Vol. XX No. 2 "You Don't Make Friends With Salad!

" September 23, 1998

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By Cat Hui
Being a vegetarian isn't easy, and it doesn't
seem like it will be getting any easier on the Stony
Brook campus. With the end of the Aramark era, it
seemed hopeful that the new campus food
provider, Chartwells, might actually offer credible
vegetarian options for the stu-
dents. At least on paper it
seemed so.
The Chartwell's cam-
pus dining service proposal
appeared to be a vast
improvement to the previous
conditions. In particular, the
plan for Humanities seemed
especially promising.
Humanities Cafe was slated to
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ner' with a weekly rotating menu. This menu
would consist of a different soup, bean casserole
and two entrees every weekday. Steamed rice and
vegetables would also be offered daily. Vegetarian
alternatives and even vegan selections were
planned as meals in other dining facilities. But the
proposal and what is really available are two
extremely different things.
There is a serious lack of vegetarian
options on campus for both residents and com-
muters. The so-called Humanities Vegetarian
Corner is non-existent. In fact, Humanities is one of
the places that offers the least number of vegetarian
alternatives. There appear neither to be plans to
modify the existing cafe, nor to change the menu to
correlate to the proposal. The standard daily fare at
this eatery is essentially the same as it was under
the rule of Aramark: Greasy pizzas, do-it-yourself
deli sandwiches, potato bar and so on.
Campus dining areas attempt to be helpful
and vegetarian friendly on their menus. Vegetarian
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By Michael Yeh
Food poisoning is just like the common
cold: it's usually a minor annoyance, and almost
everyone has experienced it in the past.
But despite its ubiquity, identifying the
cause of food poisoning is a hairy problem. More
than twenty different microorganisms can cause
the familiar diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, and
headaches. The worst part is, it's impossible to
tell if your food is tainted until the first disap-
pointing trip to the potty,
Fortunately, bacterial food poisoning
can be easily prevented with the proper han-
dling and cooking of foods. All foods, particu-
larly those of animal origin, contain bacteria and
other microbes. Bacteria can be killed if the food
is cooked quickly and thoroughly, to over 60
degrees Celsius.
Even if food is properly prepared, cont-
amination may still occur if it comes in contact
with raw food. Under ideal conditions, usually
between 5 and 60 degrees Celsius, a single bac-
terium can give rise to more than two million
offspring within seven hours. Knives, cutting
boards, and other utensils can easily transfer
germs throughout the kitchen. Therefore, it is
important to wash hands and equipment before
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options are denoted with a little vegetable symbol.
This lets the consumer realize quite quickly the
rather limited selection he or she has to choose
from. On most days, the consumer has several
meal options: Pasta with sauce, pizza, stir fry, sand-
wiches, veggie burgers, and a rice and bean dish.
Pasta and pizza are both high in carbohydrates
hich when
)t utilized will
be converted
by the body
into fat.
Sandwiches
are limited to
either egg
salad or
cheese. Both
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gie burgers are prepared on surfaces that are also
used to cook hunks of lovely meat, and they absorb
the juices and drippings of beef and chicken. The
stereotypical vegetarian salads are nice but over-
priced, not filling, non-nutritious and tend to be on
the verge of spoilage. For most people, lettuce is a
major component in a salad. Although popular
and generally favored by the salad-eating contin-
gent of students, iceberg lettuce has no nutritional
value since it is comprised mainly of water.
Romaine lettuce is a healthier and more nutritious
alternative. Unfortunately, along with the addition-
al vitamins and nutrients comes a heftier price tag
and therefore a no-show at the salad bar. Bean
sprouts and tofu, when actually offered at the
Garden Emporium, the fancy name for the salad
bar, lean toward the rancid side, which can consti-
tute an unnecessary venture into the world of food
poisoning.
For vegetarians residing on campus, addi-
tional hassles come forth in the evening and night
and after handling raw foods. In addition,
cooked food should not be kept at room temper-
ature for more than one hour.
Bacteria that cause food poisoning are
often associated with certain foods that may
provide clues to the cause of an outbreak.
Bacillus cereus outbreaks, for example, are most
often associated with rice that has been cooked
and kept warm for long periods. Salmonella is
notorious for contaminating poultry and egg
products. Staphylococcus and Shigella are often
linked to moist, high-protein foods such as egg
and potato salads, cold cuts, and cream-filled
pastries.
Although most cases of food poisoning
are not particularly serious, some virulent
organisms can cause life-threatening illness in
people. Escherichia coli are normally harmless
bacteria that live in the intestines of humans
and other mammals. But one particular strain,
0157:H7, can cause permanent damage to the
kidneys and blood vessels and lead to death. E.
coli are often found in poorly cooked red meat,
especially hamburgers.
Not all types of food poisoning are
caused by microbial toxins. Tingling sensations
and weakness of the face and extremities may
suggest paralytic or neurotoxic shellfish poi-
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hours. Past nine p.m. on any given evening, vege-
tarian residents are faced with an even more limit-
ed selection of food for dinner. Veggie Whoppers
(a.k.a. a bun, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and
ketchup), Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and a few other ill-
suited fast foods are offered. Many vegetarians
find themselves consuming the same foods for din-
ner that they had eaten at lunch due to the sheer
lack of options.
Some students have found the only satis-
factory way to eat on campus is to supplement their
diet with their own cooking. This is an action that
should not be necessary for residents who have
already spent $1200 a semester on the meal plan.
Kosher meals have also been suggested as a viable
option. But at almost $9.00 for the dinner and $6.00
for the lunch, going Kosher seems a bit pricey.
For vegans, the situation seems even more
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ing area) incorporates one and only one vegan
option per day. That in itself limits those who opt
to cut all animal and animal derived products from
their diet. However for vegans, even this one lim-
ited option is not available. Veggie burgers, even if
they were cooked without the contamination of
meat, would still be off limits to vegans. The ones
sold on campus contain traces of egg whites and
cheese.
On any given day, one can find food items
that do not contain meat. Of course these foods
include chips, cereals, sweets, and salads. A great
deal of food can be considered vegetarian in a gen-
eral sense; that is, it does not contain any meat or
meat by-products. But for the campus bound resi-
dent as well as the daily visiting commuter, these
foods do not constitute a healthy diet. For all the
promises made by Chartwells, this is just another
complaint to add to a growing list.
soning, which is caused by marine plankton
known as dinoflagellates. Dinoflagellates of
the genus Gonyaulax produce substances that
interfere with transmission of impulses along
nerves and muscles. Ciguatera fish poisoning,
caused by eating tropical marine fish from
areas with certain types of plankton blooms, is
characterized by general malaise and nervous
system disturbances. These toxins remain
active even after cooking, and are almost
impossible to detect without chemical tests.
Much media attention has recently been
focused on a phenomenon known as "Chinese
restaurant syndrome," which is characterized by
burning sensations, cramps, nausea, and weak-
ness. These symptoms appear to be caused by
large amounts of monosodium L-glutamate, a
commonly used flavor enhancer.
Many food poisoning cases can be pre-
vented with proper food handling and kitchen
hygiene. But it is usually impossible for con-
sumers to tell what happens behind closed doors
in restaurants. If you suspect food poisoning due
to improper preparation, do not hesitate to noti-
fy the Suffolk County Health Services
Department's Food Complaint Hotline at
(516)854-0410 or (516)852-2067.
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Deng Lee's Food Prompts Questions
and, Say Students, "Explosive Vomiting"
By Joanna Wegielnik Bruce Williamson of the Suffolk County The students who ate Deng Lee's on
Health Department, said that the results from the September 11 and became ill the same night, did so
Several Stony Brook students who have first investigation on September 3 indicate that after The Press was assured by Ginger Ferraro, the
recently become ill after eating Deng Lee's take out Deng Lee's was operating according to Board of Roth cafeteria manager on duty on September 8,
food are blaming the campus Chinese food eatery Health standards. that the food being served was not contaminated.
for their sicknesses, despite assurances to the con- "Based on their temperature logs, based Ferraro also said that the Health Department con-
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At least four students were hospitalized were handling the food, day, and that
and released from University Hospital, and others and based on what we "tests were done,
were sickened, after eating food purchased at found there, the food on but were incon-
Deng Lee's during the past two weeks. the premises should not clusive." Three
Ayodele Joy Callisto, who was hospital- have been contaminat- days later, Tammy
ized on Sept. 2, said she ordered white rice and ed," he said. When asked Gunther and Shi
green beans from Deng Lee's. Approximately an to comment about the Jing ordered take
hour later, Callisto said she started to experience large number of students out at Deng Lee's.
severe abdominal cramping. Immediately there- who became ill immedi- -Approximately
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for the next two hours, Callisto said, prompting a Lee's food, Williamson responded, "we are unable eating, both became violently ill.
concerned friend to call an ambulance. A four hour to link the food to that, therefore [the illnesses] Odelle Daniel, who was with Shi Jing the
stay at the University Hospital ended at 6 am, probably were not food related." night she was hospitalized, said, "The first thing
when she was released after being diagnosed by According to Willamson, "There are two the [emergency room] nurse asked us when we
hospital physicians with food poisoning. types of food poisoning, intoxication and infection. arrived was, 'food poisoning?', and then 'Deng
But, despite the fact that all the sick stu- Intoxication includes upper [gastro-intestinal] Lee's?' There were at least five other people in
dents ate at Deng symptoms. [Intoxication] is usual- there for the same thing."
Lee's and experi- ly a short-lived illness which Daniels said he ordered shrimp and rice
enced symptoms includes nausea, diarrhea, and and Jing ordered pork ribs, white rice, and string
similar to those explosive vomiting." He added beans. Although Daniels did not have the same
exhibited during that the students who became ill, symptoms as Jing, he did experience an upset
food poisoning, had symptoms similar to those of stomach and other digestive complications.
Campus Dining intoxication, and that Deng Lee's Tammy Gunther, a senior residing in
officials say no con- could not be ruled out as the Greeley College, is required to be on the meal plan.
nection can be source of t(he students' illnesses. " fecel like our hands are tied. \\ ' re s-
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drawn'l between the TanmmyiGunther said she hol we can use our campus dollars, "s-he said.
eatery and the ill became ill after eating DengILete's "I wish someone would take responsibili-
students. the following Friday night, ty when things like this happen. I always feel like I
T h e September 11. She ordered a veg- get the run-around in this place," she said.
Director of Dining etable egg roll, pork fried rice and Callisto, an international student from
Services for green beans around nine pm Two Nigeria, was hospitalized after eating Deng Lee's
Chartwells, Dennis What goes down 0 Shours later, around eleven-thirty two weeks ago. "There is no other place I call
LeStrange, said he pm, she started to feel nauseated home. I am an international student. I'm here 365
notified The Suffolk County Health Department and dizzy. Shortly thereafter, she started to vomit. days a year. I'm paying an incredible amount of
about the incidents. According to LeStrange, "the The vomiting continued for the next three hours. money to attend this school and I have to eat here.
results of the Suffolk County Health Department Gunther didn't call SBVAC or the University I have no choice in the matter." Callisto, who is a
investigation last week showed that Deng Lee's is Hospital because she has no egetarian,
meeting the required operating standards and as of health insurance coverage, but lives in
this point, there was no food-borne illness." she did call Deng Lee's the fol- Greele y
Dawn Villacci, Customer Advocate for the lowing morning to make a for- College is
Faculty Student Association, had a similar take: mal complaint. Gunther spoke a 1 s o
"Two days this semester, a couple of students have to Suzanne Cottingham, a required to
allegedly had food poisoning. The Board of Health manager who promised to get be on the
(Suffolk County Health Department) has been on back to her immediately. meal plan.
campus three times. As of this point in time, based Gunther said no one from "I want
on their investigation, there was no food-borne ill- Roth contacted her after the ini to add that
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Kevin Kelly, Executive Director of FSA,
insisted there is no threat to students' health. "Is
there an ongoing health hazard? Based on the
results of the Board of Health investigation, the
indication is that there isn't," Kelly said.
According to both Villacci and LeStrange,
the administration was going to release an official
statement about the incidents by the end of this
week (9/13-9/19). At the time of publication, no
statements were made available.
Odelle Daniel and Shi Jing also ate at
Deng Lee's around eight-thirty Friday night on
September 11. Two hours later, Daniel's girlfriend,
Shi Jing began to experience severe abdominal
cramping. Soon after that, she began to vomit.
After two hours of chronic vomiting, Daniels
called SBVAC. Jing arrived at the University
Hospital around one am. After an hour of waiting,
Jing was hooked up to an IV. She was discharged
from the hospital around five-thirty pm
said. "It really comes down to abuse. If this hap-
pened off-campus, I'd be filing a lawsuit right now,
" Callisto said.
"I thought I was going to die," Callisto
said. "Deng Lee's should be shut down, based on
what I went through. I will never eat there again.
As a matter of fact, I actively discourage everyone
I know from eating there."

