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English~~~rr Prof., Dead at 46 Joseph Bennett, director of Graduate Studies in English, died Friday, October 17, at his home in Mount Sinai. He was 46. A specialist in Victorian literature, Bennett had been a member of the Stony Brook faculty since 1967. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from New York University in that year and was a Student Voting Rights aduate of the New School for Social Research in New York City. "SIe quality of Joe Bennett's tenure as Director of Graduate Studies has been demonstrated by the outpouring of grief from our 1tJ[ _ __ _ _1 TT __- graduate students," said English Department Chairman Richard Levine. "The department has lost a good friend and colleague." ii ayr Dk iu] rsuea n ere Herbert -Weisinger, professor of English and former dean of the Graduate School at Stony Brook, said "Joe Bennett was my student By Howard Saltz Stephen Johnson, a member of the Stony Brook as well as my colleague, a relationship both rare and precious. I will The lawyer for 11 SUNY Albany students who chapter of the New York Public Interest Research miss him as a fellow teacher and scholar, but most of all I will miss recently won the- right to vote in Albany, as Group (NYPIRG), said that group is also his essential sweetness and decency. He was a true humanist in every opposed to the communities in which their parents considering legal action to gain voting rights for sense of the word, in his work, in his concern for students, and in hi.* reside, said yesterday that he is seeking to make Stony Brook students. NYPIRG, which every thought and action. He leaves a place which can never again be the United States District Court's decision binding participated in the Albany suit, is currently filled as he alone did." in other parts of the state. exploring the possibility of legal action in other Sidney Gelber, academic vice-president at Stony Brook, said Attorney Jack Lester, who won the October 9 colleges as well. Johnson said that NYPIRG "Joseph Bennett's interest in students came first and foremost. He decision for the students, the SUNY Albany lawyers are "spread thin" throughout the state and was absolutely committed, as teacher and human being, to his Student's- Association and the Students that Stony Brook does not have a large number of students and to his colleagues." Association of the State University of New York students seeking to sue. He also said that their - Surviving are an uncle, John Bennett of Syracuse, and several (SASU), who were all plaintiffs in the case, refused hardships in voting outside of Stony Brook would cousins. Mass will be held at 9 AM at Saint Brigid's and Saint to give specifics about his plans, and said that it not approach the severity of the Albany students, Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in that city. A campus memorial would be announced later in the week what course but they may eventually be used anyway. service is being planned. of action will be taken. "We're really desperate for a few more people "We're seeking to expand the scope," of the to get their cases in," Johnson said. He also said decision.he said, refusing to comment further. that a case might not be tried here before the Pam Snook, a spokesman for SASU, said that, November 4 election. See Yes, Jim Morrison, in addition to expanding the impact of the ruling, Local Officials Respond H.L. Mencken, they will appeal to the local election board to Area officials responded to the possibility of create a special one- or two-day period for Stony Brook students voting here with mixed Elvis Costello students to register, since Judge Neal McCurn's reactions. "I think it's a good idea," said in Alternatives - decision on October 9 came only two days before Ferdinand Giese, Suffolk County legislator for the this week. the regular registration period ended. "Because fifth district, which includes Stony Brook. "I this decison was handed down so late, there was think the more people who vote, the better." Giese no way people could shuffle around to get the did express concern, however, of the impact word out," she said. (Continued on ------7------, page 6) Muscular: Dystrophy Marathon Planned