THE OBSERVER The Official Newspaper ofStero College for Womeo • Ytsbi,a Uoivemty
October 28, 1987
-·-.., Board of Directors Established For SCW by Ethel Greenstone problems and then set the In the wake of an onslaught priorities." Aware that "Stem of complaints on injustices and College has always been the unequal resources, the Stern underdog, .. Ms. Quinn believes College student body has been that this feeling is what promp offered a "Peace Pipe". The ted the Board of Trustees to Board of Trustees of Yeshiva initiate plans for a board for University has established a the female undergraduate Board of Directors for Stern school of Yeshiva University. College, appointing Ms. Sandra Ms. Quinn, an alumnus of Quinn its chairperson. Stern College, studied educa. The Board of Trustees, tion as an undergraduate. After recognized by the Governor a brief stint in education, she of the State of New York, worked as a paralegal at retains the right to create boards Gimbel's in Los Angeles. Upon of colleges which serve as- arms her return to New York, Ms. to the Board of Trustees. Quinn became involved in the Recently, boards were ap Undergraduate Advisory Coun Herben and Florence Tenzer accepting drawn rendering of the Tenzer Garden. pointed to represent Wurz~ cil - a council primarily involved weiler, Yeshiva University High in introducing new people to Schools and the Yeshiva the school. This past summer, University Museum. Yeshiva Ms. Quinn was approached Dedication of Tenzer Garden Takes Place College, Bernard Revel and by the president and asked to . . Ferkauf graduate schools do head the Board of Directors by Rachel Mandel Dr. Lamm drew a parallel himself and his wife, said not have boards as of yet. of Stem College. The Herbert and Florence between the Garden of Eden, "nothing has given us greater The major function of any The board members were Tenzer Garden, donated by and Y lJ 's new "Garden of pleasure ... if there was ever board is, in the words of Mr. appointed by the chairperson its namesakes, was officially Eden," saying that "G-d an area which· ne'eded'fteaiJ. Philip Horn of the Office of on Dr. l.,amm's .recommenda unveiled and dedicated on endowed the first garden, and tifying, it was Waslrington Development, to -serve ·as tiorr. eomprised of twenty-<>ight October 20, 1987. Herben and Florence Tenzer Heights." The Tenzers had "advocates of the college individuals, there· are a variety The ceremony took place at have endowed this garden." transferred 12 of 'their own students, as well as aides to of geographic and demographic the entrance of the garden, on He further compared the garden plants to the YU campus the Board of Trustees." Mr. representatives. Two other the sidewalk of Amsterdam gardens by noting that while so that their home is an actual Hom elaborated, invoking the alumna are serving on the Avenue outside Belfer Hall. Eden had a tree of knowledge pan of the new landscape. explanation of Dr. Norman It consisted of the unveiling board, one of whom was a and a tree of life, so too the The crowd then shifted to Lamm, president of the uni valedictorian of Stem College. of the garden wall displaying trees which adorn the Tenzer the back wall of the garden versity - a board is there for Males also serve on the board the garden's benefactor's names, Garden are symbolic of these which is constructed "friends, freshmen and funds." of because, in the words of the the presentation of a drawn two attributes - of knowledge, imported Jerusalem stone, and That is, a board helps in chairperson, "having men on rendering of the garden to the because they are placed in a on which is inscribed the names ••making contacts" for the sake the board helps set a cenain Tenzers, and a dedication of learning institution, and of life, of YU benefactors. of fundraising. Funds raised, aura of professionalism."' the back, Jerusalem-stone, wall because they will allow students it is professed, are then chan Dr. Karen Bacon, Dean of of the garden. to enjoy life amidst the pressures Ira Kukin, a member of the nelled to and used for the Stern College, maintains that Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, of school. The garden will Board of T rustces, gave brief improvement of facilities. while an important objective president of Yeshiva University, provide an "island of serenity dedication remarks which were The initial goal of Stern of the board will be fundraising, spoke above the chant of and sanity." He then presented cut short due to the rai11, The College's newly created board, it will also help create greater neighbors who were protesting the Tenzers with the framed guests then moved to llclfer specified Chairperson Sandra publicity and "bring prestige" the newly modeled pedestrian drawing of the .garden, saying Commons for the annual joint Quinn, "is to determine th_e to Stern. mall. they were "lovely and precious board dillller, people." The Tenzers, upon At the din~r, the bendl)Ctors accepting the rendering, were awarded J'.l)!IQOC"s..of Academic Freedom: New Proposal addressed the benefactors and Jerusalem stone, a~ ,f~ otherwi-se prestigious crowd. trustce board memllbn" weur llWarded . . .. -'C Revives Old Controversy Herbert Tenze~, s[l!:lllc_~ f~r by Sharon Feder invitation, in Dr. Lamm's posal. Some, such as Dr. The faculty of Stern College, absence. Edward Levy, head of the in a real vote, would have The Yeshiva College Ad Hoc Music depanment, stated that rejeCted a controversial pro Committee on Academic Free the lack of such a policy "creates posal dealing with academic dom was subsequently formed a vacuum... He feels that "the freedom. This was determined to determine the status of function of a university is to by a straw vote taken at the academic freedom in the expose students to ideas and last faculty meeting on Sep university. Many felt the allow them to test them through tember 16, 1987. The same political science club is an interaction and debate. If you proposal was. passed at a Y C accredited academic club and give them a pre-selected set meeting last year. as such, should be extended of concepts, you are debasing The debate regarding this the same academic freedom education and insulting the issue was prompted in the spring that is extended to professors. students. It shows that you have of 1985 when the political The investigatory committee little faith in the strength of science society invited Clovis consisted of Dr. Anthony the ideas and that they arc not Maksoud, a United Nations Beukas, Dr. Blanche Blank, vaJid." Furthermore, a univer observer from the Arab League Rabbi Shalom Carmy, Dr. sity is a "free marketplace of and a supponer of the PLO, Michael Hecht and Dr. Will ideas to see which have the greate5t survival value .. and to address the student body. Lee. 