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Volume 117
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Issue 45 : Friday, September 26, 1997
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News
Committee Releases Student Life Report
Mosquitoes Infiltrate Institute Dormitories
Freshman Dies after Tragic Accident at Home
MIT Women's Collective Promotes Issue Awareness
Chomsky Lectures on U.S. Foreign Policy
Obesity Drug Recall Ends MIT Royalties
Princeton Review's Advertising Prompts Lawsuit
World and Nation
VP Gore's Staff Routinely Destroyed Phone Records
Albright Decries Decision on New Settlements in Jerusalem
American Receives Permission To Board Russian Mir Station
Albert Pleads Guilty to Assault And Battery, Loses Job at NBC
Court Says 'Shoot to Kill' Practice Used by FBI at Ruby Ridge Unlawful
World Briefs I
World Briefs II
Weather: Fair Fall Flair
Columns
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Beyond 77 Mass. Avenue
Things That Make Us Think
Letters to the Editor
Affirmative Action Is Not Patronizing
The Paper Waste
Entertainment
Rhino Man -- By Zach Emig
Dammed for Life -- By Jessica
Off Course -- By Hugo
Off Course -- By Katy-Cat
Trivia Corner: Same Name
Arts
Film Review: The Peacemaker -- When keeping track of just most of the missiles isn't good enough
Game Review: Age of Empires -- No! That's not where I told you to go today!
Sports
After 17-Year Dry Spell, Water Polo Beats Harvard
Women's Tennis Defeats Wheaton To Stay Undefeated in Conference
Men's Cross Country Finishes Behind Tufts To Take Second at Meet
Women's Cross Country Places Fifth Out of 20 at Invitational
Despite Gusty Winds, Sailors Perform Well
Nothing is Settled Until the Buzzer on Monday Nights
Springfield Edges Out Field Hockey for Win
Women's Volleyball Defeats Wheaton In Tough Five-Game Away Match
Upcoming Home Events
Photographs
Collage by Chun Hua Zheng and Gabor Csanyi -- The Tech
ITS A KIND OF MAGIC -- The MIT Museum recently opened an exhibition entitled "Evolution of ten holographers", showing classic and contemporary works.
Karlene Rosera
Indian dance master Chitresh Das gave a demonstration of his art on Monday in Killian Hall. He was artist in residence this week, and has taught several classes to MIT students.
Gabor Csanyi -- The Tech
Ananya Guha '99 performed a short kathak dance with her fellow students in the recently opened Endicott Center (behind the MIT museum). She is among the four students who take classes in the dance form taught by Gretchen Ruckert, who studied the art with Chitresh Das (opposite) for 25 years.
Gabor Csyani -- The Tech
WORLD MUSIC WEEK -- Famous kathak dance guru Chitresh Das (left) was artist in residence during Sept. 22-24, he will be performing tonight in Kresge Auditoruim to conclude his visit. Carlos Prieto '58, a renowned cellist and MIT alumnus, gave a lecture demonstration about Bach's cello suites in Killian Hall on his Stradivarius instrument. He recounted the story of the delicate cello, which was manufactured in 1720. He recently finished a book affectionately known as the "Biography of a Cello".
Rebecca Loh -- The Tech
Alexandra Pearlman '00 shoots on goal in Tuesday's game against Curry College. MIT won 2-0.
Rita H. Lin -- The Tech
Eric Chen '00 volleys during a doubles match against Boston University on Tuesday evening. Chen and partner James Matysczak '99 won 8-6.
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