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VOLUME 77, ISSUE 6 for the Students and the Community. MARCH 13, 2000 In Joint Venture, ISchool Offers cuxv Honors Its Own, Bestows Award c~ ~e~c~~~d·1 ~rese J-.~g-a.l Ai-d-Bpon-cTwo1feroes-ofCi.·ty and University 1 1 0 tudents ...... 4O More thanZtlt) attend City to receive 49 teachers By Ijeoma Mathew presentation of !romCUNY Contributing Writer 'Heroes ofthe City
By Danielle Zach In continuing efforts 'to make University Awards' Special to the Ticker college life a little more accommo dating, the college is offering free By Macollvie .Iean-Francois Last September, 49 men and legal services for Baruch students. . News Editor women began new careers as math In addition to housing and con and science teachers in New York sumer affairs, students can now The Friends ofCUNY held an ele City's classrooms. It was a group as receive legal advice free of charge gant awards ceremony at The diverse as the city itself. Recent col on immigration matters. National Arts Club on March 9 to t lege graduates and career-changers ' "Immigration is a very specific honor two people who have serves in reflected the spectrum of national i thing and not many lawyers spe the City University of New York ties, racial and ethnic groups found cialize in it," says Sara Garibaldi school system; Edith B. Everett and in the city. USG president. James P. Murphy. A year before, many of these peo "'I think it's a good idea," says "[The two] epitomize the struggle to ple had no idea that they would be accounting major Harvinder Tinna. achieve the twin goals of access and . ~ standing, chalk in hand, bringing "'We have a lot of international stu excellence for CUNY," stated former order and information to a class of dents and it's better that they get New York City Mayors Abraham energetic high school students. their questions answered about Bearne, Edward Koch and David These novice teachers bad just com their visas and school, in school Dinkins, in a letter. pleted the first part of the Teaching than go somewhere else and pay Approximately 200 people wit consultation fees." Opportunity Program, an joint ven .. - . - .. ". . Macollvie.Jcao,,£nmcoisINews Editor nessed the first-ever presentation of Cheryl King, a self-employed ture of CUNY and the New York CUNY and city luminaries gathering in the reception area of the National City School system. They were now attorney, has been contracted by the Arts Club on Thursday. Sponsored byThe Friends of CUNY, the event See CITY. page 3 school to advise students on hous embarking on part two of their voy honored ~o I~ng-t~~:U.n~~rs_wit!'~~~~~ that e~~~i~~...._ ._ ing. landlord and tenant issues as age: the actual teaching. well as on consumer and family TOP was established to attract tal affairs. King is on campus once a ~inds, Stud~nt ented college students who had not I In Meeting of Rel!resenta!ives
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By Christian Marti of immigrants, the lack of full-time were two ways to deal with what has Zicklin School of Business Contributing Writer faculty and child care. happened. One is to lobby in the leg Baruch's USS representative islature and the other, to organize Fetes Prospective Applicants I The first CUNY Council of Edward Ellis was on hand. keeping groups. Presidents meeting of the year was with his credo of "getting people "We do want to do something. but together." COP President Rafael not be outrageous:' said Ellis. By Alan Chong to 7:30 p.m. event began with an held on March 2. A president or Dominguez., from City College, was Other representatives were a little Contributing Writer overview of numerous graduate pro member of the grams. and ended with groups meet- University the main speaker for the event. more passionate about the verdict Student Ironically, the organization's and what students should do to com Wednesday night was open house _ing departmental professors individ Student Senate Government acronym, COP, provided an uninten bat police"brutality. night for those thinking about apply ually to discuss their fields ofstudy. for each CUNY tional allusion to the first issue dis Morgan T. Healy, student govern ing to the MBA and Business MS "I found it very informative," said Update school is sup cussed: the Amadou Diallo verdict. ment president ofthe predominantly programs offered by Baruch's Clifford Simmons, a recent CIS posed to attend COP meetings . Dominguez and Ellis both stressed white College of Staten Island, Zicklin School of Business. graduate of John Jay College. "It the need for careful, rational action believes that an emotional slant Addressing a standing-room only answered all the questions that I real in order to represent their school regarding this issue. which they would be more effective than a crowd of about 200 prospective stu ly needed to know just to get a firm with thoughts and information on believe to be the result of endemic racial one in gaining students' atten dents in the 7th tloor conference cen grasp [on things]." different issues. And attend they did. problems within the police depart tion and participation. ter of the 25th street building, key With 11.000 undergraduate and "You never get everybody, but you ~et ment itself. "One to two percent of my popu Zicklin administrators and faculty 2.000 graduate students, the school at least half of them:' said "The problem is not racial," said lation cares," said Healy. At CSU, members described the school's aca claims to be the largest business Mizanoor Biswas, chair ofUSS. Dominguez. "It's the integrity ofthe --~------demic programs, career services and Among the topics discussed were police force." He noted that there Sec STUDENTS. page 5 admission procedures. The 6:00 p.m. See OPEN. page 5 the Diallo verdict, the empowerment
------_. ------~--" -- School of Public Affairs, National Arts Club L\ SII)L Provide Venue for Super Tuesday Discussion alt together under one roof. In Features: "l welcome all of you polit-. WKTU Radio holds a Mardi Gras party to remember. ical junkies and political leaders." see page 7 said Professor Douglas Muzzio, With Bradley and McCain cam School of Public Affairs. In Op-Eds: Gathered at the exclusive paigns literally left swirling Student apathy uncovered, Minners gets mail, the Ticker National Arts Club on Gramercy in the aftermath of last takes a punch and students lash out against Bursitis. park South last Friday afternoon. week's Super Tuesday show see page 11 Baruch students joined faculty, down, the game of political • ~. administrators and members of' prediction now seems to be the local press to listen and ask In Business: pointing towards a likely questions ofa four-member panel Hi-tech trading floor, brainchild ofcurrent interim president, Bush-Gore matchup in to open this summer. Nigerian bridge project announced. November. Shan-san WulNews Editor ofrenowned pollsters and pundits see page 13 But even as the focus (From left to right) Lee Mlrlngoff, Micheline Blum, who have been covering· the democratic and GOP primary shifts away from the primary. Douglas-Muzzio and Maurice c.n:ou- fteIdIng questions races, election fans know that from ~ p..... last Friday. The discussion focused on races. In Sports: the Election 2000 game is the preside"'. primary.races. Sponsored by the School of Archery, volleyball, NCAA news and the Return ofMinners. only just beginning. Who's up. who's ahead tomorrow and the media tells us Public Affairs, the event emphasized see Sports down, whose candidate is gaining what everybody said. the importance of the Super Tuesday und? Pollsters tell us who's ahead Leave it to the Baruch College now, pundits tell us who's going to be c 00 0 U IC ~1,.~IIII.3 TICKER NEWS MARCH 13, 2000 3 2 TICKER NEWS MA·RCH 13, 2000 Pollsters Gather, Give Insight and Predictions On New York" Primaries . .
Continuedfrom page one is:' Unwilling to leave anyone out of their dis • primaries and the New York races in particu cussion, the panel then turned their attention lar, while offering the audience the opportu and their sound bites towards a number of nity to hear how pollsters try to maximize the other aspects of the primary races, including accuracy of their product. the Democratic side ofthe super Tuesday pri Panelists debated the intricacies of each maries, religious aspects of the election races. candidate's strategies, broke down the demo "Talking about the democratic side is basi graphics ofeach candidate's support base into cally an obit for Bradley:' offered Muzzio. "1 easily identifiable chunks and offered up their don't think either side hates the other candi own personal observations about the factors .date over there. There is less of the religious driving each candidate's popularity in the war aspect in the New York race:' polls. Miringoff agreed with this assessment and Concentrating first on what they called a' noted that ex-presidential candidate Bill "historic, open Republican race with two can Bradley may not have been a New York state didates on the ballot:' the importance and the ofmind after spending five days campaigning special nature of this year's New York in Washington State before super Tuesday. Republican primary took the discussion's "To New Yorkers. going west is like going to center stage. Passaic County," said Miringoff. "Or maybe "New York will be pivotal this year," the upper West Side." according to Muzzio.Moving the primary up Panelist Maurice Carroll. the director of. was a stroke of genius." You· can miss a midterm. the Quinnipiac College Poll. was a bit more Panelist Lee Miringoff. director of the blunt with his opinion.. Marist Institute of Public Opinion, agreed. "Bradley screwed up:' noted Carroll "Turnout is crucial." he noted. "The race Ticker News While some issues, like the importance ('1' is close--edging towards Bush." Professor Douglas Muzzio of the Baruch SChool of Public 'Affairs ponders a question from the crowd as Maurice Carroll, director of the widely-sourced Quinnipiac College Poll, looks religion in this electoral race, divided the Bush support, concentrated amongst on. The press made up a large proportion of the audience. pollsters, the panel concluded that if either right-leaning conservatives and women in ment tactcs is to trv and determine the mind- The demographics of New York republi- Bradley or McCain lost New York, their cam NewYork State, was contrasted by the panel set of the average Republican primary voter. cans have come under increased analysis in paigns were likely over. to McCain's support base of males and mod "Who is the likely Republican voter?" the past weeks, with the emergence of In perhaps a testament to the panel's pow erates. asked panelist and pollster Micheline Blum McCain as a viable challenger: The panelists ers of prediction, recent developments have With overall. voter interest in the 'from Blum and Weprin Associates, when dis- pulled no punches in their own analyses of borne out their conclusions. After last Republican primary nearing an all-time high cussing the difficulties involved in analyzing New York GOP voters. Tuesday's primary results, both Bradley and at the time ofthis event the panelists revealed candidate popularity. "This one is a lot harder "We talk about the GOP as the party of the McCain are close to officially declaring them that one of their main popularity measure- to miss Du y. for us and we are a lot less certain." rich:' said Miringoff. "Well in New York, it selves out of the presidential race. Legal Advice Ranges From Housing FREE LEGAL SERVICES (TIlJlJligraJion.Huuring.FII1fUly, Consumer, luzd Real Estate Law) Pn",,,1c..1 hy to Immigration to Family Affairs The Undergraduate Student Government (USC)
Continuedfrom page one dent of the Undergraduate Student Government's Evening and Part Time week. usually on either Tuesdays or Committee. the service is a plus because The official Wednesdavs from 5:30 p.m to 8 p.m. Baruch has many students who may have advertisment for Students seeking advice on immigration questions on immigration matters. Students the free legal matters can make an appointment with a are urged to take advantage of this free legal services offered at Baruch. lawyer from the Community Legal Resource services by calling (212) 802-6770 or (212) , Center, an affiliate of the ClJNY School of 802-6792 to make an appointment , '. Law. This service is available every Thursday The free lawyer service has been available .. from 5:30 p.m to 8 p.m. The lawyers are paid Attorney from ClJNY LAW SCHOOL to Baruch undergraduate students for about f-O.mph.-.sis: lnunigration fifty dollars an hour from school funds. two years. It was implemented by the previous "I1"s great because if you wanted to seek Eveninz Session Students Association. the CHERYL KING, Attorney-At-Law advice outside it is going to cost a lot more government that represented evening students Ernphasrs: Housing. Family, Consumer. and Real Estate Law than tifty dollars." said Garibaldi. before it merged with the day government to For appointment. please visit l'hc Student Life Office, ROO"l 1512. ~t\S According to Sunil Madrav, the vice prcsi- or call 802·6nO ~ ~ form USG. City, State Luminaries Turn Out to Celebrate Pair ofCUNY Heroes
