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A Close Call: Student Groups Escape $27K Network, Phone Bill Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Barbara Liskov Named Institute Professor Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Lawyer: Student in NW16 Basement Was ‘Hacking’ Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

10-250 Upgrades to Be Completed by Fall With New Seating, Audiovisual Equipment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

News Briefs Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Eight buildings were without MIT Cable service from June 23–26. The outage was likely created by power surges related to electrical work that was being done in Next House (W71), according to the Information Services and Technology Web site 3DOWN.

Newly Elected Members of the MIT Corporation Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT Grad Jobless, Selling Himself the Old-Fashioned Way Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Surge in Overseas Applicants Driven by Weak Dollar Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Big Paycheck or Service? Students Are Put to the Test Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Jane McNabb Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT NEWS OFFICE

Jane 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.

Joseph F. Kuchta Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT NEWS OFFICE

Joseph 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.

Robert C. Seamans Jr. ScD ’51 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT NEWS OFFICE

Robert 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.

Laura Capone Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT NEWS OFFICE

Laura 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.

Jack B. Howard Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

MIT NEWS OFFICE

Jack B. Howard, a professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering, died on July 7 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 70.

In Short Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Police Log Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The 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.

Fed Sees Turmoil Lasting Longer Than Expected Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Richest Nations Pledge To Halve Greenhouse Gas Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

U.S. and Czechs Sign Accord on Ballistic Missile Shield Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Issues Remain for Beijing Games, Says Int’l Olympic Committee Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Oil Prices Plunge for Second Consecutive Day Yesterday Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Shorts (left) Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By Alan CowellRobert PearCampbell Robertson

A 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.

Shorts (right) Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By Somini SenguptaSteven ErlangerJohn M. BroderChoe Sang-Hun

The 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.

Hurricane Season Underway Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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).

Corrections Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The June 13, 2008 article about a graduate student facing charges for breaking and entering gave misleading information about the prison term he may face. Though a sentence of up to 20 years in state prison is allowed under Massachusetts General Law, the Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines make it difficult to impose more than a one year sentence for a first-time offender.

Exploration Doesn’t Merit Incarceration Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
MIT has not yet issued a summons charging as felons two graduate students who were found in NW16 on the night of Saturday, June 7.

‘Baseball’ Exhibit Shows That Baseball Mirrors Everyday Life Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

MIT Student-Athletes Receive Academic All- America Recognition Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

MIT Theater on Ice Ends Season at International Competition in Vermont Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Bob, Eveline Roberts Pledge $2 Million To Upgrade Steinbrenner Stadium Turf Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

MOVIE REVIEW ★★★ ‘WALL-E’ a Winner for Kids, Adults, and Robots Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

BOOK REVIEW Re: Scamming the Scammers Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

MOVIE REVIEW ★★★ Living Passionately After Tiananmen Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Squid vs. Whale Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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.

Ramblings From Hell Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By 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?

Talk Nerdy to Me Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By Christine Yu

Dear Facebook,

Massachusetts news in brief Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:10:00 EDT
Man arrested after attempted cruiser break-in
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A New Bedford man is facing charges for trying to break into an unmarked state police cruiser — with two state troopers sitting inside.

Addison takes trial argument to high court Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:08:00 EDT
MANCHESTER (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing a Manchester police officer are going to the state Supreme Court in their attempt to get his trial moved out of Manchester.
Michael Addison's lawyers have asked the high court to reverse a lower court ruling that ordered the trial be held in Manchester.

Governors call for boost in home heating aid Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:06:00 EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Governors from across New England, warning that some families may have to choose between food or warmth this winter, called for a sharp boost in federal home heating aid.
The governors, meeting in Boston yesterday, said they are sending letters to President Bush, the presidential candidates, U.S. House and Senate leaders and their congressional delegations asking for an increase in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Ailing Kennedy returns to the Senate for vote Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:05:00 EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate yesterday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.

Mass. senator pleads not guilty to lewdness charge Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:04:00 EDT
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The attorney for a state senator accused of accosting four women in one day said following a court hearing yesterday his client has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a mental condition that can cause severe mood swings.

Community bids goodbye to 12-year-old victim Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:04:00 EDT
RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) — Nearly 1,000 people who turned out Wednesday to say goodbye to a slain 12-year-old girl got a three-word plea from a pastor: "Never, never again."
In a funeral for Brooke Bennett, Pastor Thomas Harty of United Church of Bethel had mourners repeat those words after him as he led the service for the girl, who disappeared June 25 and was found dead a week later, buried in a shallow grave.

Prosecutor: DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey's family Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:03:00 EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother yesterday in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen, saying they were "deeply sorry" for putting the family under a cloud of suspicion that hung heavy for more than a decade.

At slain girl's wake, a somber scene Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:44:00 EDT
RANDOLPH, Vt. — Amid sprays of flowers, snapshots from her short life and somber greetings, mourners yesterday remembered 12-year-old Brooke Bennett at a wake in the building where she just graduated from seventh grade.

Stolen antique cars recovered Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:43:00 EDT
SUTTON, N.H. (AP) — A Sutton man has been charged with stealing eight antique cars, including a 1927 Model T, after one of the cars was found for sale online.
John Kopiec, 61, was arrested last week.

Mystery disease also hitting NH bats Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:42:00 EDT
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's bats have not escaped the mystery disease that is killing off bat populations in other states.
A researcher and state wildlife official say New Hampshires bat population hasn't been as hard-hit by white nose syndrome as those in Vermont and New York, but the losses are noticeable.

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:44:00 EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.

Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:43:00 EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based on prescriptions from doctors who actually were dead, some for 10 years or more, a congressional investigation has found.

Japanese labor bureau rules that engineer died from overwork Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:03:00 EDT
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota Motor Corp.'s top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest decision against overwork in Japan, where stoic acceptance of extended overtime has long been the norm.

Gunmen attack US consulate in Turkey; 6 dead Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:02:00 EDT
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaida stormed a guard post at the U.S. consulate yesterday, touching off a firefight that killed three police and three assailants in the latest sign of Turkey's difficulty in clamping down on homegrown militants.

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