PUBLISHED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY BY THE ALBANY STUDENT PRESS CORPORATION
Friday
February 20, 1987
VOLUME LXXIV
NUMBER 5
Measles causes campus upheaval
Getting a blue card turned out to be a painful experience for some
students.
ASUBA clashes
with SA over
Baker concert
By Roderick Williams
MINORITY AFFAIRS EDITOR
An upcoming performance by popular
black singer Anita Baker is putting a
strain on Student Association’s relation
with Albany State University Black
Alliance (ASUBA).
ASUBA has chargedSA and University
Concert Board (UCB) with illegal use of
funds and racist actions.
Baker, a Grammy award nominee, has
been contracted by UCB to appear at the
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SERRA SEE aE AN SRE TSS
Tonight the skies will be clear and the
stars will be out but expect temperatures
to drop to the low teens. Light variable
winds will greet us on Saturday. The
weekend should be sunny with the highs
in the mid-30s. The seasonal
temperatures in the 30s are expected to
continue into Monday and Tuesday.
Beyond the Majority
Classified.
Digest... ;
Entertainment Listings .
Letters & Opinion.
Sports ....
The Far Side ..
Upcoming Events.
INSIDE: Professor Albert Higgins has
become a legend among students during
his 15 years at SUNYA. Find out about
his maverick approach to teaching that
packs students into Soc, 115 year after
year.
By Bill Jacob
MANAGING EDITOR
About 7,000 students and
faculty have already received
‘blue cards’’ indicating they are
immune to measles, but Universi-
ty officials fear that student
apathy and rumors may deter ef-
forts to contain the outbreak of
the disease on campus.
No other cases have been
J reported since a fourth student
was diagnosed with measles last
Thursday.
That student, a sophomore
from Colonial Quad, was released
from the infirmary Thursday
morning after spending the past
week in isolation. a
“It’s probable that we’ll get
more cases,” University President
Vincent O’Leary said Thursday.
‘What we’re trying to avoid is
hundreds of cases.’”
According to Student Health
Service Medical Director Dr. Nor-
man Dennis, O’Leary is being
cautious “‘the potential for new
cases exists through next week.’”
Dennis said no recent cases
have developed as of 4 p.m.
Thursday and Student Health
Service staff reaffirmed that at 11
5 p.m, Thursday in a system
designed to increase the campus’
immunity to measles. The Univer-
sity is cooperating with the
Albany County Health Depart-
ment, which is enforcing state
guidelines concerning the control
of the disease.
Despite campus rumors to the
contrary, cancelling classes is not
being considered at this time
because “‘we’re just trying to raise
the immunity level as fast as
possible,” O’Leary said.
Students and faculty under the
age of 30 must show proof of im-
munity before Wednesday, when
all campus facilities, including
dorms and classrooms, will be
closed to those without blue
cards.
The blue-card policy will re-
main in effect until the fifteenth
day after the last infected patient
developes a rash, which -- unless a
new case is reported -- is Friday,
Feb, 27.
University officials have yet to
determine and are reluctant to
speculate about how the policy
will be enforced. Assistant Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Judith. Ramaley is heading a
policy will be strictly enforced.
“Tt’s not a game. I don’t want to
be chasing around the lawn after
somebody.”
Resident Assistants were
reportedly asked Thursday night
in special meetings to check their
sections for blue cards before
Tuesday and encourage residents
to clear their records.
About 600 faculty and staff
under 30 have been notified
through their departments and
are being encouraged to verify
their records by this afternoon in
anticipation of large student tur-
nouts next week, O’Leary said.
Those over 30 are assumed im-
mune and must show adequate
proof of age.
According to Dennis, the
“initial carrier’”’ of measles was a
graduate student who contracted
the disease over winter break in
Puerto Rico. The student entered
the infirmary on Jan. 30 and left
Feb. 8 fully recovered, Dennis
said.
Two other graduate students
linked to the initial carrier then
became infected, he said.
The first symptoms of measles
are a head cold, a dry hacking
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had already been administered by
About 2,350 free vaccinations make a proposal for next week.
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group to explore alternatives and cough causing hoarseness, and
pink eye followed by photobia, a
It’s official: Cuomo won’t run in 88
Albany
(AP) Gov. Mario Cuomo, one of the Democratic Party’s most
eloquent spokesmen, has bowed out of the race for his party’s
1988 presidential nomination with a simple statement that has
left people wondering why.
“J will not be a candidate,’’ said the 54-year-old governor in a
surprise announcement at the end of a live call-in show on New
York City’s WCBS radio.
Cuomo said his decision was best for his family, state, and
party. He refused to go beyond that.
The governor’s remarks, made from a prepared statement he
pulled from his coat pocket, were broadcast statewide by 10
other radio stations carrying the one-hour show.
Recent nationwide polls had Cuomo running a strong second
to Colorado’s Gary Hary as the choice among Democrats for the
party’s nomination. The governor said he was taking himself out
of consideration because he had ‘‘no desire to increase the
speculation’’ about a possible run for the White House.
Hart called Cuomo ‘‘the leading conscience of the Democratic
Party” and said in a statement that Cuomo would “continue to
contribute to the debate over this nation’s future. All members
of our party will benefit from his leadership and sense of
humanity for a long time to come.’’
“I respect what must have been a difficult personal decision
for Gov. Cuomo,”’ Hart added.
Martin Steadman, Cuomo’s press secretary, refused to discuss
the governor’s motivation.
“] think his statement was very clear,”’ said Steadman. ‘‘If he
didn’t want to go beyond that, I’m not going to.”’
Following his announcement, Cuomo avoided further ques-
tions and was rushed to a waiting helicopter that whisked him
away back to Albany and the Executive Mansion.
With Cuomo and Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy having
taken themselves out of the 1988 presidential sweepstakes, atten-
tion among Northeastern Democrats was almost certain to focus
on Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis who has been consider-
ing a campaign.
A spokesman for Dukakis said Cuomo’s decision would have
little impact on the Massachusetts governor.
“He will make his decision based on those personal criteria of
family, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of his ability to
serve,’ said Dukakis’ spokesman James Dorsey.
“In my opinion, the Democratic Party offers a number of can-
didates who can prove themselves capable of leading this nation
AP PHOTO
Gov. Mario Cuomo declared he will not be a presidential can-
didate In 1988 on a New York City radio show Thursday.
toward a more sane, a more progressive, and a more humane
future,”’ said Cuomo. “‘I will not add my name to that number.””
Cuomo said it was ‘‘kind of early’’ to talk about who he might
support.
“] want to see the campaign develop,”’ said the governor. ‘‘I’ll
probably do what we did last time and that is to work very hard
to give the other candidates the fullest opportunity to express
themselves and to prove themselves and I’m sure they will.””
“There were some people who were developing expectatio:
and I don’t want them to be damaged asa result of that and so I
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NEWS BRIEFS
The World 4
USSR frees prisoner
Moscow
(AP) Psychiatrist Anatoly Koryagin, im-
prisoned after accusing the Soviet govern-
ment of sending dissidents to mental
hospitals, has been released and is at
home, dissident Yelena Bonner reported
Thursday.
Bonner said she received news of
Koryagin’s release from friends of the
psychiatrist, who telephoned to say he had
returned to his home in the Ukrainian city
of Kharkov.
“J don’t know anything more about it,”
she said. ‘But he’s free and at home.”
In the Netherlands, the Amsterdam-
based Bukovsky Foundation, a pro-
dissident lobbying group, said Koryagin
was freed Wednesday night in the Ukrai-
nian capital of Kiev.
Beirut battle rages
Nicosia, Cyprus
(AP) Leftist and Moslem militias, once
allied in Lebanon’s civil war against the
country’s Christians, have turned on each
other in a savage battle for control of west
Beirut.
The fighting has pitted an alliance of
socialist and Communist fighters against
Amal, a leftist Shiite Moslem militia. All
three factions are backed by Syria. But the
Druse and Communists have strong ties
with the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
Amal, the Shiites’ main military arm,
was founded in 1974 as a social movement
seeking better living standards for the
country’s 1 million Shiites, who generally
were at the bottom of Lebanon’s economic
ladder. Its leader, Nabih Berri, also serves
as Lebanon’s justice minister.
“The Nationa
Testimony conflicts
Washington, D.C.
(AP) President Reagan gave a panel i
vestigating the Iran-Contra affair conflic-
ting statements on whether he approved
Israel’s first arms shipment to Iran, a
published report says, and the former
White House aide who testified that
Reagan authorized the shipment is to be
interviewed today.
The Los Angeles Times, citing sources it
did not identify, said in Thursday’s edi-
tions that Reagan on Jan. 26 told the
presidential commission headed by former
Sen. John Tower (R-Texas) that he had ap-
proved the August 1985 shipment.
Then, when the commission interviewed
Reagan again Feb. 11, “‘the president said
that he talked it over at great length with
[chief of staff] Don Regan and’ wanted to
correct himself, he had not authorized the
first shipment,’’ the newspaper said,
quoting a knowledgeable source.
Tobacco battle starts
Washington, D.C.
(AP) With one side invoking the founding
fathers and the other the specter of cancer,
the battle over a proposed ban on all
tobacco advertising is off to an early start
in the 100th Congress.
The ban was introduced in bill form
Wednesday by 24 congressmen hoping
grass-roots support will sweep the measure
into law despite all-out resistance by the
tobacco industry.
“We have a great challenge ahead of us.
The tobacco industry ... will spare no ex-
pense to stop us,’’ said Rep. Mike Synar
(D-Okla.), chief sponsor of the measure.
Much of the debate centers on the con-
stitutionality of a comprehensive ban on
tobacco product advertising, which
already is prohibited on radio and
television.
JOHN CURRY UPS.
Another hapless victim of the slippery ski slopes?
The State
Cuomo eyes change
Albany
(AP) In an attack against a venerable New
York budget tradition, Gov. Mario
Cuomo says he wants to make changes in
the way state legislative leaders allow their
members to bring home the bacon every
year.
Cuomo called Wednesday for more ac-
countability “in the process of doling out
funds for the so-called member items or
pork barrel projects that allow state
legislators to secure funding for local pur-
poses each year and score points with
voters in their home districts.
“It’s not a good practice,” Cuomo told
reporters at a Capitol news conference. ‘I
think we can all agree that there has to bea
more intelligent way to meet the special
needs of the Legislature.”
The governor said that starting in the
1987-88 state budget, he wants a
breakdown of projects legislative leaders
would like to see funded before the budget
is enacted, and how much each project will
cost.
Mall evacuated
Troy
(AP) A shopping mall was evacuated for
more than an hour while police searched a
car where they found a weapons cache that
included an Uzi sub-machine gun,
bayonets, and several rifles.
A 37-year-old computer operator was
arrested Wednesday after police found the
arsenal in his car parked near a bank at the
mall. Joseph McGuire, of Laurel, Md.,
was being held overnight in Rennselaer
County Jail on three separate counts of
weapons possessions after the incident,
said Troy police Sgt. Howard Teal.
Police said they evacuated the Troy
Plaza shopping mall while they in-
vestigated the case. They spotted McGuire
after receiving the tip from a bank
employee who noticed the suspect loading
rifles into the trunk of his car.
Police at the scene said they feared
McGuire was about to rob the bank, and
that he had enough ammunition to start a
prolonged gun battle.
——Correction
In the Feb.10 issue of Albany Student
Press, Douglas Kern’s title was incorrectly
reported. He is an investigator for the
Department of Public Safety. We regret
the error.
PREVIEW OF EVENTS—————_p —_—__ mm i i | | —
Free listings
FRIDAY, FEB. 20
A mathematics collogium
given by Prof. Harold P. Boas
of Texas A.&M. will be held at
4 p.m. in ES 144. How does a
complex analyst recognize a
ball will be the discussion
topic.
Projects for Cities featuring
Patricia Johanson will hold an
opening reception between
7-9 p.m. at the Albany
Academy Gallery on Academy
Road, Albany.
SATURDAY FEB. 21
The second annual snowshoe
golf tournament to benefit the
northeastern association of
the blind will be held Saturday
and Sunday at the Albany
Muncipal golf club. For more
info call the N.A.B.A.
developement office at
463-1211.
The National Museum of
Dance invites you to attend a
volunteer information meeting
scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on
South Broadway, R5, Saratoga
Springs. Telephone no.
584-2225.
The Deller Consort returns to
Memorial Chapel at Union Col-
lege as part of the Schenec-
tady Museum—Union College
Consert Series at 8 p.m. The
program for the evening in-
cludes English and Italian
madrigals, French and English
ayres (c. 1600), English sacred
music from 1570-1620, and
20th century English songs.
Tenor Rand Reeves and
pianist Nancy Papant Hull will
be assisted by Anne Marie
Barker, violin, and Susan,
cello in a Faculty Showcase
concert by the SUNYA depart-
ment of music at 8 p.m. in the
PAC Recital Hall. General ad-
mission is $5, with students
and senior citizens admitted
for $3.
“Gamble Rogers teller of tail
tales and spinner of fantastic
stories will appear at Caffe
Lena, 45 Phila St., Saratoga
Springs at 8:30 p.m.
Mark Productions presents a
Reggae party to take place at
the Labor Temple, 890 3rd St.,
Albany. Admission is $7 and
the featured performer is
Johnny Ringo.
SUNDAY FEB. 22
The N.A.A.C.P. will hold a for-
mal installation of its newly
elected officers and Board of
Directors at Union Baptist
Church, 1 Morton, Ave., at 3:30
p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
Colonial Quad Board meets
every Sunday at 7 p.m. in the
back of C.Q. cafeteria. All are
welcome.
Class of ’87 meets every Sun-
day. Time and place are
posted in the Campus Center.
Class of 88 meets at 9 p.m in
the SA Lounge.
Class of ’89 meets at 10 p.m.
in the SA Lounge.
MONDAY FEB. 23
The Ireland Intership of the Of-
fice of International Programs
will be meeting at 3 p.m. in CC
370.
Tony Oursler, video and in-
Stallion artist will give an 8
p.m. performance at the
Rensselaer Chapel and
Cultural Center, 2125 Burdett
Ave., Troy. Admission is $3, $2
with student I.D.
University Concert Board will
hold a general interest
meeting at 8 p.m. in CC 375.
