-------------- --- • VOLUME 77, ISSUE 10 For the Students and.the Community APRIL 10, 2000 Baruch Salutes .. ~.;; Hundreds Gather In Park to Great Women .AVent Anger Against NYPD ------,-~--- In History Police, Taking No Chances, dents' reasons for not attending. Fears of police harassment, beat­ By Franck Mongbe Cordon OffUnion Square ings and ki llings have propelled Staif Writer some of the city's young people to By Macollvie .Iean-Francois take action. Since the Amadou Diallo At the close of Women's History Copy Editor verdict was announced on Feb.25, Month, the women of Baruch. led by ~: . others have died at the hands of Hundreds of high school and col- . police. Among them are Malcolm ~i:;~~:~::i:~:: a~:;~~~:~: lege stuc!ents crowded into the south­ Ferguson and Patrick Dorismond. 1#/" i,'·· east section of Union Square Park Only five days prior to the rally, ce~ee~.o~~peaker .~ last Wednesday to rally against police police had killed two youths in from the Women of 1-;' brutality. In response to a call to Brooklyn. According to a SLAM Color Network, discussed what she 11~~(·.;. :..;. action by the Student Liberation press release. April 5 marks the 41 st thinks the nine issues women shouid ,;;,;;::;,:.;;.. ,'. Action Movement at Hunter College, day since that verdict. be aware of are. the students. joined by parents, teach": "I'm outraged because of the way "We could have control over our : ers and others concerned, came to the police are treating us," said destiny, our lives," said Lee who voice their feelings about the killing Jessica Lowman, a 17-year-old high stressed the need for women to take of Black, Latino and other youths of school senior at Brooklyn College control of their health. "Everything color in New York City. Academy. "I'm not a target and they was done for the man." "It's my people that are being need to recognize that." In recent years, there has been a lot killed," said April Banks, a Baruch The rally's cultural tone was of research on· women's health College senior. "I should be here, I apparent as speakers and performers Issues. shared their thoughts.Jnstead of hav­ Shan-san Wu/Ticker News could be next." "Breast Cancer is the first disease Undergraduate Student ing high-profile community activists New York's Finest out in force on Wednesday. Union Square Park was we worry about," said Lee, who as speakers, the organizers left it to the scene of a demonstration against police brutality. Government Vice President Braulio implored women to have mammo­ Medina concurred. "This calls to me the young people from such high grams done to check for lumps. An from the essence," said Medina. schools as Institute of Collaborative early detection ofcancerous cells can Faculty Address .Handling of. "Some people have not realized Education to run the show. The pro- give a fighting chance, Lee stressed. ' what's truly important;" continued She said that half of women cancer­ Medina in speculation ofsome stu- See POLICE, Page 5 sufferers in America die of cancer. Student Evaluation Results Lee also noted that people who do ' nothavechildren and those who have 1 By AlanCboDg sors. Noted Sex Author Sheds Light had children after reaching 30, have a : Contributing'Writer Some members suggest that an out­ higher chance ofgetting cancer. side firm should handle the simple : According to the American Cancer : Complaints of decreasing office computerized task in the future. They On Modem Jewish Sex Habits Society, the risk of cancer can be space and delayed student evaluation argue that this will increase the pro­ reducedby having a prqper dj~LA ~ results dominated the issuesraised at ductivity ofstudent I By Jessica Rubenstein riage and a family. booklet ofthe 10 dietary nutrients for ! a Faculty Senate meeting held last evaluations. Senior Staff Writer "He took something that is very prevention of cancer were given to Thursday. Along with this complaint was the subjective and tried to explain it audience members. These nutrients Certain faculty members com­ debate on whether or not evaluations Dating and sex is important in our objectively" said Dimetry, a student include flax. seed, olive, soy, wheat plained about the time it takes for should include a student comment daily lives. Sex is essential for pro­ who attended. ·'1 agreed with most of germ and tomato. student evaluations to be processed. section that was introduced last fall. creation. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the things." Other issues discussed were heart : With faculty adjunct appointments There are those that support the an acclaimed and well-known author. Many people today date as a game disease and osteoporosis. only a month away, a delay in the idea because it will help improve a I He has eleven books out on the mar­ and some people take it more seri­ Lee said that heart-disease is most- i release of the fall evaluations will professor's teaching skills. However ket. His bestsellers include Kosher ously. "It's almost like Cruel Iy a result of eating too much fat. I hinder department heads from decid­ some faculty believe that departmen­ Sex, Dating Secrets of the Ten Intentions for some and for others its Osteoporosis is an ailment that most- ! ing how to allocate their faculty staff: tal heads should not be able to utilize Commandments and Jewish Guide very serious,"said Dimetry. ly affects women over 30. It is caused "They will be finished processing the comment section in appointing to Adultery. Some probably would not think that by the lack ofcalcium, which in tum ! by the end of May," said newly faculty. The members have agreed Boteach was nice enough to come dating could be so complicated but causes holes in your bones. Away to; appointed Acting Provost Myrna that it is agovernance issue that will to Baruch college and shed some after analyzing severaJ relationships prevent it is to exercise and take Chase in response to the complaint. take some time to resolve'. One sug­ light on this topic. According to with Baruch students, the dysfunc­ Chase also added that they will be gestion was to resort to the old.eval- Boteach, all dating intentions fall into tionality of relationships was made See BARUCH, Page 3 electronically available to the profes- three categories: sex and sexual plea­ See FACULTY, Page 5 sure, fun and enjoyment and mar- See KOSHER, Page 5 Skylight Lounge Provides Venue for Lecture on Race, In Features; A profile ofan independent History And Engenderment ofHarlem Renaissance filmmaker. By Hasani Gittens Skylight Lounge of Baruch's 23rd See Page 7 Op-Eds Editor Street Building to speak on the femi­ In OplEds: nine aspect of the era. Relections on the riots and the The Harlem Renaissance, the peri­ The room, a small side-wing on the rally. od ofhigh society and intellectualism third floor of one of Baruch's oldest in Uptown Manhattan from post buildings, at 17 Lexington Avenue See Page 9 World War I to the Great Depression. was about more than half full, to the In Business: or, arguably, even up to World War II. optimist. The gathered crowd was \V\VF, NBC merge with an was a defining moment in Black mostly of students from Professor attitude. American life and has most always Tuzyline Allan's Eng 3950 "Harlem See Page 13 been thought about in terms of.race Renaissance" class, for Whom mainly In Sports: rather than gender. The noun, howev­ the lecture was given. There were also a handful of other students and \1 inners commentary, sports er, in one of its own defining terms, teachers, mostly from the english roundup. "the New Negro:' - coined, or at least popularized. by Alain Locke ­ department. See Back Page comes from the Spanish for "black" The topic of the lecture was In Asylum: in the masculine sense. Professor Engendering the Harlem An interview with John Cusak, Cheryl A. Wall, Chairwoman of the Renaissance. ...~-, :~. .. movies, music reviews, more. Department of English at Rutgers She began with a treatment of Hasani GittenslTicker Features University, and author of Women of ~ Cheryl A. Wall, chairwoman of the department of English at Rutgers See The Asylum \ the Harlem Renaissance, graced the See RUTGERS, Page 3 University. Wall Spoke at Baruch'. Skylight Lounge on March 30th. 2 TICKER NEWS APRIL 10/ 2000 - - TICKER NEWS APRIL 10, 2000 3 Baruch Bids Farewell to Women s History Month I Rutgers Continuedfrom front students, faculty and administrators. "f M'!'. >..<::. o It !;. t' .•, N PC. ~} RC s A total of48 people received recognition; all ofthem women except for • SCHOOl OF plenty ofsupplements. Carl E. Aylman, director ofStudent L!f~ the s~~i~awardrecjpient. He C-h-t:~~~~~--­ --A laugh filled the room wnim -the next disease was announceo: - was thanked for teaming with Rodriguez to put the program together. I menopause. Menopause, "Luz is really I otherwise known as "the the spiriting guid- I change," is a hormonal ing force behind MASTER imbalance. Lee suggested it," said Aylman. I! Gives Talk that most women should A m 0 n g consult their doctors for other recipients treatment. were USG OF ARTS Mental health, vitamin President Sara On Race· supplement, age-defying Garibaldi and diet herbs and Chinese A SED 0 M medicine were also dis- T rea sur e r cussed by Lee. Sobeida Vicioso, Continuedfrom front IN The program started iii the latter of 1998 and was created by whom lauded Luz Rodriguez, assistant Rodriguez for her director ofStudent Life and work in the pro- head of Women's History gram. Month. Tasha Manik, ~OMMUNI Rodriguez has seen the who works for program expand.