OBSERVER Vol. 99 No. 28 May 13, 1992
Page 1 BBSO Forum on Racial Injustice Michael Poirier Page 2 Student Forum: Government by Default Michael Poirier Discussion on Racial Justice Continued Page 3 Libertarians: The Other Party Greg Giaccio Bard Can Be Proud of Sexuality Jeana C. Breton Classifieds and Personals Page 4 Spyglass Tree Describes Race in the South Jon Miller New Horizons Concert Anne Miller Page 5 Reactions to a Poster Concerning Date Rape Sara Babel and Terri Valerio What if There Were No More Trees to Climb? Vanessa Haye Page 6 Finnegan’s Wake Responsibility is Maturity Page 7 Still More Senior Project Interviews Slice of Circle, art by Ezra Chasin Carlos Luna Interview Jennifer Rankin Interview Page 8 Gylnis Cotton Interview Hideki Masuda Interview Francisco Uceda Interview Page 9 The Dying Gasp of the Tewksbury Mud Flats Matt Apple Page 10 Sex and Alcohol Don’t Mix Greg Giaccio A Word About Jobs Jefferson Huang Abortion Law is Pregnancy Law Pamela Chaplin Kudos to BBSO David Kettler Life Ain’t Easy [Abortion Debate] Greg Giaccio Page 12 Calendar Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No.1 Bard Annandale-on-Hud~n "The alcoholism of scholarly youth perhaps does Colleg_e's not constitute a question-mark in regard to their · erudition ... where does one not find that bland ~ews, Arts, degeneration w~ich beer produces in the spirit!" . & Sports Weekly
BBSO forum. on racial injustice
These photos show the aftennath of the rioting that took place as a result of the Rodney King verdict. dollars in d~mage. The panel, evidencewouldbeenough,butin_ these stereotypes of African Michael Poirier consiting of students, faculty and this country we could all c~ry American men are the reSult of News Editor administrators., viewed the crisis around cameras, ·and justice fear and ignorance and must be as indicative of 'race relations in would still be determined by the changed if racial strife is to ever ·the :United States and tried to color of your skin." Many mem end. Last Wednesday evening the discuss th~ir feelings and expec- hers remarked that they expected Anthropology professor Mario -BardBlackStudentsOrganization tations for the future. - racial tensions to erupt into vio- continued on e 2 sponsored a panel discussion "Rodney King i~ a victim... (he lence long before this particular concerningtherecent·outcomeof shows)howanAfrican'smanlife incident and noticed that the the Rodney .King trial and there- in America is worthless. Thereisa country is moving back into the Inside percussions which led to riots tn rage that has been felt for over anger and violence !}tat charac Los Angeles and other cities across four hundred years, and it is in- terized the beginnings of the civil Elections. .. the nation. Fourteen ~onths ago huinan to have survived slavery rights movement. · Rodney King, a black man, was· andstillfaceJimCrowlaws," said History professor Myra ... paBe 2 severely beaten by four white one B.B.S.O. member. ''It is time Armstead commented that, "(This police officers and the incident to 's.top the ·rhetoric and start crisis)representedadeeperprob Finnegans Wake ... - was.taped by a spectator on his implementing actions!" . leminthiscountry... RodneyKing video camera. The trial over a year Considering their reactions to _ was treated as ~ symbol of black ... pase 6 later saw a mostly white jury de- the verdict, Highez: Education male crime; the police saw him as Senior Project ~rt clare the ·officers innocent, enrag- Opportunities Program Coordi- a brute, a monster, because there ing the Watts community in L.A. _nator Doru\a Ford remarked, "The is a real fear in this nation that. Qeviews ... and leading to 44 deaths, .. over verdict shocked me and I'm a black men are all dangerous 17,000 injuries, and ,millions of hardened cynic ...! thought the criminals." Panelists asserted that ... pases 7~8 StU;dentForum: Goverllment~by default nevale ran uncontested as did Silverman (who also_ ran unop outoffivecandidates.JasonPatch, ning shared many ideas between Maja Brotic and Suleirnan Sobani posed last week). Imrain Aftab, Farkuh Khan, and themsuchasstrictenforcenientof Michael Poirier for Science and Mathematics. The Student Judiciary Board Malia DuMont were elected, and · thefirstmoviebeingnon-smoking News Editor Maise V eder was the only repre needed to elect four regular rep-· asPatchcommentedinhisspeech, and .interaction with other clubs sentative nominated for Language resentatives and one alternate, all "The whole community of the to coordinate movies around The final Student Forum of the and Literature while Gabe for which only five people ran. campus has really bothered campus cultural events. The team 1991-92 academic year was held Wardell was the sole Arts mem Jennifer Boskang, Jeff Rhyne and me... anyone who knows me from of Gabe Wardell, Maryann Hult, Monday night with the intention ber. The elections for the remain Christa Shute were elected, and my work with the magazine Beth Waden, and Saral;t Nielson of electing twenty-one committee ing positions in those divisions Farasat Bokhari was re-elected to knows that I am trying to make were elected, and some of their members in addition to