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Vol. 12, No. 2 * The University Community's Weekly Feature Paper Sept. 18, 1990

See Page 4 I I I ADDRESS · , I I · - ' To: understand that there is a Hugh Mulligan problem with parking at Stony Asst. Dir of Parking & Traffic Brook. We are willing to 192 Administration compromise. Very simply, we request at least half of our The Stony Brook Press Dear Mr. Mulligan: parking lots back, both in G/H and Roth Quads. The Executive positions have been filled Ideally, in a University Remember, the students at a temporarily as follows: community, there needs to be an University are the "customers" understanding between each and the administration is the Exec. Ed: Jim Barna faction of that community. Assoc. Ed: Lara Jacobson "business" - you are here for us. Managing Ed: Steve Kreps Students, Faculty and Staff all Live up to your responsibility. If Bus. Manager: Inju Keum must be understanding and you are not willing to sensitive to each other's needs. compromise, we will In my eyes, the key to this unfortunately have to continue News and Features: Mitchell Cohen, understanding is communication. Joe DiStefano, Robert V. Gilheany, our peaceful protest. Stuart Harrad, Jean Rousseau, Last Monday, September 3rd, I Thank you for your time, and if received notification that two you have any questions, please Arts: Eric Penzer, Curtiss Leung, Scott parking lots, one in G&H Quad feel free to contact myself or Tom Skinner, Scott Warmuth and another in Roth were to be Pye, Chair of the Committee switched over to Faculty/Staff dealing with this situation. IJ Graphics: Don Fick, Rick Teng from Resident/ Student, effective immediately. I Respectfully, Production: James Barna, Don Fick, understand that this was the Lara Jacobson, Fletcher Johnson, Inju result of a recommendation made Daniel Slepian Keum, Steve Kreps, Michele Neumier, Jean Rousseau, Irin Strauss, Julie by a committee who had studied President the parking situation. I was told Stock, Rick Teng that two undergraduate students The Stony Brook Press is published sat on that committee; I still biweekly during the academic year and haven't found out who they were .- CLASSIFIED intermittently during the summer session by or who appointed them. The Stony Brook Press Inc., a student run Regardless of the composition of Drivers wanted P/T F/T and student funded not-for-profit the committee or the Earn up to $10.00 an hour. corporation. Advertising policy does not Must know campus & Stony Brook necessarily reflect editorial policy. recommendation, that it made area& own a car. the final decision, was made in For more information on advertising Must be able to work up to 2 AM. and deadline, call 632-6451. August - one week prior to the Station Pizza start of classes. 751-5549 Staff meetings are held weekly in the *The students are now faced Press offices each Monday at 8pm The opinions expressed in letters and with two problems. First, we are Campus Representatives viewpoints do not necessarily reflect those disturbed by the decision making Needed of our staff. process and lack of Earn free trip and big commissions communication with this issue. by selling vacation packages to Phone: 632-6451 Even some members of the .Cancun, Mexico, Nassau / Paradise Office: Suite 020, Central Hall administration were unaware that Island, Bahamas & Jamaica. For SUNY at Stony Brook these changes took place. more information call toll free in or Stony Brook, NY 11794-2790 Second, and more outside Connecticut at 800-283- importantly, 8767 we are angry that our parking lots The Stony Brook Press exists as a were taken from us. On collective. All editorial, content and Tuesday, Sept. 11th, a Town Hall Help Wanted presentation decisions are made with Meeting on parking was held at Addressers wanted immediately! No- the agreement experience necessary. Excellent of the group. which there were close to 300 pay! Work at home. Call toll-free: 1- students in attendance. As a 800-395-3283 Next Issue: Tuesday, October 9th follow-up, this morning at 7:00 Deadline : Thursday, Sept. 27th, A.M., about 150 students 5pm protested in the G/H parking lot. We are angry. However, we do

- -- LETTE ERS To the Editor: what schools feed you. In turn, on the SUNY Stony Brook To the Editor: they're reminded of their image in campus either. We have no AIDS School has always been a AIDS jokes, homophobic remarks education, a president who lies VACCINES bastion of distortion - teaching shouted across the Student about campus safety ("We have A RE NONEFFECTIVE! whites the finer points of their Union, bashings and such. 'blue light phones'" -- WE DON'T history, glossing over or ignoring If you're in the priviledged class HAVE BEAi BLUE LIGHT No the atrocities like some vaccine carries any of whites, straights, and males, PHONES), ROTC recruitment, an guarantee of protection from the antiquated, isolated acts that- you had better wise up and act. I abundance of Coca-Cola laboratory that would never be repeated. produced it, or the don't care if you "have Black or machines with the ol' F.W. doctor who administers it and People of color are taught their gay friends," recognize the DeKlerk stamp of approval, your rights history is either one and the have been infringed bigotry of "other people" or animal abuse lawsuits, no upon by officials attempting to same as whites or irrelevant; that merely speak of being a feminist - Africana studies department, use force they must assimilate as best they against your will. show it and act like it, and at all etc., etc. Diseases occur in cycles, and can or expect to be forgotten, times. The most talk serves to do Rise up with your polio for instance, imprisoned, tokenized, and/or sisters and was already on is provide a blanket against brothers and get moving. Lip the decline before the polio killed (i.e. Fred Hampton, Mumia others' accusation of your service and guilt-relieving vaccine Abu-Jamal, Assata 'Shakur, was administered. More homophobia, sexism, or racism. patronization should die before polio in fact, was caused by the George Jackson and Angela Your condescendence is not another human being does at Davis). the vaccination, as the founder helpful, it is not welcome, it is hands of another racist, sexist, or himself concluded. Studies Women who want to know their digusting and contemptible. homophobe. Organize, show history are treated similarly. those who are vaccinated Put your body where your mobilize, and strike again and are a high percentage of those They're often laughed at or seen mouth is - speak openly of your again. J who later as threatening militant "dykes" - get the diseases sexuality without downplaying vaccinated against. That's why it unfortunately though, this isn't your homoerotic fantasies and -- Chris DelVecchlo is absurd the admirable image it should be, to subject oneself to experiences - in fact, downplay Red Balloon revaccination. Contrary to popu- it's one of a carnival freak we your heterosexuality, it's a Collective lar belief, gawk at, fear, cage, and wish we vaccinations remain constant reminder of the world scientifically unproven and ins- didn't have to deal with. that oppresses and it isn't tead promote Lesbians and gays appear to necessary. degenerative di- seases and have serious long have no history if you swallow There is no shortage of abuses term side effects. The Stony Brook Press page 2 s~w continue on page 11 America: Just Another Library r-% ,a1 -f "T -....mm-ýý ..,Jm. I

ie 3tuuy-IuI vieoliPfTrasn~en odelnwih thsmutnrs by Stuart Harrad means of dealing with this mounting trash pile, By Joe DiStefano namely: landfilling, incineration and recycling. Last Wednesday students staged a study-in in One of the most pressing environmental Landfilling: No Longer a Solution. the library's current periodical room as a protest of problems currently facing the United States is the the library's shortened hours. This year the library question of garbage disposal. In 1988, Ameri- The currently most favoured technique in has been forced to cut back due to a decrease in cans generated 160 million tons of trash, a hefty the US is landfilling. Simply phrased, this involves the SUNY budget. Unfortunately for students, 3.6 pounds per day, per person. On a per capita excavating large holes and filling them with garba- these cutbacks necessitate the closing of the basis, no other industrialised nation aside from ge. The major problem with this "solution", is that periodical and reference sections of the library. Canada even approaches such a figure, while while refuse generation is increasing, available The library has also been forced to reduce staff. individuals in European countries such as Britain, U.S. landfill space is predicted to fall to 20% of its John Lee Smith, the library's director and Dean France, Italy, Spain and West Germany each ge- present level by 2006. As landfilling is today of Library Services stated, "It's not that the library nerated less than half the domestic waste created wanted to curtail services. . ." He added that the by Americans. library had "tried hard not to reduce any services." Here at the university of Stony Brook, the The students present and members of the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) newly formed Committee Against Closing houses a Waste Management Institute, where the the Library Early (CACLE) managed to keep The problems of waste disposal are addressed. - < >- uJ z~oz 0 Americans is growing at 1% per annum to an esti- C < Z QzD - z mated 3.9 pounds per person by the year 2000. 0. we Given the magnitude of the problem, u 0 ULL Cc n LW should ask just what is being done to ameliorate a 0 rapidly deteriorating situation, which, if left un- checked, could have serious environmental impli- LU i N cations. Presently, there exist three tundamental wrs continue on page 8 TOXIC IMPERIALISM By Mitchell Cohen environmental destruction, denounced the Commerce under the U.S. - backed dictatorship proposal as "a form of toxic imperialism." The of Anastasio Somoza. He fled Nicaragua in 1979, How will the Chamorro Government in statement described the roadway as a "highway immediately after the Sandinista Revolution Nicaragua, like other U.S. client states, pay its $6 to hell," and pointed out that not only would toppled Somoza. With the Sandinistas now out billion debt owed to U.S. and European banks ? construction workers building the road, as well as of power, Morales says that he is returning to One way, suggested by Nicaraguan travelers, be exposed to deadly wastes, but that Nicaragua 'to help my country in the new businessmen in the U.S., who support thd its construction would destroy a huge swath of democracy fought for by the Nicaraguan people Contras, is to turn the country into a dumping rain forest as well. against the Sandinista regime. I am returning to fight those Sandinistas through private ground for toxic wastes. The Earth Day / Wall Street Action " At least, that is the view of Robert Morales, group claims the environmental destruction that enterprise. ' an expatriate Nicaraguan whose Florida-based the Morales proposal would rival catastrophes U.S. citizens recently returning from Alqui Distributors Corporation proposed shipping caused by American Cyanamid's dumping of U.S. Nicaragua say the proposal generated a storm of 230,000 tons of Philadelphia and New Jersey produced mercury wastes in South Africa as well protest from all sectors of the Nicaraguan ash, heavily laced with carcinogens such as lead, as the Max-Am Corporation's destruction of giant population, although U.S. press did not seem to cadmium, dioxins, arsenic and mercury, to Redwood trees in Northern . catch wind of the events in Central America. Nicaragua's coast every month. The ash will be A 230,000 ton shipment of ash contains Thus far the Association of Biologists and used to build a road connecting Bluefields and around 5,402 pounds of mercury, a lethal poison Environmentalists of Nicaragua, with the help of Puerto Cabezas (two major towns on the Atlantic known for its brutal effects on the nervous Greenpeace and other U.S. - based Coast ) later to be extended to Managua. The system. Mercury poisoning can cause deafness, environmental activist organizations have been Chamorro Government would be paid $1.2 million loss of smell and taste, mental deterioration and able to block the project. " for each shipment, but would actually receive only eventual death. The Miami promoters of the plan Given the wave of protest, Chdmorro 15% of that, after paying the different contacts, justify their motives by claiming it creates jobs. rejected the proposal last month....for the time intermediaries and lawyers. The Association of Biologists and being. Jaime Insur, head of the Natural According to reporter Deena Abu- Environmentalists of Nicaragua explain that REsources Institute rejected it as well. Morales Lyughod, writing in Barricada Internacional "Heavy rainfall on the Atlantic Coast would cause plans to resubmit the proposal. At the sar..e time, (June 16, 1990 ), Morales' "slice of the pie would the deadly components of the ash to enter the the Christiani Regime in El Salvador began be 50% of the 1.2 million dollars a month. " Abu- aquatic ecosystem and cause severe damage to opening harbors to accommodate waste barges Lyughod fingered Morales as "the executive the water table, flora and fauna and human life. from the U.S., and now Panama is beginning to secretary of the Nicaraguan-Cuban Committee for The rain washes heavy metals such as mercury, feel Uncle Sam's hot toxic breath along its Canal Aid to Democratic Nicaragua, which promised to nickel and arsenic into the ground carrying them Zone. C deliver $50 million in donations over the next four to rivers, lakes and finally the ocean. The years." The Committee is a Right-Wing group chemicals contaminate the aquatic flora and described as "a criminal business" by Camilio fauna. All members of the food-chain are (To keep up the pressure and voice your Lara, vice-president of the Associatoin of affected by such environmental destruction. " opposition, you can fax Insur at the Natural Biologists and Environmentalists of Nicaragua. According to Bill Weinberg, reporting in Resources Institute in Managua at 505-2-31274.) A statement released by the Earth Day / Downtown ( July 11, 1990 ), a New York City Wall Street Action group, which focuses on weekly newspaper, Morales "claims to have been the relationship between capitalism and a member of the Nicaraguan Chamber of September 18, 1990 page 3 EDITOR IAL Stop The Violence!

