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VOLUME LXXIV
ALBANY.
STUDENT
PRESS
Tuesday
March 24, 1987
NUMBER 14
$89,250 ceiling
on chancellor’s
salary lifted i
(AP) State lawmakers have agreed on a bill
that would allow the Board of Regents and
the State University of New York trustees
to set salaries for their chief executives,
Assembly higher Education Chairman Ed-
ward Sullivan said Monday.
The bill would change current law,
which says only the Legislature has the
power to set salaries for the SUNY
chancellor and the state education
commissioner.
Both the regents and the trustees have
complained they have been handcuffed by
existing law in their search for people to
fill the two positions.
In recent weeks, both groups have said
that without the power the proposed
legislation would give them, they have
been powerless to negotiate salaries that
are competitive with what top educators
are getting in other states.
Under the bill, the trustees and regents
would be able to set any salary they want,
said Sullivan, D-Manhattan. But the
Legislature would still be able to monitor
the pay level through the budget process,
Sullivan said. The Legislature must ap-
prove all spending by the Education
Department and the State University.
“They will set the salaries,” Sullivan
said. “But if they are not, reasonable, then
we will-have recourse the next-year.””
That would be used only if ‘they go
crazy,” Sullivan said.
The state education commissioner and
SUNY chancellor are each paid $89,250 a
year, far less than the chancellors of many
other state universities, SUNY officials
have said. The commissioner of educa-
tion’s salary is scheduled to go up to
$93,000 next month. Both are also given
free use‘of homes. ~
Clifton Wharton left his post as SUNY
chancellor in February to become ad-
ministrator for a private pension fund ser-
ving college professors. Wharton makes
about $500,000 a year in his new job.
SUNY trustees put their nationwide
search on hold a few months ago and said
they would not resume it until they saw
what the Legislature did with the salary
bill. ‘
As an example of what SUNY was up
against, the chancellor of the California
system makes about $180,000 a year and
the Texas chancellor makes about
$150,000 a year, said Al Ballard, SUNY
acting vice chancellor for university
affairs. O
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Temperature-wise expected highs in the’
50s and lower 60s with lows in the
mid-30s. It's time to pull out those um-
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Upcoming Events..
INSIDE: Accusations are already being
made in this year’s race for the Student
Association presidency; SA President
Paco Duarte uses ‘emergency powers' to
extend the nominations deadline for all
open positions.
See stor
page 5
By Howard Fox
The second generation of Kazoo Brothers and a musical
tribute to cafeteria food entitled “‘UAS Stomach Blues” are
among the 55 acts scheduled to perform in SUNYA’s annual
Telethon beginning Friday night.
Celebrating its 21st year, Telethon is a year-long, student-run
series of fundraisers culminating in Friday’s 24-hour event in the
Campus Center Ballroom at 8 p.m.
Local charities receiving funds raised by Telethon ‘87 are the
Mont Pleasant Boys Club and the Drakeland Day Care Center.
Although Telethon ‘86 raised over $37,000 for other charities,
Telethon ‘87 co-chair Maraya Gallo said this year’s goal is
$50,000.
Telethon ‘87 proceeds are raised from telephone pledges, door
entry fees, T-shirt and food sales and all-night charity auctions.
The 24 hours of Telethon include a TV hour, a Children’s
Hour, various student acts, auctions, pie-throwing at campus
celebrities and other offerings.
This year’s TV hour — a segment of Telethon filmed and
televised which features the event’s best acts — will be filmed bet-
ween 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Appearing during TV hour will be a ‘‘second generation” of
the now-legendary Kazoo Brothers, a group of SUNYA students
who had played songs on kazoos during the show.
When the original Kazoo Brothers graduated, a SUNYA alum-
ni and friend of theirs who teaches at a high school in Glens Falls
stepped in to save the tradition.
According to Telethon Talent Chair Valerie Walsh, the teacher
“got ten high school students from her class to perform as the se-
cond generation Kazoo Brothers.’’ 5
Other student acts scheduled to perform include a parody of
the Beastie Boys’ hit ‘‘You’ve Got To Fight For Your Right To
Party’’ set to lyrics about the recent measles outbreak at
SUNYA,, an. act. by.,the. Juggling..Club,,.and, musical,.segments
from each of the quad productions: ‘Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas,’’ ‘‘Pippin,”’ and ‘‘Doonesbury.””
Also scheduled to perform are local bands Mambo-X and
Strange Arrangement.
Bob Miller, co-chair of Telethon’s Talent Committee said that
the number of groups performing is ‘“lower than the last couple
of years, but reasonable.’’ More groups are likely to be added
later, he said.
JOHN CURRY UPS
One-third of Telethon ‘87 proceeds will go towards building a
playground for children at the Drakeland Day Care Center.
Throughout the telethon, numerous items will be auctioned off
to the highest bidder. This year’s items include: a Stanley Kaplan
course (GMAT, LSAT, or MCAT) valued at $495, a bridal suite
at Governor’s Motor Inn valued at $120, open advertising space
on the front of a SUNYA bus, 2 season tickets to the Albany-
Colonie Yankees, a New York Islanders autographed pennant,
an autographed Jets football, two baseballs and bat autographed
by Don Mattingly, Met T-shirts and hats, an Adirondack Red
lg
Wellington bus line may be ended
By Duncan Shaw
STAFF WRITER
Because students are no longer being
housed at the Wellington Hotel, University
officials are currently considering disconti-
nuing service on the Wellington bus line
after the 1987-88 academic year.
A committee has been created by SUNY
administrators to consider the feasibility
and possible results of the option.
In the past, the University has extended
its transportation complex to include
students living in the Wellington Hotel,
said John Hartigan, vice president for
finance and business.
“Since it [the Wellington Hotel] was
once used as alternate housing, the Univer-
sity buses stopped there for the conve-
nience of students,”’ he said.
However, under new contractual terms,
the new owner of the hotel had decided not
to provide leased space to the University.
“It’s difficult for me to see why we should
continue it — the purpose has gone by the
wayside, and the reason is no longer
there,”’ Hartigan said.
University President Vincent O’Leary
has asked the University Community
Council (UCC) to consider the situation.
To study the issue more fully, UCC Chair
Tom Anderson created the Transportation
Advisory Committee (TAC).
“The Transportation Advisory Com-
mittee was appointed as a subcommittee,”
Wellington buses should be available through next academic year.
according to Meg Beidl, TAC member and
assistant director of the physical plant.
“Any findings will then go to the UCC,”
she said.
The actual findings, according to com-
mittee member Lerod Randolph, were
summarized in a decision that “‘the Well-
ington bus line should not be disturbed for
the °87-’88 academic year, and that there
should be a study commissioned to review
any changes for the °88-’89 academic
year.””
According to Anderson, the Wellington
bus line will continue to exist next year
because many students have made
downtown living arrangements and de-
pend on the bus service.
Randolph agreed, saying ‘‘a lot of peo-
ple have already made plans and housing
arrangements.”
“We decided not to touch it for the
°87-’88 year,”’ he added.
The cost of the bus service is the main
consideration for terminating the Well-
ington. line, according to Hartigan.
“We're taking into consideration that
many people have made commitments, but
we do have financial costs to consider,” he
said.
According to Randolph, although
O'Leary had a basic idea of what he
wanted to accomplish, the TAC was
created to give O’Leary a clearer view of
the situation. “‘He had a frame of what he
wanted to do, but he needed further input
as to how things should be shaped.”
* The UCC will consider the decisions of
7
by ALBANY. STUDENT PRESS (TUESDAY, MARCH: 24.1987
NEWS BRIEFS———————____________—_————-
| mand in Cagayan de Oro, a northern
The World 4
Israel retaliates
Tel Aviv, Israel
(AP) Israeli warplanes Monday attacked a
guerrilla headquarters in south Lebanon,
the army command reported. It was the se-
cond air attack against guerrillas in south
Lebanon in four days.
According to the military communique,
the planes bombed a building serving as.a
planning base for guerrilla attacks against
israel.
The attack accurred at 6:25 a.m. All
planes returned safely to base and the
pilots reported accurate hits on their
target, the military communique said.
The raid was likely linked to a series of
violent incidents involving Israel and the
guerrillas over the weekend.
Cease-fire offered
Manila, Philippines
(AP) Communist rebels Monday offered a
limited cease-fire for part of Mindanao
island during Easter Week and the May 11
elections, the first such proposal since a
nationwide truce expired last month.
There was no immediate response from
the military to the offer, made in a state-
ment released by the regional rebel com-
Minanao city about 500 miles south of
Manila.
The offer came a day after Mrs. Aquino
acknowledged that her peace policy had
failed and ordered the army to crush Com-
munist rebels and rightist plotters.
Meanwhile, Chief of Staff Gen. Fidel V.
Ramos denied reports that he plans to take
a 30-day leave of absence beginning April
fi,
Oil fields bombed
Nicosia, Cyprus
(AP) Iraq said its planes bombed two of
iran’s offshore oilfields Monday, stepping
up its air blitz against Iran’s economic
lifeline.
The raids came as alarm grew over
Iran’s deployment of Chinese-built, anti-
ship missiles in the southern end of the
Persian Gulf.
President Ali Khamenei of Iran accused
the United States Monday of creating in-
security in the area by sending warships to
counter Iran’s siting of the missiles at the
mouth of the gulf in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s official Islamic Republic News
Agency quoted Khamenei as saying in
Mashhad, northeast Iran, “If we have
missiles in our possession this does not
mean we intend to create insecurity in the
region.””
The Nation iigy
Reagan story doubted
Washington, D.C.
(AP) The chair of the Senate Intelligence
Committee says he is uneasy with Presi-
dent Reagan’s assertion that he knew
nothing of the Iran-Contra connection un-
til just before it became public.
Sen. David Boren said Sunday he thinks
Reagan has given himself ‘too little
room’’ in the event Reagan’s former aides
give contradictory testimony. However, at
the same time, White House Chief of Staff
Howard H. Baker Jr. predicted there will
be no “new, big startling revelations.””
Boren, a member of the Senate select
committee investigating the secret sale of
U.S. weapons to Iran and the alleged
diversion of unequivocal denial of early
knowledge of the arms-and-money con-
nection, there remains ‘‘a question mark’?
surrounding the president.
Nicotine studied
San Diego, California
(AP) Nicotine seems to promote the spread
of cancer throughout the body, and people
who already have the disease should be en-
couraged to stay away from tobacco to im-
ALICIA SARRIA UPS
“Greek Week” events culminated in a Campus Center Ballroom toga party Saturday night which featured ice cream sandwich-
eating and erotic banana-eating contests. Greek Week events were played for points, with the overall winner being Kappa
Sigma Alpha. i
prove their odds of surviving, new research
Suggests.
The study found preliminary evidence
that nicotine, the addictive drug in cigaret-
tes, disrupts one of the body’s built-in
defenses against cancer’s spread, and
Taises questions about long-term use of
nicotine gum to break the smoking habit.
“‘All too often, patients who have tumor
disease take a very fatalistic attitude,”’ said
Dr. Gesina L: Longenecker. ‘‘They say, ‘I
already have the problem. I might just as
well not deny myself the pleasure at this
point.’ In fact, it is not such a good idea to
take that attitude.”
Longenecker, a pharmacology resear-
cher at the University of South Alabama,
presented her findings Sunday at a meeting
sponsored by the American Cancer
Society.
The State
Dropout rates rise
Albany
(AP) The money spent on education on
New York would be the envy of finance
ministers in most developing nations, yet
the dropout rates in some of the state’s
school districts are more typical of Third
World countries.
The average scores of New York teen-
agers on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests
have dropped during the past four years
while they have risen nationwide. Yet New
York students continue to swamp those
from other states in winning prestigious
scholastic awards.
Trying to figure out how well elemen-
tary and secondary school students are
taught in New York is in many ways like a
classroom exercise in the law of physics
that says for every action there’s an equal
and opposite reaction. In the case of
education, for every positive educational
Statistic, there seems to be a negative one.
Bill to aid homeless
Albany
(AP) Gov. Mario Cuomo has proposed
legislation, already approved in New
Jersey, that would create the “Statue of
Liberty Trust Fund’? to help the homeless
in both states.
The bill is the outgrowth of a 1985
lawsuit in which New York and New
Jersey battled over which state controlled
the statue. New York won.
However, the battle prompted
Democrat Cuomo and New Jersey
‘| Republican Governor Thomas Kean to
Teach an agreement that any tax revenues
obtained from Liberty and Ellis islands
should be placed in a trust fund to help the
homeless.
Aides to Cuomo said those revenues
amounted to between $1.5 million and $2
million last year.
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PREVIEW OF EVENTS
i Free listings
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
Dr. Nancy Slack will present
‘Northward. the Spring-
Wildflowers in their Habitats’,
a slide program featuring
views of spring in various
parts of the world, at 8 p.m. in
LC 7. The event is sponsored
by SUNYA’s Atmospheric
Sciences Research Center.
A Comedy Night, featuring
Gilbert Gottfried and spon
sored by Speaker's Forum,
will be held at 8 p.m. in the CC
Ballroom.
Edwin Ketchledge, a
Distinguished Professor
Emeritus at the State Universi-
ty College of Environmental
Science and Forestry, will”
speak on the “Ecology of the
Adirondack High Country” at
8 p.m. in LC 7.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
The Anthropology Club will
meet at 4:30 p.m. in SS 260. At-
tendance is mandatory for
those who wish to attend a
trip to Boston. For more infor-
mation call Jackie Redlin at
442-6171.
Anita Baker will be performing
at 8:00 p.m. in the Palace
Theater. Tickets are on sale in
the CC lobby and at the Palace
Box Office.
The Psychology National
Honor Society, Psi Chi, will
hold a meeting for all current
and prospective members at
3:30 p.m. in SS 145.
Kate Winter of the SUNYA
English Department will pre-
sent a lecture entitled ‘The
Woman in the Mountain:
Adirondack Women Writers‘,
at 12:15 p.m. in HU 354. The
event is sponsored by the
Women’s Studies Department
as part of a Brown Bag Lunch
series. For more information
call 457-6292.
The Outing Club will meet at 8
p.m. in LC 22,
A Woman's Healthcare Sym-
posium, sponsored by
NYPIRG, will be held today
and tomorrow. Stop by CC 382
for more information and
registration.
Israeli Fair Day will be held by
the small fountain. For more
information call 442-5670.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Fred and Donna Lucrezio will
perform a free Christian con-
cert at 7 p.m. in the PAC
Recital Hall. The event is
sponsored by Campus
Crusade for Christ.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29°
Class of 1987 Class Council
meets every Sunday at 5:30
p.m. outside the SA office. _
Class of 1988 Class Council
meets every Sunday at 9 p.m.
in the SA Lounge.
Class of 1989 Class Council
will meet tonight at 10 p.m. in
the SA Lounge to amend the
Constitution. All are welcome
to attend.
Class of 1990 Class Council
meets every Sunday at 8 p.m.
in the SA Lounge.
Colonial Quad Board meets
every Sunday at 7 p.m. in back
of C.Q. cafe.
Dutch Quad Board meets
every Sunday at 7 p.m. in the
Dutch flagroom.
Tenants Association meets
every Sunday at 4 p.m. in the
SA Lounge (behind cash
machines),
_ MONDAY, MARCH 30
University Concert Board
meets at 8 p.m. in CC 375.
*\ “TUESDAY, MARCH‘24, 1987 (1) ALBANY STUDENT. PRESS 3
Up for grabs?
Have you ever admired the furniture in
the Rathskeller, often wishing that you
had a similar table or chair for your very
own?
Well, you may have that chance, if a
proposed auction is approved by the
University Auxiliary Services (UAS)
board of directors, which is currently
organizing a remodeling of the Rat.
“The furniture needs to be disposed of
for the remodeling,”’ said UAS General
Manager E. Norbert Zahm.
“We can either auction it, sell it, or
scrap it,’’ Zahm said, adding that the
whole seating area in the Rat is going to
be taken out, but the snack bar area is
going to stay.
