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. !, Center for Molecular Medicine Opens BY MICHAELKWAN Lt. Gov. Mary 0. Donahue was Statesman Editor present at the ceremony, in place of Gov. Pataki, who could not attend. As the millennium nears, Stony "I'm very impressed to see how you Brook has been taking steps to keep up have combined the Center for with the pace of technological Molecular Medicine - Biology advancements and change. One such Learning Laboratories, with the step was completed last Friday with the University itself," said Donahue. dedication of the Centers for Molecular Much like the research laboratories Medicine and Biology Learning elsewhere in the University, Laboratories building. undergraduate and graduate students "A transformation will take place," will be conducting research along side said Gain Habicht, vice president for professors in the building's research, at the ribbon cutting ceremony laboratories. She also noted that the last Friday. "This building will cease to opening of the building might help be a construction project and become a bring more biotechnology firms to the part of the fabric of our University." state by providing a base of research, The completion of the $34 million and a skilled, technically
/ Sta~esmanIMichaelKwan project marks the opening of the first knowledgeable- workforce to support.. academic building on campus in the last those firms. Norman Edleman, Steve Englebright, Lt. Mary 0. Donahue, Shirley Strum Kenny, Gail twenty years. "It's about time," said The building, which is connected Habicht and Vivian Fisher (left to right) attended the ribbon cutting ceremony. University President Shirley Strum . to the Life Sciences building by two Kenny. "This is exactly the right building bridges, contains the "teaching wing" wing's laboratories were designed so Infectious Diseases, Cancer & Cancer to open as the first one.. . We need this, on the ground and first floors, while that they could be rapidly changed from Genetics, and the Center for because the things we're doing, in terms the rest of the building houses the one use to another. Each floor also has Developmental Genetics. The Center for of disease, and in terms of the pure "research wing." There are a total of a space that can be used as a conference Structural Biology will look at life at the research connected with molecular 16 laboratories in the teaching wing, room, library or lounge. molecular and atomic level. medicine, are so important that they have which will be used in biology and "We wanted to create an expression The center will include facilities to happen now." biochemistry classes. The research of open air and space leaking out," said for x-ray diffraction and nuclear Gerald Schiff, the principal architect of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The the project. There is also a factor of art Center for Infectious ,Diseases will built into the building. Asculpture titled, study the nature and properties of "Pentagonal Column" was created by virulent diseases, such as AIDS, Lyme and donated to the University by Disease, and West Nile Encephalitis. Norman J. Mercer. "I felt that art in a While Cancer & Cancer Genetics will scientific form was appropriate for this develop new tests and treatments for building," said Mercer. The sculpture cancer. This center is also the research is consists of an acrylic polymer that he branch of the Cancer Institute of Long mixes himself; which according to Island. The Center for Developmental Mercer is "very much like what goes on Genetics has the goal of unraveling in the chemical labs right here in this some of the secrets of the human building." genome. The research wing houses the newly "I think it is a wonderful addition to created Centers for Molecular Medicine, Stony Brook," said student Elizabeth of which there are four: the Center for Scotto-Lavino, "And I can't wait to take The new Center for Molecular Medicine. S'alesmanlM1chaelKwan Structural Biology, the Center for classes in here."
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Studies show that the number of smokers at the University is declining.
BY KATFULCIERI their lives, smokers have tallied up an excess 501 Statesman Editor billion in health care costs. Nearly half of the health care bill run up by American smokers is The American Cancer Society's Great paid by ~~di~~~~and ~~di~~id.~h~ American Smokeout will be held on November go,ernment-sponsored programs shoulder a lgth-' the 23rd Year, be financial burden of over 30 billion dollars a year encouraged to quit for the day, with the intent of in smoking related paymehts, while a total of 97.2 permanently quitting the habit. billion is expected to be lost by the United States to the Center Disease government every year, between health care costs, (CDC), smoking accounted for nearly 400,000 research, and lost productivity. deaths a year early in the decade, and the number ~h~~~hsmokers are faced with the is assumed to have increased with passing time. financial repercussions of smoking-related health Since 68 Percent have care costs, that is not their only problem. The expressed some desire to quit, the Smokeout is a past ten years has seen a surge of research on the day where everyone is given a chance to stop effects of second hand smoke. smoking forever. It has been established that the gas phase of is On the Stony secondhand smoke contains known poisons and campus. a rep0rt irritants such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, substance abuse Patterns at SBU, about 38 Percent acrolein, -ammonia, nitrogen oxides, benzene, of SBU students are smokers. The report, which pyridine, and hydrogen cyanide. The American was submitted by Peter Mastroianni and Rachael ~~~~~~~~~i~~i~~claims that second hand smoke Bergeson of Student Health Services, indicates is respon,i~~efor the deaths of 37,000 that the percentage of smokers at Stony Brook smokers each year. has decreased a great deal since 1993. Stony Brook is federally defined as a non- These statistics are not necessarily in smoking campus, but many of the rules are correlation with projections from the American seldom enforced. F~~ example, though smoking Cancer Society, who have reported that 14 percent is not permitted within fifteen feet of a building all graduates are The entrance, many students stand right outside the relatively high number of smokers at SBU will door of a building while smoking. u~~ one has probably be unable to quit upon commencement, ever said anything to me," said sophomore Jen since, of the 73 percent of smokers that have tried schiavone, knew it was a rule at the residence to quit, only around 14 percent have been. halls, but I don't follow it there either. 