Continuedfrom page one "This is a process that is very much alive:' said Murphy. of CUNY. "W~ must nurture it." the Heroes of the City University Awards. Among the notables present were CUNY Everett, a 1'949 Brooklyn College graduate. Chancellor Matthew Goldstein: served on the CUN\{ Board ofTrustees for 23 Councilwoman and chair of the committee on vears. According to the night's program hand Higher Education Helen Marshall: and out, she advocated for "ccrnpensatory educa Sp~aker of the City Council Peter Vallone. tion. programs for English learners and "1 won't rest until it's free again:' said teacher education programs." during that time. Vallone in reference to the years 'when CUNY Everett was instrumental in creating the train did not charge its students tuition. "We ing program for people shouldn't have to pay skilled in math, sci for education." ence and other subjects di~itally, The Friends of It pauses live TV and records your favorite. shows to become teachers in CUNY is a two-year the citvs public old organization com automatically, without videotape, every time theyre on. schools. Another "I won't rest untilICUNYj posed of educational •• • TM world's first Personal TV Service. And it's changing television fore~- achievement was start is free again. experts, political, Philips mtroduces TiVo, the d ddenly the parental units call. Panic ing the CUNY Job Fair II I t' u I re chilling to the game an su pay business and commu over 10 years ago. We skould not have to er. How? we., e. S say yo ou ause the live broadcast until you're off the phone. And all those nity leaders to watch "I don't feel like a attack? Not with TIVo. It lets y p . . bl I d Tell TiVo what show you like for education. " over CUNY. The shows ou miss because you're pulling all mghters? Pro em so ve . . real hero." said group monitors, eval .Y d f m then on it'll find and digitally record future episodes automatically. In fact, over Everett. Although she uates and contributes Just on.ce, an ro . and finds more of it. It's time you experienced TiVo for yourself finds it rewarding to be to educational pro time TIVo learns what you like . 'II I ok at TV the same way again. recognized, Everett -Speaker ofthe City Council grams and activities. (available only on the Philips Personal TV Recorder). You never 0 defines a hero as It reviews such poli someone who some Peter Vallone cies as the Master how put themselves in Plan, which was ShOW~M jeopardy through their TiVo.You run the recently approved by actions- a situation the New York State Board of Regents. Many Macollvie Jean-FrancoisINews Editor VISIT www.needatv.cor'Tl/college OR CALL 1-888-999-7331. she admits she was not in. students, faculty and activists were against the Attendees check for their names on the guest list. CUNY advocacy and watchdog group Murphy served on the Board ofTrustees for Plan because it' proposed such measures as "The Friends of CUNY' was the host for the evening. . 19 years, 16 of them as its chair. Prior to that, phasing out remediation at the senior colleges r. he was a member ofthe New York State Board ber of concessions. and clarifications that it remedial classes "to every single CUNY stu- and raising the requirements for applicants to PHILIPS of Higher Education. According to the pro obtained prior to the Regents' affirmative vote dent who needs them" and the continuation of -enter CUNY. gram, "He has been a consistent and persistent on the Plan in November 1999. SEEK and ESL classes as before. The flier "We're going to be a watchdog and we're advocate for the broadest access to CUNY and Among them are the following: CUNY's staled that the press does not want people ·to going to hold ~UNY to its promises," said Bill I pro-_~wa~a-t1Re1nber--ot.thc~~mi:WiOl1.--:----~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~r--='=-=:",:-",::"::,,-=--=------,,,,:=----acceptance of all high school graduates who know ofthese developments. ! the value and fairness of remediation Zwart.., Ii member ofthe organization _ I _. grams in its four-year colleges." live in the city who apply, the availability of r A flier by the Friends ofCUNY lists a num- I ,. 4 TICKER NEWS MARCH 13, 2000 TICKER NEWS MARCH 13, 2000 5 Open House. for Zicklin School Draws MBA Hopefuls Students Talk
offered part time MBA and MS programs. of these full time students are international Continuedfrom page one These programs, referred to now as FlexTime students, mainly from China and India. About CUNY programs, are 18-course programs which are school in the United States. Along with a full Students from around the world come to " typically completed in four years of part-time :St:; time MBA Honors program, the graduate work in a "global environment" said Ducoffe. Continuedfrom page one ii::· study but which can also be completed in two The Zicklin Career Services Department :=}W school offers both part and full-time MBA and years with a full-time schedule. Fields of MS degrees. According to Director of presently has a staffofnine people, and stress fliers handed out in are soon disposed of by study at the Zicklin school range from Graduate programs Rob Ducoffe. who kicked es work and study. The core curriculum offers most who receive them. Accountancy and Taxation to Finance and off the event with a general overview of the eight workshops, with one geared specifically "We're in a police state." said Joanne Gallo, International Business. A survey oflast year's school, the graduate department. now entering towards international students. Mock inter vice chair of Senior Colleges. also based at Flextime program graduates reported a start in its eighth decade of service. is constantly views, resume reviews and individual coun CSI. Gallo disagreed with Healy on the per ing salary of $53.000. improving its commitment to students. selors prepare graduating students who are centage ofstudents who care. saying that some often recruited a large and recognizable group "I know Baruch has an excellent reputa conservative students are ashamed of the ver of employers. tion. I've noticed the changes in their masters dict also, "Every student that goes out and sits in prog-famthroughoutthe years," said Louis Malik Means. New York Technical College's Nieves who works for 'A survey oflastyear's Baruch front of an employer is representing the student government president. stated that the school and other students:' said Philip Meade. Pricewaterhousef.oopers and is pursuing a Diallo shooting was profiling at the highest MBA graduates revealed an Director ofGraduate Career Services.' Masters in taxation. "I'm still undecided degree. especially since there were noconvic though." average starting salary of The graduate school is consistently ranked tions on even a lesser charge than murder. :~: amongst top schools nationwide, with the "..I: . Ideally, a graduate programs' main goal is $53,000. To Biswas, the lack of money for a high most recent US News & World Report to encourage students to incorporate what power lawyer is a lack of power for justice in Business School rankings issue placing the they learn in school with their working envi society. part-time program amongst its top 20. ronment. Under the supervision and tutelage "We are Diallo.t' said Biswas. relating the "Basically. this school at the graduate level "I would say these open houses give them of a Zicklin faculty numbering close to 380. lack of power to the CUNY students' lack of has always specialized in offering MBA idea of what they need to do, and how the average student attends classes twice a an power on different issues affecting them. degrees in part time education only," said quickly they need to do it," said Tracy Ford, week and is 28 years old with five years of John Kim, a former student government Ducoffe However, keeping in stride with its of the graduate department staff. "You have working experience. However, with the cur member at Hunter and now an employee there. commitment to growth, the Zicklin Nash to really know what you want." rent growing number of working undergradu also spoke. Incidentally. Kim was arrested at a Honors MBA program that was introduced as Juan Gurrero, a junior from Louis Brandeis ates, some applicants directly out of under Diallo demonstration the night before this a pilot test of30 students in the fall of 1997 is High School, seems to know what he wants graduate schools are beginning to be consid meeting. To demonstrate his belief that our now a premiere full time MBA program with right now. "1 thought [the open house] was ered for admission in greater numbers. basic civil rights are threatened, Kim told the a student body of about 150. good because I'm still in high school," said "I've been working since my first year of group about a man recently shot to death by This program is more selective than the Gurrero, who had heard about the event college, so its doesn't really discourage me:' the police. regular flexTime program, boasting of an though the New York Times. "So when I said Simmons. 'They knew who he was," Kim said of the acceptance rate of one in six, and new gradu [graduate], I'll have a better idea of it all." The Zicklin school has traditionally only ate salaries averaging $61,000. Fifty percent INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVI(ES TUITION FINANCING CUNY Grads Nearly 32% ofCUNY's 200,000 students Return. - _. to------~ have children to support High School LOAN FORGIVEN·ESS PROGRAM ----- While TIAA-CREF We lNil' help repay your student loan ! police because the man had attended a Friday Continuedfrom page one night Diallo rallv a few davs before. - . ~ ~ Professor Bill Crain from the psychology department at Citv College brought to the invests for the long term, . previously considered teaching as a 'lfIIalee Teach·· group's attention that he had \\'ritte;a letter' on career. Besides the substantial stipend, it behalf of Biswas to Diallos mother. offers an intensive summer orientation A N#!!!Iwv "Your son is our son." states Crain in the let program. guarantees a full-time teaching ter. "His legacy will not end in a hail of bul it's nice to see performance position in the city's public schools fol Difference York! lets". lowing the summer program and extends After discussing the DiaJlo case. Bryan Pu a full tuition scholarship for a master's Folkes, a lawyer and founder of New Immigrant Community Empowerment. had degree in education at CUNY. like this today. the floor. Pu-Folkcs explained that new immi In return. TOP scholars commit to The New York City pUblic s------Child Care was the next topic on hand and AS OF 12/31/99 AS OF 12/31/99 5/1/92 in a summer school program in collabora TELEPHONE # Dominguez led off with a strong fact. Thirty strategies, we have two ways to seek out tion with the school districts. The New two percent ofCUNY's 200.000 students have York City Board of Education has made a performance opportunities-helping to make your With over $250 billion in assets, we're the world's largest children to take care of. In addition, a budget commitment to hire TOP scholars in the CITY STATE ZIP MOST RECENT DEGREE cut has recently been made with child care. SHORTAGE AREAS - Please check the box in which you possess or will possess the appropriate investments work twice as hard. retirement company and the leading choice on fall and to ensure that they are placed in According to Ellis, a very small percentage New York State certification and, if applicable. the appropriate New York State bilingual extension: supportive school sites. The Board will of the children that need to be taken care of at America's campuses. If that sounds good to EXPENSE RATIO Combine this with our low provide new teacher orientation and the BILINGUAL Baruch actually are. Dominguez adds that the college at which they' studied will contin number ofteen pregnancies has risen and more expenses and you'll see how you, consider this number 1 800-842-2776.Call and find UffGlOBAl. INDUSTIY ue to support their TOP Scholars through o SPECIAL EDUCATION single parents are corning into the system. Post EQUITIES AmAGE mentoring programs. The students will TIAA-eREf stands apart from out how TIAA-eREF can work for you today o SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY cards are being sent to students to sign. USS 1.92~1 also be guided through preparations for will forward them to either Senator Silver or 0.31'2 the New York State Teacher Certification SCHOOL SOCIAL \YORK the competition. and tomorrow. o Senator Bruno. Examination and applying for state certi SCHOOL COUNSELING The lack of full-time faculty in CUNY fication. The Board is recruiting teachers o schools was the last issue of the night. One throughout New York and across the MONOLINGUAL OR BILINGUAL attendee mentioned that for every full-time country. professor, there are three adjuncts. Dominguez The Teaching Opportunity Program [J SPEECH & HEARING HANDICAPPED reminded everyone that CUNY was estab will not solve the Board's problems but it D DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED lished to give a quality education to those who is determined to put a dent in it. This cannot afford it. However since then the origi year's summer program will accept up to o VISUALLY IMPAIRED, nal professors have retired but have not been 100 students. The financial incentives and o OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY replaced by tenured professors. At times, after guarantee of a job are already bringing in the long road to tenure is successfully com outstanding applications: The deadline for Cl PHYSICAL THERAPY at •• •••••a I •• sa I" ••• ae •••• _ '.e •••••••••• J I ••• as •• ....-. pleted. professors don't work as hard knowing applications is May I. 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Radio -- Fourth Anniversary Gets Fatter By Jessica Rubenstein This year, there were approximately five R EGIST.R AT ION I N.FO.R M AT.lO N Lil Suzi from Long Island turned 2 I on Shannon, best known for her single of"Let Senior StaffWriter thousand people in attendance. Can it get any Mar.I. Aside from celebrating her birthday the Music Play," which was released in 1983 foll<,~,""ing regi~'"t"er bigger? Right now, it's almost like the Students vvb-o meet the crit.eria vvill be able to for the with her boyfriend and a cozy dinner, she want 1984 which got the audience moving, was It is Mardi Gras season with the KTU crew Grammys, with fewer celebrities. Who knows Tuesd.ay~ ed to celebrate this special day with her fans released in 1983-1984. She is ofLatin descent Market:in.g Expo 2000 starting February ?2 at the Market.ing on 103.5 FM. While New Orleans celebrates what next years party will bring? As the years and what better way then to appear at the KTU and just recently released a remix entitled "Let the end of Carnival on Bourbon Street, party go by, and as the party gets bigger and bigger Depart.rrtent. (26th Street Bujlding~ RootTl 823): "Party Gras." CUrrently she has an album out the Music Play Tonight" from the original. Her seeking New Yorkers end up waiting on long and better every year, who knows what the next • Mark'eting Major at Baruch C.