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ark Twain once These trustees desperately On June 7th, 1999 the wrote that there were needed evidence to support their mayoral taskforce released its three kinds of lies; case and push their new policies report entitled "An Institution ..1II1iI1iI "lies, damned lies, passed by a slight margin. Adrift" also known as "The and statistics." He wrote this in The Mayoral Taskforce Schmidt Report." Immediately, response to the human tendency was charged with a very specific the floodgates were opened for to use numbers as proof and jus­ mission: to examine and make the waves of reactions from aca­ tification for people's own be­ recommendations regarding (1) demics, politicians, reporters, liefs, prejudices, perceptions and The uses of city funding by and every other Tom, Dick, and actions. We see the manifestation CUNY, (2) the effects of open Harry that had an opinion or of this phenomenon in the recent admissions and remedial educa­ other statement to make about and bitter fight over open admis­ tion on CUNY, (3) the best CUNY. Th e Daily News headline sions and remediation brought to means of arranging for third par­ blared "F for CUNY!" while a head by the release of the infa­ ties to provide remediation ser­ 200,000 full time students and mous Schmidt Report. vices to ensure that prospective 150,000 continuing education In May 1998, Mayor CUNY students can perform col­ students went about their busi­ Rudolph Guliani assigned a 7- lege level work prior to their ad­ ness with their heads in shame. member taskforce to investigate mission to CUNY, and (4) the The Schmidt Report in its and analyze CUNY. This was implementation of other reform entirety is a wealth of informa­ done partly in response to harsh measures as may be appropriate. tion available to anyone who is criticism he was receiving for (Rand Preface). This taskforce interested in reading all 10 of its making unfounded negative was headed by Benno Schmidt parts spanning ov\er 500 pages. statements about CUNY and Jr., former president of Yale and It recounts the history~" of the City CUNY students to the press. Chairman of the Edison Project, University of New York, open Also, by May 1998, members of a for-profit enterprise that runs admissions, and thoroughly ex­ the CUNY Board of Trustees had elementary and secondary amines every facet of expendi­ already voted to end schools and was comprised of tures. remediation at the CUNY four­ few educators and several con­ The report made the following year colleges. They did this with­ servatives including present major observations: out any solid empirical basis at Board of Trustees Chairman • CUNY lacks strong cen­ their momentous January 2yh Herman Badillo. It used city em­ tral leadership. decision right here in the main­ ployees as staff and spent about • Widespread tenure and stage theater at F.H. LaGuardia. $600,000 on consultants. certificates of continued

~ ~ ¢\~ .. .. ,.~ c"\ ~\.) ~. \O~ " & S t at 1 SIC t S ~~:~r:\~s{\~~;oi\~ employment restrict the report Entitled "An Institu- o"t ~~~ CUNY's hiring practices tionAffmned" it rejected the "de- . ~1I't~~ and prevent it from effec- structive ideas and overall ~it, ~ ~ tive management rhetoric" while sup- ~~if~ \#1,\ ~0 • CUNY lacks a central in- porting a few of its (, ~ ~ formation gathering sys- "positive sugges- To ", ~~ tern that reports the suc- tions". It is inter- o.... rct. c...... ~~ ____ ..... ' er CII» U ., cess and progress of its esting that the ~/"e"'ifJ' students before and after Faculty Senate I.~".".,... graduation, transfers, and would act as Iof4o, ":""'.r graduation rates. though the C"""~ CUNYs • No clear policy on or co- Schmidt re­ new Chan- ordination of transfer port were c e I I or credit between colleges giving sug­ Goldstein not exist and the widespread gestions to institute the proliferation of similar w hen new degree programs among Chair­ remediation the colleges should be man policy due to conso lidated. Badillo take effect III • CUNY has high dropout has said publicly January 2000. and low graduation rates. that he was planning on us­ The Report • CUNY has lost much of ing the Schmidt report as "a blue­ The report itself is a its full-time faculty and print for remaking the univer­ harsh wake up call to those in the relies heavily upon ad­ sity." Hello. Can,we say "real­ CUNY syslem that would like to 'ty?" juncts while CUNY ad­ 1 . keep thing.<> at the status quo. Al­ ministration has become In August, Friends of though the commission had sev­ bloated. CUNY, an advocacy group led by eral issues involving conflict of • Academic standards are Julius C.C. Edelstein issued a re­ interest and the conclusions are loose and there are no sponse to "The Schmidt Report" rushed and obviously biased it is definitive assessment adding their voice to our aca­ quite a comprehensive study. tests to measure students. demic Babylon. They pleaded Sally Renfro and Allison One month later, The Univer­ with the State Board of Regents Armour-Garb, co-writers of the sity Faculty Senate, a body of which exercises power over all Schmidt Report, indicted the fac­ professors from all the CUNY decisions made on public educa­ ulty and administration for fear­ colleges released their rebuttal to tion institutions in the sate and ing change and opposing the use

5 of standardized test scores in ad­ The report went on to say lyzed by the mission process. They concluded "High -level CUNY officials be­ taskforce. that, "While faculty and admin­ lieve that faculty self-interest is In fact, istrators have important roles to an inertial force behind the the complete re­ play, their track record suggest university s assessment port is filled with that they lack the expertise and policies. "(Pg. 105) Basically, ironies and con­ independence to handle the tech­ professors who administer as­ tradictions. The nical side of assessment design." sessment at the different CUNY most glaring They scorched the reliability and colleges get extra perks and contradiction is validity of WAT test especially, power with the job; they oppose the proposal to CUNY Chancellor citing pathetic Matthew Goldstein excuses given the changes proposed by the give remedial when minority groups fair badly trustees because they would lose students vouchers for the "reme­ on the test. Renfro and Armour­ that influence at the campuses. In dial provider of their choice" Garb wrote in the appendix en­ June 1997, the Faculty Union once the policy is in effect. The titled "Open Admissions and imposed a moratorium on the use phrase "remedial provider of Remedial Education at the City of educational technology at their choice" implies third party, University of New York" "We CUNY . They justified it officially for-profit companies like the kind were told at Hostos that "His­ by saying that faculty are more Schmidt operates. Although it panics take longer to make their concerned with intellectual prop­ might be cost effective for point but they get there eventu­ erty rights, workload, compensa­ CUNY to outsource its ally. (Translation: many students tion and committees, but accord­ remediation course load, Miriam failed t o write concisely.) ing At to the report, interviewees Cilo , another writer of the Queens, we were told that Asians said that they were really afraid Schmidt Report, concludes that are not taught to argue for a po­ of being replaced by computers. there is no hard evidence that sition, and that they do b etter if Hey, who isn't? third parties [for-profit] compa­ they are coached to write th eir The taskforce blasted nies can successfully teach pro­ WAT as though they are telling a CUNY for its lack of central lead­ spective CUNY students. (Cilo, story. (Translation: many stu­ ership and information gathering. 10) ~ dents failed to write p ersua­ The CUNY Research Foundation Another Sphmidt report sively.) And at Medgar Evans, we came under attack when Brian P. writer, Arthur M . Hauptman, were told that Caribbean stu­ Gill published comments made brings the fact that CUNY stu­ dents learned a British dialect by . many faculty that it provided dents dry-up their financial aid in (Translation: many students incompetent service (Gill 22). remedial courses into clear and lacked facility with standard Ironic, since the new Chancellor sparkling light. This by far, is the written English.)" (Pgs. 95-97) Matthew Goldstein (appointed soundest and most reasonable Were these excuses the faculty's after the report was released) was argument to end remediation as defense on the part of students? the president of the Research we know it. Hauptman exposes With friends like these, who Foundation from 1982 - 1991 , a the revenue incentive in some needs enemies? large section of the years ana- institutions and suggests that CUNY not charge for remedial States. Those who ask why and bureaucratic administrations, courses. "It will be difficult to CUNY students don't graduate so, it in tum pays less and pushes place remediation at CUNY on a in four years should also ask why the cost onto the students. From more solid footing. Institutional you can't buy a slice for a dol­ 1988 to 1997 state funding for officials will continue to have the lar. Under all the politics, racism, CUNY declined by 39%, city incentive as well as the mandate self interest, turfwars, misinfor­ funding declined 37% while tu­ to admit underprepared students mation and nonsense, it all boils ition increased 93%. Well, of and charge them full tuition for down to simple urban econom­ course you know the students courses that are clearly below ics. And this brings us to the can't pay for the tuition because college level by any reasonable heart of the problem, actually they're. you know, POOR. So, standard . " (Hauptman 11) He almost the heart of every prob­ they have two choices; one is to puts forth a proposal in which lem;MONEY! borrow the money from the fed­ funding is directly related to the City and state funding for eral government or apply for stu­ improvement of students. CUNY has decreased drastically dent aid, TAP, New York State's (Hurray! No more 096/099 while tuition has risen and al­ Tuition Program. teachers who couldn't care less though TAP and PELL cover This forces the state to about yo writ in & rithmatec) most of the expense they also pay for CUNY anyway. This situ­ Hauptman cites that have decreased over the last de­ ation does not make the Gover­ CUNY spends more than the na­ cade to cover only 90% of the nor or the Mayor happy. They tional average on remediation but cost. The state does not want to have to find another way to fails to commend CUNY for pro­ spend its funds on a system that "streamline" the system and viding remediation to 75% of its only serves the needs of city resi­ minimize cost without looking student body with only 8% of its dents, poor city residents at that. like they are bashing the poor too budget. It does not want to give funds to much. Enter the minority adher­ Politics, Prejudice, Priorities, the institution directly because ents of republican ideals like Power the funds may not be directly Herman Badillo and they have a Comparing CUNY used to help students. The city in Puerto Rican hero, (Clarence to national averages is like mea­ turn does not want to raise its Thomas (~ng a bell?) someone suring a basketball with a ruler. property taxes to pay for its own who can :, execute the plan and You could do it, but it would public schools. Raising property can't be accused of being a rac­ never provide you with the taxes could drive up real-estate ist. Although recently, we aren't clearest and most definitive values, rents, commerce and have so sure. People like Badillo re­ numbers. CUNY is a unique in­ an adverse effect on the city con­ ally believe that if you find a way stitution, with a unique student stituency that excercises its po­ to raise standards the schools will population, in unique circum­ litical power. A republican ad­ get better. In reality the schools stances, in a unique city, within ministration would rather spend will have to address a lot of is­ a state with mediocre public edu­ money on services like police and sues and will need the right lead­ cation funding and the highest sanitation anyway rather than ership and use of adequate fund­ cost of living in the United schools which are run by unions ing for a long time before they

moving open admissions from vate schools, when we try to live CUNY will disproportionately our lives with the burden of re­ affect student of color is invalid. ceiving an education at a politi­ get Presently the CUNY freshmen cized institution; an institution bet - student population is 71% mi­ not adrift but tom apart by years ter. Who nority, and 62% female and 48% of wrongs, years ofunderfunding can argue foreign born. Even if you lost the and years of mistakes made by against ac­ average 75% of freshmen who those who are supposedly en­ countability and failed the freshmen skills assess­ trusted with the education of gen­ higher standards? No ment test, CUNY will never erations that will inherit the city. one. We all want to be better again be a W.A.S .P. institution. Will the Board of Trustees re­ educated but that is not the issue And those who fail can still en- member their basic kindergarten here, the issue is the lessons, in which two motives of individu­ wrongs don't make a als who want to see right, and ten wrongs the system shrink. still don't make a right, The faculty or will they, too, have and administration to go through ethical fight the cuts and remediation? Will ca­ streamlining ,not for reer educators at the great purpose of CUNY finally admit 5' providing us with the that they too have : great chance at the made mistakes and are 5 American dream, but willing to recognize 5 to save their own them and work to heal skins. The indictment the system? Will the of faculty tenure and personal ter after they have completed war between the administration interest does not address the fact their remedial education. and the faculty lfe placed behind that widespread tenure was a By the same token, those closed doors instead of on the simple reaction to underfunding. who say that they are keeping airwaves and in papers? The Why teach at CUNY? You get open admissions are lying. When media advisors, spin-doctors and underpaid, overworked, teach in Goldstein was asked how he was journalists will certainly not help overcrowded classrooms, with planning on upholding the open the situation. Should we as stu­ terrible facilities (no photocopier, admissions policy once all the dents elect leaders that will fight no office ect. conditions vary seats were filled in the commu­ for our rights instead ofjust hav­ V> school to school), and you have nity colleges with students in ing a title to put on their resumes? .n.(!) o to teach the victims of a decrepid need of remedial work he said Should we take on the responsi­ u inner-city public school system. emphatically "We'll find a way." bility ourselves and vote? I have One is attracted to teach at This doesn't seem like a well heard Mayor Guliani compared CUNY for experience and stays thought-out response to the needs to a dictator on several occasions, at CUNY because he or she of students who want to pursue a but it is an ironic fact that dicta­ knows it is the fastest way to job degree after high school. tors are elected when a free soci­ security, fair money without And where do we stand ety becomes too lazy to vote. So, scholarship (publish or perish as students while our "elders" who do you have to blame? standard) and in many ways in argue about what is the best this modem job market these course of action? We stand em­ benefits are gold in themselves. barrassed when we go on job in­ The argument that re- terviews, when we apply to pri-