The auction idea is just ‘’an idea in
passing,’’ according to Doug Tuttle, Stu-
dent Association vice president and
member of the UAS board of directors.
“The board has the final say on
everything.’’
The searchison
begin for a new vice president for Student
Affairs.
Dr. Frank Pogue left the position last
month when he was promoted to SUNY
vice chancellor for student affairs and
Henry Kirchner is currently holding the
position as SUNYA’s acting vice presi-
dent for Student Affairs.
University President Vincent O’Leary
said he will be forming a search commit-
tee this week to start a nationwide search
for Pogue’s permanent replacement.
A spokesperson in O’Leary’s office
said the announcement of people on the
search committee will be made Thursday,
Prepare to register
Those students who haven’t made ap-
pointments with their advisors should do
so soon, according to Richard Collier,
senior advisor of Center for
Undergraduate Education (CUE).
Collier said that seniors should begin
registering for classes Monday, March
30. Pre-registration will continue until
Monday, April 27, and wili not be held
during spring yacation. All registration
will take place in the Colonial Quad U-
lounge.
The schedule of classes for fall
semester is now available. Schedules ar-
rived at the Campus Center Information
‘Desk Thursday, and according to Orlan-
do Rivera, Campus Center building
supervisor; ‘‘they are going really fast.”’
Schedules can be picked up at the In-
formation Desk until they run out, and
then will be available at the Registrar’s,
said Rivera. Only one schedule is allowed
per person.
Two not indicted
(AP) A grand jury has decided not to in-
dict two Cornell University fraternity
members accused of sexually abusing
three women at a party, but school of-
ficials said they will continue their
investigations.
The Tompkins County grand jury’s.
decision was announced Friday by
District Attorney Benjamin Bucko, who
said the jury decided there was not
enough evidence to indict Patrick
Flanagan, a 20-year-old junior from Nor-
wich, and David W. Krumsiek, a 19-year-
old sophomore from Longmeadow,
Massachusetts.
Cornell campus police charged
Flanagan and Krumsiek with first-degree
sexual abuse in connection with a St.
Valentine’s Day party at their fraternity
house, Phi Gamma Delta.
The school’s judicial administrator,
Thomas McCormick, and Cornell’s
Greek Judicial Board are continuing their
investigations of the incident.
— Compiled by Colleen Deslaurier
Beginning this week the search will|-
By Roderick M. Williams
MINORITY AFFAIRS EDITOR
In an effort to increase
both international and national levels.
SCAAR members, holding
Center overlooking the lobby.
York City area.
tion, according to a SCAAR placard.
tion when outside their townships.
SCAAR placards
By Laura Liebesman »
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
With Mayfest just over a month away
no final decisions on who will be appearing
have yet been made.
However, University Concert Board
(UCB) received university approval Mon-
day morning to solicit Stevie Wonder as
the Mayfest headliner, according to UCB
President Larry Fox.
“It’s a slim chance we’ll get him because
he’s not touring now, but [SUNY at] Cor-
tland is considering having a show on Fri-
day [May1] so we’re not offering him an
isolated date,” Fox said.
Mayfest ‘87 is scheduled to be held May
2 in the field between Dutch and Indian
Quads.
Wonder’s appearance at Mayfest would
be ‘‘a lucrative investment,”’ Fox said, and
although ticket prices might have to be
student
awareness of racism issues SUNYA’s Stu-
dent Coalition Against Apartheid and
Racism (SCAAR) held a day-long obser-
vance of racial incidents that occurred on
placards
bearing anti-racist statements as well as
names of victims of racial attacks silently
stood on the second floor of the Campus
The placards cited the deaths of blacks
in South Africa, as well as some victims of
“racially motivated”’ incidents in the New
On March 21, 1960, in the Sharpeville
section of Capetown, South Africa 69 peo-
ple were killed and 186 wounded as they
peacefully protested outside a police sta-
The demonstrators were protesting the
pass-book law which requires non-whites
to carry one particular form of identifica-
also mention an
Stevie Won
higher, ‘‘it’s our last chance to get a
TRACEY RATTNER UPS
University President Vincent O’Leary
JONATHAN WAKS UPS
SCAAR protests to observe
racial attack in South Africa
event in Vitenhase, South Africa, com-
memorating the 25th anniversary of the
Sharpeville Massacre in which 20 people
were killed according to SCAAR member
John Simouns, 17 of the dead were under
the age of 20.
The SCAAR’s day-long event included a
film, Witness to Apartheid, which accor-
ding to SCAAR members graphically
showed “‘the unjust and inhumane human
rights violations of South African
government.”
The demonstration was intended to link
events in South Africa to recent racial in-
cidents in the United States.
“*Basically we wanted to connect the
two’’ and “‘bring a focus that racism exists
in the U.S.,”” said SCAAR member Jac-
queline Ambrosini.
Throughout the day SCAAR members
handed out questionaires ‘‘to calculate the
level of awareness of racial attitudes at
SUNYA.”
According to SCAAR member Patrice
Eulin, over 350 questionaires were filled
out. 0
Regents seeks
funds to replace
‘biased’ SATs
Albany
(AP) New York’s Board of Regents, amid
criticism that the Scholastic Aptitude Test
is biased against women, will ask the
Legislature for money to devise a new test.
The new exam would replace the SAT as
the basis for some 26,000 state scholar-
ships awarded every year and could be in
place by fall 1988, said state Education
Commissioner Gordon Ambach. The
regents voted Friday to ask for the
$100,000 to devise the test.
Rather than test for scholastic aptitude
as the SAT does, the new Regents exam
would be geared towards measuring
academic achievement and would be a bet-
ter tool for judging knowledge, Ambach
said.
The SATs are used mostly in New York
and across the East. The other nationwide
standardized test is the American College
Testing examination, which is based on
achievement.
“The best predictor of college success is
high school success,’’Ambach said. “I
don’t think it’s an issue of bias. It’s an
issue of what do we really want to test.’”
The SATs have been severely criticized
recently as being biased against women.
On Thursday, Union College in Schenec-
tady, N.Y., said it would no longer use the
test for admission purposes.
The Education Department uses the test
as a basis for awarding Empire State and
Regents scholarships. Empire State
scholarships are given to the top 1,000
scorers on the test while the top 25,000
scorers receive Regents awards.
Of the 1,000 high school seniors who
won Empire scholarships last year, 72 per-
cent were male and 28 percent were
female, according to the Education
Department. The awards are worth up to
$10,000 over five years.
Of the Regents scholarship winners, 57
percent were male and 43 percent were
female, the department said. The awards
are worth up to $1,250 over five years.
While Ambach said he did not believe
the tests were biased against women, he
17>
der sought for Mayfest
headline band.””
Fox and other Student Association of-
ficials have said that a big-name band will
be necessary to ensure that Mayfest is suc-
cessful financially and will not contribute
to the Student Association’s current deficit
of $70,000.
It is not known how much ticket prices
will cost if Wonder agrees to perform, Fox
said.
Considerations for Mayfest opening
bands are the Ramones, the Georgia
Satellites and Patty Smythe.
A number of other bands had been con-
sidered, but for various reasons — none
involving the price tag — fell through, Fox
said.
For example, U2, Squeeze and Robert
Cray each had an affordable price, but
were already booked. Billy Joel wasn’t in-
terested in performing outdoors, Steve
Winwood is finished touring, and Third
World won’t be in the country.
Lack of availability of bands has been
one major obstacle in hiring a headliner,
Fox said. ‘We don’t want to settle for just
anything.’”
However, SA President Paco Duarte
said he sees the University as complicating
decisions concerning Mayfest.
A limit of 11,000 spectators has been set
by the University to protect against securi-
ty and liability problems.
“The University should not tell us who
we can get and who we can’t get,’’ said
Duarte.
“The University has no right to tell us
who we can host, as long as necessary
precautions are taken so as not to pose any
hazardous conditions to people or the pro-
perty of the University,” he said. In order
to allow for more than 11,000 spectators,
UCB officials had been considering mov-
ing the site of Mayfest to Heritage Park.
However, this is no longer being con-
sidered so that “‘we preserve the tradition
of holding the event on campus,’’ Fox
said.
According to SUNYA President Vincent
O’Leary, about six or seven years ago
“Mayfest grew up to 15,000 [people] in
one weekend,” and people were “‘coming
in from all over the Northeast.”
Because of traffic problems and com-
plaint calls received from parents of local
high school students who attended
Mayfest, a limit of 11,000 had to be set on
the number of people security could
handle.
O’Leary said that his ‘‘only job is to set
the policy...1 don’t pass [policy] on in-
dividual bands.’’
Fox said that although tickets for
Wonder may cost more than in previous
years, “People shouldn’t frown at the
higher ticket price because as opposed to
attending a concert for $15 or $20, at
Mayfest you get food and beer as well as
good entertainment.”
Bands selected for Mayfest “‘should be
quality entertainment’’ that ‘attracts the
campus community...and adds to the
fulfillment of students,” Duarte said.
“We feel everybody know the name and
although a lot of people aren’t diehard
Stevie Wonder fans we feel that most peo-
ple will turnout since he’s a giant in the in-
dustry,’’ Fox said.
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campus-wide confiscation policy
Roger Erickson
STAFF WRITER
A month after the University
Alcohol Committee recommend-
ed a SUNYA-wide alcohol con-
fiscation policy be set, one stu-
dent committee member is charg-
ing administrators with delaying
action on the issue.
Phil Botwinik, currently a
member of the alcohol commit-
tee, said, “‘University Police have
no right to confiscate alcohol
under the present guidelines’
because there exists no clearly
stated policy empowering the
Department of Public Safety to
seize alcohol in the possession of
anyone under 21. on campus
grounds.
Public Safety’s current policy is
to ask for the ID of anyone who
looks under 21 and is in posses-
sion of alcohol.
In the event that a student is
underage, the alcohol would be
confiscated and turned over only
to the student’s parents, said
Assistant Public Safety Director
John Henighan.
There is no New York State law
regarding the issue of alcohol
confiscation from minors. The
law states that it is illegal for
anyone under 21 years of age to
purchase alcohol.
University policy states that
alcohol can be consumed in a stu-
dent’s room and at approved
social functions. All other in-
stances require special
authorization.
According to Botwinik, the
University is stalling in solving
this “evil in their own system.”
However, acting Vice. President
for Student Affairs is presently
more concerned with matters such
as Mayfest, fires on the podium,
and security on Alumni Quad.
“T understand that the Univer-
sity has other priorities, but this is
an issue too important for
students rights to brush off as a
lesser concern,’’ said Botwinik.
Former Vice President of Stu-
dent Affairs Frank Pogue had
“considered this an important
issue of his administration,”’ said
Botwinik, adding that, however,
“‘it is less important to Kirchner.’’
To solve the problem,
something should be done im-
mediately and not over the sum-
mer when few students are in
Albany, said Botwinik.
The University should first of
all put a stop to those [con-
fiscating] activities and carefully
review through input from
students, University Police
Department, and Residential Life
the types of policies that could be
most conducive to a safe,
reasonable, and responsible
University community.’*
In some states, such as Connec-
ticut, it is illegal for those under
the age of 21 to buy or possess
alcohol. This places responsibility
on the individual drinking, rather
than the person selling it. Accor-
ding to Kirchner, if this were New
York State law, ‘it would solve
the problem.’’
Confusion regarding the actual
alcohol policy was addressed in a
memorandum dated February 12,
1987, where the alcohol commit-
tee expressed to Kirchner that it
was ‘‘adamantly opposed to
University staff engaging in con-
duct that is inconsistant with the
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Public Safety officials can check ID pass
look under 21. for those alcohol-carriers who
University alcohol policy and the
New York State Beverage Control
Act,” said Botwinik.
In response to the apparent
lack of one unified and clearly
stated official policy, Kirchner
said he sent memos to Public
Safety and Residential Life asking
for their current alcohol pro-
cedures, recommendation, and
Suggestions on how to clarify the
situation.
According to Henighan, Public
Safety Director Jim Williams had
given Kirchner a verbal response
to the memo. Henighan added
that Kirchner knew their policies
and did not need him to repeat
them.
John Hartigan, vice-president
for Finance and Business, said
that Williams had finished a writ-
ten response to Kirchner yester-
day and that Kirchner probably
had yet to receive the response.
John Martone, assistant vice
president for Residential Life and
Housing said it would take time
before he could submit a written
report to Kirchner. Martone add-
ed that he had already spoken
with Kirchner about the situation.
Martone also said that Residen-
tial Life’s policy is not to con-
fiscate alcohol, but instead to tell
a student to return it or keep it in
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Maglione camp accused of campaign spying
By Michael Reisman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Even before the formal deadline for
declarations of candidacy, controversy has
arisen over campaign practices in the up-
coming Student Association presidential
election.
SA presidential candidate Michael An-
drews has charged that Stacey Drexler,
campaign manager for presidential can-
didate Maria Maglione, attempted to use
her position as a delegate for the Student
Association of the State University
(SASU) to procure information about An-
drews’ campaign.
However, Drexler and Maglione con-
tend that no such attempt was made and
that Drexler did not step beyond her duties
as SASU delegate.
Drexler was responsible for collecting
speeches of speakers at SASU’s Financial
Aid Awareness Day on April 1 in advance
to prevent repetition of topics. All three
nominees for SA president — Andrews,
Maglione, and Matt Doddo — are schedul-
ed to speak at the event.
In a letter delivered to SASU Regional
Coordinator Keith Royal and several high-
ranking SA officials including President
Paco Duarte and Elections Commisioner
Paul Barnes, Andrews charges that Drex-
ler had attempted to obtain information
about his campaign when collecting his
speech last week.
Andrews stated that when Drexler ap-
proached him, she ‘‘began to quiz me on
my campaign. I answered these questions
willingly, but was surprised when ques-
tions on the subject of my speech were
responded to with even more in-depth in-
quiries into the running of my campaign.
According to Andrews, Drexler then in-
formed him that she was a SASU delegate
and also Maglione’s campaign manager.
Maglione is also a delegate for SASU.
Andrews further states in the letter that
“After this fact was brought into the
discussion, [Maglione] joined her cam-
paign manager in both quizzing me on my
campaign and attempting to persuade me
against running for the desired executive
office.’” Andrews was not considering any
action against Maglione.
However, Maglione said she did not
think that having Drexler ask for speeches
presented a conflict of interest, since ‘‘the
speeches were to be reviewed by Keith
Royal only.
“Drexler, as a SASU delegate, was given
the task by Keith Royal of being responsi-
ble for getting speakers for Financial Aid
Awareness Day,’’ Maglione said.
Maglione also said that Drexler ‘‘was
not going to be in a position to be privy to
any campaign strategies,’’ upon reviewing
the speeches.
Andrews, however, said that,‘‘the
speeches were to go directly to Drexler,
and the fact that she put her home address
on the rally information packet shows that
something is not right.’’
SA extends election nominations deadline
By Jennifer McCormick
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Students were given an extra four days
to declare candidacy for positions in Stu-
dent Association spring elections when
SA officials extended the deadline for ap-
plications until 5 p.m. today.
The deadline was extended from Fri-
day afternoon when there were ‘“‘not
enough applicants for certain positions,”
according to Central Council Chair Larry
Hartman.
Hartman attributed the shortage of
nominees to a lack of “‘adequate publici-
ty” announcing the self-nomination
process.
“‘We have more spots with more peo-
ple running than ever before,”’ according
to SA Vice President Doug Tuttle.
However, by the original close of
The candidates’ copy of the letter re-
questing them to submit speeches states
that the texts would be submitted directly
to Drexler, in her Colonial Quad mailbox,
by March 24.
Doddo’said that Drexler had also asked
him to submit a speech for the April 1 ral-
ly. Drexler told him that ‘‘she was going to
review it before the event.””
