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March 31, 1995

NUMBER 8

Students and union members gather to fight budget cuts
Rally and march create — between vastly different groups

Staff photo by Natalia Armoza

SUNYA Students Association members protest before the capitol as ‘Pataki’s Prisoners.”
Graduate Students’ Employee Union
(GSEU) President Tom Rifer said public

By J. KetrH DOHERTY AND

Ron Tunison of the Office of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabili-
ties, said he was present to protest state
homes becoming privatized in his area.
He also mentioned that SUNY Cortland
and Fredonia, located in his region, were
threatened by the proposed budget.

“The governor wants to eliminate some
of the most effective programs in the
state,” Ruth Gordon, a representative of
the American Association for Retired Per-
sons said.

She also said the costs of Medicaid,
included in the governor’s proposed cuts,
are lower than the costs of institutionaliz-
ing the elderly.

Arriving from uptown by bus, SUNYA
marchers exited at Draper Hall, where
they. joined the growing group headed to

the capitol to protest the budget. GSEU
organizers encouraged the crowd via
megaphones mounted on a small car, as’
the protesters moved downtown chanting
anti-Pataki slogans.

The group traveled a route along Wash-
ington Ave. and State St. to arrive at a
capitol already bustling with activity from
the many groups already present.

President of SUNYA Student Associa-
tion Alexandra Blain began her speech to
the crowd by welcoming them to Albany.
She said of the proposed cuts, “I stand
here as a representative of an institution
of higher education, The University at
Albany. However, that foundation is
being weakened...by the leadership of our
great state.” She said, “We want action

See PROTEST on page 19.

KEVIN DEVALK

Monday’s rally in front of the capitol,
with over 6500 present, rung with the
voices of an eclectic group of speakers as
they protested the Governor’s proposed
cuts.

Though the presence of SUNY and
SUNYA students was marked, the hall-
mark of this particular rally, sponsored by
the Citizens Mobilization to Save New
York, was the large diversity of organiza-
tions present.

Professor Rosemary Hennessey of the
SUNYA English Department, present at
the demonstration said, “One of the most
important pieces of what I’m seeing is
that we have contingents of people from
all different coalitions, from education
and from the labor unions.”

employees, senior citizen groups, welfare
recipient groups and students were also

present at the protest.

Colleen O’Hara, New York Public

‘Interest Research Group Project Coordi-

nator at SUNY Stony Brook, emphasized
the geographical diversity present. “Pataki
can’t write this off as a ‘New York City
thing’... plenty of the people here are from
Dutchess and Putnam counties, from Buf-
falo, Oswego, Syracuse. He’s polarizing
this thing between ‘those radicals in New
York,’ and ‘rational’ people elsewhere.”

O’Hara referred to a recent New York
Times editorial, as did Radford speaking
to the crowd later, in which the rally sen-
timent was called, “The rebellion of ratio-
nal minds.”

Arriving from the Finger Lakes region,

Staff photo by Natalia Armoza

Students from across the state gathered in Albany to march and protest SUNY cuts on Monday.

NATALIA ARMOZA
Managing Editor

A mandatory Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP) meet-
ing was held in the main theater of
the Performing Arts Center on
Thursday for all EOP students.

The meeting was to inform stu-
dents of possible changes in the
program due to upcoming budget
cuts,

President H. Partick Swygert
spoke to a full theater of students.
He began by asking the assembled
students for a moment of silence in
memory of Doctor Vivian Gordon,
a SUNYA professor who recently
passed away, then addressed the
questions regarding EOP.

“I wanted to keep (you) updated
as best I could with developments
regarding EOP,” he said.

Swygert said since the last time
he and EOP met, the students had
acted as a force for a positive
change.

“I think it’s fair to say as a result
of your actions, I think we’ve
turned several corners,” Swygert

‘Staff photo by Natalia Armoza

said, but added students would
have to continue to exert as much

Union members were in attendance to protest Pataki’s proposed budget.

energy as before to continue to
have an effect. Citing goals EOP
students had achieved since they
mobilized last month, Swygert
mentioned students success in
overcoming “public ignorance”
over the nature of what EOP was.
He said many people in the state
were unfamiliar with the services
EOP offered and that students had
“heightened awareness of the pro-
gram itself.”

Swygert also said the students
proved the program was prosper-
ous. “There is a general accepted
view that the program is a suc-
cess,” he said. “There is no one
now saying the program is not
effective.”

Swygert said the students most
important achievment was the now
prevailing state wide view that the
cuts are wrong. “Many, many peo-
ple have said publicly, and private-
ly, it just simply isn’t fair (to cut
funding).”

The president also spoke about
the nature of the budget itself. He
explained the budget would not
affect this year’s funding and the
University has, sufficient support
to carry our funding through the

Swygert gives some hope to Albany’s EOP students

end of this academic year.

The concerns in regards to the
budget cuts deal with the upcom-
ing year and the incoming stu-
dents. He said, “We’ve been
told...that there is some restoration
to the state university (and EOP)
budget.” Referring to Pataki’s ~
recent pledge to reduce proposed
cuts, Swygert said the word ‘some’
is too ambiguous to be relied upon.
“We want one hundred percent
restoration of EOP.”

Swygert urged students to con-
tinue calling and writing the state
legislatures, assemblymen and
governor. “We haven’t won any-
thing yet,” he said. “Winning or
losing in this context -means
restoration of the program.”

Swygert reiterated his belief
some restoration of the program
will take place. He also talked
about the “moral obligation” of the
school to all its students, as well as
EOP students.

He said, “We will not let you
down. We will not abandon
you...and not just you, but the stu-
dents coming after you. We will
see to it that our obligation to you
is met... You are part of the solu-

ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 31,1995

Campus Calendar

Saturday, 4/1

The Asian American Alliance
will be holding the opening cere-
monies for theThird Annual
Asian Pacific American Confer-
ence in the Campus Center Ball-
room at 9:00 a.m.

The New York Public Interest
Research Group will be holding
a student action conference
between March 31 and April 2.
For more info call 442-5658.

Sunday, 4/2

The Protestant Student Asso-
ciation will hold its worship ser-
vice at 12 p.m. at Chapel House.
For info. call 489-8573.

The Roman Catholic Liturgy
will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the
Campus Center Assembly Hall.
For more info. call 489-8573.

Monday, 4/3

The Delta Sigma Pi pledge
class will be holding a bagel sale
in the lecture centers between
8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The
bagel sale will go on Monday
through Thursday.

The Pan—Caribbean Associa-
tion will be having their weekly
meeting at 7:15 p.m. in HU 137.

The People on Women’s
Enpowerment and Respect
(POWER) will be holding its

“T am tired of respectively requesting
that these cuts be restored. We have to

idemand...

Student Association President
°See story on front page

weekly meeting in LC 11 at 7:30
p.m. For more info. call Megan
Casey at 432-4008.

The Albany State Juggling
Club will be holding its twice-
weekly meeting tonight and
Thursday. Practice will be held

‘downstairs in the Egg at the

Empire State Plaza. For more
info. call Alex at 446-1184.

Students Against Drunk Driv-
ing will be holding an interest
meeting in the pit on Mohican
Hall at 7:00 p.m. Call Dr. Cimini
at 442-5800. .

Tuesday, 4/4

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Alliance will-hold its weekly
meeting in CC 375 at 6 p.m. For
more info. call LGBA at
442-5672.

The National Woman’s Rights
Organizing Coalition (NWROC)
will be holding its weekly meeting
at 7:15 p.m. in LC 11. For more
info. contact Caroline Wong at
426-8249.

The Pre—Law Association will
hold its weekly meeting in LC 23
at 7:30 p.m. For more info. con-
tact Luana at 436-7614.

Wednesday, 4/5

The College Republicans will
be holding their weekly meeting
in LC 5 at 7:00 p.m. For more

information, call Marc at 465-
7882.

Asian American Alliance and
CHARGE will present. Peter
Kwong, who will be speaking at
2:00 p.m. in the Campus Center
ballroom. A mass meeting will
be held at 7:00 p.m. in SS 133.
Call William Tong at 442-2401

Thursday, 4/6

The Don't Walk Alone escort
will be available in the lobby of
the library on weeknights from
7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Friday, 4/7

China Night will be held tonight
and Saturday in the P.A.C.
Recital Hall between 6:00 and
10:00 p.m. Tickets went on sale
last Wednesday in the CC lobby. —

ASP NEWSWRITERS
MEETING
This Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
in CC 323. Be there!!

Correction:

In the March 24th issue the
headline “Buchanan
assaults student” should
have read, “Buchanan :
allegedly assaults student,”
and “SUNYA student arrest-
ed for assault” should have
read “Arrest made in
assault on SUNYA stu-
dents.” We apologize for
these errors.

—Alex Blain

excluded from registering to vote.

“The commissioner of Elections
believes college students are not residents
of Albany County,” said Oliver.

Oliver added that it remains the practice

Student tried for attempted robbery

October 30, 1979
By Pat Branley

SUNYA student John Robinson faced
trial in Albany County Court Friday for
the attempted robbery of a Home Savings
Bank branch office last winter.

Robinson has been charged with third
degree attempted robbery in a December
13, 1978 incident at a bank branch located
at 163 Central Avenue.

Robinson was on parole when arrested,
after serving a seven-year prison term for
two prior convictions.

Although the Robinson case is now
nearly a year old, opening statements
were first presented in his trial Friday by
defense attourney Lewis B. Oliver and
Assistant Albany County District Attour-
ney Joseph Donnelly.

“I will prove the prosecuting evidence
is insufficient and that there is a reason-
able doubt that he is guilty as charged,”
said Oliver, who began his presentation
with the viewing of a filmed account of
the alleged robbery. He claims that the
perpetrator depicted in the film remains
indistinguishable due to his ski cap and
scarf.

As prosecuting attorney, Donnelly
introduced handwriting and fingerprint
experts as witnesses against Robinson.

Bank teller Lattie Pinney testified she
recieved a threatening note attatched to a
manilla envelope. Witness Kent Sopris
also testified to this threat. When ques-
tioned by the prosecution and the defense
attorneys, neither could positively identify

peers in Albany County,” he said.

Oliver charged that college students are
“intentionally and unlawfully ” excluded
from the jury pool. In his motion, he cited
that, “prospective jurors are to be selected
from such available lists of residence of
the county, utility subscribers, licensed
drivers and owners of registered motor
vehicles, state and local taxpayers, and
persons who have volunteered to serve as
jurors.”

The motion stated that eight percent of
the population of Albany County is com-

prised of students who are unlawfully Student ted af Albany County Counties:

of the Commissioner of Jurors to use only
the voter registration list as a source of
additional jurors for the jury pool.

He also cited intentional exclusion of

college students and younger persons
from the jury pool, calling the jury panel
in violation of the defendant’s right to a
trial by a jury of his peers.

Robinson’s trial ended Friday with
instructions from Harris to the jurors not
to watch television shows, listen to radio,
or read area newspapers.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1995 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS

Cuts addressed at council meeting

J. KEITH DOHERTY
Associate News Editor

Athletic Director Milton Richards, administra-
tive representative in the debates around the cut-
ting of four SUNYA sports for gender equity rea-
sons, spoke to Central Council on Wednesday.

Responding to questions from Council Vice-
chair Mike Castrilli concerning student response
to the administration’s latest handling of the cuts,
Richards said, “Aside from Mitch (Kleinman), I
have not had a single phone call, letter or inquiry
from anybody.”

Admitting the administration had made mis-
takes last summer in cutting the sports without
due process, Richards said he felt the University
had since remedied its mistake with its new
action, while achieving its initial goal of gender
equity.

Later in the meeting, however, wrestler Eric
Rose arrived to inform Council of legal proceed-
ings, the type of which followed the University’s
action initially, would occur once again in
response to the new actions.

Men’s wrestling, Rose’s team, is one of the
sports slated to be cut from the University’s Inter-
collegiate roster.

