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INSIDE Dr. Douglas Massey Believes That Panel Discusses Immigration Policies Need to Change Opportunities Within By ROSA CABALLERO Accounting Field Dr. Douglas Massey, award winning author of America Apartheid: Segregation and the By OLEXA CAPILI Making of the Underclass, gave a lecture this past Thursday titled “Beyond Smoke and Last Thursday, students gathered in room 11- Mirrors: Immigration Policy for a New Era.” 155 of the Vertical Campus building to hear a The lecture, held in the Newman Conference distinguished panel talk to prospective account- Center, is part of the Lillie & Nathan Ackerman ing majors about the career choices that are Lecture Series on Justice and Equality and is available to them. The panel consisted of Dr. sponsored by the School of Public Affairs. Joseph Kerstein, Chair of the Accountancy Massey spoke about what he calls “hypocriti- Department, Dr. Burton Rothberg, an Assistant cal,” U.S. policies regarding Mexican immi- Professor, along with two Honor Alumni, Moah grants and offered more realistic immigration Son (’02) of Deloitte Touche and Lee Xu (’01) policy ideas that would benefit the U.S., of Ernst & Young. Joel Segall, Former Baruch Mexico and immigrants. Kernstein stated that while accountants are He started the lecture by explaining the histo- often deemed as having boring jobs, they are Dr. Massey Speaks as part of the lecture President and Economist, ry of Mexican migration into the United States. actually in control of making very important 3 series at Newman Lecture Center (Photo/ decisions for large businesses. Dies At Age 80 From 1942-1964 there was a guest worker pro- Aaron Siegel) gram in place that provided Mexican immi- “The accounting area of Baruch is one of the Massey said the U.S., “Sought to import hottest areas,” said Kerstein. grants with six-month worker’s visas. When the Mexicans as workers and denied them privi- program ended the migration of laborers con- He went on to discuss how the scandals leges as human beings.” from companies like Enron and WorldCom tinued illegally. Even though there was work When Mexico joined the U.S. and Canada in for them in the United States the official policy have affected the accounting world by causing was to prohibit them from having any more more regulations to come about in order to pre- legal access into the country. See IMMIGRATION, Page 3 vent future problems. According to him, audit- ing is in demand and job placements are good. Auditing is the initial career stage of an Tragedy Disrupts Commute, accountant. It requires passing the CPA exam and two years of work experience. The CPA exam is the bar exam accountants Disturbs S.I. Students need to take to become a Certified Public By AARON SIEGEL television,” said Kathlene Burke, Baruch junior Accountant. The exams are spread over two and Staten Island Resident. “I borrowed my days for a total of 16 hours, and consist of four On October 15, 2003 the 3 p.m. Staten Island sister’s car in order to arrange a way to get parts. Ferry was about to dock at the St. George home.” Kerstein went on to talk about the possible Terminal in Staten Island, New York, killing 10 “I’ll be taking the ferry in the future and I will course changes for accounting majors at and injuring 68. This wreck is the worst trans- not be on the lower deck,” said Burke. “I am Baruch. Currently, the accounting department is portation accident in New York City in recent sure it has to be carelessness, and it scares me.” contemplating a 150-hour program, which history. The Andrew J. Barbari, in service for 22 would be the same as the five-year fast track Village Voice Staff Writer For students from Staten Island, transporta- years, is one of the eight large scale ferry boats program now offered, where students would be And Baruch Professor Talks tion is limited to travel by car, express bus or in the Staten Island Ferry fleet. The Barbari able to receive their graduate degree in an ferry. Many students would rather not pay was carrying 1,500 passengers when it hit a accelerated time period. More courses would be About Her Career excessive amounts to park on a daily basis, or cement wall, ripping the steel supports for the required in the 150-hour program, which would 5 for an express bus, so the ferry is the best boat’s structure apart. The 310 foot long give students more preparation for the account- option. Barbari has a capacity of 6,000 passengers (the ing world. Student Shares Her Many Baruch College students found it hard largest in its fleet). The Staten Island Ferry In 2005, the department also hopes to open a to commute home in the hours after the inci- transports 70,000 passengers per day from the CPA accounting track, where students’ classes Reasons For Opposing dent, because ferry service was shut down for St. George Terminal in Staten Island to will ultimately lead them to take the CPA exam. The Exploitation the remainder of the day, and students had to Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. Other classes might lead to the CPA exam and 9 use other means of transportation to get home. On weekdays, the Staten Island Ferry runs to other degrees. There might be an internal Of All Animals “Besides many delays, we waited over an 104 boats per day to make the 5.2 mile trip that auditing track for non-CPA’s and other non- hour for bus service,” said Henry Visotski, a takes 25 minutes. The Staten Island Ferry is accountant tracks as well. senior. “It’s just like anything happening any- operated by the New York State Department of In light of all of the accounting scandals, the where else: a tragedy.” Transportation. department is contemplating accounting cours- “I was in the computer lab, and I saw it on es that would revolve