ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17,1970
ABBIE HOFFMAN:
A Woodstock Sermon on the Mount.
#
by J. Stephen Flavin and Carol Hughes
Replete with the heavy sounds
of improvised pagan beats syncopated by sporatic human wailings
of contemporary injustice, Skidmore College sponsored Abbie
Hoffman in a Woodstock Sermon
on the Mount beneath the celestial light. Abbie Hoffman became prosecutor for "the people."
The establishment's Pontius
Pilate, Judge Julius Hoffman "a
Geritol freak" was verbally crucified before 3,000 jurors gathered
to pass judgement on the society
of their parents. In most courts it
is possible to obtain delays or
postponement of trial but "Judge
Hoffman said, 'I am old, we gotta
hurry!' Motion denied, denied,
denied, died, killed, buried!'"
i"We started out to give Julie a
heart attack, we gave the court
system one too!"
Nearly 200 years ago, some
"long haired cats fought here in
Saratoga to be free. Free means
you don't have to pay. The only
place you could be free in high
school was in the toilets. They
aren't even free anymore, 10
cents a quarter in some places
• that's capitalist progress!"
Hoffman frequently recalled
"Americans with a V not with a
'k' like in Washington;" historical
figures who represented the true
view of freedom. Washington,
Jefferson (who advocated revolution every 10 years), Franklin and
Lincoln are the ancestors of today's revolutionaries and ironically their pictures hung behind
Judge Hoffman throughout the
conspiracy trial. Paul Revere was
specifically referred to as representative of the same revolutionary fervor that was displayed
by Bostonians in Harvard Square
on Wednesday.
" On the eighteenth of April in
'75..." Paul Revere, standing on
the banks of the Charles, looked
across at the "biggest strobe light"
coming from North Church. At
the signal he jumped on his
motorcycle and rode through the
streets yelling "The pigs are
coming, the pigs are coming!'
Freedom as a real value is best
understood by the young revolutionaries each working to overthrow the repressive yoke of
capitalism.
Do you know why there's a
shortage of grass? "There's a man
in the Injustice Department--Herr
Kleindienst He says you're all
ideological criminals. He sends
planes to make war on a plant."
Shouldn't the grass grow free? If
they make pot legal in Canada,
'there'll
be an interesting
border war."
" W o o d s t o c k , they said it
couldn't be done. *.fler it was
done Rockefeller declared it a
disaster area. We hope it was—a
disaster for you!"
This system and its creator, the
Protestant Work Ethic " has to go
down the drain. Work is a dirty
word. We will build a system
where we integrate work and play.
When this system is ripped down
we'll put Heaven in its place.
There'll be food for all." We'll eat
the pigs!
'Violence has to be redefined.
Lyndon Johnson got on National
Boob Tube after Dr. Martin
Luther King was assassinated and
said in memory of his name we
must be non-violent. Holy shit!
Lyndon Johnson is a pacifist. We
can have sit-ins in the Mekong
Delta and sing 'We Shall Overcome' in Chicago!"
Vol. LVII No. 16
seize
the
day
State University of New York at Albany
Requirement Elimination,
University Senate
Accepts CURE Plan
—benjamin
"'We're outlaws in the eyes of
America" he asserted. "You're an
outlaw- act like it!" American
youth knows how to break the
system. "We're their kids!"
" Love it or leave it they say. We
left it!" American politics must be
fought out in the streets, not the
courts not the voting booth.
Even though the 'flower children' believe in love, there is a need
for a redefinition of violence.
Capitalism is violent." The system is based on violence. "Anything done to destroy that system
is done in love."
"To love we have to survive. To
survive we have to fight."
"The streets are the only court
we have left in this country."
Justice must be redefined, as violence must be. "The law and
courts ain't got a fuckin' thing to
do with justice."
This was a nation born and
baptized in revolution. "This
nation is responsible for war and
pollution. They want to give us
haircuts. Unless we stick together
we'll have our hair cut together.
Barbershop poles are red, white,
and blue-why? Think about it!"
1
They can call us anything, anything as long as we know we are
young we are proud, and we stick
together "
Does it hurt
to chill beer twice?
Not that you'd want to. Sometimes it just happens . . . like
after a picnic, or when you
bring home a couple of cold
6-paks and forget to put 'em
in the refrigerator. Does rechilling goof up the taste or
flatten the flavor?
Relax. You don't have
to worry.
A really
good beer like
Budweiser is just
as good when you chill it
twice. We're mighty glad about
that. We'd hate to think of all
our effort going down the drain
Yes?
just because the temperature
has its ups and downs.
You can understand why
when you consider all the extra
trouble and extra expense that
go into brewing Bud®. For instance, Budweiser is the only
beer in America that's Beechwood Aged.
So . .. it's absolutely okay
to chill beer twice.
Enough said. (Of
course, we have
a lot more to say
about Budweiser. But we'll
keep it on ice for now.)
No?
Budweiser is the King of Beers.
(Bui you know thai.)
-benjamin
ALBANY STUDENT
PRESS
ANHCUSEB-BUSCH, INC. . ST. LOUIS . NEWARK . 10S ANOEUS . TAMPA . HOUSTON . COLUMBUS .
JACKSONVILLE
by Bob Warner
rejected CURE. This does not
The University Senate over- have any validity, though. CURE
whelmingly passed the CURE pro- is p r e s e n t l y on
President
posal last Monday, which elimin- Kuusisto's desk awaiting expected
ates all undergraduate require- approval. It must also be formally
ments except for Ihe major and registered at the State Education
minor requirements and physical Department. This procedure is a
education.
more formality, however; rumors
The Senaie stated that CURE spread by signs outside the Camwould "herald the beginning of pus Center are unfounded, therenew educational patterns at this fore.
To check out the rumors, irate
university." The concept of the
"well-rounded man" was rejected, and confused students numbering
as well. Senate's feeling was that il over fiO gathered at the Senate
is both morally wrong and waste- meeting in the Ballroom yesterday
ful to require sludenls lo take afternoon. Steve Villano, who incourses that they have no interest lroduced the CURE hill, emphatiin, and cannot be forced Lo take cally denied the rumors, lie said
an interest in, despite efforts by that the Board of Trustees will
professors lo whip sludenls with not judge CURE either way, and
Ihal the Senate has been the final
the grade.
O t h e r arguments supporting authority on the proposal. Dr. Amid the turbulence of spring:
CURE were that most required Finklestein, the Vice-Chairman of
"Man suckled o er with the pale shade of thought.
•benjamin
courses "glorify memories", intro- the Senate, said that the Boaiu <.>•
ductory courses are a waste, pro- Trustees and the University Counfessors could be freed from the cil do not concern themselves
lower level courses to Leach more with school curriculum. He redesirable classes, and that most of ferred to the case of Buffalo,
the required courses are irrelevant which liberalized its requirements
to the students' life. The most two years ago with no objections
cogent argument in favor of from the SUNY-Buffalo Board of
CURE was that this does not Trustees or University Council.
prohibit anyone from taking the
(The Senate never formally conThe following is a statement issued by Ihe Third World Liberation Front early this week. For
required courses, but merely gives vened on Thursday because there
commentary see the editorial panes.
those who do not wish to follow a wasn't a quorum.)
restrictive educational plan the
Results of the CURE poll were
The actions thai occured on Wednesday were not planned, but totally spontaneous and they were not
freedom to do so.
released: 1911 voling in favor,
aimed at the white students ol" Albany Slate.
The minority of Senators who 1 19 against and K abstaining.
opposed CURE fell that students
Other business at Monday's SenThis incident was the culmination of two and a null years ol continuous, overl and institutional racism
need a disciplined education, an ate meeting was the introduction
education that is designed to dis- of a resolution which would pro- Ihal has gone unacted upon. These events obviously, (lo the lilack Sludenls ol' Albany Slale) bred the
cipline the student's mind, and hibit Senaie from taking political
l
thai the information gathered stands. The resolution, which was incidents ol Wednesday, April 15, l )70. Il must be realized that racism generates frustration and that this
from the required courses is really introduced by Regis Deuel, called frustration manifests ilscll in the only possible manner, violence! Il has been due to the deaf ears of an
secondary.
for the limitation of "the Senate's unreceptive Administration Ihal this incident had lo occur! The Administration of Albany State
Dean Perlmutter attempted to jurisdiction and its agenda to maimoderate the CURE proposal; lers pertaining to the governance University has nollaken a position and lias, in lac I, perpetrated institutional racism on this campus. We
however, he failed to do so. His of this university." The resolution believe that the incident which occurred on Wednesday, April 15, ll)70 was solely fostered by an inept
ammendment would have reContinued on page 12
Administration.
quired the student to take 39 of
his free elective credits outside the
I hud World I iteration Front
fields of his major or minor. His
rationale was that students might
Lake all or nearly all of their
credits in their specialization,
which he felt was antithetical to
CURE.
The CURE proposal did finally
pass intact after seven months of
work by the committee of six
students: Steve Villano, Steve
around the campus.
Vice President
O'Reilly
Book in., Vernon Bryant, Phil CanO'Reilly indicated that
strongly denied last night that
tor, Sue Elherger, and Aline Lepkin.
Kuusisto would sign the meapressure was being applied by
The following courses are not
sure to end University requireUniversity Council or the SUNY
required under the CURE proments as soon as technicalities
Board of Trustees to have Presiposal:
are ironed out.
dent Kuusisto veto the CURE
1. English composition— !J creThese include notifying the
proposal. "Absolutely no presdits
State Education Department
sure of any kind" is being used,
2. Art, literature, music, philosophy— 9 credits
and the central administration
he said. This is contrary to the
3. Foreign language— 6 credits
of the plan. This is being done
current rumors circulating
•1. Social Sciences— I 2 credits
but may take time since the
5. Math and science— 1 2 credits
State Ed. Department "has a lot
The CURE proposal applies to
of responsibilities."
all undergraduates, including
CENTRAL COUNCIL
graduating seniors, but will not
Also, Kuusisto is awaiting a
ELECTIONS
affect professional programs or
copy of the motion so the exact
departmental majors. (Teacher
wording can be checked before
education requirements are still
STUDENT TAX
it is signed. O'Reilly would not
22 credits.)
REFERENDUM
speculate on how long this proPhysical Education is required,
cess would take, claiming that
but the amount (one year or two)
is to be decided each year accordthe matter is "on the way to the
ing to state law.
President."
