Vol. ?3, Number 6 Information,Now April 22, 1998', Computer Problems Due to Lack of"Funding

By Hwan-joo Moon Nguyen, Telecommunications As­ Ever since Wmdows95 was in­ , sociate who is charge of adminis- stalled in the computers atthe On­ tering the network. After that, line Computing Center on the 6th .during the second two weeks, the floor ofthe 25thstreetbuildingthis system crashed once a week, ac­ semester, the computers there cording to Nguyen. 'The problem have been inundated with server , is, we have486servers and clients. crashes resulting in lost data for These machines are very slow. many students. . When there are many users, the The problem stems from the fact systems crashes and ] cannot go that students are assigned to do home." said Nguyen. projects from their computer" "It was a bad idea." said James classes requiring the use of the Rang, Systems Engineer at New lastest versions ofMicrosoft Excel York Hospital. "Windows 95 and and Access which runs on top of gOffice 97 products like Excel and Windows 95 and notthe olderWin­ Access are designed to be stand dows 3.11 that had previously been, .,' '~: ~ alone products. They're not sup- installed, according to Frank (Jt~:'\:,~t~:~;~~~ ,~.'. posed to be fed from servers. And Werber, Director ofClient Service.1,:;r: .\~~:), , it's impossible with 486 machines. Werber said that he decided to Studentswaitinginlinefor computers at the computer lab. The data traffic will choke the sys- install Windows 95 because many megabytes. "In January we did a lot of in­ tem." students do not have computers at In order to bypass this physical stallation and testing but in Feb­ One female student who asked homeand needed to haveaccess to limitation, Windows 95 was in- ruary, when usage got heavier, the not to be identified said that when the lastest software. The hard disk stalled on the server machines so system began tofail," said Werber. she lost her data, she had to on most of these computers, how- that the computers that the stu- During the first two weeks, the scramble to find a friend who had ever, have only 100 to 150 mega- dents use, called clients, can just system failed at least once a day a computer because the assign­ bytes ofdisk space - Windows 95 receive the files from Wmdows 95 in the middle of the day when the ment was due the very next day. alone requires approximately 80 as needed, lab was crowded, accordingto Ngoc continued on page 8 Vis-itingPareBtsShut Fracas at- Faculty Out ofSchool Senate Meetillg By'Chan-jooMOOJ:l ~'~-~ - ._~- -~-- --:~~'~~~~~~- ~-~on~~~~~_~~~~~~' ------~.- Parents who were visiting schoo!."' "- " characterized. the Baruch College ments sent forward to the Chan- Baruch College for an information "You can't stick [children] in the FacultySenatemeetingonApril 2, cellorand orthe UniversityAdmis­ seminarwere barredfrom entering closet," said Christine Calvin, who when faculty who do not normally sions Processing Center...be re­ the 360 Park Avenue South build- had accompanied her daughter, a attend the senatemeetings showed voked immediately as being with­ ing on Monday, April 13, for hav- SEEKcandidate, withheryounger up and beat down a resolution call- out faculty review and approval." ing brought children, under sibling because schools had been ing for an immediate revoking of The second resolution stated that Baruch's child access policy, which closed for the Easter break. Baruch's higher admissions stan- "the Faculty Senate supports the this incident has shown to apply The stated reasons for this policy, dards, and then shoved into pas- Administration ofBaruch College even to one-timevisitors, which was written by Widener, sage a resolution which gives sup- in all its efforts to raise the qual- This blanket application of bar- have been the possible disruption port to the higher standards. ity ofeducation atthis institution." ring all children under all circum- of classes if children are present, It remains unclear who orga- The announcement of the meet- stances unless they obtain a spe- the liability to the school ifa child nized the opposition against the ing had only stated that a resolu­ cial pass from the administration should get injured and the need to resolution presented by co-chairs tion on remediation at Baruch shocked the parents who were vis- enforce the requirement ofhaving of the Faculty Senate Mildred R. would be presented- a copy ofthe iting and drew criticism from a filed immunizationdocumentation Stansky and J.J. Boddewyn, Col- actual resolution was not provided children's rights lawyer and SEEK with the school before registering lege President Matthew Goldstein and neither was a summary of its counselors, who had organizedthe as a student. also attended the meeting and de- contents. Ferns stated that he meeting unaware that the policy "[These reasons] are illogical and fended his stance. William J. found out when he"asked around" applied to one-time visitors. non-compelling," said Dorianne Ferns, assistant professor of 818- and then wrote the second resolu- "It's not for me to turn down a Beyer, children's rights lawyer; tistics and Computer Information tion when "someone suggested it," staff member who brings a child General Council ofNational Child Systems, came to themeetingwith He could not recall who that some­ and let in a person who is not even Labor Committee; and former Ex- copiesofthe second resolution and one was because, he said, it was affiliated with the school," said ecutive Director ofthe Defense for distributed themto the attendees. done very informally in a "walk. RonnyG. Widener, Director ofPer- Children International of United The first resolution stated,that through the hallways"setting. sonnel "Obviously we can't have continued on page2 continued onpap 3 ...... ,'10< 2 TICKER NEWS ,APRIL 22, 1998 TICKER NEWS APRIL 22, 1998 3 Jefferies Causes Uninformed FacultyAt UproarAt CSI Baruch, By Chan-joo Moon Eleven members of the City The event at CSI has caused a By Chan-joo MOOD University of New York (CUNY) controversy on the campus, with Interviews with a handful offac­ Board of Trustees have released students and the militant Jewish ulty from the School of Business a statement on April 2 stating Defense Organization protesting revealed that while they do agree that they are "deeply disap­ the presence of Jeffries. At the with the raising ofacademic stan­ pointed" in the student govern­ day ofthe event, which was can­ dardsatBaruchCollege, theyhave ment ofthe College of Staten Is­ celed by Jeffries'over a disagree­ not been fully informed of some land (CSI) for inviting as a ment with the administration major aspects orraising academic speaker Leonard Jeffries, the over the speaker fees which his standards. controversial City College ofNew lawyer as a eo-speaker 'would re­ The School ofBusiness had been York Black studies professor. ceive, six students were arrested accused attheApril 2 FacultySen­ "Since his frequently-expressed when Jeffries arrived anyway ate meetingornot havingprovided views are anti-Semit.ie, anti­ and was barredfrom enteringthe financial impact statements to the ':r" Catholic, anti-Italian, and ra­ campus. facultydespite havingagreed to do cially divisive, we seriously ques­ The administration in CSI has so. tion thejudgement ofthestudent stated that Jeffries was barred , Faculty did not recall receiving leaders who extended the invita­ because the security measures them and also did not recall see­ tion," said the statement. which had been prepared for his ing studies like the one by City According to articles in The presence on campus had also New York Times, Jeffries has said been canceled. in the past that Jews had fi­ William Wharton, president of ~Manyfaculty, how­ nanced the Atlantic slave trade, the student,government of CSI, and had also in Hollywood COD­ did not return calls asking him ever, felt itto be their spired with Italians to denigrate for comment. blacks in film. priority to teach rather than to in­ form themselves concerning such­ matters."

and an aerobics and physical fitness center, basedontheblueprintslocated PhysEd inthenortheastcomeroftheNewman Contents: Librarybuilding. Dept. The Education Department, which merged with the PED during the Moving CUNY budget crisis of 1995, will be News: Fron eliminated as ofFall '98. The profes­ ByElizabeth Villegas sors from this department will be The Faculty Senate in theirApril 2 transferred to different departments Lettersl Op- meetingvoted insupportofthePhysi­ in the college. calandHealthEducationDepartment The decision to close the Education ~cl~: JL~ (PED) moving from the Weissman Departmentcamefrom CollegePresi­ School of Arts and Sciences (WSAS) dent Matthew- Goldstein and the ad­ to Student Development, and the ministration, according to Eng. He Business:....23 move is scheduled for Fall of'98. said that the idea to consolidate ­ Baruchadministration hasproposed leaving Hunter and Queens to teach this restructuring and it has to be education while Baruch emphasizes voted on by the respective depart­ business - came from former Chan­ mentsand thecollegecommittees, af­ cellorW. Ann Reynolds. terwhich itwill go to theCityUniver­ Baruch College is bestknown for its sity of New York (CUNY) Board of reputation in business, based on the ....•...' . Trustees for final approval. annual college rankingsin U.S. News ThePED andtheEducationDepart­ aJU1 World Report. ment has been a part ofWSAS since Students who presently major in 1994, when the School of Education closedandtheSchoolofPublicAffairs opened in its place. According to William Eng, Director ofAthleticsanddeputychairpersonof ------.....--iIiliIII!II-...... "1 PED, there are presently three full­ .... with every other .. time professors inthePED(including "<,,- ,". -"" institution that is Eng) and some adjuncts, The staffof , . the PEDwill keep their present posi­ notaccredited,". tions when the restn.returing takes place. The PED will move to the new ority to teach ratherthan to inform Baruch building (site B) which is themselves concerning such mat­ scheduled to open in the year 2000. ters. Their conclusions, therefore, The new PED facilities will have a are from the perspective ofteach stateofthe artgym, a swimmingpool continue on page 11 , \

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~~# . @t. > "Thchnology inAceounting"='----....::: ...... =~~~~~...... -----...... ~...... ~· Literature regarding The Wel­ Presidential Candidate·Profiles guest speakers Coopers & fare Rights Initiative spon­ Apr. 23 - Date Auction will be held sored by Hunter College will be Lynbrand. Sponsored by the Ac­ at 17 Lex. Ave.,4 North, I-2:30pm. availableon April 23 & 30th, 23rd counting Society. To be held on Apr. 30, 23rd St., 5 South, 12:45­ Apr. 24 - Dinner/Party will be held St. lobby, 12-2pm. . in rooms 1436/1440/1422,360 PAS, 2:15pm. AIDS AWARENESS Workshop 5-1Opm sponsored by Gamma Phi Rho will ESSA is offering FREE LEGAL SERVICESto all Baruch students Apr.30 - Cultural Games to be held be held on Apr. 23rd, 12:30-2:3Opm, in rm 1422,360 PAS, 12:45-2:3Opm. 360 PAS/nIl 1542, 1543 dealing with Housing, Family, Consumer and Real Estate law Apr. 30 -Asian Arts & Crafts Exhi­ US Marines will be recruiting on Immigration, Divorces, Landlord bition will be held at360 PAS 15th April 23rd & 30th, 10am-3pm, at andTenant issues. For an appoint­ fl, 5-1Opm' , the 23rd St. lobb~ ment call 802-6794. Appts for Apr.28th, 5':30-7:30prn. May 1 - Evening Show will be held Check your blood pressure, Cft~­ at theSkylight Lounge(3rd fl.), 23rd lesterollevel, ... for FREE at the Comic Strip Live: tickets are St.,5-11prn $7.00 and admits two people. Pur­ Health Fair sponsored by Stu­ ~ay 1 - Closing Ceremony/Evening dent Life onApril 23, at the 25th· chase tickets at the Student Cen­ ter 360 PAS, rm 1512 Monday­ WIll take place at 17 Lex. Ave. Audi­ St. lobby, 12:30-7pm. Friday from 9am-9pm Cash Only. torium, 7:30-11pm. Discount Movie Tickets to CulturaIAwarenessDayspon­ Available all semester. Cineplex Odeon can be pur­ sored by the National Assoc. of "Islam -A Faith Misunder­ chased at the Student Center 360 Nigerian Studentswill take place stood" discussion sponsored by PAS, rm 1512. Tickets are $5 and on Apr. 24, 360 PAS, rm 1541 6- valid for one year. 802-6770 Avail- 1~. . ' theMuslim StuentsAssoc.. To be Reanna Ramsingh held on Apr. 30, 360 PAS, ''The Muslim Social Life" dis­ rm1436/1440, 12:45-2:15 pm Reanna is an international student who was born in cussionsponsored bytheMuslim Trinidad in the Caribbean and came to the United States StudentsAssoc. will take placeon d o Lennox Henry Apr. 29, 360 PAS, rrn 1542 5.30- We can G it! Lose weight with a at the age of 19 to attend Baruch College. She majors in 7'30 m ,. friend. roup meets every Mon- Lennox is an international student who was born in Ven­ . p day 12-1pm, at 360 PAS/room1543 ezuela in SouthAmerica. His relatives on hisfather's side M.arketing and Advertising, in fulfillment of her parents' WIshes for her to have a stable career. She has an interest If.y~u would like to announc:e an eventfor the S riJ!gSemes live in the United States and he has been coming and going in the Arts and her Advertising emphasis helps her to ex­ ter. sa: ~O CHARGE -please type and leave it'fn tile TiCk between the two nations since he was 8 months old. He mJ;~ ~er mailbQx l5l2.. . ' e majors in Biology and hopes to attend medical school. Oth­ pend "creative energies." After getting a job, she says erwise, he plans to get into a research field. she will pursue her "whims and fancies." Current Activities: Baruch is great because••. Current Activities: Baruch·is great because•.• DSSG Executive Treasurer I'm proud of our reputation. Freshman Seminar Teacher; Col- Students have been supportive. A We're not Ivy League but we lege Fund Students' Representa- lot of them don't know what's go­ rank there. tive; Sexual Harassment Commit- ing on but once you bring the is- IfI could change one thing at --sue,t~-mueh.·r-eal It'~.a.Karl~. tee member; Student.Health-Ooa- .. h ... Students should vote for me . . lition member. .. really great. .-. ~use.- front oftheMason Hall auditorium Increase the school spirit. I had everyThursdayduring club hours. If I could change one thing at Students should vote for me a certain image ofcollege -I a~ay I know what it's like to be a WRI also has office hours in the 18 was going and I expected Baruch... because.- certain things but then I realized student - a regular kid. I talk street building from 10:30 AM to A major thing is for students to A vote for me is a vote for you. In that a commuter college doesn't to regular students and can 11:45 AM on Thursdays, for this take part in the many committees other words, a vote for a more pro­ have that. I believe a lot of address their issues. semester. students want a greater sense of Stowe hopes that her story will at Baruch. A lot of decisions are active voice on campus to aid stu­ help those who can identify with being made without students' ap- dents' needs. sehool spirit. her to come in during WRI's office proval. hours. According to Gill, WRI plans to expand to other City Uni­ versity ofNew York (CUNY) cam­ Pro CUNY Budget In ElectionYear Handout puses and ideally to the rest ofthe nation. WRI wants people who ByHwan Joo Moon (TAP) willbe raised to $4,125 from I think it is responsive to the pub­ The StateLegislature atAlbany lion for faculty positions, $800,000 $3,900. The newbudget, however, lie demand for higher perfor- become informed to organize and for child care, $300,000for College then mobilize so that they can in­ approved a budget on April 14 in is only restoring TAP aid. Previ- manee," which total appropriation for City Discovery and $1 million for con­ ous TAP's maximum award stood· The Governor and the leader of fluence social policy. tract courses. Tuition at Commu­ UniversityofNewYork (CUNY) for at $4,100 not many years ago. In eaeh house traditionally negotiate nity Colleges will also remain at 1998-99 would increase by$27 mil­ 1974, TAP was originally pegged the budget privately, according to lion - $13.4 million for the senior the 1997-98levelof$140.9million. at covering60 percent ofthe aver- TheNew York Times. Butthisyear, At Baruch College, $22.3 million colleges and $13.6 million for the age tuition at in4ePendentcolleges for the first time, the Republican­ will. be provided for equipment to. community colleges, according to and universities. Today, it covers . led Senate and the Democratic­ a preliminary analysis ofthe bud­ complete the Site B project, which only 25 per cent. controlled Assembly worked out upon occupancy, will' eventually get by CUNY central. The unusually generous budget theirbudgetarydifferences in pub­ The $71.46 billion budget in­ end the current annual leasing is a resultofthe recent budgetsur- . lic using conference committees. cludes the biggest increase in costs for the State. Baruch leases pluses in the state. Flush with The increase in statespendinghas the 18street and 360ParkAvenue school aid in history, $500 million cash, and encouragedbylastyear's producedthe fastest, least ammo­ to build or modernize schools and South buildings. $2.1 billion budget surplus and niousbudgettalksinyears, accord­ Aid to Part-time Study (APTS) millions more for public and pri- prodded by the upcomingelection, ing to The New YOrk nmes. Gov. Program is increased by $5.0 mil­ lawmakersarepouringmoney

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------. TICKER NEWS APRIL 22,·1998 7 6 TICKER NEWS APRIL 22, 1998 Job Market goes global for students CIS Graduates Global Business Conference Get By Chan-joe Moon When former United States Sec­ dents and scholarsin the NewYork seamless integration into- the na­ Automated retary of Labor Robert Reich de­ State area. Three ofthe students tions at which it does business. cided to buy a new car, he asked. attend Columbia University, one The third and final speaker, John Jobs the salesman whether the car was attends New York University and D. Tessier, a former international made in America by American the other attends Hunter College. "IBM'er" who had established a By Elaine Wu . As information technology be­ workers. The salesman paused, .Southorn, who manages a global consulting firm in 1993, gave ad­ comes more importantinourevery­ took a deep breath, and then staff of some 600 to 700 workers, vice on how students can become day life, the outlook for Computer Information System (CIS) majors seems better than ever at Baruch College. All ofBaruch's graduatingCIS ma­ jors were offered jobs, according to Linda Friedman, chair of CIS. ''Technology is definitely booming," she said, resulting in a greater de­ mandfor CIS majors in thejobmar­ ket. Thisis partofa nation-widetrend where jobs in the software related industriescontinue togrowata rate of9.6 percent each year, despite the slow growth of1.6 percenteachyear a; in the economy overall during the s:: o ~ periods from 1987 to 1994, based on ~ data from the Business Software s..s:: ~ Alliance. In addition, the Bureau of o LaborStatisticsestimatesthatfrom ­s.. ~ Q) 1994 to '2005, jobs in computer and :E ~ data processing will increase by o ~ some 69 percent, which will result Q) 1: in the creation ofabout 660,000 new ::s o o jobs. "For the past couple of periods, Seated from left to right: Hanneke C. Frese, John D. Tessier, Lee Ann Southorn; Hong Liao these occupationsareamongthe top fourth from left with studentcommittee; TracySnyder third from right with Metro staff ten fastest growingindustries," said asked: ''Which do you prefer?" said that there are three things entrepreneurs. He said that big CarolynVeneri, an economist at Of­ In today's global economy, said which today's managers need to business chains like Pizza Hut, fice of Employment Projections for Lee Ann Southorn, manager ofGlo- have: technological competence, Walmart and McDonald's started theBureau ,Of Labor.Statistics.. balExecutiveDevelopment tifAvon' global business' skills and a cul­ from ideas. A great many ideas While thejob outlook has been ex­ Products Inc., traditional competi- tural awareness. fail, he said, because the entrepre­ cellentat Baruch, some CIS majors tion - nations competing with According to Southorn, some neur lacks either the capital or the suggested improvements. Alex each other - has given way to sweepingchanges have occurred in skills to maintain and run a busi­ Chen, ajuniorin CIS, said thatthere complex interrelationships be- both businesses and in individual ness. is no hands on experience in Baruch tween nations, making it hard to. careers. Southom said that one in He said that managers need to classes. Chen transferred from New answer a question which in the four middle managementjobs have train workers to be independent York University to Baruch because past would have been easily re- been cut and work is being done rather thanjust focus on the tasks he could not afford the high tuition. solved by simply looking at a la- by teams in different parts of the at hand. Tessier also emphasized He does freelance assignments bel. world who are connected by com- the global aspects of today's working with Ethernet and net­ The need for college students and munication technology. Careers economy. "Even ifyou don't want working. In the past 10 months, he business people in today's economy have shifted from life-time employ­ togo global, global competitors will was consulted by three companies to have a global awareness was the ment to an average of 10jobs over come to you," he said. at a rate of $55 per hour, while the topic of Southorn's presentation, 3 careers, she said._Managers need The conference was attended by market rate is $155 per hour. which was a part of "Global Busi- to have a "continuous curiosity," about 70 students from around the Raymond Chau, a senior CIS rna­ ness Opportunities," a conference she said, because the business en­ New York State area. ''We want to jorandpresident ofCIS Society; said held on the Baruch Campus on vironmentnow changes constantly. bring international students face his club tries to keep up with the April 8 to inform students of the "In the world we are going into, to face with executives in the rapidly changing technology; offers .changes which have occurred in it is no longer enough to learn what multi-national field," stated Tracy hands on experience andeven builds the business world due to the you need to know for your job," Snyder, a Metro-International computer systems. He suggested greater usage ofrapid communica- Southorn said. staff member. Students can find that Baruch CIS classes are too tion and travel technologies. Hanneke C. Frese, head of Ex- out more, she said, by looking up large. They usually have 30 to 40 The conferencewas the culmina- patriate Staffingfor Citibank, said www.metrojnt1.orgon the internet. students where, he said, 10 to 20 tion of a year-long project by five that students today need to have "As a biology student I learned a would make a better learning envi­ students from Metro International, both an inter-cultural and interna­ lot," said Hong Liao, a female stu­ ronment. a non-profit membership organiza- tional experience. The goal for dent from Columbia who had mod­ Some of the corporations who re­ tion which provides services and Citibank, she said, is to be able, by erated the conference. ''We learned cruit from Baruchare PaineWebber, GO SEE YOUR HYUNDAI DEALER TODAY: programs for international stu- a cultural awareness, to make a about how to collaborate projects." Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, - ed . T' ted windows Halogen headlarnps. AM/FM stereo. And a standard Salomon Smith Barney, Chase, . . h 998 T·b FX Sport-tun SuspenSIon. In .' . .. . ThIS IS tel 1 uron . . Road & 'r. '-rlrk says '., fears no winding mountain road... Citibank and Con Edison. k h . d Get Into the car irac ... -,- Out of 27 CIS majors who applied warranty p~ck.age t~at roc ~ t ~~n2~t::h back. Use the cash for something fun. Or, finally payoff rhar book 2 More Issues to go till the to Goldman Sachs, overonethird re­ And for a Iimired rrrne receive .' H dai dealer today. And see why Driving is Believing. ceived jobs, according to Barbara you've had since freshman Enghsh. Get to your yun ai HYUNOAI nBURON FX Lambert, associate director of Ca­ last issue. Submit your sto­ reerDevelopment Center. Shesaid that some skills thatcompanieswill look for, aside from computerskills, are good grades, extra-curricular ries and other written works activities and communicationskills. 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~.. ·Cl1NYJob. . . ' .. ' ...... JacOf. - ; '. : ," . . Computer problems :- Fair at. Electronic Campus American IndianArt continued from front page JavitsConvel1.tion.Center. ''1 was crying in thesubwaybecause memoryerrormessage, accordingto ByAndreia Lee for Baruch Exhibition I was so upset at what happened." Nguyen. The 1998 CUNY BIG APPLE The corporations to attend are she said. Werber cited lack offundingfor the Air France, Chase Manhattan, By Hwan Joo Moon JOB FAIR, an annual event for By Vanessa Singh As a result of server based difficulties in managingthe lab. But all City University of New York FederalBureau ofInv~stigati9n, Joanna Osburn-Bigfeather, Di­ Originally intended as a quick installion not workingproperly; Win­ according to the'97 - '98 Baruch (CUNY) students to meet and to BloombergL.P., Macy's,Madis()n out the hassle of co-ordinating a rector and Curator ofthe only Na­ and easy way for students to take dows 95 was reinstalled, moving it College Budget, Baruch Computer interact with more than 100 dif­ Square Garden, Morgan Stanley, convenient meeting time place. tive American owned GallerylMu­ off the network and into the client and Technology Center which over­ ferent bigname corporations and MetLife and many others. practice tests, the electronic The Electronic Campus is a seum in New York City, held an. machines, according to Werber. sees the operations of the lab had companies, will be held at the Studentsshould bring a mini­ campus ( available on Baruch's way in which to enhance the American Indian art exhibit on website www.baruch.cuny.edu) Other programs that were previ­ been allocated 1.95 million dollars Jacob K. Javits Convention Cen­ mum of25. resumes.. . Business learning process. This enables April 21 at Baruch College, span­ has since evolved into an elabo­ ously installed were then moved to for the current fiscal period. The ter, River Pavilion & Galeriaon attire is required.Meri should students and faculty to commu­ sored by the Department of Fine rate and ever-changing ·commu­ the servers. "It's a question of fine Ticker was unable to ascertain how April~4, 1998 from 11:00 a.m. to wear a,suit., jacket. and:tie~ n icate under circumstances and PerformingArts. nications network 'in cyberspace. tuningit. We have made a lot ofim­ much of that money was used for 4:30p.m. Women shouldwear a sUlt~ettess where it would not otherwise be "NativeAmerican art has been provement." said Werber. equipment upkeep in the lab. Entry to the fairmtist be no orsltirt; .. ·Attendees:shoutdtbe· It can be utilized for a number possible. Itis very likelythat the defined by the non-native," said Server based installation was Lack offunding was again cited by later than 4:00 p.m. The fair is prepared to network ( make an of applications and has the po­ number ofprofessors integrating Bigfeather. "I think it holds our originally favored, not only for lack Werber for the high turn-over rate free of charge and it welcomes acquaintanceandget.ebuainess tential to become the cyber-Iearn­ these resources as part of their people back but we need to think ofhard disk space but also for secu­ of consultants at the lab. As more only CUNY students and CUNY card)and plan to stayforat.Iea.st ing environment ofthe future. curriculum will increase, making about survival and our families." rity and desktop consistency , ac­ than 90 percent of the consultants . alumni. Students should present two hours. . Richard Treitman, the Director it necessary for students to know At one time, when she tried to cording to Werber. Some students getthejobthrough theFederalWork a registration card and a valid . Thisisanexeellenropportunity of the Baruch Computing and how to access and utilize these exhibit Native American art at forall CUNY studentsto enhance Technology Center, envisioned resources. another gallery, the Curator there will change the waya clientmachine StudyProgram, they are paid mini­ CUNY identification...... card. is set up and confuse the next stu­ mum wages. Scheduling is a CUNYAlumni can register at the theirjob opportunities, according the internet as a means of com­ Owning a computer or having told bigfeatherthat theyonly take dent who tries to use the samecom­ tremedous problem because many fair and should bring copies of a to the Career Development ·Cen­ munications for the Baruch com­ an internet account is not neces­ works from three fourths Indians. puter, according to Werber. 'That consultants hold outsidejobs in ad­ resume. Registration cards for -ter. The Job Fairhas been spon­ munity. It started when an eco­ sary. Students only need access ''What does that mean," asked is a big problem for us." dition to having to attend classes. Baruch students are available at sored, by the CUNY University nomics professor with a large lec­ to the Baruch College Homepage Bigfeather. "They make up their Now that Windows 95 is locally Most of these employees don't last the Career Development Center, Office ofStudentServices andthe ture class had difficulty distrib- (www.baruch.cuny.edu). Free ac­ own rules as' to who is an accept­ installed, a security feature cleans more than three semesters- just Oncestudents have registered, CUNY Career Counseling and cess is available at the computer able Indian." up any changes that may have been when they know what they are do­ they will receive a packet titled PlacementAssociation. lab and the school library. Any made and re-starts in the original ing- becausetheycan get better jobs Career Guide at the Big Apple .Students. with special needs Students working branch ofthe New York Public Li­ configuration when the computer is elsewhere, according to Werber. Job Fair. An Opportunity Index should contact college placement/ brary also offers free internet ac­ booted, accordingtoWerber. ''It took "Communication is also difficult. will list the employers. atthe fair students affairs office for acces­ together on a group cess. Every Baruch student can "If we exhibit our 15 months to get Windows 3.1 to You might have a Chinese student by positions offered and the ma­ sibility accommodations atthe easily obtain a free Baruch e-mail work," said Werber. ''It's only been talking to a Turkish student in En­ .ors and degrees required. f~~ . roject can collabo­ account. works but can not three full monthswithWindows 95~" glish and neither of them fully un­ rate andshare their From the Baruch College The system is stable now, accord­ derstand computers." said Werber. Th~ CUNY Big Apple Job Fair Homepage, students can simply prove that we are • click on e-mail under the elec­ ingto Nguyen. But because the com­ ''I asked a consultant how I can Friday, April 24,1998 indings puters lack memory; students who run DOS in Windows but he said In tronic campus section, After native, we can be try to embedgraphicslikea piechart that there's no DOS in Windows. 11:00 A.M.- 4:30 P.M. (No entry after 4:00 P.M.) cyberspace choosing to apply for. a Baruch sued." and a bar chart into a Word docu­ But one of my friends found it for The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center College Student e-mail account, ment will have difficulty doing so me." saidTimothyKwon, ajunior at 11thAvenue between 34th and 35th Streets students need to follow the on­ and most likely get an out-of- Baruch College. uting practice tests and answer screen instructions to complete Resume and business attire re uired keys among his students. In re­ sponse to this demand, the elec­