1'11 successful. basically light up wherever I want." Users of Tobacco have a plethora of problems Restrictions placed upon smokers at SBU are to look forwar! kfallthwise an$ often subverted, or just plain ignored. "Ididn"P - * =-= * * - *--, - -8" * * The CDC has estimated that,.ouer the course of want- - --to - %i?e nn - a- -non-smoklng bullding, sald a Ilr ~i SPRING COURSE
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BY ERINROSENKING Statesman Editor
As the chief governing body of Stony Brook, the University Senate is charged with the responsibility of representing faculty, staff and students. As stated on its web page, the Senate "shall be concerned with University Senate reports low attendance at nieetings. effective educational policies and other professional matters within the Univeristy." But the web page also reveals that this goal may be impaired by the attendance of the senators themselves. According to the attendance list on the web page, a large portion of senators have not shown up for the three meetings that have taken place so far this semester. Although excused absences are a possibility, the vast majority of absentees have not been excused. This is a trend is sharp contradiction to the duties of Inner Workings of the College a senator, expressed in the Senate's constitution. It is stated in the document that a senator is expected to attend all meetings and, should a 1 of Arts and Sciences Senate senator be absent from four meetings and Mathematics) to a single Dean of in one year, the senator is considered BYPETER GRAT~ON Editor Emeritus the College. Paul Armstrong was resigned. It goes on to say that appointed to this position beginning should a senator be absent without According to its president, Hugh in the Fall 1997. an excuse for two or more meetings Silverman, the College of Arts and Authority over major decisions in in a semester before counting ballots Sciences is a unique avenue for the College of Arts and Sciences is orl a ruling of constitutional faculty members, as well as students, analogous to the U.S. federal amendments, the senator shall not be to take part in decisions that effect government. There is an executive counted part of the total membership how the University is run. arm, represented by the college dean, of the Senate. "The work of the Senate and its and a legislative governance arm, Not attending Senate meetingy committees,': hq said, "is the only represented by the College of Arts and does not come wfthout possibleL ~ dpportunity for faculti to contribute Sciences Senate. From here, though, implications. According to Hugh to university governance apart from the analogy is tricky. The Dean of the Silverman, a professor in the the work of departments and the College, Paul Armstrong, is overseen philosophy department and the university administration." by both the Provost/Academic Vice- president of the College of Arts and The College of Arts and Sciences President and the University Sciences Senate, there are many (with nearly 540 faculty) makes up President, who have great sway over important issues that are presented, by far the largest college on the the budgets that the college receives discussed and voted upon by the campus, representing over two-thirds each year. Senate. He went on to say that it is of the faculty and students at the In the Senate, general meetings the only place where faculty University. About four years ago, are held three times each semester, members can represent themselves Hugh Silverman is the president of the upon the rec'ommendation of the Arts with attendance expected by each of and their concerns about the College of Arts and Sciences Senate and Sciences Senate, the its members (one Senator for each of workings of the University. "When administration of the College of Arts former divisions of Humanities and Fine the current 27 departments and the faculty governance is strong, and Sciences shifted from four Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, onI I pageI-XIIIIIIxII-- 14 faculty are able to speak out about -. IContinued -- 1 Biologjqa! Sc_ignw,a_nP-NaturiilSciences --"-,m~~-."~~~~m."," L .Diyisional Deans (rgpresenting. the. - - _ - - ~ontinuedo~pagi24 " - -" *-A """%% "W* - *"%,,,,~"*%**" Editorials 'i ere e They No
Professors Absent from Senate Meetings- Imagme just not showing up for make an informed and proper our professors. one of your classes three times in a contribution to the governance of the At any given point throughout row. Besides the possibility of University if they can't even find the the semester, each of us are bogged missing valuable material, would time to attend meetings? down with so much work that it may your professor accept any excuse Granted, some senators have be hard to know where to begin. you came up with? Were you just valid reasons for the unexcused Professors are not exempt fi-om being too busy? Did your car break down? absences that follow their names. pulled &om all sides but does this Did your dog eat your homework? Some site class times that coincide give them free reign to shirk the Well, in college, these excuses are with the Senate meeting times. While responsibilities that they apparently just not good enough. this is certainly a noble excuse, surely deem less important? Senate