1 , . .:J Responding to the outrage of The recent proposal sparked this "competition of ideas will many students, administrators a fresh round of controversy. strengthen the students' mental aod staff members, the senior The faculty of SCW appears processes and convictions . ., He vice president of student 'affairs, to be split into three general stresses that there is a difference Dr. Israel Miller, withdrew the factions regarding this pro- cOllllnaed oo p. 12, col, l Involve Smlenls In. THE OBSERVER Academic Freedem 0--- Ml~ A-_ y .... N.Y. tN1' _,,.. - •1 S-0 C--C-. ,...... _...... hi ...... c.a•..._ are t11ou of TAI Obffrttr nlJ ntll llo IIOt uc....UJ lt ii, perbap1, a aedit to the - of Yllblva Ullivenity ...... ,.._.,., __, .. _.,.,_.,S-Colloae, tllat much coatrowny baa ri1ca la recent )'Ori sum,ua@la die question of acadc:mic freedom: it reflecu a •troaa desire Governing Board on the part of Stora - to be weJl.imonaecl, wtll-eclucaied Writ,,,,St'llf adulll who are knowledgeable about the society in which -M-.E-....C'-1 1hey live, while at the wne time; bclaa true to the Torah • EtllelG-,Un-..--M.U...... --.. ud the values it promolel. It is when ti- IWO deliRs conflic:t. ."::..~~= :.::: "-·-l'letter, ••1• R...... ,-, Tent Slmdl11, Yael that questions as 10 who bu lhe riabl to decide what we ~-,,-Etlltor Spetater, Sbtn Spoiler, Elaine Witty at Stem College are or are not ex~ to within the confines .a-P. w-,EtlllaMI-Edltor • of 1he Univenity waUa, becomes IIIOII controvenial. ,._F-,Spon,Edltor L.,,,.,, -Sla-Spon,Ellltor Annabelle Fernandez, GIia Fuld, Debbie Notis. At tlie present moment, the debate is fOCUllna itself mainly Satil _,,.,.,,,,/Copy Editor AU..Sheff around the question of guest 1peaken invited to address the . • More specifically, under . P/u,/o,nphy student body on various subjects. ~ Millar, ,t,u/Gn,plda Editor whose jurisdiction it falls to invite these •!"alters, and who A...-F...... P-.,.,,,,,Edllor Mike Collea Pmlna lla-,U,,O,,, Ed/Jor approves their intended subject matter. In a recent meetins, Bruln,u• St4fl . Freedom submitted the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Romllt Klar, M-,/Jw• Editor Lind• Tanpn a proposal ·1hat would leave a great deal of the decision making process in the hands of the atudent body. It calla for almost complete freedom of speech within the university, with the power 10 veto controversial speakers remaining in the hands of the Yeshiva University president. The proposal was the result of an incident which changed the debate from a theoretical one to a question of actual Fantasu Born of Reality Support for - university policy. A number of years ago an invitation to J Equal Status speak -ded to a United Nations observer of the Arab League was rescinded. While the incident has long since been forgollen by most Stern students, it is evident that the problems To The Editor: properly enjoying these, by To The Edhor: raised by it and other such incidents which bring "Yesbiva'" Congratulations on a firsl saying that the male students It was with pleasure and great and "'University" into direct conflict have yet to be reso1ved. issue very well done. The new must wear long pants if just admiration for you and your Although the proposal was accepted by Yeshiva College, it format and new look have strolling- on the mall, even in staff that we read the editorial has nol yet been adopted as official Stem policy. brought The Observer leaps the heat of late spring semester. .in the September 22, 1987 It is imporlant that we appreciate the reluctance on the and bounds from where it has The movies shown in Morg edition of The Observer. We part of the administration to accept this proposal and the been in past years. Lounge several nights a week congratulate you on your clear problems ii entails. When inviting a speaker to address the Speaking of "leaps" and last year have now been cur and bold stance on behalf of studenl body, !here is a fine line between opening one1clf "bounds", I would like to !ailed to a maximum of twice the women of Stern College. to new ideas and actually endorsing those ideas. Yeshiva address Deena Yellin's article a week. There may be a wide Please convey our support for Universily, besides being an educator of Jewish youth is also on page 5 concerning the new range of students in YU, but your efforts to gain equal status a ro,e model for the American Jewish community. In this van service. It occurs to me 1 don't see how movies shown not only in name with your capacity, it must be extra careful not to overstep this very' that the quote attributed to three,orevenfourtimesaweek brothers at Yeshiva College delicate line. This places the Yeshiva in an awkward situation, Dr. Nulman that the religious will interfere with anyone's and our hopes that your voices for while it realizes its res onsibilit to its students, it is atmosphere at Yeshiva takes learning (unless they room in will not be silenced and that ---~a""ls~o~c~au'""'1"io:-u-s~o,cf 'd:-o~in-g....,.ac-ny~t"h~in=-g~thi-'-aJt-m=,.1g"'h""1~sc,h~o~w=s~uLp~po-r"'1-··a~st~e~p~t~o~t=Te.,;t,.:.c;anc,.c.a"'i"um=p-..,..,o~r"'"gc;,-o.o.u_ng~e~.------your goals wm 1,e-acltTevoo. for ideas lhat are anti-Torah or anti-Judaism. As students, to the right" is not quoted We can only hope that in DebGuston we ai:e expected to support the Yeshiva in this role. Indeed, correctly, completely or in the final scene of the movie, Lauren Sacks part of the reason we chose to come here is because we feel context. I believe that the full someone will appear on screen Rebecca Holland a need to be directly involved in the debates and controversies quote is actually "lt'_s just a in the form of a savior, and FOR CARDOZO LAW directly affecting Judaism in America. jump to the left and a step to change Yeshiva back into the WOMEN This topic is undoubtedly a crucial one for the students the right. Put your hands on school that I used to be proud of Stern College. It is one thal calls for great sensitivity on your hips. Bring your knees to attend. all sides and a willingness to admit that we ourselves have in tight... Let's do the Time Riobard R. Zyler Offensive Cartoon mixed feelings on the subject. Above all, ii represents an Warpagain."Thequoteisfrom YC '89 To The Edhor: effort on the part of both students and faculty to work together the "Rocky Horror Picture Editor's Note: The van service A number of articles in recent to reach a solution that will both allow us the freedom to Show'". For the uninformed . was never actually cancelled. issues of both The Commen pursue our education while providing an environment conducive (and ·uncultured), the movie tator and The Observer have to Torah study. -JPW is aboul two relatively normal discussed the issue of Yeshiva - people who are taken into a Elevator Hustling University's lack of equal To the Editor: treatment for Stern College. secluded castle where things .I m' prove ID Ch ec ks aren't as they appear to be. Congratulations on your first I would like to address myself The viewer is brought on a issue of The Observer this to the editorial column in the mythical fantasy with a school year. Although I enjoyed last issue of The Observer. Instituted in May of 1987. ID checks were proposed to Frankenstein-like, mad doctor. all the articles, I must commend While the author's points were prevent unwanted visitors from gaining access to Brookdale Allow me to rewrite the script you on your Quibbles and Bits essentially valid an
