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-The Fourth Estate: Editorial6"-
Invasion
The Reagan administration presents a clear tive American military operation ever. Ameri- is a lesson that the Reagan Administration and
and simple rationale for the invasion of Grenada can media was, for the first time, not allowed to the American people who allow the Administra-
by the United States and seven Carribbean coun- cover an American military invasion, and is for- tion's actions must be made to learn before any
tries Tuesday: a violent coup overthrew the go- more lives are lost.
ced to rely only on official government state-
vernment, endangering Americans. After being ments for its information. Secretary of Defense
asked by seven other countries for its help, the Caspar Weinberger said it was "possible" that re-
US responded with a fast, effective, low casualty porters would be allowed on the iQlad today. With this issue, the Stony Brook Press marks
operation, whose necessity was proved by the It is a terrible, national tragedy when Ameri- its fourth birthday. We have come a long way in
presence of large numbers of Cuban troops al- cans are sent to die in battle, and it is a moral the ! 'st four years, and though we are not now,
ready on the island. tragedy when a country as powerful as the Uni- nor ever have been perfect, we are proud of
Except so many questions remained unan- ted States cannot protect some citizens without what we have accomplished, and are hopeful a-
swered, with the Administration seemingly dead killing others. Military solutions to international bout what we will do in the future. It is only
set against answering them, that the explaination problems are the most costly and often the least appropriate, though, that we thank the people
is not holding up. Even British Prime Minister lasting, and the Reagan Administration must be that without whom the Press would not exist.
Margret Thatcher, who was willing to send an held responsible for the lives it loses, and for the The undergraduates, whose activity fees gener
armada to retake the Falkland Islands a year a- hatred American actions engender in other coun- ously support part of the Press' budget, and our
go, telephoned Reagan to try and stop the in- tries. readers, undergraduates and non-undergraduates
vasion before it took place. Both Americans It is ironic that some tapes of John Kenne- alike, who give the paper their support and its
and our allies rightly suspect that there was not dy's discussions with his aides during the Cuban reason to exist. Without you we would be no-
enought effort made to secure thle safety of our missile crisis were made public this week. Faced where. Happy Birthday.
people through diplomatic means before combat with a far more serious danger, Kennedy avoided
troops were sent to die. rushing into action and was able to safeguard A-
In other respects also, this is the most secre- . merica and its people without the loss of life. It The Polity/Stony Brook Press "Save our
Food" petition drive is entering its final week,
with over 3000 signatures. If you haven't signed
A A A AA A A A A AA AAAA yet please do. It can't hurt. It might help.
Phone: 246-6832
Office:
020 Old Biology
S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York 11794
the past two years the Senate has dent of Student Affairs, commen- ~1)
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In The Graduate Student Lounge
$2 w/S.B.I.D., $3 w/o S.B.I.D.
(Old Chem Building)
Prizes will be awarded
for the best costumes. ALL YOU CAN DRINK
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lected statewide Vice President of completely teaching classes, but
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constitution, which has not yet their work. Take the University
been distributed here, as a one that Senate, for instance. There are o-
creates a very democratic structure ver 70 faculty seats on the major
for the organization. Membership deliberative body for academic poli-
is open to any graduate SUNY em- cy, and only five graduate seats."
ployee, of which there are approxi- Among some other local issues
mately 850 at Stony Brook, and no McHale and Eckstain explained the
dues can be charged without a GSEU would be concerned with
statewide referendum. as
are: the possibility that grad stu-
Here at Stony Brook, McHale dents living on campus will be for-
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and Media Information Director ced onto a mandatory meal plan,
Rick Eckstein explained the purpo- library hours, and the locking of
ses the GSEU, which is in the pro- I ^ academic buildings, which keeps
cess of seeking SUNY formal recog- grad students from working at night
nition in hearings with the State since they are not given building
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Public Employees relations board, D
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would serve. They seek job securi- 0 Right now, the local group is
ty and improved conditions for gra- attempting to broaden its base,
duate students. "The situation begs 1^ 0- which already includes about 40%
for rational planning, and the state of the grad employees, by gaining
won't do it unless they are forced," representatives in every department
McHale said concerning the division Kevin McHale and obtaining more memberships.
They will hold elections here soon.