~ollege lines outside in the cold weather (freezing their parties will bring? But if you wanted to buy proverbial butts off) for club doors to open a your tickets at the door this year, you needed to • (]raduatirlg or graduated betvveen January 1999 an<.i August 2000 halfan hour before the show. bring a bigger wallet too. Tickets that sold for ·Registratio.n is MOllday through 'Friday trorn 9arn to 4prn, But New Yorkers aren't easily discouraged. $30 at Ticketmaster were raised to $40 at the Dressed in club attire ranging from tube tops door. "'rHE 1.,AST DA.. Y TO .REGIS"l-.ER lS MARC:H 8. to tank tops, long pants to mini skirts, the The station gave people a chance to win tick You .IOust register in I,erson and bring a valid pict'ure I:D (e.g: curre.nt crowd was upbeat despite the forty degree ets by being their I 03rd caller on various occa wind-chill, \Vantin~ to look and feel good, sions. The turnout.was unbelievable. One of Baruch College fO or Dr.iver~s I .... Ioemse.), as """ell as a copy otyour resume. many people ended up just being cold. the lucky winners was Kimberly Sarter, senior Sponsored by Heineken, WKTU threw, their at Hunter college. Bring a COP)" :lor each cO.rnpany you "",ant to reg.ister ·,,'vith. Students "viII be second 'Party Gras' at Club Exit to celebrate "I'm having a good time!" said Sarter. "I got able to sign up for short intervic'\.vs vvith up to 4 o-orrrpearrie s. their 4th Anniversary. The young radio station to go backstage and meet with celebrities," she is hoping to make this an annual and permanent continued, "I would come to this event next Registration is on a 'first o-orrre, first sen,,'e' basis. happening as well as its signature event of the year, definitely." year, Fifteen celebrities appeared on-stage Sarter was also ecstatic over the talent No EX<'-'EPTIONS VVILL DE MADE! tonight, making this the biggest party of the around her. "I like the song Amber sings year yet. Last year's sold-out Party Gras was 'Flying above the clouds'/' said Sarter . "It For ~'ore Ift"'er...atioD~ Visi* Our "VVebsi.e A&: held at the Roxy, a smaller club and with a really moves me." smaller celebrity count . ... .Sne ~8sn't the only One woo -came for "'¥V"'¥V~.. geoei.ies.co-.n/aUl.a_b2b_DYC: When the doors opened at eight, the KTU Amber. Jeanette Kreuzer loves Amber-too. "i . crew was there, handing out the infamous went to House ofLove two years ago and I am Mardi Gras beads to the crowd as the main enjoying this party much more," says Kreuzer, floor filled with dancing bodies. While the "it is excellent and fun." crowd settled in, celebrities and people holding The artists that appeared throughout the night that is a mega remix.. of -rake me in your favorite song is "Follow your Ifeart"! from her Baruch College Early Learning Center's VIP passes went upstairs to the third floor for a and captured the audience's attention included Arms." It is a mix ofOJ with artists Steve Chip newJY released album. She says that also she private party and a private view of the dance Amber, who sang her hits "Sexual" and Chop, the Dollas, Emperous and Metropolitan would like to get into acting and appear in floor. The KTU luminaries didn't appear until "Above the Clouds." LiL Suzi was next, Records. In a month or so to come, this young movies and commercials. about ten in the evening. But the moment they singing "Take me in your Arms," followed by lady will be traveling to Dallas, Ft. Myers and Amber, a Dutch born ~singer, has captured Annual Book Fair made their entrance, everyone knew that this Crystal singing "One Hundred Percent Pure San Antonio to get the word out on her album.. audiences attention with her vocal talent and was KTU, "The Beat ofNew York." Love," Shannon, singing "Let the music play," So, you can see bow busy this 21 yearold real did it again tonight as she sang "Sexual" from "Last years event was sold out three weeks and other guest artists. Three ofthe artists , Lil ly is. Speaking about her album, she says her her first hit CD entitled "Amber." It came up beforehand and the party was off the hook as Suzi, Shannon, and Amber were available for favorite song' is "TIll the end of Tune." Lil as one ofthe top I00 on the billboard in just 19 celebrities made there way onto the stage," comment after their appearances on stage and Suzi also hopes to "receive a Grammy some weeks and received the most applause through says Maria, a freshman at Baruch. these aretheir stories: day." out the whole night. "Sexual" had hearts pounding, and feet movingtothe music. People Encourage a love of reading, support early literacy and applauded in huge numbers and wanted more as they "Felt the Beat" throughout their bodies. ~Amber has also released a second HELP SUPPORT CAMPUS CHILD CARE. single "Above the Clouds" which currently pushing record charts to the extreme, Other of ber works include "Ifyou could read my Mind" and "TbisisyourNight." For four years shebas brought singles to you that have been popular SAVE THE DATES! and have-captured audiencesworldwide. She is DOW w«king with other artists like Britney Spears and the Walt Disney Company, which she hopes will eubance·her career as an artist. "I am bananas consfantly traveling.and per ~ormingin shows touring inGermany and New York," says Amber. "Thank you for your Love Monday, March 20 find Support." . KTU amtinues to target audiences 18 and over while still appealing to a young crowd. It 10:00-6:00 p.m. is truly the "Beat ofNew York," This station plays' ~ mixture of club artists as well as free Tues., March 21 & Wed., March 22 '. . style music that is unlike typical "disco diva" radio stations. It is the number one most lis tcaal to staDOI1 ill the momiDg making you "feel gooIlf' and toucbing your heart. 10:00-4:30 p.m. Upcoming events forKTU include a tourwith Enrique Iglesias and summer parties at Jones Beach with "Dance Faetof)' Live." 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shall be judged by the content ofmy character fare individuals are treated far more polite 10 TICKER EDITORIAL MARCH 13, 2000 Letters To the and not the color ofmy skin. I have dream." I than we, Asian students are at Baruch.... hear ya doc. The following are some concrete examples to Editor: Okay I am done being the critic and I apolo demonstrate the legitimacy ofmy complaints... gize if I offended anyone here. Keep up the I) Black lady (old and fat) at the window.. Readers with Dreams good work my peoples... until next time Patronizes every single Asian students with her "Peace" hardly understandable Caribbean accent. Educators, Education and I read your vol. 77 Issue 3 paper and I saw Refused to answer questions by simply ignor your plea for e-mail. So here we are and Noelle ing you or gives a nasty stare as if she doesn't here's some feedback. My favorite article was understand you which I believe is the case due David Blanks ••.•. ...•..•. .• Editor-in-Chief by Jon Minners, "To Baruch College: 'Stop to her limited proficiency in English.. Or 'in [email protected]:edu Wasting My Time!' (I'm not sure if an article anything else for that matter. The Lack Thereof gets underlined or put in quotes, I hate those Rocket Science 2) Caribbean guy ( possibly student worker) at Vanessa Singh...... Executive Editor dumb MLA rules) That article was "the bomb the window.. Genius in slowing down the [email protected]:edu son." Jon had me laughing hysterical on the line... Takes up approximately 45 minutes for ticker 0 [email protected] .edu train by myself! Not that anyone found that Brvan Fleck ...... Manavinu Editor At the Bursars the most basic task such as printing out a Problems. As students we have enough ofthem to worry about. Classes, grades, work, love. ~ ~ ~ weird. I thought it was the best article in the receipt.. He'll be sitting as his spot pretending ticker_news/ascm. baruch. cuny. cdu Student The last thing we really want to think about is our teachers. whole paper (no offense to the Ticker staff). to be looking for stuff in the drawer (his signa Next I read "Protons Electrons Always Cause Office. ture strategy).. Will proceed even slower ·'An institution that relies excessively on adjunctfaculty cannot offer, in regular sequence, the Shan-san Wu News Editor Explosions". All I have to say is "What (approximately an additional 15 minutes delay tickernews1@)hotmail.com What's up people. Apathy, and course students need to proceedsteadily towardgraduation, " said Matthew Goldstein, 'r;hancellor the ....?" I've been in this school for four years and if you're an Asian student paying tuition) I see .the real hot issue here is this Student All this is absurd for an institution such as ofCUNY. who is now pressingfor more money (about $4.5 million) to hire morefull time teach Macollvie .Iean-Fr'ancois News Editor nothing can be worse than dealing with those Activity Fee thing tlying around. Well I will Baruch.. racial intolerance in Baruch is ridicu ers. ticker_newstioscsu.baruch.cuny.edu 'people' from the Bursar's office... Fees leave my opinion out of it and voice it on my Every single one of those things in the bur lous.. Dear Name Withheld: I could not help but Adjuncts have long been the recipients ofa reputation ofhalf-baked teaching methods and a ballot. sars office should go back to school and get an Please publish this complaint on the paper Hubert Reyes News Editor* read your response about student activity fees [ Next I see this big-shabang over the "diver education in common decency... They totally and hopefully they'll change their attitude at lack ofsincerity. It's easy to pick on the little guys but the fact is some adjuncts are good and ticker_nea·[email protected] Issue 4, Vol 77 Feb. 23] and think of the word. sity of the faculty", I hate to admit it...wait I lack any form of etiquette especially to Asian the windows... And please do not ignore this some are bad, justlike tenuredprofessors. Actually, itis easier, at least, to get ridofa badadjunct "STUDENT APATHY". am PROUD to admit. I never even noticed. I students. issue just because you're not Asian...!! Michael Papilsky Business Manager You can't say that because you don't have a teacher than one who has the privilege oftenure. .think that Dr. George Schneller put it best in Keep in mind that we are the paying cus Sick and tired student. [email protected] child or don't play sports, that you shouldn't It is also ofnote that most adjuncts, to make ends meet, must "college hop," that is, teach two his editorial (Vol 77 issue 4). "I have a deram. tomers here and they have no right to treat us pay student activity fees. That's far more I have a dream that a day will come when I as ifwe're on welfare. And I believe even wel- John Johnson classes here and another one somewhere else each semester. That is six classes a semester, at a Graceann Hall...... Business Editor ridiculous than the $2.30 per week raise of totalyearly salary ofoften less than $20,000. Full-time professors get paid upwards of$50,000 [email protected] evening student activity fees. What about for teaching around seven courses a semester, or less. Ticker Takes those students who need that support for chiId Hasani Gittens Features / Ops Editor care, who have the time to take advantage of So we have a discrepancy in economics, and any macro or micro teacher can tellyou that may [email protected] school activities and need the support from all cause a manifest imbalance in desired results. Licking From other students for these activities to even exist. Germania Vasquez ...... •Features Editor* But don'tfeel badfor the underpaid individual at thefront ofyour next class, think about this: You can't think individually here. Ifwe all tickerJeatures@'scsu. baruch.cuny. edu thought for ourselves. student parents would CUNYhas reportedly begun taking bidsfor private companies to host the remediation classes they Readers, Keeps not be able to get an education unless they 11 just axed. Jon Minners .•...... Arts Editor could afford an expensive baby sitter and many cyberasylumtdibigfoot.com Now the members ofthe CUNY Board don't have to waste their hard earned money teaching ofthem can't and the only learning we'd all be Ticking... doing at Baruch would be'confined to the four young minds the necessities ofcollege entrance. Who really didn't see this coming? It's almost Kin Ping Koo ~ Arts Editor walls ofour classrooms. Booooring... always about money. (vonez=@hotmail. com What the hell happened to the sports section Stop just thinking about yourself and think Speaking ofuneducatedyoung minds, where do you think these kids (us, you, yourfriends) are of the Ticker. The only real reason I pick up about students as a whole. In the long run, this Kenyatta Pious Sports Editor the Ticker is to read the back page and the witlbenefit all students greatly. It's part ofthe comingfrom? ticker_sportstd.scsu. baruch.cuny. edu Minners Commentary Corner. Who. made the mission of the public university system. To High school and elementary public education lies at the root. Recently released reports state stupid decision not to place it in [Issue 4. Vol provide all kinds of student services for any Eliana Sussman Copy Editor" that the NYC dropout rate for the class of1999 increased to 17.5 percent. That's one in every six 77. Feb. 23]. Has that column been canceled? students and not exclude any activity because the_ticker@Scsu. baruch.cuny. edu Ifso. you guys suck. First it was the DX Files. some students might not take part in the them students. The poor and poorest schools are getting worse and worser while the schools with a lit and now the on Iy other reason to read the or may disagree with them. tle more moneyjust remain "not so good. " Jessica' Rubenstein Advertising Manager Ticker. You can count me as one of Baruch's You stated, "We should start thinking of peo Interim Schools Chancellor Harold Levy is a media darling and thorn in the side ofGiuliani. [email protected] students who walks by the rack and doesn't ple who don't have children. who don't care pick up an issue.. aboutathletics". Are you serious'it? Did I.read At his level, he has attackedteachers as well, saying that there are not enough good ones, a';'iJ the' Aditya Tiwathia Avertising Assistant" this correctly?'