The law suit would be along the same lines as
the first, in which the athletes won against the

File photo
Wrestling was one of the recently cuts sports

File photo

Milton Richards
administration for misuse of gender equity laws in
cutting sports.

Questioned about connections between the cut
sports and the University plans to move basketball
and football programs from Division III to Divi-
sion II, Richards said there is “absolutely no con-
nection” between the two affairs, despite much
speculation among athletes and the press.

Asked what types of consequences there might
be had gender equity not been achieved in sports
programs, Richards said, “If someone filed suit,
courts come in and courts administer your pro-
grams.” He cited a problematic case of this kind at
Temple University, where he formerly worked.

Returning to the gender equity issue, Richards
said, “But let’s take the courts out of it— it’s the
right thing to do.”

Speaking on Monday’s rally at the capitol
against proposed SUNY budget cuts, Student
Association of State University representative
Ann Thomas said she noticed, “a few more faces”
from SUNYA in comparison to other rallies, but
that attendance was still weak.

She then discussed an on-campus rally to take
place next week in order to get people “more into
it.”

The rally, still being planned, will be sponsored
by the New York Public Interest Research Group
(NYPIRG), The Student Association of the State
University, and the National Women’s Rights
Organizing Coalition (NWROC).

Gay conference held

MAry GAVIN
Staff Writer

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A Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Conference was held at a
SUNYA last weekend. It marked
the first time New York State,
specifically a SUNY school, has
ever hosted such a conference.

LGB members from several
SUNYA schools attended,
though the conference was domi-
nated by local LGBA members
from Saint Rose, Skidmore and
Rensselaer Polytechnical Insti-
tute, as well as Guilderland high
school.

Amy Purdy, SUNY LGBA
director and Derek Dayton
LGBA Co-Chair spent seven
months preparing for the confer-
ence. Many of the workshops
were led by homosexual and het-
erosexual professors at SUNYA
who studied issues dealing with
the gay community or LGBA
activists who work for the New
York State Legislature.

Dayton and a friend conceived
the idea of a conference after
attending a SASU conference at
SUNY Bighamton. Dayton said,
“Governor Pataki has dismantled
the LGB office of New York
State. The conference was an
education networking for LGB
members across New York State
to inform students of several
LGB concerns on campus and in
the government.”

Lester Davis, former Cuomo
Liaison began the conference on
Saturday with his workshop
about what Dayton called, “the
resurgence of homophobic activ-

for first time at SUNYA

ities at the State Capitol. Attor-
ney General Vacco rescinded the
protection held by lesbians and
gays working in his office.”

Other workshops addressed
the issues of homophobia, sexual
assault, and racism in the LGB
community. Dawn Shirmer, also
Co-Chair of SUNYA LGBA
said “a lot of bonding and friend-
ships were made (this weekend).
The experience was energetic
and informative.”

Dayton was surprised by the
result of the conference. He said,
“I myself am impressed. I did
not think we could accomplish
this much as the first New York
school to hold a LGB confer-
ence, we inspired other schools
to have one. Saint Rose and
Binghamton have expressed
interest in hosting one soon.”

Participants learned about the
major conflicts in the LGB com-
munity. Participants left with a
better understanding tactics to
strengthen their school’s LGB
organization.

Dayton expressed sincere
thanks to Alex Blain, Student
Association President, and Allan
Richards for their support in pro-
viding the funds for the comedi-
an and dinner on Saturday night.
The rest of the conference was
funded by LGBI and LGBA.

Dayton hopes in the future
more students would attend a
LGB conference. “They are open
to all students. A conference is a
way for everybody to learn about
the LGB community and the
many restrictions placed on them
by schools and the government,”
she said.

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The Sigma Nu pledge class participated in the 6th annual

The pledges were raising money for the Disabled Students
Scholarship Fund for the University at Albany. The fund was set
up in order to help disabled students function better on this cam-

The event continued for over 48 hours. In the past years the

All seventeen pledges spent two full days building their
see-saw and they have taken turns riding in one hour intervals.
They also made arrangements for each pledge to attend all of
their classes as well as study whenever necissary.

Sponsors for the event include Pison’s Pizza, LaBella’s Pizza,
Pizza Hut, and Dunkin’ Donuts.

File photo

4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1995

MEAGHAN D. CANAVAN

Walter Mitronovas, Associate
Scientist at the New York State
Geological Survey, spoke on
Tuesday about earthquakes in
America.

Mitronovas said there are about
500,000 to 1 million 2.5 Richter
Scale Earthquakes a year, however
he said, most cause little damage. Of
the 10-15 levels Richter Quakes
many occur in the more uninhabited
regions of the world.

Mitronovas said before the most
recent quake in Kobe, Japan, the
most powerful quakes occurred in

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From Tuesday until Thursday, The Community And Public Service Program at The the ocean surrounding Japan, so they
University at Albany held its spring information fair in the Lecture Centers. The event was did not cause any damage.
geared at recruiting students to do internships for credit through. The Community and Mitronavas addressed the differ-
Public Service Program which offers undergraduate students the opportunity to learn about ences between earthquakes in the
fields that interest them while still in school, while picking up three credits. The program West and East coasts of U.S. First he
requires a student to offer 100 hours of service to non-profit or New York State agencies detailed the three factors needed for
during a semester. The fair’s main objective was to place students, planning on entering the an Earthquake; Energy- heat from
program in the Fall, with an agency he or she wants to volunteer for. the Earth; Elastic materials- the

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energy, and Brittleness- the eventual
breaking points of the rocks.

In California where the faults are
more active, the stones are more brit-
tle giving off tension easier and
reaching the breaking faster. In the
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A point that Mitronovas repeated
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renouned book

M.E. Grenader, a distinguished
professor emeritus at SUNYA, has
recently completed work on a
book entitled Poems of Ambrose
Bierce.

The book, published by the
University of Nebraska Press, is a
compilation of works by the poet
Ambrose Pierce. Grenader was
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Brooklyn representative addresses issues

Marraew Corea how she has grown into one of _ she has dealt with as a Council-
the most influential members of | woman has been her activity in
On Wednesday March 29, the Assembly. the freedom of Haitian refugees.
Caribbean born Brooklyn Coun- Achieving this by always hav- She met with president Clinton
cil woman Una Clark spoke in ing a strategy and “Never doing last week to discuss
the Campus Center Assembly — anything till it’s a done deal.”
Hall. After personally introduc- One of the many issues that
ing herself to approximately :
thirty students, she addressed a
variety of issues affecting the
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Representing the Fortieth
District of central Brooklyn,
Many SUNY students participated in the American Red Cross Ps set sn “i a.
blood drive Thursday in the Campus Center Ballroom. The Castine ‘ain i pee ede 4 aa é,
Blood Mobile makes frequent visits to the Albany campus and es ee o a AS
in The New York iegislature. <x :
urges students to donate. Securing 93% of the vote in the rs - ie

1993 election, she explained

See CLARK on page 21

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Housing lottery improved

Many Gavin EOP checks or paying
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year everybody did not
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from last year’s Residen- long line.”
tial Life lottery proce- For the first time,
dure, students will not — residential life mailed
have to wait in a series On-Campus students
of long lines to choose their random lottery
their lottery numbers to numbers and informa-
pay the $125:00 room _ tion pertaining to sign
deposit, or meal card. up dates. This helps
Instead, students can reduce the time and
drop off room deposits chaos of housing sign
at their leisure at the up, Karlson said.
Bursar’s office. However, Jenni, a
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Torossian, Maoz allegedly attacked by Buchanan

By J. Keira DOHERTY
Associate News Editor

Revisionist Zionist Alternative
members Ronn Torossian and
Moshe Maoz, SUNYA students
who, while protesting Patrick J.
Buchanan’s presidential candida-
cy last week, engaged physically
with Buchanan’s staff, vowed
this week to continue their fight.

The students rushed the stage
during Buchanan’s candidacy
speech last week, at which point
Torossian claims to have been
repelled physically by Buchanan
himself.

“When we rushed, the stage,
Buchanan shoved me directly...

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he shoved me off the stage full
force,” he said.

After this, alleges Torossian,
Moaz, another protester, and
himself were beaten, “... by five,
Six guys separately, we were
punched and kicked.” Referring
to CNN’s footage of the skir-
mish, he said, “On the tape,
when I’m the first one being
pulled down, you see me being
kicked, on CNN live.”

Moaz said, “I was thrown
down stairs and thrown into a
wall. I sprained my shoulder.”

The two say they’ve both been
to doctors due to injuries sus-
tained at the event.

In response, Torossian says,

Layaways

. Stream American media. “People

“We’ve pressed criminal
charges, I’ve signed the com-
plaint against Buchanan himself,
We’ ve signed police statements
against them... Within the
month, there will be a civil case
filed against Pat Buchanan.”

Torossian says he hopes to do
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Sellout. We hear it all the time. It is a label
that no minority would want attached to him or
herself. It is a label that is often used by blacks
or Latinos against other blacks and Latinos.
But what does it mean? And when should it
apply? I have probed into this question among
friends, and I have yet to hear a satisfactory-or
even consistent answer. In all honesty, it is a
term that we have overused. It seems the label
of sellouts has come to apply to any minority
who disagrees or even questions the prevailing
ideological position of the group.

The thinking that underlies this position is

Robert Ortiz Jr.

that one, by virtue of race or ethnicity (two
terms, that when taken alone are problematic
because they ignore cultural differences within
the race, as well as any cultural variation
within ethnicity) is bound to hold a certain
point of view. This reflects the idea that there is
a black or Latino way to act and think, and that
there is something peculiar or even offensive if
a black or Latino does anything else. Biology
or race) does not, in any way, equal ideology.
In other words, one’s black-ness or Latino-ness
can not be measured by the degree to which he
or she ascribes to any particular cultural stance.
If this simplistic assumption were uttered by a
white person we would be up in arms, and cries
of racism would be heard. But what is
disturbing is that the assumption is one we
have embraced.

As blacks and Latinos we don’t all argue, nor
should we. But the reaction toward the
minority dissenter is remarkable, if not
downright frightening. Any black or Latino
who disagrees or even questions the prevailing
ideological position is simply labeled
SELLOUT.

The minority who holds a dissenting point of
view is ostracized and eventually purged. A
problem with this reaction is that ideological
and intellectual exchange is reduced to insults.
Not only have the dissenter’s ideas been
attacked (rather than challenged), but his
person as well. An argument can only be
defeated by attacking it’s logic and it’s
premises, not the person or even the motivation
for making it. It is quite possible that a
dissenter may offer a substantive argument
which would be of good to us all. And if it is
not, then by having examined the reasoning of
the argument, we know why it is faulty.

It is only through honest ideological and
intellectual exchange that we can advance as a
group. If we are not open to fresh and new
ideas (which may be better than the ones we
have now) we face the threat of remaining
stagnant. As students, we are here at the
University, not merely for a degree in hopes of
better futures, but to train ourselves to think.
Often times we will differ or disagree. But let
us agree to disagree, which will enable us to
freely explore our differences and
disagreements. Our racial or ethnic solidarity
should be based on common aims rather than
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The Great Divider

This week, and for the past month, the phenomena known
as pledging has overtaken this campus.

It seems like every other student either is wearing some
jersey with “the gimp” on the back of it, or carrying some type
of notebook covered with pictures cut out of magazine.

For those not involved with fraternities and sororities, the
whole thing seems rather strange, and a little unappealing.
Why on earth would you want to walk around with “the major
masturbator” screened on your back?

While the frat system may be positive in the fact that it is
good way to meet people, which seems to be a major concern
with college students, especially freshman, the mind set seems
to be the more people you know, the better off you will be.
The fraternity system somehow has become the great divider
on this campus.

Just go down to the campus center at say about 12 p.m. on
any weekday. What you’ll most likely see is a bunch of pledge
classes, usually all dressed the same, sitting around eating and
smoking. The extension now looks like tea time at the country
club. You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone sitting there
who doesn’t have a baseball cap with some Greek letters
sprawled across their foreheads. It is this time when those
students, who for whatever reason, have passed on the
fraternity life, experience the feeling that they are not part of
the “in” crowd, something this writer thought would pass
upon graduation of high school.

