t tU OfficialCttnmm:entatnr Undergraduate Newspaper of Yeshiva College October 27, 1993/ 12 Cheshvan 5754 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY Volume LVIII, No.3
'./, SPf!c:.iat�,1c,n·o11th�:.M.lddl�f�st.Peace'Process. . :':.:;•.•;:xNt:r ... 5;N:tr.:?:,'.t�,·P!�!��?... : ;:·:,-•·· ><··._.::;.• ;:;::··-·· · ·· · •. "Kol" Journal Confiscated by D. Alex Bailey issues of "Kol" from the dormitories and mailboxes. A number of "offensive Nulman's first action was to terms" and sexually explicit send for Daniel Gurell, YCSC } references in Kol, Yeshiva President. Upon reviewing the � College Student Council's stories in an initial meeting, � ; (YCSC) official literary journal, Gurell noted that he felt it was � ! resulted in its withdrawal from "disgusting that this [Kol] was ] students' mailboxes last printed." Following a second 69th Annual Chanukkah Dinner Monday for the first time in its meeting with Nulman, Gurell honoree, Jack Kemp thirty years of intermittent stated that "a joint decision production. between Rabbi Lamm'soffice, Kol's production is funded Dean Nulman's office and YU Faces the by YCSC, while the English myself, called for the retraction Former HUD Department serves in an of the journals from the advisory capacity to the students' mailbox's." Secretary Kemp Recession Editorial- Board, which is Since YCSC pays for the by Gene Alperovich College of Medicine, the comprised of student printing and production of to be Honored at University relies primarily on volunteers. All final decisions · "Kol",Nulmanfeltitimperative Annual If the 1980's was the Decade student tuitions, benefactors' regarding the content of "Kol" that Gurell make the official of Greed, then in many cases it gifts, and earnings from are made by the Editorial board, decision on what to do with the Chanukkah was also the Decade of endowments to finance its with last year's consisting of journal. As a result, according Economic Growth and operating budget. With the Editor-in-Chief Joel Haber (YC to Nulman, "He [Gurell] gave Dinner Prosperity. Perhaps at no other prolonged slump in the real '93), Executive Editor Ari me a letter ... asking me to · academic institution was this estate business and other Blech, and Senior Editor David remove [the journals because] by RobertFagin more apparent than at Yeshiva sectors, many prominent Flatto. hefeltthattheywereimproper." Uhiversity. · On the brink of donors have been less willing Upon distrib�tion last week, Nulman also stated that Rabbi Jack Kemp, Secretary ol bankruptcyin the late and mid- to produce the million dollar , YC students Hillel Scheinfeld Lamm wholeheartedly agreed Housing and Urban 1970s, the University sums· necessary to sustain the and Daniel Gelbtuch read the with his perspective and fully Development in the Bush experienced almost University's fundraising journal and immediately supported Gui-ell's action. Administration, has been unprecedented growth in the campaign.Interest rates, down proceeded to alert Dean Efrem One of the two stories in announced as the keynote decade that followed, substantially from the 25% Nulman of the language question, "Smiling John," was speaker at the 69th annual implementing new programs peaks of the 80s, have curtailed content. They requested that the winner of the 1992-93 Chanukkah Dinner of Yeshiva like Jhe Sy Syms School of the income available from they be allowed to remove all continued on page 13 University. Thedinnerwill take Business and expanding its total endowed {specified) gifts, the place on Sunday evening, endowment fromless than $50 principal of which may not be December 5, 1993, at the million in 1980 to the current touched by the University. In YU In Top Twenty In Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in figure of slightly under $300 total, the revenue raised from Manhattan. million. all philanthropic gifts during Kemp is widely regarded as Yet, in a �end that seems to fiscal year 1993 stood at $36 Per-Student· Spending a loyal friend toIsrael and to the be affecting universities million, down about $4 million, American Jewish community. nationwide, YU administrators according to YU Director of by Yisroel Hokzer The office of former Executive Kemp is currently the co are findingthe present decade · Finance BernardPittinsky, from Vice President Egon Brenner Director of Empower America, much less fertile ground upon the previous year. Early In a recent U.S. News and supplied YU's statistics to the .a · Washington, D.C. which to continue the growth h'tdications, continued World Report article -ranking survey. organization dedicated to of the 1980s. With an expanding Pittinsky, again point to a United States colleges, Yeshiva High SAT Scores "expanding freedom and deficit that currently sti;l.n¢, at '1agging" total for fiscal 1994. University was ranked in the Curiously, Yeshiva democratic capitalism around about $8 million, almost 3% of The University's Third Quartile (schools ranked University's statistics are in the world; promoting policies the annual· operating budget, financial dilemmas have been 103rd to 153rd) of the top 204 consonance with many of the to expand economic growth, job and with the deaths of several · further exacerbated by the research-oriented schools in top colleges in the U.S. Most creation and entrepreneurship prominent philanthropists successive deaths in the past . America. The rating was based notable is YU students' average for the nation; and advancing within the last year, University year of the Honorable Herbert on objective information, such _SAT scores; a 1165. Only one social policies which empower fundraising officials are . Tenzer, Ludwig Jesselson, as student/ faculty ratio, institution, the New Schoolfor people, not government scramblingto find the resources Arthur D. Belfer, Jacob Bums, average SAT scores, alumni ?Ocial Research (NY) has a bureaucracies." Kemp also to continue financing key and Josepl} S. Gruss, part of a donations, graduation rate, higher average score forschools servesas a DistinguishedFellow scholarships and programs. generation of "philanthropic educational programs, cost per ranked52nd and above (Second at the Heritage Foundation and "We are working much . giants"who sustained countless student, and percentage of Quartile). Associate Director as a Visiting Fellow at the harder now to get the kind of Jewish organizations withtheir faculty with PhD's, as well as of Admissions Michael Hoover Institute, two funding that we require,".says donations.While the family of subjective information, such as Kranzler, who tabulates ail prominent conservative think YU Vice President for Mr. Jesselson has expressed a academic reputation rankings academic statistics of YU tanks. Development David H. firm desire to continue his by collegepresidents and deans. continued on page 11 continued on page 15 Zysman, "It's a fact of life.It's philanthropy to YU, other heirs no different for us than for have been less forthcoming in 1 \ s 1 1> E --r 11 1 s I s s t· E anybody else." their commitments. In a trend . 1 . · YU Macs 1993-94 .· Indeed,. while the recession noted by social scientists and •}i}hf���,l.����ttt?"•.· '0 . t::J/Conalct,rc nnton's. ., ••·.;-::.:. ..·.. 1c.. ·. . v•..·. '.• Preview of the 90's has touched even the financial specialists alike, scions . :.i·:. ·..:•�...· • ....• •. •·.:A'·u.,·. ·•.· . .;.'.: _..·... ·.:1.c:•,.· •. ta:•·. ·...··:.�•. . ·n..:). P·.. t.•po.•. ·P •. ".oed. . t•f most established and affluent of philanthropic families tend of An:i.erica's educational to give increasingly less to t�r��:i����;'.t �gf1,1.:::.m,an1 A review of how this years institutions, small, private exclusively Jewish causes. As YG·��t:M�s.ajpents'vie�s · to>YU President Dr. Noonan basketball team is shaping up Lamrii;�.appc,intedthe number universities like Yeshiva seem Pittinsky observes, "It's notthat · of the proposedhealth .plan.· i to be most affected. Receiving they don't give as much ... but two;::mar'to·,Academic V.P. only limited government they may give to the Williafu:Sch'r�z.. funding, most of it directed . Metropolitan Museum of Art, toward the Albert Einstein continued on page 12 :Page,6 Page 15 _ e 2 tllll ------_O c_to_b_e _2r _7,_19_9 _3 _A....;ag;;.______, ffltitM mtnhdnr1-I Time to Reflect oriOur Future ijt4t Ct!nmmentutnr We welcome Dr. William Schwartz to the position of Academic Vice 500West 185thStreet, New York, NY 10033, Telephone and Fax: 212 740-2155. President. ( ) YU has built a strong foundation of academics, but there is Published bi-weeklyduring the academic yearby the Yeshiva College Student Council. tremendous potential forgrowth. We are confident that Dr. Schwartz The views· expressed in these columns are those of the writers alone and do not will take a fresh look at the curriculum and program of Yeshiva. A more neccesarily reflectthe opinions of TheCommentator, the student body,the faculty, or � progressive curriculum, with more course flexibility, is needed to meet the Administrationof Yeshiva University. We do not endorse any of the products or � the demands of a changing world. We hope that Dr. Schwartzwill reflect· services advertised in thesepages. Copyright 1993 The Commentator. c..