TUESDAY FEB. 24
The Denmark Intership of the
Office of International Pro-
grams will hold an interest
Meeting at 3 p.m. in HU 290.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SUNYA Democratic Socialists
of America will be sponsering
at talk by Micheal Harrington,
writer, professor, and political
activist on Friday, Feb. 27 in
LC 24 at 4:30 p.m. Admission
is free.
“FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987 0. ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
Phone-in fizzles
Student participation in the ‘‘Phone-in
to Governor Cuomo”? was less than over-
whelming, according to Student Associa-
tion of the State University President
Everette Joseph.
SASU sponsored the call-in Feb. 10 to
express student concern over Gov. Mario
Cuomo’s proposed budget which Joseph
said will have negative implications for
the SUNY system.
Joseph estimated that over 50 students
from SUNY campuses across the state
phoned Cuomo, and 20-25 of the callers
were from the Albany area.
However, Cuomo spokeswoman
Kathy Meehan told the Associated Press
last week that only 10 students in the
SUNY system contacted the governor.
Joseph said students are still urged to
call Cuomo if they are concerned about
his proposed budget.
Rape suit filed
Syracuse, NY
(AP) The parents of a Clarkson Universi-
ty sophomore who died after being raped
on campus have filed a $700 million
lawsuit against the accused attacker, the
school and two security guards who
witnessed part of the attack.
The suit was filed last Friday in state
Supreme Court in Onondaga County by
Theresa R. Connelly and Joseph E.
Hawelka, the parents of 19-year-old
Katherine Hawelka, said the family’s at-
torney, Joseph Fahey. The university,
located in Potsdam, NY, was named in
four of six causes of action listed in the
lawsuit.
Clarkson officials said the negligence
charges leveled against them in the suit
were without merit.
Anything he said?
Students at SUNY Stony Brook plann-
ed to protect the dismissal of a professor
there who cited Zionism as an example of
racism in a class, according to The
Chronicle For Higher Education.
Ernest F. Dube, an assistant professor
of Africana Studies, was denied tenure
last month despite protests. Dube said
that pressure from Jewish groups led to
his dismissal.
A rally on the campus was held last
week and a one-day boycott of classes
was planned next week to demonstrate
support for the professor. Africana
department chairman Arniri Baraka said
faculty protests might be next.
Departing SUNY Chancellor Clifton
R. Wharton, Jr., agreed with Stony
Brook administrators to deny Dube
tenure, despite faculty support.
Dube said that he was considering legal
action.
Wanna bet?
Did you know that there wasn’t a yield
sign at the intersection of Perimeter Road
near the Physical Plant? No? Well, don’t
feel bad — neither did University Presi-
dent Vincent O’Leary.
Concern was expressed last Friday at a
Central Council lunch over the absence
of a yield sign at the place where
Perimeter Road divides and turns off to
Fuller Road, according to Jon Kornblatt,
Central Council member.
O'Leary said that there was a yield sign
and bet Kornblatt fifty cents, said Korn-
blatt. “I even gave him 4-to-1 odds on
it,”
Kornblatt said O’Leary left the room,
verified that there was indeed no yield
sign, and then ‘threw me a Canadian
quarter.” Kornblatt said that O’Leary
didn’t realize the quarter was Canadian
and probably didn’t remember how
much the bet was for.
— Compiled by Colleen Deslaurier
Bond urges return to King’s goals
By Angelina Wang
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
“If Martin Luther King were still alive
today, he would look with some con-
siderable alarm at a world that seems to be
in some disarray and faces imminent
danger of being destroyed,” said Julian
Bond, a renowned civil rights activist who
spoke Tuesday at the Eighth Annual Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. Black History Month
Luncheon Convocation.
Nearly 200 students, faculty, and staff
members gathered in the Campus Center
Ballroom to hear Bond speak and see Carl
G. Martin, Director of the SUNYA Stu-
dent Services Center receive the Martin
Luther King Jr. Service Award.
According to Bond, who was King’s
protege in the 1960’s, Americans seem to
have forgotten King’s message of mass
participation. “‘So many of our fellow
citizens are unaware and do not care,” he
said.
The King movement succeeded because
it enjoyed an endorsement of a portion of
the white population, said Bond.
Julian Bond (1
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ht) looks on as 9-year-old William H. Rowland Ill speaks at Tuesday’s
‘ing Luncheon.
Four capture vacant seats in
Central Council bye-election
Jeanie Fox
STAFF WRITER
A small percentage of SUNYA students
turned out to elect four new Central Coun-
cil representatives at Thursday’s bye-
elections.
Steven Duell was elected Alumni Quad
representative, winning with 13 out of the
27 total votes. Daniel Peltz, who came in
second, with 4 write-in votes was also
elected.
On Dutch Quad, George Serrano won
with 40 out of the 86 total votes, defeating
three other candidates.
Jim Dietz, off-campus representative,
was elected with 28 out of the 61 total
votes, also defeating three other
candidates.
Central Council bye-elections are held in
order_to fill vacated positions in the
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A Student casts his ballot.
legislative body. The four newly elected
Council members are replacing the seats of
representatives who resigned earlier this
semester.
According to Student Association Elec-
tions Commissioner Lisa Risolo, ‘‘relative
to the last few years, the overall turnout
for.the bye election was a bit higher.””
“Alumni [Quad], which is usually pretty
apathetic,”’ said Risolo, ‘‘had a surprising
turnout of 30 voters.’”
Some student representatives already
have ideas they plan to address at Council.
According to Duell, “racial tension is a
major problem that campus community
must address before any serious:problems
occur.””
“J found it humorous that I got elected
with only four votes,”’ said Peltz, adding
that it is an example of student apathy.
“‘As long as I have the chance, I’d like to
get something done.”
Serrano said he was “‘excited to have the
support of students,” and was “looking
forward to my term as a Central Council
member.””
Dietz could not
comment.
Some SUNYA students said they were
not informed about the Central Council
elections until the last minute, and others
were totally unaware.
“I probably would have voted if I had
known about the elections,” said junior
Cathy Marino. She added that she had not
seen any posters advertising the event.
“T only saw one sign for the election and
it was put up on Dutch Monday,”’ said
sophomore Chris St. German, adding that
“T thought it was strange for them to put
up signs so close to the elections.””
According to Risolo, the lack of adver-
tising was because the Albany Student
Press did not publish an issue the Tuesday
before the election.
Franklin Kennedy, a junior living on
Dutch Quad, said he would have voted had
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be reached for
However, Bond added that despite the
gains of the civil rights movement, blacks
in 1987 find their condition unchanged.
“While our general condition was improv-
ed a great deal, our relative condition has
not,’’ he said.
According to Bond, blacks have been
climbing a ‘‘molasses mountain,” while
others have been on a “‘ski lift going
straight up to the top.””
Bond, who served four terms in the
Georgia House of Representatives, blamed
President Reagan for the relative condition
of blacks being unchanged.
“Those who believe that government is
the enemy of the people have been running
the country for the past six years.”’ he said,
adding, ‘‘President Reagan cannot run
again — there is a God in heaven.”’
Nominated for United States Vice Presi-
dent in 1968, Bond withdrew becasue he
was 28 and too young to run for the office.
A graduate of Morehouse College, Bond
presently spends his time as a nationally
syndicated columnist and commentator.
The Albany County Department of
Health decided to exclude the non-
University community from the luncheon
because of the measles at SUNYA.
“I don’t think it had a negative im-
pact,’’ said Yolanda Nix, director of
Minority Student Services and chief
organizer of the luncheon.
Carl Martin, who was given a service
award for upholding Dr. King’s principles
and values for 16 years at SUNYA, said,
“T-usually pride myself on knowing what’s
going on,” adding, ‘I am very surprised
and very flattered.’”
Sheryl Brightly, president of Pan-
Carribean Association, presented the ser-
vice award to Martin. ‘‘SUNYA needs this
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reation theory
.
causing debate
on college level
COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE — The battle
about whether to teach “‘creationism”’ in
classrooms — usually fought in elemen-
tary and secondary schools — has surfac-
ed at Northwest Missouri State
University.
A group of NMSU students says a
zoology professor is promoting his
religious views in the classroom by lectur-
ing about ‘‘creation science.’’
The students’ protest, some observers
say, could signal the beginning of a stu-
dent backlash against creationists
fighting to include their theory of the
origins of life in college science classes.
No one knows how many colleges
teach “‘creationism’? — the biblical
theory that life was created abruptly by a
supreme being — but in recent years cam-
puses as diverse as San Francisco City
College, Michigan State, Iowa State,
Baylor, West Valley College in Califor-
nia, San Francisco State and Bryan Col-
lege in Tennessee have supplemented
biology programs with creationism
teachings.
But at NMSU, some students want
creationism kept out.
Students for Tolerance and Integrity in
Rhetoric, a small but vocal NMSU
group, contends Prof. Don Kangas is
teaching the theory of evolution — the
idea that humans developed from simpler
life forms — side-by-side with the biblical
theory of creation, which they say
belongs in a religion or philosophy class.
“don’t like it,” said NMSU freshman
[Amy Stern. “I am a Christian and do go
ito church, but religion doesn’t play any
part in zoology.”
Kangas said he isn’t teaching crea-
tionism in his zoology class, though he
warns his students he believes in
creationism.
“I teach what I know for sure,” he
said. “I believe in microevolution, for in-
stance, which involves changes in
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4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS (i FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987
STAFF taking a second shot at NYPIRG funding
By Nicole Nogid
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
NYPIRG calls it a ‘‘disinfor-
mation campaign.’? STAFF
members calt it a “‘student rights
issue.”
The question of how student
dollars are used to fund the New
York Public Interest Research
Group is once again being raised
by Students Against Forced Fun-
ding (STAFF).
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tivist group.
Such referendums are held
every two years on the same ballot
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tions. Despite a similar effort by
STAFF in 1985, NYPIRG won
that year’s referendum with 69
percent of the vote.
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This year, STAFF is being
headed by Ed Priola, who likened
NYPIRG’s funding to ‘having
your roommate take three dollars
out of your pocketbook without
your consent and contributing it
to your favorite charity.’”
STAFF members say students
should not have part of their ac-
tivity fee allocated to NYPIRG
because it is. unfair to those who
disagree with the group’s
“political”? agenda, and they
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“We are not against NYPIRG,
we are just against the funding,’’
said STAFF member Steven
Korowitz.
Korowitz said that according to
state laws, a political group can-
not be funded through student ac-
tivities fees.
However, NYPIRG officials
maintain that the group’s main
focus is education and that their
funding system is fairer than
other student groups’.
“The funding we receive is for
an educational program on cam-
pus,’’ said NYPIRG Executive
Director Tom Wathen. ‘Student
Association allocates it.”
According to Wathen, STAFF
is throwing out a lot of legal ob-
jections without “‘a leg to stand
on.”
“NYPIRG has been at SUNY
for 13 years, with students work-
ing on issues that they are in-
tersted in,’’ said Wathen. ‘‘They
are working to make a positive
change in New York State.””
The tactics that STAFF plans
to use to change the vote of the
referendum is an ‘‘information
campaign,’? said Priola. ‘“‘We
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believe that an information cam-
paign will work in our favor
because most people don’t believe
in compelling other people to
other’s political beliefs.”’
However, Wathen labelled
STAFF’s plans a “‘disinformation
campaign.”’ He said the “first
piece of disinformation is who
they are’ and termed STAFF a
“phoney front group.””
Priole argued that the current
SA deficit would be “largely
depleted”’ if students were to vote
against NYPIRG in the referen-
dum, and predicted the vote to be
a hot election issue.
“Anytime that civil rights are
abused, it’s a hot election issue,”’
he said.
NYPIRG?’s project coordinator
at SUNYA, Angela Ledford, said
NYPIRG must ‘“‘let students
know who we are” so new
students and freshmen won’t be
“swayed by the distortions they
hear.”
Korowitz also criticized
NYPIRG because he said money
collected on individual campuses
is sent to the group’s state offices
and then allocated back to the
campuses. This also violates state
law, he said. o
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negative reaction to light, Dennis
said. After about five days, a rash
follows the early symptoms, at
which time most people seek
medical attention.
Blue cards have been given out
in Colonial Quad U-Lounge and
the Campus Center Ballroom,
and vaccinations are available in
the Ballroom.
An additional blue-
card/immunization center will be
open to everyone in the
downtown Page Hall Gym on
Monday and Tuesday from 10
a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day.
No official figures on the
number of incomplete health
records is available, but early in-
dications from samples of the
health records showed that as
many as half may be
unsatisfactory.
The SUNY Board of Trustees
mandates that SUNY schools
have health records on file, and
those records are checked by
Health Service staff when they are
received, Dennis said. Notices are
sent requesting that missing infor-
mation be sent, but no further ac-
tion is taken, he said.
The College of St. Rose’s
library was closed to SUNYA
students Tuesday but now admits
students with blue cards, said
library director Barbara Clune.
A stack of blue cards were
taken from the Colonial Quad U-
Lounge Wednesday at 11 p.m.,
but residence staff recovered the
cards and the persons responsible
have been suspended pending a
hearing, O’Leary said.
The measle hotline received
about 370 calls Wednesday and
about 100 calls by 1:30 p.m.
Thursday from students asking
questions about immunization
center hours, health records, and
repeat immunizations.
Personnel from various depart-
ments have been recruited to
assist in the anti-measles cam-
paign and most campus ad-
ministrators have been assigned
specific areas to oversee.
Saturday LSAT exams for
SUNYA students will be held in
SS 256 instead of the lecture
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987 () ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 5
Rat to receive $175,000 facelift next semester
By Lynn Jablow
When students return to SUNYA this
fall, they may be a bit surprised to find
that the only bar in the Rathskeller is a
salad bar.
The Rat — with its dim lighting, dark
heavy wooden furniture, and floor-to-
ceiling partitions — will soon be a thing of
the past.
Construction will begin at the end of this
semester to replace the familiar Rat design
with ‘“‘something lighter and brighter,”
said University Auxiliary Services (UAS)
General Manager E. Norbert Zahm.
UAS is currently in the process of choos-
ing the new design. “‘We want a design
that’s friendly, that attracts people,”
Zahm said.
The redesign of the Rat is part of an
overall plan of the UAS Board of directors
to overhaul the Campus Center and build
an annex behind it which will house a
number of student service shops, including
the new Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
The old design of the Rat has been in ex-
istence for eleven or twelve years. “‘It was
very popular in its day, but that day is now
gone, ” Zahm said.
