Vol. 8, No. 12 * University Community's Feature Paper * Dec. 11, 1986
Season' s Greetings Tne~ Es.~ Foc~ &ray womm A DOLLAR SHORT
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'/?- ie^ V.tfsTit t* arCtrr: sera orce ,nat* oppe < 1 b vern mo-,re ms . nvers ees. But it i• ~ ore ad-m-ar every yeL.a lis a gi 5. -A ehaRgmmnrto smuentEs are preparing for tests and papers due the penultimate week f•i6sPo? Cx4Xe5ivt :forbte u2-'Ws5' 14-wietk calendart The trei t is-n el t --week wit a nc-Ciasse 9study week How can you? Yot cant. And you sho.tuldn't have int .-~.14-weei vasennar is tie. nernaz meIearle. S5tonT Brooki stumdenzts deserve no less. In an to. Seff-o, s••ir th semester a-ter the Labor Day While no one likes to delay vacation any more than It is t2me for oe unnterscr- c rr-ex-ainaTe we i nvesirhasnie a shortened the school they have to, a reading week would be a weicome enws or roe varennar ant to aue ose to ive veer run.ept the requred work load the same- relief for all those students who are in the library so sdentsWt et ime St me end aitne snmesr.- Frget anou cramm g this semester, there isn't much they have considered changing thei mam A everycs est-•e• is a-kig ainw. mut- address to the reference room. ar . I m na a ew morenouI ' Sde Ho riam you revewwsen youre still being taught Controversy existed since the 1970's i the con m-athnk t in-jus 7eirpreim. mm4UinZ StsIf a nevi- einays a e te fminal How can you study between the 15-week school calendar, wh~ al6lo ed ondiionxsco-wne me ima sny can re. It an - r s e -erArth of work when you have students extra study time, and the much moe in- -so'^W I cover Graph by Kh Rasm The Stony Brook Press J& rmC~ iE ...... EliZ Hampton- i E ...... A to Tesoero : . . Todd Droenare Arrts t -a IRE.Gotdsrith Fe E . .. .. c DePl•miips Assirt News Edr.ohn . i...sbel IAssi•santews Edito . Q.un Kaufman Productn aa . MRayer BusiessManager . . oAnn rede 1 Editor Efmet Ron COstertaa Newsnd eatare Joe Caponit oxn Dunna Robert GiCheany Arts: Mary Raffeny Photo: Ross sartck Marc Gunru Cthrs ushmenck Ken Reis. Jak Zoae Graphics: Jeff Airan Marc Berry Stehen Coyne. The Press has finally reached the conclusion of its Nicole Erdos. Sanfor d ee Baara E ar Paco pr t I scedulesiag for the year, and The Stony Srocw ess i pu&bsedeve r it's time now for our Thursday drig the academr vear andsum- staft cfra 14 weeks of study into their met sessmion t The Stony Srook Press c. a3 minds between student run and sgent wded rwot-fr-profit low anad f3Inal. So if you don't see any Press corporaton. Adverts4n po- doesnnot nec- staffers essardty t eect eitonal o showing their lovely faces on campus in Staff meetins ae e weey irn the Press the weeks to othces on Mondaya ightat 8:00-) p ~ome, ifts more than likely they're off The opim•on expree Mettes an~ vIew- in the Library poimts do not cessanty-rfiect roe of our freakiig out. staff Phone: 46-S632 (Rolm System: 632-6451) ~~ , Suite 020 Central Hall (Old Biology) S. U.NY at Stoy Brook ge 2 The Stony rok P Stony Brook NY 11794-2790 · I II I: -. II , II -, - - , : - HHillilllllB Behind the Asbestos Door by John Isbell problem Marburger sent a memo to Robert On the asbestos-filled fourth floor of Old Francis, the Vice-president of campus op- Physics, one room was left unlocked even erations. Wiesner was of the opinion that though administration knew about it and something was going to be done "within a the potential hazard it presented for over a day." year. In fact, nothing was done until Bill Six months later, following the Javits Wiesner, President of the Stony Brook Lecture Center fire, Wiesner decided to see chapter of United University Professions what was done to prevent access to the (UUP) threatened to "contact an outside room. He discovered that nothing had been agency, possibly Newsday." The entire done with the room; the ceiling tiles were floor was then sealed off within hours. merely shifted into the hallway. He again Charles Hansen, vice president of the mentioned the hazardous situation to Mar- UUP informed Wiesner of the open room burger, who was surprised that the work containing not only such a large concentra- had not been done, since he had sent the tion of asbestos that Chris Vestudo, pres- memo to Francis months earlier. Wiesner to Marburger. Ifs now or its Newsday f ident of the Graduate Student Organization Marburger claimed that Francis had the (GSO), described the asbestos as "hanging