What is also interesting is what these pledges will do to be

part of this crowd. The idea that was always portrayed in high
school is that in college, one becomes more independent and
learns to think for him/herself. Being subservient to your “big
sister” doesn’t seem very conducive with becoming more
independent. The humiliation which the pledges go through to
become part of their fraternity may have been designed to
teach humility and respect, but it doesn’t seem to do that.
Rather it seems to be a power trip for those people who have
already been accepted.

The same thing occurs downtown on any given day. The
fraternity system seems to have monopolies on every single
bar in existence between Ontario and Lark. However, how
drinking beer and eating eggs at 8 o’clock in the morning
brings people closer together is a very big mystery to those yet
to be enlightened.

The separation of the student body is never more evident
than on Fountain Day. At no other time does the University
open its arms wider to fraternities and sororities than on the
unofficial skip every class day. However, the university seems
to ignore all other groups not only on this day, but on all other
days.

The mentality of exclusiveness which the fraternity system
relays is totally unnecessary. The system is something which
does serve a purpose, but while serving this purpose it also
destroys another-teaching people to think, act, and live for
themselves, not for a group.

Randolph L. Viscio

Once upon a time people who held progressive
political views actually had a spine. As a group or as a
“type,” social justice advocates wielded influence and
helped get our society to where it is today. Today, it
doesn’t matter who sits in the Congress or the White
house. Even Newt Gingrich has to deal with issues of
child care, discrimination, choice, the environment, and
affirmative action. So it is a good thing for the country
that we are entering such a conservative trend in politics
(and we are, make no mistake about it), because
progressives have gone soft and silly over the years and
the country is in danger of losing many of the gains that
were made. In particular, affirmative action comes to
mind.

There is an overwhelming trend to begin dismantling
affirmative action requirements. California is leading the
way by making the debate a hot topic in the 1996
elections. Most likely, the state will begin repealing its
affirmative action standards. Politically, when California
sneezes, the rest of the country often catches a cold. It’s
kind of sad to see the progressive community thus far

unable to fight this trend. Like they won the battle over
political correctness, conservatives are successfully
redefining reasoning behind affirmative action; all
progressives can do is stumble over themselves in their
race to react defensively.

Conservative opponents of affirmative action argue
that it institutionalizes reverse discrimination and lowers
the quality of the work force. Progressives continue to
defend affirmative action on the merits of equal
opportunity, sighting the establishment of a “black
middle class,” and a “45 percent” female work force. But
you know what? No one cares about that anymore
because that is no longer the issue. The issue is clearly
becoming “reverse discrimination” and “quality” in the
work force. Rather than being reactive to these claims,
the progressive community of social justice advocates
needs to take the lead in redefining affirmative action, its
role and purpose.

In our country’s downward employment spiral and in
our downward economic trends, the universal issue is,
and always was, one of class; a discrepancy between the
have’s and have-nots. More than anything, conservatives
want to be able to claim that they are color and gender
blind. As affirmative action stands right now,
conservatives are having a field day making progressives

look like the ones who are sexist and racist to the larger
public.

So here’s my proactive suggestion for advocates of
affirmative action: affirmative action ought to be based
on standards of “economic need.” People who need jobs
ought to be able to get them regardless of color, gender,
etc. The reality that a disproportionate number of people
who can demonstrate “economic need” are people of
color and women will ensure their continued protection.
However, the affirmative action pool would also be
opened up to low-income and poor whites. In effect, by
taking a proactive stance in the trend to reform
affirmative action, the progressive community has a real
opportunity to broaden the definition of it. Can you
imagine Republicans trying to argue that people who
need jobs shouldn’t have an equal and affirmative
opportunity to get them? In fact, the progressive
community ought to be trying—in affirmative action to
welfare reform. Whether we like it or not, affirmative
action will change. The question is whether progressives
are willing to lose the immediate battle for winning the
war. The Republicans want to see affirmative action gone
and that will happen unless we redefine what affirmative
action is.

4S big stars,

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March 31, 1995

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The good times were bedlly rolling this week. There I was, nestled
tightly between Roger Ebert and the wife of some LA Times film
critic, Miss Binge And Purge ’95, I believe, at The Academy Awards.
The evening was full of surprises. For instance, the opening number
with Tim Curry and the woman known only to America as the
generic jolly fat chick from Sister Act. I was surprised that travesty
was allowed to go on for so long. I was surprised the little girl in the
segment (that one from Mrs. Doubtfire, who makes Cindy Brady’s
lisp look inconsequential) could rival Macaully Culkin for juvenile
irritance of the year—an award I think far more people would tune in
for than “Best gaffer in a foreign animated short.” I was surprised
the audience didn’t charge the stage, beating the performers
senseless.

The surprises didn’t stop there. There was the Frank Sinatra style
cut-off of winner Martin Landau. Watching him yell “no!” at the
orchestra was not unlike a political prisoner being taken to his
torture chamber, a feeling I had no trouble relating to after three
hours of Gumpisms. I imagine all viewers felt the same shock as
Sharon Stone arrived fully dressed, as Keanu Reeves read from the
teleprompter without breaking into air guitar or using the word
“dude.” I thought in the absence of Marlon Brando (who I believe
cut out of the ceremony in time to catch the two-—for—one buffet at
Bob’s Big Boy), Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins would drag a
Native American onstage, making a speech to the tune of “Human

rights! Bitch! Moan! Bitch! Moan! Newt Gingrich bad! Waah, waah,
waah. NEA!” But, I suppose they knew Tom Hanks, once again,
would offer enough words of semi-—religious transcendental wisdom

: ee | upon his acceptance speech to keep us inspired for eons. And of

Nina Natonto, course, he did. Waiting for him to cry these days is like hoping there

) won't be the prerequisite spunky child actor presenting an award
with some once popular, now pathetic actor-you hope it won’t
happen, but just as you breath a sigh of relief, there it appears like a
zit on prom night. This year’s exception was 12-year-old Anna
Pacquin of last year’s The Piano, a girl who makes me want to get
statutory rape laws abolished.

The only expected set of events was watching the Oscars once
again become the gimp awards. Not Gump, “gimp.” Watching actor
after actor win for playing the sick and mentally unstable. Landau
won for playing the drug—addicted Bela Lugosi, a has—been; Dianne
Wiest for the protrayal of an alcoholic has—been; Jessica Lange, an
unbalanced, repressed army wife (too bad there aren’t two Best
Actress awards or Jodi Foster could have won too); and Hanks, for
playing what is seen as essentially, a retard. Even director Robert
Zemekis won out of pity for his physical deficiency—his remarkably
balding head. “Bob,” I later told him, “you made $45 mil on Forrest
Gump, it’s called.a weave. Go ask Elton about it.” Oh no, don’t even
get me started on Elton John and his onslaught of Lion King song
nominations—you’d think you were watching Bonnie Raitt at the
Grammys.

So after Gump happened, I went out with Ethan Hawke, his
young slut-I mean companion, my date, Susan Sarandon’s daughter,
Woome, off to the parties of the rich and famous, the beautiful and
neurotic. Watching Hollywood's biggest (I will not make an Oprah
joke here) and best was a thrill. Seeing Liz Taylor and Liza Minelli
try to make it over to the bar for virgin vodka and tonics, plastic
hips shaking wildly, with animated discussion of how Liza plans to
convince Burt Reynolds to make Rent-A—Cop 2 now that Loni is
gone, was all too much for my calloused, east coast self.

So then we left to attend a party Johnny Depp was holding in his
hotel. After having our matches, lighters, firearms, blunt objects, and
Winona Ryder photos taken by a coat check girl, we brought the
platters Kate Moss requested (lo-cal celery sticks with salt water
dip, romain lettuce balls with rice cake coating, etc.) up to his room

where his band, now signed to a major label was doing Andy Gibb
covers. Before entering the party, however, we were asked to light a
candle at his River Pheonix vigil. Touching, huh?

The night ended with a quick stop at Roseanne’s for kegs and eggs
but we couldn’t stay too long because Ethan’s facial appointment
was early and his slut, | mean companion, was getting up early to
try out for the role of Ben’s girlfriend on the Growing Pains reunion
tv movie. I had to get back because I’ve already used ‘six out of my
two absences for Phy 980. But it was a fun-filled evening, full of
Leeza Gibbons (a woman whose sweatablity is of some debate
within my suite), women with big, puffy dresses, and gimps. I fit in
perfectly.

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BEV Tattansts |

Film As Craft In The Secret Of Roan Jnish

‘Homely Isnt Torrible At Muriel's Wedang

Muriel’s Wedding is an Australian
dramatic comedy that looks at the
life of one young woman struggling
to gain social acceptance. Muriel is
an overweight, homely looking
person, with absolutely no self
esteem. She’s also from an abusive
and dysfunctional home.

Alana J. Sanford

Muriel’s father
criticizes her, as well as her brothers
and sister. He calls them “useless,”
and picks on their every flaw.
Muriel’s mother, although warm
and loving, is a subservient,
passive, and dependent woman
who allows herself to be mentally
and emotionally abused by her
husband.

Although Muriel is not the most
likable character, she is played very
well by Toni Collette. Another great
performance is given by Rachel
Griffiths, who plays Rhonda,
Muriel’s best friend. Rhonda does
some justice for this movie. She’s
independent and strong minded,
unlike Muriel. Muriel wants to be
accepted so badly, she is willing to
sacrifice her pride, her dignity, and
almost her best friend. Muriel wants
to be liked by who she thinks are
the cool girls and, more than
anything else, she wants to be a
bride. She goes to every bridal shop
in Sydney to try on gowns and
takes photographs in them.

Rhonda tries hard to help Muriel
see that she really is a beautiful
person. Eventually, she begins to
accept herself, but only after she

constantly -

Bill Hunter and
Toni Collette ;

marries a world famous driver,
because he needs a wife in order to
promote his career.

This movie is cute at times, and
it’s refreshing to see a story about
an ordinary looking person who
isn’t completely gorgeous. But
many aspects of Muriel’s Wedding
are drawn out and exaggerated.
Muriel is so naive it sometimes
becomes annoying. The most
frustrating aspect is the four mean
and stuck up airheads, who Muriel
wishes would accept her into their
clique. Their characters are
unbelievable because they’re so
exaggeratedly indiscreet about their
feelings. Muriel puts up with their
attitudes and cruelty for much too
long.

At times, it’s easy to feel sorry for
Muriel, compassion for Rhonda,
and sympathy for Muriel’s mother.
However, this movie lacks the
subtlety to tap into emotions which
would make this film as special as
Muriel.

John Sayles’ spews his nationalistic
vitrol with a new virulence in The Secret
of Roan Inish, a purported re-told Irish
saga about a little girl and her friends
the seals, which . is in reality nothing
but a thinly-veiled pitch for militant
Northern Irish ethnic superiority. It was
when the baby seal, with the tiny
nuclear weapon concealed under its
shiny little pelt, swam under the
Queen’s yacht, that my stomach truly
began to turn...

Jen Miller

No, not really. But when a film is as
deftly made as Roan Inish, when acting
is so poignant and unaffected, when a
story is so gentle and original, when, in
short, a reviewer is entirely without an
opportunity to be pointedly sardonic, to
displace even an iota of her bitterness
onto her reaction to the film, well, she
may be tempted to simply review a
different movie.

Sayles has become notorious for
placing reviewers in this sort of
quandary. He has made a slew of
independent films, including the
Oscar-nominated Passion Fish, the
thoughtful and startling Brother from
Another Planet, and the smart and funny
Return of the Secaucus Seven, as well as
the extremely amusing ultra—B Roger
Corman flick, Pirahna.

In Roan Inish, Sayles, a known lefty,
once again reveals his subversive
propensity for finding interesting,
complex and even beautiful aspects of
the characters of poor, ordinary people.