Total project cost to UAS is estimated at
$175,000. The design will be decided upon
in March, and must be approved by the
UAS Board of Directors.
‘‘What really killed the Rat,”’ according
Gov. Cuomo
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chose this moment to make my
position clear — I will not be a
candidate,’’ he said.
Just a few days after his record-
setting November re-election vic-
tory, Cuomo said that he would
think about running for presi-
dent. He had finished the cam-
paign with a surplus of almost $4
million. Andrew Cuomo, the
to Zahm, “was the drinking age.’’ White
beer sales were once as high as $250,000 a
year, today that has been reduced to
$50,000. ‘Beer business is gone and we’re
going back to food,”’ he said.
While the new Rat will be maintaining
the sale of beer and wine, it will probably
incorporate many new things, such as a
salad bar, Zahn said.
UAS Board member Bill McCann said
the board is aiming for an ‘“‘Across the
Street Pub atmosphere - light, airy, a place
where you can hang out.’’
Mike Gusmano, chair of the UAS board
of directors, is very enthusiastic about the
project. ‘‘The Rat now has a pub at-
mosphere,”’ he said, ‘no one uses it like
that anymore because they can’t.””
The new design will remove the bar com-
pletely. ‘‘The main function is to serve
food but we also want to have some other
functions and encourage different groups
to use it,”” he said.
A television screen may be incorporated
into the design in order to have ‘‘some
kind of programming,’ according to
Gusmano.
The design, though not finalized, will be
taking certain things into consideration.
According to Zahm, seating should be
maximized while still being comfortable.
Traffic flow and expansion of product
CHALLENGE AND GROWTH
Food — not alcohol — will be the focus
lines are important as well. However, the
main concept, according to Zahm, is ‘‘ser-
ving the needs of the students.’’
**We’re looking for designs where the
emphasis is more functional, lighter, more
seating,’’ said Doug Tuttle, chairman of
the committee which is overseeing the
project.
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of the remodeled Rat.
“It’s sad to see the need to renovate,”
said Tuttle, ‘‘it was great when the Rat was
the place to be on Thursday nights.
However, Tuttle is confident that the
new Rat will be a ‘‘much greater place to
hang out, have group meetings, watch a
game, and eat.’” Tuttle said he believes,
“students are going to like it.’”
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political adviser, had said some of
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national campaign.
Cuomo aides have said private-
ly for several weeks that a major
factor weighing against a Cuomo
candidacy was his concern over
the treatment of his son in last
year’s re-election effort and fear
it would happen again in a na-
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Albany on March 25. |
The controversy began last year
when Central Council voted to
place $15,000 in UCB’s budget to
sponsor ASUBAfest, a concert |
geared towards the minority com-
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had been sponsored by ASUBA.
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years.
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Higgins ‘turning on’ students with Sociology
By Matthew Mann
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“Tn a sense, when I get them
they have been the victims of 12
years of previous boredom,”’ says
Professor Albert Higgins of the
students who flock to his
sociology classes each semester.
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popular professors, Higgins
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likes his work. ‘‘I love what I do;
Thonest to God love to teach,’’ he
said.
The goal of teaching, according
to Higgins, is ‘‘to arouse, to
stimulate in another generation
into the same kind of vibrant feel-
ing about my work, and about
social sciences.”
Fighting a battle against
classroom boredom, Higgins said
he sometimes risks being ‘‘un-
professional’’ to hold student in-
terest. ‘‘If I can turn on just a few
of them then I count what I doa
success.””
Higgins believes that acting is
an essential element of good
teaching, a theory he learned
from one of his colleagues, the
late Professor Paul Meadows.
According to Higgins, “Paul
described what he did as an in-
spiring teacher as a form of ac-
ting. He didn’t dislike the com-
parison to the theater. The
classroom to him was an oppor-
tunity to perform and perform he
did and he did it beautifully.”
“T want to do the same thing in
the classroom and if I can pull it
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Born, raised and bred in New
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at Chapel Hill.
Higgins taught at a few schools
before coming to SUNYA in
1969. ‘‘I’ve been in this field for
35 years and I’m not bored yet,”’
he said.
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population of about 30 families.
Higgins said he is currently in-
terested in studying dishonesty in
science, in “‘the way big-name
scientists have cheated their way
to fame and glory,’’he said. Scien-
tists such as Galileo, Sir Isaac
Newton, and Robert Millicant all
used less-than-honest tactics to
achieve fame, Higgins said.
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Measles mania
So maybe you think all this measles business has
been blown way out of proportion. Or maybe you
consider the serious steps taken to curtail the spread
of measles just a little ridiculous.
If you find yourself in agreement with these
opinions perhaps you should have a little chat with
Dr. Norman Dennis, medical director of student
health services. He could tell you a few facts about
the measles that may change your mind.
One interesting fact he could tell you is that last
year over one million people world wide died from
the measles.
Another interesting tidbit he is sure to tell you is
that if you get this highly contagious disease you
can plan on speading a week in isolation at the
infirmary battling a high fever and painful rash.
If you don’t want to take his word for it, speak to
one of 128 students at Principia College in Illinois
or 103 Boston University students who were
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infected students at Principia can’t tell you about
the disease because they died from respiratory
complications of measles.
But the best people to talk to about measles are
the four SUNYA students who just had the disease.
As much as they’d probably like to, they have not
yet forgetten how serious and painful measles can
be.
For those skeptics out there who don’t want to
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one important fact. If you don’t have a blue card by
February 25 to prove that you have been
vaccinated, you will be banned from campus —
every classroom, every academic building, every
residence hall.
If you haven’t done so already, go to the Campus
Center Ballroom to check your medical records. If
you aren’t given a blue card, get a vaccination. (It
won’t hurt a bit.)
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big hassle. But compare two hours in a line and a
quick shot to five sick days of isolation in the
infirmary followed by another week in bed. Waiting
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health.
The prolific
prophylactic
Last week the University of Minnesota began
distributing condoms in campus rest rooms to
celebrate ‘National Condom Week’. During ‘Love
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and packages of condoms were available as
Valentine’s Day gifts.
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condoms is being promoted, but not just for
contraceptive purposes. With the rapid spread of
AIDS to the heterosexual community, the
prophylactic is seen as the key to insuring ‘safe sex’.
College campuses are not the only places where
condoms are becoming increasingly visible as a
twofold form of protection. Many popular
women’s magazines now advertise condoms
marketed specifically for a female clientele.
A group in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is planning to
distribute free condoms in hotels over spring break,
and if their attempts are prevented by hotel owners,
they pledge to canvass the beach.
Even television executives are talking about
lifting a ban that prohibits T.V. commercials from
endorsing prophylactics. That would be a
responsible step in confronting T.V. programs that
depict sexual activity while conveniently ignoring
the possible consequences of the activity.
There is a good reason for the high visibility of
prophylactics. It is the safest known way to prevent
the transmission of the fatal AIDS virus among
sexually active persons.
Of course celibacy is the safest method of
preventing AIDS, but it is not an attractive or
practical answer for most young adults.
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the State message, Governor Cuomo excited many of us
with his powerful and reassuring comments on education
as a fiscal priority. Consistent with his philosophy of the
family, many of us assumed he was referring to the whole
family of education in New York State: pre-school,
elementary, secondary and higher education. Unfor-
tunately, it is clear from his recently released Executive
Budget that such is not the case. The SUNY portion of
the budget does not relect a fiscal prioritization by the
Governor. Careful analysis reveals significant dangers
that threaten the accessibility and quality of SUNY.
Everette Joseph
The Governor appears to be embarking on a new policy
of increased SUNY borrowing. The Governor is now
recommending that many expenditures traditionally
covered by state funds be financed by bonding. By law,
only tuition and dorm rent revenues can be used to pay
off the interest and principal (debt service) on all SUNY’s
bonds. This increase in bonding activity will add to the
debt service. This, coupled with unpredictable economic
conditions and lower projected enrollments, makes it pro-
bable that we will experience substantial tuition and room
rent increases in the near future.
While federal financial aid is decreasing, increases in
tuition and dorm room rent will severely limit SUNY’s ac-
cessibility. Those of us who still have several years to
complete our education might soon have to consider a
change in plans. In addition, the high caliber students
that Cuomo’s well financed elementary and secondary
education system will produce might be faced with being
unable to continue the final stage of educational
development.
in addition to increasing SUNY’s debt, the Governor is
recommending that SUNY maintain a high mandatory
savings level that will undoubtably impact SUNY’s quali-
ty. His recommended $17 million dollar mandatory sav-
ings level will force SUNY to save $9 million more on
salaries than they feasibly can. As a result, a total of 450
faculty and staff positions will have to remain open; this
impedes the University’s ability to attain the staffing
levels necessary to provide quality services and courses.
Cuomo’s support for graduate programs does not
reflect his statements that this area will receive his top at-
tention within the SUNY budget. SUNY’s new Graduate
Research Initiative program is only recommended to
receive a little more than half of what was requested.
Also, only $1.6 million out of the $10 million ap-
propriated is new state funds. The remaining $8.4 million
is simply the elimination of the research foundation tithe
(a tax that the SUNY foundation up until now had to pay
the state on the money it generated by federal and other
externally supported research programs). In addition,
there are no funds allocated to improve the quality of stu-
dent life.
There is no support in the Governor’s budget for the
Graduate Equal Opportunity Program and the Tuition
Reimbursement Program which was funded at over $2
million less than was needed. This continues to limit the
Cuomo’s budget promises
number of available assistantships and grants to needy
graduate students.
For the fifth year in a row the Governor continues to
neglect the existence of community colleges. Critical pro-
grams, like child care, are underfunded and many more
are eliminated. In addition, he wants their operating cost
to be kept at a dangerous and irresponsibly low level.
Community colleges will have to look to alternative areas
for support. Fortunately, there is a state law capping tui-
tion because otherwise it is unquestionable that communi-
ty college students would be experiencing hefty increases.
Nevertheless, community colleges will be forced to
drastically modify their already tight budget.
This neglect of community colleges clearly indicates
that he does not realize that they make up half of the
SUNY system and they educate a significant portion of
‘New York’s work force. Once again Cuomo’s image of
the ‘‘family’’ of New York leaves a substantial number
of “‘orphans”’ waiting out in the cold.
There are many things that signal the beginning of an
increase in Cuomo’s commitment to accessible, high
quality, public education. He has minimally funded pro-
grams for disadvanteged students, negotiated salary in-
creases and supported library automation. Though these
represent a glimmer of hope for all members of the SUNY
family, they fall far short of a demonstration of genuine
commitment.
It should also be mentioned that he funded special pro-
grams in engineering and high tech. Unfortunately, there
was no comparable efforts made in the social sciences and
humanities areas; this demonstrates a continued attempt
to transform SUNY from an institution of higher learning
to one of higher training.
The Governor has until February 20 to amend his
budget. SASU encourages students to communicate with
him and express dissappointment over any or all of the
problem areas detailed above. Without substational
amendments, students will have to fight some major
budget battles in the Legislature this year to improve
Cuomo’s disappointing SUNY budget proposal.
This Monday, the battles will begin here in Albany at
SASU’s Annual Student Lobby Day. Throughout the
morning, students from SUNY schools across the state
will be meeting with their local legislative representatives
as well as the chairs of significant committees.
The budget is not the only issue for which students will
be lobbying. This Lobby Day will also focus on student
voting rights, student-tenant rights, achieving sex equity
in education and divesting state funds from companies
doing business in South Africa.
SUNY students will be joined by students from the City
University System for both the Lobby Day and a weekend
conference. Workshops will be held and presentations
made thoughout the weekend in an effort to prepare for
Monday’s Lobby Day and a semester full of legislative
battles. The student voice will be heard loud and clear this
Monday. Nothing short of this will keep SUNY from
derailing on its track to becoming the vitally needed, ac-
cessible, high quality institution it could be. {i
The writer is president of the Student Association of the
State University of New York (SASU)
Friday, February 20, 1987
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In sixth grade I was assigned a report on Australia. My teacher, I'll call him
Mr. S, told the class to make sure we included all the important stuff, like the
native wildlife, vegetation, and exported products.
The sixth-grade conclusions I drew were the following: Australia is huge,
covered with Eucalyptus trees, and overrun with rabbits and kangaroos which
continue to breed in obscene dimensions. There are cute koala bears, and savage
Aborigines. Australia exports dried eucalyptus leaves (to zoos worldwide),
vegemite spread, and boomerangs. Oh, and they have one national landmark,
is now accepting the Sydney Opera House, which appears on every postcard and tourist
membership applications race:
poe It seems that either I missed an enormous amount of information by relying
Interest meetings et 3:20 pm on the World Book Encyclopedia, or else Australia has expanded its dimensions
Thursday, February 19 in recent years.
Wednesday, February 25 Australia has become an American fascination, quickly replacing a national
in the Assembly Hall preoccupation with The Wheel of Fortune and the compact disc. Suddenly, to
Application available in Campus Life dress like the bride of Crocodile Dundee is vogue; khaki and koala are in. Even
GC 0) atslerani House. : The Facts of Life crew decided it was worthwhile to visit kangaroo land,
Deadine: March 6 hauling cosmetics and all. There must be something to this, yet I've met some
SERVICE TRADITION LEADERSHIP LOYALTY average, every day Australians, and I still can’t understand what all the
- , commotion is about.
The Aussies I met in London didn’t even come close to the glamorous image
I had expected, which just goes to show you that you can’t believe everything
The Limited tells you. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but not all
Australian women look like a Forenza poster, a discovery at which I breathed a
sigh of relief. Unfortunately, neither are all Australian men as gallant as Robert
Scorpio, or as primitively cute as Dundee.
Case in point: Reggie, a twenty-year-old Australian with whom I had the
pleasure of socializing. Reggie sported a muff diver tee shirt, a greasy baseball
hat with a soft-sculpture middle finger waving off the top, and a lovely beer
belly. He ate lots of vegemite, this brown pastey stuff made from yeast extract.
Reggie's motto was, “If you can’t say something perverted, don’t say anything at
all.” And he drank Carlsberg lager (not Fosters) until he puked. In essence,
University Auxilary Services cae gee bee a
Recipe Night “Oh, yes. They drop from the trees and attack people, especially if they're
+ * . hungry. Gotta watch out for them koalas.”
