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State University of New York at Albany
Laird, Javits Cite
SE Asian Policies
of
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird walks towards the podium which contains his seal before delivering
remarks to a news
Asia.
By HOWARD CLARK
Associated Press Writer
Republicans used their voting
muscle Wednesday and forced a
measure through the legislature
that would change the primary
election date this year from June
to September.
Democrats complained that few
persons would vote on the later
date, but were unable to raise
enough support to defeat the bill.
The measure, which formally
schedules the election on Sept.
14, was sent to the governor, who
was expected to sign it.
Republican sponsors, Sen. John
Marchi of Staten Island and
Assemblyman Peter R. Biondo of
Ossining, contended: that the pri-
mary election would have to be
delayed to complete local reap-
portionment plans based on the
1970 census figures.
Under both
houses, however, they could not
say whether reapportionment
could be accomplished in time for
questioning in
the September elections.
Democrats had been backed in
their opposition by the League of
Women Voters, who argued that
the later date serves only to bene-
fit incumbent candidates and en-
trenched political parties.
The primary election bill was
supported generally along party
in both the Senate and
Assembly. The measure passed the
Senate by a vote of 31-25 and the
Assembly by 78-60. Only three
Republicans the
sup-
lines
voted against
measure. Four Democrats
ported the bill.
“This is a manipulative game,”
said Sen. Manfred Ohrenstein,
conference Thursday
D-Manhattan, in opposition. “You
are doing it for the sake of polities
and not for good government.”
Marchi, speaking in support, said
the shortened period for primary
and general election campaigns
would serve as a curb on spending
in Washington. Laird discussed his recent trip to Southeast
[AP Wirephoto]
Republicans Seek Change
Of Primary Election Date
by candidates.
Several Democratic lawmakers
said the most effective way to
limit campaign costs would be to
mandate free television time and
free newspaper advertisements for
candidates.
Benezet Supports
Puerto Rican Studies
by Vicki Zeldin
News Editor
The results of a request for Presidential support of a Puerto
Rican Studies Department for the 1972-73 school year that led to
a sit-in on Tuesday have been released.
In a memo to Paul Wheeler, Associate Dean of the Behavioral
and Social Sciences, from President Benezet, the President stated,
“As you know, I have supported the principle of these studies
[Puerto Rican Studies] as a logical extension of curriculums
which help carry out the cultural identities of our major ethnic
groups at the University.”
The approximately 60 students who participated in the sit-in
wanted the President’s written support of a Puerto Rican Studies
program. On Tuesday, after the President met with four of the
group’s representatives, Mike Cruz, one of the representatives
announced, “We got what we came for.” Although the memohad
been composed on Tuesday, its contents were not disclosed until
Thursday, as a matter of protocol.
Benezet went on to state in his memo that, “A good part of our
discussion surrounded the question of a Department of Puerto
Rican Studies. It would seem to me this will be a logical
development analogous to Judaic Studies and Afro-American
Studies. Just what the timing of the department beginning will be
is something that the proper faculty committees and administra-
tive heads will need to work out....The important thing is that
resources will be needed to put the program together. I hope
requests for such resources can be included to an extent we can
manage in the 1972-73 budget.”
Dean Wheeler, in response to the President's memo, said “I
support the development of programs to meet the needs of the
different students on campus.” He added that there were already
some courses in the area of Puerto Rican Studies and three more
courses have been proposed for next year.
AP Compilation
Secretary of Defense Melvin R.
Laird said Thursday South Vietnam-
ese forces in Laos are achieving
their objectives but warned “‘it’s
going to be tough going in the
days ahead.”
Ina Pentagon news conference,
Laird said the Laos operation was
an antilogistics attack to disrupt
the flow of North Vietnam sup-
plies and equipment.
“The South Vietnamese forces,
under challenging and hazardous
conditions which had been fully
anticipated,” Laird
achieving their objective of major
disruption of North Vietnam sup-
ply routes.”
said, “are
Laird also discounted reports of
U.S. involvement in the operation,
which the government has said is
limited to air support.
“Whatever the day-to-day re-
ports may indicate about ground
battles...the unassailable fact is
that U.S. involvement in the war
is going down, down, down and
we continue to follow that poli-
cy,” Laird said.
Laird said operations in Cam-
bodia and Laos had taken the
initiative away from the enemy by
cutting off sanctuaries and supply
lines.
“Hard fighting lies ahead,” Laird
added, however. “The South Viet-
namese military force is up against
a determined and ruthless
vader....” Laird said.
Laird continued to reflect the
Nixon administration’s optimistic
view of the situation in Laos,
although reports from the field
have told of difficult fighting and
high South Vietnamese losses.
“The initiative no longer belongs
to the enemy in Indochina,” Laird
in-
said, adding “that is one reason I
continue to hope for a break-
through” in the stalled Paris peace
talks.”