door fixed repeatedly, but that someone of the walls like hair," but also a large num- kept breaking the lock and "entering the ber of stamped-out cigarette butts. room illegally." Wiesner doubted this, so This situation disturbed Wiesner, so he the Press asked Francis' office to send a mentioned it during "at least three" man- copy of the memo and the work orders. The agement-labor meetings, the first of which memo made it, but the work orders never was over a year ago. Since nothing came of materialized. this, Wiesner brought President Marburger to the sitp to point out the asbestos filled Wiesner said he gave admin that last room with its broken lock and missing ceil- chance to take care of the problem because ing tiles. This exposed what he felt to be he saw no reason in possibly damaging the asbestos insulated pipes. After seeing this University's reputation unnecessarily. The Longest Yard Giants: First and Ten by Mike DePhillips logical conclusion to each game. The Giants John Madden controls the NFL and creates are now 10 and 2 which is the best ecord in an alternate universe in which the Giants the NFL, it is shared with the Bears but we all exist. That's gotta be it, their playin perfect know what kind of schedule they've seen. If football Thle Giants have been a pleasure to the Giants win one of their remaining two watch, playing close,exciting football games games or if Washington loses one of their but usually leaving no doubt in the viewer's remaining games the Giants will win their mind who is the superior team. What's more first division title in my lifetime. Washington in a game that had choke written all over it, must face Denver (10-9) on Saturday, the the Giants won. They stiffed the 9-2 Red- Giants have St Louis (3-10) and Green Bay skins and took sole position of first place in (3-11) between them and the playoffs. Any- the NFC East. This seems like the year at thing can happen, but if the Giants play half long last. as good as they have been and win both their In addition to having a special team, there games they will have home field advantage is a special way in which they are winning. all the way to Pasadena They're doing it with style and grace, sort of The key to the Giants success lies in their speaking softly and carrying a big stick, a whole game. Even when onee aspect lacks really big stick. Like all New York teams(and the rest of the team fills the void. It's good to they are a New York team, New Jersey is just know that when Lawrence Taylor has an off a better place for everyone to start their cars day and when Allegre kicks two ground balls after the game). They have to achieve perfec- to the left of the uprights they can still-win. tion to earn any respect, no one can deny When Morris's rushing game is shot down them this no matter how slow it comes about. Simms arm will rise to the occasion. iAnd Two weeks ago in the Monday night game, always credit their offensive line, Siknms the Giants came back after a 17-0 deficit in pass protection has been superb. Case in the second half, shut down Joe Montana, point, 31 year-old tackle Brad Benson man- scored 21 points and the announcers were handled the Redskins premier defensive end still talking about the incredible first half the Dexter Manley. Before the game Manley led 49'ers had. Announcers suck, they really do. the NFL in sacks, Brenner held him in check None of them really know that much about which let LT s 3 sacks bring him past Manley football except of course John Madden to lead the League- Later, Dex. The Giants Football and John Madden is synonymous defense also caught6 of Schroeder's passes- and the Giants are synonymous with John Thanks, Jay. Madden a well rounded tough intelligent sharp football team. From past performarce This really does seem to be 'the year'. I they're unbeatable. The only thing that could can finally say'Yeah, Phil Simms is a pretty go wrong now is that the Giants catch the good QB' without getting laughed at. I can disease that's all to familiar to them-chokitis also say 'Yeah! The Giants are amazing!' 'Ihis year is different though, they've had and really mean it It is time for Giant fans to more than their opportunity to fold and bask in the glory of victory, sweet, sweet they've won, making each victory seem like a victory. Enjoy. December 11, 1986 page 3 a i ' r51"1qi : - t·i· .:i;; II··1~: tC~'i~~`r 'r ·sa:·1,--9-;% ~. alk ~.. e*,*;~'~.ltc,:,~;.