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It)• m m .dentsregisterforremedialcourses, students based on a per-credit or- ecurren· ya - they're also supposed to register amount. Since CUNY has a large ex>- From page one isteredfinancial aidpro­ .s:::. .for tutoring, but they don't, and part-time population, it receives year of TAP, under STAP,'be­ grams at Baruch ~e: eas thecounselorsdon'tevenask. Some almost31percentofthetotalstate­ ~ cause ofthe remedial courses they don't even know their counselor's wide allocation. -Pell (the old BEOG - Ba­ musttake up front. Onthe human names. Ifthey happen to pass a "One-third of undergraduate sic Education Opportunity .end, it provides counseling sup­ course without tutoring, good for and two-thirds' of graduate stu- Grant); port, sometimeson a very personal . ~m.If t.hey don'tpass the enter- dents are parttime students,"said -SEOG (Federal Supple­ level. . ing exams, they shouldn't be able .' ThomasMcCarthy.direetorofreg­ mentalOpportunityGrant); Whoever saicl "Ifthere's an emergency, my to cometoBaruch. 'Therearethose istration. "With the total elimina­ counselor's always there," said whotakefull advantageofthe pro-tion of APTS,-' the entire. tuition -Baruch Grant (grants WendyVargas, ajuniorSEEKstu­ gram, butthere are thosethat,as I burden,includinganyincrease,will from the endowmentleft by "tlne best things in-life are~ free~~ dent. tutorthem, I know are notgoingto have to be borne by the studen .; .rd Baruch); • SEEK "This programhas changed the make it," hesaid. STAP also began in the '80s (Search for Education, El­ lives of these students and their and is slated for elimination as families," said Richard Commo­ well. This benefits those students evation & Knowledge); Cuts To TAP - FDW (Federal Work probably had a trust fund. dore, a SEEKcounselor whois the who are required to take at least only one in his family to have at­ six hours of remediation in a se- Study); tendedcollege. "Theyserve as role TAP, which will be cut under mester, up to two additional TAP -BaruchStudentEmploy­ models to their communities. For Pataki's proposal,makes awards' payments. According to Murphy, ment; many of them, the counselors de­ ranging from $350 to $2,190 to this program is "tailor made" for -TAP (Tuition Assistance mystify the college process." dependent students whose state cUNY students,a factthathasnot Mauricio Rubio.sa graduating Program); taxable income is $427 501 or less, made Albany legislators happy. SEEK student, attendedeconom­ ortoindependentstudentswithno GTAP will also be eliminated. -STAP (Supplement.al ics fellowships atStanfordUniver­ dependents ifthe taxable income TAP); \ sity and Princeton University for is less then $10,000. Studentscan -APTS (Aid"forPart-Time, minority students interested in receive awards for eight semes­ Students Will Need S~dy); I earning a Ph.D. in economics. ters. Until now, Baruch's 6,000 .....<- Loans -GTAP (Graduate TAP); ..... • . TAP recipients have been unaf­ Counselors Are fectedbyprevioustuitionincreases. -Baruch College Fund, as becausetuitionatBaruchhasnever With allthese cutsbeingmade, well as an assortment 0 reachedthemaximumTAPaward. CUNY studentswillhavea greater loans. Valued "Under Pataki's proposal, de- need for student loans. Ifinterest pendentstudentsandindependent beginstoaccrue as soonastheloan CUNY Chancellor W. Ann "The most valuable thing' in students with one dependent will istaken,asis being proposed,stu- Reynolds, onFebruary 16 intesti­ thisprogramisthecounselor,"said be eligible for a maximum TAP dents will bear a heavy burden mony onthe 1995-96 State Execu­ Rubio. "Ihadneverheardofgradu- award of $3 450 or 90 percent of during and after their stay in col- tive Budget before the Senate Fi- ".~ " "at;~ iiGiii5iDifiii1ii:-tmiI· ,.. 2PSii bTheve-·ts3e ~ ...a--,e---e:------.------.-.----~--·-·- .. ------,· -'-,. ,,-- n&Bee Cemmit.tee, tAe Aspembl¥ ,- ..---.--.-,--- .~. ~,.»TJ.·. .~.ti1~-~.C~-lS. tS8~---aaJ.- .v ....•. .. g -'.' .".. .. Wa' -&Means--Q)mmittee ··t1le . ~bout "Duringpasttuitionmcrease~, ·':···'·~~mmit me It. I am the firstm my James Murphy, director.offinan- YS ""h,M' ••.. .. f8JDllyto go to college. . ci8I aid. '''Thosestudents would students have not left, but this SenateHigherEd~tio~\JU t- "My co~elor built ~y confi- have ~ fund 10pe~Il~ of theu next one. eouI.d kill .us:" said tee.andthe~mblY.H~~~ 4 ~ ;y. (. ..• ;~2- dence,hedidn'ttreatmelikeIwas tuition. "Single independent stu- Murphy. "We areCOJDJDltted to . cationComm].ttee,.~ .. '~.' ~ f;" disadvantaged," said Rubio. He dents With no. dependents will be helpingourstudents. We will ·not reeommenda~~ns,~1Sperhapsthe t;~ has received scholarships from .eijgib1e'for$~~or90percentof .let .SEFM ~-. ~~er; we proposed tUItion mcrease th~at L·'!,,~.:'- ~.f~ Ha~,~ncetonand Columbia tuitio~ w~cheveris lesS.. Those wiIl-fiJld~."!'ay.t;(). ~~~" • causesthegreredia~::ern.l·· "~~~. =:= <::.". Universities. students will have to fu.J1d 10 per- -rhepOint~gov....JS'DWIS- no-one can p - ~. . eary . .,,: J., :';' . ~centif~~ondoe8~t ~.~PJ ing~~t~~~g~these~-~w~tP=:~~ 41+,.'"'. SEF?K at Baruch also has and ~(, . Acadenuc Awards pro~. This th~ entire mcrease iftuition does . ~eDts mto.~~:~-papngeycle.~. onenrollm:ttJelieve':ai:e will ....:. program, funded by pnvate dona- go up." Iittlem~,--8aidMUlphy.~ve fora~,.... ". - ."...... ,ry . tionsfromBaruchfacultyandstaff, everyoneanequalebanceandthey not be substantial. awards plaques and .small mon- Other 'Programs To. shouldaUacbieve~.!f~ etary awards ($200) to outstand- v , u. highschoo!8 were domg ~eIrJob, Continued onpage eight

ing students who perform' well B C we wouldnt need SEEK. J-'- (GPA of 2.7 and above) and per- e .ut form community service. "Those chosen for awards are Murphy spoke about another representative of so many," said potential problem. "The Congres­ Vasquez. "Lastyearwe gave eight sionalBudgetCommitteeinWash­ awards to students who had GPAs i~gto'n is proposing to reduce of3.6 and above." Perkins loans, SEOGand FWS for One SEEKsophomore,Li Ping the nextfiscalyear(July.1,.1995 to Chong, tried to move Governor July 1, 1996)," he said.' "These are George Pataki on a personallevel,. supposedtobe forward-funded one sendinghim a letterwhichread in year, so the money has already part,"Wevoted for youbecause we been appropriated, but Congress trusted you. Politicians say that wants tocutitthisyear. They also educationisimportant. Ifyouwere want, in 1996-97, to cut subsidies tocuttheseprogramsitwouldmake . to StaffordIoans. This meansthat you a hypocrite. Jfyou believe' in· 'those ~tudents takingI08D8under education 80 strongly, whycutit?" this program would have to Start Although the SEEK program payinginterest:,,-lrlle. in seheolin­ has many success stories, it also stead ofafter graduatio~as'they has its dissenters. "Most SEEK donow. Theonlygoodnewsis,Pell students are not prepared for .col- is going up $40." lege," said a tutor affiliated with APrS, also slated for total theSEEKprogramwhodidn'twant elrminatien, was established dur- . his name, used. . ing the 1984-85'academie year. "Many· of them don't even Murphy said: that institutions are graduate~dsomedon'tevenCare" allocatedfUndsbasedontheirpart­ © Visa US.A.. Inc. 1995 saidthetutor. "They'rejus~~to .time enrollment. Thecollegatben get w~'at they can ,et.. Wb:en stu- allocatesthef4Jndstotheindividual

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From page one als," the memo carries the fol- curingcoursesnecessary to com­ most disturbing is that we have New· York Public Interest Re- Sanders office offeredtlrls '. lowing projections: pletetheir degree," accordingto seen these cuts over the past searchGroup, theSUNYStudent statement the AssemblY-·· -: ~ ·frOm· February 27 the CUNY Board .' "A reduction offull-time in- the memo. Seven thousand stu­ severalyears, since the verylate Assembly, and the CUNY USS, me: cAs agraduate.ofCityCOl-··. of Trustees unanimously voted structional and classified staff dentsis a conservative estimate; '80s, and they've continued with withtheparticipationofsomefac- lege, 1~fU1lyui1de~d··the,·fin-' ..' to declare a state of "financial positions of 240 for a savings many sections actually contain essentially no letup for the past ulty unions and smaller student portanceofatTorclable highe~·edu~·; exigency" for the University's $12,867,900." considerably more than 28 stu­ five years," said Goldstein. coalitions. catioal:oppose the'"devastatmg ...... senior colleges, allowing them. -"Approximately 120full-time dents. There is reallyvery little ground "It was a great firs~ step in e:tl~pri>.~by..no.Ye1J1orE· .... to dismiss even tenured faculty faculty and 120 administrators In a separate statement, for Baruch to retrench to. making a differencein·the huge' and~~:wor..-wit}fJDYeoneap~7)r if necessary. .would be affected by these full- Murtha stressed that these fig- . "Our only real hope is for budget battle,~ .. said . Steve .iD.:-.t~·.-A8••llly,:te·-fiRbt:-·:~:'UI~i:: prelimi~ary, Financial exigency is a le- time staff reductions." ures are only and the legtalatureto say 'this can­ .kleinberg, th~USSPublicAffairs attack-on CUNY.~ gal protocol which allows col- • "Temporary Service reduc- subjectto change. "It is a worst­ not be,?' said Goldstein. The Coordinator. ~"But we stiU need GoOdman's oftice ·would otTer' lege committees ofstudents and tions of$304,600, affecting part- case scenario prepared at the numbers "are what Governor to increase ourefforts and keep no oft1cialconUD~nt.· .. -' " .' -r: staff, chaired by college presi- time employees, mostly college request ofthe Umveraity." said Pataki has presented to the leg­ the pressure on."NYPIRGPlaD.s ~follow up.'. dents, to begin reviewing spend- assistants." Murtha. "It is simply an ex­ islature, and that's what may The rally maintained a peace- .the·lobbyiDg:·c8mp8ignwith~·vis;'··­ ing. "It allows certain units to-"[T]he reduction of at least ampleofwhat a college in CUNY turn out to be the budget. We ful .atmosphere with no injuries. its tothelegislatOrs'.home·ofJices .... be designated retrenchment 125 adjunctpositions...." might have to do under these surely hope that's not the case." or arrests despite separate failed arid withmaiteainpaigmJoneam-'. -. . ':,' ' '.' :."_,;' :., :-J " '.... .• ...... '._ . .' units," said Goldstein. Creat- The 'memo acknowledges dire fiscal circumstances." Governor Pataki's proposed attemptstoenter th,e.Legislative..... _puses_CIlNY-and.·SUNY-Organj~~-· '~"'_.r;'e ."..~ ..'lie", ottilie SIoIe CrqIifol fnzIIllbIg--' ing a hierarchical ranking of thatauchextr'eme staffing cuts The University budget of­ budgetmust be approved by the office Building and the Capital zationsarepreparingprotestral- iJI~,. n.erGll~·~OfJer.?,t1OIJ.~ academic units isa step toward will. have an immediate impact fice refused to comment and re­ state legislature. It is expected Building. lies in both New York' City and deciding where to cut, Goldstein on students, by reducing the ferred all questions to Murtha's that the Democratic-controlled Approximately 300 students, Albany throughout the month of said. number ofsections by 500. :The office. State Assembly will give the in an organized line procession, March. Information can be ob­ Nearly everyone on both elimination of sections will af- Goldstein observed that al- Governor a fight, but the out­ entered the Legislative Building tainedabouttheseralliesorabout sides of the issue acknowledge feet 7,000 students who will not though many schools in New come is uncertain. "Let there chanting slogans: "Students contactingyourstaterepresenta­ that some level of staff reduc- be able to secure needed courses York and other states have also be no mistake - it's going to be united will not be defeated, and tives at the Day Student Session tion seems inevitable. Under (250 sections per semester @ 28 been afflicted by financial prob­ bad," said Goldstein. "We just "Pataki Must Go," but peacefully Government's office' located in the heading "Preliminary As- students each = 7,000). Many lems, Baruch has been particu- don't know how bad." marched around the ground floor Room 1531 of 360 Park Avenue up the stairs to the lobby and South. exited. Sixty-nine Baruch students, . Fifty to sixty students, coffin alumni and parents assembled at .. Demonstrators Picket Appellate Court In NYC visible, attempted a rush on the 23rd Street early on the morning • Capital Building, but were un- of Monday, Feb.. 27, and. con- .. successful in gaining entry. fronted the cold and miserable "People Want To Fight" Against Budget Cuts Says USS Chair NYPIRG, organized the lob- weather the day had'to offer.. bying effort of over 200 legisla- CarlosCapellan, Vice-President· By LuzOrtiz tors in an attempt to gain specific of.the DSSG, stated that he was . commitments for the support of "very disappointed with the Eighty to one hundred people AboDe:'DSSG'~1JerrieIt~GftfI;V"'PredderiI'CGrIos attended a rally opposing Gover­ continuation offunding and aid. Baruch turnont." One hundred lIan,'o~ of'Jie~~'-le~ c ~ norGeorge Pataki's proposedbud­ . .' .. '. .1_...... _ . ,.' _:h_ey alsowanted.:to :~~e~tlt leg- thirty studentssigJied ~ J "1'·'i···'·iti-:;:~.:d=.:···.i::a~··.=iI:.:·.~--~:.~:_:~-...:~~.~~..-.~::~---~.:-~._~..~.~~...... ~-~.,~._~.'.. ~:'~:' ,~~.,~-.··.':"~·:-~·-~.. ~·_!·:!::::'~S·.~:~~.·~~··~~-:!!:-~.~··~~~'-~~.~'~:-;:~':~0 ~ ~:'~.~~.;.~-~~ ~~.~~~" ~. .-~.~--- get cuts;Infront.. oftbe,State Ap­ •..:_.;:,.;...... __ ...... -. ···-thec~ Jjy' ..oWiDg.pfiftj~pJdits:·~.~:to'·aCCO·~r'"", '~_"'. 'o~~-' . pellateCourtonMadisonAvenue *; .....--...... :~_-..:... ~.v~ >':. • ..._;....._... the opportunity to otTerexplana- am~t:.fjf people.... ",,88" .<:~ <1~(~ .,.~"._ ~_; -..~- ;j{~,~:-,. ~~ and 25th street on Wednesday, ·n.·· ....:. .:.< ;.;;. r <. -..';.... '. (;:..' -, ....-.. February 22. tions of the 'personal Impact ·the fo~~tO~turn one~~.~~ dO~~f~: Anthony Giordano, Chair of budget-proposalwillhaveontheir :valtUlble .student '. h.,. .' B~ehpa~~!,~~::.:~~ the University Student Senate educational opportunities. Most ssed disap~~~~ ~'.': and several Baruch Administra­ . Ten students from each. par- expre. ...wiPi. ticipating school were allowed to 'the turnout.. Tiffany·~ven~a~.'