~~~ ~_._..- ---=..... _.... '--.'-"'7"'~.''''~,~-,,,-~''' .'-' .~.- ......-.'.:-- ........~.,~ ..... _ ...~-..... : ,....._........... - BARUCH COLLEGE LIBRARY B~~RlJCH------­PERlODIC.:-\L~ DE~K 3rd Floor ~ (NON-CIRCl!L~:\TING) Vol.. 71':, .Num.ber5 Informatton Now' October 29,19·97 ~singer Goldstein Delivers-State --::PieslAel1.till~. .·No·:~:Plans·'tlf·· Pr-oposes . ' '.' . OfThe CollegeAddress :~3nDg ByMingWong of'fulfillment, .. :..:.. ~..... .., ... RevampFor' College.Presi-. pr,oductivity By ..TaUlliql~·JiIaIr;.·. ':. dent Matthew and profes-"'-'~C9fiegitYPrfisld~ntMatthew CUNY Goldstein spokeof s ionali s m ". Goldsteinj~>~ontent'asBaruch the.importance of s . aid president"andhasno'plans'oftak- By Polly Gwardyak alumni contribu- GOldstein. i11gthecUrr~tlyvoid:CityUniver- Democratic mayoral candi­ tions towards the Despite tu- sity:.,ofNew.:YOrkChancellor posi- date Ruth Messinger outlined future growth of ition increases tion. her vision for CUNY at a speech Baruch College.in . of250 percent .··Goldsteit1.lut.s:servedasthePresi~ given at the Borough of Man­ the annual State in the past detltof·Baru~·COllege(or seven hattan Community College on of the College Ad-- -fiveyears, cut- ye~·!an4lia~·'1]e.eii·.tls1iedwith ~. ·.....::~·:~~~;~~~?'~:=f:~:t~;~ dress on October backsin fund- theprc>gresstne:'CollegeliiS'made -;\£'t 23. ..• Ing from AI- W1der.lp~j#$m-e'-btJ~ hefeelsthere Speaking in bany, the ter-, ~~~llW1pr()y~e~tstobemade, E~~t:=:l~~::riu;:~~lo~P:iI.U:e::: mainly adminis- an the De-~"'~;';~:':;:":';"'L\¥hiehsiatecfhis trators, faculty, ~ pa m of vim ."'edCityUIliver- and officials, PresldentGoIdstelngivinghis a ·i si~·.·;·:<' .... thtlle>Stateofthe Goldstein stressed State ofthe CollegeAddress.,.. .....,.. ressadded:totnore . .' . h _..... ~. ·3:;~~a·"~::':':ib6tit·m~;eart·:>':;'for how vital the alumnus IS to t e down sizing.in the :Of.-..•~ ... ",.,:::~ .. :::",,,;,..:,-,., ..,.,._,:-,,,.. ,.... --.~ t1ie?";":':I~~~':lm;~Buth.f:Sinil- College. According.. to .Go 1dsteiem, Art. and MusiMUSIC, .. ted. .'.. ,;;....;:~~~~I!t~:.:,,""""-"'~ ,,;.: ;.: ;",., :.....: :,.:.. _ the generoussupport ofthe numer- out the emergenc of ollie . ppor- .... ~l~:::()ff':··~ny::ln~i()nof o~s. successful alumnus ~ources .tunities for Baruch. stud" . ts like" ·~.R=li~~!f[~"'~lffp~s~ WIll help the College. stay m pace· the School of Pubhe.Affairs, the c.,... ,,;:c., ..)i.~~ptj;{)1:1+;at:.:tl:l~~~~J.ight t01~ the:au~ience;"; 'she win"pre~'~ . th~ saJn~,.·::,;~,,::·~·,·;;:<~':i~: ;'~~'r~:~~rc·.~·:ofSne' ortherie\V;'~~~:eom-' .: ... ~.:.~ ..,..;,. ,~> ..:.'::.; s.~J;Ve "'_U~ _~ u~t_Q__ :. _.'.. e- 'wheFe-nooe- ...... ~.... .~:.. '.'~ ...... ~~.~~:~~.~·~_::tAat"\1ltlll-·make.Bar11cl1.,more gre~," by crea~ing standards of take the raw material ofnew' gen- concentrated.and end the need for achievement In math, read erations and refine it into success- continued on page 3 ful lives and shape it into careers continued on page 3 United They Stand, Divided They're Falling . Student Governments. Considering Combining Day and Evening Sessions - By Chan-joo MOOD . student activity fee for each group Dressedina pinktwo-piece suit, \, ~ ("P.:.-- _ wouldbeset,which w~~draisethe Dana Moore, sits in a school car- --0" . \' . currently lower actiVIty fees of eteria one evening, with her right .>; <, ~ -_,.':::;::1 evening students. Evenin~ stu- hand holding a half-eaten pizza // \ ~}. '-:.'> () dents oppose the activity fee hike and her left hand flipping through . \ -,.._\-::J fo.r services andact.ivities thatthey the pages ofa textbook. /;S'_~ will probably not participate in. She is one of the thousands of . '.. '. ' F~ it to happen, ten per cent of evening students at Baruch, most both evening and day session stu- / of whom are working adults and dents need toaive theirsignatures, ~ / have returned to school in order to whichwill pla~the refere~on get a degree and improve their ca- the b~ in the annual eleetions reers. Like most ofthese"non-tra- ofthe College. ditional" students, between a full- certainly not in any of the eighty dent bcdy.maybegiventhe choice The .disclosure was met m'th time job and school, she has little or so clubs during the day, which in May whether or not to unite ·.~ediate-objeetion~ from .~ time for any kind ofcampus activi- are governed by the Day Session ESSA and DSSG to' form a Single' Blake,. presjdent ofESSA. 8btke ties. - Student Government (DSSG). undergraduate' Btudentgovern- argued that .the difIerent- needs or She does not participate in the Sheiseoncernedhowever.about ment.Ifthegovemmentscombine, ~i{~on·studentswouldbe eight evening studentrelubs which a disclosure from an official source the onlyditrerenee between stu- ign()redand theirae·tivity.fees, are governedbythe Evening Ses- in DSSG, who asked not to be dents woUld 'bE!