Volume 115 >> Issue 1 : Tuesday, February 7, 1995

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News

• Institute to Host Science Policy Discussion Today
• Harvard Ends ROTC Support over Policy on Homosexuals
• Only 50 Spaces in Ashdown Will House Undergraduates
• Professors Named MacVicar Fellows
• Deutch Declines CIA Head Job Offer
• Nerdkit Wins with Long Arm in 6.270
• Academic Council Members Resign

World and Nation

• News Briefs, part 1
• News Briefs, part 2
• House of Representatives Approves Line-Item Veto
• Shuttle Meets Mir in First U.S., Russian Encounter since 1976
• Clinton's $1.61 Trillion Budget Draws Congressional Criticism
• UN Prepares Peacekeeping Effort to Protect Fragile Angolan Truce
• Weather

Columns

• Treatment of MacGregor Pair Too Severe

Letters to the Editor

• Women Graduate Students Highlight Safety Concerns
• Institute Can Find Better Solution than Unsafe Location

Arts

• MTG's Company is a roller coaster of comedy, emotion
• Boys portrays bittersweet, unconventional love story

Sports

• Following Penn Victory, Hockey Trounces S. Conn
• Women Hoopsters Drop Two Hard-fought Matches
• Upcoming Home Events

Features

• 6.270 Lego Robot Design Competition

Photographs

Thomas R. Karlo--The Tech
An MIT player shoots during the men's hockey game against the University of Pennsylvania last Tuesday. MIT dominated the game, winning 9-2.

Thomas R. Karlo--The Tech
Students traveling down the Infinite Corridor Monday morning could pick up a bite to eat at the Biohazard Cafe, set up in Lobby 10. The passersby could sample such delights as MITochondria ("Fresh from the cells!") and Lab Mice on Rice.

Karsten Ulland '94, one of the course's organizers, helps out a student in lab.

Helen Lin--The Tech
Students complete their registration Monday morning in DuPont Gymnasium.

Sharon N. Young Pong--The Tech
A robot extends its arm in an attempt to grab the j-device during the final round of this year's 6.270 Lego Robot Design Competition, held Thursday evening in 26-100

Thomas R. Karlo--The Tech
MIT players spent much of the game crowding the opposing goalie (left) and celebrating (right) during last Tuesday's romp over the University of Pennsylvania men's hockey team.

"The Violator" lies on the floor after jumping off the edge of the table.

Between rounds, robots were impounded on tables to protect them and to prevent modification.

Students spent the month before the competition building their robots. These two students are adding final elements to their machine the day before the competition.

Eng Khor '95, Tim Kwan '95, and Weihaw Chuang '95 celebrate after winning the competition. Their team was the first composed of seniors to ever with the competition.

This year's competition saw many collisions between competing robots. These two robots became entangled during the finals last Thursday night.

As the competition progressed, anxiety increased. Christine Su '97, Sunnia Lin '97, and Lily Wong '97 watch their robot "Dumbo" during the final round of competition.

Judges watch "Nerdkit" and "Fluffy," two of the last three robots left in the final round of the tournament.

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