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COURSE AUTHOR TITLE WE PAY
BLAW 220P Anderson Business Law: Comp., 12th $15.00
AMAT 220 Anton Elementary Linear Algebra, 4th 13.75
AMAT 112Y Berkey Calculus, 1984 (2nd printing) 21.50
ABIO 314 Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 4th 19.00
APHI 201Y Copi Intro. to Logic, '82, 6th 14.75
APHI 110 Feinberg Reason and Responsibility, 6th 14.50
APHI 112Y Fogelin Understanding Arguments, 2nd 7.50
AMAT 108 Freedman Statistics, '78 12.50
AANT 220Y Fromkin Intro. to Language, 3rd 9.50
APSY 203 Gardner Developmental Psychology, 2nd 13.50
AATM 100 Gedzelman Science and Wonders of the Atmosphere, ’80 16.75
APHY 124 Halliday Physics: Part 2, 3rd , 17.75
BGMT 481P Henshaw Executive Game, 4th 7.50
BACC 461 Hermanson Auditing Theory & Practice, 3rd, ’83 15.00
ASOC 217G Kanter Men and Women of the Corporation, ’77 4.50
BMKT 411 Kotler Marketing Management, 5th, ’84 16.50
APSY 101M Maas Readings in Psychology Today, 4th 5.00
BBUS 580 Mayer Contemporary Financial Management, 2nd 16.00
AECO 350 Mayer Money, Banking and the Economy, 2nd 13.00
BACC 211 Meigs Financial Accounting, 4th 14.50
BMKT 310 McCarthy Basic Marketing, 8th 15.00
APSY 101M McConnell Understanding Human Behavior, 4th 15.50
ECPY 120 Pauk How to Study in College, 3rd 7.00
ACHM 217 A, B_ Pavia Intro. to Organic Lab Techniques, 2nd 17.50
AENG 1441 Shakespeare Riverside Shakespeare, ’74 15.00
AMAT 100 Sobel Algebra and Trigonometry, 2nd 15.00
ACHM 216 A&B Solomon Organic Chemistry, 3rd 19.50
APSY 270 Tedeschi Introduction to Social Psychology, ’85 14.50
ASOC 384M Ward Aging Experience, 2nd 11.50
ACSI 203 Welburn Structured COBOL, ’81 12.00
APSY 101M Wortman Psychology, 2nd 14.00
BLAW 321 Wyatt Business Law, 6th 16.00
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Chapel House before and after the fire
The basic structure is still intact
Chapel House left gutted by blaze
By John Keenan i)
MANAGING EDITOR
When the Reverend Chris Hoyer turned up the
road leading to Chapel House Sunday, May 26, his
first reaction was ‘Well, it’s still standing.”
On May 26, a fire Swept through the-Chapel
House, consuming the roof and three rooms in the
building, but leaving the basic structure intact, The
Chapel House, which was the last remaining
ture from the: Country:Club,:had stood-on
SUNYA ground since the university's inception,
‘The alarm was turned if by McKownville Fire
Chief Ronald Jones, who noticed smoke rising
from the trees while “walking near campus. ‘It
burned for almost a half hour before anybody call-
ed it in." Jone told reporters.
Members of the Interfaith Collegiate Council
Board, which owns Chapel’ House, could not say if
the structure will be rebui
“It was a’ heartbreak," said Hoyer, the first
Chapel House staff member on the scene. ‘When
you got close, it was really obviously a burned out
shell"?
Hoyer, who rushed into the still smoldering ruin
to salvage three Torah scrolls, added ‘Inside it was
worse, All the things we'd put together were gone:
we'd invested a lot in that building."
Regarding the Torah rescue, Hoyer said “Any
one of us would have done the same: | tried to think
of things of value to each of us, That's one reason
Chapel House is so important, because we continue
to learn from each other, sensitivity toward each
others traditions arid goals."
“We lost all our prayerbooks and bibles,” said
Jay Kellman, member of the Interfaith Collegiate
Council Board, the corporation which runs Chapel
House: ‘‘And-aimost-all-of our office supplies.”
For the present, the Chapel House staff is housed
in B-S4 of the Campus Center, while Kellman is
working out of the JSC-Hille! office. They will oc-
cupy that office until August 23, ‘a week before
«the fall semester begins,’ according to Director of
Campus Life Jim Doellefeld, ‘which is when we
have to move the Job Service and Don't Walk
Alone service back in,
Doellefeld explained ‘Neither (Job Service nor
Don't Walk Alone) functioned this summer, so |
put the office supplies in storage." He added, **We
need the week to clean up the offices and move
them back in.”
Office space for the Chapel House staff during
the 1985-86 academic year is “under discussion,"’
Doellefeld said. He has met with niembers of the
11>
By Pam Schusterman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Nearly 3,000 students from
across the state will travel to
SUNY Albany in the coming
months 10 participate in the
summer orientation program
and get their first taste of
university life,
There are 15 orientation ses-
sions planned for the summer
with an additional one in the
fall, said Mary Schimley, direc-
tor of Orientation and Plann-
ing. “We have nine freshman
sessions and six transfer stu-
dent sessions,"’ she explaine
“With an additional one for
stragglers in the fall.”
The sessions begin on June
27 and continues through
August. 1. All. incoming
freshmen will be housed on
State Quad in the lowrises;
Whitman, Tappan, Anthony
and Cooper halls, Schimley ad-
ded that freshman orintations
last for two or more days while
transfer orientation last only
one day.
The freshman orientation
has many. functions, said
Schimley. ‘We focus on
aspects such as administrative
busine: registration,
academic integrity and accep-
table college behavior,"" she
said.
“The importance of orienta-
tion for the university as well as
the student cannot be overem-
phasized," said a former orien-
tation assistant. (OA). The
time and effort will be, saved
dealing with the problems
students may confront in
September."
According to Risa Sonen-
| PUBLISHED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY BY THE ALBANY STUDENT PRESS CORPORATION
Summer
Issue
NUMBER 23
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Univ. gears upto meet
members of class of ’89
shine, a current OA, the
freshmen are broken down into
groups of about 26 students
and assigned to a specific orien-
tation assistant. ‘The job of an
OA is to be the resource center
for the freshman, we are their
link to what college is going to
be like,” she said,
Inside:
Tips for
frosh. . .
— page 5
My main reason for bei
an OA," said Sonenshine, "is
because | had such a good time
in orientation. 1 wnat to be able
to give them as much
knowledge as 1 can-and leave
them with good vibes about
coming back in the fall."’
Sonenshine explained that a
set schedule is provided for the
freshmen. "We go through an
initial meeting, a tour, a CUE
(Center- for. Undergraduate
Education) advisement ap-
poiniment, exams, a residential
life meeting, and a party at
inight,"" she said, Freshmen also
take mealeard pictures and
receive their schedules.
‘According to Schimley, there
are several activities that key in
on academic issues. ‘We have
general sessions that explain
graduate requirements, course
oad, and mix and balance of
classes,” she said.
‘Also provided for the incom:
ing students is the opportunity
11> |
Dutch Quad’s polling place moved to nursing home
By Marc Berman
SPORTS EDITOR
‘Gome November, Dutch Quad residents
will have to change their polling place to
the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home —
‘a move Student Association(SA) President
Steve Gawley.says is an attempt to “
convenience student voters’
This change’ in location will require
students living on Dutch Quad to travel to
the Washington’ Avenue extension, two
and:one half miles from campus,to cast
their ballots.
The decision to relocate the polling place
was recently handed down to SA by the
Albany Board of Elections.
Last November; Dutch Quad residents,
who are part of the15th Ward, District 7,
voted either at the Thruway House, on
Washington Avenue across the street from
“‘All we want is a
polling place that is
accessible to the
students. ’’
— Steve Gawley
campus, or at St. Margeret Mary’s school
located on Western Avenue three blocks
from the campus entranceway.
“The nursing home isn’t accessible to
students without a car,” said Gawley.
“Even if you want to walk there you can’t
because there's no sidewalks, You can't
walk-on a highway."
‘The shift in location came about because
of the overcrowding at the Thruway House
and St. Margeret Mary's. According to
Nicholas Collucio, the
15, @ polling place can't exceed its 1,000
constituents,
polling places surpassed that maximum,
“Rich Schaffer (former SA President)
and I worked very closely together,” said
Colluslo,
should be broken up. The polling places
were very crowded and the students had to
Iderman of Ward
Last November, the two
distance,’*
‘and he agreed that the districts
wait on line too long.””
“Thad no idea that they (Student
Association) were upset at the edistric-
ting,"” continued Collucio,
why they're upset, it’s about the same
“I'm not sure
“Two and a half miles and three blocks
fare not the same. distance,'’.. disagreed
Gawley. “Especially when you don’t have
sacar, All we want is a polling place thatis
accessible to the students. Whien you put a
polling place that's not accessible, you are
disenfranchising them.”
Gawley added,""We weren't even cor-
acted when they were making a major
redistricting. 1 think it was a lack 0°
consideration."*
Gawley also pointed out that the
number of voters at the polling places were
inflated due to buffer cards failing to be
pulled out for graduting students,
George Scaringe, Republican Commis-
sioner of the Board of Elections, said he
sees the redistricting as a selback to stu-
dent voting rights,
“It's been viewed for along time by
Albagy Democrats that college students
should vote in their hometown,” ‘Said
Scaringe. ‘So they're not going to make it
convenient for the students to vote her
Gawley also said he feels the redist
ting was done to inconvenience student
voters. ‘I think they did it on purpose,”
said Gawley. ‘Somewhere down the line
they feel students are going to turn on the
city administration, It’s totally ridiculous.
First of all, we don't have the voters to
surn.an election, We just want our con:
cerns addressed. We want to work with
hae
2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS (1 SUMMER, 1985
ALBANY ’84-85: World records and activism
Take a Lok
NYPIRG Has the F
Funding on Campus’
‘@Youger to vote on wneinor
fotund NYPIRG,
@The NYPIRG fee is the only
fundable foe.
Si nr
SUNYA managed by year’s end to dis-
count rumors of a school spirit drought
by meandering into the Guiness Book of
Worlds Records for the largest game
ever of musical chairs, 5,060 people
played, breaking the previous record of
4,514 held by Ohio State, which has a
total student population three times the
size of Albany,
>The city began enforcing its ‘'grouper
law’? earlier than planned, leaving
SUNYA's many off-campus students
quite a bind as they planned their hous-
ing for next year. The law states that no
fhore than three unrelated people can
live in the same apartment, so some
students may find themselves without a
roof starting in September.
+The biggest news in sports last year at
Albany was not the Mets but rather
Dick Sauers, SUNYA's basketball
coach who won his $00th game when the
Great Dane's beat Brockport this Spr-
ing. The season will also go down in the
books as his 30th consecutive winning
season.
»Senior Karen Wilson disappeared
March 27, leaving behind tickets for her
planned spring break trip to Florida,
Despite a lot of publicity and a student
search, among other tactics, no clues to
her whereabouts have been found. She
was last seen walking South on Fuller
Road: towards Washington Ave. near
Six Mile Waterworks entrance.
Students Opposed To Poverty(STOP)
spent the first part of Spring, 1985
working to relieve the Ethiopian famine.
Efforts were led by Madeline Cuomo,
the Governor's daughter, and included a
fast day and a visit to campus from
‘Cuomo’s father, Mario.
Minister Louis Farrakhan’s campus
appearance in April was the subject of
not one but two seperate Jewish pro-
tests, but that didn't deter the line of
people waiting in the Lecture Centers
from going to hear his speech.
» Twenty-six SUNY students, including
an Albany junior were arrested in April
after staging an eleven hour sit-in at the
SUNY Central headquarters downtown.
The group was protesting SUNY in-
vestments in South Africa.
Students voted by better than t
‘one to fund the New York Public In-
terest Research Group(NYPIRG) in a
referendum held in April. The vote
followed more than a month of anti-
PIRG activity by several conservative
students,
Twenty-five normally healthy people
spent one day in wheelchairs this Spring
as part of Disabled Awareness Day,
learning to; look at the ‘great white
rock" from a different perspective.
After being banned in the mid 70’s for
“discriminatory behavior,” Greek life
made a comeback at SUNYA last year,
Several fraternities and sororoties
boasted particularly large memberships
by year’s end, and about 30 organiza-
tions in all had been formed.
President Reagan proposed
Guaranteed Student Loan cuts that
would force 32 percent of ‘the Albany
students who receive funds off the rolls,
It wasn’t exactly the best news students
received this spring.
"Save the Rat’? turned the normally.
empty campus pub into the ‘in’ spot
for a few weeks this spring, leading (0 a
generally increased realization that
yes... there is a bar on campus.
>A statewide rally and letter writing
drives were some of the tactics pushed
by the Student Action Committee in the
‘campaign against a "21" year old drink-
ing age. We'll all know by the end of the
summer how successful they were...
+The campus escort service, ‘Don't
Walk Alone” had a bumpy year, with
its first coordinator resigning abruptly
and a new logo now quite getting the
hoped for attention.
Students chose Steve Gawley over two
other candidates as their Student
Association President, and Ross
" Abelow took the vice presidency after
his nearest oppenent declined a run-off
election.
