Previous Issues of Institvte

Volume 5 (Fall Semester 1997)

Vol. 5, No. 6 (November 1, 1997)

MIT Sophomore Dies in Apparent Hit-and-Run

Vol. 5, No. 5 (October 31, 1997)

The Student Life and Rush Debate: How to Move Forward
Dean and Faculty Chair to hold Student-Faculty Forum on Residence Selection

Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 17, 1997)

Ideas for a Community-Wide Dialogue
Passion and Compassion

Vol. 5, No. 3 (October 16, 1997)

Where's the Dialogue?

Vol. 5, No. 2 (October 1, 1997)

President Vest Presents Plan to Restrict Alcohol Use and Build More Campus Housing At News Conference
The Results of the 1995 Core Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey
MIT's "Official Response" to the Tragedy: A Report on Dean Randolph's Monday Press Conference
On Responding to the Tragedy

Vol. 5, No. 1 (September 29, 1997)

MIT Freshman In Critical Condition with Alcohol Poisoning

Volume 4 (Spring Semester 1997)

Vol. 4, No. 28 (August 21, 1997)


Analysis	UA Should Contact Parents Regarding Extropian Mailing

Vol. 4, No. 27 (August 14, 1997)


Newswire	Power Outage Caused by Tragic Accident

Analysis	About the Extropians

Community Notices	Community Alert: Utility Impostor Scams Renovation of the MIT Weight Room GSC Sponsors "Shear Madness" Theatre Event

Vol. 4, No. 26 (August 7, 1997)


Community Notices	National Medal of Technology Go to Japan!

Vol. 4, No. 25 (July 31, 1997)


Analysis	Remember, It's Your INSTITVTE

Community Notices	Tax update: RA/TA Tax Nixed

Vol. 4, No. 24 (July 24, 1997)


Newswire	New Bulletin Boards Located for Groups Displaced by Student Services Center Construction

Vol. 4, No. 23 (July 17, 1997)


From the President	A Report on the Institute Foundation

Community Notices	Graduate RA/TA Tax Update

Vol. 4, No. 22 (July 3, 1997)


Newswire	Dean's Office Changes Its Name

Analysis	Tangible Accomplishments Don't Grow on Trees

Vol. 4, No. 21 (June 26, 1997)


Newswire	Student Bulletin Boards Removed in Construction Mistake

Letters	Keep Thursday Night Dinners The Benefits of the New Thursday R/O

Community Notices	Take Action on the Tuition Waiver Tax Proposal

Vol. 4, No. 21a (June 26, 1997)


Newswire	Bulletin Board Material Safe; New Boards to Be Found

Letter	Thursday Night Dinners Should Stay

Vol. 4, No. 20 (June 20, 1997)


Analysis	What LeaderShape Offers MIT

Community Notices	UA Looking for Writers for Course Evaluation Guide and Undergraduate Majors Guide

Vol. 4, No. 19 (June 5, 1997)

Community
Notices

Graduate Student Council Accepting Applications for Nomination to Institute Committees

Editor's Note: The staff of INSTITVTE would like to remind our readers that INSTITVTE will appear this week and next week (June 12) in a "Community Notices only" format. INSTITVTE will resume regular publication with our Thursday, June 19 issue. We hope that all of our readers have enjoyed a pleasant start to the summer.

Vol. 4, No. 18 (May 15, 1997)


Newswire	MIT Awards Convocation Held

Analysis	MIT Should Establish an Athena Subdomain for Alumni Students Advocating Multiculturalism Have Good Points Commencement Tickets Should Be Assigned Based on Need

Letter	Mathematicians' Input Needed on Proposed National Eighth-Grade Mathematics Test

Community Notices	Feedback Forum Established, Handling Reports of Faculty Violations GSC Offers Baseball, Jazz Tickets LSC Sponsors Concert by Moxy Fruvous

Vol. 4, No. 17 (May 8, 1997)


Analysis	Technology Week Logistics Need More Thought

Community Notices	Student Services Center to Close Temporarily in Preparation for Move Course Evaluation Guide is Back MIT Study Group Bulletin Board MITCAN Show: May 8 Asian Pacific American Caucus to Host Documentary Film Nights

