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3 a Volume XL, Number 59 I.Monday, June 30, 1997 First Copy IFree Happy 20th Birthday WUSB Fresh Perspectives Keep Stony Brook's Radio Station Sounding NI9w BY LAURA LO by taping programs at the radio station and Statesman Editor having them aired by Sachem High It's been two decades of diverse School's radio station once a week. programming and dedicated station The next delay was waiting for volunteers for WUSB-FM, Stony Brook's approval to actually go on the air. In April noncommercial campus radio station, born of 1977, Prusslin and others involved with June 27, 1977, after a four-year delay. the radio station decided that the air-date Back in 1973, when the concept of an would be June 27 at 5:30 pm. Approval on-campus radio station slowly emerged didn't arrive until just days before the as an actual possibility, the initial plan scheduled date when a secretary from the didn't involve stereo. Radio listeners at Health Sciences Center called to say that time preferred to tune their dials to permission had been phoned in to her AM stations. office. "Back then, FM as we know it today Today, WUSB is Long Island's largest was still coming into its own," says Norm public radio station operating at 4,000 Prusslin, WUSB's general manager since watts and covering Suffolk County, eastern its opening broadcast 20 years ago. Nassau County, southern Connecticut and Stony Brook applied to the FCC in parts of upstate New York. Prusslin says December of that year only to have a this became possible when WUSB moved petition filed one month later against the its antennae and transmitter, originally potential radio station by Adelphi located at the top of the Graduate WUSB Claudia Coutenay at work University of Garden City. Prusslin says Chemistry Building, to a new location on that Adelphi's radio station, 90.3/FM, top of Bald Hill in Farmingville. The the success of the station to the hundreds who made a distinct impression on him didn't want Stony Brook's signal, 90.1/ application for FCC approval was sent off of people who have been dedicated and while working at the station in the early FM, to interfere with its own since the two to Washington DC in May of 1990. devoted their time to volunteer there. 90's. "He was so professional and mature frequencies would be next to each other. Approval didn't arrive until August of "What amazes me and what I am niost about his work that the students here at Approval didn't arrive from the FCC until 1993. The tower at Bald Hill was still in proud of is the people that make this the time were impressed by his October 1975. the process of being built and required happen," Prusslin says. He estimates that professionalism," Prusslin says of Bill "The station used the delay period to additional time for completion. There there are between 140 and 150 volunteer Fisher, who was 11 years old. Today, better position itself and identify extra were more delays. It wasn't until station workers at present. Volunteer Fisher appears on WBLI/FM 106.1 as money," Prusslin says. Polity became the September 8, 1995 that WUSB began positions are open to anyone from the Willy B. Good. primary funder of equipment and first year transmission from that site. campus and surrounding community "The radio station is a good way to operating costs and WUSB had the Broadcasting 24 hours a day every pending successful completion of a one- make contact with the industry," says opportunity to get serious about going on day, WUSB airs 168 hours of semester training program. the air, although it was not yet transmitting, programming each week. Prusslin credits Prusslin remembers one volunteer See WUSB, Page 4 Radio Theater Lives Through Montag,e

BY LAURA LO Montage meets regularly at a variety of different soundmen, technicians and mixers. Sound effects are Statesman Editor public places including libraries, book stores, Suffolk created using CD's, audio cassettes and reel to reel. There are those who say radio theater died in the County Community College and Stony Brook. On the Montage is also expanding into filmmaking. The 1950's with the invention of television, but don't try and second Sunday of each month, the group meets at Borders group makes and views amateur films and videos and tell that to Bradely Arrington. book store in Stony Brook, and on the last Sunday of the discusses the mechanics and issues of filmmaking. Arrington, who works for campus residences at month at the Borders in Bohemia. Meetings are from 2- Montage and Arrington have come a long way. SUNY Stony Brook, is one of the founders of Montage, 4:30 pm. Anyone with an interest can become a member The non-profit group has a current mailing list of a radio theater troupe. at no cost. more than 200 people. It does not accept monetary "Radio theater is a unique