Javits
Senator Jacob Javits said Thursday
President Nixon’s Vietnam poli-
cies may be heading the “ship of
state...for the same rocks which
broke up and sank the presidency
of President Johnson.”
Javits, a New York Republican
and a member’ of the Foreign
Relations Committee, said time is
running out for Nixon on Viet-
nam. He called for withdrawal of
all U.S. forces from Vietnam by
mid-1972.
His comments came in a speech
prepared for the Mid-America
World Trade Conference here.
“It seems to me that the Nixon
administration faces the same
dilemma now which faced the
Johnson administration in 1967,”
davits said.
“T am spealting here,” he went
on, ‘of the ‘winning’ and ‘losing’
syndrome which spurred President
Johnson onto those measures of
military escalation and _insensi-
tivity to public opinion which
brought his political career to an
end.”
Calling it irrelevant whether the
United States “wins” or “loses”
the war, the New York Repub-
lican said that unless the admini-
stration makes it national policy
to withdraw all U.S. forces from
Vietnam by mid-1972 “I believe
there is a good chance that the
Congress will act to establish it by
law.”
Javits said “time is closing in on
the administration with respect to
ending the Vietnam war.”
President Louis Benezet has given written support to the formation
of a Puerto Rican Studies department.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1971
by Linda UIsh
“We can’t wait to complete tests
on marijuana while use and drug
arrests increase”. If this philo-
sophy holds, New York State may
be the first state to have the use
of marijuana legalized.
A bill has been proposed to this
effect by Assemblyman Franz
Leichter of the 69th District,
Manhattan. Leichter spoke to a
group of approximately 100 stu-
dents about this bill and the State
legislature Tuesday night.
Leichter’s bill would establish a
Marijuana Control Commission
which will make tests to deter-
mine the proper amount and
strength of marijuana that could
be in a “cigarette”. Marijuana
according to Leichter’s intent
would also be taxed and sold only
to people over 18 in liquor stores.
He gives his bill little chance of
passing for at least 5 years, al-
though he believes that the penal-
ties for possession and sale will be
Boyatt on Mid East
Leichter Proposes
Legalization of ‘Pot’
reduced very soon. He emphasized
that students should write and
talk to their legislators about this
and any other bill that they sup-
port or any issue that they are
concerned about.
If passed this bill may have
problems with the federal govern-
ment but Leichter feels that the
rest of the country may soon
follow suit.
Although Leichter has never had
any experience with marijuana, he
believes that the effects it has are
very similar to those of alcohol.
He said that he would never
support legalizing hard drugs such
as heroin or LSD, but he believes
that legalizing marijuana will re-
move the “subculture” surround-
ing it.
Leichter feels that legalization
would tend to decrease crime by
eliminating smuggling and related
crimes. Minimum government reg-
ulation would probably lessen
“Black Market’ transactions.
by Sharon Cohen
The Arab-Israeli conflict was the
main topic of a talk Wednesday
by Thomas Boyatt, State Depart-
ment Special Assistant—Near East
and South Asian Affairs.
Sponsored by the International
Students Association and the
Comparative Development Studies
Center, Boyatt spoke to a group
of about forty on “Current U.S.
Foreign Policy in the Middle
East.”
In his half hour speech, Boyatt
attempted to explain what the
problem in the Middle East is,
why the conflict exists. and what
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about an end to the conflict. He
followed his talk with a question
and answer period relating to dif-
ferent aspects of U.S. foreign poli-
ey.
Boyatt cited the United States,
Russia, Israel, and the Arab na
tions as the four “protagonists” in
the Middle East conflict, and
spoke about the reasons for the
involvement in each ci He also
stated that there are really three
conflicts in this area— Arab vs.
Arab, Arab vs. Israel, and a “ma-
jor power conflict”. He said that
these conflicts make the situation
especially dangerous becaus
any one conflict gets out of hand
(especially militarily), it could eas-
ily “spill over” into one of the
other conflicts.
Although it will be a long, dif-
ficult struggle, Boyatt stated that
he feels that there can be a lasting
peace negotiated in the Middle
East.
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WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court ex-
panded today the freedom of newspapers to report
about political candidates without fear of libel
judgments.
In an unanimous holding the court said aspects of
a candidate’s entire life, no matter how far back in
time or remote from the political race, may be put
to the public unhampered by the threat of a libel
suit.
Even if the newspaper gets its facts wrong, the
court said, it can be sued for damages only if it is
guilty of malice. This means that it either knew the
facts were wrong or was reckless about checking
into them.
Reversed by the holding were a $20,000 award to
a former New Hampshire congressman and a
$22,000 award to a smalltown Florida politician. In
both instances jurors found they had been libeled
by newspapers.
‘The ruling is a further broadening of the Supreme
Court’s decision in a New York Times case in 1964
that public officials can collect libel judgments only
if they prove malice. In subsequent rulings the court
included holders of minor office and private individ-
uals who willingly take part in public affairs.
