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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I I r- - . Another B-ilding Students Robbed at Gunpoint .- Phase II of the Fine Art Center is nearing compleltior By Masked Pair Seeking Drugs and will see a partial opei By RAYMOND A. RIEFF one was the photographer and for the location of of its facilities next fail Two Benedict College residents were robbed at his camera. Leahy said that he identified himself Although the building wilIb gunpoint in their room at about 2:30 AM as the owner and turned over a large quantity of used primarily for acadenlice Tueday by two persons who forced their way in Nikon camera equipment to the two. student and commu nity and demanded drugs. Over $2,000 worth of While searching the room, the thieves found interest has focused mainl]y 0 camera equipment and other items were taken aother camera, Leahv smid, adding that they its five theaters, which imat from the room. then threatened him for not telling them about make Stony Brook "the cente Junior Mike Leahy said that shortly after he it, stating, "We should kill you for this." The of Sulffolk Countv cult ura and his roommate Michael Rea had gone to sleep, camera belonged to the Polity darkroom which life." he was awakened by a knock at his door. When Leahy helps run. The thieves also took an 8-track the persons at the door refused to identify tape player and other miscellaneous items. As the Stnrv on nnlDae'/ri -O themselves, Leahy opened it and the two robbers two assailants left, they ordered Howard Smith, Another Hit began to force their way in. another hall resident, into the room. Security Notified Woody Allen, the comic Although Leahy was almost able to force the door closed again, one of the assailants managed Leahy said that after Security was notified, aureate of America, has to get his arm in the door and place a gun to the campus officers immediately closed off the vritten, directed and stars in a Leahy's head. He then let the two enter the campus gates and sent out patrol cars in addition blockbuster film, Annie Hall. room. They were there for about twenty to calling Suffolk County Police because of the Co-starring with Diane minutes, he said. fact that the two assailants were armed. Keaton, Woody plays a The two demanded drugs from the He added that the County Police were able to Iramatic role which is sure to roommates. They were "strung out... in need of find many good fingerprints left by the robbers, eclipse his fine work in The a fix," explained Leahy, adding that they were and said that the thieves failed to take his $500 Front. "shaking like hell" and "looked pretty bad." The guitar even though it was in plain sight. roommates told the assailants that they had no Leahy said that he believed that if he had been Story on page 3A ., drugs, and proceeded to give them the $8 in cash able to get the door closed that the two would Another Loss _, that they had with them. have left. He Said he did not think that Polity Leahy described the two robbers as one blak would hold him responsibl for the stolen Stony Brook pitcher JoE and one Hiqpanic, both wearing masks. He added camera. "They could not expect me to put Adderley struck out 11 that orte appeared carrying a .22 caliben rvolver, myself in front of a gun," he said, adding that batters, but the Patriots losi while the other had a .4, caliber automatic the stolen equipment was not insured. 2-1 yesterday to King's Point. pistol. Leahy explained that he did not know ..Leahy said that he did not know why the The loss dropped the Patriots much about guns, but he was told by police what thieves had chosen his room to break into, record to 4-16 and left Coace kind of weapon was being used based on his adding "it just happened to me." He added that Rick Smoliak wondering i description. "I had a really good chance to look he was very nervous throughout the incident especially when one of the two robbers removed more practice was the answer at them," he said. When the two thieves saw some darkroom a bullet from one of the guns to prove that they Story on page 16 equipment, they asked the two roommates which were loaded.
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-W. Runoffs for President, Class Reps Held Today By LAWRENCE RIGGS Craig Kugler and Freshman James Zito for Sophomore work the 12 hours. "A 12-hour election tomorrow Runoffs for Polity President and Junior and Representative. can't be done," she said. "It would be bad, very bad. A Sophomore Representatives will take place today after The possibility of having elections held next week in 12-hour election would have to be on anatherday; too the Polity Council voted 3-1-2 late last night not to order to extend campaigning time was dropped after it much work is involved now." postpone the elections until next week. was pointed out that there would be difficulty Hintze asked all of the runoff candidates in the Running for Polity President are Gershwin College in obtaining a sufficient number of election staffers meeting room how they felt about shortened election Senator Ishai Bloch and Junior Steve Genkin, manager because of approaching final examinations, according hours today. Most of them said that they had of the Rainy Night House. In last Wednesday's to Polity Election Board Chairwoman Brenda Marshall. reservations, but none of them said that they would election, Bloch just missed the required 50 percent The Council voted to have the polls open today enjoin the elections. vote margin to win the race, taking a total of 1,541 between 11 AM-8 PM for resident students and from 9 "The election board [members] are employees and votes to Genkin's 666. Also running are Lr'ng College AM-8 PM for commuters. "It's more convenient for the candidates are the people who want to get Senator Mark Fish and Commuter Senator Sheila Kelly residents to vote," said Polity Vice President Bill elected," said Minasi adding that it is Polity's role to for Junior Representative, and Commuter Senator Keller, adding that the additional hours for commuter serve the students and not thtrns.eves students would help to "equalize" the voting proportions between residents and commuters. The Council also voted unanimously that all future elections and runoffs have 12 hours voting periods. "This year we had 12-hour balloting and we had record turnouts," said Polity Treasurer Mark Minasi. "I think we are starting a class of people [trained] to go out and vote." Freshman Representative Frank Jackson, however, said that a 12-hour runoff today would deplete the $900 left in the Election Board line in the Polity Administrative budget. Asked where the extra money to finance the election would come from, Minasi responded, "there's a staff position [the Polity Executive Director] that hasn't been filled, and that's $155 that we haven't spent every week." Marshall aid that it would be "unfeasible" to have a 12-hour long runoff today. "I wasn't planning on a 12-hour runoff," said Marshall. "People don't vote that much in runoffs anyway." She added that some of her o 41 poll watchers and Quad Chairmen would be unable to 31.VE DEaNKIN I 1%.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News Analysiak News Briefs Entangling Election Allinces
