---

Tony's (Fake) Recommendation Letter A letter on behalf of my friend Tony, who applied for the Residence Life Associate position at MIT June 2001 The Fall and Rise of Pennsylvania Station Master in City Planning Thesis 23 December 1999 Transportation Impacts of E-Commerce Final Paper for 11.943 17 December 1999 The 1999 DUSP Undergraduate Research Trip to London A Report to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning 21 April 1999 Web Bookmarks as Objects-to-Think-With Final Paper for STS.445 08 December 1998 The Death of Ivan Ilyich -- In One Ear and Out the Other: Pyotr Ivanovich Almost Gets the Message Paper for 21L.003 02 December 1998 Ken, Ben, Len, Glen, Den, Warren and Sven Paper for STS.445 29 September 1998 Monumental Sacrifice: The Destruction of Pennsylvania Station and the Creation of New York City Landmarks Preservation Final Paper for 11.026 May 1998 The New Urban Ring Final Paper for 11.123 12 May 1997 Pulse Trek 1994

Writing for The Tech Nixon's Nixon (theater review) 12 March 2002 Is There an 'It' in Your Future? 11 December 2001 Is This the 'Star Trek' I Remember? (Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Edition DVD) 6 November 2001 The United Strength of America 18 September 2001 The Magic Is Back 8 June 2001 Clearing the Air on Suicide 20 February 2001 Still the One 8 December 2000 Caveat Elector 14 November 2000 Secretary Nader? 7 November 2000 America At the Brink, As Always 3 November 2000 Staving Off 'Roadshow' Scandal 25 April 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Our Haunted Campus 21 April 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Meeting of the Markets 07 April 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Prefrosh on a Leash 07 April 2000 [link to The Tech web site] It's a Gas 10 March 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Gore a Better Choice; No to GOP 03 March 2000 [link to The Tech web site] A Step in the Right Direction 03 March 2000 [link to edited/printed version] Scrapping the 2001 Policy 29 February 2000 [link to edited/printed version] Thinking About the Future 26 February 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Come in, Planning 18 February 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Ignore the Chaff 11 February 2000 A Primary Primer 04 February 2000 [link to The Tech web site] Compare and Contrast 10 January 2000 [for The Tech's 1999 Year in Review] Getting Home on January 1 07 December 1999 [link to The Tech web site] The Lost Gift of Gab 03 December 1999 [link to The Tech web site] The Real Thanksgiving 23 November 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Fixing Broken Windows 16 November 1999 Post-Election Analysis 05 November 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Why Local Matters 29 October 1999 [link to The Tech web site] A Letter to Troop F 17 September 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Keeping a Level Head 02 September 1999 [link to The Tech web site] A World Outside Problem Sets 31 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] How to Get Around 30 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Understanding MIT's Geek Culture 29 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Touring the Lifts 28 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Separating MIT Fact from Fiction 27 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] The Godfather Model 25 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] Planning for Economic Rainy Days 05 August 1999 [link to The Tech web site] The Power of Guilt 11 June 1999 [link to edited/printed version] The After Generation 04 June 1999 [link to edited/printed version] The Lucas Money Machine 11 May 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Idle Space 04 May 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Reflecting on Littleton 27 April 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Kosovo.001 13 April 1999 [link to edited/printed version] The Sound of Silence 06 April 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Medicine for the Masses 30 March 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Responding to the Dining Fiasco 16 March 1999 [link to edited/printed version] And Now, a Word from Detroit 02 March 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Trendy Tailfins and iMacs 23 February 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Addressing the Suicide Problem 16 February 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Paranoia Problems 09 February 1999 [link to edited/printed version] A Super Sunday 02 February 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Serving Customers a Dose of Deception 20 January 1999 [link to edited/printed version] The Late Great Era of the Game Show 13 January 1999 [link to edited/printed version] Door Etiquette 04 December 1998 [link to edited/printed version] The Limitations of Orange Ribbons 24 November 1998 [link to edited/printed version] Wise Planning 20 November 1998 [link to edited/printed version] Designing a Better Planning Process 13 November 1998 [link to edited/printed version]

---

home - about - resume - pictures - writing - schedule

---

plosky@alum.mit.edu 25 march 2002