The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper http://tech.mit.edu/img/small-flag.gifThe Techhttp://tech.mit.edu/ http://tech.mit.edu Headlines from The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper en-us Copyright The Tech 1881-2009 Professors Discussed Diversity at Faculty Meeting Wednesdayhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/facultymeeting.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/facultymeeting.htmlBy Meghan Nelson
STAFF REPORTER
Faculty members unanimously passed two motions at Wednesday’s faculty meeting: one establishing academic guidelines for prolonged emergencies on campus and the second scheduling the September student holiday on the same day as the fall career fair.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500News More H1N1 Clinics Expected to Occur as More Vaccines Arrivehttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/H1N1clinics.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/H1N1clinics.htmlBy Ana Lyons
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
MIT Medical vaccinated nearly 1,050 students against the H1N1 flu-virus last Tuesday as part of a quickly arranged clinic.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500News Regents Raise Tuition In Calif. by 32 Percenthttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ucsystem.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ucsystem.htmlBy Tamar Lewin
THE NEW YORK TIMES
As the University of California struggles to absorb its sharpest drop in state financing since the Great Depression, every professor, administrator and clerical worker has been put on furlough amounting to an average pay cut of 8 percent.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500News In Shorthttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/inshort.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/inshort.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500News Are You There Chris? It’s Us, Students.http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/editorial.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/editorial.htmlThe Tech that “there is a process where the conversation goes both ways” in regards to student life policy. However, this vital communication pipeline has been ineffectual or broken down in a number of areas since Dean Colombo took office last year.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion Letters to the Editorhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/letters.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/letters.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion Capitalism and Functioning Democracy Are at Oddshttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/goranov.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/goranov.htmlBy Alexi GoranovThe fundamental debate is whether the right to increases in capital and property supersedes the right to equality, i.e. the right to equal access to labor and life. If the two rights are considered absolute they cannot coexist; one destroys the other (per “What is Property” by French anarchist Joseph-Pierre Proudhon). ]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion Electronic Communication And Life Historieshttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/troyer.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/troyer.htmlBy Melissa TroyerDo you think that social networking tools like Facebook and MySpace are eliminating the need for real social interaction? I was doing an Internet survey the other day that was about interactions with close friends — something along the lines of, “list your top five friends, and then list the last way you communicated with them.” For me, few of my closest friends live in the same city as me, so my answers largely involved some form of electronic communication — e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging and others.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion UA Updatehttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ua_update.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ua_update.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion Correctionshttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/corrections.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/corrections.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Opinion MIT Football Players Win NEFC Awards for Strong Performancehttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/football.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/football.htmlBy Russell Spivak
TEAM MEMBER
Seven Engineers were honored by the New England Football Conference for their achievements both on and off the field. ]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Sports Sports Shortshttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/sportsshorts.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/sportsshorts.htmlPlaying through monsoon-like rain and ankle-deep mud, MIT Women’s Rugby inched up the field against tough opposition from Middlebury at the New England Championship game in Newport, RI on Saturday. MIT controlled the ball for most of the game. With a try in the first half and another plus a penalty in the second, MIT won with a score of 13-0. Next up for the team is the National Championships in Cherry Hill, NJ this weekend.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Sports Upcoming Home Eventshttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/upcominghomeevent.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/upcominghomeevent.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Sports Scoreboardhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/scoreboard.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/scoreboard.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Sports CONCERT REVIEW Grab Your Studded Belts, Kids…http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/tbs.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/tbs.html
By Kevin Wang
STAFF WRITER
Have you ever seen an eight-year-old child headbanging? Ever had a bearded, screaming stranger claim that he could be your own personal therapist? Ever seen an eleven-year-old wearing a shirt declaring that “The All-American Rejects Are Really Good Looking”? If so, you probably need professional help, but you might also have attended Taking Back Sunday and the All-American Rejects’ concert at the intimate Showcase Live last week.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts INTERVIEW Matthew Fazzi Tells Allhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/tbsinter.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/tbsinter.htmlBy Kevin Wang
STAFF WRITER
Taking Back Sunday guitarist and backup vocalist Matthew Fazzi took a minute to talk to The Tech about joining the band and the current tour.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts INTERVIEW Synthetics to Shalimarhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/perfume.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/perfume.htmlBy Nina SinatraArt is a sensual experience in each of its forms.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts INTERVIEW Expanding on Minimalismhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/felipe.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/felipe.htmlBy Sudeep Agarwala
STAFF WRITER
The Boston Choral Ensemble prepares for its 2009–2010 season featuring Thomas Jennefelt’s Villarosa Sequences on Friday, November 20 at First Church in Cambridge and Sunday, November 22 at Old South Church in Boston. The Tech interviewed conductor Miguel Felipe about the upcoming program. More information about this performance and the Boston Choral Ensemble can be found at http://www.bostonchoral.org/]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts MOVIE REVIEW Daring Director Explores the Perception of Godhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ohmygod.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ohmygod.htmlBy Yü Linlin Huang What is God? The question begs an answer for which generations of human beings have waged war against one another to prove themselves correct. And yet, the answer is still out there, waiting for the reconciliation between beliefs before making a universal debut. ]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts INTERVIEW ‘Oh My God!’ Director Talks with ‘The Tech’http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ohmygodinter.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/ohmygodinter.htmlBy Yü Linlin HuangPeter Rodger is an award-winning British director whose unique photo-imagery craftsmanship makes him one of the most sought-after artists in the British and American advertisement industry. Oh My God! is the three year, life-changing non-fiction film that explored peoples’ perspectives about God which debuted on November 13.]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts CONCERT REVIEW Hi-fi, Lo-fi, Faux-fihttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/dirty.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V129/N55/dirty.htmlBy Matt Fisher
STAFF WRITER
The sold out Paradise Rock Club filled up early in preparation for Tuesday night’s Concert. The youngish crowd, a veritable hipster-bingo board of plaid, alt-girl headbands, and greasy faux-hawks, could probably have contributed enough optical strength with their combined square-rimmed glasses to focus the death star. Similarly hip, the Brooklyn-based Dirty Projectors took the stage to crowd calls of “let’s get dirty!” and vigorously belted out their unique, soaring rock music. ]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500Arts