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J efferson Airplah Back The Fourth Estate: Editorial I II Hope We at the Press would like to welcome you back, Town of Brookhaven and in Suffolk County. unanswered to Residence Life on a Friday evening both newcomers as well as you oldtimers. Before you Perhaps SUNY Central will start acting with at when there is ice running out of the faucets. The become inundated with torrents of facts, figures and least a modicum of sensibility. They didn't have university will have enough toilet paper and light- reserve room reading, we would like you to consider enough money to go around in the spring and then had bulbs for the year and that commuting students will what is going on in the world around you. enough in the summer to give major administrators finally get to ride on new busses. Dorm cooking build- Consider President Bush. Name the three most pay raises. ings will receive weekend garbage pickup and some important things that he has accomplished during his Closer to home, think about the Stony Brook cam- sort of maintenance this year. If the administration is term. You might come up with the fact that he is alive, pus. How can a university that shut off tile coolers on intent on wiping out the dorm cooking program, it he only needs three weeks to catch a fish and that the its water fountains this summer to save money con- would be nice to have enough dining hall space for all White House dogs had pups. There is also the import- sider spending millions to move the Student Union meal plan participants. ant issue of flag burning. Let us hope, now that he's less than a thousand feet? These and other interest- We know that the new Polity Council will spend its caught a fish, that his mind turns to problems like ing items will be answered someday whenever the time working for students and wisely choosing a new drugs, the homeless and the budget deficit (remem- final draft of the master plan is released. Executive Director rather than spending $7000 for ber that?). That would make a nice start. Let us hope that the university finds and hires junkets to Washington as was done last year. We In New York, we have the State Legislature. Let us capable replacements for those administrative pos- know that SAB will provide the campus with good, hope that in the upcoming year they manage to itions which are unfilled. It would also be nice for cheap concerts convering a variety of genres. approve eight candidates for the SUNY Board of officials to deal with the bureaucracy and stay in their Of course it takes more than hope for these items; it Trustees so that it has full representation. Next spring positions longer than Yankee managers. takes involvement. Get involved or at least keep your- when the legislature is wrangling over the SUNY Let us hope that comments being made in various self informed about what is going on on campus. budget, let us hope they remember that students, campus reports do not mean that the administration Make sure your building or commuter senators attend faculty and staff will remember them in the next is considering taking over the Student Activity Fee Polity Senate meetings and keep you informed. If elections. once again. An attempt was made several years ago by there isn't an activity or organization on campus that Speaking of elections, this November local town the present administration but was fended off by the interests you, start one. Vote in the November elec- and county offices will be up for election. Years of students. There are more important things for cam- tions either from campus, your home or absentee effort were spent to allow students to vote from their pus officials to spend their energies on. ballot Don't hope for everything to occur on its dormitory addresses. Don't let apathy let these Some things should not require hope. Dormitory own-make things happen. Do the right thing. efforts waste just because they're "minor offices." residents will be guaranteed heat, hot water and elec- They are major offices to a great deal of people in the tricity by the administration. Calls will not go

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page 2 The Stony Brook Press - I I ____ MIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIMilM Juan Williams Speaks at Staller Center by Lee Gundel expertise on the issue of race relations in iety. because when too many people believe sponsibility for change is on the shoulders On the evening of September 5TH, at the U.S., began talking almost immediately themselves to be incapable of initiating of the individual He also indicated that approximately 7:30PM, this year's new stu- about the rule that all individuals must play social change there comes a blind and dis- most worthwhile social changes usually nec- dent convocation began. Unlike many other in American society in order to halt the satisfied acceptance of current conditions, essitate some form of a struggle. Speaking such convocations, this one dealt with a spread of interracial tensions. He stressed In order to stress the importance of indi- in this vein Williams quoted the following topical issue that is close to the heart of the point that it is the younger generation vidual's contribution to society he cited lyrics from an old gospel song. many Stony Brook students-the issue of that must deal with the issue of racial unrest several stories of the forgotten heroes of the "Keep your eyes on the prize/ t i race relations in modern day America, how in this country. civil rights movement Among these were a Hold o Hold on/ it got to its current state, and what can be "The older generation right now is at story of a sixteen year old girl named The one thing I did right/ situation for the a loss to deal with racial issues in this soc- Was to stand up and fight/ done to change the current Barbara John who helped in initiating the Keep your eyes on the prize" iety," said Williams concerning the issue of better. court case of Brown v. the Board of Edu- The relevance of these lyrics to Williams' The convocation featured Mr. Juam Wil- racial disharmony in modern America "For cation-a case which eventually destroyed message about the individual's responsib- the most part they (the older generation) liams, distinguished black journalist, the legality of segregated schools; a story of ility for initiating social change is far television news commentator, and author of have given the conversation over to dema- an eighteen year old college student named reaching, and the rest of his closing remarks on the goguery, a lot of hostile people, and hate the critically acclaimed book Eyes Diane Nash who, through giving encourage- were made in the same vein. pertinent) intro- mongers. But you rare.y hear anybody say Prize. After two short (but ment to the freedom riders, helped them in "You've got to get up and start your fight of 'Let's find out how this situation can be ductory speeches by vice president their fight against segregation; and the ...make your power felt-make a difference!" turned around.' You just don't see it happen. student affairs Fred Preston and university story of a fourteen year old boy named Emit said Williams as his speech came to a close. generation; president John Marburger, Mr. Williams That is the requirement for your Till who became, after his death, a kind of And this was, more or less, the whole aim podium and that is the challenge for your generation-if made his entrance onto the martyr for the civil rights movement behind this year's New Student Convoca- began to deliver this yeads convocation you can face up to it" The point behind Williams telling all these tion speech- to motivate us, as individuals, Williams also stressed that it is the ind- speech stories was to emphasize that it is the indiv- into making a difference in our communities deal of ividual who must make a difference in soc- Williams, having a great idual who shapes history and that the re- and in the world.

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by John Dunn program are steps in the right direction for U.S. Edelstein believes that it is likely the education programs as another. There has "Stony Brook is very exciting and well attracting undergraduates. "In order to university will continue to seek students been strong growth in the continuing educ- thought of." So says the university's new attract the' brightest undergraduates," from other regions since, "it makes the ation program, according to Edelstein, provost Tilden Edelstein in referring to the Edelstein said, "we have to offer more campus more diverse." He notes that the something which should be pursued. campus. Edelstein replaces Jerry Schubel, Honors programs and things like fellow- admissions department has targeted spe- A believer in the importance of accessi- who resigned after 3 years to retrun to his ships." Offering smaller classes for fresh- cific regions for publicity about Stony bility, Edelstein wants to get involved on former position as dean and director of men would also bean attraction. "A smaller Brook Once again, Edelstein says that more campus. "You have to keep in touch with Stony Brook's Marine Sciences Research class or two would help the transition student amenities could make the recruit- your constituents; in this case, the faculty Center. Edelstein, who assumed the pos- process from high school to college as well ing process easier. students, staff," he said. ition on July 1, comes from Rutgers where as make the process friendlier," he said. But He noted that unless more housing is he had been for 22 years most recently as the provost noted, intimacy does not neces- built and the university develops a better Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences sarily mean good education. image, recruiting goals mentioned in the The new provost is positive about the The provost also said that Stony Brook self-study will not be realized Edelstein Island, having vacationed with his family in has done a good job in attracting people at remarked that it's easier to recruit graduate Mattituck for many years. A new resident of the other end of the scale. "It's good to see students to Stony Brook because of the East Setauket, Edelstein looks forward to people who had trouble in high school to university's research orientation. his new position saying, "It's a challenge to have a chance to get into Stony Brook and As for Stony Brook's sports program, come to a place where there's still work to stay in," he said. He also noted that unlike Edelstein believes it has it's place. He liked be done." The challenge, to Edelstein, is to other schools, Stony Brook doesn't just the move to Division I by the lacrosse and "help mold the university further and to accept the academically disadvantaged and women's soccer teams, Whereas his pre- provide the campus with a sense of com- then let them drop out but instead, provides decessor was a fan of lacrosse, Edelstein's munity." the support they need to stay in school favorite is basketball While this doesn't According to Edelstein, a major factor As far the students who are neither acad- mean a move to Division I by the team, he why the campus lacks a sense of community emically disadvantaged nor eligible for did note that Villanova's coach Rollie Mas- is the lack of student amenities, particularly honors programs, Edelstein said, "the simino started his coaching career at Stony on an undergraduate level He feels that middle is always a problem at state univer- Brook "You never know what will happen; more activities would make college life more sities." He' said that the university can football used to be a club sport here," meaningful and would have a payoff on the ,stimulate-the students and tell them they he said. academic side as well "If a student stays for can do wel if they try, but it is up to the He would also like to see more develop- the weekend to see a concert, then there's a students, to