%. ~ClcLB ·a s ?t'PZ ~s, ·~, f, ·s a,·k -, 'al-~ "to 1%;9 ~s, AtIr OF P ~lrAAr C V J9 40 j ~rOAtr pa - - V.1 _____ .______I_ I__ Polity Hotline is now accepting applications for the Spring semester. If you would like to become a Student Avocado, stop by room 258 in the Union and fill out an application (by 5 pm). ___ __ SAB, from Florida, wishes student all students a happy and luc- rative holiday season. Thank you for your support. polity association L _I I_ The Eleventh Commandment Thou Shalt Order Thy Yearbook! The Student Polity 7 Specula Orders will be Association wishes iken until December 19th. you a safe and happy holiday season and 26 CentralHall (6-8347) reminds you not to drink and drive. GOLDEN Projected opening: February 3rd, 1987 Applications are now being accepted for assistant BEAR managers and counterpersons. Pick up your applications from Barbara in the Polity Suite (2nd floor in the Student Union). CAFE_ - page 4 The Stony Brook Press -- Dear Eros - -- Talking About Love z Dear Eros: ,· A couple of weeks ago, I met this girl at a - party.She and I hiit t off very well at first She really turned me on Anyway, one thing led to anotherand we ended up in my room We were fooling aroundand we were going to have sex. Everything was perfect-but then I couldn'tget :- 1 it up! She kept trying to help me, but nothing worked After a while she gave up and said, 'What are you-impotent?' I felt about two inches tall, literally.What could be wrong with me? This has never happened to me before. Anonymous Dear Anonymous: First, don't get down on yourself. If this isn't a common occurrance with you (inability to maintain an erection), it probably isn't ------your penis's fault An erection is the product of many complex physical and emotional processes. Any number of things can effect a DearEROS, her cervix and it could spread to her fallopian it is becoming a very common sexually male's erectile capabilities. Doyou havea big My gynecologist tested me for chlamydia. tubes and urethra. Symptoms are usually transmitted disease. When it is not manda- exam coming up? Have you had a recent What is it. Can I stil get it if I'm still a slow to appear and in a large number of cases tory your doctor should ask you about your death in your family? Anxiety has the poten- virgin? there are no symptoms. Some early symp- sexual history before testing you. If you are a tial to extinguish any hopes of achieving an Information Seeker toms may include: Slight discharge from the virgin it is highly unlikely that you have erection. Maybe you were so nervous about vagina and pain during intercourse. Later chlamydia 'getting it up' that you just couldn't Next symptoms may be: Developing lower ab- time, relax. Real life is not a Penthouse forum dominal pain and fever, pain when you EROS article. Take your time, and enjoy your inti- Dear Seeker, urinate and sometimes discharge from the macy with your partner before concentrating Chlamydia is a highly contagious sexually urethra. Sometimes chlamydia tests are on genital arousal transmitted disease. A woman can catch it on mandatory during a routine checkup because Viewpoint 000000ooooooooooooo0ooooooooooooo000000000000000000000 Under Pressure Don't compete with Students Cope With Finals a Kaplan student- by Marc Salzman psychology and SSI, said, "I don't know be one. The Fall semester of 1986 here at S.U.N.Y. what rIm doing, honestly. Sometimes I start at Stony Brook is coming to an end, and the little projects that won't take me a long time Why? Consider this- More students level of stress is tripled among the attend- to finish, just so I can get my mind off increase their scores after taking a Kaplan ing students. This stres can lead to irra- studying; or I walk around a lot just to help prep course than after taking anything else. tionality, alcohol and drug abuse, and me reduce my stress. Sometimes you reach maybe even suicide among some students. a capacity, you can't know anything else. Why? Kaplaris test-taking techniques Many student resident halls set up study The information tank is full and you just and educational programs have 50 years breaks, decompression areas at this time in have to get our of the room." When asked if of experience behind them. We know the semester. Mount College, in Roth Quad he ever did an all-nighter, he responded, students. And we know what helps boost is planning to have a relaxation area on "Well, so