By A.J. TRONER met at the poUs, nd when Night House Manager Stve ICBM Production Extended The Polity dsectiom that combined with the high number Genkin in the Presidential race) Jackson Washington-Defense Secretary Harold Brown yeterdy ordeed began te Wedmeday could be o independent candidates voted demolished all election records, defeating the Minuteman III intercontinental bllistic aile production line characterized as the climax of a In, this election can only be seen Polity kept open for two more months. year in which both the underdog as a sweeping renunciation of Secretary Kevin Young by a three-to-one margin. The story The action came about two weeks before the United States and and the independent candidates politics as presently practiced at was the same right down the the Soviet Union are due to resume talks aimed at breaking a flourished. Although there are Stony Brook. line. deadlock over strategic nuclear arms limitation proposals. no formal parties formed within From the top election race to Sharyn Wagner proved to be one of the Pentagon spokesman Thomas Ross said Brown's order has "very Polity, informal political the very lowest posts, the few winners little" connection with the SALT impasse, but he conceded later associations and alliances often Maninell nasi coalition associated with the that "clearly any major weapons program has something to do with take place. This year saw the suffered severe setbacks. The Manginelli/Minasi camp as she formation SALT." of one group of presidential race is among the squeaked by Eric Weinstock student politicians aligned most telling. Some have with a margin In a letter to Senate and House committee chairmen, Brown said of less than 100 loosely with Polity President attributed his decision to permit production of an additional 10 Minuteman III the poor Minasi votes. missiles "is based upon the need to maintain an ICBM production Gerry Manginelli and Polity turnout to his role as an Even in the relatively obscure capability while a complete review of alternatives to fuU missile Treasurer Mark Minasi, and authoritative Treasurer. Of the races for the Stony Brook production is being conducted." various opposition groups, approximately 3,000 votes cast, Council and the Stony Brook among which the most M sin pulled The Russians have rejected President Jimmy Carter's package of almost 600. In the seats on the Student Assembly proposals for a new SALT agreement to replace the original pact prominent spokesmen were vice-residential race the figures the Manginelli/Minasi grouping expiring in November. Gershwin Senator Ishai Bloch are even more overwhelming. suffered setbacks. In the Council and Freshman Representative Without the presence of a strong seat race, independent Sandi Food Stamp Proposal Passes Hurdle Frank Jackson. This time they independent (such as Rainy Brooks and opposition figure Doreen Morela are engaged in a Washington-The Senate. Agriculture Committee yesterday run-off. Manginelli himself ran approved President Jimmy Carter% proposal to stop charging food for this post, but fared poorly. stamp recipients for the aid but then added about $130 million to A Day at the Races Although he did suceed in the his plans for revamping the program. race for the two Student Carter has said he would veto any measure exceeding the $118 Assembly seats and alternate, million his approach would add to the budget in 1979. His approach independent candidate Michele would add nothing to costs next year. Paul, a relative unknown, The program now costs about $5.4 billion, with about 5.37 outpolled Manginelli by over million families receiving stamps each month. Final estimates on the 300 votes. committee measure were not expected before Wedmesday but it What is interesting to note is would not affect as many households as the administration plan. that despite the appearance of The committee pushed through what once was a highly strong independent candidates, controversial issue in about three hours. It held strictly to the Carter the opposition grouping of proposals until the issue of higher living costs for the poor in Bloch/Jackson polled strongly. Northern states was raised. The final test of the viability of the many independents will be Vietnam, U.S. Meet on Relations in the upcoming runoff election, in which Genkin will challenge Paris-Representatives of the United States and Vietnam opened Bloch for President. formal negotiations yesterday on the establishment of diplomatic Genkin, whose strong candidacy has been relations between the two governments. An agreement is expected the delight of Polity quickly. watchers everywhere, will see if The two delegations, headed by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State he can Richard Holbrooke Southeast Asian affairs, and Vietnam's Deputy repeat his previous showing at the polls. Foreign Minister Phan Hien, met for three-nd--half hours in the Bloch, a prominent newly opened Vietnamese embassy. Polity figure, will attempt to conserve and expand At the end of the meeting, Holbrooke and Hien smilingly shook the hands in an apparent reflection of the warm atmosphere at the talks. measure of support that has Holbrooke said "we had a frank, friendly and very useful brought him to but a hundred votes shy of discussion." Hien, standing beside the American delegate, added the presidency. Other positions smilingly in English, "I have to agree with him." to be decided by run-off are the junior and A Vietnamese spokesmen said no details of the discussions would sophomore representatives, and be disclosed until the end of the talks, possibly within two weeks. the Stony Brook Council seat. The meetings will resume at the Vietnamese embassy Wednesday and The Council seat should the next prove to two meetings will be at the American embassy, the be interesting in that spokesman it pits an said. independent, Sandi Brooks, against a member of the Nixon-Frost Interview Tonight Bloch/Jackson group. How the presidency goes should indicate Washington-The television audience watching the first how the council seat goes. With post-resignation interiew of Richard Nixm about Watergate probably rumors currently suggesting that won't include the former president. the Manginelli/Minasi grouping "His practice in the past has been not to watch himself on will throw its support behind television," Nixon's top aide said Tuesday in San Clemente, any opponent of the California. Bloch/Jackson group, this race "After all," continued the aide, Colonel Jack Brennan, "he did ought to be tight. this taping for 28 3/4 hours. He knows what he said." The most prevalent feeling is Others who know what Nixon said predict a dramatic show that this election campaign tonight. marks the near-total repudiation "In the early part of the program, his Watergate defense was of the current figures on the shattered and the interesting part follows from there," said James Polity scene. In effect, a vote of Restor,, who researched the Watergate portion for interviewer David no confidence was recorded in Frost. that the total number of votes "I believe viewers will feel that this confrontation tests the Nixon for any Polity figure with the accounting of Watergate in the way and with the intensity that it exception of Jackson, was should be tested," said Frost, a British television personality. relatively small compared to the Frost reportedly paid Nixon $600,00 and promised a percentage total vote. When the vote is of the profits. considered for the Compiled from the Associated Press Manginelli/Mnasi group, the percentage of the electorate grows even smaller. This, Correction combined with the exceptionally heavy turnout and the many rTwrrIu TI IUADu: univeraity President John Toll poses individual upsets, has marked with Jay Schwartz, one of the four referees of the H-Quad It was incorrectly stated in the April 29 issue that Polity Olympics. The eewnts, which included frisbee throwing, this as the year when the word presidential candidate Steve Genkin is SCOOP President. He is I softball games and track events, took place over the last two politician became noxious, and in fact Rainy Night House Manager. weekends. Benedict College was the winner, followed by the designation of particular James and Langmuir. political groupings the kiss 1% L. of F death.
