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| Government Declares Some Grad Students Are ‘Security Threats’ Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Michael McGraw-Herdeg EXECUTIVE EDITOR Eight MIT graduate students with student visas were denied a key credential by the Department of Homeland Security. After their department appealed the decisions on their behalf, the DHS declared at least two of the students “security threats.” |
| Head of Mechanical Engineering Dept. Will Leave His Post in July Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Ramya Sankar STAFF REPORTER On July 1, Mary C. Boyce PhD ’87 will become chair of the Mechanical Engineering department. She will be the first female department head within the School of Engineering. |
| Mass. State Considers Taking 2.5% Of University Endowments Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Peter Schworm and Matt Viser THE BOSTON GLOBE Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state’s coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools’ rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status. |
| Robert I. Hulsizer Jr. PhD ’48 Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 MIT NEWS OFFICE Professor of Physics Emeritus Robert I. Hulsizer Jr. PhD ’48, a former chairman of the faculty and expert on elementary particle physics whose zeal for teaching science made him a student favorite at MIT, died on April 30 of complications from Alzheimer’s. He was 88. |
| In Short Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 |
| Myanmar’s Biggest City Still Paralyzed, Days After Storm Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES Five days after the powerful cyclone struck, this city, Myanmar’s commercial capital and until Saturday a verdant oasis of wide avenues, was far from back to normal on Thursday. |
| Tensions Rise in Lebanon As Telecom Network is Shut Down Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Nada Bakri and Graham Bowley THE NEW YORK TIMES The decision by the Lebanese government to shut down a private telephone network operated by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah was an act of war and Hezbollah would defend itself, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, said Thursday. |
| Obama Returns to Capitol and Tries to Rally Democrats Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn THE NEW YORK TIMES Sen. Barack Obama began trying to rally the Democratic Party around him on Thursday. He struck a tougher tone against Sen. John McCain, saying McCain was “losing his bearings” in his pursuit of the presidency. |
| North Korea Opens Documents On Its Nuclear Programs Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Helene Cooper THE NEW YORK TIMES North Korea has turned over to the United States 18,000 pages of documents related to its plutonium program dating from 1990, in an effort to resolve remaining differences in a pending agreement meant to begin the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Bush administration officials said Thursday. |
| Russian Parliament Overwhelmingly Approves Putin As Prime Minister Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By C.J. Chivers THE NEW YORK TIMES Russia’s Parliament overwhelmingly confirmed Vladimir V. Putin as prime minister on Thursday, completing his managed departure from the presidency in a manner that left him the country’s dominant politician, with a firm grip on power. |
| Shorts (left) Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Ian UrbinaMicheline MaynardJames C. Mckinley The general manager and possibly other senior staff at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah, where nine miners died last August, hid information from federal officials that could have prevented the disaster and should face criminal charges, the chairman of a House investigation said Thursday. |
| Shorts (right) Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Edward WongMartin FacklerMark LandlerCarter Dougherty A team of climbers on a mission from China carried the Olympic torch to the summit of Mt. Everest on Thursday, fulfilling a long-held goal of Chinese government to have the Olympic flame lit atop the world’s highest mountain. |
| Volcano Eruption in South America Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Roberto Rondanelli STAFF METEOROLOGIST Volcanic eruptions are natural phenomena ever present in the Earth’s history, although not in our minds most of the time. However, they are critical to the history and evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere of the Earth before life had a similar composition to modern volcanic outgassing (mainly CO2, water and nitrogen), and all the water present in the oceans as well as most of the atmosphere is thought to have a volcanic origin. Volcanoes can influence climate in shorter time scales by injecting reflective sulfate aerosols and can also modify the chemical composition of the stratosphere influencing ozone depletion. The most spectacular case of volcanic eruption during the past century was the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, that is believed to have cooled the planet by about 0.5 C, an amount similar in magnitude to the accumulated trend in warming during the last 100 years. |
| Letters to the Editor Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 In the last issue of the Tech, Miguel Valença Pires G has labeled the response of the MIT Chinese student community to recent cartoons as “a type of attack,” raising a question “what chance do more basic human rights stand?” However, the author misunderstands the response of Chinese students and I do not agree that it is a type of attack. Moreover, I doubt that the author even knows what basic human rights means, especially to people living in China. |