Today’s holding adds to this category candidates
for political office, no matter how small the office
sought.
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truthfulness if he testifies in his own defense, the
Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 Wednesday.
The decision opens a loophole in one of the
landmark decisions of the Earl Warren court, the
1966 Mirarda v. Arizona ruling.
It said that confessions given to police are inadmis-
sible as evidence unless the.defendant is warned that
anything he says may be used against him and is
told he may have a lawyer present during interroga-
tion,
Wednesday’s ruling involves Viven Harris, now
serving a six-to-eight year term in New York for
illegally selling narcotics in New Rochelle.
Harris took the stand during his trial and denied
selling heroin to a police undercover agent. The
prosecution then asked him about statements he
made following his arrest which contradicted that.
The actual statements were not shown to the jury
because they would have been inadmissible under
the Miranda decision since Harris had not been
properly warned of his rights.
However, the judge allowed the prosecutor to
paraphrase the statements to impeach Harris’ truth-
fulness and the jury convicted him.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, writing for the
majority, said a defendant’s right to testify in his
defense should not make him exempt from im-
peachment.
“The shield provided by Miranda cannot be
perverted into a license to use perjury by way of
defense, free from the risk of confrontation with
prior inconsistent utterances,” Burger said.
He was joined by Justices John M, Harlan, Potter
Stewart, Byron R. White and Harry A. Blackmun.
dustice Hugo L. Black dissented from today
ruling without written opinion and Justice William
J. Brennan Jr. wrote a dissent joined by William O.
Douglas and Thurgood Marshall.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1971
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Group Wants G.E. to
Alter Contract Choices
by Bob Baldassano
For a small coterie of Capital Area residents, the
peace movement has not collapsed. A group of
concerned students, housewives, teachers, workers,
and others have formed the “G.E. Production for
Peace Project.” The purpose of this organization is
to convince the General Electric plant, located in
Schenectady to convert its war research into
research on amelioration of world poverty.
General Electric has the second largest defense
contract in the country—as of 1969 it was $1.6
billion. The research carried out in Schenectady has
been responsible for such modern “gadgetry” as the
“people sniffer” used against the general population
of Southeast Asia. It has also performed the
research and development on airborne personnel
detectors used in conjunction with the G.E. minigun
made in West Lynn. In addition, the G.E. plant
makes generators for Firebee Drone planes used for
hostile territory reconnaisance territory and weap-
ons evaluation. And the list goes on still.
The G.E. Production for Peace Project has issued a
statement of purpose in which they proclaim a
two-fold goal: 1. “To awaken the conscience of
G.E. decision-makers—make them sensitive to the
Company’s obligations to the survival and well-being
of humanity, to American society, especially poor
minorities, and to the Company’s own employees.
Policies pointed only toward profits are destructive
of these higher values. 2. Accordingly, to get G.E.
entirely out of war production and into peace
production, especially for the alleviation of poverty
locally, in the nation, and in the world.”
During the early part of January, the group
drafted a letter to Fred J. Borsch, President of G.E.
asking him to consider a reorganization of priorities
from defense oriented research toward peace di-
rected research. His senior vice-president, Robert
Estes responded that as corporate existence is a
privilege extended by the Government, G.E. owed
certain responsibilities to that Government. He
termed them “reciprocal responsibilities.” In
addition he maintained that the renunciation of
defense spending is imprudent as long as human
hostility exists.
The Capital Area group intends to bring this effort
into national limelight by cooperating with its sister
groups in Philadelphia and Lynn.
Assemblyman Leichter has proposed legislation that, if passed, will
legalize the use of marijuana. (See story on page 2).
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RA Not Rehired for Next Year
by Roy Lewis
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Within the last few months, the
resident assistant system has been
the subject of increasing contro-
versy here at SUNYA. One area of
recent dissension concerns the re-
jection of present RA’s to con-
tinue in their capacities next year.
A case of this nature has arisen in
Waterbury Hall.
Marjorie Keough,, an RA in
Waterbury, and Karleen Karlson,
Waterbury’s director of residence,
have a professional disagreement
as to the exact nature of an RA
position. It is Karlson’s opinion
that an effective RA shows
neither too little nor too much
interest in his/her section. She
also believes that RA’s must grow
and expand as individuals in their
jobs. These principles, as Karlson
explained, are applied to all re-
applying RA’s. While a great deal
of confidentiality is involved in
each of these cases, it is known
that one of Karlson’s objections
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to Keough’s performance this year
has been her very close ties to the
girls in her section. Karlson did
admit that Keough has been a
good RA this year.
When questioned, Keough told
this reporter that while she com-
prehends why she hasn't been
rehired, she feels that she has been
a good RA and should be rehired.