Albany became Hollywood for a night
when the Cotton Club held its world
premiere at the Palace Theater. It was a
fitting wrap up to a great year for the
film's co-screenwriter, Bill Kennedy. He
won the Pulitzer, a major grant, found-
ed the SUNY Writer's Institute all in the
same year.
Student Action Committee, NYPIRG,
and SASU not only registered the
highest number of students to vote in
New York State, but they also had the
highest percentage of voters registered
at any college in the country
Telethon '85 was a huge success this
spring, raising $38,000 to be shared by
the Albany Boys Club and the
Drakeland Daycare Center.
University Auxiliary Services (UAS)
chose Pepsi over Coke in a switch that
involved hundreds of vending and foun-
tain machines and two questions, . .did
anybody in the commissary take a taste
test beforehand, and was it really an
economical decision. . .?
Compiled by
Pam Schusterman
SUMMER, 1985 1) ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
GrouperLaw violators urged to act as good citizens
By lan Clements.
STAFF WRITER
Violators of the city ordinance which
prohibits more than three unrelated people
from living together should behave like
model citizens, advised Mike Alvaro, the
man responsible for enforcing Albany's
so-called ‘‘grouper law.'"
Off-campus: students should put out
their garbage on the correct days, not
cause excessive noise, and avoid parking
problems, Counseled Director of Code En-
forcement Alvaro. The failure of students
“to, obey. local ordinances...brings on in-
vestigations,’" he said,
Although the City of Albany has been
enforcing the law sinte the beginning of
this year, Alvaro warned that his bureau
will inigrease its efforts. when students
return in September,
Two landlords, targets of an enforce~
ment effort. this spring, pleaded guilty to
violating the: law Friday, June 14. in
Albany Police Court; Frank and Angelina
Multari were fined $12,500 by Judge John
Keegan. The couple was charged with 11
violations in six apartments they own.
According. to the Multaris’ attorney,
James Milstein, they will appeal the
sentence, which he termed ‘“‘harsh."”
Student Association President’ Steve
Gawley, at a June 14 meeting of the city’s
Strategic Planning Committee, objected to
the ordinance and’ charged that strict en-
forcement would displace between 300 and
500 students, :
In a Times Union article, Gawley
asserted that ‘students have become
scapegoats in the city’s inherent demand
that the university build more housing,
Gawley charged that State University of
New York administrators “have not yet
lived up to their responsibility to build ad.
ditional housing facilities," and urged.
Albany to delay enforcement until alter-
native housing is provided.
going to accomplish anything by throwing
people on the street."’
A student found violating the grouper
law this October would probably not be re:
quired to leave his or her apartment until
the end of the semester, Alvaro said.
The Bureau of Code Enforcement has
knowledge of 100 to 150 rental units which
are in violation of the grouper law, Alvaro
said, The information was compiled dur-
‘Nine times out of ten
” the bureau is seeking
to prosecute landlords.
— Mike Alvaro
Alvaro. stressed that. students shoult
cooperate with members of his staff if'they
are asked about living arrangements in
their apartment. ‘Nine times out of 10"
the bureau is seeking to prosecute lanlords,
he said, but Alvaro added “‘if-we find
(students) are lying to us, we'll prosecute
them as well."”
Students who sign three-person. leases
and bring in extra tenants without the
knowledge of their landlords are ‘‘respon-
sibie"' for violations, Alvaro added.
Alvaro did not guarantee (hat students
who violate the ordinance will be spared
from eviction, though he said, ‘We're not
ing a summer 1984 survey conducted by
the bureau’s 10-member staff.
“1 don’t think it's fair that they have
this ordinance," said Angelina Multari,
adding, ‘‘L. don’t understand the difference
between three or four people’ in an
apartment.
The residents of the couple's apartments
were considerate and did not cause any
problems for their neighbors, she said.
“Lately, I've had very good tenants,”
was trying to make an example of the cou-
ple to intimidate the other landlords, she
added.
The fine of $12,500, sald Milstein, was
“sharsh’” when compared to’fines assessed
by other landlords. The penalty charged to
Jasmine See, the first landlord prosecuted
as a result of the spring crackdown,
created a precedent for stringent penalties,
Milstein said,
See was sentenced to 45 days in jail and
was fined $500, She is also appealing her
case.
Milstein said he hopes the State Court
Appeals decides that a grouper iaw
presently under scrutiny from Oyster Bay,
Long Island. is found unconstitutional.
The decision would affect all areas of the
state, but he added that the Oyster Bay or-
dinance is more restrictive than Albany's
as it prohibits all unrelated people from
living together. The impact of the decision
in Albany would depend on how the Court
worded its opinion, Milstein said.
The crackdown will result in higher rents
for students, Milstein said, since landlords
will be charging the same or slightly lower
rents to fewer tenents.
Angelina Multari said.
The tenants were not noisy, nor did they
disrupt parking in the area since most used
buses, she said. The city’s administration
“Student ghetto” residents interested in
finding out when trash is collected on their
block should call the Sanitation Bureau *t
438-1484, Alvaro said
SA finds new phone system
to be expensive, low quality
By Ilene Weinstein
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
While SUNYA's new three million
dollar: computerized telephone system. is
expected to save the University a lot of
money, Student Association officials say it
could cost student organizations a fortune.
The new 442 exchange, which was in-
stalled Jun¢ 7, and is owned by the CON-
TEL corporation, now links the uptown
campus to the’downtown campuses by
fiberoptic cables, allowing calls to be made
between the campuses for free.
The university's needs were taken into
consideration, ‘‘but they forgot to take SA
into mind," said SA Vice-President Ross
Abelow, adding that ‘nobody calls the
quads as much as SA does.""
The five quads have not been linked to
the new system and a call made from the
campus to one of the dormitories will be
charged as a local call, Costs will be deter-
Students living in the dormitories will
still be serviced by New York Telephone
and Will be able to. make local calls, in-
cluding calls to the campus, for free. The
quad offices and.computer user rooms in
the dormitories have also been linked to
the new system,
‘According to an analysis conducted in
Fall, 1983, the new phone system would
save the university $8 million over a
10-year financing period.
SA's staff attended a two-hour class to
earn How to use the new telephones, but
the features they were shown did not work
on the SA telephones, said Abclow,
“Parties can't hear properly and our ~
numbers published (in the interim direc-
tory) are wrong,"’ he said, Abelow added
that Gary Pelton, University Director of
Telephone Systems, has done nothing to
help SA in handling these problems, ‘It's
the most ridiculous system, It's a joke,”
Ross Abelow
11s the most ridiculous system. It's a joke."*
talking.
mined on the number of minutes spent said Abelow
a>
Students learn to use media to spread their message
By Bill Jacob
STAPF WRITER
Reminiscent of the 1960s, national aitention is once
again being drawn to college campuses across the nation
as studenis are beginning to rediscover the power of the
media to carry their voices to people throughout the
world.
Events like the arrest of 25 students conducting a sit-in
at the State University. of New York administration
building in downtown Albany and the protest of the April
campus appearance of Louis Farrakhan, a Black Muslim
minister, have made headlines in the Capital District and
other areas.
‘A part of the planning of a protest is to contact the
media so that one is projecting an ideology and using the
media to communicate that ideology, disagreement and
stress to a larger public,"” said Dr. Frank Pogue,
SUNYA's vice president for student affairs,
‘The media is pushing (student activism) to.create
Pogue said, ‘*Those two entities often need cach
other and chm work quite well together,
“One of the best ways to let people know what is going
‘on is through the mass media,” said Ephram Kann, pro-
Ject coordinator for the SUNYA chapter of the New York
Public Interest Research Group.
Students and other activists generally do not have the
Students demonstrate on the podiym.
money required to advertise, Kann sald. “Student activist |
organizations are reliant upon getting free media, and
that entail doing things that are newsworthy. Protests are
only one way of doing t
“We occassionally involve ourselves in protests which
—will further the work we are doing because it’s a good w
to get press, a good way to mobilize public opinion,”
Kann said,
“L think it has a lot to do with when the press decides
that they want to cover it and make it an issue," said An-
drew Chin, vice president for community colleges for the
Student Association of the State University.
SASU's more recent activism involved a sit-in at
SUNY’s administration building to protest the SUNY
Board of Trustees’ decision opposing full divestiture of
U.S, companies doing business in South Africa.
There has been a rise in student activism across the
country, Chin said, because “The more publicized ac-
tivism sparks other activists in other places."
Mike D’ Attilio, dean of students at the College of Saint
Rose, disagreed, saying there hasn't been a great increase
in student activism in recent years,
“(iU’s) a drop in the bucket compared to what those
situations would have been in the late 60s,"" he said, He
has noticed '*some increase over the last year.or the year
before."
Some student outcries are due to the conservative
nature of President Ronald Reagan's domestic and
foreign policies during the past four years, Pogue said,
“Students are now responding to the threat of increases
in tuition, services and cutbacks in the federal support of
higher education,’’ he said.
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Off the podium, Al
By David L.L. Laskin
‘SENIOR EDITOR
Contrary to most other places on the
planet, Albany is virtually unaffected by
the change of seasons. If this is your first
summer here, this piece of information is
crucial. After a brief hint of summer which
fast until somewhere around’ July 4,
temperatures plummet into the twenties,
arctic winds sweep the podium, and snow
blankets this academic tundra until Foun=
tain Day next May.
If you've never spent a summer here you
probably believed that, Well it’s true.
Believe it or not, Albany is a, summer
paradise-of sorts. If you're here for the
summer, you're lucky, because you'll get
to enjoy the better half of this great town.
What follows are just’a few highlights and
suggestions meticuluosly researched by an
ace team of Albany Student Pres
reporters:
Walk around. Yup, it’s that. simple.
Anywhere from “middle class chopper"*
on Madison and Main right down to the
splendid SUNY-Central building on the
banks of the Hudsomrive
For a taste of the “real’” Albany,
meander down Central Avenue and en-
virons, including every shoppers delight,
the Salyation Army, on Clinton and
Robin. A tad further downtown, where
Central meets Washington, is the Albany
Public Library, gateway to the most pik
turesque, historic, and trendy sec
town, Lark Street. Before passing
“gorgeous townhouses’
shops”, the library is worth checking out,
if only to cool off in the lobby, and check
the bulletin board for events, films, and all
sorts of neat things happening in the
library and around town.
Boaters in Washington Park -
banyinsumm
There are aspects of the city unimagined in February
Five years ago, Viewpoints, the orienta-
tion magazine for new SUNYA.-ites, claim-
ed that the Lurk Street area was ‘gaining
fast poularity for the arts, gays, punks,
and a variety of cozy
and novelty shopping.
Street has gone from a quasi-underground
haven for cultured progressives to the mec-
ca of the trendy up-and-coming bourgeoise
who are crucial to the city's rennaisance,
Albany's combination Greenwich
Village and Upper West Side is a home for
both a genuine artistic and cultural com-
munity and a lot of young people with
money (yup, YUPPIES) who are trying to
blend into the trend. Social commentary
aside, this small enclave of renovated
brownstones, many over a century old, is a
neat place to hang around
The buildings are worth several hours of
er offers lots todo
walking alone, but interesting shops,
eateries, and of course, people, make this
the place to hang out, for those of you who
stick to the thes in life,
Some of the more interesting and
stalwart members of the Lark Street com-
munity include: The Eighth Step Coffee
House, which features diverse musical and
other programs; the EBA Center for
Dance and Movement, which holds a
variety of classes and hosts occassional
he Albany Institute for History
and Art, on the corner of Dove and
Washington; and, a little out of the area
but a strong bearer of the cultural flame,
the Half Moon Cafe, downtown on
Madison Ave., which features local art-
work, poetry readings, and good eats
When the brownstones and townhouses
start to blur, its time to gravitate downhill
to the Empire State Plaza, ultramodern
gateway to Albany's ultrahistoric
downtown.
Built in the sixties as the cornerstone of
Albany's comeback, it was nicknamed
“Rockefeller's folly," after the billion
dollars that the governor and Albany
patriarch Erastus Corning poured into its
construction
‘The Plaza is the architectural marvel our
campus could have been. It's an awesome
sight. And a great place 10 go roller
skating. But there’s more to it than a good
view. Most obvious is the Egg (or pregnant
woman, depending on your Freudian
preference), home of the Empire State In-
stitute for the Performing Arts (ESIPA).
Theater in Albany is gaining ground in the
cultural world, and is something to be on
the lookout for
This summer, the Plaza itself will come
13>
Ramaley gets new title
in departmental shuffle
By Tom Bacon
STAFF WRITER
University President Vincent O'Leary's plan to shuffle
litles and responsibilities among the top vice presidents of
SUNYA has been submitted to SUNY Chancellor Clifton
Wharton for approval.
Among the reappointments expected to be passed by
Wharton, include that of Vice President for Academic
Affairs Judith Ramaley, who will become SUNYA'S first
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. John
Schumiaker will become Vice President for Academic
Planning and Development as part of the reorganiza
He was previously Acting Vice President for Research
and Educational Development.
‘A nationwide search will be conducted to fill the new
position of Vice President for Research and Graduate
Studies.