By Ellen Lander investigation of these loopholes by Polity able to top this one." Stony Brook is the or persons, who collect the most A 24-hour dance marathon to be held money," lawyer Camillo Giannattasio proved them first University on Long Island to host a said Johnson. in the Stony Brook Union Ballroom to be non-existent, Johnson said. dance marathon for the MDA. Tentatively, the prizes benefiting research done sin behalf of will be as According to Johnson, the loopholes Johnson expects to have about 500 follows: first prize is a four day, three the Muscular Dystrophy' Association cited by -Siegel consisted of the people dancing. The marathon is open to night vacation for two in Florida or the (MDA) is tentatively scheduled for assumption that the participants would anyone involved with the University, Carribbean; second prize is a pair December 5 and 6, from 10 PM to 10 PM. of be dancing for 24 hours straight, and that singles or couples and spectators are also mopeds; and a special award of a 19" 'Me dance, however, is contingent upon the money collected would be going welcome. Donations must be collected by color television set will be presented to the approval of the Administration. toward off-campus purposes. But the dancers and b rought to the ballroom the Resident Assistant (RA) or specifically Ronald Siegel, assistant to the Johnson asserted that both of these on the night of the marathon. "Everyone Managerial Assistant (MA) who has the Executive Vice President and University assumptions were incorrect The that dances and comes in with a most people signed up to dance on his lawyer. participants will be getting a 15 minute minimum of $50 will get a T-shirt," said hall or wing. Other prizes will also be The marathon, coined "Super Dance break every one or two hours, a three Johnson. awarded. The prizes will be given out '80," was first brought to the attention of hour sleeping period and a time set aside 'Mere will be a variety of music, and after the marathon ends. Polity by Barrington Johnson, Polity for meals, which will be provided by the anyone who is interested in entertaining The Thursday night prior to the Student Activities director, about three dance marathon committee. In addition, during breaks may contact Johnson marathon, a party complete with weeks ago. Since then, meetings have all money collected will be going to a through Polity. "We need musicians, photgraphers will be held for the first 40 been held in hope of holding the muscular dystrophy research team at comedians, or anyone interested in people who sign up to participate in the marathon at the University. University Hospital. helping out," he said. dance. This will enable most of the At last. Monday's Polity Council According to Johnson, a definite The theme of the marathon, which people to become acquainted with each meeting, the Council allocated $1,000 to decision will be reached by Friday as to will be silk-screening on the back of the other. aid in funding the marathon. "It's a great whether the marathon will be held. Since T-shirts, is "The cure is one step away." "After this is all over, people will walk social event for those of us at Stony Siegel is on vacaction, Warren Randall, "This is not an endurance contest. The out knowing at least 10 to 20 people they Brook whose other avenues of social senior financial secretary, will be making grand prize will be awarded to the person, never knew before," said Johnson. recreation have been closed off," said the decision in his place. Randall was Polity President Rich Zuckerman. He unavailable for comment. added, "more importantly, of course, it Official Presentation will benefit a very worthy cause." "A lot of time and energy has gone The marathon will be sponsored by into this and I Will be personally Polity, coordinated by Johnson, and disappointed if everything doesn't work promotionally supported by Clare Rose out," Johnson said. 'beer distrbutos- An official presentation for publicity The idea of the marathon was of the marathon will begin today at 1 orighally pmented to SieFI on October PM in the Union Ballroom. Johnson will ;9, and has been cancelled twkm since make an introductory speech and present then. Stony Brook T-shirts to the two Muscular 4 'I can't proceed at full force, as I Dystrophy poster children that will be would like to, being that there's legal there. 