In response to Karlson’s concept
of individual growth within the
job, Keough stated that a person
will grow with every new exper-
ience he’s faced with, as a matter
of natural development. Keough,
however, once again emphasized
the purely professional nature of
the dispute. While she may per-
sonally disagree with the decision,
she feels that she cannot fight for
herself, as this would jeopardize
rapport among the staff.
Many of the girls in Keough’s
section have already taken the
iniative to protest this decision. A
petition has been circulated in her
behalf and will be given to Charles
Fisher, Director of Housing, some-
time in the ‘near future. Keough
supports their efforts, not only
for personal reasons, but also for
the fact that students have the
right to speak out since a good
RA is of vital concern to all
students.
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Now Pulitzer Prize
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by hour, the events that
led to the bloody climax.
He answers such ques-
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The Movement Dies
To the Editor:
Two weeks ago U.S. intervention into Laos was reported.
Something had to be done! We were not going to wait around for
the pleasant spring weather to start the protest, we had to begin
now. We were out to prove to America that the movement was not
dead, as many people had begun to believe, but. was very alive and
thriving.
At a Tuesday night meeting in a very crowded Fireside Lounge
planning began. Ideas were tossed back and forth for about three
hours. A rally at the campus center and a demonstration in the
capital building were planned as just the beginning of continuous
action. The movement was moving again
I went to the Wednesday rally at the and then drove with a
couple of friends to the capital building. This being my first college
demonstration I was filled with anticipation and excitement.
However, when I arrived, I was very disappointed. Standing in the
lobby of the capital were no more than 75 noisy, disorganized,
paranoid (“No pictures, Don’t talk to reporters, Don’t sit down”)
radicals. Somewhere in the middle of a lot of suggestions on what to
do next, I heard someone say something to the effect of “Well,
we've proven that the movement is still alive.” And I thought to
myself “What an ass!” We had just shown beyond any shadow of a
that the movement dying very rapidly. The
demonstration was pitiful
Now, two weeks later, the U.S. is still very active in Laos (as in
most of South East Asia), but the campus is quiet. Why? Could it be
that many people are beginning to believe that mass action is not the
answer? Maybe they are beginning to believe that Voltaire was right
when he told people (in Candide) that: “We should cultivate out
(own) gardens.”
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Dear ASP,
Does anybody think that sex is important? The library doesn’t.
The pathetically small section of sex-related books doesn’t contain a
single volume on sexual technique!
It’s time the library got on the ball. Modern, aware students realize
that although sex is more than a jumble of exotic postures, it simply
doesn’t come naturally. There’s a lot that needs to be known before
we can successfully culminate our affection and desire, especially
when complicated by condoms, etc.
Let's try and push the library over the hump of puritanism and get
at least a dozen good books. (manuals, charts, films?)
Yours in the interest of a happier
healthier
sexier campus,
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Just a reminder that “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” will
be presented tonight and tomorrow in the PAC. Admission is free.
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Finale at the Palace
Last Friday night National Stu-
dent Productions presented Red-
eye, Cactus, and the Byrds in
concert at the Palace Theater. The
show began with a not-too-surpris-
ing bummer—due to poor atten-
dance at their shows, the MC
announced, N S P was closing
down and scuttling the remainder
of their schedule. (Less than 800
people showed for the 2nd show ;
the Palace holds 2200).
Redeye: A Western bar band
made good; competent, kind of
cute, engaging, and so on. Any
artistic vision to communicate is
totally absent, of course, but what
did you expect? A month from
now I won’t be able to remember
any fragment of their music or
their presence, but while they
were there I couldn’t begrudge
them their moment in the sun.
Cactus: If you liked Grand
Funk you'll love Cactus. Their
music is as sweet to the ear as the
desert plant for which they’re
named would be to the tongue—
and as damaging. Drummer Car-
mine Appice and bassist Timmy
Bogart of the late, unlamented
Vanilla Fudge and guitarist Jim
McCarty, ex-of the “Radar Eyes
of Godz” (betcha never heard of
them—be thankful!) and (Buddy)
Why This “Lady” Is A Tramp
by Robert Verini
It all looks very tempting: a
musical score of which half the
songs have become standards;
lovely Audrey; Sexy Rexy; and
the overall aura of glamor and
entertainment so often associated
with the musical film. Be fore-
warned, however: it’s all a sham.
Audrey’s singing voice is dubbed,
the decor seems to scream
“fake!”, and the whole three-
hour-plus extravaganza is a bloody
bore.
Everyone connected with the
making of MY FAIR LADY (new-
ly reissued and playing at the
Madison Theater) seems to be
afflicted with the famous Holly-
wood cowardice which runs along
the lines of “don’t tamper with
success.” Recognizing the im-
mense popularity of the Lerner
and Loewe Broadway play, the
Warner Brothers genius ap-
proached the project of tuming it
into a film through what in effect
amounted to not taking it off the
stage at all. Watch carefully: a
boom mike somehow manages to
sneak its way into the top of a
frame or two of the Convent Gar-
den sequence, reminding us that
it’s not simply poor art direction
that makes the scene look like a
tacky stage set. This film is a stage
play; and while it’s well nigh
impossible for most films to dis-
guise it, it makes no sense to
flaunt it.