May 4, 1977 STATESMAN PagePage 22 STATESMAN May 4, 1977 Douglass Residents Seek Strange Guess Eviction
By DAVID M. RAZLER trying to get him to move out of the acrawler. Tc z-,ange fi re lurks in the shadows building since be made his first On Monday afternoon, Security came of the basement of Douglss College. apperan the ee te the ng to Douglam to check out a report of Suddenly he leaps out and with a few Alano's pre ee. The offirs left quick stroks of his pen he draws his Residential Assistant Art Shertaer said without inding anythng. However, that "symbol," a Yinand-Yang and fie Xs. be was the first to report the unwelcomed night, a Dougass Colge reident who Often he a ompaniesthese symbos with guest to Security when he found him was walking through the building ehanced a statement about the object he has just throwing knives in the bicycle room. to open the bicycle room door, and turn graited such a a "doorknob" or Sbertzer said that a Security officer on the light. "This guy walked up and "stairway" confiscated two large knives from Alano, said, 'how are you doing?' I responded The fiure continues on his rounds. He but after listenhg to his story about that I didn't know anyone was there, enter an open suite and demands food or being homeless, left him there. turned out the light and shut the door. It pennies from the occupnts and then Public Safety Director Robert Comute took me a few seconds to realle that vanishes down the stain. He has said that he did not have the report of the someone was living in there." the Douglas inddent immediatly available, but that Elued Captue appuaenty moved into sevna othes called College bicycle room wher ee lives on the standard p edure for trespass The resident ana canned goods and handouts, sleeping on to escort them off cmpus. An offier Security to report Alanzo's presence, X \ X He ha decorated .was called to the college last night when howeer once again he managed to elude boards over a bedfame. joined the walls with his insignia as well as Alanzo waspotted again, added that the a search by the officers who were rambling prose on how it represents individual can chooe to face arrest if the by a number of building residents and himself and his actions against "the individual does not wish to leave. Program Coordinator Gloria Seifman. oppressor." The only other thing known Since the first incident, the campus has Cornute sid that he had no knowledge about this stanger is that he calls himself been covered with Alanzo's idnsiia and of the incidents but that Security would 'Alanzo." graffiti, and has been blessed with his eventually get the trepasser "if it means Move Out appetarnce at hall parties and meetings. staking out the building." Witnesses phic y Cath Te The residents of Douglas College find Despite reports from those attending such describe Alanzo as a dark skinned male Aanzo neither a romantic figure nor parties to Security, dispatched officers about 6 feet tall, wearing a bandana, MARK OFgTHE ALANty e particularly amusing, and they have been have always managed to miss the elusive leather jacket and a softsided leather bag. THE MARK OF ALANZO Bookstore Strike Enters Fourth Week at Impasse
The bookstore strike entered its keeping the store open, told a were refusing to place textbook orders burdens of the strike, a strike fund had fourth week with employees receiving a Statesman reporter who entered the through the bookstore, and she advised been establshed. She invited any people second mailgam informing them that bookstore acting as a customer that the teachers who did not want to go to an wishing to contribute to the fund to they would be fired if they do not Union had refused to meet with the offcampus store to order their texts contact her, or drop off contributions in return to work immediately. The notice company even though it had made through their .departments on a front of the Union. Amazonas said that is identical to those sent to each of the several calls for negotiations. department purchase order. the money is distributed "to the 22 strikers during the first few days of Amazonas said that the Union would Strike Fund workers who are most strapped" by the the strike. be willing to sit down "at a moment's She added that although many of the month without pay. The strikers, members of the notice," and thatthe State Labor employees were weathering the financial -David M. Razler Relations Board (SLRB) would be able Distributive Workers of America Local F- 65, continued to picket the Union's to verify this. Representatives of the main entrances and the bookstore's SLRB could not be reached for freight delivery area, while a small comment. Union Director Resigns oontingent of strikers and their Yesterday it was discovered that an supporters sat near the open basement object had been thrown though one of : BBy JACK MILLROD feelings," Bauer said, though he entrance to the bookstore asking people the bookstore's plate glass windows Stony Brook Union Director Lou considers the new post a "challenge" not to patronize the store. Additionally, outside the Union. Amazonas said that Bauer ha resigned his post to assume and added that this "is partially related if a student was there to purchase a pen the strikers had nothing to do with the the position of Managing Directorof the to the feeling that you have or other inexpensive item, strikers damage, but added that a large number San Francisco State Univesity's accomplished what you can." simply gave it to prospective customers of students are upset with the strike and Student Union next fall. Bauer said that the San Francisco from a large shopping bag. FoUett's policies. After some incidents "It's not so much a matter of leaving State University was attracted by his Although Shop Steward Lee in which bookstore locks were filled Stony Brook as it i a matter of going "16 years of involvement in [student] Amazonas said that Follett has refused with glue earlier in the strike, Follett back to Cdifornia," aid Bauer. Bauer, unions and a feel for the Califonia to negotiate with the Union since the has begun posting a private guard a former Director of the Student Union sene." The reason why his long strike began, Keith Kuffel, one of the outside the bookstore door. at the Univerity of California before he experience will be important in the new two Follett managerial level employees Amazonas said that many professors aeepted his Stony Brook position in role, Bauer said is that "ihe concept of ...... L -- '_...... _
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May 4, 1977 STATESMAN WpwagmePage 4 STATESMAN May 4, 1977 Completion Near on Fine Arts Center Phase I
By SUE RISOLI tell what specific activities will take place Phase II of the Fine Arts Center, slated within the center, he stated that outside for partial opening next fall, is "a great dance, theater, and music companies will cultural center in its infant stage," be brought in to perform for the campus according to Fine Arts and Humanities and community. The Pohcy Committee Provost Donald Fry. plans to conduct a survey of- esidents The building is the object of the varied living in the University area to discover and "fluid" plans of the University "inteests in the region," and Fry said the faculty, administrators and community committee is working "very actively" members who make up the Fine Arts with the community. Policy Committee. Fry, a member of the Fry also related some of the problems committee, stated that these plans involved with transforming the as yet include not only theater and music unfinished building into a cultural center presentations by students and outside "ofreknown."We have to equip and staff a groups, but also a polling of local building earlier than we thought in a time residents to determine which events they of declining resources," he said. 'The would most like to attend. plans keep changing as the completion Fry stressed that although public date keeps coming up." He added that interest in the Fine Arts Center (a name through the many budget cuts which have he regards as more accurate than the threatened the Fine Arts Center's future, commonly used "Fine Arts Theater") is University President John Toll has been high, the building's primary use will be "fighting for it for 10 years." Fry also academic. Two "lab theaters," each with said he hoped that the Center would be a seating capacity of 300, will be used by given a more interesting name, but said it the Theater Arts Department to teach would not be named after any celebrated drama, and specially padded floors will be Stony Brook professors, since "we installed for dance classes. Fry also haven't been around long enough to have mentioned that a larger auditorium of any," he said. 1200 seats can be used by music students. Asked if students seemed aware of or "We've never had a good concert hall on interested in the Center's potential, Fry campus," he said. A total of five separate replied, "I don't think they know very theaters will be constructed within the much about it. However, when the plans building. The Policy Committee hopes begin to jell the students will find it very these will "immeasurably enrich the exciting." He added that the combination cultural life of the students," said Fry, of the Center's facilities, campus art stating that "cultural life on this campus galleries and student and community FI"E ARTS CENTER PHASE II is il ri coempotlon. has always been rather minimal." interest should "make Stony Brook the that it is too soon to center of Suffolk County cultural life." , . I I I . . ~ · . Though Fry said
_CamMus Briefs__ Camrus- based Hotline for Elderly ,I development work, has been ! Poetr Readin named Distinguished ay Son er Brookhaven Area Teaching Professor at the of Robert Lowell, one State University of New York May Soon Se ree Brookhaven Area America's greatest poets, will .. . .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ at Stony Brook. live a reading of his works on By ILENE J. LEVINSON aticipate ae' loneliness, money, health, and I Professor of Engineering Thursday, May 5, at 8 pjm. in and former Dean of the A Polityfunded hotline designed to serve the rejetim by family. 100. The Lecture Hall College of Engineering and elderly in the Brookhaven area is currently being The crisis intervention training will be reading, which is sponsored formed on campus. comleted by Joan Settin, a Graduate Psychology Applied Sciences, John by the poetry center, is free Truxal has been named to the According to the hotline's organizers, junior student who has had previous experience in peer public. and open to the exclusive State University of Nancy Julius and Senior Rich Sabel, both counseintg and clinical internship. Settin said that of a Lowell is the recipient New York faculty rank at a psychology majors, the hotline is now in the the hclince is important because "the elderly need Prize, a National Pulitzer meeting of the State planning stages, but should be operating this to have services they can avail themselves of." Book Award and the University Board of Trustees. September. Currently, they are in the process of Also needed ae persons to compile information Bollingen Poetry Translation He is among nine faculty recruiting students interested in being trained in -for a referral booklet to by used by hotline Award. In addition to such members out of the 64 crisis intervention, to subsequently become hotline staffers. The booklet will contain information on honors, Lowell, who is also a campuses in the State workers. "Most people seem to stereotype old Nursing homes, Senior Citizens Centers, Social playwright, won an Obie University system appointed people," said Sabel. "When you begin to work Security Information, and even a list of stores Award for drama in 1965 for to the rank. Their with them, you see they are really open minded offering discounts to the elderly. his play '"Ie Old Glory." appointments mean that a amddynamic people." Julius added that "They Advertisements for the Hotline are being 9 have a lot to offer, just like any other group." handled by University Relations Director Dave company total of only 39 of the 15,000 faculty now Other hotlines serving the elderly exist in the Woods. The coordinators hope to have the hotline "Company" the Stephen system's Brookhaven area, but they offer only referral advertised through local radio stations and by Sodheim musical, will mark hold the professorships. service. Julius explained that an elderly person will posters put up around the area. "It may take time the final production during The State University be able to "just talk" when they call on this to catch on, but if the Hotline is set up properly it the academic year of the established the Distinguished hotline. But the most common problems they will work," said Sabel. University Theatre. Teaching Professorships in The play will run from 1971, one of the country's May 5 through May 8 and first major universities to Bridgeport Student Radio Station again, May 11-14. It is being offer such concrete presented in the Calderone recognition for innovative Theatre, Building B, South teaching. May See Public Network Takeover Campus. The curtain will Dr. Truxal had been promptly rise at 8:00 PM. while NPR would offer public "intemships," in which students recommended By SUSAN GUNDUZ and prices for Company unanimously running the Ticket TOM TURNEY affairs, classical music and would participate in are $5 for the general public; for the honor as Stony WPKN, the student-operated educational programs. station, but would not have any $3 for students and senior Brook's nomineee by a radio station of the University of WPKN Music Director Ruth measure of control. citizens with ID cards; and faculty-student-administra- Bridgeport, serving the eastern Fever said that the change to Financing of the station was $4.50 for alumni of the tion committee. The group Connecticut and Long Island NPR need "not [be] a bad another issue considered in the University as well as members received numerous areas, will be turned over to the thing," but explained that a proposal. NPR would budget of the faculty and staff. endorsements from Dr. federally-funded National Public disagreement has arisen because $175,000 and nine full-time Company will be Truxal's colleagues, bearing by Phyllis