WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 1978 Sta tesman Stony Brook, New York Volume 21 Number 50 Distributed free of charge every Monday and Wednesday
0- -1%, Toll Only Choice Left for Maryland Head By JACK MILLROD would be honored to be invited to that University President John Toll is the institution and especially to be only remaining candidate for the considered as a successor to my good position of president at the University friend,[University of Maryland] of Maryland. President Wilson Elkins. I feel a Although it was believed that Toll particular affection for the University of and Pennsylvania State University Maryland myself, because of 121 Senior Vice President Stanley Ikenberry exciting and enjoyable years that I spent were both in contention for the as a member of its faculty" Maryland pos;ition, it was learned "At the same time I am happy in my yesterday that Ikenberry withdrew his present position at the State University name from consideration seven to ten of New York at Stony Brook, and days ago in a letter to B. Herbert believe that there is much work Brown, president of the state Board of remaining to complete the development Regents in Maryland. of this institution to be worthy of the Ikenberry said yesterday that his unparalleled potential of the New York decision was made "for personal and metropolitan area. professional considerations." "This I have not sought, and am not In a related development, University seeking any other position for I have of Maryland Chancellor Robert much still to do as president at Stony S3atemm/aurace Lee, Man Gluckstern in his weekly press Brook." UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOHN TOLL, left, talks with Senator Daniel conference endorsed Toll's candidacy Toll has made no further statements Moynihan at a dinner last fall. yesterday afternoon in the first public on his candidacy since that time, and University of Maryland give him a be left with a second rate teacher''s comment any prominent University of - -- .dicated whether he will accept decisive edge. college." Maryland official has made on the the position if it is offered to him. Toll was interviewed by the Board of Although Elkins has said that he wil subject. After the names of the five Regents in Maryland Monday morning. remain in office past his July 1 "I would hope that the board is very prospective candidates were leaked to The interview lasted five hours, and announced retirement date if it become s happy with his candidacy and chooses the press, just over three weeks ago, when Toll emerged from the cosed necessary, Bob Coultas, a studentt him. Also, I would be very happy to announced that they were withdrawing session he refused comment. member of the Board of Regents said hte work with him," Gluckstern said of their names from consideration. In Stony Brook, a highly placed expects the Board to reach a decision byy Toil. Ikenberry's decision leaves Toll as the University source said that it was "no early April. When reached for comment last only selection of the 26-man search great surprise" that Ikenberry dropped Maryland Board of Regents memberr night, Toll said, "My previous statement committee not to have done so. out. The source said that the move had Jack Scarbath indicated yesterday thait still stands. It's very unusual when I The search committee began with a been expected for quite some time. the Board intends to approach the fouIr can't talk freely with the press but it list of 300 names, and after a five "Stalking Horses" candidates who withdrew their name s would be inappropriate. Any further month search, 12 of those people were The other four candidates were once again. comment would have to come from the interviewed by the committee, and five "stalking horses for Toll" who has If Toll is offered the position andd Board of Regents." names were submitted to the Board of always been the "out and out favorite," does not make the move, according tc On February 16, after it was revealed Regents. Although the other four have he said. The source said that in Stony University sources, Executive Vice that Toll was among five prospective withdrawn from contention, the Board Brook there has been an increasing President T.A. Pond will probably be candidates for the position, Toll is not required to choose Toll, and concern among administrators, faculty, named acting president while a released the following statement: might decide to interview additional and community members about the nation-wide search, which could last "The University of Maryland is one candidates. impact of the move if Toll does decide anywhere between 12 and 15 months is of the great state universities of the According to a University of to go. conducted to find a successor for Toll country, and the major public university Maryland source, however, Toll's "If the man who put the place Pond has acted as president on several of the national capitol area. Anyone experience and contacts at the together walks off," he said, "we may occasions in the past -- 0- Coram Bus Company Objects to Polity Bus
