Volume 118 >> Issue 40 : Friday, September 11, 1998

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News

• Pledge Counts Stable As Crowds Decrease
• Students Protest Move to House All Freshmen on Campus in 2001
• Alcohol Banned at ATO Following IFC Hearing
• CityDays Promotes Community Service
• Over Summer, MIT Sees Many Changes
• Irving Segal
• Feds Bust Counterfeiting Scam at U. of Pennsylvania
• Police Log

World and Nation

• House Rules Committee Sets Review of Clinton in Motion
• Starr Report Will Go Online; Clinton Continues Apologies
• Bowing to Opposition, Yeltsin Appoints Primakov to Top Post
• Swissair Plane's Flight Recorder Contained Incorrect Information
• White House and Brazilian Troubles Cause Stocks to Plummet 250 Points
• News Briefs I
• News Briefs II
• Weather: Summer Again!

Columns

• Counteracting Imperfect Rankings: MIT Should Post School Statistics on the Web for Prospective Students
• Dorky Summer Camp
• Not Literally Labor Day

Opinion

• Institutional Wisdom Watch

Letters to the Editor

• Graduate Student Housing Crunch
• Inappropriate and Distasteful

Arts

• Theater Review: Blue Man Group -- Modern art's guerrilla warriors
• Restaurant Review: Montein -- Thai food, Thai folks, Thai fun
• Movie Reviews: 54 and Rounders -- The last days of independent cinema

Sports

• Men's Rugby Club Brings Home Third Despite Several Injuries
• Perry Qualifies For U.S. National Team
• Upcoming Home Events

Photographs

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
One new addition to Orientation this year was the welcome dinner, which took place on Aug. 26 in Johnson Athletic Center.

Connie Lu -- The Tech
This banner, which was unfurled from the roof of Building 10 on Aug. 28, summarizes the sentiments some students have about the new format of Orientation and rush.

Wan Yusof Wan Morshidi -- The Tech
Samantha Weinstein U02 strives to pass the swim test on Tuesday at the Alumni Pool.

Ajai Bharadwaj -- The Tech
Laura Williams '00 handles the ball during a field hockey scrimmage Saturday.