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WWW.NClR.ORG .. ' Don'~ Cry for IDe Ci~y An interview with CUNY Board Chairman Herman Badillo By Steve Kleinberg chine-controlled politics and gener- ally more liberal than his peers on During his two year tenure, there the political spectrum). has probably been no City univer­ However, after about four decades sity official who has been deemed as a registered Democrat, Badillo re­ more controversial than Herman cently converted to the Republican Badillo. He has been an outspoken Party. It has been widely reported critic of what he would call a lack that he is interested in being the Re­ of "high standards" at CUNY. He is publican nominee for mayor in a primary architect of the 2001. For the past five university's remediation policy, years, Badillo has served that if implemented would phase­ as Mayor Guiliani's chief out remediation at CUNY'S se­ advisor on education. nior colleges-a policy that has not been supported by many. Badillo was initially ap­ pointed to the CUNY However, it has occurred to us Board of Trustees (BOT), that many students may not know the university'S policy very much about Herman making body by Gover­ Badillo-his story; and why, for nor Hugh Carey in 1980, better or worse, he believes so and served until 1983 . He strongly in the policies for which resigned from the BOT he advocates. The University when he was named as Student Senate interviewed head of the State Mort­ Badillo in mid-July. gage Agency by Gover­ nor Mario M. Cuomo. -About Badillo- However, in 1991, Gov­ ernor Cuomo re-ap­ An alumnus of the City College, pointed Badillo as mem­ Herman Badillo has been an im­ ber of the CUNY Board. portant political player in New Since re-joining the York City for almost 40 years . j Board of Trustees, He's done just about everything Badillo has been a strident there is to do in public life. For ex­ critic of many university ample, he has served as Bronx Bor­ policies - particularly Open ough President; a United States Rep­ Admissions, which he admittedly resentative; and as deputy mayor. had opposed since its inception He deservedly takes pride in the fact some three decades ago. In 1997, that he has been the first Puerto Governor George E. Pataki named Rican to serve in just about every Badillo as vice chair of the CUNY capacity to which he has been ap­ Board. Then last May, following the pointed or elected. resignation of Dr. Ann Paolucci as chair of the BOT, Pataki named He has been a candidate for both Badillo as her successor. citywide and statewide office. In 1973, he came very close to being On June 1, 1999, Herman Badillo elected mayor ofNew York City­ officially became chair of the forcing the eventual vctor, Abe CUNY Board of Trustees. Within Beame, into a run-off election in the first month of his term as chair, the Democratic primary. Back then, the Board of Trustees recommended Badillo was a leader in the "reform amendments to the university'S movement" of the Democratic Party master plan, that if approved by ( independent from Democratic ma- the State Board of Regents would Photo by Jose Arias Urliv-ersi"ty of Ne'VV York

allow for the implementation of College, [and was the first] Puerto ing site in my district at 9 p.m., when CUNY policy that would phase-out Rican [admitted]. In those days the it was supposed to stay open until policy when it named an acting-col­ standards were high, and I was 10:30 p.m .... So I [stood]outside the lege president, Dr. Delores working full-time, and I as mar­ school, and got he names of 14 Fernandez, as the permanent presi­ ried-I got married when I was people who were turned dent at the same school: Hostos eighteen ...." away ... went to court and won the Community College. Finally, the case. " Trustees reportedly forced the res­ "I majored in economics ... [and] ignation of Dr. Yolanda Moses from graduated Magna Cum Laude ... "[In 1961], Mayor Robert Wagner her position as the president of the [which] meant I could go to work had a fight with the [Democratic] City College. The Badillo era had for any C.P.A . firm in thecity ... organization. I supported Wagner, begun. [Following my graduation from City out of my clubhouse in East Harlem. College,] I went to work at a C.P.A. After Wagner won, I was appointed -Badillo on Badillo- firm full-time, and went to Brook­ [as a] first- deputy housing commis­ lyn Law School at night, where I sioner. .. [later I became a New York "I think I represent more of the typi­ graduated [at the top] of my class. I City commissioner], and the young­ cal student profile of City College [practiced] tax law for several est [at age 32]." today than anybody else, even years-[but when] judges found out though I went to City College in that 1 spoke Spanish they assigned "In 1965, I ran for president of the 1947 .. . My [parents] died when I me to work pro-bono (i.e. without Bronx; and even though the [Latino] was very young. My father died pay) to represent Puerto Ricans who vote was only 10 percent at the time, when I was a year old. My mother had been jailed [and had no knowl­ I was elected. I became the first His­ [died] when I was five. They both edge of English] ... [In] those days panic president of a borough in the died of Tuberculosis. My [grandpar­ there was no legal aid .. . I tried [a history of the City. As borough ents] died the same way. I never had number] of criminal cases for free; president, in connection with a permanent person to care for me. [but] I came to the conclusion that I CUNY, I [helped] establish Hostos I came [to New York] with an aunt couldn't solve the problems of the Community College as the first BI­ [when I was twelve], and couldn't poor case by case, so I decided to lingual college in New York State. speak the language. I had no parents, go into politics." Then I ran for mayor in 1969, and no money, no mentor, and no lan­ lost. But t~en I ran for Congress in guage .. . I was working full-time "[Initially] I had a hard time [hav­ 1970, and won ... I served four from the time I was seven, [ often] ing] anyone in the Democratic party terms[in I the House of just to get food ... I came here (to accept me, because the last thing Representatives] ... [and] was the New York) and worked as an eleva­ they wanted was a Puerto Rican who author [and primary] sponsor of the tor boy; a pin boy at a bowling al­ was articulate .. . and I was rejected BI-LinguaIIBI-Cultural Education ley, a dish washer at by [a number] of [Democratic] clubs Act of 1974. I was also the sponsor restaurants ... [and] as a short-order where 1 lived ... [but] I finally found of the Voting Rights Act of 1975, cook ... " the one Puerto Rican district leader which enables the Hispanic Com­ [in the city], Tony Mendez, and I munity to vote in Spanish .. . " "I graduated from Haaren High joined his club." School and went to City College: "I resigned from Congress in 1978 [my] first real opportunity to learn to become deputy mayor [under about the world of ideas ... At "[in 1960], I [helped organize] the Mayor Koch] .. . [One of my accom­ Haaren High School they had biggest increase in voter registration plishments as deputy mayor was to shunted me over to aviation me­ in East Harlem, a 48 percent persuade] Mayor Koch, after a long chanics. If it weren't for one of the increase ... and I went to court and debate, to approve [start-up funding] students who told me to switch over proved that the political system was for Borough of Manhattan Conunu­ to the [liberal arts courses], I would deliberately discriminating against nity College (BMCC) ... that's how have been unemployed ... because Blacks and Hispanics .. It was the it came to be ... " [they were training us to work with] first case [of its kind in New York] old internal-combustion engines, that was ever won ... I had been told which no one uses. I went to City that they were going to close a poll-

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Dear fellow CUNY students: My and excellence at CUNY. We oppose Senate (UFS); and the Professional Staff"Con­ name is Md. Mizanoor R. Biswas, all efforts to increase tuition (in fact, gress (PSC). and I am the chair of the University we have advocated for tuition reduc­ Student Senate (USS). For those of tion). We oppose all efforts to deny However, I am most proud of our newest as­ you who are unfamiliar with USS, qualified students access to higher sociation, that with the New York City Cen­ our organization is the official gov­ education based upon arbitrary ad­ tral Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the umbrella ernance organization charged with missions criteria or the ability to pay. group for organized labor in the City of New representing the interests of nearly We actively advocate for adequate York. This relationship may reap benefits for 200,000 CUNY students. state, city, and university support our students for many years to come. for essential services, such as cam­ Remediation Policy Through USS, students have repre­ pus child care; services for students On January 25, 1999 the CU NY Board of Trust­ sentation at all standing committees with disabilities; and international ees voted (for a second time) to implement a of the CUNY Board of Trustees­ student advisement. policy that would phase out remediation at the university's policy- making Funding CUNY's senior colleges. I voted against the body; and a voice in all major uni­ All students at our 19-member cam­ plan. versity policy decisions, including puses (with a few exceptions) pay the university's budget. USS also 85 cents per semester to help sup­ The issue of eliminating remediation from the advocates on behalf of student con­ port USS-sponsored activities. In senior colleges really hurts prospective college cerns before elected officials at the addition to University-wide advo­ students, who, because of economic factors, City, State and Federal levels. cacy efforts on your behalf, USS have CUNY as their only viable higher edu- . provides financial SUppOlt to: the cation option. Afterall, the finest private col­ USS Structure CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNY leges in the country offer some remediation The USS Board of Directors con­ AC); the CUNY citizenship project; (as long as you can afford their tuition). sists of representation from each of and campus events. We also fully Why shouldn't CUNY offer the same fund a university-wide scholarship < the divisional governments (i.e. day ~ undergraduate; evening undergradu­ program. ate; and graduate), where they ex­ ist, at our 19 member campuses. Coalition building Delegates and alternates to the USS USS has a close working re­ board are either elected directly by lationship with other stu­ the student body during campus­ dent advocacy and service wide elections; or are chosen from organizations, including: among the elected members of the the New York Public respective student governments by Interest Research Group that government. (NYPIRG); the Welfare Rights Initiative (WRI); The USS board elects its officers ev­ Friends of CUNY, the ery October. There are nine mem­ CUNY Child Care Coun­ bers of the USS Steering Commit­ cil; the CUNY Committee tee, including the chair of the orga­ on Student Disability Is­ nization. As the elected chair of sues. USS, I also serve as the student rep­ We also work with resentative to the CUNY Board of elected faculty counter­ Trustees. parts at the Our Priorities University USS has had a time- honored com­ Faculty mitment to advocating for access opportunities? Moreover, since SUNY currently has no similar remediation policy, there is a dis­ parate effect (i.e. as far as access to the same level of public higher education) based largely upon the region within New York in which you :eside. It's an admissions policy that smells of 'regional discrimination," one rigid standard for )ublic higher education in New York City, a nore flexible standard everywhere else.

J SS has been, and will continue to be, support­ ve of a number of renowned civil rights orga­ lizations that have banded together to fight this :rossly unfair policy through litigation. f you have any questions about USS positions

and/or activities, you can write to me at USS; 101 West 31't Street, Suite 900; New York, N.Y. 10001.

