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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1970
Albany Student Press X
James R. Williams:
New Life for Campus Security
•FContents copyright 1970.
Vol. LVII No. 35
State University of New York at Albany
How would you control robberies on campus?
Frankly, I don't think that that type of crime can
be helped by the trippling or quadrupling of the
security force...I don't think the students want a
uniformed security force on every floor.
Suppose the instances of armed robbery increased...
How do you think we could control that without
putting other students uptight?
You mean without arming the security force?
Well, I'll ask you that, then: Do you think we
should arm the Security Force?
I agree with the trustees, or whoever made this
regulation; I think it's possible to do effective police
work—crime detection, arrests, all the traditional
facets of police work—being unarmed...It's one
thing tc conjure up all sorts of ideas about what
might happen: Certainly the Security Police could
not handle someone holed up with a rifle or n pistol
shooting at the place; you'd probably have to call
on outside police forces. But to use that as a basis
for arming the Security Force? How likely is that
event to occur? Not very likely.
On what grounds might you call in local police?
As I understand it, it will not be me who calls in the
outside police force.
Would you be in favor of a student review board or
grievance cormittee?
I think so, but I think also that there's a bit of a
problem, since everybody on the Security Force
with the exception of myself is under the State Civil
Service.
Here again you're going along guidelines that you
really have no control over?
Yes. The only other word you could come up with
would be "advisory," and 1 think a lot of students
might get upset at that word because it means, well
"we're put up as symbols and we don't have any
other role." That's just the way it is under the Civil
Under those conditions, then, would you favor it or
do you think it would be ineffective and useless?
No, certainly it wouldn't be ineffective or useless;
even though it would be "advisory," it would
depend on what the Director and Assistant Director
of Security thought of it, and what backing that
board got from the president of the university^ the
administration. From everything I've read, the
administration seems to be quite favorably disposed
toward having such a board.
CONTACT WITH YOUTH
THE UNIVERF11Y AND THE CITY
What affective experiences have you had as u parole
officer dealing with young people?
The age group I dealt with as a parole officer was
from 17 to 30...Many of the younger ones, let's say
19, 18 or so...started off in juvenile court; I used to
say, "I didn't get caught, that's the only reason I'm
sitting on this side of the table carrying a badge and
they're on the other side." I found that what they
desired wasn't too different from what I wanted
myself, as a human being.
DRUGS
What do you think a security force's role would be
in controlling drugs?
From some of the things I've observed in metro
politan police departments, there's an emphasis on
arresting users; this is wasted effort, it gets you good
headlines...My personal feeling is that any investigative efforts should be directed toward the pusher. I
think the Security Force at the University is strictly
a functioning portion of the University administration; in other words, the Security Department does
not make up its own rules as to what it will enforce,
what it will not enforce.
So on most problems of security policy you'd
follow the administration line?
I think we wonid have to; because I think 1 see a lot
of dangers in the United Stales today if police
departments tend to feel themselves solely answerable to themselves for their actions.
STUDENT INFLUENCE ON SECURITY
How do you think students should get involved in
the Security Force? Do you have any ideas on
communication* between students and Security?
1 think we should bring the roles of the security
officer and student closer together, for instance by
Do you feel than a security force might he able to
influence community police, or make a good
impression oon Albany itself?
it would have to he the indirect method; 1 don't
think the police department should he in the role of
leading anybody lo do anything. It's just not a
function of the police forces, because police forces
are servants, strictly that, arms of the executive.
But as an individual, perhaps yes.... 1 think that if
you could work on getting the majority of the
student body registered to vote, you might have
much more effect.
FILES ON STUDENT ACTIVISTS
.1/ present there are no files on student activists on
rumpus; do you feel this might serve the needs of
the Security Police Force, keeping files on the
students who might cause trouble'
The only thing I can answer to that is, it often gets
out of band; because it's very difficult, well it's
impossible to predict what someone is going to do.
You get a firebrand orator; is he actually going to
do what he says? You don't knuw. What happens is,
most departments, in order to play il sale,
catagori/.e everybody as potentially dangerous radicals and they keep a file on thorn, I think that's
been much abused....
Again the Security Force is .in arm of the
executive, and I don't think they want to start
maintaining a list of potential radicals.
Well, how about to protect yourself The Security
Police might have personal feelings about this.
1 don't think that the file actually does much good
other than just create a lot of ill reeling right now.
You know, under the law of the land, you get
arrested for acts that you do, specific actions that
violate one of the laws, not for what vou say or wht
you think or what you write about.
Tuesday, November 17, 1970
by AI Senia
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hiring students as security officers or on the other
hand by encouraging security officers to go to
school for a degree. This, I think, would be very
helpful: to bring the two rotes together, so that the
Security Force is not looked on as an alien body.
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James R. Williams, 29, was named last month to the new post of
Director of Campus Security (ASP.October 23, 1970). Mr. Williams,
chosen unanimously by a search committee chaired by Robert Stierer,
Assistant Vice President for Management and Planning was the
youngest of the dozens of candidates considered for the post
The selection of Mr. Williams put an end to a period of controversy
during which several students objected to the methods of the search
committee; many of the other candidates being considered were
specialists in military engineering, experienced in Southeastern Asian
affairs.
Mr. Williams is experienced in various areas of social and police work
in his home town of Indianapolis. He has served as a parole officer for
the Department of Corrections, a caseworker for the Department of
Public Welfare, and his present job, the associate director of the
Human Rights Commission, He is on the board of directors of PACE,
Inc., a United Fund agency advocating correctional reform.
A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point,
Long Island, Mr. Williams is now a lieutenant in the naval reserve and
a candidate for an M.A. in history and political science at Butler
University.
Although he does not take office here at the University until
December 3, Mr. Williams agreed to an interview with the ASP this
past weekend, during a short stay in Albany. This reporter found him
willing and able, in the brief time he had for discussion, to respond
directly to a wide range of sensitive issues.
Below are excerpts covering the salient topics of that interview.
ROBBERIES AND ARMED POLICE
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ARRESTS AND UNDERCOVER WORK
Do you feet that arrests are useful in controlling a
gathering that seems to be getting out of hand?
That might be very provocatory; in a crowd, if the
police observe an individual throw a firebomb, for
instance, it might be more harmful at that point to
go in and try to take him out of that crowd than it
would be just to identiby him and arrest him quietly
later. To answer what your question implies, the
police department does not have the authority to
ignore state law, to say we will not enforce this
particular state law.
Do you feel we should have an undercover agent?
No; well, again, you can't just completely rule them
out, but the abuses of using undercover agents are
dangerous in themselves.
I think I'm very much in favor of-what are they
talking about now- "blazer boys"? Because the
Crime Commission report of 1965 or '66 (recommended three levels of police officers; the "police
aide" who would help in a lot of the dirty work that
police do now- taking down reports, getting cats out
of trees; and then there would be a Community
Service Officer, the highest level police officer you
could be.... A kind of quasi-social worker, so to
speak; he'd have to be college-educated, this type of
thing.
So you'd like more plainsclothesmen, but plainclot hen men whom we know?
Yes, whom you would know. Apparently these
positions, regardless of what my opinions are, have
been approved by the state.
Hut these would be known
Oh, yes.
policemen?
However, they wouldn't wear uniforms-'
They'd wear, from what 1 understand, easily identifiable blazers and gray trousers; they'd stand out,
and even if they didn't stand out the students would
know who they are.
STUDENT VIOLENCE
Unrest has been exaggerated, I'll just say that, if was
played up across the nation for the November
elections, exaggerated totally out of proportion to
what actually happened.
And I'm not in favor of using potential arguments
of what might happen-Centainly a group of 10,000
students can be extremely destructive, and you can
imagine all soils of things that mighl happen if an
unruly crowd of 10,000 students got out of hand.
You could use this as a justification for acquiring
helicopters, tanks, everything.
Well, that's what I'm trying to imagine, though,
right now
Well, I don't want to imagine that, because I think
it's a street where there's no end; the end would be
Police State, probably.
Hut certainly a police force should be prepared for
something like that
Again, this is the argument used across the country
by those who are currying "dunvdum" bullets in
their rifles, and even in their pistols. You know,
"We're ready, we're prepared." Hut then you've got
all Ibis armament and il becomes a self fulfilling
prophecy. You come up on situations heavily armed
that in the past were dealt with rather routinely and
nothing much happened; hut now you see il as u
riot and so you over-react.
photos by david comarow
Mayor Defends Tobin
by Neitl B
Shanahun
Excerpts of ASP's interview with Mayor Corning
appear on page eight.
Mayor Erastus Corning defended Tobin Packing Company Thursday
and said that the alleged polluter is "doing everything that the
present state of technology will permit them to d o " to correct the
dumpage of waste materials into Patroon Creek.
The major charged that numerous other organizations are equally
responsible for the pollution of Patroon Creek as Tobin'sand cited
SUNY Albany, Killip Launderers and Dry Cleaners and Normanskill
Septic Tank Cleaners. He also claimed that Manning Paper Company
of Green Island produces "over half the entire amount of industrial
pollution that goes into the Hudson River."
With the projected completion of the Patroon Creek Intercept and
the Albany Sewage Treatment plants in 1972, the mayor said, all
pollutors cited "will be completely in keeping with the rules and
regulations on water standards for both Patroon Creek and the
Hudson River,"
In effect, therefore, Mayor Corning claimed that all the pollutors in
Albany County - whose total pollution has caused the Stale Health
Department to lisl Albany as a "major" polluter - are doing their
utmost lo correct the situation and that the city is doing its utmost as
well.
The mayor made his comments in an interview requested by him
with the Albany Student Press and WSUA. Following the publication
-f the allegations against Tobin in the November 3rd issue of the
ASP, the mayor had let it be known that he wished to present his side
of the story.
Mayor Corning stated thai all organizations responsible for the
pollulion had agreed to join the Albany sewage treatment project
when completed, and he charged that, as a result, the proposed
boycott against Tobin was "entirely unfair."
He acknowledged, however, that plans for the two sewage
treatment plants have not yet been approved by the stale and federal
government and that the city "couldn't do a thing until that review is
complete," He admitted us well that state authorities had not yet been
approached on I he mailer of foes involved in connecting Albany
Stale's sewerage with the proposed county system.
Of Tobin, Mayor Corning said,"They are recapturing their fats,
faking out solids, they are providing some preliminary treatment
before waste goes Into the Patroon Creek. They are doing everything
that the present state of technology would permit them to do."
The New York Slate Health Department has charged Tobin with
being (he second worst polluter in the Albany Area. Asked to explain
Continued on page 8
An investigation conducted by this newspaper
during the past week has shown that Albany State
University dumps thousands of gallons of untreated,
raw sewage into Patroon Creek and the Hudson
River daily. The action is in direct violation of
Article 1 2 of the Public Health Law.
Mr. Weist, the Regional Water Pollution Control
Engineer for the Albany region was unable to give a
specific estimate of the amount of sewage involved.
"But you can make a crude estimate of 50 gallons
of sewage per person per day," he told this reporter.
And after considering the amount of garbage and
sewage produced by the cafeterias, residence halls,
and toilets on campus, he stated: "I would say the
amount is pretty well up there."
Thus Albany State finds itself a prime polluter of
Patroon Creek and the Hudson River. This places it
on a par with other major polluters in the Albany
area • including Tobin's.
The investigation involved interviews with Mayor
Erastus Corning, civil engineers, and officials of
both the Albany County and New York State
Health Departments. The extent of the pollution
problem and the university's role in il came to light
only after Mayor Corning telephoned President
Louis Benezet last week, reading to an article on
Patroon Creek which appeared in the "Albany
Student Press." The article detailed the rule Tobin's
Meatpacking Company plays in polluting the Creek.
Corning stated that the university also playes a
major role in the destruction of the watorway.
Benezef reacted by appointing Plant Supervisor
John Buckoff and Walter Tisdale to study the
problem and make a report to H. David Van Dyke
in the Community Relations Office, Tisdale is
responsible for campus planning.
A study of the maps of Albany County's sewage
and drainage system conducted by this reporter
reveals that a sewer pipe carries all the sewage from
the north part of the campus (State and Colonial
Quads) into a manhole on the north side of
Washington Avenue. A pipe runs from this manhole
west into the City of Albany's Patroon Creek Sewer
System, which leads directly into Patroon Creek,
west of Russell Road. The "creek," which more
closely resembles a floating drainage ditch, empties
info the Hudson.
The sewage from the southern part of the campus
is carried through a twelve inch sewer pipe into the
system of the New York State Office Campus
complex. From there, it moves into a manhole on
Western Ave., opposite Pinehurst Avenue. Eventually this sewage is also dumped into the Hudson,
flowing past an inadequate waste treatment plant
that cannot handle the daily load.
Continued on page 9
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
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Albany Restaurant Owner
Clashes with Students
from without
by Bob Warner
News
Editor
World News
T h e United States, as a result o f secret d i p l o m a c y , is expecting
that t h e Soviet Union will o r d e r t h e d e p a r t u r e of a n u e l e a r - m t a l e
f
• „ . h » t is oresently s i t u a t e d in t h e C u b a n p o r t of
a c n T u e g o s A m e r L n officials believe this t o b e a n understanding
S ? Z been reached with t h e Soviet Union t h a t t h e latter w.ll
. ^ t a r e c S n r . u e l e a r . w e a p o n s i n t h e W e s t e r n Hemisphere.
The military wing of Syria's ruling p a r t y a p p e a r s t o be in.control
o t h e " g o v e r n m e n t after last F r i d a y ' s c o u p d ' e t a t . T h e new
leadership, which is e x p e c t e d t o b e s o m e w h a t m o r e friendly t o
he West than those w h o were just d e p o s e d , have been guarding
Arab c o m m a n d o c a m p s t h a t a r e situated near D a m a s c u s .
Tens of t h o u s a n d s have been feared dead as a result of
disastrous tidal wave which swept t h e offshore islands a n d coastal
regions of East Pakistan. T h e d e v a s t a t m g p e a k o f t h e c y c l o n ,
b r o u g h t 120 mile per h o u r winds a n d u p t o 2 0 Teel of water ,n
quite a few areas.
C o s i m o "s Italian R e s t a u r a n t o n W e s t e r n A v e n u e , t h e s c e n e o f a b i t t e r
encounter between the proprietor and some students.
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P o t h o l e s p o c k t h e p a r k i n g l o t o n t h e s o u t h side of t h e a c a d e m i c p o d i u m .
Navajo Food Fast
Organized by STB
hochberg
National News
'I'M NERVOUS. HOW DO I ADDRESS HIM ? GENERAL? PRESIDENT? YOUR EXCELLENCY?...
T h e Democratic National Party has suid t h a t it hopes to
eliminate from $ 2 million t o $ 3 million of it's $ 9 . 3 million d e b t in
the next eight m o n t h s . R o b e r t Strauss, t h e t r e a s u r e r of the parly
claimed t h a t t h e D e m o c r a t s ' financial p r o b l e m s will be more
easily resolved as a result of D e m o c r a t i c gains in t h e last election.
According t o t h e latest Gallup Poll, S e n a t o r Muskie is the
frontrunner for t h e Democratic Presidential n o m i n a t i o n in 1972,
while Mayor Lindsay is running a fairly close s e c o n d for the nod.
Kennedy, H u m p h r e y , a n d McCarthy were also cited as contend
ers.
Chief Justice Warren Burger warned t h e A m e r i c a n people thai
unless fundamental changes were m a d e in o u r judicial system
before the end of t h e c e n t u r y , t h e n a t i o n ' s c o u r t s would be in
chaos. In general, Burger called for a less liberal a t t i t u d e toward
criminal justice. Burger has always been a s h a r p critic of the
progressive activist Warren C o u r t .
At a two-day seminar of political scientists, l o b b y i s t s , advertising
men, and Congressional aides that was held in N e w York City,
there was a geneVal consensus 1 t h a t President Nixon did not do
nearly as well as he claims he has in the past e l e c t i o n . However, all
of the political professionals did not agree t h a t Nixon actually
believes his o w n post-election analysis. Many c o n t e n d e d thai the
President was merely propagandizing his so-called election gains
by Harry Werner
F o r t h e past t h r e e years, t h e
b r o t h e r s of Sigma T a u Beta (STB)
have organized a food fast. T h e y
have e n c o u r a g e d s t u d e n t s o n campus t o give u p their c o n t r a c t
d i n n e r s for o n e night s o t h a t F o o d
Service might d o n a t e t h e cost of
t h e meal t o s o m e w o r t h w h i l e
c h a n t y . This T h u r s d a y night, N o vember 19, the b r o t h e r s are again
asking t h a t we give u p o u r meals.
T h e proceeds will go t o o n e of o u r
nation's most forgotten minority
groups, t h e American Indian.
AH monies collected from this
year's food fast will g o t o w a r d s
the creation of a Navajo C o m m u nity College in Arizona. Working
with t h e American Society of
F r i e n d s ' ( Q u a k e r s ) Indian Aid
Program, S T B h o p e s t o raise even
more than the $2700 donated to
the struggling nation of Biafra last
year.
Bobby Cole, chairman of t h e
fast, r e - e n f o r c e d t h e idea t h a t
w h e n y o u sign t h e p e t i t i o n s o n
t h e m e a l lines, y o u are n o t obligating yourself in a n y m a n n e r .
T h e s e lists will only b e used t o
give t h e chefs at t h e various Quads
an idea on h o w m u c h food t o
p r e p a r e . W h e t h e r or n o t y o u sign
t h e list, t h e m e r e fact t h a t y o u
d o n ' t e a t d i n n e r t h a t night will
allow F o o d Service t o give m o r e
m o n e y t o t h e Friends S o c i e t y ' s
program.
