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FRIDAY, MARCH 6,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
BUST AND NEAR-BUST
by Al Senia
The following two articles should be taken as a warning by students in the University community.
Caution and precaution should be everyone's guidelines for the campus drug scene. Dr. Thome has
continually reiterated the policy that the University is not a "refuge for lawbreakers." The most
important fact to remember is that under current university policy, R.A. 's are required to act as
policemen. As far as drugs are concerned.they are not advisors to be taken into the student's confidence.
Until this is corrected, it is the student's best interest not to discuss drugs with his resident assistant. One
should never, in any circumstance, show drugs to his R.A. Resident Assistants have no choice but to act
as policemen when given the option.
State Quad
Campus security, backed up by
state police, swooped into
Anthony hall on State Quad late
Wednesday night and arrested two
students on a variety of drug
charges. Between $2,000 and
$5,000 worth of drugs and equipment were seized.
State police were called into
campus at the request of campus
security, following consultations
between the security office, dorm
directors, and Miss Norma Edsell,
Director of Residences. She notified Dr. Thorne of the action.
Presumably, he played a role in
the decision.
Quantities of marijuana, hashhish, LSD, mescaline, and opium
along with a variety of pipes,
scales, and cutting instruments
were confiscated. It was believed
to be the largest haul of drugs,
narcotics, and refining equipment
ever found on campus.
The arrests came after the dorm
director became convinced that at
least two students "were possibly
involved with drugs." He refused
to comment on how he reached
that conclusion, but it is believed
that one of the resident assistants
who was very friendly with at
least one of the students, went to
his room and told him to "cool
it" as far as drugs were concerned.
The student apparently "cooled
it" a little too much. He spread
marijuana, LSD, and an assortment of other illegalities in front
of the R.A. to show proof he
would stay "clean."
Unfortunately, for the student,
the R.A. had no choice (under
existing University drug policy)
but to inform the dorm director.
The dorm director called Lt.
Henighan in Security for consultation on legal procedure.
Two directors then visited the
students' rooms and asked the
two to go through their belongings. The choice was theirs and
they agreed. The drugs were
found by the directors who notified Lt. Henighan.
Dutch Quad
Two weeks ago this Saturday, This step was supposedly taken to The two students were arrested
there was a party on the ninth prevent the students from panic- and the drugs sent to be analysed.
floor of Stuyvesant Tower on ing. There was a report of a
Dr. Thorne stated yesterday
Dutch Quad. For a short time, student trying to leave and being that he could not allow the
exits were blocked, elevators were manhan died by an R.A. However, University to give santuary to
halted on the floor, and six Resi- Dr. Thorne
stated that his re- lawbreakers and also pointed
dent Assistants guarded the stair- search
indicated a student out that law enforcement agenways. No one was informed as to attempted to kick an R.A. in the cies have the right to come on
what was happening; the director groin. No drugs were found. One campus at any time. "The law is
claimed later he was looking for student and his dale were su- on the side of the stale police,"
candles. At the presidential press spected of possessing a quantity he said. He indicated that future
con- ference the following Mon- of drugs, they voluntarily went visits by slate police could be
day, both Kuusisto and Thorne downstairs with the director and expected.
claimed to know nothing of the then emptied their pockets in
incident. After speaking to many front of the director although
people (including Thorne) the they were not asked to. They then
true story finally came to light: left the building. It should be
There was reason to believe drugs noted that no arrests were made
State Universtiy of New York at
were being used at the party and a blither by security or state police.
near-bust occurred. Two state In fact, neither entered the build- Albany is the recipient of a $1000
policemen were at the security ing, except for Lt. Henighan who education grant from Eastman
building, ready to lend assistance was in the lobby of Stuyvesant Kodak Company. The gift, which
to security in the event of a bust. Tower for a few seconds. Nor was is unrestricted, is part of Kodak's
It seems a number of students had Miss Edsell or Dr. Thorne notified educational aid program which
been complaining both Lo security of the incident by the dorm direc- has been enlarged this year to
and the student affairs office tor. The major issue seems to be include grants for publicly supabout the increasing frequency of that slate police were on campus, ported institutions.
The grant to SUNYA is based
marijuana and drug use on cam- ready to make arrests. It is also
pus. One student apparently significant that there was little upon Kodak's employment of a
graduate
of the institution. It repphoned security gave a tip about a cooperation from any segments
planned drug party that Saturday of the university in our attempt to resents $250 for each year of the
night in Stuyvesant Tower, and discover exactly what did happen academic courses taken by the
volunteered to obtain informa- in Stuyvesant Tower two weeks former student during a normal
four-year period.
tion. Dr. Thorne went to great ago.
Some $483,000 in unrestricted
lengths to explain that, both for
Because of the large quantity of
moral and legal reasons, the uni- drugs involved, it was decided to direct grants goes to 84 privately
versity does not employ student call in the B.C.I. (Bureau of Crimi- supported colleges and universities.
drug informers; nor does does it nal Investigation- state police)
encourage such activity on the
part of students. At any rate, the
bob
dorm director, who was new to
"Two for the Road"
his job, was notified and went
77 Capitol steps from Albany
upstairs to investigate. R.A.'s
barred the exits while the eleto liatdiuin , Long Island
vators were halted at that floor.
nance
Kodak Grant
Two weeks ago a proposal was Club, the inter-disciplinary course
presented to President Kuusisto Environmental Forum, and the
that there be a Moratorium on the Atmospheric Sciences Research
alteration of our natural campus. Center. And several years ago we
The proposal was made at the took a major practical step in
President's weekly press con- environmental imporvement by
ference by Edward Shaw, a converting to the use of natural
SUNYA student and a member of gas for heating.
In an effort to be assured of the
both PYE and Environmental
Forum. The proposal asked that wisest possible use of our natural
and
financial resources while
there be "the absolute guarantee
that no further cutting of trees or reamining committed to our plans
shrubs or plants, or alteration of for educational service to the peodrainage, or introduction of new ple of this State, I am taking the
roads, etc, will be done until a following steps:
hearing is held at which Environmental Forum students and pro1. I am sharing with you inforfessors in addition to PYE mem- mation on the current trend in
bers and other interested parties campus environmental concern
of the University Community are with this letter;
represented."
2. I look forward to a closer
In a reply to this request Presi- planning and development reladent Kuusisto has sent letters to tionship between your office and
our campus in matters of environElwin Stevens University Architect, Clifton Flather, Administra- mental concern related to contive
Director
and
Anthony struction;
Adinolfi, General Manager State
3. I am requesting that I be
University construction Fund.
informed (with a duplicate inforThe text of the letters is as mation copy to be provided Mr.
follows:
Walter M. Tisdale, Assistant to the
President for Planning and Development) at least 10 days to two
The current concern with the weeks before any new conneed to protect our environment struction work is undertaken on
from further careless despoilation this campus involving moving
evokes considerable response from earth, trees, bushes, plants, or
some students and faculty mem- major drainage patterns;
bers on campuses across Ihe
4. I hope that representatives of
country. Quite properly, these your offices may be able to share
members of the academic com- with interested students and faculmunity are calling for the Univer- ty members here at SUNYA an
sity to lake a leadership role and insight into your procedures and
to begin with its own campuses goals because prejudices, rumors,
and their immediate environs. Jusl and lack of information produce
as some people have questioned misinformation, misconceptions,
the propriety of the University's and ill-will where this can well be
growth in urban settings at the avoided; and
cost of additional facilities with
5. I am encouraging the dewhat seems to them to be a lack velopment at SUNYA of a Camof concern for man's basic need to pus Forum to elicit opinions from
enjoy natural beauty and -above and Lo allow for discussion by Ihe
all- Lo survive. They expect us lo academic community on issues of
weigh needs lor physical growth major concern.
and change against any possibly
permanent destruction of nature
In the interest of good comconceivable involved.
munications on this campus, I am
also
sharing this letter with the
The Slate University al Albany
is one of several campuses in the President of our Student Central
system whore such concerns are Council, Mr. Terry Mathias, and
being voiced. In the past all of us the local student campus news
have assumed that the need to media (the ASP- Albany Student
provide facilities to satisfy the Press--and station VVSUA).
rapidly growing educational deThank you for your help and
mands of our society was self interest.
justified. Some, however, question
this assumption and expect ecoSincerely yours,
logical questions to be considered
Allan A. Kuusisto
at every stage of the development
of physical facilities. SUNYA has
become a center for environmental concern in the learning,
teaching, and research of students
and faculty associated with the
PYE(Protect Your Environment)
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HAPPENED?
On Wednesday, at 3:30 P.M., elections for class officers
for the Class of 7 3 were voided. By that time, only 302
Frosh had voted out of a class of 1700+, even though the
election was half over.
WHE.RE WER.E. YOU, CLASS <*73?
Now, the Class has been given a second chance. Meet the
candidates!Find the issues! And on March 23, 24, and 25,
get out and VOTEI Show some concern over your classand prove that student elections are not a farce. MAKE
YOUR VOICE HEARDI
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Vol. LVII No. 9
The State Unfowritp of New York at Albany
Up against
the wall
Tuesday, March 10, 1970
WAGNER SAVED ?
by Mark Belkin
Students attending the President's news conference were expecting
President Kuusisto to make public the recommendations made by
Dean Perlmutter concerning the renewal of appointment for Gerald
Wagner. The students involved in the Student Power controversy were
promised they would be informed of Perlmutter's decision today.
President Kuusisto refused, however, to honor this commitment and
would not make public the Dean's decision.
The students were tired of wait- growing. A member of the Stuing and being doloured everytime dent Power organization said, "We
they attempted to use the "proper want an answer today."A student
channels" for change. Jeff Wasser- shouted out, "What if they re-hire
man, a studen* active in the move- Gerry for a year?" Someone rement to save Wagner had previous- plied, "That's to pacify students
ly arranged an appointment with
for a year. We don't want some
O'Reilly and invited the concern- bullshit tenure cat who's busy
ed students present at the press publishing instead of teaching."
conference to join him.
The students seemed to feel powOne hundred and fifty students erless since all legal efforts they
decided to converge on the admin- made were ignored by the Administration building. The students istration. Ed Shaw said, "Students
wanted Vice-President O'Reilly are treated like shit. They don't
(who now had possession of the give a damn about us."
recommendation's content).
Finally the meeting with the
Students manifest the need for student power in University decisions as about ISO 'sat-in' in front of
During the first few minutes in student spokesmen and ViceVice President O'Reilly's office in the Administration Building.
- -silver
the Administration building it was President O'Reilly ended. Wasserdecided that Jeff Wasserman and man told the students they were
Richard Arrizo should be the only allowed to read two parapolicemen for the students.
graphs of Perlmutter's statement.
Before entering O'Reilly's T h e statement recommended
office Arrizo told the students to "that Mr. Wagner be given a year
"be cool." Steve Berger, speaking term, continuing his present salary
through a bullhorn, emphasized level," and "since he is not fulfilldiscussion of the problem as a tory, top priority." She also asser- the need for the students tO "be ing the role he was assigned originby Aralynn Abare
legitimate and proper one to be ted that "day care is more impor- patient." Many of those present ally, that he serve during 1970-71
wanted an immediate decision. at the rank of lecturer."
"To commit or not to commit" solved."
tant than a field house."
was the question at yesterday's
A few students felt it was a
The remainder of the meeting
"A commitment means no- One student shouted that waiting
open meeting, sponsored by Wo- was devoted to opinions from the thing;" said Dr. Seth Spellman, for O'Reilly "is a tacit admission partial victory but this was overmen's Liberation, with Vice- over 200 students, staff, faculty assistant to the President in Social that they have the power." Still a whelmed by voices shouting "no
President Clifton Thorne concern- and administration in attendance. Welfare,"the question is too com- majority of the students did not victory."
want to take immediate action
ing the establishment of a child
Dean Perlmutter's recommendplex for a 'yes' or 'no'."
care center.on campus.
Dr. Harry Hamilton, director of
John Kaufman, a leader of the against the administration. The ations could still be overridden by
EOP, questioned the obviousness New Left Organizing Committee, concensus seemed to be that the Vice-President O'Reilly and PresDr. Thorne was to report at the of the proposal's soundness which charged the administration with students should wait until they ident Kuusisto, although Kuusisto
meeting any progress made on the is based on the "highly question- "dishonesty" in dealing with stu- could regroup and plan future has stated previously that he
strategy for dealing with the would not "buck the findings of
demands submitted Lo him by able" assumption that the univer- dent affairs.
Women's Liberation two weeks sity should provide a day care
the Dean."
Professor Ceile David of Social administration.
ago, but the group wanted, as center at all. He asked about the Welfare noted the "bills before
Bob Norton, an instructor in
It was obvious that the issue
Sally Pollock put it, "a commit- possibility that, in the long run, the current legislature to provide was now more than Gerry Wagner. the department of
Rhetoric and
ment", i.e. a "yes" or " n o " as to the center might become an incen- more day care centers."
Bill O'Kain echoed the belief of Public Address and a close friend
whether or not Dr. Thorne hacked
tive to overpopulation. He also
The session ended with the many students when he said, "the of Gerry Wagner, told the stu[he effort. He would not give it. cited the university's "high num- scheduling of a meeting of Dr. issue is now Student Power, a dents not to take immediate
Thorne, Dr. Spellman, Prof. David, demand that affects every student action against the statement. He
"1 really don'L know yet wheth- ber of other priorities."
on campus." While the students wanted the students to leave the
in addition to three or four
er or not the university lias the
Sally Pollock, a leader of Wowaited for Arrizo and Wasserman administration building because
responsibility for these young- men's Liberation, expressed the members of Women's Liberation to relay the information given to any foolish action would probably
sters," he said in a later interview. hope that the university "make and Ed Taubman of Educational them by O'Reilly tension was be harmful to Gerry. Norton
Policies Council, for 1:30 today.
