.,I .- VOLUME 76, ISSUE 13 For the Students and the Community DECEMBER 1, 1999 Group Tackle~ ... Regents Vote CUNY's Stance 'To Phase Out On Remediatio

",,)(·"'~<·V: ::t:-..Y*'->"',.: .....~~. Remediation ~~:' By Stacey Young . . ..- - -' .. ; •.-", .~-, '...... Contributing Writer . New remediation policies Charging that the recommenda­ tions of a privately-funded, conser­ to take .effect in vative think-tank investigated the . Spring 2000 mission ofCUNY: grossly distorted or else overlooked data researched J~an-Francois by outside entities By Macollvie News Editor and presented to CUNY~s investigators at .three public hear­ On Nov. 22, the New York State Ongoing Board of Regents voted "Yes" on Remediation ings, Friends of CUNY recently the CUNY Master Plan. Set before Dilemma banded together the Regents on Jan. 25 by the to defend the poli­ CUNY Board of Trustees, the plan cies of .the includes phasing out remediation at nation's largest urban public univer­ the senior colleges and raising' the sity system. requirements for students to enter "Friends of CUNY was organ­ the CUNY school system. The ized around- last' December" in exactly nine votes needed for the motion to pass was cast by .nine response to continued efforts, by the white Regents. Those who voted Board of Trustees to end remedial against it include one Latino, two education at cilNY, amongst other whites, and three blacks. changes." says. Bill Zwart, Friends "We refuse to deny them OUf gift of CUNY operations- director: "<:>til" [of access and excellence] because II!i§i9_nj~ _q~i!X. ~ to fight, for the they are poor and come from bro­ education at CUNY." \ -~The_OjX-month ,mves#gationaL ' --leiilioin'es,'" said Chancellor Carl ,., -,--,-~~-.. Hi'-uSt!'fYing"':bls, "ole'-rOr . -- '-', - , .-. _.-.- , CUNY was initiated at the behest of ", the pJan~. "Hayden' was constantly Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in May The 1991 USG ~ F••1It on' "1"'.d 380 PAS. Students Were .ic.d to .~. intCtrupted throughout his speech 1998 and became an instant subject c.nottllad. donate to charity. Storyon page 2 (PhotoI.JessIca Rubenstein) by students and activists. They of contention, when on June 8, shouted "That's the class system" 1999, its fmdings were released as when Hayden cited figures that the "Schmidt Report." University Student Information Centers: most CUNY entrants don't gradu­ Backing a controversial recom­ ate in the traditional foul' years. mendation first proposed by "Remediation isn't working!" CUNY's politicized Board of Baruch and, Hunter Go Head to 'Head exclaimed Hayden when his Trustees to end remedial education aggressors started 'booing 'and in bachelor degree programs, the By Vanessa Wrtenko various transactions, such as address correct office, thus avoiding the telling him to go home. Several Schmidt Report ignored evidence Contributing Writer change, withdrawal from a class and problem of bUrauaatic red tape. The students responded, "It worked for which suggests that privatizing change ofmajor, goal of the information center is to me" in unison. remedial education would signifi­ This summer an infonnation cen­ Administrators hope that the make the student's administrative "You can tell he's (Hayden) a cantly impact immigrant, poor and ter arrived at Baruch College. information center will reduce long process faster and easier, said Phylis Giuliani-Pataki man," said Filipe minority students, members of Located in the lobby of the library lines in the various student service Zaddler, vice president for Pichardo, a student from City Friends ofCUNY say. building, the information center offices. Admissions.------allows students to receive forms for Students are also directed to the Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 6 Supreme Court to Decide on Making Student Fees Optional By Bryaa Fleck "objectionable" are the Campus In the Asylum: Managing Editor Women's Center, the Lesbian, Gay, An interview with Lisa Ling Bisexual and Transgender Campus, from ABC's The View, cross­ The U.S. Supreme Court is hear- Center. representatives of the United word, reviews, more. ing a case involving student fees at States Student Association, the UW see Ticker Asylum public colleges that may have serious Greens, the Wisconsin Public Interest repercussions for Baruch students. Research Group, Amnesty , In Features: At issue is whether or not public International, Community Action on Second Chances, A Tale of Violence and Redemption, colleges, under which the CUNY sys- Latin America, La Colectiva Cultural, I' tern falls, can constitutionally force de Aztlan (a Chicano support group), Part 2. students to fund campus groups and the Madison Treaty Rights Support see page 7 '~rgaltTzationsWho-advance'Pollti'cili- - Group'(an'Ame"ricaJiliidi8iiaovocacy --~---u--a:rnttdeotogical messages:- -- .---' - - -- group) and:-the--Pr&gressive~~tud8ld~ The decision, which is expected Network. ,, by the end of June, could drastically Susan K. Ullman, assistarit'attor';'~ , change the way Baruch collects stu- ney general for the State.' of, dent activity fees. Wisconsin, who is representing the ~ , "lithe Supreme Court allows stu- university, argues that such a fee . dents to opt out for a portion of their- .structure. is necessary to foster ctia- student activity fees, this could have logue from diverse groups, a mission, a damaging effect for the state of she contends, ofthe higher education " extracurricular activities at the col- system. lege," said Carl Aylman, Baruch's But Jordan W.' Lorence, who is director of Student Life. representing the plaintiffs, counters The U.S.'. wit "*.thIi v..e., ofctwgIIig atUdent Among the 18 groups and organi- C 'nti' d P 3 IICtIvIty ,..to.'1lPPO't student oTouPa .... conlrO~~•• -' '. zations Cited.by, the pI··I¥'.amnns as 0 nue on age publlcU~ .' .' ••

" . :. TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 1,1999 3 2 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 1, 1999 Univ ofWisconsin Lawsuit to Determine Legality ofStudent Fees Being Used to Support Clubs, Media with Unconventional Views media ($4.50 day/S1 evening), and athletics The current student fees structure arose speech." The students' rights movement, like Continuedfrom front ($8 day1$1 evening). The remaining funds are largely out ofthe students' rights movement of the civil rights, gay and lesbian and feminist that students also have a first amendment right given to USG, whose officers apportion the the late 1960s and early 1970s. According to movements that also proliferated in this time not to speak, or in this case, not to give money money as they see fit to Baruch's nearly 100 Thomas Halper, chair ofBaruch's political sci­ period, drew largely from a liberal base ofsup­ to groups whose speech they oppose. . day and evening clubs. ence department, the students' rights move­ porters. Halper views that fact as ironic, con­ Aylman admits that both sides raise legiti­ "I think it will be really chaotic if we leave ment was an offshoot ofthe anti-Vietnam War sidering that it is now conservatives who feel mate arguments, and said that it will be a tough their freedom of speech is being impinged case to decide. On the one hand, as director of upon. "Even though the argument began on the Student Life he argues that it would be a shame left wing, the argument cuts both ways." satd to see some clubs and organizations fall by the Halper. wayside because some students choose not to Halper sees similarities between this case lend their financial support. On the other hand. and conservative attacks on public funding for as a lawyer who has taught law at Baruch since National Endowment for the Arts. The argu­ .1989, Aylman argues that the plaintiffs in this ment here, like the argument against the NEA. case have a strong freedom of speech argu­ Halper says. is not so much what is being fund­ ment. ed. but rather the fact that it is publicly funded. According to the National Association for "Pacifists find that their [tax] money is Campus Activities. about 70 percent of the spent supporting a military:' said Halper. nation's public colleges finance student groups "That's just the way it is:' through mandatory fees. In Aug. 1998. a three-judge panel from the Last semester at Baruch.'full-time day stu­ U.S. Court of Appeals-for the Seventh Circuit dents paid a student activity fee of $70 per struck down the use of mandatory fees to semester. while full-time evening students it up to every student," said Sara Garibaldi, movement. A goal ofthe students' rights move­ finance political or ideological groups. were charged $35.85. After the merger of the president of USG. "You have to support all of ment was to take power away from college Meanwhile. courts hearing similar cases day and evening student governments last the groups." administrators and place it in the hands of the involving public colleges in Minnesota, Ohio semester, however. USG is in the process of According to Aylman, student fees are students themselves. Putting students directly and Oregon. are awaiting the Supreme Court's setting up a committee to fix a universal fee decided by the students, and can be changed or in charge of how campus activities are funded decision before moving ahead with delibera­ structure. completely eliminated by a referendum. The 'was one small tions. A percentage of this money is earmarked last referendum change came in the spring way to transpose power. "The war was one for certain programs. including health care 1998 semester when an additional $10 was main focus," said Halper. "Another main focus ($10). child care ($10 from day students only). added to students' activity fees to finance a was lifestyle health center. issues. They were connected with ideas of free

Above: Marla Sucsuz and members of the Management Society cut pumpkin pie. Above Top Right: Students line up at the buffet to receive coveted food portions. Right: ~rority sisters of Kappa Phi Alpha hold up their cans of food. Below Right: The pastries and cakes displayed were among the tasty, delicious desserts Baruchians enjoyed after dinner. (PhotOS/Jessica RubensteinlMacollvle Jean-Francois RIGHT Multicultural Dinner a Celebration ofCultural Diversity By Macollvie Jean-Francois - i News Editor The Annual Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner at Baruch, sponsored by USG, was a success. According to USG Vice-President Braulio Medina, "The assortment of foods selected by the Campus Affairs Committee and the participating clubs was well-received by the ever-grateful stu­ dents." Hundreds ofstudents rushed to the event in between classes on Thursday, Nov. 18 to grab of -~- some grub. Some stayed for the duration ofthe three-and-a-halfllour event. Balloons, streamers, .­ and banners of various clubs greeted students along with the aroma of dishes from a multitude of cultures. Recently selected as one of the top colleges with a significantly diverse student population, Baruchians turned out in numbers to enjoy the scrumptious foods. Aside from the traditionally ASJAtJ American roasted turkey. fried chicken, and rice. exotic dishes ranged from vegetable lasagna to CULTU.RAL O r. over 80'JTcars, l....l,i\.i\-CREF has Surprisingly lo~ expenses oxtail to rice with shrimp. Desserts included an abundance ofsweet chocolate cookies. wafers and E'XCHANGE F been the leading reeir-errrerrr company TIAA-CR.EFJs operating costs a.re among crackers as well as pumpkin pie and angel food cake. OIl. AInenca's campuses. But experience is The canned food and donations collected benefits City Harvest, a not-for-profit organization. the lovvest in the insurance and mutual just one reason vvhy so rrrarry smart fund industries.2 So more of.your money investors rr-ust us vvith their financial goes ",·here it shoul~ - tovvard ensuring filture. H:ere are a feW' rrrcsr'e; • Careers your future. • in Public polin] Superior strength Easy diversification ,\Ve offer a mde variety of experttv INTERNATIONAl~~MUNITY \Vith over $250 billion in assets under man­ Afew good writers, editors, photographers, graphic SERVING THE managed i.nvestment options to help build ageIllent~ rrlAA-CREF is the 'World·s largest designers, copyeditors, willing to put in long hours of your assets. We make it sim.ple, too. ~ith GRADUATE SCHOOL OF rerirement organization --- and among the hard work for no pay. INJ."E&\JA110NAL POIlO' STIJDlES stock, bond, money market, real estate, most solid. "It·s one ofthe r'easorrs "Why and guaranteed options. RI~WA81): The satlsfaction ofseeing your name REY Morningstar sa.ys, "TIA.t\.-Cltf:l'"" sets the appear in the Ticker and we'll sing you endless scarrclarcl in rhe financ.ial services industry." 1 Unrivaled service you INSTITIJTE praises! We'll make famous and shower you with OF i~lERNATIONAL STUDIES 'We believe that our service distinguishes a few fabulous freebies and cool perks too. Solid, long--tenn us from evet:)' ot.her retiretnent cornpan.y. perfonnaDce In the most recent Dalbar sur'vey, So, what are you waiting for? Come strut your stuff and YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A RECEPTION ,\Ve seek out long-term opportunities that TIAA-CREF ranks tops in participation show us how really amazing you are! F~ATURED SPEAKER aarrs. f',acrton.· . 3 other. cOInpanies,. in pursuit ofquick gains, ( ~~-General often miss. 'Though past perforruauce carr't Call toda..y to find out bcrw T'IAA- Why else should you join us? tJndt:r- Jayantha Dhanapala C·REF can help you bui.ld the financial United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs guarantee Future results, this eatient philos­ ophy has proven extrerne.ly re'W'aJ·ding. future ..you '\rvant and deserve. Represeru.atives ofinternational orgaruzanons in the New York area ." will also be on hand to meet'with individuals interested inpreparing fora careerservingthe internationalcommunity

