Vol. 11, No. 7 * University Community's Feature Paper * December 14, 1 ^ <\ ? -The Fourth Estate: Editorial Who Cares

We often hear that as students at Stony Brook we loudly when they are being mistreated, then they will March through campus was one such effective are lucky because our university ranks high upon the soon suffer from a case of indifferent laryngitis. political statement It may have upset some, but it roster of the nation's better colleges. One probably drove the point home to just as amany wonders in what respects other than research and This semester has seen more activism on the others. The vandalism of Coca Cola machines on physical sciences Stony Brook excels. Perhaps it's part of the undergraduate student body concerning campus over the past week is by no means an our high levels of apathy and the landscapers' per national and international issues and student issues, effective political statement and is at best a harmful capita use of wood chips. such as the budget cuts made to the SUNY system and immature prank. There isn't a student here who hasn't done his or last semester. A number of political issues have Regardless of whether the perpetrators support her share of belly aching about the university. sparked student activism this semester. It is Rightfully Opposed to Apartheid and Racism Whether it's the meal plan, the abyssmal quality of encouraging to see students who are politically (ROAR) or other campus groups, such as Red dorm living , or just any one of a number conscious band together to protest, and voice their Balloon which want to ban Coke from campus problems which are indicative of the university's opinions about animal rights, apartheid, and the U.S. because it indirectly supports the South African attitude towards undergraduates. But sadly most intervention in El Salvador. But it seems like it's government, they only discredit their cause in the have resigned themselves to their fate and view the always the same small groups of students who get student's eyes. It may very well be that these university administration as an immovable entity involved. which they are powerless to influence. Nothing The tendency is for other non activist students, enlightened vandals feel that their ends justify their could be further from the truth. It is the students who those who don't know or don't care (or both) to look means. However not all of the students who will be give the administrators their power and it is they who down their noses at activist groups. This campus' voting on the Coca Cola referendum in the spring can lobby effectively for students' rights The political close mindedness is rivalled only by its share the views of these vandals who have taken it effectiveness of student protests and focused outrage apathy. Some students were outraged by the recent upon themeselves to choose for the rest of the Coke instead of just moaning and griping was proven this Peace March which protested U.S. intervention in El products should be sold on campus. The students semester when Polity and residents of Kelly Quad Salvador. Sure, their classes were interrupted but should be allowed to make their decision instead of pressured USB and SUNY Central to quicken their sometimes it's necessary to startle people, to rouse having any one group just decide to vandalize, or for sluggish response to the flooding there. It is them from their apolitical slumbers. that matter ban Coke machines. unfortunate that it takes a disaster of such On a campus where a student concern for world proportions to shock the students out of their campus issues is almost nonexistent it is apathetic stupor. If students do not realize that they important to employ tactics which will gain and have a voice and the choice, the obligation to raise it maintain student support The recent Peace toodooooo - Letters Student apathy on campus has wrong. And to parade around with been an issue of concern for quite a sign that says all of the students some time now. Perhaps the sparks at Stony Brook doesn't want U.S. The that start a fire are being created money in El Salvador is about as and this fire will have enough heat untrue as saying that the Pope is Stony Brook Cut That to convince groups such as mul- Jewish. tinational corporations that the I really don't like the idea of Press student voice is one which they someone trying to force their must not only hear but also listen political views on me, and when Out to. they interrupt my class to do this I get really mad. Anyone who thinks Executive Editor...... Joe Distefano Theresa White Managing Editor...... ReO.A.R. like me is not going to go over to Lee Gundel To the editor. their cause, and anyone who doesn't Associate Editor ...... Robert V. Gilheany Coke machines are being van- think like me is probably already Photo Editor ...... Steve Schmitz dalized on this campus. Wires are with the cause. So why do they Assistant Editor...... Kate Owen choose to this in the first place. being cut. People are unable to Rampant Business Manager ...... Diane Schutz purchase Coca-Cola products. Jesse Flint If this is being done in support Editor Emeritus...... Kyle Silfer of R.O.A.R.'s (Rightfully Opposed Minister without Portfolio: John Dunn to Apartheid and Racism) quest Apathy for a student boycott of Coke, News and Feature: Elizabeth Ard, Ink, Michele please stop. The boycott is meant Neumeier, Drew E Mitty, Robert Rothenberg Lorelei to be done through the process of Dear Editor. Mann, Kashif Siddiqi education on apartheid and a I was sitting in my class today Arts: Rich Butrico Jr., John Bua, Kristen referendum in the spring. Edu- going over important review Frieben, Irin Strauss, Lowell Thomas, cated students are to make edu- material, when a group of people Chris Volpe cated choices at the ballot box. burst into my class and paraded Graphics: James Blonde, Steve Thornton, Otto Dismantling vending machines is across the stage. The first in line Partz an approach that will only anger was wearing a gas mask (if I were Production: Raymond Lee, Maria Garcia students and create a desire for doing what he was I wouldn't want The Coke. This is the last thing to be identified either). The next Stony Brook Press is published bi-weekly R.O.AA.R wants. Instead of two carried a sign with a message on Thursdays during the academic year and focusing anger at the Coca-Cola to the effect of, "Stony Brook summer session by The Stony Brook Press Inc., corporation for its activities in University Doesn't want U.S. a student run and student funded not-for-profit South Africa, students will be angry Funds in El Salvador". There was corporation. Advertising policy does not because they are deprived of their someone bringing up the rear who necessarily reflect editorial policy. For more Coke. was doing nothing and two more information on advertising call at 632-6451. R.O.A.R. believes that if the were carrying a black coffin that Staff meetings individual takes the time to educate had a sign with the number of are held weekly in The Press offices on him or herself about economic civilians killed in El Salvador. Monday nights at approximately 8:00 pm. sanctions and the effects of multi- Luckily there were several cries of The opinions national corporations, the indiv- "get off the stage" and "get of expressed in letters and view- points do idual will join us in our fight for here". I completely agree with not necessarily reflect those of our staff. sanctions and will discontinue these outcries. drinking Coke by personal choice. Having and voicing your own Despite this unexpected incident, political opinion is one thing, but Phone: 632-6451 we are encouraged that people are interrupting classes in Javits to Office: Suite dedicated to their beliefs and are tell them about something they 020 Central Hall (Old Biology) willing to take action in ways that already know about or don't know S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook Stony they believe will be most effective. and don't care about is just plain Brook, NY 11794-2790

