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

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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.

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Seniors Girr TO CoMPLETE Lossy 10 MEMmoRrIAL. The | Class of 1982 will use its Senior gift to add the names of those members of the MIT community who died in the Korean and Vietnam Wars to the War Memo- rial in Lobby 10. According to Charlie Frankel, Class President, the completion of the War Memo- rial is not a glorification of war, rather, “It should serve as a reminder to everyone that war is a real thing where people lose their lives.” CONGRESS CONTINUES TO DEBATE STUDENT AID Cuts. The House Appropriations Committee votes to provide $300 million more to the Guaranteed Student Loan Program than what President Reagan has sought. In addition, work study funds are ex- pected to decline by 24%. | April 10, 1982 — SAE sponsors the SAELOR Party in DuPont gym featuring the Stompers. About 1500 attended the party, the proceeds of which go to muscular dystrophy. April 12, 1982 — Phyllis Schlafly, Chairman of STOP ERA, and Karen DeCrow, debate the Equal Rights Amendment before a packed audience in Kresge Auditorium. Schlafly asserted that ERA lacks popular support, citing state referenda in which ERA has been defeated. DeCrow countered that polls show that the vast majority of voters sup- port ERA even if their legislators do not. Outside, an organization calling itself “Ladies Against Wom- en held a demonstration. April 13, 1982 — MIT PLans HarvarD TAKEOVER. An article appears in the UA News seeking “a Pro- vincial Governor to run Harvard correctly.” Two MIT students win Truman Scholarships. Mark Templer 84 and James T. Taylor 84 won these $5000 annual awards for people with a demonstrated interest in public service. 27