No salary change will accompany Ramaley's flew posi-
tion because of Governor Mario Cuomo's 98 percent rule
which states that no New York State employee can ear
more than 98 percent of the salary of his or her
supervisor.
Ramaley presently earns $73,789 which is 98 percent of
O'Leary's salary of $75,295,
Ramaley, who served as the University’s fies womit
president’ while O'Leary spent several months lust
semester in Yugoslavia, currently directs all schools and
colleges within the University. Under O'Leary's proposal,
her position will be combined with the division of
Research and Educational Development, With the
merger, Ramaley said, an “artificial barrier"? will be
removed so that she can coordinate the resources and
staff of both divisions.
“The change, she added, is intended to better coordinate
administrative decisions rather than to implement new
policies. The Research and Educational Development
division currently controls the campus machinery for
academic scholarships and processes funding proposals,
among other duties.
According to Ramaley, not only are the changes
necessary, but the proposals have been a matter of discus-
sion between herself and O'Leary for some time. After
ratification by the Chancellor, she said, The shift will
take place when “O'Leary secs fit.”
Despite the fact that her department will be getting new
responsibilities, Ramaley said there will not be any addi-
tional positions created to staff it,
The changes will broaden her control on graduate
studies, Ramaley said, Her subordinate, Harry Hamilton,
serves as Dean of Undergraduate Education, fal
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By Tamara Richman
Fact: Out of the approximately 2,000 freshmen
entering SUNY Albany, through accepted statistics
we may assume that 200 are gay or lesbian.
We may also assume that there are a total of over
1,600 gay or lesbian students at SUNYA.
For may gay men and lesbians, college is the time
to come out of closet. Away from family and old
friends, college is an opportunity
to redefine a sense of who you
are, Part of everyone's self-
definition is his or her sexuality.
For homosexual students, this
may be the best time to begin to
express a special part of themselves.
‘The State University of New York has a non-
discrimination policy that includes the gay and les-
bian community. This means that any student,
teacher or other SUNYA community member is
protected under SUNY rules from discrimination in
grading employment, membership in clubs, dor-
mitory resident and other university services.
What can Albany offer gay and lesbian students?
During the fall and spring’ semesters, the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance holds Tuesday meetings at 8:30
p.m, in Campus Center 375. Other SUNYA services
are the Lesbian and Gay Center and support groups
at Middle Earth.
Albany itself has eight gay or lesbian bars and
organizations such as the Capital District Lesbian
and Gay Community Center.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance was f rmed in
1971. GALA serves the entire community —
homosexual, bisexual and straight. Aside from the
Tuesday meetings, we offer films, outings, parties,
counseling through Lambda Peers, a speakers’
bureau and referral services.
During office hours, feel free to stop by the
GALA office (Campus Center 333) for coffee, in-
formation or just to talk. GALA is open to
everyone who is interested in gay and lesbian issues.
Why should you join or visit GALA? Everyone
seems to have different reasons.
People
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GALA has something to offer everyone. For a
gay man or lesbian woman, involvement in GALA’
can be a way of getting involved in politics, learning
about gay history, speaking your mind at discus-
sions, exploring your feelings about yourself and
other people or meeting new friends.
It can also be a way of learning about the current
social and legal status of the gay community, speak-
ing on a panel to people outside of GALA, doing
volunteer work for an organization that you can
relate to or simply a way of taking some time to
relax and enjoy yourself at the office; a potluck din-
ner or a party.
For a straight person, GALA can be a place to
visit and learn about the gay and lesbian. people
around you. Most of you have homosexual friends,
family or acquaintances. This can be your oppor-
tunity to learn more about their lives, their thoughts
and feelings and come to an understanding of how
you fee! about gay and lesbian issues,
Through GALA you can stand up for the rights
of the gay and lesbian people you know, and in do-
ing so, get to know them even better.
Another benefit of visiting GALA is the wealth
of information that you will have access to. GALA
has files on subjects ranging from AIDS,
homophobia, gay and lesbian history, coming out,
parents of gay and lesbians, relations between
homosexuals and straights, lists of gay bookstores,
National Gay Task Force, gay and lesbian legal
issues, sexual harassment and gay vacation guides.
GALA is open during the summer. Summer
hours are posted on the office door, and the
telephone number is 442-5672.
After hours, call 463-3467 and ask for Tamara,
who is available at any hour to answer questions
and offer help. Mail can be sent to SUNYA GALA,
Box 22740, Albany, 12222. Any questions will be
answered if a self-address, stamped. envelope: is
included
GALA extends a warm welcome to all incoming
and current students and staff.
NEWS UPDATES
Fire damages Thruway House
The Albany Thruway House, which serves as
housing for a number of SUNYA students was
seriously damaged in a fire May 5.
According to the off-campus association publ
tion Downtown, eight SUNYA students were
displaced by the three-alarm fire andl relocated into
other rooms at the hotel due to electrical damage
caused by the fire.
Michael Pantick of Troy was arrested by Albany
police May 6, less than 24 hours after the incident.
Pantick was charged with two counts of arson and
committed to the Albary County Jail for
psychiatric examination, Pantick is an ex-employee
of the Albany, Thruway House, Downtown
reported.
UAS buys vending machines
In an effort to provide better service and increase
the revenues of University Auxilliary Ser-
vices(UAS), new vending machines are being in-
stalled on campus.
According to Norb Zahm, UAS General
Manager, the new machines were bought by UAS
instead of being leased from a private corporation
‘The machines cost about $148,000 and will be com-
pletely installed by the end of June.
The machines have a greater capacity and will
hold a more varied selection than the old machines,
but there will be fewer machines around, said
Zahm, adding that there will no longer be machines
selling sandwiches or hot foods. ‘Most people
won't even notice they're gone," he said.
Interim directories printed
The university has printed its first interim
telephone directory and will go to press with the se-
cond printing in about two weeks in an effort to
publicize SUNYA's new 442 telephone exchange,
according to Gary Pelton, Director of Telephone
Systems,
The interim directory does not feature student
telephone numbers but concentrates on faculty,
ministrators, staff, and campus. offices, sa
Pelton. The first directory was distributed on May
13, before the June 7 exchange changeover.
According to Pelton, the first printing cost $1400
and the second printing would be around the same.
amount, The 1985-1986 directories featuring the
new telephone numbers of students will not be
printed until the fall, said Pelton.
WOBK Parties on the Plaza
‘Party on the Plaza’, a series of free outdoor con-
certs sponsored by WQBK and featuring local
Albany bands will debut June 20 at Empire State
Plaza.
‘The concerts which will run through ‘August 29,
are for the benefit of Easter Seals, according: to
John Cooper, Programming Director of WQBK.
Blotto and the Newports will play the opening
show and an additional sshow may be added in
September to make up for the concert cancelled
June 13 due to bad weather.
According to Cooper, WQBK raised $25,000 for
Easter Seals last year and hopes to do the same this
year. Money is raised through the sale of non-
alcoholic beverages, Cooper said,
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WHAT’S GOING ON?
The ASP will be recruiting News Witers this fall.
Watch for signs or come up to CC 332,
Experience is helpful, but really not necessary,
New SA appointees striving for a year of innovation
By Eric Hindin
STAFF WRITER
Student Association’s newly
appointed of ficers have revamped
their domains and are gearing up
to get their new ideas of how to
increase student involvement in
SA into action.
SA’s new staff includes Frame
cisco Duarte as Minorites Affairs
Director, Bette Ginsburg as Pro=
gramming Director, Eric
Schwartzman as Controller, and
Doug Tuttle as Media Director.
The Committee responsible for
selecting the new staff included
SA President Steve Gawley, SA
Vice-President Ross Abelow, the
previous holder of the position
being interviewed for, and a
member of the Minority Affairs
office. Candidates were given a
maximum of five points in each
of three categories: innovation,
knowledge. of position, and
presentation
Gawley had the final decision
on all appointments and had the
power to veto the decisions of the
committee, according to the SA
constitution. No appointments
were vetoed, however said
Gawley, explaining that “the top
scorer was chosen in every case."
Enthusiasm and_ spirit about
SA, and the students SA
represents, are just some of the
qualities Ginsburg has, according
to Gawley. Experience, while also
a factor, “‘was overridden by at-
titude,"* Gawley sai
Last year's programming direc-
tor, Patty Salkin, was one of the
best SA ever had, said Ginsberg,
adding that she hopes to build
upon the momentum Salkin
started.
This office will differ from pitst
offices by once and for all “fixing
the no spirit image’ that SUNYA
has had, said Ginsberg. To com-
bat student apathy, Ginsberg said
she is planning activities such as
pep rallys, a Gel-a-Jump, jello
wrestling, and a carnival.
revive the popularity of the Rat,
Francisco Duarte, minority affairs director.
Ginsberg said ‘we will decorate
the Rat, as a means of drawing
students to the establishment and
show films towards the same
goal,""
Major changes are being plann-
ed in SA's Minority Affairs of-
fice, according to Duarte, !The
changes are definitely needed,””
said Gawley. ‘In the past the of-
fice lacked direction, and did
nothing. I must now -regain
credibility,” he added.
Duarte said he anticipated that
his job would be difficult, calling
the position very ‘‘sensitive”’.
The office will differ from past
offices,
because it’s whole organization
will be revamped. "It" will; no
longer be one person, but instead
will consist of a network of per-
sons,” he said, There will be
several committees, each headed
by Duarte, which will consist of
persons recruited from the stu-
dent body, representing all the
various minority groups, Duarte
“These persons, and myself,
Karen Wilson
Wilson search
reward fund is to be held June
‘Wilson's hometown,
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[Troop Six at 783-3211.
Efforts to find missing SUNYA student Karen Wilson continue, |
as a Walk-a-thon to raise money to add to the Karen Wilson
An auction and a carnival will also be held on June 23. The
weekend is intended to enhance children’s safety awareness and to
help Wilson's parents continue their search.
Wilson has been missing since March 27. She is believed to haye
lbcen last seen walking south on Fuller Road toward Washington
Wilson is about five feet, three inches tall, She weighs 115
lpounds and has light sandy brown hair and brown eyes. On the
Inight of her disappearance, she is believed to have been wearing
lblue jeans, a blue short-sleeved shirt, a white
ennis’shoes. She may have been wearing Jarge-rimmed glasses,
Anyone with any information is urged to contact the SUNYA.
[Public Safety Department at 442-;
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‘Tuttle, In the past, persons in the
media office did little more than
print up posters, said Tuttle,
“The media director should wear
two hats, that of a source of in-
formation for the campus and it's
community, and that of a student
advocate,’” he added,
Tuttle and Gawley have already
met with Albany Mayor Thomas
Whalen concerning the issue of
student. polling places. ‘The city
is trying to take away student's
right to vote," charged Tuttle. ‘1
will do everything I can to con-
vince the city to adopt a different
course of action. | will also be ac-
cessible to any newspapers or
media other than The Voice who
desire information n the subject,"
he added
This year, according to Tuttle,
the media of fice will be playing an
icreased role in SA's efforts in
many other issues which affect
students, including Albany's
grouper law which prohibits any
more than three unrelated persons
living in the same rental unit, and
the proposed 21-year-old drinking
age. ‘I will also be working quite
closely with other members of SA
in formulating a strong statement
concerning SA's position on apar-
theid,”” Tuttle added.
According to Schwartzman,
the Controller's office will be
more involved with helping the
various groups plan their ac-
tivities this year, The assistant
controller will also take on an in-
creased role, in‘this area, added
Schwartzman
Schwarzman was the only ap-
plicant for the position, according
to Gawley. ‘*No one else had as
much experience as Eric,’ said
Gawley, “and that probably’
discouraged any other potential
applicants from _applying.”*
Schwartzman has been involved
with various groups for three
years, Gawley added, and is a
solid accounting student
Being involved with SA is ex-
cellent experience, said Schwart-
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through his involvement with SA.
“L anticipate putting in 40 to 50
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school year,"” Schwartzman aa
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DITORIAL
Lines
Welcome to SUNY Albany. . .Please get in
line. If that phrase isn’t familiar to you yet, it
will be soon,
This is a school of lines, both human and
cement, psychological and physical.
There’s lines for meals, pre-registration,
registration, drop-add, buses, CUE advisers,
housing sign-ups, the moneymatic machines,
elevators to move into the dorms, even xeroxing
at the library.
There's also cement lines everywhere, They'll
do things to your sanity during finals week.
Beyond those lines, there’s another one; one
that deserves much more serious attention. It’s
the line the University and your peers will put
you on when you arrive here. It’s based on four
years at this school during which you are
expected to complete a major and minor, take
general education courses, maintain a good
social life, keep your grades up, take 12-15
credits per semester and obediently follow
University rules and regulations.
This line is known by a lot of euphemisms.
You might recognize it as ‘the path to success,”
or ‘the road to riches." Along the way, you'll
find some rewards like a 4.0 or maybe an
invitation to join purple and gold, and a few
obstacles, like a closed course, or a professor
who can't speak English.
At the end of the line you'll find your
treasure; your reward for not stepping out of
line: a prestigious diploma and a high paying
job.
For those of you who don’t want to get in line
behind everybody else, you can do things your
own way, but you do them at your own risk.