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Thursday, November 5, 1987 RABBI MORDECHAI WIILLIG
·Ate Secular Sludles for Evetyone?" Uptown Campus, F535 2:45 pm
Rabbi Flaum To Give Lecture Series In response to student demands, Rabbi i'.vi Haum M~hgiach Ruchani. of _Stern CoUege, ha1 ,tart•d • Jeclu,.; senes on Masechet Pirket Avoth. The lectures \Viii take place on Monday ni,hlo In the orange lounll': of Brook~ale Hall, at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi filaum wtll be applying the philosophtcal, theoretical, and halai;hte history of the Masechta to contemporary life. HaltYllll 5, ,,... Ti..oi-,..,. Historic Tour of Jerusale Planned for Summer of by Jennifer Nods the second, and what it was Evening cla1ses or small This summer, a trip to Israel like during the Second Temple. groups of students will c1tplorc that can only be described as Based upon that, we' can the H,alakhot related to what a hands-on learning experience, develop a better model for they have seen and experienced. will be led by Mr. JayZauderer. today." Each student must take a Mr. Zauderer emphasized that Mr. Zauderer elaborated by final examination at the end this will not be an ordinary· ex,plaining that the Temple of the program. The first part ..... •r tour. He instead refers to it adednotonlyasacohesiveforce will be of a standard style. The as a "lab" because similar to between Ood and man, but also second will entail several the way in which scientific between man and man. It students at a time making videos theories must be experimented reinforced positive social values of themselves leading a tour with and proved or disproved, through the mass gatherings of an area that they learned there will be a strong accent that were held there. "At any about. They will be graded upon placed upon the physical event, like ,a rally for Soviet new insights they are able to realization of the words of the Jewry, everyone is acting offer as well as their under Bible before forming any actual together. A certain comraderie standing of the place itself. conclusions. results simply through everyone The Jewish Agency has The program is described being together. This positive. offered to sponsor and subsidize as a history course of Jerusalem, situation becomes even more the program. This will reduce the central area of force of the preferable when it occurs in the price to between $1000 and , , ,.• , 1 -,,..,. ~,Scoool worldwide Jewish community. a religious context." $ 1300 dollars for the three week by Sanll FhNiMrs ' ' /.,.a,_ "• ·"""·. "'"'~ Eilllteln Study of both secular topics The Temple provided a place tour. rel'1~f!o=='Ull'-.c,_,91''111, and Torah will be synthesized that facilitated the development Due to the unusual form and $1J,oolr~-.~ve Hi°ih&bool'' ; • any of the,. Cundi. Some for as Mr. Zauderer stated, of a special kind of friendship. intensity of the PfOll'am, Mr. is locatejl' in M , paduata of c...trel £.eel that "One cannot understand Jer- Furthermore, it promoted this Zauderer approached Yeshiva Acci>rdb11 to Dr., the money gained from this usalem without Halakha, and type of intimacy between an University with tile SQUCllion arguably, one cannot under- entire nation. This type of that they accredit· the program Socol, Vice-President of transaction is bcinapoured Into stand Halakha without pos- pragmatic reasoning is one aim as a two to three ~it course. Business Affairs, there are Yetbiva CoUeae tinoe its ncent sessing an understanding of of the program. Dr. Efrem Nuhnan, Associate several reasons as to why the renovations h&9II taken place. history." A four part curriculum has Dean of St\ldents at Yeshiva high school is cballging location In retaliation to tbae com The underlying rationale of been developed for the pro Univer.ity, and Marc Mandel to the Qiieens area. The first plaints, Dr. Socol fCSJIOaded, this is to. enable students in gram. A "laboratory" will be arc presently reviewing the and most important reason is "It isnl posaible to pWII - conceptualizing their rela- held each morning at different details of the program in order that only a minority of the on Lexington Ave.• ffo clearlr students that attend Central pointed out that because of tionship with Jerusalem historical sites. Following this, to ~e whether to offer grant come from Manhattan. For Stern's location, the admin~ and indeed, all of Israel. This in thc,early afternoon, a series credit for the students involved. can not happen simply through of thirteen lectures which will Dr. Nulman explained that at the majority of the girls who istratfon is limited to the an appreciation of the secular cover the historically important this time the tour is only ,on have to commute, it is very chan1•• 'they can make, but and cultural aspects of the Holy periods of Jerusalem will take paper and that those involved difficult - not to mention when there is a legitimate and Land. Rather, it is the product place. Next, the students will in researching it at Y. U. are expensive. Another reason the feasible need, it will be met. location of the school is being A good eX811lple is the expan of a deep understanding of the participate in archeological digs going to "need more informa changcd, has' to do with the sion of the Hedi Steinberg history of Jerusalem, "what which will offer them.a tangible tion before any type of decision actualpicceofrealcstatc,wbich library. Dr. Socol has uked it was Jike in the time of the connection with what they have ' is made regarding whether it is \lllderused and overpriced. that any complaints First Temple as opposed to been learning. is viable or not." reasonalile The building lacks many regarding the school be facilities such as a gym, a expressed to him. Yet even with library, and a hot food service. these words of comfort, there The ventilation inside the school are still unanswered questions Conflicts Arise Despite Calendar Committee is poor, and the building just lingering in the minds of many is not conducive to a school st\ldcnts. Why couldn't the environment. building in question be used by Uba Morpnstem When asked