King Ralph is royal pain in the
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JV hoops easily wins 16th
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February 22, 1991
Future of SUNY Albany athletics decided
By Wayne Stock
SENIOR EDITOR
The proposal for the
University at Albany to move
into Division I athletics has been
temporarily halted.
On February 4, University
President H, Patrick Swygert
announced to the University
Senate’s Executive Committee
he would not seek the move into
Division I at the present time.
Due to both the current budget
situation and new regulations
implemented by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), Swygert said he needed
to speak out.
“As a result of the NCAA
Convention and the governor’s
budget, I saw no reason to delay
a decision,” Swygert said. “I
think our energy needs to be
devoted to the maintenance of a
high quality education program.”
The issue was originally
scheduled to be noted on by the
University Senate in April,
following a report by the body’s
Educational Policy Council
(EPC).
Swygert, who has the final
decision on whether a change is
made, said he is hoping the
Senate will continue their
investigation.
“I don’t want to put an abrupt
end to the discussion,” Swygert
said. “It will be helpful and
healthy to continue to do
research.”
By Wayne Stock
SENIOR EDITOR
University President H.
Patrick Swygert told the SUNY
|Board of Trustees he supported
‘a differential tuition program for
ithe SUNY system last week.
In what he called “mission
based tuition,” Swygert said he
feels the students at the
university centers (Albany,
Binghamton, Buffalo, and Stony
Brook) should pay a higher
tuition than the other state
colleges. ee
“4 policy of mission-based
tuition recognizes that in order
to offer real choice among
educational options, resources
imust be made available in
relation to the costs and
demands of the campus and
program,” Swygert said in a
statement made to the trustees
be used to provide additional
support to those campuses
whose total added costs of
SUNYA awaits Cuomo's
approval of differential tuition
The proposal, which would
require approval from both)
Governor Mario Cuomo and the
State Legislature, has met with
harsh rsentment among the non-
university centers.
SUNY College at Oneontal
President Alan Donovan said he|
felt the plan would eventually
turn the SUNY system into:a
distinction between champagne
and ripple.
The statement made by.
Donovan, and others opposed to}
the plan, refers to the “Chivas
Regal” theory of economics thai
states i something cosis more it|
must be better.
Swygert, however, disagreed,
“The proposal does not assume}
that the quality: of an|
undergraduate education in one
SUNY institution is ‘better’ than}
another,” he said. “(it) must not!
produce an academic caste!
system that divides students]
Earlier in the year SUNY
tuition was raised $300 a year.
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He added, “I am not saying
that Division I is not a
worthwhile goal to pursue.”
Albany currently competes at
the Division III level, where no
athletic scholarships are
permitted. In Division I, the
school would move up into a
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program on par with many of the
nation’s leading universities,
where athletic scholarships are
the norm.
According to Albany Athletic
Director William Moore, new
legislation by the NCAA adds
upwards of $750,000 to the
amount needed to support the
program. The majority of this
new expense is due to a by-law
that calls for scholarship funding
in seven other sports, apart from
basketball and football.
“It was a well considered
move by the president,” Moore
said. “The NCAA legislation
needs more time for study. There
is no way we could go forward
without an in-depth review.”
The new legislation also
requires schools who wish to
compete at the Division I level to
do so in all areas by 1993. The
proposal presented to the Senate
did not call for an upgrade in
football.
Last April, the Senate
narrowly passed a resolution that
allowed the EPC to do research
into the proposal. The 34-29 vote
drew dividing lines among
administrators and students, who
generally supported the
movement, and the faculty, who
were mostly opposed.
“I think it was the wise
decision to make,” said physics
professor Bruce Marsh. “It just
could not happen in the present
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Circus deemed cruel by activists
By Brian Epstein
STAFF WRITER
Animal rights activists rallied
outside the Knickerbocker Arena
Jast Wednesday night to protest
the Moscow Circus, what they
called “the Cruelest Show on
Earth”.
Approximately 75 people
protested from 6 p.m. until 7:30
p.m.. A press release stated the
purpose of the rally was “(to)
protest the use of animals in
entertainment and to educate
residents in the Capital district by
disclosing the cruelty beneath the
circus glitter,”
The protest was organized by
the Animal Rights Action
League; members of the
Association of Veterinarians for
Animal Rights, Wildlife
Rehabilitationists and Education
Network, along with local grass
Toots activists.
Specific complaints the
protestors voiced about the circus
included inadequate housing and
travel of the animals: the animals
are inadequately fed and don’t
have enough water and they are
exposed to temperature extremes
(hot and cold), the stress of
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Approximately 75 people rallied outside the Knick on Feb. 13 to protest
that performance of the Moscow Circus.
2. ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991
NEWS BRIEFS
“WORLD®
Ballerina dies
Panama City, Panama
(AP) Dame Margot Fonteyn, the famed
ballerina who retired in 1979 after a 45-
year career, died Thursday in a hospital in
Panama City, a presidential spokesman
said. She was 71.
The spokesman said the dancer died at
11:30 a.m. after a long illness. He gave no
further details. Funeral services are set for
Friday in the capital.
Born Peggy Hookham in Reigate,
Surrey, the future prima ballerina moved
to China with her family at age 9, and
spent much of her childhood there.
Her ballet career began when she was
spotted in the early 1930s by Dame
Ninette de Valois and invited to join the
Vic-Wells Ballet, now the Royal Ballet, at
14.
Personality is conveyed across the
footlights, she said during a recent visit to
New York.
“Tt shows through your movement and
your dancing,” she said. “I think if your
personality doesn’t come through, then
you're a little immature as an individual.”
Beef claim untrue
New Delhi, India
(AP) A fundamentalist Hindu
Organization angered by the sale of “beef”
at a hotel called off its protest Thursday
when a hotel executive said only buffalo
meat was being served.
About 200 members of the Bajrang Dal
picketed Le Meridien Hotel after
advertisements for a British Food Festival
billed beef filet and Yorkshire pudding
among the attractions.
The cow is considered holy in the Hindu
religion, and the sale of beef is banned
through most of India, where Hindus make
up 82 percent of the population of 880
million. The sentiment does not extend to
buffaloes.
Kanwal Mehra, a senior hotel executive,
told the protesters his hotel “thas never
served beef and never will serve beef.”
Asked about the advertisement, another
executive said: “If we called it a buffalo
filet, do you think anyoné would have
eaten it?”
NATION @
Drug approved
Washington, D.C.
(AP) The Food and Drug Administration
approved on Thursday a new, genetically
engineered drug it said could annually
help an estimated 225,000 cancer patients
fight life-threatening infections while on
chemotherapy.
rPREVIEW OF EVENTS
The drug works by boosting production
of infection-fighting white blood cells,
which are reduced or killed entirely by
many kinds of cancer-fighting drugs.
FDA Commissioner David Kessler said
the drug, called granulocyte colony-
stimulating factor, of G-CSF, “is a pioneer
therapeutic product.”
While other biotechnical treatments
have proved useful for only small
numbers of patients, he said, a large
number of cancer patients can benefit
from G-CSF.
The drug may be used for patients
undergoing myelosuppressive
chemotherapy,a type that destroys cancer
cells and certain immune cells. These
patients, an estimated 225,000 each year,
are vulnerable to infections that can be
life-threatening, he said.
Car dealer charged
Houston, Texas
(AP) A used car dealer implicated on “60
Minutes” in an alleged odometer rollback
scam has been charged with firing shots at
the home of the program’s informant.
William Frank Whitlow, 70, was
indicated on a charge of felony retaliation
Wednesday.
Shots were fired Nov. 1 at a mobile
home belonging to Charles Vance, a
former used car dealer who told the TV
program of an alleged multimillion-dollar
scam operated by several Houston dealers
to roll back odometers.
Vance was not home at the time of the
shooting.
In the story broadcast in December,
Whitlow - who was being taped on a
hidden camera - told Vance and a “60
Minutes” reporter how he illegally
changed odometers. Whitlow has not been
charged with odometer tampering.
Whitlow is free on $2,000 bail.
Authorities also are investigating a Dec.
19 explosion that leveled Vance’s home.
He and his family were away at the time.
STATE &
Stroke stops trial
Albany
(AP) The no-show jobs trial of state
Senate Minority Leader Manfred
Ohrenstein, scheduled to begin Monday,
will be indefinitely delayed, prosecutors
said Thursday.
Gerald McKelvey, spokesman. for
Manhattan District Attorney Robert
Morgenthau, said Ohrenstein’s trial has
been put on hold pending the trial of state
Sen. Howard Babbush.
Babbush, a Brooklyn Democrat, is still
recovering from a mild stroke suffered last
month. His lawyer, James Pascarella, said
Babbush may not be able to stand trial for
several more weeks, if at all,
Morgenthau wants to prosecute
Babbush before commencing with the
Ohrenstein trial because the case against
Babbush “‘is ready to go,” McKelvey said.
“Essentially, the Ohrenstein case is
suspended until the Babbush case is
resolved,” McKelvey said. “Everything is
sort of up in the air at this point until we
determine what Babbush’s health status
Lease extended
New York
(AP) A federal appeals court on Tuesday
extended the midnight expiration of an
upstate city’s 99-year land lease with the
Seneca Nation of Indians.
Three judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals said the status quo will
remain in Salamanca, which is built on
Indian land 60 miles south of Buffalo,
until they decide a case challenging new
leases.
The ruling means residents will have
the option of accepting the new leases,
40 years with a 40-year renewal, in the
future depending on the outcome of the
lawsuit, said Jennifer Coleman, the
attorney for residents suing the Indians.
The new leases were part of an
agreement between the city and the
Indians to replace the 99-year leases,
which were to expire at midnight
Tuesday. About 3,000 leases for homes
and businesses are affected.
Under the old leases, most residents
paid about $5 a year or less for their
land. The new agreement said residents
would pay hundred of dollars annually.
Correction
In the February 12th issue,
Jose Maymi is the president
of Fuerza-Latina.
We regret the error.
Back so soon...
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FREE LISTINGS
FRIDAY February 22
The Tai Club meets from
6:30-8:30pm at 11 Colvin
Street. For more info call
436-5645.
American soprano Marni
Nixon. The concert begins at
8pm in the PAC Recital Hall.
For more info. call 442-3995.
SATURDAY February 23
A Faculty Showcase Gala
observing .the 200th
anniversary of Mozart's death
will feature Mozart's chamber
music at 8pm in the PAC
Main Theater. Tickets cost $5
The University Art Gallery
is hosting a symposium titled
“Images and_ Issues:
Challenges Facing American
Indian Artists" from 9:30 am -
4pm. For more info call 442-
4035.
SUNDAY February 24
The Judo Club meets on the
3rd floor of the gym in the
Wrestling room from 6:30-
MONDAY February 25
Class Council '92 meets at
7pm in CC room 370.
Amnesty International
meets at 8pm in the biology
building, room 210.
The Finckle Ensemble will
present a concert at the Hyde
Collection's Helen Froelich
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Our Land/Ourselves :
American Indian
Contemporary Artists is at
the University Art Gallery .
For more info. call 442-4035.
Purple and Gold, the
University service honorary,
is accepting applications for
membership from members:
of the Classes of
1992,1993,81994.
"Glasnost and New 8:30 pm. Beginners are Audorium at 8pm. For more Applications ar ilable
ff. a pplications are availa
Music" is a_ concert See om eee welcome. For more info. call _info. call 792-1761. from the Dept. of Campus
featuring works of American A Mark at 442-6818. Life, CC room 130.
and Soviet composers and
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
DIGESTS
Conference to be held
The Student Association of the State University of New York
(SASU) and the University Student Senate of the City University of
New York (USS) are holding their 1991 Legislative Conference and
Lobby Day Friday, February 22 through Monday, February 25, 1991,
at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.
“One of the best instruments New York State has going for it is the
students and education,” said Mary Kate Cullen, SASU Vice
President. "If they (the state government) keep pulling the rug out
from beneath us, this cuts further into the quality of a state
education," she said, "and if the pool of educated, potential workers
is reduced, business will move out of New York.”
“At this conference, we have to show the legislators that to put a
$100 million burden on our shoulders is bad all around,” Cullen said.
On Monday, February 25th, there will be a Save SUNY/CUNY
Rally at the L.O.B. at 10:30 a.m. For more info call 465-2406.
Europe's future addressed
This past Wednesday, Professor Walter Goldstein of the Political
Science Department at SUNYA, took part in Great Decisions 1991, a
series of speeches sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the
United Nations Association, the College of St. Rose, and the
International Center.
Goldstein, a professor of International Relations and Public Policy,
addressed the issue, "The New Europe: What Role for the U.S.2"
With the reunification of Germany taking place as well as the push
towards a federation of 12 European states, Goldstein discussed the
plan's feasibility as well as its faults.
"Should they actually pull this thing off, I would think that it
would benefit the United States," Goldstein said. For more
information call, 475-1326.
Additional study hours added
Plant Director Dennis Stevens has agreeed to make available to
students additional studying areas in the lecture centers.
LC19 and LC20 will be open until 2 am, and if a demand for
more space is seen, Stevens said he will make more available.
Native American art on display
By Stacey Golluscio
Our Land/Ourselves, an
exhibit on Native American
artwork is currently being shown
at the University Art Gallery
through March 17.
Land was used as the theme
in this exhibition because Native
Americans have a strong
connection to the land, an
exhibition description stated.
“Land to most native
Americans is a force in itself,
inseparable from all that inhabits
it or is contained by it, “ said
Lucy R. Lippard, art historian
and author.
In a catalogue at the exhibit,
Chief Seattle stated, “ Every part
of this earth is sacred to my
people, Every shining pine
needle, every mist in the dark,
every clearing and humming
insect is holy in the memory and
the experience of my people. We
are a part of the earth and it is a
part of us. “
Even though the show
contains art from several tribal
regions, they all exhibit ties to
the land. One example is
Jefferey Chapman’s work, “ya
Courtesy Danvers 7 Art Gallery
"Blackfeet" by Ernie Pepion, a pastel from the exhibition Our Land/Ourselves, on display at SUNYA's art gallery.
can’t see through all trees “
where the natives are painted
inside of the trees.
The exhibit contains the work
of 30 different contemporary
Indian artists, many of whom are
teaching at universities.
Although these artists are well
aware of mainstream “high art, “
they are drawn by their heritage
to create art which shows their
culture and their ties to the land,
a press release stated.
One of these artists, Kay
Walking Stick, is presently
“Largest fraternity rush in history" comes to
By Hope Morrow
NEWS EDITOR
The largest Fraternity Rush in SUNY
Albany’s history is coming to a close
today.
Four hundred and twenty-two men,
predominantly freshmen, registered
according to Intra-Fraternity Council
(IFC) President Craig Snyder.
“The Greek System comprises 25
percent of the undergraduate population
and shows no signs of slowing,” he said.
IFC Rush Chair Tom Eilers said he was
excited by the high turnout and efficiency
with which rush was handled.
About this being the second semester of
a dry rush for fraternities, Snyder said it
went smoothly because the fraternities
have adapted well to it.
The actual numbers of rushees are
increasing, he said. Dry rush creates a
better atmosphere that is more productive,
People get to know each other better.
The dry rush policy was implemented in
order to “tone down” rush parties. “It was
done with the neighborhoods involved in
mind,” Snyder said.
Rush kicked off approximately three
weeks ago, on February 6, when fraternity
members plastered the podium with
schedules of upcoming rush events late
that night.
Several hundred male students showed
up to meet the school’s eighteen
fraternities at the orientation held prior to
the kick-off.
Snyder said each of the fraternities,
with several brothers present, set up
displays in the Campus Center Ballroom
in order to meet potential rushees.
Mark DeVoe, president of Alpha Tau
Omega (ATQ) said, “This gives rushees a
chance to look at all frats equally.”
President of Sigma Chi (ZX), Sean
Folkson, said, “(It) helps rushees get an
idea of the different frats so no one gets
locked into pledging one frat.”