By NATHANIEL the Coram Bus Service is bus is provided by Long Island York State Department of against us," Long Island RABINOVICH contending that the Polity bus, Airports Limousine Service. Transportation from last year's Airports Limousine Service The Coram Bus Service plans which runs regularly from the This issue was brought out Polity Vice Treasurer Albert President Walter Stuart said. to take action against the Stony Brook Union to the in a hearing before the State Schubert, who along with then "Coram had no legal right to Polity Bus service, according to Brooktown Plaza and Smith and County Departments of Polity Treasurer Mark Minasi object last year since it was Polity Executive Director Bill Haven Malls, is infringing on Transportation in New York was involved with setting up considered very purely a Camarda. Camarda said that Coram's franchise. The Polity City on Monday, which Polity's bus service, said; charter service," Camarda said. Camarda attended. "During the summer of 1976 Camarda explained that the A bus from the Coram Bus all the bus companies in the current Polity bus service is a Service runs from Port Suffolk Yellow Pages were charter operation, which means Jefferson to the Smith Haven contacted by me. This was that the bus is contracted by Mall, with stops including the repeated during the summer of another company for a specific Stony Brook railroad station, 1977, with the only positive route. and the Saint James railroad reply being from Long Island In contrast, Coram Bus station. It does not stop at the Airports Limousine Service." Service is considered a line run Brooktown Plaza Mall on Camarda said that he did not operation, which means that Route 347, where the Hills believe any documents the company itself operates the supermarket is situated. supporting this contention buses. The buses run along The Coram Bus Service also currently exist, because many established routes and are not asserts that it was not properly of Minasi's documents were used for specific purposes. contacted about possibly thrown out after he resigned as Therefore Camarda believes running the Polity bus service Polity Treasurer last fall. that the Coram Bus Service when the bids were sent out by Minasi could not be reached cannot assert that the Polity Polity to bus companies in for comment. bus is infringing on its Suffolk County last summer, "I don't know what legal franchise. Camarda said. grounds [ the Coram Bus There was no problem last BILL CAMARDA However, a letter to the New Servicel has to make a chare (Continued on pge r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------I-- 6A) On the Road: The Quest for Campus Jobs By RICH BERGOVOY ases autor matic. Said one junior who is now working at "we've found that students can generally There are two routes to a campus job. 'The Student E]mployment Office the Union Information Desk: "My friend handle it in about three or four hours." One is to get work-study approval. This gves you the1 impression that they will told me that there was a position open, I Wapnitsky accepted the job. will almost guarantee you a job, but you call you if a job comes up, but they never came down, got interviewed, took a test, Specialized job skills, especially of a have to prove financial need to qualify. do," said jumior Matt (Gallagher. passed it, and I was hired. I don't think I technical nature, are another passport to The other route is to file a Student Gallaghe r waited two semesters for a would have gotten the job if I hadn't a Student Employment job. In contrast Employment Application. You do not Student Ermployment t referral before he come down at that time." to the unskilled service jobs available in need to prove financial need to get decided to look for a job by himself. He A friend with a job can do more than the Library and the Union, which many Student Employment approval, although found an opening iin the Library, got give you the first work on an oepn job. students apply for, the skilled jobs are it helps. But you do need an edge - only approved ifor a 15 hiour a week by the He can also put in a recommendation mych less sought after. rut ctLU . -eM ;IL WA l U Anq'u RlerlIjJ[nnInf ULI me sLUule s[Uwio re a we've naa requests ror students who Student Employment Application ever have a knowledge of computer get a job, Hustle, connections, and skills programming, microscopy, microbiology, are the advantages that can land you a and a lot of requests from the Health Student Employment job. Sciences Center," said Student After you submit your application, Employment Coordinator Maryann you may be told that "well call you if Feurtado. anything comes up." Unless you can The Student Employment Office also program a computer, type 60 words per receives requests for less technical minute or perform some other special job positions, such as for typists who can skill, do not wait for the call. Although type 60 words per minute for exam Student Employment says they must workers who have an A average in a refer you for a campus job, a number of particular department. students siad they found a job on their The key is to let the Student own. Student Employment must approve Employment Office know about all the your job choice, but they do not have to job skills that you have. The Student refer you. Employment Office is in part a referral Ul'v hadi thre, eiha en fpr and Aniv, ayeau Atd y=wfuooA Auu, mIlu VLUy StatenGraphic by Eric Brand agency which tries to connect campus one of them was referred to me by "SORRY KID. Don't call us, we'll call you." employers with the students who have Student Employment, and that was only Student E nployment Office, and within with his boss that may clinch the job for the required skills or schedules. because I yelled at them," said onea week he had a job in the Reserve Room. you. "When you fill out the Student studetn who is presently employed in the "You have to go Newsr--- - .