more around ethics. Rothberg, who currently teaches ACC 3-202 at Baruch, presented various Excel charts on the different types of positions and salaries avail- able in the accounting world. He said that most accountants have been in their jobs for less than one year. “Expect a lot of job-hopping in accounting,” he said. The first chart showed the median salary for various accounting jobs, beginning with those on the corporate staff. For New York, the in starting position as a junior accounting clerk is $22,880. A manager, which is the highest position in accounting, makes $89,500. On the consulting level a few years ago, the salary for Find Out What Your the starting position of junior consultant would be about $42, 660. A senior consultant would Fashionble Dreams have made $125,581. “Consulting jobs are hard to get because they Say About You 11 pay a lot of money,” said Rothberg. Today, most consulting firms have been Features 5 bought out or have become independent com- Editorial 8 panies, thus making the salaries a little lower. As public accountant, a person would start off Op-Ed 9 doing data entry and making $22,000. A partner Calendar 10 would make the most money at $135,000. This Arts 11 job requires robust organizational and speaking Sports BACK The Staten Island Ferry travels past Governor’s Island and into Lower Manhattan. The crash of a ferry boat on October 15, affected the commutes of many Baruch students. See PANEL, Page 2 Next Issue: October 27, 2003 (Photo/ Aaron Siegel) 2 THE TICKER NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2003 New Library Chat Program Helps Panel Teaches Students About Salaries Students At All Hours of the Day and Jobs Available to Accouting Majors

By JENNIFER BLECHER website, by clicking on the Ask A Librarian “When you have a lot of work to do, and you link, and then choosing the chat button. The have a deadline, the hours go by really, really Continued from front fast,” she said. After a successful two-month trial run, the software allows both the student and the librar- Son recommended that students get another Anita Newman Library is offering an around- ian to “co-browse.” Whatever one does will skills. degree and become a CPA in order to stand out the-clock chat reference service where students appear on both screens, so each person can see Public accounting offers many different spe- can get in touch with librarians with the click of what the other is doing. This feature saves a lot cialties, such as taxation. Rothberg highly rec- a button. It is made possible by a collaboration of time because participants do not have to type ommends the job. of libraries around the country. in URLs. “Taxation is a big area of accounting,” he “You shouldn’t necessarily “We’ve been getting between 12 and 15 chats “We can teach you at the same time you’re said. “General accountants do not get paid as per day,” said Stephen Francoeur, the librarian searching,” said Arthur Downing, Chief much as specialized accountants.” go to a large company, but who runs the chat service at Baruch. “Most of Libarrian. “[Students] wouldn’t have to hang He recommends that accountant majors find them are during the daylight hours, but there up, call a librarian, get the information, and a specialty they like and excel at it. This will if money is your sole crite- are quite a few that come in after 10 p.m. and then sign back on.” help them move up the ladder more quickly. some even in the middle of the night.” The system is also beneficial for those who “Large companies pay more than medium ria, you should.” Baruch joined the consortium this past sum- only have a dial-up connection. If there is a dis- companies, and medium companies pay more mer. Chat service has been available since connection, or something is simply forgotten, than small companies,” he said. and make more money. March of 2001. A number of college libraries 24/7 Reference will send an email containing Therefore, it is a good idea to be working at “Certification makes you more marketable,” use the same software, 24 hours a day seven the entire transcript of the chat later on. Once one of the Big Four, which is comprised of she said. “Grades are important but I don’t days a week. Initially, the Los Angeles-area the session is over, students are given the Ernst & Young, Deloitte Touche, KPMG and think they are everything. What does help you libraries used the software to collaborate and opportunity to provide feedback. Pricewater HouseCoopers. is if you’re active and involved.” provide better service to their patrons. Other “User evaluations have been consistently “You shouldn’t necessarily go to a large com- Son recommends joining clubs and teams, organizations from institutions such as Boston high,” said Downing. pany, but if money is your sole criteria, you because it will help build the necessary PR College and Tufts University have also joined. The library was recently ranked the best serv- should.” skills that are needed during interviews for Under the guidelines, librarians volunteer five ice provided by Baruch. In addition to chat, the However, Rothberg pointed out that at small perspective clients, such as CEO’s, comptrol- hours a week so that students always have site also offers access to over 150 information companies, you might receive better benefits lers and other head people. someone to talk to. If a Baruch librarian is not databases, as well as online information con- and rise up the ladder quickly. He said that The first thing that Son looks for in a resume, available, assistance can be obtained from any cerning services such as reserve books and lap- Baruch students are expected to start as a staff when she comes to recruit at Baruch are of the participating institutions. In return, top loans. The chat