? Usually. that phrase is worded bad ones stick around too long. He was quoted in Newsday describing the results of the bad the_ficker@Scsu. baruch.cuny.edu C. Michaels the other way: "We should think of students progress report given public city schools as "'a disappointing portrait' ofachievement" and that with children, we should think ofstudents who *Denotes acting would like to play sports at Baruch. we should there could be no improvement without more certified teachers anti a longer school day andyear What the hell has happened with you guys. I think ofstudents who have the chance to Jearn for students. used to read the Ticker every week on about the world outside of the classroom, we Surely, our young brothers and sisters still in grade school will be looking forward to these TEAM TICKER Wednesdays and now I am lucky if! can find it should think of students who would love to on a Friday. I use the Tickerto see what is write for the school paper and we should think reforms. Production going on. Now, I see your paper finally came of students who will benefit from networking Ifyou can remember back to the days ofwearingyour bookbag on both shoulders and carrying David Blanks, Bryan Fleck, Macollvie Jean out on a Monday. Old news is not news any with large business employers through student a lunch box to school, think ofthe one or two good teachers you had. Askyourselfifthe quality Francois, Hasani Gittens, Graceann Hall, Kenyatta more. The Ticker has gotten real bad as oflate. clubs.' those teachers had camefrom money, bureaucracy orfrom the simple desire to teach you. Pious, Hubert Reyes, Vanessa Singh, Eliana Sussman, Germania Vasquez, Shan-san Wu Hope for Elian Gonzales Michael Kotz Name Withheld Senior Staff Cuba he would be used by the Castro Regime, unfit father, corrupted by the evils and violence also provide safe passage to any abortion doctors By Damian Griffin Sarah Ashfaq, Mark Heron, Kiroc Ornolara the last vestige ofan Evil Empire. as propaganda of a communist government. No real father who wish to go. This would help to cut down on Contributing Writer Laniyan, Fred Leon, Trisha Thomas, Vanessa and never have the opportunity to live a normal would teeI anv sort of malice or anger towards the Federal dollars spent trying to protect these Witenko, Jessica Zhou another simply because they act to keep his child doctors from the Christians that are trying to kill I am not someone who believes that a person lite. His father is obviously being forced to sub A NOTE TO OUR READERS: out ofhis reach. I myselfam a father and would them. cannot have a change of heart or a change of mit to the demands ofthe Castro Government to Staff gladly. without anger or violence, hand over the It is a win/win situation. With no children to opinion. With the world changing so quickly, have the child returned to Cuba. The idea that Media Ariana, Jeffrey Belsky, Karl Boulware, care of rnv son to somebody I don't know if I brainwash. the communist regime would die out. pushed along by the World Wide Web and our anyone would not want their child to grow up in As we travel along the turbulent path oflife, we often find ourselves straying offcourse and los Nicole Lovell, Olubunmi Jones-Ornotoso, Antonio the United States is absurd in itself, but their are could be r;asonably sure that he would get a dog. Then a younger generation could move in, unen incredible economy. it is more important now L. Pereira, Sherry Sung nice clothes and an occasional trip to Disney cumbered by the powerful sway of their ing ourfocus. The Ticker would like to assure its readers that we are ever mindful of, and ever than ever to be flexible. or risk becoming anoth other factors to be considered. First of all. Mr. Gonzales has refused to come antecedents. could start a new government with watchfulfor, symptoms ofthis condition within yourpublication. To ensure that we maintain er Madame DeFarge. heartless and unforgiving. World. Contributors to the United States. otTering up the white ele But this matter begs another question. I have a more just system. much the way we do every That is why I am happy. almost proud to have ourfocus, we are constantly examining ourselves, assessing our strengths and'weaknesses and Dara Abrams, Arlene Au-Yeung, Blackheart, Bob phants of tear tor his safety and not wanting to already shown why Cuba is no place for EIian four years. Out with the old. in with the new. had a change of heart about the Elian Gonzales Dinardo, Janice Garingo, Damian Griffin, John get involved in a legal fray that could drag on Gonzales. but doesn't that. by extension. also The last bit of news that I'd seen before sitting making the necessary adjustments that will enable us to better serve the readership. One such case. I was very upset by the case at first. but Johnson, Michael Kotz, Saumya Sinha, Mia indefinitely. The U.S., and Miami included. is a prove that Cuba is no place for children? I have down to draft this opinion was that Elian's father measure is the reorganization ofourproduction cycle. after listening to the in depth reporting on my Small, Dave' X, Danielle Zach very sate nation with a declining murder rate, already drafted a letter to Senator Jesse Helms. was considering coming to the United States. local television news show. I have come to con due in part to strong police tactics and metal long known to be a fighter for human rights in This can only mean that either the Castro clude that their is only one right decision: Elian You can look forward to starting the week off with a new edition ofThe Ticker on Mondays. Photography detectors in the schools. The Miami Cuban pop Latin America. asking him to sponsor a bill ban Regime has finished beefing up his brainwash Gonzales must stay in the United States as a full Shan-san Wu, Macollvie Jean-Francois ulation is known for its calm demeanor and its ning children in Cuba. I envision it to be a sim ing. or they have inserted a microchip into him, citizen. respect tor the decisions ofour courts and elect-. ple two part amendment to the Helms/Burton possibly at the base of the neck. but usually As I mentioned, I did not think this way at tirst. This is your voice, and rest assured that we will always do what is required to guarantee that it The Ticker is published weekly, fifteen times ed officials. I'm sure that they would go out ot act. Then all ofthe children could be brought to behind the ear. I was naive enough to believe that the six year is heard loud and clear. semester, by The Ticker editorial staff at: their way to provide protection for Mr. Gonzales. the United States, go tirst to Disney World much In any case, we must now be finn in our resolve a old boy belonged with his father and grandpar .' As for long 'court battles. our judicial system is the same way my grandparents came through to make Elian a citizen of this great, humane 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010, ents in Cuba. I believed that the love ofa father swift. decisive and, most important of all, just. Ellis Island. before being settled in good homes nation. There can be no wavering on this matter. Thank you. Room 1522, was more important than material wealth and The recent moratorium on capital punishment in across the country. The stop over could work For those interested. I have included a copy of the_ticker~csu.baruch.cuny. edu personal and political freedom. That was at the Illinois is proof of that. And it is my under against the. communist brainwashing that they my proposal to Senator Helms with this edition. beginning. But the pictures that I have viewed of All work except printing is done by Baruch undergradu standing that once the vacant federaljudgeships ~ay have received in Cuba like the delousing Please sign it and send it to the address at the top. Elian playing with his own dog. driving a motor ate and graduate students, All typed and signed contribu are tilled. the process will be much taster did in Ellis Island. Sic Semper Tyrannus. ized car. and wearing designer clothes, 'all the tions and letters, accompanied by a disk, are welcome, Another factor that turned my opinion was the The second step would be to ban pregnancy on and should be mailed to the above address (or E-mail while flashing a victory sign over his head. laid '-·,Quote of the Week: Nightline interview ~ith Mr. qo~les . Mr. the island. All outdated or experimental prophy Damian Griffin address). . waste to this belief. Here. Etian can enjoy a nor Gonzales said something about wanting to get a lactics could be sent to Cuba much the same way Baruch College Our office is open during regular school hours. Any dis mal childhood. being deluged with gifts, carried play or advertising questions should be directed to the gun and shoot people because they wo.'l~ not Bayer aspirin sends its expired medicines to Phlebotomy Department on shoulders through Disney World. and the cen Advertising Manager at the above address. return his son. This is proof that the man IS an poorer countries as a tax write-off. We could "I won't rest until CUNYisfree again. We shouldn't have to payfor education. " ter of a media frenzy. Should he be returned to - . di .d I 'riters and do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Ticker editorial staff. The Ticker accepts only The a inions ex ressed on the Op-Ed pages are those of the in IVI ua w , . . f 0 -Ed articles is contin ent u on an editorial1:?oard vote. Lett~rs typewritten and signed opinion pieces 0 ~o mo . edUnsi ed letters will not be published. However, when 4"propriate, names will be withhe upon reques '. rr er - Speaker ofthe City Council, Peter Vallone an~ Sl~ ~ ~dltor. ~ Established in 1932 must be no more that 350 words, typewntten -' . bi t t diting for space and clarirw .Address.all opinion pieces and.lettess to. !be.Op-Eds - should provide gay and..evening t.e.lephooe numbers. I All.submtssions ar.e.su Jee . 0 e .. . ~l ~ \ '\ ·•~ ,I TICKER BUSINESS MARCH 13, 2000 12 TICKER OP-EDS MARCH 13, 2000 ! 13 i• ~ 4 W goes down in one round and comes groups who feel that something is wrong j Politics and Stuff: out swinging in the next throwing Pat within the system. Leadership requires Robertson. Jerry Falwell and the Bible at that no matter the situation that they some USINESS~ McCain. McCain goes down in round two. times. not always, take the unpopular posi ~ Technology The Brawl for it All At the end of the match instead of shaking tion. With the recent verdict in the hands and bowing out like a gentleman Amadou Diallo trial mayor Giulliani had ~ ~ I bet that with super the most ulcers. McCain gets a rabies shot and comes out the opportunity to begin the healing within come and gone New York City. The Mayor has the Tuesdav ~ Come on people. think about it in terms rabid. he throw s democrats. independents . .. ' that you thought that the of a celebrity death match like on MTV and the crusaders at W, who goes down on unique responsibility of representing the laruest c itv in United States. He has a election season was over. 'On the democratic side you had Bill one knee. Everyone now thinks that W is ~ ~ One of my friends actual Bradley who goes by the moniker "The out but he has the support of the big boys unique responsibility of representing the ly ask me if Gore was Professor" and he is all dressed up to fit a.k.a. (The Esta b Iishrncnt ) he th ro w s entire New York City area. and you would now the President. When the part. Then you have AI ..T" Gore Pataki, D'Amato, rumbling Rudy (the trai til ink that he would recognize th is time to I informed him that dressed like he is applying for a job at the tor in disguise) and this is the last round. represent the moment. If the mayor had March 7th was only a pri Gap. So Bill came into the ring lecturing McCain has Molinari and Staten Island but said that now that the verdict is over. let us mary where in which each to AI about what a leader is supposed to do that's it. in the end Bush holds on to the come together as a city and try to heal the party chooses who they and be like. by now AI was slow ly dying Republican championship belt and festeri ng \\ ounds. He \\ ould be remem Biz Briefs Baruch Students to Receive want to represent them in and was on the ropes. It was almost over McCain is not talking to press, bered as the mayor who presided over a Sources: The Wall Street Journal. The New the general election. he and AI got the great idea to change his Now that Super Tuesday is over you have new York c ity renewal and also was able to York '1'i.rnl!s groaned. The next question was so when name to "The Fighter" and comes out eight months ofAI Gore throw ing words at. , bring the city together. do we actuall .... vote on selecting the next s\\ inging with an ax and started chasing George Bush and Bush throw ing money at Instead. the mayor decided to say that the . ~ State of the Art Trading Floor President? When I replied November, he Bill Bradley all around. hacking away at Gore. this fight should be one for the ages. city has been vindicated and people were Internet Offers Women did a quick calculation and groaned ev en the knees. BiII Bradley then hits a cross So people gather round and place your only trying to convict the cops. The mayor Leadership Positions bets, as the famous saying goes you can't has refused toracknowledge that a lot of i louder. roads do I change and become "Mr. Nasty" 1 Simulated Trades to Begin Summer 2000 ,Just in case you were wondering. AI or do I try to straddle the fence and not \\0' init, if you a in'tin it. A frican American. Hispanics are glad for According to Catalyst, an organization that By Dara Abrams support came from companies such as Compaq, Gore won the Democratic Primary and fight back. Then AI Gore showing no Much has been made about leadership the cops. but if the police department and. t MSNBC, Bloomberg TV. etc. Most of the time tracks women in the workforce, the fast pace Contributing Writer Reuters, Nortel Networks, SBFI, Daktronics, the programs will be. muted. but if an interest George Bush won the Republican primary. mercy pulls out his -rn Fight For You" this political season. I agree that leader the mayor is unwilling to recognize that 1 growth ofthe Internet is opening their upper the New York Stock Exchange. Nasdaq and I am happy yet sad that the primaries are slogan and gives Bradlev the death blow, ship, especially po Iitica I leadership. there are good hard working individuals rate announcement is being made a class can ~ ~ . level management to women. Currently, only With the growing interest in electronic trad Merrill Lynch. over. On the one hand I am looking for Al comes out a winner and the guy with requires that people take a leading role and \\ ithin each community, then he has lost opt to listen to the speaker and find out what 11.9 percent ofcorperate officers are women. ing and the financial markets, Baruch College The Center will be technical in terms ofthe ward to eight months of a republican light the Great Expectations handbook gets sometimes make unpopular decisions. the moment to rise above himsel f. he has market reaction there is. The expansion in internet businesses has cre is on- the cutting edge of preparing its students equipment. such as live data feeds and to-the weight against a democratic know it all in packing. Ever so often I have w ritten about charac tai led as mayor and as a leader of this The second area. located directly next door ated a need that is greater than supply, which for Wall Street. second market quotes. a no ho lds barred fight for the White On the republ ican side. you have George ter. leadership and responsibility. These great c itv of ours. The mayor had the will be the development lab. which is meant for is being filled by women. The change in cor By the end of this month. the Zicklin School According to Lirtzman, there is no compa House. On the other hand I will miss the Bush. and the Christian Right. also called qual ities often con tlict w ith pol itical opportunity w ithin the last week to bring hands on development and training. perate culture has also allowed women to fill of Business will be inaugurating the Subotnick rable trading floor in a collegiate environment infighting that has made this election year W to differentiate between him and his responsibiIities. the city together, instead he decided that For example, CIS classes can go to the devel positions once controlled by older men unac Financial Services Center. a first-class simulat that comes close to this one within New York so special. father. Then you hav c MeCain w ith his A \\ rong \ ore could cost you a re-elec he would say that people were only against opment lab to write software. then go directly c ustomed to having a female coworker on the ed trading center that will prepare Baruch grad State. let alone here in the City, where New to the trading tloor to implement the software For those of us who follow politics. it insurgents and democrats trying to wrestle tion: Al Gore Sr. cast such a vote 011 the the police department. It was a failure of same level, much less a female boss. The new ~~ates for the fast-paced financial environment York's major financial district is located. was a chance to see some blood spi It and W. c iv il rights act decades auo and paid such leadership. and see how it functions. This room will 22 the championship belt away from ~ ~ culture of dot-corns are less hierarchical and common in most banks. brokerage firms and The SFSC will be comprised of four separate some noses bloodied. No. there was no So McCain enters the ri ng \" ith cadre of a price. Recently within New York, politi- A::-. a IWJ) S: ou can email me at workstations, each equipped with a computer. staffed by men who are 30 or younger. financial institutions. actual bleeding. unless you have a con young people and Admirals behind him, cians have been faced w ith a difficult markhcront icker(d hotrnai l.corn This center will be located on the first floor of crete wav of countinu which candidate has MeCain carne out s\\ inging the reform .2 x choice: To support the police or those . ~ the Baruch College library. Deutsche Bank Seeks Another Acquisition ~l Interim President Sidney I. Lirtzman had Trials and d heav onwards... Deutsche Bank A.G. ofGermany is seeding to the idea about three years ago after noticing ',' 1n the e k \ ator, :: ou are b lesscd \\ ith the buy its domestic rival, Dresdner Bank A.G., in such training going on around the country with augus: presence and proxirnityt") of the Pl.'