THE OBSERVER Volume 17, Number 3 College at Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York February 24, 1993 CLC APPLICATIONS SURGE COLLEGE COUNCIL REVISES PLAGIARISM RULES

The College at Lincoln Ccntci By Mina Landriscina An amendment to the policy on plagiarism was said Malcolm. Now, the instructor will have to unanimously approved by the members of the notify the student in writing before notifying the College Council at their most recent meeting. dean's office who will then also be writing to the The policy on plagiarism will now include all student, he said. forms of academic dishonesty, including cheating The benefits to the revised policy is that now the on exams, said David S. Malcolm, associate dean instructors protected legally, said Robert O'Brien, More students choose The College at Lincoln Center of CLC. Assistant Dean of the Humanities. "The student By Sean Gallagher will have it in writing," O'Brien said. "No one can Applications for the Fall 1993 class at CLC nity to take language and culture courses," in "The goal here is not to catch complain that they weren't told and it makes surged by 39.8%, said John Buckley, Director of addition to traditional business courses, said people but to make them do things clear. The instructor knows what to do and Undergraduate Admissions. Buckley. students know what can be done." The new residence hall adjacent to Lowenstein, FC had two strong years in 1991 and 1992, but their own work." It was an oversight not to have included the in addition to improved marketing and recruit- leveled off this year, rising only .02%, or an other forms of academic dishonesty besides pla- giarism in the policy when it was first formed, ment, had a major impact on the number of additional 4 applications. "They [FC] really expe- In addition, the revised CLC Policy on Aca- Malcolm said. "We were worried about plagia- applicants, he said. "Maybe in the past students rienced a jump [in 1992]," Buckley said. By demic Dishonest states that students who are caught rism at the time and the group got a little too perceived Lincoln Center as strictly a commuter Janaury 28, 1991 FC received a total of 1492 plagiarizing or in any other act of academic dis- focused and forgot there were other ways in which campus," Buckley said to explain the increase in applications and 1692 by January 28,1992. honesty will first be notified in writing by the you could be dishonest." However, he said an CLC's application activity. Applications to the undergraduate divisions instructor. instance last semester in which a student cheated Buckley added that the number of applications rose by 9%, the biggest increase since 1989, said "The suggestion was made that the process on an exam made them realize that the guidelines requesting housing jumped from 41% in 1992 to Buckley. He said the Admissions Office had would more conform with legal due process if the were not too clear. 55% for Fall '93. The Rose Hill divisions of targeted areas of the country for recruitment ac- instructor notified the student. We felt that to "Since we've put in [the plagiarism ]policy we the University, Fordham College and College of tivity. "We tried to spend 4 to 5 weeks in and make this step explicit would make the process haven't had repeat offenders," Malcolm said, who Business Administration, had mixed results, said around" New England, said Buckley, which ac- more in conformity with fairness and legality," added that penalties for first time offenders were Buckley. counted for 10.8% of the applications. In addi- Malcolm said. failures for the specific assignment "The goal CB A showed an 18% rise in application activ- tion, recruiters traveled to upstate New York, Under the policy's previous form, the instruc- here is not to catch people but to make them do ity over.the same period last year. Buckley attrib- which represented 4.7% of the 2733 applications, tor would notify the dean's office about the stu- their own work." uted this to the internationalization of the business he said. Both pla'ces were 'growth areas forCLC," dent who would then send a letter to the student, curriculum. Students will also "get the opportu- said Buckley.

WILL SHE OR WON'T SHE? Racism is the Status Quo

TENURE CANDIDATE SUSAN BERGER Professor Derrick Bell Speaks at the Law School

By Sean Gallagher By Vivian Lake Dr. Susan Berger, Director of the Puerto Rican Derrick Bell, the law professor who made and Latin American Studies Institute and a Profes- national headlines by resigning from Harvard sor of Political Science, is currently under review Law School when they failed to hire a female for tenure. minority professor at his behest, spoke last "I love Fordham," Berger said. Berger studied Friday at Fordham Law School. The topic: The at the University of Michigan and received both Permanence of racism. her Masters and PhD from Columbia University. Bell, who was the first (and to his regret the Fordham has "been a wonderful experience," only) African American to teach at Harvard Berger said. The students at Fordham are vibrant Law, spoke to a standing room only crowd at the and easily engaged in the classroom, she said. McNally Amphitheater as a guest of the African Berger has written a book called Political and American & African Studies Institute at CLC Agrarian Development in Guatemala. and the Black Law Student's Association. Berger explained that the military government The speech was based in part on his recent that ran the country from the late 60's until re- book. Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The cently, was very repressive. During that time Permanence of Racism, published last year. "My 150,000 people were killed, she said. conclusion is easier to reject than to refute— "What's unique about my position at Fordham is my dual assignment to political science and Puerto Rican and Latin American Studies Insti- tute," Berger said. She said she especially liked "Blacks will never gain the contact with the Latin American community full equality that she has as a result of being the director of the institute. in this country." Berger is proud of her contribution to the multicultural program at CLC. "We were one of Black people will never gain full equality in this I the first colleges nationwide to adopt country," said Bell. multlculturalism," she said. Other institutions use "Now this is a hard to accept fact," he said, CLC as a resource in setting up their own "but it is one that all history verifies." "Wo must multicultural programs, she said. the racial divide in unemployment, and racism as acknowledge it not as a sign of submission, but was the first time in a do/cn years I was able to "I think ovcrbody is nervous when it comes to a barrier to needed social reforms. as an act of defiance," he said. listen for more than a few minutes to the Presi- their tenure," Berger said. She described the pro- "Those areas will havo to be addressed if Bell began by noting his approval of the dent," ho said. cess of gaining tenure saying it goes through [Clinton's] plans arc to succeed," said Bell. Clinton administration, which ho believes will While ho acknowledges that President Clinton several committees before final word is given in "Continuing racial discrimination in the job mean Improved economic conditions for mi- is dealing truthfully with the nation's economic May. "I've Jumped off five buildings," Berger market cannot be masked by not mentioning it," norities, even if racism is not addressed per so. situation, Bell said there arc two areas of policy said. where Clinton was silent, for political reasons: "Wednesday's Slate of the Union address continued on page j

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Analysis The Observer continues its look at the first 100 days of the Clinton Slash and Burn administration. Everyone knows govenunent spending is out of hand, and it was a By Vivian Lake pleasure indeed to see Clinton propose a federal salary freeze. The freeze The first whiff America got of President Clinton's new tax plan came would be in effect for one year (why not four?) and future raises would be during his televised plea from the Oval Office last Monday. The themes: one point lower than the rate of inflation. Pain, burdens and sharing. Translation: taxes. Taxpayers are paying members of Congress almost $100,000 a year Big business sensed an ax hanging over long-held tax write-offs and each. Some of them may be worth it (let's be fair) but some are the political promptly panicked. On Tuesday the stock market dropped 80 points. equivalent of a black hole (Strom Thurmond comes to mind). Death & Tax Increases Clinton has cut the White House staff by 25 percent and wants at least "Americans have called for change and it is up to us in this room to 9 million dollars in cuts in Congressional staff. deliver," said Clinton in his speech before Congress on Wednesday. It would be easier to believe Congress wanted real change if legislators Long on rhetoric (over an hour) but short on specifics, Clinton's eco- pressed the buttons in the Capitol Hill elevators on their own. If you saw nomic outline sound like a change . Prime Time Live last week you know that they have automatic elevators It looks heavier on taxes than on budget cuts, but as Clinton cuts a with attendants to push the buttons for them. Also on Prime Time Live, ,and equally hard to believe is that the U.S. government finds it necessary to pay someone $80,000 a year to study the Some legislators are the political flow rate (an-ti-ci-pa-tion) of ketchup. equivalent of a black hole On the road again The President didn't wait around to push his plan on Congressional leaders. The President is doing what he does best, pressing the flesh in the hope that public opinion will help get his economic program past any swathe across the country courting public support, cuts will certainly potential blockades in Congress. strike a balance with the tax burden. Clinton has already visited Ohio, New York, and California, and in The Pain between he answered questions from children on a live program broadcast *85 percent of Social Security benefits will be taxed (up from 50 percent) on Saturday morning. on recipients who have other sources of income. If he can lobby the nation as well as he campaigned, Americans can 'Higher taxes on individuals who make over $100,000 expect the status quo to be slowly but surely overturned. •Businesses will no longer to claim tax deductions for lobbying Just the Fax In a press release faxed to the college press across the country, the The Gain President has pledged to allocate $7.4 billion dollars between 1994 and 1997 to the National Service A 30 billion dollar job creation program that will include 700,000 summer jobs for youth. Program. Programs for children with a successful track record like WIC (Women with Infants and "These sums proposed by the President guarantee a program that will involve a coordinated effort Children) and Head Start will be expanded. Expansion of the refundable income tax credit for by the government, states, localities and the private sector to assure that young people will be able to families with children. pay for college by serving their country. Small businesses (less than five million in revenues) will-receive a permanent tax credit and will "Part of the program and funding will encourage service by making income-contingent college have the same access as big business to credit and new technology. Banks will be encouraged to loans available to every American, so young, people can afford to take jobs in the public service and invest in areas that need redevelopment. still pay back their loans."