10 The Trl1th I was attending a Univer­ WAT test. Another problem that easier to balance the state bud­ sity Student Senate conference, is recently occurring is the in­ get. Unfortunately, this will cut the time and place is not impor­ crease of students per class and jobs for faculty and deter students tant, and a Trustee member told the shortage of professors within who are in need of remediation. the students that: the City Universitiy of New In addition, many of the students "Ten years from now, York. who are required to take CUNY students will be thanking remediation are qualified for me". TAP. Students who are in need The room went into an YOU of remediation will not be able uproar of sarcastic laughter, but DON'T to attend a four-year college he also stated: and on that account, the Gov­ "You put us here" MATTER ernor will again balance the His statement left the "/3% PER­ state budget. Notice a pattern? room in silence. He implied that The politicians concen­ students do not vote. He also CENT OF trate more on closing the gap implied that our fate lies with COLLEGE within the city's budget and not high-level politicians who are STUDENTS enough with the concerns ofthe unaware of the issues that the citizens who elected them into CUNY student body deals with. VOTED IN office. Pataki intends to accom­ Politicians are mutilating THE LAST plish this objective: our CUNY system for their own Balance the budget by phasing purpose. The Board of Trustees ELEC­ out the remediation programs. consists of seventeen trustees: TIONS" twelve appointed by the Gover­ • Pataki's hand- picked nor and five appointed by the Trustees are carrying out their Mayor of New York City. Gov­ sponsor's political plan. Many ernor Pataki and Mayor Giuliani ofthe trustees will not and have appointed their comrades to the The Political plan of not rebelled against Pataki's and Board of Trustees. This allowed Governor George E. Pataki was Giuliani's ideas on CUNY be­ them to influence the trustees on to propose an increase of $750- cause their jobs are at jeopardy. issues concerning CUNY one is­ a-year for tuition, and cut grants Facts display that many CUNY sue being remediation. This for "public colleges" in 1998. students come from poverty­ strategy transforms an educa­ Pataki's proposal stated that the stricken homes or are in need of tional institution into a political Tuition Assistance Program student aid and Pataki 's plan hin­ system. (TAP) would deny grants to ders these poverty level students The evolution of the nearly 38,000 students. Fortu­ from an education. remediation system will affect all nately, The New York State Leg­ The modifications that CUNY students. This current is­ islature realized how biased effect the students in CUNY are sue, will affect incoming college Pataki's proposal was to CUNY made by politicians and not by students as well as the students TAP students and refused to sup­ the students. The student voice whom are enrolled in English port it. Pataki supports the is not being heard. The changes 099, Essential Reading 099, changes in remediation because will effect all incoming CUNY Math 096 and those who are still the phasing out of the students and those who have not fighting that demon we call the remediation program makes it yet passed their remedial classes.

20 by Keith Walker, Student Governor

Students in need of remediation terest and become more active will be given one semester to within our own education system We are thefuturefor pass their remedial courses and is to exercise our power as adults those who don't meet these dead­ to vote. However, it seems every­ a productive New lines will consequently have to one has an excuse not to vote! York society, yet cur­ attend a community college and I don't have the time! if community colleges become My vote doesn't matter. rently we are being overwhelmed with students - I don't even know who is run­ treatedlike drop out. To this problem ning ... Rudolph Giuliani says: "learn These are some of the tomorrow's trash. how to work." disturbing answers I get from When we vote it dem­ The solution is to al- CUNY students when I low students to participate onstrates how active in the nominations for we are in govern­ the Board of Trustees. Chairman of the ment.plus it gets poli­ Board of Trustees ticians to look our Herman Badillo was chosen to way. to acknowledge act out the our contemporarv plans in . phasing problems within o u CU~y' Ifthe 350.000 remediation by the ,§J u year 2001 within , thol(sand students CUNY. With more activity, ."{ who are within the we can prevent politicians from executing their political plans CUNY svstem. voted through avoiding hiring like­ then Governor minded individuals who are go­ Pataki would iust ing to kill off remediation 6 "The Mayor and the have been Mr. Governor applied pressure on their appointees to approve this Pataki. blueprint resolution: limiting remediation. In addition, the Mayors 'five appointees hold city jobs, at the pleasure ofthe Mayor, thus creating an obvious conflict ofinterest. " (Committeefor Pub­ YOU DON'T MATTER? "13% lic Higher Education) PERCENT OF COLLEGE The only way we are go­ STUDENTS VOTED IN THE ing to stop these conflicts of in- LAST ELECTIONS. " Keith Walker

21 USS @ WORK ast spring, Governor to include any increases in funding According to Polishook, "it's criti­ George E. Pataki re­ for the University in these areas. cal that every member of the CUNY ceived a less than Overall, the governor has recom­ Community - whether faculty; in­ glowing "mid-se­ mended a budget for CUNY that structional staff; academic support mester report card" was less than what the state appro­ staff; or students - let their voices from students and priated last year. be heard individually in Albany. The faculty at the City postcard campaign will tell politi­ University of New York (CUNY) The grades were posted by the Uni­ cians that we won't take it anymore! for his 199912000 Executive Bud­ versity Student Senate (USS) - the CUNY [must] receive fair treatment get for the university. official governance organization for from the governor and the state leg­ CUNY's nearly 200,000 student~, islature" The list of grades included a "F" for and the Professional Staff Congress/ State law mandates that a state bud­ his proposals to cut the Tuition As­ CUNY (PSC) - the faculty union. get be adopted by April 1S I; but as Program (TAP) has been the case in previous years; $116 million, "Governor Pataki needs to know this years budget agreement is very and to imp le­ that his lack of support for public late. A major stumbling block has mentanum­ higher education is being closely ber of new monitored and will be aggressively regula­ publicized," said Md. Mizanoor R. t ion s Biswas (City College), chair of for the USS. "This report card may only be pro- the beginning." lJll1 According to Dr. Irwin H. Polishook, president of the PSC, the mid-semester grades were more t hat than fair, having allowed the gover­ would make nor plenty of room for improve­ eligibility for full-TAP ment. awards more difficult (e.g. in­ creasing the minimum number of "We have urged the governor to , credits per semester by a TAP re­ work with the leadership of the state been the inability of the governor's cipient from 12 credits to 15 cred­ legislature and agree upon a budget office, the State Assembly, and the its- providing a new definition of that will improve standards at State Senate to agree upon how "full-time" student that is inconsis­ CUNY; by allocating adequate re­ much revenue is available to allo­ tent with all other State and Federal sources for CUNY to provide the cate. At the time ofthis newsletter's policies; a 25 percent withholding highest quality higher education," publication (mid- July), there was of your award until graduation, explained Polishook. still no budget agreement. which is given only if you graduate "on-time"; and a reduction in the "Our goal is not to embarrass the "The stalled budget negotiations number of semesters you can be eli­ governor, but rather to let him know should be treated as a window of gible for TAP while attending a that he still has time to improve his opportunity for us to keep the pres­ community college (from six semes­ grades," added Biswas. "It all de­ sure on," said Timothy Jenkins ters to four semesters).The gover­ pends on how he does on" the fi­ (CSn, USS Vice Chair for Legisla­ nor has also been notified that he has nal" - that is, the fmal negotiated tive Affairs. "Thanks to the support a number of "incomplete grades" State budget. of our student governments, particu­ (Inc) to resolve including: support larly our USS delegates and alter­ for full-time faculty lines; CUNY USS and the PSC have organized a nates; the PSC; and a number of child care; services for students with postcard campaign using the report campus-based organizations; thou­ disabilities; building repair; educa­ card theme. The effort is designed sands of postcards have been sent tional technology; and library ser­ to compliment on-going letter writ­ to Albany. .. and more are on the vices The governor's budget failed ing and legislative visits. way."

22 USS @ WORK Last March, both the State Assem­ externship programs in their field of the movement's rich history, tradi­ bly and State Senate adopted their interest. McLaughlin also said the tion and values are passed on to the own respective budgets. However, alliance might lead to the establish­ next generation of workers," said in order for the state legislature to ment of union scholarships and an McLaughlin. adopt the 1999/2000 state budget, annual conference of CUNY stu­ both houses of the legislature must dents and legislators in Albany. An ambitious internship program agree to the same allocations and also will be pursued by Central La­ language within their respective "Since many CUNY students are bor Council affiliates on various budget bills. also working people, it is logical for CUNY campuses in order to afford the labor movement to reach out to students opportunities to learn more The respective budget bills adopted them and work together to achieve about job possibilities in their fields already by the State Assembly and our common goals," said of interest. the State Senate were more gener­ McLaughlin. "This partnership will ous than Governor Pataki's Execu­ "This is a tive Budget. Both the win-win op­ Senate and the Assembly portunity for approved full restora­ our stu­ tions to TAP. However, dents," said the State Assembly in­ Biswas. "As cluded added support for a result of a number of essential this partner­ items, such as full-time ship, CUNY faculty lines and CUNY students child care. have gained a very influ­ **** ential politi­ Brian McLaughlin, cal ally, and president of the New we will also York City Central Labor expose CUNY students to a wide be able to open doors for more stu­ Council (CLC), AFL-CIO, and range of opportunities and also fur­ dent int~ships and job opportuni­ CUNY University Student Senate ther energize the organized labor ties with, organized labor." Chair Md. Mizanoor Biswas have movement in New York City." announced the formation of a his­ Earlier this year the labor movement toric partnership between organized McLaughlin said the partnership played an active role in supporting labor and the needs than 200,000 would explore tuition and its impact the efforts of CUNY students and students at the City University of on working families, student finan­ faculty to preserve remedial educa­ New York (CUNY). cial aid programs, child care, and tion programs. faculty. Student ratios and immigra­ According to McLaughlin, the part­ tion issues. "We would also like to Biswas said, "the McLaughlin plan nership for the 21 51 century will en­ increase the number of labor stud­ is visionary and historic. CUNY stu­ courage CUNY students - many of ies programs throughout the CUNY dents working with organized labor them immigrants - to become in­ system," said McLaughlin. will prove to be formidable coali­ volved in the labor movement and tion in our town. We're excited issues that effect working families. The partnership will work closely about this collaboration!" At the center of the partnership will with Greg Mantsios of the Queens be an ongoing dialogue about areas College Labor Studies Program, the The Central Labor Council is an um­ of concern to both groups and op­ Workers Education Center and the brella organization of 1.5 million portunities to share ideas and pro­ Cornell School of Labor and use the working people holding member­ vide support. As part of the new re­ successful programs as models for ships in 450 local labor affiliates lationship CUNY students will be the creation of others. "By educat­ given more opportunities to partici­ ing young college students about the pate in union sponsored internshipl labor movement, we will insure that

23 An interview with our new interim president, Roberta Matthews by Shawn To I arrived lat in a panic, nenou . Myappro

24 w ' him. it r greeting, r. Matth (Urn changes and th re is a need for ice oriented colle~e. Do you cc miling • nd ay ." hawn wa ju t a kin high ehool tudents to be pr - program being pha. cd out that m iflhere wa anything I wouldn't chang pared for college Ie el work. 0- no longer serv the need of a fu­ bccall ' why me with p rfi eli n'? D you P hould e i t in one form or ture workforce '! tudent dOIl't kn w anything that perfe t. erry?" 'I another. Do you see a conn ction want to come here and not b pre­ don '1 kn w nything here that' p rfeet. ' there? pared to be in the, orkforcc. rry re p nded). ne of Ih m t imprc iv thing Well f am • ing t pend In time Ii - ab lit L i that it ho alwa t nin L p opl and familiarizing my elf b' n bl to I k at it. elf and n e again with Ihe c lIeg f re I mak ertainly th're are arca an 'real announc m nt a t that in rdcr to lay rel­ what i p r ct, ncar perfe t, or n t e ant, th pr gram n d t perf! cl. change and that i th kind of owth and change that e are looking forw rd to that. i nom1al and benefi ial to T LI u about your e perienc the 11 gc. her at L .) re ou excited about Myexperience g ba k t the e - our new po ition? nti . They are generally in th ngli h epartm nt fwhich I \ as hat ha the fi t hair. Then I wa D an and erved a ariety f different role in luding A iate Dean, th n r - turned to the ngl i h D partment here I g I in I ed in the meri- can ial Hi tory Proje t. 10 th pr ~e thigh h I tca hers and II ge fa lIlty team t ught. Thi ere there any bargain , project branch d ut nati naUy. deal or in truction that Thi really refle t n the college'. the Tru tee made bcfor record. I m pr ud f being ne f letting. ou lead u ? th fir t pr f rs to tea h in lhat pr ~ ct. Th only me age I got \! as t e the ry b t pre id nl Do you s e immersion program 1 ould b . like the meriean Hi tory Proj t a a bridge to the future re there any la t of education? Ii os e i t and whatthey are. [if they thoughts or word ou would like do i t] they hould b Irength­ to add before we end? ened.

