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The fraternities mingled with the freshmen at Friday's picnic shortly after the call Let the Rush begin!went out. (photo by Billy Leishman)

According to Dean's Officefigures, 77 percent of thefreshmen who entered the dor-mitory assignments lottery weregranted admittance to their firstchoice dormitory. Approximately

78 percent of the wonien weregranted their first choice, whilethe figure for men was slightlylower at 76 percent.

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Memorial Drive as their first-choice dormitory, while 243 stu-dents had been assigned to thenew house. Sherwood indicated,-500 Memorial Drive is in-credibly attractive."

By Jerri-Lynn ScofieldStudents from 47 states and 31

foreign countries gathered in Kil-lian Court Friday in their first in-carnation as the M IT Class of1985 to feast on roast beef, cornon the cob, watermelon, icecream, and conversation withtheir newfound peers.

The picnic began at 4:30pm andwa1s attended by most of thefreshmen, many members of thefaculty, and several upperclas-smen. Following the food, thefreshmen were addressed bymembers of the administrationand representatives from studentgovernment.

.MIT President Paul E. Gray'54 imparted several pieces of ad-Vice to his audience, while warn-ing them to "ibe appropriatelycritical of that advice.''

G ray emphasized severalPloints, "First of all, don't getovercommitted to academic pur-

suits." He advised, "Take the in-itiative to take opportunities thatare appropriate to your own cir-cumstances."

Gray also announced his intentto hold office hours every Thurs-day, beginning on September 15,from 4:00) to 6:00pm, which stillbe open to all students.

Dean for Student A ffairsShirley M4. McBay followed Grayto the podium. McBay informedstudents that M IT and in par-ticular, the Office for the Deanfor Student Affairs "don't thinkof people as winners and losers.She challenged her audience toi"write, direct, and star in yourown play . . . determine your owntheme .. set your own cast ofcharacters.''

Rhonda E. Peck '821, R/OCoordinator, began her speech byasking, "Are you feeling nervous?Do you wonder why the people

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of Engineering, with 2i percentbeing graduated from the Schoolof Science. In 1974, 41 per-lent ofM IT bachelor's degrees went toscientists, while only 38 percentwent to engineers. Cangdale alsonoted that the percentage of*graduates from the School ofH umanities and Social Sciencehas dropped drastically. In 1972,that school awarded 12 percent ofall bachelor's degrees, but thetotal had dropped to 5 percent bylast vear.

Richardson asserted that theconservative trend among incom-ing freshmen is a reflection of asimilar national trend. He notedthat "while MIT may be more

By Stephanie PollackEntering freshmen have

become more conservative andcareer-oriented in recent yearsdespite M IT policy of givingrelatively more emphasis to per-sonal factors than acadernic con-siderations in the admissionsprocess, according to Director ofAdmissions Peter H. Richardson'48

"The wvorld has changed andgetting that job is more importantto the freshmen than it was six orseven years ago," Richardsonnoted. ''Just as the nation hasmoved radically to the right, sohave the kids.'"

Associate Director of Admis-sions Daniel Langdale cited theincreasing number of studentswho choose to major in en~gineer-ing rather than science as one in-dication of the career orientationof MIT students. Fifty-nine per-cent of the bachelor's degreesawarded by MIT last year weregranted to students in the School

conservative than it was threeyears ago, it's not more consier-valtive than the world at biros."

The policy of the AdmissionsOffice has been in opnposition tothe trend toward career orienta-tion among the incomingfreshmen. ''Twenty years ago the800 [on the SAT~s] might havebeen enough'' to gain admissionto MIT, Langdale noted. "Overthe period of the last 20 yearsthere's been more of a tendency tolook hard at other things,''Richardson continued.

Richardson acknowledged thatthe Admissions Office has"become less compulsive about

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talked with the crowd at the Freshman Picnic Friday afternoon in Kil-Ilan Court. (photo by, Ken Snow)

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No frosh in I: , I EIX 260 pledgeIlimbo, fewvcrowvded

By Jerri-Lynn ScofieldThe opening of the new dor-

mnitory at 500 Memorial Drive hasdrastically affected the traditionaldistribution of incomingfreshmen among dormitories, asindicated in the results of the firsthousing lottery, held last night.