! The Base Root of It All Tribulations of a a deal valued at over $30 billion. Deutsche is respect to the financial services industry. son you have a major crush on ... until :\)1I Europe's largest bank,.. employing thousands Lirtzman ligures that the Center will give n:~tii/t.· College Student that you torgot to w car your dcouor Bv Hasani Gittens \\ ith l\hlking good and gdting \ orcs than w ith worldwide. Ifthe acquisition is successful, the Baruch graduates an edge. ant. .. Op-Eds Editor the actual cares of the real \\ or!d. Fortunately, B)' Saurnya Sinha combined banks will eliminate between 1,000 He noticed that because financial trammg '.'1 he computer in BCTC trt.'e7e" the rnomcnt (Tetlin" votes and look ins; uood often involves Contributing It ;'ilt..'I' ::-- :::-- ...... to 2~OOO local branches across Germany. The takes time and money. applicants who already vou think of 0,;.1\ in~ the document. ... Good morninu ladies and ~entkl11en, the caring about the real world in a subliminal \\:1:. - ~ "new" Deutsche Bank will shift focus and have such training are more likely to be consid .' ()t all ro~~ibk U,l:~. the ~"rol'c""urs choo-c \\ orld has changed s incc \\ c List spoke, Or h,lS xo ;JS to appease those who do care about the '? The' \\ ak e-up alarm goes hay \\ ire on a move away from branch-driven banking. ered for jobs. tl) tl...... t \ ou the J:i\\ n tl)l!l)\\ ins; '\ our S\\ Cl.'t- it? ~ ~ Cops and all. worid and also vote. \10nd3.) .... - Lirtzman said that Baruch students will h~:.lrt·.., birthd~l~ ... I once heard it ~aid Ihat then: (;111 he threc So \\ l.' h~l\ ~ Oll ') The train departs the rnoment the tumsti\e p('ll iticians: ne:xt, 2' have "p<\l Auction Houses Face now have a fifty-fifty chance when competing ": T;1~ s~ctio:~ that ;. l)'J 5martly igni)T'~ci \1. hilt ~'f ili~s" th~e says "go"., .. definition" tht.· \'vnrd \'vni'ld There is the as the language which indiViduals .'., "Federal'Investigatimr . with graduates fr<;>m Ivy Le.ague schools. With "tl:d: in~ ~;1rric" 1.~1L' l'),\\.inhll1) \\~i~ht .,:1 th.: earth. it..; f()ck~ and \\,l£\:r ~\ir and "turf. -I hat is thi~ '? The tr:l'1n scducti'\e\: 1.lke" It'-, \)\\ Tl ...... \1.\.:1.'\ I.·.l!k_d politicians :-;peak, Tht.'y .... r'-·ak 111lht this experience, he explains. Baruch graduates "1 j L~ rp ~ d -r It~,-' ",prld, '\1 .... 0 IIK'rL' i:-. t)k' \\nrld ill the '->l'n ..... e I,. t,; ,:.Il:h oth.:r :ll1d tl) the media..... ometiml.'s to Ilmc" \\ hen :- ~)l! n.!\ I.' C\IU,j .... 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14 TICKER BUSINESS MARCH 13, 2000 TICKER .SPORTS MARCH 13, 2000 15 Mentor Program M~kes Its Debut Stock Track Aims toM'ake' By Bryan Fleck and Graceann Hall "L'rn looking for someone who knows [the and mentee have for this program. The program Baruch Grads Managing Editor. Business Editor business]:' said Omoruan. "Hopefully he'll also allows mentor and mentee to share their teach me and I'Il learn many things from him:' cultural background, interests and challenges. More Marketable The Baruch College chapter of The The mentoring program has a five-step out "[Students] need people who can bridge the National Association of Nigerian Students line to establish a relationship between mentor cultural gap between 'Nigerian students and recently announced the formation of a mentor and mentee: American corporate culture," said Okuzu. Continued From Page 13 ing program designed to give participants a I. Take time to get to know each other. "They need a role model. a Nigerian profes There has also been interest in the trading head start in their upcoming job searches. 2. Share your personal goals and hopes for sional, in corporate America." floor by other companies; specifically Reuters, The mentoring program is the idea of Dupe the mentoring partnership. Uche Akujuo, a financial analyst for Simon who contributed some equipment to the trad Badrnus, president ofNANS. 3. Maximize your time by determining pro '& Schuster Nev.' Media, is a 1994 Baruch ing room, according to Weber. "Reuters liked "There's a need in our community to bridge tocol issues early on. alumni, and now a mentor. the trading room so much that they will be the gap between Nigerian using the room to hold seminars and training students and Nigerian events for their customers:' said Weber. professionals." said Reuters sell their financial products to com Badrnus. -panies suchasMerril! Lynch, Morgan-Stanley - The mentors include and Goldman Sachs. ,1 i\: igerian graduates in "People from these major banks will come accounting, marketing here to learn how to use the latest technology," and other business disci said Weber. which. means the room will "be plines. used by real professionals in the market to JDE~nfX Okey Okuzu, a senior learn about new technology and information March 8 YOUR SKILJ.,S 3:00 - 5:00 business analyst for. services." Pfizer Inc., is one of the This reiterates the- accuracy amount of the 151 East 25th Street . Room2S1 eight mentors. all of financial information available in the Center. whom are volunteers, So with all ofthe necessary information at our who attended the launch fingertips, what is to stop us from performing AlUJlll1,i Se~narlD~LING CONFUCT IN IB~ WOR-~L~ 6:00-8:30 of the program. He spoke WIIU real trades while using the facilities? to about 20 students at Well, bear in mind that as technical as the 151 East 25th Street Room 415 the Association's Vche Akujuo (3rd from left) poses with participants of the inaugural mentor program for Baruch's Nigerian students. Akujuo Center is, it is still a learning environment Thursday meeting, and advised students to follow their dream. (Photo/Macollvie .lean-Francois) designed to teach students and, hopefully, noted the importance of "enable them to be? more knowledgeable about this collaboration. March 13 2:00 - 3:30 4. Mentees should lead the way. Mentors "Don't think about the money," Akujuo markets and investing." RESuME WRIIING "This is desperately needed," said Okuzu. should support their etTorts. advised. "The money will come. Think about Weber includes that doing actual trades in lS1 East 25th street Room 251 "It's up to us professionals to step up and fill 5. Ongoing feedback will be critical to the bui Iding a career. I f you don't enjoy what you this room would be "contrary to the intentions that void." success ofyour partnership. do, you're not happy, you're stressed." of the Center's corporate partners, who have A 1996 graduate of Columbia University.. Some of the suggested mentee/mentor Then Akujuo offered this last piece of wis been very generous in donating equipment and .... Okuzu became involved in the program 3:30-5:00 learning activities include "shadowing," in dom: "Follow that dream." market data services for educational purpos- March 14 s because he thinks students need contacts in the which a mentee follows his/her mentor for a es." Nigerian professional community. 151 East 25th Street Room251 day; and "networking," in which the rnentee . With reporting by So. to assure that no trades are performed in Ohiole Omoruan, Okuzus mentee. IS one meets with business associates of the mentor. Macolh.. ie .Jean-Fr'ancois, News Editor this room a firewall program has been such student. Those are just some goals that both mentor instalied. The tire wall program will prevent outside MARKET YOUR SKILLS 3:00 --5:00 New YorK C-ffy Board of £du~afion ;,'" 'transactions from being executed on the trad ing floor. 151 East 25th Street Room251 Besides Baruch. there are only five other schools with a similar trading environment in SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM March 16 INTERVIEWING I 5:00 -6:30 Mf'~ Mf'i', Pc.y V~...r F ...II T ...'tl~,.. ! A first-hand chance 151 East 25th Street Room 251 to learn what' ;s going '. on in the markets. March 17 INTERNSHIP SEMINAR 12:00 -1:30 the country: Bently College, Massachusetts 151 East 25th Street Room 251 lnstitute of Technology, Carnegie Me Ilon Lniversitv, the Ill inois Instate of Tcchnolozv - ~~ and the University of Texas. 3:00 - 4:30 I n obtaining funding for the Center. the March 20 RESUME WRITING /icklin School of Business recieved contribu The Nevv York City Board of Education needs qualified staff in a number of critical areas. You may 151 East 25th Street Room 251 be'3l:gible for a Scholar~hip ~n one of the areas listed belovv. tions and donations totaling roughly $2 mil If you' are interested in receiving a fact sheet and application for the Scholarship Program. please lion, and because of its state-of-the-art tech return this coupon and a self-addressed stamped envelope (business size) to include 77~ postage nology, it will cost roughly a quarter of a mil no iater than March 31. 2000 to: lion dollars a year to maintain. CS First Boston-Information Session 6:00 Bureau of Recruitment Programs Bur Lirtzman strongly believes that this 17 Lexington Avenue, Skylight Lounge Room306 65 Court Street - Room 10"1~ Brooklyn, NY "'"1201 Center is valuable tor Baruch students and will PLE~SE~PRINT-lfiBL~CK-lt;K------T-EA~-HERE-~ give them "the hands on experience they will need" to succeed after graduation "It's the reaction of the students that count:' 22 INIERVlEWlNG I 12:00 -1:30 -.. March NAME _ said Lirtzman. -e" LAST FI-RST SOCIAL SECURITY # The students responded. 151- East 25th Street Room 251 ADDRESS _ Vito Gallucio, vice president of the Finance ( >------_._- and Economics C tub, who is a senior and a TELEPHONE # finance major at Baruch, feels that the Center Netwo~verybod~ 6:00-8:30 is definitely worth having. He also believes March 23 Alumni WorkshopI CITY STATE ZIP MOST RECENT DEGREE C~ that a simulation of a trading floor can help Scl 151 East 25th Street Room 415 SHORTAGE AREAS - Please check ONL Y ONE box: TC students by applying their textbook knowl BILINGUAL edge. "Finance is mostly theory. based on theoret ~lomon o BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION** ical knowledge," says Gallucio, "[The Center March 27 Smith -Bamey Information Session 6:00 o BILINGUAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY** wiJl I give students a chance to apply the infor 151 East 25th Street Room 763 BILINGUAL SCHOOL SOCIAL VVORK** mation they learned in theory, in fact." o But is this Center only to benefit Zicklin stu o BILINGUAL SCHOOL COUNSELING** dents with a concentration in Finance? MONOLINGUAL OR BILINGUAL LunelMilien, an upper junior ac~nting March 30 .lNIE.RYlEWINGII. 5:00-6:30 " z o DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED--.- major, says that the Center will help students of all aspects of business, not just finance. 151 East 25th Street· Room 251 o SPEECH & HEARING HANDICAPPED* Milien explains that as an accounting major he o VISUALLV IMPAIRED· couJd use the system for a variety of tasks, o OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY· such as with ratios, comparing earnings with 6:00-8:30 stock prices for accuracy and auditing trades. AlumniWorkshopl Networkin&.EoLEvetXboch o PHYSICAL THERAPY· Professor Weber solidifies that point. and 151 East 25th Street Room41S • Scholarships are offered at the undergraduate Ounior s:latus) or graduate level. said that the Center will "support and teach in ** Scholarships are offered at the graduate level only. severalacadertl:ic disciplines/'su:ch. as (Check One): 0 Graduate Level DU,.,dergraduate Level accounting, .. economics, CIS, management, If you are bilingual, please indicate the language (other than English) in which you can marketing, statistics and-finance, .. demonstrate _ora' and lNrmen proficiency: Write for Tho Ticker Busmess ---IMPLEMENTATIONOFTHE-SCHOLARSHipPROORA;iis·cONnOOEmuPQN;:;iiSTAfflNG-NEEDS··
