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With elections to name a new Undergraduate Student Government looming, the current regime is casually reeling after mis appropriating monies set aside for appeals, 441 feel cheated," said a club member who asked to remain anonymous. "They should have told us in the beginning if the funds were low." According to a Feb. L 1999 budget plan. DSSG had $3,768 on reserve for appeals. However. a report dated Feb. 18. 1999 to the Board of Directors. from Anthon Grant, trea surer of DSSG. revealed that ossa approved __ $500. to the Finance and Economics Society. and $4,588 to the National Association of Black Accountants, for a total appealed amount of $5,088, $1,320 over the $3,768 on reserve for appeals. . In order to balance the books, and appease club members. OSSG moved money from the ,. '. unallocated reserve. As a result, OSSG now -1ia~~~.::JUll~ftfQr£IIJQ,sand2!~ni?ations ". ,-.. . '. .. seme&lU_._,=:~ -'.' ., :. · ..~istfcaify, .they're in a -stanHstill ;'si~ .. non,;" sai9. Ronald M, Aaron, dean of Student Life. "OSSa is going to be forced to give a lot less money in May [for dubs and organiza tions]" Many were quick to point the blame, but few were willing to take responsibility. According to Druvesh Bechu. vice presi dent ofOSSG, there wasn't enough funds allo cated to the appeals budget, which he blames on last year's government. He said that more money should be given out to clubs at the beginning of each semester. DSSG'President LeDD~X Henry says the current funding debacle is pai1Iy' ius 'fauli • Buthe also says Grant noted that the four-person appeals clubs are often late in submmittiag budget appeals and that the administration should share the blame. committee is comprised of entirely new mem- (Photo!Archive) Continued on Page 8 BARUCH GETS SINGLED OUT By ~essica Rubenstem StaffWriter
By Hwan-joo Moon . dicide on which textbooks to order-is ve Singled Out" a dating show which was on Managing Editor difficult, according to Spath. On-campus book MTV last year, was recreated at Baruch stores have a distinct advantage, saysSpath, College, last Friday .night by the Ever try to buy textbooks from the college The Campus Area Small Business'Alliance Undergraduate Student Government, What bookstore? ICs unlikely you'Il ever find it dis based in Charlotte, N,C" has been lobbyin originally was supposed to attract 50 girls and' counted, or even know whether you're getting Congress for legislation to ensure "a level play 50 guys, only attracted 15 girls and 12 guys. 'one. Textbooks almost never have a publisher's ing field" for off-campus merchants, But so far Without much of an audience, contestants had price on the cover, .approximately four states have' passed legista to double as ~~tors.. " It's an old story for students, They're expect tion requiring colleges to provide equal acce Weather may have been an issue as it ed to hit thebooks, but find the books hit back, to textbook lists, according to Margot Liddell, rained, giving contestants little in the way ofa with price tagsthat send credit cards twittering. Shakespeare & Co, spokeswoman. cheering section. . But now, Shakespeare & Co. wants a piece .. "Colleges and universities hire pros Iik I w~ one ofthe contestants on the show try of Baruch, Located across the street from the . Barnes & Noble and Follett'to make mor ing to win a date at the Park Avalonrestaurant 23rd street building;the store is'soliciting book money," said John-Paul Bemarda executiv near Baruch College. Unfortunately 1 didn't orders from Baruch Collge professors, director ofCASBA. "Their goal is to have stu win, but I had fun trying and got to meet some . "Students will detinitly do better here," says dents who are receiving financial aid to spen really nice people who were . Bill Spath, one offour partners ofthe four-store that money on campus, with profits retumin contestants waiting to win a date with someone chain, ...- back to the. college." Follet operates Baruc . special. Everyone who got up on the stage was . The store will compete with service'rather College Bookstore, , . '.' . - . very courageous as it took a totofguts to stand than price, says Spath. "Everyone gets better In addition to selling new and used text up there and facerejection. with competition. It's better for students, teach books, Shakespeare & Co. offers a 20 percen Shakespeare Bo.>kdore aiDrd street. ers and the schooI." faculty discount and a 10 percent student dis Continued on Page 23 .,(Pmitol¥••tt.i~) _. But gainin access to ofessors-e-wbo . count for regular books,
. .' _.-....-.------_.. -- --._-- -- .",.-~. . -r- \ 21 1999 3 .. TICKER NEWS APRIL 1 . NEWS APRIL 21, 1999' 2 TICKER ·lnside Look" at Hunter Health Center" International G~ar El~ction By Shan-san Wu Candidates Up for News Editor . --- Central fghanistan: Heavy Fighting CUNY By Shan-san Wu pro . Hunter C~llege's new on-campus health services center which News Editor vlde~ appro~lmately 20,000 registered Hunter students with "free, high hiite Muslims, opponents to the rulin The following is a summary ofthe March Life on Monday. A total ~edlcal " according to a CUNY press release. held its rib militia, are engaged in heav w~o pm:i~ipating in the upcoming student election were released by the Office of Student quality care, aliban religious ofTrustees meeting. Names of c~didates will be and mem on february 10. The doors to central 22 CUNY Board Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Upper Senator, Lower Senator, bon-~uttmg ceremony earlier this semester ighting in the mountains of 31 students Will be runmng for the posmons ofPresident, Executive of the Center were opened to the Hunter student body on February 17. fghanistan, according to opposition leaders. Association Board ofDirectors. ber ofthe College 6 from 10 a.m. to to p.m. the hall from classrooms on the third floor ofthe 68th practitioners of strict fundamen COMMITTEE ON ~ of 17 Le~ington Avenue and will be open May 3 through May Located across he Taliban, Voting 1?00~ will be set. up in the lobby ~unter Park and Lexington , and FIST. One C3lJdidate for Executive Vice President will be run ~treet North bUiIdi~g o~ the campus between alist law. control 90 percent of the country. ACADEMIC POLICY, Studen~ will have a choice ofcandidates from two different parties: PEACE for . . avenues and operatmg In conjunction with the primary care providers independent, is PROGRAM AND rung as an the Cornell ~ampus of New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Center '. RESEARCH staffed full-time by a Cornell physician, two internal medicine residents fro from the hosp~taL £~ergency Medical Technicians, in training. gypt: Subway to the Pyramids Hunter, a secunty posting, and three administrative assistants. Baruch College pby~ .~~. . Medical services provided by the Ceneer include cials announced the opening of a subway for - . The Lawrence N. Field Center nons, tests for strep and TB, immunizations, emergency medical care, xtension for Cairo subway system runnin 'Small Business to New ' Entrepreneurship and referrals for students lacking personal doctors or health insurance nderneath the Nile river. Subways. the first 0 will be gained approval. The Center Yo~~ ~re~byteria.n Hospital physicians, and access to hospital mediad . heir kind on the continent, will eventually lin College's Sicken oi-' located in Baruch facilities If required. Students can schedule appointments for care owntown Cairo with the pyramids at Giza. be supported School ofBusiness and will "walk-in" to the facility for treatment. . from Lawrence N. by a $3 million gift Hunter College students seem to be pleased with their new health care " Center is Field ('52). The purpose of the center. ofthe Jared .: to broaden the basic understanding . "I've never been there but I know about it," said Hunter senior thiopia: Lion versus Hyena and its eco entrepreneurial enterprise Singh. "1 don't have health insurance so I'm glad we have it." and glob nomic impact on local, national Hunter junior Michael Lewisholn agreed. '"I don't have health insur he remains of 35 hyenas and six lions lay 22 builds upon the said. al business. The Center ance and this is the only place where I can go ifl get really sick," he iles east of the Ethiopian capital of Addi success ofthe Small Business Lab, which baba after a week long battle between the tw five has been in existence for more than Hunter students seem to be sympathetic to the. news pecies, according to the Ethiopian New years. fighting remains Baruch, do not gency. The reason for the that other CUNYcolleges, including ystery, but experts have ruled out lack 0 Hostos Community College eat or water as possible causes. have similar health care facilities. Hunter student making an appointment to see a physi It was adopted that a program in Practical parents' family health insurance and (top) One ofthe Center's newly equipped treat Nursing leading to a Certificate be "1 got too old to.be included in my cian. coverage." Wu) Returned offered effective .Sept 1999. Graduates I don't have a job that gives me health ment rooms. (bottom) (photoiShan-san France: Stolen Ham expiring family health ofthe program will have earned 30 cred . College st~~ents often are caught between by most employers to full a 75-year-ol its toward the College's AAS degree pro I~surance policies and the coverage provided ans Kupperfahrenburg, of World War II, returned to gram in Nursing, which prepares students time employees. erman veteran treatment rooms located ham he ha registered nurses. The facility consists of two newly-equipped mall N andy village to return a to become of in what had originally been 100-square-foot offices, the office ole wh~mber of the retreatin 194~. Louis Cornell's Attendi~g Physic~an Dr. Sheila Anderson, .a patient waiting an army in The 87-year-old New York City Technical room. accept area, a records office, a medical preparation room and a staffbreak arie, the original victim of the theft. College The total space occupied by the Center is approximately 600 square d _ the ham after hearing 0 The BoT approved a program in feet. Kupperfahrenburgs search for the voun stolen th Computer Systems leading to a Bachelor . This operati?nal partner~hip between the hospital and Hunter College rench farm woman whom hehad students with free 55 years previous. of Technology Degree and proposed an IS the first of Its kind designed to provide CUNY ffending ham from amendment to the College's Master Plan heal~h. care. ~hile at the same time providing the participating internal to be reviewed by the Board of Regents. n:~dl~l~e ~esld.ents f~~m the. Ne~v "y~rk .Presbyterian Hospital with "expe.: J'oP!Jl~t~o.~,-,:-~ofatfiggl'(}(}ltre'"ttrmter~ in, treating a diverse urban rsence -~ -~._- -- College Office of Public Relations. - ndia: Government Falls FISCAL Before the opening ofthe student health care center. emergency rned-;' COMMITTEE ON ....._ ",-----<-_. provid Behan Vajpaye~ lead~ 0 ical technicians in training from an ongoing Hunter program had '-:ne MinisterAtaJ in nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, w AFFAIRS ed the college with emergency and basic health services. Participants e case of orced to resign after losing a confidence vot that program are still required by the college to be "on-call" in in the Indian Parliament 269-270. Th medical emergencies and to help staffthe Center as part oftheir training. LaGuardia Community ongress Party, led by Sonia Gandhi. is cur Hunter students seem to be sympathetic to the news that other CUNY with other po-litical parties t do not have similar health care facilities. ently negotiating College colleges, including Baruch, thre Jeanette, who asked orm the sixth coalition government in The BoT adopted the upgrade of two "That doesn't seem fair," said Hunter freshman College ears. Instructional Computer Laboratories, to that her last name be withheld. "Maybe it's because [the Baruch be purchased from Dell Computer, Inc.. students1didn't pay for it." students which shall not exceed a total estimated So far, more than $300,000 has been collected ft-om Baruch a simi cost of$125. 000. in the form of increased student activity fees in order to provide ran: General Assasinated lar health care solution. Medgar Evers College ens of thousands of morners, many of the It was resolved that the BoT shall oldiers, took to the streets to express thei approve a proposal to upgrade infonna nger and grief over the assacination 0 tion technology by purchasing approxi rigaier General Ali Sayyad Shirazi. Shiraz mately 350'computers for faculty, stu as murdered in front ofhis home by militan dents and administration, the installation ehman Health Center is Underuse ressed as street cleaners, according to th ofa local area network and telecommuni ranian State news agency. The Iraq-base peo vaccinations for inter cation system form Williams According to Kreisburg, the center is approxi- - ed, including increased le's Mujahadeen has claimed responsibili y Jon ~inne~__ 'increase -----~ ~- -- ~-- , 4 TICKER NEWS· APRIL 21, 1999 TICKER NEWS APRIL 21, ~1999 5 r------..;-----:.