service can be accessed accountant, making about $30,000. He stressed extracurricular activities. Baruch librarians offer their services to stu- from school, or at home, using the Library that education plays an important part in getting “One of our strengths is we are very diverse, dents from other schools. number on the bottom right of the Baruch ID a job and in becoming a CPA. In some states the level of cultural tolerance is very high The chat can be accessed from the library’s card. such as California, a person with a CPA makes about the same as a person with a Masters here,” she commented as to why Baruch has a Degree in Accounting, but the CPA takes less very high appeal for accounting firms. “We are Students Meet With Cable Companies time to achieve. known for juggling many things.” Rothberg also provided a chart that showed She pointed out that since Baruch is a CUNY at Cable Ad Sales Career Forum how all the states rated in terms of salaries for school, many of the students are not spoon-fed; accountants, and New York came in at number many have jobs, are raising families, and bal- By AARON SIEGEL for CAB. one, with the rate being 121.30 percent at the ancing many other things with school. She also Roddock has put together fairs at Hampton median salary. said that it’s very likely that in the workplace, The Cable Ad Sales Career Forum came to University, Morgan State, Penn State, Spellman Moali Son, who graduated in 2002 as one of graduates will find alumni from Baruch, as she Baruch College, giving students opportunities College as well as many schools in the north- the top accounting students, now works as a does in her job. Son ended by saying that in to explore the cable industry. The Baruch eastern United States since 1999. Baruch is the semi-senior auditor at Deloitte Touche. Son today’s world, there will always be a need for Career Development Center, American only location in the New York City area where took the time to answer questions from students accountants. Even though the current state of Marketing Association, the Advertising the cable fair has been arranged, and this is the and to describe what her job entails. She stated the economy is bad, the accounting field still Society, Society of Human Resource third time that Baruch has hosted the forum. that when students come straight from college remains aggressive. Management, ASEDOM and the Cable “We had many big representatives from vari- and come to work as public accountants, they The last speaker Lee Xu, the valedictorian of Advertising Bureau (CAB) all co-sponsored the ous industries and organizations. The idea is to don’t get a lot of work given to them. They the class of 2001, works as a senior auditor for event which took place on the 14th floor con- allow students to meet one on one with organi- must prove themselves to move up. Ernst & Young. His clientele list boasts of com- ference center on Thursday, October 16, at zations, sales and how to start looking for open “It’s a lot about doing what you’re told and panies like UBS Warburg, the largest banking 12:30 p.m. positions,” said Roddock. doing it right. If you’re told to do something firm and American Express. He also worked for The Forum began with Michele Thornton of He noted that the industry is looking to diver- and you’re not sure what to do, ask questions. about three months fixing the Enron scandal. A&E and Egglon Simons giving a presentation sify its personnel. That’s very important!” she said. He currently took the test to become a CPA, and about the cable industry. Following the presen- “We try to help students with many opportu- When asked what a typical day is for her, she is planning to get his PhD in Finance. Like Son, tation, a career fair was held allowing students nities,” said Roddock. “We represent most replied that it varies; sometimes there’s nothing he said that it is a good idea to get involved in to speak to many representatives of 17 compa- businesses.” to do, and other days are so hectic she has to activities. He says being involved in the com- nies within the cable industry that were in atten- “We are also looking for a recruitment of work until 1 a.m.. She tells students not to be munity teaches competence and time-manage- dence. minorities in sales and programming,” he said. discouraged by the long hours. ment. “There is a great difference between the Cable Among the networks that drew the most pop- Ad Bureau and all of the job fairs,” said Sahar ularity were Discovery Networks, ESPN, Sadeghian, of the American Marketing Rainbow Advertising Sales and MTV New Smoking Area Proposed Association at Baruch College. “It gave a lot of Networks. information about companies, and it gave direc- “The students are very good and well pre- tion to a lot of students who are unsure where pared with résumés,” said Renee Antoine, a by USG President Adrian Lovell they are going with their career.” recruiter for ESPN. “They showed that they are By MICHAEL POLYAK Functionality is the foremost reason for the “The executives represent New York State very intelligent. smokers gathering in the front and back plazas “We would like to thank all of the groups and throughout the country and know where the Due to increasing protests from faculty mem- of the VC. Students (smokers and non-smok- involved that put together this wonderful industry is going,” said Arrdalan Jalayer, bers and students, people who smoke outside ers) gather there because it is near the school. event,” said Roddock. President of the American Marketing the entrances of the Vertical Campus have come The convergence of this many smokers in the “It’s very good and I learned a lot,” said recent Association. “[Students can learn a lot from] under criticism. Adrian Lovell, Undergraduate front and back