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Page 6 The Stony Brook Press
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Midterms
The Crunch Arrives
By Brian T. Ehrlich read,, My Nights and Days by Suzy open book. Near the disfigured re- take your books and study in the
Statutory, you have no alternative mains lay the words, 'CHE 131 - suiteroom. After a few minutes
The semester's half over and at August 29, 1983'." one of them tiptoes over to you
but to read the whole book (which
Stony Brook the occassion is com- isn't so bad if you think about it). and asks if he could put the TV on.
memorated by a display of open Once you have the books, you Finding a quiet place to study is You say okay, so long as he keeps
emotion and personal fireworks. can use them to help you study and like finding a vacant computer ter- the volume down. What he didn't
This is more commonly known as understand your notes. Notes, minal at the Computer Center. tell you was that a Rachel Welch
mid-term week. It's at this point what are those? They are the Both scarcely exist. Two options film festival was on. So much for
that each course decides to test you words you're supposed to have are to study in your room or in the studying.
on what you've learned (supposed- written down in your notebook library. Eight hours later, you again com-
ly) in the course up to this point. mence studying. By now your sto-
while you were sleeping. For some The library has to be the social
Given the premise, there are a few center of the campus. mach begins to rumble. Glancing
people who haven't been to classes Everyone
things that have to be done to co- since the first week, re-opening the at your fridge, you promise your-
goes there to meet friends or pick
operate with this jubilous event. notebook is like a typical passage self you'll eat something as soon
up dates. The on4y studying that
First, and probably most impor- as you finish the chapter. As the
out of a Poe story: goes on is by the guy in the Map
tant, you have to buy the books! chapter gets longer and your eyes
Room analyzing the topography of
Now's as good a time as any to get start watering you make a mad dash
"As the trembling fingers grasped the girl in the tight blue sweater.
them. You won't have to worry for the fridge. But wait, your five
the wire-bound volume, anxiety After five hours you come out
about long lines; anybody inter- cubic foot fridge is ffor you and
crossed over the face. The leather- knowing as little as you did going
ested in passing the course bought your roommate, so you can't eat
coated cover was carefully lifted, in, but now you have at least seven everything
in sight. Thinking of a
the books last year. You might and a choking cloud of dust radi- different phone numbers. In that great
want to buy a used book instead, alibi, you stuff your face with
ated from inside the text to the at- case, who cares about studying? everything that isn't bolted down.
figuring whoever had the course be- mosphere. It enveloped all life You might decide instead to Satisfied, you can go back to your
fore had outlined the important around it, the individual succumb- study in your room. BIG mistake. books.
parts. I However, beware of books ing to its deadly power. The lungs Telling your suitemates to keep the At this point, your alarm goes
that are hi-lighted in black, they gasped for oxygen as all was ex- noise level to a dull roar is an open off, notifying you that your mid-
greatly reduce your comprehension. pelled from the body. The lifeless invitation for chaos. The moment term is in thirty minutes. A silly
For those of you taking English body slumped to the floor, only to you close your door all hell breaks grin breaks out on your face and
courses, Cliff Notes might be help- be devoured by the legions of bats loose. Amazingly, the second you you begin to babble incoherently.
ful. Be warned, though, not every rising from their imprisoned home. open the door, it's dead quiet and Drool dribbles down your chin and
book has an explanatory guide ac- When his friends called on him la- the little angels are sitting on the you giggle insanely. Alas, you've
companying it. So if you're one of ter, they found a ravaged skeleton couch twiddling their thumbs. To become another victim of the mid-
those unfortunate few assigned to near a table, a hand resting in an prevent any more disturbances you term mania.
Shoreham
The Headaches Continue
By Doreen Kennedy doubled, insurmountable problems can be anti- ships a business would continue in such a ven-
cipated. Since Suffolk County has found an ture. The New York Public Interest Research
In recent weeks the Shoreham nuclear power evacuation plan futile, Lilco attempted to have a Group, Inc. (NYPIRG) here at Stony Brook con-
plant has once again been in the headlines, main- plan approved in which its employees would act ducted a random survey of 'Stony Brook stu-
ly ecause of their unfavorable developments: 1) as busdrivers and directors of traffic in the event dents to find out what they thought about the
In August it was discovered that cracks were pre- of an emergency. However, Suffolk County Shoreham plant. The survey, which was com-
sent in the crankshafts of the three diesel genera- feels that even with instruction, these employees piled from the Alpha list which contains all stu-
,tors; 2) The Long Island Lighting Co. (LILCO) would still be unable to insure the safe evacua- dents' names and phone .numbers, showed that
*has requested a 56.6% rate hike increase from tion of L.I. residents. 66% of the students surveyed opposed the open-
the Public Service Commission, and; 3) Because Another concern home owners would have to ing of Shoreham. Out of the remaining 34%,
of Long Island's unique geography Suffolk deal with is the ever increasing cost of the Shore- I 19% were not sure, and only 15% were in favor
County Executive Peter Cohalan adamantly op. ham plant. In 1970 when Lilco set an opera- of the plant. Among the adverse reasons cited
posed any evacuation plan proposals in case of tion date for March 1973, it also estimated a were unsafe conditions, the lack of a safe evacu-
an emergency. In spite of these major disputes, cost of $65 million for the plant. Ten years la- ation plai and the enormous costs which are
Lilco has been issued a low power license to take ter, the cost of the plant is currently $3.4 billion - likely to arise as a result of the plant's operation.
