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--- 4 - - VOLUME 33, NUMBER 48 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1990 M- Budget Rally Is J990-91 Budget A Real Washout'. Gets Approved By ohn atao A rally to protest a proposed tuition hike, By Mary Dunop parking fees and cuts in the SUNY budget, as lne Polity Senate meeting approved the well as to call attention to the need for the 199;s91 budget last Wednesday night. state to fully fund the university, fell thugh Racieal Boatswain, Polity Treasurer, yesterday despite a promising press confer- explained how the $1,300,000 budget is ence earlier in the day. dispersed to the programs, clubs, college Glenn Magpantay, SASU delegate for legislatures, and referendums. Stony Brook, moderated the press confer- "We expect 9,200 students to pay the ence, attended by student and professional activity fee," said Boatswain. The activity fee nedia. Although student attendance was for next year is $129, and is the revenue for low at the event, the speakers were not the budget discouraged. All of the referendums that were voted on In his opening comments, Magpantay in the recent elections passed. *'he referen- said, "One of the reasons why we are here dums are final. We cannot touch that today at this press conference is to inform money, it is what the general population the press, the students, the faculty, the staff voted on," said Dan Slepian, Polity Vice of this university about what's going on with President. SUNY, what's going on with our university, The senate approved to reduce the col- what we as students, faculty, staff and Marina Sirtis ousxmonf -nuw lege legislatures by $100 each, and Commu- members of SUNY at Stony Brook are going ter College by $200. This money was to do in terms of budget cuts, tuition hikes, allocated to other clubs. parking fees and other fees." -I-CON Was A Blast The Latin American Student Organization Organized by SASU and the Student Polity and the Medieval Guild both attended the Association in coalition with other groups, Event A Success Despite Some Setbacks eeting to petition an increase in their the rally was organized in response to the budget line. The money that was taken from Senate's overriding of Governor Mario Coe- By G len L Greenbwg packe the in the lecture centr the colleges, which equalled $2,800, was mo's proposed budget for New York State, The Javits Lecture Center becam a 'that these thee guests spoke in. Sirtis split among LASO, the Medieval Guild and which originally called for a defeInent of the forum for science fiction, science fact, proved to be ep ll pipular with the Programming Service Council. tax cut. According to a SASU press release- and fantasy last weekend as I-CON DE fans. Entry into Javits 100, where she was Several programs' budgets were ,this means that instead of cutting the taxes held its annual conventine appearg, became vitually borosklfe. increased from 89 to 90. The programs that of the wealthiest people of New York next 'Authors, comic book writers, acto The balcony was filled to its y. displayed good programming last year year, as Cuomo planned, it will be done this artists, game d s, sientits, eng1i McCoy, the seventh actor to play the received an increase in their budget, said year. neers and one asronaut were in attend- British, time-travelling Doctor Who, Boatswain. (continued on page 13) ance for the events giving lectures and made himself quite accesible to fan He "PSC deserves more money. A lot of activi- meeting with their fans over the course of appeared in svGeal lecture discussions ties come out of that budget," said Boats- the weekend and also attended a "Meet the PNos" wain. They were increased $2,300 from last According to Allison Goldstein, treas- party on S night, migIIg with year. urer for I-CON, turnout for this yeares followers of the logrunning BBC Many times when clubs need more event broke all records. Attendance was science fiction seies. money they will come to Polity directly, said close to 4,500, exc last yeares tur- DeLancie, who plays the ruig role Boatswain. '"Te council (Polity) is not nout, which was slightly over 3,600. of the viljianous "Q". held an actor's financial aid, that is what PSC is for. It has a -"We break our record each year," workshop in the Student Union on Satur- dual purpose." Small groups and clubs that Goldstein said in a telephone interview. day night that included aoimaty30 do not have a budget line are funded lBetter proguaming wan more pardcpants, but it was not made accessi- through PSC. The second purpose is to get interesting guests, increased media ble to the press. DeLancie also partc- these clubs recognized as Polity groups. attewtion" are what Goldstein pated in lecture d ons, one in SAB