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

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March 9, 1982 — Approximately 5800 high school seniors apply to MIT for admission to the Class of 1986. Reagan administration releases aerial photographs showing that Nicaragua, with Soviet and Cuban sup- port, was stockpiling the largest military force in the region. March 10, 1982 — Gumsys ELEcTrED UAP, UAVP. Ken Segel 83 and Ken Meltsner ’83 are elected The male caller told the President and Vice President of the Undergraduate Association, capturing 37% of the vote. The Gumby desk staffer that the bomb Party's candidates did not make any promises, but oe . they indicated that they would try to keep their Was set to £0 off In one sense of humor during their tenure. hour. Class of 1984 brass rats (class rings) go on sale in Lobby 10. Balfour salesman mauled by sophomores. Several Cambridge City counselors express their opposition to the Whitehead Institute for Biomedi- cal Research being located in Kendall Square. Coun- selors are concerned that the Whitehead Institute would not create any jobs for Cambridge residents and had reservations about genetic research in Cam- bridge. “Do we want all these DNA’s in Cam- bridge?” asks Counselor Leonard Russell. March 11, 1982 — Sen. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. resigns from the Senate before a vote to expell him was taken because of his conduct in the FBI's Abscam probe. , March 16, 1982 — Gasoline consumption up as prices decline. March 18, 1982 — MIT Apmits REcorp or NuMBER oF APPLICANTS. To achieve a class size between 1075 and 1100, MIT has offered admission to 1884 appli- cants to the Class of 1986. The incoming class will be 25-50 students larger than the Class of 1985. To increase the yield of women students, who make up 25% of those admitted, the Admissions Office sends large T-shirts to all admitted women. March 19, 1982 — Boston Edison admits “uninten- tional noncompliance’ for violations at Pilgrim I nuclear power plant and pays $550,000 fine imposed by NRC, the highest to date.

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March 21, 1982 — Pisto. TEAM HAS Four ALL- AMERICANS. During Spring Vacation, the MIT Pistol Team takes two second-place and one fourth-place finishes at the National Intercollegiate Pistol Cham- pionships. The highlight occured when four MIT students made All-American. Joe Mayo 81, Duncan Hughes 83, Jon Williams 83, and Larry Deschaine 84. MEN'S SWIMMING TEAM PLACES SEVENTH AT NatIonaLs. Three MIT Varsity Swimming records are set by Bob Schoenlein ’84 and John Schmitz 83. March 22, 1982 — The space shuttle Columbia is launched on its third of four test flights. New Massachusetts law bans the sale and manufac- ture of drug paraphernalia. Spring Weekend runs from March 22 to March 26. March 27, 1982 — Thousands march in Washington to protest United States involvemen t in E] Salvador. 24 March 30, 1982 — Following 18% rise in tuition and the self-help level, meal plan costs and dormitory room rents will rise an average of 12% for the 1982- 83 school year. All dormitory rooms will rise by a flat, $98 a term, making McCormick Hall the most expensive dorm at $1070 per term and Random Hall the least expensive at $775 per term. Wuat Makes MIT wortu $14,000 «a YEAR? @ The hope that other students elsewhere aren't getting as well educated. @ JIHTFP ‘cause TFP costs TDM. @ Well, it's like this. My entire undergrad education at Rutgers cost me $1000. When I go out west, people say, “Oh Rutgers — an Ivy League School.” So now, I tell people I go to MIT and they say “Oh, Miami Institute of Technology.” I figured I have gained a “humble image.” @ Nothing makes it worth it. But what keeps you here is a fear of going home and having people say you left because you couldn’t handle it. @ If you survive this place, somehow you can do anything — (at least the price will seem reasonable. )