Vol. 4, No. 16 (May 1, 1997)


Analysis	Straight Talk on Dorm Security

Community Notices	Changes in Fall Term Pre-Registration Student Services Reengineering to Hire Three Students for Summer Telephone Fraud Alert School of Architecture to Sponsor Symposium Honoring Stanford O. Anderson

Vol. 4, No. 15 (April 24, 1997)


Letters to the Editor	Repave the Alley

Analysis	Orientation Reform Must Move Forward

Community Notices	Amnesty International Events

Vol. 4, No. 14 (April 17, 1997)


Analysis	It's Time to Repave Amherst Alley Renovation is in the Air (Unfortunately)

Community Notices	Mediation@MIT to Hold June Training Session Career Services Office to Hold Series of Talks for Graduate Students and Postdocs Department of Urban Studies and Planning to Present "Reinventing Community Development" Third Annual Graduate Formal Black Students Union to Present The Last Poets

Vol. 4, No. 13 (April 11, 1997)


Newswire	Reception Held in Honor of Paul and Priscilla Gray

Analysis	Step Up to the Mike

Community Notices	Invite Your Professor to Lunch GenderWorks to Offer Seminars on Male-Female Communication Position Open on CAC Advisory Board MIT/Cambridge Science Expo in Search of Volunteers Student Services Reengineering in Search of Web Programmers MIT Arab Students Present "An Arab Mosaic"

Vol. 4, No. 12 (April 3, 1997)


Newswire	UESA Visiting Committee Here, Holds Open Forum for Students Marilee Jones to Serve as Interim Director of Admissions

Community Notices	Planning Office to Hold Housing Forums for Graduate Students Fedix Opportunity Alert!!! is Channel for Information on Education and Research Funding Opportunities Arab Student Organization to Hold Film Series

Vol. 4, No. 11 (March 27, 1997)


Community Notices	IAP Student Board to Hold Open Meeting Prof. Donald Macedo to Speak on Multiculturalism MIT Japan Program to Hold Orientation Asian Baptist Student Koinonia to Hold Boston-Wide Festival

Vol. 4, No. 10 (March 20, 1997)


Community Notices	UESA Visiting Committee to Hold Open Meeting UA "Social Scene" Up and Running

Analysis	Mirror Images

Vol. 4, No. 9 (March 13, 1997)


Newswire	UA and ASA Election Results

Community Notices	Virus Alert: "Kompu"

Analysis	Knowing the Rules (And What to Do When Your Professors Break Them)

Vol. 4, No. 8 (March 6, 1997>


Community Notices	College Student Experience Questionnaire to be Distributed to Undergraduates MIT Interfraternity Council Wins Awards at Northeast Interfraternity Conference / Northeast Panhellenic Conference (NEIFC/NEPC)

Analysis	Sexual Harassment at MIT The UA Presidential Candidates

Vol. 4, No. 7 (February 27, 1997)


Newswire	Institute Dining Review Releases Interim Report

Community Notices	Deadline for UA Candidates' Petitions Extended Search Committees Formed to Fill Dean's Office Vacancies Nightline to Hold Peer Listening Workshop

Analysis	Classroom Renovation Plans Deserve Praise, But Must Not Be Limited to a Few Classrooms

Vol. 4, No. 6 (February 20, 1997)


Community Notices	Entries Due for $50K Entrepreneurship Competition Packets for UA Office Candidates Available Campus Police Issue Warning on "Date-Rape Drug"

Vol. 4, No. 5 (February 13, 1997)


Community Notices	GSC Constitution to be Revised UAA Seeks R/O '97 Interns HARL Team Presents Final Report More Student Members Needed for Search Committees

Vol. 4, No. 4a (February 7, 1997)

Vol. 4, No. 4 (February 6, 1997)

Vol. 4, No. 3 (January 30, 1997)


Community Notices	Clothing Drive Begun for Victims of Cambridgeport Fire GSC Seeks Feedback About Services at MIT UA Sponsors Free Computer Matching Service for Valentine's Day Student Members Needed for Institute Search Committees