the Film will be held in the fall. The new continue his work c:ollecting data the community tighter and this proposals included a survey of Committee. Ironically, only an EPC chair for next year Cramer for the Ad-Hoc Security Com would allow me to do that in an what the student body wants to hour and a half later, three posi also won her election by default mittee which must report to the official capacity." see, a telephone hot-line with a tions were left unfilled, and only' last week. . federal government by the end of The closest election of the night message detailing that week's 1 two real election shad taken place. The three seats of the Planning the summer. Tason Van briesche was that for the.. Film Committee, features, a John Hughes festival, a The Educational Policies Com Committee were received with no maintained his post as an alter which was decided by only two showing of The Human Condi mittee had eight seats open for competition by Javed Jahangir, nate to the SJB. votes. The Film Committee selects tion, and more short films to en two moderated students in each Jesse Jall'\es, and_ bfuned Radif. An actual election was held for and pro~t_s the films in the Stu- liven the times before and between division of the college. For Social The chair of the Planning· Com the Student Life Coilllllihee 8ea.ts, denfCerifer every weekend, and movies. Studies Max Brown and Kate Car- mittee for next year Will be Dara as the Forum had to choose four the two groups which were run- DiscUssion On raCiarjUSfiCe-COiilinU.ea- Sorry ~olks, but this is our last Bick viewed the violence from an tion which would hav~happened ineffective, and you will respond fundamental structure of our so economic and social perspective:,· anywayasaresultofsocialcondi- defensively. How can you feel cietycreated these problems, and· "Racism is not the only issue tions exploded all at once/' Kovel guiltY aooU:t -·history --when. you . it must be changed to reverse it. issue of the year. here... the riots were the result of went on to view the riots as . h weeks I able people who love fr:uit and -The night of the .includes- fresh air wanted for fannstand Drags... 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Jon Miller Creola Calloway, Miss Slick pagan, "race" rea:>rd, and we see with fiery ismiredin.We know ·intricacies of coHo poetry and Book Reviewer McGinnis, and Little Buddy how cle~ly Murray's characters sunny-side Scooter advances to and puts Murray Marshall. · · derive. identify from the music quial dialect, writing,butnowwearepresented place as one of the fore dreams and im · Murray's prose sings with a they·carry like a shield of honor: firmly in 'with the failed. Albert Murray, the author of modern prose stylists. lifestyles of those with to ·a viry Whitmanesquestyle.Sentencesas ·: "So I said, What about Ma · most poverished Stomping . theBlu:es~ South plot up. Murray takes longasanorth-bOundfreighttrain Rainey, and Besie and Clara and Wedon'tstartgettingareal whom he gi:ew oldPlaee,andTheHeroandtheBlues two: "The Briar Patch." it intp a · skate, slink, and pirouette artfully Mamie and- Trixie?· What about until part me~ory and unfolds has produced a sequel to his au- friend, Will Spradley, While around themselves. The words JellyRollandPapaJoeandSidney Scooter's fourthdimensionoflegend. to biographical Train WhistleGuitar and gets caughtin between two smali- the reader's interest is not always Spyglass Tree. train- embody a sing-song quality that Bechet and Freddie Keppard called The time white· hoods. Through no maintained, the book still works WhistleGuitar was a tale of his demands to be read out loud. In youngSatch,andshejustnOdded and said, 'Well, no won.;. fault of his own, each man is de:. as a chrpnicle of ~e. ~imsitio~ to boyhood in the s, growing up his sly, Winking, stylized writing, smiling, 1920 you listen. tennined to get a usurious share manhood. Withou.,t e_v~r rom~ti- deep South. Murray heevokesthestyleandattitudeof der I noticed the way black in the by cashing Spradley's paycheck cizing the past or glossing over . uScooter" and the woul9-be hipsters he writes Becauseyoulistenlikesomebody dubbed himself they start to collide, of_ life in the Albert Mut;Tay has written already on some kind of real time. for hj.m. When the darker sides ainted a picture of high intelli- about. friend whose life is with enor P just as ·much poetry as he has Because I can tell, and let me tell it's- Scooter's .t.hirties, Murray writ~s gence.imprisoned Withi_·nasocial Scooter is brought into of feeling, creating a prose,and his poeticism occa..: you something else. When you're in danger. - mous depth climate designed to r~press it. between his own hard-· but gemxine, South of · sionally slows the book down. already on some solid time, you conflict mythicized, With The Spyglass Tree, M~ay worrying won opportunity to ~~advance" the 1930s. to college _and un- Particularly in the first half, the don'thavetogoaround takes Scooter himself and the plight that he ·(The Spyglas$ Tree ©199~ by from a young a1,1thor feels no compunction about being up-to-date.m folds his growth with the rest of his race. publishe~ by about .drifting on in very pretty -Music appears everywhere in shares Albert M:urray is adul! into ~- · is a is available n6thing in par- the · book. Intense afro-rhythms The Spyglass Tree Pantheon books and The author t~k-es his owri language about the . ..