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(OUtSItyL XPOM916). February 24,1993 - CL'COikervfer - Page 3 NEWS Reedy Nominated For CLC Shows Shortage Academic Veep of Minority Professors Numbers reflect national trend

By Aliegra Bien Although CLC has a multicultural curriculum, Dr. Fawzia Mustafa, who teaches in the Hu- only 10 out of 82 full-time professors at CLC are manities Division and the African Studies Insti- minorities. tute, said the level of minority faculty at CLC is The figures, obtained from Judith Mills, Asso- "acutely low" and that CLC must be " willing to go ciate Academic Vice-President, illustrate that while the extra mile" to attract minority talent. multiculturalism is being taught in the classroom, The first priority is to extinguish the "mindset CLC reflects a nationwide shortage of minority mat minorities only work in minority studies," tenured professors. said Mustafa. There is a trend to put minorities According to David Malcolm, Associate Dean into areas of study that fit their ethnic back- of CLC, the way these statistics are obtained may grounds, she said. be inaccurate. He explained that when faculty Malcolm believes that the number of blacks members fill out applications, some fail to re- getting Ph.D.' s has declined, shrinking the pool of spond to the ethnicity question, while others available applicants. According to a report in the May 4,1992 issue of The Washington Post, "For the first time in "There's a trend to put fifteen years the number of black Americans minorities into area's of awarded Ph.D's rose significantly... countering more than a decade of gloomy reports about the study that fit their ethnic disappearing pool of black candidates to teach at background," the nation's universities." The report, which cites statistics from the Na- tional Research Council, states that 933 black identify themselves as "other." students earned doctoral degrees in 1991,13 per- "There are not many blacks on faculty, that I do centmore than the year before. Doctorates awarded know. What it means, I don't know," he said. to Hispanics rose less than 2 percent, to 710, and Father Gerard C. Reedy Dr. Irma Watkins-Owens, professor in the Af- the number of Asians earning doctorates increased rican-American & African Studies Institute, said 24 percent to 762. she and Dr. Clive Daniel, of the Social Sciences This is the first significant shift from the decline By Clare SaUba Division are the only African-American under- of minorities earning advanced degrees that began Gerard C. Reedy, S. J. has been unanimously fairs," said O'Hare. graduate professors at CLC. in 1977. recommended by a "committee of faculty drawn Dr. Mary Ann Quaranta, Dean of the Gradu- from several of [Fordham's] different schools" to ate School of Social Service, who chaired the be confirmed as Vice President for Academic faculty committee, said she is "very enthusiastic Affairs, announced President Joseph A. O'Hare, to work with Father Reedy." Ibachipg Positions Minority Professors S.J. "He is not only a teacher and a scholar, but epartment In a January 29 memo, O'Hare said Reedy's has also had a long term commitment to Fordham," name will be "proposed to the Board of Trustees said Quaranta. Reedy is both talented and enthu- at their February 23 meeting. siastic, and has had a positive impact on the Deans Humanities 34 7 Reedy has been Acting Vice-President for in the time he has been here, she said. fcience/Matli -12 0 Academic Affairs since last July, when he re- Reedy's responsibilities in Academic affairs placed Father Vincent Potter, who retired forhealth include serving as Dean of Faculty on both cam- Social Sciences 2S 3 reasons. puses, and heading the Arts and Sciences Council, Fordham statutes "require the President [of which is working on the integration of Fordham Minority faculty at CLC per department the University] to seek the counsel of the faculty College and CLC. in nominating to the Board of Trustees for election O'Hare and Reedy could not be reached for to the post of Vice President for Academic Af- comment. Derrick Bell Continued from page 1

said Bell. "Unemployment for Blacks is two " as well, said Bell. times what is for whites. "This is not a temporary During times of economic hardship, Whites phenomenon," be said. are manipulated into protecting their sense of "The gap between Black and White employ- entitlement by subjugating minorities, explained Writing to Learn ment grew during the 198<)'s, suggesting that the Bell. He cited the now notorious Willie Horton economy has no interest in enlisting Black con- ad of the '88 presidential campaign and the Program Presented to Faculty tributors. Statistics can't begin to express the failure of the '92 Civil Rights Act as examples. havoc unemployment wreaks in Black communi- "Them against us mentality is exploited during By Christine Carotcnuto ties." said Bell. economic hard times, Whites are often encour- Writing to Learn, a new program, was intro- In addition she cited the six credit courses de- While President Clinton has promised to create aged to vent their frustration against any ad- duced by Dr. Marjorie Collier to CLC faculty on signed to teach students how to write. "The prob- more jobs, sophisticated technology and losses of vancement by Blacks. The effectiveness of those February 10. lem with those of us [on the faculty] who are not factories overseas is resulting in a "not so gentle appeals shows the fragility of our Civil Rights. The program employs "writing, mostly infor- English Composition [instructors] is that the kids genocide for African Americans," said Bell. Only by working together can we break free," he mal writing, to teach content in your course," haven't got a clue as to how to write and we are Clinton has to tread carefully dealing with said. Collier informed faculty at the start of her lecture. responsible for checking up on their writing," social reforms so they won't be seen as entitle- Theoretically, Bell questioned whether some She added that the program is being used success- O'Brien said. ment programs for minorities, which would get legal form of segregation might do more to fully at colleges and universities across the coun- "I teach about Writing to Learn by actually no political backing because of the entrenchment undermine racism than anti-discrimination laws. try. doing it," Collier said. At St. Peter's and Fordham "We have more anti-discrimination laws toduy "Writing to Learn involves mostly short, un- College at Rose Hill, there is no one set formula for than at any other time in history. This is a graded, informal writing," Collier said. The employing the program in class situations. Collier paradox, it doesn't moke sense," he said. program's main goals arc to focus attention, start said. She handed out a list of Writing to Learn legalized segregation Dell posed a theory to the law students in the discussions, and to summarize lessons, she said. "I assignments that could be used in courses. The might do more audience. "What if Whites with businesses or know it works," Collier said of the program. assignments could be used as "individual, group, real estate wanted to exclude minorities and the "It's so variable, so adaptable, so flexible," or collaborative work at home or in-class," Collier to undermine racism government granted them a license to do so, Collier said of the program. At St. Peter's College said. than anti-discrimination laws which by law they had to display prominently every student must have at least one Writing to "Prc-writing, Mid-writing, and Post-writing and pay 3% tax above the normal rale from the Ixnrn course to graduate, she said. "It is very arc mostly done in class. Precis and Micro themes proceeds of (hat business?" useful," she said. are done out of class," Collier said. Prc-writing "Not even David Duke would go for that," said Bell to (he skeptics in the audience. "It takes the "This is very interesting and I'm sure Ihcrc's a asks a student to write for two to three minutes on of racism in American society, said Dell. fun out of racism if you have to admit to it," he lot we can learn, however, it seems to me that this what was important in the last lecture or what was "Racism is a barrier to much-needed social smiled. But he asked that the idea not he dis- is geared to courses that have a specific content," confusing in the reading, Collier said. "You gain reforms, and it neither disappears nor stops func- missed out of hand. "A permissive segregation said Dr. Astrid O'Dricn, Professor of Philosophy. time instead of losing it," she said. Collier de- tioning simply because progressive politician!! law might lift the weight of racism off," he said. scribed a second form of Prc-writing. She said that do not mention it. Racism in America disadvan- Surprisingly, Dell believes Hint racism in not a twenty minute lecture followed by a brief writing tages Whiten, and subordinates Blacks. Con- bused on hate today, hut part of the status quo. CorrectTon assignment would pickout any areas of confusion. sider that almost always the injustices Unit di- "Whites who lire not racist themselves, toler- "Psychologists have shown that no one can pay minish in drumutle ways tlie righto of Blacks arc In tho February 10 Issue, the quote, "I believe ate it in others," he said. attention for longer than twenty minutes," she linked to the serious economic disadvantages Ihero is it need for a faculty handbook, 'llicre is u One student iisked what could be done to said. »-, ,r , ., ' • K- suffered by (natty ,Wh|te» who luck money mid large turnover in udjunct faculty and I find inysell c ncournyo Pordlmni administrators to hire more i "I u«o if journal [fn, iWl-wrltli)g|," KhViinid. '••J* power,11 »al(l Bell. * ' • • - ipeiidlng nt least 20 minutes wllli now-profcS minority |>rofessorn, 'Hie question received 'llic journals contained student's frccwrltlng, ar- The opposition to uncial reforms are seen s," wns mistakenly ullrlbuted to Dr. George lluimlcrmis nppluuse. Hell recounted what sin- Shuu. 'Hie quote was from Dr. Leonard Nlsslm ol ticles relating (o the course work, and student's aftinlnority entitlement programs full to lie lie Mulli niul Science Division. continued on page 4 enacted nnd hurt not only minorities, luit Whiles conlinui'il on page 4 Page 4 - CLC Observer - February 24,1993 NEWS

from their locker and that three text books were Cash Flow taken. The texts were valued at $102. Tuesday, February 10 Fordham Law School OTTER Law Review Office

Between the hours of I am and 2pm the following afternoon a student reported that $150 cash was removed from a wallet left in desk drawer, which was not locked. The office was left open. Ir addition , one hour prior to the report anothei student had observed a suspicious male in the vicinity.

Tuesday, February 9 Lowenstein Cafeteria Plaza Level

A CLC student left a bag unattended while By Martin Bland making selections in the cafeteria. Thestudem later discovered that a smaller bag containing a Tuesday, February 9 bracelet valued at $125 had been removed frorr Leon Lowensteta the larger bag. No other 5th Floor items bad been reported missing from the large; Law School Library A CLC student reported an unknown person(s) attempted to force open a locker. The padlock A law school student reported that a pair of black that secured the locker was cracked, but no prop- ski gloves were left on a desk in library for ap srty had been removed from the locker. proximately forty-five minutes. When the studen returned the gloves were missing. The gloves wen Wednesday, February 10 valued at $25. The Chemical Bank automatic teller in its new location next to the bookstore Leon Lowenstein Wh Floor

\ CLC student reported a lock was removed Writing to Learn continued from page 3 reactions to various topics, she said. Collier valued on an exam. "I'd have the group make up a list of them at 100points, like an exam, she said. Students key words and phrases. Sometimes I add on mul- Derrick Bell were required to write in theirjournal s three or four tiple choice questions to the test," Collier said. Continued from page 3 times a week, she said. She added that the journals "With informal writing I never correct spell- could be in-class, ungraded, or short. ing or grammar," Collier said. "It doesn't matter dents did at Harvard: maintained a vigil outside Law School. He began his Legal career at the "What has attracted me to Writing to Learn is how poor they write, it's getting them to be active. the Chancellor's office so that every time he Justice Department, and then worked as legal that you don't have to be an expert to get good The aim is understanding and retention," Collier stepped out, students approached him . counsel totheNAACP. Bell joined the faculty at results," Collier said. Students were receptive to said. At this point GeorgeneVairo, Dean of the Law Harvard Law in 1969 and in 1990 took a leave of the practices she employed in class. Collier said. David Malcolm, Associate Dean of CLC, said School, announced the arrival of two Black law absence to protest the lack of minority women on Reviewing in Writing to Learn Courses is also that Collier, who is the chair of the Biology professors at Fordham next fall. the faculty. Two years later, he was dismissed. improved, she said. She said she would break department at St. Peter's College, has been "an Derrick Bell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- Bell is now a visiting professor of Law at New students up in to groups and assign each group half enthusiastic devotee" of the Writing to Learn vania and attended the University of Pittsburgh York University, where he teaches Constitutional a chapter that they must come with a question on. program for several years. Law and Civil Rights. She said she would later use one group's question