--:.------:-----,ByLukeMaUlIeM Cauributing Htiter Asian Consumers Seek 'Quality notPrice STUDENT FINDS SUCCESS -It'sa familiarstoJy for anyone moving ,New York Nationwide to New York fiQrn abrQad. The adture is --- -- ._-~ - --- '------."------'-- -'--'._',-- BY Luke Matthews sumer isa moving target.' "Are Asian con L------.-.I-diffetolt;thepeopJe-areefferentandvery Anyone,looking to selJ Western products in Contributing Writer Force Feeding often the language isdifferent Butdespite sumers 'converging and becoming more Asia needs to be aware of these groups, says Honoring a Loved One '~W~::::::\:':-: immi~ l~ Western, or are we becoming more Eastern?" Schmitt. The "Market Rejecters" are often A court has ruled that prisons do not have , '. everything, must: to The current trend in Asia is for consumers to asks Gould. older consumers who are critical of the current Amy Watkins' work was finished earlier the right to force-feed their inmates. Dr. purchase quality brands with brand value rather· Schmitt, a Columbia University professor, consumer boom in China, according to last week. Watkins, a social worker who Jack Kevorkian, who has been sentenced 11~:~=Z:~~ than purchasing cheap brands, according to responds to this question with the belief that Schmitt. These people are-hard to sell to and was slain several weeks ago, started a to 25 years in prison, says he will begin a ~§HI~~ Joseph Felix, a 24-year-{jld student at Cleve Langton, a representative from DDBN there is a convergence. "But [the convergence] usually stick to Eastern-made products, says mural in the Bronx to celebrate neighbor ;~mmt Worldwide Communications, the worlds sec is one in which Western values are going east Scmitt. hunger strike immediately. --:-0-:.:.:.:. Baruch College, is no.sttanger to thiskind hood women :who overcame hardships to ond largest advertising agency. and not vice versa," says Schmitt. ·~iM1~1 ofsituation. Having grownup inthe town The "Market Effecters," on the other hand, succeed. Friends of Watkins completed Langton, along with Bernd Schmitt and According to Schmitt there is a shift towards are crazy about the new products available to 4f~f:l~ ofJaemel, in Haiti, Felix andhis family the work, which now also serves as a Stephen Gould, discussed selling practices in Western products in Asia, seen in the Gallup' them, says Schmitt. They are often younger and ,::.1)Wmoved to New Yorkin Juneof 1986. He mural for their fallen friend. Costly Impeachment .. t\did not know any English and struggled Asia, including the popularity of Western prod survey conducted every three years in China. find advertising entertaining and informative. ucts and brandnames, at the fifth Mitsui and "The ~1 to make ,friends as his13mily eOnStantJy, survey shows, that the consumption, of . . The "Brand Fickle" love Western brands but According to expense records for the Company lunch-time forum. The'forum, titled major consumer goods is very high up in the they have no brand loyalty, Schmitt says. x:::: moved from one place to another. five-month Congressional investigation "Selling to tbe f\sian Consumer," was present cities," says Schmitt. "Eighty~ght percent of The "Traditional Functionalists," says Felix spent hisfirsrsernesten5fljigfi -SehoolsFailing into President Clinton's relationship with ~'~ school in Philadelphia "The system was ed by the Weissman Center for International consumers own a color 'television, 69 percent Schmitt, are' value conscious consumers who Monica Lewinsky, the House of Business. have a refrigerator and 81 percent have a wash focus on the function of products with no con Mothers on the Move, a South Bronx vet)' differentfum the New York sty1e," Representatives paid as much as $20,000 recalls Felix."Itwas a little slower. They Langton believes that there has been a shift ing machine." cef!l for image. advocacy group, carried signs outside a. month to top, impeachment investiga were very backwards and I didn't like it towards Western products in Asia over the past Schmitt sees a trend in the Chinese towards Lastly are the "Undefined," who are the con public school 60 criticizing State sumers making up the remaining five percent of tors. The proceedings, which ended with very much." 10 years because of a lack of quality domestic ., purchasing more luxury items. "The Chinese Education Commissioner Richard Mills. products, but believes this trend could change. want products such as video recorders, air con Schmitt's survey. the President's acquittal, cost a total of . Felix decided to come'back to New The mothers blasted Mills and stated that "As the Asians tend to improve product quality ditioners and computers," says Schmitt. According to Schmitt, the future of the $1.2 million...... ~f.\~ York and live with his aunt. His family he and the state have virtually abandoned ~ there's going to be much less ofa desire to have Schmitt and his co-researchers conduct their Chinese market lies with members of the -, '.~\~ soon followed Felix returned to Thomas failing schools in New York City. P.S. 60 "~ the American brand or the European brand," own survey every year in seven Chinese cities. "Market Effecter" and the "Brand Fickle" .::::~~:..::::~~~~:~~:..... ,,. Edison H'gh1 Scbool im Queens, but.was >..~::~:~:~:~ .. - . Langton says. The survey asks Chinese consumers how they groups. These are young people who make up is one ofthose schools designated by the ':::~~::::::~:::::::: never able to settle down He took day ·:-:~~~f:f:f~~:~f:f:f:f _. • .. According to marketing professor Stephen feel about, the market, how loyal they are to more than one-half of the Chinese population state as failing. ·~::{.1:tJJ~ and mght classes In oo:ler to graduate a Backing Down Gould, segmentation is an important aspect of products and how they feel about advertising. and are driving the Chinese market towards t~i semester early, Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, any market. "There carl never be one Asian 'From these surveys, Schmitt has segmented the Western products, says Scmitt. 3t~n Not wanting to waste any time while »-::::::::::::::::: ...... consumer," says Gould. However, he believes market into five sections-"Market Rejecters," "Western products have become affordable whose investigation of President Clinton :~ttll hIS application for CIty College was led to the Monica Lewinsky saga, has :«::ttt}}}processed, Felix decided to spend one that not only is there huge segmentation in the "Marketing Effecters," "Brand Fickle," luxuries for the Chinese:' says Schmitt. He Baby-Sitter Convicted Asian markets, but also that the Asian con- "Traditional Functionalists" and "Undefined." defended his tactics before a Senate hear Joseph Felix, a 24-year-old student, says he found his niche at Baruch. Felix bounced from semester at Queensborough Community Continued on Page 8 A Queens baby-sitter was convicted on ing. However, Starr has publicly stated - Queensborough Community to City College before discovering his love for accounting at College. In September of 1993 Feli~ Friday ofshaking an infant to death. Judy that the independent counsel statuette Baruch. (Photo/Luke Matthews) transferred to City College. "This was Tang, 48, became angered by the infant's should be allowed to expire. ,..------.whereIreallywanted to be," recallsFelix, crying and shook the infant; resulting in However, things did not work out. He the infant's death. Defense lawyer Albert was supposed to rrnYor in engineering. Gaudelli plans to appeal the decision. but without the proper guidance Felix Leading the Pack recalls how unhappy he was withthe pro gram. ""I endedup just taking liberal arts Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, a classes there," he said But it was at Second Place Republican presidential hopeful. has Baruch that Felixtook a classineconom Omar Soriano, 22, was the runner-up in raised $7.6 million in contributions. far ics and discovered his love for business. more than all the other Republican candi Unhappy with City College. his cousin the second MTV Veejay contest. Soriano dates. Bush collected the amount in only . recommended Baruch. Felix chose to of Brooklyn lost out to Thalia DaCosta. 28 days. . register here and pursue a business degree DaCosta won a new car, $25,000 and the : after just three semesters at City. right to be an MTV veejay for one full "I 'loved the schoot" recaffsFefix. -It ' vear_ n~rnc:.t~ ~.lived in East~=;::.:.z.,--..f..,.,Flatbush. ..,.-..._,-,~ _ was more competitive, the facilities were Brooklyn until she was five, Quayle Running betterand I was forcedto workharder. It appeared that Felix had finally found an Dan Quayle. the vice president under the institution in which he was happy. Soon Bush administration. has announced his afterenteringBaruch. Felixwas alsoable NoRespeet candidacy for the Republican presidential to settle on a maiot.....I entered Baruch as The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association nomination. "Murphy Brown is gone. an economics major, but after I took representing New York City Police lrn sti and 11 here fighting~. ~ for the Accounting 101 I found that that's what I wanted to do:' says Felix. Officers unanimously voted for Police American family:' Quayle said. referring ~ , Commissioner Howard Safir's suspen to his controversial criticism of the tele Felix has always been determined to sion. However, Mayor Giuliani voiced vision character who had a baby out of get more out of his college experience his support for the Commissioner, and a wedlock. thanjust a degree.'. Itry to get involvedin as many thingsas I can that not only help majority of citizens say that Safir should me, but help the school," he said. stay, according to a New York 1 Felix has been heavilv involved with ~ News/Daily News poll. Instant Millionaire Toastmasters International. Baruch College's public speaking club. Last Maria J. Gresso. a Chilean immigrant. semester he was voted in as presidentof won the $197 million Big Game jackpot. the club. "[Toastmasters] helps people to 'Life' Brings Death the largest lottery prize won by a single listen well bepersuasiveand talkwithin a An unidentified man shot into a crowd person in the United States. Gresso works group," Felix says. during the motion picture "Life," starring as a live-in baby-sitter for a venture cap Being an active member of this and several other clubs is one ofthe reasons Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. The italist who is htrrrsctfarrrrllrorraire. - ~---J~~ e IX feelshe was able to obtairi an excel- . ___ _. sus~t shot his two intended targets, -_.- -_.. _------._-_._--_.---- , lentjob. He says that theskillshe Ieamed whom he had told continuously to be .. with Toastrnasters enabled him to relax quiet during the movie. Afatal bullet also Wild Fires during the interview process, Now. with hit Jumaane Cox, 21, in the back, killing the help of the Career Development him. The other two victims are in stable Wildfire experts have expressed concern Center. he has a job with Arthur condition. that the dry climate in Florida may cause Anderson. one ofthe top five accounting fires to spread throughout the state. Last firms, "Upon graduation I should beable year wildfires caused damage to 500.000 to start work there in September;" says acres of forest and 150 homes. F eli x In the future Felix.hopes to move up Tunnel Trouble thecorporate ladder at Arthur Anderson. The Tunnel, a popular Manhanan club, "1 love working with 'people. I love get- was the site of 12 arrests Saturday. The Census Challenge "WE'LL GlYE YOlT 10 W·EEKS. ting feedback from people and beingable 12 people were arrested after narcotics to helpother people do whatever it is that ,cops did a buy-and-bust operation, nab The House of Representatives voted 223 teoweees may not. seem like muct: tim£: to proveycu're capable of being a feader, But ~r they do at their best" says Felix. "So I bing people for selling or carrying 206 in 'favor ofa bill that would allow 5ma~t we{>~:"S ~:oufd thinkbeinga manager would probablybe you're touqt; and detf!rminea: rei) and a lot of hiJrd work frWK€ lOU an Ecstasy, an hallucinogen. A 22-year-old local oflicials to challenge the accuracy the best position tor me to be in." , Off/O?f of iM(jrin~, And OfffC€:f{andid-ates School rOCS} i;; ~/her~ yoU"'h' get the chanc€' ro pro~'~ man was' taken to a hospital for an over of next years census count in neighbor Looking further into the future. Felix hoods they feel the count is suspect. A II yoe've ~"ot ..·..-hiJl it tiJk£'S to !