If y o u give u p y o u r meal T h u r s d a y night, y o u ' l l be giving u p very
little t o gain a n awful l o t . As S T B
m e n t i o n e d in a flyer t h e y have
distributed around the campus,
" M a k e this Thanksgiving a little
m o r e m e a n i n g f u l for e v e r y b o d y . "
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NOTICE
T h e Business A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Building was the victim of a b o m b
t h r e a t last Wednesday a f t e r n o o n . A t 1 2 : 1 7 PM, a y o u n g a d u l t
called security t o inform t h e m t h a t a b o m b would go off at 1 :'.10,
T h e building was cleared in ton m i n u t e s ; then s t u d e n t s w e r e
p e r m i t t e d t o re-enter tun m i n u t e s after the b o m b was s u p p o s e d to
have d e t o n a t e d .
The Meeting Scheduled
F^A CORNER
WHY A R . P R I C E S IN T H E B O O K S T O R E H I G H E R T H A N
P R I C E S C H A R G E D IN SOME O F T H E S T O R E S O F F
CAMPUS?
First of all it m u s t be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t it is n o t o u r intent t o
c o m p e t e with c o r p o r a t e chains in pricing. Wo could n o t d o so
even if we w a n t e d t o . T h e service t h a t we provide in selling
n o n - t e x t b o o k items is o n e c o n v e n i e n c e . T h a t is , they are
carried only for t h e location c o n v e n i e n c e of t h e academic
community.
There are t h o u g h , two barriers preventing lower prices in the
B o o k s t o r e . We m u s t offset losses incurred in handling
t e x t b o o k s , a n d we lack t h e storage spuce necessary t o take
advantage of q u a n t i t y buying.
National trade e x p e r i e n c e indicates t h a t wo m u s t receive an
average m a r k u p of 2 5 % t o 2 8 % on the items that wo soil, t o
m e e t handling costs. T h e publishers w h o regulate m a r k u p of
t e x t b o o k s allow b o o k s t o r e s only a 20% m a r k u p . Since we give
a 5% d i s c o u n t , we receive only a 15% m a r k u p , which is well
bolow t h a t n e e d e d t o me»t o u r o p e r a t i o n a l costs. We m u s t try
t o m a k e u p this deficit by handling higher margin s u n d r y items
t h a t a r e desired b y o u r c u s t o m e r s .
T h e second barrier t o lower prices in o u r facility, is lack of
storage space. At this time wo only have o n e sot of storage
shelves for all of o u r n o n - b o o k i t e m s ! This forces us t o buy in
small q u a n t i t i e s , which have few, if a n y wholesale discounts.
T h e r e f o r e t h e r e a r e n o savings t o pass o n t o t h e c o n s u m e r .
We a r e a t t e m p t i n g t o c o r r e c t b o t h of these obstacles. T o
c o r r e c t t h e former we are participating in a national effort of
b o o k s t o r e s t o i n d u c e t h e b o o k p u b l i s h e r t o raise t h e unforced
m a r k u p . T h e c o r r e c t i o n of t h e latter harrier is m o r e promising.
We have been begging for m o r e space for three years, for o u r
b o o k s t o r e . We huve boon informed that we would be assigned
a larger area in t h e Wost P o d i u m e x t e n s i o n , w h e n it is
completed.
If y o u have a q u e s t i o n a b o u t F u c u l t y - S l u d e n t Association,
please writo a n o t e a n d leave it a t t h e chuck cashing facility
a d d r e s s e d t o : Peter R. Blais, Ass't t o t h e Director for S t u d e n t
Relations.
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State News
ASP REPORTERS
For Tuesday Nou. 17
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Congressman-elect Herman Badillo of t h e B r o n x , t h e first Puerto
Rican Congressman, received an enthusiastic r e c e p t i o n in Han
Juan. He pledged t o consult with P u e r t o R i c a n officials in order
to help t h e m with any necessary legislation.
New York City officials w e r e r e p o r t e d t o be seeking the
prevention of a n o t h e r taxi strike by r e c o m m e n d i n g c a b rate hikes.
The raise would increase the cost of t h e average ride from $l.'t'F»
to $1.90. A 26-cent charge, under t h e plan, w o u l d also Inimposed against those w h o ride with the p e r s o n w h o bailed the
cab.
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A s t u d e n t signing u p for T h u r s d a y ' s food fast.
Imehberg
Cosimo,
the proprietor
of the
Italian
Restaurant
on
Western
Avenue across the street from the
university,
had confiscated
a customer's wallet on the
condition
that he pay $175, the
amount
that Cosimo had lost on checks
over the past semester
that had
not been paid. Cosimo had done
this because that customer
and
two students
beat a $4 check.
That took place on November 7,
Saturday
night. The following is
the
story
according
to Dan
Williams, a freshman, who became
the key person in the
incident
with Cosimo, although he was not
with the three people who did not
pay the check.
As t h e t h r e e c u s t o m e r s w e r e
leaving C o s i m o ' s , t h e check unpaid, a b o u t five people, b y s t a n d ers, e m p l o y e e s of Cosimo's, a n d
Cosimo himself chased t h e t h r e e
d o w n t h e block. Only o n e person
was c a u g h t , a n d he paid t h e bill
u p o n d e m a n d . O n his w a y o u t ,
t h o u g h , be m e t Cosimo a n d several o t h e r s w h o m a d e t h e chase.
In t h e vestibule a t t h e e n t r a n c e ,
t h e person was hit a few limes on
his face with t h e palm of o n e
m a n . T h e n Cosimo t o o k t h e stud e n t aside, w a r n e d him t h a t he
w o u l d n ' t get off s o easily, a n d
Five Master Keys Stolen
From Indian Quad Office
by Larry Travis
Five m a s t e r keys t o t h e Indian
Q u a d r a n g l e were r e p o r t e d missing
on M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 9. T h e
keys were t a k e n from a dusk
drawer in t h e m a i n t e n a n c e office.
T h e d r a w e r was found U> be pried
o p e n . N o evidence has been f o u n d
tu suggest t h a t t h e locked office
d o o r h a d been t a m p e r e d w i t h ,
therefore it has been assumed t h a i
a faulty lock was responsible for
the access t o t h e office. T h e t h e f t
is p r e s u m e d t o have o c c u r r e d Saturday night, N o v e m b e r 7.
A m e e t i n g of t h e Indian Q u a d
Association was called M o n d a y
night. N o v e m b e r 9, a n d a p e t i t i o n
was drafted with t h e intent of
alleviating (he security p r o b l e m .
T h e petition called for a rekeying
(if the locks on Indian Quad a n d
an increase in t h e security guards,
to total three guards t w e n t y - f o u r
bonis a day.
Michael I'Veidinan, d o r m director of t h e q u a d , succeeded in
procuring new locks for the t w o
inhabiti'd balls. liesldenU m u s t
now carry two keys because only Indian Q u a d , still pitifully i n c o m p l e t e , is p r o n e t o security risks.
the suite doors have been r e k e y e d .
--de young
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JOIN THE NEWS
rut
a s k e d h i m for h i s I D .
f e n d e d t h e p r o p r i e t o r ' s refusal,
C o s i m o t h e n seized t h e wallet b u t \ e t D a n • m e t h e p h o n e a n y a n d d e m a n d e d t h a t h e p a y all of w a y » j ^ e officer t a l k e d t o t h e
C c s i m o ' s u n p a i d c h e c k s , w h i c h s t u d e n t s o v e r t h e p h o n e a n d said
came o u t t o $ 1 7 5 . Only o n t h e t h a t t h e wallet c o u l d b e p i c k e d u p
c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e p e r s o n p a y t h e t h e following a f t e r n n o n .
D a n t h e n a s k e d t h e p o l i c e if
m o n e y w o u l d h e get his wallet
b a c k . T h e s t u d e n t d i d n o t p r o t e s t , C o s i m o h a d b r o k e n t h e law.
t h o u g h , b e c a u s e h e was t o o fright- Again, h e w a s w a r n e d t o m i n d h i s
e n e d t o argue while a few m e n o w n b u s i n e s s . T h e r e f o r e , Dan said
"It
figures.
Typical
Albany
were s u r r o u n d i n g h i m .
T h e t h r e e w h o h a d s k i p p e d p a y - p o l i c e . " N o s o o n e r said t h a n
d
o
n
e
,
D
a
n
w
a
s
frisked,
a
r
rested,
ing t h e check w e n t back t o t h e
d o r m o n c a m p u s , a n d t o l d a a n d t a k e n d o w n b y p a d d y wagon
friend, D a n Williams, a b o u t t h e t o jail. T h e c h a r g e was p u b l i c
i n c i d e n t . D a n called Cosimo o n i n t o x i c a t i o n ; D a n h a d n o t been
t h e p h o n e , b u t t h e latter refused i n t o x i c a t e d a t t h a t t i m e , t h o u g h .
t o talk over t h e p h o n e , b u t sugW i t h o u t b e i n g advised of his
gested t h a t D a n c o m e in p e r s o n if rights, D a n was in jail. All his
h e h a d a n y c o m p l a i n t s . T h e r e f o r e , things w e r e t a k e n , s o h e w o u l d n ' t
Dan w e n t t o Cosimo's a b o u t 1:00 h a n g himself. H e h a d asked if h e
a.m. S u n d a y m o r n i n g , o n l y a c o u l d m a k e a call. T h e r e p l y w a s
s h o r t time after t h e incident.
" L a t e r . " D a n never h a d a c h a n c e
Cosimo told Dan t o leave his t o use t h e p h o n e , h o w e v e r .
e s t a b l i s h m e n t , b u t Dan d e m a n d e d
At 7 : 0 0 a.m. S u n d a y m o r n i n g , a
t h e wallet; he t h r e a t e n e d t o call few o f D a n ' s friends w h o h a d
t h e police if Cosimo did n o t m e e t f o u n d o u t w h a t h a p p e n e d paid
his r e q u e s t . Cosimo refused t o t h e $ 1 0 bail for his release. T h e
hand back t h e wallet, a n d sub- trial w a s t w o h o u r s later; S a n d y
s e q u e n t l y , Dan called the police. R o s e n b l o o m , t h e S t u d e n t AssociT h e Albany police, u p o n arrival, ation l a w y e r , was t h e r e t o counsel
told D a n t h a t t h e incident w a s him. R o s e n b l o o m advised D a n t o
n o n e of his business a n d t h a t pb>ad guilty, which h e did. He was
n o t h i n g could be d o n e w i t h o u t u n c o n d t i o n a l l y discharged. If he
the t h r e e w h o h a d been impli- h a d pleaded n o t guilty, he w o u l d
c a t e d . D a n then asked t h e police have h a d t o face J u d g e T e p e d i n o .
t o wait t e n m i n u t e s for his F u r t h e r m o r e , h e w o u l d have faced
friends, which they agreed t o d o . i n s u r m o u n t a b l e o d d s , because it
Dan asked C o s i m o if h e could w o u l d have been his w o r d against
use t h e public t e l e p h o n e t h a t was t h e w o r d of t w o p o l i c e m e n a n d
in his r e s t a u r a n t . Cosimo denied C o s i m o .
permission. T h e A l b a n y police de-
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
from within
President Benezet's bi-weekly Campus Forum will meet this
Tuesday, November 17,at 2:30 in Physics Lounge 129.
Last Wednesday afternoon there was a bomb threat called in to
the Business Administration Building. The building was cleared,
and the doors were locked. After a little over one hour, the building
was reopened. No bomb was found.
A call for participation to all Residence Halls and Campus
Organizations has been made by the Telethon '71 Talent
Committee. This year's Telethon will be held in February with all
proceeds going to the National Society for Autistic Children. This
organization works to raise funds for the care and cure of these
seriously disturbed children. Any kind of entertainment to aid
this cause is welcome. Auditions will be held from Nov. 30 until
Dec. 3. If there are any questions contact Ron at 7-7796 or Julie
at 7-4064.
The exultations and triumphs of a Psi Gamma beer party during fall rush, 1970.
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Council OkaysAthleticMonies;
FSA Expenditures Probed
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Central Council, in an unusually
brief
session,
"appropriated
$ 2 , 5 4 4 . 5 0 t o t h e Athletic Advisory Board from the Athletic Surp l u s " for t h e Athletic Recruitm e n t program. T h e advocates o f
t h e bill argued t h a t t h e m o n i e s
from t h e surplus h a d t o be s p e n t
o n athletics, a n y w a y , t h e r e f o r e it
w o u l d b e b e t t e r t o spend restricted funds t h a n n o t a t all. T h e
o p p o n e n t s , w h o were in t h e minority, said t h a t Central Council,
a t a n y rate, s h o u l d retain its power over athletic e x p e n d i t u r e s , even
t h o u g h its p o w e r h a s been e r o d e d
..
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_
over t h e past few years.
Council also, in t h e form of a bill,
urged
the Administration
to
create a n E n v i r o n m e n t a l Studies
D e p a r t m e n t . T h e bill was declared
a w h i t e b a l l o t , w h i c h designates
w h o l e h e a r t e d a n d u n a n i m o u s assent.
A l t h o u g h Council m e m b e r s , normally laconic, w e r e d e n i e d a
three-and-one-half h o u r
session
which w a s c o m m o n in t h e C o u n cils of yesteryear, t h e y d i d pass
j u d g m e n t o n s o m e relatively Imp o r t a n t issues. Council q u e s t i o n e d
some of F S A ' s e x p e c t e d expend!-
Bomb Scare II
Last Sunday night in T a p p a n Hall o n S t a t e Quad t h e r e was a
b o m b t h r e a t for a change. A t a b o u t 1 1 : 1 0 , a caller h a d p h o n e d a
p e r s o n in T a p p a n Hall a n d said t h a t a b o m b would go off, b u t n o
time was designated. T h e s t u d e n t w h o was called told his R A w h o
in t u r n informed t h e D o r m Director.
Whether you're into
John Sebastian
or Johann Sebastian,
you should come
in to Center Stage.
We know how important music Is. And we think
everybody deserves the best possible playback, at the
lowest possible price.
That describes Panasonic equipment.
We sell everything Panasonic makes. We're the
nation's only all-Panasonic store. And, as far as we
know, the only store that lets you turn on anything in
the store.
Hear what you've been misBing. Bring in any
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IN THl MINI MALL AT MOHAWK MALI, SCHENtC-^DY
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TEL. {Ill) Mt-MM
IliM a . l . la • [ » p.m., Monday Ihioaik Saturday
l...nr
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iraaeltnh
tures
for
hne 11 Q9 T7 (01-. 77 11 year,
such
as t h e allocation of $ 7 0 , 0 0 0 for
Residence
Directors' and Residence Assistants' meals. T h e
m o s t sagacious political arm of
S t u d e n t Association also quest i o n e d t h e fundings of $ 1 5 0 0 for
s t u d e n t s ' e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d $300
for staff
meetings. Who t h e
shrewd beneficiaries of these monies are, is still u n k n o w n .
T h e High Council also debated
t h e merits of raising t h e s t u d e n t
l a x , a n d also t h e possibility of
separate billings for t h e S t u d e n t
Association excise tax which is
$ 2 2 per semester a n d t h e Athletic
Activities Assessment which is
$ 7 . 7 5 per half a n n u m .
Editor's Note
Richard
Nelson,
Acting
Chairman of the Camp- Dippihill Go
venting
Board had accused the
ASP in the November
10 issue
of being "ill-informed.
" The statement by the ASP, however,
that
$69,000
has been spent by FSA
for the "maintenance
and operation of the Mohawli and Dippihill
campuses"
was tahen
directly
from page I of the 1969-70 FSA
audit. The confusion
was probably caused by the fact that there
are two adjacent properties
located in Wurrensburg:
Camp Dippihill and the Glen House.
Dippihill
is owned by Student
Association;
the Glen House by FSA. The two
jointly
and loosely
are called
Dippihill.
"If you are not a part of the solution,
you are part of the
problem. " Carver Community
Center, 700 Craig St.,
Schenectady,
has in progress an afternoon
and evening tutorial program.
Thuse
students
in need of tutoring
are being referred
with the
cooperation
of Steinmetz
Junior High School Guidance
Department. There is a definite
need for more tutors. At present,
housewives,
businessmen,
and students
are participating
in the
program. If you have any questions
write or call the center «(
374-8456 or call Mr. William Murphy at
377-0770.
Small ways to depollute: stop littering; there is only so much
water- don't leave it running; measure soap for laundry carefully;
use an unphosphated- non detergent soap (bubble baths are o.k);
never flush what you can throw away; remember, all power
pollutes-electric, too-so shut off those lights; when shopping use a
reusable tote bag; if you see something wrong contact those
responsible; return extra hangers to the cleaners; don't use colored
facial tissues.
Enrique Laguerrc, a professor of Puerto Rican Literature at the
Catholic
University
in Ponce,
Puerto
Rico,
will talk aboul
contemporary
Puerto Rican Literature
on Thursday,
Nov. li) at
4:00 p.m. in Hu. 354. His speech will be delivered
in Spanish.
Laguerre is Puerto Rico's most prominent
present day novelist
with some nine novels to his credit. His works, the first of which
was produced
in 1935, focus on social, economic
and political
frustrations of the Puerto Rican masses, particularly
those in the
rural sector.
Harold Miller from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada,
will give a colloquium address entitled "Applications of Decision
Theory lo Social Psychology" in SS 256 on Nov. 19 at 3:30.
The College of General Studies and the Department
of Physical
Education
ore offering
a 3-hour,
non-credit
course in Driver
Training Education
on Highway Sufety.
