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J.V. wins again
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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
BY THE ALBANY
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February 25, 1983
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
FEBRUARY 25, 1983 a ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
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orld capsule^
Price war threatens OPEC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(AP) Saudi Arabia held last-ditch talks with Libya Thursday in an effort to forge a new oil price reduction agreement within OPEC. Dut informed sources said the Saudis
were growing increasingly skeptical of reaching an accord
and might boycott an emergency meeting of the cartel.
Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani met for 2 1/2
hours at his office with the Libyan minister, Kamcl
Hassan Maghur. Yamani later eluded reporters, and
Maghur said he had "no comment" on their discussions
Meanwhile, Venezuelan Energy Minister Humbcrlo
Caldcron Berti conferred In Paris with his counterparts
from Kuwait, Algeria and Mexico. Mexico, which is not
an OPEC member, called for Intensification of contacts
among OPEC and non-OPEC producers to avoid an allout price war.
The Saudis are believed to be trying to rally the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and
other producers, around a new base price of $30 a barrel a $4 cut.
They arc facing dissension from some of their gulf
Arab allies, who arc reported demanding Immediate action. There also is opposition from what the Saudis
describe as a number of noncommittcd OPEC Males, including Iran and Libya us well as Nigeria and Ecuador,
which already have broken the $34 base.
Informed sources said the Saudis may not attend any
new OPEC meetings, unless an agreement is assured of
passing.
"The current negotiations in Riyadh are the last chance
to save what can be saved" for OPEC and the world
economy, said the leading Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh.
The paper said the "first wave of recession" in a price war
would inundate all oil producers.
FDR blamed for WWII camps
H 'ashlngtan, D. C,
(AP) A government commission put much of the blame
Thursday on President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the
World War II internment of 120,000 people of Japanese
descent but stopped short of recommending cash compensation for that "grave injustice."
Nonetheless, it appeared certain that compensation will
be recommended when the Commission on Wartime
Relocation and Internment of Civilians issues its proposals
to Congress, probably in June. I)y then, the commission is
expected to have completed a study of the economic suffering arising from the 2 i/2-ycar internment of the entire
West Coast community of ethnic Japanese.
The commission found that race hatred, war hysteria and
a failure of political leadership were the root causes of the
episode, generally regarded as a blot in the nation's history.
But Roosevelt, as the nation's leader, received much of
the blame in the commission's report issued Thursday.
The wartime leader signed the detention order without
"any careful or thorough review of the situation," the
commission said; he did nothing to calm war hysteria aimed
at the Japanese on the West Coast; he remained silent when
his navy secretary falsely reported thai Japanese espionage
helped bring about America's costly defeat at Pearl Harbor, and he delayed the release of the Japanese for 18 months after Secretary of War Henry 1.. Siimson said it could
no longer be justified as a military measure.
Cuomo unveils works bill
Blnghamton, N. Y.
(AP) Gov. Mario Cuomo released details Thursday of his
$1.25 billion bond issue to revitalize New York state's
crumbling public works system.
Cuomo said the bonding would enable New York to
mount a five-year, $7 billion program to "reverse" the
"deteriorating condition" of its transportation facilities.
If approved by the state Legislature, the "Transportation
Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act" would go before
voters this November in a statewide referendum.
"For almost two centuries, New York's continued
economic growth has been linked to the on-going
development of a complex network of roads, waterways,
railoads, ports, airports and transit systems," said
Cuomo, who used the bond issue as a major theme of his
1982 gubernatorial campaign.
Of the $1.25 billion produced by the issuing of longterm, slate-backed bonds, Cuomo said 50 percent would
go for upstate projects, 25 percent for work in New York
City and 25 percent for New York City suburban projects.
Reagan denies EPA scandal
Washington, D.C.
(AP) President Reagan, denying a scandal was brewing at
the Environmental Protection Agency, named
replacements Thursday for Rita M. Lavcllc and two other
administrators he removed in the continuing shakeup at the
EPA.
The President said he retained confidence in the en-
Fight now or pay later
Fight the hikcll Students strike!! Monday Feb. 28 is
SUNY's Lobby Day at the legislature. Don't go to
classes, and don't stay in bed. Go to the circle between 9
and II a.m. and take a Wellington or one of SA's
chartered buses to the stale Capitol. Downtown students
don't come uptown. Meet in front of Brubachcr at 8:30
a.m. and march to the Capitol. Students from SUNY
schools across the state are gathering in front of the
Capitol to protest the proposed SUNY budget. The strike
will last a few hours and includes various speakers from
SASU.
Skiing crisis
Skiers and non-skiers are invited to participate in the
1983 Refer Switchboard Ski-a-thon on Sunday Feb. 27, at
Brodic Ski Resort. Refer Switchboard, a 24 hour crisis
hotline, needs people to ski, pledge money, or volunteer
their time. Downhill and cross country trails will be open
for Ski-a-thon skiers beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds from
the event will be used to defray Hotline operating costs.
For more Information call 462-5900.
S
impiis brief i
Visiting friends
Looking for an interesting and unique relationship'.'
How about getting to know a senior citizen? The senior
citizens of Schncctady County need you to give jusl one'
hour a week to provide support, companionship, and
assistance. Here's an opportunity to become part of
special friendship.
If you arc interested in becoming a Friendly Visitor,
contact Jody Weiner on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the
Human Services Planning Council at 372-3395.
Mr. America where are you?
Performing babes
Go see Rodger's and Hart's "llabes in Anns" this
weekend, at thd Emma Willard School in Troy. Performances are scheduled for Saturday Feb. 26 at 8 p.m., and
Sunday Feb, 27 at 2 p.m. Admission is free.
"Babes in Arms" is the story of eight overworked and
underpaid apprentices in summer slock theater who,
against all odds, try to produce their own show.
4077 farewell
Say "sayonara" to the "Swamp" at the March of
Dimes MASH Bash costume parly on Monday evening,
Feb. 28 at the Albany Thruway House. More information or tickets may be obtained by calling the March of
Dimes chapter office til 783-9363.
Where do women stand?
The position of women in today's society will be the
topic of a research colloqulm entitled, "Anthropological
Research on Women in Contemporary Society."
SUNYA graduate student Frances Mascia-Lces will present the colloquium on Wednesday, March 2, at 12:15
in HU 354.
vironmenlal agency's administrator, Anne McGill Burford,
and told reporters who asked about a possible EPA scandal: "The only one brewing is in Ihe media that's lalking
about it."
Meanwhile, Ms. Lavcllc, in a second day of congressional testimony, told a House Public Works subcommittee
that her firing by Reagan was still "phenomenal" lo her
and insisted she had done nothing wrong.
"I hope today we can put all Ihe charges on Ihe table let's discuss when, where, and what," she said.
Reagan chose Lee M. Thomas, an associate director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to succeed
Ms. Lavcllc. He will be given the title of acting assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response.
Thomas has been praised for his work leading a federal task
force dealing witli ihe dioxin contamination problems al
Times Beach, MO.
Ms. Lavellc's firing by Reagan on Feb. 7 prompted a
Hurry of congressional Investigations Into allegations of
mismanagement. On Wednesday, ihe presidenl asked for
ihe resignations of another assistant administrator and Ihe
agency's inspector general.
Cuomo draws criticism
Blnghanilon, N. Y.
(AP) Gov. Mario Cuomo doesn't seem able lo go anywhere
ihcse days without running into people who have a bone lo
pick with him.
On Thursday, New York's new governor visiled this
Southern Tier city and encountered what aides described as
his "most vocal opposition" lo dale over his proposed state
budget.
About 80 demonstrators, many identified as public
employees, greeted Cuomo as he arrived at the Security
Mutual building for a reception with business and civic
leaders.
While acknowledging that union support helped his campaign, Cuomo said "no deals" were made lo exempt public
employees from sharing the burden of closing what he
estimates is a potential $1.8 billion budget gap.
At three separate locations Cuomo was mel by
demonstrators angry with his proposals to cut 14,000 jobs
from the stale work force.
During Ihe reception, the governor said the only way
around the layoffs was to raise laxes and fees even more
than Ihe $900 million he already has proposed.
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The deadline for entries is March 31, 1983.
Tax may create new jobs
Albany, N. Y.
(AP) The slate's acting transportation commissioner said
Thursday that while new gasoline lax money flowing from
Washington will mean jobs for New Yorkers, most of Ihose
new jobs will be for road design engineers in the short-term.
And John Mladinov said that most of those design
engineers would not be stale employees, but consultants
hired without competitive bidding. Mladinov made ihe
prediction before a joint siale Legislature fiscal committee
reviewing Gov. Mario Cuomo's proposed $31.52 billion
slate budget.
However, Mladinov lold Assembly Ways and Means
Committee Chairman Arthur Kremer, D-Nassau, that lie
cxpeclcd the stale would be pulling "thousands" of extra
construction workers on ihe job by the spring of 1984 with
the new federal money,
The acting commissioner said that while the department
was able lo quickly find enough highway projects lo qualify
for new federal dollars, the regional offices of DOT had lo
go out looking for extra bridges which could qualify foi the
new money.
Mladinov lold the fiscal committees thai the new money,
from Ihe federal government's nlckcl-a-gallon gas lax,
could mean an extra $230 million for highway work in the
coming fiscal year which begins April I.
Abrams pushes rackets law
Sew York, /V.!'.
(AP) With ihe backing of a top Justice Department official
and other leading investigators, Attorney General Robert
Abrams renewed his effort Thursday to give New York a
tougher rackcls-breaking law.
The proposal is a scaled-down version of the federal
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,
which has been criticized by civil libertarians as giving prosecutors too much power.
The New York version has failed to pass the stale
legislature in the last two years.
Bui Abrams has reduced Ihe federal law's breadth ana
believes he has chance to win adaption of a stale Organize"
Crime Control Act because ofsuppo. t for the concept from
Gov. Mario Cuomo,
Intercollegiate
athletics may
violate NCAA
regulations
By Tim Shiel
STAremess stamen
The funding process of SUNY Intercollegiate athletics is under scrutiny, one
reason being the existence of NCAA
violations, according lo Vice Chancellor
for F.ducatlonal Services Dr. James
Smoot.
"Unofficially, we are In violation on
the rules — technically, that is. NCAA
may also be aware, technically and unofficially of thai," Smoot said.
The funding system is being investigated by a 27-member lask force appointed by Chancellor Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., in November 1982. According
lo SUNY's press office, the Task Force
on Improving the Quality of Student
Life Is "expected 10 grapple with problems raced by SUNY's 29 slatcoperutcd campuses at which intercollegiate programs arc funded heavily
by student activity fees."
NCAA regulations require that if an
"athletic program is financed by student
fees to the degree that the allocation of
such fees Is of sufficient magnitude to
affect Ihe intercollegiate athletic policies
and programs . . . administrative
and/or faculty staff members must constitute at least a simple majority . . . of
the board in control."
Presently, the universities and colleges
fund facilities, equipment and coaches
salaries with all other costs coming from
student activity fees allocated by student
associations. A task force survey says
that approximately half of athletic program funding comes from this student
money.
Student members of the task force
argue that there is no violation of
NCAA regulations because of a SUNY
policy giving campus presidents ultimate
control over student activity allocations.
"If the president doesn't like (the
amount allocated to athletics), he
doesn't have to sign it. It's been done
berore," said Scott Wcxler, SASU executive vice president and a member of
the task force. This ultimate control,
Wcxler said, circumvents the NCAA
regulation requiring administrative or
faculty majority of the board in control.
However, Smoot said that the nature
of student funding could violate the
NCAA regulations. Every four years
students on each campus are required to
hold a referendum to decide whether
student activities are to be mandatory or
voluntary. Should the fees become
voluntary — decreasing revenues
available to student associations —
athletics programs and policies would be
affected, he said. Smoot added that this
possible violation was an impetus for the
current examination of SUNY's athletic
funding.
NCAA Legislative Assistant John
Levin said infractions of this type, if
proven, may "range from private censure of Ihe campus — with no penally at
all — to complete expulsion from the
NCAA."
A report provided to lask force
members, prepared in February 1978 by
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs Ronald M. Bristow, says that a
"discussion by a staff member of Ihe
i(SUNY) central administration with an
Investigator of Ihe Enforcement Division of NCAA confirmed an allegation
by members of Ihe university faculty
that our funding system does not comply
with Ihe NCAA constitution. While no
formal report lias been submitted to
NCAA regarding this situation, it would
appear likely that the filing of such a
report would lead to the finding that Ihe
campuses of the university were in violation."
Two factors other titan the possible
NCAA violations are being looked at by
the lask force. These Include what
fitf
Albany to host SASU conference
By Anthony Silber
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Students from around the state are
scheduled to attend the 12th annual SASU
Legislative Conference this weekend at
SUNYA.
According to SASU Legislative Director
Steve Cox, the conference, which will
culminate Monday with a massive lobbying
campaign at the capital, intends to bring
student leaders and activists from member
campuses around the state together to train
them in the legislative process.
After providing students with an overview of the legislative process, said Cox, (he
conference will turn to an intensive look at
the current budget process. "We want to
show students how SUNY fits into the process," he said, "and also how they can affect the process,"
SASU Communications Director Mary
Prcndergast agreed with Cox, saying, "we
want to instill a sense of activism in students
again — not just because of the fiscal reality
thai confronts us, but also because the lack
of uctivism In legislating and In Ihe streets
makes it easy for decision makers 10
underestimate students."
According to Cox, the conference agenda
will include panel discussions on the main
themes — the legislative process and the
budget process — as well as smaller group
seminars on non-budget issues. Both staff
and membership of Ihe Senate and
Assembly will be represented, he said, along
with representatives of the governor's office.
Ideally, Cox said, the 200 SUNYA
students who arc expected to attend the
conference will be able 10 act in some
capacity to lead and coordinate the students
from around Ihe state who will arrive Monday to participate in the lobbying effort.
Cox said that about 1500 to 2000 statewide
representatives arc expected
AMY COHEN UPS
SA ProsldertjMlke Corso
"...trying to save the damned college. "
According lo Cox, Ihe goal of the lobbying effori, which will be conducted
iimultaneously with Uniled University Professions and other SUNY groups, Is lo
make the legislature aware of what will happen to ihe university if the proposed budget
passes. Starting Monday morning, said
Cox, Lobbyists will go to the legislative office building to speak to hometown and
campus representatives as well as the leadership.
"We want 10 impress on Ihcm that accessible higher education is not just a nice
thing, a luxury to be thrown awuy when
things arc bud," Prcndergast suid. "Whal
we arc demanding is 10 be part of the
decision-making process."
Cox said that SASU reels thai none of the
proposed cuts are necessary. " I ney are trying to decimate SUNY," he said. "Student:,
will have 10 pay more, and many will have
considerably less access 10 many
programs."
SASU strategy, according to Cox, Is 10
bring home to the legislature and Ihe 1 jver-
nor what will happen to SUNY if the proposed budget passes, in the belief that the
legislature will have the wisdom to deal with
the budget as It should. "The most likely
s c e n a r i o , " he said, " i s a compromise—some new taxes by the legislature,
and some retrenchment by us."
According to Student Association President Mike Corso, S.A. is organizing a student strike lo allow SUNYA students to
participate in the lobbying. Corso said that
efforts arc currently underway to have
teachers postpone exams scheduled for
Monday, and to inform students or the
plans.
The effon 10 organize a strike began a
week ago, said Corso, with a letter to faculty from Corso and UUP President Tim
Reilly asking for postponement or exams.
Last nighl, Corso reported, Central Council passed by acclamation a resolution supporting the strike.
Corso said that (he administration has
not commented on the planned strike. "I'm
sure they support it, though," he said. "We
are trying to save Ihe damned college!"
Buses contracted by S.A. will transport
students lo the Capitol starling at 9 Monday
morning, Corso said. Additionally, he said
that efforts arc underway to organize a
march rrom Alumni quad to the Capital.
Prcndergast said that registration for the
conference begins Bt'ilJ apt Saturday at the
S.A. office in Ihe campus center. Fees of
$30 per person for member schools and $40
for non-member schools will be charged to
cover speakers fees and a banquet on Sunday nighl for conference altcndccs, she
said.
To conclude the three days of activities,
said Cox, a SASU convention will be held
In the slate convention center Monday
evening to asses the impact of the
weekend.
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LISA SIMMONS UPS
Behind the scenes In a quad caleterla
"We use all Grade A beef chunks...more or less everything is made from scratch—no preservatives, "
UAS prime target for students' beef
By Suzanne Abels
STAFF WRITER
Food attracts many of the complaints
about SUNYA but Ronald Clough, Director of UAS Contract Food Service, said
"the big problem is getting students involved in the system."
The UAS Food Service "feeds over 6,500
people," Clough said and when "you are
dealing in volume, you
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lose a little (taste) from the
N6WS
beginning to end." Head_
,
ded that "another prorSdlUTB
blem is menu choice" and
thai the cooked-to-order line is used when
the menu is weak.
The menu is made up by Clough, Nutritionist Cheri Domanico, and the Food Advisory Committee. Together, these people
work on suggestions and projects related to
food service. "For instance, we don't have
meal loaf on the menu because students
have suggested it be taken off," commented Clough.
He maintained that
"evcrylime we get a feasible suggestion we
try it out on one quad (usually the one that
suggested il) and then we do it all over."
Chair of the Food Advisory Committee
Mindy Hartstein said, "We've gotten a few
changes made. We Instituted a mini-deli
line on Sunday, have Recipe Nighl every
other week and next week we are having International food." She commented that
"UAS is very willing 10 help and 1 enjoy
working with them."
According to Allison Percy, Colonial
Quad Representative on Ihe Food Advisory
Committee, "People voice more complaints than Ihey wrile down." Percy also
staled that "students always complain
about the food but nobody comes to our
meetings to be reasonable about them."
Meetings of the committee are held at the
members convenience and any suggestions
for consideration should be put on the suggestion board in the cafeterias.
Stephanie Hack, a student on Colonial
Quad, complained about the atmosphere iri
Ihe cafeterias, She said, "It's very imper-
V
sonal and lighting is like that in the
library."
Dutch Quad however, was redone over
Christmas break and the ambiance I here is
improved. According 10 Clough, "Dutch
Quad cafeteria is the oldest on the uptown
campus so we did it first, but over a period
of lime we hope 10 have all new cafeterias."
The Contract Food Service is run by a
computer control system. All student accounts, paychecks, billing, and inventory
are run by this system. There are about 25
people running the commissary,and in addition UAS employs chefs and 600 supporting staff to all the cafeterias.
A lour of the Commissary reveals the
cleanliness and efficiency of the operation,
All deliveries or food and beverages are
made to the commissary. "We make two
deliveries a day to each quad. One in the
morning which brings dry and canned
goods along with meat for the next day.
The afternoon delivery provides baked
goods and forgotten orders, Clough said.
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FEBRUARY25, 1983 D ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 5
Council overrides pro-cartoon resolution veto
By H e i d i G r a l l a
STAFF WHITER
Central Council, including eight
newly elected members, voted
Wednesday night to override SA
President Mike Corso's veto o f a
resolution that opposed a controversial cartoon in the Feb.2 issue
o f the Student Voice,
Only a simple majority is needed
to override a presidential veto,
however; Council voted 16-10-2
against Corso's feeling that it is not
Council's place to decide what appears on the cover o f SA's biweekly publication.
The cartoon, which Post said she
acquired from a publication by the
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, depicts a man
entering a post office to register for
anything."
He explained that he vetoed the
the draft.
Near the doorway nr
anti-military signs, including one
proclaiming " T h e Marines arc
looking for a few dead m e n . " Accompanying Ihc cartoon was an article on the Solomon amendment,
which denies financial aid to male
students not registered for the
draft.
Legislative
Office
Building
Monday, Feb. 28
Busses leaving Circle from
9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. for
shuttle to L.O.B.
Rally To Save SUNY! I
Sunday, Feb. 27th
C.C. Ballroom,
9=30 p.m.
Call 457-8087 for more Information
This is the first piece o f legislation that Corso has vetoed and he
said he isn't angry about his veto
being overriden, but he thinks " I t ' s
ridiculous," and "doesn't mean
resolution because he didn't believe
it was the right way to handle Ihc
problem, and that members should
have spoken to him or Student
Voice Editor Libby Post i f they had
a complaint.
" I think Central
Council made fools o f themselves
once again. They handled this inefficiently, ineffectively, and counterproductively," Corso commented.
Vice Chair Cathy LaSusu voted
against the original resolution, but
voted in favor o f overriding the
veto. " I don't think the president
should have Ihc power to veto a sentiment o f C o u n c i l , " she said.
The original resolution, and the
vole to override the veto, she said,
were two separale issues. She explained that she did not support the
resolution but "Central Council as
a whole agreed with its content."
Alumni Quad representative Rich
Schaffcr argued that the resolution
and Ihc vote to override the veto on
it were a waste o f Council's lime,
when they could be working on
more important issues. " W e arc
making ourselves look very bad to
the campus. We're spending $9,000
on the Student Voice and what
we're doing is ripping It apart. The
students aren't even going to
respect i t , " he said.
Post said this controversy is u n necessary and i f Council members
are dissatisfied with the Voice she
'has always encouraged them to provide input.