The heroine, Fionna (Jeni Courtney,
who is vibrant and intelligent), moves
into her grandparents’ house on the

Irish coast after her mother dies. She
explores her family’s heritage, the sea
myths linking the generations, and the
mysterious disappearance of her baby
brother.

Fionna is told by her 13 year-old
cousin Eamon (Richard Sheridan), her
grandparents, and an older cousin, the
handsome and moody Tadhg (John
Lynch), of strange disappearances and
visitations, and a selkie, a mythical
creature half seal and half human.

Adapted from a 1957 novel by Rosalie
K. Fry, the film easily could have been
cloyingly sweet. But Sayles finds in it
not an ounce of saccharine. Instead, he
weaves a quiet meditation on loss, a
stirring’ declamation of a family’s
attempt to regain its ancestral home,
and what amounts to a _ poetic
celebration of nature and spirit.

A Hollywood movie surely would
have detiorated into soggy fluff about
the infinite superiority of fantasy to

_ teality, except when that reality consists

of a great deal of money. But Roan Inish
instead shows how the stories human
beings tell one another are our true
treasures, lending meaning and light to
our lives, in fact, making them worth
living. :

“We've been waiting for you to come
back, Fiona,” Tadhg whispers. Return
she does, with all the hope only an exile
and a dreamer can feel.

This film’s vision is simple, consisting
of nothing more than coming home,
going out to sea, and dreaming of what
occurs in between. And yet the shot of a
small boy running down to the beach
seems to fill the screen with a joy so
pure it is close to something like
redemption.

"ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

- National Convention , April 8th, 1995

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Convention is once again invading the Albany area. The Show is on April 8th in LC. 18. featuring a live cast

performance, merchandise dealers, a costume contest, and fans coming from all over the country, it will be a night to remember. Props are not only
allowed but encouraged so bring your rice, toast, and toilet paper d have blast. In attendance will be Mr. Sal Piro, president of the national Rocky
Horror fan club, who will be bringing with him rare footage from the | 5th anniversary show in California. Also featured will be the movie Shock
Treatment, the continuing adventures of Brad and Janet in the town of Denton. The convention starts at 6:00 PM in the Lecture Center Concourse.
The show, starting with Shock Treatment, begins promptly at 9:00. Last year’s convention was a huge success and sold out. Get your tickets today!

Tickets are available at the check cashing window in the Campus Center Extension

$10 with student ID $15 at the door

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March 31, 1995

5a Aspects

photo by Kevin Lysaght, U.P.S

Playing to a crowd of adoring boys,
admiring girls, and a seated VH-1
thirty /fourtysomething crowd, Sheryl Crow
played the RACC Saturday, March 25.
While Crow delivered the expected hit sin-
gles, she seemed to tire easily, at times
delivering a dragging, practically spoken
rendition of many other songs in padifionst
bar band style.

Jason Black

Opening with a stimulating rendering of
“Leaving Las Vegas,” featuring less refined
vocals than on record, Crow got an immedi-
ate response of excitement and recognition.
Teenage boys, trying to look tough and as
usual, alternative, even at a Sheryl Crow
concert, seemed disappointed Crow didn’t
show up in a trademark tight skirt. Luckily,
they remained, for the most part, on their
feet, providing the most mosh-free concert
Albany has seen in quite a while.

Proving it was more than the Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow’s Saturday Night Music Club

show, she allowed her touring
band to jam through the next few
numbers, as Crow delivered crowd
pleasers “ike “Cans. Cry
Anymore,” and “Run, Baby, Run.”
Although well-received by the
audience members immediately in
front of the stage, Crow’s vocal
style became increasingly dragging
which enforced her carefree, spon-
taneous, unrefined manner, but
.) grew tiring on the crowd in gener-
al.

; Crow proved one of her stronger
jassets is her versatility as she
played keyboards on a new song,
presenting smoother vocals, after
which she showed her rock chops
on Derek and The Dominos’ “Keep
On Going.”

An underappreciated highlight of
the show, unfortunately did not
belong to Crow herself. Wyn
Cooper, co-writer of “All I Wanna
Do,” was brought onstage to per-
form a MC 900 Ft. Jesus style, spo-
ken word rendition of the song
which bored the locals.

As Crow proceeded, her audi-
ence’s attention weaned with the exception
of other hits such as the calmer “Strong
Enough” and a kinder, gentler version of
Led Zeppelin’s “D’yer M’aker.” Her trade-
mark raspiness seemed heightened by
fatigue, a point her audience felt as they

made a bee-line for the door even during

her encore-seemingly unnecessary since she
had sung all the big numbers, leaving little
to offer the top 40 happy crowd.

The well-regarded stylings of opening act

. Freedy Johnston were by and large ignored

by an audience too young or too unfamiliar
(or both) to appreciate the nuances of his
portrait songs.

Not necessarily boring, he was viewed
with curiosity but never supplied an accessi-
ble enough tune to win over this crowd who
apparently have missed his demi-hit “Bad
Reputation.”

While his ironic lyrics and catchy
melodies were performed with zeal, the set-
ting was too large for such intimate pop
craftsmanship.

New Releases This Week (4/4):

Kate Jacobs—What About Regret (Bar None)
KMFDM-Nihil (Wax Trax/TVT)

Van Morrison-Raincheck (Polydor) .

The Orb-The Orb (island)

Shabba Ranks—Ah Mi Shabba (Epic)

Low Watt Performance

ball—-hog or Tugboat?
(Colombia) is Mik
Watt’s debut sol
album. Solo might b
an inaccurate term
as more than
forty-five peopl
play on the seven
teen song effort
some of them you
might recognize:
Henry Rollins, Flea,
Eddie Vedder, and&
Adam Horovitz, to
name a few. #

Mike Keaney | ' oc

Overall, a feeling Cc
of disappointment comes with
this album. If you hope to hear
some of the same great song
writing that Watt displayed in
the Minutemen or fIREHOSE,
you'll find this album lacking
in overall song strength.
Granted, there are some excep-
tions.

“Intense Song for Madonna
to Sing,” is a fairly noisy instru-
mental and it’s one of the few
tracks on the album which dis-
play the style he became

-famous for on the indie-rock

scene. Fairly straight ahead
noise rock, but interesting
enough to catch the listener’s
attention.

“E-Ticket to Ride” is decent
as well, although one expects
more than decent from an artist
whose previous work is as well
regarded. Stephen Perkins
(Jane’s Addiction), Flea, and
Mike D. all contribute to creat-
ing a Parliament—esque sound
which is where the charm in
this one lies.

While “Heartbeat” and “Tell
‘em Boy” make an impression,
one has to grasp at straws to
find the anticipated originality.

The many low points include
“Chinese Firedrill,” with Frank
Black on vocals. The main hook
is clumsy, and it sounds forced:

“Like trying to learn Latin in a
Chinese Firedrill.” It sounds
like he’s trying to convince you
of how smart he is. The song
writing here, as well as
throughout the album, is eccen-
tric, with Mike Watt spending
too much time making his pres-
ence felt, and not enough time
giving the songs a presence of
their own. His attempt at reliv-
ing the glory days of the
Minutemen on “Drive Up With
Pedro,” is forced and too late
for its time.

Although Watt doesn’t allow
himself to be obscured by the
big name stars on his record, if
you are looking to hear an
album of strong song writing
by Watt, this probably isn’t
what you’ve been looking for.
The record is a move in the
direction of greater mainstream
acceptance. However, if you
want to hear big stars doing
something a little different,
then you might enjoy it.
Maybe. A big maybe.

After their mildly successful
debut, Slip, Quicksand tries to
conquer the sophomore slump
with Manic Compression (Island).
The new album offers twelve
new songs of powerful noise to
the masses. With roots in the old

Quicksand keeps the tradition
alive with an album filled with
angst and anger.

DIJON

Manic Compression is definitely
a worthy follow up. If there
weren’t a new Skid Row album
out, it would the best thing that
has come out in the last month.

Manic Compression maintains
Quicksand’s hard pounding
drums and lead vocalist Walter
Schreifels’ energy filled scream-
ing, but the band has progressed
and the music is a lot faster. The
guitar and bass work is a little
more complex, with lots of play-
ful gimmicks that make the songs
much more enjoyable to listen to.
Some of the songs are shorter,
packaging the energy from a nor-
mal song tighter so that when it
is unleashed, it explodes. The
only problem is you are left still

New York City hard-core scene,

hungry formore. _

The album starts off with a
bang in “Backward.” It is a pow-
erful song that hits you in the gut
and vibrates through the rest of
your body, making you want to
get up and tango. “Delusional” is
like a volcano, it builds up to the
point of total explosion, then sim-
mers, and then explodes again.
The short burst of noise is sur-
rounded by calm, gentle singing,
until your karma begins to flow
through the music.

One of the stronger songs on
the album is “Thorn In My Side.”
It contains quick changes in the

tiffs which keeps the song mov-

Quicksand Continues Manic Sound

Sweet Sounds Of Ardor

Fans of anyone from Dead Can Dance to The Cure
will find some enjoyment in Ardor (Projekt), the sec-
ond album by the ethereal band Love Spirals
Downward. This hour of slow keyboards, swirling
guitars, minimalist drums, and enough smooth
emale vocals, is enough to prompt any emotionally
wrecked postal worker to make a sacrifice to the
‘purty girlie, huh—huh.”

Seth Diamond

There is a simple process the band uses to make an

‘album. First, they take brown acid. Then they.

| sequence about 15 sequenced keyboard tracks—all to

ing. The gimmicks are most
apparent on this track. It. has the
background guitar in distortion
joining with the bass and guitar
cutting off during the chorus to
create a great sound. It’s like.a
modern day symphony. “East
3rd St” and “Supergenius” are
also intense songs. They both
have great guitar work and poss-
es powerful lyrics.

The whole album functions like
a well-oiled machine. All the
songs flowing with ease, no real
flaws here. It is a terrific second
album from a band that has a
long and bright future ahead of
them.

the same chord. Then vocals, vocals, vocals. The
weet, pacifying sound of Suzanne Perry’s voice is
overdubbed into countless harmonies. Occasionally
entering this mix may be the odd drum part or in the
case of the wonderful closer “Tear Love From My
Mind,” a wonderfully played flamenco guitar solo
which adds a wonderful spice to the arrangement.
The only problem with the album is the problem
with ethereal music in general. It’s slow and monot-
onous and unless you’re zooted or putting it on to
sleep you will be clawing off your skin by track five.
You are often surprised the song changed because
the next one sounds so much like the previous one.
The finest points in the album are the ones that are
more typical rock. They are at their finest on songs
like “Sidhe” where the drums are kicking and the
song has a definite direction. If you are on Projekt’s
mailing list, if you think the average Beckett play
“just has too much flashy shit going on,” if you think
Disintegration is the Cure’s best record, you will love
this album.

Yow

March 31, 1995

Aspects 6a

Kegs of Babes at Robin's Hoods

For all you crazy romantic drunks
who didn’t get enough from Cocktail,
you can rest easy because Robin's
Hoods is on tap.

LESTER

Here’s the plot. There’s this lady
whose husband was killed, leaving
her a bar called Robin’s Nest. It just so
happens that all the employees are
incredibly beautiful ex-convicts. Do
you get it? They’re hoodlums who
work at Robin’s Nest so they are
Robin’s Hoods!

Unlike University Hospital that only
has four major characters (six if you
include Tracy’s breasts), Robin’s Hoods
has way too many characters to
remember them all. Here’s what I
remember: there’s this bartender who
looks just like Andrew Shue. When I
was flipping through the channels, I
saw him and thought it was Melrose
Place, but it wasn’t.