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by Lowell Thomas congressman went on to spend a full two He went on to suggest a few areas where population has increased dramatically." Recently, on December 1, Suffolk county thirds of his time on the question of the he believed increased taxes would be He also pointed to enviromental and social congressman Thomas Downey came to United States' future as a nation. The focus beneficial not just in an economic sense but service programs as other areas where Stony Brook. He delivered an address in of his discussion was largely on economics. in, as he put it, "curtailing detrimental federal funding is all too meager. the Alliance Room on the topic of Long He started by talking about some of the behavior". Examples of this include the Downey wrapped up his address with a Island's future. The meeting was very well nation's ills. Among other things he pointed cigarette excise tax which he proposes to grand proposal He suggested that a bi- attended, with members from the faculty, out the astonishing fact that the United double, increasing taxes on beer and wine, partisan, bi-county commission be formed students, and residents of Suffolk County States is presently the world's largest debtor as well as levying other taxes such as a " gas consisting of local and state officials, as well all making for an impressive show. nation. He said, "During the last eight guzzlers" tax on cars that have poor fuel as members from the private sector. They Andrew Policano, Dean of Social and years, we have almost tripled our national efficiency which in his opinion would, would convene for a full year and produce Behavioral Sciences, upon introducing the debt and now pay nearly $500 million "...help deal with the problems of the recommendations on the various economic speaker commented that in the twenty five dollars a day in interest to our creditors." atmosphere and raise money." concerns facing the island, ranging from years since such forums have been taking He went on to link the success of the world's The congressman discussed the issue by questions of local taxation to issues such as place, he couldn't remember a time when two other principal economic players, addressing the first" social" question on his school district consolidation, government the attendance was "even one quarter" of namely the Japanese and the West Germans, agenda, namely education. He does this, overlap, and other issues relating in general what it was that afternoon. What was the to the failure of the United States to maintain however, from a distinctly economic vantage to economic competiteveness. reason for this great turnout? Was it simply the level of economic power it enjoyed during point For example when pointing to the And so ends Congressman Downey' s talk a reflection of the immense popularity of the glory days following the Second World high school droput rate, he said, "With a on the economic future of Long Island. The this very talented young democratic rep- War. According to Downey, "We were more dropout rate of nearly 30%, cutting back on floor was then opened up for questions. resentative, who back in '71 when he was than one half of the world's economy. Today education doesn't make much sense." The first came swiftly from Stony Brook only twenty two started off an illustrious we are twenty per cent" He continued adding, "We spend more in total, and per senior Todd Weisse, who asked, "What political career by running for state legis- saying, "I am not blaming our competitors child, in educating our youth than any other kind of leading role do you plan on taking in lature almost fresh out of college and only for our plight I am less concerned with nation. The result is poor performance in regards to El Salvador?" barely meeting the legal age requirement? blame than I am with solutions to the science, math, and reading skills which are The congressman's response was that Or is it that any significant political figure, problems." below most of the industrialized world. not enough information was out then for regardless of his or her popularity, who The solutions the congressman went on here the goal should be getting more bang him to make a firm indictment of either the comes to offer solutions to Long Island's to offer all centered around national debt for the buck." In the same vein he wenton to U.S. backed Christiani government or the numerous problems is simply bound to attract His program to reduce the debt is to be talk about the thirteen million poor children FMLN rebels, but that he would instead a large audience. realized by way of the following initiatives: in this country as if they were economic support the two sides, "coming to the table Obviously both the congressman's rep- increasing economic growth, reducing commodities; regarding them with such together", to try and hash out their utation and the intrinsic significance of his government spending, and raising revenue. terms as, "human capital" and referring to differences. Immediately another student discussion was responsible for the large 'The ways he suggested to stimulate their " productivity". sprang up to ask the Downey what he felt turnout Indeed Downey is a very popular economic growth are 1) by decreasing the Finally congressman Downey returned to about the thirteen million dollars in U.S. aid politician. This is due in large part to the savings rate, 2)cutting back on military the specific problems facing Long Island. that went towards the "violent death of the agressive role he took in the successful spending, and 3) increasing the amount of The focus was on housing. Taxes are the nine nuns" and thousands of other innocent effort to save the F-14 Tomcat in the latter spending on research and development which main issue - this time property taxes. The victims. part of the Reagan administration. Since *would enhance competiveness. To problem? They're too damn high. The the contractor for the F-14 was Long accomplish the goal of raising revenue, the solution you guessed it, lower them. The congressman responded blankly, "The Island's own Grumman corporation, this is congressman was bold in invoking the "T- Congressman Downey went on to cor- thirteen million dollars does not go towards not too surprising. The congressman is also word". relate the high property taxes on Long any violence or death in El Salvador." a very shrewd man. This fact was clearly He justified his decision to raise taxes by Island (among the nation' s highest) to the More questions followed. Soon after- born out by one of his earlier statements, "I saying, "We spend approximately 22% of fact that the federal government has been wards, however, when it became quite clear to everyone present that the students were want to talk about the future - our Nation's the GNP on the national government..the slacking off on its l, local responsibilities Here again he talks in "social" terms (this not going to stop their persistent question- and our Island's. The F-14 victory gives hitch is we are raising only about 19.5% of genuinely) saying that, "Fed- ing on the "moral" not economic dimension Long Island and the Grumman corporation GNP through taxes." He added, "We've time more assisted housing funds have been of Downey's address (as well as the U.S.'s a short respite from the immediate chal- been borrowing the rest from whomever will erally by 75% since 1981 - from $33 extensive role in world affairs), the lenges they both face. lend it; and that'whomever' has increasingly reduced - while the homeless afternoon's forum was drawn to a close. As far as the substance of the talk the been the Japanese and the Europeans." billion to $8 billion USB Alternate Press Conferenc -ja

