Good Auspicious Hunting (solution)
by Jonathan Wang
Each picture appears on the front page of The Tech, associated with an article that continues further within the issue. The modified captions refer to an advertisement that can be found on the same page as the continuation of the front-page article. Ordering the fake captions by publication date gives the hint “USE PAGE NUM.” Index into the company or organization placing the advertisement by the ad’s page number to get the solution, COSPONSORS.
United States futurist R. Buckminster Fuller opens the MIT Lecture Series on World Peace. He said peace evoked comic book concepts of absolute good and evil.
February 15, 1972: The article continues on page 2, where there is a cartoon ad for Schaefer Beer = C
Seymour Papert of DSRE is using this technological turtle to teach four-year olds music as part of a larger program exploring new learning environments.
November 12, 1974: The article continues on page 5, where there is an ad for the Boston Symphony Orchestra = O
Emphasizing his plans for Mexican foreign policy, Presidential Candidate Sargent Shriver addresses an MIT audience in 26-100.
March 2, 1976: The article continues on page 3, where there is an ad for Jose Cuervo = S
Police Chief James Olivieri will retire in December as he was given a retirement package too good to refuse.
October 2, 1987: The article continues on page 7, where there is an ad for United Parcel Service = P
Amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake observes undergraduate researchers from the roof of Building 37 last week.
April 5, 1996: The article continues on page 11, where there is an ad for a UROP in the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science = O
Growing boredom prompted Undergraduate Association presidential candidates to halt their debate to play a scene from the 1997 film version of Waiting for Godot
March 7, 1997: The article continues on page 17, where there is an ad for the film Waiting for Guffman = N
Exiting Boston University administrator Tracy F. Purinton will be the new Program Administrator for Student Research Subjects starting June 26.
June 9, 2000: The article continues on page 15, where there is an ad for research subjects by Harvard Business School = S
Newly minted American Idol finalist Christopher D. Vu ‘04 performs Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” last April. Vu will be performing the Beach Boys’ “California Girls” on the reality show.
November 12, 2002: The article continues on page 14, where there is an ad for California Cryobank = O
Underappreciated economics professor Sendhil Mullainathan requires emergency help to organize his office.
July 7, 2004: The article coninutes on page 4, where there is an ad for the American Red Cross = R
Molecular ecologist Garath Jones of the University of Bristol uses hand puppets to explain how public policy is formulated.
October 1, 2010: The article continues on page 9, where there is an ad for the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs = S