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"Let Each Become Aware" Founded 1957, Incorporated 1975 Volume XL, Number 51 Thursday, April 17, 1997 First Copy ]Free Judiciary Throws Out Polity Elections Elections called null and void on grounds of illegal Election Boardprocedures BY DAVE CHOW members be called to sit on the the candidates who were found guilty Vivian Salazar and Alejendro Statesman Editor Grievance Board for these new of breaking by-laws in the first. All Cantagallo. The results of the Polity election elections. candidates have been granted a clean The plaintiffs who charged the held last month have been officially The Judiciary has decided to slate, including all the "Students "Students First" ticket of running an thrown out. A new election will be allow the election board to release the First" defendants from the judiciary illegal campaign comprise of all the held. The Polity Judiciary Board has results of the previous elections. grievance appeal hearings. other candidates except for Junior ruled that improper and illegal The ruling comes almost three Presidential candidate Monique Representative candidate Niranjan procedures tainted the vote, therefore weeks since the original grievances Maylor spoke on behalf of the Sagapuram. The plaintiffs are rendering all ballots null and void. were filed against the election board "Students First" ticket on the rulings. Matthew Mahoney, Brad Hausman, The Polity Judiciary board handed and those on the "Students First" "It's excellent. [the judiciary] couldn't Matthew Edwardsen, Michael down the decision a few hours after ticket. Polity President Keren Zolotov have done a better job," she said. "I Mahoney, Joshua Alpert, Vincent the closing statements were made at expedited a decision by requesting a was hoping we'd have another Medordi, Jose Pena, Paul Perrone and Monday's judiciary hearing. ruling by 9:00 am Tuesday. Monday's election just for the fact that people Jugdeep Singh. Judicial Chair Cible Mathulla hearing was the third day of arguments would get off my back. Now we can The group of plaintiffs had mixed released the following statement for grievances filed by candidates see the results so that if one of [the feelings about the results. "We won explaining the ruling: against other candidates and the plaintiffs] won, they'll feel bad, now and we lost," said Vice-Presidential We the Polity Judiciary, have election board itself. that we have to do it again. The candidate Brad Hausman. "We won reached a verdict to conduct the Cible Mathulla, the judiciary Students First ticket is very happy because we definitely wanted to have Polity Elections again on the grounds chair, thought the board's decision with the decision." Other "Students new elections. We lost because we felt of illegal actions through the Election was the most fair possible. She said First" candidates include, Diane there were many issues that weren't Board Procedures. Specifically, the there was some pressure to get the Lopez, Jawond Brown, Sayed Ali, See ELECTIONS, actions of the pollwatchers, and the proceedings done. "There was some Christopher Grant, Donna McGowan, Page 4 informing of write-in candidates to [pressure] near the end. But I voters was illegal. We have, however, understood why she [Polity president decided that the "Students First" Keren Zolotov] wanted to get it ticket will be allowed to run in these finished. It was for the good of Polity LGBT Conference new elections because there was not and the campus community," she said. Big reasonable evidence to disqualify Mathulla said, "These proceedings them. have been an inconvience to not only Basically, we the Polity Judiciary the judicuary members but to all the Success at Stony Brook feel that this situation arose due to the students involved. The Judiciary tainting of the electoral procedures members are not getting paid and we and it is not through the fault of the all missed classes. It's not fair to BY ALEXANDRA CRUZ also had things about how to get more defendants. The Polity Judiciary criticize the length of the hearings Statesman Editor politically involved in campaigns and recommended that the Election Board until you take these things into More than 300 people took part in a self-defense workshop." retrain their pollwatchers and oversee consideration." the third annual Lesbian, Gay, Paula L. Ettelbrick served as the the conduct at the polling sites at all There will be no carry -over Bisexual and Transgendered Northeast keynote speaker for the conference. times. We also recommend that new penalties in the second elections for College Campus Conference, held at Ettelbrick is the Legislative Counsel Stony Brook this past weekend. and primary