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City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works The Reporter Archives 1976 The Reporter, December 13, 1976 How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/bb_arch_reporter/221 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] i· 1· Volume CVII, Number 11 Monday, December 13, 1976 Our. 53rd Year - Baruch College (. ,·:,·.. �he R porte� ����=.�� ARNOLD MARSHE Do YOU Care? Question: Why do you think evening students fall to By WINSOME R. HENRY had already received con wage with student funds? How participate in school activities? Interest ... not ideas dominate cerning the fee allocations, but much of these funds is actually directly the actions of men ... it was with some astonishment being used for the nebefit of the -Max Weber ·that they absorbed a whopping students? $39,139 allocated to the Day The Day government has an Session Student Government. It has been rumored that there nounced its intention to either will eventually be a combined Money is allocated by the buy or rent typesetting equip student body at Baruch (I.E., Fees Committee to the various ment at a total cost (given in the (i.e., no separate Day or Evening clubs and organizations. One budget) of approximately Sessions). This rumor was cannot imagine a more complex $18,000 .. recently confirmed 'by Dr. Jay and delicate function that, no Although it may be beneficial to Finkelman, Dean of Students. matter how well or how badly Because of that fact, many the students in the long run - is performed, is certain to breed it fair to utilize so much student students have become in universal dissatisfaction. terested not only in the activities money on a valid idea ? What However, when one is dealing if the idea doesn't work? Have of the Evening, but also of the 'l{ith as large a sum as $97,318 Day students. the planners considered for one semester, it leads one to upkeep, labor or the entire pause and consider certain Naturally, the first item of in question of maintaining such 1 ,- Dolores- Gatza - Upper 4)· Duane Hart - Grad. .terest is MONEY. The people questions. eQuiprnent on city property? · a.) How wilf it oav for itself? Junior: "I think evening Student: "I don't think that responsible for the budget How many people are responsible for the allocation students are involved in their evening students have the time. allocations ought to be Only $84,940 (including un and approval of funds? Do these business and private lives. Many Most evening students work all congratulated,. They did a mar spent funds from last year) was people have their interest or the are married and have children day." velous job in making the allocated to approximately 60 interest and welfare of their which involves responsibilities." allocations' format so complex. clubs. $12,375 is reserved for ap According to many students, fellow students at heart? peals. their susceptibility to surprise b) Why is it1 that so many We offer these facts to the had been pretty well exhausted people are employed by various Baruch community, hoping for by the numerous shocks they committees, being paid a weekly some response. Do YOU care? 1= The Reporter is not, 2) Kerry Andrews - upper 5) Arthur Strackman - Senior: and will not, Junior; "After working all day "I think that it's because· and going to school at night any basically most evening students free time would be taken up by work. Between school and work endorce any one can·didate families, friends or just you can expend so much energy relaxing." for extra-curricular activities - the priority being energy for over another· work." in _the forthcoming · student elections. We urge au students to vote for the Lucille Magwood - Lower 6) Keving Mccarrol - Lower candidate of their choice. Senior: "Vening students do not Senior: "I think evening participate in school activities students do not participate because they do no have the much in activities because most time." of them have jobs and families and I think they are more or less coming to school for an education rather than to par ticipate in social activities." Page 2 .. THEdilE:!i?sOR:f..ER. �• �o.nd.ay,.,,Dece..mber. ,:l3,,.,,197.6 Reception A�d Afterthoughts By DIANA WILLIAMS great' and not so great: just the garbage of our forefathers to Professor Marilyn Mikulsky, being. The fact that most of us replace and achieve timeworn -thank you and your committee are here, in this place at this platitudes ·with sharing of ideas for bringing the art of Norman particular time - part of CUNY, - THIS IS PART OF THRIVING Lewis to our campus. Ms. plugging along and changing EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. Mikulsky, former Dean of Ad ourselves or trying - to get a We ire part of this process. ministration at CUNY Graduate hook on this world where we Less is more. In time we learn.to Center, was responsible for art exist Human as subject not ob relinquish the old· and· familiar, services and exhibits as well as ject - being exposed, listening, to acknowledge the other side overseeing the restoration of the viewing a vast array of concepts to relearn and rethink much of former site of Stern's on 42nd - THIS IS EDUCATION: getting what we have 'taken for granted. Street to a formidable haven and to vulnerability, stripping away Pain and growth and living pride of CUNY. layer upon. layer. know no color barrier. Art tran Subsequently, Ms. Mikulsky's scends this universality: artist consulting services were made Much is at. stake, the price is says what we feel_ but are unable available to Baruch. This high but the exhilaration in to express with vigor, vitality retrospective arid thecirculating · lightening the load, shedding and anger. gallery form part of that integral spark that unites the core of humanity in this urban setting of Baruch's Alma Mater By HOWARD BABICH transient beings. ,,.. Norman Lewis on Monday, December 13th at Attending the reception were On Tuesday, November 23 and 12 noon. a number of prominent members Wednesday, November 24,, the . On the· following day, Novem- of faculty, administration and Baruch College Music Depart- ber 24th, the Music Department student body representation ment presented two concerts in presented a special concert. Dean Siegel, Dean Finkelman, the recital hall on the twelfth This featured cellist Evalyn Ron Aaron, Dr. Ruth Frisz, and floor of the 23rd street building Steinbock accompanied by many other friends, writers, ar in an effort to bring good music pianist Thomas Booth in the pe� tists of the illustrative Mr. Lewis. to the Baruch College com- formance of five Baroque and Mr. Lewis' subtle humor and munity. Classical pieces. biting wit was displayed by the The first concert, on the ·23rd, The piece� performed, were artist jlhO has a way, not only had a varied prog.ram. Dr. the Sonata for Viola Da Gamba, with his brush, but with his Carles! Hende'rson of the Music in G by Johann Sebastian Bach; tongue - making his audience Department, a soprano, sang the Passacaglia by Isadore Freed; think - he· is provokin·g and Micaela aria from the opera the Sonata in D, op. 78 by provocative. "Carmen." This concert was a Johannes Brahms; the Adagio Spirit transcends the color good setting for the performing and Alleg_ro by Schumann; and barrier, and this reporter ex of this aria because the Micaela the Arpeggione Sonata by Franz perienced anger at presup aria is the only aria in "Carmen" Schubert. Photo by David Tichtin positions: you and I have little to that is sung "up-stage" and While performing the pieces do with our birth. We do, · to see such remarkable ex an often repeated expression facing the audience: All others by Bach, Freed and Brahms Ms. however, hold potential for con pression by a black artist who remarked that "the message is are sung. to other members of Steinbock used sheet music. B-ut trolling our destiny at some exploits his insightful message the medium." the opera. Dr. Henderson was while performing the pieces by point. Much prejudice, al!hough so that a Baruch student Where is brotherhood? Are accompanied on the piano by Schumann. and Schubert· she deep-set, can be relearned seemed surprised this work was we all afraid to claim insight Dr. Eleanor Cory of the Music used no music. The knowledge along with other neurntic executed by a black man. from another's unique message? Department. / and fa1;1ilarity she had of these behavior. Let us put an end to 1/vhen will _we. -learn that the What this American culture has h\lso on t_he program was the, pieces were evident by her ex suffering and blaming and hostilities and extension of self engendered is a host of dif Baruch College chorus con- treme competence and mar- ferentials! <_;jucted by Jack �ight. They r:,er- elous performance. tokenism: What an abomination. need riot be expressed in purely y A cor:iment on society reckons colorific terms? Mr. McLuhan in People make this country formed "Don't Sleep in the Sub- ·.The 'turn out tor this per way" by Tony Hatch and' formance. was ·extremely light. Jackie Trent and a medley of One of the music classes came songs from the Broadway show to the concert about fifteen Italian Society Meets and movie "Mame" by Jerry Her- minutes after it began but left man. By HOWARD BABICH when their class period ended.