of VC has also created a sanita- Baruch graduate Angelina Kirkov. “I had never where the industry was ten years ago and where Student Government President proposed to tion problem. Anyone walking in or out of the learned so much before.” it will be ten years from now.” make a designated smoking area away from the building will find that the floor is covered with An excess of 200 students attended the forum. “We have held it at campuses along the east- front of the buildings as solution and have a cigarette butts. ern seaboard,” said Steve Roddock, Vice member of the public safety office monitor the “We request the students to refrain from President of Communications and Production area. smoking at the building entrances and we’ve The current Baruch policy regarding smoking provided ashtrays to help keep the area clean,” establishes a Smoke-Free Campus. There is no said Antonucci. smoking allowed anywhere inside the campus. When asked about the specific USG proposal Antonucci said that his office would probably have some input, but did not know enough about the proposal to make an in-depth com- “I feel that people should- ment. Another dimension to the proposed USG peti- n’t smoke, but I also feel tion comes in the form of budgetary concerns.. that it is a matter of per- John Siokus, Assistant Director of Security, said his office would remain neutral in the sonal choice.” debate over designated smoking zones, as he does not set Baruch policy. “Do we have an extra officer? I don’t think Even though there are ashtrays near the so,” said Siokus. “You’re talking about taking entrances to the VC building’s entrances there an officer away from normal patrols and having are also signs saying “No smoking in this area.” him watch a group of smokers.” The ashtrays and the signs sends mixed signals Many Baruch students, smokers and non- to the students. smokers alike, raise the issue of personal choice “We try to work with the students and hope- in reference where they should be allowed to fully they work with us (to keep it away from smoke. the very front of the school),” said Frank “I feel that people shouldn’t smoke, but I also Antonucci, Director of Administrative Services feel that it is a matter of personal choice and Steven Rodduck of (CAB) displays information on the cable television industry to students for the Office of Campus Facilities and people should be allowed make their own deci- at The Cable Ad Sales Career Forum. (Photo/ Aaron Siegel) Operations. sions,” said Guetty Dahan, a junior. THE TICKER NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2003 3 Joel Segall, Former President USGUSG ReporReportt of Baruch, Dies at Age 80 On Tuesday October 14, 2003 the Representative Jodie-Ann Graham are working BARUCH COLLEGE, NY- Joel Segall, the thrive,” said June O’Neill, an economist and Undergraduate Student Government (USG) on a resolution that will hopefully coompleted president of Baruch College for 13 years died former director of the Congressional Budget held its sixth meeting of the semester. next week. on Thursday, October 9, 2003. He was 80 years Office. USG Secretary Claudia Martinez passed old and lived for many years in Branford, O’Neill, whom Segall recruited in 1987, is around a sheet for all the USG members to Academic Affairs Connecticut. Segall, a distinguished economist, the current director of the Center for Business write down their updated cell phone numbers Upper Senator Kevin Baball announced that was instrumental in developing the Master Plan and Government, which Segall established as a and e-mail addresses. Federal Reserve Senior Vice President and that led to the creation of a permanent home for vehicle for research. Baruch College Alumnus Peter Bakstansky will Baruch College on lower Lexington Avenue in During his tenure Segall also brought several President’s Report speak at the November 13 event on the Baruch Manhattan. well-known faculty members to the Zicklin USG President Adrian Lovell reported that calendar. He also announced that there will be a Joel Segall was born in Bridgeport, School of Business, then known as the School there would be no Board of Directors meeting student faculty soccer game sponsored by of Business and Public Administration. Among on Thursday, October 16. According to Dean Golden Key Honour Society. them was Harry Markowitz, who won the1990 Ron Aaron, the reason for that is that the USG “He was interested in Nobel Laureate in Economics. has not submitted any appeals, and therefore a USS Report Prior to joining Baruch College, Joel Segall meeting of the Board of Directors will not be Baruch USS Representative Jodie-Ann upgrading standards and held two government positions in the Nixon required. Lovell will meet with Dean Aaron to Graham reported on the September 14 USS Administration. He served as the deputy assis- try to resolve that and many other issues, con- meeting and announced all of the students in creating a climate in tant secretary of the treasury department from sidering that the USG has, in fact, submitted new positions. Saim Montakin (BMCC) Vice- which research could 1970 to 1972 and later as the deputy under sec- appeals Baruch has been allotted $15,000 in Charitor Community Colleges, Jodie-Ann retary for international affairs in the scholarships for international students. The Graham (Baruch) (Vice Chair for International thrive.” Department of Labor. money is being managed. by the Office of Student Affairs), Lauren Fasano (CCNY), Segall is survived by his wife, Joan, by his Financial Aid, and the availability of those (Vice Chair for Legislative Affairs), Jean- daughter, Patricia, and by a grandson Samuel, scholarships is not being promoted by that Daniel Doreuille (CCNY) Vice Chair for Connecticut, and educated at the University