where the money as an addition to Stern CoUeae Action is not always initiated they can be properly set "P, Dr. Doukas, mentor of from the sale of the property CamP!II? :With some renova until a need arises. Such was and individ\lal clubs are charged YCDS, has said that the is beipg channeled, Dr. Socol ticina llllde, the building w,ould the case last December, when a fee for their use. Stacy Weiss Yeshiva College Dramatic state that the money is being be a peifecl pblee for a swim the Hanukah concert coincided and Robbie Zeitz are satisfied Society has always performed allotted to the many dilTCffllt mina area for the girls, or would with two other events. Sub with the overall functioning its plays on the 22nd of March, institutions that comprise ev~ be well suited for addi "j sequently, a Calendar 'Com of the commlttee,'btit exjlresscd and that it would be impossible Yeshiva University. It is tioul claarooms ora library. mittee was formed. Club heads a need for more student and for their contracts to be wishing to plan activities, club awareness. changed. meetings, or major events, must The Dramatic Societies of However, after much col approach the committee for Yeshiva and Stern College, lective effort, an agreement SCWSC BudgetA}I._ the proper forms. presided by Ari Steinberg and was reached on Thursday, Elaine Witty, Student Coun Dina Najman respectively, have October 22 between YCDS and byTerriSimdes cil President, must first approve recently run into a conflict SCDS with regard to the In Febr\lary of 1985, a the nature of the event, and reminiscent of the days when conflicting dates: contract of all councils. of decide if it will be funded by .only letters were sent to faculty Mrs. Zelda Braun: Director Yeshiva University, both the Student Council. Chair members to reserve dates. But of Student Services, commented uptown and midtown, was persons Stacy Weiss arid since the current Calendar that "tradition is an important drawn. It cstablitbed guidelines Robbie Zeitz, must then Committee has the full backing factor," which in this instance, for the dispersement of monies approve the requested dates. of the Office of the Dean. and was overlooked by the com to each of the various councils They ensure that the scheduled all. formal channels have been mittee ... However, she stressed according to fair, mathematical events do not conflict with each followed through. it was that the committee be sup formulas. --- other, so that each society is unfathomable how the date ported, since it has brought There are two types of money guaranteed the maxi~_um of March 22nd has been conflicts to a minimum. "They of which the st\ldent councils amount of student part1c1pa assigned to both the Ycshiva are doing a Yeoman'sjob... their have access. The first type is tion. Faculty Management and Stern College Dramatic goals are important and we to be given directly by the forms must also be filled to Societies for their theatrical should work together to grow treasury of YU and budgeted reserve certain rooms, so t~at performances. in importance .• by the council quarterly. The second type lo known as "in house money" to be med for RESTAURANT general services. Thia money is placed in an accowd, aivina ISRAELI MIDDLE EASTERN the council a set amo\lnt of , GRILL & AMERICAN CUISINE credit. The exact IIIDOWlt allotled to DellYery the council depends upon Free In LocalitJ student earoHment. For' the ISO East 39th Stnct (Lex & 3rd) fint '400 ll1lllaats, an ldclilional sum of momy ii alloaed;_my (2l2)_557-3088 additional student thereafter •nominal~ u...... ,s,s141 ..... October 21, 1917 HOW OUR PAST SHAPES OUR FUTURE Then ...... Now Representative Pat Schroeder by Terri Slmcll.es meant that stronger friendships "When I was your age things were not formed by living A Role Model For Women were different." How many together, they had an added A Glimpse Ahe-d At SCW times have we heard a parent, dime~sioo. It was an accepted During the last five years In her address, she expressed by Ariella Sdnlber The Stern library, with an by Jeanlfer Nods relative or an older friend make rracllc; for local families to prophetic vi1ion wu "Stern the deficit has seen a reversal the need for a proinpt return But where is Stem going'/ extensive collection of books Politics is perhaps not only such a· statement. Those who adopt an out-of-towner. The College Abroad" with ill of almost SSOO billion, and the to and strengthening of the A number of students were and microfilm, has expanded the most visible field, but also attended or worked for Stern women looked forward to the address: c / o Michlelct Stern, U.S. is expected to owe the American nuclear family, while interviewed in some of the to three floors. It is fully Bayit V'pn. Imel. the moSt vital &ne, as it sets College in the '60s remember Shabbatot and Yamim Tovim the standard for all of the world approximately $400 allowing women to achieve their spent at the homes of their diverse haunts of today's Stem carpeted and each desk is It was inte1:0atin1 to note billion by the end of this year. own career. goals. and attaiD how it was then as c~mpared woman. From the dorm room accompanied by a pale pink others. Representative Pat to now. While the basic struc peers. While this isstill a custom how many studenta predicted In this instance. the sins of a decent startdard of living. to the Yeshiva University swivel chair. A fourth floor Schroeder (D - Colorado) ture remains the same, many today, it is not the hard and a move to the right in the fathers will undoubtedly be She enumerated several ways shuttle, the responses ranged . is part of the Yeshiva University recently spoke al a New York refinements have been made. fast rule as it was then. reliai<>us philotopby of Ytllaiva revisited upon their children, of facilitating this, including from the serious to the Museum. The coll£ction is an Slate Democratic Pany Forum The first obvious difference The face of the student body Univenity. as members of younger gener more prevalent and effective facetious. eclectic sampling of relics from Thia - tbef·"" Luncheon. The focus of her is in size. Assistant Dean Ethel has also changed positively as would result ill a,-,.