However. I will ay that in regard when to - P oth r llege ar und th agr ment er enain i , u country ar crambling fI r (I \i ay t thal life. a' I ng a we all have a impl m ot w rk aod int m ' hip pr - commitment t the college and put gram , LG ha nand w th lie in the fI refr nt w will hould build up 0 the great tmditi n b fine . th' eh I, I k at wh t w ha e and look to gr wand r fin it in r­ der t tay ahead f th urv.

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25: WordCraft TO EACH THEIR OWN Writing- Su6terran q'rain Placing my name everywhere on walls. On pyramids, .ft.fplia6eticalIy numbered" rum6tina focomotifJe, on trains, on scriptures painting meclianicalfy cliUf18inD tlirougli 6orouo1is ... big pictures of my name, r:rFiorouoli arui intricate cross-stitclietf tunnelS, Hieroglyphics, etching of my weatlin(J tlie fabric of our tfaily lives ... story or just graffiti of my story tTri6es of intf'rvitfuafs transportinu tlieir boares ... Story of the youth; claim to fame H06by? !Never, . more out of necessity ... for a lost generation, even Inten.se{y, though metallic paintdpow ... there is separation Hofes are liefil open by tliem .. . This is the quietest scream from tTen, efewn, twefve ... stops .. . this lost generation heard around 'We scurry tlirougli .. . the world with no sound just the StresseIf arui liurrietf to ... story of words on walls, fantastic 'Wliere to, witliout a due? writings found In ancient temples, rtIiis is wliat tlie tfaily commute flo ... or just the words of today found Sifence between stranaefS, wlio only ~lianae foo~• •. in the deepest darkest tunnel, (}Jooi.§, newspapers arui aawrtisements reatf, alleyway, and rooftop. for internal tfiouelits art a mucli safer 6eliaflior. .. Vandalism to the old and ignorant, Our sa'flior, is tlie occasional entertainment ... while it's the voice of expression lBent over by life's pfea4mos, a cup armed" panliandIer... for us 9tf.an tfanafer, for liis manliootf tfanafes An art form that some break on it, frum Iiis 60dj once prcnuffy erectetf. •. while others stare and remark Comctd on Iiopino not to tr4fJe{ tliat patli lie sefectd it. Injectd witli JrifJlit frum tlie tliouulit ... Something t~ at has been heard tTout, stiffarui frozen world wide yet is not recognized

26 El cielo llora sobre la cuidad perdida, You are the One faroles alumbran las tinieblas, almas ajenas se apoderan de la soledad. Unimaginable how your eyes reflect the sun's light Vecindades dormitadas estan entre and your smile the spring of my soul. suenos, So thankful to find the one who carries no escuchan ni el susurro my happiness. del viento lijero que huye del ser amargo. In a desert where my soul was chained Las rosas se ahogan con la by loneliness you saved me. tempestad del cielo, cielo que ve todo, Thanks for using your beauty as key to free my mind. cielo que sabe todo, By looking at you I dicover that cielo sin ojos que puede ver, beauty is not a mystery. cielo con semblante de tristeza. Las estrellas no quieren You introduce to my heart the light salir, that the sun cherishes with the river. por miedo a perder su brillo, la luna no quiere dejarse ver, As your hair flows through my fingers; por miedo a verlo todo. my doubts disappear slowly. Susurros se oyen en las calles God knows how long I wait y nadie las escucha. God knows how long I have been searching. Viento de olas frias, Thank you for helping me to cry for something donde es que huyes con tanta prisa? That makes me happy. Acaso huyes de algo o acaso solo huyes por huir. You bring new words to my life. La media noche se acerca, Love,Joy, Gracefulness y canta el ruisenor, Don't confuse me any more because noche calida que enfria todo 10 que se their definitions are written on your lips. acerca, ~ pobre ruisenor que nadie 10 escucha, Now I consider every seco~ in my life que se congela cantando su because the moving of my neart triste canto a la luna. reminds me how fortunate I am to Sombras congeladas carninan meet you. Only the speed of my blood can express how much por las calles, se miran y se traspasan I l©.Ie You. miran sin mirar, You are the one. carninan para aplastar. Que pudo pasar? By Eddyson Jean-Baptiste Si una vez tenias tu calido calor, como una antorcha de las olimpiadas que nunca se apaga que te pudo pasar? Pobre ruisenor que sigue cantando, y su canto se 10 lleva el viento, sin ser escuchado en los suenos de nadie.

Sin titulo WordCraft Jacqueline Mercado Where I'm From ..

Where I'm from people respect the color of your ski, But they ignore your stomach pair

Where I'm form it's hard to smik Because hunger blocks the lake of happiness

Where I'm from being poor is not a shame becausE being rich requirE* killing

~ Don't talk about me if you don' know where I'm from V I didn't t make myself who I am todllj £3 But where I'm fro m. CLB Don't step on my flag and expect me to smile. ~ Because I don't smile if my ~ flag doesn't wave,

Where I'm from people there are like Earthquakes. Vie come when you least expecl . l

Their energy comes from the Volcano, because fire is their neighbor,

Make sure you stand back away from it.

Where I'm from we don't put liberty on paper and sign it. However it serves as a bridge to unite soul and mind.

Meditate on what you say about where I'm from Because "anything that you don't know is older than you." The Love Condition Factory - Doodle by Shawn Torres And you will see why I so proud of where I come from.

By Eddyson Jean-Baptiste Race IMinori~ THE SURVIVAL GAME Race, the human race, Earthlings breathing /11\ itlr lit!' till 1'1\111'1 I of With all its facets ),lIlfr'I/illd. Diamond White gm/l'l I hI' II(( iI/oF Carbon Black i IHtll/ i ~)'. II l 'fI.T III/ 1('1t Ii 11,1:. killd. Rich and squalid I It I' /1 '01'11 " /i'('('dOlIl " "II I Fine and rough {'(,(OIIII' Oil!)' d/illlltl~l '. Hate with love ( '1111 . 1'011 {,rillg. )'01/1'11'11' lo/illlll' Uni~ beyond the stars (\IIt! \It/Tir 'l' I\'it" the' Feet deep in mud I I I'llirgn t ? Barel~ sensing our last stop ) ;1/1 Imm to 1,11~j' Never mind, never mind the gllllle. Ill!. !,ollr dl~I'1 1/(11\' Il'l'lII The Dream will carr,y us on thl' (ollg('lt. As Shakespeare said ... )/'// IIIIIldt'r Oil . I'ollr "Dreams are the children of our idle minds" Iii t 111'(. /1 tht'rc tll~J' l\'I~1' Ollt of lit i I tWITI'd III' hole? If we leave the poem Ih(' dark /light\ "('((111/(' We have nowhere to go j'ollr tor(lIr('. With our thoughts in silence )111/ .Ii'd.l'ollr '!/i' tfmil/;lIg Our eyes fixed on the light and form .Ii·/lIII . J'OIlI' \(Illf. )(1/1 ({IJI ol//I' I'rt!l'ji'l" Chilled of being alone r01l1" rd/'Ille till t! t! 1'1'11111 t" ro IIg h II fI In the Race, !'tJl/l'lIi!.!,hh. ( ' III/ 'J I t1~ 1 J,ri;rg.l'olll'lc/f Human Women Undefined , ttl l'I'IICt' From the face to the brain 01' IttlW( III' Ill/d//gllt:' Not a single slot to trace Fn'c'titllll ({III b(' 10 dOll', hlltyd It/till' tll\ ' {~J' . Other than a d~ing star til/like lilt/It , )illl (il'(.I'olll' Iiti' By Paulina Rielolf ffl!!' t~I' til!\' 1IIIII'i IIg '(II\'{I nl tll(' I igll t , )il/l If(' thillgl lire IlOt thl' .111/1/('. / \/fytlll ((111M ;\ Ili/Til'( I\ ,;tll 1111.1'0111' lIIig"t {l1Itll'{,~J' 1"(' I II1Tir '(/1 gt 1/11 l'. J~J' /('I/Ili/i.,- Hrl/I(r WorclCraft:

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WordCraft COME VIBRATIONS OF WARNING THE E~. N ~ NOTHING TO ARISE FE ERA OTRO DIA DE ESOS, EN EL CUAL PENSABA MAYBE INTUITIVE EYES ARENT TRUE SE WFVE BUILT A LIFE ON NEGATIVITY · ACERCA DE LA VIDA. TRUST INSINC UN DIA MAS EN EL CUAL AFORMA DECIA DIOS WERE PIONEERS WERE FORCED TO LA l OR PUNISHMENT SEV: ESTA GRAN OPORTUNIDAD DE VIVIR. LA VIDA TOO BUSY CLAIMING THE WORLD 0 ES ALGO MUY IMPORTANTE QUE DEBEMOS TOO DEAF TO HEAR THE SCREAMING OF APROVECHAR PORQUE ES UNICA. DEREPENTE FLOWE THE CONSTANT POUNDING SOUIN. MIRE AL CIELO Y ME DI CUENTA DE QUE LA VIDA MY He ES TAN LINDA, UNICA E IMPORTANTE, PERO LO OF MOTHER NATURE CRYING FOR HER C DREN DE QUE NO OLVIDE ES QUE HAY MUCHAS PRUEBAS THE TIMES OF THE FUTURE ARE N QUE TENEMOS QUE SOBREPASAR. TODOS TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED TOO ML TENEMOS QUE PELEAR FUERTE Y SOBRESALIR SOMEr AND WE ARE TAKEN BY SURPF EN GRANDE. TENEMOS QUE ENFRENTAR WHEN THE BEAST COMES UNDESGU t~ CONTROVERSIAS Y EXPERIENCIAS NEGATIVAS AND TAKES US IN HIS FL~ COMO POSITIVAS. HAY TANTAS COS AS QUE WHO'S TO BLAi. OUR EYELIDS ARE NOWHERE NE PUEDEN SUCEDER EN ESTA SOCIEDAD. QUE DE DEPLEAT UN MOMENTO A OTRO ME PREGUNTE QUE FUERA WE'RE BLIND, OBLIVIOUS, WE LIVE BELIEV EVERYTHING THE GOVERNMENT FEEDS DE ELLA SIN NOSOTROS LOS LATINOS. NO MORE FAITH IN JE ~ LE PREGUNTE ALA LUNA, NO ME CONTESTO, LE NO CARE FOR NATURE OR MOTHER EAF PREGUNTE AL SOL Y EL NI ME MIRO. ME KILLING BABIES BEFORE THEIR BIF COMP~TERS TAKING OVER HUMAN PREGUNTE A MI MISMO YYYYYYY CREAJING INDOLENT HUMANS, LOi SAQUE LA CONCLUCION DE QUE LA VIDA ES ING JOBS AND SAN! FAMILY IS NO LONGER A PRIOR MUYBELLA YOUTH AND CASH BEFORE SENIOR Y POR SUPUESTO QUE DI GRACIAS ADIOS. HOW WILL WE BE FIFTY YEARS FROM TOO; DEREPENTE MIRE A MI LADO Y VI PASAR A UNA IF WE KEEP IT UP, WE WILL BE IN DISSARF KILLING EACH OTHER TO THE LORDS DIS~: MUJER LATINA. ERA TAN HERMOSA Y BELLA WAITING FOR PROBLEMS TO STRAY AW QUE LOCO DE ME AMOR ME DEJO. YO ESTABA BUT THEY GET WORSE DAY BY 0 EN EL FRENTE DEL EDIFICIO 'M' DE LA GUARDIA WHO'S TO SAY WHEN TO ST A COMMON CONSCIOUSNESS ON A MA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ME DIJE A MI MISMO MUST DRC QUE BONITA CREASION, SONREI Y AVEMARIA ME WE MUST OPEN OUR EY: STOP BELIEVING THESE LI : DI LA BENDICION. ELLA SE DIO CUENTA Y RID OURSELVES OF UNNECESSARY PRI : SONRIO. ! QUE MOMENTO TAN EMOSIONANTE ! BE EACH OTHER'S GU t: PERO CUANDO MIRE AL RELOJ ESTABA TARDE AND REMEMBER TO ALWAYS STAND : EACH OTHER'S Si l PARA IR AMI CLASE DE CONTABILIDAD Y DIJE ...... ? BELGICA GONZAL NO OTRA VEZ TARDE! -CAMILO GVIO