F. avorite Recipes Direct F rom “What? That's not true, Reggie. Koalas are cute and cuddly. Besides, if they
* were vicious, they couldn't do those Quantas ads, right?”
¥ Your Family “Oh, they sedate them for that ad. Really, they are ferocious as hell.” Reggie's
Dinner Thursday Febuary 19, 1987 head nodded, and the soft-sculptured finger waved in my face. Perhaps the
World Book was wrong. “Tell ‘er Greg,” he elbowed another Australian chap.
On Your Quad ’Tell ‘er the truth about koalas.”
Greg laughed, a very effeminate laugh. He tossed his blonde Australian locks
to the side. Greg was a nice guy, but he'd spent a little too much time touring
Dutch California last year, and Melbourne beckoned.
a < : The Australian women seemed no exceptional bargain, either. They were
Cauliflower and Linguine very into the au natural look, and many thought Lady Schick was American
by Dana Isele royalty. “Why shave your legs? It’s just going to grow back again,” I was
informed.
State “I suppose you don’t have your eyebrows done, either?” I asked and was
Baked Ziti promptly poked fun at by a group of easy-going, hairy-legged Aussy girls.
by Alan Yagoda So while Australians are not necessarily crude, primitive people, neither are
Colonial they a race of beautiful Forenza ads, or perfect chivalric gentlemen. That's
+ fortunate for us, because who wants to be ‘shown up’ by people who live in a
Macaroni and Cheese place called Down Under? But for a continent settled, ee Mi 8, told my sixth
by Larry Hard grade class, by criminals and exiles, Australia is probably a pretty decent place
Indian to visit, despite the Reggies.
I hope Blair remembered to bring her voltage converter. Oo
Rigoletti
by Scott Cooper
Brubacher Hall
Chicken and Rice
by Kevin Callanan
Alden Hall
Pasta Pimavera OOPS! We goofed. The name of the film
aA teferred to in Eric Berlin’s review last week
by Lara Bernste was Mannequin. ASPects regrets the
mistake.
February 20, 1987
Aspects 3a
SUNYA’s own high
stepping footworks
is the night before Footworks and
the PAC is a bustle’ of activity.
I Dancers pin costumes and primp
before mirrors, last minute instructions and
encouragements are shouted and the more
difficult steps are rehearsed one final time
before-stepping out on stage.
Marie Santacroce
The air is heavy with excitement and an-
ticipation, yet the fatigue on the dancers’
faces is clear. For the past week their lives
have been filled with little more than
endless rehearsals. This week has un-
doubtedly been the worst, but it represents
only a small amount of the time the com-
pany has devoted to putting the show
together. Months have already been spent
selecting the right music, designing
costumes and perfecting each movement.
Their work was not in vain. The
members of Footworks successfully com-
birted talent, dedication and a love of
dance’to create a variety of original pieces
and a polished overall performance.
Footworks, SUNYA’s student run, stu-
dent organized dance troupe, presented its
largest show ever this year - twenty-five
numbers in all with somewhere from fifty-
five to sixty-five dancers in the company.
The show opened with a_ beautifully
choreographed piece by Shannon Coulter
entitled “Fanfare of the Common Man”.
An elegant combination of modern dance
and ballet set to the uplifting music of
Awron Copland, the dance was a moving
tribute to earth and man.
Footworks featured many soloists, but
none more outstanding than Tonia Tom-
pkins, who leaped, bounced and tumbled
across stage with energy to spare. Judging
by the smile on her face, she had just as
much fun as did the audience watching
her.
Debbie Sassiver choreographed a unique
piece’ using forms and shapes reminiscent
of ancient Egypt. Debbie, a 4th year
philosophy major, said in creating the
dance, “the forms came first and the music
was matched to it.” Dance, she professed,
is “visual music” and should be treated as
such,
Michele Mazzeo shows similar beliefs,
yet she stressed that for her dance is “like a
puzzle”. Michele wowed the audience with
her high tech futuristic dance entitled
“With Quiescence, the Querist Quiddles
the Quietus and...” Though Michele
preferred to have the audience come up
with their own interpretation of her dance
rather than comment on it herself, she
claimed the inspiration for it came in part
from a “weird dream’ and in part from in-
trospection and contemplation.
The high points of the show were the
dances choreographed by Footworks Ar-
tistic Director Kathleen Lee. Ms. Lee’s first
number entitled “Menage a’ Neuf’ was a
funny, frivolous spoof on the types of peo-
ple that comprise our society. Her second
piece, “In Appalachia”, had a more serious
tone. The music, costumes and movements
described the life of the people in the Ap-
palachain mountains, their constant strug-
gle to make ends meet, their work ethic
and their faith in God. The dancers in both
pieces did an excellent job of using not on-
ly their bodies, but their facial expressions
to convey the meaning of the dances.
One major drawback to Footworks was
the length of the show. There were just too
many numbers and the show began to drag
in the later part of the second act. The jazz
‘pieces in particular became monotonous,
‘often resembling segments from “Solid
Gold".
__ A few choreographers managed to avoid
that trap. Sophomore Debbie Kayton
deserves credit for organizing a large group
of dancers into a unified whole. Her dance
titled “Searching” was a precise, upbeat
jazz number. If anyone missed a step, I
didn’t catch it.
Choreographers Bari Waxman and Wen-
dy Strauber made interesting use of space
and formations in their dance “Floree”. The
dance combined jazz and ballet and was set
to.tap dance music. In creating the dance
Waxman and Strauber strove to do
“something different, not the typical stuff
you see.”
The final number in the show, “Macavi-
ty", was choreographed by Footworks
President Carlos Lopez. Dressed as cats,
dancers teased and flirted with each other
and the audience. Lopez, a native of Spain,
said he often finds it easier to express
himself with his “body than with words.”
Those who missed Footworks missed a
great opportunity to see some of SUNYA’s
most creative and talented students strut
their stuff. Those who seized the oppor-
tunity, could not avoid being entertained,
arid at moments even thrilled. a
or a one day ‘engagement ESIPA
F produced the three actor play, The
Subject Was Roses, a drama about
a soldier's return home at the end of World
War Il.
Matthew Mann
All the action takes place within the
span of a single weekend during the spring
of 1946. The young veteran, Timmy
Cleary, played by Christopher Howe, has
A second stage
rose at ESIPA
ed productions, it lacked an extensive
physical set. The stage consisted of two fur-
nished rooms, a kitchen and a living room,
separated by an invisible wall. Great pains
were taken by the actors to walk around
the wall and through the doorway when
they moved from room to room. Yet,
when the characters were within the
rooms, they ignored the presence of the
wall, walking where it stood. This served
to make the lack of an adequate set
conspicuous.
... ESIPA produced an intense drama that is
extremely enjoyable to watch.
just been discharged from the military. He
has not seen his parents in three years and
has experienced much personal growth,
During his absence, he acquired habits and
ideals which his parents find difficult to
deal with, such as his drinking and his deci-
sion to stop practising Catholicism, which
hurt his father greatly.
Nettie Cleary, his mother, played by
Carole Edie Smith, could not easily accept
her son’s growth into manhood. John
Cleary, played by Joel Aroeste is more ac-
cepting of the change and ultimately treats
his son like a buddy.
Tension was omnipresent. No one knew
how to act toward each other. It comes to
light that Tessie and John are having
marital problems. As Timmy involves
himself in many cover ups to appease one
parent or the other, much fighting results
from alliances of any two against the third.
As the problems become overbearing,
Timmy realizes his only chance at escaping
is to move out and so he plans to do so.
At first the actors and the conversation
of all the’ characters seems rigid and
monotonous, but as the play progresses it
becomes evident that this is serving to rein-
force the awkwardness in the relationships
of the characters.
Since it was a Second Stage production,
an addition to the ESIPA’s regular schedul-
Christopher Howe, Carole Edie Smith and Joel Aroeste in The Subject Was Roses
Although a physical apartment stucture
was absent, the corners of the stage served
as adequate entrances. Properties, such as
furniture and lamps, helped produce the
apartment's lived-in look.
Director Ed Lange, commented on the
differences between a main stage and a se-
cond stage production saying that “the au-
dience’s imagination plays a much larger
role.’ The Subject Was Roses certainly
proved this true.
Once one realizes that the seemingly
flat, mechanical dialogue between the
characters was intentionally implemented,
the intensity of the drama is conveyed.
Smith and Aroeste portray the loveless
couple. Aroeste cleverly uses his eyebrows
and wide eyes to hint his superiority over
his wife and lack of comunication with her.
Smith’s frail yet motherly appearance
helped yield credibility to her subordinate
role. The audience was surprised at her
past achievement and former social stan-
ding which contrasted with her currently
disappointing life.
The use of a real breakable vase aided in
depicting the shattered lives of the
characters. On a small stage, with no
scenery and few props, ESIPA produced an
intense drama that was extremely en-
joyable to watch. o
4a Aspects
February: 20, 198°
The ingredients for succe
he situation comedy is king of the
American television air waves in 1987.
Nearly half of every regular series on the
three major networks is a thirty-minute sitcom,
and that proportion is even higher among the
, rograms that are reruns in local markets at any
‘time of the day.
Even the vast majority of first-run syndicated
programs, which are brand new series episodes
distributed directly to TV stations rather than
running on network, are of the situation com-
edy format. Within the networks, NBC current-
ly leads the pack with 13 sitcoms, and it is this
comedic foundation that vaulted the network
to number one in the 1985-86 TV season for
the first time in the roughly thirty year history
of the Nielsen ratings.
The sitcom phenomenon may come as a sur-
prise to many who thought the genre was dead
only a few years ago. In the 1984-85 season,
nighttime soaps were in fashion, with Dynasty
as the year’s number one program. Then, there
were only six sitcoms in the top 20 compared to
last season's 11. The 1983-84 season saw Dallas
‘on top with even fewer sitcoms. All of this, of
course, was prior to NBC’s Thursday night jug-
gernaut lineup comprised of this nation’s cur-
rent number one series, The Cosby Show and
its cousins Family Ties, Cheers, and Night
Court.
What is all the fuss over Cosby? His show
was adored during its first season, but it has
now become too ‘cutesy pootsy.’ Every episode
also seems to be a morality lesson of sorts, but
then the American public has always had con-
fused loyalties where television is concerned. In
any event, the Cosby craze has become un-
precedented in television history and has com-
pletely revitalized a television medium that is
now bordering on saturation. Sitcoms are
everywhere! But, it hasn’t always been this
way.
In the early days of television, variety pro-
grams reigned supreme. Live comedy was the
pie into which everyone was sticking their
fingers. Milton Berle’s variety series, The Jack
Benny Show and You Bet Your Life dominated
the airwaves. The sitcom was something that
had been hinted at by a number of radio seriegf
but even those did not resemble the modern
sticom more than superficially. Amos ‘n Andy,
the Fred Allen and Jack Benny shows and many
others used recurrent situations and places, but
they ran very unpredictable stories and varying
types of events. Some other series did take on
the sitcom format, and many of these became
TV sitcoms as well — Ozzie and Harriet, Our
Miss Brooks, and My Friend Irma for example.
But these series did not dominate the form,
even in prime-time slots.
One of the first substantial successes with the
sitcom form occurred when Jackie Gleason
-spun off a program called The Honeymooners
from his variety show. The public was able to
identify with the Cramdens. They were just
scraping by, and everyone knew they would
have been in a great deal of trouble if Ralph
ever missed a paycheck. Since many people at
the time were in similar situations, the viewing
public found solace and amusement when wat-
ching The Honeymooners.
Still, the show was never a megehit. It may,
in part, be due to the fact that Ralph was just a
little too abrasive. An animated TV sitcom
which followed a few years later, and which
was loosely based on the Ralph character, ac-
tually had more success. The Flinstones was a
rare breed of television that was initially shown
in prime-time for six years. Fred Flintstone con-
‘veyed a softer image and with his wife and
close friends, the Rubbles, was always caught
up in some sort of lunatic scenario week after
week. The unique quality the animation
brought, combined with the numerous puns
that Bedrock provided were also fundamental
to the programs success. And, if you thought
the show was only for kids — guess again. It
wouldn't have survived half a dozen years in
prime time with children as its only audience.
Besides, all one has to do is put on a Flinstone
rerun and witness all the adult humor that no
doubt passed us by as toddlers.
Resounding success with the sitcom format
occurred for the first time in 1951 when a
relatively unknown redhead named Lucille Ball
took the T.V. tubes by storm. I Love Lucy will
forever be seen as one of the greatest situation
comedies of all time.
But even a legend such as this almost never
was. Ms. Ball played the character of Liz
Cooper in-her pre-Luey»program entitled My
Favorite Husband. From this, the idea for Love
Lucy was hatched. CBS, however, was very
reluctant to have Ball's real life husband, Desi
Arnaz play the role on television. They felt the
public would not accept a Hispanic nightclub
owner and refused to allow it. Ball and Arnaz
chose to tour the country with the premise in-
stead, and became quite successful with it. Only
then did CBS agree to produce J Love Lucy.
The bureaucracy involved in the program's
birth is as classic as its success. In retrospect, the
most accomplished situation comedies have
been those that have combined innovation in
styie with issues relevant to the times.
According to Terry Walden, programming
director of CBS affiliate WRGB TV6 in
Schenectady, “I Love Lucy was the first pro-
gram of its type. It is, however, the taste of the
individual that is the most important factor” in
determining a program’s success. Naturally,
taste varies from person to person, and it is pro-
bably safe to assume that there are enough in-
dividuals who are indifferent to or repulsed by I
Love Lucy. But, it is the cumulative taste of an
audience combined with this innovative quality
and relevance to the era that garners a hit. The
outrageous slapstick of Lucy, combined with
the presentation of Ball’s character as a woman
struggling to be on equal grounds with her hus-
band made the program very
women of that society were thr
trying and succeedingiin maki
ment, while the men wallowe:
ment of seeing her fail, howev
it all was.
Attitudes of society have aft
other successful comedies tha
Lucy over the years. Progr
Knows Best and My Three Sor
image of “man rules the fa
prevalent in the 50's and 60
McHales Navy, and Hogan's
post-war sitcoms that poked fi
past in an attempt to reconcile
history and enable him or her t
I Dream Of Jeannie wasia whirr
entertaining fantasy about an a
life within NASA, while trying
his troublesome genie. The sho
heightened the public's fascinat
fantasy unfolding at NASA in
man to the moon.