~ ations will be forced to deal child and daycare programs, The year is 2007 and the different generations of Stem lecture was to illustrate the Orlian and Director of Student a result of the increase in size. ~omprised6ftlje'~m· overwhelming need for a with the ever-growing deficit. more comprehensive medical Stern has become multinational students of Yeshiva University women. It includes everything the ·s«m ~·1fe,Jl,loi11 Many young men and women programs targened at low Services Mrs. Zelda Braun, are the offspring of the gra from the Great American reassessment and reorgani1a reminisce about their days as with women coming from all Sellai nary. Otbfl• 1u1ae1ted, have already begun to express income families, more affor duating classes of the late Health Bar diacount ticket to that Stern College mtaht tion of lhe United States· students of Stern. The fewer across America as well as from doubts regarding the United dable housing, and family twentieth century. Since 1995, the ten dollar Gap sweater. institute a. Judaic studies economic situation as well as number of students allowed places such as Colombia, Costa States', viability in a global counselling centers. Over the Thirty-fourth street bas been Brookdale Hall has bad a curriculum parallel to that of to call for the institution of them to meet everyone in their Rica, Russia and Iran. The arena as a result of its loss past eight years, less and less blocked off in order to allow facelift. Its floors are carpeted Yeshiva College. Girls would a stron.t., system of social graduating class, At this point administration has responded of financial stability. money has been appropriated the current Stern College wall to wall, and the elevators have the option to learn Taoach reforms. - in time, there are 538 students by installing a foreign student The domestic and foreign Schroeder, along with other by the federal budget to advisor as well as by offering campus to extend from Lex have been replaced by and Gemara, Bois Medruh liberal and moderate politi programs such as these. (not including those in Israel ington Avenue to the Empire escalators. style, from nine o'clock until affairs of the United States or on leave), Unfortunately "English as ,- Second Lan cians, teachers, econoJilists, Politicians such as Pat State Building. A monorail now At the recommendation of three o'clock, and" then take and reduction of the national some women attending Stern Related to the difference in only out-of-to-.ners dormed, guage". This multiplicity of deficit rapidly becoming and ideaJogues, realize that Schroeder should be of par exists connecting the extreme an interior decorator, the their secular courses. A post are College meet classmates only· size is the dormitory situation while all local women com students allows for the exchange several of the most debated Americans must begin to ticular interest to the student 'ebds of the,college campus. windows are dressed with multi graduate, all women's kollel upon graduation. of the '60s. Twenty years ago muted. While this might have continued on p. 12, col. 4 topics between the candidates recognize the need, temporarily, body of Stern College as she Mo~ewalks connect colored venetian blinds upon would also be established. Most of the 1988 presidential election. of placing the financial sol is not merely a woman who Brookdale Hall and the new which the Yeshiva University students fell confident that Although Schroeder recently ubility of their country before has successfully created a niche ,------=,.....------, Stem library. Van services to emblem is etched. Each room Stern College would continue declared that she will not be their own personal gain. This for herself in a previously male the Uptown Ct11Dpus (located comes fully equipped with to upgrade its academic and running, she is taking full is in no way a denunciation dominated field, but as reflected in the fashionable, newly microwave, personal computer religious standards in response advantage of her present of the United States' capitalistic in her political ideology, also renovated Washington Heights and. of course, an answering· to the pressures of both the political popularity. She ideology of personal enterprise. strives to actualize personal section in Upper Manhattan) machine. times and the motivation of emphasized the imponance of Rather, it is just a cautionary ambitions without precludin~ have been replaced by a twenty Students interviewed while the student body. morality in economics and that step concerning what must be family life. f our hour bus service. The stuck in a traffic jam on the Twenty years. is it such a ··equity is just as important done in order to restore the service was a present from the -shuttle up to Ycshiva College, long time away? We arc the as efficiency .. Io iHnsl rate her 1l ailed States to its previous City of New York to Yeshiva envisioned ""Yeshiva University past's future and our own future fervent belief in the fact that economic status. University on the thirtieth year - the Eighth Ivy League" will be, to paraphrase June America must recapture the Perhaps one of Schroeder's commemoration of its located on a tree-lined joint Tapp, as good and as different ability to provide for it's people, greatest contributions to politics Centennial. campus in East Hampton. A_ as we are inspired to make it. she said .._he economy is meant thus far, has been that she has to serve the people. not the established herself as as a role other way around ... model for millions of women. Hanging In For The Critical Mass
by Dr. Ruth ~nn and that the best one can do too much to expect. There were tition with the men of YC or for self-<:xploration. It believes by the university to write a Some len years ago, then with them is to review the New still the high heels and Givenchy '------' of any other academic estab more fervently than others centennial report .detailing De'an Kurtzer of Yeshiva York Times of the day each outfits, the pancake make-up lishment. It has surpassed that before it in the uniqueness of where we are and where we College confronted me with class hour-if they understand and salon hair that I remem the college as a whole. Now comprehensive curriculum and from South Pacific, there was and, in line with the cliche, juvenile stage and acquired the our G-d-given personality. seem to be going for tbc future. what he called a .. proposition ... even that. Having weathered bered from my earlier brief the future of Stern, and not higher standards and, ulti the attitude that "anything you this success bred further success. confidence born of the knowl There is no one path or din:ction My interviewer, a profes,or Would I be willing lo leach graduate training in a discipline encounter. Classroom discipline just the political science depan mately, in the increasing can do, I can do better." In Gratefully, however, it was edge and integrity of self. for all but each has the right from Nonhwestcrit, asked -me half my course load at Stern traditionally considered a male was virtually non-existent as ment, hinged on this core group. the political science department, a success which did not simply and, to be equally stressed• what is meant by a "modem seriousness with which majors orthodox woman." Perhaps College and altog_ether build bastion, I was impatient with gossip and spontaneous erup The moment