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Weld's campaign benefited from voter mistrustof his opponent, who is president of Boston Uni-versity. Election nlight polls indicated that asmany as half of the voters who chose Weld didso to prevent Silber from being elected. Silberhad been noted for his heavy-handed style andcontroversial remarks during the campaign.

Question 3 soundly defeated;Kerry beats Rappaport

Question 3, a proposal by the Citizens forLimited Taxation (CLT) to cut state taxes by$2.1 billion, was defeated boy a vote of 1,394,173(60 percent) to 933,159 (40 percent), with all butone precinct reporting.

Of the remaining five initiatives 6n Tuesday'sballot, four were voted -in: Question 1, a propos-al to eliminate the states decennial census; Ques-tion. 4, a proposal to ease requirements for polit-ical, parties to gain recognition; Question 5, aproposal to require.40 percent of all state taxrevenue to be returned to cities and towns; andthe purely advisory Question 6, which asked if

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tic Aptitude Test (SAT) andachievement tests 'will undergo aradical change in content, focus-in8 more directly on reasoningand -higher-level thinking skills,accordling. to the College Board.The- changes were made to keepthe t~its up to date with changingeducational trends, college curric-ulaand testing methods.

The new battery of tests willeliminate the Test of Standard.Written English and the EnglishComposition with -Essay tests.The new exams will add subjecttests in writing, Chinese, andJapanese.

Accompanying the changes incontent are changes in the classi-fication of the tests. The examwill no longer be called the Scho-lastic Aptitude Test, but simplythe SAT, said Janice A. Gams,associate director for public af-fairs for the College Board. Thestandard battery will be calledSAT I Reasoning Test.

The achievement tests,, includ-ing the added tests, will fall un-der the SAT II Subject Test cate-gory. The new tests will be usedin the 1993 Preliminary Scholas-tic Aptitude Test (PSM4) beforebeing introduced in the 1994SAT.

The College Board had consid-ered changing the test for severalyears. ITfiese were] deliberateand planned changes," Gams

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groups, Kappa- Alpha Theta andDelta Pi, recently completed theirfirst year- o rush activities atMIT.

Both called,. their rushes suc-cessful, with DPi extending threebids to freshmen and KAT's na-tional organization, known as theGrand- Council; recruiting 56

members from all classes. term' Lubowsky admitted thaD~i resient awrece P Lu o'Xor fraternity is going throug]

bowsky '92 said that his fraterni- -heard times," -but added thaty,.whose 34 members are formi'eir "Delta Pi will be here next year.'brothers of Alla Epsilon Pi, DPi was formed after the Ml'gave out most of their bids a chapter of AEPi was reorganlize(

week ago. He* said 'that their- rush by its national organization ]as,cativities included several barbe- spring. The national claimed thacues and a booth in Lobby 10. the chapter violated its group inExpenses for the activities -were sutrance policy guidelines, an(paid by local fraternities, he ousted all but 10of the membersadded. So me, of, these members wen.Lubowsky remained confident on to form DPi, which has n4

that more freshmen will be invit- national organizationl. DPi weed to join this year. None of the given nmnbership in the Interfrainvited freshman have conumtw ternit-y Council soon after itthemselves to pledge yet, 'he formation.added. AEPi was restarted severa

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By Brian RosenbergMassachusetts- voters'elected Republican Wil-

liam F. Weld governor oyver, Democrat John R.Silber, and defeated the controversial tax roll-back referendum, Question 3,. ill Tuesday'selection.

In mfidtermi congressional races, the Demo-crats picked ulp o ne seat in the Senate to increasetheir majority 'to 56-44, and eight seats in theHouse of Representatives.

lThis year's elections have been viewed as a ref-erendum for change, though not as strong assome had predicted. Many incumbents re-mained,; despite nationwide votE dissat~isctiowith the status quo.

The Republican ticket of Veld with Paul Cel-lucc for Lietteniant govereor defeated the Silberand Marjorie Clapprood team by a vote of1, 174,916 (52 percent) to 1,098,022 (48 percent),with all but one of the 2,138 precincts reporting.