. tors were present at the event, as lobbythelegislatorsofeithertheir sophomore, missed three cl~. s:: well as Baruch and Hunter' Col­ o w~rktoa~tendt~e CIQ registered district or the district and rally:. I.m lege students and faculty from s:: dls.apP~Inted':nthth~ both Baruch and Brooklyn Col­ :E in which their school is located. very tw:n- .... ~ Baruch is located in the 63rd '. out,-. s~d NIv~n. .I fe~l like 1m leges. ..~ e district, andt!te lobbying pa~ici- protectll~~thelr educat~on, where Asked whether he was disap­ ~ pointed at the turnout, Giordano pants'met WIth representatives are they.. .:' . ofSenator Roy Goodman and As- Carmme V~quez,the ~~the.r said, "It's the middle of the day, Plaintiffs 'in the CUNYLawBuit: Prof. Cecelia McCall and Camille Rodri'~!!Z .semblymenJohnRavitzandSteve ofa junior,decided to parficipate it's cold, but those that are here when her daughter was unable. have a lot offervor. This isjust a Sanders. .. h hil I 'Univers'ity of Maryland . Ravitz was the only legislator "It was very wort my .~ e,. precursor to Albany," said Meet The Candidates who met personally with .. stu-feel ~ke I had a productiv~ da!,· University'College' Giordano, referringto the rally in dents. "I have a got feeling we despIte the bad. weather, . SaId Albany on Monday, February 27. will see the restoration of TAP Vasquez. . "This was put together quickly. The Ticker will sponsor a debate between . d HEOP but not full restora- Many Baruch students .felt -Small classes We expect at least 10,000 in Al­ :i~n,,, said Ravitz. He went on to bothfrustrated and motivatedby bany. I'm glad people want to candidates for the Day Session Student 0rtbut -Instruction in English explain that he would not .sup:- the rally: "It.was p"re~ . .- fight. This is not the time to lie sb: port the restoration ofSEEK, be- verymo.tivational, .Bald Mil'lande -Students from down. This is only the begin­ Government Presidency on April 13 during cause it is_ a program."that needs Jean-GIlles. around the· world ning." clubhours. Furtherdetailswillbeannounced Students milled around car­ -spaCious rying signs that read 'No more in later issues. 'on-campus housing cuts!', and chanting, "Hey, hey. .Accessible to major Ho, hOe Pataki's cuts have got to Members ofthe community are invited to . -:Nft~ go, ~ while several photographers European~ took pictures and radio station submit questions or topics that they would WBAI andcablenewsstationNYl like to see candidates discuss. ~u4u abt'OacI forSumm..'95, aSlllll~ or . taped the event. r VII_,~~O·,I" ','forfresliinSn. or tranSfer admission.. . City Council Member Send suggestions to: Guillermo Linares spoke at the For inform8tioo or a ~_. .,_ .__... __ ._ .....__. ....-.... rally, saying,"This is a deliberate OD~majotsiJL- ,~~~. plan being orchestrated on the Ticker News • • .ebusiDeSSand man&gemeDt UmversttyBlVd. atAdelphi ReI. City of New York. They're say­ eintemationalreiatioDS .College.Park,·Me 20742-1644 ing, 'if you're poor, New York is 360 ParkAvenue South, Room 1522 : -GerIi18ll & European Studies Tetepboae: 301-985-7442 not for you.' We say to hell with eAmerican~· ....,.Fax:301-?SS-79S9 that! The best program to get New York, NY 10010 people off welfare is in the City

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- President Meets With Community ~ NYAppellate CD Z CUNYBudget Cuts ~re Top Concern Court Picketed By.Antomette Coulton PresidentMatthew Goldstein From page four met with students and adminis­ as trators in the first of his' sched­ all she can to make sure thes.e s: uled "town meetings," and, .not, cuts don't go through," said Day,Session student 'Government'Release: ~ surprisingly, the hour was domi- Davie, "She will be meeting to­ ~ nated by talk of the impending morrow with college presidents, fiscal crisis facing the City Uni­ statelegislators and democrati.c versity of'New.York. The Feb_ 23 · assembfies to' ;strategize .and meeting, however, yielded few work against cuts and in- Join us to defeat ".ataki's Budget answersandevenmorequestions · creases." according to some students. Looking around at the small Goldstein, fresh from a trip to · crowd, .Baruch College Vice Albany, gave what he described President for Student Develop- . as a "clear and precise view'" of . b ment/Dean of Students Sam ..... ,...... o •• , the effects ofa$46'millionbudget Q Johnson said, "I don't ·think cut to senior colleges and In par­ .1 people understand the full .im­ ticular the to Baruch college.· .c! pact of these cuts." Join-the March for Education! According to Goldstein if Gover­ nor GeorgePataki's budget pro­ .Preftd,eat·lIott#wuJ GoIbIei1I ~the coJillJaUllilyat AU ff,r8I posalisadoptedApril 1,theelimi­ 'T0IDlI Meeting" 'CUNYFu~g nation ofthe SEEKprogram and the.•subsequent pullout of addi­ for each full time undergraduate year financial plan thatthe state HearingScheduled . tional funds will result in a cut of student. has filed for the years 95-98 do approximately $6 million to Goldstein served on Pataki's not look "rosy." Baruch. transition team as a representa­ Joseph Nash, a junior ex- The rally was held in front In addition to a reduction in tive of the Presidents of CUNY, pressedconcernoverthe elimina- of the Appellate Court to em­ ·March 16, 1995 , . Baruch's, operating budget, the and despite "fightinghard for the tion or-remedial classes. To this phasize the fact that at 2:00 pm University is expected to raise agenda of CUNY,"Baruch is now Goldstein stated that though re- on the same day the court was $11 million more than it did last faced withcuts in everysection of medial' to hold a hearing where. the year or be faced with the. with­ its environment. Insisting that classes will not be cut, he will State ofNew York would seekto ,Borough ofManhattan Communiiu College drawal of even more funds. Ac-, he will still try to preserve the seek to find a cheaper way to overturn a ruling requiringNew cording-toGoldstein,theonlyway institution of Baruch, in the continue these programs. Der- York State to stand t.ria] in a .the school can achieve this is by month and a half left before the rick Zhang, president ofthe Day class action brought by stu­ increasing tuition. Such an in­ expected adoption ofthe budget, SessionStudentGovernmentven- dents, faculty and staff of the 11:00 a m. until2:00 p.m. crease would be represented by Goldstein admitted that it is not tured the question of cuts being CUNY senior . colleges, asmuch as $1000 per school year a short-term.problem. Inthethree spread evenly, with students be- Weinbaum v. Cuomo. A USS ing the first priority. Goldstein·· press release.explamed how this playing the role of a seasoned lawsuit, brought by the Center ~..-,p6litieiMl m~ged ... -te.-eif.:eum--. :~_ ..,.~stitatWD-al--R~.~:-al- -- -­ ...... ''':"::: ...... 1;' ...... , _0. • vent a direct answer. stressing leges~tbat New York Sta"te en­ .' _. T that his goal is to successfully gages in unconstftut.ional racial manag~thecutsacrosstheboard. discrimination by funding Goldstein went on to say that CUNY senior programs at a an entrenchment committee will lower ratethancomparable pro- . 'be formed with members of the grams in the State University entire Baruch community to dis- system, where minority enroll­ cuss the areas that will be af- ment is 12 percent,' while mi­ fected. adding that he could give norityenrollment in comparable no numbers as to the percentage CUNY programs is 62 percent. Quiz: The ofstudents who will be involved. Camille Rodriguez.'co-chair Healso was unableto identifythe of the Concerned Faculty and, Sign up at Student Life Qffice : 360PAS, room .specifics ofthe cuts to course sec- Staff Legal Action Committee, Future of tions. is one of the plaintiffs in the Stressing that his goal isto case. "This is the first opportu­ 1512 or the DS8G'Office: 360 PAS, room 1535. New York's maintain the "missionofBaruch" nity we·ve had to discuss the as an .institution that supports case in court since it was filed professional programs within a two years ago," said Rodriguez. Economy .liberalenvironment, Goldsteinin- "Each side was given only 15 formed thecrowdthatfaculty cuts inutes to present their case. Who. pays $U4 miDio.n to full time staff will more than Five judges reviewed the briefs ·more in City Who leJ.entes'ablJsiness lOUme Stale_ Iikelystretch to a coupte ofhun- and we should have a decision tales each year than if they ...'0£$12.1bIimill New·York each Baruch students wUlleavefor the Marchfrom 17 11&1 net gone to~? . ,ear: more than 9times the size dred individuals. within the next few weeks. We 3ofb aonual1uJget? Wrapping up the meeting af- hope they' uphold the decision Who earns an MqgeGf '. ter a little II!ol'e than an hour to' force the State to' state'their Lexington Building at 11:00 a.m. Join_us there/ $690,000 more duriDg a . Goldstein said that in his opinion reasons for the' disparity be­ themeeting"wasmarvelous", and tween CUNY and SUNY fund­ school graJuate? .. 11I1O" univasities in he likedthe fact that people came .ing." ~aimniwho ~ together to share their time and 1,------...... ". MIl"••...... q1III:\ll aqa I! head ....rcorporations? opinions. His outlook was not . ~IDI) ~ ANrt)1'S "Ii"Ip'?C& i • Writefi'or Ticker OCl'ttLJD--I,..aDdW, , S8taas'ANrD1' .shared by many of the .studenta . '. .... '. .... , . ANlDl who'attendede . One student ex- . (Aallap1cl4'4*O 0 ...AMID 'Z News! , pressed frustration at what he. tAlP!-" 0 ,dANlD1 JJo~TlfL the Nlarchl albGut(fjrdlucat~o11fl1 . 2£'''''' saw as Goldstein's disregard f~r. .Getinvolved in Itis' the need ofBaruch students. " 'Tracy Young, a transfer stu- your c . -1-\', 1 s; s <0 u !!IJ (f) I , To Learn More, Re.t the Stud;:­ For JOUI' copy wtie·tothe Office of .dent in the School ofLiberal Arts . 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, .. 9 8 z (I) -~ Pataki Plans What's Up With DSS.G? rn- CD Aid Cuts . .:Jt:.- U i- From page three ~ • Day Session Student Government's Way OfKeeping The Baruch FOR ESLSTUDENTS WORKSHOP FOR SERIES 7INASD EXAM OF­ co to co m "The most recent report by the Student Body Informed Are you trying to improveyou:t: English? The Grammar FERED c.n -- NationalCenterforEducationSta­ Workshop/Conversation Club will meet Thursdays from Baruch College's Continuing Studies Program will CD tistics computed that, in 1993-94, s: 1:00 to 2:30 in Room 609 of17 Lexington Ave. Everyoneis ~ the national average of resident offer Saturday workshops in preparing students for their ~ undergraduatetuitionandfeeswas By Andrew Heller welcome. Series 7/NASD licensing exam. The sessions will be on $2,479. ... [A]liowing for in­ Welcome to the March 8, 1995 issue of DSSG's What's Up News Column. As the Spring 1995 Saturdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in a four week creases... , you can see that atour semester moves on, Day SessionStudent Government is working harder than ever to serve you, the TALK ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT .OF MI­ interval beginning April 8. current rate of $2,450 plus fees, students. Once again, DSSG has fulfilled its promise to keep the students ofBaruch informed as to NORITIES The tuitioIl is $300. For further information .contact CUNY'sseniorcolleges are rightat the important issues facing this great college. The Black and Latino Alumni Association of Baruch the national average. Anincrease Although DSSG has many problems to tackle here at Baruch, we have focused almost all ofour Bernard Lynch, (212) 447-3020. of$l,OOO ormorewouldputCUNY, energy on fighting Governor Pataki's devastatmg budget cuts to the City University of New York. College, Inc., will present a talk entitled "Bridging The an institution that has the poorest DSSG is grateful for the hard work and support ofthe many students who have realized the ser-ious Gaps: The Power and Value qfWorkingTogether," featur- ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAlLABLE students of any comparable sys­ consequences that these cuts could cause. However, the work of20, 50, or even 10.0 is not enough. ing keynote speakers Fernando Ferrer, Bronx Borough The Clark Fellows program will award one fellowship tem in the country, well ahead of The New York State Government must see that CUNY students are united and extremely concerned President,andAdamClaytonP~wellIV,CityCouncilman.of $45,000 to an exceptional undergraduate in the New the nationalaveragefor publicsec­ with the budget cuts. GovernorPatakimust be sent a strong message: the students ofCUNY onminorities-overc-omingpoliti~-York tor colleges." are against his budget proposal and will.do whatever it takes to fight it. The discussion will foeus City.areawhoIs Interesteairi pursuing graduate--' Reynolds also testified that There is no excuse for apathy in Baruch students. Pataki's budget cuts will affect each and every cal, ethnic, religious, social class, and genderdifferences studies in public sector management toward holding a CUNY continues to rank first na­ student of Baruch College. Stand up and tell Governor Pataki you're against his anti-education in working together toward economic empowerment and position in community-based or non-profit organizations. tionally, ahead of Harvard and budget - tell him you're APB: Against Pataki's Budget. the importance of cooperative activism. The talk will be Applicants must have junior status or above. Yale, as the source oftop corporate held on Thursday March 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on The application deadline is April 7. For more informa- leaders, according to Standard & MORE L bb D Att t '7'1_ d Poor's survey of 71,500 business 0 Y ay " rae; s 1. rtOusan S the seventh floor of the Baruch Library and Technology tion call Professor Jerry Mitchell at (212) 802-5986. executives. "Our alumni, faculty' On Monday, February 27, the MORE Coalition organized a student rally in Albany to protest Center, 151 E.: 25th St. f and students continue 1& garner Governor Pataki's massive CUNY budget cuts. The Coalition, which consists of the University MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY OFFERS POETRY honors and awards, from eleven Student Senate CUSS), Student Assembly (SA), and New York Public Interest Research Group INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE' SERIES Nobel prizes to numerous Rhodes (NYPIRG), brought approximately 7,000 students together to the steps of the New York State The Baruch College Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, A series ofreadings and discussions with poets whose Scholars," she said. . Capital Building. Just imagine several thousand screaming, shouting, students standing out in the She ended her testimony by . bitter cold protesting Pataki's cuts...Sounds great, right? Wrong!!! Why? Because only 69 of those Program will offer free assistance with tax preparation to work is represented inAloud: Voices From The Nuyorican sharing an observation made 7,000 were Baruch students. That's a mere 0.9 percent of those students protesting and a slim 0.7 city residents. VITA-is ready to assist with forms 1040, . Poets Cafe, will be presented at the New York Public ninety years ago by Booker T. percent of the entire day session student body here at Baruch. 