was propitious, were chosen with the correlative this translated into a flurry mean more Jaw school or obligation to find her/ his own direction and niche. This he thought I would claim up the political science depart finishing school womanhood. tions of exclamation. glee or anticipation of graduate pro of law school applications from medical school or whatever "One could now liurally - increased skepticism, less ment there? I was crestfallen. To associate with such a sheer child-like energy _punc fessional training. the critical mass. Successful applications, though that each freshman - enkr· attitude has produced tolerance "There were still the high and respect, Not all women traditional or whalewr • the even affronted, by the sugges• situation would be a profes tuated too frequently a con At first this revolution applications added enormously happened as well. More impor ing the halla of ivy with a heels and Givenchy outfits, need enter professional life and attribute. Without .hesitation · lion. To my way of thinking, sional backslide and a personal centrated lecture. Knitting defined itself as a competition not only to the prestige of the tantly, this success from the more sophisticated set of the pancake make-up and no one profession can claim I replied that it meant a liettcr thii; was no proposition at all agony. I, therefore, withdrew needles snapped at a rapid pace, with the men of Yeshiva particular students but, of few radiated encouragement questions." Salon hair... " legitimacy over others. To my educated woman more aware but akin to a demotion. a from any liaison with Stem. and I found myself perversely College. Like the song, I believe, course, to the college as a whole, to the many to take themselves punishment. I asked for time interested in the evolution of seriously. Almost overnight great pleasure, political science of the richness of ber relipous to reflect upon the matter. each designed. concentric and this group stood in the Rather, there is an appreciation majors now enter a variety of tradition, more convenant in Memories or a Stem encoun " .. ,/ was impati~nt with Yarmulke circle. A whole class right place at the right time. "Successful applications for the diversity of capabilities professional fields, including it and better able to .-h that ter some years previous!}' finishing school woman hour was almost lost once to The integration of the university added enormously not only in womanhood generically and journalism, business, public tradition with her own expoc shaded my perspective. I was hood." the i;ream of broccoli soup on the undergraduate level, to the prestige of the par in women as individuals. administration an.d Ph.D tations of and contributions a fledgling assistant professor flowing about the floor like especially in terms of curric ticular students, but, of Professions are chosen less to programs. Tolerance and to the outside world. Today's Stern College woman is a men, and had been given a similar the great deluge itself. Even ulum homogenization and course, to the college as well." prove a point than to enhance respect are two sides of the .. proposition ... Wich you1hful Dean Kurtzer was, however, staff in the registrar's office faculty sharing, with the express ones contributions to others integrated, more fully devel eagerncs!I I met with the woman difficult to refuse. He was a (now no longer with us) saw intent to upgrade Stem, gave it became declasse to present as well as to family and self. "Today's Stern Co/leg~ oped, more independent per· then tending the departmental former student who became fit to address female faculty this core the academic and oneself in a frivolous light, to Being wcll~ucated is now very -•a-~ sonality than those of previoua garden. Acknowledging her a personal friend. As a Ph. D like myself as "swcety" or moral support it so richly be untrained. One could now much seen as an asset. not a more independent per- generations I have known. lleniurity. I. nevertheless. in political science. he shared ··honey" in front of students deserved and needed. More literally see each freshman liability, for a modern orthodox !IOlltl/lty... • because she has committed brought wi1 h me out lines ol discipline interests. Moreover. who largely learned through over, the changing gender ethos woman entering the halls of woman who is better prepared herself to education. She is cou~'lle!-. I thought myself he assured me chat the oni imitation. of the outside world contributed ivy with a more sophisticated than ever before to be a true same coin. As there is IOlerance definitely stronger. Havenl you quahficd to teach ~hich would '-'Crsitv intended to elevate There was, however, a critical immeasurably to the individuals set of questions about herself marriage panncr, a role model for diversity, there is increased noticed that no one chides Stern hopcfull~· enhance the curru.: Stern~ I succumbed to his mass. h was so critical in in this critical mass becoming and her life. Consequently, she for children, a contributor to respect for ones fellow student. College anymore? I think Dean ulum. My enthu'llt~m Wlb cut proposition. The first years numbers that I can recall each their own independe~t perso became a more demanding the community and an indi ·I am personally fdled with pride Kurtzer actually did offer a 'llhort ~ 'llhe told me catcgor were difficult though not name to this day. These were nae. Through this. core group, student and a more interesting vidual in her own right. when I hear students recom propooition after all. icaU~ that Stern Women are ungratifying. There were those. the serious women who no a revolution of rising expec individual. What distinguishes this mend their i-ra or commend not of credible intellectual really, frankly. the bulk, of doubt had always existed at tations started to penetrate The present generation of generation, and what will the talents of Olbers. Dr. Rulh I/nan ii t:llfNlll/y . caliber. that the~ are geared the. New York Times veneer. Stern but who had not char Stern. It was evidenced first Stern Women, as I see it, does undoubtedly make it a land Last year I - incervic,,ed Chairman -of th• Polltleal . Stlffl« [}q,ttnmt!m. only 10 eventual lutchen duty. Fvcn the Times often seemed acterized the tone or flair of in the demands for a more not consider itself in compe- mark generation, is its desire by a member of a firm -hired ..... n...oi...... Internships Offer Society Invaluable Experience Political Science bySIIIIIISpolls Sponsors Controversial Debate As freshmen .and sopbo· Marketing, Enslish Commu· mores, Stern CoUeae students nication, Psychology, Com· Over Israel's Territorial Claims busy themselves by adjusting puter Science, Law, Jewish to college life, fulfilling human· Studies, Art and