Doddo said that he “thought it was
unethical to have Drexler organize a SASU
event and act as Maglione’s campaign
manager.”’ He felt that there was a definite
“conflict of interest involved.””
While Drexler’s actions do not violate
any specific election regulations, her re-
quests for speeches were rescinded by
SASU President Everette Joseph.
According to Joseph, Drexler’s requests
“didn’t seem appropriate to the extent that
given the election, it was an oversight on
the chapter’s part.”
Joseph also said that it was a strong
nominations Friday, some slots were still
left unfulfilled.
Candidates were especially lacking for
Colonial Quad representatives of Central
Council and University Senate represen-
tatives for both Colonial and Indian
Quads.
SA President Paco Duarte explained
that ‘‘SA has a responsibility to make
every effort possible’’ to inform students
of the nomination process and to involve
as many students as possible.
Therefore, the extension was necessary
not only to fill remaining spots on the
ballot, but also because many students
‘just didn’t know about’’ the
nominations.
“We're in a transitional period,”” said
Duarte about the use of different types of
media for advertising. ‘‘We shifted the
SASU policy not to get involved in campus
elections. ‘‘A strict order was issued to
SASU staff and delegates not to use their
role in SASU to benefit any candidates.””
Andrews said that while his letter ‘‘is not
intended to discredit the campaign of
{Maglione],’’ he feels that ‘using the guise
of SASU delegate to inquire into another’s
campaign is not justified.”” Andrews also
said that ‘ethically, the incident was com-
pletely wrong.”’
“In terms of campaign ethics, it’s a very
questionable thing what Drexler did,”’ said
Duarte.
Joseph said that he “recognizes the
political sensitivity of the situation,” but
that ‘the didn’t view Drexler’s and
Maglione’s actions as a malicious attempt
on their part to affect the election.” He
added that no speeches were actually sub-
mitted to Drexler, and the rally will go as
planned. a
focus away from posters and ads to per-
sonals [ads].’’
Tuttle said the decision to extend the
deadline was made over the weekend
through the invocation of Emergency
Powers Act, a constitutional right reserv-
ed by the SA president.
The SA constitution states that the
president can use the Emergency Powers
Act “‘to act for the Student Association
in an emergency, with the approval of the
SA vice-president, Central Council chair,
SA controller, and under consultation of
any Central Council members that can be
contacted.””
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Off-campus rec-room making debut Saturday
By Amy Nash
STAFF WRITER
The newest spot for SUNYA
students to study and hang out
with friends is scheduled to open
Saturday in an unlikely location
—a church.
Calvary United Methodist
Church — at the corner of W.
Lawrence and Morris Streets —
will open up three rooms in its
basement for use as a recreation
area for off-campus students,
complete with ping-pong tables
and pizza ovens.
The ‘Off-Campus Rec-Room’”’
is being coordinated by Outreach
Student Association (OSA), a
SUNYA chapter of the Albany
community group Outreach.
According to OSA President
Mark Colucci, the concept of the
rec-room began last spring. ‘‘The
church was wondering if we could
take advantage of three huge va-
cant rooms that have pizza ovens
and the whole bit.”’
Colucci and 15 other OSA
members have been working since
November renovating the rooms
— which will be available Satur-
days from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. for
eating, studying and socializing.
“T’m willing to have the
students create the atmosphere,”’
Colucci said. “If the majority br-
ing books, we'll study. If
everyone comes to relax, then
we'll hang out.’”
Funding for the rec-room is be-
Wellington
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the TAC -was created to give
O’Leary a clearer view of the
situation. “‘He had a frame of
what he wanted to do, but he
needed further input as to how
things should be shaped.”
The UCC will consider the deci-
sions of the TAC, accroding to
Anderson. ‘‘Finally, the recom-
mendations will be forwarded to
President O’Leary, who will
review the total procedure,’’ he
said.
Anderson also said that the
committee members were chosen
on the basis of their status in the
University. ‘‘The members had to
consist of two university
employees, [with one faculty
member] and three students, with
at least one living on Alumni
Quad.”
According to Hartigan, bus ser-
vice costs have risen since 1984,
which was the year new transpor-
tation charges, 10 cents per ride
or $15 per semester, were im-
plemented. “‘I can see that we
would have a shortfall by 1987 or
1988,”° he added.
Should the Wellington bus line
be no longer serviced. by Universi-
ty buses, according to Anderson,
the only other line would be the
Draper route, servicing Alumni
Quad and the downtown campus.
“Other than those mandatory
stops, the buses would only stop
to pick up a few off-campus
students,’’ Anderson said.
The TAC will make another
recommendation next week, ac-
coreding to Hartigan, who added
that this will also be revised by
UCC. “A final report will be
completed by December of 1987,
which will evaluate the long-range
future of the Wellington bus
line.”
The total SUNYA transporta-
tion system employs 15 buses
from about 7 a.m. to midnight,
and carries about 1.9 million
passengers a year, according to
Hartigan. Oo
ing provided by the church,
although students will have to
cover costs for any food
provided.
According to Colucci, Calvary
United Methodist has already in-
vested about $2,000 in the rec-
room.
Although located in and fund-
ed by the church, the rec-room
will be non-denominational.
“What I especially like about
this deal is that there are absolute-
ly no strings attached,’’ Colucci
said. ‘“‘The church is being
generous. There will be no bible
study at all.’’
Colucci said that the rec-room
will offer an alternative to the
SUNYA library, which placed a
ban on food and drink last April.
“It’s ridiculous that a student
found drinking a soda in the
library can be sent to the judiciary
board,” he said.
Although the rec-room will be
available for studying, Colucci
said it will have a light
unrestricted atmosphere.
**T wouldn’t rely on this area to
study for my final exams,’’ he
said.
Colucci said he hopes students
from other colleges living in the
neighborhood will also take ad-
vantage of the rec-room.
Because the semester’s end is
approaching, Colucci said the
next few Saturdays are going to
judge how popular the rec-room
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“This will be the time to see
how much money is necessary, as
well as discovering how to make
the pizza.”” said Colucci.
Many off-campus students said
they were in favor of the rec-
room.
“Students living off-campus
are isolated from the rest. Any
opportunity for us to get together
sounds great,”’ said David Kase, a
junior living on S. Lake St.
“The school is growing and this
will give more space for everyone
to study,”’ said Kim Sullivan, a
senior also living downtown. 0
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The new rec-room will be located in the basement of Calvary
United Methodist Church.
CINDY GALWAY UPS
By Seth Kaufman
“Would you be in favor of a
$5 dorm rate increase, which
would go towards im-
provements in. security?’’ This
question appears on a survey be-
ing conducted by the Central
Council’s Student Community
Committee.
The survey is part of a safety
awareness campaign being laun-
ched at SUNYA to check recent
security problems at the
university.
About a month ago, a female
student was raped on Alumni
Quad. Two weeks later, two
more incidents occurred inyolv-
Committees targe
ing a trespasser in Pierce Hall,
also on Alumni Quad.
“That makes three incidents
in two weeks, and two incidents
in 48 hours... just as things were
dying down,’’ said James
Lamb, Student Community
Committee Chair.
Lamb said he is intent on
preventing the SUNYA commit-
tee from becoming complacent
about this situation. The pur-
pose of the safety awareness
campaign is to ‘‘educate and
make students aware”’ of safety
concerns, he said.
An ad-hoc safety committee is
also working on improving the
t student safety
security at SUNYA. A sub-
committee of the Student Com-
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several proposals to be
presented to university
administrators.
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permanent signs outside
residence hall entrances warning
that ID cards would be checked
in order to enter the building.
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By Colleen Deslaurier
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Children whose mothers smok-
ed before or during pregnancy
were found to be ‘‘thinner — less
thick with fat,”’ in a recent study
by Lawrence Schell, a SUNYA
anthropology professor.
“The difference
in pounds is
Mothers who smoke bear leaner
children, SUNYA professor says
studied by Schell include noise
and pollution.
Subjects of the study were all
members of a ‘‘suburban, middle-
American community. All the
subjects were of European
background,” Schell said.
Schell would not name the
Schell recently conducted a minimal mee community because the pollution
study of children aged from six to issue had made the community
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children whose mothers smoked
before or during pregnancy.
Scientists have previously con-
Schell
have ‘“‘some consequences”
the community.
Schell said tht data was analyz-
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such as
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children, using skinfold calipers
to measure leanness.
Results of the study showed
that children whose. mothers
smoked were leaner. However,
Schell was unable to determine
from the data collected, whether
the effects were because a mother
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“probably not due to chance,”
said Schell, adding that they app-
ly only to children age six to 11.
Schell also stressed that the
study did not intend to link
cigarette smoking with weight
loss. ‘‘The difference in pounds is
minimal,” he said.
Other effects of urbanization
take place Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. More than 100 children
are expected to attend.
Children from the Drakeland
Day Care Center range in age
cludes examining the children at a
later age, somewhere between six
and 11, ‘‘to see if they made up
the difference that they started
with,’’ he said.
Schell also plans to study
college-age students with parents
that smoke, in order to see if they
are also leaner. Oo
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987 [) ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 9
Departments disagree on course advertising
By Jim Mitchell
Having trouble deciding which
courses to take next semester? Try
going to the podium and looking
for Indiana Jones.
The well-known adventurer ap-
pears on one of several An-
thropology Department posters
advertising upcoming summer
and fall courses.
Of the major academic depart-
ments on campus, Anthropology
seems to be one of the few.that
uses this method to inform
students of courses offered.
“Part of having college educa-
tion is knowing the difference bet-
ween media hype and reality,”
said Anthropology Professor
Lawrence Schell. ‘‘We want to
show students what anthropology
really is.””
Students sometimes do not
realize what anthropology is all
about becaise of the media’s
misleading potrayal of the sub-
ject, according to Schell. ‘‘A lot
of people think of Anthropology
as stones and bones and unimpor-
tant, far-away people.’”
Other departments, however,
say advertising their courses is not
necessary.
Security
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for ID when opening the door.
Part of the campaign is to “‘get
the students to be comfortable’”
with such action, according to
Lamb.
Lamb added that ‘“‘we don’t
want to become George Orwell’s
Big Brother... on the other hand
we don’t want to see the campus
fall apart safety-wise.’?
Another suggestion under
consideration is the temporary
blockading of all but one road
leading into the uptown campus
late at night. At the one open
point a booth would be placed
with a guard screening all those
who want to get on campus.
Changes such as this would
serve primarily as a deterrent to
intruders. Jon Kornblatt, a Cen-
tral Council member believes
these measures would induce
“active security perceptions”’ in
the mind of the community.
Kornblatt said he is primarily
concerned with the ‘‘access of
dorms to strangers’’ and ‘‘the
security appearance of our
school to outsiders.””
To reduce risk of intruders of
dorms, particularly on Alumni
Quad, has been miade to the
possibility of sealing off side en-
trances, and leaving main en-
trances open for entry, where
ID’s would be checked is also
being considered.
Public Safety Department has
also requested an additional five
officers for next year. If Public
Safety’s budget allows for this,
and the five officers are provid-
ed, Lamb said he intends to ask
that one be allocated to Alumni
Quad. According to Lamb, the
cost of each additional Public
Safety officer amounts to
$26,000 in salary and fringe
benefits.
A meeting is scheduled for
Friday between many different
parties involved with implemen-
ting changes in SUNYA’s
security system.’ Members of
Central Council — the ad-hoc
safety committee, and Students
Community Committee — and
the Minority Affairs Office, as
well as the office of Residential
Life, will also be included. ©
“We have enough students in
our courses that we don’t have to
advertise other than putting them
in the course book,”’ said History
Department Chair Sung Bok
Kim. ‘‘We feel it’s demeaning.”
According to Schell, the An-
thropology Department does not
need to advertise courses because
Anthropology professor Lawrence Schell
GIGI COHEN UPS
they are
students.
“‘We fill to capacity many large
classes every semester,”’ he said.
The Anthropology Department
has been using posters to adver-
tise courses for years, and see it as
effective.
“*A Jot of departments don’t do
it. I don’t know why — maybe
desperately seeking
they don’t think it’s dignified,”
said Schell. “‘To us it’s a way of
getting information to a student
body that’s receptive to that kind
of advertising,” he added.
The Anthropology Department
originally began using posters to
advertise new classes which had
been added after the course
bulletins were printed.
‘How many students actually
tead the revised catalog?”’ asked
Schell.
However, eventually the em-
phasis shifted. ‘Many students
don’t know anything about an-
thropology. They don’t generally
offer it in high school, so in this
respect the posters are informa-
tional,’’ said Schell.
Making the posters themselves
is often difficult, since no funds
are allocated for it in the
department.
“All we have is a Xerox
machine and a mimeograph
machine — the same ones we use
to make up tests,”’ said Schell.
“We have to rely on the artistic
talents of the department
secretaries,” he added.
Many anthropology courses
This spring,
ake a break rit.
Each way based on
round-trip purchase.
‘Must present a valid college student I.D.
Fare is one way based on round-trip purchase and is vali for destinations up
fulfill General Education re-
quirements, and the poster always
point this out. “Most students
don’t realize that they can fill
almost any category of the
General Education requirements
with an anthropology course,””
said Schell.
“In addition to those students
taking General Education
courses, we’d like to see students
get interested in anthropology as
a major,’’ he added.
Students who take an an-
thropology course just to satisfy a
General Education requirement
sometimes develop enough in-
terest to major in the subject.
“Getting the ball rolling is
crucial,’’ said Schell.
Student reaction to the posters
is varied. While some students
said they never noticed the
posters, others thought they were
a good idea.
The posters are a great idea, ac-
cording to one sophomore from
Dutch Quad, ‘‘Many students
don’t even consider some courses
because they don’t know what
they’re about. The posters really
help.” ia}
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10 Aspects on Tuesday
March 24, 1987
World Party’s sound revolution
n the cover of World Party’s debut
O Private Revolution one observes
band founder Karl Wallinger clad
in sixties-era clothing and John Lennon
specs, leading a hermet-like existence in a
pseudo-parlor beneath a tree in a forest.
His “furnishings” include a cheap televi-
sion/stereo and telephone off-the-hook;
newspaper fragments float about, flowers
lay scattered on the ground, and a vibrant
sunflower stands ball beside the guitar-
strumming hippie whose head, as if to
complete the image, becomes translucent.
Danielle Gagnon
Yet despite this seemingly beautiful
“nature scene,” a fence may be viewed in
the background, and prominently placed is
a statue of the mythical Atlas struggling to
bear the Earth upon his shoulders — one of
three global images displayed, which art-
fully corresponds to the substance found
within.
Karl Wallinger’s sturdy vocals recall im-
ages of vintage Rolling Stone Altamont
days, representing one of the largest assets
this disc offers. For example, Wallinger’s
spirited screeches on “It's All Mine” could
actually be mistaken as Jagger's own by an
unknowing ear.
A still more pervasive influence is that
of Bob Dylan, who penned the defensive
“All I Really Want To Do,” during which
Wallinger faithfully includes off-key vocals
while crooning the simple lyrics: “Oh, I
don’t want to fake you out/Rake or shake
or farsake you out/I ain’t looking for you to
feel like me/see like me, or be like me/All I
really want to do/ls baby be friends with
you.”
Then there is the subtle homage to Bob
Dylan entitled “The Ballad of the Little
Man,” a clever play upon his own “Ballad
of a Thin Man.” Patterned after Dylan's
fast-paced style of the Highway 61 days
and multiversed lyricism, this tune speaks
of the perils of the potentially dangerous
Ego within us all: “We're all at the mer-
cy/of the seven deadly sins/We're all at the
hoopi Goldberg is funny in Buglar.
We: funny. But, almost as strik-
ing as her performance is the fact
that her eyes are blue. Other than a
number of close-ups, this is never alluded
to nor explained. Curious and more
curious
April S. Anastasi
Goldberg plays Bernice Rhodenbarr, a
convicted but reformed cat burglar, who is
currently the proprietor of a rare book
store in San Francisco. Her best friend is
Carl Hefler (Bob Goldthwait), a
semi—psychopath with a heart of gold.