Community Notices	Computing Help Desk Seeks Student Staffers

Community Notices	Institute Dining Review Panel Publishes Interim Report on Web

Analysis	Take the Fishbowl Challenge

Vol. 4, No. 2 (January 23, 1997)

NOTICES

UESA Housing Advisory Group Seeks Input

ANALYSIS

Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 16, 1997)

ANALYSIS

Volume 3 (Fall Semester 1996)

Vol. 3, No. 22 (December 12, 1996)

NOTICES

Institute Foundation Sponsors Student Leadership Classes During IAP

ANALYSIS

Whatever Happened to Student Activities Funding?

Vol. 3, No. 21 (December 5, 1996)

NOTICES

Course Evaluation Guide Seeks Student Writers

ANALYSIS

Living Up to "Community Involvement"

Vol. 3, No. 20 (November 21, 1996)

TO OUR READERS

NEWSWIRE

NOTICES

Input Sought on Use of Potential Donations to Buy Weight Room Equipment

ANALYSIS

Applause to the First Half of "The Values and Dangers of Community-Based Planning"

Vol. 3, No. 19 (November 14, 1996)

UPCOMING

Student Services Reengineering, Co-Curricular Redesign Team Reception: - November 15, 4:00 PM

ANALYSIS

The Values and Dangers of Community Based Planning

Vol. 3, No. 18 (November 7, 1996)

Vol. 3, No. 17 (November 3, 1996)

UPCOMING

Dean's Advisory Council and Task Force on Student Life and Learning Meeting: - November 7, 5pm
Career Assistance Redesign Team Open Houses: - second half of this week
Institute Dining Review Working Group Focus Group Meetings: - training session November 4, 7pm

NOTICES

Women's WWW Site Seeks Submissions

ANALYSIS

Vol. 3, No. 16 (October 31, 1996)

UPCOMING

GSC Career Fair: - November 1, 11am-4pm

NEWSWIRE

NOTICES

Planning Office Seeks Grad Student Help With Survey

ANALYSIS

"Two Indeterminate Lines" is a Safety Hazard

Vol. 3, No. 15 (October 27, 1996)

UPCOMING

Colloquium Discusses Government and Media: - Monday, 4pm
Djerassi Gives Research Ethics Talk: - Tuesday, 7:30

Vol. 3, No. 14 (October 24, 1996)

UPCOMING

SWE Career Fair: - Saturday, 11am-4pm

NOTICES

Vol. 3, No. 13 (October 20, 1996)

UPCOMING

Notice: Abandoned Bike Removal: - Bikes will be removed November 7.
Open Forum on Writing Requirement Changes: - October 21, 7-8pm.
$50K and $1K competition to Begin with Kickoff: - Thursday, 4:30pm.

PUBLICITY NOTICES

Vol. 3, No. 12 (October 17, 1996)

UPCOMING

Reminder: Physical Education Lottery: - Closes October 23.
Reminder: IAP Activity Registration: - Deadline October 25.
MIT Medical Department to be Surveyed for Re-Accreditation: - People with relevant information may sign up for interviews.
George Takei to Visit MIT as Artist-In-Residence: - Planned events October 21-23. Ushers needed for talk Monday.

NEWSWIRE

Student Assaulted Near Random Hall

Vol. 3, No. 11 (October 13, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

Meeting Will Discuss ACUS Phone Rates and Service

Vol. 3, No. 10 (October 10, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

Task Force Seeks Student Members: Presidential Task Force on Student Life and Learning to review educational programs.
6.270 Looking for Participants, TA's, Organizers: Applications due this weekend.
Dean Forecasts "Broader Education": Reorganization to integrate student services.

Vol. 3, No. 9 (October 6, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

MIT Transportation and Commuter Fair: Wednesday, October 9, 10am to 2pm.
Computer Users Should Protect Against Viruses: Software available for MIT computer users.
Graduate Students Invited to Meet with Athletics Department: Wednesday, October 9, 5:30pm.
Career Assistance Redesign Meetings Scheduled
Learning and Design Forums Looking for Input to Reorganize Student Services

Vol. 3, No. 8 (October 3, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

MIT Committees Looking for Interested Graduate Students: Applications available through GSC.
GSC Grocery Shuttle Starts New 8am Saturday Run
Commencement Committee Looking for Suggestions for Speaker: Deadline Friday, October 4.
5ESS Telephone System Switch Enhancement Notice: Momentary telephone service interruption at midnight, October 12.