Proof of having cum
pleted the course must be provided
before a road test appoint
inent will be made for an applicant for his first drivers license. The
course will be given Dec. 7. 6-9 p.m. The fee is $5. Fur further
information contact the College of General Studies, All
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It has struck me that the features editor either has a strange sense of
humor or is a sadist; asking me to do an article on WFLY and WRPI is
tantamount
to requesting
Richard Nixon to write an objective
essay
on the Vietcong.
It was probably
out of morbid curiousity
that I
accepted.
I was told, "Students
on this campus love to listen to music;
they
wake, sleep, eat, study, rap, and God knows what else they do to it.
Find out what students
might want to know about the
programming
philosophy
and operations
of two of the most listenedto
stations on
campus."
So I hopped into "Obie" (a dumpy old Mercury) and took
off forTroywith
pen between my toes and wife by my side.
Michael
Sakellarides,
Asst. Program Director of WSUA
When WFLY began o p e r a t i o n s
in 1 9 4 8 , their p u r p o s e was t o
provide classical m u s i c w i t h o u t
profit,
working
only
with
listener's c o n t r i b u t i o n s . By late
1 9 6 8 a n d early 1 9 6 9 , WFLY,
o w n e d by t h e T r o y Record newspaper, was losing m o n e y rapidly.
Up until t h a t t i m e W F L Y was
c o n s i d e r e d t h best classical prog r a m m e r in t h e Capital District,
y e t c o n t r i b u t i o n s from listeners
were insufficient t o s u p p o r t station o p e r a t i o n s . In t h e s u m m e r of
1969, t h e former W F L Y program
director decided to move to an
easy-listening format,
generally
called " M . O . R . " in t h e industry
("middle of t h e r o a d " ) . This move
simply plunged W F L Y i n t o keener
c o m p e t i o n with WROW, W G F M ,
Wgfm, WDKC, a n d WABY.
With W F L Y ' s ratings d o w n in
the d u m p s , former listeners abhorring the new format, a n d t h e
station still losing m o n e y , t h e
time was right for J o h n Walker.
J o h n Walker g r a d u a t e d from
RPI last year, hailing originally
from Long Island; he served WRPI
as p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r from J a n u a r y
1968 to J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 . Early last
s u m m e r Walker t o o k over us program d i r e c t o r of W F L Y . He planned on p r o g r a m m i n g for a y o u n g
adult a u d i e n c e , ages 15 t h r o u g h
3 5 , with t h e b e t t e r music from
lop 4 0 , bona-fide oldies, a n d p o p ular a l b u m c u t s . He r e v o l u t i o n i z e d
the WFLY f o r m a t a c c o r d i n g t o
the nationally p r o v e n " D r a k e "
formula.
J o h n Walker doesn't particularly
like t o have W F L Y t y p e d this
way, yet WFLY t o d a y will remind
a n y o n e fi
• New York Metropolitan
»f W O R - F M a n d
for good rim
To u n d e r s t a n d
WOR and Wl i , i . a n d over 50
o t h e r s t a t i o n s in t h e United
Stiites, we m u s t diverge briefly t o
Bill Drake.
Bill D r a k e is n p o p u l a r muskp r o g r a m m e r w h o is generally considered t h e most influentialman in
the industry t o d a y . T h r o u g h his
c o n s uI I a n I
s e r v i c e .
Drake-Chenault, nine AM radio
stations and forty FM s t a t i o n s in
the biggest advertising m a r k e t s
and t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y have
all
their
m usic,
jingles,
commercials a n d news formats
p r o g r a m m e d . S o m e of Drake's
clients pay a feee t h a t can exceed
$100,(100 for this service. His program ideas are psychologically
insidious,
hut
consequently
always popular. Within a few
m o n t h s a l t e r t h e i n c e p t i o n of
Drake at WOK FM in New York
City, WOR b e c a m e t h e secondmosl-listenetl-lo station in the
area.
T h e f o r m a l is successful because
Drake e m p l o y s a crowd-pleasing
p h i l o s o p h y ; his formula mixes less
r a u c o u s rock with the latest hits,
oldies with a l b u m c u t s , slow cuts
with u p t e m p o music, male with
female artists, a n d so o n . Drake
p r o g r a m m i n g is " t i g h t . " It d o e s n ' t
waste ji s e c o n d . T h e a n n o u n c e r
talks happily, c o n f i d e n t l y , b u t
tersely over t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of a
song, giving, basically, informat i o n : time, t e m p e r a t u r e , e t c . Each
record just barely ends when a
transitory a capelta
(all voice)
jingle flows into t h e noxl song or
commercial.
T h e formula
is
psychologically insidious because
t h e music b e c o m e s very u n c o n sciously p r e d i c t a b l e t o t h e listener. F o r i n s t a n c e : a fast song is
c o m i n g t o a close; a jingle starts
i m m e d i a t e l y ; t h e singers m i g h t
sing "W— F—L—Y S t e r e o " quickly, followed by " i n T r o y " slowly,
and
the next
song
starts
i m m e d i a t e l y , a n d , of course, it is a
slow t u n e . In short, t h e jingle
gives a w a y t h e t e m p o of t h e folloving song, t h o u g h t h e listener is
n o t c o n s c i o u s of his f o r e k n o wlede.
J o h n Walker a t W F L Y d i d n o t
seek
t h e services of
DrakeC h e n a u l t ; he t o o k their format,
a d a p t e d it t o t h e Capital District's
needs, a n d e m p l o y e d a few innovations of his o w n , like "College
C a l e n d a r " a n d carefully s p a c e d
ten-minute
newscasts.
Recognizing t h a t albums are n o w m o r e
p o p u l a r t h a n 4 5 ' s , Walker features
m o r e a l b u m cuts a n d slightly less
gold a n d t o p 4 0 than m o s t D r a k e
stations.
. .ii ...
Walker c o n t i n u a l l y seeks balance
in W F L Y ' s p r o g r a m m i n g ; he personally p r o g r a m s every song y o u
hear for balance. Old songs alternate with new, male artists alternate with female, fast songs alt e r n a t e with slow o n e s . T h e music
is n o t as " l e e n y - b o p p e r i s h " as AM
s t a t i o n s , n o r us " h e a v y " as WRPI.
Walker told me that he w a n t s :
(1) listener involvement, a feeling
t h a i t h e listener is part of t h e
station; a n d (2) to program just
w h a t his a u d i e n c e wants t o hear.
T o facilitate this he established a
r e q u e s t line last m o n t h , a l o n g
with " C o m m u n i t y " a n d " C o l l e g e "
Calendars. Any Capital District
non-profit high school or college
group m a y air their news of campus activities—concerts, meetings,
plays, rallies, s p o r t s e v e n t s , o r
movies—free o n W F L Y . In addition, Mr. Walker invites listeners'
c o m m e n t s a n d suggestions.
I told J o h n t h a t 1 first discovered t h e new WFLY i n a d v e r t e n t l y
last s u m m e r , while dialing for
WRPI; WFLY is a t 9 2 . 3 on t h e
dial, WRPI is at 91.fi. J o h n smiled
wryly a n d said, " W e ' r e q u i t e
aware t h a t it's a d v a n t a g e o u s for us
to be n e i g h b o r s ; t h a t ' s h o w we get
m a n y of o u r l i s t e n e r s . " G o o d
luck, n e i g h b o r !
...hochberg
W F L Y - F M Stereo and W R P I FM S t e r e o work o n t w o diverse
p r o g r a m m i n g philosophies, each
suited t o m e e t their needs. W F L Y
is a c o m m e r c i a l s t a t i o n , o w n e d
and o p e r a t e d by the T r o y R e c o r d
n e w s p a p e r ; frankly, their business
is m a k e m o n e y t h r o u g h their
p o p u l a r i t y a n d a t t r a c t i o n t o sponsors. WRPI is an activity subsidized by the S t u d e n t Union at
Rensselaer Polytechnic I n s t i t u t e ;
frankly, station m e m b e r s w a n t to
have a good time p r o g r a m m i n g
music m o s t appealing to s t u d e n t s
at their school a n d t h r o u g h o u t the
Capital District.
" R e n s s e l a e r is a n engineering
school, a n d m o s t s t u d e n t s have a
very heavy a c a d e m i c load. T h u s
the radio s t a t i o n serves as a release
for s t u d e n t s , a s o u r c e of diversion,
e n t e r t a i n m e n t , o r an o u t l e t for
creativity a n d ideas.
And so w h a t is heard over WRPI
und w h a t goes o n behind t h e
scenes is a resull of a collective
effort o n t h e p a r t of t h e staff,
with relatively few s t r u c t u r e s and
pragmutic or financial d e m a n d s .
1 Lalked with program directress,
Sheila Fields, as s h e did her Friday evening show, a n d I realized
h o w differently t h e role of program d i r e c t o r was perceived a t
WRPI in c o n t r a s t t o a c o m m e r c i a l
s t a t i o n . Probubly q u i t e e x p e c t e d l y
for a s t u d e n t effort, the p r o g r a m
director is n o t perceived as a
person with a b s o l u l e
control.
With c o n t r o l c o m e s c o n f o r m i t y
and
less
creativity.
Sheila
perceives her role as a peacekeeper a n d c o o r d i n a t o r .
Without
any
concretely
espoused radio p h i l o s o p h y t o go
by we can p r o b a b l y u n d e r s t a n d
WRPI best by observing their current f o r m a t a n d d e c i p h e r i n g its
c h a r a c t e r from t h a t .
John Walker, program director, WFLY
. h o o h b e rg
Sheila Fields explained t h a t programs from 7 AM until 6 PM are
mildly c o n t r o l l e d because d a y t i m e
personnel are n o t always as a d e p t
at selecting music as t h e nighttime personalities. T o insure u n i t y
in p r o g r a m m i n g a n d good select i o n s of m u s i c , a m u s i c c o m m i t t e e
of t h r e e o r four people audition
a l b u m s c o n s t a n t l y for appealing
songs with w h i c h t h e y c r e a t e a
format list. F r o m 7 0 0 t o 9 0 0
albums are s e t aside for the daytime f o r m a t , a n d h u n d r e d s o f
songs from
these a l b u m s a r e
placed o n a c o m p u t e r i z e d list
which, ideally, is r o t a t e d every
t h r e e days, In a n y event, d a y t i m e
personnel d o select the individual
songs a n d the o r d e r in which t h e y
are played by themselves. T h e i r
only l i m i t a t i o n is t h e several h u n dred a l b u m s o n format, n o t a very
serious limitation a t all.
T h e p e r s o n n e l w h o t a k e over t h e
air waves after 6 in t h e evening a r e
the tried a n d true performers a t
WRPI. T h e y i n c l u d e d Marek, P a t
Pending, Steve Schreiber, Julia,
the Walrus, a n d o t h e r assorted
gentle c r e a t u r e s . Night-time people generally a r e discouraged from
using any of t h e format material
from the day t i m e . T h i s is to insure
diversity of music a n d greater
e x p o s u r e of new releases.
With this i n t r o d u c t o r y information i p r o c e e d e d t o ask Miss
Fields s o m e q u e s t i o n s which h a d
been on my m i n d and the m i n d s
of o t h e r State s t u d e n t s w h o
periodically t u n e Lo WRPI. First, I
asked her w h y t h e " R e q u e s t Line
Oldies S h o w " o n Sunday nighls
was n o longer being aired.
" W h e n R o b ( B o b Harris) Friedm a n a n d .Jeff (Jay Douglas) Fogg
decided t h a t t h e y c o u l d n ' t handle
the s h o w with their school a n d
professional radio d e m a n d s , we
decided t h a t the time could best
be served in a n e w jiiifia f o r m a l . "
{Friedman w o r k s at WFLY a n d
Fogg w o r k s at WPTR.)
I moved on lo t h e question of
" s o u l " music a n d black artists,
pointing o u t t h e obvious deficiency of black music o n WRPI in
proportion
l o black
musical
c o n t r i b u t i o n s . My prejudice was
q u i l c a p p a r e n t when 1 boasted of
WSUA's
integrated
programmining a n d " s o u l " a n d " L a t i n
s o u l " features o n Friday night. In
response, Miss Fields simply said
t h a t WRPI does play artists such
as Sly u n d t h e Family S t o n e ,
Richie Havens, Miles Davis, a n d
S o n n y Boy Williamson, t o name a
few, a n d t h a t t h e record c o m p a n ies d o n ' t send m u c h black music
t o t h e s t a t i o n . "Besides, t h e r e ' s
been n o i n t e r e s t in it here, until
recently."
I moved o n t o t h e topic of news
coverage a n d service t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . Miss Fields explained t h a t
t h r e e t o five m i n u t e s o f n e w s is
given o n every h o u r ( a l t h o u g h
when challenged s h e a d m i t t e d this
is n o t always t r u e ) a n d t h a t a t 6
PM t h e r e is a 1 5 m i n u t e news
r o u n d - u p including s p o r t s , w e a t h er, a n d s t o c k s . " P u l s e , " a n interview p r o g r a m , is a weekly feature
of t h e news d e p a r t m e n t . A n d t w o
pu' V service a n n o u n c e m e n t s are
given each h o u r .
T h e p r e s e n t WRPI staff finds
nine of its m e m b e r s c u r r e n t l y
w o r k i n g a t local c o m m e r c i a l television a n d radio s t a t i o n s . S o m e limes the c o m m e r c i a l e q u i p m e n t
they find themselves working w i t h
is inferior t o o r less s o p h i s l o c a t e d
than t h e e q u i p m e n t they w o r k e d
with a t WRPI. In fact, t h e r e is a n
overwhelmingly cheerful elitism
present at WRPI. It i s o b v i o u s b o t h
on-the-air a n d off.
After r e t u r n i n g from the journey t o T r o y , I s p o k e with J o e l
Lustig,
program
director of
WSUA, a n d leurned h o w he reacted Lo what I h a d u n e a r t h e d t h e r e .
J o e l s p o k e candidly of WSUA's
dilemma. " W e have a probtemfinding e n o u g h t a l e n t e d people to d o
this, and with all t h e p r o d u c t i o n ,
engineering, news a n d p a p e r w o r k
we have Lo d o we c a n ' t afford t h e
luxury of having jocks w h o w a n t
Lo d o n o t h i n g b u t go on-the-air
for a few h o u r s a week a n d t h e n
leave the s t a t i o n until t h e following week. We have a n o t h e r p r o b lem: AM transmission. You Can't
blame people for preferring t o
listen Lo a n FM s t a t i o n over u s , "
'Right n o w , we m u s t look a t
ourselves a n d realize thut o u r
m a x i m u m p o t e n t i a l is to serve
fifty-five h u n d r e d dorm-dwellers
t w e n t y - f o u r h o u r s a day.''
" W e l l , " 1 said, " w h a t is WSUA's
main p r i o r i t y ? " T o this Joel replied, " T o be the i m m e d i a t e student source of t h e news which
affects their lives. Music is s e c o n d .
We h o p e t o achieve a satisfactory
balance."
" J u s t o n e m o r e t h i n g , " said
Joel.
" A radio s t a t i o n o n c a m p u s
s h o u l d try t o involve s t u d e n t s in
the vital a n d I m m e d i a t e social
issues in t h e c o m m u n i t y . WRPI
d o e s n ' t d o t h a t aL a i l . "
I had Lo reply, " I s t h a t sour
grapes, my f r i e n d ? "
" N o , t h a t ' s food for t h o u g h t , "
smugged Joel smilely.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 197Q
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
Sunday's Concert:
THE DEAD DEPART
Concert Board Reject*
Jazz Club Concert Proposals
by Jeff Burger
Sunday night was very strange. Jane, Bunny, and I arrived on time and ready to go. I remember that
clearly, sitting down in those folding chairs in the monster Washington Avenue Armory.
Then, the clear image of a loud A.M. radio dj announcing EUCLID, a local group. They sent out loud
sounds, and danced around on the stage, but sorry to say, it sounded to me like some stoned Hell's Angels
doing a poor imitation of the DEAD and LED ZEPLIN. They carried a lot on volume but they were the
local band, and visions of Rolling Stones successes danced in their heads. Their songs were
indistinguishable from each other, and each took years to end. You kept thinking that they were finished
and that you were that much closer to the DEAD, but they weren't and you weren't.
I spoke with the equipment man for the DEAD, and he promised to try and arrange an interview.
Then, finally, Pacific Gas and Electric. I'd seen them before, and I remember having a great lime, but
that's all I remembered. Same again. They were really tight, but no lasting impression. I do remember that
they played "Are You Ready?".
Then someone walked lo the
mike and .said, "We're having elec
tricul problems and we have tc
clear the area. No reason foi
panic, just evacuate; Come back in
an hour, and you won't need
tickets."
I immediately knew it was a
bomb scare. A lot of people proceeded to call impoverished
friends to tell them it was a free
concert.
When we returned, I again spoke
with the DRAD's equipment man:
"The DEAD split for New
York."
"Aren't they gonna play?"
"Not wiLh all this shit going on.
I watched them carry out the
equipment."
It was midnight. On came
Buddy Miles. No announcement
yet.
I was waiting around, wonderini;
how the crowd would react. At
this point, I knew that they didn't
know. Miles asked the audience lo
gel ready lo go through big changes. "Here it comes" I thought.
No, he played "Changes."
As for his performance, what
can I say? You were there or you
weren't. Very simply, Buddy
Concert Band And Orchestra To Begin
New Concert Season This Week
Two concerts of particular interest are scheduled at State this
week. On Wednesday and Saturday evenings, November 18 and
Nov. 21, the University Concert
Band will perform for the first
time under its new conductor,
Charles Boito, and on Sunday,
Nov. 22, the University— Community Symphony Orchestra will
be heard in its initial concert
under the direction of Nathan
Gottschalk.
