"Let Each Become Aware" 3%^ &Stamtt~Sr~IooF Founded 1957, Incorporated 1976 Volume XLI, Number 7 Thursday, September 25, 1997 First CopyrFree Stony Brook Celebrates 40th Convocatu 311 BY BEN VARGHESE Statesman Staff The common phrase "older is wiser" takes on a new found importance at Stony Brook as the University celebrated forty years of incorporation at the 40th Anniversary Faculty- Staff Convocation this past Tuesday. President Shirley Strum Kenny took the main stage at the Staller Center to address the University on the current state of the institution. "More often it seems remarkable that this great research university was created a mere forty years ago and has come so far so fast," Kenny said. The university, which has experienced a mixed share of turmoil and prosperity over its forty year existence, is steadily approaching "the golden years" in its history as a research university. "Our history is not one of upholding traditions, but of making them, not of looking back, but of looking forward," Kenny said. "Stony Brook is one that should be chomping at the bit to move into the 21 st century." Recent years have painted the picture for Stony Brook's trend towards excellence. 1996-97 proved to be an eventful and dynamic year for the University. According to Kenny, the $25 million gift from Charles B. Wang, CEO of Computer Associates was one of the largest gifts given to a public university and the atuesman / Me Lek V. ring largest ever given to SUNY. Kenny introduces new faculty at Tuesday's convocation Kenny also pointed out that the university scored well in the most recent National Research Council Rankings. Nine of the ten SUNY programs in the top quartile of Hopkins," Kenny said. Brookhaven National Laboratory, perhaps the graduate programs were from Stony Brook, which included University Hospital was ranked fifteenth in the nation university's biggest stake for managing scientific research, Ecology and Evolution, Music , Mathematics, Physics, for major teaching hospitals, as well as one of the 100 best was a major concern for Kenny. The deadline forbidding Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular hospitals in the country. "We were ranked 26th in our proposals was September 22nd. "We have put together a Biology, and Biochemistry. category this year in U.S. News and World Report, having world class team. Stony Brook and Batelle Memorial Stony Brook was also recognized as one of the top three risen from 40th last year and we were a "Best Buy" in Money Institute, a non-profit scientific corporation , have agreed to public Research I and It universities .with Berkeley and Magazine," Kenny said. become equal partners in a not-for-profit limited liability Santa Barbara, in terms of per capita faculty research Stony Brook's growth in research funding owes great company called Brookhaven Science Associates, Kenny productivity. "-Actually, if one conflates the scores of public merit: to individual faculty and their many important said. Kenny further pointed out that each partner will have and private institutions in that study of per capita faculty discoveries at the University. Kenny pointed out that even five seats on the Board of Directors. Stony Brook also research productivity, we rank eleventh in the nation, in the midst of the financial turmoil that many institutions enlisted the close involvement of six other major user surpassed only by, in this order, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, faced, Stony Brook soared to $105.3 million in research Page 6 Yale, Chicago, Berkeley, Columbia, Duke, Penn, and Johns expenditures, adding about $6.5 million to last year's number. See FORTY, Secrets for Success in the Digital Alu e Charles B. Wang, CEO & Chairman of Computer Associates, Speaks to Campus Comrmunity BY KEVIN KEENAN million contribution to fund SUNY Stony center will be equipped to accomplish such a Statesman Staff Brook's soon to be constructedAsian-American task. During campus lifetime yesterday, Charles center. "He is an extraordinary example of During his speech, Wang stressed the B. Wang, CEO and chairman of Computer American success," Kenny said. "and he importance of acquiring the technological skills Associates, delivered a speech to members of believes in the importance of people in general requisite for the 21st century. "You, as today's the Stony Brook Community entitled and his employees in particular." students and tomorrow's leaders, need to be kept "Achieving Success in the DigitalAge." Wang Wang then spoke about the global village up to date on the latest technological advances," discussed personal convictions that he believes concept and how computers are, making the hesid.: '6his will enable you to enable success, and commented on the world's world ever smaller by li g -e farthest lands make successful contributions to the technological future. He then responded to together. He commented on how all of our lives Wsineesf tefr He also indicated that questions asked by audience members. During are affected by the rapid progress of technology. students should be aware of the pitfalls present the event, Yacov Shamash, Dean of the College "It wasn't that long ago that e-mail was not in e technological environment and that-one of Engineering andApplied Sciences, awarded readily available to the general public," Wang need not leavevLong Island to enter the exciting several students with Computer Associates said. "Now, the access people have to electronic world of technology. "We live at the doorsteps scholarships. mail is astounding." Wang also spoke about a of the greatest city in the world, and technology University President Shirley Strum Kenny "virtual university" which he -hopes the new is'boomingrighthere,"Wangsaid. "Whatbetter was on hand to introduce Charles Wang. She Asian-American center will facilitate. 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The AIDS Campus Awareness Week from 9am to Walk, Adopt An Area (Green Team) 4pm in the Student Union. Tables will and Foreign Student Services be set up to recruit new members and Orientation are a few of the activities inform students of membership the Stony Brook. Chapter has requirements and upcoming. events. participated in. Gol-den Key 'National Honor This semester will be participating rri- jutuc u SYtuJu JCUI Uaa pnyccogrlpuy ny / CIny DVrooK Society is a nationwide organization in "Walktoberfest", which is the walk Maffetone (leftO, Heather Grenveld, project coordinator; Eleanor Seidman-Smith, director that strives to promote academic for diabetes. They will be raffling off of the American Red Cross Community Service Program; and Joseph Michaels, chairman excellence and a sense of community. a $25 gift certificate from SmithHaven of the Suffolk County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Rear, from left are Kenneth .Grobasky,.graffiti Each year it recognizes students- who Mall to all perpective members. In project supervisor; and Jason Brower, crew chief. have individually attained an order to enter this competition, please academic record which categorizes stop by the information tables in the them in the top fifteen percent of Student Union on September 24th Enhancing the Campus upper division students within their through- the 26th to find out if you perspective college or university. qualify. Michael Maffetone, director and CEO of University Hospital and Medical Center, These students are acknowledged for Ze.nobia Sadler, the Eastern and officials of the Suffolk County Red Cross Alternative to Incarceration Program their past accomplishments and this Regional Director; will also be present stand by the boulder, which they cleaned of graffiti,r near the main campus' south award serves as a motivation for on these days toanswer any questions. entrance. TheAlternative to Incarceration Program is a successful initiative through future endeavors. For more information, -please e-mail which non-violent offenders perform seven hours of community service for each day 'The society embraces students us at goldenkey @ ic.sunysb.edu. LI they would have been incarcerated. Wong Class Themes in Renaissanc ,e eloquently about larger issues, and here he chronicles the Line'em Up.' . BY MICHAEL KIMMEL rise of industry ("New Century"), labor' struggles Taylor still finds solace and comfort in simple Special to the StatesmLan -- _ : - ("Saboteur"), the role of women,. ("Sweetheart of the pleasures -a walk on the beach, a drive in the desert, and They say there is a folk renaissance going on, or so Barricade") industry's decline ("Last Shift") and the effect that's sort of the point.