Radio network if a proposal is -the University "sprang the NPR employees to run the station, choreographed such as "I consider in comments and would supply funding to Rotberg, a senior majoring passed by the University issue upon us" at a time when Theatre Arts. Associate John Truxal the most Administration putting an end most students involved in the increase broadcasting power Professor of Theatre Arts, distinguished teacher I have to student management of the situation will be graduating. from a current 2,400 watts to Charles Vicinus is directing met during my career. He is station. Student Control Lost 10,000 watts. the production. For further the finest teacher I have ever According to a University Fever said that a license on a Petitions are currently being information, call 246-5670. known. His Saturday morning spokeswoman, the proposed new frequency cannot be circulated against the proposed lectures of hundreds of gifted changeover would extend the obtained by the students change. "In general, losing a Truxal Honored high school students are station's service to the local because there is no more room student-managed station is bad An engineering professor legendary in our community. community. WPKN, which for college radio stations on the to begin with," said WUSB widely praised on campus for He is a source of admiration broadcasts at 89.5 Mhz on the FM dial. With programming run General Manager Norm Prusslin, "legnedary teaching," also and inspiration to all of us in FM band, currently features by NPR, the extent of student "and as far as the opinion of being internationally the College of Engineering programming comprised mainly involvement on the station WPKN, they fed that their recognized for his curriculum and Applied Sciences." of jazz, folk, and rock music, would be in the form of privileges are being taken away." __
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. _ May 4, 1977 STATESMAN Paoe ' Seven Years Later... As one walks through the towns o America, one sees monuments of all kinds Tucked away in vest pocket parks, o serving as centers of town commons, an marble markers with bronze plaques elaborate statues and granite phalluses, al dedicated to those who died in service o their country, either in war or through individual acts of heroism. There are no monuments to the Ken' State Four who were murdered severn year ago by National Guardsmen, nor to the .. countless Americans who have been killer because of their political beliefs, or because they got caught in the crossfire directed al ...a , . those who were peacefully objecting to the %=. ^ u_ policies of their government. Today the idea of Guardsmen comin! onto a college campus and murdering students seems as distant as Vietnarr physically is. yet only seven years ago the shootings caused all students to fear for Speaking of bloodbaths... -their lives. The protests which were - occurring at Kent State were occuring att It is difficult for the average college every other college in the United States student to remember back to the Summer WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,1977 The next day, every college was closedI of 1970, back one third of one's life to the down while thousands marched or day of the shootings, and the events which VOLUME 20 NUMBER 71 Washington, both to end the war, and end followed. But the answer is not to erect the deaths. Unfortunately, the marcherss monuments: or stop for moment to think lost out as the war dragged on anotherr about the words of a tune set to an idiot Statesman three years, and two more Martial beat by Crosby, Stills and Nash. "Let Each Become Aware' students died at Jackson State two weeks; The 'lesson,' if there is one in the deaths Stuart M. Saks later. of four students, is that we must be Editor-in-Chief The murderers of the Kent State FouI rwatchful of our government which created AJ. Troner are still free, and will never have to pay for the War and the pro-war attitude which Managing Editor their crimes. Despite the efforts of many sustained it, and the Guard's use as a tool Ed Screier individuals involved in the preparation of to quash opposition. Additionally, when Associate Editor civil and criminal charges against both students' rights are usurped, be it by the Scott Markman -. Guard and the Guardsmen, all court efforts5 National Guard, Richard Daley, or Judge Business Manager have failed. At the time the cases were> Charles Thom and John Toll, they must be News irnctor:David M. Razle; News filed, it seems the country was not ready to prepared to take action to free themselves Editors: Don Fait; Robert S. Gatsoff; admit that and gain back their rights which this the war, and the murders, were Edward Idel; Lawrence Riggs; Sports wrong. ., country alleges to grant them. ; Director: Ed Kelly; Sports Editor:John 'Quinn; Arts 'Editor: Stacy Mantel; Assistant Arts Editor: Rehire Landis Jerry Leshaw;Music Editor:Ernie Last spring the Political Science Landis returned to Stony Brook to teach Canadeo; Photo Director: Kerry S. Department announced that it was cutting another year. Schwartz; Photo Editors: Val Krecko; back on faculty, and that the axe would But it was only a one year reprieve, and Mike Natilli; Assistant Busdnae fall on Mark Landis, a recently hired within two weeks the Political Science Manaewr: Jeff Horwitz; Editori professor, well liked both by his students Professor will once again find himself Assistant: Nathan SalantAdvetisiW and the University Community in general. unemployed, and the students at Stony Manager: Art Dederick; Producio' Brook will find themselves without another nagor: Bob Pidkameny; Office The department said that protests and of their professors. Managr: Carole Myles. .JimJiw: Cci, DunDoe.D Ja . , G_ -r, petitions would do no good, and that We call upon the students to once again Gielfod. David GiLa. Swe GOuoin, . Tu Landis would go no matter what his make their feelings known to the Hirmudr. Ped Horeowrk. Ed HeowLa. Bo Jiloahrat. elmw Kait, Idoe Levkaoum. ZDMd J. supporters did. Fortunately, a group of University about Landis or any other Micctle. Jack Milroe. Midtc Mumwo.Kevit RbU. inamkSchuitt. ummetShiai, Vivian akdi. Ki student refused to believe everything they faculty or staff member being fired for Stegbewl. Tom Tunwey. Mmria Via KIMt.Bfl: Mak D. Allen. Paul sbmuMam.Jamet bIdil. were told by the Administration, and they budgetary reasons. bami CalTdo. Rorw Colta. Karre DuatLd Jo went out with petitions and gathered How can one run an educational Grtomna. Pete Moaoa. Paul Nedil. Davd Sitel. Kri Warrm.Arl: Adslw Abolih. Mild1U thousands of signatures. Lo and behold! institution based solely on dollars and cents Alkoa. Debbie Aspwas. Dan s.uad._ Caek Bleamr. Jon riedmn,. Bob Gearty. rile Goel, Suddenly a "line" (literally the payroll line decisions without the flexibility to keep Glory Jomw. Haln Jut. Robirta Ko-off, Soma in the state budget on which an employee's one particularly good professor not fitting Lift. Nancy Moyer. Tom Newmam. 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PageSTATESMAN 8 May 4, 1977 Page 8 STATESMAN May 4, 1977 What Ever Happened To Woodstock?
