Volume 117 >> Issue 37 : Wednesday, August 27, 1997

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News

• Results of Freshman Exams are Mixed
• New System Improves Dorm Lottery Results
• Cheap Buys Can Make Room Seem Like Home
• Short Takes: Hopkins Student Sentenced in College Republicans Killing

World and Nation

• Former Agriculture Dept. Chief Indicted on 39 Counts
• Plasvic's Supporters Briefly Hold Bosnian TV Transmitter
• California's Affirmative Action Ban Goes Into Effect Today
• Engineers Behind Mars Mission Unveil New Deep Space Probe
• Mexico's Peso Becoming Stronger, Fostering Fears of High Inflation
• World Briefs I
• World Briefs II
• Picnic Panic?

Columns

• Pocket Deposits May Soon Prove Valuable
• Real Worth of Religious Diversity Transcends Spirituality
• As MIT Closes More Doors, Our Campus Loses its Open Feel

Comics

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  Dammed for Life -- by Jessica
  
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  Noun Poetry -- by Katy-Cat
  
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  Rhino Man -- by Zachary Emig
  

Photographs

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
Linda E. Kiley '99 shows a shark tracing boat to Daniel Vlasic '01 at the Academic Expo held in Johnson Athletics Center yesterday afternoon.

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
Alex D. Sindt '99 and Stephanie Sharo '99 from Dance Troupe perform at the Activities Midway Tuesday evening.

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
Robbie J. Buckingham '00 is interviewed by the Student Cable Group at the Activities Midway Tuesday evening

Professor Peter Child explains the HASS requirements to
freshmen during the Core Blitz in Kresge Auditorium yesterday morning.