Then there’s this other girl named
Macenzie but everyone calls her Mac.
I think she’s the sexually repressed
one because I have seen plenty of
Robin's Hoods episodes and she only
gets it once. She looks like the girl next
door who went to jail. However, the
girl who lives next door to me not
only doesn’t look like Mac, but she
never went to prison. There’s also a
really pretty token black girl who
refers to people as “child” or “hun,”
following the stereotyping footsteps of

her Melrose predecessor, Rhonda.

The big deal of the show is this
blond girl who is just like the blond
slut on Melrose Place who got her ass-
kicked off (says something about
blondes, doesn’t it?). Well, this blond’s
ass practically deserves its own credit
in the cast list. There I was, innocently

watching University Hospital, and,
| Others bring the idea to a new cre-

BAM! blondy’s ass is staring me in the
face. I was shocked.

This show has some incredible
cameos. For instance, the ever lovely
and charming Morgan Fairchild plays
a (badly dressed) washed up country
music star who, ten years after aban-
doning her child, returns to the stage.
Poor Morgan! She keeps getting
phone calls from her long lost daugh-
ter saying, “Mommy, mommy, help
me!” In a very surprising twist of fate
(Aaron Spelling, you little genius), the
manager turns out to be the culprit.

Well, that little plot is just an exam-
ple of all that Robin’s Hoods has to
offer. Whether they are having sex,
hunting down a jewel thief, having
sex, trying to save the bar from loos-
ing it’s loan, or having sex, the crew of
Robin's Hoods, or should I say the
chicken coop of Robin's Hoods, are on
their way to bagging the Melrose Place/
90210 crowd with it’s wit, sensitivity,
creativity, well-groomed authenticity,
excellent plots, and social commen-
tary. Although it’s not University Hos-
pital, on a scale from bad to rad, it’s
awesome!!!

Where and when to catch

these shows (in Albany):
Robin’s Hoods: ch. 10,

check listings for times.
VRS: ch. 23, Friday, 8 PM

Vito Tans Into Sci-Fi Phenomenon

With the recent success of science
fiction—esque television shows such as
The X-Files and various Star Trek

spin-offs, programs of this genre have ©

begun popping up all over the dial.

Kelly Barclay

Some are blatant Star Trek rip-offs.

ative height. VR5 is a refreshing
example of one of these shows.

The plot focuses on a twenty-some-
thing telephone worker named Sid-

ney. Using equipment discarded by

the phone company, Sidney, through-
out the years, has built a rather com-
plex and nifty computer system, com-
plete with virtual reality. One day, she
discovers she has the ability to ven-
ture into the highest level of VR: VRS.

VR5 explores not only the realm of
virtual reality, but also Sidney’s own
emotional barriers in dealing with the
death of her father and twin sister in
1978, when the three of them were
run off the road into a lake and only
Sidney survived. Inside the computer,
her feelings and emotions break
through her walls and she becomes
vulnerable, but also uninhibited and
able to be whoever she wants. She is
transformed there-instead of her
dumpy and careless appearance in the
real world, she is sleek and beautiful
in VR, her blond hair shining and her
green eyes brilliant, surrounded by
the computerized technicolor of the

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virtual world. The transitions
between reality and virtual reality is
Oz-like: Sidney’s actuality is dark and
reminiscent of film noir; but inside the
computer everything is bright and
dazzling. It’s no wonder Sidney
becomes addicted to going inside.

I like the trend of interesting and
creative programming of television
lately— it sure beats inane sitcoms and
old fogey mysteries. VR5 is one of the
successes of this movement. Let’s
hope the trend continues and even
gains momentum, giving such quality
and unique programs a chance to sur-
vive.

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Aspects 7a

Frat Boys...Fruit Loops...and Wobbling Heads...

Limited

I try and try

It seems I am getting no where
Why whine with workers?
Workers are working to surpass me
No one cares, no one knows

Hungry hunters hunting the herd

Scraping the flesh of another to satisfy their hunger
Lonely loners live alone

In their creativity and their thoughts

Brutal bastards beating brides

Bruises, Bites, Scratches, Scrapes

A lack of control, consciousness, and love

The raving ruckus of ranting protesters

Protesting a world that is not their own

Talking teachers teaching trash

Damaging material piercing a fragile, young mind

Human hearts heaving with heavenly passion

I try-and try
It seems I am getting no where

Why can’t we all love each other?

—Marcos Lazala

An angry 80

“T am finished” from the gaping,
Wrinkled face
frustrated at the prospects
of celebrating age 81 |
tugging at
Her steel carriage,
rocks
the memories in spurts
from her saturated
mind in standard white,
nursing home angst
whose perfectly
laced prescription shoes
shunt the floor
causing centripetal motion
around the squares
that reflect back
to her last days
motoring lonely hallways
in hopes of
finding her courage.

50 memories

She draws from them
like rivers the streams
the two photographs
of grandchildren
thumbtacked to the board
littered with ribbons and
month-old valentines

As she sighs the feeling—
returns to her-—
left side, visions
race about the room
joined by rapture
ofropetothe ,
tree-swing creaking
in her back yard.

These poems by Kevin Heckeler are dedicated to Statsia
Keegan, age 80, of Hoosic Falls, NY.

JANUARY EVENING II Sitting
That night, Tom told me he My head wobbles.
wished he were a woman, taught me I sit here
how to take a good punch. You cozy on my bed.

almost caught us in the
theatre, pretending to watch the

Cozy with mom’s blanket
wrapped over my legs.

Class Ass

Class, on a Monday morn

In comes Dawn - sits down
Takes a yawn.

Joining the Sandman

Part of the Hippy Clan.

Feeling dozy — face hits the book
Soon lookin’ rosey :

movie. He slept in my bed My head- Nice n’ Cozy.
almost every day after we split. it wobbles with thoughts. we
He taught me how to feel no emotion, I try to sort them. piluna el sae back

his hands wrapped around my neck,
wishing he had a gun to kill me with
the one | wished | had, ending

my misery. That night we fought
over a box of Fruit Loops, screaming
for the police in bloody murder. Then
it was over. | would have cried, but

The unsortable.

How do you differentiate grains
of sand?

Strands of hair?

Only when clumped together

are they easily seen.

My head wobbles;

It’s Jack - SMACK!
Be ye awake — Jake!
Thinks he’s a funny sonny.

Whispering Willy continues to annoy
Looking freaky
He’s bloody CHEEKY!

| had no tears left. He promised me

he’d come back one day. When a
year had gone by, | wondered if
he had really died.

—-Michelle Lynn Hill

THE BOY I JUST MET HATES ME
I WONDER WHAT I HAVE DONE
TO BE HATED.

I WONDER WHO HE IS

FILLED WITH SUCH ANGUISH
ANGUISH BUILDS UP

THE BOY I JUST MET IS MYSELF.

Shakes and screams.

One drop of water is whiped away.
A spill—-absorbed.

And a pool, overflows.

And my head wobbles and bobs,

in a deep resevoir.

—Roxanne dePrado

THE MAN I JUST MET IS IN HELL

I WONDER WHAT I HAVE DONE
CAUGHT IN

I WONDER WHERE MY FRIENDS ARE
NOW, NEVER HERE WHEN ALL I

HAVE IS NOTHING ‘
THE MAN I JUST MET IS MYSELF. -

POEM BY ETHAN BAUM
ART BY “SHEILA M,

Why? Because he’s the CLASS ASS!

Thinks he’s cool — wants to rule.

Why? Because he’s a FRAT BRAT!

Wears his cap wrong way round
Back-—to—Front.

Big boots on, laces undone

All he wants is frivolous fun!

In comes the Professor
Always late
Nothing unusual
Purely fate.
His name’s BERNIE

—a little skatty
Dithering & Stuttering
And a bit of a fatty.
Fiddles with his specs
And makes a few checks.

But : He’s forgotten his notes

— AGAIN!
Will the class be cancelled?
Jack at the back begins to cheer
Why? Because he’s the CLASS ASS!
Dawn takes a yawn
Not noticing the commotion.

THAT’S IT! Cries Bernie

“No class today”
— HURAY!

—Murray Scott

March 31, 1995

8a Aspects

Evervthing Bou Need To Know All Week... Everything

3/31 - Bloodlet, Section 8, and

Central Avenue, Albany. 7 p.m.
Ages 16+. ;

3/31 - Devilish Minds play the
Ships Pub. Loudon Plaza, 356 N.
Blvd, Loudonville. Call 433-1981.
No cover, but ID required. Sho
begins at 10 p.m.

3/31 - Strange Arrangement
perform at the First Step Tavern.
10 p.m.-2 a.m. 486 Troy-Sch’dy
Road (rt. 7), Latham Circle, Lath-
am. Call 783-5999 for cover
charge information.

3/31 - Doc Watson and Norman
Blake give an acoustic guitar
concert at the Troy Savings Bank
Music Hall. 8 p.m. Corner of
State and Second Streets in Troy.
Reserved tickets are $22. Call the
box office at 273-0038.

3/31 - Sparkle Hayter, mystery
fiction writer, reads from and
signs her book, What’s a Girl
Gotta Do? 7:30 p.m. Borders
Books and Music, 59 Wolf Road,

Slush playing at the QE2. 13 '

Albany.

3/31 - Matt Herskowitz, classi-
cal/ jazz pianist performs at Bor-
ders Books and Music. 8 p.m.

3/31 - Kate Barcley gives a new
folk concert at Mother Earth’s
Cafe. Corner of Quail and West-
ern in Albany.

3/31 - Joan Osbourne performs
at the Metro. 17 Maple Avenue,

Saratoga. Call 584-9581 for more
information. ~

3/31 - Grand Seance. Largest
seance in this area. 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 at the door and
$10 in advance. Unitarian
Church, 1221 Wendell Street,
Schenectady. Call 374-7559 for
additional information.

3/31 - Doc Scanlon’s Rhythm
Boys perform at Cassidy's. 67
Colvin Avenue, Albany. 9 p.m.-1
a.m.

3/31 - Out of Control, Rhythm
and Blues Band play the Cham-
bers. 1 South Pearl Street,
Albany. 10 p.m.-2a.m. ©

3/31-4/1 - Loud Music Festival.
Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center

Street, Northampton, MA. For
information call 413- 584-0610.

4/1 - The Snickering Witches
perform at the Eighth Step
Upstairs. 8 p.m. Tickets are $9.
14 Willett Street, Albany. Call
434-1703 for additional info.

4/1 - 3 Guys From Albany at
Mother Earth's Cafe.

4/1 - Christine Santelli Band
give concert at the Metro. 17
Maple Avenue, Saratoga. Call
584-9581 for time of show.

4/1 - The Good Rats perform at
Bogie’s. 297 Ontario Street,
Albany. Call 482-4368 for more
information.

4/1 - Comedian and Impression-
ist, Steve Van Zandt, does stand-
up at Steamer 10. 8 p.m. $7
admission. 500 Western Avenue,
Albany. 438-5503 for tickets.

4/1 - Wolfgang plus live broad-
cast by 103.5 FM at Smoothy's.
471 Albany-Shaker Road,
Loudonville. Call 453-2557 for
time and cover charge.

4/1 - Coffeehouse with Susan
Hamlin and Rick Bolton. An
acoustic concert at the Adiron-
dack Lakes Center for the Arts.
Rt. 28, Blue Mountain Lake. $7
and $5 for members. For info call
352-7715.

4/1-4/2 - Just Foolin’ Around.
Show presented by juggling
clowns. Steamer No. 10 Theatre,
Albany. $8 adults, $6 children. 2
p.m. Call 438-5503 for tickets.

4/2 - The play, Androcles and the
Lion, performed by the Mohonk
Mountain State Company will be
presented in the Terrace Gallery.
The, NYS Museum, Empire State
Plaza. Madison Avenue, Albany.
2-3 p.m. Admission is free.

4/2 - Trauma School Dropouts
celebrate their latest CD release
at the QE2. Ages 21 and up

4/3 - Widespread Panic will per-
form at Pearl Street. 10 Pearl
Street, Northampton, MA. Call
413-584-7771 for info. .

