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"Let Each Become Aware" Xne ton;in Sr. nkJ Founded 1957, Incorporated 1976 I a Volume XLI, Number 2 Monday, September 8, 1997 First Copy F reeOf More Students, Less Living Space Lounges Are Converted to Dorm Rooms to Accommodate IncreasedEnrollme .nt BY ENEIL RYAN P. DE LA PENA many students are entering each year, we Statesrtan Editor take into account the accomodations and A record enrollment of nearly try to make a good match there," Lamens 18,000 students at the University this said. year has resulted in a shortage of living "There's a higher number of accomodations on campus. students applying for housing this year Gigi Lamens, director of from the incoming class than in prior Admissions, reported 2,200 incoming years," said Al Devries, assistant freshman students, a number that is 450 director of housing administration for more than originally projected, and a six Campus Residences. "So we had to percent increase of transfer students. As create 300 beds and temporary housing. a result, the Division of Campus We also wait-listed 300 students." Residences converted lounge spaces into Three buildings in Tabler Quad bedrooms and opened up buildings are scheduled for renovations this fall: scheduled for renovations for temporary Douglass, Dreiser, and Hand. Sanger housing. and Toscanini are two of the buildings "I think that the word is out that in the quad that were scheduled to Stony Brook is a strong quality viable open. Out of the three colleges institution for many of our students," scheduled for renovations, Hand Mike Jones, of Greeley College in Roosevelt Quad is happy with his converted dorm. Lamens suggested as a possible reason College is now the only one opened for the increased enrollment. She for temporary housing. "Dreiser is closed within the next three weeks until Hand is closed." pointed out that the positive publicity now closed," Devries said. "We hope based on what we know in the past is More enrollment for housing this past about the University has "made it known to get the majority of Hand out next the attrition rate in the first month of summer had also caused Campus Residences how good we are." week. But unfortunately, we won't get school. But that means that we can't to open one wing of Irving College for living them all out. We expect to have Hand Pgo to our waiting list of 300 students "When we are determining how . .- ----- AN - - ' - - - - Touring -ong bIslan'eeKecord pg. 8 T oN I t~~ong urn0Long ~~Is an d 's Ia Tal An Inexpensive Way to Spend the Day Exploring Birds, Bays and Bugs BY KRISTINE SEITZ holding permits,) and a complete listing of the Statesman Staff Conservancy's guided walks, is 360-0753. This is also It's September and time to hit the books again, and the number to call if you want to get involved in this that means that in a short time you'll need a break: organization. But what's a poor student to do? The Nature Conservancy is a national One low cost option available to Stony Brook organization that has a chapter on Long Island. The students who are interested in nature are programs and Long Island chapter of this organization is areas maintained by two groups on Long Island, the responsible for increasing the numbers of the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference and The endangered piping plovers that live on the shores Nature Conservancy. of our island. The Conservancy also runs various The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference is a hikes and informational programs here on the not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the Island. preservation of open space and the maintenance of A small sampling of the programs run by the hiking trails throughout the island. For a small fee Nature Conservancy include a boat tour from ($20.00 or under), the conference can provide a set of Huntington Harbour to the Conservancy-run Mill trail maps to the conference maintained areas, some Cove Waterfowl Sanctuary to see a historic mill and of which are as close as Rocky Point. dam and the snowy egrets and American herons that In addition to maintaining trails, Conference make their home there on September 1, and October volunteers also run hikes through some of their areas. 8; a hike exploring the rare maritime grasslands of A sampling of the hikes left in the conference calendar the Shinnecock Hills Preserve on September 6, and are "The Caumsett Caper," a 6-mile moderately-paced even a hike right here in Stony Brook at the East hike exploring the ecology and history of the former Farm Preserve, to view the unique woodland there Marshall Field estate on September 7, the "Great River on October 18. The number to call to participate in to the Bay," a fast-paced 8-mile walk on September hikes or in the Conservancy's other programs is 367- 14, and the "Harvest Moon Howl," a 4-mile, easy- 3225. Don't let the beautiful Long Island autumn pass paced walk that is held in the evening on September statesman / Kristine Seitz 16. The phone number to call for more information by without getting out and taking advantage of the great on maps, trail access (some trails are restricted to users programs run by our local eco-organizations. O One o f m an y trails that can be toured locally 2 - OPEN AN ACCOUNTV ON CAMPS, WE'LL CAR - YOUR BOOKS. 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The event was organized by the efforts of everyone involved. Traci along with faculty and staff, enjoyed the Jill Teicher, Director of the Outreach Opening Week Activities committee Thompson, Assistant Director for the fresh air, sunshine and festivities of Department of the Hillel Foundation for under the supervision of Victor White, Student Union and Activities, and the "Lift-Off," the University-wide opening Jewish Life, was also on hand to provide an upperclassman who is one of the UNITI Cultural Center also played roles week festival and barbecue outside the students with information about Jewish committee's co-chairs. White, who spent in the organization and implementation Student Activities Center last Culture. Hillel Foundation provided a endless summer hours organizing of this opening event. O Wednesday. Kosher lunch for Jewish students which /O-^. Aramaark provided a home-style consisted of Falafel, Humus, Salads, and barbecue consisting of hot dogs, various sauces. hamburgers, soda, corn on the cob, Cecilla Vernes and the Reverend Travel Medicine at salads condiments and cookies. Noelle Damico represented the Students dined on the academic mall for Protestant Campus Ministry and offered a fee of $2.25 which was deducted from information about a program to end University Hospital their meal cards. Many sprawled on the hunger in the United States and other new grassy areas around the SAC-or sat events that they sponsor. Additional under Interfaith BY ENEIL RYAN DE LA PENA by physicians licensed to administer the trees by the Earth and Space groups at the festival included Statesman Editor Sciences building. the Baptist Campus Ministry. Secretary special vaccination programs. There were several entertainment Peggy Won stated that the group's goal Travel and tropical medical service In addition, the service offers tables set up outside the SAC. Free dog is to "spread the gospels to friends and is now offered by the Clinical Service post-travel health assessments. If you tags that displayed names and brief neighbors." Unitarian-Universalists also of the Department of Preventive are returning from abroad with a messages were offered to students. had a table at the fair. Medicine at the University Hospital and sickness, the service can give you a Students were able to acquire free pin The New York Public Interest Medical Center at Stony Brook. consultation. on buttons bearing pictures of Research Group, NYPIRG, staffed a Vaccinations, advice for existing "We all understand that the themselves with friends and were also table. Here, students could pick up voter medical conditions and evaluation for University community, which includes able to have their pictures super-imposed registration forms. Vivian Berrios, a tropical illnesses are among the faculty, students and staff, does travel services on different people's bodies through a student who volunteered at this table, it provides. a lot for various reasons: business, computer program to create an authentic wanted to recruit students for NYPIRG. "Travel medicine is a service research and exchanges," Hailoo said. offered appearing photograph. Monique She said that the new school year would to people who are traveling "They often travel to places where the Williams, a sophomore, admired her new mean a new NYPIRG.