put in an effort ment of East Asian studies and closer ties greater chance he'll end up in the library Stony Biook has had more than its share between the medical school and main studying than if he went home," said Edel- of bad publicity in the past few years. Edel- campus. "At Rutgers, the campuses were stein He also believes that more activities stein said that the university needs to counter separated by several miles. Only Nichols will be a big help in attracting students to the images created by the publicity with Road divides the two campuses here so Fd Stony Brook reality. "When students see that the campus like to see more interaction," said Edelstein The provost is less sure on how the univ- isn't what it's been portrayed as, we'll start The challenge of "juggling the budget" would ersity would provide such amenities. The attracting more students," he said. also have to be dealt with. university's office of Student Activities has The university has many things in its favor Edelstein conceded that there are prob- always mentioned how difficult it is to spon- according to Edelstein. "It has a strong fac- lems that have frustrated his predecessors. sor events since the stuidents control the ulty and reputation but is still in the process "We have to convince New York State to money. Edelstein stated that if the students of being developed," he said. He noted that, spend its money here," he said. The provost Tilden Ed in are happy with many special interests hav- unlike Rutgers, the construction had been supported the proposed tuition increase of ing a part of the budget, things will remain done without temporary buildings and that last spring but not at the expense of pricing Edelstein came to Stony Brook both for the way they are. If not, they're may be some Stony Brook has developed into a "north- poor students out the challenge and the opportunities that changes. eastern university." He believes there are ways to get the exist "Changes can still be made and there's Edelstein believes that certain things As part of the recruiting process, the uni- campus involved with the surrounding com- the opportunity to try just about anything," besides activities have to be done "to pub- versity has started to seek more out-of- munity. He cites the Sundays at Stony Brook he said. "Things aren't written in stone." licize and attract students." The develop- state students. At present, only 2 per cent of lecture series started by predecessor Jerry ment of the Honors College and URECA undergraduates are from other states in the Schubel as one example and the continuing September 11, 1989 page 3 I Il II I- I I - 1 MI im SOUTH LOCAL 1989 - 90 Operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. on the hour and half-hour from South P Lot. Route times shown are after each hour and are approximate. Campus Route Time Time South P Lot ...... :00 :30 Dental Clinic ...... :01 :31 Chapin Apartments ...... :05 :35 Hospital Main Entrance ...... :07 :37 Bus Schedule Day Care Center ...... :08 :38 Administration Building ...... :10 :40 NORTH LOCAL Student Union - Bookstore...... :11 :41 Operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Library and North Campus Academic Buildings on the hour and half-hour from North P Iot/LIRR station. Gymnasium ...... :12 :42 Route times are after each hour and are approximate. 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J I - I I I I · r I I page 4 The Stony Brook Press. -Viewpoint Resitdenti'al irath One Student's Ordeal in the Dorms Kathleen Saul cially when the weather is so cold. In addition, we had no hot pant pays the same $65.00 for a phone all to him/herself. The following letter was wrtitten by a Stony Brook student to water or electricity on May 12, 13, and 14, the weekend The occupant in the double room should be charged $32.50 her state senator this summer. Copies also went to John before final exams. During this time, we were not able to for the partial use of the shared phone, or two phones Marburgerand others in the Stony Brook administration;the cook, and much of our food spoiled in warm refrigerators. should be installed. In order to receive the benefit of out- State Attorney General and Governor; and various media Perhaps the most repulsive part about living in Whitman going service, a student must pay twenty-five dollars, as a among others. The Press hopes that Ms. Saul, who is spend- Dormitory was the cockroach infestation. Each of us killed security deposit, with the expectation that this deposit will ing the year studying in Paris,returns to an improved at least two or three roaches every day--that is, twelve to be refunded when they leave school, or upon request. I paid campus. eighteen roaches per day in one suite. Exterminators were the twenty-five dollars last August On June 5TH, I received supposed to arrive once a month. Twice in a row we were a phone bll for $22.07. Since I will be studying abroad in skipped, and when we reported this, we were told we would Paris, France for the 1989-1990 academicyear, Irequested Since I have been a student of the State University of NY, have to wait until next month. I saw exterminators only $2.93 from Bitek at Stony Brook, upon receipt of this bill I (fall, 1987), I have observed a constant pattern of over- twice in nine months. Again with our own funds, we bought enclosed my billing stub and reson for request As of July charging students for services which are not adequately roach motels, sprays, traps-Combat, Raid-you name it .23, I have not received the remainder of my deposit provided, or are not provided at all The attached letter, to we tried it As I walked out of my suite for the last time, on This year, SUNY at Stony Brook adopted a policy of SUCO Auxiliary Services, at SUNY at Oswego, is a demon- May 19TH, I killed one last roach with my shoe. "Common Area Damage". This means that is anything in a stration of just one of the ludicrous bills I have been forced suite, on a hall, or in a residence building breaks, the res- to pay, over the last two years, in order to pursue my educ- idents of that area will share paying for its replacement ation. In this letter, I will address four major problems I This has given the University licepse to charge students for have encountered with the State University System, other "... items which fall apart, under normal wear and tear, (up to than the recent insurance. They are as follows: Cooking Twelve to twerty years of wear and tear), and lack of maintenance on Fee, Inadequate Residence Services, Rolm Phone, and <"» -___ _ -- _ -T- - _ -__ the part of the University. The students in these cases have unommon Area uamage. absolutely no say in what should be considered common If a student at Stony Brook elects not to be on the meal e ig htee n ro ac h es area damage, and are not informed as to the total cost of plan, he or she must pay a "cooking fee". I remained on the replacing these items. During the Spring, 1989 semester, meal plan for the mandatory first year of school, during the front door of our building broke. It had not been working which time the cafeteria food made me ill to say the leasti p- yd i properly for some time; I several times had to try my key two This past year, I chose to be in a cooking building. I wast I dII n or three times in the pitch dark, in order to get in. The door, placed in a suite with six people. Every semester, each of us when it finally broke, was listed as "Common Area paid $121.00, that is, $1452 in total, for the year. For this Damage". We will all be forced to pay for a door that broke fee, we had the priveledge of not having to become sick from S U te a under the strain of normal use, and a lack of maintenance on supposed to be provided * * cafeteria food. In addition, we were I the part of SUNY at Stony Brook with extra outlets, two stove burners, and a hood with fan N- Two years ago, I was accepted at two Ivy League colleges. and light, and a large sink for the hall, (six suites). We I would like to add at this time that during the time that I chose SUNY at Stony Brook, because I thought it would received a hood, dirty and rusted. The light and fan were Quincey Troupe, my residence assistant, was arrested in offer a good education, at an affordable price. Instead, I am somewhat operational, but the fan moved no air or smoke connection with a campus rape, and suspended from all constantly being over- charged for services which are not out of the room. About mid-April, the hood began dripping residence halls, we were not provided with a "substitute" provided, and I am receiving no assistance or support from a sticky, oil-like substance onto our counter. We also received residence assistant the administration of the SUNY at Stony Brook. Twoyears one extra outlet, which often blew fuses, with only a few SUNY at Stony Brook has recently instally Rolm phones later, I am thoroughly disgusted with the entire State Univ- appliances plugged in. We received no burners. The sink in in every room on campus. I believe that this is an excellent ersity of New York system, and the people in charge of the hall was often plugged up, and the hot water spigot fell idea that will lend at least some security to the campus. running it I thank you for attention to this matter, and I will off almost every day, spraying hot water everywhere. When However, the cost and billing system leave much to be contact your office within the next two weeks, in the hopes students reported the broken and missing articles, they desired. In a double room, each occupant pays $65.00 per that you will be able to help me with any or all of these were merely documented as "missing" on Room Condition semester for one shared phone. In a single room, the occu- problems. Report forms, never repaired or replaced. We were told by Residence Assistants, and the Residence Hall Director: "Don't worry, you won't be charged for it". We may not have been charged an extra amount for missing and broken I items, but I paid $242.00 mote than students on meal plan e New ED to live in a suite with no more facilities than suites without ut;ive director of SCOOP, the student so-called "cooking facilities", by Joe DiStefano )operative. In addition to inadequate cooking facilities, the resi- Polity has been on the lookout for a new Among the duties of Polity's ED are dence services I received were also very inadequate. The executive director (ED) since mid-August ac ting as a liasonr to the university's ad- dormitory building I lived in was Whitman, in Roth Quad, when a search committee to find a replace- inistration, managing daily operations, (suite A22), rumored to be one of the "better" cooking ment for Judi Segall was formed o terseeing Polity's managerial procedures, buildings. When my parents, both alumni of SUNY at BY the end of this month Segal will begin Oaid advising the student government on Fredonia, dropped me off, they were appalled at what working as an executive assistant to Fred .atters including event programming and greeted them: A dirty, garbage-filled, roach-infested build- Preston, vice president for student affars allocation of the budget, which is funded by ing with very poor lighting, and virtually no security. I will The beginning of the academic year marks athie student activity fee. Leventer hopes to begin with actual missing and damaged items. In my room an especially busy time for Student Polity ee an ED who will support a student con- there was absolutely no lighting. Only a switch on the wall because of Fall Fest and the e-forming of trolled activity fee and ensure its proper remained. One screen was missing, and one window would Polity clubs. diistribution. not stay open unless propped. The blinds were broken and Segall is willing to help out in the event According to an ad placed in the New hardly usable. The mattresses were stainded and dirty. that the committee does not find a new ED ork Times, applicants should have at There was no