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i (1 |"Let;Each Become Aware" Volume XXXIX, Number 6 Monday, September 18, 1995 __Founded 1L957 Low Student Turnout as Polity Officers Outline GoaLIs BYI LAURA Lo new, shared their goals for thePolity Vice-President Nicole A Senator from Whitman Special to The Statesman academic year. Rosner who chairs Polity College, sophomore Yvonne basically to raise awar.eness cal I for "I'm just looking to try to Senate meetings.Glanville said, "My main goal and is awake-up Although all students it we were encouraged to attend,-get as many people involved As President, Annette is to give people in my - students to realize thi to start getting I because there's a Hicks addressed the Senate, building information about need empty seats remained at as possible start lot out there that can be by saying that her goals what's going on on campus involved. We need to Polity's informal first Senate itives and there's a lot that included "introducing new because nobody seems to holding our representa meeting on Wednesday offered udget through people and new ideas into the know or care." On a more accountabletoalltheb evening asX the Executive can be achieved ntire Council and Senators, old andstudent government," said organization." universal -note, Hicks also cuts and their e - - - .. --- -.- - - - ---- - -- 7 --- --- - stressed that she would like to education attituae.- educate students on the issues Zolotov is the Senator that occur on the state'and for her building, Gershwin national level that affect them, and also is a member of the keeping her focus on Board of Directors of affordable education. - S.A. S.U. (Student "Another goal that I have Association of State. is to make Student Polity as it University) and U.S.S.A. should be, a service (United States Student organization, service oriented, Association), which. are and to let people know what organizations that represent they get for that student the student voice in response activity fee and what things *to decisions that affect the are available," Hicks said. university. system. These In addition to the goals issues include tuition rates, for the Senate, the meeting's financial aid funding and agenda also updated members others; that cannot be on the Death of Education adequately addressed by rally from earlier in the day. individual campus student Keren Zolotov, who organized governments. the rally, told the 'Senate, The Death of Education "This year the biggest cuts to See POLITY, Page 6 : education were proposed, the biggest Zi cuts in history were proposed to education and the Death of _ INDEX-- Education campaign is NEWS (pages 1-7) rivUIy vieV WnZiwuiii M|UU1 nIvOXil . Campus Calendar India Studies Program Becomes A Reality I - - Page 2 On-Line Resumes Despite lack of funding, classes on Indian culture are now being offered -Page 3 Who Shot Mr. Burns BY SANDY SASLOVSKY teach.. - in October. -Page 3 Statesman Staff' - _ -Accordi-ng. to, Linguistics Sridhar said he got the idea from With the help-from the local -'Professor S. N. Sridhar who.currently students, who with the help of Club EDITORIAL (page 8-9) community, students are getting what he-ads the India Studies program said, India, -sent around a petition.'-''They IEDITORIAL: they- asked for; -classes on Indian "these classes are being taught not collected' more than 700 signatures Cartoons heritage. only for the Indian students who want and close to' $2000 in pledges. -Page 8 The India Society at Stony Brook to know more about themselves, but '"I started out with -only five also for the American students who Why College Grads Aren't Very is helping these students by offering. students in my class and by the end Marketable - three classes this semester in hopes want to know more about that area of of add-drop period, I-now have 73," -Page- 9 that they- will lead to a:-pos'sible minor the world." Sridhar said. "My wife, Kamal -has and eventually a major in India "These classes help make the 35-students in her Hindi class which FEATURES (pages 10-13)- I (pages 10-13)-- Studies.: University less ethnocentric. * . is big for a -language class. They SoundsFEATURES of Summer Two of the three classes being Previously, you- could .barely find mainly came by'-word of mouth and -Page 10 offered in the. India Studies program anything on this culture in any course closed out the class." ALBUM REVIEW. are new: SAS 240, Introduction to the offered here. We hope to change that." Sridhar said that right now the Circus, from Lenny Kravitz "India is currently'-growing as an -Page 10 Civilization of the I ndiann classes are made up mostly of Indian Classifieds Subcontinent' and' Lan' 111, economic