effect within six months. Also, the state govern- and growing. Initially, Lilco proposed "No one has convinved me of safe disposal of
ment has discussed the possibility of implement- enormous savings for its customers. Now, the , the nuclear wastes, safe evacuation or even the
ing an evacuation plan with or .without Suffolk company anticipates extreme rate hikes for con- security of the plant itself. So much mismanage-
County approval. sumers, and homeowners would only see possi- ment has been seen by Lilco," said one student.
Lilco is ten years behind schedule in the con- ble savings after about 30 years of the plant's Some felt that the money could be better spent
struction of Shoreham. One would hope that operation, provided there were no more pro- by developing safe energy alternatives like solar.
the delay is due to the perfection of the plant. blems. In addition to increases in utilities, Still others saw Shoreham as "alternative energy
However, even with this enormous delay, the homeowners would probably feel the effects of source," and felt it would be safe when
company has not been able to get it right. Aside having a nuclear power plant in their back yards opened."
from the cracked crankshafts, the Nuclear Regu- when their property values begin to diminish. This issue is not an easily solved one. Both
latory Commission (NIC), has constantly found The residents of Long Island also have to con- sides have strong arguments, and both sides are
hazardous physical problems with the plant, tend with other worries, including the possibility willing to fight hard to win those arguments.
such as: of hazardous environmental problems arising if Lilco has invested ten years and billions of dol-
-dripping pipes 'that were meant to carry the plant were to open. Aside from the constant lars into the plant, and Suffolk County is inter-
radio-active water. fear of a large-scale nuclear accident, and the ested in maintaining the health and safety of its
-rusty broken equipment dangers of transporting radioactive elements to residents. One way or another, the dispute must
-lack of spare, replacement parts and from the plant, homeowners in and around be reconciled. The 1984 elections are hinging
The NRC mandates that no nuclear power the area have to deal with the plant's by-pro- on this issue. Peter Cohalan, Suffolk County
plant is to operate -without a completelyr safe, ducts themselves. Since the discovery of nuclear Executive who is up for re-election, is deter-
approved evacuation plan. However, Long power, no one has ever resolved the problem of mined to fight Lilco all the way to the Supreme
Island's situation is such that escaping from a" nuclear waste storage. No matter how much Court. His democratic opponent, Patrick Halpin
nuclear disaster would be impossible. Suffolk money Lilco spends, the solution is still tempo- is very much in favor of seeing the plant in full
County conducted a thorough investigation that rary at best. Temporary solutions are of no use operation. Long Islanders, in any case, must re-
proved this. Long Island has massive traffic jams. when dealing with substances which are highly member that they are capable of affecting the
daily during routine rush hours. When the radioactive for tens of thousands of years. final resolution of the Shoreham controversy.
amount of people travelling these roads is One wonders why with these incessant hard-
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Page 8 The Stony Brook Press
- The Third Estate: Viewpoint-
Disorderly Conduct
Getting Arrested at Stony Brook
During the Jacob Javitz symposium move as I did not wish to facilitate again I was surprised when he said, where I received a bruise on my left
here last Monday, two Stony Brook Grad- his criminal act. Since I refused to "Yes" and he took out some type arm just above the elbow and on
uate students, Fred Pickering and David Smove, he moved me out of the way of badge. I looked at the badge but my left wrist. He then took out
Wycoff, and a 42 year old mother of and he went to the man with the I cannot attest to what type it was handcuffs and cuffed my hands be-
four from Rockville Center, Katherine sign and started to pull on it and as I was distracted by seeing an- hind my back and led me away to
Garry, were arrested for disorderly con- crumple it, thereby preventing the other man coming up the aisle and the police wagon.