~ad a Hfe full of €:«itp.m~n{ fui! of chdHenge,. fiJi! of honor. An~~,:me says he would liketo return to Haiti in 25 dose of an unknown substance. Mark Murray, 35, the club manager, was arrest but one Republican voted for the bill. !ak~,$ t~'n to 30 years. '·1 would liketo developihe • can S<),r' they've get whet it to be is leader, we'lf give 'lOu weeks to orove it. for while all but four Democrats voted area ~\"here my Grandmother was born ed for allowing an underage person into more miormstion csl! l-800-MARiNES, Of contact us,on the in!erru~t 0(: wW~6':}0ari!?~~,com against it, with the belief that it is and raised.,. S3)'S Felix. ·'1 want to make the club. lite better for people there by bringing designed to discourage the Democrat's water and electricity." request for statistical sampling as the pro cedure for the census. Write for Ticker News csn (212) 802-6800 (compiled from The New York Times) -, <, " )'. ; -,,... I·: ;.. f : -, .---.--_. D o' "- • , l.. '. TICKER NEWS APRIL 21, 1999 6 TICKER NEWS APRIL 21, 1999 7 As Population Diversifies, Newsrooms Lag- - of every three people -in the city of New York By Germa~vasquez belongs to a minority group. Contributing Writer For the past 20 years The American Society of Newspaper Editors has surveyed the hiring Immigration is booming, and so is the ethnic practices ofminorities in newspapers and found press, but what about the minority reporters that the proportions of ethnic reporters to the who represent the various ethnic groups and minority population in the United States do not thus identify with them? represent socie1l....}n a- racial/ethnic makeup. Mira Ojito, a reporter from The New York According to ttl'e'society's 1998 survev, Times, and Kevin McCoy, a reporter from the minorities comprise 11.46 percent ofnewsroo~ Daily News held a presentation at Baruch deal employees, compared with 11.35 percent in ing w ith the boom of immigrants and the ethnic 1997, up by 11 percent. press. On March 14, 1999, The Houston Chronicle "I used to \..ork for the Miami Herald and I Publishing Company criticized understaffing ot remember covering the conditions of deten journalists of color. According to the publica tions for immigrants," Ojito said. "They were ~::~ tion, the heads of the national organizations horrible. Every day I used to get scanned in the ,. representing Hispanic, African-American. entrance of the jail and while passing through Mira Ojito (left) , the Daily News, and Kevin McCoy, The New York Times,-say more eth Asian-American and Native-American journal the hallways, bad odors would strike me." nic journalists are need in newsrooms. (Photo/Julie Mae Dojillo) ists met to discuss hiring practices for minority According to Ojito, there is very little hiring journalists. . was much easier for her to relate to the story a story can not be seen from a single point of of ethnic people in The New York Times. This Catalina Camia, president of the Asian and make it come across more real and vivid view. but from many points of. view, says presents a problem. Ojito says that ethnic American Journalists Association felt that for the reader's imagination. McCoy. Therefore, if news is to reflect society, groups are being underrepresented in the public minorities, especially the Asian-American According to McCoy, a reporter is chosen for then the news staff should also represent soci eye. community, generally are thought of as homo a particular story based on expertise. "A minor- ety in racial/ethnic makeup, according to According to OJito, the people inside the geneous and monolithic, and thus they tend to be story detention facilities used to wonder whv.. a ity reporter may assigned an ethnic McCoy. be the invisible minority. Maxwell Rosa because he/she will bring hislher expertise," According to the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau, reporter would be interested in covering a place Nancy Baca, president of the Hispanic said McCoy. Thus, a person with expertise will in New York City. Hispanics represent 24.4 Sophomore, Management that nobody cared for. Journalists Association, said she believes use the reporting strength necessary to make a percent, Asian-Americans represent 7 percent, Ojito found out that the majority of people Hispanic journalists suffer from an image prob good story. according to McCoy. Another point Native Americans represent 4 percent and found in Miami detentions, at the time she was lem and that Hispanic professionals need more You're Great Baby!!! to the hiring of ethnic reporters is the growing blacks represent 28.7 percent. Whites and "oth working at the Miami Herald in 1987, were representation in mainstream stories. Cuban immigrants. Since she is Hispanic, it diversity. We are a mixed culture society where ers' represent the remaining 39.5 percent. One The Lexicon: '98 Alumni Have not Received Their Yearbooks Yet By Tony Chen Staff Writer Nelson Ng Sophomore, Finance Baruch alumni are fuming \\ ith frustration ~~~~~--~557 -as another month has passedand th~:- havc not - ~'------~.----...-----_. --- ...... ------+------received the yearbook that they paid for nearly a year ago. The Lexicon, Baruch College's :;. ~arh\)()\-- .,... ' . alumni ... since the 1940's, is the source. of the complaints. Apparently, members ot the AaDf ...... Baruch Class of 1998 have not yet recei- ~J to_•••W._.IPI.~_,.. their copies ofthe Lexicon. Debra Duggan, associate director of Student Life and advisor to production of Lexicon. I'> welt aware of these problems. In addressing the issue of the non-existant ..yearbooks she says alumni should understand the current Sit- Alana Gayle uation. Junior, Acturial Science "The Lexicon is produced by only a handful ofstudent volunteers, many ofwhom have had no previous experience in yearbook editing." It's not a cucumber, honest. (:-) said Duggan. She attributed the delayed release to the lack of skilled personnel on staff but concedes that she is to blame for some of the problems. Duggan, advisor to the Evening Session Student Assembly and director of the Baruch - -ehildcare, health anti wellness-pregmms.says she is swamped with work. "Lack of commit ment from students and a tightened allocated budget have made it harder and harder to pub lish Lexicon:' says Duggan. "'I have photogra phers who double as writers and layout edi- tors." ' In order to publish a first-rate yearbook there have to be skilled editors, things the Lexicon can't seem to find or afford according to Duggan. She says student volunteers shoot photographs- of such poor quality that maybe three out of a hundred pictures can be used. In Peter Medina addition, many student volunteers are unfamil iar with the software programs which are pro Junior, CIS vided by the yearbook publishing company for yearbook production. Many volunteers also I told her that I'd rather look at her end their commitment to the Lexicon- when midterms or finals come around. according to face than her ass. J Duggan. ~ Duggan recently hired a former Baruch graduate, Jeanette Nohar, as a production assis tant for the Lexicon. The Lexicon production VOTE IKIS COMING ELECTION -DAYII staff plans to finish last year's yearbook by I mid-May. and will work towards a completion ~. MAY 3-6 date of late August for the current yearbook. POLLS OPEN TO The 1999 edition of Lexicon will include the 10:00 10:00 upcoming commencement activities ---- ...... T. ~ .I \ TICKE~ .NEWS APRIL 21~·1999 9 8 TICKER NEWS APRIL 21, 1999 $3 MILLION DONATED DSSG Overspending . Continuedfrom Front bers this semester. Last semester's committee members left for various reasons. One member left -t-' because he had commitments outside of school. Another member graduated. A third member did By BARUCH ALUMNI not meet the minimum grade point average requirement. The fourth member left for unknown rea- sons, according to Grant. Aaron said that inexperience can be a problem. "You have a revolving door, particularly in stu- By Bryan Fleck York City residents to start and expand busi dent council." Managing Editor nesses, using faculty to counsel clients. super 'In order to prevent a future budget misallocation, Bechu said that the Finance committee next vising interns and teaching specialized courses. semester will allocate more funds for regularly scheduled events, such as Asian month. Hispanic Real Estate developer and Baruch College In addition, the Center will develop majors in week and black history month. alumni Lawrence N. Field donated $3 million. entrepreneurship for undergraduate and gradu The appeals committee hears individual club's appeals. and then presents them at DSSG meet- to .launch the Baruch Center for ate degree programs. ings. If approved there. the appealed amount goes to the Board of Directors for final approval. Entrepreneurship and Small Business.. The Center will be directed by Ed Rogoff: According to Aaron. who sits on the Board of Directors. the problem stems from a lack ofcom The Center expands the Small Business Lab, professor of management, and Cheryl Fenton. munication. "Part of the art of inquiry is raising questions and concerns," said Aaron. "'1 think which has been in existence for over five years. associate director. Faculty coordinators are [DSSG} acted as an uninformed body.' , "Anybody can do anything if they put their Puryear, Marilyn Neirnark. Myung Soo Lee Aaron did note that Lennox Henry. pres.cent of DSSG. is the only member of DSSG who sits mind to it:' said Field, at the dedication cere and Bhatt Vadlamani. Sally Pinto is the special on the Board of Directors. but dismissed allegations that appeals monies were overspent because mony on campus, April 15. projects coordinator. Henry was absent from his duties for an extended time. "It goes back to how students communi Alvin Puryear. faculty coordinator for the Explaining his reason for donating .the $3 cate to each other," said Aaron. who noted that documentation could always be retrieved from the From April 21st to the 30th, million. Field said, "It was very moving. and I Center, listed a variety of functions for the student services accounting unit, located next door to the DSSG office. Center. These functions include: assisting New get as much out of it as 1 give:' Henry himself. however. did take partial blame for the overspending, and admitted that his absence. due to personal reasons, was partly to fault. But at the same time Henry also blamed the United States. France. Germany and Japan:' Board of Directors. who approved DSSG's appeals. and the clubs themselves who came in with college -students Asian Schmitt says. "But when it comes to China the their appeals late. "Tm caught in-between:' said Henry.:', feel bad. but I don't feel that bad - I feel room is silent." With the current marketing rev annoyed." As a result.-the Board will now send budget reports directly to the Treasurer of student Continuedfrom Page 4 olution in Asia. Chinese companies must learn government. says that while not everyone can afford a new to promote brand awareness if they are to com "I hear complaints all the time:' said Bechu. "I try to work with them." car or a VCR. items such as Haagen-Dazs ice pete with the Western markets. says Schmitt. According to Aaron's recollection. no undergraduate student government has ever overspent its cream and women's cosmetics have hecome The lunch-time forum was headed by Mark allocated appeals fund. in the years that he has been at Baruch. affordable. 'These products are just as expen Chadwin, director of the Weissman Center for ..It comes down to good management:' said Mark Heron. president ofthe photography club and sivc in China as they are in the United States. International Business. The forum is the fifth in USG presidential candidate. "It's the student government's fault. They're responsible to the stu hut there they are considered affordable luxu a series of six to be held approximately every dents... rics." says Schmitt. . month through out the semester. The final in On the other hand. representatives of the Caribbean Club. who asked to remain anonymous. Product brands are becoming increasingly the series of forums. titled "Japan in the 21 st placed th,e blame upon the Board of Directors. One representative, who believes that DSSG had a important in the Asian market. says Scmitt. . Century." wi II be held at 12: 15 p. m. on lack of information said. "[The Board. of Directors is] trying to crush the school's activities." While teaching a class called "brand manaze- . 0 Thursday. May 6. in room 1200 of 360 PAS. According to Heron. however. the oversight is endemic to the current government. "You have ment" in China. Scmitt says very few Chinese The speakers will be Hugh Patrick. from a government that's not doing anything." said Heron. "No explanations have been offered:' students can n,ame products from their own Columbia University. and Yoshi Tsurumi from Aaron. on the other hand, was not ready to blame anyone individual, butinstead looked to find country. "Students can name brands from the Baruch College. the positive..., think it is a learning process:' Aaron said. Happ~nings Baruch this ad! Career Development Art/Drama/Dance Workshops Events April 20 - 24. 