~.w~they are CtIRIia"edoAptl6e6. sion StudentAssembly(ESSA) and Darned for now, statingthatthestu- full-~ or: ~tiin.umd :a·fixed.: "ovo s • , . TICKER NEWS OCTOBER 29, 1997 TICKER NEWS OCTOBER 29, 1997 3 the~ollegeAddress Goldstein, -... Delivers State- ofI continued from front page leasing space from other build­ Shwartz Communication Insti­ ings. tute. One component ofthis ini­ Goldstein discussed how the tiative is to challenge Baruch "Baruch graduates arejust as talented,just as focused, and as ambitious and knowledge­ able." area ofcommunications is a ma­ students with a core of commu­ jor concern. GOldstein proudly nication-intensive courses. noted that "Baruch graduates Throughout the entire ad­ are just as talented, just'as fo­ dress, Goldstein focused on the Matthew Goldstein cused, and as ambitious and significance of alumnus contri­ fessions that touch and improve knowledgeable," but added, "the butions to the College which the lives of countless of others, disquieting news is that em­ provide Baruch. students of to- who will in turn enrich the lives ployers find that too many of our graduates lack adequate skills in written and spoken En­ glish." "This dedication oftime and talents to educa­ "Education is not simply a tion is a venture in human capital." matter of acquiring informa­ tion. An educated person must be able to communicate infor­ mation clearly and effectively." day with the necessary re­ of thousands more. This dedi­ To combat this glaring trend, sources to be successful so they cation of time and talents to Goldstein said the College will can become the future contribu­ education is a venture in human place more emphasis in commu­ tors to their alma mater. capital ... it is one ofthe great­ nication skills- through the es­ "The .academic careers of our est and most important invest­ tablishment of the Bernard L. students will blossom into pro- ments anyone could ever make." President Has No Plans of Leaving' continued from front page State of the College Address, he 'Path One' admissions policy and repeatedhis proposed reforms for sustain the results," he said. the CUNY system. Path One is the policy with the . ~J.. ,w.anted~ ,ip. share. with the,. highest ,r~uiremeDt~.for ineom­ Baruch community what I had ing ,fr~~hmen. ASide f'rorireom­ -....t--saiad~nn-K~Qe~a~ll~tfa_~·~~s~i-,pleting'a_JutJ"c~~pJe~e!1r-«?r:cor=--' tute luncheon," said Goldstein. lege preparatory courses and "1 like myjob here and the moment1 am fully committed to Baruch." He elaborated on his vision to By Chan-joo Moon be approved to return. ment at Baruch College. make CUNY a world-class uni­ Over 1,700 'students at Baruch students who may be Although they have been al­ A student tests his skills indarts for a prize in the versity system. "Currently only Neuis:.....Front Baruch College and those who affected are those who have an lowed to attend school, they Bangladesh Student Association's table during Club Fair on Baruch, Hunter College and are applying to Baruch from for­ "undocumented" status. From may not be able to get a legal eign countries, will face some among both the graduate and job after they graduate, accord­ October 16. Editorial 8, harsh or invasive measures un­ undergraduate student body, ing to Stephen E. Goldberg, the der two changes in the immigra­ they numbered 473 in the Fall Director of the International tion laws. 1996 Semester and 473 in the Student Office (ISO). Messinger Proposes Business: 9 The first is the expiration of Spring 1997 Semester, accord­ "Why are we penalizing the Section 245(i) of the Immigra­ ing to statistics from the Regis­ youth for something the parents ~UNY tion and Nationality Act and the trar. Total enrollment during did?" he asked. Revamp for second is a part of the Illegal each of those terms were a little The second change in the im­ continued from front page Immigration Act of 1996 which over 15,000. li'ea- migration law affects Baruch's should be the "highest quality pos­ requires schools to report the ing and computer skills that stu­ current 1,261 international stu­ sible," which means setting the tures: : 11' whereabouts of international dents, based on statistics from dents will need to meet. " ~'Why are we penaliz­ She also touched on issues such 'highest possible standards for our students to the Federal govern­ the Registrar, who are here le­ as on-site child care on CUNY cam­ students and their teachers." ment. ing the youth for gally on student visas (F or J). puses sayingthatifelected, she will However, she disagreedwith insti­ Under Section 245(i), which According to Goldberg, they AFts: 17 something the par­ expand the program. Last spring's tuting proposed entranced exams had been adopted in September number about 300,000