shelf for books. My roomate, a veteran of this and added, "My thoughts have been to take l ast a B.A. if not an M.A. in addition to room from the year before, told me she had been reporting care of things before I leave. She predict- rior work experience in a university the window for two years, but to no avail In the bathroom, ed, "I don't forsee there being a lapse, etting. Although these are the job require- the shower curtain was missing, there was often a shortage they'll be some kind of arrangement made. mients committee members will be looking of toilet paper, which we were sometimes forced to supply Polity's daily operations will not be )rother qualities when they begin to inter- ourselves, from the grocery store. stymie viiew the fifty applicants later this month. In the suite room, we received one small light, with a 60 "It s my hope the group can pick the best Abraham listed previous experience in watt bulb, hardly enough for six people. Within a few person in the shortest time," said Norm ;udent government as essential for an ED months, the bulb blew. We replaced it There was Prusslin, committee chair and Student remarking, "I would hope for someone who also no operational sprinkler system in our suite. Union Assistant Director for Media Ser- w'as an activist, who did not have apathy as a vices. Prusslin said most EDs serve for two There were numerous times that our art of their curriculum." and added, "I don't think P building was without heat or hot water, in the dead of or more years Leventer confers with Abraham on stu- winter. There were several days which I recorded: Jan. 30, many students have served on a hiring com- dent activism. She asserted, "Polity is not Feb. 14,15,16,18,21, Apr. 7,8,9, as well as about five or six mittee." ust a funding agency, it should be an advo- others in the month of March. We received one day's notice Also serving on the committee are Sorin J ate for students on administrative policy." only on February 16, that the heat/hot water would be . Abraham, Polity president;, Dan Slepian, cIhe voiced her confidence: "It's hard to find turned Tffon February 17, and 18, supposedly to have it Polity vice president; Rachel Boatswain, She right person. I think it will be difficult Fest chair, and Pam Leventer, exec- fixed. Not only does the lack of this service restrict shower- Fall rut I'm confident we wilL" ing and waslhing of dishes, but it is very unhealthy, espe- September 11, -1989 page 5 I ,_I , I _I I . I . _ , _ _ ___ andidie 'U ndIoum a®" Yf®oi )C~amt8ni~~ lnnll( ~~ 0~ 88a~

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by John Dunn The Melville's, particularly Ward, were On June 30, the term of SUNY Trustee going to start cutting back on the number of The university experienced a number of upset with the architecture of the university Gurston Goldin expired leaving the sixteen students admitted to the system. The de- personel changes during the summer. which was envisioned as ivy-covered walls member SUNY Board of Trustees with only clining number of high school students was Aldona Jonaitis, vice provost for under- of academia. The Health Sciences Center eight members whose terms have not ex- noted as one reason for the cutbacks. It was graduate studies, left to become vice and University Hospital were two of the pired Of the other eight seats, five are held also mentioned that certain universities president for public programs at the Amer- worst offenders. Before his death. Ward's by holdovers or members whose terms have might have been admitting more students ican Museum of Natural History. She will vision had failed and Mrs. Melville said, expired and three are vacancies. than they should have to bring in extra coordinate the operations of the Exhibition "Thank God Ward can't see it" Board chairman Donald Blinken told the money. Of course, such questionable activ- and Education Departments and the Amer- PRESS that while the situation "is a prob- ities would never take place at USB. -Ed. ican Museum-Hayden Planetarium. Thirsty people at Stony Brook had to SUNY Central said that the cutbacks would Richard Brown, associate vice president look somewhere other than campus water not affect student access to SUNY. for finance and management, left to become fountains for cold water. According to Carl The current trustees, with their homes vice chancellor for business affairs at East Hanes, deputy to the President for Special and dates of term are: Carolina University. He will be the chief Projects, the cooling units of many water "Thank God Chairman: Donald M. Blinken financial officer at ECU. fountains acros campus were disconnected D. Clinton Dominick Tilden Edelstein was named provost to save energy. "The coolers consume lots (Newburgh, 1984-90) Edelstein comes from a 22-year career at of energy," said Hanes, "and they're on 24 Mrs. Judith Lasher Duken Rutgers where he was the dean of Faculty of hours a day, 7 days a week." Ward can't (Plattsburgh, 1980-88) Arts and Sciences. He had previously been Other energy-saving measures this sum- Arnold B. Gardner associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and mer included having most of the campus (Buffalo, 1980-92) Sciences and chairman of the history keep earlier office hours. This allowed air- Gurston D. Goldin department conditioners, lights, and other large elec- see IL (New York City, 1985-89) to be turned off earlier in John LS. Holloman, Jr. tricity-consumers (East Elmhurst,1968-94) Dorothy Melville died August 1 at age 95 the day during peak energy usage hours. Mrs. Nan Johnson after a long illness. Mrs. Melville, along with High wattage incandescent lights have (Rochester, 1976-86) her husband Ward, who dies in 1977, don- either been replaced with low wattage flour- lem," it was not effecting the function or Judy Krebs (student) ated in 1956 the land upon which the univ- escents or simply removed with no effectiveness of the board. (Albany, 1989-90) ersity was built The Melvilles also donated replacements. According to Blinken, the trustees may Victor Marrero their summer estate in Old Field, Sunwood, With these and other similar energy sav- do the following: appoint the SUNY chan- (New York City, 1985-93) to the university. Although it burned down ing measures, the university has been cellor, approve the appointments of campus Edward V. Mele in 1986, the beach and gardens are still in saving up to $80,000 a month according to presidents, direct and approve the SUNY (Barneveld, 1982-85) use. The Melvilles were also very active in university spokesperson Vicki Katz. In budget, and develop the SUNY master plan, Rosemary C. Salomone 1985-94) was among other things. The trustees are also (Brooklyn, town affairs, donating much of the collec- addition, an energy hotline (632-6631) Darwin R. Wales tion of the museums at Stony Brook as well created for people to report campus energy responsible for all SUNY rules. (Binghamton, 1973-90) as restoring downtown Stony Brook into its waste and problems. present Federal architecture SSUNY Central announced that it was Terms expire on June 30. Eggeation and MispreentatioIn A Look at Coverage of the Troupe Case

by Kyle Silfer seems to take place in three steps: initial coverage, with a some cases" both black and white students and friends of Manufacturing an intriguing news story through slant toward the dramatic element (in this case, racial ten- both victim and accused were not pitted against one however, exaggeration and misrepresentation is a tactic generally sion); follow-up coverage, with suppositions about the another--could also have been made. Good news, ascribed to either the Hearst school of yellow journalism or dramatic element repeatedly referred to in an unqualified is no news. featured the modern tabloid press. Because they claim to practice catch phrase. Once the final stage is reached, the dramatic In the same issue, a Jimmy Breslin- style sidebar "objective journalism"--a discipline demanding accuracy, element is inextricably connected to the incident-it may by Paul Vitello attempts to give some kind of "behind-the- "Tragic Campus impartiality, and circumspection-newspapers like the New be debated or discounted by anyone, but it must be dealt scenes" human interest angle to the Vitello writes: York Times and Newsday are rarely dismissed by the with, and, thus, remains "dramatic" whether it has validity Debate" (as it is tagged in the headline). raped? That was the reading public the way the National Enquirer and (to a or not "Which is worse: to be black or to be institution called the lesser degree) the New York Post are. Certainly, a lot of question yesterday at the learning if being black is some- people buy what the more overtly lurid papers are selling, State University at Stony Brook." As raped. (Actually, the but a much vaster percentage of the population responds to how the polar opposite of being "...yellow journalism can a student with an the aura of respect surrounding the Times. And therein lies isn't question I heard that day was: How evidence against him a load of bullshit uninvestigated alibi and no physical as a hearing?) The Quincy Troupe case is an excellent example of how be drummed out of school without so much quite as out of fashion as analysis of the student mindset news hooks can be derived from potentially inert material, Vitello also offers incisive ar allowing even the most "objective" of journals to turn the They were young enough to beliee that all things no matter how messed merely interesting into the sensational In the New York personal, no matter how political, features Times and Newsday, it is possible to trace the develop- we might naively believe." ,up." Yeah, man. Groovy. Are human interest subjective lapses, or is this a ment of coverage from initial slant (invariably, "racial allowed to indulge in L statement of fact? tension on campus") to the point where repetition of buzz- in the next day's issue, in an words and catch phrases turns that slant into widely Though an analysis of each of the previously mentioned Step Two manifests itself Slackman and Joseph Demma. According to accepted fact Through this gradual process, supposition papers would be enlightening, I will confine myself to News- article by officials prepared to head off what becomes truth, and the results are tighter, more dramatic, day, which offers the best example of this progression, due these reporters, "school a potentially explosive rift along racial lines and ipso facto, more interesting news stories. In rather to its day-to-day, in-depth coverage of th 3 case. The first they say is on campus." Note the profusion stark contrast, the Troupe stories that appeared in qualified mention of campus racial strife in Newsday ap- among the 16,000 students "prepared to head off," "explosive Statesman convey information with little focus or slant- a pears in an April5 story by Michael Slackman and Michael of apocalyptic phrases: and-holy cow!