tronic campus was created as a ,~ ~£ medtum"through"which faculty . ~ ..proJessors:~re. Us-. and students would be able to communicate from the place and ing the electronic OLOCAUST DAY time most convenient. to them. From its first application as a campus and are re­ HILLEL, JEWISH STUDENT ALUANCE, KOACH, BARS MAl

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Uninformed Faculty in~"IeeIBrlO continued from page 3 With a Bang at ••... ing. and not in consideration ofthe The Surgeon General greater social implications - that theyare closingthe doorofopportu­ cordially invites you to Baruch ByAndreia Lee nity for poor communities and cer­ The Newman Library offers a research specific companies that tain ethnic groups - which makes By Andreia Lee and crafts exhibition, a date wide range ofelectronic resources they maybe interested in work­ this issue controversial in the first Asian Month, an active tradi­ auction - which will raise which are considered to be the ing for; they can educate them­ place. tion practiced at Baruch College money for a committee against latest and most advanced in the selves about its .history, market Management Professor A. for the past twenty years, has anti-Asian violence - and an field of information and data data, annual reports, and other Calamidassaidthathecannotteach started in April and will con­ evening show of Asian culture searching, making Baruch Col­ factors that can be helpful in get­ advanced topics because students tinue for the whole month. The and fashion. lege a pioneer in providing this ting them a job- orfi:ndingout are not ready for it. "You can pick purpose of this event is to edu­ These activities are organized technology among the schoolsof whether the company-is suitable up a deficiency in five minutes," he cate and publicize Asian cul­ by the Baruch Asian Student City Universityof New Yor-k for 'them. Baruchhas gained spe­ Said. "Cure the problem." tural awareness and Asian Union(BASU), a union of all (CUNY). These information cial access to this and other pro­ He said thatwhat happens in this search engines include Lexis/ hibitivelyexpensive resources for scenario is that a Baruch degree Nexis, ABIJInform Global, Dow educational purposes. means less since less is taught. Jones, CD-ROMs, Career & Job To prepare students and faculty Sidney .Lirtzman, Dean of the Search and Business Research. to appropriately use these re­ School of Business, said that it is Students and faculty members sources, Baruch College regularly necessary for Baruch to maintain can now access company and in­ offers workshops. The objective highstandardsbecauseitistheonly dustry data, search for missing ofthese workshops is tointroduce accredited public school ofbusiness Information Literacy - the com­ in the city. "[We need] a guarantee To prepare students petency to recognize the impor­ thata diplomavalidatesa high level tance of information, and the of achievement," he said. ''If our and faculty to ap­ ability to process it in an accurate degree gets discredited, then you and effective way. have to compete not only with New propriately .' use The Subcommittee onAcademic York University and Columbia but Baruch's Wellness Festival Culture recommended that the with every other institution that is these resources, Newman Library should provide not accredited, suchasPace Univer­ Thursday, April 23, 1998 strong support to students for us­ sityor community colleges." Baruch regularly ing these research tools because Lirtzman saidthatthe ethniccom­ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm offers workshops. oftheir importance in today's In­ position ofstudents inthe School of Lobby, 25th Street formation Age. Students maybe­ Business has not changed yet de­ come required to demonstrate a spite the raises in academic stan­ .people, acquire telephonenum­ certain level of information lit­ dards which have so far been insti­ bers and addresses, research con­ eracy before they will beable to tuted.. Get A Health Check! sumer behavior, market opportu­ graduate. At the present time, "We are nottrying to clean up the Sponsored by CUNY and The Office of Student Life nities, jobs and much more. the Newman Library has a User population," he said. "We do not Reflecting the need of a society Education Committee that meets want to admit to classrooms stu­ based on computer technology every other week to develop pro- dents who can't do thework. That's and the Internet at the turn ofthe the only consideration." eentury;there-has'beet1"a~tremen".. dous .increase iii'demandfor ac- ... curate and fast information. It "Information. Lit­ has induced the development and expansion of these powerful eracy - the compe­ search engines. These tools have Lion Dance at the Opening Ceremony ofAsian Month tency to recognize become essential for all indus­ Special pride, according to Ming Wong, Asian clubs. Presently 33% of tries and businesses in providing A Event For Executive President of the Baruch's student body is com­ easy and accessible information the importance of Promising Scholars Asian Month committee. posed ofAsians. which is crucial for their effec­ information..." At CUNY AcenSIAN is this year's The members of the Asian tiveness. theme, which was chosen to rep­ Month committee are Ming A diversity of ittformation-is resent the uprising and emerg­ Wong, Jennifer Li, Julie Mae needed in a wide-range of fields MAY 4th, 1998 ing power ofAsia in the cultural Dogillo, Miracle Erana, Virgo such as media, entertainment, grams and activities to educate 9:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. and economic world. Lam, Pearl Chen, Chien Lin, lawandeorporations.. NBC news, students on information compe­ The grand opening ceremony Sheng Chou, Edmond Jang, for example, utilizes fourteen dif­ tency. Baruch College was held on April 2 with the Kiro and Nelson Lok. The ferentelectronic research toolsto One of the biggest difficulties performance of a Lion Dance in events are sponsored by student track down data. for students and other users, ac­ Are you... front of the 17 Lexington Av­ activities fees, local sponsors, All ofthese programs can be ob­ cordingto one oftheworkshop in­ enue building, followed by a re­ Asian businesses and Asian tained through the internet for structors, is the. overwhelming An Outstanding ception. The main activities for communities. anyone willing to pay the high amount of inforIiuitionth;atis Student? Asian month are: an Asian film "Asian Month is to promote fees, although the ordinary pub- available. Ifone cannotdiffeten­ A Proven Leader? festival, a panel discussion with Asian awareness and pride and tiate the useful information guest speakers, sports tourna­ to educate the rest of the college .among:the.InilliohSaval1flbl~~·the Planning to attend ments, a party, the publication community," said Wong. "These tools have instructor said,therialltheimor­ Graduate School? of an Asian magazine, an arts mation is useless... ThrQugh the become essential for . workshops, participants will·be educated to access ·m.formaJtlon Panel Discussion all industries and fromiaccurate and appropriate Scholarship Applica­ sources, and' to. analyze and busineeeeeinpro- .evaluate itsveracityand!re.liabil- tion Workshops oidingeasytmd-ac.-· .... ity: •.. : .. _.. . .. A Gala Luncheim' Tlle.workshop~:aI"~()pen·.t(>.any­ C. es.. sible.informa-. ()he,!howish~.to)l~nci.A:sign See your. up sheet'and' sehedrile:(')f. work.. tioti..." .shoPsis:available·at~herer~re~ Scholarship Representa- de.sk·!of the,N.ewman Library. tive: .: Pre~registrationispreferabl(fin lie cannot afford it.. LexislNexis. ···oI"dertoinsure seats,<·but;wa!k­ Dean Ron Aaron for example, can cost $200 perina are·also-welcomed. AmaXi­ Student Develop­ houn.-It is aparti~~larlYpoW'er-. In'U~or~p,~t\1dentsCanparli~i­ Cui search toolformwspaper:]lr':' .. ··pateit1eacn·8~ssiori. ...:.. .-. . ment ticles and court doCUments•.. Stu~: 360 PAS Rm. 1702 dents can also use::X~:xislNexistO .-:..:;. , Tel:(212)80~-6.~2P '~~~->~.~~.:~~~4#.:, ~. . ... ~ ...... ft"'to;jJwww.cuny.eduI:~.. -, \

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Established in 1932 Email: [email protected] Joseph M. Maldarelli Editor-in-Chief . Lauren Mogul Managing Editor ...... Baruch College may be renowned for being an ",1-'., .... ':•. Wantingnothingmorethan to fin­ Madelyn Tavera '. -. ' ByEdwardRodriguez Shesoon would face herserious prob­ toworkwith, let alonespeakto. She Senior Editor Harassment ifoften an issue diffi­ lem with another student who will even chronicled each and every ish this annoyingordeal she agreed excellent business school, but it is not a cult to discuss. What is harassment? rename nameless. event that left her with the feeling to this unofficial meeting. However, Tamim Islam There are certainlyobvious instances The uncomfortabilitythatshefelt in of being ostracized and wrote de­ this is where she began to chronicle Chan-joo Moon business. We hope that students can have yet those are usually not the ones in class reached a much higher level as tailed accounts in letters to any and the worst to me. Though she tried News Editors to bringher sole supporterwith her, ----- question. It is important to remem­ this anonymous .student was highW everyone she hoped would help. more of a committment to Baruch than to just Hung Tran berthattoday'soppressionis a layered rude and, as she said, called her "old After she saw that she had re­ for support, of course, they declined Dov Gertzulin· woman and Big Mama" She refused ceivedno help from this person, she dueto the powerful words'ofdiscour­ ,i;".: •..... andelaboratecollection ofeventsthat Business Editors ,", . mount unbeknownst 'and unexpect­ to let 'this pass and approached the went to see someone higher up in agement from the commanding get their degree, arid then landing a job so party. The meeting would eventu­ David Blanks· edly: Itisthis subtletythatmakesha­ professor. She says the professortold the Baruch pyramid of power. She Op-Ed Editor rassmenta powerfulweapon in thepo­ her this was solely her problem and was given a date for a meeting be­ ally consist of the highest in the they can make their six-figure salary. Life is litically-correct '90's. would be thrown out of theclassroom tween all the said parties, but left chain, their secretary, the professor, Sergy Tabuteau It is the refusal to acknowledge even ifanyscenewasmadebyher. Shefelt hisofficefeeling thathe was not ada­ the anonymous student and her. Features Editor more than that. College is where students the simplest amounts of harassment she could not continue successfully in mant towards her cause. It was However, instead of the meeting Edward Rodriguez thatcanbecomesomeone'sroadto pro­ a class of this kind, onethatdemands probably because she had been being a forum ofapology, it became a trial for her. She felt belittled in learn, notjust to do ajob, but to broaden Syed Bokhari ,... spective failure. Recently; this lack of student intercommunication, and forced to make a .subtle incident of .~ r -. Arts Editors ,?,I' . sought the help of someone at theOf­ astronomical ways as she was in­ ~l":.· recognition has forced a Baruch stu­ . terrogated about the events, left dent to suffer these particular conse­ fice OfStudent Development. She was alsoforced to their outlook on life, their world and their Mike Galicia speechless in being taken out of Sports Editor quences. Sheis an elderlyCuban stu­ After weeksofno responseanda fail­ sign an ~~officialdocu- fellow human beings. dent who has. attended Baruch Col­ ure to even receive an appointment, context and totally confused at the Marlon Layton lege for a few semesters. This term she contactedthesaidpersonoverthe ment"in an unofficial terminology used by everyone present. She was also forced to Copy EditorI she took a -Iournalism/Radio & Tele­ phone. He told her that she could go We applaud the dedication ofstudent leaders Webmaster meetingsayingshe sign an "official" document in an vision course (everyones name shall backtoclassonceagainasallherprob­ unofficial meeting saying she . Henry remain anonymous as it will prove to lemshavebeen takencareof Shesoon would neverbringthis • • would never bring this issue up · and groups, who in addition to their rigorous Henao-Berchtold be of universal concern). The experi­ was to see that the problem had not ISSue up agazn. Advertising Manager ences that she faced in this class are even beenaddressed properly: Shegot again. So it only makes sense that I studies and despite the time constraints of exclusively from her perspective and to class to become involved in field Roslyn Bernstein harassment and a large, yet unno­ bring it up and point out the poor as youwill see,it isdone rightfullyso. work. She figured that they had Alisa Solomon ticeable situation ofbeingthe"goat" efforts by administration to cover Consultants In this class, student interaction is thought they had solved her problem work and family; have committed themselves upthe mistakes ofan unresponsive not optional; rather it is necessaryfor byseparatingthestudentsfor a single into a personal crusade. professor. If this professor had * Denotes acting. - . a passing grade.of any kind. At first, class. However, she would soon see In looking for support, she went tomaintaining an enriching environment at to see an AffirmativeAction officer. taken care of this situation imme­ she had a slight problem with a rude thatoncethe studentsbegan interact­ Staff She finally was consoled in the fact diately, thiswould never have hap­ the college. student andtheteacher'saide, aswell, ing, the aforementioned student had who, in her words, was belittling her not offered an apology ofany kind. that one person would help her. pened. What she needs now is as­ However, inleadingup tothis meet­ Carolyn Brad during~~jye.~~~_~~~~~_S?e.~p­ While this may seem minuscule, surance that she can completethis .'Octorvia Caldwell ~tli~ 'i@9rTIigCirtms.~rhino~ ingthateould end itaH, the profes­ course and remedy the damage We acknowledge. our .role.in bringing the proached the·professoraboutthisand incident : sor proposed to 'her an unofficial that ithashadonher studies, her Pearl Chen saw a positive change inthe teacher's ledto herbecomingthe "goat"ofthe meetingto quickly resolve the issue. emotional state, and her life. events ofthe college to the students. We ask Dean Efkarpidis aide but not the particular student. class. She could not find students Patrick Eves the community to get involved and to inform Martin Goldstein PollyGwadyak TO IN OFCRISIS us of the issues that need to be addressed. Kiro TommyLau dent president and his government son of color? That means that you relation to the percentage of Andreia Lee BARUCH HAS THE which is a ill-representation of the are not white. Look in the mirror. women in the student body? Do We hope that for the greater goal of Monica Mack ONLY STUDENT GOVT studentbody. Perhapsthecriticisms You have not fulfilled the expecta­ these people come from the same Hwan-joo Moon THAT SUPPORTS CAP are correct about DSSG. Could itbe tions a DSSG president of color economic background as the av­ socialization and broadening of knowledge, Amanda Nelson that because DSSG does not repre- should fulfill. You are guiltier than erage student in Baruch College? Jeannie Ng the whiteconservativesbecauseyou It is not too late though, Zeshan . '.. By ~;;- Carolyn. Brad sent the student body along ethnic, which is essential to be productive citizens in Jennifer Parise .... ~. r are helpingtousheryourown people can graduate from CUNY, get his ::.,~. When a sly, fox-like, racist organi- . gender, or class lines, that we have ..:l..'-. ~ ..: Kenyatta Pious JoMk.- .•• into the ovens. BMW and still struggle on the -;0" : ...... ',...:- zation like the Jewish Defense sucha problem?Ifthesepeopletruly Juan Raposo .".. Talking to some students about side ofmany CUNY students and a democracy, that the whole ofthe Baruch ~f League overtly threatens CUNY represented the student·body, then Jeff Schwartz . Zeshan on campus, they felt that it people ofcolor and their commu­ ~~ooJ'. students by making death threats we· would have better things done ~.f· was unfair forme to speak of"a nities. Or, he can graduate from Vanessa Singh to the pro-OpenAdmissions Hunter with our student activity fees. Stu­ community can make a committent to look /iifi~(' president that was not voted in CUNY, get his BMW and adopt Smo "fJ:? .: College student government, you dent money was wasted on "DSSG conservative racist views about AtlafTyrewala t~;~ know something is wrong. When Day" when that money could have bythe students, butwas onlyfilling .;, ~ . beyond immediate pressing concerns, and .'t~.. in a vacancy for l1an Peress. That's poor Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Elizabeth Villegas '~1.• OpenAdmissions is beingattacked, been spent on securing buses to anotherpoint.. ~ nobodyvotedfor this Whites. Twenty years 'from now MingWong ik~ and Baruch College is the only Day transport studentstotheCUNYpro­ strive to make Baruch a school which in ElaineWu ~~~i··. he may forget about how he had ~,. Session Student Government at test on March 19th and on March ~;~~ ... a role in why "those people" are The Ticker is pub­ ...--- CUNY that does notchallengethis 23rd. 'i:~fr·.·:" begging him for change on the terms of human capital is extravagantly rich. lished bi-weekly, eight ""'!"""-. problem, you know that something Have you heard them take a posi- .,~. ,~,:: street. I have only one other ques­ times a semester, by The _... ~' .. is wrong too. tion on the 100CUNYstudentswho !-7~~'" : tion aboutihis big issue. Have Ticker editorial staff at ,:;:. ~~. ~~ ,%:~~ wer.e assaulted by the police on 360 ParkAve. South, New ;.~~~~ .' any ofthe candidates running for f 1 .. ' "look atthecandidates Thursday, March 19th, after a pro­ ~tr"'1";";-:­ York, NY 10010, Room .;,,'; .' DSSG been involved in protect­ .::..;~;~~~. test at Herman Badillo's office to 1522 (Internet E-Mail before votingfor any- ing the Open Admissions policy? .~::~/~ .,. defend Open Admissions? Maybe the_ticker@scsu. body when student they did not know anything about Do these students represent the baruch.cuny.edu). All • student body outside of the stu­ electionscorneCUOUlfd,." it.Oh yeah...that's rtght,..they work except printing is . dent center? Do these students, done by Baruch under­ :~~~ . wouldn'tknowbecausetheyhaven't .;:::>.. vying for positions, represent the graduate and graduate iW;;: been involved with the issue at all. students. All typed and Oh, I forgot, aceording' to the last student body in ·background? .I , :. "';", '~ signed contributions and issueofTheTicker,DSSGhastaken ask the readers to really look at letters are welcome, and ., :..:~., the candidates before.voting for ;~~~::, the same position as the enemy of should be mailed to the the students.Theposition ofthecon­ anybody when student elections above address (or E-mail ~~~-~~~~. *~:-,t.' servatives who don't want students come around. address). ... ' .:\.~ ~ Our office is open 0,~o"'".. '. • ofcolor in CUNY at all. Zeshan, do during regular school you even know that you: ..are a per- hours. 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~. \ TICKER OP~EDSAPRIL22, 1998, 17 16 TICKER OP-EDS APRIL 22, 1998 ~ BARUCHPOUCY USTO By Debra Hick-Duggan provides technical assistance, but 'determined amount that could af- thenaiveteofthemalestudentwho Dear Ticker: someone who is proactive regard- ford us all the services we sought. questioned why he should want to I am writing in response to the ing student concerns. I serve as an As for specifics, I argued that it pay for gynecological services. I article in the Ticker regarding the educator, ambassador, and advo- didn't make sense to ''put the cart only hope that you willleam, thas Health Referendum that is being cate. I believe in discourse andthe before the horse." if the girlfriend has an STD (sexu- proposed by the Baruch Student rights ofindividuals to speakfreely This has become much longer Health Coalition. There is some and disagree. I also support my than I originally intended, but I speculation as to who the students constituency and tryto assist them think that your readers need to are behind in this effort. Some be- in achieving their goals, providing know the facts. I also feel that it is "Barucb is 1Monly By SergyTabuteau lieve that theyare a fictional group, they are in keeping within sound my obligation to commend those CUNY college that concocted byme, to manipulate the judgment. In this instance, I agree students who have worked hard was rymg very ar 0 Ig­ quite success u at ignoring t is On November 23, 1993, give you a house to live in.: Baruch student body to want a wholeheartedly for the need of and long for something they be­ has no 'health. ser­ nore any and alI coverage on whole ClintonlAfrica fiasco for .Clinton s i gned the "Apology ApoloC #2- On May 16, 1997 Health Center on campus. Others health services on this campus.. I lieve in. I admirethem and inwrit­ Bedroom Bill's escape to the a awhile till my eyes, were Law" a joint congressional reso­ Bedroom Bill publicly apolo­ believe that the students that ac- have dealt with studentswho had ing this, I hope I can help get the vices tohatsoeoen" Motherland. I knew that if I , drawn hypnotically to aNew lution formally apologizing to gized to several surviving Afri­ tually participated, were merely various health care emergencies. I message across as to the necessity 'paid the slightest attention I York Times article titled the native Hawaiians for the can-American men that were my puppets. fail to see how voicing my opinion' ofhealth services. The facts are as would get myself all worked up "Clinton's Contrition-President the illegal overthrow of their involved in the Tuskegee Syphi­ On one hand, I am complimented compromises the validity of this follows: and bent out of shape for noth­ shapes African Relations While Hawaiian queendom. This docu­ lis study. Used like common ally transmitted disease) and for the recognition ofmy creativity effort. Baruch isthe onlyCUNY college ing. When I first heard that he Playing Down Slavery Debate." ment tries to atone for the guinea pigs, African-American and perceived as such efficacious I think it is important, that your that has no health services what­ doesn't know it, the likelihood is was going, I wondered what Needless to say I couldn't resist. criminal actions of the United me n were used to see the effects that herboyfriendhas an STD and leader, able to control many people. readers know that there was no soever. does he want anyway? I figured The NY Times article begins States government in 1893. Be­ of untreated syphilis. From doesn't know it. The consequences On the other, I am disappointed by deception involved in this en- Over 40% of all CUNY students the United States and every with the mindless meddling of fore the US acted in typical 1932, to 1972 (for people who the disrespect, and lack of confi- deavor. There were always docu- have no health insurance whatso­ of which can be disastrous. Knowl­ .v- other imperialist country has the president and' his sidekick "'-. '"".. t hi nk that America has evolved dence, that a few individuals, have ments available for review, regard- ever. edge of anatomy, reproduction, stolen about as much as they . . Hillary. Their last stop in Af­ please notice the, dates) the safer sex, and abstinence are deci­ rendered on this dedicated group ing the impetus and any otherper- Even those with health insurance could get their grimy hands on, rica, however, happened to be ~The question United States lured poor Afri­ sions that affect both male and fe­ of students which include: The tinent information about its plans. are expected to pay deductibles or so what's the deal? It's also in­ on Goree Island. A place where can-American into the study by male alike. It takes a male and fe­ is should the Baruch Student Health Marshals, Copies ofThe CUNYHealth Model co-pay for every visit. In our plan, teresting to me especially when "millions ofAfricans spent their promising "FREE HEALTH male to get pregnant and the re­ The Bio-Med Society, The Evening were circulated and available to you may go as often as necessary the media in this country does s t hours on the continent, president CARE." What these men got Session Student Assembly, and anyone who wanted to read the 118 for the same $10. sponsibilities shouldbe shared. Gy­ an excellent job of portraying hained to the walls in dank 'was not type of help they were other individual students that be- page document that served as my It is in everyone's best interest to necologists are specialists that apologize for the African continent as such u~derground cubicles, before seeking, 1 assure you. Will serve these specific needs. The re­ lieve in this mission. These stu- foundation. My critics, who call have a Health Center. Even if you an undesirable place. IfI didn't beginning the ghastly (and for something that elinton's apology rectify the ill spect ofwomen and their need for dents worked hard! They collected themselves student leaders, must have coverage and access to medi­ know any better I would think many fatal" voyage to the New happenedso treatment of African-Americans the requisite signatures, so all stu- have chosen not to read it, not to cal care, thestudentsittingnext to quality gynecological care, should that the entire continent was World." The article goes on to in this country? lsit a start? dents would have the right to comprehend it, or they lied in say- you in class, may not. Even ifyou be all women's rights, your moth­ Iong agos" cne big jungle where bushmen mention that the debate on , Apologies aren't worth much choose whether or not they want a ing that no information had been don't feel generous right now. By ers, sisters, lovers, daughters, as with bones through their noses whether he should apologize for w h en you don't really mean Health Center on campus and are ,available. It has always been stated considering others you're protect­ well as your own. After all how did ,.,...... :... are swinging on vines and con- slavery has even evoked com­ them. They are usually offered they willing to support it for a that the model chosen for Baruch ingyourself. you get here, baby? rnent.s from his African-Ameri­ "dernocratic'' fashion this peace­ as a way to a tone for previous nominal fee. was similar to that ofBrooklynand I can go on and on about what's .~." can advisors that accompanied ful state was led by Queen ...... ,.. "1 figured the act ion s. Do I think the presi­ My role as an advisor has been Lehman Colleges, both of which so great about having a Health Sincerely, ~J" ~ - him on the trip. Representing Liliuokalani. She was over­ dent owes the AJrican-Arnerican challenged, and I want to set the offer a full service Health Care Centerand I would be happy to dis­ United States the Uncle Tom faction ofhis ad­ thrown due to the direct threat t- , people an apology for .. - record straight as to my intentions. Center supported by Student Ac- cuss any ofthese issues with any­ Debra Bick-Duggan ,~., ,. v i s o r s , Susan Rice rem arked she posed t o US e con ornic inter­ and eoerv.... other s1avery? .Well, personally the I see myself as someone who does tivity fees. We used their budgets one that contacts me. But before I Associate DirectorofStudent Life '·;~... s an African-American, I ests. Therefore she had to be president of the United States eliminated and resistance was not merely aIls~~r questionsand .,and t)l~i.!" U:Q~t~g~D:,t(~~,~_the... _cl~s.e,_I.~tIl

