Vol.-5 No.14 Univ Thur. Feb.2,1984 Vl5o .14 Unh00. Thur.- Feb-.2-,1984 &000 91.00 0 00Qýw Pnlitv'JL%..0 s Progress 0eo id Problems p. 2 p. 3 ass 004 ,07407-0 aa as ý*Xee ..XX 0.10 "pool,II Kxý. -.-.-.. -.-... _..-.--. ... ,........ ., .. oo.. .. 0080064 *0so* 4 ... i:• •iL " e0 we . The Real Pretenders lllnv.ý cooe-X onele".460s: W. open00000*010ý00 00 Lawsuit . o"Oosen" .-.n:10%0**Lawsuitp.5 . so.. 00:..041. eve aseene" plooemee...0.0 ..O"W0*0400"e"Wone 0 4W 00000 *0 *00,69"e" 00to we0IN 4 "e"Oln't 0-0-Yno w0eaves"a"", e'.-...*04•;ITruth and |'i 0a40 • •:i •..0.:- SNcaragua g' 0 9 4p0 ...<. | noINwo 0 p8p. [ii 1.0."990 1.04 C% 11::*-0 # IVN, noa10 *a I __ ~___---,,,,,,,-,--- -rre~rl~rrllr·, ·Irrr~r_~-_~,~C~_~_~·i_~·;_;2;· 0 OVA'*%:" AV.%V*.W. -Fourth Estate: Editorial Fix IX12.....It-Again 9 l A year and a half ago Polity was in bad shape. Polity Hotline, Ambulance Corps, SAB, WUSB, and to choose between what they did at Polity and what The Council was battling with the Judiciary over the the newspapers. The additional passage of an in- they did for the rest of their lives. Unless Polity an legality of Adina Finkelstein's Presidency, elections crease in the fee is necessary for much needed im- create some much needed vays for involved students were being invalidated, Polity's credibility was at a provements in Polity's operations. Given Polity's to be adequately rewarded for what they do, Polity low, and the student government was doing nothing lack of support for last semester's proposed fee in- will continue to lose its best people and fail to attract to help the students it was elected to serve. "Just crease, their chances of winning this semester are far any new people to continue the organization. wait," we were told, "Once we get rid of the people from assured. In July, the Council proposed to the Faculty causing the dissention in Polity everything will get The 21 year old drinking age fight, while on a much Student Association that the James Pub be closed better." broader scale, is also one that will be essential to win, and that the money saved from that go into deve- Well, all the people causing dissention last year are and is perhaps the one issue this semester on which loping a rathskellar to be used by the whole campus out of Polity now, and the streamlined, unified body Polity could regain a good reputation among its community. The first half of that was quickly en- in power has proved to be just as ineffective at constituents, if it continues to handle it well. On this acted, but progress on the rathskellar to date has providing leadership as last year's divided one. issue, unlike most, Polity has been moving strongly. been nearly nonexistent. Instead of waiting for or- In the November 11, 1982 Press editorial "Fix It", The "Stop 21 " campaign, organized by Polity Vice ganizations like FSA or the Administration to lead we said, President Barry Ritholtz, Paul DiLorenzo, and the way on a rathskellar, Polity should be in the "Without a unified student govern- SASU Coordinator Troy Oeshner, has succeeded in forefront of the fight to create this much-needed ment to insure that the quality of life on gaining more letters from students to Legislators and campus service. this campus is the best it can be, each the Governor than those of any other SUNY campus, Along with FSA, Polity must use its .nfluence tc student is reduced to one against the and plans are in the works for a bus to lobby in Albany stop the State's utility fee from rising by its expectec whole of Stony Brook. No student on February 21. But where is the leadership at the rate of over 40% next year. FSA pays the utility fee. leadership means no student better- top? President David Gamberg has avoided this and were it to increase by so much, student services ment. In its current state, Polity is not issue entirely, playing a little part in the development would be devastated, some would have to close, and functioning as a government that re- of its strategies. But it is only the Polity President others would suffer severe cost increases. presents its people. The longer it stays who can successfully consult with all the other New What is needed in Polity is a renewed committment in this condition, the less