The Partridge Family and T,
uary'20, 1987
Aspects 5a
cessful sitcoms
by Patrick Gillease
rogram very appealing. The
iety were thrilled to see Lucy
dingjin making a state-
1en wallowed in their enjoy-
r fail, however good-natured
‘iety have affected numerous
omedies that have followed
years. Programs like Father
Ay Three Sons reinforced the
rules the family” that was
50's and 60's. Gomer Pyle,
nd Hogan's Hero’s were all
hat poked fun at the events
to reconcile the viewer with
him or her to face the future.
e wasia whimsical, yet highly
y about an astronaut and his
while trying to keep up with
nie. The show subconsciusly
plic’s fascination with the real
at NASA in its goal to send
amily and The Brady Bunch
reinforced the nuclear family of the 70's while
presenting the social changes and conflicts that
accompanied the period. Those poor kids seem-
ed to be in some sort of trouble week after
week, yet the folks were always there to help
them ‘see the light.’ Even more adult sitcoms the
likes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The Bob
Newhart Show, and Rhoda tackled public
awareness. Mary Richards was one ot the first
liberated women to be seen on TV. The interac-
tions with her equally free-spirited female com-
rades combined with the reluctant yet ever-
growing acceptance of the male characters pro-
vided a unique chemistry that captivated the
American people for nearly a decade.
It is now becoming more obvious that a suc-
cessful sitcom is more complex than previously
imagined. Melanie Garig, programming direc-
tor of FBC affiliate WXXA TV23 in Albany
states that “multi-dimensional types of com-
edies are the ones that are successful. There
have to be many entertaining facets and sub-
divisions to prevent mundane qualities. The
characters must be just as exciting as the rest of
the sitcom’s composition, as was the case with
programs like WKRP and Mary Tyler Moore.”
All of the past success with the situation com-
edy adhered to this compositon, and it con-
tinues today in the current successful sitcoms.
Now, sitcoms are in a state of maturation, for
the most part. It was inevitable in order for
them to survive beyond the inane cir-
cumstances created by shows like Three’s Com-
pany and Laverne and Shirley. According to
Walden, “the biggest change in sitcoms today is
that they are more sophisticated. Instead of
slapstick, there is more thought-provoking
material within the infrastructure. The format is
better educated and more well written.” This is
clearly the case with many of the new breed sit-
coms on today. It is also an excellent case study
when comparing, for example, The Golden
Girls to Life With Lucy.
ABC, desperate to pull itself out of its misery
in last place, called upon old favorites this year
in an attempt at salvation. They played upon
the popularity of Lucille Ball and presented Life
With Lucy. The show flopped royally after on-
ly a few airings and was cancelled by the net-
work despite a full season order of episodes.
According to Garig, “the public still loves Lucy,
but it wasn’t funny to see the actors engaging in
attempted slapstick at their age. It was too
embarassing.”
And it was! The program presented the entire
cast as a bunch of bumbling fools; it went
beyond stupidity. In the series premiere, Lucy’s
grandson responded to a health food drink that
was offered to him with an eloquent “Yucko
and barfaroo.” Enough said.
The Golden Girls, on the other hand, pro-
vides a realistic representation of four elderly
women living together in Miami, characters for
which old age is not synonomous with “out of
commission.” These women live just as full and
rewarding lives as today’s youth. They work,
attend swinging parties, have serious discus-
sions, battle ex-husbands and boyfriends, date
and are sexually active — they live. The humor
comes: from the stereotypes this society has
created in regard to the elderly and how these
women fight against them. It’s a class act all the
way and, quite possibly the best sitcom on
television at present.
The variables of sitcom success have grown,
you'say? Well, it’s not over yet. There are many
multi-dimensional, technical factors that come
into play in determining whether or not a sit-
com succeeds or fails, One of the biggest
however (are you really surprised?) is:
economics. An initial interest that spawned this
article is the resurgence of sitcoms on TV, both
old and new, on many local stations. Much of
what we see has to do more with demographics
and pure business than nostalgia and good taste.
“Availability is a principal factor,” states
Garig. “Hour-long programs are more expen-
sive than the half-hour format of a sitcom. The
attention span of the viewer is also shorter. Peo-
ple don’t want to commit to an hour, especially
if they have just returned from work and are
watching television at dinner time. Sitcoms are
light and have broader appeal.”
This is a fascinating concept. Now, we not
only have light soda, light snacks, light meals
light beer, but we have light TV as well. We
can keep our minds as healthy as the rest of our
bodies.
Garig went on further to say that the strip
value of sitcoms, particularly clder ones which
ran for years on end instead of today’s season
flops, is tremendous. By stripping we mean
that a program is run Mondays through Fridays,
week after week. The turnaround time for /
Love Lucy, with over 100 episodes, is much
longer than Life with Lucy which only had
about halt-a-dozen. Ihe audience isn’t bored as
quickly since there is such a vast distance bet-
ween episodic reruns. The stations, therefore,
maintain a stronger audience and higher ratings.
From a full-fledged network affiliate’s
perspective, the situation is similar. According
to Walden, independent stations, which have
lower budgets, run older sitcoms because they
are cheaper to buy. That is the main reason.
Some nostalgic value is there, but it is more a
matter of business. “Network affiliates will try
to obtain top-notch reruns directly off of the
network because they are tuned into today’s
issues and have a better chance of success.
The life and times of American sitcoms are,
therefore, truly complex. We can see where we
have been, and we know where we are. But
what does the future hold? Walden feels that
the public will see more half-hour comedies in
prime-time over the next five years than there
currently are. Garig feels that sitcoms will re-
main strong, but will go for more yuppies than
baby boomers. Both agree that it is up to the
whims of the public.
Everything, including television, is cyclical.
The main thing is to have a good show from
every standpoint. If it is well-made, has good ac-
tors, good writers and a good time period, then
it will find an audience. With the certainty that
there will be more situation comedies on the
scene in the near future, including Fox Broad-
casting Company's 90 percent-plus sitcom
schedule beginning this spring, the average
television viewer will be able to choose the
cream of the crop and laugh for years to come.
6a ASP fs AARP ME IS Te IS ETS ET TS a TO A SE OE a a TEES February 20, 1987
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February 20, 1987
Aspects 7a
Julie Kavner, Seth Green, and Mi
ael Tucker in Woody Allen’s Radio Days.
Woody Allen’s good
old Radio Days
here was a time, not so long ago,
ck when many people felt slightly put
off by Woody Allen's humor.
However, after the success of his 1986
Oscar nominated offering,Hannah and Her
Sisters, now seems to be the time when
Allen's special brand of wit is most
palatable to the general populus. In light of
this renaissance of praise we are given
Radio Days, and audiences around the na-
tion can once again experience the work of
a master director/storyteller.
Michael Andrews
In this highly sentimental film, Allen
tells the story of a family in Rockaway dur-
ing World War Il. Their lives and per-
sonalities are examined and related to the
radio shows to which they listen. The main
character, Joe (Seth Green), is supposed to
be the narrator as a young boy. The movie
is seen through his eyes, but told by Allen
himself, and is filled with the subtle, and
often not so subtle, comical touches that
are typical of this writer.
While much of the movie focuses upon
the lives of Joe's family, which includes his
father (Michael Tucker), his mother (Julie
Kavner) and his spinster Aunt Bea (Diane
Wiest), there are other plot lines that run
parallel to these fairly common lives.
There are many flashes into the radio in-
dustry of the 1940's and the lives of the
medium’s stars. Allen tries, by use of
characters and events, to show that an en-
tire nation, sitting next to a brown box in
the living room, was captivated by a world
of complete make-believe. The rattling of
two swords to give the impression of a
dual, the breaking of glass for effect, the
pounding of shoes on a board to sound as if
someone were approaching- all these
audio tricks made millions feel that there
were truly exciting lives being led by so-
meone, if not themselves.
The most charming example of radio il-
lusion is related through Joe. He is com-
pletely enamored with radio’s Masked
‘Avenger and, after hearing this comman-
ding, superhero voice, it is obvious why
this is so. However, Allen takes his au-
dience into the studio to examine the small
framed, balding man from which this
powerful persona emanates.
This movie's charm is not limited to the
aforementioned scene, as Allen scatters
well shot images of both Rockaway and
New York City throughout. Perhaps, from
a nostalgia point of view, the most
beautiful clip takes place when Joe visits
Radio City Music Hall. This will most like-
ly appeal to the older viewers, as young
movie-goers were not able to experience
the old movie palace in all its former
grandeur.
What makes this movie worth seeing is
what makes most Woody Allen movies
worth seeing. And that is Allen himself.
He wrote and directed Radio Days, and
can be credited with being one of the in-
dustry’s most talented men in both fields.
Aside from the films visually appealling
nature, and the humor, which is typically
Allen, one can examine the plot and time
frame and come to a simple conclusion:
Woody Allen is a genius.
Allen enters into this story of the fami-
ly from Rockaway, the lives of two radio
breakfast show stars, the career of a former
cigarette girl, as well as the events of the
day as they pertained to radio. He uses
such classic radio occurences as the fake an-
nouncement of an invasion from Mars and
the famous case of the girl who fell into a
well to make clear the times and cir-
cumstances in which the movie takes place.
Yet, no matter how many different
twists and turns and varying characters
Allen chooses to present, he still manages
to tie it all together. Nothing, not a simple
fact or circumstance, is left unused, and the
script is as tight as one can be without be-
ing predictable or drab.
As with many movie-makers, Allen is a
creature of habit. He uses actors with
whom he is both friendly and familiar. The
cigarette girl turned star, Sally White, is
played by Mia Farrow, appearing in her
sixth Allen’s work. For Michael Tucker, of
NBC television’s L.A. Law, and Julie
Kavner, formerly Brenda on Rhoda, this is
their second film with Allen. Dianne Wiest
makes her third appearence and even the
cameo roles are filled with players from
Allen’s Troop. Diane Keaton plays a
nightclub singer, Tony Roberts a game
show host, Jeff Daniels a radio personality
and Danny Aiello plays a gangster. All of
them appeared in previous Allen offerings.
The term, ‘Quality entertainment for the
entire family’ is overly and incorrectly us-
ed today. More often than not, these so
called ‘family’ movies are not suitable for
any family. In the case of Radio Days, this
term does apply. There are enough sight
jokes and captivating visual images to
entertain younger viewers and the rest is
for the thinking and remembering adult.
At the film’s end, Allen speaks of his
fading memories of those great days of
radio. He appeals to keep the memories
alive and this is a valid point. In the closing
scene, the Masked Avenger (Wallace
Shawn) questions whether or not he and
his counterparts will be remembered.
Allen‘s answer seems to be a truly hopeful
Yess
ASP rating [S| J 2 S
A black widow well
worth dying for
ccording to the most recent
A statistics, in 1984 there were 11.1
million widowed females in the
United States. For those with crafty minds,
a, few questions may arise: How many
‘resembled the black widow spider who
mates and then kills? How many of those
widows murdered their husbands? How
many got away with it?
April S. Anastasi
"Black Widow” is the story of Alex
Barnes (Debra Winger), a federal agent
who has spent the last six years of her life
doing data analysis in an office with green
windows. The excitement level in her job
seems to equal that in her life. She rarely
dates and, perhaps partly due to the fact
that she does the best work in her office, is
often considered just one of the guys.
One day, the report of an alleged
mobster’s death catches her eye. Although
he has died in his sleep, reportedly the
result of some rare “curse” in which the vic-
tim simply stops breathing, she believes it
to be a mob-ordered hit and searches for
evidence, despite her boss’ skepticism.
Simultaneously we follow Catherine, a
striking blonde, recently widowed (played
by Theresa Russell). She settles out-of-court
the contestation of her husband's will by
her completely disinherited. sister-in-law
(Diane Ladd).
While continuously switching from one
storyline to another, a third is introduced
in the form of a wealthy Texas toy
manufacturer (Dennis Hopper) and his
shapely redheaded wife. Things start to gel
as word of his death (also from the “Curse”)
reaches Alex.
The unusualness of a second case in such
a short span of time, in addition to the few
elements it has in common with the first,
makes Alex suspicious. Looking for a link,
she realizes that both of the wealthy, older
men had, within a matter of months prior
to their demise, married considerably
younger women.
Once Alex discovers striking similarities
in the photos of the vanished widows, she
decides to track down the woman who, it
seems, was the wife of both men. After
failing to prevent a third death, Alex tracks
Catherine from- Seattle to Hawaii. Her
leads are scarce, but she is so involved in
her search that she quits her Justice Depart-
ment job in order to trap the murderess.
Once found, Alex befriends Catherine,
now known as Rennie. As their friendship
develops, so does the suspense.Meanwhile,
the immense complexity of their relation-
ship is not fully realized by either of them.
It exists on a number of levels, including
respect, deceit and jealousy.
The way Alex deals with these feelings,
including her newly found love for Paul
(French film veteran Sami Frey), Rennie’s
next victim, aids in the question of whether
or not Rennie will be caught. While the
first half of the film deals with the path of
two women's lives, the second half concen-
trates on the power struggle they call a
friendship.
As Alex, Debra Winger turns in a con-
sistently fine performance. The two-time
Oscar nominee successfully takes her
character through a major change as the
story unfolds. Observing Rennie awakens
Alex to her own lack of femininity. During
her time in Hawaii, she is transformed
from a late night, poker-playing, tomboy
type into a soft, feminine, desirable
woman who can satisfy her playboy lover.
Those who question why Theresa
Russell shares top billing on this film with
Winger will find their answer by the
movie's end. Her Catherine is really four
characters in one, all facades of a deadly
killer who seems to truly love her victims,
yet inexplicably goes through with a series
of murders.
Previously seen in the television
miniseries Blind Ambition and with Bill
Murray in The Razor's Edge, Russell gives
depth to a portrait of an outwardly shallow
killer, allowing a glimpse of her character's
psychological depth. Her pseudo-
confessions to Alex while in Hawaii, as
well as her realizations that she has nearly
gotten tangled in her own web of deceit,
reveals as much as the complex preparation
she goes through prior to each new victim.
Overall, the film provides a great deal of
entertainment. There are beautiful
Hawaiian landscapes, well-acted perfor-
mances, suspense and romance. One quite
distracting sequence, however, is an under-
water episode of the coast of Hawaii. Due
to the great number of close-up shots, as
much time can be spent wrapped up in the
suspense of the scene as in wondering if
those were really actresses or merely their
doubles.