part in the This airline flew weapons to Northern by Robert V. Gihe any He pointed out four components of the Lederer invited people to take at St Patrick's Costa Rica where American millionare John An alternative student press conference medical industrial complex as being the next day's demonstration the stand of the Hall' s ranches are located. The planes then hit Stony Brook last Saturday. NASP (Net- pharmaceutical companies, the American Cathedral protesting on homosexuality, abor- fly back to the U.S. with cocaine. All of work of Alternative Student Press) was re- Medical Association, the insurance com- Catholic church The church's recent these activities were set up to start a presented by people from Vermont, Boston, panies, and the national health services. tion, contraceptives. AIDS and sex edu- southern front with the contras. and one group of representatives Lederer said that "this is not an statements concerning N.Y.C., Knight talked about Costa Rican officials from Berkeley's Slings hot who drove organized conspiracy", but that all four cation can be seen as adding to homo- to the ignorance that arresting contras who were caught moving all the way from California to New York in components serve each other's interests phobia,and adding of AIDS and other across Costa Rica for a possible Northern three days. and focus on a single cause of AIDS instead causes the spread front against Panama (of Noriega fame). The N.A.S.P. conference was sponsored of subscribing to the cofactor theory- Le., venereal diseases. producers of WBArs (99.5 Knight said that "they bumped off a grocery by the Red Balloon collective and Black- the theory that many factors have either The two program store." world. People who spoke at the event detrimental or beneficial effects on one's FM'Ns) award winning news Contra- gate). He also pointed out that John Hall had such groups as D.C.-SCAR health. This school of thought takes into Undercurrents (formerly represented charged by Costa Rican officials for account all factors that weaken the immune Robert Kaight and Dennis Bernstein also been (D.C. Students against Apartheid and has convention. Their program drug smuggling. He said "'Costa Rica racism, Pacifica News, Fair (Fairness and system. Diet, stress, nuclear radiation, and spoke at the that covered the been held up as the one democracy in in Reporting), ACT-UP (AIDS past diseases are looked into- especially started off as a daily show Accuracy Central America that works...and they syphillus ( a majority of people with AIDS Iran Contra scandal and dug deep into the Coalition to Unleash Power), and many :mug- were left unanswered by the charge contra suppliers with drug other alternative presses. There were many have been victims of syphillis. questions that and the main- gling." One wonders why this story did not and workshops were run 'This perspective on the AIDS crisis is a Congressional committee speakers, make front page in all the newspapers. wholistic view, and American medical stream press. throughout the course of the day. of Fair- Knight ran a workshop on drugs Other speakers included Jeff Cohen Bob Lederer of ACT-UP led the first history has been consistently biased Robert policy. Knight quoted ness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), which was on the AIDS issue. against wholistic medicine. and on U.S. foreign workshop, publisher of Extra which is a paper that cri- Lederer went on to talk about the George Bush as saying that, "Drugs are not The talk focused on the politics of He spoke for foreign policy." Knight said tiques newspapers and T.V. news. treatment developments, media coverage, attitude of the media of seeing only the a problem He went on to of a recent survey of nightline guests and He told the people at the medical establishment as being legitimate, "He's right, it's a solution." and alternatives. a white male conservative bias. He and alternate methods of medical treat- talk about the contra cocaine drug money, found workshop that in the U.S. we have a medical Hen- pipeline that was set said"the four most frequent guests are industrial complex, and told how this ment as having no importance. The result is which funds a weapons Southern Transport. ry Kissinger, James Baker, Al Haig, and determines treatment strategies. a one sided slant from the media. up by the CIA Airline: complex continued on page 5 December 14, 1989 page 3 -Viewpoint I I · L J 1 I· I·III I _ I L II I We're Sick of Your Smoke Trails Ban On Campus Smoking... Pleeease by Alan C. Olsen It is as if the smokers enjoy the right to legally poison us. lessly drifts into every direction seeking new victims. Most Why is it that smoking is so popular? There is nothing What is worse is that they have quickly become a majority. smokers do not realize that even though the smoke may not attractive about it. I would not enjoy inhaling carcinogenic There are bars and restaurants where the smokers are so be so visible, it's toxic agents are still floating about just as fumes, nor would I want the person next to me to be forced numerous, they exercise an aura of intimidation. I chal- harmful to you and me. How ridiculous the divisions of to. lenge anyone who thinks they could ask a room of 30 smo- smoker and non- smoker in restaurants and public places Yet millions of people a day inhale these fumes without kers to put their cigarettes out because it bothers you!!! A are; ask if those signs keep the smoke frcm dissipating into care for themselves or others. Why is this? In answering this campus wide ban would prevent this majority from becom- everyone's air. question I will support the proposition that there should be ing a reality on campus. It is time, I think, to reverse our situation. A campus wide a campus wide ban on smoking. ban on smoking would institute one of the best ways to ac- For this question, I believe we need to briefly cover the complish this reversal Far from making them realize the history of smoking as passtime, habit, religious ritual, cul- "There are bars and debilitating habit they engage in,. it would free them to be tural norm, or symbol of status and fashion. inconvenienced; to do without A ban on smoking through Going as far back as possible, we find that smoking of restaraunts where the university would be the only way to prevent the smokers tobacco was primarily used for religious ceremony and from doing harm to us. beliefs. People did not arbitrarily smoke and, more impor- the smokers are so It also might be the seed in starting a state or nationwide tantly, were not allowed to. ban on smoking. Stony Brook could serve as the model for However, as culture gradually became more sophisticat- numerous..*** schools and businesses to follow. In any case, it is a step in ed, smoking began to become more popular. Pipes and the direction towards reclaiming our inalienable rights to cigars were used by the wealthy and educated mostly as a challenge anyone who the cleanest air possible. And it is an effort to reduce this sign of their status in society, because the poor were still not habit to the level it belongs to: the level the drugs belong to. able to afford this privilege. thinks they could ask After all, nicotine is a drug, and if those who smoke mari- As culture and tradition progressed further, and as in- juana are confined and labelled illegal, so should the smo- dustry became more efficient and productive, the price of a room of 30 smokers kers. And if this can not be accomplished, then smoking tobacco lessened and was consequently made more readily should be sounded to areas that will prevent the innocent available to all people. to put their cigarettes from being harmed by their smoke. Now, available to anyone with two dollars, smoking has out One last point I would like to make is one that I think will become an international pass time. It has become too ac- because it bothers startle most people. The U.S. government currently sub- cepted and therefore I believe the smoker has begun to you!.." sidizes the tobacco industry in orderto protect the interests abuse not only the substance itself but the places where he of several states down south. If the government were to stop may smoke. It seems as though smoking has no bounds- no the subsidization, cigarette prices would jump consider- limits Anyone and everyone can smoke wherever and when- This leads into my next point. Smokers have taken for ably, and perhaps lessen the number of smokers, although I ever uhey want to. With the few exceptions of hospitals, granted the very privilege they have unknowingly been doubt it. schools, and natural gas plants, smokers in this country given. Most do not bother to ask themselves the question, enjoy a privilege-a freedom they do not deserve. 'am I infringing on the rights of others?' They possess the And my further question is why our government would The ironical aspect of this situation, however, is that the delusion that smoking has been a 'given' right since the subsidize a product that has been proven to cause fatal dis- American people have failed to see the incredible damage beginning of time. Should they not feel intense guilt about eases along with birth defects- not to mention a sight com- smokers do to themselves and, more importantly, to us: the what they do? Yet, most do not. mon to most cities- the despicable sight of cigarrette butts non smokers. They tell us, 'Tm only hurting myself," as the smnkpe strewn everywhere!