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EDUCATION EXPENSIVE? TRY IGNORANCE!
With election time coming up, one issue
that should be on every SUNY student's mind as
he or she prepares to vote is tuition costs. Or
rather, how ridiculous these costs have become in
the recent past. It has become much more expen-
sive to attend SUNY in the past few years, while
financial aid has consistently been cut.
From the 1989-90 academic year to the
1996-97 one, New York's rate of tuition and fees
has increased a staggering 160%, far faster than
the Consumer Price Index (national inflation
rate) of 26.5%, faster than the national tuition
increase average of 68%, and faster than any
other state's turion increase. To put it more sim-
ply, SUNY went from being the 34th most expen-
sive public college system in the US to being the
12th in less than ten years. And this was with no
further increases between 1995 to 1997.
Now that you're hopefully irate, you'll be
looking for someone to blame. May we suggest
the Governor? He has been screwing the poorest
of the poor (us) since he took office, and still has
not laid off. Will you be able to afford the next
few years of school if the tuition increases and
financial aid cuts continue? Will you be able to
graduate on time, or will you have to work more
and only go to school part time?
An approximately $1.5 billion budgetary
surplus from last year has all been spent by The
Man, but none of it has gone to tuition reduction
or to help the average student offset the high cost
of a college education.
Last year the State Assembly proposed a
$250 tuition decrease. The State Senate, which is
republican controlled, struck that down and
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between the Senate and Assembly Conference
Committee agreed on a better-than-nothing $68
book credit per student. Our dishonorable Gov.
vetoed this measure after students tirelessly lob-
bied, begged and pleaded for some sort of finan-
cial relief.
Besides hitting us with increases in
tuition and decreases in state financial aid pro-
grams, Pataki once again hammered us in the
wallet, his time in our role as consumers. He lift-
ed the ban on ATM surcharges starting in 1997,
and since then New York's banks have been
rolling in the profits. The number of banks suck-
ing students dry each time they withdraw money
from a foreign ATM has increased from 33% to
45% in the past year and the average ATM sur-
charge has gone up from $1.05 to $1.12. Banks
were making a 13% profit in 1996, before these
surcharges were legal. Imagine what they're
making now.
So if you're upset, and we hope you are,
just follow these easy steps to feeling better: 1)
Every time you get charged a dollar to take out
twenty, flip the ATM security camera the bird and
thank your governor 2) When you get your
tuition bill and feel like you've just donated two
pints of blood thank your governor and 3) Really
thank your governor on November 3rd by voting
for Al (Grandpa Munster) Lewis or Peter (friend
of SUNY and CUNY students) Vallone.
While having a former TV grandfather in
office would be great, Vallone has a wonderful
idea for half price state and city college tuition if
you keep a B or better average. Talk about an
incentive to study, and to vote.
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Hey Shirl! How does your garden grow?

Let's face it; Shirley Strum Kenny, our beloved queen the money in the first place?
of public relations, has done a lot to brighten up our drab When the gravel field in front of the Student Activities
campus. But when it comes to landscaping, our administra- Center was replaced with grass, we had a lush green carpet
tion just doesn't have a green thumb. that stretched from end to end. Today, ugly brown spots and
Consider the plants that were recently added to adorn "nerd trails" are everywhere, most likely created by heavy
the North entrance to the campus. It doesn't take a botanist to pedestrian traffic. Although one of the largest foot paths was
tell that all the shrubs, grasses, and flowers were planted so replaced with a paved concrete path last summer, new paths
densely that there is little room for growth. Were administra- are emerging. It seems to be a waste of money to pay garden-
tors so impatient to get the illusion of a well-established gar- ers to reseed the lawns without trying to prevent these eye-
den that they decided to cram the plants to make the growth sores from appearing in the first place.
look lusher? Or were we just gipped by landscapers whose Perhaps the university can save a few bucks in
mission was to milk as much money out of the school as pos- groundskeeping costs if we start limiting access to the lawns
sible by selling us more plants than we needed? Regardless of at certain times of the year. At Columbia University, for exam-
the reason, it should be only a matter of time before the plants ple, pedestrians are only allowed to walk on lawns specifical-
intertwine into a chaotic brush pile. ly designated with green flags. The flags are rotated periodi-
After the new Paul Simons Memorial Bike Path was cally to allow each patch of grass to recover from the tram-
paved, the university wasted no time spreading grass seeds pling. As a result, their campus looks well maintained.
in the areas surrounding the asphalt. Unfortunately, nobody It is no secret that President Kenny is planning to add
realized how difficult it is to seed a lawn in the porous, sandy, a body of water and a clock tower smack in the middle of the
and pebble-ridden soil of Long Island without proper prepa- campus. If we continue to construct things that we don't want
ration. Without proper irrigation or addition of extra organic to maintain, it wouldn't be surprising if we end up with a
material, the seeds simply dried up or were washed away smelly open sewer. So before we get too excited about new
with the rain. If the university is not prepared to maintain construction projects, perhaps we should learn to clean up
these areas properly, why should we even bother to throw out what we already have.

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By James Polichak that fees were raised because "they felt it was nec- The administration at Stony Brook has
essary," without naming who they were. She sug- raised student fees by a ridiculous amount over the
Students received a shock this semester gested that the billing office might be able to tell past twelve years, and they refuse to talk about it.
when they opened their fall term bills: Student fees me more. I'm not sure why we have one office to Low-level administration employees seem to have
have increased an incredible amount since last send bills and another to collect them, but I'm not no idea of the reasoning or process behind the bills
semester, and apparently no one who knows why an administrator. The person at the billing office they mail out and collect, and high-level adminis-
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students were not warned of the fee increases last
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
have been on an STUDENT FEE LISTING FOR FULL TIME GRADUATE semester and that they were not consulted at all
amazing upward FOR SEMESTERS FALL 1986 TO FALL 1998 during the decision-making process. This was
spiral for the past most likely done because, if consulted, students
twelve years. Fees | Tuition (NY) College AcdvityFT (Activity PT) Health Transport Technology TOTALFEES would not have been in favor of the increases. Last
for graduate stu- FALL 1986 1,07500 12.50 16,10 4.00 $ 28,60 year, graduate students voted down a fifty cent
dents were around s G.
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4.00 28.60 increase in activity fees, but the administration has,
FALL 1987 1,075.00 12.50 16.10 1
$30 from 1986 to SPRING 19e 1,075.00 12.50 16.10 4.00 22860 in their infinite wisdom, decided that they can
4.00 28.60
1991 and have risen
SFALL
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1988
1989
1.075.00
1,075.00 12.50
12.50 16.10
16.10 4.o0 28.6 afford $85 more in other fees. Graduate student
in spurts to the sum FAL 1989 1,075.0 12.50o .00 4.80 o30.o fees, which are not covered by scholarships, now
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4 30.50
of $246 this semes- SRor uew
1990
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1,075.00 12.50 18.00 4.80 30.50 make up almost a month's pay for some students.
FALL
ter, an increase of SPRING 1991 1,075.00 12.50 18.00 4.60 __ . --30.50 Many undergraduates will face equal hardship
12.50 18.00 4.80 45.00 75.50
over 700% in little
FALL
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1991
1992
1,600.00
1,600.00 12.50 18.00 4.80 45.00 75.50 paying for the new fees.
more than a decade. ALL 1992 2.000.00 12.50 18.50 5.00 5000 81.00
81.00
As things currently stand, students at
SPRING 1993 2,000.00 12.50 18.50 4.85 50.00
This semester's fees FALL 1993 2,000.00 12.50 18.50 5.00 50.00 81.00 Stony Brook are expected to just pay whatever
represent an SPRING 1994 2,000.00 12.50 18.50 4.85 .....
50.00 . 81.00
91.00
they're told to pay, without even the ability to find
FALL 1994 2,000.00 12.50 18.50 5.00 60.00
increase of $85 from SPRING 1995 2,000.00 12.50 1850 4.85 60.00 91.00 out what exactly they're getting for they're money
last spring, from FALL 1995 2,550.00 12.50 18.50 5.00 60.00 91.00
91.00
or who is responsible for making them pay. The
SPRING 1996 2,550.00 12.50 18.50 4.85 60.00
$ 1 6 1 . 0 0 FALL 1996 2,550.00 12.50 18.50 .2000 20.00
5.00 70.00 141.00 administration needs to become far more account-
141.00
Undergraduate fees SPRING 1997 2,550.00 12.50
12.50
18.50
18.50
20.00
30.00
20.00
4.85
30.00
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70.00 161.00
able for their decisions, involving students in the
FALL 1997 2,550.00
tell a similar tale of SPRING 1998 12.50
2,550,00 18.50 30.00 30.00
4.85 70.00 161.00 decision-making process, and allowing for easy
40.00 100.00
5.00 246.00
ridiculous inflation, FALL 1998 12.50
2,550.00 18.50 7500
access to information that directly affects them.
SPRING 1999
except that they are However, administrators would rather act in secre-
forced to pay an cy, and students must pressure the administration
additional exorbi- C(·:·:8(I~:Q~b~P~Y~:~:SQ[·~·~QOOWO(~D~.: to open their meetings and records to the student
tant athletic fee (currently $60 a semester, but prob- increased, and added that they "don't get privi- body. To that end, the GSO is meeting with depart-
ably not for long). leged information." I'm not sure, once again, why ment heads to discuss the fee increases and what
The main reasoln for the large increase in the reasons for increasing bills at a public universi- can be done, has issued a petition protesting the
fees this semester is the $70 hike in technology ty would be considered "privileged information" fee increase, and will continue to try to obtain
fees. Transportation fees also went up $10 (33%). by anyone, much less the people who send out the detailed information about spending from the
Neither of these fees existed before Fall of 1996, bills, but someone thinks it's a good idea. In any administration. I suggest that other students con-
when they were given their controversial introduc- case, they told me to call the Office of Information tact various administrative departments and ask
tion. They now stand at $100 and $40 per semester Technology (they actually gave me a rough questions about the increases until they are given
respectively, and account for approximately 56% of approximation of that name) to find out about the satisfying responses. We've already learned that
graduate student fees and about half of under- technology fee at least. However, the Office of remaining quiet only encourages the administra-
graduate fees each year. Information Technology claimed to have no infor- tion to increase cost and reduce services, lowering
The administration has been extremely mation about why the technology fee went up, and the quality of your education and life.
careful to maintain a wall of ignorance concerning suggested I call Student Accounts to find out. Of
the fee increases. New to student bills this year is course, Student Accounts is just another name for
the notion of a comprehensive fee, which sums up the billing office, who are, of course, not privy to
all of the individual fees. The beauty of this system the reasons for which they work.
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of the impending fee increases until they received
their bills, and those who have made special efforts l300
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to contact the administration about the fees have
failed to obtain any information.
The members of the Graduate Student Z51 z SOO
Union discussed the fee increases at a GSO Senate
meeting on September 17. They reported that they
had heard rumors of a fee increase last spring and
asked Lawrence Martin, Dean of the Graduate
School, to keep them informed of any actual fee
increases. They were given no response, finding
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out about the fee increase when billed. The GSO 1000
also reported that they have been thus far unable
to learn from administration what exactly the new
fee money will be spent on, or even what proce-
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By Joanna Wegielnik
Did you know that the SAC ATM machine
charges a $1.00 surcharge on each transaction you
make? Did you know that the Student Union ATM
charges $0.25 while the ATM in the Administration
Building charges nothing? Do you know what
accounts for the discrepancy? Did you know that
tuition has risen, on average, by 160% in New York
State since 1990, making New York's public col-
leges the 12th most expensive in the nation? In the
1989-90 academic school year, tuition and fees for
the entire year amounted to $1460. That's $730 per
semester. The tuition and fees for the Fall '98
semester total $2070.25 and $4140.50 for the entire
academic year.
If you don't like paying exorbitant fees
every time you make a withdrawal from your bank
account or find it disturbing that New York's
arguably most valuable asset, investment in higher
education, is constantly under legislative attack,
you should seriously consider joining NYPIRG.
The New York Public Interest Research Group, has
been on the forefront of these and a host of other
issues since 1973. NYPIRG is the largest consumer
advocacy, student rights, environmental and gov-
ernment reform organization in the state. It is a
non-partisan, not-for-profit group, composed
mainly of student volunteers who actively lobby
for student and consumer rights.
Todd Stebbins is NYPRIG's project coordi-
nator. "There is a lot of dissension, separation, and
individualism among the various groups on cam-
pus. NYPIRG is a non-partisan organization," he
said. "Everyone can and should get involved.
We're not about politics, just issues."
A~3iv
By Terry McLaren
Sari Krosinsky, vice president of SASU,
the Student Association of the State University of
New York, visited our campus recently. She met
with student leaders, and addressed the Graduate
Student Organization. SASU is a student run and
financed grassroots organization. Its purpose is to
advocate and further the interests and welfare of
SUNY students. SASU also works to preserve and
expand SUNY's mission, which is "to provide an
education of the highest quality, with the broadest
possible access to the citizens of New York."
Grassroots advocacy for SASU means not
speaking for voiceless students but empowering
and educating them to use the voices they do have.
SASU is a member of the Higher
Education Services Corporation (HESC) Board of
Trustees. HESC is the state agency that supervises
the delivery of state and federal financial aid. It is
also involved with USSA, the United States
Student Association, which is an active student
voice in the nation's capital, citizen action, and
preservation of SUNY.
Furthermore, SASU works with the coali-
tion to eliminate RAM (Resources Allocation
Methodology), the SUNY trustee's new, oversim-
plified system for fund distribution. Instead of
sixty different factors being taken into considera-
tion when funds are doled out, twelve are.
Nineteen campuses have lost money under this
new method, which has led to increases in their
student-paid fees to cover the difference. Small
campuses have been hit the hardest by this tight-
ening of state purse strings, but SUNY Buffalo has
been affected as well.
ry14 11
The Homeless Outreach Project, the Small
Claims Court Action Center, higher education
funding lobbying, the Consumer Banking Project,
and the annual "Get Out the Vote" registration
drive are just a few of the numerous projects
NYPIRG is involved in this semester.
The NYPIRG Small Claims Court Action
Center, at campuses across New York State, is an
inexpensive, informal legal forum where trained
student counselors provide procedural assistance
free of charge. It is staffed by student volunteers
and interns and is advised by a NYPIRG attorney.
The grassroots approach the organization takes
accounts for its success in the past twenty plus
years. NYPIRG has been instrumental in fighting
for more than 100 pieces of consumer and environ-
mental legislation and executive orders. In 1973,
one of three NYPIRG government reform bills
passed including the Freedom of Information Law,
which opens official records for public access. In
1992, NYPIRG helped in the passing of legislation
that included protection for "high risk" individu-
als from discrimination by private health insurers
and a law that requires free lead screening for
pregnant women and children under six.
Student participation is essential to the
present and future success of NYPIRG. According
to Stebbins, "Grassroots lobbying only goes as far
as students want to take it. NYPIRG is run for the
students by the students. Student involvement is
vital to our success."
Trina Conforti, one of the student volun-
teers, has been with NYPIRG since last Spring.
"Since working for NYPIRG over the summer in
the NYC office, I was able to get a good under-
standing of how the organization works on a state
Dom.
SASU has a long and notable history of stu-
dent advocacy. Since its creation in 1970, SASU has
played an instrumental role in the development of
TAP (Tuition Assistance Program for those of you
too "rich" to get it) a state grant that aids students.
Over the years, SASU has fought to make TAP the
country's largest state financial aid program.
SASU also been a great supporter and
advocate for graduate students. It worked for the
right of the grad student to collectively bargain
and in 1991, the GSEU (Graduate Student
Employees Union) finally gained legal recognition
after seventeen years of struggle.
Over the past two years, SASU has
blocked proposed tuition increases of $1,500, a
$127 million cut to TAP, the elimination of EOP
(Educational Opportunities Program) and a 33%
cut to the SUNY Operating Budget. In 1997, SASU
won language under welfare reform that will, in
some cases, allow work study to count as work-
fare. In fall 1997, SASU began a campaign to gain
restorations to SUNY which resulted in in the State
Legislature restoring funds to the SUNY operating
budget and EOP.
SASU is certified with the New York State
Legislature as a lobbyist, and its teams of officers,
staff and interns are always lobbying our elected
officials to remind them to consider student con-
cerns while in office.
In addition to intensive educating and
lobbying, SASU also publishes an annual
Response to the Governor's Budget, legislative
updates, fact sheets, and other writings on the
issues that affect students. SASU's main office is
also constantly researching and following many
educational access issues and the legislation that is
18 ý ISSUES
as well as local level." Conforti spent her summer
fundraising for NYPIRG in the New York metro
area.
Simonette David, a senior, has been with
NYPIRG since last year. "As the state board repre-
sentative, I'm delegated a considerable amount of
responsibility. Some of my duties include making
business and financial decisions effecting the
[NYPIRG] corporation," David said. "Since my
involvement with NYPIRG, I realized that there is
an organization out there doing work that benefits
the students as well as the citizens of New York. So
far, it's been a great experience."
One of NYPIRG's more recent and hard
won battles has been the acquisition of a polling
site on the Stony Brook campus. According to
Stebbins, the polling site was brought here because
of student demand. "Now that the site is on cam-
pus, it's up to the students to make their voices
heard. Only then will politicians in Albany listen to
our needs." The polling site is available to all reg-
istered voters and is located in the Fireside Lounge
in the Student Union. "It's amazing how many
people on this campus aren't registered to vote yet
continue to complain about the status quo."
Stebbins added. NYPRIG registered over 100 stu-
dents in the past week (out of an undergraduate
population of at least 18,000).
NYPIRG will be hosting its first general
interest meeting this Wednesday, September 23 at
seven pm in room 302 of the SAC. Make this
semester the one you finally get off your duff and
get involved in something worthwhile. Free pizza
will be served. If you need more information about
NYPIRG, call 632-6457.
going on, and making this information available to
schools and students.
During 1997-98, SASU launched a major
postcard writing and call-in campaign to the gov-
ernor's office asking for a $750 tuition roll-back
and restorations to the SUNY budget, TAP, and
EOP. This campaign netted positive results. For the
first time since Governor Pataki took office, there
were no cuts to SUNY. The legislature responded
as well with a $65 book credit for students in four
year schools, $2 million added to the budget for
child care, $8.8 million for additional full-time fac-
ulty, a $150 per student increase in community col-
lege funding and $3.8 million restored to EOP. The
Governor responded by vetoing all Legislative
restorations.
Recently, SASU's main focus has been the
upcoming gubernatorial and senatorial elections
(November 3). The group is working to ensure that
there will be no further cuts to SUNY and to
request restorations of SUNY funding. With the
slogan of "Students strike back to unleash access,"
SASU is in the midst of an election information
blitz. The group is attempting to make students
aware of the reasons they can't afford school any-
more. It also continues to tirelessly lobby the
Governor to restore the SUNY budget and will
begin lobbying the Legislature next semester on
behalf of SUNY's students.
When asked for her predictions of SUNY's
fate after the gubernatorial elections, Ms.
Krosinsky said, "Most likely, if Pataki loses, there
will probably be a more pro-SUNY governor." She
also said that if Pataki wins by a small margin he
might be more responsive to the needs of SUNY
students.
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COMMUNITY FORUM
Press Release
State Assemblyman and Stony Brook fac-
ulty member Steve Englebright will be hosting a
community forum titled "Managed Care and
Consumers: The Next Steps on the Road to HMO
Reform" on Thursday, October 1. The forum will
take place from 11 am to 2 pm at the Long Island
State Veterans Home, 100 Patriots Rd.
The forum will include State
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, Chairman of the
Assembly Health Committee and State
Assemblyman Pete Grannis, Chairman of the
Assembly Insurance Committee.
For the past six years, New York State has
led the nation in pioneering health care reforms.
From the landmark Community Rating/ Opening
Enrollment law in 1992, which outlawed discrimi-
nation in health insurance based on age, sex, or
medical status, to the enactment this year of a new
law guaranteeing patients the right to appeal
medical treatment denials by HMOs to an inde-
pendent panel of experts. Assembly Democrats
have consistently fought to protect health care
consumers.
At the' fortn, part icipants will have the
opportunity to help shape the managed care
reform agenda for the upcoming 1999 Legislative
Session.
Two key state lawmakers, Assembly
Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried
and Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman
Pete Grannis, will be on hand to field questions
and respond to comments.
This forum is open to the public.
Questions will be accepted,-and the presenters ask
that statements made be kept to five minutes.
For additional information contact:
Assemblyman Englebright's Office at (516)
751-3094
To get to the Veteran's Home from main
campus take Nichol's Rd. south to the first
entrance onto campus. Make a left onto Loop Rd.
Proceed 6/10 of a mile and make the first right
onto Patriot's Rd. Proceed down Patriot's Rd. to
the Long Island Veterans Home Visitor parking lot
on your right.
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For Your Information
By Aaron W. Godfrey
It is unfortunate that many students do
not understand the real workings and financing of
the university. The state tax levy funding of the
university over the last several years has decreased
substantially. Ten years ago this funding was over
80% statewide. Now it is less than 50%, and at
Stony Brook it is about 25%. The funding formula
always depends on the number of undergraduate
students who are enrolled.
SUNY Central and the trustees have
proposed a new formula for funding the uni-
versity which will hurt Stony Brook. It is a
complicated formula but one which will seri-
ously damage many other units of the universi-
ty and is likely to set up a competition among
SUNY units for students.
The trustees are sending a double mes-
sage. On one hand they insist that standards be
raised, but on the other hand say that enroll-
ments need to increase. If a unit of the universi-
ty does not meet its enrollment target, it may be
forced to lower standards to meet that target. If it
does not, it is quite likely to lose funding which
will make it even more difficult for it to meet the
educational goals.
The SUNY colleges have two ways of sav-
ing or making money. The first is to hire adjuncts
who are not paid very much and who have only a
slight connection to the place at which they teach.
In some cases, adjuncts teach at three or four dif-
on
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ferent colleges and have no time for advising, let-
ters of recommendation, or other things that full-
time faculty can do. Another means of generating
revenue is the imposition of student fees. At one of
the SUNY campuses the fees are in excess of
$1,000. At Stony Brook it is about half that. On
Thursday, October 1st, Assemblyman Ed Sullivan,
chair of the Higher Education Committee, will be
having a discussion on the Resource Allocation
Method (RAM) proposed by SUNY and modified
by the trustees. It seems possible that the legisla-
ture will place a moratorium on the implementa-
tion of the RAM. If it does not, we can expect a
nasty competion for students among various units
of SUNY combined with an increase in fees and
adjuncts and a decrease in the number of majors.
The concept behind RAM is the fiscal bot-
tom line. Science, art, music and other expensive
majors will be scrutinized and urged either to
increase class size or reduce course offerings.
The university is not a business. There
should be accountability, and to a large extent it
already exists. But it is important to maintain the
intellectual integrity of the university.
Undergraduate students need to stay
involved, contact their legislators, and let their
vote be heard. The legislature has historically been
a strong supporter of SUNY and intends to contin-
ue to be so. But it needs to hear from you. It is also
important that you be a registered voter because
they listen to registered voters even more. It is not
too late to register.
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A BRUTAL TRADITION CONTINUES