Gove~knor-elect Weld, the first Republican tobe elected governor of Massachusetts in.Hi years,resolved to repeal part of the $1.2 billion reve-nuerpackage passed ovter the summr. Wel!d saidhee believed voters wanted a- leaner state govern-ment. He argued tacuinth'sae

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But the changes are not as sig-nificant as those envisioned whenthe revision process began fiveyears ago. "When we startedthe investigation, we wanted tochange the test more dtamatical-ly," said Michael C. Behnlke,director, of admissions and atrustee of the College Board.

Behnke and Gams agreed thatthe future of the SAT lies in com-puter-adaptive testing, in whichcomputers administer tests thatbase questions on the student'searlier responses. Behnkce ac-knowledged that it will take five

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By Joey Marquez'The School of Archi-tecture-and Planning's Rotch Library has added

22,000 square feet-a tnipling in size -in an expansion and renova-tion effort initiated 18 months ago. The newly constructed addition isalready in, use' and renovations to the older sections will be completedlater this month or early in December.

The addition to the library employs a "unique form of construc-tion," said: Director of Libraries--Jay K. -Lucker. The floors of the newsection are suspended from 'the roof beams, rather. than supportedfrom the ground, as is the-case-in most buildings. This was done tomaintain the truck loadingkreiIan;d~to maximiz available space.

JeanRP de Monchauk, .dean of architecture and planning, said therewere many problems with the library, including intense 'overcrowding,a lack of d cimate control, and a lack of space for'books.

He added that the library "closed on certain occasions, because ofthe hot-environnient.' Strong sunlight came through t-he windows, hesaid.

According to Luckter, Rotch- -was oiginally built in 1938 as -a readingroom for up -to 30 architecture students. It was approximately 9000square feet int- area, and contained books, plans and historical doc-umgents- J%

'When L137i arrived at MIT in 1975,- the president and provost atthat time',asked him to make an "assessment of library space.'

He, fouqdthat 'additoal space for Rotch and general space forstorageof libraryrmals were the two greatest problems.

Hi brought -his findings to, the- administration, which investigatedpossible~placps for thov-new Ebbar. After careful consideration, the"Most feasible" idea was~to "maize the -existing library," Luckersaid.

MIT took ont the project, which has an estimated cost of $6 million.qmatent of Architecture helped meet some of the cost by so--deoations from alum.n

- settle on a design proposed by Schwartz/Silver Architects of-iafter interviewing- five other proposals, in the sprnag of .1988.

According to de Monchaux, the Department of Architecture is will-ing to rename the library- after any donor who gives a large -suim to-

wa~sthe project. If the library were renamed, the reading room-would retain the "Rotch' title.

A formal dediptiqn wid be held in the spring.

KAT, DPI call first rush successful

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While AEPi would not releaserush figures, sources close to thegroup said they have pledged fivefreshmen. Th~e group is no longera member of the IFC, but hasjoined the Association of StudentActivities". } " - I '; * t " . Or,

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KAT, the newest sorority oncampus, rushed during the thirdweek of the term. The GrandCouncil sent some alumni to se-lect new members, with a goal ofpledging about 60 sisters.

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ity set up an information boothduring rush week, followed by aninformal party and interviews afew weeks later. This process willbe repeated in the spring, whenKAT will rush again in order toinvite more sophomores andfreshmen.

Accoirding io'KATwChap'terConsultant Sara Spellman, thecolonization of MIT was a greatsuccess. She did not feel the newsorority was put at a disadvan-tage by its delayed rush. "A lot ofwomein'Waited ''for Theta"'^Indare now "meeting the challengeof creating a sorority very well,"Spellman said.

Although the initial rush wasat the council's expense, thechapter is now on its own, draw-ing funds from fall dues. TheresaL. Fuentes '91, president of KAT,is confident that next fall her so-rority will rush as an equal to theother sororities on campus.