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Refections Upon a Cake SGeller by James A. Barna Geller One more test should prove my long years of research to First off, keep in mind, be worth it all " Come now Herman, my poor test mouse." This cake you see before you, He is such a simple creature but if J.M.' s notes are accurate, May very well be the last cake you'll ever have, his mind should be leaving his body intact I take a syringe So eat it as you've never done before. filled with my special serum forcing some to spurt out I don't want to damage the mouse's body with air bubbles in the blood. I inject the poison into its small body, causing it The cake may be dark chocolate, to go into convulsions. Then it goes limp. "Perfect". It may be sweet French vanilla, Now its time to take control over the subject by a mind You won't know until you have the first taste, transfer. Slowly I set myself into a deep trance like I have But taste well, for this cake is the only one. practiced many times before. Then it happens, the euphor- ic feeling of drifting in air. I must remain in control, guide my mind to the animal Ouch, the serum is not fully out yet If the frosting is too sweet, It worked. I am in control of the poorthing. Each appendage Or the flavor too rich, is under my control as if it were my very own. Wait, what was If it is dry, or if the mix was sour, that thud? My body? I must relax and let my mind flow Eat it, finish it, relish in its flavor, again, this time back to my feeble human body. Lick your lips and thank the gods, " My revenge shall come sharp and swift; no longer will I Who knows when you'll eat again, be Eugene the science nerd." rm back My psychic powers are finally ready. Who shall I be or, rather, who shall I become? However, if by chance you get to start anew, The thought raced through my mind millions of times and another cake sits before you, that night Finally the solution came to me: T.J., the captain Think not of the flavor still lingering in your mouth, of the football team. "Why not?" I thought out loud with a Eat this miraculous thing, huge grin. "Why can't I be perfect in body and mind?" Devour it with your heart, your mind, your soul, The next day came after hours of planning the night For you have your cake and must eat it too. before. If only I could keep calm. There he is in the locker room. Casually I walked over to him. "Rough day at prac- A Giving Flame tice?" I asked sincerely. "Yeah, what's it to you nerd? You In Memory of Marion Nietsch I need better have done my homework in science. You know by Alan Nazer to pass to stay on the team!" he replied in his all too vulgar him calmly, manner. "I'll give it to you in the lab," I told The world is a dark room, and people are like leaving without giving him an inkling of thought to his demise. the small flame of a candle. Each flame sheds The door is thrown open and footsteps approach. Heavy its own little light- adds its own meager por- footsteps of a well built body. "Hey nerd, where's my tion to the whole. homework?" asked T.J. I casually offered him a drink and Every now and then, one burns a little bright- like a fool he accepted. er, a little warmer. It gives fully of its light taking It took time before I was in control Oh, how easy it was! I only a touch in return. Its gentle glow helps to had such a grand time watching him squirm like a mouse. nurture weak and wavering flames, and helps What could I do with his body now? I ran to the gym faster them to grow. All who are touched by it, no than I ever did before. Weights would be the ultimate test matter how briefly, blaze ands shine. One hundred- no too light- two hundred pounds..I Sadly, a Giving Flame often three sets of ten. It felt so dies before its benched it! Then again doing time. good to be so handsome and strong. However, its warmth and light shall live What's this feeling in my chest? A throbbing pain, now its on. For unlike all the consuming fire, a Giving increasing: becoming unbearable. Its so hard to breathe. flame is returned to the world by those it help- There's something in my pocket- its a bottle of pills. Must ed; by those it loved; by those it taught to be a escape the body, but I can't concentrate... Giving Flame. The pills- they must be for heart attack victims! 9- Your Decision (is mine?) Morning Star by Billy Capozzi by Andrew Cupit Bruno's Refusal an armless poet does the hand-jive And then welded their hernias to Clement VIII's furnace Though yet unborn in the midst of so much wealth. a legless poet Can ye still feel the sun? does the jig The warmth of light There seems to be nothing but ruin. In all its majesty One sees not you but chimneys, a heartless poet Clothes ye in golden silk flaming. And pictures of things falling on them doesn't exist Sit a while and dream in the palace. feel the warmth And dream of the day when A lawn rake, a deaf citizen Puritanism You at last see the Morning Star by Paul Agostino and a profligate bride Rising in the sky. Nobody went them wrong through swords and art, Puritanism lives filing guts, unconcerned with autumn sunlight But not where you'd expect in Charlotte Square -- Take for instance, yonder liberal. the provisional fantasy of herring He/she/their personship clogging the air. hates religious "preaching" ("One group should not attempt to impose its be lie fs on another group; religion is a very private thing...") Centereach Untitled despises "judgementalism." by Curtiss Leung by Barbara Cohen But Hates the President as though he were the devil, the light has gone out Hates conservatives as though they were The contamination of ground continues. Hell's own hoard, My sojurn beside a river I sit in indecision's darkness. love's liberal doctrine, Flowing north defends its infallibility, Was the first mistake. putting my cool hands to my burning face demonstrates for its truth, "Live by such water once, I find semblance of solace. and, God help us, "discusses" issues. And you must always there return!" Im now celebrating my sixth year only x number of tears Or As a fugitive. my eyes are dried out Wherever I move redness blocks clear vision. Witness that earnest crusader for justice, The same moldy demons the journalist From that blighted water the floor pushes up on my feet Follow me and breed Waving off in the ground. with a force equal to that which I exert upon it thank-yous with a "I just report," Certain earth they could not abide; I exert a force and it pushes me back forgive him if a smile slips past Bensonhurst, for one, his dutifull countenance; And the arid, rational ground beneath the university. for he has my burning ears detect the mockery which this-force blurts orchestrated But the soil in Centereach is so fertile but the bell rings in the distance (with petty implications and manipulated facts) They've become bold, and I concentrate on the fall of the "high-minded." Eating the cookies I bought at 7-11, the melody Forgive him too his look of pride Hiding my toothbrush, the harmony as he strikes the stocks Shuffling the tarot cards the repeated clear major tones (lovingly made with his own hands) I haven't bought yet continuing, washing and shines his bright torch-light An air sprite bringing to me strength. on the naked penitents held in his grasp. Documents my confusion I look up (Shouyld he not rejoice at the judgement In the photographs I take of her, and see before me of the ungodly?) As the subject becomes object a vision of force that does not mock And the corporeal becomes object it brings memories of joyousness A chameleon is still And corporeal becomes spectral it brings a voice of hope to my future. a forked-tounge lizard Laughing into the etherous void. relative to the snake. 4 .3 AN titled IA10 ma ,> VL D-- - rosting WIt I-tootnotes She lays sleeping, her head Her legs stretched out along the cc by Paul Agostino How comfortable she, so at ease w A gentle flower rocking complacen Cakes were never meant to be eaten on the quiet flow of time. They were baked to be disassembled I look away and the storm cc dissected on lab tables. A thousand questions all at once. d sCan I be that person she most desi To what school of cakpe Toerit~iimritiismdowatshoolof t ake vuvnl hlo How can we be as one, yet so apartparnv Time Write down your findings is against us, why are we toge This place Send them to cake criticism journals is against us, why are we Even our Go to cake critics' conventions dreams are against us, wl