April 28, 29, 30
Before Thursday afternoon's
He also refused to be pinned
Senate meeting, however, rumors
at
Monday's
University
Senate
down as to when the announceSteve
Villano
takes
a
stand
canpus center
hud been spreading all over camman lounge
ment would be officially made.
meeting while fellow senator takes a snooze.
pus that the Board of Trustees
...bcnjamin
Third World Front Charges
An "Inept* Administration
CURE Proposal:
Rumors Countered
By Adndnistration
vote
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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Pi Gamma Mu, National Social
3cience Honorary, is presently
planning its Spring induction. Any
student with a major in any o f the
Social Sciences w h o wishes to join
s h o u l d c o n t a c t either Marie
S e a r i n g — 4 5 7 - 8 9 7 7 or Hank
K o e n i g — 4 5 7 - 8 9 1 2 by Friday
April 24th. Basic Requirements
for membership are: a 3.0 overall
with n o E's; completed 21 hours
towards a major in one of the
Social Sciences; a 3.0 in your
major with n o D's.
There will be a meeting of the
University Senate on Monday,
April 2 7 , at 3 : 0 0 p.m. in LC-6 to
complete the business left over
from the last Senate meeting.
The Scuba Club will sponsor a
lecture on "Underwater Archaeology" t o be given by Dr. Dean
S n o w of the Department of Anthropology in LC-4 on April 27 at
8 : 3 0 p.m.
Poems for the Shields Mcllwaine
Poetry Contest and short stories
for the Lovenheim Story Contest
should be submitted t o Robert
Judd in HU 3 7 5 by May 7.
Emergency Meeting 11 Anthrop o l o g y Undergrade! April 2 7 at
4 : 0 0 p.m. in the Social Science
Main L o b b y .
Elections for Station Manager o f
WSUA will be held on May 10 at
7 : 3 0 p . m . in CC 3 7 5 . Student tax
cards are required t o vote.
The Capital District Chapter o f
the N e w York Civil Liberties
Union, an affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, will
host a special colloquium entitled
"Civil Liberties in the S c h o o l s " o n
Tuesday, April 2 8 , at 8 : 0 0 p . m .
The meeting, at Channing Hall o f
the First Unitarian Church o f Albany, 4 0 5 Washington Avenue, is
open
to the public
without
charge.
University Concert Band will
give a concert o n the evenings o f
May 7 and 8 in the main theatre
of the PAC at 8 : 3 0 p.m. Admission free.
Information about the travel
plan, flight schedules, and application materials are available from
Dr. John S l o c u m , Director of International Education, A D 2 3 8 ,
phone 4 5 7 - 8 3 8 4 .
Application materials must be
received,, by the Office of International Studies and World Affairs
no later than ninety days before
flight departure. Fares range from
$ 1 8 3 t o $ 2 0 7 depending on date
and destination.
Students are needed for the following
committees:
Faculty
Evaluation ( 3 ) , Parking Appeals
(3). See T. Mathias in CC 3 4 6 .
We're back! WSUA Radio returns to the Campus Center Snack
Bar. 4 Hours of live, continuous
music, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
N e e d Help? Bum Trip? Need
s o m e o n e t o rap t o ? Call Crisis
Line 24-hour phone. 4 5 7 - 5 3 0 0 .
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1970
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1970
The
literary journal
L'Humaniste is c o m i n g o u t t w o more
times this semester. If any person
has prose or poetry he or she
w o u l d like t o submit, please do so
s o o n . Our drop b o x is o n the door
of Campus Center 3 2 0 .
NYS Legislature
Busy at Frisk
Found:
leather
434-4358.
Gold watch
band. Call
during
Sentiwith
Hon
George
Yellow
seems
to be
your
color this year. We're all rooting
for you to return soon from
that place of infirmity.
Suite 306 Melville
"Campus
Representative
needed
immediately.
No product to sell. NSTS, Inc. Box
696, Ellicott
Station.
Buffalo
NY
14205"
FOUND:
Rational
evidence
that "The Emerging
Republican
Majority"
doesn't
exist.
Sen.
Fred R. Harris sees it more as
wishful
thinking than
political
fact.
And
asserts
that
the
Republican
Party
cannot
maintain an openly
conservative
line-turning
its back on blacks,
urban crises and
poverly-and
still justify its existence. Or win
elections
And he tells why in
"The Making of a Majority."
In
this month's
special
issue of
HARPER'S
MAGAZINE,
America's
First Monthly.
On
sale now.
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I crave
Please help.
you.
Nodule
Penni Hollander:
Leibowitz.
Gland is horny:
All of us hate to see empty cans and bottles lousing
up what's left of a beautiful country.
Please don't throw them there in the first place.
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COLUMBUS • JACKSONVILLE
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
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Account
of My Lai
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in May liar
per's Magazine. Seymour
llersch
documents
with eyewitness
uc
counts the events before,
during
and after the My Lai
Massacre
on March 16, 1968. llersch. the
writer who first broke the stoiy,
has interviewed
militar,'
coin
manders
investigators
both in
Vietnam and Washington.
Viel
namese
survivors
tout
more
than 5t> members
of
Charlie
Company.
Meantime, there is a foolproof way to keep cans
and bottles from cluttering up the countryside,
and you can do your part:
KING OF BEERS*
See
Dear Fool
Should
I come and g"l you*
Tell
me where!
What's
the
catch?
H ap p y
S p r in g!
tN a
spankings!)
Love.
Sunny
It's too bad packaging technology today isn't
as exotic and convenient as the gimmicks and
gadgets on the TV thrill shows; like you, we'd like
nothing better than for every empty can and
bottle to self-destruct. Someday, soon, things will
be different, though... because we and a lot of
other concerned people are all working on the
problem in earnest.
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Quad Incident Topic
Of Weekly Conference
By Bob Warner
Classified ads
Lost: orange Flair pen
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skit
Wednesday.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
In this 3U,t)tlU word
account,
lie reconstructs
the massacre it
self the failure of high military
officials to report the truth, and
the reaction to the murders in
America and elsewhere
llcrseh
examines
the backgrounds
"/
the men and officers invol
/ in
the murder, of, according In Ins
estimates,
between
1511 and :>tui
civilians
mostly
women
and
children
of the hamlet's
popa
lation of 71111.
It's the first detailed report In
appear in print
A special sup
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in this month's
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EE5CS
It IS
approximately
15,133,979,520 inclw.
to the moon
by
The New York State Legislature
rushed t o a crescendo-pitched adjournment last Monday after it
hurriedly passed a few bills. O n *
bill which was supported by a
'coalition
of Republicans and
regular D e m o c r a t s placed the incumbents o n t h e highly prized t o p
slot on the ballot this coming
J u n e 23 ( p r i m a r y ) .
i n i s measure is designed t o defeat insurgents w h o h a p p e n t o
usually be liberal-reform D e m o crats. Assembly Minority Leader
Stanley Steingut's rationale in favor of t h e politically-motivated
bill was that it makes it easier for
the public to "identify the candid a t e s . " An o p p o n e n t of this bill,
however called it " t h e single m o s t
shameless piece of legislature I
have ever s e e n . "
T h e bill only applies t o New
York City, where R e p u b l i c a n s
have no real c o n c e r n , and it only
applies t o the c u r r e n t election
y e a r . T h e state-wide primaries are
n o t affected by this measure,
whatsoever. T h e vote was 12-1-22
on the hill.
T h e m i n i m u m wage was raised
from $ 1 . 6 0 to $ 1 . 8 5 an hour,
$ 1 9 . 7 million was a p p r o p r i a t e d
for higher e d u c a t i o n for the p o o r
" w h o have a c a d e m i c deficienby Ken Stokein
c i e s . " $ 1 5 . 7 is for the SEEK
program (Search for E d u c a t i o n ,
Last night Central Council votElevation and Knowledge). Of
ed, 0-16-7, to defeat t h e p r o p o s e d
t h a i . $6.7 million is Tor S U N Y
list of Who's W h o n o m i n e e s . T h e
and the remainder goes to the list consisted of 3 3 n o m i n e e s w h o
City University system.
had previously passed the Who's
After years of i n s u r m o u n t a b l e Who Screening C o m m i t t e e .
opposifon,
the Legislature approved a plan that legalizes offtrack belting in New York City.
Mayor Lindsay has e s t i m a t e d that
t h e City will gain $ 5 0 million in
revenue the first year.
Proposed
Defeated
Fifteen Strike
At Stony Brook
Other measures to give the City
revenue provided for a fi'V parking
s.ilrs i;,x, a SHI a u t o use lax. and
,i 11• •!i'l o c c u p a n c y tax
Sunn- of tlir ;icenmpli.shmi'iit.s ,,|
tlie I '.iMrd session wen- the ubor
lion law. the in est lilwral in the
m u t i n y , reform of the Public
Service ("ommisioii (PK(') and
I-.IIM'S in welfare. The Legislature
In
the legal profess by
..I.
ar olds may eventual
which 1
lv hr abl
ite
simfs
diibi
'I h r
(lis
ere ihe partisan Con
etlistrieling plan, en
gir.ee '.I Ir Ihe Republicans, Ihe
alloc;'alum of $ 2 8 million in aid to
and private schools, and
p i i r t i ichial
i
t h e repeal of the Blaine A m e n d
menl
the 7li year old ban on
Slate aid lo parochial schools.
Tin' Blaine A m e n d m e n t , to become law. must he passed again
iicxi year in the Legislature and
passed Ihe following N o v e m b e r by
a referendum. The hill to allow
IS year olds lo vole must follow
the s a m e r o u t e in order lo b e c o m e
law
by
Bob
Warner
More than fifteen s t u d e n t s al
the Stale University at Stony
Brook have been on a hunger
strike since last Sunday T h e \ are
d e m a n d i n g an end to all Defense
D e p a r t m e n t research projects on
their c a m p u s , and all campuses
t h r o u g h o u t the c o u n t r y
T h e s t u d e n t s began the strike
s p o n t a n e o u s l y I as I S u n d a y , and
have been fasting since. T h e y have
c a m p e d outside t h e library, and
sleep o u t s i d e in sleeping hags at
night.
The strikers have pledged lo
c o n t i n u e their fast until defense
c o n t r a c t s end at S t o n y lirook, and
that this would (inly be Ihe begin
ning of their p r o t e s t , if results
aren't o b t a i n e d .
T h e Faculty S e n a t e of S t o n y
Brook has already d e m a n d e d thai
the university gradually phase out
defense research on c a m p u s . T h e
Deans of the G r a d u a t e School,
however, said thai t h e government
will phase o u t the research projects, a n y w a y .
-potskowski
Liz
Eteesser
Acting Vice-President Charles
O'Reilly, substituting for absent
President Kuusisto, presided at
Monday afternoon's weekly press
conference.
The meeting was opened with
the reading of the following statem e n t issued by the president:
' The events of t h e past few days
on this university c a m p u s have
p r o m p t e d m e t o issue this statem e n t in o r d e r t h a t the university
c o m m u n i t y and the c o m m u n i t y at
large m a y u n d e r s t a n d the university's position clearly.