That means you might not graduate on time or
you might do poorly in a class because you're
heavily involved with a student group, By the
time you graduate you'll probably have had a
richer college experience than those who stayed
in line, but chances are your transcript will have
paid the price.
Which way you choose to go on these issues is
up to you, While the lines at the registrar are
unavoidable, as are the cement lines that make
up most of this campus the line, or path, the
university wants you on is optional. Whether
you ultimately decide to stand in another line is
of little signifcance, What's important is that
you give it some thought between now and
September otherwise it'll be too easy to arrive
here and just follow the crowd.
This university has a tremendous amount to
offer, but nobody’s going to encourage you to
do anything but get on line, the rest is up to'you.
So, welcome to SUNY Albany, . .please get in
line.
Keep the faith
Since this University's inception, Chapel
House has graced this campus as both an
attractive landmark and a symbol of religious
sanctity.
Last month that came to an abrupt end when
the interior of Chapel House was virtually
destroyed by a fire attributed to suspicious
circumstances, ‘
University officials say they are supportive of
the need for Chapel House to continue
providing services to this campus, but they have
demonstrated little enthusiasm for rebuilding the
house itself.
We believe they are making a mistake, Chapel
House provided a forum for interfaith
communication as well as warm, welcoming
atmosphere in the midst of a huge and
impersonal campus. The building itself provided
the perfect setting for the activites and events
that took place there,
With a little vocal support from the
University, Chapel House Officials would
probably be able to solicit the necessary from
various religious groups around the state.
It's well worth the effort.
OK OK... OU
CAN BE BLACK.
A Freshman’
When 1 was a child, 1 had a terrible recurring
nightmare, In it, 'd wake up late’ for school and in a
panic, hurry as fast.as { could to get there, But when 1
did, I'd always find the building locked and deserted.
Alice Margaret
When | was a freshman, my dream came true, | arrived
in Albany, all ready to check in and start my college
career, only to find every door | tried locked’ tind the cam-
pus virtually deserted.
1 later discovered 1 had come on the wrong day.
Needless to say, it was not the beginning I had hoped for.
J laugh about it now, but at the time it was pretty
traumatic, | mean, there | was, looking more than a little
seared and pathetic, with all my worldly possessions,
realizing that no sooner had I set foot on campus than
something went wrong,
Right then and there |
not going to be easy.
Oh, | recovered from my initial crisis, finding solace in
the fact that the whole incident was my mother's fault
(she disagrees), and embarked upon what | envisioned as
a whole new life,
jew the next four years were
1 was in pursuit of days filled with higher learning and
intellectual stimulation, good times and meaningful rela-
tionships, independence and control of my own life — 1
didn’t think that was too much to ask. It soon became ap-
parent, however that life at the university, and its amaz-
ingly never ending supply of fun surprises for all occa-
sions, had other plans for me.
The first clue came the day | ventured to the infirmary
in search of felief from what_1 thought was just a nasty
cold. After a brief examination and case history, a ten:
tative diagnosis was reached — 1 had tuberculosis,
Naturally, 1 was mildly periurbed,.1 mean, when you're
sick you always think you're dying or have some terrible
disease, but you never expect to hear it,
So, I hastened down to the Board of Health, sure that
my worst fears would be confirmed, got a chest X-ray,
and returned back to my dorm to inform my suitemates
of my impending demise and await the bad news. As it
turned out, I had a mild case of bronchitis and would pro-
bably live. With this near brush with death under my belt,
| was confident that { could handle just about anything.
Pre-registration was to be my next problem. After
dutifully meeting with my CUE advisor and spending
hours carefully choosing my courses, arranging it so that
1 wouldn't have to get up too early, I discovered that for
some mysterious reason, there was a hold on my records,
Thinking this was an obstacle which could be easily
taken care of, I set out in search of the cause, After
s nightmare
waiting on quite a few linés(with quite a few other people
investigating their baffling holds),.and making quite a
ew inquiries at quite a few offices, | uncovered that there
was in fact no hold on my records — it was merely some
kind of freak computer error,
This was good news and bad news. The good news was
that now could register. | also got an interesting tour of
the administration building, The bad news was that by
that time, most of the classes in my carefully constructed
schedule were closed. :
Things did not get much better once | actually got into
the classroom. Determined (0 do well academically, |
started out studying diligently. However, when I got back
my first exam in political science with a note saying my
essays were ‘interesting’ but ‘totally missed the point’, |
began to wonder if perhaps | was studying a little 100
hard,
Or maybe political science just wasn't my thing. So |
tried Sociology. That was better, except that somehow my
professor lost my final exam, and to make up for it I
would have to write a ten page paper analyzing our tex:
tbook which I had already sold back to the bookstore
These are just a few of the experiences I've a
‘cumulated over the years,.I'm sure that every student at
this university could add to the list, But hot everything
happens here in such an ass-backwards fashion — those
things are just more fun to write about.
To be perfectly frank, I've probably had some of the
best times and entered into some of the most satisfying
relationships of my life right here at SUNY Albany. I've
also achieved a plateau of higher learning, although a vast
majority of the knowledge I've gained was not cultivated
in the classroom.
This knowledge was gathered through interacting with
different kinds of people and handling different kinds of
situations. The ability to do that brings me to what | feel
is the most important of the goals set for myself when |
entered college — independence,
The way I see it, when you go away to callege a certain
amount of independence is forced on you. Basically, you
have no choice but to be independent in, some respects,
because if you don't take responsibility for yourself,
nobody else will.
Anything beyond that, most specifically the ability to
effectively handle any real life situation that comes along
is what really starts you on the road — a long road I'll ad-
mit — to independence,
So you see, in spite of all the problems you may ex-
perience at this university, and all the times you may curse
out your professors or the administration or your room-
mate, it's all just part of the plan to prepare you for the
phenomenon dreaded by all graduating seniors — real
life,
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SUNYA Summer 1985
Ron Howard:
out of the Cocoon
going to regret it if it wasn't me.”
These are the words of Ron Howard discussing
his latest directorial effort, Cocoon’, The youthful-looking,
red:headed, freckled-faced 31 year-old lives up to his reputa-
tion asa genuinely nice guy. During an interview at the
Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, Howard laughed heartily, smiled
constantly, and actually used phrases such as “gee,” “boy,”
and “neat.”
Ian Spelling
Cocoon is the story of four elderly couples, residents of
Florida’s Sunny Shores old folk’s home, Through contact
with the life-giving powers of an alien race, they regain their
vim and vigor, as well as a spirit of youthfulness. This
enables them to escape their collectively drab, existence,
Among the veterans under Howard's command are Don
‘Ameche, Gwen Verdon, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, and
‘Oscar-winner Maureen Stapleton
> The final result of Howard's work is yet another fantasy,
one in the same charming vein as Splash. That he is produc.
ing fantasies of late surprises 'no one more than Howard
himself, They are “something | never thought I'd want to
do.” admitted Howard. “I've always been interested in
honest emotional reactions and things you can really relate
to, even if it is just. a comedy. Even though | appreciate
fanasy it was just something | never thought about getting
involved with, (Splash producer) Brian Grazer kind of had to
talk me into Splash. | didn’t develop Cocoan. | just came in
to it. | still don't know: whether it's something | would
choose to do on my own.
In the case of Cocoon, the fanatsy. the science fiction,
and the characters became a very appealing package. |
couldn't resist,”
Should Cocoon prove to be a box office hit, Howard can
count on being dubbed the next “wunderkind.” However.
Howard believes current wunderkind Steven Speilbers,
deserves recognition for reversing the image of aliens as
marauding hideous creatures to that of another race simply
attempting to communicate with their neighbors in the
universe
You have to credit Spielberg with that,” said Howard, “I
was talking to him the other day and he was asking me how
Cocoon was going, He likes the story. He knew about it for
2 long time because he did a couple of pictures for
(producers) Zanuck and Brown, He said, So, how's it going?
I said, ‘Well, aliens, boy. | blame you for this. Working with
these special effects and everything.’ And he said. “Yeah, |
said the same thing to Bob (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
1 Echos was going to make’ this movie and I was
Wise.’ So it’s been around for awhile, | take no credit for it
all, but | really like the new slant on it, It’s neal.”
With all his efforts to create’amiable aliens, comes the in-
evitable question, Does Ron Howard, forever television's
Opie and Richie Cunningham, believe in UFO's and aliens?
“I believe in UFO's,” replied Howard with a defensive smile,
“but, here's why. My friend Charlie Martin Smith, who was
in American Graffiti and Starman, has a half-brother who
was involved in some kind of research. I've always been in
clined to believe in UFO's, I've never seen one, though I've
talked to some people who claimed they have, They seem
to be fairly convincing. But Charlie talked to a friend of his
brother's who actually does the same thing in Starman, He
goes around researching these things. It's a secret job, but he
started telling about a few things
SSE
“the fantasy, the science fiction, and
the characters became a very appeal-
ing package...”
fi —Ron Howard
here is supposedly a small satellite in our atmosphere
which is circling the earth at about the speed of a bullet. You
can't see it, and you can't photograph it, A few years ayo
there were some bizarre helicopter accidents, Helicopters
kept xoing down in exactly the same place. What 1 heard
through Charlie was that this was that satellite zooming by
and knocking these things down. They kept the whole thing
pretty, quiet, That area is actually out of the flight’ pattern
now, You're not supposed to xo through it, It just makes
sense to me thal there's life on other planets and that if there
is they'd be checking us out, in some way or another. A
satellite sounds perfect to m
In addition to presenting aliens in a positive light, Cocoon
aims to furnish younger audiences with a fresh image of
older people, This is asking for trouble when the bottom
line is money. To recoup its seventeen and one-half million
dollar production cost. Cocoon must attract the all
important 17-25 aye group. “The results from our test
screenings have been great for that very audience. So what
we know is if they show up, they seem to really respond to
the AS tar as getting them there?’ Howard questior
ed. “I think it might take a little time. I'd be surprised i-they
rushed to it, Maybe if the film gets good reviews and the ad
campaign looks lively and interesting enough... | could be
very wrong about that.”
Tr
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Part of the appeal of Cocoon rests in the fact that it is in
deed the actors themselves running rampant on the screen
and performing, their own stunts, “They surprised the hell
‘out of me!” exclaimed Howard with an air of amazement
"They really did, | expected to double all that stuff, They
resented that attitude. Wilford Brimley said, I might not be
able to do a flip, but I sure as hell can look like I'm trying,
Isnt that the main thing?’ | said, ‘Yeah.’ It was great to be
able to crank the camera up and yo slow motion and see
Hume Cronyn doing a back dive, and see Wilford doing his
flip, and see Don Ameche doing, these dives
In addition to diving, the actors learned to scuba dive, Un
fortunately, Howard was able to use’ only one shot, of
Cronyn under water, because the shots simply were not
clear enough. Another activity crucial to Cocoon's success is
dancing. Don Ameche, renowned fot just about everything
except dancing, took lessons in order to keep up with
hooter Gwen Verdon. The results of Ameche’s efforts were
‘one of Howard's favorite scenes to shoot. "We had so many
people trom St, Petersburg, and they were all xettiny, the
biggest kick out of the whole thing," said Howard, in his
best “aw, shucks” phrasing, "Then | thought, ‘Gee, here | am
shooting these sweeping dolly shots of Don Ameche and
Gwen Verdon dancin,’ This is something, | never expected
to be able to do.
Having been in the business for 29 of his 41 years
Howard has a solid understanding of actors and the craft. "I
believe in actors." declared Howard."I think they are smart
Their ideas are more helpful tnan not. When you're a direc:
tor. you kind of see things ina certain way. That's ood, It's
xood that you have a plan, But there are lots of ways to get
to that yoal, What [hit upon a few years back was that even
though | might have a preconceived notion of what | want
an actor to do to get there, if the actor has a choice which
also gets us there, Ii rather use his choice, I'm always en:
couraging them to contribute.
This. movie," concluded Howard, “is: as funny and
humorous as it is mostly because of the litle things, litle
details, that they were able to throw in. If they'd been stick
ing right to the script and doing things just the way I wanted
them to, a lot of those things would have been lost.
Ron Howard appears to have forsaken acting in his pur
suit of all those “litle things.” "lam committed to directing,”
he firmly stated, "so, 1 don't really look for acting roles.
Although he doesn't search for parts he “would take a job it
it came along," One possibility is a return to his roots, televi-
sion’s Mayberry, RFD. in Return to Mayberry, Would he
do it? "Yes, if the timing works out,
Even if he never acts again, Ron Howat:
make his mark in film
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movie review
June 17/1985
A Cocoon out of this world
ocoon, touted as this summer's
( sure-fire box office hit,” is
everything it’s cracked up to be.
And more.
Ron Howard's first film since Splash pro
ves the young director no flash in the pan.
He's a talent to be reckoned with. To Co-
coon Howard brings wit, charm and gentle
emotion; elements apparently requisite toa
Ron Howard film,
Ian Spelling
Cocoon is the story of four elderly
couples, residents of Sunny Shores old
folks home in Florida, Through contact
with life-giving powers of an alien race,
they regain their vim and vigor, as well as a
spirit of youthfulness which enables them
to eseape their collectively drab existence.