-"16,000 students". situation probably due as much to closeness to the actual H. Cottman. According to this article, the Troupe incident rift," "racial lines," Sounds like a race riot in the making, doesn't it? Well, if events as to "unprofessional" journalism. (The Press is "has set off a wave of protests [actually, only one had taken say" so, then it must be true, though such colorful removed from consideration here, due to obvious bias, as is place at that point], in some cases pitting black students "they imagery was probably absent from whatever statements Blackworld-whose role in the Troupe affair was dis- against whites, and friends of the victim against friends of "they" gave to Newsday. To further validate this Stony tinctly more participatory than "objective journalism" the accused." Thanks to the "in some cases" qualifier, this Brook-under-siege depiction, university president John standards would allow.) statement is basically irrefutable, (and, to be fair, it is also a less gripping observation--that" in continued on DaLe 9 If we may generalize, the process of "dramatization" basically correct), but September 11; 1989- page7 - ? I II -IIEM Assessing^^Ow^O BI I0 SUSB by John Dunn agency sets up," McKenna said. He said men's lacrosse and women's soccer teams increased." Murphy noted that the reno- Despite funding problems that have led that the committee had representatives of have been elevated to division I status. vations of the Chapin apartments will dis- to deferred building maintenance and staff different sections of the university. To help And the university has more-planned for place students for months at a time. The reductions, the State University at Stony assist in the gathering of data. there was a the future. Graduate student enrollment is expected high rent costs of the graduate Brook is stronger and more effective today dialogue between the committee and the to increase by 20 percent in the next five housing currently under construction may than five years ago, according to a periodic various operating units of the campus so years along with a modest increase in under- put them out of reach of a lot of students self-study the university released in July. that the whole of the campus was involved. graduate enrollment A consortium of Stony according to Murphy. And the next five years seem to be even McKenna also said that the self-study Brook, MIT and Brookhaven National Lab- The university's service to the region is more promising. The 60-page report says will be used as a briefing report for the oratory have proposed that a national mentioned in the report, noting the benefits that among other things, the university university as well as preparation for the Nuclear Theory Institue be created at Stony of the Fine Arts Center. The Centers for hopes to create a campus environment with 1994 ten-year report Deputy to the pres- Brook. The new fieldhouse is scheduled for Regional Policy Studies and Advanced an increased sense of safety and security, ident Stan Altman stated that the report is completion in 1991 and groundbreak for a Technology as well as the small business boost the number of graduate students by also tied into the whole planning process of hotel and conference center is set to begin development center connected with the 20 percent, upgrade both buildings and the university including the master plan. next year. Harriman School for Management and Pol- grounds, and promote more weekend activ- icy are among many new centers designed ities for students. to increase interaction with the community "We need to provide a campus with more "We need to provide a as well as help solve the region's problems. amenities to continue to attract a high cal- University Hospital has Long Island's only iber of students," said new provost Tilden kidney transplant program as well as a cen- Edelstein. The report was submitted by campus with more amenities ter for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Stony Brook at the beginning of July to the disease. Middle States Association of Colleges and to continue to attract a high Altman says that as the Long Island econ- Schools, the university's accredation omy tries to diversify, it will look to a major agency. Every ten years the university has students." research university which will assist in the to do a comprehensive institutional review calibre of process and that university will be Stony as a part of the accredation process and this The review covers a variety of topics, William Wiesner, president of United Brook. According to Altman, the type of report is an update of the 1984 ten-year concentrating on the academic nature of the University Professions, is pleased with the programs developed by Stony Brook and self-study. campus and ranging from the undergrad- plans to increase graduate enrollments. "It the surrounding region will have the effect Primary preparation of the report was uate experience to the quality of life for shows a growing committment to education of both helping the region and elevating the done by a steering committee whose execu- faculty. as the university is a teaching institution. university. tive director was James McKenna, director A number of successes that the campus We've always attracted excellent graduate The impact the university has one the of the university's federated learning has had in the past five years are mentioned. students." region at present can be demonstrated by communities. He said that the committee Sponsored research has grown from $40 Chris Murphy, president of the Graduate the composition of the student body. started with the 1984 ten-year report and million in 1984 to over $63 million in 1989. Student Organization, questioned with the According to the report, most of Stony worked from there, collecting data from a A new honors college begins this fall which planned increase in graduate enrollments. Brook's students still come from the metro- wide variety of sources. "We were guided, in will offer challenging academic programs "More students will decrease the quality of politan New York area Forty-five percent part, by the format that the accrediting for well prepared incoming students. The life and education unless the funding is continued on page 9 A Self-Study at Candyland

by Elizabeth Ard others); various shootings; the high load default rate; et draft of the university master plan, originally due for release The Periodic Review Report submitted by the university cetera. Consider what a job Stony Brook recruiting officers in July, which now may be released in October. is a fascinating document I urge members of the campus face and that's even before the students see the campus. Well, if you want to know everything the university plans, community to try to obtain a copy so that they can see what But then again, the report notes, "How many students you'll have to pick up your own copy. directions the university is considering taking. will decide to come to Stony Brook because our lacrosse The self-study wasn't the only fascinating document The report is quite interesting and raises a number of team recently defeated no less a university than Notre released this summer. There was also the president's mes- interesting points. The report committee should be com- Dame?" The answer: the same number as the number of sage concerning the 1990-91 capital budget request Now mended for doing such a thorough job. However. there are Public Safety cars at the Pond Path 7-11 on a Saturday this one had some real doozies. several items in the report that are hard to take seriously. A night One paragraph tops just about anything written on this number of examples: There are also a set of twelve goals to improve the quality campus all year. "Infrastructure needs such as roof repairs, Page ii: "Although we have completed a long overdue of campus life by the year 2000. Here's a few of them: to provisions for adequate heat and electricity, proper func- rehabilitation of the major graduate residential complex..." create a campus environment with an increased sense of tioning of HVAC systems, and reconstruction of failing I wonder what complex is being discussed since it certainly safety and security; to expand child care services and fac- infrastructure systems as important to the functioning of isn't Chapin, shouldn't one wonder why a ten-year old com- ilities for students; to enhance student social and rec- Stony Brook as the realignment of roadways, the refocusing plex needed "long overdue" rehabilitation. reational life on the campus; to restructure the student of campus activity onto the central mall, or the creation of Page v: "Plans have been implemented that are dram- activity fee and promote more weekend activities. space for computing services." atically reducing the level of student cooking in the Yup, it's that damn student activity fee that's getting in Wow. Adequate heat and electricity on campus is just as residence halls. Campus meal plan participation has in- the way again. As the report says, "the university is work- important as converting Central Hall into a student union. creased to 4200 of the 6000 total residential students." ing...to enhance its oversight activities (of the That's right, under the current draft of the master plan, the Plans? I suppose extortion is a plan that is the word that activity fee)." student union will move from its present location to a refur- best describes the demise of dorm cooking. 'Oh, you want There's some other fun things in the report Currently the bished Central Hall The current student Union would be new furniture? Go on the meal plan. 'And isn't it amazing that university is constructing more graduate student housing to converted into offices for student services. Plus, once as soon as a building is converted to meal plan, it gets make up for the present shortage of non-tenement housing central drive is moved north of the field house, the Bridge to rehabilitated? Hmmmm. on campus. So you might think the university wouldn't try Nowhere will be inclosed with shops and boutiques being Page vii: "The university will soon break ground on a to dramatically increase the number of graduate students. built beneath it much needed hotel-conference center." Exactly. Forget Right? Wrong. Page 35 of the report states, "The university And remember, this isjust as importantto the functioning heat and hot water in the dorms or a decent bus system, plans a substantial increase in the number of full time of Stony Brook as adequate heat and electricity. (As soon as what this campus really needs is a hotel-conference center. graduate students over the coming five years, moving from the final draft is released, the Press will provide details of Maybe that is where students will be placed on weekends in 2951 to 3543, an increase of 20 percent" Plus the uni- the plan as well as incisive analysis of its impact of the February when there's no heat. By the way, the 150-room versity expects the "completion of new graduate housing campus and surrounding communities.) It's thinking like hotel is due to break ground sometime this year. will encourage American graduate students, many of whom this that gave John Marburger a well-deserved raise. Page 26: The university is attempting to attract stu- now live off campus, to return to university housing." This As President Marburger says in his message, "We be- dents outside the metropolitan region through increased would increase the level of "international" integration lieve that Stony Brook can be a campus of which SUNY and print and radio advertising as well as recruiting visits. according to the report New York State can be proud." (I hope that doesn't imply Consider some of the advertising we've had previously in Now where are all these students going to live on campus. that SUNY is proud of the campus at the moment) "This is the media: the Troupe case (made the Today show among Good question. The answer will probably be in the final a battle we are committed to winning" page 8 The Stony Brook Press 1 Don't Believe the Hyp bll continued from page 7 Marburger is quoted as saying: "We are always concerned less obviously, there is also no reason to about incidents like this that might stir up racial tensions. believe that they haven't Wasserman'sjob is to pick out the [emphasis mine]" In addition, faculty member Judith most salient and relevent opinions of the USB populace, Wishnia (of Women's Studies) comments that she is wor- but she appears to have chosen only the ones that most fully support ried about the "possible split between the very active her thesis (that of "racial tension"), and even these she women on campus and the very active blacks." Hey, two generalizes about An accurate series of direct quotes conflicts in one! Both racial and sexual And it's all been from a good cross-section of the campus would, I believe, suffice offically corroborated by reputable sources. But this is