1999 April 22,1999 April 22, 1999 ~ is proud,.to he a neighbor to New York Tutoring in Math. Finance. ·"She Loves Me'" A play written by "Let's Talk About Sex - Intimacy "What happens at ASEDOM?" 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Candidates must. also be wining and able to between nin-e and 24 credits as a graduate student. Continues... with an enrollment of 20,000. Over 92 per obtain Series 6, 63 and Insurance licenses. In return, Chase will sponsor the licensing. cent ofthe inhabitants ofKosovo are Muslim familiarity with PC's is preferred. Applicants must plan to be enrolled for the fall 1999 A Closer Look at the Albanians. They are the oldest people ofthe Balkans. Albanians contributed greatly to For immediate consideration, semester to be eligible for consideration. People ofKosovo the flourishing of Islamic scholarship tax~.(.. '''12'-~<:>-05'· pIease jb•.Q-.'). \), or through literature, art, architectue, poetry and forward your resume and By The Muslim Students Association thought. Some of the most famous Albanian salary requirements, to: Chase An application packet can be secured from the Office poets were inspired by Arabic stories and LEADING THE t was on a Thursday morning, the morning Manhattan Bank, Human of the Dean of Students, Room 1702, 360PAS. folklore. . WAY IN FULL SERVICE Resources Dept, Attn: ACD, after NATO air strikes began Ramada Nevertheless, conditions deteriorated once 55 Water St., Rm. 201, New Applications must be submitted to the Office of the I Shaqiri, a 37 year-old Carpenter, recalls' Siobodan Milosevic, a former communist, hiding in his house with his family, including BANKI.NG York, -,NY 10041. We are an came into power promoting Serbian national Equal Opportunity & Dean of Students by noon, Wednesday, May 12, 1999. his wife and two children. They heard an ism, promising a "pure serbia" through "eth- ~f Affirmative Action Employer explosion and gunfire, it was part the gen -nic cleansing." Kosovars, determined to eral assault on the village. As the barrage tvi./F/D;V retain their freedom, responded through eased, his wife ran next door. When she peaceful protests and demonstrations, but to entered the basement of the -Gasbi family no avail. The Serbians seized -control of Visit our website at ~w.(hase,o."')m compound, she found the first of37 bodies It Kosovo forcing ~any Muslims to jails and appeared that security forces had tossed a expelling them from their jobs, schools and grenade into the midst ofthe family and then homes. RF..L\110~SHJP CHASE TIlE RIGfIT opened up with automatic weapons. He said IS EVERYTHING. s.-s Today the Muslims ofKosovo and the reli some bodies also bore knife marks on their gion of Islam have been the victims of one \ faces, as if they had been slashed after their tyranny and atrocity after another. President death. M iJosevic said, "The Battle of Kosovo start- Unfortunarely for. ,the people ofKcscvo, - -ed-six,~-we aFe~II€t,.. te S8eFifiee - - --tlUs--story.--is aU teo ramtliar.---I:.ife- was- not 300,~Serbfighters to eradicatefsfanrftom always so dismalhowever, Kosovo back to Makkah." As a resUlt ofthe , SEMESTER G(l\endar of events for Co-Existence __.. Above: NATO's Bombing & SUMMER :Strategy On Monday April 16, 1999. them save you.'" th STUDY Monday May 10 : As the days pass, please keep the Kosovars in your hearts, ABROAD Study Abroad Fair Day -minds, and most importantly, in PROGRAMS your prayers. SEE THE WORLD FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE Tuesday May' 11th CHINA Study abroad can be a life-changing experience. Citizenship & Immigration Day Chinese Studies Learn a new language, make international Chinese language friends, learn more about yourself and your own V·:---··l ....._. ..:, culture, Learn about Y_QUI heritaae.and increase Wednesday:A4;dY 12~ ------~---- -, ".------~ ECUADOR your understanding of the world ...aU while earn Intenslve Spanish language ing CUNY college credm International Crafts Day latin American SIIIdies Ecuadorian Civilization and Semester programs: China, Ecuador, Greece. and CulbJre Italy Thursday May 13th GREECE Summer programs: Denmark, Ecuador, and Italy Greek laIguage Co-Existence· Day Greek Civilization &Culture Liberal Arts For more information, please contact: ITALY College of Staten Island Art&AltHislDry Center for International Service ,• ItaIiH CiYilizltioR &Culture .,5 North Administration 2A, Rm 206 t IntellSiR ItaUII Language For more information please call the I.5.S.C. @ (212) 802 2350 2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314 IntematiOllI Busiaass The Islamic History of Kosovo originates current ethnic 'cleansing, hundreds of thou ltallal StIdies Telephone: (718) 982-2100 in the t4th Century when the Ottoman sands of Kosovars have CutTently fled their Intaruttonl Relations Fax: (718) 982-2108 Muslims fought and defeated the Serbs in a homeland as refugees in one the largest mass famous battle on the Kosovo Hills in -1399 'movemeDts-~f-peopIeift-Europe since World Me-moor of The College Consortium for AD. Islamic rule prevailed until 1912 when War II. As the refugee count rises daily, these' International Studies (GelS) the OUO,IRans retreated. The Muslims were .griefmicken mea, women ad childreD are The College of Staten IslandICUNY has then forced to live. underthe Serbs, who still being stripped of everything by Serb-Ied . sponsored overseas programs for 15 years. harbored cenmries-old hatred and resent security units. Refugees speak ofbeing herd .....Springer, President ment. 1n 1973, Kosovo was. given ed like anim~ humiliated and.terrorized. College of Stall_Island autonomous status and a vote equal to that of Many are fo~~ t~ witness executions and TIle City UnlYetsfty of New YOft Financial AidApplies / Grants Available other republics. Kosovo was relatively iDde- massacres of f~ends family and neighbors. .- -- \ ," . TICKER FEATURES APRIL 21, 1999 13 . . ~ 12 TICKER FEATURES APRIL 21, 1999 rh~ r~~~ Protesters Gather Downtown town at the time, for political reasons. Al Sharpton had exclaimed to the crowd ear set off over the bridge. One man looked up lier in Brooklyn, "Let us march with dignity, and counted, .....seven, eight, damn. There's let us march with pride. We will win if we NYPD, that's FBI, there's CIA, there's channel march together." The crowd did march with 2," he. pointed out, somewhat jokingly. MarieJfMca Weissman Center _Thursday April 21Bd 12:38pm - 2:-'- 36UPAS, lZtII Floor,11_1200 TIcKER OP~EDS 21, 1999 ~ 15 APRIL~.. '. .,...... -.- - . ... - '- _. - 14 TICKER • Editorial- APRIL 14, 1999 • _'l. ... Where's Ours? We're~StillWaiting a re Dear·Editor: Human Societies," the author offers a- non the slave labor ofwhite Europeans? I think not; "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself' racist, scientific explanation ofhuman history's cruelty and lust for power are universal traits. Last spring, when the health care referendum passed, it was with the understanding that David Blanks : Editor-in-Chief Jesus Christ. Immortal words from an immor inequities. Different resources necessary for Certainly, Shaka Zulu would have taken the Baruch College would contribute in kind to the establishment of an on-campus health ticker_eic@Scsu. baruch. cuny.edu tal man (at least some of us think so). Whether the development of human societies were place of Herman Cortez, if given the opportu care facility for the exclusive use of Baruch students. In kind meaning we, the students, or not one believes the Christian doctrines con available in varying degrees in the different nity. Hwan-joo Moon Managing Editor cerning the divine nature ofJesus ofNazareth, geographic locations where humans evolved So, here we are with a multi-racial, multi-cul ticker: newslEJscsU. baruch. cuny. edu give somethinge-> $10 in additional student activity fees, and the adminstration gives - . it can generally be accepted that his second around the globe, putting societies on separate tural society, following rules set up by white great commandment quoted above can be con developmental paths. Some civilizations fared Europeans. What are we to do? Do we try to something - namely space to house our facility. Well they've given us plenty so far. Bryan Fleck Managing Editor* take white baby dolls away -from black chil- sidered good advice to all people. should have the right to shoot at us when they 0 ticker_ news~'csu.baruch.cuny.edu · dren, brutally shouting, kill it!" Sounds like a They've given us red tape, rhetoric, the run-around, bstacles, hassles, disrespectful atti As a free thinking individual who grew up feel like it. In some parts of the world, the step back, rather than a step forward. Our his tudes and basically the unpleasant end of the stick. with a mind that refused to believe in ideas of police brutally murder people every day; it's Jon Minners News Editor tory has been wrought with brutality and geno racial superiority or inferiority, I have spent a just business as usual. and no one says a word [email protected] "In history's race between cide, but maybe it wasn't all for nothing. We good partof my life trying to figure outhow of protest, because .:they can't-it's illegal.. have a political and legal system .that at least We've been told that the administration cannot find space in a Baruch building for our we have ended up with such a racist, hate filled the world's civilizations, the That's why people like Amadou Diallo come to Shan-san Wu* News Editor -attempts;to protect the rights of everyone. We society, and how we can try to change it. My this country and will continue to do so. They health center. Vice-president Jesse Berger handed that party line to the Baruch Health [email protected] have an economic system that provides every studies ofhistory and politics have made a few Europeans won. " want to live in a place where everyone has the one with the opportunity to achieve prosperity. Care Advisory Commitee on March 29, 1999. Obviously, he thought he was talking to things clear. In history's race between the right to exist and the chance of having a good Dov Gertzulin Business Editor The ideals of economic freedom, individual world's civilizations, the Europeans won; they life. members of the 80 percent of our student body that are apathetic, inactive and easily [email protected] liberty, equality under the law, and respect for wound up conquering or subjugating most of What we need to do as a society and a nation the rule of law that this nation was founded manipulated as mantionedin our Nov. 12, 1998 editorial. On the contrary, the party line the Earth's population, and-regardless of the better than others did, and history .took its .is to work together in a spirit ofpeace and love Michael Papilsky ..... Business Editor J Mngr. upon are good ideals, regardless oftheir imper & degree of that subjugation, it cannot be denied course. The rape, murder, and genocide com to try and make our society into one that con will not fly with us. We know that anything is possible if the administration makes it a tickerbus@usa. net fect human application and delayed inclusive that the economic and political power struc mitted by conquering Europeans are historical forms more closely to its ideals, instead of priority to accomplish it. Cases in point: the Honors Lounge, the Academic Advisement ness. Our economic, legal, and political sys tures that prevail throughout most parts of the facts that cannot. be defended or. denied. wasting energy on hate for hate's sake. Hatred Sergy Tabuteau ~ . Op-Eds Editor tems aren't inherently evil or invalid; but they Center and the trading floor. / world today, including the United States, are However, these actions cannot be considered has only brought pain and suffering in the past; [email protected] do need some work. At least when the police European in origin. This occurred not because unique. Conquerors of every race have been we need love to heal our wounds and help us _ murder an innocent man like Amadou Diallo, Europeans were inherently more intelligent or exacting the same sort of horrors upon their work toward a better future. - Bianca Dieckmann •...... Features Editor . in this country, we recognize that something is When these examples were pointed out to Berger, they were ignored. Instead he talked of courageous, or were chosen by God to rule fellow human beings since history began. Are Ifanyone has a better idea, let's hear it. tic ker-.features~csu. baruch. cuny. edu wrong. The public is outraged. We protest and humanity (which is the white supremacist's we to believe that ifAfricans had had the upper Sincerely, faculty issues. While faculty considerations are of merit, if it weren't for students there write editorials about it. Investigations are con view), but out of luck. In Jared Diamond's hand in history's survival of the fittest, they Guy M. Lyons would be no need for faculty. If we are trying to attract high caliber students, then oor Hasani Gittens Features Editor book, "Guns, Germs and Steel: the Fates of wouldn't have conquered the Americas, using ducted, and we question whether the police ticker-.features~csu.baruch.cuny. edu student services must be of a high caliber'also, Once again, to the administration, students are not seen as clients and our needs are unimportant. Vanessa Singh .....