Intramural Standings
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PUBLISHED
AT THE STATE
UNIVERSITY
By Marc Schwarz
ASSUCIA Tt SPORTS EDITOR
The Albany State wrestling team com
plctcd their finest performance ever in the
SUNYAC championships by placing third,
crowning three individual champions and
qualifying four wrestlers for the NCAA
Division III nationals to be held later this
month.
Two-time All-American Andy Scras captured his third consecutive SUNYAC title at
142-pounds, senior Vie Herman won his
first SUNYAC championship following
three yr'rs of near misses and sophomore
Dave Aver ill was victorious In the
118-pound weight class, for his first time.
Senior Rob Spagnoll was Albany's fourth
qualifier lor the nationals, placing third at
126-pounds,
"We did really well. I he three champions were the most at the SUNYACs in
Albany history. They did a real outstanding j o b , " head coach Joe DcMco said.
Albany finished the two day toiirnamcni
with 92 points finishing behind Oswego,
I(X) points, and lirockport with 141.25.
Brockporl won the team title for the fourth
consecutive year and tenth of the last
twelvth. The championships which were
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held in Oswego last Friday and Saturday, Dave Averlll was one ol three Albany wrestlers to be crowned SUNYAC champion last weekend In Oswego. Andy Seras won
had Blnghamion finishing fourth only 3.25 his third consecutive title and senior Vic Herman captured his lirst championship.
points behind the Danes at 88.75.
Albany had seven winning placers cording lo DeMeo.
Under last year's 22 years if he continues his winning ways wrestled good this weekend. I was seeded
overall, lo accumulate the most team points qualification system, both Gleason and next year. The lop-seeded wrestler in his first and 1 came through. I'm working my
in the team's history. John Denn took Denn would also be making the trip to class, Scras had little problems disposing his hardest and training to get myself ready for
fourth place at 177-pounds, Ed Cilcason Whcaton, Illinois the weekend of February opponents. He decisioned Mike Letcher of the nationals."
Seras will compete in the nationals for
was fifth at 150-poiinds and Spero 25 and 26 in search of a national title, Oswego, 20-6, in the semi-finals and
defended his crown by pinning Brockporl's the third straight year. In his freshman
Iheolilatos closed out his Albany State DeMeo added.
year, he Finished second and last year he
career by finishing sixth at 134-pounds.
For Seras the SUNYAC title was his Dave Recor.
"I'm looking forward to a national finished fourth, despite an injury that
The NCAA reduced the number of third in three tries enabling him to become
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wrestlers allowed to go lo the naitonals, ac- the first SUNY wrestler lo win four titles in title," the undefeated junior said.
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Resurging Danes batter Staten Island, 57-48
The Danes totally dominated their Sauers after the game. "1 hope he's on the
By Mare Haspcl
visitors in the first half. Albany took the way back."
"Coach (Bill) Austin told me that I
sroRisi.ntruR
lead for good, 8-6, when senior Mike Gatto
Continuing their late season resurgence, converted a second effort shot under the wasn't doing anything out there," Gatto
the Albany State Great Danes completed a hoop. Gatto went on to score 14 poinls on related. "He was correct. I wasn't. 1 decided to go out and even if I shot 0-50 I didn't
the evening.
perfect four-game homestand with a batter"Gatto's been in the doldrums," said care. I made my outside shots and when
ing of the Staten Island Dolphins Saturday
evening, 57-48. The victory over New York
State's fifth ranked Division 111 team and
defending CUNY conference champion upped the Danes' record to I4-7 as they enter
the final week of the regular season.
"1 think that those guys (the Dolphins)
have got an excellent shot to be in the
NCAA's. Thai's a good team to beal. ll can
only help us," said Albany State head
basketball coach Dick Saucrs. Slatcn
Island's record dropped lo 15-6.
"We weren't ready for it," said Slatcn
Island's energetic head coach Evan
I'ickman. "We played very hard. We
were Intimidated by their defense."
Using strong defense and excellent rebounding, the Danes controlled the tempo
of the game throughout the evening. At
times, the play was very physical, especially
inside the paint.
"I like to be more physical. It gets you
more involved in the game," said cocapiain John Dicckelman. The 6'5" lefty
center led all scorers with 19 points and
pulled down 13 rebounds.
"We won the game with defensive rebounding," said Dane sophomore guard
Jan Zadoorian, who grabbed five rebounds
or his own in addition to scoring eight
points. "Overall the team is boxing oui belter, so 1 was able lo get the position."
The rebounding helped take care of the
Danes' major concern, the transition game.
fi,y controlling the boards, the Danes
limited the Dolphins to very few fast break
baskets.
"Off the boards we did a really good
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,nl)," said Sauers, "They didn't seem lo get
Jan Zadoorian scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds In the Danes 57-4B
running. That's what we were concerned
victory over the Staten Island Dolphins.
with."
that happens, it opens things u p . "
The Danes opened up the lead to 16-10 as
Dicckelman took the offensive rebound
and converted it into two points midway
through the first half.
The Dolphins tried to close the gap and
pulled within four points on a 12 footer
from freshman Cyrus Deas. The forward
from Brooklyn had eight points.
Dicckelman rcsponcd with a field goal
from top of the key. But the Dolphins came
down court and scored by freshman Ron
Chase. He led his teammates in scoring with
16 points on the evening.
Albany finished the final two minutes of
the half in excellent form. Dicckelman hit
one of his patented sky hooks, followed by
a 20 foot jumper from guard Dan Crouticr,
followed by another basket by .ID and
capped off by a Wilson Thomas dunk. The
Danes ended one of their best halves of
basketball this season with a 30-20 lead.
"The first half, I thought, was the best
we've played in a while," said Sauers,
Albany came back onto the court a bit
more sluggish for the second half. The
Danes didn't score until the 16:48 mark
when Dicckelman put one in from beneath
the rim. Albany saw its 10-poinl halftime
advantage shrink to five, 37-32 with two
consecutive buckets by Chase. But the comeback was halted by Gatto's outside jumper
on the Danes' next possession.
The Danes' spread their lead lo nine
points, 45-36 with 8:32 remaining. Gatto
was the beneficiary of an excellent behindthe-baek assist by Crouticr. The senior forward hit the easy layup.
Zadoorian sank .several crucial free
throws as the game winded down the 6'
guard hit a pair to open a 53-46 lead with
2:55 to go and iced the Danes' victory with
a successful toss with just 30 seconds left
which made the score a secure 55-48.
Dicckelman went to line with just three
ticks showing on the clock and hit both
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SUNY trustees say cuts may close campuses
By Mutt Kiiss
SIM I. I'HISS SI HI HI.
Ill an emergency Board of Trustees
meeting Feb. 15 SUNY Chancellor Clifton
R. Wharton asked the board lo consider
closing one or more campuses in an effort
to deal with Gov. Cuomo's proposed <
budget cuts.
However, Wharton warned at the same
lime that any such actions would be
politically dangerous, since pursuing this
option would mandate that the trustees
specify which campuses they wish to close,
prior to the March 1 deadline for executive
budget revisions. The disclosure of such information "could affect the enrollment
pattern" at the specified campuses, he
noted.
Wharton observed that this year's proposed faculty reductions compare to the
cumulative cuts of the previous eight years.
They are "equivalent lo losing the entire
staffs of five typical arts and sciences campuses, the two university centers at Albany
DEAN BETZ ASP
DAN 0ICKEB NEW PAl.tZ ORACLE
ind Blnghamion, the university center at
Inset: SASU President Jim Tlerney; SUNY Board ol Trustees Meeting
Buffalo or all the statutory colleges plus all
"We must consider retrenchment in ijte size of SUNY to save quality, "
the specialized colleges," he said.
Board Chairman Donald Blinkcn termed
out-of-state students at independent col- boards of Albany's Times Union and turned in lo the Division of Budget by
"simple, across-the-board proportional
leges, the renegotiation of faculty and staff Knickerbocker Ne ivv.
March I.
reductions. . . unwise," because they could
salary increases, and the United University
Student Trustee Jim Tlerney voiced his
"Don't give them the names," answered
"virtually destroy" certain small campuses'
Professions' (UUP) suggestion of a iwo refusal to succumb to the exectniivc pro- Tlerney. "Explain to Cuomo that he's goability to effectively provide certain curpercent income tax surcharge on upper posal. "We should not change the con- ing to have lo iwist and break our arms."
ricula. Wharton added that faculty reducincome citizens,
figuration of the university in two weeks-- He suggested that the chancellor make the
tion through layoffs and attrition will
"I've been here three years," staled we're noi meeting tile university's basic mis- specific campus closings and program
significantly increase faculty/student ratios Trustee Dr. George Collins, "We do this sion. I think the SUNY Board of Trustees eliminations appear as direct orders from
which are currently "for several disciplines,
each year—wc must deal with philosophy. I has lo fight a little bit to keep what we the governor.
at or above levels which meet accreditation
don't know how we can reconfigure the have." He urged ihe other board members
Trustee Judith Dukcn contested
(standards)."
university in Iwo weeks, but we certainly to actively support Ihe UUP's proposed tax Ticmey's proposal on ihe grounds that her
have to live with the 1983-84 budget. We surcharge as did Trustee Darwin Wales. duly as a citizen would require that she "gel
Regardless of whether the approximately
must consider retrenchment in the size of SASU Vice-President Scott Wexler said the budget lo ihe governor when he needs
4000 position cuts will come in the form of
SUNY to save quality."
campus closings or across-the-board reducthai Senate Higher Education Committee il. II doesn't mean that 1 want lo see access
tions, the board implicitly agreed with
Chairman Kenneth LaVallc has also shown destroyed, I just want lo be realistic." She
"It is unclear to us ycf whether wc are be- support for the proposal.
Trustee Arnold Gardner's conclusion that,
added, "there isn't one of us (unwilling) lo
ing asked lo deal with a short-run, two-year
"wc can't change outside factors."
fight."
problem with the stale or are we being askThe "outside factors" to which Gardner
Gardner asked Tlerney how he would go
Blinkcn warned Ihe board, "we must
referred include seeking additional stale ed to permanently downsize" the university about fighting the cms when the names of meet ihe deadlines-even if (Ihe results are)
support from reductions in Bundy Aid for system, said Wharton before the editorial (hose employees facing elimination must be foolish or disastrous."
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Wellington bus route possibly being garaged
By Bill Brewster
STAFF WRITER
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The University bus system is targeted for budget cuts,
and the end result may leave Wellington-bus riders out in
the cold next fall.
Serious consideration Is being given to "doing away
with the Wellington run," said Vice President of Finance
and Business John Hartigan. Harligan has alerted the office of Student Affairs about the "strong possibility, so
that no student makes arrangements for housing next fall
under false pretenses."
Hartigan stressed thai there were many other options
being considered lo offset Ihe recent revenue cuts and bus
service costs, but nothing is definite yet. "There has been
no proposal for any type of fee," he said. "We are mired
with alternatives and considerations." Hartigan added
the university is "aware of the importance of bus
transportation lo the campus."
The current cost for operating the university buses is
between $450,000 and $500,000 a year. Currently, this is
being paid by the university lo give Ihe students a free
ride, said Hartigan. I le explained that the Wellington service is "extremely costly," and that about 20 percent of
driving lime would be saved if il were discontinued.
Off-campus Housing Director Karleen Karlson said she
was aware of the rumblings going on in discussions concerning bus transportation, but was unaware of any immi-
nent actions or definite proposals.
"No student will be happy with any cuts," she observed, "bin il appears cither service will be restricted
somehow and/or the students will have to pay." She added thai no alternative forms of transportation for students
had been discussed.
Dean of Student Affairs Neil Brown said the situation
was unfortunate, but that ihe Wellington run was indeed
in jeopardy. "The university is in a difficult position,"
he said, but he is convinced thai "bus service needs to be
curtailed." He added that no specific plans had been
worked out and nothing would happen suddenly without
students being informed.
Brown was unsure if and when ihe Wellington riln
would be cut. "It's all speculation now," he said.
The question of imposing special fares for buses is not a
new one. Such proposals were considered as recently as
last year, but according lo Resident Director at the Wellington Student Annex, Scott Loch, current consideration
given to abolishing Ihe Wellington run is indeed a surprise.
"I'd be disappointed," he said of the possible abolition, "and I think I speak for everybody in the Wellington
in saying that." Several other students added that they'd
rather see fares collected than the route cut completely.
Wellington Association President Ann Marie Russo
said that many students rely on the bus and if there is no
room for them lo live on campus, the university has a
responsibility to provide transportation for them.
"Not all the students live here by choice," she explained, adding thai many students living in Ihe Lark St. area,
and those who are legislative interns also need the service.
Physical Plant Director Dennis Stevens also emphasized that no definite proposals had been discussed, but ar113*-
FEBRUARY
mmrorld c a p s u l e ^
WW'«vj
US entry into Gulf forbidden
Tripoli, Libya
(AP) Libyan lender Col. Moammar Khadafy said Thursday
his country would not permit the United Slates lo enter the
Gulf of Sidra, the wide bay in the southern Mediterranean
claimed by Libya as its territorial waters, the official
JANA news agency said.
Pentagon sources reported Wednesday that the U.S. carrier Nlmitz and its escorts were operating north of the Gulf
of Sidra in 1981, US jet fighter shot down two Libyan
planes over the gulf, which the United Stales considers international waters. In Augusl 1981, two U.S. Navy p-14s
from the Nimiiz participating in war games in lite southern
Mediterranean downed two Libyan air force jets after the
Libyans fired a missile ai them over the disputed waters.
Some of the waters claimed by Libya are 100 miles from
shore. The United States recognizes only ihe traditional
Ihrcc-mllc off shore limit, U.S. officials said al Ihe lime of
the dogfight that ihe maneuvers were intended in part lo
demonstrate U.S. rejection of ihe Libyan claim.
Mexican loan approved
Mexico Cily, Mexico
(AP) U.S. Agriculture Secretary John Block on Thursday
signed a SI.7 billion agricultural loan package Intended lo
help recession-plagued Mexico buy American grains and
oilier foodstuffs on easy terms.
The agreement was negotiated in August, but was increased by $7(X) million lasl week. It includes loan money lo
buy more than 6 million ions worth of grains, oil seeds and
dairy products, and also provides for Mexican purchases of
an unspecified amount of powdered milk. A joint sinlcmcni said the package "contributes lo Ihe availability of
basic food commodities lor the Mexican people during
1983."
Mexico plunged into ils worst recession of the century
when the worldwide oil glut dried up revenues Ihe government had counted on for an ambitious development project. The new president, Miguel de la Madrid, has started
an austerity program intended to get Ihe nation back on its.
feet.
Lavelle refuses subpeona
Washington, D.C.
(AP) Rita M. Lavelle, former head of the Environmental
Protcclion Agency's hazardous waste program, failed lo
honor a House subcommittee's subpoena yesterday and the
panel moved to consider a conlempt-of-Congress citation
against her.
She had been subpoenaed to appear at 11 pm EST before
the investigations and oversight subcommittee of the
Energy and Commerce panel. The subpoena, which was
accepted by her attorney Wednesday, also ordered that she
bring with her Ihe personal calendars and telephone logs
from her tenure at EPA.
Her firing by President Reagan 10 days ago touched off a
scries of allegations, including the granting of sweetheart
deals lo industry polluters. In accepting the subpoena, Ms.
Lavclle's altorney, Mark Bicrbower, said he did not expect
her to appear at the hearing.
Earlier, Reagan, seeking to stem a flood of allegations
enveloping the agency, ordered the Justic Department lo
conduct a full probe of EPA actions.
At the same time, Reagan said he is also dropping Ihe
claim of executive privilege he had used to keep dozens of
EPA documents concerning hazardous waste dumps away
from Congress.
Love Canal cleanup attacked
Buffalo, N. Y.
(AP) State Attorney General Robert Abrams said that the
Love Canal chemical dump neighborhood of Niagara Falls
can't be made habitable by government standards under a
cleanup program now under way.
Abrams, testifying before two state Assembly committees, said that when doctors of U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services declared last year that the Love Canal
area could be made habitable, they laid down two important conditions. He said those requirements called for extensive remedial work to halt the spread of chemicals from
the dump and permanent safeguards against any future
leakage. "Neither the work done to dale al Love Canal nor
the proposed . . . work will achieve or is intended to
achieve these objectives, namely total containment and
cleanup," he said.
He said it is clear that the Health and Human Services
statement and the EPA report on which it was based "fall,
far short of a finding of habitability of the area and fail to
provide any basis whatsoever for a decision to allow reoccupancy at this time."
Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp. used Love Canal
as a chemical dump for 10 years before selling it to the
Niagara Falls school board in the early 1950s. In the summer of 1978, the state declared a health.emergency in the
area, after people complained of illness and of chemicals
oozing from the surface.
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Speak up for your rights
Worried about tuition increases? Participate fn the
SASU legislative conference Feb. 26-28, lo be held on
campus, and learn ways to lobby against the proposed
SUNY budget cuts. You'll also learn about other issues
relating to SUNY students and New York Slate Politics.
The fee is $30 for SASU members and $40 for nonmembers. For more information or an application call
SASU al 465-2406.
Wild winter weekend
Parlicipate in outdoor evenls including snow sculpture,
a snowball throwing contest, and a cross country race,
during the Winter Carnival Weekend, Miuch 18-20 at
Dipplkill. The weekend is co-sponsored by Cump Board
and Outing Club.
Sign up In the SA office by Wednesday, Feb. 23. The
cost is $20 which includes most food and all lodging,
Jewish roots
If you're a Jewish College Student concerned about
your career, roots, or relationships, attend the fourth annual Jewish Association for College Youth ("JACY)
weekend, March 4-6.
In addition lo a week of Intensive learning at the Paramount Hotel in the Calskills, activities will include dancing, a shared Shabbal experience, and a talent show.
Space for the weekend is limited and registration closes
Feb. 23. For more information call llanina Lassar at (212)
688-0808.
impus b r i e f (
Written rewards
The Third YWCA Famous Black American Essay Contest ceremony will be held Sunday Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. in Ihe
Albany Public Library. SUNYA Associate Professor of
the Department of African/Afro American Studies and
Associate Vice President for research and educational
development Dr. Frank G. Pogue, will be the guest
speaker.
The essay contest is designed to be innovative approach
to Ihe elimination of racism, by involving young people In
research of Black History.
Around the world in a week
To highlight the International spirit of the SUNYA
campus, President O'Lcary has proclaimed Feb.
28—March 5 as World Week. Academic departments,
faculty, and student groups are being urged to join in
sponsoring ethnically oriented programs. The week's
festivities will include an Ethnic Bloc Parly on Thursday,
March 3, from 12 p.m.—5 p.m. For more Information or
a program regisiruiion rorm call Hazel Moore at
457-8302.
Gossen gets symbolic
Dr. Gury Gossen will speak on "Muya Ritual Symbolism" al the next Anthropology Club meeting on Feb,
22 at 8 p.m. in IIU 25. The meeting is open lo anyone and
refreshments will be served.
Become aware
To Denmark and back again
If you like lo travel, why not spend a semester studying
in Denmark? Come lo a meeting Tuesday Feb. 22 at 3
p.m. in HU 290 and find out more about it. Programs are
available in Liberal Arts, International Business, and Archileciure and Design.
Preservative put on hold
Rocheslei. N. Y.
(AP) A local restaurant organization here Thursday
became perhaps the first in the nation lo urge its members
not lo use sodium bisulfite, a preservative used to keep
food fresh.
The Rochester Restaurant Association urged ils members
not to use the preservative until the federal Food and Drug
Administration completes its re-examination of the
substance, which il previously listed safe. Critics have said
thai sodium bisulfite could prove dangerous to asthma sufferers, possibly causing difficult breathing, runny nose,
sneezing, tearing eyes, hives or diarrhea. These charges prompted the rc-examination by the FDA.
A spokesman for the Center for Science in the Public Interest said thai Ihe action by Ihe Rochester organization
was apparently Ihe first of its kind by a restaurant organization in the country. Officials of the National Restaurant
Association in Washington could not be immediately reached for comment.
Restaurants use sodium bisulfite, a white powder, by
dissolving it in water and dipping foods such as vegetables,
fruits and shellfish into it to retard spoilage and discoloration.
Court rules on "custom"
Albany, N. Y.
(AP) High school officials can't be sued by a student just
because they fail to write recommendaitons to colleges in a
timely fashion, a middle-level state appeals court ruled
Thursday.
In a unanimous ruling, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court said writing recommendations for students appeared to be nothing more than
"a custom." That custom, "if such a custom exists, should
not be held to rise to the level of a legal duty," said the
judicial panel in upholding a lower court ruling.
The judges' ruling came on a suit brought by a former
student at the Scotia-Glcnvllle Central school In Schenectady County who charged that school officials had been
negligent and had violated her civil rights.
Jan Hunt, according to the court, was accepted at Northeastern University on Feb. 2, 1980, while she was a senior
,. at,l|)e SfJippl.. Accprdlng.to the court, she asked high school
Discover Ihe problems facing the deaf community on
"Deaf Awareness Day," in the Campus Center on Feb.
24.
This Informational open house is designed to inform
students aboulscrviccs available to the deaf in theCapital
District and lo acquaint students with career opportunities
in the growing field of deaf studies.
"Deaf Awareness Day" ushers in an eight week
workshop series beginning Feb. 28. The series includes a
videotaped sign language demonstration and presentations from the deaf community.
The project is sponsored by SUNYA Division of Continuing Education and is open to all students, free of
charge. For more information call 455-6121.
officials to write the university to help her secure an athletic
scholarship for basketball.
However, it was not until May 6, 1980, that the school's
principal, Richard McGuite, got around lo writing Northeastern seeking lo help Miss Hunt get such a scholarship.
Northeastern wrole back saying Miss Hunt could try out
for the team in the Tall — after she arrived at the university.
Miss Hunt said she Iried out for the team in the fall bui
found, according to the court, that "vacancies for the positions she had played were no longer open, although they
had been open the prior spring." She then sued her high
school.
Cuomo names labor chief
Albany, N. Y.
(AP) Thomas Harlnett has been appointed by Gov. Mario
Cuomo as the stale's chief labor negotiator.
Cuomo announced Thursday that Harlnett would
become director of ibe state's Office of Employee Relations. Harlnett, 37, has been deputy dicrector of contract
• negotiations and administration in the office since 1979.
In his new post, the Albany area man will earn an annual
salary of $65,700. The appointment docs not require slate
Senate confirmation. Harlnett replaces Meyer Frucher,
who has taken a top level job at Blue Cross-Blue Shield of
Greater New York. "Mr. Harlnett is widely respected by
union representatives and state management. We will draw
on his expertise to bring labor and management closer
together in the stale," Cuomo said.