of as well as by two sisters, Sandra and Arlyne. office. Lovell will speak to Alice Murphy from Graudate Affairs, Lynda Obasi (Lehman) Vice Chicago, where he received an MBA in 1949, the Office of Financial Aid about this issue. Chair for Senior Colleges, Agnes Abraham an AM in 1952, and a PhD in Economics in Lovell has spoken to Carol Morgan, the direc- (Medgar Evers) Chair of USS, Stephanie 1956. He taught at the University of Chicago tor of the Student Academic Consulting Center Donoso (CSI) Vice Chair for Part Time and for nearly 20 years, at one point serving as its (SACC). Morgan has mentioned that there have Evening Students, Ashfaq Hai Shuvo (York) director of doctoral programs. been complaints that the center is not open late Vice Chair For Fiscal Services. On August 1, 1977, Segall became the third for evening students. She is considering having In old business campus safety was discussed. president of Baruch College, a position he held the center be open later. On Sunday October 12, Graham stated that Baruch is pretty safe. until 1990. At the same time, he was named there was a Council of Presidents meeting, fea- professor of economics and finance. turing all the CUNY student presidents. Most Old Business During his tenure, there was considerable of the issues discussed were in preparation for USG will not participate in the Freshman uncertainty about the future of Baruch College, the CUNY Board of Trustees meeting, which Gala event that will be run by the Center of including serious consideration of relocating an will be held on October 28. One of the main Advisement and Orientation during club hours expanded Baruch campus to downtown issues that will be presented is the fact that on October 30. Instead, their focus will be on Brooklyn. Segall resisted all such efforts and CUNY does not hire many of its graduates to their own event, which takes place on the same was instrumental in the campaign to keep teach at colleges. day in the multipurpose room, featuring a DJ. Baruch anchored in Manhattan. When the USG plans to use the boxes in The Ticker bins Baruch College Library and Technology Center Vice President’s Report as their complaint boxes. opened in 1994, Segall was present at the dedi- Five USG members will be going to the cation and read a poem he had composed to cel- National Conference of Student Services, New Business ebrate the occasion. which will be held in Orlando, Florida from USG voted to spend $150 on buying a poster November 21-24. They will be President and DVD for the visit of Vendyl Jones in room “He was interested in upgrading standards and Former Baruch College President Joel Adrian Lovell, Upper Senator Erica Soto, and 14-220 at 12:30 who will speak at Baruch on creating a climate in which research could Segall. (Photo/ www.uchicago.edu) Lower Senators Victor Law, Liliana Chang, and Tuesday, October 21, on the 14th floor. The Keisha George. Vice President Muhammad new USG website will up and running on Iqbal has spoken to former Baruch Professor October 20. It will be managed by lower sena- Immigration Policies Not Deterring Doru Tsaganea who is putting up a lawsuit tors Keston Barrow and Carl Joseph. against Baruch College. He will update the Influx of Mexican Immigrants Senate next meeting. The Human Rights Appeals Commission has filed another complaint on USG has voted to pass the appeals of the fol- umented aliens. They are required to have Tsaganea’s behalf. Because of Tsaganea’s lowing clubs, ASEDOM, CSA, ALPHA, forms filled out for every employee that is involvement with the Model UN club, The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Photography Continued from front hired. This creates a “paperwork burden,” on Department of State has offered internships to Club, Pre-Law Society, Table Tennis Club, the North American Free Trade Agreement bar- farmers who use different migrant workers Baruch students, according to Dean Myrna Toastmaster and Urban Writers Exchange. riers to the mobility of commodities, capital throughout the year. In many areas, employers Chase. Because of confusion and lack of information and services became more fluid. However, hire subcontractors that are then liable for keep- USG has tabled voting on the appeals of the fol- according to Massey, the one aspect that the ing the paperwork and making sure that Campus Affairs lowing clubs: AIESEC, Golden Key Honour government refuses to acknowledge is that employers are following the law. There is a clothing drive going on right now. Society, Muslim Students Association, Phi Eta labor also becomes mobile as plane tickets and Subcontractors then make their money by tak- It is being co-sponsored by the Pre-Law Sigma and Shop of Style. phone calls between these countries become ing a percentage of the laborers’ paychecks. Society and The Ticker. There will be a “smoke cheaper. Instead of allowing Mexican immi- Massey believes that the three billion dollars - out” event on Thursday October 23 during - SANDRO LEMBERG grants to come into the country, the U.S. gov- used to guard the borders against illegal club hours in room 3-165 sponsored by the ernment is spending billions of dollars to deny Mexicans could be put to better use. USG and featuring a speaker from American them access. “We are spending three billion to shoot our- Legacy. “We are increasingly policing our borders and selves in the foot,” he said. trying to create barriers,” he said. “We have By increasing the quota of Mexicans allowed Legislative Affairs militarized our borders with our second largest into the United States, setting up a guest work- Upper Senator Ahmed Hossain and Baruch trading partner.” er program, charging immigrants $300 per per- University Student Senate (USS) Money and time is spent in trying to control mit