only as a barometer of Stony Brook's student temperment, Step Two, and it's a slow process. More to come. but Wasserman is content to offer her own image April 7 repeats and expands the previous day's revel- of Stony Brook-under-siege as filtered through a vaguely articulated ations. A story by Slackman and .Mitchell Freedman wash of student/faculty sentiment began steps yesterday to head reiterates: "...school officials After a non-campus oriented article on April 13- des- among students," and though a few off any racial tensions cribing Troupe's appearence on the "People Are Talking" "no overt racial tensions," student interviews revealed television show, the phrase "heightened racial tensions" had been noticed. (Racial "small signs of racial animosity" begins to appear. Vague enough to be irrefutable, but dis- Fred Preston, vice harmony was apparently not discussed.) tinct enough to be interesting, the image first shows up in is then paraphrased in a state- president for student affairs, common use in an April 15 story by Slackman: "The case catch phrase for sub- ment that provides the standard has heightened racial tensions on campus..." Now the Slackman and sequent Troupe articles: according to "racial tensions" described by Marburger and the racial sensitivity Freedman, he "agreed that there is some racial sensitivity admitted by Preston to be "heightened" (though had heightened it on campus and the Troupe controversy this may not have been his wording) have been fused to [emphasis, again, mine/" In the same piece, Marburger form a single, "factual" concept occur, and repeats his concern that a racial incident may At this point, we are well into Step Three. Slackman's racialten- adds a juicy, unqualified statement "There are April 19 article says: "The administrative charges-which sions at Stony Brook. [you get the ideal" led to heightened racial tensions on campus-were tempor- scene to cover (An April8 story deviates from the campus arily contained in articles on new developments in the case accounts the details of Troupe's arrest and the conflicting now refer to an increase in campus racial tensions, com- himself- offered by the Suffolk County police and Troupe pletely without in-text justification. May 4: "For a time the a well-balanced article by Michael Slackman that, in my case divided the campus along racial lines..." May 10: "The opinion, leans toward no one side.) case heightemened racial tensions on campus..." These are a The next day, however, makes up for all that with statements of fact made possible by previous establish- vengence. Elizabeth Wasserman, ex-editor of Statesman, "Wasserman takes ment and repetition. If they've been saying it this long, it infiltrates her alma mater to come up with a feature article must be true. And, true or not, it is perceived to be true purporting to uncover the throbbing heart of the USB because it is represented as true. Slackman' s May 11 article student community. The story, rife with superficial general- onthe dropping of Troupe's charges, even went as far to say opinion, is the final ization and statements of unjustified it upon herself to the campus had been "polarized" by the case (which also, of stage of Step Two, the validation of controversial hearsay. course, had "heightened racial tensions"), a patently false For example, Wasserman writes: statement that never could have been made a month pre- generalize a still vious-one that not only exaggerates, but misrepresents "Fear, anger, confusion and a sense of lost innocence have been unleashed ... the fear is most apparentas students walk the dimly lit paths leadingto their the campus situation. Only the progression from Step One dorms after the campus bus service stops at 11 p.m.... to Step Three makes such perversions of "objective journ- more general alism" possible, and only the gradual nature of the Apparent to whom? To Elizabeth Wassermen lurking in the progression makes it tolerable. shadows, reporter's notebook in hand? To students in gen- The reason these liberties are taken is unclear, but eral? To God? From this article, it is impossible to feeling." whether the desire to create a more interesting news story determine the source of the writer's knowledge, and with leads to unintentionally selective blindness, or the writers such loaded, subjective images as a "sense of lost inno- are crassly manipulating facts to more dramatic ends, the cence" being "unleashed," it is more than nominaly Wasserman tends to justify her statements (when she result is the same: subjectivity replaces objectivity, hear- important to come up with detailed supporting facts. bothers) with a standard technique: "Some white female say replaces fact, and yellow journalism isn't quite as out of Instead of quoting students of faculty who perceive the students said...", "..many students think...", "Many blacks Sfashion as we might naively believe. campus as being fraught with fear, anger, etcetera, Wasser- see..." Students who say, think and see otherwise are irrel- man takes it upon herself to generalize a still more general event There is no reason fqr a Newsday reader to believe Kyle Silfer is former Executive Editor of the Stony feeling. She states these things as fact, not as a consensus of that other pockets of opinion have gone unmined in this Brook Press campus residents, and in doing so is guilty of slinging the ostensibly far-reaching and insightful social document, but, shit, of "dramatizing" opinion into journalistic reality. A Study in Self-Delusion future is encouraging. Edelstein continued from page 8 more than 20 percent speak and write Eng- have been at the university for a long time the near contributed that the campus is improving said that" unless we have more housing and come from Suffolk County, 28 percent from lish as a second language. the both physically as well as a community. present a better image, recruitment goals New York City and 87 percent from the The report does take into account of Anecdotal information has come, according are not going to be realized." metropolitan area. In comparison, only 8 fact that many students base their choice to McKenna, from incomming students and Athletically, the university is seeking to percent come from the rest of New York college on things that are emotional and "How their comments about the university. Wies- compete with institutions that are Stony State, 3percent from foreign countries and subjective. Thus the report notes, ner says that changes in the vice-presi- Brook's peers in the classroom and in re- 2 percent from other states. many students will decide to come to Stony dential structure in the past year have made search; thus, the move up to a division I While this may seem too homogeneous, Brook because our lacrosse team recently Notre him "very optimistic about the new leader- level by the men's lacrosse and women's the report notes the metropolitan area is defeated no less a university than with pre- ship." Morale is another question, as far as soccer teams. The new field house, current- much more diverse than most regions of the Dame? It is difficult to determine that Wiesner is concerned. "Morale on campus ly being constructed, is ahead of schedule county and thus does provide a hetero- cision." The report continues to say us that we is mixed, due in part to the mixed messages and may open next year. geneous student body. However, Stony "we find evidence to persuade five concerning funding and committments to According to the report, Stony Brook is Brook does intend to attempt to attract have moved to effectively over the pasy education that the university has received stronger and more effective that it was five more students from outside the metropol- years to make Stony Brook a more attract- from the state." The conditions of the dorms years ago and is moving towards its goal as a itan area. Other interesting statistics about ive and desireable university." is both are another problem, according to Wiesner, comprehensive public research university. the student body is that over 23 percent of McKenna says that the evidence People who but work to be done on campus housing in entering freshmen are not U.S. citizens and observational and anecdotal September 11, 1989 page 9 MMII IIII t I Il _ _ _ _ _ - --- I Orientation Throughout this year, the Sbny Brook Press will be printing excepts from The

Unauthorized Biography of SUNY Stony Brook a soon to be published best, Rather _ _ _ - - _------than artatthe beginning hissegmentdealswiththe end Ifsan appendix dealingwith items * to orient the reader with the -look Who Ifs At Since studies have shown that98.7% ofcampus residents have no ideawho theircolege(donnitoy ) is lamed after here is the whole list How these peoples names were chosen wfl be coeared later in the reSter School Colors Alma Mater - -re ------I ------C - - - Stony Brook's colors are blood and con- Name Life Fame crete. Actually they're scarlet and Quad gray, but Sandy shore Othmar Hermann Ammann 1879-1965 Engineer as nothing on campus is in the school G colors Meeting the northern sea Bernard Baruch 1870-1965 Financier (the bus shelters are close), blood and con- Kelly B Ancient ground where Patriotsyet arise Ruth Fulton Benedict 1887-1948 Anthropologist crete is H a more apt description. Scarlet, gray 1870-1938 Author, jurist 0 Benjamin N. Cardozo Roth Under azure skies Harry Chapin 1942-1981 Musician The Stony Brook Alma Mater (not to be Stage XVI The morning of a lifetime lies in Stony John Dewey 1859-1952 Philosopher confused with the school song) is something Kelly A Brook Frederick Douglas 1817-1895 Journalist every student should know yet few do. Tabler The Raise a grateful cheer for Stony Brook! Theodore Dreiser 1871-1945 Novelist reason is not to sing it before football games Tabler Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969 President or at graduation, but because a little known Kelly C Youthful joys George Gershwin 1898-1937 Composer Student Judiciary rule. Should you be Roth Youthful folly, too Asa Gray 1810-1888 Botanist caught with more than four kegs in your G Ancient wisdom seen through youthful Horace Greeley 1811-1872 Journalist room, you will be required to sing Stage XIIC the Alma eyes Alexander Hamilton 1755-1804 Statesman Mater over the Administration building Lifelong friends Kelly E Learned Hand 1872-1961 Jurist Tabler loudspeakers. For those of you planning Bound by youthful ties Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970 Musician (see Henry) parties, here are the words: The morning of a lifetime lies in Stony Joseph Henry 1797-1878 Physicist Roth Brook Author Music. Peter Washington Irving 1783-1859 G Winkler Raise a grateful cheer for Stony Brook! Lyrics: Winston Clark HenryJames 1843-1916 Writer H Helen Adams Keller 1880-1968 Author Stage XIIB Irving Langmuir 1881-1957 GE researcher H William S. Mount 1807-1868 Painter Roth Ancient Catacombs Eugene O'Neil 1888-1953 Playwright G Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962 Humanitarian Stage XII The Tunnels are a network of subter- when tempers were cooled down. Margaret Higgins Sanger 1883-1965 Eugenicist Tabler ranian passages under the academic mall A Press investigative team volunteered Bela Shick 1877-1967 Pediatrician Kelly D Though the tunnels' main purpose is to to go down into the tunnels to chart them. Henry Lewis Stimson Statesman Stage XIIA provide maintenance workers with access (See graphic.) There are entrances in just Arturo Toscanini 1867-1957 Conductor Tabler short of a dozen buildings and they are easy to the universit's water and heating pipes Robert F. Wagner, Sr. 1877-1953 US. Senator Stage XIID and power and telephone cables, the pas- to find. Simply go into the basement of a Walt Whitman 1819-1892 Poet Roth sages are large enough for a group to building in the academic mall and search for manuever through them comfortably. a door with the words. "This is not a tunnel - - ~C - - - I - - - -- . ------e - - - -- ~ -- ~ ' - - '-- -~ - I During the 1960s, when campus protests entrance" etched onto it You have found were commonplace, university officials fear- the tunnels. ing a possible break-in by students would A few warnings: Be quiet near the Admin- escape the Administration building through istration entrance--the tunnels come up at mum the tunnels. The last time this occurred was the Public Safety office. Also, the Student probably in October 1982 during the P. OT. Conduct Code states (Section II A2 c.) that, (Protest Our Treatment) Rally. Students "No unauthorized student shall enter into angered by changes in admin policies that any restricted area; nor shall any student would have made RAs and MAs police for assist or make possible the unauthorized You wanted it big entry of any person into any restricted area. drug use and underage drinking were pound- You wanted It excitinta ing on the walls of the Office of the Vice Restricted areas include tunnels, roofs, President for Campus Operations Robert posted or enclosed construction sites and You wanted it of top quality Francis. Francis and Fred Preston myster- secured utility areas." So, if you take the iously disappeared from administration and chance, be careful out there, or you might popped up in Old Biology (Central Hall) get screwed. Fine Arts tie Stony Brook Press fine newsstands everywhere Thuxsdays, 8?g g g% % North' ^ ^ ^ 5'^^ . i