Among the veterans under Howard's
command are Don Ameche, Gwen Ver-
don, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy,
Wilford Brimley, Maureen Stapleton, Her
ta Ware, and Jack Gilford, Brian Dennehy
and Tahnee Welch play two aliens, And
Steve Guttenberg is Jack, a young boat cap:
tain who inadvertantly becomes the link
between the aliens and the old folks.
Watching these legends actually re-
juvenate on screen makes for a wonderful-
ly entertaining time, But Howard is shrewd
enough to know a catch, a rip in the silver
lining, is necessary. So. one couple declines
to wade in the pool which houses the life
iving alien cocoons. The results of this
temper the film’s upbeat tone, and Cocoon
becomes better for it
All that transpired before: the improved
sex lives, the returns to cheating ways
break dancing, and new-found love. take a
back seat to reality, Cocoon begs the ques:
tion, “Is there something, something,
wrong, about wanting to live forever?”
Howard provides countless scénes. of
wonder, pathos, and comedy in equal
doses. That’s the miracle of Cocoon.
Though there are aliens, it's more than a
sci-fi film, Serious moral questions receive
honest treatment, which forces the viewer
to think — without depressing him or her.
‘And despite the comedic over, and under:
tones, Cocoon is by no means a mere farce.
The omnipotent camera captures many
touching moments. Among. them: Don
Ameche break dancing, Ameche and
Gwen Verdon ballroom dancing, the
alien’s human-like skins hanging out of a
‘chest, and slow-motion shots of Brimley,
Cronyn and Ameche diving and flipping
off a diving board.
With a cast as large and talented as Co
coon’s, selecting standouts is difficult, But
the ever-suave Ameche coupled with the
glowing Verdon creates more than sparks.
They breath fire, Brian Dennehy offers yet
another chameleorlike performance as the
affable leader of the aliens, His innate abili-
ty to slip seamlessly in and out of widely
varied roles makes him the best character
actor in the business, Steve Guttenberg and
new-comer Welch are throughly charming
4s the literally star-crossed lovers. But it is
Jack Gilford who walks away with acting.
honors. Gilford brings the film's humanity.
to its peak in a totally humorless role,
When his wife dies, one can feel Gilford's
guilt at not having permitted her to enter
the pool. Gilford is splendid,
Cocoon is a’ powerful picture, more so
for viewers of advanced age, or for those
with living gfandparents, The older people
are neglected, buf vital and spritely
Howard wants the audience to laugh and
cry, but more importantly he is asking that
people think, For your fivedollars, you get
more than a movie, you experience the
positive power film can provide, when in
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A bom C
pus is doing well. Milo and Binkley
O= doing well, Berke Breathed.
multi-millionaire creator of the
popular comic strip Bloom County, is do-
ing quite. well. Penguin Dream and
Stranger Things, the third collection of
strips from Breathed’s Bloom County, isn’t
doing quite as well, but it gets by.
John Keenan
The collection is comprised of 120 over-
sized pages of recent strips, chronologically
arranged from Opus's Momquest to. Bill
the Cats iMated run forthe Presidency:
hes
NCPR
The trouble with Penguin Dreams,
however,is that this time, something is
clearly missing
Not to say that Breathed isn’t'a very fun:
ny man, because he ispand not to imply
that he doesn’t have something of social
value to say with the strip, because he
does. Since i's’ inception, Bloom County
has been. heralded’ as. this generation's
Doonesbury; and if the strip's a. little
shallower than it's predecessor, well: so’s
the generation, But Bloom County is not
Doonesbury.
it wasn’t until the publication of Penguin
King ’s Skeleton
Do you lov 1s King. asks. his
readers on the very first” page of his latest
collection of short stories, Skeleton Crew.
He repeats it again, later: “Do you love?
Ido. | love good horror writing,
John Keenan
The first Stephen King novel | read was
Salems Lot’, published shortly. betore
King became the superstar he is today: I've
read everything he’s written since. He's lost
alittle steam since his early works, but he's
still the best author writing horror today
Skeleton Crew is a collection of
reprinted short stories ranging all the way
back to 1908, and they're good, but they
don’t compare any. more favorably to
King’s first collection, Night Shift, than Pet
Semetary compared to Salems Lot. For-
tunately. King is still above average,|and
King alsove average is worth the price af
the book:
The lead story, a novella called. “The
Mist® is arguably the best work in the
book, It's another one of those Evil
Technology” stories. where a decidedly
strange mist sweeps into a town as a result
of -you guessed it- army testing of a new
weapon. Sure, the premise is old, but the
writing will keep you interested, and
characterization has always ben King’s
strongest point
“The Monkey’ isa shorter word with a
Jittle more “fun” wrapped up in it .a win:
dup toy monkey is found in the attic of a
family’s new house, and whenever it's
‘cymbals bang together, somevnte dies. This
type of story is where King is really at his
best, turning. the ridiculous horrible.
Another outstanding effort is "Gramma"
a frightening story with of tip of the hat to,
" Dreams; however, that it became obvious
how much not Doonesbury it is. _
In this newest collection, the reader is
immediately struck by how similar the
situations, gags, and characters all are.
Binkley is still hiding from his. anxiely
closet, Steve’ Dallas is still an overbearing
asshole, Oliver Wendell Jones is still con-
ducting experiments in his bedroom, and
Milo’is still doing whatever Milo does; and
i's still pretty funny, but it’s also getting
boring.
“ ..Whatever else might be
said about. Breathed, you
have to admit he knows
what's going on... "
Of course, anyone’ with a sense of pro
portion will realize that it’s a bit ridiculous
to look for character growth and develop:
ment in a comic strip, but character
development is what made Doonesbury
phenomenon, and unless something hap:
pens pretty soon, lack of it is what is going
fo eventually burst Breathed's socio:
economic balloon
‘Another consistent sore point is the utter
lack of any female character in the strip:
Breathed has been quoted as saying, that he
has trouble seeing things from “a woman's
perspective.” This is. the ‘80's answer to
Gary Trudeau?
There are, naturally, some hilarious
moments in Penguin Dreams. the most
memorable being when Opus's TV chases
him across the living room screaming, "You
didn’t NEED absurdly overpriced Calvin
1 Klien Jeans! Or cabbage patch dolls! Or
Jimmy Carter! But you bought them when
I told you tol” Whatever else might be said
about Breathed, you have to admit he
<nows what's going on.
There's also a hilarious episode at the
very beginning of the collection, in which
Opus and his neighbor, Mrs Limekiller
land at Antartica, “You never know how
people. will react ‘when a boatload of
‘Americans land on their beach,” Opus in
forms his companion as terrified penguins
scream "Viva Reagan! Viva Weinberger!
WE DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THE
CUBANSr"
For the money, Penguin Dreams 1s an
enjoyable collection; not as strong as the
first two, but a good “bathroom book,” as
my housemate commented, However,
unless Breathed starts taking his strip a little
more seriously, Milo Bloom will probably
be the next Charlie Brown, not the neat
Mike Doonesbury.
DON'T SHOOT? VIVA REAGAN/
WE
has backbone
H.P. Lovecratt. | don’t know about other
horror fans, but I'm always pleased when
names like Yog:Sothoth turn. up in other
writer’ stories, especially when the story is
written as well ay “Gramina” is
Word Procesor of the Gods” is more a
fantasy than a horror story, but it has a cer
tain warmth that makes if enjoyable, and
it's always pleasant to see a King story with
a happy ending tor a change (it anyone’s
Curious as to how 1 could characterize a
story about 9 man doing away with his
family as “warm they'll just have to read
the book.)
‘Cain Rose:Up", a short-short_which
seemed a little rminiscent of “Apt Pupil”
LONC’s Method
ethod to Our Madness, the third LP
M from the Lords of the New Church,
shows a style closer to that of their
very first, very guitar-oriented album than
their second LP. Method . ., retains much
of the power of the LONC’s debut, but it
manages to. incorporate: some of the
sophistication. attempted on Js Nothing
Sacred?
Norman Kee
Lead singer Stiv Bators is in fine form,
showing a heavy Iggy Pop influence, with
an occassianal touch of jim Morrison. He's
in league with the best in hard rock and
punk on “Method ....” “Kiss of Death,”
"The Seducer.” Stiv can also croon, as
‘When the Blood Runs Cold,” showing
that when his time for Vegas comes, he
will be set, There are more back up vocals
behind Stiv this time, including females on
“The Seducer" and "Murder Style,”
Guitarist Brian James lays down some of
hig best work yet. He sounds like Johnny
jtirom the Litterent Season's callection?
was effective, and The Ratt, an intriguing
little scenario about a group ot college
students trapped on a ratt by a sentient
amoebatlike monster, was a lot of fun.
And then'we xet to Nona’, which was
the most mysterious, haunting, contusiny,
and ettectively frightening piece in the
book. A young drifter picks up a stunning
lysbeautitul woman, who is possessed ot
some strange tendencies, King hay rarely
been in better tor than he is here
Mixed bag though it is, Skeleton Cen
still the good horror by the best hart
writer alive today. Enjoy 1!
Thunders or Andy McCay ot Hanoi Rocks:
on the chainsaw numbers, but otter songs
show the depth ot his ability. On “I Never
Believed,” his solo moves gracetully trom a
psychotic xrass roots sound to something
similar toa Mick Jonesijoe Perry blend,
Along with Stiv’s voice, Brian James’ guitar
ives the LONC a distinctive, yet varies!
sound.
Dave Tregunna and Nick Turner, bassist
and drummer, respectively, lay down a
solid rhythm. They anchor the start and
stop beat of “S, F. and T.” very well, and
produce a groove in "Murder Style” that,
along with some great horns, makes this
the LONC’s most danceable song yet
In general, the album has a more hard
rock sound than the LONC’s previous
work, pethaps due to the influence of their
tours with Hanoi Rocks. The album is not a
sell out; it is not Pyromania, This is perhaps
he best LONC album yet, and certainly
ane of the best “tougher-than-you”
rock'n'roll (whatever that is) albums of re-
cent months. a
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weeks ago,
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a head.
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itself on being a leader in the pursuit of students’ rights.
Incoming students have always added tremendous vitality
to the Association through their participation,
My particular message centers upon the rebirth of stu-
dent activism and student participation in the democratic
process. The echoes of a new and burgeoning student
movement are being heard around the nation. It seems
that everywhere students are becoming politically aware
and are turning their focus outward. Recently, in New
York state, Columbia and Stony Brook students staged
massive demonstrations in protest of the apartheid regime
of South Africa, Last November, your University was
one of the leaders in the nation in student voter turnout
Students are coming together to create a powerful voice
for social justice and for social change.
As you enter SUNYA, you will be faced with many new
and challenging academic responsibilities. Soon after-
ward, however, you will also see the potential for ex-
tracurricular involvement to enhance your overall ex-
perience at the University. Most of you were involved in
the non-academic activities of your high school. The
Albany Student Association offers ‘countless oppor-
tunities to get involved and fulfill that need.
The Student Association funds over 90 stude
organizations through our yearly budget of well over
1,000,000 dollars. From the Irish Club to the student-run
radio station, there is ample opportunity to explore your
interests. In terms of social and cultural enrichment, S.A.
adds much to the University community.
Each year, the Student Association is faced with
another enormous task. It is charged with representing
students’ interests on University, community, state and
national issues, On an administrative level, S.A. faces op-
ponents who control University governance bodies. In
issues outside the confines of our University, Student
jon utilizes somewhat limited resources to battle
against opponents who have far greater power in terms of
money and political influence. S.A. has achieved many
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great successes. However, it has also experienced enough
failure to make students realize that much more must be
done, Albany bears the heavy responsibility of setting
4 example in every facets of student government and stu-
dent activism for the rest of the State. It is imperative for
students to get involved with the activist organizations on
campus, S.A.'s Student Action Committee and the
N.Y.P.ILR.G. chapter are two grassroots organization
dedicated to actively pursuing students’ issues.
~ The educational value of actually being involved in the
political process, through such advocacy organizations, is
immense, Rather than simply listening to the textbook
version of our political system in lectures, you can
become part of that system, From a personal perspective,
the vast bulk of my understanding of the system has come
through direct participation in the process as an advocate
for students,
1 urge you to enter this University looking outward and
to fully experience SUNYA. Keep abreast of the issues
that concern all of us as students, Keep alert and be will-
ing to participate when,on certain issues stu’ nts must
unite as one,
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An Albany benefit
To the Editor:
During the year, many students have offered only
negative comments about this university and about the ci-
ly surrounding it, A positive comment is long overdue
The WQBK radio station has offered the Albany area
its Christmas present early this year as it has done in years
past. WQBK sponsors free outdoor concerts featuring
local Albany bands to benefit the Easter Seals founda-
tion, The Capitol District rocks with ‘Party on the Plaza’.
Not only does QBK‘S efforts benefit a very worthy
cause, ‘Party on the Plaza’ offers the Capito! District a
musical alternative to the often unreachable and oftén
sold out concerts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
‘Music is not only for the ears of those who can afford the
No one
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price of a concert ticket, music is for everyone to enjoy.
WQBK and the bands who perform should be highly
commended for all their efforts.