-.... '.' Arts Editor the_tick.er@scsu. baruch.cuny.edu DA NILE AIN'T JUST A RIVER IN ANCIENT KHEMIT 4 I found the letter from Mr. Lyon, to say the least, mention gettingbrowniepoints for Spain. He tries-to slave trade. He would like to convince you thatthey strangeto him. Weshould beproud, hesays, that we When Hunter's Health Care facility was brought up at the meeting, Berger arrogantly Kenyatta Pious Sports Editor amusing. Mr. Lyon's mode of1hinking is quite typi- convince himself that are one in the same even though Afiikan have an economic system (whose very foundations [email protected]" stated that it was a hole in the wall, and "Ifthat's what you want, I'll give it to you." Well, calofthe person(s) ofEuropean descent wholives in Shaka Zulu and slaves within Afrika retained basic rights are derived from theexploitationofenslaved Afrikan - a constant state ofdenialwhile continuouslyrntional- A:fiikans in general and could even attain prestigious positions people) that is set up in Such a way thatguarantees the Honors lounge isn't a hole in tbewall. The trading floor isn't a hole in the wall. The _Dan Barkan Copy Chief izing the events that surround him. Casein point. would have done the in the _military or in _royal houses as that there will always bepoorpeople who will never Academic Advisement Center isn't a hole in the wall. In fact, holes were knocked in the while proudly announcing, that the Europeans have same things as opposed to European slave traders who have the chance to achieve "prosperity." He wantsto , Rajika Nakkawita* Copy Editor .wall to accomodate the advising center. "won" (whatever that means), he unconvincingly Europeans, if given ~ tl1eens1aved Afrikan as sub secbJCe youintobelieving thateveryone basan"equal chalks up a systematic campaign ofterror against the thechance. I can only. human chattel who were kept alivepUrely opportunity':to getonefoot uponthe ladder, when in MonyneBowman Advertising Manager maiority peoples of color in the world (and the .deduce that his .for economic pwposes. fact, this ladder has always been broken. ticker ad:[email protected] Then again, as the article in this issue highlights, Hunter's hole in the wall isn't that bad . rewards reaped from such a conquest) es pure luck. European educational MI: Lyon goes onto imply thatit is bet And to top it all oft: hetries to accuse people who He pointstoa bookwhich,accordingto him, offers a systems have never ter to give Afrikan children -white dolls speak about these issues as breeding hate. I don't Edward Ellis* Circulation i Promotions at an. Two newly equipped treatment rooms, two offices, a prep room waiting area and "non-racist, scientific explanation"(implyingthatsci- taughthim thatat one _while telling them in a convincing tone mean to be rode but excuse me while I yawn This staff room: 600 square' feet. Maybe we should bold Mr~ Berger to his word. Hunter proved . ence'is1hesuprerne-~11f1aIowk:dge ~ tW ...... , m mE q t "!limy_ FC - D ' .. \ " 18 TICKER OP-EDS APRIL 21, 1999 TICKER BUSINESS MARCH 21, 1999 19 .. International Student Compaq Ousts CEO Services Cemerisproud to pres~_·day.... Move Follows Earnings Shortfall By Michael Papilsky integration of its June 1998 acquisition ·of manent replacement that has many top Business Editor Digital Equipment. industry executives being considered as pos Chairman Benjamin Rosen will become sible candidates. In .a move that shocked Wall Street, but acting CEO, joined by outside directors Compaq may run into an out of the ordi many analysts say was, necessary. Compaq Frank P. Doyle and Robert Ted Enloe III. nary Y2K problem. With the earnings shortfall Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ) CEO Eckhard The company has begun a search for a per- and a management shakeup, it seems unlikely Pfeiffer resigned over the weekend under that the company will be able to achieve the ~ .. .for, by, and about-the inremational pressure from Compaq's board of directors. $50 billion revenue target in the year 2000 that The move comes just nine days after the com COMPAQ Pfeiffer had promised. pany warned that its earnings for the first quar Compaq has not taken advantage of the . students at Baruch College! ter would be just $250 million, Of 15 cents a assets that Digital brought when Compaq diluted share, less-than halfthe $560 million, or acquired the company for $9 billion. Sales of 3 I cents a share, the company had been expect Alpha servers. a technologically superior archi ed to report. CFO Earl Mason, along with tecture that is faster than Intel based servers. Pfeiffer. cited an industry slowdown as the manufactured by Digital, have suffered as the _ta. cause for Compaq's earnings shortfall. Mason company lost focus after the merger. also resigned. Additionally, Compaq has not moved quickly ~I~/ Industry observers and analysts alike put to take advantage ofDigital's services business: ~~ • the blame on the company's unsuccessful the main reason for the acquisition. In the quar -- implementation ofa build-to-order manufactur ter ended December 31. 1998, a full 18 percent tt...... Q,...... ing plan that it outlined almost two years ago. of its revenue came from services as opposed to The plan was an effort to become more like over 30 percent. for competitor IBM. rival Dell Computer so that it may lower its Shares ofCompaq were off 7/8 to 22 3/4 on inventory exposure. Another reason cited for April 19. Compaq will be reporting its earnings Citigroup ,Beats Estimates. Citigroup Compaq's Line of 64-bit Alpha based Servers the shortfall is Compaq's slower than expected after the market close on April 21. Inc.(NYSE:C) beat estimates of 87 cents a Courtesy Compaq Computer Corp. share and reported a net income of $1.04 a shan: or $2.36 billion. The company cited strength across the board for its performance, especially in its North American credit card business~':Whose:.eamiiiis~~dj5.,,~iC~'· Plummeting PC Prices Cause to $268 million. Intel Narrowly Beats Estimates. Intel Some to Give Them Away Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) announced first quarter earnings of$2.0 billion, or 57 cents a Compaq Presario with a 333MHz processor. The newly released 333MHz iMac. which sells share. slightly better than the 55 cents Wall By Michael Papilsky 32MB RAM, 4GB hard drive, 56K modem. for $1199 list can be had for $1149. They also Street had.forecast, The company's sales, Business Editor and IS" monitor to qualifying applicants at offer bundles of printers and storage however, were below expectations and earn Looking for a new $399 PC? Or maybe you www.Free-Pc.com, Free-Pc users must forgo peripherals with the machines. when ~ ou order COfIIITIIU ings benefited from higher interest income want one for free? Now you can have one. from about 10 to 15 percent of their screen space to direct from them. and a lower tax rate. While the report showed advertisements. Although a $50 savings is good. before REMUltnD: ., a PC industry that is pushing computer prices -:0, the PC industry to be healthy. Intel warned ", to new lows while bringing performance to For those interested in purchasing an up-to ordering you should first check prices with a '';;' that second quarter revenue would be flat to date or higher end machine. one can be had at a local store that may have special sales. In addi slightly down, citing seasonal factors. new highs. As Compaq announced an earnings short reasonable price by finding package deals that tion. the cost of shipping could outweigh the fall and the resignation ofits CEO. Intel and PC bundle systems with printers and monitors, or discount, even when you factor in sales tax. AMD Reports Narrower Than. Expected manufacturers were dropping prices on high ChiDa Loss. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. performance computers. Intel recently released t NYSE:AMD) reported a lower than expect a 433MHz version ofits Celeron processor, tar ed first quarter loss. The company reported a geted at the low-cost sub $1000 computer mar first quarter loss before charges of $113.4 ket. The chip. which now sells for $144 in million, or 81 cents a share, better than ana Ecuador 1,000 unit quantities, brings the low cost seg lysts estimates of92 cents a share. The com - - ment within the performance range of higher pany cited production glitches that held it ...::.... ba~k. end computers. ~.. __ from producing its fastest. chips, -,;...... - ---Accorcnng-LO Dell- Ccmputerr Celeron ", depressing average selling prices. AMD said ...... processors operate within 2 percent ofthe per ...-::=:...•... that is needs $850 miJHon ·in sales to break ..:•.;,N' fonnance of a similarly clocked Pentium II. even in the second' 'qU3rter~ arid that its K7 This led Dell to announce that it would soon processor is on track for release in June. stop sales of Pentium II based machines in favor of Celeron and Pentium III machines, in an effort to segment the market. In comparison, a Pentium II processor run .... -::.::. . ning at400MHz sells for $237 with a 450MHz . ""." ...... ":::.:. version selling for $397. One can achieve com parable performance while paying half the price. Further complicating the market is Advanced Micro Devices' K6-2 line of chips, ___1. Senegal whose performance falls between tlte Celeron and Pentium II.A 475 MHz K6-2 sells for $213, Screen-shot ofa Free-Pc Computer Desktop. increase insales ,,'ih; first iri'.'t'ilOre tbiri't:Wo 450MHz for $158, and 400MHz f?r $103. Costa Rica ,~ ':~ For those who need a new computer, a bar :~'::.'" years Neti " t1it' -':Was'$191 It is these price performance levels that by checking out academic discounts from some ... . ~~~. gain can be found .for, ~L ... " milli~n,-~[ ~i=~:rdiiW~:~'~~-'.--- -enable ~such as _E~achi!t~__ !~ _sen. _.~ea~~~ ~~ufacturers. Companies such as Dell . . France ':. ':" " "'~' ,. fully loaded computers at prtce points from C9mputer anaA'pple'Computer each- offer spe- $399-$599. Emachines' $399 systems typically cial pricing for college students. Emachines: www.e4me.com Mexico come with a processor from National Dell Computer has a page on its web site Semiconductor's Cyrix unit, a producer of specifically targeting the educational consumer, Free-Pee microprocessors- at even lower prices, whose with discounted prices and special bundles, ww.free-pc.corn Peru chips fall below the performance of Intel's low Apple Computer, a long-time marketer to the end Celerons, education market, has a more comprehensive Dell Computer Student Purchase Page: www.dell.comlclientledulfacstaff.htm SpaiD With prices this low, some companies are site targeted towards universities, faculty, and .even giving computers away for free if)'hopes students. _ Apple,Computer.EdlKatioD_Site: ._. larael of ~aking-ba£k-theitmone}'-.onJ!d.Y~rti~~~~r On Apple's site you need to go through a store.apple.comlCatilloglUS!lmages/rooting~,· tm~'OI'l~rnlm1~iJtIrone:.c:Or!_iRlt~~+~~e~-c~o~m~m~e~r~ce~·~f1~ees~.-.:.-Fr:..:e=e:....:-P:..:c=-=:is~g~i.:..-v=ing -rndlcat~. pagerhtml . ----I~----~- '------'-----'-_-....:...~...:...:.--....:..._-.:.--'------'------_...::-.:.....---.:..-'----~~-~-----.:.-~---away a -- I1st to 'that you are a1:taruch student. .I • ------.-----_..-- _._~-----_---:=- '-- ._ .._-- .-,_.- ..__.__....._-- ._.- _._,_.._~---_ .._------=--I \ . 