30 Skater-Girl

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31 Badillo's Interview (continued) -Why I Care About CUNY- has been reported that Dr. Goldstein measures a student's ability; had been Badillo and an " I understand 's choice for Chan­ exit test that the problems of the cellor determines that [the stu­ for some time.) dents present population because I was the have] completed remediation, because first Puerto Rican at just about otherwise there will be no "[CUNY must] separate everything .. .I had been confidence from the business [among] the remediation from com­ first in college level munity or the the new wave of migrants to work. general public that The use of TAP ( the Tuition [our] come to CUNY ... and that's the rea­ students have in fact received Assistance program-New York son I am concerned .. .1 understand a meaningful college diploma." State's basic financial aid grant the problems, because for I went economically-needy students) through them myself-having for "I want to get remediation to remedial work [forces] settled work full students to before [a student] time, to go to school full­ drop gets matriculated. out because they don't have I don't time, and be married and have other think it makes sense to take remedial w responsibilities ... but I know that we courses to get you ready for college, o can do it. I don't believe that we and take [college-level] courses ~ should lower standards, because if for which you're not ready, we do [concurrently]. ~ we are not going to be able to Therefore, the first thing o provide opportunities. The key is not to do is help the student get Q::: remediation u.. to merely access, it's access with out of the way. At the o standards-so [that] senior colleges, you can take w we can achieve inten­ :::> success. " sive summer classes. [This summer] Z we're going to have 20,000 students I­ at the Z "After having served eight years in these ... sessions so that they can o Congress ... I knew that [we were] be matriculated ... We propose U that these never going to get jobs for all out of programs should be free to the government. [We were] never students .. . " going to get housing for all out of -Don't the government.[We were] never Judge Me, Join Me- going to get health care for all out "I of the government. On the other need "the support of the student body hand, the one area where govern­ an€! faculty if we're going to ment has acknowledged improv~ [our University]. [its] re­ enough money These sponsibility to pay for regular people who is education ... and if we [college] say they don't believe work ( there's a limit on what get [quality] education for our I say should look at what I did the number of semesters a student people, then they will be able to at Hostos Community College. Two get can be eligible from TAP. There their own jobs; their own are years ago, I was accused of having housing; also no degree credits and provide associated a secret plan to destroy for their own health with remediation)." Hostos. But care." what has happened since then is that "The key to getting we've brought in [Dr.] out of poverty "It's not the fault Delores is education of the students that Fernandez, who ... and that is why [dur­ they is a truly accom­ are unprepared for college plished ing] the past eight years I have been Bi-lingual educator, recog­ work because they don't have a real focusing primarily on education." nized nationwide. twelfth grade high school diploma .. She's now the permanent president I want to go back to the high schools -Top Priorities as at Hostos. College morale Chair- and develop a program has im­ that we call proved, and the College faculty and students Now [and test the students] [believe "[My top priority is to] get a strong that it is much better than at every single [New York City] high chancellor who will find before]. So if you want to judge out what school.. . and help them is really going earn a real what I plan to do in on in the University." high school the future, look diploma .. so that they at what (* reporter's note: less than two I have done in the past." can graduate from [CUNY] more weeks after this interview was con­ quickly and get a quality education." ducted, the CUNY Board of Trust­ ees hired Dr. Matthew Goldstein as "I [also] want to be sure we have an CUNY's permanent chancellor. It entrance test for remediation that

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A from Ruth E. Vice President of Student Affairs

On the eve of the new miUennium. I am pleased and proud to report that the Oivi ion of Student Aft1. aud Enrollment Management i well n target in meeting our mi "ion to enhance tudent leaming and development. 'Ibis report: 199811999 Accomplishments and 199912000 Goals will show that our directors faculty and have been hard at work in developing and maintaining programs. " rvice ' and opportuniti for our div IbICIent body.

are some of the highligh of the past academic year:

erendum: In the "pring Student Elections. our tudent ted to increase the tudent AI> by $5.00 per me tee for expanded health. rvices. Thi . fee inc..'l'e8se i. expected to generate 116.000 enhanced health service to our tuden~ free of charge. Thank y u R nee Butler and Vincent Bamey of tudcnt ices Cluster for developing a wonderful proposal. and to Irene osa and her taft'in tudent Life aod Development and the Student Election Review Committee for coordinating a successful tudent Electi event. art lDulti-media audiovisual Career TransIi r enter: The new and improved Career cr Center includes 22 computer tation • LCO project r and other high tech equipment to provide sulleDll . current career and college information, and the ability t apply to colleges on-line. My thanks go to ~ Michael Horwitz for bringing thi need to my attention. and to Olga Vega and Judith Gazzola for success­ fWJy implementing thi project.

...... " ~lIln-.rllon of Guardia dent De paper: Last year a group of. tuden came up with an idea to resurrect 1'he Bridge.' Their enthu iasm and sen e of commitm nt convinced u that their plan would be fuL Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief. hawn Torre . • and the guidance of Professor Terry Cole spring and ummer edition of the new. paper were pubJi hed in magazin fonnal. Hats off to the Bridge t renewing udent interest in their college environment!

NatlloDai alsplUlk Bilingual Englneering Program ( B P): The college ucc fully establi bed an ..- tk:uIation agreement with Turabo University in Puerto Rico in collaboration with the Mathematic Department. . tuden panicipated in the ationa) Hi panic Bilingual Engineering ummer Program at Turabo Uni 'ty aod Polytechnic University in Pu rto Rico. My thank: go to Olga Vega. COOt :1inatoroftbe HBEPat LaGuardia. ~ Emily Carrasquillo Dr. Jorge Perez. Profe:sor Fabio anto and Proti . r Dehlly Poms for . teamwork and commitment.

We uccessfuJly established a Center tor Leadership where ur tudent. can receive leadership and diversi ttaining. Thank you Irene Sosa and Gregory Faulkner. Under the astute leadership of Brian Goldstein Dim:tor ofFitnes • Recreation and Aquatics Center. the Gym revenue ·utpa."sed the budgeted goal by 52%. ~ SOl" Lyn Byk i working hard to e pand the late hip Program of Personal Coun ling to include doctoral­ level students.

Furtbennore, with the guidance and tenacity of Renee Butler and Judith Gazzola. our Di is OIl bedule. The Financial Aid Office and Student ervice lu ter have completed their ment reports. Academic Career Counseling. College Oi 'co ery, Personal Coun ling. New tudent eminar and the President Office are in the data collecting tage. Enrollment Management (Regi tear and Admi ions) Recre­ ation and Student Life & Development will begin th ir asses ment Fall. 1999. Keep up the momentum! In closing. I want to thank. each and every member f the Oi i ion of tudent Affai & Enrollment Management 01' your teamwork and perseverance during the college' con ersion to 1M . My kud go to all the folks who worked during the fall '99 registration. e pecially to the Registrar's Office tafT who served our . tuden UDder very difficult circumstance !