— Kristine Sauer
Off-campus surprises
To the Editor:
For the first two years of college, living in the dorms
was a necessary evil, Off-campus living was a utopian
lifestyle that only juniors and seniors were privy to. Last
year, the time finally came when I too, could indulge in
the pleasures of off-campus life. Well Gracie, life ain't all
it’s cracked up to be.
Put aside the exorbitant rents, the poor living, condi-
tions and the total lack of parking facilities for a moment.
Disregard the landlords who can’t speak English, the
backed-up toilets and the oven that just won't work,
Students deserve a better fate. A far better fate than what
was in store for six friends who chose to live on Elberon
Street in the heart of Albany's high-crime district.
One of oitr friendly neighbors who lived right down the
street from us decided to throw a housewarming party in
our honor. The only problem was, he failed to invite us.
We forgot to leave the door open for him, so he had to
kick the back door in, Silly us. Evidently, Robin Hood
must have been the man's childhood idol. He stole from
the rich to give to the poor, ostensibly himself.
By the time our little visitor was through, he made off
with more than $1200 worth of our possessions. A police
officer kindly informed us that our valuables were pro-
bably sold for $30 on the street. So much for our heroic
Robin Hood.
Two weeks later, a burglar was caught in our upstairs
apartment, We don’t know if he committed the first
theft, but it didn’t matter. Our apartment, our space, our
home, was violated again. He didn't just take our VCR,
he took our video tapes. Isn't anything sacred anymore?
We have since moved from Elberon Street, and we wish
the new tenan(s luck. We're paying a little more, living in
even smaller quarters — but it’s worth the peace of mind,
We're only two blocks away from Elberon, but it seems
like miles, So here's to the joys of off-campus life. Toga,
anybody?
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Mushrooms forecast to be newest
COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE A new
recreational drug seems to be ap-
pearing on: college campuses,
researchers say.
Use of ““magic"* mushrooms —
natural hallucinogenics with ef-
fetts similar to but milder than
LSD — is rising on the West
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on British campuses, say resear-
chers at UCLA and Cal State-
Northridge.
But national drug surveys are
missing what could be the beginn-
ing of a trend by asking the wrong
questions and mmisinterpreting
data, the researchers add.
‘The study, prepared by UCLA
student John Thompson, Cal
State ethnobotanist William Em-
boden and UCLA: psychologi
M, Douglas Anglin and Dennis
Fisher, said nearly 15 percent of
1,507 students surveyed at UCLA
and Cal State-Northridge admit-
ted to using mushrooms at least
once.
A state Substance Abuse Ser-
vices study showed New York Ci-
ty high school students who had
tried hallucinogenics, including
mushrooms, increased from six
percent in 1978 to 10 percent in
1983,
“Our survey proved ‘iwo
things," Fisher said, “First,
mushrooms are the major
hallucinogenic being used in our
sample, not LSD. And second,
national drug surveys are asking
questions in the wrong way and
misreporting the data,""he added.
When mushroom users are ask-
ed’if they have used LSD or
anything similar, ‘‘yes**
respondents are labeled LSD
users in other surveys, Fisher
said. Those who don’t consider
mushrooms similar to LSD
answer “‘no’* and are recorded as
non-users. “Either way, the
answers are misreported,”, Fisher
said,
Most studies, Fisher claimed,
show hallucinogenics use is
stable, but don’t show use varia-
tions for different kinds of
hallucinogens. The California
study, which asked specific ques-
tions about mushrooms, LSD and
other hallucinogenics, shows
‘most users have tried mushrooms,
but few have taken just LSD, he
claimed.
Ws not the first inkling that
hallucinogens are coming back.
In 1983, Drug Enforcement
Administration spokesman Franz
Hirzy said falling prices were in-
creasing LSD’s popularity.
A recent Arizona State study
found LSD use had risen at four
of five campuses surveyed: North
Carolina, Arizona State, SUNY
and Penn. But the National In-
stitute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) is
skeptical.
“‘Thaven't heard about increas-
ed mushroom use at least on this
side of the country,"* said NIDA
Washington, D.C. spokeswoman
Dorin Czechowitz. **And I can’t
say (the California) study is sup-
ported by any data in our
surveys,"" she added,
But, so far, mushroom use
seems to be confined to small
areas on both coasts, Anglin said.
“The mushroom center seems
to be established in Washington
state,” Fisher agreed. “The
Pacific Northwest has an ideal
wet, humid climate for growth.
W's quite’ likely they grow well
there."*
‘The new interest in mushrooms
could be cyclical, researcher
Anglin explained. ‘Don’t ask me
why, but about every 20 years is a
cycle for drugs,"* he said, “It’s
like We had nostalgia for the 'S0s
and now the °60's. People who
didn’t live through those times
find them interesting.”
Anglin blames ‘‘media
hype'"for generating interest in
Students
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Pogue credits the “well-
rounded student" as the basis for
what he believes to be a rise in stu-
dent activism, "What I see is that
students tend to be a little more
conscious of what's taking place
Orientation
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to attend special programs
regarding specific fields’ of
study, such as pre-law, the
medical professions, and
theater and music. ‘These
departments are a little di
ferent and special, so the:
Chapel House
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staff, he said, but the extent of the meeting ‘was
that they need to make arrangements for the fall."”
“We're trying to find a location where Chapel
House can move in," Doellefeld said, adding that
something the size of the former building was
“simply not available on campus."
‘There is a commitment to make sure that the
various drugs, and predicts the
extentof mushroom use ‘depends
on the media attention.’ Accor-
ding to Anglin, ‘these things
have a kind of word-of-mouth at-
tribution that makes them attrac-
tive to people who use them.
Usually the experimentors are
bright, alert people."*
While it’s illegal to possess or
use mushrooms, the non-
around them now,” he said,
“Students in the classrooms are
being introduced to global issues
so they can see inequality around
the world, so they can see starva-
an-ereated chaos and
Pogue said.
meetings are very valuable,””
Schimley said.
Another valuable aspect that
has been added to the orienta-
tion program is a special career
planning component. “This
will help students relate to their
freshman course academic
erence od
campus drug fad
hallucinogenic reproductive
spores are legal.
If mushrooms’ availability
enhances their popularity, ‘it will
be interesting to see how fast the
wend moves," Anglin said. But
mushrooms probably won't af-
fect use of other drugs like mari-
juana, cocaine and alcohol, he
said adding, ‘Coke is in for the
rest of the decade.”
The issue students are now ad-
dressing have not changed since
the protests of the 60s, Pogue
said. Inequality, poverty and.
unemployment are the types of
issues Which still have not b
solved, he said
skills to those necessary for
success in the job market
later,"* Schimley explained.
“Orientation also helps
students key !
friendships,"’ Sch sid.
“We stress the importance of
strong relationships."*
There will be a mecting of the board Tuesday
June 18, according to Hartigan, to discuss options.
“A contractor was brought in to do a visual
study," of the building, Hartigan said ad
visual assessment is that it's ‘pretty ba
The corporation which ran Chapel House had the
building insured, according to Hartigan, and the in-
2 surance company has made an initial assessment. ‘1
do not believe the coverage. . .will allow us to
program is continued," said board member John —_rebuild,"* Hartigan said, ‘*We would have to raise
Hartigan, ‘The university has been very
of the board,"*
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cles of the new system and because of
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campuses.
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events. Most notably, WQBK’s good-old
Party in the Park has found @ permanent
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September, local bands will rock the Plaza
for the benefit of Easter Seals,
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showcase of modern art waiting to be
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vortidor that spans the length of the Plaza,
the walls are lined with a bizarre assort-
ment of abstract expressionist and other
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the city,*" he added,
Ray Kinley, Democratic Commissioner
of the Board of Elections, defended the
decision to switch the polling place to the
nursing home. “I think under the set of
circumstances it had to be done this way,"
said Kinley, “The people in the nursing
preference, How are they
“We don't want to disenfranchise the
elderly"* said Gawley. ‘1 just think it’s
detrimental to put students and the elderly
in the same district
“We realize that there should be a
special voting place for the elderly," said
Ross Abelow, SA vice president, **but you
” ‘The new telephone system also saves the
University money on long distance calls,
said Neveu. The old system gave the
University access to WATTS lines, which
provided discount rates for long distance
calls within New York State, Now the
University has access to WATTS lines ser-
vicing the continental United States, said
Neveu,
According to Neveu, the dormitories
were not included in the CONTEL system
because service for dormitory phones
would be"
students are now paying”
Telephone. University officials informed
quad board members about the rate dif-
ferences and made the decision not to
change the quad telephones in conjunction
with the quad boards, said Neveu,
10 “include the
New York
Telephones rates increase enough to made
the CONTEL system economical, said
Neveu,
The installment of “tie lines” linking
the new system®and the dormitories in
order to get unlimited calls would cost
about $200 a month, said Neveu.
anti-war works), there are some really nif
ty exhibits on the natural and human
history of the state.
The last of our walking wonders is
Washington Park, You might spend more
time here this summer than anywhwere
else, Briliantly designed and beautifully
landscaped, the park seems like a'summer
paradise in a few square blocks. Besides
the basketball, tennis and handball courts,
sunny fields, playground and shady knolls,
tha park features paddle-boat rides and
fishing in the lazy picturesque lake and old
fashioned boathouse. It’s a good place to
run, if you're into that kind of torture.
On a final (footynote, there are several
lesser known attractions worth walking to.
Albany abounds with greasy spoon diners
and sléézy nameless bars, not to mention
garage sales, thrift shops and used book
stores. Not to take away from the big
names, but these unsung heroes of Albany
are as much a part of the city as the trendy
shops and restored brownstones: Don't
pass them up.
have to be fair to everyone. How are
s(udents going to get to the nursing home
if they don't have a car?"*
Gawley has notified University, Presi-
dent Vincent O'Leary about the redistric-
ting and the SA President says that
O'Leary is concerned about the women’s
‘safety issue, Gawley added that O'Leary
will take some measures in the near future
in an attempt to change the decision.
Presently, two quads have polling places
oni campus, Satate Quad (Ward 15,
District 5) votes in their Flag Room. In-
dian Quad, which is part of Guilderland,
votes at the University Gym and Colonial
Quad residents still cast their ballots at the
Thruway House,
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in the country
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According to Pelton, SA’s situation has
been ‘‘reevaluated by CONTEL represen-
tatives” and their problems are being dealt
with. Pelton added that the switch over
from New York Telephones Centrex I
system to the new CONTEL SLI-XM
system was the ‘‘smoothest cutover ever
seen.”’ Problems like informing people of
the new telephone numbers will go away
after the system has been functioning for a
while, he said.
According to Leo Neveu, SUNYA’s
Controller, the university would save
money because of the immediate efficien-
cies of the new system. and because of
“‘cost avoidances,"* like calls between the
campuses:
‘The original estimate of savings would
have to be ‘‘modified to some extent,”
said Neveu, because several enhancements
have been hade in the system allowing for
communication through University com-
puter terminals, which were not included
in the original estimate. No:new savings
analysis has been conducted as of yet, he
said.
Albany walk
<5
alive with a variety of concerts ang other
events, Most notably, WQBK's good-old
Party in the Park has found a permanent
home there. Every Thursday, into
September, local bands will rock the Plaza
for the benefit of Easter Seals.
Beneath this concrete extravaganza is a
showcase of modern art waiting 10 be
discovered, In the underground mega-
corridor that spans the length of the Plaza,
the walls are lined with a bizarre assort-
ment of abstract expressionist and other
exciting pieces of modern art. And late at
night, if the hallway is still open, you have
this quasi-museum all to yourself. If not
inspirational, at least it’s an exciting and
eerie experience. Afterwards, you can
always sit on the ledge overlooking the
river and a sizable verical drop down to the
highway, which the Plaza also affords.
‘Across the street from this experience is
the New York State Museum, It's a nifty
museum, Besides art (this spring it showed
& powerful collection of anti-nuke and
Polling place
Front Page
the city,"" he added.
Ray Kinley, Democratic Commissioner
of the Board of Elections, defended the
decision to switch the polling place to the
pursing home. “I think under the set of
circumstances it had to be done this way,"*
said Kinley, “The people in the nursing
home must have preference. How are they
going to vote?”*
“We don't want to disenfranchise the
elderly" said Gawley. ‘1 just think it's
detrimental to put students and the elderly
in the same district."”
“We realize that there should be a
special voting place for the elderly," said
Ross Abelow, SA vice president, “but you
The new telephone system also saves the
University money on long distance calls,
said Neveu, The old system gave the
University access to WATTS lines, which
provided discount rates for long distance
calls within New York State. Now the
University has access to WATTS lines ser-
vicing the continental United States, said
Neveu.
According to Neveu, the dormitories
were not included in the CONTEL system
because servi
would be “sign
students are now paying’
Telephone, University officials informed
quad board members about the rate dif-
ferences and made the decision not to
change the quad telephones in conjunction
with the quad boards, said Neveu,
There is the flexibility to. “include the
dorms at a later date” if New York
Telephone's rates increase enough to made
the CONTEL system economical, said
Neveu.
The installment of “tie lines’ linking
the new system’ and the dormitories in
order to get unlimited calls would cost
about $200 a month, said Neveu.
anti-war works), there are some really nif-
ly exhibits on the natural and human
history of the state.