20 TICKER BUSINESS APRIL 21, 1999 TICKER ARTS &. ENTERTAINMENT' APRIL 21, 1999 21 - , . BachanaJia celebrates the millennium from politicians is because Deicide believes that they have something significant to propagate. Deicidi{'s only objective is to present a valid, alternative ~ay of thinking. To that end, Deicide performed by the B a c h.a n a I i a Chamber Orchestra will always persevere with the freedom of speech clause on their side. (fhis society imposes boundaries on our thinking and stifles it, nurturing a widespread epidemic of blind conformity By Leslie Casilla that is despicable and an insult to our intelligence as individuals.) Contributing Writer One final thing: Deicide has released a live album earlier this year entitled, When Satan Lives. It is an assortment of seventeen songs taken from all their albums and is an absolute must-have for extreme metal fanatics. I would like to. thank Deicide for putting out this live album because every time I have seen Deicide perform, they were entrancing to the extent that only a live album can corroborate. Thanks a lot guys•. you rule! Stay brutal & ·gruesome and keep bringing the kill! Q The BachanaJia Chamber Orchestra beautifully performed their concerto titled Bachanalia Celebrates the Millennium. They performed a total of fifteen pieces. Their per fonnance was slightly ofreminiscent ofthe Shakespearean era, sweeping the audience away with their harmonious violin tunes. The sounds were inspirational, and because the concert was given The Matrix in a church, it added a spiritual tone to the performance. It was also very relaxing, freeing the Heightens Special Effects To A New Plateau soul ofany worries. The first performance, J.S. Bach, 'dated from 1685-1750, was composed of three pieces and performed with violins, aviola.shass and the organ. The second performance, By David Lo Beethoven, was dated from 1770-1827 and was composed of seven Senior StaffWriter pieces. It was performed with the clarinet, the bassoon, double-bass and the hom. It carried the same harmonious melody while the clarinet The Matrix is not another Johnny added a much softer yet profound tone. Mneumonic. Fear not Keanu Reeves fans, he has It was almost mesmerizing to see how these musicians delicately not chosen another dud role as in Feeling Minnesota or A Walk in the Clouds. No, this time Reeves has • performed each piece with such warmth and passion. Their facial • --_exPressiOn·s Imide it clear thatmusic ~~ tneit ait~ their masterpiece.fhe ·gone .-baek to what - ·has .made his .car.eer very essence for which they live and are , starring in a solid action'thrifler; Reeves has chosen .. ;;; ;; ,. inspired through. Their inspiration was a blockbuster in The Matrix. ( magnetic as it traveled to each musician So, what is The Matrix? Try to bare with INTERNET when they performed. The artistic direc- me as I attempt to weave my way through a plot so I tor and violin soloist was the talented condensed, it gives Mission Impossible a run for its INTERNSHIPS money in the Oscar category, "Most Difficult Plot to I Nina Beilina. Her performance was elegant and graceful. AVAILAJlL.E Melodic. harmonious, inspirational and mystical this is how I Figure Out in a Motion Picture." And believe me, it I would describe Bachanalia Chamber Orchestra's performance. It would win in a landslide over any other contender. Are you ~~tofaonch)'OUI' c:arur on was definitely a "Thumbs Up" followed by a '''BRAVO !" In simple terms, The Matrix is a virtual-reality uni ·::i .. ~... the 1nbtI'net? Ne you one of ~ best verse controlled by superhuman computers. ". ::: and ~tcstminds at yourschool? . .. Neo (Reeves) is a computer hacker in the 22nd Century selected by Trinity (Carrie Anne Moss) to join Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and his group of freedom fighters. Neo . ".' .:;." .:. ':7 " A. r~pOr-hl"'le Or! C~rnpt~~; r.as 3 mJmOer of N€w Medi.3 ~!1terr:5hjps .n !~ter:let ------..gets enlisted in a way that is fun to watch. A cell phone is delivered to him, and the person on the other end leads him out of the office to escape from the FBI baddies. It's as if the unknown Production, Web Deveropment individual already knows the future' ahead of time. Technotogv. 1nt~u:et Ma!k~tinSJ Sounds like some pretty weird stuff. Morpheus gets his O{),;~n~ s e t e s a n d Irltern-et man, Neo, as he believes Neo is the chosen one. Neo Make sure your country is represented at P1oduction M~~~menL ...... starts learning the truth about Morpheus and his mission St~p tt:~ cha:~ge ~r~ . to end the mass destruction about to take place. Neo sits the "Pcrcde of Nations" during the .. ··.. :..• :: ....~. up to Jo::r: the :~ :apOnh~ Campus ~rod.K:t;on T~ a:on to down in a chair and starts sucking in every single martial ···'811I·: .' .. ::... -, ....-'.... Co-Existence Dayt build,. design ~nd m~ir:t 75 • -_.~ 4....,. ~ . - ... gi' ... • • ." I• ~ r .. • ," • " ~ .. . . . \ II " I r- TICKER ARTS &'~AlNMENT:..AP.Rll...21,_1999 23 ] TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 21, 1999 '" 22 . SINGLED OUTCONTINUED FROM PAGE I - Before the show, people spoke to some ofthe contestants to here the scoop on what Get Ready..Set. Go! "Singled orlt" meant to them and the type ofperson they are looking for. Let's take a closer look at what.they had to say. . By David Lo '.:~:,. Senior StaffWriter :~~: NAME: Gary Miller .,~::: _ _.Go is a Gen-X 'stylized version of~e ~~lt Q: What do you do on your spare time? avorite, Pulp Fietiou.-The film is divided into __three R: 'I: ~~j~~_g~ingJ~o movies, dancing, playing _ separate but interchangeably locked vignettes (or parts) baseball; attending Broadwayshows, tanning on the beach and I am a which effectively challenges the audience's mind when " big pro-wrestling fan. (•A By David.Blanks vlole~, ~d wound together. Like a teasing baby, Go brings us in, then tosses us .around SPits Q: Describe your perfect girl in five words or less. Editor-in-Chief -- us out. Not your standard movie, Go dances around a scene for a while and then Jumps Into a R: My girl has to possess the qualities of honesty, looks, INTRODUCTION: new scene, making this fast paced film a delight. . . intelligence, heart and humor. charac~ers" A scene is visually stirred up out ofnowhere as we are Introduced to several Q: If money was no object, describe your fantasy date! My name is Daniel. One evening while drinking with the fe/Jas at the local bar, I ~nous The Kiro!? Le~end The first group of characters works inside a supennarket. Ronna (Sarah Polley) has a R: My fantasy date would begin with a fancy dinner at a restaurant by noticed a stranger in our midst. His mannerism and way ofspeaking was a magnet that my f~r ~t, Y3K: Part 2 problem on her hands. She must come up with a few hundred dollars her otherwise she the beach where there would be . metallic mentality could not resist. I met the stranger. The stranger whose father s heirloom is a By: [email protected] will be evicted. Tsk; tsk what do to? Ronna talks Claire (Katie Holmes) Into gomg to a drug deal- dancing. If everything went well then, we would take a nice walk on source ofanguish. Senior Staff Writer er's home to cash in on some sweet stuff. This the beach, chat a little and then I would drive her home to make sure His name is Isiah. His inheritance is a murderous demon. a stalker that haunts him at leads Ronna to a party, but when she finds out she was safe and sound. every turn. That is his legacy. This is his story ~ she is in on a drug bust, she has to get out of . In the last issue, the Osl crew was kidnapped and held hostage on a cuny school there a.s.a.p, Q: What is your name? We now continue our presentation ofDX 21~ "THE LEGACY." bus. But as one ofthe most bravest and dedicated ofthe crew (Reno) tried to save hisfellow _ Ronna goes back to Victor Sr. (LE. . R: Raphael Muniz friends, the bomb upon the bus had propelled them into the year 2999. They found out that Freeman) to return the goods. What Victor Q: Have you seen the show "Singled OuC on MTV? What do you EPISODE XVI: civilization itselfhad almost perished. And order to save the past they must save thefuture doesn't know is that the merchandise returned think of THE LEGACY from Y3KJ But in the process. Reno was struck down as the Osl's crew new strange powers to him is fake. Ronna still has to get the money it? (PART TlIREE OF A SERIES) had begun to develop. ' for her rent, so she concocts a devious plan to R: I have seen the show "Singled OuC a , .. (With the use ofAnastasia s teleporting shadow powers. the remaining Osl crew find themselves purchase tylenol and sell it to unsuspecting couple of times and I think the people that go on that show are crazy. The authorities knew that my father was innocent, but were allowing him to die in in the ruins ofthe 25 51. library) teenagers as pot. Everything goes as planned Q: Describe your perfect girl in five words or less. order to cover up their secret. They intended the case to begin and end with him; it was up to" Somsiri: I can't bel ieve they just shot Reno Iike that! until Victor shows up. Ronna is about to get it R: I am looking for an intelligent, compassionate, sensitive, me to thwart their fiendish plot. Jomo: Don't worry Sorn. heIl be missed dearly... when a car out of hardworking Besides the fact that I would be the sole administrator ofjustice in this endeavor, Rich: Hell! I wanted to shoot him a long time ago! Now even that's been robbed from me! nowhere, mows and trustworthy companion. there were other odds that I had to face. This beast had thepower ofregeneration. Bullet Norean: How could 'you say that about him! I can't believe you could say that after all that's her down: Q: What is the kinkiest thing you have ever done on a date? wounds healed in minutes, dismembered body parts grew back within minutes. There were he's done for us. He could have left us behind when the he was kicked ofTthe bus! But he did This begins the second vignette of the film, which focus R: Had sex in the school only two sure fire ways to kill the beast. One, to totally eradicate his brain matter, or two, to n't! I can't sav the same for you. but I don't think you Richard would ever come back for any es on Simon, (Desmond AskeW) a British import that has no life. completely incinerate his murderous carcass. However, getting near him was next to impossi of us if: ou were in the same situation. The next part of the film is about his lavish stay in Las Vegas. He Q: What is your name? ble. The beast possessed abnormal strength, speed and dexterity. He was conceived and devel (The group goes silent. as Ifeach person iii silent mourning). manages to go to a strip club and gets himself in trouble. He goes to R: Sandy Bechor oped to be the ultimate soldier and the perfect man. In the end, my father's creation turned out Janka: She's right. Rich. Would you tum me away if I was in deep trouble? a hotel, interrupts a Bar Mitzvah, has sex with two underage Q: What do you like to do for fun? to be the epitome of a devil. To face this abomination would be the same as eyeballing an arch . tMeonw hile back in the upsicirts of23rd street, the mini~ns of }jK are in search ofthe Osl girls, and somehow gets involves in a deadly shooting as well. R: I like to go clubbing, bar hopping and just demon. crew) The funniest one though is with Zack (Jay Mohr) and Adam (Scott Wolf), two soap chill by shopping. Needless to say, I was very confused. My dear father was soon to be taken from me, Pathros: My lord, the soft tlesh ones have not been found yet. It appears that they are being opera actors who get caught on a drug possession charge and Q: What type of guy are you looking for? cloaked bv some mvstical energy that we cannot simply trace... must work with LAPD cops to clear their names. That's R.: I'm looking for someone that is truthful. Y3K: I d~n't want to hear your pathetic excuses! You are not soft flesh! Y-ou are AI. far more when they come back into the picture. They were the ones handsome, sweet. and has superiorthan a soft flesh! Find them. we are so close to the 23rd Century, we cannot afford to who asked Ronna to bring over the goods, which was really ruce give up a 1000 years of work and sacrifices. a dru 0 sting to bust her. When that tanks, they get invited eves. Pathros: What about the SOt! flesh that this group had left behind: over ~o B~rkes, a cop's (William Fichtner) house for Q: Describe your fantasy date? Y3K: He is no use to us, anymore. He was damaged and terminated by one of our shock Christmas Eve,' and that's when the unusual fun begins. R: A trip to Aruba. for the weekend, where troops nitro-flare bullets. No soft flesh could have survied such a shot... Scaling down the actor's roles. William Fichtner there \vould be a candle light dinner on the beach and then GK: What do \\ e do now? We are stranded a 1000 } ears into this dismal future with no way is outstanding as the serious yet poignant police officer. afterwards I would go for a midnight swim in the pool. back. Scott Wotfand Jay Mohr reveal maybe a bit too much about (): What is the kinkiest thing you have ever done on a date or want to Sourav: GK is right. So what, if we have these new super PO\\CfS? The} are completely use- their characters on screen than I would have liked. but are nonetheless funny in their roles. Katie ,;\ ),) less if we cannot even use them to get ourselves back home to J999. Holmes is wonderful as ever tailing away from her Joey.role on her tv show. DesmondAskew is R ~)I.) skinny-dipping Robyn: Before Reno \\ as taken down. he mentioned that we had to sa..e the future in order to hilarious as the funny talking Brit who acts like a pompous loser, but always finds himself w.ith save the past. something to do. Go is not to be missed and looks to be another one of those cult films like Q: What is your name? ~. Karlo: And how in the hell... Sixteen Candles.'or The BigChill. .' ..'.