I am c o n c e r n e d with the t w o
sides of the m a t t e r which has
b r o u g h t both shock a n d dismay to
our university c o m m u n i t y . Acts
of violence resulted in injury to an
e m p l o y e e a n d to a s t u d e n t , a n d
later in damage to a residence hall
dining r o o m Acts of violence are
n o t c u s t o m a r y o n this c a m p u s .
One arrest has been made as a
result of the dining room disr u p t i o n a n d the investigation is
Who's Who List
by Central Council
Council also voted lo a c c e p t as a
T h e r e were several reasons for
whole t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of
rejecting the list. Just a few weeks
ago Council defeated a bill pro- budget c o m m i l l e e for the S t u d e n t
viding for Who's Who selection Associalion b u d g e t s n e x t y e a r .
solely b y a screening c o m m i t t e e T h e b u d g e t , referred to as an
(without regular election). In ef- austerity budget by Dick Wesley,
this
fect, the n o m i n a l ion of only '.V-\ was cut drastically from
c a n d i d a t e s to fill t h e :J6 positions year's $ 2 6 0 , 0 0 0 t o $180,000 for
next
year.
It
was
cut
in
anticipatavailable ran c o n t r a r y to this deion of the defeat of m a n d a t o r y
cision.
T h e view was also slated thai s t u d e n t lax al the polls next
several qualified n o m i n e e s w e r e week.
KJven with the c u t s , HA will have
not on the a p p r o v e d list. Since
only ">(> people filed applications, a debt of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $2fi,000
(here was sonic opinion thai they and no emergency spending line.
m o u l d all be allowed lo run. This S t u d e n t las will have lo be raised
opinion was modified lo s< une lo $2K.75.
h is anticipated that a p p r o x i m I'Menl by others w h o thought
thai enough s t u d e n t s should al ately <>.V; of I he students will pay
a v o l u n l n i y la x next year O t h e r
east be n o m m a l e d l o fill all avail
affects of t h e budget c u l t i n g n r e a
able posil ions.
The p r o p o s e d list of nominees $2 fee for the yearbook next year,
will now go hack lo screening many unfunded clubs and severe
butchering of o t h e r SA organc o m m i l l e e fur fort her assessment
i/atioiiMee,. the ASP).
and Ihe action taken by Ihe m m
As a result of Council's having
mil lee will go before council Sun
passed
a proposal
by
Dick
day nighl.
Wesley . a special commit lee is
A m o t i o n , by Jennet lv Beck
crinaii a n d Lenny K o p p , called for going lo he set up lo review the
procedures for bringing c o n c e r t s
a suspension of all L.A.A.C. elect
ions until the fall. T h e rationale to the university, This was d o n e
to investigate b e t t e r m e t h o d s for
lor this proposal, which passed
handling Ihe $ 0 0 , 0 0 0 that SA
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significant interest among stud- spends each year on concert proents l o run for LAAC al this l i m e . gramming.
Dave Neul'eld a n d Lenny K o p p
J o e Kaiser p o i n t e d out that a
public relations j o b for LAAC is tried unsuccessfully once again t o
abolish
all a c a d e m i c r e q u i r e m e n t s
w a r r a n t e d to improve its image
for service o n Central Council.
and point out its i m p o r t a n c e .
continuing. Steps are being taken
t o prevent such occurrences from
happening again.
I have been informed that a
series of alleged acts and manifestations o f attitudes which most
black students view as discriminatory and offensive caused s o m e t o
express their resentment in action.
If true, these reports are very
disturbing. I am investigating
these allegations and wit) institute
any university p r o g r a m s that m a y
be needed to heal the situation,
and Lo help all of us see that as
m e m b e r s of the human family we
m u s t respect and be c o n s i d e r a t e
of each o t h e r . Racist acls c o n n o t
be p e r m i t t e d in this university
community."
C h a r g e s and
countercharges
a b o u t the arrest of the black
s t u d e n t on Friday d o m i n a t e d a
major p o r t i o n of the meeting,
a l t h o u g h Dr. O'Reilly was unable
to answer m a n y of t h e s t u d e n l ' s
queries
A s t u d e n t q u e s t i o n e d w h a t steps
were going to be t a k e n t o insure
t h a t such an incident w o u l d n o t
recur.
O ' R e i l l y 'replied t h a t ,
' Racism is pervasive in o u r socie t y . We would like racist actions
to be b r o u g h t to a d m i n i s t r a t o r ' s
a t t e n t i o n - not violence. T h e subtle discrimination of w h i t e s were
within the racist p o i n t s m a d e by
the black p e o p l e . "
Some students questioned the
validity of the arrest a n d felt t h a t
t h e Black Panthei was singled o u t
for these charges. Dean Chesin
was unaware of the n a t u r e of t h e
charges or of the $ 1 , 0 0 0 bail set.
O'Reilly said t h e s t u d e n t arrested
was n o t identified as a black
Panther T h e main reason for arrest was not the u n a u t h o r i z e d
meal, hut the damage d o n e in t h e
dining r o o m .
It was also brought up w h e t h e r
or not the n a t u r e of this was civil
or criminal. Sin den Is q u e s t i o n e d
why most meal card violation
eases are reviewed by Q u a d jutli
rial h o a r d s and this one was being
d o n e in a civil court Again, it was
asserted that d e s t r u c t i o n of prop e r t y was the ease al h a n d . Because (if the local point this week,
people think that his heing black
is t h e reason.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Ixning Wastes Talents
Of Segal And Samt
Ala-Ed-Din A Festival Of
Child's Sights And Sounds
by Tom Quigley
ists of all media from attaining talent is generally wasted as is
their aspired greatness is the es- much of the cast. The problem
sence of Brooks' dissatisfaction. rests in Don Devlin's soap-operatic
His romantic nature collides with script. Devlin keeps the sentiment
the vagaries of human existence in at a low-sudsing level but conceneveryday life. When mundane res- trates so much upon Segal's
ponsibilities cause him to face the character that the many minor
realities of providing for his fami- roles are depthless caricatures
ly, he runs to his sexual and loitering around a disjointed cenalcoholic pacifiers for compensa- tral theme.
tion.
The improvised quality of diaHis self-centeredness is not the logue and motion throughout the
only reason for his tragedy. The film is its greatest asset. Director
insensitive, non-asthetic world of Irvin Kershner must be credited
commercialism is just as re- with the informal development of
sponsible for destroying the po- situations and scenes. This gives
tential of every artist.
the film a casual sense of reality
This makes Brooks one of the while we merely observe the promost paradoxical and disconcert- ceedings.
ing characters in recent film his- Kershner and Devlin must bear
tory. The greatest surprise of all is the brunt of criticism in that they
that George Segal succeeds bril-, both seem to have lost the actual
liantly in the role while the film as l viewpoint of the film. The movie
a whole is dissatisfying.
tells us more about the artist and
Segal has been playing this his relationship with society than
pseudo, pretty boy syndrom type it does about loving. For all the
since his debut in films. This time, marvelous bits of visual and conhowever, he brings embittering' textual satire LOVING becomes a
Famous jazzmen- past and present. Shown are: (clockwise from top
insight to the role of a man who dismal e c h o of
VIRGINIA
left) Ben Tucker, Herbie Mann, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Dave Pike,
has fallen short of greatness while i WOOLF which said more about
and Don Friedman.
rejecting his humnnness. Segal's | love and human relationship than
face reflects the haggard, hollow this little film is able to produce.
eyed facade of five o'clock shadow that shows the weariness of a * * * * * * * * * *
man confused and pursued.
Starling Tuesday, "Rack nf
Eva Marie Saint plays Segal's
patient and plain housefrau. She Ages-A Beatles' Retrospect," by
adds presence to the part but her Allyne Jacob, will be appearing
here.
the motion picture producers and pers of using obscene lyrics.
by Robert Rosenblum
There are many who feel that distributors. As Neil Leonard says Ironically, bop singers usually
because jazz is not heard on radio in his book Jazz and the White used only scat (nonsense) sylor TV it is not capable of interest- American, "Hays set a moral tone lables. Time, with its grand
ing a large audience. Actually the which helped keep real jazz out of pechant for inacuracy, wrote a
later article on modern jazz withdeath of attainable jazz is a result films."
The radio stations were forced out once mentioning its most preof historical prejudice and virtual
to keep jazz off the air as a result d o m i n a n t character— Charlie
censorship.
When the record industry began of the 1927 Radio Act. This law Parker. Several radio stations
to develop, Black artists were only meant that if "objectionable" mu- actually banned bop. (Note;
recorded on so-called "race re- sic was broadcast then the station "bop" is really nothing more than
cords", which, though prominent might not have its license re- an ex tended use of chord
in Black ghettoes, were not played newed. The Radio Music Com- changes.)
It is true thai all this is past, but
on radio or distributed in white pany proclaimed when it first
came into being, "The new firm many remnants remain. In the late
areas.
What did come out of the radio will have its influence in putting 50's and 60's a series of riots at
and in records by the millions was jazz in the background of the jazz festivals were called "communist inspired" and according to
commercial jazz. Americans American musical picture."
When the bop era came in John Wilson in his book, Jazz, the
thought this, watered down, crassly commercial "music" jazz while the Middle Forties the reaction Transition Years, even festival
the authentic music was rarely was less because jazz was less riots that had nothing to do with
heard. Occasionally, however, jazz popular, and thus less of a threat. jazz were called jazz riots.
Perhaps the most inciteful hook
seeped through the air waves. However, there definitely were
reactions. Time magazine came concerning society's unfairness to
Then came the censors.
Will Hays was appointed head of out with articles acusing the bop- the art form of jazz is The Jazz
Life by Nat Henloff. In his book
Instructions In
he informs the reader that the
SITAR
first jazz critics, books, record
(Indian Musical Instrument)
collectors, festivals, periodicals,
day and evening lessons
and general recognition of jazz as
call 1 6 2 - 1 8 0 4
an art form came in Europe.
LOVING is an uncompromising
film about compromise in marriage and career. It catalogs a few
hours in the life of a commercial
artist trapped in the doldrums of
an uninspired career and a mediocre, middle class marriage.
George Segal plays Brooks Wilson, whose talent has been squandered by the insipid, exploitative
demands of those who "invest" in
him and who, because of the
rampant egotism of his immature
nature, is unable to bring himself
under control.
When the bacon and eggs banality of suburban homelife begins to
smother him, Brooks invades the
city for another bout with the
bottle and a retreat to the arms of
his mistress. Wilson's battle to
come to terms with the constant
infantile impulses to escape
through drunkenness and battering ram sexuality, is essentially
the story of every socially besieged artist.