__-_on how our education should be molded to meet these challenges, and � do his utmost to get input fromthe faculty and students on this matter. SENDER Z. COHEN ROBERT B. FAGIN � The fact that Dr. Schwartz has assured student leaders that he will Editors-in-Chief I"""\.maintain more of an "open door policy" and invite students to discuss �pressing issues in the area of academics on a continual basis is refreshing, D. ALEX BAILEY· MOSHE I. KINDERLEHRER NOAM NOVICK � and demonstrates his true desire for change. Layout Editor News Editor Managing Editor • • JOSEPH NUSSBAUM STEVEN TIGER ·silencing "Kol" Features Editor Copy Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS It is difficult to dissect the many factors involved in the recent "Kol Steven Ackerman, Copy News controversy." It is important to note that "Kol" as a journal is not to YisroelM. Holczer, Ryan S. Karben, Ari Listowsky, ... - blame; those students who argue that funding for future editions of Sid Singer, Features · "Kol" should be terminated fail to recognize the importance of having a David Goldenberg, Adam Melzer, Sports variety of forums for students to express themselves. Furthermore, the � students who wrote the controversial materials are not at fault;,students COLUMNISTS: � have the right to privately express themselves in any way they wjsh - to Neil Lauer, Avi Sussman � their instructors, to their mentors, to their friends,and in the classroom. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF: ...... ,__;However, the Editors of "Kol" were insensitive to push such provocative Benjamin Aronoff, Richard Soclof material onto the general student body, some (if not most) of whom . ARTSTAFF: � Daniel Baron, Daniel Sentell would not choose to read that type ofliterature. The Editors were further � TECHNICAL CONSULTANT: wrong to put the YU emblem on the journal, which indicated that the Joshua Guedalia t� i publication was sanctioned, supported, and was consistent with the � Member: • philosophy of the University. Thus, the desire to suppress the journal Associated AMERICAN.J�WISH : was understandable. El•• Collegiate •�i.., \"< PRESS Press �j ASSOCIATION At the same time, those involved in deciding to remove "Kol" have a t''4uoc.'" great deal to consider. The fact that the Editors and faculty advisors of ------l "Kol" were not consulted prior to the removal of "Kol", or even after many copies of the journal were seized, is inexcusable. This courtesy should have been extended despite the halachically problematic nature secular knowledge,we must be guided of the journal. Torah It is obvious that the University must publicly define its position on RaisingOµr solely by strictures and mores; � the issues of free speech so that an ,uncomfortable situation such as this the ends of a ·superior university education do not justify the means of � will not reoccur. Moreover, it should act to sensitize students and halachic o learning material or engaging. in t::::"""'. faculty to the concerns f the University community while "Kol" I extracurricular pursuits which are of a · understanding that professors at Yeshiva expect the same standards of a � To the Editor, dubious halachic n ture. Analyzing � free speech that apply at other universities. Certainly, these standards Shakespeare on the same level as is should not be bent without the University expressly informing its I"""\. Another week, another controversy done · in Harvard and Penn may be �faculty. herewithintheconfinesof)'eshiva.This justified within a halachic framework; t� i Freedom of speech is of the utmost importance. And somewhere time, the Administration took a firm publishingquasi-pomographicmaterihl � between total suppression and total freedomthere must exist forums in stance to protect Torah values; Dr. as they do in Harvard and Penn clearly which students can express whatever they feel an honest need to voice. Lam.m's courageous stance in is unconscionable. Facing modern preventing the dissemination of the "Kol .society head-on as a Torah Jew is often a literary journal" should be duly dangerous game of brinkmanship; we . applauded by all those in Yeshiva. must be sure not to overstep the However, the mere fact that the boundaries laid down for us by the suppression of nivul peh and divrei Torah. If our Rabbonim and Roshei cheishekneededtobeundertaken atallin Yeshiva tell us ·that certain topics of d an instihitionwhich claims to hold itself stu y are unacceptablefor a hen-Torah, to the highest standards of Torah and we may not challenge · them ori the Yiras · Shamayim is profoundly grounds of intellectualcuriosity being disheartening. Thatcertain individuals our overridingconcern. We mustrealize could even ·countenance the· possibility that we .are ultimately responsibleto a of givingaca demic freedomprecedence. Higher '.Authority.and held to a higher over clear halachicconsi derationsis just · standard· than other peoples. If•that another one of the many symptoms.of meanssacrificingthestudyofChristian themoral confusion (or perhapsmalaise) artor the New Testament,so beit. that sooften prevails here. · There are two complaintswhich I am Theoretically, the aspiration of sure certain readers will voice against Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan this letter. First of all, some will.accuse 0 is to produce people who are on .the me of being monolithic, of dismissing :RlHDAY highest level of Avodas HaBorei, yei are the need ford iversity within Yeshiva. still able to function,and indeed lead, in This is clearly not my point; chazalhave · JLT'' modem Westernsociety. To enable us pointed out numerous times that there totrulyfulfill ourmissionofbeinganohr are many different forms of Avodas 'o� Hashem. However, certain uniform L(Of\'11'�(1 lagoyim,a lightuntothenations,Yeshiva triestoprovideilotonlyasuperiormakom standards are accepted by all Ovdei t,1:erlf\QW\ Hashem � limud Torah, but also a respected (yes, all). Surely no one would institution of higher secular learning tell you that eating non-Kosher food wherein we can foster and develop the with the intent of serving Hashem is tools needed to deal with the world at permissible (excepting certain bizarre large. However,themotivat ionofnih'yeh cases of pikuach nefesh);in the same vein, ,:>N�,-eD 8'(-SADli,; ohr lagoyim must not be confused with imbibing of "non-Kosher" intellectual 1:lt.'IIING, ltOL• IAt-\1 FLI\, nih'yeh kechol hagoyim. In our quest for continued on page 14 21 Ch eshvan 5753 page3
A Request for More Fact or Fiction? · Advisement . . .tcfthe }E,dit6r, .·· .. · • . .. . . , . ·.. . devoted excbJSivelyto �yerha,ulingt �e To the Editor, I am confident that any Yeshiva U. te e iva t att� l!:Cll�l �itl(the C, i �5:::',.c.X:E;f.e,9t;'i st,d�c1, _;pf .X sli ....•. ;�.���irtgsy� ein student would agree that it is immoral t · t . s an G. µ�g�). ,;J. lyr,y �L��Oc o';�cl
We ekly Mussar Blood Drive Introduced in a Success About 150 students participated in Main Bais the New York Blood Center's recent c_ampus blood drive. Over thirty-seven Medrash gallons of blood were collected during Wednesday, October 27 the two-day program. SOY, YCPSS, SCWPSS present New A weekly mussar seder has been Students who chose to donate were York State Assemblyman Dov instituted by SOY president Lavi required to fill out an extensive health Hikind Greenspan and the rabbinic faculty. The history questionnaire and undergo a "Race Relations in New York City" topics will focus on classical Jewish Lavi Greenspan explaining the structure brief physical exam by blood center 8:00 P.M. ethical works tied in with the weekly of the new mussar seder personnel prior to the ten-minute Rubin Shul parsha. The talks will be delivered either donation procedure. Blood samples by Rabbi Blau, Mashgiach Ruchani, or lack of unity at YU. One claimed that were screened for disease and Rabbi Cohen, Mashgiach Ruchani of the "every shiur is like its own yeshiva, each contamination, and tested for blood type Thursday, October 28 high school, with occasional with its own hashkafa and its own Rosh prior to being forwarded to the blood bank. YU Museum Film appearances by Rabbi Goldvicht and Yeshiva." Rabbi Blau expressed hope Drive organizer Zev Schubin said The Falashas Rabbi Schachter. The seder is open to all that the mussar seder will address this students, JSS,IBC, as well as MYP. grievance; "It is a beauty made out of that giving blood is one of the most Historic film study of Ethiopian important thingsa person can do. ''When Jews This weekly sicha has come about as necessity... that allows the Yeshiva to be a result of many requests from the felt as an entity." we give blood we literally give of 12:00 P.M. - 12:50 P.M. ourselves to society - that is what makes 1:00 P.M. - 1:50 P.M. Yeshiva students, who had learned Though it comes in part as a result of mussar during set sedarim in their · contemporary issues, the