1040A, and l040EZ, and associated schedules, as wel] as Library's Mid-Manhattan branch, 455 Fifth Avenue at Washington, educatorandfounder However, thereis still time to make a difference. Hundreds offlyers andposters have to be place New York State forms IT 100, IT 200, IT 201, and IT 214.. 40th Street, through June 14. All readings will be on ofTuskegee Institute in Alabama. on walls and bulletin boards. In the next few weeks, several rallies, protests, and budget teach-ins Bring all relevant documents. ... . Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. inthe 6th floor conferenceroom. "It Is.Iittle matter, requiring little will be held, most importantly, on Monday, March 27. More information will be coming soon. In the thought, .generosity or statesman- meantime, take time out to write to The Ticker and express your views on Pataki's budget cuts. Assistance will be available through April 15, Monday Admission is free. ship to push a weak man [or Ifyou would like to help out in any way possible, please call DSSG at (212) 802-6790 or stop by through Thursday, from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m., at 360 The reading schedule will be as follows: woman] down when [he or she] is our office in Room 1531 of the 360 PAS building. Remember: 'it's your money, your education, and Park Avenue South,-Room 2014B, and at off-campus loca- -March 15: Sandr-a Maria Estevez and Susan Hornik struggling to get up. Anyone can your future! .tions.F-DI1Urf.her-information.,eall-447-~36-'12. .·....April·l--2:··T-raeie·-·M:6rri:s---· -- .,.- ...... _- .... ~ .-' -. do that. Greatness, generesity, . . '' --'-- ',~.-- - _._ .. ," '--., -- ' -May17: Kimiko Hahn statesmanshipareshowninstimu- C It 1 C' ' ti 'rIA h DAdM .· ASIAN WEEK CULTURAL ART SHOW .June 14: Reg E. Gaines " Iating, encouraging every indi- U l OrtS 1. USlC ura onnec Ttroug ance n Baruch Asian Students Union is hosting a poem re- For more information call the New York Public Library vidual in the body politic to make P lanned ofhimself[orherselfl the mostuse- crtal/ar't show for Asian-American·HeritageMonth. They at 221-7676. ful, intelligent and patriotic citi­ Similar to the workplace, Baruch Cojlege has a multitude of students and faculty who are first are currently seeking solicitations of literary works, po- zen possible." judged on their ethrricity and the stereotypes associated with their particular race. We are faced ems, artworks, photographs, skits, and essays or short with a problem where individuals find it difficult to relate to one another because of cultural stories dealingwith\Asianperceptionorexperience. Please unawareness. To some extent this is one of the causes that creates a barrier in forming sincere submi.t work~to the Asiatl StudentsAssociation cl'ubroom How,'To Get cultural relationships. This is why the Cultural Connections program was created. The purpose of this program is to or mailbox WIth your name and phone number. educate our students by sharing aspects of many cultures. Many cultures differ in language, style, Submission deadline is March 30. For more informa­ S .Involved practices, and beliefs. Yet there exists a common bond between all cultures. Our hope is to start a tion call Priscilla Lu at (718) 897-5789 orJames Yen (7~8) process that will dissolve all dividers and enhance this special bond. We hope that this program will. The following events ar 234-1718. create an understanding and appreciation for individuals who are ofethnic backgrounds other than lanned to allowmembersofth ours. Our long term goal is to prepare Baruch students for the cultural relationships that they will STUIEIT. ommunity to voice their opin find themselves in tomorrow. WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH EVENTS PLANNED ons on Governor Georg Cultural Connections will include an art and poetry contest open to all Baruch students. All art The Baruch College' Wo_men. of Color Network has ataki's Executive Budget: entries should deal with cultural connections and must be two dimensional, full color or black and -March9: Mass Studen organized the following events in celebration ofWomen's white, and can be in any type ofmedium. There will also be a poetry contest to run at the same time History Month: '- _ ', MEETIIII eeting: Topics of conversa as the art contest and the winner.s of both contests will be announced at the same event. The ion will be the proposed $100 -March 9: "Women of Achievement," presented by stu- deadline for both the art and poetry contests in April 7. uition increase, the propose . The Cultural Connections show is scheduled for Apri127. More information as to the exact time dents. 1:30 p.m. . otal elimination of SEEK, an and location will be mentioned in later issues of the What's Up With DSSG column. For more _March 13: "Woman Warriors of'America," presented by he proposed reduction of TAP information, please contact Ray Mercado at (212) 802-6790, or stop by our office. his will take place during clu students. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Ta'ICS: ours in 4 North, at 17 Lexing -March 16: Video: "Modesta - Puerto Rican Women on Avenue. Student Leaders Needed RebellingAgainst Machismo." From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and -March 16: Baruch Colleg Every Spring semester here at Baruch brings a new change in the leadership of Day Session 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. - '- --. , -- each-In: On this date, al ·PRIPUID$ZIlIlO.JIIDdllllE Student Government. This year is no different and the Spring 1995 student government elections .•March 20: Videos: "Amazing Grace: Black."Wo~en In'\ UNY campuses will have ei are closing fast. Baruch is always in need ofhard working, determined students to lead DSSG into ~I .uW.-'UOIDfSll.1. .... her a teach-in or a town meet Sports,"'and Dream a World,." . From 1:00 to'.3:?Op.m. .}. .. .' ..' the troubling trmes ahead. Ifyou are a day session student with at least a 2.5 GPA, and are taking ng. Faculty will be asked t and 4':00 to 6:00 p.m. : ...... 12 credits ofmore, y~u are eligible to r'un in this year's election. Stand up and take charge ofYOUR ddress the impact of the pro ofthel~t~ .TIP ••CTIIN future, run for DSSG today! For more information, please contact the Student Life Office at (212) All ofthese eventswill beheld inRoom 1033 osed state budget on Baruch 802-6770, or stop by the office in Room 1512 of the 360 PAS building. Street building. For further information contact Woe­ ackets of information will b Network Chair Aurea Santana at (212)387-1624. vailable. Watch for furthe WlEI: TIIISM',MUCI9,II1II1· nformation on this. Andrew Heller -March 23: CUNY Mas PARTY FOR FRES~ '- _. ·CI.,••IS' lly inManhattan: CityHtiH Chair, DSSG Public Relations The Freshman Drop-In Center at Baruch College will 2:00 noon. By subway: R or ; ., . host'and open house party. for freshman to meet their ....;;.;;;;;.;;,;;;~...... 11IIIIn-·ST' , .... o City Hall; 4 or 6 to Brookly fellow students and learn what serriCes are .avaflable to ridge; 2 to Park Place; A or For more ihFo,'1 { rmation aboout Day Session Student Govern'ment, students, on Thursday March 9, from ·t:~O to 2:30 p.m. in :i~~a:~~rs c~~~t·c:;'~~t~e pleas~ call us at (212) 802-~790~br stop bythe officeat 360....> Room 1504 of the 17 LexiJa8tonAvenue.., Iluilding·

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Establishedin 1932 Get Involved, Baruch! FarahGehy Editor-in-chief 27 was, in one respect, an unqualified success. -r. .The anti-budget rally in Albany on Feb. co Q) on the capital to make their co as­ Over 7,000 representatives of CUNY and SUNY converged Eric Thorsen en s: been better.. Manegingeditor x known. In another respect, however, the rally could have Office OfThe President W points-of-view From The 67 students -0.7 percent of the day Q) was represented there by a mere D.J. Fricke .=.::- Baruch college o session student population. News editor ~ like suffer if state funding is re­ sound educational priorities as hallmarksofthe school like this one, many ofthe students have other commitments, and how it will In a commuter andidaDeller-Kortrigh duced so sharply. And, above all, please keep process. We have fundamental guidance in oftaking an active role in this struggle cannot be Exhale editor work and families, but the importance in mind that colleges in CUNY have no local Baruch College's Mission Statement, developed . diminish our depen­ and then approved by the overemphasized. John Camacho revenue generators to . here on campus has demonstrated what of operating of Trustees. It is worth Because Governor George Pataki, a Westchester Republican, Business editor dence on the only two sources University's Board CUNY's only hope of at a level set annually quoting in full: be seen as blatant disregard for the needs ofcity residents, funds:"tax-levy support can only tuition payments. College is responsible for the educa­ budget cut lies in the State Legislature. Itis very important Joanne Guo by the legislature and Baruch averting a nearly $50 million Features·editor on Baruch's budgetfor next of a significant proportion of the diverse the Governor's plan to eliminate SEEK and The pressures tion to let both houses ofthe Legislature know that already causing hardship on campus communitythat relies on The City University of firing of faculty and staff, year are cut TAP, while raising tu.ition _and instituting the wholesale Malika Thompson by forcing us to notify nearly twenty adminis­ New York to achieve its educational goals. school, and make classes more Darren Hartley­ employment will . is toeducatestadents will only serve to drive lower-income students out·of trators, this week, that their Baruch'sprimarymission Arts editor in a global political, so­ to enroll in for those firra.ncially lucky enough to stay. end this June. These are valued employees, for effective leadership difficult atthe College. Itis community, principally - silent majorities are typically ignored. John Voross many with lengthy careers cial, and economic We cannot afford to be silent individuals and for Baruch programs in business and administra.. of Baruch's students should attract Sports Editor tragic for these through A proposed budget that will affect 100 percent their retention has been subject to the tive disciplines, but also inthe arts and sciences body. that more than a fraction of a percent of the student Kim Robinson budget shortfall. And even worse, this week's and in education. * * * Photo editor reduction in College staffis not the last ofour Baruch's mission requires the integration of very effective way of but only the first. We will be exemplary, comprehensive programs in busi­ ways ofgetting involved without demonstrating. One Browne ;likely layoffs, "T'h e re are Richard faces and trusted friends. andadministrativedisciplineswitha broad is by writing to your elected officia ls. Copy editor losingmore familiar ness registering discontent the cuts will be, and which ofcourses, from introductory to advanced, writing campaign, with Dean Ron Aaron Just how deep range CUNY is organizing a university wide letter will best sustain our educational in the humanities and the natural and social (212) 447-3500, or stop by Heydi Hernandez decisions t~kin~ po~nt here at Baruch. Students are urged to call him at Advertising manager programs through these trying times, are not sciences. Baruch's mission also requires that it South for information. Following is a list of But the decision-making emphasize the importance of both its under­ hIS office In Room 1702 of 360 Park Avenue yet fully known. counts; politicians respond to Krisber Gallardo process at the College will depend on wide graduate and graduate programs and that its legislators, with their office addresses. Every letter Office manager consultation, with representatives from' all faculty be in the vanguard of scholarship and volume. on the retrenchment commit­ applied research. In'allitsfacets, the College is Caplan campus sectors Hillel will enable the to incorporating principles ofleader­ Computer consultant tee. I. hope my leadership committed -Joseph Bruno, Senate Majority Leader -Herman D. Farrell, Chair, AssemblyWays and College to move through a potentially demor­ ship, social responsibility, modern technology, Room 409, Legislative Office Building Means Committee Roslyn Bernstein alizing crisis with fairness, good sense, and and a global perspective into its programs. Albany, NY 12247 Room 923, Legislative Office Building Alisa Solomon Albany, NY, 12248 Consultants