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ing to Capitalism doesn't daunt them in the least. wide Communism," Hirsch stated. "This store is more relevant than ever. Tr^is is There is a huge periodical section, with over 50 the place where people can get the theory they publications, from Radical Teacher to need to change the world. The theoretical heart of Stormwamings, a magazine for Vietnam Vets, change lies in Marxism/Leninism/Maoism," says who opposed the war. The main publication of the Hirsch. RCP is the Revolutionary Worker, an interna- If worldwide Communism is a little too much tional weekly paper. for you to swallow, their section on women's This bookstore is not for the fainthearted, or the liberation and oppression might be a bit more patriotic. The walls are covered with books, palatable. This section seems to be one of the posters of Mao and Malcolm and dozens of anti- bookstore's strengths. US slogans. The staff is eager to convert anyone I observed all types of customers during my and everyone to their ideology. Several months visits. I would have to say that the most common ago I frequented the bookstore while working on customers were either NYU types, or homeless an in depth research paper. After it was com- men, who wanted to sleep or pleted, Hirsch called use the bathroom. (Sleeping me on the phone to up- i was not allowed.) date me on the subject Books, shirt and posters on sale at Revolution The store is run by a non- and invite me to recruit profit organization and is con- others to the cause. tinually struggling for fund- Talking to the staff has By Rebecca Sausner ing. They are part of a nation- a very surreal feeling: "It's a pro-rape culture, it's a pro-racist culture, the underground, as subversive as the books that wide network of revolution- Communists (and other it's a worldwide system of exploitation and plun- line the walls. Talking to the mostly volunteer ary bookstores, of which they radicals) can be so der." Sound like a pretty vicious place, huh? staff is like talking to the kid who in first grade are the largest. pushy! The store has Where is it, Bosnia, South Africa, Iraq? NO, went around telling everyone that there is no Santa You can find information something to teach AMERICA! Welcome to the world of Revolution Claus. Revolution Books is dedicated to the on just about any revolution- even the staunchest Books. The above slogan is one of the rallying dissemination of the political views of the Revo- ary (terrorist?) movement in conservative. cries of the Revolutionary Communist Party lutionary Communist Party, and against anything the world here. The pet cause Revolution Books is (RCP), and despite all the media attention to "the and everything that the US government does. of the bookstore seems to be an eye-opening, must fall of Communism," it is alive and well in America, "L. A. was a righteous rebellion, we celebrated it the fight of the Communist see place in NY. and the rest of the world, according to Joan Hirsch here. They were victims engaged in righteous Party of Peru, commonly re- of Revolution Books. rebellion," Hirsch furies. ferred to as 'The Shining Revolution Books is located at 13 East 16th These views are controversial and Revolution Path.' Street, right around the corner from Union Square. Books have paid for that. They have been evicted "Peru is the most important It has an unassuming storefront, with a large red from 3 locations in the past 12 years for what struggle in the world right and gold banner proclaiming it's name, but inside Hirsch calls, "thinly veiled political reasons." But now, it is a genuine revolution it's another world. The exposed brick walls and now they have a huge storefront in the village and in international terms. The pipes that criss-cross the ceiling give a feeling of the fact that the former Communist world is turn- peasants have a goal: world- Joan Hirsch holds T-shirts on sale at the book store

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"/ was convinced that the Daytimer would work - the sucker cost me thirty bucks!"

By Victoria Loughery need that extra pressure." In an effort to correct the nasty habit of leaving habit before, but I'd never had the proper tools. I know? Time to be a little more responsible." "That's crap," I said, but she refused to talk everything to the last minute, I bought myself this was convinced that the Daytimer would work—it She started laughing right in my ear and I about it any more. We chatted about other stutf impressive looking gray leather-covered super- had to, the sucker cost me thirty bucks! wondered, why did I want to call her again? Oh for a while, but I was still in a bad mood when we deluxe-file-o-fax-Daytimer that organized just yeah, it was because she was one of the only "Return- the stupid thing and get your money hung up. I spent the rest of the night writing my about everything but my sock drawer. I figured people who ever took me seriously. Wonderful. back. It'll never work." appointments, my work schedule, and the due that if I could just budget my time more efficiently, Maybe I got her mixed up with somebody else. That was the opinion of the all-knowing Beth dates for all my assignments into the Daytimer. I wouldn't have to spend the rest of the semester When she recovered from her fit of laughter she McNair, my roommate from freshman year. I had Then I stuck it in my bag, so I'd have it in school staying up every night until six in the morning said, "No offense, Vic, but do you really think called her that night to tell her about my purchase, the next day. trying to finish a paper that's due at ten-thirty. Of and how it was going to solve my organization some little appointment book is going to make A week or so later, I was sitting at home, course, I'd attempted to break the "all-nighter" problem. you more responsible?" watching a re-run of Murder, She Wrote, when I "Jeez, what's your "Well that's the general idea," I admitted. heard this big 'thump' in the hallway, followed by problem? It will so "Even if it docs help you remember your assign- some choice profanities. My sister had tripped work, you snot." ments," she said, "there's still that little procrasti- over my school bag, the contents of which were I was a tad bit touchy nation problem of yours to deal with." scattered at the foot of the stairs. about it; partly because "I don't procrastinate," I said defensively. "What was it doing at the top of the stairs," she she wasn't the first one "Right!" She started laughing again. "You demanded. "I could've been killed!" to tell me it wouldn't don't procrastinate," she repeated, "and I don't "If I leave it anywhere else," I explained, "I'll work, and partly bc- smoke." forget to take it." causol'd lost the receipt Now, I lived with Beth for a year, and knew for As I picked up my junk, I spotted my Daytimer and couldn't return the a fact that she smoked at least two packs a day. Of lying on the third step; my mouth went dry, and •tupid Daytimer even if course, she lived with mo for a year, so she knew my stomach sank at the sight of it. I couldn't I'd wonted to. for a fact that I'd raised procrastination to an art remember the lost time I'd checked the stupid form, I don't know why I even bothered to say "If you say so," she little calendar. With an awful feeling of impend- that I didn't procrastinate, I guess it's just one of sighed. It was this big, ing doom, I opened it and checked my schedule those lies that you just have to loll people. It's exaggerated High that for the following day, which said: TV Concepts right up there with "My printer ribbon ran out," said, basically, "wake and Methods, 5 1/2 to 7-pogc paper due!! Oops. and "Of course I'm twctity-ono," up and Hindi the ma- I handed the paper in on time,..barely. I was "Look, Vic, some people were born to tic nuro, honey," suffering severe jet-Ing from the nll-nlghtcr I'd No l c 11 organized," she said, "and I'm sorry, hut you're " ' I " « "<" * '"• just pulled, hut before heading home I slopped nt S|C{1 m just not one of them, liven if you did get mi »' ' l' gating my the post office, wrapped up my impressive look- net together I'm not n assignment done In-fore the morning It wus due, Ing gray leatlicr'Covcretlsupcr-tlclune-nie-o-fiix- teenager anymore, you it probuhly wouldn't he uny good, Unlike me, you Diiyllmcr, and mulled it lo Both Page 6 - CLC Observer - February 24,1993 FEATURES WHAT'S IN A NAME?

By Jim Wolfe A column in which questions asked have Central Park and Queens establishments. Accord- or where there is a suggestion of "genderxlomi- some social, moral, political historical or After reading the newspapers for the last few nance." However, he adds that, political correct- weeks, it seems that a rose by any other name ing to the Society president, William Conway, the ethnic relevance to something, somewhere word zoo has developed a negative connotation ness in speech is largely cosmetic... Obviously, at sometime. might indeed smell sweeter, for Americans have rephrasing the plight of a homeless person become obsessed with the "political correctness" and will be replaced by "Wildlife Conservation Park." C'mon Bill, lighten up. (unhoused?) doesn't improve his plight at all." of their language. Maya Angelou, for example, "If anything," he continues, "provocative lan- was applauded for her politically correct poem Feeling perhaps a little insensitive to this issue, and in an effort to better understand the implica- guage might be more engaging. It might eventu- When did you realize you where an adult? celebrating "humankind" at the Clinton inaugura- ally be more dynamic in terms of improving that tion, while Marge Schott, owner of baseball's tions and applications of political correctness, I searched out an expert on the subject. Fellow CLC situation, instead of sweetening it, walking away Cincinnati Reds, has been banned from the game from it, or sanitizing it. for one year due to her inexcusable use of racial student (Is fellow politically incorrect?) Petei ByTlnaFillato Faran worked for years as a bartender, maintain- To stress his point Faran suggested that some slurs. victims of the politically incorrect language of the A question arises though. How far do we go ing decorum, in that bastion of politically incor- "When I thought I bad become an adult, I rect McSorly's Ale House. past have indeed adopted the offensive phrases didn't want to be one." before political correctness becomes an absur- used to describe them in order to "defy the original dity? For instance, the New York Zoological So- According to Faran, politically incorrect lan- -Michelle Lazar guage is "most offensive where blatantly racial" context of the stigma." For example, he says, sophomore ciety decided to drop the word from their Bronx, "Twenty years ago no one would refer to them- selves as queer. Today it's a badge of defiance, an "I first started to feel like an adult, indepen- P honor." o dent from my parents, when I started going H Turning to somewhat lighter subject matter, away on weekends alone without them, but Y Faran suggests that some of the sports' logos and other than that I really don't feel like an S team names may now be politically incorrect. adult." "The Atlanta Braves," he says, "I don't see any- 1 -Frances Mingoia, junior TOXIC thing wrong with that. The chop (a crowd wave that simulates a tomahawk chop) I might find as A SUBSTANCE A&USERS "I knew I reached adulthood when I was being offensive. It does hearken to a stereotype. taking 16 credits, working three jobs, looking MENTAL Some of the logos are pretty offensive too, the KEHA6JUTA-noN FACILITY for an apartment to live in and going through I tomahawks, the grinning Indians..." a very bad relationship. The'fact that I made Y N When asked about Notre Dame's Fighting Irish, it through shows that it not what you do but A Faran's Irish eyes sparkled and he replies, "That's M how you go about doing it. Adulthood is a c almost a redundancy." state of mind." H Academia is also coping with the trials of politi- -Wlds DeRisma, Senior A H cal correctness. Associate Professor of English, L A Teresa A. Halligan offers that, "anything that L 0 heightens sensitivity, heightens consciousness, is "The first time I knew I was an adult was £ £ good." She adds, however, that there were indeed when I got a credit card and I had to pay the M instances where the zeal to be politically correct bill." could be "cumbersome." •Gabrielle Arthurton ALTERNATE Junior t> LIFESTYLE CHOICES "I don't know if it was when I finished my dissertation or when I was 13 years old and I worked for tfiy father, who was a contrac- tor. He gave me to the foreman, maybe because I was the boss' son, he worked me as an adult. I learned bow to work very, very hard." Illegal Acts??? -Dr. Jim McBride, Assistant Chair Humanities Division Fordham Responds to the Zoe Baird/Kimba Wood Controversy