The last of our walking wonders is
Washington Park. You might spend more
time here this summer than anywhwere
else. Briliantly designed and beautifully
landscaped, the park seems like a summer
paradise in a few square blocks. Besides
the basketball, tennis and handball courts,
sunny fields, playground and shady knolls,
tha park features paddle-boat rides and
fishing in the lazy picturesque lake and old
fashioned boathouse. It's a good place to
run, if you're into that kit
On a final (foorynote, there are several
lesser known attractions worth walking to.
Albany abounds with greasy spoon diners
and sleézy nameless bars, not to mention
garage sales, thrift shops and used book
stores, Not to take away from the big
names, but these unsung heroes of Albany
are as much a part of the city as the trendy
shops and restored brownstones: Don't
pass them up.
have to be fair to everyone. How are
s{udents going to get to the nursing home
if they don’t have a car?"?
Gawley has notified University. Presi
dent Vincent O'Leary about the redistric-
ting and the SA President says that
O'Leary is concerned about the women’s
safety issue, Gawley added that O'Leary
will take some measures in the near future
in an attempt to change the decision.
Presently, two quads have polling places
of campus. Satate Quad (Ward 15,
District 5) votes in their Flag Rooni. In-
dian Quad, which is part of Guilderland,
votes at the University Gym and Colonial
Quad residents still cast their ballots at the
Thruway House,
Jeon Paul Colffures, one of the best
in the country
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— Dec, 83
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Audrey
Schwartzman
to
SUNY - Albany
as a member of the
Class of 1989
{
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The Men’s and Women’s
Intramural Organizations
Get Involved!
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CLASS «1986
(OFFICIALLY TO BE REFERRED TO AS THE SENIORS)
Eric Schwartzman
Paul Schaffer
Jackie DuSault
Sal Perednia
Jon Harrison
Karen Laporta — President
Michael Miller — Vice President
Sharon Cassuto — Secretary
Michele Ketcham
Susan Meeney
Beth Steven
Larry Goodman
WELCOMES
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Bill McCann
Laura Cunningham
Adam Zalta
Rich Lapidus
CLASS «1989
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Campbell is the king of chess at Albany
By Marc Berman
SPORTS EDITOR.
Robert Campbell, a member of the
Albany State Chess club, Albany Chess ~
club and Schenectady Chess club, likens
his favorite pastime to "ta strugale between
two people."?
“It's a struggle “of “ideas,""said the
28-year old Campbell, who is attending
school part-time at Albany State. “‘It’s a
struggle of theories, Whoever masters the
struggle better than the other will be the
victor."
Campbell has been winning that struggle.
quite frequently in his 17. years-of com-
peting in tournament chess. As a freshman
in high school, he started playing the chess
circuit and since then he has compiled 2116
tounament points, qualifying him for the
status of ‘candidate master — also termed
“expert’.
If Campbell's point total exceeds 2199,
he will be titled ‘master’ — a goal he feels
le in the next few years. The
‘Grand Master’, which is quite
an exclusive club considering its less than
100 members. °
Reaching that perch is something far
down the road for Campbell, “It's possi-
ble,"” said Campbell, who. spent. seven
years after high school graduatiori in the
Marines. “But I would have to devote
more time to it.'”
That might not be possible for the busy
Campbell, who is still a Marine resérve
while also holding @ part-time job, In his
spare time, he is also trying to finish ‘his
History degree at Albany State. “Plus,"*
he says, “the pay for, even for the top
players isn't so good."
Campbell still loves the game and says
playing it has made him more patient.
‘Chess disciplines you to be patient," said
‘Campbell, the highest ranked player on the
Albany State club. "You need patience to
play the game and | think I haye a lot of
in”
You could get winning position,’ he
continued, ‘but you must be patient. You
first’ must parry your opponents threats, A
win might be 3040 moves down the
toad."”
Last. month, Campbell’s chess skills
were exhibited at the Campus Center,
where he conducted what is termed as a
‘simultaneous’, That is when a! chess
player competes against more than one op-
ponent at the same time. At the Campus
Center, Campbell aligned eight chess
boards on a table and played those
passersby willing to take him on. At times,
he was playing eight challengers
simultaneously.
“They keep you on your toes," said
Campbell regarding
difficult than one-on-one and it can get
ee
‘Fisher was a high
school dropout and
“he became one of the
world’s greatest chess
players.”’
—Robert Campbell
you exhausted, You can't always find the
right'moves, You have to settle for second
‘Campbell has conducted eight ‘simos in
his career including one in Okinawa, but
this marked the first one in the Campus
Center, “We were mainly trying to get
people aware that there was a chess club on
campus," he said, “We also were trying to
get some names for the Call."*
On Sajurday, June 15, Campbell was on
the other side of the ‘simo’ table, when he
drew Leonid Shamkowzich, a Grand
Master who dropped by Albany to present
a chess lecture. Campbell has also played
Danes play at
Heritage Park
the notorious Boris Spassky, who or-
chestrated a ‘simo’ consisting of 30
boards. Campbell put up a strong battle
before falling to the former World Cham-
pion in $7 moves.
A ‘candidate master’ since 1980, Camp-
bell has had some difficulty accumulating
‘enough points to surpass the 2199 ‘master’
barrier. His sum once reached 2,136, but
has leveled off since.
“It's like a roller coaster,"” said Camp-
bell, who participates in two tournaments
a month, ‘*You do really well in a tourney
and you pick up points, then you don’t do
well and you lose points."*
beat those players or you're in trouble.
During Campbell's slumps, he has had
the misfortune ‘of losing to some lower-
caliber players. ‘*You know when you're
in a slump," said Campbell. “You start
missing things you normally don’t miss.
4t’s caused by fatigue and by playing too
much,’
Campbell thinks that top chess players
are often misconcieved as being geniuses.
He isn’t quite sure just how much a role
the intelligence factor plays in, chess.
“(Bobby) Fisher was a high school
dropout and he became one of the world's
greatest chess players,"’ said Campbell,
Campbell says there is some intelligence
involved, but it's limited. ‘You just have
to know what is happening in those 64
squares. You don't have to know anything
else outside those squares,"*
Campbell will be competing at
chburg, Massachussetts for his next tour-
nament and he hopes to play at Hartford
later.in the month.
Te takes five: minutes to learn how to
play,” said Campbell:**Bul to get good at
it you have to spend hours studying and
practicing. "*
Judging by his siack of 100 chess books
on the shelf, Campbell has’put in his time.
The most agonizing part of tournament
play, according to Campbell, is playing an
‘opponent far below you in points. “If you
win you get two points, if you lose you
droip 30 points,"’ he said. ‘You got to
Campus fitness craze proves it’s ‘in’ to work out
By Heidi Gralla
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Early one foggy morning last semester, a
student emerged from her dorm on Col-
onial Quad, Pausing only briefly for a few
effortless kneebends, she took off on a
slow jog around Perimeter Road,
It was pretty quiet at that hour; a time
clearly reserved for joggers. There was in
fact, about as much foot traffic on the
sidewalk as there was car traffic on
Perimeter Road itself.
Slowing her pace to wave to a short
plump man dripping with sweat, the stu-
dent explained, “1 pass him every morning
— it’s strange, but we've never stopped
and talked."”
Once around Perimeter Road was all she
had'time for that morning, but, she said,
later she would probably head aver to the
pool to swim a few laps, Next semester
she's registered for a figure control class at
the gym.
She'll have plenty of company there:
physical education officials report that
most gym classes are filled to capacity,
because fitness, they say, has become an in
pastime,
Its just amazing, the amount of jogs-
ing, bicycling, swimming, and other fitness
activities going on on this campus,"
observed Ron White, assistant coaching
professor of physical education at
SUNYA.. Fitness awareness on campus,
White said, has grown substantially in the
11 years he's been working here.
“Students want contro! of their lives
‘and they realize that physical fitness does
lead to a more productive life. Every year
we see more and more research that proves
it,"" White explained.
Physical education classes consistently
{ill up during the pre-registration period,
reported Pat Rogers, physical education
department chair. ‘Our biggest problem is
finding space for freshmen," she said
She's resorted to reserying about 10 per-
cent of the class cards for freshmen, and
these, she said, “tare filled the minute we
open registration.””
Figure control and. weight training
classes aze jammed with students. The
physical education department had to
move the figure control class from the
dance studio, which hasroom for abou $0
students, to the gym, where they now teach
four sections of the class with about 90
students in each section, The department
also plans to offer three new weight train-
ing classes next fall.
Dance class enrollment has
“skyrocketed,"" said Rogers, explaining
that the physical education department has
gone from teaching a few classes, in
modern dance, to offering courses in
modern dance, jazz and:ballet, at beginn-
ing, intermediate and advanced levels.
Students are taking advantage of the
their leisure time as well,
Racquetball courts are constantly in use
with students often waiting in line at 8
a.m. to sign up to use a court the following.
day,
The campus fitness trend began about
seven years ago and has been’ steadily
growing since then, said Rogers. In the
first three years after the craze began,
physical education enrollment rose 30 per-
cent, Rogers said, adding, ‘we're now at
sily enroll twice as many
students in twice as many classes if we only
nad the space,”’ Rogers said.
Last year approximately 8,500 students
were involved in intramural athletics, 800
participated in intercollegiate sports, and *
between-3,000 and 4,000 students enrolled
in courses at the gym, according to Rogers.
In addition, to participating in activities
at SUNYA's gym, students have also been
going to area health clubs,
Former Student Association Vice Presi-
dent Suzy Auletta joined a fitness club in
May ‘84. "Before last year | wouldn't have
even thought to join a health club, Now
most people | know are members in one
place or another or they're doing Jane
Fonda at home,” said Auletta, who
graduated in May,
Several area health spas offer special
rates for students and advertise extensively
in student newspapers. ‘We bring students
in by the hundreds,” said Bob Bethel,
president of the Colonie Athletic Club,
“1 could just look at our ledger and tell
students are interested in physical fitness,
It’s become a major thing in college,” add-
ed Marilyn Marwill, an officer of the club.
Eric Sauter, who graduated in May, his
two housemates and another friend, all
Joined the Athletic Club last September:
“it's more,than just getting in shape, its a
social thing," said Sauter who estimated
that he and his friends spend about wo
hours three times a week at the club,
“Fitness consciousness has been
building,”” Sauter said, recalling, “Two
years ago, when 1 lived on Alumni, a
woman started an aerobics class, She had
0 many members she had to go to a larger
room and then she had to offer more
classes and she started charging for them,
too.""
“We're really seeing a lot more fitness
awareness on the fringes,” said Rog
“The people out there who aren't normal-
ly athletically inclined, who don't have a
real interest in something physical are
ding they have a lot to choose from.
“They're doing things like running, playing
softball, and getting involved with school
spirit," Rogers sai
Informal aerobics groups have sprung
up around campus, offering students an
hour or two of exercise one night a week.
This is a popular form of exercise because
it seems relatively easy,"” explained White.
““Aerobies have been presented in such a
flowery way that it’s attractive to those
who never before enjoyed work, sweat,
and the bottom line things which create
fitness, It's been marketed quit
said White.
Auletta offered a different
the campus fitness phenomenon, ‘N's like
an escape. You do it for yourself, by
yourself, and you're away from the books
and the phone," she explained.
Sauter suggested still another explana.
tion, “Everyone is very conscious of how
they look these days. They're conscious of
the clothes and the jewelry they wear. You
have to look good and part of that is look.
ing healthy. It’s important to look like
you're in shape,"’ he said.
Even some faculty members have joined
he fitness craze, William Rainbolt, direc-
tor of SUNYA’s journalism program,
enrolled in an aerobics class at the Albany
YWCA, He spends one hour, two days per
week there, ‘I would like to think I'm do-
ing this because I'm health conscious," he
said, “but 1 have this nagging feeling I'm
doing {,out of guilt, I feel guilty looking
slightly overweight and not looking like
male model in GQ." fal
e lights of Heritage
ark will shine on Coach|
Bob Ford’s Danes twice
Gibbons shines for crew at Empire State Regatta
By Marc Berman
SPORTS EDITOR
Considering the abundance of experienced rowers pre-
sent at the inaugural Empire State Regatta, held on June
8-9, it came as somewhat of a surprise to the Regatta’s
organizers that the only four-medal winner at the two-day
affair was Albany State junior Marianne Gibbons, who
never set foot in a racing shell before March.
The 5'2", 100-pound Cold Springs native is a key
figure to the success of the newly formed Albany State
crew, which had 500 competitors representing 30 schools
and clubs. According to police estimates, more than
TIMES UNION
Albany Stato crew member Marianne Gibbons wi
a four medal winner St
33,000 people witnessed the Regatta, which took place on
the Hudson River.
“You wanted the school to look good," said Gibbons,
“because we're a new team and we're having this Regatta
in your own backyard."*
And that it did; thanks to Gibbons. She took first place
in two single races, helped Albany place second in the
women’s Intermediate four and coxswained a top finish
in Albany's mixed eight.
“She did fantastically,” said teammate Theresa
Longhi. ‘We were very happy for her."