In many of your classes, the this can't be the justification behind meetings are listed way in advance. syllabus clearly states a three- each and every senator's shoddy The schedule for the Spring strikes-and-you're-out rule as per attendance. Valid or invalid excuses semester's meetings are already up the University rules: miss three aside, the lack of senator on the web so it can't possibly be too classes and your grade will suffer participation can have some much to ask to make arrangements the consequences. Not surprisingly, implications for all of us. to attend these meetings. It is not professors are exempt form this sort Last April, the Senate issued a much different &om the syllabus you of responsibility. statement claiming no confidence in get in the beginning of the semester. The University Senate is the SUNY Board of Trustees. The When you know what's coming way arguably one of the most important governing body claimed that the in advance, how can you just not administrative bodies on campus, university was in a time of great go? rnalung decisions that effect notlust jeopardy. Reasons for the vote of no their life in the university but yours confidence including the Trustees as well. Senators are elected by their engaging in activities that are to the departments and according to the detriment of the University, not to rules clearly laid out in the mention the state of New York at constitiution, these senators are large. Although these accusations supposed to attend all meetings. But can effectively turn the system on its the web page of the Senate reveals head, no moves will be successhl the disgraceful attendance record of without a strong base to work fi-om. the senators. A disproportionate Forget a strong base, there is simply number have missed all three no base if the senators cannot even meetings held this semester, and manage to show up for the meetings. most of the absentees have been Perhaps it is time for the students to unexcused. How can a senator propose a vote of no con6dence in Commentary:
Some Senators Show Disres~ectA BYKAT FULGIERI Kenny was invited to address the Senate Statesman Witor rude and unprofessional. Take my word for (which meets in the evening, well after the it fi you do not want these toddlers Stony Brook students often lament the close of the formal business day), and she representing your interests. Notable was the constant state of apathy on campus, whether arrived on time. That did not really matter overbearing, uninformed girl who babbled it is administrative, community, or student though, because it took somewhere in the area on about her iconstituentsi while rudely in origin. Enter Polity fi in theory, an attempt of half an hour to take attendance, and then shouting worthless comments at the to provide a forum for students to have their another twenty minutes to vote on some University President from her impromptu say in what goes on at the University. Staffed inconsequential change in the previous weekis soapbox. Then there was the girl who (again, in theory) by the best and the brightest minutes. The time delay could have been complained about her quality of life, whined of the.undergraduate pool, the elected avoided if the Senate members had simply about her empty concerns, and then sat down members of Polity have the opportunity to stayed in their seats and shut up, instead of to raucous and inappropriate applause from provide a voice for every resident and idly chatting, playing with the microphones the rest of the Polity members. commuter at the school. Through interacting set up in the Union Bi-level, and constantly I had to leave after awhile, because those on a professional level with the leaving the room to go to the Union Deli. people make me sick. Fitof all, they do not administration, and accomplishing their Another solution to the problem would be know what they are talking about. Most of primary objective of dispersing the student having the Senators(and I use the term loosely) their iconcernsi are too complicated for them activity fee with some small amount of familiarize themselves with the rudiments of to understand, and they compensate for their internal unrest, Polity is a club that can get parliamentary procedure, perhaps keeping ignorance by yelling. Additionally, those who things done. reference guides in front of them to help avoid spoke at the meeting (save for one NYPIRG Welcome to reality. Polity is, for all their inane arguments, which are usually member) have not yet learned that real world intents and purposes, a useless entity that has resolved incorrectly. While I was appalled at administrators do'not respond to shouting, outlived its heyday. Stick a fork in it, because such a lack of respect for the institution of incompetence, and general stupidity. it is done. government, things only got worse. I can pose but a few solutions for the I had the opportunity to attend the last Kenny gave her usual spiel to the Senate. problem that is Polity. The first one is the Wednesdayis Senate meeting, my latest You know, the thing about Division I (weire immediate dissolution of the group. The attendance in a pitiable string of many. It is all over it), the budget, the landscaping second, more viable alternative to extremely hard to sit in on a Senate meeting projects, and similar cursory notes that are abandoning all hope is to invest in a without king taken over by the urge to pull supposed to be present in such a speech. The nursery school teacher to be present at your hair out, but this one was particularly floor opened for questions from the Senators, Senate meetings. It would certainly help frustrating. and proverbial hell broke loose. to have a professional to keep things in University President Shirley Strum The children of Polity were disgustingly 9 , n , , 0, '- ' .~. 