By Jill Baron
Women in this country still have plenty
of ground to cover on the road to equality. We
still don't make as much money for doing the
same jobs; we are still pressured by the media to
starve ourselves, anhl we still have to fear walk-
ing alone at night. Well, at least no one sews our
vaginas shut.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a
reality for millions of girls and women around
the world, primarily in Africa, and parts of Asia
and the Middle East. During FGM, all or part of
the clitoris and labia is removed, often using
crude instruments (usually a rusty, broken razor
blade) and no anesthesia. The procedure often
leads to shock, hemorrhage, infection, urinary
incontinence, painful intercourse, infertility,
childbirth complications, and (last but not least)
death. The removal of the clitoris is often fol-
lowed by the sewing up of the vulva, leaving a
small opening for urine and menstrual blood. In
some cultures, a woman is cut open by her hus-
band on their wedding night with a double-
edged dagger. She may be sewn up again if her
husband leaves on a long trip.
FGM has been practiced for thousands of
years and continues today. The Feminist Majority
Foundation estimates that 128 million women
have been mutilated throughout the world. FGM is
often mistakenly labeled as a religious practice
often associated with Islam, but it is actually a
social custom. FGM predates Islam, and is also
performed by Christians, Jews, and African
Animists. The primary purpose of FGM is to
married. Since much or all sexual sensation is lost UN trying to get FGM abolished. Her appearance
with the removal of the clitoris, it is believed that struck me not only because of her touching first-
the loss will prevent women from engaging in pre- hand recollection of the torture that is FGM, but
marital sex. In many cultures, it is also believed also because it was the first time that I have seen
that the removal of the clitoris deters masturbation anyone openly discuss this subject in such a wide
and lesbianism. When the vulva is sewn shut, sex- arena.. . ..
ual intercourse is impossible. FGM is usually per- Sadly enough, FGM is also performed by
formed by an older women within the community, immigrant groups in this country. Researchers and
and is sometimes performed on girls as young as doctors in Denver report that at least 6,000 immi-
three. In the rural Mossi areas of Burkina Faso, grants from countries that perform FGM have
group FGM is scheduled every three years. Girls moved to the area. Dr. Terry Dunn, director of a
aged 5-8 are assembled by their mothers into women's clinic in Denver, said "I know of one
groups of up to twenty. The procedure is often per- patient where it was clear it was performed in this
formed on all the girls using the same razor blade country." Dunn sees FGM cases approximately
or knife. once every three months. This continues despite
Several weeks ago, supermodel and the bill passed in September 1996, introduced by
Somalian native Warris Dirie appeared on ABC's Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada), which provides
"The View" to discuss FGM. Prodded by the can- for prison sentences of up to 5 years for anyone
did Barbara Walters, Dirie opened up and spoke of who "circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole
her own encounter with FGM. When she was five or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or
years old, she said, an old woman came to her vil- clitoris of another person who has not attained the
lage early one morning to perform the procedure age of 18." Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-
on her and several other girls. She recounted being Colorado) had pushed the bill for twenty years
terrified and said the pain was excruciating once and remains active on the issue. FGM is also crim-
the procedure began. She said the woman who inalized on a state level in California, Minnesota,
performed the procedure did so with an old, bro- North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee,
ken razor blade, and did not clean it after each use, Wisconsin, and Delaware. In 1996, a 19-year-old
although she used the same one on each girl. She Togo woman who fled her country to escape FGM
said she passed out in the middle of the procedure was granted asylum by the US Board of
from the shock and terror. After emigrating to the Immigrations Appeals. FGM has also been banned
United States, she had several operations to in Ghana, Egypt, the Ivory Coast, and many vil-
reverse the damages of the procedure, and has lages in Senegal.
since been able to give birth to several children Most of the information for this article was
without complications. Her book Desert Flower found on the Feminist Majority Foundation website.
chronicles her experience with FGM, and her life For updated information on FGM, please see www.fem-

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By Norman Solomon broken the law by diverting funds to the while making the usual exception for the
Nicaraguan Contra army. The documentation was Pentagon. And he helped to stigmatize people on
The calendar says that autumn has clear: In the White House and elsewhere in the welfare as lacking "personal responsibility"-an
arrived, but what's more apparent is that executive branch, high officials conspired to vio- ironic rhetorical obsession, given his own personal
Americans are up to their eyeballs in a deluge of late federal statutes. behavior.
media cliches. Ever since the Starr report became "The American people have been shaken to "Everybody lies about sex."
an instant classic of political pornography, news learn that Clinton lied to them. He shattered the long- Commentators often deliver this line with
watchers have been wading through an endless standing bond of trust between the public and the pres- some kind of smirk. But in the real world, a lot of
flood of dubious truisms and easy platitudes. ident." people lie about sex and a lot of people don't. Let's
This media tempest won't be receding any Presidential lying is hardly new. A decade not further normalize deceit by claiming that
time soon, so we may as well scrutinize the popu- ago, President Reagan lied when he denied trading "everybody" is deceitful.
lar notions that keep emerging from the spin cycle. arms for hostages. As vice president and then pres- "Whether Clinton serves out hisfull term will
For instance: ident, George Bush lied when he kept claiming depend on public opinion."
"No one likes this sordid, demeaning story." that he'd been "out of the loop" during Iran-Contra It might be more accurate to say that
Actually, no one admits to liking this story. decisions. whether Clinton stays in office will depend on elite
But when their ratings go through the roof, top But neither Reagan nor Bush admitted to opinion. The public's response to the Clinton-
executives at cable TV news networks are apt to be their deceptions, which enabled US-backed "free- Lewinsky scandal will probably remain mixed. If
more cheerful than tearful. And quite a few print dom fighters" to function as terrorists. And no Clinton makes an early departure from the White
journalists have become regulars on national tele- DNA tests could provide scientific proof that the House, it is likely to come shortly after powerful
vision, boosting their careers with prurient stories blood of innocent Nicaraguan peasants was on the people in the realm of high finance decide that he
about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. hands of men in the Oval Office. has become too much of a problem.
"Newspapers did a public service by printing "Newt Gingrich has become a statesman, "This is the biggest presidentialscandal since
the full text of Kenneth Starr's report." putting the good of the country above partisan con- Watergate."
If so, it was a very selective public service. cerns. As measured by media fascination,
In sharp contrast, none of the same newspapers Sure. And a tiger who walks around qui- maybe. But the statement is accurate only to the
bothered to publish the full text of the final report etly has become a vegetarian. extent that the news media have done a lousy job
by Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence "What's tragic is that Clinton could have done during the last quarter of a century.
Walsh--even though it was far more substantive. so much good in his second term."
"Ours was a constitutional question, and it Often voiced by liberals, this is an odd
dealt directly with the powers and duties of the presi- idea, considering the harm that Clinton did in his Norman Solomon is co-author of "Wizards of Media
dency," Walsh told me in a recent interview." first term. He went all out for NAFTA and the Oz: Behind the Curtain of Mainstream News" and
Walsh's final report, released in January GATT treaty that set up the World Trade author of "The Trouble With Dilbert: How Corporate
1993, showed exactly how the Reagan administra- Organization. He proclaimed that "the era of big Culture Gets the Last Laugh."
tion had illegally sold arms to Iran-and had also government is over," undermining social programs