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Continued/romfront who do .DOt have.any-remediation at. all." SchmidtcPresident of the Edison Project- a funding they say, " .. ~ has resulted in a reduction "American Slavery's Mixed-Race Legacy: Changes in CUNY policy stand for-profit company specializing in the privati­ of full-time faculty from 11,268 to only 5,211 "Students do better if they're in a college poised to set off a possibly disastrous chain' zation ofpublic school systems-- the commis­ between 1974 and 1998." Student to faculty­ setting as they move toward their degree," reaction. As' configured by the Board of sion may have culled its research to meld with ratios have climbed from 22 to 1 to almost 40 explains Bill Crain, professor of psychology at Trustees and The Schmidt Commission, reme­ ideologies established well before their find­ to lover the same period, leaving students and City College and an active member of Friends dial.students would find themselves exempted ings were made public. 'professors scrambling to get to one another. Histories of Reconciliation" .. of CUNY. "To remove them from campus from the curriculum; required to take exit "Their job is to carry out the agenda ofright "Allegations that we're turning out ill-pre­ destroys motivation." exams once they have finished their remedial wing politics," Crain says in disgust. "That pared students," an affronted Cooper says, "are The Friends Report found that academic studies and finally. are judged on the results of includes reducing the power ofpeople ofcolor. an insult to professors and students who work success necessarily follows remedial instruc­ those exams before gaining admittance into This was stacked from the beginning. And hard to earn and give those degrees. As far as tion and is at the heart of CUNY's mission to community colleges. Herman Badillo's recent I'm concerned, these kids are heroes in their provide education.to one and all. Private enter- Open admissions poli- comments about a par­ own lives." prise, they hold, cies at the community col­ ticular immigrant popu­ Despite the dilemma ofthe dollar. according .AForum Sponsored By: cannot pick up the lege level would effective­ A public school education lation should alert peo­ to both Zwart and Crain, the institution's record slack for a public ly be rendered obsolete, .tha: has. left high school ple to the fact that of alumni success stories -witness the recent ~Veissma1t school . education marking the 152-year~ld . there's racism on this appointment of School Chancellor Matthew The School ofArts & Sciences, Baruch College, CUNY, & that has left high CUNY system as the first graduates ill-preparedfor board." Goldstein, a CUNY alumni-speaks for itself. school graduates ill in the nation.to " ...rede­ college level co.uTse loads. Politically savvy They remain puzzled as to how the Schmidt The Coexistence Center, School ofPublic Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY & prepared for college fine community colleges Friends' members allude Commission could overlook the sheer num ber level course .loads. as closed-door institu- to the mayor's cohorts of CEOs and community leaders that come Gilder Lehrman Centerfor the Study ofSlavery, Resistance, & Abolition, Yale Universi9} .Out-sourcing' reme­ tions," the Friends Report standing to benefit from through CUNY's distinctly un-ivied corridors. dial education to says. a wave of private enterprise contracts kept well "Every indication of success was ignored," for-profit companies CUNY's community colleges, Friends greased by the Giuliani machine while students an exasperated Zwart says of the Schmidt Benno--Schmidt with no "proven members add, face a possible demotion from wallow in a no man's land of tiering and Report. "For Badillo and the commission, record of success" institutes of "higher learning to "job training stigmatization. CUNY has failed. If success stories were ••• could exacerbate a problem already reaching sites" that thrust pupils into educational tracks "Four members.of the board are appointed included, they couldn't make that statement colossal proportions. laden with the assumption that remedial stu­ by the mayor and he pays their salaries," a frus­ about CUNY. But we in fact succeed in several "First ofall," says Zwart, "most private edu­ dents are incapable ofcollege level studies. trated Sandi Cooper, professor ofhistory at the > areas, one ofwhich is our eight-year graduation Guest Speakers: cation firms do not yet.have the background or Voicing additional displeasure with the com­ College of Staten Island Graduate School and level, several points above the national aver- the educational experience to effectively pro­ position of the Schmidt Commission, those president of university faculty says. "Once age." . .," vide remedial services. And," in'. general, involved with Friend's of CUNY find the upon a time they were the people who had the The Schmidt Report and the Friends of Annette Gordon-Reed, author of Thomasjefferson andJilly Hemings.· An American (ontrovers" CUNY's remedial education is very good. Tammany hall-like trappings of the board broad interests of the students in mind. Now CUNY Response Report are currently under . Students who need a semester of remediation membership hard to swallow. Amongst the some ofthem only have paying the mortgage in review by the CUNY Board of Trustees. 180 percent] graduate at the same rate as those committee mind." Whether or not the recommendations of either Edward Ball, author of flaves in thelamlly, members are Depicted as nothing more than a political group will be adopted remains to be seen. vocal CUNY potpourri ofconservative players fiddling to the Not one to wait, Crain and eleven others End ofRemediation as critics and tune of an overzealous mayor with a hand in have filed a complaint with the New York State Henry Wiencek, author of The Hairstoos: An American Family in Blackand White, prominent every honey pot, the Schmidt Report rears its Office for-Civil Rights. Department of friends of head at a time of unprecedented economic Education, alleging that the proposed elimina­ CUNY Clears Last Hurdle· G iu I ian i , strain for CUNY. The institution is staggering tion of classes at the senior .colleges will dis­ proportionately effect the education of minori­ E. Arthur Westerinen, Baruch Graduate Student &jefferson-Hemings descendant. Continuedfrom front wept sorrowfully as the final vote was including . under a 40 percent reduction instate appropria­ CUNY alumni tions that began in 1980. ty and immigrant students. Should the state College, disgustedly. announced- 9 to 6. Her"man ''New York is," according to the Friends office find the Board ofTrustees to be in viola­ Upon implementation in Spring ""I feel disappointed," said the Badillo. Report, "the only state in the nation that has tion, millions of dollars in federal funding will 2000, those students who do not pass female student, with tears streaming Chaired by actually reduced funding for its colleges and be withheld from the system. the new entrance requirements will down her cheeks as another student •••• Benno C. universities in the last 10 years." That lack of not be allowed to enter either Baruch, comforted her. "I feel we don't have a ...... toN~on. Brooklyn, Hunter' or Queens. They voice; all those people are making the ...... - ..~ - , Friday, December 3, 1999 - 10;00 A.M. . wminstea

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registrar's office, the money for the Continuedfrom front information center was funded by The concept of the information the president with all initial center was taken from Hunter $100,000. The remaining cost is College. which has an information taken out of the registrar's annual center consisting of one m~~ budget, which is approximately three employees form financial aid. $70,000. two from the bursar's office, three In comparison, Baruch's informa­ supervisors. seven full-time employ­ tion center has one full-time employ­ ees and additional part-time student ee and two part-time employees. In workers. addition, employees from the regis­ Hunter's information center pro­ trar's, bursar's, financial aid and vides forms, but also completes admissions are borrowed to help at ( transactions while a student is stand­ the information desk. When a person ing at the counter. Therefore, stu­ comes down from their particular dents do not need to wait three office, however, there is one less per­ Something To Offer: months to find out iftheir transaction son working in that office. were processed correctly. Baruch's information center, in The center also offers photo 1.0. comparison to Hunter's, is a desk of forms and minimal information. Real Life Experience Ifthere is a problem related to a spe­ cific office, a referral is made to that Zadler says that Baruch was hot office, and the name' and location is interested 'in an information center given to the student. like Hunter's, because Baruch's (Above) Baruch College's Informa n facility doubling as a security post. (Below) Hunter College'. Student According to Yechiel building is not set up for a huge Information Kiosk, "the oasis," provides students with a place where they can get Information at one location Rosenrauch, manager of Hunter's information center, like Hunter's instead of running from building to building in search of It. (photoslShan-san Wu) By: Maria Andreani According to Anne Marie, Something to Contributing Writer Offer is "a real and tangible example ofpeople ~~y,,~, at their best and highlights the unique courage Baruch ColJege Public Relation students, in and spirit ofthose who fulfill their impossible Professor Susan Slosberg's class, are taking dreams." the learning process to the real world. Anne Marie Offer, along with Professor The students are working in groups to obtain Susan Siosberg are giving the students the abil­ publicity forAnne Marie Offer, executive pro­ ity to gain a real world, hands-on experience by ducer andhost ofSomething to Offer, a week­ promoting the talk show. The assignment will ly Manhattan cable television talk show. The prepare the students for the corporate world students in the introductory Public Relations once they graduate. "In all my other classes

class began their assignment by creating a we've always' worked on cases from the book Counselin . ;". . - press kit for AMO Productions. The biggest with pretend companies and made up cases. _~;.~. obstacle students face is cold calling their This is different. We're dealing with a real •• assigned media outlets. "The hardest part of woman with a real company and that's excit­ C • --- the assignment is building up the courage to ing. I'm finally getting a chance to take what I Center pick up the phone and speak to the editors. I learned at Baruch and use it in the real world," o· . ',. think it is (the) fear of being rejected," said said Candie Patterson, a student in Professor ':~ ;.~' ::~ ... :". :;: } :'. : Kari-Ann Pellicane. Slosberg's marketing class, . :.: ~.: ::: :... .:: :": ~ . -, .. cl-.e.-'I Professor Susan SIosberg is preparing her stu­ "I was never curious about parachuting out of dents by inviting guest speakers, who are a plane, but hosting a talk show was something Hours experts at cold calling; to class. "'I could stand that I wanted to do at least once," said Anne on my head, I could try to show you through Marie Offer. Anne Marie is fulfilling her own interpretive dance, .but the best way to do a dreams and goals by hosting and producing her cold call is through cold calling," said own talk show. According to Anne Marie, Professor Slosberg. everyone should achieve their dreams and :: J'*CIays S-6 pm Something to Offer is a weekly show in its goals in life. ninth year of production. It airs on Saturdays Anne Marie Offer is helping people fulfill STIlESS MANAGEMENT inRm.17M, 360 PAS at 4:00 p.m. on Channel 56. Something to their dreams through many ofher actions. Not Monday 9:00am· 7:00pm Offer is a show about people fulfilling their only is she giving Baruch's Public Relations November 23rd: ·Success W.outStress­ unique talents, making their dreams and goals students the opportunity to gain real life expe­ 9:00am •8:30pm NURlllher 3081: ~ r_/Math/School Anxietytt a reality. Anne Marie Offer interviews entre­ rience, but she-also has high school students Tuesday :~- preneurs from all different fields. She discuss­ tape many of her shows. She has focused DeceDtl>er 7th: ·Help for sieep Deprived' es the obstacles they faced and the benefits much ofher energy on the New York City edu­ .wednesday 9:00am -8:00pm they experienced while fulfilling their dreams. cation system. She- has taught classes in STRESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING (for faculty &staff): Anne Marie Offer has had many fascinating drama, aerobics. and rhythm &, movement. In 9:00am -8:30pm ~ guests on her show, including former Mayor addition, she has worked with senior adults, Thursday Pt-1dati0DS from the Center for Mental Health Edward Koch, actor Malik Yoba, and academy conducting theater and movements workshops. friday 9:00am •5:00pm Tuesday December 7th11;30 ..2:30 pm inSkylight Lounge . award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. ...306, 11Lexington (lunch will be served) (Receptionist available 9-5pm, please G~: call in advance to schedule evening appointments) cOPING WITH LOSS AND AWorkshop Addressing theFeeIi1IP aDd Thouglt_ As80dated with Death ~d Loss. Moadiy December 13. For more informatiol1t please contad Eliza RedIus at 212 - 802 - 6840 For more information, please

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Young Professionals

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career patterns and possibilities, and entry-level opportuni­ o ties for Baruch College/Newman Institute students CHASE-Middle Market (BBA) Info Session 6:00PM 135 East 22nd Street Room 309 Newman Institute Young Professionals Career Evenings . ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING MANDATORY WORKSHOP 6:00 ~ 8:00PM ...' n.... - -151,..E....25th.Sueet -_...... '.. '...... Room.750.-- A series of eight monthly hour-long presentations and JOB SEARCH 11:30-1:30PM 151 E. 25th street Room 251 discussions, over sandwiches and sodas, with young lead­ ers of the real estate industry in New York. These evenings December 2 VOCATIONAL TESTING 3:30-5:00PM Newman Gbrary Room 251 are especially planned for Beruch/Newmen Institute stu­ dents considering careers in reel estate. Each "presentation December 6 INTERVIEWING II 3:00-5:00PM 151 East 25th Street Room 251 highlights a different component of the metropolitan ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING MANDATORY WORKSHOP 1:00 - 3:00PM area's real estate industry. 151 E.25thStreet Room 750

-Leern about different kinds ofreal estate jobs December 7 INTERVIEWING I 1:00-2:00PM 151 East 25th Street Room 251 -As« questions about what you would be doing on the day you start work December 8 ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING MANDATORY WORKSHOP 5:00 - 7:00PM -Meet both recent college graduates and the prime 151 E. 25th Street . Room 763 young leadership of the real estate industry