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. TICKER OP-ED~ APRIL 22, 1998 19 18 TICKER·· -O-P-EDS APRIL 22, 1998 Ylrg;(lJ WI(BTJj t1 ~(b) 'ff(!J~ fJ [!J~ Arern (1-00 QQrc(b)JBJ(!J ~ae1b fJ (())mi OpenAdn...... siODS andRemediation By Octorvia Caldwell ties. That unfair predicament, a ~sed agenda to dismantle Open through open admissions possess the developing tree. It is those low and they apply what they learn My first lecture always begins It is not surprising that the denial ofentry-to higher education Admissions know exactlywho.they By StanleyA. Frankel superior drive, desire, and motiva­ funded afflicted mediocre high earnestly and doggedly. with a line from Dr. Jonas Salk: minds of the policymakers and for minorities, was defeatedtwenty will be hurting and why. They are Open admissions and tion. Noone forced them to go to schools with those aftlicted medio­ An example: 15 years ago, a "Failure is not, not succeeding; fail­ decisionmakers at City Hall, and nine years ago, April 22, 1969. conscious of both the latent and remediation courses have been un­ college but themselves. These cre teachers that are schoolingand former Israeli pilot, then working ure is not trying," and I manage to perhaps even il,) Washington, D.C., However twenty nine years later, manifest functions that will be a justly found guilty of killing the qualities-persistence, determina­ graduating our youngsters. But on the ground for El AI security at construed another tactic for con- April 22, 1998, we are again in the direct result of the dismissal of quality of undergraduate learning tion, a movingkind ofreverence for still, those escaping that impover­ JFK Airport, detained a ready-to­ trfbuting to the disenfranchise- midst of a challenge. Open Admissions. at, among others, Baruch College, the professor, the textbook, the col­ ishment with depart EI AI flight because the pi­ ment and negative economic de- Mayor Guiliani and his "accom- part ofthe City University ofNew lege-enrich my class far beyond a hope ofsuccess are being penal­ lot had inadvertently slipped by "No oneforced them fault ofminorities. plices", the CUNY Board ofTrust- '~Cuny was once a York (CU!\TY). My 30 years experi­ the dimensions ofhigh IQ and in­ ized with the dismissal Open the sign-in register. The plane was to go to college but . Having been born uneducated, ees, are well aware of the history ence as adjunct professor at the col­ herited cultural backgrounds. Oh, virtually all-White Admissions. delayed while the furious pilot had like all others, and more than CUNY was once a virtually all­ lege, located near Gramercy Park themselves." yes, since I, too, was part-time (a There existsmot one drop of at 23rd Street and Lexington Av­ to identify himselfface-to-face, be­ likely poor, minorities are also born White institution before Blackand institution before corporate officer eight hours a day skepticism in my mind that the enue, has proved otherwise to me. fore the man who was my student. into an unfair predicament that Latino students took over City Col­ and an adjunct professor noons, Black and Latino proposed agenda concerning A large.number of my night and The pilot subsequently filed continually tests their abilities' of lege and renamed it the University evenings, and weekends), I derive students took over OpenAdmissions is yet another noon-time students have been ben­ charges. mention that line at least once a strength and challenge. When of Harlem. Their demand was to tactic to disenfranchise the in­ eficiaries of New York's open ad­ My student defended his actions month each session. I persist in faced with an obstacle that could allow minority high school gradu­ City College and re­ dividuals in the society already missions program, whereby any thus: "I had the responsibility for reminding them that "Nothing in hinder their empowennent as an ates to have the same opportunity in the midst of struggle to ob­ m named it the Univer­ making sure that the pilot was the the world can take the place ofper­ "•••they are respon­ entity, inorities nonetheless as Whites to excell scholastically. t a in r ecognition, respect and standto defeat thatobstacleexpos- This was a call for profound respect sity ofHarlem." "Comingoutof pilot. I felt it was my obligation to sistence. Talent will not: nothing sible for a deterio­ reward as deserved. postpone the take-off until I was is more common than unsuccess­ ing it as being weak and and equality: a rule ofintegration It is frightening to acknowl­ often horrendous sure. My upside risk was a one ful men with talent; genius will ratingqualityof unsupportive. in New York City's higher educa- If one is denied entry to higher edge the chaos that those in­ high school back­ hour departure delay; my down­ not; unrewarded genius is almost education." tional system. education, there will be discrimi­ volved in the dismissal of Open side risk was a possible hijacking." a proverb; education alone, will "minorities are Mayor Guiliani and the CUNY nation because one has not at­ Admissions are constructing for grounds and In the hearing, that student was not·, the world is full of educated Board of Trustees are also well taineda college degree. This will us and the lost souls ofthe gen­ deprived home not only exonerated but praised, derelicts. Persistence alone is om- also born into an aware ofthe progressmade by mi­ result in unemployment, a sense eration that follows. a rich reward of tremendous psy­ life, the arrive and was promoted. He had thor­ nipotent." unfairpredica­ norities and their communities. ofhopelessness, frustration, anger Twenty nine years ago today, oughly learned what our textbook Coming out ofoften horrendous chic income from my city univer­ mentthat They have the reports, the statis­ and crime, which will spew there was the thought that all with motivation" taught-that authority and re- high school backgrounds and de­ sity gang, while I earn a monetary tics, and the vision to witness the throughout thestreets ofNewYork will now have an opportunity to 'sponsibility in business manage­ prived home life, they arrive with return from teaching, on an hourly cOn/i'l!Jl-olly test determination ofa group ofpeople Cityand potentiallyelsewhere. An achieve scholastically. We student with a high school diploma ment are inseparable. In fact, he motivation, and I keep fueling that basis (if all classroom, transporta­ their ability of to succeed. In the logic of Mayor individual who is attemptingto es­ hoped and believed only to face is guaranteed a place in some brought his textbook and class fire by quoting Dr. Benjamin Mays: tion, grading, homework reading, Guiliani, the CUNY Board of cape poverty and obtain the de­ the continuing test of our abil­ higher education facility in the city. 'The tragedy oflife does not lie in and lecture preparation times are strength and Trustees, as well as all others in­ cency of what is constantly de­ ity, our strength and our chal­ Now, I can't speak for all of the not reachingyour goals. The trag­ factored in), very close to the legal challenge." volved behind the scenes, it is evi­ clared as the "American dream," lenge. Falsity and hypocrisy 16,000 undergraduates studyingat ~~...the world is edy lies in having no goals to reach. minimum wage. dent that they do not want to see should not be denied access to op­ may be the underlying rule for Baruch, but I can tell you about the It isn't a calamity to die with But where else would we ad­ or hear of a mass of individuals portunity. If it is high standards this country's success, but when The unique policy of open admis­ microcosm of 70 who take my full ofeducated dreams unfulfilled; but it isa ca­ juncts receive such a spiritual lift .belonging to a particular gr0tlP that the Mayor, the CUNY Board .addressing the forceful stance sions at CUNY is a significant ex­ course in Business and Society lamity not to dream. It is not a dis­ than from these eager young, and acquiring the means to uplift ofTrustees, and many others de­ of minorities, it will not be the derelicts." ample of an unfair predicament each semester. They range in age grace to fall short of getting to often older, learners, who are there themselves and the plight of oth­ mandfrom the City University of guiding light. that was challenged and defeated from 20 to 60; half of them male; those stars; but it is a disgrace not every day or night to absorb as ers. New York, why not do the most Peace, Love and Blessings. much as they can in spite ofmissed due to the mobilization of minori- Those minds involved in the pro- sensible thing and plow the root of halffemale, including a heavy pro­ to have stars to grasp for. Not fail­ ._------portion of Blacks, Hispanics, notes into his hearing, liberally ure, but low aim is a sin." meals, four-hours-a-night sleep, (Asians) and a small scattering of quoting from both. In my first-day course expecta ­ crowded subway trains and the p .Whites. Most of them work. full­ . Most of these students have tion handout I explain that ifthey . unkindest cut of alI- the charge - .. - -'-~.'." - '-- -~ - ._.- - ._ .. ~ ...... _.~-_.. ,- --.'~' .."- ,_. time in banks, corporations, ac­ made great strides, some from a attend all the classes, are punctual that they are responsible for a de­ teriorating quality ofeducation. s. counting firms, taxicabs, and fast very low base. My own definition and alert, do their homework as­ ,' food restaurants; plus there's a of higher education is simple, signment, read their textbooks and I love those hundreds upon hun­ START sprinkling of policemen, firemen, maybe even simplistic: "Higher listen to the lecture, there is no dreds who have come to me but and United Nations employees education means higher when you way they won't do well in my have not really gone; who write me from various member nations. finish the course than when you course. Ifthey do all ofthese things thank-you notes which make my They go to college from three to 12 began." and fail one of my exams, it is not wife cry; who invite us to their wed­ Your Career hours a week in search oftheir un­ I recall the Japanese youngster student failure but teacher failure, dings; who have moved up in their $ dergraduate degree in business, who labored over the text and the for I haven't been able to reach business careers and call on me to which most of them will eventually lectures. I provided him with my them. I assure them that I don't recommend my current students so y Get a head start achieve, not in four years but in lecture notes because he couldn't intend to goof, And they don't they can hire them. on learning the skills keep up with my classroom verbal­ STUDENT··• five. six or seven. Some of them are quicker than So, after every class, I thank you need to be success­ Some of them have difficulty izing; and I advised him to carry a others; many of the foreign-born Heaven for the Open Admissions RUSH . with written and spoken English, pocket radio with him at all students have great difficulty with policy and the remediation courses ful in your job search TICKETS! and I suspect that most of their times-tuned into news programs. our language, and I've even had a which have made this higher edu­ and get registered for At box office only high school educations were infe­ He earned a B in the course, with few who came into my class read­ cation possible for them... and rich on-campus recruiting 1/2 hour before rior. But they made up for commu­ an 80 on the final, after a 40 on ing at a sixth grade level. But I psychic rewards for me. showtime. nications handicaps with motiva­ the first midterm. The last third have found that the brighter, bet­ Subject to tion; and for inadequate high of the semester he was taking his ter prepared students aren't y Attend seminars availabi~. school preparation with gutsy de­ own lecture notes, walking into slowed down by those at the other JEIDPI&JE§§ on resume writing, termination. They substitute and out of class with the radio end of the intellectual scale, for street wisdom for book knowledge, pressed against his ear. manyofthose who got into Baruch Yf({J) TIJI& interviewing, research­ ing companies, dressin A CollegeIsNota HighSchool (OJjp[[N[[({J)N! and networking By C.P. value of a CUNY degree. A [col- long engaged in social promo- -,,' We see good reason for elimi- lege degree] is no longer a [col- tions, moving students from one UN! 1flHlJE SUPER SENIOR nating most, if not all, ofthe re- lege degree]. Savvy employers grade to the next as long as. they SATURDAY medial classes from CUNY. want to know that the person had a pulse. Although they had ((])jpoJEJI))§ Sure, it's nice to think that the they are planning to hire has not mastered reading or math system gives every kid a chance skills on a high school level, §lE(c1fJI(il)JN! to get an affordable college edu- these students graduate and May 9,1998 cation. However, the operative "CUNY'.•• has are encouraged to move on to 8:30 am - 4:00pm word here is college. gone out of college. The CUNY system has ({])IF rflHllE All too often the CUNY col- gone out of it's way to 360 PAS, 15th floor leges have become an extended it's way to accomodate these underachiev- 1f[[(cJKJElld high school. Open enrollment accomod ate ... ers. has opened the doors to even " The party is now over. Real- Space is limited and mus the laziest student, and reme- ity 101: College is a place for rf({J)}]J)AYf dial courses make sure that higer education, not a second be reserved kids who can't read collge-Ievel chance at high school. (C!f;JLJL g .Call The Career Develop- material can stay as long as actually done college-level mentCenter they like. work. CUNYWORKSI f33(0)~o (ffif33(OJ@ (212) 802-6710 The problem is that, as stan- Of course the problem didn't SAVE SEEK! dards are lowered,so is the start with CUNY., The city has

.. '.' .' " ~ ~'.." '.' -,-, ," ..• " .- -. 20 TICKER OP-EDS APRIL 22, 19~8 ----.-. TICKER..O~-.EDS AP.RIL22, 1998- . --~" .. - EXCLUSION···ISNor··--·~·· '. 'SOL ON J~ have spent an average of 10 The Office or Charles Hynes By Ferna~doFerrer included in their contracts. by the state and $1,200 per pu­ years getting on with their lives Kings County DistrictAttorney The role of community col­ Part-time adjunct teachers com- pil by the city bringing the av­ aince earning a diploma or the presents leges has been to provide a erage revenue to approximately ~ equivalent. I suspect many col­ pathway to opportunity for New $5,600 per student. Most stu­ Women Leaders ofTomorrow lege graduates would need to Yorkers and I find it hypocriti­ ~~ifthepolitical dents, however, do not enroll in cal that their historic function a community college seeking Conference - firestorm over graduation but to upgrade their & is now under attack by City ~,•••Open admi.18- Hall and some CUNY Trustees admissions isreally skills in the workplace, to gain Workshop access to certificate and voca­ sionsis a life raft, on the basis oftwo-year gradu­ aboutstandards, at ion rates that by most ac­ tional programs. nota bailout.:" SaturdayMay: 9th, 1998 counts do not apply to the ways whyare wefaulting The community colleges, in 8:30am to 1:00pm and means of it's students. thestudents and turn, feed off the remedial pro­ And if the political firestorm grams which account for 14% of break out some dusty textbooks The Association ofthe Bar notthepublicedu­ all CUNY courses taught in the before passing these academic 42 West 44th Street ., over open admissions is really New York, New York 10036 about standards why are we cation six community colleges and sub­ proficiency tests, much less faulting the students and not sidize more costly programs like these busy adults scrambling to preregister by phone system which. is still understand English. . CHECKI10Ul "the public education system nursing and science. They are (718)250-3895 (718)250-3204 which is failing to produce failing toproduce taught by part-time faculty ad­ The debate about open admis­ ONlREWEB. qualified graduates? While I qualifiedgradu- juncts, the least experienced sions can not be an honest ex­ Student-$5.00 agree with the Mayor that r ais­ teachers, and students pay the ercise when ideologues mask All Others-$10.00 www.fontcom ing standards for students in ales?" same tuition costs as regular their intent behind deceptive Contintental Breakfast our public schools should be our courses to attend the most graduation rates and misguided first priority, why has the city prise 68% of the faculty at crowded classes. Ironically, it is placement tests. Let's hold our Included allowed the full-time faculty at CUNY's community colleges these much maligned remedial public education system ac­ our community colleges to be and 53% of the senior colleges' courses-which approximately countable for raising standards, reduced to just one out of every teaching staff. In 1990, that fig­ one out of every three are en­ hire better qualified teacher's, three when we all agree there ure was a respectable 41%. rolled in at a CUNY community and apply rigorous achievement . :: . .., ~ - " is no substitute for quality The cost of community college college-that are the most prof­ criteria to both students and ,.;,:. teachers? has become a double-edged itable in the system. teachers, but let's not fool our­ The answer, of course, is sword. For the students and the Yet most New Yorkers who selves that there's a quick fix or money. And priorities. For two system. For someone in their talk pass high school level simple solution. decades expedient fiscal deci­ mid-twenties, attending a com­ .tests? Or did we miss some­ Our community colleges are in sions have quietly led to a munity college on a full-time thing here in a rush to judg­ many ways, the last alternative transformation at CUNY that basis is nearly impossible with ment? The furor over 86% of for a generation of New Yorkers begins and ends with the fact a schedule that includes hold­ last year's incoming students at to redeem this city's promise of a that part-time, adjunct faculty ing down a job and being a our community colleges failing better life. Open admissions is a members earn $12,000 a year as single parent. at least one placement test, and life raft, not a bailout,· to New compared to the $61,000 paid to Tuition runs about $2,500 a one-third failing all three, is Yorkers trying to improve their 400 CASH BONUS full-time associate professors, year for the 65,000 students in misplaced. lot. In- the guise of raising stan­ not including the expensive our community college system The fact is most students .are dards, let's not close the door to toward purchase or lease*