This motion picture is of the
type that violates none of the tired
old Hollywood conventions and
wins all kinds of Oscars in the
process. This kind of thinking is
best supported by the fact that
SUNY A Feackes
D.C. Finals
The play, “Harry, Noon and
Night,” will be among ten plays
which will be performed in Wash-
ington, D.C., as part of the Ameri-
can College Theater Festival at the
John F. Kennedy Center for Per-
forming Arts.
Directed by Albert Weiner, the
all-student production cast of
seven actors and five stage hands
will perform three times onMarch
24 and 25.
Prior to leaving for Washington,
the cast and crew will present the
play on the SUNYA campus, free
of charge, March 19 and 20 at
8:30 p.m.
the only real departure taken
from stage to film was the re-
placing of Julie Andrews by Aud-
rey Hepburn in the leading role.
And what did our courageous
filmmakers get for their pains?
Loud raspberries in the press and
the denying of Audrey’s name
from the list of Osear nominees,
let alone winners. So much for
Hollywood daring.
Warner Brothers have labeled
this atrocity an entertainment bo-
nanza; but the only thing “big”
about it is, to be honest, the
money it made and, presumably,
will make again, The film obvious-
ly appeals to that huge, perhaps
unwashed audience that made the
mediocre SOUND OF MUSIC
such a big grosser; but LADY
doesn’t even have the special at-
tractions that make the latter film
tolerable, namely the sweeping,
gorgeous panoramas which helped
to give it an “outdoor” quality
and, of course, the presence of
Julie Andrews. To its credit, MY
FAIR LADY does record the wit-
ty, accomplished performance of
Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins for
posterity. Old pro Rex is a joy to
watch, although after performing
the role hundreds of times even he
shows occasional signs of bore-
dom.
Oh, well. People will go to see
MY FAIR LADY no matter what
I, or any number of others, say
about it. They will patronize it
and relics like it long after people
like Robert Altman (M*A*S*H*)
and Ken Russell (WOMEN IN
LOVE) have stopped working.
The “G’ (for gruesome?) rating
will attract grannies and their
charges to whatever piece of gar-
bage fouls their local screens. And
they'll be bored stiff. But I pro-
mise not to say I told you so.
New Art At Gallery
The Art Gallery will feature two
new exhibits beginning tomorrow.
Paintings by English artist Leo-
nard Rosoman will be the attrac-
tion in the gallery’s second floor,
while featured works by more
than 35 students and faculty
members of the State College at
Oswego will occupy the first
floor.
Most of the paintings which will
be found in Rosoman’s exhibit
were created by the artist during
his six-month visit to the U.S.
while on a Winston Churchill Fel-
lowship. They include his inter-
pretation of New York, San Fran-
cisco, and the Mohave Desert, as
well as a number of works based
on the John Osborne play,‘ A
Patriot for Me”.
The Oswego exhibit is unique in
that each faculty-member was asked
to invite a student to exhibit with
him. There are works in almost
every media included in this ex-
hibition.
Mr. Rosoman will discuss his
approach to painting in a lecture
in the Art Gallery Tuesday even-
ing at 7:30 p.m. The program,
sponsored by Art Council, is open
to the public:
(class of 1972)
For Next Year’s TORCH will begin
Monday, March 1. Sign up
for an appointment NOW at the
Campus Center Information Desk.
by Bill Brina
Miles Freedom Express team with
an ex-Amboy Dukes vocalist to
produce a godawful racket. They
play as loudly as (if not louder
than) Grand Funk (too loud for
the human ear), toss their hair just
like GF, leap about in the same
stagy, artificial ecstacy, numb the
mind with boring, mindless ‘solos’
devoid of content or musician-
ship, and really work up a sweat
in their mindless attempt to ‘get it
on’. The audience loved them.
The Byrds: Down came the
monster systems Cactus used and
up went some compact, neatly
shining amps and speakers. The
equipment, which was set up
within 10 minutes (that must be
the alltime record), would have
looked more at home at a folk
concert. Down came the platform
between orchestra pit and stage,
and on came the Byrds. 3 a.m. in
the morning and, finally, music!
They opened with an acoustic
number, Clarence White singing in
his mournful country way. Nice.
And then, Byrdsrock. My Back
Pages, Lover of the Bayou, an
awesomely powerful song—
McGuinn, a rock and roll angel in
a black preacher's suit, Clarence
White—clad and blue-caped un-
leashing their electric guitars, flex-
ing their musical muscles. Every
note clearly heard(their sound
system, so small in appearance is a
gem), every word easily under-
stood.