1, ,,,I., >* ~U87P~l"; , TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16: UNlVERSITYORCItESm.8 p.m. Main Stage, Staller Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook. The Un versity Orchestra, with Miriam Burns as Music Director, is an all-student ensemble, composed of graduate and undergraduate students and select members of the Stony Brook Young Scholars Program from the local community. The Orchestra will perform music of Rossini, Tchaikovsky and Bizet, featuring undergraduate soloists Joshua and Melissa Stokes. Tickets: $61 Students and seniors $4. For information, call (631) 632- m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17: hXlTWVSTUDEiVlS ORGANlZ4TlON ARTEXHIBIT. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stony Brook Union Fireside Lounge, State University of New York at Stony Brook. For information, call (516) 632-9392. MINORITY PLANNING BOARD TlX4VKSGMNG DINNER. 7 p.m. Stony Brook Union Ballroom, State University of New York at Stony Brook. For information, all (516) 632-9392. CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER PLAYERS. 8 p.m. Reciwl IA3, Staller Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook. A stunning array of the musk of our own time from older class; to first performances of newly com, ~cdmusic. This concert will feature contemporary percussion music. Free. For information, call (631) 632-ARTS.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18: "BI,A CK AND WHITE UNITY EXTRAVAGANZA." 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Student Activities Center Auditorium, State University of New York at Stony Brook. This event unites the campus community through the visual arts that feature dance, poetry and fashion. Tickets will be available on the day of the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Polity Ticket Office located in the Stony Brook Union. Free. For information, call (631) 632-9392.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19: EVE SEDGWK: FUGSIFLOATmG COLUMNS. Noon to 4 p.m. The Art Gallery, Stony Brook Union. This exhibition is part of the symposium, "Transforming the Cultures of Death and Dying." Free. For information, call (631) 632-6822. STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR ACADEMICSUCCESS. 4:15 p.m. to 515 p.m. Eugenen Weidman Wellness Center, Student Activities Center. Learn stress management, time management, and effective study skills. Co-sponosred by the Eugenen Weidman Wellness Center and the University Counseling Center. For information, call (631) 632-6850.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19: BLESSID UNION OF SOULS. 8 p.m. Main Stage, Staller Center. The group that broke through with the top ten hit "I Believe" re-emerges with their own brand of winning pop with a soulful mix of folk rock, gospel, R&B, romantic vibes and rootsier country blues. Blessid Union's debut album, "Home", landed them on several movie soundtracks, including Jim Out in the Open LGBTA Has Big Plans After Bias Attack BY ERINROSENKING Statesman Ed~tor concerned with our "success now," Youngstein said. "Our members are more "Don't ask, don't tell" policies within confident and more attentivt now. They the military aside, the Lesbian Gdy are stronger, happier people. And people Bisexual Transgender Alliance managed are more willing to support us," he said. to win a small battle against the United The history of the LGBTA has seen States army. its ups and downs. Youngstein said that Afew weeks ago, an LGBTAmember the club used to be a strong presence on suffered a biased attack by an army campus, but that it died down over the recriiter while both organizations were years as a result of bad management. This tabling in the Student Union. The soldier, semester, in addition to the bias incident, who was dccompanied by other recruiters, the club had a setback with a frozen budget. offered prejudiced remarks to the gay Their funds have now been unfrozen and person, who was at the table alone. In Youngstein has big plans for the addition to referring to him as a "freak,': organization. "We really want to fix up the the army recruiter accused the LGBTA room and make it more comfortable for member of being an "AIDS-infested our members," he said. He is also excited bastard." The gay man refrained from about next year. "We have plans to make defending himself out of fear for his safety. this big," Youngstein said. "Next year is The remarks earned the Army a going to be the Gaylennium." suspension from campus with their future To spur the club's growth, the LGBTA LGBTA president Steven Youngstein said, "You're not gay, it's okay, join the LGBTA." here pending. will be hosting an open house next Regardless of the incident, the Thursday, November 18. Following the The EGBTAand its activities are open be a member," stressed Youngstein. Hc LGBTA is not retreating back into the open house will be the Trauma Dance, to to all. "We welcome everyone, gay, also stressed the importance of non-gay closet. According to club president Steven be held in the End of the Bridge free of straight, four legs, five legs, anyone," he support to the club. "It's not just fdr gay Youngstein, the club is enjoying increased charge. "It's our first dance of the year and said. Youngstein stressed the importance people." attendance since the incident, which the name has nothing to with the of support. "We want membership to The LGBTA has meetings Tuesday warranted press on campus as well as off. emergency room or anything lethal," increase but we want people to how that niihts'at 8:30 and Wednesdays during The Long Island Voice wrote an article on Youngstein said. The name actually refers their anonymity is safe if they join," said Campus Life Time. Their ofice is located the incident. "People seem to be more to a club in the city. Youngstein. "You can be discreet and still in the basement of the Union in room 045A. I