The frustration of immediate
necessity that prevents many art-
Jazz And Racial Prejudice In
America - Now And Then
Forget the Pot, Baby,
We've Got the Kufta
And we've got the Pilaf, and
Beef Kebob. And Persian
Snow. The real thing. Our cook
was the shiek of chiefs when lie
was sowing his wild Kibbec
back in Baghdad. Now he's
only a short camel's drive from
the c a m p u s on Central
Avenue-just past Route 155.
Look for the big Kebob sign
that says "Salim's". We're a
different
Abu
Tabul
(drummer). Real different.
Come and help fill a needy
facc-yours. You'll love it.
Uj.'fft
after 5 pm
CLASS OF 73
A Little Bit of BaghdadFarid's our chef and
Kebob's our specialty.
byBethJoKnapke
emphasize that role.
It is difficult to praise the most
beautiful production of a child's
play ever done by a college group.
The American Premiere of
Ala-ed-Din (the Caliph, and the
Dreadful Magician) presented last
week provided a glorious two
hours which appealed to the
aesthetic sense of adults as well as
to the adventurous whims of
children. Dr. Pettit wrote the lyrical script which was brilliantly
enhanced by the artistry of the
director Patricia B. Snyder, and
by the set designs depicting the
possessions and antiques of the
Middle East.
The young boy who possesses
the magic lamp and who is pursued by the Dreadful Magician is a
Mark Famer, a member of Grand Funk Railroad, wffl be appearing simple plot which was accompanied by the wonderful mime
here Sunday, April 26, at the Palace Theater. Mountain will appear in
ability and the sensual dancing of
the same concert. On Saturday, Herbie Mann,will appear.
the mysterious beauties of the
East. The Magician (Timothy
Brennan) not only had a powerful
and articulate manner of evoking
fear (from the children that is)
but suited "the action to the
word." His gestures, like those of
Due to a great deal of interest and his body, animals, nature, are the Caliph (Peter Hasher) were
exhibited after the first interview represented by picture words.
exaggerated to sterotype the vilReporter: Thank you very lian and the ruler, and both
with Mr. Woo, Director of the
Area College Language Depart., much, Mr. Woo.
moved beautifully in order Lo
he has graciously consented to
give us another interview.
Reporter: Mr. Woo, in your first
interview, you stated that it is not
difficult to learn Chinese characters Would you please explain
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this?
Mr. Woo: I shall be glad to tell
you, and to analyze the degrees of
each state of learning.
Reporter: How many characters
must one learn in order to read a
newspaper for Political Science
\
Studies?
Mr. Woo: Around 1,200 characth
ters are needed.
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Reporter: What about History
or Chinese Literature studies?
Mr. Woo: For learning literary
Chinese, 3,000 characters are
needed; for history, about the
same.
Reporter: How many years of
t.'luAk
study are needed in order to read
a Chinese newspaper?
Mr. Woo: After three years of
the regular course, one may read a
newspaper If a summer course is
taken, it will only take two years,
Uwl
Reporter: In relation to the
Chinese characters, how can they
V,J.(
be learned in stages?
-1 ln t
Mr. Woo: We could use some
U\,
analysis in this area. For the purposes of mnemonic devices, etymology is used as a medium; the
simplist of words such as man
Chinese Etymology
Discussed By Mr. Woo
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T o focus on the aesthetic
aspects highlights the brilliantly
colored and sensitively textured
materials which reflected the
splendor and wealth. Arleno
DuMond exhibited her talents for
costume designing because of the
dancer's ability to move freely in
the complicated outfits. The Mideastern music accompanied this
very glamorous group of slave
dancers who were well instructed
by choreographers Adrienne
Spagnola and Kathleen O'Neil.
Their grace and charm added to
the simple melodies very often
played by solo oboes or flutes. To
judge the quality of the performers sets and lighting is difficult
because perfection is often unsur-
Experimental Theatre presents
Tom Eyen's THE WHITEWHORE
AND THE BIT PLAYER, this
evening in the Arena Theatre at
7:30 and 9:00 p.m. Directed by
William Frankonis of the Theatre
Department faculty, the play concerns the final moments in the life
of an aging actress. The actress
and her alter-ego are played by
Jane Mandel and Debanne Brown.
Admission is free.
Ausitions for HOME FREE, a
play written by Lanford Wilson
and directed by Howard Kerner,
will take place in the Arena of the
PAC, Monday night, April 27, at
7:30 p.m. Persons interested in
the technical aspects of the play
are invited also.
The Sounds Of Music
At PAC This Weekend
The New York Pro Musica, performers of Medieval, Renaissance,
and Baroque music, will be heard
in concert Friday evening, April
24, in the Main Theatre of the Performing Arts Center at State University of New York at Albany,
The program, to begin at 8:30, is
s p o n s o r e d by the university's
Music Council.
The famed ensemble, founded
by Noah Greenherg and directed
by John Reeves White, provides
concert audie jes with a unique
opportunity to hear the musical
musterpeices of an age that produced such giants as Shakespeare,
Leonardo da Vinci and Dante,
performed by young singers and
instrumentalists who have been
acclaimed widely for their artistry
and authenticity. A Pro Musica
concert has been described as "an
exciting excursion into the great
musical past."
The ensemble's repertoire is as
wide and as vari-colored as the
period that it musically depicts.
Included are sacred works that
were performed in such cathedrals
as Chartres and Notre Dame, lusty
songs and dances of 15th Century
Germany, music at once elegant
and earthy from Elizabethan England; music from the courts of
Spain and the Low Countries, and
madriguls of the Italian renaissance.
Tickets for the general public
are $3. and may be reserved by
calling 457-4879.
Two more music faculty concerts are scheduled for April at
the Performing Arts Center of
State University of New York at
Albany.
Sunday afternoon, April 26 at 3
o'clock the program will be
"Ensembles with Trumpet' in the
Recital Hall. James Morris, trumpet will be joined by Findlay
Cockrell, harpsichord and piano,
the American String Trio, William
Hudson, clarinet, Ruth McKee,
bassoon, and guest performers
Daniel Grove, violin, and David
Cobb, double bass.
The program will include works
by Torelli, Biber, Martenu, and
feature the "Septet" by SaintSac ns.
On Monday evening, April 27, in
the Main Theatre at 8:30, the
program will be "Music by
Bartok." Performing artists will be
Marvin Morgenstern, violin,
William Hudson, clarinet, Dennis
H e l m r i c h , piano,
Findlay
Cockrell, piano, Thomas Brown,
percussion, and Leonard Tobler,
percussion.
The program will include "Contrasts " for violin, clarinet, and
piano; "Sonata No. 1" for Violin
and piano, and "Sonata for Two
Pianos and Percussion."
Anyone interested in performing during the
Summer Activities Program
Anyone interested in working on committees
(rock, jazz, folk etc.)
(State Fair, Concerts, Communications)
Contact e i t h e r
D e n n i s E l k i n CC 356 457-6978 o r
Don DeCicca Waterbury Hall 472-8027
or anyone interested in the class's future
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAX 6
EARTH DAY
by Bob Warner
Congressman Richard Ottinger,
contender for the Democratic
Senatorial nomination spoke to
over 500 Environmentalists in the
Ballroom Wednesday afternoon.
Ottinger, a Westchester Democrat, consistently criticized the
Nixon Administration's efforts (or
lack of them) on behalf of environment conservation, human
welfare, and the stopping of the
war in Vietnam.
The Congressman's short speech
was dedicated to ecolocv but he
underscored the urgency n f immediately ending the war in Vietnam because conservation programs cannot be funded until all
the troops are withdrawn.
"If anyone is going to clean up
the environment, it will be you
(the students)," stated the Congressman at the beginning of his
speech. He warned the many apolitical conservationists that
when people such as Nixon and
Reagan get on the environment
bandwagon "the environment is in
trouble."
He suggested that a fund be
created among citizen environmental groups in order thai industrial violators may he brought
to court. Such a fund is needed
because our society cannot function without money; and the prosecution costs of hiring lawyers
are too great to be borne by a
single individual.
Environmental clean-up, according lo Ottinger, should not be
limited to water and air pollution,
but should be broadened to include slums in which children can
easily become lead-poisoned and
rat-bitten. Again, he put the
blame on the Vietnam war, which
is channeling funds for destructive
activities, instead of constructive
endeavors.
He continued to advise the PYK
enthusiasts that (hey must not
limit their protests to pollution,
but must expand their energies
with equal vigor to challenge ihe
war and poverty as their pet
issues.
Questions from the audience
were taken, and one student asked
for Ottinger's stand on I he
Panther 21 trial. He replied that
he supports their civil rights in tintrial, but lie does not condone the
violence that they have been accused of.
On issues more relevant to Earth
PAGE 7
Day, Ottinger was asked why the
consumers would have to bear the
brunt of paying for anti-smog
devices, when the automotive industry is Ihi' creator of the device
which contributes to two thirds of
all air pollul ion in this country
Secondly, CM and the other
colllpaiue.s make billions of dollars
in profits annually, so they c m
easily install the- anil MHog device-.
without cost t o (In- consumer
Ottinger, however, would not sup
port any price control legislation
on the automotive industry He
has tried, though, to obtain
minority representation on Ihe
CM Hoard of Directors, and he
does favor the breaking up ..I
Ceneral Motors because il has
" I DO much monopolist ic power
Ot linger attacked (In- oil m
(luslry as well in Ins sprech
Through the oil depletion allowance tax loophole, our oil in
dusines are only I axed S1 is". on
over $1 billion in profits, while a
poor working man is taxed at least
I l'< on his income.
A student mentioned the case of
the Tohin Meat Hack ing Company
which can legally pollute the Mud
son Uiver near Albany, lie chal
Icnged Ihe strength or willingness
t»f government to slop I hi
crating of Ihe country
parling.
Congressmai
Ottinger sanl. '-hi the last aualvsis
it is entirely up to us
by Kathy Eckerle
"Now or never. This is the unequivocal expression by everyone
- that each individual has a responsibility to his environment." With
these words Attorney General .
Louis Lefkowil/. focused on the
attitude that made April 22 a
special Environmental teach-in
day across the nation.
Lefkowit/., the first in a series of
speaker and panel discussions that
took place Wednesday as part of
PYE's Earth Day activities, addressed concerned members of t h e
University community on the >P
ic of "Environmental Law
forcemenl."
! Ie commended I he stale for
being "a pioneer in environmental
reparations," mid cited the New
York Legislature in regard to its
recent aciivit ies in the area of
pollution
control,
particularly
with the formation of Hie Depart
ineiii of Environmental Conservation. The new department was
established
xchisively fight
water, air and html pollul ion, an
arc.i formerly one of the responsibilities of I he Commission of
Health
"Environmental programs begun
in the (id's must he expanded in
Ihe Til's " He concluded that Ihe
Depart me nt of Law must also
expand and increase its effect iveness. Recommended legislation includes the control of automobile
gas emissions and the reduction o f
the lead content in fuels
Following the Attorney General's speech a panel discussion
basically concerned with local environmental problems ensued.