Roger’s voice has roughened just
the slightest from his choir-boy
days, just enough to give it the
bite and power he needs.
The country excursion mel-
lowed and rounded the Byrds
without detracting from their po-
wer; they may play softly and
gently, but they can still unleash
that flood of power and rush of
blood that is what rock and roll is
basically about.
More acoustic music; Mr. Tam-
bourine Man, the stanzas they
MELANIE
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in the Gym
Doors open 8:30
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didn’t use on their smash single of
so long ago. Electric Tambourine
Man; by whipsawing from acous-
tic to electric numbers they give
you that surge of power in your
head without blasting your ears.
The double-lead of McGuinn and
White is the core of that electric
power; Clarence keeps sounding
like he’s playing pedal steel every
now and then but he isn’t— he
and drummer Gene Parsons inven-
ted a gadget he uses on his guitar
to obiain the effect; it enables
him to switch to and from the
whining pedal sound at the flick
of a wrist, while Roger’s electric
12-string thunders as beautifully
as ever. Midway through, Roger
gets a sign from side-stage —he
proceeds to pass over a number he
was introducing. You know this is
going to be too short.
Take a Whiff, Leadbelly’s Co-
cain Blues. As Roger says, Spiro
Agnew would love this. From
cocaine to Jesus is Just Allright.
They try to get the audience to
clap a beat. It won't; the audience
is dead. Having gladly submitted
to rape by Cactus the beast lies
back, prostrate, organs too rough-
ly misused to respond.
All too soon comes the monster
jam—Light Miles High. They try,
oh, how they try, to take the
audience there, but the beast lies
slouched on the floor, unheeding,
uncaring, Bassist Skip Battin and
drummer Gene Parsons do mar-
velously subtle things while Clar-
ence and Roger lay out; when
Clarence returns he does all kinds
of jazzy, improvisatory things
with his steel pedal-tone. The
beast sleeps on. One stanza of the
anthem, the band closes, and
McGuinn departs with a “We're
tired, you're tired, goodnite.”
“God bless you.” A bare forty
minutes, but you can’t blame the
Byrds. Give them credit for stick-
ing around that long.
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own bedroom. $50 month. Near
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slides—conversation.
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halls). Catch Telethon tonite on WSUA 640.
Reminder— to all groups participating in State
Fair, applications for booths are due no later than
March 15. Any questions? Call 7-5638.
The Society of Physics Students will meet on
Tuesday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. in room 129 of the
Physics Building. Guest speaker will be Dr. Richard
Brown, speaking on Science and Society. Everyone
is welcome.
Information on the Aegean Institute and other
summer programs in Greece, Italy, and Cyprus, is
available from Prof. Pohlsander. in Humanities 349.
Telethon ’71 Highlights
Friday, Feb, 26
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2:00 — Twomy & Daley
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3:00 — Frank Harding
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6:00 — Joe Geoco
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7:00 — The Excells
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8:00 — — Children’s Hour
10:00 — Ronald Mac-
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1971 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
THE ASP SPORTS
PAGE 7
look toward post-season tourneys
Matmen Win Again, 25-6;
Finish Season, 9-2
by Lawrence H. Pohl
“They're the best bunch of guys
I've ever had the pleasure to
coach,” A common sports cliche?
Possibly, but never has one cliche
better explained how Coach Joe
Garcia feels about his wrestlers.
The Albany Grapplers swept to
their 9th straight victory Tuesday
night by defeating Oneonta, 25-6,
ending a record breaking season at
9-2.
The Danes were, led again by
undefeated Tom Hull, and also by
Phil Mims, Tim Coons, and Jim
Nightingale. Garcia noted that
Nightingale wrestled his best Tues-
day against Oneonta. “He could
have beaten anyone in the confer-
ence.”
When asked why the team had
such a fine year, Coach Garcia
cited that “the four key words I
based our training on were: atti-
tude, pride, discipline and sacri-
fice, and our boys lived up to
these to the fullest.”
Garcia noted that wrestling in
the years to come here at Albany
State should be very successful.
“We're losing senior Tim Coons,
but we have the rest of the squad
returning and there are a number
of good prospects on the cam-
pus,” stated the coach.
“If we keep up our spirit and
effort then I see some very suc-
cessful years ahead.”
As far as post season play is
concerned, the NY State Invita-
tional Tournament, in which the
whole team will participate, will
be held March 5-6, at RIT. The
NCAA Small College Tournament
will be held March 12th and 13th
in Fargo, North Dakota. Garcia
will be taking Nightingale, Al-
brecht, Mims, and Coons to the
tourney.
