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| Dana Mead, Corporation Chair, Discusses Student Involvement Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Nick Bushak NEWS EDITOR MIT Corporation chair Dana G. Mead PhD ’67 spoke and answered students’ questions at the Undergraduate Association meeting last night. He discussed challenges facing the Corporation and student involvement in the Corporation. |
| Concourse Instructor Jim Bredt Wins APO’s ‘Big Screw’ Contest Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Elijah Jordan Turner STAFF REPORTER Last week, Alpha Phi Omega held its annual Big Screw competition. On April 14, James “Jim” Bredt ’82 was crowned the winner, having received $699.29 in monetary votes. All the proceeds from the event, which topped $1500, will be given to the Environmental Working Group, a charity chosen by Bredt. |
| Fire Sprinkler Floods Next; Students Without Insurance May Face Loss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Valery K. Brobbey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR A sprinkler went off in Next House late on the night of Saturday, April 5, flooding portions of one hall. |
| MIT Professor Ariely Will Lead New Media Lab Banking Group Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Ross Kerber THE BOSTON GLOBE Which would you rather have: a $2 cup of coffee today, or $8.64 more in retirement savings 30 years from now? |
| Yale Admitted, Funded Transfer Student Who Faked Transcript Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Karen W. Arenson THE NEW YORK TIMES To Yale admissions officials, Akash Maharaj was an appealing prospect: He had earned straight A’s at Columbia University. Now he wanted to transfer. Yale not only admitted him; it gave him a $32,000 scholarship as well. |
| GSC Launches Off-Campus Housing Web Site Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 MIT students looking for off-campus housing may find a home thanks to a new Web site called Rent Monkey. The site is a project of the Graduate Student Council’s Housing and Community Affairs committee. |
| MIT, German Firm Plan Center For Sustainable Energy Research Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Michael Naughton and David Beard THE BOSTON GLOBE The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a German research giant announced Saturday that they would open a sustainable energy research center near the university’s campus that will employ at least 60 people. |
| Bankruptcies Sweep Retail Chains as Consumers Cut Back Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Michael Barbaro THE NEW YORK TIMES The consumer spending slump and tightening credit markets are triggering a widening wave of bankruptcies in American retailing, prompting thousands of store closings that are expected to remake suburban malls and downtown shopping districts across the country. |
| Growing Use of Biofuels Stresses Global Food Markets Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Andrew Martin THE NEW YORK TIMES The idea of turning farms into fuel plants seemed, for a time, like one of the answers to high global oil prices and supply worries. That strategy reached a zenith last year when Congress mandated a five-fold increase in the use of biofuels. |
| Italy’s Slvio Berlusconi Returns To Power, Winning Majority Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Ian Fisher THE NEW YORK TIMES Silvio Berlusconi, the idiosyncratic billionaire who already dominates much of Italy’s public life, snatched back political power in elections that ended Monday, heading a center-right coalition certain to make him prime minister for a third term. |
| At State Level, Lawmakers Increasingly Try to Limit Guns Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Jennifer Steinhauer THE NEW YORK TIMES State lawmakers across the country are ramping up efforts to pass new restrictions on guns, following nearly a decade in which state legislative efforts have been dominated by gun advocates. |
| Bush and Pelosi Clash With Intensity Over Colombian Trade Pact Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Carl Hulse THE NEW YORK TIMES President Bush and the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, intensified an increasingly personal fight over a stalled trade deal with Colombia on Monday, trading accusations over who was best protecting the interests of American workers. |
| Shorts (left) Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Katharine Q. SeelyeCelia W. DuggerAndrew Jacobs Edward G. Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania, demonstrated his value to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last weekend, helping her quickly devise a strategy to counter and exploit remarks by Sen. Barack Obama. |
| Shorts (right) Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Anahad O’Connor and Anemona HartocollisLaura M. HolsonSomini SenguptaElisabeth Bumiller and Jeff Zeleny J.K. Rowling, the creator of the wildly popular Harry Potter series who rose from poverty to become the world’s most famous children’s author, took the stand in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday to sharply criticize a fan accused of stealing her work to publish a reference guide. |
| Dry Week Ahead Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Angela Zalucha STAFF METEOROLOGIST This week, an area of high pressure will dominate the eastern third of the country. This high pressure region is forecasted to move very slowly from west to east, which means we will see an extended period of dry weather. A low pressure system that might graze us Thursday night is the only chance we have for rain through Friday. Today will be sunny with perhaps a few fair weather cumulus clouds. Even though the sun will be shining, the wind will blow in cold air out of the north. On Wednesday and Thursday, the winds shift and come from the west, which will result in temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Evenings will still be chilly, since the lack of cloud cover lets thermal radiation escape easily into space. |
| COD Should Face Tough Questions Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Outrage over a threatening e-mail sent by Artem Krasnoslobodtsev (Kraus) G, in which he called members of the Sloan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community “fucking fags,” is well deserved. |
| Jessop and Bennie for UA Leadership Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The role of Undergraduate Association President is rigorous, time-consuming, and often thankless. It is no insignificant challenge to provide guidance and leadership to the UA committees, supply a voice to the Senate, maintain relationships with other student governments, and develop a rapport with the “powers that be” on campus. An outstanding President must do all these things while constantly fighting for the interests of students. And the UA President must do so in a system that, by design, discounts students’ voice. Only candidates with ability, passion, and self-assuredness can accomplish lasting change. We recommend that you vote for the ticket of Noah S. Jessop ’09 and Michael A. Bennie ’10, which is most likely to excel. |