faith the York State student governments, making sure that among its officials to doing the jobs that they were campus community will have in it. A they all do their part, so that Stony Brook's efforts are elected to do. The Stop 21 campaign, and the ef- loss of faith is the one thing any go- not wasted. ficient processing of vouchers through the Treasurer vernment, large or small, cannot Other problems here at home also demand Polity's Brian Kohn's office are the only things. that Polity can withstand. atttention. The intercession resignations of two of look back on this year so far and be proud of. David This is as true now as it was then, but the stakes have Polity's most experienced officials, SAB Chairman Gamberg said in a September Press interview, become much greater.Several fights will arise this Ken McKenna and Junior Rep. Dominic Seraphin "My goal in Polity is to rejuvenate and semester that Polity has to win just in order to demonstrate that Polity is itself suffering from its rebuild the organization so that stu- continue to operate in anything like its ideal fashion. own internal problems that must be solved by the dents are participating more, they're current The mandatory activity fee will be voted on April 10, leadership before we can expect it to become more educated, they have a greater say effective and its passage is necessary for the survivpl of vir- in outside matters. Both resigned because and a greater stake in what's hap- tually every Polity club and service, including the of academic and financial pressures that forced them Jontinued on Page 15 PT'c ci 0 I I - ' · ·II _ ~I LII -L I The Stony Brook Press Executive Editor ............ Joseph Caponi Photo Editor ............. .John Tvmiczvsyn Arts Editor................... Kathv Esseks Arts Director ................. 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Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 11794 hI~C I r-~--~ -- 'I I I I I page 2 The Stony Brook Press Polity Budget Reveals ProblerN by Ken Kruger Also coming up this semester is a COMPARISONS OF ALLOCATIONS BY DIVISION ADJUSTED FOR The Treasurer's report on Polity, referendum on whether or not the 200000. ..INCREASES IN ACTIVITY FEES* 1982-84 prepared by Treasurer Brian Kohn and activity fee should remain mandatory =meW-'%WNOW w w released this week shows some serious or become voluntary. Kohn says that if financial problems facing the organi- the fee becomes voluntary, "Polity will zation next year. close. There will be no activities, The problem facing the Student nothing." but is sure that the fee will ATHLETICS Polity Association is, of course, fun- remain mandatory. PROGRRAMS -- ding. According to Kohn, there is The report also reveals some other simply not enough of it to meet growing problems involving Polity funding, the 150000. demands from the clubs and colleges so most important of which concerns the there'll be cutbacks in next year's colleges. budget. Continued on page 5 * SERVICES Clubs will be hit the hardest. On the . average a club will have its budget request cut 35%-45% and many will Where the Colleges 100000. * - - ADMINISTRATIVE have their funding cut below this year's get theirn money: already low levels. Also raised in the report is the possibility that some clubs might not SCOLLEGES , receive any funding at all in order to fund others at reasonable levels. In his s report to the Polity Senate Kohn said "I 50000. W.ofw . w a . m.s propose to you that it is a far better C" -TUAL- -S-P4.m .. pN-W-R-- thing to have some groups adequately CULTURAL AND SPECIAL INTERES'rS funded and others not funded at all * * * rather than underfund all groups so that nothing operates adequately. We must be brave enough to say that we do not have the funds to fund this group O. even at bare minimal operating levels 81. 82 82. 83 83. 84 so we will not fund it at all." Charts courtesy / Brian Kohn Kohn also stressed the importance of funding activities with a broad ap- peal to get the most out of Polity funds. "We must centralize our programming Women In Government in order to achieve the greatest impact per dollar, or we shall fail to serve the students at large." Conference The reason for these cuts is clear, according to Kohn.