With the exception of that scene, direc-
tor Bob Rafelson (The Postman Always
Rings Twice) has crafted an enthralling
film, provoking viewer responses ranging
from spontaneous applause to gasps of sur-
prise, leaving all extremely satisfied.
“Come into my web,’ said the Spider to
the Fly.” This is one web you won't mind
getting caught up in. a
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February 20, 1987
eCtrum
(Cine 1-10 (459-8300)
showing; sneak preview of Some Kind of Wonderful (PG-13) at 9:30
instead.
2. Light of Day (PG-13) 3:45, 6:45, 9:15, Fri, Sat, 11:30
3. Lady and the Tramp (G) 1:25 only
4. Hannah and Her Sisters (PG-13) 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50, Fri, Sat, 12
midnight
5. Children of a Lesser God (R) 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10, Fri, Sat, 11:25.
INo Sun. 1:10 showing; sneak preview of Hoosiers (PG) at 1:10 instead.
6. Platoon (R) 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35, Fri, Sat, 12 midnight
7. Crocodile Dundee (PG-13) 2:15, 4:20, 6:40, 8:50, Fri, Sat, 11:00
8. Top Gun (PG) 3:45, 6:40, 9, Fri, Sat, 11:20
9. An American Tail (G) 1:20 only
10. The Mission (PG) 9:40 only
11. The Golden Child (PG-13) 2, 4:30, 7:15, Fri, Sat, 12 midnight
1. Star Trek IV (PG) 1:30, 4, 6:55, 9:30, Fri, Sat, 11:45. No Sat. 9:30] |,
‘ ¥ i; Capital Rep
| Th eatre The Mystery of Irma Vep, through March 8.
| Cohoes
| ic Yours, Anne, through March 15.
Mus ESIPA at the EGG
Dance Bucket Dance Theatre, February 22. Chuck Mangione, February 28.
SUNYA Performing Arts Center
Faculty Showcase Concert featuring music by Puccini, Mozart, Bach,
Mendelssohn and others, Sat, February 21 in the Recital Hall. North-
South Consonance New Music Festival, February 24-26 in the Recital
Hall. Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana, February 25-28 at
8pm, March 1 at 3pm, and March 4-7 at 8pm. All performances in the
Lab Theatre.
Eighth Step Coffeehouse
Improvisational Theatre Evening featuring some acting classes from
SUNYA, February 25 at 8pm.
Eba Theatre
All That Jazz cabaret, February 27, 28 and March 6 at 8pm.
RPI
M.-16, Sat, February 28.
Proctor’s
George Carlin, Fri, March 6 at 8pm.
12. Black Widow (R) 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45, Fri, Sat, 11:55
113. Death Before Dishonor (R) 1:50, 4:15, 7, 9:25, Fri, Sat, 11:40
Crossgates 1-12 (456-5678)
1. Star Trek IV (PG) 12:25, 3:10 , 6:35, 9:20, Fri, Sat, 11:40. No 9:20
Sat. showing; sneak preview of Some Kind of Wonderful (PG-13) at
8:40 instead.
2. From the’ Hip (PG) 1:55, 4:35, 7:35, 10:15, Fri, Sat, 12:25
3. Death Before Dishonor (R) 12:40, 3:15, 6:45, 9:30, Fri, Sat, 11:45
4. Dead of Winter (R) 7:10, 10:10, Fri, Sat, 12:20
5. The Golden Child (PG-13) 12:30, 3:05, 6:30, 9:10, Fri, Sat, 11:15)
6. Light of Day (PG-13) 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50, Fri, Sat, 12:15
7. Platoon (R) 12:35, 3:35, 7:05, 9:55, Fri, Sat, 12:20
8. Mannequin (PG) 1:25, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10, Fri, Sat, 11:30
9. Lady and the Tramp (G) 1:00,°2:55, 4:55
10. Over the Top (PG) 12:15, 3:25, 6:20, 8:45, Fri, Sat, 10:45
11. Outrageous Fortune (R) 1:55, 4:20, 7:40, 10:05, Fri, Sat, 12:10
12. Radio Days (PG) 1:50, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25, Fri, Sat, 11:35
QE2
China White, Sat, February 21, 5-7pm, all ages. The Broadcasters with
Rhythm Method, Sat. night, February 21. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
with Willie Alexander, Sun, February 22. Open Mic Night, Mon,
February 23. Divine Horsemen, Tues, February 24. 1.4.5. with The
Opposite and Diversion Factor, Wed, February 25. The A.D.’s with
The Malarians, Thu, February 26.
September's
Stardown through Sunday February 22.
Yesterday's
Todd Hobin, Sat, February 21.
Pauly’s Hotel
Johnny and the Triumphs, Fri, February 20. Wesley Rogers Band, Sat,
February 21.
Cafe Lena
Blues singer Paul Geremia, Fri, February 20. Folksinger-songwriter-
story teller Gamble Rogers, Sat, February 21.
13. Black Widow (R) 12:20, 3:20, 6, 9, Fri, Sat, 11:20
Madison (489-5431) A
Mosquito Coast (R) 7, 9:10
Spectrum 1-3 (449-8995)
1. True Stories (PG-13) 7:15, 9:20
12. Blue Velvet (R) 7:10, 9:45
3. A Room With a View (PG) 7, 9:30
UA Hellman (459-5322)
1. The Color of Money (R) Fri-Sun, 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40, Mon
Thurs, 7:15, 9:30 4
2. Over the Top (PG) Fri-Sun, 1:45, 3:45,5:45, 7:45, 9:45, Mon-Thurs,
7:45, 9:45
Fri, Sat, midnight showings of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and}
Pink Floyd’s The Wall
University Cinemas
1. A Clockwork Orange (R) 7:30, 10, 12 midnight, Fri, Sat, in LC18}
12. Soul Man (PG) 7:30, 10, Fri, Sat, in LC7
Albany Instituté-of History and Art
Betty Warren: A 40 year retrospective exhibition of contemporary
law paintings, through February 22. Folk Art: 18th to early 20th
century paintings, drawings, textiles, societal and archictectural
artifacts, through February 22. Savory Suppers and Fasionable Feasts:
Dining in Victorian America, February 22 through April 5.
New York State Museum
The Ice Age Returns, The Elegance of Yesteryear.
Schenectady Museum and Planetarium
Journey into Space, through February 28. Edison Hall of History, Out
* of the Ordinary, Horizons Under the Sea. Exhibition by the National
Association of Women’s Artists. Children’s dinosaur exhibit.
SUNYA Art Gallery
Elders of the Tribe Work by 44 distinguished American artists born
prior to 1916. George Rickey, Louise Nevelson, Will Barnet, Robert
Motherwell, Louise Bourgeois, Dorothy Dehner, Morris Gravel,
among others, through March 1. New Drawings, through March 1.
THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON
2:20 rove
Hanso~ 2:16
“Oh, Thak! You've done if! ... If only
we had a camera — but, of course,
I'm getting ahead of myself.”
© 1007 Uowerenl Srens Syrcicate
“So, until next week — Adios, amoebas.”
It’s standard
To the Editor:
Keren Schlomy raised an interesting point in her article
on standardized testing prep courses in the Tuesday,
February 3rd, ASP. However, there are other important
issues about these tests that need to be addressed.
More than any other requirement, the SATs, ACTs,
and other standardized tests are the watchmen of college
admissions. They are often the factor that will ultimately
determine a student’s academic future: whether he or she
will attend a nationally respected university, or a locally
known community college.
When a test holds so much power over the lives of those
who take it, naturally it should be fair and free of bias,
but these are tests that standardized examinations do not
pass. Numerous studies have shown a gap between blacks
and whites in the percentage of correctly answered ques-
tions due to their cultural basis, while a similar difference
appears between men and women when test-takers are
faced with male-oriented math questions. The SAT, the
most widely taken college entrance exam, requires its
takers to be familiar with a wide range of topics, in-
cluding polo and pirouettes, indicative not of their in-
telligence, but of their background.
When a test asks questions that are usually only
answerable by members of a certain culture, it is blatantly
unfair, When a test is ‘‘standardized’’ to only the stan-
dards of this same culture, it is obviously biased. The pro-
blem does not effect all students, but it does effect a great
deal of them. But is it accurate to measure students’ in-
telligence based upon questions which are not part of
their cultural heritage? Is it fair to judge future academic
success on knowledge of melodeons and minuets when
these are from a background to which the student is total-
ly alien?
In a time when we daily hear of lowering education
levels, it is increasingly more vital that we take full advan-
tage of all our resources, and this includes finding
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students’ true potential through fair and accurate exams.
When we unfairly restrict potentially brilliant minds from
our educational system due to racial or sexual bias, we do
not breed new life for the system, but only contribute to
its demise.
Changes in the current exam system for college admis-
sions would not result in easier tests, but in fairer tests. It
would not mean a massive overhaul, but an easily ac-
complished replacement of questions that are found to
have a disproportionate rate of correct answers between
whites and minorities, and males and females. There is
currently proposed legislation that would do just this.
One bill before the New York State Legislature would
report findings of major score differences between white,
minority and women test-takers to the Governor, the
Legislature, and the public. Another would require that
questions of equal difficulty testing the same content area
would replace those questions that exhibit a vast disparity
in passing rates between whites and minority test takers.
What can you do to help pass this essential legislation?
You can join the New York Public Interest Research
Group, Inc. (NYPIRG) Testing Reform Project in their
effort to ensure that future standardized exams will pass
the test of fairness.
Off the wall
To the Editor:
I’d like to thank one certain fraternity of ours here at
SUNYA for degrading beyond all good measure the ap-
pearance of our elevators. To let ZBT in on a secret, I’ll
remind them that it is about the lowest method known to
logical human beings for attracting sorely needed atten-
tion. Which is the reason I’m not entirely surprised to see
“ZBT”’ engraved into all the elevator walls in the State
Tower. And if I may be so bold, I would go so far as to
say Zeta Beta Tau probably could care less that they van-
dalized school property. And that’s not good. But the
saddest part could be that ZBT is probably so damn pro-
ud of this disgusting deed that the thought of cleaning up
their mess wouldn’t even enter their thick heads.
— Name withheld by request
— Jim Chevalier
Opportunity knocks
To the Editor:
This is in response to the recent articles in the ASP
regarding the rape on Alumni Quad. The original report
(Friday, Feb 6) reported it as occurring in a students
room, which was inaccurrate. Since then, many students
and the ASP have been speculating as to where it ocurred
and who the victim is. Why does it matter where this oc-
curred? The fact is it did occur. What is the identity of the
victim needed for; isn’t the victims right to privacy more
important? She must be going through hard enough times
in dealing with this without having her name in the
papers, yet one ASP reporter is still trying to find out her
name. As I stated before, the important part of this inci-
dent is that it did occur, not where or to whom.
People should, and I’m sure do, have concerns about
this incident. The professional staff on Alumni gave
students the opportunity to voice those concerns in
several discussions. To those who could not make those,
or anyone who has concerns, I would like to encourage
you to please talk to your RA or Director.
Right now, what we can all do is have an increased
awareness of dorm security. Don’t just open the exterior
doors for people who knock (The exterior doors on
Alumni are locked 24 hours a day). You all have the right
to ask that person for their student ID. If you’re expec-
ting a friend who does not have a key, arrange to meet
them at the door. Report strangers you see to your RA,
the Quad Office, or University Police.
None of these items are any different than what was be-
ing said at the beginning of the year. A large part of dorm
security rests with the dorm residents. Let’s do what we
can to help prevent incidents like this from happening
again.
— Gregory Cardillo
Dominating U.ASS.
To the Editor:
What makes it possible for the University Auxiliary
Service (UAS) to dominate all food distribution on cam-
pus? Granted they should have certain rights asa SUNYA
bureaucracy, but the freedom of others is also of para-
mount concern. For example, the Food Co-op has limita-
tions imposed as to the quantity and types of food items
that may be sold. A minimum of 6 bagels or 2 yogurts has
continously raised angry comments from customers!
Certainly a small, student-run organization, whose
main objectives are to sell healthy food as a welcome
alternative for many people will not ruin UAS. In addi-
tion, the Food Co-op is managed on a non-profit basis. I
believe the restrictions should be removed from organiza-
tions such as the Food Co-op, and UAS allowed to main-
tain its facilities and profit, but on the merit of the quality
and taste of its food!!
— Linda Venczel
The equalizer
To the Editor
The writer of the letter criticizing Residential Life for
including ‘‘The University at Albany is an Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer. Ap-
plications for women, minorities, Vietnam Era Veterans
and handicapped persons are especially welcomed.’’ con-
fuses equal opportunity with affirmative action.
Equal opportunity requires the elimination of all
policies and practices that might damage a person’s access
to employment or education on the grounds of race,
religion, sex, age, national origin, Vietnam era veteran
status, disability and (at the University at Albany), sexual
preference.
Affirmative Action goes further. This university and
other employers who receive federal contracts of over
$50,000 with 50 or more employers are bound by law and
principle to make additional efforts to recruit, hire and
promote members of groups who have suffered historic
discrimination: that is minority persons, women, Viet-
nam era veterans, and the disabled.
The writer of ‘‘justice for all’ must agree that you can’t
run the race if you are not at the starting gate. Real Affir-
mative Action guarantees members of groups formerly
shut out of the competition their fair chance to par-
ticipate in this democracy.
— Gloria Desole
Director, Affirmative Action
A rose is a rose
To the Editor:
I am in my fifth year of undergraduate study at
SUNYA; this is my second senior year, so to speak. I am
not still going to school here because of any kind of
change in my major, I’m still here because | am a lazy
slob. By now everyone who reads the letters section of the
ASP knows about my deficiencies in the academic realm.
And that brings me to my first point.
Hardly an issue of the ASP goes by without the prin-
ting of a letter by a writer whose name has been “‘witheld
by request.” I don’t know about anyone else, but it seems
to me that a letter writer should have the guts to back up
his or her words with a name. I realize that the federal
government has a witness protection program, but for
some reason I don’t see any letter to the ASP inspiring a
late-night visit to its writer by a couple of guys with twen-
ty inch necks and a five o’clock shadow.