"however 1 favor a full and open women for the first time in hisclaimed that this concession was a
partial victory and "Gerry would
be happy" with the concession.
The fate of Gerry Wagner is still
unknown and the students still
have no legal channel for assuring
that their voice is heard.
The Student Power organization is planning a meeting for
claimed that the United Traction
by David Peck
today at. H p.m. The momentum
and Transport Co. (bus line) is
Students from all over ihe stale one of the largest polluters of
of the movement seems to be
packed into Lecture Center 21 Albany and that Corning is progrowing and the students' deterFriday nighl to hear Mayor
mination is escalating. A student
-ibly personal friends with the
13rust-Us Corning and Congressman * ners of Ihe company. He anssuggested that the students are
Richard Ottinger open the state- wered that diesel motors cause
"tired of being deceived by the
wide PYE Planning Conference, only one-tenth of the pollution
policies of the S.U.N.Y.A. adminOver ;!()() students came to that a ear does. Corning then left
istration in the same way the
SUNYA last weekend to make the meeting.
American people are being depreparations for the April 22
ceived by Nixon's policy of VietCongressman Ottinger, who is
nationwide teach-in.
namization."
running for the Democratic SenaMayor Corning stated
that
torial nomination this year, told
The text of the paragraphs of
the teach-in will be the "largest the audience that the Water RePerlmutter's recommendations redemonstration in the history of sources Committee of the U.S.
leased to the press follows:
Ihe W'irll" He stated that Albany government said that we will be
1. That Mr. Wagner be given a
has "nihod the dollar signs on out of fresh water in the year
year term, continuing his present
sewage plants." He also inplied 2010.
salary level.
that the Tobin Packing Co, Inc.
Ottinger said that "One day
That he be counseled and
shouldn't be attacked as a pol- we'll tip the balance of nature and
assisted in the completion of his
luter.
then it will be too late." The
dessertation during this time and
internal combustion engine causes
A member of Ihe New Left
especial attention be given to his
Organizing Committee stood up two-thirds of the pollution of the
course load so that he fulfills his
and charged that Corning has been air," he pointed out,
obligations to himself and his
polluting Albany for thirty years.
"Nixon's program on the enfamily.
He answered that he "Takes vironment is, in my opinion, a
2. Since he is not fulfilling the
Skip Counts and friend in a quieter moment at the somewhat
second place to no man in his love complete fraud which provides
role ho was assigned originally,
for his environment."
niether muscle nor money. We overcrowded President's Conference yesterday. The "cozy crowd" is
that he serve during 1970-71 at
apparently still on vacation.
-benjamin
Another member of the NLOC
Continued on page 3
the rank of lecturer.
Child Care Center on Campus:
Administration Not Committed
Corning, Ottinger
At PYE Conference
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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A p p 11 c a t i oris from present
sophomores for the English \ Honors Program are now being accepted by Mr. Knotts. Those interested should submit a short letter of
application to him in HU 333 by
March 10.
Anyone (particularly art students) interested in participating
in a workshop and possibly a class
in tye-dying, batik, and other
fabric design, please contact Ellen,
457-3012, soon. We are trying to
start a class and need enough
interested people.
Sailing
Ciub-TONIGHTTuesday -meeting in Physics
Lounge, 7:30 p.m. for all interested in sailing and racing. Beginners
welcome.
BUSINESS STUDENTS: The
next meeting of PHI BETA
LAMBDA (business club) will be
Wednesday, March 11, at 7:30
p.m. in Room 229 of the business
Building There will be a film and a
guest speaker from the New York
Telephone Company. Everyone is
welcome.
The New Democratic Coalition
will meet Tuesday March 10, at
8:00 p.m. in CC 375. Where do
we go now?
There wiil be a meeting of all
groups planning to participate in
this year's STATE FAIR on Wednesday, March 11, in Hum 254 at
7:30 p.m. At least one representative from each group must attend. For further information call
Pat Schumann 457-4012 or Pat
O'Hern 457-4997.
Geography Club will meet on
Wednesday, March 11 at 8:00
p.m. in LC 5. Harry Margulas of
Rutgers University will speak on
"The Use of Psychology in Economic and Urban Geography."
Karate Club will meet Thursday, March 12 at 4:00 p.m. in
Gym's Dance Studio.
Central Council will hold its
meeting in Dutch Quad Flagroom
Thursday March 12, 1970. All are
invited to attend.
Biology Club presents Daryl
Winter, Dept. of chemistry speaking on: "Aspects of DDT," on
Thursday, March 12 at 8:30 p.m.
in Biology 248. All are welcome
to attend.
Joe O'Connor's talk on "The
Biology of Thermal Addition to
the Aquatic Environment," has
been rescheduled for April 9, at
8:30 D.m. in Bio 248.
Jusl
a drop or
IwoolLensine before
you i n s e r t
your lens prepares il lor
your eye. Lonsine makes your
contact:;, which are made of
modern plastics, compatible
with your eye How? L.cnsino is an "isotonic" solution. Thai means it's
made to blend with the
oye's natural fluids. So
a simple drop or two :""
coals the lens, forming a
sorl o( comfort zone around
il.
Cleaning your c o n tads with Lensine fights
bacteria and loreign deposits that build up during Ihe course of Ihe day.
And for overnight soaking, Lensine provides a
handy contact canister on
Auditions for Rock band for
BENEFIT CONCERT for underpriviledged children of the "Your Own Thing" this week and
Capitol District. Sponsored by the n e x t . C o n t a c t Ron Abeluniversity Concert Band commis- 467-7535.
sion, Friday and Saturday night
March 13 and 14 at 8:30 in PAC
Any junior or senior who
Main Theatre.
Among the performers will be has:
1. a 2.75 overall cum
the Statesmen, Findlay Cockrell,
2. fulfilled the calculus seDennis Helmrich, Marjory Fuller,
quence
and taken one course
William Hudson and others.
above Mat 214
3. a 3,2 cum in their math
The India Association at
SUNYA presents KANYADAN a courses
is eligible for membership in Pi
1969 color movie with English
subtitles, March 14 Saturday at 7 Mu Epsilon, the Math honorary. If
p.m. in LC 18, Admission is $1.25 you are qualified please contact
either Dr. Martin (ES 113) or Dr.
MacGregor (ES 121) for the neAuditions for International cessary forms.
Night will take place on Sunday,
March IB, in the CC Ballroom.
For further information call
457-8956, or 457-8383.
The Albany Public Library will
have a special program featuring
experimental films on Thursday,
March 12, at 8:00 p.m., at Harmanus Bleecker Library.
Among the films to be shown
will be AMERICAN TIME CAPSULE; ANGEL; MAKAK'S BAGGAGE; THE DOT AND THE
LINE; WHY DO YOU SMILE,
MONA LISA; LIQUID JAZZ; and
PRIMORDIUM.
The program is free and open
Reminder...all art works for
to the public.
"Observation" must be in the Art
Office, FA 215, by 5:00 Monday,
March 16.
On Thursday, March 12th,
there will be a meeting of all the
Interested in seeing PLAZA
RPA students in HU 354 at 2:00 SUITE? Round trip from SUNYA
p.m.
and $6.75 seats for only $8.00.
The bus will leave on Thursday,
March 19, 1970 at 3:30 p.m.
n bottom of every bottle. Soaking your contacts in Lensine between wearing periods assures
you of proper lens hygiene.
Improper storage between
weanngs permits the growth of
bacteria on your lenses. This is a
sure cause ol eye irritation and,
in some cases, il can endanger
your vision Bacteria cannot grow
in Lensine Lensine is sterile, selfsamlizing. and antiseptic.
Lei your contacts be Ihe convenience Ihey were designed to
be. The name of the game is
Lensine. Lensine, made by
the Murine Company, Inc.
LENSINE
Are you
cut out for
contact
sports?
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Local Officials
Discuss PYE
The Center for Inter-American
Studies will accept applications
until Friday, March 20, 1970 for
the Semester Abroad Program at
the University of Guadalajara. Application forms may be obtained
from Assistant Dean William Derrick, SSI 10, or from the Center
for Inter-American Studies, Draper 145.
Wash, wet. soak, hunl,
squint, wash, soak, wet, cry a little.
Contact lenses were designed to be a convenience. And
they are up to a point. They're
convenient enough lo wear,
once you get used to them, but,
until recently, you had to use
two or more different lens solutions to properly prepare and
maintain contacts. You
needed two or three dillerenl bottles, lens cases, and
you went through more than
enough daily rituals lo make
even Ihe most steadfast individuals consid°r dropping out.
But now Ldrmg for your contacts can be as convenient as
wearing them. Now there's Lensine. from the makers o( Murine.
Lensmo is the one lens solution
designed lor complete contact
lens care . . . preparing, cleansing, and soaking.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1.970
EARTH PEOPLE - There will
be a semi-urgent meeting of all
people working on visual presentations, photo essays, slide presentations, displays, demonstrations,
etc. for the April 22 Environmental Teuch-In. Please meet in
Earth Science 223 at 7:30 Thursday. Come with beautiful ideas!
to be Reduced
All students requiring financial
aid for the coming academic year
of 1970-71 are advised by the
Office of Financial Aids to pick
up application forms at their earliest opportunity. As soon as Federal funding commitments are
made during the month of March,
Financial Aids will commence
making commitments to students
for the coming year.
The Nixon Administration, at
this point, intends to reduce again
the funds for National Defense
Student Loans. On a national
basis, NDSL monies were reduced
by thirty-five million between
1968-69 and 1969-70; an additional cut of twenty million appears imminent for 1970*71. Financial Aids advises that students
write their respective Congressmen.
Loan collections and student
attrition have permitted Financial
Aids to make some additional
National Defense Loans for this
Spring semester 1970. Eligible students are advised to apply immediately if their financial needs are
not being met.
THE CHAJUJE
OF THE LICrHT
BRIGADE
a
COMING
SOON
Self-nomimation forms for U N I V E R S I T Y S E N A T E
will be available March 9th-March 16th a t t h e CC info desk
Qualifications:
lor freshmen : h hours o f ' S '
for upperclussmen
2.0 cum
DEADLINE: MARCH 16th, 5:00 pm, CC 346
PAGE 3
"Confront tho Policy Makers"
by Uz Elsesser
Continued from page 1
In the tradition of last week's
must stop talking and start doing.
press conference, the Fatroon
Federal legislation has been deLounge was again left with standsigned to protect polluters. The
ing room only. The issue this
air is filled with speeches and
week:
the Gerry Wagner case.
vice-versa."
Students demanded to know what
Ottinger then outlined his plan.
Dean Perlmutter's recommenThe most important step, he
dation was regarding the renewal
stated, is to insist that the laws we
of Wagner's term here. The prenow have to be enforced. There
sident stated that an IS-page reare enough laws on the books to
port was turned out by the dean
prosecute many polluters. Many
and was being reviewed at the
states are afraid that if they crack
time by Vice-President O'Reilly.
down the polluters will leave and
To this there was angry hissing
go to another state. For this reaand a very heated discussion beson. Ottinger would like the Fedgan.
eral government to prosecute.
It was allegedly promised that
Another important point of his
the final decision would be revealprogram is citizen action through
ed on March 9th as to whether or
pressure groups and use of the
not Wagner had been rehired.
courts. Citizens stopped the
However, the president announStorm King hydroelectric plant
ced that this has been moved up
from being built. The plant would
to Thursday, March 12th. The
have destroyed marine life in a
•Indents were completely aghast
large segment of the Hudson. The
at this procrastination. According
court made this a very important
to President Kuusisto, he would
ruling by saying that a citizen
not revoke the Dean's decision. If
group with no direct economic
so, the students asked, what does
stake in the matter can now go to
court.
Student power advocates wait for administrative recommendations O'Reilly have to do with it? And
if O'Reilly differs in opinion from
Citizens also stopped the Govregarding
Gerry Wagner.
-dtoer
Perlmutter, wouldn't he be overernor from filling in part of the
Hudson for a highway. Ottinger,
along with Senator Nelson, has
proposed an environmental "bill
of rights." New York passed a
similar bill last year. He would
also like to see an agency of the
government set up to concern
delivered
to this y e a r ' s son
itself with the environment.
MYSKANIA by the 14 candidates
By Carol Hughes
Secretary, Dale Padnick
Some members of the audience
Treasurer, Sue Levey
"Traditions are often changed," saying that either all be tapped or
doubted that the system of govThe winners of the Class of
ernment we now have can cope stated Terry Mathias as he tapped else no tapped person would take
1971 were announced by Paul
the fourteenth member of the the MYSKANIA oath.
with the problem. Ottinger feels
In light of this statement, Lieberman who deplored the race
MYSKANIA of 1971.
that with a "complete reorientMYSKANIA
1970
informed
the
this year as "disgusting," in reiterAn obvious effort to gloss over
ation of society's values we can
the blatant disregard of the Stu- 14 nominees before the ceremony ating that some traditions in class
clear up our environment."
thai
all
would
be
tapped.