GMAT BYANDREW CHIU Statesman Staff Biochemistry Department, is the faculty advisor for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship,. I GRE Students from over seven different and ended the evening in prayer. "When I Christian clubs and organizations at Stony first came to Stony Brook about seven or eight a Brook nearly filled Old Chemistry 116 at the years ago, there wasn't really much semiannual Concert of Prayer last lhursday. opportunity for [Christian groups] to get The Concert of Prayer is an event held together. The Concerts of Prayer have been every semester where members from various an opportunity for people to get to know each Christian groups on campus gather together other, and see different ways of worshipping, to pray, worship in song, read Bible verses, and realizing that there are Christians from 0\ 0\ and share their groups aspirations for the near lots and lots of different backgrounds, and 0\ future. It has been atvannual event at Stony that's all been really good. And as a result, Brook for the past ten years. it's got to be good for the witness of the Among the groups present were the Church on campus," said Professor Korean Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Haltiwanger after the Concert. Christian Fellowship, Chi Alpha, Stony "It just brings us together," said a recent Brook Gospel Choir, Chinese Christian Stopy Brook alum and former leader of Fellowship, Brothers and Sisters in Christ BASIC. "And the Bible says, one can put a (BASIC), and Campus Crusade for Christ. thousand seeds, but two can put ten thousand 3 (smaller classes get you biqqer results.) During times of prayer, those present seeds. So we get together, and we pray on formed small groups in whicti students one accord, interceding for the campus, and purposely prayed with those from other it makes a big difference." Introducing CLASS-SIZE-8,our newest course for the GMAT, LSAT groups, in order to foster a sense of unity Unity was a theme repeatedly stressed 2 and GRE. No more than 8 students per class, guaranteed! it's !he 3 among the different organizations. in speech and prayer throughout the evening. most personal, most effective test prep available. ' Representatives from each group also shared Lola Alapo, a freshman, said, "It's really my their groups prayer requests so that the other d~~sireand our desire that there will be unity, prayer circles could pray for them. and that's what we're longing for. ...we just * Reserve your spot today! f! The Concert included performances by don't want this to end here." the Chinese Christian Fellowship Choir and Darien Fox, a senior, reacted to the large "B 800.2-REVIEW 4 [;E%;;TON the Stony Brook Gospel Choir. Worship turnout and unity of purpose by saying, "If leaders from BASIC and Chi Alpha led the you look at everyone sitting here, you realize entire congregation in singing songs of praise. the impact that we can have, not only in this ~rofessorRobert Haltiwanger ,of the place, but in the entire world." From Page 7 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20AND choreographed family show that lasts ahut Melodies" by Australian composer Sarah ieni@ for Bless$ union; Tsidii SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21: an hour. Befoce each number, the kids give a Houkins,. , and a work about the wild American Le Loka and her African Band. The singed U4RKETPROCOMPLTZ3RSHOW9:30 brief background abut the show or movie West, 'The Settling Years" by Libby Larsen. songwriter who knocked The Lion King a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Arena, Sports Complex, the song is from, or who the composers are. Conducted bynmothy Mount andAlice Day. crowds out as "Rifiki" in the Broadway State University of New York at Stony Brook. At every performance, little voices can be General admission to this concert is $6. Hit show, developed heri prowess by Admission is $7. For information, call (201) heard as kids in the audience sing along with Tickets for students and senior citizens are pursuing her craft with dedication 825-2229, or visit the Web site: theirfavoritetunes.Aftenvards, thecastwill $4.Fortickets,reservationsandsubscription throughout South Africa. Admission is www.mark~tpro.com. meet with the audience for discussion and information, call the Staller Center box office $26. For information, call (63'1) 632- autographs. Sponsored by Cablevision. at (631) 632-ARTS. For more information ARTS, or visit the Web site: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21: Admission is $9. For information, call (631) about the choral ensembles,"call Dr. Timothy www.stalle'r.sunysb.edu. THE BROAkbWAY KIDS. 3 p.m. Main 632-ARTS, or visit the Web site: Mount (631) 632-7329 or (631) 632-7330. CLUB UNFFH P!m10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Stage, Staller Center, State University of New vvww.staller.sunysb.edu. Stony Brook Union, State University of New York at Stony Brook. "The Broadway Kids FORGOTTEN PEOPLES BY NOW THROUGH York at Stony Brook. For information, call Sing Broadway" is a treat for both, parents CMERATA SLWGERS. 7 p.m. Recital DECEMBER U (516) 632-9392. and children. The Broadway Kids, a group Hall, Staller Center, State University of New LOREN MADSE N: "6,000,000 of W professional children ages 8 to 16 who York at Stony Brook. The Camerata Singers MONKKEYS." Tuesday through Friday S AY, NOBrEAX5ER 28: have performed on Broadway as well as in is one of the three University choral 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. to 8 ~S~DEfWSOR~AN124TIONother arenas, was formed in 1993to introduce ensembles, all directed by Timothy Mount. p.m. University Art Gallery, Staller CULWRAL SHOW 8 p.m. Stony Brook young people to, and spark their interest in, Camerata Singers will perform music from Center for the Arts. An exhibition Union Auditorium, State University of New Broadway theater. The revue consists of six dying cultures: beautiful yet heart-breaking, featuring the work of New York artist York at Stony Brook. For information, call of these performers singing favorite songs joyous but tragic. "Karelian Destiny" by Loren Madsen. For information, call (631) 632-9392. from various hit musicals in high energy, fully Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, "Past Life (63 1) 632-7240.