mussar seder is this campaign so important." respective yeshivot in Israel. not unprecedented in Y.U. The weekly A platelet-donation drive to help sicha originated years ago when 'it was those with cancer is planned for Friday, October 29 SOY hopes that by instituting an official mussar seder , students will take given by the previous Mashgiach, Rav December 24, 1993. Hebrew language credit/ the subject more seriously and devote Dovid Lifshitz (z"l), who gave a weekly Yeshiva University will be receiving Exemption Exam more time to it. Rabbi Blau explained talk to his talmidim on his favorite sefe r, the Distinguished· Services Award for that ''being sensitive to the climate in The Gates of Repentance, by Rabenu Education at the New York Blood YU, we did not want to make it Yonah. This year, the sichot mussar are Services Reception on October 25, in Friday, October 29 obligatory .. we don't want to restrict dedicated in memory of their founder, recognition of its having the highest JJC Residence Halls SOY Shabbat students in any way at all." Reb Dovid (z"l). student-donor ratio of any New York Program The new seder may address a major --Tzvika Nissel school. concern of many students regarding the --Ron Markovitz Sunday, October 31 Local Teens in Men's Cross Country IAC Meet Jack D. Weiler to be Honored by YU 12:00 P.M. ScuffleWith Van Cortland Park Jack D. Weiler, realestate magnate and Mr. Weiler served on the humanitarian, will behonored by Yeshiva University's Board of Trustees from YU Security Universityat a luncheonon October'27. The 1976 to 1992, when he was named Sunday, October 31 tributewill take placeat theAnnual Meeting Honorary Chairman. For over 30 Men's Wrestling of theUniversity's Joint Boards,which willbe years, he was a member of Einstein's Last Tuesday night at approximately Scrimmage at St. John's University heldat theNew York HiltonHotel. DavidS. Board of Overseers arid was its 8:00pm several local teenagers were 2:00 P.M. Gottesman, the invesh!lents management chairman from 1960 to 1967 and from involved in a confrontation with Burns executivewhoisChainnanoftheUniversity's 1976 to 1977. He is currently security guards outside Belfer Hall. Board of Trustees, will preside over the Chairman Emeritus. According to Chief of Security Don meeting. --Reuven Mohl Summers, the teenagers' skateboarding Monday- Thursday, November 1- was interfering with those attending November 4 Rav Aharon's speech. A security guard IBC, JSS & MYP Midterms reportedly asked them to "coolit." There No YC/SSSB Uptown tests was a brief exchange · following which the skater hit the guard with his skateboard. In the ensuing fracas one of Tuesday, November 2 the. skaters noses was injured slightly. Election Day The teenagers alleged a different account of the story and claimed that initially, th� guard pushed one Wednesday, November 3 of them while they were "just skating YU Museum Lunchbox Special around." Chief of Security Sommers "A Whimsical Look at Serious Art'' strongly refuted this account. He Author and textile designer Ita explained that the guards· tried to Abner gives video tour of her avoid confrontations and were only artworks telling the skaters to skate on the 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. mall proper so as to avoid injury to passersby. Chief Sommers added that he did not mind them skating Wednesday, November 7 ,but he pointed to the damage to the mall benches, planters and the white YU Museum guardrail noting that if they continue "Art at Large" to cause such destruction "they will Tour of II Aishet Hayil" exhibit be prosecuted and their parents will 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. be made to pay [for it].'.' The teenager whose nose was hurt has allegedly filed charges, as have Sunday, November 14 assault charges been filedagainst one of CLEP tests administered the teenagers. --Ari Listowsky 72 Ch eshvan 5 75 3 page5
CAF Implements Changes by Erez Gilad YCSC is currently reviewing. the menu for the coming weeks in an Arecent meeting of the student-led attempt to ensure improved quality Food Services Committee and the and diversity. Billig asserted that all Cafeteria Administrators, held on cafeteria purchases are computerized Thursday, October 14, led to a number and can be easily tallied. As a result, of recommendations regarding the both Food Services and student quality of services offered by the representatives can use this data to cafeteria. The Food Service managers detenninewhichinnovationswillprove accepted much of the student inppt, to be successful with the student body. and many d'f the suggestions were Another issue discussed at the implemented as early as the Tuesday meeting· was the extension of the foilowirig the meeting. Those in ConvenienceStore'shours. In response attendance focluded Avi Greenbaum, to student demands, store hours will Card catalogs; soon to be obsolete Chairlllari of': the'. Food', Services now include Sunday afternoons. The C:::omlll.iUee, Pificl :w�grier, Vice possibility of opening the store on President :oft�� '_Sy Synu;Accounti ng Thursdaynight, however, was rejected YU Library Goes �ieti',I)afilel B�llig, YCSCSecretary, out of concern that it might compete A.ss ate edor fFoodServices Jake with the student-run Morg Mart. oti L),if o . Lieberman, as weli'as the other Food According to Billig and High Tech '. . t cime .. •thrC>llgh, ..the !��s::tr !:;o��f��:� :� �;;J�i:��tNl af• .. =�����:�:d by Pedram Farzhanfour Internet. Dean Berger hopes to keep the il'litic1tiye,o.f�iMig,Wh<>,· ter�rsonally and a genuine interest in student . computer facilities up-to-date with the ip��We�ft�g stuq�ilts, iegaf#ingf the suggestions. The purpose of the Yeshiva University has given latest developments in the area of :q11�µty offpo� iliJh�g�f, qe�tec a list meeting according to Lieberman clearance to the Midtown and Uptown computer technology. �fs#gg�sti?ns. InRicler t()ilitprovethe was to create an ongoing system of undergraduate libraries to implement a Dean Berger commented that "We q�alify of the;l>re�ast.µ1d dinner communication between the student Library AutomationProje ct(LAP). Dean feel very pleased about the LAP. It is a .lll��lsfm,qigfecori:nriended thattheCaf body and the Cafeteria. "This was Pearl Berger, Dean of Libraries, pointed l e project which wehopedfor,and planned pffe[a.arnef y�tj ty'uf�ishes . . Food the first time students sat down to out that it is difficult to predict exactly towards, for a long time. It is very Se.ryic:�s'ri�po�<.iedby providing more · discuss theseproblems,and the requests when the system will become operative, exciting." e�ti;¢e�
seven page document by Rabbi Jeffrey matters, confidential issues, or illegal Student. Court Chaitoff, Assistant Dean of Students, actions. YU: outlines the jurisdiction, policies, and After the Court has heard a case, the Going Into Gear procedures of the Student Court. The judges will issue a written decision and Comba tting proposal passed through the Steering reconunend appropriate sanctions to the by Sandor Bak Committee, composed of four members Dean of Students. While the Court does not of the student body and administrators, have the power to in1pose those sanctions, Racism After months of study and discussion last Friday. the Dean of Students "shallgive greatweight by members of the student body and the The seven-member court has totherecommendationsoftheStudentCourt Administration, the Student Court of . jurisdiction in a variety of cases. According in imposing sanctions,but may ... modifythe Yeshiva College has been reestablished to Chaitoff, "the Office of the Dean of recommendedsanctionsordeclinetoimpose Jonathan Schloss by and will resume its sessions this Students willserve as a type of filtration sanctions." semester. system. When a complaint is brought The Student Court will also serve as In an attempt to combat the alleged The effort to revive the Student Court against a student and there is reason to a grievance committee to advocate on "I'm not a bigot I'm just better than ... " was spearheaded by VC Senior A vi believe the student's conduct may have behalf of students who feel that they attitude on campus, next spring Yeshiva Greenbawn. Greenbawn, who now serves violated the University's rules,regulations, . have a legitimate grievance against a College will offer "Race, Caste, and as Chief Justice of the Court,began lobbying or standards of appropriatebehavior, then faculty member, administrator, or other Ethnicity" -- a course geared towards for the Court'sreinstatement at the Second wewilldetermineifthe caseisappropriate u·niversity employee. The Chaitoff promoting tolerance. Student-AdministrationRetreat last March, to be heard by the Student Court." A memorandum makes it clear that this Dr. Marelyn Schneider, the course's where he outlined the aims, goals, ai:id panel of three judges will hear each case; committee is intended to be used only as architect and instructor, points out that functionsof the Court. students must represent themselves, and a last resort in cases where the matter the terms race, caste, and ethnicity, are The bylaws for the Court were agreed may not solicitthe servicesof an attorney. could not be settled directly between the objective terms that refer to certain upon by Dean of Students EfremNulman The Court doesnot have jurisdiction parties involved or through the office of ascribed statuses into which every and the Student Court Committee. The over cases involving psychological' the Dean of Students. person is born. In Judaism, for example, every child is born into the caste of either Kohen, Levi, or Israel. Each has distinct qualities. Thecourse'sobjectiveistoenablestudents to recognize and appreciate differences withoutbeingcondescending.Dr. Schneider hopesto achieve thisgoal through anwnber of means. The classwill study the inherited statuses mentioned above from moral, biological, socio-biological, psychological, cultural , political, linguistic and historical perspectives. Come lo H�Holy Name andyou will GICMf'm llwiranllllntliar, mart In addition to class discussion, just students will learn how to appreciate lhan pro5.uianal.by AtHolyName, opera or other unfamiliar music. w ach• �t cxn ..II.nm our llalfsupport, rtCC91ition Participants will be required to listen to t;;i ancll'IWirds.