The 2-10-87 ASP printed one such letter in search of a
name. The writer found a business course which he (she?)
took to be a rather unpleasant experience. He then went
on to depict all business majors as basically being back-
stabbing, grade-conscious cheats. Perhaps he didn’t give
his name because he knew that his argument wouldn’t
hold up to criticism. I say that because any SUNYA stu-
dent can tell you that not all business majors are back-
stabbing, grade-conscious, cheats — 80-85 percent pro-
bably are, but that’s not all of them. Maybe the writer
fears retribution, possibly from the Delta Sigma Pi death
squad.
Also in the same issue was an article concerning the
Class of 1987 and its contemplation of a class gift.
Deciding how to spend $20,000 in pledge money can be
difficu’t. but I have the perfect solution. Just give the
money 1¢ me. I’m a pretty easy-going guy and I’d ap-
preciate $20,000. Think about it, Class of 1987. You may
never get this chance again. And just to show you that
I’m sincere, I’ll even sign my name.
— Chris Pomilio
Return to sender
To the Editor:
Apparently there is some truth in the superstition about
unpleasant events happening on Friday the thirteenth.
Today when I came to my office, room 115 at the math
department, I discovered that an unusual poster which I
had put on the corridor wall outside my office for the en-
joyment of all had been stolen.
The poster, advertising a textbook, is entitled An In-
troduction To Error Analysis. It shows a turn-of-the-
century photo of a locomotive which has plunged through
the wall of a train station in Paris (Gare de Montpar-
nasse). This poster cost me $17, two letters to the
publisher of the book, and two months of waiting. I ad-
dress the following to the person who took the poster: It
does not belong to you. You did not work for it, I did.
You are no better than the thief who steals $17 from my
pocket.
Indeed, this theft is worse: Money I can replace by
working. However, the only record that I had of the name
and address of the publisher was on the poster itself. I ask
the University community to help me recover my poster.
If you see it on the wall of someone’s room, please con-
tact me. Thank you.
— Jonathan King
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Will you be my Valentine? Happy
Valentine’s Day, babe. et
— Mai
Dear Kenny,
A semester of TKE and one of MSI
showed me what a great guy you
are, but | can’t believe how much
more there is to like about you that
I've discovered in the past 6 weeks. |
don’t believe I’ve ever been so con-
tent - I’m still glowing! | know this
Valentine’s Day will be the best yet!
Love,
Chris
Dear Debbers, Kimmers, Lori and
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Trace,
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Dear Marghead,
You are our year-round Valentine.
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Us
Alan and Mark,
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pest Glickstein, Cuddlebunny, and
fe,
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Love ya lots, Lebowitz
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G A Z E R
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rom Mulch and Phil and hang out
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Tom,
I never REALLY thought you were a
faggot
And | didn’t cheat on you either.
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Always,
Major B-H—
Anita Baker
5
Culturefest was a Mayfest-type
concert featuring minority enter-
tainers which SA had hoped to
program, but was later scrapped
due to budget constraints.
Fox contends that Alston had
attended UCB meetings and knew
of Baker’s contract.
Alston dismissed the charges as
lies and an attempt to cover up
for UCB’s mistake. ‘‘There was
no mention of contracts,” he
said.
Although no written agreement
was made, Alston said ASUBA
had a ‘mutual understanding”
with UCB that no funds would be
allocated for ASUBAfest without
ASUBA’s consent. “‘It’s the prin-
ciple of the matter,’’ he said.
At its Feb.11 meeting, Central
Council ‘‘voted to allocate the set
funds towards the price of the
Anita Baker concert,”’ and “to
call it ASUBAfest,”” said Council
Vice-Chair Bill McMann.
ASUBA leadership tried unsuc-
cessfully at Wednesday’s meeting
to get Council to reverse its deci-
sion. The proposal never made it
to the floor to be discussed.
As it stands now, according to
Duarte, UCB will cover the addi-
tional $39,000 needed to schedule
Baker, who asks $54,000 per
show.
Alston viewed ASUBA’s op-
tions as either getting their money
back, or taking the matter to SA
Supreme Court, or - if necessary -
to the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Duarte has solicited the help of
SA attorney Mark Mishler in
hopes of finding a mediator.
Both SA Minority Affairs
Coordinator Mark Turner and
Duarte cited the ‘‘loosely writ-
ten”? Council agreement as the
cause of the problem.
As a result of the controversy,
WFLY-92 FM has pulled out as
co-promoters of the Baker con-
cert after seeing a Channel 13
news report on the subject.
UCB reports early ticket sales
are good and are expecting a
sellout of the 2900 tickets. 13)
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kind of historical and cultural
event to bring people together
under good circumstances,’’ she
said.
One highlight of the luncheon
was an oration of Martin Luther
King’s, ‘“‘Letter from Birm-
ingham Jail’ by William H.
Rowland III.
Made possible by many campus
organizations, the luncheon was a
success, according to Nix.
“T attribute the success to the
University Planning Committee,
student organizations, and the
campus at large,’’ said Nix. a
America still living a facade of oil equality
By E. Paul Stewart
On July 4, 1986 the culmina-
farcical events in my lifetime oc-
curred — the “Independence
people descended upon lower
Manhattan. They came from all
the world and represented every
race, creed, color and national
Correct me if
I’m mistaken, The
this to be the Majority
largest pagan
our time. They came to pay
homage to ‘‘the lady.’’ What a
tall with a psuedo-graceful am-
bience in New York’s harbor, ser-
freedom and justice. Yes, but for
whom? This ‘‘mother’’ liberty
any European who appeared at
these shores.
quite elusive from and exclusive
of, those who are not of a
mother” of myself and my
forebears, although majestic in
evil, oppressive ogre of society to
myself and my alert ‘‘Cinderella-
begun to permeate further into
the course of my existence, for
plate (as well as one other cars
around me), serving as a mobile
Elections
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day. “I didn’t even know about
the election until Tuesday evening
asking for votes,”’ he said.
The polls were open in the
p.m., on Dutch from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., on Alumni
to 1 p.m,, and on Brubacher from
Sto7p.m.
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organisms through natural
“But regarding man’s origins,
most [evolutionary] literature is
Evolution at the species level, the
lowest level of. organism
ble, but the evidence for evolu-
tion in the higher classes is very
“A number of students are not
comfortable with this teaching,”
biology professor and STIR’s
sponsor.
they want to and we may end up
in court, but we’ll teach science.
and they’re going to teach their
profession,’’ he said.
perhaps neither theory qualifies
as a science, and both should be
departments.
“Creation science is not yet
philosophy seeking to do scien-
tific things. But, on the other
prove the origin of fossils as
there’s no DNA found. with
tion of one of the most interesting
Day” celebration. Millions of
across the country and all around
origin. Beyond
but I believe
idol-worship demonstration in
woman, that “‘lady’’ is! Standing
ving as a symbol of liberty,
has always extended herself to
Unfortunately, she has been
Eurocentric ancestry. This ‘‘step-
her physical being, represents the
like”? brethen. Her hypocrisy has
now she appears on my license
reminder of my plight.
he not been tied up in classes all
when someone came to my door
Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 6
in Walden cafeteria from 11 a.m.
Creationism
selection.”
about as close to false as possible.
classification, is probably possi-
poor,” he said.
said Paul Mineo, a NMSU
“They can pass all the laws
My people are very professional
Kangas, however, thinks
taught in philosophy
really a science,”’ he said. “It’s a
hand, there’s really no way to
them.”” Ey
Is it any wonder that the state
whose governor chose to ignore
the pool of worthy, experienced,
and politically astute potential
minority candidates for lieutenant
governor and instead opted for a
bland, culturally ignorant Stan
Lundine would impose ‘“‘that
statue’? on every vehicle? No, it
isn’t any wonder. What it is,
however, is unfortunate and
shameful.
Unfortunately, this is already
1987 and no significant, sustained
alterations in our societal struc-
ture — relevant to racial equity —
have occurred. The truly disturb-
ing factor is that the cyclical
nature of this society has reverted
us to a time where educating the
impoverished and employing the
jobless has again taken a
backseat.
The pacifying advances gained
through the struggles of the 1960s
and 70s are now disappearing at
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an alarming rate. It is shameful
that the Afro-American/Black
Studies programs in colleges —
which never fully expanded, as in-
tended, into the public school
system — are now struggling to
survive. The numbers of black
high school graduates, the black
collegiate population, and the
black universities themselves are
being allowed to deteriorate.
It is time — as always — for the
black community to reflect. It is
also necessary to make observa-
tions about the present. The most
important move is to plan, build
and act for the future.
This year marks the bicenten-
nial of the Constitution. Of
course, there will be gala celebra-
tion and those who enjoy the
power granted them by selective
constitutional interpretation will
rejoice in their own self-ordained
righteousness. This stroke by the
“powers that be’’ is the
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manifestation of their own self-
fulfilling prophesy. The Constitu-
tion was predicated on the same
ideals that created the mystique of
the “‘statue.’”
The problem with the Constitu-
tion is by no means the wording;
the real issue here is application.
If the Constitution were applied
as written, in an equitable
fashion, then perhaps we could all
celebrate its anniversary. It is the
disproportionate application of
the Constitution and the ‘‘rights’”
therein that continue to serve as
an oppressive instrument to a
great many people — black and
Hispanic people. The prisons and
the unemployment lines serve as a
constant reminder of the
inequities.
Black History Month, instead
of being solely an opportunity to
learn the unknown, should be the
month that reinforces the
teachings that need to be in every-
ip
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day schooling.
It is imperative that we remain
aware of the facade that society
would like us to engulf ourselves
in. We can not afford the pleasure
of losing ourselves in celebration
of concepts that have been kept
foreign to us as a people, lest we
forget the necessity of a pro-
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Women stand good chance
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very good chance of getting married, ac-
cording to the U.S. Bureau of Census.
Female college grads at age 25 have an
89.1 percent chance of marrying before
they reach age 65, said the bureau’s
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Harvard study, which, she said, ‘‘set
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curate than the Yale-Harvard forecast —
which said only 52 percent of the female
college grads who were single and older
than age 25 would marry by the time they
reached 65 — because she used a “‘life
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“the spread’’ around the average marry-
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is for high school grads,’’ she said.
“‘The Yale study,’’ she explained,
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rying) was the same as for high school
grads.””
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also marry at 26, 27 and well beyond,’’
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Moorman decided to research the pro-
blem after being asked repeatedly to
verify the Yale group’s findings.
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conclusions,’’ she said, adding that she
and many acquaintances married after
graduating from college.
College grads have a
66.3 percent chance of
marrying.
Moorman found that, educated or not,
women have better chances of marrying,
even in upper age brackets, than the
Yale-Harvard study suggested. She also
found that the better-educated a woman
is, the more likely she is to get married.
At age 30, single high school grads still
have a 55.9 percent chance of marry-
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A college grad has a 66.3 percent chance,
and a graduate school grad has a 67.8
percent chance of marrying, according to
Moorman.
Yet she .advised that, ‘‘People
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It’s always one person’s view of the
future. People shouldn’t make lifetime
decisions based on them. There’s no way
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987.1. ALBANY.STUDENT, PRESS Sports 15
Women cagers make it five straight area titles
By Paul A. Lander
STAFF WRITER
For the fifth consecutive year,
the Albany State women’s basket-
ball team showed why it is the
best college basketball team in the
Albany area.
By defeating the College of St.
Rose 65-50 Sunday the Danes
earned their fifth straight Capital
District Championship and
reassured themselves of just how
good they really are.
Tournament most valuable
player Cindy Jensen was the key
figure for Albany (18-3).
Throughout the tournament the
5-foot-11 forward dominated the
offensive and defensive boards.
Also, she led all players in scoring
by hitting for a two-game total of
38 points. The MVP award was
Jensen’s second in a row. She
won her first in last year’s CD
tournament when Albany
defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute to take the crown.
“J didn’t even think about it,”
Jensen said of having a chance to
win the award. “‘It’s nice, but
winning the game. is more
important.””
Jensen’s presence was felt im-
mediately against St. Rose. She
scored nine of the team’s first 19
points and aided the start on 11-2
tun to help the Danes erase an
early 12-6 deficit. After Albany’s
Kim Kosalek hit an inside layup
to pull the Danes within four,
Jensen hit a foul shot to complete
a three-point play and move
Albany closer.
“?’m confident that she can do
that because she has the ability to
take over a game,”’ Albany coach
Mari Warner said.
Baskets by Julie Hotmer,
a 17-14 lead. But the Danes could
not shake off St. Rose. Two foul
shots by St. Rose’s Dawn Foley
put the Golden Knights back up
24-23, Albany closed out the half
by scoring six unanswered points.
Kosalek again started the run by
hitting an inside layup. After a
TYGAR UPS
Cindy Jensen was picked as Capital District tournament MVP.
LaBombard, Kosalek closed the
scoring by banking a jumper off
the glass with one second
remaining.
“Kim had a wonderful
weekend, especially in Sunday’s
game. I think she didn’t get the
recognition because she didn’t
Saturday (against RPI),’’ Warner
said.
The Danes’ 29-24 halftime lead
was closer than they really
thought it should be. So, they
came out in the second half and
began to flex their muscles. In a
span of seven minutes Albany
outscored St. Rose 19-8 to open a
48-32 lead. Sophomore Lisa Par-
rish came off the bench to spark
the rally by scoring 10 of the 19
points. She finished the half and
the game with 12 points.
The run was once again started
by Kosalek. After she hit the
front end of a one-and-one,
Jensen hit two short jumpers
from inside the charity stripe.
Another Kosalek basket set
Albany on their way.
St. Rose’s Donna Fields kept
the game respectable by scoring
14 second half points. Fields,
selected to the all-tournament
team, finished with a game high
22 points. She was also St. Rose’s
only force on the boards as she
gathered 10 rebounds.
Jensen finished the game with
19 points and 13 rebounds.
Kosalek added 15 points and
LaBombard, though she only
socred four points, played a
strong game by contributing
seven steals and four assists,
showing that she doesn’t have to
score to be effective. Also, her
leadership was more evident than
it had been in recent games.
“I’m seeing the development of
this,” Warner said of LaBom-
bard’s leadership role. “It’s
crucial for the team and she’s
realizing its importance.’’
The eighth annual CD tourna-
ment, which was held at St. Rose,
began last Thursday when RPI
Pharmacy (8-9), 62-39; and
Union College (9-11) defeated
Russell Sage (1-16), 55-38, in
opening round games. Union’s
win put them up against St. Rose,
which received the second seed
because they were the tournament
host. RPI earned the right to play
top seeded Albany. Both games
were played Saturday.