medium," Arrington, 41, "We're like a workshop in a sense - very informal, donations, but does request donations of stamps and says. "There's a certain charm to it. You have to use no pressure," Arrington says. stationery materials to help with the distribution of the your imagination. It's theater for the ear, the mind's eye At meetings, members read excerpts or whole pieces group's newsletter, - there are no visual components involved." of their writing to the group. Those who attend can .As for Arrington, he is currently the assistant arts The radio troupe formed more than a year ago, but comment on the strengths or weaknesses of the short director at WUSB, Stony Brook's radio station. Montage was in the works long before that. About four stories, novels, poems, radio plays, comic book scripts "I'm getting my own radio program on WUSB," years ago, Arrington responded to an advertisement in The or screenplays that are read aloud. Arrington says. "It will be The Montage Radio Arts Yankee Trader calling for anyone interested in forming a Arrington has written more than a few radio plays Magazine. I'.m interviewing interesting people involved fiction writers' club. The ad was placed by Dr.J. Clive himself. He has performed a few of them live at the I- in the arts." Enos III of Blue Point and he became the group's mentor. CON science fiction convention held at Stony Brook each Five years from now, Arrington says he sees himself It wasn t elong before Arrington approached other April. Titles included "I Know Who Shot JFK" and working for a major company such as Disney or members of the group and asked them if they would be "Mission Not Impossible." Paramount. interested in forming their own fiction writing club. "A radio play requires 12 or 13 people to pull "I believe it's going to snowball," he says. 'I have Montage was born. everything off." Arrington says. Each production needs no fear that it's not going to happen. I have no fear." Q 2 - Opte tonp rook

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If A member of the Associated Collegiate Press since Q3:1 1994. special accommodations are required as a at I- result of a disability, contact the Katucia Lamarre, top left, and Sandy Wui, FSA associates work with manager Andie a Department of Student Union and Sharbo at the recently opened concessioin stand in the Staler Pit. Students can get a w quick bite to eat, grab a cold drink, or eveen purchase a small gift on the way to class. >£ Activities at 632-6822. Art, Religion and Philosophy Come Alive 3 "Visions and Revisions: Paintingsfrom the Nineties" at University Art Gallery BY RENA SANGCHAN many different sources. His seasonal Special to The Statesman_ pieces, "Spring, "Summer," "Fall" and "Winter" were inspired by nature. Others On Saturday, June 14, the reception were inspired by technology, religion and for Terrence Netter's "Vision and philosophy. The idea for the piece called Revisions: Paintings from the Nineties" "Naked Singularities" came from an was held at the University Art Gallery in article about a group of physicists that the Staller Center for the Arts. Students, discovered that something had escaped as well as faculty members, were in from the Black Hole. "The Medium is the attendance to enjoy Netter's paintings and Message" and "Severe Storm Warning in to have the opportunity to speak to the Effect" were inspired by television. artists himself. "Severe Storm Warning in Effect" is made Art, religion, and philosophy are up of 15 canvasses, each slightly different important parts of Netter's work. His from the others, and can be viewed as rows preoccupation with the three topics are of televisions in an electronics store. "Like recognized by his students. "It's like all artists, I live in the world and I look at everything that he taught in the Honors things," Netter said. "Certain things catch class is coming alive," said Kaushal my fancy, but I don't paint from a model, Nanavati, pointing out pieces such as obviously. This is expressionistic. It's "Beyond" and "Dialectic," a painting that painting that's not about the here and now. Netter's "The Medium is the Message," on display at the University Art Gallery dealt with Kant's master and slave It's not social commentary. And yet in dialectic. certain cases, it's taking something that is "I see a lot of time conflicts between contemporary like Windows, which is same time they make you reflect about life art and aesthetics from Plato to the present modern and biblical ideas," noticedAdnan from Microsoft, and it's something that I and about what direction you might want day. Netter has had numerous one-man Fateh. look at everyday." Netter takes images to go." shows, and his work is included in the The connection between technology from nature and technology to use as a When Netter had his first one man permanent collections