-- ., >- ." .R: Marianela Cespedes . Veronna: ...do you expect us to do that?' Q:~ Why -are you- participating in --"Singled Out"? Rich: I do (The entire crew turns and expects a drunken response) Irn sober people! I'm not R: •. I carne f-or the experience and feeling on participating in this hallucinating! We ha ..e to de v ise a plan to defeat Y3K. It's as simple as that. But first \..·e Baruch event. must devise ~a plan on how to defeat Y3K. I guess that would what Reno would have done ... Q: What type of guy are you looking for? 1\linon: My lord. He are picking up movement in sector C-3. It's the old 25 St.library. R: I am looking for someone that is smart understanding. Y3K: Sent in shock troops. I want them captured alive if not intact and not harmed. Their soft funny and good-looking. Maestro of Madness: DX 21 KRAZO shells might provided a useful way of travelling back into time... Q: What is your fantasy date? Anastasia: (Teleports back in from the shadows). They know we're here, they are sending in Various Artists: GO! Music from the motion picture. R: My fantasy date would be to go with someone drones to get us. What do we do now? ByKRO special to a desert island where there is no and leave the rest up to and in his place I had received a serpent. At that time I still didn't know what to make of his Somsiri: Like Reno would say, "Let's kick some ass!'!" Senior Staff Writer your imagination. story. The prison doctors had explained to me that my father was delusional, and that I should Rich: Ok. you guys know the plan. We hit them high and low. I want prisoners for I want to Q: What is the cute~t way to pick someone up? keep that in mind when I spoke to him. They told me to be supportive, they didn't want to agi find out as much information about this Y3K guy as much as possible. ' Hell! Life for me begins at midnight, but that doesn't mat R: I feel eye contact works the best tate him in his final hours, and understand that he was a man facing death. Psychologically, his (As Y3K s shock troops had stormed into the front ofthe library. GK uses his super-speed to ere ter at the present moment. I was excited when I first heard this new These were just four people amongst delusions were a defense mechanism that allowed him to face the inevitable. ate a tornado ofsharpnel taking out the first wave oftroops. They use Ainka as bait as they CD 'cause it had a new song by No Doubt. After such a long hiatous, 37 individuals who competed in this show. While After I saw him, they wanted to know what he had said, what I was thinking, whether lead another group offorces in. But as they fired upon Ainka, she quickly turned herselfinto No Doubt comes back with thisnew slammin track calte -I. '....: TICKER -ARTS ~ ENTERTAiNMENT' APRk ai.1999 ------~~ ._------24 Music Inspired by The Motion Picture Life Land Records Rock '. By Luke Matthews Contributing Writer a~d ---1 were written. Having listened to this album, it is no surprise that10 ofthe 15 songs Lo and light rap, characteristic -:from the Journal ofKeen Chung produced by R. Kelly. The album is filled with a mixture of R&B of previous work by the artist. R. Kelly Part 1 of 3 i -~ songs with the f chooses to arrange the By Keen Chung Lo I and .then heaviest rap at the beginning Contributing Writer lightening things up, song by song, until heavy rap by we are again hit with mildly April 18, 1997 track 12. Day -1 before during-this Despite R. Kelly's heavy involve We ail met earlv in the morning. very early. never woke up so early to. th~ Port Author!ty. ment. fans should not expect to hear him entire year. So we walked through the pouring rain and took the train t find Thorn, so we singing on the album. Although he is We got there at 7:30 am. Yep. it was veryfull ofpeople. Couldn was extremely bad. featured in the second song by DJ Qulk. searched. and then boarded the bus around 7:45. The seating on the bus this can be considered nothing more than .No seat numbers, mismatched shit. Hectic. I fell asleep. it was fog at . the musical equivalent of a cameo role. Thom tapped me until I awoke. I looked out the windows and thought comes from a nice remix of Lovin' You, p~rformed realized it was snowing and ~e were in New Jersey. ... One of the highlights of the album first. Then I then sun despite the disap- better part ofthe day it rained. Then it became cloudy without ram. here by Sparkle. An enjoyable mixture of bass and rhythm is entertaining. For the ... the clouds before it became mildly sunny. I remember trying to words "come on" which are repeated continually in the background. light started breaking through pointing ot. . could be criticized for presenting a mishmash ·of different kinds see dragons in the clouds. ..:.... Most soundtracks let alone one carryzng (like a rogue love song by Trisha Yearwood), Until arriving in Virginia that day. I'd never seen a real train. songs. Well, a few exceptions nonwithstanding slum from the wo~k R. Kelly. must have heard the train 4-5 times hulking through my sleepless the album does stay fairly focussed around its R & B roots, inherited 0: real coal. That night. I potential listeners Erasure to try to get to sleep but I couldn t stand the .There is a lack of big names on the majority of tracks. However. ber. It was bad. no rest at all... We played for lovers of light rap, R & B couldn 1 sleep... Remember drinking. peeing. ,drinking, peeing. final- should not be discouraged as the album is highly recommended songs, couldn 1feel at ease. - .... work of~. Ketty. ly waking up at 6:30 am since I couldn 1 stand it anymore. and basically anyone who likes the 151. It was weird, That night was my initiation into the world ofreal alcohol; Bacardi mostfoul smelling. vile tasting I must say, for one who has never really drank before. It was the really got drunk except concoction. I have mixedfeelings about it; it was disgusting. No one and "walking vagina" One time he walked .. : ~•..... Larry. rambling weird shit like. "nose fucking" . into the air from the bed andfell. ..". .:....:- .. straight something 0' Earlier that night we ate at afamily restaurant, ~~ We all ate Cup Noodles. .::..... ". overloadfrom the sweet potatoes. the pie. the .. :: like "Blue dishes ". It was disgusting, the sugar crap they call steak, chuck wagon steak. A waste ofabout seven dollars. ::: . nasty brown he doesn't know how to do it April 19; 1997 My problem: My boyfriend likes to fondle my breasts a lot. But to pleasure me it ~ starting to hurt now. Couldyou guys please tell him how Day -2 everyone e{se woke right! And I had almost no sleep last night. I woke up turned on the TV and . it being in the the- right? Thanks: up to Power Rangers the movie. It was still good. as good as I remembered ater. been satis an extremely good buffet type breakfast. it was a while since I had on by breasts. especially now, when so many women We had CasiTalk: Guys have always been turned eggs, sausages, potatoes. biscuits a kind ofgruel, forget is that this area factorily full. There Was' stufflike scrambled opting to get their breasts enlarged through implants. But what men are awesome. .' squeeze or rub too hard. What you can"do is try to hint that orange juice- it was can get very sensitive when they we were slick and tried to exit through the back, but Larry. say try to steer him into d~in~ other In the end we thought. he's being too harsh or if you are afraid of what he might we got "di~covered" Pretty wac/c. goes, get him Involved being a cheap-as's, didn't give in a breakfast card and Maybe what you need is to try new techniques as far as foreplay / saw everyone things. We got to.Busch Gardens but I could tell something was wrong when areas not only your breasts. pretty hot that afternoon. in other with shorts and T-shirts despite the chilly winds. Turned out to be high. school kids like us o.n vacation and a way & this is creating ~a· .I saw a lot ofpeople. Jots ofkids; lots if --..-.---_._~~ '.-~- ~ --...-~-' SportyspiceTalk: If your boyfriend is fondling your'breasts the wrong ==~~~~~------.-.... --:-.,.....-..-_.. .. --.._---._--- -- _...... -.... -- be to explain from NY too. .. why don't you just politely tell him to stop? Another way would couple ofbuses 1pointed her out and problem for you. I remember this one girl we spotted while on line for Alpengeist. so that he could correct his mistake. After all, breasts only to him how he is hurting your breasts, all six ofus. She must have known, yet didn't respond, uptight bitch. point out places on your upper body everyone was fust staring. contain soft tissues that are very fragile. You might want to -- ~ -- . ------you are the gatekeeper ofyour Still there were plentyofprettyfaces. that he can and can't fondle. You set the limits and boundaries than Great The rides were awesome. Much better, longer, higher and grand body! Adventure. first. It has this drop. and the tunnel inside Was' 1000/'6 better than TALK to your boyfriend... I know it's a novel idea. but it's worth The Loch-ness. we went on SyTalk: Uh, youcan actually Fi~ and I got dizzy . hated that ride. After that, nails...that'll learn'em! Skull Mountain. Then we went on the Drachen a try. If not, jerk his tooL.and wear your lee press-on vertical drop.' We kind ofate it was Big Bad Wolf another awesome ride. This one has the most then me. Larry and Chin. went on the Pompei ride. I must say it you need to do is sit him down (or stand up if that's more fun) and, ribs and chicken afterwards. KitTalk: Listen to me, what and statues... take him by the hand and guide him was one ofthe best. Thefires andfalling columns not just tell him what to do but show him. Literally was all a jumble I don't remem only have no objections but will The initial J remember a lot better than all the rest, it through what he should be doing. I'm pretty sure that he'll not the the green alien doll but 1just had to have-one after that day. this interactive lesson. If he still doesn't seem to get it. grab him by ber when I saw be very attentive to them drop us offanywhere else. we stopped at TACO him that this is the reason that you want him to pay Since we were too cheap to have nipples and yank real hard. Then explain to __ else. he won't forget that! BELL. It was a disgusting meal- 'nuffsaid: -- attention and not forget, cause it hurts! If not anything I didn't notice. Chin mentioned a tension or animosity between Larry and Thom but night. which lasted long into The three ofus (CHIN. LARRY, & KEEN). had a sort oftalk that the deep, dark night. suggest for you to talk to your boyfriend about this problem SWTalk: I would definitely things are very different. The people are nicer, places are a lot relationship. If you don't tell In Virginia. a lot of because after all. communication is the key factor to a successful Indeed. even the air cleaner. And thefood is either a lot more expensive or a lot cheaper. and trees. everything him what he's doing is hurting fresher, the land more fertile. the abundantflowers. woods. bushes I'm afraid that if this continues, it will stem into other smells you, how would he ever know, right? yet simplistically natural. The next time you guys are together, seemsfantastically alive. potential problems in the future, such as fear of intimacy. guess I talk with an ----- The people here talk with an accent. Its funny but its true. I sit him down and explain to bl~~ albeit a New York accent. your mind. a~d in .order to so.ften ~he accent: him everything that has been going through because I had really rough day. but the nights are also incredibly by showing.him-what you like. I don i know ifit was your boyfriend how to enhance the pleasure in your relationship (try to sleep. Though I ;. ••• silent here. Every night. its so silent. I hear a ringing in my ears when luck! days. The beds, the fully Good don t think I've ever had a better rest than I've had these pastfew as a guest: a ------I'm sure there is noth sinks, showers. pool and all the extra s. Feels good to be treated "--"-:----,.;,..