- in-- R- eview-- International Israel (UPI) - Authoritive which left 32 Israelis dead. were no further details. Siyrian of the hostages - already tied State & Local reports reaching New York The nighttime attack, forces on duty in Letbanon to chairs - were to be indicate that Israel has sent according to reliable sources, is were reported to have executed by the terrorists. New York (UPI) - An massive armed forces being staged by armor and stregthened their precauitions Seven persons were injured in American Airlines cargo plane contingents into Southern infantry. The sources added there earlier in the day. today's Marine assault, and all skidded off a taxiway at Lebanon, in one of its largest that no air power was used in three terrorists were captured. Kennedy Airport during a raids staged against Palestinian the early part of the raid. In heavy rain yesterda guerrillas. the past, the Israelis have Assen, Netherlands (UPI) - National afternoon, but no one The attack, which started at accompanied such strikes with Dutch Marines stormied a injured. dusk and continued three heavy artillery rocket and provincial government building Washington (UPI) A spokesman for the airline hours later, comes in bombing attacks. in Assen today and freeed 70 Negotiators have reached said that the charter Boeing retaliation for Saturday's Reports reaching New York hostages who were beini g held agreement for the third time 707 had come in from Palestine Liberation also indicate some naval at gun point by three South on a contract designed to settle Dallas-Fort Worth at 4:21 Organization raid on a tourist activity in the Tyre and Sidon Moluccan terrorists. The irescue the coal strike, now PM. It had landed and was bus outside of Tel Aviv, a raid regions of Lebanon, but there came just minutes befor e two approaching four months. pulling into the taxiway when United Mine Workers (UMW) it slid off into mud. President Arnold Miller said he The spokesman said that will start the union ratification none of the three crew process immediately, although members aboard the plane was it could take 10 days to get the injured and the aircraft was not mines into production, damaged. Port Authority assuming the strikers accept police said fire equipment was the new agreement. called to the scene, but was not According to sources, in the needed. Officials said that new contract the miners won 8,000 pounds of freight was major concession on wildcat aboard the plane, but the strikes, health care, and nature of the contents was not pensions, which were the main immediatelyknown. reasons for rejecting the second (UPI news briefs courtesy of proposed contract. An industry of WUSB radio) source said the new proposal eliminates penalties against _(Cam uls..u miners who lead wildcat local The field in the race for strikes. University of Maryland The wage increase remains at president has been narrowed to the same level of the two one man - University previous settlements, $2.70 per President John Toll. hour over three years. The Toll, who had been called industry did win an agreement the leading candidate for the from the union for an incentive position, became the only clause that allows comnan;i, *t ...... -- ---F -- v ax [v.U·aM &w candidate for the presidency pay a bonus to miners who after the other remaining :urt wim exceed production goals. That candidate, Pennsylvania State clause is expected to anger University Senior Vice Splish, Splash ta some miners, who feel it would President Stanley Ikenberry, THE INTERSECTION of North Loop Road and the Gym access road was the site of snarled encourage dangerous practices withdrew from contention last traffic, caused by a combination of potholes and floods from yesterday's rain. Such ti euos in the mines. week. occured on many campus roads. (Story on page 1) 1I 15, 1978~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page2 STATESMAN March Page 2 STATESMAN March 15, 1978 Shcharanky Pleads for Aid for Husband By ERIC GOLDIN repression to methods the Nazis used in Avital Shcharansky, wife of the jailed Germany 40 years ago. "The Soviet Soviet Jewish activist Anatoly Union is testing the world about my Shcharansky, urged Stony Brook students husband,"she said, "in the same way that on Monday night "to become enlisted Hitler tested the Jews and the world at soldiers in the fight to free Soviet Jews," large in 1939." during a speech to 200 persons in Lecture Dangerous Situation Hall 110. The treatment of Soviet Jews has Although she understands English, deteriorated in recent years, she Shcharansky's remarks were in Hebrew continued. "Within the last two years, the and were translated into English. situation in the Soviet Union has gotten Mrs. Shcharansky, who charged no fee wry dangerous," she said, adding that the for her Hillel sponsored speech, is current attitude is that all Soviet Jews, currently touring the United States for including the 40 dissidents now the fifth time, attempting to convince incarcerated along with her husband, are students to actively protest the spies. incarceration of her husband, who she "The next step is a pogrom," Mrs. said, during her hour long appearance, Shcharansky said, her intensity evident. "'symbolizes the human rights "God forbid my husband goes to trial, movement." who knows what will happen." Shcharansky, a 30 year old computer Slim and fashionably dressed, specialist, was arrested one year