Ed Reder, a Sigma Chi brother, said,
“This is the last chance (for rushees) to
see all the frats together before the events
start. It’s a good opportunity for guys to
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find out which (frats) they’re interested
in.”
Peter Woltman, who said he’s
interested in pledging said, “I came down
to check it out...and meet some people.”
Snyder said there is no limit to the
number of members the frats can take
which is different from sororities who
have a limit. Since there is no limit, he
said, “between 78-80 percent of the
tushees will stick with it.”
Bids will be given out tonight at 11:30
to the rushees which fraternities voted to
extend invitations to Wednesday and
Thursday night.
Women participated in date rape seminar
A date rape seminar
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is held Wednesday to increase understanding and assertive
communication between men and women as well as dispell myths .
By Jennifer Grant
It’s a little intimidating talking in front
of a group of nearly sixty females, said
Independent Consultant Stephen
Anderson during his opening statements
of a two hour long date rape seminar held
in the State Quad Flag Room this past
Wednesday.
Anderson, who has been working with
teenagers and young adults for the past
three years in conjunction with Middle
Earth said the goals of his presentation are
twofold: to increase understanding and
assertive communication between men
and women and to dispel myths about
date rape and to alleviate the
defensiveness of the men in discussing
the topic of date rape.
However, no
Wednesday’s seminar.
Instead, a respectably sized female
body attempted to sort out the many
men attended
complex questions associated with a date
Tape.
Opinions expressed in the seminar were.
kept confidential, Anderson said.
Confidentiality is an important factor in a
discussion of this nature he said, because
it is always possible someone in the group
could have been in a date rape situation.
The group then compiled a list of
gender role stereotypes.
Members of the group also participated
in role playing examining typical male
and female experiences in various
situations.
The participants also read a script
narrative about “Jim” and “Ann”,
fictional characters adapted from
“Acquaintance Rape; Is Dating
Dangerous?”, a story from the American
College Health Association.
The stories portrayed “Ann”, who was
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4& ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Helpful hints to get you through your mid-terms
By Deborah G. Schult
It seems hard to believe, but
soon it will be midterm time
again. If you’re like most
students, just the thought of
midterms causes some anxiety.
However, there are ways to
improve your performance on
exams. This article will outline
ways to help you (1) Perform to
your full potential on exams; (2)
Become “test-wise”; and (3)
Answer both a
nswer Ot a
colay exams Middle
Earth
more effectively.
Even though
midterms are Roots
several weeks
away, NOW is’
the time to start preparing. This
means that you should begin to
study now to prevent cramming
the-night before the exam. In
class, pay particular attention to
the course material your
professor emphasizes. Talk with
students who have had the
professor before to find out what
their experiences with exams
have been like. Being aware of
these factors can help you zero in
on potential exam questions.
Finally, don’t forget to take care
of yourself physically. Eating
well, getting enough sleep, and
exercising throughout the
semester will help you keep your
body and mind in shape to
perform at your full potential.
The night before the exam,
make sure you get a good night’s
sleep. Plan some time for a fun
activity to help you relax, and
reduce the stress that often
accompanies exams. Finally,
make sure you have all of the
“tools” you will need for the
exam, This would include
pen/pencil, paper, calculator,
watch, etc. Gathering these items
the night before the exam
prevents a frantic, anxiety
producing search to find these
supplies ten minutes before the
exam begins.
On the day of the exam, get up
early enough so that you have
time to eat a good breakfast. It’s
often helpful to get to the exam
early too so that you are sure you
have the right room (if it is
different from where the class
usually meets) and to pick a spot
in the room where you are
comfortable sitting. If you are
anxious about taking the exam,
spend a few moments relaxing.
Deep slow breathing, or muscle
relaxation are good ways to calm
yourself.
Now let’s turn to specific
exam strategies for both
objective and essay exams.
Objective exams include
multiple choice, true/false,
matching and fill in the blank
exams. There are some general
strategies for each of these
objective tests. First, scan the
entire exam quickly. This will
allow you to plan the amount of
time you should spend on each
section. Plan more time for more
difficult sections, and sections
that have more points attached to
them. Find out if there is a
penalty for guessing. If there is a
penalty, you are probably better
off not guessing unless you are
quite sure of your answer.
Remember that some tests are
“top-loaded” or “end-loaded.”
This means that the harder
questions are grouped together at
the beginning or the end of the
exam, If this is the case, stay
calm and continue to read
through the test. You will
eventually come to some
questions that you can answer. If
you come to a question that you
can’t answer quickly, don’t waste
a lot of time trying to figure it
out. Skip it and go onto
questions that you do know. If
their is time at the end of the
exam, you can go back to these
more difficult items.
Multiple Choice. Eliminate as
many alternatives as you can.
The more choices you can
eliminate, the better your
chances of getting the right
answer. Watch for “absolutes”
such as “always,” “never,”
“every,” etc. Rarely do experts
make sweeping generalizations
about something. If you find
these absolutes, be cautious
about picking that answer. Watch
for answers that don’t fit
grammatically. For example, if
the question reads “He was a
” and one of the possible
answers is “elevator operator,”
you can see that the answer does
not grammatically follow (“A”
should be “An”). Finally, if all
else fails, and you can’t possibly
eliminate any alternatives on
certain questions, your best bet is
to pick one choice (usually “b”
or “c”) and stick with that
throughout the exam.
True/False. Some t/f
statements contain two or more
independent clauses. When one
clause is wrong, the entire
answer is wrong, regardless of
hoe true the other parts might be.
For example, let’s say the
question reads “Assertiveness
includes making your own
choices/and standing up for
yourselffeven if it means
deliberately hurting others.” The
first two parts of the sentence are
correct (making own choices and
standing up for yourself).
However, the last part is false
(deliberately hurting another)
making the entire sentence false.
Matching. Again, watch for
absolutes on these types of
exams. Cross out items after you
use them so you don’t get
confused and use the same item
twice.
Fill in the Blank. These types
of exams are quite difficult to
“guess”, In general, you either
know the answer or you don’t.
However, occasionally, you may
get some clues as to the answer
in part of the sentence. So, read
the entire sentence through
watching for possible clues.
Essay exams require strategies
different from those used on
objective exams. Essay exams
are usually graded on (1) the
amount you, know; and (2) the
way in which you organize your
answer. On essay exams, you
often have a choice of questions.
For example, you may be asked
to answer three out of five. First,
read through all the questions.
Brainstorm about possible
answers to decide for which
questions you are best prepared.
When you have decided upon the
questions you will answer,
quickly rank order them from
easiest to hardest to answer.
Answer in order of easiest to
hardest. In this way, you will be
sure to get all the points you can.
Pay attention to key words in the
question that tell you what you
are to do. Examples of key
words are “explain,” “describe,”
“compare,” “contrast,”
“illustrate,” “list,” etc. Know the
differences between these key
words and make sure you
perform the task requested of
you,
Because you are often graded
on the organization and clarity of
your answer, the most sensible
way to approach an essay
question is to outline your
answer. You should spend about
one third of your time outlining
your answer and two thirds of
your time actually writing your
answer. Outlining helps you
organize your thoughts and
reminds you to include important
information which you may
forget if you just start writing.
Also, if you run out of time and
don’t complete your answer,
your professor can review your
outline, see what you intended to
include, and may give you
additional points. Remember to
keep your answers simple and
direct. If you have time at the
end of the exam, reread your
answers checking for
punctuation and grammatical
errors.
The strategies outlined should
help make “Midterm Madness” a
little less hectic. Remember, all
of you have a good deal of
experience taking tests of one
kind or another (e.g., school
exams, driver’s license test,
sports tests, etc.) The fact that
you are where you are today is in
part due to your successful
history of test-taking. However,
if you are still concerned about
taking exams, there are resources
available. For more information
contact Middle Earth (442-5777)
or the University Counseling
Center (442-5800). Good luck on
your exams.
Vietnam veterans describe horrors of ground warfare
By Andrea Stone and Debbie
Howlett
For U.S. front-lind infantry, a
ground war will begin with a
dull, distant boom.
An instant later, a deafening
blast will pummel the earth
around them.
The sound and fury of hostile
fire will be new to these troops
— yet as old as war itself. So,
too, its chaos.
“There’s noise, dust, whistles,
explosions, radio traffic. Targets
popping up in unexpected places.
Extraordinary confusion,” said
Ben Schemmer, editor of Armed
Forces Journal International. “It
all really focuses the mind.”
Especially, when the body is
hit.
“Getting zapped is the same
whether it’s the desert or the
jungle,” said veteran Frederick
Downs Jr., who lost an arm in
Vietnam. “It’s like your worst
nightmare come true.”
This time, the nightmare will
be clouded in a blinding swirl of
sand and smoke. ,
This time, tank battles and
amphibious landings not seen
since World War II will be
fought. But they will be more
horrible thanks to high-tech
weapons that didn’t exist 50
years ago.
For those who are killed, most
— 80 percent according to
studies in Vietnam—will die in
seconds. For others, pain from
mutilating shrapnel wounds or
excruciating burns will linger.
And everywhere across the
traceless, treeless desert will be
confusion as thousands of
armored vehicles and men clash.
Some will be killed by fire from
their comrades.
Some of the confusion,
though, will be intentional.
“There will be liberal use of
smoke to disguise movements,”
said Col. Fred Dibella, a former
battalion tank commander. By
injecting fuel over hot artillery
and tank manifolds and creating
huge billowing clouds of smoke,
“We'll try to create mass
confusion: Them in a fishbowl;
us behind a black cloud.”
Behind that cloud would lurk a
daunting enemy: the unexpected.
There’ll be “no warning” when
Iraqi troops fire their powerful
155mm howitzer guns from as
far away as 26 miles, said Capt.
Kevin Emdee of the Army
Amor Center at Fort Knox, Ky.
“You won’t hear them until the
last second.”
Then, “There'll be an
enormous flash followed by a
wall of black smoke and dirt
flying through the air,” said Col.
Robert Scales of the Army
Artillery Center at Fort Sill,
Okla. An ear-shattering blast will
be followed by the hissing or
whining of “thousands of hot
shards of steel” exploding up
from a blackened crater 4 feet
deep by 4 1-2 feet wide.
Anyone within 150 feet would
be killed or maimed,
“Tt will be just like putting a
chainsaw in you,” said Emdee.
Whether half-ounce splinters or
large chunks of steel, “they’re
just going to shred everything
they pass.”
The hacking, cleaving wound
of shrapnel is much more
difficult to treat than the
relatively clean puncture of a
bullet. And it’s impact is more
than just physical.
“Artillery has a psychological
effect on a soldier,” said Scales.
“It will cause very hideous
wounds. The effect on someone
seeing that” scars the memory
long after the acrid odor of
gunpowder dissipates.
Although a third of Iraq’s
3,100 mighty artillery pieces
have reportedly been destroyed,
Scales estimates 70 percent of
U.S. casualties will come from
artillery, Saddam Hussein’s
“weapon of choice.”
He could choose more
fearsome weapons. Chemical
and biological weapons are also
delivered by missiles and
mortars.
Unlike fragmentation shells,
chemical warheads would land
with a mild pop, cracking open
to let loose their deadly, drifting
vapors.
A more familiar—and
fearsome—foe is tanks.
Traq’s sophisticated Soviet-
made T-72 tank has a powerful
125mm gun whose shrapnel flies
at “supersonic speeds” upon
impact. Military experts expect
the vehicles to start firing within
3,000 feet of allied positions.
There, four-man crews
Squeezed inside 1,400 M1A1
Abrams main battle tanks will
view the action outside on TV-
like screens, Although Traqi anti-
tank missiles aren’t expected to
pierce the heavily armored U.S.
fighting vehicles, troops inside
could be injured by blast shocks.
Or by ground mines, Traq is
said to have a million anti-tank
and anti-personnel mines in the
desert. Tanks have been fitted
with plow-like teeth and
bulldozer blades to detonate
them. Mine-clearing vehicles
loaded with explosives are set to
blast away Iraq’s defenses.
But even the most optimistic
defense briefer knows many
won’t be found until too late.
“It’s unforgettable what goes _
on inside a burning tank,” said
Jim Wagenbach, a tank
commander who lost an arm in
Vietnam. “Everyone cries out in
pain. You’re all on fire and you
can’t get out.”
Tank crews won’t be the only
ones feeling claustrophobic.
For many Marines, the ground
war will begin with a stomach-
churning ride at sea in armored
assault vehicles and air-
cushioned landing craft.
“Tt’s noisy inside. You're in a
cramped, enclosed metal vehicle.
You get sick, physically seasick.
It gets really warm inside, and
you sweat,” said Col. Marv
Floom of the War Fighting
Center at Quantico, Va.
‘What awaits makes the ride to
be beach seem pleasant.
Marines will not storm the
beach as in Normandy. There’ ll
beno flat-bottomed boats
spewing hundreds of galloping
Marines into the surf.
Instead, the armored vehicles
will drive ashore and, if all’s
clear, go forward until they meet
Tesistance.
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U.S. is skeptical of Soviet peace plan
The proposal
Moscow, U.S.S.R,
(AP) Traq and the Soviet Union|
Ihave agreed on steps that could
lead to an Iraqi withdrawal from|
Kuwait and an end to the|
Persian Gulf, a Kremlin
lspokesman said early Friday. a
“The Kremlin spokesman,|
Vitaly Ignatenko, made the|
lannouncement after more than|
two hours ‘of talks between!
lPresident Mikhail S. Gorbachev
land Iraq's foreign | “minister,
[Tariq Aziz, on the terms of al
He said the two sides agreed
jon eight points, starting swith
iraqi agreement to a full and
unconditional withdrawal from|
bacramel by as UN he said.
Washington, D.C.
(AP) The Bush administration
studied a Soviet-Iraqi proposal
Thursday to end the Persian Gulf
War with the withdrawal of
Saddam Hussein’s army from
Kuwait. There were words of
optimism in Congress, but an
initial analysis from the
administration was skeptical.
There was no official
comment from the White House
or the Pentagon. But one
knowledgeable official said of
the plan. “It’s got serious
problems.”
“The Iraqis are talking about
voiding other U.N. resolutions,
including reparations for the
damage they did to Kuwait,” he
said.
“That, essentially, would be
letting them get away with it,”
said the official, who spoke only
on condition of anonymity.
The Kremlin contacted the
White House with details of the
plan as it was being made public
in Moscow.
In the administration’s view,
the Soviet plan deals primarily
with an Iraqi withdrawal from
Kuwait and an assurance that
Saddam's troops will not be
attacked as they leave.
The 12 U.N. Security Council
resolutions go much further
imposing an economic boycott
against Iraq. “They were
imposed for a purpose, and
lifting them requires more than
just a pullout,” the official said.
The administration believes the
sanctions should be kept in force
even after complete withdrawal,
he said.
“Tt sounds like this may be
what we’re looking for, Saddam
getting out without condition,”
said Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss.
Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., a
senior member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, said,
“My reaction is that the Soviet
proposal is a very serious
proposal. It’s certainly more
attractive than the one that was
discussed a few days ago. It does
have some real problems in it.”
Sen. James Exon, D-Neb.,
said, “It isn’t a question of
whether the Soviets accept it but
whether the president of the
United States accepts it. My
guess is will not.”
The diplomacy in the Kremlin
capped a day that began with a
bellicose radio speech in
Baghdad by Saddam. He vowed
to continue the war and not to
surrender.
Hi-tech arsenal gives U.S. the edge in the war
By Richard Whitmire
Washington—When Saddam
Hussein gambled on war, he
probably never expected to see
Patriot missiles knocking down
Scud missiles, F-117A Stealth
bombers demolishing command
bunkers with laser precision and
Tomahawk cruise missiles
making left hand turns in
downtown Baghdad.
Now, with tank losses ranging
from 100 on cloudy nights to 200
on clear nights, the Iraqi leader
finds himself facing a high-tech
nightmare.
