1K No.9', 0Univer SdaV. FM At Sto Býr"I'Ook ............................... ................. •i!!ii:ii:;:i•i... ... ...,J i•i!:-.i:,?.... ?:! 'iiiilli~i .::•iiii::!•iiiii :...:i:i 1(111 ' * page 3 | teams WerT lco-P S4dn IFa %;*pa 40 %A%4. ory S 40c Stony Brook's basketball town meeting ps age 3 ... ..... zoopn . ie p.mft ireplies to !i'iii^ iii '*:+':' Press editorial I gear up for a big season I* page6 page 16 . •.............$ ................ m I II I I I I Push Now The nuclear freeze will probably be one of ched for peace with honor. year after year until we build up to a "strong the hottest issues of the 1984 Presidential race. The freeze also strikes a nerve in American position" whenever that will be. Politicians are already including some sort of fr- consciousness, that of vulnerability. Americans This makes it paramount for us to push for eeze statements in their speeches, especially hate to be vulnerable. We must be independent the freeze in a constant and forceful manner those given to young audiences. Everyone is for and strong. This means military might. The fre- now, during off-year election time, so that the the freeze, or for some parts of the freeze reso- eze has a second obstacle to deal with, that of politicians make a commitment. By getting lution, or agree with it after a defensive buildup. America's fear of , communism. their support now it is easier to make the freeze All this attention would lead us to believe that These two obstacles make it easy for those in a key platform for those seeking office, rather the freeze issue will be addressed and resolved in power to stall any movements they deem bad than than an issue considered only during their the next election. What politician would chance for America. "Windows of vulnerability" can campaigns. If enough politicians include the losing what would seem to be millions of votes easily be found and the fear of mass destruction freeze in their platforms during re-election, they by opposing a nuclear freeze? Everywhere mass can easily be played upon. Kennedy won his will find themselves in the same position as rallies for disarmament are getting tremendous election in 1960 by falsely claiming that the Kennedy. Upon entering office, they will be turnouts, and referendums for the freeze are U.S. was behind the Soviets in missije numbers. obligated to stop building up just as Kennedy ning in many states. Nuclear war seems to be The reality of the situation is that we had a 3-1 was obligated to increase. the one issue on which all Americans stand solid- superiority at the time of his inaguration, but he By playing their game inside the system we ly against. The country is as against it as it was found it impossible to not build more after his will be assured of reaching the goal of a freeze in against the Vietnam war in its later stages. So campaign plege to make America strong again. 1984. There is no time to waste. We must begin why worry? With the country standing so uni- Mr Reagan can be found guilty of the same now and continue relentlessly until the dream fied against nuclear war the freeze proposal is a offense his predecessor was. He claims we must becomes a reality. We must remember our hist- shoe in. build because our missile silos are vulnerable. ory and not let the freeze become another Viet- This is far from the truth. Just as Vietnam Hence we believe that if our silos are vulnerable, nam. The world depends on it. was, the freeze is very controversial, and strikes then we must be also. The President never I a soft spot in the American consciousness. Dur- seems to mention that our submarine force is ing Vietnam that soft spot was pride. The con- virtually unstopable , due to the fact that they Due to Thanksgiving, you will not be here cept of losing is so un-American that no one can not be detected under the sea. This sub next Thursday. Neither will we. could fathom it. Even to this day many refuse force makes us anything but vulnerable in The next issue of the Press will appear two to believe that we lost. The quest for peace with comparison to the Russians. They are in fact weeks from today. honor became such an obsession that we let the much more vulnerable than we. By not men- ending of the war slip through two elections tioning this fact at all and by constantly playing when sentiment against the war was at such a up our missile vulnerability, the administration peak that the country was literally split over the is constantly playing on our fears. This makes I issue. The killing and maming of our own G.l.'s us more and more paranoid, and the freeze less The was much easier to take than losing. So we sear- of a viable option. it Aill constantly be put off Stony Brook Press Executive Editor ....... Paul DiLorenzo Managing Editor ............ Joe Caponi Copy Editor ............ Ned Goldreyer Assistant Editor ...... Gregory Scandaglia Senior Photo Editor.... Eric A. Wessman Arts Director ........... Blair Tuckman Assistant Arts Editor ...... Kathy Esseks Business Manager ........ Dave Morrison Office Manager ........ .... John Tom News Feature: Rose Cianchetti, Eric Corley John Derevlany, Eleanora DiMango, Dawn DeBois, Henry Ellis, Frank Giovinazzi, Janine Koa, Rob Kurtz, Barry Ragin, Jane Rupert, P.A. Scully. Arts: Jackie Azua, Ron Dionne, Bob Goldsmith, Pat Greene, David Gresalfi, Mary Rogers, Jeff Zoldan. Photo: Cathy Dillon, Ron Kee, Dan Mangus, Gail Matthews, Paul O'Flaherty, John Tymczyszyn, Chris Von Ancken. - - Advertising Manager ..... Samir Makhlouf Ad Design . Ken Copel, Maria Mingalone TO THE EDITOR: tinguishes them from other flat, Pasteup .............. Ellen Brounstein In regard to the review of the mainstream music, i.e. Random Peter Gabriel concert entitledh Hold (June 1979, Central Park) The Stony Brook Press is published "Gabriel Without Frontiers", as a with an experimentally progressive every Thursday during the academic year fan of Mr. Gabriel, I truly resent sound. It is not uncommon for an by the Stony Brook Press Inc., a student the lack of openness and the ir- opening band to be booed, because run and student funded not-for-profit cor- responsible journalism that Bob the audience is usually very excited poration. Advertising policy does not Goldsmith and the Press exhibited to see the main act. necessarily reflect editorialpolicy. by publishing this article. It is evident that Mr. Goldsmith If Mr. Goldsmith had just ob- is using Press space to practice his The opinions expressed in letters and served the crowd and ignored his critical journalism without paying viewpoints do not necessarily reflect those% own distaste, he would have seen attention to actual crowd responses of the staff. Please send letters and view the enthusiasm that the audience and observing new forms of anti- points to our campus address: showed throughout the concert. static, nonmainstream music. I Stony Brook hasn't seen an encore hope, in the future, Mr. Goldsmith demand as strong as that of the and the Press open their minds and Phone: 246-6832 night of October 30 in a long time. their eyes when another artist of Office: 020 Old Biology Building Granted, the crowd did not react to the caliber that Mr. Gabriel Mailing Address: the Electric Guitars favorably, al- exhibited, appears before the next P.O. Box 591, East Setauket, Nevw York though the group did possess a new Stony Brook audience. 11733 and dynamic sound. Mr. Gabriel Sincerely, often chooses opening bands that Scott Lowell !hi!~~ ~ ~l _1...I~- ~~LI_ -L he feels have a sound that dis- Kelly A Resident I page 2 The Stony Brook Press Enact Establishes New Hotline by Sidney Schreiber The ENACT Hotline, sponsored by Stony Brook's environmental group, has begun 24-hour opera- tions. Its goal, according to member Eric Corley is "to become aware of environmental hazards and Co violations that constantly go un- noticed or ignored. A concerned Fs person can call up the Hotline .0 whenever they suspect that some- thing isn't quite right, and we'll Is.00 .0 make sure something is done." ^ Co One of the more serious poten- s;S tial violations unearthed is a 55 0 gallon drum in the basement of -0: Old Chemistry (see photo). Clear- ly written on the lower right hand 0t side of the drum is a notice: "Caution - PCB's". Also writter on' *,.rus i IIup.. on tme arum is a hims ELnu up Are there PCB's in this drum? If so, why is it on its side. advisory. The drum, though, is the woods, and Hotline is 246-7088 and it can on its side. Environmental Health and Safety that's dumped in shot by hunters. be accessed at any hour of the day "If those are indeed PCB's in is notified. They then take what- rabbits that are in the past received or night. The members of ENACT there," says Corley, "and they're ever measures they see fit. ENACT ENACT has on all of the above. emphasize that no complaint is too in a container that's turned side- hopes to maintain a strong liason complaints When receiving such complaints small for them to investigate. ways, there could be a major with this department. will be ex- ENACT Hotline can be in the future on the Hotline, they Eventually the service environmental hazard. I'm sure But the off campus of other prob- plan to go through various branches panded to include the most people are aware of the ex- used for a variety But for now, form of wildlife is of Administration to ensure prompt community as well.