By AJ. TRONER for Baez. The older former flower song in psuedo-Dylanesque tones, There was the usual air of children sat up, all eyes on stage in and later singing "I Shall Be confusion, of restless movement, of their sports coats and leisure suits, Released."Above all, Baez spoke to an archaic crowd and instincts while in the rear the general the crowd as a folk-singer should; loose upon an unsuspecting concert admision crowd was simply curious. confidently and sure of her voice. security at the Joan Baez concert Who is this Joan Baez, and how is a She played the crowd like she last Saturday night. This legend supposed to play? In the played her guitar, plucking every concert differed from the dozen or reserve section, those in their 20s string. so others presented this year only and (God forgive them) early 30s sat Throughout the first half of the in its main attraction-Baez. That attentive, yearning for that moment concert the gymnasium seemed an was enough for the feeling was that when she would come out, the auditorium and Baez suddenly of a freaky holiday. Joan Baez, like quintessence of protest. The men looked quite young. Her voice is Dylan's Baez, like one of the sweet had full and brown mustaches now, still the same as in memory, full duo of female protest voices, was hair neatly trimmed, while many of and quite pure, without the full and here at Stony Brook. The Alumni the women lost their denim figu eccentric range of a Joni Mitchell, of the wild and wooly 60s, the with their first child. But still te but a good voice for its purposes Woodstock genertion; let the good grandstands were filled and the nonetheless. times roll! moment was tense with wonder and Perhaps the question that the was .. ,ft was -not all fun and games. anticipation.. audience could not answer Baez, touring the East coast for the Baez enters. Simple white blouse, what they were expecting to see. first time in years, was here for a Indian necklace, her dark eyes Baez technically is flawless as a .purpose. As she said mid-way flashing, with the crowd, she greets folk-singer and in the first half of through the concert, "I am trying a canyon of applause, sits down famous folkie tern standards; her set and in parts of the second :out some of my newer stuff on folksinger style on a stool in front she went from protest to western she demonstrated that she had lost --you. Believe it or not, I think that of the microphone, and smiles a and back again. none of the old touch. In her newer here in the East you can accept it Hollywood smile, borne of many Communication, or a lack of it, work, though, the audience .easier." Immediately, there was a days on the road; she is confident seemed the order of the night. Baez reaction was mixed. Those in rift. Which Baez did the audience and quickly launches into her first paused frequently to speak about reserve section tended to be lost; pay up to $5 to see, the Baez of number. various aspects of her career or to after all, this is not Baez, at least Woodstock, or Baez 77? The material she performed was answer hecklers. She quickly put not the way that they remember It depended on where you sat. a medley of her entire career. For the photographers aside by allowing her. The people in the bleachers After a rousing warm-up by Danny the first part of the concert she them to get all their photos done also seemed confused, but the good O'Keefe and his band, with their concentrated on older pieces, but during one song. "Better get those showmanship and amazing stage western-bluesy-rocking sound of not necessarily those that she made last shots in buddy, you've only got presence of Baez often saved the the road and loneliness and dispair, famous: "Help Me Make It Through 10 seconds." She handled a heckler concert from slipping into the a la the Eagles, the crowd was ready the Night," "Suzanne" and other who called for Dylan by doing a doldrums. Baez would always come back with a protest or audience participation number, such as "Amazing Grace" and "Kumbaya" to name two that saved the day. Diamonds and Rust She is aware. Even when the contradictions reach ridiculous depths, such as when she went into a disco frenzy to demonstrate the style of her new band, there was a touch of incongruity, almost as if to say 'I'm changing so have patience with a new style until you are used to it.' The question that many were unable to answer is: Can we ever get used to it? The crowning moment occured when the last song was to be sung. Baez stepped forward and announced that she wanted to dedicate this song to "Gerry Mang-nelli,'' accidently pronouncing a hard "g." Everybody thought it odd when she then sang "Joe Hill." Baez knew the refrain. I never died said she. Stony Brook Celebrates a Weekend
1. Naisance kicked off the weekend with their rendition of "The Birth of Art at Stony Brook." 2. This sack race was one of the many events at the H Quad Olympics. 3. Roth Pond was the site of the Roth Hangout sponsored by WUSB last Sunday. . Art displays were viewed outside the Library Friday and Saturday. . Bleached White jazzing up a gorgeous Friday afternoon. 6. Some people just felt like clowning around. 7. Kelly matches building against building during the Kelly Olympics/Quad Party. 8. Sculptures flourished around campus. 9. Five Guitars minus one Saturday afternoon.
10. At the Roth Hangout, he swam for his life but all he received was eight albums and two concert tickets. II. Andy Romanoff of Five Guitars served as in impressive soloist. 12. Pure percussion - Abicus made it music.