far not this semester, but last Sunday and Tuesday nights, in the Main semester I did, with a buddy of mine. We their confidence and scoring potential. Lounge of the building. They are serving No-Dozed ourselves to death all night We So if you need preparationfor the: LSAT, energy foods and drink, and featuring old just took off, and got the hell off this campus. GMAT,MCAT, GRE, DAT, ADVANCED silent movies. This should be successful in We went to Heckscher State Park, and got helping students to take it easy and stay out of Stony Brook" MEDICAL BOARDS,TOEFL, NURSING sane. BOARDS, NTE, CPA, INTRO. TO LAW, At this time during the semester, the Tom Larkin, a pre-med student, double SPEED READING,or others, call us. library is completely packed. All tables are majoring in Bio- Chem and Chemistry, and a taken, and almost every chair is being used. finals veteran, explained, "I have been in Why be at a disadvantage? The level of socialization decreases in school for about six years now and the best Current Periodicals, and other rooms, and way to relieve stress is not to have it. Ive the level of concentration is sky high. When been studying all along, so I don't really you walk into the room, you cani cut ithe have to cram for my exams. Just doing a few IKAPLAN tension with a knife. problems here and there and that's it. I'm STANLEY H. KAPLAN BEDCAT ONALCB-TD " COCA is showing "Back to the Future" not really cramming as a lot of people are." this weekend, and there will be other re- In addition to stress, the feeling of ag- laxing, social activities, but the motive of gravation and frustration is tripled. It is not Call days, evenings, weekends: this weekend coming up is not socialization, an easy time for the vast majority of stu- 421-2690 (Suffolk) but for cramming in a friend's class notes of dents, and to be successful now one can only classes hardly or never attended. One tries do the best one can, and relax while pre- 248-1134 (Nassau) to absorb an entire semester's worth of paring for finals. If one gets 'frustrated, information in one or two nights in order to angry, aggravated, and even pissed-off, achieve high scores on those final examina- they will not be able to think clearly. The tions, and for those final grades. In order to amount of information one is studying will do this, students may stay up around the not remain in the memory bank, and the clock for the days that are ahead of them. level of stress will triple. The best thing to Don Lukenbill, Mount College Leg. do is sit back, take a deep breath, and do the President and a junior majoring in both best one can. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0000000000000000000000000000 December 11, 1986 page 5 - BILL WRaJAV -- I.. ^Af7ig Ald\ l /\ _____ ^ /iHEE / ;fJ H "A^' p91/A/p/U OF JUTOD4C PO/T/CS CCA 4SJ "',6 ,4• Fh/A#S conI SooL /s E€ S/1Y /-X? 0o • .. __ q ,4A 1.4 /s5 A/r B.fAD r7 /&HT 8E I/ HY pH/(CoSPH..V .. 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O.C.A. _ -· -----· a ·I·cl -- , --111·· LI 7 :00 50C w/ SBID 9:30 $1 w/o 12:00 Lecture Center 100 Friday & Saturday C -e _IS 111 --- II I--- - ~ ~ I -- --- UNION BOX Micky and OFFICE HOURS Rudolph 7:00 (Located in the Union lobby) Miracle on Monday - Friday 10:30am- 12:30pm 34th St. 9:30 1:30pm - 4:00pm Dec.llth Phone: 500 with SBID UNION 246-6816 $1 w/o AUDITORIUM -· r I I· d LI I r_ I I LL I, - I -- r · ~-- · se · r I I' page 8 The Stony Brook Press I *s Y ^ I-IIrt^^^ . ^ ^ !^ I'1 I I I I I Il II "4 I _ l I ,p lI II --- - Press Anti- Drug Plea Hey, crack kills! When you graduate from pot to crack, you may get a certificate-a death certificate! You can really go places on crack-Jail! You'll never play on Lou Pinella' s team or wear a Member's Only jacket You know why? Because cocaine is a big lie. Get it-A BIG LIE. Take it from Mike Schmitt. He trusts in his ability-he doesn't need cocaine, just the money he made from doing the commercial. If the idea of a baseball player telling people not to do coke seems hypocritical-then you should listen to the words of this nation's first lady, Nancy Reagan. SHE KNOWS. She has seen the devastating results of an "Addict on Junk" She knows what it's like to be scraping the back of your desk-draw for a bong hit when you're jonesin and out of cash. Just say no. God-Damn It, for goodness sake just say no. What do Len Bias, Ronnie Van Zant, Buddy Hollie, John Lennon and Jimmie Hoffa have in