Proir lo working for the state, Harlnett worked as a
labor relations manager with New York Telephone in New
York Cily from 1972 to 1978. While a craftworkcr at the
phone company from 1965 to 1972, Hartnett was a union
representative for the Communications Workers of
America, AFL-CIO.
Correction
In "Speakers attack US anti-Israeli propaganda" in (he
Feb. 11 Albany Student Press, we neglected to note that
the Revisionist Zionist Alternative sponsored Ihe event.
We regret the ommisslon.
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Panel examines Cuomo budget;
will recommend plan to O'Leary
SA bi-elections
postponed due
to confusion in
Central Council
By Liz Reich
ST*//-' K'X/rl/t
By Heidi Gralla
STAFF H'HITCF
Confusion over scheduling caused yesterday's SA hi elections to be postponed until
Wednesday, Feb.24, while questions still remain as to where the blame for the mix-up
lies.
Off-campus elections went smoothly with
Neil Shapiro, Dan Bcrtrand, Joe Ranni,
and Judy Rivera being elected to Council.
But the confusion arose when election
commissioner Ken Olsen was not made fully aware of the new election procedures.
Council voted last month that the
February bi-election for quad representatives would be held on one day, during
lunch and dinner hours. In the past, elections have run for three consecutive nights
with polls open only during dinner hours.
Olsen was apparently aware of the switch
from three days to one, but did not know
about the additional hours. By the time the
error was realized, it was too late lo be corrected.
According to Central Council Chair Jeff
Fromm, it was SA Vice President Ann
Marie LaPorta's responsibility to Inform
Olsen of the time and date of the election.
He said that SA President Mike Corso had
delegated the job of appointing an election
commissioner to LaPorta and it was her job
to "supervise" Olsen. Fromm noted that
LaPorta attends Council meetings and
should be aware of decisions made by
Council. "It is her job lo know what happened (at Council meetings,) and if she
doesn't know, it is her job to ask me," he
said.
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Ann Marie LaPorta
Election information Fromm's business
LaPorta contended that at the beginning
of the year she asked Fromm to give her a
copy of all legislation passed by Council
which would include the election scheduling
bill, and that he has not done this since October. She attacked Fromm's accusation
saying, "How can I give Ihe commissioner a
copy of the bill if I can't get a copy of the
bill because he (Fromm) has it?"
In addition, LaPorta said she had been
unsure of the polling hours and had looked
for Council's election scheduling bill in the
SA resource center, where all bills are 10 be
filed.
According to LaPorta and Media Director Libby Post, the last bill filed there was
from Dec. 8. The elections bill was passed
In January.
LaPorta maintained thai since Fromm
apparently had the bill it was his responsibility lo pass Ihe elections information on
to Olsen.
Olsen called ihe problem a "communications foul up." He said he is In close contact with Fromm, Corso, and LaPorta, and
they all inform him of elections decisions
made by Council. He said dial he does nol
feel that any one of ihcm has the final
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A campus budget panel has been meeting
since Feb. I to discuss how Governor
Cuomo's proposed budget will affect
SUNYA's faculty, staff, and programs.
The 18-mcmbcr budget panel, chaired by
Walter Gibson of the Physics Department,
nas been meeting wilh (he university's four
vice-presidents, Judith Ramalcy, Academic
Affairs; John Shumakcr, Research and
Educational Development; Lewis Welch,
University Affairs; and John Harllgan,
Finance and Business. The panel will make
recommendations to President Vincent
O'Lcary, who will consult with Ihe Educational Policy Council (EPC) of Ihe University Senate and present a budget plan to
SUNY Chancellor Clifton R. Wharlon by
March I, according lo panel member Jaync
Rothmnn. As of yet, the panel has not
made any specific recommendations 10
O'Leary.
Panel members are "selected by President O'Leary anu endorsed by Ihe University Senate," said panel stuff member Lelf
Hartmurk. "It consists of twelve faculty
members, three staff persons from Researc h / E ducal ion a I
Development,
Finance/Business, and University Affairs,
and three students — two undergraduates
who were appointed by SA President Mike
Corso, and one graduate student, who was
appointed by the EPC of the University
Senate.
The proposed budget calls for the loss of
approximately 3,200 positions in the SUNY
system, in an attempt.,10 deal wilh a stale
deficit projected us high as 1.8 billion. If
passed, the cuts would mean a total loss of
300 jobs al ibis campus, including 100
faculty positions, 78 of which arc currently
filled, according lo the Feb. 9 issue of
University News.
Budget panel member Jaync Rothman
said that in the past three weeks the panel
has met several times per week. "So far we
have reviewed non-academic parts of the
campus. Each vice-president gave Ihe panel
a report of how many people would be laid
off and we were shown two cuts. One
would be the 'worst case' scenario of 302
faculty members, according to Cuomo's
budget. The other was a 'mid-range' cut, If
some lines were allowed for the university,
which would be approximately half."
Ilaiimark, who is Director of Planning In
the President's Office, feels Ihe panel plays
"a fairly significant role," in influencing
O'Lcary's recommendations to the
Chancellor. "The panel doesn't tell him
how to run the university but is concerned
with longtcrm progammatic directions. It's
very influential as a resource for decisions
made on an ongoing basis."
"I've been told thai O'Leary does listen
lo the panel," said Rothman. "He said to
us that he can't share Ihe authority, but he
can share the responsibility."
The panel has existed for the last four
years, according to Harlmark, but, "the
membership changes each year." The format of the panel is "discussion and consesus," not formal voting, he said.
Harlmark feels this year's budget cuts arc
more excessive than those experienced in
Ihe past few years. "The cuts we are facing
now arc as bad or more severe 1 ban any cuts
since 1975 when we lost It) percent of (he
budgel which eliminated programs and
reduced staff. The tentative numbers now
arc equally severe," he explained.
Rothman Is also pessimistic about this
year's budget cuts. She is particularly concerned about ihe possibility of differential
tuition which would mean "the university
centers would pay a higher tuition than the
slate colleges because they have a larger
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By Robert Gurdinicr
EDlTOKIAt. ASSISTANT
Many complaints regarding the new
"Bottle Bill" were voiced Wednesday night
when the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) held a public hearing
at Empire State Plaza. The bottom line is
that the bottling industry overall feels that
the bill will impinge on their profit margins,
in an attempt to clarify the bottle bill's
implications and provide a forum for industry's gricvcnccs, the DEC conducted
public hearings across the state this week.
According to DEC spokesperson Lois New,
the rcgulalions must be made equitable for
everyone involved.
The most repeated complaint aired at the
hearings was the bad timing of the July
I implementation date. Donald Liebich,
president of Sysco Frosted Foods, a
distributor of beverages to bars and institutions in the area, argued along with many
others that the date is too close to the July 4
weekend, the most popular beveragebuying lime of the year.
In response, New explained, "This implementation date is now being discussed in
the legislature."
Liebich added that his company is only a
part of the whole industry picture and that
distribulors who sell to retail groceries handle the bulk of the market. However, he
and others are against the DEC placing
strict regulations in the bill regarding interactions among manufacturers,
distributors, retailers, and redemption
centers. "Much of this," he said, "should
be guided by the DEC (rather) than left up
lo the market place to handle.
The new redemption center industry that
is evolving out of the rcturnablcs issue may
suffer, however, if the DEC issues only
guidelines. According to a DEC report,
"Guidelines may result in the distributor
only picking up empties from those they sell
to." DEC spokesperson Albert Muench explained that control of the distributor's
process may make survival difficult for the
developing redemption centers.
The additional paperwork and accounting involved with the deposits, along with
who will initiate the deposits — manufacturers, distributors, or retailers, arc responsibilities no one seems to want. According
to what the DEC has set so far, the
manufacturers will initiate the deposit and
charge the distributor, who will in turn
charge the retailer. This could change,
however, depending on the outcome of the
hearings, Muench said.
If the DEC gets its way, it may have a
profound effect on the beer industry which
has many distributors who serve one area
and are supplied by a single manufacturer,
said Muench,
According to a DEC report, "Distributor
A may sell a product in distributor B's area
and charge the retailer the deposit but
distributor B may get stuck wilh the empties
and have to remove them from Ihe retailer
and pay him for bottles without having
received a deposit payment himself."
Joe Riggcrio, manager of E&D
Beverages, an area beer distributor, feels
this could be a big problem. "The handling
and trucking will double and be very costly
to the distributor," he explained. "There Is
no question that the price of the product
(excluding the deposit) will Increase."
According to an Associated Press article,
the people of Massachusetts complained
about the higher prices for beverages
following that state's bill's enactment Jan.
15. According to Ihe article, distribulors
predicted that a case of soda would go up a
dollar in addition 10 the refundable deposit.
"The industries arc using this bill as an
excuse to raise their prices and profit," said
New. She added lhat, if implementation is
handled properly, the price should not increase.
However, in oilier slates, prices have increased just after implementation only lo
decline after the industry had adjusted,
New said.
Al Ihe hearing, retailers demanded that
the DEC impose regulations lhat will put a
limit on Ihe number of empties any one person can return in a 24-hour period. This
has the advantage of keeping down Ihe
number of empties that Ihe retailer has to
store between pick-ups.
According to a spokesperson from an
area Price Chopper, handling all the empties is going to create a problem. "One man
will have to be in charge of rcturnablcs
alone. It is going 10 mean more man-hours
and more cost to us." He added thai many
large grocers, even ones the size of Price
Chopper, may have to build more
warehouse space.
He would nol comment, though, on
whether the retail prices of beverages would
go up.
The 24 hour stores would like to see an
addition to the law lhat would prohibit
returns after 11 p.m., said New. "They express the concern about handling that much
more money in the slore later at night," she
explained.
March 9 is the deadline for all grievances
and suggestions by the public and industry,
said Muench. He added that many ideas
have been forwarded to Ihe DEC both verbally and outlined in extensive reports from
industries.
Despite claims by industry arguing lhat
Ihcy will only have three months to prepare
for the July implementation, Muench said
the DEC will release the final rules and
regulations April 1.
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Racism is prevelant and institutionalized within the
university system," according to Michael White, coordinator of the 6th annual conference of SUNYA's
Third World Caucus which will take place here this
weekend.
The conference will start with a "Unity Session"
Friday at 7:30 p.m. in IX 21. Workshops will be held
Saturday and Sunday.
The Third World Caucus is coordinated by Ihc Student Assembly at SUNY Central and is under Ihc
auspices and funded by Ihc Stale University.
White said litis weekend's conference will address
the critical issues facing the Third World on SUNY
campuses; 120 representatives from campuses around
the SUNY system have been invited to attend.
Most Important, said While, the conference, whose
theme is "seize the lime before the lime seizes you,"
will emphasize leadership skills, motivating Third
World students lo participate in the political process
both on Ihc campus and civic levels.
On Saturday, conference participants will be invited
to join members of the Mack and Puerto Rlcan
Legislature Caucus which will ulso be holding a
weekend con fcrcncc,
Included in Ihc events will be an appearance by Corctta Scon King, widow of the late Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., who will give an introductory speech at the
Ilellman Tncatcr, on Washinlon Avenue. Ihc movie
"Ohandl" will be shown afterwards,
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a student of Mahalma
Ohandl and Mrs. King may speak aboul litis, said Jim
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"Third World students have lo know what is going
on, what their problems are, and lo learn the basics of
organizing," While said. The opening workshops deal
with organization and leadership skills.
in his office of SUNY Central, While and Slutlcnl
Assembly Vice-President Scott Sinister discussed some
of Ihe hardships Third World students arc lace with
The lack of black professors, he noted, is one examnlt
Sinister described the disproportionately high Mlll.
lion rate of minority students in the SUNY system
"Many students Hunk out," he said, "and increasing
numbers are forced lo withdraw in order lo help Dnandaily support Ihcir families,"
Financial Aid cuts are especially hurling minority
students, White said. "Third World students art trying hard to survive financial aid cuts," he said, adding
"we blame Reagan."
To address Ihe hardships facing Third World
students, White said, It is crucial thai Macks and
llispanics "realize thai we are all one."
"I think Blacks and Hispanics have lo realize thai
our common enemy is not each other; Ihal we arc truly
in the same boat," he said. "This conference will help
bridge the imaginary gap of differences in our working
relationships."
While said he hopes lo continue the recenl trend ol
establishing better working relations with SASU during the conference. "In the past," he said, "SASU
has done nothing for Third World students." Now, he
added, they work closely together on many issues.
SASU President Jim Ticrncy and Executive VicePresident Scott Wexler will speak at Ihc "Unity Sessions", Friday.
Also scheduled to speak is Ocorgctla Dis, The
Human Rights commissioner of Schenectady, I his
conference, White said, "will make Third World
students be aware of what is coming up foi litem in tin
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Legal
By Tony Silber
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
A student living off-campus
needs to be wary of unfair leases
and illegal landlord practices.
The Student Association Office
of Legal Services provides a wide
range of options for its clients from receiving leases to representing students in court.
Legal Services Director and Attorney Mark Mishlcr urges students
to seek legal advice from his office.
Mishlcr said he can give out general
advice, gel involved in disputes to
the extent of interceding on behalf
of Ihc students, and help students
prepare a case for small claims
court which docs not require a
lawyer. "In a law suit 1 will represent students," said Mishlcr. "This
is primarily in eviction cases," he
added, "and usually involves dealing with the opposing attorneys,
talking to the landlord or the judge,
and on a few occasions, dealing
wilh a trial."
Mishlcr said that the Certificate
of Occupancy (CO) could be an important legal protection. In 1974,
Ihe City of Albany instituted the
Certificate of Occupancy for rented
property. The law slates that every
apartment must be inspected by the
city building department whenever
it becomes vacant. 12very landlord is
required lo have ihe certificate and
renew it svhen changing tenants or
when found in violation of Ihc
Housing Code. In Albany, according lo most reports, Ihc C.O. rule
is not enforced. Mishlcr said it
-should be. "I hold thai If there Is no
C O . , the landlord is not entitled lo
collect rent," he said. "I don't
know the true story on that," he
conceded, but I do know that
tenants do noi have ihe protection
they should have based on C.O.
laws.
Student housing in Albany is in
pretty poor condition, according lo
Mishlcr. "Landlords know they can
get away wilh not repairing damage
because they know a new crop is
coming in," he said. "They charge
high rent because they know they
are dealing wilh perhaps four
separate sources of income instead
of one."
Mishlcr expressed dissatisfaction
wilh Ihe anti-grouper law, a city ordinance which prohibits more than
three unrelated people from living
together, saying, "1 don't get Ihe
sense Ihal people are being forced
into anti-grouper situations. The
problem is that they are living under
Ihe gun and when something serious
comes up they can't complain for
fear of being held in violation of the
law."
Twenty-five years ago, Mishlcr
explained, there were no laws
governing habitability standards.
The rules of the market place were
supposed to ensure that both
landlord and h nam were satisfied.
Eventually this was seen as an inadequate safeguard, since Icnanls
were not in an equal bargaining
position.
A 1975 law declared that
habitability guarantees arc implied
in a lease whether explicily stated or
not. it goes on to stale lhat any
residential lease, whether written or
oral, assumes that there will be no
conditions in the premises lhat
could be detrimental to the life,
safety, or health of Ihc tenant. If
such a condition exists, according
to Ihc law, and il is not caused by
Ihe tenant or those under the
tenants control, then grounds exist
for withholding rent. "This is a
very Important protection for
tenants," said Mishlcr. "I use this
law In every case 1 go to court
wilh."
Among other common problems
for off-campus students, Mishlcr
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untangles legalities of leasing
and housing code violations.
Security deposits arc not insurance
against not paying rent, as many
believe, but insurance against
damage, and Mishlcr said that often
landlords refuse to give them back.
The Office of Legal Services dealt
wilh about 140 cases involving
housing last semester, and about
430 In lolal, according lo Mishlcr, a
load that he says is very heavy. To
help process this volume of work,
Mishler's office has a staff of 10.
Two secretaries and eight interns
perform such lasks as Interviews
and limited legal research, but
Mishlcr emphasized that they give
no advice.
Legal service is available free lo
all undergraduates, Mishlcr said,
and also to graduate and part-time
students who pay the student activities fee. "At Ibis point," he
said, "services arc free, even If wc
go lo trial."
Mishlcr said he does not represent people in cases outside of
Albany county.
Students should try to do ns
much as they can on their own,
Mishlcr said. " M y general
philosophy," he said, "is that
students should leurn about their
rights and learn to act on their
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Lenses need careful consideration
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where only an attorney can help."
New York Slate pamphlet Tenants
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Leases
One' of his most frequent lasks,
said Mishlcr, is reading leases and
advising on them. The lease is the
basic legal agreement staling Ihe
terms under which an apartment or
house is rented. According lo the
several types of leases, both written
and oral, but most landlords require a written document.
According to the pamphlet, a
month-to-month tenancy exists in
the absence of a written lease. This
arrangement is useful for people
who are unsure of Iheir plans and il
allows more flexibility. The major
problem is ihal ihe landlord may
raise ihc rent or evict ihc lenant
wllhotll giving reason as long as the
tenant is notified at least one month
in advance.
Another type of lease is ihe oral
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Mowshowiiz, Research Director
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Polytechnic Institute, spoke Monday before lite New York Slate
Legislative Commission on Science
and Technology, calls Ihc computer
network a new widespread Infrastructure. " I t is far more pervasive
as a social problem. Soon there will
be terminals everywhere that will
l i n k together large c o m p u t e r
systems," he said.
He compared the developments
of (he computer age lo the Industrial Revolution. Although the
technology
is
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said
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u sense, but it is also a continuation
of what has been happening since
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a clear lie wilb pasi developments."
Computers were first introduced
in the 1950's, noted Mowshowiiz,
and were used for whal he called
"discreet a p p l i c a t i o n . " A m o n g
other things, be said, computers
were used for accounting in factories, offices, social service agencies, schools and hospitals.
Mowshowiiz asscrled that there is
i small group o f very powerful "actors—the
providers
and
operators of ihc facilities, such as
A T & T and I I 1 M . " However, he explained " I n f o r m a t i o n
providers
such as the media" are in existence.
These providers are being recognized as a valuable commodity.
"There is a very close relationship
between the two (actors and providers)," said Mowshowiiz, " a n d
the opportunities for mischief are
grcal and can not be i g n o r e d . "
Mowshowltz [hen raised Ihc
question of invasion of privacy.
"There is nothing new in the
privacy controversy, he said. " I t ' s
been around long enough lhat a
conventional wisdom has grown up
around i t , " Mowshowiiz added
lhat ihc problem has led to an
almosl universal acceptance o f a
Code of Fair Informalion Practices, which is a collection of " p r i n ciples, not policies," he said.
Mowshowiiz maintained that this
The problem with the Code, as
Mowshowiiz said, is that it is
generalized and after Ihc fact. " I t
is necessary lo examine the proposed applications on a case by case
basis," he said.
Mowshowiiz said he could nol
offer any suggestions or alternative
plans, but said he would like lo sec
Ihc issue o f computer networking
discussed more openly and seriously
than il has been in Ihc past.
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However, said Mowshowiiz, major technological advances such as
tele-communications,
microprocessing chips, digitul switching,
and fiber optics, have led to the
evolution o f computer networks,
v A l l of those developments arc
pushing us, said Mowshowiiz,
toward the " N e t w o r k N a t i o n . " He
said he d i d n o t t h i n k
the
phenomenon would change our
social structure significantly. " I t
(the social structure) will change in
superficial
ways,"
said
Mowshowiiz. "There is a grcal deal
o f continuity (from the Industrial
Revolution) of the wrong k i n d , " he
maintained.
"Shows before 5 $2.00"
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Mowshowiiz .warned thai computers could eventually cause severe
problems, such as unemployment
and displacement in the work place.
Wc have not come l o grips with
ihcse problems," he said, bill added
t h a i , " c o m p u t e r s s h o u l d n ' t be
faulted for this. Wc arc addicted to
looking at the world in terms of increased productivity and efficiency.
The bottom line is greater competition in world markets. Social problems have to be dealt with as well
as increased p r o d u c t i o n . "
Another major problem which
may be caused by computers, according to Mowshowiiz, is a " T o t a l Information Society," which could
lead to dependence. Moshowilz used a variant of Grcsham's law
("debased currency drives out good
currency") lo explain the threat.
According to Mowshowiiz, com' munication will drive traditional
forms o f communication out.
Traditional forms will become obsolete and too expensive. Por example, if everyone is hooked into the
network and using an automatic
payment system it w o u l d be
unfeasable for stores to accept
cheeks or even cash. This law would
also apply to Ihc primed w o r d , said
Mowshowiiz, If most information
is electronic, alternative forms
become rarer.
" I f we are dependent on one
mode of information handling, explained
Mowshowiiz,
and
something happens lo the medium
and there is no back-up system,
we'll be in big trouble,"
Mowshowiiz also said that computers' vast storage hanks lead to
the problems of political integrity.
W h o should have control of Ihc information and who should have access to thai information?, he asked.
code was necessary, but stressed
thai il did nol go far enough, and
that il does nol deal with fundamental problems. He questioned
the need l o establish records in the
fits! place.
" T h e temptation lo use a powerful tool once it is in existence is too
ureal lo resist," lie said. According
10 Mowshowiiz. Ihc greatest problem is lo prevent the extension of
legitimate a u t h o r i t y , In o i l i e r
winds, abuse of power.
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T
he pagans started it all. It's all their fault.
Well, maybe not. No one's really sure why
St. Valentine's Day got started. It might have
been around the same time of old European pagan
festivals, or it might have been inspired by the ancient belief that birds mate on this clay — no one
knows why, but we're stuck with it.
Every year since kindergarten school children and
adults alike arc attacked by the guilt trip of Valentine's Day. In some ways, it's easier as a child. No
committment, no responsibility, no contraceptives,
just a dime store mass-produced card. Usually red,
sometimes with white trim, sometimes not. The worst
part was that you had to give one to everybody in
your class, even that goddamn kid who used to sit
behind you and crack bubblegum in your ear. Valentine's somehow lost its meaning.
The nervousness and guilt trips usually start in
junior high or high school - unless you were one or
those kids laden with extremely active hormones.
' Eears of rejection, fears or acceptance and fears of
fears keep pounding in your head when you consider
slicking the tacky Hallmark-type Valentine's card in
that special someone's locker. If you were already
"going with" that .someone, then you had the worries of doing too much or not enough lor Valentine's
Day to lace — should I play il up, should I ifinore il?