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under negotiationNegotiators meet~ing in Manila report progress in their

talks on the future of US military bases in the Philip-pines. The bargainers said they are discussing security is-sues, but would not give any details. A Manila Times re-port said the Philippine -government has drawn up a draftagreement to give American forces limited use of thebases after the current leases expire next year. In return,the Philippines wants economic concessions.

US forces in, Gulf to increaseAdministration officials said yesterday that President

George Bush will dispatch more ground troops to the Per-sian Gulf, many of them from Europe. Some reports saidthe new deployment could include at least 403000 soldiers.

Secretary of Defense' Dick Cheney added that the newdeployment will include combat units of the Army Na-tional Guard for the first time. He- said divisions fromGeorgia, MS, and Louisiana will be activated. Cheneywould not say how many troops will' be added to theregion.

Soviets'admit military force'could be needed in Iraq

Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze acknowl-edged yesiterday that there could be circumstances requir-ing the use of military force to get Iraq out of Kuwait.His announcement came after discussions with Secretaryof State James A. Baker 1II. Sevardnadze stressed thatany decision to use force should be taken by the UnitedNations.

Baker was in Moscow looking for support for a Bushadministration effort to get UN Security Council authori-zation for the use of force as a last resort.

Ira' i military chief replated'Western analysts were surprised yesterday by the news

of a change at the top of the Iraqi military. The Iraqiarmy newspaper reported that President Saddam Husseinfired his military chief of staff -a hero of the Iran-Iraqwar. His replacement is the commander of the elite Re-publicanl Guards. Some experts said this could indicatethe presence of opposition to Hussein's refusal to pull outof Kuwait.

Marcos, Philippine, governmentdiscuss embezzlement charges

A Philippine government official said Imelda, Marcos,widow of the former Philippine dictator, has agreed togive the government 60 percent of the money she has inHong Kong banks if the government drops a lawsuit ac-cusing her of embezzling government funds. The officialsaid the government will agree to the settlement if it getsmore than $200 million.

Read his lips (again)President George Bush is reviving his "no new taxes"

pledge. Although he had to break-his original promise towin approval of a deficit-reduction plan, he said he willnot support any more tax increases. However, he alsosaid, "Sometimes you run into realities."

Bennett speaks his -mindas he leaves office

William Bennett spoke his mnind yesterday as he re-signed from his position as the president's drug policy ad-visor. He said Washington, DC, Mayor Marion S. Barrymade his job more difficult. Bennett said he devoted spe-cial attention and resources to the nation's capital becauseits drug problem was so serious. He also said Barry, whohas been convicted of drug possession, was part of theproblem.

Bennett also called House Drug Commnittee ChairmanCharles B. Rangel (D-NY) 'a gas bag" and said he has"nothing to do with drug policy.' Rangel had blasted Ben-nett's performance, saying that Bennett is "smoking ciga-rettes without any print on them if he's going to saythere's been a reduction in drug use in this country."

Noriega's lawyer to askthat *charges,-be dropped

Manuel Noriega's lawyer accused the federal govern-ment of violating his client's rights by recording theousted Panamanian dictator's private conversations witlh.his defense team. Attlorieyfffahk Rubino won a court or-der barring Cable News Network from airing the tapes itobtained. Rubino said he will 'ask that all charges againstNoriega be dropped.

Authorities at the prison where Noriega is being heldsaid monitoring phone calls is normal procedure, thoughcalls from attorneys are supposed to be confidential. - Rubiho's action came after C:NN aired excerpts from

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~~~why a student position should notf be in'cluded on

~~the soon-to-be-app-ointed advisory committee -

~~~there is no limit to the number of members; it is not

~~~a salaried position.~~A student member would have no detrimnental ef-

fect whatsoever and would give further potential to'

the committee to select the best candidate. What

loss can occur through inclusion of another view-

point? One of the responses given to student groups

was that studenttinclusion on the committee would

prevent faculty from speaking candidly'-about their

peers. I challenge someone to substantiate this as

more than an ego problem - faculty members. may

command student respect, but they certainly should

not pretend to be flawless.Is it fair to deny us the right to represent our-

selves simply to preserve a lofty illusion? Further-

more, by not including a student position, a feeling

of alienation betweten students and administration is

fostered -not at all like the "community" which

MIT supposedly strives to be.