- --' '.' -RonaldStafford, Chair, Senate·Finance ... '.' .---.. -- - .. ~'-_.~.-_.-.- -~ '--.,-_._.~ "_.,-.~.- ..: --'_ ·S··"·~-·~··- _. --<_.~_.. _ ...... --.-....._-.__ . ._ _ .. _. . .. __ C.-Sullivan, Chair, Assembly Higher . "....--' - -- _ .._- ...... - .--'-'.- -'-.-" _. ·-.--·-_.'r._._._ Committee -Edward ta.l..1. . '.. or_._· ... Room 502, State Capitol Education Committee Albany, NY 12247 Room 717, Legislative Office Building E rica Concepcion Albany, NY12248 Gerald Daily -Kenneth P. LaValle, Chair, Senate Higher Marlon Del-Valle Think So State Senator Jason Emerson "Don't Goodman, I Education Committee •Roy M. Garcia Room 806, State Capitol 270 Broadway, Room 2400 Andrea Jason Grant By CandidaDeIIer-Kortright 1\.lbany, NY 12247 New York, NY 10007 Wendell Hinds I am writing in regards to what I considerto Michael Lukaj be one ofthe most ignorant responses to a ques­ -Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker -CatherineAbate, State Senator _ c . Kelly Maude tion, that I have everheard. I- amtalking about Legislative Office Building Room 415, Legislative Office Building Room 932, Bennet Maurer the answer that Linda Lawson gave in the last NY 12248 Albany, NY 12247 Albany, Ray Mercado edition of the ticker to the question, "Do you 'Jennie Oh thinkthepresidentofRutgersshouldstepdown •Steven Sanders, State Assemblyman Davin Pun 201 E. 16thSt, 4th Floor Miriana Ramirez New York, NY 10003 John Rodrigues African Manny Rodriguez "...3/4of Robert Sauer Richard Scott Americans have Harry Valetk The Ticker is pub­ 'white 'genetic lished hi-weekly, eight times a semester, by The Ticker ·editorial staff at heritage." 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010, :Room 1522 (E-mail-­ America Online: The Ticker; Internet; theticker.aol.com)~ All work except printing is done ~y Baruch under- graduate and graduate students. All typed and .' si~contributioDs-and lettersare welcome, and should be mailed to the above address (orE-mail address). Our office is open' w~, dnd do not MeeBBarily during regular school The opinions expres8etl on the. Exhalepo.ge. are those ofthe individutJl onlytypewnttencmdsignedopinion hours. AQY display ad-' represent theopinionsofTheTickereditori4lstoff. TIle fielteracceptB ofExbalecrticleBis eontinllent vertisin·g questions piecettofnomoretJum 750 UJOrds from ~k.College~.PublictJtion typeWritten and signed. T!~ should be directed to the .upon an editoriGl board vote. Letters must be no moret1ua 350wortla, ., upon requetlt. Writers advertising· Manager or , Mt be publiBheiL However, WMlI appropriste, IIGlIIawill be withheld !- letters will for~GM Managing Editor at the .and fiening telqhone.~ All ~1IBare Subject to editing shouldproouu day . above address. ~all~pi«:a.CJ1!d ..~ ~.~ Exbale fltlitor. . ..z- ....,.. . cltu#y.. .,.. ".-

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. 12 living in the 90's Conservative Corner . '. LOen ,...en Close.Encounters OfThe Third Kind Newtclear Attack· .4 hatestheideaofa conservativeCongress,especia])y By Robert Sauer tryingto destroyhiscredibility. Alltheyhavetofight theSpeakeroftheHouse. Therefore,theyresortto - Myfriend from the other sideofthe political . withissomedumbbookdea1. Theliberalsraisedhell By Bennett Maurer • us. what I had for dinner, I replied and noticed co insults and character assassination. ' -co • spectrum. believes thatthe media is notliberal overthisbeca.useNewtwasmakingmoney. I never "My philosophy, lesbians, lesbians lesbi- When I had to go to the bathroom, I was that her girlfriend was fondling her, and 1 0'1 Q) The liberals.go on: ca oriented. Thatis atleastwhathe writes. Infact heard before thatmaking money is wrong, greedy, ans!!!!!!!!!!!!"-Howard Stern 1994, Private worried that there would be no men's room. mean all over, Iwas freaking out. My quick .L:. Richard Threlkind on ~BS's "Eye on America" )( he goes so far as to dare anyone to name one andunethical, especiallyifitiseamedina legaland Parts. ' But to my good fortunes, there was one wit came out with this comment to the L.A. W speakingofconservative ta1k radio: "A kind ofair liberal on CNN. My friend mustnever have moral manner. "Where there is no penis between us present. Then I wondered if the male role, .' chick:'" I know what you had for dinner pollutionas close as your carradio." watched"Crossfire," then. On that program, Theleftist mediaattackshimbecause the"Con- ...MaryWilliamsWalsh,LosADiftlrsTimes:"Some friends, lesbian no man's land. Lesbianany butch in that scene, goes into that bath- besides beer, probably some tuna fish." which airs daily, there are not'one buttwo tractWithAmerica;" will dismantletJrirty years of woman could be a lesbian." Frank 1990. room. After elim,inating the beer from my (Rimshot, please'Z.Actuafly in this case, a havecome tothearresting conclusionthattheyare liberals. One is Michael Kinsley and the other liberal policies, i.e., the welfare state. They have worse offtodaythan theywereunderoon'l'umism I have had friends who were lesbians in system, 1saw my friends rapping to the two rim job would be much more suffice) one is usually a There are two written such things as: guest. Many men have lost theirjobs. Women have lost the past, but these meetings were soooo black dykes sitting next to me. It's a weird We got stoned at the party.. Later, in conservatives to balance the program, thus Anna Quindlen, New York Times "He has different and weird. That I felt that they scene .to describe. comes this BIG muscle-bound guy (Mr. Ste- cbild-care centers that.cost 20 cents a day; practi­ inspiringthe nameofthe show. becomethemostpowerfulpurveyorofthepoliticsof must be discu¥ed.. So here is my'story. Picture if you will these four women roidsis what I label him) he sits right down caUyallhouseholdsarepayingmanytimesmorefor Itappearsto methatmyfriend didnot examine ~ USlOn..• It started ~ht before Christmas when puttingthe moves on each other. Then when next to my friend who informed me thathe elusi " rint and sustenance. And even the eastern Ger­ other stations too thoroughly, nor did he -study MinneapolisStarTribune: "He's eitherso used I went outwith her and someone she knows. my friend leftme to go to the "ladies" room, was just a friend. I said:~) understand, he mans who now have 'made it' talk of a certain. magazines or newspapers. Are theynotpartofthe to being a flame thrower that he hasn't gotten the This person was from LaLa Angeles, just one ofthe dykes came up to me and started has tremendous psyche and a big schlong, I somethingthat is missingfrom their lives." mass media as well? He does speak of a few hang of speakerlike statesmanship...or he intends from that aloneI knew she had to be strange. to talk to me like a man. She said," Is she . take the hint." She was trying to convince Washirn$>nPost: "TheWickedLateNightWays members, Diane Sawyer and William Safire, who to take his ruthless, smear-the-enemy style to new This chick also a comedian, so figuring that yours, because she is really very good look- me otherwise though. And BadAdvice ofRush Limbaugh" workedundertheNixonadministration. Nixonwas heights." I love comedy, I'd give her some of my ing. Oh man, I'd love to go out with her." The room was getting quite sexual with OnABC's,World News Tonight, theyrecognized farfrombeinga conservative. Here'sa bitofhistory: Detroit Free Press: "Like the gangsterin a bad material. To use you know? Be a writer of me having no piece ofit. I wentinside for a peopleas"PersonoftheWeek" FromJanuary1988 Nixon instituted wage and price controls, far from moviemelodrama,Mr. Gingrichistryingtothreaten hers. She had red hair tattoos all over and , vodka and cranberry. Then came the crazi- to December 1993 44 liberal Democratswon, while beingaoonservative idea Nixonisnotconsidered a PresidentClinton and, by extension, the nation." a diamond studded earring and on top ofit est part, I couldn't get back into the room. only nine conservative Republicans received the "The blackdvke's conservativeinmost people's minds. The Washington Postheadline: "GingrichLobs all, she was Jewish! Right there I knew I'd 'J' I was locked out while everyone else was sameacclaim. Timemagazine evennamedMikhail Theonlyconservative-dominated componentof a Few More Bombs" have GREAT material for the archives. fri nil' atth h ., taking care of business. I pounded and themediaistheAM-radiotaIkshows. I contendthat NBCNEWS: "Pugnacious casuallyreckless in Gorbachev "Man of the Decade." After a couple of beers, I discovered -~. e s ere W lIe pounded to try to get back in there, to no Thevast media empireis controlledbyliberals, my friend is wrongwhenhe states, "Thereis a lack his attacks." that the two ofthem live in the same room •• avail. Until finally, one of the dykes told from Dan Rather to Lars Erik-Nelson. They are ofliberals in the media" I will prove otherwise and TimeMagazine coverheadline: "Unele Scrooge: and sleep. T~en my curious instincts took : me to comeback later. almost all liberals, with few exceptions. With the herchickdidall the not by throwing stones, as myfriend might think. 'tis the Season to Bash the Poor. But is Newt over, I ask: where do both of you sleep?". Unfortunately, I had left my black RepublicanCongress,andafearofaClintonloss,the EverydayI hear liberals inthemedia attacking Gingrich's America really that Heartless?" Ms. L.A. said, "In the same bed." I should've 0. " cashmere overcoat on the very bed where mediaisgoingcrazy. Thecountryhasshiftedtothe talkin conservatives such as: Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Newsweek cover: "How the Gingrich Stole continued with that line ofquestioning but 'b I all these sexual escapes were taking place. • right but the media is holding firmly in its tracks. DickArmey,JesseHelms, PhilGramm,andRonald Christmas" the beers andembarrassmentmade me keep I was worried about the coat having stains Eventuallytheytoowill haverealignthemselves or Reagan. Rightnow themainattackisonthecurrent I have never heard nor seen this kind bashing quiet. {Tell me you wouldn't feel all weirded out of sex on it without me involved. (Remem- 'they will face poor ratings. So you leftists in the Speaker ofthe House, Newt Gingrich. referringto liberalSpeakersTip O'Neil,JimWright Two beers later, we hopped on the train at this point?) ber in this room was my friend, Mr. Ste- media itis time to step aside. They are trying to destroythis man. They are orTomFoley. Let'sface thefacts, theleftistmedia to go to the village. The L.A. chick was .T.he black dyke's friend sat there while roids, the dyke and the L.A. chick. Man was .• telling me that she just likes ladies better. I mad, all that an also the fact was that I Not from any previous experiences but be- her chick did all the talking. They both wasn't in the room. God knows, what was were very heavy set and looked like the Aboutthose articles cause of "the s.ensuality" that women pro- t t.vni l' d h . b.i going on in there.) vide. I asked her if she missed the pen.is, s ereo. YPd~ca ImadgeNs tportraYfeth WI ed~ t ~s I did what anyone else would do in this sh~ went on a rap where finally admitted to ,~~~n~ IS Iscusse.. 0 one ~ e ales l.D- situatiori, .as John:- Belushi 'suggested to ~;' yes._,sbe~~did.. -She isn't fuffY-lesl)o-:Duf"~-.kJ,J...e_L.a._r~J90ked bk~_~h~:: ~_n~~ -~~~t_ ~.~w~r~-- ~ -ElouDderin ADimalH031s~~..;~__I)~Tink b.e~vilx.~_" , l,-Que ... Pasa... Manny? , . ,. ..- -- ....-.. - •. -. ' SternmeS8eS 8J!OUndwith·---Great·.:adVice-it-was.-For-theDe"xt hour and between the head trips and where she is at, After a little dancing to some Techno- Second, as a writer, I must say that you are a greatcampusnewspaper. Mr. Rodriguez,youseem wome.n turn her on. .., music, how anyone dances to that music I'll a half I drank. Vodka, beer whatever was . By Eriea Concepcion around. What else could 1 do about it? disgrace to writers everywhere. MayI suggestthat to beforgetting thatthisisa college newspaperand As a fellow staffwriter,I feel compelledtobreak WhICh was reaIIy fime WIth me,It s not my never know. It has absolutely no steady youtakeafew writingcoursesbeforeyoucontinueto nobodyis interestedinreading aboutfoolish experi­ su.ppose~ the news to you MannyRodriguez. This maycome place t.o judge h.er. God is to do beat and moves allover the place. It makes theThenhousetwowithhugebeerSpanishtryingguysto getcamein thatover embarrass yourself any further. This isn't high encesofthestereotypedLatinosthatyou seemtobe asashocktoyoubutlhopethatyouwillkeepinmind whaloes t t d WIth aII 0 f thIS. ThIS G0 d me f eel like I'm at a fashion show not a school anymore Mr. Rodriguez. Your should con­ living vicariously through. di ds rt 11 d . b t ' room but, I told them:" Unless 'you guys that itisfor your owngood. Thatgarbage thatyou prob a..bly rscar S.1 a .an. wor'rres a ou dance. I ·feel like unless I consume many want sloppy 'seconds, that room is quite I held my tongue last semester since I was sider writing about things that pertain to college more Impor-tant ,th mgs 11k e 1.ftherast h was drinks, cocaine orall ofthe numerous drugs call fiction mustbestopped immediately! hoping that your installments would improve, but h 0 h 11 busy. They didn't believe it, until the dyke I have triedto keep anopen mind asI readyour studentsandsteerclear from whatyou mighthave t rown out. r ow many times you ca that are used by the fashion industry and came' out from the room. (I still wasn't consideredto be "cool"inhighschool;suchascutting theyneverdid. I believeinfreedom ofthe press so I "fictional" installments last semester, but I've had The Psychic Friends Hotline. the "artisticcommunity," I wouldn't be able allowed-in there though, to pick' up my class,cursing,etc... Itmaynotbe"cool"inyourclosed am not saying that you do not have the right to just about enough. Good fiction doesn't require So the gab feast goes on, when you are to dance to this music. Fortunately, I had belongings though.) little mind to be intelligentorhave an appreciation continueyourone-sided,meaning!ess,ignorantlittle vulgar curse words to keep a reader interested. full of beer, conversations come and go as plenty ofbeers in me. So the music wasn't Finally my friend came outofthe room, for the arts. However, I assure you that you are stories. However,thefirstamendmentalsogivesme Literature that is worth reading needs to have fast as a snap o.f a finger. This is w~at much of a worry. and it was total denial on her part. "Oh • looking like an a-hole. That's a word that you theextremepleasureoftellingyou how I feel about substance, andthatissomethingthatyour work, or , happened. My friend IS much more quiet, We left the bar and my friend and I went nothing happen," she said meanwhile Mr. would use, right Mr. Rodriguez. Perhapsifl speak your work. This is a new semester and now is the . ratheryourfailed attempts, truly lack. thus making L.A. the one I spoke to. We got this lady's house who was a lesbian all the Steroids was sitting in the room with his in your language, youjustmight understand me. best time for you to take a good look at some ofthe First, as a Puerto Rican, I am shocked and off the train to tr~nsfer, and sh~ squatted way. From the vibes I was getting, I knew pants down to his knees; -Who are you Itis clearthatyoureditoris fartoo politeto point trashyouhavehadthe nerveto submit. Let's seeif appalled at the stereotypical way that your Latino down and peed r-ight there. WeIrd scene, that I wouldn't want to have sex with her. trying to kid? I'm' not that stupid, " were a11 . thesethings outtoyou. Guess what? Tmnotpolite youcantrytomakeyourstories good for something charactersareportrayed. NotallLatinossayf-kin but with the beer in me whatis there for me She was abutchy dyke allright. Not very that I could say. "Listen I just wanted my whentheideaofputtingdownLatinosis suggested. otherthan liningfor a parakeet's cage! every sentence they speak. Nor do all Latinos live to do? nice either, she seemed very surprised to belongings, you could stay in there for the I'm not polite when someone who obviously isn't in poverty, get pregnant or go on welfare. Your Finally we get offthe train1and N goto the11 see a man in this scene. The L.A. eh'iek was rest of your life." seriousaboutwritinggetsspace inwhatshouldbea , disgustingwordsdepictusLatinosina terribleway. t west part of Grenwich Vi lage. ot rea y , stripping down to her undergarment for a Then she started to feel sick. Consider- i ~hepart.1 frequent on my dru~ken strolls, night of fun and frolic. I guz~led down an- ingwhat hasjust occurred, that is the least It was hke the rest of the rright; totally other beer and was parading around the she should feel. She beganvomitingandmy Truth or Consequence inconsequential. While looking for the tav- house in a blonde wig that she had around only'question was, whose fluids was .she . erns, a joint was being passed.around. . hI the house. vomiting? started to freak the two of them out WIt The L.A~~chickwas discussingher prob- So Lended up leaving, despite her con- me riffing and doingbits totally offthe top lems with ·some of the ladies. I was very stant pleading. Hell, I only had a Iitnle. Does Anybody Really Know ofmy head. The comedienne thought it was jealous because she was picking up more dignity left and I didn't want to get into any : ~ ..' really good. Six hits later, we were there. women then 1 was. What were hersecrets? fights over her with Mr. Steroids. She's And after se~r~hingthreebars, we fo~nd I could sure use the help. ..