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By Nancy B. Regula A White House volunteer, Willey had been assault- ing in or causing "contact with the genitalia, anus,
ed by the president in the vicinity of the Oval groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person
Its hardly possible lately to turn on the TV Office when she went to see him about a job. If that with an intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire
or read a newspaper without hearing about wasn't bad enough, just imagine the measures that of any person." Since admitting to the affair,
President Clinton. The media seems to be grasping must have been behind the scenes to dissuade her including oral sex, the president has come up with
at every opportunity to inform the public of the lat- from testifying. Clinton thought that he could alter flimsy reasoning why he was legally accurate con-
est news to hit Capitol Hill. Poll after poll shows the outcome of the case with the end result being cerning this point. By receiving oral sex, the
that the American public is tired of hearing about an exemption from penalty for himself. The Jones President reasons, he did not "engage in" or
the president's sex scandal, although one would legal team pleaded with the judge, asserting that "cause" contact with the genitalia, anus, groin,
not know it by the extensive airtime the story gets. there had been methodical attempts to obstruct breast, inner thigh, or buttocks, of "any person"
I feel as though too much time has been justice, suborn perjury, and modify witness testi- because "any person" really means "any other per-
wasted. For instance, the seven months Clinton mony. The judge, though was a former pupil of son." To clarify for those who may have gotten lost
refused to testify. I find myself utterly disappoint- Clinton's at the Arkansas law school. The chief in the legalese, the president believes that in an
ed with the way in which the media has chosen to official of the US Justice Department in Little Rock, oral sex encounter, one person is engaged in sexu-
portray the story. The bottom line is that though U.S. Attorney Paula Casey, was also a former al relations. Remember though, that before testi-
partisan debate remains heated, many people can pupil of Clinton and a volunteer in his 1992 cam- mony, an individual places their hand on the Bible
agree on something. That immoral actions are dis- paign. Jones's team had nowhere to turn. Clinton and agrees to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and
agreeable to any >uld flout the law, nothing but the truth." Perhaps Clinton was not
respectable person. or so it seemed. listening that early in the morning.
Clinton has even gone L e g a l Ken Starr
so far as to acknowl- Technicalities- What is all the fuss about Starr? What is
edge the inappropriate There is much the reasoning behind criticizing an individual who
nature of his relation- being made of the is carrying out the duties of his position? Many
ship with the former legal technicali- Democrats feel the sordid details of the sexual
White House intern ties regarding encounter were revealed only to embarrass the
Monica Lewinsky, an Clinton's testimo- president. It should be evident however that the
admission that certainly ny. The now details are absolutely necessary. Simply recall the
mitf hnx'Cp been
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The prevalentl\iew\po(int (if arbitrary uttered by Clinton and his lawyers could hardly perjury by playing on the words. Clinton attempt-
CNN polls are any indication), is that the actions of have escaped most people. "Although legally ed to bury his affair under technicalities, and it waý
the president are of no one's concern. The presi- accurate, my testimony may have been mislead- equally necessary for Starr to include the details Ih
dent began his rally for lenience when he spoke to ing," Clinton uttered in his address to the nation did to ensure the president could not attempt tha
the American public immediately following his following his August grand jury testimony. A few again. It is worth noting that house judiciary mem
grand jury testimony. He considered the affair a short examples will show the ridiculousness of the bers have confirmed that as harsh as the languag(
matter between his wife, his family, and God. statements made by Clinton, as well as the contra- may be, it is nothing compared to the testimon)
Apologies appealed to the error in all human dictions. not released. Those who think Starr is responsibl(
.ortne p.res1e
nature, claiming that everybody makes mistakes, In his civil tor the presidentr,
so there is no need to reproach him any further. It case the president infidelities beinr
became obvious that the issue at hand for such made five different revealed need tc
advocates was the president's infidelity. But when false statements, four examine the law. I
was that any point of debate? I mean, the president of which he asserts the is Starr's job tc
admitted that he had sinned, but that was obvious. semantic defense that submit the report
At this point, it became brutally obvious that the the terms used in the to the House. The
issue was lost. I would now like to do the service Jones deposition to report's fate is then
of saving the real issue from the wreckage of a cover sexual activity decided on by
media avalanche. What Clinton and the media did not cover the sexu- majority vote. An
have conveniently left out is that the issue is not al activity in which he overwhelming
the sordid sexual tales of our Commander-in- was engaged with majority voted to
Chief. The issue is that of perjury, obstruction of Lewinsky. The presi- release all received
justice, witness tampering, and abuse of power. It dent denied a "sexual materials (includ-
is necessary to examine the story very carefully to affair" and a "sexual ing the videotaped
get an idea of what really is at stake here. relationship" with grand jury testimo-
The Apology Lewinsky. Both terms ny) by September
Clinton first apologized to the country for were undefined. The 28th. Starr had no
his dishonesty regarding his relationship with president's defense is say in its release.
Lewinsky immediately following his grand jury that he assumed these Starr is also being
testimony. He apologized to his wife, his daughter, terms to be indicative touted by
those who he misled personally, and those he mis- of sexual intercourse. Democrats as
led publicly. To believe that Clinton is sorry for his According to the presi- being vindictive
actions is a bit difficult. One need only consider a dent, a man could reg- towards the
few instances to free his or her mind of that ularly engage in oral President, and
thought. First of all, by his own admission, he car- sex and fondling of politically motivat-
ried on a sexual affair with Gennifer Flowers for breasts and genitals ed. It is worth not-
twelve years during his marriage. As with Paula with a woman and not have a sexual relationship mg tnat starr is requirec Dy law not to discuss any-
Jones, Clinton attempted to cover up his affair. The with her. This defense is destroyed by Clinton's thing regarding the case. If able to do so, it would
conversation relating to this was recorded on cas- own lawyer who in the same civil deposition seem clear that many of the media attempt to
sette tapes where Clinton could be heard, quite equated the term "sexual relationship" with "sex delude and influence the public would be to no
clearly, telling her to deny their 12-year affair, and of any kind in any manner, shape, or form." avail. Perhaps the most essential reason why any
moreover, telling her to lie under oath in a court Perhaps the pinnacle of deceitful legalisms on the comments towards Starr are unfounded revolve
proceeding. part of Clinton comes when asked if he had ever around the circumstances regarding the position
If that does not create enough reason to engaged in "sexual relations" with Lewinsky. That he holds. The Starr job is perhaps not understood.
doubt Clinton's sincerity, consider Kathleen Willey. term was defined as the person knowingly engag- Starr is an independent counselor. He proceeds in