common? They all did DRUGS and they're dead! Get it they're dead, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, so don't d-d-d-do it. The Stony Brook Press felt obligated to jump on this rightous and moral bandwagon. Thank you for your continued support. I r The Daka Cafeteria by Gray P. Cole He said, "You aint allowed no spirits there since nineteen eighty To be sung to "Hotel California" by the Eagles five" And still those bastards were serving up stale cake On a Long Island campus, JAPpies everywhere Wakes you up in the middle of the night Dank smell of detritus, rising up through the air With a stomach a-ache Up above in the penthouse, I worked in fluorescent light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim Welcome to the Daka cafeteria I had to stop for a bite Such a lovely place (what a big disgrace) Bringin' it up at the Daka cafeteria As I stood in the doorway What a nice pigswill. bring your seltzer pills... I smelled a nasty smell And I was thinking to myself Splatters on the ceiling "This can't be Heaven so this must be Hell" The cockroaches on rice Then she gave back my meal card, and said "Have A Nice Day" And she said "You are all our prisonerg here, so you pay the price" Glass was smashing in the room next door And in the murky chambers Nearly scared me away... We gather for the feast We stab it with their plastic knives Welcome to the Daka cafeteria But we just can't cut the meat Such a lovely place (such a lot of waste) Plenty of goo at the Daka cafeteria Last thing I remember, I was the door For the next four years, you can find it here Running for I had to find the mudtrack back Staff are totally twisted, they're all lost in their dreams To the place I was before They got a lot (of) grubby, grubby plates, they call clean "Relax" said the can-man See them "work" in the kitchen, sweeeet slop-house sweat "You will never get reprieve you like, but they will never leave." I hate to remember, I drink to forget "You can drop out any time on the meal plan. So I called up off-campus: The author of this voluntarily eats "Please bring me some wine" -- December 11, 1986 page 9 r ftjoSe (fSY a4U, R1.AEKKIES,'S AN D POISE i1os-S OP^jJgRs <»E4R ' WI "loOK THE0ie A(J.I7 vANXrN PWUV kwi"c I¶5L.cw rfvO-.ýO rvw,-,,-- , ...-.. ... '- r - . ,r ,*.'J,,i' *• -. CfSf^(C SoC- 4*CO 1itN*GC*,J nociT&So* 0 44f Cc0 L"--idopsJJo rN6 Of 1t4 »^^ QQ^C.-- - The Third Estate: Viewpoint Concerts Are Worthless If Nobody Knows About Them I - How do you by Jeff Ericks x The Student Activities Board (SAB) provides this university with the Tokyo Joe's Visual Dance Club, Stony Brook Concerts, and various lecture series. Just over the wrap success? four major events; a Tokyo Joe's with the first concert in past week, SAB sponsored don't need to use a ribbon. Just tell the most this country by the British group Private Sector, on Friday, a laser rock show on You them Saturday, a concert featuring Holly Near, whose career included being a part fo the important people on your gift list you're giving original Broadway cast of Hair and whom for many years has been seen at anti-nuke a course from Stanley H. Kaplan. demonstrations, and finally a concert in the Fine Arts Center by Gil-Scott and peace the best Herron, a famous reggae oriented musician. Why not give a high school youngster Last year there were complaints that students didn't want to try new things and possible preparation for the SAT? they were burying all attempts by SAB to run events here on campus. This therefore a college student to Kaplan year, turnout to events has not been better. In fact, it has been much worse, with only Or how about treating a little over 100 tickets sold to the Holly Near concert, about 220 for Gil-Scott confidence before a graduate or licensing exam? And Herron, 200 for the Private Sector show at Tokyo Joe's, and a total of about 250 for what better present for a busy executive than a Kaplan of a laser light show. This lack of turnout can not be blamed on the two showings speed reading program? students of this university. Instead the blame falls on the shoulders of the students running SAB, the SAB chairs. Call us. We've got lots more "smart" gift ideas! Advertising for SAB events this year has been worse than pitiful Consistently, over half the campus has no idea that SAB is holding an event Posters are rarely seen with Holiday Greetings Advertising in the papers is in Stage XII, Tabler, and