She shifts a little What beautiful buttoned-down brawls! in her sleep, The frostinu ic bhrown As a reed, still green and alive, shif The storm is dark tan it is past, nearly forgotte Like the phantom is cocoa-colored memory of a chil In it's place is is watered down black a thought, carved in Why are we together? Because... But what I want to know is: I love her. How many significant cake critics can be fit on the head of a pin? page 2 The Press Literary Supplement I *

Jesus, Mary and Me Stalin by Renee Valdez

and this picture - this by Cuttiss Leung nonexisting holy picture on my Comrade Stalin's moustasche existing And dark eyes wall began glowing - Would drive women The frame - like a Into paroxysms of desire. neon sigr Lit up the night, The American lady photographer and I saw Was not immune Jesus - and Mary, To his charms. a photograph - a real painting of a imag.e,:iracy el-lanio His grimace photo Quickened her pulse. in this frame Untitled "I photographed your mother, comrade," on the wall. by Eric Coppolino She began, but his eyes And Jesus Were as distant was alive Where do I begin ...reeling in the storms of justice As the front and he came toward me- churned free, blasted through the barrels of infinity, strangling me, hot, sweet and smiling-blinded by my own vision of A tremor in her shoulder caused killing me- right, deaf to all but whispers and screams, groping for Her bag to fall, Scattering flashbulbs across the floor. while Mary grinned my way in supreme daylight into mists of memory and desire...I was there listening to His sweet thunder at dusk The photographer cried out like a statue- unmovin& Comrade Stalin and someone- And None of us should have the curse of prophesy. Was stirred. someone far away Ingenuity or blind faith will draw us forward, coax He now understood yelled "Shut Up! rm destiny from the recesses of mourning, coax ecstacy There was trying from the weighted dream, suggesting in the clouds Soft flesh beneath her skirt, to sleep!"- purple, red, and green A passionate breast (well so I was!) Under her mannish tunic. and I couldn't shut up It turns again. It turns always, we mark it in the stars, He laughed and I couldn't by the spots on the sun, by the stations of the heart. There is a place for morality and there is a place where And she rose to take the shot sleep it does not belong. "Truth" is taboo... the heart always Just as the smile while Jesus had his knows .. this is my vision. Faded from his face. hands around my neck The Siren's Loneliness and I continued Paul Agostino to choke Extremist and reach for you are alarmingly loud and shrill life and have to be before I finally Awoke. Most of us are such dead sleepers

The Dawn by Rachel Hart Neuhaus

-Dionysus I As the dawn awakens by Celeste Benjamin visions in my soul my heart must let go i of twilight dreams. One drink from my chalise of the abyss And you are completely mine Flesh rise out into the horizon See there on the rock by the shore Phoenix fly. See the women laughing? Cherokee gypsy child See the girls dancing?. let your spirit dance They, too, drank from my chalise Though it is wine that you drink 50% Off Al Records let the spring rain It is not the potency of the grape fall warm But it is my eyes that take you; ENCORE Consume your mind and vision against your womb never forgetting- And liberate your soul WFUSED RECORDS & BOOKS I want to watch you laugh! REPEAT PERFORMANCES the taste of life- fire- I want to watch you dance! BY YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIANS & A UTHORS the feel of the song of the spheres- So, drink just once, but beware- 447 LAKE AVE (CORNER OF 3rd ST.) The night no longer loves you. the seduction of the harvest moon- ST. JAMES, N.Y. 11780 the call of creation- Tues. thru Sat. 10*6 the dawn. WALTER & ANNA KOPISKE (516) 584-87 30

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Aesthetics Foreplay by Kris A. Bienkowski by Curtiss Leung Slowly descending upon the contours like snow clinging to the Light scans suburban streets Earth's crust Quiet and cold in the afternoon, Taking time to feel every muscle arched in anticipation Seeking the greatest distance between point A and point A Fingers slowly sliding along, arrows tipped in flaming ecstasy flying Until nobody crossing the road is safe Reaching a valley of the promised land, fingers firmly take hold And children laugh in the lengthening shadows High above a gentle whisperof breath-like wind causes cascades As her labyrinth of line and volume of hair to sway lightly a Transforms and consumes itself, Lips, like the wings of a dove, brush past the hollow safety of Leaving only the aluminum siding and tar paper shingles soft scented neck Of an infinity of tract houses. Slowly, ever so slowly, they leave a trail of moist caresses along I close my eyes against her song the shoulder's path -Blue at noon, gliding to gold at sunset- Once again the fingers begin to move But can't escape the sound that-if she were flesh- This time massaging the skin as farmers till a new unchartered land Between warm thighs would beat No longer can this painful pleasure be accepted without reciprocation A desire to shear, rotate and transpose The mind turns to thoughts of deeper darker deeds Geography until it became uninhabitable Thus the land, a slave, once virgin is conqured by the master's And, the rose of first lust's satisfaction bright on her skin, hand. Turn color into kalidescope Finally silencing the noxious urchins And changing pathology into poetry.

