an out-of-work investment banker, has been hunting for a job on Wall Street for more than six months. Recently he got so frustrated he decided to get a little creative.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Surge in Overseas Applicants Driven by Weak Dollarhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/foreign.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/foreign.htmlBy Peter Schworm
THE BOSTON GLOBE
The faltering U.S. dollar, which has steadily lost value against major currencies around the world, has produced a silver lining for foreign students and the American universities that recruit them.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Big Paycheck or Service? Students Are Put to the Testhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/careers.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/careers.htmlBy Sara Rimer
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A prominent education professor at Harvard has begun leading “reflection” seminars at three highly selective colleges, which he hopes will push undergraduates to think more deeply about the connection between their educations and aspirations.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Jane McNabbhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/mcnabb.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/mcnabb.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICEJane McNabb, a 47-year employee at MIT’s Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography — a precursor to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences — died on Saturday, May 24. She was 84.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Joseph F. Kuchtahttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/kuchta.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/kuchta.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICEJoseph F. Kuchta, who spent almost 40 years with MIT as a safety officer and later golf coach, and who was renowned for his work with Alpha Phi Omega and other charitable organizations, died on Monday, June 23. He was 88.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Robert C. Seamans Jr. ScD ’51http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/seamans.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/seamans.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICERobert C. Seamans Jr. ScD ’51, an MIT alumnus who was a leading NASA administrator during the Apollo program, the ninth secretary of the U.S. Air Force and the dean of MIT’s School of Engineering from 1978–81, died on June 28. He was 89.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Laura Caponehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/capone.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/capone.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICELaura Capone, senior associate dean for the Division of Student Life, passed away on Friday, July 4, at Addison Gilbert Hospital after a battle with cancer. She was 47.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Jack B. Howardhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/howard.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/howard.htmlMIT NEWS OFFICEJack B. Howard, a professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering, died on July 7 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 70.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News In Shorthttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/inshort.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/inshort.htmlWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Police Loghttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/polog.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/polog.htmlThe following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between June 4, 2008 and June 30, 2008. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, or medical shuttles.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400News Fed Sees Turmoil Lasting Longer Than Expectedhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long1.htmlBy Stephen Labaton
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Federal policymakers have concluded that the turmoil plaguing the housing and financial markets is likely to spill deep into 2009, becoming one of the most significant domestic problems to confront the next president when he steps into the Oval Office in January.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Richest Nations Pledge To Halve Greenhouse Gashttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long2.htmlBy Sheryl Gay Stolberg
THE NEW YORK TIMES
President Bush and leaders of the world’s richest nations pledged Tuesday to “move toward a low-carbon society” by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, the latest step in a long evolution by a president who for years played down the threat of global warming.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation U.S. and Czechs Sign Accord on Ballistic Missile Shieldhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long3.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long3.htmlBy Judy Dempsey and Dan Bilefsky
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The United States and the Czech Republic signed a landmark accord on Tuesday to allow the Pentagon to deploy part of its widely debated anti-ballistic missile shield on territory once occupied by Soviet troops.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Issues Remain for Beijing Games, Says Int’l Olympic Committeehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long4.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long4.htmlBy Jim Yardley
THE NEW YORK TIMES
With a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday praised the city’s preparations but also cited two “open issues” that remain: whether the city can deliver good air quality and fulfill promises to allow television networks to broadcast from non-Olympic sites.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Oil Prices Plunge for Second Consecutive Day Yesterdayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long5.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long5.htmlBy Clifford Krauss
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Oil prices headed in an unusual direction — down — for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, leaving energy experts to wonder whether the drop is the beginning of a lasting trend or just a brief pause before another surge.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts1.htmlBy Alan CowellRobert PearCampbell RobertsonA senior Iranian official was quoted Tuesday as threatening that Iran would respond to any military attack by striking Israel and America’s vital interests around the globe.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts2.htmlBy Somini SenguptaSteven ErlangerJohn M. BroderChoe Sang-HunThe suicide bombing on Monday outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul was the latest and most audacious attack in recent months on Indian interests in Afghanistan, where New Delhi, since helping to topple the Taliban in 2001, has staked its largest outside aid package ever.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Hurricane Season Underwayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/weather.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/weather.htmlBy Brian H. Tang
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