In an interview for the Stony Brook commit such an act if they knew no one Only one out of ten rapes is repor- Press, Susan Riseling, associate direc- would find out about it." ted to the police. At Stony Brook' 2 ra- tor to the Department of Public Safety, Donald Mosher and Ronald pes were reported in 1989, when much declares: "The State University of New Anderson, researchers at the University more had happened. This has to stop. York at Stony Brook, compared to 53 of Connecticut, examined the actual An information campaign was other state universities of similar size behavior and attitudes toward sex of 175 launched last year and a pamphlet around the country, ranks as the third male college sophomores. "The majo- about acquaintance rape has been dis- worst in property crimes and is tied for rity of the men admitted to having used tributed. (Part of it is reproduced on the sixth place as the worst in violent crimes, coercive tactics to get sex from a wo- next page.) There have been talks at such as rape, stabbing and shooting." man: 75% had used drugs or alcohol, freshman orientation and more emer- Welcome to Stony Brook! 69% had used verbal manipulation, gency phones (blue phones) have been During spring term, a woman was 40% had used anger, 13% had threate- installed. Still, it is not enough. raped during a Psychedelic Furs concert ned force and 20% had actually used How is it that the washrooms in at the gymnasium; while another woman force. Irving (G quad) can be closed with a was murdered by her lover at the bus You will have a hard time to try to combination lock, while in James (H stop of the Chapin apartments. These recognize me, the rapist, from someone quad) there is no lock at all? In James, victims were students like us. When the else since there is a variety of potential women are even told that they should murder was reported, people were factors behind sexual aggression. Many not take a shower on Thursday evening shocked but more incredible was the fa- researchers view aspects of male socia- because some drunk guys could erupt! talism of most of them. "It is normal that lization as the key factor. Some consi- Time and resources must be devo- these things happen." Normal? Have der the "macho" personality as a key ted to increase the awareness of the we become so alienated that human life personality trait in sexual aggression. campus community. Each dorm should has become a disposable commodity? This "macho" attitude has three compo- be visited and public discussion should From the statistics provided by nents: "callous attitudes toward sex, a be held. The residence hall directors Susan Riseling, it can be concluded that belief that violence is manly, and a belief should make sure that doors of the Stony Brook is, with Colorado State Uni- that danger is exciting and masculine". dorms are kept shut at all time. versity, the worst public university in Mosher and Anderson believe the ma- Money must be spent on education, America when it comes to safety. Still, cho personality "forces boys to lose not repression. It is not by having more Stony Brook offers excellent opportu- touch with emotions like fear, empathy cops on campus or equipping them with nities for those who want to benefit from and guilt that would inhibit them from guns that we will solve the safety pro- a quality education. We have excellent hurting others." blems of our community, and especially undergraduate and graduate programs - For women who are the victims of rape since most occur behind closed but intellectual freedom requires comfort rape, it is devastating. For such victims it doors. and security. is as if someone took control of them, Women know only too well the fear One of the most traumatic crimes, and destroyed their sense of identity. of walking alone at night. This is a fear which afflicts predominantly women, is They are traumatised. Chaos, disbelief, that calls for caution and a raised cons- rape. denial, guilt, a feeling of being dispos- ciousness of potential dangers. It has We are entering the third week of sessed of all dignity, and anger. "Why nothing to do with the terror suffered du- the term. For many of you it is still the me?" the victim will ask. ring a rape. All rapes cannot be avoi- euphoria of not having to deal with your The recovery period is long. It can ded, but they should be reported. parents, discovering freedom and ma- take years if not a lifetime. If these emo- For men, you should realize that if king new friends. It is the so-called tional problems are not resolved, the you oblige a girl to have sex, you are honeymoon period for freshmen. For woman is likely to become victimized doing something wrong. Sex is not your older students, it is the time to impress repeatedly. It is then not surprising to right. Nobody deserves to be abused and who knows, get a date with a naive learn that one third of women who were even if she is drunk. Even though she is newcomer. Talking of rape seems inap- sexually victimized at college were also half or totally naked, you cannot oblige propriate when everybody looks so nice. sexually victimized before entering her to do whatever you want. "No" But did you know that 84% of rapes are college. means "No!" committed by acquaintances of the If you ever are involved in a Stony Brook can become a safer victim, 57% of all rape occurs on the first coercive sexual act and say no, if the place once we decide to confront the date, 70% of the men who rape are guy does not stop, you are the victim of a macho phenomenon and debate it. Men drunk or on drugs, and 55% of women rape or attempted rape. The most im- will have to question their attitudes. victims are intoxicated? These are na- portant thing during a rape is survival. If When men talk among themselves and tional statistics. For colleges, one out of you feel that you can struggle or defend refer to a woman as "cunt", they not only four women who will graduate will have yourself, do it. Otherwise to save your insult her, they dehumanize her. They been the victim of a rape or attempted life, you may have to suffer the indignity reduce women's identity to their geni- rape. of rape. tals. Women are not here for men's I am a guy, and am going out with You must talk about the rape with a pleasure with their legs split, waiting to you. If it does not turn the way I want, I friend you trust. Too many women never be fucked. will rape you. mention it to anyone (42% of the women If you are dating someone, what is I am not different from many other raped). You are a victim. You should your motivation for initiating a relation? guys. In a study done at the University notify public safety. They are trained to Just plain sex or a deeper friendship? of California at Los Angeles by Neil handle these situations. They will consi- Public safety should try to develop Malamuth (GuidePost, 6/25/87), "40% of der your statements and arrange for all a crime-watch community approach, medical men surveyed said they might force a examinations. Also you should which requires spending time with stu- woman to commit sexual acts against not shower, douche or change your dents and informinntham th* thetaw n clothes to preserve - ,%WEII...... g .oV Kiill IC;I LI II Y %#all her will if they could get away from it. physical evidence do something to prevent some of the When the question was rephrased using that could be used against the perpe- crimes. It is not merely public relations: the term "rape", 15% still said they might trator. ow continue on page 5 The Stony Brook Press page 4 tEDITORI IAL 1 --·r 1 · 9 WHAT HAPPENED? I, I I J I . I I I I * Know your sexual desires and limits. He thought that she wanted to have sex and that she Communicate them clearly. Be aware to didn't really mean, "No." She didn't want to have sex but •ot social pressures. It.s OKInot was afraid to be more assertive with him. This was an "score" acquaintance rape. m Being turned down when you ask for Acquaintance, rape is forced, manipulated or, * sex is not arejection personally. coerced sexual intercourse by a friend or acquaintance. It Women who say "No" to sex are not is an act of violence, aggression and power. A woman is Srejecting the person; they are forced to have sex through verbal coercion, threats, Iexpressing theitdesire not .toparticipa physical restraint and/or physical violence. Her protests i sngle act Your desires maybe are ignored by the assailant. beyond your control but your actions are Acquaintance rape can happen anywhere, at anytime, to anyone. Studies show that acquaintance rape occurs more frequently among college students, particularly SAccept the woman's decision. "No" freshmen, than in any other age group. In one survey, means "No." Don't read other meanings one in two college womehreported being the victim of S•into the answer. Don't continue after some form of sexual aggression. One in four women were the victims of rape or attempted rape. 84% of their assailants were dating partners or acquaintances. The' * iwDon't assumed.esses that n.a just .oman because .sexy".manner a same survey found that one in four college men admitted iand flirts that she wants tohave having used sexual aggression with women. Because lsexuaIintercorse. acquaintance rape is often not reported, the true scope of the problem is difficult to determine. |iDon't assume that previous A woman often does not seek assistance or tell Spermission for sexual contact applies anyone about the rape because she does not identify the to the current situatloni experience as rape. She may feel ashamed, guilty, betrayed and frightened particularly after being raped by someone she knows. The psychological effects can be drugs. Aoho and drugs.. interfere... witi devastating and can last for a considerable time. clear thinking and effective There is no single solution to preventing acquaintance communication. rape. Men and women need to be aware that it can happen. These tips can help you avoid acquaintance rape.