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 -.~' ~IP_ --- raras--g-e~-s
his career with the interest of Congress, the three
judge panel, and the Attorney General. Certain
allegations arise that require investigation and so
the Attorney General informs the panel of judges
to appoint someone to investigate. Starr was that
person. As required by law he must proceed forth
simply by virtue of political position. If Starr soft-
ened his report and treated the president different-
ly than any other person under investigation, then
he would be compromising his investigation as
well as the integrity of the legal system.
Each individual should take this opportu-
nity to stop and think about what it means to give
the president leniency in this matter. Is the presi-
dent above the law? Certainly not according to the
law. In 1974, then-president Nixon was under
examination for his false statements to the public
and the courts, which were part of a plan to
obstruct justice. The abuse of power is described as
the "corrupt use of the office for personal gain or
some other improper purpose" in the Federalist
Papers. It was agreed upon then to go forth with
impeachment proceedings. Nixon had the integri-
ty to step aside and not waste the tax payer's
money. He admitted to his wrong and left his posi-
tion. Why can Bill Clinton not do the same? Why
does he feel the need to drag this on any further
than it has already gone? This brings me to anoth-
er point.
The Tax-payers Money
I have heard the sentiment expressed by
Clinton that he wants to move forward and not
waste the tax payer's money with a perceived
"smear campaign." What he conveniently leaves
out is that for seven months he refused to come
forth and admit the truth and that is the reason
Starr has spent as much money as he has. It is also
worth considering how much more money would
have gone into this investigation had the president
not been forced into admission by the glaring evi-
dence. Did the dress cause Bill to confess?
Obstruction of Justice
The Starr report delivered to the House
cites two instances regarding this, namely that of
citucaviin
d
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it.
influence the testi-
mony of Betty
Currie and 2.)
lying to potential
grand jury witness-
es knowing they
would relay the
falsehoods to the
grand jury. The day
after his deposition
and a few days
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conversation, Clinton made statements to Currie,
his secretary, that he knew were false. In his testi-
mony, Clinton referred to Currie a great deal and
could foresee her being questioned in the near
future. The conversations included the president's
assertions such as "We (Lewinsky and I) were
never alone, right?" and "Monica came onto me
and I never touched her, right?" The president
claimed in his deposition that he was never alone
with Lewinsky and that Currie could always hear
or see them, and that he never touched Lewinsky.
He retold these tales to Currie , knowing at the
time that they were lies, in an attempt to reconcile
the two statements as best he could, or so he said
later. This should jump out as contrary to reason.
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How could the President attempt to reconcile two Why are the American people so reluctant
statements if he was aware that his was false? to acknowledge the wrongs done by the president?
The second argument for obstruction of When Clinton took his oath of office he swore
justice rests in Clinton's lies to senior aides. During before the country to uphold, defend, and protect
the seven months of investigation in which the the principles of the Constitution. If recent occur-
President refused six invitations to testify, he lied rences show that Clinton has chosen to renege on
to White House aides who then unknowingly gave that promise, why can't we, as a country recognize
false accounts to the grand jury. The president this fact? Would this be tolerated elsewhere? If a
admits that he was aware his aides were likely to doctor took the Hippocratic Oath and then decid-
convey his lies to the grand jury. Perhaps the most ed to reject its very principles, would that be toler-
significant false ated? What about the
account was given to idea of a moral leader
current senior aide for our -country? Do
Podesta. Podesta has people look to politi-
testified that the presi- cians for such leader-
dent told him he had ship? I don't think so,
not engaged in sex in but perhaps they could
any way, "including if a stand were taken
oral sex," with against such hypocrisy
Lewinsky. Both the and illegality. Why do
president's silence for many people regard
seven months and his government individu-
false accounts to his als as dishonest and
aides caused the pre- out for personal gain?
sentation of a false It would seem that that
view of events to the kind of opinion would
grand jury. lead an individual to
General Lies desire an avenue for
This section the cleansing of leader-
is done with the pur- ship. This is an oppor-
pose of relaying some tunity for the people to
of the excluded, but demand more from
none the less, amusing events surrounding the their leaders than that which they have sheepishly
president. On Monday, January 26"' the president accepted in the past. This is a chance to demand a
stated "I want to say one thing to the American moral leader and to hold the president to a higher
people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say standard than other people. Those who claim that
this again: I did not have sexual relations with that the president made an error in judgement that any-
woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to body could have made must have been referring to
lie, not a single time. Never. These allegations are the affair itself. One could not be referring to the
false." charges of perjury and obstruction of justice
In grand jury testimony, the president because I cannot believe that would be considered
acknowledged that he and Lewinsky "might have an error anybody could make. It would take a cal-
talked about what to do in a nonlegal context" to lous individual to lie to the country, and lie under
hide their relationship, and that he "might well oath, undermining the entire system of law that
yIuOp csaiA" thrat each individual is required to live by. If you still
winsky should tell don't believe that each individual is allotted
the people that she degrees of morality according to position, consider
was bringing letters for a moment a priest. If it was found out that a
to him or coming to priest had an affair with a church-goer, would he
visit Currie. have made a mistake in the same way Democrats
Let us consider claim Clinton did? I think not. What about the
what the President idea of a professor carrying on with a student in a
initially stated sexual manner? Would it just be over looked if in
regarding his rela- each instance the individuals were over the age of
tionship with Ms. eighteen? And the issue is not simply an affair
Lewinsky in the civil when it comes to Clinton, it is the deeply abusive
He actions taken by a person who is supposed to stand
remembered seeing her "on two or three occa- as a safeguard to our entire system of government.
sions" during the government shutdown. He And he has a law degree, he is aware of the grave
recalled one occasion where she brought pizza to consequences of perjury. Is it so contrary to reason
him and another when she delivered documents. that one would want a strong moral leader. In con-
He could not recall whether they had been alone sideration of the deceptions and unlawful actions
on such occasions, although he acknowledged the done by the president there is enough to desire his
possibility. The president further testified that he removal from office. But on a personal note, do you
could not remember the subject of any conversa- really want a leader who has zero credibility?. Do
tions with Ms. Lewinsky. you want a leader you consider to be without
In grand jury proceedings the President moral foundation? Would you really trust him to
maintained that there could be no sexual relation- keep the country's best interest in mind? I can
ship without sexual intercourse, regardless of think of nothing more pitiful than to teach the les-
other sexual activities that transpire. He stated that son that a person can lie, cheat and deceive and
"most ordinary Americans" would embrace this then receive our sympathy.
distinction.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 PAGE 11
ISSUES
SUBMITTED FOR YOUR INSPECTION
By Chris Sorochin
Just a few weeks before the latest round of
terror bombings (the US embassies in Kenya and
Tanzania, the illegal US retaliation in Sudan and
Afghanistan and the ongoing carnage in Northern
Ireland), I went to an international inspection of a
facility that is known to produce "delivery sys-
tems" for weapons of mass destruction. No, it was-
n't among the dying children of Iraq, but right
across the Sound in Connecticut.
The Nutmeg State produces none of that
spice, but it does lead the nation in dependence on
weapons manufacturing. Groton, a pleasant little
seaside town of Victorian houses at the mouth of
the Thames River, is dominated both economically
and spiritually by Electric Boat, a subsidiary of the
General Dynamics corporation. The plant
employed some 25,000 workers in the gravy train
days of the Reagan militarization orgy, but today
only about 5,000 local residents secure an increas-
ingly precarious living at EB. The rest have been
aownsized into low-paying
service jobs, mainly at the two
nearby casinos which look to
be Connecticut's new cash
cow.
The gravy train hasn't
stopped running for the big-
time owners and shareholders
of the weapons trade, however,
now that the US is Numero
Uno in sales of these question-
able goods and NATO expan-
sion is set to bleed the fragile
r, T,-1 .
economies of Eastern Europe Lame His i re?ally Charlie Brown.
and, eventually, the US taxpay-
er (whom they've been bleeding for years already).
And with Africa and Albania exploding, and
Mexico and Colombia waging some heavy coun-
terinsurgency warfare against their rural popula-
tions, things are looking bright indeed for those
who profit from the assembly and sale of imple-
ments of terror.
EB is the unholy birthing ditch of the
Trident submarine. Each of these monstrosities
costs around $2 billion and is capable of carrying
sufficient nuclear missiles to wipe out an entire
continent. For some porkbarrel reason, they saw fit
to make and launch 14 of them, in case, one sup-
poses, new continents in need of annihilation are
discovered.
Now, EB is making another equally lethal
craft called the Seawolf (Boo! Hiss!). So far two
have rolled off the assembly dock and joined the
Tridents as very loaded guns pointed at the collec-
tive cranium of life on earth as we know and love
it.
Iraq is denied the import of chlorine for
water purification, most pharmaceuticals and
machine parts, and even pencils, because any of
these could conceivably be put to military use.
Arrogant UNSCOM officials have gone so far as to
insist on disinterring corpses at a convent ceme-
tery, all in search of Iraq's elusive stockpile of
doom. So some clever troublemakers got the idea
of applying this standard across the board to make
a point of inspecting all apocalyptic arsenals.
These inspections began in February, when it
looked like another genocidal assault on Iraq was
imminent.
The Groton inspection on August 3, was
part of the annual commemorations (not reported
in the media) of the grim dawn of the nuclear age
that began with the atom-splitting erasure of two
Japanese cities 53 years ago. A week-long series of
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events .to draw attention to the ongoing threat of ter. The first "inspector" I met looked like a Down
nuclear destruction was sponsored by the Under surfer dude: long blond hair, shorts, bare
Fellowship Of Reconciliation, out of Nyack, NY feet, and a jade medallion around his neck on a
(914-358-4603). The FOR was founded during leather string. But appearances can be deceiving.
World War I by British and German clergymen He was Alyn Ware, executive director of the
seeking to counteract the jingoistic hatred gripping Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy (212-674-
their two countries. They've been opposing wars 7790) and before ambling off to change into attor-
ever since. During the Cold War, they published ney drag for the inspection, he informed me that
"Forbidden Faces," photos of everyday people in Madeleine Albright had been working her thug-
the Soviet Union, to show people here the faces of gish magic in the South Pacific. Ware's native
those our leaders were talking about obliterating. country of New Zealand has taken the lead in ban-
On Hiroshima Day itself, FOR led a citizens' ning all nuclear weapons from its territory. The
inspection of the Groton Submarine Base, just U.S. is trying to end this dangerous precedent by
upriver from EB, and also a lair for "Death from threatening to cut New Zealand out of the defense
Below." pact both countries share with Australia.
I hitched a ride to the event with Mark The other participants were from Canada.
Colville, of the New Haven Catholic Worker. Mark, Libby Davies, a member of Parliament from
his wife Luz, who had just returned from a relief Vancouver, headed the delegation, along with
mission to Iraq, and several others run a "house of Peter Coombes, president of End the Arms Race
hospitality," working among the poor. He told me (www.peacewire.org). The third member was an
that Connecticut has the highest per-capita income older gentleman with a rakish red beret and
in the country, yet "boasts" three of the poorest Canadian flags on his lapels. This was David
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cities-N ew Haven, Morgan, president of Veterans Against Nuclear
Bridgeport, and Arms (dmorgan@web.apc.org), the Great White
Hartford. The inequali- North equivalent of our own Veterans for Peace.
ties are most glaring in One of the goals of these groups is getting Canada
New Haven, where the out of NATO, which Morgan characterized as a
elegant towers of Yale nuclear weapons organization. I mentioned a
rise mere blocks from Polish acquaintance who thought it would be great
abject poverty. if his country had nuclear weapons ("No one mess-
By the way, our es with you," he said, conveniently forgetting that
own beloved state now the U.S., Britain, Russia, France, and Israel are
has the widest income messed with despite possession of the Holy Bomb)
gap in the U.S. (Pataki and Morgan replied, "You know, some people just
must go, I tell you.) have primitive mentalities."
On the drive, 1 Representing the United States were
I lrne
learned tha
that Mrk
Mark was Vincent Romano and Clayton Ramey of FOR.
one of the activists who symbolically disarmed an We all piled into cars to drive down to EB.
Aegis destroyer in Bath, Maine on Ash Wednesday, As we strode purposefully towards the gates,
1997. His account of the trial was most interesting. someone unfurled the azure flag of the United
As is common practice in these prefabricated judi- Nations. We were met by Mr. Cassidy, a public
cial charades, the defense was forbidden to discuss relations spokesman for EB. Surreally, he was
international court decisions outlawing first-strike wearing a flags-of-all-nations tie, I guess in honor
nuclear weapons, or employ the "necessity of the inspection.
defense"-that they had acted to prevent a greater Just as surreally, plant employees finish-
crime-or even the esoteric defense that the gov- ing their shift shuffled out and towards the park-
ernment was interfering with religious freedom by ing lot without even a second glance or the cus-
establishing an idolatrous religion that venerates tomary extended middle finger. Among the securi-
the might of deadly gods of metal. In short, they ty force, I espied a jowly Buford T. Justice type I'd
were allowed to present no defense. "dialogued" with at a previous action. There'd
Then something unexpected happened. been arrests for civil disobedience and he'd told a
The jury sent a note to the judge asking if they fellow protester he didn't mind us as long as we
could take into account the fairness of the proceed- didn't break the law. I broke in and informed him
ings. All such notes must be read before the court, that the submarines and the weapons they carried
so it was a matter of public record. His Honor were violations of international law. His beady
(Ha!!!), obviously a man of sterling character, eyes narrowed to a squint and he asked me with a
replied, "No." At that point, the defendants rose snarl, "What do you know about the law?"
and turned their backs to the judge, refusing to I was rather taken aback by this sentiment
participate further in what was obviously a rigged coming from a law-enforcement professional, the
game. idea that as a mere citizen I was supposed to be
The jury, being good, obedient and ignorant of the law. I informed him of the World
unquestioning subjects of the realm, felt bound to Court's 1996 opinion declaring the threat or use of
return a verdict of guilty. What these good folks nuclear weapons illegal. He didn't like that. "Well,
were tragically unaware of is that they could have maybe they didn't read the same thing you did,"
acquitted the defendants and there was nothing he growled dismissively.
the judge could have done about it. Under the So last Christmas, I sent him a thick ream
sacred principle of jury nullification, the ultimate of photocopies of relevant portions of the Geneva
authority rests with the citizens themselves (sub- Conventions, the Nuremberg Protocols, and the
versive, subversive) and they are free to follow World Court decision. 'Twas a joyful thing to see
their consciences and that takes precedence over him again and telepathically rub it in, but he did-
any orders from the bench. REMEMBER: if you're n't seem to recognize me. Oh, well.
ever on a jury, you have the right to vote your con- Ms. Davies began by informing Mr.
science. It's the American way. Cassidy that the plant was complicit in producing
The protests in Groton convened at Fort weapons of mass destruction, making the US pop-
Griswold Park, the obelisk-crowned site of a ulation complicit in war crimes. Mr. Ramey com-
Revolutionary War siege which ended in a slaugh- pared the situation to that of the citizens of
Icontinued on page 16
 A night so Funny
that you'll soil your underpants
By Glenn "Squirrel" Given The night started with me arriving to the plaints and stolen jokes I'd go to my family
closing witticisms of comedian Joe Curry. I reunion. At least there, someone is bound to get
, -l, t4 T
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~, h mirlIAl nf an hurt (a ain wp find humor in one another's
Long Island is a wasteland for comics. lsenseU LLLdt 1 an sLeppe LCV olt

The otherwise lively Friday night comedy scene involved series of jokes that I pain).
that thrives in New York city seems to have left just didn't understand. T he
its unacknowledged little brother, Long Island, Extremely animated and not in night wasn't
theVlest.dis
the least dis- r u i n e d
out to rot.
There's three, heartened at though. My
count ' em the scant salvation came
three, comedy number of at the hands of
clubs on the audience one of the fun-
entire Island. members, he niest people I
Well, Stony plowed on have ever
Brook's own and closed seen. Her
Spot aims to his set. nd she let the
help this little The audience began to jokes fly. Imitations, and culturally biting com-
brother get up swell as the MC, Tim mentary made her the lady of the evening. She
and walk Homeyoon, warmed the got the audience on their feet after Darren's lack-
again. crowd with a few lines of his luster performance, and once they were standing,
.... T. Tim Asbcq r
haC she knocked
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between each comic to their asses to