As of last evening, all freshmenrequesting Institute housing hadbeen assigned to dormitories;none had been assigned to limbo.F reshmen may elect to placethemselves in limbo if they aredissatisfied with their dormitoryassignments.

"This has been the smoothestdormitory assignments meeting inthe four years since I've beenhere,'' commented AssociateDean for Student Affairs RobertA. Sherwood. He continued, "It'sbeen a delightful experience."

"The only real surprise is theeffect the opening of 500Memorial Drive has had on thelargest dormitories,'' notedSherwood. As of last evening, 200freshmen has designated 500

fraternitiesby midnight

By Jerri-Lynn Scorieldand Kenneth Snow

As of midnight last night ap-proximately 260 freshmen hadpledged to live infraternities, ac-cording to Gerald Fitzgerald '82.Fitzgerald is coordinator ofClearinghouse, the computersystem used to track fresh menduring R/O Week.

Mark A. Goldberg '82,l nterFraternity Conference (I FC)Rush Chairman, noted that as ofearly last evening fraternity pledg-ing "iis ahead of last year.''

Goldberg said that this year'sI FC rush goal is about 350f res hm e n. Ac co rd i ng t oFitzgerald, the fraternities usuallyhave about 220 or 230 pledges bythis time.

Robert A. Sherwood, AssociateDean for Student Affairs, com-mented, " Rush, by all indicationsis going fairly well. I think they[the fraternities] are satisfied."

"This rush has been out-standing in terms of cooperation

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around you are so calm?" Thenshe answered her own questions,"They're faking it." Peck advisedfreshmen to remember "The mostimportant things about MIT arenot academic ... Keep us [stu-dent activities] in the back ofyour mind until September 3.Then come to the ActivitiesMidway on Thursday.

Dormitory Council ChairmanDavid J. Scrimshaw '83 counseledstudents "not to sweat" abouttheir impending choices of livinggroups. Scrimshaw emphasized,"I don't want to make the choiceyou're about to make seem trival-it's not," while noting, "Everysingle student seems to think he'sin the best possible living group atMIT."

Undergraduate AssociationPresident John DeRubeis '83 also

spoke. The picnic concludedwhen InterFraternity CouncilPresident James A. Murray '82declared. "Let the Rush begin!"and members of the Class of 1985were whisked away by represen-tatives of various living groups tosample some of the many R/OWeek activities.

During the picnic, true to tradi-tion, several posters were unveiledon the roof of Building 10, whichis surmounted by the GreatDome. One of the posters read"GAMIT [Gay at MIT]Welcomes the Class of 1985."Another display was supposed toread "This is MIT. Collect andthird number calls will not be ac-cepted at this number," but dueto certain unknown technicalproblems, the full representationwas never seen.

Dining service provided refreshments at the Freshman Picnic Friday.(photo by Ken Snow)

Coe sets newer mile record - Sebastian Coe broke fellow Briton Steve Ovett's mile record Friday bymore than a second, turning in a time of 3:47.33. Coe had broken Ovett's 1980 record of 3:48.80 on August19 with a 3:48.53, only to have Ovett turn in 3:48.40 on the 26th.

Michigan top rated college team for 1981 - Polls by The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated pickMichigan as the #1 team in college football this year. Other highly ranked teams include USC, Notre Dame,

Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, and Penn State. MIT was not mentioned in either poll.

WeatherPartly cloudy today with highes in the 70's and a small chance of shIncreasing clouds and chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday withthe low 60's.

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Advice for R/O:"not to sweat"

!WorldIran's president and prime minister killed by explosion - Five persons were killed and fifteen injuredwhen an explosion ripped through the prime minister's office Sunday, Teheran Radio announced Monday.Mohammed Ali Rajai, president, and Javar Bahonar, prime minister, were both killed by the blast.

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Hashemi Rafsanjani, placed responsibility for the deaths on"American hirelings."