Source: American College Health Associatior -. ~I continue from page 4 su it is an opportunity to develop contacts and show to students that public safety The Ten Most starts with themselves. To solve safety problems, the paternalistic attitude of the University ad- ministration will probably result in res- Dangerous Public U's tricting access to buildings or the space --m.m-vr- available for student activities. It should Property crimes Violent Crimes be the opposite. By making student or- 1. U. Cal. Davis 1. Boston College 7. New Mexico State U. ganizers aware of some of the problems 2. U. Cal. San Diego 2. South West Texas State U. Central State U. that can arise from their activities, for 3. U. Stony Brook 3. Colorado State U. Eastern Kentucky U. example, both the administration and 4. U. Cal. Irvine Clemson U. 8. U. Cal. Davis the students can try to find solutions to 5. U. Cal. Santa Barbara 4. Towson State U. (Maryland) 9. U. Delaware 6. Colorado State U. 5. George Mason Univ. (Virg.) U. Cal. San Diego some of these problems. 7. Virginia Commonwealth Passadena Community Col. Santa Rosa Junior College Crimes are committed by students, 8. Northen U. 6. U. Stony Brook U. Cal. Santa Barabara but we are not all criminals. We want a 9. Washington State U. Ohio U. San Louis safe place to live, and we can do some- 10. Clemson U. (South Carolina) Washinton State U. 10.Obispo Polytechnic U. thing about it. 0 U. of Rhode Island U. Cal. Irvine I - This data was compiled by Susan Riseling, associate director to the department of Public Safety at Stony Brook. She compared the number of crimes between 53 public universities whose number of students are similar to Stony Brook, i.e. a population varying between 13000 and 21000 students; At What is the Stony Brook Press, we ranked the different universities named in the table according to their criminality. We gave a value of 10 for the first position in a given crime categry, 9 for second position, etc. For each university, we added the values of both crime categories. Stony Brook comes first with Colorado State U. with a score of 11 and can then be described as the worst public university in America Rape with respect to safety. the circumstances mentioned The New York State Law defines rape in the does not need to use a weapon or beat her to intercourse under injury or for her life." above is considered sexual abuse or sodomy." J following terms. "Forcing or coercing someone to make her fearful of have sexual intercourse or engage in other "She is considered unable to consent if is against the law. Specifically, in she is mentally incapacitated or is physically sexual contact is New York State if a woman is forced to have helpless due to drug or alcohol consumption, sexual intercourse or if she is unable to consent, mentally defective, is asleep, or is less than 17 the behavior of the perpetrator is considered years of age. If a female has intercourse under necessary can be any amount or these circumstances, it is rape." rape. The force "Forcing or coercing a man or woman threat of physical force which places the woman in to any sexual contact other than sexual fear of injury or in fear for her life. The perpetrator engage in September 18, 1990 page 5 III 0I WESTON'S WESTONS: A SHOW AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY

By Curtiss Leung he took the picture. A number of Stieglitz's "Equivalents" are on display at MoMA; unfortunately, it leaves the viewer with the impression that Stieglitz was a better talker than a photographer. One can imagine our nemesis columnist stalking into the particular gallery where they hang, scrutinizing them intensely but briefly, then mutt ing, "It just didn't work!," and stalking out, blind to Steiglitz's successful and moving photo of Georgia O'Keefe's hands on the opposite wall, as well as the other proofs of photographic art around him. He would have a much harder time ignoring the

Mapplethorpe, Michael Roth, 1983

obvious at Weston's Westons. The exhibition is Weston, Pepper No. 14. 1929 totally comprised of portraits and nudes that were part of Weston's own collection. That the prints In a recent issue of The Atlantic, a those conditioned to the idea of a photoqraph were all by Weston himself and made shortly after correspondent writing on the Museum of Modern being "of" something may be disconcerted. each photograph was taken is also noteworthy, Art's exhibition, "Photography Until Now," asked Edward Weston, along with Ansel Adams, for not only did Weston reprint his negatives as the question, is photography art? Not Alfred Stieglitz, and Paul Strand, was a pioneer in his outlook changed, his sons Cole and Brett surprisingly, he answered his question in the the early part of the century of "straight" have also reprinted many of their father's negative: Art's goal, he opened, was not to photography. Prior to the straight photography photographs, and these all have been exhibited record visual reality, but to express in visual terms movement, photographers who sought for their as Edward Weston's work. Thus the exhibit the thoughts and emotions of the artist. Since medium's acceptance as art (and resistance to provides a clear view of Weston's progress photography only records reality, as an he concluded, it that notion was much stiffer than today -- our artist, unhampered by his own or his sons' is therefore not art. columnist's judgement not withstanding) created revisionism. This is a deeply shocking statement. Not only photographs that aped the works of impressionist The three earliest works represented in does it betray a vast ignorance of art history and the painters, with diffuse, dreamy light and very soft show display Weston working in photgraphic technology, but the question it a pictorialist (soft focus. The straight photographers held that such light, soft focus) style and date from 1918 answers -- is photography art -- should be asked work put to photography in an inferior position to 1919. These photos are shown in the now, as the Right attempts to suppress the works painting; firsrt on the other hand, if painting realized gallery arranged for the show; those in the of photographer Andreas Serrano and Robert itself through the effects that could best be second date from 1920 and show a marked Mapplethorpe shows a hidden political and social realized through brush, oil and canvas, then departure from the ones in the previous agenda : If photography isn't art, how can the photography room. would find itself through the effects Although the images are still soft, the representation of questionable subjects be only possible through lens and film: sharp, focus is now considerably sharper, and the justified? infinitely detailed images conceived of not in color background -- irrelevant in the first threee photos Fortunately, help is not only on the way, but but black, white and the infinite shades of gray in -- now vies with the subject for importance. This is right here in the form of Weston's Westons, a new between. Yet the straight photographers shared especially so in two portraits in the second gallery: book of photgraphs and currently a show at the with their antecedents the belief that one of Ruth Shaw, the other of Johan International Center of Photography's uptown photography was an expressive medium. The Hagermeyer (number 7 and 8 in the catalogue). branch in Manhattan. Even playing by our strongest statement of this belief was a series of In the first, a large triangular form ( maligned columnist's rule -- that art is a visual cloud photographs "a by Stieglitz that he titled picture frame maybe?" asks our enemy columnist. expression of inner thoughts and emotions -- "Equivalents" because each was (as he put it) an "Maybe yes, maybe no," I reply -- but definitely Weston's work is art; this is so much the case that equivalent of what he thought and felt at the time not important) descends from the top of the The Stony Brook Press page 6 ART