4/3 - The Jivebombers play at
Pauly's Hotel. 337 Central
Avenue, Albany. 10 p.m. Call
426-0828 for cover charge. ©

4/5 - April Fools Comedy Vari-
ety Night with magician Jim
Snack and comic Todd Charles.
$15 includes admission and din-
ner or $5 general admission. 7
p-m. Mill Road Acres, 30 Mill
Road, Latham. Call 783-7244 for
more info.

of the Pelo-
ponnesian war
has been
brought to life
right here on cam-
pus in the perform-
ing Art Center’s Arena
theater. The production
will run at 8 PM this
Friday and Saturday.

Crystal Berger

Set in Ancient Greece
on the island of
Melos, the play gives
an all too realistic
\ depiction of the
injustice people suf-
fer during times of
\ war. The audience
witnesses the tri-
als of the once
powerful nobility
who have just
seen their city
jtorn apart and
heir friends and
amily killed.
Women = and
children, the
only ones left
standing, have
been reduced to
_ live among the
rubble of their

The | rojan aN unien “ye re ese L xpectations

once great city in rags. Directed by
Valli Rivera, The Trojan Woman takes
place as the women await news from
the Athenians about their upcoming

- fate. They are about to be made slaves

to the gods of Athens.

A powerful subject paired with some
of the theater department's finest make
for a drama that brings you to the real-
ization that no matter what era you are

‘in, some things will never change.

Human emotion does not have a time
frame. Through the use of heightened
language, classic costuming, creative
lighting and rhythmic percussion, a
mood of foreboding is set, bringing
you into the world of the Trojan
women.

Matthew A.J. Gregory who plays
Poseidon, god of the sea, opens up the
play with a powerful monologue.
Wearing next to nothing, he walks the
stage in a frenzy, talking about the state
of Troy. He prepares the audience for
what is to come and leaves one with
the feeling that this is not going to be
the only unhappy moment in the play.

Holly Brown’s performance of Hecu-
ba, Queen of Troy, is outstanding. She
adds dimension to the play by provid-
ing the audience with a character they
can relate to. In an obviously difficult
role to play, the caliber of her perfor-
mance is highly impressive. Another
standout is the extraordinary Danielle
Schleif, who plays Cassandra, daugh-
ter of Hecuba, a woman gone mad. She
does not break character for a moment.

She dances about the stage, alternating.

between almost incomprehensible
rantings, maniacal laughter and
somber realization of her fate.

Kim Sidden as Helen of Troy and
Dawn DeMaio as Andromache give
five star performances. Sidden plays
her role of vixen to the hilt; Demaio’s
performance brought me to tears.

Well cast and well acted, The Trojan
Women is much more than one might
expect. You will not leave the theater
with the feeling that you have been
watching a college level production.
Objectively speaking, it’s a must see.

Attention poets: there are many
more outlets for your poetic creativi-
ty than the poetry page of this news-
paper or those stuffy, professor—run
Writers Series readings. Albany, Sch-
enectady, and Troy offer enough
open mic readings to fill the calendar
each month. These are hosted by
free—minded, accessible human
beings and are attended by relaxed,

poetry originally meant to be spo-
ken?) and to hear the voices of some
dynamic individuals.

open audiences. They’re a great way.
to get your voice heard (and wasn’t ,

Wack MC

One of Albany’s most popular
open-mic readings is the one held on
the last Monday of each month at
QE2 (13 Central Ave; 434-2023;
signup begins at 7:30), which cele-
brated its 8th anniversary reading on
March 27th-the day of the budget
rally and of the Oscars ceremony.
This special occasion brought out an
unusually huge crowd and featured
some uniquely dramatic perfor-
mances.

One can learn a lot about writing
by observing how some poets deliv-
er their message. An Albany poet
recited a piece which began as a cute
imitation of the Oscars, giving out
awards to well-known local per-
formers present in the crowd, and
which changed abruptly yet subtly
into a poignant comment on politcal
apathy, describing an anti-Vietnam
War rally he observed. Since it was
organized by ten different groups
with ten different ideologies, it soon
lost its participants’ interest and
dwindled pathetically. Another poet,
doing a piece about censorship, was
led, gagged and blindfolded, onstage
by two men dressed as intelligence
agents in dark glasses. One shined a
flashlight across the faces of audi-
ence members and the other took
down their names on a small pad
while a tape played several quota-
tions about censorship and historical

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revision set to music. The poet him-
self didn’t speak a word.

As usual for local readings, the
turnout was almost exclusively
white and mostly male; women’s
issues were addressed in a broad
way, among frequent dick and cas-
tration jokes, and in a more specific
way relating the individual’s own
experience, as when a Troy poetess
spoke a simple piece about the “oral
things nice Catholic girls don’t do.”

Many other poets demonstrated
the experience of the individual can
be at least as important as the broad-
er scheme of politics. Dan Wilcox,
the host of the reading, opened with
a poem entitled “Where were the
Professors?,” berating “the profes-
sors who only go to readings when
they’re paid.” He asked for two Writ-
er’s Series members by name, who,
conspicuously, weren’t present.

The exchange of ideas at an open
mic reading is not limited to what
one sees/says on stage; talking to
those present will introduce you to
some of the most active, divergent
minds, each with their own poetic
agenda. A case in point is the man
called White Boy, who stripped
naked on the QE2 stage to make
some sort of political statement, and
who is sponsored by the NEA for his
mailing of thousands of his political
poetry booklets across America and
to various parts of the world, includ-
ing South Africa. Then there’s the
Gulf War veteran who’s just pub-
lished a chapbook ‘of poems based
on his military experience, with an
epigraph from Shakespeare’s Richard
II

Because of the dynamic crowd it
drew, this reading was an excellent
illustration of the Capital District
poetry scene. Dig into local publica-
tions (including the ASP) to find out
where/when readings are happen-
ing. If you think your vision is
worthwhile, then push yourself
away from that word processor, drag
your ass downtown, and speak!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Relative World

To The Editor:

It may be time for our campus to adopt
an ethos more fitting to actual custom
than the much touted, but little practiced,
“Principles for a Just Community.” I
would propose, “Principles for a Just-
Leave-Me-Alone Community” and, while
it would be nice to simply blame this on
SUNY or perhaps, Governor Pataki, it is
primarily a function of the University’s
reflection of the outsice culture. Simply
put, it is a result of the decisions individu-
als make daily and often unthinkingly.

Take the use of the walkman, televi-
sion, or other forms of popular entertain-
ment. The walkman allows people to lis-
ten to their music at their volume to the
exclusion of the surrounding world. Its
focus is on the self and the satisfaction of
the desires of the self. It in fact plays no
role in “community.”

Television provides an escape from
reality, or more factually, reality provides
an escape from television. Television,
with its ever changing images, provides
visual stimulation at the expense of stulti-
fying the brain. More central to our focus
here, is the fact that television has an
impact on public discourse, not only with
its portrayal of the news as entertainment,
but also in its trivialization of religion,
politics, and education. Beyond this effect

on community, is the additional conse-.

quence of the self-absorption of the televi-
sion viewer. Watchers do not communi-
cate; their focus is inward where they
“experience” a “reality” far removed from
the community that requires some abstract
principle of justice.

Consider the world of the internet. E-
mail and “live chat” allow the participant
to be involved with others on their own
terms and with whatever identity they
choose. Students can engage reality when
and how they want. The internet seems to
expand the idea of community exponen-
tially, but can it be called community
when its primary function is the service of
the self? Life in such a “community”
places no demands on the individual,
requires minimal praxis for its ethos, and
generally substitutes streams of con-
sciousness for intelligent dialogue.

The object is not to emulate Thoreau by
questioning the cultural effects of the
technology on modern communication. I
believe there are underlying reasons for
this problem of community. The first is
the decidedly modern phenomenon of the
search for the “inner self.” In reality, this
is a search for meaning and a questioning
of our place as humans in this world.
Many years ago there was a consensus, at
least in the Western world, about where
human value came from. The belief that
man is created imago dei, in the image of
God, undergirds the Christian faith and
provides a basis for who we are and why
we are here. It provides a basis for human
value and therefore, a reason for human
community based on a principle of jus-
tice.

Unfortunately, this foundation has been
lost or, at the very least, lies vastly unex-
plored, hushed by voices calling for sci-
ence over scripture, forgetting that science
yields no answers to the question of
human value. The false separation of
“believing” and “knowing” has created a
world where the “religious” is shunned to
the private world of the individual and not
brought into the realm of community. The
resulting lack of a premise for human
value, and therefore for a community
based on a principle such as justice,
erodes society and culture.

Bringing people together and building
true community does not result from high-
minded or simplistic platitudes about
“justice” and “community.” When our
pluralistic society places an absolute ban
on moral absolutes, it also destroys the
basis for understanding justice. It leaves
terms like “justice” to the relativistic
world of consensus values. Such rela-
tivism places its primary focus on the
individual’s ideal of right and wrong and

creates a “just leave-me-alone” society.

As each person does what is right in their
own eyes, “community” is sacrificed on
the altar of the self. _ .
Just-leave-me-alone describes a campus
where selfish individualism wins out over
community, particularly for a community
based on a principle of “justice” for which
people’s value systems provide no real
understanding. The solution is not to
repeat the mindless platitudes like some

mantra, but rather to reconsider the foun-—

dation that once provided a basis for
human value and therefore of human

community. ar
rian Be

Outrageous

To The Editor:

Governor Pataki’s proposed spending
cuts to solve the state’s $5 billion deficit
have brought the wrath of the so called
“student leaders” and the Administration.
The reason for all the hype and protests
surrounding the upcoming vote on the
budget is due to the smear tactics cam-
paign advanced by President Swygert and
the SUNY trustees. The cut in education
brings SUNY to make one of two deci-
sions: (1) Raise tuition substantially and
hurt the students or (2) Cut the fat and
bureaucracy in the Administration and
help the students. Unfortunately, Presi-
dent Swygert has chosen the former. .

It is outrageous that the smear cam-
paigners and unruly inciters have now
been joined by Hillel in their cause. Hil-
lel, the liberal Jewish student group on

High School. Without their participation
and enthusiasm, we would not have been
able to succeed in our endeavors.

Along with thanking the students for
their involvement, we would also like to
extend our appreciation to the facilitators
of each of the informational caucuses. We
were also very fortunate to have been
entertained by Bill Graber, one of Ameri-
ca’s hottest openly gay comedians. His
performance was accompanied by a
spectacular dinner sponsored by the Stu-
dent Association. All of these events pro-
vided students with a forum to interact
and discuss important issues that effect
our diverse community.

Fortunately, for the LGB students in the
State of New York, this conference pro-
vided the first step in establishing a con-
tinuous network of support and recogni-
tion for our community. We hope that this
will encourage other colleges and univer-
sities to sponsor similar events to further
LGB concerns and issues. The entire
weekend was successfully geared towards
a positive environment for LGB students
in a time when our civil rights are being
threatened.

Again, thank you to all of the students,
professors, and facilitators involved with
the preparation and handling of the SUNY
Albany LGB conference.

Amy Purdy
LGBI Director
Derek Dayton
Dawn Schirmer
LGBA Co-chairs

campus, has claimed to be non-political.
For this reason, they have not taken a
stance on the Crown Heights Pogrom, the
unity of Jerusalem, or the daily terror
being perpetrated by Arab terrorists
against Jews in Israel. The “N.Y. Hillel
Think Tank Protest” planned for March
28 has now exposed Hillel’s fraudulent
and deceitful tactics.