Vienna police arrest six - Officers apprehended six suspects while investigating a terrorist attack on asynagogue last Sunday that killed two persons. Two other suspects had already been arrested at the scene ofthe attack.

Austrian radio dispatches asserted that there were "some Palestinians" among the six suspects arrested,but police refused to confirm or deny that report.Libyan diplomat predicts invasion - Ahmed Shahati, a Libyan diplomat, explained that his country wasseeking Soviet bloc assistance to counter an alleged impending invasion by Israel and Egypt backed byAmerican support. Shahati, secretary general of Libya's Mediterranean Progressive Socialist Organization,commented, "What we expect is an Israeli-Egyptian attack with American help over Libyan land."

Paris hotel shattered by blast - Eighteen people were hurt when a bomb exploded in the Inter-Continental Hotel. Police alleged that they had a description of a suspect in the case, but they were at a lossto explain the assailant's possible motive for the attack.

NationNancy Reagan adds new item to her wardrobe - Nancy Reagan has added a bulletproof vest to herwardrobe, it was reported yesterday. Reagan has supposedly been wearing the garment at selected public ap-pearances since the attempt was made on her husband's life last March 30. Earlier reports had indicated thatReagan was now wearing a bulletproof slip, yet industry sources indicated that the standard protective arti-

cle of clothing for both men and women was the vest.

AWACS to be modified for Saudi sale - Five Airborne Warning and Control System planes, which theReagan Administration proposes selling to Saudi Arabia, will be modified and will not be equipped with cer-tain technological features available on US Air Force models, according to a Defense Department docu-ment. Slated for elimination from the Saudi planes are systems which resist enemy jamming of communica-tions equipment and radar.

College expenses reach all-time high - College expenses are expected to soar again this year, followingan approximately 13 percent increase which has pushed costs at several elite eastern universities above theS11,000 mark. According to the results of an annual survey just released by the College Scholarship Serviceofthe College Board, costs at MIT, estimated at $11,845 this year, are third in the nation, trailing Benning-tion College at $12,030 and Harvard University at $11,950.

Navy officers accused of misusing navy crafts - The Navy is investigating allegations that three officersused Navy planes and ships for personal purposes. Accused of misconduct are Captain Marvin D. Reynolds,Captain John E. Wasloski, and Rear Admiral Bryan W. Compton. Captain Reynolds has been accused of,among other things, flying Navy planes from Jacksonville, Florida, to Andros Island in the Bahamas to pick

i up spiny lobsters. Captain Wasloski has been charged with using Navy yachts for private parties and Ad-miral Compton stands accused of ordering Navy planes to fly him from Jacksonville to Key West to go skin-diving.

Chase Manhattan announces curtailment of 40 percent interest bonuses The Chase ManhattanBank announced that it was dropping its much celebrated 40 percent interest bonuses for investors who havesigned up early for the "All Savers" certificates before October 1, following a warning by the InternalRevenue Service that it had substantial doubt as to the tax status of the new certificates.

Child dropped over Niagara Falls - A 28 year-old woman, Dunia Sayegh, suffered a dizzy spell andaccidently dropped her 2-month old son over the railing at the head of Canadian Horse Shoe Falls Saturday.The son, Hesham, was swept over the 162-foot falls into the swirling Niagara River. The infant waspresumed dead, even though the child's body -has not yet been found. Police estimate that the child's bodywill be recovered within the next few days.

New business organization formed - Over 100 persons who had resigned from the US Jaycees becauseof that organization's refusal to admit women met in Pittsburgh this weekend to establish a new organiza-tion. Delegates chose to call their new organization Vector International. Kathleen A. Murray is its newlyelected president.

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The primary challenge facing M IT as a purveyor of technical educal-tions is the need to balance teaching constantly changing state-017-the-.lrt methods aind theories with teaching claissicail principles and techni-qlues upon which science atnd engineering aire based.

The primary challenge facing MIT as cl purveyor of living enviro-ments for over 4000 undergraiduaites is the need to balaince changingeconomic find social needs and priorities of its students with traditionalpractices aind principles upon which MIT's current living group struc-ture is based.

