Campus Police Honor Guard members are shown on the large centerfield screen at Fenway Park. The officers, from left, Brian Sousa, Bill Smith, Duane Keegan and David Smith, presented the colors before the Red Sox game at Fenway Park on May 14. The Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1 in the first game of a four-game series. As of Monday, May 21, the Red Sox had won 14 of their last 19 games and were in first place in the American League East Division. Photo / Cheryl Vossmer

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on May 23, 2007 (download PDF).