~ : . . . medical and pension packages augmented by $1,900 per pupil not fresh out of high school, but opportunity. , .. Face .Face By: David Blanks that she wasn't worried be­ her ignorance. The scary thing sufficient oil, the car begins to While boarding a Manhattan cause, as she put it, "I'm al­ .about this is that her campus break down. If we wanted to -,~ bound #3 train at Pennsylvania ready in !" will be affected a great deal resolve the problem, would we . '. ': .::... :.... :'/{ Ave in Brooklyn, I noticed a fe­ How shortsighted, selfish, in­ more than ours by these recent propose decreasing the oil level ;:;.:.... :~:: :;.:;.;::;'r:...:..;;~~::: ·::·:~·:~;::f~;:.~.:;:~.~;S?:~;;:;;;;~~::::· ~·<.::~:~<::i::::: ~~·;:~~~~;i~~~f~~~'~ii male with a CUNYcard around considerate, ignorant, and dis­ developments, but yet, she her neck. "What campus are you graceful, I thought to myself. doesn't have a clue. - Ford Escort ~ from," I asked. "Medgar Evers," Students like this young lady Sadly enough, she is the rule ~~Cuny students she replied. "Do you know are precisely the reason why and not the exception. Judging do not care You've hit the books. Now it's time to hit the road. Ford can help. College seniors what's going on concerning politicians are getting away from the low attendance at ral­ HE TICKER and grad students get $400 cash back* toward the purchase or fordCredft OPEN ADMISSIONS?," I asked. with using CUNY as a carpet. lies, demonstrations, board about what is Red Carpe~ Lease of any eligible Ford or Mercury.It's academic: pocketthe cash, "What?" was her bewildered re­ They walk all over us, spill their meetings, and a general care­ happening. Ei­ WANTS YOU!!! grab life bythe wheel. For-more College Graduate Purchase Program info, sponse. cocktails on us, dump crumbs free attitude amongst the call 1-800-321-1536 or visitthe Web at www.ford.com I told her about the protest and cigar ashes all over us, wipe CUNY population, one can be ther that or at Badillo's office, and how five their feet on us, then complain easily led to the conclusion that we're blind, WRITERS .~<. students were arrested after­ about how filthy the "carpet" of CUNY students do not care deaf, and dumb PROOFRFADERS ~ wards. I explained to her the CUNY has become. about what is happening. Ei­ EDITORS "To be eligible. you nlI.l,St graduate with an associate's or bac:heIor's degree between 1011196 and 1/5199 or be Ct.IT9fltIy enrolled n graduate school role the board of trustees played 'Now that we have a little ther that or we're blind, deaf, . (read: oblivious You must puctlase or lease your new vehicle bEIItWeen 1/419Ellrld 115199.Somecustomer andvehicle eIlgibity restrictions apply. See you' dealer for dStaiIs. perspective, back to the young and dumb (read: oblivious and and ignorant) to PHOTOGRAPHERS lady at the train station. In an ~They ignorant) to what is going on. walk all attempt to explain to her how Funding cuts are supposed to what is going GRAPmCARfS over us, spiU current CUNY events will affect eliminate irresponsible tax rev­ on." .MAJORS theircocktails on her, I asked her if she had any enue disbursement, therefore, brothers or sisters. She pointed in theory, reducing the burden even further? Imagine CUNY as us, dump crumbs to two young gentlemen in her of taxpayers. A "favorable" that car, and public funding as COME ONE! andcigarashes all company. "What about them," I. funding cut is a true politician's that oil, and you'll see that COME ALL! over us, wipe their asked. Her brothers, suddenly popularity poll positive points Giuliani's logic is asinine at aroused by my question, looked puller. However, politicians do best. This is what happens feet on us, then to her with anticipation in their not care about the socio-eco­ when political ambition super­ Provide Help and Hope to Kleis While complain about eyes, however, she just nomic implications oitheir poli­ sedes public interests. Eamlng Money to Pay for,Your Education shrugged her shoulders. She cies. Besides, by the time any Do·you want to help children stay in school. inspire childrens' and adults· love for In Guiliani logic, if CUNY .THE TICKER leaming. teach ways to solve conftict without violence. give people 8 chance to hoto filthy the had no reply. One of her broth­ fallout from their politically doesn't "raise the bar", the city feel great about themselVes end find hope in their future?· The NatIonal School ers dropped his head in disap­ & Community Corpa is se8king applicants tor SUMMER·and FULL YEAR terms "carpet' motivated policies come, they'll is going to cut funding. That's 360 PAS of servic8. Working in the Philadelphia or NYC public schools. you" tutor. pointment; or was it shame? be at some higher public office, mentor, coach. lead. create. organize. teach. support. listen. follow and help. logical, considering the reason 8~ ofCUNYhas Trying to avail her to a Corpsmember serve 40 hours a week. typically between 8 am 5 pm. and the administration in why CUNY has faltered in the OOM1521BOX means of information, I asked AUGUST TERM: SUMMER TERM: become" power when the sh*t hits the first place is due to past cuts in In exchange for a XBr ofservice. you'Hreceive: In exchangefor 8 to 10 weeks of her what the name of her school fan will get the blame. F-1512 • an$8,340 living aIowance service, you' receive: • higher education, that further • a $4.725 education award • $175.50 per week newspaper was. In the manner Picture this: A car that has cuts are proposed as a remedy. • health insurance and child care. If qualified • an $800 to$1,000 education in her academic life, and I which Chris Rock made famous (212) 802-6800 • loan deferment and interest paid on educational award ran smoothly for a long period Once again a self perpetuating loans • training briefed her on Kimmich's Com­ in his stand-up routine, she said of time due to a well oiled en­ loop of politically motivated • exII8nSiYe training prehensive Action Plan (CAP). she didn't know. "I don't read gine suddenly has the level of CALL FOR AN APPUCATION 1-800-&52-0626 educational policy has students APPLYNOW. ApplieatiollSiue still bdngtJCCef'wlforbodl terms ofservice. She marveled at what was go­ that sh*t!," she stated happily, oil it receives drastically cut. on the ropes. ing on, but ultimately declared deeply submerged in the bliss of After running a while without Or are we down for the count?

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By Hung Tran .. during the Christmas break. you. Your collegiate!ears sh~uld whether or not something is worth doing just because it is In case you don't know it yet,, My semester has been bot h fun be a time of experimentatIon, or just didri't want to be re- and busy. For the first time .~ out of the .way or someone else is not doing it. In the immor­ minded, 'graduation is just since I trans~erred to ~aruch, I ~~My tal words of Nike, the shoe and around the corner for the class was involved In something other advice to all apparel giant, "Just do it." Do of '98.. This is a time when than class and work. I became the freshmen the thing you love over and some of us rejoice in knowing involved in the productio.n of the that we will be entering the Asian magazine, AcenSian, for and transfer over again, and if you get bored, just find something else exciting world of adulthood in the ongoing ~sian ~onth and students is the a couple of weeks while others made some friends In the pro­ same as what to occupy your time. In the Generatio'n GAP cringe at the prospects of hav- cess. My regret now is t?e fa~t processof going out the:e and ing to finally grow up and find that I wasn't involved I.n t his has been echoed putting yourselfon the hne for all to see, admire, or critique, A Look Into America's Most Successful Clothing Retailer a job. type ofcultural event during my by my colleagues For myself, this semester has previous semesters ~t ~aruch. you will find that you were tin, a highschool junior. "One thing I been a whirlwind of work, I also regret not being Invol~7e.d here at The meant to play in certain ball A~d knowpeoplelikeabout theGapistheir school, and life outside of the in more extracurricular activi­ Ticker, and that parks, but not in others. stre~gth returnpolicies, youcanalwaysreturn office and the classroom. My ties such as the Toastmasters you will find your In is to get in­ yourclothing,"saidCherylStein, a pre­ initial thinking that senior and the Asian culture clubs. cer: ain facets of your Iife and medstudentatBrooklynCollege. Kiro year was just cruise control Both of these activities would volved in any­ weakness in others. But ulti­ Askani'son, a corporate communica­ time was shattered back in have served to broaden my per­ ma+ely you will find your niche thing that inter- tions student at Baruch College also January; I found myself in sonal and social growth. amongst the sea of lost souls es s you. is a fan ofthe Gap"look". "They [Gap school working on the newspa- My advice to all the fre~hmen t " oth.erwise known as the stu­ clothing] arecomfortable, affordable, per while everyone else was ei- and transfer s t udents 1s the dent body. That is what we all and convenient everyday wear," he ther working or taking it easy same as what has been echoed by strive for in higher education said The preppy yet casual look of a t home. That was when I my colleagues h.ere at T.he growth, and enlightenment. and beyond. The Gap has definitely hit home in knew that I was in for some- Ticker, and that IS to get In­ Time is ofthe essence and should college campuses across the nation, thing that I had not foreseen volved in anything that interests not be wasted on wondering with almost everyone wearing some­ thingfrom the Gap. Don't Harass Me Gap hasnot only moved awayfrom focusing on denim, it has actually BaruchSecurity! made a name for it.self in the more By Lana Ramierez "dressy" clothing area. It has used This is in your response Banana Republic to spearhead this .f to the girl who wrote the ar­ effort. In Gap's annual report it de­ ticle about a Baruch security scribes its Banana Republic division guard. I to have had similar ashaving"anobsession withstyleand experience with Baruch secu­ "Nearly everything quality." ThecurrentBanana Repub­ rity, Especially with the in my closet is Gap" licis in stark contrastto whatit used guards at the 18th Street to be,a safariclothingstore. Thestores building around the 2pm shift. are decorated with a classy look, us­ I mean so what if they get ing quality woods and stone that try $4.25 an hour, and a plastic "to .make the shOPPing eXperience en- . badge. Is it really their fault joyable. Itisn'tuncommontowalkinto that they hate their jobs? a Banana Republic and come across Don't get me wrong, there are some nice guards but I along with many others have not come across them.

The Weissman Center for In- emational Business SEMESTER MITSUI & COMPANY(USA) The Food and Drug Adminis­ ration (FDA)'8pproved:tlie:first LUNCH·TIME FORUM ew artificial sweeten~r·in 10 -& SUMMER ears. The swee:toener·:'called ucralose, was 'develop~d 'by ABROAD ohnson & Johnson.,. and ::is .ex- . HARMONIZING ectedto become a major-'player PROGRAMS n the sugar-free food and'bev- SEE THE WORLD fROM A NEWPERSPECfIVE The Gap flagship store on 34th street in NewYork CHINA Study abroad can be aIife-changing experience. oesn't have the negative:after­ Qi_S1Idia Learn a new language, make international WORLD aste people a8~ciate w~tlf8-ac­ one employeewhois a "greeter," mean­ Lug.. friends leam more about yourself and your own CIIiIIIe harme, whJch makes up.the ing his or her whole job is to welcome culture' learn about your heritage and increase and say farewell to customers. This ECUADOR your understanding of the world...a11 while earn­ opular Nutra8~.~et brand~ - .-:t ~ _ .. 1...... Sfa*b ing CUNY college credit! doesn'tcomeata Cbe8pprice,however, lItiIAmIrIcII StJdIes with a pair of pants meting at least IiIInII*s Semester programs in China. Ecuador, Greece, ACCOUNTING $50 andeveningjacketsaround $300 and Italy GREECE Woolwor'th, established in While Gap sales,currentlyinexcess GlllkLIII·. Summer programs in Denmark, Ecuador, 879; and oneefamou8·f~ it~8· of$5billion,havegrowntremendously s.tCiIIIIZIIiaI &CultlHl England, and Italy over the last few years shareholders GlIalSIIiiII five -and dim.e"sto:re8·~ .an­ STANDARDS ounced that it will:. chag~. its ofthe Gap made a small fortune. An ITALY Formore iafermllioR, ..... ce....et: ame to Venator, or"8J)ortsman . investmentof $~OOO in Gap stncks Art lilt HiIIDIy The College of Staten Island fiveyearsagoisworthdoseto $45,000 ~ n Latin. Currently, Woolworth CIIIIIzIIiII' CllIIIt Center for International service G.....a ... MU.ller today. AccordingtoQuicken.oom'sstock I•••!allial as closed all its five-and­ IIdInIIiaIIt 8IIitIa .North Administration 2A, Rm 206 Plnanclal Account,,,g ~:tanda.ds.... Imes, and operates ovet·:·ai000 chart, Gap shares haveretumedover llililll 2800Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314 600 percentsince 1993. Thisastound­ SIIdia 90t Locker, Lady Foot ;Lo~ker, IntlJUtioal Relations Telephone: (718) 982-21 00 ing rise in price far S\i1'paS8eS allthe Fax: (718) 982-2108 hamps Sports·, and other Steve Ullen othermajorindustries (the DowJones pOJ;'ts r e lated stor~~.· .The ~ ~ Member ofThe College Consortium for Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Baruch College, Ct.. nm .!ntatar hange to Venator ·will o~clally International Studies (CCIS) . NASDAQ all retumedunder200per­ ~ ake place on June 12. ~~~ The College of Staten Island/CUNY sponsonng Tuesday~. ,;'il 28t: 1998 overseas programs foro~r 14 years cent)andhighgrowthmmpaniessuch 12:1:: ; :45 P:- TIle College of SIIIIo IIIud Room 1200 - 3(;' ··..ark .t:. enue South City Uliwrsilr of I..yolt Financial AidApplies / Scholarships Available continued on page 25 (Sandwiche~ Dri n" Served)

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International sales, ofx86',Micro-:'.. Gen· Gap rief. • • processors, the most widely .used'. chips in personal computers, will: as Jntal, Gapstockevensurpassedthe The Next mani? 16 percentin 1998, accordingto rise sage from Omaha, Warren Buffett's .S. FederalReserve. However, con­ marketresearch.erDataquest. This " BerkshireHathaway. y Cberisse Constant itions such as divestiture of 23 is a result of the decrease of wear, which includes career wear, fessor at Baruch College in Ne PC Gapshares' huge nmup has caused ranches in the city ofPhiladelphia prices. x86microp~~arecom;'"., evening wear, and casual wear York City. The company shoul many Wall Street analysts to advise ustbe made by First Union for the puterchips that perform thefunda­ Move over Calvin Klein and thatvare moderately priced. The get into heavy advertising, h caution concerning the stock. Of 24 eal to be endorsed by the Federal mental calculationsofabout90per­ mmanuel Ungaro and make term "bridge" refers to clothing said. When M-A-G opens its stor analysts surveyed by Quicken, 8 rec­ eserve and the Justice Depart- cent ofthe world's computers. oom for M-A-G, an up and com- less expensive than the very in Soho, it could draw customer ommend holding the .stock, because ent. The two banks has assets of ng line of women's sportswear. , highly priced,designer clothing, by having an opening day sale. Small Business . the pricehasgottenaheadofthevalue. 157.3 billion and $48.5 billion re­ The company, operating out of and more expensive than the bar­ "New York is a highly concen As a kmg termbuyhowever, manyse­ pectively. Members of the Group ofSeven' am~ca smaH office on NewYork City's gain department store lines such trated area for consumers wh (G7) top industrial nationsis report­ From J MakIng curities companies recommend it. amous Seventh Avenue, used to as K-Mart' s. "We do everything want bridge apparel, so the mai edly placing the responsibility of While The Gap has revolutionized oncentrate mostly on making from career, to soft dressy, to ca­ thing for M·A-G to do is get it Vice PresidentAl Gore recentlyun­ boosting the sagging Japanese America with dress down Fridays on lothing for its private label sual," said Hatch. The company name known," Kumar said. Th eiled a computer network, economy solely on the shoulders of the NewYork Stock Exchange, andis rands, but is now increasingly also has a cashmere division. company should also make sur ternet2, that would connectU.S. the Japanese. TbeG7 comprises'of a highlyprofitableorganization, ithas romoting its own label. Angela "We're really big into knits," that fashion journalists kno niversities and lead to a much the United States, Britain, Canada, cally depressed region. a focused on being a good corporate atch, the company's administra- Hatch said. about its new line, he added. aster Internet. The network could France, Germany,Italy, andJapan. By Sergy Tabateau In his visit to' Baruch College, citizen. In 1995, thecompany's chari­ ive coordinator, said that M-A­ Although M-A-G has not yet The umbrella company's mai e used to transmit live sound and Hawthorne gave several tips for table activities ann, Community Re­ has opened a store in London, opened any stores in New York, office is in Hong Kong, where al ictures, pavingthe wayfor commu­ Originally from the island of aspiring business owners in­ lations, donatedover $5 million to the nd plans to open a nother in customers may still buy its line of the clothing is manufactured .cation between businesses thou­ Pennzoil Co. and Quaker States Jamaica and starting as a fam­ cluding: areas ofhealth, arts andculture, and oho, New York to sell its new of clothing sold in The M-A-G staffin New Yorkcon and of miles away. Corp. agreed to merge and create a ily business, Golden Krust Bak­ + Identify yourstrengths the environment. ine of clothing. Bloomingdale's, boutiques, other sists of about 25 employees wh The company uses new methods of major department stores, and new publicly traded car products ery, "Home of the World's Best +Know your market Under its private label, are pattern makers, designers Patties" has emerged as a small dying clothing in its manufacturing agaschoni Apparel Group, the specialty stores across the U.S. sales persons, and overseers. company. Bothcompaniessaid that + Put everything in writing­ they would reap savings of$90 mil­ giant in the world of franchis­ process. Its stores are built with low­ ompany makes labels for other The company is targeting Domonique Lee, son 0 in terms of your business Cosmo Corigliano was relieved lion to $125 million annually ing. With stores popping up all toxic building materials and woods etailers. The company declined women from 25 to 60 years old Magdelena Lee, a Hong Kong en plans or proposal. rom his duties as executive vice through their combined revenues. over the tri-state area (one of from [well-managed] forests. Each o reveal the names of other re­ and it sees its competition in trepreneur who is the company' resident ofCendant Corp. because the latest opening on nearby + A proper proposal is cru­ Gap employee is empowered to find ilers that itworks for. "It's sort other clothing lines as Ellen owner, is the chief executive of fthe company's poor performance Lexington Avenue), Golden cial when approaching a fi­ reuses for fixtures, packingmaterials, f a confidentiality thing," said a Tracy and Dana Buchman. With ficer and also works in the Ne the stock market. Kirk Shelton, Robert Crandall, chairman of Krust is the first Caribbean nancial institution for a etc. The Gap is also involved in do­ ublic representative. But ac- that in mind, M-A-G intends to York office. endant vice chairman, and Amy AMR Corp., parentofAmericanAir­ owned and operated company loan. nating money and clothing to home­ ording to press reports, Anne start building a strong, sophisti­ Both divisions of the compan ipton, Cendant executive vice lines, was said to be retiring after who has sold franchises in the +Maintain a good credit less shelters in Harlem and supply­ ein is one ofthem. cated quality image for itself. It made just under $100 million i resident and general counsel also pioneeringthe use offrequent-flyer states. rating ing Old Navy busestoschools for spe­ In addition to its own clothing has not advertised; however, its revenues last year, said Monic cial events. esigned along with Corigliano. programs and perfecting the com­ In a recent visit to Baruch + Proper management of ine, Magaschoni Apparel Group future marketing campaign will Forman Belag, M-A-G's presi Gap Inc. operates nearly 2,000 include national advertising, di­ puterreservation systems. Crandall College Lowell Hawthorne, your company ill continue to work behind the dent. M-A-G also plans to mov joined AMR in 1973 as senior vice president of Golden Krust, stores, consisting of983 Gap, 240 Ba­ cenes with other clothing Iines, rect mail promotions, and in­ into a new 12,OOO-square-foo president offinance. pointed out that his company is +Massive advertising. nana Republic, 583 GapKids (includ­ 'We own the factories that pro­ store visuals. showroom around the middle 0 ing BabyGap) and 225 Old Navy uce Calvin Klein and Donna But making the leap from pri­ May this year, the public rela Massachusetts-based ImmuLogic, th.e #1 producer of patties in For minority business own­ stores. Besides the US, The Gap also aran," said Hatch. vate label to public brand name tions representative said. It wil biotechnologycompany, said itwas North America. Featured in ers, Hawthorne said that they ~.S!-O~ in_¢~lJ:K,Jc~a~~JI Canada, -M~A-G~-thenew.unit.name·.for, ~q~, .not be easy. ~'Jt will require . also start another divisi-onf-o tarting tests on a cocainevaccine "IntelCorp.,,recently.introduced.ita. Forbes Magazine (116/95) this , may have more trouble 'in' ob­ hat would stop users from getting andJapan.. company's name brand, .ro­ a Iot. of opening publicity," said babies, called Baby Cashmere. new Pentium processor, running at.' budding bakery was referred to taining loans. He said that af­ he' high from the drug. The National uses on women's "bridge" sports- Pankaj Kurmar, a marketing pro- 350 and 400 megahertz, to be used as a model company and a shin­ firmative action does work stitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). for bothat home andthe office. The ing example for all entrepre­ while stressing the amount of new chip willcostan estimated$621 neurs. grants that are available to to $824. The chips provide more Baruch Bookstore Perseveres In Face Of Competition Citing many major obstacles women and "minorities." processing power for advanced ap­ that stood in their way, the Although Golden Krust has plications such as three-dimensional I Hawthorne family achieved temporarily ceased selling fran­ ButIts Future Remains'Uncertain Network Associates Inc., based in software and the latest version of their dreams through a unified chises due to tremendous de­ f anta Clara, Calif. and a leadingen­ Microsoft's Windows software, Win­ By Mark Stephens vision. Because the banks did mand, the goal is to have one in Because used books tend to cir­ good news for Baruch. "The col­ While the family-owned com­ ryption software company, an­ dows 98, due out in June. not want to give them any every state. When asked what culate throughout college cam­ lege receives a commission on ev­ pany,is generating sales close to ounced plans to sell its data scram­ loans, nine of the Hawthorne The Baruch College bookstore, puses semester after semester, ery book sold, which is then rein­ $lbilIion,the' Follett College ling products overseas through a prompted him to achieve his 'located in the basement of 360 children and their spouses com­ dreams Hawthdrne replied, "I their cheaper prices cut into pub­ vested back into the college com­ store at Baruch was in the redfor eal witha Swisscompany. Encryp­ Two former Texaco Inc. executives, bined their capital power to in­ PAS,remains to be the last place wanted my own." lishers' profit margins. In re­ munity," said Dean ofSttident Af­ many years. "Before I came in ion, which scrambles information including the company's treasurer, vest in a business venture that Baruchians go when in need of But what ultimately makes a sponse, the publishers reprint, fairs Ronald M. Aaron. "The about 18 months ago, the store nd renders it unreadable without are scheduled to go on trial for al- proved to be extremely success­ textbooks. The bookstore contin­ business proliferate where new editions, with few if any money is passed on to the Auxil­ had $100,000 losses foztwo con­ passwordorsoftware"key," hasbe­ legedly destroying key documents ful. The small family business ues to suffer from stiff competi­ businesses are known to disap­ amendments, to make older edi­ iary Enterprise Corp., a non­ secutive years," said Moreland. orne an increasingly critical means sought in a racialbias suitlastyear. in Jamaica blossomed into four tion' a shrinking market, and a pear as fast as they take root is tions obsolete. This results in profit organisation whose budget .For now, however, the f safeguarding electroniccommerce Robert Urich, Texaco's former CFO, separate entities that make up reputation for high prices and college students spending money underwrites college functions." customer satisfaction. "I like it bookstore's biggest challenge is nd communications over the and Richard Lundwall, former se- Golden Krust, including: poor service. According to Timo­ for unnecessary textbooks. However, with the bookstore's [beefpatties] because I thought making surethe drop in its shop­ nternet, nior coordinator of personnel ser- Hawthorne Estate Inc., Golden thy Moreland, manager of the But money-strapped Baruch year·2000 lease-expiration date it was cheap enough to buy and lifting rate remains the same. In vices in the company's finance de- Krust Caribbean Bakery, bookstore, the bookstore's"bad lo­ students, wary of the over-pric­ fast approaching, Moreland is un­ 1996, Follett management fired to eat on the go," said an upper­ partment, were both charged with Golden Krust Patties, an d cation" exasperates the situation. ing trend, have themselves be­ certain of the store's future. several employees accused of soph.omore Baruch student. Don King, boxing promoter obstructionofjusticeandconspiracy Golden Krust Franchising Inc. , Francine Phillips, a recent come a source ofcompetrtion for "When the new campus building stealing books. But since the in­ Perhaps there is a place on the xtraordinaire, was recent.ly fortheirrolesinthe ~~eme.,.~., Today, Golden Krusts patties, graduate from the business jour­ the bookstore. At the beginning , openson 25Street~ we'd move to stallation of electronic,detectors island of Manhattan for warded a .court decision over dis-'" "":", '," ", are not onl y To und in one- of nalism department, said that ofevery semester~ "books for sale" the ground floor, which is a more and the expansion of the main Jamaica-'s finest patties. utes with British boxing promoter',' , their bakeries, but they are also prices at the store are too high. fliersspl"ing' up around campus visible location and open to the floor to increase visibility, shop­ ank Warren following the disso- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and" .be i ng served in public schools, "I (shopped at] Barnes & Noble and Baruchians can be seen ped­ public. But that all depends on liftingby students hasdecreased. utionoftheirfour-yearpartnership. Spice Entertainment Companies hospitals, and even the penal for my booksbecause they're usu­ dling 'their used books on the whether or not we win the con­ ~8 job is stressful and hec­ . gwasawardeda share in allthe Inc. ~~~yannounced a revision .system. 500,000 p att i es per ally priced $2 to $3 less," said sidewalks outside oftbe360Park tract again," he said. tic," said Moreland, re(emng ,to rofits generated by agreements oftheirFebruarys, 1998agreement week are delivered to the New Phillips. "You would think since Avenue Soutbbuilding. Follett COllege Stores - a sub­ the store's rankingin the hierar­ .~~r,~ll 'thfightersstruckduringtheyears where acquire all of the York City school systems alone. Write for. Ticker it's the college ,bookstore, they'd Morebind contends t~t these sidiaryofthe privately-held eor.. chy orthe cOllege. -We are a'sub­ . . , f the partnership. outstandingshares ofSpice for cash Golden Krust has crossed reli- . try to,keep prices down." student peddlers do not pose, a poration w~ieb won the'rigbts to tenant-of a tellant. Cushman A ~d Playboy s~k: P1ay~y Enter- gious barriers as well by taking Business To Mafce In defense, Moreland contends significant thre,at to bis opera· become BaruCh·ssole book vendor Wakefield (property maDa't!­ prises, Inc. isan international en- the initiative and serving halal that pricing is out of his hands, tion,but does admit thatthe side­ - manages over 537 stOres in 46 ment] leases' space to Baruch Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc. re­ Valuable Conriec­ tertainmentcompanythatpublishes (Muslim-koshered) patties. and that his is one of a few in­ walk entrepreneurs·attract about states nationwide. Owned and which leasesspace to us - which ently reported first-quarter profits editions of Playboy magazine in 16 As a minority, Hawthorne re­ t i on s ~ And Build dustries where pricing and mer­ 10percent oftbestore's potential operated by theRiver Grove. Illi­ means we have virtually no s a resultofsales at Toys R Us Inc. countri.es;creates programming for, alizes the importance of funnel­ chandise are determined by the clientele. Students around the nois-based Follett Corp., the rights. IC anything goes wrong. he toy retailer said in' February Playboy TV networks and home ing money back intothe commu­ Your Resume.Con­ producers. country have also begunshopping bookstore "has been a fixture at we can't complain to Cushman, t itwouldcutinventoriesby $500 video distrj.butionaroundtheworld; nity. Golden Krust has made Moreland said the Baruch online for their,textbooks at vir­ Baruch Cor th~ past lQyears. In and tJie college can ol1ly pass on , ion by the year 2000 in an at­ - . . . operates a direct marketing busi- contributions to hospitals, spon­ tact HUIlg'I'r?llOr bookstore has a 25 percent tual bookstores, such as 1996,thecompany ranked 238 in our.complaints - 80 ] do every- mpt to lower costs and boost slug- ness, including the Critics' Choice sored sporting events, and con- ' markup policy for used books and Amazon.rom, which offer up to 20 a Forbes 500 listing oC the larg­ thing myself. This is definitely .sh earnings. Both toy manufac­ Video, Collectors'Choice Music and tributed to the economy in the Dov Gertzulin. , .At a 20 to 25 percent markup for percent discounts. est private companies in the not a job Cor somebody who can't urers reported earnings of $12.7 Playboycatalogs and Web sites. Caribbean by creating countless new books. As a way ofexplain­ But in the face of competition United Statel~ and in the same handle pressure." (212) 802-6800. ~ ing, the manager describes book and theft, the store did manage year was ranked by Crain Chi­ . . . . publishersas "pricingthemselves a 20 percent increase in sales cago Buaine., as the 27th larg­ wiite.:FOr>f.tfBUsiDc.a! out of the market." over the last year. And this is est private rum in Illinois.