M\IT's divergent resolutions of these twin challenges aire well il-'lustralted by the Residence/Orientaition Week activities now underway.I-alter this week, freshmen will decide how best to fulfill MIT's core re-qluirements in those subjects which MIT feels alre essential to ai basicunderstanding of traditional science aind technology. Freshmen will;also) halve an opportunity to explore one of MIT's aipproaiches to theteaching of' stalte-of-the-alrt subject matter -freshmen seminars.

While these two types of courses do not exhaust MIT's catalogue ofeducaltionall opportunities, they are illustrative of M IT's mix-.lind-mtitch philosophy of technical education. Traditional subjects aireseptirated from subjects covering newer, changing material. During;freshmnlii year the former are represented by the core requirments andthe latter by the seminars, within the academic departments the formerbecome departmental requirements aind the latter restricted electives.L ittle or no awttemp~t is made to blend the two types of subject matterto-ether. H istorical perspective and chronological development ofscientific theories halve no pulace in a typical M IT science or engineeringco urse .

Institute living groups take the opposite approach in their R/O ac-tivities. Tradition is the context within which each year's Rush ac-tivities. fre set. No artificial atttempt is made to separate the traditionachamctzter of the living group from the changes which will undoubtedlybe wrought by the influx of freshmen. Living groups and their R/O ac-tivities evolve, find peast aind future are equally important stages in theevolution .

Malny freshmen are concerned that R/O activities are insincere: liv-ing grous putting on a show for freshmen do not necessarily revealtheir true character. The traditional nature of most R/O activities in-siures thalt no cover-ups can occur. R/O activities have developed overthe years in concert with the character of the living group and so repre-sent its true nature. Big, boisterous living groups sponsor big,boisterous activities, while more mellow living groups have a more mel-low rush.

While relying on tradition for both R/O activities and procedures.living groups must be flexible enough to accomodate the changingneeds of freshmen. N>o single living group can dictate the proper con-tent of R/O activities -as the Institute dictates the content of corecourses-aind so each must change if it is to be successful in attractingc~hangin g roups of freshmen.

The most important aspect of the blend of tradition and change1'ound in R/O living group activities is its constant success. Every yearover 1000 freshmen are distributed among more than forty living-roups in about one week, and the vast mnajority are satisfied with theoLutconme. No equally high level of satisfaction would be found if stu-dents were polled about MIT's curriculum.

R/O living group activities seem to have found the right combinal-tion of' rigidity and flexibility. Suc:h balancing is successful primarilybeca~liSe it was Performed by students, who are sensitive to the truly im-p~ortanit priorities. Perhaps the students' success in defining (a system ofR/0 1liv ilg group activities in terms of both tradition and change canserve aIs an extiliple for the Institute in its attempts to strike a sirmilalrbalanuce in its curriculum.

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between fraternities and otheri fraternities and between frater-

nities and dormitories," remarked

Goldberg. "I have never seen amore cordial rush since I've beenhere.

Goldberg continued, "I thinkthe cooperation was apparent in

the rush meetings." Goldbergnoted that he and other fraternityrepresentatives had met severaltimes in recent months to discussrush activities.

Goldberg also indicatedE"We're sitting pretty right now."

He added, "All of the RushChairmen said that the quality ofthe people they met this weekendwas really quite high."

IFC President James Murray'82 corroborated Goldberg'sstatement, "People were sayingthat they had met some excellentpeople."

For the first time, all of the dor-mitories participoated in theClearinghouse system. Goldbergsaid, "The dormitories calling inworked out very well," and con-cluded by noting, "I'd say I feelgood about everything."

Murray added, "We're happy."In summarizing fraternity rush sofar, Murray also 'experssed hissatisfaction with the operation ofthis year's freshman shuttlesystem. He indicated that approx-imately 150 shuttle trips wereheld, transporting about 400freshmen and their belongingsfrom the airport.

Fitzgerald noted that a typicalfreshman makes about ten visitsto four different fraternities.