Surprisingly, Gibbons isn’t considered the top woman
rower on the squad. Jennifer Hanson was voted the
team's most valuable rower and even Gibbons concedes
she is ‘about fourth best on the team." But it takes a dif
ferent kind of person to row a single than to sweep,"” said
Longhi. **You need balance’and finer technique. Power
helps but having good technique and balance is apt to
show up more in a single. If you don’t have it, you wind
up in the water.””
The water is one place you won't find Gibhons,
although many inexperienced rowers have a tendency of
getting wet '
Gibbons said that a lot of people try rowing, “but they
slip going in, I liked it, and kept getting better at it
Albany State crew coach Jeff Schaffer thinks so much
of her rowing prowess in the single-boat that he's going to-
enter her in the National Trials at Tennessee in three
weeks.
“1 don't know how she'll do
be good experience.”
Gibbons has a better shot at qualifying for the Empire
State Games in August, racing with Longhi, Hanson and
Kim Lozier in the four-boat. At the Empire State Regat-
ta, the four Albany State rowers looked impressive in
placing second in the Intermediate four and the Open
four. The squad that beat the Danes was Brockville — a
Canadian school. Led by the coach of Canada’s Junior
National Team, Brockville is rated as one of the finest
rowing schools in the country ‘
Canada’s main season is in the summer," said Gib-
bons. **They have to wait longer in the spring because of
the ice
said Schaffer, **1t will
Gibbons thought the Albany boat raced solidly, but
were overmatched, ‘Sometimes you lose a race,
sometimes you got beat,’? said Gibbons. "We got beat.”*
She had other opinions about the the ieam’s perfor-
mance in the Intermediate eight race.
“That race we lost,"" said Gibbons. ‘We didn’t row a
good race. We weren't all together."”
Longhi finds it difficult to make the transition from the
four-boat to the cight-boat, “You have a different mind
set in the eight-person boat," said Longhi. “I still pull
hard, but it just seemis the eight is harder to pull,"
Schaffer pointed out that the four-boat was receiving
more attention the past few weeks, something that will
continue during the upcoming weeks. On Monday, inten-
sive training will start for Gibbons, Longhi, Lozier and
Hanson as they prime up for the Empire State. Games”
tryout on July 13, with Schaffer guiding them twice'a
day.
“He's a good coach,"’ said Gibbons. “He knows so
much about crew. If you ever have a question about crew
he knows it. There's nothing about crew he doesn’t
know.”
The men's team's exploits weren't as eye-catching as
the women’s, but the men were facing stiffer competition,
including powerful Syracuse and Cornell,
The men’s best race at the Regatta was the Intermediate
four as they placed second behind Syracuse, which had
competed the prior week at the IRA on Onondaga Lake
in Syracuse.
Kevin Reaume, Dennis Crawford, Harry Carter and
Paul Darcy comprised the second-place boat, which was a.
late entry.
“We put the boat together at the last minute,"* said
coxswain John Barnum, in an interview with the Times-
Union, ‘Our first practice was when we rowed to the
starting line.’*
The men's team didn't fare as well in the cight,
finishing second to last.
Overall, ‘though, the Danes were pleased at their per-
formance and were content with the fan support the
Regatta received.
“It was like a homecoming," said Longhi. “We rowed
our first meet of the year at home and our last.”*
Williams hurls softball team to NYSAIAW crown
By Dean Chang
MANAGING EDITOR
With only 13 players on the roster, the
Albany State women’s softball team could
have considered a .500 season a lofty goal
to reach before the season began. When
is something,” said Rhenish.
Williams, who was named to the Nor-
theast region All-American team, pitched
every inning of every game for the Danes
this year, except for one inning against
Herbert Lehman,
With the win over Staten Island, the did."
and Teresa Murray,
Player, Theresa Coyle, Paige Gardineer
“They came out for the tearm just so we
could have a team,"* said Rhenish. ‘*Even
though they didn’t play a lot,- without
them, we never would have got where we
climinated them from post-season
SUNYAC play. In order to qualify for the
National Championships, the Danes first
have to win the SUNYACSs.
The NYSAIAW tournament, held May
10-11, involved eight teams selected from a
VOLUME LXXII
Tuesday
September 10, 1985
NUMBER 23
By Pam Schusterman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
For_a large number of first-year and transfer
students the words ‘‘the more the merrier’’ haye taken
on a special meaning. The words, posted on dorm
doors and buttons all over caipus, are ipt to
project a positive attitude about the pi ‘of. dorm,
overcrowding on campus, 'g DiI E
According to John Martgone, Director of Residen-
tial Life, 46 percent of incoming frosh and transfer
students are living in increased quarters. “This means
the students are either living in increased occupancy or
temporary housing conditions,
" 4
aa
Increased occupancies greet frosh
Increased Occupancy, said Martone, is defined as
students in suites that are tripled or quadrupled on a
fairly permanent basis. Temporary housing conditions
are people living in lounges or in bunk rooms on Alum-
ni Quad, he said, adding that about 50 students fall
to this category and they are guaranteed to be reassign-
ed to permanent housing within two weeks.
The reason for temporary housing, Martone said, is
because “We guarantee freshman housing and these
people either applied very late or were walk-ins.
‘The problem of overloading in campus dorms is not
19>
Forty-six percent of the incoming frosh and transfer students are living In Increased quarters.
SA victorious in polling place shift
By Al Baker
Months of negotiations finally voters” by putting the new polling
paid off for Student Association: place off campus.
Due to the fact that the Daughters The results of that lack of proper
(SA) officials when the Albany
was trying to inconvenience student J, Kinley.
In the past, SA has bad little or no
outreach to the city, Gawley said.
the Danes surpass their goals, they don't
leave room for any doubt
Albany defeated defending champion
and top seed Oswego State 10-0 to win the
NYSALAW championships for the second
time in the last four years, giving the
> let up six runs in the second inn-
ing, giving Albany pitcher Wendy
Williams all the cushion she needed to
secure the victory.
Williams faced 25 batters, four over the
minimum, giving up four hits and striking
out four
Named to the NYSAIAW All-
Championship Team, Williams helped the
anes to a flying start in their first round
Island, She pitched her third no-hitter of
the year to give the second-seeded Danes a
4-0 victory.
It was the first time in NYSAIAW
playoff history that a no-hitter was
thrown, according to Head Coach Lee
Rhenish. Williams struck out 10, while
walking only one
Earlier in the year, Williams pitched
back-to-back no-hitters in a doubleheader
against Siena, which Rhenish said was
“unheard of."
“It’s not unusual for someone in Divi-
sion | to pitch a few no-hitters, but for us
to have someone in Division III to do this
Danes advanced (o the semifinals against
third-seeded New Paltz, The teams split
two earlier confrontations this year, but
the Danes left little doubt about the out-
come of this game, winning 19-5.
Kelly Brown and Beth Wolf led the
19-hit attack, each getting four hits,
jams, voted the team's Most Valuable
Player this year, helped her own cause by
going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple
and four RBI's. Brown and Monique
Romano homered for Albany.
‘Against Oswego, the Danes took advan-
tage of several opportunities to gain the
six-run lead in the second inning. Out of
one single, three walks, a few bunts, a cou-
ple of errors and a passed ball, Albany got
an insurmountable lead,
“1 couldn’t have written it better on a
script," said Rhenish, “That was one of
the best innings I've seen the team play all
year. Things happened just as you
visualize them happening."
‘The Danes added two runs in the fifth,
and one in the sixth and seventh for in-
surance that was never needed,
Wolf and Romano were also named to
the NYSAIAW All-Championship Team.
According to Rhenish, the team
wouldn't have gone anywhere without
four key players: Kathy Chicester, who
was named the team's Most Improved
Next year, the Danes are looking to add
another title to their collection: a
SUNYAC title. This year, Albany lost a
doubleheader to Oneonta which
participating
pool of 2:7 Division III softball teams a
filiated with the NYSAIAW, Other teams
were Union, Oneonta,
Malloy and host team Herbert Lehman.
SQUEEZE PLAY: Shella Littleton attempts to lay down a
softball team. They are the NYSAIAW champions.
DAN
bunt for the Albany State.
Common Council voted to move the _of Sarah Nursing Home is two and a
polling place for Dutch Quad half miles from campus and there are
residents to the Thruway House on no sidewalks along Fuller Road and
Washington Avenue last Thursday, Washington Avenue, Gawley said
The original location had been anur- some change was necessary. Other
sing home over two miles away from factors against the original site in-
the campus in a less accessable area cluded a high speed limit near the
of the city, nursing home, poor street lighting,
Last November most Dutch Quad infrequent public transportation and
residents were districted to/vote at _weather'concerns, Gawley said,
St, Margaret Mary's School on _ SA wad espécially concerned now
Western Avenue. Residents of because of the Karen Wilson case.
Beverwyck and Schuyler dorms on Wilson, a SUNYA student who was
Dutch were districted to vote at the to have graduated this past May, has
gym. But in carly April this year a been missing since March 27, 1985.
new voting district was created which She was last seen walking on Fuller
included Dutch Quad. Voters in the Road;
new 15th Ward, 7th district, were ‘In light of the Karen Wilson inci-
then scheduled to vote at the dent, our concern about women's
Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home safety was paramount," added
on the Washington Avenue Gawley,
Extension. This summer we attempted to
Along with the redistricting, so show city officials that we were
many students voted in the 1984 determined to make amends for past
presidential elections that the com- disagreements between SA and the
bined number of Dutch and Colonial City Council,” said Gawley. Albany
Quad voters exceeded the number officials involved in the discussions
allowed by law. included Albany Mayor Thomas M.
Steve Gawley, Student Associa- Whalen III, Fifteenth Ward Alder-
tion (SA) President, who was con- man Nicholas Colluccio, County
cerned about the issue of women’s Legislator Frank Commisso and
safety, sald ‘it seemed as if the city | Commisioner of Elections Raymond
community relations are evident in
the threatened enforcement of the
anti-grouper law and in the polling
place issue, he added.
SA worked this summer to’ im-
prove cooperation and enhance rela
tions with the city through {ts com-
munity relations program, Gawley
said, which included an increased ef-
fort to clean up the® streets of
Albany, a program of water conser-
vation and the Matchmaker Project
to help improve the student housing
situation, ‘I believe we have shown
the city that students can be a
positive force in the community and
that they do deserve a change to par-
ticipate in the electoral process,"*
said Gawley.
“We feel that through the Pro ac-
tive Community Relations Program,
we have greatly improved our rel
tionship with the ety and our con-
cern over the movement of the poll-
Ing place to the Thruway House was
finally addressed,” he added,
When asked if SA’s efforts to im-
prove relations with the city
represented a change in tactics,
Gawley sald, “We're working with
the city to try and gain a positive rap-
24m
Area bars refurbish to
attract over-21 crowd
By Jim O'Sullivan
‘NEWS EDITOR
When the 21 year old drinking age goes into effect
December 1, Albany’s most popular student bars will be
losing more than just a few weekend partygoers — they’ll
be losing a major portion of their clientele as well.
Already, a new look is emerging as the bars try to attract
‘an older crowd.
The most dramatic change so far is Washington
Tavern’s (W.T.’s) new green and pink decore, which
W.T.'s owner Michael Byron said is suppostd to be
sophisticated and the style of the future. More subtle,
though, are changes underway at the Lamp Post, the
Long Branch, Across the Street Pub, and Sutter’s Mill,
all of which are turning to new strategies to retain or at-
tract new customers.
W.T.'s, located at 250 Western Avenue, was in for
some revision despite 21," said Byron. “It needed a
change after fifteen years — it was kind of
weatherbeaten.” The new look includes a new color
scheme, lighting and furniture. ‘We're gearing up for the
next fifteen years,’ he explained.
“We're looking for our market share,’’ said Byron,
who added that the redecoration was part of that conce
“In other words, we're moving a little bit up-market.
Byron said he hoped to attract a slightly over ‘21"
clientele, but said, ‘we don’t want to eliminate the SUNY
juniors and seniors,"’ either.
In addition to physical changes, Byron said, W.T.'s has
expanded its kitchen hours until 2:30 a.m, on weekends.
Despite the new color scheme, he added, he said he
believes W.T.’s will remain popular with students. “Our
drinks haven't changed, our personnel haven't changed,"
he said,
‘Down the street, at the intersection of Quail Street and
Westérn Avenue, chariges are in store for the Lamp Post,
also. ‘According to'owner Tony Sabatino, the bar will
become a semi-restaurant that will be designed to be
‘Bohemian with a little twenty-first century design — it's
going to be a little bit different and a little creative," he
promised.
Sabatino, who also owns LP's, the dance club below
the Lamp Post, said he will feature more Italian dishes
and pizza in the “new” restaurant, and at prices low
enough to attract a student following. Construction on
the interior of the Lamp Post, he added, will start in
January with completion slated.for before students return
after intercession.
Much closer to the University’s uptown campus, at
1238 Western Avenue, another student bar is also expan-
ding its menu and updating its interior. Across the Street
Pub manager Mike Arduini said more finger foods,
salads, seafood, and burger combinations were added to
the menu this summer, But, he said, 21 ‘wasn’t the main
‘reason we did that.’”
““Byery bar or restaurant has to make a change every
now and then,” to keep customers satisfied and attract
new patrons, he said,
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