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Under Stony Brook's Internship Program, undergraduates may spend a semester or more working for academic credit. Students may earn between 0 to 6 credits each tern in an intemship, but no more than 12 credits of any internship course may count toward graduation. Students must have ccmrplded 57 credits by the time the intemship begins. Credit bearing internships require the approval of an academic department and the intemship manager in the CPC when appropriate. Undergraduates q,nrolledin internships supported by the CPC course UCT 488 may be required to compile a portfolio that indudes a resume, informational interviews with alumni or other professionals and a written summary of the semester's work experience. Past internship sites indude: American Express Financial Advisors, Morgan Stanley - Dean Wrtter, MSNBC, Nassau/Suffolk, Newsday, Rainbow Media, SONY Music, Suffolk County Attorney's OfFIce, WBLi Radio. t
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One of the players, sophomore advances in computers and robotics, background. "It's already the case that some defensive back Eric Puryear, was charged would need to raise millions of dollars One area of possible tissues are being created in this way. with possession of a weapon on campus, to break into biotechnology. But it collaboration involves learning to There is such a thing as artificial skin that NCCU Police Chief McDonald Vick said would have an easier time if it joined grow skin, new tissues, and bone, as they use now to graft onto burn victims," Wednesday. Pitt, already well-established in well as livers and other organs, from he said. The university said the other medicine and particularly organ human cells. The work would build Past joint ventures between the suspended students are Michael transplantation. on stem cell and tissue engineering campuses have included the Center for Royals, Morgan Hunter, LeVonne Officials at both schools have been that Pitt researchers are already the Neural Basis of Cognition and the Gorham, Nicholas Obayuwana and talking for montlls about different areas pursuing, Cohon said. Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. 64P) Clarence Tillman, a junior offensive in which they could cooperate, but tackle. Carnegie- Mellon President Jared Cohon Campus Newspapers Featuring The fight occurred Nov. 3 after one stressed that discussions are in the early student cut in line in front of another at stages. Hate Crime Story Stolen Pearson Cafeteria, according to a campus "It would be presumptuous of me SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y-. A 16, when feces was smeared on a pickup police report. Afight erupted and students to say we are going to do all of this surveillance camera on a campus center truck parked outside a college residence began throwing chairs at one another, with Pitt," Cohon said. "Faculties of ATM machine may help local police find for lesbian and gay students. A photo of Vick said. the two institutions have talked to each out who stole 60 percent of this week's the truck accompanied the article. The police chief said Puryear other, administrators have talked to Skidmore College newspaper press run. Shawn McCormack, the allegedly got a gun from his car, but was each other and those conversations are The papers were stolen from the newspaper's, editor-in-chief said he had stopped from re-entering the cafeteria by continuing." campus center early Monday, and city "no idea" why anyone would steal the fellow players. Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg police were notified Tuesday. papers. Puryear and Tillman both missed described the talks as serious, and Dr. Investigators now hope evidence may "I don't think the theft was related Saturday's season-ending game in Arthur Levine, Pitt's senior vice have been caught by an ATM camera. to that photo. If anything, someone may Charlotte against Johnson C. Smith, chancellor for health sciences, describes The cover story of this week's have been upset that we were supporting which NCCU won 35-7 to complete a 5- them as "very promising." But Levine Skidmore News dealt with campus the gay and lesbian students," 5 season. (AP) also said the schools would need $100 response to an alleged hate crime on Oct. McCormack said. (AP) ------. - Low Attendence at Senate Meetings "interesting" and he characterized echoed by Silverman. "We decided Kassel maintains that his first the Senate body as a "group that to put attendance of senators on the responsibility is as a professor. how the University is run and what wants to get things done." But web page so that faculty and others "Being a senator is an important decisions are made that affect their Kassel already knows that he will be will see who is representing them service," he said, "but not as teaching, research and contribution unable to attend meetings next and who is not," he said. However, important as teaching." to the life of the University," he said. semester as well due to scheduling However, Silverman said that conflicts. "It is important to let your attendance at Arts and Sciences voice be heard, especially in the Senate meetings have been humanities," Kassel said, "but you A Look at the increasing. This may be due in part have to make priorities. I'm here to to Silverman's efforts to encourage teach," he said. and develop faculty participation. "I Richard Miekley of the Athletics CAS Senate m wanted to get to know all the department is also listed as an 3 Senators," he said. "When two or unexcused absentee on the --"--.-" ...r*,"-~ ,^-.---..,.