Vol. 3, No. 7 (September 29, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

MIT Corporation Planning to Elect Recent Graduate: Nomination forms due by November 4.
Saferide to Expand its Cambridge Routes: Service improvements for graduate students.
New Writing Requirement Standards Being Set: Open discussion forum to be held in late October.

PUBLICITY NOTICES

Vol. 3, No. 6 (September 26, 1996)

NEWSWIRE

GSC Requests Resumes for Its Career Fair

Resumes are due to the GSC Office by October 1.

Applications for National Science Foundation Fellowships Now Available

Applications are available in Room 3-138, and are due by Nov. 7, 1996

PUBLICITY NOTICES

-- Asian American Resource Workshop

Vol. 3, No. 5 (September 22, 1996)

Institute Dining Review to Visit Student Residences: The Review, which has been charged with creating a new overrall system for campus dining, will soon visit MIT residences to learn what peoples' dining needs are. The schedule for these open meetings is attached.
Current Writing Requirement May Be Replaced: The current writing requirement may be replaced by a new program in which students will take a writing class or seminar every year. See the article for more on this proposed change.
Aramark's Food Service Contract Has Not Been Extended: The decision on whether to extend the contract probably will not be made until January; the current schedule is to bid for new food service contracts during the Spring Semester. More information about this below.
New Procedure for Alums to Get an MIT Card Implemented: Alums now need to send mail to the Alumni Office to apply for a card.
Special Analysis: A Proposal for a Student Leadership Program: We propose two programs: (1) A 12-unit IAP class to teach students leadership and managerial skills such as strategic planning, negotiation, and communications skills. (2) An "internship" program that would allow students to practice their skills by working on MIT campus improvement projects. Interested? See our proposal below.

Vol. 3, No. 4 (Special Issue -- September 18, 1996)

The Company LEXIS-NEXIS May Be Selling Personal Information About You to the "Legal Community"
Letter: Undergraduate Association Invites INSTITVTE's Readers to Come to Its Open House
Publicity Notices

Vol. 3, No. 3 (September 18, 1996)

Readers' Poll: How Should Institvte be Delivered to You?

Newswire

On-Line Student Information System to be Upgraded
Career Services Offers Access to On-Line Jobs Database
Student Robbed of Bicycle Outside of McCormick Hall
Dr. Clarence Williams, MIT Ombudsperson, to go on Leave; Will be Replaced Temporarily by Ms. Judy Jackson

Analysis

What's In a Name? From a Resident: It's "Next House," Not "500" or "W71"

Vol. 3, No. 2 Not Reprinted (Did Not Contain Any News)

Vol. 3, No. 1 (September 1, 1996)

Newswire

Co-Curricular Redesign Team Presents Its Recommendations
Beware of "Sob Story" Scam
Graduate Student Council Grocery Shuttle Resumes Tuesday Service (Included: Complete schedule of grocery shuttle runs)
How to Get Subsidized T-Passes

Analysis

Hello and Welcome
Notes on "Stories Too Bad to Be True"
Letter: Fraternity Rush Locks Out Freshmen Too Soon

Volume 2 (Spring Semester 1996)

Vol. 2, No. 19, July 9, 1996

Housing and Residence Life Reengineering Team's Mission Changed
Residence and Campus Activities Dean Mary Ni to Leave MIT
Student Services Reengineering Advisory Board Discusses Setting Up a New Student Services Center

Vol. 2, No. 18, July 2, 1996

Student Services Reengineering Team Seeks Student to Help Set Up A Student Services Center
Food Service Working Group Releases Draft Description of Its Goals and Procedures
Agendas for Upcoming Student Services Reengineering Advisory Board Meetings
Analysis: Food Service Reform Needs Your Help