ago Shcharansky, who was forced to emigrate today and was later charged with spying to Israel in 1974, one day after her for the CIA, although last June President wedding, looked like a college student Jimmy Carter denied that he had any herself. connection with the intelligence During a personal interview after a agency. He is being held in a Moscow question and answer session with the prison. audience, however, her face seemed tight shortly breore ner speacn Monuay nignt. Shcharansky has not yet gone to trial, and drawn, her jet-black hair flecked with but if he is convicted, he could be "because the Soviet Union is very that sponsored Mrs. Shcharansky's trip, gray, evidence of the enormous strain she sentenced to death. He had concerned about how America perceives said that Shcharansky had not been seen is under. unsuccessfully attempted to emigrate to it." or heard from since his arrest. When asked if public protests could Israel since 1973. She added, however, that letter writing Although one Hillel member, Mark really help her husband, she replied. In the two weeks she has been in the campaigns were not sufficient, that Fish, is organizing a hunger strike on "Why ask me? It depends on us. If you United States, Shcharansky has spoken at Americans "must physically protest" the campus today to protest the first do something good, something will colleges from California to New York. treatment of Soviet Jews such as her anniversary of Shcharanky's happen. The protests must help, but we Mrs. Shcharansky, 27, said she was husband. The audience was asked to sign imprisonment, Nhs. Shcharansky added: must intensify the demonstrations." appealing primarily to students, because petitions and to send letters to Soviet and "It is not enough not to eat, exactly She also said she did not know if "we are young and healthy, we have the American leaders. what else I don't exactly know. We have Carter's stand on human rights had motivation and fight." Lynn Singer, vice president of the to do something, because our nations are helped Jewish dissidents. "I haven't seen Mrs. Shcharansky said that public Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry, on the line. anyone released," because of it, she said. pressure on the United States and Soviet which belongs to the Union Councils for "They put their lives on the line in the 'The fact he publicly announced that governments was essential in attempting Soviet Jewry, the organization, along with Soviet Union; why not in the University." Anatoly was not a spy helped," she to stop repression of Jewish dissidents, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, Mrs. Shcharansky compared the Soviet added. "Isn't that obvious?" University Increases Stipends for Its TAs University President John Toll has approved a $200 some form of TA subsidy, and 583 students are receiving doctoral candidates, who perform a variety of functions, increase in the stipends for graduate student teaching a full TA line, which means that they receive the full including teaching recitation sections, grading exams, assistants (TA's), placing them at a "competitive level" stipend plus a full tuition waiver. and assisting in research. with other colleges. The remaining 308 graduate students receive either Paul Malchow, a TA with a full stipend for Biology The annual stipend will increase from $3300 to $3500 three-quarter or one-half TA lines, which provide 231, said, 'The stipend by itself would not be enough to beginning next fall. pay the bills. My wife is working at a nursery school, and Toll said that he realized the increase was a "top "The raise is not a matter of we're still on the borderline." Malchow added that most priority" after he met with the University Senate graduate students pay the extra expense of living in Committee on Resource Allocation. Toll granted the gratitude, it is a matter of equity." off-campus housing. "Rents on Long Island are approval for the stipend increase last December, then -Herbert Weisinger incredibly high. A two room apartment costs about obtained the extra money by reallocating within the $225 a month here. I have a friend in Albany who pays existing University budget. about $175 for a three room apartment." Economic support given to graduate students "is not proportional stipends and tuition waivers. Evelyn Powell, who had a three-quarter stipend in the at a level to match the best institutions," said Toll. "The Dean of Graduate Studies Herbert Weisinger said that history department last semester, said that she had to problem is that we are working with a very tight 'TA pay is low compared to both public and private work 25 hours a week as a waitress to make ends meet. budget." He added that a university's prestige often universities." Referring to cost of living increases, "1 couldn't support myself on the stipend," she said. depends partly on the quality of the graduate students it Weisinger added that "the raise is not a matter of 'Who wants to walk around with two dollars in their attracts. gratitude, it is a matter of equity." pocket?" - BR R ih Rerafovru raduate students. usually -Ay aw..m EmqgWbvpy F VOL 1~u~ --a4-"'. Po .~~~i; .. d?~i-·: ~ B~~ie:~~4 ~~~~ee- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,~; IeM Winston rebuild it last year. The bridge was not completely restored, and it was finally torn apart by the University. "Until I started driving, it was the mostel convenient thing I -,..... l _:.A ___, Itallu r.he;_dAn t'l ..ed_4 ;i at least twice a das mad weatner caused it to aill into disrepair. Antnough ENACT members attemptea to ever say, saau oun r auuy . -.,resuau~ ..