� and keep a journal of their reactions to � one piece of unfamiliar music on a daily : OutPatient �ram basisthroughoutthesemester. Thepoint � FULLTIME of such an exercise is to show that -a.II&;._ ____ ....,..:;;.__. _____ N.iat hcMwill� priorIXpll'itnct & familiarity and understanding can alcohol counaeling. CAC certiRc:ation in change negative attitudes. prtf«rtd. Must�� Mila "Awareness" posters with quotes clynanicaand lcnov.Wp al fam. from religious and literary sources and �- a submission to an interdisciplinary HolY. Nam• can offer our full time publication on "combatting haughtiness employ111 a more rewarding future and prejudice" will also be course with � salaries, lucrative bin.Sis requirements. and real opportuniti11 for carHr CICM'IIICmlltllt. GualiAtdCXMdal. should contact: "A Policy JoannePamoftello, IN
· · . . ,. ·,.: .' .. . ·. ' : :· ·:· .. ,: ··· .'.' � -- lecrvltment/llllntlon Rescinded" CoOlclllalor t-N-1 On September 20, Dean Nierenberg .Assistantyice J:'.r�i
by Isaac Sasson students are still in school, attention is "There have also been many positive going to finish up and get out of here as placed firstand foremost on the Yomim things which have made it harder [to fast as possible? Why now should I stay On October 4, the second day of Chol Noraim. He explains, "On Rosh run a program during Succot]. The in for Shabbos. I don't feel that anyone HaMoed Succot, SOY held its annual HaShanah ...we had a couple hundred most significant of which is the explosion cares if I stay in for Shabbos or if I come Simchat Bait HaShoevah in people, and we had well over 500 people of Torah Tours. Approximately 135 to the Simchat Bait Hashoevah. And you commemoration of the festive for YornKip pur. A tremendousamount quality guys are going into communities celebration in the Bait Hamikdashat this . of effort goes into arranging this which and having a big impact. It is very time. · However, this year, out .of the makes it very difficult to work difficult to say that we should cut that Rabbi Lamm attends the approximately 840 students in the YU out because it is more important to have undergraduate program, only 75 were a Simchat Torah in the yeshiva," added davening, and it really in attendance at the event. In addition, Rabbi Blau. Ultimately, he concluded enhances his relationship SOY was-unable to conduct a planned Greenspan strongly that, "given thechoice,formany reasons, Simchat Torah program because of low emphasized the it makes sense to have the 500 people for with the Yeshiva. registration. This lack of interest has Yom Kippur. Rabbi Lamm attends �he prompted the question of. whether commonly expressed davening, and it really enhances his . students have become indifferent to notion that, "Most relationship with the Yeshiva." see that when you go to the Simchat Bait religiously oriented, non-academic importantly they Adding to the list of contributing Hashoevah and when you stay for a programs. factors for the failed programs, Shabbos, the Administration officials are The Bait HaShoevah began with a 45 [the students] don't have Greenspan added that many of the out not there either." minute shiur by Rav Schacter which any connection to the of-town guys return home for the When approached about the began at 8:15, followed by an hour of holidays and more than 100 of the student attitude toward the yeshiva singing and dancing. Dean of MYP Rav Yeshiva. students go to Israel for the two week as being a contributing factor in the Charlop spoke and the ruach continued vacation. However, he felt that the root poor attendance of the Succot until i 1:00. Rav Goldvicht, Rabbi Blau, of the problem went beyond poor programs, Rabbi Blau rejected the and Rabbi Chaifetz were also in planning and extenuating idea that such an attitude existed. attendance. simultaneously for events during circumstances. Greenspan strongly "Then why would so many people "Guys are not going to show up. S11ccot." emphasized the commonly expressed come for Yom Kippur?," he 9sked. "I Understand, its vacation," answered Rabbi Blau expressed the· view that notion that, "Most importantly they [the think that it is unfair and not true. A Lavi Greenspan, president of SOY, to the Simchat Bait Hashoevah was not a students] don't have any connection to vacuum opened up and other things "big deal" of a program to setup and the Yeshiva; They have no gratitude. took its place. 1 don't think it is in " ...some years you get a big crowd and Judging from what I saw last year while their feelings towards the Yeshiva. I some years you get a small crowd." campaigning, I don't know how many have never heard of that as a "This year, out of the However, he added, Simchat Torah is problem." approximately 84Q much more difficult to organize, because The Simclzat Bait HnSl10evah was open no one is here ....th erefore, all Rav Blau recalled when to the whole college. Yet, some IBC\JSS students in the YU preparations and registration must be students felt as if they were left out. undergraduate program, made more than a week in advance. He YU had been-a "That might have been our fa ult," only 75 were commented, "With a three day Yom Tov, tremendous center for admitted Greenspan. Maybe we should don't even bother trying. You need to Simchat To rah. have pushed them more. I understand in attendance at the have a whole program, and the numbers why IBC\JSS guys feel that the YP guys event." were just not there." are looking dm-vn on them." He felt that Rabbi Blau listed several reasons why this attitude had developed because of he felt programs like these are not as guys have gratitude for the Yeshiva. the multiple student governments and attractive as in past years. He explained You try to view Rabbeinu Yitzhak the widely varying Judaic Studies the students who requested a Simchat that the number of older Ba' al HaBatim Elchanan as your yeshiva, but then you programs. Torahprogram. Originally, no program left in the neighborhood has dwindled realize you start fooling yourself. Guys Others attribute the poor 'had been planned for the three day to less than a minyan, so they are unable who went to Israel don't feel that Israel attendance to the attraction of the holidayweekend. However,SOYagreed to contribute strongly to the programs experience back here." social scene found on the college to the requests of some students if attendance. Rav Blau recalled when YU He felt that the Administration does campuses of Penn and Columbia. enougli people registered and paid in had been a tremendous center for Simcl1at not provide a personal touch for the They believe that the Cha1111kkah and advance. Days later the program was Torah. The larger community in the students. "Parts of the Administration Purim Chagigns at YU attract such a canceled because only four people immediate neighborhood as well as the does not show caring for them. You large crowd not only because displayed interest in the doomed event. community in the Bronx would all join come in and spend two or three years everyone is in school during those · When questioned about the in the festivities. "It wasn't just a matter here and you are dying to get out. Which time's,but the women of Stern also program's failing to get offthe ground, of guys staying, it was fellows staying, other university do you have guys · attend. This is, perhaps, yet another Mashgiach Ruchani Rabbi Blau wished to supplementing a neighborhood of graduating in two and ·a half years.· It's· way to account for a number of the place the poor attendance in the proper communities where it was safe to walk. ridiculous .... People adopt the attitude, guys who do not wish to remain in context. He explained that because the All those factors are gone." "Why now should I come back, I am YU for Sime/wt Torah.