The opening of 500 MemorialDrive seemed to have the greatesteffect on Baker House,MacGregor House, and EastCampus, but did not seem to af-fect Burton House severely.Burton was oversubscribed byalmost a three to one margin.MacGregor House wassignificantly undersubscribed.

In the First round of the hous-ing lottery, 795 freshmen were as-signed to fill 804 available spots.According to Sherwood, theprecise number of housing spacesto open for transfer and readmit-ted students from earlier yearswill not be known until later inthe week.

Two more dormitory assign-ments lotteries will be held, onWednesday and Thursday. ByThursday afternoon at 2pm, finaldormitory assignments will beavailable in the R/O Center.

Random Hall did relativelywell in the assignments processthis year. While only 26 freshmendesignated Random Hall as theirfirst choice, all available spaceswere filled on the second round.

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Once Upon A Mattress, presented by theNIT Musical Theatre Guild, August 29,1981.

The Princess and the Pea: Once upon atime, on a stormy night, a princess arrivedat the door of a castle ... Everyone knowsthe story, it's been told for years. The realstory, however, has remained a well-keptsecret. A certain minstrel was a guest at theaforementioned castle, and he got the in-side scoop . ..

It is on this premise that Once Upon AMattress is based. The authors take greatadvantage of the flimsy construct and packthe story with crazy characters: a mute,skirt-chasing king, his shrewish wife, adaunted prince, an ex-vaudeville wizard,and more. Add a generous number of well-penned tunes and a fast-paced script-resulting in light enjoyable entertainment.

Light, enjoyable entertainment - theperfect summer production, which theMusical Theatre Guild carried off perfect-Iv. The guild seems to have better luck withsmall-cast plays, probably because they canfocus more on the acting and ease up onthe technical aspects. All with good results;I have never heard better singing or seenbetter dancing in any other MTG show.

The acting was also on par with anyprofessional production. Of particular notewas Bob Shepard-Blue's performance asKing Sextimus the Silent; he managed tocreate a vivid, realistic character withoututtering a line of dialogue. Jane Grahamwas a suitably aggravating Agravaine (alsoa bit loud), but she seemed to work bestwhen played opposite her henpecked son,Prince Dauntless. Jim Mahoney found theperfect balance of naivete and manicenergy that was necessary for the Dauntlesspart.

Rather than single out all of the per-formers, it could be best to say that all ofthe acting was well above par. The flawswith the show lay more with the stagingand music. Quite a few lighting cues weremissed; another technical run-throughshould iron out the difficulties. I don'tknow if another run-though (or two) willhelp the band. At times they sounded eitherout of tune of in danger of drowning out

the actors, problems that weevidence during the song "'sHowever, this did not detracoverall quality of the show.

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Tonite at Metro, England's PsychedelicFurs (who play here so often they shouldmake this town their home) with the un-likely Robert Ellis Orrall, a Boston new-waver with a new album. The Furs, whopurvey a distinctive apocalyptic sound, arepolitely playing two shows: one for all agesat 5pmr, and one for the legalized crowd(20) at 10pm. Tickets are $5.50 for the firstshow, and $7.50 for the second.

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F-ive years ago. Off' the 'Wall Cinellmal sLSclosed by the City of Cambridge for screen-ing the controversial prograni called HeartThrobs: Short, Non-Sexist Films of Sex-uality and Sensuality. Nov. today throughSeptember 9. Off the 'Wall will once againpresent the original, uncensored HeartThrobs. There will be shows dail ait 5:45.7:50. and 9:55pmi plus F-riday and Satulr-day at midnight.

Summer miust be over - things are hap-pening again. I strolled by MIT's HaydenGallery yesterday afternoon on the chancethat maybe they'd pulled a little somethingtogether, only to be completely bowledover by a massive exhibit of prints andposters that sends off this year's studentart-loan program. I'm still salivating.