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Ma,ch13,2000 Baruch Archery Club-Returns to-Competition- In the collegiate sports world, Baruch against such nation Bhimull and Hawk Shen, with cheerleading by College's archery program has been considered ally accredited uni former Baruch archer and acting coach, Eric long dead and buried. However. on February versities as Tecker, rookies Carlos Cortez and Saad Azim 12th the club rose again. like the legendary Columbia rose to the challenge. Saad placed a surprising University and second on the Baruch team with a 262. Club .~ Phoenix. as the Baruch Archery Club put the college back on the map by participating in the James Madison Vice President Hawk placed first for the Baruch Big Apple FITA indoor championship in University In team and seventh overall in the collegiate divi Flushing. Queens. Inexperienced. under fund Virginia. A testa sion. shooting his second personal best of409. ed and overmatched the Baruch archers stood ment to the clubs In addition. Hawk followed up this showing their ground, taking fourth place in their first pride and durability. -- by traveling to Reading. Pennsylvania to com regional collegiate competition in years. Five Baruch stu pete in the Mid-Atlantic Indoor competition. The Baruch club members had been coached dents placed in the Alone. under-equipped and over-matched. he to simply view this competition as just another tournament. three of still managed to impress on the participating practice, but it was obvious from the opening whom were not archers a single message: Baruch archery is introductions that it meant so much more. only participating in back! Wiien the tournament organizer AI Lizzio. for their very first com Baruch Archery is indeed back. and it needs mer coach of Columbia women's team, petition. but had your help to go further than it 'ever has. With araduatinz announced his pleasant surprise to see- that only picked up a several veteran members ~ ~ this archery has not onlv survived. but is thrivinz at bow for the first spring. the club needs new members. mainly - ~ Baruch. members of the archery club couldn't time this past Fall Members of the Baruch Archery Club pose for the camera. The Archry you! The club is coed and provides all equip help but swell with pride. semester! The Club reformed in February after a long absense. (PhotolKenyatta Pious) ment and training. For more information. e The circumstances leading up to the FITA archers were mail us at Baruch/vrcheryeijpipeline.com, or -- ly finished her 60. after facing a line of ten championship had been less than perfect. Due required to compete under strictly timed guide check out our web site at: experienced Columbia women. to a shortage of funds and practice hours. the lines: shooting a total of 60 arrows for a possi http://erekose.home.pipeline.com/baruch club had been relatively inactive in competition ble 600 score at a distance of 18 meters or 20 The men faced just as hard a task. shooting The club meets every Saturday and Sunday: for nearly two years. The club had only two yards. Jessica Rubenstein. the only female against the better-funded and better-equipped check the 7th floor. gym balcony in the 23rd veteran archers who continued to face off Baruch archer and the least experienced. calm- private colleges. Led by veterans Shiva street building for times and dates. ___A Co_ch'. Re.pon~---I•• By Bob DiNardo women's team this year. We were unable to field a game-worthy team In a recent article wf'itten by Jon M·inncrs until January. Of the 12 girls who started the (Issue 3. Volume 77). a number ofcomments season. eight had never played basketball were made which I found objectionable. The before. Two others had only one year of high article made reference to a game between our school experience. The girls knew going into women's basketball team and the College of the season what kind of challenge they faced. Staten Island. in which Staten Island deliber Despite losing game after game by lopsided ately ran up the score. winning the game by scores. they never once wavered in their desire 97 points. It was Mr. Minners' contention that to keep the commitment they made. Their Staten Island simply took advantage of an desire to learn how to play basketball was opportunity to win by. 100 points. and that never dampened. their sense of togetherness doing so was "pretty damn cool." Mr. was uplifting and their resilience and spirit Minners then went on to assert that this loss were inspirational. The last thing they needed may have been the 'kick in the ass" that the was a "kick in the ass." Mr. Minners would Baruch women's team needed to improve. have been better served had he actually taken Such comments are so ludicrous that I barley the time to see the team play. to attend practices know where to start to respond. and to speak to the young women who made To begin with. both Baruch and CSI are insti many sacrifices to help rebuild this program. tutions of higher learning. As such. the coach Ilad he done so. he could never have made such es have a responsibility as educators to conduct nonsensical and self-aggrandizing comments. themselves with class and a sense of good The young women who represented our bas sportsmanship at all times. In this instance. the ketball program were a credit to the college. Staten Island coach failed in that task. Her They earned the respect of opposing teams and arrogance and complete lack of sportsmanship coaches. as well as game otTicials for their all in allowing her team to publicly humiliate our out effort and unquenchable spirit. I have' girls violated the very essence of what athletics never. in all my many years of coaching. is about. Furthermore, the idea that such a loss enjoyed a season more than this one. and I was would be a needed "kick in the ass" is a com never more proud to coach a group of players ment which proves beyond doubt that Mr. than I was to coach this group of wonderful Minners knew virtually nothing about the young women. (Bob DiNardo is the women's extraordinary situation surrounding our basketball coach.) .!;::.l:!;!!··jj!:··:IIIIII::!llll.llj~!:!!~II.III:·:.:.li:!I!lill!llli!!II.~!!ili!!~11!!I!~! Lancaster. PA - Baruch College's post season saw them pull away to a 38-25 half-time lead. trip proved to be short-lived as they were . Baruch, the winners of their first ever CUNY bounced from· the NCAA Division III Athletic Conference Tournament title that Men's Volleyball Team Having a Difficult Season Tournament in the first round by Franklin & earned them a berth in the NCAAs. never got .,.... Marshall 69-46. Reserve guard Tyrone Cohen closer than 10 points the rest ofthe way. By Kenyatta Pious enced. The one or two players who are on the paced the Statesmen (19-9) with 14 points Franklin & Marshall kept Baruch's main Sports Editor team from last year were not starters last year. while fellow junior Dave Thomas added 12 offensive weapons at bay. Limiting CUNY all- This means that his team is on pretty much the points and nine rebounds. star Mitchell to five points and CUNY Tourney same plane in terms of skill level and game "Our seniors were heartbroken to lose their MVP Lou Pento to just four. In winning their The men's volleyball team lost nearly all of its experience. Mei remains optimistic that his last game ,.. said 17th year head coach Ray 12th straight contest. the home team's balanced players from last year and is now suffering. To team will improve. Rankis of Len Mitchell and Trevor Brookins. attack was paced by Mike Ritacco's 12 points. add salt to injury, the team lost perhaps its best At press time the team is 3-15. The next 'But putting it all in perspective, we accom- The Diplomats shot 58% (7 of 12) from the player. Jaroslaw Filac to a knee injury 'on home game for the men's volleyball team is plished our three goals we set at the beginning three-point range for the gam~, including an February 5th. Filac. a CUNY all-star last year. on Thursday at 7pm. Home games are played of the year: we got 15 wins, we won the North exceptional 75% (6 of 8) in the first half. may miss the entire season. on the seventh floor gym of the 23rd street Division title and thirdly, we to the CUNY "We were vel)' concerned about our start, but According to coach Richard Mei. the season building. Come out and support the team. finals. We did all that and more by winning the after trailing]9~]7, we became laxed and has been very trying. His job is harder Lastly, Mei added that it is not too late: to CUNYs and getting to this level [NCAA)...now allowed them some good looks and easy bas- because he does not have ..true" veterans to join the team and/or to join now for next year. we hope to surpass it next year." kets," added Rankis. •Instead of 3-4 point --help him bring along the newer guys, a prot>= All interested students should contact Ralph Trailing 19-17 midway through the first half, deficit, it became a ]2 point deficit at half-time. lem that the women's basketball team experi- Sirianni at (212) 387-1274. the Diplomats (22-5) went on a 12-2 run that llL~K a~yLuM MarCh Ij, LUUU '. TICKER aSyLuM March 13, 2000 The
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By Dave bands were no where to be found. At the city and have all these people know Irving Plaza, a five piece girl Band ages the words to all of their songs. Pretty Welcome I am Dave, obviously. 16-18 from Canada by the name of wicked stuff. Some ofyou may know me, others will Kittie was scheduled and didn't show They continued on with the tirade of Revolution up, much to the disappointment of aggression and emotion through their .Join The get to know me soon enough. I am not hard to miss. No R & B, none of that many. In their stead was a very heralded other signature songs, Eyeless, Wait and trendy non gangsta-like rap. No Salsa. band by the name ofPuya which mixes Bleed (played on K-Rock and now type game and my created wrestler was a Latin touch of merengue and salsa to debuting on the Rock Show on MTV), them to With every new wrestling game better No Ricky Martin: or any other trendy also the same, having him wrestle in the an emotionally draining metal sound. Surfacing, Spit it Out, Purity, Me Inside, produce a than the last, this is a big let down, but Z 100 type of music will be found here. ECW atmosphere, really was cool. The next night, another expected band, and so on, all the while causing havoc weekly not for me. Just rock, metal, rapcore and so on and More imprmrements come in.the fact One Minute Silence, was- scheduled to that onl-y they can cause on stage. television I enjoyed Attitude a whole lot. I up and coming bands from these genres. . play, and to everyone's dismay, also no Simulated Masturbation, attacks on one series. enjoyed the fact that I can now control that the wrestlers curse a lot and there is Enough with the introductions. The showed. In their stead was GlassJaw, a another, spitting at each other, throwing ECWeven my favorite ECW wrestlers through the a lot more blood in this game. Also, the best way for you all to realize what I am band that few ifany appreciated, includ- water bottles and other objects into the had toys wrestling mayhem Acclaim presents. game includes a barbed-wire match, all about-with this section is to hand you which is pretty cool, but could have crowd, just an all out mania out. With And the fact that these graphics are sub my first cal gorgefest. At-one point, the popu part compared to the WWF Smackdown been a lot better. r e v i e w ; the DJ Sid at The Limelight larity of game coming out, only adds to the The wrestlers seem a lot faster in this m y climbed up to the second bal wrestling game. ECW wrestles in Bingo Halls, game and look like their exact counter account parts. The button controls are pretty cony on the ledge, and was v ide 0 small arenas and bars. I pretty much felt of the being held back by cops. He games, like I was doing the same here. To me, much the same as Attitude so you can concert pushed the cops away, and ECW and that was cool. I was in the ECW atmos get into this one rather fast. experi dove into the crowd doing a Acclaim phere. Badseed's Bottomline: 3 out of5. A e nee 180 back first and as he made nat What else is different from Attitude? great first game for ECW. This is sure known as surfed the crowd, he gave the ural part- Well, the announcing is horrible. Joey to get their name out there. Still, I am S LIP cops a very symbolic middle ners. Styles, probably the best announcer in used to a far more violent ECW world, KNOT. When the World Wrestling fingers up and went back on the business, sounds like the worst in and that's just not here in this game. Meet Federation severed a ten year relation Acclaim decided to pump over a mil stage. That's what Slipknot is this game. He seems very fond of the The barbed-wire match could have 0, 1~ 2~ 3, ship with video game maker, Acclaim, lion dollars into an ad campaign for their all about. Pure insanity. phrase, "Aw man." That wasa shame, been better and the use of weapons 4, 5, 6~ 7~ insiders wondered where the software first video game venture entitled, ECW: With all this mayhem because the lack of announcing in could have been incorporated better as and 8. (In giant would head next. WWF signed a Hardcore Revolution. Sales have gone going on, with all the crowd Smackdown really pissed me off. well. The announcing is really needed o the r deal with THQ and WCW was just through the roof as ECW fans, and participation and with the Still one of the best aspects of this to get you into the action, and they could words, starting out with Electronic Arts. wrestling fans pick up the game in whole ambiance of both set droves. Still, was this game worth the game is the create-a-wrestler mode. have added a backstage element to the OJ Sid That's where Extreme Championship tings both nights, you cant Some improvement s here include the game to compete with Smackdown. Wilson, Wrestling (ECW) came in. money. help but be, at least, mystified I'll tell you right away that I enjoyed fact that you can create wrestlers with Still, a great first effort, and things can drummer The upstart wrestling company with ing myself. by- their acilons~ ~They- beCome piacii- the game, but you may not. In a rush to scars, welts and bruises on their body. only go up form here. Acclaim is mak Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Gray, per a cult following was moving up the Once Slipknot is scheduled, the show cally mythological in their actions on get this game out, Acclaim used the Pretty cool. I also enjoy the fact that ing a new game with an entirely new cussionist Chris Fehn, guitarist James ladder and was making a run at the sec starts off with a skit of an indy movie stage and one can't help but to either same model for WWF Attitude and you can create the wrestlers I made in engine that should probably be better Root, sampler Craig Jones, percussion ond place position held by WCW. WhO'S title escapes me currently, which admire or fear what they see. made little in the amount of changes to Attitude and have. them prove they are than Smackdown. ECW~s future looks ist Shawn Crahan, guitarist Mic They needed a national television audi features two children bad mouthing They worked on into the night with the game. Gone ofcourse are the WWF better than ECW wrestlers as well. bright and it looks like the right time for Thompson, and vocalist Corey Taylor.) ence. They got that when TNN signed some child in a rabbit costume and the insane tactics, ending with Scissors, wrestlers, but not much else is different. Even though I was playing the same a revolution. From the obscure no where of Des Moines, Iowa, and dressed in industrial speaking profanity after profanity. a deep and disturbing song that delves Jumpsuits and masks that will give chil After the skit is over, their signature deep into the hwnan soul. Cory ends oo27 from their Scissors with a speech that just leavesססdren and adults shivers offear, Slipknot Intro called 742617 is a take of everyone's nightmares and Self Titled album begins to play. the crowd zombified. Cory states, in so the voice ofeveryone who has ever felt Slowly, almost majestically, they each many words, that basically non ofus are like the odd ball. They take influences come out one by one as the psychotic original, we are all part ofthe machine, comingfor