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The Students Together The organizers of STAR started drives, and campus free lunch and Baruch College has some of Achieve Reform (STAR) Party is this endeavor in November of 1997. programs are things that will the best student life activities to an organization ofstudents run- It was during the Leadership Week­ heighten the political awareness offer. Nobody in CUNY puts to­ ning for Day Session Student end Conference that many of the ofstudents on this campus. It is gether better social events like Government (DSSG). They are contradictions between the stu­ the political awareness that is Caribbean Week and the Asian students from Baruch who are dents and DSSG stirred many stu­ needed to have an organized Heritage Month that we have in student leaders, club leaders, dents to organize themselves to run base of people together to help, our school. The school knows and average people from the for DSSG. At least five different fac­ defend our public education and about the popularity ofa club like student body. They are workers tions developed until thebeginning our degrees. Especially when P.R.I.D.E. The problem in the in the college and the labor of Janu­ school is political and economic force. They came together to a r y . where students are forced to stay correct some of the problems Man y uninvolved with student activities." that DSSG has in relation to the g r 0 ups Greencontinues,'Theeconomicplight students. los t -, ofthe averagestudentis veryrelevant The party is represented by the i r when students are looking for work Lennox Henry, Omar Morales, intiative when they are unemployed and they Anthon Grant, and Simone De and 1"::{::f:·WB1i are looking for a part time job when Suze. These students represent d r i v e I:"j:k\:;.. ;ij\i: they already have full-time employ­ the political line that stresses a Ion g ment. It is not a coincidence that the student empowerment in politi- the way. level of student life at Baruch College cal affaiza.of.the.BaruchCollege.._The.. .,._ pl~ _~r tJ:1~ budget assaults of campus and the underdevel- gan 1991 and 1995." oped communities that our stu- ing The STAR party feels that a dents live in. The party has the primarily social program is a been involved since January S TAR matter of having the wrong po­ with their campaign to rid par t y litical perspective. In the last Baruch of credit card exploita - was put issue of the Ticker, it published together the results of the survey that b y DSSG did during DSSG day. "It people showed that a total of62% ofthe "Th.eir position is with po­ students surveyed did not feel that they couldn't litical. that social activities were im­ e xpe r r- portant to enhance thei r possibly condemn ence on expericene at Baruch." said the Open Admissions the Tesfa Gordon, central committee Baruch member of BASS and STAR. o r fast relief from the nagging ache of taxes, w-e What else do SRAs offer? A full range ofinvestment policy when the ma- College "The students that did not agree recommend TIAA-CREF SRAs. SRAs are tax­ choices, a helpful loan feature, and the financial expertise jority of us are here campus with social activities felt that F ~~ Open Admissions, probation and in deferred annuities that can help you build additional because ofit. of TIAA-CREF, the world's largest retirement system." under- policies, and organization fund­ assets - money that can make the difference between ing was important. Their own Now More Ways to Meet Your Goals survey showed that a percentage living and living well in retirement. tion by corporations that are LennoxHenryandAdam Mor8les runningfor President of students felt that student Contributions to SRAs are conveniently deducted Today TlAA-CREF can help you meet even more working against the interest of and Vice-President ofthe STARparty needs were important to stu­ CUNY. This was a project that developed communities. Unlike CUNY is under the attack of dents. That is significant consid­ from your salary on a pretax basis. The result? More ofyour financial objectives, with lRAs, mutual funds, was done with the assistance of many day governments in the past, budgetcuts and the dismantling ering that DSSG did this survey money invested. Fewer taxes now. And since investment and more. We'll help you select the solutions that suit people from different student the STAR slate did not focus on re- of the Open Admissions policy. in a bias environment of a big organizations. cruiting primarily freshmen and STAR supports the Open Ad­ SOCIAL event." earnings are tax deferred until you receive them as your needs. Visit your benefits office or call us at Members of this party have transfer students. "Freshmen and missions policy. They have been STAR worked with DOA and transfer students often do not know working with DOA and the Stu­ BASS in the fall to do a survey income, the money you don't send to Washington can 1 800 842-2776 to learn more. been involved with the effort to bring quality healthcare to the the Baruch College Campus and i~' '3 dent Liberation Action Move­ around the campus that was not work even harder for you. Do it today-it couldn't hurt. Baruch College campus. A s politics", said Orlando Green, .. ment (SLAM)/CUNY COALI­ isotated to just the student cen­ STAR supporter in the student community advisor to the Baruch" TION. Their position is that ter. In the survey done by STAR center, who was too shy to iden­ African StudentSenate, 'The STAR they couldn't possibly condemn. , significant answers came out Visit us on the Internet at www.tiaa-cref.org tify herself, said that, "Commu­ slate has a collective ofleaders that the open admissions policy when from the students. Eighty five nity and campus coalitions are have experience going into this en- the majority of us are here be­ percent of the students that an­ important because we are only deavor. The people directly and in- cause of it. The cu rrent swered the survey felt that re­ students for 4·5 years. 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CHOI B S.S.: ~, by Shai Tzach ebrate their transformation friends the next day, April 10th. tion a photo exhibit will be dis­ FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE UNITED STATES! from a tribe of slaves in Egypt, "In Russia, it was a family get played on the 15th floor of the • By B.A.S.S. organizers for this dayofprotestwere cilitiesand political organizations. "Open Admissions for CUNY was "It was both educational and Africa about 4000 years ago, together without the readings same building. What does it feel like to be a the Students for JERICHO, CUNY They participated actively in something that some ofthe politi­ entertaining," said Sergey K., . into a free nation. Mo.st of the and the other customs," she The second event will prisoner when you did not com­ SLAM, Asians for JERICHO, the churches, studentgroups, unions, cal prisoners from New York City vice president of Hillel a t text about the order of events says. "We could not celebrate take place on April 30th, which mit a crime? There are many New African Liberation Front, the professional associations, commit­ helped struggle toattain for under­ Baruch, about the Mini-Seder related to this dramatic trans­ as we should. For example, it is Israel's 50th Independence people who are mothers, fathers, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement tees against police brutality, cam­ developed communities," Mr. that was held at the window formation can be read in the was hard to get Matzos [unleav­ Day. This celebration will be students, teachers, profession­ and manyothergroups ofpeoplefrom paignsagainstyouth violence and Green states. "It was nevera ques­ lounge of the 360 PAS Building, Bible in the book of Exodus. ened bread eaten during Pass­ held at the window lounge on als, community organizers, art­ around the country. Former political drugs. In summary they chal­ tion ofacademic standards. It is a on Thursday, April 9th, during During the Seder, a text called over],and now all of it became the 15th floor of the 360 Park ists, andregularworkingpeople, prisoner, Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt), lengedthe U.S. political system in conservative, political agenda to 'club hours. About'100 students "Ha'gada", which provides ~ore . poasible." Ave. South Building during who now find themselves behind spoke at Baruch College in March many ways. rollback the gains that Black and participated in what was prob- details and interpretations Leonard Petlakh, Hillel's di­ club hours. Aguest speaker, bars without ever killing or about this issue. Over 120 people Octorvia Caldwell, the current Latino communities struggled for ably the biggest Jewish event about the holiday, is read. rector in Baruch, finds a direct Israeli music, and food are harming anybody. They are be­ president of BASS, and the next duringthe 70's. They are doingthe in Baruch this semester. "The This' year, the Mini-Seder in connection between the popula­ planned to cheer up this event. hind bars for their sacredpoliti­ president of Soul Survivors, re­ same thing in the California U ni­ purpose of the Mini-Seder is to Baruch was performed a day be­ tion of the club and the form in Information about these and cal beliefs, for the good of all "We cannot marked, ''Itwas the first-rally that versity system. Except over there, teach those who are not aware fore the actual event took place. which the Mini-Seder was con­ other events.can be obtained at people. What country would do struggle for I have ever beento. It was great." they call it affirmative action." of their -Iewish tradition. Our In order to celebrate properly ducted. "We were trying to take Hillel's office on the 15th floor this? China? Try again. The an­ OpenAdmis­ Ms. Caldwell became involved in The weather was beautiful, with goal is to encourage people to many unique customs are cel­ them through the actual steps, of the 360 PAS building, or by swer is the United States. the political organizingcircles this people laying on the grass as celebrate at home," he added. ebrated, therefore providing a of the Seder by explaining the phoning Leonard Petlakh at Early Friday morning, March sions••. without winter. ''The people at Jericho former political prisoners and cur­ "Seder" is the name of a fes- reason for which Jewish orga­ rituals," 'he says. Some of the (212) 802·6808. 27th, students met at Hunter struggling for were from diverse backgrounds. rent community activists spoke. tive meal, which starts the nizations give much attention customs involve typical food College to embark on a trip to There were Blacks, Latinos, Minister Chavis Muhammad (for­ weeklong holiday of "Pesach", and importance in performing such as the Matzos. During the Washington DC. Octorvia ourpolitical Asians, and Whites together for merly Benjamin Chavis) of the or Pass-over as it is known in the Mini-Seder at Baruch. meal, chicken, sweet potatoes, Caldwell, and the "exiled" Or­ pnsoners. ••• " one cause: HUMAN RIGHTS. Nation of Islam spoke. Angela Y. English. The Mini-Seder held According to Sergey, kugel, charoset, parsley, hard­ lando Green attended this trip. This was notjust a 'Blackthing.'" Davis, Kathleen Cleaver, and a at Baruch followed the main 90% of the members at Hillel boiled eggs, quiche, and other These people were members of Octorvia joins the few women or­ host of other famous political per­ customs, which are practiced in are Jewish students who came traditional foods were served. the BaruchAfrican Student Sen­ ganizers we have in Baruch Col­ sonalities were present for a day a real Seder, and included read- to the U.S. from the former So­ Hillel's goal is to raise ate (BASS), the Descendants of lege. Many women are political to ask the government to atone. ings of texts in English and He- viet Union. There, he explains, awareness of Judaism and Jew­ Afrika (DOA), and Soul Survi­ prisoners too. Angela Y Davis and Youth from different parts of the brew, singing holiday songs, many Jews were not attached to ish culture among students vors. Assata Shakur (currently in politi­ nation came to meet other people, and playing typical games. The their heritage. Many reasons across the U.S., Canada, Eu­ JERICHO '98 was a national cal exile in Cuba)were some ofthe to network, and to link -their Jewish Student Alliance (JSA), led to this situation, including rope, and the former Soviet march to the capital to protest most popular prisoners in the projects nationally. Hillel, Koach, and BARS are the difficulties involved in prac­ Union. Its plans for the coming the imprisonment of political 1970's. When theday was over, everybody the four organizations which tieing any religion, especially month include two main events. prisoners in the United States. "We cannot struggle for Open Ad­ boarded buses and cars to go back co-sponsored the event. Judaism under the communist The first will take place on Mumia Abu Jamal, Sekou missions back in New York with­ home. They spent one day to pro­ According to organizers mini- r-egime. April 23rd, which will be Holo­ Odinga, Sundiata Acoli and a out struggling for our'political test theimprisonmentofhonorable Seders are long time traditions Jane F., a computer graphics caust Remembrance Day. Dur­ thousand other names fill the prisoners that are still locked up women and men, but unfortu­ in Baruch. However, unlike junior, attests to that situation. ing club hours, two Holocaust nation's prisons for their politi­ in American dungeons.", said Or­ nately, the prisoners could not go 1 past years in which the event This is the second Mirri-Seder survivors will speak in room cal beliefs. Over 8,000 people lando Green. Mr. Green is a com­ home just like the honorable i ) was a mere get together, it has shehas attended at Baruch. For 1436, 360 Park Av. South Build­ converged at RFK Stadium to munity activist who is on leave women, men, and children that I turned into an opportunity to her, participating in the Seder ing. Everyone is invited to hear march to the White House. i from Baruch College. He is a cen­ marched for them. Perhaps they teach students heritage, cus- with Hillel is more of a social first hand descriptions of what Many ofthem were young people tral committee member of DOA will get the chance to go home torns ~,p.9._.tr..~_cli!iQ.n.~_._Q_!!~ill.~Jh_~, _ ._~.Y~,I.tt..~.-l!~~_~ ,!.~~_~._~~ li,~~ _~C)?~ ~ happened during this dark pe­ and regular people. They were In~ddl·'· -and' BASS. As a"CUNY/commu­ againjust Iike the many political . holiday of Pe'sa~h,-Jew,s---£e1-~- -be ~celebr.a.ted--with.-familyan.d, riod iiib.uman history. mothers, fathers, children, stu­ nity activist,' Mr. Green'feels that prisoners and prisoners ofwar that dents, and workers that took the the prisoners struggled for basic fought forAmerica in Vietnam and ----- day off from work and school to human needs for underdeveloped in the Persian Gulf. take a higher responsibility. The communities and all =.v.Ie... _ 00 eV1e CAffe ~AfAeIIA By Octorvia Caldwell March 27, the generation and Movement), Ramsey Muniz ~rent backgrounds, we the present generation of (member of the Raza Unida came together for one cause. those targeted people came to­ Party in Texas), and Mumia It is recognized by those who "CIA, FBI,/US. JUS- gether in Washington D.C. for Abu-Jamal (a profound are aware, that if it wasn't TICE. IS A LIE!"/ Jericho '98 'with demands of journalist who is on death for the people who had the SeventhAve South at West Tenth Street ·'PUEBLO UNETE!" amnesty for the United States row for his political views), soul to speak out, and take "WHAT DO WE WANT?I political prisoners. Jericho '98 provoked a response of an- action against the atrocious FREEDOM! /WHEN DO and inhumane conditions of .As you step into the living room of this splendid cafe, large. plush antique WE WANT IT? /NOW! this country, many- social m~s~erlzes .--' welfare policies, such as the chairs welcome you as the scent of rich dark coffee you. Al­ Why? Evidence shows Free Breakfast and Lunch though the menu is typical of a NewYork cafe, the quality IS a rarefind. Not that the United States Gov­ program for children, would to mention that it is very affordable. Pinallyaplace where poor college stu­ ernment has oppressed, at­ have been incorporated, far tempted to break up, and later than necessary. dentscanget some fine cafe cuisine an~ not go totall~ broke. To st~, ~he dismember organizations Thanks should be given to lentil soup isa sple,ndid dish., It taste ~e more than-just ~i2I~hl~t: who have had a political all of those who have lost ~ voice that is different from their lives, may lose their rare find among bean soups..Served With a fresh roll and spr . e the status quo. A well liCe, or who have lost mor-e fresh pepper ,it definitely makes a hearty meal. Although ~here ~ a Wld~ known and, unfortunately, c. than 1/3 or their life in variety of beautiful desserts to choose from, u?on every VISIt I fin myse successfuI, nefarious gov­ ~= ,prison for their political ernment program, c. stance;. Their view bas 'not indul · g in an absolutely immaculate pu~pkinco~accheesecake. A v~ry COINTELPRO~ has targeted ; been geared toward the .ad- silky ~eeseca.kethat is light in texture, thi~ cake ~ have your eyes rol~~.. people from all walks of vaneement of self', but for ~ cis a~company life. Asian, Latino, Black, c the empowerment and mobi- b kv and your taste buds jumping.with delight. To this and Native Americans, as ~ IizatioD of all people vietim­ d:~s:~ recommend either a tall glass ofcafe au l~t withwhipped cream or well as unrecorded, and ~ ized by this country's eco­ .. h t glass ofsteamed milk with honey. WIth no one pressing yo~ to countless, others have ] nomic and political struc­ ~ been targeted by :: ture. Like the "exiled" Orlando pipmg 0table and the servers literally leavingyou alone, but yet keePI?g COINTELPRO in an attempt Green once said: "Tbey can cut t~~~;:o~ro en fo~ as soon as you need them, it's a beautiful place for a nice to keep a deceitful politi- is named for the biblical city ger, as well as love, inside offour fingers one by one but if' l~ch cal structure intact. As a where "the wall s came tum­ of those listening. we all come together we can and qJet or a perfectly romantic spot for some coffee and dessert after result, over the years, nu­ bling down" and that is just People of all kinds from make one powerful merous prisoners of war, or what I thought would happen. all over came out to support FIST...Forever In Struggle dinner. political prisoners, have The insightful words spoken Jericho '98: Bla'ck, White, Together." been taken by the govern­ to recognize such politieal Latino, Native, young, old, ment. prisoners as Leonard Peltier (a disabled-all were there. Peace, Love and Blessings Therefore on Friday, leader of the American Indian Although we came Crom d if- • Octorvia Caldwell \