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I lowever, YU Boasts Hi h SAT Scores not a II students are cognizant of this Delivers Annual g low riltio. YC Senior Andrew r Leibowitz questioned that "if the r<1tio Kinas Ts huva Shiur co11ti11ued fom page 1 of teachers to students is 1 :9, then why do I get closed out of so many classes applicants, remarked that "the average YU in Top 20 each semester? I shouldn't have to by Uri Schechterman SAT score for incoming students tend Another area where YU ranked wait until I'm a senior to get into to hover between 1180 and 1220." extremely high was university spending classes I wanted to take as n Over 700 people ga thered in Furthermore, he pointed out that of per full-time student. YU spends$21,554 sophomore." Ambiguous Alumni Donation Rate Weissberg Commons on September 21, those students who get low.scores, many perstudentperyearaccordingtofederal 1993, to hear RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rav are transfer students from other government statistics; only 19 national Nevertheless, YU appears to suffer Meir Goldvicht deliver the ninth annual universities who are accepted on the t1rtjversities disbursed more than this in the categories of alumni donations Kinus Tshuva Drasha. Among those me.rits of their college index rather than amount. Kranzler attributed this figure and graduation rate. The report attending were Y.U. president Rabbi their SAT scores. to the dual curriculum; YU must pay indicated that only 18 percent of YU graduates donated money to their alma Norman Lamm and Dean of MYP Rabbi Newly appointed Vice President for salaries to both Rebbeim and college Zevulun Charlop. Academic Affairs William Schwartz professors. Only one school in the First mater; most upper tier universities Rabbi Charlop introduced Rav asserted that YU's SAT scores were Quartile, the University of Rochester, havea higherdonationrate. However, Goldvicht and commented that this was analogous to many top colleges. For spent more money per full-time student Alvin Schwartz, who is a member of the firstyear that the drasha in the United example, the University of California at ($21,850) than YU. YU' s fundraising staff, emphasized States was given in Hebrew and still Los Angeles (UCLA), ranked 22nd in Low Student/Faculty Ratio that this number must be put into drew a large audience. He added, the nation, has an average SAT score of YU's student/faculty ratio is 9�to-l, perspective. "I think 18 percent is a ironically, that the drasha delivered in 1160. "Our scores were better than 17 of lower than all but seven U.S. colleges, respectful figure, since most of our Jerusalem this year was given in English. the 26 schools listed in the First Quartile," and lower than Columbia, New York students come from middle income Rabbi Charlop also mentioned that Rabbi (schools ranked 27th to 51st) said University, and Cornell Universities. families, and many live in Israel, so it's Lamm and Rav Goldvicht are the only Schwartz "which may very well be Schwartz accredited this statistic to the difficult for them to contribute," said two people to ever deliver the Drasha where we belong." fact that Yeshiva University does not Schwartz. He also noted that most of YU' s donors are over 50 years of age, both in the U.S. and in Israel. but there aren't that many alumni in The Tshuva Shiur was divided into that age category due to small two parts. The first was comprised of a graduating classes in the past. Halakhic segment which dealt with Additionally, many graduates are Nusakh Haviduy (the Composition of paying multiple Jewish Day School Repentance) and its explanation. Rav tuitions, which takes a large cash bite Goldvicht then proceeded to give the out of their income. audience a greater understanding of the Director of Public Relations Sam Viduy prayer of Yorn Kippur. From Hartstein offered a simpler there he went on to the second part of explanation. "Alumni donations do , the shiur, which dealt with Aggada not always go to the alumni office, (talmudic lore), and shed light on the where the 18 percent figure came topic of Sod Ha'tahara (the secret of from," commented Hartstein. "It's purity) in Mayim Chayim ("living definitely a lot higher than that waters"). number." Frequently, benefactors Rav Goldvicht proceeded to explain earmark donations to specific projects the difference between Tshuvat Ha 'yachid or schools, hence, some of these (an individual's repentance) and Tshuvat contributions are not calculated in the Ha'rabim (a community's repentance). official alumni tally. He stressed that when alluding to Distorted Graduation Rate Tshuvat Ha'tzibur he saw Y.U. students Perhaps the most surprising figure as distinctively possessing the proper in the survey was YU' s average percent world view and broad perspective on of 1983-86 freshmen who graduated life. "They have the power to carry the within six years of matriculation; only flag and stand at the front of the nation, 57 percent. In an article appearing in to uphold all those who are lost, and the New York Jewish Week, Hartstein bring them back to Derekh Hashem." Rav declared that the figure was wrong, Goldvichtmaintained that Y.U. students stating that ".our batting average is need to be proud of the fact that they · very high. Students who come here, learn in the right place; a place in which graduate." William Schwartz they can get all the right tools for building explained that the low figure is their individual personalities while in primarily due to the Joint Israel the Yeshiva and after leaving it. "If we Program. Many students who spend will be discriminating in acquiring all their freshman year. in Israel under that we get in the Yeshiva, it will protect this program never step foot into YU, us and those who surround us. This is yet -they are counted as YU non the answer that we can give to the graduates. Schwartz believes that the confusion that encompasses our nation, a�sltt>wer}ifll\ffl1h6Wev;er/Chaa?llliBeeifYnotii�IBgtil•·•.Fletfet?/(Yo-u:lfi(,��.befl!{ itOi�ri.'t! /So,lf·• nere ·goes. - to the unforseen future as a result of the JJ graduation rate would be close to 80 percent, akin to most top u�iversities, peace talks with the Arabs."He if these students are not reflected in emphasized the obligation of religious the survey. Jews living in the United States not to cdtiid f tt��your �� Subjective Report tff e I!�J. ��tj W:. l!-\ rful stand on the sidelines while a substantial ngiJJµst�shiillt \v,e have waited [Y�llf ath�r'S.Name], wond l!i,itf ·• . . . . . "Kol . J����'.:t.N9t'cthaf�u'f;sukk{lh,:·Wasn't : 'parents?\&,iri<>usly;' how is everything In response to the apparent segment of our people assimilates. peau.tiftil;,If��s fully _d�c9rateg,.:right )With_you7 Anyway, gotta go!C'• ·: ·. discrepancies of some of the figures, yisroel arevim zeh lazeh- Every Jew is . . · d'?�t�thatiriairistayofJewish$ukkoth ...• ·,· >i ;'·.: .:•· Lo11e, Ernstand, Juµo. Hartstein epitomized the entire report responsible for one another. We must . "le/amed Jr�cljtion;, Indian cofn. :Wh�t is Indian . · Don't Sayl Never Wrote ·· ' by stating that "unless you know the make sure in any way possible cprn/arl�ay?';Havey<'.>°tl'ev�r heard of · " ' There;'i-Dori'tsay I never wrote; orientation and background, you can't toim bina". He noted further that Y.U. ·a:'r¢cip.e•�ll�t hoo/ Graceful caUs fo� it? At\d cioes . Cl�se . . understand the statistics." Schwartz students are the ones that are capable of ·agoilizing· .· ... · es g Jttc.i,iff�(frbm,ina�e?' lwa� Whil frollinof· (?IlIIlY"erandatrying concurred, affirming that "[some of] bringing back those that are off the 9v�f th��� very guestion1,.'. when the lo thirik smriethin'g •• serene 'and these figures are very distorted. Our proper path of Torah. i.ippr�ache�:·again, and .. ·.· '. *plifti�g·-wfth ,'Yh h to' gracefully program is atypical, and can't be The lecture lasted close to two hours. :c,�p>fm#.t.�:ah feelirijfquit�'alright,. . : •dciser? k . y �sked.:,' ,/::'. >· ifJ , \tyas·,: , ' • .., .. '' ''';Y.'.. , ,, sririetllil\g alfout th,e ric�l measured. This is not a scientific study, YC senior David Silverberg commented · ·�olored autufori leaves, p�rhaps, or it's a highly subjective study. If you that ''both the content of RavGoldvicht's the crisp clear winter breeze look at the objective material, we shiur and his dynamic delivery reflect · ' iTabei1l�clesfHolid.ay of Booths . . · beginning to 'blow here in the "' clearly should be in the First Quartile. the immense contribution Rav Meir has 2On'Yom Kippur read: snuff-man diaspora I began hallucinating and Additionally, too much weight is made, and continues to make, to our Notto be confused with Snufffuan; a decided it was time to get off the attached to the reputation rank; many Yeshiva through his Sl1i11ri111, Sic/wt, and are.last name -�ed.) sauce. people simply don't know about us." very presence." 