you, Mike. " Host: Let's meet Sarah Lee. By Jon Minners from aggressive icons such as Black 4'ound plays behind them, and the voice our lives have been spoon fed to us and The announcer continues, Host: Welcome back. Well, you are too Sabbath and Pantera, throw in custom of someone saying "The Whole thing I even our own conceptions of what is Host: Welcome to the first of what will ..Zalaxion 5 should be avoided by per Another woman comes out, poor to get an hour for this show, and we percussion, a sampler who's soul pur Think is Sick" continuously heard. One odd is fabricated. We are fabricated by probably be the last Fox reality-based sons age 10-100. Zalaxian 5 can cause much fatter and uglier than the last girl. are running out of time, so ask some pose is to put in bits ~ pieces of by one, all Nine members ofthis unique the machine. Life is a fabrication ofthe show. We all are looking for love, but severe depression, cancer, awfully She takes her seats next to Stephanie, questions real quick and let's get this sounds, voices and so on that will com group march out. Ending with Number 8 machine. Nothing is unique anymore. some are more desperate than others. painful headaches, and even death. Do pulls out a Twinkie and proceeds to talk over with. The writers are running out of pletely have you dumbfounded and in a himselfcoming to the front, Cory. Nothing is real. The only thing that is Let's meet our pathetic no take even a doctor prescribes it. We with her mouth full. funny ideas. if sense, afraid, a DJ throwing in mixes From here, they start their barrage of real...is this (this being the middle fin loser...um ...guests, now. are not the same company that made Corky: Stephanie. If some guy offered that toss everything into a realm ofnew sound and intensity with a Slipknot ger). He raises his fingers up and every Zalaxion 1, 2, 3. or 4. Zalaxian 5, when Sarah: Hi, I need a man who will love you minions ofdollars to be his wife, but sound with its purposeful scratches and Favorite, (sic). one, zombified, raises theirs along with A dark figure stands in the shad herpes doesn 1mean it over. " me unconditionally and give me all I had a history ofabuse, even a restraining s in sync backgrounds to the songs, and a Imagine this. Roughly three hundred him, in a uniform and instinctual man ows. He is the broke-ass bastard looking need in terms of love, romance and order against him, would you leave me singer who takes all influences of all people packed into a smaU cramped ner that is frightening and mystifying for a woman to marry. He will get a respect. I want some even ifyou loved me more anyway? Host: Welcome music from his guttural yells, to his room reaching for an unreachable stage, and intense all at once. The show slow chance to pick tonight. one who can look at back. We looked all Stephanie: Yeah! soulful singing, to his whispering and swaying to the sounds of a hypnotic ly ends as each member one by one, me in the morning over the place. Host: Any questions for Sarah? rapping, and puts it into one original introduction, cheering each member, departs. Host: Hey! Step away from the shad and still love me. Alleys, street cor Corky: No. I would like to make my melody. A unique sound to say the least. and then those same three hundred pe0 By the end of the night, you feel ows. You aren't rich enough to conceal Host: OK. Let's get ners, law offices and decision, now. Songs like Wait and Bleed, Me Inside, ple systematically and rhythmically Slipknot. You know Slipknot. You your identity. on with the questions. we found women Host: Really? Who will the urn...lucky and Surfacing not only deliver a clear jumping to the sounds ofa song kicking understand Slipknot. They intensify who want to marry a Corky: IS that all? girl be? in, still pressed shoulder to shoulder you to the point of understanding. An older man steps out of the - message, but a catchy tune to match! broke-ass bastard. Host: Did you really together. It is an intense feeling as peo Slipknot is a smack in the face to a shadows. His clothes look shabby, his For example, SUrfacing is considered to Let's meet our first think there would be Corky walks' up to Stephanie ple surf the crowds and chant almost uniform society that roars and proclaims face looks like it was shaven by a fifty be by many their defining song, or as the woman, Stephanie more? [Corky just and asks her to marry him, much to the religiously every word to every verse in we will NOT conform. We will fight the cent razor, and although he is a handsome boys in the band like to call it, "Our new Marconi. shrugs his shoulders.] shock of everyone of the three people in every song. machine and stick our middle fingers to man, you wouldn't realize it, because as National Fucking Anthem." With a We'll be back right the audience. Now imagine that constant movement all of your trends, and all of your lies. they say, clothes make the man. catchy tune and a clear message in its A beautiful after this commercial chorus (Fuck it all, Fuck this world, in constrained quarters for an hour set. Slipknot overtakes you. woman dressed very break. Host: Are you sure? People swaying in place and sweating Needless to say, I loved theshow, and Guest: Hello, my name is Corky and I Fuck everything that you stand for! nicely steps out to a Corky: Yes. Don't belong, Don't Exist, Don't give a head to toe literally as if locked in a frankly, will recommend them to anyone work. at McDonalds where I am in charge loud chorus of Commercuu: Just sit Host: IS that your final answer? sauna too long, dressed in black cloth and everyone reading my article today. ofthe Fries. I put salt on them. shit, Don't ever judge me!) Slipknot, cheers from the right back and you'll Corky: She's hot. through raw word and raw energy, give ing, some in heavy industrial jumpsuits You want something new, something Host: Very Good. When we come back, three people in the hear a tale, a tale ofa (including myself) in honor of their original, something aggressive and we'll meet the 'cough" lovely lady look out an electricity that not only envelopes audience. She fateful trip, that start- The Wedding takes place. A your senses, but also sends a clear and . heroes, nearly passing out in place from totally in your face? Slipknot is calling ing to walk down the aisle with a broke Love Everlasting? walks past Corky ed... You remember few days later, a multi-millionaire with a uncut message which simply states Take exhaustion and loss of air in confined for you. Their album is self titled and ass bastard. You know, I make a good and sits down in her the classic Gilligan s history of abuse, and even a restraining quarters. That's the loyalty of a can be found anywhere. I recommend amount of money, and I'm not married. me for what I am and Who I am, and if seat. Island series. Well, everything old is new order against him, asks Stephanie to Slipknot fan. them to you all, along with Puya, who's Maybe it's because I am ugly. you don't like me, go fuck yourself: again. In this Millennium makeover, a leave Corky. She agrees and an annul I saw Slipknot twice in a weekend As they kicked in with (sic), they album Fundamental is also available. young Cuban child takes more than a Stephanie: Hello, I'm a struggling ment is worked out. Corky ends up mar because they are THAT good. I paid 45 showed a trend that prevailed a lot in Here is my Sic 6 • ratings for each band Commercial: A woman is hitting a three hour tour and winds up on actress. I need a man who will give me a rying Sarah and together they live happi dollars for a 25 dollar ticket the first both nights shows which was a yearning I saw: punching bag when an announcer says, SLIPKNOT: ••*••• couple bucks here and there for food. I American soil. Join us every week as our ly ever after. night and bought my second ticket at 25, for crowd participation. Many pauses in "Having herpes doesn 1have to endyour ~PUYA: ----W~~~1mlmHm!.M Can't afford food or the basic necessities young hero seems to be able to go back which I believe is the correct price, one Cory's songs encouragedfor the crowd. ----.!!••.and a half - -- -- life. With Zalaxian 5, you can live life of life, .but I have a television, VCR, home, only to have some laughable hi- Host: Makes you wonder, huh? I guess to sing along to the words and be heard, GLASSJAW: !. like you were really a healthy person. seen at Irving Plaza, and the Limelight, cable, Playstation, and, well, look at this jinx with a judge who has no business looks and riches aren't really the key to respectively. which I thought was very cool in itself ..Why am [ boxing? " the woman beautiful dress. I need a man who will sticking her nose intoforeign affairs ruin happiness after all. They just look good that a somewhat not quite popular band Until we meet again kiddies, lataz! asks, "Because Zalaxion 5 makes me feel The shows themselves were amazing, help me survive in this crazy world we it all. Laugh out loudfun on the station on TV. though in both, the scheduled opening from Des Moines no where can come to better, and now I'm preparing to kick the live in. that doesn ~ bringyou Must-See-Tv; Fox! ass ofthe man who gave me herpes. Pm - ----~------II TICKER aSyLuM A-latch 13, 2000 TIO Ambient Acid Jazz Techno Drumn'Bass Trance The fastest rising break through Mesmerizing, downtempo blend This percussion heavy dance Founded in the 80s, this is the Formally known as jungle, this in electronic music, artists such of soft jazz breakbeats, slow, musrc is best represented by father ofelectronica. Itall began is best characterized by its strong as Sasha and Paul Oakenfold smooth grooves and smoky Groove Collective with live when Detroit DJs began spin bass line and double or quadru have helped lead the storm, It melodies where vocals are horns, guitars, and often R&B ning their records at speed racer ple time beats. Revolutionizing features less bass, steady beats optional and soaking in the style vocals and a wann blend of levels, and with only slight mod this however has been the V and transcendental vibes. mood in optimal. Velvety lush synths and thumping drum ifications since then techno is Crew led by Roni Size, Jumping soundscapes with trance-y loops. still alive and kicking. Jack Frost and Bryan G, charac synths, vocal chants and hypnot terizing the beats with a jazz ic strings, Orbital and thrust, acoustic guitars, and Hooverphonic are at the fore whistling slides. front oftoday's lounge music. - • .,. ... • • • • • • --~--,------..-,..------'------:----""-;"'-., TICKER aSyLuM March 13,' 2000 S~ tUM TICKER ..a r MardiI'3--2:000I ... _... Awaken" To Your Past Do you tone and Miura n believe in rein must fight for carnation? In a his life against s: ~ past life, could his own you have been a teacher. CD warrior? Were But Miura o your current ..- has the skill to -- IIIIIIh friends, your beat his tn· friends long ago, teacher. Miura o .. or were they your was an Inca Off enemies? Warrior in a :::J- ::::F Wouldn't you past life and so like to know? was Tate. They CD Broadway Maybe you can. were enemies ODser All you have to and now Tate -- - be is woken up. has chosen to s: Five hundred let Miura be .: ... years ago, a his enemy once ... - o bloody civil war again. Both men are struck ::J broke out in the ". By Kin Ping Koo Inca Empire. \ with flashes of , .. Losing the war, their previous -..;.~~ . :::T an army releases life, so viewers - ,\ . ~~ a mystical get a sense as .. grandmother who convinces her children weapon of tremendous power that to what happened. Suddenly, others are Suburban America often holds dark to kill a man walking around their neigh almost destroys the Earth. .. awoken, and sides in a centuries-old war Not Your Typical Love Story secrets of unfathomable levels of unusu borhood, thinking it's the "monster" that Of course, it didn't, because Kyoji are being chosen. Miura's friends are alness, If you've ever passed through has been going around killing people. Miura is in class at school, thinking suddenly his enemies, while his enemies Remember Melrose Place? Remember bors. Ichinose Hanae is a nosy older their terriroty, you'll notice how wary Alas, the stranger turns out to be a pri about the kendo club he belongs to and have just gotten worse. Now, he must how the show started off with focusing woman who likes to drink a little too they are of outsdiers. Funny looks may vate detective who was investigating the all he has learned from his friend and stop Tate from once again using the on members of this apartment complex much and give Godai hell just because be thrown your way, bnut who cares teacher, Tate. mystical weapon that could destroy the and the daily events in their lives. he's there. The mysterious man next right? What can they possibly do? murders. . Tate has entered a kendo tournament Earth. Typical. things like espionage, insider door smashes holes through Godai's A lot more than you'd think. The fam What results is a whole lot ofoveract ing, underacting, and a pretty lame plot. and is in the finals when he beats an Nazca is the name ofthis new Anime trading and sexual harassment. Yeah, wail to peep at him when he's talking to ily in this play tumd out to be more twist The killer ofcourse turns to be someone opponent in the .strangest of fashion, from Pioneer Entertainment. The first you remember. You liked that show and Kyoko, and also enters Godai's room to ed than then a twizzler. breaking his armor and four ribs..Miura tape is 75 minutes -and is subtitled. It at first, I did, too (Don't tell anyone). peep at another neighbor of Godai's They would do anything to protect fairly obvious. This is what happens when you go way saw something strange and so did Tate's sets the stage for what looks to be a So, I'm reading this Manga called who happens to be a little on the slutty themselves from outsiders. Monster is off Broadway... fiancee. It was as if Tate changed. thrilling ride through two different Maison Ikoku by who else, but Rumiko side. about a hillbuilly family with a manic Changed into an Inca warrior with a real worlds. Excellent sword fighting, stun Takahashi. This story is a lighter, more Godai's life is pretty much made mis sword. ning magic and beautiful animation comedic, less dramatic version of erable because ofhis neighbors, but his After the tournament, Tate disappears, make this Anime a must have. Melrose Place. Set in a housing com one bright spot is Kyoko and he grins refusing to accept the victory. When he Dealing with the idea of reincarna plex, we are taken into the life ofGodai, and bears it for her, allows Miura to see him, he almost kills tion, Nazca makes you think. What was a failure who is looking for some suc Maison Ikoku is a brilliant story with him With a real sword. No longer is I? Who win I be? Maybe Nazca can cess in his life. a storyline wen 'planned 'out and