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Continued from page 35 _,-ee~ ---- - uses the Me forum to shed light - on the trials and tribulations of Los Angeles. While his work led to the studio gangsta and the migration of this exploitation (i.e. No Limit Records pimpin' the game, ugghhl), it also indi­ rectly created the global dispersement ofhip hop and the ­ "keep it real" (through creativ- ­ ity) movement. The latter is very important as it is impos­ killin' make mysterious icons that do not offer relevance to thereal world. sible to decipher the realness of "It's us/ Lees takeourpeople and anexodus..." -IcriedatthatceremonyandknowingthatI wasthefirstfruit, Kwanzaa, Mes from Scarface to Mobb ­ GuruofGangStarr- 'U"Advice2 You" .- Deep, without the barometers I knewI would be thebeginningofa horridcycle ofgenocide. I hatedthe of originality. _Albums like "IosAfrica;itos unidos alBorincanoI Luchado coda con codo con la ma­ hypocrisy ofmy life andI hated myfather. Before I could kill myselfI a~oke. Original Gangsta (1991) com­ chete en la mano..." - bined the militancv., ofChuck D 'lito Gomezcon RayBarretto - ''lestigo Fui" fe. CuretAlonso They dont want to seeus unite. and the ghetto tales of Kool G ~ 1975) - - , And I must beginthe movement. Rap. 8~ (Tie) Rtu!kwon & G1UJBtfoce KiUoJr, ofWu-TaugClan: -- Keep on fussing and fighting. stylis~ The most hip hop duo epitomize the Voltron legacy oftheWu. They are superior solo Mes as well as an How long shall they kill ourprophets while we stand aside and look? -1 will stop thatnow, I will-speaktohim andbalancethe positivity and ~llentco~bo ~u,"Wu-TangCIan's WIth flawless back-n-forth(i.e. Mobb Deep's "Right&rekAt 'The M.GM.''). Howmuchcantheytakeofourprofitswhile weacoountitto ourbooks? niggativi~ Unlike most duos, they truly have distinct personas and specific innovations in their success. Ghostface's essence Some say itejue:a partofit. We'vegot to fulfill the book. ~Ptu:esthebrash, charismaticrouglmeckslowly beingarmedwiththelessonsofrighteousnessanddirection. Raekwon Bullshit, tired ofallthis. I feel like I-n-I gettingfucked. You know 15 easily thegreatest chroniclerofthe drugdealingexperience. The slangofice-dealingterminology and fragmented I'm t~oughtsfrom the 5% lessons showed thestruggle for enlightenment. It also makes Rae on ofhip hop's most influen- it ain't like that! Who thefuck isthis? balMCs. - - We Jahpeople can 11'U1lle it work. ' fro taking itback. I need to knowifyou're ready That's what Imsayin'! Que de adonde vengo, que padonde voy. 8-H-M-I-G-G-I-E, no inf'o_.'cause. Pm flagrant...My team's su- ~gonna chase those crazy baldhea.ds out oftown. We wont take 1W prem.e stayclean,triplebeam,lyrical dream; I be that. bribe. ~got tostay alive. We can only takehip hop on this movement. - I ain't gonnasell this shitout. Stop makingfunofme 'causeyou know Gatsonholsters, girlson shoulders, playbo); I toldyou. that ain't true, rve heard this callingsince the day I was born. And that's what it's about? _~1L Who the cap fit, let them ioear it. Sayyoujust cant Iioe that Tiegative Until then l'D1 goingWith the money, 11. B -Real of Cypress Hill: wa~you know whatI mean. Then is now. It's about creativity and love. Before Fat Joe, it was B-Real It's just that we live that in a gray way. Tm experiencing a positive It's notlike that. It's about gettmg your own. Be all about w h c single h a n d e d ly rewrote vibration with every thought that's seemingly negative. yourpaper andyou'llsucceed. the hip hop history book i nciu d­ I had this dream the other nightthat I was sitting with my lady. I You hada nice life for yourselfbut what ab:>ut the iInpact on others'1 ing Latinos as co-creators. His wasn't comfortable, though. For some reason, there were forces, that What areyou thinking? uniquely nasal vocals reflected -- --had-nething-4"&da-with-eur-feelings.fOl'.eacl:l-otheI;-that-~dri¥ing us-~.~--l}u siUj!'IJ jDihe-Crib__ckeamjogabout_~iets ...~~l.lpes, -- the harshest realms of _ghetto .apart. - -, --.. ------theway~aDdhOwtosellreeonJs-Jike-Snoop. r eal i ty with verve, style and spanglish. He also gave birth I had no desire to go where I was going. I beganto feel sick watching Do you remember me? t~ t'h"~_ 1~ r ~ .• • the television. Now they say the revolution won't be televised, but as It'sa face thati'veseenbefore. 0 e 0" e .:. 0 r Tna r 11.- U a n a re 1t - erated in rhyme. In addition, sure as beats go with rhymes, I was seeingit broadcast on every chan- _ These Snakes have destroyed the evolution ofa powerful tool 00 live his f'i r s t two albums are cer­ nffi. aaav~tl~ tainly classics (Cypress Hill, It was a single event that symbolized the beginning oftheir ending. I don't reaDy look at them as snakes, th~I look at it as 1991 and Black Sunday, 1993)..,. Thestartofourlivescouldsoonbegin, I thought, asI lookedatmycherie peoplejusttryingtoget theirs; youknowwbatl'msayin'• /... .. amour. Yet she still had that fear ofbeing happy from such a horrific Whentheysteal, biteanddilute the musicandtheprineiplesit makes 6. (Tie) Trugoy the Dove& P08tUJTWUS: event. Don'tgetme wrong, I know shesawhowgreat itcouldturnout. every musician, doingwith love, sufferfinancially Th~ model ofconsistency, with 4 albums past, all being ofvaryingclassical quality Pos andTrugoy arejust as Nevertheless, she was hesitant but I certainly was not. Youcan'treaDybemadatsom~that'stryingtogettheirs. CODSls~tas one looks ~nd their p~ivesampling, archived breakbeats and catchy hooks, we hear two And I leapedforjoylookingup atthe skyyelling, ''Wherethefuckwas Youjustgottafiggreout a wayto dodgethemandgetyours. MC~ ~epth ~ez:ed ~ WIth ,a abstractpoetics, Poshas showntobethe more angryMC evolving into an upholder God, Sherlock,whenyouneededhim?!!!" I wasscreamingandshouting Thenyou supportthe system, Shmiggie. You're such a pseudo-rebel. o~ h?ps integrity WIth simple bold statements and creative insults. 'Irugoys presence is defined by concise h.iP in glee withnoideawhere to direct it. Should I look down at hell, howl- Don't you that 112 adds to 4, culture freedom is destroyed by a timin~, ill references overa flow.~ked by ease ~d control. Their status is held bytheir abilityto gel together, mow rhymmgover the same tracks grvmgthe same ultunate message, in totally different ways, ingatmy earth? Or thesky, where hewould forever hang, as a symbol vulture, ofarighteouscruxificion1 Everybodyalwaysgonnaspeakaboutsometbingwhenthey're 5. Q-7ip ofA Tribe Called Quest: I suddenly awoke with the sadness of dreams beingjust that and an the way overthere. Once they get right here, they're like, wondered... What couldmake one so happy withsuchvisions ofred? It Oh! i>- . What makes the music ofAT.C.Q. so jazzy is the smooth, slightly high-pitched vocals of The Ab­ was the day the news said Guiliani hasjustbeen shot dead? That's why I'm here tryingto bringyou back. Puffwon't even know stract: Q-Tip's achievement ofbeingableto define Yo te digo algo. Odiame par odiar el diablo pero no me odia par amar what happen ifit's done smoothly hardcore hip hop as anythingthat is real and true mi gente. Puffwon't evenknowwhat happen? to the artform will probablybeoneofthekeys to its Dont worry about a thing. Every man, gotta right to decide his own Word isBond, the movementofJab.people can begin. You're the line survival. destiny and in thisjudgment there is no partiality. So arms inarms, betweenhip hop and the devil. You're a talentedMewhosells out. Or One ofthe few MCs to really change the lives of with arms, we wiU fight this little struggle ~that's the only waywe areyou a sellout with talent? 10. Kool Keith: ghetto brethren with thought provoking observa­ can overcome our little trouble What I'm gettiu.gbJan}edfm- isn't true. I never did nothing tions and straightforward solutions. An incredibly diverse career SOlDYbands Continued on page 38 You understand how I felt? wrong can forlove. that most have lost sight of. His Brother; you're right. You're only holdingoutyourhands for money introduction of odd lyricism and So I wenttobed the next night hopingtodream as sweet. Ofcourse, I I ain't gofno kind of_problemwith ~emake sure I -got ill phrases in choppy fragments did not. My nightmarebegan ina ceremony heldby theUnited States DlOJleYinmypocket. That's I ask,~ -- took place on Ultramagnetic an MCs' Critical Bea.tdo urn in Postal Service, i was being honored by-postinasterNewmmi with a Fuekyou, then... stampoommemoratingme. Yet, Iwasonlythereinspiritand D)yfather 1988. However, the ten years ~- since he has achieved remark­ was there in accept the-award. stamp was beautiful -tXtitiug 32- "¥QUdonlwanna hearthe truth, soIma lie toYQU/ Mal«! itsoundfly to able diversity with his LPs like rents, with my name onthe side and a family from Kemet, dressed in YfJU:..." Sex Style (1996) and Dr. dashikis, with a basketoffruit and a Kinari with seven candles.How- Octagynecologist (1997). While ever, the sick feeling I felt was growingmore intense. most lyrical Mes of yesteryear Everydayrepresenteda princi.plemyfatherbestnwed mewith. These "Emancipate yourselffrom mental slcweryI none but ourselves can free _':_-7_ -" couldn't hang with those of to­ principles have not meant anything for these last 30years. Umoja, a ourrrUl~..• day, Keith has actually proven unityto mask_ a seIf-detenninationthatwouldsellout.the­ Bob Marley -_ 80""'(1980) even more confusing and enjoy­ militantbrothers. Ittook qjima, asinoo1lective workand respmsibility able. (i.e. _his scienrifie astro- to devise such a plan that supported the,oppressive qjamaa Itisthis, "And we brougJa hip hop back homethat-night..." -physical adventures with Sir JerutheDamoJa- "OneDay" ,Menelik'-pii: "So Intelligent"):. .' rooperative economies, with theIDa, thesole purposeofkeepingusJlOCE We'resuddenlyleftwithKtiumba andimaDi, the

- - 1 38 TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 22,1998 • TICKER ARTS It ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 22, 1998 39 1flh ~ ({iJ W~ rn (J re :ill .({)~ JEw ce rr The Top Twenty list ofthe best, Real MCs In Hip Hop History Continued from page 36 ··,,·· ~y.r­ - .. ·· ;J '.. :~--. ~ OPENING THOUGHT: t·····.. I guess that'swhyweshootit, wetly­ ingtofindthatheroinsideofus. I can You heard mel Even tlwlll/h tell you R Kelly got nothing on the you pretended/lWI to/ and if heights I done flown too. I can'tsayI you wereofferuledJ I metJAI to/ rescued anydamsels in distress. But get';'11.101 jo"",.mlndJA hiJatUe oneofthesedaysifI keep onshooting takeover is rarel, ever kind! orlike that Groove 1beoryb*tchsaid Pni only Concerned with the "Keep.Striving." You knowshe.kj.tda fa*kin'bottom Une. . fine. EPISODEVlU: But anyway ifyou thinkaboutwords you find out a lot. I ·only mess with DAVE MEETS DAVID or .".-"'"" heroinbecauseI wastIyingtofindthat .ENGUSHLESSONNO.DX21 ,/, .r';~ ,,"~,.. h N th L...'4w~=!'4:. ". ~ , '. ero, ever mess wit morphine be- cause you just FIEND for MORE. Ran up the stairs up to the top floor/ Harlem! I had 24kgold hypodennics, couldn'tvote, I couldn'tevengetcredit CRACKwouldCRACKYA. Andwith Openedupa doorI thereguess woo he I wrapped my arms with the finest for myclasses. EventuallyI gotintoa BARBITURATES when your behind saw (WHO?) / Dave the dopefiend elastics!I couldnodonanycomer, any confrontation with thisstudentanda those prison bars BITCHYOUARE shooting dope I who don! kMW the time ofdayor night, anywhere and I Professorjumpedin on his sidewith- IT Cocaineis likeacrutch. Get it CO meaningofwater norsoap... got my respect! I ain't in this for a out knowing the facts just because CANE ! Andweedwill chokeupyour -"Children's Story"by Slick Rick minute! I'ma dopefiend forlife! I'mreal they came from the same part of rosebushes alright. Marijuana? I had heard it through the grape­ with my sh*t! Can't nobody tell me town...andI whuppedboththeyasses Would somebodytellmewhattherucck vine that Dave the Dopefiend, the nathan! I don't knowthe meaning of so the long and short ofit was I got Maty wants? Marywant to what? I heroin addict immortalized on Slick waternorsoap! That wasdefamation expelled. mean it's all semantics-Look at the Rick's classic ''Children's Stoty" had ofcharacter! I should have sued him! That' ugh. 4. Guru of Gang Starr: n:v·~ .&'S 1'0 word semantics. Sem reminds me of The voice of Brooklyn keeps on taking it with a consistent, prophetic mes­ been spotted noddingon various cor­ Fu*kSlickRick!Myfsmily·isashamed D'''-'1E''·~~" T?at's life. You ~ow tomor- Simian, as in mo~ And antics. sage through this decade's current struggles. Like Cee-Lo, Guru blends the ners throughout Harlem. Keeping in ofme! It's one thingto be a dopefiend :OWlSApri! zr!'IWenty-~eyearsago Monkeyantics, monkeybusiness. Se- ideologies dispersed by the original man's descendants throughout time and linewiththat fine traditionofderelict but there is no reason on God's green It all changed. We tookshitover, well mantics is monkeying around with space in layered sentences offering simple explanations. His latest on Mo­ street performers, easily identifiable earthwhya person shouldn'tpractice they did. I was in 'Nam waiting to language. ment Of Truth truly solidifies his place in hip hop legacy. He just may be the by the requisite brown bag of properhygiene! come home to cries of "Baby Killer!" Think of things like business.Think author of a time that hip hop began its successful battles back to integrity. Thunderbird in the back pocket, who DX:There, there Dave, let it out. It's and to get. spat at... those were the about it, mergers and acquisitions. It bring joy to countless ghetto youth alwaysgood to talk about it... .. days. I feel mlovethere.I'mtoldI have sounds like murderers and inquisi­ withtheirantics...Theirdnmkenwords DAVE: You got a hanky? I'm feeling one of them Amer-asian kids back tions. Im'ma speak on ·this, cause I 1. Rahim: of wisdom have enlightened entire kindaemotional... there, well I know sort ofcausethey know and understand. And I don't WhileeverygreatMehastop notchstyles, flows generations. Dave's re-appearance is (DXreachesintohispocket andhands toloca.teme...I ditchedthem. ~ mean I'm standingunder something. ;}...#=..-,...... andcontent, it istheaurathatonehasthatmakes tr:ied .:~ significant due to the frequency ofhis DAVE a napkin. He blows his nose.) himstaythere.WhatcanI teachHim? I know that taking a standmay take " greatness. They must be an MC that changes public displays and the range of his DAVE: People don't know what I've I can teach.him how to.shoot dope. I me under but lm'ma take my stand. .~,-the waye.rftymes,are-delivered.without,.any pro- bELw~a_s nomadic.noddingjsprees;__ ~~~~~::_C8I!: ~ himto shoothismouthoff. I I'm dead serious, especially when I'm ,test. Rakimwas the first Metorhyme at-amono­ which,~to .=. piekedupbylocal'media tone, laid back tone of strength. The power and the current mis-conception that them. They convict me witJlout evi- .=~m:~~;:e:; .. =~:e~~~ depth ofhis vocals deterred naysayers easily. Heroin is indeed the drugofehoiee, dence! I'm guilty until proven inner shoot for the stars... I never did. Pm thinkvmyde~ JustbecauseI DOd Theyalso need to inject a militant ideology that I was able toarrange, through vari­ cent... justa dopefiend. doesn't mean I ain'ton myjob. provokes change. Hakim's subtle blend of battle ousconta.ctssuchas Crackhead Steve DX: YouknowI wrote the same thing DX:When did you start? Thishel'oinoomingbackintostylesh*t phrases and elements of Gods' wisdom changed , a face to face with the man who's in mycolumn! DAVE: As soon as I got back to the is bogus. Besidesallthose.peoplejust a somewhat frivolous dance music into a poetic name lives forever inthe minds ofall DAVE: They say great minds think USA and I couldn't do sh*t with my- getting into it, they ain't real art form ofenlighteningexpression through this hiphop heads. NOW; filled withantici­ alike... selfTheonlythingI wasfit todowas dopefiends. They wasn't down from fusion. pation, I approached the comer of DX: (blushing) No! Really? You really killings but the NYPD wasn't hiring thestart.Theythinkbeingadopefiend Theyalso must makeeverythingthey say sound 116th and EighthAve. There he was! thinkso.~ my type. _ is all glamourandglitz. They'Holly- new, whether it be or not. Rakim has hiton top­ My heart leapt inside my chest. He DAVE: Sure kid. Just one thing... DX: That's sad. What's it like to wood dopefiends." 'lhey ain't true to ics neverdone("Casualties OfWar'') andhasgiven nodded withan airofelegance. There What'sthe dealwiththatcamouflage strugglewith addiction? this. These newjacksdon'tknow the a fresh perspective on the redundant ghetto top­ stood the man who was poised to be­ bandanna overya left eye? DAVE: Don't give me that pity sh*t meaningofdopefiends. Theyreadone 3. Chuck D of Public Enemy: ics ("Know The Ledge"). come the poster for Heroin addiction DX:Well,it'sa symboL It'snotthatit's you knowyou don'trea.lly care about Donald Goines book and think they Hip hop's most powerful voice not only paved the way for the expression of our anger Alongwiththat, Hakim has shown a consistency across America. I was honored to be over my eye, It's that it surroundsmy me. They say we have monkeys on know. Howmanyofthesenewnigg*s on the mic; he also gave it a Pro-Black, anti-U.S., revolutionary thrust. Whether he that has only been tarnished by his latest back­ inthepresenceofa legendNowI know cranium so tospeak. Itsymbolizesthe our backs. I wish it was a monkey are willing to die for their dope. Are says that Elvis Presley wasn't a hero to him or tell us to refuse the media's overhyped drop of stalebeats. There is never an ounce of how peoplefeelwhentheymeetpeople mental warfarewe face on a daily00- Monkey's is little. You could swat a willingto kill for theirdope. Tm will­ message, Chuck D was, is, and continues to be that voice of the Black/Latino struggle hypocrisy as opposedto a persona that encapsu­ like MichaelJordan... sis or My mind on revolution, revolu- monkeyoffyour back.. A more accu- ingtoDIE for mydope. You see I ain't in the U.S. - the foundational fuel of hip hop culture. lates ourcontradictions, strugglesand power. No tion onmymind... ratestatementistosaywehavegoril- a 00pefiendbecauseit's a popularthing MC has ever had this aura surrounding them. DX:Dave?Mz: Dopefiend?Isthatyou? DAVE: That's the biggest, smelliest las on ourbacks. You know language to do. I keep it real, fm a hardeore 2. KRS-One: Hakim is the greatest MC ofthese 20 plus years DAVE:Whothefu*kareyou?ya piss pile ofBullSh*TI've everheard! I bet is a funnything. Think. aboutexpres- dopefiend When they say the dope His work with Puffy has certainly diluted ofhip hop music. coloredbastard! Can'tyousee fin busy ya littleyellow ass ain't neverbeen in sionslike"averageJoe." I haven'tmet isn't in anymore I'll still be pumping his teaching of the universal lessons of our here! the Army either! Revolution! Nigg*s too many Joes that were average. thatsh*tin myveins. I ain'tin itfor a contradiction. This obvious hypocrisy (the 1Bl(l)JXj(1/>7,. en 11> a(/J It!Buckshot, Rick. I wasgladwhentheylocked him continues to nod, then suddenlyjerks style? Drugsnevergooutofstyle,just mothaphutka? 'Remember that epi- him. He has always balanced the contradiction of BigDaddy Kane, up. Hewasa crook! Heain'tnevergive back to life) outofthe spotlight. Youwould find a sode whenBarneydid aFilm? being Black in a white-oontrolled world, an anti­ CraigG, me a dime for using my good name DAVE: ... In Fall of1965, I wasone of lot of stuff is still in style ifyou look DX: Yes. imperialistsurroundedby imperialistswitha need SadatX andLord Jamar ofBrand Nubian, the way he did! Talking bout' how I the first ofthose cats in the ''Pre-Bac- hard enough. DAVE: Rememberwhat he said? DX:Don'tciyf'Or~e,rinaI:readydead for violence for a future of peace. Hopefully, his Souls OfMischief; don't wash up! Is that logical? You calaureate Program" or SEEK as it Heroin islike LL, don't can it a come- Thmple OfHip Hop allows us to see him begin the Jungle Brothers. mean to tell me that I got acxess to a cametobeknown... Sh*twasreal then. back, itbeen hereforyearaHaveyou DAVE: Bememberthat, documentation of our culture by dishonoringthose Would-belegends droppedfrom thelist:Ice "spankin' shotgun" but I can't get a I wenttoCity. Itwascalledthe''White ever thought about the word heroin? (FADE TO BLACK) hypocritical elements that we fight against. Cube, Nae and Tupac, shower! Nigg*s don't know me! I was Rhodesia in Harlem" backthen. I was HERO IN, like there'sa hero inevery "I'm not the Dove, Tm. the Raven..." the dopest dopefiend to ever nod in the only brother in my classes. I dose coming to rescue us dopefiends. -DX 21