Dane Netters Dump Utica;
Wait for Word on Bid
by John DeBlasio
The Albany Great Danes turned
in their ninth straight winning
performance of the 1970-71 sea-
son Wednesday night with a rous-
ing victory over Utica College,
84-62. Superb performances sup-
plied by Alan Reid, Jack Jordan,
and Don Joss put the game out of
reach for Utica as the Danes once
again scored fifty plus points in
the second half. The victory
upped Albany’s record to 16-5 for
the season and enhanced further
their chances for a bid into the
NCAA Regional Tournament.
Albany led at the outset of the
game but a few quick turnovers
Put Utica in front, 7-6. John
Quattrocchi and Alan Reid then
combined on two beautiful fast
breaks as they assisted one anoth-
er for a pair of baskets. The lead
was then increased in favor of
Albany 16-11, and it appeared
that the home five were going to
take command early.
Coach Richard “Doc” Sauers
then instructed his men to put on
a semi-stall so that Utica would be
forced to come out of its zone
and play man-to-man defense,
since Albany plays better against a
man-to-man. But it didn’t work.
Quattrocchi wound up losing the
ball, and Utica continued to play
its zone, while nearly four min-
utes on the clock elapsed. Baskets
were then exchanged almost even-
ly by the clubs until the end of
the first half which found Albany
on top, 31-25.
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IT’S MONEY IN YOUR POCKET...
The Great Danes then came out
into the second half and played
some real fine basketball. Don
Joss, who normally bows to Steve
Sheehan early in each half, played
brilliantly. Hitting 5 for 5 from
the field, 2 for 2 at the free-throw
line and snaring three rebounds,
Don ignited Albany’s offense and
sent Utica spinning. Both Alan
Reid and Jack Jordan also shot
perfectly for three baskets apiece
as Albany began mounting a 14
point lead. Reserves Dave Wel-
chons, Steve Sheehan and Werner
Kolln again came off the bench
and did an outstanding job. Coach
Sauers cleared his bench with
slightly less than three minutes
remaining while the regulars were
given standing ovations.
Four players hit double figures
for the Great Danes. Reid, Joss,
and Jordan each finished with 15
points, while Quattrocchi had 12.
Reid and Quattrocchi each scored
9 points in the first half, while
Joss and Jordan hit 12 and 9
respectively in the second half. As
a team Albany shot an amazing
60% from the field and 11 of 15
from the charity stripes. Compli-
ment this shooting wth some
good aggressive defense and re-
bounding and you have a team
strong enough to play in any
post-season tournament. Let us
hope the NCAA officials agree
with this reporter and once again
Albany State will be 95 points
better than U.C.L.A.
Roland Kirk
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5
Zeke Speaks
by Bob Zaremba
Wednesday night's game was a little sloppy, but it’s a win. And by a pretty
healthy margin too. We're the hottest team in the state right now, there’s not
much doubt about that. You can’t really be much hotter.
About that stall. It’s simply a matter of trying to get an opponent to play the
defense you want them to play. Utica was in a zone, and Doc can choose to
either work against the zone or try to get them out of it.
“We play better against a man-to-man” explains the coach. “We're not big and
we'll get shots closer to the basket against a man to man.”
It’s a good strategy and has helped us win several games this year. St. Francis,
Siena, Hartwick, New Paltz. They all tried using zones against us but once we
had gotten a small lead against the zone, we held it out against them, and forced
them into a man to man.
The question arises, though, was Wednesday night
the time to do it? Utica is no powerhouse and they
know this. They probably figured themselves to be at
least 20 point underdogs. So they were pretty
content to let Masterson and Quattrocchi play
bouncy ball for four minutes. It kept them only a
few points behind and within striking range. Besides ,
| should think that we would want to win big over a
team like Utica, as there are some pretty important
people who are watching us rather closely.
Doc did have some second thoughts about the
move the following day.
“It wasn't a very good team to do it against. They have weak bench, and it
let them keep their starters in the game and out of foul trouble. If | hadn't
done it, we'd have had a better halftime lead.”
Consider yourself forgiven.
SAVERS
Wednesday the Selection Committee picked two teams for the NCAA
Tournament, Buffalo State and C.W. Post. That leaves two spots, but one bid
traditionally goes to the best team in New Jersey, and that looks to be an old
friend, Montclair St. (What can ya’ say, what can ya‘ do?).
The spot that remains is of course the one we're fighting for. So is Hartwick,
Brockport, and Union. Marist has lost six and they have stated preference for
the NAIA Tournament anyway, so they're no longer under consideration.
Hartwick lost Wednesday to King’s College. That gives them five losses and
also, chalking up the fact that we beat them ourselves, should give us some kind
of edge there.
Brockport has only lost three games but one of them was to Hartwick. They
face SUNY Buffalo tonight at Buffalo. Should they drop that one, it'll make
two opponents they'll have lost to that we've beaten.
Which brings us to the team many observers feel has the inside track, Union
College, who finished their season Wednesday with a close victory against
Hamilton College.Hamilton was 0-14 going into the game, and therein lies the
catch. Union must have a pretty good team but it’s hard to say just how good
they really are. Their 18-3 record comes against quite the rinky dink schedule.