| Foreign Policy Principles for the Next Administration Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Ali Wyne Restoring America’s standing in the world must surely rank as the next administration’s foremost priority. Unfortunately, the three remaining presidential candidates have yet to articulate a clear strategy for achieving this (admittedly daunting) objective. Whoever prevails in November should ground their strategy in seven principles and policies. I do not regard the first three as particularly controversial — the experiences of the past decade or so yield them quite naturally — and, as such, I present them without comment: |
| Despite New Sparring Format, Sport Taekwondo Wins Nationals Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Jennifer Huang TEAM MEMBER The MIT Sport Taekwondo Club competed at Stanford University in the 33rd National Collegiate Taekwondo Association Championships on April 25–26. The team of 39 competitors from MIT claimed first place by a wide margin in both the Novice (color belt) and Overall Divisions. Tied for second place overall were the University of Califoria-Los Angeles, and UC-Berkeley. |
| Women Place Third at New England Div. IIIs As Men Claim Second Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By James Kramer DAPER STAFF One week after securing an unexpected team title at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Championship, the men’s track and field team finished second at the New England Division III Championship last weekend. MIT secured just enough points to keep U.S. Coast Guard Academy at bay while Williams College pulled away for first place. The women’s track and field team finished third behind national powers Williams College and Amherst College. |
| Men’s Heavyweight Crew Holds On For First Victory Over BU in Fifteen Years Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Stephen Young TEAM MEMBER The men’s heavyweight crew moved up in the Eastern Sprints poll after defeating Charles River rival Boston University last Sunday morning. MIT competed as a guest in the race for the Jablonic Cup between the University of Wisconsin and Boston University. |
| Sailing Team Finishes Eight as Reed, Hass, And Field Named to All New England Team Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Mike Stoller DAPER STAFF The MIT sailing team finished eighth out of 12 teams at the Fowle Trophy New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Team Race Championships hosted by Brown University this past weekend. MIT finished the event with a record of 2-12, while Boston College won with a record of 16-3. |
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| FESTIVAL REVIEW Alternatives to ‘Iron Man’ Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Alice Macdonald STAFF WRITER The sixth installment of the annual Boston Independent Film Festival took place a couple weeks ago from April 23rd to 28th. Over 90 films were screened over seven days at the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle, and Coolidge Corner. In case you missed the action, here are some highlights and lowlights so you can start getting excited for next year’s festival. |
| ALBUM REVIEW Fripp Flubs Latest Crimson Release Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Balaji Mani STAFF WRITER It’s that time of year again: Robert Fripp and co. have reached a lull, anticipating their end-of-summer tour, and the only way to put food on the table (and promote the shows) is to release a blindly hand-picked bootleg from the King Crimson archive. And thank goodness they picked a decent show. |
| Ramblings From Hell Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By S. Campbell Proehl STAFF COLUMNIST It occurred to me after the fifth straight day of clouds and cold rain last week that the magic in my life has disappeared. Maybe it’s because it’s finals time and I’m stressed, or because there’s always more work to be done, or even simply because it’s raining. I have a sense, though, that it’s more than just the rain and the homework and the exams. I think the magic is just gone. |
| Squid vs. Whale Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 By Charles Lin CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR It’s around this time of year that American Idol starts to really bug me. Now it’s not ‘cause of the contestants, Simon, or Paula’s every slipping grip on reality, it’s mainly Seacrest. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have anything against Ryan Seacrest. I think he’s an affable guy and an all-right TV host. It’s simply the idea of Seacrest that bothers me. |
| Overheard at MIT Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 |
| 'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges Fri, 09 May 2008 00:56:00 EDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen." |
| Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:55:00 EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died yesterday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. |
| Men convicted in quadruple restaurant slaying seek new trial Fri, 09 May 2008 00:54:00 EDT BOSTON (AP) — A father and son who shot and killed four family enemies at a crowded restaurant asked for a new trial yesterday, arguing the jury at their trial should have been allowed to hear more evidence about violent episodes in the victims' past. |
| Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors Fri, 09 May 2008 00:54:00 EDT CHICAGO (AP) — There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year — a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by. |
| Bishop's records offer rare look inside polygamist families Fri, 09 May 2008 00:53:00 EDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Hand-scrawled bishop's records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives. |
| More than half of US diabetics have arthritis Fri, 09 May 2008 00:52:00 EDT ATLANTA (AP) — More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study. The survey of nearly 800,000 people is the first extensive look at the overlap between the two conditions, said Dr. John Klippel, president of the Arthritis Foundation. |
| Obama adds nine superdelegates Sat, 10 May 2008 08:09:00 EDT WASHINGTON — Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on yesterday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. |