One day, Ray (G.W. Bailey), a retired
cop who has evidence against Bernie for
‘one of her old crimes, shows up on’ the
scene and offers to make her a deal. For
twenty thousand dollars and a fur coat for
his wife, he'll forget all about the evidence.
Bernie starts pulling jobs again to avoid a
return engagement at the State peniten-
tiary. Through her pawn broker, she
learns of Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake (Lesley
Ann Warren) whose gigolo ex—husband
stole all of her jewels out of their safety
deposit box. Knowing that he keeps them
in his apartment, the doctor hires Bernie to
steal them back.
The rest of the movie has quite a Hit--
cheockian theme. An innocent Bernie is
suspected of and sought for the murder of
the doctor's ex., which occurred while she
was hiding in his closet. Bernie overhears
it all, but sees nothing.
Goldberg creates a complex, believable
character. Her Bernie is a bundle of con-
mercy/Of the elements in this world we're
in/We're all at the mercy/of each other's lit-
tle whims/And we're all at the mercy/of
the LITTLE MAN WITHIN.”
In fact, the lyricism of the laid back
tropical-sounding “Hawaiian Island World”
seems taken straight from an unpublished
Dylan diary: “The Shop Keeper form Il-
linois came round/A freshly fired gun in his
hand/He said he'd just shot a young
poet/For writing something he didn’t
understand.”
The power of the first three tracks can
simply blow you away — which says more
about the uniqueness and supreme musi-
cianship of these songs than any shortcom-
ings on the others. The title track “Private
Revolution” kicks in first, sounding the
ultimate in psychedelia this side of 1970.
What really works so effectively for this
sound is the high technology/high resolu-
tion sound of the sitar conveying this
tradictions, committing crimes only to
elude another jail sentence. Thus, it’s a
sympathetic Bernie whom the police chase
after, when Doctor Sheldrake puts them on
her trail. The cops become the bad guys
and Bernie and Carl, who helps her con-
duct her own investigation, the good guys.
Uncovering more things than she ever
imagined, including a counterfeit money
scam, Bernie finally figures out the identity
of the murderer, which is revealed in a sur-
prise ending. The best laughs result from
Bernie's inventive schemes to obtain infor-
mation on the dead man and his friends.
There are even periods of built—in
Suspense when Bernie comes close to either
getting caught in one of hep disguises by
her potential victims or nabbed by the
police. The most exciting of these
moments comes in the form of an in-
evitable, yet well—done, car chase
through the hilly streets of San Francisco,
Though Whoopi Goldberg has top bill-
ing, Bob Goldthwait clearly steals the
show. His quick changes from the pathetic
guy worried about his best, and probably
only friend, to the role of a delivery man
with a few surprises behind the nice—guy
facade, testify to the wide range of his
comedic talent. In addition to his sparkling
performance, he has some of the funniest
lines in the movie.
Solid supporting performances like those
of Warren and Bailey add to the strength
of the film. Make the time to see this one.
Burglar might steal two hours, but you'll be
more than willing to drop the charges. O
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sixties-style riff, juxtaposing Wallinger's
raw-sounding vocals: “If you want a
revolution baby/There is nothing like your
own/You don't have to do all those burn-
ing books/Revolutionize at home/So-
meone’s been hiding the pieces/Someone’s
been burning down the trees/So we need
your revolution baby/There’s a PLANET
TO SET FREE.”
A distinct pulsating drum beat in-
terestingly serves as a bridge directly into
the next tract, “Making Love (To the
World)” Next comes the album's much
played single, “Ship of Fools” which, like
the previous track, discusses the misuse of
the Earth's depleting resources and the in-
creasing corruption of society.
Wallinger’s pleas to be saved from “this
ship of fools” betray the uplifting melody
maintained: “Avarice and greed/Are going
to drive you over the endless sea/They will
leave you drifting in the shallows/Or
drowning in the oceans of history/Travell-
ing the world, you're in search of no
good/But I'm sure you'll build your
Sodom/Like you knew you would.”
However, this album’s musical in-
fluences seem unrestricted as the immense
diversity unveils itself. This becomes par-
ticularly evident on the puzzling in-
strumental interlude of warped classical
music, “Dance of the Happy Lads,” and on
“Tt Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes),” marked
by cascading bells and artificially high-
pitched vocals, lending an ethereal effect.
The cohesively layered vocals of “All
Come True” seem reminiscent of Crosby,
Stills & Nash’s styling on “Suite: Judy Blue
Eyes,” while the mellow “World Party”
reminds one of The Dream Academy, ex-
cepting the bizarre vocals, during which
humans are hailed as “the dumbest
creatures that ever walked the world.”
Wallinger sings, “I'm going to ask a
dolphin/See if you can find a tiger/whose
eyes are still alight/With your little head in
his mouth/Every thing is going to alright.”
Although the creators of this offering
are collectively called “World Party,” it is
just as accurately regarded as Karl Wall-
inger’s solo enterprise — he dominates,
contributing vocals, guitar, bass,
keyboards, all of the songwriting (less
Dylan’s track), and production. Wallinger’s
emergence as a major talent in his own
tight comes as somewhat a surprise to the
music industry, as when he formerly
played the U.K. Waterboys, minimal songs
were credited to his name, and he didn’t
sing lead vocals, offering only his guitar
talents,
This is an album of rare distinction and
maturity, far from the flaccid pop per-
vading the market, and unusual in style.
The only criticism one could justifiably im-
part is the gloominess of the sentiments ex-
pressed. World Party has successfully, as
many artists have tried and failed to do,
fused the authenticity of vintage sixties
music and the technology of the eighties,
thereby creating an unequalled hybrid of
rock’s most desirable characteristics. ty
show
March 24, 1987
Aspects on Tuesday 11
The art of Carson’s
storytelling
efore listening to novelist and
B playwright Josephine Carson speak
on “Storytelling as Performance,” it
was somewhat ambiguous exactly what
“storytelling as performance” was.
Richard Kaufman
Of course we have all heard stories
recited by teachers and professors. We
haye all experienced relatives, friends, or
casual aquaintances tell a tall tale or exag-
gerate a story, with every ounce of
theatrical ability that you never thought
they had. But after hearing Carson in her
Writer's Institute performance at the
SUNYA PAC last Wednesday evening,
both a new appreciation for storytelling,
and a clearer definition of the art form
have emerged.
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People are indeed worth
imitating;. .. “the music of
humanity is witty and
awesome.”
—Josephine Carson
Carson called her return to the Albany
area a “sort of homecoming.” Now residing
in the San Francisco area, she had spent
several years on the faculty of Bennington
College as well as working in Saratoga Spr-
ings on a residence foundation scholarship
at Yaddo. Some of Carson’s works include
the novels First Man, Last Man, Drives My
Green Age, and Where You Goin, Girlie.
The audience felt comfortable with Car-
son from the very beginning, being charm-
ed by her wit, humor, and cordial per-
sonality. She began by telling how she
developed her love for storytelling as a
child back in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Carson said
that everyone around her would tell stories
to vent their emotions, especially their
anger. She vividly recalled her father im-
itating their neighbor, a universally
familiar theme. Carson also remembered
the quiet, ‘hush-hush’ talk of the people
around her property and the talk” of her
elementary school teachers. She revealed
her belief that people are indeed worth im-
itating, that “the music of humanity is wit-
ty and awesome.”
Carson's belief that people are worth im-
itating explains her motive for the
humorous ‘story she told about an ex-
perience while living in the North Beach
section of San Francisco. It was back in the
60's, when she and her husband were liv-
ing in an Italian ghetto. They had an in-
teresting encounter with their Italian ex-
landlord. .With her finest Italian accent,
Carson hilariously depicted the convesa-
tion they had about how she had been do-
ing lately. Carson’s presentation of the
seemingly trivial incident was clever, fun-
ny, and accurate to say the least. Then, “for
storytelling purposes” Carson substituted
the Italian landlord with an Irish woman, a
Mexican, and then a Black woman. She
sounded as authentic in each of these
ethnic types as she had with the Italian
woman. In addition, Carson obviously
knew the language of all these different
ethnicities. Her familiarity with the slang
expressions and dialects was an indication
of her vast cultural experience and interest,
to which she said she owes many of her
best theatrical moments.
Carson then read two poems that she
had written; each of which described, as if
by an Italian and a black respectively, a
scene in an Italian park and a scene from a
bus in a black neighborhood. The final
story that Carson told was one that she
referred to as an “homage to a hillbilly.”
Again, the western accent and knowledge
of their dialect was impressive, though this
story was a little too long and drawn out,
and Carson began to lose some of the au-
diences interest.
Carson’s work has been described by
author Eudora Welty as “full of fun and
tenderness, sharp perception and skill,” and
that is precisely what Carson exhibited.
Perhaps one of the best descriptions of
Josephine Carson is one that a woman
whispered to her husband during the per-
formance; Carson, she said, “is a very col-
orful lady.” And her colors were vivid
Wednesday evening, making her observers
feel as if they knew exactly what each of
her characters was like.
At the conclusion of Carson‘s ap-
pearance, she received rousing applause
from the appreciative audience. Carson
was entertaining as well as informative, but
most importantly, she offered a new
understanding and appreciation of
“storytelling as performance.” As Carson
effectively conveyed, storytelling is indeed
an art, and one that must be witnessed to
be understood. a
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Cigarettes, Pepsi, and
the meaning of life
ich smokes, It's a clear and simple
R fact. He’s quit several times, will
probably quit again, but once
you're a smoker, you are a smoker for
good and forever. This was made striking-
ly apparent one smokeless night.
Eric Berlin
He needed — needed — a cigarette. I,
on the other hand, needed a Pepsi. What I
really needed was a Coca Cola Classic, but
the vending machines don't sell that. So |
put forty cents in the soda machine and
found that I didn’t have the last nickel that
the machine wanted. I asked Rich for it.
Rich had, during this time, been putting
his own money into the cigarette machine.
Not only did he not have a nickel for me,
but he was a whopping twenty cents short
for his own purchase. He asked me for a
couple of dimes. I explained to him that the
reason that | just asked him for money was
that all of my own was being held for a
five cent ransom by the soda machine.
Rich looked at the soda machine and an
idea flashed in his eyes. He came over and
pressed the coin return on the Pepsi
machine; a quarter and three nickels plop-
ped into the coin return slot. He quickly
reached into the slot, but I grabbed his arm,
a bit too late. (I am one of the people that
had been on him to quit smoking, so I had
no intention of his using my money for his
habit.)
The quarter bounced onto the floor. We
wrestled over it, and just as he was about
to pick it up victoriously, I kicked it. It slid
smoothly under the Pepsi machine.
“4 can't believe youl” he bellowed. He
puf a hand to his head, to show how much
he couldn't believe me. Then a second idea
replaced this disbelief, and reached bac!
to the coin return and pulled out the three
nickels. He raced over to his cigarette
machine and gloriously deposited them in-
to his love. I didn’t try to stop him because
I knew what he hadn't yet figured out. He
was still going to be a nickel short. The
cigarette machine accepted the coins, but
didnt give any payback when Rich pulled
the lever under a displayed box of
Marlboro Light 100’s. Then he realized.
Realizing that the only coin in the vicini-
ty was under the vending machine —
where I had kicked it — he got down on
his hands and knees and tried to peer under
the machine for a glimpse of the blessed
quarter. I couldn't believe what I was see-
ing. His hands were too big to fit under the
mere pittance of space between the
machine and the floor, so he found a piece
of paper and shoved that under the
machine, hoping that when he pulled it
back out again, the coin would be there
like a magician’s surprise.
No dice.
“I can't believe you,” he said again. I was
grinning. This was fun. It was certainly
worth the quarter's admission to see this
lunacy. Rich gave up on the Pepsi machine
and began to check all the other coin
returns, which yielded not a cent. Mean-
while, a pair of girls came down the stairs
and walked to the change machine, dollar
bills in hand. Rich attacked them. “A
nickel! Do you have a nickel?” They said
they didn’t, but they might in a second.
They began to feed a dollar into the fussy
change machine, which kept rejecting it.
Rich went back to the Pepsi machine and
got back into a hands-and-knees position.
His need for a cigarette was a white heat
now.
I pointed to Rich and said to the girls,
“This is a man going through a nicotine
fit.”
The girls asked me if I had a dollar to ex-
change for their dollar, which the machine
had deemed ‘Mutant’. I apologized and
said, “No.” They shrugged and tried their
bill one last time, and, much to their
mutual amazement, it took. Coins spilled
into the return slot. Rich heard the sound
and lunged.
“A nickel, all I need is a nickel please. . .”
The girls took pity and gave him five
cents. Bursting with joy, he grabbed the
nickel, and slammed it into the cigarette
machine, babbling thank-yous upon the
girls. He pulled the lever again, and —
Presto — cigarettes appeared on the black
shelf below. Rich tore them open, and after
asecond, put his disbelieving hand back up
to his forehead.
No matches. Q
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No excuse
There are simply no excuses for Student
Association’s handling of the upcoming elections.
The only words that can be used to describe the
attempt are inept, unorganized, and lame. And that’s
being generous.
It seems elected student government officials
decided not to let students know that nominations
were open for an assortment of positions in SA.
Advertising for the opening of nominations
consisted of about six column inches in the ASP’s
classifieds page. That’s the same page where you find
out who has a crush on who or maybe where you can
get your term papers typed for a decent price.
A total of two posters listing the offices up for grabs
were drawn up. One was placed in the SA office and
the other was placed by the Campus Center’s
moneymatic machines — a good ten feet from the
same office.
Of all the positions open, the only ones that
appeared in poster form — a week before nominations
closed — were for Central Council.
No one can be expected to believe that such attempts
are sufficient to reach SUNY A’s 15,900 students who
are not involved in SA but might be interested in
joining.
SA President Paco Duarte readily admits that it’s
SA’s responsibility to make every effort to inform
students of the elections, but clearly the person
responsible for doing so — SA Vice President Doug
Tuttle — didn’t do so.
It’s hard to believe that an organization that
depends so heavily on attracting new students through
elections, year after year, has made such a pitifully
feeble effort.
Over the weekend, SA extended the deadline for
nominations by two days and circulated flyers to all
the dorm rooms on Monday evening. While it was
encouraging to see a little concern about the elections,
this stop-gap measure was too little too late.
Deciding to run for office involves a serious
commitment and should be taken seriously. For SA to
ask students to make a snap decision shows an
amazing disregard for the importance and seriousness
of the positions at stake.
While SA now has enough nominations to fill out
the ballot this April, it could spell trouble for SA in the
fall. At that time some last-minute candidates may
have found that their last-minute decision was the
wrong decision to have made.
The last thing SA needs next year is a group of half-
committed, half-interested officials.
Perhaps SA should re-think its philosophy on
running elections. It could reach out to more students.
One way to get more students involved is to start
explaining to students exactly what elected officials do
once elected. Outside of SA, who really knows. the
function ,of the president or a Central Council
member? Who knows the difference between
University Council and University Senate?
Many SA funded groups hold interest meetings or
forums each semester to explain their organizations.
Those same groups take time to plaster the campus
with posters advertising their meetings. Perhaps SA
should do the same.
Another possible way to get to interested students
might be by compiling a creative pamphlet describing
the duties and ‘highlights of the various positions.
Current officers could even write the job descriptions
themselves and include some interesting anecdotes
about their jobs. Perhaps people might get interested.
Hopefully, these little suggestions or other ideas
could be given honest consideration. Anything is
better than what happened — or more appropriately,
didn’t happen — with this year’s elections.
Whi
As this Iran-Contras-Hostages scandal rages on, I can’t
help but to think back to a conversation I had with my old
friend Walter Ableson, way back in July of 1985. Coin-
cidentally, it ties in rather neatly with the current situa-
tion. Walter, never one to allow norms to restrict his
thinking, managed to corner me and inform me of his
brainstorm.