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAlll
Then there are those tacky, soppy Hallniark-lype
commercial cards, ir the early Christians hadn't
made a martyr ol' St. Valentine, surely ihe greeting
card and chocolate manufacturers would have. The
modern ethic ol' buy-buy strikes especially hard in
late adolescnce, and adds to the guilt trip. Having a
ten-pound box ol' chocolates symbolize true love may
seem romantic to some, it better symbolizes several
On being an activist
I often recall a speech of Ralph Nader's given at SUNYA
during my first weeks as an enthusiastic, impressionable
freshman. He was particularly influential in prompting me
to spend as many hours working with so-called
"grass-root", "progressive", "leftist", "public interest",
"social change" groups...as I would spend doing
coursework during my four undergraduate years at
SUNYA. In encouraging us to fight the abuses of corporate
and political institutions, he stressed that we, as college
students, arc in the most "idealistic" stage of our lives. We
have more time and energy to contribute toward improving
the world than we are likely to find again.
Jon Cohen
While we may have all the positive attributes that Mr.
Nader spoke of, I have found that as young activists we
often lack the maturity and introspection needed to balance
our zealous self-righteousness, and thus fail to avoid the
common pitfalls of other advocacy groups.
As activists it is easy to blame external forces such as the
government or large corporations for all our frustrations.
But t think it is internal conflicts, both organizationally and
personally, that cause the most serious and least expected
disillusionment, to the sincere activists. The dynamics of
most groups, the "real world" behavior of group leaders,
and internal contradiction of attitudes and the ultimate
tendency to compromise our ideals all work to demoralize
the activist in more destructive ways than such adversaries
as City Hall, Exxon, or the Pentagon.
In almost any group the largest numbers are those who
became involved simply because they are curious and find a
comfortable social setting. They may also be receiving
credit and/or designing their resume. They usually believe
that their groups' positions are correct, but when the
pressure is on, you will not see them working very often or
very hard toward creating change. They will more likely be
found drinking beer, smoking dope, or socializing about
unrelated subjects while in Ihe company of other group
members. Though they may stay longer, and often receive
leadership positions, they are usually ar»und for only a
semester or two and never seen again. They are the vast majority.
On the opposite extreme are Ihe activists who work very
hard, who feel strong enough about an issue to continuously cut classes, work evenings and weekends, month after
month. This type also tends to have a strong personality to
accompany their strong convictions. That personality
which at times radiates positively, as often brings resentment from co-workers who do not share a similar point of
view. Either they are loo overbearing with advice, or others
are too insecure and defensive to accept it.
In between come the activists who work just as hard, but
rarely feel in place pushing others to work. They are usually
well liked, but their political impact will always be severely
limited since they are loo mellow to effectively lead others.
Smaller and less established groups can more readily synthesize these tensions, but while they may develop fairly
harmonious and idealistic methods of decision making, Ihe
larger and more established groups usually rely on hierarchical structures which, by their very nature, tend to attract
the group's shrewdest and most self-serving individuals to
leadership positions.
These types of organizational conflicts are not unique in
any way to student based "social change" groups. It is
precisely the lack of uniqueness which lends to plague our
group's morale. What is somewhat unique is the paradox
we encounter in our individual advocacy work.
Hy constantly studying and publicizing society's most
negative, selfish and corrupt behavior while simultaneously
promoting extremely optimistic expectations of achievable
behavior, we inevitably imbue ourselves with two contradictory sets of beliefs. On Ihe one hand we advance the
heliel' thai we can make a significant difference...If people
only organize, if we harness certain skills, if we get the
message out to those who do not know, if we find funding
from individuals, from schools, from grants, and if people
respond Ihe way they "should", if only, if only...To continue being an activist one must try to he optimistic on all
these accounts.
Yel still we somehow try to arrive at Ihe seemingly "illogical" conclusion that we in an ever more complex and
overpopulated age can positively change the rest of society
in ways in which activists in past environments have
ultimately failed to do. If we are one of the more "respectable" activists from one of the larger more "established"
groups, we must arrive at elaborate explanations of how we
have begun to win, when deep down, very few of us really
feel that way.
To close this internal credibility gap; to find some relief,
some tangible success, the pervasive tendency is for us to
compromise our goals and to a greater extent, our tactics.
In our ovcrcagerness to win, we bit by bit reduce our
original convictions.
We increasingly accept hierarchical structures and
streamlined decision making in place of working harder to
involve and empower our less aggressive or less popular
members. We accept this relationship as a "practical
necessity" despite our hostility towards such a relationship
between the dominant "political" institutions and the
citizenry we claim to represent. If we are the strongest
group in a coalition, we may find ourselves tempted to gain
trips to the dermatologist.
Late adolescnce turns to early adulthood, and ih.it
goddamn kid who used to sit behind you and crack
bubblegum in your car quickly becomes llinl j n .
[cresting, good-looking history major you met a| a
party downtown. The obligatory dime store card
turns into a rose bought I'rom an antropologv. major
on (he podium. The awkward note stuck in a locker
door becomes but an awkward phone call, bill ape
and some experience bring some relief from Ihe anxiety or youth. The ten pound box of chocolate]
becomes rarer, and happiness less elusive.
Sometimes Ihe reward is hard to find, and ihe effort makes little sense. T h a t ' s when Ihe commercialism and juvenile memories take precedence over
new romance. That's when it's best to remember that
it's all ihe pagans' fault.
support on issues, not through! open, honest dialogue hut
through carefully crafted, secretive plans designed to outmaneuver others instead of mutually cooperating with
them.
We may begin to accept minor reforms as pan of our
larger goals; naturally reminding ourselves that they arc only first steps in a much larger battle. But as time goes on,
what once was a first step lends lo become a final step. And
what once were our essential goals may now he thought of
as "Utopia", or only "Idealistic" nonsense...
We might begin to channel more energies toward working effectively with governmenl officials. This is a necessary
tactic but a step which gives us less Interaction with our
most disenfranchised constituencies. In this haste <ve mujl
remind ourselves that it is a rare individual who can become
more comfortable with a legislative leader without becoming less comfortable with those who need our help most; the
homeless, the poverty and ghetto-stricken, the minorities,
and the least educated.
Our compromising tends to increase until we regularly
put our organizations' self-interest before the original principles on which they were founded, and in so doing, repress
both external and internal criticism of our behavior...increasingly failing to reflect on just where our moral
justifications arc rooted. As our groups develop, on lop of
all tlsc we must be cautious of the increasing tendcncl to
view internal criticism as self-destructive, ill-afforded
behavior, when it is the denial of our own weaknesses dial
eventually epitomizes our self-destruction.
In "practical" terms alone, gains made through
hypocritical tactics are invariably negated by ihe ultimate
disillusionment; the ultimate drain on morale and resolve
that such tactics cause. Perhaps our advocacy work will
rarely succeed in developing heightened consciousness in
others, but if we reflect our most sincere and humane ideals
in all facets of our work, at least what we do develop, if
even just in ourselves, will be a truly meaningful development.
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Mr. H.K.D. looks at
enlightenment and brings you
episode 007 of Agent X;
Greenberg takes you behind
the literary allusions of
Financial Accounting;
Our own Debbie fictionalizes
and L.S. takes a whiff of
beauty.
6a-7a: Centerfold:
A fictional tour de force of one
man's coming of age.
8 a - 1 0 a : Sound and Vision:
Millman
The Stones roll on film and
Gail is there with a
Sympathetic eye, while
Rachael comes face to face
with a non-Entity;
Boomer examines the streets
and studios of The Drongos
on the run
Schneider looks into the
mouth of a Panther
who burns and a Foreign
Tiger; And M.G.T. is on the
aisle again for The Lords of
Discipline.
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and Spectrum of course . . .
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rom forth these deepest nights
I stand, feet touching upon cold sand.
There is no wind on this angry beach
yet the air wraps around my lungs
and pierces like a sharp spear
in a dark, trembling hand.
There is no vanity here, no contempt.
Showering my ears is the pure, silent
sound of the mid-morning mist
and addressing all the moments of the world
is the promise of a dayand closer to observe, the huge,
eastward clouds filled a longing,
a forgetfullness of spiritual growth.
There is no person here, no enemy.
And as the warm rain drops down upon
my bare, white shoulders
1 remember your promise, your utterance.
The soothing murmur of this ocean, here,
it is a shadow of what you spoke.
Are you in thoughtless sleep?
Is there no memory upon your lips?
1 remember when the heaven of every
man surged through your voice
while you clasped my hands as I felt only yours.
The numbness was a paradise then.
Now a shrieking bird flies over my headI watch it fly into blue oblivion,
and search the horizon for familiarity.
Yes, now other men are here;
the fishermen and sailorsbut these faces I cannot see.
They breathe death into my fondest dreams.
God, tell me where 1 am
as I walk no where and keep walking.
Debbie
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When we read, inspect, or listen
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I
slon Is also gradual growth. Even many
enlightened persons have conceded that to
our minds, and they have said, "Yes, there
is a gradual growth." It Is not that there Is.
They have said that It Is and accepted your
attitude, your way of perception. They
have been In a deep compassion (or you.
They know that If you start thinking that it
Is gradual, the start will be good, but there
will be no gradual growth. If you start, i(
you go on seeking II, someday the sudden
thing will happen to you. If it Is said that
enlightenment is only sudden and no
gradual growth Is possible, you are not
even going to starl and II will never happen. Many enlightened persons have said
that enlightenment is a gradual thing just to
"help" us, to persuade us to start
1 knew I had to phi/, had to get away
Didn 't you think I was smart enough
Dldn 't you think 1 was strong enough
Dldn 't you think I was man enough
Rick James
T
aken''on the whole there Is little
1
that Is sacred in this world. Our
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lives are filled with items to be
<? considered later. Later It usually has next to
3
nothing to do with anything. Somehow
dreams are born In our Infinite tomorrows
and sometimes we h a w to be pushed Into
doing the Impossible. Once In each life,
events move at a pace that is within the
realm of non-control. The state of affairs
was a line not the kind that is visible to the
eye. Rather an invisible sectioning off of
reality. It can be said then, that we all
define our lives by constantly sectioning
reality Into boxes of things we can and cannot exercise any control over.
Hubert-Kenneth Dickey
There has been a tradition which says
that enlighlnienl is gradual and that
everylhlng can be divided Into degrees.
Everything can be divided Into steps-- lh.it
like anything else, knowledge can also be
divided: you can become more and mure
wise, you can become more and more
enlightened. This has been widely accepted because the human mind cannot
conceive of anything sudden. The mind
wants to divide, analyze. The mind Is a
divider. Degrees can be understood by the
mind, but suddenness is non-mental, II Is
beyond the mind.
If I were to say to you that you are Ignorant and that gradually you will become
wise, this Is comprehensible. You can comprehend II. If I were to say to you "No,
there is no gradual growth: either you are
ignorant or you become enlightened, there
Is a sudden )ump," then the question arises
of how to become enlightened. If there
were no gradualness. there could be no
progress. If there was no degree of growth,
no degrees; then you could not make progress; you could not proceed. From where
do we begin, then? In a sudden explosion,
the beginning and the end are both the
same. There Is no gap between the beginning and the end, so from where do we
begin? The beginning is the end.
It becomes a puzzle for the mind; It
becomes a koan. Sudden enllghlment
seems to be impossible. It Is not that It Is Impossible, but that the mind cannot conceive
of It. Remember, how can the mind conceive of enllghenment? It cannot, It has
been widely accepted that this Inner explo-
Passionate Trilogy Successful
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his first hand account of life
behind the scenes in the
tumultuous world of accounting
is the third in a trilogy of a vibrant series
depicting the day to day life of those bastions of the business world, financial Accountants.
Like their previous books,
Meigs & Meigs open this potentially fastpaced thriller by introducing and defining
the protagonist. B.S.
Balance-Sheet.
Sheet is then sent on a journey to seek out
and return the elusive accounting equation. Power and control belong to the person who holds thjs formula, As In the
other two books, Sheet is right on track
throughout the story as he encounters the
villainous paperwork of Debit and Credit
Memoranda; the undiluted greed of
Capitol Stock; and the frigid unforgiveness
of Uncollectable Accounts, This is a story
of courage in the face of treachery, honor
In the face of adversity, and sleeplessness
in the face of boredom.
Joel Greenberg
B.S.Balance-Sheet is not alone In his
struggle for the ellxer. Several organizations have sprung up in his path. The AICPA and the FASB have been created to
help Sheet In his journey, but their intent is
mediately accepted. We pleaded with her
to stay and graduate with us. but no, she
was adamant, she wanted to go. She didn't
care about graduation, she had never intended to graduate. She packed up her
things and left the next day for the airport.
There were those last tearful embraces that
never really express what ynu want them
to, and the lumps in our throats th.it didn't
go away (or a couple of d.iys We really
didn't want her to go But she did*.
Things weren't the same (01 us aflei she
left We couldn't parly as hard, and going
out didn't have the same meaning for us.
We heard from her once she bent us a
postcard from Berlin saying she was pregnam and that she was having .1 wonderful
lime We didn't heai from hei again We
graduated In May. and I moved 10 the city
Maggie married hei boyfriend, and I used
to go out and visit hei once in a while Occaslonally we talked about Nikki. but
nelthei of us ever heard anything (torn her.
Eventually I stopped visiting hei
mired by bungling beauracracles. Sheet is
chained down by details, and It seems as if
he will never complete his mission, The
authors introduce problems at the end of
each diopter to help the reader sympathize
with Sheet's hopeless frustration, but this
ploy only helps to chop up the story, As
Sheet fs roped down by problems, so is the
reader; as the story progresses, hope is lost
for both that either one will make sense of
what is going on.
The authors use this story as a vehicle to
outline
a major
force
In
our
society—greed. Thelr's is a non-committal
point of view; they give the pros and cons
(debits and credits of a social commentary,
as II were) of the issue, but they let the
reader decide between right and wrong,
Indeed, the workbook is devoted to the
reader who would like to develop his own
opinion on the matter as the authors only
furnish a scant outline. Throughout the
story, Balance-Sheet is confronted with the
task of making money. Investment opportunities abound. In one memorable scene,
the authors paint a poignant view of a
young man's rites of passage as Sheet
trades his Innocence for preferred stock.
This book Is about an age old struggle; a
struggle that has prompted riots and
revolutions; a struggle between those In
T-hir iLdit
Financial
Accounting
power and those out of power; II is a struggle between man and his money.
Through their protagonist, the authors
portray the accounting world In a cold light
that illuminates, however briefly, all aspects
of the financial world. For example, Sheet
must confront the heartbreak of a Statement ol Retained Earnings. Will he overcalculate his net income? Or, will he succumb
to
the
temptations
of
underestimating his dividends? As Sheet
ponders these and other questions, the IRS
waits nervously In the background, ready
to pounce on any mistake.
The plot
thickens.
From a technical point of view, Financial
Accounting Is as good as any other book of
its genre. The story develops classically
and predictably. Even though the authors
try to make It interesting, nothing can save
this tale because it Is Just not exciting. The
style and wording are both very dry, as can
be seen from this excerpt:
"What Is accounting? Many people think
ol accounting as a highly technical field
which can only be understood by professional accountants.
Actually, nearly
everyone practices accounting In one form
or another on an almost daily basis."
The story line Is developed so stiffly that
not even B.S. Balance Sheet can save It.
Sheet is the only character that has potential, but the authors take the easy way out
by drawing a one dimensional piece of
paper as their main character, Because of
this restriction, there is no hope (or a
human drama to unfold or for something
humorous to take place. Too bad.
What promised to be an exciting story
turned out to be another drab recital of accepted accounting principles. Despite this
fact, Financial Accounting, Third Edition Is
selling well. Mcgraw-Hlll plans on releasing a fourth edition. They could be squeezing too much of a good thing; after three
editions, enough is enough, another edition would only help to confuse an already
bewildered readership. Even If the proposed fourth edition Is printed, where on earth
will the publishers come up with another
book cover that could; hold a candle to the
bne on the third edition?. We must w a i t ,
and see.
JHHMT~
Something Is possible through gradual
process, but not enlightenment. For example, If you are making water to evaporate it
later, by heating it, evaporation will , ome
suddenly. At a certain point, a hundred
degrees, evaporation will happen sudden
lyl There will be no gradual growlh bet
ween water and vapor. You cannot divide
you cannot say that this waler is ,i link'
vapor and a little water. Either it is walet MI
It Is all vapor. Suddenly the water jumps In
to the state of vapor. There Is a Jump nol
gradual growth. By heating you are
gradually giving heat to the water. You are
helping It to reach the hundred-degree
point, the evaporating point. This Is ,i
natural growlh. Up to the evaporating
point, the water will grow In the sens..- ol
being more and more hot. Then evaporation will happen suddenly.
A man has Just come Into your olllce and
told you that his girl Is less than fully
trustworthy. Then after all that he pulls out
a gun and proceeds to blow hlmsell away
A real nice way to start your workday
Well, at least the snow has stopped falling.
"Miss Wilson, would you please come in
here for a moment. Don't bother with youi
pad, you'll nol be needing It at prus.'nt
Thank y o u . " 1 just hope that Miss Wilson
doesn't start to scream her fucking head
off.
"Sir, the um...cheese Is on line three "
Miss Wilson says Into the Intercom Willi linsame ease as someone having a massive
coronary. Things have a way of going from
bad to worse. I guess that this situation
shouldn't be any different.
"Agent X, are
you there? Hello. X, where the hell
you? It Is not very nice to keep youi
superior waiting."
"Hello, sir, sorry to have kept you for so
long. A small problem has arisen due in
totally unforeseen circumstances. A friend
of yours, at least that's what he told me
Has just come into my office and done
away with himself in a rather messy tour do
force."
"That's all very nice X, would you be so
kind as to tell me the gentleman's name.
That Is il it is not too troubling to your tortured soul."
"He said, that his name was W.R. Ed
wards and that he and you had both ai
tended Eaton when you both were
younger. He also called you 'Old Teddy
Bear', sir."
"That Is rather odd to say the least. Old,
Edwards talk about anything else before he
pulled the trigger on himself,X?"
"Sir, all that he mentioned was some
personal matter between some woman and
hlmsell."
"I suggest that you deal with it the best
that you can, Agent X. When you have
finished with this matter you can file a written report on the entire affair. It Is In the
best Interest o l this agency and yourself that
you perform In your usual brlllanl manner
I have the greatest confidence In your ability, X. I know that If anything can be done
you are the man for the job. I'll be speaking
to you later. Goodbye X, have a good, If
not an altogether nice day."
The cheese can be a real first-class
asshole sometimes.
"Miss Wilson, would you please call Internal Affairs for me. Tell them that I have a
Code Blue on my hands. They'll know
what to do. I would also like some towels
and hot waler."
"Sir do you still want me to come Into
ijour office?"
j 'That'll not be necessary for now, I might
need your services later though."
Hill
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remember those days so well. I
don't think I will ever forget them.
They were the days we really
didn't worry much about anything, we all
existed in a kind of haze. . .days were
thought of In an almost off-hand manner,
yet we alt knew that every day was special.
I am not sure who was aware that they
would ever end. I tend to think that we all
assumed that our lives would continue in
the same way indefinitely. Of us all. the only one that might have realized just what
was going on was Nikki. although 1 am not
sure
Debbie
Millman
Nikkl had a way about her that was veiy
unique and different, although it is hard to
pinpoint exactly what It was in her that was
st > exceptional, She wasn't really pretty,
though some people thought she was truly
beautiful She was kind of skinny, with big,
dark brown eyes, and a crooked smile with
lots of teeth that weren't particularly
straight. When she smiled thai smile, she
could make anyone smile, when she
pouted you wanted to reach out and touch
her, gather your arms around her and hug
her. What was the most striking thing about
Nikkl was her hair. It was long and full, and
curly. It framed her face in waves and
somehow accented her cheekbones. She
used to twirl strands around her fingers
when she talked, and after realizing what
she was doing slapped it back in annoyance. She had no patience, and when
she talked her words tumbled out upon
one another and oftentimes you didn't
really know what she was saying, But you
always nodded your head in agreement,
because you just knew what she was saying
was right. That's the way Nikki was.
Everybody loved her. Looking back on it
now, I guess what she had that was so unique was style. Her clothes were always
very different. Big and loose shirts, loud
scarves, faded denims one size too small.
Her blazers were her grandfathers and her
sneakers were her brothers.
Whenever we went out with her, she
would entertain us in the most amusing
ways. She would do the most outrageous
things. She wasn't afraid of anything or
anybody, and she let you know that right
away. She could drink more than anyone,
and dance harder than anyone, play
harder than anyone. We would go to cafe's
and drink beer until we couldn't stand up,
and then we stumble across the street to
the disco and dance until the place closed.
All of us would look for guys except Nikki.
But most of the time she was the only one
who was approached.She would look at
these boys with her dark smoky eyes, and
she would apologize in the nicest way, but
no, she would whisper, she had a
boyfriend. They would go away and she
would look at us, roll her eyes and giggle a
little giggle that only Nikkl could get away
with. We would say Nikki, who is your
boyfriend, who is he, you don't really have
one, do you? and she would laugh again
and smile that crooked smile and say Of
course I do, / wouldn't lie. . .
But none of us ever saw her boyfriend.
She talked about him once, she told us he
lived in her hometown and his name was
Stuart and that she wanted to have his
baby someday. Her father hated him. That
was about it, Every once In a while she said
she got a letter from him, but none of us
ever saw them,
We continued to go out in our usual style
every weekend. One weekend Maggie got
approached by a boy and the next day we
heard all about how wonderful he was.
Then Maggie spent weekends with him and
our group was a bit different. We teased
Maggie all the time about having a lover
and insisted on knowing all the details.
Then Maggie and Nikkl would giggle knowingly, The rest of us were jealous. I'm not
sure if we were jealous over the (act that
Maggie had a' lover or the idea that Maggie
was somehow closer to Nikkl.
It's not that we weren't close to Nikkl.
We were all pretty inseparable. It (sjust that
Nikkl had (his air about her that made her
different. I keep using that word because It
Is the only word I know to describe what set
her apart from the rest of us. There was no
tanglble reason other than the invisible^
She would look at these boys with her darkt
smoky
eyes, and she would apologize in the nicest way,
but, "no," she would whisper, "she had a
boyfriend"
They would go away and she would
look at us, roll her eyes and giggle a little giggle
only Nikki could get away with.
mysterlousness Nikki had surrounding her.
It was almost as If we had created her
ourselves in order to have someone to take
us away from our selves. She was our inspiration and our delight. We looked up to
her and we loved her. And somehow, in
the depths of my hear! I felt thai Nikki
needed my attention And I loved her for
It.
About the middle of our senior semester
Nikki got a letter from Stuart asking her to
go away to Europe with him She im-
I am working In the city now. I live near
the Kiev, and I'm pretty happy I go oul a
lot. One Saturday, aboul a yeat ago I was
reading in my livlngroom when the
doorbell rang I opened the dooi and Nikkl
was standing there 1 let hair was cut very,
very short hut the smile was unmistakably
Nlkkl's. I hugged her In the doorway and
felt her bones underneath her flannel shirt.
