Volume 118 >> Issue 59 : Tuesday, November 17, 1998

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News

• BTP Alcohol Case Ends Without Trial
• FinBoard Reforms Dominate UA Meeting
• Domenici Urges Increased Use of Nuclear Power
• Brown Student Poisons Ex-Girlfriend with Iodine-125

World and Nation

• U.N. Workers Return to Iraq, Weapon Inspectors to Follow
• Court Refuses to Get Involved In Campaign Spending Lawsuit
• Chinese Leader Zemin Protests U.S. Stand on Taiwan and Tibet
• House Prepares to Release Tripp-Lewinsky Tapes to Media Groups
• News Briefs I
• News Briefs II
• Weather: Break out the Umbrellas

Columns

• The Iraq Policy Crisis
• Restoring Humanity to Daily Life
• Moving Beyond the Housing Decision

Letters to the Editor

• Safe Ride Story Incomplete
• A Political Slamboree

Sports

• Women's Volleyball Loses Close Match to Amherst at Nationals
• Fencing Squad Starts Off Season Well at the Big One Tournament

Photographs

Down with Science

Garry Maskaly -- The Tech
Baldemar Mejia '98 makes a diving catch in the end zone, scoring a touchdown in Saturday's game against UMass Boston. MIT won 41­20.

Miodrag Cirkovic -- The Tech
Scott Blackburn '99 launches the ball in Saturday's game against UMass Boston. MIT won 41­20.

Miodrag Cirkovic -- The Tech
Baldemar Mejia '98 fights his way out of the grasp of two defenders in Saturday's

Damned for Life

Garry Maskaly -- The Tech
Duane Stevens '98 becomes the second player in MIT football history to be named a Burger King College Football Scholar­Athlete Award winner. Stevens was honored during halftime of Saturday's game against UMass Boston.

Miodrag Cirkovic -- The Tech
Professor Emeritius Philip Morrison (right) answers a question from the audience about his new book Reason Enough to Hope. The program, moderated by Christopher Lydon (left), was sponsored by the Technology & Culture Forum and authors@mit Nov. 10 in Wong Auditorium.

Lucy Yang
Providing an alternative to the work and pressure of the school year, The Toons held their fall concert Saturday in 10­250.

Yi Xie -- The Tech
Hasse Borup and Se-Yun Lee of the Coolidge String Quartet finish with a flourish in their performance Friday in Kresge Auditorium.

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Krzysztof Gajos -- The Tech
Paulo Bellinati, Brazilian guitarist and composer, demonstrates his command of the guitar Sunday in Kresge Auditorium.

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
Catherine Oates '00 makes a break for the opponent's goal in a hockey game against Skidmore College Friday. MIT held Skidmore to one early goal, winning 2­1.

Janet Hsieh
Grant Kristofek '02 tears a path through the water to finish first in the men's 1000 meter freestyle at a meet against Springfield College Friday. Grant also took first place in the men's 500 meter freestyle.

Greg Kuhnen -- The Tech
The often enigmatic MIT Marching Band made an appearance at the Women's Ice Hockey game Sunday to cheer for the team and the Zamboni driver.