Gerry Silver
Lorne M. Smith
“How do you feel about the fact that there are
Americans being held hostage in Lebanon?’’ Walter
began. Walter knew very well what I would answer.
Knowing he was trying to make a point, I went along with
it.
“I feel awful, of course I do, and what makes matters
worse is that our government isn’t doing a damn thing to
help them.”
“Exactly.’? Walter responded. ‘And how would you
like it if the Contras in Nicaragua were defeated?”’
“If they were defeated?’ I echoed. ‘‘That might be
disastrous. Our government must prove it can maintain
minimal influence on a country, especially one so close to
our borders.’”
“This brings me to my point. I’ve come up with a plan
that will solve both these problems simultaneously.’’
Walter’s eyes stared hard and long into mine.
“Wait a minute. Let me get this straight.”” I couldn’t
fathom Walter’s capability of settling two of the United
States’s major foreign policy problems. ‘‘You realize the
U.S. has had hostage problems before?’’
Walter nodded his head.
“Our government has not handled any of these past
situations correctly. And as for the Contra problem, the
White House has the power of stagnating on this. in-
definitely. I’m sure you know these issues have been
plaguing this country’s greatest political and military
minds for years. Yet, you’re telling me your plan will
solve not one, but both of these problems?’”
Walter overconfidently smiled. ‘I have and I’m quite
proud of it.””
I chuckled softly. ‘‘All right Walt, what’s the solution?
I’m dying to know.’*
His tone bordered on arrogance as he proceeded.
“Listen carefully, because I’m only going to say this
once. It’s a known fact that Iran wants to purchase
weapons from the United States. I propose that we sell
them the weapons if they agree to release the American
hostages in Lebanon. Then we take the proceeds from the
deal and funnel them to the Contras in Nicaragua.”
‘And just how long did it take you to conjur up this
scheme?”’ I asked.
“‘A couple of years. Why? Is there something wrong
with it?’’ Walter asked, suddenly getting defensive.
“For starters, U.S. law forbids any arm shipments to a
state that sponsors terrorism.” This was his great plan? It
had more holes in it than a pound of swiss cheese. ‘‘And
Iran is internationally known as a terrorist state. Walt,
your plan is illegal, immoral, and contradictory to current
administration policy.’’
Still Walt held on. ‘So what? Reagan has the ability to
gloss over any scenario and make it seem like a perfectly
natural occurance.’”
“Maybe so, but don’t you realize that US. intelligence
believes that the Iranians are currently planning terrorist
acts against the U.S.?”’ How did he not consider this?
“By selling them arms, we would actually be helping
them to terrorize us.””
Walter’s eyes stopped looking at mine. After all his
careful and thought out planning, I was shooting it down
with basic discrepancies.
o’s in charge here?
*T never thought of it that way.’’ Walter answered
sheepishly. The initial fervor had left his eyes.
“T hate to tell you Walt, but there’s more. Let’s say we
do go ahead and break the law by selling military arms to
acountry that will probably use them to harm us in some
way. Where will that get us? We’ve already sent millions
of dollars to the contras, and if anything, it has only con-
firmed the futilty of the situation.”’ I took a long breath,
then continued.
“Walt, everyone knows that merely sending aid to the
Contras is a half-hearted foreign policy. It’s just a classic
example of Reagan attempting to bolster the popularity
of his presidency. He takes both sides of the issue instead
of concentrating his efforts on solving the problem.””
“Now hold on a second,”’ cried Walter, as small sweat
droplets began to form on his forehead, “‘At least we will
have freed the hostages in Lebanon!””
**Are you serious? If there is any country the U.S. can
depend on for screwing us over, it’s Iran.’’
“You know, I’m beginning to feel a little foolish.”
Walt lowered his head and fixed his eyes on the ground.
“More importantly,”’ 1 went on, ‘‘by sending aid to the
Contras, you would be ignoring the vote taken by Con-
gress in 1984. They voted to terminate any and all govern-
ment funded aid to the Contras. You would be taking
government into your hands, ignoring its very founda-
tion, and going against the grain of democracy.”’
Walt raised his head and looked glumly into my eyes.
“You're absolutely right. I don’t know how I could have
come up with such a crazy idea. It must have been all that
vanilla extract I drank this morning.’”
He had finally come to his senses, and I was glad.
“‘Whatever the reason, let’s just be glad that you’re not
working in the White House.’
Walt’s eyes suddenly lit up. He looked horrified. ‘If it
was possible for me to come up with this idea, which did
seem appealing at its conception, is it possible for Presi-
dent Reagan to develop a similar idea?”
I reassured him. “‘That’s impossible. The last thing
Reagan will be doing is generating solutions to the
world’s problems. He employs a loose management style;
his advisors hold a great deal of power.’
Walt still remained uneased. ‘I’ll rephrase the ques-
tion. Is it possible for a member of the Cabinet or Securi-
ty Council to formulate a plan similar to mine, or, even
worse, actually follow through?””
“Don’t worry about it. These are all educated, mature
individuals.’’ Walt still didn’t look satisfied: “Look,” I
tried to restore his confidence. ‘they would quickly
realize the impracticality of such a plan. In fact, they
would not even consider acting out your proposed plan.
They are more than aware of the restraints and limita-
tions on their authority.” Yet Walter’s face remained un-
sure. ‘‘Listen to me Walter. These advisors know that
Congress voted to end Contra aid, and would never go
behind Congress’ back and send aid anyway. Congress is
the voice of the people, and if Congress votes a certain
way, it’s a good shot that they are voicing the opinion of
the people they represent. Fear not, Walter, the people in
Washington would never attempt your scheme or
anything like it, they have far too much respect for
American Democracy.” There. That would set Walter’s
heart back in the right place.
Before a year and a half would pass, and I would learn
how wrong I really was, Walter had one more question.
“The President is under a microscope--everything he does
is monitored extensively. Meanwhile, the average
American. is unaware of his many advisors, and often
times their actions go unnoticed. If the President employs
a ‘loose management style’, what is to prevent these
men from doing as they wish?”’
He had me there. a
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I get no kick
To the Editor:
Almost one year ago I nearly destroyed my life with co-
caine. It started innocently enough in college. Being new
to this area, attending a new school, and lonely, the social
power of this drug was irresistible. Coke is very popular
on the campus, and at a party there can be considerable
peer pressure to do it. I tried to fit in by doing it with
other students and I succeeded in meeting a lot of people,
attending parties, etc.
Cocaine is a very seductive drug. When you: have it,
suddenly everyone is your friend. People who wouldn’t
ordinarily talk to you, do. Women who normally
wouldn’t be with you, are. The change in my lifestyle was
incredible. 1 went from being a typically poor college stu-
dent, to always having money in my pockets. It was
almost like ‘‘Miami Vice,” and was a very hard thing to
resist!
Before long, the drug had worked itself into my life. I
started doing favors for friends (ie. obtaining coke for
them so I could get some for myself). Unfortunately this
was a vicious circle, because the more I had, the more I
wanted. In addition to providing many new acquain-
tances, cocaine also provided me with money to help pay
for my college education.
Then came my arrest. I saw a chance to make a lot of
money quickly and easily. This was another manifesta-
tion of cocaine -- Greed. I never thought it could happen
to me! I thought I could stay in control of coke when I
started doing it: Obviously, I was very wrong. The drug
ended up controlling me, both mentally and physically. I
lost a lot of weight, was always ‘hyper,’ and I was very
caught up in the whole scene, to the point of it interfering
with my life, but the more involved I got, the more
natural everything seemed.
Within one day I lost everything that meant anything
to me. I lost my car, double the amount of money I made
by dealing, all of those so called friends I had made, my
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self respect, and finally, the two most important things in
the world to me: the woman I was going to marry, and the
respect of my, family. I will never forget the look of pain
on my mother’s face when my family came to post bail. I
am so ashamed and disgusted with my self for all the
humiliation and suffering this ordeal has caused them.
My sense of loss was so complete that I was no the
verge of suicide. I couldn’t eat sleep or function properly.
After two months of self torture I realized the arrest was
the best thing that could have happened to me.I had
become addicted. Addicted to the drug itself, but also ad-
dicted to the illusion of power, glamour, and euphoria
that this damn drug gives you. It was obvious that I
couldn’t stop it by myself, because I didn’t know myself
anymore. I had changed into a person that just wasn’t
me. It’s obvious to me now that if I had continued the
way I was going, it would have led to my destruction. |
am now committed to helping people not make the same
mistake I did.
No amount of education could have taught me the
lesson I have learned in the past year. I lost everything I
could possibly have lost: my car, money, friends, my girl
friend, and a lot of respect. Don’t do coke!
- Name withheld by request
Sitting pretty
To the Editor:
So much of what we hear and read about in the news is
bad news. Race relations, in particular, has been in the
press a lot lately and not necessarily in a positive light. I
would like to air an event that happened to me recently
which is of a different nature.
One Friday night I brought my six year old nephew to
campus to attend the Minority Student Talent Show.
Most of the seats were taken but I noticed that the first
two rows were empty. Since my nephew is quite small I
did not think he’d be able to see the show from the back
of the Ballroom. We went up to the front and I asked if
all the seats were saved or if we could sit in two of them. I
was informed that the seats were indeed saved.
We proceeded to the back of the Ballroom and decided
to make the best of it. A few minutes later a student nam-
ed Tracy Martin came back to find us. She told me that
she had one extra seat and that if we could share, we
could have the seat. So my nephew and I moved to the
third row and proceeded to have a fantastic time enjoying
the Talent Show and the company of a generous, friendly
young lady.
Thank you Tracy for making a good night even better.
We loved the show but your act of kindness was the real
show stopper!
— Nancy Belowich
Director, Disabled Student Services
That’s the fact
To the Editor:
In Tuesday’s ASP (3-10-87) I was very distressed to
read Andrew Gelbman’s letter. In his letter, Gelbman
joins YAF, STAFF and others in perpetuating misinfor-
mation about NYPIRG. As a Zionist Jew doing an in-
ternship with NYPIRG, I take extreme offense at his ac-
cusation that there is a connection between the PLO, the
Abu Nidal group and NYPIRG.
Once again we must set the record straight. NYPIRG
and U.S.PIRG is.not now or ever been affiliated with, or
hosted events in support of, or sponsored ‘‘awareness
days’? or ‘‘teach-ins’”? about why these terrorists are
justified in murdering children and vowing to finish
Hitler’s work!! Among the students at the SUNYA
chapter of NYPIRG and the State Board of Directors
there has never been any talk of supporting terrorists. The
thought of such a position is absurd.
NYPIRG’s issues are chosen by a student Board of
Directors that are elected by students at each campus.
NYPIRG is presently working on student voting rights,
consumer protection, environmental preservation and
divestment from South Africa.
If you have a question about what NYPIRG is and
what we do, find out the whole story. Stop by our office
at CC382 or give us a call at 442-5658. Base your opinion
on fact, not fiction.
- Stuart Cohen
Fashionably yours
To the Editor:
In the two years that I’ve been going to Albany, there
have been a lot of things that have bothered me; the
amount of snow, the total emphasis on the business
school, and (worst of all) a lot of people here don’t know
how to dress. I realize I may not be an expert on the sub-
ject, but because I line in Manhattan (and work at Benet-
ton), I think I’m a pretty good judge of style — or lack of
it.
There are far too many ludicrious dress trends at
Albany. Before I came up here, everyone I knew tried to
be individualistic in attitudes and appearance. Uni-
queness is a great trait. But then I came up here, and I
find that people die (or is it ‘doy’?) if they don’t look like
everyone e've. Here, people go to great extremes to be just
like all their friends.
I'd like to know who decided that sweatpants rolled to
the calves and workboots is ‘men’s fashion’? And what
about flourescent socks jammed intoi the Reeboks? I us:
ed to think that the purpose of clothes was to fit — but
now, now I’m not so sure. Since I’ve been here I’ve seen
more tent-like clothes that hide (not flatter) a girl’s body.
Then again, maybe the purpose is just that — to conceal,
and not to expose their bodies.
Where (and when) did someone decide that ridiculous
jackets and sweatshirts with flourescent letter signs like
“Reebok’s Tennis Camp’? and ‘‘Camp Beverly Hills”
was cool? It looks retarded. Perry Ellis and Brooks
Brothers are class; not Ton Sur Ton. 1 thought I would
die during the hair clip craze of last year. But it must have
been catching — so many guys dressed like that on
Halloween.
I wouldn’t have this abomination for a lack of fashion
on campus (JAPS),except that the people who tend to
dress like this are the ones who jump others’ cabs in sub-
zero weather while the rest of us wait, and wait for them.
It’s taken me hours to get back from Crossgates because
these people (Gaud forbid) didn’t feel like driving
Daddy’s Mazda, Z-car, or Jaguar to the mall. Maybe it
bothers me that I’m coming back from work, and they‘f>
returning from spending Daddy’s money.
I think this self-centered, thoughtless attitude of theirs
bothers me as much as (but not more than) girls wearing
stretch pants inside Timberlands — is this the newest
craze at Albany? It’s stupid.
The shame of it all is. that I used to really like Long
Island. My sister lives in Great Neck, for Christ’s sake.
So, for all of you who feel you have to be like and dress
like everyone else, think about being ‘‘unique,”’ but I
think there’s something warped about having to dress,
tawk, and act like everyone else. Come off it already.
And stop wearing all those tent-size Champion sweat-
shirts. It gets monotonous. -
— Ethan Chazin
The candy man can
To the Editor:
Last Sunday night I was visited by two seemingly
altruistic young gentlemen doing their good deed of the
day by selling candy for poor, underprivileged children.
“How nice,’’ I thought ‘‘that these giving students would
devote their time to helping those less fortunate than
themselves.’’ I asked them for what organization they
were selling and they cited the Boy’s Club, saying that
they were doing this to help out a friend involved in the
organization. My naive heart was warmed.
It was only shortly after I finished munching on my
‘Hula Chew’ that I was told that these kind hearted souls
had received the candy free and the only ‘underprivileged’
children were the two guys themselves, underprivileged in
the sense that they probably needed a few extra bucks to
buy substances that would aid them in forgetting for a
while what immoral slobs they really were. UPD was call-
ed and it is yet to be determined if they have been caught
and if so what will be done.
This letter should be taken as a warning to students to
make sure solicitors have authorizatoin to sell what they
are selling. The unfortunate part of all this is that the
event has turned me and several other ‘‘suckers’’ into
skeptics and maybe the next time that someone genuinely
is collecting for a good cause, a vision of the two
swindlers will appear in our minds and chances are they
will leave with nothing. “And to the two Alumni Quad
residents — I want it to be known that I will do everything
in my power to make sure you lowlifes get your ‘just
desserts’.
— Laurie Cohen
Be polite
To the Editor: :
I would like to point out something very rude that most
students at Albany do. If a student’s class ends at 12:10,
they pack up their books and put on their coats by 12:10.
It’s very annoying to hear all of that noise while a pro-
fessor is still talking. Does it matter if he or she talks for a
few extra minutes? Some students even do this with five
minutes left of class. Professors are being paid to teach us
and we’re paying to hear them, so why don’t we at least
do that? They deserve that much!
- Mary Gowan
Sticky business
To the Editor a
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the stu-
dent that left a fresh wad of gum under the corner of my
seat in LC 18 this last Tuesday. I had always wanted to
finish a mid-term (on which I know I had not done well)
and find my leg stuck to my chair. The chance that 1 was _
given to carry that pink gooey mess on the back of my
pant’s leg through out the rest of the day was greatly ar~
preciated. I truly hope that I am afforded that opportuni-
ty more often.
: — Mark Ayers -
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work during this coming summer.
The work consists of building and
rounds maintenance, firewood cut-
ting and lay-up, and’ construction.
The construction will involve fram-
ing of a unique 8 sided bunkhouse
and the felling, peeling and storing
of logs for a future cabin. A great o
tunity if you like outdoors work. |
Bick up an application in the SA of- |
fice CC 116.