-. · ~ permeate the novel, weaving bi.ldungsroman, exall).ining in the bookstore for $21.00) - the-· story· ticular. . drawn-out time getting between each sentence contrast between Scooter's pride in motion. The first half ·of t~e . · As his work attestS,· M urr~y _ is funky jazz text. This book swings in ine?<,cellenceatacademicsa!!d_the book(entitled "Benchmarks") in- fascinateci ."Yith .:ll)._~sic. The Spy- of the TA.7 on· s·.· c.o ·ncert 0 00 ·N. e- Y~ Ho'rl·z· tr ducesus' toSc t er, hisco 11 ege gltissTreesingsWitha~ld,fren-zied jazz, slow, _mouniful ~lues and his friends, swinging back and co91 inipto.visatory ja;zz. E Minor, Op. nies. What I h~;e d~ne is to re- and forth, cbapter by· chapter, Scooter ahd his lover, Hortense ano Concerto No. 1 in _ 11, 'with soloist Blanca Uribe. duce .. the b·asic . motifs of both betweentheschoolheattendsand Hightower, p'iay'hot ·a. zz,· _rec . ~ ·qids AJweMiUer hometown of Gasoline Point. • 1 -- ·-7. Staff Writer ' '.Of his' E-legy for String 'Orchestra, Works to brief staterA~nts, arid to his as a preambfe~t_ oin~king love'... Thi_s Murray roots his characters deep - colllposerSchickele.explains: ~The layer .them:· on each other in a the 1930s, whe~ "S,weet ng 'precis-like . . ' ue. in th~ . j~zz-swung legend of the is back in ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;o;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,;;;;;;; subtitJe .of my seco'nd stri_ humoresq _ Philhar- s The Hud~on Yalley Bruckner's large and regal or- ·' · - · · · · · quartet is 'In Memoriam,' dedi- · .. ~- f .... .are also scaled down m 1 -... . -1 . - monic chamber 5rchestra'-s catedtothernemoryo£adiss1dent chestras Soviet writer who, after elriigrat- Supersclze~o.'; .Fiightening,' bOld highly a~laqne - Reacti':l:ns toapOSfer con~erning date rape by Sara Babel and Terri Valerio ''What does this poster not say? ally, the per5on would ha'Qe a reason. The We are commenting on this response "That this situation is next to meaning- :Poster, however, being as far from reality because we would like Bard students to We recently posed this magazine ad less given it is stripped of any context? as a shadow is, doesn't even realize that realize that there is still ignorance about Cth as a beer gets. Crisp flavor with a smooth with a kind of Honey meaa taste 1. Peroni short pleasant aftertaste. Finnegan would and a sweetish aftertaste thatmeltson your 1. John Courage like this beer. It's certainly the best palate. Overall, not as good a brew as the 2. Brooklyn Lager 2. Brooklyn Lager AmericanAlel'veeverhadandrivalsmost ale, but much smoother and far more 3. John Courage 3. Pacifico Clara of the English. Unlike stronger Ales, I feel suitable for mass consumption. So let's 4. New Amsterdam 4. Albany Amber this deserves to be sipped cmd enjoyed, but tum this into a real party." As usual, I 5. Dos Equis Especial 5. Kroenbourg Responsibility is Inaturity - that every action has a result, Whenever I have free time, I like to walk mess. Now, you'd think that the students is anti-abortion is against the use of contra It is a fact the only way to avoid the possi around Bard's campus, which I think is here at Bard, the ones who want to be ception, and not everyone who is anti and that to avoid the very beautifUl. The campus is only ·one of treated with MUal rights like adults in the abortion is anti-choice either. It is also not bility of an unpleasantresultis of sexual intercourse, the the reasons I decided 'to come to Bard, a real world and all that, would actually true t~t everyone who is against a'f?ortion action. In the case 11 only one hundred percent guaranteed safe reason which I've heard also influenced behave like mature, grown-up human be is a religious fanatic," or even religious at not to get pregnant is to abstain. Of students who wanted to get away from the ings. The pr.oblem, of course, is that a large all. Anyone who has taken a philosophy way we all realize that e'."eryone has sex· surburban or metropolitan scene. The big percentage of the Bard student ·populace course knows that ethics and religion are course, reason I came here was because I was told takes pride in doing whatever the hell they not necessarily interconnected. continued on page 11 that students, and Bard in general, were damn well please, paying riO heed to the liberal, open-~ded,_ and tolerant. After consequences of their actions. Responsi two years at -Bard, however, I have dis bility is what the pro-life (or ~nti-abortion) Beverage waY covered that not only does Bard has its issue is addressing, or should be address supcrrmarkczt of bcrcrr and soda own definition of the above tenns of en ing, and the.letters ~at have appeared in Rt. 9 2MILES NORTH OF RED HOOK TRAFFIC UGHT dearment, it also has its own meaning of the last few issues of the Bard Observer have 1• the word "responsibility." proven that no ·one has yet to pick up on e Rolling Rock 4t}:irft e Busch w~ . . - As an example (and there exi~t many of $12.49/case $4.99/ 12 pack the~ .:. examples, I mean), after the Menage The pro-life contingency believes abor a Trois (which everyone riows just calls the tions should never be desired, which most Olympia Beck's · e $4.49/ 6pk Menage) on Saturday night, someone people I know would agree with. Some $7.99/ suitcas!