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._...... st: Cocoa Brovaz :Artist:.Gang Starr Guru's efforts onMorrumt... thus are a virtual re- Album: The Rude Awakening Album: Moment OfTruth debut to a new generation ofcommercial minded, Label: DuckDown Records Label: ·Noo ~~rds BigWdliewannabesandundergroundcatswayover Rating:OO 0 1/2 • Rating: . their heads in misunderstood lessons. On the title cut, Gurutells us to"peep thelanguage, it's univer­ sal," and it is hisability to trulymake it thatwhich sets this album apart from thesuperior ones. Guruoften blends the ideologiesofthe most mili­ tant'andrevolutionary cultures and theologies of theBlack/l.atinodiaspora.. On"Above The Clouds," he, along withlnspectah 'Dek and that DJ you respect' build and destroy on the power ofselfand thefable ofthemysteryGod in the ~ While he is I SelfLordAnd Master on manytracks, he also re­ Thedi1ferenee'between.a·tightMe'anda legend­ lates.the need for our people to make an exodus on "Igot aletterfrom. the corporate/ the oth£r day/ .1 ~y Advice2 You." 8.lY Me is the abilityto express complexities to the opened andread itI itsaidthey were slJ.ir£g•• » average ghetto hip hoppers' understanding:' With Throughout this, we see the fruits of Premier's - "Offthe Wall" hiphop'sgreatestMQ'DJproducertandemofGuru developedmaturitywith Guru. Premierand GUIU and Premier absent since 1994's Hard 'Ib Earn, comeoutoftheEricB & Hakim school whereMCs A couple ofyears back, I wasat the officesofNer­ we third this speak incool monotone, andtheOJcutsitupon the' vous Reoords when the "CEO," SamWeiss came have experienced more thana of de­ cade without the.difference. MomentOfThith is an chorus and anywhere else. Primo's development out of his office and broke the news. Smith and hourandtwentyminutesofanenlighteningunder­ has resulted in being a primary evolver of the. 00/ Wesson,. the world famous mass manufacturers of Producer element. portable death, had sent a letter issuing a "cease standable interpretation oflife's deepestcomplexi­ ties. His beats always reflected a vibe well and his vo­ anddesist" order.underthe penaltyoflitigation, on cal snippets conveyed the name ofthe track. His the use ofthe name''SMIF-N-WESSUN' b)r, then Some ofthe greatest Mes in history have done the knowledge ofthe Gods, broke.down the Basta snippetseventuallyincreasedintoaeollageofstate­ Nervous Recording Artists, Steele and Tek, Sam ideologies and deciphered the cycle ofsocial chaos. ments asan invisi-vinyl hypeman. Thebeatshave decided that itwasn't in hisbesteconomic interests Lastyear's WU-Tang Forever was a lengthy opusof also become more layered with hooks and chosen to fightagainst their decree and stated that;ulti­ temposthatpunctuatethewordsofeveryMebless­ mately; SMIF-N-WESSUN would have to change . oursituation yet it is understood byfew. However, theexperience thatGurutakes to the mic isunique ing them. Primo's abilities only make it easier for Whats at stake: * How much you pay in activity fees their name. ( "Had ourassociates neroous..." )The Gumto reach an incredible diversityin topicaIrange unasked question filled the air like fog, what will to even the . and altered vibes. * Who will represent you in College they c/umge their name to? A' Nervous' stafferre- a formentioned . Contrary to the marked that they had been callingthemselves the Wu-Tangaffiljates. words ofcritics, the "Cocoa Brovaz," I instantly thought ofone oftheir Since No More Mr. \ diversity of Mo­ affarrsandbudgeting Bucktown Juvenille proteges. Sam repeated the Nice Guy in 1989, ment... is remark: name out loud to himself, he thought it had a nice Guruhas been rec- able in its talent to ringto it. ognized as one of still be Gang Starr. I raced out to Bucktown to spreadthe word. I got hiphopsbestMCs. Theirthemehas al- .-sr. ~--Ave _...1 d ~1--.t:.. l....:J. .".- ...-,.,,<- .. .ouat'UCloLQ""'6G .~lUmae~.uvyyteUge1JOt'U11'Olll ----However, wnnethe ..- "-'.-~ .. r:': wa"s .-: b,eea ~ the-, * Health Care Fee Referendumfor all Kings Highway to seth Low'projects. SMIF-N- superl>Stej:J-lri-T/te' ...... r: ' ."~., - ~malDt8mmgorln--­ Whats on the ballot: WESSUNwouldbeno more. Headzweren'treadee. Arena in 1990 and tegrity tfaoougb an . Theydidn'tbelieveme. "Coc:naBrovaz?,"theysaid, the classic, Daily --', .~ .' Jewels ofexpet1enoe Day, Evening, AND Graduate ''What the f*ck is a Cocoa Brova?," or ''Whatevah, Operation (1992) inlife. Guru, seeing his~- they'll alwaysbe8MIF'-N-WESSUNto me."Some earned him ~~_ success that most ... _- even doubted the credibility ofmy source! A couple props, his 4 year . :,~ MCs don't, is in the Students of months later, after the Bootcamp appeared on absenceandtheaf- " position to be above Video MusicBox, what folks had dismissed asa ru- firmed status of Heltah Skeltah Trump,"whichfeaturesWu-tang'sCbefRaekwou. Beatminerz,the soundtrack ofBrooklyn nights. put it, they are "thousandaires"who righttWlyde- "Blown Away,"whiclt features Buckshot in classic 1b troly experience a Bootcamp cut, one had to be serve to be "millionaires" but puttingon airs isnot tirmation and conjures imagely ofthe late 'fupac breesingdownAtlanticAve. at3:00in the morning conducivetOCXJJiductingwarCare. Bootcampwasset Shakur. -rile Game oflife" which subtlelyalludes withthe systempumped,orbe standingontheeor- up to followinthe foOtsteps ofPUBUC'ENEMY, tothe spiritofrevolution withlyrics such as: -res a Day" undergraduate students vote ONLYat: nerat saidtimewhen someone elsewas doingsaid but a couple of tracks got me thinking DllAi disater/ Praticingwhocankillusfaster / ~Bobby actions and happened to get stopped at a red light Seratda. Im seriously confused, I'm wondering Hutton...""The Cash" and the jewel in the crown, . rear lobby, 17 Lexington Avenue onyourcomer.Tracks like "How manyJ!.meees"cast ~myHomies?" "Bucktown USA."AcouplecLtheR&Dtracks sound shadows on our subconcious. Each single was an Whiletracks like'Blcktown.USA"and tbeprevi- alittlesappycomingfromSteele and1ek.Comeon anthem, or a marching song to acmmpany the ad- ous1y relesed -spanish Harlem"makeusreflect on guys, we know yall as rofIDeclt raggamuffins, not 10:00 am-lO:OO pm vancement of brigades of Universal Soul.,Jahs...sun"sbinin"ofyesteryear aDd trackslike"Hbnon, .ereame pl.lff corn muffins. Duck Down. Boot Manyanjgbt,tbeBootcamp keptthebeatfor~ Hbn"and"Blade 7hunp"haveuseagerlyscanning Campians, Originoo Headz and Crookz, have I be­ .Evening undergraduate & Graduate students vote ONLYat: headsin the street poundingtheirTimberlands on the horizon tOr future sunrises, tracks like "Myah come ya enemybealuse I tellyou the truth.I blow , the asphalt and concrete. Now comes "fhe Rude ~" and "lloltl it Down"lingpr in· ~ smoke up 00one'srectum. 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Rating: .~, !:.a' I'---.~ _ The much anticipated release of Rock meets industrial in Stabbing BadReligion's "No Bubstance,"is Westward's new album, "Darkest onewell worththewait. This isBad Days."Thisistheir1stalbuminmore . Religion's firSt album since "T~ thantv.ro years,eversince theirbreak­ .Gray Rai:e~ and the hit son~, ~ through effort, WitherBlisterBum & Walk," and "Punk Rock Song. Be­ Peel: Stabbing Westward's most fore there were such punk. bands famous song to date on their last al­ as Blink 182 and Pennywise, "WIuJt; Do to bum was I Have Dow" there once was a band called Bad and succeed in bringing their fans. Religion. Lead singer,. Greg morememorable songs. GraffIn and company broke out in The lead track is "Darkest Days,"a the early 1980's and were known typical Stabbing Westward song as an underground punk band. which bringsan energizingforce to it.. Punk has since became well laidsinger, ChristopherHaD, likes knowri with groups such as Green toutilizethedistortedvoiceEffectwith DayandRancidhittingthe scene. themicrophonejustlikefellowartists, Lost in all ofthat punk hype back Beckand311.The second track, "Ev­ . in the early 1990's was Bad Reli­ erythingI Touch" is a perfectexample gion, who is the most well known ofthisform byblendingin his normal punkbandever to breakout. Ifyou voice and a synth. Anger seems to be the main subject want to talk about punk's roots, which Hall is singingabout through­ then look no farther to Bad Reli· out the albumsin "H>u CompleteMe," gion. . What Bad Religion delivers in lyricssuchas "This blackhole/ sucked "She Loves Me" has a rhythmic me in/left me dying" displays HaJJ's this latest offering isanother eclec­ effect with the use of the cello and tic blend of hardcore punk mixed frustration. '&we Yourself,"theband's works wonderfully. 1stsingle,is a candidatetobeanother in with rock that shows why Bad W-Ray"usesa keyboard for an elec­ Religion is still the premiere hit song since itis an inyourface rock tronic feel as a basis for the song. song that blends in an edge of hard punkband to date. Startingof with Black Lab's debut album, Your The best song on the album by far rock. Following "Save Yourself," is the first track, "Hear It," it's going Body Above Me, has to be consid­ is "Time Ago"withDurham'svoice "HauntingMe,"whichisanother gem to be known that Bad Religion's eredas one ofthebest albums this transforming into a BetterThan originalformulaofall outpunkwill asking, "Why are you haunting me?" year. The very first time that I Ezra clone. It's an awe aspiring in a frightfully eerie manner. stay the same. The force of "Hear heard "WashItAway"on K-Rock, I affect to see how Durham can do Images of Nine'Inch Nails' It" is felt with a guitar heavy feel could'haveswore Lwaslisteningto this and nolead singer's voice has frontman, Trent Reznor, isn't more toit~There'areno stlrpnses toBad . a brand newRadiohead song but ever done thisin anumber ofyears. apparentthanin "Drouming,"thesoft­ Religionbut there doesn't have to when I looked at Radiohead's al­ Other songs such as "BringIt On" est songon thealbum butworkssince be any to satisfy Bad Religion's bum, OKComputer, I didn't see the which is the hardest song on the Hall does his best to copy ReZl1or~s loyal fans. name ofthe song anywhere on the album and "Gates OfThe Country" effective slowmellowsingingasa key­ "Shades ofTruth" is a solid show­ sleevejacket.That prompted me to that has anacoustictouch. At other board fills out the background. The ing off Graffin's punk friendly listen and find out which band it times throughout the album, traces track, "Goodbyes;'seemstoaccompany voice. The Biggest Killer in Ameri­ was that played that song. That ofU2 are found in a song like "Ten "Drowning"inthe sense thatboth re­ can History" has outstanding band was Black Lab. Million Years." semble one another in style. backup vocals by the rest of the The first halfofthis album makes No band has created such a buzz Rounding out the album are "Des­ band in its "killer" chant through­ it a strong candidate as album of since OurLadyPeace and isn't it perate Now," "On Your Way Doum," out the song. The title track, ~&N() the year. Beginning with 'Wash It ironic thatbothbands arecurrently and"Waking Up Besides You"which Substance," is filled with electric Away,", lead singer Paul on tour now. When Our Lady are all excellent tunes. Stabbing guitar riffs displaying Bad Durham's voice is a refreshing Peace and BlackLab comes into Westward'sheavilyrock/industrial Religion's strongest suit. "Raise one, not only that he blends in a town, be sure to catch the show, oriented style works and there are Thur Voice" is a catchy tune with a mixture of different lead singers because this will be a must see con­ several ear friendly tracks that gar­ ''Ba Ba Ba" chorus. but he also does it well. Don't be cert. Black Lab has a very bright nerspecial attention, as such inthe BadReligion's two best tracks mistaken by Black Lab's hit future ahead in the music indus­ case with "Save Yourself," and are "Sowing the Seeds of Utopia" single. "Wash It Away," in that it try and with songs like "Wash It "Drowning." Fans of Stabbing and "Strange Denial." In "Sowing isn't a Radioheadrip-off. The song Away" and "Time Ago," this band Westward should definitely pick the SeedsofUtopia,"BadReligiom does resembleThomYorke'svoice looks like Radiohead's successor this one up aswell asindustrial and just lets it rip. Listening to Fyne's current talents are.in her per­ breath by breath but it's the only in alternative music. MUst: Sylk-E. Fyne rock oriented listeners. "Strange Denial" was such an sonality and rarely seen feminine righ­ song on the album that is parallel -DavidLo Album: Raw Sylk -DavidLo amazing adventure since Graftin Label: RCA Records teousness. Nevertheless, thetracks pro­ to Radiohead. :;'::~'duc~~(fby - sings as ifhe is making a passion­ Rating: • 0 1/2 ~ '. BigYam and Vmo areineon­ ate rock declaration. One more .. sistent. Fyne's verses on the trials of songthat'smemorable is "The State What made Tupac Shakur's musical . motherhood' and relationships on CLove ofthe End ofthe Millennium M­ I" turn to Death Rowand' his untimely NoMore ,8Qa1~is ~sbarperJ:.ttle rhymes by they want to, which are voraeieus many ill-influenced by -Pa~s Death' Row __ -'~~~.Ey~iltbishappens,she'll punk songs on speed. Bed work, we see Fyne emotionally rel~y 'a '. ..need tighter·~"':behirid 'her 'for oth­ Religion~ No Substance is a al­ commentaryofour surroundingnegativ­ ·;~.~~jODi})leterespect. < ":.-,.:m."- .~-". . .:: ... '0..-.1-1._ . bum definitely checking out for ity with honest positivity. .~~.-:.aw&na &WUU&....n . punk happy fans.

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A determined using an ATM machine to take out GaineS urday a very rare appearance, then it is a come out into the March 27, 1998 decides to go to cash could be a real pain in the do those stories young fan oftheirs good idea to camp out the night be­ and wait neck. news though.. Madison Square Garden is crazy and many Met Life: the mother ofPark Avenue It's all a game, a roulette table Calling up Ticketmaster by fore. Yes, this Listening to the radio and win­ on line to purchase tickets to the doing ~tre~ched.down Unio~ Square. called Corporate America. option. If a par­ people might never consider ning tickets that way but winning . Arms to me at concert. When he gets there at 7 phone is another ofcrumbs ties, Narrow pin-striped skirts this. Hard-core fans though will do from radio contests is much A squirrels delighr plays with feast Slim silk A.M., he sees a line that goes on' ticular concertgoes on sale al lOA tickets up to play. practically anything to get their winningthe lot­ I ~ummage through a plastic bag for food Suited around the Garden. M., then it isbest to try a few min­ more difficultthan life away for 4 blocks hands on those ducats and it's not Z100 Like uagrants dining at the litter bins. ' Gamblingyour for about three utes before handlike 9:55AM. and te~ But seriously, let's take After he waits to see people on line for A painter stands at a canvas rushing call. Ifyou hear a bus) signal, then surprising for example. Out oJ 100 callers, the hours, there is an announcement they go on freez~ the happy smiles ofpeople, who Red- Areyou the right color? pressing the redial button. several hours before lucky one has to be the 100th one. To saying that the concert has been keep the sudden surprise ofsun: Black- Are you the right age? getting sale. Believe mewhen I tell you thatthe Wallow In sold out. For most concerts, {ice cubicl;s Even- Are you the right Weight? ... in Purchasing scalped tickets is a tickets from a ra­ But with no thoughts ofof Does this story sound familiar? through is a piece ofcake. Once odds of winning wateri~g. Areyou the right Image? big risk. There are always stories impos­ Places w~ere the plants need no Odd- you get frustrated when you awhile though, there will be that dio station are practically didyou graduate from? Did ofpeople at sportingevents buying I see me included in his depiction What school was shut out of once in a lifetime concert that you sible. were the one that at ridiculous prices As ifthe heat could ease my affliction. Anti-warPoem Whom do you know? Well, if knowyou cannot miss for theworld fake tickets Inside connections are another another great concert? out that they have I should be the shade - a mottle in scene and people willindeedbe callingup then finding consideration to think about. Ifyou there is a concert that is upcoming their - a soul without being. the crossings Nepotism's your ace. Experience to utilize their ser­ been had when they present happen to fortunate) know some­ My heart is cold Mortars are passing through and if you would like to know the Ticketmaster front. doesn't mean diddly without a scrap hands on ticket to the box office window. In the music industry, one-two, one-tz:;o, they are heading for the secrets into getting into any con­ vices into getting their body within ofpaper with at least a BS on it. most cases, the tickets will be real shmooze with -Dermot Cannon In a strange city, a mobilizauon. is takingplace. cert, then read on. this illustrious ticket. then make sure to the money right but of course the question comes worst wax to get those Ticketmaster isthe most common Ifyou don't have them in the Stakes constantly change access to a credit into play whether or not plunking take advantage of r.h~ militarytrucks push aside the cars ofthe service into getting tickets. People away, and have tickets. Don't at the tables ofCorporate America. down 50% ordouble the price of the friends for cttieens always wonder i] Tieketmaster is card, then calling up Ticketmaster them but what are wejump left, next week original cost is really worth the and all the mushrooms become poisonous. This week best way in order to ob­ can be a wise decision. The tickets right? They can get yowl on the Jump rope? indeed the the desired artist Black-gray-brown and black wejump right. Prefer Here is are either mailed to you or held for price of seeing guest list or even V.I.P. tickets. tain tickets to a concert. up everything' How High? the box office of the venue you wish to see. Wouldn't getting in and seeing the fil.l her up, fill how Ticketmastel operates. you at . The negative Ticket brokers is another service better then wzth benzene and burn it all Ticketmaster has locations all over you choose to attend. actual band backstage • Anddon't forget to be thankful you charges that is utilized by those ever des­ the country and more specifically to thisis that Ticketmaster not going at all? even have thisjob! own perate last minute concert seekers about calling Colored straight lines in stores such as HMV Music extremely high prices for their Did you ever think tack on are those that just have gobs of and saying peculiar gray-black little periods. Stores, Tower Records and Disc 0' service charge and might up a record company You could be out there using Federal Ex­ money to throw around. Thisroute to a press media Rama. an extra fee for that you belong on the streets with the lost. away tickets to cus­ is strongly recommended against and getting'free passes -Dean EfRarpidis You walk in and tell the person press to send association Garr:blers counting their chips, because of the insane prices that Yes, it's dishonest but workingthe Ticketrnastermachine tomers. that way? hoping they can play again. go to these brokers charge and how they to shove, you're. what concert you warn to go to and Another route is to actually when push comes this actually obtain the tickets. for those find out whether or not it is sold the box office directly. Doing willing to do anything War Monopoly' your game? or perhaps horrible There was a story two years ago out. Ifitisn't, thenyou find out the can be either be a nice or tickets right? Clue; As in: get one. for the box involving Hootie and the guide will information about the cost and experience. By opting To conclude, I hope this l fought The rules,Oare always changing. to do is to BlowEish's appearance at Jones your quest Man'8 DilernTna .venue of the concert. office route, all you have serve and guide you on Ldon't knoui who A Gay Remember Jump right then left the Beach 'and how the first ten rows you The advantage ofthis is that you . go to the 'box office arid bring to getting any concert tickets I don't know why then a service were all taken up by employees of deserts sands, will most likely get the tickets that cash. There won't be wish to obtain. Good luck! I made peace I stood alone on Anddont forgee to be . bill which is Jones Beach and how they sold the cactus you want ifyou go the first day and charge added to your for my children A deep rooted thankfulyou still haveajob. prefer tickets to brokers to charge any piercing any flesh. the exact time that the tickets go the main reason why many and they left My needles not price they pleased to. Luckily the on sale. The drawback of this this method. into a war OOPSI Craps Shoot. SORRY! through like thunder. to keep it alive. 'Thu came passing Thesejobs aren't careers. And you knocked me flat. I lied like a calm lake You have to take, I mean make by your blinkingeye. War II Happily charmed your own oppotunities. Concerts Butyour orbit moved away. Another spin oflife's wheel Rock pastures, Upcoming I look for my children Moved on to brighter another spin ofthe bottle into a war Fertile lands and Circe meadows. a game ofRussian Roulette By DavidLo and I found I trembled like an earthquake in Corporate America. my father - a grave in the making. Black Lab (K-Rock Show) 1. Who: Our Lady Peace with that was looking for me I rumbled like a storm Keep your changing rules When: Thursday, April 30 then I woke up - destruction awakening. yourinsane game plans Where:Hammerstein Ballroom and cried. I'm through playing Risk I set out to crushyou & I can be dealt a new hand. / - 2. Who: Billy Joel she through lightning: Think ['lljust Go Fish. When: Thursday, April 30, Friday, May 1, and War III Cut offyour electric power Saturday, May 2 And stop love movies being watched -Maureen McKeown Where:Nassau Coliseum Peace by bedside lamps. they named But to no avail. 3. Who: Foo Fighters less When: Thursday, May 7 war, Circumvented candle lights shone Where:Roseland Ballroom War like wild flowers on the they named sand heaps ofconstruction sites' 4. Who: Bad Religion less peace, When: Friday, May 15 Now upon the beach in lotus posture Where:Irving Plaza 8. Who: Sonic Youth but I, I stiffly breathe in light Editor Note: When: Monday, June 8, Tuesday; June 9, Wednesday, anyway 7b the consistent sound ofwaves. 5. Who: Van Halen with special guest Creed (K-Rock . June 10 lost It's my refuge to dream better will come ashore, Show) Where:Irving Plaza my father and itcreates ambition where I eoen. ask for more. ~( That's some When: Friday, May 22 and my children. Free myselffrom this wheel called spring Where:Madison Square Garden 9. Who: Guinness Fleadh - Sinead 0' Connor, End the cycle before it begins again. Chmnbawambaandmore -Dean Efkarpitlis mighty damn ~f 6. Who: Green Day When: Saturday, June 13 Ok enough ofthis cliched crap When: Jones Beach Where:Ra.ndall's Island Flowers, chairs and kannic wheel Where:Saturday; May 30 Instead I thank you for you made me feel. good poetry 10. Who: Guinness Fleadh - Tra~ Chapman Indigo special guests Beck 7. Who: Dave Matthews Band with Girls,LosLobos, and Black 47 ' -De17nOt Hanno", and Ben Folds Five When: Sunday, June 13 y'all... June 7 When: Sunday, Where:Randell's Island Where:Giants Stadium .

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The snow was made for her to shine and we were cold at the same Stu gave even when she knew, Did you flirt? I called her without a noise but each silence ofhers was lethal. ask even when she could have, loved so much. she did not Did you peek She hoped to be invisible some day because she did not want to be when she wanted to. Christmas. she did not say even Beneath her skirt? the window open to let the neighbors know that every night was joy for my being. . She liked to keep Someday I promise I will give her And did you tell She put salt in my mouth and honey in my bed. sometimes singing, liberty was not her companion, a word. Often overwhelmed, The girl to lie She gave me without my asking, before I had envy, she knew without she accepted toplay the game. ferry ride; for us, aluiays, When called upon 1 was there when she was scared and I never took her heart for a away to forget, I could not believe that she wanted to love me. Then I abandoned her, I flew To testify? She fed me while I was building her a house ofleaves. me in his net to b,?ng back to the shore. Finally the old man from the sky caught n:e She was as fresh as a morning in the forest. so delicate that I noticed Lt. When I came back she was So delicate I do not like you Her speech was flowing like a river with no bend. you. far away. This time, I wrote her I love Starr-you-are... said she wanted to paint me in her heart to touch my face even when snow, She ' Still offering, sweeter than a morning I think that you I forgot my old memories and said the words she expected could bear. . xuas dark. her heart gave me more than mine Have gone too far! She enjoyed carrying caverns to let me come in when life she stLP wan.t~~ to love ~e...... Aga.in 1 flew away forI could notbelieve that I will not answer She hated-the word SEPARATIONbutloue.SECRET ISLAND outline~ uiorries striking her forehead into lines. go.. As ifit were yesterday J remember her . Any more... She could not breath when I had to leave but she always letme never did. That night she did not say much, she I will go Many times her eyes burned my skin so incandescent she was. faraway Perhaps Through a leauing cars window andthe BUT, she did not like my one bedroom plus attic solved. Start a war! my equation oflove has been set up, waiting to be so you, ifyou get closer tell her, I love you. I love her, I love her. The public's easy that my veins are blue again, the one after. To distract that for her I would make my last step and even Seashell -¥van Bosi When bombs are Falling on Iraq -Yvan Rosi Ow! Somethingjust The Cam,ero Passed by a Cross from, Us -Dr: Seuss pinched my foot!