As far as precedents are concerned, there are sev-

eral major universities which currently have student

members on committees, to select faculty and- ad-

ministration. MIT's political science department al-

lows student participation on all levels of the de-

partment's legislative board -including the faculty

tenure processes. All have positive results and Oro-

vide for stronger faculty-student relations. If stu-

dents are as important to MIT as the administration

claimns, I can see no reason why students should be

denied participation.The only- other-obection to student membership

voiced by the administration was that students

would 'not -present a new, valuable viewpoint. But

students would provide a unique perspective on

such committees. To say, thatta stuident would not

have a unique view is equivalent to saying that the

other members of the committee would be able to

substitute for every idea, value and experience that

a student has ever had--something which is simply

not hutmanll pooiblb.e.Whatt~if the student is able to see an important

point fromin a perspective_ which the others- overlook?

Granted-,. thi.is. stuet ."or any nmiffber but the

chances of a student being able to do so are much

greater for many reasons: Students interact with

groups most administrators 'infrequently see; we

were raised in a different environment than those

not'of our generation; we have to be more con-

cerned with job; opportunities than those who al-

ready hold positions; our very lack of experience in

these matters has not made us jaded.

It-is very true that most'students, do not have the

experience of our administrators and faculty. I do

not deny in any way the importance o~f having the

better-informed people take on the greater responsi-

bility of choosing a dean. We are not asking for stu-

dent voting power to balance out that of the faculty.

We- are requesting a, voice in the,-hope that we may

contribute a new-perspectl o h proes ti o

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concernis topthe administration. Grossberg

,and Penn packed the nex't GSC

meeting with protesters (a, few

immediately became voting mem-

bers of the G:SC by filing the re-'

quired,20 signatures) and passedthe resolution authored primarily

by Penn. It is with the purpose of

pursuing personally-determinedprogressive agendas that both

40rossberg and Penn sought officesof the GSC..Accordingly, the curreint GSC

has expressed a confrontationaland militant attitude towards the

administration. For example,during the last'-full GSC meeting,

Grossberg indulged in a theatri-

cal reproduction of what were

probably considered private com-

munications with administratorsconcerning GSC control of grad-

uate committee representatives.Grossberg's portrayal of adminis-trators as buffoons was, -greeted

with subsequent cheers and hisses

by the largely new GSC. I havenever seen this type of behavior

so callously displayed at any

prior G;SC meeting.Personally, I view my atten-

dance at MIT as a great privilege.

ber of the Graduate Student

Coluncil representing the Depart-

ment of Mechanlical Engineering.I know both Carolyn D. Ruppel

G ["GSC not representative,"Nov. 2] and Michael D. Gross-

'berg G ["GSC does represent stu-

dent opinions," Nov. 71. For me,

the issues they have argued about

.boil down -to the purpose and at-

titude of those on the GSC, espe-

cially new President Grossbierg

and Vice President Steven D.

Penn G.Grossberg has let others know

his concern about the l-ack of a

progressive agenda in the previ-

ous two GSC administrations,Peng/Warwick ( 1988-89) and

Warwick/Hansen . (1989-90).

Grossberg expressed concern

about the moderate views of some

GSC members on, for example,the administration's pornographypolicy.

After last spring's protests and

arrests, Grossberg becamhe trou-

bled in an Executive Committee

meeting that some members of

the GSC would not condemn the

police "brutality" and scrutinize

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Student input-is-v~~walaeI. . I .