Hillel claims to speak for every Jew.
However, they do not speak for this Jew.
Governor Pataki’s budget will be passed
despite the scare tactics campaign. This
will help our (the students’) prospects for

the future.
Neil J. Freilich

Thanks to All

To The Editor:

I would like to take this opportunity to
discuss and thank all of the individuals
attending and responsible for the LGB
conference that took place on the SUNY
Albany campus the weekend of March
24th. This event was sponsored by the
L.G.B.I. office, the L.G.B.A., and the Stu-
dent Association. The fundamental pur-
pose of the weekend was to inform and
unite Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual students
through out the State of New York. The
structure of the weekend consisted of
eight informational caucuses geared
towards several Lesbian, Gay, and Bisex-
ual concerns. The topics discussed were
LGB issues and the State Government,
coalition building, networking between
campuses, professor’s perspectives on
LGB concerns, leadership building within
LGB organizations, administration deal-
ing with LGB concerns, sexual assault in
the LGB community, and Homophobia on
college campuses.

We believe that these are but a few of
the important issues that LGB students

face on a day to day basis. As the host, .

SUNY Albany provided other LGB orga-
nizations with a combination of informa-
tive and social networking which could be
brought back to their prospective campus-
es. The colleges and universities in atten-
dance were: SUNY Albany, Binghamton,
Oswego, Stony Brook, Fredonia,
Cortland, College of St. Rose, R.P.I., Rus-
sell Sage, Skidmore, and Guilderland

“It was a bonding amongst the students, a
type of bonding that stepped over cultural
and personal preferences.” |

Michael J. Connors

- Self-Promotion

To The Editor:

Having been a student athlete for
SUNY Albany, I could not help but feel
deeply disturbed and insulted when read-
ing about the IAB’s decision to cut men’s
tennis, men’s and women’s swimming,
and men’s wrestling. Do President
Swygert, Milt Richards, and Joel Blumen-

‘thal really expect the student body, alum-

ni, and faculty to believe these cuts are a
result of gender equity and Pataki’s bud-
get cuts?

Presently, there are very few universi-
ties in complete compliance with NCAA
rules governing gender equity. This is
because the NCAA understands the diffi-
culty in achieving absolute equity and
thus has not pressured its member Univer-
sities to do so. Even if SUNY Albany had
a large imbalance in the percentages of
male to female athletes (which we do
not), then why would Swygert and
Richards cut women’s swimming? As for
Pataki’s new budget, Swygert and
Richards tried implementing these cuts
this past summer (coincidentally enough!)
after semester classes ended, but failed
because they did not comply with the
IAB’s (a puppet committee for Richard’s
and Swygert) bylaws.

It is no secret that Swygert, through his
subservient minion Richards, is attempt-
ing to turn SUNY Albany’s athletic
department into a money making machine
to further expedite self-promotion. By

_expropriating funds from other sports,

Swygert and Richards’ can feed the cash
cow-the basketball team, and exploit
SUNY Albany’s alumni. President
Swygert, will the basketball team lose
their scholarship money as a result of
Pataki’s cuts? I think not.

What is even more disturbing about this
situation is the Student Association’s fail-
ure to mobilize in defense of declining
student welfare. When Richards’ and
Swygert tried to pull these cuts off this
past summer, the Student Association
failed to act. (They were probably too
busy posting signs that finals were can-
celed.)

I am ashamed that I attend a school in

which ethics take a back seat to self pro-
motion. I hope that future students at this
otherwise great University realize that the
6’10” guy sitting next to you in class is
here at the expense of wrestlers, tennis
players. and swimmers. There are athletes
who put in three hard years of training so
they could excel, obtain a starting posi-
tion, or possibly be recognized with All-
American status in their senior year, only
to have their dreams cut short by self-pro-

moting profiteers.
Brian Duperrouzel

Campus
“Colours”

To The Editor:

On Friday April 7th the Student Associ-
ation and Z—Rock FM are hosting a con-
cert at the R.A.C.C. called “Colours.” All
proceeds from the show will be going into
a scholarship for SUNY Albany students.
This scholarship is named for the profes-
sor whose class was taken hostage on
December 14, 1994. It is called the Hans
Pohlsander scholarship.

I was one of the five students responsi-
ble for disarming the gunman and ending
the situation before any deaths occurred.
Since that day I have developed the schol-
arship idea and have worked with the Stu-
dent Association on promoting and
preparing the “Colours” concert to raise
funds for the scholarship.

This University has been given a rough
reputation as of late. The end of the Fall
‘04 semester was devastating, between the
on campus assault of one student and the
hostage incident. This concert is an
opportunity for SUNY Albany students to
get together for an event and show the
capital district and the rest of N.Y. State
that SUNY Albany is a great place to go
to school.

During the hostage incident I noticed an
amazing thing taking place. It was a bond-
ing among the students, a type of bonding
that stepped over cultural and personal
preferences. This intra-cultural unity
helped give us the strength to overtake
that gunman and save one another from
an incident where death seemed immi-
nent. It was this bonding that created the
main theme for the “Colours” show and
the scholarship. Cultural diversity is a
strength on the SUNY Albany campus.

The Bands chosen to play at the show
represent several different popular musi-
cal tastes. But there is more to this show
than the music. It’s the cause. Young peo-
ple getting together, regardless of their
cultural backgrounds, and raising money
to help a member of the SUNY Albany
community fund his/her education in the
wake of rising tuition costs. We were able
to come together and overcome a tremen-
dous adversity in my class last semester.
Let’s do again on a larger scale and prove
to ourselves and to the outside world that
we are strong as group, and our diversity

gives us that strength.
Michael J. Connors

Hypocrisy

To The Editor:

Here we go again with the ranting and
raving of our University’s loudest, but
most unpopular group, NWROC. In
response to Caroline Wong’s letter “Unit-
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them. On the contrary, western liberal
democracies have given liberation and
freedom to Jews and other minorities.

She then has the audacity to claim that
the only way for Jews to be secure in the
Middle East “...lies in the full recognition
of the grievances and the right to

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BUCHANAN

Continued from page 6

ry,” and that he was a holocaust
denier who questioned whether
Jews were gassed at Trebling.

As a result of their protest,
Torossian claims, “I think the
main thing was from The Los
Angeles Times to the Chicago
Tribune to the New York Post,
the story the next day was not
Buchanan’s announcement, it
was ‘Is Buchanan a racist?’ and
“Why did these Jewish protesters
disrupt him?”

The two insist that they were
exercising their first amendment
rights with their action. Though
Torossian admits that the direct-
ness of the approach was “an
unconventional way to do it,” he
insists “we exercised our first
amendment right as non-violent
demonstrators.”

“We were not trying to stop
him from speaking,” said Maoz,
“We just wanted to have a plat-
form for ourselves.”

Torossian said, “Immediately
after we disrupted, (Buchanan’s)

first statement was, “This is what
we’re fighting against America,’
referring to me, Moshe, and one
other young man. Now, three
twenty-year-old college stu-
dents, that’s what we’re fighting
against in America? To me we
have much bigger problems—
the homeless, drugs, crime— not
three Jewish kids who were
protesting.”

PROTEST

- Continued from front page

that prioritizes the citizens of
New York State, the common
people, the mass, the majori-
ty...the people who have built
and will continue to build this
state...Hey, what do you know,
that’s us.”

She closed her speech saying,
“The proposed budget is a bomb
for New York State, and we
must take the responsibility to
stop it from ticking because it’s
going to blow up...(I) don’t
know about you but today I am
tired of respectfully requesting
that these cuts be restored. We
have to demand that these cuts

be restored... we will not leave
until we are heard.”

Former SUNYA student and
current leader of the Student
Association of the State Univer-
sity (SASU) Kazim Ali spoke at
the rally.

Ali said, “(Legislators) are
talking about turning on our
grandparents, and older brothers
and sisters, saying ‘cut Social
Security, cut Medicare’.. We
don’t exist in a vacuum. Stu-

~ dents don’t exist in a vacuum.

Health care workers, you all
don’t exist in a vacuum, workers
don’t exist in a vacuum. We’re
all in the same boat.”

Ali said, “They’re saying ‘the
pie’s too small’...the pie doesn’t
have to get smaller. You don’t
need to steal from the poor and
give to the rich. You don’t need
to give a tax cut to the wealthiest
of New Yorkers...they’re going
to chop 20,000 students out of
an education.”

The protest was peaceful on
the whole. Ali, mentioning that
he had been asked before the
rally whether occupying tactics

would be used, said “We don’t
need to shut down New York.
This budget will shut down New
York!”

The protest ended with a
march across Empire State
Plaza, where buses from out-of-
town were parked.

Rifer mentioned as sponsors
the New York State Black and
Puerto Rican Legislative Cau-
cus, The New York State AIDS
Day Services Association, The
New York State Council of
Churches, The New York State
Nurses Association, The New
York State-wide Senior Action
Council, and The Public
Employees Federation, as well
as student advocates such as the
New York -Student Association
and the GSEU.

DORM

Continued from page 5

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CLARK

Continued from page 5

the issue, and to criticize U.S. foreign

policy in The Caribbean as “Isolation-
ist.” She also argued against Governor
Pataki’s restrictions on Caribbean
immigrants through The Personal
Responsibility Act. She believes that
the only way-to fight against such
restrictive laws is to get others to vote.

Clark gave several examples of how
Caribbean Americans can achieve suc-
cess. She said the need for investment
in one’s own community and the bene-
fits of political involvement as the best
means in which to strive.

“Until all of us are thriving none of
us can thrive,” she said, citing the need
for Caribbean Americans to act in a
common block in order to make
progress. She also stressed the need
for role models, and understanding
what is going on in The Caribbean
American community.

Asked about what effects her con-
stituents would face under Governor
Pataki’s proposed SUNY budget cuts,
she responded by asking for students to
take a stand against the legislation, and
speaking out against apathy in the
Caribbean American community. She
said, “Only an educated work force can
benefit the state and government... only
through study can we make a differ-
ence.” She submitted that through
leadership and communication, gains
can be achieved.

At the end of her speech Clark was
presented with a plaque by the Pan
Caribbean Association, for her service
in her community. As she closed she
left with some final words of advice
“Keep your head on your shoulders

I heard a rumor
that Uncle Sam
was actually a

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3/25 W Tennis L 6-1 0-1
3/26 W Lacrosse Wiest Irae
M Tennis L 5-4 3-1
3/29 M Lacrosse L 8-7 0-1
3/30 W Lacrosse L 7-5 1-1
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M Lacrosse @Geneseo 2pm
M Tennis @ Vassar lpm
4/2 Softball (2) @W. Conn.: Ipm
M Tennis @Hartwick lpm
4/3 ‘Track & Field @Rensselaer 3pm
4/4 W Lacrosse Union 3:30pm
Softball (2) Rensselaer 3pm
4/5 __— Baseball @St.Rose 7pm
M Tennis @Middlebury 3pm
W Tennis Vassar 4pm
4/6 M Lacrosse _ Williams 3:30pm
4/8 M Tennis Nazareth lpm
W Lacrosse @Clarkson Ipm
M Lacrosse Oswego 2pm
4/9 Baseball (2) Cortland 1pm
W Lacrosse Sacred Heart 2pm
M Tennis Hobart lpm

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Boston 27 42 391 24.5

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x-San Antonio 49 18 .731 1
Houston 41 28 .594 10
Denver 33 36 .478 18
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x-Seattle 48 20 .706 5
LA Lakers AS 25° bee 55
Portland 36 32 .529 12.5
Sacramento 384 35 .493 15
Golden State 22 47 .319 27
LA Clippers 14 57 .197 36

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Tonight’s Games
Dallas at Knicks, 7:30
Portland at Philadelphia, 7:30
Miami at Boston, 7:30
Washington at Cleveland, 7:30
Denver at Indiana, 7:30
Orlando at Utah, 8:00
Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9:00
Sacramento at Seattle, 10:00
Atlanta at LA Lakers, 10:30

RATS

Continued from page 23
Eisenhut scored a questionable

goal at the end of the second

period to make it 3-2. Many of
the fans in attendance thought
Eisenhut was offsides, but no
call was made. This allowed the
Flames to carry the momentum
into the third period, when they
scored at 1:08 to tie the game at
three.

The rest of the game featured
exciting action with both goalies
coming up with big saves.
Flames goalie Dwayne Roloson
stopped 38 shots, and Schwab
frustrated the Flames, stopping
31 shots.