Post told Council that she had
not expected lite veto to be voted on
because o f an agreement she hndmadc with Council Chair Jeff
Fromm and representatives Lisa
Kerr and Eric Sauler. The agreement, she explained, was that she
would print an article they would
write opposing the cartoon In a
future Issue o f the Voice, i f they
would drop the matter. She contends thai when she and Fromm
"shook hands" on this deal it was
her understanding that he had the
necessary support for it.
Fromm maintained that the
agreement that he, Kerr, and
Sauter made was that if Post would
lei litem write an article for the
Voice opposing the cartoon, then
he, Kerr, and Sauler would not
move to override the veto. Fromm
said he made it very clear to Post
that he was not speaking for all o f
Council.
Off-campus representative Elecn
Stcinfeld made the motion to override the veto.
However, Fromm did vote in
favor o f the override. He said he
did this because Corso vetoed the
resolution for Ihc wrong reasons.
Fromm accused Corso o f vetoing
the resolution f o r " p e r s o n a l
reasons" or because o f a "game he
wanted to p l a y , " to see how far
Council would lake this.
He added that he supported the
o r i g i n a l r e s o l u t i o n because
although the Student Voice is supposed to advocate student issues, it
is " o n l y to advocate what SA as a
body decides to advocate."
In addition to the four o f f campus representatives elected last
week, Stale Quad representative
Steve Oawley, Dutch Quad rep.
Mark Oricb, and Indian Quad reps.
Janice Haymcs and Tyrone M o n tague were elected Wednesday.
Montague was elected as a write-in
candidate.
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Prof. Zwana denied tenure
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journalistic and do not have the
rubric o f scholarship.
It is
blatantly clear that Zwana fits into
our faculty," Poguc said.
Stressing that the students want
Zwana as a teacher, "that he is
worth the i n p u t , " White said, " t h e
students pay money to learn, they
should have a say In what professors gel chosen." " O u r main
argument is that you do not have to
publish books to be a good professor, a lot o f professors spend
iimc writing books and are not
good In the classroom," White emphasized,
White said that A . S . U . B . A . has
been circulating a petition, In the
dorms last week and in the Campus
Center this week. White added that
he hopes to get one thousand
signatures on the petition, and armed with faculty signatures and administrative recommendations
A . S . U . B . A . hopes to have a
meeting with the Dean, the VicePresident and President o f the
University sometime In March.
Poguc said that an effort is being
made to keep Zwana in some
capacity with relationship to the
faculty after August, but declined
to mention any specifics.
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with cases o f meat, potatoes and
vegetables.
t'lough maintained, " W e use all
Grade-A beef chunks for our
burgers, meatballs and stew
chunks." l i e also pointed out that
" w e arc the only stale university
system that grates our own hamburger meal Into patties." Clough
added that " w e use about 2,500 lbs.
of top round beef for on meal."
The machinery used is in good condition and very clean.
Employees o f the Commissary
Bakery are eager to show their
finished goods. Head Baker Bob
rontanc said " W h e n we make pies,
we do them all in one day. That's
about 320 for one dinner!" Fonlane added that "more or less
everything is made from scratch—no preservatives."
Clough explained the reason the
cake gels hard is due to the fact that
no preservatives are added and " t h e
minute the air hits it, it starts getting h a r d . "
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Summer "Planning Conference
Positions Available
P o s i t i o n s : O r i e n t a t i o n Assistants, Student Assistants
Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s : Students w h o will be S U N Y A undergraduates d u r i n g fall
semester, 1983. For Student Assistants, office organizational skills arc encouraged
T i m e C o m m i t m e n t : June 1 t h r o u g h August 10, 19S3
R e q u i r e m e n t s : A t t e n d a n c e at mandatory Interest meeting o n Tuesday, Feb. 22,
9 p . m . i n the State Q u a d Cafeteria (if you cannot attend you must contact M a r t h a
Fitch i n Student Affairs, A D 129, 457-4932 before the meeting.)
Remuneration: $850, plus room and some weekday meals.
A p p l i c a t i o n : Available i n the Office o f the Dean for Student Affairs,
A D 129, beginning Feb. 15, 1983. A p p l i c a t i o n deadline is Feb. 28, 1983, 5 P M
Korean
Martial Arts
Albany State
Club of
W e are now accepting new members for the spring
semester.
Beginner classes held: Thursdays 6:30 -8:00pm
Sundays 6:30-1':30pm
Instructor: Mr. Isadore Johnson SUNYA (1973)
3rd Degree Black Belt
Assistant
I n s t r u c t o r : Ms. Maureen E. Wynne SUNYA (1981)
Instructor
Trainee: Mr. Victor E. Davis SUNYA (1981)
Any questions call 459-7162
FEBRUARY25, 1983 D ALBANY STUDENT PRESS f
Pro-Israeli group founded
By Fran Schnelr
Last weekend SUNYA was the site for
Ihc founding conference of Tagar, a new
nationwide, pro-Israeli political organization. The meeting, which culminated with a
speech by New York Assemblyman Dov
Hicklnd and a telegram to Mcnachcm Begin
to inform him of Tagar's formation, was
convened primarily to set forth Tagar's
aims and to encourage the student participants to form chapters o f Tagar at their
own colleges.
According to Steve H l l c n r a t h o f
SUNYA's Revisionist Zionist Alternative
(RZA), which sponsored the conference,
Tagar Is affiliated with Herut USA, the
American counterpart o f Mcnachcm
Ilcgin's Herut Party in Israel. "Tagar grew
as a response to inadequacies of the student
response to anti-Israeli, anti-scmctic propaganda," Hilscnrath said, as well as to
make Jewish students across the country
more aware of (heir heritage and more supportive of Israel.
R Z A and Tagar come together,
Hilscnrath said, by following Ihc free enterprise Zionist principles of Lcev Jabostinsky
as opposed to (he "mainstream" socialist
Zionist movement embraced by the Israeli
Labor Parly.
Tagar's precepts include suppdt of the
Israeli government, belief in the inalienable
right of the Jewish people to the land of
Israel within ils historic boundaries, preservation of Jewish Identity and fostering of
Jewish values, encouragement of good USIsraeli relations, advocacy of uliytih (Jewish
cmmlgratlon to Israel), study of I he Hebrew
language and personal involvement with
Israel.
An enthusiastic group of approximately
UK) college studenls from around the country participated in the two days of
workshops, meetings, and speeches, prov i d i n g a responsive audience f o r
Assemblyman Dov Hleklnd us he spoke
fervently about his committment to Israel
and Tagar.
"There's nothing In this world that I | u v c
more...than the slate o f Israel," Hiekind
asserted.
Cautioning against making concessions
Hiekind warned, " Y o u don't give up your
home; you don't give up what belongs to
you because if you do it today, tomorrow
they'll ask you for a piece o r T e l Aviv in the
name o f peace."
Hiekind chastized Jews for being "too
q u i e t " and not working hard enough lor
Israel.
" T h e media has done a hatchet job on
Israel," Hcikind told the crowd, mjciino
Some o f the students who attended the
conference were also concerned about
media " p r o p a g a n d a " and were even more
emphatic than Hiekind in their view ih a i
Israel deserved total support.
Alex Kozin, originally rrom Odessa,
USSR but now studying in Los Angeles, affirmed, " I f you keep quiet, nothing will
h a p p e n . Even i f the news media
misrepresents y o u , if people hear you speak
and sec your pamphlets it will make a difference. There is nothing in this country, or
in Russia, or in Europe, for Jews. You lime
to make your way to Israel. Thai's one of
Ihc conditions o f being a Jew.
Like many or the students participating
Paul Steinberg, a Ukrainian who is no« In.'
ing in Los Angeles, was pleased with the
conference.
" I like the concept of Tagar," he coin,
inenied. " I ' m going to spend
I lime
working for it. There has to
lol o|
media propaganda,"
David Fein o f Pennsylvania Unlverslij
was not as satisfied and remarked, " I don'l
know how much this assemhh Is ,i,
compllshlng, There's a big emphasis on foi
ining committees on lop of committees Inn
uoi really on doing anything,"
Students also heard speeches by llagul
Lev, executive director of Herut-USA, mid
Mitch C'hupak, National Dlreclot of lleinr,
a youth Zionist organization. Uolh groups
are affiliated with Tagar.
MEDDLE EARTH CARES!
CALL US: 457-7800
COUNSEL PHONE: 4 5 7 - 5 2 7 9
CLIP &
foot long " d r a g o n " .
The lion dance was followed by a
welcoming address to the audience by President Albin Chu.
Chu explained the meaning of the "year
of the boar' and the character of a person
that is born in that year. "They usuully
have inner strength, honesty, and arc
gallant, short tempered but do not quarrel
much."
One highlight of Ihc first half of Ihc show
was a Chinese violin solo by X . H . Wang,
who played two selections on the Chinese
violin, an ancient two-stringed instrument
A " L i o n d a n c e , " a martial arts
believed to date back over a thousand
demonstration, and various musical perforyears.
He played the lyrical Oriental
mances were the highlights of the Chinese
Moonlight Sonata, and also a piece about
New Year Celebration Saturday.
The
horses running through the grasslands o f
celebration of the Chinese New Year 4681,
Northern China.
the Year o f the Boar, was sponsored by
Following the violin solo was a guitar
SUNYA's Chinese Student Association.
duel by Hui and Allan Wang, playing a renThe " N e w Year" began at 5:30 p.m. with
dition of Simon and Garfunkcl's classic,
a Chinese dinner in Brubnchcr Hall. The
" T i l e Sound of Silence." M r . Wang also
meal included Chinese specialties like fried
sang and accompanied ihc Cantonese
rice, fried chicken wings, beef lo mein, egg
rolls, shredded pork with garlic sauce,
shrimp with green peas, and the traditional
fortune cookies. The meal, which was served cafeteria style by members of CSA amid
an elaborately decorated dining room fed
approximately 200-230, according to Chu
Loh, a vice president.
" W e made three of the dishes," Loll
said, " a n d Szechuan Hall, a local Chinese
Restaurant, catered Ihc other four dishes."
Lolt said that he was happy with Ihc large
turnout for the dinner. The guests also
seemed to be quite pleased with the meal.
" I came once before," said Paul Hooker, u
guidance counselor in Shaker High School,
" I think the food is great, even belter than
before." When asked bis reasons for aliending the dinner, Hooker revealed. " I was
Alvln and Albin Chu's counselor at Shaker,
and I was Invited by iliem lo a t t e n d . " Albin
Chu is ihc president of the Chinese Student
Association.
Mcllnn Calsounolou, a Cypriol student
explained, " I came because I like Chinese
food, and because I would want others lo
come if we held an international dinner.
Following Ihc dinner, a variely show at
Page Hall featured many CSA students
The show began with a lion dance, " t r a d i tionally performed at the beginning of each
New Year lo scare away evil and lo bring
forth good l u c k , " said co-master of
ceremonies and a vice-president Harry H u i .
The dance consisted of a group of
dancers covered with a brightly decorated
blue, pink, yellow, red " d r a g o n " l i k e
JEAN PIERRE LOUIS UPS
costume.
A number of dancers went
S t u d e n t d r e s s e d In c e r e m o n i a l d r a g o n c o s t u m e
through movements where they constantly
Food, dance, music, and martial arts demonstrations part of celebration
highlights.
ichanged places under the ten to twelve
By A i l e e n B r o w n
By D e b P r o f e t a
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concerned about their
use of alcohol/drugs
Tuns. March H
3:30-5:30 pm
Schuyler Hall 103
Counseling, Information, Relerral
102 Schulyler Hall
Dutch Quad
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Group
Tues. March l.r,
7:0()-9:()0pm
Schuyler Mall 1113
Hotline 457-7800
Counsel Phone 457-5279
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for Women
Wed. March 9
7:O0-9:00pm
Schuyler Hall 103
I Supporl Group
Posl-Aborlion
Wed. March 16
8:00-9:30pm
Schuyler flail 103
Graduating Senior
I Support
Group
Thurs March 3
8:00-9:30pm
Schuyler Hall 103
SOIUihly
101 Ferna'e Homoseiuati
103 Waie H( "noseiuaiity
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20'J H o * io Haiduj Stress
206 lost W e i y
2 0 ; neia>ai>on
208 Los or Los«iy We>gni
209Coping *.|n a Broken Roiaroiisfvp
210 Dealing rt.t'i Anueiy
2M Wr>ai Is Dep'OSS'On''
212 How to Dea1 *<lh Depression
213 Recognising Feoi<t'gs O' Loss
2U Ooain ant) Dying
interpersonal Sfu'/i
301 Asserting Yourseit
3 0 2 H 0 * ! a S a y No
303 Bft'ng m Lo«a
304 Intimacy
305 Feeing Open *>tn Omen
306He'p>ng Omen *'ih Piottemt
30? Conductive Conl'iCl Rasoliitton lecnr
308 Resdving Conli.cn m Relationships
Cases
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402 Deaimg *,in So^-dai Cns>s
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Earth
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of New York
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Gay Men's
Support Group
Thurs, March 3
8:00-9:30pm
Schuyler Hall 102
Personal Growth
Group
Tues, March H
7:00-9;00pm
Schuyler Hall 1(K
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ASSOCM re NEWS
EDITOR
Attending a SUNY school doesn't mean
a student is locked up inside New York
State for four years.
Approximately 100 study abroad programs in over 30 countries are offered to
SUNY students, according to Albany
Director of the Office of International Programs Alex M . Shane.
The primary task of Ihc O I P , located in
the same office as CUE (ULB36), is to advise students of programs sponsored by
Albany and other SUNY institutions.
Assistant to the Director Hannclore
Passonno explained that the department offers a wide range of literature on foreign
programs within SUNY and through other
sources. "Studenls look through the information, see what's available, a n d , " she
said, " w e try lo sec what's best for them."
Shane said thai during the 1982-83 year,
" a total of about 156 studenls per semester
(went) overseas. For every position
available, Passanno added, two studenls
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After a brief intermission, the show
resumed with a tambourine dance which
originated in the western providence o f
China and is "very popular in China
l o d a y , " according lo co-emccc Linda Jung.
One of the most spectacular performances o f the night was a martial arts
demonstration by H.G. Kin and John
Chang. The first set, or pattern, performed
by Chang, was one depicting the " u n i o n of
tiger and crane," according to H u i , which
"helps develop breathing patterns as well as
strengthen the fingers, arms and tendons."
The second set was performed by K i n ,
who demonstrated one of the first martial
arts forms. This form incorporated the use
of strikes, blocks, and punches. It was
originally used lo attack and defeat a tiger
in what Is called an " I f o r m a t i o n . "
The third and final martial arts form was
demonstrated by Chang. 11 utilized fust,
quick and explosive movements, and was
designed lo increase flexibility, endurance
and speed. " T h e movements were designed
to fight and defeat an opponent from high
lo low blocks," explained H u i .
The final presentations Included a
costume show and mandarin chorus. The
costume show Illustrated outfits from
various Chinese dynasties, designed to
honor the style of prominent women of the
time. The conclusion of the show was a
mandarin chorus featuring many members
of CSA.
Following the show, tile celebration concluded with a party in the ballroom of
Bmbacher Hull.
The Chinese New Year Celebration is Ihc
major effort o f the Chinese Student
Association. It is produced to celebrate the
New Year, but also to illustrate a part o f
Chinese culture to non-Chinese students,
The club Is open to all students, w h o , in addition to putting on Ihc New Year celebration, also finance the showing o f several
Chinese movies each semester, along with
parties and trips. The club's next project
will be participation in Ihc United Nations
World Week.
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Passanno maintained the cosl is relatively
reasonable when one compares the price of
going abroad with an "eight month oncampus year al Albany for $4,400."
Shane added that the student also has the
opportunity to lour Europe through
various inexpensive programs.
When a student studies abroad through a
SUNY program, according to Passanno,
the person is still considered an Albany student. "They stay registered in Albany, and
can use all the financial aid (they receive)
here," she said.
Shane cautioned that concerning credits,
the programs are certified, and accredited,
but the application of credits to lire
student's program rests on the department,
He said complications may arise when Ihc
student tries lo apply courses to his/her major.
He emphasized that it is the student's
responsibility to work out courses before
he/she departs. "They, (students), have an
academic responsibility lo complete their
program and any transfer credits are sub-
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Shane explained that a prospective candidate must file a written application, obtain letters of recommendation, provide a
transcript, a statement of purpose and
goals, and participate in a 20-30 minute interview with professors from departments
relevant to the trip as well as members of
the programs office.
According to Passanno, her office seeks
candidates who display " m a t u r i t y , purpose, academic achievement and overall
academic goals."
Shane maintained that "going abroad requires flexibility." He explained when
students are abroad, they arc placed in a
different academic and cultural atmosphere, usually demanding thai they adjust and to some extent change Ihelr mode
of thinking.
Asked about the expense of studying
abroad, Passanno estimated the cost as being approximately equivalent lo that at
Albany. The price for tuition of a SUNY
program, on-campus room, personal expenses, and flight expenses would be
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" T h e biggest drawing cards," according
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Wurzburg. In these programs, approximately 30 students attend for one year.
The length of the program depends on
Ihc time the office has to prepare for (he
departure, said Shane. He added that
"screening" candidates for the fall occurs
between March 15 and April I. For Spring
semester, the application deadline is mid
October.
According to Shane, approximately 40
percent of the selected students study
abroad for a year. However, Shane added
that the duration o f some programs is for
only one semester. '
A prospective candidate must evaluate
many factors before selecting a program,
emphasized Passanno. The student must
view such considerations as career goals,
academic programs, language requirements
and future aims.
The program is open lo any student;
however, before being accepted, lie/she
must go through an application process.
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Athletics funding
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SUNY Central calls " c o n * , *
o f funding levels" and «„„,,?
slonal morale,"
Consistency
As a task force press m, t t
slates, "Athletic dlreclon his.
complained thai large amounts ol
lime must he devoted lo pcrsimiin,
.student govcrnntcnl leaders, »)«
hold the purse strings, to' fund
athletics at a reasonable level,TL
contend thai each year a newgtoup
o r officers must be upproadicibnd
won over if the athletic program ii
not to be diminished,"
A n issue paper prepared by n,
SUNY Ofricc o f Student AffalrtIn
A p r i l , l!)76, Males, "action! by *
representative student nrgani/i.
lions related lo disbursement ol
funds huve proven disrupllst lo
academically related programs, par.
ticularly Intercollegiate athletics,"
The report cites examples of such
actions as "denial ui rundlni;,:
teams to participate In championship meets, specifying thai ccilaii
coaches or athletes would not he
funded lo participate in parllmlii
events, and severe limitations on
funds for meals, slincs, etc,"
However, a December IVf!
SASU survey of campuses says that
many o f the actions of the type
described crime Infrequently and
only after abuses initiated hi
athletic program directors
Gcncseo noted thai, foi example,
Its athletics budget was frozen after
an unauthorized purchase ol
$10,000 by the athletic director. The
purchase had not been Isudjieied for
but was later covered " a l i a much
open public debate." Hie study
cites other Instances where athletic
[ programs have nol followed SUNV
policy guidelines foi spending and
fiscal accountability.
Professional morale
Another aspect ol the "morale"
problem is cited In a special report
produced by SUNY's Office ol
University Affairs and Development, September, IsiKI, which says,
"Where's SUNY's foolball leam)
The translation o f thai question,
often asked by intercollegiate spurn
f a n s , Is ' W h e r e ' s SUNY's
equivilanl of a Michigan, Noire
Dame or U C I . A ? ' "
After discussing Ihe vastness ol
SUNY's facilities and Ihe usage b)
students, it says, " N o l surprisingly,
the vitality and scope ol SUNY's Intercollegiate programs from lime 10
time prompts someone to question
why the University doesn'i go inlo
'big lime' athletics."
It answers, "Aside from lire obvious deterrents, like the need fa
an extensive capital program in a
time o f fiscal constraint, and ihe
fact that there is no strong internal
push for such change," SUNY does
not allow athletic scholarships and
mentions the heavy studeni fee funding.
" T h e r e is no sign o f decreasing
funding o f athletics," studeni last
force member Eric Wilson sard,
" T h e issue really isn't Ihat, It's a
matter o f professional morale. The
athletic directors don't like hassling
with students for money. They fed
faculty would be easier 10 deal
w i t h , " he said.
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FEBRUARY 25, 1983 D ALBANY STUDENT PRESS, Q
and increasing the needed services,
such as library hours, for the
students,
" T h i s Idea for a work-study in-«Front Page
crease has merit and will be condid not agree with the concept o f
as a result of the proposals of staff
sidered," said Wharton.
"downsizing" ihe SUNY system
reduction and a need to cut costs,
A l b a n y President
Vincent
and it would be premature lo conadded Wharton.
O'Lcary replied l o Tierney's statesider Ihe closing of campuses." The
ment o f faculty cuts at SUNYA by
S U C - C o r t l a n d has already
university did seriously consider
saying, " w e considered cutting adoutlined areas to be cut and closing one or more campuses, said
ministration and staff before we
eliminated according lo Cortland
W h a r t o n , or e f f e c t i n g some
started on faculty." When later
U n i v e r s i t y Scnale P r e s i d e n t
mergers l o resolve the fiscal crisis.
asked about specific plans lo cut
William Rogers. " A cut in seven
However, they hope Ihat the proprograms and staff at SUNYA
out o f ten of the music courses will
blem would be temporary, the
O'Lcary would forward no inforeliminate a music major program at
tremendous amount o f lime remation but said " a budget panel
C o r t l a n d , " he said. " A l s o the
quired for such drastic change that
has been working on the situation
foreign language major has been
closings would entail and the lack
but we will take no action or give
eliminated because o f lack o f de- of immediate savings ruled out the
out information until ihe budget
m a n d . " He went on to explain that
alternative for the time being,
returns from the legislature on
it is unfortunate but it was decided
Wharton said.