~~MIT has undergone .two major administrativepoiin nalcmntesulssa meln ra

~~~changes in the past few months. President Paul E.

~~Gray '54 and Provost John M. Deutch '61 have

~~~stepped down from their respective positions, and

~~the MIT community looks toward Charles M. Vest

~~~and Mark S. Wrighton to lead the Institute into the

~~~future. The installment of these new leaders brings

~~~a great potential for change which has not yet been

.realized -the beginning of a restructuring chain

which will move closer and closer to everyday

student academic life.

The next major link in this chain is the selection

of' non-academic and academic deans and other

higher-level administrators. Appointment of candi-

dates for these positions is ultimately decided upon

by Wrighton, who selects an advisory committee to

aid him in the process by providing recommenda-

tions. The question i's: What perspectives should be

represented'in formulating these recommendationss?

The provost receives a $1 billion budget at the be-

ginning of each fiscal year, from which he allocates

certain amounts to each of the Institute's eight

deanls. The amount given to each department de-

pends greatly upon lobbying for respective interests

by the deans,. who then distribute the resources as

they see fit.

How much money is received and how it is spent

affects the research undertaken by, each depart-

ment, which has an effiect on the faculty drawn to

the Institute. Furthermore, the teaching faculty

hired in terms of number and quality,- and the class-

es and supplemental programs offered by the de-

partment are all determined by this process as well.

Every choice made when selecting the deans will

directly or indirectly affect studlents in a substantial

way. The focus of the 'Institute could very easily

change from its current engineering bias to one of

science or even liberall arts*. Programs such as the

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Media Lab, Un-

dergraduate Research Opportunities Program, and

departmental lectures and colloquia could lose or

gain funding. The classes offered to students as well

a~s who teaches those classes could also easily

change.I assume that the administration holds education

in high regard, and thus would want to provide stu-

dents with the best means of preparation-possible.

This can best be accomplished with student feed-

back~~~~ an nptSnce the deans affect every aspect

of academic life,_-student perspectives should logi-

cally be considered when selecting deans. At the

moment, however, such is not~the case; there is no

current plan to include a student representative on

the advisory committee to Wrighton to select a new

dean of engineering. Is this beneficial to the Insti-

tute as a whole? I contend that it is not.;-

IIt is a shame that the burden of proof should lie

on the students every time we desire to voice our

concerns. Are we not an integral part of the MIT

community? Students should automatically have

Manish Bapna '91 is president of the Undergrad-

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The Grants Program has been established to promotecultural activity at, MIT by providing financial andadministrative support to arts projects in alldisciplines. Regular projects include the design andproduction of new work, performances, exhibitions,film/video screenings, literary readings, and lectureprograms. Proposals must offer opportunities to theMIT community to create, participate in, and learnabout the arts.

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;S4 Theatre in preparation for its*t <nt>opening on Broadway. Wilson's

past achievements, which include a TonyAward, two Pulitzer Prizes, and severalNew York Dramna Critics Circle awards,raise one's expectations to a peak whichhis most recent play cannot reach. Trainsis a disappointment.

Trains is the third play in Wilson'sdecade-by-decade exploration of theAfrican-American experience. It takesplace in Pittsburgh in 1969 at a greasyspoon owned by Memphis (Al White), thecentral character of the play. The rest ofthe characters include Risa (Ella Joyce),the restaurant's waitress and cook, severalregulars to the restaurant, and a youngman, Sterling (Jonathan Earl Peck), whohas just been released from jail. The playdocuments the interaction of these sevenpeople as they come and go during theperiod of a week.