of the John F. and religion is evident in the piece named "springboard to take you out of this show in New York City, he hadjust gotten Kennedy Library in Boston, Fordham "Windows." The painting is a world." his MFA from George Washington University at Lincoln Center and George transcendental version of Windows on the Many guests at the reception reacted University. He was still in the Jesuits and Washington University in Washington DC. computer, where one can see three positively to the exhibition. "I'm very on the faculty at Georgetown. "He was In December, Netter will have a solo different things at once. The painting impressed by Professor Netter's art work," the priest who paints at one time," exhibition at the Woodward Gallery, shows three overlapping screens which, Owen Debowy said. "He's truly an Woodward said in reference to Netter's located at 476 Broome Street, 5th Floor, according to the artist, formed the Trinity: inspiration as a teacher and an artist on Jesuit background. "And he's been New York, NY 10013-228 1. The show the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. campus." allowed the freedom to be a creative will carry into January of 1998. A phrase on the top of the piece comes John Woodward, director of the person and it shows. The work is very Netter's "Visions and Revisions: from Dante's Inferno, which says, Woodward Gallery in New York City, outstanding." Painting from the Nineties" will be on "Abandon hope all you who enter here." called Netter's work "the cutting edge of Netter currently serves as artist-in- displayed at the University Art Gallery, Netter, however, did not want it to appear contemporary art." residence at Stony brook. He retired as Staller Center for the Arts, until August 2, hopeless and removed the word "Terry is an extraordinary individual," director of the Fine Arts Center in 1996 1997. The gallery is opened from 12 to 4 "abandon." The phrase can now be Woodward said. "His paintings reflect his after serving in that position for 17 years. pm Tuesday through Friday and 6 to 8 pm translated as, "All hope you will enter soul. They tend to occupy a lot of people's Yet, Netter continues to teach his popular on Saturday. The gallery is closed on here." thoughts and emotions. They're very course, "The Creative Process," which Sunday, Monday, and holidays. For Netter received his inspiration from emotionally driven paintings. And at the presents the history of the philosophy of information, call: (516) 632-7240. O Building Confidence Through Burning Tea rS

He was not in the mood for dry humor in the heat. So I even your shoe-size. Your mission is to answer our It happened a few turned my attention to my M-17 Army Issue Hooded questions. Only after your mission is complete will you Perspec t ives summers ago, but it could Protective Mask. be allowed to leave." have happened only Once, in the naivete present in Army recruits, I had I remember thinking that this would be a breeze. by yesterday. Some called it a gas mask. My drill sergeant had then allowed But then the voice said a very strange thing. "Take memories don't fade with me to wear it during a half-mile jog. I never called it a off your masks." Tom time. gas mask again. None of us moved. The drill sergeants must have Flanagan - I stood at the front of My M-17 was snug in its case, tied around my waist known what we were thinking because before I had Zlj^~____ lb H the line with three of my and resting uncomfortably over my left thigh. Over the blinked twice, one was screaming in my ear to take off ^jg--- _ ~_ obuddies, waiting to go past three-day training cycle, my M-17 and I had become my mask. And in the blind obedience found in Army inside the gas chamber. I good friends. I could remove the mask from its case and recruits, I took off the mask. W^^^^^H ~^~was ready. have it on my face and properly sealed against outside The thick gas surrounded and swallowed up my face Each year, more than contaminants in less than nine seconds. like a polluted incoming tide. My skin burned and my 50,000 recruits go For three days I had marched with mask on, practiced eyes felt like someone had lit a bonfire just behind the through United States Army Basic Combat Training. All combat maneuvers with the mask on and, thanks to a eyeballs. Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. (o of them are required to go into the gas chamber, a room rather malevolent drill sergeant, had even done push-ups 0 The recruits next to me were coughing, spitting and I,, filled with CS gas. CS gas is more commonly known as with the mask on. making other unpleasant noises. I still held my breath. m tear gas. That day, it was my turn. I was confident about going into the chamber. 