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Let Each Become Aware ---- I XT~~~~l___ s i__ srsws XT__w__a.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w - vOIUme XXXVIII. nmhor sa ThvirctlvAl Awrl OX 1QQC L XAUse iall€« LArtJJ1 1A &I9 A7.70y^J Founded - 1957 - I I Senate's Final Wor1ds...For Now Budget Passes; Senate Awards Announced; Plati Defends Stipends BY JASON YUNG Statesman Staff reported that she submitted a memo should be made the Senate was to the University Senate regarding divided on the use of Enterprise . In its final meeting of the year, voter registration as per former Board money and the reduction of the Polity Senate struggled to attain Polity Judiciary member Jonathan stipends. quorum, attempted the humorous Brumer's remarks. On the Enterprise Board, and forced next year's Polity The last item Plati mentioned Langmuir Senator Joshua Prever, budget through a political machine was a suggestion that the Senate who drafted the board's by-laws, in bad need of oiling. make nominations for awards for mentioned the possibility of using the After a half-hour wait for exceptional Senators. boards accruing funds for a large- quorum and a recess to allow Among the honors that the scale operation which could generate Senators to retrieve their copies of Senate decided to confer after much tens of thousands of dollars in the budget, the meeting finally discussion were "Senator of the revenue. started with Commuter Student Year," "Resident" and "Commuter Even if Prever is accurate in his Association Vice President Ken Senator of the Year", "Most estimates, Plati noted that such a Daube moving to have it noted that Legislative Senator," "Council venture could endanger Polity's not- the chair had committed a Member of the Year," "'Senate Jester," for-profit status, citing the risks procedural error in last week's vote "Senate Loudmouth," '>ost Likely already incurred by Colours Cafe's to overturn the chair Not To Be Elected," "Best Dressed success. Daube was referring to (Female and Male)." The highlight Still, Plati did concede that Annette Hicks decision that a two- of this endeavor was Senate Secretary there was need for student thirds vote was needed to overturn Dave Shashoua putting the Senate in enterprises to provide the chair. In fact all that was hysterics by delivering a mighty competition for the other business needed was a majority vote, which "Whazzup!?" in full urban drawl, for entities on campus, in particular had been reached. which he secured a write-in victory Campus Dining Services. statesman / John Chu Daube After that, Polity President for "Quote of the Year." said that reallocating the She's Cool, Collected and Busy Crystal Plati addressed the Senate. Upon the arnival of Executive Enterprise Board funds was First she noted that the deadline for Physics professor Vladimir E Korepin shows University President Shirley Director Steven Adams, the Senate opening a "Pandora's Box." as appointments Strum Kenny.(in shades) one of his published works at the Authors and Editors has been extended to began an arduous discussion about clubs expecting the money next Reception in the Library Galleria yesterday. This event was part of the May 3rd, and she implored the Polity's 1995-96 budget Keri Grant year may not be able to get it. Inauguration Week celebration culminating with Kenny's inauguration Friday. Senate to help distribute flyers to started by noting that the athletics Regarding stipends, Plati advertise these positions. She also committee had decided to raise the defended them, stating that Polity USB Spirit Club to $7300. Adams does "not have a budget crisis," then suggested a $6000 increase in and that the workloads and liability insurance. VincentBruzzese Van Halen lF then upped the ante by proposing a See POLITY, Page 2 Nassau Colis slew of administrative cuts: 1) Eliminate $13000 insummer BY RICHARD VERGARA salaries which are normally paid by Statesman Editor fall and summer activity fees, instead using summer activity fees to pay for Last night Van Halen came these salaries; to Long Island's Nassau 2) Reallocate $25000 from the Coliseum and blew the doors off Enterprise Club to Council projects the place. They gave all 16,000 with the assumption that the Council screaming fans something to talk is best able to organize the resources about for a long, long time. needed for such businesses; Sammy Hagar, Edward Van 3) Reduce the stipends for I ~~ ~ ~ Executive Council, COCA Chair, SAB and SAB Committee Chair, and Minority Planning Board stipends by Halen, Michael Anthony, and $10 each. Eliminate the PSC and Alex Van Halen ruled the stage President's Assistant for an entire set and one encore. stipends, Sammy as well as the first and face and Eddie proceeded to creating a total savings When the lights were of about last albums with David Lee Roth. finish singing lead vocals for the $10000; dimmed at 8:45pm, and the Almost twenty years of rock and verse. 