many buildings in Roth Quad. to You and your Family from much less than informative as to what the event is, and why a student should spend anywhere from $3 to $8 to attend the event. The types of advertising done by SAB usually include just the name, time, and well as how much a ticket'costs. This type of advertising works KAPLAN place of the event as STANLEY HFKAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. great when you're booking a concert for groups like the Kinks, or comedians like Eddie Murphy. This is because everybody already recogonizes their name, and their The world's leading test prep organization. name alone is enough to convince someone to buy a ticket The SAB chairs should learn that if they are not going to spend the time and effort 421-2690 (Suffolk) hold an by advertising properly to make an event a success, they should not try to 248-1134 (Nassau) Activity Fee that the Polity Council event at all. It will just be a waste of the Student ...... • .1_ 1_-1___J . . and the rest of the student population believes is being wasted enough aireaay on this campus. p.ge. 109. Tbe, Stony,13••QoQPress On Stage Fragile Circle Television Sit-Com At The Calderone by Craig Goldsmith John Morogiello, the author of the play FragileCircle, says in his program notes that he is"not really asking anyone to think at all However, that should not stop those precious few of you who enjoy finding deep significance in a mental vacuum. Go home and think really hard about this play. Tell me what you got from it And ill be more than happy to laugh in your face." For a playwright to judge his own work is a very difficult task, but Mr. Morogiello is quite correct in his assessment of Fragile Circle. There is not much to actually think about - Fragile Circle is the simple story of two lovers who marry and fight their way through the elevenyears that the play covers. But what a funny eleven years. Mr. Moro- giello's sense of humor is off-beat and well- timed The audience laughed. Hard. There is no better way to spend an evening, especially with finals coming up. The story centers around Jerry, played by ; Mr. Morogiello, and Debbie, played by Robbie Van de Veer. Scene one opens on 1 Jerry and Debbie attempting to patch up a r lover's quarrel that had resulted in Jerry being kicked out of Debbie's apartment Jerry manages to cavort and beg his way back into Debbie's heart, and the scene ends his dead mother that Debbie must love him - comedy of sorts. The last part of the play is at cried real tears (a feat I have never been able as Debbie accepts Jerry's marriage proposal "I just puked my guts up all over the kitchen times quite sad as the couple discuss their to understand). Lanky John Morogiello will Scenes two and three describe the events floor and you know what she said? That's all feelings of guilt about their failing marriage. -be recogonizable to anyone that has been of the next eleven years of their marriage. It is right" The play offers no real insight into marriage, here a couple of years as the star of New a topsy-turvy marriage; the two manage to Director Martha Banta keeps the play however, outside of the comment made by Campus Newsreels. His is also a gifted fight over the most trivial of matters, ranging moving at a quick pace. The jokes are Jerry - "Sad endings have become cliched. comedic actor and playwright from the quality of Jerry's jokes to the way delivered with a punch and a verve that kept Happy endings have become museum pieces." Fragile ('ircle will be playing at the Cal- that Debbie pokes fun at Jerry's conversa- the audience giggling almost constantly. I say Both Mr. Morogiello and Miss Van de derone Theatre in Nassau Hall, South Cam- tions with his dead mother. Throughout, the almost not because some of the jokes were Veer provide excellent performances. Miss pus, until Saturday. Showtime is8:00pm and one liners and sight gags are flying. Jerry tells not funny, but because the play is a black Van de Veer has a smile that won't quit and admission is free. Architect and Emperor New Order continued from back page both illusory. conlinue'fd irom back page feel ignorant? In act two, the characters assume a The La Mama production uses two sets of only give phrases, snap their fingers, sing it.. Aside from my hysteria caused by severe variety of roles and, using masks, get to the actors in the two roles. The pair I saw, realize they didn't know