~ managed to knock over a light along the pro-lifers (a· term which I hesitate to use path to Tewksbury. Not just the light, but because of its connotations) believe that e Whitbread e Pepsi the entire light post, out of the ground. B & the act of sex should be reserved solely for $3.24/4pk $1.09/ 2L G, who have to put up with a lot of unjust the purpose of procreation, which many criticism from students, quickly installed a people believe is simply a ridicnlous new light post, once again cleaning up our proposition: However, not everyone who 7 Still more senior project interviews Slice of Circle, art by Ezra Chasin '1like to think that there's a real move the circle across the canvas. threatens to undermine it; if a see the images.) then hinged to swing back and balance between visual and con Anotherpaintingiscovered with . viewerrealizesthatitisnecessary Another piece was a more tradi forth like shutters over a window. ceptual. That's part of the reason a woodencylinderthathasaknob to touch the art, the viewer's re tional painting of a formally The paintings are wonderful, and I took on this project," explained on top, and the viewer must tum sponse will be one of fascination; dressed man, but this man was the construction makes sense, Ezra Chasin .about his senior the casing to see the painting. it is still intriguing to be able to wearing over his face a wooden truly enhancing the paintings. project, a series of paintings with '1 pride myself on these objects touch art after a lifetime of visit knob attached to a string. The Overall, Chasin's project has an construction entitled Slice of being non-reproducible," said ing museums in which DO NOT painting itself is very beautifully interesting and original theme; Circle. Chasin, and he was exactly right. TOUCH signs are everywhere. and intricately done, and, with however, the show would prob Chasin's project is an unusual Not only would a photograph of Unfortunately, there is a great this piece, the viewer has one ably be more ·successful if the combination of the traditional them seem inappropriate, but possibility that one will not touch prominentoptionfor how to move viewers' intended movements with the innovative. He intends words are almost as futile in de- the work, or if one does, it will be the knob: to uncover the man's and the reasons for some of the for all of the pieces to provoke an scribing them. If Chasin seeks an touched 'incorrectly.' (I say this face. Although the knob is, in some constructions were more clear. interaction between the viewer interaction between the work and because, when I saw the painting ways, distracting, it does force an The paintings are beautiful, and if and the work, adding, "Motion is the viewer, he has accomplished covered with a bag, I pulled the interaction with the painting and the constructions do not deter the intrinsic to this project-the mo- this.Itisimpossibletorenderthese bag towards me rather · than draws the focus to the subject's viewer, they accomplish Chasin's tion of the object and the motion pieces two-dimensional; in order pushingit-theprobableresponse face. purpose precisely. of the viewer." For example, one to have any sense of the work, one of most viewers--and as a result, The most impressive piece in Slice of Circle by Ezra Chasin painting is covered with a bag must actually see and touch it. I saw none of the painting. Only the show consists of portraits of will be on display in Proctor from that has a large hole in the center. Unfortunately, the most inter- when Chasin directed me did I two faces cut in half vertically and May 16th-23rd. Toseetheimage, the viewer must esting aspect of Chasin's art also Luna intervie-w Rankin intervielV 'lust because I'm not compos composed objects as "boxes with change, but I'm sure the imagery '1 wanted to do something more windows, giving the admirer the ing with sounds, but with visions, visual designs and texts which will." involved than painting.. .and, i've opporunity to look in on a frag· doesn'tmeanl'mnotacomposer," appeal to their inherent symbolic Now that his project is officially liked to build stuff ever since I ment of another time and place. said Carlos Luna of his senior nature," Luna was interested in completed, Luna said, '1t's not was little," says Jennifer Rankin of Rankin says that the Cornel box project, a multi-media art instal seeing how people would react to done. I'm just starting out. I've her senior project. Her show is on constructions were a big influence lation entitled Rhythm, Ritual and icons, even those which were been very disappointed with mu display in Proctor and is entitled on her installations. "Someone Icons. personally 'meaningless' to them. sic-especially playing guitar- Reproductions . familar with Cornel's work would Luna, who described his project He explained, "When you see a because if you have long