By Oleg Kantorovlch "I realized that I was an adult when I began manity." position of Attorney General," Alonzo says, "Mak- President Clinton's first nominee, attorney Zoe to take responsibility for my actions. I began CLC junior Schiller Rathjen was laconic and ing more than $500,000 annually she was just Baird, for the office of Attorney General of the to realize that if I did not perform an action sounded sympathetic to the fate of illegal aliens, taking advantage of those aliens because she could United States ended in scandal, with Baird re- that was expected of me, it was my fault and who come to the US. "She, Zoe Baird, was defi- afford having legal labor in her household." He moving her name from the running. The crime no one else's." nitely exploiting them, but she was also giving was more forgiving of Kimba Wood. "As to Baird admitted to committing was the hiring of an them an opportunity to earn money," says Rathjen, candidacy of judge Kimba M. Wood, I think she illegal alien as a domestic servant and not paying -Mario Hyacinth, Senior "And it has become a common practice for the qualifies for Attorney General because she did not the alien's taxes. Baird was not alone in her American well-to-do to hire illegal aliens as a violate the law while hiring an illegal alien - if this actions, Clinton's second choice, Judge Kimba cheap labor force. However, the fact that Ms. action was illegal when she did it, she would not Wood, also removed her name, citing that she had Baird did not have done it." also hired illegal aliens for domestic service, attempt tohelp, Alonzo was not though at a time when it was still legal. her illegal the only one who How does Fordham react to such a controversial alien employ- showed support for issue? It seems that most of us believe that Baird ees to attain the nomination of and Wood did the right thing when they withdrew. some sort of Kimba Wood. Fordham Graduate School senior, Rickey Sparks legal resi- George Bernstein, believes that, "You can't change the things unless dency shows sophomore, also be- Quotes of the Issue you are honest and take risk." that she was in- lieves that she would "I think that it's very difficult to hold public terested solely have made a good office when you display behaviors that violate in her own Attorney General. "We must learn to live to- public rights," Sparks continues, "If you do it benefits while He thinks that her gether as brothers or perish unknowingly - it's one thing, but to violate public defying inter- withdrawing was un- together as fools." rights knowingly, when you cause some people to ests of those fortunate. "I think suffer in my opinion is unforgivable. The work of whose earnest she was forced to •Dr. Martin Luther King, Attorney General by definition is aimed to pre- services she drop out due to panic serve public rights." exploited." on Iho part of the Sparks docs suggest that Baird and Wood ore President and Sen- CLC senior not the only people in power that bend the law. ate," Bernstein con- Tony Alonzo "High officials have a tendency of not going by tinues, "And I think condemns the the rules they make for other people," he offers. what she did was illegal actions '"Hie Government officials arc supposed to bo Iho completely legal, an "The possibility that we may of Zoe Baird. personification of high character, but in reality it KIIC did it at a llnic "I think, hav- fail in the struggle ought not to does not seem to bo the case, They also have a when having Illegal ing broken the tendency of feeling that they, unlike the ordinary aliens was legal. And deter us from the support of a law she dis- ,)iics, should bo exonerated because (hoy admitted I think under those erl- cause we believe, to be just." qualified her- their guilt, Thin minapplicatlnn of our law lias ;'- (or In oho admitted It self from the •Abraham Lincoln II I lowed UK lo vloliilu both ltd spirit ami our hu- Iliiinl n( Scniilr lion inn continued on page 11 February 24,1993 - CLC Observer - Page 7 FEATURES A Face in the Crowd: Daniel Kramer

By M elanle Torres from what was done to them with Shakespeare," "I think a theater actor is brave and my job is to mitted to the Liberal Arts program. It's a good seemed like a very exciting place [Yale] in terms through his Invitation to Theater course. come in and support that bravery," states visiting combination here at Fordham, some places have of all of the other students who were there, since One might think that the theater was his first assistant professor, Daniel Kramer, the newest < one or the other, but Fordham has both." it's such a selective program. The Yale Reper- calling to the arts, member of the Arts Division faculty. Kramer attended Haverford College, a very tory Theater is but it was not. Professor Kramer comes to Fordham after ob- small liberal arts school in Pennsylvania. At up there as well, Kramer also com- taining his Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale Haverford, he received his BA in English and so it's connected poses music. "I ac- Graduate School of Drama. Although he has just Creative Writing. Upon graduation, he began with profes- tually grew uporigi- joined the ranks of the fine theater professors here teaching English at several different prep schools sional theater, nallyasasinger.and at CLC, in the Fall of 1992, he is currently teach- in New England. It was not until Kramer was and it'snot to far then I took music ing Acting II, Directing II, and Invitation to The- away from the theater for a full year that he from New York. theory. And then I ater. He also heads a student directing program, in realized how important an aspect it was of his life. All of the fac- really just started which labs are given. The directing labs offer He knew that theater was the path he wished to ulty, in fact, are composing music," students who wish to direct a full length play, the pursue. professionals, Kramer says. opportunity to do so. "One of the things that's Kramer spent time in New Orleans studying for who work in the When Kramer is really great is that we have the opportunities here his graduate degree atTulane University. He has city," Kramer not directing a for students to do this directing, and that so many also spent a summer as an assistant director and says of Yale. school production, want to do it," says Kramer about the program. teacher at the Old Gold Theater in San Diego, He also taught he is composing and Kramer says that, "the students are serious California. It was after his experience in New Shakespeare at directing outsWe of about their professional studies, but are also com- Orleans and California that he applied to Yale. "It Yale, which is bis favorite form school. He com- of theater. "I posed the music for M think the hardest Boy's Life at The- thing about ater 22 last semester I think the hardest thing about teaching and recently di- Shakespeare is rected a 90 minute teaching Shakespeare is how many how many production of Ham- people have got- let at New York's ten this idea National people have gotten this idea from from high school Shakespeare Con- that they hate servatory. What are Shakespeare," his plans for the fu- high school that they hate Kramer says. ture? "I hope to keep However, here at CLC Kramer hopes, "to at least teaching and directing," Kramer replies. Shakespeare" help some of those,people, who have recovered

April's Fools part-time" you might argue, but unless you fall LEONA HELMSLEY is your living example. into the $4500 and below bracket, you should file Now that you understand why you should file a separate return. taxes, where you can phone for information, what Now that a little interest is stirred, you may the consequences areif you don't, you might be begin to ask yourself some questions regarding wondering how long should your records be kept. your rights as a taxpayer, like the penalties for not Keep records of income, deductions as well as filing and phone numbers for live and direct worksheets used, until the statutes of limitations information. The answers to these questions are runs out for the return. Usually, this is 3 years from as follows. the date the return was due or filed or 2 years from You have the right to be treated fairly, profes- the date the return was paid. Also keep copies of sionally, promptly and courteously by Internal your filed tax returns and any forms. W-2 or 1099, Revenue employees. Their goal is to protect your you received as part of your records. rights, so that you will have the highest confi- Sophomore CLC student, Kristine Dimitrova, dence in the integrity, efficiency and fairness of who files every year is aware of the importance of the tax system. To ensure that you always receive filing taxes. "Without a tax system in this country such treatment, you should know about the many it would be extremely difficult to run programs. rights you have at each step of the tax process. For The transportation system would be affected, more information on Your Rights as a Taxpayer hospitals and health care would be affected and call 1-800-829-3676. lastly school programs and the Education system." With regards to corresponding with the IRS, be When asked if she cares, "Yeah, of course I care," sure to include your social security number. If you don't, you might be a grandmother before hsamaci^Cany works at S.J. Associates. you get a reply. You should file as soon as you can after January, but no later than April 1 Sth. If you file late you will have to pay penalties and interest. If you do not file your return by the due date, including extensions, the penalty is usu- ally a 5 percent of the amount due for each month or part of the month your Do these forms look familiar? return is late, unless you have a reason- able explanation. If you do, attach it to your return. If you PAY your taxes late, the penalty is usually half to lpcrccntof the unpaid By Lin Black-Carty amount for each month or part of the It's tax timol Tho ilgni are everywhere. You still don't can, Well u student*, especially month tbe tax is paid. Should you, u a CLC itudcnt, have to file? Do as CLC students, we automatically assume wo In addition to other penalties, the law you even care? know everything, but Tax Consultant Korrine Imposes a penalty of $500 for filing a WeU thorulei under "DO I HAVE TO FILK," Jcrvisof S.J. Associates, located In the downtown frivolous return. A frivolous return Is apply to all United States Cltiwns and Rciident Manhattan area, pinpointed the yearly mistaken one that does not contain information aliens. These rule* alio apply to non resident and made by DRII.IJANT students. "Students feel needed to figure the correct tax. dual status aliens, who were married to U.S. that by simply being a student automatically Other penalties con bo imposed for citi/ciiRorronlclenU at the endof 1992. However, qualities them to (lie exempt," says Jcrvls, in a negligence, substantial understatement there in on exception. If you were a U,S, citizen rather comical lone, "Out in tho long run these of tax and fraud. Criminal penalties may CiL. who lived In a U.S. possession or hod Incoino very students end up owing I" be Imposed for willful failure to file, tax from n U.S. possession different rules apply, NOW YOUCARHt "But I'm only working evasion or making a fnlsc statement, Page 8 - CLC Observer - February 24, 1993 Letters