Howelections are still valid. This was a
He believes that "we can cer- d e n t Association Constitution
tainly provide the money that we marked this year's tapping cere- ever, the import of this action was reference to the tradition that
need to service." Some people mony. An ultimatum had been not revealed to the audience of candidates for Ihe officers of the
near 1 oO persons who attended class of 1971 should not campaign
have their doubts.
the tapping.
since some were also running for
The action was represented by MYSKANIA.
MYSKANIA Chairman Mathias as
Whether campaigning was the
a break with tradition, with no reason or not, the new officers for
mention of the constitutional the class of 1971 was an almost
change necessitated.
complete upset of the incumThe new MYSKANIA members bents, with the exception of Sec(in
order
of
their
tapping)
are:
retary.
The officers are:
women with four children, girls
President, Greg Thompson
under the age of fifteen, and Mike Gilbertson, Sue Schweitzer,
by Susan Kellman
Vice President, Wayne Schult
women
considered
to
be Jan Blumenstalk, Dick Wesley,
The New York State Assembly incompetent on either mental or Sandy Kleinman, Ken Kurzweil,
Secretary, Bonnie Weatherup
will have its annual confrontation socio-economic grounds.
Gary Gelt, Carol Tibbets, Dave
Treasurer, Tom Pekich
with
the
abortion
question
Many people feel that only Neufeld, Mark Goor, Ralph
Elected to Alumni Board
shortly. Bills lor complete repeal total repeal can do the job, while DiMarino, Donna Simonetti,
were:
and abortion reform have been others feel that mild reform can Norma Israel, Jan Rosen.
Jeannette Beckerman
introduced by Constance Cook bring it up to date.
The results of the Class Officer
Philip Franchini
and
Albert
Blumenthal
In
1830,
when
abortion and Alumni Board Elections were
Victor Looper
respectively, Much of the liberal legislation was first enacted, it also announced. The election of
Terry Mathias
contingent (including Blumenthal) should be noted that the major the Class of 1973 was invalidated
Stephanie Rice
is supporting repeal, hut will concern was purely medical. by the Supreme Court upon the
accept reform as a compromise There were at that time, no recommendation of Election
NOTICE
antibiotics and no methods of C o m m i s s i o n o r J o a n n e 11 e
solution if necessary.
/, 'Humaniste needs your litertransfusion, and medical abortion, Beekerman,
The major controversy facing
therefore, was u highly dangerous
ary contributions. We print
abortion legislation today, deals
The officers of Ihe ('lass of
operation; with today's medical 1972 are:
willi reform of the present law, as
both prose and poetry. Why not
advances, however, abortion has
opposed to lotal repeal, of this
President, Thomas Labai bera
give it a try? Our drop box is on
become
a
simple
and
relatively
same law. The present law states
Vice President, Gordon Thompthe door of Campus Center 320.
that abortion may be performed safe procedure
only when the mother's life is in
danger, Those wishing lo modify
the existing abortion statutes
claim that the law has been
outmoded
by
technological
advances.
Supporters of reform feel that
the law we live by loday could be
stretched lo encompass a mother's
mental health, as well as her
physical condition. The first
attempt at reform was introduced
by Assemblyman Percy Sutton.
Under the Sutton Hill, abortion
could lie made legal in certain
cases that threatened a mother's
health both mental and physical;
however, abortion could also bo
legal if it was considered probable
thai the baby might in some way
lie born with a delect, or that the
baby was a result of incest or
rape.
The Dominiek Blumenthal Bill,
introduced in 1967, seemed l o b e
u groat step towards repeal .
Under this bill abortion would be
Vice President Clifton Thome meets with interested individuals regarding the demands of the Women's
extended
still
further
than Liberation Front for a University day care center.
-benjamin
Sutton's bill and would include
'Changing Traditions9 Bring
Fourteen to MYSKANIA
Abortion Change
Proposed Ag;am
stepping the President's authority
in doing so?
The consensus of student opinion was that "Vice-President
O'Reilly
is hostile to
our cause." They did not feel,
despite reassurance from the President, that the Vice-President will
turn out a fair decision. And again
O'Reilly's role was questioned.
The students did not trust
O'Reilly nor did they recognize
his right to pass judgement in this
case. What they wanted was the
President's final decision and comment immediately, not Thursday.
Another student attempted to
appeal to the President's feelings,
stating,"Administrators are more
worried about due process than a
human being." Kuusisto said that
he will "attempt to act expediciously but will not make a decision under such circumstances."
The circumstances he referred
to were the hostile remarks and
warnings that were an integral
part of the discussion. Kuusisto
again stated that he "Doesn't like
the coercion present", to which a
student remarked/'You'd better
get used to it-there will be
more!"
Dean Perlmutter had listened to
student requests. The students
want to make decisions in cooperation with those around them
and most of all be assured that
this situation does not recur. If
the University is a pluralistic community, the students should have
certain rights. This would imply
that the students make decisions
in conjunction with the administrators.
The students adamantly asked,
"Why can't we see the recommendation if it is available?" A little
more circumvention of the issue
and a little more name calling
took place and the circumstances
had not changed nor had any
questions been answered satisfactorily. Realizing the futility of
confronting Kuusisto and the circles they were talking in, it was
suggested that O'Reilly be confronted personally. A disillusioned
student summed it up:
1, "Kuusisto is not going to
give us any answers."
2. "The real issue is 'whether or
not Wagner is rehired', the meContinued on page 11
CURE Reorganizes
For Spring Reform
by Maida Oringher
The Committee for Undergraduate Requirements Elimination
(CURE) aims to bring about the
elimination of all undergraduate
degree requirements.
Established in October, CURE
had planned to meet with several
faculty members but was sidetracked by two other proposals the establishment of a new degree,
and a program for departmental
majors. The committee, however,
has reorganized this semester and,
with the unanimous endorsement
of the Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee of the Faculty Senate,
plans to bring its program before
the Senate on April 20.
In order lo inform the total
university population, CURE is
currently distributing publications
stating its policy. Opinion polls
will be held on April 15 through
April 17.
This new program would effect
the entire university not only incoming freshmen. CURE hopes
for immediate action on their
proposal since "many students are
hinging their summer plans on
University action."
Open hearings are scheduled for
the evenings of April 7,8 and 9.
, Involved In this program are
Philip Cantor, JJteve Villano, Steve
Bookln, Susan Elberger, Aline
Lapkln and Vernon Bryant.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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Peace Corps Representatives
On Campus for Recruitmenl
by Ken Deane
For those students who have
long decried! the state of world
and who have become increasingly frustrated in their inability to influence the course of
events, an opportunity now presents itself for them to become
engaged in a meaningful organization, which seeks to alleviate
some of the world's most pressing
problems.
On March 10, 11, and 12
representatives of the Peace Corps
will be present on the SUNYA
campus, speaking to classes of
seniors and graduate students in
education, business, and science,
in order to recruit individuals who
are interested in contributing their
services for a worth-while purpose.
All students who have a special
knowledge of mathematics, science, and agriculture will be par-;
ticularly considered.
Service in the Peace Corps entails a six month training period
and two years of actual working
experience in a host country,
either directly with the people or
in coordination with government
officials. Individual preferences
and abilities will be taken into
careful consideration.
The forthcoming visit was
arranged by the Peace Corps' permanent coordinator and recruitor
on campus, Morgan Little. In
speaking with Little, a former
Peace Corps member working in
India, one is introduced to the
significant work which the organization performs and to the wide
range of opportunities it provides
to those individuals "who have a
The Albany Student Press wishes to correct a typographical error
which occurred in the Friday,
March 6, 1970 issue.
In the article "Bust and Near
Bust" by Al Senia, the last two
paragraphs in the story concerning
Dutch Quad should have been the
conclusion of the State Quad article.
It is reiterated that no drugs
were found in the near-bust in
Stuyvesant Tower. Outside police
were not called in.
The ASP regrets this
since complications and misunderstandings might have ensued, and
hopes no personal damage has
resulted due to this error.
by Bob Warner
Central Council, which met last
night in the Colonial Quad flagroom, voted (9-0*10-) to prosecute
MYSKANIA 70 for attempting to
seat all fourteen candidates when
the constitution only permits
thirteen. Lenny Kopp, introducer
of the bill, wiis directed by
Council to plead the case before
Supreme Court.
Kopp's argument was entirely
bused on the principle of the rule
of law over the rule of men. lie
vigorously maintained thai since
"we are run under a constitution
ratified by the student body"
Council must always follow it or
else "anarchy" will ensue. He also
blasted MYSKANIA 71 for
" b l a c k m a i l i n g " the present
MYSKANIA.
Kopp cited the oath by which
Councilmen swore to uphold the
constitution, saying that they
were obliged to defend it at all
times. As Kopp put it, this is a
purely legal question, because
emotions, though probably valid
in the MYSKANIA 71 petition,
should not interfere with the rule
of law.
Terry M a t h ias, a prese n t
member of MYSKANIA, felt that
the incoming non-academic honorary were right in petitioning the
present MYSKANIA to seat all
fourteen candidates because of
the "human element".
Dave Neufeld, a member of
MYSKANIA 71, felt that the case
should be brought to the Court,
but hopes it is defeated. He said
that human feelings arc above the
constitution and that the Council
should be flexible and not bound
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Three
thouajitfuj
students await
to the constitution in every single
case.
The crux of the opposition was
that one person should not be
blackballed out of the entire slate
of candidates. This was felt as
cruel to the person who would be
excluded from MYSKANIA. It
would have been a "disgrace"or a
cut clown Tor one person to be
excluded from the honorary, and
the other thirteen to be tapped.
All fourteen candidates insisted
that either all of them be admitted to MYSKANIA or none at all.
The text of the MYSKANIA 71
letter is as follows:
We, the fourteen candidates for
MYSKANIA 1!)71, cannot forget
the human element involved in
the selection
of candidates.
Tomorrow, after tapping, one
person who is as qualified as the
other thirteen will be sitting alone
in the audience because a popularity contest has deemed it so. We
cannot endure this.
Therefore, we present the following to MYSKANIA
1970:
Either all fourteen candidates are
tapped as EQUALS or all candidates will refuse to talte the
MYSKANIA
oath. We expect
your final decision fiy noon in the
SA office.
Tradition must be meaningful,
not binding.
Lenny Kopp, with n second by
Dave Neufeld, called for a roll call
vote.
In a bill introduced by Dave
Neufeld, Council "wholeheartedly
and unanimously" in a "white
ballot" voted to "appeal to the
Govornor of the State of Now
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President
Kuusfato's answer
regarding the future of Gerry Wagner at yesterday's Press Conference.
silver
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NCAA Regional:
Buffalo State 81 Mont-State 72
Danes Down Brooklyn; Adams Scores 22
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Hunter . and from this man who could not speak
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
THE ASP SPORTS
Central Council to Prosecute
MYSKANIA for Illegal Action
CORRECTION
Beauty
is
howy<oufeel
Qualification for position! an
largely based upon this criteria.
Little emphasized the gr*a
need and opportunity there exist
for black and Puerto Rican volua
teers.
With regards to the recent controversy over Peace Corps workers
protestations against our involvement in Vietnam, Little state that
he believed that each volunteer b
guaranteed the same liberties as all
Americans and should be permitted to say what he will, as lona
as he does not interfere in thl
affairs of the host government.
Little professed a willingness to
aid or speak with any organization
or individual requesting information concerning the Peace
Corps' activities and recruitmenl
policies. His office is presently in
the EOP complex.
The representatives will be interviewing students in AD 159 on
Tuesday and Wednesday, March
10 and 11, from 10:30-12:30 and
2:30-4:30; and on Thursday,
March 12 from 1-4 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
Mon-Sat
8pm-l am
Sun & Other Special Days
4 pm-1 am
sity Council at the State University of New York at Albany."
The University Council, the
Board of Trustees of this university, would be thus made more
attuned to students needs if al
least one undergraduate were on
the board, Neufeld maintained.
Steve Brown, chairman of the
C o m m u n i c a t ions Com mission,
suggested that Council run buses
for Easter or at least regulate
ticket prices that are charged by
students who hire buses. A question, however, was raised: if
Council did take up Brown's suggestion, would Council attempt to
make a profit off the student
body.
Dick Wesley said that Council
cannot tell what prices should be
charged, while others favored
Council's running the buses on a
non-profit basis. The ASP reporter
told Council that it would be
outrageous for them to make a
profit off students who they represented and suggested thai
Council go as far as to subsidize
buses for Easter and possibly take
a loss so that students may travel
home for the vacation for as little
money as possible.
Lenny Kopp said that next
Thursday he will offer a bill to
attempt to close school for Passover, since '10% of the university
is Jewish. He maintained thai
Harpur closes on this holiday and
suggested that Albany do the
same, considering that on Easier
the school is closed.
Jeannette Beckerman, Election
Commissioner, announced that
the Class of'73 election will be
held March 23-25, concurrent
with University Senate elections.
She also said that self-nominations for the Senate close on
March 19 and that about 100 students, so far, have nominated
themselves.
TOUCH was given money to
print H00 more yearbooks which
brings the total to 6300.
Between April 15-17 a poll will
be held by CURE (Committee to
Eliminate Undergraduate Require
menls) to ask whether or mil
students want to cut down re
qi-'remenls or even eliminate
them.
L O S T DOC.