Untitled by BarbaraCohen there are voices outside Until, Death they do not disturb me by Billy Capozzi they will not disturb me I heard the bomb go off I am expecting, waiting moments only passed but slightly it is coming as the radio man gave us the news there are voices inside in a shaky voice these disturb me we were to end

peace will not come to me "I pledge allegience..." the voices become a blur faster louder beat beat on and on he went chanting, taunting without muttering a listened to word a growing awareness oozes over my mind worthless garb a growing awareness of that now meant nothing disembodiment we kissed in silence I rise above the outside wrapped in blankets I rise into a deeper consciousness sub being our thoughts colliding sub awareness tears sub consciousness hush, hushes and gentle strokes conscious of myself conscious of that beyond myself we always wanted to die this way conscious brings me the beginnings of in each other we rocked silence blocking the voices until death peace with what I need stillness reigns.

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As Chris and I turned down Fifth Avenue, we were greet- d by an unusually large police force, their cars, and a few addy wagons. This was all for ACT- UP (AIDS Coalition to by Joyce Oliva Jnleash Power) and a new direct action group in New York ;ity, WHAM (Women's Health Action Mobilization). These Something free on the Stony Brook campus!? Even eople had come to demonstrate during Cardinal O'Con- though DAKA may charge. 10C for a paper cup in the or's Mass. Rounding the Comer of 47th and 5th, there Union, the University Art Gallery in the Staller Cen- vere even more cops and more cars. ter held an open art show entitled "Fiber Explorations: At 9:15 AM, the fun started. ACT-UP is always hyped, New Works in Fiber Art". Needless to say, I was not Iways prepared, and always dynamic. Over 6,000 men and enthused with the title. At the opening of the exhibit, the sidewalk, and later the street, across iomen crammed though, not only was the artwork surprisingly original, St Patrick's Cathedral with the sign that reads, "Know rom but the artists were eager to talk about their works as four Scumbags," with a picture of an unrolled condom ind, next to it, a photo of the man we were there to see- well the two ingredients ,ardinal O'Connor. One scumbag, we learned, protectec Telephone wires and linen were is from AIDS. The other may kill us. of Barbara Kay Casper's art work. Not only was the Chants ranged from "Keep your rosaries off my ovaries," wire coated with colorful plastic tubing, but the linen o "The cardinals morals are a mess- he's a NAZI in a surrounding the wires was made on a loom. The piece Iress." entitled "Undulation Module" had a woven midsec- Shoving gay men and lesbians back into the closet ha, tion at one end with telephone wire tied into what always been something the Church has condoned. Cardina looked like a pony tail at the opposite end. It seemed )'Connor is notoriously right-wing, and is endangering as though the telephone wire exploded with vivacity. people's lives with his misinformation. He discourage; I'hese works obviously required long hours of work safe-sex education, saying that it instead "promotes pro weaving at the loom, and such an incorporation of art niscuity" and "is not an effective or good way to help stop ed and sang, "They say don't fuck, we say fuck you;" there and industry in Casper' s work is very rewarding. the spread of AIDS." The cardinal would rather have were even Popes with sex expert signs. A gi.nt condom near the front of the exhibit were pieces teenagers "forget" about sex. And if they don't, and acquire filled with blow up balloons was brought along too. On it Stationed Indian AIDS and die he will show the same apathy. was painted the words "Cardinal O'Condom." by Sheila Fox. These works had an American In recent months the Cardinal has flaunted his misogeny The antics not withstanding, the anger was focused. the appearance with their bright colors and overuse of in stating that he wishes to join "Operation Rescue" (read: typical sense of urgency in every ACT-UP demo was there. ibraids. One of Fox's pieces looked as though it be- oppress you) and terrorize women who seek abortions. The sense of fighting for your life on the streets for gay men longed on a children's playground because of its large Women who die from botched abortions are not the Car- coupled with the horrifying degeneration of the state of size and obscure shape. This reviewer had the urge dinal's concern either. reproductive rights made for a loud, wild, and sometimes to climb on top of this monsterous tan mountain and This demonstration was one of ACT-UP's best- after hilarious action. slide down its side- but this was an art show, not please contact ACT-UP 496-A Hudson all, the Cardinal had it coming. Part theatre, part fiasco, For more info Playland. chant- Street Suite G4, N.Y.C. 10014, or call at (212) 989-1114. WHAM! clowns blocked traffic; men in nun costumes After several hours of trying to figure out what Kiyomi Iwata's purpose in creating "Sea Creature 4Box" which shared the appearance of an exploded ...... cream puff, it was obvious that the piece was one of a ...... kind. Iwatas' other piece "Metallic Fungus" is about Alternative as close to a frozen underwater sea creature that any ...... land dweller will be able to see. Her works are a SERETV combination of metal and fiber with just enn,, gh room Stony Brook Press T.. Press for imagination. While talking to Iwata, she t-ied to ...... Brook CAREERSStony Media a surprise inside each of Stony Brook Press convince me that there was continued from page 3 her pieces, but all I saw was cloth. Jerry FalwelL" He went on to say that, Stony Brook Press This art show was more than just the use of fiber in 'There is no woman in the top twenty and art, but it was the marriage of art with industry. the list is Jean The Press the first woman on Weaving on a loom and the mixture of metal and fiber Kirkpatrick. Cohen went on to say that only is the basis of a society: steel being a product of 1% of the people are from the activist Meeteings on Mondays industry and fiber being a basis for tradition. Fiber :ommunity. S:00pm in room 020 a multi- Central Hall art may be a new concept, but it has a very long, Ray Davies from D.C.-SCAR, * Unique 3 year B.S. M.A. program racial coalition for social justice based in ancient heritage. * Small, personalized classes Washington D.C., talked of racial relations (wear old sneakers) * Scholarships available and announced the national days against racism which will be held from February * Well-paid 1st and 2nd career first through the third. He talked of racial opportunities in hospitals, schools, rehab-centers & private incidents that happened at Virginia Beach, children, teens, Only one Graduating Senior of the group's practice with as people became aware adults and seniors paper, SCAR News. will be selected to be Mitch Cohen of the Red Balloon Collec- * Call for free information tive, who sponsored the event along with the Senior Commencement Blackworld, gave a lecture about organ- izing. He emphasized a direct action Speaker approach to getting things done as opposed to lobbying and appealing to administrative It could be YOU! last year s decision makers. He talked about Touro College Speech Criteria: of closing down Administration. He Program action Occupational Therapy S- Approximately 5 minutes or 8- 10 pages said "How about opening things up? Instead 135 Carman Road, Bldg. #10 Dix Hills, NY 11746 of lobbying Congress to cut off aid to El Sal- - Typed Double Space vador, how about getting dock workers not An Atfirmative Action Equal Opportunity Institution - Demonstrate creativity, eloquence, and appropriateness to load ships going to El Salvador?" for commencement. Representatives of a number of papers also held a meeting to plan the future of the I lin g as the RESEARCH PAPERS muSmeierbe1Uwoupined m network. Stony Brook was proposed 16,278 to choose from -all subjects I iwu«tblee a 1 s&MekW,fadtv axdstitL site for the Network's clearing house for Order Catalog Today with Visa/MC or COD newspapers, the network also Tol.ree 800-351-0222 articles and HotLint inCalif. 