duct. This is Garry's viewpoint on the man from holding up his sign. then by my being confronted by a I requested to sit in the back with
events, which is in agreement with what At this point, things happened police man in a regular uniform the two others arrested but this was
Pickering and Wycoff, whose sign started very quickly, but to the best of my who picked me up and carried me not permitted on the basis that I
the whole thing, have told the Press. recollection, the following oc- out vertically. I am still not sure was a woman and they, men. He
Public Safety officer jim Lantier, i- .curred. how he was able to do this but he then put me in the front of the van
dentified as an officer involved in the I arose from my seat, put my did it and I determined to enjoy the with him, expecting me to move
arrests, refused comment, and it was im- hand on the sign to protect it from free ride. Incidentally, he never with ease even though my hands
possible to find the other involved of- being further crumpled and, not told me that I was under arrest be- were cuffed behind my back. I re-
ficers since, according to Public Safety wanting to cause any commotion, I fore he put his hands on me and quested to sit in the front seat
Community Relations Officer Doug Lit- quietly told the attacker that he, started to carry me out of the where I could secure myself in case
tle, no report was filed by the Stony the man with the sign, had a right room. the wagon stopped abruptly. This
Brook officers since the three were to hold it up, that he wasn't block- After he put me down outside the was refused and I was told I had to
turned immediately over to Suffolk ing anyone's view, and that he, the hall, I remained standing right sit behind the driver, side-ways with
County Police. attacker, had no right to tear up his where I was (Having been given no no way to hold myself in the event
property. instructions to do anything else). It of a sudden stop or an accident.
Dear District Attorney Henry: At this point, I believe what hap- was then that one person (perhaps Knowing of my inability to ride
pened was that another man also in 2) who were standing in front of safely in that position, I questioned
On October 17, 1983, I was ar- a regular business suit came up to me put their hands around my arms the driver as to why he was driving
rested and taken to the sixth pre- me. I can't recollect what he said holding me tightly and angrily and so fast. But he refused to slow
cinct in Coram. I was held for ap- to me, if anything, but it was ob- causing me pain. They were not down, thereby continuing to jeo-
proximately 4 hours in handcuffs at vious that he was there also to pre- dressed as police officers and did pardize my safety.
the Coram station and approxi- vent the sign from being held up. not identify themselves and said no- After being held in the Coram
mately 1 hour at the Court House As I said, I can't recall what he said thing to me and yet they wrong- Station for about 4 hours, I was ta-
in Hauppauge where I was placed in or did to me exactly but he was fully manhandled me in this man- ken to Hauppauge by the same dri-
a jail cell that had inadequate heat very angry. I asked him, "What are ner. (Please note that they were ver (badge number 1249). Again he
and in which the personnel refused you going to do, arrest us?" I said not arrested for their physical at- continued to speed, even exceeding
to provide blankets when re- this thinking, of course, he would tack upon me.) I had to use my the speed limit, driving in the third
quested. say, "No, we just want him to put small knowledge of Judo to release lane on the expressway. Again I re-
I was then brought before Judge down the sign." But instead of him myself from their grip -- at which minded him that I could not secure
Steinway, I believe, who asked me saying that he said, "Yes." I was point I looked them straight in the myself, but he refused to slow
only if I planned to have an attor- surprised he said yes particularly eye severely so as to communicate down and drive with the type of
to them that they had better not caution necessary in a situation like
ney. Neither he nor any of the po- because there was no indication
lice ifficers advised me of my rights. that he was a police officer and he lay their hands on me again. that.
At this point, I was swiftly Eventually I was released in my
He did not tell me what I was had not identified himself as such.
pushed or pulled by a police officer own recognizance; but was treated
'charged with, nor had I received So I said to him, "How can you do
that r V-,-o n 64
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f..Fi '' -' i nd ainsT th '-- disrespectfully by the woman offi-
any formal notification from the
cer who returned my belongings to
police officers as to what I was
me.
charged with. Furthermore, I was
As far as 1 am concerned, I be-
not advised that I had a right to
lieve that I was wrongly arrested
make a telephone call.
and unjustly imprisoned, not to
I didn't think that in America I
would have to write to the District mention not being advised of my
rights and still not being sure of
Attorney to find out what charge
what I have been charged with. Is
. or charges have been brought
this really the America I learned
against me. But I have no other
about in school and which my four
choice as far as I can see.
I think it is important that you children are being taught about in
school each and every day?
understand exactly what happened.
The arrest occurred in the Fine Arts Remember, I went through all of
Building at Stony Brook University. this merely because I gently and
peacefully defended the right of a
A man sitting in the last row of the
Stony Brook student to hold up a
auditorium was in the process ol
sign in an auditorium; merely be-
holding up a sign which said some
cause I told this attacker that he
thing to the effect, "US out of Cen
had no right to destroy the proper-
tral America." There was no one
ty of another; merely because I
behind this man and his sign woulc dared to protect the first ammend-
have obstructed no one's view. ment rights of a fellow citizen;
Another man, who did not iden merely because I wanted America
tify himself in any way, came intc to be what I was taught she stood
the hall with a bearing that he was for. I do not do this in a loud man-
on some type of mission and at ner. I created no disturbance over
tempted to approach the man witt it, and I spoke in soft tones so as
the sign. It was apparent from hi! not to disturb those around us.