“They grossly underestimated
the type of war they were getting
involved with, and they’ve paid a
price for that,” Gen. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf said in an interview
Tuesday.
Despite the modern arms Iraq
purchased from the Soviet Union
and France, there is “no
comparison” between the
sophistication of the two forces,
he said.
“Tt’s been like a beagle chasing
a rabbit. It’s been all pleasant
surprises,” the general said.
That matches many of the
reports from U.S. troops in the
field. Tuesday’s raid by Apache
helicopters against Iraqi bunkers
was just like a “turkey shoot,”
one Apache pilot told reporters.
Nearly 500 Iraqis surrendered
after that raid. And for the
second time in the war, they
surrendered to attack helicopter
pilots who face the choice of
either herding them across the
border or radioing for transport
helicopters.
The success of U.S. weapons
has surprised even some U.S.
military commanders. No U.S.
air war planner predicted that an
air war stretching for 36 days
with almost 3,000 sorties a day
would produce only 22 downed
U.S. planes.
And before the war, there was
no way to predict the success of
the Patriot missile in knocking
Marine Amtrack vehicles line up for fuel in the desert of Saudi Arabia
down Scuds. Designed as an
anti-aircraft system and then
upgraded to knock down slower
tactical ballistic missiles, the
Patriot had never been tested in
battle and had undergone only
minimal testing against missiles.
The technology gap only
widened in the first 35 days of
the war. After several frustrating
days of trying to root out Iraqi
tanks dug in up to their turrets,
U.S. air battle tacticians
discovered a way to turn their
best tank killer, the daytime flier
A-10 “Warthog,” into a night
fighter.
Taking advantage of the F-16’s
powerful “Lantirn” infrared
sensors that can sweep wide
swaths of the battlefield, the air
planners started using the F-16 as
a forward air controller. Circling
the battlefield, the F-16s can
easily detect warm tanks nestled
inside cold sand berms. A-10
pilots are handed the exact
coordinates and close for the kill
using the infrared sensors in their
Maverick missiles.
Several key factors are
emerging behind the lopsided
battles so far:
Terrain. In Vietnam, the dense
jungle canopy set off bomb fuses
before the bombs ever hit the
ground. There is no such
problem in Iraq, with the flat,
featureless terrain proving ideal
for “smart” weapons.
Accuracy. With its laser
designator, the F-117 was
advertised as capable of laying a
2,000-pound bomb within one to
15 feet of its target. Now that the
world has seen gun camera
footage of bombs flying through
doors, the claims appear
validated.
Stealth. The F-117A Stealth
bomber isn’t the only aircraft
striking unseen. In the opening
seconds of the war, Army
Apache helicopters slipped into
Iraq to destroy two key radar
sites to clear a path for swarms
of attacking bombers.
Apache pilots can fly to their
targets at night skimming the
desert floor and unleashing their
Hellfire missiles from as far
away as four miles without ever
revealing their positions to the
enemy. As long as ground troops
AP Laserphoto
or small observation helicopters
keep a laser shining on the target
there’s no need for the Apaches
to emerge from their hiding
places.
After they are fired from the
Apache, the Hellfires fly to the
vicinity of the target, pick up the
reflected laser energy, and dive
into the target. Those Iraqi
soldiers in the bunkers probably
never even heard the whir of
helicopter blades before their
bunkers were struck.
Technology over power. The
Iraqis invested heavily in
artillery pieces, including many
such as the South African G-5
which can throw a shell farther
than the best of U.S. artillery.
But what the Iraqis couldn’t buy
was highly sophisticated U.S.
“firefinder” radars that can track
down the exact source of Iraqi
artillery fire. That probably
explains why the Iraqis have kept
their artillery mostly silent.
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dismissed
Saudi Arabia
(AP) The commander of aj
lbattalion of Apache helicopters}
has been relieved of his post
lafter he mistakenly fired on two}
'U.S. armored vehicles, killing]
two American soldiers, it was|
reported Thursday.
Officers in the division said|
Army Lt. Col. Ralph Hayles, of|
Corpus Christi, Texas, hadj
violated division guidelines that}
commanding officers were not}
ito personally engage enemy|
forces.
Hayles had been flying the|
Apache with the same crewmen|
for 15 months. He had been
involved in aviation
modernization for 12 years in|
ithe Army.
The two American soldiers
were killed Sunday while a|
division task force was
iconducting screening operations}
just inside the Iraqi border and|
was attacked by an armored
column. U.S. troops returned|
fire with TOW missiles andj
artillery, then called in the
Apaches for closer support.
Two Iraqi tanks were reported]
destroyed. There were no
American casualties at the
hands of the Iraqis. Six soldiers}
were wounded.
The division said in a|
statement released at the time
that the Apache crew “is a well
disciplined and trained crew.”
In an interview last month,
Hayles said aggressive use of
the Apache would ultimately
reduce American battlefield|
casualties.
“J think opportunities exist to}
use the Apache right from the|
start,” he said. “I think we have}
fa big license to go out there and]
Imaximize our technological]
advantages to minimize}
casualties. I’d like to see some|
bold use of the Apaches.”
Hayles said in the same}
interview last month that the}
|U.S.-led coalition _was|
employing a variety of methods|
ito prevent mistaken fire.
“We have two methods of fire}
control,” he said. “If we fly|
beyond where friendly forces
lare, the vehicles are in enemy
territory, a free fire zone, and
lwe see vehicles and kill them.
But in close contact fighting
with tanks, we must have a|
positive identification.”
One method, he said, was for|
lone helicopter to fly forward]
land make an identification!
while another remained farther
back, ultimately to fire if aj
target proved to be the enemy.
Asked if it was easy for
helicopters to get confused in
ithe heat of battle, he said that
“the Apache always knows
where it is, and where the edge
* lof the American forces are.
[Those are precise]
measurements, I have a high|
confidence we won’t shoot
coalition forces.”
6 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Sparks fly over funding at council
By Tom Murnane
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
In its first meeting since last
week’s elections, Central
Council met Wednesday night in
the Colonial Quad Flagroom on
the eve of the budget deadline
for S.A. funded groups.
With six new members on
Council this term, the
representatives heard from
several groups making last
minute efforts to obtain funding
before the deadline passed.
The Coalition to End the War
in the Gulf, having failed to
obtain funding at last week’s
Council meeting, resubmitted
their request to a special
Financial Committee (FiCom)
earlier this week.
On the floor once again this
past Wednesday night, the bill
was defeated.
Requests for funding were
resubmitted to Council once
more later that evening for the
Coalition to End the Gulf War,
and this time, the resolution
passed, authorizing funds for the
Coalition.
“We are at war for the best
interests of the students, “
Council chair Jeffery Luks said
last week in regards to the
funding request.
“We don’t play politics here,”
Luks said,” we have funded both
Pro-choice advocates as well as
those who are Pro-lifers... so if
this or any group is providing
information our students need,
then it’s our job to help them.”
In a surprise announcement
that brought both laughter from
some council members and
harsh criticism from others,
Councilman Cliff Robert said
S.A. President Steve Rhoads,
with newly-elected Vice
President Larry Diamond
authorized to act on his behalf,
had officially recognized a new
group on campus, The coalition
to Support the Troops in the
Gulf. Robert, the president of the
group which formed its board of
officers and constitution
Wednesday night, responded to
charges that he and Rhoads were
playing games by trying to get
last-minute funding for this
group.
“We are following policy to
the letter on this one, “Robert
told Council. “We have done
nothing in violation of policy, so
there can’t be any problems with
that.”
Internal affairs Chair John
Ruiz disagreed. “I think that this
(Robert’s request for his new
group’s funding) is completely
unfair, “* he said.
“There are several other
groups that have been waiting
since last December to be
recognized by the President,”
Ruiz informed Council
members,”but while they are
still waiting, this brand new
group gets recognized tonight by
the President? It is unfair.”
Luks, agreeing with Ruiz,
urged Council not to waive the
aging requirement on the bill.
Diamond, with Rhoads’
authorization, then gave Luks a
“message of necessity,” forcing
the bill to be decided on
immediately.
“These games have got to
come to an end, “ Vice-chair
Judy Zuckerman told Council.
“That’s what Jeff and I both
wanted to see come to an end
when we joined Council,” she
said. “We are here to help other
students, not play games.”
Councilman Kembu Meyers
agreed. “Besides, when you’ve
got a group like ASUBA’s Pre-
Law Association, which has
been waiting to be recognized
and funded since last December,
something like this is wrong, no
matter how good or bad the
group’s cause may be. It just
wouldn’t be fair.”
The bill to authorize funding
for the Coalition to Support the
Troops in the Gulf failed to pass
Wednesday night, despite the
last minute attempt by Robert.
Rhoads was unavailable for
comment, But Robert said, “just
because we didn’t get funding,
that doesn’t mean we won’t be
meeting. We have permanent
recognition, and we'll do the
best we can with what we have.
We'd like to start a letter writing
campaign to SUNYA students
serving in the Gulf as soon as we
can.” Robert said.
RZA/TAGAR also applied for
supplemental funding for
additional programming events
that have developed as a result
of Israel’s situation with respect
to the Gulf War.
Though Council turned down
RZA/TAGAR President Lorne
Newman’s request, Newman
said he can reapply for
additional funds at another
Council meeting, “because we're
already an S.A. funded group.”
According to Meyers, this
applied to the Coalition to End
the War as well. “Now that
they’ve got initial funding, they
can come back for more later
an
“After all this group (the
Coalition) has gone through, this
just proves that if you give it
everything you’ve got, you can
do it, “ Meyers said.
The evening concluded with
an abrupt resolution by FiCom
Chair Harry Jos who nominated
Councilman Thomas Scheulin to
replace him.
Luks announced Scheulin was
to be the interim FiCom Chair,
but said he was also “sorry to see
Harry go. He’s done a lot of
good work for Central Council.”
Got a news tip? See a story
on campus? Or even just an idea for a
story? Give the ASP a call at 442-5660.
happening
By John Yaukey
ITHACA, N.Y. — The sight
lof a burning Iraqi flag once
would have stung Muhannad
Abulhasan. But that changed on
Aug. 2, when waves of Iraqi
troops stormed his homeland of
Kuwait.
“I might have been stirred
before, but now when I see
pictures of people burning that
flag it does not bother me,” said
the Cornell University junior,
the son of Kuwait’s ambassador
to the United Nations. “Not after
what Saddam (Hussein) has
done to my country.”
Another student of Arab
descent at Cornell hears a silent
message when she sees
American flags flapping from
porches and windows and
yellow ribbons proudly adorning
doors, trees and parking meters.
“They tell me to be quiet,”
said the woman, who did not
want to be identified. “They tell
ime that if I do not agree with the
war — that because I don’t
believe that the United States
has acted properly — I had
better shut up. And I do shut
up.”
Some within the local Arab
land larger Muslim communities
feel anger against Iraq and
strong support for the U.S.
troops fighting in the region.
Others, critical of the war, fear
retaliation if they express their
sadness and outrage.
There is little, if any, apathy.
“The Arab people are upset,”
said Nimat Barazangi, a Cornell
fellow whose research has
focused on the integration of
‘Muslims into Western society.
“But not all for the same
reasons.”
Barazangi, an adviser to the
icommunity’s Muslim
Educational and Cultural
Association, said group
discussions invariably focus on
ithe war’s politics. There is, she
said, “a tremendous range of
opinion.”
Arabs in NY fear war
“T don’t think most Westerners
appreciate the complexity of the
Arab world, and for that matter,
the Muslim world,” she said.
“They lump all Arabs together
into one image. They see only
extremism. They don’t realize’
that there are moderates, like
anywhere else, who seek
peaceful solutions and better
relations.”
Some Arabs living in the
community fear either being
resented by U.S. citizens or
being blamed for the war.
“T am more aware of my dark
coloring than I ever was before!
all this started,” said Egyptian-
American J. Mutak.
During a recent peace and pro-
nation rallies here that attracted
hundreds of demonstrators, “I
stayed as far away from town as|
I could,” Mutak said.
Some Arabs here face the
prospect of going home to fight
in what could be a protracted
and bloody ground war.
Again, sentiments are deeply
divided.
“Many of us have volunteered
to fight,” said one Kuwaiti
student at Cornell whose family
remains in the occupied nation.
“We want to go back as soon as
possible to rebuild our country.”
Ismail Eldin, a graduate
student at Cornell with dual
citizenship in Saudi Arabia and
Egypt, faces the possibility of
conscription in both armies.
“Tf I’m called, I’m not going
pack,” Eldin said. “In fact, other
than to visit family, I had. no}
plans to return anyway.”
Those who do plan to return
say they fear the rhythm of daily
life in their countries is gone!
forever.
“We all face dramatic changes|
in our countries,” Kuwait’s|
Abulhasan said. “Nothing there)
will be the same in our!
lifetimes.”
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Protesters urge support for troops
(CPS) Hoping to curry favor and
distance themselves from the
anti-military strain of the
movement to end the war in
Vietnam, students against the
Persian Gulf war are straining to
make sure people know they are
not angry at the U.S. soldiers
personally.
At nearly every anti-war
demonstration since fighting
actually started Jan. 17,
protesters have carried signs or
worn ribbons to carefully note
they support the troops.
“It’s been really important,”
agreed John McMillan, a studerit
at the University of Oregon.
“We've definitely _ made
Statements saying we support the
troops.”
“Our, opposition is to
government policy,” said Charles
Betz, a member of the National
Student and Youth Campaign for
Peace in the Middle East, a
Washington, D.C.-based
coalition of national and
regional organizations.
“They aren’t responsible for
the government’s policy,”
concurred University of
Wisconsin-Madison history Prof.
Stanley Schultz about the
Americans in the desert.
“Presumably, there’s ‘a lesson
we learned (from Vietnam): We
should support the men and
women over there,” Schultz
added.
Students genuinely seem to
want to make sure that they
don’t hurt the feelings of soldiers
who’ see them oppose the war
effort.
“We do support the soldiers
and realize that they are not the
people who mace the decisions
that got us into the war,”
Potsdam College student Donna
Kachites said during a Jan. 20
war protest attended by students
from Potsdam, Clarkson and St.
Lawrence universities.
It’s a far cry from sentiments
By Billy House
expressed by many student
opponents of the war in Vietnam
almost 20 years ago.
Enraged by the endless and
none-too-understandable
carnage, some anti-war activists
condemned the soldiers who
agreed to help politicians
conduct a war that Congress
never declared and that, as a
result, was unconstitutional.
Anti-war literature was full of
comparisons of Americans who
unthinkingly complied with their
government’s order to fight an
“immoral war” in Vietnam to
German soldiers who complied
with their government’s order to
commit mass murder during
Wwil.
There have been no such
comparisons during this conflict
so far.
“Those people flying those
planes are our brothers and
sisters. Their lives are’ as
important as our lives,” said
Indiana University protest
organizer Bill Breeden.
Signs at rallies at the
University of Southern Maine
and Duke University, among
other places, urged policy
makers to bring troops home
safely, “not in body bags.”
Many demonstrators at the
huge Jan. 26 anti-war march in
Washington, D.C., wore yellow
tibbons,:a symbol of welcome
return for the troops. During the
anti-Vietnam movement, the flag
was considered a symbol of
blind obedience to cruel
authority figures.
On ‘the other hand, authority
figures. also. have been
profoundly more civil to students
who question their policies this
time around.
A flurry of anonymous press
leaks the last week of January
suggested President Bush had
ordered his staffers not to
question the patriotism or
motives of the protesters.
“I know - of course I know -
that some disagree with the
course that I’ve taken,” Bush
told a meeting of religious
broadcasters Jan. 28. “I am
convinced that we are doing the
tight thing. And tolerance is a
virtue, not a vice.”