13. Greenwich Village revisited, art flourished all weekend. 14. One sculpture that made itself air worthy. photo essay by Scott Glatstein I
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I By JERRY LESHAW meaningess conversation on lecture by an academic on the In a poll conducted last year by photography which is dubbed, "MacLuhanesque qualities" of a Cosmopolitan Magazine, comedian showing in print the thoughts of film while waiting on line to enter Woody Alien was voted among the each as they spak. (Alvy: "Chrit, the theater, he produces the true thirty sexiest men in America I sound like FM radio. Cool it."). Marshall MacLuhan who tells the alorgside the exquisitely beautiful Keaton's Annie is the perfect foil Columbia professor how deluded such as Redford and Reynolds. for Alvy; on their first date she he is. Giving this honor to the orders a pas-tami on white, with It is the loving Annie, however, bespectacled, befuddled skeptic mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato. who reaches deep into his whose "only regret in life is that The two go together like chalk wrinkled psyche and pulls his he isn't Someone else" is a comic and a blackboard, at times their greatest strengths to the surface. gesture which is blatantly complementary neuroses become She drags him out of bed at two in Allenesque. Proving, however, that a utility to cement their the morning to have him kill a nobody can beat him at his own compatibility,' at times they two-foot long spider which is in self-deprecation, the red-haired. merely screech. Allen' innate her bathtub. (After which he quipster has shrewdly modified his sexuality becomes an accessible boasts, 'Ive been killing spiders image, -and emerges as .a and believable component in since I was thirty"). What the pair potentially viable sex symbol in' Alvy's character as when he uses a lives on is an unshakeable and his latest and most provocative red lamp to enhance the evening's bona-fide romance. Certainly, film, Annie Hall. adventures. Annie, on the other trying to carve out a tolerable life The movie is a downbeat, hand is sexually slow, although amid the tremors and traumas of philosophical pondering on the being quite attractive, and she Manhattan is a Quixotic endeavor. nature of love, life and romance. needs a quick stick of marijuana While they stumble and eventually While it lacks the gut laughs which before each encounter. The fall, Alvy and Annie preserve their characterize Allen's previous cultural clash of the Jewish, liberal romance, and their experience work, Annie Hall merits critical New Yorker and the naive college professor and, eventually together is a growth which Allen acclaim in the dramatic as well as Midwesterner is a fertile ground running to California for a "real sardonically accepts with humor. comedic context. In the creation for humor which Allen handily life." That the film is a seemingly of the character of Alvy Singer, harvests. In a crash attempt at With the comic angst that autobiographical sketch of the Allen has found a medium which civilizing the heathen Annie, he prevails in all of Allen's films, his on-off affair between Allen and is an accurate expression of his sends her to analysis (after best-laid plans backfire, and his Keaton is merely cinematic own persona, sans the gimmicks-of -confessing; "I've been--in it for love affair with Annie teeters on a esoterica. The affair between Alvy a Russian soldier's uniform or a fifteen years"), compels her to go see-saw with their common and Annie stands as one of the mouthplug. to night courses and informs her neuroses at the pivot. Of course more poignantly entertaining and Alvy Singer is a 40-ish Jewish that the colloquialism "neat" is Allen does not go through the comically charming romances in writer who falls in love with the vulgar. She responds by reacting whole film without a bit of getting film. Not a bad accomplishment peachy Midwestern Annie Hall positively to her first session and even at the world which has so for one who wishes he were (Diane Keaton) after a threatening an affair with her troubled him. After litening to a someone else.
I :A See dy7Exper iment in Sei.Fi I By MANNY CALADO injected, assaulted by a one-arm unconvincing that it is ludicrous. -As a scientist, Alex Harris ?benlmo Seed is without doubt a -wheelchair, and raped by- a -In onescene a man who comesto directs the building of an organic ,bad movie. It is a science fiction demented computer. It is a boring the aid of the nomnmmiklo Susan computer, Proteus Four, which farce whos ulterior motive is the torment. You have .to be a .Harris, leaves his jeep at the front wil sipplant all other computers, exploitation of women for the masochist to sit through it. . - drive-way. After entering the and willcontain the total of all In science fiction the viewer house he soon suspects that human knowledge. Soon after it is enjoyment of a sadistic audience. o In this .flick, attractive Susan -must allow for a certain amount something is wrong with Proteus, activated Proteus makes a Harris (Julie Christie) gets raped, of credulity, but the plot is so the computer. A chaotic struggle demadl. It wantt to study the brain-washed, burned, tormented, faulty - and the 'action so ensues between him and the .human body. The demand is one-armed wheelchair in which denied. The .persistent computer they shoot deadly laser rays at knows that there is a terminal at each other. The computer the doctor's house. The house is The Eagl e Crashes eventually disposes of the man. fully automized and controlled by By BILL AMUTIS make up their minds to be a However, in the next scene in the terminal, and Proteus takes it How does one describe 'blood and guts' action film or a which the front porch is shown, over. mediocrity? The problem in literate account of history and so the jeep has disappeared. Who Opportune Situation reviewing a film like The Eagle Has they end up confused and drove it away? The situation is very opportune Landed is that it's not possible to confusing. As example, in the final The excessive special effects are since the doctor and his wife have come out and say that this is a shoot-em-up the only way -one trite, lack originality and are agreed to a long separation. terrible movie. That is because it could tell the Germans from the unharmonious in relation to the Proteus locks Harris in and the isn't terrible all the time, just most Americans was by realizing the melodramatic action. At one point torture begins. At this point the of the time. Germans all spoke with English in the story line we find a viewer learns why the computer The plot, such as it is, deals accents and even that didn't help. physically exhausted and wants to study the human body; it with the Germans'-attempting to People don't scream in accents. psychologically defeated Susan wants to have a son! Well, needless kidnap Winston Churchill in World There is one redeeming factor bound on a table, spread-eagle in to say, Susan does not take to the War II. From this alone we can tell of this movie and that is the the basement, and the computer idea. After much torture Susan that it is going to take more than chance it gives Ln.,y Hagman (of I ready to do it. She gets raped to succumbs. Amazingly Susan the plot to hold our interest Dream of Jeannie infamy) to show the tune of a celestial symphony gestates for 28 days and the infant a vivid light show; cheap is born. He is put in an incubator because we all know that Winston off his talent for comic acting. He and m Churchill was never kidnapped is on the screen for 10, possibly rip-off of 2001 lacking even a in which the neonate ages six and will not be in this movie. 