image to meet very near the bottom of the photo to meet the larger one. The photo includes Ruth Shaw, but isn't really of her: a friend who accompanied me to the show referred to this work as "you know, that picture of the two triangles!" Following my friend's method, the photo entitled "Johan Hagermeyer" is of a rectangle of darkness in the right of the photo ( in which a man is standing), intersected by a diagonal band of light from the upper left hand corner. In both cases, these are not records of persons or moments but pure images realized in the medium best suited for them. To have drawn or painted these images would be to demonstrate their essentially photographic nature. Drawing could not properly realize their subtle variations in light and dark: Paintings could, but would then have surface textures that would distract attention from the images themselves. Yet despite their abstraction, these works are not just studies but expressive images: the photo containing Johan Hagermeyer is riveting, not just as a striking assembly of forms and values, but as a moody photographs: Weston did not contort his models who remembers Hanslick, his antagonistic critic? image, mitigated but not relieved by the band of to achieve his goal but rather edited natural poses (Answer: people who read the linear notes on the light cutting across it. into photgraphic abstractions. The tones of flesh album). What is and what is not art is decided only The other photos in this gallery may not match are beautifully rendered against black, featureless by time, and time's aesthetic judgements are these two in their bold emphasis on form, but backgrounds. It is this view of the body so maddeningly inconsistent. Worse, the certainly aim for and achieve an expressive, not expressed, more than any formal inventiveness, landscape of the arts keeps changing, as major documentary, effect. One photo, "In my Glendale that gives this work its power as photography and significant artists become minor insignificant Studio," has a particularly unnerving impact. In shows our nemesis' argument to be a miserable ones, and vice versa. In the face of such chaos, the center of the photo is a short, aquat trunk: to falsehood. critical judgements are still possible, but only as its right is a chair on which a nude woman is As striking as these photographs are, however, they surrender any claim to objectivity. th-ey are not the best proof of the expressive "Does that mearnevery judgement is just. . capabilities of photography. The sexual taste?" Somebody cries. No -- if art -- whatever suggestiveness of any advertising photo medium it is in or subject it takes -- transmits ideas demonstrates the medium's power to convey and values that deserve attention, then critical ideas and emotions well enough. Why drag judgements are moral commitments, something Edward Weston into this argument? Because like (for me, at least) more important and serious than my nemesis, I too have a hidden agenda, one that attempts to second-guess history. A belief that begins with the acceptance of photography as photography is an art is an axiom; appraisals of art. particular photographers and photographic styles To place an image, sound. or text in the are ethical judgements of the world view category of "art" is to place the demand on the contained therein. Advertising photography is viewer, listener, or reader that serious attention selling a product; Weston -- and Mapplethorpe be paid the work at hand, that the ideas and and Serrano -- display values. In particular, the values expressed therein are worth investigation work on display at Weston's Westons dignifies even though they may challenge our own. It's not the body and sexuality; to praise and support that Jesse Helms is a philistine because he's such work is to argue for the inclusion of such offended by Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs values in a humane society. of nude black men (or men in bondage outfits, The Rinht has had no oualms about putting its et al); he understands that labelling such side of the current arts controversy in moral terms, Serrano, Heaven and Hell, 1984 photographs art not only protects but exalts while the Left has replied on legalistic jibberish. them, and by implication exalts the vision that Supporting the work of Serrano -- really and truly - seated in profile. Her hair, disheveled, hangs created them. An acceptance of male - means endorsing his attitudes towards religion over her face. The backdrop for all this is a wall of homosexuality as absolutely stone normal and (to date, I am not familiar enough with his work to steel plates that gives a sinister gleam. The sane behavior, even at its most extreme, and this say more). Arguing that any expression should impression left is that of an aftermath of a notion -- among others -- is one that Helms and be permitted in a free society is one thing, but it is debauch, one all the more perverse for its having Company seek to edit from our consciousness. a bloodless and weak one unless those taken place in not opulent but industrial Still, their attack is an honest one, because it committed to a particular position proudly claim surroundings. admits the expressive capabilities of photography their allegiance. 0 The third gallery contains the highlight of the and in its assumption that challenging or avant- show: a series of abstract nudes taken in the garde works can have broad impact, even a early 1930's. At a distance, many of these democratic one, and a helpful -- even needed -- photographs aren't even recognizable as being antidote to the academic obsfucations that of a human form. Weston omitted the model's surround such work. face from most of them, and abstracted what parts Denying that an entire medium is art, however, of the body he included. However, up close (and is dishonest and more deadly. To assert that they should be viewed up close, small intimate something is not art because it doesn't meet images that they are), they are clearly human certain criteria seems to be a mark of aesthetic forms, abstract but expressive of a singular view sophistication -- especially when those criteria of the body and sexuality. don't mention taste or subject matter, dwelling Ansel Adams wrote in his autobiography instead on technical proficiency or historical that Weston was a man of gentle license, always significance. Unfortunately, the history of music, maintaining affectionate relations with past, the visual arts, and literature are littered with the present, and prospective wives and lovers. This corpses of failed critical theories. Anton gentle eroticism is manifest in these Bruckner's music is still played and enjoyed, but September 18, 1990 page 7 I = II -I HMilgilligilB