and helping the infrastructure of the the influx of illegal Mexican immigrants into Mexican government both countries will be the country to no avail. Massey explained how able to benefit. He explained that immigrants Probber Exhibit Opens immigrants manage to get around border would not object to paying for work permits patrols by constantly changing their entrance because they are already spending about $500 routes. “Operation Blockade,” and “Operation on coyotes, people who help immigrants cross at Baruch’s Mishkin Gallery Gatekeeper,” both sought to patrol certain areas the border illegally, that will guide them into BARUCH COLLEGE, NY- Innovative design- himself referred to as his “recreational pauses.” of the borders like San Diego and Texas. After the country. One of the main reasons for leav- er and successful entrepreneur, Brooklyn-born A self-taught modernist, Probber had virtually a while, immigrants caught on and started get- ing Mexico is to make enough money to buy a Harvey Probber transformed the look of no artistic training when, at the age of 16, he ting in through Arizona. home. In Mexico there is no mortgage finance. American furniture at mid-century. The furni- designed his first piece—a sofa. “The key to For 20 years, Massey has examined the Buyers must either pay in cash or take out a ture he designed and produced for 40 years at salvation was in bits and pieces of plane geom- immigration trends of Mexicans into the loans. his factory, Harvey Probber, Inc., first in New etry,” was how he characterized the source of United States. He has found that even with all “We could assist Mexico to have alternative York and later in Fall River, Massachusetts, his early inspirations. And it was those bits and the men, hours and money going into patrolling means of financing the constructing and acqui- was elegant, up-to-date and beautifully adapted pieces that led him to create the upholstered the borders and with all the risks associated sitions of their home,” said Massey. to the mobile, casual TV lifestyles that emerged modular seating units that became a furniture with crossing it, Mexicans are not deterred The changes to immigration policy that in the U.S. during the post-World War II industry phenomenon in the 1940s. Probber’s from trying to enter the country illegally. The Massey proposed will not come about soon or decades. output, however, included much more, includ- only effects so far have been negative. Now easily. Laws towards immigrants are now Since Probber’s death in March of 2003, a re- ing the elegant sling-back chair displayed by immigrants are using riskier routes which can harsher because of 9/11. evaluation of his design work and his influence MoMA as well as numerous tables and storage lead to death. Due to the risk factor many immi- “I fear that in the context of the current on 20th century style has begun. The Baruch units. Later in his career, Probber turned his grants are choosing to stay within the United administration, little progress will be made,” he College exhibition Harvey Probber: Modernist attention to office furniture, where his influence States, whereas in previous decades immigrants said. Furniture, Design and Graphics, at the Mishkin was as pervasive as it was in home design. saved up money and returned home. Massey has published books on the subject of Gallery from Friday, October 3, through Probber modified the severely functional mod- There is “no correlation between our enforce- immigration including Miracles on the Border, Thursday, October 30, 2003, is part of that re- ernist look by his use of fine fabrics, laminated ment efforts and the probability of taking on a Worlds in Motion and his latest, Beyond Smoke evaluation. Curated by Judith Gura and surfaces and tribal-influenced woven materials. first undocumented trip to the U.S.,” stated and Mirrors. He has testified in Congressional designed by Debra Magrid, the exhibition “Functional is not nearly enough,” was Massey. “We have driven up the rate of death at hearings on immigration and has served in includes more than 30 pieces of furniture as Probber’s credo. the borders and yet we are no more efficient at numerous immigration panels. He is currently well as his ink and watercolor living room The Mishkin Gallery is located at Baruch catching people.” a professor of Sociology and Public Policy at designs and graphics. Another dimension, College, 135 E. 22nd Street. Gallery hours are The wages for legal immigrants are suffering Princeton University. wholly non-utilitarian, of Harry Probber’s work Monday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m., Thursday, as well because of immigration policies. can be seen in his whimsical pen-and-ink draw- noon to 7 p.m. Employers can be prosecuted for hiring undoc- ings of chairs-as-people, caricatures Probber 4 THE TICKER NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2003 6 THE TICKER FEATURES OCTOBER 20, 2003

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Professor Solomon Speaks About A Lifetime in Journalism

