Sept. 11 DonationsTop $23K

After weeks of collecting on and off campus following the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., MIT has reported a donation of $23,227 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

Goosebeary’s Closes After Food Poisoning

After MIT Medical and Cambridge Hospital treated four MIT students and two members of the community for food poisoning last week, Cambridge Inspection Services closed the Poppa & Goose restaurant and the Goosebeary’s food truck.

Stallman to Receive $830K

Software pioneer and MIT research affiliate Richard M. Stallman has been named as a co-winner of the 2001 Takeda Award for Techno-Entrepreneurial Achievement for Social/Economic Well-Being.

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ARTS

CONCERT REVIEW: Alien Ant Farm Invades Axis -- Band Brings Hard Rock, Power Ballads, and Michael Jackson to Boston

CONCERT REVIEW: Pat Martino -- Guitarist Plays Regatta

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MUSIC REVIEW: The Great Depression -- DMX rises to the Occasion

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MUSIC REVIEW: John Williams Falls Short of Wizardry -- ‘Harry Potter’ Soundtrack Enjoyable, But Nothing New

MUSIC REVIEW: Double Trouble Doubles Success -- Montreux Recordings Trace Ascent of Vaughan and Band

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SPORTS

Men’s Hockey Team Begins Season, 2-0

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