manner and some prior signals giver It is clear that if a disturbance
by a woman in the side aisle tha was created, it was the university
his intent was to confiscate/stea personnel initially and the police
and/or destroy the other man' subsequently who created it. I
sign. would like to meet with you to dis-
Since I have been educated to be Public Safety (onstage and oft) protects photo by John Tymczyszyn cuss filing charges against them for
lieve in the right of Freedom o Marburger, Javitz and Cuomo last week. the inconvenience which they
Speech and the right to dissent, caused me.
refused to move when this ma
asked me to in order to allow hin Katherine M. Garry
to get to the sign. I refused t<
em
October 27, 1983 p~age 9
The Semester Of
Living Dangerousl y
Four years and two days ago a new newspaper made changed much. Editor X decided to run again pension anyway. ..
its appearance on the Stony Brook campus, The Stony because no one in his camp was competent So for two weeks they stayed away from the
Brook Press. What follows is a story of the birth of this enough to succeed him; Fairhall politicked be- paper, their hopes dashed, their star descendent
very paper. It is the product of one person, and neces- hind the scenes, hoping to gain enough votes to (to name a couple of cliches). Then rumors
sarily is a product of that person's ideas, opinions, me- support his planned surprise candidacy at the went around that some members of those inter-
mories, and emotions, and they have asked that, for the upcoming Annual Meeting. For two months, est groups mentioned above were planning to
sake of their own personal safety, their name not be re- each camp ticked off a check or a cross next to turn their protests into action. Our Heroes were
vealed in this article. It is sufficient to say that the au- the names on the staffbox, trying to predict the brought into the planning session by none other
thor was very close to the events portrayed herein, kno- vote. The Good Guys dreamed up embarrassing than Mike Jankowitz, still in school, dividing his
wing them as well as anyone alive. Everything is as it questions to ask Editor X at the meeting; the time among flights to a Boston dentist, living in
was, probably, except . . You Are There! Bad Guys thought up answers. The Annual his '72 Impala, cutting classes, and kibbutzing.
Meeting came, the questions were asked, the The session was held in the Gay Student Union
All successful newspapers are ceaselessly candidacy was announced, the victory came--to (GSU) office because a) they had a big gripe
querulous and bellicose. They never defend any- the Enemy. against Statesman, b) it was the closest office
one or anything if they can help it; if the job is The summer was spent plotting and worry- space to Statesman, and c) the homophobic ene-
forced upon them, they tackle it by denouncing ing. my would never bother them there.
someone or something else. Members of the Womyn's Center, the
H.L. Mencken, 1919 GSU, the BSU, NYPIRG, and the Red Balloon
were present to discuss a takeover of the States-
man offices the next production night and for-
By 1977, Statesman was in bad shape. In the
sixties, the paper had been leftist and radical, re- "The Good Guys cing the publication of progressive and minority-
oriented articles. These people had something
flecting the mood of the nation's students,
to say. They knew what had to be done. They
screaming at the administration with red-inked
headlines. In the early seventies, with the men-
decided to take had seen pictures of the Sixties.
toring of Newsday Education Editor and Stony These people weren't play-
Brook professor Marty Buskin, Statesman ing around. The editors had been brought in as
turned responsible and readable; award after
award was framed and hung on the wall, and
drastic action" Technical Advisors.
The next night, Tuesday, October 2nd, 25
Stony Brook was treated to a fine example of its uninvited guests entered the Statesman offices
own potential. But in 1976, Buskin died. His and began to work, quietly and efficiently, un-
protege were disillusioned, or graduating, and Meanwhile, various interest : groups around der the supervision of Our Heroes. The Enemy
the apathetic Me Decade was beginning to have schools were growing more disgusted with Editors went bananas. It was not just that they
its effect: a disrespected editor was Statesman. They found it bigoted, sexist, homo- never wanted to see the other editors again, but
voted into the Editor's slot--after losing to "no" phobic, and parochial. This view was shared by there were Communists and Lesbians touching
three times--simply to fill a six-week-old vacan- the Good Guys, and traced by them, with good their typewriters! The Associate Edi-
cy. He was soon removed after violating several reason, to Editor X. (His replacement of a cross- tor began to scream and slap his thighs; Editor X
conditions for his editorship. Polity was suffer- burning story from page one to three; refusal to sent one of his editorial assistants to call Secur-
ing its worst infighting in history, following a print stories of interest to women and minori- ity. Spielman, all conviction and high-minded-
long period of efficacy and unity. Stony ties; insistence on printing only campus news; ness, worked with the protestors to turn their
Brook's troubled childhood of construction and etc.) To this list, they added other gripes, such propagandistic tracts into English; Brand, enjoy-
protest was coming to an end, but an era of tran- as his conflict-of-interest in being a Newsday ing the chaos he had helped create, moved self-
sition just as difficult was in the offing. stringer, concealment of information from the importantly from desk to desk, pausing now and
At this time the outlines of two distinct poli- Editorial Board, the poor image generated by his again to smile disingenuously at Editor X;
tical camps could be seen forming at Statesman. office, and his nickname, "Scoop." Fairhall disappeared.