hair and The show consists of six instal probably even be able to tell which as "a composed, controlled envi cross, and even if you're not a play guitar people think you lations each composed of several of his pieces I [Rankin] like best." ronmentof several pieces dealing Christian, it still means something should come and entertain them... mediums. There is painting, There were no people, however, with issues of musical knowledge to everyone." I want to compose without being sculpture, found objects, made t~t influenced her work. There and issues of validity," has re Luna commented that the title judged by any of these things." objects, and even music. Rankin was simply her desire to constuct. cei ved many questions from of the show, in many ways, refers Rhythm, Ritual, and Icons was insists, however, that it is not just '1 thought I had no talent, but puzzled viewers asking, "But I to the process of its creation. '1 displayed at Brook House from the construction of her pieces that tried and found it exciting and thought you were a music major?" took a very ritualistic type of ap May 4th-9th. is interesting, but the atmosphere fun," she says "I also got enough He explained that he prefers to proach to it-listening to the same We humbly apologize! as well. This aspect "is very im positive feedback to makeitworth think of himself as a composition music consistently ... Also most of portant," says Rankin; such things doing." major and chose to do a visual art the pieces are burned; I guess it Due to unforeseen. as lighting are necessary for em Sofarthecommentsonhershow project because it seemed more represents inner fire and energy." circumstances, not all of phasis and overall affect. have been positive; people are challenging:, "If one is not careful Getting back to music, Luna said the art reviews have Her pieces show "an interest in impressed and Rankin is very with knowledge, one can end up that he had been influenced by the past times of the Victorian happy about how it turned out. using it as a system hotos. of formulas." medieval music and Baltic pagan era." This idea came from looking "It was a lot of work, but~ enjoy Luna felt that by working with a music, as well as heavy metal. at Victoria paintings and realiz able;" Rankin says she wouldn't "language" unfamiliar to him- He felt that despite his choice of ing the symbolism involved. have changed a thing and is very visual art-that he would compose medium, he succeeded in trans All interviews/ Rankin feels that her work can be glad ahe was able to incorporate a more deliberately and creatively. posing his "personal system of reviews by Tatiana interpreted at different levels lot of skills into her work (sewing, Luna's installation consists of a : beliefs onto a visual surface." He "from pretty stuff to a narrative." woodburning, etc.). "Creativity is variety of objects including clip also mentioned that the most in Prowell except the Indeed, her pieces do tell some what's important," says Rankin pings from magazines, feathers, triguing aspect of the project for Rankin interview, sort of story; they are incredibly "and it feels good [to know that pieces of The Bible and other sa him is "not what is right now, but which was by Jeana C. believable settings one probably her pieces are thought provoking cred texts, Buddhist pendants, the evolution process that will take would have been able to find in a ones]." She feels there may be a Wiccan designs, and fragments of place over the next 10 years. I Breton Victorian home. Mostareinclosed female point of view portrayed musical scores. Describing these know the core of what I am won't in a box composed of antique that was picked up through her background in psychology yet if so, the affect is fascinating not announcinq 20t discount intentional. ... AI.Fims.are Seplrata.Admillion: .lliRU .~llt.IS:.~ANai.S . Ff»..TO . TRE.ID ...... INTIMATE Sat, 7:00. 9:15; Wed. Thun, 7. 9 Sun. 3:00 a 7:30; Wemer Herzog's great film For the last STRANGER Mon a Tues. 7:00 a 9: IS about a megalomauioc Frl, 8pm with n...... ,... ofan ,.,. IIIUik 16th C conqJistodor filmmaker ltGII ti01e, on die INfnll offlnaltdal 4 ,...:~ Alan collap• ,... ,...,_...,. ~ae~u... Berliner In.,., wftlm*-1 comedy Wrath of God recycle! HEAR MY SONG Sat & S~.n, Spm ...... ~ .Fifl"~. ~ .l.d.l!lirillicln. . · Cotton intervie-w_ Masuda intervie-w. -.· • ~ .y '~I am interested in objects and Cotton definitely see~ to com- "I am trying to trick the brain decided that I wanted logic in my he planned in some ways: "I al clothing that confine or constrain mUnicateafeministm.e~gewith ~th these paintings, and your work." Taking optical illusion a ways have a complete image in the female body," explained Gly- her project, commenting that she brainwill trick my mind when I start nisCottonaboutherseniorproject, ''wanted to show contradictions you," . said paintin~ but even still [the Moulders of the between the real Hideki Masuda finished product] can vary Fomi. body and theseob- of his senior from this image," he is Cotton's jects." However, · project, a series pleased -with it. He also project is a six- she explained, ofpaintingsen- feels that professors and teen piece