Advertising by Amy Mehler Hashmonaim were entitled to, ities credits, and exploring Design. The first event of the Joseph need for individuals to ycatn the laws of Halachot prospective majors. When we In the past, students have P. Dunner Political Science for peace in an era which he under when they assumed enter our junior and senior worked in plai:es such as NBC, Society was held Monday night, feels has made a mockery of Malachim, a king. years, the reality of "life after ABC, Working Women's Mag September 14th, in Yeshiva the very word. Territorial poW\'r and acted without college" is thrust upon us. azinc, the Occupational Ther University's Rubin Shul, with compromise, as a realistic Rabbi Yehuda Schwartz, Students, already deep into apy Department of New York over 200 students in attendance. possibility, was next proposed taking a different stand, spoke their majors, have to suddenly University Hospital, the New Co-Presidents, Ilana Kopmar as not being too high a price about the current changing seriously consider entering the School for Social Science, and Adam Chill, invited Dr. to pay for peace. Since the political clim·ate occurring work force or various graduate Governor Cuomo\ office, the David Luchins, a former majority opinion· of Rishonim today in Israel since her most schools. There is one major Jewish Book Council. the Yeshiva University graduate . rule that lo-techanen, the recent wars. He secs the dilemma which has plagued marketing department of presently serving as special prohibition against selling land animosity in Israel between students in the past and con- Sesame Street and the Public assistant to Senator Daniel in Israel to Goyim, only applies the different religious warring tinues to plague us now as well. Relations Department of the Moynihan, to moderate a to actual idolators, a calegOry factions as being almost tan After four y·ears of studying Jewish Guild for the Blind. debate between Rabbi Saul in which Moslems do not fall, gible and all pervasive. The in the classroom, we might be According to Hatvary, some Berman, Judaic Studies Pro it would be permissable to work need to re-group and re educationally prepared to enter of these internships have fessor at Stern College and out a viable solution with the establish our priorities has never a profession, yet we have no developed into permanent jobs, spiritual leader of the Lincoln Arabs. He further stated that been greater. Without decrying practical experience, which is yet all have in some way or Square Synagogue, and Rabbi the obligation of vehorashtem, the need to yearn for peace, often a prerequisite for graduate another led to other full time Yehuda Schwartz, Managing settling the land, may be Rabbi Schwartz wges actioo, schools and an expectation of positions. In many cases, girls Editor of the Jewish Press, fulfilled just as weU in the Galil, which would leave little room the working world. are able to establish a network concerning the differing Reli as weU as in the lands of Yehqda for compromise when desperate For thisroison, Stem College of contacts while working in gious and Prophetic Perspec· and Shomron. As for who times call for desperate mea established the internship an internship, which eventually lives regarding the lands of should decide such a policy, sures. "The land of Israel is program, directed by Professor helps lead them to other jobs Yehuda and Shomron. Rabbi Demian concluded that the Jewish people's inheritance, Laurel Hatvary, also the in the future. After a lengthy but humorous such a decision Ii.. solely within he said and as such. it is ·a gift chairman of the English Depart- Students are able to obtlin introduction delivered by Dr. the hands of the government that cannot be bargained for, ment. According to Professor credits for working in an Luchins, Rabbi Berman took of the State of Israel, which or given away at any cost." Hatvary, internships are a internship and can apply up the stand. He spoke about the merits the same rights as the necessary stepping stone to three credits toward their because "they provide the major. One credit is earned experience which the working per eight hours of work each Employment and Guidance Service world expects you to have." semester. In order to obtain The internship program enables the credits. students must Offers Students Options for Future students to get hands-on register in the registrar's office experience in their fields while as they would for any other by Batya Rozwaski studying in college at the same course. The haunting inquiry of priority. The Yeshiva CoUege wined, they may easily confuse time. Therefore, students with Piofessor Hatvary requires career choices, forcing students students tend not to display a person who is preparing to internships on their re~umes each student to write an to scramble frenetically when a conflict in such values; enter the career world. ------a,..,...,111tt-c--,111t1'ttiitbi-rt-tlte--e-11&kH1H<>B---ti> BS"D ii~·;:;;1 ii7;;ir;n ii~1tz!i;,~ OHAVEI SHALOM .iT"j.\'.~0 ll7 ~ r7':;ll_?~ TSEDAKA FUND DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RABIi SOLOMON P. WOHlGElERNTER t,,•t FOUNDED IN 1977 FOR THE FIRST YAHRZEIT INTRODUCED RT Y.U. IN SPRING, 1979 YOUR CONTRIIU110N HELPS NEEDY FRMIUES IN ISRREl CONTRIIUTIONS CAN BE MAIi.ED TO: AND AA88I QJAHU P. ROMINEK CONTR18U110NS CAN BE GIVEN TO: OIAIAl'MN JUDAH WOHGElERNTER REfUSENIKS IN RUSSIA 611BEfKH81hsrREET POU.ACK UIRMY, Y.U. FM ROCKAWAY, N.Y. 11691 CAMPUSREPMSENTimVE AU. EXPENSES Of FUND ME PAID IY MMII.Y SPONSORS Stern Professor Publishes 8ook ">' limlY Mol!lff lkaden hi almost :,polten Tht.Jmllwr bu drawn~ Rebono s/u,I olam, God of the Universe, listen to my hean to aa the lllinculm1s storieo the vastw,ss of the Jewish and my voice< ail I 11and before You, wanting to tell our 110ry. of Elijah the ~ U!lfold, Clliture am! heritage, ltlcmpo- Help me lo underlland and foul the right fulings and words or as one. re-d.-vers the rating Bil,lical storiet Mid- with which to trarumit tlie tale. infinite wisdom· of. Krng rashim, fell< and fairy lalea, Maiu, my voice expressive and clear so that the collective Solomon and the alllmah. parables and my1hs, provabs, wisdom of our people can reach the hearts of those who listen. Many of the ~ deal with legend&, and humor®' _&nee:, May I merit to hear well with my ears and heart. riddles,queations,hokbme,and dotes, aa well as ~-and Keep me from the jealousy of other 1ellers amd from my love. Thro11gh tb.,m, one family stories. Ir Penitlnah jealowy of them so that we may be able to share and hear becomes. acquaintl:cl with witly Schram hllll c.._n woll, then each other open hearts. as well .as wily cbaraeters, and "the search for what e..ii :llll!fy Allow me to assume 1his responsibility as my forebears inevitably gains an llilderstand- means to you will continue did before me • to continue to retell our stories. ing and better appreciation of throughout your life.