Vol. 2, No. 17, June 16, 1996

Student Services Reengineering Teams to Assemble Student Advisory Boards
Students Named to Reengineering Teams
MIT Card Committee Drafts Card Policies, and Asks for Comments Concerning Them
Analysis: Why You Should Join a Reengineering Advisory Board
Analysis: It's Time to Table the Idea of Using Dormitories as Summer Conference Housing Permanently
Analysis: The Merger of RCA and HFS: A Caveat

Vol. 2, No. 16, May 19, 1996

Graduate Student Council To Hold Lotteries for Graduation Tickets
Winners of 1996 Institute Awards Announced
MIT Card Committee Agrees to "Tentative" Proposals Concerning Card Privacy and Safety
Campus Police Issue Bulletin on Robberies
Analysis: The Term in Review

Vol. 2, No. 15, May 12, 1996

Graduate Education Office To Hold Open Meeting on Foreign Scholarships and Fellowships
Institvte Interviews Aramark's New Food Service Director
Analysis: The UA -- Driven to Distractions
Analysis: Proposal to Alter Thursday Night Dinners Is Inadequate
Analysis: Update on "Free the Surveys"

Vol. 2, No. 14, May 5, 1996

Campus Police Issue Bulletin on Dormitory Security
Students Invited to Join New Campus Activities Complex Program Board
Members of the Co-Curricular Reengineering Team Named
Analysis: Rush Shouldn't Start With Thursday Night Dinners
Analysis: Editor's Notebook

Vol. 2, No. 13, April 28, 1996

More Information About the Student Positions on Reengineering's Financial and Academic Services Transition Team
Aramark's General Manager Rob McBurney to Leave MIT; Will Be Replaced by Deputy Manager Elizabeth Emery
SPECIAL ANALYSIS: It's Time to Coordinate Efforts to Improve Student Life

Vol. 2, No. 12, April 21, 1996

Students to Be Hired for Reengineering's Financial and Academic Services Transition Team
Student Services Reengineering to Hold Open House
MIT Campus Police to Hold Bicyle Auction
Analysis: Student Activities' Disk Quotas Should Be Raised

Vol. 2, No. 10, April 7, 1996

Dormitory Council Elects New Officers
Aramark Makes Public Its "5 Year Plan" For MIT Food Service
Beware of Unsolicited Callers Pretending to Be "Nightline"
Analysis: Student Activities Accounting Must Be Improved Soon
Analysis: A Victory on Overcrowding
Analysis: Free the Surveys

Vol. 2, No.7: March 3, 1996

UA Nominations Committee to Conduct Interviews to Choose Students for Institute Committees
Analysis: Questions for the UA Candidates
Analysis: Does the UA Nominations Committee Really Want Resume Padders on Institute Committees?

Vol. 2, No 6: February 25, 1996

UA Nominations Committee to Conduct Interviews to Choose Students for Institute Committees
Student Resource Service Will Answer Questions About MIT
Quick Guide to MIT's Revised Conflict Resolution System
Analysis: It's "We the Students," not "We the Student Leaders"
Analysis: Calling All Columnists

Vol. 2, No 5: February 19, 1996

Analysis. Welcome to the Revolution: Student Leadership at MIT (Part 2)

Vol. 2, No 4: February 11, 1996

Analysis. Welcome to the Revolution: Student Leadership at MIT (Part 2)

Vol. 2, No 3: February 4, 1996

ROTC Task Force Releases Interim Report; Group Will Hold Open Forum this Thursday (Feb. 8) at 7 pm in Room 10-250
Analysis. Welcome to the Revolution: Student Leadership at MIT

Vol. 2, No 2: January 21, 1996

Student Services Reengineering Team Releases Preliminary Redesign
Update on Student Resource Service Training -- First Session on MIT Resources Pushed Back But Will be Open to MIT Community
Analysis: A Good Start on Reengineering, But It's Not Over Yet
Analysis: Student Leaders, Where Are You?