By contrast, when 10,000
students converged on
Washington, D.C., to protest the
invasion of Cambodia and the
killing of four Kent State
University students who
“disagreed” with his course,
President Richard Nixon had
troopers literally sweep and beat
students off the street. They were
then “detained” for several days
in RFK Stadium without being
formally charged with a crime.
All the polite, mutual respect
could dissipate quickly, however.
Some observers say there also
was plenty of support for troops
during the opening stages of the
Vietnam War.
Support for the troops
“changed dramatically” after the
Tet Offensive in 1968, and
continued to plummet after the
My Lai Massacre and American
TV began showing nightly war
scenes, Wisconsin’s Schultz
recalled.
He predicts that unless Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein resorts to
using horrifying chemical or
nuclear weaponry, support for
the troops will dwindle with the
time.
“It’s happened in every war
except World War II,” he
declared.
And this generation, though
bombarded with movies and TV
shows that sympathize with war
veterans, will be no different, he
said.
“I don’t think (the popular
culture) affects opinions one way
or the other,” Schultz said.
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set before they see ‘China
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ALBANY — Virginia’s Democratic Gov.
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Gov. Mario Cuomo the “frontrunner” for the 1992
‘Democratic presidential nomination — and then
lightheartedly suggested he would consider being
|Cuomo’s running mate.
Although their aides have been fighting, Wilder,
ithe nation’s first elected black governor, made the
suggestion about a Cuomo-Wilder ticket in his
prepared remarks for the New York State
Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators
annua? dinner.
Wilder, in separate remarks to reporters, said “I
think he (Cuomo) is the frontrunner, without
question.”
As for Cuomo’s claims he has no plans to run,
Wilder chuckled, “I don’t think there’s anybody
jaround who really takes that seriously.”
“For him to deal with the (New York) budget
land to deal with the legislature, it wouldn’t be
smart to say I want to be a candidate for the
lpresidency,” Wilder suggested.
Meanwhile, Cuomo, who appeared earlier
Sunday on the same stage, noted that Wilder’s own
Iname is being mentioned-“all over this country,”
with regards to the 1992 presidential sweepstakes,
land said, “I wish him well.”
But Cuomo stopped short of discussing any of
his own presidential campaign possibilities.
Wilder’s playful hint of a potential Cuomo-
audience, “from 1800 to 1824, during three
presidential terms, Virginians served as president
— with New Yorkers serving as their vice
presidents,”
He rattled off the names of Thomas Jefferson
and Aaron Burr, James Madison and George!
Clinton, and James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins}
— as the teams of presidents from Virginia with
vice presidents from New York.
“Some have suggested that perhaps it’s time to}
return the favor,” Wilder said, suggesting a
reversal so that a New Yorker tops of the ticket
with a Virginian as a running mate.
“Of course, none of us can predict the future,”
added Wilder, who remains the only Democrat
who has ventured the standard first step toward a
nation campaign — forming a political action
committee that could become a 1992
campaign organization
Was Wilder, who by Virginia state law is limited
to one-term as governor, saying he’d run second
banana in 1992 with Cuomo?
“Tt was meant tongue-in-cheek, with a twinkle in
his eye,” said Wilder press spokeswoman Laura
Dillard. “But that’s the implication,”
Wilder’s remarks come after a feud between
aides to Wilder and Cuomo erupted in December
when Wilder’s chief political strategist, Virginia
Democratic Chairman Paul Goldman, criticized
Cuomo as a “Wall Street politician.”
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33rd Grammy Awards given out, despite difficulties
By Cliff Radel
On the night the Grammys
played it safe and went pop -
awarding six statuettes to long-
time favorite Quincy Jones and
three to commercial success
M.C. Hammer- the 33rd Annual
Grammy Awards Show pooped
out.
Bob Dylan accepted his
Lifetime Achievement Award
with a vocal that was
unintelligible-even for Mr.
Mumbles-and an incoherent
acceptance speech that made
“the poet of his generation”
sound like a nincompoop., »
Before Dylan shorted out on
stage, the Grammys’ el-cheapo
sound system went on the blink.
Twice in the first hour of the
Wednesday night program-
ineptly hosted by a stiff and
doltish Gary Shandling (he
introduced Wilson Phillips, the
female trio, as “he”’) - the sound
from the stage of New York’s
Radio City Music Hall went
sour.
The first time was in the
middle of Mariah Carey’s
“Vision of Love.’ Her
microphone went on and off as
she sang before winning the
Grammys for Best New Artist
and Best Pop Female Vocal.
Mike failure also troubled the
tribute to John Lennon. The
fallen Beatle received another
Lifetime Achievement Award.
To mark the occasion, Tracy
Chapman sang Lennon’s
“Imagine.”
Make that, she tried to sing
“Imagine.’’ Chapman’s mike
also went on and off, on and off.
Posthumous awards were the
order of the night. Besides
Lennon’s Lifetime Achievement
Award, Grammys went to Roy
Orbison, the Vaughan Brothers
(Jimmie and the late Stevie Ray),
the Rev. James Cleveland,
Vladimir Horowitz and Leonard
Bernstein.
Ina show that was weird in the
extreme, the Grammys even
honored an artist who thumbed
her nose at the awards.
Sinead O’Connor snubbed the
Grammys because the award
honoring recorded excellence
represented “misguided
materialism.”” Though she
refused to attend and declined to
accept an award if she won, the
Irish singer with the shaved head
won the first Grammy awarded
in the Best Alternative Music
category for “I Do Not Want
What I Haven’t Got.”
Here is the list of Grammy
winners:
Record of the Year: “Another
Day in Paradise,” Phil Collins.
Album of the Year: “Back on
the Block,” Quincy Jones.
Song of the Year (Songwriter’s
award): “From a Distance,” Julie
Gold.
New Artist: Mariah Carey.
Pop Female Vocal: “Vision of
Love,” Mariah Carey.
Pop Male Vocal: “Oh Pretty
Woman’”’ (from “A Black &
White Night Live’’), Roy
Orbison.
Pop Vocal Duo or Group: “All
My Life,” Linda Ronstadt with
Aaron Neville.
Pop Instrumental: “Twin Peaks
Theme,” Angelo Badalamenti.
Rock Female Vocal: “Black
Velvet,” Alannah Myles.
Rock Male Vocal:
Love,” Eric Clapton.
Rock Vocal Duo or Group:
“Janie’s Got a Gun,” Aerosmith.
Rock Instrumental: “D-FW,”
the Vaughan Brothers.
Hard Rock: “Time’s Up,”’
Living Colour.
Metal: “Stone Cold Crazy,”
Metallica.
Alternative Music: “I Do Not
Want What I Haven’t Got,”
“Bad
Sinead O’Connor.
R&B Female Vocal:
“Compositions,” Anita Baker.
R&B Male Vocal: “Here and
Now,” Luther Vandross.
R&B Vocal Duo or Group:
“ll Be Good to You,’ Ray
Charles and Chaka Khan.
R&B Instrumental:
nominations in this category.
R&B Song: “U Can’t Touch
This,” James Miller and M.C.
Hammer.
Rap Solo: “U Can’t Touch
This,” M.C. Hammer.
Rap Duo or Group: “Back on
the Block” Ice-T, Melle Mel,
Big Daddy Kane & Kool Moe
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New Age: “Mark Isham,”’
Mark Isham.
Jazz Fusion: “Birdland,”
Quincy Jones.
Jazz Female Vocal: “All That
Jazz,” Ella Fitzgerald.
Jazz Male Vocal: “We Are In
Love,” Harry Connick Jr.
Jazz Vocal Group: No
nominations this year.
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Textbooks changed to show multiculturalism
By Paula Schwed
A battle is brewing over the
way school textbooks portray
explorer Christopher Columbus:
did he discover America or
invade it?
“He was one of the biggest
mass murderers in history,” says
philosophy teacher Jan Elliott of
Gainesville, Fla., a Cherokee
descendant who believes
Columbus’ arrival unleashed a
reign of terror upon American
Indians.
“Germany wouldn’t celebrate
the holocaust. Why should we
celebrate this man as a hero?”
Elliott is part of an effort to
use next year’s 500th
anniversary celebration of
Columbus’ arrival to push for
textbooks that place more
emphasis on the viewpoints of
various ethnic, racial and
religious groups. These critics
contend the curriculum wrongly
preaches European culture and
ideals to the exclusion of others.
“The Columbus celebration is
an opportunity to inject
alternative curriculum in the
schools and reflect on what’s
been left out of the history books
because of racism,” says Emory
Searcy Jr., executive director of
an Atlanta group Clergy and
Laity Concerned. “Racism and
sexism and all the other ‘isms’
began with Columbus in 1492.”
The furor building over
Columbus in 1992 represents one
facet of the fierce debate going
on in school districts all over the
country over what textbooks
should say about the many ethnic
groups that make up America.
Gone from many schoolbooks
are simplistic descriptions that
minimize the inhumanity of
Africans sold into slavery or
ignore the venerable culture of
American Indians when
Columbus arrived on these
shores,
With the United States and the
rest of the world more
interdependent, schools can no
longer ignore the rest of the
globe. Nor can textbooks treat all
Americans as if they sprang from
the same mold.
But some scholars and ethnic
groups say the curriculum does
not go far enough in spelling out
the experience of minorities. The
Tesult, they contend, is children
who believe they are less
worthwhile if they do not
resemble the white European
faces that dominate their
textbooks.
Countering their claims are
educators who say it is divisive
to emphasize the factions that
make up America, and
wrongheaded to devote less
study to the common values and
culture that have guided the
nation.
All this argument puts
publishers in a bind. Critics like
Gilbert T. Sewall of the
American Textbook Council
charge that in the interest of
sales, many have responded by
leaching textbooks of
controversy and therefore
making them even more boring
to children. The Association of
American Publishers estimates
that $2 billion was spent on
textbooks in 1990, a figure sure
to rise with mounting school
enrollments and the nationwide
impetus for educational reform.
“Blandness sells, or at least, it
appeases the people who have a
bottomless reservoir of
discontent in matters of religion,
sex and ethnicity,” Sewall says.
Sewall sees promise in a new
series of textbooks for
Kindergarten through eighth
grade developed by Houghton
Mifflin Co., and adopted for
distribution by the states of
California, Arkansas, Indiana,
West Virginia and Oregon. A
huge leap from the
rudimentary McGuffey Readers,
these social studies texts are
filled with bright illustrations,
readable maps and imaginative
excerpts from _literature.
“It’s a mew generation of
textbook,” says Sewall, whose
group’s bulletin describes the
books as grappling “with issues
of gender, ethnicity and
multiculturalism in insightful
ways, in balande with the larger
scheme of history and
society.”
But in California, the
Houghton Mifflin books ran into
abuzzsawof criticism from
special interest groups that
argued their history, culture or
beliefs were misrepresented.
Jewish representatives
objected to a description of the
participation of Jews in Jesus
Christ’s crucifixion. Muslim
groups disputed the mentions of
Islam’s aggressiveness against
“the infidel.” Gay activists
wanted the sexual preferences of
historical figures included. At
one point police were summoned
to restore order to the emotional
hearings.
The battle was closely watched
by other publishers because
Californiaisa bellwether
state that buys 13.2 percent of
the textbooks sold in this
country. Whether America’s
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textbook publishers will respond
to the brouhaha in California by
imitating Houghton Mifflin’s
approach or trying to sidestep
controversy remains in doubt.
Meanwhile the debate rages,
and even those on the same side
differ vehemently among
themselves about how much
multiculturalism is enough and
who’s to blame for the sins of
the past.
“Tt’s not a time to beat up on
white people for what they’ve
done,” says Searcy, while
Elliott calls herself a radical who
believes “the history of this
country is built on lies.”
{ On the other side of the
argument are those who fear that
decisions about what textbooks
should say are being made to
placate political pressure groups,
without regard for historical
accuracy or balance. They
believe too much emphasis on
the experience of different
groups will divide America
instead of conveying to children
the common ideals that unite
Americans.
Historian Arthur Schlesinger
Jr. says: “Let us by all means
learn about other continents and
cultures ... (but) to deny the
essentially European origins of
American culture is to falsify
history.”
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Minorities gain
in education
By Dennis Kelly
Minority student academic}
achievement has been one of the|
few bright spots in U.S.
education in the past decade, |
while remaining one of its}
failures.
Studies on U.S. student
achievement over 10 years show]
la pattern: Minorities are closing]
ithe achievement gap with whites|
in many areas, yet they still lag}
to. a degree many say is
“unacceptable.”
“The good news is, yes, the]
gap is closing. The bad news is|
it’s not closing fast enough,”
says Wilhelmina Delco, a Texas
legislator and former vice-chair
of the governing board for the}
[National Assessment fj
[Educational Progress(NAEP).
The evidence:
— The average Scholastic]
Aptitude Test score for blacks|
has risen 51 points to 737 since}
The College Board started|
keeping score by ethnic groups|
lin 1976. Scores for Mexican-
Americans rose 28 points to 809.
[White students’ scores fell 11
points to 933.
— The annual graduation rate
for black high school students|
rose to 75 percent in 1988 from!
68 percent in 1978, a Census|
report said. For whites, the rate}
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Exercisers: Beware of asthma
By Dr. Ralph A. Gambardella
If you’re in good physical
shape but often find yourself
gasping for air after just five
minutes of exercise, chances are
you may be suffering from
exercise-induced asthma (EIA)
or exercise-induced
bronchiospasms (EIB). In fact,
nearly 15 percent of all
otherwise healthy athletes suffer
from symptoms of these
mysterious attacks.
Early symptoms of EIA and
EIB include stomach cramping,
coughing and wheezing, and
rapid energy loss. More
advanced symptoms include
experiencing tight burning
sensations throughout the chest
and severe coughing/wheezing
fits that make it impossible to
continue physical activity.
Symptoms usually occur within
five minutes and stop soon after
exercise is halted.
Although a medical cause for
EIA/EIB still is being
researched, there are several
environmental conditions that
may trigger it. These include air
pollution, pollen and cold, dry
air.
Environmental pollutants
include hydrocarbons (such as
methane or benzene gases),
carbon monoxide (found in car
exhaust fumes and tobacco
smoke), sulfur oxides and
oxidants. Any of all of these
pollutants can cause bronchial
irritation and excessive mucus
production, as well as lower your
resistance to respiratory-tract
infections.
Because physical exertion
causes you to breathe deeper and
more often, pollution and pollen
can trigger an attack in an
otherwise healthy individual. If
you feel pollution may be the
cause of EIA for you, move your
exercise indoors or, if that is not
possible, try to find the cleanest
air possible.
Cold, dry air also irritates the
lungs, causing them to shrink or
tighten up, and this can lead to
asthmatic attacks. The problem
worsens during exercise because,
as you breathe more deeply and
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be warmed and humidified
before it reaches the lungs. If
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such as skiing, ice skating,
running or walking, try breathing
through a thin scarf to warm the
air before it reaches your lungs.
In addition, try to keep breathing
through your nose — it serves as
a natural filter and humidifier.
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be brought on by intense
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exercising at your cardiovascular
limit. If you experience
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fun you can handle. Now, how's that for financial aid’
NCAA asked to look
at crimes by students
By Steve Wieberg
The NCAA is being asked to
investigate the involvement of
college athletes in campus crime:
lafter those in a recent survey
were found to be almost twice as
likely as other students to
icommit theft, assault, rape or
some other criminal act.
In the survey of 1,050 athletes
and more than 10,000 students
overall, conducted by Towson.
‘State University’s Center for the
‘Study and Prevention of Campus
Violence, 2.5 percent of the
responding athletes said they had
committed a crime while
attending school, That compared.
to. 1.4 percent of the non-
athletes.
The random sampling also
found athletes more likely to be
victims of crime.
“We would like to see athletes
the way we've dreamed about
them, as a model for young
Ipcople,” said Dorothy Siegel, a
‘Towson State vice president and
executive director of the
violence prevention center.