By LEO SHVARTSMAN why some of these laws and policies are in great progressive points of view it is not very tural analysis pieces. One of those articles was place. reliable. She says that she even finds some of written in response to the release of “The Gay Alisa Solomon has been with The Village Solomon also believes that the process by her own articles up on the website without any Agenda,” a tape that was shown in churches Voice for a long time. She can barely believe it which journalists do their job may create a credit to her. and on cable news channels. The tape was one herself when she says she’s been with the paper biased article, even when it isn’t the intention Solomon says that it is hard to say whether the of several anti-gay initiatives taken by right for the past 20 years. A remarkable achieve- of the journalist. For example, it may be signif- current trend of media consolidation will con- wing conservatives in the early 90s. The article ment, it is an even greater one considering that icantly easier to write a piece about the rela- tinue. She is also surprised by the latest FCC was entitled “Eternal Queer,” a play on Solomon never planned on working anywhere tives of a victim of a suicide bombing in Israel efforts to try and control media consolidation. “Eternal Jew,” the anti-Semitic propaganda else. Not many people get to work their dream then it is to write an article about the incidental Solomon says that with the current administra- tape that was being spread by the Nazis in the job and keep it for as long as she has. It is death of a Palestinian civilian. The same princi- tion’s stance against regulation, the United earlier part of the century. where Solomon has wanted to work from the ple applies to the current war in Iraq. It is much States will need new leadership for anything to Solomon doesn’t do as many cultural pieces start and where she plans on working until the harder for any journalist to interview relatives change. these days because of the “business side of the end of her career. of a civilian casualty of American bullets, than With all the time that Solomon spends on voice.” Solomon received her Bachelor’s Degree from it may be to interview the relative of an researching and writing her articles, and with “Times change,” she said, referring to the the University of Michigan. From there she American soldier that has been shot in Iraq. the fast-paced lifestyle that is often associated number of bar reviews that appear towards the went to get her Doctorate at Yale University Solomon knows first hand how reporting from with the journalism business, Solomon still front of The Village Voice these days. She’s not where she majored in Dramatic Literature and Israel functions. Even though she hasn’t been manages to find time for family and friends. sure why this is, or even who reads them, but Criticism. Upon finishing her education she there in two years, she has visited the country Her friends and family understand her line of attributes this to the fact that she may no longer trained for her current job with The Village numerous times in the past. She covered the work. be in the age group that the paper targets. Voice by keeping informed about different first intifada that took place in Israel over a Along with the perks that come with being a Solomon has a few words of advice for aspir- issues. She kept up with politics and even decade ago. Even though she has been to the journalist there are some specific stories that ing journalists. She says that it is important to became an activist for the causes she believed country many times, that doesn’t mean that she Solomon has especially enjoyed writing over make government feel uneasy and to establish a in. is interested in war reporting. She did not cover the years. She was very happy to write a series rebellious identity. Do your homework when Solomon loves to write articles that have at the Gulf War and showed no interest in going to on the Immunization and Naturalization doing a story and spend time writing it. least some component of analysis. She writes Iraq recently. She told a story of when she was Services [INS]. She also enjoyed writing cul- “Prepare to change the world,” she said. feature stories, news features, theater criticism in Israel she was walking down the street with and sports stories. Lately, she has focused more a fellow colleague when they both witnessed a of her attention on articles about immigration. skirmish between Israeli soldiers and Her articles about immigrants let her do what Palestinian men. They were so close that they she enjoys most as a reporter. Her position as a could smell the tear gas that the soldiers had staff writer at the paper allows her to interview fired upon the Palestinians. Her colleague people she would never need to or be able to wanted to get closer to the fighting, but had she worked in a different field. Whether the Solomon preferred to watch from the balcony person she interviews is an undocumented of her hotel room. immigrant from Pakistan or a star in the When asked whether media consolidation has Women’s National Basketball Association, an effect on what makes the news programs Solomon enjoys the time she spends with them these days, Solomon answers “definitely.” It and the work that she gets done. narrows down the range of viewpoints, makes When asked about whether she lets her beliefs everything the same and that it becomes hard to influence her work Solomon borrows a phrase distinguish the major news channels from each from the Fox News Channel. other, she said. “Fair and balanced,” said Solomon, referring Due to this, the alternative press is much more to the way in which she tries to do her report- important then before. It offers more analytical ing. coverage that can’t be found elsewhere in the Sometimes it becomes hard for the reporter to media. Only problem is that, “you have to look keep her convictions and beliefs separate from for it,” to find it and it isn’t blasted into your her work. This is the case when she writes ana- living room every single day. Another draw- lytical pieces and when the laws that she is back of the alternative media is its reliability. reporting on have devastating effects on people. Solomon refers to the company Indymedia as Solomon has worked hard to try and understand an example. Even though the website offers Alisa Solomon, Baruch College Journalism Professor. (Photo/ Leo Shvartsman) The Roving Reporter Y ou think it. We write it. You read it.