Editorial The Editor: Amid all the writing about the new presidents Your last edition failed even to mention the and his administration in your last edition, and most forceful action of the new president in his speculation about what Clinton will do or not do, America's Madonna Complex earlycdays in office: the executive orders expand- one large issue of vital importance to America and ing funding and access to abortion and allowing If Clarence Thomas were a woman who had aspirations to its future was completely ignored: abortion. research on the tissue of aborted infants. With a Why the silence? The reality of 1.6 million few strokes of the pen, he removes what little be a part of the Clinton administration would he have been innocent preborns being killed each year in the protection the federal government had afforded appointed? Most likely, no, for controversy surrounding a female U.S. alone will not disappear just because people the preborn, and this from a man who claimed in refuse to address the issue. I urge the editors and the campaign not to be pro-abortion but pro- politician does not sit well with the American people. And recent reporters of this paper and CLC students to wake choice. His actions exposed the truth: Pro-choice events at the White House as President Clinton attempted to up. Can you not find it in your hearts to be means pro-abortion. The president has shown concerned about the most innocent among us and himself with these actions to be heartless and appoint a female Attorney General only support the diagnosis that their mothers, who, too often, are led to the pain mean-spirited. His consistent pleas for the welfare and danger of abortion because of lack of support America has a severe case of the Madonna complex (not the one of of children are just so much political rhetoric. He from family and friends? Are you going to con- is leading the nation toward cultural and political the 90's). tribute to this holocaust and join in the increas- destruction. ingly mean and selfishly materialistic society which If a person will promote and fund the killing of promotes killing as a solution to its problems? The mere suggestion that all was not well with the female innocent preborn babies, there is no telling what Clarence Thomas would be cause for him to withdraw his name. It is time to face the facts: 1) abortion stops a that person will not promote and fund. Euthanasia beating heart; 2) what is killed in abortion is an for the old, "mercy" killing of the handicapped, He would probably not even have made it to the Senate hearings. innocent human life; 3) women are dying from medical experimentation on the marginal are in However, as a male, he survived the Senate hearings and was legal abortions; 4) women suffer physically and the offing. It can happen here: read the daily psychologically from abortion; 5) abortion is le- papers. gal in this country for all nine months of preg- rewarded with a seat on the Supreme Court, despite lingering I challenge the readers of this paper to look into nancy for virtually any reason; 6) the abortion the rhetoric of "choice." The first question that doubts in many minds. industry is one of the most unregulated in America must be asked is 'What is being chosen?' We may and many of the injuries women suffer go unre- Doubts do not linger about women. Since decisions about a say we favor "choice," but who favors someone's ported; 7) Clinton has voiced support for the so- choice to steal our property, defame our reputa- called "Freedom of Choice Act" which would woman's character are always made immediately, opinions about tion, take our lives? If you say you are "pro- allow for abortions for sex selection and (accord- choice" you are saying absolutely nothing unless her never ferment to the doubting stage. This is what happened to ing to one possible reading) force Catholic hospi- you specify precisely what choices you favor. You tals under certain circumstances to provide abor- the two failed nominations for Attorney General, Zoe Baird and are engaging in a dishonest and deceptive dis- tions against the conscience of the owners of the course which is meant to avert attention from the Kimba M. Wood. hospital; 8) the Catholic Church in New York ugly and bloody realities that are involved in since 1984 has offered pregnant women of any President Clinton first announced Zoe Baird, a corporate abortion. "Choice" is safe and abstract, whereas religious background free medical/maternity care abortion involves real people, real lives, real flesh lawyer, as his nomination. However, investigations into her past if they have no other means of support. and Blood, and real deaths. Every successful abor- revealed that she had broken the law by hiring illegal Peruvian aliens, and had failed^o pay Social Security taxes for them. Her continued on page 9 name was withdrawn. Soon after, Judge Wood was nominated, only to withdraw her name the following day. She too had hired illegal aliens in the past, but had not broken any Federal laws, since it was not a crime when she had done it. Unfortunately for Judge Wood, the offense of hiring illegal aliens was in the air, and it was quickly becoming the worst crime an American citizen could commit. And because Judge Wood was iiiiiiiiiiini remotely associated with the act, the Clinton Administration was afraid to be tainted by it. Not too long ago, a governor from Arkansas campaigned for president. Despite questions regarding his marital fidelity, his avoiding the draft and his experimentation with drugs, he was elected as the 42nd president of the United States. Citizens did not concern themselves with any of his indiscretions, and it didn't matter if they were proven to be true or not. They were willing to forget. However, Americans are not as generous with women. When her husband first entered politics, Hillary Rodham Clinton was criticized for being too aggressive. She is a woman who is comfortable with power and knows how to use it. Her fieriness was not applauded because she had dared to stray from the "good girl" Editor-in-Chief Donna Hemans Staff: Christine Carotenuto, John Champion, John image. So, to be accepted as a presidential candidate's wife, she Managing Editor Mina Landriscina Cummings.Mario Garcia, Oleg Kantorovich, Beth was forced to soften her image and become more glamorous and Asst. Karp, Erna Leslie, Vicki Loughery, Felix Nunez, Managing Editor Anastasia Damianakos Clare Saliba, Rebecca Sausner, Karen Sbaschnig, feminine. News Editor Vivian Lake Cassandra Smith, John Stocker.Melanie Torres, Sean Gallagher Jim Wolfe, Adam C. Wolvek, Paul Wontorek, It should not be this way. Americans should learn that many Teresa Yokoi qualities define a good woman. In some, their nurturing and Features Editors Tina Filiato Halyna Kuzyszyn maternal instincts may be their virtue, in others, their intelligence Arts Editors Lori Majewski and determination. Then there are those who get ahead in the world Brian Hayes Sports Editor JP Connolly like many men do - with deceit, lies or misuse of power. If these Copy Editor Gabricllc Arlhurton women are to be condemned and punished, they should suffer or Faculty Consultant Elizabeth Stone not suffer the consequences bestowed on their male counterparts in similar situations. Americans should be fair and just as tolerant j of women's vices as they are of men's. It is unreasonable that only' The CLC Observer is the Independent newspaper of the College at Lincoln Center, Fordhum University, New York. The opinions expressedln the Observer, Including a woman short of the Madonna will be accepted in this society. those In columns, letters und graphics, are those of the Individual writer or artist Those Clearly, even if the Madonna, an unmarried, pregnant woman, expressed In the editorial rare the opinions of the editorial board. No part of the Observer - Including articles, advertisements, photographs, and graphics • may be had lived in these modern times she would not have been taken as reproduced In any way, shape or form without the express written permission of the the mother of God. Surely, she would not have been appointed editorial board. 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Thurgood Marshall: Letter to the Editor conl'd. lion ends in the death of apreborn; too many also involve the death of or irreparable harm to the Heroes Live in Allegory mother. I suggest thai the linglish department hold a eminar on the language involved in the abortion debate. Let us look at the terms "pro-choice" and "pro-life." I.et us see who is saying what, and for what reasons. I am sending a formal proposal to By Amad Fontle the head of the Humanities department. If any one African American was expected to This is a life and death issue. I work with an carry himself in the tradition of leadership of Du organization which prays and counsels outside Bois' "talented tenth," that is, as a "race man," it abortion facilities throughout the city. Every day surely was Thurgood Marshall. He was recog- we meet women who are desperate and confused nized as one of the great legal minds of the 20th and who really do not want to get an abortion. We century, defenderof the constitution and the rule of help them with financial or family or boyfriend law. difficulties, and have the joy of seeing these The first African-American United States Su- women deliver their babies. If necessary, they can preme Court justice, his death on Sunday January live for a year at Good Counsel Homes or other 24, meant a lot to many. He left an indelible dent centers for single mothers while they get on their on the country's legal system, where he spent most feet and seek employment. The lives of these of his life, in the pursuit of justice through logic. He women and their babies can be saved and put on a set the standard against which African-American healthy track. The most important elements are lawyers and judges would be measured by fellow love and care. African-Americans. In the 1930's, Thurgood Marshall represented Sincerely, the early storm of fearless African-American law- Brian Caul fie Id yers determined to defend the rights of disadvan- MARSHALL SWORN IN — Thurgood Marshall (r) converses CLC '89 taged Americans. As his fellow jusice, William with Justice Hugo L. Black in 1967 after he swore in Marshall Brennan put it, "Marshall's committment to mak- in a private ceremony as the first Black person on the high ing the constitution a vehicle to protect the equal court. rights of all, has no match in American history." The Editor: the foundation of justice, not the law. Perhaps be is probably known for stating that I thought I should call to your attention the fact As an aggressive legal persuader, he pleaded, separate but equal segregation was in violation of that the words attributed to me in your recent proved and won many great history-making victo- the 14th amendment to the Constitution. article about a faculty handbook were in fact never ries for the National Advancement of Colored As a witness and victim of the Jim Crow laws spoken by me. I believe that the quote came from People (NAACP) and the American people. The country's independence. that governed the political, social and economic Professor Nissim of the Science/Math Division. most famous victory before the supreme court of As a great inspirator to legal professionals, the life in the southern states until the 1960's, he knew May I ask you to clarify this? the United States was the case of Brown versus the respect for the legacy he left must be an inspiration the very law was in itself asource of great injustice. Sincerely, Board of Education in 1954. As a Constitutional for present and future African-Americans in the He reminded the courts that justice and law don't George W. Shea technocrat, he helped in the development of legal field. Thurgood marshall is a hero and heroes go together because ihe relationship is symbiotic live in allegory - not history. Humanities and that, the bill of rights and the Constitution are Kenya's constitution prior to this East African