When Union fans yell, “Beat Saint Rose,” they really mean it. We've done much
better than they against our common opponents, but alas, they did defeat us
early in the season in the Christmas Tournament. That was December, however,
and two and a half months can change a team around quite a bit. The Selection
Committee is supposed to judge a team's present ability, but nevertheless, that
loss to Union has to loom as an enormous factor.
But is it enormous enough to keep us out of the tournament? Sauers doesn’t
think so. ““I think that the team deserves a bid. We deserve it on the strength of
our record and our schedule.”
Amen. But it’s the other Doc who's on the Selection Committee.
They confer again next Wednesday at high noon.
Polgar the Amazing Hypnotist
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International ies
ALBANY ACROSS THE OCEAN
by Claudia McDonnell
An ASP Feature
Those who think the SUNYA campus is limited to uptown and
downtown are sadly mistaken. There’s another branch—Europe—and
it’s more easily accessible than most people realize.
Foreign study can be one of the most challenging and rewarding
parts of the total college experience, yet many students ignore or
dismiss the possibility of participating in such a program. They seem
to feel that this is a bonus reserved for a privileged few. Actually,
nothing could be further from the truth.
Cost, most frequently cited as an obstacle, is thought by many to be
prohibitive. It isn’t. A year of study in a foreign country costs about
the same as it does in Albany, maybe less due to the lower cost of
living abroad. Transportation, the only other major expense, is quite
reasonable at group rates. The cost of the summer program is $725,
plus a minimum of $100 for personal expenses. All scholarships and
loans applicable at SUNYA may be used in foreign programs.
Enrollment is open to all students including pre-freshmen (high
school graduates planning to enter college in the fall). Students at
other schools besides SUNY are also welcome. The countries in which
SUNY students waiting for hotel assignment in Rotterdam.
A litile enthusiasm goes a long way, but a lot is better. When abroad,
take the initiative. Put yourself out to make friends among native
inhabitants and other foreign students. You'll find people friendly and
eager to help you.
When you're abroad, be open to new experiences. Food, customs
and accommodations will be different; you won’t like everything. But
if you're flexible you'll make the transition with ease, and soon feel
very much “at home,”
Have patience and a sense of humor. You won't find all the
conveniences of home, but then, this isn't a pleasure junket. It’s a
learning experience. Relax and enjoy it.
Wiliam Derick /Assistant (Dean in “chatue of Above all, be yourself. Use ae and common sense. As you handle
jnteriahonal Studies: ae the problems of adjusting, you'll learn first-hand how culture affects
people, and what you can do to diminish differences. Along with the
language you'll gain new perspectives on society and history, and the
relationships between them. As your scope gets braoder, your world
grows smaller. It’s the first step toward significant change in all parts
of society, and you can be a contributor.
‘one may study include France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Puerto Rico,
and Spain. A student may choose to go for the seven or eight week
summer program, although many prefer to stay for the entire
academic year. The application process for both is simple and the
requirements are flexible. No minimum grade point average is
demanded; good academic standing and enthusiasm are the only The students are unanimous in warning about one difficult adjust:
essentials. ment: coming home to SUNYA. Those who feel equal to the
‘A common misconception is that these programs are designed only challenge are urged to visit the Office of International Studies, Social
for language majors. This is not true. Students in all major fields are Science 111, for more information. 2
encouraged to apply. Foreign study is relevant to many fields because
it seeks to familiarize students with another culture as well as another
language. Study in Spain or Portugal, for example, may prepare an
economics major for a career in Latin American affairs. And there is
no need to explain the advantages of study in Rome to an art history
major. Furthermore, language courses are not the only ones available.
The year-abroad programs offer others: archaeology in Rome, and
science and math in Germany, for example. It should be noted that
one’s level of competency in a language is not extremely important:
placement tests are given and students are assigned accordingly.
The usual number of credits earned is 6 to 11 for the summer and
26 to 32 for the year program. All credit is, of course, directly
transferable to SUNY A.
These technical points are really the smallest part of the introduc-
tion to study abroad. The real issue is, what does it feel like to live
and go to school in another country? Judging from the reports of
students who have had this experience, it feels great. It’s the best way,
they maintain, to acquire skill in a language and shed your
ethnocentricity at the same time. Among the points they stress are
these:
Telethon ’71 The Free School
The presents
7PM Friday—7 PM Saturday
February 26—February 27 THE PLAINSMAN
SROKA ICRI AAA An American Epic Starring GARY COOPER
March 1 CC Assembly Hall 7:30
FREE
The second in the Sentimental Film Festival Series
Albany Student Press
will not publish on
WEDNESDAY
March 3, 1971 Moved to CC Ballroom
All are Welcome to Comel
