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Bradley L. Davis '00 took issue with the First-Year Caucus fixing the ticket price at $20--as opposed to the usual $15--without consulting the council first. The council decided not to consider his motion to cut the price in light of the fact that tickets have already been printed and sold...
Reeling from the recent election commission debacle and the ill-fated motion to remove its vice president, the Undergraduate Council seems to have abandoned democracy in favor of Orwellian social conformity. Economics concentrators beware: the words "rational choice theory" will have to be said in a hushed whisper and talk of self-interest will become taboo. And while there are no five-year plans yet, there is a five-day one: Spirit Week...
Dreamt up by the politically minded artists' collaborative known as the KNOWMAD Confederacy, "Map: Motion + Action = Place" is an installation work in the guise of an interactive arcade video game which purports to investigate "changing notions of national identity and belonging." True to arcade video game form, a steering wheel and acceleration pedal enable the visitor to navigate a desert landscape dotted by "nomadic tents" from which he must procure "sacred fruits" to save the KNOWMAD society. Based on Middle Eastern rug motifs, the three-dimensional interiors of the 36 tents are visually engaging and well-executed. Somewhere, there...
...Motion + Action = Place" is at the List Center on the MIT campus at 20 Ames St., near the Kendall Square station. The installation closes April 9. Hours are 12 to 6 p.m. daily, 12 to 8 p.m. on Fridays and closed Mondays. Admission is free; you don't even need quarters...
...constitution's vagaries became a major council issue three weeks ago when council members called into question whether 10 members' motion to recall Burton was constitutional...