March 3 1 . "
to cut the hockey program along
But, he added, " i t would be difwith girls' softball and reduce the
The $59.1 million proposed
ficult l o achieve an outcome with
football program,
budget increase over last year would
both fiscal and academic integrity
be almost totally absorbed by salary
P i t t s b u r g h President Joseph
without major reductions in proincreases negotiated last year by the
liurkc explained, " i t ' s the small
grams or eliminations or without
programs that cost a lot Ihat are be- reduction in the size and the diversi- state and employee unions.
Chandler commented Ihat " T h e
ing c u t , " A music major was
ty o f Ihe university system."
eliminated, all physical education
In reaction to Ihe decisions by the board should let the unions know
ihat increases in salaries may be
requirements were dropped, cutting
board SASU President Jim Tierney
bad.
some courses, and a heavy cut in the voiced his disapproval o f faculty
"Stale employees deserve the
teachers' education program have
cuts to the university, saying, " i t
all been planned for Plnltsburg,
seems Ihul we may never gel the salary increases," said SASU Vice
President Scott Wexler,
"They
said IJurke. "Programs like music
good faculty buck or it will be difhave already agreed to give up two
will be cut more because o f the re- ficult, but staff can be rehired easisveeks salary and some health
quirement for much individual Inly."
benefits." The unions negotiated
struction that is expensive," be
Tierney proposed that increased
said.
attention should be given lo the the increases in good faith, he added.
work-study program as a solution
On the issue of closing some cam13»lo saving money, helping students
puses Wharton said, " t h e governor
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Cut back? We say strike back!
ometimes it's easier to keep your nose
buried in other things than actually
face what's around you.
Sure, it's a common excuse — urn, I'm
real busy now, you know, I'm way behind
and all, gimme a call next week — but it's
pretty damn weak. If the Legislature approves Gov. Cuomo's budget as it now
stands, you'll be facing quite a different
university when you gel around to looking
about.
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Think what it'll do. Losing several hundred professors will mean huge department
cuts, huge classes, and more classes taught
by graduate students instead of professors.
Losing many support workers will mean
fewer university services — longer waits for
paperwork processing, fees for fewer more
crowded buses, fewer student services and
fewer library hours.
Higher tuition — it's pretty clear what
that'll do. It's hard enough to raise money
for school without facing bigger bills.
Another dorm rent hike will just compound
thing. Sunday night there'll be rally in the
CC Ballroom to prepare for Monday, and
Monday is the day. Thousands of students
from all over the state will be talking to
legislators and pushing hard for the state
university.
that problem.
The worst part of it all is that while
Cuomo begs our apology for slashing
SUNY, he raises the state subsidy for private
colleges.
Starting to raise your head out of your
book, away from your computer terminal,
away from your bong or pitcher? You don't
have to just wait and take these fee hikes
and budget cuts lying down. The Legislature
is sure to modify Cuomo's budget, and the
only way to make sure SUNY gels its shareis to stump downtown and lobby. It's not
tough, and it'll sure pay off.
Tire Legislature has restored cuts in thepast, and if enough students stump the halls
of the Legislative Office Building we should
be able to get back at least some of the
money Cuomo's taking away. Nearly all
professors have agreed not to penalize
students for missing class Monday while
lobbying, so there's no excuse for failing to
show up Monday. SA is running special
charter buses from the circle all morning on
Monday to bring everybody downtown.
Student Association is organizing
students to work for the support our university needs. Those people yelling In the quad
cafeterias and in the Campus Center aren't
crazy, they're trying to get the message
across that the only people we can trust to
lobby for us is us. We can sit around our
dorm rooms and apartments moaning about
the budget, but it's not going to change a
When you consider that you'll be saving
your education, missing a couple hours of
studying or a class isn't much at all. Strike
Monday and lobby downtown. The university you save will be your own.
II
The role of Black history
A well known C a n a d i a n mass media expert who died
recently was ihc aulhor of ihe saying, " T h e medium is the
message." Mecluhan referred to the invention popularly
known as the " t e l e v i s i o n . " This concept can be fittingly applied to the role of Black History. It is the medium that
conveys Ihc message about who and what the African peopie in America are.
Dr. Japhet M. Zwana
The shore to shore Black historical span is aptly depicted
in the following passage, "Black Americans have a
heritage, a black experience of abrupt cultural transformation. This is evidenced by the traumatic transformation to
conditions of slavery in a distant, alien land with its strangelanguage and lifestyle with the intervening 'middle
passage1 as an added phenonema to aggravate the situation. In the 1860's they required to deal with new, abrupt
changes brought about by a transformation from legal
slavery to legal freedom in the same place and with no
change in Ihc economic position. As a people, they were
given neither land nor power but only a written statement
of their freedom in the form of The Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Beginning with WWI and accelerating during the intcrwar and post WWI years, there was a major cultural
change brought on by the northward migration to an urban, atomized, technological environment from a rural, intimate and agrarian one. Literally, millions moved off the
land in the South into crowded tenements in Northern ghettos, where they had to earn a living in an entirely new way
and to adjust to daily living conditions drastically different
from those they were accustomed to." (The Black Experience in American Politics by Charles V. Hamilton.)
The fact of Ihc matter is that, though lacerated and muddied, the History of Black People In America and beyond
docs exist and no racist miracle can make it go away.
Through its study, Blacks reflect upon their past, understand their present and prepare for the future. Black History
Month (February) may not be celebrated with the holiday
fanfare that is extended to such Jewish occasions as Yom
Kippur, Passover, Hanukkah, and Rosh Hashana but it Is
an occasion during which Blacks rcdedicale themselves to
upholding and promoting the world-wide African essence
in accordance with the destiny that annointcd them the
primary race, in the firsl place.
Black pride is as old and deep as Ihc black color. It is erroneous to conclude that it was the direct product of Ihc
Black protests against their status. Booker T. Washington
inaugurated the "Negro Health Week" In order for Blacks
to guard their health and lo develop habits of cleanliness
which would help them become a stronger and more effective racial group. 'Ihc seeds of Black History Month were
buried in the ground by Carter CI. Woodson who conceived
"Negro History Week" as a period during which the
multitude of the contributions of Blacks to the development of world civilizations would be sufficiently stressed to
educate and inform Blacks as well as Whiles. Inspired by
the Black scholar, the NAACP Instituted In 1914 an annual
award— the Spingarn Medal, lo a Black "who shall have
reached the highest achievement in his field of activity."
The spirit of Black History Month brings with it Ihc
awareness on the part of Black students, educators and
others that far, far loo long, they have been taught to
respect and Idolize men and women who regarded their
forebears as inferior—and that, to continue unqualified
reverence for them would be to sanction racism.
The eminence of Dr. Mnrtin Luther King, Jr., lies, in
part, in Ihc fad that he read and understood the message of
the History of Black people.
Most people simply know Dr. King as a gianl Civil Rights
Movement leader. A closer examination of his record
points out that his grealness welled from his courage to do
more of the same things that other Blacks before him had
tried. For example, at the top of Ihe agenda of the civil
rights movements of the early 1960's was Ihc question of
one man one vote for Black adults in Ihe South. It was Dr.
King who realized that whites were succeeding in keeping
the ballot from Blacks because the latter were also unwitting victims of economic poverty. Thus, he came lo the
conclusion that Ihe problem was nation-wide and the solutions must follow suit. In her book, "My Life With Martin
Luther King, Jr.," Coretta Scott King points out that after
the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill, Martin proposed, in the face of strong objections, that SCLC should expand its activities into Ihc North and West. Said he, "You
can expect us in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Los
Angeles and Chicago."
The sense, Ihe rationale, Ihc persuasion for observing ihc
birthday of a man such as Dr. King, during the Black
History Month is given profound meaning by the words of
Benjamin E. Mays, President Emeritus of Morehouse College, who said: "God called Ihc grandson of a slave on his
father's side, and said lo him: Marlin Luther, Speak to
America about war and peace; about its obligation lo Ihc
poor; about social justice and racial discrimination; and
about non-violence as a way of perfecting social change in a
world of brutality and war!" (Eulogy lo Dr. Martin Luthei
King, Jr.)
Filtingly, the Department of African/AI'ro-Aincricnn
Studies at Ihc State University of New York at Albany will
sponsor its Second Annual Marlin Luther King/Black
History Month Convocation on Monday, February 28.
Dr. Japhet M, Zwana is Assistant Professor of
African/Afro-American Studies at SUNY/Albany ami is
Chair of Ihe Convocation Celebration Committee.
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H.K.I3. takes his farewell;
Lisanne battles with
Brooke
O'Brlali continues
saga of N Y . and
"Sun shines, people forget"
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N. Jaye Shore gives us a
word
There really are times when we all gotta
gel out.i here, you know? For sonic absurd reason the paper prevents me from
making that move, but for some other
lucky guys, not only was getting out of
here possible, they actually did It. They
forgot about classes, got Into their cars,
drove south and somehow ended up In
New Orleans, Yeah. M.irtil Gras. I still
don't know why they came back. Actually. I'm glad they did. I missed them.
But for most of us. we're stuck,
regimented Into this dally grind, out
conversations consisting of profundities
such as "I don't know about you. but I
think Diet Coke Is belter than
Tab" . or "Where did I hear that beat
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some people ilus is done by taking a hip
to hanks Livlngroom, foi others its
listening to Wagnei 01 leading I'm the
past half decade, there has been a person ihai has been concerned about
presenting the "olhet side" to Aspects
readers Hubert-Kenneth Dickey Foi
the past few years. Hubert has tried to
offet the S U N Y A
community
something they might not have been
otherwise presented with. Call it
philosophy, call it psychology, call it
what you will. Hubert has, withoul a
doubt, made his mark Well. Hubert left
Albany for good today, off to the big
NYC. Seems the old guy needs "to go
back to where he was born". Hubert.
Good Luck. There certainly is no one
like you. And In case no one ever told
you. thanks for gelling your copy In on
lime. You will be missed. I guess we all
need to gel away sometime.
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Cover Photo: Peter McGuire
Word On A Wing
I met you at the Mardi Gras on
a French Quarter parking lot
-Iggy Pop
There is no There there.
-Gertrude Stein
Point me in the direction
of Alberquerque.
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Baby, you ain't no saint
'Cause there ain't no In-between
Either you come or you can't
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people on a planet of this size one
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9 somewhere there Is Indeed a real evil to
° fight against. But there is little hope that we
* would see it for what it was. I'm sure someone would support the devil himself
given the right set of circumstances. When
we are younger, we are asked what we
would like to be when we grow older.
Everyone manages either to not hear or
not want to hear the part about a job granting us the basis of our survival All the talk
of success pushes us into false undersranding of what our lives should be spent doing
Hubert-Kenneth Dicker
At last the real wxwid ca£s us to the :•»:
tlefront The dead . v . : i * \ : a y - ' j rcces
and souls of those who h a w g o M before
gives new meaning :o on: fe\«s r .<thing most important ts fcrxSng a *ecumstarKes thai vM alow i s t o grow
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To cling or to ran . i . - : . v c rida hw the question Whethe
dead with one's us •
one's ignorance and .M a .does not really matte:
all those foolish enough ->;f wiling to ^o
with the flow Change brought abti .:
btrth and :t will most likelv tor the cast na
orjjty of us kill us
We do whatsoever we like to do of so
we suppose) but do we think•• realty ary
we doing it. or is our mother doing t •
through us or perhaps 3 b QUI bflHei doing
it through us 7 Dead men i e a c rarerrg.
New York Before The War: The Work
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societies, old generations gone long ago
are still functioning within us. They have
created such conditionings that we go on
fulfilling them-* and they were fulfilling their
dead fathers and mothers, and we are
fulfilling our dead fathers and mothers, and
no one is fulfilled.
Always
observe when you do something, whether
your father is doing it through you or you
are doing it. When you get angry, is it your
anger or is it the way your father used to be
angry? You are just imitating. I have <een
patterns going on. being repeated. If you
marry, your marriage is going to be just approximately the same as your father's and
your mother's You will act like your
father, your wtfe will act like her mother or
vice versa
Wher you get angry, observe are you
then Of is someone else' When you love.
remember, are you there or is someone
t t » ? Whan you speak something,
remember are you speaking or is your
Machcr? When .ou make a gesture.
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ne xcausa all your falsities
trill frop m d the vol will rafca •:—e to
coma m o isserr tseit there nil! be a
period r i ;ac i t !cw for thai pari xJ i \ I
fan M JIT IK: ind fan! become scared
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Remember my point: nothing rhat
v i unchanging Nothing is un£ng except the knower But that is
ikvays behind I thvays"knows" II sreal*
ly never known It can never become the
object; il is always :he subject Whatsoever
you do or know, it is always behind. You
cannot know it When I say that you canrot know t \ rr.tian you cannot know it as
Ml rtyect I can iook at you. but how can i
In that state when there is nothing to be
known, it is said that you know yourself In
a certain sense But that knowledge is totally different from all other knowledge. It Is
misleading to use the same word for both.
There have been mystics who have said
that self-knowledge Is contradictory: the
very term is contradictory. Knowledge is
always of the other; self-knowledge is not
possible. But when the other is not,
something happens. You may call II "self-
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knowledge", but the word Is misleading
So whatever y6u know is change,
Everywhere, even these walls, are constantly changing. Now physics supports
this. Even the wait which looks so stationary, non-changing is changing every
moment. A great flux Is on Every atom is
m o v i n g , every electron is moving,
Everything Is moving fast, and Ihe movement Is so fast that you cannol deled it
That is why the wall looks so permanent In
the morning it was like this. In ihe afternoon it was like that, In the evening II was
like this, yesterday it was like tins and
tomorrow it will be like this. You look al n
as If it Is the same, but it is not
Wherever you go the change will be
there. All escape is (utile, so don't try to
escape. Don't cling. Live Ihe change be
the change. Don't create any Strug |le villi
it. Move with It. The river lb flou
you
flow with it. Don't even swim allow the
river to take you, Don't fight with It; don't
waste your energy by fighting with it -lust
relax.
What will happen? If you can move with
a river without any conflict, without any
direction of your o w n , if the rivet's direction Is your direction, suddenly you will
become aware that you are not the river
There are two types of people one lhat
will cling to the world of change and one
that will try to escape. To cling lo t hange is
futile and to try to escape it also futile
Battling Brooke
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23 pears J"o 2 months into my
lifetime I'm already feeling pretty
well washed up in the scheme of things I
know my little inner voice keeps saying
"Hey. Alexander the Great was ptacticafly
an old man by now. you've got your whole
life ahead of you 1 " Yeah. 1 know H - still
ahead of me. and thar's the problem
Everywhere you look, something in this
society keeps yelling "Achieve!" Uke my
report card, like the clothes I * a n t to wear I
can'l afford • so I sit in front oi the TV -ir.d
take In the tear in my jeans for another go
round And who comes on the tube}
Brooke Shields. u\ that "l Love N Y " commercial I have nothing against Brooke personally, but there she is. in the middle of
my TV-' screen ;n a white 61anaond<*hjdded
gown that could pay my rent, tuition, and
Fnd-u raghl drinking sprees for the next
two years
Lisanne
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tion of Babu Elephant Walk. At every turn
of the dial or flip of a page 1 sue a teenager
who not only has fame but fortune loo
while I'm pushing plates in a restaurant.
The Go-Go's are my age, maybe if I lake
an 8 month crash course in voice
lessons...? or lean just use the time to finally graduate and catch the "American
Dream" like m o m said I could. OnK mom
was raised to believe it took a long time to
make it - the classic German-immigrantwork-ethic-modus operandi, right' And
you know what's worst of all? I always
agreed with it. 1 felt proud to be going to a
university, to have a part-time job during
this recession, to have my own little studio
apartment with bed. desk and hotplate. 1
ought to be allowed to go on feeling like it s
an accomplishment, except for these
teenagers who make more In a month than
1 do in a year
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not. more like
an overwhelming reefing of inadequacy
because Brooke's - - . ;- :
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worseknowang;her first •
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l o At l o I was just.! sophomore :n a hick
high school and hoping rr.y race wouldn't
break out anymore Mom kept sa) tg to
me that I was very lucky to be heading Mil
to cvtt'fge and getting a degree thai
would help me get a job. make me a better
woman, biah. Hah Hah. blah
meeting Mick Jaggei at Studio 54 ' U it just
ma ' Aft) l the only one who keeps noticing
more pubescent propoganda' Dunng the
Weil, how come I don't feel like I'm enseventies the emphasis was on Ihe young
joying the opportunity of a lifetime when
rich, and beautiful, sure, but at least
everyeme I turn arund there's some new
'young" mean; thirty I've still got ten years
teenager rnaku>t a three-figure $cd**ry and to cry and strive towards that dream. But
time.
I don't believe the people of New York
want war. I don't believe that the people of
the world want war, yet Americans speak
boldly about defense exigencies, missile
gaps, the necessity
of it all. We've never
known war. Americans don't know from
war. A nuclear holocaust could annihilate
the human race, But what if It doesn't?
What If we are merely plunged Into a Dark
Age? Will the historians call us a barbarblc
people? Will propogandlsls allude to the
19H()s to beef up their own war machines
in Ihe twenty-first century? Will all the
aspirations, epithets, and Invective of today
be viewed with such clarity-- given the twin
benefits of retrospect and hindsight-- that a
'some kind of combination, killing-mating
ritual to purge the oversoul of its impurities? Is It necessary? Can war be
'averted through political means? Is It a
matter of consciousness? This Is
metaphysics. Aerial photographs Illustrate
our dilemma from on high, yet the poets
always viewed things from on high. In a
society where saints are no longer revered,
the poets, musicians, and Ihe painters have
been canonized. But the poets have
become as jaded as the saints. Solipsism
pervades their work. Solipsism Is eroding
their interglty, leaving empty, callow drivel.
Self-Indulgent excursions Into the nether
regions of myopic minds. One night, I was
driving down Seventh Avenue neat
Bob O'Brian
look at myself In the same way? Il Is Impossible because to be in a relationship i
knowledge two things are needed-- the
knower and the known.
So when I look at you. you are Ihe
known and I am the knower, and the
knowledge can exist as a bridge. But where
to make the bridge when I look at myself,
when I am trying to know myself? There
am I. alone-- totally alone. The other side
of the equation is missing, so where to
create the bridge?
Selfknowledge is a negative process. You cannot know yourself directly; you can simply
go on eliminating objects of knowledge.
Go on eliminating the objects of
knou ledge When there Is no object of
knowledge, when you cannot know
anyrhing. when there is nothing but the
vacuum, the emptiness then a moment
comes when consciousness Is. but there is
nothing to be conscious of; knowing Is, but
there is nothing to know.
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crowd of rain-soaked people
clamored out of breath to get on
the 'A' train at Columbus Circle.
Customers left Macy's in droves and the
spring-hinged doors in the store allowed a
breeze to find Its way lo Ihe men's department. Under Ihe Chrysler Building a man
feasted on duck while his wife defecated in
the Ladies' room. Things were seeking a
balance in New York. On W. 14th street,
pre-fab souvlakl burned on red charcoal
bricks and were wrapped In buns made of
bleached white dough. Touey sang a song
and danced for free al Union Square and
no one even noticed.
how do you go about feeling adequate
when the opportunity has passed by? Most
' NYCTs makeup models are less than 15
I get (tattered if someone proofs ma at a
barf 1 can't even try to look 15. The group
M u & a i S'outh is just that - al their age they
can play rings around my E-2 play rendi-
I don't hold their accomplishments
against them I only wish this - ciely
wouldn't put so much emphasis on them It
makes me feel like apologizing to r:
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not making the grade, for being past my
prime after two decades Bov that's
iy depressing Maybe 111 go eal to make me feel better He.*.:
little hotplate, or just go to bed
Hey you know ' I've got -i couplf
nice home "• i le • ' ; " i is n the b* I •'
the pillow - prel . - fl and thai toast
bagej tasted pretty good Infact " crammed, plant-filled, p Utei
apartment is pretty okay, it's aU m ne ft
I'll bet Brooke's never gone to Franks U
ingroom either Maybe it's not JO bad
be just another college student aitei I
Besides. I'm too old to let it bother m
right'
At the same point on Fifth, I regard
Rockfeller Center once more, It's not an
Ottoman shrine al all, more like a Cambodian wal or something Indochlnese with a
spiralling conical beacon, Another secret
society with secrel jargon and secret rituals
with a midtown edifice as ils monument,
What is New York? SoHo'a genlrlfled
warehouses? The promenade on Central
Park Wesl? Windows on the World? Aerial
photography allows us now to view New
York at such a helghl that the World Trade
Center a n d comparably awesome
skyscrapers look like columns jutting out of
the globe's roundness. The buildings aren't
"straight" at all, they curve with an earth
that Is constantly moving. Constantly
motivated, always revolving, the earth's intentions will bring down the Empire State
Building, the Exxon building, and all of the
domino fortresses across from Radio City.