Deputy is a black & whiU
beagle-cock or puppy that w:c
lost. If found, please contact
LuHallo School, MaKinn Hall
telephone 4B9-4731
Marshall
The Albany State basketball Kingsmen who suffered a 2-22
team ended its 1969-70 season season could not rebound with
last Saturday night by downing Albany as Al Reid, Steve Sheehan,
Brooklyn College 83-69. The vic- and Jack Jordan controlled the
tory boosted the Danes'record to boards.
13-9 and marked the fifteenth
Perhaps the finest player on the
consecutive season that Coach court Saturday was Brooklyn's
Sauers has had a winning record at 5*5 guard, Dennis Ozer. The
Albany.
Brooklyn captain penetrated AlSaturday's game marked the bany's defense countless times
last appearance in an Albany uni- and made pinpoint passes which
form for three Albany seniors. his teammates converted into layCoach Sauers made a fine gesture ups. He picked up at least ten
in giving reserves Jim Sandy, and assists and could have had many
Ed Arseneau an opportunity to others, if his teammates hud held
start in their last game. Captain onto his passes. An excellent ballJack Adams went out in fine style handler, Ozer also scored fifteen
by leading Albany scorers with points in his last game for Brooktwenty-two points.
lyn. There is always a place for
The game was close until mid- the small man in the game of
way through the first half when basketball, as demonstrated by
Albany ran off a 22-1 spurt to the play of Ozer and Adams.
take an eighteen point lead.
This game was Coach Sauers*
Brooklyn trimmed the lead to 350th at Albany and his 237th
40*28 at half-time and came with- victory. Congratulations to both
in five during the second half. The the coach and the team.
Wrestlers Take 5th
The varsity wrestlers traveled to
Harpur Saturday to participate in
the SUNY Binghamfon Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Of
the eight teams entered, State
finished fifth.
Albany had no individual
champions but fine performances
were given by Herman Milliard,
who took second place in the
heavyweight division, and Jeff Albrecht, Jim Nightingale and Phil
Minis who finished fourth in the
14 2 lb. weight class, 158 lb
bracket and 167 lb division, respectively. Albrecht was just beaten out for third place by a lone
point.
According to Coach Joe Garcia
these guys did a "heckuva job of
wrestling" when you consider that
they had to compete in as many
as three matches during the day.
He explains that the fact that
these man never had competition
for a starting position in their
respective weight classes because'
so few came out for the team,
tended to their just running out of
gas by the end of the tournament.
Overall, the squad finished
3-8 for the season after a very
disappointing start. With the graduation of only two men, Captain
Sport
Shorts
Softball - An AMIA organizational
meeting for softball will be held
Tuesday, March 24, at 4:00 p.m.
in PE 125.
******
There will bo a meeting of all
candidates for the 1970-71 varsity
basketball team at 4:15 Wednesday afternoon, March I 1, in room
209, physical education building.
******
There will he a moetinn of all
persons interested in trying out
for the varsity and junior varsity
Holf teams this spring at 4:15
Tuesday afternoon, March 10, in
room 209, physical education
building.
******
Softball - An AMIA softball urnpiro meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, March 19 at 4:00 p.m.
inPE 125.
******
Swimming
AMIA Swimming
meet is scheduled for Tuesday,
March 17. Entry blanks can bo obtained in tho AMIA Office, PE
134.
George Hawrylchak and Alex
Domkowski, Garcia has a fine
nucleus for next year's team. Ken
Fishman who the coach says is
extremely receptive and learns
quickly did a fine job after coming out at midseason after never
having wrestled previously
Albrecht, who compiled a 14-4
record this year and who wrestled
in the 134,142 and 150 lb.
brackets is only a freshman and so
will be a bright spot for three
more years. Wrestling at 158 lb.
which Garcia considers to be the
toughest weight class, Nightingale
ran up an 11-8 slate. Mi ins, also a
freshman was 10-3, while both Al
Murcer and Tim Coons did creditable jobs in the 177 lb. class.
Finally, Garcia sees Milliard as
the vanguard at what can indeed
be a very powerful team next
year. "He is the best anchor man
that I've had in 10 years at
Albany," says the Coach.
AMIA
Potter Club, led by Bob Rossi
and John Quattrochi upset EOPI
for the League I Championship
68-65 Sunday night. Rossi and
Quattrochi combined for 50 of the
Clubs 68 points, hitting 26 and 24
respectively. Both boys are transfer students and are sitting out a
year of varsity oligiblity. Quattrochi should be next year's varsity playmaker. The Brothers
featured a well balanced attack
with 4 players hitting double figures. Willie Graham led the Brothers with 16 points. The Brothers
had beaten Potter twice during the
regular season.
In the League II ch 'inpionships, the Nads defeated L'OP II
50-44. The Nads reached the finals as winner of the League 11 B
division while the Brothers had
won IIA. The Nads thus completed an undefeated season. Only
the latter and the League III
ChampioniGolden Rods can boast
this record. They were led by
Steve Keminshinc and Rich Nussbaum who scored 11 and 10
points respectively. Tho Brothers
were once again led by Ron
Spratt, who scored 1 2 points. The
Nadfi are all freshmen, so we
should be .seeing alol more from
them in the years to come.
CAPTAIN JACK Adams, Jim Sandy and Ed Aneneau ended theirfinevanity careers Saturday night
the Danes downed Brooklyn, 83-69.
•karris
Synchronized Swim Sat
by Aralynn Abare
Synchronized swim teams from
thirteen colleges and universities
will assemble here Saturday,
March 14, for the second annual
Eastern Intercollegiate Routine
Competition.
Sponsored by WRA and the
SUNY Swim Club, the DGWS
sanctioned event will take place in
the SUNY pool from 10 a.m. to
12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. Admission will be free.
Besides SUNY Albany, participating schools include Penn State,
SUNY Stonybrook, Brandeis University, SUC Brockport, Connecticut College, SUNY Buffalo,
Mount Hoiyoke College, Hunter
College, SUC Geneseo, Elmira
College, University of Vermont
and Brooklyn College.
Tho more than thirty routines
in the competition will incorporate beginning teams (four or more
per team), intermediate duets, intermediate teams, advanced solos
and advanced solos and advanced
groups (two or more per team.)
Albany is entering a beginning
team and two intermediate duets.
Coach Pat Rogers, when asked
of the probable highlight in tho
program, recommended the ad-
vanced soloist competition as "the
thing to see." Lynn Mueller, an
AAU competitor, will perofrm in
exhibition within this category.
Judging for the competition
will be based on both style and
execution with the possible score
ranging from 0-10 points.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
PAGE 7
THE GERRY WAGNER CONTROVERSY
by William Rohde
Photographs by Benjamin
On a sunny September day in 1968 a new figure
appeared on the SUNYA campus. He was tall, rather
heavy, and decked out in fancy tan cowboy boots,
blue jeans, and a well worn brown corduroy coat.
His name was Gerry Wagner.
At first he might have been mistaken for a folk
singer passing through. It turned out that Gerry
Wagner was not a folk singer passing through. To
the contrary, he was a bonafide faculty memberassistant professor and all. He had been hired for
two years by the Department of Speech (now the
Rhetoric and Public Address Department) lo round
out a program weak in "communication theory." As
it turned out many realized Gerry Wagner was giving
them more than they bargained for. It all started
when Kathleen Kendall, Acting Chairman of the
department, handed him a letter December 15,
1969 telling him his contract wouldn't he renewed.
Colman replied, and, according to both Wagner and
Colman, the letter simply stated that "proper
procedures have been followed."
The vagueness and the absence of information in
the letter seemed uncalled for--after all, a man's
careerwasat stake. Interestingly, however, it's all
perfectly "legal." There is nothing in the Faculty
Handbook for 1969-70 which says faculty members
must be told why they are not renewed. It simply
states that non-renewal for instructors and assistant
professors must be given "no later than February
15."
The procedure involved in the Wagner decision is
equally vague. According to Dean Pcrlmuttcr it is
"normal procedure" for individual departments lo
handle firing and hiring. Concerning his own role,
Perlmutler emphasized that, "Hiring of staff is
purely a departmental affair. I did not personally
meet or interview Gerry Wagner when he was hired.
For Gerry Wagner it was the last straw. As far as The department recommended his appointment and
he could sec there was no reason lor terminating his I routinely endorsed il. Likewise Ihcy made the
contract, lie fell that the hundreds of students decision not lo renew."
regularly seeking him out lor help and advice was
In effect, Perlmuller is saying il is normal policy
proof enough of his value as a teacher, Furthermore, lo lei departments decide. The problem hero is also
he was angered hy the way his non-renewal was procedural. Just as a faculty member in Wagner's
granted. The letter ho received on December 15 gave position need not ho given reasons, so department
no reasons why lie had mil received renewal. "Il was chairmen need not follow any specific criteria for
a cold, abrasive way of dealing with a human determining renewal. The Guidelines on Continuing
being," says Wagner.
Appointments in the Faculty Handbook slate that
The issues involved in Wagner's non-renewal aie
complex. 11 isn't simply a case of individual animosity over an unfavorable decision. According lo Fred
Cohen, a lawyer and friend "I Wagner's, ihe main
issue is procedure: "The \va> il slauds now iheie is
no duo process lor term renewals. Teachers in
Gerry's position arc in a souse Academic Niggers
who are al Ihe whim of then departments, ['hoy aie
expected lo ride nil into the sunset if ihcy are not
rehired."
By due process Cohen is referring lo Ihe lack of a
specific criteria for non-renewal. Wagner, lor example, received no reasons for his non-renewal, lie
tried several times lo obtain this information. In
letters to President Kuusistu; Kathleen Kendall; 0 .
William Perlmuller, Dean of ihe College of Ails and
Sciences; and Charles Colman, Associate Dean of
Humanities he requested specific reasons. Only
The "Save Gerry" campaign comes to a close as
ner
receives one year term renewal
•
•
•
•
Kathleen Kendall
three things should ho taken into account-teaching,
scholarship, and services to SUNYA 01 appropriate
external groups. Il in no way outlines how a
deparlincnl chairman is lo determine if a man meets
these qualifications.
In Wagner's case Acting Chairman Kendall used
confidential, questionnaires circulated in Fall l % 9
among RPA faculty members and majors. According
lo Kendall. M\ oi lire eight facility members
receiving the questionnaire responded. Tiro RPA
majors wore composed of Iwo groups, those Ihal
graduated in the spiing of l l lo9 and those Ihal wore
majors during lire fall semester. Three of eight of
the I'irsl group, and three of fifteen of the second
group responded. Thus out of Iwonty-six students
polled by Kendall, six responded. After receiving
written replies from those who wished lo respond,
Kendall relates Ihal she "convoyed ihe wishes of Ihe
department lo lliner Mathew, Dean of Personel,
who subsequently wrole Ihe letter informing Wagner of his non-renewal.
Dean Perlmutter
"Ihe Rhetoric and
Public Address Department has acted according lo established
University
policy.
Under this policy a
department is not obligated lo give reasons
lor non-renewal."
Kathleen Kendall. Acting Chairman
of Ihe RPA Department
There is a conflict here, however. Although
Kendall polled six of the eight RPA staff, and
although she attempted to elicit responses from
majors in her department, she did not reveal the
content of these responses. Furthermore, many
argue that since only six of twenty-six students
replied to the questionnaire the results do not
represent a majority of student opinion in the
department. In her defense Kendall states that she
promised to keep all responses "strictly confidential," but there is still the fact that no one is sure
how the faculty and students responded.
Another discrepancy revolves around the Iwo
factors Kendall established for determining qualification for renewal. Wagner was told that he was
terminated because he had not received his Ph.D
and because he was not furthering communications
in Ihe department, hut he •got nothing in writing.
Wagner says Ihal he never promised lo finish his
dissertation in a prescribed lime; "I told Dr. Peltit
(former chairman of Ihe Speech Department) Ihal I
would not he bound to any particular dale for
completion of my dissertation. The precise words I
used were. 'I hope lo be finished wilh my dissertation, hul I will nol he bound lo a dale.' " This
conflicls with Kendall and Dean Perlmullor's version. According lo llieni he agreed to have his Ph.D
by Scptombei of 1'KiK. "Subsequently he kepi
moving the dale forward," says Kendall.
These allegations have boon Hying back and forth
for three months. It is hard lo substantiate them
because there is nothing in willing. Kendall admits
Ihal all Wagner's commitments were verbal, and
statements by Dean Colman and Dean Perlmuller
support ilus.
The second lacloi is equally vague. Kendall stales
Ihal "(lorry Wagner's failure to further communications in the department was another point loading
to ihe final decision." She liinhei implies, referring
to Ihe questionnaire she circulated, ihal oilier
members of her department agreed in this appraisal.
Again there is no way of substantiating litis since no
information has been made public. When asked
whether she personally fell Wagner had advanced
"communication theory" she replied, "I don't think
he has advanced il significantly. The standards of
the RIM Department are always improving, and we
need someone with a solid background in communication theory."
"A man up for renewal may not rave a
right to employment,
hul once employed he
has the right to a standardized
procedure
which informs him why
he was not renewed."
I'red Cohen, a lawyer
and a friend of (Jerry Wagner.
Associate Dean Colman
Wagner's reply is quite different. He states that he
made no commitment to teach specific courses.
"Further," says Wagner, "it was Dr. Richard Wilkie,
then chairman of
the RPA Department, who
interviewed me for the job, not Mrs. Kendall.
Therefore how can she claim to know what I said?"
Wagner does admit he was brought in to add a more
modem approach in communications. "It's true I
have my M.A. in communications theory. I followed
through with regard to my specialty by submitting
five new courses last year to the Curriculum
Committee, although only one was accepted."