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by Alex Fear Following this explanation, Mr. Connelly the two voices battling in your head: the one path in the woods, we should all be able to Jon Connelly, a licensed and certified taught us about our'selves'. Our'selves', he saying that if you don't study forever you'll travel it on our own. This path, he went on to clinical social worker and hypnotherapist, stated, don't understand the use of nega- fail and the other saying you should stop say, could with practice, be travelled even gave a seminar last Wednesday evening tives. He illustrated this by saying, 'I just studying right now and call your friend can while standing ipi a moving subway car al- sponsored by NYPIRG. The seminar was had a fight with my girlfriend and rm going be overcome with an easy three or four se- though it should probably be practiced at publicized as a seminar for people to come to go home tonight and not think about her. cond task. First decide when you will stop first where it is easiest for the traveler. and learn methods they could use Fm not going to think about how beautiful studying before you start. Either choose a He wrapped up his seminar with a sum- them reduce stress while studying and tak- she is and rm not going to think about how time (9:45) ora place (chapter7) but choose mary of the three important points: 1) De- ing exams and to make the time they spend well she treats me.' This doesn't work. You something that you can achieve and, when cide when you will stop before you start; 2) studying more productive and efficient The have to tell yourself what you will do, not you do achieve it, stop studying. The suc- Visualize your future goal in life followed by methods taught involved learning more about what you won't. cess, however small, will build your confi- goals you must achieve between then and the way a body and mind works and self After laying some more of the ground- dence in your ability to study intently and, now ending with the goal or task at hand; 3) hypnosis. work about our' selves', Mr. Connelly helped by stopping you will have kept your deal Finally, follow the path to self relaxation After a cup of coffee, the speaker, dress- our 'selves' to relax. "Particularly, in this with your 'self and, it will cooperate by and align yourself around what you intend ed very casually in jeans and a Gotcha sweat- process, put no effort in trying to relax," he keeping those voices at bay." to do when you come out shirt, felt it was necessary to begin a seminar stated more than once.. He knew that by After offering a new perspective on the on self hypnosis by dispelling the many com- telling our' selves' not to do something, that studying process, Mr. Connely took us into mon myths about the subject. After explain- we almost had to do it a deeper state of relaxation. After a minute ing to the audience of 30 to 40 students that Being a student is the hardest occupation or so, he told us to come out, take a deep hypnosis was not a state in which the person ever invented, Connelly went on to state, breath and, as a diver who is now trying to One student, Steven Forster, said, "It could be forced to expose his/her innermost because everything one does is done for the dive deeper into the ocean on his second was a definite good trip. I learned a great secrets or to partake in activities chosen by sole purpose of being criticized; students attempt, to go back down into an incredibly deal about myself." Jon Connely, who stat- the hypnotist without any control, he went are often evaluated two or three times a deep state of relaxation. This state, he said ed that he is adddicted to public speaking, on to explain what hypnosis is. Hypnosis is a week; and, in fact, we pay to do this work would be aligned around what you intend to is very much looking forward to coming back state where the hypnotised person is very while most people get paid to do a job. This do when you come out He said that we now He also does seminars on managing the fear relaxed and very responsive to suggestions analogy was created to show how far off the had travelled down the path to self relaxation of public speaking and many other topics. It made by the hypnotist. reward was for. This problem coupled with four or five times and that, as if it were a is very likely he will return in the Spring. -V JLLJJin vl JL I We Didn't Start the Fire by Eric Penzer Joel's last album, The Bridge, strayed from record yet not to do so. For, the songs that example) and hope that when it comes time In 1988, Billy Joel announced to the med- this live sound slightly, it was not nearly as will probably get radio airplay are the to record his next album, Joel will concen- ia that he had begun work on a new project, "clean" as this record. album's few good songs. Just enjoy Joel's trate on making better music, rather than using an almost completely different set of This release does have some redeeming good records (1976's Turnstiles, for selling more records musicians from his old band. This must values, however. The latest single from the -----~1~ come as quite a shock to the band who (in album, "We Didn't Start The Fire", is, lyric- one form or another) had backed Joel since ally, very interesting, giving a history of the the early 1970's. The resulting album is the world through the eyes of a common man. It The Sound Columbia release Stormfront And it comes does not fit the mold of any past Joel song, as no surprise that this album is quite dif- and, in this case, that is good. The song ferent than anything else Mr. Joel has ever "Shameless" is also excellent, remnant of done. But is this good or bad? some of the better songs on Joel's 1980 of Grunge album Glass Houses. However, it features a heavy guitar solo that is uncharacteristic of by John Bua Joel's past works, and thing in common- and that was that they that really doesn't Y oo hoo, people are you out work in the song. themselves were common. They were ordin- there? Can you hear me? Are "MAina I The album's closer, "And ary people: angry kids screaming to be heard. So It Goes" is you as bored with the so called one of the most beautiful ballads That is what makes rock so special to me. I Joel has music scene as I am? Are you feel tat this ever written (comparable to "She's Got A can identify with my rock idols. I don't know eagerly awaiting the next 'big thing'? Well, Way"). The music on this song is about you, but I for one can not identify with amm decent relatively in case you might care, the next big thing is simple, utilizing only vocals and Billy Joel and his mansions, cars, and model keyboards. stepping right on the back of your heels. This song's beauty lies with its simplicity. wife- but I can identify with SNFU whose But'decent ' It Open your eyes and ears and point them to is, however, interesting to note tour Volkswagon breaks down, and who often that this the West, because from the land that spawn- song was written in 1983. Perhaps the have to seek food an shelter from hospitable main ed Jimi Hendrix comes GmngeRock- noise weakness on this album is Joel's recent fans. rm talking about ordinary people who writ- inspired metal for those who hate metal CO - 1 %aiedto ing, which I feel has gone downhill since need the fans not only to buy their records, The Seattle based Subpop Records has The Nylon Curtain. but to live. Do you think Jerry Garcia needs' been busy dishing out noise under names, you as his limo drops him off at one of his Joel does push his lyrics past the limits in like Soundgarden, the Fluid, Mudhoney. retro sixties yawn fests? "The Downeaster Alexa". Although I find effoftt." and Nirvanna for years, bands that are now rTm not saying all the old stuff is bad- far this song musically pleasant, its lyrics are starting to get the attention that is being from it, without Jimi Hendrix and Led Zep- rather silly. Being from Long Island, I do hogged up by aging Rock Farts from across pelin we wouldn't have 3/4 of what we have care about the problems facing L.I. fisher- the sea! As early as the first song, out today, but like I said, there is other "That's Not Her men, but does Mr. Joel really think that the Come on now, where is the spirit that rock Style", a change in Joel' s style music to be heard. There is a veritable can be heard. rest of the world shares my concern? Ok stands for? Do you really believe that Pete At first listening, the only thing explosion of small record labels that need that seems Billy, sob sob sob. Townsend would rather die before he gets to be the same is the solid drumming of your support. Atlantic and Columbia can go Another song that's lyrics are relatively old? It's up to you to put the nails in his Liberty Devitto (one of only two to hell! Look for labels like Alternate Ten- former unimpressive is "Leningrad". Here, Joel coffin and grab your youth while you still band members used on this record). tacles, Subpop, Homestead, Placebo, SST, This tries to summarize the effects of the Cold can. Yeah, I love the Stones, the Doors, and particular song only differs from past TAANG, and Piscord: labels that are not Billy War on Russian and American children. the Who as much as anybody else, but come Joel efforts in its production techniques. afraid to challenge and offend. (Yes, offend. Sounds like a good idea, right? However, on, its now almost 1990, that stuff is thirty Joel has found a new sound in collaborating All of the great rockers were offensive.) Joel's point is lost. And unlike 'The Down- years old now, older than me, and older than with producer Mick Jones. This "new" We (the American Youth) have grown easter Alexa", this song is also musically most of you. Do you really want to be the sound is present on the entire album. Every boring. stagnant and so has our music. We need to generation that copied the sixties? be blasted with bug has been worked out and the perfor- All in all, I feel that this album is decent. ice water and blasted and The 80's gave so much more to music shaken until we wipe mance is flawless; almost too flawless for a But "decent" is relatively poor compared to 9 0 0 the crust from our than probably any other decade in the 1 's, eyes., and demand Joel release. I, for one, have enjoyed the Joel's past efforts. There is not one other excitement again. I was but what do we have to show for it? MTV's too youung fact that, when listening to a Billy Joel album, Joel album that can be termed "mediocre", to join the underground punk Cheese Metal, Countdowns every week, or movemnt of the late seventies/ I can almost imagine that these songs were 'as I would term Stormfront So, I would early eight- Grateful Dead Revivals. Come dn now. ies. Please tell me you're not too old to join being played in my living room. Although advise Joel fans who haven't bought this Enough is enough. Where is the rebellious- the Grunge Rock movement of the nine- ness that rock stands for?.where is the spunk? ties. page 6 The Stony Brook Press the anger? All the great rockers had one I. . MlMIIIIII I I I ~ L II I I , I I I I I

