Volume 116 >> Issue 20 : Tuesday, April 23, 1996

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News

• Living Groups Offer Summer Housing
• UROP Expects Steady Summer
• IFC and Panmhel Revise Next Year's Rush Rules
• Forum Convenes in Support of Berenson
• Power Drop Relatively Painless
• Short Takes - Harvard to Host ROTC Exercises
• Police Log

World and Nation

• French Lebanon Plan Gaining Force; US Officials 'Furious'
• Clinton, Yeltsin Complement Each Other During Election Year Summit
• Bell Atlantic and Nynex Accept $27 Billion Merger; New Telco Rivals AT&T
• Four Saudis Confess to Planting a Bomb That Killed 7 at a U.S. Base in November
• News Briefs I
• News Briefs II
• Weather: April Thor

Editorials

• ROTC Plan Merits Muted Support

Opinion

• Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself
• Erratum

Sports

• Lightweights Unsuccessful In Attempt to Upset Harvard

Photographs

Gabor Csanyi--The Tech
Nicole Lee '98 performs in the advanced music performance student recital last Wednesday.

Gabor Csanyi--The Tech
Diego A. Penta '96 twirls Manjari Chanda '98 during Ham & Cheese's dance All that Jazz.

Gabor Csanyi--The Tech
Van Van Yuying Chen '97 leaps through the air in Felice Songs. The Dancetroupe dancers won the award for Best Dance.

Gabor Csanyi--The Tech
Donna M. Augustine '97 and the Kappa Alpha Theta's get the audience to participate in Groove is in the Heart.

Jiri Schindler--The Tech

Gabor Csanyi--The Tech
Ham & Cheese's Jenny L. Sappington '98 and Alexander D. Sindt '99 play in All that Jazz. The group won the award for Most Original Piece.

Jonathan Li--The Tech
In the second varsity lightweight boat on the 100m mark, cox Joseph B. Irineo '98, Jorge A. Broggio '97, Marco Bitran '97, Kai Wei Hong '96, Robin M. Greenwood '98, Rene M. Oda '97, Torrey O. Radcliffe '97, Joel P. Johnson '98, Kevin H. Yeh '96 put in a losing effort against Harvard and Princeton.

Janet Wood
MIT's Xochitl Cruz-Gonzales '99 breaks away from her defender and scores against Boston University in a 20-7 game last Saturday.

Jonathan Li--The Tech
From left to right: Coxswain Jason A. Wertheim '96, Damon L. McMillian '98, Gregory K. Millotes '96, Jared D, Cottreli '97, and Luis G. Ortiz row in the junior varsity heavyweight boat race they lost against Harvard and Princeton Universities on Saturday.

Jiri Schindler--The Tech
At full count, Maryann Smela '96 (OF) pulls out a low pitch to send a runner home. After sending the ball to the left infield she makes it safely to first base. Despite the effot, MIT lost the game against Clark University on Friday. On Saturday, MIT travelled to WPI to play its last conference games. In the first game, pitched by Naomi Stone '96, MIT won 5-4, but they dropped the second, 10-0. This Thursday, the softball team will compete in the New England Eight Tournament.

Jonathan Li--The Tech
The first freshman heavyweights -- (front to back) Solar C. Olugebefola '99, Shyanshi S. Wu '99, Daniel P. Parker '99, Michael M. Perry '99, Karsten A. Kallevig '99, Justin S. Slou '99, Michael W. Protz '99, Karl K. Richter '99 -- take their boat out of the water after their defeat by Harvard and Princeton Universities Saturday.

Helin Lin--The Tech
During the Tang Building dedication ceremony Friday morning, President Charles M. Vest presents a plauqe to Jack Tang in recognition of his generous donation.

Jiri Schindler--The Tech
After receiving a long wide pass, Adrienne H. Slaughter '98 plunges the ball through Tufts rugby's defense in last Saturday's 22-3 win.