-, definitely not worth me getting my ass a place to.0ur.lIklng. The two, ofthem trIed My friend and I left for home besides kicked for. I mean she isn't Pamela Sue to call theirfriend who a~peared ~aterthat, being ve·ry drunk, my only regret was that .. Anderson or anything. What It Is? night. During one of the two pitchers, I didn't find out more about their scene. After a little conversation, left with my Time 1 1 Bennett Maurer REALLYwantto payanextrathousanddollarsfor you had more HAPPENINGthings to do. discovered that 1 quite possibly could've The night was over. I felt like my hunk Walkman blasting Frank ,Zappa and me "Howmanytimes musta man turn his head school? Why should the citizens for New York be There is still another march that all of you been the only man in there!! It was a les- between my legs was inconsequential that stumbling all over the streets. It;-was a pretending he just doesn't see?"-Bob Dylan's responsiblefor theincompetenceofourgovernment apathetic comatose students can be vocal' at. On bian bar.. . night allright. One could understand why. miracle I finally made it home. Blowin' in the Wind, 1962. gettingus inthe financial pitthat we are presently March23rdtherewillbea protestatCityHall, 12:00 The L.A chick was roaming around the Two days later 1 was invited- to my . The lastthreethings that went through I was at the protest on February 27th up in m.., - noon, you all must attend Club hours are at that place. This place was totally dark with f~iend's XMas party. Same set of people my mind on this very weird night were first Albany, and my question to the entire CUNY and Doesn.'tanyonecare?Whyeveryoneofthe16,000 hour, so whybothertakingtheusualroute, thatall Elton John's lesbian song, All The1Young . were there. Little did I know what kind of that I wasn't going to b e a ble to get my ' SUNY faculty, students and parentsis: Wllere the Baruchstudentsisn'tdowninAlbanyis beyondmy business students take. Speak out once in your Girl~ L~ve Alice,~ppropriatelyP aY1n~ on a night I was in for. 1 still can't believe it. favorite book in the whole world back.. hell were you?". Shame on all of you, This. is a comprehension. Seventy, only seventy damn stu­ damnlife.YC;>U wantto knowwhy,herearethefacts. the Jukebox.)1 dId~not see any physical It started out innocently, enough, Second, with the amount of alcohol that I democracy and the' only way that politicians will dentswentdownthere!!!! Don'tyouem:e atallabout TAP will be cut for all studentsbyten percent. contact wit~ any\.ofthe dykes. Just plenty drinking beers and mixed drinks with the consumed, at least I didn't vomit. And All financial be respond to the people they'are supposedto serve is your future? From the deplorable turnout, your aid for part-time students wotild of sehmooaing between them. A. hcouple of flakes and freaks. Madonna's best song- - finally, thereweren't any noticeable stains ifthesepeoplelighta fire undertheirasses. Vietnam silencespeakslouderthananywords. WhenPataki eliminat.ed.CUNY&SUNYoperatingbudgetswould realdies~l dykes·weresitting ng t-next-to , FEVER' was playing. L.A.' wanted to know or funky smells on my coat. is a perfect example. passes this stupid budget, don't go bitchingto any­ \ ) / continued on page 12 I, Doesn't the hike inyourtuition, and the cutin one. Youhadyourchanceto speakoutandobviously ; ,:& \\ ., • financial aidfor everyone, affect you?Doesanybody :~~~~==:-.__ ._.. _--===.-~ --~-#"- ---_..•.. ~ . ... _-.... --:-:-.--_.-. --. ~ _~ j._~··'N·5~~'~~ vnr-?-a!t1..... __ ...... -.._------..... _ --- . .

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Q)• (ij withfourgood, "human"teachers. However, onmy Youcanstilldo thetbingsyouwereaecustomedto at SHOUT s: )( ByMarkStepheDs first day I also came in contact with a humanoid home-likesneakinginafterhours,butyoualsOgain By KevinDegidon W They say that nothingcancompare to the time Q) ThisteaCherbadanarchedback, a thickEuropean new wisdom and you begin to understand the an­ ~- you spendatcollege. All thedegrees, success, fame 0 areentand an impatient disposition which told me cient truthslike, "A man's home is his castle." The· Myfellow students, badnews has arrived. Gov- should have over the allocation ofpublic education Democratstoplaytostudents'biggestfears abouta orlackthereoffailincomparisontothe experience i- that this was going to be a 'wonderful' semester. dustballsmthecorner...they'reyours,theunknown emor George Pataki wants to slash spending on funds, Gov. Patakihas sided with the mayor. Now cut that in reality will barl~ effect them.'Th:isall of'beingonyourownfortbefirsttime. fftbisistrue, WithoUt gettinginto specifics, letmeteUyouthatin organisms growing in your yours too, your· SUNY and CUNY ·schOOls asa.result, ·tuitioo is .. that ~·two Jeaders believe that.leaving· such oomes at.tbe·heelS·· of the. defeat··of the Balanced thentellme,whydoesn'ttheatmospherereflectjust closet, (D11ege,therearethreetypesofteacbers:Firstthere roommates girlfriend... well, let's not ·getcarried expected to rise $1,000 a year and one tenth of bureaucracyunaccounted for is a recipe for waste BudgetAmendment. a measure which could have this'2 So far, I have been delayed by elevators, is thecaring,intellectualtype, thatalwayshastime away. . enrolled professors will belaidoffThis is according and Incompetence, ies no 'wonder why we r:eel an .cappedthegi-owthoftheFederalGOveriunent's$4.7 squeezedbyforeign bodies in the hallway, metby forajokeanda helpinghand,thenthereis the"robot Speakingofroommates, hereisa situationthat tovariouscirculatingflyersandreports'inthenews. earthquake oftremors Coming from public eduea­ trillion debt. It's defeat atme due to six Senate impatient professors and-have been riddled by so . professor,"who simplycomestoclassand. mechani- calls for diplomacy. It took you ye8rs Of whining, After all ifthey sayit, it must be right. But wait a tional headquarters. All this uproar has been or­ Democrats flip-flopping from their support for a muchresponsibilityinsuchashoitspanoftimethat cally reads offnotes, noteven botheringto stop for pleading,grovellingandevensublimi':\a] manipula­ minute,justhow muchisthegovernorproposingto chestrated by lies from bureaucratS who are out to . virtuaDyidentica1 bill votedonlessthena yearago. .questions, finally, thereisthe"professorfrom. hell," tion togetyourpare11tstogive youyourown room, cutoutofthe states higher education budget? save their ownskin. Forthe sakeofourfuture, we must putalid of who eitherdoesn'tcareorcareswaytoomuch. With andhereyou are once again, paired offwith some­ Is rise of $1,000 is a roughly 40% increase, The educated and skilled stand to reap the spending,Pataki'sbudgetdoesthatforthefirsttime "...In college, thistypeofteacher,gradingishard,homeworkeven one. Fearnot, even the most despicable personcan f combined withthelayoffs for this to be an accurate .greatestbenefits ofeconomic booms with the more inoverhalfa·centuIy; (before many ·parents were harderandeverythingisdonewitha face thatcould make a good. roommate (ifthey are.rich, ugly and scenario thegovemorwould haveto becuttinghalf permanent and better payingjobs. With the right born). The education budgetis the leastcutitemin scratch a diamond friendless thatis.) thehighereducationenti.rebudget.Inreality,Pataki's . coordination, the tri-state area has the potential of Pataki's budget. Still many student have followed therare three College is Latin inmy book for, "Get out ofmy Living on campus however, is definitely better outlays only propose a 4.8% cut to state and city becoming a breeding ground for the biggest eco­ the .lead of faculty .and student government in house,you're 18 nowsofendfor yourself" Withthis thanthealternative,livingathome. Parentsexpect colleges. Without any internal cuts in our in our nomicexpansionsincethePost-warboomofthe50s. .protesting the cuts, some students have even said in mind, let me tell you what will happen to you. you to beanadult, yet they call 'missingpersons'if collegesitwould onlytakea $115 increaseintuition But iflarge deficits,.high spending arid high taxes they want to "shut down the city." As tomorrow's types of First, your mom won't wake you up anymore. If you are even five minutes lategettinghome. Fur­ tomadeupthelost revenue. Butthereisplentyoffat continuetobethetrend,we willcontinueto crumble professionals,youare-notpowerlessbutwithpower there isn't anyfood inthefridge, chances are you'll thermore, theywantyoutostudy,study, study,yet to be cutinourpublic educationalsystem. Programs to landfill. School administrators are not the only must rome wisdom. You should state you voice OIr starve. You will acquire dishpan bands 'and the theykeepgivingyoumorework, work,workaround such asS.E.E.Khavehelpeddramaticallyincrease prchestraters ofthe anti-budget cut rally. With a thebudgetbutfirstI urgeyou toconsidertwothings. teachers..." laundromatbecomesyourhome~way:fromhome.a the house. . theamountofremediation. As a result, theaverage recordnumberofyoungvoterspullingtheGOPlever Who's lead are you following and what are your realizethattherearesomeofyouwhofeel thatthis Afterallis said and. done though, parents want . student takes twice as long to graduate he would last November, this is clearly a last ditch effort by interestnotjustatthis momentbutinthelong hall. . , is noproblem., thatit'sevena steppingstoneto your what is best for their children. Their lo~ brought have thirtyyears ago. Itnow takes on average four Ilongtobesixyearsoldagain,whenthewhimsofmy freedom.) You'llgetlotsofho~ork,havenosocial . you into this world, their sacrifices gave you a yearstogetanAssociatesDegreeandeightyearsfor imaginationwerecaniedoutbymylovingparents. life, no 1V, girls, lots ofgirls, lots offoreign girls, childhood andtheirmoney...is makingyoua better a Bachelors.And for every10studentswho enrollin Don'tgetmewrongthough,I havehadgood experi- midtermsaadfinals,.Yousee, insociety'sattemptto person. This isyourtime to live, to experience and a CUNYcollege7dropout,thevastmajorityofthem Truth or Consequences ences. I havemetsomewonderfulpeoplewhomI'm makeus more responsible, theyforget thatwe are to grow. .Forget everything I just said, the true duringremediation. We arewastingtheirtime and certain Will be my friends forever. However, the still young at heart and have all the fears and meanmgofcollegelifeisthatyouwillfigureitoutfor moneybecausesome can'tadmitthat collegeis not good experiences have been eutweighed by the turmoils that acoompanyyotI1h yoursel£ Inhigh school,we were all"spoon fed" by suppose to be for everyone. It was made for the stressful ones. Therefore, before you are cajoled by Whateveryou do, GO TO A UNIVERSITY IN theadultsinsocietybutincollege,wemustleamto academically inclined. yourparentsandrelativesintoattendingcollege,let ANOTHERSTATE! Thereisnothingaspreciousas fend forourselves. More so thanthis though, you'll Sensitivitycourses canalsotaketheax. College ~ystorybalanceoutanyoftheir~llishedmemo- shouldpreparestudentsforthereal world ofcompe- Pass The Buck waking up in your own drool, SUlTOUIlded by beer begin to reanalyze everything that you have ever nes. .'.. .- cans,ornotbeingafraidthatyourmotherwillwalk learnedandintheend,the srenariowillbethesame titionnot.fillthem Withpro~daand propriety. - ~~~.~ !4~ ~.-_l!.~~._¥~~ ~y~._. intQ_~_l'QQm vnn'~ ~ ~ Sex··ooucation courses have there own major in ...... 1"'..J1~'1':~e·'.~ wbe.n._ "to~-~ ~':':'1'.::~::-'in 'Innrarid~.·· .underwear. .I.~ evervone 21 VPA?Q now.:..'l!:lI'.~~~u..w...vnn .._"11 'be~_the I tookfiveooursesand h Jckilyblessed ··meant··.- _. . -be-· •..• .:.....__.1_".-•.•.• _...... ,,__....._#.Mw,.... __ .._... semester, was .... ~~J~J:'?'i~_~~~j!~!:~.·~_~~i~~~_!~e ~~~~ ~'~ '~._'~~~.' ~~' ~--=.~~.,- [!~ ~~ies~ Legaey-t&:-t~ _~~~~,-.Myr~.~:__._. __ .. ~Ult .n-~ .tClYUIUtRt parent and-you will pasS-oDeoe.·~81eatest.or .. ._. .. .. --- employersrespondifasttidentapplyiDgforajObsaid At one time oranOflier, you ve prooabIynaa ~gne'1 wfitl!~tJm~,.wtm! tnU!m:Ied family traditions - thestoryofyourcollege days. he majored in ~x? StudentGovernment can go to, some liberal professor tell you and the other· toprovideadequateoutpati.entpsychiatriccare they collect on average upto $50,000a yearbutcan hostages that homelessness in Ameriea is the and supervision, b~ ·~ey w~ ~jacked by anyone point to something that has been aceom- faultofRon~d ~ .flOD1e~n~~ ~~: 'Q:re~ Societr,·pi~~ t~ sky, ~tural.) .... " c: ~'...... 1 ~.~ \ i··~·.,,~ ft·, '• .- t·' ,_1.\.-1,'::-. ,_.. :....:-1 ... ,.l."_l.Lu t:.l_l 1 .... 1. .... ------'-'-. .--/" ... ._.• _.lli;.; . ~-~~.~~...=~~~=~ _ .. --~. _ .. ~~-~.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~-~-=~.. -~~~'~.~~~:==~~--; -'~=- ',. '. ..