0 Then, a drill sergeant, breathing comfortably through O My black combat boots, which I had shined that Four of us walked slowly into the small gray building. his own M-17, yelled for my name. Answering him, I 0 morning, were caked with mud. My camouflage fatigues I was the last to enter and found myself standing in a gulped a mouthful of air. V) were heavy with sweat. I was exhausted after marching small dark room with a dirt floor. An odor of rotten eggs At that instant, my chest cavity combusted in some five miles in mid-July heat. My back ached from the 45- permeated the air. Two drill sergeants walked around us, type of internal fireball. Fluids poured out of every pound rucksack. But I was ready. wearing their own M-17 Army Issue Hooded Protective opening in my face and I began coughing uncontrollably. =tp My kevlar helmet, which I was told could stop a Masks. My thoughts of whether hell was a small gray building #I bullet, was strapped lazily over the empty canteen on my "Gas, Gas, Gas," one shouted and within nine were interrupted by a faraway vioce. left hip. I had finished the water in that one earlier in the seconds my mask was on and sealed. "I say again, what's your name, private?" v day. I brought my other canteen - we were always Without a word, that same drill sergeant opened a A question. If I answered questions, I could leave. I instructed to carry two - up to my lips and swallowed a large wooden door behind him. All I could see beyond tried to speak my name. WK mouthful of water. It was warm, but tasted good in the the door was a dense fog. He pointed into the dark 0 room The sound that came out of my mouth V) was more like E:U.) 95-degree heat. and, obediently, I and the other three recruits walked in. the mating call of some long-extinct mammal than my Rivulets of sweat poured down my face. My hair The door closed and locked behind us. name, but the drill sergeant nodded. He asked for my would have been matted had it not been shaved off a few We found ourselves in a chamber filled with a thick rank. I made another unintelligible sound. He nodded weeks prior. I capped my canteen and replaced it on my yellow gas. I noticed big, shadowy shapes looming in again. If circumstances were a little bit different, I could eD right hip. front us. Drill sergeants. see myself almost having fun with this. Iwas ready for the chamber. A very loud voice boomed from within the fog. "All The drill sergeant than asked for my girlfriend's 1.0 I turned to the recruit next to me, smiled and right, privates, listen up. We're going to ask you a few L^ reminded him that we had only five more weeks to go. questions. We'll ask your name, your rank, or maybe See GAS, Page 4 4 WUSB Celebrates 20 Years On the Air WUSB, From Front Page the point of view or philosophy found it "I had to take it off the wall," Prusslin says. stations pick up on it." inappropriate." Prusslin says that groups gravitate to Although twenty years have gone by, Kenyon Hopkin, a Stony Brook student Prusslin, however, says WUSB's college radio stations because they know WUSB remains current by moving with and intern at Dedicated Records, a small mission is to serve the campus community their can be played there. Hopkin the times. "There will always be new affiliate of Arista Records. "I wouldn't with entertainment and information. To agrees. "The main idea of college radio is bands, new trends, new ideas," Prusslin have gotten my internship if I wasn't that end, its programming features sports to break in new artists," he says, "to play says of WUSB's programming, "but the working at WUSB." broadcasts, live broadcasts and local new music before the commercial radio concept is the same." O Hopkin has worked at WUSB for four artists. Throughout the years, WUSB has years. He hosts his own show called served as an active outlet for discussion "Electric Mainline" and will take the ranging from local issues like the position of music director at WUSB next construction of the Shoreham Nuclear Confidence & Tears semester. "I wanted to have my own Power Plant to Presidential Election program so that I could play music that I candidates. In 1984, WUSB invited every GAS, From Page 3 Someone must have been amused as like that isn't played on commercial one of the 209 legitimate presidential Ijoined three other recruits running around radio," Hopkin says. candidates including Ronald Reagan and name. I heaved and belched and could the building. My arms were flapping like And it's that kind of individuality that Walter Mondale. Prusslin says Mondale imagine his smile behind his M-17 as he some frenzied green chicken as fluids of forms a niche at WUSB. "As long as it's sent a letter saying that he could not attend, then asked for her phone number. I all kinds poured from my face. I left a legal as far as the guidelines are concerned, but that it was a "great idea." counted to seven and he shoved me toward trail that would have made a slug proud. it's