3Tabernacle; booth. · , .. , . All the best. a ...... ;:.,._ c 7, 1 P e_12 ijt�t O to be2r 99 3 _ g ______, THINKING OF APPLYING Rav Baruch Simon Appointed · TO LAW SCHOOL? Rosh Yeshiva by Avi Lowell whenever applicable, he connects the NEW YORK New York University School of Law is Gemam . to practical Hala cha. . conducting open Information Sessions. An This·s�mester, Rabbi Baruch Simon . Mashgiµch Ruchani Rabbf Yosef Blau nUNIVERSl'IY o e . .very impc,rta1,1t• to SOOClCJLA.W admissions officer and a current law student was added t the rabbinic staffof the beli ves •. t.hat "it's . Mazer Yeshiva Program. Rabbi Simon add young Rebbeim -whohaye gone will discuss application procedures, the has been on the YU campus sirice19 78; . through the system/ Ullderstandi the curriculum, career placement, financial aid the fast time. · the. Yeshiva learned foys, �d ar� big 'tal�fdef·c!zacb�11#rn.· e . -T�� and student life. Come with your questions! . Ma�e.ch s• ·Pe�achim,·.• t�eJ tta cta.te fact that �b?id Sunonis 1/t.�e B(1is Thesessions are held l,i�i[fj���ii,�,1�1 Fridaysthr ough November 19 ,; C::oUege�E:t;fand t:4es pro i}a b; .· es ���1J!IC�a� ��'f J?:1·.R b 1 . •. ·.# �p,:�� 1,I,l.i�!,bBt,��11199:�):�J:itNF 12 to 1 p.m. . New York University School of Law, Room 208 40 Washington Square South (southwestcomer of Washington Square at MacDougal Street) in Manhattan A tourof thelaw school fo llows each Session. Jewish Philanthropy Declining You may also observe afirst year class before the InformationSession. Arrive before 10:45 continued from page 1 a.m. and pick up a class schedule in the e e e Admissions Office(Room 419). and things like that." Among the In the fac of thes s rious financial programs most affectedby the chang'ing concerns, YU administrators continue of the philanthropic guard are the Max to mount a wall of confidence in the If you have any questions or would like to Stem and Jacob Bums Academic Merit financial stability of their institution, request an application, call us at (212) 998- Scholarships. While there are no stressing innovative money 6060. indications that these programs are in management and fundraising Hope to seeyou there! immediate jeopardy, due in part to techniques. "Our problem now", provisions in the wills of their founders, comments Zysman, "is to find young their long-term existence, especially the leadership, new leadership to take over. Bums', is not guaranteed. We are very carefully evaluating a lot of In addition to the prospect, and in younger Jewish leaders in the some cases, th� reality, of diminished community to come into the picture... philanthropic donations,administrators When a person passes away and does continue to deal with several aspects of not leave us funds... then it is our theUniversity'sintemalstructurewhich responsibility to find others who will complicate financial prosperity. replace him. I feel reasonably confident "Everyone should understand that a thatwewilldoitineverycase." Pittinsky . medicalschoolisamuchmoreexpensive · cites Sy $yms, who, beforefounding the Ill operation than even a law school, and University's· undergraduate business much bigger than [an undergraduate school in 1987, "had not been a regular school]," reflects Zysman. Roughly donor," as an. example of the ''brand Richard A. Eisner & Companyis a ·highly sophisticated, full three-fourths of the University's annual new donor" sought by the University. service practice with over 30 yearsof experience.RAE offers a broad operating expenses are devoted to Zysman also said that the development arrayof career choices inaudit and accounting, tax,manage ment AECOM, and harboring one of the Office plans to announce several large consulting services, legal support,reorgani zation and insolvency, and nation's largest and most successful donations from the estates of recently corporate finance. medical research operations, the College deceased benefactorsin the near future. Don't get lost in a huge firm,locked into only on_e area of accumulates a proportionally smaller The University's financialdilemmas accounting or consulting. At RAE you'II discover a more diversifU!djob deficit than the other University· have had a mild effecton undergraduate experience.From the beginning, you will have a chanceto develop divisions. Because of their relative student life and academic programs. close, personalcontacts and work directly with our clients andpartners. financial well-being, AECOM and the While food costs and tuition have grown Our finn's energy and jlexibiliJy will afford you anopportunity to Cardozo School of Law are obligated by consistently over the last several years, explore possibilitiesoutside of your assignedarea, based upon your own University regulations to ·assist the less future increases are not projected to strengthsand careergoa ls. · prosperous undergraduate schools. The exceed inflationary rates, according to We are currently accepting resumes forall staffpositions . undergraduate schools, because.of their Pittinsky. The two largest mens' Learnmore aboutone of the finestCPA firmsin the country. double curriculum-single tuition and undergraduate divisions both expanded split campus arrangements," lose money their facultiesthis y ear, with the addition across the board," according to Pittinsky. of tw o new rebbeim to MYP and the A �thereconomicproblem is presented hiring of six full-time Yeshiva College by the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological professors, the largest staff hiring "in Seminary, which, because of Federal many years," according to YC Dean . All the rest is pure fiction. e e separation of church and state statutes Norman Rosenf ld. Echoing th general e e e Richard A. Eisner & Company precluding any governm nt funding, s ntiment among acad mic and and because many rabbinical students admissions administrators, Dean Certified Public Accountants do not pay tuition, must rely heavily on Rosenfeld commente d, "It's other University divisions to support its expected that it would be more 575 Madison Avenue $15 million annual budget. While to difficult to meet our educational date, the wealthier graduate and costs. It's a problem we've faced New York, N.Y. 10022-2597 professional schools have supported the before, it's a problem we're facing . e e Wendy Weinbach undergraduat programs, some now, and it's a problem w 'll face in divisions, according to Pittinsky, are the future successfully ... We are not Director of Human Resources "coming under [greater financial] being impelle d by financial pressure" amid rougher financial constraints but rather by academic circumstances. quality improvements." 12 Ch eshvan 5753 j m4e ainmmmbdnrl pag e 13 SY SYMS TO BECOME "Kol'': A Case of MORE CHALLENGING Cen�grs!J.ip? By Steven Miodownik succeed in the future. Nierenberg ohtinuedfr�mpage 1 defended his actions by citing what Sy Syms students who planned on 1T1ightoccurif ill-prepared students were (' , ·.. ,,. , ,, breezing their way through certain allowed to graduate from SSSB. He El)gHsh Writing Contest. All contest that _ _when the English Department courses may discover that from now on suggested that the entire school would entries wer� submitted to angjudged ·. evaluates a o/Orl< of literature they use earning "A" s will not be as easy as they be adversely affected b�cause an by the.· Yeshiva_ College English strictJiterary standards to judge. "We had anticipated. According to Sy Syms alumnus's poor performance would Departmenti Winners of.the . contest • are not, qualified to make any 'other Dean Harold Nierenberg, as part of a reflect badly on the school. This, in are automatically published . in the judgement5-,norwere weevertold that general YU trend to make courses more effect, would diminish the value of a Sy foQqwing _"Kol" Jc:iu.maL. l'he. sec011d we had to." She pointed out that if the challenging, the business school will be Syms degree, hurting current business controversial story,'1/Rumll)ationsof an· ,, cortc:erns of the '(eshivadoh1deed_ have ..· • •' _ "tightening the loose ends so students students as well as other alumni. Ex::�oyftj,e��t( o/�� , ,re�og�z.�cl as a·_· t8 l:let _�e11 toac�olll\t,the11thc1t _must , � will get the most out of their education." Nierenberg concluded that the p,9�·siJ:>lept��I�m�yth�e�itqriill.