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I-- . .-.. . CUNY, Baruch and·Perceptions.Of Reader's Response: More Politics, LessStuffl Dear Mr. Heron, such a piece is beyond me. }. am far from insin­ validity of Mrs. Clinton's and Mrs. Suha uating that -you support thepoticies of the Arafat's comments' that caught your. attention. In response to your recent op-eds piece on Israeli government or that you are ~ti­ You referred to these worthy claims, namely THE David Blanks' ••••••••••••• •• Editor-in-Chief November 17, Mr. Heron, I find your "analy­ Palestinian, if it sounds that way I personally the poisoning or pollution of the Palestinian One question always seems to come up, no matter where you might be. [email protected] sis" of First Lady Hillary Clinton's trip to the _apologize. r region by Israel, made by Mrs. Arafat as "an Mid-East sorely lacking in truth. and depth, Firstly I'd like to take issue with several opportunity to Spew traditional Palestinian OX ..What school do you go to? " Bryan Fleck •••.••.•.•••• .• Managing Editor which 'you kindly owe to your readership. thoughtless things you wrote. The most dis­ rhetoric"--"spew" as in venom, Mr. Heron? If [email protected] Consider at least two ways your piece may turbing thing about your piece was the total willing one should isolate the what the First have been interpreted. On the one hand Baruch lack of identification to what most people Ladies said from the larger frame of things V""l .. in Yale." "I graduatedfrom NYU in 79." My sister goes to Columbia Law." "Were you any classes withAl Vanessa Singh. ••••••••• ••• Executive Editor· is a largely Jewish school, thus leading one to would consider objective reality. "Senator" (i.e. the Mid-East peace negotiations) sur­ Gore}" "MY daughter is in her secondyear there." That is truly a magnificentschool. " "You can really learna lot about [email protected] think that faculty or students could also be for Giuliani calling for bombings over the region rounding the controversial comments. No -' a person by what school they went to." "How about you? What school do you go to/teach at/sendyour daughter to?" Israeli policies at best, and anti-Palestinian because ofinflammatory remarks made by the . doubt, like you stated, the Mid East peace Arafat's claims of poisoning and polluting of Shan-san Wu •••••••••••.•••.• News Editor autonomy at worst. Within the social and reli­ wife ofa political leader? Such a conclusion is negotiations have heightened the significance Palestinian lands by Israel is merely "tradition- "Baruch. " ticJcernewsJ@hotmaiLcom gious context ofthis learning institution, which totally- groundless (no matter how nutty and ·of First Lady Hillary Clinton's trip,. to the . al Palesinian rhetoric" To be sure I personally might or might not be an honest reflection of repressive Giuliani seems to-be right now) and degree that it did, feeding media sharks with believe that neither countries, (Israel and Maeellvie.JeeR Fra&eeis ••••••.•• News Editor larger Jewish sentiments pervadingthe Israeli­ I would also prefer that youstick to the present her run "fresh meat"over potential to be New Palestine) can claim innocence to acts of hos­ [email protected] Palestinian events, you sound like you are and the main theme of your piece. Mr. Heron York's senator, and also conversely her senate tility and retribution against each other. "Baruch College, CUNY." merely subscribing to the status quo ideology, you also stated in your piece that as a member run was what stirred scrutiny to her trip to that which can only be neglectful and degrading of Michael Papilsky •••••••••• Business Manager ofthe armed forces you would have to put your region. Such a break may be hard to do given You may contact me by email regarding this [email protected] other truths. On the other hand there are also life on the line for "someone" who you think. the .limited space of the Ticker afforded to letter at [email protected] (Silence) not that many. students of Palestinian origin ~tion's would not deserve this protection, may readers and writers. And a highly accom­ at [email protected]. Graceann HaU ••••••••••••• Business Editor" that attend Baruch college and thus bars the I ask you to clarify who that "someone" or plished writer, Alisa Solomon of the Village ticker:[email protected] Is it a silence ofsympathy? A concern that their vocabulary might be tooformalfor the situation? A judgment of viewpoints ofthe other side ofthe debate con­ those "somebodies" may be that do not deserve Voice in the November 23 issue, has already Thanks for your time and attention. I welcome some sort? Disbelief? . cerning what you wrote. Frankly Mr. Heron U.S. protection and why not? And logically, done so I will highly recommend readers tak­ your response. ..;Hasani Gittens •••••••••• Features / Ops Editor there are many truths in this world, and like who would be deserving of U.S. military pro­ ing interest in this issue to go and read it for Perhaps they know s0m.ething':.:Perhaps they think ofCUNY in less thanflattering terms. A peat bog bubbling over prototyp3@hotmai/.com Albert Camus once wrote, they are all relative. tection? themselves and decide also for themselves Sincerely, with remediation, ethnic diversity, disgruntledprofessors andembitteredcivil service employees. ') low cost dumping Whatever the reasons may be for you to write Above all however, we should examine the whether such a public reaction against Suha Thomas Yam Jessica ZhOD ••••••••••••••••Features Editor" groundfor the New York City public school system; especially now that admission rates to the Ivies are at all time lows tickerJeatures~csu.baruch.cuny.edu ertheless does not contain any lies or untruths. . say "Onthe other hand there are also not that past actions, the Mayor may take overly zeal­ while, asfar as they know, Baruch accepts 99% ofthose who apply. Mark Heron's I am the first to admit that while I would love many students ofPalestinian origin that attend ous and excessive action in addressing the Jon Minnen .••••••••• ~ ••.••..•• Arts Editor for my readers to be able get a more in depth Baruch college Palestinians and thus bars the same issue. My characterizing the Mayor as Or maybe the word CUNYsets offalarm bells telling them that this person sschool is not the one they would want [email protected] Response look at the issues; but this is an Op-Ed not an viewpoints of the other side of the debate.". putting a First Lady in a headlock may have their own children to attend. ' Dear Mr. Yam, indepth essay on the various Palestinian and First of all, let me remind you of your own been excessive; but I try to balance my articles Kin Ping Koo •••.•.•..•••••....• Arts Editor Thank you for writing in. I have to say I take Israeli issues. However, this does not mean that directive to be clear and truthful. Ifyou meant with a dose of humor, fact and of course my Do they think Baruch administrators here consider their positions to be nothing more than entry level stepping _ /yonezz@hotmai/.com major offense to you to terming my article as my articles are not meant to engage serious to.imply that I as a member ofthe press would opinion. debate. ever seek to deny anyone access to the same As to who would deserve "my protection" I stones to better things? Do they think CUNYfaculty could care less about their apathetic students? Do they think Baruch lacking in "truth and depth" while the space I do not understand what you mean when you press I subscribe to then you are undoubtedly did not say U.S. protection, if the Mayor was t Kenyatta Pious .•...•..•...... Sports Editor allowed doC?s not allow for much depth it nev- students are stupidbecause "anyone" can get into CUNY? Maybe they think that even CUNY doesn hire CUNYgradu­ wrong. the reason why we had to engage in a war, (no ates. [email protected]. edu I have to say that your response, though matter how unlikely) in callous disregard and Monyne Bowman Advertising Manager wordy, did not address what I tried to .convey, classic over zealousness. Then I would serious­ People have been recycling the same public education stories over and over untilpeople like Herman Badillo star' [email protected]. edu I said that a few members of the press as well ly resent have to defend the Mayor by offering believing them. Partners at lawfirms. People who hire college graduates. People who make personnel decisions. People Politics and Stuff: as Mayor Giuliani took a minor incident and my life to protect his. who think that you can really tell a lot about a person by the name ofthe schools they went to. Jessica Rubenstein .....•. Advertising Assistant blew it totally out of proportion. Mr intention [email protected] was to convey to my readers that based upon I:, Sometimes, even Baruchians can end up believing that "Baruch sucks" and Baruch alumni can end up ashamed of The Poor Get Poorer having to sa),,' that they went to CUNY Baruch amidst a real world sea ofIvy green. *Denotes acting by this standard then we would undoubtedly . It is our responsibility as representatives ofCU.i\·YandBaruch College to make sure that these perceptions are. By Mark Heron TEAM TICKER Senior StaffWriter ' . -fait with flyingmlors:·"--···· . '----'..,--,~-,-.. - -'- silenced. Permanent/v.· .. .. '. - - How canwe as' a' society'justify cutting the Production Lately, there have been some disturbing com­ services that those without thecapabilities to Hasam Gittens Or else our diplomas. when compared siae-bv-side with those from Columbia. Princeton and j\iYU, won t be worth Monyne. Bowman, Bryan Fleck. Macollvie Jean­ ments being made by the public, some news­ take care of themselves desperately need. Op-Eds Editor the paper they are printed on. Francois. Hasani Gittens. Graceann Hall, Elaine papers' and that demagogue you can always Failing that, then the next step is then to lock Hui, Kin Ping Koo. Jon Minners. Kenyatta Pious, count on Mayor Giuliani. them up? Shame on you New Yorkers, shame Sit back my children and I'll tell you a story. I must tell you to beware at first but fear not Lnfortunatelv. easier said than done, To break the cycle ofperception. ~1.:e·U have to hold ourselves to even higher Jessica Rubenstein. Vanessa Singh. Shan-san Wu. The comments, in no specific order. were, on you. In this season ofgiving I would think. anything. , Simply prepare your minds.

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Peer Counseling Housing Sports Editor _ Allnightclubs.com has free email, chat rooms, internships and a searchable global Information Last year the buzz around campus was database on night life. Allnightclubs.com can about Netstudent.com, an online start-up that also be contacted for Ideas on how to plan a