'Me dance marathon is being problems which need to be cleared up at assisted and supervised by Muscular this time," said Johnson. Dystrophy Coordinators Denise Delaney At first the University refused to and Vincent Carcaro. allow us to sponsor it,"' mid Zuckerman. [ "Tis wN be the biggest event Stony "bhey were looking for blpoles and Brook ever put oR," said Johnson. "I they cum up with some." However, the can't think of any activity that win be - 10%Dicount with SUSB I.D. A bad an Fighting Flares P9sceHesith Beirut, Lebanon - Abadan's television and bring them news Iraqi tanks at Bahmanshir River - and Sucess battered garrison beat back Iraqi of an imminent solution to the bridge, considered the gateway to Amf tank assaults yesterday on the hostage issue." to Abadan. Iranian city's main gate at the Prime Minister Mohammad Iraqi invaders of the port city I -- ' Bahmanshir River bridge, Iran Ali Rajai was quoted by the of Khorramshahr were met by said. But Iraqi forces pressed the radio as saying "negotiations will upen monnay - Saturday o a.m.- lV p.m. snipers and bursts of a ttack . and hurled mortar not be considred even though machine-gun fire in the streets, Sunday 6 a.m.- 5 p.m. they [the United States] might barrages at the oil refining Iran said. BREAKFAST center. for example offer to provide us SPECIALS: UNLIMITED bottomless cup of Iraq said its tank forces were with spare parts." Iranian and Iraqi jets carried hammering at Abadan and Carter said Monday that if out raids on targets along the coffee 300-mile to everyone,you pay for only one. FREE Baghdad Radio claimed 38 Iran released the Americans who battlefront and an envoy homemade Muffin with any Egg order, Iranians were killed in Abadan have been held captive since from the Islamic Pancakes or French Toast. and in house-to-house fighting in November 4, he would release Conference waited in Tehran for LUNCHEON the oil port of Khorramshahr, 10 billions of dollars of Iranian official response to a proposal miles to the north. assets frozen in the United for negotiations by a team of SPECALS; FREE cup of homemade Iran rebuffed President States, drop a trade embargo and m e d iators from Islamic soup with any lunch plate, Burger or Sandwich. Jimmy Carter's offer to free work toward resumption of countries. DINNER Iranian funds and resume trade normal trade with Iran. "They're stifl talking to me SPECIALS: FREE cup of home made if the 52 American hostages are Iran's Parliament met and that means there is still a soup & carefully prepared Tossed Salad with released and Iran's prime yesterday, but there was no glimmer of hope," said Habib any Dinner or Plate. minister ruled out any indication members discussed Chatti, head of the 40-nation negotiations on the hostages in the fate of the Americans held conference. Located 2 blocks east of Jack In The Box, across from Marios exchange for spare parts needed captive since November 4. 207 Route 25A Setauket I ra n's military command 751-9763 for American-built -military In the 30th day of the Persian reported that there were artillery equipment. Frmh Squeezed OraF Juio Gulf war. the heaviest fighting exchanges near Dezful, 150 Tehran Radio said Iran would was reported at the two Iranian | Whole Wheat miles north of Abadan, and that Paigake Home Made Apple Pie and Chili not "give Carter the slightest oil cities on the disputed Fhatt Ira n ian helicopter gunships signal and will not allow him to al-Arab waterway. Iran claimed attacked Iraqi troops, "killing at show this signal off on American its entrenched defenders halted least 100." SOFLENSs - * CONTACT _ _ A LENSES _ _ ---- NEWS DIGEST3 * HARD (Snge Visonw) S»* A PAA International AEUS OF 5 WM Nid, Manila, Philippines - President Ferdinand Jerusalem - Prime Minister Menachem Begin DESIGNER EYE GLASS SALE Marcos accused an American held in detention yesterday rejected a plea by two Palestinian here yesterday of masterminding a bomb campaign mayors who broke a long-standing policy to ask -~f rfT) to overthrow him. Presidential guards arrested a the Israeli leader to lift a deportation