She had lost weight. I asked her in and she
sat down. Indian style, on my couch. She
grasped her ankles and giggled. She was
still very beautiful. We talked (or hours and
hours. 1 asked her about Stuart and Europe
and she said they still loved each other but
that they didn't see each other too much
anymore. 1 asked about the baby. She
looked down (or a (ew minutes. When she
looked up her eyes were filled with tears.
One spilled over onto her cheek and she
impatiently pushed It away She laughed. It
wasn't that same giggle. Oh. . there
wasn't a baby. Deb. , .1 lost it. 1 didn't
know what to say. She changed the conversation, and we kept on talking. But
those smoky eyes of hers looked cold and
hurt. I wanted to ask her if she missed
Stuart but I didn't dare. It was just beginning to get dark when she said she had to
leave. She took my hand. Remember
those days. Deb? I nodded my head. She
continued. /'// never forget them. How
about you? I couldn't say anything, I shook
my head. Nikki left after that. I closed the
door and leaned against it. I didn't know
t why. but 1 (elt like crying I haven't seen her
since.
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
T
he elusive vision of beauty; it
dances before my eyes as the
radio plays. I thought I had It
once, gazing upon Catherine Deneuve, the
French actress in "The Last Metro", but
alas-She has a man. she has children, and
thus she seems to have lost some of the
special charm I saw her with originally.
When I was In Iceland, the women with
their high cheekbones and wide, almond
eyes. I thought I saw my elusive beauty but
I had so little time that I hod to leave before
making contact. What is this ideal that
dances before me but never becomes a
reality, for all my dreams and hours of contemplation?^
L.S. Lane
Each of us has an ideal man or woman,
and in our days of making contact with
others, we try to meet them. We date and
maybe become more than friends but all to
meet tha image and confirm it. We know it
exists because if it did not, then why do we
dream it? I have seen it. at least I think I
did, once (I swear) walk past me as I sat in
the library lounge between periodicals and
reference, but as I go to up to pursue, she
was gone. I raced upstairs, In the vain hope
that maybe she went up but no!...she was
gone, That's the breaks, kid.
She isn't a sexual dream, she is more a
sensual Ideal. But that is what is desired, a
figure nol totally realistic; they are a dream.
They have no aspects that we call human.
We reach for our dream but the question
is, do we really want it-* Once confirmed,
isn't to find fault all the more easy? Would
that not destroy our vision?
Each of us knows that the person we
dream of exists- they appear in magazines,
books, in dreams, and once in a while,
walk past. They are, to our all-the-morepessimlstlc minds, probably married,
serious with someone else. Interested In the
wrong sex. or uninterested. We may even
speak to them, but always we act "allwrong". Once in a while we find the right
body but the wrong personality, and the
person becomes all the more beautiful for
that, but they arc not our elusive beauty.
This is a game we play, maybe Its evolutionary, maybe Its hereditary, but we want
to keep going and that vision may be our
only reason to continue,
l tried to photograph images of my love
— It Is mostly her eyes. No color In particular, its the way she looks at me, like she
knows and approves, but not to control me
but to complete me. She is not a
manipulates she Is acontrlbuter. She Is Intelligent (hell, you have to something to
talk about, you can't stare at her all the
time). She knows enough to talk about and
contribute, and enough to ask what she
doesn't know, She puts you at ease, and
she has that effect on all she meets. There
is alot to her.
The weather doesn't matter. She warms
ihe snow and cools the heat. She doesn't
complain about the weather, she manages
through il. like 1 do. It isn't the conditions,'!
it's what you do with il You don't change
it. so live with It. That's what I like about
her.
We have our lives. I am not to drown
hers out. and she is not to stifle mine. We
respect one another, we do not crowd one
another oul. We can have totally different
interests but we respect one another
enough and we are interested enough to
speak about them. She speaks well. She
holds my attention.
My vision probably doesn't exist. I hope
she does. I think we all do. She may not
come soon but it Is worth waiting for, or
dreaming about so I can write about her. It
Is an exhaustiong journey in this world to
continue without some reward for our efforts, so it Is best not to surrender these
dreams which drive us on but to retain in
our minds the knowledge that we may
never find ft; for It is not the dream we need
but the power to continue to look for it.
5a
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In Another Time
H
e had landed In Ihe hospital that spring, and that wasn't so b a d - sort of like a
vacation he thought, and If you're a first year teacher you don't gel a vacation,
and If you come out of winter with not enough sap left In you. not enough sap to
make It Into another wayward spring, you come here and they make you sit quietly and
watch untill you get the hang of II. like Ihe klds'in swimming class who couldn't pass the test.
He'd wondered about those kids, you know, silling out there at the edge of the pool, silling
there because they had lo because their parents had payed for Ihe lessons, ihe goddamn
lessons they didn't wanl anyway; and so ihey sal there miserable with that Itchy feeling you
get when you're hall wel. looking oul at Arthur and the others who were having a genuinely
good lime like you do (or Ihe (Irsl half hour in the waler. batting balls around and so forth.
And when miserable people are watching you. he had realized, you can't really have a
good time-al least everybody has to be equal, you know, with nothing unfair like cripples
or kids who can't swim around -il you do. then Ihe fun gets cruel He dldn 't like being
cruel, tried not to be. but there li was, anyway, In the eyes of those kids at the edge ol the
P"ol
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Mark Stevenson
Arthur stretched his six •{(Kit-two frame nut on the liospit.il bed He'd Slopped playing
basketball years ago, competitively, but he- sitll played pickup games with some other
teachers He had never been very fast, but he had a IxMuiiful arcing jump shot. Gone, he
whistled through his teeth
A hospital Isn't a bad place to be i( you wanl to get out of yourself, bethought. It's the best
place to do it. .is long -is you lake a showei so th.it you don't smell and feel of yourself.
Other than that, it's easy to get out of yourself other people .we taking care of your body
temporarily- ocasslonally ihey do things thai hint, but then they take responsibility foi that
You can just flo.it up off the top of youi he.id and observe Cue,it You just have lo keep
tr<ick of things like the sheets being i hanged .mil the showers, they were important: It was
what set him apart from Ihe sick people, ihe realty sick people down (he hall with their
smells
He pulled the stiff white wheet up across his legs, it rubbed at ross his genitals It fell good;
he whistled through his leeih. he looked oul the window
He had contracted a good case of mononucleosis, the kissing disease
"They're all healthy as hurst's" said Shawn Silting in ihe i hall across from the bed, smok
tug, and letting the smoke haze easily into ihe warm spring sUnllght "Not a single yirl oul
with it. The talk is now that you musl haw go| il from Teller "
Arnold Teller was the school's I listoiv leacher, and also ihe school's only (admitted)
homosexual.
"I'll have them save a bed for you. Ihen" Ailbm said
He hadn't caught it though, In ib.it way .11 least not from any specific, identifiable person
in any single situation li had come from out communal world of disease, our shared sphere
of infection, wfiich is really ihe only thing we share, humanity with a cough, he thought. It
had come to him in the Spring from that world liku a personal manifest blessing, (blessure,
the French for wound) and it amused him to think that lie could have caught it in a train station. It had been Inevitable like that, he had just worn down like a train pulling into a yard, a
train pulling into Spring I le'd had lots of contagious situations, too many, no, that wasn't il
he thought, but just something inside that had Worn down
"Give me a cigarette" he said to Shawn,
" Y o u don't smoke." he said with smoker's pride from across the room,
"I will as soon as I get a cigarette."
"What about that sweet jump shot?" Shawn said "'you always had lead in your ass
anyway - this'll kill it."
"So what about your brilliant career as a tight pnd?" Arthur said. He wanted lo goad
Shawn but was suprised by the calm reply.
"Who cares about football? It's just giving some mental cripple of a lineman the chance to
make you a physical cripple of an ex-back. For the last two years I sucked • I just covered up
and ran for the flat. I sucked, but I was smart - there aren't that many tilings worth gettng
hurt about, and football just Isn't one of them. You got to protect the body" he said, giving
Arthur a shol in the shoulder,
"Yeah, you got to protect the body". Arthur said, "if you're a wash-out."
"Okay, it doesn'1 take a man to admit that he sucks, but it takes a man to admit that he
sucks and not give a damn about it".
"'Give me a cigarette."
Shawn got up and handed Arthur ihe pack.
"Welcome to middle age. old m a n . "
He turned to the door.
"So stay away from Teller's ass then, okay? He'll get you some nasty disease" Shawn said
as he left.
This wasn't a bad place, in season, he thought; it's warm enough in the afternoons that
you can open the window and get some fresh air in. and then you've got the view. The view
was of the broad lawn of the campus, with the first shorts and halters of the year coming out
to lay on the grass in the afternoon. Young, healthy flesh to flesh oul there, reading books,
baring unscreened skin to inspection and the sun. He watched them, day after day. but
could not see himself in that picture (grade school • Draw Yourself in this Picture - Where
do You fit in - two indians handing over a peace pipe, so forth) • couldn't see himself
anywhere. He whistled low through his teeth. Not out there.
But the thing was, in a hospital, with one window, you always remember Ihe view. He
felt he would always remember thai spring as framed by that window. Maybe that would
come to serve as the memories of all the springs he had forgotten, springs at the cottage,
spring in high school.
Like he remembered this last winter by that night at college, when he came out of the
hall, oul into the long yard with the brick halls behind him. and the dark old theatre in front,
and the yard stretching far away into the trees at the other end; and the cold air froze the
sweat on his skin after the smoke-filled warmth of the hall, And as he looked out on the
even snow of the yard running far out into the darkness, a red-tinged phosphorescence
hung over the snow like a mist; from behind came muted voices and music.
He had stood that way, letting the heat twitch out of his skin, untill the voices burst out
with the opening of a door and tumbled out on the steps.
"Jesus Christ it's cold out here" someone shouted at the stars.
"Look at Arthur out there • he's so drunk he doesn't know where he is" said a bulky
blond.
"Somebody should tell him he's outside," a voice said solemnly.
"Out in the cold," the blond agreed.
"You're out in the cold!" he shouted at Arthur. The rest of the party on the steps took it
up like a cheering section at a football game, which was what they had been a few hours
ago.
"Out In The Cold! Out In The Cold!"
Arthur raised a finger to them.
"Out in The Cold!"
He tried to shout back, Into the roaring wave of voices, but his voice cracked In the thin
air, his mouth filled with saliva, his eyes teared with the effort. He felt powerless. He bent at
the waist. And then Jennifer appeared on the steps.
"The practice of taking a surname from one's trade" said the young teacher, "was
popularized In the expansion of the medieval towns Into true cities, when a given name no
longer served to distinguish individuals. And as a son look his father's trade, the name re, malned appropriate untill..."
...until the son took a different trade. "Wallcraft"-a maker of walls. Bui despite this
heretic society of displaced Fowlers and so on, sons still Inherited from fathers, Arthur's
father was a contracting engineer, and so had come up from making walls to building
residential and small commercial projects. He was successful In a business which In a small
town required personal charm and a small lown bonhommie. A tall. grey, angular man. like
a thin steel girder, he had. in his grey, faultlessly professional but amiable way. moved his
family from house to house, up through the belter residential areas of his town And with
each move the lawns got bigger and broader, Ihe houses further apart, so that Arthm reached loward adulthood with the impression that the world was expanding constantly, and that
he and his brothers would always have more and more room to play undisturbed by
neighbors. As part of ihe same process, Arthur's father moved Arthur to a very good, very
rural college in upstate New York. Not that he was Indulging his son - he suggested ih.it Arthur work on one of the construction projects, as a laborer, during his summer breaks from
college; and his quiet suggestions had always, for Arthur, carried a weight-not only the
weight of quietness, or of authority, but of ethical Tightness.
"Art", bis father had said, "il doesn't matter what you thlnkoftheseyuys.it the site ihey
won't be much like you, they're probably a pretty gross bunch • it doesn't mallei as long as
you can work with 1 them. It'll do you g o o d . "
And Arthur knew, without saying, what that good was • he had inherited that mm h I le
had learned this sense of fairness from his father's life, in that you compete with those who
are your competitors, and thai this Is often a dirty buisiness. and thai those oul of the gamethe women, the weak • were not your compelltors, and were lo be teated with respei t Hut
what his father really wauled in those summers was for his son lo see his business to bo
among those who were strong and to learn strength from them.
One day when Arthur came home, late in the summer afternoon, aching and glorious
and sweaty from the site, he walked up on the porch and, suddenly drained sat down on a
lawn chair, looking out at the sunset and feeling his body settle. After a while Ins father
came out and sat in the other chair, and they both sat for awhile, watching evening i omc lo
the suburbs.
" H o w is it?" he said finally.
"Great" Arthur said without opening his eyes. He ached in the back, in Ihe arms "grenl "
1 lis father smiled slightly, looking out into the horizon,
"Knjoy it", he said, "enjoy the pain. You made il. You won't be able to enjoy it li IHJ,
maybe. But if you're alright, you'll be able to do it in your sons. In their strength"
Thetl he leaned back and was silent.
"Bui you don't", he said after a long pause, "pay attention to your pain, you • irl
through it. like in basketball. You can't go poking around in your tnsldes. Don't go look ng
at sickness, at the soft spots You know Marty, at the site, the way be always feels his apen
dix with his hand, asif he were testing lor someliny - makes people nervous, you look sh k "
The cigarette smoke hung lazily in the calm air.
"You just respect your competitor, because you've got to respect him. because he's doing
the same tiling you're doing, and if you don't that reflects on you. And those who i .ml 'In
what you're doing, well, you respect them for what they can d o , but it's not the sun,'
That's the way you play the game - clean. There's no envy or jealousy, hate • those are foi
women, because women don't know who they are, Ihey're competing to be something
Men are competing to do something, and if you like what you do you can't hale somebody
who does it better."
He had also lauyht Arthur to play golf. He, the father, didn't feel too much one way 01
the other about golf. It wasn't his game, but like most games in which a lot of advice c m he
given in a friendly way, it was the right sort of game; alot of business was struck out on the
course. Bui he wanted, in a disinterested way, (or Arthur to be good at it. and he and Arthur spent long afternoons on the silent greens without a word passing between them.
"Nice shot" he would say. as the ball rose and fell in the distance.
S o i l didn't suprise Arthur, that summer when he came home from his last year in college
and asked his father for a car, that the old man looked away and said, "Lei me think i!
over."
Arthur knew that the old man was weighing him, his son, in his head; whether he was
asking (or an unfair advantage, or a tool of competition - was he weak or strong? Afraid of
the wrong result of weighing, Arthur clarified;
"Almost all the guys at school have a car." He looked at his father's eyes and then felt lerrible. But he was suprised to get the silent High Sign from his mother,
"Let me think it over" said the old man. retreating into the den.
Arthur looked down at his mother.
"The business hasn't been doing well-no new projects for months now. It isn't youi
father's fault, that's obvious. It's just this t o w n ; it's dying, and everything's dying with it But
he can't see that; he built it."
Arthur looked at her. It occured to him for the first time that she could have been desparIng, hating, loving these years independent of the old man; that maybe she hadn't been
happy all these years with Ihe bigger houses and the broader lawns, In his town. Hadn't the
old man done II all (or her? He had always treated her with care, like a delicate thing, wlh
respect, and now she was trying not to justify him bul somehow protect him, as If she were
slronger. He hated her for a moment, she. who knew nothing, nothing about the old man.
strength, thinking the old man needed her help - it was her betrayal, he thought.
Arthur worked that summer, but not at the construction site.
And he got his car-incredlbly, inevitably, il showed up in Ihe driveway a week before
he was lo return to college. It was an old Buick, rusly quarler panels and a small pla
figure on Ihe dash. He did not ask whose it was.
"Did you see." said his lather after a long silence at dinner, "your car out there?"
Yeah.
"It doesn't look like much, but it's In good running condition. I know that. I know ihe
people who owned It; I've done buisiness wilh them" he said will) a note ol pride
Arthur could not speak; could not. he knew, thank him; could not. could nol tell him he
did not doubt...
I aler that evening, he slopped at the door of Ihe den, Ihe old man's office in the house,
and stood holding Ihe door knob; he had been In this room maybe a dozen times as a t hlld
he had had free entrance, bul as an adult • maybe a dozen limes; he turned the knob and
went In.
The old man was silting at a light-board, staring at a shea( of plans. The (lourescent light
washed up over his face, draining it of color; Arthur felt as if he had Interrupted a secret
ritual He (ell like turning around and closing the door alter him. But the ligure al the board
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And Arthur had taken his car. his father's damaged gift, back to college with him. and
had lound himself wilh his first real badge of difference from the others al college, and so, of
course, he made-a joke of it.
'The Wreck'. Shawn called it. T h e Wreck of the Wallcrall'.
The Wreck required constanl fiddling. Arthur was out one night thai winter, fiddling wilh
the bowels of the wreck, changing Ihe spark plugs. He had parked beneath a street light on
a narrow side street where gaunt, loitering frame houses stood by Iwos and threes like the
mouth of an old man.
"Mister." pleaded a whlny voice from nol far away.
"Shit". Arthur paused lo see if Ihe sound was repeated.
"Mister, come help me pick up my husband."
He looked up. An old woman stood framed In Ihe doorway across Ihe sheet. She was
looking al him. He looked down Ihe street both ways. Nobody.
"Sorry, lady. I'm busy" he said wilh absurd pleasantness. Christ, he thought, here I am
talking lo some crazy old drunk lady.
"Mister, come o n . give me a hand," she whined.
"Can't he get up by himself?"
"Misler just help me pick him up, he won't hurt y o u . "
Unerring sense ol psychology, these old people •
"Come on, he's had two strokes, he can't get up."
Now Arthur felt like enough of a bastard to really run across Ihe sheet.
The old women lead him Into a small front room, of which he gol only quick impressions;
a huge old television set tuned to a stand-up comedy show; plants and planters
everywhere, big old reclining chairs, like a cave, everything colorless In the blue light of Ihe
television. The smell of piss and old age and sickness.
In Ihe middle of what little floor there was lay an old man In pajamas sprawled helplessly,
looking up like a child at them both.
"He fell out of his chair", the old woman said wilh bleary lips. Arthur thought she must
have thrown him out of Ills chair; laying down there on the floor, helpless as a baby, he sure
as hell couldn't have done much himself.
"Help me put him back up there" Ihe old woman motioned vaguely, and as Arthur cradled his hands beneath Ihe old man. al the knees and Ihe neck In an old wrestling move and
lifted him, he could (eel Ihe muscles inside, jumping, writhing. It was like carrying a sack lull
ol snakes. And then he looked into the old man's eyes lull of terror, uncomprehending, ol
this strong young stranger in his house.
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Then Ihe old man was slumped back In his chair exhausted from his terror and Arthur
was receiving the old woman's thanks, thanks misler. and he was outside In I he snow hearing Ihe old woman scolding Ihe old man like a child, don't do thai again Edward, leaning
bent against the car wanting to retch as if he had swallowed something foul; holding himself
very still, what do you do with a weakness Inside. Lis strength, his weakness, and he was
looking into Ihe snow
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And there was a red mist In Ihe snow and voices shouting out In the c o d . and then
things stopped reeling, and Ihen Jennifer was on the steps, and he stood up Irom his
crouch. She was tall and thin and her dark wild hair flowed over her pale oval face and her
thin shoulders. A witch.
.
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"Why are you bothering Arthur" she said imperiously, swaying on the steps, her arm extended majestically. She was drunk. She was proud, beautiful, drunk and Insane.
"Stupid little boy" she said, and spal.
.i_.ni,The blond raised his arm to strike her, bul as Ihe blow fell Arthur flattened him against the
wall; the blond started to struggle Ihen realized that Arthur was stronger He stood M
Ihen, looking out from the wall will, a silent, truculent defiance, waiting to take Ihe blows he
Ihought would come.
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"Walk me home. Arlhur" Jennlfet said and touched his shoulder He lei go of Ihe blond
and turned to her There was an odd intensity In her look, as if she saw. not him. but
something else. He saw that a siring of bloody saliva hung from her lip
Arthur walked her back lo her hall, and as Ihey walked, there was a strong silence between tHein thai neither wanted to break The red misl hung over everything In the thin air.
"Come upstairs" she said
And as Ihey found bur darkened loom, and as she fumbled and lore al bullous and pulled her skirt over her head and her frenzy of black hair spilled over her. Arthur thought
'...she has chosen me. above the others, lor my strength, my faultless baldness' and she
stood above him lor one lasl moment, and she knew she had chosen him. chosen him lor
the trapped, wounded animal she saw in him. his violent confusion. Ihe blood in his eye.
and she fell on him, and their thoughts merged In Ihe darkness.
Me—for me—the wrists, bend them, hold Ihem...
Show her how strong
My attacker...
How strong I am...
How strong you are...
lather. And Ihey lay still as he spasmed Into her again and again, sulking blows against...
The sunlight woke him In the morning, and she lay asleep in her black hair in the sunlight
on the pillow, like a child, and he fell a love for her; and Ihen the night came tumbling back
lo him. And she awoke to see the look of horror that she had seen In all her lovers' eyes.
and she thought again she was a witch.
And he fell sick, and he had felt nothing bul sick since Ihen. A sick man. leaching his firsl
year Latin, holding his guls through endless declension: Vulnero Vulneras Vulneral...The
Passive voice, ihe Perfect Passive Participle al least now he had a specific, identifiable
disease - he fell graleful for that.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come i n . "
It was the nurse come to change the sheets. The young one, efficient but withoul Ihe
cheery efficiency that comes wilh assurance. She began lo change the bed. Just what he
needed - look but do nol touch.
"Thank you." he said as she bent over the bed.
"I've never known anyone so graleful for their sheets" she said shyly.
"It's Important, clean sheets" he-said, looking out the window. "Vital to the well-being of
the soul in the after-life, according lo the Romans. Buried with stacks of clean sheets and
pillow cases, everyone of Ihem."
She finished Ihe bed. but did not want lo leave. What else did she have lo do - mess with
the sick down the hall?
"It's a nice view, isn't it?" she said, watching him look out his window.
He didn't hear her; he was thinking out loud.
"Can't see me out there."
" O , [or God's sake," she laughed, getting rid of her nervousness, "you'll be out there in
two weeks. You should have some respect for Ihe real sick."
"I've spent my life." he smiled, "respecting the real sick".
She laughed lightly, and went out down Ihe hall. She thought about him that night.