Mike Jankowitz, the feature editor, considered After several half-baked feints at communica- The first time Security came, they were faced
to be the man who would do the least harm in ting their grievances, the Good Guys decided to with the foaming-at-the-mouth Enemy Editors
the job, was elected Editor-in-Chief. Jankowitz take drastic action. In a secret meeting at the and the calm, well-spoken Good Guys; who
(a super-senior who would continue as an under- Rainy Night House, they laid out the plan: at would you believe? The second time they were
graduate for three more years) did admirably in the next Board meeting they would get the called, they were set on throwing someone out,
a job of which he knew little. But, a movie fan- floor, list their grievances, suspend Editor X, and and it was Our Side. So the whole bunch (inclu-
atic and a dreamer, he also loved intrigue, and annoint Fairhall Editor. Though the Board was ding Ed Silver and Harry Goldhagen, the terribly
recruited promising staffmembers into a tight, divided evenly in terms of Goodness and Bad- nice co-Editors of Fortnight, Stony Brook's fea-
independent group whose aim was to outwit, cir- ness, Our Heroes were confident, as the Enemy ture magazine from 1975 until 1981) went over
cumvent, and/or defeat the other camp. It is Camp's attendance was usually poor. In fact, to a little computer shop across the tracks,
only fair to point out that the other camp was though when they filed in to the Statesman Edi- where a protestor employed there promised they
deserving of this suspicion and contempt; those torial Board Meeting of September 17, 1979, a could work and typeset.
editors were, for the most part, narrow-minded, full complement of Bad Guys sat around the ta-
short-sighted, bigoted, and incompetent. (They ble--even one editor who had not been seen since The protestors and editors worked through the
won't be named here because they aren't the he had been arrested months before for setting night, assembling what ended up a four-page
heroes of our story--not to mention the libel fires so he could write about them! newsletter entitled, "Statesperson." But as the
consideration.) Two of Jankowitz's recruits Twenty minutes into the metting, the Asso- hours wore on, Spielman and Brand wondered
were Eric -Brand, an intelligent but pompous, ciate Editor, a whiner with an incessant twitch to each other "Where was Fairhall?"
and often obnoxious, liberal Jew from Great and a face like a rat, (guess which side he's on)
Neck; and Chris Fairhall, a streetsmart and mean began to talk about crossword puzzles. It was a The next morning, 1,000 Statespersons were
WASP, with a determination that made up for a filibuster. Someone had tipped them off. distributed, and Spielman and Brand discovered
bad childhood. (Later, it was decided that the leak had been the reason for Fairhall's disappearance: he had
To prevent the leader of the Enemy Camp Dana Brussel, the Photo Director, an excitable, been negotiating with the Polity Council over
from being elected Editor-in-Chief at the end of unpredictable genius with a camera, who had disbursement of a modest sum foran experimen-
the '77-'78 academic year, Jankowitz ran again. been thrown out of Dartmouth the year before tal issue of an alternative campus paper. Thanks
He lost. The following year, most of the staff's and who gave new meaning to the term, to the groundwork laid by Spielman weeks be-
energies were put into jockeying for open posi- "blitherer.") Because Statesman Editorial Board fore (she lived in Kelly E with half the Council),
tions, gossiping, plotting, and some newspa- meetings were strictly by Robert's Rules of Or- they allocated $400 and no promises. (Much
pering. During that time, Melissa Spielman, a der--and the Bad Guys were too uptight, and the credit goes to then-Polity Treasurer Rich Lan-
sparkplug of energy, integrity, and blind loy- Good Guys too foolish, to circumvent them--the igan- for "finding" the money. The
alty, joined the paper, and joined the Good filibuster stood. Votes for cloture indicated that trio's newly-risen hopes were quickly lowered
Guys. At the end of '78-'79, things had not Our Heroes would have lost the motion on sus- when they remembered that the Red Balloonish
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Weekend (continued from poge 1)
(continued from page 16) one-half cubic foot per person size
limit soon to be imposed campus the Dorm Cooking program over-
sor Thomas Neumiller, the director, ID, $1 without. Looking ahead to whelmingly stay on it. People who
wide, with 26% being larger than 5
has decided to move forward in Halloween Night itself, the all-time cubic feet. are on the meal plan want out."