order for prominent opposition member in his hospital bed. two other Palestinian mayors. al F An Appinsm Marcos, 63, told reporters he had interrogated The deportees went on a hunger strike after SNMO DAY Von Fuftrburg,L MT*hw C UAEn, Victor Lovely, Jr., a Philippine- born American ConplryOf PeftW^^S£th PblFNW 11JGESSand a learning they had lost a legal appeal of the arrested last month in connection with the expulsion order. - o«EYlEE CAL OFICAT__ bombing, and concluded I *wOTODD MOPURCNA OVER .Lovely had directed "a I ~~~L0WI TMZ CMI NWATI conspiracy ... to destabilize the government Mayor Fahd Qawasmeh of Hebron and 0Fs Nww Foum~w d Pm~w8riorOtSW9%m through terrorism." Oft L * 10 _-- c loo -M Mohammed Milhem, mayor of Halhoul, were Shortly afterward, a colonel in the presidential banished from Israel and Israeli-held territory six Call For An Apponbneffl guards served an arrest warrant on former senator months ago in reprisal for a Palestinian guerrilla S72 DAY ERVCE SOFT LSESI MOST CASES Jovito Salonga, 60, at Manila Medical Center, attack that killed six Israeli settlers in Hebron. The where he was being treated for asthma, his wife expulsions drew international criticism. -The said. United States asked Israel a VIMwe*| to reverse the decision, ,(A Em of Town No in pfnO. 462- National
I I ,KTHPAE |VALLEYSTWMS6Qfl Philadelphia - The risks to women from birth Washington - Negotiators for President Carter control> pills are "negligible," and 0s I wowwom Wss 43-23 Mi OW. diseases linked and Ronald Reagan agreed yesterday that the two FllHM0a--I TOW.| 4yls (212)«M to them may actually be related to such things as presidential candidates will debate face to face in 731-3456 I 7m 1| 0 76m smoking, drinking, the number of one's sexual Cleveland next Tuesday, October 28. CIFCATE MUST BE PRESENTED AT TdM OF PUCHASE partners and even sunbathing, OFFER IS GOOD NOW THRU I*/MM according to a new The debate, scheduled to start at 9:30 PM EST, study. will be in two equal segments, the first permitting follow-up questions by the panelists and giving ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - The 10-year study, conducted by the opportunity for rebuttal. Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in California The second will be just rebuttal and counter-rebuttal. - under an $8 million grant from the National In the 90-minute debate, all subjects Institutes of Health, was released yesterday, the will be open for discussion, including domestic d2 ATK FINAST 20th anniversary of the date the pill was first put affairs, the on the market in this country. economy, foreign policy and defense. The debate will be run by a moderator and four "The main conclusion from this study is that in panelists who will be chosen by the sponsoring Rt. 25A East Setauket a U.S. population of young, adult, healthy, white, League of Women Voters, middle-classt women, the risks 751-9618 of oral contraceptive Agreement for the debate came after two days useI are negligible," Savitri Ramcharan, the of discussions between Robert Strauss, chainnan OPEN 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. DAILY project's research director, said at 1 a news of Carter's campaign, and James Baker of S - - conference. Republican Reagan's campaign.
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I Buffalo - A ranking U.S, Department of Justice New York ~ While U.S. Senator Jacob Javits t official arrived here yesterday to review an got Elizabeth Taylors support, two key union investigation into the murders of six black males leaders yesterday stepped up their pressures I and the attempted strangulation of a seventh. on Javits to withdraw from the three-way battle for | Drew Days was sent to Buffalo by Attorney his seat. i General Benjamin C iletti. Days is an assistant The union 61attornev general in ehima nf tha-^-- officials, both of whom had I ---_--.y eo-swi-- -ns -1.-gv ..vAI aparmuenti s Civil RighttDivision. -supporteded Javitsin the past, sahe d can'twin this year and his continuing presence in the nice could IHe was scheduled to meet with U.S. Attorney R aWd Arcara, help elect the conservative nominee Alfons other law enforcement officials VAa=ato. Iand leadrs of the black community.