concerts was also increased. Their to 1-CONs great success this year. which he teamed up with McCoy. budget rose $11,000 this year. "They need to Those 'interesting guests" included Comkc-book fans were entertained by have seed money to bring in more programs actors Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who of much of the staff of DC Comics. Es to the Field House. You cannot bring a group Doctor Who), John Delande (V"QofStar Andrew Helfer, Mike Carin and Robert here without money," explained Boatswain. Trek- The Neal Generation), and Mrina Greenberger, writers Peter David and Some Cultural and Special Interest Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Trol of Star Michl Jan Friedman, artist Ame Star- groups' budgets were also increased. The Trek- 7he Next Generation). r,and DC al Consultant, Julius Center for Women's Concern did such a good job with Rape Awareness Approximately one _d fans (continued on page 3) Week and other programming, that their budget line Joann"moupozn - (continued on page 3) - 2 Statesman Thursday, April 5, 1990 Car Wreck Near Tabler I-CON Celebrated By Besat Ambulance Corps were on the scene within Bedween 8:00 and8:30 last nigtaheadon minutes as well as Suffolk County Paraed- (continued from page 1) ent genre Alms such as Batman colis occurredbt Roth and Tabler Ics and Public Safety. S8VAC worked on the Sdhwartz were on hand t taloUabout Star Trek V. and the latest "Indiana QaKs lThe two cars,hilved were totalled couple in the Mdi while Setatke what new pnojects are coming up fom Jone" film were shown g the and five people suffered worked on the group in the Buick. All DC, and to chat with thei readers. A One of the cas, a 1990 Miuishi Eclipse patens were nuhed to Stony Brook Hospi- repriesentatve from Marvel Conics, Several urt e s d. was driven by Suhair Shion, a s e, tal. Steve Saffel, appeared on Sunday. occur, however, which put a daaper an with her boyfriend Annand Rakhsar as a The cars were towed by Kely's Towing to Greenberger, who edit the DC Conics the passenger. The other car, a Buick Se St. James Public Safety said that futher vIons of Aar and S TDerTheWL 7he At the "Meet the Po" party on Satur- ns night, an irate comic reader was driven by an asiyet unidted white will be nec y before plac- Aex Geeatin (witten W D d ad day ing approached editors Heiferand Carlin and male with two othe psegs blame kr the nt FriM fespctiel), also hosed a At this time, it has been learned by States- program dwi piews of upoig p;oceeded to badger thmn for the next 45 Accor&V to witnesses, the Buick was try- -m tas an suafeed frac- gemr Oims Axmog those shown were: minutes on howhedtosiked the work they ing to passan u tified third car. Both the tured wrist and broken fingers as well as Total Recall starring Anold rcwze- were doing on some of the DCs classic Buick and this third car were ced with some lacerations The driver of the Buick NWgr, Tales From 7he Dw&ide-7he long-running characters. Carlin finally eggs, While this was h ing, t Mtsubi- stuck his mouth into the steering wheel and Aome, and p the two mosd g sid, "Hey, look, this is my weekend. I shi was making a right turn hrmn South Loop has suffered dages to his nth The con- awaied flhs of the yew. WanrnBeals came here to have a good time, not to Rd. onto North?Lp Rd. The s hi ht diton of the passengers in both cars is min- Dick Tracy and 1tboCop2.GmebeW argue." The debate ended with the fan the Buick head-on. The Stony Brook Volun- imal, and the drivers seem to have suffered abso answeredquestionsabout leaving and the two editors shaking their teer Ambulance Corps and the Seta.et most of the ique. ms that wil (or wil not) be made. heads in *lif. Also inchxded as guests were noted The annual cabaet was considered a authors Robert Bkxh (authorofd Ag; major flop by a number of people in c-ho), Alan Dean Foster, Fred , attdance.According to an I-CON ofti Art Stolen From I-CON and UJ. Cherryt who was the guest of cial, forty percent of thie nce had left By Glean L Greenberg fxoor towards the back of the BR.LveL honor this year. the auaitou ut halfway into the Approximately seven thouand dollars According to Flint, upon the arrival of a Meury a Scott Capenter show due to thmeir intt with worth of artwork was stolen from the W-CON detectie from the Suffolk County Potice was in eance and was declared 'a the featured acts art show on Friday night Department, twelve more works were found, wonderful guest" by Goldsin Perhaps the most negative aspect of The art show, which was held on both stashed behind some mny, under drip Famfia faces here at SUSB were also the weekend was the theft of artwork flkrs of the Union Bigevel, featbyed work ping water in the Bivel basement lhe part of the I-CON pgam.