Trash U continue from page 3 w """ used to dispose of 80% of the US's domestic Unfortunately, incineration, like landfilling, degrees of landfilling and incineration (at least in waste, it is easy to see that a crisis is looming. is not without drawbacks. The ash generated by the short term until alternative measures are fully waste incineration often contains environmentally operational), alongside emerging technologies hazardous levels of toxic metals like cadmium and like garbage composting (where all organic trash, mercury and organic chemicals including dioxins. from kitchen scraps to disposable diapers can be While properly maintained pollution control transformed into a marketable product), plus technblogy can prevent all but a small fraction of extensive primary and secondary recycling and, such toxins being emitted, this only serves to most important of all, a massive reduction in the concentrate them in the residual ash. The toxicity quantity of the garbage produced by Americans. of such ash renders its disposal problematic, parti- In a land where even teabags come cularly by landfilling, where the potential for seri- individually wrapped complete with name-tags ous groundwater contamination exists. Further- 'and microwa-vable TV dinners on disposable more, as indineration produces around 1 lb of ash plates are eaten with equally disposable cutlery, for every 4 lb of raw garbage - Long Island alone is the task of educating consumers into accepting expected to generate 250,000 tons a year by the more sparingly packaged goods will not be easy. mid-1990's - there remains a significant problem of how to dispose of the ash generated, should Current Use of Garbage Disposal Methods in USA. incineration supersede landfilling of raw waste as the prime means of waste disposal in the US. CBS film crew filming V. Breslin & Co. digging out Recycling of such ash, by using it as a samples of biodegradable plastics at a landfill site. construction material, on roads and in water, has been and continues to be the subject of extensive research at MSRC's Waste Manage- Here on Long Island, that crisis is imminent. ment Institute. In one experiment, MSRC resear- In 1983, amidst concerns that aquifers that provi- chers used several dozen incinerator ash blocks de the island's drinking water were being contami- to construct a reef in Conscience Bay in Long nated by toxins leaking from the waste in local Island Sound. After two years, the blocks, con- landfills, a state law was passed that required the sisting of 15% cement and 85% ash, are still closing of Long Island landfills located in areas intact, and as yet, no toxins have been detected where rainfall recharges those aquifers most in the surrounding water or marine life. stnsitive to pollution. The deadline set for com- pliance with this law was December 18th, 1990. Recycling: Not the Whole Answer. ;inerat'n Despite permitting town officials seven ndfilling years to design alternative schemes, many of the Such uses of incinerator ash are excellent island's landfills remain open and, at the present examples of secondary recycling. Primary recy- ,cycling time, several towns, including East Hampton and cling, the reuse of materials in their original form, Shelter island, may we!! find themselves in breach is also growing in importance. For example, as of However, the favourable response elicited of the law come the end of the year, in which case last year, 10 states had enacted mandatory .from Americans by the various Earth Day activities such municipalities may resort to shipping their recycling legislation. Unfortunately, at present, in April are an indication that they are receptive to garbage out ot state. However, the expense of only 10% ot materials such as paper, glass, alumi- policies that they perceive to be envirorneontally such a policy is high and is well illustrated by the nium and yard wastes (the latter are composted) beneficial. The important point is, treating our experience of Oyster Bay, where currently $67 are recycled in the. US. Even though some have environment with respect is not merely some million of the town's annual budget of $140 suggested that well managed recycling programs altruistically abstract ideal. Rather it is a matter of million is spent on collecting and shipping their could remove 20 to 25% of the national waste self-interest, self-preservation even, and, with household waste to Pennsylvania. stream, and others, quoting data from Japan and that in mind, we should encourage the founding Switzerland, assert that figures in excess of 50% of and subsequent participation in recycling Incineration: a Controversial Alternative. are possible - a plan setting a target of 60% schemes, and avoid products that are marketed recycling for Long Island communities by 1997 with excessive packaging - cosmetics and CD An alternative solution is that of incinera- was recently proposed by New York State's "longboxes" are excellent examples - or that are tion. Burning trash in incinerators currently Environmental Commissioner- the fact remains non-biodegradable; at USB a start could be made disposes of 10% of the U.S.'s garbage is dis- that recycling alone cannot solve the garbage by the catering contractors ceasing to use styro- posed in incinerators and, with the projected pre- crisis. foam plates, containers and cups. cipitous decline in landfill space, incineration is In short, if you don't want to live atop a being championed by some as the best solution The Bottom Line: Waste Reduction. dump.....don't trash the Earth, enjoy it! i! to the waste disposal conundrum. Indeed, na- tions like Japan, Sweden and Switzerland incine- Instead, it is clear that any realistic national This article is recyclable, pass it on to a rate 53-80% of their non-recyclable refuse. waste mananement%-%.. --%I.-...... r"policy . 4-%O... J ....must%. % . comhinp...... small..... friend! I , _ , _ Skinner's Box Womyn = Women

By Scott Skinner deserve such treatMENt, and that male exciteMENt everytime I see "womyn" instead of chauvinism is fundaMENtally wrong. Such "woMEN." My only hope is that someday all I always feel a brief moMENt of enlightenMENt attitudes simply augMENt an assortMENt of words will be freed in the same MANner. Q every time I see the word "woMEN" spelled with a difficulties woMEN have when searching for "y"instead of an "e." Only then do I realize that decent employMENt. Many end up working in the word "woMEN" has the word "MEN" departMENts for the governMENt typing RESEARCH PAPERS embedded in it. My friend Dick told me that the docuMENTs for the chairMEN who give them less 18,500 to choose from - all subjects first two letters of the word "woMEN" stand for payMENt in return for their investMENt of time Order Catalog Today with Visa/MC or COD "womb," because woMEN are like MEN with and hard work. My friend's aforMENtioned Or'H*nal~ iL800-351-0222 nCalif. Q213)477.8226 wombs. I told my friend Dick that he is MENtally ill, stateMENt should serve as a reminder to us all Or, rush $2.00 to: Research Assistance and deserves punishMENt that 11322 IdahoAve. #206-SN, Los Angeles,CA 90025 for such abaseMENt. male chauvinism is a phenoMENon that Custom Everyone is in agreeMENt that woMEN do not deserves harsh judgeMENt. This is why I feel research also available-all levels The Stony Brook Press page 8 Polity Election Pick up your petition at the Student Union in the Polity Office (Rm. 258) for the following positions: 0 Freshman Representative 0 * Polity Treasurer. You may pick them up until September 28th. But they must be handed in no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, September 28th.

I I 11- 14, 1990 II (Homecoming Queen) Live Bands (Rock, Calypso, Reggae, Jazz) Football Game, Boogie Down Productions,WUSB Day Live Guest D.J.'s George Carlin, Street Fair, Mardi Gras, and so much more!! Watch for Upcoming Info!!

There will be a Treasurer's Meeting on the 24th of Sept., 7:30 in Union Auditorium. It is mandatory that all Club Treasurers and Presidents attend!

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WUSB TOP 35 1. Primus 2. Boredoms 3. Soup Dragons 4. Dwarves 5. Lunachicks 6. A Split Second 7. Jane's Addiction 8. Inspiral Carpets 9. Swinging Teens 10. Afghan Whigs 11. Lemon Heads 12. Pump Up the Volume 13. Charietans 14. Eric B + Rakin 15. Ultra Vivid Scene 16. Dee-Lite 17. Thee Hypnotics 18. Breeders 19. Bad Brains 20. Sonic Youth 21. Pussy Galore 22. Darkside 23. Heretics 24. Revolting Cocks 25. Chickasaw Mudpuppies 26. Stone Roses 27. ALL 28. Danzig 29. Daturi Sedds 30. Loop 31. Shonen Knife 32. Dude, You Rock 33. Yo La Tengo 34. Soul Asylum 35. Dinasaur Jr.

FOOTNOTES Lecture Series Stephen Crofts of Griffith University will introduce and discuss the Australian film, Shame, at 4:30 PM in the HISB of the Library E-4340. Be there JmiB Tfhe Press Ad or be U.

Who Are You Gonna Call? Scholar Nina Auerbach from the University of As This Girl Pennsylvannia will give a lecture on "Between Ectoplasm and Evil: Women's Ghosts," at 4:00PM, HISB, Library E-4340. This is going to be interesting. I think I'll attend myself. Perhaps I may be able to find a way to contact Marilyn's ghost...