The theme of the play is summed up byone of Memphis' lines: "If you drop theball, you got to go back and pick it up."Memphis "dropped the ball" almost 40years earlier when he was run off his prop-erty in Mississippi by a group of whitemen. He is given a chance to "pick it up"at the end of the play by what 'amounts toluck, rather than any effort on his part.

Hambone (Sullivan Walker) has beenstruggling to pick up the ball for nine anda half years. Hambone was promised aham in exchange for painting the fence ofa white meat-shop owner. He was given achicken instead, but refused to accept it.Every morning since then he has appearedat the owner's doorstep to shout, "Io want,my ham. He gonna give me my ham." Un-fortunately, this has resulted in a deterio-ration of Hamnbonle's mental condition tothe point that the only thing he says any-'more is "I want my harn. He gonna giveme my ham."

The contrast between Memphis andHambone undermines the theme- of theplay. It seems to imply that a long, 'ardu-ous struggle for one's rights will only re-

sult in mental deterioration, and that thebest thing to do is to wait around until afortuitous opportunity for justice presentsitself.

Sterling represents a young person ac-tively involved in the civil rights move-ment. His attitude reflects that. of Mal-colm X rather than Martin Luther King Jr.Unfortunately, his character is not verywell-developed, and there is little sub-stance to back his passion. The actor play-ing Sterling is given the~ opportunity toshout the phrase "Black is beautiful," butthe motivation for his actions is absent.With- more development, Sterling would bean important representation of the some-times violent spirit of the civil rightsmovement.

Risa is the only female character whoappears on stage. It is unfortunate thatWilson does not depict her as being in-volved in either the civil rights or thewomen's movements. This is not to saythat all young women of color were i;n-volved in either or both movements -however,,Wilson missed an opportunity to

explore the unique problems a woman ex-periences when she must confront bothracism and sexism, and often must give upone cause to support the other.

How Wilson does choose to depict Risa israther disturbing. She uses self-mutilation asa tool to fend off men: each of her legs isbadly scarred from self-inflicted knife

- Vdulnds. As one character says, "WhoWants a woman who sliced up her legs?What'll 'she do to me?" Her ploy seems tobe effective, because mene have been avoid-

~-ing her. Wilson never explores the self-destructive aned unbalanced nature of- her.

4*696-ality that the: das represent'.- Nordoes he explain why, after doing some-thing so violent to herself -she allows Ste~rnling to win her affection with seeminglylittle effort.

One character which is both well-devel-oped and well-acted is Holloway (Ed Hall),

the'eldest' regular of the restaurant.Holloway acts -as a spiritual advisor-ofsorts; he recommends that his friends taketheir problems to Aunt Esther, a 322-yearold spiritual healer. Holloway's mono-

logues are the richest and most diverse,[and the introduction of an aged physical-

ity by Hall makes Holloway the mostinteresting character to watch and enjoy.

Many moments of the play show the in-spiration and talent that have won Wilsonso Imany awards. Unfortunately, the dia-logue is- sometimes ponderous, as he fa-vors long monologues rather than a more

-realistic, exchange of lintes. This- stylewould be more effctive if the actors were

*more comfortable with their lines. Howev-er, after a week of shows many mistakes

.were being made, and'efforts to recover.- dlst link _were very obvious. One possibleexplanation for this is that Wilson is stillrewriting sections of dialogue, and the ac-tors are going. onstage every evening with"different pieces to try out.

Two Trains Ru~nning deals with a cru-cial moment in the history of the UnitedStates, and Wilson has established a veirysolid framework. Hopefully, the play willcontinue to grow and emerge ontoBroadway as the powerful piece it, shouldbe.

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Hear the inspiration for Amadeus! The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra willperform Rimnsky-Korsakoff's one-act, opera Mozart and Salieri, with JamesMaddalens as Mozart and Gregory Mercer as Salieri. The Back Bay Chorale willjoin the orchestra for Mozart's "Coronation" Mass. Beverly Taylor, director.Sanders Theatre, November 18 at 8 pm.

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THEATEROklahomna! presented by the MIT MusicalTheatre Guild in Kresge Auditorium. SeeNovember 9 listing.

FILM & VIDEOAkira (1990, Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan) atthe Regent Theatre. See November 9listing.