*****
What would Gerry Wagner have done if he
weren't renewed? He says he would have g ° n c to
court "if there were no other avenues open."
Wagner's friend, lawyer Fred Cohen, defines the
bases for bringing such a case to court as legal and
ethical.
'The legal issues arc subtle and a bit sophisticated. We are Irying lo cslablish a procedural format
Ihal will provide a measure of fairness for others. It
is unfair thai an individual should be non-renewed
without receiving any reasons. It's nol right that a
man should receive a letter on December 15 that he
won't he rehired.
"It's wrong because a man doesn't know what's
in his file, lie doesn't know what a chairman may
write lo a chairman al another school when Ibis
man applies for a job elsewhere. This kind of thing
jeopardizes him in ihe job marketplace.
"A man up for renewal may not have a righl lo
employment, but once employed he has the right to
a standardized, fair procedure by which he knows
exactly why he was not renewed. This is the essence
of Ihe legal argument.
"l-.lhically. no man should be treated as a
commodity to be kepi or discarded. Gerry Wagner,
like any oilier person in his position, has Ihe right to
duo process- Ihe righl lo know."
***# *
Gerry Wagner has been rehired for another year.
Because all sides have accepted this decision, mailers will soon return to normal. On the third floor
of Humanities, in Ihe offices of Ihe deans, and in
Ihe Campus Center the name Wagner won't be heard
as much. For a while things will be quiet, but Tew
will rest easy. Somewhere another teacher is coming
up for renewal.
PAGE 8
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
RA's Respond
To the Editors:
In response to your editorial
co mments, Friday, March 6,
1970, above your article "Bust
and Near-Bust." I, an RA on State
Quad, was frankly astounded, not
at your statements, but at the
overwhelming generalizations that
could be and, in many cases,
definitely were inferred by students concerning the RA position.
In itself, your statements were
realistic because students must be
aware of the decisive role an RA
may play when put in a position
such as the one described in the
article. However, many have taken
this warning as a blanket statement that every RA is always a
policeman. To state that RA's
"are required to act as policemen"
and "have no choice but to act as
policemen when given the option"
refutes the possibility that an RA
is a person--a person who, like
everyone else, has a free will and a
choice in any situation. Although
university policy sets down expectations for him, he nevertheless has the prerogative to interpret and carry out those rules in
any manner he sees fit.
Although many RA's may feel
bound to a literal interpretation
of university policy, be it concerning drugs, hot plates, or unregistered overnight guests, to place all
in that category is an injustice. To
say that all RA's are policemen is
analogous to saying that anyone
who smokes grass will inevitably
go on to opium or heroin. Your
implication may be totally correct
for some individuals, but a student must consider an RA first as
a person. To categorize a person
as a policeman simply because of
a title is a refutiation of all that
makes him an individual. Each
student must therefore approach
his RA as an individual, and tailor
his trust and expectations accordingly.
Lorraine Collotta
Karen Falleson
Kathy Spiak
Hoods and capes
Sirs:
In a pedantic, pathetic, almost
whimpering
self-evaluation.
MYSKANIA 1970 at last responded to the long standing and richly
deserved criticisms directed
toward that organization. By abdicating the last vestige of its illicit
governmental
function,
MYSKANIA has attempted to
placate its critics and justily its
continued existence as a nonpcademic honorary with ceremonial duties.
In this redefinition of role, the
members of MYSKANIA have
failed to acknowledge their greatest sin, that of esoterism. The
University is an institution dedicated to the pursuit of truth and
the proposition that no knowledge is justly secret or privileged.
By its esoterism MYSKANIA is
more anti-intellectual than nonacademic.
It is ironic, therefore, that the
members of MYSKANIA should
be permitted to don special aca-
Experimental College...
by Daniel G. Small
Experimental College is a group of students and
teachers who are trying to consider the educational
process in a different perspective. One of the basic
assumptions of the traditional system of education
(American and European, elementary and advanced), is that the student does not know enough-what is "good for him" or what he wants--to direct
his own education.
What happens, then, is that the student is led
through a maze of courses and programs, told what
to study, how to study and then checked to see if
he did indeed "get something" from this experience
by means of tests covering what the educator
considers important for the educatee to know.
Rarely is the student asked what he wants to
learn or what he is interested in, instead he is told
what to take-in the way of prerequisites and
distribution requirements-after deciding what category or branch of knowledge he will concentrate on.
More specifically, the courses he takes are already
structured for him by the instructor and the
department-he is not permitted to think or work
out his program for himself.
This process of structured education sometimes
works admirably well. It has turned out some
remarkable men and women in all fields and is at
least adequate for the functional needs of our
society. Sometimes, however, it fails miserably.
Along with its exceptional product and its average
and quite acceptable product, it has its rejects and
misfits-those who for some reason do not "make
U" through the system, those who fait.
The failures and misfits are recongizable enough:
no degree, poor job, poor status for those who fall
out of the cart on the way to commencement;
rebellion and radical attempts at change for those
who may measure up but don't want to be mere
passengers during their educational trip.
Unfortunately, however, these are not the only
failures. We have been hoodwinked into believing
that successful competion of the educational journey, symbolized by a degree, stamped, sealed, and
signed, means that we know something, are experts
in an area, are qualified for some occupation-in
short, are educated. A successful graduate, then,
may be something, may have learned skills or gained
knowledge that he can use in a career, but he may
not know what or who he really is, or why he chose
the field he did.
Th? educational system as most of us have
experienced it doos not allow the individual to
develop autonomously because it does not believe
he can. 'Learn to know yourself," says our educational system,'but do it this way." We who are
directly involved in Experimental College, and
others whoso thinking lies in the same direction, feel
that the individual ought to have more freedom in
deciding how ho will llvo and how he will learn. This
is essentially a faith in the ability of the individual
to direct himself.
John Halt compares the university us he would
like to see it to a library or other public futility
which offers entertainment and/or an educational
experience, without insisting that the person using
demic regalia at ceremonies that
are purely academic. Hoods and
capes would be more appropriate
William R. Martin
656736
Power Play
1972 Pays Up
To the Editors:
According to the Editorial of
Friday's ASP, funds from the
Class of 1972 was appropriated
for an ad that appeared in that
Tuesday's paper. This is not true.
Although the ad concerned an
invitation to an open meeting, it
also included the names of the
then-incumbent officers. Some
felt that this was also a political
move. Therefor after some consideration the people concerned
decided to split the cost between
themselves. No vouchers have
been drawn and no bills have been
paid out of class funds for this
purpose.
Brothers and Sisters:
The motion is beginning. The
anger and despair which for years
we have spent on ourselves is
moving on the real enemy. We are
serving notice that our lives, our
culture, our institutions, our ecology, belong to us. This university
is not the place for police. The
days in which they can move on
this campus with immunity are
ending. The government and corporations have no right to our
resources. There will be no field
house. The institutions will meet
We appreciate the chance to
the needs of their people. There
will be a day care center here. For clear up any misconceptions.
those prepared to implement this
Sincerely,
program there will be an open
Tom LaBarbera
meeting of the New Left OrganizRich Friedlander
ing Committee Thursday night.
Sue Levey
All Power to the People!
Dale Ptidnick
NLOC
Spring Awakening
the facility absorb an arbitrary amount of information and later prove it on a test: "Why shouldn't a
school, college, or university be like a museum, a
library, a concert hall, a lecture hall, a sports
facility?
Why shouldn't it, like them, say to the public,
'Here is what we have to offer you; here are the
possibilities. If they appeal to you, come in and use
them, for as little or as long as you like'?...Nor is
there any necessary reasons why universities should
worry so about qualifications. This will seem startling at first. But after all, when I borrow a book or
record from the Boston Public Library, nobody
gives me a quiz to be sure I will understand it. It's
up to me to decide how I want to spend my time
and to run the risk of wasting it."
We who believe in this capacity for self-direction
are asking simply for the opportunity to experience
it. This is what Experimental College is all about.
We are asking to be allowed to take upon ourselves
the responsibility for a portion of our educational
experience here at SUNYA I believe that there are
many more students and teachers here who would
welcome the opportunity to find within themselves
the interests and directions they will pursue. By
granting students and faculty this option, whether
within the existing1 structure, in independent study
or through the development of a program such as
Experimental College, the University would be
saying an emphatic Yes! to its fine motto
Let
Each Become All He Is Capable of Being.
by Rich Stenberg
I am sick of being a non-feeling and non-learning
entity. For too long has this life meant separation
from others. Captain America told us that people
talk freedom real well, but show them a free man
and they'll kill him. People - we've all been living on
this campus without each other • now is the time to
change. Kuntsler and Froincs told us to be ourselves
• once you find your own truth, life will truly
become worthwhile.
This is part of the reason why the EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE is starting its spring awakening. As one of a group who is receiving fifteen
credits to freely do with hia life what he cares to I
can say let us all do what we want. If we all come
together and WORK TOGETHER (yes, talking is
good, but , alas, talking doesn't get the work done),
we can change this place of education into a living
experience. Living experience - what does that have
to do with education? When we all realise that each
of us is an individual with definite needs and
attributes we will realise that each is essentially
good. We have to open up our heads to things other
than exams. Imagine taking a semester where you
enjoyed yourself-and shouldn't learning be enjoyable?
Take a semester where you read all the books you
have wanted to read • or better yet, maybe just
going off and thinking out your head, or enjoying
nature. Is that goofing off? Not if yon believe in
yourself, We've all been striving for false goals - let's
reevaluate.
lESffiHRSfi
Editorial Comment
COMMUNICATIONS
Let's open the university. Let's ask the President
to stop classes (and not with profs cheating) and let
people exist in an open university for a few days.
Even this idea has been subverted into now calling it
closing the university.
The EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE is now accepting applications for life. We have reserved the
Ballroom for Monday 23, 7:30. We are going to talk
about where the EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE has
been and where we can all go together. Help us to
restructure this university.
by Ed Tick
William Kunstler spoke of the "Festival of Life."
It has been our fervent desire and meager attempt to
bring the Festival of Life into the academic community. We of Experimental Colllege have tried to
open for this university only one of the possibilities
of a total learning experience, without polarization
of intellect and feelings, without unrelated disciplines, without irrelevance to us. We have wanted
not to be educated, but to learn. We have wanted
our experience and our growth to be for us,
whoever we are, to satisfy our needs and our desires,
whatever they might be. Needless to say, we have
met much frustration. But we have learned, we have
grown, we have taken the time to honestly look at
ourselves, our peers, our university community, and
education in general.
It is long past time for each of us in this
university to stop and take an honest look around.
It is long past time for each of us to ask ourselves,
"Am I satisfied? Am I getting what I need and
want? Do I even know what I need and want? How
can I find out about myself and how can I fulfill my
needs? How can I help others fulfill theirs?
So much of the problem of education and indeed,
of the world, lies in the dehumanization of life, of
the warped value system we have lived and learned
under. We must appeal to ourselves and to each
other as people, with all our faults, limits, fears, and
vulnerabilities; but more than that, with all our love,
honesty and tremendous potential. Wo can be, we
need to be, creative and productive, thinking and
feeling. We need to deal with these things on the
level of life! We do not need to be programmed and
we should not be. We should refuse to be programmed.
It Is much easier to recognize what we do not
want. We can all knock the system. Our words are
beautiful and our intellectual arguments in the
rathskellar are ever so enthralling. But we can see
some direction, we can take steps, we can work
together. Many people are trying in small ways:
Experimental College, General College, Student
Power, CURE, Pass-Fail Committee, Women's Liberation and vurious political and social organiations.
How many of us kno • what we really want? How
•nony
like sitting in a lecture hall or sleeping in a
classroom? How many of us like having our most
ecstatic moments in Thursday night drinking bouts
or Friday night movies? Ecstasy exists in Life.
Learning exists in Life. Life is Ecstasy and we can
inako our education a meaningful and total life
experience.
PAGE 9
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
Everything that was wrong with local press coverage of William
Kunstler could be summed up by quoting the Times Union's headline
on the Kunstler story last Friday: "Kunstler Says Nixon Uses Courts
Like Nazis Did."
By quoting one point in a lengthy speech for a headline, the Times
Union immediately gave the impression that Kunstler's analogy of
Nixon and the Nazis comprised a major portion of this speech. The
article by Marty Schwartz continued this impression.
Schwartz devoted the first three paragraphs of his story to the
Nixon- Nazi analogy. He then discussed Kunstler's statements about
Reagan, Kelleher, and the first amendment.
Schwartz then spoke about John Froines in a similar manner. He in
no way mentioned what Froines had to say about the jail food crawling
to the cell, but instead discusses what Froincs said about Hofunan's
wife "contributing heavily to one of the late Illinois Sen. Everett
Dirksen's campaigns."
Finally, Schwartz never mentions (he enthusiastic reception
Kunstler received. Schartz speaks vaguely of 6500 people and
contents himself by recording numbers rather than reactions.
The nature of the quotations Schwartz saw fit to include in his
article was such that we wonder if Schwartz was in the gym only
physically and mentally picketing outside with the veterans' organizations.
G.G.
took ij OFF/}
Reflections on Leadership
All Power to the People
by Barry Kirsclmer
What exists today is a society in which there is an inverse
relationship between the desirability of titles and the people who earn
them. Those who we call the honorable are actually the least
honorable; those recognized as most altruistic are actually the most
selfish.