idea is so sim-
rile the spectators and the floor.
ple it's genius:
-I- l . hli- introduce the next come- Energetic and
dian; a role he handled sympathetic,
wee kly
with great skill. His form of self-deprecat- she worked the
Comedy Night. Get some of the Island's best
ing humor played well with the crowd, crowd like a
comics (including a few of the campus' own up
who, being Stony Brook' students enjoy pro. It's a pity
and coming humorists) and put them on stage for
nothing more than someone's personal mis- that she could-
an entire university to laugh at. The Spot's man-
ery. n't have been
ager Godfrey Palaia describes it simply as
Saad himself stepped up to the mic the closing act
"diversifying our entertainment," but I think it's
next. I greatly appreciated his performance, (an honor left to
much more. It's bringing the comedy to the peo-
it showed that he not only had the skill to the profoundly
ple, those who can't trek to the city each Friday,
get all of the comedians together, but that unfunny Gary).
the ones stuck on the east end-stuck in a land
he had the balls to defend his judgement of A night to
where comedy has no name.
what was funny in the first place. And remember?
When asked why he did this, Comedy
damn, he was good. He rolled smoothly Most definitely.
Night's coordinator Saad Sarwana replied, "We
through cracks about his cultural experi- Will I be going
wanted to open a new venue for the comedians.
ences in America and the innate idiocy of back? Sure, but
There are only so many places they can play on
.-I T -1 _ 1 flh Cohroolr itfplf Saad is I'll be more
the Island, knowledgeable
and pretty a physics student by
trade, but a joker at of the comics
soon each one performing.
beco m es heart.
But on all good Their jokes
stale." He das1 iite rai bti
o lnd
started this days, a little rain Positively, Not Funny the audience
Absolutely,
shindig last must fall. That rain
came in two forms on was a little
year, and is there will be regu-
Friday, Darren Dylan, and tough. Soon enough though,
overjoyed by
its growing Gary Colon. Maybe it's just lars, and with a little work, Comedy Night will
popularity. me, but when a comic gain that extra bit of professionalism it needs. A
"The atten- (Darren) plainly rewrites good start, and if we're lucky, a long stretch to
-L lPro --W
is
dance%.&AL
X the material of a famous follow. Keep it going people; they need our sup-
ing steadily (this Friday there were about 80-90 comic (Dennis Leary), he basically labels himself port. It's 18+ to go and cheap as all get out. So
people), but we're gonna need more people to "Sans Talent." Or when your entertainer for the remember: when all your doing on the 1st and
justify more comedians." As good as the six evening (Gary) is so pissed because one is laugh- 3rd Friday of each month is sitting around in
comics I saw on Friday were, they can't keep ing at his stale, lame humor, that he complains your skivvies power chugging, there is some-
bringing back the same people. Not that I would- over and over about how much "this sucks," thing more to do on this campus.
n't enjoy seeing them again-far from it. well, it's just not funny. Listen, if I wanted com-
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 PAGE 13
FEATURES L ·- I~
By Dave Wiernicki
Of course, the hot topic this week is Deng
Lee's Cuisine.
First off, I would like to suggest to the
administration that they change the name of this
particular eatery; I hear that the government is
cracking down on misleading titles. Of course,
they will want to keep the overall feel and meter of
the name, to attain a sense of continuity. In this
vein, I suggest the following new name:
"IF YOU EAT HERE, YOU WILL PROBABLY DIE"
Now I have to admit, after this somewhat
negative comment, that I actually haven't eaten at
DLC. I once saw some suitemates of mine eating
something they claimed was from Deng's, but
from the overall appearance I judged it more like-
ly that they, drunk, had accidentally walked over
to the bio labs and picked something out of a waste
container. Recent word from experts, though, is
that it was Won Ton soup.
After that little incident, I wasn't inclined
to eat at DLC, and my observations of the steadily
diminishing population of Roth Quad cats cement-
ed the decision. I put the whole thing behind me,
seeing Deng Lee's only out of the corner of my eye
as I sped to the wholesome Burger King next door,
I hadn't really thought about them again until this
story broke a week or so ago.
In fact, the recent uproar over conditions
at Deng Lee's has resulted in some booming busi-
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nesses on North Loop Road out behind the Roth
cafeteria. Here we see some entrepreneurs adver-
tising their wares.
This story interested me so much that. in
contrast to my usual diatribe, and in an effort to do
some serious journalism relating to this debacle, I
interviewed some local campus officials.
DW: The rumors of food poisoning at Deng Lee's
are making some students understandably ner-
vous about eating there. What are you doing to
ease the concerns of the student body?
OFFICIAL: Look, you little weasel, if you don't
take these cuffs off I'm going to wipe the floor with
your sorry ass.
DW: I see. Are there any other preventative mea-
sures being considered in the interim?
OFFICIAL: I said take the cuffs off, bitch!
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As you can see, the above administrator
was uncooperative and evasive, only adding to
suspicions of a coverup. Later, I spoke with Sal
Monella, a senior SBVAC official, who said that
while an hourly ambulance run from Roth was
being considered, no plans were yet finalized. "It
makes sense from a medical point of view. We save
time and gas money, and the EMTs can grab some
chinese on the way back. But no, we haven't decid-
ed on anything yet."
A Deng Lee's representative who had ear-
lier eaten a plate of fried rice to prove that all was
well was unable to comment, because he was dead.
The Campus Crusade for Christ saw the
incident in a positive light. "God has shown his
infinite love by only sending twelve people to the
hospital bleeding from both ends," said member
Imina Kolt. "We all give thanks to Lord Jesus in his
infinite wisdom and forgiveness every day that he
only took out a dozen or so completely innocent
people. He was almost as kind this time as he was
during that tornado that only leveled 40 houses
and killed 29."
Even campus residences, recently strug-
gling with lack of space and tripping up unsus-
pecting dorm residents, had reason to celebrate:
"Hell, if this keeps up, we might get everybody
down to doubles," said a campus administrator for
Q quad. "If only students would start drinking and
driving again, we'd be in business."
I'll end with a disclaimer: this shit ain't
true; "They do but poison in jest!"
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By Jen Hobin
Did you ever notice how business estab-
lishments on and around campus do not operate
like those on the rest of Long Island...New
York...the world? If you haven't then you are
either blind or seriously lacking in anything bet-
ter to do with your life than wait on lines, and
make repeated trips to various stores so they can
tell you to come back for the third time. Perhaps
you like being in a perpetual state of rage. I do
not.
Here are a few examples: I needed to
buy a book for one of my classes, and figured I
could pick it up from Stony Books during the
weekend before the first meeting of my Tuesday
class. I couldn't because Stony Books closes at 5
pm on Friday afternoon and stays closed until
Monday morning. It's true that I should have
checked this out beforehand, but silly me, I just
assumed that the book store that earns half of the
university's book-buying business would be
open on the weekend of the busiest book buying
week. Stony Books has every right to close, they
are under no obligation to serve their customers
at convenient hours, but isn't this the way most
businesses operate? If you are convenient, they
will come. Fortunately for Stony Books even if
they are not convenient students will come-
their options are limited. Well, there is the uni-
versity book store, but this establishment is even
more incendiary than Stony tBooks...
Unable to get the aforementioned book
from Stony Books I decided to check Borders.
Here's how this endeavor went: I called
Border's on Sunday afternoon (they are open
because they know that people can shop else-
where if they are not satisfied) and I asked if they
had the book. The salesperson told me in a
rather pleasant manner, that if I would just hold
on a moment he would check the computer for
me. Approximately 30 seconds passed before he
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told me that they did indeed have the book and if
I'd wait another moment he would make sure it
was on the shelf. Back again, this delightful
salesperson asked if I would like him to put it on
reserve. Note: I don't ask him to put it on
reserve-he asked me.
The above
encounter was a pleasant
business interaction, one
that proved successful
for me and for Borders. I
got the book, they got my
money-everyone was
happy.
Things are not so
simple at Wallaces.
friend of mine, who lives off campus, needed a
book from the book store and decided to call
before making the trip. He makes the call, and is
undoubtedly greeted by a voice less friendly than
that of the Borders salesperson. His request
("Are you carrying this book?") is met with some
variation of "I'm sorry, we don't check the
shelves. You will have to come down and see for
yourself." You see, Borders most likely doesn't
carry books on Meta-analysis, so my friend's
options are limited, and the books store is cer-
tainly aware of this.
Now I am not saying that the salesper-
son was just being an asshole. On the contrary,
he was probably just following book store proce-
dure, but read on and you will see why this is so
irritating. Immediately afterward, my friend
called me and asked me to check the bookstore
for him. After a couple minutes of searching the
shelf I asked the guy behind the information desk
if they carry the book, not telling him I had
already checked the shelf. He checked the shelf
for me, and came to the same conclusion I had,
and comes back to the desk to check the "book
list." Nope they didn't have it, apparently the
professor did not order it there. Now why could-
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n't they have checked the fucking list over the
phone? Because they are inefficient and they
don't have to.
These are just a couple of the problems I
have encountered at the bookstores. The ineffi-
ency of the rest of
campus is
enough to make
someone just
slightly more
unstable than
me open fire on
the 37 idiots
standing on line
at the SAC. It
should not take
someone more than seven or eight minutes to
butter a bagel, get a cup of much-needed-coffee,
and pay for those two items at any establishment.
On campus, this is simply not possible. I stood on
line for at least ten minutes at the Union Deli and
when I got to the register the cashier told me she
could not take cash. What kind of world is this
when good old American green will not buy you
a cup of coffee? Between my friend and I, we
were told three times to come back to Solutions
to pick up a course packet. On the third trip, I
stood on line for 15 minutes and the people
behind the counter had the audacity to tell peo-
ple that they needed exact changie.
I write these words, not because I want a
place to bitch, but becatuse these tlings need to be
brought to everyone's attention. Bad things don't
get better with silence. If you are dissatisfied,
and you should be, fill out the comment cards in
the SAC, talk to the book store managers. If you
don't have to eat on campus (i.e. you don't have
a meal plan contract) then avoid doing so. In
most places prices, reflect the quality and effi-
ciency of the establishment. Demand the same
on campus.
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By Tim Connors
So what's the difference between a cult
and a religion? To clear it up a little, I'm going to
describe being a Resident Assistant as if it were a
cult. If this example reminds you of a group you
are involved with it may be a cult. Not everything
in the example has to be present for the group to be
exhibiting cult like behavior.
The first indicator is a very strong or pow-
erful central leader who may be alleged to have
"Divine" characteristics. As an RA my omnipotent
leader is Dallas Bauman, who guides our daily
study of the RA manual and miraculously edu-
cates his following about AIDS. Through his apos-
tle Al Devries he creates room openings.
The RA manual contains deep philosoph-
ical answers to all of life's most penetrating ques-
tions. For example the reason for life and my pur-
pose here on earth is clearly defined by interpret-
ing the section on party intervention and the alco-
hol policy.
Quick and easy answers to many difficult
challenges that face most people are provided by
RA training, and all of life's problems are solved.
When people come to RAs because they are having
a problem, studying the RA manual for answers is
always a good idea, as well as meditation while
performing the ritual of doing rounds of the build-
ing.
As an RA, the Residence Hall Director
provides direction in my life. They make major
decisions in my life, like where I should live and
work. All smaller decisions must be brought to the
RHD for their consultation and approval.
There is a required style of dressing,
lifestyle, observance, and behavior. Every Tuesday
O'Neill RA's meet for our worship meeting. We
Germany being complicit with the crimes of the
Nazi leadership. He said that Article 6 of the US
Constitution binds the U.S. to observe internation-
al law. Also, in 1970, the U.S. Senate ratified a
treaty to abolish nuclear weapons by negotiating
them out of existence. But the U.S. currently leads
the world in nuclear development, testing them
(unlike wannabes India and Pakistan, in the
desert) with sophisticated computer simulations at
the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories in
California. And the Clinton Administration's
recent directive allowing for the use of nuclear
weapons against non-nuclear states is in direct vio-
lation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
I don't have to tell you that entry to the EB
premises was refused to our merry band of
peaceniks. Nor were EB officials willing in any
way to discuss the charges brought before them.
Bruce Martin of the American Friends Service
Committed, a Quaker organization that was
protesting at EB in the 1950s (long before it was
fashionable) quoted General Lee Butler, who used
to be the guy with his finger literally on the button.
Butler said in a recent statement, shared by other
retired generals from around the world, that any
use of nuclear weapons would be unconscionable.
All in all, it was a fine media opportunity,
at least for those media that cared to cover it. I did-
n't see any of the big boys there, not that I found
that much of a surprise.
Going back to New Haven, we were
joined by Cal Robertson. Mr. Robertson, a veteran
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study the KA manual, and our KHU leads the
group activities while setting expectations about
behavior. He encourages us to get other people to
become RAs, so they can hear the wisdom of the
Manual and experience the guidance of Dallas.
Families can become worried by the join-
ing of a group like the RAs, and concern from fam-
ilies is normal with a major life change. But if they
don't support your choice and new found wisdom
it would be better if contact with your family was
kept to a minimum. That way you will not have to
deal with their negativity.
Ed, my RHD and leader, suggests that we
get new members by giving instantaneous love
and acceptance before getting to know the person.
Some haters call this love bombing, but we know
it's a good thing because it brings more people into
the Campus Residence Church of Christ. It is jus-
tified to lie about our purpose in order to get peo-
ple to hear the teachings of Dallas Bauman.
Since people get scared if you tell them
you are a RA, we do not tell them right away who
we are. This usually isn't a problem since most
people don't think about whether or not a new
acquaintance, or people holding an activity, are
part of some group with a view point they want to
impose on you.
As RAs, there are practices we use to get
people to join us. We call at odd hours of the day
and night, and leave voice mail messages.
Sometimes I sound like a used car salesman
because of the haranguing, harassing, high pres-
sure, hard sell, and fast talk techniques I use to get
people to join us.
At the beginning of every semester we
have a retreat/gathering/convention/training to
and peace activist, has been holding a one-man
vigil outside the base every day for the past eleven-
and-a-half years. Though recently sustaining seri-
ous injuries after being struck by an auto, he is
undeterred and back at the gates of Electric Boat
every day.
I also got a lead for a related event from a
Chicago activist named (I kid you not) Charlie
Brown. Charlie's experiences in the Army, at Fort
Jackson, South Carolina, during the Gulf War
helped radicalize him, and he now works with
Voices in the Wilderness. He told me of a 20-day
fast and vigil that Voices was holding outside the
United Nations itself through August 13. Voices,
under the leadership of Kathy Kelly, has been mak-
ing relief trips to Iraq and trying valiantly to pub-
licize the plight of Iraq's people, especially its chil-
dren, under the sanctions. By coincidence the sanc-
tions were imposed on the August 6 th anniversary
of Hiroshima, and are condemned by Voices and
other peace groups as a new, and silent, weapon of
mass murder.
Thirteen of the participants actually fasted
the entire 10 days. When I located them, they were
safely removed from the UN premises proper, clear
across First Avenue. They said Bill Richardson of
UNSCOM had failed to return their calls asking to
meet with them, but they had reason to believe
that he was personally troubled by the death toll
(to say nothing of the growing worldwide aware-
ness of it). Dennis Halliday of Ireland, the UN offi-
cial who had been in charge of relief for Iraq, had
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provide information about
becoming a RA. We don't tell
nPeonlt ahbout thp activities
planned, but I'll let you in on it. There will be
games run by JJ Manely, and Dallas will inspire
you with his divine teachings. The RA manual will
be studied after meditating for ten hours silently.
You'll lose weight since almost no food will be pro-
vided, and there will be nothing with protein.
I hope you will become an RA, all you
have to do is "Come Join Us." Sure we may use
guilt if you don't get involved, but once you
believe, we will use threats. They will be real or
theological, like god will strike you down, or you'll
be eternally damned to hell.
Hopefully you will be a little more careful
when meeting people who are just too friendly, or
joining any group activity if you don't know who
they are. You have to protect yourself, because
what these groups are doing is legal, so they can't
be barred from campus. Cults imitate legitimate
organizations to try to get new members. One
group in particular poses as a fraternity.
I know members of the some of these
groups, and they are very normal people. Anyone
can get involved in groups that exhibit cult like
behavior. These groups can be religious, political,
business, or environmental in nature. Cults are not
always religious, but they almost always try to run
your life through subtle manipulation.
There are resident, commuter, and gradu-
ate school members of these groups here at Stony
Brook. Many people on this campus have been
approached by a cult and never realized it. College
campus' attract cult groups because students are:
in a new environment which may be confusing at
times, away form their families, open to new ideas
and experiences, and may not be set in their beliefs.
also resigned his position in disgust, saying that
the severity of the sanctions had made any attempt
to bring in supplies ineffective.
Ms. Kelly related a surprising and heart-
warming anecdote: one day, one of the NYPD offi-
cers assigned to the area came up to them, very
surreptitiously, and told them he was fasting for
the day, in solidarity with their efforts.
So the sanctions remain, carrying off one
child every ten minutes. Voices in the Wilderness
plans still more life-saving missions. They can be
reached at 773-784-8065 (kkelly@igc.apc.org).
There's also an ongoing peace vigil in front of the
White House. They're urging us to urge our repre-
sentatives to support Proposition One, which will
ban all nuclear weapons. (http://propl.org/con-
chita/).
Similar inspections have taken place
across the U.S. and in Britain, Belgium, Russia,
Israel, and Sweden, and many other places. A great
source of antinuke activism news is The Nuclear
Resister (P.O. Box 43383, Tuscon, AZ 85733), sub-
scriptions are $25 a year.
On September 30, Mordechai Vanunu, an
Israeli technician who worked at the Dimona facil-
ity, will have been in prison for telling the world
about his country's covert nuclear arms program.
He had been in solitary confinement until March of
this year. Phone the Israeli consulate and demand
that he be released. The receptionists are usually
nice when I call, but if you're shy, you can call after
hours and vent into a machine.
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By April Nicole Glass
Bloody Tampons, doody-corroded toilet
seats, toilet-paper-balled ceilings: These are the
bathrooms most people would rather forget.
Let's face it: when a person goes off to college,
the last thing on that person's mind are the
drowned moths in the dirt speckled sinks, or the
brown-ringed bathtub everyone is too embar-
rassed to use. However, one forgets that you eas-
ily waste at least a semester in the restroom, if not
two or more (for individuals with highly com-
plex bladder systems). Whether you are carefully
shaving away your hair follicles, or simply scrub-
bing off the residue from last night's lovefest,
you are nevertheless one more casualty of Stony
Brook's waste facilities.
If you are going to have to waste away so
much of your miserable existence in the john,
then why not make it somewhat more interest-
ing? Why just pee when you can read all the fas-
cinating tidbits of decade-old gossip? Why just
squeeze and squeeze in thralls of constipation
when you can look over the oh-so-carefully scrib-
bled prose on the paint peeling stall? In the past,
people have proposed marriage, declared love
affairs with their roommate(s), and admitted
UFO abductions on these very walls (if not the
close equivalents), and yet we still ignore all of
this information because we are too self-absorbed
with our own bodily needs.
Now that you have been thoroughly
educated on the glorious prospects of bathroom
recreation (I purposely failed to mention the
obvious to discourage excessive moaning, as it is
somewhat disruptive for those of us dweebs who
actually feel compelled to study on occasion),
let's move on to bathroom ethics. If everyone is
talking about recycling this, and recycling that,
then where the hell is all the toilet paper going?
It's there in the morning (if you're lucky) and
gone by mid-afternoon. People take long sheets
at a time, more than they're ever really going to
use, and never give a thought to the environmen-
tal impact their careless actions may cause, just
because they
need to swipe
their asses.
While I'm ranti-
ng, where the
fuck is the soap?!
Normally after I
pee, I ideally like
to wash my deli-
cate hands rid of
all traces of bac-
teria and the like.
Much to my utter
dismay, the resi-
dence halls fail to
provide any form
"You are the only one who understands' or a cleansing
substance other
than drain cleaner. I hate to sound cheap, but if I
am going to spend half of my adult life paying off
student loans, shouldn't that include a few com-
plimentary containers of unscented molten
cleansing store-brand product?
Often times I feel as though this is the
Twilight Zone, because it's high school all over
again. Forest Hills High had five floors, all with
bathrooms. Only the basement and first floor
ones were ever open, and only during classes,
never between. Even worse was that to discour-
age frequent use of contaminated facilities, teach-
ers would embarrass students by forcing us to
carry worn down toilet seats that were meant as
hall passes. Now in this hierarchy of education at
Stony Brook, the toilet-seat passes are nowhere to
be seen, but the same problem remains. The bath-
rooms are mysteriously nowhere to be found, or
at least I haven't found them yet. With all the
floors to the Melville Library, I have found only
one unlocked bathroom, and it is on the first
floor. This is extremely annoying to people with
classes way upstairs. At least the students who
possess penises can pee over the balcony. But
unfortunately females tend to not be able to man-
age that. In order to relieve our aching bladders
without a major expedition around the fourth
floor, we have to trudge all the way down to the
first floor. Not only is it a pain in the ass, but with
every minute wasted searching for potty, our
money is literally going the same way as our
bodily wastes, down the toilet.
After you finish reading this little compi-
lation, and you get up, stretch your legs, and
flush the toilet, I hope you think long and hard.
Ponder not what Stony Brook can do for you, but
what you can do for Stony Brook's bathrooms,
because without your voice, peeing will no
longer be a pleasurable experience, at least not on
campus.