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I ~ 0lIi:r voIid lOrUS. raidents oWy. r-~ -, , Sometime in May ofthis year to be a 'model' NAFTA partner. that much more ammunition have served as a role model for I 06Cr Nee Valid Withouc This Coupoc1- I Void wbFreqamc ProFam. PUc MIIdIiDg Policy. : • It is no exaggeration to state use Mexico as a ApplicableIlles c:u: :aDd scrvx:e chap:s are _1OCOOnpurdusa. cwocbu dixowa cw pnlIDC)l»OQS. Limit..oae CD. or assetle per order. Exduck:s c:!i> Coupoa is IIOC. vabd wid>:anyocber tpeci:al acktitioa:al.(Ji)o8itt '. Nocvalid OIl ourc:haR«p cenifiaa!s oron I ance. Those who would use Chile's political situation has I O8ierv:alid2l119S~ <:iV <:iV s:alemcrch:andise. _ cwdiscoaDt.08CrvalidoalyOl1c1diveries _ . 5/31/95. oeftvad • previousparcb:ascL TbediscoullCisappliabie _ I thatChile's performance and in­ I widWI die CoariwMal Uaieed SCala.. only 011 pun:basa IISlDg - ~ card. 10, aDd~ ~~ lmed OIl : Mexico as a reason to forestall _. been verystable now that Presi- . Offer Not Valid Without This Coupon. : Sunday ddiwry DOC ~ ~ pnus OIlIy, ~ eXdudes ax. I corporation will be crucial to reason to forestall ~C:U:OII~ I L ~ ~ ------J--~------L-~~-~~~------J NAFTA's future. Iftaken to its any further inclusions at this· dent Pinochet is gone and its C 1995 MAssnOmll~ l_ponmd fullest potential, NAFTA would ~ anyfurther date have not examined Chile infrastructure is ready for any become a major trading bloc the in detail. The. only similari- influx of business that Ameri­ equal of·any potential Euro­ inclusions'at this ties bet'ween Chile 3;ndMexico can companies may want to pean, Asian or Mrican trading are geographical and lingual. throw at it. The most .crucial blocs, the first two already hav­ date have not The first difference, and per- difference is between the gov-­ ing started to come about. haps the most important to ernments. Mexico's Zedillo is The U.S. is not big'enough to exalllined Chile in those fearing future invasions often atodds with the rest Qfhis deal with any such potential of Latin Americans into Texas colleagues on the subject ofeco­ bloc on its own so having a detail and California, is its distance nomic policy. He h~salso suf­ • strong trading bloc behind it from theU.S. (over sevenhours fered from inheriting a cou~try will be crucial. Natural geogra­ from Santiagoto Miami byair). from a president, Carlos Sali- phy dictate~thatAmerica's bloc Recent steps include attempts There will be no influx .of . nas, who created a rosyeconomic must consist of Canada, Latin to curtail U.S. funding inthe U.N. Chileans into the U .S.people. picture to the rest of the world America and the Caribbean. and the refusal to initiate the Also~ its economic situation is using a lot of smoke and mir­ The U.S. congress, with its Mexico bailout. If Chile falters radically different.from that of· rors. new Republican face indirectly in its role as a'NAFTA member, Mexico's. In fact, one would go continued on page 18 I!. ~. .-1. .- -:':-'. - ~'.' - .~' ·.:·: ..··_·,I...... ·:"-T....:·:·;.-r.'~·~'"':_-:-,...?~~-a ..,~' '. . . 18 en :? :,.:;:; :~~:.~. :~:' .. ~.'::;. ~::::.~: ::'::.:- ~+~::" :::"" ~.': ~ :;::'::,;.; ~~' ,".:~". ': CD c .!:-).~...~;'"~.:,.::~~.:. ., ;'. ·Cii m::J CD .:.:.- (,) Chik, The Fourth Member? '.. ~ • contined from page 17 Apple Expects As Many As Microsoft's Video for Windows to them in close proximity to the 0) 12 Clone Makers. Apple Com­ 1.1d, a softwareprogramfor-play­ -. 0) Mexico's currency had been rest of the emerging South ~ hugely overvalued and propped American markets as well as puter Inc., which recently agreed back, capture and editing ofvid­ eo up with the help of central toallowthemanufacturingofMac eos .s::::. a. the Oceanic region. The gov-· bank that was at Salinas's beck ernment is currently in the clones, expects 6 to 12 companies EI Diario to Grow with eas ~ and call. middle oftrade talks with New to .be making copies of its Group Aid. Spanish-language The external debt has been, Zealand and is no_w a member of Macintosh computers this year. daily is' moving into electronic and remains, huge. There was the Asia-Pacific Economic Co­ To capture a largershare ofthe media. The owners of.El Diario/ little or no growth as well. To operation group. personalcomputermarket,Apple La Prensa, the Spanish-lan­ be fair, foreign investors who Chilean companies, financed lastyear reversed its long-stand­ guage dailyfrom NewYorkOity, greedily pursued the 50% plus by over $100 million in private ing policy of keeping exclusive' announced yesterday that a retu.rns on Mexican stocks since pension·funds, are investing in rights toits Macintosh operating group ofinvestorshad agreed to 1990 while wearing blinkers to their neighbors at a blistering system. SQ far three clone'mak­ provide the capital for a broad the country's problems deserve .pace, leading the cross-border ers have formally stepped for­ expansion into electronic and a great deal of the blame as integration trend alongwith Ar­ ward. They are the Power Com­ other Spanish-language media. • well. gentina and Brazil that is con­ puting Corporation, Radius Inc. The new group of investors To see them act like holdup suming Latin America right and Japan'sPioneer Electronic includes Time Warner .Inc.; the victims when the bottom fell out, now. Corporation. The first clone is Massachusetts Mutual Life In­ running to anyone who would Getting Chile into NAFTA slated for commercial delivery in surance Company; Malaysian listen to them for help, left a. as quickly as possible will reas­ the spring. United-Industries, a Malaysian bad taste in one's mouth. sure growingly skeptical South Court Order On Microsoft. company with' industrial and Chile's government has long Americangovernments that the A Federal judge issued a tempo­ media properties, and a group By Mercy Cornejo important one. Motivation is em- nancial field. Internships, such tious, and want to find out more looked at the alternatives of U.S. is serious about NAFTA. raryrestrainingordertodayhalt­ that included executives of The Finance and Economics phasized because many of the as the one offered byGKA Se­ about Wall Street., stop by room privatizing parts of their With the increasing success of ing the Microsoft Corporation's Wertheim Schroder & Company, Society is continuously striving guest speakers are of the minor­ curities Corporation (an invest­ 640, 26th Street Building on economy, keeping the current the Mercosurtrade bloc that cur­ distribution ofcertain files in its the New York investment bank. towards maintaining and sur- ity group yet they are the high ment and securities banking ·Thursdays during club hours to deficit situation in control and, rently consists of Uruguay, Video forWindowsdeveloperkits, Peter W. Davidson, 34, the passing the level of excellence profile, very visible individuals firm), are rare gems to those participate in the club that fi­ all in all, making their country Paraguay, Argentina and Bra­ Apple Computer Inc. said. president of a partnership that that, in the world of high risk who make both domestic and glo­ who wish to become future Wall nance and economics majors are ready to move upwards and out­ zil, with Chile in close cohorts, The order was granted in re­ bought EI Diario in 1989, will money management such as fi- bal transa~tions concerning bil­ Street tycoons. rushing to. wards. the U.S. may find itself over­ sponse to a request by Appleinits remain a president and chief nance, is a must. -The Society has lions ofdollars each day. Finance "In no other field or indus­ A decade ago, foreign goods hauled in the regional trade pact copyright infringement lawsuit executive of the newly formed always had an outstanding repu- is not a field for the fainthearted, try can you move up so far and were pricing manyChilean busi­ game. against Microsoft, the Intel Cor­ company, Latin communications tation, and this semester the it is extremely competitive and so fast than in the world of fi­ nesses out of existence but the The countries to the south are poration and the San Francisco Group Inc. Carlos D. Ramirez, president SethFinkelsteinoutdid only those who work hard and nance," said Seth Finkelstein. government saw the long range slowly but surely getting their CanyonCompany. TheApplelaw­ EI Diario'spublisher, will also himselfby presentingan arrayof -play -anacti-ve -role-in achieving­ -- If-VO\1--are-.T driven, .ambi-. . benefits ofan open-marketplan acttogetherand are hardly wait­ suitcontendedthatthethreecom­ remain in his .post. guest speakers who .are leading their .. goals will succeed. and it has paid off. Chile has ing for U.S. help in banding to­ panies had illegally copied and James A. Harmon, the chair­ executives in their fields. _ This Events planned for this se- not just sat around and waited gether for trade. Ifthe Chilean distributedsignificantportions of man and chief executive of .unique and much more exciting' mester include a diverse group of for whatever American crumbs membership isn't handled cor­ Apple's Quicktime for Windows Wertheim Schroder, is to be the approach to understanding the guest speakers who are top execu­ they can get. rectly now by NAFTA, the equa­ software. Specifically,Apple con­ chairman of the new company, way ofWall Street has attracted tives from .companies such as The government has gone tor may become more difficult tended that Microsoft was using which he said would use El well over 50 active members. Lehman Brothers, Dillon Read, about takingadvantage ofa geo­ to cross for the current NAFTA Apple's Quicktime technology to Diario as a foundation for an "The purpose of this club is and Merrill Lynch. They will be . gr.aphi~alposition-·that ·pla-ces tri~-iD-thef-atuFe-.-III· ._-- enhance the,p.e.rformanee.-of.-. - .-continu.ed.on.page..19-- -._~-. -" to¥Qgetbefgapbet~~-lill'hat sp;8a~tpg.a~~~.~eD)~lyes, ~.. -. we-~Iearn~boutfinance in school "h"-edacationattnlekgrounds;-eareers;'" and what is actually being prac- and they will give advice to the ticed in the industry," said Seth members attending. G & G SERVICES Fin k e 1st e in. . In addition, there will be a The financial world is not Career Symposium coming up on WINTHROP COMMUNITY ASSOCIAnON cut and dry. Rather it is com- March 16th in conjunction with 904 WINTHROP ST. posed ofmany different facets of career service which will give ta1­ For all your accounting needs BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11203 business, and the transition from ented Baruch students the oppor- - the classroom to the board room tunity to meet and present their during the busy tax season, or the stock exchange floor is an resumes to recruiters from the fi- A .~tJker;GI liteFintuaee tmd·BcorIomie.Sociely•. r- r . contact our office for effident, and ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• affordable services. •