Miles spaced me right out the
window. He was fantastic.
If anyboay couia ten me crowd
about the DEAD, he could. He
had them on their feet, blindly
following every sound.
Finally he told them, and did a
few more numbers. Then the
lights went on and it was over. A
lot of people felt that Buddy
Miles alone was worth the five
dollars. A lot of people still wanted to hear the DEAD, but felt
powerless and left. A few hundred
stayed on to shout at the state,
"We want the DEAD" over and
over. They also broke chairs.
Busting chairs, like calling in
bomb threats is pretty silly and
kind of sick; but I would su^ost
that anyone who felt that they
didn't get what they paid for
should write, call, demand money,
demand the DEAD, boyeott
Zebra concerts, organize. Zelrn
productions isn't about Lo leave
Iwon—they have too many more
concerts. If enough people ure
made they'll have to act.
I decided to make the most of
things for the moment, and
Bunny Koz, and I left the concert,
skipping into the rain, stoned on
Buddy Miles.
Monday evening the Beethoven
Festival continues on campus with
a program in the Performing Arts
Center Recital Hall at 8:30. Participating in the program, "Variations for Violin, Cello, and
Piano," will be Findlay Cockrcll,
John
Gobcrman,
D en n i s
Helmrieh,
and
Marvin
Morganstern, of the university's
music department.
The Concert Band is composed of
about 65 students, only a few of
whom are music majors. From
biology to history majors, they
come together three times a week
for rehearsals and ensembles. Last
year the band performed to stand-
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ing room only crowds at each of
its three concerts, including a
twin-night benefit concert thnt
raised nearly $1,000 for underprivileged children in Albany.
Mr. Boito has had extensive musical experience at the University of
Southern California, in the West
Point Bpnd, and us the assistant
conductor of the Yale Bund. He
will lead the SUNYA band in a
performance of works by Mendelssohn, Rossini, Riegger, and Johann Strauss, as well as conduct
the University Wind Ensemble in a
composition by Richard Strauss.
The band concerts begin at N:;10.
They are open to the public at no
charge.
The orchestral concert of Beethoven music will feature the University Singers will Karl Peterson,
conducting, and instrumental
soloists Stanley Hummel, Marvin
Morgenstern, and Findlay Cockrcll. Selections will include "Egmont Overture," Romanze for Violin," and "First Piano Concert."
Under the baton of Dr.
Gottschalk for the first time, the
orchestra will begin the program
at 7:1)0 pm in the PAC Main
Theatre.
A campus, jazz club, wishing to
work with Concert Board after
being refused separate recognition
by CPC under the direction of Sue
Levey who just happens to be a
member of Concert Board (a con
flict of interest) met with Concert
Board Chairman Mike Glass, faculty advisor Dennis Elkin and
other members. Jazz Club was
promised the opportunity to have
a jazz concert on November 13.
Arrangements were made by
Jazz Club and explained to Flass.
Gluss in turn held a Concert Board
meeting and quietly voted down
the concert without bothering to
inform those to whome he made
the broken promise, hoping to
stall time before they would react.
The rationale behind the veto
was even more absurd. They (CB)
felt thatbecause a concert by the
same man, Roland Kirk, was being
GET YOUR YA-YA'S OUT!,
the Rolling Stones (London,
NPS-5)
It was a night to remember.
November 28, 1969. The Stones
were at Madison Square Garden
for the last of three concerts.
At S p.m. that night, we went
up the infinite number of escalator stairs, thinking of the Blind
Faith fiasco at M.S.G. the previous Julv. Clapton, Baker, Grech,
and Wlnwood, the super group
when was supposed to end all
super groups but only resulted in
its own self-destruction) played
on a horrendous revolving stage
that hid the foursome behind ten
foot high amplifiers for half the
concert. In addition, the sound
system was putrid. We wondered
if even the magic of the Stones
could conquer the acoustic and
visual problems of an arena built
for hockey, basketball, and boxing.
The doubts grew as time passed.
Tile program started nearly an
hour late. But as Terry Heid came
on to open the show, one thing
became apparent: the amplification was not to be a problem.
The Stones had the foresight to
bring I heir own sound system, and
the music was crisp and clear. The
Stones also sacrificed revenues for
1,(100 seals so that the stage could
he placed on one side of the arena
and everyone could see well.
And, good omen! Even though
our seats were in the last row of
the upper stratosphere, we looked
down on the stage.
Terry Heiti proved Lo he just a
distraction, like a mosquito buzzing around your head as you try
to fall asleep. The music of B.B.
King and Ike and Tina Turner was
more appropriate, producing a
beautiful mood before the grand
entrance of the Stones.
Yes it all comes back after hearing the new, live Stones album,
"Get your Ya-Yu's Out!" Looking
through the binoculars and seeing
the Stones behind the stage as
they wailed for the crowd to cool
down from the heat created by
Tina an<Hhe Ikettes; the crowd in
a frenzy as Jagyer in his Uncle
Sam hat leapt into the air and the
band started their set with a rousing version of "Jumping Jack
Flash!; a 1 HO pound freckle-faced
teeny hopper rushing out of the
front row towards Jagger and the
latter ducking like Joe Namath
under the rush of an opposing
lineman; Jagger on his knees,
slamming his gold studded belt
against the floor during "Midnight
Rambler" and moaning "Oh don't
do that!"; Mick asking the audience
"Are you enjoying yourself?"
when the answer was self-evident;
Mick telling the audience
"Charlie's played well tonight!" as
Watts, the drummer grinned
sheepishly in embarrassment; and
finally the swaying and clapping
of the mob as the Stones played
" H o n k v Tonk Woman" and
A Seen! of Flowers, a play by
James Saunders, will be performed at SUNY in the Performing Arts Center Experimental
(Lab II) Theatre. Performance
dales are Wednesday, November
18 through Saturday, November
21 at «'.:10 p.m. and Sunday,
November 22 at 2:30 p.m. Directed by Dr. Jarka Burian, it is
co-sponsored by State University
"Street
Fighting Man" and
the feeling that perhaps the revolution did have a chance.
The album has a few faults but
documents well the feeling of that
memorable night. The Stones have
never had a reputation for mixing
their albums well and this is no
exception. Jagger's -voice is occasionally hidden behind the roaring
guitars of Mick Taylor and Keith
Richard, and Bill Wyman's bass is
almost non-existent, but well, as a
matter of fact, that's the way it
sounded in concert also. I am
disappointed that the Stones
couldn't squeeze in their excellent
versions of "Prodigal Man" and
"Under My Thumb." But these
are only minor foibles of an overall masterpiece from one of the
greatest rock bands of our era.
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You will enjoy some of the finest food in the Albany
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would cause the SUNYA concert the admission price would be $1
to fail. Concert Board was immedConcert Board: We can't afford
iately notified that a change in
the money.
personnel could be made within
Jazz
Club: We are only asking
two days. They countered with
$700 most (if not all) of which
the following arguments and were
would be returned. Concert Board
answered with the following resspends more than that just for a
ponses from Jazz Club:
Concert Board: Rock Concerts back-up group and maintenance
within a week of jazz concerts for rock concerts. Concert Board
would decrease attendance of will use in excess of $60,000 this
year. The comparison between
both.
our $700 and $60,000 is staggerJazz Club: Highly unlikely being.
cause there would be two differConcert Board: We cannot conent groups of people in attendance
Also rock concerts would not be cern ourselves as much (in terms
of
time and money) for such a
affected because they are always
sold out and jazz concerts would small minority as you would like.
Jazz Club: The plan given them
not be affected because anyone
who would make a choice would would have taken little of their
choose a jazz concert because it is time and money because those
suj;h a rare event. It seems unlike- proposing the plan (Jazz Club)
ly someone could be unable to preferred to do the work themselves, and the money would be
returned by selling tickets.
Concert Board: There is not
enough time for planning a concert.
Jazz Club: Concert Board has
Theatre and Theatre Council.
This British drama centers on brought this on themselves as a
result
of their stalling techniques.
the death of a beautiful young girl
and the reactions of those who However, the second weekend in
felt they knew her. The small cast December was also open and this
w h i c h has b r o u g h t
these was mentioned. This was also recharacters to life is as follows: jected, but with no reason.
When all arguments were sucRon Abel, Mary Carney, Joseph
Geocco, Henry Kuivila, Richard cessfully put down by Jazz Club
Learning, Gary Maggio, Eric Pop- the Concert Board still said no.
pick, Barbara Richards, and Jodi Why? In the words of member
Sue Levey, "We are too tired and
Wells.
The technical side of the irritable to put on another conproduction has a new twist to a cert." All Concert Board members
State University Theatre produc- agreed. No jazz concert.
So four people, all incidentally,
tion. It is entirely student designed. A movable, free-form, who are virtual xerox copies of
changeable set has been designed one another in their musical taste,
by William Snydier. The lighting have repressed jazz. Yes, there was
design has been done by Matt Miles Davis concert handled pooMurphy. Rae Anne Crandall has rly: lousy publicity, ridiculous
designed and directed the produc- acoustics, absurd off-campus prition of the costumes. Except for ces. None of these self-unointed
Dr. Jarka Burian, the entire pro- experts knows the first thing
duction has been designed, built, about jazz. But instead of making
reparations they told Jazz Club to
and performed by students.
Tickets for all performances are wait—this time until next semesnow available at the PAC Box ter—thus a continuance of their
Office between 1 1 a.m. and 4 let-them-eat- promises campaign.
So they continue, these four
p.m. The admission price is $1.00
for students with SUNYA tux all-powerful, all-knowing music
cards, and $2.00 for all others. gurus, spending mammoth sums
Reservations and further informa- of OUR money on who THEY
tion may be obtained by phoning want to see. Something must be
done of course, but what?
,157-8606 or '157-7535.
"A Scent of Flowers" This Week
Major Student-Run Production
ROLLING STONES Produce
The Finest In Live Albums
by Eric Grueber
Washington
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Interview with Mayor Corning
Readings
taken
of
Patroon
Creek indicate that various
types
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are extremely
severe
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of t e c h n o l o g y w o u l d p e r m i t t h e m
t o d o o t h e r t h a n go i n t o the
c o u n t y sewage t r e a t m e n t p l a n t
w h i c h is in its final stages of
design and s o m e of the interceptions are u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n .
The NYS
Health
Department
cited Tobins as the second ivorst
polluter in the Albany area — yet
in your letter to the
Times-Union
dated July 29, you
mentioned
that Tobins had made "'a material
contribution
to the Hudson
River" — How do you explain
this
conflict?
Well, the only thing t h a t I can
say is that the S t a t e Health D e p t .
said t h a t t h e y were t h e second
worst polluter — if they h a d n ' t
d o n e the things t h a t t h e y have
d o n e , t h e n t h e y ' d be far and a w a y
the w o r s t . In a n y e v e n t , I d o n ' t
t h i n k t h a t ' s an a c c u r a t e s t a t e m e n t
— I t h i n k t h e Manning Paper
C o m p a n y in Green Island prod u c e s over half the e n t i r e a m o u n t
of industrial pollution t h a t goes
into the Hudson River and t h a t of
course is also going to be treated
in t h e c o u n t y sewer district treatm e n t plant.
.hochberg
tiecent evidence collected
by
private groups suggests that there
is a threat of typhoid
from
the
pollution
and the rats in Patroon
Creek. Has this been
investigated,
and if so what action
is being
taken?
I d o n ' t know w h e t h e r it's been
investigated or n o t . T h a t would he
the perrogative of t h e Albany
County
Health
Department, 1
d o n ' t k n o w w h e t h e r its been presented to them, and if it WHS, I'm
sure it's in the process of investigation.
Tin'
sudden
resurgence
of government
activity
to curb
pollution is seen by many as (in effort
to whitewash
the failures in the
past. How long has your
office
known
of the pollution
viola
lions?
Well, as far as I'm c o n c e r n e d ,
I've always k n o w n it, ever since
I've been m a y o r • I've k n o w n
what has h a p p e n e d in this urea
ever since I've been m a y o r . On the
o t h e r h a n d , there was no proper
way of enforcing these laws.
"Evidence has been collected
to
the effect that Albany State is just
as bad a polluter of Patroon
Creek
as Tobin or anyone else is. Does
your office have any
information
as to just how bad the pollution
is
from Albany
State
and, if so,
what is being done to correct
this
situation?
N o , t h e r e again t h e wastes t h a t
are going from S t a t e University
i n t o P a t r o o n Creek a r e giong in b y
gravity. T h e y ' r e d o m e s t i c wastes
from toilets, s h o w e r s , k i t c h e n s ,
things like t h a t a n d , t h e r e again,
w h e n the S t a t e University was
c o n s t r u c t e d and t h e s e t o w e r s w e r e
built, this p r o c e d u r e t h a t was followed was recognized a n d p o l l u t ing P a t r o o n Creek a n d received
the clear u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t this
was t o be d o n e .
I w o u l d like t o p o i n t o u t o n e
thing as far as t h e c i t y is c o n cerned. T h e city d o e s n ' t have a n y
c o n t r o n over the t y p e of b u i l d i n g
t h a t the s t a l e does. S o t h a t is
s o m e t h i n g t h a t is p u r e l y a n d s i m p -
In regards to the sewage
system
being built it was learned
this
week that bids hud not been made
on Patroon
Creelt Intercept.
Is
this true and if so when will the
bids be received!
We are taking bids t o m o r r o w for
the purchase of the pipe. That
wav you eliminate safes lax
on
tile 2:ird we're going o u t for bids
for Hie c o n s t r u c t i o n of the interc o p t o r and the bids will be taken
three weeks later which is a b o u t
Ihe middle of December, illlli ca
lendur days is Ihe estimated time
lor c o n s t r u c t i o n
which
would
bring that into early 1072.
On tile two t r e a t m e n t plants
mi Ihe Wesl.erlo Island treatment
plant, we s u b m i t t e d the final con
Iracl plans on I ha I lo the stale
and federal governments in either
J u n e or -Inly a n d on the N o r t h
o n e in August. T h e y are being
reviewed by the stale and federal
and we c a n ' t d o a single thing
until t h a t review is c o m p l e t e d .
We're ready to go the m i n u t e we
get the green light from the state
and federal g o v e r n m e n t s .
The target date for the
Albany
Intercept
is in ti)T> anil yet in
this area it is estimated
that at
best 11711,1)00 gallons of waste are
being dumped into I'utrotin
Creek.
If there is u threat of
typhoid
particularly
does this not
raise
serious possibilities
for the health
environment
of the urea?
I d o n ' t think so. T h e question of
t y p h o i d • I have no knowledge as
to h o w serious a threat it is • of
course there isn't any question
that if there are any pollution
a n y p l a c e if is a t h r e a t o r disease of
o n e sort or a n o t h e r • particularly
organic wastes such as this.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, NOVB B ER 17,1970
w h i c h I w o u l d n o t have t h o u g h t
was realistic, recognizing t h a t t h e
long-range plans at t h a t t i m e w e r e
very definitely t o have m u n i c i p a l
t r e a t m e n t of all sewage wastes.
A ~r°
Corning nSUNYA
|y a state nut t. We recognized
it-we knew it- ( m e of the wastes
from the rest m the university go
into the 13|| Ward p u m p i n g
station-some ,
t h e m go right
down wesUrn \ v e n u e ~ t h e y go
into the wem •loo island treatment plant-an
t h a t only p r o duces primaij. reatment so even
those thai (o i ;o our basic sewer
system art „„ properly treated.
Were Ike
al
1 i.v alternatives
the lime of ra truction that the
Separtmem o|/ leatlh could come
up Willi!
The only II,
been done wa
sity and Ihe I
hith agreed thi
their one st%
gram for ih,
which could have
the S t a t e Univerealth D E p a r t m e n t
they s h o u l d build
e t r e a t m e n t proState University--
Q PftTRooM CWiK
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1
STATg
D
And yet, it could be said that
those involved in the
construction
of the university
were guilty
to
some extent
of creating a situation of temporary
pollution
and
possible
disease?
T h e r e ' s no q u e s t i o n of t h a t You
use t h e w o r d guilty. I d o n o t feel
t h a t is perhaps t h e word 1 w o u l d
use. I t h i n k we recognize t h a t it
was a p r o b l e m .
T h e y also recognize t h a t the
t r e a t m e n t of these wastes was was
definitely in the wind t h a t this
was a j u d g m e n t m a d e from an
economic
p o i n t of view and
w o u l d have b e e n very expensive
t o t r e a t these wastes p r o p e r l y .
SUNYA'S
INTERNAL
FLOW...
And the slate has biven
indication that it will pay those fees'!
T h e y h a v e n ' t b e e n asked y e t b u t I ' m q u i t e sure t h e y will.
To CITY
SCLMA6F
S v s r r n Via
Wf.STERK HVGNOE'
SUNYA's Sewage System
able. " W e ' r e an o c c u p a n t , not a m u n i c i p a l i t y , " h e
said. " T h e city (of A l b a n y ) s h o u l d he charged with
the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . "
No m a i l e r where Ihe responsibility lies, the sewage
will c o n t i n u e lo flow i n t o P a t r o o n Creek from the
university
and o t h e r p o l l u t e r s along its b a n k s
for (pole s o m e lime, despite (be fact that a law is
being violated.
