The Tech - Volume 120, Issue 32

Volume 120 >> Issue 32 : Thursday, August 24, 2000

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Students returning to MIT this fall will notice that Information Systems has made several changes to the Athena computing environment, including a powerful new e-mail system, the official introduction of Redhat Athena boxes in the clusters, and a new release of Athena.

LCS May Review FBI’s Carnivore

MIT researchers at the Laboratory for Computer Science are among those being considered by the Justice Department to conduct an independent review of the FBI’s Carnivore Internet surveillance system.

Class of 2004 Takes Over MIT

Over one thousand freshmen arrived at MIT yesterday, marking the official start of Orientation 2000.

MBTA Raises Bus, Subway Ride Fares

At least you won’t have to worry about nickels and dimes anymore: when the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rate hike goes into effect on September 18, 2000, dollars and quarters will be all you need to ride the T.

WORLD AND NATION

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