RuthE. Lugo Vice President

" " EI Reto de CUNY: admision abierta, Altos Estandares por Herman Badillo

Por ser un alumno orgulloso de La Universedad de la Ciudad de Nueva York - clase del 51 de City College - sierr estado de acuerdo desde hace mucho tiempo en que CUNY debe probeer a los "newyorkinos" el mas amplio educacion universitaria. Sin embargo, aCCE he argumentado por mucho tiempo acerca de la necesidas se estandares ricurosos para balancear ese acceso. acad Como nuevo Presidente de la junta de Sindicos de la universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York, tengo al privilegio y la obligacion de asegurar que la universidad entre con mayor seguridad al proximo milenio como una inst en la cual la excelencia y las oportunidades son motivada y disponibles. Los retos que nos esperan en nuestro afan pir lograr esta meta son descritos detalladamente en el r hecho pubkeco p~r la comision de consejeria del Alcalde compuesta oor siete miembros, en la cual he tenido la ' oportunidad de servir bajo elliderazgo de Benno C. Schmidt Jr. Como el titulo del reporte - "Universidad de la Ciul Nueva York: Una Institucion Descarriladas" - indica , hay mucho trabajo duro y espero fructifero que haser en 10 adl No importa quien hase la bola 0 quien se convierta en espectador, los problemas idntificados recientemente por el grupo de investigacion deberan y serran confrontados. Nuestra ciudad no puede simplemente permitir que los problemas academicos y la confusion organizacional que ha plagado e l sistema universitario por mas de veinte anos, con­ tinue. No es un secreta que el porcentaje de g radu~cj o n de CUNY es muy bajo 0 que el numero de estudiantes que entran a nuestros c olt~ sin estar Qreparados para lidiar c on as untos acad elJ1i cos es abrumadoramente alto 0 que demasiados graduados cali ficados de escuela segundaria van a otras escuelas para conseguir su educacion universitaria. Tanbien es claro que esos problemas se pueden resolver y que los ciudada nos de j a c i ud~ de" N.Y. Quieren que s. resuelvan,' EI16 de junio, una encuesta del Irj'tituto de Sondeos Quinnipac encontro que por un margen entre 72 ~f1\19 r cie@'o:" \>s "n efyorki ~ poyan el que los requisitos de ad nJ ion ~ n las 'lpi~sidad ~ de ci tro an fii;..Q~ CUNY . sean elevados y qtJ ca ,~ el 7 ~1?!~ e~to ~ ta de JPuerdo .e.n la necesldad que hay de repafifu-I3S' : escueMS ' p tlf5 l1cas'~elevaflbs reqUlsltos completamente. Gracias al liderazgo del Governador George Pataki, el Alcalde Rudolph Giuliani y mis companeros sindicos, la renovacion en CUNY esta claramente en proseso de ej ecucion. Esta renovacion creara una forma de admision unica por ella:. el ac que vale la R~,w a I ceso a desafintes expecta.tivas. Lo~ cambios positivos necesi.tados -Expandlr a todas 0 en proceso de e~ecuciont cl las escuelas secundanas de la clu dad de Nueva York el eX1 toso con la mutua colabora prog ral1aa" ~{r C*.9t@ ~o~\; , el cion del Consejo de Educacion Y CUNY, examina estudiantes academic y ':pr q,'~f e rI' me ~ cio rl0Y < o a n~es d~la . graduacion. Las cla se~ son ofresidas por. mae profesores stros de segundaria ~~ie ~~ s t~ baj ~~" co ~~ nt Unlversltanos. Esto va a garantlzar que los ,estudlantes sean universitario. preparados pat;~ dtl{l.ac~; ~n t~Jf,lIS ' a EI programa"colegio Ahora" deberia ser expandido para permitir intervervencion intervencion temprana y no solan temprana y no so lament intervencion en los grados 9,10 Y 11. -La fase inicial de la eliminacion de las clases remediales en los siete colegios de cuatro anos a comenzar como 10 aprobo la Junta de en el ana 2 sindicos de CUNY en enero pasado, Para asistir a los estudiantes antes a nivel de colegio, CUNY. de que comiencenc Esta planeando para el verano un programaexpandido de destrezas ana ( se estima para estudiantes de p que 20,000 se inscribirian ); un ana completo ofresiendo programasintroductorios intensificando el usa de siete lugares remed para ofreser clases introductorias de lenguaje, y nuevos programas recursos expandidos de aprendisaje de tut< a distancia. Las clases remediales se ofreseran tan bien en los colegios -EI continuo' reforzamiento de entrenamiento comur de maestros en las escuelas de ed.ucacion de CUNY. La ampliarr conosida prediccion de que podria haber escasez de maestros certificados de escuelas publicas para el futuro inmec hase necesario el que CUNY - la fuente de maestros mas grande del Consejo de Educacion - tome la delantel restaurar la vitalidad en lossalones de clase de la ciudad. -el continuo aumento de esfuerzos para explotar el potencial de la universidad por ser el recurso prinsipal d negocios de la ciudad, trabajo, servisios humanos, tecnologia y sectores gubernamentales. Debemos demostrar ( nuestra facultadde academicos y expertos hacen de CUNY el mejor recurso economico e intelectual para resolVE problemas que la ciudad de Nueva York enfrenta. Por mas de 1 50 anos nuestra universidad a side un gran hacedor de la historia de la ciudad, tan nuestro sistema subterraneo de transporte, vital ( ,como nuestros rascasielos y como esa damaquien con su incanzable t 36 ~ lIegan a America. derecho a dado la bienvenidad a tantos nuevos newyorkinos que anos y luego, no muchos anos mas tarde, City Ella me recibio como un nino huerfano de Puerto Rico, de once ayudar a CUNY a continuar sirviendo no solo a los College me abrio sus brazos a mi tam bien. Juntos podemos del sistema, pero tambien a cualquiera y a todos incontables inmigrantes quienes tradisionalmente han perdido nuestro trabajo apropiadamente, los graduados de la quienes simplemente tienen el deseo de aprender. Si hacemos a la historia de la ciudad en el siglo 21. Universidad de Nueva York tendran una gran participacion al escribirse The Challenge for CUNY: Wide Access, High Standards By Herman Badillo Class of '51-I have long agreed that As a proud alumnus of the City University of New York-City College, to higher education. But I have also long argued CUNY must provide New Yorkers with the widest possible access the need for rigorous academic standards to match that access. privilege and obligation to insure that the As the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, it is now my in which excellence and opportunity are encour­ university moves securely into the next century as an institution aged and available. in considerable depth in the report The challenges facing us as we pursue these goals are described Force, on which I has the opportunity to serve recently released by the seven-member Mayoral Advisory Task title-The City University of New York: An Institu­ under the chairmanship of Benno C, Schmidt Jr. As the report's for all of us.,: tion Adrift" -indicates, hard, but I hope.reV'!,arding work lies ahead identified by the task force pitch~s in or ~~b bec?~es a bystander, the problems r~fen1J~ ~o matterwho confusion and ~,II b~ confr0~t:ed,.pur citY\Jimp~can~ta~9rd:{~pte't.ithe·~cademi¢:::dtift.:5pnd:9rgarirz~~ional must c :i>.";,\; i!: ... ;,.', th<;lt h~s plagu~ the u~iversity for m~te th~Jl 2qyears:Jo €pnti~e'i the nuOOber~f stlJ(jel'l¥unprepared to do .It isno ~~cr~t th~tC~NY's gra~~ati~~ rate~\aretbot~w, ~ th~l shdcktngtyhi'gh, or that too many HigHly qualified high college~ level woft( when they arrive at ourcoliegesaFe school graduates look elsewhere for their college education. of New York City want them solved. A poll But it is also clear that these conditions are soluble-and citizens by a 72% to 23% margin, New Yorkers support the release by the Quinnipac Polling Institute on June 16 found that .. also that almost 70% agree with the need to repair raising of admissions standards at CUNY's seniorcQJlages, and public schools and raise standards across-the-:poard. RuctblPtl Giuliani, and my fellow trustees, re­ Thanks to.the Jeadership ofGOve~po('~e6rge P~taki, ~Y()r, the qntykihd of access worth fighting for: the newal at 9UNYis I)Owplear\y underway. fhisrenewal w~~ create include: access to~ha!Jengl.ng ~xpe(;~ations.The pPsiti~ change~ne+d q! u~~ervy~y sOccessful 4 Coliege Now:' Program, which, through - Expansion to all New York City highschootsof the highly remediation and'Yacademic support prior to CUNY IBoard of Education collaboration, tests students and provides closely with college faculty. This will insure that graduation. Classes are offered by high school teachers working also be expanded to allow earlier intervention, students are prepared for college-level work. "College Now" should not onlyiflth~ 9th but also the 10th and 11 th grades. colleges, beginning early in the year 2000, as phased~in elimination of remedial cla~.~~s at t~e elevensenior ~The before they begin college level work, approved by the CU~Y BQ/ilrd this p~st Jat1~arytlri~d~f'to~?si~t s~udents (an estimated 20,000 students will be CUNY is panning foran eX(:l~nd~d pre"fr~sh01an¥ear sUn:1i11~t S'killsi.Pfogram use of\seven language-immersion sites, new tutor­ enrolled), year-roun? remEtdi~llfl1m~rsio.l'l 0ffering~,}ntef)f:ifie9 classes will also be available at the commu­ ing programs,and expanded diStance tearning resources.R'emedlation nity colleges. education. A widely predicted shortage of certified -Further strengthening of tracher training in CUNY's schools of - the single largest source of teachers to the public school teachers in the near future makes it vital that CUNY classrooms. Board of Education - take the lead in restoring vitality in the city's potential for being a principal resource in the city's -The marshalling of increased efforts to exploit the university's sectors. We must demonstrate how our faculty business, labor, human services, technology, and government intellectual resource for solving the problems facing scholars and experts make CUNY a major economic engine and New York City. maker of the city's history-as vital as our For more than 150 years, our university has been a major right arm who has greeted so many new New subways, skyscrapers, and that welcoming lady with the tireless Yorkers to America. and not many yeasr later ,they ,City College She greeted me as an 11-years-old orphan from Puerto Rico, to serve not only the countless immigrants opened its arms to me as well. Together, we can help CUNY continue simply possess the desire to learn. If we do our job who have traditionally depended upon it, but any and all who the city's history in the 21 st century. properly, City University graduates will have a large hand in writing The City University of was appOinted Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Herman Badillo 37 New York on June 1, 1999. :&

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40 For Party Information

I.m in my mid 20's and per­ may want to do daily back­ call fectly healthy. How can some­ stretches. !fit still continues, see )fie like myself benefit from a specialist. Don't give up. (212) tJecoming health conscience? To: Mid 20 's 293-0323 This is a perfect For other Ige group to become aware and questions and 'ake part in a health concious life .tyle. You are not only at your comments re­ Jhysical peak, you also have the JOtential to begin a process garding health :alled "preventive mainte­ and fitness, I lance. " This will prepare you for lour later years. can be reached I'm a student md I do not have the time to at >articipate in the gym. What "The Bridge" :an I do? To: Student Rm. E324 or Let's begin with )roper nutritional. This doesn ~ e-mailed at ake any time, and you are al­ [email protected] 'eady halfway there. At the gym, IOU can circuit train. This con­ 'ists of doing 1 exercise per nuscle and cardiovascular exer­ :ise. 3 days a week for an hour vill be sufficient. I go to the gym In a regular basis. When I \'ork out I get a lower back ,ain. Should I stop working IUt? ro: Concerned Athlete Have a personal rainer check out your form while 'o u work out. You must have vhat :({ called a neutral posture. rhis requires you to consume an lutward curve in the lower back rnd a broad chest. Proper pos­ ure is important at all times, es­ lecially while exercising. You

41 Phi Theta Kappa says

LaGuardia Community College education. lowe a lot to him be­ second with my BS Degree, and suffered a major loss this fall when cause he was the person largely re­ finally with my job at Merrill much admired counselor Mr. sponsible for my success, first Lynch." Herminio Hernando left to assume when I attained my A.S. Degree, a new position at York College! Through his commitment CUNY in Jamaica, Queens. His to helping students to be ad­ absence will leave a void not only equately prepared for transferring in the counseling department but to senior colleges, Herminio was also in the College's Honor Soci­ instrumental in reestablishing the ety - Phi Theta Kappa. Herminio, now popular annual senior college as he loves to be called, has been transfer fair. The transfer fair gives 1:1 involved in many aspects of the students the opportunity to meet college not only as a counselor, but with transfer admissions represen­ also as coordinator for the Career tatives from senior colleges. The = and Transfer Center, coordina- .-.a last fair held at LaGuardia on Oc­ tor for the Internship Train­ tober 6, 1999 was a resounding .a ing Program and faculty success as students jammed in advisor to Phi Theta the college's Atrium to get im­ = Kappa Honor Society. portant transfer information u He has also served on - from the more than 30 senior several college com­ colleges represented. The stag- mittees including the ing of these transfer fairs are Transfer Advisory important to the students of Committee and Hon­ LaGuardia. According to ors Study Program Henninio, "It is imperative Committee. . that we give students the ~. opportunity to meet with In his more than seven admissions personnel years at the college, from the senior colleges. Herminio has touched the lives They can learn first hand of many students, and has been what is required for transfer. a positive influence in their It is also important to get students academic and career deci­ thinking about transfer early on in sions. One of the many stu­ their education, ideally during dents counseled by Herminio their first semester at the college. is a Merrill Lynch Inc. Tele­ The counseling department has communications Analyst been doing a great job in encour­ and LaGuardia alumna, aging transfer, especially for in­ Teresa Figueroa. In her trib­ coming freshmen in the New Stu­ ute, Ms. Figueroa comments, dents Seminar." Henninio was "When I first started at LaGuardia also very instrumental in coordi­ I was new to the country and did nating the reestablishment of the not speak much English. More­ Internship Training Program, over I was not fully comfortable which is an internship field site for with the culture, but Herminio had Mr. Herminio Hernando proudly displays Human Services and Liberal Arts a way of putting me at ease when- plaque presented to him by the Student Ad­ students. ever I came to him for help and visory Council at his fa rewell party. that was a major difference in my

42 ~ goodbye to a great leader

As coordinator for the Career and mittee that hired him. I have were nurtured to building strong Transfer Center, Herminio worked worked with him on a number of leadership and communication for many years to oversee the cre­ committees. He was a very hard skills, and also to establish strong ation of the new One-stop Multi­ worker and knowledgeable. He fellowship among members of the media Career Computer Lab, con­ could communicate with students Honor Society. It is no doubt that sisting of state-of-the-art equip­ very well. He was committed to he was the best counselor at ment that allows students to con­ helping students. He was dedi­ LaGuardia." duct intensive research on cated hard working person. I think Herminioremains modest despite careers,as well as transfer and we lost an important asset. I am all his accomplishments and the scholarship opportunities. The es­ quite sorry to see him go. I have deep admiration he has earned. To tablishment of the lab is a major only good things to say about him, these are not just of his own enhancement for the Career and him." doing, but are a result of a collec­ Transfer Center. As Herminio Joanna Sokolowska, advisor at the tive effort, as he acknowledges, "I =» points out, "I am excited about the Career and Transfer Center, se­ have been fortunate to have had potential of the lab. We have a state cured scholarships and grants to the opportunity to work in such a --= ofthe art facility which will allow the NYU School of Education that fine institution like LaGuardia. My .= students to do career, transfer, and covered almost all her tuition supervisors have been very sup­ .= scholarship research and will help through Herminio 's challenge and portive in all of the projects that I the school prepare students to be support. Ms. Sokolowska points have been involved in and have U= active learners in all aspects of out, "Herminio has been my men­ allowed me to do what I feel I do - their education which is essential tor, counselor, Phi Theta Kappa best, which is to work with stu­ for the millennium. Moreover, the advisor and lately also a supervi­ dents. I have also been fortunate lab will be staffed by profession­ sor ... Herminio helped me realize to have worked with colleagues als who are knowledgeable about my potentials in the occupational who are consummate profession­ using technology to gather infor­ sphere [and] opened my eyes to als and do a superb job assisting mation about careers, transfer, and other transfer opportunities be­ students witV their education." !;~ scholarships." The One-Stop Mul­ sides CUNY. Herminio has the timedia Lab puts the Career and rare ability to put students at ease. We here at LaGuardia Community Transfer Center at the forefront for His accessibility and flexibility College remain grateful for his career, transfer, and scholarship in­ [enticed] many students to come many contributions and will for a formation at LaGuardia, and will back and follow up their counsel­ long time cherish his passion, playa vital role in fulfilling the ing sessions with him. He has al­ dedication, and commitment to his primary mission of the college, ways been an exemplary counse­ work and to the students of our which is to graduate and transfer lor, advisor and co-worker, who school. There is no doubt that an increasingly higher rate of well­ was giving the highest quality ser­ Herminio will indeed be greatly prepared students. vices to anybody who turned to missed. him for help or advice." Herminio's outstanding and admi­ As he embarks on a new jOllrney, rable contributions to the Miriam Fujita, Co-Vice President we wish him every Sllccess in all LaGuardia community have been of Phi Theta Kappa, Student Sena­ his endeavors. acknowledged in many circles. tor and member of the Student Associate Dean of Academic Af­ Faculty Review Board, in her con­ Dexter H. Brown/Phi Theta Kappa fairs, Dr. Paul Arcaio, regards tribution to Herminio declares, Public Relations Officer/October Herminio as an important asset. In "LaGuardia has lost an important his statement, Dr. Arcaio com­ asset and many students will miss ments, " I know him quite well. him. He was a sincere and caring Actually, I was on the search com- person and with his assistance we