The Committee on the Visual Arts hasmassed a dazzling selection of the best in20th Century graphic work; nearly everySignificant contemporary artist isrepresented: Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein,Calder, Motherwell, and Warhol to name afew. Best of all, these original works areavailable to MIT students (Full-time,registered only, pleez .. ) to hang in their0 n messy little rooms. Both the CatherineN. Stratton (wife of MIT's 1 Ith president)Collection of Graphic Art and the List Stu-dent Loan Program Collection are on ex-hibit. encompassing some 200 framedworks. The first collection was establishedby the Council for the Arts at MIT in 1966;the second was drawn in 1977 from collec-tor!patrons Albert and Vera List's gift tothe Institute The Loan Program aside,

both collections make spectacular exhibitsin themselves.

The works are made available through alottery which will be held at 5pm onSeptember 18. Each student submits apreference card listing three top choices byIpm September 18. Cards and details areavailable at the Hayden Gallery. Certainworks are available only to student groupsand are designated for "group space" only.Student groups recognized by the Associa-tion for Student Activities and theUndergraduate Association are eligible forthese specially designated works and for allthe other prints as well.

There is significant competition: 830 stu-dents submitted their names, last year, forsome 170 prints. However, this problempales next to that of choosing ... Somelarge prints, like Friedel Dzubas's colorsilkscreen, "Philharmonic," with its boldswaths of color are clearly suited to largeworking spaces or "group areas." On theother hand, the wide selection of artist-designed posters (impressive works com-missioned by every organizationimaginable, from the Art Institute of

Chicago to the New York Film Festival)are more conversational and suggest aliving-space setting.

But how does one choose betweenWarhol's infamous "Jackie Kennedy"litho and Chryssa's striking "Chinatown"serigraphs? Nothing in this exhibit isnegligible and there is something for everytaste. Peter Strand's set of serigraphs,decorative and precise, wavering withcolor, vie for attention with Calder'svibrant, impulsive "Chevrons Noir SurRose et Jaune."

While you're making up your mind, tourthe hallway exhibit outside the HaydenGallery--"Looking At Prints from BostonArea Galleries"- a selection of prints bor-rowed to complement the Loan Program.These are not available to students, but noone should miss the opportunity to oglethis assemblage of Boston's finest holdings.Especially notable are the Rauschenberg ('-'Rookery Mound - Rose Bay," afragmented and nostalgic lithograph), theLichtenstein, Aldoph Gottleib's "GreenForeground," and Alex Katz's "BlueUmbrella," with its pure true colors.

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with another campaign pledge. (continued from page I) member of the Admissions Office IDumas described two pos- academics." While 53 percent of staff while the second is often asibilities: either an independent the applicants for the Class of faculty member. The personalbank could establish one or MIT 1981 who were in the top tenth of rating used in determining admis- icould begin one in the basement their high school graduating class sions is -the higher of the twoof the Student Center. "In the were offered admission, the figure numbers given by the readers.short run, an independent bank for the Class of 1985 was 41 per- Readers are provided withwill be of more use to students," cent. thumbnail sketches describingsaid Dumas, because students Richardson said that the Ad- each rating level, according tomight be hesitant to use a credit missions Office had changed the Langdale. A rating of six meansunion implemented by MIT. personal rating system for appli- the student is withdrawn, ac-

Special Projects Chairman Bob cants in 1977. While the primary cording to Langdale, and no ap- __Wallace '82 is drafting plans for a quality that had been sought plicants given a personal rating of,student lounge in Walker. The previously was leadership, "the 6 were admitted to the Class ofStudent Center east lounge has buzzwords are now purpose and 1985. A rating of 7 indicates thatalso been proposed as a site for a style, although they are not very the applicant "sacrificed personalstudent lounge area. Dumas has precise," Richardson said. development for academics," ac-asked dining service to remove its All admissions applications are cording to Langdale. Richardsontables from the area and the Stu- rated on both personal and- noted that, while assigning per-dent Center Committee to remove scholastic scales. The scholastic sonal ratings is difficult, "the onesits ping pong tables. index is derived through a purely at the top just sparkle as you read

mathematical procedure which about them."takes into account grades, test Statistics compiled by the Ad-scores, and class rank, according missions Office demonstrate that_to Langdale. Applications are a high personal rating greatly in-given a scholastic index on a 99 creases the chances for admissionpoint scale. for a student with a mediocore