A Forbidden Transition A scientific biography of Paul Dirac has just been published by the Cambridge university Press. For the students in Physics and Chemistry, the name of Dirac suggests the bra and ket notation which represents lengthy integrals. One of his greatest achievements was his introduction of relativistic expression to quantum mechanics, and as a result the spin quantum number arises naturally. He obtained the Nobel prize for Physics in 1933. Towards the end of the 60's, Dirac spent one semester at SUNY Stony Brook. M. Dresden, from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, reviews this book in Science, (1990, vol. 249, p. 937) and deplores the lack of passion of the author when he talks about the personality of Dirac. Dresden had the privilege of taking long walks with Dirac while both were on our campus. He comments on Dirac saying that "It is certainly true that Dirac was quiet and taciturn, but he liked to communicate; he just needed to be asked, and when he was he responded enthusiastically. He was extremely sensitive to natural beauty and ugliness and often commented on the deplorable physical state of the Stony Brook campus..." 0 -- The Stony Brook Press page 10 - VIEWPOIN ITS tenure. Dube was a Black South African Professor, member of the ANC, and had taught a course titled The Politics of Race here on campus. The issue of Zionism and Racism was discussed in his class. . Dr. Marburger has tried to impose a "free speech" policy that would have put a chilling effect on activism on campus. It would have subjected organizers to a 72 hours notice for demonstrations, and would have made spontaneous demon- strations illegal, and would have enabled the Administration to identify the acitivist leaders more easily. It would have allowed a provision for the Administration to "clean up" groups after demonstrations. A dirty trick, the Admin could use thit rule to bankrupt the HSO or any group it does not like. Finally in the cartoon, there is a sign saying "ROTC OUT." Any time military recruiters or CIA people come on campus activists take the opportunity to demonstrate in front of them over the issues of our tax money going to death squads in El Salvador or racist military in Guatamala. Activists also make the case to get the military and Welcome back to Stony Brook. Patoria annuallly, which goes demonstrated creativity in their CIA off the campus, as Abbie Alot went on last year and the directly to the South African action at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Hoffman once said about fighting struggle continues. This article police and military. The police in In their fight against AIDS, they U.S. Imperialist War in Central refers to the cartoon drawn by S. Africa has recently been have brought information about America, "Kick the CIA off the Chris DelVecchio entitled accused of stirring up rivalry sex to the general public. Also campuses because that's them in "Welcome back to Stony Brook, between people in the African information about the medical the flesh." Land of Lost Conscience." National Congress and the Zulu industrial complex pushing for These struggles are ongoing The cartoon is a drawing of a tribe. The Anti-Coke Force won certain treatments for diseases, both on and off campus. The collage of issues raised on this a referendum in the largest voter depending upon where the fights are going to be intensified campus last year. The issues turnout in Stony Brook history, treatments are sponsored in a as the reactionary forces such as included women's rights and but if the administration has its corporate state we are living in. the moral majority have made safety on campus. An illustration way the voice of the students The cartoon has a reference to gains against free expression. of the "Take Back the Night" won't be heard unitl 1992. the demonstration by the Haitian Examples of that are boycotts marches on campus. Take Back Another issue raised in this Student Organization (HSO) against Sinead O'Connor, NWA, the Night is an expression of the collage is the people who are against the blood drive because Ice Cube, Two Live Crew, Jane women's community to feel free active on this campus to stop the drive did not accept Haitian Addiction, Judas Priest, and of and walk free on campus and cruelty to animals. In the drawing blood. The reasoning is the high course, The New Paltz 8 (8 Black elsewhere, and feel free and safe there is a sign that reads, "Stop incidents of AIDS in Haiti and students at New Paltz who had by way of claiming their space Vivisection." Vivisection is the Central Africa. But the Red Cross the nerve to listen to a tape of and the only way to be free is to experimentation on live animals. accepts blood from New York City Louis Farakan in the New Paltz claim your space and to think of Last year there was a vigil in the and San Francisco, both areas cafeteria). your space as yours. Life Science building that was with a high rate of AIDS. The only The Press covers issues of There is an image of someone covered by the Press. Currently difference is race. Since they censorship and rights violations. taking direct action against a there are 'lawssuits against the can test for AIDS, I wonder why It also covers the latest in the arts Coca-Cola machine and trying to university concerning cruelty to they don't take all the blood they and music. Because we expose get out of the reach of the law. animals. can get. the truth and assist students with Last year we'd witnessed an ama- There is also a Silence = Death The backdrop of the cartoon resourceful informations, the zingly inspirational movement to sign in the picture. The lesbian, are two huge gears with a sign Press is "The Voice" of and for ban coke on campus.- Coke has gay and bisexual community has that reads, "Gears of the USB community. L been signaled out as a always been active and visible at Oppression." The gears have corporation that does business the Brook and elsewhere. Their University President Marburger's -- Robert V. Gilheany with the apartheid government in fight is two-fold - to claim their name on them. Marburger is South Africa. Coke pays space and to lead the fight notorious for his role in denying approximately 64 million dollars to against AIDS. They have Dr. Ernest Dube his rightful LETTERS continue from page 2 •wS healthy functioning of the body. body always does the healing Behind the Myth, by Walene As far as being excluded Every being has innate intel- and straight chiropractors have James (1988). And there's a !ot from classes, if an "outbreak" ligence and you can't fool mother always said no to drugs. more out there that is really eye- occurs, that is against individual nature. As beauty is not found in Obviously anyone alive can opening, but you have to care choice as expressed by a U.S. a bottle, neither is health. become sick or die trying to enough about your future health. Supreme Court judge, Cooley, . "Doctors give medicine about eliminate toxins from the body, Consult Vaccination Alternatives, who said, "No right is held more which they know little, to patients however, the chances of not PO Box 346, NY, NY 10j23, sacred or is more carefully about whom they know less, f9r recuperating are less likely when rather than be coerced into guarded by the common law than diseases about which they know prevention and wholistic thought uninformed and potentially dan- the right of every individual to the nothing at all," said Oliver are practiced. Unfortunately gerous practices that ironically possession and control of his Wendell Holmes, physician and healthy bodies don't make huge promote ill health. -J person." author. profits. Besides, "disease" is a Health -- 100% function of But don't take my word for -- Marie Smith condition. If the germ theory was the body -- occurs by working this, read: Confessions of a correct, everybody should be with nature, not by projecting Medical Heretic, by the "real diseased or dead. Straight nature as the enemy through heretic" Dr. Mendelsohn or Chiropractic is the route to induced fear and coercion. Your Immunization: The Reality September 18, 1990 page 11 MUPhsicalAbsurditySIC Physical Absurdity