time and place to a 1983 "Little I- high school classic, The Rocky Hor- Students on the meal plan were Eighty-seven percent of those
taly" setting in New York City. ror Picture Show graces the Union ' then asked why they chose that op- on the meal plan, and 74% of those
Public audiences begin Thursday- Auditorium on Monday at 7, 9:30 tion. Convenience ranked highest, on dorm cooking disagreed with the
Saturday evenings, Oct. 27-29, Nov. and 12. Dress up and do the Time with time-saving and cost the next statement that "2.5 cubic feet per
3-5, and Nov. 10-12. All perfor- Warp yet again. two reasons. But when asked if person is enough to hold your food
mances will be at 8 pm in Theatre Now for the parties. . .Hallo- they intended to stay on the meal if you are not on the meal plan."
II of the Fine Arts CEnter on cam- : ween bashes are being thrown at plan next semester, fully 48% an- Three-quarters of those students
II of the Fine Arts Center on cam- Hand College (The Twilight Zone swered that they didn't, with 47% surveyed were aware of the upco-
pus, admission $5, $3 for students planning to stay on, and 4% unde- ming cooking fee hike of 37%, but
to friends) in Tabler Quad Saturday
and senior citizens. of those, 85% said that the fee in-
at 10 pm. Free drinks and a DJ for cided.
Movie buffs can indulge their By comparison, over 99% of crease would not affect their de-
your entertainment pleasure. .. San-
penchant for sleaze and horror with those surveyed who were cooking cisions about which way they
ger and Whitman Colleges will hold
two low budget thrillers:The Evil in their dorms said that they plan would eat next semester. Only 6%
their Halloween blast in Roth Cafe-
Dead runs at 7 & 12 on Friday, at teria on Saturday at 10 pm. En- to continue dorm cooking next se- said that the increase would force
trance is $2 with ID and $3 with- mester. The maior reasons cited them onto the meal plan.
9:30 Saturday; catch Alone in the
were taste of food, cost, conven- Finally, less than two percent
Dark at 9:30 Friday or 7 & 12 Sa- out. Beer will flow, all you can
turday. The cost is 50 cents with ience, and nutrition. According to felt that the meal plan should be
Cazes, "People who have been on made mandatory for all resident
students.
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Southside Johnny and the Jukes S 10/29 516-481-4080 , faircut
$ 100) F & S 11/18,19
CARNEGIE HALL
David Bromberq and Taj Mahal S 11/12
SUNY at Stony Brook
NRBQ Tabler Cafeteria F 10/28
The PEPPERMINT LOUNGE 5th Ave at 15th St
Eddy Grant S 10/29
the Cramps F 10/28
the Fe/lies S 10/29
DANCETERIA
Lydia Lunch/Marc Almond/Nick
Cave/Immaculate Consumptive
Bunny Drums/She
30 W 21st NYC
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F 10/28
212-620-0515
The Stony Brook
Immaculate Consumptive
Sex in Miami/A lien Sex Fiend
Blotto
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Press publishes
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Tracy Nelson
5th Ave & 13 St
Th 10/27
212-242-1664 letters and view-
Albert Collins
Elvin Bishop
F &S 10/28,29
T 1 /1 points weekly.
A lien Collins Band
The Drifters
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THE STAGE at IRVING PLAZA 17 Irving Place
The Morells/the Del Lords
Green on Red
S 10/29
F 11/4
212-477-3728
no longer than 250
Hunters & Collectors S 11/19
The Troggs/ the Swinging Madisons S 71/26 and 800 words
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Men Without Hats Su 11/13
respectively.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Penn. Plaza 7th Ave 31st to 33rd St
Genesis Th 11/17
212-564-4400
Kinks and Huey Lewis F 11/2 5
MEADOWLANDS
Black Sabbath S 10/29 Hand wr itten
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Hot Tuna and
Midnites
Bobby and the
Uniondale, L.I.