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wrked on divkfing the famly until they fmaly got In prison he would get visits from his brother in Islam are from Western inuences His eyes the mother committed MalcomX commented,"I Riangal who eventually turned him onto the were opened to a new way of looking at the racial by Robert V. Gilheany have no respect for a system that puts pressure on Nationofslam, andtheteachingsofthe honorable issue i O ver the last year or so afamily then blames thefamily fornotstandingup EligaMuhammud Muhammud believed that the Malcolm X talked about negative racial atti- two people have handed me under the weight" Thatreminded me of watching white man was the devil The race had been tudes held by bthblacs and whites He said that this book and said, "Rob you the Iran-Conta hearings and those Reaganite ceated byanevil D Yacolmwhowasbreeding a blacks should not be blamed for anti-white feel- have to read this book, the slimebhas would blame the Sandinistas for Nic- race of bleached out white devils from the original ings By loking at the Ameican attitudes and the autobiography of Malcolm X" This summer rve aragua's economic problems when the Contra's black race This argument was backed up by the historical events that lead up to it shapes anti finally gota chance to read it The book is intensely strategy was the economic sabotage of that nature of black-white race relations in the United white attitudes The difference is that between emotional and packed with vivid accounts of his country. States plus historical examples such as the slave executioners and victims life frm his youth in Lansin Michiganand Boston Malcolm X moved to Boston and stayed there trade and other such examples of the evil doings of Malcolm X met with African leaders such as up until his experience in the Harlem scene The with his sister Ella Once there, he famil- imperialist exploitation Abdule Nassar, Kwami Nunkuner and spoke at book has the ability to put you in the mind of a iarized himself with the crowd in the While in jail and discovering religion, he re universities His dreamwas togetblackAmeicans streetsmart hustler who prays on the livelihood of black section of Roxbury. He became a shoeshiner taught himself how to read (Malcolm X was an to think internationaly by linking up pan-African others to survive Finally the book shows how and a friend of a local musician named "Short'. 8Tm grade dropout). He started with the dictonary ism (the decolonialisation movement in Africa) Malcom X got religion (Islam); his dedication to He was a quick learer and before long he was and then moved on to philosophy (eastern and and the human rights struggle for African Eliga Muhammud; the building of the Nation of supplementing his income byelling "reefers" He western) and history. The Nation of Islam's anti- Americans stateside. Islam, and the falling out between the two Then was getting into the music dancehall scene in white message was backed up by his reading of the On the home front he started to build new came his pilgramage to Mecca and the final trans- Boston with his zoot suit and hair "conked. Soon atrocities of England France, Belgium, and Italy organisationsa religious one in the Muslem formation in Malcolm X he landed a job as a worker on the railroad from against the people of Africa Mosque, Inc ndd a secularone in the Organization On its simplest level the book is a portrait of a Boston to Washington, D.C Once out, he became an active mnister of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). Unfortunately, Black life in White America (1925-1965). On the He was turned on by the Harlem scena Once in the Nation of Islam He met with Eliga he was assasinated at the Audobond Ballrom in larger level it is also a commentary on the super- there he started to grow into a first class hustler- Muhammud and his family and set up mosques Harlem where he was about to give a speech If he structure of racism in America, and of blackd and Thee is a vivid description of the fast life of the in various cities He became a had lived, I wonder what his relationship to the white attitudes toward this hustler Hedescribes itas ajungle withturfbattles chief spokesperson for the Nation of Islam and Black Panthers would have been He was bom Malcolm Little to the Baptist and always being on your guard "The hustler then began preaching about black separation and preacher Eari Little and his wife in 1925. His doesn'thavetime toreflect on what he is doing.he self reliance. The Nation of Islam has strict codes father was a follower of Marcus Grvey, an early is always on his guard" There is a sense of adven- of moral conduct punishable by suspension Part black nationalist who believed in the black com- ture in the account of his burglery activities He of Malcolm X's split with Muhammud was over munity lifting itself up by itself He thought that as explains how its done,..but in the end he the fact that he had two daughters out ofwedlock long as the black people were minorities in Amer- is caught Another issue was Malcolm X's comment about ica they would always be treated as second dass Malcolm X, Shorty and the two white women "chicken's coming home to roost about the JFK dtizens (who were phoney petitioners sent into white assasiatin. He was silenced by Muhhamud, but The Rev. Earl ittle was ldedby ansmen in neigborhoods to size up the place) areceived jail that statement was only an excuse to push him the early 1930s leaving MIa Little to reaie eght time. He said that part of the reasonthe sentence children on a black woman's income suppement- was so stiffwas because of the involvement of the After the break, Malcom X made his pil- ed only with some help from social services Times white women Throughout the first part of the gramage to Mecca He sawthe Brotherhood ofall were goingto gettougherfor the Little famil. Mrs booke talks aboutthe relatiship betweenwhite the Muslems black white, brown yebow, etcetera Little would often have to hide who her husband women and black men and how white men don't He met with Prince Fisal of Saudi Arabia and in ;arman) was to avoid being fired Social Service agents their discussis l said thatallracial eferences (

the state-line into Connecticut to get market, we opted to return to Ted's room to bottles of beer, that being the closest retail chilL Misadventures outlet of alcohol I got to carry Abigail on the way home and Ted was in effect with Abigail who was with her sitting on my shoulder and Jeni by continued from page 13 friends, most memorable was one of the sitting on his shoulders like the girl in the my side I felt like the king of the world, not with my friend I was directed by a rather gang's friends "Abigail". Story goes: Ted hero of the beach comic that was in the one but two beautiful women. dimwitted student to one of the cafeterias worked at A&S. Showroom dummies cost Charles Atlas ad when we were all young After Ted's, Jeni and I left and put in on campus. $10 wholesale. Ted bought a showroom and read comic books. (You remember the some after midnight games of ping pong in University Dining Service, their equiva- dummy and a $45 dress. guy at the beach gets sand kicked in his face her building's lounge, where she accident- lent to DAKA, was horrendous, and rm only Abigail was sitting and had her palms and he goes home and gets mad and kicks a ally stepped on the ping pong ball, saying that to be a gentleman, my real together and elbows pointing out as if she chair then orders the book and the next day crushing it. thoughts aren't fit to print in the Press. were praying. She was dressed in a stunning he punches out the guy, and the girl says After returning the equipment and get- When I got back I made a run for Papa lacey tube-top mini-skirt, black elbow "OH--your the hero of the beach.") ting her ID back, the spent ball going Joes, located in the Student Union, and ate gloves (donated by Jeni) and was dressed Abigail proved to be the most interesting unnoticed, we decided to turn in and the last some much needed good food. I mention better than most of the real women I saw up of Jen's friends I met, even though she's things I remember before falling asleep was Papa Joes not because I designed the logo there. Her hair was long and brown although empty headed, (not more so than other girls a commercial on her friend's TV that boast- on the shirts but because the food there is Ted had an array of wigs. After registering Fve dated) as she proved herself to be a ed a huge art sale in the Hilton with excellent The new management there as an overnight guest with Jeni's RA we magnet for drunk people as throughout the "starving artist prices" means business and doesn't mess around went to the party. evening they were coming up and expres- That night I dreamt that I was traped on a with your meal, and has given the place a (I strongly urge guests or people hosting sing their disbelief that she was not alive. desert isle with a thousand other shaved well received "woman's touch." guests to register with an RA. It's free, no "Is she real?" one party-goer queried. head spiked hair freako starving artists try- After dinner I returned to my friend's hassle, just to notify in case Lord forbid an S"No, Pal, she's a figment of your imag- ing to sell my book But they all had a book room to find her still out, but I decided to accident.) ination," Ted cordially returned. or demo tape or paintings that they were wait. I watched the " Cosby Show" with her The band which I was told was called "Why do you take her to parties?" trying to sell So instead everyone traded two roomates, and we debated how the new "Hot Buttered Asparagus" but later they another one asked, this one a white girl with their work and we were all enlightened by flock of Black comedy shows all trying to were introduced as someone else when they long brown dreadlocks, her Black boyfriend each others' work Unfortunately, no one outdo the "Cosby Show," to wit I replied came on about 10:30. at her side. got rich and famous. Cosby has gone downhill since he left the The band was real good. But the hour "Because...," Ted returned, pausing to "Fat Albert Show" (the pinnacle of his long line to get to the bar was not in our eyes make sure he had everyone's undivided The next day was spent chewing on a career, I feel personally). worth the two dollar cover we paid to get in attention., "she's a cheap date." Mostly the Captain Crunch/Crunch Berry mix at the Moments later Jeni showed up and we so we demanded our money back The only men in the crowd laughed at that one. "Yea, cafeteria and saying goodbye to Jeni and all exchanged hugs and she filled me in on her beer I saw that night was in other peoples' and she never talks back," added the white her friends and taking one last skate on the classes, school, nightlife, etc. cups, due to the fact that no beer is sold on girl's boyfriend, which infuriated her and pavement or Purchase, where Jeni took me Her hall was a buzz with activity as every- campus and the campus is fairly isolated. she gave him a smack underground into the tunnels, where first one was getting ready to go to this big party No 7-11 or Park Bench to contend with. "Or does that 'Ha Ha'," Ted added. year film students shoot footage as a class in the apartments quad where there was As a matter of fact most students weekly Disappointed with the overcrowding'and project. We said goodbye at the bus stop as going to be a reggae band. stock up on bottles or liquor so they can lack of beverage, the group, which had grown the bus pulled up and I started the long trek She took me around and met all of her have it on the weekend, with most crossing and shrunk like a fluctuation in the stock homeward. page 12 The Stony Brook Press Misadventures at Purchase