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:4.. i - -" Ic i • 3: D) By LaTasha Pugh on the history and'present state movement..Not'many peopfe > eluded' Sofiya Bukhari-Alston, By Jason Malfatto international law." She said • So what political mistake JAA was. approached by a stu­ . In Celebration of Black ofthe BlackPanther movement, attended the forum,· striking a who spoke on the history of.the Through out their other­ have the Jewish people commit- dent who attended a speech by -that the common perception -9- History month, the Baruch Af­ it was also a political gathering nerve in those present. "Baruch Black Panther party, and among the Arabs was that the J» wise joyous 3,500 year history, ted according to Gilinsky? The Louis Farrakhan (he was paid ...A students have no empathy. If Shepard McDaniel, who spoke rican Student Senate sponsored against Governor George two major threats have eontinu­ answeris the mistake ofapathy. $25,000 to speak at University Jewish people were Europeans ~ a forum on the Black Panthers Pataki's proposed CUNY budget this was a concert, fashion show on the current movement. They ously harrowed the Jewish For example, when the Crown of Massachusetts). The stu­ coming to take Arab' lands, but . The panel was held in the cuts and tuition hike. or party there would be a line motivated students to protest, people: assimilation and perse­ Heights riot occurred, she ar- dent, who is Jewish, white, and never in history had "a P ales-. Baruch college auditorium on As you walked into the au- around the block, but anything with descriptions ofpast battles cution. .While many contempo­ gued,"moat Jews did not want wears a yarmulke, listened for tinian been part of a state." February 17th at 6 p.m. The . ditorium lobby, vendors. set up enlightening is shunned," said wC?n. Following their guidance, . rary Je.wish .authorities have to get involved over a bunch of two. hours as . Minister More importantly, Yasir Arafat event entitled "The Black Pan­ tables adorned with t-shirts, Ron Warnett, a member of the students were implored to take argued that, in contemporary Hasids. She highlighted the. Farrakhan spewed vicious lies and others, she asserted, have thers, 'I'hen and Now" turned books, buttons and pamphlets Day Session Student Gover-n- up the struggle. .8tudentJead­ society, the.former threat is the same pattern that occurred in about the Jewish people until shown themselves "unable.and out to be more than a discussion describing the Black Panther mente ers tried to persuade the audi- more alarming of the two, ac­ pre-Holocaust Germany. the question and answer seg- unwilling to uphold the peace," BlackPanther speakers in- ence to get involved in protests cording to Beth Gilinsky of the Gilinsky emphasized that ment, during which the student For those who wish to r------, around the school. "Public ser­ Jewish Action Alliance (JAA), ifJewish people do not speak up merely raised his hand, only to share in the JANs volunteer ef­ vants serve the public, making the latter threat is the highest for themselves, no one will do .be punched i_n the face by one forts to fight Jewish persecu­ Gu-iliani and Pataki glorified it has been in years. it for them. In one of several ofthe crowd members, knocking. tion or require help in combat- . waiters," said Heather In a lecture sponsored by stories about the Crown him down to the ground. He ing a personal encounter with Toussaint, the former President Baruch's Jewish' Student Alli­ Heights riot, she spoke of a was unable to find assistance ­ anti-Semitism, call (212) 571­ of the Baruch African Student ance, Ms. Gilinsky addressed a woman who begged for police from either the crowd or the se­ 1303. For those who would like Senate (B.A.S.S.). group ofstudents and faculty on assistance from a 911 operator curity. to explore some of the more The audience was informed February 16th in Room 1323 in as people fired into her home Lastly, Gilinsky dealt wirh- positive aspects of being Jew­ that in October of 1966 the the 23rd Street building. - Al­ and her six children screamed the IsraellPLO peace process. ish, the Jewish Student Black Panther party was though her topic was scheduled in terror, only to be told, "You're Her stance is counter to the Alliance's headquarters is in started by Huey P. Newton and to be "The Bloody Peace Process a Jew, why don't you pray?" Rabin/Arafat accord, though room 1427 at 360. Park Avenue Bobby Seal, two students of in Israel,'; she instead covered In addition, she addressed . she favored a peace pro.cess South. Learning, shmoozing, Mary College in California. a broader range ofmodern Jew­ the issue of hate-speech on <;01- with the Arabs, the only group and free kosher meals are avail­ "That's ho-w the party got ish political issues, all ofwhich lege campases, which has be- of people that recognizes the able during club hours in room . started on campuses, and now reflected the theme that one come the normative practice for Jewish people's rights in Israel 2003 ofthe same building. we have come full circle, and we must learn from his or her own extremist groups, such as the (Judea, Sumaria, and Gaza) are back on campuses again," mistakes. Nation of Islam. Recently, the based on "history, religion, and said Alston. "The CUNY cuts is our struggle. Politicians are riot only cutting the schools, they're cuttingjobs, and homes. Workers have to unite with stu­ dents and students have t.O LL uni.te with the homeless be­ By Marilyn Matias dents stayed overtime in order Steele, was the classical ex- and the ultra-feminier retorts, cause we are all part ofthe com­ "Chicks come to the beach to finish watching the play. ample of a childish, beer-guz- the plot was extremely predict-; munity." __ -J: to get laid..." This statement Women in this play were zlingyoungman with.sex on his able. However, this did not stop _. -'-~l'.d :-r..ath.er .be. .expelled _wa~....!Jlade boX one of th~ J1ctot:~ __ .de'-pie~~~LJn a ~ealistic. way.. mind.. Alcohol transformed Irim, me from enjoying it," said Tif­ from school' for-one semester dUF-iDg~~.iD-tbe:p~~~--.Rhon.~_plaYed~hi_ac-tr:e.si· -ititj)~j(liilrA~C1~.in~o~r~~!~~~-~t'!:e~~~-~~~~ti:e~:~.-=~~:_ ," because of protest than to miss ers.tHootere, brought to Baruch Erika Jaegar, was the respon- was to impress women with his After -th~ play, professor ten semesters because I· ean't students by the National Arts sible female in the, play. She lies. He believed that ifwomen Walter Reichman, chairperson afford it," said Orlando Green, Club in collaboration with the was able to make intelligent were impressed by him they of the Psychology Department, the president of Soul Survivors Alcoholism Council Fellowship decisions. On the other hand, would sleep wi.th him. Then held a question session to dis­ (a Baruch based. student orga­ Center of N-ew York, enter- Cheryl, played by actress there was Clint, played by Jef- cuss alcoholism and the dangers -- nization) in reference to the tained a full house here at Jeanne Langston, quickly had frey Buehl, who found courage associated with it. It was ap­ memo sent by Baruch's Presi­ Baruch on Thursday, February sex with a man she barelyknew with alcohol. However, even parent throughout the show dent Matthew Goldstein to stu­ 16th during club hours.· after having some beer. There with alcohol by his side he was that women were perceived as dent organizations about cam­ The issues dealt with in was obviously a major contrast still afraid to engage-in-sexual .sex objects and men were imma­ pus protest. Hooters were alcohol and sex, between these two young activities with a woman whose ture children with a passion for Shepard McDaniel spoke which -to some can be a toxic women. beauty intimidated him. breasts and alcohol. Alcohol on more recent Panther activi­ mixture. The four actors per- "This play was very realis- Through these four characters was a means ofescape in the lives ties. "You shouldn't stop the forming this play each repre- tic in that beingyourself, you the audience was able to see of these people. Professor protest just at halting the tu­ sented a particular type ofper- will win the respect of others. how alcohol consumption alters Reichman mentioned that alcohol ition increase but the reinstate­ sonality affected by alcoholism. Cheryl portrayed herself as a the personality of a person. can sometimes lead people to en­ ment of open admissions and All scenes depicted situations sex symbol, and as a result she This show was entertainingand" gage in unprotected sex. Many free tuition, f~ everyone." He which can all occur at our most wastreated Iikeene," said Lucy also very·informative, it uncov- peopl~~thatcondolDSwere continued, "most ofthose in the vulnerable moments when aleo- Pasante, a Baruch senior. . ered the dark side ofalcohol and not encouragedby the actors. Not State Government reaped these hol ultimately takes control of Also, the portrayal of men sex, a mixture considered to be only was condom use not advo­ benefits, but deny them to you." our minds. Although the show was very convincing in this hip by many people. eated,'but neither was sexually The discussion was paused exceeded club hours, many stu- play. Ricky, played by David "Between the witticisms transmitted diseases mentioned. by catcalling from the audience ~' when Professor Southgate a '':~HINK Baruch faculty member in the ...... English department, was spot­ LO/~1iNG S·()()tJ ! ted taping the proceedings. Members of the student senate Sponsors: Day Session Student Government(DSSG), Evening Session Student Assembly. asked the professor to stop and Sigma Alpha Delta, and the Office of Career Services SB hand over the tape, it would be returned to her at the end ofthe ...... JJr~ forum. The cat calls from the qu"~ audience persisted 'until the tape was handed over. "No one .. was allowed to tape or take pic­ tures, at the request of our guest," said Marvin Simon, the :: ... . Treasurer of B.A.S.S. ... .

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By Rafael Garcia Hablamos Espanol? Well, The second panel will.fea­ if you do, even if its just u n ture poets, Mercedes Roffe and poquito, here's an event you Carmen Valle, as well as per­ should definitely look into. formance artist and playwright Baruch College's own Pro- Carmelita Tropicana. The par­ "fessor Elena M. Martinez ofthe ticipants will discuss their own By Harry Valetk Modern Language Department works in the context of the is the coordinator of "Women Latino literary production in. Every student'who has sible class, you later realiz and Literature," a conference on the United States. ever had the pleasure ofbeing that by simply applying your Latino Literature to be held on This event is sponsored by part of a class taught by Pro- self you have the skills tod March 18th, from 9:00 am to Ollantay Art Heritafe, the Di­ fessor Roger Mesznik, has said what he asks ofyou." 4:00 pm at the Swayduck Audi­ versity Committee of the New many things but never denied Professor Mesznik fel torium of the New School for School for Social Research, and the fact that they worked hard. that his method ofteaching i Social Research. It is located at the Higher Education Program Professor' Mesznik has a good approach, since Baruc 65 Fifth Avenue between 13th at Parsons School of Design. been teaching at Baruch Col- students are rarely given th and 14th Street in Manhattan. Most ofthe presentation will be lege for 21 years since 1973. opportunity to defend an argu • Professor ,Martinez will in Spanish, so some fluency He completed-his undergradu- ment as part oftheirclass, an also be one of the two modera­ would be to your benefit, al­ ate work abroad, and did both when they are given tha tors of the respective panels though all are welcome to a t­ his Master's and Ph.D. in Fi- chance, they usually wind u along with Francisco Soto ofthe tend. nance at Columbia University. impressing themselves. College of Staten Island. In celebration of Women's He has officially become '. Professor Mesznik's ad The first panel, featuring History Month, also be sure to part oftheAccounting Depart- vice for students during th professors Asela Rodriguez de . look for VISIBLE, the Nation's ment for three years after CUNY's fiscal crisis is "to kee Laguna of Rutgers Urrivexsity, first magazine for Urban teaching in the'Finance De- in mind that it is still a goo Daisy Cocco de Filipis of York Latinos, in association with partment.. deal for the quality of educa CoIiege(CUNY}, and p'laywright Baruch College's Women of Meszniksaid that his tion that students are get Jose Corrales, will discuss the Color Network and Yolanda goal when teaching a class, ting." Moreover, Mesznik fel works of Latinos and Latinas Sanchez of the NY Women's which usually consists ofsixty that the best way student from a critical perspective. Foundation. students, is "to teach students should go about selecting thei ~ ~~~..~9_~'p'e!.~t~o~,,!!!y .~s~. t~.~. " c~~~.~e.~ is by going after goo .. definitions. that tneyre learn-' profesSors. Atthe 'same time "'.

ing rather than simply memo- students should also try f "<.' rizing them. For although defi- . take a wide variety of course nitions change with time, their from different disciplines i Careers in Music fundamental concept remain the college, rather than con --- the-same." centratingon just a few. "Col Mary Almonte, a junior lege is about experiencin who had Mesznik for Account- many different ideas, leave th Managem.ent ing 2203, said, "Although at concentrated work for gradu first it can seem like an impos- ate school," he said.