Albany C o u n t y is planning a series i if i n t e r c e p t o r s
and Witste ( r e a t m e n t plants to purify the water its it
flows d o w n t h e creek t o w a r d Ihe H u d s o n . T h e
larget date for c o m p l e t i o n , a c c o r d i n g to Mayor
Corning, is November, l!)71!. Until thai l i m e , il
a p p e a r s unlikely any p r o s e c u l i o n s will o c c u r .
Under the Pure Waters Program sel up by Governor Rockefeller in l!)(ii\ Ihe S t a t e Health Department was given (be responsibility l o prosecute
polluters or o t h e r w i s e force t h e m to c o m p l y with a
schedule for cleaning up t h e p o l l u t i o n .
c o n t i n u e d from page I
// has been charged that pollu
lers arc protected
by the i cry
agencies that are supposed to pro
led the people. Thus.
Ihe Health
Department
gurr
Tobins
until
U)?2 to correct the situation
anil
It lixis' rumored
thai
the
Slate
Attorney
(IcilcruTs
office
icottltl
not prosecute
so as not In cm
harass the Health
Department
So. it is only Ihe pin-lion of Albany S l a t e ' s sewage
thai flows t h r o u g h the s o u l h thai is e a r n e d by a
Hosed sewer system. Tlie o t h e r portion Hows,
u n t r e a t e d , i n t o an o p e n w a l e i w a y - P a l r o o n Creek, m
violation of public health laws.
Waller Tistlab' told Ibis r e p o r t e r thai the Univer
sity was aware that all ol' ils sewage is d u m p e d i n t o
lint In- s t a t e d t h a i : "Il was an
Ihe ilmlsi
assumptionn on our part that the sewers were closed
s e w e r s . " In oilier w o r d s , the university officials
Were not aware thai any sewage was carried into
Pair..on Creek.
J o h n B u c k o f f s maps s h o w e d
This Wits so bet
only the university city sewage c o n n e c t i o n s . T h e
lull m a p s were available n( the office of Charles
Fugu, ii civil engineer in city hall. However. Mr.
Pi-1-ji.a staled that no university personnel had
c h e e k e d with his office.
A further check with the New York Stale Health
D e p a r t m e n t reveals thai Ihe Slate University Con
s t r u c l i o n F u n d did not check for possible allerna
lives lo c u r r e n t sewugc disposal o p e r a t i o n s w h e n t h e
university was burnt! p l a n n e d . According to Weist,
the engineer w h o was m e n t i o n e d earlier, oilier s t a t e
agencies s o m e t i m e s check with Ihe Slide Health
D e p a r t m e n t for udvice on waste disposal and possible pollution throats. Under a " g e n t l e m e n ' s agree
m e n t existing between the various state agencies,
the health d e p a r t m e n t can r e c o m m e n d b u t not
force c o m p l i a n c e with
its suggested alternatives.
But t h e S t a t e University C o n s t r u c t i o n F u n d never
c o n s u l t e d with (lie Health D e p a r t m e n t . Instead, the
planners hud the university tie into the existing city
sewage s y s t e m .
Tisdale s t a l e d : " A s 1 see it, there wasn't any advice
r e q u i r e d , " since all of the sewage from Albany
C o u n t y flows i n t o t h e Hudson a n y w a y . " T h e r e
could be no other place t o put i t , " he said.
Buckol'f c o n c u r r e d , staling Ibat holding the uni
versily responsible for the problem was unreason
I dim I think tills i, ,in\ was ...
a t t e m p t l<> e m b a r a s s (hem
I
think the S t a l e A t t o r n e y General
and the S t a t e Health D e p a r l m r n l
realize thai we've been piillul un;
the waters of Ibis s t a l e for genera
Lions - we've been doing il fur .1
hell of a long Lime
we've been
doing it seriously I think since lire
early IHOO's ami t o all o a sudden
say s l o p it's not realistic lo s t o p al
o n c e , and when t h e Health Depl
gave a deadline of a d a t e , 11 gave
•vhal il t h o u g h t was
alisll
deadline • il. gave t h a i deadline 11
cities, t o w n s , and villages, univer
sities, businesses • tin 1 whole crew
In March, 1 9 6 6 , a r e p o r t p r e p a r e d by Malcolm
Pirni« Engineers entitled " A l b a n y C o u n t y C o m p r e hensive Sewiige S t u d y " suggested t h a t it would b e
m o r e e c o n o m i c lor the p o l l u t e r s in this area to b a n d
logetber and c o m b a t the p o l l u t i o n as a group. T h e y
a d o p t e d this as policy.
" S i n c e t h e y have chosen g r o u p a c t i o n and are
making p r o g r e s s , " said Weist, " n o p e n a l t y a c t i o n has
been t a k e n . " He said that if cases of foot-dragging
occur, p r o s e c u t i o n s will t a k e place either t h r o u g h
the Health D e p a r t m e n t o r t h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l ' s
office.
So, even t h o u g h the p o l l u t e r s (including A l b a n y
S t a t e ) are technically still at fault and the d u m p i n g
of sewuge a n d waste c o n t i n u e s u n a b a t e d all p a r t i e s
c o n c e r n e d are c o n t e n t to wuit for the c o m p l e t i o n of
Albany C o u n t y ' s new waste t r e a t m e n t facilities.
Bids w e n t o u t for c o n s t r u c t i o n late last week.
" I t a p p e a r s n o t h i n g is being d o n e . . . b u t this is n o t
so,"said T h o m a s J. Q u i n n , d i r e c t o r of Environm e n t a l Health Services for t h e Albany C o u n t y
Health D e p a r t m e n t . " C o n s t r u c t i o n will start in a
c o u p l e of m o n t h s . . . t h e municipalities and s t a t e s
have few a l t e r n a t i v e s . "
SUNYA
SEWAGE SYSTEM
To HUGSONI
c o n t i n u e d from page I
his s u p p o r t of T o b i n in light of
this allegation, the m a y o r replied:
" I d o n ' t think it is an a c c u r a t e
statement
I think the Manning
Paper C o m p a n y in (ireen Island
p r o d u c e s over half the e n t i r e
a m o u n t of industrial pollution
and t h a t of course is also going to
be t r e a t e d in Ihe c o u n t y sewer
district t r e a t m e n t plant.
"I t h i n k t h a t from where I sit
am) from the c o n v e r s a t i o n s and
c o m m i t m e n t s I've had from the
Tobin
Packing C o m p a n y
thai
t h e y ' v e d o n e e v e r y t h i n g that t h e y
possible can l o minimize the pollution in the P a t r o o n Creek and
Hudson Hivcr."
P a t r o o n Creek runs from the Six
Mile Reservoir t h r o u g h an industrial area a n d info t h e Hudson
Hivor. T h e m a y o r m a d e no effort
lo minimize the a m o u n t of pollution that affects Ihe s t r e a m .
" Y o u can take practically any
area
which
slopes
down
lo
P a t r o o n Creek
a n y t h i n g Dial's
on there goes into the Creek by
gravity and there isn't a single bit
of il thai is treated in any way,
s h a p e or fashion
including a lol
of II iug. that come from o u t s i d e
Ihe arei.."
T h e New York State Health
D e p a r t m e n t and A t t o r n e y Gen
e n d ' s Ofrice gave T o b i n until
IU7'2 Lo c o r r e c t their waste disposal systems. Mayor
Coming
c o m m e n t e d u p o n Ihis, saying that
" t h e stale recognized this was a
realistic date
that 11 would n o t
he possible to build these facilities
until t h a t t i m e . " He called it "a
p r e t t y fast d a t e . "
T h e m a y o r called t h e scheduled
b o y c o t t of T o b i n "unfair anil
u n r e a l i s t i c " a n d argued againsl Ihe
suil by PYIS m e m b e r s againsl ihe
firm.
"I say lo sue s o m e b o d y because
I hey are presently polluting when
you know thai Ihey are doing
everything thai Ihey can to join
with Ihe c o m i t y I think is unrealistic. I don'1 think il does the
conservation program any g o o d . "
The m a y o r said he is under
"absolutely
n o " pressure from
private business (.roups such as
Tobin to hold back on antipollution efforts,
" T h e c o n t r a r y would he m o r e
t r u e , " lie said, "We met repealedly with T o b i n to see to^il thai
everything is d o n e in apple-pie
o r d e r as it could he so that we
have the thing d o n e right a n d
quickly."
The following is u memo
Mayor Coming desenhmg
from Mituiire
Ihe seweragv
(Ihx'kncr.
system
City F.ngmrer,
itfSl'NYA
R.
to
Tin- sanitary sewerage from ihe mirth Half of the c a m p u s area w
curried by a twelve inch sewer pipe l o a m a n h o l e on the north side
of Washington Avenue id n u m b e r 1,17:. From Ibis m a n h o l e it is
c o n n e c t e d by a short length of Iweivo inch pipe running west and
c o n n e c t i n g lo Mil no. It) on the exiMmg City Patroon Creek
Sewer, which re e n t e r s P a l r o o u d e c k east of Kussel Hoad
T h e siiuilaty sewerage from Ihe s o u t h half of the SUNY c a m p u s
area is e a r n e d by a Iwelve inch sewer pipe running east and
c o n n e c t i n g lo Ihe sanitary sewer of the New York S t a l e Office
C a m p u s System T h e c o m b i n e d effluent I'i'om bulh c a m p u s areas
is curried by an eighteen inch pipe which discharges into a
m a n h o l e on tin- n o r t h side of Western Avenue o p p o s i t e Piueliursl
Avenue From this, il c o n n e c t s to (he lleaverkill Trunk Sewer
ROSSfLL HD.
Foam Rp.
CJj_l
D
D
CAMPUS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAGE 10
b y Mike Glass
Concert
Q. Can't anything
be done about
the sound in the gym?
A. As we all k n o w , t h e gym is far
from t h e ideal place to hold a
c o n c e r t , acoustically
speaking.
Everything in it reflects s o u n d ,
and it really makes a group s o u n d
bad. However, since it is the only
place on c a m p u s large enough to
hold m o s t concerts, we are going
to have to m a k e t h e best of a bad
situation. In o r d e r to help improve the situation, we are taking
several steps. First of all, we have
just purchased $'1000 w o r t h of
the best s o u n d e q u i p m e n t available. And secondly, we are n o w
looking i n t o buying a baffle, or
d r o p , for t h e back wall, so t h e
sound won't bounce around so
m u c h . Both of these steps we
h o p e will improve t h e quality of
the s o u n d immensely.
Q, Is something
going to be done
to help keep the crowds in tine
before the doors open?
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Indians Grin (?) and Bearlt
ALTERNATIVE
Board
Q. Why can't people be let into
the gym as they arrive, instead of
having to wait outside for one or
two hours?
A. When a g r o u p conies to d o a
c o n c e r t , t h e y insist o n a t least t w o
h o u r s of rehearsal time t o set-up,
d o a s o u n d check a n d warm u p .
Since t h e g y m is a physical education building, it is impossible
t o get i n t o t h e gym t o start sci.ing
u p before 6 PM t h e night of a
c o n c e r t . T a k e a b o u t o n e hour to
s e t t h e stage, flooring, bleachers,
chairs, a n d lighting, plus the t w o
h o u r s t h e groups require t o set u p ,
a n d y o u can see w h y the d o o r s
c a n n o t o p e n before 9 PM. In
o r d e r t o k e e p people from wailing
o n line for hours, we will be
pushing t h e starting time of concerts back to b e t w e e n 9 a n d 9 : 3 0
s o we can let the people in o n
time.
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
N.U.C.: A RADICAL
Concert Board Answers Back
This article is not to defend or
give excuses for the way concerts
are run. We who are involved
with
concerts feel that it is about
time
the
truth
behind
the
reasons
things are done in a certain way
should be stated for everyone
to
know. Too many times the facts
have been twisted, changed,
distorted,
or completely
reversed,
and we feel it is about time to set
the record straight. Since it would
take a book to put down
everything about how a concert is run,
we decided to put this article into
a question and answer type
setup.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1.970
A.
This is p r o b a b l y t h e biggest
p r o b l e m we've h a d all year, b u t
w e a r e n o w taking s o m e positive
s t e p s t o help c o r r e c t it. F r o m n o w
o n t h e r e will b e b e t w e e n seven
a n d t e n ushers o u t s i d e from a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 PM o n t o help k e e p
t h e c r o w d s in line. T h e lines will
b e s t a r t e d a g o o d 2 0 feet a w a y
f r o m t h e doors s o t h e r e c a n ' t b e
a n y m a d crush against t h e m . T h e
ushers will let a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 0
p e o p l e in a t a time t o help alleviate t h e pushing a n d shoving. A n d
finally, there will b e lines on b o t h
sides of the g y m s o w e c a n get t h e
p e o p l e in twice as fast. However, I
t h i n k it is i m p o r t a n t t o r e m e m b e r
t h a t with a c r o w d of over 3 0 0 0
p e o p l e , seven t o ten ushers can d o
very little unless t h e r e is s o m e
restraint on the part of t h e people
in line. If y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o be
p u s h e d , then d o n ' t push yourself.
A n d if t h e person b e h i n d y o u is
pushing a n d shoving, then s a y
s o m e t h i n g instead of letting him
c o n t i n u e . Only if t h e r e is cooperation from both the ushers arid t h e
p e o p l e on line will we be able to
keep order outside the g y m .
Please help!!
Q. Why was an outside
promoter
allowed to come on campus
with
the Jefferson
Airplane?
A. When the p r o m o t e r first app r o a c h e d us with t h e idea, we
t h o u g h t it was good because t h e
s u d e n t s would be getting a concert t h a t normally we c o u l d never
afford t o bring to t h e c a m p u s .
Being that it was t h e first lime w e
ever h a d made a n a r r a n g e m e n t
with a n outside p r o m o t e r , we
m a d e a lot of mistakes, a n d anyo n e w h o worked on the c o n c e r t
will be t h e first U> a d m i t it.
However, t h e s t u d e n t s hardly ended up o n Ihe s h o r t e n d of t h e
deal. Over 4 BOO o f t h e 6 0 0 0
people
who attended
were
S U N Y A s t u d e n t s . This is over
7 5 % of t h e total, a good deal
m o r e than for m o s t of o u r o w n
c o n c e r t s . We were also able t o
o b t a i n a $ 1.50 d i s c o u n t per t i c k e t
for the first 3 0 0 0 s t u d e n t s w h o
b o u g h t tickets, the n u m b e r w h o
usually a t t e n d one of o u r c o n certs. Mistakes were m a d e , t h e r e is
n o d o u b t a b o u t that, b u t we feel
t h a t if an o u t s i d e p r o m o t e r c a n
provide high q u a l i t y e n t e r t a i n m e n t that would n o t normally be
b r o u g h t t o this c a m p u s , a n d if it
can be d o n e properly, then it is
definitely a service a n d benefit t o
s t u d e n t s , a n d s h o u l d be d o n e .
the E c o n o m i c s Student
Association
is sponsoring an address by
The list of questions
and problems is endless, and we could not
possibly
answer
them all here.
Currently, we are formulating
proposals on the pro*s and con's of
having concerts in the gym versus
the armory or the Palace
Theater.
We are also discussing things such
as requiring
a college
l.D, or
equivalent
to get into a concert,
and how to enforce the
no-smoking regulations in the gym. If you
have any suggestions
or criticisms
that you feel are valid,
please
contact
either
Michael
Glass,
Chairman
of University
Concert
Board, at 457-8761,
or
Denny
Elkin, Student
Activities
Advisor,
at
457-6978.
We hope this article has at least
presented
a clearer picture
of
some of the reasons that
things
are done in a certain
way and
what is being done to
improve
them.
Whichever
way you
take
this article, you can be sure of one
thing, it's the truth.
Prof, of Economics at Cornell
University Concert Board sponsored Clapton Oct. 30
ronenb
Annul the Day Care Center?
( I ) It is hard to s h o w t h a t
providing d a y care for y o u n g children is a concern p r o p e r to a
When the old-fashioned minister
university, which is intended for
a d m o n i s h e d t h e wedding guests,
teaching, research, a n d criticism.
" S p e a k n o w , or forever hold y o u r
If a university's curricula a n d rep e a c e , " he t h e r e b y m a d e it clear
search d o include programs aimed
t h a t t h e past of I he bridal couple,
specifically at e d u c a t i n g profeshowever flaming, was a closed
sionals in day care work, then t h e
matter.
needs of t h e program, n o t t h e
1 cite this q u a i n t folklore of t h e preceived needs of the s t u d e n t s
rites of marriage because it bears w h o are parents, would specify
some c o n t r a s t a n d similarity t o the size, t y p e , and facilities of t h e
issues c o n c e r n i n g o u r day care center, a n d tin* characteristics of
cen ter. Fu nds ha ve been up pro- the children t o be cared for.
pria led for it, c o n s t r u c t i o n has
If t h e d e m a n d s of s o m e stubegun, and so o n . Bui as Debbie
d e n t - p a r e n t s b e c o m e a cause of a
Nalanson's article in the ASP
university's making curricular uses
( N o v e m b e r 10) indicates, t h e issue
of a day care center, t h e univeris n o t closed. Nor should it be.
sity then practices curriculum deUnlike Ihe past of t h e bridal
v e l o p m e n t through coercion. Such
couple, t h e past of ;i university
practice violates due process.
must stand o p e n to criticism, for a
T h e a r g u m e n t in w h i c h d a y care
review of an i n s l i t u t i o n s ' s past is
is justified on grounds (hi it is a
o n e means of assuring its m o r e
means of righting social injustice
enlightened future.
is also inconsistent with the aims
It m a y serve a t u r n , then, if 1
of a university. A university d o e s
present a brief discussion of this
n o t exist t o rid a society of
q u e s t i o n : Is this university justiinjustice through direct social acfied in paying for t h e establishtion. O n e of its valued p u r p o s e s ,
m e n t a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of a day
however, is to study injustice a n d
care c e n t e r ?
to inquire into means for social
I begin with t h e a s s u m p t i o n thai
a m e l i o r a t i o n . Although a n y o n e ,
our s u p p o r t of a day care center
including m e m b e r s of a university,
or of a n y t h i n g else is justified if
must b e free to advocate a n y
such s u p p o r t is c o n s i s t e n t with ( I)
n u m b e r of schemes for improving
the p u r p o s e of t h e university, (2)
the social order, t h e university as
the principle of justice - t h a t is,
a c o r p o r a t e body loses its legitiwilh the practice of giving equal
macy as a center of s t u d y a n d
t r e a t m e n t t o equals and (l\) the
criticism when it advocates a parpersonal responsibility of adults,
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(2) Within t h e university, all
s t u d e n t s , I assume, are equals as
m e m b e r s of its c o m m u n i t y . A d a y
care c e n t e r would m a k e it convenient for some (or all) s t u d e n t s
w h o are parents to a t t e n d classes.