| Letters to the Editor Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 In an age where you can learn more about a person from the internet than you can from meeting him or her face to face, leave it to me to have not “Googled” myself since my first semester at MIT nearly 6 years ago. I recently left Cambridge to begin graduate school, and I couldn’t help but begin to wonder whether my new friends and colleagues were sneaking a curious peek at my life via Google, MySpace, Facebook, and the like. I searched for my name today and unfortunately came upon an article which, to this day, still irks me with its inaccuracies and implications as to my actions as well as those of my sisters during recruitment: “AEPhi’s Return to Jewish Identity Spurs De-pledgings, De-affiliations.” As such, I would like to take the opportunity to correct a few things. |
| Women’s Tennis Dominates in First Ever Match Against NYU Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Karina Pikhart TEAM MEMBER The women’s tennis team, ranked 23rd in the nation, decisively defeated New York University 8-1 in the first ever meeting between the two teams on Saturday. While the score may seem one-sided, the Lady Engineers still had to fight back from deficits in several of its matches. |
| The Tech’s Athlete of the Week: Leah A. Bogsted ’08 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Leah A. Bogsted ’08 hit a walk-off double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday to give MIT a 5-4 victory over Regis College. |
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| Brouhaha Rhythm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Michael T. Lin STAFF COLUMNIST Forget all that nonsense about the Ringling Bros. — Campus Preview Weekend is officially the ‘Greatest Show on Earth,’ and I mean that in a very good way. I walked out of the Infinite Corridor (which I overheard referred to as “the Really Long Corridor”) onto Massachusetts Avenue Thursday afternoon and received something of a shock — MIT campus central looking like the college brochures I received in the mail oh so long ago. The benches in front of the Student Center were filled in spite of the singular aroma of fresh mulch, and Kresge Oval was alive with flying Frisbees. It’s virtually never like this during the semester — the people frolicking about couldn’t all be admitted pre-freshmen. What is it about CPW that gets us out of our rooms and into the sunlight? |
| Fail of the Week Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 |
| South Carolina breeders try to save marsh tacky horses Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:52:00 EDT YONGES ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — During centuries of isolation on the Carolina sea islands, the short-legged, sway-backed marsh tacky horses became perfectly suited for toiling long hours in the swamps and oppressive humidity. |
| Kentucky latest state to prohibit alcohol vaporizers Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:51:00 EDT FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The state that claims to produce the world's best bourbon has banned at least one way to consume it: vaporized for easy inhalation. Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill yesterday prohibiting the sale, purchase or use of alcohol vaporizers, which are devices that resemble asthma inhalers but produce intoxicating fumes. |
| Some gay couples are having trouble obtaining divorces Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:51:00 EDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. Now, some are finding that breaking up is hard to do, too. In Rhode Island, for example, the state's top court ruled in December that gays married in neighboring Massachusetts can't get divorced here because lawmakers have never defined marriage as anything but a union between a man and woman. In Missouri, a judge is deciding whether a lesbian married in Massachusetts can get an annulment. |
| Boom in camps that bring summer fun to chronically ill
kids Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:19:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer camps just for kids with chronic diseases are booming — places to learn about epilepsy or finally meet someone else with Tourette's tics or slice open a cow's heart to see what's wrong with their own. |
| Medical care system not ready for mass of aging baby boomers, study
says Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:18:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care. "We face an impending crisis as the growing number of older patients, who are living longer with more complex health needs, increasingly outpaces the number of health care providers with the knowledge and skills to care for them capably," said John W. Rowe, professor of health policy and management at Columbia University. |
| Delta, Northwest directors sign off on airlines' combo Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:17:00 EDT ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier. |
| Rising food costs squeezing poor, force food
vendors to explain higher prices Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:16:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Tarpin can bake a graham cracker crust in his sleep, but explaining why the price for his Key lime pies went from $20 to $25 required mastering a thornier topic: global economics. |
| Lawmaker lobbies for bill to impeach Bush Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:15:00 EDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — To boost her campaign for a bill that would call for the impeachment of President Bush over the Iraq war, an 87-year-old great-grandmother drummed up support yesterday from the whistleblower who leaked secret Pentagon documents during the Vietnam War. |
| Navy trying again to lease out 100-year-old former prison Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:14:00 EDT KITTERY, Maine (AP) — For Rent: Historic waterfront building with 265,000 square feet of space. Fabulous ocean views. Unique architecture. Easy transportation access. Needs work. Lots of work. The Navy is looking once again to lease Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's 100-year-old prison, an imposing castle-like structure overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, to the right tenant, one who won't shy away from environmental problems including asbestos and lead paint. |
| Convicted sex offender, accused cannibal dies in prison Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:50:00 EDT DEER LODGE, Mont. (AP) — Convicted sex offender Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, who authorities accused of killing and cannibalizing a young boy in Great Falls, was found dead in his cell early Sunday at the Montana State Prison. |