He didn't think ol her al night, though, because the hospital was good at night, too, In a
different way. Even If it was dark, and you could sleep, there was always Ihe lighted nurse's
station down the hall, and a llltle alcove with chairs and magazines, just dimly lit. In case
you couldn't sleep. The magazines Ihere were ten or fifteen years old, with stories about
Africa and Indonesia, so thai if you wanted you could be in a different country and another
time, and there was always a human being on duty and awake there all through the night;
and you could sit and smoke and look out the window at the night sky,
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8a s o u n d A v i s i o n !
he Drongos: Streets & Studios
Sympathy For The Stones
D
rongos, Try to look that word up In a
dictionary and you will find a blank
spot between drone and drool. I proably wouldn't be thumbing through a tattered
dltton of "The Living Webster Dictionary," In
'arch of that word If It weren't lor a group of
ew Zealand musicians who scraped up some
oney and came to San Francisco.
L
et's Spend the Night Together" Is
nothing more than it claims to
be-- a cheap. whanvbam*thank
yoii-ma'am, one night band stand with the
Rolling Stones. Through the film we see
the Stones from every angle-- those rare
visual asides by Hill W'yiiMii. Waody's
"looney tunes*' grin, and Charlie Watts'
breaking his intense concentration to smile
It's better than being in the audience
because you actually get to go on stage
with the world's greatest rock*n roll band
and look out over the masses You see the
appreciative reaction of the fans kits of
twenty-four \,w\r old males
.1- lagtjei
struts and thrusts Ins --tuff foi their approval And for kicks you can count the
hairs on Keith's chest and lake bets on the
amount of space between his I r . t h
Wayne Peereboom
Gail Merrell
We start nit in the dri
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real life doest
is incredibl>
a of a
good The stage one quarter tl
.Inlful
itb
decorated
football 3B
scrims and hundreds of excited balloons
waiting to be set free We stay on the stage
most of the time, getting a deep appreciation for how well the band wotks together
Mick. Woody, and Keith are an unbeatable
team who make it visually exciting to see a
couple of guys stand around holding
yuitars. They have all of the right Ingredients: comraderie. guod-naturedness.
their disciplined approach to the music,
dedication to the audience and commitment to having a good time.
Jagger is truly amazing. He does splits
and kicks that humiliate Ton! Basil and all
of the Dallas Cheerleaders He parades sex
and charm while keeping one eye on the
band and the other in the stands. For the
duration of the concert he's got the crowd
concentrating on his slightest movements.
When he sings "ain't I rough enough?; ain't
I tough enough?" he's answered with approving cheers. The Pied Piper of rock-nroll strikes again.
Unfortunately, the first five feongs suffer
from bad sound quality. Suddenly, on
"Just My Imagination" somebody decided
to turn up the bass, and from here on In the
movie, as well as the acoustics, improve,
Ernie Watts' sax is brilliant, along with Ian
Stewart's piano. Their best performance is
on "You Can't Always Get What You
Want", the song that surprisingly got the
strongest audience reaction, Jagger pitched in on guitar for several songs, only [landing the mic over once, to Keith for
" T & A " He should've held onto it. since
Keith seemed lost in front of such a huge
crowd and flubbed his way through the first
half of the lyrics.
The highlights of the movie came when
the visual action was alternated between
the band onstage and what was going on
around them. This is what made "Time Is
On My Side." now an MTV video, so appealing It begins with the screen showcasing four shots of each of the Stones,
something like the cover of "Let It Be," The
rotating pictures traced the Stones from
their roots to the present, and featured the
late Brian Jones, who founded the band In
'd2 and died seven years later In a
mysterious and tragic drowning. The song
bounces back to the boys on stage, then to
concert footage of the Stones back when
they were wearing tight slacks and mop-top
haircuts. A newspaper asks "Is Jagger
Finished as Rock Idol" and Is answered by
Mick singing 'No, no no." Other special effects Include a speeded-up segment of the
stage crew setting up a massive stage which
is underlined by the Stones singing "Going
to a Go-Go." The Stones have so much
draw that they could make hundreds of
girls appear on stage in silky lingerie.
Literally. During "Honky Tonk Women"
they Just kept filling up the stage, making
this the "Best Little Concert In Arizona."
The film is directed by Hal Ashby whose
impressive credits include "Being There."
"Coming Home," and "Bound for Glory,"
the last two of which are Innovative in their
use of musical scores. Ashby's eye catches
all of the nuances that make the Stones
great The mutual respect and admiration
from the slight nod of a head, the buffoonery and childishness that goes on as
they chase each other around the stage.
Without one word of dialogue you (eel that
you've come to know them. The hardest
thing to digest is the camera closing in on
Watts' balding head or the loose skin near
Keith's armpit. You Just don't want to
believe that these guys are forty years old.
Ultimately, though, the film Is boring. It
just can't capture the frenzied excitement
shared by those chosen two million who
actually got to see themln person. So, since
we can't time travel to the actual event,
here are a few suggestions to make the
showing of this film more like 'being there':
1. Change all ticket prices to $45.00.
2, Appoint a chorus of thirteen-year-old
girls with braces to scream every time Mick
rolls his hips,
3. Have two incredibly tone-deaf people
sing along to every song.
4. Have the Hell's Angels slug It out In
back of the theatre.
5. Keep the volume so loud that people
have to lip-read to understand each other.
But boring or not, the Stones are still the
Stones, and Mick Is always worth seeing up
close.
•
No Entity
A
story so shocking, so threatening, it will frighten you beyond all
Imagination," says the ad (or The
Entity. Shocking and threatening it was
not, imaginative it was sometimes. Frank
Del : ellta (of Audrey Rose fame) based The
Entity on a case study of a woman who
allegedly was raped several times by some
evil lorce. Carla Moran was attacked at any
time of the day, at any place including her
bathroom, her car. and in the living room
in front of her children.
Rachel Marotta
Hut that's not all folks. During a subsequent psychiatric examination It was
pointed out that she had a bizarre family
background. Her father had incestuous
cravings for her while she was growing up,
and she became a mother at 15. She also
had a hard lime maintaining relationships
with men (surprise). Her Al Paclno lookalike psychiatrists! (credibly played by Ron
Silver). Irying desparately to hold on to his
scientific beliefs, prescribes tranquilizers.
Poor Carla then enlists the help of a parap" sychology cult group to aid her and they
find lhat there is a supernatural force In her
home (you guessed It -The Entity).
Barbara Hershey's performance as Carla
Moran was seml-bellevable. As a mother of
three children Irying to make ends meet
'and as a partner to a fairweather lover, she
is the struggling single parent personified.
; Credibility however, goes out the window
;i (many of which break during the course of
" t h i s film) with the attacks of her demon
lover. Here is a woman being sexually
by what I would consider a
| violated
;
'' "nonentity" and yet her children who
I witness an attack seem relatively unscathV'ed, emotionally or otherwise, by these
| strange happenings.
j|
In one instance of the entity's attack,
1$ Carla Is readying herself for bed (how cony v e n l e n t ) , She winds up spread-eagle on
j j t h e bed with Invisible bonds holding her
'*'•' down while her breast are being fondled
' 1 without the aid of a visible hand. Accom-
panying this was the musical score that had
an erotic upbeat to no along with Carla's
rape. This tell-tale music was showed just
prior to every subsequent attack scene.
This kind of blatant abuse, sexual exploitation of a woman's fear, the entire
issue of wether she in fact is telling the truth
about the attack is not so far from the reality of a real attacker. The publicity would
have us believe this a thriller. In fact there Is
no real suspense, just one brutal attack
after another with a few special effects
thrown In lor (pardon me) justification.
What then sets this apart from the madslasher movies so common In the summer
months? Absolutely nothing.
This film really does not deserve much
merit. Director Sidney Furie launched his
career with such fare as Dr. Blood's Cofjin.
and clearly he Is still teething. DeFellta's
book should have remained one and
hopefully been burned. A more apt title for
this movie should have been, " H o w 1 Was
Raped By The Invisible Man," as told by
Carla Moran to Frank DeFelita.
This film is a dehumanizing, voyeuristic
expose on rape. There seems to be an
underlying assumption that there is an audience that seeks this kind of thrill (Is that
true?)
The only redeeming value of this film Is
the acting ability of Ron Silver. His skillful
acting as the psychiatrist lends to his
bellevability as a character. Barbara Hershey, complete with reputation for terminal
space cadet is actually quite good as the
tormented victim of the supernatural.
The special effects In this film are not
dazzling by any means. The Entity reveals
itself in the form of lightning, complete with
static-like sounds. It even has the ability to
give off a noxious odor not unlike that of a
skunk. This foul odor along with a sudden
temperature drop In the room Indicates Its
presence. I detected a distinct odor myself
during this movie, and there was a distinct
chill as I left the theater, hardly super
patural. The only thing spooky here Is that
you could be expected to pay 4 dolllars to
see this. Don't bother.
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That was In late 78. Since then the Drongos
ave,...
—moved to New York
—made a living as street musicians
—settled Into the club scene
—cut a single that has got airplay on 50 slaIons across the U.S.
Within a month they will.,.,
—go Into the studio to cut their first album.
Ith..
—the prospect of signing with a major label
New Zealand, a country with 3 million spread
over an area the size ol Great Brllian cm have
Its limitations—especially for those with higher
aspirations. Drongos guitarist, keyboard player
and vocalist Jean McAllister explain«d:"There's
really only so far you can go before the energy
runs out. It just seemed healthy to seek out
some new territory. Guitarist, vocalist Richard
Kennedy agreed, "Individually I think we'd all
run the gamut of the music scene there (New
Zealand). We'd all played in various bands and
we'd all reached the stage where we wanted to
travel.
With he phone number of a friend in San FanCisco, the four (with another band member) left
New Zealand. Like any other adventure, there
were anxieties.
Kennedy explained: "I
remember thinking a matter of days before we
left, on a scale of extremes, we could get over
there and find ourselves absolutely unable to
subsist and Just find ourselves )ust crawling back
to New Zealand In six months. On the other
hand, we might get over there and Just find people bowled over musically and culturally.
Anything between that could have happened."
As might be expected, It was something "In
between" that happened. They quickly found
work providing music for a theatre group they
had worked with In New Zealand. The group
had left the country about three months before.
Soon, they were also able to find work playing
clubs In Berkley as well as the Fillmore.
Still there were a few adjustment problems.
Kennedy explained, "Part of the culture shock
was a musical culture shock. There was a long
period of observing what was popular here and
being influenced by a more international music
scene."
McAllister added. "In San Francisco there
were two schools: The old school with the bands
like the Starshlp and the Dead. Then there were
the new bands Just starting to make their way
like the Dead Kennedy's and Pearl Harbor and
the Explosions — the new bands Influenced by
new wave, punk and stuff. We didn't really fit
into either camp. The San Francisco music
scene wasn't very energetic. It seemed to be a
period of transition."
Anyway, In 79 the band that originally came
to San Francisco split up and the fifth member
disappeared. The remaining members headed
for New York.
They relocated in a hotel on 49th street.
Although they were playing with a theatre group
in the East Village, there were still problems
making ends meet. The weekly hotel bill was
adding up.
All of this was soon to change. Another resident of the same hotel — an older violin player
named Rubin — would stop In nightly to see the
show. McAllister recalled:"We had like $40 between the three of us and the bill had to be paid
the next week. Things were kind of dire." She
recalled that Rubin suggested to drummer
Stanley Mitchell, that he grab his snare drum,
dress nice, and go out on the street and play.
So, she said the next day "Stanley went out
with a little waistcoat and a sign saying Tin a
wonderful chap on my way to London — any
contributions would be appreciated however
great or small. Thank you,' He went out on the
street corner terrified. It was still cold — April.
Anyway, he came home after one day with
$80."
Band members see this as the real beginning
of the Drongos.
" After that we kind of hustled around,"
McAllister said, "and bought battery powered
amplifiers. We had to do It. The first day we
went out to the park we made $67 In nlckles,
dimes and quarters as well as dollar bills. It Just
knocked us out. We couldn't understand why
more rock and roll bands didn't do that. It
seemed pretty eady for us."' I •
Not suprlslngly, there were a few problems
playing on the street. Kennedy recalls;"when
we were first out there we used to be sort of Intimidated by Just the street life, We were out of
towners Just off the boat. Bums would come up
and start giving us a real hard time, We
wouldn't know how to handle them at all."
Jean added, "a couple of heavy situations
taught us some good lessons about what you
can do and what you can't do."
Besides the bums, city police would also pretenl a problem McAllister recalls, "We'd get
noved all the time from corners by cops who
really didn't want to do It." "They were emberassed," Kennedy said, "but their superiors
.voutd yell at them if they didn't move us."
Practically every day they lilt the street. They
would find a good spot on the sidewalk — a
avorllc spot became the comer of oOth and
Broadway — or In the park. They'd set up. and
\ crowd would begin to gather. Kennedy said
the Drongos do not want to get too far away
from the street. McAllister explained. "The
street Is good for keeping your hand in — keeping the idea of performance and Intensity at
which you have to play to gel across to a group
of people."
It Is also clear that the street Is their first love.
Kennedy: "It's such a lot of fun on the street.
To sec a bunch ol stockbrokers loosen their ties,
put their briefcases down and start dancing Is
pretty heartening."
McAllister: "There are all kinds of people,
ivery kind of person you could Imagine. Ladles
from out of town who are on their way to Broadway shows, slop and watch In wonderment,
They've seldom seen an amplified band and an
amplified band on the street — forget II. Further, we all have funny accents and we all sing.
They're knocked out "
Kennedy "That's the tiling about the street —
bands jump into (record) deals before they
discover what Ihey are. We are just really pleased that we've held off."
McAllister seems to see recording as a natural
step for the band: "You have (o make records If
you want to be a successful band. By successful. I mean Just gelling your message across
and enjoying and have other people enjoying It,
which is the main reason you're doing II. To
reach a bigger audience you have to record.
There's no way around It unless you want to
play the same bars every night and Jusl have
your regulars,"
The Drongos are also Inlerested In expanding
their base beyond New York. They have
already built up strong folbwlngs in Albany as
well as Ithaca, and have played Rochester,
Syracuse, and Binghamton.
Konnedy:"To try and come up through ihe
(New York) club scene Is pretty much Impossible Despite the fact that it seems the eyes of the
world are on those clubs and it seems anybody
ite like that
could break out of there.
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Currently Ihe Drongos ore ready to sign with a
production company which includes one of the
founding members of Blood Sweat and Tears,
Steve Kal/ who will be producing the album
Katz has produced Lou Reed among others
While a number ol major labels - RCA,
Polygram. CBS. A&M. and Atlantic among
them — have expressed Interest in the Drongos.
they have yet to sign a record contract. The
band hopes to record three or four songs and
then go to the record companies They would
like to have an album on the market by late summer or early fall
Hi'1 band has Blue Rock studios (where Joe
Jackson recorded Night and Day) booked for six
weeks beginning at Ihe end of this month.
They are very optimistic about the sessions.
Much of this optimism is due lo their faith In producer Katz
Kennedy: "We've dealt with a lot of people
who wanted to produce and not many of them
listened to the band for what It is But he's
(Katz) listened to the band in its totality and has
a preliy close Impression ol what we want to put
on an album "
Like many new bands, the Drongo sound Is a
hard one to classify. There are heavy doses of
pop. new wave and plain old rock and roll with
a dash of the Wl's ihrown in. The members
have experience lhat ranges from counlry to jazz
to rock theatre. The songs range from short pop
tunes to longer, wandering jams, It's a basic
four piece band with McAllister alternating between second guitar and keyboards.
There Is no one front person for the band
Mitchell. McAllister, and Kennedy alternate on
lead vocals and bassist Tony McMaster contributes backing vocals for a total of seven possible combinations.Further, Instrumental solos are
rather short and not prominent in most of the
songs. Overall, It's a texture orientated sound.
Individually, they play their instruments well
and are very light as a band — probably the
result of honing their sound on the street as well
as frequent Jam sessions in their Manhattan loft.
Most of the lyrics are written by Mitchell.
Kennedy:"l( he wriies a political song. It's not
going to say 'workers of the world unite and
throw your chains off!' He's going to say it in a
way that you are going to have to dig for the
meaning a bit more. The same In a romantic
song. It's not '1 love you. You love me' boy
meets girl type of song. You're going to have to
dig a bit. He runs the gamut of subject matter—political, romantic or Just humorous
lifestyle comments."
they'd generally play 20 minute sets over a
period of about two and a half hours.
Eventually they would no longer have to depend on the streets for their livelihood. Kennedy explained: "We started to work up some
(original) songs and started to look around the
club scene in New York." The Drongos first club
date came about as the result of an audition
night at CBGB's In early 1980, From there they
played other well known clubs such as Max's
Kansas City and the Rltz.
"We storied working the club scene alongside
the street," Kennedy said. "It used to be pretty
wierd — we'd play to a full house al the Rltz and
then the next day we'd go out and play on the
street. People would walk by and say,'hey, I
saw you at the Rltz last night,' and they'd be seeing us for free on a street corner."
Despite the fact they con now make a living
from what they make in the clubs, It Is clear that
the variety of people who are attracted to the
band. There are lower East Side punkers and
people from the Upper West side. I think initially we were forced to appeal to a wide range of
people and then it became fun,"
Kennedy said the band last played the street
last October and plans to be back out there as
soon as the weather permits.
While they wait for the wealher to warm up,
there Is the matter of recording a record album.
They seem ready to record. On the other side
of street musicians one may see a band lhat has
.'aken its lime and calculated the best time to cut
in album.
Kennedy: "We've thought about recording
ilnce we started. Over a period of years, we've
i.ul quite a number of offers but we always felt
hat the band hadn't been going long enough.
A|e &qn't have enough ammunition on our side
,td survive going Into big lime de.als. Too many
Live, ihe Drongos put on a dynamic show,
maintaining their intensity from start to finish.
They mix it up well: lead vocals, as well as song
length and type. They even do several songs
with Mitchell Jusl playing snare drum as he does
on the street. When they play a cover of another
band's song, II is an interpretation of that song,
not a reproduction. They cover motown as well
as a 1962 hit song from New Zealand radio.
Will the Drongos return to New Zealand?
"We'd really tike to go back and do a tour
there." Kennedy said, "but I don't think any of
us can realistically say we want lo go back there
to live because we've so much established
here."
By the way, Drongo Is a 60's slang term from
New Zealand. Someone could be called a
/drongo" or said lo be acting "drongoish." g
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*"'~ — " " h y would anyone care to listen to
% / % / a 9'oup with the name ol Panther
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Burns? What about an act named
Tygers of Pan Tang, What would make someone want to hear them? I asked mysell
these confounding questions, and It turned
out that most people wouldnot care to hear
from the former, while the latter more than
Justifies our exploration. Panter Burns has
released a 4 song LP named Blow Your
Top,while the Tygers of Pan Tang has
given us an LP titled The Cage. The Iwo
are contrasts In Ingenuity and style.
guy named "Rocky", on drums and bass
respectively, provide a steady anchor for
1
most of the songs o n The Cage. Peter Collins, the producer, should have given these
two more room to play, because when they
gel It, watch out. "Making Tracks",
perhaps the most heavy metal song on the
album, has the strongest bass and drums
on the record. Y o u get a sense of Cheap
Trick on that one, especially In Robb Weir's
slashing guitar chords. Lead vocalist Jon
Deverll does his best to sound like Robin
Zander, and It really works when Weir's
guitar Is at It's best.
Robert Schneider
Panther Burns Is an energetic, unbridled
band whose name has an unusual story
behind It. It seems that long ago. a small
Mississippi town was afflicted by a runaway
pet panther, one that liked to munch on
kids and entile After the schools thinned
out and the price of meat skyrocketed, the
locals decided to go after the beast. They
cornered him In some bushes, and set
those bushes ablaze. The screams of the
naturally agitated klltykat could be heard
lor miles, so the town was affectionately
renamed "Panther Burns".
Blow Your Top is the second release
Irom the band, the first being Behind the
Magnolia
Curtain,
a full-fledged LP.
.(guitarist-vocalist Tav Falco grew up In
Arkansas, and was hence influenced by the
legendary blues great Jimmy Wlthersp'oon.
Blow Your Top doesn't have very much In
do with the blues, except In the listener's
case.
,
It's extremely difficult to describe this
group's sound without using comparisons.
For example, vocalist Falco sounds like a
cross between Buddy Holly and George
Thorogood. Sounds Interesting, doesn't II?
It Isn't. Instead of slicking with one impression per record, Falco tries to sound like
everybody and winds up sounding like
nobody. In only one place does his
mimicking work. "Bertha L o u " has him
sounding like a mixture of Buddy Holly
and Bob Dylan with a dash of Elvis Coslello
thrown In for good measure. The song
begins much like the B-52's "Private
Idaho", and keeps up that pace all the way
through. Unfortunately, the other three
songs are pretty bad. especially the leadoff
tune, "I'm On This Rocket". On this
record, it bears the most resemblance to
Rockabilly as practiced by Robert Gordon.
It doesn't work for Gordon, and It doesn't
work for these guys, either.
Actually, as musicians. Panther Burns
isn't thai bad Ron Miller, on bass, began as
a jazz musician who eventually woutid up
with the. Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
He does a good job on this rather bad
record. Drummer Jim Sclavunos also has
an Intruiglng background. He was originally known for his work with New York
punkers Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, as
well as wllh Lydia Lunch. He loo Is a bright
light In this otherwise dull, contrived LP.
As a contrast, The Cage Is a much fresher,
shinier work, definitely worth peering Into.
The Cage is the third LP from the
Whitley Bay (U.K.) ensemble. If follows
Spellbound and Wild Cat. The Tygers of
Pan Tang have been getting rave reviews In
their native land, and apparently their
record company believes In them. After all,
not many three year old bands can boast of
three LP's, especially In these lean times.
Things have drasllcally changed for this
band since the first album, however. In addition to major personnel alterations, their
sound also underwent a major metamorphosis, Irom nlmosl ambiguity to a lean,
hard style. It would be untrue and unjust to
call the Tygers of Pan Tang a Heavy Metal
bond, thai would lump them In with
classics like Judas Priest. Oau, A C / D C ,
and a galaxy of other "stars". True, there
ore occasional screaming vocals and
guitars, along wllh booming drums, but
there's also Innovation and Ingenuity that
you don't often find on most Heavy Metal
albums.
Many of the songs on this record are
written by the band. Keyboardist Fred
Pruser plays a big part In the writing department, on this album at least. The most
notable cover Is the classic "Love Potion
No. 9". Unfortunately, It's a poor version
of a great song, being sped up to the point
of hysteria. Perhaps If II wasn't so damn
hyperactive It would make a go of It.