Although the Atlantic Ocean sees the lion’s share of its hurricanes August through October, hurricanes have been observed to form in July. Last week, a strong and consolidated area of thunderstorms emerged off Africa and quickly developed into Tropical Storm Bertha. On Monday, Bertha strengthened into a hurricane and underwent a period of rapid intensification becoming a category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph (190 kph). While hurricanes in July aren’t remarkable, the location of Bertha is. Bertha has set records for the farthest east a tropical storm, hurricane, and major hurricane have formed so early in the hurricane season (though reliable records date back to only the early ’70s).]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Correctionshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/corrections.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/corrections.htmlWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Opinion Exploration Doesn’t Merit Incarcerationhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/editorial.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/editorial.htmlWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Opinion ‘Baseball’ Exhibit Shows That Baseball Mirrors Everyday Lifehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/bballusa.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/bballusa.htmlBy Caroline Huang
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Sport and society are often linked, whether by a fan’s comparison between a game-winning goal and real-life heroics or a journalist’s association between performance-enhancing drugs and rampant dishonesty in American politics. Such comparisons are primed for aggrandizement: caught up in the moment, we often forget that the realm of sports does not always equal the realm of the real world. Based on its name alone, the traveling Baseball as America exhibit seems likely to fall under this category of distorted reality.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Sports MIT Student-Athletes Receive Academic All- America Recognitionhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/allamerica.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/allamerica.htmlBy Mindy Brauer
DAPER STAFF
Praveen Pamidimukkala ’08, Doria M. Holbrook ’08, and Julia C. Zimmerman ’09 earned College Sports Information Directors Association/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America accolades in the competitive at-large division to give the Engineers eight national plaudits for the 2007–08 academic year. Pamidimukkala received the first honor in the history of the men’s volleyball program, while Holbrook collected her third straight award as a member of the women’s swimming and diving team. Zimmerman was also a repeat selection for the women’s gymnastics team.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Sports MIT Theater on Ice Ends Season at International Competition in Vermonthttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/skating.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/skating.htmlBy Diana Cheng
TEAM MEMBER
MIT’s Theater on Ice team competed at the Thirteenth Annual International Theater on Ice competition, held at the Gordon H. Paquette Arena in Burlington, Vt. on June 28. The team placed fifth out of five teams in the Adult Choreographic Exercise category in its first season of existence.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Sports Bob, Eveline Roberts Pledge $2 Million To Upgrade Steinbrenner Stadium Turfhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/donation.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/donation.htmlBy James Kramer
DAPER STAFF
A gift from the parents of an MIT student-athlete will change the landscape for outdoor competition in the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Bob and Eveline Roberts, whose daughter, Julia N. Roberts ’10, is a midfielder on the women’s soccer team, have pledged $2 million for the installation of synthetic grass turf in Henry G. Steinbrenner ’27 Stadium.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Sports MOVIE REVIEW ★★★ ‘WALL-E’ a Winner for Kids, Adults, and Robotshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/walle.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/walle.htmlBy Andrew Lee
STAFF WRITER
For Pixar, selling their next movie is as easy as putting the phrase “From the makers of __” on a poster with the implicit promise that it’s going to entertain as much as Finding Nemo or The Incredibles. Like clockwork, it invariably does, and it’s hard to stress enough the fact that these people never simply coast by on the reputation of their brand. Since I’m prone to exaggeration, I could compare the firsthand enjoyment of Pixar’s decade-long hit parade to what it must’ve felt like to listen to each of the Beatles’ albums as they were being released. If you think of WALL-E in that context, it’s more Magical Mystery Tour than Sgt. Pepper. It may not hang with the best of its peers, but it’s more than worthy of induction into the Pixar canon.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Arts BOOK REVIEW Re: Scamming the Scammershttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/spam.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/spam.htmlBy Sarah Dupuis
SENIOR EDITOR
I have to admit, I’m somewhat partial to spam e-mail. Everyone says it’s a pain in the ass and they all spend money on programs to prevent it from entering their precious inboxes. But I say bring the spam on! It’s usually funny, sometimes poetic, and apparently, you can have a pretty good time responding to it. As far as responding to these e-mails goes, I’ve thought about it before and decided I probably have better things to do with my time. Luckily, author Neil Forsyth doesn’t, and he’s written an entire book about scamming the scammers.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Arts MOVIE REVIEW ★★★ Living Passionately After Tiananmenhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/summerpalace.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/summerpalace.htmlBy Praveen Rathinavelu
ARTS EDITOR
Ye Lou’s Summer Palace chronicles the collective rise and fall of a generation of Chinese youth: it lumbers through its nearly two-and-a-half hours on the back of a young woman, Yu Hong (played by Lei Hao), from her dense, passionate college years to the bleak, depleted years of adulthood that follow. ]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Arts Squid vs. Whalehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/clin.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/clin.htmlBy Charles Lin
CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR
Hello, everyone, and thank you for coming to the MVP Award Ceremony for last weekend’s Lake House Getaway 2008. The weekend was a total success and I’m glad everyone could make it. I think we all deserve a pat on the back for navigating those hazy waters of lounging and relaxation without a hitch. It could have been worse. There was a lot of passive aggressive tension brewing and I’m just glad we didn’t have it out on the patio by the grill. Kudos to my main men — you know who you are — for deflating the situation with well-timed belches and hilarious quoting of lines from Judd Apatow movies.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Campus Life Ramblings From Hellhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/proehl.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/proehl.htmlBy S. Campbell Proehl
STAFF COLUMNIST
When was the last time you felt like a stranger in a strange land? And an unwanted stranger at that?]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Campus Life Talk Nerdy to Mehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/yu.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/yu.htmlBy Christine YuDear Facebook,]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400Campus Life