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by Otto Partz band, but certainly not a hardcore, smash ell you could call it They Might But Maybe Nct yourself into oblivion kind of scene. ST Giants, but fddBe rather call it It seemed everyone at the show was more SI tne\ Migii• Lte I eeny iVosn- ,mcerned being there because it was "cool" \ \ ers." From the moment I en- at her than for the music. You have to feel tered the crowded Union building on Frida) .orrv for John and John of They Might Be I was assaulted, harrassed, and forced tc Giants for having to put up with such an feel like I was someone who shouldn't have ;ngrateful crowd. One thing that has to be been there. said about them is that they do put on a The crowd, although young, was one ol .ood show. Their music was also repetitive, the biggest draws that the Union Ballroomn but there is something about it that makes it has had in some time' It was hard to believe Oretty danceable. And what was the danc- that this was They Might be Giants and not ing genre of the evening? You got it- super the Sunday matinee at CBGB's. 'moshslam dancing from hell Now let's start in with the opening band- what's their name? "Otis Ball and the With those things put aside I have to Chain"? My experience with hardcore bands admit that the show was good. With songs has been that when they're good, they're like "(She was a) Hotel Detective", and really good. but when they're bad. they're Don't Let's Start" they played to a semi- awtul Unfor:unately, Otis Ball and the receptive crowd that enjoyed, it, even if Chain fall into this latter category. Their they didn't know how to dance. But the music, however, was repetitive enough to height of the evening was when they played throw the youthful crowd into a frenzy of She's an angel". There was something self abuse. about it that just seemed to turn the evening Now don'T. don't, don't let me start in on for the better, but it was too late, it was the our main attraction, but it seems I'm head- last song. So taking the good with the bad ing that way. They Might Be Giants, as I and the ugly ( the crowd that is) They Might found out that night, is definitely a dance Have Been Worse.

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