OVERSEAS JOBS..Summer, yr.
round. Europe, S. Amer., Australia,
Asia. All. fields. $900-2000 mo.
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31,000 WEEKLY stuffing envelope
Self-addressed, stamped envelope:
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Clanton, Alabama 35045.
SERVICES
DAYTONA BEACHII $179 in-
cludes bus and hotel for SUNYA Spr-
ing Break! Excursions to Disney
World, Wet and Wild and Sea World
also available!
Call Tracie 442-6638 for details.
Ed Earl,
You always did get sentimental after |
midnight.
Mona
ROOMMATE WANTED:
Looking for a 3rd roommate for next
year, perferably grad student or
upperclassman. Beautiful place,
reasonable rates, you'll have to see
for yourself to believe it, If
interested call Doug 458-1746 or
Daren 482-5911
Melaan,
Here’s the truth; I’m disappointed
you never gave us a second chance.
Know that | love you.
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Mon: clam sandwich .75 - chili .50
Tues: nacho’s - |.50 - kraut dogs .75
Thurs: fish/cheese - 1.00 -worhs dog
- 1.00
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chili/dogs/nachos/clams/fish/pizza
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district” — Sen. LT. Winewoah
Show your spirit and go to TELETHON
’87 THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!!!
Dearest Mumpkins,
Happy 5 month anniversary. It’s
been the best (just like your
numpkins)
Love,
Pumpkins with the Bumpkins
Mom and Dad,
Happy 24th anniversary. (On the
2th, how cute!)
Love,
Felice
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Passport Photos taken Tuesdays 1-2
pm Thursdays 11-12:30 pm $5 for 2
photos No appointment necessary.
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pm Thursdays 11-12:30 pm $5 for 2
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pm Thursdays 11-12:30 pm $5 for 2
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Typing IBM-PC, Prompt ano
Reasonable Rates. Call Melissa at
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HOMEWORKERS NEEDED _nation-
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35045. Enclose envelope!
Have the summer of your life and
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Counselor positions available in a
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sports (W.S.1.) Call 800/533-CAMP or
write 407 Benson East, Jenkintown,
PA 19046.
For typing, editing, and technical
assistance in writing your paper call
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PROFESSIONAL RESUME SERVICE.
Resumes typeset and printed
Reasonable. Call 482-2953.
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spelling corrected upon request.
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circulars mailed. Guaranteed. Work
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SUMMER JOBS
$7.45/hr or commission.
Advertising sales. No experience
necessary. \Ve will train, Work
locally. ‘Car recommended. Call
Dave Freedman at 1 800 628-2828 ext.
928. for details and application.
METRO MARKETING GROUP
FOR SALE
For Sale
‘82 Mercury Cougar C1 - tan
AMIFM stereo cassette, air cond.,
wr. str and brks. Asking $3500. Call
jetan at 442-6089.
Taddy Jo
You were great last night!
Aggie No. 77.
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Herman the Dancing Nerd, Don
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hotel with transportation to and from
Daytona. Excursions to Disney World
and other places also available. Call
Tracie 442-6638 Now!!
Watehdog will’get you if
you don’t watch out.
Attention Alumni Quad:
interested in tennis - sign up for the
tennis tournament with Andrew.
Wtby 160. Tournament will begin on
Sat. March 28.
aM pep a te ons
Geraldine,
The last 4 months have been great.
You're the best. Happy Anniversary.
I love you.
i Andrew
STE Re gh eee tea
Telethon is THIS WEEKEND!!! Don’t
miss out on the fun!!!
Sei RH ee es een
Gilbert, t
The little town with the big shame —
Find out about it April 2 and 3 in the
CC Ballroom!
DAYTONA BEACHIII! $179
includes bus and hotel for SUNYA
Spring Break! Excursions to Disney
World, Wet and Wild and Sea World
also available!
Call Tracie 442-6638 for detail
To the gil 1 always see on tne
Alumni bus at 3:10 pm and at add-
drop. My name is Glenn please say
“hi! next time we meet.
GETTING
PERSONAL
DONT MISS THE PARTY!
Everyone’s going to DAYTONA
BEACH! We offer the least expensive
trip around. $179 complete.
includes Beach Front Hotel on the
Strip and Motorcoach Transportation,
Call Tracie 442-6638.
WANTE!
Women’s ski boots size 7, 7.1/2 or 8
and downhill 160 or 170 skiis.
Call Tracie 442-6638.
jr. :
You’re the pillow 1 put my head on
and the blanket which keeps me
warm.
eS ee
Rack the wrestling
Rock the wrestling,
in the same day 3/29/87. Have a great
time.
Your roommate,
Andrew
To Matt, Bernd and Paul,
D ant to play frisbee?
esas From Stretch
To the Emperor,
Happy Birthday!
Love,
The Beast and the Buddy boys
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ee out of my |
LET US TYPE YOUR PAPERS for only
$1 per page. Save yourself time and
aggravation. Call Tracie and Jami at
442-6638.
OH MY! PRODUCTIONS
PRESENTS:
JAYFEST ’87
May 2, 1987
Who needs Mayfest?
To the Almighty Zeus,
Happy Belated Birthday!! Gol!!!
The Gods and Goddesses from
Ocak. ¥awies bbe
iss?
We could be having fun together.
B.M.
LS.
I'm glad you're excited
carnival too.
about
B.M.
To my B.B. Wolf,
Wish you were here. Last weekend
was great!
Love your little lamb
Support the student-activity
..We need a second on-
campus newpaper . . . Every student
should have the right to vote in SA
elections ...Fight apathy... Vote
for Brian Bry Feinblum-University
Council, April 7th or 8th. Brian has
ideas with answers.
HOUSEMATE WANTED: 59 Dane
single bedroom, spacious, 150 plus.
immediately. Deanne 465-2406.
HOSEBAGS: helmet head
nostril
little boy
chair
What can | say? Except you are
loved, respected, and admired! |
don’t think | would have survived
my trials and tribulations without all
of you! Thanks for being there. HEY
“let's paint the town, let’s break a
few hearts!”
~nameless
DON’T FORGET
TONIGHT IS COMEDY NIGHT
8 pm at CC Ballroom
Gibert Gottfried -- veteran of
Saturday night live, Letterman, and
Cosby Show, ALSO Larry Amoros —
of Catch a Rising Star.
Presented by Speakers Forum
DAYTONA BEACH FOR $1791!!!
Hotel on the BEACH and on the
‘STRIP!
MOTORCOACH INCLUDED!
DON’T DELAY!
Call Tracie at 442-6638 for
information}
Jax,
eep op ork ah ah
| owed you one.
LUV,
IVAN
Roommate/suitemates wanted for
next semester. Interested in living on
Dutch. Call Rose 442-6366.
Happy Birthday Billi!1(This time it’s a
little late.) So glad 1 could help you
celbrate!
Yamhead,
No matter what, we'll always have
each other!!!
| always be here for you, no matter
how much distance is between us.
Love,
Waike
Telethon ’87
Help give our kids 3 hours they will
never forget. If you're interested call
Brian: 459-8420 or Sloane: 462-6651.
DO YOU WANT TO GET AWAY?
ee Beach is only $179 away!ll!
Call Tracie 442-6638 for more info!
Telethon
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the proceeds from the event.
Mont Pleasant will get two-thirds
and Drakeland one-third.
The organizations were chosen
during a lengthy selection process
which included five-hour-long
meetings. Sandra Lehrman, co-
chair of Telethon, said Telethon
was ‘looking for an organization
that would fit our qualifica-
tions.”
SUNYA will be providing free
bus transportation to the uptown
campus for the entire night of
Telethon. =~
Ticket prices are set at $3 dur-
ing the TV hour and $2 anytime
afterward.
Taped by the Educational
Communications Center, this
year’s TV Hour will be aired
Saturday on Channel 6 from 1:45”
a.m. to 2:45 a.m.; Channel 10
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Channels
13 and 45 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.;
and on Channel 23 at 12 a.m.
Sunday. oO
Whe
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND
GET 2 COLLEGE CREDITS
1987 MASADA SUMMER
Join us for our 25th
Anniversary and have the
best summer of your life
ever
SUMMER IN ISRAEL
TEENAGE CAMP(13)- TEENAGE TOURS (14-18)
LEADERSHIP TRAINING (16-19)- KIBBUTZ LIFE(16-19)
SUMMER IN MOSHAV (17-19)- SCUBA DIVING (15-19)
MACCABI SPORTS TRAINING (14-18)
COLLEGE SEMINAR TOUR - COLLEGE STUDENT TOUR
All of our programs are coeducational and include
Guided Tours - Hiking - Camping - Swimming &
Snorkeling - Sports - Folk Dancing - Conversational Hebrew &
Seminars - Meet with Israelis your own age - Home hospitality - Super-
vision by English-speaking professinal staff - Kosher Food - Medical
facilities
INCLUDES
HAPPENING DAY
CARNIVAL DAY
and VIDEO MEMORY
SOUVENIR
For more Details: Come to our Information Session
fhursday - March 26th
Where: Humanities 111
Time: 7:00pm
‘Also see our table at the Israeli Fair Day on Wednesday, March 25th around small fountain.
Call Anthony at 442-6076
cr Jeannie at 462-1447
For free coior brochures and information call or write
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SA FUNDED
S.A. FUNDED
The Student Association Test Bank
needs old Tests!
The test Baik will give .10 credit per page
for anyold test.
Test Bank hours 10AM-4PM
located in copies plus in C.C.
Stop by and check out our new
updated test list!
f 6 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS (1 TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987
TELETHON 87
8 PM Friday March 27th to
8 PM Saturday March 28th
24 Hours of Non-Stop Entertainment-
Auctions, Pie Throwing, and FUN!
Campus Center Ballroom
SPECIAL AUCTIONS =f. F
tele how Children’s Hour
‘a
Stanley Kaplan: 10 AM - 1 PM
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MC ass an
Night at Governor's ee ee
Motor Inn children of the
Personalize a SUNY Wears:
uh organizations
. ee | OMI 90. 1 and faculty and
Paeasantcd Bat & OM staff
Ball Appearances by
Phil Simms T.V. HOUR - 8 PM - 9:30 PM, |McDuff, Chuck
age = Giants FRIDAY E. Cheese &
acke Friends, clowns
Can be seen Saturday on: 2 Oa:
pees Islander Channel 6 1:45 - 2:45 AM 2nd jugglers
Marriot: Two for 132-122 PM Cotton candy,
breakfast weekend 40 -2=3-BM Popcorn, Hotdogs
Dinners, Haircuts, and 45. 2-33. PM Ice Cream, Soda
more 23 Midnight - 1 AM Sold all 24 Hours
See pies thrown at famous Beck sold
and infamous SUNY Friday
personalities! 8 PM-2 AM
Saturday
Ail proceeds go to: 4 PM-8 PM
The Mont Pleasant Boys Club
Drakeland Daycare Center
Tickets and T-shirts available in CC lobby all week
| TV Hour Tix After TV Hour Tix
$3.00 $2.00
SUNY Buses will run all 24 hours
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987 (1 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 1 Lc
Reagan losing popularity of college students
COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE — The enor-
mous support Ronald Reagan has enjoyed
on American campuses may be slipping, if
recent events at Ohio State University are
any indication.
A conservative student group’s efforts
to lure President Reagan to speak at
OSU’s commencement this spring have
generated controversy, with complaints
that the ceremony would be too political,
and even a death threat,
Student Michael Sloan says he received
two telephoned death threats and was
assaulted on campus after he wrote a letter
to the campus paper objecting to inviting
the president to speak at graduation.
The campus, in fact, has become
polarized over the president. While about
170 students celebrated Reagan’s 76th bir-
thday with balloons and cake inside OSU’s
West Ballroom Feb. 4, about 70
SATs
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acknowledged females have been ‘‘short-
changed”’ because of the tests.
“Sure they have,’’ he said. ‘‘That’s why
we're changing it.’*
A spokeswoman for the College Board,
which sponsors the SAT, said the test was
still a good tool on which to. base college
admissions and added it was not designed
as a basis for awarding scholarships.
‘What they decide to do for their own
program is hopefully in the best interest of
our students,” said College Board
spokeswoman Janice Gams. “‘I can’t im-
agine why we would’’ have a problem with
the regents’s decision.
However, the College Board does not
approve of using only one test as the basis
for awarding scholarships, Gams said.
On the Union College decision, Gams
said schools are allowed to base admission
on any criteria they want and are not forc-
ed to use the SAT.
The board voted to seek $100,000 this
demonstrators outside the building pro-
tested the president’s policies and the in-
volvement of several student groups infun-
ding the party.
Although there always has been active
campus protest of the president’s policies,
some of the recent demonstrations have
suggested student dislike of the president’s
person.
“The president’s popularity has been
tinged by such incidents as Iran,”’ said Jim
Trakas, president of OSU’s College
Republicans. ‘“‘But in this time of ques-
tioning, it’s significant that those who
were pro-Reagan outnumbered those who
were anti-Reagan by more than two-to-one
at the party.’””
Trakas, who has been active in the effort
to draw Reagan to commencement, added
that the president’s health and campus
security problems probably will keep him
year from the state Legislature asnd Gov.
Mario Cuomo to conduct a feasibility
study that would pave the way for the new
exam.
If the money is aproved, a trial test
would be given this fall to some high
school seniors and the results studied to
determine if the scores were more evenly
distributed between males and females,
Ambach said. High school seniors would
still have to take the SAT to qualify for
state scholarships next year.
And if the test is determined to be fairer
than the SAT, the regents would ask the
Legislature for authorization to give the
exam statewide in the fall of 1988. It would
cost about $200,000 a year for the state to
administer the new test, Ambach said.
The Legislature scrapped a Regents
Scholarship Exam in 1977 as a cost-cutting
move. The Education Department unsuc-
cessfully tried to get the test reinstated in
1978 and 1979. Oo
from making the appearance.
In 1984, an OSU student was arrested
for twice threatening Reagan’s life. The
charges were later dropped.
Other campuses also are reporting smat-
terings of anti-Reagan sentiments. At
Brown University, this fall, students
gathered 500 signatures-on a petition: to
place a referendum on the student ballot to
impeach Reagan. The referendum ‘‘was
voted down, but it was very close,” said
Brown spokesman Mark Nickel.
Brown students attracted attention in
1984 by leading one of the first campus
movements to stockpile suicide pills in case
of nuclear war.
Stanford — where plans to build the
Reagan presidential library have worried
some student and administrators that
Stanford will be linked permanently with
administration policies — has grown even
more sensitive as the details of the Iran-
Contra scandal are revealed.
Campus spokesmen, for example,
quickly disavowed the remarks early this
month W. Glenn Campbell of the Hoover
Institution — a Stanford think tank —
that the school will one day ‘‘boast”’ of its
ties to the administration.
“T see the protests becoming more
widespread,’’ said Fiona Mfrtin,
spokesperson for Students for Peace and
Disarmament, an Ohio State group active
in the birthday party demonstration.
“I see more activity, students wanting to
let the government know how they feel,’’
she added. When politics affects them,
they become more active, and now
students are beginning to be affected by
financial aid cuts and by policies that af-
fect their future goals.’’ ag
Indian Quad Presents
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE
IN TEXAS
performed in the
SUNYA CC BALLROOM
at
8:00pm April 2nd & 3rd 1987
$4 w/ tax card $6 w/o and at the door
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Tuesday March 24th 8-11:30
DOC SCANLON AND THE RHYTHM
BLUES BOYS
12 Cut Pizza $4.00
Pepsi Pitchers $2.00
Roast Beef Subs $2.00
Italian Hoagie $2.00
Double Cheeseburger & Small Fries
$2.00
ONE DOZEN STEAMERS $1.75
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ATTENTION PRE-HEALTH AND
PRE- CHIROPRACTIC STUDENTS!