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THEATEROklahoma! presented by the MIT MusicalTheatre Guild in Kresge Auditorium. SeeNovember 9 listing.

FILM & VIDEOThe MIT Student Center Committee pre-sents Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at12 midnight in the Mezzanine Lounge, 3rdfloor, MIT Student Center. No admissioncharge.

exploration around the world. From theKeck Observatory atop the summit ofMauna Kea, HI, to the Xichang SatelliteObservatory in China, Ressmeyer has beento all of the major Space Places in theworld. He has been on tours through Mex-ico to photograph the solar eclipse inMarch 1970; 'aboard the "vomit comet,"NASA's KC-135 weightlessness researchplane; and on a tower holding a fueledrocket so that he could reset his cameras.Ressmeyer's dedication and experience iswhat sets this book apart from others. Hehas been all over the world, talking to sci-entists, launch controllersi and research-ers. His extensive knowledge of spaceresearch and exploration comes through inthe text which accompanies the photos.

However the photographs are whatcatch your eye when you pick up thisbook. In a word, they are spectacular.When looking at these images, some of

.FILM & VIDEOAkira (1990, Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan) atthe Regent Theatre. See November 9listing.

HEN I FIRST LOOKED at SpacePlaces, I thought it would beanother "up with NASA"

v T collection of pro-Americapropaganda. But in an attempt to be fair,I decided to let the photographs speak forthemselves and judge the purpose of thebook only when I had a better knowledgeof its contents.

Space Places is a collection of photo-graphs primarily taken by Robert Ress-meyer. Through photographs and insight-ful text, Ressmeyer recounts-the history ofman's reach for the stars, focusing onsubjects such as astronomy, life in the uni-verse, international advances in spaceexploration, and missions to the planets.

Space Places begins with an overview ofancient observatories such as the pyramidsat Gaza, Egypt,Stonehenuge in En-gland, and the StarCity of -Beijing, Chi-na. Ressmeyer re-counts the advancesthat the ancientswere able to make in - i;forecasting theesea-

eclipses using the_crudest of instru- .ments. He then pro-ceeds to documentthe improvements-that have occurred intelescope technology,the process of dis-covery of -cosmicevents, Supernoval1987A. The ,bookthen m o-e's on to" the "bresnepossibility of lIife- in the~ universesinternational advances in -space explora--tion, future missions to the planets, andthe dawn of the Second Space Age.

In the introduction to the book, Ress-meyer relates to the reader the basis for hisinterest in space: "Ever since' childhood,space exploration has enthiillW me. As- aboy, I liked its mysterious, implication ofthe infinite and the eternal. As an adult,my career as a photojournalist has enabledme to visit the world's leading. centers ofresearch - Space Places, I call them."Ressmeyer became -interested. in space

Space -explorationand research is ex-pensive. But Ress-meyer. foresees theadvent of a SecondSpace Age becausethe benefits of spaceresearch, in hismind, far outweighthe costs. "Aroundthe world, space en-gineers, are workingon critical problemsthat precisely mirror

the environmental challenges facing theplanet as a whole-and are developingtechniques for safe production of energy,for recycling and waste management, andfor finding new.resources in the solar sys-tem that can benefit earth."

Space Places is an exceptional collectionof photographs whose descriptions providenot only insight into the photographsthemselves but a coherence for the book asa whole. It is definitely pricey at $45, butwith over 170 gorgeous color photographs,Space Places is worth the investment.,er

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them seem immediately familiar; this is be-cause most of the photos have appearedbefore in science and popular magazines.Ressmeyer uses elaborate strobe setups, in-doors, to make the most boring of sicien-tific environments come alive. Some of hismost striking images, however, are.takenat night. Through the use of long expo-'sures - up to 10 hours in some instances;- Ressmeyer transforms night into eerilylit "daytime' photos. Dhrough the use ofthe long exposures, he also. captures therising and setting of the stars in thenighttime- skies.-

CLASSICAL MUSICThe Aadcliffe Choral Society and TheWellesley College Choir perform at 8 pmin ganders Theatre, Harvard University,Quincy and Kirkland Streets, Cambridge.Also presented November 11 in HoughtonMemorial Chapel, Wellesley College,Wellesley.