F 10/28
be
Loverboy and Zebra
ROSELAND
Su 71/20
burned.
the Cramps and the Redcats F 10/28
Men Without Hats F 11/18
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Halloween Here
by Kathy Esseks drink of choice. Tickets are avail- Looking for the excitement of
Wow! It's another fun-filled
able at the Union box office at $6
for SB students with ID, $7 for all
other students, and $8 for the gene-
a high quality
Stony Brook weekend. Your pa-
rents will still remember who you
are if you stay here to partake of all
ral public. Add on $1 if you buy
them at the door.
graduate school research
these thrilling events, so make that
break with family ties, if only to
The genius behind "Electric A-
venue", Eddy Grant himself, plays
the gym at 8 pm on Saturday. So
environment?
take the opportunity to get disgus- Thr• University of Texis, Heailt Areas of spec alatllon
tingly drunk and dress up like maybe reggae is not the music S( ence Center at D)a!!'ls s
,i inc ude
mtijr c~ nter tor rscaf r(rn in the Biocemis try
Frank N Furter for the fourth year you're most familiar with--take it Bt-)medoical Sc ('-nTc.s Molecular Bioiogv
in a row. on faith that the man who wrote (oDppii imsflti are
f <vialaitie fuor Pharmacoiogv
hiqhly idividunli/ed
u jr dfluate Biophysics
The All-Hallow's Eve spirit "Electric Avenue" is both political rcesdarCh traininij prroJrams Immunology
reigns tonight in the Lounge, room and spectacular, and remember that wNih an outstanding tac:ulty ot Physiology
133 Old Chem; with the showing of the Police broke into the music biz
over 250 investig•ators Ceil B yology
Attractive stipenris are available Microbiology
the Grateful Dead's 1980 Radio by bleaching the reggae rhythm.
City-Halloween Show. The reel Dat's why dey call it roots, mon.
starts unwinding at 10:15 pm; for If you're feet are aching to pat-
more information call 246-5699 af- ter around a dance floor at reces- For further information contact
J T Stull Ph D Associate Dean
ter 9 pm. sion rates, check out Tokyo Joe's o( the Graduate School of
Big concert goings-on this week- in the Union Ballroom at 10 pm Biomedical Sciences University
of Texas Health Science
end, blasting of with NRBQ's bene- Friday. The $3 cover gets you four Center 5323 Harry Hines
fit concert for WUSB in Tabler free drinks--all assuming you've Blvd Dallas Texas 75235
Phone 214688-3310
Quad on Friday. An NRBQ show is reached that magic age of 19.
a chance to dance to hot, upbeat University Theatre's first pro-
rock 'n roll. Liquid refreshments duction is "The Venetian Twins," UTHSC 0s n^eu oppor%,n'!m
will be sold, proof of nineteen is, a 17th century comedy that Profes-
of course, necessary if beer is your
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Death Of Rock Radio?
WBAB )J Explains
by Kathy Esseks is the overall type of program on image, the morning man at WBAB stations that appeal to the people
any particular station: All-news, says this, so it must be true, right? with the most disposable income--
Rock radio is dying: such is the all-talk, country, AOR, Urban Con- There is an undeniable basis for this an average household of Mom, Dad,
rumor in the air. If in days past temporary, etc. Station manage- assertion whether or not you accept kids, dog and station wagon. The
you were an avid WPLJ fan and gra- ment chooses a format that will ap- Buchman as a source and despite end result is a gradual trend away
dually noticed last summer that a peal both to a specific demographic any protests of diehard Led Zepplin from AOR to popular music for-
few more pop songs were surfacing audience (target age group) and the fans. Rock radio is on the way out. matting. It's nice to have a profit
in the mix, well a lot more pop advertisers that keep a radio station Why? margin. Interestingly enough, ac-
songs, actually Kenny Rodgers all in the black. Format changes signal The big heavy metal/hard rock cording to Buchman, even though
over WPLJ; if you noticed this and a bid for a different audience. audience, (i.e. male, 18-34) is dwin- the Who and Led Zepplin are lim-
wondered what had possessed those Bob Buchman of WBAB fame dling due to the inevitable passage ping along in the radio bankability
people, it was the pursuit of mo- addressed THR 137 last week and of time. Remember the post war department, the Rolling Stones and
ney. offered some insights into commer- baby boom? The one that passed the Police are solid sure bets.
WPLJ's new format is something cial radio in general, touching on through adolescence and young a- If you're worried about the sta-
called Contemporary Hit Radio format changes and the death of dulthood in the early 70s? Well bility of the status quo at a favorite
(CHR as opposed to the old AOR- rock radio. For the full presenta- these original heavy metal fans are rock station, what recourse exists
Album Oriented Radio) and it's a. tion, sign up for the class next fall, settling down and turning on mel- besides prayer? Letter writing.
better money-maker, they hope, but the key phrase today is "Rock lower music. Studies show (what Send the station a note (not that
than their old format. "Format" is Dead." Eddie Van Halen's mirror studies? where? ask Bill Terry of hard to do) expressing the joy and
WBLI) that people prefer sorter happiness you experience from
music as they get older. Do your their inspired programming. Let-
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