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_ 1 Page 2 STATESMAN October 22, 1980 DALE'S I I-=^ Memory Fund-Created Tf^l? fDI A XX TN I Honoring Murdered Man
'By Nancy J. Hyman the School of Social Welfare, who has been While the Suffolk County Homicide squad is involved in community affairs and who shows still searching for dues in the September 28 some financial need. murder of Jerry Adams (-often., referred to as "I think it's important 0 to honor him Yacub E.L. Shebazz), a former School of Social for what he's done for the community and for the Welfare student, a campus organization has time he's given," said Georgia Robinson, president established a scholarship fund in his memory. of the SAINTS. Shebazz, 32, was involved in the The Scholastic Achievement Incentive for planning of Kwanza, an African Christmas holiday Non-Traditional Students (SAINTS) has begun to celebration held in Roth Quad last December and arrange for fund-raising events for the Yacub E.L. was director of a youth program in Gordon Shebazz Scholarship as well as other scholarships. Heights, a largely black community located south Two fund-raisers which have been arranged already of Stony Brook. "I don't think the community are a Disco in the Stony Brook Union Ballroom on should forget this unnecessary death," Robinson November 15 and a raffle drive. The Shebazz added. Scholarship, which is expected to be $200, will be In addition, a committee organized by Veronica awarded to a student who has been accepted into (Continuedon page 4) Accident Injures Four-
By Darryl J. Rotherforth Minor chemical burns were sustained by four General Chemistry students due to an over-pressurized pipe in the Chemistry Building yesterday. Marcia Millington, Stacy Heller, Debbie Hoolahan and Angela Vorias received "minor chemical bums of the face and chest when a pipette they were filling sprayed two molar (2M) sodium hydroxide (NaOH) [a base -solutionI on them," according to Carolyn Allen, AN AMBULANCE rushes away from the Graduate Chemistry &RESTAURANT General Chemistry Laboratory Building en route to the University Hospital after an accident that Coordinator. injured four. :. CALL....-PIZZA "Their eyes were saved from -Campus Fire Marshalls Will transported the women to W *^yfl ..-.,'-HEROES i n jury because they were Finamore and Randy Rivera, as University Hospital where, --*^W--.'DINNERS wearing safety glasses," Allen well as the Stony Brook according to Dorothy Frassetto, said, "the prompt actions of Volunteer Ambulance Corps, director of Volunteer Services, W~e DELIVER To Roomn Ronald Fikar, the teaching responded to the scene and "they were treated for minor assistant, prevented the bums administered further first-aid. chemical bums of the forehead OR Office from becoming serious." The Ambulance Corps and hair, then released." I Plan to Limit Refrigerators l l Hated P ending Discussion c :4+ By Benjamin Berry the Director of Facilities with A new policy limiting the size the dorm cooking FINAST SHOPPING CENTER. ROUTF 25A Operation."By not implementing program," and type of refrigerators said Thomas. "The 751 -900 the policy we are creating a refrigerator permitted in dormitories, which policy was not problem." meant Goa » ood th.0> ome O was to have been implemented to choke-off the dorm e in m - Both Wadsworth and Thomas cooking program." for incoming students this 5% DISCOUNT WITH COLLEGE ID said that the original policy was Wadsworth said that following January, will not go into effect not intended to curtail the not valid on specials the formulation of a _ _ _ _ _ pending further discussion on dormitory cooking program and the issue. committee-which will include force students back on the meal students-"some sort of policy" The policy called for a 2.5 plan. cubic foot limit per refrigerator regarding refrigerators will "Limiting the size of definitely per person. It also banned frost be implemented next refrigerators has nothing to do fail. free refrigerators. 'tMhe policy has not been pursued further mostly because there have been more immediate things to attend to," - aid PADO pp^M ACrfW E I i z abeth Wadsworthl ART &OCALLIGRAPHY vice-president for Student : ad. * OILS ' * Gus AmVCe Affairs. "I will probably move to have public exploration of the matter sometime in November." -tHea un Nwa ff ILUJMMATzA M OWNLSP. ELLUAM, Q POLLEAF, According to Wadsworth, the 'CAKD « UNAdO Adt iLL,*O« decision to limit refrigerator size *UNIIm. ADMO PW_«XP MUC O e originated upon the advice of I Facilities Planning and Operation department, to ItheascRn bs - WV. (Zip 1i eliminate a potentially unsafe condition resulting from overloaded circuitry. - "Anytime you overload circuitry, you have a problem," ar.331-1S00 OLD ODES; aid Dave Thomas, assistant to m ---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P