�o�rB. , , be brought 'up allstpi$cu�s.e4 by: tile . Nierenberg has sent a memo to SSSB "reputation of the school" is at stake if faculty instructing them to take students " can just joke their way through attendance in every class. In addition, the school." all professors have been told to challenge Teachers have been warned to take !f.�l��,f,,t$,=[�i���rgfil�-i. their students more and to stimulate the extra burden of Jewish studies into them in an effort to give them a better consideration when restructuring their education. This, he explained, may courses and to be reasonable in light of translate into an increase in difficulty the extra workload. Nierenberg and the work load. explained that he insisted on this because Nierenberg said that he has not his concern is one of giving students ordered teachers to award fewer "A''s their "money's worth," not "toughening and added that his actions are not up." designed to decrease the number of high Implementation of these changes will grades received. Dean Nierenberg be left up to the teachers. One professor explained that his sole motivation was interviewed stated that he intends to to insure that students didn't feel "that change the format of his tests. Whereas they are getting nothing out of a course." in the past the students would have He stressedthat the entire purpose of Sy received all of the possible midterm and Syms is to train the students for specific final essay questions before the actual careers and if the students are not tests, he would now give students fewer challenged now, they will not be able to of the questions in advance. 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' ' .•• a "lamdan", must be seeking a traditional truly adhere to the goal which Yeshiva Jewish environment; otherwise hecould claims to exemplify, they will surely just have easily gone to moreprestigious find a solution to any difficulty which colleges, or to those which offer at least loss of funding may entail. equivalent secular studies at a cheaper In the merit of standing up for Torah price. Therefore,it is our responsibility ideals, even under seemingly trying to make sure thatYeshiva 's environment circumstances,· may we be blessed with "ohr is not only one of Torah learning but also the opportunity to truly be an lagoyim". oneofTorah ideals, ethics,and behavior. A second concernraised by some will be that by reining in academic freedom Shlomo Schwartz we may lose certain Federal or State YC '93, RIETS '96 funding. The technical vagaries of that issue must be left to the Administrators to determine. However, if standing up Raising our "Kol" III To the Editor, white shirts. On the contrary, the diversity of the students here is what While some expressed outrage and makes YU so special. However, what disbelief at the language and content of we need is a more active association this year's Literary Journal,to me, "Kol" between the college and the yeshiva of brought a tremendous sense of relief. YU. Why can't all of the publications What the publication of "Kol" and activities have a Rabbinic faculty illustrates is the glaring problem that advisor, chosen by members of the confronts YU as it prepares to enter the executive board of that publication or 21st century which is the separation of activity, to assure that everything the University from the Yeshiva. At YU, written or done fits within ha/acha one must always remember that our withoutgreatlycompromisingtheintent secular and Jewish studies are, and of the subject matter? always will be, one entity. While it is We are Yeshiva University, thus true that as Americans the freedom of giving us higher moral and ethical speech is guaranteed to us by our standards than any other college or constitutional rights, as Jews we must university in the country. Yes, we need also recognize the guidelines set down our freedom, but as Jewish Americans for us by the Torah. As Americans we our freedom has to fit within the revel in the opportunity to exercise parameters of the Torah as set by our freedom of speech, yet as Jews, aspiring Rabbinic authorities. to be b'nai Torah,we must realize when that exercise intrudes on those · Hillel Wiener boundaries. At YU we try to be b'nai YC '95 Torah and as b' nai Torah, we strive not to speak in the ways written in the journal. Editor's Note: The Commentator does I am not suggesting that YU become a indeed seek rabbinic advice from YU school of black hats, dark pants, and faculty on issues involving halacha. The Gold Card.Plan To the Editor, goestoshowthatstudentsherearesearching for things to complain about. In the last edition of The Commentator, Price hikes were an issue addressed in we were inundated with articles quick a separatearticle. This timethe shifting of to condemn the Caf for what certain blame was aimed at the students on the students perceived to be an injustice. Food ServicesCommittee. At the Executive The outrage echoed was in response to Meeting, Students-representation was but Gold Card Plan the currently being three outofabout twenty. Whilewe agreed implemented and the rise in price of to allowraisesonsomefoods,thisaction had certain foods. Since neither writer was basis. First, the prices the cafeteria hasbeen in attendance at this summer's meeting purchasing food at from their distributor of the Executive Food Services hasgoneupdrastically. Whyisitthatnoone Committee, we decided it was only fair screamed atDeliKasbah orKD. when they to set the record straight. raised priceslast year, for thissame reason� Heeding the call from many Second,thiswasdoneinlieuofaraiseonthe students to extend the possible use amountonemustspend in thecaf. Betterto of the caf card, and realizing the spend more peritem then to have a higher \ number of people who eat out on a initialmandatory fee. In futurearticles on regular basis, Supporting Services . the cafeteria, a little less personalbias and a to anyone interested decided to offer little more fact would bemost appreciated. the gold card option. YU is receiving 2549 AmsterdamAv enue - Washington Heights, NY NO money from this plan. The YC Food Services Committee '94 Tel. (212) 923-1180 purpose is purely for the student's A vi Greenbaum benefit, a point not conveyed in the Daniel Billig ACROSS THE STREET FROM YESHIVA UNIVERSITY article. If students do not feel like Jason Broth don't; exercising this option, no one Elliott Cohen is forcing you to. However, to aiticize Adam Balkany an obvious gesture as being "a ploy" just David Wagner 75 12 Cheshvan 5753 imi. , ..,_. pa e ------�1 \U,-1,�t m\LJ-.ttmmttt.uuu ,.;-, ______._ __ g YU Macs 1993-94 Preview by Adam Melzer most interesting player on the team is The Newly Combined Michael Dube. Dube should be a solid With the advent of the new season contributor this season because of his YESHIVA UNIVERSITY just around the corner, the time has toughness, strong defensive play, OFFICE OF PLACEMENT & CAREER SERVICES come to preview and predict the offensivetalent,andspiritualleadership. upcoming year. TJ;iis season will Look for Dube to have a very important certainly be one of high expectations role in the team's overall strategy. Issac Under the Direction of because of the "above average" talent of Newman is another returning forward this year's team. In addition, Daniel who is very talented.Newman is a solid SY SYMS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Aaron, the team's "franchise player,"is finisher who is an offensive threat. The now a senior. Therefore,look for Macs' most heralded p..r ospect this season is is now located on the fans to expect nothing less than .an forward Ari Ciment. Miami faithful E.C.A.C. bid. Since N.J.I.T. is always a make his seem nothing less than Steve Fourth Floor BELFER lock for 1st place in the. Macs' division, Smith. Ari has aterrific outside shooting and the _Macs should once again be in a dog: touch that will get more dangerous with fight with arch-rival Mount St Vincent. each passing season. An important Ninth Floor STERN In order for the Macs to be competitive question to·this year's success is: Will andhaveaveryproductivesea�on,many Coach Halpert pull the trigger and use factors must be satisfied. this new weapon? · To Service GUARDS- The Macs are solid at this CENTERS- Superstar Daniel Aaron position. Donny Furst returns to lead returnsforhislasthurrah.Hehasalready ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN the Macsat the point. He is a leader who provided us with many memories and Stern