in- "My professors titled Seeing is friends who have seen the stallation and have said that I believing. work find it interesting ...... ,;;;;,;,.....,.ioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiWiiiiiil "because no other senior assemblagecon- usually arrange Masuda's tainirig corsets things composi- project is composed of four large step further, he began to experi art majors use logic as I do." and · girdles tionally and that I sets of acrylic on paper paintings, ment with the sequencing and ro Masuda is uncertain of his fu made of plastic don't push the as well as 10 smaller paintings tating of colors and patterns. He ture plans, but said, "It would be and straight conceptual-the and possibly some drawings. His found that this ~tterenabled him great if I could make a living out pi n s I n a i" 1s, political, feminist work, which is characterized by to "translate real objects onto a of the type of work I do now, but painted stock- m e a n i n g - bright colors and· complex inter- two-dimensional canvas." it"s too risky:"· Explaining that ings, tutus made enough, and I locking of shapes, is a study in Masuda explained that, for ex painting could become :'a hobby" of screen and .agree with that." visual manipulation through the ample, "by using three colors, I for him, Masuda expressed inter silicone, as well She hopes that use of optical illusion. can suggest a cube, but if you est in attending an American indus as a ~~guide the guide book on_ Influenced by optical illusion view this cube from a 45 degree graduate school to study book" to the . displaywillhelpto artist, Victor Vaserari, Masuda angle,suddenlyitbecomesanim trial design. showmadefrom explain her work said·that he had been 11planning perfect hexagon." Seeing is believing by Hideki · metal and wallpaper. and make the conceptual mean- to work with optical illusions all Masuda said that although his Masuda will be on display in Much of the inspiration for ing more apparent. The wallpa- along~just ~e trick-but then I project turned out differently than Proctor from May 16th-23rd. Cotton's work came from a book per pages ate covered with repro- entitled Anatomy of Ballet which duced images and patterns of U ceda revie-w contains "photographs of 'the contrictingfemalegarments.Also ''People want everything swal tifully. Though the photos are graphing what he hoped the is text by Angela correct body type' and 'the wrong on the pages lowed and digeste~ for likely to have a great impact upon viewer would do in viewing. The body type' for girls [studying bal- Carter, a modem feminist writer: ... thesephotosexploreissues vegetarians and animal rights ac images are original, and whether 11 them let).'' Cotton found the message 0n this burning morning after and reactions. They're as subjec tivists, Ucedaexplained,'1'mpro or not he intended beauty when of this book"a good metaphor for breakfast and the performance of tive as anything you'll see," said animal, but that's not the point he photographed intestines ar all kinds of control over women's a few household duties .... " Francisco Uceda of his senior I'm trying to make. I'm trying to ranged and painted gold, they are bodies." Unfortunately, Cotton's project project, a series of color photo deal with life and disrespect of it." strikingly beautiful. Although Cotton said that her can no longer be viewed in its graphs entitled Natures Mortes. Uceda's provocative work de This beauty and originality sal paintings last fall 11had the same entirety. Four pieces of her work Uceda' s work, as he describes mands viewer interaction, and one vages the few frustrating photos conceptual meaning [as this werechosenbytheMinority Arts it, consists of "things you're not feels a cycle of emotions which in which Uceda-whorecognized work]," she explained that _she ResourceCoundlforanexhibition used to seeing put right in front of seem to be what the photogra the object in the photo because he 11felt more comfortable" with the · in Philadelphia's Lery Gallery, you." His photographs were taken pher likely experienced in mak already knew what it was--was mediumofsewingandcraftsthan and they have already-been sent at a fish store and a s~ughter ing the photographs; immedi so abstract that he prevented the with painting. Commenting that to Pennsylvania. Even incomplete, house-his subjects being animals ately, the viewer is stricken by the viewer from seeing anything but her mother used to teach home Cotton's show is definitely and organs/·body parts, almost beauty of the images and colors; a mass of colors. On the whole, economics,-Cotton said, '1 think thought-provoking and worth all 11a C .r ' second. At first base, the pitcher around Utefieldforafewminutes. i .-.·_ 1- -'- ~ --"-_ . . Unf~rtunately, Albert failed tq . E d .t o· r· ., o·. r-· whipped the b~ll to the seconq I ·-I baseman, who ~nfortunately was catch the erstw~ile wp.pire, much I . ' - · .· · ·. · ~ . I nowherenearsecondbase.Albert to the fans dismay, thus - ~nding I "wa~h~ading the game. V' I n·..e . .! ·H.·- . ' ' ' rotJldedsecondand I .. t 1 for third as the second baseman .------.======~~;.. 1 • · !!::.~ti~~~~:tb~?e!'