-"""^ ontinuedjjom page more meetings are missed without an attendance list. He said that in his I ...... undergraduate level; the Promotion 5 excuse, I begin proceedings to have department, the responsibility of programs, an equal number of and Tenure Committee, which h [that senator] replaced." attending Senate meetings is divvied elected at-large Senators, and a reviews files for faculty promotion But overall, attendance appears up between a few faculty members. smaller proportion of professionals and tenure; and the Committee on E to be a continuing problem. He claimed that although he has not and students), but much of the work Academic Standing and Appeals, $ According to Andrez Carberry, been to a University Senate meeting, I is done by a Senate Execut~ve which evaluates applications by Polity president and undergraduate he has been in attendance at the Committee and the five other students for changes to their 5 senator in the Senate, characterized meetings of the Arts and Sciences Standing Committees that the academic records, particularly in the 1 attendance as a "bad problem" that Senate for which an attendance Senate and its executive committee case of academic dismissals. A new is hard to do anything about. "As a record was unavailable. "To be a oversees: the Academic Judiciary committee concerned with Faculty student, you don't want the senator is important for Committee, which conducts Rights, Responsibilities, and professors voting on things they understanding what's going on in the hearings related to grievances Retirements was formed last year. 3 don't know about [because they have University," he said. "It's very concerning students' academic Students and faculty looking 8 not attended meetings]." important that as many senators conduct; the Graduate Programs for more information about the d So where are the absentees? Paul make it to the meetings as possible. Committee, which reviews'new or Senate and its members can do so % Kassel from the theater arts That's how you learn." Miekley also revised graduate programs; the by going to the URL: e department has been unable to attend said that not attending meetings is Undergraduate Curriculum www.ws.cc.sunysb.edu/senatecas. ib any meetings, which take place the Committee, which reviews The next College of Arts and & not supporting your department first Monday of every month at 3:30, because information does not get proposals for new or revised Sciences Senate meeting is this because he has to teach a class at that funneled down. undergraduate courses as well as Monday in the Jacob Javits Room - timei.,Ijpu describqd. .t,h,e, $,e,oa,te , Thq,sppfipe,n,t."., of. thq A importance general ~urriqularissues at, the iwthe MelvillepL.ibrary a%-3:3OVpm. @i'mbetings ' he hap.. , ,ahl ~f;it!~b,di?~§~pqqte ~etingp~~g*t~ Surfing the Web BYKAT FULGIERI Statesman Editor More websites Geared Toward time. Though the cost of many college- Unless you don't come to the College-Aged Crowd oriented websites goes no further than campus very often, it would be the time it takes to fill out an interest impossible to miss the multitude of profile that is established when one signs section, where college- students can profile, other internet sites charge posters, fliers, stickers, and tables up for the service allows students to keep win various prizes, and schools can money for services that they feel are set up with signs offering free track of how many students from their compete for high scores. "People valuable. At a new site called voicemail, email, gifts, and college are online at a specific time. At are always playing," said freshman Bustamove (www.bustamov~.com), amusement. College students are a Student.com, students from across the Sean Holihan, "I was online users are taught dance moves. The site major demographic, and internet country submit articleson various issues, Saturday morning, and there were features salsa, east coast swing, west businesses are attempting to cash in including some as frivolous as Pokemon, 1,000 college students on." The coast swing, and wedding dances like on a group that has a goodly amount to issues as serious as the results of basic service at The Station is free, the waltz and the foxtrot, with of disposable income, but more gambling addiction. but users are forced to look at many promises of more to come. Visitors are importantly, of time. It is generally Due to the fact that college advertisements while they play. invited to create an account, which accepted that college students have students usually have quick internet These websites often recruit allows you to access free samples and the time to sit at a computer and look connections, students on various to meet new people through the at the latest website creation, part of games are campuses to help service. Miniature animations preview a craze that is sweeping the net. extremely cc spread the word the move, and Quicktime videos pick There is no shortage of websites popular. A quick An internet dance about what they up the rest. The site is easy to use, but geared specifically towards college search for online have to offer. At moves cost users $1 each as they students. Specifically, sites like games yields class? It would A n i m a 1 h o u s e progress into advanced dance Student.com (www.student.com), and 9136 results, (m-x techniques. The payment entitles the the newly expanding Collegeclub many of which Save everyone a site similar in user to review the move any time they (www.collegeclub.com) encourage users are free of charge. nature to wish. When shown the site, freshman to set up an account, and then keeps them One extremely some Collegeclub, Peter Kane responded "An internet updated every time they log on. At popular site is representatives dance class? It would save everyone Collegeclub, a user is given access to an "The station" embarrassment." from each campus some embarrassment." email account, and can retrieve email (~~~~xare expected to put The internet is proving itself to be a over the phone using a toll-free number which features up posters, pass out multi-level business medium. provided at the site. Members can also one player and multiplayer versions fliers and promotional material, and set Corporations struggle for control of converse on message boards designated of popular game shows, like upeventswherestudentscanlearnmore consumer attention on the internet. It is specifically for their college, or in Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. The about the website. The representatives the consumers, and the college students, general interest areas. The member site has a special "College Jeopardy" are compensated financially for their who benefit. Single Parents Balance School and Children BYJENNIFER GREENFIELD Statesman Contributor screaming amongst them. I positiveeffectongettinganearlystart campus so I could finish schooI." complained constantly about the to my day." The greatest obstacle for these Certain students attendingstony fighting and their pot smoking but I Another single-parent student, parents is finding the time to spend Brook have to face numerous wasn't moved. Living with them Luann Drost, 45, has