Soon after the above debacle. Robb
Weir delights a,listener with, of all things, a
lalkbox on "Letter From L.A." A talkbox Is
a strange little contraption that most closely
resembles someone talking through a
kazoo. Peter Frampton got alol of mileage
out of talkboxes during his heyday. It's a
wonder why It wasn't used more on this
record. In a change of pace, The Cage
closes wllh a slow ballad called "The
Actor". Fred Purser plays a nice piano
here, and It's curious why It too didn't play
a bigger role on the record. However, Us
lack of utilization doesn't detract from the
overall effect.
When you listen to The Cage, you get
the feeling tha this group has been Influenced by many, but hasn't become obsessed
wllh any. For example, "Paris By Air"
sounds like Styx. Before you write off these
guys, consider that this sounds more like
"Renegade" or "Miss America", rather
than sappy stuff like "Babe". It's got a
mean little backbeat that endears It to a
listener Immediately. Brian Dick and some
Both Panther Burns and the Tygers of
Pan Tang have chosen weird names. Why
did they do this? Could It be to attract attention to themselves? It seems that Panther Burns, wllh Blow Your Top, only attracted attention to threadbare, weary
compositions. On the other hand, the
Tygers of Pan Tang chose to put their best
feet forward with novel, exciting music. A w
hell, I always liked tigers better, anyway, D
The Lords Make Muster
T
he Lords o/ Discipline is Paramount Pictures new release that
traces Cadet Will McLean's rile of
passage to manhood within the hallowed
halls of the Carolina Military Institute. The
film is based on Pat Conroy's book ol the
same title, a somewhat autobiographical
account of the author's own early years at
the Southern Military Institute. At the heart
of this film Is a uniquely southern
phenomenon: the 'secret society'.
The introduction of one 'black boy' Intc
the bastion of white supremacy (the
Military Institute) is not a bad premise lo examine Ihe remnants of racism in the
American Soulh of the early 1960's, but
that is not what this movie is really about.
T h e Thomas P o p e / L l o y d Fonvielle
screenplay is tight, the action suspensful,
the emotional climax effective and the ending a real 'good over evil' justification for
all the hassles of our protagonist, but It Is
not a vehicle for sweeping social commentary. If anything, the film would seem
ultimately to support the system's sadistic
underpinnings as the weeding out process
does seem to leave the strongest still in
uniform.
Megan Gray Taylor
Within the walls of this training ground of
'men' there is a secret group of cadets
known as The Ten who are at the heart of
the drama. It Is their job to make sure no
'undesirable elements' make it through the
first few days of the academy. Cadet
McLean Is called on lo protect an
'undesirable' and throws himself and his
roommates Into conflict with the system
and each other.
Cadet McLean is played brilliantly by
David Keith (Richard Gere's Oklahoma
friend from An Officer and a Gentlemen).
Keith Is superb as the young cadet just
months away from graduation who suddenly finds everything he has believed in
called Into question. The conflict to uphold
the traditions or to tear them down Is
handled with finesse by this very talented
actor.
In the major supporting role of the 'Bear'
the Colonel who Is in charge of the boys
(his 'lambs') Is veteran actor Robert Prosky.
Prosky Is eloquent as the tough exterior,
soft-hearted man who truly embodies all
the 'old-boy' Ideals and justly warrants the
faith and love of the cadets. Prosky plays II
with just enough restraint so that the
character survives an otherwise sappy posl
Hon in this movie.
The cast of young cadets that forrr
McLean's allies and enemies are for the
most part, unknown actors. Most notable
were the really fine performances of Rick
Rossovlch as the muscle-bound Pig who
loves to 'bust-ass' and Mitchell Lichtenstein
as the sensitive Tradd who harbors a very
dark secret. G.D. Sparlln, an oil mllllonare
turned actor, was also excellent as the
superficial, hard-nosed General Durrell.
Michael Blehn, as McLean's adversary,
and leader of The Ten, Is the perfect blend
of pretty boy and true sadist. Blehn Is not
new lo this type of role, as he Is most
familiar for his role as The Fan in the movie
of that name, opposite Lauren Bacall. Barbara Babcock, as the southern belle with a
touch of discontent is also very convincing.
The problem with this film Is that It tries lo
make to large a statement for the context of
the script. British director Frank Roddam
(who's
directorial
debut
was
"Quadrophenla") said of the film, "(the
film) presents the three elements that I
believe currently embody the moral climate
of the c o u n t r y :
high
Idealism,
authoritarianism a n d an excess of
violence...I'm not Just making a film about
a military college but a film that will also
present my view of the United States."
It Is difficult enough for many Americans
to understand the 'Southern Mystique',
and certainly the pitfalls of Gone With The
Wind imagery run rampant in this film. Old
Charleston Is a superficial representation of
the Ante-bellum south where a "nigger
could only come in the front gate If he was
here lo cut the grass". This Is so clearly an
outsiders prejudice ladden view of the
south that I found myself disliking this film
inspite of its qualities.
The film was shot on location at Sandhurst, the only military college in
England, and the setting Is great. There is a
real sense of being In a military academy
rich with history and tradition. Brian
Trufano's photography Is effect and the
English weather (somewhat gloomy for
those morning troop reviews) was perfect.
John Mollo is the brains behind the
costumes (he lists to his credits such films as
Star Wars, Allen, Barry Lyndon and
Ghandl) and the extensive collection of
earlles 60's dresses for the prom scene are
great.
Roddam could have made a really good
film here, and In some ways did In spite of
himself. Roddam, a current devotee of the
Francis Ford Coppola school of socially
relevant films has not succeeded in his attempts here. He has however, made an
entertaining film full to the brim with really
impressive acting.
If violence does not put you off, because
there Is a considerable amount of 'cringe in
your seat' violence, or you are fascinated
by the workings of the 'secret society' brand
of terror, you will like this film a bit more
than I did. It Is worth seeing, If for no other
reason for Ihe fine performances ol Keith
and Prosky.
•
The Mohawk Valley Project
A six-week field
session in Eastern New
York. Research
activities include site
testing, artifact and
feature recording and
cataloging, site
mapping, and compiling
a site attribute list.
Several longhouse
structures will be
excavated.
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Spectrum
music
G e m i n i j a z z C a f s (462-0044)
Thurs, Frl. S a l - F a t s Jefferson, Waller
Young
Sun & Mon—Martha Gallagher & Ian
Hunter
H u l l s B a l o o (436-1640)
F e b . l 8 & 1 9 All Stars
Y e s t e r d a y ' s (489-8066)
Feb. 18&19 Free Fall
S k i n f l i n t ' . (436-8301)
F e b . l 8 & 1 9 The French Kissers
Pauley's H o t e l (463-9082)
Feb,18&19 Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys
L a r k T a v e r n (463-9779)
Feb, 18 & 19 Fanny and Sammy
Eighth
Step
Coffee
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(434-1703)
Every Tues n l t e - O P E N
STAGE-15
minutes onstage for anyone, beginning at
8:45 p.m.; Feb. 1 8 - K e v l n Gavltt at 8:45
p.m.; Feb. 1 9 - T o m MacKenzie at 8:45
p.m.
C a g n e y ' a (463-9402)
SUNYA PAC Concert for Voice and Instruments (457-8606) Feb. 26 at 8:00
p.m. Free for students w / I D
T h e C h a t e a u (465-9086)
Feb.
18—Ism & The Capltle ; Feb.
19—Outpatients
B . J . Clancy's (462-9623)
Feb, 1 8 , 1 9 - T h e Sharks
2 8 8 L a r k (462-9148)
D.J. on weekend;
S e p t e m b e r ' s (459-8440)
F e b . l 8 & 1 9 - T h e Blast; F e b . 2 0 - 2 2 - T h e
Tones of the Seventies
B o g a r t ' e (482-9797)
Downtime on Weds, nltes; Feb. 19—Ellen
Mcllwalne
Juatin McNeil's (436-7008)
Feb. 18,19-The Stompllsllcs
P a l a c e T h e a t r e (465-3333)
Feb. 20—Bryan Adams, Ikts $4.50; March
5—Albany Symphony Orchestra; March
19—Jerry Lee Lewis
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G l e n s Falls C i v i c C e n t e r
Hall and Oates, Frl, March 18
T r o y M u s i c H a l l (273-0038)
Feb. 19—"The Great Guitars of Herb Ellis,
Barney Kessel, and Charlie Byrd" at 8
p.m. tkts: $8.00,$10.00
Pac R e c i t a l H a l l
Flndley Cochrell. pianist Noon concerts
Feb 24; March 3, 10; Feb. 17-20 Cohoes
Music H a l l — A Gershwin Valentine
(235-7969)
theater
The Mound
Builders (462 4534)
Capital Rep. C o m p a n y - F e b 1 8 - 2 0 - 8
pm except Sunday 2:30
Proctor's T h e a t r e (346-6204)
March 5 — Marcel Marceau
1/2 price tickets for students 1 hour before
curtain at all events.
A l b a n y C i v i c T h e a t e r (462-1297)
ESIPA (473-3750)
S U N Y A P A C (457-8606)
Getting O u t - F e b 2 2 - 2 6
lkls$3.50 sr.cil & students. $5.00 general,
8.00p.m.
Proctor's Schenectady
Theatre
(346-6204)
Man of La Mancha Feb 18, 20-22.
2 4 - 2 5 . 1 / 2 price tickets available to
students one hour before curtain.
Children of A Lesser God Feb 26 8:00
p.m.
art
S c h e n e c t a d y M u s e u m (382-7890)
Amazing World of Video & Electronics
(until Apr 17); Black Women Artists (until
Feb 20); Invitation to the Ball, a woman's
perspective (until Feb 21)
Rockefeller E m p i r e Plaza Collect i o n (473-7521)Rothko, Kline, Frankenthaler, Oldenburg, Calder
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Ancient Inspirations/contemporary interpretations (until Feb 20); Design In Buffalo
(until Feb. 27); Martin Luther King (until
Apr 3); Images of Experience, untutored
older artists-March 2 7 ; N.Y. Metropolis,
Adirondack Wilderness, Iroquois Culture
Cathy's W a f f l e S t o r e (465-0119)
Photos by John R. Wlneland
N e w Gallery (270-2248)
Russell Sage College—works on paper by
Mar)orle Semerad, Kathleen Panagapoulos
& Willie Marlowe
R a t h b o n e Gallery at JCA (445-1778)
Drawings by Jack Roth
C D P D C e n t e r G a l l e r y (445-6640)
David Coughtry—paintings and drawings
movies
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Feb 18-20, 2 2 - 2 4 - L o l a at 7:00p.m. and
9:30 p.m.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l m G r o u p (457 8390)
Feb 18 Andromeda Strain 7:30, 10:00 LC
1; Feb. 19 The Importance of Being
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Fireside T h e a t r e
Feb 23-Rocky at 8:00 p.m. free
Madison (489-5431)
The Dark Crystal 7, 9; 10
Fox C o l o n i c 1 & 2 (459-1020)
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A matter of taste
miscellaneous
Martin Luther K i n g : From M o n t g o m e r y t o M e m p h i s e x h i b i t on
display through April 3, 1983 at the New
York State Museum
R e t u r n i n g W o m e n S t u d e n t s Feb.
2 4 - T e s t Anxiety with Dr. G. O'Brien at
12:00 noon In CC 370
Albany Public Library: Famous
D i r e c t o r s F i l m S e r i e s Feb 24—Mllos
Forman's Loves of a Blond at 7:30 p m .
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Chinese New Year
Celebration
4 6 8 1 D l n n e r 5 p.m., Performance 8p.m.
Party 11 p.m. at Brubacher Hall Sponsored by the Chinese Student Association.
Tkts $5-7 and Includes dinner, pafty and
performance. Call Linda at 457-5132 (or
more Info.
E S I P A (473-3750) The Egg-Empire Plaza
The Paul Sarasardo Dance Company 8:00
p.m. Feb. 24.
The
Jewish
Experience
In
Literature & Culture
Main Library
featuring works by Sarah Cohen through
March. Red Carpet Lounge.
S y l v i a B a r n a r d P o e t r y Reading in
Humanities Lounge (354) Noon. Feb. 24.
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Free Movies 161 Wash. Ave. Feb 20
Casey's Shadow 1:00 p.m.; Feb 24 Loves
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Autobiography of Miss Jane Plttmon 1:00
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Is the
respite front my
First Annual
Aspects
YAHTZEE Championship
RCO KG
1
Vs
2's
3's
DSM
4
9
Over the next weeks we will bring you
coverage of this exciting event. The results are
being posted recording two rolls for each contestant. The winner of this game plays the winner
of last years YAA games, Jim Karlka. Weekly
odds will be made in various places ol the ASP
by Sports Editors Marc Haspel. Marc Schwarz.
and Managing Editor Mark Gesner. Official
Referee is Wayne Peereboom. Bets can be placed In CC324. May the best man win.
Self
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stand to be
Alive.
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T o the Editor:
It has come to my attention that Aspects is covering the
"First Annual Yahlzcc Championship." This match is
neither the first nor is it the actual championship for the
• coveted title o f M R . / M S . Y A H T Z E E .
The first championship was held in the spring of 1981 on
the seventh floor of Dutch Quad. Thirty-two people competed in a single elimination bracket format contest with
Jim Karika finishing o f r Jordan Ochs in the finals. To
this day, Mr. Karika is still recognized as the champ, hut
was not invited lo this alleged championship.
T w o o f the combatants in this so called match, Mr.
O'Connor and Mr. Ooldblatt actually played in the original
championships, but were eliminated early in the competition. As Steve Stone, color commentator and semi-finalist
in the contest exclaims, " T h i s is scandalous! Who did they
beat l o play in the championship?" The willingness o f the
two lo play in this game will result in disciplinary action by
the Y A A (Yahlzee Association o f America). The Association does not sanction this match as official and will not
recognize the winner as champion,
As spokesman for the Y A A , I request that the three
rebels acknowledge their game as an exhibition and lo
apologize to both the association and to Mr. Karika for the
great injustice that was committed, Do not be fooled by
cheap imitations! We are the real thing,
—Jordan Stern
While Aspects sincerely regrets stepping on the toes of the
YAA, we feel that the names are not an exhibition. Nevertheless, we apologize for calling the championship
"The
First Annual,,.".
The names will be refilled, Mr. Karika is
cordially invited lo play the winner of our names.
—I'd.
Spreading freedom
T o the Editor!
liefunsnik, a word which sounds somewhat forbidding
is unfortunately the description ol a large portion of (lie
Russian Jewish population. The Jews in Russia are being
persecuted and denied the rights of being free men. They
are persecuted i f they keep their traditions, and denied
basic rights even if they d o n ' t . They arc caught in a Russian
Catch " 2 2 " and all they want is to be free- the freedom we
lake so for grunted every day.
Students on the S U N Y A campus have been involved in a
university wide effort to assist those Jews in the Soviet
Union who have been refused permission to emigrate. The
Suprene Soviet Presidium refuses to allow the reunification of Jewish families provided for by the Helsinki Accords as well as their own constitution. Over the past 3
years the number of exit visas issued has fallen by 82 percent.
One man, Mark Ncpomniashchy and his family, wanted
to emigrate to Israel. He was denied because of " i n s u f f i cient k i n s h i p . " The Russian government is saying he didn't
have any immediate relatives in Israel. He has since been
threatened with placement in a mental institution if he
doesn't stop trying to emigrate.
Another man, Anatoly Sharansky, is in his fourth month
o f a hunger strike, he is force fed every 3 days, family
members have been forbidden
to sec him. He started
fasting Y o m Kippur eve 1982 and has continued, now being
called a prisoner of consciousness by those of us on his side
and a perpetrator o f treason by the Russian government.
As part of the effort to help the Refusniks, S U N Y A
IS
6's
(^Aspects
fold)
Established In 1916
Dean Bali, Editor In Chief
Wayne Peerebaam, Executive Editor
Murk Qeaner, Managing Editor
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News Editor
Tori Kaplowllz
Associate News Editors
Dobbio Judflo. Dob Prolota
ASPecle Editor
Dobblo Mlllman
Associate ASPocts Editors
Murjan G Taylor, Gall Morroll
Sound Editor
Robert Schneider
Vision Editor
Lisanno Soholowfikl
Sports Editor
„
Marc Hnnpol
Associate Sports Editor
Marc Schwarz
Editorial Pflfles Editor
Lisa Strain
Copy Editors
Nancy Dlodeflka, Dnvlri l.L, Lnskln
Contributing Editor
Murk Hammonil
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Mark RoBBior, Randy Roth, Ellen SunlaBloro, Lynno Slogoi. Alan Somkin,
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Support UJA
I n the Editors
As leaders o f the SUNY A I I I A N Y United Jewish Appeal
Campaign, we would like lo lake this opportunity lo
answer the questions about the nature and function of
UJA.
The UJA is the largest Jewish fundraising organization in
the United Stales. We are concerned with raising funds lo
meei the humanitarian -- and only humanitarian -- needs of
Jewish people in Israel and throughout the world.
The UJA is a nonprofit, nonpollilcnl organization, no
part of its activities involves the expenditure of funds directly or indirectly -- for military equipment or personnel
or for political activity.
Funds raised by UJA are transmitted lo its constituents
and beneficiaries: The Jewish Agency for Israel, the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, United
I HAS Service and the New York Association for New
Americans. Less than five percent is spent on administrative costs. The funds support rescue and relief programs lor lews in lands of oppression and finance the
development and maintenance of absorption, educational,
social welfare, housing and job training programs for
Jewish Imlgrants to Israel and other countries.
We join proudly with our brethren throughout the free
world in accepting the challenge of meeting Jewish needs
this year. We see our action as one which will enrich our
own lives anil those of Jewish people now and in the future.
It is our hope that as leaders o f the UJA campaign on this
campus, we will lie able lo help other students gain a better
understanding of these needs and place themselves in the
Jewish lifeline by responding to them.
T h e UJA Campaign will be occurring on the Albany
campus February 10-28. Please give us your cooperation
when we call upon you to help your people!
—Roberta Metier
Ellen Dickler
UJA,
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The real thing
T o the Editor:
The parade o f irresponsible editorials continues lo flow
from your mighty pen and if you cared anything about the
word " j o u r n a l i s m , " you should probably go back to where
your writing is more appropriate — possibly a junior high
school newspaper. Wake up! This is a university and you
should no longer be stooping to (he level you went lo in
your editorial "Censurcship."
In my mind, the articles contained within the Voice were
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Karen Sardof I, Judy Torel
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Arlene Kaflowltz
Office Co-ordlnalor
Jennifer Bloch
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Mlckoy Prank
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Mollssa Wasserman
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chapter o f JSC-Hillcl has adopted the family o f one
Rcfusnik Victor Yclistratov who has been trying to leave
Russia since 1972. At this point all he really wants to know
is why he can't leave, and how much longer he has to wait.
In our modern society where we lake so for granted
traveling, visiting relatives, and just being free, talcs such as
those above seem unbelievable. They arc a very great and
devastating part o f the lives of many Russian Jews. In
Russia it seems almost as though they are forbidden to live.
If you want to do your part and help spread freedom
come lo the C C . l o b b y February 23rd between 9-3 p m . A l l
you have to do is sign a postcard protesting the treatment of
Soviet Jews.
—Hence Chi/.ik
Vice Chairman,
W'orltl Jewry
Committee
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well written. However, there must be a line drawn when a
radical, degrading pictorial appears on the front page.
There is nothing wrong with the Voice informing students
on relevant issues such as the drart, but just whom did that
superimposed figure in the post office inform? Was he
there to buy stamps? mail a package? No don't be silly!
This was a blatant slap at the military and it did not educate
anyone as the Voice is intended to do. This "newsletter" is
called the Student Voice; not the Select Few People's
Voice, ll is funded through the mandatory student tax, no'
through advertisements as the ASP is funded. This comparison makes any comparison between the two irrelevant.
You seem to think that Central Council is trying to limit
the power of the Student Voice. As usual, you have closed
your narrow little mind and spat out nothing better than
lies and accusations. This is not a matter of censorship,
rather simply a matter of taste. Whether you choose lo
believe it or not, Central Council is the representative
governing body of Student Association. Each council
member represents a consliluteney to which they are
responsible. II you want to change that, try to amend the
Constitution so that Council no longer exists. U n t i l then,
either put up or shut up!
1, for one, am sick of your editorials downgrading the
parts of Student Association lhal don't operate the way
you think they should. If you don't like something, don't
jusl complain, go about changing it. The complainers o f
the world get nowhere. You concept of the " r i g h t wing
minority" is unite Interesting, especially the word minority.
Remember the vote total on the resolution in question:
13-10-1 in favor o f the resolution. Also, many o f the people
voted to repeal the Solomon Amendment. Put that into one of they categories you claim SA to have. Why don't
you admit the fact thai opinions divergent from your own
arc not necessarily wrong? Yes Virginia, even the ASP can
be wrong! 11
- D a i . Ri.hb
Mario's woes
T i l the I iliicn:
The recent euls Govcnor Cuomo has administered to the
education system, coupled with complaints I've heard from
students, has induced a contemplative state within me. The
complaints have been in regard lo the attitudes and competency of several of their professors. These complaints
have led me 10 believe lhal there might be a beam o f rationaliiy in Cuomo's decisions.
l r o m talking to students one may find that the complaints range from lhal their teacher is too busy with
research lo discuss anything with the students lo the teacher
Is jusl loo senile to discuss; or range from lhal the teachers
are loo arrogant lo lower themselves lo the student's level,
lo the teacher's lectures are so incoherent lhal class is o f no
good to the students and they rather nol attend.
I feel every student has a right lo a good education, but
every well educated person does nol have a right to leach.
This school In my opinion is becoming an institution of
higher ego-cation, lhal is lo say, that some teachers' egos
are as big as their classes. 1 feel it is nol (he students'
privilege to have a professor, who, for whatever reason, is
widely recognized among the academic community, but it is
the professor who is privileged lo be able to use his
knowledge to the benefit of the youth. He is also able lo express his own opinion (o a captive audience and attempt to
change the existing opinions of a group o f mostly intelligent, impressionable students. These are fringe benefits
o f a salaried occupation.'
I understand that the phrase " g o o d teacher" is a vague
one. I also understand lhal research is mandatdry and
essential to remain abreast in Iheir field. I understand
classes are overcrowded which does nol allow personal contact with each student. I understand some incompentcnl
teachers have tenure and cannot be released. Bui I also
don't think many teachers are concerned and I know what I
am paying for.
Cuomo is also raising the tuition for students. 1 have
talked lo professors who feel lhat there arc students here
thai are abusing the system. Students lhat couldn't care less
about a good education. Students thai wish to find a
suitable spouse or reside at one of the greatest partying
facilities, the college campus. T o be idealistic, would not i<
be great if the cuts allowed the students to get rid o f the unqualified teachers and the increased tuition allowed the pro
lessor lo be rid of the insincere students? Yet we all know
this is nol going lo be the case. The young teachers,
whether competent or Incompetent arc going to go and the
poor students, whether serious or nol, are nol going to
come.
