"Let Each Become Aware" I , .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7~~~~i 19 Volume XXXIX, Number 3 Thursday, September 7,1995Founded 57_ - USB'S I First~~,80 stdet President an the Goes to Washington 6 BY ALEXANDRA CRUZ 1.800 students and they system, was named its faculty on research. Statesman Editor,__ . were about to grant the Chancellor; he held this Toll has served as Acting Stony Brook's first first Ph.D.," Toll said. position until 1989. President of Washington College university president, John S. "By the time I left, we had Although Toll is no longer since last January, and last spring Toll, will be inaugurated this 17,000 students, and in Chancellor, he still serves as accepted the invitation of the month as Washington addition to arts and Chancellor Emeritus. Board to continue as president. College's 25th president. sciences and engineering, During his early years at Toll will be replacing Toll, who served as we had added schools of the University of Maryland, Charles H. Trout, who served as president at Stony Brook for public affairs, medicine, Toll helped found the president of Washington College thirteen years, will be dentistry, nursing, allied Universities Research for five years. inaugurated on the 16th. health professions, basic Association, a consortium Ceremonies will be held on Washington College, which is health sciences and social involving 34 universities. the Washington College located in Maryland, was work, and had begun The consortium featured Campus. Washington College founded in 1782 by George construction of a research programs in high is a small liberal arts college Washington. Washington hospital." energy physics, formed to with only 900 students coming College was the first college After leaving Stony build and to operate the from more than 32 countries. founded in the United States. Brook in 1978, Toll National Accelerator Delegates from universities -Toll started his career at returned to the University Laboratory. from around the nation will the University of Maryland- of Maryland, where he In 1989, when Toll left welcome Toll at the in 1953, where he served as served as president and his position as Chancellor, inauguration ceremony. chair of the Department of presided over a system of he returned to the Toll received his Physics and Anatomy for five campuses. Toll then, consortium, this time to a bachelor's degree in physics thirteen years. Toll began his at the request of then- membership of more than-80 from Yale University in 1944 tenure here at Stony Brook in Governor Schaefer, universities. served in the Navy during 1965, and was a professor of helped in the merger of John S. Toll Toll returned to the WWII and received his Ph.D. physics. Maryland's two public University of Maryland last from Prince University. E Toll remembers his time university systems, which system. summer to work with 7 at Stony Brook. "When I would later become the Toll, at the founding of graduate students and was appointed, there were University of Maryland the University of Maryland INDEX Shin Yes Its Dim Light Soul As) dum NEWS (pages 1-5) Jones Beach Rocks to the Tunes of Soul band. Rather, I would venture a guess that half of the concert-goers were POLICE BLOTTER and the Jayhawks twenty one and over. Motorcycle Stolen Asylum, Matthew Sweet One major difference I observed - Page 2 Soul Asylum brought it's easily release, as well as it's commercial from hearing Soul Asylum live is that THE WASHINGTON CHRONICLES rock with Grave Dancers Union. they are much heavier than would be accessible, good-natured breakthrough Meeting With a Congressman Matthew Sweet, Victoria Williams and The second song into the set, expected from merely listening to their - Page 3 the Jayhawks to Jones Beach on August "Somebody To Shove" brought the fans albums. Yes they were much louder, but 30th, and put on one of the best live to their feet with it's swirling guitar the guitar playing by Pirner, and most EDITORIAL (page 6-7) shows I have ever seen. propelled energy and youthfulU \wnoticeably by lead guitarist Daniel Rumor has it that the bar was intense and pulse EDITORIAL: as being the best live ban ,ng, as evidenced on songs Don't Believe Everything You America. I was skeptical oi st Like Anyone",'99%", Hear Page 6 before the concert, but by the ry", . and "Black Gold". - Co. also played, to show I realized that Soul A r and FEATURES (pages 8-12) very well be one of the best satisfaction a few of their A staggering amount c ,re obscure songs, one THE FINAL GRADE i continues... was put out from hich in particular "I Can't Soul Asylum energy -Page 8 fans, ven Tell" buried on the last both the band and the AUTOTALK as the two formed an track of last years Clerks Lincoln Continental 8 amiable symbioti soundtrack had me - Page relationship for about an ho singing along at the top of and forty five minut my lungs and yelling for ACCORDING TO EVE Regardless of whether one I Of course, on a few The Broken Ladder - Page 10 the band or not, Soul Asylu- ey slowed down a bit, all it's vocalist/guitarist Dave lowing the audience their SPORTS (pages 13-16) showed the crowd what t -rgy on songs like the hit I best, while simultaneously: Train", "To My Own great time in the process. I d"New World". PICK THE PROS: felt those good vibrations emanating ;\,<'-:.,. you'' to call me up and tell me The highlight of the -show for me The Hottest Picks Around -Page 14 from the spirited Minneapolis quintet, ,'':^^ Itot: Allone 'd be hard pressed was 'String of Pearlso, a humorous, reciprocated in full, coaxin th '':.' ^rfiftl|||||<QK h6 hasn't had this offbeat yarn which chroniclesafthe d way and ^^^^ band out for an encore which lasted fqur. I: -p||'0 hap.Offtl#.;m - (present company various people's lives are affected by- a :q 'Mikes His NFC songs.. included) andit srefreshing to see broken string of pearls which goes full Predicti(s Soul Asylum, currently touring in Pirner not lamen ting about it, but circle. One of the best lines in the song, -Page 15 support of their platinum selling Let venting it for a very cathartic effect. But which 'Was full -of keen observat ions the underestimate this band, it is not went ".. And the preacherjust -left in Women's Soccer Defeated Your Dim Light Shine CD played don't -Page 16 majority of their songs from their latest a flavor of the month or a teeny bopper See SOUL, Page 8 2 Motorcycle, Bike and Computer Thek t Friday, September 1 VCR valued at $250, a Sharp T.V. valued at $200, 24 motorcycle at 12:30 a.m. and returned at 12:40 a.m. CD's valued at $360, and several to find it missing. The bike was 2:00 p.m. cassettes valued at $30. POLICEBLOTTER v a lu e d at $ 4 2 6 8 . Upon returning to his dorm room from the weekend, a resident of Schick College discovered the 6:30 a.m. 10:00 p.m. door was unlocked and the room BY CHRIS TIMM had been burglarized. In the Veterans Home Facility A resident on the third Taken were a 486dx computer valued at $1500, a Sharp parking lot, a woman found that floor of the Veterans Home h e r awoke to find that $900 had Ir~e automobile U^M Ic. 366-4440 had been been stolen from his pajama pocket. Everyday 10 AM to 91 entered. A cherrywood Sundays I 0AM to 71 cane containing a Sunday, September 3 concealed sword had been stolen. The cane was Time unknown NEW valued at $50. At the Basic Health and Sciences Building, Level LOCATION 7, Room 120, a Gateway 2000 Computer was stolen. Saturday, September 2 The monitor and keyboard were taken also. Students have access to the room; there was no sign of forced 12:01 a.m. entry. The computer was valued at $2500. FOURTH WORLD COMICS A Dewey College resident returned to his Monday, September 4 35 ROUTE 111 room after leaving it unlocked and unsecured (WALDBAUM'S SHOPPING CENTER) 3:30 p.m. for approximately one A bike was stolen from the bike rack in front of SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 hour. He returned to find the Schomburg Apartments. The bike, a Roadmaster, his Uniden Cellular Phone was valued at $108. It had been secured with a lock had been stolen. The phone and cable. was valued at $400. *STAR TREK *DR. WHO *TOYS Tuesday, September 5 1:00 p.m. *SCIENCE FICTION oPOSTERS AND T-SHIRTS A 1991 black and pink -*JAPANIMATION *VIDEO TAPES *MODEL KITS 8:30 a.m. Yamaha FZR600 From the bike rack in front of James College a brown _____- __ -«_ _____ _________ * motorcycle was stolen Murray 18-speed mountain bike was stolen. The bike was l- - s ; -^^HjmHHHfrom Dreiser College. The valued at $160. The bike had been secured with a lock and B^^^BgSCsS SIPB^^^^owner had parked the cable. L I Cj Jute- Japanese -aNvEsErE- VlHC~ja resturant 11 Ad TMr/ ofJapan I STONY BROOK BEUERRGEINC. - COLD BEER. SODA & KEGS - i . .. i^ rII M. I.a.: i .I Wh V- au In 0 -^ CT I Comics, Cards, & Toys! 3 A Meeting. ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ With A Congressmar Members of Congress are currently on a month more on, others we need to send less on, and others proposal. Lazio said, "We need to completely change long recess (after their vacations).