St. Rose defeated Union 55-48
to win a spot in the championship
game.
Albany earned its berth in the
title game by defeating RPI 69-47.
The Danes used a balanced inside
and outside scoring attack to
eliminate the Engineers. LaBom-
bard, also selected to the all-
tournament team, provided the
spark early on as she hit for 12
first half points. Her outside
shooting opened the inside lane
for Jensen.
Albany used three major scor-
ing runs to put RPI away. The
first came with the Danes trailing
5-4. Donna Hughes, Jensen and
LaBombard led a 15-2 tear to
open a 19-7 lead. The second run
came after RPI had pulled to
within nine, 30-21. After RPI’s
Caryn Condon hit for three
straight points, Albany went ona
quick 9-3 spurt to give the Danes
a 39-24 halftime lead. The charge
was powered by Jensen who
scored five of her game high 19
points in the run. Jensen also
finished the game with I!
rebounds.
Albany delivered the final
knockout punch at the 8:39 mark
of the second half. After a basket
by RPI’s Linda Pitzi, Albany
went on a 12-5 run to give them
their biggest lead of the game,
67-43. LaBombard finished the
game with 14 points and ee
Kosalek and Jensen gave Albany
breakaway
layup by Chris
have a real good scoring game
(10-9) defeated Albany College of
added 10.
Albany State runners top Division | powerhouse
By Steven Silberglied
STAFF WRITER
Respect is not often given to Division III
schools by Division I teams. However,
many powerful Division I track squads are
quickly learning to respect the Albany
men’s track team.
This is after a one week period in which
the Danes’ 1600 and 3200 relays competed
against and defeated such high caliber
teams as Army, Syracuse, Bucknell, and
LaSalle. In both races the Danes destroyed
their previous school records.
On Saturday the Danes sent their 3200
relay to the Meadowlands Sports Complex
to compete in the US Olympic Invita-
tional. The foursome consisted of
sophomore David Reinhardt, sophomore
Stephen Thompson, senior Tim Hoff, and
sophomore Vernon Miller.
Albany coach Roberto Vives thought
before the race,“(I knew we were ready,
and I expected us to do well, but I really
wasn’t expecting us to win.”’
Running a strategic and team-oriented
race, the Danes were able to capture first
place in the ten team field. Their heat
featured Division I powerhouses Bucknell,
LaSalle, Fordham, and Syracuse. It also
included the 1986 Division III 3200 relay
champions, Lincoln.
Reinhardt led off for the Danes. He had
the tough task of jostling for position, as
the first leg in big meets is forced to go out
hard with elbows flying at them in every
direction.
He responded by leading the pack
through the quarter in 56.3. He began to
tire a little as he was passed by Bucknell
and LaSalle, but hung on tough to run a
super leg of 1:56.8. More importantly,
however, he gave the baton to Thompson
in excellent striking distance.
On his first lap, Thompson passed the
leaders to take the pace. He ran his first
quarter in 54.8 where he remained in front.
Thompson opened that margin as he ran a
1:55.2 split. At this point Albany and
Bucknell were putting some distance bet-
ween themselves and the rest of the field.
Hoff ran his first quarter in 57.1, but
was passed by Bucknell. Hoff came back
on the Bucknell runner and passed him on
his last lap for a time of 1:57.2.
“‘T was almost expecting to be passed so.
Iran the first quarter a little tentatively,”
explained Hoff. ‘‘When I was passed I
stuck to him [the Bucknell runner] and
gave everything I had on the last lap.
Miller, the Danes’ anchor leg, thought
to himself, ‘‘The first three guys worked
hard to get the lead for me and I wasn’t go-
ing to let them down by giving it up.”
Miller and Bucknell went head to head,
with Bucknell having the lead with a
quarter mile to go. Miller’s: first quarter
was 54.9. On his last lap Miller stayed in
second, then exploded off the turn to
regain the lead. That was a lead that was
not to be relinquished. Miller was timed at
1:54,8 having hit the tape first.
Miller explained of his race, ‘‘I knew if
it came down to the last two laps I would
win. I stayed behind and used the second
board as'sort of a slingshot to pass.’”’
Coach . Vives said,* “‘That was the
“smartest race Vernon ever ran. I was
screaming at him to pass on the turn and
he did just that.’
The Danes’ winning time was 7:44.23
versus Bucknell’s 7:44.86. The Danes
broke their previous best record by seven
seconds.
The relay members received clocks for
their winning performance, but they ac-
tually won more than that.
“Other coaches were congratulating me
even though I didn’t know them,” said a
happy.Coach Vives. “‘They said to me,
‘Albany has come out of nowhere to being
a highly respectable team.’ Other teams
are definitely taking notice of us. I just
have to give credit to all four of our run-
ners, I couldn’t ask for a better
performance.”
A week earlier the Danes sent their 1600
meter relay to run in the West Point open
meet. The team’s goal was to qualify for
the Division III Nationals — and they did
just that. The Danes, once again facing
stiff competition, finished third of eight.
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Plattsburgh, as the winner advances to
the SUNYAC championships in Potsdam
next weekend. A loss by the Danes would
have them tie Plattsburg’s three losses,
but the next criteria, the road record,
would send the Cardinals (Albany has
two road losses to Plattsburgh’s one).
“You can’t really dwell on it.. We've
got to look ahead to Plattsburgh,” said
senior Mike Cinque. “‘If we beat Platt-
sburgh, we may have a shot at.playing
Potsdam again.’’
The women’s basketball team also had
two games cancelled. They were also
scheduled to play Plattsburgh. and
Potsdam. However, both of thes games
will not be rescheduled. Instead, Mon-
day’s game that was to played against
Oneida is moved to Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.
The women cagers only need to play
one more game to qualify for the
SUNYACs: Win or lose, they are already
the first place team from the East.
“Basketball is more of a spectator
sport, particularly dealing with the
weekend with Potsdam, which draws
4000 people,’’ said women’s coach Mari
Warner, ~
Reinhardt (50.5), Thompson (49.8),
junior Mike Bizovi (52.3), and Miller
(48.2) all ran strong races.
The highlight of the race was the anchor
leg where Miller ran his first 200 meters in
22.6 to pass Army. He then held him off as
the Danes beat the highly ranked Cadets.
The Danes stopped the clock in 3:20.95
breaking their old school record by 2.5
seconds.
The Danes are one of only three Divi-
sion III teams that have run under 3:21
thus far.
As for the other sports, the women’s
indoor track is not affected at all, but
men’s had people going to two separate
Invitationals, which can’t be reschedul-
ed. According to Moore, they are trying
to send the men runners with a modified
team to Cornell and the five entries to
West Point. ‘‘It’s only a request,” said
Moore Thursday night. ‘‘We’ll find out
tomorrow.
For the swim teams, only the women
missed a meet against Marist, which
could not be rescheduled. Next weekend
they travel to the SUNYACs.
The JV basketball will try to
reschedule the two games that were
cancelled. .
The gymnastics team had to cancel
Wednesday’s meet against Westfield and
Saturday’s at CCNY. Both were
rescheduled. The Danes travel to
Westfield March 3 and CCNY Saturday
Feb. 28. a
“The team will lose fire and spirit
without competition,” said gymnastics
coach Tom Fiumarello. ‘It’s easy to fall
on the floor or miss on the beam when
you’ve been out of competition for two
weeks,” he said. Oo
FEBRUARY 20, 1987
Reinhart, Thompson,
Hoff and Miller outrun
Division I’s finest.
See page 15
Although this week has not been a very
active one for the Albany State men’s
basketball team last week was, with the
Danes winning all three of their games.
On Saturday night the Danes travelled
to nearby Schenectady to face local rival
Union College. In a typically close game
the Danes came away with the 76-72 win.
With less than a minute to go Union’s
Ken Levine scored to make ita one point
game at 73-72. Albany point guard Mike
Cinque, who was the high scorer of the
game with 21 points, came up with a big
play with 19 seconds on the clock that put
him on the free throw line. After hitting
both ends of a one-and-one to make it
73-72 junior Brett Axelrod pulled down a
key Dane rebound and was also fouled.
Axelrod hit his first free throw at the 6 se-
cond mark to secure the win at 76-72.
The Danes had a 38-33 half time lead.
Aside from Cinque three other Danes
scored in double figures. Morrison Teague
had a season high 19 points on 9 for 12
shooting from the field. Senior Adam
Ursprung scored 15 points while pulling
down 8 rebounds. Sophomore guard Andy
Goodmote’s 11 points were on 3 for 6
floor shooting and a perfect 4 for 4 from
the free throw line.
A few nights earlier the Danes avenged
an earlier loss to SUNYAC rival Oneonta.
Albany’s 21 point 73-52 win on Thursday
night over the Red Dragons set the record
straight. Although the first half was close
with Albany only holding a 26-23 lead,
Ursprung’s 12 second half points led the
way.
Andy O’Connell scored all of his 11
points in the second half. The senior guard
only missed one of the nine shots he took.
Ursprung led with 20 points and 11 re-
bounds. Axelrod added 10 points, along
with his 12 rebounds, while Teague landed
10 points and five rebounds.
The Danes beat Binghamton 96-85 on
Tuesday.
Albany is 18-5 and 8-2 in the SUNYAC.
—Kris Sauer
KEN KIRSCH UPS
Mike Cinque on a Great Dane break. He scored a total of 44 points in the last three
Livent leads as gymnasts shatter records
Missy Livent on the beam.
By Sandie Weitzman
The best kept secret in Albany State
sports may not be so for long. The gym-
nastics team’s record now stands at 8-2
after last Sunday’s win over Division I
Hofstra squeaking by 153.2 points to
153.15.
The most spectacular showing so far this
year did not in itself include a win. In fact,
a win was the only thing these spectacular
Dane women did not take away from their
performance against the Ithaca College
Bombers. When the final smoke cleared
- from this heated meet, the Bombers had
claimed a 166.20 to 160.95 victory, but it
was the Danes who caused the smoke,
breaking no less than five school records.
These records include a new high team
score at 160.75 (breaking their season’ goal
of 160) and the breakage of a long-
standing school record of 41.6 in the floor
exercises with a score of 42.
Missy Livent broke the school beam
record with a score of 8.55 to help the team
earn a season high score of 38.65.
That wasn’t the last of Livent’s record
breaking performances. When all was said
and done, she laid claim to a new school
all-around record at 33.95, crushing Elaine
Glynn’s five-year-old record at 32.30.
The team, however, is at a lull, because
of the measles situation. The team has
been barred from competing until next
Thursday’s meet against Division I Univer-
sity of Vermont, providing there is no
other person who comes down with
measles.
Fiumarello said the team will “‘lose fire
and spirit without competition. How they
do against U of VM will show their com-
petitive spirit. I think they’ll do fine, but
it’s easy to fall on floor or miss on beam
when you’ve been out of competition for
two weeks without a judge forcing you to
perform.”
The whole team seems to be strong in
two main areas, consistency and depth.
They have stayed within the 153 to 160
point mark this year when they varied bet-
ween 146 and 152 last year. Their team is
also well rounded, and well-versed, so one
member can be pulled out without damage
to the team’s performance.
There are no “‘most improved’’ on this
team. This can be acclaimed to the team’s
attitude. Coach Fiumarello said that two
years ago the students felt that gymnastics
was recreational, now they’ve changed
they’re attitude to a more competitive
nature.
“This has nothing to do with coaching,
the kids make the difference,”’ he said.
The ECACs will be hosted at Albany
March 14th. While attendance has been
good for their two past home meets,
Fiumarello stressed that ‘‘Good atten-
dance is necessary at the ECACs. The kids
will be pumped, I’d like to see everyone
and his brother at the meet, because they
deserve it.””
They sure do. o
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Intercollegiate
sports thwarted
due to measles
By Kristine Sauer
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
While most students haven’t been
seriously affected by the. measles out-
break at SUNYA, except having to wait
on a few lines to get a blue card and
possibly a vaccination, there is a student
on campus that has been affected by the
implication of measles on campus - the
intercollegiate athlete.
University President Vincent O’Leary
announced Sunday that all intercollegiate
sports events have been suspended until
Feb. 24 because of state health
guidelines.
This state of limbo has affected every
intercollegiate team in some way or
another, some teams more seriously than
others.
During the week a rumor circulated
that a proposal by the County Health
Commissioner William A. Grattan would
enable the wrestling and basketball teams
to compete this weekend due to the im-
portance of the events.
According to SUNYA Athletic Direc-
tor William Moore, there was never a
possibility for the basketball games to be
held this weekend. ‘‘It was never really
considered,” said Moore, who spent 10
hours Thursday working to get the
wrestling team cleared. to travel to
Brockport for the SUNYAC
championships.
“It would have taken all week to cer-
tify our people. Even with the earlier
comment with no spectators, it would be
managerially very difficult. It was a
rumor. A lot of work was done to get 10
wrestlers cleared, and that wasn’t all that
simple,’”’ Moore said.
The wrestling team did in fact get all
ten competitors cleared to go the
SUNYAC championships in Brockport.
The final clearance came from the local
health authority in Brockport late Thurs-
day afternoon. Of all the teams, the
wrestling squad was the only one with
post-season play on the line.
All other cancelled events, even if they
can not be rescheduled, will not count as
losses for Dane teams - only as unplayed
contests.
Two important men’s basketball
games scheduled for Friday and Saturday
nights were cancelled. Friday night’s
game against Plattsburgh has been
rescheduled to Tuesday at 8 p.m., while
Saturday’s game versus Potsdam, the top
ranked team in the nation, has been
cancelled and will not be played at a later
date.
The Potsdam game, traditionally the
biggest game of the men’s basketball
season, always packs the gym, but this
year really has no bearing on the
standings.
“I’m very disappointed for the
seniors,” said Albany coach Dick Sauers
about the Potsdam cancellation, which
would have been their last chance to play
Potsdam at University gym. ‘Our only
shot now [for beating Potsdam] would be
if we could do it at SUNYACs.””
Senior guard- Andy O’Connell said,
“I’m not too happy about it. I waited
four years for that game and they cancel
it. We almost had them at Potsdam. I
think we could have beat them here.
They are just waiting to be beat. They
haven’t lost in two years.’’
The players also realize they must look
to the game that was rescheduled against
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