The camera passed by a cross from us. Oh! Broken seashell My blood got agitated and asked refuge Those edges sharp incisors. in the hearts ofthe ghosts. just cut my toe! war You The situation was bringing in mind a little ofthe second world sixties. and little ofthe the dampened sand James Dean bought his Porse from Buried beneath I John Lennon's murderer. your outer spiral casing's cracked. Colored mourning notes pour out Remnant shards litter the beach. anarchically in the streets. The fairies threw their wands away from me Note: Once intact, raped Snow White ditor and the dwarfs from yourpolished surface and threw herin a violent torrent. pink hues reflected luminous in the sunlight, Three times I lost the identity ofdignity Thanks to but now lies dimmed from exposure. in a dark and rainy well. Forever. The news got here with a delay ofa human's life. Fields ofdehnition got into other fields ofdefinition but everybody for Tenderly, and human net only remained an observer my ear became a magnet ofthe events ofthe End. I holdyour fractured hull to and still I can hear traces ofthe sea c-·· A fading ray ofhope hesitatingly their funky roaring from within. got closer to the brink tones ofacid rain meeting though so many McKeown jumped to the empty space. fresh -Maureen A dove wounded by a fire arm ofthe militarists flew to the unknown and welcomed on its wings the dispersed electrons ofhope. ubmissions! -Dean. E(karpidis

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THE CREATIVE FORUM FOR BARUCHARTISTS By Michael R. Galicia You Can Kill Everybody- New busy weekend inthe draft these players won't be alone in trying From Here After seven rounds of tedious judgement, Bill Parcells and The After a admit­ the coach in trainingcamp. The Giants picked six prospects York Jets gobbled up 12 players in this years draft. Parcells still to impress their efforts this year: An air-picture Psalm, ala Foolish Child ted he.didn't get the defensive back thatthe Jets needed. Eighteen to help the Horizon Jets were able to pick one in the deep in de~enslvebacks were chosen before the Round 5 brownish away wide-receiver Jeff Gra­ Round 1 . A boy sitting on A bigmouth third round. The Jets practically gave - Offiensive tackle, him choice and a condi­ Sh~un Williams - Safety, UCLA, Toby Miles thousands cheer for can cause bigpains ham to the Philadelphia. Eagles for a sixth round 313 lbs (147th than two 6'2", 21() lbs (24th overall) Can Jackson State, 6'4", in the plastic seats Too much sunshine tional seventh-rounder next year from Philadelphia. Fewer with 'Tm not play strong or free safety. overall) Natural left tackle just before the cliff accentuates when dozen Jets remain from the team Parcells took over in 1997. to slaves... who will help Round 2 quick feet. the very known one it rains trying to get rid ofguys, I'mjust trying to integrate guys to Jurevicins - Wide receiver, Round 6 Parcells stated. Mer losing their first and third round picks Joe No gains. us." 6'5", 228 Ibs (55th Todd Pollack - Tight End, Bos­ Eyes get cut in pieces for acquiring the free agent running back Curtis Martin Penn State, Acting out ofturn New England speed for his ton College, 6'3", 245 lbs, (177th and the city rushes to the dimensions themselves not able to draft until the 41st pick. Overall overall) Deceptive . because ofa yearn the Jets found as a fresh­ overall) Will become longsanpper. giving birth to more vehicles... defensive lineman, three offensive lineman, size. Primaily a punter can cause one to ) the Jets picked up three Knows the MQra family personally. a fullback and a wide receiver. man at Penn State. crash and burn two defensive backs, two tight ends, Round 7 From here you can kill everybody tackle. Round 3 When will he ever learn? Round 1 ter a collegiate career at Ben Fricke - Center, Houston, throw the spear at the target only Brain Alford - Wide Reciever, ifyou No selection Showed toughness by missing 282 lbs, (213th overall) carefully hold. Purdue, 6'2", 190 lbs (70th overal) 6'0", and the shield, From what 1 can discern, Round 2 two games after appendectomy in three-year everybody. I BigTen track champion. Strong aggressive, From here you can kill 1 he only wants to earn • Dorian Boose- Defensive end, 1995. 4 starter ofHouston. Fills a Giant 1 Tight end, Oregon, Round affection ~ Washington State, 6'5", 283 lbs. Blake Spence- hole. Depth at center. the Gods, you can start! ! Is con­ No Selection From but short circuits (56th overall) Projected as an every 6'4", 250 lbs (l46th overall) First Parthenon destroy must disable the connection -down player. Noted as a superb sidered a solid tight end but Gary Brown and go below. The Giants also agreed to free-agent running back and then from his own drive quick moves. improve blocking skills to compete contract athlete with plan to release Rodney Hampton. Brown will sign a $400,000 he himselfneeds protection . Round 3 at pro level, although a AIl-America Give in the theater, a performance catch­ for oneyear when he passes his physical. He's stressing Scott Frost- Quarter,back, Ne- pick by Football News after ofbiblical destruction and six just because ofthe complexion braska, 6'3", 219 lbs. (67th overall) ing 38 passes for 632 yards set free the torpedo boats from chains Now they're divesting Picked to play safety; a position he TD's last year. INDOOR SOCCER and give them some ancient rocks because ofthe aggression hasn't played since '94 at Stanford, EricBateman- Offensive lineman, to sniff. overall) although he played Quarterback on BYU, 6'6", 322 lbs (149th TOURNAMENT to Look before·you leap Nebraska's co-national champion- Scouts enjoy Bateman's ability Wednesday May 6th 4:00-6:00 In the morning, tenacious Don~ stumble shipteam. remain on his feet andhis May 7th 4:00-6:00 in their real dimension the Thursday over your own feet Kevin Williams- Cornerback, attitude. Has been through you will be showing offenthroned isa full­ be discreet .... lbs(87th UtahSheriff'sAcademyand success. OklahomaState, 5'11", 190 Semi-FinalsAnd Championship and over battlements for your ..... deputy sheriff, andis in the but play for keep overall) Led the Big 12 with six in- fledged Thursday, May 14th 12:40 P.M. (Club Hours) Swallow your words terceptions. Projected at right cor- processofco-authoring a 14-volume killer of hope Laugh, or it is dirt you will eat series ofreligious books. Sign Up As An Indi- storm did not get here yet... nero ,. Anyone Interested In ParticipatingMust the Now the sun burns enraged ·-ROuna4 ...... _-. ''''··'···-Round-il' @ 1. Lexing': Psalm,ola lonely heart· .vidual Or A Team InRoom 125, Gym Bi\conyOr .nzo 7 beware ofthe heat Offensive tackle, EricOgbogu-Defensiveend.Mary­ . you can kill everybody Jason Fabini- tonA~. From here Souls get scorched by agonies (111th over- land, 6'4", 257 lbs (163rd overall) Wednesday, May 6th Or from down there Like a drowning man Cincinnati, 6'6", 315lbs • Preliminary Rounds Will Be Played On and ofdefeat. field Four sacks in Hula Bowl. you in target... grasping for a straw all) Noted for excellent size, Thursday, May 7th; Not Both Dates everybody locked understand Brazzell - Wide Receiver, Of They must that isn't there smarts, pride and determination.to Chris • Let Intramural Director Know Preference In Date And Time for me there is no retreat Angelo State (Texas), 6'2", 183 lbs. as I free fall finish offblocks. Aproductive player Matches -Dean Efkarpidis Conference with 13 the air who started 44 straight games. Led Lone Star through a catch. How can he be cool despair, Round 5 TO's, averaging 23 yds into the valley of . -.~- BYU, When the sun don't chill Casey Dailey- Linebacker, North- DustinJohnson- FullBack, can he act 6'1",235Ibs. Catches ball out from how I reach for her western, 6'3", 247 lbs (134th over- like all is well the backfield. Enjoys blocking. because I need someone to care. all) Played defensive line. in college when all is ill and has not been a linebacker since Round 7 wear a smile LawrenceHart- Tightend, South­ and I gave ofmyself high school. IsthecurrentWildcats is not his style ern, 6'4", 254 lbs (195th overall), hypocrosy until I received career sack leader with 26. "UNTITLED" Considered a project with a chance in return, DougKarczewski.- Offensive line- calm down Virginia, 6'4", 295 lbs (141st to contribute down the road. Scouts HOUR treacherous deeds man, IN THE HEIGHT OF THE MIDNIGHT act civilized as a leftguard af- like pass-catching ability, so I looked out for my own needs, overall) Projected I FOUND LOVE PLASTERED AGAINSTMY TOWER it's time to tame the wild until they brought me to my knees. MY TOWER OF HUMANITY or for you, MY TOWER OF SANDY forever there will be OF DARKNESS Then I got some room to breathe. Classifieds IN THE TORRENTIAL WAR the destiny In solitude I found, I WAS PRICKED BY LOVE~ BRIGHTNESS ofa foolish child EARLY BmD SPECIAL EUROPE - SUMMER'98 that I need someone around THE BRIGHTNESS OF FLUCTUATION NORTHEST DEP'S - $329 Rtf -DASUNX to be down THE BRIGHTNESS OFREVELATION CARIBBIMEXICO - $199 wr and make me proud to wear my crown. .I IN THE CRADLE OF OUR EXISTENCE .. FLORIDA - $79 o/w I POURED MY HOPES FORTH - ATYOUR INSISTENCtE :: PUERTO RICO - $99 O/W RAINED A king without a kingdom INSISTENCE, THAT ONMY DESPAIR, HAS CALL 212-864-2000 http:/www.airhitch.org AND PAINED a queen, INSISTENCE THATIS NECESSAlULYA LOVER'S -SINCERE is a man without AVERAGE IN THE COLDNESS OF THE HEAT a lonely state ofbeing, RAISE YOUR GRADE POINT turn a B paper into an A, an F into a C. THE CHATrER, THE LULLABYOF YOUR TEETH Is this all a bad dream? ESL and American students, Men's Tennis Results I HEARD thesis can be greatly improved THAT HAVE LOCATED MYNECTAR Every term paper or graduate school TEETH .. clarity, form, content and THAT HAVE ERODEDMYTAR Lt by line-by-line editing for proper grammer, TEETH If LSI' k specific assign­ 30 VS;. Yeshiva Loss 7-2 YET SUDDENNESS OF THE NEW' when awa e by constructive criticism regarding relevance to the March IN THE SLOWNESS, . avail­ NOSTRILS AND MOUTH ANDBLEW l h ke ment. Free consultation, Satisfaction guaranteed. References Loss 5-4 I DELIGHTED AS LOVE PRESSED AGAINSTMY ;~~ 1 ke April 2 vs. York OFUFE s e can ta he 212-679-4706 ..-- . BLE~BACK INTO ME THE PRECARIOUSNESS ~ able. $20Ihr. LOVE'S DNE me· across ". 7 vs.. Lehman (Cancelled) BLEWBACK INTO ME THE BEAUTYOF me out this wretched state. ..April HOLY and lead HELP WANTED MenIWoinen earn $375 weekly processing! IN THE SOLACE THAT HAS BECOME your Postponed assembling Medical 1.0. Cards at home. Immediate openings, AprilB .. vs, Hunter OVER-AND PUTMYARMAROUND YOUR BODY 1 wish upon a star, I ROLLED local area. Experience unnecessary; will train. -; BREATHES AS MY EXTENSION you could run your fingers to 4/30 YOUR BODY THAT Call Medicard 1-541-386-5290 Ext. 118M YOUR BODY THAT ENTICES WITH CHAlUSMATIC TENSION 'cross the scar April 11 vs. CCNY Loss 6~3 IN THE MAYBE OBVIOUS PAIN OFLAUGJITER on my heart MATHTUTORING SPECIALIST algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statis­ . (Default) I KISSED YOUR EYELIDS AND BEGAN TO WONDER and tell me who All math courses including April14 vs. CSI ExPerienced, Licensed, TO WONDER ABOUT YOUAND I we really are tics, logic, business math, GRE, GMAT, 221-0835 (212) 691-9126 April 18 vs St. Joseph's Loss 6-3 TO WONDER IF WE'LL EVER DIE ·DASUNX' patient math educator. Call (516) -KENYATTA PIOUS \

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L ,1998 The Resurgence of Baruch Baseball By Kenyatta Pious The Baruch College baseball What is noteworthy is that This loss was intolerable by the Coach Heffernan added, team at 10-8, has the best the baseball team lost arguably coaching staff because Baruch "Baruch baseball is performing record that any fifth year senior their best hitter, Ricky Ocasio has better talent. The team a miracle. We are a year ahead can remember. Under the tu- '. to a severe back injury which showed a poor defensive effort. of ourselves. We won all of three telage of coach Raymond occurred on April 11 in a With the playoffs at bay, it is games in the lasttwoyears and (Buddy) Heffernan, publicist doubleheader against Polytech­ important for the team to main­ it was against the same teams." Bob Greenburg and assistant nic. Against Polytechnic, the tain the will to execute in ev­ In the recent losing skids of coach Scott Losche, the baseball team rallied to win both games ery single game. the Baruch baseball team it was tea m has come out swinging in a rout. The first game's score When queried about the suc­ understood why there was no .... cess of the team, a ssi s t a nt significant student body .... ".>.::"::'" -. with an impressive .317 team was 16-3 and the second game . -.' . - -.

presentat the games. Now that .: batting average. The team, be- had the Baruch baseball team coach Scott Losche said, ...... •.. :;'..:: ': '. the team has honed its skill hind Greg Klerkin's exceptional 'up 13-3 when the Polytechnic "Baruch has always had talent "" they must be supported. Be­ , . •. but this is the first year that the pitching (4-1 record) beat coachaskedtoendthebleeding .: >:.,::::...... ~- Lehman 5-3 in the fist game. in' the form of the mercy rule. team is truly committed. The sides, the baseball team is the This win was very big because But the team has displayed team is young and we are in a only Baruch team that awards ...... ; ...... ,.:. Lehman is certainly the team some inconsistency. Against St. good position to build for the fu­ all attendees 20% off at the to beat in CUNY. In the second Joseph's, Baruch got swept in ture. If we keep doing the little bookstore should the home team game the team lost 8-14. the doubleheader, 6-8 and 7-11. things we'Il be alright." win. And win they have. :~:;!l.~t.·

,:,,~ . KNICKERBOCKER BASEBALL CONFERENCE .:',::::.. . ::. • •• ••• • STANDINGS • • KNICK NOTES . • • Conference Overall ·Gr~g.l{1erlti~is~ti!t·,rightY :,a • . ill • WL peT WL peT for'Baruch:~"pitc'lied a"6hitter ":-:.- • .667 4:l1UllaJl~§i@ing •• MT.ST.MARY'S .NY 7· 1 .875 .14 7 _ •• q •• n •• ..agairiRt out 6. :,. • ~.",4l .: 6 2 .750 15 10 .600 ·······~ffiilYwmg.:St~~··· .. ~······· •••• OLD WESTBURY ~;"'~>:. ·.,~'~7 LEHMAN 5 3 .625 11 9 .550 3;. a 4-hitter in a win'over Stevens ::'·H,. JOHN JAY 4 4 .500 10 9 .526 Tech. ST.JOSEPH'S (Pat) 3 3 .500 10 11 .476 .,.!. -- BARUCH 2 7 .222 10 8 .556 ii!l.:i'i"~t~ STEVENS TECH o 7 .000 1 15 .062 •....• .: '''':'':~Hi' • .. : '. '...... ; ':: .., .... ,' ..,,: .~:. :.: 25th·& 26th

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The Men's Volleyball Team. Takes Second Place in the CUNY 'Iouz-nament By Jomo Clarke ..Sp~nsored. b The Statesmen fell one short of came Hunter's rage for the first the CUNY volleyball title. They time all season. Baruch won the snared second place to a strong next three sets, 15-4, 15-5, 15-3. BARUCH COLLEGE Brooklyn Collegeteam. Theyfirst The showdown for thefinal was set had to overcome a weak. CCNY between Baruch and conference STUDENT LIFE team in the quarterfinals. Baruch winner, Brooklyn College. The Student Development & Counseling thrashed CCNY in straight sets, first set was very competitive as 15-3, 15-4, 15-6. On the final day the Statesmen jumped out to an of competition, at Lehman Col­ early 14-13 lead. Brooklyn rallied lege, the Statesmen first played and took advantage ofsome errors Hunter College in an anticipated by the Statesmen to win the set 16­ semifinal game. The Statesmen 14. The Statesmen roared back in lost to Hunter twice in the regu­ the second set winning 15-10, but lar season and were hungryfor re­ they lacked that same energy in . venge. The Statesmen lost the the third and fourth sets; Brook­ first set 14-16 and it looked like lyn ran away with the title. Hunter might have been heading Baruch's Jordan Tseng and Eric for the finals. However, the Baruchmen's Volleyball team. displaying second place trophy. Filak were named CUNY all-tour­ Statesmen settled down and over- nament team. ••• • '" , . , \ ( , '. , ( ~ ( , . ,, '; \ \ I I TICKER EXTRA APRIL 22, 1998 TICKER EXTRA APRIL 22, 1998 g Who is B.E.S.T.? ,; GetTheB~E.S.T. ReaDUS Ramsingh, candidate for President .. As a past member and president ofa student club, Reanna Ramsingh feels that she's aware ofthe plight Bringing Every Stude:ntTogether that is faced by fellow club leaders. Presently; she is the Treasurer ofD.S.S.G. thereby affording her the insight into Government activities and proceedings. Due to her ability to relate to fellow club leaders com­ bined with her knowledge ofpolicies, she feels that she can help correct the shortcomings ofthe current bureaucracy. What does B.E.S.T. stand for?, endeavor, that atmosphere only appeals to some students. Jamie Berguido, candidate for Vice President The core of the B.E.S.T. ·plat- Where does this leave the re- As an immigrant transfer student, Jamie Berguido, current president ofthe Business to Business Market­ awar~ form-is one in which we would mainingstudents? What about ing club has been fortunate enough to be ofthe many opportunities Baruch has through his ties with aruchC(jllege-·'stii:--,3~' fellow classmates, clubs, D.S.S.G., and otherstudent organizations. He knows firsthand the challenges' like to see B the students who frequent the students face and would like to facilitate and encourage-all students to take advantage ofthe opportunities dents participate in the im- 14th floor because that's all offered. provement of t hemselves as . Baruch has to offer in terms of students, club membersiand .student life? B.E.S.T. proposes Joshua Kurtz, candidate for Treasurer professionals. This particular . finding ways to accommodate With extensive Student Government experience, Joshua Kurtz feels that he is ready for an executive level goal can be reached primarily those students. We need to tar- position. At present, he is the chair of-CampusAffairs, as such, he is very in tune with on-campus activities. by bringingtogether the differ- get their unmet needs and de- He was instrumental in putting together the annual Multi-cultural dinner (an event hosted by D.S.S.G.). ent clubs and Student Govern- sires and satisfy them..We can Furthermore, financial planning and organization ofClub Fair and the upcoming Spring Fling were both his ment in a cohesive and positive make student life more than a doing. force through collaboration and series of parties. The first of , partnership instead of compe- B.E.S.T.'s aims is to improve tition. the communication between There is such a large popula- the 14th floor and Student Gov- tion at Baruch that has no urii-. ernment. In the past there has versity life. There ·is a lack of been a rift between the clubs school spirit, or the sense of . and student leadership. There belonging to something bigger". must be a free-flow of ideas be- than the individual, due to the·:: . tween all students if we are to commuter college reality. Stu- .. improve campus life. We don't dents come, they go to class, . need egos in Student Govern- they leave. We need to start ment, we need student repre- . ,lo-o'kjng' atwharwe carrdofo" ·~sent·ati(jn. 'B.E ~ S~T.'is about keep students here after class. Bringing Every Student To- While the 14th floor club rooms , ' gether and the candidates in- E V8R1Ig1SSIOII· .• ·se · are supposed to help in this~-' .. ~ tend to stand by that. S~tudent· CANDIDATE FOR-DSSG--PRESIDENT Assembly , , ay 9, 1998 presen B~E.S.T.PARTY

V A few ofthe manyissues thatconcern B.E.S.'C.arethose ofimprovedcommunications, healthcare, transfer evaluations, Baruchopportunities, and SiteB club facilities. newyoJk V We intendto improve communications between studentclubs and Student Government to reachoommon goals and meetstudent needs. We are awareofthe current chasm and would like to fill that in withdialogue and SPj!_~&~pb action. V We wantto help provide healthcarefor allstudents. Heathcareshould notbe a privilege andB.E.8.'E. to Get a head start on learning the skills you need to be successful in yourjob search Dav Passes $5 Each would like see allBaruch students have the opportunityto have healthcare andwill worktowards that end. and get registered for on-campus recruiting Limft: 3 passes oer student Attend seminars on resume writing, interviewing, Baruch 10 required for purchase V B.E.S.T would like to meetwiththe Registrar's Office anddeterminewhat assistance can be offered in. researching companies, dressing and networking & use of the club. orderto improve thetransferevaluationproooss.All transferstudents arefully aware ofthe dire needfor SUPER SENIOR SATURDAY May 9, 1998 speedier processing. Whatever B.E.S.T. cando toresolve the currentsituation willbe done. 8:30am 4:00pm . ~BARUCH COLLEGE 360 PASIlSFI. Available at: STlLDENT LIFE " There is a needto make students more aware ofthetrueopportunities Baruch offers within theCollege.As Space is limited Uld must be reserved ShJclent D...lop.... & COUIlMli"g Students graduating in 1999 and 2000 only a college with a nationallyrecognizedb1Jsinessprogram, studentsdon'ttake advantage ofthebusiness opportuni­ CaD The Career Development Center Room 1512/ 360 PAS (212) 802-6710 Mon-Thurs./9am-8pm ties availableto themthrough this institution. BESTwould like to introduee the students to the networkingand careerpotential ofthe College inooordination with facilities already available on campus. v, Wewant toworkincotVunctionwiththeOfIice-ofStudent Life to ensurethemaximum utilization ofaIJ.o.. cated club space inthe newBaruchbuilding(Site B)..WIth manyclubs clamoringfor space there is a needfor ' proper student representation inthedistrIbution process.

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