College, Sy Syms School of Business, and Ye shiva willbeinstrumentaltothesuccessof the will hopefully give .us another team. Furst must play well forthe Macs productive season and even a banner College to win the big games, which means he with his outstanding play. Look for hastousehisdanger ousoutsideshooting Aaron to contend for Most Valuable touch to keep opponents' defense honest. Player honors in the I.AC. or even among This year will be the first year (and the E.C.A.C. Division. III teams. Steven Please come to visit and meet with us last) where we will see Kupferman is a work- shooting guard Israel horse in the low post Ira L. Jaskoll Assistant Dean 421 Belfer 905 Stern Wallach' s fu ll and a tenacious Naomi Kapp Career Counselling 415 Belfer 904 Stern potential. His ability to rebounder and shot- Coordinator hit the three-pointer blocker. This prospect Hal Tannenbaum Placement Coordinator 419 Balfer 923 Stern along with his must be used to spell Adrienne Wolff Placement Coordinator 419 Bel fe r 923 Stem dangerous first step Daniel Aaron and make him a tough therefore has a very player to guard. Look significant role. or CALL 960-0845 or 340-7783 for him to be a key S T R E N G T H S - WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS contributor to the Daniel Aaron ('nuff teams' success. said); lots of speed and The Arkady a garden variety of Ibragimov watch outside shooters . . continues as pis WEAKNESSES- Making the Grade availability is about as Free ,throw shooting predictable as a John has perennially been a STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING Starks temper-tantrum. weakness on the Macs. YOUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Iflbragimovis seenina In fact, the free throw • Macs uniform this season, look for the shooting has often been so bad that if multi-talented guard to be a spark-plug this were football, the Macs would be in the Macs' offense. "Arc" can drain the accused of intentional grounding. The A Seminar will jumper, run the floor well, and can play Macs also have occasionally had a bad be given by heads-up defense. tendency to get into foul trouble (both Yehuda Halpertis the lone freshman personal and team fouls). on the Macs this season.He is the typeof KEYS TO ·SUCCESS- Kupferman RABBI YEHUDAH FINE player that you want on your team spells Aaron enough t� keep himfresh becausehis fund amentals are absolutely and most ofall healthy. Danan, Wallach, Guidance Counselor sound. Halpert is definitely a bright and Furst provide consistent scoring. on lookto the Macs'future. A player who Ciment becomesa pleasant surpriseand _ should - be inserted in this category is _ Darum,Levy, and Dube lead a ferocious THURSDAY,OCTOBER 28, 1993 Jake Rosenberg.- Although he used to defense.- Furst Hall, Room 440 beknownasaforwardthroughouthigh- SURE SIGNS OF TROUBLE- Aaron school, the competitivecollege levelas is forcedto play the entiregame with no 2:45 Club Hour well as the size factor will make himinto rest. Teams surround Aaron and the a guard. Rosenberg has two very outside-shootersdo not respond to the essentialweapons: hisability to hitthe double and triple teams. TheMacs lose Kemp to Receive Ho1:1orary Degree "three" consistently and an incredible twice to Mt. St. Vincent. jumping ability for a guard. THAT'S A FACT- The Macs had a 12 continued from page 1 FORWARDS- Captain Miko Danan pointleadonNewJerseyTechlastseason Kemp will receive an honorary Doctor Katz and his wife, Dr. Monique Katz, returnsto the Macs as a key ingredient (something to remember). The Macs of Humane Letters from University have endowed a chair at Revel, a in this year's team. He_ will once again have not had a losing season in over a President Dr. Norman Lamm. Lamm is fellowship at Revel for Stern College bring to the court his brilliance, decade. also scheduled to bestow honorary graduates, and various scholarship ability, and prolific OVERALL PICTURE- The Macs will outstanding passing degrees on Simon Bond, who recently finish with a 16-7 record and will once funds for undergraduates. scoring. This being Danan's fourth and establish�d a scholarship at RIETS, Maria final season, he wants nothing less than again be the bride's maid to New Jersey The Chairman of the event is Burton Finkle, who, together with her husband & a post-season berth. Alan Levy gives Tech. They should qualifyfor E.C.A.C. P. Resnick, President of Jack Resnick Joel Finkle, created a trust fund which the Macs a very imposing front-line, He post-season play but to predict an Sons. Resnick currently serves as is a very skilled low post player and N.C.A.A. berth would be stretching it a supports the Joel and Maria Finkle chairman of the Executive Committee Visiting Rosh Yeshiva Program atRIETS, talented rebounder who will also be lot. The Macs are going to be exciting, of Yeshiva University's board, and is called upon to shut down the but of course it was also exciting when and University Benefactor Mr. the chairman of the Board of Overseers opposition's talented forwards. The the Titanic went down. Mordechai Katz, who is vice chairman of the Albert Einstein College of of the Bernard Revel Graduate School. Medicine. Hockey lntramurals Return by Michael Fruchter Ripstein, Michael Kule, and Ken Kassai in net makes this team a tough one to After an unsuccessful season last beat. year, in which very few games were Borenstein used his firstround pick to played, the intramural hockey league select defensemen Michael KupfermWer tosupport his goaltending? breakdown of the events: who led all scorers with 19, including 4 With the selections of Keith Do other teams have the goaltending to _t hree-pointers. Mendelsohn and Eric Berkowitz,Fruchter compliment their offensive talent? This Michigan Wolverines 61 has two of the best offensive defensemen questionand many more willbe answered Wisconsin Badgers 49 Purdue Boilermakers 41 in the game. The additions of Kenny as soonas the season startsweek. this Captain Barry Aranoff led his Illinois Fighting Illini 32 Michigan team to victory by scoring a This was a game of streaks. A vi game high 19 points, as the Wolverines Greenbaum's Fighting Illini came out PL \YER or THE lssrE broke open a close game midway through smoking from the outside, and jumped the second half with a 15-2 run which out to an 18-8 lead, but after that it was was keyed by Ari Hirt' s 6 straight points. all Purdue. Melzer's Boilermakers Shlomo Kimmel added to Hirt' s 12 total exploded with a 31-6 run that broke Name: Brian Kalb points with 14 points of his own. The open a dose game. They led by as much Badgers were led by Yoni Epstein with as 15 late in the second half. Thewinne rs· Height: 5'9" Weight: 150 13 but his eight three-pointers were not were led by Wes Kalmar (13, 7-8 from enough. the line), Yosef Bednarsh (8), and Sam HAFfR Wald with 7. The runwas sparked by Brian graduated High Schoolin 1989, having served as Captain and Indiana Hoosiers 35 Mikey Fruchter, and David Ruditzky. #1 seeded player fortwo yearson HAFTR's tennis team. He was. the Elitzuria Minnesota 30 tournamentwinner in 1989 and spent two years on the U.S.T.A. Junior circuit. In a very low scoring game, the Wisconsin 54 After spendinga year and a half in Israel, Briancame to YU in January1991. Kalb Hoosiers prevailed by 5 as they played Minnesota 47 was given a special tryoutfor the YU tennis team in the middle of the season. He a tenacious defense led by co-Captain In a battle of winless teams, Jon made the team and quickly worked his way up to the #1 seed in the spring of 1991. Andrew Leibowitz. Their offense was Fischer's Badgers won their first His accomplishments included beingthe captain of the team for two years, -: supplied by co-Captain Jason Horowitz game of the season. A vi Roth led . and an undefeated singles record in 1992 1993 season. Brian's awards include (10), and Ephraim Gersberg who led all Wisconsin with 14 points. Jon Fischer the coach's award for exce�ence; and the IAC All Conference Award. Brian scorers with 16. Minnesota was led by scored 13, and Yoni Epstein had 11 currently coaches the HAFTR tennis team. Neer Everhom with 14. points and numerous key rebounds I asked Brian to preview this year's team and he commented that the key is late in the game. In his intramural Captain Jordan Sudberg. Kalb commen�ed, "[Sudberg] last year proved to be a Northwestern 56 debut, Hillel Olshin led all scorers consistent player, and if his consistency continues, the Macs could improve on Ohio State Buckeyes 47 with lntramurals begin in the Max SternAthletic Center