Questions were directed to the
panel consisting of Mayor Corning
of Albany; Jack Lauber, from the
NYS Health Department; Frank
McGowan, a chemist for Tobin
Packing Co.; and Walter Barrett,
attorney for the Niagara Mohawk
Power Co. The group's moderator
was Dwight MeUler, Deputy Commissioner of the NYS Department
of Health.
A group of concerned students
badgered Mayor Corning with
questions about the condition of
Albany streets. A PYE representative presented a complaint
received from a woman in Albany
who said "the streets of Albany
are not fit for children." Corning
countered that the complaint, if
lodged with him, would be explored.
Coming, in answering a question
concerning the Tobin Packing
Company, placed 2/3 of the
blame on Colonic as 2/3 of the
water affected is in this area. He
did say that the company is in the
process of building a sewage system that would deal with the
wastes and he feels "they are
doing a good job in treating this
pollution."
The mayor expressed a personal
commit I ment to environmental
reform, and pointed out that he
was one of the first lo endorse
Rockefeller's pure water program
and will continue to supporl reforms in the future.
Jack Lauber, the Regional Air
Pollution Control Engineer of the
Depart nienl of I leal I h, stressed
the importance of these reforms
in a brief presentation. He stated
Ihal " I n Ihe US we have 200
million people, hut our environmental pollution represents a
population of about 'Mi b i l l i o n . "
The way lo curb (his is through
legislation controlling pollution of
our natural resources. But as one
high school piii-1 said, while pointing to a student Willi a cigarette
dangling from his m o u t h , " Y o u ' r e
accusing the government o f causing our environmental dilemma
and yelling for legislat.ivereform.
Yet how can the problem he
solved at a national level if you
don't start helping as an individual'.'"
Congressman
Richard Ottinger
Mayor Enistus Coming
FRIDAY, APRIL 24. 1970
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All undergraduate students are members of the
Student Association and receive the benefits due to
them through Central Council. It is very obvious
that a student body as diverse as ours has many
different desires for events, programs, publications,
etc. The job of Central Council therefore becomes
one of trying to meet the diverse requests of the
student body. In order to do this, support is needed
from the individual members of Student Association
— that's you!
Currently the Budget Committee of Central Council is reviewing the requests for funds for the
1970-71 fiscal year. These requests total more than
$370,000. Yet, under a voluntary system of payment, approximately $180,000 is expected in income. Here's the explanation: based on past performance in years of voluntary assessments, we
estimate that only 60% of the student body will
pay, i.e. about 4300 out of 7160; at $42.00 for
Student Association activities, the expected income
in only $180,600. The other $15.60 is for intercollegiate athletics for the year. Requested is
$111,000 with expected income of only $86,650
under the voluntary assessment. Thus the $28.75
per semester leaves, all of us students a long way
from affording our own requests.
How You Will Be Hurt
What does this all mean to you? A very great
injury to your requests. In order to be financially
sound in preparing any sort of budget for next year,
Budget Committee has assumed that the assessment
will be voluntary, because, and only because it is far
more reasonable and efficient to entertain requests
for more money (if the assessment remains mandatory) that to recall budgets and trim money out (if
the assessment is voluntary). This assumption means
that Budget committee must try to pare requests
back below the amounts of money received this
year under the mandatory system. Budget Committee is still working, but here is the picture - a
portrait in black - as it stands right now.
Athletics
During 1969-70 students paid $10,000 to provide
recreational hours for the gymnasium. This was used
to benefit students in two ways. First, the gym
could then be open on afternoons, evenings, and
weekends. Second, the money provided more jobs
for students. If that money is not paid, the gym
would have to seriously reduce its number of hours
of operation, maybe even to the point of only
allowing physical education classes and intercollegiate sports to exist. And with only a voluntary
assessment, that money could not be paid, because
it would not exist. Looking at that even more
closely, the reduced hours (or even elimination of
hours) of operation would mean that A.M.I.A. and
W.R.A. would probably not be able to exist without
the facilities of the gym. Also, intercollegiate
athletics would be crippled. The request from the
student-run Athletic Advisory Board is $113,000,
but only $86,650 can be expected with only a
voluntary payment of the assessment.
Quadrangles
This year quadrangles were brought out of their
povertous state by Central Council's allotting
amounts of $1500 to $2900 to the various quadrangles. All of the quads have really shown excellent
programming this year and they should be allowed
to keep their money. However, under the voluntary
assessment, each quad would be allotted approximately $500 to try to make do for the whole year.
In order to try to make budget requests fit into the
assumed income, the Committee felt that emphasis
would have to bo on University-wide programming,
rather than on quadrangle programming. Thus quadrangles would have to be returned to a level euen
below the level of past voluntary assessments. That
is disastrous! A 75% cutback will take the life out of
the quads.
Commuters
Since almost half of our enrollment is commuters,
roughly an equal amount of money ought to be
allotted to the Commuter's Organization, as has
been allotted to the quadrangles. Under the voluntary assessment, however, only $1,000 would be
used for that organization. Again the emphasis
would have to be on the University-wide programming.
Editorial
Special Events
Special events and weekends (such as Homecoming, Parents' Weekend, Holiday Sing, Spring
Weekend, and Wild, Wild Weekends, etc.) are being
closely scrutinized for penny-saving methods. The
charging of large entrance fees is one way. Eliminating the events is another. Neither is desirable. Exact
figures on suggested final action are not available as
this is written because Budget committee is still
trying to pare the figures without violating the
integrity of the programs. The original request was
more than $35,000.
Publications and Communications Media
Communications is a vital necessity within a
12,200-member student body. Therefore ASP and
WSUA 640 have to be kept as solid as possible.
They will still not escape some trimming. The ASP
requested $15,400, but that would be down to
$11,510 The radio station, WSUA 640, is literally
falling apart facility-wise and should be supported
to broadcast to as many people as possible. The
original request of $64,420 included moving uptown to the Campus Center and broadcasting over
the airwaves to the Albany area as an FM commercial station. This is very much out of the
question under a voluntary system. So WSUA is
down to appromimately $20,285. The yearbook,
Torch, requested $23,000 in order to have a
yearbook free for every student. Budget Committee
would like to keep this true, but is unable to do so.
As this is written, there has been no final action on
this matter. The various other publications are still
under consideration but would definitely be
trimmed.
Dramatics, Concerts
These recurring events are our largest number of
organizations and also our largest money drains.
Dramatics Council and Black Ensemble together
comprise a request of $41,700; under a voluntary
payment system, they would receive a total of
$11,060. This is virtual monetary homicide, but is is
necessary. Concerts under Council for Contemporary Music totaled a request of over $75,000
which is presently down to $40,000 with a chance
to go lower if need be. Music Council (not CCM)
requested $29,915 which is down to $12,200.
This picture is not intentionally overly-bleak; this
is the way the budget would have to look IF the tax
is paid voluntarily. There would be few, if any,
conventions or field trips paid through Students
Association. Events would be fewer and further
between. Weekend events would not really be
WEEKENDS; they would be a couple of events
tossed together. There would be no emergency
spending (such as $4000 for the Kunstler speech;
the best attended single event this year; $3000 for
buses to Washington; $6000 for Judo Club; extra
appropriations to bail clubs or events out of
unforeseen straits; and so forth) This means that
ovorybody will be affected greatly by the lack of a
mandatory assessment. If you still think you aren't
going to bo affected, call me at 457-7978 or
457-.'M30. PLEASE vote to keep the mandatory
assessment by going to the polls noxt Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday in the Campus Center
Main Lounge.
Sterilization?
Dr. Wood, a leader in the Association for Voluntary Sterilization will speak
Monday, LC 2, 8 p.m.
Comment
by Terry Mathias
Academic Clubs and Honoraries
Academic or departmental clubs have increased in
number during 1969-70 with the advent of many
departmental advisory groups. All together, these
groups requested $13,343 for 1970-71. In order to
get this to fit the expected income, this has been
reduced to approximately $6,600. A reduction of
that size will very seriously impair their operation,
but it has been suggested that they try to squeeze
some money out of their parent department, since it
was a fairly good budget year in New York State.
There are some questions in people's minds about
the equity of funding departmental
honoraries which have, by their nature, restrictive membership requirements. The reduction to $5,500
reflects elimination of funding for such honoraries,
on the basis that money should be used for
organizations which are open to all members of the
student body.
and answer questions.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1970
Communications
Dear G.G.
duplicityduplicityduplicitydi
The administration has, once again and as expected, chosen the least
sensible, least desirable, and most odious solution in dealing with the
problem of campus unrest.
We are referring specifically to the arrest of a leader of the Third
World Liberation Front who is also a Black Panther. This can only be
interpreted as a purely political arrest.
The administration is obviously scared that they are losing their grip
on the campus. Our administrators have been told by the central
administration (Gould's office) to squelch campus turbulence immediately because "we (the central administration) don't want
another Buffalo.. .we expect arrests."
Violence of any type is a sign that something is drastically wrong
somewhere.
And there Is something very wrong here. This is a racist university;
an outgrowth of a racist society. Until we do something to radically
alter our present circumstances, we can expect an increased number of
gradually worsening incidents. Nothing will be solved by political
arrests. This type of response fosters further polarization and is one
step towards making Albany "another Buffalo."
This administration has managed to act in opposition to student
interests in almost every important situation throughout this semester.
Now may be the time to ask "just whose interests concern them?"
Where are their priorities? Do they have priorities?
Certainly undergraduate education is not one of them. . .remember
Gerry Wagner; and remember the endless duplicity of the administration throughout the whole affair that culminated in his ouster.
What about the university's cooperation with the city and state police
in busting students for drugs. Any self-respecting university community would not allow this to happen.
Remember the $ 1,000 ransom that was demanded (and paid) before
charges could be dropped against a student who was implicated in the
window breaking incident-and who just happened to be identified
because several days earlier he had spoken lo security about a stolen
wallet and security remembered his name.
And then there is the last Presidential press conference. President
Kuusisto, once again, was absent. Dr. Thome, ass't vice president for
student affairs was absent also. It was obvious from viewing the
people who were sent, that the singular intent of the administration
was to pretend absolutely nothing was wrong. To insure this duplicity
one administrative representative refused to answer virtually all
important questions- This being his specialty. His major concern for
the day seemed to be how best to ignore the questions while keeping
ORDER. The other representative seems to have been completely
ignorant of recent campus events.