The processes for selection in organizations, whether they be
political or social, seem to sieve out those unwilling to make whores
of themselves and their convicitons. Those most willing to prostitute
ideals and caress the backsides of higher ups are most likely to end up
with 'the system' working for them.
On the national scene we can look at people like the president and
his most recent opponent to fit the whorish image. If anyone has been
keeping tabs of developments closer to home they realize that the
critieria for recognition within the university is also paradoxical;
certainly bearing little positive relationship with dedicated service.
No more blatant example of this paradox can be found than our
elections for MYSKANIA
class officers. The correlation between
being elected and deserving election is at best random. Do candidates
actually believe that there will be a positive response to a poster
saying vote for Sam (or Samantha) Schmuck? Walking on the podium
would be embarrassing to a self-respecting member of an enlightened
electorate-some one who asks questions of candidates like-what are
you concerned about?
What it boils down to is that people are concerned not about
correcting a nation's perversions and its manifestations, but about
achieving a reputation and a status unrelated to their meaningul
contributions. This is what allows people to seek positions not as a
mean to solve some real problem, but as an end to satisfy a hungry
ego.
What is most frightening about this condition among our 'elite,' is
that it is but a reflection of the attitudes of ourselves. If our leaders
seem like the 'scum of the earth,' we must also consider that they are
elected because we admire their antics. .lust as Americans can look at
Richard Nixon and be proud, we can look at our newly elected
officials.
Ths significance of this phenomena is a corrolary to Leo Duroucher's "nice guys finish last," that being assholes are in the lead.
The Albany Student Press is published twice a week by the
Student Association of the Stale University of New York at
Albany. The ASP editorial office is located in room 334 of the
Campus Center building. This newspaper was founded by the
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All communications should hu addressed to the uditors and must tin
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and arc subject to adding. Editorial policy of t h * Albany Student Press
is determined by the Editorsin-Chiuf.
/ have been informed that since my first gem
slipped past (he Editor of the ASP and appeared in
print, there has been a new subscriber to the
paper- the New York State Joint (?) Legislative
Committee on Crime. So, hi out there, fellow
law-and-order freaks!
Meanwhile, back in Nam, (you DO remember
Viet-Num, don't you?) the U.S. has found a new
way to stop the tide of Asians moving towards
Communism—by destroying young Asians. In
Operation Rartchhand, the U.S. uses 2,4,5-T, a new
defoliant that has produced a shocking rate of birth
defects. The producer of the killing agent is Dow
Chemical, and it has been discovered that 1,305
miles of the U.S.-Canadian border has been sprayed
with it, causing death to fish, small animals, and
Lven sheep upon increased exposure.
*****
State Senator Samuel Greenberg has disclosed
that at least $-1.8 million of $7.1 million used for
construction of our campus has been wasted. Less
than 10% of our campus space is used for classrooms, so naturally the next thing to build is a
fieldhouse. Maybe they intend to house the residents of Indian Quad in it! Dorm fees and tuition
will go up next September, as a result, while
Rockefeller's pals on the State University Construction Fund fill their bank accounts with the
people's taxes.
Other travesties of students' rights on campus
lately have included the passing of a new calendar,
which allows us start school a week before Labor
Day, and take finals the day directly following the
last day of classes. Incidentally, the calendar was
not passed in Senate while there were student
representatives voting.
State cops, from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with the aid of student informers, probably
wire-taps, power-hungry drom directors and R.A.'s
(and of course Cliffie Thome), have been busting
our brothers and sisters on drug charges. "The law is
on the side of the state police," Thome oinked, but
whose laws are they? Protect yourselves—remember
that an R.A. or Dorm Dictator can be stopped quite
easily if resident students get together and stand up
to illegal searches and seizures!
In University Governance-ror should I say Ad-
by Jack L. Schwartz
ministrative rule—I noticed a small article in the last
ASP that states the "qualifications" for self-nomination of Senate hopefuls. Bullshit. Ignore them. If
you want to, lie on the form about your marks—no
one in the "student government" will bother to
check them. Congratulations to Richard KENDALL
for his election to the Senate—it's sort of like
Carswell on the Supreme Court, the way Senate gets
packed with anti-democratic faculty and chickenshit students.
The faculty senate of the SUNY system gave a list
of demands to Rockefeller, including such benefits
{for faculty only) as legal counsel and paid sabbatical leaves, as well as exorbitant pay hikes. Do you
remember the reaction to our demand for the gym
for Thursday night, and how ridiculous they think
all of our demands are?
*****
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, in a
new book, has said that "revolution may prove to
be the only honorable alternative to oppression by
the American Establishment." He goes on to attack
the Pentagon, the CIA, FBI, government and corporate bureaucracies, and racist practices by police,
employers and educators, as adding to the suppression of freedom in our country. American protestors need not be submissive—a speaker who resists
arrest is acting as a free man," he says, and then he
credits the first "agnewist" statement—"The streets
of our country are in turmoil. The Universities are
filled with students rebelling and rioting...we need
law and order" to the saint of the Silent Majority—
Adolph Hitler.
It is obvious that a revolution is already upon us,
witness the recent outrages over the sentencing of
the Chicago Conspiracy. The liberals had their
chance to change things, and ended up with Bobby
and John Kennedy, Dr. King and Malcolm being
gunned down. They got the police riot in Chicago,
the nomination of Humphrey, and the election of
Nixon, and now the wave of government violence
being used to put our radical brothers and sisters in
jail forever; those that survive. Our rulers think that
they can stop freedom with wiretaps, informers,
police raids, prison and guns. They cannot. Selfdetermination for people shall come, despite these
fascist tactics. All Power to the People!
MEET THE
•amy Stadsmiit Pirssg
SUNDAY at 7 PM
in the Patroon Lounge
We welcome oil comments, complaints,
and whatever else you have on your mind.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAGE 10
MOODY BLUES To Show
Talents At March Concert
The Moody Blues, top recording group, will appear in concert here
on March 22 at 8:30 in the gym. Tickets are now on sale in the
Campus Center.
In 1964 at the height of the
rhythm and blues craze, a group
from Birmingham took the British
pop scene by storm with their
second disc. The song was "Go
Now" and the MOODY BLUES
took it in triumph to the Number
One position. The Sunday, March
22 concert of Greek Week will
feature this group,
After "Go Now" two other
singles reacher the lower chart
regions for them. Then - nothing.
The turning point came in a
club in Newcastle. The boys were
rehearsing and didn't really notice
the man who had come in to look
at the club's air-conditioning
plant.
It was when they discovered
that he was a business man who
wanted to finance them and provide them with the equipment
they badly needed, that they suddenly became attentive.
"Days of Future Passed,"
their next album was a tremendous success - and opened up a
Area Talent To Perform In
Benefit For Needy Children
by Allen Reiter
The
C o n t e m p o r a r y Music
BeCommission is sponsoring
nefit Concert For Underprivileged
Children of the Capital District at
8:30 p.m. on Friday the 13th, and
Saturday the 14th of March. The
proceeds from the concerts, as
well as those received at the Campus Center desk of the Commission will be given to the orphanages of the Albany area.
The list of performers is long:
The University Concert Band,
under the direction of William
Hudson; The Statesmen, conducted by Karl Peterson; The University Percussion Ensemble, under
Thomas Brown; Findlay Cockrell,
Marjory Fuller, Irvin Oilman,
Dennis Helmrich, Vincent LaFleur, Ruth McKee, soloists from
the University Singers and The
Statesmen, and the Drama Department Dancers.
This impressive array of performers will present a program that is
varied in both style and presentation, ranging from flashy piano
duets by Cockrell and Helmrich to
selections from Hair, West Side
Story, My Fair Lady, Carousel,
and The Sound of Music.
The Albany orphanages, long
since in financial difficulties, with
their budgets strained to the limit,
are in dire need of financial assistance. This benefit can help them
to provide far better lor their
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children than they could hope to
do otherwise. There is no admission charge for the concert; donations would be greatly appreciated.
ACHTUNG!
The O R E S T E S revlow originally
sell edit cd for publication today, win
have to w ait until Friday since I've
run on o space.
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whole new musical region as the
boys joined forces with the London Festival Orchestra to fuse the
gap between pop and the classics.
It ail happened towards the end
of 1967 • and it was another
turning point. A 'single' from the
LP, "Nights in White Satin," took
the Moodys back into the British
charts. It reached our Top 20, in
fact, but soared on the coveted
Number One spot in France (and
stayed at the top there for 11
weeks), Portugal, Holland, Bel-
Annual Student Film
Festival Tonight
Albany State Filmmakers will Silver's film stresses the prepar
present the First Annual Student ation of a bizarre stew
Film Showing tonight at 7:30 in
Three eerie films have been
Lecture Center 2. Sponsored by contributed by Rena Abelson,
the Art Council, the program will Harold Arbit, a former film stufeature nine 16mm films made dent, and Douglas Stewart. Rena's
last semester in Dr. Lennig's Intro- untitled film offers an atmosphere
duction to Filmmaking course.
of witches, impressionistic natural
The movie story lines vary. A settings and love potions to relate
young man mentally isolated from the tale of a deceived coed. Stewsociety appears in Stephen Sulli- art's " 7 : 1 8 " captures the emtiness
van's film "Antique." In "The that faces every person when life
Marksman," Dave Riley handles is no more. In "Juli," Arbit's
the situation of a man not in actress portrays a young girl
harmony with the world. While troubled by a sexual trauma of
,the mild-mannered misfit, in "An-her childhood. Michael Ruthertique" is content to fumble in ford, also a graduated film stuVicotrian dreams, the Murksman d e n t , will present "Winter
takes out his frustrations with a Flower."
gun.
"Free Time," a film made by
Audrey Kupferberg's "Foot- Dr. Lennig, is included in the
bridge Home" and Walter Silver's program. The camera follows a
"You Eat What You Are" both pretty Albany State student from
concentrate on food. "Footbridge the tedium of class to the freedom
Home," telling the story of a and beauty of the countryside on
coed's : nability to accept her a spring day.
home and mother after spending
Admission is free.
her first months away at college
Music Council To Sponsor
Recital Tomorrow Night
Robert Gartside, tenor, and
Keith Humble, piaijist, will appear
In the recital Hall of the PAC
tomorrow night at H:M0 p.m. ina
song recital that will include
works by Dowland, Ravel, Ives,
Schoenberg and Schumann. Gartside is presently on the faculty of
Boston University and Humble is
a member of the University of
Melbourne faculty.
The program will slur I with a
group of anonymous Rennaisance
songs and then feature a group of
songs by John Dowland. Next will
be a collection of songs by Maurice Ravel, among which will bo
the "Deux melodies Habraique."
The next selection on the program will be Keith Mumble's
"Trois Poems d'Amour," and a
collection fo Ives songs, for their
interpretations of which the pair
has won extensive critical acclaim.
The program will then conclude
with selections from German Romantic lieder by Schoenberg and
Robert
Schumann. The
Schoenberg songs are early (op.
12 and 11) expressionist words,
and the Schumann songs are also
fairly early words, written just
after the composer's marriage.
The concert will bo sponsored
by Music Council. It will begin at
H:'M) p.m, and is free with Student
Tax.
SUNY Theater Dep artment
Announces Spring Plans
I.,, Mary
M.—.. Eileen
n;i,.„., n'r>...,..„n
by
O'Dnnncll
ALA-KD-DIN, the fourth major
State University Theatre production, is in intensive rehearsal
now, preparing for its April 15th
opening for a five-day fun in the
Experimental Laboratory Theatre
of the PAC. Written by Dr. Paul
Bruce Pettit, Chairman of the Department of Theatre, ALA-EDDIN is directed by Patricia I!.
Snyder, of the Theatre Department faculty. The play is subtitled, "A Tale from East of the
Rising Mm, and features a large
cast of 3-5, including Ala-ed-din,
the Princess, the Caliph, the
Dreadful Magician, the Jinnis, as
well i a host of dancers, guards,
lives. The play promises to
and
be a visual delight for children of
all ages.
Auditions for YOUR OWN
THING, State University Theatre's fifth and last major pro
duel ion of the season, will lake
place in the Studio Theatre of the
Performing Arts Center, al H p.m
T O W E R EAST CINEMA
THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIES presents
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gium and Switzerland.
As before, the emphasis was on
music - and unique, progressive
ideas. And it was music made by
the Moody themselves. Not a
session musician in sight at any of
the recordings. When these five
can play more than 30 instruments between them, who
needs session musicians?
The group includes Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, John Lodge,
Ray Thomas and Justin Hayward.
"Brilliant!"
on March 15, Hi, und 17. Directed
by Mr. Joseph Balfior of Liu- Theatre Department faculty, YOUR
OWN TIIINO is a musical based
on Shakespeare's TWELFTH
NIGHT, ll will be presented for
five days from May I .'I to the
I7lh. Persons auditioning for
YOUH OWN THING, are nsked lo
prepar*' an up-tempo sons
soni» and
bring I be sheet music I or it with
them lo tho audition.
Experimental Theater, in conjunction with the Music Council
will present THE ROAR OF THE
GREASEPAINT- THE SMELL
OF THE CROWD, in the Arena
Theatre of the PAC, the weekend
of March It), GREASEPAINT is
directed by Hon Abel.
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T h u r - M a r c h 1 2 7 &, 9 : 1 5 p m
PAGE U
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
400 Police on UB Campos
400 policemen were called on waiting. The student radio station Throughout the afternoon masses
to a calm Buffalo campus Sunday and the Buffalo Spectrum are both of student police demonstrators
morning
by acting
president taking steps to insure that their confronted cordons of city police
Regan to "protect academic free- funds cannot be cut if President in full riot-gear but there were no
dom." Yesterday, they were still Regan decides to follow any fur- arrests.