By Eric Penzer I've ever seen. Not only did they play most of the same songs we hear on the radio everyday, the "I can't believe these guys are for real." This is versions were exactly the same. It would be unfair what I was thinking throughout the Physical to say that the band didn't perform these songs Graffiti concert in the Stony Brook Union Ballroom accurately; they sounded an awful lot like Led on September 7. O.k., I could have understood a Zeppelin. The only difference between their band that played original hard rock and threw in an versions and Zeppelin's versions, performance- occasional Zeppelin cover tune. But a show wise, was that Putnam sang with virtually no entirely devoted to the music of ? agression or inspiration whatsoever. In fact, his You had to see it to believe it. singing (or more to the point, whining) resembled All of the musicians were dressed up like that of Geddy Lee more than . What their perspective Zeppelin band-members. The made the vocals all the more annoying was that lead vocalist, Doug Putnam, was dressed in a you had to listen extremely carefully to make out typical Robert Plant outfit consisting of tight jeans any of the words over the poorly mixed and a loose unbuttoned shirt, tied at the waist. Of instrumentation. course, Plant's ever present flowing blonde hair It seemed that I wasn't the only one who was also copied. was unimpressed with the show. By the third ifsome of the concert-goers didn't think song of the evening, I would estimate that half of Putnam looked funny enough, all they had to do the audience (only a couple of hundred strong to was get a look at the figure, Matt begin with) was sitting motionless in their chairs, Hatherman. Hatherman donned the same white not really paying any attention to what was going suit that Page wore in "The Song Remains The on onstage. Same", complete with beli-bottoms, and inlaid I really don't understand why anyone would designs. He was, of course, shirtless. Like Page, waste their time doing something as useless as Hatherman kept a cigarette dangling from his copying someone else's music. Most of the mouth at all times. And, to top off the "costume", popular "bar-bands" either play all original music, the guitarist danced (or actually, swayed) exactly or at least incorporate some original music into like Page. To sum up the appearance of Physical their sets. This musical effort is a pure waste of Graffiti: they looked ridiculous. I actually felt like I time. The only thing that strikes me as more inane was at a costume party on Halloween night. Was than being a part of this band is actually paying the audience supposed to dress up also? They money to hear their music. So, to the audience I should have told me; I would have worn a toga. say, "sorry you got suckered in". Next time you What about the music? From the all-too have nothing to do on a Friday night, play a standard Zeppelin opener, "Rock and Roll", one record; you'll get the same effect. To the could already predict the remainder of the members of , all I have to say is, evening. And, the band didn't let us down. They "get a life". Q performed what had to be the most boring show

I VINYL By Scott Warmuth labels on the vinyl are photos of chocolate chip giving the dread boys a wide palate to choose cookies and the band's name has been changed from. STP to Lunachips on the cover. The level of musicianship on this LP is superb. Smoke 'Em 7" Cookie Moshter, the A side, has lyrics The lead singer, Tortelvis, has a great range and a Circuit Records cribbed from Sesame Street. It is a "Ten Little buttery smooth upper register that stands up to Indians" style countdown about eating cookies Robert Plant's leather lungs. In fact, Plant is an STP are four women: three guitar players and a that was originally performed by Jim Henson's avid fan of the band and has been spotted drummer. Their first seven inch, produced by blue-haired, ping pong ball-eyes, junk food addict wearing Dread Zep T-shirts on several occasions. Don Fleming and Sonic Youth's Ki m Gordon, is muppet. The Lunachicks take some liberties, The guitar players know their Pageisms inside powerful stuff. The four tracks here are short one line goes "7 cookies, I need my cookie fix / and out and the arrangements are sharp. Horns blasts of fast grunge guitar with raw, throaty cookie monster eat one now there's 666." The are used very effectively as are Rasta dub and ska vocals on top. Short is the operative word here. music is loud, fast, punk rock with a roaring guitar style toasting. There are also unexpected treats, The opener, "Hey Bastard," clocks in at just over sound. Cookie Moshter contains a half-time such as the use of sitar on "Black Mountain Side" one minute and no song breaks the three minute and "Your Time is Gonna Come." barrier. The other tracks feature lead guitar work Obsessive Elvis and Zeppelin fans will find a that reminds me of Ron Asheton's playing on the myriad of inside jokes, especially with repeated first Stooges LP. STP's lyrics are full of bile and "I need my cookie fix / cookie listenings. Dread Zep's cover of "Black Dog" vengeance. These songs are personal monster eat one now there's 666" incorporates The King's "Hound Dog" and their vendettas turned into great rock and roll. STP is version of "Heartbreaker" incorporates one of the most promising new bands that I have "Heartbreak Hotel." Both juxtapositions work very heard this year and this seven inch is definitely well, much in the same way that Elvis Hitler's recommended. For more information contact mosh section, as implied by the title, that is "Green Haze," a cross between "Purple Haze" Circuit Records P.O. Box 67 Merrick, N.Y. 11566. devastating. The B side, Compilation, is a and the "Green Acre theme," twists the ear. thunderous number tht includes one of the Dread Zep's version of "," a drum solo showcase, here features excerpts from the Lunachicks Lunachicks doing a dead-on parody of Yoko Cookie Moshter / Compilation 7" Ono's falsetto screech. This single is a joy and a Melville classic read in Elvis' voice over John Blast First definite must for true rock and roll fans. Bonham's drum samples. The one major flaw with Un-Led-Ed is that The Lunachicks have an intuitive grasp of rock Tortelvis gets the lyrics screwed up a number of and roll attitude and humor, much in the same way times, most apparently in their version of "The that the Ramones do. They have distilled the Un-Led-Ed ," where he gets practically every prime elements of thirty years of rock and roll and IRS other word wrong. If you're going to devote your have forged a unique and potent sound. Their life to playing the music of Led Zeppellin, albeit a new single, Cookie Moshter, is fantastic in Dread Zeppelin is a reggae band with an Elvis pretty goofy calling, there is no excuse for so every respect. impersonator frontman that covers Led Zeppelin many glaring errors. It's like going to see The Lunachicks 1989 release, a double seven tunes but they are much more than a one joke Beatlemania and they sing "1IWant to Hold Your inch with a gorgeous gatefold sleeve and four band. The concept sounds like it would be fun Foot." I tried to come up with justifications for this, cool songs, including a ripping cover of the for three minutes, sort of like Chipmunk Punk, but perhaps they were attempting to capture the theme to the female biker epic, She Devils On surprisingly Un-Led-Ed stands up to repeated essence of the bloated, drugged up Elvis who Wheels, became instantly collectible and this listenings. Part of the reason for this rests on the couldn't remember the lyrics to "My Way" in his new single is destined to the same fate. This variety of musical styles that Led Zep later years, but I think it just boils down to seven inch is packaged in a limited edition, with a encompassed. Over the course of ten LPs sloppiness. Still, despite this problem, Un-Led- beautifull4" by 21" poster sleeve. It has lyrics, Zeppelin tried their hands at everything from Zep is a treat. 0 great band photos and terrific graphics.- The primal metal to flowery folk to honky tonk R&B,