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Six MIT luminaries burst forward to argue the merits of the latke and hametash
at MIT Hillel's 2005 Latke-Hamentashen Debate. A human sized latke and hamentashen
were seen wandering in 10-250 which contained an overflow, enthusiastic
crowd. Keeping the raucous debate civil was moderator Sam Raymond '06.
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Passionate presentations for the "latke" were made by (left to
right) Professor Walter Lewin (Physics), President Susan Hockfield, and
Professor Stuart Licht (Chemistry)
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Arguing for the hamentashen were (pictured left to right) Jeremy Wolfe
(Brain and Cognitive Science), Donald Sadoway (Material Science and
Engineering), and Marc Kastner (Physics).
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Professor Walter Lewin demonstrated that latkes are capable
of producing light and are therefore superior to hamentashen. |
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The packed audience voted for their favorite food - the
latke or the hamentashen. Once again the vote was proclaimed a tie with
the promise to reconvene in 2006 for yet another debate. |
Debaters and audience members enjoyed a feast of hot latkes
and fruity hamentashen following the inconclusive debate. |
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