L~cheon Meeting with Ivano Leoncavallo News DiT .ctorfor ATTENTION: INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS M1V Latino Thursday, March 16, at 1:00 p.m. canadian.Immigration Opportunities . Room 1202 (17 Lexington Ave.) for graduates wtth advanced degrees and . work experience in: Luncheon Meeting with . Engineering . Computers johnVlautin . Sciences · Finance Vice President of Media Relations ondofber Fields Polygram Records You m:Q¥.: .. qu.qHfv, ..tor immfg(otion to Thursday, March 30, at 1:00 p.m. CanadQj,{tfo~ti

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By Thomas Camastra unquestionably said that this was the best songs on the album. The sic" Kerr sings- "When I hear the Where has Simple Minds been the first step on a new journey," . song is basic and direct with its lonenight music/ Everythinggets for the last three years? Many explainsKerr. All that is historyfor' meaning. ''Hypnotised,'' is atune stronger and I lose this curse." people would reply ''who cares?" the Scottish group that'started as almost every person can relate While "Great Leap Forward" in­ Yet for the true fans of the group, childhood friends, and has stayed spires everyone to live for the fu­ Simple Minds has been writing ture, instead of living in the. past. and producing new.songs. These These are the songs that show the tunes can be heard on their new positive aspects of life, album, Good News From The "7 Deadly Sins," and "Crimi­ Next World." nalWorld" displaythedarker side It seems that Jim Kerr and oflife. The titles should give one CharlieBurchill, theduo whomake a hint of the songs' definitions. up the group, have been exploring "7 Deadly Sins," deals with the the "new world," andwhat they've flaws of life. Everybody at one found were the advantages of us­ point feels jealous or envious of ing a guitar instead of keyboards. other people. The point of the Burchill was the keyboard player song is to move on, and not get for the group's past albums, and' is . hung up by life's problems. Ev-, TAKE YOUR YEARBOOK eryone hasproblems, and instead now playing guitar for their new record. Thechangeto guitarmakes ofcomplaining, one should try to this record sound different from ,solve the problem. "Criminal ,,, their past albums. World," is about how society is Many people know Simple changing for the worst - ''This ,-ill " world is splitting up and it's a PHOTOS NO. •.-: -. --- ....----_ ...... -..-.- .... • • • Mindsfor their1985hitsong''Don't y ou (F()rgefAboiitMe}.~'TlieDanQ.. H--..Qhal·lR.,-r-eacti'()JJ-~~ ....The-_p.r.oblem__ performed the. song for the With both songs are that·they are soundtrack to the movie "The true. Breakfast Club," although they Overall, "Good News From did not write it. One ofthe writers TheNextWorld," is a fairly good - DATE: Tues., Wed., Thurs. of the song, Keith Forsey, co-pro­ album. Ifyou are a fan ofSimple duced"Good News FromThe Next Minds you should buy it, and lis­ World." Thiswasthefirst timethe ten to their new music style. All trio worked together since the hit the songs have the same quick March 28, 29, 30 soundtrack. tempo, there are no slow moving The group's last release, "Glit­ Simple Minds a to r) Charlie Burebj]J & Jim Kerr songs on the record. Heavy Metal tering Prize," was a collection of together through it all. Now they with; likingsomeoneso muehthat music- fans will not enjoy it be­ the group's greatest hits. That are looking for success with a new it isall you can thinkabout. On a cause it is not like Metallica. All TIME: Noon- 7:00pll1 record ended theeraof keyboards, sound for a new generation offans. . different theme, "Night Music" thesongs resemble"She'sA River." and substandard producers. 'We Thefirst release,"She'sA River," and "Great Leap, Forward" are Ifyou likethat single, you will like PLACE: The Student Center knew we wanted an album that is on theradio regularly, and one of about motivation. In"Night Mu- the rest ofthe album. 360 Park Avenue South 1'1 KILLED MY BROTHER n TAKES OFF-BROADWA·¥ A NEW ROOl1l. 1539 TO LEVEL ByMichael Greene man, who had been catatonic for his condition, Jewell maintains You won't be sorry. After I feel compelled to tell you· months, wakesup to request that' a speed-of-light schedule and a all, this work comes to us from about thiswonderful off-Broad- his brotheradminister an over-. positive outlook. A divorced fa- thesameman whoreceivedvery CALL OR VISIT THE OFFICE OF STUDENT way drama, currently running dose of pain killers, ~is brother ther, his goal is to championthe favorable re~gDition for his at Altered Stages OD West 29th complies but is soon faced' with rights andplightofAIDS suft'er-" musieal, "Working Out With Street in New York City. The questioniag'by law-enforcement ers,the tenDiDally in, and, he Leoaa," a muaicalaatire about show will end its runon April9,' authorities. ofteD quips,theuDcIerdecinaen- afictioDa1iaed LeonaHelm.ley, LIFE FOR AN APPOINTMENT 1995. The play is heart-wrenching eral; "Iwant to be a spobsman who ran a fitness club like a The autobiographical, 90 and deals with a nu~be~ o.f is- for disabled people everywhere, tyrant - the way the real Leona minute, one-character playfol": sues, fro~, bow st!clety v..e~s especially people with'pediatric repu~lyr8D·herhotelempire. 360PAS, RM. 1512 lows the life of a young man . AI-D~ patlents,to euthanaaia It- AIDS, and'bringto the forefront, New Yorkers who caught that whose brother is dying ofAIDS. self. The. author, Nelson Je:well, the intolerable way our society show agreed it was a hoot. In As detailedat the beginning of . h~s obv~ou.sly .aUo~ed us to deals with the terminally ill and fact~ itdidn'teseapenotice from the play, these two young men . g1!mp~'a piece of hia own soul aging population." the "Queen of Mean" herself, (21-2)802-6770 ~~.s~ork. • had formed a particularly close With , ... Ifyou're planning a trip to who soon joined Mr. Jew,U in bond while .grcwing.up. Thus, .. ~~43year-ol?award:wmnlng New York between now and' his charitable efforts for AIDS when one brother gets sick, the pla~~w~ himself~agn~ April 9, please don't miss this: groups by contributing gener- .' other brotheris leftto deal with HIV-positdvem 1~86. He-hu!mce.. powerful wor-k. For ticket in- .ous amounts of money. Do try the lion's shareof gr~efand suf- de~eloped. 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"Bruce Incorporated" and "This Hard Arts f:/ i SEE rnEM fROM MY wiNdow WiNdoWs Springsteen: Greatest Hits," Land", which were holdovers 1 the Boss's 22-year work in the which were meant for the"Born mE lWENl)' blocks of MidqET ThEY lAVE bRAcEs 1 makingis a necessity for all die- In The- USA" album, are also ~E TEETIi CROSSEd wid.. pANES .. hard 'lonely riders.' . featured on "Bruce Entertainmeat • diSApPEAR iNTO pEASOlJpfoG RlMs of VENETiAN wliiTE His "GreatestHits" eollec- Springsteen: GreatestHits." ... ,,,:;. tion . i ncludes favorites like Both of the cuts are definitely of FAiRY dUST t\Nd MORTAR REflECT rl-iE GlARE SectiOD. .. .".. . .' 01. .. The "Born To Run,""Hungry Heart," classic Bruce and well worth --' I SEE fixEd sMilEs "Glory Days" and of course the wait. It's just like the say­ "Streets ofPhiladelphia,"which ing goes:' 'better late than TO WAkE ANd NO lONGER SEE SUN IN FiVE...TEN ... .recently landed Springsteen a never.' Ticker Today!! 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How- .ofhip hop culture. color, and . same formula: mad freestyling, hit singles, Boo" Citi6aft,k" is suing DO",Gld grenades, beanbag bullets Zulu musical sound had developed that crosses the class, hasjust ever, here at Baruch, I've been .tion ofhip'hop, the mighty gra­ lyrical depth, and tight produc- ~-forf!.c,lLet Go, this group Trump and. his'Taj Mahal' for othernonlethal cheese for crowd into the new standard for the commercial lines radio has the todefendmyselrand 'Nation also has many Latin t.ion, which explains the hard to begun to make its mark in $2.2 million that has been lost, control. I feel that sincewe challenged east coast as Lord Jamar pro­ ciously designed for the aver­ because of ignorant 'members such as PrineeWhip­ from the New York R&Bc9mmunity.Othertracksto which the bank claims has been . have all this other crap, why my people but one song. Brand agemusic listener. 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~ - Stateswomen Fall To CCNYIn' CUNYAC Finals For Second Consecutive Year By John Voross we were clearly the underdog." per game. But Weiner doesn't ter. I'm proud of all the girls, For the second year in a row, At. one point against Hunter, believe that coverage affects the they stuck it out, they hung in the Baruch Women's basketball the Stateswomen were down by a players in a negativee Though there this season." team surprised many by making marginof20-9buthada20-2run Weiner herselfmighthave been N ext season is a big questron it all the way to the finals in the . that spanned both halves. "We distracted occasionally, she mark for the team, with the pos­ CUNYAC tournament. For the just got the momentum," said gives credit to assistant coach sible departure of Smith, who second year in a row, the Weiner, "and we just went on a Debbie Howell for helping the Weinerbelieves is the heart and Stateswomenfaced the LadyBea- run where they stopped playing team to get to the level they soul of the team. But for now vers of CCNY for the coveted defense and we capitalized on reached. they still have the distinction of ...... crown ofCUNY. And for thesec- that." They posted a 14-10 record doing almost the impossible for ondyearin a row, Baruchfell just Throughout the season the during the regular season, 3-3 two years in a row. short ofbeating CCNY. Stateswomen .have been receiv- in CUNYAC with a fourth place Granted it wasn't as close as it ing more coverage than usual, finish. "I was_ pleased with the Editor's Note: Ticker Sports waslastyear, CCNYwinningwith mostly because of forward Sybil regular season," said Weiner. would like to extend it sincerest free throws in thefinal eight sec- Smith. Smith-has been profiled "There were a couple of games apologies to-the Stateswomen onds ofthe game by: a score of41- in such publications as The New we could have won, some ofthe baeketbatl team, players, 35, many on the team though the York Times and The Daily News losses were good losses· where coaches and fans fornot covering game should have been theirs. for leading all NCAA players in we played really good but the their season more extensively . The game was tied at the halfat rebounding, averaging about 24 other team was that much bet- this ear. ~~~~~~~.:;::-:<,'" ..-: :.~ - ,~-~."'~'.;' ~~--~-- ~~ ~-_, 22. Baruch took the lead via a r----.:::.--..::::.--=:..... ---...... ----...... : .:.: ~.: : ..... ,;.'":.:: ; ,-.-: ...... "'-.. '... -... :.- three-pointer by Tosha Dennis with s~~~nteenminutestogoand ­ .• "' ... 7"'-_.'..... ~. ~...;... ';.'" - led by as much as- six points be­ ..- fore CCNY came from behind and took control with just over four .. minutes remaining. In the end, CCNY, whohas won a record nine women's titles, handed Baruch, who has yet to win one, their sec­ ond consecutive loss by a score of ¢;.al~. 59-50. "1 thinkwe beat ourselves," said women's basketball coach Penny rebuttal~ arQ welcotnQ ·'WeAner, "1 think we should have the game just as I felt last year. By John Voross We didn't play terrible, we kept Wordhas begun to spreadaround Jordan was thestarofthe show and world thatyou weren'tjust a stooge the game close but 1 think that thesportsworldthatScottiePippen, Pippen just seemed to stand in his for Jordanduringthosethree cham­ [CCNY] played just a tad better ofthe once great Chicago Bulls, is shadow, nowits his turn to beinthe pionship seasons. than us and we didn't step up at unhappy with his team and would limelight and he wants to leave, Somethingelse worthnotingis the times." ratherbetradedto a team whoisin Any team who isinline towinitall talkthatthe Cleveland Browns will Most people thought that the contention for the NBA title than alreadyhas its shareofstarplayers, signformerGiantsstarquarterback, Stateswomenmightbeeliminated continue playinginChicago. There but then again; may)ePippenjust ~?il=s: HatsofftotheBro~, inthefirst round. But, theyrolled . doesn'tseemto be a betterexample likestoplayinthe s1fudowsofgreat- It s a time somebody reali2ed over John Jay and won by a score ofselfishness in existence. ness. Hisnamewillneverrisetothe thatdespitehis age,SimmscanstillS' of48-23. Next, theyfaced regular .Things weremuch different, inall same status as Jordan, Magic, or carry his own. season champions, Hunter Col­ professional sports, priortothe six­ Bird. What makes an athlete great True, Simms will onlybe a backuU lege (18-7) and pulled off one of ties. Htheteam youwere onwasn't is taking his team from nothing to for VinnyTestaverde, buthe willbe the greatest upsets this season playinguptoparandwas notinthe championship, not hopping from playing. Maybe he can even give by a score 50-46. With about one nJnning for the championship, you team toteam,"withthefrequencyof Testaverdea few pointersandmake minute remaining, Tosha Dennis simplyplayedharder. Noonedared a cheapHamradio," (thankyouMr. him into the great quarterback ev- sunk a three-pointer which se­ to ask to be traded, it was almost Akroyd). eryone thought he would be in his _ cured the victory for Baruch and unthinkable. When someone did Whenyou're signedto a team,you rookie year. If Dallas could sign -a chance at the title. switch teams, it meanthe was ei­ inheritcertainresponsibilitiestothe .Bernie Kosar as a backup-quarter­ "Everybody thought that we ther a rookie or a grizzled veteran fans for which you play for. By back for Troy Aikman, any reason­ wouldneverbehere,"saidWeiner, looking for someone to extend his leaving,Pippenwillnotonlyletdown ablysaneownerwouldpickupSimms "we might not even get past the dyingcareer. the Bulls, buttheentire cityofChi- to back their own field general. firsl round. I'm sure everyone Fifty years ago, ifsomeone com­ cago and the countless Bulls fans Simms wasforced into retirement assumed Hunter was going to be plained that he di~'t want to play from coastto coast. .True,manyfans whenhewascutfromtherosterlast in the finals against York, and on the team anymore they'd tell hop from team to team as Pippen -, year because ofthe salary cap and this isexactlywhathappenedlast him, fine, don'tplayanymore. And wants to do, butthose diehardfans his questionable shoulder. So upset year. We beat Medgar [Evers] back then, ifyou didn't play, you willbecryingalmostas muchas the wJiS he by the fashjon in which he lastyearand [CCNY] knocked off weren't on a team for long. day Mike Ditka left the Bears. . wasletgo,thatherefuseda number - York. This year we knocked off Nobodylikestolose, butPippenis Come on Scottie, you make mil- retirement ceremony. Now he may the number one seeded team, no strangerto victory. Notone, but lionsofdollarsina sportthatgained be able to take the field again and which was the greatestfeeling in three titles were won by the Bulls worldwide appeal and allyou think laugh in the face ofthe dreaded "t" the world. It was almost as close while Pippen was there, Through ofisme,me,me. Whydon'tyoustick word. to a championshipgame in itself: all three of those titles, Michael it. out in Chicago and prove to the

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