Referrals to promised to simplify the lives ofstudents. party. 1 Netstudent.com gained visibility on cam­ The site has contests such as the recent Kid Outside Agencies pus by providing students with content, free Rock concert ticket giveaway, students to write for the site. email and links to other student-related sites and will soon feature . Allnightclubs.com gets the with information on financial aid and entertain­ the latest designs bulk of its revenue ment. from up- from advertis­ Your College It served as the official site for the Asian­ and - ers, spon­ .- month fashion show and the Caribbean fashion com- sors and show held at Baruch College. bro­ Information Although the site was successful, it was ker- decided by management to revamp the whole Resource concept because the online student market had too many well-known players, such as ecam­ pus.com and varsitybooks.com. Instead oftrying to bethe final solution for students, it was decided by the company's Monday-Friday management, Kenyatta Pious, Joanna Sawruk and Samuel Obukwelu, that the site should 9ani-6pm hone in on one aspect ofstudent life. . - ( The company decided to focus on enter­ Room 1548 360, \ tainment, and hence Allnightclubs.com-s- a site i ng .s e r­ -'aOOTcare(llo ail"j"mg1ifliTe--quenes-tnat slUderit:'S' I ng PAS might have'. - - v-i c e s . Allnightclubs.com has a comprehensive designers The y (212) 802-6795 and musi- receive a per­ Partnership made up cians. The.e are centage of all items plans to add a model cate­ sold on the site. of current and former gory. Allnightclubs.com is in the process AlJnightclubs.com is unique because of its of creating strategic partnerships with other Baruch students limited lial>ilit)r.. companies in the hope of providing itself with Its partnership consists of former and cur­ leverage to compete aggressively for business listing of different types of nightclubs, parties rent Baruch students. The website is the brain in the online industry. and some bars throughout· New York, child of Obukwelu, founder and CEO. Vice Baltimore, Atlanta and Los Angeles. president Sawruk and Obukwelu are the former Its partners plans to expand worldwide and president and vice president of Baruch's are currently adding listings for clubs in all Finance and Economics Society. major world cities. Another Baruch graduate, Carl Kalonzo, is Some of the night clubs featured on the the webmaster, and Pious, a current Baruch stu­ website have a guest list, and patrons can sign dent, is the ad manager and copy editor. 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Men'sBasketball Team Opens Its. Season The team pressed the entire .game and while it eight or nine players deep.: The reasoning is. basketball is a team sport, there is.the game By Kenyatta Pious did not cause any turnovers, the pressing was based on who grasps the plays, skHllevel and within the ~ an.d. au the other players did Sports Editor , instrumental in disrupting Green Mountain's ofcourse some not rise to the The men's basketball team opened its season offensive flow. Lou Pento played well with players are not occasion. For in Poughkeepsie at the Vassar tournament. 13 points and Dave Thomas also played well re~dy for the example, the ._. .... 'WO' There were a number of things that the with his seven rebounds, seven assists and 25 fierce competi­ Statesmen's Statesmen did on the court that were very points. A drained Mitchell did not fair well In tion. Keep in point guard, positive and ofcourse there were a few things this game nor did Virzosa who continued his mind that who Oliver that were not so good. Moreover, as is often assist oafer and added three turnovers. plays now may Virzosa, had the case in CUNY sports, there is a chance Donald Gardner added six rebounds, three . not be who plays zero assists that something will happen to mitigate the steals and an array ofhustle plays. at the end ofthe and six performance ofthe team. _, The best all-around play was'from Donald season due to turnovers for For example, one ofthe Statesmen, Gardner who Rankis said is the "consummate injury or player. the game. Wellington Mejia, recently informed the team team player. Don did all the little things improvement ­ This is unac-: ' that he would not be available to them proba­ throughout the weekend to help this team hopefully it wiII ceptable for bly until next semester because of work and win!" be because of the starting school conflicts. The worst part of this The Statesmen nearly routed their next player improve­ point guard, announcement is that Mejia is one ofthe opponent, Maritime bringing their record to 2­ ment. ",especially team's starters. Needless to say, the 1. This home game wac; a breeze for the team Though the :,:,:,~ with the talent Statesmen decided to start Trevor Bookins for ~::::.~::~1 as it led 43-30 at halftime and finally won team was under­ that Virzosa ' the first game ofthe season. with a 78-60 score, Rankis noted that there manned, it had a ,-~ But before the first game against hosting !IJ~~:;;~c- was no one player to single out because great defensive -:.;. team, Vassar, the Statesmen learned that ','.' tive defensive everyone played nicely and the ball was presence against Trevor Bookins had not arrived. Bookins passed very well. This team is one ofthe bet- Vassar, holding "" :"'::::. output was would not reach Poughkeepsie until the next "':'::"~~ good with the 'ter passing teams that I have witnessed at the opponent to morning because ofSOP.1e last minute situation Baruch but the team does have a tendency to under 30% field exception of that arose. To add salt to injury, another play­ getvery sloppy at times. goal shooting for the half-court er, John Alesi, who is expected to play some . The Statesmen mustcontinue to improve the game. .The trap which key minutes especially since he is a true and to understand their roles. For example, only other real was played so perimeter threat, got injured during the lay up Virzosa shot 1000/0 from the field in the tour­ positive for the Baruch player looking for an_outlet man after a rebound. Poorly that it--­ drill. Alesi suffered a seriously bruised ankle nament (5-5), but his job is to create for oth­ game was the (APIPHOTO Baruch Press) may have cost after 1anding on a teammate's foot. Coach ...... : ers before getting his own points. Last issue, play of Leonard the team the Rankis started veteran Perry Tsilagiannis, a it was stated that the team will pretty much Mitchell who had 25 points but had to play 39 game. Prior to the half-court trap, the terrific shooter. playas well as Virzosa plays because he is the 1/2 minutes! At halftime the Statesmen were Statesmen were up by eight points 41-33. What this meant WCl$ that the Statesmen did . down 25.;.21 and lost the game by onlymre­ The team was always in the game .because floor-general' ... --.... not have the bench depth they were expecting Theteam does nortmveaneasy road ahead andit basket, 53-51. , Vassar kept missing free throws except and hoping for. While it is still early in the must improve its individual work ethicand come The other positions, point guard, offguard, Baruch did not rebound well. The Statesmen season, the team will probably only go about prepared to play ifit expects to Win games! One of center and forward were out played. While can find solace in the fact that they lost to the team that won the whole tournament - there is the lessonsthat-the Statesmenshould go away with nothing worse than losing to a team that does afterthe Vassar townament isthat mediocre play Dot WIn e woe ournamenT ------~~-~can easily·~estJtlt_Jnk:HeSt1~HS:s__thIS_\:WS_thc~~---- In the consolation game against Green ference last year when the team lostthe champi- By Jon Minners Thanksgiving spirit. St. John's gives its coach­ Mountain, the Statesmen bounced back and onship! After all, theStatesmenshould havewon Arts Editor es a lot. They forced James Keady to resign won 58-50 bringing the team's record to 1-1. theVassar tournament undermanned or not! Thanksgiving is upon us and I am in a pretty from his post ad a soccer coach, because he good mood. Something about this time ofyear refused to wear Nike items as per agreement makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I between the school and the famed sneaker company. He doesn't like the fact that Nike is ION AllY·GIVEN SUNDAY... I don't feel like being cynical anymore. I love" you all. Ain't that a load ofcrap. reported to use sweatshop labor. Let-down week for the Cardinals. Donovan By Shan-san Wu Keady has served St. John's and Nike for $11 McNabb emerging in the shadow of many ris­ The holiday season is here and it's a time'of News Editor giving. NBA all-stars want you to give them million. Do you know how much Nike stands ing QBs. In the end, fans in Philadelphia will Last weeks' record: 7-6 Overall: 57-60 money (how dare you insult me with a $1 mil­ to lose? At 25 cents for each child used to rue the day they showered him and his mother Steelers (+10 1/2) at Jaguars lion contract?). Major League Baseball play­ make a sneaker, Nike stands to lose a lot of with jeers at the NFL Draft when he signs as a Cowher heading toward the Monday Night ers demand they be given a trade to a contend­ labor. That'll teach them. free agent with the Jets. . Football broadcast booth? Kordell heading for ...... ing team provided that team is willing to give How come athletes can't get paid for playing Chiefs (+3 1/2) at Broncos WR? Jaguars heading to the Superbowl? All of them an eight-figure contract. Don King wants ball, but the college can sure make a fortune Bronco home-field advantage... will be enough... the above. Jacksonville. you to give him your first-born. It seems from corporate sponsorship? Do you think. Nike to cover KC cinderella. Denver. Packers (-3) at Bears evervone is in that giving mood. will sponsor Baruch sports? What am I talking Seahawks (+ 1) at Raiders ~ ~ ~ Maybe the Bears are really improving every I was recently at a comic book show that had about? That was funny. Seattle's big game for the season was their win week. Maybe not. Green Bay. a special guest appearance by Sgt. Slaughter of In other news, it looks like someone was giv­ over Favre. Oakland. Saints (+4) at Falcons the World Wrestling Federation. This guy ing the Knicks some good old fashioned fun in Browns (+ 7 1/2) at Chargers Chris Chandler is back and finding the range. works behind the scenes at one of the most the form ofthe Godfather's hoes. Federal offi­ Prepare to come about. The Browns wiII cover These guys were in the Superbowl last year, lucrative businesses in history and he has the cials are looking at Steve Kaplan, a reputed this week. Cleveland. after all. Atlanta. nerve to ask for ten dollars a picture. I can associate of John A. Gotti Jr, for providing Cowbovs (+ 1) at Patriots Colts (-1 1/2) at Dolphins understand that King Kong Bundy, who was strippers as _prostitutes to NBA stars between With the head coach's job hanging, the Patriots Jimmy Johnson will have his defense frothing also there, may want ten dollars for a picture. 1994 and 1998. Talk about really loving this win one for Carroll. New England. for the NFL's Golden Boy. Indianapolis. He can't get a job anywhere. The guy was on game. Vikings (+2 1/2) at Bucs 4gers (-2) at Bengals the Heroes of Wrestling PPV for senior citizen Speaking of basketball, it looks like the Firepower the Bucs won't be able to contain. Pride won't allow the 'Niners to lose to the wrestlers and still can't get a job at World Knicks and Nets are the teams to beat this year. Paydirt for George and Moss. Minnesota Bengals. San Francisco. "Champiorisfiip Wrestlmg:-tTewas too young. , -Everyone's doing it. Kind of makes you want Pick ofthe week Redskins (+3) at Lions In all honesty, WCW is trying to give its fans to say, "We'll get them next year," a little early, Last week: 1-0 Season: 4-5 If Batch is healthy, the Lions will roll. If not, a much better product without all the old guys. huh? Titans (-3 1/2) at Ravens they'll still cover. Detroit. Vince Russo has taken Hogan, Flair, Savage On a serious note, Thanksgiving isa perfect time to The Titans are possibly the most complete Rams (-7 1/2) at Panthers and Piper otT the air, but has let their show be show people that you care. We're not the Daily team in the league. Led by McNair, George. Panthers are playing with heart, but this year led by Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Bret Hart, News. Weactually care for the deranged, the slight­ and the Freak. the Ravens cannot compete. Destiny is on the side ofthe Rams. St. Louis. who are close to being in the senior circuit as lyderanged and the unfortl.Dlate victimsofhomeless­ Tennessee. Eagles (+ 6 1/2) at Cardinals well. Still, this product is giving the fans what ness. Some people don't have anythingand you'll . , they really want. Violence and women rule!! geta lotback intheway ofpride in helpingthem out. Still, WCW will still be considered WWF Lite Donate money or your time to a shelter and help until they go over the edge. makesomeone'sThanksgivingoneto be thankfulfor. Enough about wrestling. Let's get back to the Itwill make your holidayspecial, too. Later

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> Every time you were angered with something Pac-Man World about this movie, Kevin Smith, the creator ~, probably wanted you to be. It made you real­ Death in Vegas ~ iZC1 how pissed offyou got when people chal­ Kenny Wayne Shepherd lenged your beliefs. Dogma actuality played with every religious .; Band stereotype and made you realize how stupid .. Pac-Man Returns Ll those stereotypes were. The message I got tion. He went on to add that sometimes it from this mavie was the same message I got By Hasan s.. Hasnie . Long Beach Dub Allstars also' provides inspirations for writing from Stigmata. Organized religion is great songs and then again, some free time off. and it helps a lot ofpeople: ·butone does not Death in Vegas hate genres.and classify­ have to bea part of an organized religion to ing music into categories. How do we All in all, DIV are a band who do not use Deuce Bigalow believe in God. know this? Just listen to these quotes: "I Cover Story: Lisa Ling the most conventional ofmethods to write I don't go to church, and I do not go to a hate the term big beat, I hate the term elec­ dishes with The Asylum and produce music and end up with a synagogue. Even though there is a little tronica. It's just so easy.....they are com­ sound that is hard to categorize. Holmes, Toy Story 2 .Jewish in me and a little Catholic in me, does­ paring Death in Vegas to the Chemical n't mean I have follow those organized reli­ however, vows never to change their

~ Brothers and Massive Attack. What the _ ":; .gious beliefs to a tee. sound and claims it would not affect him , : hell are you talking about? How different . , You know, Jesse Ventura once said orga­ the least bit if they suddenly made it big. could you talk about three bands?; "I did nized religion is a crutch for the weak. While He says it would just be.a validation of The National Comic Book Columns not wanna do a record in just one direc­ he may have been wrong in the way he said it, 'their credibility-a remark I did not exact­ ~r: he was on the right track. Organized religion tion" and ""I never lump our stuffinto any $.~ i } ly expect to hear from a guy who is in his Show '..«.,..... is like Hooked-On-Phonics. It helps you see category." Richard Fearless, the leader of Badseed's first band ever, and whose job for the past your path, and helps you to begin to under­ the band, pretty much reveals here what twelve years was just being a .sound pro­ Videogame stand God, just like the phonics game helps you can expect to find on a Death in Vegas gramer. Death in Vegas, however, seem to Bottomline 4 you learn to read.. In the end, you have to do CD. The music is post alternative, post possess this peculiar vibe which puts them the rest on your own. You don't need the electronica, post everything. Rock influ­ church to show you your way all the time. in a league oftheir own. ences ooze through some songs but none Japanese You don't need the church to help you speak Imports 8 to God. of them is· noticeably . classifiable. When I feel lonely, I talk to God, because I Repetitive dance beats and the absence of know he/she is always there for me. God .isn't vocals might urge you to call them elec­ a woman. God isn't a man. God isn't black tronica but that would be inaccurate and Night Prowler 9 or white or Chinese. God is just God and we somewhat unfair. are all a partofbim. Dogma expressed this to me. WJten Alanis Morrisette comes out as The question of what the music is, is God, challenging Chris ROCk's -knowledge directly related to where it is coming Theater 9 that God is black, Rock says, GOO really isn't from. The duo of Richard Fearless and a woman at all. God is a being there to help Tim Holmes claim various bands and "> -: ./. .. us and observe us, and possibly even learn {. -, musical styles as their influences and the \.~ from us as well. We are created in his image, so thethings we contrasts are eye-brow raising. Richard believe and the things we talk about are a part calls the Stooges, Suicide, Velvet of Gog, ~:- 11!~J!li~g!.~~ feel ~eep ~!~j~ U~~~gr:o~1!d_an~ GC?~.anband his...E..rima­ our souls. are. things .God..must.also.feel, The ry influences hut does not..forget to men­ whole deal with us being born in his image, tion dub and techno. Tim Holmes cites meant our insides; our souls. Like the angel punk rock as his "straight up" listening in the movie, our soul is asexual. Hence, why choice. The part that makes it interesting most and Tim Holmes and Rich Fearless the album. The band got right into every I also believe in reincarnation. Our soul goes is that neither of them can play any con­ with their sequencers in the back. song, never giving the crowd a chance to from one body to another and we can adapt to ventional instruments. Rich Fearless is a rest! None ofthe vocalists featured on the it, whether it is a male body or a female body. OJ and Tim Holmes is basically a sound Behind them was a giant screen showing CD was onstage for the gig but that did This movie has made me think ofthings in an interesting visual display which I quite not appear to take anything away from the this way. It made me put things into perspec­ engineer. The only "get around" with key­ frankly was unable to decipher. It consist­ tive. These are only my beliefs. They aren't boards in Tim Holmes' words and most of performance. ed of rapid-fire X-Ray like projections meant to be accepted by everyone. The art the instrument-playing part is handled by exhibit, "Sensation" is an example ofa belief either hired musicians or friends of the which had no apparent connection with In the album, Dot Allison's chants on that wasn't accepted by everyone. band. Most of their songs are instrumen­ each other. The only purpose they seemed Dirge, Jan Reid's vocals .on Broken little Elephant dung meant fertility in this artist's tals but vocalists are requested to join in to serve was to change shapes and sizes sister and Iggy Pop's harrowing blurts on culture, and it only made sense to put it on the whenever needed. The likes of Iggy Pop .with the music and that they did pretty Aisha are definitely a plus though. Iggy Virgin Mary, the epitome offertility. Because and Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid well. The show began with the first track was the first guest singer the band this idea clashed with western beliefs, we· never say no to a Death in Vegas invita­ on .the Contino Sessions, Dirge but after approached. They sent him a tape of the were quick to become outraged, calling for a that the band mixed iT up, also playing song Aisha and he immediately agreed to boycott, suspension of funds, and whatever tion. The lyrics to their songs , ifany, are songs from their previous record Dead do the vocals on it. Tim Holmes, a big else we could think of from letting this artist written by these guest vocalists. But the Elvis. The crowd, as I mentioned earlier express himself. We forgot about the fact that end result ofall this hoopla and mixing is .sneaker fan and a long-time worshipper of 'people don't always agree with our beliefs a genre-defying milestone ofa record. were critically appreciative, but as DIY Iggy's, was so psyched after recording and how important beliefs are to an individual dove deeper into their set, audience­ with his idol that he rushed outside and no matter how they differ from our own. Death in Vegas maintain a pretty good involvement increased considerably. ended up buying sneakers three sizes In the end, if you don't like the exhibit, you reputation here in the U.S. With their There was no moshing or crowd-surfing, smaller than his! Aisha turns out to be the don't have to see it· Ifyou don't like the mes­ sophomore effort The Contino Sessions, given the mature ages of the audience. I best Song-ori-~the recordwhile Aladdin's a sage Dogma may express, belike the millions - they not only have succesfully shed the don't recall running into any 16 yearold at story, featuring the London Community of other people that went to/see the "cock the show! In spite ofthe non- existence of GospelChoir..is nof'fat behind. ,.• fight" mentality that is Pokemon. No one has electronica tag" previously attached to complained about that, have they? them, but with their tour, they ..,,.' TIle point ofthis movie is to let people know have certainly been able to establish a that there are many beliefs out there. All reli­ larger and more diverse fan base. They gions have the right idea. Believe in God. played sold out shows in Seattle and Los The movie is not about insulting religious Angeles and a very entertaining near sold beliefs and religious organizations, 'primarily out gig here at Irving Plaza. Tim Holmes CatboJicisnh. _Dogma is.~ou1~aking...Ji.Ou.l-_.. realize that belief in God is the most impor- the Troubadour and talked about the tant thing, and that organized religion may not band's music writing and production be the answer for everyone. Dogma uses characters that curse, smoke methods and their future plans. I asked blunts and only think about sex, because in a him about the band's previous dislike of .... overly-enthused fans, the gig ~, in Vegas' Riehard way, using those characters will get the mes- big city, especially New York City audi­ fron.. was never a flop. Death Threat and Flying F~·besides.making~ancf'DJiDg. ;:..,.- ~ __---I~-J.=:ge::::.....==ac=r:~o~ss~t~o~people'who do not want to sit ences and Tim, being the diplomat that he I through a long church semion. This movie is, laughed off the accusations. He did, received thunderous applauses and I was in LondoD-~cl~.is: also involved in pleasantly surprised to-see the now mature _h... desi . and ~ art installa- works. however, seem to take note of this ana gra~ . gn~ UV&LIt) . Disagree with me if you want, and you desperatly raised his arms to get the audi­ Generation Xers shouting, whistling along tions. I asked Tim Holmes .if Fearless' but this opinioD aad -dJc opiDioDs should, if ence involved in their New York' gig as and even wildly dancing to the ultra mod­ commitmeRt to. his 8IWloIk. caused their expressed in Dogma have made you aDgIY, some ofthem just stood there and stared at em music. Experiencing the live perfor­ focus to, be shifted,away ftom the music. and further discussing religion, Godand look­ mance was better than listening to the CD making process. Tim diplomatically ing into your own beliefs, then undcrstaIid the stage. . The crowd was not quite sure ge~g itself in that the audience never had to denied and said that since they do every- . that is exactly what both were aiming to do. what they were when the show wait for the long intros to end before the thing-the music and the artwork under -Joa MiDDen began. There were seven guys onstage, with guitarist Ian Button standing fore- songs, which was the only downside on one roof, it'doesn't prove to be.a distrac-

