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

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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. )

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GUE TO INCtE wae €LOSE AT NOOR ALL ACTIVITIES ang FOR INFORMATION Tomoee CALL 253-SNOU 26 ' CEP is considering changes to the pass fail grading system. Under the proposal, regular grade reports instead of pass fail reports would be issued and, second term, sent home. These grades would be used for internal purposes only, according to Profes- sor Arthur P. Mattuck. SPACE SHUTTLE LANDS at White Sands, New Mex- ico. Large crowds of MIT students watch the shuttle land and miss their morning classes. April 1, 1982 — Ken Segel, wearing a beanie, and Ken Meltsner, wearing bunny ears, are installed as UAP and UAVP, respectively. Nader calls on engineers to assume social responsi- bility. Speaking to a packed audience in 10-250, Ralph Nader deplores the trend toward “careerism” and urged students to assume some responsibility, to study humanities, and to become more involved in professional societies. ee ee eee ns April 2, 1982 — Argentine troops invade the Falk- — land Islands. Britain responds by declaring war on Argentina. “Personality conflicts” between the MIT men and their female neighbors in Bates Hall at Wellesley have been prevalent this term. The women in Bates Hall were not notified that their dorm would be coed nor did the exchange office provide any orien- tation for the participants in the exchange program. As a result of these problems, the MIT and Welles- ley Exchange Office plan an orientation for next year s participants. UASO stubpY SHOWS HEAVY LOAD DOES NOT IMPLY LOWER GPA. The Student Center Committee (SCC) establishes a $40,000 reserve on June 30 to fund social events in the Student Center, on the Student Center steps, or in Kresge Oval. TECH SHOW ’82 opens to chilly reviews. April 4, 1982 — ASA Executive Committee unani- mously passes a resolution calling for a student activ- ity fee to fund student activities. Claiming funding from the Office of the Dean for Student Affairs has remained “nominally stagnant” through much of the last decade, the ASA Executive Committee pro- posed that tuition be reduced by the amount allo- cated to the UA. April 6, 1982 — Aprit Buizzarp sHutTs MIT TuEs- DAY AFTERNOON. Thirteen inches of snow closed MIT and cancelled classes for the first time since the great blizzard in February, 1978. The Institute ect enee Wednesday despite the existence of bliz- zard conditions.