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By Marlo Allison Del Toro
I'm in the market for a car. So I've been
checking the classifieds, circling ads that interest me.
Ford 95 Escort red 4dr auto a/c all pwr
30k mi $5500 555-1234. I called and left a mes-
sage. Two days later, I spoke with the owner. I
told him that I could come by the next day to
look at the car, and he said that was fine.
The next day, my sister and I went to
his apartment. (She wanted her tall, construc-
tion worker boyfriend to come with us,
because he fixes cars on the side, but he was
too tired from working.)
I rang the bell. When the man
answered the door, I went to shake his hand
and introduce myself. He put the key into my
hand, said "The car is that way. Go look at it,
take it for a test drive, whatever," and then
closed the door. So, we walked.
The car looked good. No dents, no rust,
all shiny and new looking. It passed initial
inspection, so we began to scrutinize it carefully.
Check the Plates and Registration
I noticed that the car had dealer plates.
Dealer plate, actually. One rear plate and no reg-
istration. I know that in New York regular cars
have to be registered and have front and rear
plates, but I don't pretend to know about dealer
requirements. Anyway, It was questionable.
Check the Wheels
Next, we looked at the wheels. They
were going bald.
Check the Bumpers
We both started walking around the car,
hunting for defects. I noticed that the front
bumper was scratched, like it had been rubbed
against something.
es \n Car
Take it for a Test Drive
My sister then suggested we take it for
a test drive. I gave her the key.
As we got into the car, we noticed that
it was sparkling clean, with only a few ashes in
the ashtray.
Check the Mileage
My sister checked the mileage, to see if
it matched the ad. But, like my sister's
boyfriend later said, a dealer could have
changed the mileage if he wanted to make the
car more saleable.
Look at the Steering Wheel
As I looked at the mileage with my sis-
ter, I noticed that the steering wheel looked
weird. My friend has an Escort with a driver's
side airbag, like the one I was looking at. Her
steering wheel's front plate is flush with the
rest of the wheel, but on this car the front plate
didn't look like it was on right; it looked
pushed out.
My sister thought it looked fine, but I
was still suspicious.
Look at the Shifter
When my sister went to shift the car, she
noticed a hole in the plate over the shifter. I don't
know why it had a hole in it.
Accelerate, Stop, Accelerate, Stop
My sister drove the car to a near-empty
parking lot. There she started-and-stopped, lis-
tening for unusual sounds and making sure the
brakes worked alright. All seemed well.
Drive in Circles
Then, my sister decided to drive in
tight circles. First right. "Shh," she said. "Do
you hear that."
I did, so she tried driving left. No
sound. She decided to pop the hood and see if
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she could find anything wrong with the engine.
Try to Pop the Hood
When my sister tried to pop the hood
nothing happened, so she had me pull the
hood release while she opened the hood from
the out side. She had to push down on the
hood to get it to open.
Look at the Engine
When my sister began looking at the
engine, she asked me to come out and look.
The engine was squeaky clean; the dealer must
have cleaned it, so it was hard to tell if there
were any leaks.
Check the Frame
Next, my sister told me to look at the frame
around the car's hood. On our right, two holes met
up, but on our left the parallel holes didn't.
Then she had me look at a bar that ran
down the middle of the front of the car. The bar
was red except at one point on the lower end;
there it was brownish and looked bent.
Check the Wrap-Around Front Lights
Finally, my sister checked the front
lights. On our right she could fit her fingers
under the lights, but on our left she could only
fit her finger-tips.
We decided that the car must have
been in a front-end collision. My sister and I
got back into the car and drove back to the
dealer's apartment.
When we returned the key, my sister
asked if the car had been in a collision. The man
was quiet, then asked why we were asking, and
finally denied knowing anything about it.
This week's ad for the same car has it
listed for $5100.
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By Rishad Jonuschat
Acclaimed as one of the greatest and most
memorable films of the century, Orson Welles' clas-
sic, Touch of Evil, lives again, 40 years after the orig-
inal 1958 production. The film has an outstanding
cast, with Quinlan (Orson Welles), a corrupt, but
charismatic and influential American cop, Vargas
(Charlie Heston), an honest, down-to-earth,
Mexican policeman, Vargas' on-screen wife, Susan
(Janet Leigh), and a madam (Marlene Dietrich),
with whom Quinlan builds an everlasting friend-
ship. Naturally, there are other characters who
play important roles, but have less of an influence
on the overall structure and plot of the film, name-
ly Menzies, Quinlan's sidekick; Al Schwarz, a
police officer under Quinlan; and a confused and
vulnerable motel owner in the midst of the
Mexican desert.
The film's: cinematography reaches per-
fection in every aspect, even with a 40-year void
between the original and the remastered version.
The camera work, variation in lighting, and style
of music set the dramatic and sometimes humor-
ous tone. Above all, the attention to detail and tim-
ing, make Touch of Evil stand apart from any other
film of its time. The New York Tites wrote, "It was
a decade or so ahead of its time." The film contains
50 changes which had been noted in Welles' 58
Iage memo at the time of the first production.. One
:of the smaller alterations made, but one with the
greatest consequence, was the elimination of a
close up of Menzies. The necessity of removing this
!image is to conceal the fear on Menzies' face when
he is confronted by Vargas, who gives him evi-
dence of Quinlan's double-dealing nature.
However, as Welles was not allowed back into the
editing room during the six months before the film
was completed, he felt it crucial to jot down any
points that could enhance Touch of Evil if it were to
be remade.
Touch ofEvil has a shocking, but eye-catch-
ing introduction. Precisely three minutes and 20
seconds into the film, after the honeymooners
(Heston and Leigh) have crossed the Mexican bor-
der into California, a time-bombed car, which they
walked dangerously close to just minutes before,.
explodes, ferociously igniting objects in its imme-
diate vicinity. This unfortunate incident sets the
film rolling. Vargas is dragged into the detective
case, thereby having :to leave his wife to honey-
moon- .on her own. :Throughout the whole movie
neither Leigh's hotel scenes nor Hleston's los
Robles (a trashy border town) scenes, are given dif-
ferent amounts of attention. The film alternates
between the main plot and subplot in order to keep
the viewer up to date with the overall plot of the
film. Vargas' genuine purpose is to find the person
who planted the dynamite in the trunk of the car.
On the. other hand, Quinlan puts on an honest and
sincereIface, when in fact he is committing several
crimes himself. Not only is he lured towards a
manipulative crime boss, Grandi (Akim Tamiroff)
who tries to harm Vargas and his wife, but addi-
tionally Quinlan sets up an innocent Mexican man
in connection with the explosion, thus ruining
r
Vargas' credibility. Finally, in a drunken mood,
Quilan murders his so-called companion, Grandij
leaving him hanging precariously and grotesquely
over a bed in which Susan has been placed.
o.
Naturally, upon awakening, Susan screams with
fright at this horrific sight. Unfortunately, by this
time, Quinlan is well out of sight. Consequently',
Susan is suspected and put into jail, with little idea
as to what she has done wrong. With everything
falling apart around Vargas, he decides to investi-
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gate Quinlan's past files. He gains the help of two
of Quinlan's workers, who have faith in him. Al
Schwartz assists Vargas with the file searching, but there seems no chance for justice.
is told by Vargas that this investigation could. ruin
his reputation with Quinlan. The most memorable
scene occurs toward the end of the film when.
Vargas works with a close companion of Quinlan's,
in order to frame him. Vargas attaches a micro-
phone to Quinlan's friend, monitoring every StreetcarNamed Desire, starring Marlon Brando and
response from: a distance, and afterwards asks him+ Vivian Leigh.
to extract the truth out of Quinlan as to who mur- similar|.|.l.
dered Grandi. Eventually, when Quinlan knows tones of music were
that the game is over, he takes a shot at his friend, ing between different moods during the black and
partially wounding him, and is then killed, and left white productions.
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By Frankie "The Movie Guy" Fusaro
Normally there would be movie reviews here
but, because of many factors there are not, so I have
decided to do something I've wanted to do for a while:
talk about movie trailers.
A trailer, or preview, is an important thing
in the film industry. It brings to light the soon to be
released films, and on occasion, starts a buzz. But
it can be a fun thing for the fan. To quote a former
Stony Brook Press Editor, "Ain't nothin' better then
an R-rated preview." And while I might not agree
with that all the time, he's essentially right about
the fun a preview can be-it's always cool to hear
of an awesome sounding flick with your favorite
stars. I can't wait to see the first Star Wars prequel
previews (it's rumored to be making it's first
appearance before the new Star Trek movie). Yet, I
fear the industry may overplay it like the special
edition trailers were (which ruined my whole
"Oh, new footage!" mind set because we saw most
of the good stuff a million times on TV).
I've seen previews for films once which
made me want to see them, and on occasion they
were long and tell-all trailers, but since I only saw
them once, and they seemed pretty cool (such as In
the Company of Men, Last Days of Disco and The
House of Yes) I still wanted to see them. The key
point here is the fact I saw them once and was not
overloaded with all the plot-twists, as with Wild
Things (OK maybe not all the plot twists, but
most). Another case in point would be Nightwatch
with Ewan MacGregor. I know quite a lot of the
film because I've seen the trailer over a dozen
times (they keep pushing this release date back,
probably to coincide with all the Star Wars hype
MacGregor will be getting soon), and yet I'm still
interested in seeing it (mostly to see if who I
picked as the killer in the preview is the right one.
I've got five riding on this).
Unfortunately, some people just don't
seem to understand what the purpose of the trail-
er is. Now in times past, it had to be long and
informative only because movie-goers were not as
prevalent as today. The trailer had to make people
want to come back. They had yet to tap into broad-
cast media, as they do now. The trailer had to be
memorable, for in some cases it would come out
many months before the film. Times have
changed, but like so many dinosaurs going about
their business as the sun disappears, they move on
without giving thought to their changing environ-
ment.
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floating in a sewage-infested river. All the evidence
is compiled on the tape, but with Quinlan dead
Thefilm has an ironic twist to it: The high-
est ranked police officer in the county is found to
have committed numerous serious crimes. I feel
that certain stylistic traits of A Touch of Evil bear
r.esemblance to Tennessee Williams' play A
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A trailer is meant to inform the viewer
about the up coming films. Instead of giving us a
general over view of the film without giving away
plot points it, on many occasions, gives us the
whole story and important scenes (Dusk till Dawn
and A Perfect Murder). For instance, once we heard
"Now you have to negotiate with the both of us,"
we pretty much knew Kevin Spacey was going to
side with Samuel L. Jackson in The Negotiator.
Now I believe if they had cut that trailer different-
ly, perhaps giving it a more paranoid look, maybe
even made it seem like Spacey didn't care about
Jackson at all, it would have been a more com-
pelling movie. The film brought us to such a cool
place with the "I don't care if you did it or not"
stuff and it might have been compelling if only we
hadn't known the whole time about the plot twist.
A good trailer that should be noted here
would have to be Godzilla. Now the movie might
not have been gold, but the trailers sure were.
They never gave us too much, but rather hit us
enough times that made it almost a quest to see
what Godzilla looked like. Another of the good
trailers that we'll all be seeing in December would
be the Star Wars trailer. It is supposed to be intelli-
gently simple. Starting with a star field we jump
into hyper-space followed by the clash of the clas-
sic red and green lightsabers, then it flashes "May
19th 1999" and finally "May the Force be with
you" comes up. Now that's pure and simple class.
But the long tell-all trailers are not the
only things that might just ruin your experience at
the theater. There's also the good old over-satura-
tion of plugs, or the "hype-monster" as some have
called it. We saw it with Armageddon, Godzilla, and
The Truman Show. All bombarded us with com-
mercials, radio-spots, movie theater previews, and
more.. .You almost get sick of 'em no matter if they
give it away or not.
In the tell-all previews you will definant-
ly remember all the plot points if they get played
enough. You can do what I do and avoid seeing
too much or many replays of a trailer (though this
sometimes involves purposely missing the movie
previews at a theater).
So what was the point of seeing Titanic if
you know the ship sinks and they don't get togeth-
er in the end??? I don't know. I do it for the fun of
the medium and its escapist qualities. Others do it
to see nude actors.
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Music Non-Stop, Mocha Non-Stop
By Ed Ballard
It all began simply enough, but by the end of
the experience, I had learned something significant
about human generosity, true musical and showman-
ship genius, and damn good luck. In the middle of the
summer when, even the lowly slurpee forced me to
scour cushions for change, I was dealt a horrible blow.
The legendary Kraftwerk announced that they were
putting on a show. Sadly, in my destitute state there
was no hope that I would ever bask in the synthetic
glow that is Kraftwerk. I told no one of my plight,
which is why I was shocked when I was hooked up in
the following manner. I received a phone call. An indis-
tinguishable electronic voice left on my answering
machine foretold of a surprise coming for me in the
mail. I couldn't decide whether or not I should have
been disturbed, and so writhed in my bed for the next
few days with visions of lost loves and Ted Kazcynski
dancing in my head. Imagine my shock and surprise
when I eventually received a ticket to see Kraftwerk in
my letterbox. If you don't know anything about
Kraftwerk let me break it down for you.
Kraftwerk is a reclusive German uberband.
Created in the early seventies, the members of this
innovative band are often considered to be the grand-
fathers of electronic music. Their widespread influence
can be detected in the music of Depeche Mode, the
Cure, New Order ,and countless old school rap and hip
hop beats. To my knowledge their last performance
was at least two or three eons ago, so you can only
imagine my elation when I received this stamped- next-
day delivered-anonymous heart attack in the mail.
Whoa momma! I forgot that the tickets where super
expensive, only someone with a heart of platinum
could have been so intuitive and thoughtful. I figured
that when I got there that my benefactor would be in
the adjoining seat, or at least seek me out. Of course
then I would confer my endless gratitude, and of
course then we could have a good laugh about it and of
course it didn't happen that way.
When I got to the show (a tad late to the most
important show of my life thanks to our mutual good
time charlie, the LIRR), the place was incredibly
packed. I hugged the buildings close and crossed
against the light dodging speeding lumps of metal.As I
got nearer it became evident that The Hammerstein
Ballroom would be filled to capacity (and almost cer-
tainly beyond).The variety of the people in attendance
was a tribute in and of itself to the Kraftwerk legacy.
There were jungle enthusiasts, old school rap fans (circa
Grandmaster Flash and Newcleus, many Asian people,
a lot of mods (?), and certainly a huge gay population.
It was such a party! There were, of course no seats to be
had and since everyone was dancing anyway, I gave
up the search for my secret buddy and just enjoyed the
show.
The group true to form remained hidden
behind their monstrously sized keyboards. Behind each
band member there were gigantic screens that dis-
played computer generated graphics and stock footage.
The whole building throbbed under the gargantuan
weight of euphoria, phat electronic beats (that even
today are ahead of their time), futuristic seventies style,
and eerie unnerving synthesized voices. With each
song the throng would proclaim, "Alright, the last song
was simply amazing but this one here...this is my
absolute favorite!!" And so it went into the night, bust-
ing out jam after jam, Kraftwerk entranced us with
songs like "Europe Endless" and then used songs like
"Home Computer" to us make sling our bootays
around like hot sauce on barbecue. But then came the
onslaught of the encores.
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The curtain closed and everyone demanded
them back, engaging in that silly encore ritual that we
are all too familiar with. After about seven minutes of
clapping, the music started again. The tune, "Pocket
Calculator," is another one of their bizarre homages to
technology. The only lyric to the song are, "I'm the
operator w/ my pocket calculator/ and by pressing
down a little key it plays a special melody," really took
on extra joy and surprise when Kraftwerk appeared at
the lip of the stage armed with palmed sized wired
remotes. The childlike glee on their surprisingly human
faces was a treat for everyone. Judging from the gasps
in the audience the stunt was more than adequate for
the desired response. Once again though, the wave of
velvet overcame them at the song's end and the audi-
ence was left to beg for a repeat.
At this point, another act of kindness was vis-
ited upon me. For some bizare reason a lesbian couple
asked me to dance with them. Their intent, as I later
discovered, was to piss off a nearby stalker/ ex-
boyfriend. When I explained that recent knee surgery
prevented me from gettin' down properly they took
pity on me. While people chanted for a second encore
one of them (the cute bi-sexual one), led me by the hand
to the venders and bought two T-shirts for me!!
Needless to say I was flabbergasted, and when I tried to
refuse she would have none of it. Then her friend
joined us as we snuck onto the floor for the final
moments of the concert. I didn't think I could be hap-
pier until several notes seeped under the curtain and
across the floor.
When the music started again it belonged to a
song called "We Are the Robots." As the curtains
opened I could plainly see that there were no people on
stage. Only the flashing keyboards and entrancing
screens were left. Robotic faces proclaiming the use-
lessness of humanoids spoke for the keyboards, until
the screens dropped away and behind them dancing
mechanized representations of Kraftwerk took over.
Awesome, to say the least! As the androids whirred and
clicked, they did a peculiar pantomime that, ironically
enough, gave the impression of a human dancer doing
the 'Robot'. When it was all over many began to grab
their coats but were stopped dead in their tracks when
the final encore exploded on the stage.
Everything was outlined in neon: the key-
boards, the screens, and even Kraftwerk themselves.
The band was outfitted in black with a green grid pat-
tern outlining their entire bodies ( a iaTron ). Each one
of them played a synthesized solo before hopping off-
stage. The tune, "Music Nonstop," consisted of those
two words. The first is said by a June Cleaver-like
voice, the second by a booming and darkly unnerving
voice that only a synthesizer and a major sound system
could create and handle. True to its title, even as I left
the building and floated across the black top to the
LIRR the building shook and rattled as the chorus
repeated itself until every last audience member had
left the building. How incredibly surreal!
I don't know if I'll ever be able to thank my
benefactor who surprised me once more over the sum-
mer, (an entirely different story), and still remains
unknown. Also, I have never again encountered the
lovely young ladies who bought me the Kraftwerk
wears. All I can say is that the experience reaffirmed my
faith in people, music, and the idea that what goes
around comes around. Perhaps the ticket was compen-
sation for some good deed that I had done for someone,
or maybe it was just a kind gesture. At any rate, I need
to keep my karma headed in this direction. Maybe I'll
run out and give away a few Kraftwerk CDs.
SEPTEMBER 23, 18 PAGE Z1
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By John "Positive Credibility" Giuffo