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Cool, huh? would tell each other that the'flick we Mike Mitchell's feature film directorial got the idea when he looked at the shape although just won't Today, Pac-Man is back with just saw was "pretty good" or "sort of debut. Mitchell, an accomplished anima­ of his pizza after removing the first even I can't retire and a brand new game to celebrate his 20th funny." Actually, we just didn't want to tor, captured the attention ofMale slice. explain why. the fans can Anniversary. In Pac-Man World, our admit to ourselves that the movie we had Gigolo's producers with his award-win­ I wish I had that type of inspiration. It just not get favorite icon doesn't just chomp pellets paid $9.50 to see was nothing short of ning short film, Herd. Now that he is in seemed like enough of and chase ghosts; he runs, swims, hyped-up crap with two or three great . While shooting space invaders out of · .., the big leagues, it's safe to say we the sky was the craze, that pizza helped everyone hlID. ( .; bounces, throws pellets, and flies. Not moments that promise so much in com­ haven't heard thelast ofthis fresh, talent­ inspire a new maze craze that resulted in loved the - How fit­ bad for a guy who finally has arms and mercials. Fortunately, Deuce Bigalow: ed producer, ting is it the best-selling coin-operated game guy. legs. Male Gigolo is one ofthose now-rare My prediction is thatfewer.peo-. that during ever. In its' first year, approximately Pac-Man Pac-Man won't stay down, and twen­ movies that leaves you satisfied, ifa pie will see this film than it deserves. his 20th 100000, machines of Pac-Man were was sopopu­ ty years from now, it looks as if his comedy with an original plot, hilarious The spoofon MatriX alone is worth half anniversary • sold and it is estimated that to this day, lar that he hunger won't stop, and we'll stilI be see­ scenes and a great cast is what you've the admission price, but the rest ofthe year (July . the game has been played more than ten spawned ing that famous appetite for ghosts and been waiting for. movie does not disappoint either. Male 1999), Billy billion times, making about $100 mil­ several spin­ pellets some more. Happy Birthday Male Gigolo opens as Deuce Gigolo is as funny and vulgar as Mitchell, a lion. offs; giving Pac-Man; may you have many more. Bigalow (played by Rob Schneider, who American Pie. but what sets it apart from Florida res­ Pac-Man inspired a cartoon show, the his wife her also co-wrote the movie with Harris other comedies ofthis sort is that it actu­ ident, Pac-Man show that ran for two seasons own title This look at Pac-Man was done with Goldberg), a goofy-looking fish tank ally carries a message Dr. Judy on ABC Saturday mornings. Pac-Man (my personal favorite), Super Pac-Man achieved the first perfect score in Pac­ help from a funfact sheet given to me by cleaner, loses his job for cleaning a pub­ Kuriansky and Ricky Lake will probably Man (3,333,360) after six hours ofplay? was also the inspiration for Pac-Man and Pac-Land. Pac-Man has even been Namco. Whatfollows next is a review of lic display fish tank in the nude. He weep over for hours. Deuce, while not" Fever, a song written by Jerry Buckner put into virtual reality in a game He best 256 boards, ate every dot, fruit, the game already in stores. finds a new job cleaning a small pond at too bright, is a kind, good-natured guy. a luxury Malibu apartment complex, In the course ofevents he makes a lot of .Pac-Man World: The children I played the game with where he meets Antoine Laconte (Oded people realize that they are special loved it and didn't want to stop playing, Fehr), a world class male gigolo who has despite their (often serious) flaws. An Icon Returns often asking me to bring it back the next . to travel to Europe and needs someone to Hopefully, Male Gigolo will convince time I came over. Still, this game is not look after his favorite pet - a Chinese Hollywood to start putting positive mes­ for kids alone. People who like me Tailbar Lionfish which will die ofan ~ll­ Everyone's favorite ghost and pellet sages into their comedies again. loved the game 20 years ago, can enjoy ness unless someone is there to take care chompin icon is back with a brand new In person, Rob Schneider is as this new twist of the classic game, now ofit. Thus, Deuce finds himselfa tem­ good-natured and down to earth as the look and arms and legs. porary job, but with two restrictions: he I remember playing Pac-Man when I in 3D. character he plays, and, fortunately, a lot Pinky, Inky, Blinky, and Clyde are cannot drive Antoine's POTSChe or answer was a kid. I had Pac-Man running on smarter. After.the screening ofMale still in this game, and if you miss the the phone. You can guess exactly what my computer, his wife running the maze Gigolo Schneider was kindenougli to whole maze atmosphere, you'II be Deuce will eventually wind up doing. on my Atari 5200, and when I went to devote some ofhis time to the college happy to know that it's in this game as After Antoine leaves for Europe, the arcade, Super Pac-Man and the Pac­ press. The first thing he noted was that well. The maze mode offers new 3D Deuce unintentionally destroys most of Man pinball game were my ultimate some ofthe more lewd scenes were edit­ rendered mazes where the ghosts are the gigolo's luxurious apartment. He has out. favorites. Can you tell I was happy to ed However, Male Gigolo will still . smarter and the mazes are harder. It no idea how he will pay for the damage hear Pac-Man was making a return? be rated R., which Schneider thinks is feels just like the old classic game we aL..­ ...., until when he answers a call for Antoine; At first, I was worried about the 90's ridiculous, since movies like The Sixth know and loved, only tweaked to give befoIe he knows it..Dew;e himse.lf _ rated heer overhaul, because Frogger sucked, &me are PG 13. I ye Reb. --- the gamer a brand new experience. becomes a gigolo, managed DypimpT. J. SClmeiclerIS mUcTfsatisned ­ Asteroids was horrible and Centipede very Those that still crave that old'Pac­ Hicks (Eddie Griffin, Malcolm & with Male Gigolo. "Ifyou had the vol­ didn't even deserve to be made. Pac­ Man experience will be happy to know Eddie). ume turned all the way down, you'd still Man on the other hand is the first game that the classic game is included as well. The action that follows is noth­ laugh," said Schneider. "It's a lot of from way back when that is stiil suc­ It looks, feels and plays exactly like the ing short ofhilarious. The cast of physical humor," This is not surprising, cessful today. original game, which is great for game­ Deuce's clients, which mostly consists of since actors Gene Wilder and Richard . I enjoyed playing this game, which at players like myself who miss that old assorted freaks and weirdos, never gets Pryor (whose classic comedy film Silver first seemed a little too easy, but then '. :~~.:~ ·.:·~-.:-.~::::::~t:~::::··:.~·~·~;~·{fX·:>":r:\::·: ... ==::" ::... : :: -,: ..~::.::: ..~::~.;.;~:~..:~...... sound of our hungry hero as he chomps boring. Schneider truly shines, proving Streak is one ofRob's personal favorites) picked up rather quickly. The game himselfto be one oftoday's best comedic o~;ooi.>i~;~;f~~tJ~~{jf¢_~~:~~:~~~ ~t.::1~7ll-N._::;.~.: o~<.,:o.··M·.~~~:::..;~o;o~~:,.o '0~ 00 ,OO~o.:-:.:::~-:-:..'o~~·"",=:~.>~;:;.,0' ooM:oo.,oool;~o ~,:1 :.~;~:~ .. •••••;..::..-.:?::.:-.-.:":·-:-»x.· ·.:'...... :.... :·:.:.::_•• ..-:.: . ..-:v-:r:).. ••,... .. eO : •• " •• .:-...... his way from one maze to the next. were two ofhis biggest influences. -:~~.:;. ~.~.(~::;:.::::.: ~'::: :."::::::/.~ '~'.'::" ~-: .;;-~.:x:~: :.~ <:.~:.:"; ~: ~.~ ~ became challenging in a way that wasn't actors on the big screen. However, the • ....: -, ...... : ••••:.:.: .... :.'. • ...... 0 :-:..:...... -:.••::.. ... "0 •• ' :...... • ..,... ."...... "::'. pO Badseed's Bottomline: 5 out of 5. Schneider, who became famous PBakokk Karaoke ~ . all night, the sea offrenzied fins took too hard, but hard enough to make it fun. movie might have ended up a rather This game kicks ass. I loved it. It feels portraying waCky characters such as "The CBGB'. the 1st chug-o'-pee as a sign for the sea Pac-Man must save his family from the mediocre affair ifnot for its secret great playing Pac-Man again. The Sensitive Naked Man," "The Copy ~~~~ to~~~~~~~~ evil Toe-Man, who believes he's the real weapons: Eddie Griffin and the beautiful, graphics are cool, the gameplay is as Machine Guy," and "The Italian Waiter" yet, then he stalked around the stage Pac-Man. sweet Arija Bareikis who, I'm willing to addictive as the old game, and adding ooS~yNiptLwe~ml~lto Down on the Bowery, lies the leg- movtin& "Whc's going to kiss me now?" Guiding the little yellow guy through bet, will soon be giving Gwyneth Paltrow the old game is a great touch. Pac-Man 1994, and starred in a hilarious but sadly endary punk haven known as CBGB's. It's Surprisingly, one girl ac:tually ~ent six worlds was a lot of fun, as Pac-Man a run for her money, Ifyou haven't maintains that classic feel. proving short-lived sitcom Men Behaving Badly a small place, dimly lit and adorned with onstage, and not only Iossed him, but now runs, flies, swims and even throws caught her on HBO's Oz or NBC's Law things do get better with age. in 1996 (he played Jamie Coleman, a lik­ well-worn :fixtures such as splintered chairs, gave him_. I wonder what she must pellets as weapons to get past a new & Order, this is a great opportunity t? able, obnoxious, horny dude), has no boxes and crates splattered with stickers, have thought after she sobered up the array of bad guys who aren't all ghosts. familiarize yourselfwith this gem ofan plans to return to television, where actors and a few glowing neon signs. I went to see next day. . Tumblin'. However, Was is so damn live­ and joined this band a couple ofyears actress. She plays Kate, a recent college strum, crashes into you and knocks you don't have as much freedom to be fully a band with a very intriguing name - Punk ly, upbeat and stampeding it'll even make after the tragic death of Sublime leader grad whose friends hire Deuce to be her over like a tidal wave, with its barrage of creative as they do in movies. "I would Rock Karaoke. Wtthout really knowing That was a.tough act to follow Belsky s Beats your grandmother get up and stop playing Bradley Nowell. You can sit back and date for one night. Kate has no idea that flanging effects. A sweet farewell is sang never do that again," said Rob, who then anything about them, many things came to but it didn't d~scourage P~from. _ by vocalist Noah Hunt on Last Goodbye, cards. The uplifting and gospel-tinged just relax to these dub, ska, and punk Deuce is a gigolo. The two fall in love, quipped, "As you can see, there is no bit­ mind when I heard the name, Ofcourse, the proudly strutting onstage as Ifnothing or title track's vocals sound like an old melodies. Fugazi is heavy on the curi­ and when Kate finds out the truth, natu­ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Never Mind has a fast-paced slide terness here." Schneider's view regard­ last thing I expected was for it to literally (had happened?). It was already well Folger's Coffee commercial, and all four­ ous-sounding bass riffs, and Rosarito rally problems arise. LIVE ON solo. The slow Every Time It Rains bears ing the current Saturday Night Live mean punk rock done a la karaoke. into the night when they finally per- teen tracks show his maturity as a song­ paints a picture of what the beautiful life The movie's biggest flaw is the Giant/Reprise Records a resemblance to KennyWayne's own episodes echoes the view ofmany people CBGB's was packed and everyone formed and the crowd had dwindled writer and virtuoso of his Fender, collab­ is via laid-back harmonies and a crashing acting ofWilliam Forsythe, who plays Was, which itself riffs of Eric Clapton's to whom I have spoken on the subject: was excited about watching Punk Rock -down to (a handful) a stalwart hardy orating with Les Claypool of Primus, and punk rock guitar solo. A variety ofguest Detective Chuck Fowler. Fowler is a When Kenny Wayne was seven years­ unplugged version of Rollin' and "The performers are really, really funny. Karaoke perform - that is everone except few. After a last call for any wannabe Third Eye Blind bassist Arion Salazar. A MC's appear on the record, including paranoid, panicky, obnoxious cop who is old, he sat on an onstage amp watching The writers aren't that good," me. I'm always open to new experences, lead singers, one brave (or foo~ish) soul defmite future multi-platinum album, this Barrington Levy, HR, Dangr, Tippa Irie, out to bust Antoine; as we find out later his would-be idol Stevie Ray Vaughan. It Schneider did not reveal any but sometimes it's tough when you don't stumbled onstage. They went mto an release, like TROUBLE IS..., ends with a and Half Pint (who lends his soulful in the movie, he has a personal reason for would only be in 1998 where he shared plans regarding future projects; he did know what to expect. The bands that per- impressive set ofthe Sex Pistol's soft and beautiful guitar instrumental that voice to the jazzy "Pass It On.") The being pissed offand rude. Forsythe tends mention that he would eyentna~ like to the stage with prestigious blues masters "twed befOre theft wele 9tFietIy punk. I &4A-.ichy ill the U.K-.~ but tile vecals... guarantees his place in an industry wh lch reminiscing TnllierRas is so sweet,-{¥ it­ -to overplay, and becomes too much. such as B.B. King and Herbie Hancock, direct, Something for the Schneider-fans didn't catCh the name ofthe baiid-up-6efore well, were somethiDg else. At this point, is his kingdom for years to come. were a girl, you'd want to hug it all day Most ofthe scenes that included him and had Billboard vote Blue On Black to look forward to. them, but they definitely left an impression I have to mention that PRK is unlike any long, and although the peaceful and gave me a headache; it's a good thing rock song ofthe year from his multi-plat­ Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo on me. After a few songs accompanied by other punk baDcll have seen. They.have Long Beach Dub Allstars scratchy Like A Dog is not about one, it there weren't too many ofthem. inum sophomore album (TROUBLE opens "Deucember" 10. some bea:VY punk ~.tbe~singer no lead sing~ - how. wellthe show goes 0' RIGHT BACK reminds you of how pleasant man's best Male GigoloiIas more than its IS...). This blues prodigy keeps his win­ stopped-:aod asked ifaayone ia~ audence ~eB1irdy OIl whoever up . 0', -Dreamworks Records friend is. On commenting about the share ofbathroom humor, as well as comc:s ning formula - heavy effects, an instru­ x had a cUp. As SOOIl as the"cUp was passed to sUlg and ho~ the oftile audience meaning ofthe song, Long Beach Dub mental, and a few weighty tracks on upstage to him, he whipped.0JIt his ... Db, . reacts to them. Ifall goes well, you can -While listening to this CD, one might Allstars say, "He's always there ... con­ LIVE ON. Them Changes is funky and fimtily jewels aDd peed in the cup. He then walk away fi'om, their show, thinking notice an extremely heavy Sublime stantly by your side ... he's always bass-heavy, and is a potential future sin­ guzzledup that ~ CODCOCtion as that they're ~eniuses. On the o~ influence. Well, it is in fact a direct zoinz to be there for you." The spirit of gle. The first radio-friendly song, In 2 e e easily as1t was 1eIIIG8••...,.1hmtpewed ithand, when (if)people who can t smg influence, because Sublime bassist Eric Bradley Nowell lives on. Deep, from the very beginning guitar out all over the'~.. CoDsidietiDg that for shit ~ up (go ODStage) aDd Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh formed he bad been spitting water (after chugging a you say wish that you brought some­ few from his water boUle)'onto the audience thing to throw.