(But) we know the stereotype
of athletes as not being good
sports and leaders. They
represent the vulnerability of
people in that age bracket.”
She is asking the NCAA to
help conduct a more in-depth
study of athletes’ tendencies,
perhaps identifying problem
schools and sports,
‘The NCAA is responding with:
caution, “It gives me a little
lpause,” director of research
{Ursula Walsh said, that slightly
more female athletes than males
iresponded to the survey while
acknowledged NCAA concerns!
twice as many males as females
compete in NCAA’ sports.
Respondents. also were!
disproportionately (89 percent)
white.
But Walsh said, “If it’s true,
think we've got a moral
obligation to do something. ... I
think that (the additional study,
of athletes) is something we'd be}
interested in doing.”
In the survey, a higher
‘percentage of athletes admitted|
committing a variety of crimes.
-— Theft: 8.0 percent to non-
athletes’ 4.9 percent.
— Vandalism: 7.8 percent to
5.2 percent.
— Fighting: 5.0 percent to 2.0
percent, :
— Physical assault: 1.3 percent,
to 0,4 percent.
-— Date rape: 1.1 percent to.
0.2 percent.
Jan Sherrill, another Towson|
State vice president who
oversaw the study,|
about the sampling, but said, “I
don’t have any: trouble at alll
saying 1,000 respondents is a
good number to generalize.
“If my: son or daughter were,
an athlete getting ready to go to
college, I'd sit down with him!
and say, “You need to know you
mun a greater risk.’ J think there}
definitely is a problem, and any
administrator or athletic director!
would be foolish not to: pay
attention to it.”
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 11
y | srael was relatively
peaceful the days
before Laura Katz left. The
threat of nightly scud missile
attacks was not yet a reality. But,
the day after Laura Katz left,
Israel became a different place.
Now, with friends and family
“T spoke to him a few days
after that. He said the explosions
shook the buildings of the
dorm,” she said.
Now, she said she speaks with
Jason by computer. “He’s not
really telling me much,” she
said. “He jokes about it, but
that’s what he does when he’s
nervous.”
still in Israel, Katz says
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withdrawal from Kuwait. Two
days later, Saddam Hussein
lived up to his promise to attack
Israel if U.S.-led forces attacked
Traq.
“I was scared to death,” Katz
said of her first days back in the
U.S. “The press coverage was so
horrible. They were saying it
was nerve gas, and they
wouldn’t give exact locations.”
Katz’s tour of Israel began on
Dec. 23, 1990, as the campus
Tepresentative of the United
Jewish Appeal’s Winter Students
Chairman’s Mission. Even at
that early date, Israel was under
threat of attack, but Katz says
she wasn’t worried.
“No, I was excited,” she said.
“My parents were worried, but
thats their job.”
During her first week in Israel,
the U.S.S. Saratoga capsized off
the shores of Tel Aviv, and the
world was already poised for
war. “We knew that Israel was at
its peak of readiness,” she said.
“Tt’s always that way.”
The mention of scud missile
attacks hits close of home for
Katz. Her boyfriend, Jason, is a
student at Ben Ilan University in
Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel
Aviv, and the site of one of the
first Scud attacks.
“T offered them tickets to
America if they wanted, and
they refused,”she said.
“They have pride in their
country. You don’t run away
from a baby when it’s crying.
You can’t run away from a
country when it needs you.
(Israel) needs all the support she
can get.”
Katz said she hopes American
support for Israel and troops in
the Gulf continues. “It doesn’t
matter now what your political
alignment is, you have to
support the troops...because
they’re risking their butts,” she
said.
“They need our support and
guidance because they’re going
to be changed when they come
back.”
Katz said she was not trained
in the use of gas masks when she
was there. Now, gas masks are a
daily way of life in Israel, due to
the threat of scuds armed with
the chemical warheads.
“They didn’t see it as a threat
then,” she said. “They didn’t
‘want to get anyone excited or
upset.”
While in Israel, Katz visited
absorption centers - places where
immigrants stay when they just
arrive in Israel.
Immigrant
children play in
the sandbox at
the Ra’anana
absorption
center near Tel
Aviv just days
before war
broke out.
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progr
Week 2O
haguguy to
be in
dareael,
Katz said that even in the
weeks before the war, aliyahs -
immigrants to Israel - were still
coming in by the hundreds,
many from the Soviet Union.
Katz didn’t ask the immigrants
about any hesitations they had
coming to Israel. “We were more
concerned about their feelings
and their new environment,”she
said.
“These people were so happy
to be in Israel.”
Katz said the restraint shown
by the Jewish state by not
retaliating is “Phenomenal...”but
I don’t think it will last.”
“Tsrael has said all along that
she reserves the right to
respond,” Katz said. “It could
come next week on next year.
It’s not important.”
Katz said she hopes to return
to Israel soon, but is not sure
when she’ll be able to. “You can
never say what time is right to
go,” she said.
“Tsrael isn’t a Disney World,”
she said. “It’s the Jewish
homeland. It has centuries of
history and culture.”
Until she can return, Katz said
she’}l continue to rally support
for Israel in the U.S.. Through
the U.J.A. and a newly formed
SUNYA group, Students for
Israel, she hopes to increase.
programming related to Israel, as
well as recruit volunteers to go
to Israel.
When she goes back, she said
she plans to apply for dual
American-Israeli citizenship,
and to teach English to Israeli
children.
For now, Katz said she hopes
Israelis are living life as
normally as they can, despite the
Scud attacks.
“You just live very day as it
goes,” she said. “One day ata
time.”
“T would tell (the Israelis) that
we have to hold strong and we
can’t run away.”
By Bryan Sierra
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Laura and hér brother
planting trees on the hills of
Jerusalem during Tu
B'Schvat - a new year for
trees. Their relatives, still
living in Israel, face the threat
of Scud attacks every night.
EDITORIAL —
Let the bears go
home where they
belong
‘What is so entertaining about a bear in a tutu?
Last week, animal rights activists protested the
Moscow Circus, being held at the Knickerbocker
Arena.
The protesters claimed the circus trainers physically
abuse the performing animals, beating them, using
electric prods and keeping them caged with inadequate
food supply.
If these claims are true, then the Moscow Circus, and
probably many other circuses like it, are doing a great
disservice to the uninformed masses paying to see what
they perceive to be wholesome family entertainment.
For years circus has been a place to take kids, to see
clowns and dancing bears and flying trapeze artists. It
was the next best thing to a day at the zoo.
Well, maybe it's time America changed its mind
about what's entertaining.
Animals do serve many useful purposes. Medical
science would be nowhere if it were not for some very
significant animal experimentation. Animals are used
for food. In the past, before cars and tractors, animals
were used for work and transportation. In all these
instances, animals help sustain life. Living things use
each other to survive. This is a natural order of things.
Tigers in an indoor arena is not natural. Nor is it
ethical, or moral, or any other thing that we ought to be
teaching our children.
It is wrong.
Animals should not be beaten, tortured, and paraded
around for our entertainment. They command a certain
amount of respect, as all living creatures do. There are
few things more powerful and beautiful than a tiger in
the wild, and yet people see fit to rob these animals of
their dignity. Wild creatures exist to hunt, roam, and
care for their young. They should not be taken from
their natural habitat, placed in cages, and be made to
perform tricks they cannot learn without the whip of a
trainer. Bears are not meant to ride bicycles. If they
were, they would have the intellectual capacity to teach
themselves to build’and ride one.
Obviously this is ludicrous. And it is equally
ludicrous to consider this senseless misuse
entertainment. Sad but true, by going to the circus,
adults are sending a negative message to children and
are setting bad precedents for the future. In a time
when we should be concerned about our environment,
we should seek to protect and preserve the creatures
that live in it.
This attitude puts zoos in a rather awkward position.
While the traditional zoos with their cages and pens are
missing the point of bringing people and animals
together, the more modem zoos, with wide open areas
designed to simulate an animal's natural habitat, may be
useful in protecting endangered species or teaching
people about the wild kingdom. Legislation such as the
Animal Welfare Act should be amended to closely
monitor zoos to see that an animals best interests are
respected.
‘There is a place in the world for people and animals
to come together. But this place is not the
Knickerbocker Arena. Circus animals don't need
protection. They need a new job, mainly, living out
their lives peacefully in their own neighborhood. Let
people entertain people, and let animals teach us more
about the world we all must live in.
‘COLUMN
T kell, therefore Tatn?
TL think , therefore
Tiel? TL think
Gulf War is just a propaganda war
Counting war dead is a grisly job.
Numbering those who have fallen victim to the
onslaught of battle is something that turns the stomachs
of many people in this country. War — any war— is
much more palatable when the details of its carnage are
left to historians.
DeWayne Wickham
‘The generals who command the fighting in the Middle
East understand this, Unlike their predecessors during the
Vietnam War, they refuse to hand out daily counts on the
number of enemies killed and maimed. Instead they
measure their battlefield successes in less human terms,
like tanks taken out and artillery pieces silenced.
“Body counts mean nothing, absolutely nothing,” Gen.
H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander of the allied
forces arrayed against the army of Saddam Hussein, said
recently.
If anything, he confessed, they “put an undue pressure”
on military commanders.
And so they do.
When field commanders in Vietnam were forced to
count enemy dead, they often did so with the abandon of
a three-card monte dealer, Their sleights of hand in
counting bodies bloated reports of enemy dead and
distorted the public’s perception of the progress our
troops were making.
Combined with television pictures of the war’s
destruction, the inflated daily body counts repulsed
milliohs of Americans and swelled the ranks of the anti-
war movement.
The men who command U.S. troops in the fight to free
Kuwait will brook no such mistake. They largely have
succeeded in turning this war into a contest of smart
bombs against a ruthless dictator. Rather than images of
torn and twisted bodies littering battlefields, we are fed
footage of laser-guided bombs striking targets with pin-
point accuracy.
Civilian casualties are called “collateral damage” to
assuage the easily beguiled and those who'd like to think
of this war as super Nintendo.
But Saddam Hussein is a crafty foe.
He knows his best chance of “winning” is to tum
American public opinion against the war. From his
Baghdad bunker, he probably spends as much time
managing the news as he does his forces in the field.
Getting pictures of the corpses of Iraqi babies and their
mothers on CNN is a tactical move Saddam hopes will
win him in the media the victory he is being denied on
the battlefield.
He hopes that such scenes will cause a national puking
that’ll tum U.S. public opinion against the war. And he
may succeed.
The body count that has been rejected by our side, is
being pushed upon us by the Iraqis. Foreign journalists
are being herded about the countryside in pursuit of
scenes of civilian casualties in much the same way that
con men sucker their marks.
What started out as a clash of two of the world’s largest
armies is being reduced to a propaganda campaign that’s
being fought by military censors.
A night bombing raid by U.S. jets is followed in the
morning by a claim that the planes took out a milk
factory. A precision bomb attack on an Iraqi command
center is turned into a heartless raid on an air-raid shelter.
And U.S. commanders whose air forces control the
skies over Iraq and Kuwait have been put on the
defensive by the enemy’s propaganda machine. Try as
they might to keep the focus on the massive damage
allied planes are doing to Iraq’s army, they are forced to
stand before national television audiences and explain
away such charges.
War, folks, is hell.
Anybody who thinks we can defeat Saddam Hussein
without the kind of “collateral damage” that sadly kills
some innocent civilians has placed too much confidence
in smart bombs.
In war, people die. Those who seek comfort, or rage, in
the military status of a war victim beg the question. Once
the killing starts, the issue of morality becomes
something of an oxymoron.
By definition, war is deadly. Inside the tanks we hit,
and surrounding the artillery we silence, are real people
— men with families and dreams of a future many will
never see,
When a nation makes a decision to go to war, it
implicitly decides to inflict massive suffering upon its
enemy. The victory it seeks is thought to be worth the
loss of life such an action brings. If Americans are made
to cut and run by scenes of dead Iraqis — even those of
women and children mistakenly killed — victory is
within Saddam’s reach.
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King Ralph...Royally Silly
I guess the best word one can use to
describe King Ralph is “silly,”
although “cliched” and “unoriginal”
fall not too far behind. Still, despite
the fact that King Ralph is thoroughly
constructed of old parts and lags a
little at times, it is, for the most part,
an enjoyable film. Much of the reason
for this is the presence of its star, John
Goodman, who plays the unlikely
sovereign in question.
Ed Vaira
Goodman proves to be an able
comedian and not a bad straight man
as Las Vegas lounge singer Ralph
Jones, whose career is in such bad
straits that his act is replaced by Mitzi
the Physic Chimp, Unbeknownst to
Ralph, the entire royal family has
been wiped out due to a freak
accident (one of the funnier moments
in the film) and, due to his
grandmother's affair with the brother
of a previous king, Ralph is now next
in line for the British throne. Ralph is,
to say the least, surprised and totally
unprepared for his royal duties. So a
royal secretary, Cedric (Peter O’Toole),
is assigned to transform the sloppy
Ralph into a royal in four months. The
remainder of the film is filled with
unoriginal scenes of Ralph dealing
with his royal duties in his own
clumsy manner, but these scenes are
generally amusing simply because
Goodman is so good at commanding
Sleep-Walking W
Sleeping With the Enemy , if
anything, proves one thing — that
Julia Roberts is one of the most
watchable stars in movies today. That
said, it is a most unpleasant task to
watch her floundering helplessly in an
ill-conceived and badly written mess
like this film. Hard as she tries, she
cannot overcome the somewhat
overwrought plot, fairly stiff acting by
her co-stars, and pretty wretched
writing that ultimately drag this film
down.
Ed Vaira
The plot begins as Laura (Roberts) is
feeling a sense of hopelessness in her
marriage to Martin (the incredibly
lifeless Patrick Bergin), a rich but
severely anal-retentive investment
banker. He is a control freak ‘and-he
the screen. A predictable romantic
subplot is thrown in as Ralph falls for
a commoner (Camille Coduri) when
he is supposed to marry the Princess
es
Calgon..
of Finland, and the results will
surprise no one.
Credit for what success King Ralph
achieves must also go to the
supporting actors. O'Toole, in a role
that smells of career desperation,
manages to instill a quiet dignity to
his uptight character and proves he is
still one of the world’s best (if
severely underrated) actors. Likewise,
belts her around when everything is
not “in order” (including a very
violent scene where he punches her in
the head and she cracks her skull on a
marble floor). She fakes her own
death one night by pretending to have
drowned, (her husband not knowing
that she has learned how to swim).
She flees to her hometown in Jowa
and finds a new life under a new
name and conveniently falls in love
with her handsome next-door
neighbor Ben (Kevin Anderson).
However, through two really stupid
plot developments, Martin finds out
that Laura is still alive and, seething
with rage, somehow tracks her down.
Then the very predictable bad-guy-
stalks-helpless-girl-until-she-grabs-
the-gun-and-shoots-him climax takes
over and you pretty much can give up
hope on this one.
This could have.been a much better.
John Hurt, as a greedy lord looking to
overthrow Ralph so he can get the
throne, gives a deliciously malevolent
performance and effectively revives
lake me away! John Goodman, Vegas lounge singer-turned British monarch,
enjoys his new privileges.
his dormant career. However, the film
still revolves around Goodman, and
he runs away with his first starring
role. He feels so natural in this setting
and has quite a bit of fun with his
klutzy but good-hearted character
{and Goodman actually sings pretty
well, too). The actors more than ably
make up for the complete lack of
originality in director David Ward’s
(Major League, The Sting) script.
Despite its predictability, however,
Ward writes generally witty dialogue
although there are too many sight
that fall a little flat.
While King Ralph isn’t the world’s
best movie, it certainly is a harmless
way of spending an afternoon if
you're looking to rest your brain and
have a little fun in return.