Vol. 2, No 1: January 14, 1996

Committee on Student Affairs to Hold Focus Group on Food Service
Analysis: Don't Miss Out on the Student Resource Service
Analysis: We Want to Hear From You On Student Leadership
Analysis: Help Wanted

Volume 1 (Fall Semester 1995)

Vol. 1, No. 13: December 17, 1995

Institute Foundation Establishes Student Resource Service; First Training Session Will Be Held Over IAP
The Coop Requests Comments To Aid In Its Restructuring
Analysis: The Term in Review
Analysis: _Institvte_ in Review

Vol. 1, No. 12: December 11, 1995

MIT Food Service Committee Releases Its Recommendations
MIT Planning Office's Card Access Plan Now Available from PC Platforms
Analysis: How Not To Run a Food Service
Analysis: How To Write a Food Service Comment That Aramark Might Read

Vol. 1, No. 11: December 3, 1995

Dormitory Council Leaves R/O Mediations Committee and Might Not Participate in the Rush Information System "Clearinghouse"
MIT Planning Office Prepares Campus-Wide Card Access Plan
Student Group to Offer Negotiation Training Over IAP

Vol. 1, No. 10: November 19, 1995

UA to Hold Open Forum on ROTC
Students to be Selected for a Committee to Find a New Assistant Dean for Student Activities
UA to Elect Representative to the Student Services Reengineering Advisory Board
SPECIAL ANALYSIS: How to End MIT's Overcrowding Problem

Vol. 1, No. 9: November 12, 1995

Communications Group Discusses Requiring the InterFraternity Council to Have a Dry Rush; Measure Gets Strong Support
RCA Dean Susan Allen Named Dean of Students at Roxbury Community College; Will Leave MIT in Late December
Campus Police Reports Incidents of Intruders in MIT Offices
Campus Police To Remove "Abandoned Bikes" on November 28

Vol. 1, No. 8: November 5, 1995

Students To Be Selected For ROTC Committee
Graduate Student Council Votes Down ASA Amendments
Thirty To Be Selected For Student Services Reengineering Advisory Panel
SafeRide Information Line Established
UA Committee Will Study Long-Term Effects of Technology on MIT Education
Analysis: "If We Have Four Separate Committees Doing Food Service, We're All Dead"

Vol. 1, No. 7: October 29, 1995

ARAMARK's Contract to be MIT's Food Service Provider Extended For One Year; Time Will Be Used to Study Food Service Reforms
MIT Establishes Task Force To Evaluate Whether ROTC Should Remain on Campus
Students to be Selected for Student/Dean Hearing Panels
Student Services Reengineering "Redesign Team" Appointed

Volume 1, No. 6: October 22, 1995

Academic Council Will Discuss Whether to Extend ARAMARK's Contract For One Year on Tuesday; Last Chance to Comment on Proposal
Residential Life Communications Group Reviews Policy on Restraining Orders
Students to be Selected for Ad Hoc Parking Committee
Analysis: A Noneditorial On an Incident Last Thursday
Analysis: Reports Do Not Belong in a File Cabinet

Volume 1, No. 5: October 12, 1995

MIT Card Steering Committee Established; UA Nominations Committee Will Interview for Undergraduate Member on Sunday
UA Nominations Committee Will Interview for Undergraduate Member of the Engineering Dean Search Committee on Sunday

Volume 1, No. 4: October 8, 1995

Recent Graduate to be Elected to MIT Corporation; Nominations Due Nov. 3
Baker Foundation Upperclass Advising Survey: General Results Released
Analysis: The MIT Corporation and the Residential Life Communications Group -- Why You Should Care

Volume 1, No. 3: October 1, 1995

Student to be Selected for Student Services Reengineering Team
Students to be Selected for "Residential Life Communications Group"

Volume 1, No. 2: September 24, 1995

Final Results of the 1995 Student Life Survey Released
MIT Administrators and Graduate Students Debate Proposal to Increase Residential Parking Fees to $300 Per Year
Students to be Selected for Engineering Dean Search Committee

Volume 1, No. 1: September 17, 1995

GRE's Will Not be Offered at MIT This Year
Final Grades Sent to Term Addresses; Some Grade Reports Lost
Core Alcohol/Drug Survey Results Are Available