fim to playing with a wooden sword, or kendo help jog your memory and awaken your Enter Kyoko, the beautiful new apart read. Scenes are down right hilarious, any fun. The skill has taken a serious past. ment manager. Godai is about to leave but take a sharp tum toward romance his annoying neighbors at Maison Ikoku when Godai and Kyoko are together. until he lays his eyes on Kyoko. Now, . The first Manga novel I read had so Asylum Animation Archive: everything he does is geared to getting much in it. The sexual tension between with her, even finally passing his class the two is fantastic. This played out like Remembering The Thundercats es. a.situation comedy and the only ques Of course, what would this story be tion you can ask is when are those two Thundercats! Thundercats! quickly, as an age-old- war with The without a little drama, and we have that. getting together. You know they will, Thundercats! Ho! And with that famil Mutants ofPlun-dar, and their new ally, Kyoko was married, but her husband is but you keep reading to find out how. iar cry, a group of heroes from M~ who rules Third Earth, esca dead, and shestill wants to stay loyal to You smack yourself in the- head when Thundera arrive to save their Ieader lates once again. Each Thundercat is him, so Godai is kind of screwed. Godai does something stupid with from the evil clutches of Mumra, the blessed with a special gift that helps Hilarity ensues because. the dog Kyoko Kyoko and you shake your bead when ever living. them against their enemies. has, is named after her late husband. Mitaka becomes close to her. Who can forget The _ ...... Cheetara is the fastest of Three's Company misunderstandings This is one Manga that you have to Thundercats. Ever the Thundercats. occur because of this. Add this to the read. Become a resident of Maison since it debuted, Panthro is the fact that Kyoko's tennis coach, Mitaka, Ikoku. The rent is due at the end ofthe fans became technological also wants a piece of the action, and month, but the time spent here is well enthralled genius. Godai's outlook looks dim. worth it. with the Tygra can Even worse for Godai are his neigh- epic battle use that between whip of sight. The sword is also used to call the they were in for something special. good and his other Thundercats into action, shoot That feeling did not go away as 130 evil. On really beams at their enemies, and more. episodes of this Rankin-Bass the good well. Lion-O also possessed the Production was seen from September of _ side was What . Thunderclaw, which helped him to 1985, until early 1990, including a Lion-O, e I s e climb the highest of mountains, and primetime movie. That feeling has still who could he was very handy in hand-to-hand com not gone away. Warner Brothers now along with do any bat. All these weapons combined with owns the rights to the Thundcrcats. and fellow way? Of First Meeting will be on Thursday, February the knowledge that making Mumra see every single episode can be seen if you If you are a Junior, Sophomore or Freshman, Thundercats, course, you his own reflection caused him to are up late on Saturday night into @ Chee~ara, 17 1:00 PM, 1539/360 ParkAvenue South. also have the become weak and feeble, helped the Sunday morning. The-Thundercats are and you can write, draw, photograph or have Tygra, Panthro, CUD· n i n g Thundercats keep one step ahead of part of the Toonami block that consists Wilykit,' Wilykat, computeLgraphic skills, join Lexicon 200.0. Thunderkittens who their bumbling enemies. Ofcourse, one ofDragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and the Lexicon 2000, Jaga, and their pet, Snarl, do their thing every once would wonder why they didn'tjustwalk Power Puff Girls, on the Cartoon Contact, Jose Olivera, Office of Student LIfe, left their home planet before it on a while. Still, this is not around with mirrors, but let's not get nit Network. The Thundercats are on at 2 1512/360 ParkAvenue South, 212.802.6775. The Baruch College'Yearboolf exploded. In the travel that took them to enough, and thankfully, Lion-O is picky. am. Third Earth, Lion-O goes from being a entrusted with the sword ofomens to do The Thundercats was a show about ID a day and age where cartoons just small child to an adult warrior complete battle with. The sword is the true selfdiscovery, learning to act one's age don't seem to cut it anymore and we with huge muscles (I guess they work source of power for the Thundercats. and accept responsibility, as well as need to turn to Japanese Anime for our . out In cryogenic sleep). Jaga has died Located in the middle of the sword is respecting your elders. Whenever in fix, it's good to know that the and Lion-O is the chosen one to lead the the Eye of Thunders, which allows need, Jaga would come back in a spiri thundercats are still with us, even ifit is Thundercats. Lion-O to see beyond his normal vision tual form to help Lion-O on his path. only once a week. Ho! Lion-O must act his new age rather in what was called the sight beyond From the very first episode, fans knew ..11.. •• \ TICKER aSyLuM March 13, 2000 TICKER aSyLuM ¥~ch 13, 2000 ) Answers to last issue's Crossword Puzzle 2 3 9 10 11 BE LAP o s o BE c 24 D A L S 29 ...... C R F I H E M 32 I 0 40 HA 46 48 o P .E EVIL 49 51 ES DEN Y It's like feeding a very Society itself in general don't really care politically debatable about what occurs in the real world, as question (Abortion - Is long as it does not affect their family, their it right or wrong? assets, and themselves. They don't care Should a woman have about what's ethical or not. Why do you the right to choose?) think everyone loves the weatherman? into a prism. What hap It's quite strange isn't it? How we pens is that that ques ASSume our race to be the mostcivilized tions itself will splinter ofall organisms or animals upon this plan STARTS FRIDAY; MARCH 17th into fractures of multi et. Yet we cannot end wars, save people ple questions that don't from hunger, etc. What we do not under always have an easy or stand we destroy or plunder. We are the simple answer. insane people living in a society in which Here's another ethically brains scattering we "think" we are sane. While in fact we fictional scenario: suppose that you are a are only making arses out ofourselves. trader at Wall Street. And you owe an We as humans are quite far from being "Every action has an opposite or equal People are dying from starvation. And enouDous...debt-to your "Soprano" look a completely edmicaHy~. Perhaps reactionJ-lsaac Newton.. this cargo is what will determine how the peace talks will shift... Butthe portman like bookie'who says that hewill dismem someday we might reach that level ofeth ber certain vital body parts from you ical responsiveness or it could be the end There once was a great ethics professor at will not let you dock and unload your anatomy you ifyou don't your debt pay in ofour species as we know due to the con Baruch and his name was Stanley Frankel. cargo, but he hints that for a "small fee" a few days. And on the family side you tinuation ofthe Rain Forest. For example: Professor Frankel had taught me two he will push you up the line and you can have mortgage and student loans to pay a news paper second to the Wall Street things before he had passed away: the true unload your cargo. Now faced with this off. Oneday, while in an "Alley McBeaJ" Journal claims to use a certain percentage meaning of failure and "necessary evils" dilemma you have no choice but to pay type of restroom, you over hear the con ofrecycle paper in their daily papers. But ofthe business world. And it was from his this man off so that countless other lives versation between two other stock brokers it has been proven to be a lie due to the teachings that has inspired me to enter into may be saved. who are also having an affair behind the fact that this particular paper has been this contest. The most interesting part ofthis story is stall next to you discusses the possible closely responsible for the continuation of The world as we know and see it, is not as that The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices merger between two blue-chip compa the deforesting ofour Rain Forest. So we textbook and moralistic as it is fabled to Act failed here. And the tenn "bribe" or ny's. Soyou rush out ofthe restroom with must destroy a million tress in order to get be; so stated in the ethical fairy tales in "bribery" never existed in this context of clinging toilet paper to your shoe and an output ofa million papers? Come now, which the church and loved ones try so the following transadion stated above. press a speed dial number on your cell recycling is the way! Get with the current hard to ingrain these ideas into us. But in The word "bribe" has now been "flow phone. Next day, the merger is complete, "times"! the real world, things are not as simple as ered" by a new phrase, "expediting pay you've made a fortune, paid off your The word "ethics" or whatever translation they sound or look. They are much much ments". It's a wonderful word isn't it? bookie, and your student loans are paid in reads in the dictionary, is a word only more complex and do not start at point A The English called a cracker a biscuit offand with interest and saved the house. composed ofair. Nothing more but a day ... and end exactly at point B. And the Americans called a biscuit a What else could not be better? You pon dream stranded in a living nightmare. "In order to make an omelet, you have to cracker or even worse sometimes. You der this question while sipping your Ethics is just another word for other pe0 make to break a: few eggs..." The V.S. say tomato I say to-mato... cognac with your semi-plastic inistress in pleto cover up their own mistakes. Just as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act states that So in order to achieve a right sometimes, the C~imao Islands where you've wired the word "love" is a splendid word just all V.S. companies and affiliated with for a wrong must occur (sometimes). In the ~ into a Swiss account where before "divorce and alimony". As you eign operationstoiadopt accounting proce order to save the band from being bitten eventhe U.S governmentam't touch even have reached the end of my crooked road dures and protocols that ensure a full dis offby a shark, one must loose a few fin ifthey were to find out. And all the-while for an essay, I know that this essay is not closure of the company's relations with gers. I guess two wrongs can sometimes you smile at the front page news upon a of Baruch standard. But what ever is? I sales agents and government officials; the make a right and vice versa. leading AineriCan paper. Welcome to the never intended this essay to be a literary main idea here is to prevent bribery and Anotherexample ofwhy a doubled edged world of"insider trading". "leader or even a follower" ofsorts. This other legally questionable payments. sword cuts both ways is in a "fictional It's amazing sometimes, I do believe so. essay is an innovation. A invention for the Now the key question here is how does case" of a leading tobacco company. A On the news, in the papers, and also on the conscious mind. An idea in which most one define "questionable payments"? whistle blower had incriminating evi internet. People who are not in the situa people should use as an example of the Suppose for example: It is a rainy dence that would bring down the tobacco tion presented to them at the moment of "real world" ofethical thinking. Monda} morning and you are an V.S. industry to its knees. On one side ofthe scale you have to do what's right as a the crime can be so quick to judge. I've I.have nothing to conclude because this Peace Officer on a mission to some for topic is an endless one in which their are responsible citizen ofthis country. On the always ponder how ethnically COITcct is eign country. Your mission is, to ensure no right or wrong answers. f\\r: do hot other side ofthe scale you have a chance ....bystander apathy" or even the phrase that ) our cargo of food, medical supplies. "hear no evil, see no evil.i." Perplexing dogs come in 8. and \\ hen .. ou hI.'\. the at ruining your career forever, you have buns. there are 10 buns") Th ~~S?, . ,Jt 'c .... etc. reaches this foreign place by Tuesday. isn't? fs the possibility of ruining the careers and offer alot of answers. and 1:T",US: '='Pl~:~'2.?:: And when you get there, there is a bureau But when something truly novel happens futures of your co-workers as well. And for that. The answers for one ~J 5::"':":, i~_"': cratic red line ofother ships in the harbor to another individual (such as insider trad in the middle ofall this are you. You now lie w ithin ourselves Fcr it j s :"e :- ... j~' _:-: and the portman says that you will have to ing) occurs, the public itself is so quick in wait another week or more in port until have the responsibility of doing what's attribute of being able to reasc.. ::-,~: \\" condemning the parties. Society today is \~ they can unload yourcargo. You get a call morally right and what "you" think is determine ifone is trulv ethical or r.o: c so desensitized by violence and pain on have come partial circle here. and I WI!! from your commanding officer that your right... As you ~ see that what morally the television, it's no surprise why most not babble on anymore. But remember: own troops have been shot and wound and and ethnically correct is sometimes not as easily decideable as it sounds. people's ethics are nothing more than "in order to make a omelet, you have to they urgently need medical attention. false promises from a shady politician. break a few eggs...~ II' .. • ...... Baruch College - -~------~--~--~-~ Tagle: BusinessandEducation: A Partnership for the Future Hundreds ofDollars in Cash Prizes $$I. AwardedfoT-the $$I Top 3 Winning Presentations!!! Sfh~~:~';j;~~v:J!t~~!jJ!!j';'fJrtf: 1336/E. 18th St. Festival Competition Thursday, May4 / 12:30--2:30 PM 7th Fl. Conference Ctr. --750/ E. 25th St. Rules for Participating;. 1. Only currently enrolled Baruch undergraduates may compete. 2. Your presentation should last between 5 and 7 minutes. 3. Your presentation must be extemporaneous (prepared, using minimal notes; no reading from a script). Visual aids may be used. 4. Your presentation may be either informative orpersuasive. 5. Your presentation must be based on the use ofATLEAST4 primary sources. A neatly typed outline and a list ofsources must be submitted in advance to be considered for the preliminary round. (Include telephone number where you can be reached). 6. A work-in-progress is acceptable for the preliminaries. Por further information and to apply, contact: Prof. Susan Goldstein, 1342/ E.18th St. or cal/387-1644 Coordinated by Prof. Susan Goldstein, Speech Dept., Sponsored by the Vice President for Student Devel . and. The Baruch College Fund