The Gulf Weslern. the Plaza Hotel, as well
as the Brooklyn brownstones will have to
kiss the ground from where their concrete,
brick, and metal girders came. What about
the people? The New Yorkers? What of
them? They will work and love and know'
and not know and the same Intention will
bring them back to the earth again. Their
muscle and sinew will seek jts level as It
becomes decrepit and useless and all will
be resolved as the subtle movement of the
earth intends. Time will act on the buildings
and the people of New York. All that Is left
will be myths, songs, ideas, and laments.
All that Is left is history. All that Is left Is
Is war some kind of combination, killing-mating ritual
to purge the oversoul of Its impurities? Is it
necessary? Can war be averted through political
means? Is it a matter of consciousness? This is
metaphysics.
certain foul geisl could be said to havt
enveloped us? We speak and hear of the
horror of w a r / ' The Inhumanity. What
about war's aftermath? Will whatever remains of our government be able to send
the veterans lo school? Will the repatriation
of prisoners lake place once more? Will the
Russians grow fat on their Middle F.astern
booty and beat Ihe "capitalists" at their own
game by buying up the world with lowinterest loans? Will the Chinese*- ostensible
losers-- build a computer dynasty from the
ashes? Will Argentina be duped into doing
the bidding (or the secret societies wno
make war? Will South Africa be run over by
the blacks? Will the empires that sprung oul
of the last war come crumbling down with
Ihe next? And there'll be babies. Black
babies, white babies, Polynesian babies,
Arab, Jewish, happy and sad babies. What
about them?
Is that foul gelst I referred to earlier
something we should submit lo? Is war
Blues
Response
Huge haunting eyes
Close to my face
In the dark like an owl
Perceiving the scope of the sight
The sure shifting soar and the drift
Wresting the gigantic plains of the
night
With a motionless rising of strength
A quick shouldered thrust
You embark on the wide wind
beneath the big sky
Feeding and freeing yourself through
the flight
N. Jaye Shore
Madison Square Garden. A Van llalen
concert had just let out. Denim-clad boys
and girts with steam-curled hair were walking across the Avenue In droves. There, on
the left, was a line of kids extending lo each
end of ihe Intersection waiting to gel Into
McDonald's for a post-heavy metal
repast. That was It! The best example of
stunted consciousness I had ever seen. In
Manhattan, where everything f r o m
Chinese subgum to wienerschnitzel is just a
subway token away, human beings were
wailing, perhaps for half an hour, to eat at
MacDonald's. The humor of this anecdote
shouldn't obscure Its Importance. These
people had no vision. No insight. That Incident provided a rare microcosm of the
world family as it struggles, connives, and
lies through everyday life to eat. drink, and
love. And I believe the poets and the
writers who simper and whine with words
have fallen prey to the same madness.
Poetry is not a vehicle to express one's
.neuroses. The purpose of poetry Is to
[create one's own metaphysics. A personal
universe that resounds within and without.
Poetry is also not a forum for political
gripes. As Chris Braun once said. "There
are no anti-Soviet or anti-American
poems." We speak of Whitman as an
American poet. Absurd. Whitman was a
poet and a citizen of the world. National
poetry is bad poetry and politics will always
lead to nationalism. Always, One thinks of
Christ. Was he a Gallleean? What were his
ambitions for Galilee or Jerusalem? Of
what significance was the political structure
of Bethlehem to him? Perhaps It Isn't so Important to be a poet or a musician anyway.
Perhaps Ihe object Is to be poetry. Be
music. When a painting seems to capture
all the charm, danger, and mystery of the
Universe, one becomes the painting. C'est
vral? Perhaps the world can be saved b^
singing
a
song
everyday.
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"New York was a Tory town," Hubert
laid, "Late eighteenth century. Boston had
the intellectuals. Virginia,..they, were just
arrogant. But New York was a Tory town.
People forget that." It is strange. Even
then. New York was both an internal oruil
city and a local outpost of American
patrioiism. New York was itself and
everything outside of Itself. Wigged
gentlemen sal in Masons' clubs cursing the
Papists or fretting about the opium trade
the way we fret about the oil cartels today,
Oil Is the opium of our time. Our
dependence on oil Is the enemy, not Ihe
"Arabs." Lawyers, soldiers, and landed
gentlemen ascend to the presidency and
slir up our emotions with their lies. They
tell us that oil and nuclear power will free
us when they cannot. Only our minds will
do that. And the masons who actually
founded this country with their secret
handshakes and ceremonial robes can still
be found in New York today, They're on
Wall Street. They're In Gramercy Park On
Central Park South, They write the laws.
They understand the law. They understand
money and mystify the rest of us with their
abracadabra. Their elected errand boys tell
us that It is a danger to be out of work.
There Is plenty of uiorfc to be done. No one
is oul of work. They're out of Ideas. All lhat
remains is the Work. The survival of the
human race is the Work. Work is Love.
And Love is Work because Love isn't easy.
1 am a percussionist. 1 hit, bang, and
drum on everything I can; my knees, bus
seats, and sofas. I tap my feet in time with
the earth. I'm waiting for the war. Nor a
war with guns, tanks, and airplanes. Not a
war of metal and ideology, but a war oi
spirit. The war Arjuna had to fight. This Is
my work. I do a roll with my fingers and
witness the fall of Times Square. I do a flam
on the bedspread and Batter Park
capitulates. I plunder the Tlshman Building
at 666 Fifth Avenue with my rendition o(
Rhapsody in Blue. 1 paradiddle Madison
Avenue out of existence and I accept no
reparations payments. I settle for unconditional surrender. Surrender to clarity, To
humor. To dance. To balance. Unconditionally. •
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Which Is ThE WAY TO Mfedi CRAS?
"But, Paul," I said, "the Jets lost. We
can't go to the Super Bowl." I said It slowly
because he was distraught after that loss
last week and I thought he might have
gone over the edge. He assured me he was
sane and that as living golfers we should
go. As It turned at he was serious. A bank
got robbed that he was working on that
day. The culprit ran past him in the doorway. On Instinct he chased the man until
he gained his senses and left T.V. land. As
he stopped, an officer fired two shots over
his head. Thrilling, I told him. but I'm going
to Mardi Gras.
"One. two, three push--one, two, three
push rme. two, three..."
I
once had an argument with a
friend of mine who firmly believes
that the world we live In Is getting
out of hand. "Progress," he said, "is
becoming Insanity." What convinced him
was an episode of "That's Incredible."
"When a guy trying to jump over a
speeding car misses and becomes a fruit
salad on prime time T.V. In front of
millions-I've seen enough. The world will
end as soon as God crashes down hard on
our hedonistic society." I told him that he
couldn't handle an advanced high-tech
world and to get his head out of the sand.
Lee Greenstein
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Well, nobody ever said that I couldn't be
swayed.
Bourbon Street In downtown New
Orleans is a human traffic jam from dusk till
dawn during the two weeks of Mardi Gras.
It is not as crowded as N.Y. City's Italian
festival, because there is more room to
wander on Bourbon St., but it is twenty
times as saturated with alcohol. As you
stagger down the ornate corridor you
notice a repetition of establishments-food
joints, souvenir shops, bars, sex shows,
massage parlors, and more bars. The only
change occurs as you walk further down;
you see a greater number of strippers and
massage parlors (which give massages only...so I hear). And if you venture even further all that you've seen disappears and is
replaced by gay bars. It's a lively part of
town.
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the rut and pointed toward! the road. Personally I
Sngers are numb, my
don't know if I'll make it,
sneakers
are soaked, and I'm (overed with mud. I look
like an alka-seltzer conm •cial. Thank God we
brought a girl along. If she iasn't here who would
steer? I'm finding this hard believe, I mean I gave
up a trip to Pasai na for this.
Every two or three blocks you run across
temporary lodgings or hotels. Many have
ornate french decor and are very beautiful,
and all are very expensive (especially during Mardi Gras). These hotels have two or
three tiers of balconies lined with people
drinking, laughing, and singing. Below on
the street are huge crowds drinking,
laughing, and singing. The people on the
balconies are looking down at the people
on the street, who are looking up at the
people on the balconies partying and looking down, And everyone is sort of looking
at each other. "So this is Mardi Gras," 1
thought (disappointingly).
"Show your tits, show your tits," hundreds below began to demand. "Show
your tits."the crowd continued. I quickly
and astutely concluded that this was some
sort of club, as they all had their "Show
Your Tits" buttons adorning their body. I
walked away thinking this a silly, unproductive form of merriment. Surely
nobody, no woman 1 mean, would respond. Especially considering the obviously
well-to-do cllentelle of this hotel (which
was impregnable because of armed security
guards). As I departed the crowd cheered,
but I ignored it as more desperate pleas.
"One more time, one more time," was
the jubilant cry. I listened with shocked,
disbelieving ears waiting for it again. "ONE
MORE TIME," they screamed. I turned
and ventured back to the promised land.
As I looked, everyone's attention seemed to be on a girl, located in the middle of
the top balcony. She had soft blond hair, a
cute turned up nose, innocent blue eyes
and looked respectable enough to dispell
any fears. "Probably a legal secretary from
Nashville who was really glad to get away
from the dally grind," I thought, "just
creating false excitement." Actually, she
did look vaguely familiar.
"ONE MORE TIME, ONE MORE
TIME." The girl took the barrette out of her
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hair. Holy shit! I met her yesterday at the
Bacchus parade. "ONE MORE TIME,
ONE MORE TIME, ONE MORE TIME,"
urged the crowd relentlessly. I hope she
can stand the pressure. She looks as If she's
weakening. "No, don't do It! Don't glue In!
You've got more to Hue for! Think of you
mother, think of..,"
From the depths of the gutter where the
crowd tossed me, I saw the Inevitable. She
showed them. Just lifted her shirt and
showed her them-both of them. I mean
they were nice, but they were her tits!
Where's the sanctity? Where's the world
going to?
Two nights later, R.T. and I were talking
politics on Bourbon Street when two
feminists began to raise some rabble. They
were calling out to see If any brave men
were around: "Show your nuts" was the
call. After seeing a good thirty or forty tits
we were Mardi Gras veterans and glad to
oblige. We jumped In front of them, rolled
our eyes on top of our head and ranted
and roared while head butting each other.
Unamused they walked away.
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Like New Year's Eve and Halloween,
Mardi Gras Is a celebration based on
religion. Also a celebration couched with a
long history; it Is a cultural event.
Mardi Gras goes back to an ancient
Roman custom of merrymaking before a
period of fast. Shrove Tuesday, the last
day of merriment, immediately precedes
Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.Shrove,
derived from shrive, refers to the confession of sins usual in the Middle Ages as a
preparation lor Lent. (Presently It Is more
apt to say committal of sins before Lent,
but that's Irrelevant). Mardi Gras Is a
French term meaning (at Tuesday. It arose
from the custom of parading a fat ox
through the streets of Paris on Shrove
Tuesday. Fat Tuesday culminates a long
carnival season starting the night of
January sixth or twelvth.
Many customs connected wllh Shrove
Tuesday were so deeply embedded In
popular life that they continued In Protestant countries long after the Protestant
Reformation. The most widely known of
these customs Is that of eating pancakes (In
England, the festival Is called Pancake Day,
although lis popularity there Is limited). At
the lime It was the only form of merrymak-
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began; and for good reason. The dish *"•
ed to use up eggs and fat which were prohlblted foods during Lent. The custom is
still followed today especially by those "I
German descent.
French colonists introduced Mardi Gras
Into America In 1766. It became popular in
New Orleans, Louisiana, and spread
throughout the Southern Stales Mardi
Gras is a legal holiday In Alabama, Florida,
and In eight parishes, or counties, of Louisiana. Other than the Infamous celebration
In New Orleans are those In Blloxl, Miss.
and Mobile, Alabama.
Street parades begin about two weeks
before Mardi Gras Day. Societies called
Krewes organize and pay for the parades
Comus and Rex are the oldest Krewes and
their members parade In the street in masks
and fancy dress. The parades ore
numerous as there are two nearly '' u ''' v
day for two weeks. The grandest parade
occurs on fat Tuesday full of beautiful floats
and marching bands. It was called the Zulu
Parade this year, as beads anil coins ore
tossed from the floats with the Zulu
jmblcm. Beads are a key part of the Manli
ffiras apparel as literally thousands are
given out during the two-week festivities.
Other themes covered this year Included a
Truckers Parade and a Bacchus Parade.
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pver twelve hours ago and we are In the
midst of a serious snowstorm. We left at
Jjx, and It's seven-thirty now-thlrteen and
a half hours, that's over hall a day. 1 went
to sleep at four and the stars were bright.I
fjgured I'd wake up with a suntan, although
fm no longer Into such vanity. "Sun
bathing" as It Is commonly known, Is relaxing, even enjoyable. Under the right conditions I can get Into sort of a trance, achieve
a feeling of floating, and lose spatial dlmenI' ins. Intense heat from the sun Is needed,
(though sweating Is prohibited. I must lay
n my back, legs and arms spread casually
'Idu, and have blaring music right at my
ad so I don't hear anything but this noise
hal becomes almost Intolerable muzak. It's
|lke audio hypnosis, Eventually I lose a
Il5tlc sense of the size and length of my
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The climax is the sun causing visions under
my relaxed eyelids and a floating feeling.
Otherwise sunbathing Is vanity and a
valuable waste of other fun in the sun activities.
Meanwhile I'm In the middle of a
snowstorm In the middle of Ohio. Ohio?,
you may ask. Yes, well these directions
came from an expert In the trucking field.
The B.F.G. (Big Fucking Trucker) rushed
over to trash our AAA route and save us
three hours. "Yea, west, go west then
south. Take 20 to uh 80 and stay on 80
until you hit Riverfront Stadium and hang a
left there." I voted yes on west to see the
stadium. (And you got to trust a guy who
uses a ballpark as a landmark. Right now
though his name is mud.)
Traffic Is slow! Only the middle lane is
fully clear and It's moving at about 10
m.p.h. That Is only a guess since we are
doing 50 m.p.h. I'm almost afraid to Jinx
A.J. Cloud and ask him how It's handling.
These are my wheels though so I should
ask him to slow down. But the faster we go
the sooner I can float. Hmm. "Hello,
Dad...can you pick me up...oh, uh,
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"Ay, Driver, how's it handling.,,yea 1
know It's a real tank...listen, maybe you
should...no watch It...turn into the
skid...pump It...do somelhln'...no I don't
want to drive...oh, God, NO!!"
So this Is what an Ohio potato field looks
like In the winter. Softer than 1 expected. Is •
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that the highway up there?"
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here," I'm not worried, that kid Is a magi- •
cian with cars. He knows everything about •
them. If he said lay under the wheel I'd do '.
it. Right now I might have to. The wood I
Idea fell short and the car Is a half a foot J
deep. The 'man' said push, so let's push. •
Progress has been slow but its present. •
We're out of the rut and pointed towards I
the road. Personally I don't know if I'll •
make It. My fingers are numb, my sneakers J
are soaked, and I'm covered with mud. I •
look like an alka-seltzer commercial. Thank I
God we brought a girl along. If she wasn't here who would steer? IVn finding this all
hard to believe. 1 mean I gave up a trip to
Pasadena for this. My brother called me up
and said that our flights were ready.
Mardi Gras Is a unique event. It stands
alone from other holidays and/or celebrations of any sort.
The organization of this two week extravaganza is remarkable, As far as trash,
damage, garbage, and general destruction
goes, it Is amazingly negligible. Before,
during, and after each parade a procession
of trucks, police cars, and street sweepers
envelope the parade canal. With sirens
blaring to warn any wanderers, this entourage of public servants was, suck-up,
pick-up, and sweep In anything In its way.
The same procession marches through
Bourbon Street during the evening hours.
At peak partying time thousands of people
get off the street without a word of harrassmen! or complaint. Basically It's get off the
street or die.
This organization transcends into the
realm of safety. Police are all over Bourbon
St. Yet the most common offense during
Mardi Gras is public display of the body
organ (pissing In the street). Whether it is
the nature of the crowds or the police
presence matters not, for peace reigns.
Unlike Halloween and New Year's Eve,
with their reknowned forms of danger, this
celebralion is seemingly danger free. This Is
not documented but not a word of accident
or Injury was heaid by us.Although we did
see five cops beal the living shit out of one
guy. considering the potential for danger
the amount of violence and injury was
pleasingly low.
Unique once again is the insularity of this
party. Except for Biloxi, Mobile, and Paris
tile rust of the planet is in relative dormancy. But even the above three do not
rock'n'roll like the Gras In New Orleans
does lor two weeks. Parades during the
day and Bourbon Street at night; People
come here to enjoy and friendly does not
do the atmosphere justice. This means
drinking, dancing, singing, smoking,
swallowing, and dressing up. Again, unlike
all other costume-oriented occasions, the
Mardi Gras attire has no norm. With
painted faces and beads as a base, the Mardi Gras attendee garbs out-masks, lights,
cloaks, togas, hats, wltc'i-attlrc, sleeze
-attire...In all combinations and ->llh no
patterns.
This all climaxes on Mardi Gras Day--Fat
Tuesday-Shrove Tuesday. On this day
New Orleans comes to a hilt. Nobody
works and everybody watches; the parade
and eachother. On this day the costumes
come out and so do the colors, the entire
city Is Involved.
I appreciated this Involvement fully upon
our departure. We had the lack of brain
power to think that we could leave at
noon...through downtown. Who lives
downtown? Black people. It took us two
hours to go the final quarter mile. I've
always had an affinity for the negro race so
I enjoyed this. The parade was gone but
thousands lingered. Most were either
drinking or dancing (or calling us honkles).
Without sounding like a bleeding-heart
liberal, 1 though this was a cool way lo
leave Mardi Gras.
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A Memorable Trace
K
ate Nelllgan has established
herself as a quality actress with
such critically acclaimed performances as Theresa Racquln (PBS) and Eye
o/ Ihe Needle. Her reputation is further
enhanced by her dynamic performance In
20th Century Fox's Without A Trace.
Nelllgan plays Susan Selky, a Columbia
University English professor whose life Is
drastically changed with the disappearance
of her six-year-old son. This Is no ordinary
woman character. Susan Selky Is Intelligent, witty, and determined to hold on
10 her hopes. She Is a modern heroine.
Megan Gray Taylor
-Judd Hlrsch. who won an academy
his feelings, a rare and convincing quality.
A credit to the director and screenwriter Is
that they give us enough insight Into
Menettl to make him a full person, not a
one-dimensional stereo-type.
It Is also Interesting, that for once, Ihe
police are not portrayed as guns-ablazlng
cowboys, rather there is a real sense of the
kind of police work involved In this kind of
nvestlgatlon. As Nelllgan's friend Jocelyn
(played by Stockard Channlng) points out,
"All they do Is run around with pencils and
notepads asking questions." Channlng's
performance is a bit too glib, for a good
'riend, and It was difficult to tell If Ihe script
was written that way, or her facial expressions exaggerated the effect,
wo recent developments in the
newspaper business had me
entertaining a thought or t w o ,
about the nature of this column. Unfortunately, the thoughts were barely amused,
and left before the second act. (Sorry, but
I've been reading a lot of S.J. Perelman
lately.) The first development was that of
the Knickerbocker News's Campus Edition,
copies of which appeared In campus
machines at the beginning of the semester,
and, from the look of things, haven't gone
anywhere since. The campus Kniclc Is really the old Knlck in chic clothing, Including a
snazzy colored banner on page one and an
"On Campus" section on page five. That's
where you'll find an events calendar,
round-ups of local college activity by student Journalists, and from five to ten campus related articles,
Although Nelllgan and Hlrsch are the
Backbone of this film there are fine performances by David Dukes {Winds 0/ War) as
Selky's estranged husband, who, among
others. Is suspected of the abduction.
Daniel Bryan Corklll plays young Alex
Selky, a precious child, well cast to elicit
sympathy,
Alex Selky sel oil for school one day.
and does nut come back. It Is no ouiin.iiv
move on the pari of his mother to let him
walk alone, rather a reasonable step
toward maturity fot this bright little boy. It
could happen to anyone, hut It happens to
Susan Selky
Without A Trace marks produce!
Stanley Jaffe's (Kramer vs. Kramer) directorial debut
l i e succeeds In drawing
Susan in shades, not primary colors, and
the film, rather than being an emotional
lear-Jerket Is a credible portrait of one
woman's courage in the face of overwhelming odds. The screenplay was
adapted by Beth Gutcheon, from her
hook. Stiff Missing. Gutcheon credits her
leading of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 5/ tour
0/ Gold. Hour 0/ Lead, with considerable
Inspiration. There Is a gripping sense of
reality throughout this dim, adding lo Its
success.
Andy Carroll: Notes From Underground
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award nomination for his role its the
psychiatrist In Ordlnaru People, plays the
sensitive and compassionate Detective Al
Menetll, who is assigned to investigate the
disappearance of young Alex. Hlrsch's
character Is pulled into the drama of the
situation by the realization that It could
have just as easily been one of his kids, and
the actor's 'everyman' quality draws us In
loo. Hlrsch Is able lo let his audience Inside
The second development was an article
In Sunday's Parade magazine: Hank Whittemore's assessment of today's college
students. Arrested development is more
like it, as Whittemore's article added little to
a growing list of articles and editorials
which have conceded that ratiier than being Ihe apathetic, career-oriented tools
they appear to be, today's college students
may be, more than ever, "aware, realistic,
and filled with Idealism." Twenty years
afler his own graduation, Whltlemore
returned to the campus of his alma mater
— Notre Dame — and there found
students "pragmatically idealistic." dealing
positively with questions of race and sex,
debating an admirable diversity of Issues,
and facing economic realities much earlier
lhan the students of the '60s had to.