Molotov cocktails were hurled
patrolling the campus in groups of ther the stance of S.I. Hayakawa.
at the building housing the Facul20 or 30. A general strike is in its
by Linda Hanley
ty Club Thursday evening. The
eleventh day, organized by the
Editor, The Spectrum
files of some alumni and incoming
Strike Committee which is coordiBuffalo,
N e w Y o r k - - freshmen were destroyed by a
nating the peaceful activities of
(CPS)--While most of the nation's blast at Admissions and Records;
the strike.
attention has been focused on three shelves of books were
The presence of the police has
Santa Barbara, students at the burned in the library basement
mobilized and polarized large sepState University of New York at and the English Department anments of the University communBuffalo have battled police on nex was firebombed. Scattered
ity and the strike is receiving
incidents of property violence and
campus and boycotted classes.
widespread support. Various deThe worst disruption in the large strategy caucuses took place
partments
have endorsed the
University's history was the result throughout the weekend, in adstrike and the student demand
of a Wednesday night (Feb. 25) vance of a University-wide strike
asking for President Regan's resigsweep through the student union meeting on Monday. Classes were
nation.
building by club-wielding campus boycotted Friday. By Saturday
This evening Jerry Rubin will
student power representatives meeting
police. Two students were beaten morning Feb. 28 the police had
speak and there will be a "pig
with administrators, announces Perlmutter's recommendations.—benjamin wasl •• The campus
is tense and
and taken into custody in the withdrawn from campus.
lobby of the crowded building as
What provoked the recent incipolice allegedly were pursuing dents was the physical presence of
vandals who had tossed a rock police on campus and not, as had
through the President's window. been reported in the commercial
Within an hour city.re-inforce- press, the boycott by the Black
ments, including the Tactical Pa- basketball players. It was that
tro. Force, arrived to vacate the boycott which resulted in a dembuilding where incensed students onstration Feb. 24 on the gym
higher than in the suburbs and and half by the state budget. For had thrown up barricades and court before the Buffalo/Stony
by Donna Santoni
where large numbers of poor fami- suburbs, however, the report destroyed windows and furniture. Brook game. The campus athletic
Discriminatory distribution of lies live in miserable housing.
found that the taxpayers "shoulA three hour battle on the campus program has been under attack by
state aid to suburban localities at
In t h e cities, educational dered only 44% of their school's grounds ensued. Seventeen arrests Black athletes since the start of
the expense of our big cities
achievement is stifled — schools costs, the state taking care of 56%
the year. The players say the
constitutes a basic example of one are more crowded, more expen- - another case of discrimination were made and several injuries
program is unacceptable, charging
of the gross inequities that faces sive to maintain, build and staff against the cities and an expensive were reported.
A noon-time rally Feb. 26 cul- racism, and some have boycotted
New York State today. In a re- than in the suburbs. Health needs one!"
the basketball team all season
cently released study made by the are also proportionately greater
In short, the urban areas of the minated in a march by 1000 demanding a renegotiated proMayors of the State's largest than for people living in the sub- state need more financial help, students to the administration
gram. Police were called in, the
cities--Albany, Buffalo, New urbs, yet the suburbs receive the not less. The conclusion reached building, but Acting President
gym was cleared, but there were
York, Rochester, Syracuse and larger share of the state's aid to by Professors Chen, Pettengill and Peter F. Regan was not in his
no confrontations. Several police
Yonkers, the problem of unequal localities.
Uppal gives the cities a meaningful office. The crowd then moved broke windows as they exited
through the campus, hurling rocks
allocation of state funds was
incentive
for
joining
ranks
and
At the same time that needs are
at the Clark Gym headquarters of from the building, and a Univerexamined and studied by three
greater in cities than in Ihe sub- continuing the battle for fairer ROTC, burning a truck at the sity official overheard one officer
SUNYA economics professors:
urbs on a per capita basis, stale allocation of state funds. For Defense-Department-sponsored
remark: "You may have won this
Doctors Kuan-I Chen, Robert Petaid to city dwellers was found to now, more than ever, the cities Project Themis construction site time, but wait till next time."
tengill and Jagindar Uppal.
have
a
reason
to
come
together
as
be much less. In 1966-67, before
Many of the issues which beand smashing a campus police car
Categorical state aid was found the enactment of the special ur- they have never really done beinto the Security Offices building. came points of contention in last
significant in several fields-educa- ban aid legislation, this was es- fore, to demand it!
year's rebellion-ROTC, Themis,
tion, general government, high- pecially true. The study pointed
tenure, open admissions, selfways, health, safety, social welfare out that then the suburbs of the
determination for students-are no
and "miscellaneous," These seven "Big Cities" got Vh times as much
nearer resolution than they were
areas served as the criteria upon state aid per resident as did the
12 months ago. In fact, many
which the comparisons were made people in tho urban centers themhave been bottled up in commitbetween the cities and suburbs.
selves.
tee for nearly that entire time.
The University report made it
The discrimination against the
Four out of the six demands from
**
the vice-president, all of which
clear that all of the state's "Big urban areas became more apparMarch 1969 are repeated tn this
Continued from page 3
w e r o unsuccessful. He had man
Six" cities suffered from a dis- ent when categorized aid by funcyear's list of nine.
proportionate pattern of state aid tions was examined. The report thods are irrelevant because every aged to secure a definite appointAmong the new additions are
ment at 4 :00 P.M. So he proceded
possible type has been used,
that substantially favored the found that the suburbs of the big
the call for Dr. Regan's resignamore affluent suburbs. As sum- cities got 16 times us much aid as
3. "We need and the adminis- to invite the entire roomful of
tion and the abolition of the
marized in the final report, the the cities did for health services, H tration wants this student dissent 200 students to this meeting. With
campus police.
economists maintained that "statu
to prove that this is really a a final thunder of applause the
times as much for highways, 5
meeting was called to a halt.
aid to local governments should
times as much for miscellaneous university.'
Before the President left, howbe in proportion to need, raised
Behind Wagner's case, however,
expenses and 2 times as much for
over, a commitment was obtained
where costs are higher and reis the students' quest for power.
education.
from him: A statement would
duced where tax-paying ability is
Waving the red and black banner
The problem of education was and flashing their buttons, the appear on Dean Perlmutter's rechigher."
The study further maintained found to be in a class by itself. students asked, "Who has the comendation in the ASP.
that "about half the people in the Expenditures in the field were by power here?"
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The conference closed with Jeff
parents & y o u may novor have t o go
but "much more than half of the taxpayers, amounting to nearly Wasserman's story of his attemols
homo atjaln! $3.00 f o r a wholo sems t a t e ' s needy citizens dwell 50% of the lotal tax burden in the throughout the day to meet with ester-loavo ordor at CC Info dosk.
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there." It went on to explain the "Big Six" cities in li)66-67.
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Half of this educational exurgent needs of our cities where
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
STUDENT POWER
#
VollV" No. 10
An ASP
Feature
by Vicki Zeldin
" J u s t i c e for Gerry W a g n e r " is on the walls and rod and black badges
are o n t h e s t u d e n t s , and the g r o u p responsible For this new " t r e n d " is
S t u d e n t Power.
S t u d e n t Power became m o r e than just a phrase, and b e c a m e an
organization over the Gerry Wagner issue. In interviews with s o m e of
the leading figures of this new organization, there was a consensus
that the Wagner issue was the spark that ignited the fuse forming
S t u d e n t Power. But it is not only Gerry thai s t u d e n t s are fighting for.
He is their s y m b o l , and they k n o w it? and Gerry k n o w s it and
hopefully t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n k n o w s it t o o . What is m o r e basic t o this
organization's struggle is what it feels the role of the s t u d e n t s should
be in this university.
What S t u d e n t Power is fighting for is s t u d e n t p o w e r . Power to be a
part of the decision-making a p p a r a t u s of this university. As Dave
Wollkind, a post doctoral research associate in m a t h a n d a m e m b e r of
t h e g r o u p , said, " w h o should k n o w b e t t e r than t h e s t u d e n t s if an
i n s t r u c t o r is g o o d ? " As J o e Green, a junior, a m e m b e r of the
University S e n a t e , and a m e m b e r of t h e g r o u p , said, " I w a n t t o be an
active agent in m y e d u c a t i o n , n o t a passive a g e n t . " And as Gerry
Wagner said, " w h o has the right t o say t h a t no bills can be posted here
(poles o n p e r i m e t e r r o a d ) ? " What is basic t o all these s t a t e m e n t s is a
desire t o p u t power and a u t h o r i t y w h e r e it belongs.
In an interview wilh Skip C o u n t s and Rich Ariza, b o t h active
m e m b e r s of S t u d e n t Power, s o m e of the goals of S t u d e n t Power as
they see t h e m were spelled o u t . Skip spoke first of his general
"dissatisfaction with t h e i n c o m p e t e n c e of the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , " specifically Dr. Kathleen Kendall and Dean O. William P e r l m u t t e r .
Both C o u n t s and Ariza felt that Kendall used unjust power when
she abolished the RPA faculty-student c o m m i t t e e of 8 and H w h o s e
purpose was to make major policy decisions within t h e d e p a r t m e n t ,
and took the Gerry Wagner issue into her own h a n d s . Counts and
Ariza b o t h want to see a r e i n s t a t e m e n t of this c o m m i t t e e of 8 and H,
and also e x t e n d the idea of an equally represented s t u d e n t - f a c u l t y
c o m m i t t e e to evaluate and f o r m u l a t e all university policy.
T h e y w a n t t o see an end to " p u b l i s h or p e r i s h " because as they put
it, " t o be a good instructor o n e d o e s n ' t need lo have a d o c t o r a t e . "
Under longer range goals Ariza s p o k e of abolishing Central Council
and its subsidiaries and replacing t h e m with tin "All University
G o v e r n m e n t . " Also there was a m e n t i o n that S t u d e n t Power would
look into the racial issues c o n c e r n i n g the c o n s t r u c t i o n firms hired to
work on c a m p u s .
Both C o u n t s and Ariza see S t u d e n t Power as a s u p p o r t i v e g r o u p .
They said that they would lend assistance and leadership to any g r o u p
that came to t h e m for h e l p . Several groups have already c o m e to
t h e m . A m o n g these are PYE, thai wants lo k n o w why the trees
behind the Campus Center were pulled d o w n w i t h o u t their being
consulted, and the Experimental General College, thai wauls t o know
how to get m o r e of the funds t h a t it should rightfully be receiving.
In an interview with Joe Green that was cut short by the S u n d a y
night " G e r r y Wagner h a p p e n i n g " much of what C o u n t s and Ariza
spoke of was repeated. Green, t o o , wants l o see the c o m m i t t e e of H
and H in t h e RPA d e p a r t m e n t reinstated, He also s p o k e of e x t e n d i n g
this c o m m i t t e e idea to o t h e r areas of the university.
Green, a m e m b e r of the University S e n a t e , is sponsoring a hill along
with Rich K a m p ( a n o t h e r S t u d e n t Power m e m b e r ) to reinstate the
RPA c o m m i t t e e of H and H, in essence to rescind Kendall's actions.
Dave Wollkind w h o is 27 and a past m a t h i n s t r u c t o r here last year,
the a u t h o r of several published w o r k s and now doing post d o c t o r a l
f*>,
benjamin
research h e r e is very intensely involved in t h e ideas of S t u d e n t Power.
He is c o n c e r n e d w i t h the research o r i e n t a t i o n in t h e University. He
said in essence t h a t research is the main priority with e d u c a t i o n
running a p o o r s e c o n d .
Wollkind said t h a t rather than a " p u b l i s h or p e r i s h " a t t i t u d e there
should be o n e of " p r o d u c e or p e r i s h . " By p r o d u c e he m e a n t in the
sense of doing service for the c o m m u n i t y and t h e university. (He
spoke of Wagner's involvement with Interact as an e x a m p l e of this
service.) He said t h a t o n c e the " D a m a c l e s S w o r d of research is pulled
o u t of t h e p r o f e s s o r t h e chances for b e t t e r i n s t r u c t i o n and for a b e t t e r
r a p p o r t with the s t u d e n t s are e n h a n c e d . "
Speaking of teachers in general he said, " e i t h e r t h e y have it or they
d o n ' t . N o m a t t e r h o w intelligent a man may be t h e r e is a certain
s o m e t h i n g t h a t e i t h e r makes him a good prof, or a bad prof., and
s t u d e n t s are the best judges of t h i s . "
Wollkind would like to see an "organized m e c h a n i s m t o gauge the
f e e d b a c k " from t h e s t u d e n t s regarding instructors. He s p o k e of using
a q u e s t i o n n a i r e , e i t h e r a verbal o n e or a written o n e or b o t h . He cited
P e r l m u t t e r ' s meetings with s t u d e n t s concerning Wagner as a good
approach.
