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Does SB .Put Foreign Students On cStage?9 By Jeff Leibowitz Stage XII, a dormitory quad located on the south side of campus, has long been regarded by many students fs being geared primarily to the housing needs of foreign students. Al Devries, the associate director of Residence Life, could not provide statis- tics regarding the amount of foreign students being housed in Stage XII, but he did say that about 1000 students are housed in the quad, of which he said roughly 2,541 are foreign. tie added tnat out of about 300 neo- residents assigned to Stage XII, 143 are foreign. Devries like most school offi- cials, maintained that the university does not take a student's nationality into consideration when making a housing -decision. "We will not look at a student's name, and make a decision based on that name," he said, but added, "You have to be careful" many of the students look foreign, but are not." - Francis T. Bonner, the dean of Stony Brook's International Programs said in August that the foreign students who are placed in Stage XII by the univer- sity are put there because it makes ad- ministrative tasks involving these students easier for school officials to handle. "The foreign students have particular needs," he said. "We can provide [for] them better if they are housed in one area." "He doesn't set the housing policies," University President John Marburger said of Bonner. Referring to Stage XII, quite a few foreign students living in people with different cultural back- America for." he said "It is not segregated. There are Stage XII. But very often, it is because grounds want to live together. I do not "I wanted to go to Roth Quad, but my adhere to the policy that all foreign stu- RA (residential assistant) told me that dents should be housed in one place." all of the foreign students are housed in "That's not the way it looks," Polity Stage XII," said Kyung Soo Hwang, a Drive to Save Pub President Eric Levine said of the statis- freshman from Korea who attended tics Devries presented. Sharing the be- summer school at Stony Brook this lief of other students, Levine said he summer before being assigned to Stage By Jeanne Kane student focus, and they should say thinks there are more than 250 foreign XII in the fall. Polity President Eric Levine is something." students being housed in Stage XII. "It's not good what they do there," launching a campaign to save Whitman "I don't understand the correlation," "There are statistics, and then there are said Moises Sabio, who is from Pub, in response to a recent policy deci- Preston said in response to Levine's lies," he said. Honduras sion made by President John Mar- plans for student awareness. "There are and Xwas assigned to Stage XII last se- "When mester burger to close dormitory pubs as of far, far too many campuses without you put students in separate but has since moved to Roth December 1 when the new 21 drinking dorm pubs." buildings, as they do here, you ostracize Quad. "You never get a chance to so- them." cialize with age law takes effect. "The overwhelming majority of stu- Levine said. "It is difficult Americans if vou live in enough to be from Stage XII." Levine wants to change the "focus" of dents in our dorms are under 21," a foreign country. We are supposed to be the pub. Currently, Whitman Pub only Preston said. "(If Whitman Pub) was a melting pot - in- stead we are a segregation pot." * Fred Preston. the vice president for serves alcohol. Levine wants to "have student focused, it would be focused on Levine added that he felt the univet- Student Affairs. also maintained that beer available, but not make it the the students that are there." He feels the sity could devote its energies Stonv Brook does not practice segrega- focus." The new Whitman Pub would be pub will attract people from off campus to placing the foreign students in all dormitory tion. Preston said that at one time there fashioned after the Rainy Night House as well as vandalism, where as he buildings. "If the administration X as a building in Stage XII called "The where there is a "variety of food and doesn't think that students going off used their powers to spread out the students. International House" which he said limited alcohol," according to Levine. campus to drink is "as much of an issue the school would jell primarily housed foreign students. He "I don't support his vision," Fred as people make it." Preston said. "I think much better." he said. added that this type of separation no Peston, vice president for Student Af- students are going to drink on and off longer exists in any stage XII building fairs said. "The campus has approved a campus anyway." Preston stated he ex- Barbara Bernstein. the director of the and that the administration has tried to policy that prohibits dormitory pubs." pects them to be responsible in either Long Island chapter of the American integrate the foreign students into the Levine, however, is hopeful that he situation. Civil Liberties Union, said that anv stu- university system as much as possible. will win the support of Faculty Student Whether or not Whitman Pub is saved dent who was assigned to Stage XII be- Association (FSA) which runs the from the campus drinking policy in De- cause he was foreign would have a But Susan O'Mallev. the residence Whitman Pub. He already has Polity's cember, it still faces financial problems. strong basis with which to proceed with hall director of Keller College. in Stage backing to sell "Save Whitman Pub" According to Levine most small busi- legal action against the university. XII. said that her building is still called buttons for 75 cents. "Polity will pick up nesses on campus lose money and When told of the large amount of foreign 'The International House "Our focus is the tab for the cost," he said. Whitman Pub is one of them. The Rainy students living in Stage XII. Bernstein on the tolerance and understanding of The buttons will serve as an aware- Night House, which is run by SCOOP. is said, "It sounds like segregation." different cultures." she said. ness, according to Levine. "More people an exception. Levine said that SCOOP "The students need to organize and "It boils down to motives." Bernstein will realize that Whitman might be might handle the food service for complain," Bernstein said. "They have said. "We can't do anything unless the closed," Levine said. "(The buttons will) Whitman, but "again they can't take on to tell the administration of the univer- foreign students organize to oppose this make people aware that we are losing a major loss." sity that this is not what they come to process.' Campus Previews- Students may open accounts that will dent Union. entitle them to use the university's Employees of the Health Sciences Sperry Univac mainframe computer. ter are expected to demonstrate about Any registered student may enroll, and the lack of parking in the Health Scien- is automatically entitled to $100 of corm-ces Center today. The demonstration is puter funds, and 50 tracks of disk space set to begin at 12 noon. Sources within per academic school year. To open an the administration have said that account students should go to Room 113 requests from Stony Brook to expand of the computing center. parking lots at Stony Brook have been A Seminar to be entitled "Choosing a denied by SUNY central in Albany. The Career and Career Development will parking situation at Stony Brook has be held today at 7 p.m. in the O'neill been of growing concern to administra- lounge in G Quad. tors and was addressed by University The Polity Council will meet today at 7 President John Marburgerat Monday's p.m. in the Polity Office, which is University Senate Meeting. located on the second floor of the Stu-- Jeff Leibowitz DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP U.S. Department of Transportation E z.3~ ~~~~~~~~T N3, MACHON RAMBAM si ^ a!!~LoWBar sItMAIMOIMIDESBas lt U 1 ' *HAPPY HOUR!!- 4:00- $1.00 Bar Drinks and 50s Taps 7:00pm §6 INSTITUTE 8-- Free Nacho Chips and Salsa Sauce! WFDNFSDAY Io,,to.. 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