So the students who gathered Monday afternoon were treated to
another circus sponsored by the administration and paid for by the
State of New York.
Think about this university. Think about this society. What are your
priorities? And What are their priorities? Sometime soon something
must change. What are you going to do?
AT.
Vote NO For Tax
Student Association desperately needs mandatory student tax. If the
tax referendum which is being conducted next Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday does not receive enough support, next semester will
witness the curtailment of many student activities and the financial
abolishment of many student interest groups. For example, the ASP
will only print eight page issues irregularly and small clubs, like scuba
and karate, will fold due to lack of funds.
For many, this is a strong argument in favor of mandatory student
tax; however, for us it is not strong enough. In all good consciousness
we cannot endorse mandatory student tax because it infringes on the
free will of every individual on campus and removes the important
right of choice. John Sluart Mill in his book On Liberty says that "the
human faculties of perception, judgment, discriminative feeling,
mental activity, and even moral preference are exercised only in
making a choice." How then can the same student body who voted
for the CURE proposal, a proposal which allows individuals to
exercise their perceptions through free choice, vote for mandatory
tax?
Mill later writes (hat "he who lets the world, or bis own portion of
it, choose his plan of life for him has no need of any other faculty
than the apelike one of imitation." A vote in favor of mandatory
student tax is a sure way of fostering apelike behavior and insuring
that every student is like another in at least one way - they have all
paid their student tax. in an age of purported individuality, how can
we vole for something which is going to make each and every one of
us the same in one respect'.'
"Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model," writes
John Mill, "but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all
sides, according to the forces which make il a living thing." A vote for
mandatory student tax will remove some of the living substance of us
all and serve as an initial step in our dclumiani/.ation.
G.G.
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
To the Editor:
On April 9 a bill was introduced
and passed in Cen tral Council
which called for a referendum on
the Passover holiHay. Usually election commission runs central
Council elections and referendums. However, since they had
just finished one election last
month and have another election
planned in a few weeks, Political
and Social Positions committee
was requested to run the referendum. This request was made at
the meeting and in accepting to
run the referendum we offered to
handle the technical aspects necessary for it In no way did we Luke
over CountU's job in the religious
area. We are currently involved in
finalizing arrangements with a law
firm for the sLudent body and
setting up a bail fund. Our members as a group neither have the
time or have showed the willingness to take over the question of
Passover classes - and nor were we
ever requested to.
Your editorial of Arpil 17 entitled "Passing Over" seemed Lo
imply that Political and Social
Positions CommiLLce had initiated
the entire idea of having a referendum We never suggested such a
move but merely consented Lo
operate it. Our job was completed
as a committee assignment when
we turned over the results Lo
Central Council. The latter groups
aclion was non-existent, but what
could they really do. They already, through the Commission
Tor Religious Affairs, made a
strong plea Lo Lhe administration.
Possibly the next Lime Central
Council jumps on the idea of a
referendum they will take a
moment to think what it will
accomplish.
* Sincerely,
David Neufeld
Charade*
To the Editors:
On Monday, April 20th I went
to my first President's Conference
with students. I was sorely disappointed.
I had always assumed that since
the President had agreed to hold
these conferences every week, he
would be there. I guess I have a
lot lo learn aboul President's Conferences but I still had Lhe feeling
that these meetings didn't mean
very much Lo him.
As lo his substitute, Dr. O'Reilly
seems like a pretty nice fellow. He
was very civil, very quiet and he
Look a lot of unnecessary badgering from some students. The point
is, he seemed totally unprepared.
He couldn't even answer elementnry questions about the recent fracas at Colonial Quad. An
"I don't know" answer to a large
majority of questions is simply
unacceptable, honest but still unacceptable. The very Isast an administrator could do is to familiarize himself with issues which are
almost certainly going to be
brought up.
I honestly goL Lhe feeling that
these conferences are held just to
humor the students. Unless the
Administration takes a much
more serious attitude towards
these meetings. I really think it is
a disservice to all concerned to
continue a charade.
Richard Pearsall
No More Talk
To:
President Alien A. Kuusisto
From: Third World Liberation
Front
Sir:
We will.no longer deal with your
office on a conversational level.
Because of the factastated below
a) Your undying willingness to
converse has done nothing to
change the racism that caused the
present situation.
b) Your conversation has done
nothing to ease campus tensions.
c) Your conversation has done
nothing to stop the arrest by the
University in the wake of our
meetings
Because of this, we are forced to
make a statement to the effect
that:
1) We are aware of the support
and actions of several groups in
our behalf.
2) We agree that the charges
brought against students by the
administration must be dropped,
3) We as an organization no
longer Lake Lhe responsibility of
holding Black or White persons or
groups in check from reprisals
against the University, as we have
been doing up Lo now.
•I) We welcome communication
from you as to a change in the
present course of action the University has Laken.
Any action taken by Lhe University in a positive direction might
serve to quell the growing anger
and frustration casued by the University's lack of and indeed negative action.
WHY POLLUTION?
by Jack Schwartz
New Left Organizing Committee
The students at Santa Barbara who burned down
the Bank of America probably did more to save the
environment than all of the "teach-ins" ;md "survival faires" put together (Ramparts magazine).
Question: Who makes decisions in Amerika? Who
controls industrial output, rate of production, and
consumer consumption? Obviously not us. It's the
Landtul of men who run the corporations, and the
government, and the armed forces, and the universities; a few make the decisions for the rest of us.
(But the problem is not only production and
consumption, but also our cultural values and our
social relationships). The basic motivations of
Amerikan Society are so bankrupt, that New York
City has already been declared a hazardous pollution area because of the carbon monoxide level in
the air.
Government and industry see the problem finally,
and they have responded with massive public
relations attempts, scientific reports and committees, - like with Civil Rights, like with the war, and
like our Sunya administration. What such proposals
miss is that it is not the control of the land, air and
water that is at stake, but the control of man.
At RPI last night,
Kelleher from Troy said
that he did not believe in limiting the birth rate
because there are enough material goods for all, if
the system worked. If lhe system worked! Profit
means growth and competition, at all costs, and we
must change our priorities from the quantity of
profit to the quality of life, stressing human needs
instead of corporate needs.
Wednesday was "back to the proper channels"
Earth Day. We were told: you can depend on the
government to solve the pollution problem. Is this
the federal government that spend 2.3% of their
budget on all natural resource programs, in 1966,
and only 1.8% in 1970? In fiscal year 1969, we
spent 3.6 billion on all natural resource programs
and 4 billion to reach outer space!
The Department of the Interior steals resources
from the American Indians, and auctions them off
to the highest bidder. The Atomic Energy Commission has made Colorado a plutonium mine. Sec'y of
the Interior Ilickel has given Alaska and her oil to
the Oil Industry • i n return for Nixon's compaign
monoy. How about the local "elected" officials, like
Erastus Corning, who, after 3D years in power, only
needs two more weeks to get trasli cans on the
streets and in the parks. I asked him Wednesday
about the pollution from United Traction buses, but
he only rides in limousines, so he doesn't know
about the exhaust from his brother's buses. The
sanitation services in the South End ghetto are
non-existent, as is true in Harlem, Bod-Stuy, North
Phialadelphia el al, because white people don't live
in these places. Will Neil Kelleher stop selling used
cars not that he knows that they cause pollution?
Will Attorney General Lefkowitz shut down industries that fill his party's coffers with election-time
funds? And does millionaire Senate hopeful Ottinger really think that prices aren't fixed in our
country?
Well, anyhow, we can depend on the humanitarian
instincts of big business. At RPI's teach-in, a man
from G.E. was asked why the people must pay for
anti-pollution programs when they purchase goods,
and he replied that the only place to get money is
1
from the profits, and with low profits, god forbid
GE might go out of business! General Motors builds
cars so that they will break down in a few years, and
we can go buy a new one, if we're not sprawled out
on the highway somewhere. The point is, don't
collect litter, attack those who produce the garbage.
We can still find help on our campuses, can't we?
Here at Albany, for instance, the Kuusisto Kid has
admitted thut construction crews and maintanencc
have been dumping trash in the pond. And our
scientists have been dumping radioactive waste
products down the drain, to be re-circulated! All the
concrete helps the ecology too, I guess.
The answer is, the people must demand self-determination and control of their own lives. We can't
even see our own records, or prevent searches and
seizures of our belongings in the dorms, or secret research being done on campus. So how will we stop
GE from destroying Vietnam, or stop United Fruit
from running Latin America and invading Cuba, and
how do we get the armed forces out of the 109
countries they are in? as technicalities are ironed
out.
We begin by decentralizing power, and exercising
our Human Rights. Remomber the People's Park?
We stopped construction there, so far. We must stop
the factories that pollute, by any means necessary.
Blockade airports, super highways and construction
that is anti-human in purpose. Work for an end to
capitalism, so that we can end war, poverty, racism,
unemployment, hunger, dictatorship, poor education, heroin addiction, safety hazards, greed, alienation, AND pollution.
Do we have any other choice?
All Power to the People
PAGE 9
Commentary
Colonial Quad
Your article on the disturbance at Colonial Quad was definitely
3lanted and misleading. I am not saying it was purposely slanted, for
in any situation involving more than one person, each person perceives
it differently. I wish to give you a "blacker" side of the incident on
points I know are incorrect.
First pertaining to Sunday. The supervisor did request to see the
meal card. And the girl did refuse. Then, you wrote »the supervisor
"confiscated" the card in accordance with specified procedure.
However there is a "slight" difference in confiscating a card following
procedure and snatching it from the person, or taking it off the tray.
The manner in which the supervisor took the card was a direct affront
to the girl, resulting in a fight.
There were other ways the supervisor could have "confiscated" the
card. The moment the girl refused to show the card, the supervisor
sould have realized that a crisis was developing and anything she did
would be viewed as white supervisor vs. black student If she had done
something as simple as going to the black female kitchen helper, (who
is friendly with all the black students on Colonial), and had her ask
the girl for the card, the incident could have been avoided. I am told
that the supervisor has used the same "approach" with white students
as well. That does not excuse the manner in which she deals with
students black or white.
Next comes the problem of how many "attacked" the supervisor.
Why did you mention the supervisor's belief that more than one
student struck her, if she herself isn't positive? You know damn well
that people will believe more than one student was involved. Did you
bother Lo consult the person or persons who stopped the fight? People
at the scene, white andblackhave told me that only two persons were
fighting, the student and the supervisor. A young man who helped
pull them apart, says there were only two involved. Since he didn't
have a blouse over his head, perhaps he is more correct than the
supervisor.
As for Lhe R.A. who was allegedly beaLen, and has bruises to show
for it. I wouldn'L prinL her story until she comes up with witnesses.