There are many great teachers in litis school and
elsewhere that when encountered make one truly believe in
the glory of higher education and the necessity for it ii'
order to become an, open minded, rational human being
Hut the incompetent ones depress and frustrate student*
sometimes to the point o f ruining thicr semester and has on
some occasions led lo complete academic withdrawal
There are answers lo this problem if all panics would be
open minded and If they truly were concerned.
1 have concluded that if 1 don't see hope in the future I
will return lo a community college for another two years
even though I already have an A . A . or just sit in a movie
house and watch Pink Floyd The Wall for awhile. The last
possibility is to listen to tapes o f Professor Richard Kelly.
Mario, not everyone was born a teacher but everyone is
born a student.
— Michael Glacobbe
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home. Terminal & Modem for sale.
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papers, letters, etc. Telephone days
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Guitar Lossons — Rock load, lingerpicking, bluegrass, classical, blues,
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Two housemates wanted to complete 3BR carpeted & paneled apartment near WT's & Lamp
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Available June 1st. Call Gary or
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1 or 2 housemates wanted to complete a 5 person fully furnished
house. For further Information call
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Summer Camp Counselors—men
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in New York's Adirondack Mountains have openings for many
counselors In tennis, waterlront
(WSI, sailing, skiing, small crafts),
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Women—write: Andrew Rosen,
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Cruise ship jobs! $14-$2B,0u0. Carribean, Hawaii, world. Call lor Guide,
Directory,
Newsletter.
1-916-722-1111 ext. SUNYAIbany.
A l a s k a . S u m m e r j o b s . Good
money$$.
Parks,
fisheries,
wilderness resorts, logging and
much more.."Summer Employment
Guide" 1983 employer listings.
$4.95 Alasco, Box 2573, Saratoga,
CA 95070-0573.
Counselor's: Co-ed 'children's camp
N.E. Penna. 6/22-8/23/B3. Swim
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team sports, fine art, kphotography,
dance, dramatics, guitar. Resident
Assistants needed for supenlsory
positions. Group leaders (22 + j .
Camp Wayne, 12 Allevard St. Lido
B e a c h , NY 1 1 5 6 1 . C a m p u s
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Iris
Novlck
455-6778.
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vomen's ski boots, size B'/i, call
Shall at 465-3891. $40, negotiable.
WWousinf^
Overseas Jobs—Summer/year
round. Europe, S.Amer., Australia,
Asia. All fields. $500-$1200 monthly.
Sightseeing. Free Info. Write IJC
Box 52-NY-1, Corona Del Mar, CA
Wanted: lead vocalist tor fun
rock'n'roll
band.
Mostly
50's/60's —Beatles, Stones, etc.
Guitar or keyboard playing a plus.
Craig 7-7930.
Models, female, PR, art work, etc.
Hourly rate and better, centerfold.
P.O. Box 99, Rensselaer, NY 12144.
"No frills" Student Teacher Flights.
Global Travel, 125 Wolf Road,
Albany, New York 12205. (518)
482-2333.
5 minute walk from SUNY Bus
Route. 1st stop on Wash.
Ave.(Clermont) Cross street to
Colvin. Walk down Colvin to
Weslgate.
Reward:
I lost a gold bracelet with sm. pearls
and great sentimental value 2/14 In
Campus Center, tunnels, or podium.
If
lound,
please
call
Debbie—482-2821.
Off-campus gau male social club
lormlng. Bl's welcome also. 18 and
over. Non-political, discreet. By Invitation only. For application write:
Box 2169 ESP Station, Albany, NY
12220.
You are Invited to attend the
McKownvllle United Methodist
Church
Worship on Sundays 10:30 a.m.
1565 Western Ave. (Just west of the
Thruway overpass)
Choir members welcome
Practice Wednesdays,
7:00-8:15 p.m.
For transportation call 456-1148
(mornings) or 438-4358.
Sign up for Telethon I Auditions In
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students at all times
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Happy Birthday, Skeeter. Thanks
for sharing the past lour years with
me and for always being there.
You're a great trlend.
Love.
Cheri
Dear LorL
Don't worry, you're not an old
lady—not yet, anyway. Have a great
«^iH»i!n»n»«-«in>im»<n
There is one cadet about to
expose the system...
THE TRUTH:
< IT WAS ALL A USE.
THE LORDS
birthday.
Love, Suzanne
Attention Classes o l 1984 and 1985:
Applications lor Purple and Gold
are available In the Student Affairs
O f l i c e , AD 129. A p p l i c a t i o n
deadline is Wednesday, February
23rd.
"Housies" at 274 Western,
Thanks so much for a great birthday! It means a lot to me having'
such good buddies as you.
Love.
Ski
P.S. We really kept up the "Hen
House" tradition this past Friday!
Tusc 300,
Thanks for the singing phone
message. You guys sounded great!
You made my birthday extra
special.
Love,
Marcle
Lorl
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As time proceeds we grow closer.
Happy Blrthdayl
Love,
Claudia
Joelle,
Happy Birthday and Anniversary. I
love you. It's been a terrific four
months.
Gregg
The fun starts this Sunday night:
Feb. 20 at Le Fat Cat lor the
wildest Beach Party.
it's tlmel Go directly to the Flnan
Dial Aid, Administration Bulldlnc
152;
Sign up tor Telethon. Auditions Is
_C 130!
Foodfast March 3!
Give up a UAS meal
lor a kid!
John,
The only thing that could possibly
lop these past five months Is the
next live months. Thanks for makng this year so special. By the way,
who said life was fair?
Love,
Cherl
Randy,
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A 102nd use lor a dead cat: Back
Door Beauty?
Mouses
Telethon hats and T-shirts on sale
now In CC lobby. Help support the
kids.
To Geraldlne S.,
Even though you don't go to this
school, everybody knows how much
you mean to me. You're the best
thing that ever happened to mo. I
love you.
—Michael
Rita,
Doe3 orientation
ring a boll?
How about dinner
Sometime? I'll call
Sieve
1904 Colonial:
What are you kidding me!
Honey,
Happy Belated Valentine's Day. I
wantod to find the best way to tell
you how much I Love You. So horo
goes: I Love You more than Tummy,
:hocolate, the Mets, the Jets, Ice
cream, and Intelllvlslon. I guess
that about says It all.
Spunky
Meet me at the beach this Sunday night, Feb. 20 at Le Fat Cat.
Leasing an apartment
-*5
and should know that an oral lease
for greater than a year cannot be
enforced.
The most common type of lease is
the written lease which establishes
the terms of tenancy. Once signed,
neither the landlord nor the tenant
may alter any of the terms without
the complete consent of the other.
These agreements usually extend
for one year. The pamphlet advises
that a tenant read the lease carefully
before signing, and if unhappy with
the terms (most leases favor the
landlord), discuss it with the
landlord and seek advice. For
SUNYA students, the Legal Services Office, the Off-Campus
Housing Office and the OffCampus Association are available
for advice.
According to the pamphlet, when
reading over a lease, a prospective
tenant should look for certain provisions. The lease should specify the
amount of rent and when it is due.
It should spell out the responsibilities of both tenant and
landlord. It should also specify the
length of the agreement and exactly
what is being rented, including use
of laundry, backyard, storage
space, etc. Other important things
to look for include:
«• Who pays what utilities? Docs
the lease protect you from a change
from landlord paying utilities to tenant paying utilities?
• Is there a clause allowing the
landlord to raise the rent if taxes or
heating costs go up?
• What kinds of alterations are
you allowed to make? What kinds
of repairs are you required to
make?
In a Tenants Rights handbook
published by the New York Attorney General's Office, laws are
cited which require leases to use
words with common and everyday
meanings and be clear and
coherent.
Also in the Tenants Rights
booklet is a reminder that the law
docs not require that any particular
lease be used. Most landlords use
forms that demand a lakc-it-orIcavc-it basis. It goes on to say that
courts may refuse to enforce an
unreasonable provision, but recommends a careful reading of the
lease.
Some leases attempt to trap
tenants with an automatic renewal
clause. Because of the possibility of
trapping the tenant, landlords must
give at least 15 days notice of this
clause before the tenant is required
to renew,
Generally, a sublease occurs
when the tenant rents the apartment
or house to another person during
the time covered by the lease.
Distinct from the sublease Is the
assignment. The difference Is that
an assignment Is when the new tenant assumes the entire remaining
time on the lease and on the same
terms as the original tenant. A
sublease occurs when the new tenant is not renting the entire time
left on the original lease, and is not
subject to the same terms.
The most important disticntion
between the two is that in a
sublease, the original tenant may be
liable for the rent and damages,
while in an assignment, the original
tenant is generally not liable. In a
building containing four or more
residential units, the landlord may
not unreasonably withhold his consent to sublet. If you do not live in a
dwelling having four or more
residential units, the booklet advises, you should read the lease
carefully to establish provisions for
subletting.
More information on leases and
off-campus housing is available at
the Legal Services Office in CC
116.
a
Budget panel
variety of courses. Chancellor
Wharton has the final say on that,"
she explained.
Some members of the budget
panel feel the union increase is proportionate to the rate of inflation.
"Some professors on the panel
think that our education is cheaper
than ten years ago," Rothman said.
"They describe tuition in a relative
scope, saying that it is $700 less today than it was in 1970, therefore
the large increases are justified."
Rothman disagrees with this
view, saying, "I think a 50 percent
tuition jump in one year is a lol to
ask students for. By raising tuition
we make the university inaccessible
to some students, The slate has the
responsibility to provide high quality educational a low cosl."
| |
No ASP Tuesday
Correction: Beach Party at Le.
Fat Cat Is this Sunday nite, Feb.
20.
Coming soonl
Afternoon at the barsl
$1 million and 8 pesos,
Just look at you. What else could I
do?
Love, Judl
Dear Ira,
Congratulations on getting the Job
offers you wanted most, w h e n did
you say the Job begins—March 1,
1983?
Love,
Mel
P.S. Maybe the woman will get
divorced.
The next one will be Friday,
February 22.
«
Sorry, but Geo.'s birthday is Monday
Regent Brown prescribes new directions
for upgrading public education systems
By Jackie Muckey
Regent Shirley C. Brown took her Palroon Room
audience Saturday "Inside the Board of Regents" to
urge that public education aimed at a global perspective is "something wc have to do and as quickly as
possible."
Brown, an associate professor of psychology at
Albany outlined the major issues of long-term importance facing education today and said the Board of
Regents is "attempting to re-evaluate the educational
goals of our public schools."
Changes in the concepts of technology and "work"
have necessitated the re-examination of the role of
public schools, primarily elementary and secondary
education said Brown. Currently the Board is working
on an extensive position paper in an effort to understand what the public feels should be emphasized in
New York schools, and how successful public education is in reaching its goals, said Brown. The paper will
he discussed and evaluated by several groups and inslir ul ions.
Brown would like to see educational goals aimed at
greater civic responsibility for the student, a wider
range of experience with other cultures and value
systems, a recognition of one's actions and the burdens
of responsibility.
While the board is considering taking public education in new directions, Brown affirmed that the
E 0 M A R U S S I C H UPS
Regent Shirley Brown
Re-evaluating public education '.v goals
prevailing goals of the board — the teaching of
reading, writing and other basic skills — would in no
way be undermined. With many native born U.S.
citizens having only "limited English proficiency,"
Brown asserted that the basics could not be abandoned.
Addressing another major issue facing education,
the leaching of values, Brown contended that "the
term is scary and carries a specter with it." She explained that the board supports the separation of
education from religious, philosophical, or any oilier
value system that should remain oul of the realm of
public schools.
For lack of a belter term, Brown used t he word
"values" to describe "the analytic and evaluative tools
that students need to develop in order to belter understand and accept the diversity of human behavior." All
human behavior, she maintained, arises out of a set of
values, and an enlightened perspective will engender
more effective communication.
According lo Brown, if the sludenl is the microcosm
of the Hoard of Regents' goals, then the macrocosm ii
hopes lo effect is the US, which as one of the most
powerful and Influential nations of the world, Millers
from acute "cultural isolation." She said the "adolescent nature of our country," both in terms of its
relatively young age and its Indifferent altitude toward
oilier cultures, must he resolved. The world is gelling
smaller, said Brown, and we must now acl to ensure
not only that we as a nation understand other nations,
but that ihey also understand us.
Ily learning a second language, Brown asserted, the
sludenl will acquire the perspective thai the "rule of
language" provides, Citing our nation's experiences
•villi Vietnam and Iran, Brown speculated about'"the
extent to which those events would base been different" If our nation had had a broader global
perspective.
Brown was named to the board in I9HI by the State
Legislature lo fill an unexpired term which ends In
1985. She represents Albany and the six counties of the
Third Judicial District. Brown joined the SUNYA
faculty in 1962 and was the Psychology Department
Chairperson from 1966-69, secretary oTlhe Unvlcrsitywide Faculty Senate from 1974-77, and Senate president from 1977-79.
A native from Tennessee, Brown came 10 SUNYA
via an Instrtictorshlp ai Wayne Slate University, She
specializes in learning and memory research.
Brown has been a consultant to the Stale Department of Civil Service, the Albany Urban League and
publishers I loll, Rhineliuri and Winston, In addition,
she lias chaired Ihe NAAC'P education committee and
Albany Citizens Committee for an l-lecied School
Board.
The Soroptlmlsl Club of Albany and Ihe SUNYA
School of Library Science co-sponsored Brown's
presentation.
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Internship is a capital experience
By Jane Anderson
An internship with the Washington Center has immeasurable value in getting a job, said the Executive
Director of the organization, James Hcffcron, at a lecture in LC 13 on Monday. Students were informed of
various internship opportunities with the center, which
has been affiliated with SUNYA this year.
The Washington Center was established in 1975 lo
provide learning opportunities that extend beyond the
classroom into "the real world" of business, government, and other agencies and it places students with
organizations in the Washington D.C. area for one
semester, according to its newsletter.
One former intern said that the program is valuable
because "you learn to identify with what it is to be a
true professional." He holds that "experimental learning programs can offer college students the opportunity to broaden their outlook and experience," and they
consider the academic internship program to be instrumental in achieving this goal.
In the past several years, approximately five
SUNYA students have participated in the program independent of the university. "These students found
the experience lo be worthwhile," according lo Robert
Gibson, Assistant Dean of CUE and the Liaison Officer between SUNYA and the Washington Center,
"so we decided to become formally affiliated this
year."
WC sponsors internships "for just about any major,
excluding industrial engineering," said Hcffcron. "In
the past, we have had students interning at the J. F,
Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, business majors
have interned at Amtrack, and communications majors at corporations such as the Cable News Network.
It is no longer just limited to Congress and the government."
According to llefferon, WC has in ils file several
thousand agencies and companies thai lake interns.
During the application process, a very detailed matching sequence lakes place between Ihe prospective intern, WC, and the prospective place of internship.
In addilion lo ihe regular tuition for SUNYA, fees
listed for Ihe fall semester WC program total $1,575.
This includes apartment-style housing, which is optional, and the entire program of seminars, placement,
and oilier special events. Some interns are paid small
stipends, but in general, interns should not expect to
be paid for the work Ihey put in.
Most scholarships and loans can be continued
throughout the internship, however, according to WC,
some students will still be eligible to receive work-study
funds, and there arc a very few scholarships available
through WC.
The work Ihe interns do varies from position to position, but no more than 25 pcrceni clerical work is
allowed at any time. Gibson described the work as
"very clearly beyond Ihe clerical" and went on to say
that in the past SUNYA students have worked as
government aides, researchers, and oiher responsible
positions.
One former SUNYA student said he was regarded to
be "just as important as a paid employee" when he
worked in the Washington D.C. Corporation Council.
"The initiative of the student is very important in gaining responsibility," staled Gibson.
The students work for four and a half days in their
assigned agencies, and Ihe oilier half clay is spent in the
required academic seminar. The seminars are compcrable lo a three-credit class, and the students are
usually required lo write papers, but "the emphasis on
exams Is not as great," according lo Hcffcron.
To gel involved ill Ihe WC program, a sludenl from
SUNYA must have junior or senior class sianding, and
a minimum GPA of 2.5. .Certain specific programs
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may require a higher GPA and Gibson said, that "most students find
the second semester of their senior
year the best time" to go. "It is not
necessary to be a major or minor in
any specific department."
Once prospective interns have
decided to begin application procedures, they must find a faculty
sponsor who will supervise the program from the SUNYA campus and
determine the nature of the reports
and assignments to be turned in at
the end of the Internship. Then the
student must gain approval from
Dean Gibson, the Liaison Officer,
and fill out the application form
from WC. "We place almost every
applicant," said Hcfferon. "The
screening of applicants usually
takes place on the home campus,"
he said.
No specific prerequisite courses
are required for the programs, but
background work is considered
when finding placement, according
to Gibson.
Dean Gibson said that, although
"the number of interns has been
limited on this campus," experience
lias shown that having been an intern "helps a greul deal to gel a job
after graduation." He especially
recommended the program to
liberal arts majors as "an excellent
opportunity," and said that "this
could get a graduate a job lhat a
plain liberal arts degree wouldn't
have," He went on to say that after
graduation, "many interns end up
going back lo the companies (hey
interned with."
The value of the internship when
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lest scores. But, "its value in gelling
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rangemcnls were indeed being made
to warn students of the possibility
that bus service below Draper Hall
may be halted in the future. He said
the proposal docs not necessarily
mean the university will slop the
service, but may charge fares.
"Thai's certainly something lhat
will be discussed," he said.
"Students should notify me formally of what they prefer be done. Thai
would be very helpful."
"At this point," he said, " we are
only trying to insure that students
don't make plans for residence al
the Hotel Wellington or anywhere
below Draper Hall in the future
with the expectation thai bus service
will be provided for them."
He said alternative university
transportation was a possibility, but
speculated no further.
According to Hartigan, the bus
operation at SUNYA is a highvolume type system that gives rides
to over two million students a year.
The ystem consists of 15 buses,
and two routes: the Wellington, and
the Alumni which runs from the uptown campus to Draper and back.
The Wellington buses leave uptown's traffic circle approximately
every 20-30 minutes, while the
Alumni leave every 5-15.
Final decisions on the bus
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Hie '83-'84 N.Y. State budget is
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New York, N. Y.
(AP) The city's proposed budget
for next year was approved Thursday by the Financial Com ml Board
after two hoard members — the
governor and slate comptroller —
differed publicly about how some
Medicaid aid to localities would be
handled.
Before the unanimous board vote
on the $16.5 billion city budget,
Comptroller Edward Regan criticized the way Gov. Mario Cuomo
plans to have the stale gradually
assume local Medicaid costs. Regan
said the payments to localities, including New York Cily, would
come out of the spring borrowing,
and the amount would be rolled
over into Ihc next stale fiscal year.
Cuomo denied lhal was Ihc case,
at least for litis year and next. Asked after the meeting whether il
might apply to later year, Cuomo
replied: "1 think lhal there is no
question if wc agree as to the
substance of what ought to be
done, il would be very easy for Ihc
stale to come together with Ihc
comptroller and do it in a way he
regards as prudent."
Regan said after the meeting thai
there were "Indications" in
Cuomo's proposed budget lhal
Medicaid aid would be financed
from spring borrowing. He said Ihc
slate already rolls over $1.6 billion a
year from Ihc spring borrowing as
aid for education.
Regan said the stale would he
borrowing up to $2 billion extra by
1988 to finance Medicaid, and rolling Ihc amount into Ihc next fiscal
year. "It will be big hit in 1988 on
the spring borrowing," Regan said.
"I fell I had lo raise this flag of
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SA bi-elections cause confusion
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responsibility of notifying him of
changes in the elections regulations.
He said the error was no one's
fault, adding that "in terms of exactly where the breakdown occurred in the communications network, it's still unresolved."
This is Olscn's second problem
with the elections. The first problem arose when he accidentally
printed the wrong election date on
the elections ads, which resulted In
council changing the election date
to match the date on Ihc ads. Olsen
said that the mix-up in dales was
completely his fault.
Corso contends that Fromm is at
fault for the mix-up, although Corso admitted that constitutionally
the blame lies with himself because
he is responsible for the election
commission. Corso noted that he
expected Fromm to notify Olsen
because the "legislative chair Is
rcponslblc for getting policy and
amendments to policy put in the
for the results.
right places." He said Fromm
should have attached a copy of the
the stress of wailing another week
bill to the elections policy.
There were some candidates,
Mike Corso has chosen to however, who welcomed the chance
postpone the election rather than to do more campaigning. Indian
risk "a scandal or contested elec- Quad candidate Felicia Benson said
tion."
she was "relieved" that the election
As restitution to the candidates was postponed for a week. She
inconvenienced by the postpone- pointed out that candidates on her
ment, Corso proposed that Council quad had been given very little time
offer lo match the number of cam- to campaign since the positions on
paign posters bought by candidates Indian Quad had opened only a
with replacement posters. Council, week before the election date.
passed the proposal 19-1-7.
Dutch Quad candidate Michael
Olsen Tigurcd that the error was Carmen was gralcful for the extra
not a costly one. He estimated that campaign time, but critical of
costs would come to under $100 in- Council's error. "I think it was a
cluding about $20 to pay poll wat- very irresponsible act and Ihc
chers who showed up for work and epitome of what's been going on in
about $50 for replacement posters Council — they can't even pull off
for the candidates.
an election correctly," he said.
P
Several candidates were upset by
the postponement. State Quad condldates Sal Pcrednia and Steve
Gawly told Council that they were
displeased at having to campaign
for another week and unhappy with
FIGHT THE
HIKE!!!
J.V. Danes beat Oneonta, 78-61
Winning streak now at six games
By Alan Somkin
STAFF u-Rtn:n
The Albany Slate junior varsity basketball learn extended their winning streak to
six games Tuesday night with a 78-6] victory over the Oneonla Red Dragons.
Albany had not played since Wednesday,
but the six-day layoff did not seem to hurl
them. The Danes have been playing excellent defense during their streak, led by
6'l" guard J.J. Jones. Although no official
stats arc being kept on this category, Jones
has had a lot of steals during the six-game
span. He had unofficially 10 alone in the
Oncdonla game.
"We're a faster team than them so I was
able to gamble on defense and go lor Ihc
steals" said Jones.
It took Albany the first seven minutes of
the gume to realize they were a faster team.
They let Oneonla control the tempo of the
game and found themselves trailing 8-3.