October 22, 1980 STATESMAN Page 3 E I ,. . ,' .. . J4 ,, * I >'A i - BUSINESS DIGEST_ Met's HA Compiled by David Durst The Next Market Leader & BARBI OR : : 7ce (last of a five part series) Next to Stony BIrook Post Wc a In this last part of the special _ inirm_ series, I am going to explain how I WaSh. Cut *00 I investors can pick out a stock or I & Blow Dry i- Wp!I s-is industry that is going to have a big move. This method is not perfect, and I Hircut _ 0 ar it is not guaranteed $4. I 00l ax to make a million dollars for MEN"S == you, but it may help you decide l i l | t who the next stock market - HAIRSTYLIST -- I leader may be. _ !, . ;& BARBER ._ a__ At this time the stock market appears to be entering a X - Main Street.On the Green | ink * I correction. After the MER -Stony Brook stock BE R market goes up as much as it has H 751-4440 in the past six months, it becomes due for a correction or small drop in prices before it moves on to higher prices. This drop gives investors an excellent Dill loird Center opportunity to buy stocks at AUTO INSURANCE INFORMATION HELP & COUNSELING FOR -relatively low prices. The way to invest in the market is to buy ABORTION low and sell high, this can only be accomplished if you buy BIRTH CONTROL - when the market has or is moving down, and is due to go -VASECTOMY up. * FREE PREGNANCY TESTING Stocks that go down very little in a correction are often immediate insurance cards for any driver, any WaC REGA RDIh,.SS OF A GE OR MA RIT4.I,STI 1S those that make the biggest fuU financing aailable 1/4 mile from SUNY STRICTI, Y CO.NFII)DENTIA. moves when the stock market OPElN9) AM-9 P1 turns higher. However, this does .7 DA I'S .4 WSEEK not hold true for stocks that are HEMPSTEAD, N. Y. HAUPPAUGE, N.Y BOSTON, MASS. always going nowhere, chances (516)b38-2626 (516) 582-6006 (617) 536-2511-' that this trend will remain the same SponwOed by P.A.S. non-proft for them no matter what I the rest of the market does. Another group that often
He - E becomes a market leader after a m m m m correction are the stocks that go down a great deal for no the little apparent reason. At this time, a 0 0a many analysts feel that natural mandarins resource stocks have been acting as if they might take control of a ^*-Lyffffm'^a'ff^^rfffff-I -bninese resiaurany x tar C%'^_ .1%.- L% a.-.-a 0%W% f%^ %*^ &-,^k% *« &*%0%«^ l ^^ It W%4«a%-a *% W stock market rally. Paper, forest I - tizcnuan-v..an-ionese-rijiylirooic»BI product, steel and copper stocks i appear to acting quite well. Finally, a stock that has a - -H ^ ti j j^^k -***~iililliijiiliiiKmj^^^^^iiiiiiiiii sudden spurt on high volume for ^^I^Bn~l^^l^B^^^^^j^^^^B^^^^j- no apparent reason might be a Gafl-^^Slf^^^^^^^^^fiffsiSHI-~~iS~ I l.good play. People with inside information might be buying the - -r«[i^^^^^^^^u5i^^^^J^E5llllB I COMPLETE CATERING ROOM " stock in anticipation of a f~ff=ly«^_5 favorable announcement. Stocks I Complete Take-out Service that are below book value, or net asset value per share when 744 Rte. 25A Setauket 751 -4063 diluted, are also possible I* ~^^ 'f takeover -candidates. Scholarship (Continued from page 3) Lowe of the Advancement on Individual Merit (AIM) office collected over $300 which was presented to Shebazz' wife and children on Friday. "His unselfish desire to give of himself to those in need and in particular to the youths in his community should be a model not only to people in our black communitiest" Robinson asserted, "but for people everywhere.' Shebazz was found dead in his ca shortly past midnight at the Intersection of Route 25A and Nicolls Road in Setauket Police who arrived on the scene found Shebaz inflicted with sevral gunshot wounds. There was no apparent motive for the murder. 'Me Homicide Squad is box for anyone who may have seen Shabazz on the day of the murder or anybody who had any prior contact with him. They are asking that anyone with information contact them at 2865000. All cas will be e fidential. pM»4 STATESMAN October 22, 1980 - RltIt e mtives I Statesman's Weekly Arts and Feature magazine
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