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By Kin Ping Koo Chinese guy if I found the right Chinese guy." Is ligence is evident in hervemacular as well asher great character thereany parentalpressure? "My parents areso cool. .renaissance attitude on life. What she ~ learned in periocL I·tbink ibat she'd be .~~ Lucy·is great Lisa Ling.rushed into the lobby ofABC's The View They date people ofotherbackgrounds too." Yes, her working with Channel One and traveling to over goodifsbe.werenotAsian. and AU My Cllildreg.buildin& where 1 was wogder­ parents her divorced. two dozen countries could never be acquired in a in the role and it's a really fuD, vivacious char­ ing why the television sets were placed above the lit­ classroom. When she studied abroad in Beijing, acter•. I really.agoy watching.her-. I.only watch· . tle waiting seat alcove so that the visitors couldn't Her parents were really cool abouther starting in the China she got a taste of what education was like .' AIlyMcBeaI for' her. ADd not because she's actually see the monitors, in a flurry ofmotion having media when she was ~ 16 years old. She started by there. "They have this test that tells you what your Amn but firstofallShe's myfiieod and I think hySterical~ Are you Jooking to pur­ IUD down the 'long avenueflOmeetwitbme~.I wasn't working on ~ natioDaIIysyodicated.teen--showcalled vocation will be," .And the' people ~d1Jally .follow bitsbe's :~ cc--sue-aeaiRg?_.'~ ---~ entirely surprised thatshe would benmning in; lack of Sentell. After·three years on tbat show she worked the Outcome? . "Yeah, they do. I could never do .. ;reaIly..-.1..Jikc doingHwhatl'm-- , . . . .. ~ ..'.ciOiDi· "like bei'egmysdi"' ..... , time seems to plague our generation. Likewise;. it as aleporterfoF a....o.e News, a stMioR1bat is tbaL" seems ironically appropriate thatthe representative for broadcast to schools aU across America .(except in .. She doesn~t plan OIl announcingmajorchmese the 20 something generation on.the popu& daytime .r NYC. lV's in every classroom? Ha!1 all wIliIe still-. She described herself~ quirky and' Irreverent on •. '.tM:Dts' such CfrineseNewYeai" or die Lnnar show The View is one who has succeeded by surpass­ attending school Her parents pressured her to obtain an online chat, so I askedher what she meant. "I'm as since has'received' some .ive ...... ' ing conventional norms for establishing her creden­ good grades. "Dadwas so striCt about school".. Her not too serious- just kinda whatever. Our show is .. FCstival, She tials to be fit to sit at a table with Barbara Walters. parentS are . really "proud ofberaccomplishnJeiits very smart but kooky at the same time.. We don't feedback whai she.had done'anytbiDg onAsian 'CilE:llk' "Pw: ...... AsiaDiSsue:s· to the·taIJIe though, and' hermom even takes thinp that Lisabas take ourselves Seriously." Laughing, she says The latest voice on this show belongs to Lisa Ling, "Look at ~she's a nut case!" Lisa speaks 'more 1bail anyone else onlV... but it'sbani for . a Chinese-American California native -who has been . fondly of her coworkers and their chemistry is as .one pason to represent the whole race." in front of cameras since she was sixteen years old. evident onthe show as it is'off, Joy Behar, the feisty This dynamic twenty six year old has definitely shown redheaded comedian on the show walked by the LiDg-D~~: A slice ofLisa's views on a that she has the brains and gutso to represent her gen­ doorandyelled to Lisatohave a goodweekend, and potpourri ofissues. eration as well as to favorably represent Asians, with they behavejust like they do 00 the show. You have . ratings on The View even higher after she came in. the love the honesty ofit all. On media and society: "The media has "Icouldcare less She took the time to talk with me recently in a sit · dumb downed society, but by the same token it down interview, which continued into a telephone Currently .The View is seen in Great Britain, is ~ extIemely essentiaIintbe dissemination of ifI got a degree' or ,interview after I had equipment trouble. She could . Canada and Australia. It isn't being shown in Asia information." She feels that it is also very ~ve~. J have easily said oh well lOO bad, but she is totally' yet but it should. Asians can get a taste of what "exploitative", "gossipy and "In' not. I just want to open and unpretentious; certainly a person who has Chinese Americans are like in the Western hemi­ America,we have the luxmyofavery free press handled her successful career very weiland has sphere. She has received both positive and negative that tries to dig 100 deep." Especially in New escaped the prima donna symptoms. fanmail commenting on her representation of York wIleR: the gossip COhBDDists don't even stimulate my mind Asians. "There have been a couple of[critical] let­ cbeck their facts.. It's really appalling." They As she quickly ushered me and my photographer to ters from some women... overwhelmingly the let­ need to fill those pages after all•.• While'it cer­ more. That to me her dressing room, I couldn't help but notice again ters have been phenomenal. So supportive." The iainJy.distmbs her she concedes tb8t they have a how "real" she was. When she kicked off her shoes critique is from traditional Asian women who dis­ ." job to do. is whatan and curled up in an ann chair in a canary colored tur­ approveofherfrank discussions on sex and some of tle neck sweater and coordinating funky print skirt, the actions that Lisa does on this wacky show. Runway Trends: "I'm wearing a lot of education is. " exhibiting some of that California cool, I knew this Such as kissing her cohosts. leather lately. I've always had a sense ofstyle, would be a candid interview. . . butuever,wwried abOut it.. NY is much more "Yeab, I kissed Meredith." . "()n the lips?" fashion comcious [than LA]." denee, and edge. Not a daredevil, just some­ Lisa; whose unused Chinese name is lee Wai,.was "Yeah..." she said, waving her haner-indifferently. -,_ ... one fimky, not too conventional.':' us·.somCifiIiig1··"\Vell~"rm born On August'JO, 1973, in the year ofthe ox. It all ------;. .·Was.::lJsa fiYiDgtotell ...... ~~~~_!rklmm~D81tiaha1r~M"tNlftJtUttbnlaelt ."Lhatedbetng: '-. , _-_ -_.-.. - ,_.. .-...... _. began in Sacramento, California, making her a first not a lesbian, but I want to give people a sense that -tdIciot fiO;e- itr·US81iaS u StUdiecibl8te,aDd .Ljfe-after·1be View: .. generation born Asian American. Her parents were if they have sexual preferences it's ok, and the)' tic*btDingaad while Tae Do is nota D&tiaI art Laughing, she says, "I think the show is born in Taiwan and Shanghai. She grew up in Chinese... [nowJ I'm shouldn't be in the closet about it. Both Meredith · she "stoOd on stage with Billy [Blanks] all the doing really weD so I'm pretty much ok for Carmichael, CA, and expresses sentiments akin to and I are not gay, we're very comfortable with our time for tIRe years, before aD [the videotapes] DOW. That's all I know." those that many Asian Americans share. She frowns pissedI felt that way sexuality which I think allows us to kiss and enjoy . came out. Tae Bowas the best workout I ever as she recalls her experience. "I hated being Chinese! it." did.'t Being a martial arts enthusiast, for I grew up in a white community and was ashamed to about my heritage. " Halloween Lisa dressed up as Bruce Lee, the bring any of my white friends home." She just want­ This all came about when tl!CD.'~~retalking about ultimate martial artist and probably the most Child labor: "I think that child labor to a cer­ and kiss ed to fit in and' had to deny her background to do so. how Ally McBeal Ling were going to on an -.ain-~·~txma~ An entire renowned Asian there-is.- ·Other·Asians. that "1 was embarrassed to bring my friends home" she episode of Ally MeDeaI and wanted to do some­ break tIM: barrier and are noteworthy, in .famiIy ~ to work to SID'Yive [in some coun­ exclaims, because she didn't want them to hear her been featured in and shows them to people in restau­ thing on The View that was just as audacious. How Lisa's eyes, are Margaret Cho, the Korean ".1I:ies). WeC8D'thoid othercouaties~ staBdards to parents speak in their loud and thickly accented voic­ rants. I imagined a scene from the Joy Luck Club was that experience? "Oh 'it was great! Meredith is amedianlactress who had her own show Ameriam st;g.iards. You can't compare us to es. where the Chess player's mom walked around holding a great kisser." Lisa also happens to be ftieods with based on an Asian family, I.M. Pei, the great ·coaabics:like IBdia, where they live on a $1 a a magazine with her daughter on the cover. one ofthe five regular Asian actors on primetime, arcbitect known for buildings such as the day.~ . ~ Her parents tried to make her learn Chinese when and is often confused with the loony Ling actress gIass.pyramid in the Lourve, and Yo-Yo Ma, she younger, but she rebelled. WIth the cursed wis­ Lisa spent a few years at USC but never obtained a Lucy Lin. the fabulous cellistjustto name a few. In my ., .. Wrestling:"ltbiIIk ~s really fimny! They're dom ofhindsight she now expresses her regret. "I was college degree. She plans on taking some more class­ opinion, Lisa isn't so shabby herseIfl She is pissed that I felt that way about my heritage! I es butjustto become a more educated person. She has "Oh God... they don't just compare me they just :>raiIly cool soap opeias." The 'Rock is her bright, iDteIIi~cbaris"aaric. and overall . &vorite wrestler. ...- would've been embarrassed to date an Asian guy no pressure to get a degree right now...a luxury that think I'm Ling onAlly McBeal." People have even just a lovely persoe, Keep your eyes out for before." How does she plan to deal with that when few are afforded but Lisa is a fortunate person and she approached her thinking that she is Ling. "I always her! she raises her own children? Would she rather marry certainly deserves it. "I.could care less if I got a say oh no, we all look alike. Or I say 'No sorry '. Fastfood inCbina: "I went to McDonald's a Chinese man to help instill cultural values, or take degree or not. I just want to stimulate my mind more. wrong Asian.' And it really ~ws them off but a lot. I ate at Pizza Hut aU the time! I was just The VIeW can be seen on ABC at }·}am. To her children to Chinese school? She shrugs and says, That to me is what an education is." hopefully tbey'jlleam not to say that. Does she '._ .. _dyiog tiJrWcsJan foocL" Ieam more about the show and· to c:ootae:t "I would encourage them to take it but I would never­ think that the Ling character is the 90s sterotypical Lisa, check out their. website at force my kids to do anything. I would marry a Despite not holding a college degree, Lisa's intel- version ofSuzy Wong? "I think she's just.a -'.. -MeIi: .,.« me, pawnalily i~ first. Then conti- .