Albany head coach Bamy Cavanaugh instructed his team lo pui on full court
pressure defense. They responded with four
quick steals leading lo six points. Guard
Doug Kilmer was on Ihc receiving end of
three passes by Jones off steals lo convert
three layups. The Danes look control of the
game al this point and never really looked
back. A 12-foolcr by Brian Kouppila gave
Albany an 18-12 lead with 5:37 remaining in
Ihc first half, their biggest lead up to lhal
point.
Successful free throws by Hie Danes
Danes lose
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tempts. The Danes only had eight chances
from the foul line.
The Union lead hovered between five and
seven points until the 2:15 mark when they
moved out to their biggest lead of the game,
54-45 on a bucket by D'Orazio.
Albany made it close scoring the final
five points of the game to bring the final
margin to 54-50. The Danes had a chance to
close within two with 15 seconds left, but a
foul line jumper by Dicckehnan hit the
front of the rim and bounded into the arms
of a Union defender.
"I tried to pull up and the ball slipped in
my hands and the shot was short,"
Dieckclmah said. The senior played Ihc entire 40 minutes for the first time in his
Albany career.
"I probably let Dicckehnan play loo
long. He said he wasn't tired, but that
might have affected his shots at the end,"
Saucrs commented.
Union improved their record to 16-4 and
is currently ranked fifth in New York stale.
"Union has a very good team, they deserve
a bid lo Ihc NCAAs," Sauers said.
However Albany's chances for an atlargc bid arc in jeopardy because they now
have eight losses. The Danes will receive an
automatic bid to the tournament if they .win
the SUNYACs next weekend in Potsdam.
"We play a far tougher schedule than any
other team in New York stale. We've
played 12 games against the top 11 teams in
the state. The most any other learn has
played is eight. Plus wc also played Seranlon, the number one team in the nation,"
Sauers said. "We also have Ithaca coming
in Saturday night."
The Danes closed out their SUNYACEast regular season play with a victory over
Oneonta Tuesday night in Oneonla. Albany
pulled out a hard fought 62-53 victory over
the Red Dragons.
Dicckclman led the way with 24 poinls
and 12 rebounds. Dicckclman increased his
SUNYAC leading scoring average to over
21 points-per-game. Pete Gosuie, the tallest
player in Albany history at 6'8", scored II
points including three down the slretch
when Oneonta threatened to lie the game.
Gosuie, who has seen limited playing time
during the season, did an impressive defensive job on the Red Dragons leading scorer
Mike Pocyntyluk. Pocyntyluk was limited
to only seven points, 11 below his season
average.
"I thought Gosuie just gave us a great
game. He has really developed," Saucrs
said. "Pete has just come a long way.
"I liked the way Pete (Gosuie) played
Pocyntyluk the first time wc played them. 1
helped them build the lead lo 26-17 by
halftimc. Kouppila pulled down offensive
rebounds on iwo consecutive limes down
the court, and got fouled both times. He
convened three or ihc four foul shots.
Kilmer led Albany in scoring In the first
half with eight points, Kouppila and Jason
Hurley both hit for seven points, and Jones
hud an unofficial seven steals in the half.
Cavanaugh thought the lead could have
been much larger. "If we made our layups,
we could have been up by 20" said' the
coach.
In the second half, Albany hit more of
their layups as well as most of their other
shots. Forward Bob Hall's juniper wllh
17:49 left gave Ihc Danes their first double
figure lead, 32-21. Jones connected for a
3-point play off a steal by Hurley to make
Ihc lead 41-25,
Albany had little trouble Ihc rest of ihe
way as they coasted lo Ihc viclory. Hurley
led the team in scoring with 17 poinls,
Kouppila had 16, and Kilmer and Jones
connected for 12 a pclce.
"Wc got strong games from all our
guards tonight" said Cavanaugh. "They
played solid pressure defense and scored 57
poinls between the four of them.
"Willi each game ihc guys are gaining
confidence. They feci they can beat
anybody now" said Cavanaugh.
Albany's record now stands al 9-5, and
they look lo improve on lhal in their nest
game against Hamilton.
ALAN CALEM UPS
The J.V. Danes extended their winning streak to six games with a 78-61 victory
over Oneonta, Tuesday night.
Dieckelman to be honoredLeague worried
Great Dane senior eo-caplain John Dicckehnan will be honored at Saturday night's
final home game against Ihc Ithaca Bombers. Dieckelman was the twelfth player in
Albany history lo surpass the KXX) poinl mark for his career. He reached the milestone
on January 15 in Potsdam, Dicckclman will be presented with an autographed ball by
Athletic Director William Moore before Ihc game.
The 6'5" center began his collegiate career al Colgate, playing for the Red Raiders his
freshman year. He transferred to Albany and has provided Great Dane fans wllh three
years of great memories. Dieckelman has
led the Danes in scoring and rebounding
the Iwo past years and is currently selling
the pace among SUNYAC scorers,
averaging over 20 points a game. He has
received many honors during his three
years at Albany including being named a
1982 ECAC Division III All-Slar, being
selected to Iwo All-SUNYAC teams and
chosen Ihc MVP of the 1981 SUNYAC
Tournament.
"He's our main man. He's very dependable," Coach Dick Sauers said of
Dicckclman. "He's been the player other
teams concentrate on. It makes ii that
much easier on everyone else."
Dicckehnan has been a key Ingredient in
the recent resurgence of Ihc Danes. During their recent five game winning streak. Dicckclman has poured in an average of 18.4
poinls-pcr-gamc and has grabbed 11.2 rebounds during this stretch,
"I'm in a pretty good groove now," commented Dicckclman on his recent play.
His leadership on the court has been evident during the Dunes drive to post-season
play. When Saucrs has been bringing other teams out of their zone defenses,
Dieckelman can be seen running the show. Moving lo mid-court, he tells the oilier
players where lo position themselves during the stall.
"I'm just there to oversee ihings. I'think ii's my role as a captain to do that sort of
thing," lie said.
Dicckehnan and co-captain Mike Galio will make their final regular season appearance in University Gym Saturday night. Gaito will be looking to repeat his early
season performance againsl the Bombers. In Ihc finals of the Ithaca Invitational Tournament in December Galto scored a career high 25 poinls and won Ihc Most Valuable
Player trophy for his two-game heroics.
— Marc Schwarz
decided lo pul him on him," he added.
Croulicr was limited to just four poinls in
the game, mainly due lo Ihe fact that
Oneonta played a box-and-one on him.
"It's a tribute to a player when you play a
box-and-one on him," Saucrs said.
Thomas had 12 poinls for the game, 10
coming in the second half including Iwo on
a jam to put the Danes up by four, 43-39
midway through Ihe second half.
Willi the score 51-49 in favor of Albany,
Gosuie hit a turnaround jumper and then
made one of two free throws lo make Ihc
score 54-49. "1 was worried because I have
a history of missing them (free throws). But
1 was cool tonight," he said.
The increased playing time Gosuie has
received Ihc past several games has helped
to build up some confidence for Ihe
sophomore postman, "It started in practice. I started lo play JD and Wilson every
as NBA players
plan strike for
April 1 deadline
New York, N. Y.
(AP) The National Basketball Association,
threatened with a possible walkoul by its
players on April l, said Thursday it was
hopeful Ihe union will agree to a revenuesharing plan among learns "to help ensure
Ihc stability or the league."
"We think a strike would do great harm
to ihe sporl," said a spokesman for Commissioner Larry O'Brien after Larry
Flcisher, the union's general counsel, set
the deadline.
"If wc don't have an agreement by
then," Flcisher said, "the players will take
all Ihe necessary action, including a strike,
to protect ihe best interests or all the
players."
The NBA spokesman, who declined lo be
Identified, noted that NBA players average
$246,000 a year, while ihe 23 teams have
losl more than $700,000 a year.
"Wc could have had a basic agreement ,
with a cost-of-living clause included," the
tpokeman said, "but Ihc decision was made
;arly on lo lie salaries to team revenues to
.ielp ensure ihc stability of ihc league."
O'Brien admitted for Ihc first time
Wednesday night that Ihe severity or the
league's financial difficulties might cause
some franchises to told, be sold or be merged.
day. You have lo learn from that," he added.
He did not idcnliry the learns, but
The Danes conclude the regular season Cleveland, Indiana, Utah, and San Diego
Saturday night when the Ithaca Bombers are believed to be in the most jeopardy.
invade University Gym. The Bombers will
In an error! lo reduce player costs, the
be looking to avenge an early season loss lo NBA proposes lo limit, each team's player
Albany in the finals of the Ithaca Invita- payroll' to approximately $4 million a
tional Tournament in December. The game season. The league then would create a
will also mark the final regular season ap- fund, in addition to individual salaries that
pearance of seniors Dicckclman and Galto would be financed by a fixed percentage or
before Ihe home crowd.
NBA revenues, and would be disbursed lo
All the action can be heard on 91FM the players in accordance lo a formula
beginning at 8:30.
Q established by the union.
Great Dane Basketball
Seniors John Dieckelman and Mike Gallo 's last home
game will be against Ithaca on Saturday at 8:30p.m. in
; — University gym.
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J.V. wins again
—page 15
Schenectady, N. Y,
lor the Albany Slate Great Danes,
Memorial Field I louse is a place they would
like to forget. Albany fell for the second
lime this season m the Union College Dutchmen, 54-50 last night. The loss hurt the
Danes chances for an til-large bid for the
NCAA rournumcnl.
"I would shy our chance for an ur large
bid is dampened," Head Coach Dick
Sailers said following the defeat,
The loss also snapped ilie Danes five
game winning siicak and dropped their
season record to 15*8,
Poor outside shooting and the Inability to
turn rebounds into baskets hampered the
Dane effort. Albany shot a miserable 8 for
24 in the first half and 39 percent for the
game.
"We had some good opportunities, but
we couldn't hit the shots," Sailers said.
"Our good shooters weren't gelling good
shots. That's a credit to their defense."
. The Union defense held the Dane starting
guards to only eight points for the game.
Dan Crouiier was limited to four points for
the second consecutive game.
The lead sec-sawed for most of the first
half with Albany holding the largest lead at
14-9 with nine minutes remaining in the
period. The Danes were tlien held scoreless
for the next three minutes while the Dutchmen mounted a comeback, jumping out
to a 15-14 lead with a little over six minutes
lo go. Albany regained the lead on two free
throws by Dave Adam, making the score
16-15.
Union pulled out to a 21-17 lead before
John Dieckelman closed the gap to 21-19
with two of his six first half points on a
follow of his own missed shot. There was
no further scoring in the first half as the
Dutchmen were unable to get a final shot
off.
The entire game was played without the
use of the scoreboard clock, which was not
operating due lo a mechanical failure.
The Dune defense limited Union guard
Joe Clinton lo two points during the half.
Albany used a box-and-one defense on the
Dutchmen playmnkcr, grinding I lie usually
high-powered Union offense to a halt.
Crouiier look Clinton out of the flow of the
Dutchmen offense.
Albany was unable lo capitalize on their
defensive prowess. The Danes were unable
lo score on their end of the court, missing
scleral easy chances underneath the basket.
"It was a tough shooting night,"
Dieckelman said. "If you can't put the bull
in the basket, you can't win loo many
games."
Albany scored the first four points of the
second half lo move out lo a Iwo point lead
at 23-21. Dieckelman connected on both
baskets, the first on a feed from Jan
/adoorian and the second on a follow of u
'missed shot by Mike Cinllo. Dieckelman
finished the game with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
After Union lied the score on a 15-footcr
by Clinton, the Dunes jumped out to a four
point lead, 27-23 on two quick baskets by
Wilson Thomas. ""Thomas had 12 second
hall points and finished the game with 16.
"Doe had set up a play for the point man
to look for me inside. It was working
because I was getting the shols," Thomas
said.
Union scored next on an inside hoop by
Ken D'Orazio, The Dutchmen center
poured in 19 points and hit several key
buckets when Union made their move later
in the half.
Albany maintained their lead for the next
several minutes as the two teams exchanged
baskets. Union regained the advantage on a
basket by Joe Wood following a steal by
Clinton at the 13:25 murk. The Dutchmen
pushed their lead lo three when D'Orazio
hit a turnaround jumper to make it 34-31.
The Danes scored the next four points on
a lop of the key jumper by Gallo and a steal
STAtT WHITER
In most instances in basketball, a threegame losing slrcak is considered anything
but promising as a way of entering a very
important tournament. However, in the
case of the Albany State women's basketball team, this may actually be a blessing in
disguise, said Head Coach Mari Warner.
"We've played the Ihrec besl teams on
our schedule (Hamilton, Pace, and Hartwick) the last three games," Warner said, as
she prepared her team for this weekend's
Capital District Tournament at St. Rose.
"It's been frustrating losing, but I think
we're a better team, after playng those
games at this line of year. It might not be a
bad way lo enter a tournament,"
The Danes' most recent setback came on
the road at the expense of powerful Hurlwick Wednesday night. The final score was
74-56, but the game was much lighter than
the score Indicated, according to Warner.
The first hull was relatively close, with
Hartwick holding a seven-point lead for
much of the half before extending the
margin lo 33-20 at intermission. The Danes
cut the lead to three points with 13 minutes
lo play before the roof caved in. Guards
Rainy Lesane and Ronnie Patterson suffered minor injuries and had to leave the
game, forward Nancy Wunderlich fouled
out, and the momentum swung over to
Hartwick. In addition, Senior forward
Rhea Edwards had to sit out the game with
an injury. Despite the lopsided score,
Warner was not overly upset with Albany's
performance.
"1 thought we played well," she said.
"Hartwick is leading the nation in scoring
offense, and they only outscored us by five
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NUMBER
8
Board's plan would raise tuition to ease cuts
By Bob Gardinler
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
ALAN CALEM UPS
Wilson Thomas scored 16 points In last night's loss to Union. Thomas had 12 In
Tuesday's win over Oneonta.
and drive by Dieckelman to put Albany on
lop for the final time, 35-34.
Kevin Barllett scored with 10:30 remaining to put Union in the lead to stay, 36-35.
Bartlett, the first man off the bench for the
Dutchmen, scored nine second half points
and grabbed two offensive rebounds which
he converted into four points.
Union outscored Albany 10-4 over the
next four minutes, enabling them to lake a
seven point lead at 46-39. Right of the Dut-
chmen's 10 points were on free throws. Fifteen of Union's 33 second half points were
scored on foul shots.
"There were a couple of close foul calls
that got them into the onc-and-one situation. Instead of field goals, they were going
to the line for one-and-oncs to gel their
lead," Sauers said.
The Dutchmen went lo the line 23 limes
during the game and hit on 16 of those al15*
Cagers drop third straight with Hartwick loss
By Mark Lcvine
OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
ALBANY
Albany closed out SUNYAC-East
with a 62-53 victory over.Oneonta
By Marc Schwarz
AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 18, 1983
Danes drop another game to Dutchmen, 54-50
ASSOCIAtf SPON'TS I t>IH)H
PUBLISHED
points in the second half. In no way was it a
blowout."
Senior Captain Robin Gibson scored 15
points and grabbed nine rebounds for
Albany, leading the team in both
categories. Her performance was even more
remarkable considering she played the cn-
ALAN CALEM UPS
Diane Fernandes and the women's basketball team look to snap their three
game losing streak tonight at St. Rose.
tire 40 minutes of the game and she is just
now returning from a knee injury that
sidelined her for several games. Wunderlich
added 13 points, Patterson 12, and Lesane
11 as Albany received balanced scoring.
One thing the Danes do have going
against them this weekend will be the
absence of Edwards, who is out for the year
with what appears to be torn cartilage in her
knee. Edwards is Albany's best defensive
player, and her quickness and leadership
will also be sorely missed. "We'll definitely
miss Rhea," Warner commented. "I'm
very glad to have Robin"back, bin I would
have given anything to have both seniors
ready for this weekend."
As for her thoughts on the upcoming
tournament, Warner tried lo emphasize the
fact that the team isn't playing badly.
"We're disappointed, but we are not in a
slump. I've told the girls that. Over the lasl
few games I've seen an Improvement in our
defense, our physical play, and our passing.
We really want this tournament, and I think
every single player is ready for it. And I'll
tell you ihis: if we play this weekend the
way we've played the last few games, I feel
sorry for the teams we play."
The Danes begin their quest for the litle
tonight at 8:00 us they lake on the host
school, the College of St. Rose. The tounament concludes tomorrow, with the finals
being played at 6:00 proceeded by the consolation round at 4:00.
The SUNY Board or Trustees
adopted a proposed financial plan
for the 1983-84 fiscal year Wednesday that would result in increased
tuition for all students, reductions
in staff and faculty and an elimination of some programs of study
with u curtailing of others,
The Division of the Budget
(DOB) requested that an overall
plan be formulnlccl by the university system by March 1. The DOB
and the legislature will forward
their reaction to the proposed plan
by March 31.
A tuition increase of at least $300 per
year for undergraduate students was suggested lo meet the executive budget revenue
projection, This plan, however, is unfixed
and will be subject lo discussion at a later
date, said SUNV Chancellor Clifton R.
Wharton.
The exact extent and amount of tuition
that SUNYA students will pay is undecided,
following a disagreement by trustees and
various university presidents over the issue
of "differential tuition." pour different
differential schedules were considered and
are still the subject of a debate that sets
some university presidents at odds with the
board of trustees. The plans arc:
• An across the board increase shared by
the SUNY system.
• A lower division and upper division
tuition difference with the upper division
students paying more.
• Higher tuition at the University
centers than the rest of the system.
• Higher Upper Division tuition to include only the university centers.
New Paltz President Alice Chandler voiced her disapproval of the differential tuition
plans and drastic increases in tuition saying
that "this will undermine the 'egalturian'
.education provided by the SUNY system —•
it will create a 'pecking order'."
The question was also raised regarding
distribution of the tuition collected on a dufercntial tuition schedule and whether it will
stay in the school where it is paid or be subject to distribution. "There will be no certainty that it (tuition money) will remain in
DAVE ASHER UPS
Inset: SASU President Jim Tlerney; Board ol Trustees meeting; Chancellor Clllton Wharton
"there's no joy In Increasing tuition but we must increase revenue
the school where It was paid," said Whar- lasl year by the stale employee unions, Vice next year, if the increases go into effect,
ton. The board of trustees reserves the right Chancellor of University Afrairs Robert could approach $1,400. Pari of the proposto distribute funds where ihcy arc needed." Perrin.
ed budget will include all increase of $150 in
The final budget from the trustees will
SA President Mike Corso voiced his room charges.
preserve 1,247 faculty and staff positions disapproval to the board of any increase
Ill reply to tuition increases O'Lcary said
out of the more than 3,000 initially propos- that will jeopardize student accessibility lo "there's no joy in increasing tuition but we
ed to be cut. These positions were saved, ac- SUNY. "We need to find revenues must increase revenue. In any event this
cording to the budget report, following the somewhere else; we need lo work on the means that within weeks or even days peodecision thai additional revenues can be legislature. You (board) should compile an ple may start to get cut."
raised. These revenues will come from impact statement to show the legislature the
Governor Mario Cuomo originally
money saved on utilities, primarily us a extent of the problem." Corso said thai the agreed on a budget of $1,184 billion dollars
result of fuel costs that are now lower than state should be concerned to maintain the for SUNY in his Feb. I budget message.
had been projected and the possibility of quality of the university. He added that he This represents a $59.1 million increase over'
obtaining six million dollars from reduc- was glad he was a senior because he is not lasl year's amount, according lo Vice
tions in building repairs and equipment eligible for TAP and would not be able to Chancellor Perrin, but is still far below ttic
replacement, explained the budget report.
afford to attend SUNYA after a tuition in- increase of $84.5 million (hut the trustees
The savings together with the tuition in- crease.
had originally desired lo maintain the
crease, however, would not eliminate the
This new proposed increase is one of the SUNY system.
need for program, faculty and staff rcduc- largest in the history of the SUNY system.
Numerous academic programs on various
lions because of cuts proposed by the new Since 1979 SUNY tuition bus gone up by campuses will also be eliminated or reduced
administration and salary hikes voted on $225 from $850 lo $1,075. Cost for tuition
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Zwana denied tenure in contested decision
By Steve Kox
JEAN PIERRE LOUIS UPS
Professor Japhet M. Zwana
Decision interpreted as "racist. "
Controversy is surrounding [he reason
why African and Afro-American Studies
Professor Japhet M. Zwana has been
denied tenure.
Zwana applied for a three-year tenure
track position last year after leaching at
Albany for four years on a temporary, oneyear contractual basis, according lo
ASUBA Political Committee Chair Van
White.
Dean of the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences John Webb turned
clown Zwana because of a lack of journalistic publications, not supporting a letter
of recommendation which was written by
African and Afro-American Studies
Department Chair Dr. Frank Pogue, according lo White.
Zwana said that he felt he was being
mistreated and that "there is absolutely no
comparison between what I have written
and what the other faculty members have
written." He added, "if anything I am
over-qualified for the position,"
A faculty member close to the situation
said that it was a racist decision not to give
Zwana the position, that Webb did not like
Zwana, and that Zwana was a threat lo
Webb's programs in the future. When asked to elaborate, the faculty member said
that it is felt by many blacks and minorities
on campus that Webb plans lo eliminate the
department in the future. The faculty
member added that by gelling rid of Zwana
it will bring about a deterioration in the
quality of leaching, and a slow death lo the
department.
Acting Dean of the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences Dean Snow was
outraged at the accusations, calling them
"stupid and irresponsible. We don't do
business like that," he said.
"No university worth its salt would go
ihrough a program elimination like that,"
Snow continued, adding,"I would hope
that the person who said that would have
the nerve to come and say that lo my face."
Webb is on sabbatical, and could not be
reached for comment.
Snow explained that applicants for a
tenure track are judged by "standard
academic criteria that includes publications,
teaching abilities, rcearch, and service to
the community." He added that "every
case is unique and is agonized over at great
length." As far as journalistic publications
are concerned, Snow said Ihat, "no specific
formula is followed," but that, "quality is
judged as well as quantity." He also said
thai the decision depends upon the field of
the applicant.
Zwana recalled thai he has written for Ihc
Albany Times Union, the Knickerbocker
News, The New York Times and scholarly
magazines, "so many articles Ihat 1 have
lost count." Zwana added that he has given
dozens of speeches at academic gatherings,
including being the keynote speaker at a
black history conference for two days at
SUNY Buffalo. Last weekend Zwana spoke
at Buffalo on the question of human rights
in South Africa.
Pogue said that after Zwana was turned
down for the position, he was re-appoinled
lo his present position, and Ihat contract
ends after the summer session. Pogue said
Ihat Webb did not support his recommendation for Zwana because of a "differernce
in opinion as to the definition of scholarship." Pogue said that he would classify
Zwana at the service level in his duties at the
university. "His publications have been in
the area of servicing the community,"
Pogue said, adding that, "they are more