43 A little bit of Razz M' Tazz

The Razz Ricky Martin, Tito Puente, Dream," and the new and up­ M'Tazz Mambo/Salsa Club, Celia Cruz, Tito Nieves, Luis coming dance movie (cur­ which is beginning it's 3rd se­ Damon, rently entitled) "The Dance mester, is considered to be Movie" (name soon to one of the best change). Cable and TV show clubs that appear­ LaGuardia ances in­ has to offer. c Iud e For the past Goo d two Morning semesters,it America, = has been the The Bar­ = largest and stron­ bara Walters .a-- gest club averag­ Show, Club View, ing 60 to 75 stu­ Sesame Street, The Cu­ .a dents on a con­ ban Cooking Show, Fi- = sistent basis. Sisco esta Tropical, Caliente u Reyes, who is the Presi­ (includes radio 105.9, TV, and - dent and instructor of the live performances for them), club, teaches students ba­ and channels 4,7, 13,21,23, sic level and advanced be­ 41, 47, 53, Galavision and ginner freestyle (shines) and Lunavision. The Company partnering; basic concepts of clave theory; performing and the differences between per­ formance, social dancing, and instructing. Styling for both men and women (men can be sexy too!) and the develop­ George LaMond, Just 2 Broth­ ment of social and profes­ ers, Slick Rick, Marc Anthony, sional attitude within the Oscar De Leon, Tito Rojas, dance culture are also taught. Brenda K. Starr, DLG, Olga Cisco Reyes is a certified Tanon, Proyecto Uno, Frankie mambo/salsa dance instructor Negron, and Maxwell. Cisco teaching all levels (1-6). He and the RMT dance team can is also a team member of the also be seen on the big screen has a long history of consis­ we.ll-known Razz M'Tazz as well as ma!1y consistent tent performances dating Dance team which is a profes­ appearances on Latino artists' back from the late 80's until sional dance team that tours videos, on cable, TV shows, currently consisting from La worldwide consistently and and live performances at Rueda/Casino (different lev­ are contracted to perform for Madison Square Garden and els) to Freestyle (shines), many famous and very well Nassau Colisseum. Some partnering and routines. An­ known Latino artists as well as movies they've appeared in gel Rodriguez is the president being affiliated with RMM are, "Carlito's Way," "Dance and founder for the Razz Records. Some stars include With Me," "Juan's American M'Tazz Dance Company

44 which is going on its 12th year, Club is the brother to the ac­ can't allow yourself to get lost and is recognized as the num­ tual company itself. in all that and let that be your ber one mambo/salsa dance Cisco (Francisco priority because your main pri­ company in New York. RMT Reyes) founded the Razz ority is to have fun." The club teaches palladium era M'Tazz Mambo/Salsa club in itself has performed many mambo/ shows here salsa style a t which incor­ LaGuardia, porates a for example, combination the 2 nd An­ of Jazz, Afro­ nual Spanish Cub a n Heritage rhythms and Showcase, a little of the 15t and 1:1» Tango and 2 nd Annual Hustle. An­ Talent night .--= gel is one of showcase, .a the original the Multi-cul­ .a remaining tural Show members of and several = the old leg­ shows for -~ endary Student Life dance group and Devel­ named the "Latin Symbolics" September of 1998 to intro­ opment and the Center for from the 1970's, who then duce the basics of Latin dance Leadership as well as Student broke off and formed one of and its culture to those stu­ Government. "This term," the great teams of the past dents of LaGuardia College ?ays CisFo, " I plan on having called "Fire and Ice." He is who could not afford to pay for some students, ready to per- known as " The Master of All lessons and/or join the com­ form for th is year's Annual Trades" being a former Hustle pany itself. "Many people Talent night showcase, so that Champion, Cha-Cha, Plena/ want to learn basic dancing they may also get a little bit of Bomba, Mambo/Salsa, skills but can't afford it, so it stage experience." RMT's bachata, merengue, cumbia, pleases me to be the first to office is located in room M118. and one of the last and origi­ offer this experience and a For those who want to have nal remaining rare "Dojio" gateway into the Razz M'Tazz fun and learn basic and ad­ Masters (lifts, dips, and tricks). company as well through this vanced beginner dancing Angel runs the com­ club," says Cisco. "People skills, come join the Razz pany with the legendary salsa get too caught up with tech­ M'Tazz Mambo/Salsa club! diva herself, "Addie nical propaganda that they Special thanks go to all club Rodriguez" (her name speaks forget the reason for joining officers, the Martial Arts Club, for itself). Cisco notes, "It is the club which is to gain basic Island Paradise Club, an honor and a privilege to be dance skills and most impor­ S.A.G.A, and most of all to all a part of the RMT dance team, tantly to have fun.lt's all about the students who have an instructor, performer, and having fun and a good time. worked hard and were dedi­ to just be affiliated with the Don't get me wrong, there are cated to the club and to learn­ company and its prestigious formats, set systems, basic ing. well-known reputation." The steps and skills you have to Razz M'Tazz Mambo/Salsa learn plus deV:&UI you

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Editor -in- Chief

This past April, the College held it's 2nd annual Blood drive in con­ .a-- junction with Long Island Blood Services. Student Life and Devel­ .a opment made arrangements for the drive, which was led by mem­ bers of Circle K and the college's Center For Leadership. We had a much better tum out this year, as shown with an increase of 47 U= Mangini Editor - more pints this year than last. In fact, we did so well that we won an award for the third highest increase in pints of all colleges involved. Our total number of LaGuardia donors, including students and staff, was 89, meaning we more than doubled what we did last year! On September 1, 1999, I was among three students to receive compli­ mentary tickets to the Alanis Morrisette and. Tori Amos concert at 9\ Jones Beach, where we attended a barbecue and awards ceremony Pboto Editor before the show. This year, besides our animal drive in April we would like to have another drive between now and December. As a member of Student Government, I want to announce that the SGA will be sponsoring a blood drive in November, along with Circle K. I encourage everyone to participate. If you can't donate you can still volunteer to help. One pint of blood can save up to 5 lives, and we are setting a goal this year to double last year's total of 89. So Arts and Entertainment Editor please help us in our endeavors by donating blood. To find out how to help contact Student Government at (718) 482-5297 or stop by M-160.

Pictured above are from left to right: Jocelyn Iglesias - Student Gov­ ernment Treasurer, Andrew Calder - former President of Circle K, Mark Anderson and Nick Tsirkas of Long Island Blood Services, Anthony Pappas - Club & Ethnic Affairs. If Y u arc inlere ted in joining The BridRe plea e pick up an application in room MilS.

47 The Bridge F.H. LaGuardia's Independent Student News Magazine invites you to join. Presently we are seeking a student to lead the magazine in the new millennium as Edi­ tor-in-Chief. There are other positions avail­ able, but without a leader, taking applica­ tions for those positions is useless. This individual must have pas­ sion, a willingness to learn, a focused mind, and a fond­ ness of hardwork.This job does not pay but it does enrich. If chosen, you will be in charge of the school's only stu­ dent publication. If you have what it takes, pick up an appli­ cation in Room M 117 or E 324 or see Prof. Terry Cole in the English Department.

48 ~s Grarritti Dead? or has it evolved? by Paul Ayestas I can remember a time when the ate. The only skills are trade se­ all the things I've heard about what's streets of NYC were covered top to crets passed along or techniques been going on in the graffiti scene. bottom with graffiti. The trains had made up and learned through expe­ And I came up with a theory that it's beautiful artwork all over them. The nence. not so much that it is dying off, its same went for the train stations. Even Armed with these skills and just that the old way is giving way to in the streets I can remember seeing an itch to create, these artists have a new a brighter day for the art form. tons of beautiful pieces all over the made thousands of beautiful murals I mean you have people that are mak­ place. and pieces for everyone to see. ing it their business now to paint mu­ Along with this art went the tag­ While growing up in this city it is rals for money, for stores, TV shows, ging which was just as important to hard for anyone to get noticed and movies, clothes, signs, album covers, those involved. Tagging was a way this is one way that fame is and magazines. of keeping your name out on the Today you can actually be featured streets, just like a company advertises in certain art galleries on canvas. I it's name in order to uphold it's repu­ thought this was amazing: it went tation. But sometime during the 80's from being an illegal form of expres­ I can remember noticing all the graf­ sion and self-advertising to something fiti had begun to disappear. Starting that is appreciated, admired and even with the transit system, the city be­ profitable. gan a huge buffing program and be­ Well, I guess that it's true that this gan to clean all trains and the stations. country is built on advertising, and Eventually this spread to the streets graffiti is a fonn of self-advertising. and before you knew it the war on I guess it does payoff to advertise, graffiti, although it hasn't stopped, huh? The other day on some talk show was decided. It felt as if the city won, I even saw three "taggers" who were and graffiti had lost. showing what they can do and what This diminished the vibe signifi­ they're about, which is to spread this cantly. You began to see less and less art around in a positive way. Ex­ pieces. And more of "tags" because ""5~5.:.i amples like this are beginning to open they were easier to put up then a people's eyes to this beautiful art is "piece". helpinlthem to underst,and it better. So what happened to this contro­ This art has even gone interna­ versial fonn of art? Has it died or is it tional. It is quite active in other coun­ that it has evolved from the street art achieved. As the years have gone tries, which shows that something this to an art form that is beginning to gain by and the war between writers and wide spread and admired must have a acceptance and praise? the "buff' (the city cleaning pro­ bright future. Great artists were un­ This form of art has had a love gram) rages on, it seems as though appreciated in their own time,this is hate relationship with New York City the amount of graffiti has become another form of art that I feel is just . It has been aggravating and a prob­ much smaller because you don't beginning to get it's well deserved ap­ lem to those that see it as vandalism. see it all over the place anymore. preciation. It would be interesting to But to those who actually do it, or Most have stopped or just gave up seehow this art will flourish in 50 admire it, it has been a love and pas­ on the art, while others stick to le­ years. Imagine how people will look sion particularly the younger genera­ gal walls or their own personal me­ back on how the pioneers practiced tion. This is an art fonn that was diums, such as black books, or can­ this fonn of art. To all those who ad­ spawned from the inner city of NY. vas. I even began to think that this mire or practice this art, its up to us to It started as a way for these kids to fonn of art was on its way to ex­ take it there! express themselves, and to get their tinction because I didn't see it, and own fame and recognition. Most the vibe wasn't felt as much as it writers when they begin, have no for­ use to be. mal art training or schooling. It is pure Recently, I started to look around ambition, and vision of what to cre- a little closer and take in to account

49 Aerosol Airofsoul Art: by John Guerrero and Paul Ayestas How long have you been writ­ What was the worst thing that do it, so at the end I ask myself what ing? has ever happened? have I done? Since '90. About ten years you I got busted one time on a roof­ What drives you to create and to could say. I've been writing be­ top on the 7 line. We were fore that, yet being serious about videotaping with flashlights, piecing- I would say 1990. so cops thought we were try­ How do you feel about the state ing to rob the place. My of graffiti in NYC as compared friend jumped off from the to when you started? third floor and started to run. Piecing has been coming more We're chased by fif- about than bombing (drawing teen cops large works in awkward places), wit h however, more people are notic­ ing the bombing aspect be­ cause writers are out with new continue with this form of expres­ styles. sion? Let­ I love to just do. A lot of people ters don't understand what I'm talk­ are ing about, yet regardless of clearer whatever it may be, I'll just do and it. My name is there and neater, people will see it. Most of the like what time I paint without a sketch, ESPO is which :Q.shouldn't do, but everything doing. guns is mostly free-hand. Every time I People are drawn. That's sketch something, I end up changing becoming one of the scariest it so I just use it as an idea. It depends more aware of experiences I've ever had. on how I feel at that moment. what writers are It's an ill feeling when a cop Have you come to find anything doing these days. points a gun at you while telling positive through graffiti? What was one of your most you to get on the ground - for If I wasn't a writer I would have been memorable experiences while writing graffiti. a criminal. I'd probably be injail right writing? Who inspired you to write? now. Graff has taken me to a level in Well, there was that one time Most of my inspiration came which all I want to do is paint. It's when hitting the 3 yard for Video from SANE. He got me into come to the point where this is my life. Graff. Noone had been there in bucket and house paint, and ev­ IfI don't paint today, I'll paint tomor­ over ten years when we hit it, so ery little thing you could use with row. Regardless, I'm still painting. It I was shitting bricks. But once we hardly any money. However, I keeps me out of trouble, even though were in there, we said fuck it - look at other artists as well, not it can get me into trouble. It's ironic. whether you get caught writing just graff artists. Salvador Dali is In the end, it's graffiti, it's art. or not, you're still getting ar­ one example. In tum, I consider Where do you see the future of graff rested. It took two hours to cut myself to be a surrealist graffiti going? through the fences but it was artist. It's crazy because I don't For one thing, rich kids are starting to worth it. think about the outcome. I just write and at the same time, are putting