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• Tile Phantom of The Opera when it came to the United States. I beautifully animated, but the animation foundly in love with Christine Daae, mean, it had to be good. Just look at has gotten too much praise, as I have played by Adrienne Mcliwan. While what it had accomplished. seen much better in both US and causing chaos and committing murder, he When Mononoke opened in the US, on Japanese animated films. .seizes the young dancer who he develops the weekend of Halloween at the into his star singer. This film really didn't have much \ Angelika Theatre, I. the huge anime fan going for it. The storyline was interest­ Last year on January 26, The Phantom 0 that I am. skipped the Halloween parade ing and perhaps in Japanese, the story the Opera celebrated its Eleventh in the village, forgot about dressing up as comes out better, but for US audiences, Anniversary. In New York'jdone, it has Pikachu and going trick-or-treating, and . - this lI'lO¥ie faik-Notethat-it-:.doesn't try.-­ -beea-seen by over 7~500,OOO people and decided to-check this movie out. Boy do In an attempt to capture a vast US audi­ . has grossed $375 million. This show has I miss the candy I could have had. ence, tbe..:.Englisb acta pialion featutes .idso won seven Tony Awards incl:udJ·ngt This two hour plus movie failed to live voices from such luminaries as-Billy Bob Best Musical. It also has won seven up to its' chosen-one status ofcringing Thomton, Minnie Driver,.Claire Danes, Drama Desk awards and three Outer Japanese anime to the mainstream public. Circle awards. ':" Jada Pinkett-Smith and Gillian Anderson. Majestic Theatre That title would belong to Pokemon. This idea failed miserably. Worldwide, over 108 million people in Mononoke is directed and written by We don'tneed recognizable voices.. 247 West 44th Street 12 countries have seen Phantom of the Hayao Miyazaki, who has received excel­ We need good voices. Gillian Anderson By Jessica Rubenstein Opera. The show is playing in London, lent praise for his part in this movie. as the wolfgoddess was horrible and New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Frankly, I don't understand why. annoying. Knowing that there were some Sit back in your seat and be swept off Melbourne, Hamburg and Nagoya, Japan. What I got from this movie, was that it major stars providing their voice talents your feet by The Phantom of the Opera, A thrilling and breathtaking scene was- in was just a bad version ofDisney's for this film did not make me like this the 5th longest show running on Act I. Here we see the Phantom up to no Pocahontas. "Save the forest!" This movie any better. Broadway. This musical production of good as he haunts Christine through her message was shoved down my throat so Now, I don't want to completely Andrew Lloyd Weber is a must see musi­ dressing room mirror and takes her down much; I wanted to torch the damn forest. knock this film. It was a movie with an cal for all ages. The "Phantom" captures through the walls ofthe opera house, into This film is set in ancient Japan, where artsy kind oftone to it, and I don't really . attention through magnificent special an underground chamber, where a journey samurai warriors ruled and did what they like those types offilms. It became too effects. In the opening, a chandelier through trap doors, huge drapes, and tilted wanted. If it meant tearing down the for­ long for me and drawn out. I just wanted wrapped in a gray cloth appears on stage. and dropping bridges ensues. est, so be it. The animals didn't like the them to get to the point, but I just may The lights sway back and forth as they The climax occurs when the Phantom idea oftheir forest being taken away not be used to this type ofanime. blink on and offto music. It then takes off tows a gondola across an underground from them and decided to fight back. A I will recommend this film to those to the tune "I am your angel of music..." lake with rows ofcandles lit up and rising war was declared as the warthogs place that enjoy long films with deep meaning­ and flies overthe audience tc the top ofthe through the mist. To add humor, the gon­ war paint on one another. ful messages, but ifyou are looking for theater where it hangs for the rest of the dola transforms into a bed and an organ Unlike Pocahontas, the message ofsav­ an intriguing, exciting story, don't go . , performance. rolls in as the Phantom steps forward and ing the forest is for the mature anime here. This film does not lack in originali­ One ofthe most beautiful effects was the begins playing' an eerie, yet delightfully lover. Kids won't get it, as there is not ty, but it lacks emotion and appeal. Still, monkey music box. After it is wound up, mesmerizing song,' ''The Music of the much in the humor department. In fact, I will reserve my judgement until I see music begins to fill the stage as the mon­ Night." In the summer of 1997, ET, The reign was Princess Mononoke, a Japanese the good points ofthis film is that it the Japanese version. key's cymbals clashed. This adds to the Howard McGillin stars as the Phantom Extra-Terrestrial was fmally defeated in anime feature film. doesn't play like a cartoon. It just plays Right now, Princess Mononoke is not Phantom's rhythm, making it a fantastic of the Opera along with Adrienne Japan as the box-office record holder. The only movie to beat this anime was like a drama. Too bad the characters on my high list despite the vast praise it selection. McEwan as Christine and GaryMauer as No, the movie that defeated it wasn't Titanic, which destroyed all records in aren't really likeable at all. got. Ifyou want to see an anime not like Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, Raoul. Co-stars include Liz McCartney, another Hollywood production. The the US as well. Princess Mononoke Forget about the characters, you say, o~~~_an~~ you are used to, get Perfect The P]}~~O!l:1 Qf tQ~~O~~_js __ .~!!t __~, Jety_~~~~_~__Q~rg~_ Lee ~dr~~s, ~ei!~ movie that put an end to the alien's would definitely be the movie to watch what about the an'unation? This filIIJ was Blue instead masked man woo. lives in Paris" .opera MartUU.arry Wayne Morbitt, andGeral: house. The Phantom is a deformed music Del Corso. genius that lurks in a chamber deep within Ifyou wanna see a Broadway show and the stage walls of the Paris opera house. get your money's worth, come see The He falls in love with an innocent, young Phantom ofthe Opera. Tickets range from rQkemon Fever vampire, half-human (a Vampiel), with a sold, trading cards and more with her like­ Japanese tapes you can get at various soprano to whom he devotes himself by $15-$75 and can be purchased directly at - Anime has hit the mainstream now that strange powerful talking hand (don't ask), ness hit homes allover the US. I still have anime stores. nurturing her talents and making her a star. the box office. This is definitely a show Pokemon has shattered box office celebrates its tenth anniversary. my Lady Death poster. While other Sailor Moon R: The Movie is being Music fills the stage and warms the heart you don't want to miss! records by making over 30 million dol­ The film was my female heroes exploded released uncut and subtitled for the first as thePhantom appears. He dwells lars in its' first weekend. Lines were first introduction into onto the scene, Lady time. You may have been able to get it beneath the opera house and falls pro- Cafe:S-our Death seemed to vanish outside movie theaters, a site I haven't the anime world before, but those are fan-subs (fans who J1ie lmantom·Q :~,~",~~.'.~,~I.II.I China Club (besides Voltron), from the comic craze. subtitle the Japanese episodes) and are not .... ,...,. ~ ~ 0> .. 268 West 41th St seen since Return ofthe Jedi hit theaters Bit J.essi~ Rlitieistein "" ,,' way back when. and I never looked Well, Lady Deathwill be put out or allowed to be put out or allowed The movie itself was good, but the back. The violence, coming back in an anime to be put out by the company. This ifthe Issac Hayes has teamed up with Erykah musical score was cheesy and the idea action and tremen­ type film by ADV films, first time to my knowledge that Sailor Badu in presenting Cafe Soul, a monthly of the movie was different from the dous animation made to hit theaters in 2001. Moon will be revealed in its original form showcase at the China Club designed to Japanese version. MewTwo was con­ for an exciting story This film will take place for everyone to get a chance to see. support battered women and to contribute sidered a brutal killer in this film, and where this Vampiel with her origin and it Don't miss out on this opportunity to see to the fight against cancer. that was not the case in the Japanese must save a country promises to be a hot seller. what Sailor Moon is all about. The fight On the lower level was a flea market of version where he was upset over being girl who has been To find out more on this scenes show an intensity level never seen wellness booths featuring natural body cloned and confused as to his purpose attacked by vam­ film, check the website at in the American version and an intricate products, a Japanese shiatsumassage area, . on Earth. The short, Pikachu's Vacation pires. www.advfilms.com. storyline that the English-dubbed version and poetry readings. Information on alter­ was pretty bad and made no sense. but Those who missed could never do justice, native-medical- treatments was also pre­ children were happy and went more out will get to see it, sailor MOOD B: The You may think: you know Sailor Moon, sented. than once. re-mastered and ~ but do you really. Find out. The upstairs featured performances from Another Pokemon movie is made and looking better than We have all seen Sailor Blue Magic, Delphonics, Glenn Jones, ready for release in August of 2000. ever. Also, a remake Moon before. She is on Anjme Chrjstmas and of course Isaac Hayes and Erykah of the film with a the Cartoon Network and ~ Forget about all the Pokemon toys out Badu. They had promised us TLC, A LeJ:end to be Reborn 90's feel is being also on channel 11. She there. You already know they'll sell like D'Angelo, Maxi Priest, Zhane and other Anime may have never had such a cult planned and from was hot before Dragon hotcakes, but that's not all the anime bigger artists but they were a no show. following had Akira not hit US shores some sti 11 shots I Ball Z was a hit. Sailor world has to offer. One Evening at the Well, Zhane was around but they didn't have seen, this film Moon has a huge follow­ ten years ago. Irwin has shown the fITSt commercial I Rainbow Bar & Grill perform. The artists that did perform were For those who have never seen Akira, looks like it will be ing, but many do not know have-everseen-forDragon BaH-Z1OySand classic soul peeps from back in the days, you are truly missing something. This just as god as the the real Sailor Moon. they look fantastic. As my ~girlfriend's By Jessica Rubenstein many unbeknownest to me who sang The stuff we didn't see Blade Runner type film really set the first. nephew said, "Now that's cool." Kids can songs I.never heard of but hey, I'm a Baruch's latest play is set in Mid Western pace for films like Ghost in the Shell, from the Japanese version relive the battle they have seen on televi­ young '00. The majority ofthe crowd rec­ and gave anime a home in the United Lady Death shows a different Sailor sion and us older people can collect some Pennsylvania, where the world is comin ognized.~ and for that one hour we States. We know of Tomb Moon then we are used to. great figures from our television show. to an end. The action revolves around a were takenback to the old soul funk days. Did you know that this group ofseven actors and their reaction to You can still buy this film in various Raider, Sh i and Now, these toys have been around for 'I'he.' Proceeds of this multifaceted this realization. Each character is unique anime stores, but in the year 200 1, a spe­ Vampirella, but who show is more intense, dra­ awhile, but it is nice to see them adver­ fundraising event went to ...The Sheppard in their own way, especially Joe'played by Tareq Kabir. cial re-mastered edition will hit stores started the whole matic and interesting then tised for the rest ofthe US to see, and not Fountain and the Sanctuaries for Families Joe, who plays God, is unlike any character in the play. He has great understanding for your viewing pleasure. female heroine craze the American version lets just us anime watchers. women's shelter. in the US? When Lady Death first on? TheAmerican version is comedic and It's beginning to look like an anime ofhuman nature and ofthe world.ending. While everyone in the audience thinks he has control, the pun is that he doesn't. His character is dynamic, yet simple and ordinary. Another Be-mastered TObch debuted next to Evil Ernie in Chaos shows a little lesson' at the end (never done Christmas, and this time it isn't just for He embodies- the-ultimate person, Vampire Hunter 0, a film about a half- Comics, fans, men mostly went to pick up in the Japanese version). kids. Buy me some Dragon-Ban Z toys, this hot cartoon babe. Soon, posters were Finally, unless you've had access to the too. The cast, Kabir says, was "excellent." He says they had a " very professional, cama- continuedorrpage 10