THEATEROklahoma!, by Rodgers and Hammer-stein, is presented by the MIT MusicalTheatre Guild at 8 pm in Kresge Auditori-um. Also presented November 10 & 15-17at 8 pm and November 11 at 3 pm.Tickets: $9 general, $7 MIT community,seniors, & students, $5 MIT students.Telephone: .253-6294.

FILM & VIDEO.The Regent Theatre presents Akira (1990,Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan) at 4:45, 7:00, &9:15 at 7 Medford Street, Arlington Cen-ter, Arlington, on the #77 MBTA bus linefrom Harvard Square. Also presented No-vember 10 to 14 with Saturday & Sundaymatinees at 2:30. Tickets: $4.50 general,$2.50 seniors and children. Telephone:643-1198. FILM & VIDEO

The MIT Program in Women'spresents Dreams of Hind and(1989, Mohamed Khan, Egypt) at

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The Ad-Hoc Committee on Lesbian &Gay Studies at MIT and the North Ameri-can Man/Boy, Love Association presentMontreal Main (1974, Frank Vitale) at7:30 and Broken Noses (1988, BruceWeber) at 9:15 in MIT Room 66-110.Admission: $3 suggested donation.

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Ifor 20 percent of the questions.Instead, students will fill in theirown answers for the questions.Non-programmable calculatorswill also be allowed during thetest.

Changing trends inmathematics education

Sweeping changes in mathe-matics education began last yearwhen the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics(NCTM) announced its newstandards.

The standards call for greateruse of calculators in the class-room and a reduction in the useof rote learning, in- favor ofreasoning and problem-solvingtechniques.

'"I think [t*e SAT Imath test]is a direct result of the changingNCTM standards," said Carol K.Stirling, head of the mathematicsdepartment at Northwestern Le-high High School, a Pennsylvaniapublic school.

Under the revised math test, acertain percentage of questionswill be much easier with the useof a calculator. The remainingquestions will take too long tosolve by calculator and will re-quire other means- to solve. As aresult, teaching will have to focuson when a calculator is necessaryand when it should be avoided.

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come available for this kind oftesting.

Theoretically, students wouldtake the exam while sitting at acomputer terminal. 'It will in ef-fect permit a customized test.The test will move to the levelwhere the students' abilities liemore quickly," by questioning astudent based on whether or nota previous answer was correct,explained. Gams.

Overall, Behnke felt thechanges will have little effect onthe admissions process at MIT. "Ithink we'll probably want to con-sider requiring the new writingtest," he said. But he added thatthe importance given to testscores in the admissions processwill not be affected by therevisions.

Writing test added to SAT

The SAT II writing test willsubsume the current tests dealingwith writing and grammar. Thetest, to be offered five times ayear, will consist of a 20-minuteessay written by the student andan essay containing several errorsthat must be corrected by the stu-dent. The second section is in-tended to "determine how well[students] can identify badlywritten sentences," Gams said.

Behnke sees the changes to theSAT 11 as "substantial in termsof languages." The addition ofJapanese and Chinese subjecttests will allow Asian students todemonstrate proficiency in theirnative languages, if they are notas proficient in English.

Spanish speaking students havethat option now, Behnke noted,and ""a lot of the Asian studentsfeel that they are at a disadvan-tage on the English test and onthe new writing test.:

In the verbal part of SAT I,"there is going to be an emphasison critical reading," Gams said.The highly-edited essays currentlyused to test reading comprehen-sion will be replaced by essaysmore typical of college-level read-ing. "[The essays] will requirejudgment on the part of studentsas they sift through the facts,"Gams said.

The verbal section will also belengthened from an hour to 75-90minutes, to create a less hurriedtest for students. The vocabularysection will use words defined bytheir context and will eliminateantonym questions.

The mathematics section willundergo more substantial revi-sion, in order to keep up withchanging trends in mathematicseducation, Gams said. Multiple-choice answers will be eliminated

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