15 minutes as a bungling colonel shred of originality. If the director years in five days. With all its Lack of Interest but those minutes were the was aiming at the beauty of technological know-how the Unfortunately, there is nothing brightest in the film which is creation in the scene he failed viewer wonders why Proteus else in the movie that holds really surprising considering the miserably. It looks more as if needed Susan. Perhaps Proteus interest. Sure, it's fun to watch lack of talent shown by him in Proteus is having an orgasm. should have tried chickens. Donald Sutherland struggle with past endeavors. Proteus is itself similar to Hal The Demon Seed is a miss. The an Irish brogue or Michael Caine Aside from Hagman there are in 2001. It is soft-spoken and has majority of the plot is centered giving up on a German accent and really no reasons why anyone a mind of its own. It is even around the cruel martyrdom of speaking straight Cockney but should see this movie. It is a waste something of a philosopher. At Susan. The director obviously was after a while it gets to be just plain of talent, time, and money. But one point he tells Susan, "death is not interested in producing a valid boring. That is the trouble with above all it commits the worst sin a good gentleman. He makes good science fiction film, but a long films of this type. They can't possible, it bores. losers out of us all." tedious torture. IN .ar.0
May 4, 1977 STATESMAN/Proscenium Page 3A CQinefyna - ' Concerte__ Esp~~4ionag Su ]mnda at Nothing LieTeDa By MIKE JANKOWffZ themselves into messy situations headquarters. They then dispatch By MARVIN MULLER concert. Bill Kreutzmann and hair. Garcia is still the leader of No matter how apolitical a -which the-- Israelis are always two tough-as-nails agents to New York-There is a saying that Mickey Hart are a unusual double this band and its best attraction. suspense movie attempts to be, pulling them out of. There is identify and disarm the plan, for appears on an old Grateful Dead percussion combo, who rarely His versatile playing and especially the type that is built even the unstable, * vengeful which they have only a matter of .album and has been repeated by try to play in unison as most beautiful melodies while around crisis situations in today's chump Bruce Dern whom the a few days. This entails an hundreds of Dead fans across the dual percussion teams do. jamming are still the heart of the international scene, there is an bad guys dupe into helping them action-packed pursuit that leads country: "There is nothing like a Instead each has his own style Dead. He was doing more inevitability that the film will complete their insidious plan. to the two opposite coasts of the GratefulDead concert." For the and chugs it out his own way. strutting and laughing than I tend to make statements, The story concerns a US, ultimately resulting in a final first time in a few years it seems Phil Lesh is steady on his have seen in more years than he whether consciously or not, large-scale plot by members of airborne knuckle-cracking that is a viable statement again. quadrophonic Alembic bass. would care to remember. about the issues concerning that the Black September terrorist confrontation between the The opening night at the Keith Godchaux is adequate on The Dead played "Tennessee situation. Such is the case with group to frighten all pro-Israeli helicopter - riding heroes and Paladium with the Grateful Dead -keyboards and Donna Godchaux, Jed," 1"Warf Rat," "G-oing Black Sunday, a -top-notch sympathies out of the United the malignant blimp as it was a memorable evening. The when she sings in tune, is Down the Road" and "Sugaree" thriller that is deserving of the States by killing a crowd of approaches its rendezvous with Dead were back in the form excellent. A bearded Bob "Ace" and each was presented with anticipation which preceded its 82,000 people, including the death. which gave them their reputation Weir was in his usual fine form, enthusiasm. The song from the opening. President of the United States, The 'script is fast-paced, for being one of the best concert especially on "El Paso" and upcoming album leaves Dead Although the script tends to while they bask in the Miami sun leaving never a dull moment in bands around. Three years ago "Cassidy." His unheralded fans with two things to look stick primarily to the plot watching the Superbowl. The its entirety. In any case, there's they retired from touring, citing rhythm guitar adds tremendously forward to: the new album, and elements, certain viewpoints and modus operandi of this spectacle enough action and spine tingling problems with promoters, the to the band's solid sound. the film "Night of the Living points of reference which the of death is none other than a to make up for the occasional huge arenas they were forced to Most Excited Dead," due out in a month. film takes reflect a definite bias Goodyear blimp, equipped with credibility gaps. So even if it's play, and the expense of touring The crowd still gets the most They closed with "Uncle of thinking on the part of the an explosive device designed to hard to swallow parts of the with their tremendous sound excited when Jerry Garcia steps John's Band," which was done to makers of the film, whether it send thousands of steel darts story, you l1 definitely swallow system. Last year they came out up to the mike and casually lays the letter. After a year back on *was meant intentionally or not. shooting into, and through, the your breath. of retirement, and played small down a guitar solo, or better yet, the road, the Dead continue to These are even reflected in the packed-to-capacity stands. To The film's characters are halls with ticket sales based on smiles from under his dark maintain their old reputation as standard suspense film plot achieve this end, terrorist Marthe rather interestingly portrayed. mail order forms sent to people glasses and omnipresent curly the premier band in concert. structure which the film utilizes. Keller seduces assistance from a The Israelis are shown to be as in their fan club, "Dead Heads." There are the good guys, the former Vietnam POW - turned -ruthless as the Palestinian While the fans were excited Israeli Secret Service, and the Goodyear blimp pilot