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Illegal Acts continued from page 7 all. She admitted to everything thit was asked. And I think she withheld information strictly in terms of what they did not ask. And I think under Best Book Buy Back Value those conditions she should not have been forced to withdraw." Some feel that Zoe Baud falls short of the high standards of Attorney General. "Zoe Baird is not qualified to become Attorney General as she is held to higher standard of ethics, than others, due to the position that she was nominated for," Steven Mezheritsky, CLC senior believes. "The same By Teresa Yokoi books not ordered by holds true for several other candidates, and I think The costs of textbooks keep soaring; you grind the professor. They President Clinton's search will have to continue your teeth as you pay for them, but what can you will recycle your until he finds a suitable candidate." do? Well, the one thing you can do, like most other book into the national But there are still some who believe that the students, is look forward to that day at the end of used-book distribu- "female factor" had a lot to do with the pressure the semester to sell them. The next question is tion market and pay put on B aird. Nancy Rodriguez, CLC senior, feels where will you find the best buy back deals for you the current price that, "it was blown out of proportion partly be- them? It is fortunate for you that the Observer has determined by that cause she is a woman. I think that if it was a man done its homework on how to get the most for your market. This does not they would have done the same thing, but it would books. include outdated and nothavebeenblown out of proportion." Rodriguez There are approximately 200 listings for book- old edition textbooks. goes on to say that she believes Baird was wrong stores in the New York City area. However, be- They suggest that you in what she did, but she sympathized with the lieve it or not, there are not many places to choose give those away to a problems the illegal aliens faced. "These are also from to dispose of your textbooks for cash. You Fordham's Book store charity organization. people that really need money, they really need can sell any kind of books that you may have to the The best time to sell the means to support themselves, and the only way various stores depending on what they specialize and handing out cash vouchers that are redeem- your books to the campus store is during finals of doing this is working illegally, partly because in, but when you want to sell your textbooks, there able upstairs with the cashiers. As I waited on line, week. The earlier you come, the better chance the US Government has so many restrictions for are only two places that you can sell them to. You there was a homeless man with a shopping cart that the book is not already an overstocked com • the people coming in from certain areas, espe- can either take them to your campus book store, or with about 20 old hardcovers. After the staff, book modity. cially when it's South America," says Rodriguez. downtown to the main Barnes and Nobles. appraiser, looked them over, he wrote out a cash Thus, there you have it, the above two book- "I think it's a little easier for Europeans to come I always thought that Barnes and Nobles on 18th voucher for $28.50. Those books are eventually stores are your sources if you are thinking and across than it is for people from the Southern parts street and Fifth Avenue will give me the most brought over to the Barnes and Nobles Sale Annex looking into selling back your books. Also, make of this world. I think she was wrong in exploiting money to purchase my books. Not! They will give across the street. I guess everyone is happy at the sure you have your student ID with you during them, but these people also have no choice." you between 10 to 40% for all your hardcovers end. the transaction. Then, on a final note, if you are on "Logically best thing to do would be to help depending on the condition of the book and its The other source then is the Barnes and Nobles the other hand looking to buy used book, the them to seek the citizenship or residency of some demand in the market. This means your text- outlet at Fordham University. It states that they place to go would be to the main Barnes and sort that they can stay and work for you," she books, study guides and any other hardcover will buy back your books if they are in good and Nobles on 18th street. The same used hardcover continues,"Butthefactthatyoudon'twanttohelp . books you may want to sell. If you have a Nancy reusable condition. You can expect 50% of your textbook in good condition, is a few dollars them, and you want to maintain them in your Drew mystery book at home from way back when, hardcover textbook value, if the professor has cheaper downtown. I guess since they buy them household working, then it means that you are it is worth at least one dollar at Barnes and Nobles. ordered it for the next term, and it is not over- back for less, the resale price is also a little less!!! really pnly looking for cheap labor. So in a way I Something to think about huh? stocked. Thir offer also includes large format am glad that it was discovered and she was penal- As you enter the store, go down the stairs on your paperbacks, study guides, and workbooks. For the ized for this." immediate right to their buy back department. standard paperbacks, they will give you 25% of its Still others felt conspiracy was in the making. When I went there to check on their policies, there value if not overstocked. Kevin Ryan, CLC freshman says that, "somebody were four staff members busy buying back books There is also a guideline for buying back all in Washington DC or a group of people in Wash- ington did not want Zoe Baird to be Attorney Genei al for one reason or another. So they leak the story about her having illegal aliens knowing it would blow up and it would disqualify her from being Attorney General." But after all the controversy President Clinton has finally found a suitable appointee to the posi- tion of Attorney General, Florida prosecuting attorney Janet Reno.

