Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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February 17, 1982 — Nancy Reagan ceases accept- ing free outfits from American designers. February 22, 1982 — Dyson delivers the Compton Lecture. Before an overflow crowd in 10-250, Free- man Dyson, Fellow at the Institute for Advanced | Studies, spoke about the dangers of war in general, and nuclear war in specific. He urged the unilateral removal of tactical nuclear artillery shells in Europe. 'The New York Times discloses that an article it had published in 1981 on Cambodia was fabricated by its | author. February 23, 1982 — Cambridge draft registrant list ‘no longer available from the city. Cambridge be- comes the first city in the nation to remove the list of draft registrants from public viewing. This action followed a City Council vote on Feb. 22. February 23, 1982 — Professor Thurow talks about “Restoring American Productivity”, saying Amer- ica’s economy is dying slowly and painfully, the result of years of complacency. The MIT Professor of Economics and Management gives the speech to a packed crowd in 10-250. He thinks the primary manifestation of this has been the decline in produc- ... Great strides in eliminating sleep from the daily needs of humans. tivity, which has led to the United States being “passed by other countries” in economic health. Thurow claimed that, because the Reagan adminis- tration does not understand this, Reagonomics is doomed to failure. February 27, 1982 — A dance marathon is held to raise financial support for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. ¥ | Ne NN, o™A ( ey me, 3 ce) TLL

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18 aNANZNZNZ ANNAN NIZINIZINIZINIZ ZINIZINIZINIZIN NIZINIZINIZINIZ ESC p : Wuat Makes MIT UNIQUE? ® Great strides in eliminating sleep from the daily needs of humans. ® The dorms have a better view than the luxury condos on the other side of the river. e It brings people together in adversity (you and me against the ‘Tute). @ It is where part of the school spirit is hating the place. @ Where else can you pay so much for so little for such silly reasons? February 1, 1982 — Adrian J.M. Houtsma, House- master of East Campus, announces his intent to leave MIT for a position at the Technical University of Eindhoven in his native Netherlands. MIT Chorallaries hold Annual Concert in Bad Taste. February 2, 1982 — CEP upHo Lps NEw EECS PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENT. Course VI will now deny students the right to take a required subject if they received a D or an F in a prerequisite. Open spaces remain in the housing system. To fill these spaces, MIT is offering transfer and readmit- ted students the opportunity to stay in Institute Housing until they graduate. The Dean's Office is also not allowing students to break housing con- tracts. February 4, 1982 — Senate passes anti-busing amendment. Over the past year, the U.S. Government seized 6.4 million pounds of marijuana, one fifth of all that enters the U.S. each year. February 6, 1982 — Reagan Administration unveils a $757.6 billion budget which cuts social Pee and increases defense spending. February 10, 1982 — Reagan Administration pro- poses financial aid cuts in the fiscal 1983 budget totalling $636 million. February 13, 1982 — WresTLERS WIN THE NorTH- ERN NEw ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Ken Shull ’84 and George Fischer ’85, were victorious in the 134 and 158 pound classes, respectively. Six other MIT wrestlers placed second or third in their weight classes at the meet. February 14, 1982 — Cuartes E. Hott III, Profes- sor of Biology, dies of a heart attack at age 45. Ned was revered as someone who cared a great deal about students and teaching. He will be missed.

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March 2, 1982 — ALUMNI TELETHON A SUCCESS. 559 students contact 7449 alumni, receiving pledges totalling $111,021.55. The money raised will be used for scholarships, housing, and other campus needs. During the telethon, students ate 1944 slices of pizza, 32 pounds of potato chips, 26 pounds of pretzels, and drank 320 liters of soda. East Campus won a check for $100 as the Top Living Group, and everyone who participated received an MIT Wine Glass. MIT wins THE NEW ENGLAND Division III INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Paul Neves 83 and Martin Taylor 83 lead the Tech effort, as the Engineers capture four first places including a record time in the 3200-meter relay. March 4, 1982 — The Coalition for Better Televi- sion calls for a national boycott of NBC and its parent company, RCA. The boycott was called be- cause of alleged promotion of sex, violence, and anti-Christian values in NBC’s television program- ming. March 5, 1982 — Turrion RaisED To $8700. Presi- dent Paul E. Gray 54 announces that tuition will 20 rise $1300 to $8700 for the 1982-83 academic year. President Gray defends the 17.6% increase as necessary because ‘there are special circumstances, the decision of the government to pull back from — student aid and (MIT's decision) to pay particular ’ attention to faculty salaries.” The increase, on the , heels of 17% and 18% increases, means that tuition — will have increased 64% in three years. The Dean of — Student Affairs acknowledges that meeting MIT's © costs “will be painful for our students next year.” Self-help Level to $4000. The self-help level (the minimum amount students must provide for their ; school expenses) will rise sharply to $4000 for 1982- 83 from $3200 this year. The 18% increase will pose additional hardships, as students will have to work for or borrow money. March 7, 1982 — BuRTON RECEIVES BOMB THREAT. After a bomb threat was phoned to the Burton House desk at 11:55 p.m., residents evacuate the house. The male caller told the desk staffer that the bomb was “set to go off in one hour,” but no bomb is found.