The Activities Midway will be held The determination of the per- scholastic index. Amongon Thursday, September 3, from sonal rating is a more qualitative members of the Class of 1985 with7:00 pm until 10:00 pm in duPont process, according to Langdale. a scholastic index of 50-59, 83Gymnasium. Representatives The personal rating, measured on percent of those with a personalfrom student activities will be a ten point scale, is awarded by rating of 9 were offered admis-available to answer questions on two people who read each appli- sion, while only 35 percent of-various aspects Of their organiza- cant's file. Langdale noted that those with a personal rating of 8tions. one of the two readers is usually a received such an offer.

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taining $988 in coupons will go onsale today for eight dollars abooklet, reported UndergraduateAssociation President (UAP)John DeRubeis '83.

The 243-coupon booklet, whichwill be sold by the UndergraduateAssociation (UA), is one of manyspecial projects the UA workedon last summer, according toDeRubeis. Other ongoing pro-jects include a free Harvard-Dudley bus pass for MIT stu-dents, a course evaluation guidefor freshmen, a student credit un-ion, and additional lounges inWalker Memorial and the Stu-dent Center.

"The minimum discount [in thebooklet] is fifteen percent, andthere are a lot of buy-one-get-one-frees," said one coordinator ofthe project, Kurt Kohlberg. Heand his partner Timothy Sutton,both Sloan School of Manage-ment graduate students, elicitedthe participation of 105 stores;thirty stores are in Cambridge,thirty in Boston, and thrity-five insuburban areas. The couponbooklet will be sold at other col-leges in the Boston area includingHarvard, Boston University,Northeastern, Simmons, andWellesley, according to Kohlberg.

In compliance with his cam-paign pledge, DeRubeis isnegotiating with the Mas-sachusetts Bay TransportationAuthority [MBTA] to make theMIT student identification card afree bus pass. DeRubeis explainedthat the MBTA was interested inthis idea because the MBTA wasbankrupt and the UA would offerimmediate cash. DeRubeis com-plained, however, that "with in-creased [bus fare] rates we're backat ground zero."

Two other bussing alternativesexist if negotiations with -theM BTA are not fruitful, accordingto UA Vice-President (UAVP)Ken Dumas '83. The UA is in-

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vestigating the possibility of pay-ing one lump sum to make theM IT identification card a buspass for the green HarvardMedical School shuttle. Rightnow MIT students must buy fifty-cent tokens at the Cashier's Officeto be admitted on the shuttle.

The third possibility, Dumasexplained, is an independent shut-tle bus that would make a figureeight, covering every dormitoryand most fraternities, as well asthe MIT buildings. "I can foreseethat one of these three alter-natives will be implemented byDecember," said Dumas.

A free course evaluation guidefor freshmen will be available"hopefully by registration day,"DeRubeis announced. He saidthat it would contain evaluationsof widely-enrolled freshmencourses, "mostly secondsemester." The guide wasproduced by the Student Corn-

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The Academic Midway will beheld Wednesday, September 2,from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm in du-Pont Gymnasium. Represen-tatives frorn all departments willbe on hand to answer any ques-tions about courses, require-ments, and departmentalprograms.

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The Athletic Midway will be heldThursday, September 3, from 7:00pm until 9:30 pm in RockwellCage.

Freshman ID pictures and mealcard pictures will be taken todayand tomorrow, September I and2, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm inthe R/O Center.

The Technology Community As-sociation (TCA) will sponsor anM IT-Red Cross Blood Drive inRoom 491 of the Student Center.today and tomorrow, SeptemberI and 2. from 9:45 until 3:45 pm.Students interested in donatingblood should call x3-7911 forfurther int'formation.

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The Freshman Quiz wvill be heldtoday, September 1, in Room 26-100 at 10:00 am. Slide rules andcalculators will not be permitted.Number 2 pencils and freshmanID's are required for admittanceto the testing area.

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