The Director of Admissions from
PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC,
WEST
will be on campus
Friday, March 27
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
IN CUE
If interested, sign up in CUE
18 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS (] TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987
Safety Awareness Survey
Due to the increased safety concerns the Student Associa-
tion’s Safety Committee has been established to address the
safety issues of SUNYA students. This questionaire will
enable us to increase our awareness of your safety concerns
so that we may be able to act upon them.
i= MALES 3! “FEMALES ©
2. UPTOWN CAMPUS. DOWNTOWN CAMPUS___s © F CAMPUS.
3. Have you ever been in a situation where ,cu have felt unsafe while
attending SUNYA? VES S5e >) NO
If YES please expl3in |
4. Wovld you be in favor of an emergency 3 digit number(ie. 911)?
YES, NO.
In an emergency, do you know who to call for help? YES NO.
Would you like to see an improved security system including ID
checks and the signing in of visitors? YES NO.
According to YOU which of the following living areas should apply?
STATE INDIAN. DUTCH COLONIAL ALUMNI :
7. Would you be in favor of a $5 dorm rate increase, which would go
towards improvements in security? YES NO
8, What safety issues concern you and what suggestions do you have
to make us aware of them?
9. We would encourage any additional comments or suggestions.
PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR QUAD OFFICE OR CAMPUS CENTER 116.
THANK. YOU_FOR YOUR INPUT.
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INFIRMARY: 442-5454
Albany Fire DEPT: 463-1234
DON’T WALK ALONE; 442-5571
Albany Rape Crisis Hotline: 445-7547
Middle Earth: 442-5777
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987 CO. ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 19 —
Univ. of Alabama banning
controversial student play
COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE — University of
Alabama officials earlier this month decid-
ed not to let a student produce his con-
troversial play on campus, and, in reply,
the student sued them one day later.
Meanwhile, one student group
demonstrated in favor of banning the play
— called Babylon Motel — while another
demonstrated to equate the banning to
censorship.
UA Officials say it’s an issue of how they
use their facilities and of nudity. The
playwright says it’s an issue only because
some nude scenes feature black and white
actors together.
“Given [UA’s] historical perspective,”
said graduate student and playwright
Walter Alves, ‘‘it will find the interracial
[sex] scenes offensive.’’
“The issue,” announced Roger Sayers,
UA’s vice president of academic affairs, in
a press release explaining why the school
denied Alves’ play a stage,‘tis how the
university chooses to use its facilities.””
He added UA “‘is not obligated’’ to pro-
vide a stage for any play, just as it is not re-
quired to publish all the manuscripts sub-
mitted to campus journals.
Other campuses restrict the arts, too.
Last week, Notre Dame suspended a stu-
dent news magazine for publishing a story
and photo about how Notre Dame had
forced a campus literary magazine to drop
an ‘‘erotic art print’’ from its pages a few
months before.
The student activities office said the art
print of ‘an embracing couple’? was
“inappropriate,” and that the Scholastic,
the student news magazine, had violated
“‘policy.””
At Alabama, Edward Still, Alves’ at-
torney, maintains Alabama’s ‘“‘agents’’
based their decision on ‘‘what they believ-
ed to be the content of the play.”’ In ad
tion, Still plans to argue UA officials’
“unlimited discretion’ in allocating
facilities needs limits.
“There’s been a long line of cases,’’ he
said, ‘‘where judges determine that, for ex-
ample, a police chief has too much power
in deciding to permit parades.’’
~“He might decide he likes this Shriners
group, but on the other hand not these
Vietnam Vets who want .to protest
something.”
School officials and attorneys said it was
their policy not to comment on ‘‘pending
litigation.’”
Earlier, Arts and Sciences Dean Richard
Peck had said some members of the com-
munity would have been offended by the
play, which Alves said he contracted to
produce on campus for credit.
“Dean Peck believes the material might
be offensive to some members of the com-
munity,”’ reported UA Spokeswoman
Dale Allison, ‘tand he denied [Alves] use
of Morgan Auditorium.”
Alves maintained the university’s objec-
tions are more racist than provincial, and
noted that UA has allowed X-rated films
on campus and stage productions of
“Equus’’ and ‘‘Extremities,’’ both of
which include sexually explicit material.
“They even gave away a date with [Deep
Throat star] Linda Lovelace in the
seventies.”
UA’s Allison said, “I was a student here
at the time and remember hearing
something about that,’’ but adds she can’t
remember particulars.
Alves said his play has artistic merit and
that the sexual scenes are necessary to it.
** ‘Babylon Motel’ involves a 14-year-
old half-black boy and his attempt to keep
his 13-year-old white half-sister off the,
steets, out of the hands of his mother’s
pimp. He is having a-tender, loving in-
cestuous relationship with his sister,’*
Alves explained. ao
[ATTENTION!!|]
All SA funded groups:
| APRIL 1 is the final
deadline
for group appeals on
the 1987-88 budget.
Submit written appeals to:
SA Legislative Budget
Committee
Campus Center 116
atten: Flip Posner
442-6038
Guinness Day
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WANT TO BE A PART OF HISTORY?
Musical Chairs...Peter Seirafi
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Administration Circle
Saturday April 25, 1987
Registration begins at 9:00am
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New tax laws may reduce
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COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE — Corporations
donated a record $1.8 billion to American,
colleges in 1986, but donations could drop
this year because of tax reform.
In its annual accounting of corporate
giving to campuses, the Council for Finan-
cial Aid to Education (CFAE) said the in-
crease in donations was noteworthy
because corporate pretax profits fell 5.3
percent during the same period.
Other economic factors also logically
should have kept companies from increas-
ing their contributions to colleges, said
CFAE President John Haire.
“The large number of mergers and
reconstructurings have caused companies
to contract in every way” except in their
giving, Haire said.
Similarly, some observers now predict
the Tax Reform Act of 1986 — which
reduces the amount companies can deduct
from their taxes for charitable contribu-
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future.
CFAE Vice President Paul Miller isn’t
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“Don’t overestimate the influence of
taxes in people’s giving decisions,” he
said, adding that corporations donate to
schools ‘‘as a form of investment”? in the
future workforce.
The number of gifts greater than $5,000
from individuals will be fewer, Miller said,
but corporate contributions ‘‘are in their
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Indeed, much of the $1.8 billion
donated last year was in the form of
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“We're a little concerned that after
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the state of corporate profits than on the
state of tax laws,’’ Miller said.
The change in tax laws, however, may
have inspired some firms and individuals
to give more in 1986 which such donations
were fully deductible.
Clemson, said development director
Robert Christenberry, received “quite a
number of gifts in December that it pro-
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the Tax Reform Act.”
To beat the Jan. 1, 1987 change in the
tax law, the University of Nebraska Foun-
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During the last two weeks of December,
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anonymous gifts worth $2.5 million. The
universities of Cincinnati and West
Virginia as well as Reed College in Oregon,
among others, got last-minute windfall
contributions, too.
Clemson’s Christenberry hopes for a
similar rush-to-give next December when
alumni realize tax reform will further
reduce the tax advantages of contributing
again in 1988.
But Susan Gonczlik, director of planned
giving at the University of Santa Clara
(Cal.), said she’s been reading estimates
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Prediction : Mets on top of NL East again in ’87
By Mark Lubelsky
Unfortunately I have to pick the Mets to
repeat as the National League East cham-
pions. However, it’s all up to the Cardinals
whether they win it by that incredible
margin of 2114 games or if it promises to
be a legitimate pennant race down to the
last couple of weeks.
The NL East was a weak division last
year; it will be even weaker this year, and it
would be a total joke if the Mets were not
in it.
It will take history’s greatest collapse of
a major league club for the Mets not to
repeat. It’s a combination of the Mets be-
ing that good and everyone else being that
bad. The Mets should once again have
baseball’s best record, not so much
because of their greatness, but more
because of their ability to feast on the
Cubs, Expos, and most of all the Pirates
for a season.
The Mets’ pitching is the reason that
they will repeat — it’s certainly not the hit-
ting of Gary Carter and Daryl Strawberry.
Their pitchers could be the number one or
two man on virtually any other club.
Although Gooden has had a poor spring
training, I have no doubts that he will at
least repeat last year’s solid but heavily
criticized numbers.
As one would expect from World Series
champions, the Mets have several quality
players besides their pitchers. Among them
are Keith Hernandez, Len Dykstra, Wally
Backman and, yes I will admit it, Gary
Carter and Daryl Strawberry. Carter may
be grossly overrated but I still wish that he
was catching for the Yankees. Strawberry
has a wealth of potential, but his bat seems
to disappear when the pressure’s on — and
that cannot continue forever. This could
be the year that Strawberry reaches his
potential, but more likely he will remain a
mediocre player with superstar potential. I
am expecting a tight pennant race, capped
off with the Mets edging the Cardinals out
by less than three games.
The Cardinals’ fall from first to third
place was an amazing series of events that
left their manager, Whitey Herzog, con-
ceding to the Mets with the summer just
beginning. No such luck for the baseball’s
most conceited team this year. The Cards
are going to make the Mets earn the divi-
sion title.
Given the talent that the Cards possess,
it’s inevitable that they will improve this
season. Both their offense and defense
failed them in ’86. Their offense could lay
claim to a league low batting average of
.236 and a league low of 58 home run
total. Having Jack Clark back from in-
juries, by itself, should be a big boost to
the Cards’ pitiful offense of last year.
The Cards did have some bright spots
last year, as impossible as that sounds.
Todd Worrell, the Rookie of the Year, had
36 saves, almost single-handedly preven-
ting a fourth place finish. As expected, the
Wizard of Oz was unfazed by everything
going on around him and played All-Star
quality baseball.
The pitching for a run at the pennant is
there, and wheter or not the staff performs
their best is the key to this season. Given
the Cards’ offenses reliance on-speed and
singles, anything less than a great year
from the pitching staff could spell big
trouble.
If everything falls into place perfectly
for the Cards, then maybe they would beat
out the Mets for the NL East title.
However, the best that the Cards can hope
for is an exciting pennant race with them
Herr slipped the least
of the three but still had a season
that he would like to have
deleted from his Topps baseball card.
Willie McGee, Tommy Herr, and Vince
Coleman can accept the majority of the
erdit for the Cards’ fall to third place.
McGee, last year’s MVP, dropped 97
points off of his batting average and stole
about one third of the bases that he did in
’85. Coleman didn’t slip quite as much as
McGee — that is not really possible — but
he also has some pride to recover. Herr
slipped the least of the three but still had a
season that he would like to have deleted
from his Topps baseball card.
finsiheing a very close second.
Only the Phillies’ second place finish
last year qualifies them as contenders.
They are not a bad team, but if they were
not in the NL East, they would not look
like anything but a fourth place team.
Simply put, future Hall of Famer Mike
Schmidt is assured of playing on a third
place team no matter what he says to the
contrary. This example should illustrate
this very well: Kevin Gross was their winn-
ingest pitcher with a 4.02 ERA and a 12-12
record, A pitching staff that shallow
should consider itself lucky with a third
place finish.
Given the fact that the Phillies staff is
composed of many never-beens, I’d like to
pick them for a lower than third place
finish, but given how inept the Cubs, Ex-
pos and Pirates will be, that’s just simply
impossible.
The Expos should barely secure a fourth
place finish, only because the Cubs and
Pirates deserve to fight it out for last. How
a team can justify giving away Tim Raines,
baseball’s second best leadoff hitter, Jeff
Reardon, one of baseball’s premier stop-
pers, and the still productive Andre
Dawson in one offseason is beyond any
reasoning that I can understand. A team
that cares that much about the bottom line
deserves to be in the bottom of the cellar.
Expose fans should give up on them —
they’ve given up on their fans.
_ There is not much worth saying about
either the Cubs or the Pirates other than
that they should be disbanded out of pity.
The Cubs’ best pitcher, Scott Sanderson,
was 9-11, and the outfield is worse than
that. The Cubs will finish fifth only
because the Pirates are even worse.
The Pirates are valuable only for their
curiosity value. One of the worst teams in
baseball traded their best pitcher, 15-game
winner Rick Rhoden, for two unproven
pitchers, Brian Fisher and Doug Drabek.
They deserve to finish last for a move like
that, and they will. o
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League West predictions in
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24,:1987 [ALBANY STUDENT PRESS» Sports 93
Record-breaking indoor season ends for women
By Brian Voronkov
STAFF WRITER
Coming off what Albany Head
Coach Ron White called ‘‘the
most sucessful season in the
history of the university,’’ the
women’s indoor track and field
team looks toward an equally
sucessful outdoor season.
The Danes sent five athletes to
NCAA’ last weekend where all
received All-American honors
Albany placed eighth with sixteen
points. Sixty schools qualified
and thirty-five scored.
“T think it was the real high of
our season,”’ said White.
“One of the reasons ‘that the
season was so sucessful was that it
served the commom athlete and
exposed them to competitions.
We work them just as hard as our
national champions.’’
When the SUNYAC’s and
ECAC’s fell. on the same
weekend, Coach White sent the
elites to the SUNYAC while the
Test of the team travelled to the
ECAC. White feels this much
higher level of competition
sprung them to the NCAA’s,
“T feel that it’s necessary to
have a good broad team but to
have a strong nucleus,’ said
White.
There were twenty-one
members on the team and 90 per-
cent of them had personal best
and seasonal best times.
Tri-captain Angela Foder-
ingham had by far the best
season. Foderingham personally
broke four records, tied one and
was part of a relay team that
broke two records.
The sophomore sprinter earned
All American status with her third
place finish in the 55m Hurdles
and her second place in the 55m
dash at the nationals.
Kathy Bellantoni also had an
impressive indoor season. Bellan-
toni was a member of the 1600m
relay which also went to the na-
tionals. Bellantoni also had a se-
cond place finish in the
SUNYAC’s in the 400m dash
event.
Bellantoni and the three other
members of the squad received
All American honors. The squad
consisted of Mary Lou Webster,
Patti Barrett, Michelle Kirker and
Foderingham.
Kirker had two third place post
season finishes in the longjump
Her personal best was in the
SUNYAC’s and another im-
pressive jump was in the states.
Erica Anderson also had an im-
pressive season, breaking the
school record twice in the shot
put. Anderson travelled as far as
the Eastern championships and
fell short of the nationals by a
fraction of an inch.
Coach White feels his true
sucess comes from his ability to
communicate with his athletes.
White, looking back to the train-
ing facilities, was impressed with
Dane’s performances under the
pending circumstances.
When the bubble deflated on
Dec. 19, in the middle of their
pre-season training, they were
forced back into the tunnels. He
was impressed that the athletes
did not complain and were able to
do the job elsewhere.
White looks forward to when
the field house is built and the
team will have adequate training
facilities and will be able to host
indoor events.
“YT think we had a terrific
season,’’ said Tri-captain Leslie
Anderson. “‘Everybody improved
and we all worked together and
pulled it out.”
“Twas impressed,’ com-
mented Anderson on the teams
performance in the nationals.
“We weren’t sure about the relay
team but we were confident about
Angela [Foderingham]. It was a
nice surprise when we did well out
there.””
The Danes outdoor season
depends on the indoor season.
The track and field season is ex-
tremely short and they feel they
are ready.
The ourdoor team is made of
the same members on the winter
team, with thre new members.
“I’m confident a lot more peo-
ple will quality for the ECAC and
NCAA,” said Leslie Andersome
“Weall support each other.”? 7
Plattsburgh routs
SUNYAC rival for
Div.IIl hockey title
(AP) Former Army Coach Jack Riley has
been gone from the college hockey scene
a year now, but his legacy lives on at
West Point, where his son Rob is now
head coach, and up at Plattsburgh in
northeastern New York, where hockey is
the only game in town and Coach Steve
Hoar’s Plattsburgh State Cardnals are
the newly crowned national champions
of Division III.
After two straight seasons ended in
disappointment with Final Four losses to
Bemidji State, Hoar’s third year at the
Plattsburgh State helm ended Saturday
night the way he’d always envisioned
it—with an 8-3 victory over Oswégo
State, that gave the Cardinals their first-
ever NCAA Division III title.