Jaffe lakes an almost documentary approach to filming Ihe events lending up to
the child's disappearance, and this cleancut approach keeps this film crisp
throughout. Jack Nllsche's music, as usual.
Is subtle but effective.
Without A Trace, like Sophie's Choice,
shows that there are still strong roles for
women, that a woman does not have to (all
apart, or lean on a man, to be the focus of
a film. These are good roles, not portraits
of mindless sex objects,
Jaffe shines In his new role as director,
Nelllgan flashes In her best role to date, and
Hlrsch reflects an honesty that seems to Inhabit all his characters. Well worth
seeing.
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Although heavy on cliches and "so what
else is new" generalizations ("There has
been a return to fraternities and
sororities. . .and general partying is again a
big part of college life."), Whittemore's was
pleasant enough piece, and probably an
Influential one: market studies have shown
that every single person In the U.S. who
doesn't get the Sunday Times reads Parade
from cover to cover. Of course that's not
Pulling Rank
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ank and File is another group
benefiting from the "Urban
Cowboy" popularity of country
music, Artists like Willie Nelson, Emmy
Lou Harris and Kenny Rogers have
secured a place on top 40 stations while
groups like Alabama are sweeping not only
the Country Western awards but a
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Graminles.
Both Whittemore's article and the campus Knlck are fairly positive contributions
about and for today's 10.5 million
undergrads, and probably Indicative of a
growing acceptance by establishment
editors that today's college students are as
newsworthy as their '60s counterparts.
Which brings me back to those thoughts of
mine: if college news Is movinq back on to
the news pages (as opposed to the sports
pages, where it never moved off), then
day's college student. First of all, I'm afraid
the task might be a limited (and limiting)
one. God forbid no one publishes an article
about an undergrad one week, or that I
want to review Cheers when my column
has a logo like "The University Press" (catchy, no?).
So we'll leave things as is for a while,
with a promise that we'll keep our eyes
open for what's being written about us and
by whom. In the meantime, we'll keep trying lo entertain as many readers, and
thoughts, as possible.
State-wide coverage of the budget battle and nationwide coverage of student-activism are just two
examples of college concerns in the media, and likely
subjects for close scrutiny. Even recent complaints
about S.A.'s Student Voice would be fodder for a
column.
maybe that very press coverage needs to
be examined, quite possibly on a weekly
basis. My obvious Inspiration Is Alexander
Cockburn's "Press Clips" column In the
Village Voice. Cockbum is a rather snotty
Brltlsh-borri leftist who keeps weekly tabs
on doings at the major and not-so- major
news factories, and relishes one rival's
description of his work as setting "a new
standard of gutter journalism In this country." (In that case, a similar column might
fit In well with Ihe rest of tills newspaper, a
lot of you student government lypes are
probably thinking.} Statewide coverage of
the budget battle and nation-wide coverage
of student activism are just two examples of
college concerns in the media, and likely
subjects for close scrutiny, liven recent
complaints about S.A.'s Student Voice
would be fodder for a column.
But I'm reluctant to commit myself to 0
column dedicated to press coverage of to-
Certalnly college-related is the praise
which continues to be sung for adjunct professor and novelist William Kennedy's
Albany cycle, The Bookof-the Month
Club has expressed interest, while the
Village Voice lists botli Legs and Ironweed
among the top ten sellers in select New
York City bookstores. Mark Caldwell's
February H review was typical in describing
Kennedy's writing as "carving unforgettable
moments from what at first seems Ihe irredeemiably trivial." But it deserves mention here for ils delightful description of
Albany, which in turn deserves to be
reprinted In full:
"Albany has been around since ](>()'). WIILMI
Henry Hudson bypassed Mnnhallon I D plant a
fur-trading post there. It's been run by the
Dutch, the English, a n d Ihe Irish, Inhabited b y
Irappors, Indians, soldiers, burglars, farmers,
canal workers, And bureaucrats
It's k n o w n
every f o r m of government from Virtual llofdom
under the Dutch palroons to an old-fashioned
and still surviving ward-heeling Democratic
machine {maybe not all that m u c h difference).
"Albany has always been a city turned In on
itself, largely indifferent to the rest of Ihe country, a n d not seriously Intimidated even by the
nearness of New York, Most small cities pride
themselves on their d o w n - h o m e friendliness;
compared with the civic rudeness Albanians
cultivate, ihe Fulton Fish market exudes
Southern charm. Other state capitals boast o l
clean streets a n d parks designed by child
psychologists Albany specializes In filthy bars
and Herculean whores, like the Immortal Terrl
Towne ol my y o u t h , w h o , In a famous wrestling
match, pinned not one but simultaneously t w o
members of my high school football team to the
floor of a tavern -cum-brothel o n Green Street
Rise where, link* old ladles wear flowered print
dresses: in Albany they wear athletic socks, a
custom still current the last time I visited. T h e
local accent Is a vile dead-end sneer ("Albany,"
for instance, is said " A w b n y " — just try to pronounce lhat wiili a winning smile).
" S o w h y would William Kennedy want to
Wrltfl aboul such a grotesque place, and not just
In one novel but in ,1 cycle of throe?"
Not related to college at all Is the saga of
boxing heavyweight and bouncer Randall
"Tex" Cobb, who survived a 15-round
heating by l.arry Holmes last November.
Cobb was vacationing In New Zealand. Ihe
New York Times reported Wednesday,
when the vehicle lie was driving overturned on a gravel road, His fiance's description of Ihe accident only proves how silly all
the debate about safety precautions In boxlug Is: "Randall's head hit the road, the
windshield and the roof before It
disintegrated. .But when we got to Ihe
hospital, they asked him how long he was
unconscious, He was never out; lie wasn't
even dizzy,"
Boy. can lhat man take a blow to the
head! His fiance didn't mention, however.
Ihe fine work by the New Zealand medical
team which pieced Cobb's disintegrated
head back together.
Arlie's Story A Success
W
ho and where are America's
women playwrights? Al this moment, the work of one of
America's finest can be seen at the University Lab Theatre: Marsha Norman's Getting
Out. The play, which has won critical acvdalm nation wide, Is the story of Arlene
': and Arlle, one person at two different times
•of her life. Arlene returns lo a rundown
I apartment after serving 8 years In prison for
everything from prostitution lo murder.
I Juxtaposed to tire events of now, are the
events of her past, her childhood horrors,
her prison days, represented by the pertsona of Arlie.
Gail Merrell
Manhattan's Lone Star Cafe (which
opened in l l J77) paved the way for other
specialty clubs and gave the sound air play
with lis weekly radio show broadcast to li(K)
stations. These clubs have become so
popular that it's not uncommon to find .1
local place to learn Ihe Texas Two Step,
tiie Cotlon-Kyed Joe, the Tex.is Polka or
the Cowboy Waltz. Country has come to
include country, traditional, siring band,
blue-grass, blues, r o c k a b i l l y , New
Qrlean's Rhythm and Blues, jusl about all
(arms of American music.
The secret to country's cross-over success has a lot lo do with Willie Nelson. The
music became acceptable when Willie.
Waylon Jennings and the whole Texasbased outlaw movement took off In Ihe
mid-70's. That's because Willie, that
lovably wiercl hippie, has always been playing a combinotln of country and folk-rock.
His albums don't bring country to the poprock audience, he takes the audience back
to the country. And while Willie does this
In the realm of the pop culture. Rank and
File are working the other side of the high
way. taking country to the pop sub-culture.
true, but Parade's circulation Is gargantuan.
and it does serve as a fairly accurate mirror
of middle American ideas and concerns.
Megan Gray Taylor
Rank and File, Four Beach Boys playing in the country.
from Iwangy and fluent a la Buddy Holly,
to mean, plckln', you-lhlnk-lt's-a-banjobut-it's-not riffs, Meanwhile, the vocals are
smooth Everly Brothers harmonies. Chip
Don't be fooled by Rank and File's IdenKtnman's tenor and brother Tony's yodel
tification here. They are not a run of the
mill country band, They play a patchwork 1 equipped baritone lighten up that heavy,
boring rhythm. Chip's got a great pop
quilt of country-weslern/honky-lonk/popvoice while Tony goes low enough to meet
rock music tightly woven with a bright
Johnny Cash's drawl, but understandably
sense of humour. Rank and File's
lacks Johnny's kingly quality. The band's
allegiance lo the country-western sound Is
range of appeal Is so broad that they've
evidenced by their adopted Austin, Texas
been able to open for a variely of groups,
home. On their debut album "Sundown",
from roots rockers like The Wasters to the
rhythm-heavy strains sneak their way
new-wave triballsts Bow Wow Wow.
through the album and are undoubtedly
the fall-out from the Rank's service In the
Nuns and the Oils, two California punk
The lyrics aren't your typical country
bands. Meanwhile the distorted, Sex-Pitols
fodder, In "I Went Walking", Tony Klnman
type rhythm maintains a galloping beat
Is stroljlng through St. Marks Place when
throughout the album. The guitars range
he should be kicking tumbleweeds In
Arizona. In "Amanda Ruth", Chip is late
for his date, then takqs her to a reggae club
where he "couldn't wipe the white off of
(his) feet." In "The Conductor Wore
Black", the Klnmans satirize the usual
ridln'-on-this-here-train-bound-forwherever songs.. All of the typical people
are aboard: a general, the brakeman, 0
family man and his kin. But there's a twist
to the plot, this train is bound (or hell.
These boys play with a stacked deck, but
who cares If they're cheating. They take an
old sound and update It with 1980 lyrics,
giving many of these songs a welcome face
lift.
Rank and File's self-titled song Is by far
the pick of the litter. It kicks off with a few
seconds worth of "Dixie", and rolls Into
mouth-spitting singing that's faster than
most hardcore screamers are capable of
emitting. The song Is like a train ride; It
chugs along at an even pace, gets faster
(and punkler), then suddenly slows down,
presumably to let a cow cross the tracks. As
we occelerate, a harmonica mimics the
sound of a train whistle; it seems to get
nearer and nearer, then suddenly fades off
Into the distance, And on boord Is a sixties
pop band who fills In the sound whenever
Ihe noise from the engine begins to wane.
Although "Sundown" has diversity,
humour and style, the one thing it hasn't
got Is the power to entertain us for two full
sides. Half of Ihe songs are loo long and
the lyrics don't maintain their enthusiasm. I
think the Ranks sum it up very well when
they say you "can't fry a chicken In a
microwave range."
Q
&
We meet the guards and prison officials
with whom Arlle waged a running battle;
her unfeeling mother; the pimp ex-lover;
the prison guard who wants her, .and
Arlene's new found friend, Ruby. The contrast of past and present Is brought to life by
two actresses portraying Arlle and Arlene,
often on stage at the same time. This is not
an optomlstic 'getting out,' there are no
guarantees, and the temptations to return
to the old way of life are always present.
The PAC's production showcases the
most talented young actress I have ever
seen cross their boards. Leesa Markbreiter
plays Arlie, the tormented, violent, scared,
and strong-willed essence of Arlene's past,
Her performance commanded attention
| from her first appearance til the fade-out.
The role requires a convincing portrayal of
a child of len or eleven, sexually abused by
her father, denied affection from her
mother, as well as the hard-assed 25 or 26
year old Arlle as she was In prison, ready to
kill anyone who crossed her. Markbreiter
seemed fully In command of all these
aspects, and her rapid shift of mood and
age was flawless. She Is a sophomore
theatre ma)or In her first major role, and I
am more than convinced she will be a
familiar face very quickly.
1
The role of Arlene Is played by Mary
Llbcrtuccl a senior who has been seen In
such PAC productions as Bernardo Alba,
and The Bakkhal. Llbertuccl had some of
her strongest moments In the second act,
when she left behind a jerky and rather
constrained pattern of movement, and
really got Into her role. Her monologue In
which she recounts Ihe 'killing of Arlle' was
an Incredibly moving moment played
beautifully off Sandra Sloane as the new
friend Ruby.
Arlene Is escorted to her new 'home' by
a former prison guard, Bennle, played by
Clifford Amnion. The role requires just
enough mix of vicious pig and genuine
emotion to make him threatening and yet
sympathetic. Like Llbertuccl, Amnion's
strongest moments came In the second act
when the more emotional side of the
character comes out. Ammon, a veteran of
off-Broadway and Ihe New Y o r k
Shakespeare Festival, was well in command of the role.
This play offers excellent supporting performances by Barbara Harris as the doctor,
and Mark Normandln as Ihe escapedconvlct, ex-lover, pimp, Carl. Normandln
succeeds In making you really hate this
character, although at times, his gesturing
is a bit overblown. Sandra Sloan, as Ruby,
has a naturalism on stage many veterans
would envy. Lorl Kohn plays Arlene's
mother. Unfortunately, Kohn's performance lacks subtllity. She Is continually al a
high pitch antagonism with Arlene giving
no depth to the character and subsequently
weakening Arlle's reminiscences.
Getting Out Is directed by Jerome
Hanley, a member of the Theatre Department since 1966. This superb play and alnt
of natural talent within the theatre community gave him alot to work with and he
has clearly taken advantage of II. The set
and lighting were designed by Robert Donnelly, also a member of the Theatre
Department faculty. The set design Is
critical to the smooth How of the play's ac-
tion, permitting easy transition from past to
present, while allowing the audience to
focus on one scene at a time without
distraction. This was fully accomplished, I
was often unaware of the continued
presence of Arlle, because lighting and set
led my attention so completely lo the 'present' with Arlene,
Arlene Is a woman struggling (or her life
against Incredible odds. Her story Is told
with honesty and compassion. We have no
choice put to empathize with her as she sits
huddled on the floor eating pickle loaf,
unable to see beyond the moment.
This outstanding PAC production
should not be missed. As part of the
Women In American Theater Conference,
It Is an excellent example of the new
ground broken by American Women
playwrights. Marsha Norman has won
several awards (or her playwrltlng, and this
play will show you why.
Also of note, this Saturday (February
26th) in Ihe PAC Recital Hall, there will be
a Faculty Showcase Concert. The concert
will feature many SUNYA faculty Including
Randall Ellis (oboe), lrvln Gllman (flute),
Marjorle Hartzell (harp), all members of the
Albany Symphony, as well as such familiar
laces as Flndlay Cockrell (harpsichord) and
David Janower conducting. The members
of Albany Pro Muslca will also participate.
The concert Is free to SUNYA students
with ID,
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tk vision
Ellen Mcllwaine Keeps Fighting
Z
t seems that Ellen Mcllwaine is
not your ordinary U.S. citizen. It
began at a young age — she
B spent 15 of her first 17 years in Japan
when- her parents were missionaries, She
"
has spent the last IS years in the music
'' busmess
I
As a musician she has played all over the
9 coin th as well as Canada and Australia
S Jim llendrlx asked to sit in with her at a
3 On; nwich Village club In the iiud-60's. At
tlnu s she has called Atlanta, Montreal and
Woodstock her home. After spending the
last seven years in Atlanta, Ellen recently
moved to Connetlcut and has plans to
h /• >t if,' in
Manhattan
Wayne Peereboom
She also has seven albums to her credit
I!uit- uf the more popular ones were
recorded on Polydor, a major label
Hi 'cased m 1982. her latest. Everybody
Needs It. won the National Independent
Record Distributer's Award (oi best album
oj the yea) Produced by Mcllwaine, the
album includes lack Bruce on bass
However, the album was released on a
small mul western
label.
Wind
Pig
Records, which hasn't been able to put big
promotion money behind it
to play?
It was on the circuit — <I,B, Scotts
When did you first play here''
I don't remember It was a long lime ago,
How much are you planning to play
around the northeast?
I plan to live here and I plan to start taking
over my career, publicising my dates and
hooking up with influential people.
06 \fou hope to be playing outside of the
northeast also '
Yea, I don't waul to slop doing that I'd like
to expand a little I'd like to play Europe
l)o you have u plan right now of what
you a ant to do career-wise?
I'd like to do Manhattan and be available to
do voice overs
which would be a departure fm me Maybe do some radio. 1 want
f,
to '] i Into slltiny in with some jazz people
people like .lames Blood Ulnwr, C h i n ,
I Hv.lman people th.it I admire.
Votceovers?
Like foi cartoons or commercials. Doing
the voice of a character.
Have
you done
that
before?
No
Do you have any hopes for more
popularity?
I'd like to make a living doing this the rest of
my life.
So your main concern is to make a living?
Yes and to play what I want to play and to
keep my integrity intact
/ lave you seen a lot oj problems being a
woman guitarist, .singer'''
You don't get any encnuinyement to do it.
You're largely Ignored by the people in the
industry Audiences like it but the people In
the industry have a problem with It. They
have a problem rlghl now I.Ike any other
Industry thai becomes a big bureaucrac ,
they jusl mutate each other and don't innovate The few who dp Innovate make
enough money to where they don't have to
work anymore Once ihey don't need to.
they don't stay In contact wilh what's new.
what's happening. And women in rock-n*
roll get no encouragement unless they lake
their clothes off 01 buzz saw guitars, I want
equal lights. I mean why shouldn't IV You
get Ignored by the guys around companies.
MM
Mcllwaine has nut experienced the srni
dam that many nf hei musical peers have
met Anyone who has seen bet perform
howevei will testify that this is not dm toa
lut k of talent
Usually backed up by only bass and
drums she plays some mean rock blues
orientated -slide guitar Being self-taught,
hei playing finm is somewhat unumventional This Is topped off with waiting vocals
which, m her words, "are not very polite
f'his interview a as done while Ellen was
held ovei m Albany en route to Montreal
where she a as playing a six night stand
Two
nights
earlier
she
had
played
to
a
Have eon done fours with other bands?
I've done regional spots with people like
David Cu
ih.
Ilu-is
I
.(.in'i think of Ihem
Have you spent a lot of time do
things or fs it something that happt
tionalk'1
Only nccflllonatly Mostly I do my
(ii
Why did you move bat k north '
Because ihi ire's really no work down soutl
and becaus 3 Atlanta I love It down then
but H's very hard foi a woman to live in lh<
iouth Ihe *ay I am anyway, oulspokei
and not having a south
I'I
a southern belle so Its not veryeasv foi me
Bui i f , an Isolated city ["here's no work
down there I'm known mui h bettei up
here
What originally brought you to Albany
Von don'l feel you'lie yol the respect for
what you are?
Do you? I'm on Blind I'lg records. I'm 1
on Columbia I believe I've been ignored by
Ihe music Industry Don'l you think more
people would have heard of me If I hadn't
been?
Let's say lommorrov) you got the Idea
you want to go out and try and make an
album and try and make a million dollars,
and have everybody know you mime, and
record the had of songs that would get
airplay on top commercial stations. .
If I wanted to do lechno-pop I'd have lo
change my name, because there'd be alot
of people who would hi mad because I did
lechno-pop, And there would be alot of
iildn'l ll<
1 Ihe album in
people wl
Ihe (irsl pi
it h.
II.
for a major
Do yoi
any del
label?
I'll like In have access lo the funds thai a
major label has. But I have no desire lo be
castrated, and that's what they do lo you.
Do you have <my Involvement u'lfli the
t 'hlcago blues scene''
Well I played with ,1 lot of those guys. I
ended up on the blues circil. Before folk
places widened their horizons, they only
allowed accoustic music. I usually ended
up playing the blues clrcit cause II III me
better per se.
packed house at a local club
I found her to be as honest as she was
outspoken.
When you started playing quitar. did
you play it try get jobs • accompanlng your
singing ~'
I didn'l think about getting jobs. I just
bought a yuit.ir Two weeks later I went
down and s;it in and got a Job There was a
circil of clubs that hired our type of entertainment and you played one and you got
.i reputation and you played another. If
they heard about you and they heard you
were good then they hired you.
/ low did yc(t get started recording?
When I was playing in New York they used
to have deals where a producer would sign
and get an advance (rom a record company and then sign groups and put out five
different albums by five different groups
under the name of his production company. That happened to me in '68 when
we made the album called Hear Itself, produced by Tom Wilson. He also produced
Bob Dylan. Mothers of Invention and
others. The Polyflor albums happened
because producer Neil Segel saw me and
tried to convince the label that he would
like to produce albums by me. The Real
Ellen Mcllwaine was on a small label I had
.i little more say over it cause the bass
player was the producer. Then came the
Blind Pig alburn, Everybody Needs It. My
manager at the time raised the money and I
did ii my way So It's happened several different ways to me.
Women are secretaries and men run the
companies.
Do you feel like there's any kind oj
movement toward women - Pat Behetar.
Chrissie llynde?
No.
Is freedom to produce or chose your
own producer very Important to you?
I produce. I mil, believe II or not', a producer. I produced my last album. I even
won an award for It. Even you would say
' . to chose your own producer...' I am a
producer I don'l know how long, how
loud I have lo say il but I am. It's nol Ihe
rlghl 10 chose It's Ihe respect (or what I
already am
Was the blues circuit where you met Jlml
llendrix?
I didn't meet him until I came to New York.
What sorts of things did you play when
you played witli hint?