a 14-year-old with their children while still getting obstacles in order to complete their caused my son and I extreme daughterJesseinninthgradeanda10- to classes, work and study time. college education. They are the amounts of stress, not to mention year-old son Josh in fourth grade. "We "Screwing up is not an option, students that hold the esteemed and how uncomfortable we were." have lived here [in Chapin] for five or especially when you are spending inhibiting dual title of parent and For Stacy Dermont , a graduate six years," Josh said. "I like my mom your only mon-ey for your student. student in waste management , and being a student so we can live in education," Dermont said. "Now "I miss class when my son is sick," Daniel Koontz, who is working on his Chapin." Jesse said she does not really that Bowen is no longer in daycare, said Hilda Martinez, single mother of a Ph.D. in Music, school with a child is a like living on campus in the Chapin I have less time while he is in school. five year old son. "The professors don't bit easier. They have a five-year-old son Apartments. "There is no one my age The demands placed on me to @ E; care. If I miss one more I will fail and named Bowen who is in kindergarten. and people are nosy about my family's reinforce what he has learned in 3 it's only October." They also live in the Chapin Apartments. business." school are much greater." % Martinez 23, an education and "Paying for school is difficult, especially Drost takes all her classes at night Being a single parent adds to those linguistics student, works in the for two," said Dermont. "When you and works three jobs to make up the 30 obstacles. Martinez, mother of five year campus infirmary for $6 an hour. "I have a child, there is no such thing as hours she needs to keep the medical old Johnathan said, "Studying, cooking, 99, u take out $10,000 a year in student disposable income." insurance she gets from public assistance cleaning and helping Johnathan with his g loans in addition to my job which Koontz said that it has become for her kids, she said. "It is not fair to work makes it hard to spend as much & still makes it difficult to pay my less difficult now that most of his Jesse that I need her to watch her brother time with him as I would like. And there 3 f tuition and high housing costs," said stud i e s are c o m p 1 e t e and he is after school everyday," said Drost. "She is never time just for me to relax or go Martinez. "Then there is food and student teaching. "Bowen was more misses out on after school activities and out. Even if it didn't cost anything, I books and I don't get paid if I am of a balancing act earlier on in my doing things with her friends." would have to pay a sitter." not there." education," said Koontz. "I felt torn It has been a long road with little to "I can't always afford the $7.50 it a m With her son Johnathan, between my domestic activities and no support from campus, according to costs for a cab to get home from the y Martinez lives in the Chapin my school activities." Drost. "I was once reported to Child supermarket," said Z 0 Apartments, which is for graduate Koontz said that by raising his son Protective Services for not getting home Derrnont. "When you are a parent c CD and family housing. "I had to move he learned to be a more disciplined on time. The kids are at two different and a student, there is added pressure to B to another apartment, which is student. "When 1was an undergraduate, schools that get out at different times. I succeed academically. Be certain that "l double the rent, because I was living I would sleep Late and begin my day at had to rely on a friend helping out," said you are doing the right thing in pursuing , with another single parent, her noon, wasting most of it," Koontz said. Drost. "We ended up without a home an education. You have to be able to dtughter and her hayfrisnd,': said "Having taget. Bowen up, dressed;kd for a pe~iodwhile I fodght t~ get this explain to a five-year-old why'Mommy Martinez. "There was constant 9". 3,i bn;' cdni't 'Pighknowr w . - out the door to- ~chpg!has bgd ~Cfiii'ghtCined'diit id*^& g!ibb'kk BYJENNIFER KESTE Statesman Editor vette Habbaad worked with the University Apartments and on the Stony Brook's 1taIian club, Circoio Italian4 - 'z>-* + Hubbard is one of the many riding the wave Americans; but wanted t4 statt-up her own also held a poetry night last month, drawing a 8: of the resurgence of poetry. This year, ~o!umbia 'magazine. "I want to have something for crowd of pearly 60 people. Studwts, prdfessors @$ College Chicago became the first university in everyone to read and enjoy," she said. "There and co ity members perfarmed works in S$ I& the country to implement a poetry major, and are many, who like poetry but they don't have a Ztafian, sh and French. The great response rl schools like Stony Brook University -are also . lot of chances to exprdss it. Poetry is so natural,, to the event Bas prompted the club to plaa mwe +- -?-* -- - 3 providing many poetry-related clubs and it's like the air we breathe. It's essential." poetry nightq. =*.: 8 - activities. As a little girl, Tkujimwa read a lot bf poetry and SBU also has a Poetry Center located in the .@--5 g 0 "There has definitely&%nbincrease in.aeathe" has found a fondness for it. "I am in love with words Humanities Building. Adrienne Lock, the wr's r- Z writing in the last 20 years," said Associate Director - reading, hearing and seeing them: Tsujimura said. acting director, plans to have fwo readings, .&! on $ Mary Rosb Flanigan from, tlie Associated 'Writing "When I see a pretty word I foe1 like nyiog" December 3 and another on Fe-ary 16. Pr~gram,which provides setvices for'wrikrs. A Sunfloyer held a powreding on Family Day JiU McCorade will attend Deixmk'steading. She ' "There-bas been'a rgsurgenck in poetiy'qcently on October 30, .wh& kqqtfiese, &i& and Italian is a novelist, t-es at Bennington College and is a becbust? &$/YO thin& beaus. pbetry orga&atta~ iter wh~just wrote Find Viyl Days, - 3 -and rnagqiines have been sigriifiean t &ores. "She's so funny," said Me. Dan ' ?4 adreitisiag tib the public," said "She is a humorist and is like a steel mag~,Bafrom - poet and y$&t'er3for the feminist jouhd. g' becaise af&p music. Rap has mi#ere\d C.K. Williams, one = ' thumpy beat." , nominated for the g . 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