“We have paid our dues. It’s just a
tremendous win,’ said Hoar, who was
Jack Riley’s right-hand man at West
Point for six years before moving to Plat-
tsburgh. ‘Last night (Friday) we went on
emotion. This game we won with self-
discipline.
“I knew we were very close this year,”
he added. ‘‘The kids developed a quiet
confidence. That’s very special, very
characteristic of winning programs, win-
ning teams. This team is the closest knit
group I’ve had.””
The Cardinals, a blend of players from
Canada, New York and’ Massachusetts,
came back from a two-goal deficit Friday
night and finally beat old nemesis Bemid-
ji State 7-4 in a semifinal game. The
championship victory upped the team’s
season record to 36-6 and simply finshed
off an unforgettable year that included a
27-gdme winning streak.
The season didn’t look very promising
after the first nine games—the Cardinals
stood at 4-5 in mid-November—but the
groundwork was being laid for a year like
no other for a Division III school.
All five of those losses occurred on the
road against Division I rivals, including
three shellackings in Alaska. That’s
right, a Division III school on the road in
Alaska. It was the first of three coups
Hoar was able to pull off.
“Name another Division II prograni
that traveled to Alaska,’’ demanded the
35-year-old native of Arlington Mass.
“Most schools are lucky to get out of the
State with their limited budgets. We went
for a week. They (Alaska-Fairbanks and
Alaska-Anchorage) paid (for 24) round-
trip tickets, they gave us guarantees.
‘We played in Sullivan Arena in An-
chorage before 3,500, and to our kids it
was like Madison Square Garden. Big
scoreboard. They saw their names in
lights. It. was unbelievable,
phenomenal.”’
An intramural basketball player shows the proper technique for a chest
pass during a recent ACI game. An intramural game can be found in pro-
gress just about any night of the week at the University Gym.
TLEANA POLLACK UPS
Tironi
“Back Page °
Tironi attended Cobleskill Junior Col-
lege, and before he transferred to Albany
after his sophomore year he was on the
Espoir World Team where he took fourth
place in the World Championships. He
was also named Cobleskill’s ‘‘Athlete of
the Year”’ in 1985.
“T came to Albany because Joe DeMeo
is the best Greco-Roman coach in the
country. I wanted to train for the Olym-
pics, and I wanted him to be my coach,’’
said Tironi.
It was a wise choice. Tironi was the
NCAA Heavyweight Champion in Divi-
sion III wrestling as a junior, and repeated
that this year. Last year at the Division I.
championships Tironi lost his first match,
but this year was quite a different story.
In his first match this weekend Tironi,
who was not seeded, defeated Dave Oron-
doff, the ninth seed, from the University
of Oregon, by a 2-1 mark.
“He was considered one of tne tougher
opponents, with a 33-3 record~on the
season,” said Tironi.
In the second match of the day Tironi
faced one of Iowa Coach Don Gable’s
team in the seeded Mark Sindlinger.
In a very close, hard-fought match
Tironi lost by a 9-4 score. Sindlinger went
on to finish fourth in the heavyweight
class, although Iowa took setond plac:
overall.
“After the loss I wasn’t too happy; but I
had to regroup and go back and wrestle
again,” said Tironi.
In the first match of the wresthe-backs,
Tironi defeated the University of‘Wyom-
ing’s Steve Cogdill by a 5-2 score...
Steve Adams of Central Michigan
University was next to fall, as. Tironi
wrestled well and defeated him by a 5-3
score. :
In the next match Tironi faced the sixth
seeded Tom Reese of the University of
Maryland.
“‘He beat me 9-4 and he took fifth place
overall. If I had won that match I would
have been in the Top 8 in the nation,” Said
Tironi.
He finished in ninth place, and is truly
to be honored for this accomplishment.
Chris Tironi will now graduate and go on
to train and hopefully earn a spot on the
1988 U.S. Olympic wrestling team.
Upon leaving Albany there is both
sadness and joy for Tironi. Perhaps Tironi
will go on to much better things, but it is
certain there has been no finer wrestler to
pass through Joe DeMeo’s third floor
wrestling room here at Albany. He will be
missed. ct
Pre-season peeks of Albany spring teams will continue next issue
with previews of men’s and women’s tennis and baseball.
Nova’s McLain -
aself-serving
confession?
By Stef McDonald
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Add Gary McLain to the list. That is,
the list of unsuspected college athletes in-
volved with drugs. Better yet, give him
his own list. Call that one the ‘‘college
athletes involved with drugs who run to
the bank with their story’’ list.
Two years ago we saw underdog
Villanova upset the almighty Georgetown
Hoyas in the final game of the NCAA
basketball championship. We found a
new group of athletes
to make into overnight Sports
Column
heroes. And that’ is
what we did. America
took to the Wildcats.
In his story that
Sports Ilustrated allegedly paid forty
thousand dollars for, Gary McLain ad-
mitted to taking cocaine before games —
big games, too. He admitted to deali
and he admitted to being high at the
White House while tha nation made him
a hero.
The nation pities McLain, the fallen
athlete who stepped forward with his
story. We feel sorry for him, like we felt
sorry about Lenny Bias’ tragic drug-
related death. The man lost control of his
life, and is paying.
But McLain did more than tell his
story — he sheds light to the shadows
that lurk in locker rooms across the
country.
A lot is happening in the world of col-
lege sports these days. And a lot is hap-
pening with drugs. Drug use in athletics is
a problem, one we are beginning to learn
more about, and one we are just beginn-
ing to acknowledge.
In response to McLain’s story, the
dean of students at Villanova, Rev. John
P. Stack said, ‘If what he’s doing is a ge-
nuine attempt to help other people, then
that’s a great thing. . .”” But, is it that?
In admitting his own involvement with
drugs during the season, McLain has told
of other players’ (nameless, of course)
use as well. He also implies that Coach
Rollie Massimino strongly suspected hit
involvement*and did not take steps to
prevent it. There are a lot of implications
in his story. And a lot of others look bad.
Did McLain have to include these facts?
McLain, in stepping forward has again
become a hero of sorts. We admire h
courage. But it is easily forgotten that he
was paid to tell his tale. And he leaves us
to speculate about the others.
Maybe it is a good thing that McLain
has done. Maybe we need to know mong.
— to shed light on those shadows. But
coming from McLain, who admittedly.
.oved to be in the spotlight, one can only
wonder, oO
Sports Tue:
lay
Stef McDonald
expounds on Gary
McLain’s Sports
Hlustrator article.
See page 23.
MARCH 24, 1987
Ta
Intramural Basketball
season winds down
towards play-offs
By Mike Brewster
SPORTS EDITOR
The t-shirt. That’s what ACIA intramural basketball
is all about.
“Our goal, of course, is to win the coveted t-shirt,”
said sophomore Ben Memmott, whose New Style team
is 3-0 and ranked number six in the latest Dr. L poll.
The t-shirts, given to each member of the winning)
team of the two intramural basketball leagues, are status]
symbols which can lend a person instant credibility
when looking for a pick-up game at University Gym.
But they are far from the only notable aspect of in-
tramural hoops at Albany.
The name synonymous with Albany State intramural}
basketball is Dr. L. He’s senior Lenny Marcus, and his|
more or less bi-weekly polls have given him nearly legen-
dary status with basketball afficiondos at Albany.
“People were really down on basketball a couple o
years ago. I guess it was two years ago, when I was a}
sophomore, that I decided to do the poll. The reaction!
was unbelievable. People treated it like it was the weekly|
UPI poll. People were coming up to me and saying ‘how
could you rank us ninth’, and stuff like that,” con-|
tinued The Doc.
Dr. L ranks teams separately according to each
league. League I, with only six teams, tends to scare]
away teams due to the level of competition. League II is
by far the more popular, with over 25 teams competing.
Both leagues consist of numerous players. who came}
to Albany at least partially due to the basketball pro-|
gram and the reputation of Head Coach Dick Sauers.
However, upon learning of the demands of collegiate}
basketball Albany State style, many have turned to the|
much more convenient avenue for cabin fever —|
shooting a few hoops with their frat brothers,
suitemates, and friends.
Although play-offs are coming up and many teams
are very serious about winning an AMIA_ Champion-|
ship, one aspect of intramural basketball reminds one|
that this is, after all, done in fun-team names. ‘The
Masters of the Universe,’ ‘5 Angry Men’ and ‘You Be}
Il'n’ are just a few examples of some rather creative
team names (none comparing however, to the ACIA
Volleyball team, Chocolate Bunnies From Hell).
“<A few teams maybe shouldn’t be ranked where they
are, but once play-offs roll around, I only rank the
playoff teams.’”
“Well, in League I, I like Black Sheep'to repeat. They
won it last semester, and I heard that Scott Tanks just
hit a bomb at the buzzer the other day to win it. They
should take it.””
However, the League II playoff picture is as clouded
as an NHL playoff schedule on closing day.
“If I hed to name a Final Four,”’ allowed The Doc,
“my first team would be Air ZBT. They’re very strong
and have been ranked number one the entire season.
“CCCP” just lost but they’re tough.”
“Oh yeah, Jeff Young and ‘The Redmen’ are really
tough. And if ‘The New Style’ really got that big guy,
they’ll be good. And, I’d like to think the team I’m on,
‘Finest Basketball’ (formed from the now defunct ‘New
York’s Finest’), would get in it.””
What? The all-knowing Doc
objective?
“Yeah, I’m on a team, but I never rank us higher
than ninth, even if 1 think we’re better.””
The Doc has words of warning for those teams ranked
ohhigh and who haven’t dost a game.
“sP'Il tell ya, the biggest jinx in the world is going into
the playoffs undefeated arid without a loss.
‘And as in the NCAA Division I Championship going
on right now, defending champions have to earn
respect.
“Package Check’ is the defending Division II
champs,” quoth The Doc, ‘but I don’t know. There’s
so many good teams. Like ‘Freshman Posse’. They’ve
got some real characters.”” .
Memmott, described as ‘a gunner’ by his teammates,
displayed the bravado that is necessary to have in order
“Lo earn respect around the league.
| ‘I don’t mean to offend anybody, but I think we can
“| win it.”
After all, he, like the Doc-and many others, wants the
isn’t completely
By Al Baker
STAFF WRITER
Albany senior Chris Tironi has finished his college
wrestling career with a 70-5 total record, no losses to any
Division III opponents, and two Division II National
Championships. A career that started back in the sixth
grade pee-wee wrestling league, where he was also a
champion.
At age 12 he weighed 177 pounds and always had to
move up in age group to wrestle the 16 and 17 year olds.
This past weekend in College Park, Maryland, Tironi had
to move up again. After defeating all the Division IIT
competition on March 7 and 8, he traveled to the site of
the Division I championships and finished with a strong
ninth place finish out of the entire United States.
He was the only Division III wrestler present out of for-
ty competitors and he defeated the PAC 10 champion as
well as the ACC champion before losing closely to the
BIG 10 champion.
“It’s the highest place of any wrestler from Albany in
20 years. He’s an outstanding wrestler who’s had an
outstanding career, to say the least,’ said Albany Head
Coach Joe DeMeo. :
And all of this in the face of a knee injury..Tironi had
arthroscopic knee surgery a few weeks back, and in one
match this weekend his knee locked up twice, and the
trainer had to pop it back into place. P
“He wrestled very well despite his knee injury, and if
he wasn’t injured he would have done better,’’ said
DeMeo.
The road to Tironi’s outstanding accomplishment is
paved with success. Always a big kid, in eighth grade he
was the starting heavyweight on Mechanicville’s high
school wrestling team at 203 pounds.
**That’s when I started getting really invovled in the
sport. I went to wrestling camps in the summers and
trained hard,”’ said Tironi.
In eleventh grade he joined ATWA (Adirondack
Tironi caps career, ninth in nation
NANCY COHEN UPS
Chris Tironi (above) wrestling with Joe Demeo, was the
only Div. Ill wrestler to attend the NCAA Div.!
Championships.
Three-Style Wrestling Associatin),
DeMeo, and improved greatly.
‘Coach DeMeo helped me quite a lot,”’ siad Tironi.
Tironi was the highest finisher in New York State in
high school, a record which has only been broken this
year by his brother Curtis, who may follow in his older
brother’s footsteps.
In his senior year of high school Tironi made the Junior
World Team, and finished his high School career at 94-20,
while holding the fastest pin record ever-recorded in his
high school, seven seconds.
coached by Joe
But who does the Doc think will win the whole thing?| ‘
By Denise Pisapia
Spring is in the air and so is the
spirit of the Albany State women’s
softball team. The team, coached by
Lee Rhenish is looking forward to
yet another promising season.
The team has had an outstanding
past few years, taking the state title
in 1982 and again in 1985.
Last year was no exception to the
rule; the Danes ended their 1986
season with an overall record of
22-6.
“‘We had an outstanding season in
1986,”” said coach Rhenish. ‘‘We
finished second in the state cham-
pionships, only loseing to Brockport
in the last game.”’
Senior Monique Romano com-
mented, “The team was dissa-
pointed in not attending the
SUNYAC’s, but _we_ really put a
a
EMANUEL RAMOS UPS
The Dane softball team will open their
season against The College of Saint
t-shirt.
Rose March 31.
great effort into the state champion-
ships and it paid off.”
Carmen Guzman and Jeannine
D’Amvrosi who were named to the
NYSWCAA All-Championship
Team, show great promise as the
team’s backbone for the up-coming
season.
“Both players contributed greatly
to the team, both on and off the
field,” observed Coach Rhenish.
“The rest of the squad recognized
this and selected both players as co-
captains for the 1987 team season.”
Guzman, a Morris High School
graduate, excelled during the 1986
season. This year she will be return-
ing as a center-fielder. She has been
given such honors as the 1986
Fielding Award.
D’Ambrosi, a returning
sophomore, received the coaches’
Award for last season, and is ex-
pected to add to the team’s success in
the °87 upcoming season,’’ com-
mented senior second baseman Terri
Sokol. ‘We are returning this season
with seven veterans and two transfer
students. Experience is on our side.”
The team’s new stars are being
joined by two freshmen, Karen
Rosenthall and Karen Smiley, who
may be handling some ofthe pit-
ching duties for the team.
“Both the pitchers and the cat-
chers [Donna Aken and Laura
Dugo] are new to the team and have
been working very well together,”
said coach Rhenish.
“All the new players are good,
solid players,"’ added Romano,
“they really know their game and
have shown great improvement.’’
Adding to the team this season
will be the strong returning players
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Dane softball team set for play
from last year’s team. ‘‘We’ve
undergone a few position changes,
so we'll see how this works.
Hopefully it will prove successful,”
coach Rhenish added.
The Danes lineup will include
junior Kathy Chickester on first
base. Battling it out for the position
of second base will be freshmen
Theresa Ferretti and Sokol. The hot
corner will be covered by Romano
and newcomer Zoraida Diaz.
“‘Monique has a lot of experience
on third and Zoraida shows a lot of
promise,” stated Coach Rhenish.
The outfield will be covered from
all angles. Left fielders Patty. Farrell
and Barbara De Pesa are hoping to
be on top of things this season. In
right field will be sophomore
Deborah Goldberg and Hillary
Rosen, a freshman from Rockville
Center.
“We really have a strong defense
and offense; we are looking foward
to a successful season. The team is
really putting their all into prac-
tices,’’ comments junior Chichester.
Coach Rhenish adds, ‘‘the col-
lapse of the bubble has hampered
alot of our practices, just as it has
other spring sports. We have only
been out on the field three times this
year.”
The Dane’s strongest softball
competition will come from Cor-
tland. ‘‘Cortland has always been a
strong opponent in our schedule,”
comments captain D’Ambrosi.
“They have strong defensive and of-
fensive players. They are a driving
force in the league. New Patlz will be
another tough team to beat.’’ u