I just played blues piano and sang. Ritchie
Havens played trap drums,lie didn't do a
lot of gyrations or crazy stuff. He jusl sal on
a stool. I think probably I'm the only
woman he ever played wilh - I don'l think
he knew what lo do with a woman on Ihe
stage (laughs).
Photograph by Leslie Fratkin
Are you thinking of doing that as a way
of living?
No. It's just something I'd like to do. I have
no Intention pf slopping what I'm doing.
Are you going to go on playing music indefinately?
I hope so I'd like to do this as long as I can.
You've been in the business 18 years.
Over that time you still get the 'thrill'out of
playing?
I love playing music better than anything. If
1 didn't love il that much I wouldn't be able
to do it all this time. It's a hassle. One hassle after another and a lot of bashing your
ego around and a lot of workin' to keep
your attitude together and reach oul to
people
Do you fuel that you've always played
what von wanted fo play?
Yes.
Over
lime
in terms
of popularity,
do
you
see yourself as a cult type figure?
Sine I think popularity is diiei tly related to
promotion and I've never been promoted
K that because of the type of music you
play '
I don't know why it is.
You don't see any reason In particular.,
II ynn look ,ii who is running the record In
duslry, I see reasdns I think part of Ihe
reason Is you have to sell someone In order
for.themlosellyou I have been obscure I
have not been on Ihe scene [01 many
yens I've lived down south
// was more Important foi you to Hue in
that area than Ire to
I suppose I prefered lo do it smaller al Ihe
lime I don'l think I could've handled livlny
in Manhattan.
You don't get taken seriously. It's just like
anything else. II a woman ran lor president, she'd largely be Ignored or not taken
seriously.
Being a woman, you don V think being a
woman has had any efject on your relationships among musicians?
No. But your career is not made by other
musicians. It's made by people who run the
record companies.
Do you think it comes more/rom playing
guitar than from singing because women
are more accepted as singers?
I think its the whole package. In my case.
I'm not pdlte. I'm not litlle, I'm nol a tiny
little person. There's Bonnie Bramlel.
There's more of us around than you think.
Being a guilar player dosen't make II any
belter. II you go in and Iry lo talk to them,
t h i y don't want you to do youi sluff. They
want you i>, do Linda Ronstal cover limes.
II von don'l do thai, limy won't sign you.
Ihi'V w.nii Imitation They want people lo
Imitate olhet people
D " you feel 1/ you were a male urllst.
r/nT 'd accept you?
N I L il
I want V<HI in imitate olhei 1
pie an
HI. H e e l 1
niir
red hv Ihi l.lllsll'
Igget
thai
ig
id she
iy an play Pheot Snow
doesn't gel
rplay Janlis I a n il is'l gel
any alrplas K11 k a l.ee Joi'it's doesn't ge
.my airplay die
two albums am
then Ihey dro
hat's he Industry am
nol Ihe public Sit ilu
ml watch MTV
I hero iiru two wome
MTV - Joai
Jell and Pal Benatat
tin
I in
I thousands of men on there. Just like
Horn much did you play with him?
On and off for about a month, hie was in
the village scene in and out for about a
month. I remember him telling me that he
felt guilty that Ihey (production company)
only wanted him and not his whole group
lo go to England wilh him. He was very
shy. Very withdrawn. The only way Jlml
communicated was through music. The
main way you communicated wilh him was
through music. He never put anybody
down. He always listened lo everything
avidly and was a very polite guy. Nothing
else was real lo him bul music. He was very
nice to me. I don't think he would have
Irealed anybody badly.
But he got treated badly sometimes I
understand.
I don't think anybody really understood
him. They just ran him around and Ihe
management he was wilh was nol particularly ethical. I think. They jusl ran Ihe
pants off of him and made as much money
as Ihey could. 1 think his reaction was like
the stuff he did onstage - selling his guilar
on lire and going crazy and bashing II
around Instead of inlaying Ihe way he really
could play I don't know, maybe I project
too much Jlml was nol lhat man that
humped guitars onstage and sluff. That
wasn't Jlml Hendrls
I would like lo say one more thing about
II, though Right now they're trying lo put
up .1 memorial foi him in Seattle, his home
town And ihe 1 Hy of Seattle is saying "no
way, he was ,1 druggie and real messed up
and a wlerdo I Id nevei did anything lor
Seattle " I think that's disgraceful I moan
ihey won't even declare Martin I.iithn
King's birthday ,1 national holiday, Things
aren'l dong real well In this country In a lot
ol ways.
j1
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Take a tough stand
To the Editor:
First, tuition was being raised $250. Wc were rewarded with
proposed faculty cuts o f 13.7%. Then, to avoid the faculty
cuts, on Friday, February I I , it was reported that a differential tuition plan was proposed. This would mean an
additional tuition hike o f $250. Only two business days
later (Tuesday, February 15) the University Council passed
this plan (overwhelmingly 8-2). Our reward, a new threat,
that o f the possible closing o f one or more campuses.
On a non-academic level, this year, to offset the rising
costs o f the University Bus System, it became required to
present University ID's in order to ride the bus. Our
reward, the potential closing o f the Wellington route.
One o f the most favored positions among sonic trustees
and other politicians is thai we must either raise tuition and
other lees oi make cuts. The unfortunate note is thai when
there are cuts, they say it's to avoid tuition hikes and when
tuition is increased It's to avoid cuts. One or the other
miglil very well be accepted, hut certainly not both.
The
reputation
ol
SUNY
and spcclflcallj
SUNY
al
Albany has been gradually Improving, Perhaps the governing bodies are attempting to disguise the slashes to SUNY's
academic department with higher rates. Perhaps they feel
that people will naturally assume that highci ices mean heller education. Perhaps, but sadly enough, this is not the
case.
What is needed are mote people like SASU President Jim
Tlerney. People who will lake a tough stand.We niusl show
that we are not going to lie down and pay more and more
for less and less. I f more people like Tierney take Ibis "he's
going to have to twist and break our arms" altitude, maybe
the increasing fees will he the result o f improved education
instead o f being the result o f the opposite.
—Michael lliiller
Supporting ourselves
To the Editor:
I have lived through two years o f bleeding heart liberal
garbage here al S U N Y A and would like to express a view.
I am sickened every time I read o f cries and screams
about tuition Increases in the ASP. Who arc we to ask the
working people o f New York State (and the country) to
support our educations with government subsidies?
Whatever happened to hard work and resourcefulness?
What is so terrible about working your way through college
if you cannot readily afford it? Wc arc all young, generally
mobile and reasonably intelligent (wc were accepted to
S U N Y A , weren't wc?). So what is wrong with supporting
ourselves?
Hy expecting Financial assistance wc certainly aren't helping the slate and federal deficits and, goddamnil, wc are
creating our own deficits before we even get started in life
( I ' m referring to student loans)!
This practice o f financial aid and subsidies lias made us
complacent and soft. I f mom and dad can't afford lo send
us to college, we just fall back on Uncle Sam.
I can't understand why a machinist in Little Rock,
Arkansas has l o pay for your chemistry class while he is
struggling to make a living for her/him self and her/his
family. When I graduale, 1 certainly don't want to support
some freshman at U C L A with my taxes!
The real kicker thai prompted me to write this letter is the
fact that I sec so much waste on this campus due to
students! There is vandalism, theft, and cheating all over. I
have seen so many broken windows, mutilated furniture,
and holes kicked in the wall thai I feel I'm in grammar
school. In terms o f Ihefl, UAS must have stocked the kitchens and dorms o f half o f the student body at one time or
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another. Finally, I really do believe cheating is the greatest
rip-off. I've seen it Innumerable times in classes ranging
from 300 person LCs to fifteen person discussions. There is
no honor system here at Albany and I would hate to have to
tell that machinist i n Arkansas that he just paid for your
organic chem class so that you could steal the final and
cheat with your friends.
—David Hcrza
Playing games
To the Editor:
On behalf o f the Y A A (Yahtzee Association o f
America), I would like to respond lo Mr. Slcrn's article " A
Mailer o f Taste" dealing with the Yahtzee championship
thai appeared in the February IS edition.
Mr, Stem stands correct in tiiis is not actually the first
Yalii/ec Championship, The first tournament was held in
the spring of 1981, on the seventh floor o f Dutch Quad,
and at the tournaments end, M i . Karika did emerge victorious.
Ii is also true thai M r . O'Connoi and myself (seeded 1st
and 2nd respectively at the tournaments beginning) were
eliminated in the early rounds, Wc do however resent M r .
Stone's comment " W h o did they heat to play in the championship." l o the dismay of the Y A A , enthusiasm In
Yahtzee declined after the tournament, Mr. O'Connor and
myself (the two ranking officials o f the Y A A ) , decided l o
rekindle the fire and in doing so, defeated everyone in out
path, During the season, the Y A A discovered a prodigy,
DSM, who was cordially Invited lo participate in the games,
Answering M i . Stone's question, that's who wc beat;
everyone (the names o f the defeated have been withheld to
protect the innocent), Hardly scandalous, M r . Stone.
As for the Y A A , 1 would like to remind M r . Stern that
Mr. O'Connor and myself are the only two officers in Y A A
history, Wc arc the founding fathers o f the Y A A . M r .
Stern, I don't know who your sources are, but no
disciplinary action will be taken.
I would also like to inform M r . Stern, that falsifying
credentials ( M r . Siem Is not, never was, and probably never
will be, a spokesman for the Y A A ) is a federal Yahtzee offense subject to banishment.
On behalf o f the three participants, we highly resent being referred lo as "rebels. " I suggest M r . Stern research
the definition o f the word slander.
In closing, I would like to apologize lo M r . Karika for
any injustices. Certainly, there was none intended In all
fairness to you M r . Karika, the Y A A cordially ins.tes you
lo compete against the winner o f the lourament. Let the
games continue.
—RUG
Outraged complaint
To the Editor:
1 read the article about Jeff Fromm with greal interest: 1
finished the article with disgust.
I don't really know Jeff Fromm. Sure, I say hello lo him
whenever I'm in the SA offices, however, his capabilities,
personality, attitudes, and opinions are foreign to me. This
letter is neither an assault nor a defense o f the SA chair.
Rather ii is an outraged complaint from one who is close
to the editors o f the ASP and once held the publication in a
higher regard than at ihis moment. My reference is to the
sensationalist manner the ASP handled a news feature (a
distinction made by the ASP) making allegations demeaning Chairman Fromm's and Central Council's competency.
The distinction between an article and a feature is an important one. Members o f the ASP informed mc that a news
feature is distinguished as an interpretation o f events in the
eye o f the reporter, usually topical in nature.
It is obvious that the interpretation of the rash o f resigna-
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tlons from Central Council was that Chairman Jeff Fromm
was causing them to leave,
M y questions arc these: 1) Why is a writer's interpretation and not hard news given the most desirable spot in the
newspaper, front page center, above the fold? 2) Although
I'm sure M r . Ncco and M r . Nelson meant what they said
and honestly felt i t , it is the j o b o f the ASP to give us the
relationship between these two and Fromm, along with Insight into their council record and behavior. Once again,
not that Ncco and Nelson are unreliable, but it's the ASP's
j o b to place their quotes in proper context. Why weren't
their quotes challenged? 3) Furthermore, why doesn't the
ASP make mention of Ihe fact that almost all SA organizations have high turnovers in staff? I'm sure they don't have
lo look very far lo find one. Doesn't it seem obvious thai
those people who quit un organization have worse things to
say about management than those who stay? The thought
of those who are disgruntled should he offset by those who
aren't. Why weren't the remaining council members interviewed by the ASP if insights into the situation were
desired? 4) Why are Ihe number of quotes attributed to the
defense of Fromm and SA overwhelmed with ihosc
detrimental?
In the first thirteen paragraphs two arc
quotes in statements defending Fromm. I have no
answers in these questions. I don'i know win Fromm's picture was placed in such a large and promincni way on the
from page nest t o n damaging quote. Part o f the parody the
ASP tan so successfully last A p i i l Fool's regarding thesesationalisni of the New ^ ork Posl dealt with misleading
headlines and quotes taken out of context. Whai is ihe difference between that and placing Ihe picture o f ihe individual in question next lo a damaging quote from an
adversary who was just giving his opinion, when any
number o f quotes could have been used?
Once again, 1 have no answers l o these questions,
However, there is one tiling that sticks in my mind. I seem
lo remember an ASP editorial criticizing Fromm's ability as
Central Council Chair, most notably his knowledge of Ihe
law, which were met with anger from Fromm. I certainly
hope Ihe answer lo my questions don't lie in this conflictsomebody's life is too valuable to play with.
—Joseph i'rclln
Full recognition
To the Editor!
By nov , most people should be aware that February has
been designated us Black History M o n t h . That a specific
period of lime has lo be set aside for such an observance,
demonstrates how far Black people have l o go before obtaining full recognition for their contributions to mankind.
Contrary lo what is written in many history books, and
what unfortunately is still believed by too many people, the
history o f Blacks in ihis world goes far beyond the first contact with Africans by Ihe Europeans. Little is ever said o f
Ihe Empires o f Ghana, Mali, Benin or o f Ihe ancient city
state o f Zimbabwe; all o f which flourished at a lime when
Europe was at the end o f its dark ages.
Ancient African contributions to human life are extensive. They touched on jusl about all facets o f our lives and
ranged from the arts through the sciences. Interestingly,
while Ihe artisans o f Western Africa were casting bronze
and formulating the "Lost Wax Process" (which is still Ihe
accepted way of casting sculptures), European artisans
knew o f no such skill. In Northern Africa, which is now
known as Egypt, Imhoicp diagnosed and treated diseases
2,000 years before the Greek Hippocrates was born. Yet
Hippocrates is credited as being the father o f modern
medicine. II is ironic thai the word "hypocraey" originates
from his name.
Black history month however, is not restricted to what
look place in Africa prior to the arrival o f the Europeans.
People of African descent have make significant contributions, both in the past and in the present which have improved the quality o f life for us all. How many o f us
(regardless o f race) realize that such everyday things as
peanut-butter, the traffic light, the automobile headlight,
the first U.S. clock and other items upon which wc rely on
so heavily, came from the hands and minds o f Black folks.
The list could go on, and on; however, White historians still
chose to I real Black history as insignificant to the development o f America and other parts o f the world. Current textbooks still deal with the subject in the same old plantation
manner which holds that: "Before us (whites) they were
jusl savages running about n a k e d . " Changing that type o l
mentality is a slow process, nevertheless, one that is essential and can be done with an understanding o f Black
history.
When Carter G. Woodson initiated the idea o f Black
history week in 1926, his aim was threefold. Firsi he had in
mind a celebration in honor o f the rich culture o f Black
people. Secondly, he envisioned a time to review Black
achievements, A n d finally, he wanted to encourage lull
comprehension and appreciation of what it is to be Black,
In short, a lime for Black people to learn more about
themselves.
We can all learn a Utile bit more. The Department o f
African and Afro-American Studies, and to some extent
ihe Department o f Puerto Rican, Latin American and
Caribbean Studies oiler couscs that can help us further our
knowledge of Black life, past and present. W i l l i that infortunium maybe we can better shape the future. All o f us, no
mailer ihe race, can only benefit from such knowledge.
—Peter Giscombc
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Trustees adopt financial plan
•49
ecutive budget had originally proIn an effort to have some control posed as a seperatc fee. Wharton
and a last word regarding program said that, "Including the fee as part
and faculty cuts the board decided of the tuition will make the amount
that no specific information on any subject to the Tuition Assistance
Support Group for alcohol/drug cuts by the universities will be for- Program ( T A P ) and somewhat
users. Together we'll explore how warded to the legislature and Ihe easier for students with financial
alcohol/drugs may damage relation- BOB.
Early in the meeting need lo absorb."
Ships. A l t e r n a t i v e s w i l l be
Uinghamton President Clifford D.
" T h e computer fee added to Ihe
developed.
Tuosdays 3:30-5:30, March 8-May 3. , Clnrk said, " W c may not be under tuition Increase was a victory for
Call Middle Earth 457-7588.
any legal obligation to forward S A S U , " said Wexler. He added
See Display Ad this Issue.
decisions on cuts prior lo the adop- that SASU pushed for Ihe change.
t i o n o f the budget by the " A l t h o u g h sometimes we arc down
| Dear Debbie,
I miss you.
legislature."
A l Ihe end o f the played by the board, when wc get a
Mark meeting What tun said that it would good idea they listen," he said.
be to SUNY's benefit to not specify
" T h e situation is still a disaster,"
Dear Michael,
where Ihe program cuts would fall continued Wexler. " W c (SASU)
A special birthday for a special
person. Hope thai It's a great
when upproaching Ihe DOB.
hud some Ideas lo save money ami
day.
The new tentative plan would in- prevent dorm Increases but they
Happy Birthday!
clude, with ihe tuition Increase, the were not considered. We are not
Love,
Jennifer
$25 "computer fee" which the ex- pleased with any cost increases to
WE NEED:
An A.M.I.A. Student Assistant for the
remainder of the Spring 1983 semester
YOU WILL NEED:
Dear G'eff,
Happy Birthday to the greatest
Dane we know. Here's to 2 f l
Love,
Al and Sue
- a thorough knowledge of all
intramural sports
- an ability to handle yourself in
emergency situations
- good office techniques
Faclme,
I love you
Sweetheart,
I hope that I can make your Birthday
and the rest of your life as happy as
you have made me.
Happy:21st Birthday.
love you.
Your Baby
Mara (from Dutch Quad),
Thanks for all the gossip, but I think
Jeff Isn't going to ask Cyndl out.
Debt Isn't mad at Mitch, Amy Isn't
ay (Steve might be gay though),
arry Isn't Ihe lather ofSuo's child,
and Mark Is dating a shlksah. Get
your facts straight, babel
Love and klssos,
Shnrl and Beth
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I wouldn't have made It
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I love you
Jeannine
On Monday, Feb. 28, students
will have a chance to lobby
legislators on the Issue o f the budget
and to express their concerns.
SASU has organized this lobby and
rally day at the slate capital according to Wexler, "because we knew
the battle over the budget would be
difficult this year." Wexler added
that SASU has been planning this
lobby effort for the past couple of
months attempting to get support,
l i e anticipated a turnout between
800 and 1,000 people.
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I didn't know I had such friends.
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the students."
" C u t s at the various campuses o f
programs and faculty will be left up
lo those Institutions," said Harry
Spindler, _Vicc Chancellor f o r
Business and Finance. But he added that the board will have to
oversee and make some decisions to
insure that some programs do not
disappear altogether f r o m the
SUNY system.
" W e can't all
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STUDENT
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n FEBRUARY
25, 1983
World Week celebrates diversity
By Liz Reich
STAtf WRITER
The university will celebrate its
racial and ethnic diversity during
the second annual World Week
beginning Monday, with lectures,
exhibits, concerts, dance performances, films and festivals. The
purpose is lo, "deal in a positive
way with the diversity of the university," according lo World Week
Coordinating Committee Chair
Frank Poguc.
"The university has international
students, international programs,
American students who study
abroad, faculty members who lecture in vurious countries, and
Fulbrlght scholars," said Pogue.
Tile Fulbrlght program is a giant
program which generally covers
travel and some living expenses and
is made lo US citizens and nationals
from other countries. The program
has been in existence since 1946 and
its purpose is to increase mutual
understanding between the United
Slates and foreign countries. The
grams are available lo those involved in university lecturing, advanced
research, graduate study and
elementary and secondary school
teaching.
"There Is a need 10 give thai audience a chance lo highlight their
own personal or academic experiences," stressed Pogue.
A committee of 24 members, including faculty, students, and administrators have been planning
World Week since August.
Poguc views World Week as,
"One of the most important undertakings this university has had.
There are so many people mobilized
around it. And unlike CommunityUniversity Day, which lasts one
day, this lasts for six days, so if you
miss one day, you can pick up
something else tomorrow."
The week will begin with opening
remarks by President O'Lcary
followed by an International sing-u
long with the University Chorale in
the Main Lounge of the Campus
Center at 12:15 p.m.
To publicize World Week, hundreds of letters were sent out lo col
leges and universities in the region;
45 letters to SUNY Central Administrators; 200 letters to community organizations, some of
which will be participating in the
Week's Ethnic Block Patty. Poguc
has appeared on spot talk shows,
Including Channel 10's Noon News
"Black Women: Achievements
Against the Odds," a special
museum exhibit circulated by the
Smithsonian Institution's Traveling
Exhibition Service, will visit the
campus Monday and will be on
display Feb. 28 through Mar. 5. It
will be located in the University Art
Gallery.
The exhibit recognizes
black women in American history
Who
made
outstanding
achievements in civil rights,
religion, literature, government and
art.
World Week is a campus-wide
celebration and will run from Feb.
25 through March 5. It is designed,
said Poguc, to make sure that a
large number of students, faculty,
and people from the community
have access to the experiences of international students and US
students who have studied abroad.
Spot. Because of this, "There Is
much awareness on the community
level," Pogue said.
Some of the highlights of the
week Include a speech by Wllbert
LcMclle, assistant vice chancellor
for international progtums for the
SUNY
system,
who
will
talk on "Higher Education and the
Third World; Issues and Rcsponsiblities," Monday, Feb. 28 at 7
p.m. In LC 19; the Chinese Music
Ensemble of Boston, March 1, at 7
p.m. In the PAC; an Ethnic Block
party, March 3, from 12 p.m. lo 5
p.m. in Hie Lcctuie Center Area
below the PAC, where a variety of
exhibits will display music and
costumes from various cultures;
and a lecture entitled "International Careers Forum: Where the
Jobs are and How lo gel Them,"
March 3 at 7 p.m. in LC 23.
