Volume 117 >> Issue 29 : Wednesday, July 23, 1997

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News

• New R/O Messaging System May Change
• Jablonski Leaving RCA in August To Accept Faculty Spot at UMass
• Summer Renovations Close Parts of Campus
• Hong Kong Changeover Met Differently In Former Colony and Mainland China
• Margaret Jablonski Reflects on Three Years at MIT
• Police Log

World and Nation

• Greenspan Claims Economy Likely to Continue on Track
• Russian Pres. Yeltsin Vetoes Bill Limiting Many Religions
• Pathfinder Resumes Research After Problems Are Resolved
• In Letter, Armey Disavows Role In Failed Gingrich Coup Effort
• News Briefs I
• News Briefs II

Columns

• Pundits Should Stop Cynicism Over Weld
• Family Antics Only Prove You Can't Go Home Again
• Sprinkler System Inefficiently Spritzes Institutes Sidewalks

Letters to the Editor

• Grade Mailing Story Misled Readers

Photographs

Chun Hua Zheng--The Tech
A young visitor of MIT enjoys the view from the Harvest Chair, and art installation outside the Media Lab

Wan Yusof Wan Morshidi
MIT Juggling Club members practice juggling clubs outside Kresge Oval last Sunday.

Chun Hua Zheng--The Tech
Almost half a million people watched the July 4 fireworks from the banks of the Charles River.

Wan Yusof Wan Morshidi
Thomas C. Vales of St. Elmo's Fire demonstrates a levitating motor at last Sunday's Swapfest.

Comics

Noun Poetry - by Katy-Cat

Rhino Man - by Zachary Emig