50 An Interview with Free 5

money into whatever they're do­ out, but it happens. what I want and get a flik, I'm ing; attempting to publicize their In what direction do want to all right. name. I've seen people actually lead your art in the future? Do you have anything to say to buy so much paint and do a mu- I want to go mainstream, because those who put down graffiti, ral just for themselves. everyone needs to make money. stating that it's vandalism and Back in the I do not want to work a 9-5 do­ not art? ing something I don't like to do. Fuck them. I don't write for any­ I'm trying to get my work in one else but myself. If you don't ~"~~L' galleries and magazines, like it just turn your head or whatever will boost my name. change the channel. There's al­ I want to earn a living at what ways going to be someone that I like to do. puts down graff and that's be­ cause someone wrote on their garage, hallway, or some bulishit like that. Well, that's life.

day that was unheard of. You steal your paint, you do your shit, and see what comes out. Now everything is getting hi-tech per say. The So you're glad to see graffiti internet gets you a lot of fame, commercialize? believe it or not. I just noticed I'm really glad to see that graff today that I'm up a lot on the has been growing. If it stays un­ internet, yet I never sent out any derground, how far could it go? pictures. I guess other people are In the future, graffiti is going to sending in pies. I don't even re­ be revered as another movement alize how popular I am. I was in in art which had it's period like St. Louis one time and these kids surrealism or dadaism. Take a came up to me and were like look at the gallery scene - PINK, "you're FREE5!" I'm asking my­ CRASH, LEE, as well as other self, how do you know my face?! artists are getting paid for their They wanted me to write on their work on canvas. So why cant I? shirts, skin, it didn't matter, girls Yes, I'm glad it's going main­ too! I was bugging out. One rea­ stream. son that happened is because of Would you say it's the fame or freights. Freight trains travel all the expression in itself that throughout the country - Wiscon­ drives you? sin, San Francisco, Chicago, and I would say both because fame people actually see them. is like coffee; it's the caffeine that Fame seems inadvertent. motivates me. Whatever hap­ Well, I'm not one to try to stand pens, fame or not, as long as I do

51 Spotlight: Cas

Contrary to popular belief, the road to a career as a recording art­ ist did not begin with " Touch Me ,Tease Me", the hit single from the Nutty Professor soundtrack. The vocalist we know today went a long way from singing for family and friends in his parents' living room at the age of five. As the only son in what he describes as a strict houshold, Case found prized ref­ uge in singing, It was a talent that created a lifelong bond between him and his father, who also worked for a short time toward a professional singing career. By the time Case reached his teens, his quest to become a singer had far surpassed his mother's demands that he follow the rules of her house. Case left home at the age of 17. He began a two-year struggle of life on the lonly streets of New York City, sleeping and eating wherever and whenever he could. He sometimes ate at a friend's house" only if they had enough food 18ft over for him. " I always wanted to be famous, not necessarly by making a record but by football, baseball or basketball. As I got older, I wanted to sing. I wanted to sing so bad that I was willing to leave everything behind so I could sing. My parents are as stubborn as I am. So I left and had to spend one of the coldest winters in New York City practi­ cally living in the streets, often no more than four or five blocks from my parents' house", says Case. At 19 years old, Case returned home, secured ajob with the New York City Housing Authority, and spent his nights in the recording studio making demos. He worked as a co-writer behind the scenes and also as a background singer for songs with recording artist

52 Jy Sandy Gosine

such as Usher, Christopher Will­ Case's sophmore al­ iams and AI. B Sure. bum, "Personal Conver­ And now with the release of sation" is a definite im­ "Personal Conversation" Case the provement from his first artist and Case the person have self entitled album two both matured and are ready to fully years ago. " This album embrace his also in lust. career and It's the vision all the of Case," responsibilites says Joseph that come (Jo-Jo) with star­ Brimm, who dom. In a is the AR Di­ word, Case rector at Def is extremly Jam who humble, " In worked the begin­ closely with ning, I can Case on the honestly say album. Case that I wasn't co-wrote all prepared for of the songs the money, with several the different percieved writers to power and achieve a va­ the other riety of benefits sounds and which come musical tex­ along with tures. Case sucess III states, "Per­ this industry. sonal Con­ It was all versation, is brand new just that...it's for me," personal to Case ex­ me. There are plains. Since no limits to the release this. I often of my first describe my­ album, I've self as having had time to an old soul see what can happen, what needs is by far a better representation of beause I still love the music of the to happen and the work that goes Case, both as an artist and a per­ Gap band, Marvin Gaye,and into preparing for a long term ca­ son. "Personal Conversation" is an Stevie Wonder, the stuff they sang reer. I also appreciate things more entire package of artistry: the look back in the day. We will still be like spending time with my son, , the sound and the lyrical content. listening to their music twenty, Little Case. I'll always appreciate We didn't work on this album with thirty years from now. That's the the love my listeners give to me the idea of just releasing singles, kind of music I want to make." because they're the reason I'm rather we wanted to illustrate a able to keep doing what I love to story. It's the story of a Young do best... Sing. Black man in love, out oflove, and

53 Rocky Road Spotlight: music column Regina Cart Hola, my Brothers and Sisters !! Once again its time to review by Zulieko Guer the events of the Last three months in the world of music and nightlife. I am sure all had some fun this summer hopping from club to club or T hl..' \ illl ill I ... 111..'\ ~r IhOll~lll (11' ;1" ; just chilling at home with the Discman on high volume. The past three "Irllll~ k,lll i lhlnlillcill ill ;J jail months have been filled with a lot of great events, like the Player's l..'Il"'I..'1l1hk. 1111\\ 1..'\ er. Re~ln;J (';lrlL' Ball sponsored by Hot 97.1, and La Mega 97.9's own Summer Jam 1)1"(\\ 1..'''' I ill..' i ndll ... 1r~ \\ hal ... hl..' l';J1l ... ,il l dp 111 ill..'1" LllL' ... 1 rl..'ka ... I..' Wlllll1l1 Concert Series. New to my list of things to see is the South Street fllll!, ' l!cUr! (\'1..'1"\ 1..') :\lthllll!!-il. lil Seaport concert series. Of course nothing beats the nightlife here in \ L' h,lllk pr(1di).!~ Ill" \ illl111 i ... til' the world's capital. Where else can you go to one type of club one l"I"l'al i\ it~ i" a Ill'\\ rl..'l'\)rdin).! ;lni,,1 night and then go to another with out leaving the borough you live in? Pil ,hl' \\ 1)lhlrPl h .lall blk·1 \ 'l'l"\ c. " IlL' I'" 1111 Ill'\\ jac k III I ill..' Illll" il' This past June 30th I attended a press and record pool private illdlhlr~ . '\11\\ ( 'arlL'r i" "tHlI1~l'r. party at New York's Club Monaco, located on west 44th Street in Man­ ~ 1..., "L'lhlIl111,,1 :- 111\ i~(lr;tllll .l! III till' hattan, the event featured four of Latin music's hottest and youngest 1..',11"-. , 111111"1..' th,tll l'\ cr. acts like Aleo, Mikey Perfecto, Roberto Avellante ,and Corrine, .\ Ikll"UII natl\c. "he hl..' ~'111 pl;t\1l1~ Ihl..' \ illlill ,II till..' illl1(1(I..'111 who with her sultry voice and sweet smile will warm your heart and ,1~I..' Ill' "i\: ,L!.i\ 1..' 11 "hI..' didn't k;1rI1 II capture your soul. I\:ad ll11hlC lIlllil tll~ ;q. .!L' or Ili lll'. TiTo Nieves "EI Paparratzi de la Salsa" new album was released early 1111\\ 1..'\ I..'r. ... h~ \\ a" tall!,.!ht h~ a this summer entitled "Clase Aparte" and contains two very great songs 1l11..,tlw<.l tll'\ c lupl..'d ill I hI..' Il)~(r,,_ "Mas" and also "Le gustan que lavean" His party was held in may at ~Il ' " kI1l1\\ 11 ;h thl..'(,'l.;u/LIki 1111..'t 1Hld. Victors's Cafe (great food and excellent enviroment). ( ',lrlLT "lalL'", "Ihl..' SlI/lIki I11l'llwd 11"11..'", III ,L!.I..'I thl' l'll lId hl..'l(ll"L' Illl' ",L!.C Summer Jam Concert Series was brought to us by La Mega 1, 1" I~, \\ hl..'l1 ~(lU "till dllll't qlll..'''lilll 97.9 and, believe or not, the NYPD were held all over the city, for .\ Illtr"cllllll) I11Ul'il". I kTKI..', till..' ~ II\ L'r"I..' alli ... lll' qllallt~ from hl..'r ... e l examplein Hyland Park in Brooklyn and Flushing Meadow Corona I alllllilL' in"tnllllL'llt. \\ith hl'r 1\\11 Park in Queens. Featured artist like the Hermanos Rosario, DLG, Elvis alhlll11'" Nt'.''':,illd (', [I'h '!" al1d .\0111, ' ­ Crespo, San Cocho, and Fulanito, performed. rlllll.'..!. /"1' (il'd(\' (\tlanlil' ) "hI..' ... till had ;111 i 111 pal'l (111 Ik'(111 k h~ 111..'1' As I sit here in my studio just remembering the last summer of lakllts h! \\(\Tlil1!,.! \\ilh artl"ts "ul'1 the century, stop and wonder how music will shape society in the next ;I, Lauryn 11111. \lary.l . Hli,L!.l' . millennium. We only have to wait and see . \rL'lil;1 /' ral1klin ,111<.1 111;111\ 111mI..' What the y2k has in store for us. Till next time see you on the dance IthL'''I..' \\I..'rl..' .l u ... 1 Illll;Jllll..' ,t Il'\\ I). floor! !!! I~III 1111\\ IlI..'r 111..'\\ rl..'k""I..' (111 \ ·I..'nl..' jail bhl'l. NIIlIIrII/\ ollht' !ft'Ul'/. CHECK OUT: WWW.LARITMO.COM and read Factoria de I,th'., \lll1 (111;\ l;lIll'ii'1i1 t'llk. 1' 1'11111 Sonido magazine. thl..' "1..'lhll'll. ,,1..'\\ Iral'k l'1I/,1I It ([\ , Nollill,'.!. .\1011" Il.';I(lIrill~ 1111..' II IlIllli 11(111 ... t ·;h.,;\lld r·;} \\ibllllllll [email protected] \ llcd .... III ;I hot Lalin ~nHl\ I..' 111;1\ kad" yllll III ;\ IrupiL',li Iralll..'L' 1111 Peace love n happiness \loiilo, till" IIllr(lr~I..'lt,\hk ;t!hlllll D.j. Rocky \\ill 11;\\1..' .jall rail" \\aitil1~ 1(1 Il~ar l..'a!,.!L'r to 1\11(1\\. wl1al'-; Ih_'\I '.'! ( ' h~L' k !llll RI..',L!.llla t ';1rt 1..' (" ialL' ... l (I), Rhl'l//II/\ (/1 lIlt ' //<'

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