2/2/9|
ith Julia Roberts
film that it is. Director Joseph (The
Stepfather, True Believer) Ruben, a
veteran of many B-movie thrillers,
directs this film in a nice, crisp,
style. However, like Biber tis cae
work is confounded by the mistakes
of others. Chief culprit is the
sophomoric script by Oscar-winner
Ronald (Rain Man) Bass. It feels like so
little effort went into perfecting this
script that I’d bet that this is actually a
first draft. The dialogue is either
cliched or stupid, and some of his plot
devices border on ludicrous (Roberts,
visiting her mother ina nursing home,
disguises herself with a baseball cap
and a fake mustache and everyone,
including her grieving husband,
thinks she’s a man!! Come on now!!).
Other than Roberts, who gives a
valiant try and is usually watchable,
the acting is pretty lame. Bergin,-
making only his second film (he was
unbearably stiff and boring in
Mountains of the Moon also) is the
absolute wrong choice for this role
(someone like William Hurt would
have been a better choice). He
completely misreads his character and
does a sloppy job of concealing his
Irish accent, which pops up every so
often. Anderson, too, is quite stiff, but
he’s not’on screen enough for one to
make a qualified opinion. All things
considered, I would advise Julia
Roberts not to put this film too high
on her credit list, because it might mar
what is still a very promising career
ahead of her.
rE
February 22,1991
ExASPerated
You know how you tend to bond with people over the strangest
things? Like house-training pets, or the torture methods of older
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siblings? Well, Monday night, four of us were coming back from
home and we were bonding by sharing warped teacher stories.
There were a lot of warped teachers in my high school, which |
suppose is good. Imagine having a warped elementary school
1 I teacher. You'd probably be scarred for life. But it's relatively okay
Is currently accepting to be weird in a high school setting, shake up the kids a bit. For
instance, our 12th grade English teacher, Mrs. Lee. She was this
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nominations or highly cultured, pristine woman, an Anglophile, her husband was
vi ce = p re S i d e nt - a writer for the New York Times, and she was retiring at the end
of the year. Sounds like a sweet old grandmotherly type, right?
Wrong. This woman was obsessed with all things sexual. One
treas U re r and day she gave us a lesson on the word "motherfucker," because
she said no one used it in the right context (she then proceeded
secreta ry. to use it throughout the day). And then there was the time she
compared the common avocado to female sex organs. Basically,
we sat in class open-mouthed in amazement every day, waiting
All nominations fer pootiies pearl of oe to soe ee her lips. sone: as
nd there was my biology teacher, or as we called her, "the
due Saturda a Nazi." This woman loved blood and animal parts. She had
Fe b rua ry 2 assorted jars filled with unindentifiable objects laid out all pretty
and nice, right in front of my desk. | used to stare at this one jar
for months, until | found out it was filled with sheep eyeballs.
Kinda ruined my appetite for lunch, which unfortunately was the
ELECTIONS SUNDAY | |=:
She made us dissect all sorts of things, grasshoppers, earth-
FEBRUARY 24th worms, fetal pigs, elephants, dingos -- if it wasn't human, we had
to chop it up and determine the last thing it had eaten. No other
bio class had to do this much. Thank God the classroom was
STATE QUAD 7PM right across the hall from the bathroom; my weak stomach
couldn't take the stench of dead frogs (which were always
pregnant, for some reason).
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She was also really into childbirth. Or at least watching it. She
had films of women giving birth (and don't forget the afterbirth --
BLEAH), guinea pigs, horses, dogs, the torture just went on. We
spent two full weeks on The Joy of Birth in the Animal Kingdom. |
suppose it was a smart move on the part of birth control, because
it was these films that made me decide that pregnancy was just
not for me (although seeing Fluffy the guinea pig go into labor
was one of the most hilarious things I've ever witnessed). But did
| really need to see all that? I'm squeamish enough.
Speaking of birth, there was this one thing that all students at
my high school were witness to before graduation, because you
had to have a semester of Health. A prerequisite, if you will. It
happened when the Health classes were in the midst of
Reproduction, which just about every student knows about
anyway. So our teachers decided to add a twist to the topic.
Once a semester, every semester, all the students taking Health
got strapped to desks and had to sit and watch Mr. Perlmutter's
wife had a c-section ON VIDEO TAPE. Talk about warped! |
know people think birth is a beautiful thing, but isn't it also very
personal? | guess not: there was Mrs. P, waving giddily at the
camera for all of us horrified students to see. | wonder if she
realizes that over 2,500 high school have seen a doctor literally
PLUNGE her stomach (and Mr. P. made sure to zero in on that
incision, you betcha) and suck a baby out, attached to the
plunger. And the poor woman was awake for the whole thing --
you think at least they'd knock her out, preserve her dignity, for
Chrissakes. I'd kill my husband if he had the entire Health
department watch me give birth. And watching the whole gory
process just reinforced my decision to NOT get pregnant. Nope,
not me.
So there are the warped teachers of my high school -- or, at
least the ones that /'ve had. There were about a hundred
teachers in the building, who could keep track? Thank God at
college you at least have a fighting chance and can sometimes
pick who will teach your class. Though | suppose if you were to
watch more childbirth films, or dissect animals, or find out the
roots to words your mother never wanted you to say, at least
you'd be emotionally mature enough to deal with it. Not like the
poor, fragile students at my high school...
usan, Friedmard
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Frontier Heroes Get Last Hurrah
Unlike many whose names
appear regularly on the best-seller
lists and whoever had their books
turned into motion pictures and mini-
series, Larry McMurty walks the fine
line between so-called “pop” fiction
and literature with great skill. His
novels have consistently won critical
taves; the epic Lonesome Dove was
awarded the Pulitzer Prize for
literature. Nevertheless, the author of
Some Can Whistle, Terms of Endearment,
and Texasville still manages to attract
wide audiences with his entertaining
and highly-readable work.
Adam Meyer
McMurty seems as
comfortable telling about the old West
as the modern one. Whereas
Anything for Billy was a celebration
of the larger-than-life characters of the
frontier, his latest novel, Buffalo Girls,
tells its story from a very different
perspective. Here, the glory of the
Old West is quickly disappearing, as
are the once plentiful herds of buffalo
and beaver. The living legends of the
time are fading and withering as they
face their greatest enemy of all, time.
The wilderness is no longer quite as
wild; in short, America is becoming a
civilized nation.
There is a medley of unusual
characters populating Buffalo Girls,
but all have one thing in common;
they are relics of an age which no
longer exists. There’s Martha Jane
Canary, better known as Calamity, a
woman — though some question her
gender — who once scouted for such
well-known generals as Custer. Then
there’s Bartle Bone and Jim Ragg,
beaver hunters whose prey has
vanished but who refuse to accept
that they are obsolete. Dora DuFran is
a prostitute and Calamity’s best
friend, and Teddy Blue Abbot is the
cowboy in love with Dora but married
to another woman. Finishing up the
list of major characters are No Ears, a
wise, old Indian on the lookout for
death and Potato Creek Johnny, a gold
surveyor who discovers that the
treasure has been taken.
McMurty’s prose is as
unselfconscious and fluid as his
characters’ dialogue/ Like the folks
who populate its pages, Buffalo Girls
may seem shallow at first glance but,
on closer inspection, it has remarkable
depth and sensitivity. Tragedy, the
sense of loss and the inevitability of
time are beautifully captured in
McMurty’s straightforward style.
With little else to do, most of
the characters’ time is passed by
drinking, smoking, talking and
wandering the plains. Their favorite
activity is reminiscing about the past,
for these are people whose future has
no discernible direction.
Then Buffalo Bill Cody
appears, evidence that these old-
timers are not merely destined to
waste away. Capitalizing on a
reputation built on a few minor
accomplishments, he recreates the
glory of the old days with his Wild
West show. It is h e who provides the
gang with a sense of purpose by
inviting them to join his show and
travel to England to meet the Queen.
Calamity Jane, Bartle, Jim and No
Ears set forth across the Atlantic with
the performers in Cody’s show, who
include Annie Oakley, Texas Jack
Omohundro and Sitting Bull. The
excursion provides a kind of
rejuvenation for some, like Jim Ragg,
who discovers beavers at the zoo , or
No Ears, who is given pairs of wax
ears.. For Calamity the trip is a
disappointment; whatever she has
lost, she does not find it there.
Life upon return to America is
scarcely happier for Calamity. Her
dear friend Dora has married but dies
in childbirth shortly after. This is
symbolic of what is occurring in the
West at this time: new lives are being
created, but the price is the loss of the
older generation. Calamity and her
friends are the last of their kind; as
they die off one by one, they are being
replaced by people who know
nothing of their way of life.
Recognizing this, Bartle joins up with
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show for
good, and goes on to live happily ever
after. But Calamity is either unwilling
or unable to change. Soon the years of
the lies she has told herself over the
years.
Interwoven with the narrative
are letters from Calamity Jane to her
daughter, a child conceived with Wild
Bill Hickok (or so she claims). These
letters provide an intimate glimpse
into the creation of a legend, and
more importantly, into the woman she
was.
McMurtry has done his
homework, to be sure. But his greatest
strength is his ability to go beyond the
incredible “facts,” and speculate on
what these people might truly have
been like. Rumors and dime novels
transformed the men and women of
the old West into legends. Calamity
herself feels it, “the way things were
getting so mixed now, what was real,
or what had be2n real, mingling more
and more confusingly with what was
made up.” McMurtry reverses the
process, reconstructing human beings
from the larger-than-life figures they
became.
EarPlug
Chubb Rock
Treat ‘Em Right
Select Records
While you're diggin’ Chubb Rock’s
new 5 song EP Treat ‘Em Right, you
can’t help but take note of his lyrics,
which cover ground from black on
black violence to honoring black music
greats. Chubbs doesn’t spend his time
painting the same ole doomed pictures
of Cliche Ghetto Life or rambling on
about sexual exploitations or self
exaltations. Although this may have
been what motivated him to grab up
the mike at age 12, he’s gone in a new
direction since back in the day with the
Sureshot Four. If you've truly heard
his words today, you should definitely
walk away with at least one feeling, if
nothing else — RESPECT. Chubb Rock
himself is quite worthy of much
respect (a national scholarship winner
to study pre-med at 16), but even if
you didn’t know that, you can feel his
respect for the music. Chubbs preaches
respect for what Hip Hop is really
about, his work contends that true rap
is not just rhymin’ over dance music! (He
chooses James Brown, Sly Stone and
First Choice as his music bed). Bit
most importantly Hip Hop is a true
style — living literature!
This project establishes
Chubbs as a cultural critic and
commentator with a steady eye on
today’s complex African American
Community. His nimble style
concentrates many related and diverse
topics into pithy doses of funky
phrases dropped over simple, clear
beats and some powerful speech
samples. The thesis of this collection
seems to be to treat your own with
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respect and that is reflected in every
track on this EP. Side A kicks off with
the now famous “Treat ‘em Right”
featuring references to Yusef Hawkins,
neighborhood crime and appreciation
of young fans. The second cut, “Keep
it Street”, is a double edged
commentary on the evolving street
music scene — the increase of violence
since the early 1980’s versus Rap
Music’s commercialization
disconnecting it from street life.
“Regiments of the Steel,” one of his
Jem Jamz, continues on this same tip,
but with focus on a tribute to Hip Hop
Greats.
Flip the disc over and you’ve got
“What's the Word,” on the outer
groove. This one looks at South Africa
and racial oppressions in general,
including factual distortions in history
books and Hollywood movies, and
there are some bonus rhymes from
toaster Robin Hood at the tail end of
the cut. If you dig speech sampling,
definitely scope out the second jam
“The Organizer,” which takes on more
of a hardcore feel, aggressively
depicting the long overdue need for
more Black organizing. The platter’s
finale is the Cribb Mix of “Treat ‘em
Right.” Look for Chubbs on “Channel
J’ with Al B. Sure and some
production credits in the near future.
Also as stated earlier, you can catch his
complete album, “Keep it Street” on
Downtown Manhattan’s Select
Records, very soon. Peace, “Be Proud
and Be Well...”
—Penn & Teller, Inc.
Sheherezaade
who told you the tales
weaving magic with her voice
spinning flaming spirits
to dance in his heart
could you step down now
from your heaven
and bring some storybooks
and dance again
among the broken shards
_ of your Arabian palace
can you soothe the tears
with your tales
and stamp the sickness
under your feet?
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February 22, 1991
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Tuition hike is OK
To the Editor:
It’s time for some intellectual dialogue on the issue of
tuition costs for the State University of New York. I’m
tired of hearing students merely whine and complain
about the proposed increase. If these vocal students don’t
like the proposal, then where is their suggestion? The
only thing I’ve heard from these students is that they
don’t want any tuition increase under any terms.
Perhaps opponents of the hike would suggest that we
continue cutting the University budget until offices
couldn’t even find a spare paper clip to give a student.
It is important to note that many students do not agree
with the so called student leaders of this campus. When
was the last time that these student leaders actively
solicited the student body’s true position through an
accurate, objective survey? Only fools lead with blind
eyes.
Any objective person would surely note that the system
needs to be overhauled. The system, as it stands now, is
stressed to the point where the quality of education is in
jeopardy. But the question is then raised on how to find
the funds necessary to support the institute. As a student,
I favor user fees over general tax burdens. The state has
no moral or constitutional obligation to provide a near
free education. Why continue to burden everyone in the
state who does not benefit from a SUNY education. A
tuition increase is justified. The extra revenue needed
must come internally, from those who use the service. I
further suggest structuring an ability to pay basis for
tuition. It’s time to replace the antiquated regressive
tuition system with a progressive system. The most
wealthy student families should pay more and the less
affluent should pay a smaller fee. Would you give
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welfare assistance to families that earn over $60,000 per
year? Educational subsidies, at their present level, are
essentially welfare grants for the rich.
As a last resort, if funds must come from general tax
increases, then the students that benefit from them should
be required to repay their debt to society. Why should
students have a free ride? If you want an inexpensive
education, then you should have to perform public
service in return, You need not go into the military to
serve your country. You can work in the public service
upon your graduation for a few years and earn only 65%
of what you would earn in the private sector, in order to
repay your debt to society.
Hard times call for courageous solutions of substance
over politics. It is sound for student leaders to speak out
about what is best for the student body, rather than what
is cowardly, just politically safe. True leaders do just that.
They lead with courage. They shouldn’t hide behind the
narrow-minded walls of what is misconceived as
conventional public opinion.
Steven Gildin
Give teaching a chance
To the Editor:
“This will be the toughest, most draining and
exhausting and frustrating job you could possibly ever
have, Problems and hardships seem to set you back at
every turn, but at the same time, every day there is
something that will absolutely knock you over and make
you think that there is nothing else on this planet which
could be quite as rewarding.”
These are the words of one of Teach For America’s
1990 charter corps members.
As a graduating senior, you could, at this point, choose
to pursue just about any field you wish. We are calling
upon you to become part of a powerful national
movement. Recent graduates from schools all over the
country, representing a diversity of ethnic backgrounds
and academic majors, are coming together to assume jobs
that will enable them to play a significant role in
educating our nation’s children.
Over the past fifteen months, a team of recent
graduates has created Teach For America, a national
corps of outstanding individuals who teach in urban and
tural areas suffering from persistent teacher shortages.
Close to 500 corps members participated this past
summer in our training institute and are currently
teaching in Los Angeles, New York City, New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, rural Georgia and rural North Carolina.
We have learned a great deal from our corps over the
course of this past year. We have learned how to better
prepare individuals to enter the classroom and how to
provide them with more support through their
experience. And we have seen that amazing things
happen when strong, driven, resourceful individuals enter
schools and classrooms.
You would not change the world in two years with
Teach For America. But you could be a positive,
energetic, creative force in the lives of young people.
And there is no doubt that you would leave Teach For
America seeing the world in a new way. Some of you
would resolve to commit your career to the education of
our nation’s children. Some of you would go on to
careers in business or government or medicine or law, but
you would enter those fields with a perspective
broadened and strengthened by your experience.