encouraged," Prusslin says. In any case, WUSB has had its share the door. Finally, after about ten laps around the Still, there were times that the radio of distinguished visitors. According to I ran into the hot fresh air, gagging, building, I collapsed under the shade of a station found itself in the middle of Prusslin, artists such as Harry Chapin and choking and hacking, but thankful and large tree. The other recruits sat in silence, controversy due to the nature of its Roger McGwyn of The Byrds have been overjoyed. I stopped to catch my breath, listening to the birds sing, getting used to programming. "From day one, WUSB has known to stop by or call the station in the when another drill sergeant appeared. breathing again. always broadcast programming for the gay past. In fact, Prusslin has a poster of a "Whatta you think you're doing?" he One nudged me and said, "Hey, only community," Prusslin says. "Twenty years Rolling Stone Magazine cover featuring yelled. "Startrunning." Off I went. "And five more weeks." ago, this was a big thing. 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says. "And it's all based on a 98 percent failure rate." Emme advises making your body the best it can be instead of aspiring to an unobtainable ideal. At 5' 11", 190 pounds, Emme proudly dons a size 14 - 16, and could never shrink into a size five. But at her By Brooke Donatone perfectly healthy weight, there's no reason she should. "The unobtainable ideal continues to make lots and Milk. From the commercials, we all know that it lots of money from women who are still lacking the self- does a body good. But the recent advertisements boast confidence, self-esteem and positive body imagery that that the new "f' word is "fat" and that you can never be they refuse to accept that they're going to be a different too rich or too thin. body type than the women in magazines," Emme says. The American Dairy Association isn't the only group "Billions of dollars have been spent on the goal that we that's worried about weight. One in five American as women will aspire to buy their product because it will women suffer from an eating disorder. make us be something that we're not." While many models emphasize the importance of Jean Kilbourne has been a long-time consciousness- clear pores and perfect bodies for swimsuit season, one raiser about the ill-effects of advertising, most notably model advocates self-acceptance, no matter what size the documentary Killing Us Softly. In her most recent you are. film, Slim Hopes, she mused that 30 years ago if a woman Emme Aronson's new book, True Beauty - Positive said she did something bad, it was thought to be sexual Attitudes & PracticalTipsfrom the World's Leading Plus in nature. Today, the phrase "I've been bad" is taken to Size Model, details her battles with diets and bouts with mean that a woman went off her diet. Kilbourne reiterated poor body image, in addition to society's difficulty with that if most women had three wishes, the number one accepting people who are more than the nearly mythical wish would be to lose weight and to keep it off. size five. The book also features advice on healthy Women learn at a very young age that they should dieting and overcoming stereotypes to increase self- be beautiful without flaw and to feel guilty if they aren't. esteem. Even models aren't perfect enough. It's rumored that Emme shares intimate stories about her life, such as Photo courtesy Sarah Hall Productions Kate Moss' head was put on someone else's body in a when her step-father circled her "trouble spots" with Cover to Emme's book Versace ad, and that a woman was computer generated black magic marker where fat could occur on her body. from pieces of many women for the cover of Mirabella She was 15. After unsuccessfully scrubbing the circles them that no matter what they do, they're still not perfect. magazine. Not only do women have to aspire to look off, she went to a local swimming pool to unwind and Emme states in her book, "I am a plus size model for like models, but now they must also compete with was traumatized when she realized that the other kids a size and shape that's not today's preferred norm, even computer technology. were laughing at her because her "trouble spots" were in though it is by far the norm." Emme says that 62 percent Obviously, advertisements can't be blamed plain sight. of American women are a size twelve and above. Twenty exclusively for eating disorders and poor body image. So, why did today's leading plus-size model-decide years ago models weighed eight percent less than the Everyone in a society is exposed to the same things, but to lead the self-acceptance crusade while Naomi average woman, today they weigh 23 percent less. aren't affected in the same way. However, when college Campbell and Kate Moss merely strut their stuff on