SECT's q u e s t i o n n a i r e was the right t y p e of idea, b u t it was not
effective since it was optional for the professors. In Wollkind's w o r d s ,
"since it is o p t i o n a l t h e real winners never give the q u e s t i o n n a i r e s . "
In addressing himself directly t o the Wagner issue he said that this
was a terribly unfair, e x t r e m e case, and t h a t it m u s t never h a p p e n
again. He s p o k e of the obviously strong s t u d e n t s u p p o r t for Wagner
and seemed to be in c o m p l e t e disbelief at t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s lack of
reaction t o it. He reaffirmed his belief t h a t the s t u d e n t s s h o u l d be in
on deciding w h o teaches and w h o does not. Speaking of Kendall he
said, " p u t t i n g Kendall in charge of the RPA D e p a r t m e n t is like
p u t t i n g the fox in charge of t h e h e n h o u s e . "
As for t h e o t h e r goals of S t u d e n t Power h e referred t o m a k i n g this
an " O p e n U n i v e r s i t y , " a n d referred to Wagner's earlier cited statem e n t . He felt t h a t it is n o t u p t o the a d m i n s t r a t i o n t o d e c i d e w h o t o
o p e n and w h o t o close the university t o . It is u p t o t h e s t u d e n t s .
When asked a b o u t the use of violence as a m e a n s t o achieve certain
of the o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s e n d s Wollkind replied, " W e are using purely
academic p r o t e s t since we feel t h a t it is the best w a y , b u t w h a t do you
d o when all legal c h a n n e l s are e x h a u s t e d ? "
In speaking with Rich K a m p and Claire Fritz, b o t h a m o n g the chief
organizers of S t u d e n t Power, a b o u t the overall i m p a c t of S t u d e n t
Power they said, *want t o get t h e s t u d e n t s t o g e t h e r o n university
problems, at p r e s e n t we are c o m p l e t e l y a p o l i t i c a l . " T h e y , t o o , s p o k e
to t h e c o m m i t t e e of H a n d 8 in t h e R P A D e p a r t m e n t , a n d J o e Green
and K e m p working in the Senate t o rescind Kendall's a c t i o n s .
fiftgg^ I
Kritz and K a m p want to put an end lo the yearly teacher dismissal
battles. "Last year it was Waterman and Rhodos, this year il 's Wagner.
We want to establish a p r e c e d e n t and form a student-faculty review
hoard lo deal with teacher t e n u r e and dismissal so thai this w o n ' t
occur again n e x t y e a r . " They b o t h would like to see a fS0-50
representation of faculty and s t u d e n t s on all d e p a r t m e n t review
boards and also in t h e University Senate.
On long range goals, t h e y , as Ariza and C o u n t s , s p o k e of Student
Power as having a supportive role. They m e n t i o n e d working with
PYE, NLOC and W o m e n ' s Liberation as examples.
Fritz expressed the h o p e t h a t Studeiu Power would in the future
work to k e e p the S t a t e Police off c a m p u s .
All and all S t u d e n t Power suems Lo he relatively self e x p l a n a t o r y .
What it is w o r k i n g for is s t u d e n t power. Power t o have a say and an
effect In the decisions and policies t h a t affect no o n e m o r e than they
affect the s t u d e n t s .
ALBANY STUDENT
PRESS
The State University of New York at Albany
Divided
We Fall
Friday, March 13, 1970
Council Endorses
"Student Power"
Local radio stations interview (Jerry Wagner while students begin their marathon Administration Building
sit-in.
—roicnberg
Gerrv Wagner;
NO DECISION YET!
Council's goals were c o i n c i d e n t
b y Bob W a n i e r
w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s , even if t h e i r
Central Council m e t W e d n e s d a y
m
e
a n s for change differed. Dave
evening with 4 0 0 s t u d e n t s w h o
Neufeld said t h a t it was t i m e t h a t
lobbied for t h e passage of a bill
Central Council got " o u t of its
t h a t would i n c o r p o r a t e the desterile s h e l l . " He said t h a t stum a n d s of S t u d e n t Power. In a bill
introduced
by
Dave
Neufeld, d e n t s have fallen " u n d e r s u b o r d i n a t i o n , " b u t t h a t the bill is a
Dick
Wesley,
Bert
Eversley,
Chuck Ribak, Lenny K o p p , Sieve m e a n s , n o t an e n d .
L e n n y K o p p said t h a t " t h e
B r o w n , Larry Smith and N o r m
m o v e m e n t ' s been b u i l d i n g , " a n d
Rich, Council recognized " t h e element of change needed in a grow- t h a t s t u d e n t s have " b e e n taking a
b a c k seat. We want t o be t r e a t e d
ing u n i v e r s i t y . "
as equals. We're not going t o b e
Council d e m a n d e d of t h e Adnice a n y m o r e . We're going to t a k e
ministration " t h a t each departa c t i o n . " K o p p warned s t u d e n t s ,
ment in t h e University have a
h
o w e v e r , t h a t the strike s h o u l d be
c o m m i t t e e c o m p o s e d of 50% stuused responsibly,
d e n t s and 50% f a c u l t y , " Council
On the subject of faculty in
also d e m a n d e d that t h e c o m m i t s t u d e n t d e m a n d s , an N L O C m e m tee on S t u d e n t C o n d u c t and all
Councils a n d c o m m i t t e e s in de- b e r a c c u s e d faculty of being pigs.
p a r t m e n t s and-or University Sen- A n o t h e r s t u d e n t t o o k a m o r e c o n ate be a p p o r t i o n e d on a 5 0 - 5 0 c i l i a t o r y a t t i t u d e a n d said t h a t
faculty s h o u l d n o t b e a l i e n a t e d ,
basis with faculty a n d s t u d e n t s .
especially the u n t e n u r e d and t h e
Council, which was pressured
i n t o faking action a m i d s t a r a t h e r y o u n g . Most agreed, h o w e v e r , t h a t
(Board
of
impatient crowd, came out quite the Administration
strongly in favor of t h e d e m a n d s , T r u s t e e s G o v e r n o r , e t c . ) is t h e
y e t the s t u d e n t s and their s t u d e n t real e n e m y of s t u d e n t p o w e r .
A roll call vote was called.
g o v e r n m e n t were at o d d s . T h e
coalition of radicals a n d N e w T w e n t y - o n e favored t h e bill: J u d y
Avner,
Mike Avon,
Jeannette
Leftists were i m p a t i e n t a n d intolerant of t h e slow m a c h i n e r y B e c k e r m a n , Steve B r o w n , Bert
Eversley, G a r y Gold, J o e Kaiser,
( R o b e r t ' s Rules of O r d e r ) b y
Dave K a p l a n , L e n n y K o p p , Mike
which Council o p e r a t e s .
L a m p e r t , Sue Levy, T o m Lejbos,
Even t h o u g h Council
finally
Vic L o o p e r , Terry Mathias, Dave
c a m e t o grips with t h e m a i n s t r e a m
of s t u d e n t t h o u g h t , t h e y were n o t Neufeld, Linda Pierson, C h u c k
R i b a k , N o r m Rich, Larry S m i t h ,
in line w i t h t h e " m e a n s " b y which
Albany s t u d e n t s would achieve J e a n T u r n e r , Dick Wesley. T h e
their d e m a n d s . T h e s t u d e n t s w e r e o n l y t w o t o o p p o s e were Miss
further alienated from their go- Alice Corbin a n d Ralph D i M a r i n o .
v e r n m e n t because t h e m e e t i n g was T h e m i n o r i t y o p i n i o n as expressed
n o t theirs, since T e r r y Mathias b y Corbin was t h a t this bill is n o t
was in c o n t r o l of the m i c r o p h o n e t h e best thing for s t u d e n t s a n d
continued on page 8
a n d gavel.
T h r o u g h o u t t h e m a n y h o u r s help to o p e n channels b e t w e e n
s p e n t on t h e second floor of t h e the t w o a n d prevent alienation.
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Building waiting
T h e issue c o n c e r n i n g the possiT h u r s d a y a t high n o o n a stufor Wagner i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n - bility of mass resignations by t h e
d e n t sit-in m a r a t h o n was initiated.
ing w h a t was h a p p e n i n g was dis- d e p a r t m e n t c h a i r m e n
obviously
A p p r o x i m a t e l y 150-200 c r a m m e d
s e m i n a t e d . What m a y have o n l y p u t s K u u s i s t o , w h o said he w o u l d
into the red-carpeted area in front
been a r u m o r , or a m i s u n d e r s t a n d - abide by P e r l m u t t e r ' s r e c o m m e n d of President Kuusisto's
office.
ing o n s o m e o n e ' s part, or m a y ations, in a difficult p o s i t i o n . StuS t u d e n t Power, n o w with t h e
have been t r u t h , c o n c e r n e d t h e d e n t s n o t e d that P e r l m u t t e r h a d
backing of t w o Central Council
response of t h e d e p a r t m e n t chair- "really e x t e n d e d himself" over
bills, presented the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
men c o n c e r n i n g the Wagner issue. the Wagner issue, and they realwith t w o sets of " r e q u i s i t e s , " n o t
It
was r e p o r t e d t h a t a large n u m - ized t h a t h e was in t h e middle of a
demands.
b e r of chairmen t h r e a t e n e d to very difficult situation n o w . SevOne was t h a t s t u d e n t s would
resign their positions if Wagner eral s t u d e n t s said t h a t they were
remain where they were until
were reinstated. This r e p o r t initiGerry Wagner was "given notifica- ated a series of p h o n e calls to t h e ready t o back P e r l m u t t e r if his
tion c o n c e r n i n g his t e r m r e n e w a l " c h a i r m e n in an effort to find o u t position in t h e University were 1
A group of approximately ten students continued their sit-in
t h r e a t e n e d due t o the developplus "Dean P e r l m u t t e r ' s original,
if this were t r u e , and to " e d u c a t e "
inside the administration building last night. Mr. William Seymour
unedited r e p o r t , " which c o n t a i n s t h e m as to w h a t the issues were. m e n t s over t h e Wagner issue.
special assistant to the President, stated last night that there are "no
By a b o u t 8:30 the g r o u p had
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a b o u t Wagner At the last report t h e r e had been
plans for sweeping the building" of the students. Apparently, they
reformed, and a h o u l 150 people
plus other i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t can
19 c h a i r m e n polled. Twelve were
will be allowed to spend the night there; a few uniformed security
were present. C o u n t s and Ariza
only be speculated o n at this time.
in favor of 50-50 r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , 6
policemen remained inside with them.
T h e second requisite was for were against, and o n e was unde- spoke to the g r o u p . C o u n t s described the NLOC, its politics, and
" c o m p l e t e faculty-student control
The students issued the following statement: "There is a group of
cided.
its
relationship
to
S
t
u
d
e
n
t
Power.
of all aspects of University life."
people who have remained from this afternoon and from this
Wagner, with his lawyer Fred
As
of
yet
there
does
n
o
t
seem
t
o
They asked for a reply to this
evening. We intend to remain here until a decision is made."
C o h e n , had been m e e t i n g with have been any reconciliations of
request on T h u r s d a y , March 1 \).
University students were expected to rally in front of the
Kuusisto, O'Reilly and
Morris
O t h e r groups were also present
from .'J:00. Fred C o h e n c a m e to
administration building at S a.m. this morning to plan further
c o n t i n u e d o n page 3
in I he building N L O C was present
Ihe s t u d e n t s at 6:00 lo r e p o r t t h a t
action.
and did not seem l o rue el with a
no decision had been reached. T h e
favorable response. What seems to
meeting was lo he r e c o n v e n e d at
be ;i new student g r o u p was also
7 .'Hi Jusl before Wagner r e t u r n e d
prcsenl
in I he form of Hob
lo Ihe meeting he came lo the
(.soman The g r o u p . T h e Coalition
students
whose
numbers
had
For Responsible S t u d e n t Aclioii,
d r o p p e d off in a h o u l ;i(). Wagner
presonled
a paper
coiilaining
came heaiing c h o c o l a t e lias! or
M-veii items Iha1 essentially <il
e(4gs a n d said, "If I am going In he
lempleil hi nullify the s t u d e n t
crucified I might as well have a
action The group did, however,
happy E a s i e r . " lie then d e p a r t e d
ask fur a "itepnrlim-tilal commit
lo return lo his meeting.
lee c o m p o s e d of im less than H.v;
O t h e r points of informal ion
Minimi majors in I he d e p a r t m e n t
were given t h r o u g h o u t the h o u r s
ID make decisions on the m a i l e r
spent wailing An ASP r e p o r t e r ,
of lining, firing anil tenure of
Al Hunia, w h o had jusl r e l u m e d
faculty "
from Buffalo r e p o r t e d thai t h e
Singing, card playing and gener- strike c o m m i t t e e there had enal rapping filled I he h o u r s spent in
dorsed t h e a c t i o n s al Albany, a n d
wail and " c o o l " and "righl o n " were asking for a similar e n d o r s e
were I he words for I he day A men! from Albany.
constant concern was voiced thai
A general appeal was matte for
Ihe area be rleaiifd before Ihe
all s l u d e n l s to speak lo Iheir
sludenls left
iustructors ahoul what was trying
The group -it limes dwindled,
lo be accomplished by I ho stuhut 1 he .spun was ihe same "Jusl
dents' actions
Dave Wollkind,
ice for (lorry Wagner" and "nU%
from Si ml en I Power, r e m i n d e d
across Ihe boards stmlonl control t h e s l u d e n l s I hat Ihe faculty was a
o! all University life "
very i m p o r t a n t element lo ihe
The s t u d e n t s ware for the mosl
m o v e m e n t and they must be inpart
orderly,
controlled
and
formed. Il was said that the stupatient.
Central Council had It's biggest turnout of the year as demands were prepared for presentation to me
ilouI faculty
committees
would
by Vicki Zeldin
administration.
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