Foreign programs
ject to their (department chairs')
view and approval."
According to Passanno, over the
last six years, more and more
students come In just to inquire
about the program. She explained
that the problem confronting her
office is Hint many students are
unaware thai they exist and Hint a
language major Is not required,
"Over half (of the programs) require a language, but," udded
Passanno, "less thun half of the
students going have a required
language."
The budget is one factor which
effects the size of programs, along
with student enrollment, said
Shane. He maintained thai if there
was more student interest, the
department could increase the
number of students that could be
sent abroad and specific programs
could also be increased.
If any student has a desire lo
study abroad, Shane encourages
them to visit his office. "We
(Albany) have one of the larger
selections with 15-16 programs. If
our program doesn't have it, we
refer to others throughout (he
SUNY system."
Along with this, Passanno said
the office can provide information
on additional programs, so that
students can find the right program
lo suit their needs.
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Social acceptance of alcohol has a bitter twist
By Mark Gesner
Alcohol is a drug. It is the most
socially accepted drug in society today. Alcoholism is the disabling
condition resulting from uncontrolled drinking. "In terms of
system-wide damage to the body,
nothing
comes
close
to
alcoholism," said Middle Earth
Coordinator Dr.
David Jenkins.
Similar to other
drugs, alcohol triggers a different
^ reaction
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ in^ ^ each
^^
individual.
However, a Middle Earth tape entitled Decision Making
About
Drinking docs state that "alcohol,
taken in small doses, tends to act
like a mild tranquilizer . . . heavy
intake of alcohol can serve as an
anesthetic — anesthetizing the
deepest levels of brain function."
Although alcohol has been proven to be a potent drug, statistics
show about seven out of ten adults
drink alcoholic beverages. "Booze
is a very generally acceptable thing.
It's available, and it docs a very
good job on what it intends to do,"
explained John Dublinski, Coordinator of Education ul St. Peter's
Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center
(SPARC).
"Alcohol happens to be the most
accessible and most approved drug
in sociely," said Jenkins. "The attltude in sociely Is thai il's not a
drug."
Many positive myths about
drinking arc continually expressed
in the media. Common false beliefs
say that drinking will make you
mature, nunc manly, and more sexually able. Another mylli defines
drunkeness as a humorous stale.
"TV and movies tend lo glamorize
the 'funny drunk,' but In real life
gelling drunk is not funny," warns
the Decision Making About Drinking lape.
Perhaps Ihe most universal
reason for consuming alcohol is to
relieve stress. In the college atmosphere, stress often appears to
be the common denominator. "I
don't think Ihcrc is any doubi llial
the students today arc under a lol
more slress Ihan they used lo be,"
Jenkins commented.
"Social life on campus is more a
stressful situation than it is an act of
enjoyment," said Dublinski. "It's a
matter of being 'O.K.'"
The main reason why the effects
of alcohol arc unclear in (lie college
student is because of his or her
physical condition. Hence, Ihe patterns of dependency arc nol readily
apparent. "Their habits could be
the same as an adult, but the condition will not show as much because
of the student's physical shape,"
Jenkins pointed out.
It is crucial to realize that
alcoholism and alcohol abuse,
which is more common is college
students, are two different problems.
"Alcoholism is a disease which is
primarily chronic, affecting the entire person in his physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects
of life. And it is prone lo relapse,"
explained Dublinski.
For a long lime, alcohol was
Ihought of as merely a crutch for
the weak individual. Now, the effects of alcoholism arc seen in a
more complete light. "The uniqueness of ihe disease is that it has
some definite effects on the whole
body," said Dublinski.
The physical changes in an
alcoholic arc easy lo detect, according to Dublinski. Damage to the
liver, especially cirrhosis (scarring
of the liver), is readily apparent.
However, the emotional and
spiritual changes arc nol so visible.
"A person has to protect himself in
his environment and with his
Middle
Earth
Roots
peers," said Dublinski. "They have
to alter their behavior and begin a
process of denial. They begin to
withdraw and isolate themselves
from society. The end of Isolation is
destructive."
"Alcohol abuse," said Jenkins,
"is the use of alcohol which
becomes a problem for that individual or any other Individual."
Additionally, Dublinski said that
in alcohol abuse "the drinking is
done for some other reasons. It
could be to keep up with peers or
mask problems. One can abuse
alcohol on a temporary basis. It's a
one shot deal.
Whether it's alcoholism or
alcohol abuse, it is often difficult
for anyone lo realise that they have
a problem. A Middle Earth tape
called Recognizing Drinking Problems offers some crucial questions
to the person questioning personal
drinking habits. Do you drink to
meet people, to have a good time,
or to face difficult situations like
dates or interviews? Do you keep a
bottle handy or drink alone? These
arc all questions the tape suggests
an Individual should ask him or
herself in trying to define a drinking
problem.
"You should particularly consider the possibility of a drinking
problem if you find that drinking
helps you to avoid or deal with
stress," the tape concluded.
Another way people arc alerted
about their problem drinking is
when friends and family mention
the appearance of behavioral
changes. In Tact, friends and
families become so distraught over
the problem drinker that they seek
personal aid for themselves.
Al-Anon is a group which deals
solely with the people affected by
the alcoholic. "It's a family illness.
Everybody who lives with the problem drinker is affected," explained Albany District Representative
for Al-Anon Elizabeth Moore.
"We arc there to Improve the
quality of our own lives," said
Moore. "We try to find what it is
that wc can do to alter our lives to
live serenely with the active illness."
One of the beliefs Al-Anon
fosters is that it is important to live
and let live. "When the spouse or
friend no longer contributes to the
alcoholic's life, the Individual will
begin to look at himself. This
means to just not participate in
rescue anymore. It doesn't mean
not giving support in other ways,"
commented Moore.
Al-Anon teaches its members lo
take the focus off Ihe alcoholic and
put it on oneself. Moore stated that
members must "realize you have no
power over this person's problem.
You didn't cause it, you can't control it, you can't cure it. You must
obtain freedom for yourself."
There arc active ways to help the
problem drinker recover. According to Jenkins, one must become
assertive and get the person to see
the patterns of their drinking
behavior. It is always important to
confront the drinking behavior, not
the individual. "When you confront them, you arc continuing to
say I value you, I care about you,
and I don't want to sec you hurting
yourself or others," Jenkins said.
"Wc do tilings ranging from condoning to consoling," is what
Jenkins explained as the first reaction to the problem drinker. "We
enable litem lo drink by giving them
excuses lo do so.
If you or a friend has a problem
with alcohol, there are several
sources of help and information
you can lurn to.
Chapel House, SUNYA's interfaith house, offers an Al-Anon
group every Monday night at 7:30
pm. The group meets In Ihe main
room and is free lo all. The Chapel
House number is 489-8573 and the
Al-Anon Hotline number is
438-5551.
Other numbers lo call include:
Middle Earth (457-7800). SPARC
(454-1307), Albany's Alcoholics
Anonymous (489-6779), University
Counseling Center (457-8652), and
ihe Student Health Services
(457-8633).
D
Mark Gesner is a staff member at
Middle Earth and the Managing
Editor of the Albany Student Press.
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Ilie Danes will be entering the
tournament off their strongest performance ever in the SUNYAC
Four Albany Stale wrestlers will Championships. Three champions
begin their quest for a Division III and a third place finisher enabled
national crown today in Whcaton, Albany to eaplure third in the tourIllinois as they compcle in the nament.
NCAA Championships al Wheuton
Scras, a three-time SUNYAC
College this weekend.
champion, is searching for his first
national
championship after Iwo
Andy Scras, Dave Averill, Vic
Herman, and Rob Spagnoll will be years of near misses. "Andy should
battling with 229 oilier wrestlers win the national championship.
from across Ihc country for All- He's the number one guy going Into
the tournament," DcMco said.
American honors.
Scras, undefeated in three years
The lop eight pincers in each of
the II) weight classes arc named All- as all Albany wrestler, was reversed
Americans, while the It) champions in the final seconds of the national
and four selected second place filial as a freshman and was fourth
finishers will navel to Oklahoma lasl year despile being hampered by
City lo wrestle in the Division I na- injuries.
tional championships lo be held
"I think that I have the ability to
next month.
win. I'll have lo sec if I'm lough
Albany will be looking lo im- enough tliis particular weekend,"
prove upon last year's twelfth place Scras said.
finish, including three AllAmericans. Despile sending Iwo
Averill is looking to repeal lasl
fewer wrestlers to the NCAAs, year's All-American winning perfour compared lo six last year, head formance in the nationals, He
coach Joe DcMco hopes to have a finished seventh m 118-pounds lust
better team showing this year,
year and won his first SUNYAC ti"This is the culmination of a tle two weeks ago in Oswego.
"My goal is the top two. Lasl
great season. All four have the
potential lo be All-Amerlcan," he year I was scaled," ihc sophomore
said. "There's nobody there thai I
said.
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more fun this year."
"Dave is SUNYAC champ and
that automatically makes him in Ihc
elite of the country. He has really
progressed this year," DcMco said.
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Find out what's happening on
The Albany Slaic men's junior varsily basketball team extended iis
winning slrcak lo nine consecutive games with three victories last
week.
Monday evening the Unties downed the jayvec squad from RIM,
68-65. J.J. Jones led the team In scoring Willi |8 points and was
followed by Jason Hurley who contributed 14.
Last Saturday evening the J.V. Danes defeated Ilie Ithaca College
Bombers in University Gym by four points, 66-62. Jones was the high
scorer for Albany again with 20 points followed by Brian Kaiippiln.
The victory over the Bombers was even sweeter considering thai Ithaca
had been boasting a 9-3 record.
Albany began Its most recenl surge with a 13-polnt viciory over the
Hamilton Continentals in Hamilton. Hurley led all scorers in that
game wiih 20 points iinil four oilier Danes scored in double figures.
"People understand their roles on the team and are playing within
llieir limitations," said head Junior varsity basketball couch Harry
Cavanatigh explaining his team's success. "Everyone understands
what they can and cannot do." The J.V, Danes spoil a record of 12-5.
The Danes have two games remaining on the schedule, Saturday
evening, Albany travels to New Pall/, and then Tuesday evening the
Danes host Hudson Valley Community College in the final game of
the I982-3 basketball campaign.
—Mure llaspi'l
SUNYACs
For senior Herman, who will be
in Ihc NCAAs for the fourth time
in as many years, this is his last
chance 10 gain All-American
recognition. Herman has been close
on Iwo occasions, finishing in ihc
lop 10 twice.
"I feci Vic will go pretty far into
the top eight. I don't sec him doing
any worse than the lop five,"
DcMco said,
Spagnoll rounds out the group
that traveled to Illinois. The senior
will be making bis first appearance
in Ihc nationals. He has come on
strong in the later stages of Ihc
season, lopping it off with a third
place finish in the SUNYACs at
126-pounds.
"I hope lo place In the lop four.
If I keep on wrestling the way I have
been, I should be in good shape,"
he said.
"Rob has proven over the course
of the year that he is a qualified
wrestler. He should finish in the top
eight," DcMco said,
D
Support Great Dane Athletics
sewed up. "We can't anticipate
what the committee is thinking, but
we would certainly hope to be considered regardless of how we do this
weekend," Uihr said,
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captain Mike Gatto, whose two foul
shots with seven seconds to play
•• University of Buffalo—The
gave Albany the conference title defending SUNYAC Champion
two years ago, finished up the year Hulls, led by first-year coach Ken
averaging I0.2 points andft.I re- . Pope, ended the regular season with
bounds. Sophomore guard Dan a 12-13 record, 6-4 In the conCroutlcr was the other Dane who ference. Their record is quite
averaged in double figures, scoring deceiving, as they played an exI0.9 points per game. Croutier also tremely tough schedule that includled Ilie Danes with I25 assists (5.2 ed games against Division I schools
per game) and a 75 pet cent mark at
Wake Forest and North Carolina at
the foul line.
Charlotte. The Hulls had four
players
average ill double figures
In addition to playing a hallcouri
scoringwise ibis year. They arc led
game, a big key for Albany against
Buffalo State will be their outside by forward Jon Filzpalrick (14.5
shooting, particularly from Quito ppg), followed by forward Mark
and sophomore guard Dave Adam. McQllirc (13.0 ppg), and guards
Ron Downs (12.4 ppg) and Jimmy
It will be up to these Iwo to hit from
the perimeter and help open the May (11.9 ppg). McGuirc led Ilie
learn
in rebounding, averaging 7.6
Danes' inside game. "We can get
boards per outing, with center Dcrthe ball inside more to Dieckclman
and Wilson Thomas when we hit wln Harris ncxl al 6.3 rpg.
from ihc oulsidc," Sauers said.
The Hulls appear to be ill the
Albany has seen /one defenses vir- same predicament as Albany with
tually all season, and Sauers expects regards to the NCAAs—they feci
Ilie same from Buffalo Stale. Thus, they must win Ihc SUNYACs to gel
the Danes must hit from the outside an NCAA bid.
and hope lo open up ihc lane area
for their big men, Dieckclman and
>• Potsdam—The Bears and head
Thomas.
coach Jerry Welsh had another banDefensively, Albany's first priori- ner season, finishing at 20-5, 8-2 in
ihc conference. They arc led by
ty is to slow down the Bengals' fast
break. Sauers expects to mix up his center Gary Sparks (16 ppg, 7 rpg),
who
was recently academically
defenses, but does not anticipate usreinstated to ihc team. Sparks missing a press. "Pressing them doesn't
seem like Ihc thing to d o , " he said. ed 10 games as a result of his
"That would force them to run suspension, bin Ihc Bears apparently did nol suffer too much, winning
more, and we don't want that."
Following is a rundown of the 9 out of 10. Also starring for
three other teams competing in the Potsdam this year were guard Lcroy
Wilhcrspoon
(13.5 p p g ) ,
SUNYACs:
center/forward Bill Pcrkowski (12
ppg, "I rpg) and guard Marty
*• Buffalo Store—Head coach
Dick Bihr's Bengals arc led by 6'2" Groginski (10 ppg).
forward Lcroy Gcltys (13 points per
Potsdam, like Buffalo Slate, apgame, 7 rebounds per game) and pears to be headed for the NCAAs
6'7" center Jon Groover (12 ppg, regardless of their showing this
12 rpg). Bihr sees the Albany mat- weekend. In addition lo their imchup as a clash in game plans, and
pressive regular season record, the
he also feels thai Ihc Icatn lhat conHears have I he highest NCAA posttrols the tempo will advance to the season winning percentage of any
finals. The Bengals, based on their
team al any level over Ihc pasl four
regular season record and high
years. They also have been lo Ihc
recognition in the polls, would seem
National Finals Ihrce limes over
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ALBANY
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PRESS
D FEBRUARY
Cheerleaders give Great Dane spirits a boost
The cheerleaders are an SA sponsored
group and are organized and run entirely
By Marc Schwarz
ASSOCIA TC SPORTS EDITOR
by themselves. Working with a budget of
$1100, they must return $450 to SA at the
What makes 11 women attend basketend of the year. The money goes for
ball games at University Gym and the mauniforms, supplies, gas money for trips,
jority of those on the road? Why do they
and other expenses that they incur during
run onto the court during timeouts, clad
the year. The squad has no advisor or
In white sweaters and skirts with purple
coach and is headed by two captains.
trim, and kick their legs up high, align
"Everyone contributes; they (captains
themselves in pyramids and go through
Lcngyel and Mellk) keep order," Paffrath
1
various maneuvers?
explained.
"It's a lot of fun," co-captain of the
The cheerleaders are selected each year
Albany State cheerleaders Joan Lengycl
by a panel of judges. The captains from
said.
the previous semester organize the Iryouts
"It's a really good way to get involved
and form the panel, usually consisting of
old cheerleaders, two football coaches,
in athletics," Jane Paffrath said.
and the gymnastics coach. There arc difBut to this season's squad of
ferent squads for football and basketball.
cheerleaders, it's more than just looking
The applicants for places on the squad arc
good on the court and being known as a
judged
on their ability to do three cheers,
cheerleader.
coordination, flexibility, precision, voice,
"A lot of people think we arc just there
enthusiasm, and general appearance.
to be looked at and that we don't care
This season's squad consists of four
about the teams. But we do care," coseniors: Lengyel, Mclik, Paffrath, and
cuptain Jackie Mclik commented.
Terri Novak; one junior: (iurbclluuo; and
No matter what the size of the crowd
six sophomores: Karyn Dobin, Diana
is—no matter if the Danes are winning or
Needle, Janelle Zubc, Ginger Williams,
losing, the cheerleaders are at the games
Linda Thill, and Mary Alice. Most of
from start to finish, supporting their team
them were cheerleaders in high school. One
wholeheartedly.
exception is Dobin.
"We have to keep the team's spirit up
"Someone told her she had a big
when they arc losing. We decorate the
mouth, so she became a cheerleader,"
lockerroom before the game to get them
Mclik said.
psyched," Lauren Garbcllano said.
"Everyone thinks It's so easy to be a
"Sometimes we start to get into the game
cheerleader. It's not. You have to
much that we stop doing out cheers and
memorize
so many steps and cheer,"
SLyell f°Lthe team,"
Dobin said.
"People don't realize the practice that
goes into it. It's six hours a week," Zubc
said.
"And then I have to practice even more
after practice," Dobin added. "Since I'm
new at this, it's harder for me than it is for
the rest of the girls."
The cheerleaders' duties do not end
when they step off the court. They held a
tournament for the local high school
cheerleaders. The proceeds will enable
the squad to repay their debt to SA. The
cheerleaders also run tours of the campus
for prospective football players. The tours
are given on their own time, usually Saturday mornings.
"Some people look down on us. But we
are a team just like the others," Lengyel
said.
However, the basketball team appreciates the cheerleaders' efforts.
"The basketball team really appreciates
us. They gave us a box of candy for
Valentine's Day," Lengyel said. "Maybe
we sound dumb to others, but Mrs.
Dicckclman said the games over the vacation weren't the same without us."
ALAN CALEM UPS
"Every game they (the basketball team)
Jackie Mellk is a co-captain of the
thank us," Melik said.
[Albany cheerleaders.
Despite their constant smiles on the
liy Tom Kiir.indcs
STAFF WRITER
The Albany State men's indoor track
team traveled to Plattsburgh Saturday to
close out the regular season with an impressive victory over the Cardinals, 90.5 43.5. The victory brough the team's record
to 7 - I, their most successful season ever.
Albany d o m i n a t e d the scoring
throughout. The Danes took first place in
twelve of the seventeen events. "And where
we didn't gel first, we took both second and
third," said Head Coach Bob Munsey.
Sophomore Marc Mercurio started the
scoring with a win in the 35 lbs. weight
throw (14.46 meters). Teammate Bill Nason
look second in that event and threw 15.20
meters to win the shot put where Mercurio
look third.
./umping ace Paul Mance pulled off his
third double win, long jumping 6.32 meters
and triple jumping 12.74 meters. Dane
jumper Don Dlcasdale took second in the
iriple jump (11 .go meters) and won the high
jump with an impressive 1.72 meters jump.
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The running events began with the 1,500
meter run where sophomore Jim Erwin was
physically fouled by a Plattsburgh runner
yet hung on for a close second, a personal
best time or 4:08.7. Dane Chris Callaci's
personal best (4:11.6) earned him third
place.
Freshman Bruce Van Tassel easily won
the 50 meter hurdles in 7.2 seconds. In the
400 meter dash, Errol Johnston and Pat
Saccocio went 1-2: both were limed at 53.2
in separate heats.
The Danes swept the 500 meter run. Eric
Newton's winning time of 1:08,3 ranks him
among the best in the state at the distance.
Scott Sachs and Winston Johnson took second and third respectively.
Senior Milch Harvard was awarded first
place with a lime of 6.0 in the close finish of
the 50 meter dash. Albany's Mike Riggins
nabbed third (6.1 sec). Harvard came buck
to win the 300 meter dash and set u school
record of 37.7 seconds. Riggins and teammale John Reilly also broke the record
sweeping the event lor Albany Stale.
Transfer Noel Woodburn led the 800
meler run from ihc start only to be outkicked In an exciting finish. Freshman sensation
Tony Rizzo took third behind Woodburn's
PRESS
Sports 19
Women cagers win Capital District Tournament
By Mark Lcvinc
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Albany State women's basketball
Coach Mari Warner had her sights
set on this year's Capital District
Tournament for a long time. Her
attitude was reflected by her team's
performance there last weekend, as
the Danes swept by host St. Rose
and RPI to capture first place,
Albany's first championship in the
four year history of the tournament.
Senior Robin Gibson rloscd out
her Albany career by scoring 21
points in the finals and nailing
down Tournamenl MVP honors,
while freshman guard Rainy Lesanc
was named lo the All-Tournament
Team, Gibson sat out a good por-
tion of the year with a knee injury, 3:05 to play, but a 3-poinl play by
and Warner praised her courage.
Lesanc scaled the win and sent the
"Robin had lo have total dedica- Danes into the finals on Saturday
tion this weekend," she said. against RPI.
"Mentally, she has lo give much
The matchup with Ihe Engineers
more than most people because of proved lo be a less difficult task for
her knee. Aflcr the way she played, ihe Danes. They were in from Ihc
that's got to cum anybody's entire game, at one point leading by
respect."