If these s t u d e n t s are to be provided with day care service for
their children, then w h a t of their
equals w h o are n o t p a r e n t s or
whose children are t o o old for day
care? What similar provision will
the university m a k e for t h e m ?
Would it provide such services as
household
help, chauf feu ring,
housepainting, gardening help and
the like? Those services w o u l d
indeed m a k e it c o n v e n i e n t for
s t u d e n t s w h o c a n n o t fake advantage of a university-funded d a y
care c e n t e r t o a t t e n d classes.
Briefly, a day care c e n t e r provides conveniences t o s o m e students. C o m p a r a b l e c o n v e n i e n c e s ,
p r e s u m a b l y , are d e n i e d o t h e r s .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e university's support of d a y care is unjust because
equals are n o t treated equally.
( 3 ) P a r e n t h o o d implies t h e a d u l t
responsibility of caring for o n e ' s
children. Because t h e responsibility belongs to p a r e n t s , t h e university s h o u l d n o t assume it, If
the foregoing is a c c e p t e d , t h e n
s t u d e n t - p a r e n t s are not justified in
a t t e m p t i n g to c o m p e l a university
to s u p p o r t an enterprise for providing day care for their children.
And the university is no I justified
in encouraging its s t u d e n t - p a r e n t s
to a b d i c a t e their parental responsibility, which is p e r h a p s t h e most
i m p o r t a n t o n e that they will ever
be privileged to a s s u m e .
If I a m a s t u d e n t and I o w e
Sears m o n e y it is my r e s p o n s e
bilty, n o t the university's to pay
the bill. If 1 a m a s t u d e n t a n d a
parent, it is my responsibility, a n d
not the university's, to care for
my children. T h e university has
no more obligation to pay for t h e
day care of my children than il
has to pay my bill at Sears.
In s u m m a r y , I have suggested
that tlus university is n o t justified
in s u p p o r t i n g a d a y care c e n t e r
because such s u p p o r t is inconsistent with the p u r p o s e of t h e university, with the principle of justice, a n d with the responsibilities
e x p e c t e d of adults. This does not
imply thai d a y care is an unw o r t h y institution. A d v o c a t e s of
it, it seems to m e , should assume
the responsibility thormelves.
T h e univorsity a n d t h e d a y care
center, therefore, m a k e a d u b i o u s
marriage. An a n n u l m e n t is in
order.
T u c k e d away a m i d s t the sand d u n e s , pine trees,
and c o m p l e t e tranquility of upper Perimeter R o a d
lie the halls of A d i r o n d a c k and Cayuga, which
c o n s t i t u t e t h e " N O W " of what shall s o m e d a y b e
known as Indian Quadrangle. T o s o m e , Indian
represents a figment of their imagination, a nevernever land d r o w n e d o u t with the roar of t r a c t o r s
and h a r d h a t s which swarm around it each day. B u t
l o the 2 1 6 braves w h o inhabit the reservation, it is a
real a n d vibrant place, alive with a u n i q u e n e s s which
is solely theirs al S U N Y A .
T o discover Ihe true sentiments of these braves,
the ASP circulated a public opinion poll. Of the 2 0 8
polls d i s t r i b u t e d to the inhabitants, only 56 were
sufficiently moved t o answer, but their answers give
enough insight into t h e mind of t h e "typical
Indian."
Out of those polled, only 1 fi voluntarily chose lo
live on Indian, either because they w a n t e d lo be
with their friends or because they thought Indian
life would be a novel experience. T h e -11 w h o were
put on Ihe q u a d through no fault of their own are
freshmen, transfer s t u d e n t s , upperclassmen receiving
housing for t h e first t i m e , and o n e poor soul w h o
decided t o o late to transfer t o SUNY B i n g h a m t o n .
Near 50*? of the people expected Ihe quad t o be as
incomplete as il currently is, though many believed
that their hall would he entirely finished by t h e
time they established residence.
The residents had a lot lo say about Indian's most
a d e q u a t e a n d i n a d e q u a t e features. T h e lack of
dining facilities look tin-award for most i n a d e q u a t e
feature, receiving .'ill votes. It was followed by the
lack of d o o r s on toilets, t h e presence of construction workers, a n d t o o much dirt a n d dust. O t h e r
missing items included
girls , mailboxes, hot water
occasionally, a n d hall carpeting. When expressing
best features, spirit and c o o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n people, s l a t e d 12 I imes, was t he most frequently
mentioned Eight people felt that Indian had no
best features whatsoever.
Most of Ihe guys tell thai Indian has s o m e t h i n g lo
make up for its physical inadequacies, w h e t h e r il he
the cooperativeness, the spirit of freedom, or the
t'acl [hat " i t ' s (he only quad that allows rat-shooting
e o n l e s l s . " Several q u a d functions have highlighted
"We are a radical group...and w a n t s t u d e n t
p a r t i c i p a t i o n ! " stated Dr. M y r o n T a y l o r of
t h e English D e p a r t m e n t ; he was speaking of
New University Conference, a c h a p t e r of
which has just been i n t r o d u c e d at SUNYA,
Having a t t e n d e d t h e first National Convention of N U C in Chicago, Dr. T a y l o r is
fully a c q u a i n t e d with this national organization a n d its goals. " A n y t h i n g is o p e n lo
discussion...," he m a i n t a i n e d , " b u t for the
first time, people are seriously discussing
education."
New University Conference was founded in
Chicago in the winter of 1 9 6 8 , by former
SDS m e m b e r s disillusioned b o t h with t h a t
institution a n d with t h e p o n d e r o u s workings
of American d e m o c r a c y . NUC has so far
been involved in initiating college day care
centers, in organizing high school teachers,
and in finding o t h e r w e a p o n s against the
V i e t n a m War besides political peace campaigns.
By D e c e m b e r , t h e group hopes lo have
c o m p l e t e d a s t u d y of g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n at
Albany. It will include a c o u r s e , program,
and teacher analysis of every d e p a r t m e n t in
t h e graduate program. I n f o r m a t i o n Tor Ihe
r e p o r t will be o b t a i n e d t h r o u g h questionnaires d i s t r i b u t e d to all g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s .
O t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e Albany c h a p t e r ,
including S u e Ann E t h i n g t o n , are actively
involved in Women's Liberation programs.
Faculty m e m b e r s Jerry J o h n s o n , T o m Smith
and T i m Redly are avid p a r t i c i p a n t s in the
organization. However, as Dr. T a y l o r explained, "We have n o c o n s t i t u t i o n a n d no
officers."
Dr. T a y l o r feels t h a t the m o s t i m p o r t a n t
p r o b l e m facing the group right now is that
" w e are limited lo H u m a n i t i e s participation
and would like to be m o r e b r o a d l y b a s e d . "
Each M o n d a y a t 12 n o o n in Humanities
122 a l u n c h e o n a n d rap session eon at i lulus
the meeting of N U C s y m p a t h i z e r s . All arc
welcome a n d , as Dr. T a y l o r insisted, "We
want s t u d e n t s ! "
Unrest and Education: Educators Speak
by Mike Avon
tin
"The
United
Stales
present, time, a n d since the MI20's
has practiced d e m o c r a t i c materialism," said George Keller, an
assistant to former
Chancellor
Gould id' t h e Slate University of
New York. KI-M.T m a d e this remark in a p r e s e n t a t i o n ecplainiug
the causes of s t u d e n t unrest, at an
educational forum at Saint Rose
College o n N o v e m b e r 9.
In c o n t i n u i n g , Keller said, " T h e
chief object in life is material
c o m f o r t in this world, a n d t o have
goods available to e v e r y o n e . Making this possible requires lots of
goods a n d an inexpensive way t o
p r o d u c e t h e m in mass quantities.
This requires large scale p r o d u c t ion a n d i n v e s t m e n t . "
Because of d e m o c r a t i c materialism, Keller c o n c l u d e d t h a t business is necessary, as well as specialization, b u r e a u c r a c y , and,cities.
These results cause " u n p l e a s a n t
c o n s e q u e n c e s , " such as t h e loss of
self, slums, a n d p o l l u t i o n .
How does this all relate to student unrest? S t u d e n t s seek identity, while bigness a n d bureaucracy requires loss of self. Ano t h e r c o n s e q u e n c e of d e m o c r a t i c
materialism
is, according
to
Keller, large scale industrialization
and internationalism. Mechanization a n d war follow. S t u d e n t s desire neither, a n d have been chanelled into b o t h .
Keller told t h e mostly middleaged a u d i e n c e t h e t h e United
States is in t h e midst of a revolution. He m a i n t a i n s tha it is a
"quiet
and sneaking"
revolt.
Keller, w h o is assistant dean a n d
political science prefessor al Col-
umbia, sees I \w causes o f unrest as
plentiful and complicated
However, Keller failed In speak
on t h e issue of war as a major
caust 1 of unrest, a failure re-minis
cent of President Nixon'- (real
nienl of the same issue. Speaking
in Phoenix, Arizona, Nixon hail
said,"Violence in America is not
caused by the war, nol caused by
repression... Lei's recognize t h e m
for w h a t they a r e - n o t r o m a n t i c
revolul ionaries, but the same
thugs a n d h o o d l u m s t h a t have
always plagued good p e o p l e . "
Speaking along with Keller at
the forum were Sister Pauline
McCormick, a n d insuructor in education at Saint Hose, and David
Brown, financial a c c o u n t a n t a n d
c o o r d i n a t o r of state and federal
e d u c a t i o n funds for the city of
albany. Sister McCormick s p o k e
a b o u t a s t u d y tin PEP (Pupil
Evaluation Program) she had d o n e
on Albany C o u n t y Schools.
I'lte PEP tests are gn
i third,
MXt h a n d ninth graders. These
lests, which are given d u nnig the
third week of ihe school ye ar. tesi
Ihe s t u d e n t s ' reading a n d! math
ability.
T h e PEP tests are given U ideal
il'y educationally
ilisadvamtaged
children. Sister McCormick said
(hot these tests are used by the
(iovornor, legislature, and school
supervisors lo plan t h e budgets.
She saw an inherent danger in this
fact, as PEP only tests reading a n d
m a t h . She said, " W e m u s t he
c o n c e r n e d with t h e arts, sciences
and c r e a t i v i t y . " T h e stress of reading a n d math can bring c u t s in t h e
wrong places, she c o n c l u d e d .
Brown discussed s t a t e aid l o
schools, a n d formulas used t o
d e t e r m i n e it. He c h a r a c t e r i z e d
b o t h aid and formula as deficient
a n d unable to m e e t t h e needs of
t h e school districts.
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T h e lack of dining facilities is an inconvenience to
ins! about everybody on the q u a d , especially during
cold a n d inclement weather. Surprisingly e n o u g h ,
lour replied I hat Ihey were not i n c o n v e n i e n c e d . O n e
c h u m p w r o l c : "I enjoy walking a mile for a meal.
I'd nithcr walk than s w i t c h . "
Despite all t h e ha/.ards a n d inconveniences, UK
>uld live on Indian again, 7
replied that HH-J
. and I (I said that il would
definitely would
depend on Whet h
not the quad was c o m p l e t e d
by September.
The best part
bout evaluating these polls was
reading Ihe conuneeuts we received. O n e irate guy
commented " l a v i n g
millions are S H I T . If a stale
as rich as New York
inly responsible lo provide 'a
roof
id a b e d , ' as Ihe Slate D o r m i t o r y A u t h o r i t y
says, I ben they should go lo hell. We sure p a y
enough in taxes and board. T h e y could give us
better c o n d i t i o n s than I b i s . " Of course, we were nol
i m m u n e In c o m m e n t either. S o m e said " V e r y d u m b
q u e s t i o n s , " a n d a n o t h e r " V e r y fine s u r v e y ! " O n e
c o m m e n t , s u b m i t t e d by an a n o n y m o u s clown, w e n l
as follows^ "I derive a n inner, intense, personal,
beautiful feeling and relationship a n d a c o m m u n a l
satisfaction which is a resulting factor of the fact
that we are "brothers, friends, c o m m u n a l l y in love
and peace, together emitting o u r saliva upon the
floor which is walked u p o n equally by a l l . "
As t h e sun sets slowly in the west, t h e braves settle
down on their reservation to begin a n o t h e r evening
of stereos, studying, guitars, a n d passing the peacepipe. Despite t h e hardships, they are alive a n d well
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the otherwise dull lives of m a n y . 6 0 % of t h o s e w h o
r e s p o n d e d a t t e n d e d t h e " F e a s t of t h e Vestal Virgins," b u t only 12% p a r t o o k in a little-known raid
on State Quad. T h e largest a t t e n d a n c e was at Keg II,
held t w o w e e k e n d s ago.
There has been m u c h discussion a b o u t Indian
being t h e only non-coed q u a d in t h e school.
T h i r t y - n i n e affirmed t h e lack o f girls affected t h e m .
Hi answered " n o , " with o n e abstaining. C o m m e n t s
ranged from " I ' m getting h o r n y " t o " N o effect: I'm
q u e e r " or " I ' m still in love with my m o t h e r . "
When it c a m e to the choice b e t w e e n t h e suite and
corridor systems of r o o m s , 22 favored the corridor,
25 favored t h e suite, a n d 9 h a d no preference. An
overwhelming majority of Indians preferred living
on Indian to living in t h e d o w n t o w n d o r m s . Most
people objected to taking the b u s during the winter
months.
Contrary lo p o p u l a r belief, Indian has n o t had an
extensive wave of robberies Only 5 out of Til
people answered that their suite had been r o b b e d .
Some stolen items were: a cork board, a radio-tape
player, cash, a n d side ;l of a Woodstock a l b u m .
Mosl e v e r y b o d y agreed that there is a definite lack
of security. This question a r o s e o n c e again t w o
weekends ago, when Ihe master keys t o all d o o r s on
Ihe quad were stolen from t h e m a i n t e n a n c e r o o m in
the basement. T h e braves are all c o n c e r n e d a n d have
signed p e t i t i o n s d e m a n d i n g m a x i m u m security on
the quad. T h e robbery had necessitated replacement
of all locks on t h e quad.
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hearsals
An ASP Column
POLLUTION:
Whose Problem?
by David Comarow
An ASP Column
PYE is guilty of being complacent in constantly pointing only to
Tobin and screaming: 'PIGS!" IF YOU EVER WENT TO THE
TOILET ON STATE QUAD', COLONIAL QUAD' THE
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING' THE EARTH SCIENCE
BULDING' OR THE FINE ARTS BUILDING, YOU FLUSHED
THE TOILET DIRECTLY INTO PATROON CREEK!! Each of
those areas connect to a 3-inch sewer line that dumps untreated
human sewage into the once crystal clear Patroon Creek. Tobin is
not the only murderer of that creek, and for that matter, neither
is SUNYA. There are numerous other sewage lines (ironically
called "sanitary sewage lines") dumping into the same small body
of water. And what's worse is that NO ONE KNOWS WHERE
MOST OF THESE SEWAGE PIPES ORIGINATE! It is blatantly
clar that numerous companies, shopping centers, communilics,
and God knows what else, are keeping silent about their sewage in
the hopes no one will notice. They think we are so concered with
Tobin, that we will never notice Ihcm.
To all of you who dump your sewage into our creek you are
hereby forewarned, we will find you and you will slop...one way
or the other.
SUNYA, a state government institution, is overtly polluting, and
hoping we won't notice. What do we do? Well, now lhai YOU
know, it is your reponsability to hit Governor Rockefeller's office
hard with letters and phone calls!!! And thai means now
TODAY. Tell him thai you DEMAND THAT SOMETHING BE
DONE TO END THE DISGUSTING POLLUTION OF PATROON
CREEK BY SUNYA!!!
The whole idea that we have been running around yelling and
screaming "TOB1NS, TOBINS," when our own institution pollutes much more gets me sick! No we shouldn't leave Tobin alone;
just because SUNYA is doing a better job of murdering the creek
doesn't mean that Tobin has gotlen any better. They still pour
their animal guts, fat, and blood into the same stream. It just so
happens that right across from Tohin's out-fall are a few more
savage outlets. We don'l know whose they are. Bui human sewage,
sometimes brown, sometimes green, Hows constantly. Westgale
Shopping Center is probably one, and olher businesses in thai area
are probably also guilty when we find out exactly whose sewage is
whose a lol of people are going lo be sorry that they ever though!
they had the righl to pollute.
Interested in helping? It will involve dumping tracing dyes into
toilets and maybe walking into some ral infested sewers. You
had the guls lo march down town and surround the federal
building, think you can stomach some real "heavy slut"?