--'------KevTalk: First thing is he might want to lotion his hands before fondling. fluffed pillows. supple breasts. Tell him to take his time, rub and gently valued guest. ing worse than dry, crusty hands on soft WERE Last but not least, don't twist and I tried to re-work what we used to train at in gymnastics. WE glide his hands over them as if he was creaming a baby's bottom. Larry out of them. Preferably use WIMPS. the nipples. They aren't radio dials and you won't get a frequency FLABBED OUT I your mouth only. You'Il get a harder rise out of them. April 20, 1997 know what truly satisfies you. Others can only guess what it Day-3 HamTalk: Only you then tried to get breakfast but the boyfirend is doing. So if you don't enjoy how he fon We awoke to the Brady Bunch Movie 'in the morning. is you like which is probably what your place. So you don't. Be very specific up. supposedly that was the only reason we got breakfast in the first dles your breasts, TALK TO HIM! Tell him what you like and what woman messed what you clearly set off/or Busch Gardens. If he refuses to comply with your requests and persists in doing with my stomach grumbling. we i and forthright. anything else. We walked. along the ! consider inflicting some pain on his genitals. That win teach This time. it was more ofa scenic tour than told him not to, maybe you should created by man, observed and breathed and lived in the presence ofnature; nature him a brutal lesson in sadism. bridge and man-made nature. which would be unnatural by nature. and parrots. They too were natural alot ofBaruchians don't know what the word foreplay The ducks, the ducklings. the swans. the eagles. KiroTalk: IT WOULD APPEAR that that the only underside of ONE of her breasts unnaturality through chains and dependencies. How sad it is means! LOU JK! Start slow, lightly stroke the outer edge and yet chained to human your hand (SLOW is through unnatural means by which man-kindforces it out. ur fingers. Gradually increase your pressure and apply more of way I have really observed nature gently with Humans. how cruel and removed be smiling or moaning just a bit. After awhile, she will I guess that s how far removed we 've become from nature. LY!) If she is enjoying it, she will either selves is thru the spots where she The only thing we can use to remind or maybe even console our sorry be pressing her backside towards you and start to guide your hands we 've become. of disl ) Ask her. "00 u as' it once was before we demolished it. like you to concentrate on.Ask QUESTIONS!. (I can't say enuff to picture the world -. would . ~ .. " your oftime. we 've been like this. seeking to distinguish - .' moans something encouraging, continue. If not she'll probably move 1 think ever since the beginning like this?" If she they J,hought like kids. I remember stroke gently! Your not at the supermarkettesting ourselves over the other animals ofGod. I guess then, even hands somewhere she prefers it. Rememeber their language. Dolittle, the good ol 'doctor who took care ofall the animals; spoke melons! LOU Practice safe SEX! CiaoZ!!! reading Dr. - i'believethat usecl to be me once. The animals. Hah! BOY TALK HEL~J ~_ . G-IRL TALK/ ~ ---~- -- ...... ::--- -- LET to be 'continued next lssue_ --. -- - - - C MAIL. COM .I .._D.4;td, b.':-_IIIiII ... ~~~...... ;._..... \ 19~ 27 APRlli21, 1999 & ENTERTAINMENT,APRIL 21, 26 TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT , TICkER ARTS ------::-'------~'------~ -- • .. - .. ~pon$Ored .by -.- • .... ,.. .... •• APRIL 21~ 1999. BASEBALL TEAM'EYES PIi~Y.(}FES Despite their overall record, Baruch is 2-4 in CUNY had seen all season, Additionally, Clerkin had 3 RBI and threw By Kenyatta Pious in third place. The team cannot be in a better position con 156 pitches. Tamayo came in and closed the game but it is clear and Sports Editor all that has transpired. The CUNY tournament begins that Baruch needs some help with pitching, or its rotation might sidering triple, this Sunday at Staten Island with the winner advancing to play and our suffer from the long outings. Lieberman added a huge Baruch's baseball season is nearly over at Yankee Stadium. There are still some Statesmen are now 9-19. Theseason began games to be played this week, before with high expectations of excellence. but the Baruch will know.who it will play and at team has been. at best,. inconsistent. For what time. For further details please see instance. the baseball team recently split a Ralph Sirianni in the physical education doubleheader against NYU and then went o~ office on the seventh floor of the 23rd st. to defeat CSI. The problem is that NYU is one building, or call (212) 387-1274. of the worst teams in the league and could not But the bottom line is this: Baruch beat a little league baseball team!! cannot make excuses for this team because The win against CSI (11-5). which it does have the tools to win! Take into con is arguably the best team in the CUNY sideration that George Tamayo is slated to conference. was much needed for the be an All-American. He is batting .449. -S tatesme~--+-Ae-g.ame.-.:u:.aS-S.pC!etacuJ~--.asL.1lJ~---.; - ns includin a baseball team had a seven-run seventh inning, grand slam against Stevens Tech, and has 26 Shortstop Shawn Ponce (.379) and third RBIs. Seven players are batting over .300! baseman Gerard Lieberman (.342) each drove The Statesmen also have an excellent rook in two RBis. Winning pitcher George Tamayo ie in third basemanAnthony Aritonette. He allowed only four runs on seven hits' and is batting .368 and has energized his team struck-out two. with his superb glove, having made only One of the team's major problems .'one error thus far..' Moreover, it would has been the loss of two star pitchers in Al appear that the team is beginning to gel at Medrano and Peter Park. Both players have the right time. [harp on this a 104 but truly had to leave the team because ofconflicts with, individual. achievements mean nothing if school and work. which have made i! impossible the team is not compensated with a win. for them to make it to games. This translates The real problem will be concen into a weaker bullpen. In other words. Baruch tration. In the tournament the Statesmen does not have enough pitchers to close games. _. c.aO.n91 afford to lose concentration against hav~·.- agai~Sf~- Baruch also split a doubleheader an .~..as -thei:' don.e- \\ ith Lehman colleze (12-5 L) and (9-8 \V). weaker teams. If Baruch can only remem- ho know s anv thinz about Baruch __ _ ber that they have defeated the toughest Anv... one w - --.....------basebaII knows that Lehman and the teams in CSI and Lehman. then it can use this as leverage-to-pro was which was overshadowed only by the exceptional.. defense Statesmen have a very contentious relationship. so the win the CUNY championship. In the tournament, Joe Caradonna (.414) and Sulman Zaheer pel it to its goal: The win \\ as sparked by Greg Clerkin (.364) who played by outfielders elimination. Good a necessity. the outfield that has records mean nothing because it is one game foot bomb. The homer (.265), especially since there is a hill in pitched 6 1/3 and went yard with a 475 Statesmen!! stumped the defensive output ofthe Statesmen in the past. luck prompted the umpire to remark that it was the longest bomb he know it,that Disney owns ESPN and ABC~ which broadcasts should bethere longer.than he'ssupposed to be. Hopefully, they - -20/2-0. ABC also-bfoadcastsMondayffight Football, -whieh- By Jon Minners will never allow him baclc in. With him gone, the boxing world-- its ass kicked as of late in the ratings, because of and maybe the organizations will learn something and has seen News Editor suffers USA networks. Interesting. want. wrestling shows on the TNT and with another in-depth look actually give the fans whatthey Vacation's over and I'm back fans You know what's more interesting? Roger Clemens but The fans want better fights on a regular basis'. The at the world of sports. Unfortunately, last issue I wasn't here, Clemens that, but Roger Clemens first game for each weight class and one organization to this and Roger me- up for long. Hopefully, there won't be any want one title five guys. The they couldn't shut matches. They don't pitching for the Yankees includes him walking that be will pre govern it all. The fans don't want fixed other issues ofthe Ticker where the higher powers Yanks lost as well. Guess Roger Clemens couldn't hold the want Don King controlling every fighter's destiny. The fans vent me from saying what other reporters are afraid to say. down. - Most importantly, neither could the boring undercards with a main event that lasts .opposing team was away, a whole lot of stuffhappened. The don't want Wells starting While 1 the fans don't want fifty- bullpen. Maybe if they had a guy like David - his title in what less than one round. Most importantly, worl~ bOXl!lg saw Evandel Holyfield keep Lloyd in relief, the Yanks of battle, hence the reason why and a guy hke...hmm...Graerne in boxing history. Yeah, five-year-old fighters doing so many believe is the biggest screwjob Holmes may have won. The season still has a long ways to go, but unified "Rage ofOld Age" between George Foreman andLarry Lennox Lewis should've won. Yeah, he should be the far, not so good. ___ it: with was cancelled. champ, and yeah. nobody should care either way. Face Clemens has also been teaching Hideki lrabu Ifboxing can somehow fix all this, maybe it can be as Roger out Mike Tyson, boxing just sucks. Hernandez some tricks ofthe trade. Among other as say, wrestling is today. Yeah, wrestling. Everything and Orlando last time I saw a good fight without Tyson popular how to be demanding The know that, so no contro things, the two future stars are learning Evander Holyfield in is predetermined all ready and the fans was when Riddick Bowe did battle with an how to ruin everyone's high expectations of them by versy there. The action is fast paced and exciting while the sto and his prime. There are no other.fighters that can ever and walking five guys in a game. In are cool. Plus, you won't see wrestler's on strike or own pitching inconsistently, what Tyson had before he was jailed. again. He had an rylines to demand a trade in approach of that political crap keeping return, Roger Clemens now knows how bit a piece off a guy's ear, ers asking for a salary cap. None intensity t~at no one could match. He three different languages. boxing been fans from enjoying the show. for god's sake. Sure it was wrong, but when has I go, I have some important news. UConn Still, wrestling has its detractors..Just recently, ESPN Before more exciting? Who cares'? I don't. Later... and so has the show 20/20. Wouldn't you won the NCAA tournament. glad Mike Tyson is in jail. He's a nut and knocked wrestling, Still, I'm .J -It has just been announced that the baseball team's junior pitcher, George Tamayo, has been named as the CUNY player ofthe week. t. ., -In related news, another Baruch .baseball pitcher, Greg Clerkin has been named as the Knickerbocker Conference player ofthe week. As the playoffs approeeh, it is exactly these kinds of awards that the team hopes will catapult them towards 3: CUNY championship. Congratulations! -The girls softball team is looking for some ladies of any talent level-who might be interested jn softball. Please sign ~ up in the' 23rd Street building in the physical education depart- I .....:..Once Upon the Cross. This reality, of course, stands in sharp contrast to the con tion start to fall one by one. The only question I kept ask Room 1709, •••• sensus ofDeicide's closed-minded,.super-commercial, Gramrny-worshipping critics who accuse ing myself was, "Ifthis is set in a virtual reality world, W teto (212} 8022340 the band of being repetitive, redundant and stag why can ~ they just plug out ofit?" Makes sense, right? ...... "'tile nant. Well, it's Hollywood and there has to be a reasonable plot Deicide's musicianship gains proficiency with to every breath-taking strides from album to album. movie. Serpents of the Light is without doubt, one of my That . includes The Matrix. My Nam(>: favorite death-metal experiences. To guitarists The latter part ofthe movie is how the I extend my appreciation Country: ------Brian and Eric Hoffman, gang will rescue Morpheus after he has been Address: ._ .. for crafting the brilliant solos. that embellish the captured. In a way, it is not believable for even crushing riffs 'on the album. Unlike earlier releases, an iota. Why build up Morpheus to be this all the lead guitar solos on this offering are longer, more flamboyant and possess a more pronounced mighty character, and then bring him down to Phone N1.UTlber; _ medi'evaJ characteristic. Vocalistfbassist Glen Benton ~ lyrics are, as always, structured with almost nothing? strict rhyme patterns, and the voice that animates his written words is as monstrously wicked and Back it:' 1991, Terminator 2 brought wrathful as ever. special effects to a new level. The Matrix -. This album is set apart from past releases by its most distinguishing feature- smashes that mold and reaches a higher plateau. ; the lyrics. Rather than Just denouncing religion and befouling all that is sacred, the lyric: on Don't go and see The Matrix for its gooey dia Serpents of the Light speak of the hypocrisy and contradictions so intrinsic in organized reli logue. See it for the mind-blowing wizardry, gion. Specific tracks accomplish this quite effectively, li~e Serpents ofthe Lilht~ Creatures of directors Andy and Larry Wachowski, and pro Habit Belieye the Lie. and I am No Ope. ducer Joel Silver deliver. r would pay to see According to lead singer/bassist Glen Bemon..the main reason wh'y_Deicid~J~~.main The Matrix just for the last 15 minutes of the tained their career despite bomb threats from religious groups and harsh-closed-minded.censure i-lR{again. No joke. --