center of the world. Many students but he hopes to see that -Page 13 Elementary Hindi I. These clas-ses- large companies have set up there to change in the future. -.were added just after preregistration sell and manufacture goods.... Not only do the courses teach you -period ended. The, third class, RLS Immigration-.has also grown. You about the Indian culture but they as SPORTS (pages 14-16) I 240', Hinduism that has been need to know about the world in order well satisfy academic requirements.' Football Loses sporadically offered in the past.' -to survive- in a global economy," Sridhar's class, SAS 240 satisfies .Back Cover These classes and the running of Sridhar said. DEC category J. the- new program on India Studies are Another thing -Sridhar said he Next semester, Sridhar said he SCARLET AND GRAY being done entirely without any would like to see come about is a hopes to offer five classes in the' India What's Happening to College- funding. Theprofessors are teaching reading room/cultural center to house Studies program. These classes will Football? these -classes on a voluntary basis in books-on the subject and hold monthly' -Back Cover addition. to the other classes they may seminars. These seminars will begin See INDIA, Page 6 ro I 2 Monday, September 18 Colloqui'um. Harriman Hall, are welcome. For .more Drawing 'Workshops" today. Bunch. -'-Jav'its Lecture' Center, Room P- 137, 4:15 p.m.. Call information call 632-6577. Student Union, lower level, 7:30 Room .100, 7:30 p~.ad 9:30 FSA Flea Market, Union Bi- 632-8 110 for more information.. p. m. -9:3 0 p. m. No p.m. $1 with student I.D., $2 all Level, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p~,Call- C.O.C.A. presents Johnny preregi stration required. Fee is others. Call 632-6472 for more 632-6517 for more information. "The Whiteness of Film AMnemonic. Student Union $5, payable at the door. 'Call 632- information. Noir," by Eric Lott, University of Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 6822 for more information. Italian Studies Film Bicycle Virginia. .Humanities Institute p.m' Free admission. Call 632- Monday, September 25 Thief by Vittorio De Sica, .1948., Lecture. Melville Library, Room 6472 for more information., C.O.C.A. presents Brady Javits Lecture CenterRoom 111', E-4340,4:30 p.m.. Call 632-7765 Bunc h. Javits Lecture, Center, No classes in -session. Rosh 11-:35 a.m. -- 2:10- pm.. Free for more information. Thursday, September 21 Room. 100, 9:30 p.m. and Hashanah Recess. admission. Call 632-7444. midnight. $1 -with I.D., $2 all FSA Flea Market, Union Bi- go ^ ^^ ^ student The-Greater Port Jefferson, ^1Y others., Call 632- Level, 8:30'a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Call 4I e Arts Council presents "Once Capu Cale " ~~6472 'for more 632-6517 for more information. Were Warriors," a portrayal of a information. dysfunctional family in New ,Tuesday, September 26. Zealand. $3.50 students, $4 .00 all What'~~c- s JLJL* Saturday, others. Thbeatre Three,:412 Main Sep tember -23 No classes in session. Rosh Street, Port Jefferson, 8:00 p.m. Hashanah Recess. Call 928-9100 -for' more Non-instructio'nal Life in'formation. Pottery Makin-g I1 will be FSA Flea Market,.Union Bi- Drawing. Short poses, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 27' offered- by the 'Crafts -Center,-,-- 1Level, 8:30 a.m.. - 5:00 p.m." Call -12:30 p.m. No preregi striation T ai-Chi-Ch'uan for 'Student Union, for the next eight 63-57for more information.- required. Staller Center, Room Last day for graduate. Beginners -will be offered. for the Mondays, 7:.OQ( m -9:00 pm 4218.. $2 for 'students, -$6 all students') excluding' those -whoare next eig ht Mondays-'. $60: for $90 for students, $115 'for all The Blood Drive Committee others. Call 632-7270 or 474- CED/GSP, to add or drop a course students,, $70 for' all others, 7:00 others. Fee includes materials will hold a' general Iinterest 1887. p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Intermediate will and membership. Call 632-6822 meeting at 1:00 p.m., Student Floor Loo m Weavfig for be' offered.for the 'next 10 for more information.; Union, Room 231. All are "Artists Forum.". The beginners will begin tonight and Mondays, 8:30 p~m. - I10:00p.m., welcome. Smithtown, Arts Council- and the for the next eight Wednesdays. *$70for students, $85 all others. Wednesday, September 20 New York-Foundation for the Arts Fiber Studio, Student Union, 7 Student Union Ballroom. Call the "Staged Artist: Sally Matin's will have an informational p.m. -9:30 p.m., $85 for students, 'Crafts Center at 632-6828 for A:ustin Travel will hold a Immediate Family," by Jonathan meeting designed to--give a broad .$105 all others.