Volunteer lo put some environmental criminals up against the
wall. There will be a Patroon Creek leach in this Thursday
November 19 al 7:00PM and 4:00 PM in CC370. Salurday will be
community wide demonstrations.
ACADEMY AWARD
Israel's Right To Live
MftlNTt
•'
by Bob Warner
News Editor
That the Jews, persecuted for so long out of
political expediency and human depravity, desire a
state of their own, a Jewish state, is morally just.
That there are those who would deny Israel's right
to exist is morally reprehensible.
Most Americans acknowledge this right of Israel.
Yet many Americans criticize, rightfully, some
aspects of Israel, such as the predominance in Israel
of the Orthodox Jews, who have pursued a policy of
religious strangulation of the Conservative, Reform,
and Atheistic Jews, as well as of the non-Jews. The
Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel must loosen its grip if its
people and its country are to grow to fulfill the
dream of a democratic socialist state. An Israeli
theocracy is most uncharacteristic of Jewish political and social thought.
The problem of the Arab refugees is not as simple,
however. While Israel should probably have accepted the original Palestinians, it seems Loo late to
turn back now, for the rabidity of the Arab mind
has made any reconcilation impossible. The hate
infused into the Arab masses, both refugee and
non-refugee, is a just rationalization for Israel to
wash its hands clean of the situation. It must also be
noted that many Palestinians left Israel because they
were terrorized by Arab propaganda; they believed
that they would be unsafe in Israel, and that they
were obligated Lo join Lhe battle against Zionism.
Furthermore, it is incredulous LhaL some ignore the
fact that Arab leaders refused to absorb the refugees
into their respective countries; discontented refugees are, of course, more politically useful to Arab
leaders, more so than if they were content.
Unfortunately, the United Nations, probably
the'only hope for peace in the world, has of late
favored the Palestinian cause. It is indeed unfortunate that the organization which gave life to Israel
now abets those who would only annihilate her.
Admittedly, Israel sometimes overreacts to Arab
raids, but, because Israel is surrounded by her
enemies, no matter how inept they may be, it is
reasonable to assume that the Israelis will be constantly geared to instant retaliation. The Arabs are
certainly notorious for breaking cease-fire agreements, and Israel is therefore only partially to blame
for the aggravation of Mideast tensions.
While such a pro-Israel postion is abhorred in most
leftist circles, and by a few liberals, the position is
nevertheless consistent with the principles of justice,
freedom, and democracy, which most leftests subscribe lo. The New Left attacks Israel, not only out
of ani-semitism, but because American foreign
policy, which in most areas is extremely objectionable, is pro-Israel. The leftists'syllogism isthatany
friend of America is just as imperialistic as the
United States; this argument is invalid for the
whole, although Spain, Greece, Nationalist China,
and South Vietnam are specific valid examples. The
few anti-Israel liberals feel LhaL one musl oppose aid
Lo boLh Israel and South Vietnam in order Lo be
morally consistent.
It must be made clear, though,Lhat Israel is neither
fascistic, dictatorial, racist, nor despotic, as the
examples cited above are. Israel is a democratic
state, in need of reform, as all democracies are, and
is alsoia forerunner in economic socialism. Neither
Egypt. Syria, nor Jordan can boast so much. Yet the
purported friends of justice, freedom, and peace
would not only brand Israel with Lhe swastika and
the fasces, but would drive Israel into Lhe sea.
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Delta Sigma Pi and School o f
Business present the Y o u n g Presidents Organization • Presidents of 5
local firms, a panel discussion o n
students and their future w i t h the
business w o r l d . A L L M A J O R S CC
Assembly H a l l , Nov. 16, at 7 : 3 0
p.m.
next
Penthouse.
Songs
are
in
not required. Male voices needed.
T e l e t h o n 7 1 : A l l those interested
in a u d i t i o n i n g , please pick u p audim a t i o n Desk.
T h e Peace Project is sponsoring a
Remember
j
Unlcef Christmas Cards w i l l be on
sale in the Campus Center
Monday
thru
Friday
daily. Sponsored by
Council.
Lobby
from
10-3
Building
hud
call
been
Maddy,
7-7720
or
Barry,
78746.
8 : 0 0 p.m. A l l interested persons are
asked tc meet in Bio. 2 4 8 . Sponsored by B i o l o g y C lub.
at
students
4 p.m.
lhe
Graduate
Reception for Dr. Louis
T. Bene2et w i l l be held in the CC
Patroon R o o m . A l l Graduate Stu-
The Economics Student Association w i l l sponsor an address by
Prolessor Douglas D o w d , Professor
of Economics at Cornell e n t i t l e d
" T o w a r d a Radical Perspective in
E c o n o m i c s " o n Wed., Nov. 18 at 2
P.m. in LC 19. A l l students are
inviied to a t t e n d .
dents are invited t o meet the S U N Y
president and other
administration
officials. Punch w i l l be served.
Got an opening lor an elective?
The
Applications
for
Rhetoric
and Public
Address
Dept. is o f f e r i n g a new course, RPA
160
Degree
June
1971 graduation w i l l not be accep-
Parliamentary
Procedure.
It
w i l l teach y o u h o w to r u n , not ruin
Interviews for C o m m u n i t y Service
December
be
held
faculty activism i n the g h e t t o . S t o p
8 : 0 0 p.m. in the CC b a l l r o o m .
by f r o m 10 a.m. u n t i l 2 p.m. and
find out w h a t y o u can d o a b o u t the
7— December
between
will
of
talk
the
on
Perspective"
Nov.
19 at 8 . 3 0 p.m. in H U 258.
by
on
the
Eastman
Tower
Penthouse,
Albany
State
YPSL.
The
YCLEPT
Albany
State
SF
Society w i l l meet Fridny a f t e r n o o n
at 2 p.m. in H U 3 374 to discuss
adopting a constitution, nominating
Colonial Quad Board's "Sunday
D i n n e r " H o t d o g s - $ . 2 5 , soda $.15
(.ill kinds). S t a l l i n g this week free
sauerkratu. E x i r a ! D u n k i n ' Doughnuts at 10 cents each. P o l a l o chips
tool
and electing officers, and planning a
spring semester SF f i l m series and
SF
convention
B.Bass.
Jr..
(with
pro writers,
editors, writer-academics invited t o
speak and for discussion panels.) Be
there t o support SF and give ideas.
HU
374,
Telephone
457 2 9 6 9 .
"WE
given on Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. in the
fur
Campus
Ad-
English Dept. and Academic C o m -
lax
m u n i t y . S u b m i t leiter i m m e d i a t e l y
BOMBERS",
Spencer
Center
Jackson
due.:
will
Ballroom.
mission is $ 1 . 0 0 w i t h student
There w i l l be a Scuba Club mee-
12 a n d 2
and $ 2 . 0 0 w i t h o u t .
the
p.m. on Wed., Nov. 18. A dive to
A r l s Co. of S U N Y A l b a n y .
Ensemble
be
Presented by
ting in the Campus Center 375 at 8
Black
State
Performing
the
University
Concert
Nov. 21 in the m a i n theatre.
Thursday,
Tuesday
17, at
the
Band o n Wed., Nov 18 and Sat.,
State Q u a d .
ted
Nov.
of
presents
speak
Browne in the Humanities Lounge,
afternoon,
Dept.
p.m.
will
RIGHTEOUS
4 0 0 p.m.
Music
University of N e w Y o r k at A l b a n y
Sane
by
The
Francais, Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8 : 0 0
League,
Kingsley
road.
about
poetry reading hy Michael Dennis
14
Mon.'s t h r u Thurs.*s in U L B 35.
Strzalkowski
Dept.
Information:
1 he Fiu)lish Dept. is sponsoring a
tions and w o r k s h o p s may be p i c k e d
will
rest of the state. Wed., Nov. 18 at
French Civilization w i t h Le Cercle
Thn first and only performance of
u p at the Registrar's o f f i c e .
and
Vice
National
.i meeting.
ted after F r i d a y , Feb. 5. Applica-
froin
solicitations center for student and
idea
p r o b l e m s j u s t f o u r miles d o w n t h e
" R a d i c a l Politics in the Seventies, A
Sponsored
Fri-
f i l m is banned in Boston and the
as an i n f o r m a t i o n ,
the Y o u n g People's
Gershman,
Socialist
a table in the Campus
L o b b y t o m o r r o w and
day
Christian
Carl
the
sane. Come and f i n d out w h y this
French
•Chairman of
scheduled f o r T h u r s d a y , Nov. 19 a l
Today
Center
weekend of non-violent training on
The tour of the major facilities in
Biology
w i l l staff
• an i n s t i t u t e f o r the c r i m i n a l l y
In-
and
hungry g h e t t o k i d s he feeds? W S U A
I MOT the shocking f i l m about life In
Intersorority
Nov. 19-22, For more i n f o r m a t i o n ,
the
C A T H E X I S sponsorsTlttteut Fol-
Pete , Jones
Attention
tenure.
lo Dr.
DIVA
She
DAIMS
is
vital
is u p
to
the
Knott.s, chairman, enumer
a ling her qualifications. Thank y o u .
There
wilt
be an i n f o r m a l
get-
together wine and cheese party f o r
all those students interested in stud y i n g abroad. Students w i l l be on
hand, w h o have studied a b r o a d , to
answer
your
questions,
Nov.
18,
Wed., in HU lounge R o o m 3 5 4 . For
further i n f o r m a t i o n call B o b
Bur-
slein at 4 5 7 - 5 0 4 7 .
The Office of Residence w i l l soon
be selecting Resident Assistants for
the
1971-72 academic year. A n y -
one
interested in an R A
position
must a t t e n d the mandatory interest
meeting o n Nov. 2 2 , 1 9 7 0 in Lecture Center 11 f r o m 7-9 p.m. If y o u
are n o t able to attend the meeting
you
must contact H o w a r d W o o d -
ruff
in H a m i l t o n Hall at 4 5 7 - 8 8 3 9 ,
at least t w o (2) days p r i o r to the
meeting.
Boston will be planned.
The people who take
a load off your stomach
now take
a load off your feet.
CONTINUOUS SHOWINGS NIGHTLY
7 pm - 11 pm
Sunday, Nov. 29
THE
GRADUATE
Sing
tion forms at Campus Center Infor-
Duke does his first
TV special for the
King of Beers ...
and that is special!
MIKE NICHOLS
LAWRENCE TUBMAN
Holiday
French b u t knowledge of French is
BEST DIRECTOR-MIKE NICHOLS
JOSEPH E. LEVINE
for
Tues., N o v . 17, at 7 : 3 0 , Eastman
Tower
WOtlUCtlOH
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Le Cercle Francals Is h o l d i n g re-
November
16-20
Monday - November 16th
Laughing Gas-starring Charlie Chaplin
Hurry Hurry-starring W.C. Fields
Night Owls-Laurel & Hardy
total running time: 45 minutes
Campus Center 315
Tuesday • November 17th
Love Pangs-starring Charlie Chaplin
The Fatal Glass of Beer-starring W.C. Fields
Have Badge, Will Chase-starring Abbot i & Cnsiello
total running time: 40 minutes
Campus Center Assembly Hall
Wednesday - November 18th
The Harlem Globeliotlers (Comedy)
To Beep or Not To Beep-Road Kuiuiei
1'asy Street-starting Charlie Chaplin
total running time: 40 minute
Lecture
Center .'(
Thursday - November 19th
Men of War-starring Laurel & liauh
I'm No Angel-slamng Mae Wesl
The Pharmacist-starring W.C. Fields
total running time: 50 minute
Lecture
Center ,'j
NBC-TV
Friday • November 20th
Circus Slicker-starting W.C. Fields
The (iieai McGoiiietil-slarnng W.C FieluS
( C h e c k tor l o c a l t i m e a n d
The Barbei Shop-siatruig W.C Fields
total running time: 40 minute:
Campus Center Assembly Hull
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relief from too m u c h to eat or drink. N o w
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tired feet. Just send us $3.00. That's all. A n d
'11 send y o u an inflatable hassock m a d e of
heavy-duty wipe-clean blue and white
vinyl. In the shape of an Alka-Seltzer tablet.
Let your tired, aching feet sink into
its soft folds. Use it for a back rest.
A w o b b l y volley ball. A pop sculpture.
O r one-tlurd of a couch.
We weren't happy just to help
relieve your upset stomach; heartburn; acid indigestion; headache;
sore, stiff, aching muscles and
discomforts due to too m u c h
l o c a t o r drink.
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PAGE 14
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
THE ASP SPORTS
There Are No Giant Killers!
Gridders End Successful Year Despite Loss
by John Carter
Albany State closed out their
initial grid season Saturday with a
61-8 loss to Hudson Valley Community College. Although things
didn't work out too well for the
Danes this game, their season was
far from the disaster many people
predicted it would be and hope
runs high for the future of football here at State.
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seventy yards in ten plays with
quarterback Rick Petty carrying it
in for the score early in the first
period. But on that drive halfback
Bernie Boggs received a h*>ad injury which required stitches and
kept him from finishing the game.
With Boggs' departure went 90%
of Albany's offense. Later in the
second quarter a safety and an
interference
p e n a l t y gave
H.V.C.C. scores. The second half
contained many State errors and
developed into a route. However
the Albany players never quit and
kept fighting right up to the
whistle.
first start.
Looking back on the season
Coach Ford said, "We made up
our mind right at the beginning
not to measure the year's success
or failure in terms of games won,
but rather on team growth in
unity, skill, and spirit. From this
standpoint I feel it was a highly
successful season. I think we have
a fine nucleus for next year's
team.'' He further noted tha t
some of this year's players have
shown fine promise for the future.
Among this group are defensive
backs John Johnson and Randy
Farnsworth, defensive tackles Bob
Downey and Finn, and linebacker
Conte. On offense the men to
watch for are guard Pete Moore,
ends Ed-Perka-and Ernie Thomas,
halfbacks Cleve Little and Boggs.
and quarterback Petty.
Losing to Hudson VAlley was
certainly no disgrace. Just last
week the powerful Vikings barely
lost to the number two junior
college team in the nation, Grand
Rapids, Mich. Contrary to popular
Coach Ford, while obviously not
belief, a school's size has no rela- pleased with the score, still felt
tion with the strength of its athle- that Albany's showing wasn't that
tic program. Thus the Danes, with bad for a new team. Bogg's injury
no recruitment and five starters and a few mistakes shifted the
(with high school experience) who momentum to H.V.C.C. and alhadn't played football in three lowed them to make a rout of the
years were at a distinct dis- second half. Coach Ford cited end
advantage.
Butch McGuerty, tackle Steve
Finn, and linebacker Nick Conte
The Statesmen did come into for playing fine defensive games.
the game with an excellent mental On offense quarterback Rick
attitude. They drove the ball Petty showed a lot of poise in his
Some things are bound to hold a
first year team back in their progress. Considerable time must be
taken finding the right spots for
each player. Albany in particular
was hampered by the lack of all
important pre-season practice.
The coaching staff merited fine
praise from Coach Ford, but he
noted that they could have done
an even better job if some of the
assistants were on a fulltime basis.
All these factors slowed the Danes
down but despite them a good
football program was started.
Association of
College Unions
Contests in billiards, bowling,
bridge, chess a nd table tennis,
sponsored by the Association of
College Union.s (ACU), will take
place from Monday, November 30
through Saturday, December 5,
1970.
All events will be conducted in
the Campus Center except for
table tennis which will take place
in the gymnasium.
Registration forms for each
event may be obtained at the
Campus Center information desk.
Pleas*' return the entry forms to
CC i:t7.
Students desiring to enter the
tournament must have amateur
status, which is defined as never
having accepted cash or merchan-
dise prizes in the sport they plan
to participate in.
After registering their HD cards
with the University, students
should contact one of the following persons: Billiards, Dan Burns,
457-6764; Bowling, Nelson Swart,
457-6314; Bridge, Tom Trifon,
438-7951; Chess, Lee Battes,
489-6751; Table Tennis, Rich
Sylves, 439-4820.
The competition will be available to both male and female
students.
The winners of tin? local tournament will be eligible to compete
in the Region 11 contest, which
will be hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy on February I 1 through 13, 1971.
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favorite
It's hard to say how far the team
will go from this beginning with a
rough eight game schedule slated
for next year. A lot of the answer
will depend on administration
policy concerning recruitment,
admissions, hiring of a fulltime
staff etc. The important elements
of coach and team enthusiasm are
there and these lead State fans to
be optimistic. As the old Dodger
fans used to say, "Wait till next
year."
********
AMIA
Winners of the AMIA wrostlinu
tournament are as follows:
l:"i lb. Mark Htmlcy (EEP)
KM lb. Art Dixson (EEP)
112 lb.
Duvo JOnes (EEP)
15(1 II).
Kovin Sheehan (EEP)
107 11). Bob Kind (EEP)
177 II).
BobComml(EEP)
111(1 lb.
Bruce Davis (Iml.)
Heavy
Jim Schroedur (EEP)
at the tOWEST PRICES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Wrestlers Strong, Have
Depth, Experience
The picture looks quite a bit
brighter this year for the varsity
wristling team than it did at the
same time last season. With six
returning lettermen and all the
weight classifications manned at
this time, Coach Joe Garcia predicts a successful year.
moves." Wess will also pressure
Mims for the 158 lb. assignment
but Phil is also capable of
wrestling at 167 lbs.
Lettermen Al Mercer, Tim
Coons and Herman Hilliard will go
at the 177 lb., 190 lb. and heavyweight classes, respectively.