the title and look heat exhaustion due to the extensions suf- less than pure heart of the matter. Judge- Mason and Walker, bring a spirited inten- foolish, like myself. But I do know this much- focating my head, was the severe discomfort ment is manipulated but cannot be escap- sity and committment to their roles. fact Besides opening with" Age of Consent," I experienced when I dredged wormlike ed. The playful games of the first act give For an exciting, creative, and challenging New Order sang "The Perfect Kiss," "Bi- through the masses to go to the ladies room. way to darker frolics at the bar of justice. evening of theatre, try The Architect and the zarre Love Triangle," "Shell Shock," and There were people crunched up everywhere Escape and justice in Arraba!'s world are Emperorof Assyria. "Love Vigilantes." While in the process of and in every conceivable place. They were asking the various cult figures about titles lined up, arm to arm, back to back, split end during"Blue Monday," the speakers myster- to split end, and sweat bead to sweat bead iously boomed out Mr. Bruno at 1018 ex- within the inferno heat-waved club. When I 12 12 plained that the malfunction was caused by told Mr. Bruno that I thought the club was some unknown disciple "spilling a drink into too crowded he exclaimed happily "that's the sound boards." And according to him, really cool, the more the merrier." Hmmm, "the band was really cool about it" well okay, even though I experienced total About ten minutes later, New Order re- confusion getting from one part of the floor to sumed its act John announced that his the next, New Order and Certain Generals 2. favorite song was on - it goes, "you've got put on a fabulous show. Although Ruth 2 blue eyes, you've got green eyes, you've got Polsky was not there in body, you could feel grey eyes." You know that song don't you? through the bands' strength that perhaps she No one else did. Besides that song they was there in soul, and even though her life played, "Get down on my knees and pray", was cut off at a young age, her death would "Its never enough unitl your heart stops not be in vain if all the money collected at the beating", an instrumental, and amongst benefit helped out other young inspiring others, "Every jump counts second". Yes, bands presently lacking the funds to get off you- probably know the titles and sure, don't I the ground. --- I wA r,, ------A December-.11, 1986 page 11 I I ' - · - - - I - MMIIMIIIMW by Quinn Kaufman out in some sort of green prarie outfit, she Beyond the realm of being one of 3,500 resembled your average next door neighbor people crushed into 23,000 square feet was from Greene Street. But don't ever judge a the raw delirious sensation of hearing New book by its cover. In the one and only song Order, Certain Generals, and Karen Finley she sang, I saw people's eyes popping out of play on Friday, Dec. 5th, at Manhattan's new their sweltering heads as if they were about "1018" club. The concert was a tribute to the New Order to vomit.. vulgarities like you wouldn't believe. late Ruth Polsky in an attempt to raise funds Tm sure her intention was to shock the aud- for aspiring, unknown musicians. ience, and she did. She ended her act with a The evening was officially entitled, "A very mild (as compared to the rest of her tribute to Ruth Polsky," the former booking lyrics) "suck me off." agent for the now defunct Danceteria. Polsky, New Order, another of Ruth Polsky's dis- who was renowned within the music industry coveries, were the main attraction Friday for bringing young bands out of Britain and evening and as one of New Order's roadies giving them a chance to make it as musicians put it, "they played one of the longest sets in the U.S., was killed by a vehicle outside of ever." Someone, I presume a band member, the Limelight on 6th and 21st street a few had the novel idea of the band coming on- months back. She was killed while one of her stage in the midst of a recording of "Age of discoveries, Certain Generals was perform- Consent" While the monstrous speakers ing inside. Mr. Bruno, the manager at 1018 blared out the taped song, firecrackers went expressed contempt for the Limelight, claim- off and New Order took the stage unexpec- ing that they displayed the epitome of dis- tedly, and brilliantly finished the song. grace, by continuing to remain open through- Being a New Order fan, I then made a out the evening