the "When you're only given one type of image for so women are more concerned about going to the gym than runway? many years, that's all you have. When you see another the library, and the approach of summer leads to "I just thought it was so important after working in type of image, why can't you have beautiful women who hyperventilation, there is an obvious trend. the industry and seeing that the ideals, myself included, have your body type? But it is inspirational to see a Emme talked about how she learned her body- are of all different shapes and sizes," Emme says. beautiful woman who is a size 14 or 18 in a magazine," bashing ideology wasn't exclusive to herself. "When I "Women who were very much in shape were body says Emme, one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful got into modeling, I looked around and I saw size 6 up to bashing themselves, and here we are, the ideals." People" in 1994. size 16 complaining about themselves," she says. "It's Emme, an ex-reporter turned model, decided to Emme explained the detriments on body image by not something that you take a pill and all of a sudden advocate self-acceptance when her compassion surfaced relating it to economic value. "This year, Psychology you're fine. It's up to us individually to stand up and after talking to kids and realizing that they are bombarded Today just came out with a survey. They found that $50 make our own set of rules and be responsible for with the innate need to fit in and society's need to tell billion is being spent on diet-related products," Emme ourselves." O _ Out of the Opera House - Into the Park Here are highlights of cultural events taking in the metropolitan area Audience Heads to Central Park to the Tunes that are free to the public: of Carmen The Metropolitan Opera: George Bizet's Carmen: BY PETER GRATTON modern woman of opera, free in her role for world-wide audiences, performed Monday, June 30 at 8 p.m. - Statesman Editor sexuality and eventually paying for that as expected. Her rich voice easily flowed Brookdale Park in Montclair, NJ freedom with her life. The opera is also to an audience filling the great lawn at Thursday, July 3 at 8 p.m. - M The Metropolitan Opera recently the story of Don Jose, a military officer Central Park. She will play this role again, Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick m held a performance of George Bizet's who must choose between a life of as the Met opens its 1997-1998 Season at Park Carmen as part of its 1997 Met in the passion, and be branded as an outlaw, Lincoln Center in the fall. The rest of the Cavalleria Rusticana and Park Concert Series. IThis year marked with Carmen, or remain loyal to his ensemble, including Vinson Cole as Don Pagliacci: I so the 33rd year in a row that the Met has place in society and with his family. Jose, provided their powerful voices, in Tuesday, July 1 at 8 p.m.- Brookdale Park in Montclair, held this series, providing New Yorkers After abandoning his dying mother and addition to showing a sense of the humor NJ. To with free access to world famous operas the military, Jose kills Carmen, having inherent in the story. Saturday, July 5, at 8 p.m. - T» and musical productions. been enraged at her new love for a The audience, which included Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ. Shakespeare in the Park: Carmen was performed as a part of famous bullfighter. everyone from young urbanites to older Henry VIII this year's series in addition to the opera As with all of the performances in the theater goers, seemed delighted with the Free tickets available at 1 pm at 0 double-bill of CavelleriaRusticana and Met in the Park Series, the stars of the performance. The weather, though the Delacorte Theater, Central Park (at o Pagliaccithat entertained crowds earlier production do not carry out their parts in warm, cooperated in providing the 81st Street). I: To this summer. Other free cultural events complete wardrobes that normally crowd with a comfortable, and for some, Runs until July 9. O taking place this summer in Central Park accompany a theatrical production of an stress relieving, concert experience. Theater in the Square: 1)^ include performances by the New York opera. Denyce Graves, who sang the role Many enjoyed the event laying back Sophocle's Antigone, adapted and p$4 Philharmonic and Shakespeare in the of the tittle character, performed in a bright comfortably in lawn chairs and sipping directed by John Wuchte, and Park. red dress, singing into a microphone just wine under the evening stars, which performed by Rakka-Thamm. \03 The story of Carmen, based on the left of center of the stage. The other artists paying ticket holders will unlikely be Washington Square Park, Fifth ^s Avenue writing of Prosper Merimee, is familiar performed their roles in simple dresses and able to do during the Metropolitan at West 4th Street. For information call (212) 606-2254. Runs to most opera fans. The title character tuxedoes. Opera's 1997-1998 season performances Thursday to Sunday till July 20. O is a gypsy who has been read as the first Graves, a veteran of this particular of Carmen. 