Mr. I
Credibility
Like Pataki getting re-elected. Like Phil say-
ing something stupid. Like love handles. Like the sun
burning out. Like fate. Like shrinkage for the Polar
Bear Club. Like the grave. It's inevitable: Dave Ewalt
will let you down.
Don't save him a seat at the theater. Don't
say "Table for four, we're expecting another person."
Don't wait by the phone for his call. And whatever
you do, never, ever, set your watch by him. Dave
works on a different level. Above. Away. Beyond the
confines of mortal concerns.
His unreliability is really a side-effect of his
state of hyper-evolution. Dave - like Phil Russo in
his own, separate way - is that rare gift from God: a
shining glimpse at man's future.
Dave is us after the great war; after wisdom
has spread far and wide, after humanity has learned
from its mistakes; after the Coming of the Great
White Hankie. Dave represents what we can achieve
if we really apply ourselves and realize our potential.
Homo Superior; good people.
So we're forced to forgive him when he lets
us down, for if we can truly understand anything
about Dave, it's that he has more to worry about than
making sure he lives up to our expectations. Perhaps
it is we who should endeavor to live up to his.
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The WUSS Top 30: September 21, 1998

1. Bis: Intendo (Grand Royal)
2. Swirlies: Strictly...(Taang!)
NKLE: Psyence Fiction (London)
)R: World Beaters (Digital Hardcore)
larvey: A Perfect Day Elise (Island)
6. The Bell: Bootleg (Yikes)

honic: Blue Wonder Power Milk (Epic)

ums Big Band: s/t (You Gotta ProbleNi Wit

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By Ed Ballard
There is, quite honestly, no simple way to
describe Mikey & the Merry Pranksters' new
album The Electric Circus, without constant and
absurd metaphor.
What would you say to a description of a
ska-funk band with no horn section? Or perhaps a
groovaliscious collaboration between Seal and
Living Colour?
Mikey & the Merry Pranksters have man-
aged to successfully coral their manic energy and
socio-political sensibilities into granola-feel-good
rock that...well, rocks. All of these influences can
at times clash and every once in a while the politi-
cal message can get a little heavy, but like my
Grammy's oatmeal cookies, you don't notice until
you've downed a whole batch.
The variety of styles present are to be seri-
ously appreciated. On two of the tracks, "Josies
F@#cking You Again" and "Valerie in the Trash,"
The Merry Pranksters rip through some pseudo
grunge tunes. Both are entertaining, but it is hard
to fully comprehend where they are coming from
on this angle (perhaps that's their intention). In the
first tune they mention this conflict twice: Josie
says lets cop out and crank up a funny band/then
dwell among the meek to angst ridden
freaks/thank you for the party/but we could
never stay. Later still, Mikey sings: Its a pranksters
mix/don't go grunge it Josie says. "Valerie in the
Trash" is done in the same genre, but is not at all
self reflective on how its style is different from the
rest of the album.
In fact, the rest of the album is chock full
of uplifting messages and biting social commen-
tary. One might think that, in a sci-fi manner of
speaking, this is like mixing matter and anti-mat-
ter together. But once again, it would be a mistake
to overlook tunes like "Soul Ryder" and "It's a
Beautiful Day" without recognizing that both
Geordi and Picard could get their respective
grooves on.
In short, Mikey & the Merry Pranksters
have put together an eclectic and thoughtful mix
of music that should be seen and heard to be truly
appreciated. This can be accomplished on Friday,
Oct 2nd at the Spot. Indulge your curiosity and your
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band, were supposed to be the headline
Now, I use the word 'purporte
because I have still not seen them. 0
half of the band got stuck up state, forci]
the other half, keyboardist Kenyon,
come up with something on the fly.
This is exactly what Kenyon di
With a bass player he met only two hot
earlier, he played under the moniker
his other band, Push Button. They we
on first, making Devl the headliners.
Devl is what remains after t
band Tin River Junction substituted
drum machine for a flakey drummi
Drum machines always do as they are
told and don't cancel gigs to go and see a lame
seventies band, in this case the Eagles, at Jones
Beach. The drum machine doesn't even have to
come to the gig since its tracks are pro-
grammed onto a cd and this is all that is need-
ed at the gig. This, of course, doesn'
lend itself to any improvising. It
would seem, then, that this would
not lend itself to any surprises.
Push Button. on the othei
hand, were a blank slate. It was unknown what
they would do. It was even unknown what
they could do. All they had to work with was a
keyboardist and bassist that had only just met
each other. That, and the suspense built up by
not knowing whether they could deliver any-
thing.
I've read of Rock-and-Roll described as
a collection of moments. These moments are
unexpected and often even unplanned, or
points when a certain subtext reveals itself for
a brief moment. In both cases, you must be
paying full attention, with your eyes and ears
wide open, or you just might miss it. Other
moments are when a band leads you along to a
certain point and you feel you know exactly
where they are going with it and they either go
there and execute it perfectly and passionately,
or they don't even go there but, rather, take
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local watering hole, were going. In any case, eyes
to see the two and ears must be wide open.
bands that were Unfortunately, the best moment Push
playing there that Button had to offer was that suspense built up
night. On the bill by not knowing what they could do. Devl, on
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moments in which you couldn't help but say
'WOW' or simply shake your head saying, 'I
can't believe they just did that.'
It seemed that Push Button was deal-
ing in the construction of sounds by notes and
chords. Devl, on the otherl haid,
were more interested in the feel-
ings behind the sounds, what the
sound means. Whereas the for-
mer was interested in what
sounds good, Devl seemed more interested in
asking what it sounds like, and then going
with it.
The first kind of music might be
described as nice, pretty, sweet, moody, sad,
sentimental or bittersweet. The second reaches
for adjectives like gut-wrenching, powerful,
expressive, intense, emotional, passionate,
alive, striking, violent, furious and fervent.
Besides both bands having only two
members (Devl, having ditched the
drummer, consist of only the guitar
player and bass player,) the only other
similarity is in a certain lyrical tech-
nique. Both bands seem to be using
the idea of singing the same words
over ard over again.
Push Button would sing its
same words in the same tone each
time. With Push Button, these words,
and all of the vocals, were way below
the music, always. Devl, on the other
hand, would constantly change the
pitch and volume of the words. Devl
wasn't just using the lyrics as words
to convey an emotion, but using the
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Even though Push Button was the
band forced to play in the arena of the
unknown, it was Devl which was the truly
unpredictable band. Therefore, it was Devl that
was the more exciting band.
(D-Kline hosts a radio show on WUSB 90.1 FM
every other Tuesday Night at midnight)
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