by James Blonde and adult comics, most noteworthy of which psychedelic, skate and comic related pos- found my friend's building, hall then room, It felt like it was in the nineties and muggy, was Doll #1 (Rip Off Press), drawn and ters for those naked freshman walls, all at but lo and behold she was not there. (Funny someone drank my last Jolt cola I had in the written by Guy Colwell, whose work has reasonable prices. Unfortunately I inadvert- the same thing happened with the other office fridge, set aside especially for when I been printed on the same page as mine antly left the poster I had brought for my lady-friend.) returned, and a pile of work filled my desk in (Street Music #3 by Fantagraphics Books, lady-friend in a phonebooth and, by the Intent on taking in some local color I my absence. But it was good to be back. available at your local comic shop). time I realized it, and returned, it skated around some more, soaking in the My intrepid journey brought me to our Many hours of enjoyment were spent at was swiped. buildings, the hum of people, the atmos- sister SUNY school Purchase. More plea- Psychedelic Solution (W. 8th), viewing the The Gods of Good Fortune smiled upon phere of the school. Purchase has a larger sure than business, as the trip was to Pushead showings of both original art and me as I accidentally passed the stop I was campus than Stony Brook but with two visit a certain special ladyfriend of mine skateboard designs. Pushead is most re- supposed to get off at (White Plains) be- quads worth of students. who is in her freshman year in the Visual membered for his designs for Zorlac skate- cause I was too engrossed in one of the many Purchase for those that are not familiar Arts Department boards, illustrating Thrasher magazine fine publications I purchased earlier. with it is a SUNY school that boasts an The trip there was less than enjoyable and most noteworthy art for Metallica's From North White Plains I took a very impressive art, dance, drama and music due mostly to the lame attempt at public album covers and concert shirts. expensive cab ride for an extremely short curriculum. transportation that the Metro-North line Most of the students there are from rural tries to pull off on the public. or suburban areas and come to be near the Twice, the train sat motionless for a total city and in a productive environment. of half an hour as fellow passangers told and "...Cosby has gone Skating around the campus was a real retold horror stories of other recent delays freak show, if yod were not used to sub- and even a derailing the previous evening. versive lifestyles and radical appearences. Highlights of my afternoon amok in Man- downhill since the You might be thrown by all the shaved heads hatten were a disappointing visit to the and nose earings. Surprisingly the most Museum of Holography (Mercer St & Canal) 'Fat Albert Show" "extremest" and "hardest" looking fellows which used to fill the top spot in my favorite were the nicest and most positive I met museums in town category. The downstairs there. gallery show was bland and unimaginative Also in the house were original comics by distance to the schooL It was late Friday afternoon, early even- and I remember the artists work no less Gilbert Sherdon who draws drughumor Upon arriving and a short skate about the ing when everyone is either returning home than I remember her name. comics- Fabulous Freak Brothers and campus, it all started to come back to me from classes to get ready to go out or has From there I visited several comic shops Fat Freddy's Cat The Psychedelic from the last time I was here, (also to visit a already gone out Still not making contact expanding my collection of underground Solution has a large array of dead-head, lady-friend I might add) some years ago. I continued on page, 12 Tuesday, September 12 Poi Dog Pondering * at Knitting Factory Fine Young Cannibals at the Beacon Theater-and Sept Friday, Septembe r 22 13 Dead Milkmen *Max Roach SUNY Stony Brook at the Blue Note -thru Sept 17 *Bad Brains at the Ritz *Saturday, September 23 Big Audio Dynamite O Angry Squire ...... (212) 242-9066 OThe Meadowlands ...... (201) 778-2888 The Call at Bay Street 216 7th Ave East Rutherford, NJ at the Ritz OAutomatic Slim's...... (212) 691-2272 lThe New Ritz...... (212) 956-3731 Tuesday, September 26 254 54th St. 151 Bank St. Nuclear Assault BBay Street ...... (516) 725-2297 LThe Palladium...... (212) 307-7171 126 E. 14th St at Sundance *Pere Ubu Long Wharf. Sag Harbor Love and Rockets D Beacon Theatre...... (212) 496-7070 LIThe Puck Building ...... (212) 431-0987 at the Ritz 74 th & Broadway 299 Lafayette Saturday, September 16 OThe Blue Note ...... (212) 475-8592 ORock-n-Roll Cafe...... (212) 677-7630 0 181 W. 3rd Street 149 Bleecker St. 10,000 Maniacs *Robyn Hitchcock OThe Bottom Line...... (212) 228-7880 ORoseland ...... (212) 247-0200 at Jones Beach at the Knitting Factory 15 W. 4th & Mercer 239 W. 52nd St O Bradley's ...... (212) 473-9700 I SOB's ...... (212) 243-4940 Monday, September 18 Wednesday, September 27 70 University P1. 204 Varick St 0 OCarnegie Hall ...... (212) 247-7800 OSundance ...... (516) 665-2121 Allman Brothers E. Main St, Bayshore Ziggy Marley 57 St & 7th Ave. 217 at the Beacon Theatre -thru Sept ...... (212) 505-0090 l Sweet Basil...... (212) 242-1785 at the Beacon Theater DCat Club 30 76 E. 13th St. 88 7th Ave. South -0 OCBGB's...... (212982-4052 OTown Hall...... (212) 840-2824 Tuesday, September 19 315 Bowery & Bleecker 217 E. Main St., Bayshore Friday, September 29 D Eagle Tavern ...... (212) 924-0275 OTramps...... (212) 777-5077 Dave Holland Quartet 355 W. 14th St. 125 E. 15th St at the Knitting Factory *Hawkwind D Fat Tuesday's ...... (212) 533-7902 OVillage Gate...... (212) 982-9292 at the Ritz 190 3rd Ave. Bleecker & Thompson Wednesday, September 20 OIMAC ...... (516) 549-9666 OVillage Vanguard...... (212) 349-8400 Saturday, September 30 370 New York Ave., Huntington 7th Ave. South The Wailers 333-0533 RE.M. 0 Irving Plaza ...... (212) 279-1984 OWestbury Music Fair.... (516) Yellowman Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Nassau Coliseum 17 Irving Plaza (& E. 15th St At Bay Street O Knitting Factory...... (212) 219-3055 OWest End...... (212) 666-9160 47 E. Houston 2911 Broadway LLone Star Roadhouse ... (212) 245-2950 OWetlands ...... (212) 966-4225 240 W. 52nd St 161 Hudson DMcGovern's ...... (212) 627-5037 OThe World...... 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There- penis from the vagina Check the condom ~s·x fS~ w "~:: before you throw it away to make sure there -;5· ~j: fore, as with all sexually transmitted ~~ ::~ :::: ·.-:· are no rips or tears. ~ -~-~I· diseases, it is essential that the sexual ·tl: :·~ Remember, condoms and foams should · ·- ~s~ partner also be treated, even if the part- s~ be used together, this combined method is ~ ·x ner is without symptoms. This is what is -s-·r~ ~~ almost 100% effective form of birth as.~ ~-:: known as "ping-ponging," because you and :.: jill~ your partner can reinfect each other over control " -EROS xx ...... and over again if one of you are sexually active, perhaps your partner was not treat- page 14 The Stony Brook Press -Vinyl

Naked Truth atestRevealed Dead or Alive's Latest Release

by Sharan Velin "nude", as the title suggests, on the front flip for this album, so if they discover this, it obviously expected more, so he sings "I XWelt I was just in the new record cover, his poses suggest femininity that will unfortunetly be played to death like all Don't Want to be Your Boyfriend". In both racks here at WUSB a few would rival Marilyn Monroe or Madonna. the music they get their hands on. However, songs he insists that she "just got lucky", weeks ago,and Ijust happened Even his costume on the back appears like this music is so great, it might even stand up which seems pretty stuck up, but it only to notice a new Dead or Alive something a womanr could wear. With his to that (Staying away from Hot 97 and the appears in these two songs, so at least we album, called Nude. I immediately grabbed long hair and makeup, it could be very easy other hit radio stations should he!p) know Pete Burns isn't always like that There it and checked the list of songs on the back, to mistake him for a woman. The lyrics which Pete Burns sings, too, is also"My Forbidden Lover", a song about and was happy to discover that the great Well, I immediately rushed it over to the have a sort of a nightclub feel to them. The his relationship with another woman. song "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten", the nearest available turntable, and after listen- songs seem to have recurring themes, which Well, all this seems to show that his fem- only new song they came out with in the last ing to it awhile, I knew I had to get a copy of make you wonder what they've been up to in inine appearence has no connection to his three years, has finally been put out on re- this. Now I know why it took so long for them the last three years. Most of the songs are sexual preference, but either way, the music cord. It was about time Dead or Alive came to come out with a new album (not counting about breaking or broken relationships, is great If you want to dance, just listen to out with a new album, and if "Turn Around their greatest hits album). This is definitely although he handles even these topics with this album. Even if you don't want to dance, and Count 2 Ten" was any example, it should the best Dead or Alive album ever recorded, a flare, as in songs like "Give it Back, That listen to this album. In other words, just be amazing. even better than their second album, Love is Mine", but two of the songs, "Come listen to this album. (Fm taking Intro to One look at the cover shows that Pete Youthquake. The album is a pure dance Home With Me Baby" and "I Don't Want to Symbolic Logic, and how can you be any Burns, the man who obviously wants to be a album. Listening to it is like being in a night- be Your Boyfriend" tell a story typical of the more logical than that!) So my advice is-go woman, has reached the peak of androgyny. club. There is not one bad or even mediocre nightclub pick up scene. or the Stony Brook out and buy this album. It's great listening, Anruninformed viewer might mistake him song on it It is pure electronically synth- dorm party pick up scene, for that matter. and they deserve the money. Just stay away for a woman at first glance. Although he esized dance music-the epitome of dance- "Come Home With Me Baby" says just from the radio for a few months! makes no effort to change his actual able new wave. It is such perfect dance music that-it's a pick up song for an obvious one physical body, and even appears practically that probably even listeners of Hot97 would night stand. Yet the next morning, the girl - Footnotes -1 Comics