while the infamous Ruth journey to the side of the stage and literally Polsky lay breathless on the former cathed- stumbled into the recording booth to take ral turned nightclub's sidewalk. pictures while I left my friend John, my ink I arrived in the middle of Certain Generals' and paper, to write down song titles. Although performance. Their act brought back fond he was not helpful in writing down the actual memories of them opening up for the "Cure" titles of songs, he did help by writing down performance at the Beacon Theatre in 1984. phrases to songs. Unaware at first glimpse of who they were, a Forty minutes later: during"Blue Monday," rastifarian seated next to me explained that I was completely oblivious to what he had he thought their name was "Slayer" (heavy written metal?), but as I moved closer I recogonized Due to the fact that New Order has a them as none other than Certain Generals. tendency to entitle their songs with perhaps rm sure after viewing their performance themes that have no relation to the actual Friday night, that they could make it on their content, I found myself asking other New own without being associated to the '84 Cure Order fans for assistance in helping me name show. songs. Believe it or not, out of the five Ian Arriving onstage sometime after the Gen- Astbury lookalikes I approached, they all erals was a very strange vocalist from down- resembled my friend John in that they could town Manhattan named Karen Finley. Decked continued on page I I -On Stage Th e Architect and the Emperor of Assyria by Marc Stern order that we might cope with guilt and Islands have long served authors as arenas make it through the day. It recreates Tom for primal conflict From The Tempest O'Horan's much lauded original staging of through Robinson Caruso,to James Barrie's the play's first La Mama production in Admirable Creighton, and, recently, Lina 1965. Wonderful lighting by Beverly Em- Wertmuller's cinematic Swept Away, writers mons and a fine stage set by Bill Stabiles let have dropped their protagonists on the you feel the isolation of the island, the beach and forced them to confront both power of nature, and the relentless mysti- society's problems in microcosm and them- fication whereby each of us shields ourselves selves. from the world. The island becomes both For playwright Fernando Arrabal, the surreal and alive. island is the ideal setting for The Architect 0U) Arrabal's island is initially occupied by and the Emperor of Assyria, which recently one tenant, a savage played with youthful opened in revival at Manhattan's La Mama zest by Jonathan Walker. He is without E.T.C. Theatre on East 4th Street Arrabal speech, learning, philosophy, or guilt The uses the island to examine a few small social Cl) island suddenly experiences the emergence questions including: sexuality, power and Wa of a social order when the self-proclaimed submission, religion, and the existence of ca Emperor of Assyria (played with a charm- al God, pedagogy, pederasty, epistomology, ingly manic campness by Miles Mason), the the meaning of life, guilt, atonement, justice, 0 sole survivor of an airplane disaster, arrives and the unnatural limits which humanity 640 and stamps his own topsy-turvy vision of 0I) imposes upon itself by obscuring natural D reality on his new student and subject, the power by means of cultural artifacts. Just a SXI Architect. Over time, escape, guilt, judge- few small questions. ment, and power become all too twisted Arrabal is a playwright with both feet 13 around as the Emperor trains his willing planted firmly in the shifting sands of sur- student. Culture, updated to suit the mid- realism and the theatre of the absurd. 1980's 'more holistic than thou' atmosphere Despite years in self-imposed exile in Paris, - the Emperor tells his imaginary doctor this Spanish writer carries the scars of post- that his imaginary royal daughter will be- 3 Civil War Francoist culture as his own cross. come a shiatsu masseuse - serves as both La Mama's production does justice to weapon and chain for the increasingly un- Arrabals black, satirical vision of a civili- -I regal potentate. zation which forces each of us to adopt a variety of personae,I games, ,and masks in continued on page I I o WUSB would like to wish everybody a healthy, happy WUSB holiday season and an enjoyable intersession. Good luck 90m R on your finals! 0 0 0 L _ I ~ II · _~LI · - ~ 0,·I ll I