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TICKER aSyLuM December 1, 1999 TICKER aSyLuM 'December 1, 1999 • Comic Chinese; .. tro{oB9 Show: 1999: 'I!ie the 2(a66it CfwpSuey ylacr:-ej 1 2 4 Where 3 5 7 8 9 11 12 It is said that the year~o~fL.tJtle...+_.&SCl~-tD~te year of tbe Dragon 13 Rabbit is a good year to get some r st (1964, 1976) and lick our wounds. Diplomacy, goo Calm can return to the Dragon's life after 16 relations and stronger ties will take a a taxing year ofthe Tiger. There will be Playboy front seat. All will acknowledge that' some progress as the winds offortune start persuasion is better than force. to blow again. His personal life will be However, we have to be wary so that we more harmonious but there may be some Models .._-.~~ --- .~- _._-_._..- ,'do not become too indulgent. The influ- minor health problems. 29 ence of the year of the Rabbit tends to The FleetI '~"IJ~h' po/lege spoil those who like too much comfort Roam ,. Studen't'Votunfeer:", and will affect their effectiveness and Born in the year of the Snake Income Tax A~s;stancePrDgram sense ofduty. All will be quiet and calm, (1965, 1977) provides basic Income tax'assistance 38 even to the point of somnolence. There It will be a year full of commitments. ." people.oflow and modest ,will be a tendency to put offdisagreeable Although the Snake will be happy, there to income. task and not bother with unpleasant real­ may not be enough time for him because ities.. Everyone will be busy enjoying he has to fulfill his other promises. Money U~ergrad and'Grad student themselves, entertaining others and tak­ will come as easily as it goes this year. 52 ing it easy. Law and order, rules and reg­ volunteers are needed. By Jon Minners and Kiro ed to see Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon or ulation will be lax and not rigidly Sailor Moon in their original Japanese lan­ ·all majors are welcome! enforced. Born in the year of the Horse Jon:' You love comics. You know you guage, could buy tapes here.. Even the (1966, 1978) 58 do. You collected them when you were rare, first Dragon Ball series was being Training will be provided ' How vague is that? Has that A very lucky year for the Horse. He can kid, and you may still do. You know the sold with subtitles. The True Confections by the Internal Revenue Service. been true for anyone? Law and order expect returns on his investments, happy 66 artists' names and you remember when Tomb Raider candy bar was a delicious will be lax? Obviously they're not talk­ news and new additions to the family. Wolverine lost his adamantium claws, or treat and there is more with Lady Death, ing about NYC. Although that may be There will be few problems and easily 72 when Spawn first battled the Violator. If Scooby Doo and even Betty Boop getting Si n u d t : true for the NYPD... anyway, I have overcome, no matter what he does or there was only a show you could go to their own line ofcandy bars. Tues, Nov. 30$ Wed, Dec. 1 & Thurs, Dec. 2 decided to. run this now so that people where he goes. Kin Ping Koo where you could meet other comic book Carbonaro knows how to put on a show. Noon--6:00 PM may reflect on their past~ as opposed to collectors and artists such as Jae Lee and While you'll have to wait until next year 25fhSf., Lobby reading a predictive horoscope that Rob Leifeld. to catch a comic book show ofsuch mag­ ~~ou.~i influences their future. Of course, how Born in tbe year of the Sheep Well, you missed your oppornmity. nitude, you can still catch Carbono's More information? you interpret it is entirely up to you. (1967, 1979) In !Hong iJ(077fJ1 only animals are 6«.K.ondwitli afinger. 'Io sitJttafsomeone to Michael Carbonaro and Marc Zakarin pre­ smaller shows held at a church throughout It will be a good year for the Sheep fman­ Contact:- come to you, reach. out, palm't£own atU!flutter yourfingers. sented The National: Comic Book, Art, the year, Trust me, it is well worth the If you don't know your animal cially. Although there may be some com­ Toy and Sci-Fi Expo at the Metropolitan money. Vlta99_OO.hobnail.com by now get with it! Alright I'll take pity plications due to accidental injury or an Pavilion. The show had something for Kiro: Jon I couldn't agree more with .this time so you won't bother your upheaval at home, more good will come everybody. Stars from your favorite sci-fi you. First off I would like to give Mr. Chinese friends or start pestering Asians out of all this. All in all, it will be a fair series of old, Playboy Playmates, comic Carbonaro a round of applause for one ACROSS 31 Mine in Spanish in general. If you don't see your year year. r.------, 64 Berylium's symbol. book artists, dealers, information booths, hell of a damn good show mate! He has I I 32 Courtney of "Friends". just add or subtract twelve, or twenty­ Hello.' 65 Ouch! contests, hot girls and Tomb Raider candy truly out done himself for the century on I I 1 That grinding feeling of social 37 Chemical symbol foe Nickel. four, etc, and find a year that matches 66 The Greek god ofLove. . . .. bars. this comic bookconvention. Jonand I had I I outrage all teenagers have. 39 Prefix meaning all ~1' ...... : .."----. -"'-~':.---.- .-.--- - -'- ---_. - '-. ~~.)-. that. Born in the year of the Monkey ·,'1 .- -- _. -- .(H. .-We&IefR ...... -...... _...- This was truly an event with the sci-fi, arrived around 5 minutes before 1:00 p.m. 6 The __. Green Giant.. ,40 ReJatedto13dioactivity. (1968, 1980) I I 68 ' Found in urine and otherbodily comic book fan in mind. Just look at some and there was this huge line that went 10 X. in Greek, or EnergylForce. photochemically speaking. It will be a good time to seek out new fluids. synthesized from of the stars that showed up. Rob Leifeld, around the block! We thought it was l We need you. : 13 Gay City? 42 Moby Dick's archnemesis. Born in the year of the Rat opportunities or to make changes in .his ammonia and carbon dioxide. the comic book artist that created another Pokemon-Con! We saw fans were 14 Rigid 43 Figure who stabbed Lindsay on (1960, 1972) environment. Prospects will be good and 70 Unit of weight measure Youngblood and made Cable who is today eager to get in and anxious to meet all of ,15 What happened with a gun. Although it will be relatively calm and the Monkey may receive help from unex­ : Arts-and : "TIle Practice". was there. Also' showing up was John my childhood celebrities inside. The 72 To hinder, or. remove a metal quite, the Rat still needs to be careful pected parties. Peace will be restored to I 16 Greek letter T. 4S Golden Fleece search vehicle. Romita Sr, a native New Yorker whodid Metropolitan Pavilion is phenomenal! IEI. · rod. with his money. There may be some mis­ his home and business. ntertainment.i 17 "The solid state oftwo hydrogens 46 Really. really happy. kick ass work on Spider-Man and Captain The place is huge and well lit. Nice wood­ I I 73 Yiddish speaking demon spirit of understanding with his family or at attached to one oxygen. 47 Nelson's line on "The America. He helped spawn the Spider­ en floors and- a lot of moving space I I Eastern European Jewish work. However, there is a good possibil­ I Busi.. Slness. I 18· -RockyMOllI11airrBeer: Simpsons" Man newspaper strip, which appears in : between crazy comic book fans and other folklore. ity of new business contacts ~r maybe Born in the year of the Rooster 19 Something to measure 12 inches 48 Pepper. Feelgood, or 460 newspapers. Dirk Benedict from sorts of collectors. The students who I I 74 And what? new members to the family. (1969, 1981) I N I 20 A big 5 accoutning finn. Strangelove. Battlestar Gallactica and A-Team was attended Baruch college came back on ews. The Rooster has to be wary this year. I' . I 21 The opposite of North America. 49 Echo. there to sign autographs and greet fans. that Monday and gave us loads of feed­ Investments may be shaky and there may (abbrv) DOWN 50 Abbreviation-for Guam. Wrestling fans got a chance to greet King back on how well the show had been orga­ t Features. : Born in the year of the Ox besome unexpected expenses. He will be 22 Lee of 3S across. 51 City where the Nobel Peace Kong Bundy and Sgt. Slaughter. Oh yeah, nized. And most female fans would like to 1 Useful, or typical Manhattan (1961, 1973) prone to mishaps and has to be very care­ 26 See ya later dahling Prize is given out. there were hot girls there, too. Cindy thank Mr. Carbonaro on the availability of living space (abbrv.) There is much to do this year. It will be ful. It will be advisable to join forces with : We need new: 57 Wise animals Guyver and Karin Taylor showed up as bathrooms at the show. What I must per­ I I 28 "The. en espanol. a fair year if he ties up all his loose. He another party rather than act alone. 2 Opposite ofYah. 59 Bauxite to aluminum. did one comic book cover'model who sonally commend Mr. Carbonaro was the 1 29 Harsh.dude. may lose on some investments or fail to blood..--I 3 Graduate schoolrequirement. 60 Fn:sb offthe Boat -.. showed her all to those who were lucky great comics street signs! You had Yancy I I 30 Causing vomiting.· collect debts owed to him. There will be 4 Egyptian god ofthe underworld 61 TIle proud country you are Street! At frrst people didn't get them ~t 33 Magazine that likes sports. and . enough to see them. Also, Burt Ward I I' it · t I S Cried no problems, health-wise but there may Born in tbe year of the Dog I sn .t 1 mce 0 I bikinis. probably reading this in right (Yeah, he's alive), from Batman was there first, but after awhile fans were like giving">. c be some sorrow at the death ofsomeone (1970, 1982) I '. I 6 The place where Giuliani wants DOW. and a Sid & Marty Kroft reunion booth each 'other code names streets at where 34 Veteran Giant Hall ofFarner, close. Overall it will be a fairly balanced The year of the Rabbit.will bring many I I to send you. 63 Old TV show. "My Two _.". was setup with most of the gang there to some dealers or artists were. This actual­ Ifeel ,.. needed?,. ... - I -#56.__ - _. .__ ._._ .. year with steady progress. opportunities to the Dog. He could start - 7··· LeSstfum tWice- - .. Generic Iiillbilly name: sign autographs and talk of' childhood ly made it fun to find people! This was an 3S Japanese soup. 64 his own business or even go into a part­ 8 Odysseus' father. memones. ingenious idea! So we again at the Ticker :.Redeem this ~ 36 Lean_Me 6S Tibetan animal. nership with someone else. Things will 9 Queens rapperof"Rock ~ 69 Europe united (abbrev.). This show, spanning though Friday to would like to thank Mr. Carbonaro (Mick 38 That bump in the middle ofyour Born in the year of the Tiger better organized for his benefit and those I f I Bens"WDe. 71 Eau du bomeIess people. Sunday, was truly a hit with fans and a Jagger) (Just kidding!)for inviting us to I I face. (1962, 1974) around him. Problems will be solved with coupon·or 10 Margaret _, Comidienne. dream for collectors everywhere. The such a spectacular show! The next con- I I 40 Time past. This will be a happy year for the Tiger. minimal complications. 11 Wild _ couldn't drag me into Answers from lost issue's crossword IWA Death Match series featuring Mick I vention is in January 22, 2000! It will be '41 Kingston ofThe Woman Although there will be some obstacles, it : free CDs, : theBamchcafeteria. Foley in barbed wire, exploding ring at the St. Paul's Church again. And we Warrior will easily be surmounted. Good news 12 What FrankeDstein said'when his matches, was a rare find. Those that want- hope you will join us there again! I I 44 The·statc shaped like a hand will be forthcoming and business and Born in the year of the Pig I movies and 'I monster woke up. .personal prospects·willbe-rosy. -. .- (1971, 1983) . I ' ---I------!a.bb.O'..),- . __ .-----rs-----alioesc r0t4s tDpIe saua;e ~~~--_.._',._..- A fair year for the Pig. Although there may 45 New Jersey Casino continuedfrom-page 9 I more. I 18 Microsoft's Palmtop Operating be some complications it will not be very I I 46 22 across' most famous movie. camaraderie and team spirit." When taking about his future as an actor he said "work­ System. Born in the year of the Rabbit difficult to overcome. Some financial gain I I 52 WbalGcocgc Wasbingtoll,never ing with actors like this spoils him hecause, in the future he might not get this quality 0 22 where cows 8nd dlickeOs live. (1963, 1975) is foreseen and he will be able to consoli­ actors to work with but they are excellent." "Bravisimo!" ~ I I did. 23 The 1esser' cola. It will be a very auspicious year for the date his position. Family life will be Kabir first began acting in high school, participating in his first playas a fourth 53 .Angelina Jo1ie's HBO role. 24 HuP addras. , Rabbit. There will. be promotion, peaceful but busy, as there will be much robot. He says "I've had this passion for beingo~~tage_Cl!l.d everything that goes behind : Contact : 54 A puzzle~ youdecipher , , 2S Not ~,~but like "to quote" advancement, unexpected benefits and entertaining and socializing. As a note, making this production." He enjoys acting and helping out with the production of the pictures. OJ' iD_ a riot. overall financial success. His plans will this is very general and to find a more per­ set. The role ofJoe, he says "is a challenging role to play." l-The Ticker at ! S5 Hop_Pop 27 FonDer smaJIest unit ofan be executed smoothly and successfully. sonalized reading your time, date and He would like to thank Professor Feerer, the director, for making this a remark­ S6 Short call for attention. ~e (212)S02~6800 dement. There may be an arrival of new .or old place of birth essential components in able play for him and others to remember and says "Ciao bella" from the cast and crew : : .S8 Vegetarian musthave staple, 30 Waves Ibat meaA'1e muscle family members. the calculations. ofthe play. I I 62 ImpulseCenter. I today.' ,I tensiOli 4 LI .JI .·111 ......

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