| Police: Vt. woman evades rescue and drowns self, child; other
daughter also found dead Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:49:00 EDT WARDSBORO, Vt. (AP) — A woman reported missing with her two daughters waded into a brook carrying one of them and eluded a rescue attempt before mother and child were swept downstream to their deaths, police said yesterday. The second child's body was found later. |
| Huge crowd expected to greet pope at White House on Wednesday Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:48:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the world's Roman Catholics has been to the White House only once in history. That changes this week, and President Bush is pulling out all the stops: driving out to a suburban military base to meet Pope Benedict XVI's plane, bringing a giant audience to the South Lawn and hosting a fancy East Room dinner. |
| World Bank leader urges action on mounting food prices Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:48:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the World Bank on Sunday urged immediate action to deal with mounting food prices that have caused hunger and deadly violence in several countries. Robert Zoellick said the international community has "to put our money where our mouth is" and act now to help hungry people. "It is as stark as that." |
| Sludge tested in poor neighborhoods as lead-poisoning
fix Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:47:00 EDT BALTIMORE (AP) — Scientists using federal grants spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test whether it might protect children from lead poisoning in the soil. Families were assured the sludge was safe and were never told about any harmful ingredients. |
| Solar energy fans see cloud-free future in Massachusetts Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:46:00 EDT BOSTON (AP) — Despite its long winters and aging housing stock, Massachusetts has a sunny future in solar power — both as consumer and producer. That's the word from environmentalists, business leaders and state officials who say solar energy is key not only to the state's energy independence, but to its economic health as it seeks to leapfrog to the top of the clean energy pack. |
| For natives of Quabbin 'lost towns,' painful memories remain Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:48:00 EDT WARE, Mass. — At 12:01 a.m. on April 28, 1938, four valley towns in western Massachusetts ceased to exist — their main streets and family farms soon to become the silty bottom of the massive Quabbin reservoir. |
| Haiti lawmakers dismiss prime minister in wake of deadly price protests; UN soldier killed Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:47:00 EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian lawmakers yesterday dismissed the country's prime minister, hoping to defuse widespread anger over rising food prices that led to days of deadly protests and looting. |
| Collateral damage: Marine Corps offers help to couples whose marriages are strained by war Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:57:00 EDT EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fighting in Iraq took a heavy toll on Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Patrick, damaging his hand, injuring his brain and causing him to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But Patrick's body wasn't the only thing hurt by combat. His relationship with his wife was wounded, too. The couple got married shortly after he returned, yet Patrick refused to talk to her about the war. Sometimes he yelled at her. |
| Obama's 'bitter' remarks give Clinton an opening 10 days ahead of key primary Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:51:00 EDT MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A political tempest over Barack Obama's comments about bitter voters in small towns has given rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a new opening to court working class Democrats 10 days before Pennsylvanians hold a primary that she must win to keep her presidential campaign alive. |
| School program stopped weight gain in 2-year experiment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EDT NEW YORK — Five Philadelphia elementary schools replaced sodas with fruit juice. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise food choices. They spent hours teaching kids, their parents and teachers about good nutrition. |
| MEFA suspending federally guaranteed student loans Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:51:00 EDT BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority is suspending all federally guaranteed student loans effective July 1. MEFA says the mortgage crisis and a series of federal changes have made it difficult for the nonprofit state organization to secure funds for its federal education loan programs. |
| Auto Scanner: Dealership pushes slick synthetic oil Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:46:00 EDT Q: I am going to need an oil change soon. The Ford dealership wants me to use their synthetic oil (I am not sure of the brand), and they say it's better than a conventional oil change. Can I switch back and forth from synthetic to regular? Do you have any thoughts on this problem? |
| It's tax day, and for some, refunds already spent Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT For a growing number of people, that nice annual tax refund isn't a luxury anymore — it's going right out the door to pay bills. More than a third, or 35 percent, in a recent poll, said they are using the money to pay utility, credit card or other bills. A year ago, that number was 27 percent. |
| Peabody man specializes in getting a foot in the door Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:45:00 EDT PEABODY — Jay Wallus uses old news to book business. It could be the newspaper chronicling the 2004 Red Sox World Series win. It could be a yellowed copy of the paper printed the day after the Blizzard of 1978. |
| Business briefcase: April 15 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:40:00 EDT New businesses Diagnostic Testing 1-2-3 in Topsfield provides academic testing and school and parent consultations. It also offers kindergarten to grade nine summer group tutoring in reading, writing, math, science and MCAS prep for students at all ability levels. Call 978-359-0053 or visit www.diagnostictesting123.com for information. |
| At a glance: Home improvement time Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:40:00 EDT The number of building materials and gardening equipment and supplies businesses, by town: Beverly 12 Danvers 13 Ipswich 9 Marblehead 5 Peabody 23 Salem 15 Swampscott 3 Source: 2002 U.S. Census |
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