4) Rejecting the $4200 raise opening chord of "'The Seventh roll were spread out over, the Now Eddie has never been Seal," was strummed the crowd given to Leonard Shapiro, Polity's course of the night. one to talk much, so when he Lawyer. started chanting louder and The band did an sang, the audience went louder, until the Coliseum roof unbelievable performance of absolutely crazy. It was just a Under this proposal, Bruzzese was practically blown off into the 5750s, "Why Can't This Be.- great scene to watch. estimated that, with $6000 in sky. By time the band had started Love." Another highlight in a additional liability costs, Polity would the second verse of the song, the The song is always a crowd spectacular performance was save $45000 which could be crowd was more than ready to favorite, but this time it was more when the band performed "Aint reallocated toward clubs and explode. The enormous energy than that; it was one of the gems Talkin' Bout Love," from their programnung. level was maintained for the of the evening. While singing the debut album. I personally enjoy While most Senators agreed to entire hour and a fialf of the show. second verse of the song, Sammy, Sammy singing his own songs varying degrees I,';I ;, Van Halen- fayed songs that there were impfoVised aIrtfflE an6d puti the morethan When he sings thel'd feasible' adminisstr'ative'-c-ut'sf from all ffour re-cotrds -with aat microphone in Eddie Van Halen's: See VAN HALLEN, Page 10 - 2 S~tudeint Attempts Suicide :With Firewatfer Wednesday, April 19 A male in Mount threatened and then stolen. attempted to kill himself by consuming 8:19 p.m. 3:33 p.m. an unknown amount of medication and - Sunday, April 23 Nurses at. University Hospital Two friends got into an altercation Firewater. After being voluntarily reported receiving harassing phone calls. over a female at 3:20 p.m. There were no transported to the University Hospital, 3:08 a.m. A- male was Tk-QA~t. ni1 tc;er4Aa T ark mrf l i .~~~~~ &- injries. he became combative. l.oiv^antc uuoi&aiciio ianamiril -reported to nave College were reported yelling at made about 15 Thursday, April 20 4:20 p.m. one another. Several friends were .phone. calls to Two non-students were arrested for holding down a friend who was told nurses. He would -12:12' a.m. possession of stolen property. The two not to drive. The situation was -breathe. heavily A fight broke out in the lobby of subjects were reported to-have taken two brought under control. into the phone. Douglass College at 12:10 p.m. A non- light poles from the South P lot, valued resident tried- to push their way into the at $700 each. They then drove off with Monday, April 24 - 8:30 p.m. college office. An R.A. them at about 4:10 A print of p T h e y w e r e of the building whom POLICE ^TOTT~tt .m. 9:14 p.m. Vincent Van. Gogh's Blue Door "was the subject had a prior I 3LO 1 1 tKspottedR -in a '89 A small brush fire was reported in the reported stolen from a hallway 'in the dispute with tried to - Plymouth van, woods on the path between Roosevelt and University Hospital. The painting 'was stop them. The R.A. P B Y Al nLWRIGHT driving erratically Tabler Quads. The fire was extinguished valued at $80. suffered an 'injured and at a high by the Setauket Fire Department. hand in the incident. The latch to the door speed. They were stopped, and the Wednesday, April 26 of the college office was broken. driver was found to be intoxicated. He 7:46 p.m. was also charged with driving while A pull box in the lobby of the Kelly 1:16 a.m. 12:15 a.m. intoxicated. Quad cafeteria was set off. There was no Several youths were reported A male suspect was reported to be smoke or fire. The system was reset. making loud noises and disturbing the randomly making harassing phone calls Saturday, April 22 peace in a wooded area outside the to employees of the hospital. The man Tuesday, April 25 Schomburg.'Apartments. They were kept complaining of an apparent 1:35 a.m. gone.when officers arrived. problem with his groin that he wanted Residents of James College reported 3:29p.m. help with. The man had been making having grasshoppers placed underneath A dispute over a truck erupted at 7 1:24 a.m. such phone' calls-for six months to a year. their doors. a.m. An employee of the East Campus A female resident of Bened-ict Power Plant reportedly accused -another College reported receiving several Friday, April 21 9:23 p.m.

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