Our schools demand the attention of our nation’s most
talented individuals. A great number of extraordinary
people are graduating in the class of 1991, and many of
you are about to enter graduate school or corporate
America. I hope you will give Teach For America more
than a passing thought. No job straight out of college can
offer you the same opportunity to assume such enormous
responsibility, and to have such a direct impact on human
lives and on the nation’s future.
Your career service office and TFA’s national office (1-
800-TFA-1230) can provide further information or you
can contact Andrea Hoffer at Student Association (442-
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Exercise free speech
To the Editor:
In order to bring the current national crisis (namely, the
war) into perspective, I believe it is necessary to recall
some.of the fundamental assumptions and ideals that
provide the foundations of the government we have taken
pride in for over two hundred years. Though there are.
3 as
several basic human rights that must be addressed when
examining the current U.S. foreign policy I will, in this
instance, address only one.
As an independent, law abiding, tax paying U.S.
citizen I reserve my Constitutional right to freedom of
expression (see Amendment #1) that serves, among
others, the purpose of holding this government
tesponsible for its actions. After careful consideration
and observation of these actions and the many sides
affected by them, I am concluding that the current
national policy in the Middle East is not only
irresponsible and poorly conceived, it is on the broadest
scale, immoral. My overall feeling is that no matter what
military objective we may hope to achieve and claim a
victory, the political, cultural, and economical
repercussions will prove immeasurable. You can’t fight
aggression with aggression. You can force people to do
some things but you can’t change what’s in their minds
and in their hearts. In the simplest of terms, I am an
advocate for peace.
With my position, and my right to express it, I refute
and resent any allegations that by my questioning the
policy makers in Washington I am somehow
unsupportive of the troops, bound by law to risk their
lives for this sorry war. Though there has been a small
minority of anti-war advocates that have been
unsupportive of the military, these incidents are isolated
and the majority of the peace advocates do support the
troops. My every wish is that they return home safe, soon
and above all, proud of their country.
I will not be swayed by the argument that “it sends a
negative message” when we question the decisions of
their leaders. I firmly believe that the men and women
understood the meaning of the Constitutional rights they
took an oath to defend when they volunteered for service.
It is insulting to them to suggest that they are incapable
of comprehending that the war protest is a result of the
first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, it is
possible that some of our men and women serving in the
Middle East are against this war and appreciate any
speech directed against it.
It is my hope that every citizen in this country not only
reserve the right, but exercise vigorously, their freedom
to speak, for this is a most crucial time. By blindly
accepting the situation, we are undermining the
foundations of our system and allowing the fate of our
own people, as well as countless others, to go unchecked.
I challenge the students on this campus to reread the
Constitution, attend forums,speak with and listen to their
friends, families, leaders, and politicians. Above all read,
read, read until you have the clearest possible view of
where you stand in this war. (Incidentally, this can’t be
achieved by watching the one-sided, mini-series type
coverage on television.) We must demand accuracy and
responsibility, and we must remain open to all sides and
all arguments because it is this freedom to do so that
carries the nation.
Renee M. Overdyke-Oliver
Protect victims of rape
To the Editor:
We have a criminal justice system that attempts to
Protect the innocent. We have constitutional rights to
assure this. Unfortunately, these rights protect the guilty
as well, at the expense of victims. Victims of rape and
other sexual. violations are often humiliated and degraded
even further in court by vicious and ignorant defense
attorneys. These ignorant and desperate ‘professionals’
try and place the blame of their client’s depravity on the
victim.
How anyone can believe that a person’s manner of
dress is going to tempt someone to commit a crime of
violence is absurd. Does not liking someone’s clothing
give you the uncontrollable need to kill them? Does the
wearing of jewelry or the carrying of a wallet give
anyone the right to commit a mugging? Society does not
sanction this. So why do we continue to allow rapists to
blame their victims for their violence? Assembly bill 853
has been introduced again this session in an attempt to
make such claims inadmissible in court. PLEASE voice
your support for this bill to your Assemblymen, Senators,
the Assembly Codes Committee and its Assembly
sponsor Samuel Colman. Don’t allow victims to once
again be defeated by their aggressors.
Assemblyman Samuel Colman, LOB 327, Empire
State Plaza 12248
Chairman Sheldon Silver, LOB 632, Empire State
Plaza 12248
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PRESIDENT'S UNDERGRADUATE
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
The President's Undergraduate Leadership Awards are
primarily designed to recognize and reward undergraduate
students who have made signifigant contibutions to enhance
the quality of life at the University at Albany. Recipients will
have a variety of accomplishments including extraordinary
leadership, service, and involvement within the University
community.
The award categories are as follows:
UNIVERSITY SERVICE LEADERSHIPAWARDS:
*Five Quad Award
*Middle Earth Award
- *Purple and Gold Award
*Don't Walk Alone Award
Community Service Leadership Award
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AWARDS:
The Returning Woman Award
The Non- Traditional Career Award
Outstanding Leadership Award
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International Student Leadership Award
Greek Leadership Award
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University Governance Leadership Award
Justice Award
given to a student who has made distinctive contributions towards increasing
the University's awareness and appreciation of cultural, racial, and ethnic
diversity.
This sean exemplifies the ideals of a Just Community.
Great Dane. Award ‘
given to freshmen, sophomores, oe and seniors who have demonstrated
outstanding leadership in several co-curricular activities or exceptional
leadership in one such activity during the academic year.
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given to seniors who have made signifigant contributions to the university
during the course of their undergraduate careers. This award is among the
highest conferred on graduates.
ELIGIBILITY: Any currently enrolled undergraduate student is eligible for
nomination of the awards.
*Nominee must be a current member of the organization to be eligible for nomination.
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CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS
In addition, awards will be given in the following
categories:
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORGANIZATION
LEADERSHIP AWARDS:
Community Service Award -
given to the student organization that best
represents the service ideal of the University by
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given to the student organization that has
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ELIGIBILITY: Any current University and/or SA recognized
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iviecl campus it’s through Division I rer. make students pay 25 percent of _ differential tuition program.
Division ! athletics.” Tuition the cost of their education, Circus
Continued from front page —‘The one dissenting voice Continued from front page according to SUNY Central
budgetary climate.” Marsh has among the student — increase. spokesman Ken Goldfarb. The Continued from front page
representatives at last year’s While no specific figures have current tuition of $1,650 only constant travel, and the animals
been one of the leading
opponents of the possible move
to Division I.
John Boeheim, a student
representative on the University
Senate, said he opposed
Swygert’s decision because he
felt the president should have
waited for a Senate vote.
“T think it’s a big mistake,”
Boeheim said. “If there’s any
hope of unifying students on this
meeting was Central Council
Chair Jeffrey Luks. Luks, a
former member of the swim
team, was pleased with the
decision to remain in the ranks
of Division II.
“T came here for an education,
not for Division I basketball,”
Luks said.
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are caged 95% of the time.
The protestors also claimed
the animals are physically
abused during training and
performances.
Another complaint was that
aged and unfit animals are sent
to shopping mall petting zoos,
research labs, and inexperienced
private owners where further
abuses are committed.
The organizers of the protest
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their disapproval of society’s
acceptance of human
exploitation and abuse of
animals in situations other than
the circus.
Charles Donath, an organizer
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said, “The purpose of this
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the public is aware of the issues
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Donath also said he wants
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lives, they wear tutus and
perform unnatural acts, and are
at the beck and call of the whip
and the electric prod.”
Besides causing great physical
and mental pain to the animals,
the circus “teaches children that
animals are here to be exploited
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Donath added.
Dean Sommer, an
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“The consciousness which has
allowed us to disregard and
above the environment, from
toxic pollution to rain forest
destruction, is the same
consciousness that has allowed
us to disregard the rights of
animals to live on the Earth and
which has lead to their persistent
abuse. It is the consciousness
that the Earth and all living
things exist solely for the human
animal.”
The protestors were accosted
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Circus
Continued from page 18
with angry jeers and comments
by several circus-goers.
One commented, “I love
animals. But there are times
when (in) training an animal, it
is necessary to be cruel.”
Donath said animals in the
circus, such as bears are not
domesticated, and they are not
mentally or physically prepared
to perform the stringent tasks
imposed on them by their
captors.
The Moscow Circus has been
accused of animal abuse by
several organizations a flyer
stated, “During their 1988 tour,
the Moscow Circus was cited for
inhumane codes in both the U.S.
and Canada.”
“In 1984, the Moscow Circus
was denounced by the Toronto
Human Society because they
failed to improve their treatment
of their animals,” it stated.
Kristina Matousek from
Nevada complained to the
United States Department of
Agriculture about the Moscow
Circus after she and her family
witnessed animals being abused
at a performance.
She stated, “We witnessed
abuse towards the bears and
tigers. Specifically, one bear
hesitated while being instructed
to move up the ladder, so the
trainer took him behind the
curtain and severely struck him
across the upper back or
shoulder with what appeared to
be a long non-flexible metal rod.
The bear went back and did his
trick, then went off stage and
was kicked very hard in, what
appeared to be, his leg.
However, the circus’ treatment
of animals is acceptable under
the current Animal Welfare Act,
which are the laws concerning
treatment of circus animals in
the United States.
Dr. Holly Cheever, a member
of the Association of
Veterinarians for Animal Rights
and a key organizer of the rally
said the Animal Welfare Act,
“does not have anything to do
with training for performances,
which is the most abusing part
of the circus.” Because of this,
Cheever said the laws should be
amended.
Absent from this year’s circus
were the tigers, who in previous
years were a main attraction.
A number of horses were
present in addition to one ox and
the infamous bears who have
been the focus of many
protesters.
While waiting to perform, the
bears were chained to metal bars
by means of a brace which was
clamped around their neck.
In a final condemnation
Cheever said, “Remember, bears
are supposed to be hibernating
this time of years.”
Exhibit
Continued from page 3
teaching at SUNY Stony Brook.
Stick stated though she was born
of mixed heritage parentage she
realizes the importance of her
Cherokee heritage. In her
paintings she uses juxtapositions
of the landscape and abstractions
which are not meant to be
understood easily, and they are
even unsettling at times, she
said.
Artist Ernie Pepion’s works
are also displayed . Pepion, a
quadriplegic,stated he uses the
help of mechanical equipment in
order to hold a brush to paint.
Although he uses technology to
help him paint he is against
modern societies dependence on
this technology. Pepion said he
demonstrates this view in his
paintings.
Pepion stated he uses his
painting to express the
degredations, put on him by
society. Pepion cited experiences
as a native American in a
predominantly “ non- Indian
school”, as well as
discrimination he now faces as a
quadriplegic .
‘The show contains a variety of
mediums from watercolors , to
acrylics, to collages.
One ess conventional
technique used is petroglyphs or
rock art which is demonstrated
by Corwin Clairmonts in his
work, “ Grand Father Clock
Series “ Clairmont’s work was
done in remembrance of
two Indian warriors who were
killed in the Lewis and Clark
exhibition, a catalogue available
at the gallery stated.
Another example of
petroglyphs was a work by
Linda Lomahaftens who used
symbols from the Hopi culture to
demonstrate their connection
with the land. She stated, “ For
me the artistic process can be
described as unlearning and
remembering; “ unlearning” the
overlay of European cultural
values and “remembering “ the
basics, where I receive my
strength. “ It’s getting back to
innocence , “ Lomahaftens said.
Photographs were also
displayed in this exhibition. Both
black and white photos and color
photos are used to show the
connection between man and
nature a press release stated.
Nancy Liddle, who is the
director of the Art Gallery, said
she thought of the idea for this
exhibition while traveling out to
San Francisco. She said she had
always appreciated the
traditional Indian art, and
decided to seek out some of the
contemporary Indian art to see
how it related to today’s world as
opposed to the traditional
narrative of the past.
Liddle said she asked Juane
Quick-to-See-Smith to be the
curator of the show. Liddle said
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Basketball underclassmen may be most coveted in 1991 NBA draft
By Lee Creek
For some college seniors entering the
National Basketball Association this year,
their fate may not be decided at the June
26 draft in New York. It could be done by
May 11 — and in Baton Rouge, Atlanta
and Syracuse.
That is the last date for underclassmen
to declare themselves eligible for the
draft, and those three cities are where
three potential top draft selections reside
—and all are underclassmen.
Sophomore Shaquille O’Neal of
Louisiana State and juniors Kenny
Anderson of Georgia Tech and Billy
Owens of Syracuse have NBA scouts
hanging on their every word, much as
they have on their every move the past
few years.
If any of those three choose to enter the
draft — and each is expected to be a
lottery pick if they do turn pro — it
would move some of the senior class
down in the draft.
And that isn’t because the senior class
doesn’t have talent. Larry Johnson and
Stacy Augmon of No. 1-ranked Nevada
Las Vegas are both potential No. 1 draft
picks. And others, such as UNLV’s Greg
Anthony, Steve Smith of Michigan State,
Dikembe Mutombo of Georgetown, Luc
Longley of New Mexico, Kevin Lynch of
Minnesota and Mark Macon of Temple
are among several potential lottery picks.
But it’s the underclassmen that are
attracting the attention.
“If those three come out, they’re
lottery picks,” said Willis Reed, vice
president of basketball operations for the
New Jersey Nets. “If Shaq came out,
there’s a good chance he’d be the first
pick in the draft.”
Among the seniors, Johnson, and
Augmon, Mutombo and Longley have
consistently drawn the most attention,
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Column
Continued from page 23
prevail if Albany went Division
I. Could the University avoid the
muck that has infiltrated big-
time college athletics? Could we
escape the near-certain pressure
lof winning to survive? Will
lagents begin to crop up at
sporting events? This is a
complex matter and must be
dealt with before we plunge into
deeper water.
Those are the major issues
which made the papers. They are
not, though, the only major
issues.
How would our other sports
be treated? Our men's track
team, for example, has had its
share of Division I competition
experience, and this season
alone, the wrestling squad has
battled no fewer than eight
Division I foes, and held its own
while doing so. And don’t forget,
that is at a Division III funding
level.
Other teams, such as men’s
soccer, which has won 30 of its
38 games the past two years,
appear ready to move up.
These teams are among our
school’s athletic strengths; why
shouldn’t they be included when
we plan how scholarships are
awarded? Is it ethical to put
more support than is
proportionally deserved into our
basketball program? Albany
should include them in the
scholarship picture, requirements
Or no requirements.
Also, and this is strictly
speculation, but shouldn’t a
school only move a team up toa
higher level if it has dominated
the competition it currently
faces? Without football, the
whole athletic department would
ride on the coattails of the
basketball program and the
revenue it generates. Therefore,
the school needs to have a
perennial powerhouse team in
order to survive the jump. If not,
the losing that may follow may
not bring in enough money to
cover expenses. Potsdam, whose
team won more games in the
80's than any other NCAA
school at any level and has some:
championships to go with them,
has a solid basis for expansion.
This is not meant to diminish the
accomplishments of Albany -
Doc Sauers is one of the most
distinguished Division III
coaches ever and consistently
takes his squad to the playoffs.
But there are only a few schools
in Division III that can be called
“elite” and we’re not yet one of
them, as evidenced by this
season. Trying to mové up is just
too risky.
If the University is truly
interested in the revenue aspect
of the package (who isn’t?), than
it is football that should be the’
long-term focus of the program.|
It is no secret that pigskin
revenue is responsible for nearly
all money that college athletics}
generates, especially in Division
I. Right now, this isn’t feasible,
but should be examined
intensively for the future.
Have all of these aspects been
scrutinized? In this respect,
maybe the “postponement” is a’
mixed blessing.
Track
Continued from back page
In the pentathalon, junior Tom
Mead (2936 points) and
freshman Darren Webb (2673)
took fourth and sixth,
respectively.
In the long jump, sophomore
Peter Rugel, hampered by the
flu, took fourth with a leap of
1226”.
Freshman Dimitri Jacotin’s
throw, of 44 feet in the shot
placed him fifth.
According to Vives, this is the
best team performance this
season,
“We look good heading into
states and now I see the team
really beginning to get together”
Vives said.