17, before going on lo post an imIn the opening round on Friday pressive 53-38 victory. Gibson was
night Albany fought back gamely on fire all night, including one
against a stubborn SI. Rose learn, stretch where she scored 10 conovercoming a 40-29 deficil with secutive points, giving Albany a
12:27 lo play in Ihc game, running 28-12 lead late in ihe firsl half. RPI
off 14 unanswered points In a span closed lo within eight at 46-38
of 5:52 lo lake a 43-40 lead. The with 3:30 left in the gamc.bul gol
Danes switched out of Iheir zone
defense into a man-lo-mun defense
during the spurt, forcing St. Rose
Into bad shots and turnovers. The
Albany lead was only 49-47 With
no closer. Sophomore Nancy
Wundcrllch scored Ihe last seven
points of ihc game, including a
spectacular behind-thc-back layup
at Ihc buzzer. Freshman Jean
Pollock also played a fine game,
playing solid defense and doing an
excellent job rebounding.
Warner was quite pleased with
her team's performance. "We had
been looking towards this tournamenl for a long time," she noted.
"Mentally, we were all very well
prepared."
Despite not qualifying for Ihc
State Playoffs, Albany concluded
its season with a very formidable
14-6 record, a fine turnaround from
last year's 9-13 mark. With a team
consisling of virtually all freshmen
and sophomores, Warner has a
solid foundation for the future. She
concluded by saying, "We had a
very positive altitude this year, and
thai was a major reason for our turnaround from last year. I feel like
we've earned ihc respect of the
whole university now. We've got a
great nucleus, and we have a lot to
look fjrward to in the nexl few
years."
I I
Gymnasts take second
By Murk Wiluurd
STAFF WRITER
ALAN CALEM UPS
The Albany cheerleaders perform one ol their many routines during timeout
of a Great Dane basketball game.
court and cheery disposition, everything is the car and were forced to call Iricnds
not always running smoothly for the bock in school to come and pick them up.
cheerleaders, especially on the road. The "Since that lime we've been able to get SA
cheerleaders have to put up with abuse vans for away games," Paffrath said.
Most of the lime though it's just fun for
from opposition funs. At a recent game al
Union College, the squad had to live with the cheerleaders.
"It's a good break from academics,"
the shenanigans of one drunk Dutchman
supporter who took every opportunity to Zubc said.
"I've found it to be a good way to meet
bother them.
"When we went to Alfred during the new people and make new friends,"
Williams
added.
football season, the crowd was really ob"You gel to scream and get all your agnoxious. Some of us were crying, it was so
gressions out," Thill explained.
bad," Garbcllano said.
And through the years, that screaming
Perhaps the most trying experience occurcd last year on the way back from t h e and cheering has been music to the ears of
SUNYACs in Buffalo. The cheerleaders Great Dane players and fans. As long as
traveled to the basketball tournament in the cheerleaders continue to do their
cars and one of them broke down coming thing, spirit will be alive and well at
•
back to Albany. They had no money to fix Albany.
Indoor harriers beat Plattsburgh in two meets
Men easy victors
1983 II ALBANY
25, 1983
quick 2:00.3 second place.
Freshman Charles Bronner led the
Albany scoring in the 3,000 meter run. His
time of 9:08.7 qualifies him for post-season
competition and was "my best by a whole
lot," according to Bonner. At meet's end
bolh the " A " and " B " mile relay teams
beat Pittsburgh's " A " team.
Captain Nick Sullivan commented, "We
had some very good performances today, il
was a strong win. This is a very young learn
that has yet to peak. We're right on
schedule lo be Ihc best indoor team ever."
"I'm really happy," said Munsey,
"we're going to realy shock some people in
the post-season invitalionnls and at the
SUNYACS." Saturday Albany goes to
Troy for the RPI Invitational,
I I
Women hold on
The Albany Slate women's indoor track
team won a lough duul meet against Plattsburgh last Saturday by the score of 66 - 50.
The Dunes won only six of the fourteen
events, "But our depth pulled us through,''
said Coach Ron While.'
Thai strength showed in Ihc shot put
where Albany's Andrea DeLaurier took
first place and Mary Randcl took second.
DcLauricr's loss'of 10.09 meters was her
best ever. "Bolh are quality women shot
puters," said While.
A similar result came in Ihc 1,500 meter
run as freshman Karen Kurthy and Kalhy
McCarthy got first and second respectively.
Kurthy's lime of 5:10.2 is a new school
record.
In the 50 meter hurdles captain Julie
Smyth took second place running a personal best of 8.3 seconds as teammate
Carolyn Joyce got third.
The Danes scored first and second in the
400 meter run as Donna Burnhum ran
1:08.5 lo beat out teammate Pain Anderson.
Other Albany winners were: Linellc Skcrrltt in the 50 meter dash and McCarthy in
the 3,000 meter run.
The Dunes also swept the long jump and
won the two mile relay.
"This was u breakthrough meet for us,
we showed our true ability," said White.
Fourteen women qualified for post-season
competition. Tomorrow Ihc women's (earn
will travel to Union for the N.Y. Stale
Championships.
.
—Tom K-.i'.-imilt's
Coach Pat Duval-Spillune and
her Albany women's gymnastic
team had been looking forward lo
their meet against Kccnc Suite and
Monlclalr Slate for some time now.
And when il was finally over lasl
Friday night, Ihe Great Dunes were
able to hold their heads up high
willi an accomplishment they could
he proud of.
Last year, Albany was ranked
number six. Albany's Improvement
over the year was evldcnl li iduy as
they defeated Monicluir Stale 155.7
to 147.1. Kccnc State, who moved
up to Division II this year, won the
meet with a score of 161.0. Coach
Duvul-Splllanc said thai "it was
nice lo be only five points behind
Kccnc."
The Dunes did not place high in
many events. However, DuvalSpillane noted thai "our scores
were clustered enough to give us the
needed points. We hud enough
depth."
Junior Ginny Lockman finished
in second place in Ihc all-round
competition with a season's personal best of 32.2. Senior Elaine
Glynn came in fourth place, scoring
a 31.75 and freshman Myrna Beth
King placed sixtli with a score of
30.5. In Ihc floor exercises, Glynn
look firsl place with a score of 8.6,
a personal best for her on ihe
season. Ginny Lockman's score of
8.35 was good enough lor third
place in Ihe event. Couch DuvalSpillane said, "These scores were
significant because in the past years
the floor exercise has not been our
strongcsl event,"
Albany also gol a second place
finish from Lockman on Ihe
balance beam, whose score of 8.3
was her all-time personal best,
Al Ihe beginning of Ihe season,
Albany had their siglils sel upon the
NCAA regionuls al Con land on
March 11-12. However, only Ihe
lop six ranked teams can go. The
Danes are currently eighth in ihe
northeast and probably won't
qualify, But ihe NCAA tournament
also selects six gymnasts whose
teams fail to make il. This assembl-
Great
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Basketball
The Danes lake on Buffalo
Slate In the
SUNYACs.
Listen to the action tonight
beginning al 7:00 on 9IFM
with Phil Pivnick
and
Howard Strudler.
ed squad is called ihe "team of allarouiiilcis", and Alb.ny has a
chance of sending three or four.
This weekend, Coach DuvulSpillane's squad navels lo Corllaiul
lo compete in Ihe NY Slate Gymnastics Championship, Saturday is
the team competition and on Sunday ilic lop ten finalists in each
event will compete for top honors.
Diivnl-Spillnnc anticipates thai
Ithaca anil Cortland will be among
Ihe toughcsl learns. Bolh of ihem
WILL VURMAN UPS
moved down from Division II lo Ralney Lesane was named lo the All-Tournament Team as the women's basketball team captured the
Division III I his year.
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PRESS
Cagers win
—page 19
By Mark I.cvinc
For the Albany State men's basketball
team, Maxcy Hall in Potsdam has been the
setting for some of the team's most glorious
moments. It has also been the sight for
some of its most bitter defeats. The Danes
hope to add to their collection of fond
memories this weekend as they travel up lo
Potsdam for Ihe 1983 SUNYAC Championships. The winner of the four team
tournament receives an automatic berth in
the NCAA Eastern Regionals.
Two years ago Maxcy Hall was also the
scene of the SUNYACs, as Albany stunned
Ihe Bears in Ihe finals by Ihe score of 60-59,
giving Albany ihe conference championship. One week later, ihe Danes again
travelled lo Polsdam for the NCAAs.
After a thrilling one polnl win over St.
Lawrence in the opening round, Ihe Danes
inei Polsdam for ihe fourth lime that year.
The Danes suffered a heartbreaking overlime defeat, and they remained at home
while Ihe Hears went on lo win ihe national
championship.
Albany, which finished second in Ihe
SUN YAC-East Division, opens up the tournament tonight at 7:(K) against Wesi Division winner Buffalo Slate. Potsdam, which
gained the right to host the SUNYACs by
winning the East, faces West Division runnerup Buffalo University at 9:00. The consolation game is set for tomorrow at 1:00,
with the championship contest following at
3:00.
Nationally ranked Buffalo Slate will provide Albany with some very rugged competition in the opening round. The Bengals
boast an impressive 16-4 record, including
an 8-2 mark in ihe conference. The Bengals
were ranked first in Ihe nation in Division
III at one point this year and are currently
ranked 15lh in the country and tied for
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Danny Croutler and the rest of the Great Danes will open up the SUNYAC Tournament against the Buffalo State Benaals
tonight In Potsdam.
poll.
Despite their overall success, Buffalo
Slate has suffered somewhat as of late, due
in part to their loss of starting point guard
Jackie Barnes, who was declared
academically ineligible for ihe second
semester.
The Albany-Buffalo Stale matchup
features two teams with contrasting styles.
The Bengals feature a fast break-oriented
offense, while the Danes intend lo slow
down the tempo. "We've got to play a
halfcourt game," commented Albany I lead
Coach Dick Sauers. "We can't play llieir
game; we've got lo make them play our
game. It looks like whichever team is able
lo dictate the tempo will find itself on top al
the end.
The Danes closed out their regular season
with a 16-8 record that included a 7-3 mark
in the conference. In their final game,
Albany topped Ithaca at University Gym on
Saturday night by the score of 60-52.
Albany is led by senior center and coeaptain John Dieckelman, who was the
MVP of the SUNYAC Tournament two
years ago. Dieckelman enters the tournament averaging 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Senior forward and CO17»*
Albany out to avenge '82 tournament disaster
By Marc llusprl
SI'OHTS EQITOH
It has been one year since the SUNYAC tragedy in Buffalo. One year ago, a young and promising Great Dime
basketball team in the midst of a surprisingly successful
season with an impressive 17-7 record suddenly dropped
two games in the annual two-day conference tournament
and lost a chance for an NCAA bid. As they open the
1982-3 SUNYACs in'Potsdam tonight against Buffalo
Slate, there are many Danes who still remember.
"1 hope that they have a long memory," said Albany
State basketball head coach Dick Sauers. "I hope Ihcy
remember the disaster that happened last year. II really
wasn't losing in the SUNYACs; one win was all they needed. With that in mind, I feel that they'll have reserved intensity for this tournament."
"The guys who were there last year want lo make a better showing," explained senior co-caplain John
Dieckelman, a member of Ihe SUNYAC all-tournamenl
team for the last two years. "They want lo win two
games. We wani lo prove that we can play basketball and
win this."
Last season's poor performance in Ihe post-season
tournament might have been a reflection of the young
team's immaturity. The team, featuring nn entirely
freshman backeouri and other first-year players up front
may have folded under the pressure of playing in a
playoff situation for the first lime.
"We thought we were confident," described guard
Dave Adam of last year's unpleasant experience. "We
were overconfident. We thought it would be easy,"
Sophomore guard Jan Zadoorian echoed those
thoughts. "Last year we didn't know what it was all
about. We didn't realize the talent that we had and we let
it slip away."
The stakes are quite different for the Danes this lime.
With a 16-8 record, the chances for an al-largc bid to the
NCAA tournament which begins next weekend does not
seem likely. Having not participated in the national
tourney lost season, the Danes do not have that reputation which could carry them into the playoffs this season.
Instead, If the Danes wish lo partake in this year's tournament, they will have lo win the SUNYAC championship
Ibis weekend.
"I can imagine that things will be a little more intense
Ibis week in practice," said Adam last Monday. "We probably will go into it this lime with more determination. I
think that this is our only shot at the NCAAs. This year
we're going in knowing that we have lo win it. It was a
more relaxed attitude last year—not this year because we
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know we have lo sweep."
The tournament is being held this year in the not-sofriendly confines of Maxcy Hall. The home of the Division III runncrsup, the Polsdam Bears, has never been a
favorite place of the Danes, particularly during the
reRular season. However, two years ago the Danes treked
up to Maxcy in pursuit of their first outright SUNYAC
championship and downed Ihe eventual national champion Bears on a pair of clutch frcethrows by then
sophomore Mike Gaiio. In addition, the Danes have
never lost a neutral game on that court in cither SUNYAC
or NCAA competition,
"They certainly know Maxcy Hall," Sauers emphasized. Most SUNYAC coaches agree that just hosting Ihe
tournament gives Jerry Welsh's Polsdam team a decided
advantage.
But before the Danes can even begin to think about the
Bears they will have lo contend with the Bengals of Buffalo Slate in the opening round tonight. The Bengals tore
out of the starling gale early this season by dumping
several western New York Stale Division I teams, propelling them to the number one slot in the Division III polls
for most of ihe recent basketball campaign. Currently,
ihe Bengals have fallen to a fifteenth place national ranking,
"I think thai there will be no problem getting menially
prepared for Buff Stale; they were number one in the nation for a long lime," said Dieckelman.
"I'll prepare for it the same way I do for any other
game," said Sauers. "I'll try lo sel a game plan, a sound
game plan, and gel them lo do It."
The winner of ihe Dane-Bengal game will play the victor of the Polsdam-University of Buffalo game thai will
follow,
"Everyone is looking forward to playing Potsdam,"
said Zadoorian, "but our first round will be lough."
"I told my team that it is a Iwo-gnmc world
serlcs-every team is beatable and it's all up for grabs,"
concluded Sauers.
"We have knocked off a lot of good teams already,"
added Dlcckclmun. "We feel we want to add to the
list."
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Students move Into the Empire State Plaza Convention Center
"Fight Ihe hike! Cuomo says cut hack, we say fight back. "
Students, faculty lobby Legislature
By Bob Gurdinier
and Heidi Grallu
In what was the single largest lobby day in the history of
the Legislature, according to SASU President Jim Tierney,
over 3000 students from across the slate skipped classes
Monday lo pour into Albany's Legislative Office Building,
lobbying to show their support of SUN Y and opposition to
Ihe proposed culs that the system faces.
Over I500 SUNYA students attended the conference,
said SA President Mike Corso. He said that he was not surprised by the turnout. " It is obviously very successful and
there is lalk around the Legislature thai thev arc overwhelmed by the number of sludcnls,"
Al about 9 a.m. a group of about 750 sludcnls at Alumni
Quad left for the Slate Legislative downtown, said Central
Council Student Action Committee Chair Rick Sehaffer.
The sludcnls started their march by walking around
Alumni Quad shouting "Fight The Hike,"and "Cuomo
Says Cut Back, We Say Fight Back." Students from uptown and off-campus mcl the Alumni residents, and joined
their march downtown.
Most students had arrived al ihe Legislative Office
Building by ll a.m. They were then led through a mandatory oricntalion session, split up Into groups of five lo
seven, and directed towards the legislators' offices.
Cuomo's budget is "Penny wise lull pound
foolish,"asscrtbd Tierney during ihe orientation session.
We rnusl still lobby for lax increases and ihe surcharge."
The opinions of most sludcnls arriving back downstairs
from Ihe Legislator's offices was thai most Senators and
Assemblymen were unavailable and that access to them or
I heir aides was poor.
"Not many Assemblymen were available, ii was frustrating and we felt that we weren't accomplishing anything."
said one SUNYA student, She added, "We don't know ihe
issues loo well so they could gel away with being vague."
Legislative Aide to Assemblyman Nicholas A. Spano
(R-Wesichcslcr), who wanted to be Identified only as
Bill,said,"This lobbying does help; If students didn't come
down ihe budget would just go through without any questions."
Assemblyman Glenn Warren (R-Albany) said that he'd
met wilb abput 50-60 students, He agreed with sludcnls
that Cuomo's budget called for "loo many culs especially
over so short a period of lime." He recommended a few
layoffs per year, basically through attrition.
An increase in broad based taxes to close up the budget
delict was recently ruled out by the leaders of both houses,
according to a Feb. 28 issue of Ihe Legislative Gazette
SUNY students are concerned thai Ihe proposed $300
tuition increase, a $150 dorm rent increase, a loss of 1,300
faculty positions and culs lo and eliminations of programs
will " erode their quality of education,"said SASU Vice
President Scon Wexler.
The proposed culs by Cuomo are necessary lo help close
Ihe potential budget gap of $1.8 billion for the coming
fiscal year, according to the Governor's office.
" The reception was not thai great...they all knew we •
were coming, most of them were gone somewhere," said
Gordon Diffenderfer, a Brockport sludenl
" They are Interested in our situation but no one is making any convictions,"said a Buffalo Anthropology professor who wlthcld his name. "Some of them tell Ihe
truth... it will be a tough problem, Ihcy say,"said the professor.
The day culminated in a rally held in ihe Convention Hall
of the Empire Slate Plaza at 2 p.m. Energetic students carrying various signs of protest such as " SOS...Save Our
School" and "Mario We Love SUNY...Do You'.'" Hooded
into ihe hall when Ihe doors were opened,
Contingents from various campuses organized
themselves in different places on Ihe floor of the hall. A
brass blind on the speakers podium played march music
while sludcnls stomped and chained their protests,
Assemblyman Mark A. Siegel (D-Manhailan) Chair of
ihe Assembly Committee on Higher Education, spoke at
Ihe rally. SASU endorsed Cuomo in ihe primary, Siegel
said, "He ( Cuomo) owes you heller thanks than this," he
said.
Wexler announced that Ibis one day of sludcnls voicing
their opinions will not be enough. "Sludcnls must return
lo ihe Legislature continuously lo lobby," he said.
Lobby day was organized by SASU and SA Iwo months
ago, said Wexler. "We knew thai this years budgci would
be a bailie so we starled lo prepare early," be said.
"Governor Cuomo is in Washington," said Mary
Prendergasl, SASU Communications Director, " but he is
nun toward Albany loday and is seeing angry sijdenls who
will not lake ibis lying down."
Afler ihe earlier legislative lobby session students had
some tilings to say about their schools and their reactions to
lobbying.
' According to Diffenderfer, "The music department, •
geography department, economics and botany have been
cut back at the school."
Seventy to eighty faculty positions are in danger of being
eliminated al Brockport, said Diffenderfer, There were
about 200 students from the school at the lobby, he said.
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SASU members across the state mcl in Albany for the
12th annual Legislative Conference held ibis weekend amid
ihe ongoing budget battle.
The agenda of Ihe conference, designed in bring sludenl
activists and leaders together lo train them in ihe I dilative
process, was dominated by ihe proposed budget ol I lovernor Mario M. Cuomo.
According lo SASU Legislative Director Steve l ox, ilic
issues al stake were ihe continued accessibility ol public
education lo middle and lower class students, and Ihe maintnlnanco of SUNY as a source of high quality education,
In a series of panel discussions and smaller group
seminars, sludcnls were educated on NYS politics, ihe
SUNY budget, nuclear disarmament, women's issues and
student's rights.
In addition to SASU officials, Including Cox, President
Jim Tierney, and Executive Vice-President Scolt Wexler,
representatives of ihe NYS Assembly, ihe Governor's office, Ihe Division of Ihe Budget, NYI'IRG, and United
University Professions, were among Ihe panelists.
In a lively seminar entitled "Polities in New York,"
panelists including Assemblyniun Muuriee Hinchley
(D-Kingslon) and Assistant Secretary to Ihe Governor for
Arts and Education Neil Foley fielded questions from
sludcnls.
One sludenl asked why Bundy Aid, the slate subsidy to
private colleges in New York wus being increased while
SUNY was being drastically cut. "isn't it true," Ihe sludenl asked, "thai SUNY students will pay for tuition Increases from their own pockets, while Bundy Aid helps ensure Hint students in private schools won't have lo pay?."
Another student asked Foley if the Governor's budget
did not in fuel "cut ihe children of ihe factory worker, the
warehouseman and those who work hours a week, off from
an education,"
Foley responded that the budgci was ihe resull of many
pressures and SUNY was only one of them. He added that
Bundy has been in existence since 1967, and has been supported by the Legislature every year since. The Bundy increase, Foley said, is statutory, and therefore mandatory.
He added thai il is for Ihe "relatively small sum of one
million dollars,"
Hinchley said, "The slate," is not doing the job ii should
be doing for Ihe working class people of New Vol .'
Laier, commenting on the enthusiasm and commiiuwi of
Ihe sludcnls, Hinchley said he was "very Impivs. -d. I've
never seen'anything like this."
In addition lo the discussions, the conferei .0 included a
Sunday night banquet concluding with a fooiball-style pep
rally in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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SASU Executive Vice President Scott Wexler
Students are concerned cuts will erode education quality.