The Rats now hold just a two
point advantage over the
Portland Pirates. The Rats still
hold the best record at
43-16-15, 101 points, but the
Pirates are closing in with 99
points of their own.

The Pirates lost starting goalie
Jim Carey to their big club, the
Washington Capitals, but they
received back Byron Dafoe, who
was the Most Valuable Player of
last year’s Calder Cup playoffs.

Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m. the
Rats play their rivals from the
north, the Adirondack Red
Wings. Saturday at 7 p.m.,
Portland comes to Albany.

Women’s Lacrosse

Update: Junior
Deborah August scored
six goals and assisted
on two others in a win
over Nazareth. August
added three more goals

in a loss against RPI.

For more info:

Call Walton

or Christian
at 442-5640

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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1995 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 23

River Rats lead is jeopardized

By JARED TROPP AND
DONALD MILLER

The Albany River Rats played
three home games this past
week. With the second place
Portland Pirates hot on their
trail, the Rats had to keep up the
frantic winning pace that they
had played at the last few
weeks.

Last Friday night, the St.
John’s Maple Leafs came to
town to take on the Rats. The
River Rats started off slowly,
giving up a goal at the five
minute mark of the first period.
Albany started to play more
aggressivly, and at 7:27 of the
first period, Mike Vukonich
converted a pass from Steve
Sullivan to tie the score at one.
Jaroslav Modry scored with lit-
tle more than a minute left in the
first to give the Rats a 2-1 lead.
In the second, the Rats showed
why they are the best team in
the league, clearly outplaying
the Leafs on the ice and leading
on the scoreboard.

Rightwing Bill Armstrong tal-
lied his team leading 29th goal
at 4:23, and defenseman Brad
Bombardir notched his fifth of
the season at 9:14 to give the
Rats a 4-1 lead after two.
Albany played a good defensive
third period, yielding only a
power play goal while scoring
two goals of their own. Rats
goalie Mike Dunham improved
his record to 18-6—7 while mak-
ing 25 saves. Outstanding play-
ers in the game were Sullivan,
who. contributed three assists to
the 6—2 win, and Vukonich, who
had two goals and an assist.

On Saturday night, the
Springfield Falcons came to the
Knick. Ten thousand fans were
in attendance to see the Rats.
Corey Schwab backed up his

stats as the number one goalie in
the league, shutting out the
Falcons, 4-0. Schwab made 28
saves, improving his record to
24-9-7 with a 2.63 goals
against average. Scott Pellerin
scored his 20th goal of the sea-
son at 10:27 of the second peri-
od, just sixteen seconds after
Geordie Kinnear put in his fifth
goal of the year. New River

period, Viktor Gordiouk scored
on the power play to give the
Amerks the hard-fought 5-4

victory. Pascal Rheaume scored

twice in the game. Dunham ~

absorbed his seventh loss of the
season and Rochester goalie
Steve Shields won his third con-
secutive start. Amerk captain
Jody Gage scored two goals,
including his milestone five

McAlpine looks to slap one into the net.

Rats center Chad Quenneville
and defenseman Sheldon Souray
had assists on Kinnear’s goal,
their first points in the pros.
Pellerin and Curt Regnier scored
thirty-six seconds apart early in
the third period to finish the
impressive Rats victory. The
Rats are 17—-0-5 on Saturdays.
The Rats traveled to
Rochester on Sunday for their
only away game of the week.
The Amerks matched Albany’s
play for the entire game, as the
teams took turns scoring goals.
Sullivan scored two unassisted
goals in the second period to
give the Rats a 4-3 lead. Doug
Macdonald’s second goal of the
game at 9:33 of the third tied it
at four. At 12:29 of the third

File photo by John Meyer

hundredth American Hockey
League goal. Gage became just
the third player in the history of
the league to do this.

On Wednesday, the Rats host-
ed the Saint John Flames.
Armstrong scored a power play
goal eleven seconds before the
end of the first period to stake a
1-0 lead. Rheaume converted a
pass in front to give the Rats a
2-0 lead six minutes into the
second period. Flames rightwing
Mark Greig shot the puck past
Schwab at 12:10 of the second
to put Saint John on the board.

Rob Conn tallied his 29th goal -

of the season off an Armstrong
pass in front to put the Rats up
3-1. Flames center Neil

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freshmen Doc has
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numbers include per
game averages of
11.5" points, 2.7
rebounds, 4.8 assists,
and 2.3 steals.

Staff photo by Roxanne de Prado

Photo courtesy of University at Albany Sports

Ted Hotaling.

March 31,

19.925

Men’s lacrosse defeated in opener

Danes lose despite three goal effort from Kuczma

By Linpsay ZINK —
Staff Writer

The men’s lacrosse team had their sea-
son opener this past Wednesday at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The season didn’t quite start the way
Albany had planned. In a close game, the
Danes were defeated 8-7. Brian
Proefrock and Matt Wenham combined
for seven of the eight Engineers’ goals,
but Wenham’s last proved the be the game
winner. With five minutes remaining,
Wenham’s goal gave RPI a two goal
advantage that the Danes would not be
able to overcome.

Five different Albany players scored
goals in the losing effort. Senior attack-
man Kevin Kuczma scored three goals,
- while Mike Angel, Mils Haugen, Vinny
Tetro, and Adam Tracy each added one
goal. The Engineers improved to 2-2,
while the Danes open the season 0-1.

Their first year coach, Mark Wimmer
was an assistant coach with the team for
the last seven seasons. Wimmer called the
game a quality effort, even though it was
a' loss. Wimmer also, surprisingly,
referred to the contest as a “defensive bat-

worked well together in their first game
and is improving. _
Wimmer went on to mention some

experienced seniors, among them were
Kuczma and two midfielders, Tracy and
Larry Kauftheil. Some key newcomers to
the team are midfielders Sean Decenzo,
who is a transfer from Herkimer College,

Tetro, and defenseman Tom Alexander.

The lacrosse team has a competitive
schedule coming up. On Saturday, April
1, the Danes will be at Geneseo State.
Then Albany will have their home opener
on April 6 against Williams College fol-
lowed by another home game on April 8
against Oswego State.

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Slow start for
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By THomas MCMAHON
Associate Sports Editor

The Albany women’s tennis team
opened up their spring season this past
week with two road matches. The Lady
Danes are coming off a 4-6 fall campaign
and are looking to improve.

First, the Lady Danes traveled to
Scranton, had lost their first match.

six singles matches and none of the dou-
bles matches as they were defeated to
open the season. Annelise Casano had the
lone win for the Lady Danes. Casano won
in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. Laura Grahl was
defeated in three sets after winning the
first. Brandi Dugan also was defeated in
three sets after winning the first. Jessica

Glickman also had strong showings for
the Lady Danes.

Albany’s second match was at the
University at Bloomsburgh, entered the
match with a record of 1-0. Besides two
default wins, Casano provided the only
bright spot for the Lady Danes, with
another straight set victory, 6-3, 6-3. No
other Albany players could even extend a

tle” and was quick to point out that the
Danes had an impressive twenty save
effort in goal, by captain Dave Crone.

Wimmer said he feels that good things
will happen for his team, who he said

Albany had no problem keeping the game close against RPI, but couldn’t take the lead.

Wheaton hands tennis first loss

By AARON GREENBERG
Sports Editor

The men’s tennis team suffered their first loss
of the season this week in a tight contest with
Wheaton College, 5—4. It was the first meeting
between the teams in coach Bob Lewis’ twen-
ty— four years.

On Sunday morning, March 26, Wheaton
came to face Albany in a match held in the bub-
ble. It lasted for five and a half hours before
Wheaton came away with the win.

Albany entered with three wins and no
defeats. Captain Paul Garnock started the
match off with a win over Kord Schwarz, 7-6,
6-7, 6-3. Albany’s Brian Pfeiffer struggled
against Brian Ylisto and he was downed 6-1,
6-4. Mike Wexler put Albany back on top with
a comeback against Geoff Harte.

The inexperience of the last few singles play-
ers had Lewis concerned, but Rob Liff and Bill
Noonan took their opponents to three sets. Liff
was down four games to two in the third set
with his opponent up 40—love and serving. Liff
came back for a tie at six games. In the tie
breaker, he fell down again, 6-3, before drop-
ping the game 9-7.

“Rob Liff gave a very courageous perfor-
mance,” Lewis said. “He gave it everything he
had. He gained a lot of respect from his team-
mates.” |

Dave Lichten lost to Binh Nguyen, putting
Wheaton up four to two. Albany needed to win
all three doubles matchups.

Garnock and Pfeiffer won 8-6 over Schwarz
and Ylisto, but Wexler and Noonan dropped
their match, 8-3. Brian Wagner teamed up with
Liff to win the final match, 8-6.

“Wheaton is a pretty good team,” Lewis said.
“We’re disappointed in the loss, but not dis-

Basketball

couraged. It could have gone either way.”

Garnock is now 5-2 on the season, both loss-
es coming against the top player in the East. If
he keeps on pace through the tough upcoming
stretch, he may go to Nationals. __

Wexler is 4-0 as a singles player while
Garnock and Pfeiffer are 3—0 in doubles play.
Albany has won 10 of 14 doubles matches this

season.
“I’m encouraged with our doubles play,”

: Staff photo by Roxanne de Prado
Rob Liff gave it all he had.

Lewis said.

This weekend, the team goes on a road trip to
Vassar College on Saturday and Hartwick
College on Sunday, both competitions at 1 p.m.
Vassar is expected to be the tougher of the two
teams.

Hockey

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match to three sets.

The Lady Danes will open a three game
homestand against Vassar College,
Cortland Sate, and Skidmore College on
Wednesday at 4:00pm.

Former player hired to
coach softball for Danes

By AARON GREENBERG
Sports Editor

Albany softball began recently,
with a spring break trip to Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina. A young

} team in its final shot at Division III,

Albany has added a new coach, a
former Dane softball and basketball
player, Chris Cannata.

Cannata has been coaching at
Voorheesville for the last eight
years. In 1994, she took the high
school to the New York State Class
C finals and had a 23-2 record. Her
assistant this year is Becky Van Ort.

Last year, Albany went 7-15, suf-
fering from pitching injuries.
Cannata’s pitching staff will be
comprised of two players who are
expected to shut down the opposi-
tion, freshman Amy McGroty and
senior Melinda Cook—Carpenter,
who transferred from Division I
Arizona State.

McGroty was the only pitcher
along on the trip, going 6—2 against
a collection of northern schools. She
pitched all eight games, striking out
thirty, walking ten, and allowing just
two earned runs in 49 2/3 innings
for an earned run average of 0.28.

The hitters started slow, but
Cannata expects them to pick up
during the season. Right now, the
infield is shaping up with junior

Jennifer Amodeo at first base, junior
Karen Gaudiello at second, junior
Janine Menard at short, sophomore
Emily Evans at third and sophomore
Ellen Braun will start as catcher.
During the trip, Amodeo hit .211,
Gaudiello and Menard .217, Evans
.158 (but a team leading eight runs)
and Braun .391, leading the team in
hits, runs batted in, and stolen bases.
Right now, the outfield is uncer-

‘tain, with several candidates battling

for positions. The team is hitting
.225 overall, with forty-five runs
and twelve stolen bases. The final
game, against Delaware Valley was
the toughest, but Albany won, 2-1.

“We have a really strong pitching
staff,” Cannata said. “It will be hard
for other teams to hit against us.”

Only Braun and co-captains
Amodeo and Guadiello are returning
as starters, with Guadiello taking on
a new position.

On April 2, they face Western
Connecticut on the road, followed
on Tuesday, hosting Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in a 3 p.m.
doubleheader. On April 10 there will
be a game at St. Rose, a Division II
team.

Cannata and Van Ort expect a
winning season and improved hit-
ting. They cited the turnaround
made by the end of the spring break
trip as evidence.

Are the River Rats letting first place out of
their grasp?— page 23

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