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"Annie Warbucks," once called the duo who haven't had an to see/ what you've seen/ the slice of hell you "Annie 2," which is apparently going to open at original musical in this town call your life is harsh and mean/ so why not lie the end of April, is a fun little show but the Tony since 1984's "The Rink." beside me on a movie screen?" voters can't forget the disaster that almostopened The story of "Spider Added to the list of impressive collaborators three years ago. Also on the schedule: a staged Woman" is filled with both is Terrance McNally, who was attracted to the version of the "Who's Tommy" which will fea- human emotion and show- gay subtext in the story (his past works, from ture a huge pinball machine on the stage of the St. biz sensibility. Molina is a "The Lisbon Traviata" to "Lips Together, Teeth James; "Ain't Broadway Grand," about the life gay window designer in Apart" have similar undercurrents). And if all of Broadway producer Mike Todd; and "Blood prison for being a "sexual that was notenough best, Hal Prince is directing Brothers ," a huge hit in London (it's been run- offender." The only real love his first Broadway show since "The Phantom of ning over five years) will finally open on Broad- he has outside of prison is his the Opera." way without any big names in the cast. And will mother, who once worked as And the cast! Chita Rivera returns (her last Cameran Macintosh be able to bring "Putting it an usher at a movie theater show was also ironically "The Rink," which she Together," the Sondheim review starring Julie when Molina was a child. He won her first Tony for) in the dual roles of Andrews, to Broadway quick enough to be eli- would see the movies for free Aurora and the Spider Woman. She sings in- gible? and fell in love with the films credibly on the cast album and got raves in Kander. Ebb. McNally. Prince. Rivera. Carver. of one actress, the beautiful London. Could she win another Tony? In '84, Crivello. My money's with "Kiss of the Spider Aurora, and remembered her she beat out Bernadette Peters for "Sunday in Woman." movies line by line. There is Chita Rivera as the lead in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." the Park" and this year, it seems one movie that he didn' t like, that they will be battling again. Will she beat out Bernadette at the Tony's? however, in which Aurora Chita received better reviews portrayed The Spider Woman, than Bernie gotoutof town for By Paul Wontorek a figure of death. Often, she entered his cell and "The Goodbye Girl," but many It may be a little insane to start predicting Tony beckoned him to come join her where, she tells felt that Peters was just saving Award winners for the season. After all, it's only him, "I can bring you peace." herself for Broadway. Time February and none of the shows with big poten- Valentin, a revolutionary, is thrown into will tell. Fur may fly. tial have opened yet. However, I've got a good Molina'scell. He is at first turned off by Molina's Another big Tony battle is feeling about "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" flamboyant behavior. However, his gay room- for Best Actor. Brent Carver, after hearing the newly released London cast mate clears his mind with the Aurora stories and an unknown from Canada, has album and seeing video clips of Hal Prince's heals his wounds inflicted by the evil warden . the coveted role of Molina and stellar production that will be settling into the Soon, their pasts are forgotten and...well, I'll everyone who has seen him Broadhurst Theater in late April. leave it at that. has said that there is no com- I have to admit that when I first heard that Kander's score.,is breathtaking and is equaled petition for the coveted award. Manual Puig's disturbing novel about homo- by Ebb's escapist work. It's very refreshing to But what about Martin Short, sexual love in a revolutionary Latin-American have this team back where they belong. They the lead in "The Goodbye prison, which became an equally disturbing film disappeared during'the British 80's of Lloyd Girl?" He has received raves noted primarily for the performances of William Webber and those "Les Miz" guys. Now they from everyone for filling Ri- Hurt and Raul Julia, was becoming a musical, I have come back and are doing what those Brits chard Dreyfus's comic shoes shuddered. How could this become a Broadway have been doing for the last decade but with more and his reviews were certainly musical, especially under the guidance of John power and emotion. They seem to be strength-, better than Ms. Peters. It's not Kander and Fred Ebb, the flashiest songwriting ened by the opera musicals that have taken over fair to rule out Anthony team ever to hit Broadway. Broadway. Their "Spider Woman" score is less Crivello (Valentin), either. My worries weren't fair. After all, who ever fragmented than their past work and the thrilling However, when it comes down thought that Victor Hugo's huge novel about the climax of the score is right up there on the same to it, it will be Carver's sym- French Revolution in which nearly all of the level with some of the greatest that Broadway has pathetic queen versus Short's Newcomer Brent Carver and Chita Rivera in their characters die, would work on stage? And who presented. jokester. Don' t you think Tony acclaimed roles in the the season's most anticipated would have believed that Stephen Sondheim One song, "Dear One," is guaranteed to be- has been honoring funnymen musical. could somehow musilalize the story behind a come a classic. It's sung by the two prisoners and enough? Isn't it time for more painting of Seurot? In fact, Sondheim is the their loved ones, Molina's mother and Valentin' s cfiaracters like Molina? master of turning strange projects into stirring girlfriend, Marta. Equally heartbreaking is What about "Best Musical"? My money is "Kiss of the Spider Woman" musicals — from the murders of the Demon Molina's solo, "She's A Woman," in which he with "Spider Woman." "The Goodbye Girl" is Previews start April 19th, Opens May 3rd Barber of Fleet Street to a chorus line of presiden- speaks of his jealousy for Marta, who has coming in a riskier venture and the best it can be - Broadhurst Theater, 44th Street tial assassins. Valentin's love. Of course, Aurora has those is a charming musical comedy where as "Spider Tickets: (212) 239-6200 typical Kander and Ebb showbiz numbers, Woman" is about something and contains some Darkness Settles Into CLC By Karen Sbaschntg The slick and smooth talking Mike In a production dedicated to the late (James Dalton), wormed his way into Susy's life CLC graduate Rob Smith, director Jason posing as an old friend of her husband, Sam (Chris Aylesworth and cast tackled Frederick Knott's, Maras). Dal ton's Mike very convincing as he tried Waif Until Dark, in the Gerald Quinn Studio to con Susy. Theater. Knott's play, most noted for its 1967 The costumes selected for the play did film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn as Susy not seem to all fit into the same time period. Susy's Hcndrix, a role for which she received an Oscar multi-fruit, 1960's blouse and flared bottom pants nomination, shuttles the audience into her world did not agree with the 1990's blazer, dress pants of the unknown—the world of the blind. Playing and loafers of Mike. to a packed house, one could feel the tension of The small stage was set up as a simple this engrossing thriller from the first fade to apartment; The white panel kitchen on one side Dark.. and the small living room set did not distract the Portraying the role of Susy, Melissa audiences eyes away from the acting. The stage Alfieri, seemed to execute the difficult role of a worked well with trio cast and served as a good blind person. With o glazed look in her eye platform for the various scenes. Alfieri almost fooled the audience into believing Arranging the lights for this production she was really blind. But one flaw was apparent. could have been a major task, trying to capture the Attunes Alfieri slipped in and outof character as somber and dork world of Susy. Except for the few she lapsed between the world of the seeing, then, times that the actors failed to light (ho matches realizing her niistukc, retreated buck to hcrslght- during a struggle between Susy and Root ion stage, less stutc, Rushed movements and stngc cross- every thing else was in nine ings by Alhcri look uway from the illusion of her Walt Until Dark has not aged since It characters blindness. wax done In 1967. 'Hie choice of material was good The sweet and helpful (ilorln (Donna and die directing of it could not have been any Cullcn), u parents wet dream, outlined 111 a dress heller. The Fordhmn actor and actresses kept the with mini hluc and white squares mid hair in audience In 8iis|>cnse, "I thought ilio ending was pigtuilx, tended to \m iti'ioylnj; In a humorous Mr, Koal (< '111r- I 'Mil''ft hio) in.ul' the. li.imr- (iei.ildinr He pl.iyed a variety of roles great," said ri.C soplionmie Christopher IInii.lt. way and her bubbly MHI vivacious (Irntciiitnr prodlK'lloM mole enjiiy.ilile willi IJIIM k '.rir.r nl < milii .ill)'. \u ,y :\ II I lee | line ''"" •iiidieiietMUl their "Just like in Ca|K' 1'iMr," wcie nev l Wit and l.illllllil Knit'- I'M wlm h lie mined tin- I"""1- February 24, 1993 - CLC Observer - Page 13 ARTS They sound like Teenage Fan Club but lecture like your dad. By Brian Hayes For Chris Murphy, life is over. The 24 year old bassist for the Halifax, Nova Scolian band Sloan claims he has nothing left to live. for this used up question. "They are a totally different band and on a different leyel than us." "I already feel totally old at 24. We (the Granted, Sloan has not achieved the ad- band) have accomplished all of our goals — nauseam level of press and notoriety that Nirvana we've put out a record, we've toured, we're has, but still, (maybe a result of their small town happy, there's money— what else do you want," mentality) they have not adjusted well to their said Murphy recently from a Geffen records new found fame. conference room. "I'd have no future having not done this I'd just be a loser. I was just hanging "We were on a radio call in show the other around and trying to stay in school as long as night and someone from Denver called in and possible." said 'I heard you guys .on the radio the other day'," Murphy nervously said. "I said 'What! I The release of their debut album Smeared don't know anybody from Denver'. It's just such on Geffen Records, has already gained them an artificial situation to have someone in Denver considerable success in Canada. The video for know who I am. Still it's such a thrill that we even their first single, "Underwhelmed," is in continu- are being talked about or heard." ous rotation on Much Music, Canada's equiva- lent to MTV. Here in the States the single is being Already Murphy and his band mates have played on the college charts and the video is slightly obsessive fans who call them up at home running on MTV's 120 minutes. Even poet/ or follow them on the road. Why even Murphy is musician Henry Rollins, who recently hosted guilty of a little star stalking himself. "I saw the 120 minutes, made a profound remark after see- woman from the group Stereo lab and I followed ing the video —"I really like that one." her down a couple of blocks because I wanted to meet her and tell her I love the band," said Things have gone quickly for Sloan. A few Murphy. "But I didn't talk to her because I felt months ago Murphy got together with drummer The pride of Halifax, Sloan; Andrew Scott, Jay Ferguson, like a creep following her." Andrew Scott and guitarists Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland and Chris Murphy. Patrick Pentland to form the band in Halifax Murphy sees the danger in following people around which makes him worry for his fan's (which according to the rough map that Murphy Monday, what do you want to do. Okay let's very cheaply (for a few hundred dollars). safety. Maybe it's because he feels 54 instead of drew during the interview is "very far from record on Friday'," said Murphy. Then along They have been compared to many bands 24, but Murphy has a habit of lecturing like your everything.") They took their music careers se- came Geffen who picked it up and released it. but their bio claims they are a cross between My father. riously according to Murphy but when an Offer Sloan had only one other record offer from Bloody Valentine, Unrest, and the Vaseline, a "There were some girls from Vancouver from Geffen suddenly appeared, they almost Network Records. But Geffen seemed more ap- mistake that^Murphy blames to the worjd of that followed us. to Victoria out west and one of turned it down. " pealing. 'They've got an amazing rooster like music publicity and band marketing which he is the girls was 17. So I sat down with her and told "We fully expected that we would have to Nirvana, Hole, Sonic Youth so when we got the slowly getting used to. "I don't know anything hit how dangerous it was to follow people move if we signed which is why we weren't offer from Geffen, it was like the 'pie in the sky'," about tjie Vaselines'," confesses Murphy. "Nir- around," said Murphy who was dressed in blue really serious about it," said Murphy in a slight Murphy said. vana got big and said 'we like the Vaselines' so suede pumas, ripped red jeans, and has long Canadian accent. "We didn't want to move. We Geffen actually is the perfect place for a they came back." still live there in fact." band like Sloan. They fit perfectly into the alter- grpasy punk like hair that looks more like a Another Nirvana? What about those Nir- father's worst nightmare then your dad. "A lot of The interest from Geffen came without their native mixture associated with the label and their' - vana comparisons that are thrown out at every people in bands who drink are going to want to go even having to do any of those desperate things sound is a fine mixture of Sonic Youth and budding alternative band? to bed with these girls. So I just told her to be that bands do to get signed. All they did was Teenage Fan Club— both of whom are signed to "I think the Nirvana comparisons are ludi- careful." record about 12 songs at a friend's house, with the Geffen. crous. The only thing that is similar between us "I love kids also, no really," he continued. intentions of selling it around town. Sloan has that indie sound, yet they are on and Nirvana is that a band from nowhere signs "It was done on a whim. It was like 'hey it's a major label. It is contradiction but Murphy to major label," Murphy said in a voice that Continued on page 15 attributes that to way the album was recorded— denoted his disgust Rock Music Sinks To New Depths Something in the record industry smells fishy. By Adam C. Wolvek Trout; bass; carp; tuna; marlin; mackerel. Fishman into enrolling in the alternative col- information on what Lesson One: There are many bands with com- lege where they played an ROTC dance and they're up to. Com- mon characteristics; playing music is probably were "actively despised." It was then that puter networks al- the most commonly noticed one. But besides all Phish was "hatched." low collectors to that, is the connecting similarity that fraternally Diversity is the key to the music, but the trade and barter enjoins these bands — their names. And so, in lyrics—the lyrics border on brilliant poetry, bootlegged con- order to build upon a somewhat poorly written mindless rantings and bizarre limerick. certs. There is a introduction, I have pursued a unique, and what From the song "Guelah Papyrus": (Aboard Phish "Hotline" for I consider, a fairly creative ploy to retain your a craft bereft of oar/I rowed upstream to find all your up-to-date, interest: a stupid theme. Lenore/Abducted by a bandit or/A king from on the spot band This article features two bands with fishy names. some forgotten war.) Then there is the song news. (It's actually PHISH. "Run Like An Antelope Out Of Control" in a little frightening, "Cross trampolines with jaw-dropping riffs, which the title of the song are the only words What has Reverend wildly experimental talent with funny bats — it sung throughout the entire piece, a crowd Moon been doing could only be the sonic whirlwind known as favorite along side of "Chalkdust Torture" lately anyway?) Phish, moving in an ever expanding circle, de- and "Llama" at concerts. The Telephone vouring new ideas while never forgetting their Phlsh's live show is something one must Interview with center," reads their bio. see. At one point in the show they just start Phish keyboardist My roommate, Ben, is a huge Phisb fan. Bug- jamming and launching beach balls into the Page McConnell: ging me for weeks, "you gotta do a piece on these crowd. Bach beach ball corresponds to a mem- (excerptedfor short guys, man," and bombarding me with nonstop ber on stage and what ever action happens to attention spans) marathons of Phish albums and bootlegs, my the ball, happens to the music. "The crowd OBSERVER: resistance wore down. controls the music," says guitarist Trey What do you think Take the five hour long, psychedelic Santana Anas tasio. of the Grateful Dead jam sessions, add a touch of The New Riders of During the song "Bouncing Around the passing you the the Purple Sago (a rockabilly outfit that used to Room," the band members sometimes stand torch when Jerry open for the Dead), barber shop quartet harmo- on trampolines and jump up and clown with Garcia finally stalls nics, and smooth jazz accompanying the poetry the boat of the music. People in the audience out? I'hLsh: Gordon, Aimstaslo, Fishnuin und McConnell. of e.e. cummlttgs and Gertrude Stein and you can do this as well, without trampolines obvi- McConnell: I re- almost picture the most eccentric din in "Granola ously, in unison. One sees an entire mass of spect those guys, but in terms of them passing us own scene going. Music" toduy. A devout following, an underlying people jumping up and down at the same time. a torch or something, I don't think we're really OIISKKVKK: What is the reaction of the lies!-friendship with the audience, and a tran- This has caused Phish to take caution in the looking for it, I don't really think we want it. (I Ic audience when you play? quilly languid quality in the music has had Phish places where they book themselves because then remarked on how a documentary of South McConnell: It's an energy oriented situation. compared lo 'Ilic Grateful Dead more times than balconies have been rumored to have moved a Pacific music and tribal dances distracted him, We emit energy and they send it back to UJ. I they'd wished they'd heard. few inches with every impact. so ho shut off the t.v.) What they do, they've think they just appreciate the fact that we're Attending Ooddard College in Vermont, Phish fanaticism him surged into all areas of done and no one else is really going to do dial pretty much normal people not rock slurs with keyboardist Pago McCunnoll talked ItannistMIko worship medium, Phiili fanzines enable the and we don't really want to. Although wo re- big hair; we're people Unit (hey can relate to. (Jordan, mid drummer/trombonist Jon "Tublw" group to answer1 fans' question* und provide spect them ami appreciate tliclr music, we're Continued on page IS. doing our own thing, We're trying to get our Page 14 - CLC Observers-February 24,1993 ARTS Move over James Brown...Rollins might Oh Henry! be the hardest working man in showbusiness.