L Ron Again Those of you who aspire to become science fiction and Breathed Gasps fantasy writers and illustrators can get in on L Ron Hubbard's Writers (or Illustrators) of the Future Contest. (Yes, the Hubbard of Scientology Fame.) For your chance at 3loom Busts cash prizes and nationwide publication from the high priests of Dianetics, send SASE to: L Ron Hubbard's Writers of the by John Dunn Future Contest, P.O. Box 1630, Los Angeles, CA 90078. Illustrators should send their entires to P. O. Box3190. Don't delay as the deadline is September 30. B Bloomerke Breathed'sCounty anthologylatest is just out. Who cares. The Old Bloom County Collective Shops Last year in the Press, in the "Great If you need help with your study skills, are interested in Bloom County Debate", I tried to argue that foot message or want to learn about intimacy, consider the Breathed still had some of his pazazz left group shop programs being offered by the University Coun- The night of the Mary Kay Commandos seling Center. Although the programs are being offered in shows why Breathed decided to end the October, you have tyo register by September 20 and it'sall strip: it's not funny. That's not to say the FREE! Pick up a flyer at the Counseling Center located on the entire book lacks humor, but beyond color- second floor of the Infirmary. For more info, call them at ed Sunday strips, there is little else of 632-6715. Remember, no late registration for the Over- substance. coming Procrastination workshop will be allowed! The ongoing campaign coverage is a shadow of what Breathed did in 1984. Steve Dallas is still a nice, sensitive guy (not the The Force Wants You slime we have come to love) and Cutter Have plenty of free time this semester and looking for John has disappeared completely. Only the something to do? Perhaps you should consider participating development of Ronald Ann shows any in the scientific research program of the Strategic Defence spark in the book which is undoubtedly why Initiative Organization. SDIO is seeking forefront research she's featured in Breathed's new strip and development approaches in a viariety of areas. Those of Outland. you with experience in terahertz technology, cold fusion or Previous anthologies have had little ultra-short wavelength lasers, among other fun things, can bonuses like the Billy and the Boingers flex- write for a copy of the program brochure. Send a written idisk and a copy of the Bloom Picayunne. The New Bloom County request to SDIO, The Pentagon, SDIO/IST, Washington, This book features Smell-o-toons which go D.C. 20301-7100. May the force be with you. along with the Mary Kay Commandos ser- ies in the book. Imagine the thrilling smell of Enhance Your Library perfume and mothballs. Didn't that make Skills the book worth seven-plus If you think the campus library is merely a building where bucks? It is rather unfortunate the skylights are backwards, then perhaps you should enroll that the book end&just after the in one of the four courses the library is offering this fall. November elections. The pressumed next There's the 1-credit Intro to the SB Library, the 2-credit anthology should be Breathed's best in Academic Research along with Library Skills for psycho- some time since it was when hp announced logical aw well as socialogical research at 1-credit each. For the end of the strip that it started to improve. further information or of tours of the library, go to the At least it is nice to know reference desk in N1001 or call 632-7110. that Breathed humanely uses rabbits to test new strips as is shown the back Where's That room? cover. Returning members of the campus community have un- There is little else to say about this dis- doubtedly noticed that the reserve room in the library has appointing book. Opus fans will be glad to moved. Main library material will be loaned from the third know that he should make occasional guest floor circulation desk. Don' t forget your ID card and proof of appearences in Breathed's Sunday-only registration kids! Outland. Bring on Fred Basset September 11, 1989 page 15 -- Spotlightm I - I I~_ __ _ I - - _ · · _ - _ 1 r _ _ HighAltitude iSephedf and an exceflent veron of etly things improved with "Crown of by John Dunn "Lather" with Grace making those funny Creation" and the classic "White Rabbit" p we're not going to talk little noises on stage. which had the teeny-boppers singing along. about getting old to- Then came a plodding Balin song" Solid- A rousing version of "Volunteers" ended night, we're just going arity" which is off the current album. The the set just like it did in the old days with to sing about it," said audience sat quietly waiting for the lengthy Grace singing "counterrevolution" as Balin Grace Slick September 1 ST at Jones Beach. song to end. After "Wooden Ships" came shouted "fight back! fight backd" The 49-year old vocalist and the rest of the another new song "The Wheel" featuring The set ended and the teeny-boppers Jefferson Airplane played for over two and Paul Kantner. The song featured some fortunately went away allowing me some foot- a half hours before a windswept but enthus- pretty impressive guitar work along with a room in the cramped aisles. (Obviously they iastic audience. five minute drum solo at the end of the song. were designed to seat people with an aver- The reformed Airplane include original Unlike some solos which become dull quickly, age height of 5'4".) The encore opened up members Grace Slick and Marty Balin on Aronoff left the crowd dazzled with his with "It's No Secret", the only song of the vocals, Paul Kanter and Jorma Kaukonen stickwork. night from their first album. Next Jorma led on guitar Jack Casady on bass. Joining these "The Wheel" flowed into a KBC band a blues-based song which had everyone jam- five are Kenny Aronoff (of John Cougar song "America" which featured good key- ming and Paul Kantner ended the show with Mellencamp's band) on drums, Peter Kauk- board work. The theme of the second part of "'Planes", a decent song off the new album. onen (Jorma's brother) on guitar along with the set continued with the new song "Free- The band is tight, arguably tighter than a keyboardist whose name eludes me. dom" which left the crowd pumped up as they were twenty years ago. Then again, as The band played two sets a three song the first set came to a close. my friend Duane noted, they're not playing encore. The first set opened with "She Has After a short break, Jorma and Jack took with 200 milligrams of LSD in them. Grace Funny Cars" which led to the Airplane the stage which caused various members of Slick, despite a battle with alcoholism, has classic "Somebody To Love" which got the the audience to shout, "Yeah, Hot F-ckin' lost virtually nothing off her voice. The crowd rocking despite drumwork that was a Tuna'" The teeny-boppers were perplexed, guitar-bass trio of Paul Kantner, Jorma tad too heavy. Two teeny-boppers next to to say the least, at why a large portion of the in the world, she began to sing "Panda", a Kaukonen, and Jack Casady is still one of me were enjoying themselves, dancing to crowd was going bananas. People at Stony song off the new album. Slick looked up but the best in rock today. Hopefully the band the music. Fortunately for their health, they Brook, who have seen them numerous times was not deterred during the song by the won't let personal animosity get in the way stayed out of the way of the people on campusover the years, know why. Jorma occurence of fisticuffs near the stage. Next and will be around a long time to come. near them. and Jack plucked their way through "rll Be Balin joined her and the band performed Maybe we'll even get Hot Tuna opening like "Plastic Fantastic Lover" and "Won't You Alright", "Death Don't Have No Mercy" the Jefferson Starship hit "Miracles." Next they used to. And maybe, just maybe, they'll Try/Saturday Afternoon" kept the crowd and, of course, "Embryonic Journey." came "Ice Age" off the new album, which is play Stony Brook like they did in the old going as the band slowed into "Today." The Grace Slick joined Hot Tuna for "Walking a new version of a tune Jorma's done solo. days (Their first east coast concert in the quiet song demonstrated that twenty years Blues." Things started to go downhill from there. 60s was at the Brook). of aging hasn't hurt the voices of Slick and Slick then started talking about panda "Summer of Love" and "True Love" are Despite some turbulance, the Jefferson Balin much. bears and threw a few stuffed ones into the two songs from the new album. Sappy would Airplane are back and flying smoothly. The slow mood continued with "Good audience. Noting that there are only 700 left be the best word to describe them. Fortun- (Cliche of the week.)

-Vinyl - · · I · · · r · -- II lr "Planes" and "The Wheel" combine all the but ones that fans of the group will buy. talent of the group. Kantner's vocals with People expecting the old glory may be dis- the Slick-Balin backsounds blend with the appointed by the contents. Consider this guitar- bass of Kantner, Kaukonen and Cas- your warning. ady to produce a sound that sounds just like The major fault of the album is the cheap Feed our Cat the old Airplane. Plus lyrics like "the wheel vinyL In an effort to dumnp LPs, the prices keeps on turna turnin' REVOLUTION!" have shot up and the vinyl is cheap. My set the mood. Perhaps that's the reason that original copy of Surrealistic Pillow will Grace Slick's entries are, for the most makes the songs enjoyable to listen to. last for years to come. This album should by John Dunn part, decent. They tend to concentrate on Jefferson Airplane is an uneven album. last the de.cade. her voice rather than overwhelming it with Airplane offered a mix of tender music. Thus "Panda" and " Common Market ballads, political con- Madrigal" have the similar sound of Grace sciousness and good old rock and and a piano. "Freedom" adds the guitar roll Their new release, the self-titled work and gets the message across without Jefferson Airplane, attempts to recap- being preachy. ture the old ways with a modern sound. It Slick shares vocal duties with Balin on doesn't quite make it as the album has a few "Now Is The Time", a forgettable song and weaknesses. "True Love." Lyrics like "We've got no reason to wait/Let's do it tonight" will make CD owners skip over it. "True Love" is the song on the album most likely to get Top 40 airplay. Here the blend of Balin-Slick vocals and music iinally come together. It has the "This album feeling of an updated "Somebody To Love" and manages to pull it off. It's better than what could have been done with an updated "STL." should last Then there's the strengths of the album: the songs of Jorma Kaukonen and Paul the decade." Kantner. Jorma's "Ice Age" is an average Jorma song. "Too Many Years" could have been off any recent Hot Tuna/Jorma effort. When the Airplane were reorganizing, If you like Jorma, you'll like the song. Marty Balin was not going to be included I did. because of animosity within the group- Jorma's gem is the instrumental "Up- perhaps the album might have been stronger front Blues" which clocks in at 2:20. It's a if he wasn't on it His two leading contri- good ol' blues number that is an antidote for butions are "Solidarity", which is five Top 40 and/or Eurodisco. minutes too long, and "Summer of Love." Then there's Paul Kantner's three songs They can be described as weak, sappy or which are the surprise of the album. both. Even Marty Balin fans are going to "Madeline Street" is a nice little number have trouble lisning to thee Fbrtauneiv which could be out of the 60s, except for the these are the only two tracks upon which line "Down in Nicaragua in a little music Balin dominates. bar" which puts it in the 80s.