At this meet, the CTC “Coach
of the Year” was announced,|
and Vives was voted this honor
in a unanimous vote by his
fellow coaches.
“It is always nice to be
recognized for your work by
your peers, but this award also
reflects on the development and
contribution of the athletes I
coach” Vives said.
This weekend the Danes!
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Pentathalon at Hamilton
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Lady Danes end subpar season on sour note
By Patrick Cullen
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Lady Danes ended their
long, grueling season, losing a
64-60 nailbiter to ECAC rival
Hamilton College before 241 at
the Margaret Bundy Scott Field
House on Tuesday night.
Coming into the game, Hamilton
was ranked fourth in New York
State and had already qualified
for the State Tournament.
Albany’s final record stands at
10-14, but coach Mari Warner
doesn’t think that it’s indicative
of what her team can do. “We
encountered an extremely tough
schedule with a squad full of
young players” she said. “With
the experience gained from this
season, I see no reason why we
can’t win consistently next
year.”
to stave off the Albany attack.
An uncharacteristic three-point
basket by Ikeuchi Franklin
brought the Lady Danes within
two with :26 remaining, but
Julie Sheldon hit both ends of a
one and one to seal the game for
Hamilton.
Franklin was at her best,
scoring 17 points on 8-14
shooting and grabbing 16
rebounds, as well. Warner
beamed, “This is the type of
game that I knew Ikeuchi could
play”.
Johnson had a good all-around
game, scoring 13 points and
dishing out nine assists. Lynda
Nealis contributed 10 points.
Sheldon led all scorers,
pumping in 18 for the
Continentals. Julie Diehl added
14 points. Alison O’Brien was a
Hamilton, pulling down 14
tebounds to complement her 13
points. Amy Smith had 13 points
and eight rebounds.
On paper, the game was very
close, with Albany shooting 39
percent from the floor and»
Hamilton 38 percent. Both were
even in rebounds, offensive and
defensive, and steals. The Lady
Danes were 70 percent (7-10)
from the line, while the
Continentals shot 84 percent
(16-19).
On February 11th, the Lady
Danes dominated from the
opening tip to the final buzzer
when they pummeled Utica
College, 76-36, at University
Gym.
After an opening exchange of
baskets, Albany scored the next
20 points to jump out to a 22-4
Utica layup, the onslaught
continued, with the Lady Danes
scoring at will, on their way to a
13-3 run, making the score 26-9.
The score at the half was 38-13.
Utica started off the second
half with a modest 9-4 run
before the Lady Danes regained
their dominance, scoring 18 out
of the next 20 points.
Albany’s aggressiveness
caused 36 Utica turnovers,
which the Lady Danes converted.
into numerous fast break points
and opportunities.
The Lady Pioneers were held
to 27 percent from the floor and
only took four free throws, a
tribute to Albany’s defense.
The Lady Danes shot fairly
well, hitting 46 percent from the
field. Their 20 steals were a
season high. The only blemish in
throw shooting, 48 percent (14-
29).
Casey Stanley had an
outstanding game for Albany,
tallying 18 points, eight
rebounds, and four steals. Tara
Mizell added 11 points and
Johnson had nine points and
eight assists.
Vicki Broschard (14 points)
and Cindy Hoffman (12
rebounds) led Utica College.
On February 9th, Albany
demolished SUNY Old
Westbury in much the same
fashion as the Utica drubbing.
The score was 100-41.
Johnson led a balanced Lady
Dane scoring attack with 20
points and six assists. Faith
Miller had 15 points on 7-10
shooting. Franklin added 12
points, 11 rebounds, four blocks
With Hamilton up 13-7 at the
14-minute mark, Albany
force
on the boards for
lead at the 13:13 mark. After a
exploded on a 14-2 run, capped
by a Patsy Kivlehan offensive
board and layup. That gave the
Lady Danes a 21-15 lead with
9:39 to go in the half.
The Continentals stuck to their
guns, however, tying the game at
33, before Albany’s Tanya
Johnson hit a shot at the halftime
buzzer.
The score was knotted at 41
apiece when Hamilton took
control, scoring the next 12
points to take a commanding
lead at the 13:13 mark.
Albany responded by pulling
another run out of its hat, out-
scoring the Continentals 14-4 in
the next five minutes and cutting
its lead to two with four and a
half to go.
The Lady Danes could get no
closer though, with the
Continentals forcing a couple of
the contest was Albany’s free-
and four steals. Mizell had 11
boards and Kivlehan and Nealis
added 10 apiece.
Albany shot over 50 percent
from the field while Old
Westbury shot a horrible 17
percent. The Lady Danes also
totaled an amazing 70 rebounds,
32 assists, 12 blocks and 14
steals.
* * * * * *
Albany’s February 16th game
against Keuka College was
cancelled due to the deaths of
two Keuka players in a car
accident.
Hamilton (64)
Coole 1-2-4, Sheldon 6-4-18, Eaton 0-
0-0, Pardum 0-2-2, Stone 0-0-0, Smith 6-
1-13, Diehl 6-2-14, O'Brien 4-5-13
Totals 26-7-60
Albany (60)
Miller 2-0-4, Nealis 4-2-10,
Annunziato 1-0-2, Mizell 2-0-4,
Kivlehan 2-0-4, Travers 2-0-4, Johnson
key turnovers down the stretch
Michael Lettera UPS
The efforts of Albany's Casey Stanley couldn't prevent the Lady Danes from finishing 10-14.
4-5-13, Stanley 1-0-2, Franklin 8-0-17
Totals 26-7-60
Division | not in the cards right now at SUNY Albany
By Andrew Schotz
SPORTS EDITOR
The best laid plans of the Great Danes
have gone awry. Or should I say they
have been ruined by rotten luck.
Poor SUNY Albany. Administration
was so certain that its commission to
“investigate” a
COLUMN move to Division I
was just a
formality that over two years and nearly
$12 million were pumped into a 4800-
Seat on-campus arena. Our basketball
team - pegged to be the University’s
breadwinner - was doing well. In
addition, local interest in big-time college
hoops had been peaked by the success of
Siena. The Knickerbocker Arena was
inviting - something Siena coach Mike
Deane had already realized.
Could you use a little company, Mike?
Maybe a fledgling rival? Hold on, we’re
Coming...
As time passed, the school’s proposal
began to sink like a lead basketball.
Construction difficulties. National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Tule changes. Budget cuts. More budget
cuts. Faculty opposition. The proposal of
Still more budget cuts.
Ten days ago, the issue died. SUNY
Albany is now a Division III school with
a bigger arena to fill.
About six weeks ago, the NCAA
indirectly made this decision for SUNYA.
At the annual NCAA convention in
Nashville, Division I schools were
prohibited from playing Division II in
any sport. Albany had planned to keep its
gridiron squad right where it is, but can
no longer do so if it upgrades its sports
program.
Another regulatory factor was
scholarship distribution. University
President H. Patrick Swygert told The
Times Union that NCAA rules which
would force the school to give out
scholarships to other sports besides
basketball was a big element in the
decision. Evidently, SUNYA had not
planned to do this.
On the fiscal side of the proposal, the
elimination of SUNY funding from the
State is causing universities throughout
New York to tighten their belts, not take
second helpings. Tuition is being raised
(and more increases have been proposed),
workers are being laid off, classes are
being axed... The time is wrong to
allocate money to a non-educational
venture. Swygert felt that the state’s
budget crisis deserved respect and this
meant putting the proposal on the back
burner.
The faculty was very concerned about
what type of ethical standards would
Continued on page 22
By Justin Cresswell
Fourth place for women's track at Southern Conn. Invitational
A shorthanded SUNY Albany women’s indoor track team good enough for second place. Sue Ebel,
took fourth place on Saturday, February 3, at the seven-team White says has great potential, took third in
Southern Connecticut Invitational. Southern Connecticut was 12:53.59.
less than a gracious host, accumulating 264 team points to take
finished behind’ ee S i
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‘By Mike Director
STAFF WRITER
The Collegiate Track
|Conference Championships held
Saturday and Sunday at
Southern Connecticut was the
Albany men’s track team’s first
challenge on their way to the
INew York States
(Championships. The squad,
ipaced by the NCAA record-
setting effort of sophomore Jeff
York, rose to the occasion in
talking second place, losing only
to Division II New York Tech.
The Danes' total of 116 points is}
their highest accumulation to
date at this meet and 30 points
higher then their winning total
last year.
Although the Danes did not
win, there were several
exceptional performances.
In the 55-meter hurdles, York
lhad “the best performance of the!
meet” in the words of Albany
coach Roberto Vives. York set
fan NCAA Division III record
when he won the race in 7.36
seconds. This is also the fastest
time by any collegiate athlete on
the East Coast. Ironically, York
was doubtful to run until the day
before the meet due to his
recovery from an injury.
Five Danes qualified over the!
weekend for the state meet.
In his second race at that
distance, freshmen Bill Vanos
took first in the 5,000 meters in
15:17.9. Vanos time is a
freshman school record. Senior
Joe Ahearn was second in the
3,000 in 8:53.4. Senior Jose}
Maymi was fourth in the 55
meters at 6.75. In the 200,
sophomore Lance Richardson
took fifth in 22.99, Junior
Wilfred Rodriguez ran 49.95 (a
personal record) in the 400,
good for third place.
All five will travel to Colgate!
University for the state
competition on March 2 and 3.
Other Danes were responsible
for setting some standards, too.
Senior Brett Dixon eclipsed
the standing Albany record in
the 3000-meter racewalk. His
time of 15:48.6 placed him
fourth in the race.
Senior captain Scott
McNamara ran 2:31.41 in the}
1,000 meters. This is the current
fastest time in New York State,
land lowered McNamara’s
personal best by two seconds.
The two-mile relay team of
McNamara, White, Joe
McCullen, and Howie Sellers
took second in 7:53.9, which is
lalso the fastest time this year in
state competition.
The Danes had several point-|
scorers in the field events.
Mens B'ball at RPI - Saturday, 8:00
JV B'ball vs Schenectady CC - Sat.,2:00
Men's track at Hamilton - Sunday, 9:00
Romp puts JV near school win record
By Rob Permutt
STAFF WRITER
On Tuesday, the Albany men’s
junior varsity basketball team
defeated the Junior College of
Albany, 82-64, for its tenth win
in a row. The victory raised the
Danes’ record to 16-2. If the
team wins its two remaining
games, it will tie the school
record for most wins in a season.
Despite an 11-12 record,
Albany coach James Jones
described JCA as a tough
opponent. “Their record is a
little misleading because they’ve
played a very tough schedule”,
he said.
In a very hard-fought game,
the Danes came out a little
sluggish against JCA’s zone
defense.
The turning point of the game
occurred in the second half when
JCA trimmed the Danes’ lead to
six points. George Handy and
Jason Girnius came back with
two big baskets for the Danes
and ended JCA’s threat.
Jason Graber led Albany with
20 points. Handy and Steve
Brennan added 11 points each.
On Wednesday, February 13,
the Danes defeated Skidmore
College, 92-63. Playing against
one of the weaker teams on their
schedule, the Danes had trouble
motivating themselves early and
Skidmore took advantage. The
Danes later got their act together
and pulled off a big victory.
Graber led the team with 31
points. Paul Fitzpatrick and
Scott Schaffner added 12 and 10
points, respectively, and
Fitzpatrick led the squad with
seven rebounds. Dan Keegan
and Girnius were team-high with
five assists each.
Two days earlier, Albany
defeated Oneonta State, 103-76.
The Danes took the lead early in
the game and never relinquished
it,
Graber paced the team with 24
points. Fitzpatrick (23 points),
Schaffner (18 points), and
Brennan (11 points) also chipped
in, Fitzpatrick pulled down 14
rebounds and Keegan dished out
10 assists.
The Danes next game is
Saturday at 1:00 against
Schenectady Community
College.
Continued on page 22
By Ari Kampel
STAFF WRITER
The Albany State ice hockey club clinched
a playoff berth with a 9-4 victory over
Syracuse last Friday night. Albany finished
the regular season with a record of 10-10
overall, 7-7 in league play. The Danes will
enter the playoffs having lost three of their
last four against the top three teams in the
league - Niagara, Gannon, and Rochester. In
order to win the championship, the Danes
will have to beat two of those three.
On Saturday, February 9, the Danes,
undermanned and tired from a tough 7-4
defeat to Niagara the previous night, were no
match for the second-place Gannon Knights,
Gannon pummeled the visiting Danes by a
score of 11-3. Albany entered the game with
only nine skaters and two goalies due to the
one-game suspension of three players Friday
night, but managed to keep it close in the
first period.
After Shaun Fitzsimmons gave the Knights
an early lead at 13:14, Albany’s top scorer,
Rich Gallagher, tied the game less than a
minute later. However, with only 23 seconds
remaining, Ron Ott beat goal tender Dave
Kornreich and it was 2-1, Gannon, From
then on, the game was all Knights.
Gannon scored four unanswered goals in
the second period, which included the
second goals of both Ott and Fitzsimmons
and two by Tom Koffler.
In the final period, Albany assistant coach
Tim Flanigan, filling in for his brother Todd
as head coach, replaced Kornreich, who
faced 45 shots, with Rob Hendrickson to
“get him some work.” The Danes tried their
best to get back in the games, as Gallagher
scored his second goal after 52 seconds had
elapsed to narrow the lead to 6-2.
However, Albany’s lack of manpower was
too much to overcome. Flanigan
Raquel Moller UPS
Albany's junior varsity is riding a ten-game win streak.
Win over Syracuse ensures playoffs for hockey
explained,”We were physically out of the
game...We couldn’t even change lines...It
teally caught up in the third period.”
After Matt Singer scored Albany’s final
goal at 4:33, the Knights scored four goals in
the final 3:19. Koffler completed his hat
trick, and Andy Battelino added two of his
own,
Gannon goaltender John Miller stopped 41
shots en route to victory.
In their playoff-clinching game against
Syracuse, Gallager and Joe Roman each
scored a hat trick, while Mike Palumbo
added two goals and five assists. The Danes
managed 29 shots on net, while Kornreich
saved 43 for the winners.
Todd Flanigan explained, “It was a big
game....We needed to win it. We were
missing a few guys, but we still got the job
done.”
However, the Danes ended their season on
a losing note with a 5-1 defeat at Rochester.
Flanigan said that it was a game for third
place. “We were shortmanned, and I’m pretty
comfortable although we lost,” he said.
Flanigan was impressed with how his team
played in the final period, with the score 5-1,
“As a team, we decided to buckle down and
play a tough, solid third period...It was a
very positive sign, not allowing a goal,
because it was the first time we did a good
job defensively as a team.”
Flanigan split the goal tending in the final
game between David Wooley and
Hendrickson, and is confident with all three
netminders entering the play offs.
The Danes begin their quest for a
championship tonight at Hyde Park at 8:00 in
Niagara against the first place Purple Eagles.
Niagara has defeated the Danes 7-3 and 7-4,
and managed a staggering 120 shot in the
process,
Nevertheless, Flanigan is confident of his
team’s chances. “Although we lost third
place, I’m happy with our playoff pairings,”
he said. “Over the last two weeks, we
haven’t had our full squad, and that’s hurt us.
If we lose one or two players, then it really
wears our team down. We don’t put enough
collective pressure.” Of the three opponents,
the Danes have only beaten Rochester, back
in December,
Flanigan felt his team could have beaten
the Purple Eagles two weeks ago with a full
squad. He plans on using the same strategy
he employed last time - using Palumbo one
on one against Carl Sasyn, Niagara’s top
player and last year’s league MVP. This
Strategy was very effective the first time, as
Sasyn only managed a meaningless goal. “If
we can neutralize him again, and get a full
team there, we can beat them,” Flanigan said.
“Hopefully the way we finished against
Rochester will carry into the playoffs.”
Tisch buys half of Giants
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