By Adam C. Wolvek bands that don't like tries since 1984 with his spoken word perfor- in the sand. One man was kneeling beside him, his Henry Rollins: the the road are shit. If mances. "I usually do about 40-60 speaking dates one hand on his heart and one holding a machine most prolific artist in you can't take it on a year," he says. "I get them in on days off when gun. Cervenka read, "one hand heals, and the other the world today. the road and kick it on band tours and between band tours." hand kills." A bit too pretentiously heavy for me, With the body of Su- live, then fuck you. • Over the past 11 years, with Black Rag, through but I, myself, wrote that' same exact line once perman, the profile of a The great bands did The Rollins Band, his spoken word, and various before in a story. •deranged Matt Dillon, it on the road. Talk compilations, Rollins has managed to get himself Don Bajema, looking like a spitting image of TV the audacity of Lenny to James Brown. on more than 60 different albums and video tapes. show Seinfeld's Kramer character, stood up on the Bruce, the skin of a The Rollins band SIXTY!! stage and read the most beautifully horrific prose Hell's Angel, and the tours with or with- It doesn't stop there however. February 13, my ears have ever heard. Reading from his 2.13.61 realism of a Norman out an album. That 1961, Henry Rollins was born and so 2.13.61 book. Boy In The Air, he told metaphoric govern- Rockwell, Rollins is by shit makes no dif- Publications is birthed as well. Among all his ment stories about a boy who drowned dogs under far the mos t truthful and ference to us. tours with the bands and spoken word, he created water and then saved them so they'd love him outspoken person in the Doesn't matter a publishing company. Why?! forever; a wonderful story about a boy wooing a entertainment business where you put us on • "I try to take as little shit as possible from the girl at the early age of puberty. Absolutely won- today. the bill, or who you powers that be," he says. "I know that we all have derful. put us on the bill to eat some in life's rich pageant. I figure that I Rollins prides himself And lastly, Rollins came out and talked...and with, the result is al- could minimize the intake if I could control the on working since he was talked... and talked for nearly three hours until he ways the same. release of my work as much as possible, and also in 4th grade in various finally said, "it's 1:30 in the morning and I'm sure When we do work, it wasn't as if any publisher was beating my door jobs at pet shops, ice there is no blood left in your asses, let's all go you get destroyed. down looking to do it." cream stores, and ani- home." That's just the way mal testing facilities, He has written seven books for his 2.13.61 Through most of the show he told little stories it is." among many others. In label, including his best sellers, Black Coffee about making a plane from London to Frankfurt, Blues and Pissing in the Gene Pool. the summerof 1981, he _ , Rollins is also how his friend Joe Cole got shot by drove to New York Henry Rollins largely known for This past Friday, February 19,1 a mugger right next to him, a short went to see him speak at the Conti- from his hometown, Washington D.C. for a B lack his unforgettable spoken word performances. "I drunk Australian man that got nental Club at Irving Plaza down Flag show in the East Village, where he pro- started doing spoken word performances at the crushed by a punk jumping off an on 15th. I skeined my way through ceeded to jump up on the stage, take the mike request of Mr. Harvey Kubernik in November amplifier at one his shows. He talked the macabre N.I.N. writings on from Dez, the lead singer at the time, and become 1983. HK called me and told me that he had about how growing up he was physi- army coats to a vacant seat. Rollins their new singer. Black Flag toured Europe, booked a few nights in different clubs in L.A. for cally abused by his parents and his was standing next to me watching Canada, and the U.S.. continuously from 1981 to poets and writers to get up on-stage and read their struggles in a prep boys' school. He the opening acts. What an immense 1986. After the break up, Rollins quickly started material. He wanted to know if I wanted to be on was open, truthful, blunt, and real. joy. Excene Cervenka and Don the Rollins Band which went on to tour Europe, one of those dates. I had never done anything like Henry Rollins is a master at what Bajema, both on Rollins' 2.13.61 Canada, the "U.S., Australia, and New -Zealand this so I asked him to put me on all of them." he does, and although he may seem label, opened. Cervenka read from continuously from 1987 until now. On his new Imago Records release, The Boxed like a jerk at times, he's very inspi- her book of Gulf War poems as "We tour all over, all the time," says Rollins. Life, Rollins charges Edie Brickell with being an rational in a James-Dean sort of way. slides lit in back of her depicting "It's interesting to hear how bands are so happy to "agent of Satan" and admits to reading Rolling "1 get on stage for one reason," black and white photos of dead be home from the dreadful tour that they had to Stone magazine "like I really cared about that guy says Rollins in an LA Times article Iraqi men and cocky American sol- endure to "promote" their album. I think that from the Eagles." from last year, "I write for one rea- Rollins has toured all the aforementioned coun-. diers. One photo: an Iraqi man was lying, dying son. I play music for reason. Because I'm f...ed up and I'm trying to get over it" a

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Continued from pagel3. nalists all the way from New Orleans to Ten- Hmmm. "Human Cannonball, is that some • "I was with an old girlfriend, looking through nessee, and yours truly being the only one north swimming dive or a secret military weapon We're generally out there having a good time, an encyclopedia," says singer-guitarist Josh of the Mason-Dixon, found ourselves all trapped nobody knows of?" and we and the audience feed off each other. Clayton-Felt in a recent Rolling Stone interview. on one phone together like some Twilight Zone "Actually Adam," Ward responded, "it's the OBSERVER: Why did you decide to join "And I found 'school of fish.' She bated it, and I Elektra, a major label? episode. "Hey, what's up, I'm name of our new album." from Alabama," a lonely voice McConnell: We wanted people to hear our "If you could tour with anyone, who would announced in a plea of solitude. music. (He laughs.) Our second album, it be," I asked ever so sardonically. "Cool man, my aunt lives in Lawnboy, was out on an independent label "Johny Cash or Waylon Jennings," he said. Birmingham, I'm in Oklahoma, which proceeded to fold and then the distribu- Everyone on the line knew of these country myself," another voice re- tor folded. We sold over 10,000 albums and mega-stars bur I was in the dark. sponded. didn't see a penny from it. This is what happens Now, I had no more questions, I was grop- when you don't have good organization. "Oklahoma, my nephew," — ing. I thought to myself, what kind of question OBSERVER: Personally, what are your mu- you get the point; everybody would be interesting to readers that never sical influences? seemed like they all knew each before, like myself, heard these guys. other or were related somehow. McConnell: Bill Evans on the piano, a lot of "What's your favorite odor," I plucked from Then there was silence. My turn! the older jazz guys: Fats Waller, Art Tatum; the air. "Ay, I'm from New York," I Duke Ellington; James P. Johnson. I like "Urn, cinnamon spice," Ward answered, "no bragged only to be replied with a Thelonious Monk a lot. In terms of newer piano wait, bicycle chain lubricant." sigh of rude silence. players, I grew up with Nicky Hopkins, and "New York's my favorite odor," another Bill Paine. I like the Stones, Lou Reed. Unprepared "unprofessional," voice added. OBSERVER: What is Phish's main goal? I waited as all these other guys And so I felt a bit inferior, but I knew in my McConnell: The primary goal is to be playing asked their five questions each. heart that deep down New York was my favor- live music, putting on the best show we can, to "What are your influences," ite odor too. be at a level of production higher than the other asked the boy from Indiana. I'm getting sidetracked, so anyway, the bands around us. The goal is to be writing new "The Beatles, hard rock and phone interview was very interesting, amus- music constantly. We practice all the time George Michael," guitarist ing, and slightly witty, I might add. .when we're not on the road. We want to keep Michael ward responded. The title Human Cannonball "came from a improving while having a good time, while not "George Michael," the hoosier dream my Golden Retriever had," Clayton- getting sidetracked from what we call our "prime The witty and sardonic School of Fish. boy questioned in exclamation. Felt said in their bio. "Rex just barked out the directive," which is to just put on a good show. letters using Morse code." Witty. "I think George Michael has an But now comes the real test of their wit, influence on anyone with sizable facial growth," SCHOOL OF FISH. liked it, so she hated it more, so I liked it more." grunginess, and neopsychedelic sardonicism: said Ward. their ulterior motive. "Grungy" and "neopsychedlic": two words Being a college journalist is quite a wonderful Meanwhile, I am enjoying the witty and used a lot in the music trade these days. "Sar- position. You get do things like: go to shows for "We want to travel and sample coffees from sardonic conversation accompanied by one of donic" and "witty": two words used a lot in the free once in awhile; hang out with Malcom around the world," cracked Ward who actu- the fifteen making gaseous noises on the line. literature trade these days. And so the Capital Jamal Warner for a few hours; meet Mudhoney ally grinds his own beans. (Seriously, some guy had a sound effects tape Records media info sheet on School of Fish's and have them ignore you while you interview "I wonder why our stuff turns out having or something and every minute or two be would new album, Human Cannonball, reads: "this them for an hour and a half; but so far, the most weird humor that nobody understands but us," play a train sound or a baby crying; this guy was album spotlights their uncanny knack for com- amazing thing I've done here in my measly six asked C-F. 'cool, ruining everything.) bining pop hooks with a grungy, months is this School of Fish interview. Until that questioned is answered with the neopsychedelic.edge; theband'slyrics abound I had not received any information on these I have some witty questions written in front help of Dr. Tim Leary, watch the skies for with the dry wit and earnest sentiment that led guys: no press kit, no tape until the day of the of me but I was a little nervous that they weren't flying objects, people, human cannonballs, Hitmakers to describe their debut as 'an in- interview. All I knew was that they toured with sardonic enough. And then it was my turn: shot from the dreams of dogs named Rex, and triguing palette of songs idealistic and sar- . House of Freaks two years ago. "Okay, Adam from Fordham (as I'm known in hope that your lives will be a little more witty, donic'." Mega-conference call. Fifteen college jour- the music business) you're up." grungy, and sardonic.

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Two Brooklynites walk on the Ocean Avenue Bridge which connects Sheepshead Bay with Manhattan Beach. Daffy's relates thought that Sheepshead Bay was south enough.

Who's taking who?

SNOWBOUND IN BROOKLYN Photo essay by Mina Landriscina So what happened to the greenhouse effect? It has snowed three times already in the metropolitan area and New Yorkers can Frankie Baer sympathized with anyone who had expect more this week-end. to walk in the storm.

Scenes from a snowy Brooklyn:

The once famous restaurant and clam bar, Lundy's, looked even more bleak. A solitary walk on snowy day.