~1:! _Congratulations to all the Coach's AWard -wintlers! Christa Shut~ - Wo~en's Tennis · Henri Ringel- Men's Tennis Tami S~oa11: ... Women's Volleyball Jody Apap ... Men's Volleyball Mabs Po Her - Women's Cross-c~untry - · Enrique Lopez ... Men's Cross-countr}r ·. Todd Hefner- Men's Fencing Dave Snyder- Men's Basketball Chris Turbett ... Men's Soccer Karen Whitfield ... Women's Soccer Bhavesh Ladwa- Men's Squash job. , ~ .. . · ·, ·, nancy tests; illegal. If ·women . I hope every Bard studen! has could find out t~at they were an enjoyable and meaningful pregnant in privacy, they might The "Pard summer experience! do soll).ething to harm their fetus; Worse yet, without mandatory Observer Jefferson Huang _ · monthly doctor visits, a pregnant As~istant Dean for Student De- woman who is ignorant of her Editor-in-Chief velopment . pregnancy might accidently hurt Greg "Zoo111 Giaccio the fetus and face charges of Managing/Sports Editor negligence. Fetuses mU!it be pro- ., MattApple tected-women must not climb Abortion.law is stairs oestshe fait and harm the . News Editor · fetus), nor can they_expose them- _.Mike Poirier pregnancy law selves to any possible harm, like Features Editor · · · · · ·· . drivingacarortaldngthesubway. Jeana C~ Breton .. · In short, they must stay in a safe Arts Editor environment for their entire term, Tatiana Prowell until a healthy baby is born. Photo Editor These are the logical and· legal Let us suppose for a moment actions which follow from law ·Mark Feinsod that legis,ation has been passed which outlaws abortion on the that outlaws abortion on the basis grounds that it 1 Production Managers is murder. To -~ke Roylsefuku - that it is murder. Any woman, abortion illegal on that b~SlS 1m then, who has an abortion is.~ . plies that women are to be h~ld murderer, and subject to any and responsible for all pregnancies, Copy Editors all punishment as befits ~ mur-· degrading women to incubator Tatiana Prowell · derer. By this legal precedent, status. Under that l~w, women ·Andrea J. Stein. womenmustcarrythelrpregnan- must have their babies-and it Matt Gilman . cies to full term. They are re- creates a terribly complicated d pany and soon you fmd you have sponsible for the life that they . Business Manager A wor $600 ~ your pocket af~r =' week must ""':Y within them. . m:'t there is a solution, which is LyndaFong • • · • 1 of selling hot dogs. This Is what Butacctdentshap~.Ifyouwill consistent with our nation's em- ab 0 U t J0 b S so~e employers want you to allow: a }?rief analogy: A person phasis on personal freedom, and Advertising Manager think. . . . may not intend to run someone these arationofchurchandstate. Oliver te Boekhorst -- . - Bu.t think. twi_ce about this. else ov~r with his/her c~, but Kee pour personal beliefs per- · · Chris Riley · .. To the Editor: . - . ; Wh~er_ you ~ere, told up .front must still_be responsible is perfectly legal Circulation Manager . 1 ~lcl f~r son~.~t to urge ,.. . . _ - about t or not, you 11 have to pay their actions. Manslaughter 1s If and our friends to "give Erica Cobb There are thousa~ds of differ- $300 to your manager.for the hC?t what ~ey call it in C?ur legal sys- h~~rs: chan~." But it is inconsis- ~nt kinds of summer iobs for col- rln~ anrl hnns. nlns annthPl' $100 tern. So, since women are respon- · "th h liberty to make tege students. In the summer, for rental T ists of the hot dog stand, sible for delivering a living baby, te~t ~ ~n . . Jen:JZr Shirk college studenis from around th\' plus $50 in vendor liceru;es and any miscarriages or stillbirths are this mto 1~w ~0~:f s"t::'.7 Andrea J.Btein country will be doing everything _ uniforms. Thu~ you take home cases of manslaughter. pregnancy m. e . m . 5• from becoll\ing lifeguards to $150 per week, which is actually Thentheri!areothercaseswhere Alth~ug~ Yt. ":"g~t ~ot hk~ The Bard Observer is driving '18-wheel trucks. Some less than the minimum wage! women find themselves in un- 1tse f, It Is e ;:: o publishedever.yWednesday abortio~ while class is in session. jobs are significantly better than (Don't forget to subtract taxes healthy environments (i.e. their two evils, the grefater e tthng Thi Editorial · policy is others. s essay ts· a bou t those fro m that... ) workplaces while. . trying to earn theenslavemento. . . women on e · determined by the Edttor-in "others."_ Whether you have al- Now not every summ:r. job is money to support their responsi- Chiefinconsultationwiththe · ~ bas1.s .o.f theu. baby-producing~- Editorial Board. Any readyfoundajob_orarecurrently like this. Most are legtbmate, . bilities)_which damage their in-. pabiJities. It _1s safe to say:~t o opinions which apfear looking, I hope you will give this paying the legalminimumof$4.2~ fants-~o-be ciQd caus~ defects or w~m~ :~ ~~= !:erit f~lt ~~ . unsigned are those o the some careful thought. per hour or more. Some employ- editorial board and not stillbirth. Here is a case of murder a _. rtion . that Y . '. necessarily of the Observer Because college students repre- ers will even throw in a summer through negligence, or where the enJ~Y.ed ~~t d . a~oruzm~ staff. . sent ,seasonal" help for niariy healthinsurancepolicyandapaid baby is nevertheless born alive, dbeecJSt~nl.blut t kecistonl mus Letters to the Editor must employers,.