Concerning Lhe arrest and charges. Why did she (the supervisor) take
the matLer to civil court? She did not press charges immediately, first
she consulted Food Service. If Food Service had really wanted to
persuade her not to press charges, they could have. We have seen a
similar situation involving the sLudenL arrested doing the Gerry
Wagner incident. The Administration is using the same legal "smoke
screen." by saying that a private citiaen is pressing charges, therefore
they are powerless to stop it. Food Service is in direct consultation
with the supervisor. Anyone who refuses to admit this is only
deceiving himself.
Second, let us discuss what happened Wednesday. Your arLicle leads
people to believe that the violence was organized. As a black student I
know it wasn't. What did happen Wednesday: You have black
students
thinking one of their sisters was being victimized by the
white Food Service, coming Lo Colonial Quad to show support. There
is tension in the air. The Blacks expect something to happen. The
whites expect something to happen. There is fear on both sides They
come on to the line en masse. You arc wrong when you imply all Lhe
sLudenLs refused to show cards. 1 personally spoke to the card
checker. She told me that some of the students refused to show cards
She kept a level head, and instead of bringing the situation to a crisis
then, by demanding to see their cards, she locked the cash register and
went Lo Lhe man in charge of the kitchen. He did nothing (he
disappeared into Lhe kitchen, and was never heard of again). Now, you
have a mass of black students coming up to the serving area. The
servers panic and go to the kitchen, closing down the food line. Two
black students go behind the counter and start serving the crowd.
There is a "clash." Some people say a girl threw something, some say
a plate fell over, either way this spark the crowd and "mob thinking"
takes over Mob thinking- not organized revolt.
Although public newspapers (ex. The Knickerbocker News) implied
that all HO black students participated in the disturbance at the most
there were 25 who did. 25 out of over 450 blacks who attend this
university.
The fight you wrote of happened 5 minutes before the major
disturbance. The 3 or 4 white students involved were at a table in an
area usually used by the Blacks. Every quad has such an area. The
same way fraternities sit in a particular section, so do black people. If
white students should sit in the area, nothing happens. Until
Wednesday, there has never been an incident when whites were asked
to leave. On Wednesday, they were, but looking at the entire situation
we can understand not condone what happened.
Looking back, one must conclude that what happened Sunday and
Wednesday resulted from stupid actions of both sides Each black
student had his own personal reason for being there. For most the
reason was frustration, not necessarily caused by incidents on campus
but also by incidents in the "outside" world. What they did was not
against the white students at Albany State, personally, but againsL the
whole racist system. They broke furniture noL bodies and smashed
windows noL faces. I saw a balek guy knock down a white girl. He
said "excuse me," helped her up and then proceede Lo Lurn over her
table.
1 write this not to excuse my peoples' behavior, nor to apologize for
it. It is senseless to place a value judgment on what happened, to judge
it either right or wrong accomplishes nothing. The best thing is to try
to understand what cuused Lhe incident and with this knowledge plan
the fu Lure. Having mass arrests or blaming all black students, will only
lead to further polarization on this campus. Ending the E.O.P.
program will stop black distrubances on this campus, but when you
leave here we will be waiting, and BO will unsolved racial problems. If
we (black and whites) don't get off our asses and start solving
problems now, we never will.
Peace,
Ronald Simmons
The Albany Student Press is published twice a week by tne
Student Association of the State 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
Class of 1918 and is funded by student tax, ASP phones are
457-2190 and 457-2194. If no answer, messages may be left at
457-3430.
PAGE 10
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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For Sale: Our Environment.
Will technology and "progress"
make ALASKA another ecological graveyard? Lewis Lapham
reports on Alaska's struggle between its conscience and $900
million worth of oil leases.
Also
Marshall Frady on HILTON HEAD, South Carolina. A
' test Case" that proves people
can and will unite to fight
against
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sake" if the price is pollution.
And that one valuable byproduct of the battle is a new
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAGE 11
THE ASP SPORTS
NCAA Bound
Netmen Stretch Unbeaten String to Thirteen
by Ted Rosenberg
ley, in a very close match. Thus,
he earned the right to play no. 1
versus Plattsburgh and Potsdam.
The Albany State Varsity Tennis
team has now won 13 consecutive
matches including three this year.
The Danes began the season by
handily defeating Central Connecticut 7-2. Dave Hawley played
number one singles with Junior
j p n Fishman playing number
two. Ted Rosenberg was in the
third spot with Freshmen Harold
Forest and Eric Carlson 4th and
5th respectively. All won their
matches.
The varsity squad, which is remarkably deep this season, is a
team that should be very selfcompetitive and this was proven
last week in inter-team playoffs
when Ken Fishman, previously
no. 2 man, knocked off no. 1
man, Senior Captain Dave Haw-
Also, the no. 6 and 7 men
switched positions, giving State
surprisingly three excellent freshmen in their starting line-up. Chris
Burke was the man who made the
jump into the starting line-up for
the first time. He responded with
two impressive victories.
Burke undefeated in two. Ken
Fishman suffered his only defeat
of the season versus Rich Johns of
Potsdam in a close match. Albany
(3-0) with victories over Central
Connecticut by 7-2, Plattsburgh
9-0 and Potsdam 8-1, is slowly
reaching the midseason form it
needs for its next three encounters versus R.P.I., Hartwick,
and Oneonta, which are the
toughest in the Danes' schedule.
Yesterday's varsity and junior !
varsity tennis matches against
Oneonta were rained out.
The tough doubles combinations
versus Potsdam were Hawley and
Burke at no. 1, Carlson and
Forest, normally no. 3 played no.
2, and Coach Hathaway inserted
subs Ross Pusatere and Bruce Hettesheimer at no. 3 doubles. All
All those interested in playing
these teams responded with victories. Numbers two through five Club Football next year, there
will
be a meeting Monday April
singles all remained undefeated
through these matches, with 27, at 8:00 p.m. in LC 6.
Track A Winning Tradition
by Bob Zaremba
There's a tradition at Albany
State when it comes to things like
Cross Country Track, and Bob
Munsey.
It's called winning.
It happens enough to call it a
tradition. As a matter of Fact, it
happens every year. This year it
happened, nine times with Cross
Country, and it's happened eight
times in a row in track (including
the first four meets this year and
the last four of last year.)
Why does it happen? What right
does SUNY at Albany (a diddily
name in intercollegiate athletics)
have to be a track and cross
country power?
The answer is that there is something about these sports that sets
them apart from from things like
baseball, soccer, swimming and
the like. In these other sports
there is a definite need for something. Something without which a
winning radition is impossible. It's
called talent. You can't teach it;
you can't create it. How do you
get it? You go out and offer
money to schoolboys who have it.
We don't do this. So we don't get
it.
This is not to say that Munsey is
some kind of magician who waves
his wand and creates a runner out
of thin air. But something like
that.
Sure there are some guys
who could never break the eight
minute mile even with all the
work and sweat in the world and
with God as their track coach. But
So why are track and cross there are guys who ran high
country exceptions? Well, talent school track and never could get
here is of a little different sort. under 10:10 for the 2 mile. All of
You can go out and get it or you a sudden here they're down to
can try to build it and create it. It 9:55 and below and helping to
can be done in cross country and sustain a tradition.
track. Coach Munsey proves it
every year. Work, discipline, training, sweat. These things can build
talent where it didn't exist before.
And where it did exist to some
small degree, these things can augment the talent. The hard-earned
but happy result is a tradition of
winning!!
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League II Standings are as foltows:
Saturday, Tom Nixon, Mike
Pavy and Warren Sabloff combined for eight hits, including a
homer by the latter as STB
whipped Potter Club 13-8. Lew
Kahler's grand slam and John
Quattrochi's 2 hits led the losers.
STB again triumphed on Wednesday, edging KB 11-10 on a game
saving defensive gem turned in by
Joe Kavanaugh. Bob Onofry, Pat
Mahoney and Larry Meyers each
had 2 hits which was enough to
offset a fine 2-hit, 2 RBI performance by the losers' Bob
Zaremba.
You see, unfortunately SUNYA
has been unable to contract God
as track and cross country coach.
A mistake was made in last
week's paper. Instead of having
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But He is on our physical educa- beat them 21-20.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1970
I
HASSLED???? DIAL 457-5300
L)n call 24 hours a day, 7 days a diction will be encompassed by
week are psychologists, psychia- the group. However, the crises
During the two days of dialogue, trists, doctors, graduate assistants, dealt with are not limited to drug
interest was expressed about the and students. Included in the use. Students contemplating suineed for some sort of group, on group are John Tucker of Coun- cide or those under severe emocampus to help deal with crises seling Service, Louis Lieberman of tional strain can also seek help
experienced by any member of the Sociology Department, and from these concerned individuals.
The training of the Crisis Center
the yiuversity community. This Dr. Janet Hood of the Student
staff will include advanced traincrystalized into the Student- Health Center.
Faculty Committee to Establish a
Bad trips and other problems ing in suicide prevention techCenter for Interaction.
related to drugs and drug ad- niques, field studies of programs
at other centers, drug abuse workshops, and seminars. The group
will also try to bring training
experts to our campus to provide
further instruction.
The members of Crisis Center,
on behalf of the student body,
voiced support this type of organization as a service that should be
an integral part of the University.
by Gregory Thompson
The number is '157-5300.
The class of '71 will hold tin Thursday will read as follows: "In
opinion poll on April 29 and .TO an attempt to develop a statewide
to obtain the ideas of the class on bond between the student bodies
a variety of issues concerning uni- of the university centers, should
versity, community and inter- we strike when they strike; .should
national problems in an attempt we demonstrate when they demonstrate; should we give support
to give '71 a feeling of unity.
The poll on Wednesday and to another university center's student body through any means
possible?"
Students will be sitting on all
Vandals smashed the window*
the uptown dinner lines on the
29th and 30th, and will be in the of approximately ten cars parked
in
the Dutch Quad parking lot
Campus Center those two days to
accomodate voting commuters. Wednesday night.
The damage occurred between
No identification or proof will be
required; the class officers are the hours of II pm and ',1 am. No
Continued from page 1
asking that students be honest and motive could be determined. "It
intended to rule out the con- only sign the poll if they are seems senseless," a spokesman for
sideration in Senate of political members of the Class of '71. The Security commented yesterday.
stands on the war, environment, results, of course, will be pub- The cars were apparently picked
etc.
lished, and if anyone is interested at random.
One student said he noticed
Tim Reilly, opponent of the in helping with this project please
resolution, called this move a c o n t a c t Mary Marl or Pat sneaker prints on the rear hood of
his car. It appeared someone had
national conservative drive by uni- McGrath.
versity professors to make univerOn May 9, as part of the Uni- kicked his rear windshield in.
sities apolitical. His adversaries, versity's annual Parents'Weekend,
however, maintained that the Sen- the Classes of '71 and '72 are
ate was never intended to take sponsoring a concert featuring the
political positions. The resolution "Guess Who" and "Scales and
was postponed indefinitely by a Croft."