• Help me lo chose my stories wisely and let my words live. the world~ Make me worthy to be a storyteller ~four Jewish people. -PeninMh Schram An acclaimed teller of tales, literature, the auth~r has Peninnah Schram has educated compiled a book of tales she and entertained hundreds of loves and feels close to. students throughout her aca Retold and re-interpreted, demic career and personal life. Mrs. Schram chose not to Now for the first time, her love explain the stories and their of story and story-telling has meanings, but rather note their made the leap from behind the sources, universal types, special podium onto the printed page features, and occasionally how in her new book entitled Jewish a non-Jewish story became Stories One Generation Tells transformed into a Jewish tale. Another, with a forward written Recognizing the difficulty in by Nobel Peace prize winner, capturing the vocal sounds, Elie Wiesel. gestures, and expressions of Mrs. Schram's approach is a story-teller in prioted form, not one of a folklorist, deter the author, has used special mined to protect original texts spacing between parts of stories in their ancient forms. or even to indicate major vocal tran that of a scholar, bent on sitions. Sentences and words analyzing and documenting are deliberately short, as are changes, but rather as a story the paragraphs, while Hebrew teller, preserving and main and Yiddish words flow nat taining the folklore tradition. urally along the narrative as Differing from a standard they would in a recitation. In anthology of stories represen some instances actual, melodies tative of Jewish themes and have been woven into the ,,.;res.;;rsiilir'• ;.1.-if'Mn. AbMy' leillio dlsplaytna various periods of Jewish framework of Nigun stories. ice-cream eake-,rellll STRICT RABBINICAL SUPERVISION THE G:REAT AME;Rtaa• 2 Park Avenue 11M,EAL 0,EAL11 11THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR IS STILL MIGffTV" ,------"'.-:·---t".·---~--~... ~--. r----;;;~-~-~;~;;--··1 ·NOW OPEN Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-8:00 p.m., !FREE cc:; ORTIA i , , Friday 7 a.m. till... , ...... oun , : WITH I : '~ . ... ' l ANY HOT ENTREE : y U S d ' l : : 20010 Discount to . . tu_ ents ! 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With rigorous training Transportation will be arranged by Annabelle Fernandez and close and tough but the team time Baruch College defeated and coaching by Susan Siden in advance, and the team would Miriam Slmpoon played superbly and overcame Stern in a very close match. berg, the team is anticipating really appreciate the school This ycar•s tennis team is 'any diffieulties. "The team as The-top players played excep many wins. ''This year's team spirit that ·an audience would off to a great start. coached a whole played really well. We tionally well, yet, Baruch has a lot of talent and capability provide. by Suri Brody and led by aidn ~ expect to be so strong surprised us in their perfor and they are very devoted. Last Claudine Sokol, a sopho spirited captains Sharon Suss in our first match. but everyone mance. Faithful Stern fans year Stem won their first two more from Los Angeles with man and Miriam Simpson. won." admits Sharon. The cheered throughout the games. games in seven years and that three years of inter-league .. This \•ear's team is really solid. players in these matches were: The team is looking forward really spurred us on with a secular women's basketball • we're ·all supportive of each Sharon Sussman, Miriam to upcoming mawhes and home determination to do our best. promises to be one of the up other and that's very impor Simpson, Dasi Sohn, Renee games will be posted so that We're expecting a winning and-coming Stern sport celeb tant ... claims Sharon Sussman. Levy, Page Levy, Lisa Schreiber students can come. "This year's season," says Stephanie Schech rities ... I'm really enthusiastic Just into their second week and Vicky Gribitz. team has a lot of potential, ter. a junior in her second year about the season," said Clau of school and with only one The next match was played we're looking forward to a on the team. dine, "and I believe that we practice: they won all nine at the home courts at the winning season," says Miriam This year the team has I 0 can make it to the matches against New Jersey Armory on Lexington Avenue Simpson. to 15 games scheduled. The championships." Tech. Some of the matches were and twenty sixth street. This first is on November I Ith Join VCDS & SCDS For A Magical Night Of Fun & Fancy Academic Freedom Controversy Aslheyl'lesenl continued from Pl· I, col. 2 sets the pulse rate for how the student's academic freedom TALENT ©'NIGHT belWC<,ILl!Jking a controversial people perceive us. By giving un1es1· it will actually harm the CANDLELITE figure to speak and stating that a PLO speaker a forum, it is school physically. CAFE you agree with him. For in fact saying that his words A third group is concerned Thurs. Nt.. Oct. 29th, 8:30pm, Stern College. example, the fact that Rabbi and ideas have credibility. He with the legal ramifications Koch Auditorium Bus Leaves YC at 7:45 Meir Kahane speaks at Stem is the very antithesis ot what of clause 5, the last clause, which To Submit An Act & Audition: does not mean the university we stand for." Quoting Dr, gives the president the exclusive /IIYC: /IISllm: endorses him. Belkin and Dr. Lamm, Rabbi power of censorship. This, they Jordy M204 924-1446 Elana 17E 213-1572 Other faculty members, Flaum said "When this Uni feel, will limit the different Behnom M206 924-6630 including Rabbi Flaum, the versity was initially manufac opinions the presideni will hear All acts must be submitted Mashgiach Ruchani of sew. tured, the yeshiva was the heart on the issue. 11tey suggest that core." Dr. Joshua Bacon, pro~ the decision process involves by Tues. afternoon. Oct. 271h do not agree. He feels that the Audlllont lo tollow. fundamental difference between fess or of psychology, agrees a committee, This will be more a Rabbi Meir Kahane and an with this attitude. According effective in fostering openness ADMIIIION $3.00 a .... owcd hater of Israel, is to him, "'The major problem and varying opinions, Compllmentaty HOIS D'08\M8S to be SEIMld obvious. He agrees that "part with the proposal is that it The straw vote taken at the doesn, reflect the unique role meeting resulted in 13 voters of the learning process in a added to aid girls in their university involves that Jewish law has to play against the proposal, and 10 Then and Now thinking decisions. and questioains " However, in deciding what we will end for it Without paragraph 5 -