- there a 1so exiS· t s a trauungp Blum Art Show: Wednesdays: Dance Theatre ll: Sixties Graphics: Culture & Counterculture will be on view 9:00 to 10:00 am: Singing and Worship (Chapel) Dance Theatre IT, Spring 1992 will feature exciting new at the Edith C. Blum Art Institute from March 18 choreography by professors, Lenore Lattimer and Albert through the su~er. The Blum is open noon to 5:00PM Transportation Schedule: Reid. The concert will be held on May 14, 15, 16 and 18 and closed on Tuesdays. Friday: Rhinecliff at 8:00 PM in the dance studio, Avery Arts Center, meet at Kline at 8:00pm for the 9:11 pm train Blithewood Road. No reservations necessary. National Endowment for the Humanities: Poughkeepsie There is a National Endowment for the Humanities meet at Kline at 6:00pm for the 7:13pm train Latin American Festival: (NEH) poster on the bulletin board outside of the Dean Written and performed by Bard Spanish students. of the College's office which describes NEH Fellowships Saturday: Hudson Valley Mall. Meet at Kline at 5:45 pm, Featuring Spanish squelches, plays, poetry, dance and and Summer Stipends. Application deadlines are June returns at 10:00 pm song. Thursday, May 14th in Manor House at 6:00PM. 1st for 1993-94 Fellowships and October 1 for 1993 All welcome. Summer Stipends. Please stop by to review this poster. Sunday: RhiJY!cliff: Meet the 5:52, 7:17 and 11:07 pm trains Poughkeepsie: Meet the 7:43pm train Concert of Student Works: Services for Christian Students: Church: 9:45am to 12 noon (St. John's) Tuesday, May 19,1992,7:30 PM in Bard Hall. Perform- . (*Special End of Year Service) End of the Year Schedule: ers will include Da Capo Chamber Players, students and Sundays: *(This is a correction to the information which was distributed faculty. *May 10: Bishop Richard Grein at the Church of St.John the to all students through campus mail) Evangelist at 10:00 AM, followed by lunch. Thursday, May 21:Van to La Guardia & Kennedy Airports Center for Curatorial Studies: *May 17: Baccalaureate Service at 4:00PM in the Chapel. leaving at 8:00AM. $15.00 fee to be paid in cash, in advance Passions and Cultures: Selected Works from the Rivendell *May 24: Alumni/ ai Eucharist at 9:30 AM in the Chapel. (one van will go to each airport). Sign up in Ludlow 208 Collection, 1967-1991. A survey of paintings, sculptures, beginning Friday, May 8. Reservations will not be taken after photographs, and other works from the permanent 10:00 am: Van to St. John's Episcopal Church and St. 5:00PM on Monday, May 15. collection of the Center. Also an exhibition of prints by Christopher's Catholic Church (meet in Kline parking lot) Vans to Rhinecliff (Amtrack): German Venegas and Nahum B. Zenil and a video leaves at 11:55 AM to catch 12:33 PM train and at 4:20PM to installation by Bill Viola. Gallery hours: Wednesday Mondays: catch the 5:01 PM train. Saturday, 1:00PM to 5:00PM. 7:00pm: Singing and Worship -All vans are limited to 9 people with a maximum of 2 pieces 7:30pm: Bible Study /Prayer Group (both in Bard Chapel of luggage. No exceptions will be made! All vans will leave Film Department Basement) from the Kline parking lot. Airport sign-ups will be distrib (E. Europe Cinema): uted on a first-<:ome, first-served basis. Program in International Education INFOR On May 14; (Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, 9:30 AM):Peter THE WEEKLY COMMUNITY Outside Kline Commons: Rado, a Romanian film writer and critic, will present the On Sale MATION NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT fabric and pillows by Lucia Ferrante Romanian feature film, Reconstituirea, by Lucien Pintilie. Jewelry, hand-made TO YOU BY TilE DEAN OF STUDENTS. will be on sale Friday, May 15. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 3:00-5:00 pm 6:00pm 5:00 -7:00pm 9:30am 12:00NOON 8:00pm 8:30am Poetry Room Open Coalition for Choice Russian Table Film Program Calendar Deadline Dance Theatre II Worship Service Olin 101 meeting President's Kline College Rm. Upstate Films Dean of Students Office A very Arts Center Chapel (See Above For More Room Kline Commons other 6:00pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 5:00pm Information and French Table 7:30-10:30 pm BBSO meeting Festival Observer deadline for services) Latin American College Room Peer Tutors Kline Committee RM Manor House outside submission 7:30-10:30 pm Kline Commons Third Floor Aspinwall 6:30-8:30 pm 6:30pm 6:30pm Peer Tutors 7:30-10:30 pm 7:30pm Poetry Room Open meeting Jewish Students Third Floor Aspinwall BBLACA Peer Tutors AAMeeting Olin 101 Kline Commons Organization, Shabbat Third Floor Aspinwall Aspinwall 302 Services 7:30-10:30 pm 6:30pm Bard Hall 8:00pm 7:30pm Peer Tutors BBSO meeting II Concert of Student Third Floor Aspinwall 8:00pm Dance Theatre IOine Committee RM Center Works Theatre II A very Arts Dance Bard Hall 7:30pm 7:00pm Avery Arts Center Scottish Country Model U.N. Meeting 8:00pm Dancing- Manor House LASO 7:00pm Kline Commons International Relations Committee Room Club Kline Commons 7:30-10:30 pm Peer Tutors Third Floor Aspinwall 8:00pm Dance Theatre II A very Arts Center