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Now that they've buried their flannels, the trendies are looking for something new to cling on to. Well, for 1997, that would appear to be "." Electronic music has been around for a long time, ranging from the avant-garde antics of Skinny Puppy to the quirky synth-pop of Gary Numan to ... well, let's just say it goes back much farther. With this current wave flooding the market, how do you know what's worth listening to? By watching MTV's AMP and by seeing one or two good videos and eight homemade ones?-- By reading the ever trendy magazines Rolling Stone and Spin? No, it's much more simple. Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably already familiar with Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, or Daft Punk: music first, band members second as they are better known. You've either been a devotee since their debut, Exit PlanetDust, or reeled by recognition for its remix of 's either of their two infectious singles, "Firestarter," the band has stepped up to "Setting Sun" and "Block Rockin' Beats." the plate to show the world that it has some If not, don't worry The Brothers still tunes of its own and released them via cordially invite you to their sophomore Advanced Technology. outing, , a party that The first single, "Jesus Christ" gives you will definitely enjoy. The Chemical a good taste of what this band, and indeed Brothers focus on intense beats (personal this genre, is all about: driving beats and fave: "It Doesn't Matter") and know how dancey rhythms. Empirion has a more to get you to go along with the groove. intense, cold sound than The Chemical Another duo spearheading the Brothers who are more concerned with electronic assault is Guy-Manuel de beats and Daft Punk who are funking your M Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter brains out. Maybe it's me, but there is a \orm a.k.a. Daft Punk. Most of you who are feeling of chaos under even the most tired of MTV and started to watch Much controlled passages, like any second the 0 Music have surely seen the video for "Da band is going to erupt into Razed In V) Funk" and gotten a kick out of the brief Black. IVsob glimpse into the life of a dog-man in the Ultimately, what makes these artists b city. special is that they each have an individual so Well, I am proud to report that their style. When evaluating how many tR debut, Homework, is just as strong as the pathetic/generic electro-dance leadoff single (already featured on The have been released, this is praiseworthy, tv a Saint soundtrack, as well). The is even if you don't like this genre. Do note 5 so good in fact, that MTV could no longer that, unlike a majority of the bands I write ignore the dynamic duo. The follow up on, you should be able to find these ED video for "Around The World," which is releases in any record store. If you like chock full of clever choreography and these, just remember, another album that w. costumes, has been rolled more than once will rapidly be flying off the shelves is the Sl on AMP. Daft Punk believes in music first, new Prodigy, Fat of the Land. the people behind it second. They aren't While everybody may be touting CL the focal point, their music is. electronic music as "the big thing," it is, kOIt Finally, the third offenders are as are all styles of music that suddenly Photo Courtesv Empirion. While this trio (Jamie Smart, explode, The Chemical Brothers 'OJ tons of sub-par albums are p1 Oz Morsley and Bobby Glennie) first got heading your way, as well. L 8

Seawolves to Face The Red Storn 1

Stony Brook To Go Head-To-Head With St. John 's in D-I CompetitioiI

BY ALEXANDRA CRUZ Brook. It's a big thing for a team like St. on that level. Statesman Editor John's to go on the road and play Stony Laskowski said he hopes this match- The Seawolves will begin their 1999- Brook. It would have been very easy [for up will lead to a road of success and 2000 season with a bang, as Dean of St. John's] to say 'No we won't play."' recognition for the Seawolves. He said Athletics Richard Laskowski announced Ironically, St. John's is Laskowski's he expects the games will stir up last week, that the men's and women's alma mater. "You want to play where you excitement among students. "There has basketball teams will face St. John's come home from," he said. "St. John's is never been a major Division I school in University's Red Storm. The games will always there for those who need assistance. Suffolk," Laskowski said. "The lack of kick-off the Seawolves' first season in