* - *.--x, ---. Page 3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March15,1978 STATESMAN March 15, 1978 STATESMAN Page 3 wmINK 'S MUSIC WAREHOUSE With a full line of: Records * Tapes Accessories Blank Tapes * Needles Musical Instrument Accessories Head Gear &Incense Rock: Posters T-Shirts & Jewelry 20% Off All Head Gear With This Ad AUL 8st 8n THE Ust TIME . 10% OFF All Non-sale Items With SUSB ID. Come in and check out our many other specis. 21948 Nesconet Daily 1010 6,WM-8279,689 -8279 Highway Sunday 12-5 i ]1 All the Uver you can set Greek Salad I Potato -Veoetable and uIn af su 1i1 . House- Salad ...... -.... %. .l.... 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'1 r Thursday Parties with _~~~~t __ ___.____ MIXED DRINKS 504 RIVER ROAD EXPRESS BEER 254 A, 10 P.M. - 1 A.M. 00 -L 1 - -L - L- -L-L -_ -L-L- - -- -L- ~-- -C ------1 -- -- i R--- - - Ab FI D THE 5 MISSPELLED WORODS TWTH AD AND RECEIVE A 50C OFF COUPON TO USE ON ONE OF YOU NEXTS VISITS North Shore St. Patricks ..._ - uay raraae trom our windows MARCH 19th WE ARE OPPOSITE THE REVIEWING STAND RIITE 2iA IRISH-AMERICAN MUSIC ROCKY PINT (M- nrWMi) 7 ft. T.V . .-. m4 March 15. 1978 PagePage 166 STATESMAN March 15, 1978 A Night At The Opera By BARBARA BJELKE (comedy) set in the small Italian village ol When walking into the main theater of the Lagonero; more specifically, the Mayor's villa. new Fine Arts Center to view the performance The plot revolves around Sandrina (played by of "La Finta Giardinicra" one might Paula Baily/ Marianne Belleville) who is really a immediately be struck by the absence of seats. countess disguised as a simple garden girl. She is The patrons of this operatic performance sat on in search of her lost love, the Count Belfiore cushions and pillows on the many levels of (Michael Blaney). Accompanying the Countess i: cement where one day, in the near future, her faithful servant, Nardo (Ron Meixsell). Both bonafide seats will stand. For some reason I arrive at the village of Lagonero and ar disregarded the inconvenience of a cold slab of employed as gardeners at the villa of the Podesta concrete and imagined that this was the way the or Mayor (Peter Pesco). The Podesta finds thai ancient Greeks viewed their theater he has fallen in love with Sandrina, to the performances. With this in mind I was able to dismay of his maid, Serpetta (Virginia Mesiano view the opera with a certain air of humor. and Nardo has fallen in love with Serpetta. "La Finta Giardiniera" was composed by But the plot becomes even thicker when the Mozart just before he celebrated his 19th Podesta's niece, Arminda (Bette-Jear ;hirhav, in arlu, 1'7'7F Tt is an rnerra hbuffa Townsend), arrives at the villa in order to mee I her attended bridegroom, the Count Belfiore I And who do we have sulking around the villa but Ramiro (Alice M. Bedarchik), the rejected lover of Arminda, who is unaware that she is the niece of the Podesta. In fact, every last character is unaware of the surprising reunions that wil take place during the course of the day. All ol these circumstances made up for quite a funn! and confused series of events. The players presented a most jovial two hour of music. enng and humor. Bailv. who plavec Sandrina on March 4th and 10th, had a truely current graduate students of music at SUSB. superb voice as did the entire cast. Bedarchik is "La Finta Giardiniera" was directed by Tom cast in the role of a man because it was most Neumiller. Neumiller wrote a short piece in the likely played by a castrani during the time when playbill concerning the staging of the the opera was written. She, too, gave a splendid production. Because of the sudden move into performance. I was sorry that I didn't have the the Fine Arts Center four weeks ago, he opportunity to hear Belleville, who was cast as explained that the production crew was unable Sandrina on March 3rd and 11th. to have scenery completed and they did not The entire cast are participant in the Opera have any access to the new lighting equipment. Workshops here at SUSB. They have all attended Yet, with some improvisation, accompanied by various schools studying music and voice and some grand costuming and the players never have all been involved in various repertory leaving the stage (they were either in the center companies on Long Island or in New York City. performing or seated on the sides), Neumiller The orchestra, conducted by David Lawton, left it up to the imaginations of the audience to gave a splendid performance of the orchestral "complete the evening." And it was quite an score of the opera. Members of the orchestra are interesting and entertaining evening at that. EXPERIENCE SRI CHINMOY LIVE-IN-CONCERT ON MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 20 AT STONY BROOK SRI CHINMOY, MASTER MUSICIAN AND THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON MEDITATION LIVING IN THE WEST TODAY, will appear with his students in an evening of Music and Meditation Monday, March 20th at 7:30 P.M. in Lecture Hall 100. EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC MONDAY NIGHT - ADMISSION IS FREE "Sri Chinmoy plays the greatest music that rue ever heard, and that's the truth!" Donna Halpern WRUR, F.M. PRESENTED BY THE STONY BROOK MEDITATION GROUP. ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION FREE