Hilliard tost only one dual match
The grapplers will be led by
tri-captains Jeff Albrecht, Phil all of last year. Two men who
Mims and Jim Nightingale. "They were out last season, Kevin Roach
have done a very fine job thus far (150 lb.) and Curt Whitton
(heavyweight), should be very
in pulling the squad together and
building morale," stated Garcia' strong competitors. Tom Hull, a
Albrecht will wrestle in the 142 freshman who wrestled 3 years at
lb. class with Nightingale shifting Albany Academy will man the
between 150 lb. and 158 lb. The 118 lb. class with Rex Carey
(Morrisville CC.) or Johnny Lutz
latter will be hard pressed for a
(Guilderland) wrestling at 126 lbs.
starting berth by freshman Cliff
Larry Mims, Phil's brother and a
Wess, who Garcia says is very
smooth and "knows all the freshman might well start at 134
Hoopsters Impressive
In Brock. Scrimmage
The Great Dane varsity basketball team scrimmaged a very
tough Brockport State quintet on
Saturday and came away with a
74-67 victory.
Although State did not play
exceptionally well, they did a very
creditable job in light of the fact
that Brockport finished second in
last year's NCAA small college
eastern regional tournament.
sophomore DAve Welchons or
junior transfer John Quattrochi.
Bob Rossi, also a junior transfer
could start and will definitely see
a great deal of action against the
zone defense since he is, according
to Sauers, the squads's best outside shooter.
Transfer Steve Juss and sopho
more Werner Kolln will give
Sheehan a strong back-up in the
middle.
According to Coach Doc Sauers,
the team ran very well but had
trouble culminating the fast
breaks by scoring. "Our ball
handling was not up to par and we
missed too many good scoring
opportunities.
Tomorrow, the Danes visit
American International College in
Massachusetts. The latter are one
of the strongest small colleges in
the nation. A good showing tomorrow would be further proof
that this year's squad can have a
very successful season.
Sauers will not, at this point,
commit himself as to probable
starters this year. One might presume that they will be the four
returning starters from last season,
co-captains Jack Jordan and Alan
Keid, and seniors Jim Masterson
and Steve Sheehan, plus either
********
Applications arc now being
accepted for the James Warden
Scholarship.
This $200 grant was established
by the Class of 1951 in the name
of James Warden, a scholar uthelte
at Albany.
There are four criteria involved
in choosing a recipient.
1. Scholarship
2. interest in athletics
3. character and service
A, need
The applicant need not have
participated in varsity athletics at
Ablany. He should submit an
autobiographical letter along with
two letters of recommendation to
Mr. Merlin Hathaway in the
Physical Education Bu ilding. The
deadline for applications is
Wednesday, November 25th. The
name of the recipient will be
decided before intercession- recess.
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possesses a great deal of potential.
Backing up Mercer at 177 lbs. will
be Dave Balsamo and footballer
Pete Moore. According to the
coach, any of the three could go
at 190 lbs. if necessary.
The squad has scrimmaged twice
this fall, b e a t i n g
FultonMontgomery CC. and narrowly
losing to Cobleskill. The annual
Quadrangular meet here will take
place on Saturday, December 5 at
1 :()() p.m. against Dartmouth,
Union, and Williams.
Scorers, timers and announcers
are needed at home meets. Anyone interested should contact
Coach Garcia by phone or at his
office.
1) Name the first basketball player ever to score over 20,000 points in
a career.
2) Name 4 NBA basketball players who also played with the Harlem
Globetrotters.
3) Who was the first basketball player who scored over 2,000 points
in a season?
4)Throughout their championship years the Boston Celtics were noted
for their *P*eat bench strength. Name the original 6th man on the
Celtics. This man was the pioneer of the "sixth man," on a pro team.
5) Who led the NBA in field goal percentage last year?
6) Name 4 NBA basketball players who were also baseball pitchers.
7) What basketball player holds the record for the most points in one
game in an NCAA tournament game?
8) When these basketball players were stare iacollege, they had
teammates who played that hardly received recognition in college but
made it in the NBA. Associate the following stars with their teammates:
a) Larry Siegfried & Jerry Lucas—Ohio State
b) Lew Alcindor—UCLA
c) Jimmy Walker—Providence
d) Dave Stallworth-Witchita State
e) Howard Komives—Bowling Green
9) Name the only basketball player to make the first team all league in
Foul Shooting
The first 30 teams to apply will the ABL, the NBA, & ABA.
be eligible. Teams are made up of 10) True or False—Witt Chamberlain is the all time rebounding leader in
2 regulars plus one alternate. The the NBA.
object will be to sink as many 11) Name the starting " 5 " for Michigan when they lost to UCLA in the
fould shots out of 50 as you NCAA finals.
1 2) Who was Paul Popovich's backcourt mate at West Virginia?
possibly can. There will be a team
winner and an individual winner! 13) What basketball player held the all time record for the highest
lioth add points to All-Sports free throw percentage?
Trophy standings. To shoot, make 14) Who is eighth on the all time NBA scoring list?
an appointment with either Pat 1 5) Who was the center who defended against Wilt Chamberlain the
Mahoney or Al Barocas in PE 13-4 night he scored 100 points?
or call 7-1571. Team rosters must
be in before appointments are
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or go in person to:
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Editorial
Comment
C o n t e n t s c o p y r i g h t 1B70
Environmental Crime
Construction of the uptown campus of Albany State began in
1962. Since that time an industrial area has grown in the
Exchange West Area, shopping centers have been built in the
Colonic and Central Avenue areas, and all litis while, stale and
city officials have known that the lack of sewage treatment has
meant environmental destruction and the tlireal of disease.
State and city officials have been criminally negligent of their
responsability. They admittedly have known of the severity of the
pollution, they admittedly have realized all the while that the one
sewage treatment plant at Westerlo Island—built in 1910—was
doing absolutely nothing to lessen the destructive effects of
untreated waste.
Educational
Once upon a time, there existed a
nation which prided itself on its
educational excellence. Everybody spoke only praise of its
secondary schools and universities. These schools were the places
where parents used to send their
children to get ahead, when
getting ahead meant something
different than it does today.
Needless to say, the students
started questioning the foundations upon which the schools were
built, and they even questioned
some people and administrators
too. The university was accused of
being interwoven within the complex military-industrial complex.
So many administrators were
questioned on this complex relationship that quite a few of them
developed a complex of their
own. Many frauds proved Sigmund correct.
Some people who noticed the
problem within the university decided to sec what the high
schools were like. They expected
Excellence?
to find subversive elements influencing the minds of the young,
but found faculty members were
relatively "straight." They were
not only straight, but were
moving along Rigor Mortis Drive
rapidly.
In high school, things were like
this. When anyone walked into a
bathroom, it was worse than being
in Los Angeles, smog wise. Sometimes when teachers walked in
they ordered those partaking in
c r e a t i n g this semi-purplehaze-making to sit in detention
that night. This means that a
student would have to sit quietly
in a room from about 7:00 to
9:00 p.m.. After completing this
police function, the "teacher"
would usually retire to his department office for a heavy smoke or
two.
Then there were coaches of
learns. Now these guys were pure.
If anyone smoked on one of their
teams, it was a no-no. If anyone
drank on one oftheir teams, it was
a no-no. If anyone had syphilus
they undoubtedly would have
been thrown off the team too. It
is unknown how many coaches
have had liver trouble, but many
have gone home to their wives
with an urge to soccer.
Admidst other problems, a drug
"epidemic" swept the land. "I
dont know why they destroy
themselves like that," said the
teacher, after ordering one of his
students to copy the words in the
dictionary. "You think that they
have problems like grown-up people do!"
"You know what really annoys
me? These hyppocritical kids who
w a n I rights
without
responsibilities and who say they
are for peace and who can't even
get along with their parents. They
are insecure," mentioned the man
salaried by the school to teach,
while he sucked on his grade
book.
And the kids turned off and on.
H.K,
Communications
Easter Hassles
To The Editor:
We would like to bring to the attention of the
student body the fact that as now scheduled we
must come back to campus after spring recess on
Easter Sunday. Considering the great distances that
students must travel, the present arrangement would
not allow students to spend much time with their
families on this day.
We propose that spring vacation should begin at
5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5 instead of on
Saturday, April 3. Dorms would then reopen at 12
noon on Monday, April 12 instead of on Easter
Sunday.
Students interested in changing the present
schedule should contact their quad Central Council
representative or Faculty-Student senator. The
names of representatives can be obtained by calling
the Student Association office at 457-6542.
Geraldine Pionessa
Deborah Deary
Margaret Payne
Angela Scarfabotti
Jane Maddow
Patroon Creek
T o the Editor:
The article on the Death of Patroon Creek was
timely and well dono, for the most part. It was an
honest effort to do more than talk in generalities
about pollution. Several questions which came to
my mind towards the end of the article remained
unanswered, however. I would like to know if the
Tobin Packing Company is performing a needed
community service (that is, do people desire to buy
their meat products) and, if so, is it possible for
Tobin to continue to perform this service while
further abating the polution they create? Mr Oblas
did not indicate the types of uction the company
might take, other than just wait for the expected
hook-up to some distant sewer system not yet under
construction. I suspect that others besides myself do
not know the steps which comparable firms have
taken to ulleviate pollution. If we team more
exactly what Tobin has not done, then we as
individuals are more capable of confronting Tobin
on this issue.
By this time most of us are aware of the
environmental crisis, but unfortunately it is hard for
us to really evaluate all sides of the issues because of
the lack of definite information. I would like to see
a series in the ASP putting forth "hard" information
on selected problems such as phosphates in detergents, and what might occur if we were to replace
them with something else, etc. Discussion of other
issues of a more local nature, such as the Patroon
Creek problem, would also be welcome. Also, it
would be nice to have a more optimistic article
illustrating positive effects of pollution abatement
(if such a situation can be found). And finally, I
suspect many of us would enjoy reading an article
which describes an effective municipal sewer, garbage, and trash disposal system.
Sincerely,
John N. Aronson
Chemistry Department
Bad News?
To the Editor:
The Tuesday, November 10 issue of ASP was the
worst issue that I have seen in my short time here.
Clearly "Flats on Campus" is hardly my (or I should
hope anyone else's) idea of a front page news story.
Such ii story should be considered a feature and
should therefore be assigned to a place on a
subsequent page. Furthermore, PYE activities,
though interesting and highly commendable, should
not be given coverage on page one. Priority should
be given lo subjects affecting the university community as a whole. Perhaps ASP should reconsider
what constitutes news and what constitutes features.
The "Airplane" article on page five was an insult
to the intelligence of college students in general.
Such was truly an example of a "concise" review (or
whatever it was supposed to be). Roy & Shirley
should win the years booby prize for that one. Is
that all that can be said about the Airplane concert
that drew two sellout crowd*'!
I have often wondered what ASP has done lo
institute regular columns of the arts, satire in
general, etc. Such might be a good idea.
Thankfully the Eep, ASP Sports, and the Coin
munications paged have remained up lo par- let's
hope they won't have to'save this "New York Daily
News"ish publication for long.
Bob Kattan
Instead, anticipating the economic advantage of the industrial and
commercial growth, and unwilling to risk unpopularity in educating the public to the need for extensive and expensive treatment
units, Ihey have permitted the situtation to seriously worsen and
have spoken too vaguely for loo long of a unified sewage system,
Even now, there arc serious questions as to whether the proposed
system will adequately handle the dumpage of waste.
The State Health Department lists Albany County as a "major"
polluter of the environment. Il lists all the surrounding cities and
communities as "major" polluters. Il lists Tobin Packing Company in the same calegory
the same catagory as a city of
120,000.
What is most disheartening is thai the public must now depend on
the same city and slate officials who have dragged their feet for so
long. Obviously, Tobin's, Stale University, Manning Paper, Normiskill Septic and Killip Laundry cannot be expected to build
their own individual treatment plants. Yet, what they must do, in
recognition of their own pari in the pollution mess, is lopul lite
utmost pressure on the cily and state lo expedite the county
sewage treatment system.
We are asked hy the cily to believe that this central syslem will
appear within the next two years. We are asked lo believe this hy
a government which has known of the situation for thirty years
and winch has helped lo make il grow worse within the last eight
years by approving the growth and development of further
industrial and commercial polluters. We cannot simply believe.
Unfortunately, we are at the point where to preserve the quality
of life we most slruggle against cily and slate bureaucracy.
Only forceful and constant pressure will prod these officials into
action. Only a public outcry against their present course of events
will force Ihem to reconsider Iheir budgetary priorilics. For the
sake of our collective necks, litis outcry must be heard.
Thursday's Fast
This Thursday night, one of the fraternities on campus is
sponsoring a food fast for the American Indians. Food Service will
give approximately $1.00 for every meal not consumed. The
money will be used for the support of the currently existing
Navajo Community College. We have neglected the Indian for loo
long. Giving up one meal is a small thing to ask. Please do nol eat
on Thursday night. This money can he put to constructive use.
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dan Williams
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Press.
Vol. LVII No. 36
State Unfoertfty oi New York at Albany
Friday, Nooember 20, 1970
State Restricts
SUNYA Growth
by Neil! Shanahan
The growth of SUNYA has been restricted due to budgetary
restraints imposed by the State Legislature and SUNY Central Office,
President Benezet said yesterday. As a consequence, the Master Plan,
which outlines the long-range goals of the University, will have to be
revised and cut back.
"The economic indicators are down." President Benezet said. "Tax
revenues are inadequate,. We are going to have to take a good hard
look-a basic review of our priorities." President Benezet made his
remarks in an interview with the Albany Student Press. His statements
were similar to those Dr. Allen Kuusisto, his predecessor, had made in
his 1970-71 Budget Message.
Although the restraint over the last few years has affected all
departments, some have been hit harder than others. Among those
most affected have been the library, new and experimental programs,
the School of Nursing and increases in faculty personnel.
"The concept of a limitless Albany State was a dream and we realize
it must be brought into reality." Dr. Benezet said.
That concept, as incorporated into the Master Plan, called for an
increase in the number of students to over 20,000 by 1975, the
growth of library volumes to nearly two million, the accredidation of
a School of Nursing, a significant increase in the number of
fellowships for teaching assistants, and significant increase in the space
available.
Among those areas hardest hit has been workload allotments for
personnel-faculty lines. Dr. Benezet said that at an October 12
Budgetary Hearing Meeting, the University had emerged with support
for only one-third of the previously authorized faculty increases.
Library purchases have been curtailed as well. According to a
formula used, called the Clapp Jordan formula, SUNYA should now
possess over one million volumes. It possesses about 600,000 and will
fall nearly one million behind by 1975 at the present rate.
"We will be forced into a situation of selective increase in the
volume of books, going for quality rather than quantity," Dr. Benezet
said.
The Library faces space problems as well. Dr. Benezet noted that
other offices, such as EOP are currently holding space in the building's
basement.
The School of Nursing has not yet achieved accreditation. In 1969,
the dean of the school nearly quit rather than continue without
adequate financial support. Currently, due to space problems, the
Nursing School is occupying space in the BA Building.
In 1970-71 Budget Message, Dr. Kuussisto had said: "The rate of
progress mandated by the Master Plan cannot be attained." He had
also noted, "Many faculty members came to SUNYA with great
expectations, not so much for personal recompence but rather
because they believed that they would be partners in one of the most
vibrant and vital university expansions in the world. Practically, they
were led to expect the resources, staff, supplies, and equipment
needed to develop their respective programs to an advanced level of
excellence. Their's is now a mood of disenchantment."
President Benezet said that he could not determine whether
disenchantment exists at present or not, but did say that previous
estimates and commitments had a dreamlike quality and that many
would not be fulfilled at the present rate of growth. "We'll end up
smaller than we ought to be," he said.
"Most faculty recognize the reality of the situation and know that
the best response we can possibly make is to come up with new ideas
and new sources of revenue, and new programs, such as the
Environmental Studies, which have an appeal."
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Continued on page 2
The library, both space-wise and book-wise, enlargement of the plant facilities,research and teacher
workload, as well as staff numbers are all affected as a result of a change in state budget priorities.
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Crime on Campus
Petty
Theft
by Sharon Cohen
In the past year, SUNYA has
experienced a rapid increase in the
number of crimes committed on
campus. As of November of last
year, 507 crimes had been reported to the security office; this year,
the number has risen to 898 reported crimes.
a
Complaint
According to John Henighan, an
investigator for the security office
the major complaint is petty
thievery in the dorms. This includes the theft of wallets, radios,
and other personal possessions. He
attributes these thefts to the
"openness" of students' suites and
rooms, and of the dormitories
themselves. He feels that the unenforced 11 o'clock lock-up and
unlocked suites and rooms "invite" people to steal.
Another big problem is theft out
of cars in the parking lota, with
tape decks being a very common
item stolen. A cause of these
thefts is the fact that the parking
lots are poorly lit and are laid out
with no provisions for security.
The types of crimes committed
have not really changed, at least in
the past two years. During the last
few weeks, though, there have
been instances of armed robberies
on campus.
Along with the rise in the number of crimes, the number of
arrests made by security hsve also
increased. There has been an increasing number of cases in which
the victim has insisted on pressing
charges, oven Tor petty thefts,
although there is a limited amount
of evidence in these instances.
Walt's Submarine Shop has been
a victim of two armed robberies.
On two consecutive nights in
September, the driver of the delivery truck was held up, once at
gunpoint, and once with the
threat of a gun. The store window
has also been broken and subs
stolen.
Walt's Submarines' deliveries
have been a target for several
robberies both this semester and
last (left).
Security men and a student
investigate damage done by vandals to a student car (right).
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