We're very grateful to them for giving us student life is not because the school is 50 Divisions I sports. this opportunity to host The Red Storm." percent commuter students. Look at St. The games, which will be held in the Men's basketball coach Bernard John's - 95 percent of their students are ,., F;1,n Do,.) Indoor Sports Complex, are among the Tomlin said, Certainly, we are very excited earanenun r L rnoaCk commuters and they still come back to see Dean Laskowski many that will be played against St. John's. about the opportunity to compete against the games. If we play teams of quality Laskowski and St. John's Director of St. John's. I grew up always competing in. The America East Conference and the and students are competitive, they are Athletics Edward-Manetta, Jr., announced against St. John's in one form or another. Northwest Conference are among the going to want to go to the games. Within that the Seawolves and the Red Storm will We're looking forward to competing." conferences being considered. 10 years all our games will be sold out," go head to head in every sport that year. Manetta agreed. "We are very happy Manetta said St. John's does schedule Laskowski said. "The Seawolf is going "I'm very elated and very excited," to welcome another institution to play St. a number of non-conference games. to become a big logo in the country." Laskowski said. "This is going to help us John's," hesaid. "We were real happy to "Scheduling is very difficult," Laskowski and Tomlin said they to get students excited, get our name on put this together." Manetta said. "As long as we can fit it realize that St. John's fans will come out the map and get the fans in the seats. After -the-first match, however, it is into the schedule - we hope to be able to to the games and may even outnumber "It is a great opportunity for us to not known how often the two will meet in do this as much as possible." Seawolves fans. "We have 17,500 compete against one of the finest Division competition. Although the Seawolves and The deal comes on the heels of the students," Tomlin said. "We have to get I athletic programs in the country." St. John's will both be in Division I, each Seawolves making their announcement them excited and in the building early. Laskowski said. "To have our home opener will be in a different conference. St. John's earlier this month that they will make their "We want our athletic programs to get in basketball against St. John's, with their competes in The Big East Conference, but move to Division I in all sports in the 1999- the same recognition as our academic rich history and tradition of excellence, it is still not known what conference the 2000 season. Currently, the Seawolves programs," Tomlin said. "Our goal is to certainly is a great thrill for all of us at Stony Seawolves basketball teams will compete lacrosse and soccer teams already compete be number one." L University at Stony Brook Celebrates 40th Anniversary Alumni Affairs Seeks Current Students and Alumnifor Homecoming ReuniorI

t-- BY KEVIN KEENAN Homecoming a larger event. Little leadership position at Stony Brook is in organizing this reunion should contact (01 Statesman Staff says she hopes to strengthen the Stony urged to inform the office so that these the Alumni Affairs office, located in the Cr) This fall, SUNY Stony Brook will Brook community and foster the graduates may be included in the Melville Library, Room E1 315, between 0.) Ej be 40 years old. During Homecoming realization among current students anniversary festivities. 9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday or ~e3 weekend, scheduled to be October 24 that they are part of a continuing Anyone who would like to assist Little call (516) 632-6330. Cl Ol - 26, a variety of events will be held legacy by re-acquainting alumni with on the campus to mark Stony Brook's the University community. The Seawolves Are 0oing Pivision I. birthday. The coordinators of certain Volunteers are needed by the events are striving to include current office to reconstruct records and Stony Brook students, as well as information on graduates. Volunteers BE A PART OF THE ACTION AS A former students who hold degrees may be asked to research Stony Brook from Stony Brook. graduates, contact them and invite STATESMAN SPORTS WRITER FOR THE The William and Jan Knapp them back to the University for Alumni Center, under the direction of Homecoming. Any student who is a SUMMER AND/OR FALL. CALL LAURA AS Jovanna Little, interim director for member of a fraternity or sorority , 632-6479. IT'S TIME TO GET OFF THE Alumni Affairs, plans to contact honor society, or campus organization alumni arnd invite hemn back to Stony and has informlation aboiut anr Stony BENCH AND GET INTO THE GAMIE! Brook in order to make this year's Brook alumnna or alunmnus who held a a,,,- -- -- I ------