| Scientists report the genetic makeup of the platypus Fri, 09 May 2008 12:43:00 EDT SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment. And it is, scientists say: evolution. |
| Pictures of the Week, May 2 — May 8 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:19:00 EDT Wenham: Gordon College students Tania Green and Kyle Smith tried unsuccessfully to organize a campus support group for gay, bisexual and transgender students. Photo by Deborah Parker/Salem News Friday, May 2, 2008. |
| Art association goes for retro look Sat, 10 May 2008 03:50:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — In a few weeks, one of the city's few surviving 18th century brick mercantile buildings will be made to look even older. "It will be what it needs to be," said Dean Wills, executive director of the Newburyport Art Association. "We will have cedar shakes, so historically, it will look even more original." |
| Early red tide closes N.H. flats Sat, 10 May 2008 03:50:00 EDT SEABROOK — Red Tide is again sweeping through the region's coastal waters, forcing state officials to ban harvesting of mussels, clams and oysters from New Hampshire coastal waters and Hampton/Seabrook Harbor. |
| Bill Plante: What's best for Hillary? Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT Big Freddy's mouth was down at its corners as he folded his morning paper and signaled the waitress for a refill. "Wrong horse?" I asked. "End of this one for Hillary," Freddy said. "For a match race runoff, it's been everything it could have been and more." |
| Programs at Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m..Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats. |
| Cat of the Week Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT Simon is a handsome fellow of about 10 years old. He has a sweet face with lovely green eyes, and neat tiger markings on his head and tail. Simon loves attention, and will head-butt you when you pat h |
| Drug dealer gets two years in jail Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — A Salisbury woman will spend two years in jail after convictions on multiple counts for possession and distribution of illegal drugs. Crissy M. Fitzgerald, 29, of 55 Atlantic Ave., Apt. 2, in Salisbury was convicted of two counts of possession of class B drugs, possession with intent to distribute class B drugs, one count of possession of class D drugs, two counts of possession of class E drugs, conspiracy to violate drug laws and possession of a counterfeit note. |
| Newburyport District Court Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were heard in Newburyport District Court on Friday, May 2. Judge Peter Doyle presided over the following jury-waived cases: Sarah Boisclair, 22, 962 Granby Road, Chicopee, driving without insurance, dismissed with payment of $100 in court costs and $50 to the Victim-Witness Fund; driving with suspended registration, dismissed with payment of $100 in court costs; driving without registration, responsible (state police). |
| Police log Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: r Keith T. Sullivan, 37, 25 Channel Center St. 405, Boston; was arrested Friday at 1:20 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense; right turn on prohibited red. Officer William Steeves made the arrest on High Street and Eppa Way. |
| Church directory Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT ADVENT CHRISTIAN Four Corners Advent Christian Church, 5 Farm Lane, Seabrook, 603-474-34518. Services: Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, midweek prayer and Bible study. ANGLICAN All Saints Anglican Church of Amesbury, 67 Friend St., Amesbury, 978-388-0009, www.allsaintsamesbury.org. Holy Eucharist, 8:30 and 11 a.m. |
| School lunch menus Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT On half pint of milk served with each meal. Menus are subject to change without notice. Menus are for Monday, May 12, through Friday, May 16. NEWBURYPORT Elementary schools, K-3 Monday— Breakfast for lunch, Whole wheat french toast sticks, maple syrup, sausage patty, potato puffs, orange smile. |
| Elder menus: Monday, May 12, to Friday, May 16 Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury. Monday — Chicken Marsala, cranberry sauce, scalloped potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, chilled peaches, dinner roll. |
| Heard Around Town: Grog gets a face-lift Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT The Grog is going natural. Owner Richard Simkins and a work crew of two blasted the paint off the ground-floor facade of the well known Middle Street restaurant and pub yesterday. Simkins said he plans to put new mortar in the bricks at the first-floor level and then leave them their natural red color. |
| Births Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS The following birth was recorded at Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence: Torrisi: a son, Dominic James, Jan. 13, to Kathryn Dastoli-Torrisi and David Torrisi of 10 Joy Road, Salisbury; grandparents are Daniel and Deborah Dastoli of Salisbury, and David and Jane Torrisi of East Kingston, N.H. Older sibling is Chloe. |
| There is a hole in the cellar! Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT I love writing an article around this time of year especially because the birthday of the church is right around the corner. It is called Pentecost. We wear red as a symbol of the fire that can came upon each of the disciples when they were charged with the excitement of becoming empowered by the fire of the Holy Spirit. |
| Church notes Sat, 10 May 2008 03:39:00 EDT Church serving breakfast May 10 The First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, will hold its annual May Breakfast on Saturday, May 10, from 8 to 11 a.m. Eggs, ham, baked beans, home fries, fruit salad, baked goods, coffee, tea, juice. Adults, $6; children, $5; maximum for family, $20. |
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