Administration Responds to Student Meal Plan' Concerns BYIAN COOK Anti-War Rally Was Organized By
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OLUME XLVI, NUMBER25 * MONDAY,NOVE~ER 25, 2m2- PUBLISHED 'I'WICE w EEW Academic Advising Holds First-Ever Interdepartmental Fair BYEmu KURIAKOSE "In the past, +department we'll be contacting thaw students distribute material to students, but Statesman Editor had individual advising groups," individually to discuss their at our own Primetime, students said Sandra Trapani, Academic potential majors.'" can talk directly to the entire Students gathered in the Advisor and bead amdhtor of dcademic advisors, peer fawlty in the department, SAC Ballrooms Nov. 20 to meet the event. " Now we have advisors, and department [which] is more effective," said faculty, staff and administrators everyone in one place, so the heads were on hand to help Andreas Koenig, Assistant at the PrimetimeAcademic Fair, students can interact with many students map out their career Professor of Anthropology. Stony Brook's first-ever departments in one arena." paths. Students collected Trapani said, however, that interdepartmental student The Academic Advising information about Study- departmental advisimg does not end advising session. Students from Center (AAC) is responsible for Abroad Opportunities and at the general Primetime session. different academic backgrounds advising students on general LivingtLearhing "This was directed towad the* were given the opportunity to education requirements as well as Communities, and had the student population,"she said. "Now explore Stony Brook's many academic Iules and replatiom. The option of signing up for we have everyone in & pk. programs and department staff helps students prepare for their majors and minors on-site. ~achdepartment can still hold its maiors and minors. careers and . '"The goal is to have a high own Primetime." kee~s1 them informed Richard Gatteau and Sandra about scheduling student turnout," Gatteau said.. Trapani coordinated the Students said they generally and programs. "Here, students with more than one Academic Advising event. found the event worthwhile. "I Students whohave major can speak to theii respective Undergraduate Biology. "I can found the event really helpfui," department heads. The Wty here send students to other sophomore Joici Job said. 'I at the University are has more curriculum-based departments that are readily was surprised to see how many called to declare a major advising experience. They available to go to. In the Biology professors, administrators, and to fulfill their graduation know how to help students get department, we're connected to students came from all around ' requknentS. 'Students through their major." other programs and it's helpful to the university." a$..a who haven't dedated k~inc3vidllabfnrmsome have them all right here." Students who missed the majors and are at 45 dqw&wnbasaid they did tmx& Other departments were '~cademicAdvising event may credits should do so," fimn themultifacetedenvironment. more critical of the atmaphere, contact Acade~nicwforany said Richard Gatteau, "I think it's much better trsdo citing the lack of amcmtrated hhmation at 2-7082, or email At the first ever Primetime Academic Fair, advls~~s~~b.edu. for tacuitv advisors helmd students learn more of Academic it this way," said Marilyn- resources at the site. abouis~u'svarious academic programs. Advising. "This year, Cushing, Advisor in "This is a good way to an appointment. Administration Responds to Student Meal Plan' Concerns BYIAN COOK anti-war rally was organized by. -the $155 activation fee. One and spend it on bombs." One ' meeting with Julien and said Statesman Staff the Coalition Against War, a student accused FSA of using student wore a sign reading, that the protest's leaders had group whose members oppose "diversionary tacticsn like the "It4 of children in Iraq under made some valid arguments and A meal plan protest took an military action in Iraq. "poinr" terminology, which, he 5 are malnourished." presented their gripes unexpected turn Nov. 20 when it The demonstrators rose to said, confuses the dollar Conversation focused "convincing1y." merged with an anti-war rally on join the meal plan march, and " amounts spent on food. Many mainly on the meal plan, "Your voices are heard," the academic mall. The protests the groups traveled together to protestors claimed to be however. Melucci encouraged Kenny told the group. "But we marked the National Day of President Shirley Strum completely out of meal points. students to become involved with have to work out the details." Student~YouthAction. Kemy'soffice. Students also complained of the FSA Meal Plan Resolution In a later meeting with A small group of meal plan "We had plans of our own, point sweeping, a practice which Committee, which is a student- Statesman, Melucci said as of protestors marched across but we wanted to build requires that students spend a faculty group responsible for Wednesday, only 26 afthe 6000 campus, led by SBU student solidarity between coalitions," minimum number of meal making some campus dining students with meal plans have a Mendel Julien, who led a similar one anti-war protestor said. points every two weeks. Melucci decisions. The commiftee is balance of zero. Melucci, who march to Kelly Dining Hall in Chanting, the students said that thepractice affects only chaired by undergraduate student -.... r"'"" "".. October. The U ar so students entered Kenny's office. Kenny 380 of the 6000 students with Melanie Luk. Minutes from onrznueir on PuieT made their way through the SAC and Faculty-Student Associatian meal plans. For these 580 committee meetings are dining facility and then toward (FSA) President Daniel Melucci students, he said, the average availabfe from Ken Johnson at Index Administration, chanting, "FSA emerged and held a brief, amount lost is 21 dollars. the FSA business office on the go away, the food sucks anyway." private meeting with Julien. The spontaneous union of second floor of the Union. Near the fountain on the The group of 30 protestors the anti-war and meal plan Melucei recommended that Academic Advising ... 1 academic mall, the meal plan waited in the reception area of the movements made for an unusual the committee be used to provide Protest ..................... 1,2 complaipants ran into a group President's office, chanting and protest, with chants of "more feedback to administration. But DSS ... ................ ....'........ 2 Baker Eddy 3 of students lying on the ground giving short spwhes. food, less war!" The student student protestors countered that Mary ....... beside . signs that read Social Class .................3 The protestors criticized wearing the President Bush the committee is not The Rover ............,...4 "Sanctions keep. Hussein FSA's management of the student mask said, "I feel your pain, but representative of the student Commentary.............,.. 6,7 strongn and "War: not by our meal plans, with complaints unfortunately, I need to divest body, calling it a "secret society." sports.......................... 12 will and not in our name." The ranging from price increases to the money from your meal plan' Kenny emerged from the Students Protest, Demand Changes to Meal Plans With so many dining facilities and no one central takes a long time to fix them. The bottom line here kitchen, dining operations on campus are very is that we want students to be happy with the meal plan." expensive to run, Melucci said. Canceling the $155 The Coalition Against War meets Fridays at 3 meal plan at Stony Brook for the past six years, said activation fee would mean a loss of nearly $1 million p.m. in SAC 309. that the problems today aren't as serious as they have from a $14 million operation, he said. The FSA Meal Plan Resolution Committee been in the past. FSA is considering hiring a "The folks who are upset now are looking for meets Wednesdays at 1 p.m. during Campus professional polling company to obtain meaningful major structural change, but that just can't be Lifetime in the Kelly Conference Room. All are data from a larger sample of students, he said. done quickly," he said. "If you make mistakes, it welcome to attend. STEAK HOUSE - PARTY BAR CATERING PLACE I 1 81 RT. 25A 1320 STONY BROOK RD. 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