31-23-6 vote.
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by Judy Avner
Vol LVM No. 17
'It gets so frustrating...*
Juniors Seek Views
In Opinion Poll
by Neill E. Shanahan
A young man, seventeen, wanted to see the
world. Perhaps, growing up in the streets of Albany's South Side, maturing through the gang
rivalries and individual fist-fights, dropping out of
school, defending his sister on the streets in an
increasingly hostile and racially torn neighborhood,
he had already seen enough of it. More, certainly,
than most. Nevertheless, ghettoes whatever their
color breed restlessness.
Next week, seven years ago, he joined the army.
To understand his story, one must understand
Terry Rinault. One must understand that life to his
is an adventure. He has no chip or ill-feeling, and
despite his fierce loyalty to family and friend, he
forgets easily. He is happy and broadminded—due in
part to the fact that he reads constantly. Yet despite
the fact that he was discharged over four years ago,
his voice shrinks to a whisper and he almost
shudders as he describes his experience.
Vandals Smash
Car Windows
At Dutch Quad
CURE
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Meet John Henighan — SUNYA's plainclothes
campus Security Investigator.
One car, a fairly new Dodge, had
still not been removed by noon
Thursday. The back window was
shattered, a gaping hole in the
middle. Glass covered the upholstery and littered the floor below.
Poems for the Shields McIlwaine Poetry Contest and
short stories for the Lovenheim
Story Contest should be submitted to Robert Judd in HU 375
by May 7.
TORCH NIGHT 1970
The TORCH NIGHT Information Card
How did you react to Basic training?
Panic! It was disillusioning. The recruiter had
explained what it would be like but I still panicked.
We were herded like animals, disorganized, wearing
half army clothes and half civilian. People were
always screaming at you—not too much physical
abuse but constant mental torture.
They tell you when you get there that you're the
lowest thing in the world and it confuses you. As
soon as you get organized, get into a company—everything you do has to be prompted by Kilt!
Kill! Kill' They use it as a morale thing—to keep
you keyed up.
I guess you need them—crawling under live
machine-gun fire, getting gassed— it's all stuff you
need- but its the way they do it.
For the majority of NCO's, the job is really a shit
job- some sort of punishment and they take it out
on the recruits. They have such a low IQ and a
narrow outlook on everything—many joined off a
farm or out of the slums and they get a real sense of
power being able to take and yell and scream at a
hundred guys. We used to say NCO meant No
Chance on the Outside. It gets so frustrating-just to
answer back is disrespect. It can mean the stockade
for six months. It gets so frustrating.
Did anyone break, Terry?
17 years old—Richard Poland attempted to commit suicide. We were at Fort Dix—3rd training
regiment and they were constantly harassing this
guy. 7:30 one night we heard all kinds of screaming-he had cut his wrists and ran across the field.
Some guys caught him—tried first aid. They took
off their T-shirts to bandage him but he was cut
pretty deep. They took him to Walsson Army
Hospital--but we never saw him again.
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What happened after Basic?
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I was assigned to the 5th Training Regiment for
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How did you feel about the army at that point?
I still believed in most of it 1 fell like I was in a
movie or something. Most of all, I was pretty proud
now thai I had made i! through everything I turned
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And what was Germany like?
That's when* I first started to think of the army
as stupid. At Fort Dix they spent over $2,000
(raining each guy for light vehicle duty and when we
got to Germany, they put us on tractors and trailers
for eight weeks.
Hut I liked the idea of driving a tractor and
trailer you feel pretty big and grown-up. I got a
certificate for 70,000 accident free miles. You feel
like you have a job to do, carrying parts of missle.s
and commissary goods.
But, then, the most frustrating thing happened. I
wasn't the most ideal soldier, hut I had my
stripe an E-3 private I was put up for E--1 which is
for best soldier in the quarter. Everyone takes a
proficiency test and out of 8-10 guys they review, 1
was picked. The guy who was picked always wound
State Uniueriftjj of New York at Albany
Tuesday, April 2*. 1970
An Interview With An Ex-GI
up E-4 and I was pretty glad.
We had had a problem. Before this, we had been
under a guy named Lieutenant Ross. He was a real
drunk- oh, he went to the same bare downtown as
the guys did, tried to be friends-but he turned out
to be a real prick. It was all bullshit because soon he
started to lord his authority over everybody. He was
a real pain.
It got so bad and we got so hot about him that
one day we went over to the first lieutenant and
said that he had to go. He had to go or we'd go. We
were burning to get him off our back! The first
lieutenant investigated-and moved him from executive officer to battalion. It was worse- everything
had to go through him.
And when I was put up for soldier of the quarter,
he got back. I came out of that quarter-so I
wouldn't even be considered. It didn't matter if I
was the sharpest in the quarter.
I went to the lieutenant- but he wasn't going to
buck battalion forme—or anyone.
What was your reaction?
I hated it! I hated the rotten, stinking army. I
had never tried to excel before. I had always done
my job. I thought of killing him—to get shot down
by that creep! After that I was irritated just to do
the things I had to do.
The fact that he could gyp me—and that the
lieutenant wouldn't back you- and then you begin
to see it—there's a lot of rotten shit in the army, if
you start to look around—guys getting courtmartialed for stealing coffee when all the time the
sargeants steal among themselves. It's all right for
one person to do something and not another.
Like Bucher (Commander, USS Pueblo)—they
courl-martialled him in prison—they could reprimand him for how he acted—sitting in a prison
camp and they turn around and do the same
goddam thing by signing that paper. But they're at a
desk and they're comfortable every night.
And the prejudice! Now it's known they can't
hide the fact that it doesn't change in uniform. But
then it wasn't out. It depends on who's in power
and who's in a position to help their own- and the
blacks usually get the bottom.
That was a pretty strong reaction. Did you cool down
after a while? What happened after that.
You see, there were other things. Other things
were building up—and they blow your mind. I had
been trying to get a leave for home now for almost
two years. You start to miss your family despite all
the friends you have in the army. I was still only 1H.
But a lot of us they wouldn't give leave to. We
weren't in favor. They'd give us fifteen days but to
leave Europe you need 110—and you need a ticket to
and from-that's $600 or $700. On $72 a month
with beer and cigarettes and everything you can't do
much.
I rolled my tractor, too, outside Nuremburg and
wound up in the 96th General Hospital. In a few
days I was back in the company for light duty, but I
was still on crutches. The army constantly believes
everyone's goldbucking and they get on you for
that and for the accident because that works
against, the company's chance to win best mileage
and the captain to win a promotion.
And then something I'll never forget.
What happened?
It was my birthday and four of us had been out
That night as we were coming into the barracks I
was on crutches this cook Becker was coming up
the stairs Becker and I never got along and he was
drunk. I guess he just got pissed seeing me or
something because he started coming at me.
mumbling "fuck you" and "you're a mother
fucker." lie went to punch me and I hooked him
and he ''ell. He was really mad now and still
swearing and he started to gel up so I kicked him
in the lace. 1 had to. On crutches it was the only
thing 1 could do.
1 was court martialled tor "Disorderly in Quarters" they tried me for kicking him.
At the trial there were four witnesses. There were
the three guys with me and Becker. Every goddam
one of them was favorable. The three guys said
Becker had come at me first, Becker himself didn't
deny it "1 was drunk," be said and said he didn't
know what happened, I pleaded not guilty.
They found me guilty on all charges. They
reduced me to E-l.
Why? How?
You see what happened? For a court-martial to
take place, an officer has to bring charges. You have
an officer to prosecute, an officer to judge, and an
officer for defense. They don't decide these things
in court—they decide them in the officers' mess
where they drink together and watch baseball
together. For one to say another officer was
wrong—to chastise another officer on behalf of a
private just doesn't happen in the army.
Couldn't you appeal?
All the officers are in Battalion and you appeal to
Battalion Headquarters. The same thing again.
What happened then?
I was so disgusted and pissed off, I decided I was
going to do whatever I wanted. I went drinking
every day~I let my beard grow—I went AWOL—
everything, there wasn't one thing I didn't miss. It
pissed me off so much that they could actually do
something like that and get away with it. The mere
fact an officer says you did it means you did.
Another Court Martial?
And the stockade.
Could you describe the conditions there?
(Rinault's voice now went so low as to be almost
inaudible)
The stockade was deplorable. It was built for 500
but there were 900 there. Racial tensions you just
couldn't believe. It was June 19 when got there
and there was no air-conditioning—nothing. The cell
blocks were hotter 'n shit, no music. No radios. No
newspapers. All your mail was censoted—mail from
home often was sent back. For "flying mail"
(getting it out secretly) they put me 11 days in
'The Box" it was 5' by 7' concrete with a little
toilet-bowl and a wooden pallet to sleep on, which
you took our during the day. You couldn't smoke,
You couldn't talk. It was called "Dietary Segregation."
For breakfast they gave you a little box of
Kellog's cornflakes and Vh slices of bread with a
little water. One more thing—a large tablespoon of
instant dehydrated potatoes. That's what you get
for lunch and that's what you get for dinner.
I was there twice—a total of 21 days and I lost 25
pounds. But they don't write your weight down—
they say only a 5 or 10 pound difference.
One day a group of criminology students came
by from Hudelburg. Before they came in, Captain
Cadfrey came in—he was later made a major—and
told us that if anyone at all contradicted him he
would turn the guards loose on them later on. They
came in and told them we got breakfast cereals and
green vegetables and liquids and all had cots to sleep
in. If we had said no, they would have beat our
brains out.
You'd sit there—sit all day long—sit on the
goddam floor all day. Once a day you got a
shower- you got 3 minutes. He said we had 15
minutes exercise to the students. We didn't get
any the liar.
There was constant brutality. If you're in there
for 90 days you get bored—and sick. One guy like
that tried to escape—he was half beaten to death.
They'd always give; provocation, "how do you like it
here"' they'd whine at you. You'd be walking down
the hallway and they would make you strip- get
up strip again and stick a knife in your ass
Then somebody else further on down the hallway
would make you strip again. And they always held
the "Box" over your head! That was worse than the
heating
What were niosl of the guys in the Stockade for?
Kids 17 years ma you wouldn't believe it 17
years old und complete alcoholics. Kids- protestors in there with hardened criminals- rapists,
murderers.
Could you relate what happened after
you left tiie stockade?
I had always been trying to get a 30-day leave
and soon after I got out I got word that my kid
sister was dying. She was only M when 1 joined and
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