lobbyist for the Empire Thirty-five schools and 10 states were State Pride Agenda, New York State's represented at the three day lesbian and gay political organization. conference. Ettelbrick said growing up during The conference, whose motto, the 60's and said her world was shaped Kick Into Spring "Strength in Unity," served as a by different political views. She said meeting ground for the gay that even during that time, the open community to come together. The gay and lesbian societies were a weekend served to tackle issues that fraction of the amount that now exist. many lesbians, gays, bisexuals and Ettelbrick said the best way to transgendered, are faced with today, make changes is through votes and as well as provide support. money. She said that is why it is "The diversity of the gay important that when we are speaking community is immense," said Alana of gay rights that it should be made Samuels, conference coordinator and an issue of economics. Ettelbrick said co-chair of the Lesbian, Gay, the gay and lesbian civil rights issue Bisexual, Transgendered Alliance here at Stony Brook. "You have to balance See LGBT, Page 3 the social, the political, the educational and support part of the entire community." "You try to educate them about what's going on in the gay community, what resources [are available to them], and we had to balance workshops N EW S . ....................... 1-7 between things about drug and alcohol EDITORIAL ...................... 8-9 Jolly participants enjoy the beautiful weather and free food provided by the use, the coming out process and FEATURES .............. 10-12 Commuter Student Association in celebrating its annual Spring Fest yesterday domestic violence in gay SPORTS................... ..... 13-16 in the Staller Pit. relationships," said Samuels. "We I - - - - - I C- --- -- - I s 2 Four Buffers, One Ladder and Six Boxes of Bags. * *0 10:27 am. valued at $3600. Friday, April 4th A phone was pried out of a box in an from ladies Tokens valued at $468 were taken from a elevator and paper towel dispensers 2:07 p.m. open in the Graduate pinball machine, causing damage to the 11:32 a.m. bathroom were pried In the Mendelsohn P-Lot, a car's Damages were valued a machine. Fog lights, valued at $60, were stolen from Chemistry building. windshield was smashed. Total damages $220. $250. a car in South P-Lot. 12:39 p.m. A wallet containing credit cards was Sunday, April 13th 11:46 a.m. 1:01 a.m. reported stolen at the ISC. APanasonic CD player, aRadioshack CB An unknown person threw a rock and 1:13 a.m. were stolen broke a window in Keller College. and 5 compact discs, valued at $600, 2:14 p.m. In the Tabler P-Lot, a driver's window was from a car in Langmuir P-Lot. Damages to the smashed. Acar stereo and 50 CD's were stolen 3:24 a.m. Ameal card was stolen from the O'Neill car are valued at $500. from the car. 15-20 males were reported yelling and Computer Site. p.m. screaming from the roof of Kelly cafe. -1:58 Friday, April 1tth Monday, April 14th The music library received a prank call 12:02 p.m. about a bomb being placed in the area. 1:51 a.m. 8:54 a.m. A computer hard drive, valued at $1500 one light Two males were involved in an Seventy smoke detectors and 11':45 p.m. was stolen from University Hospital Eisenhower altercation in the James College Lobby. Both fixture were stolen from and $100 were taken from Respiratory Department. $2050. Two creditcards students were referred to Student Affairs. college. Equitment valued at a locker in the ISC. 8:13 p.m. 3:21 a.m. 10:21 a.m. April 5th A bag with various items was stolen from six boxes Saturday, A group of males were having a loud, Four buffers, one ladder and the Administration Lobby. the Sanger Quad unauthorized meeting in the Grey College study of bags were stolen from Various Times Office. The total value loss is estimated April 8th lounge. Officers assisted in their disbursement. False fire alarms were pulled in O'Neil, Tuesday, at $860. Mount, Benedict, Hendrix and Sanger. 11:38 a.m. 6:25 a.m. A brush fire broke out in Brookhaven 11:05 a.m. 1:28 a.m. A ring and $150 were stolen from Benedict at Benedict Town Park, located at East Loop Rd. Setauket In a medical emergency Hendrix college RHD reported five College. to the The Fire Department notified and responded. College, a female was transported non-student males in the building who were University Hospital due to an overdose. and 2:16 p.m. drinking and smoking. Officers respond 8:12 a.m. but subjects are gone on arrival. A wallet containing various credit cards inspect the area A "c-board scanner" for meal cards valued 3:19 p.m. was stolen from the Student Union. $200, credit cards at $2000 was stolen from Kelly Cafe.