Hi Reader, This week I went around campus asking Baruch students their opinions about smokers in and around school. I did this so that readers would be able to compare their own opinions of smokers with the opinions of others. Responses were many and varied. Hopefully they were as honest as I am when I say I’m not a fan of smoking. Enjoy the Baruch Experience. -Andrae Freitas Questions: Amanda Scannati Stephanie Harris Marites Gonzales 1) Are you a smoker? Sophomore Sophomore No Image Upper Sophomore 2) Are you aware of the smoking policy at Business Comm. Accounting Psychology Baruch College? 3) Do you agree with it or disagree? Why? 4) How would you make the policy better? 1) Yes I am. 1) I don’t smoke cigarettes. 1) No, I’m not a smoker. 2) Yes I am! 2) No I didn’t really know they had one. 2) Yeah I am aware of it. 3) I don’t agree with it because they have ash- 3) Now that I know I agree because I hate the 3) I disagree because, first of all, I know people Erica Soto trays right outside the doors. Why can’t we smell of cigarettes. I am glad that people can’t that smoke, and for them it’s a stress reliever Junior smoke? I just don’t think it’s right that we can’t smoke that stuff around me so I won’t smell like from school. And where else would they smoke? Marketing smoke outside. it when I go to class. 4) Maybe I would allow them to smoke, like, in 4) I have absolutely no idea. 4) I guess it’s fine the way it is. a specific section or side, like on 25th street. 1) No I am not. Janine Immiti Muhammad Iqbal Tal Cohen 2) Yes I am. There is no smoking in and around Junior Junior No Image Sophomore campus. Marketing Finance Real Estate 3) I agree with it because non-smokers should not be exposed to all that second hand smoke. Innocent bystanders should not be exposed to all that. 1) No, I’m not. 1) Nope, I’m not! 1) Smoke? Like cigarettes? No. 4) The policy itself is fine, it’s getting people to 2) Yeah, I’m aware of the policy. 2) No, I was only aware of no smoking indoors. 2) Yeah, but people still smoke outside. Don’t follow it. One of the things USG is having is a 3) I agree with the policy because its healthier 3) I don’t disagree with it. I think it is very they? smoke out event on October 23rd during club for the non-smokers that want to stand outside appropriate. People who do not smoke do not 3) Yeah I agree, cigarette smoking sucks, and hours, in room 3-165 in which a speaker from and hangout after class. want to be in proximity with people who are besides it’s not good for you. American Legacy/truth.com will come and 4) I would ban smoking. Cigarettes would not smoking. 4) I would make smoking dro ok but make speak about the secrets the tobacco companies be sold because its bad for the environment and 4) It would be nice if people were more aware smoking cigarettes illegal. Dro for medicinal hide from us. a lot of bad things come from cigarettes. of the policy and acknowledge it. purposes. THE TICKER FEATURES OCTOBER 20, 2003 7 How To Make Your SEO and Inroads Speak About Kitty Feel Purrfect Scholarship Offers For Students By LENA SHAROVA will need to take him/her to the veterinarian By OLEXA CAPILI New York City, San Francisco and Hong Kong. right away. This is to ensure that the kitten is Students who are interested in becoming a part Deciding to bring any type of animal into your healthy. Make sure you find out if he/she has A class of 40 people gathered in room 12-150 of SEO should log onto www.seo-usa.org. The home should not be a sudden decision. You been dewormed. This is very important because in the Vertical Campus from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. next round of applications are due November 1, need to think about whether you will have worm parasites can cause harm to kids, the eld- on October 9 for the Sponsors for Educational the second round are due December 15 and the enough time to devote to this new member of erly and pregnant women. A kitten must be Opportunity’s internship presentation. The stu- third round are due January 31. It is a good idea the family. Keeping a kitten can be rewarding dewormed, and you may speak to your veteri- dents listened to two speakers, Akin to apply early. SEO generally looks for sopho- but it can also be expensive. narian about this in detail. You will also need to Akinrinade, a Baruch Student, representing mores, juniors and seniors. If you decided that you want a kitten you find out what type of shots the kitten has SEO and Judith Perez of Inroads, Inc. Another similar not-for-profit internship pro- should try and adopt one from a nearby shelter. already had. “You are not trained to be a worker - you are gram that targets minorities is called Inroads. This way you can save a life. If you can’t get to When you bring your new kitten home, you trained to be a leader,” said Perez. “We are Since 1970 they have had over 8,000 interns a shelter, pet stores such as Petland Discounts will need to gradually introduce him/her to the committed to diversifying corporate America and over 14,000 alumni. Inroads is ranked at work with shelters to promote the adoption of new environment. Put the kitten into one room, one intern at a time.” fifth in The Princeton Review’s ‘106 Best animals and will often have a few kittens on close all doors and windows and let him The workshop began with Akinrinade show- Internships.’ Inroads offers internships for busi- premises that you can adopt. explore his new surroundings. After he/she is ing a video, and then a PowerPoint presenta- ness and liberal arts students. Inroads has The earliest that you can adopt a kitten is six done doing so, you may open the door and let tion. SEO is an internship program that targets offices in every state as well as Canada and to eight weeks after they are born. This is the him explore other rooms. When you are ready minority students. It was founded in 1963 as a Mexico City. Unlike SEO, Inroads welcomes weaning period when the kittens are old enough to set up the litter pan, you will need to put it in non-profit organization designed to help under- freshmen, giving students an earlier start in to be on their own. You should find out what the room where you will continue keeping it. privileged high-school students. In 1980, the gaining experience in their field. To qualify for type of food the kitten has been eating, and try You can then show the litter pan to your kitten SEO career program opened with four invest- an internship, students must graduate college to feed him/her the same for at least the next so that he/she knows where it is. ment-banking firms and 11 students. Their goal by June 2005 or later. Students must have a 3.0 couple of weeks. Changing the food too often The kitten will try to sharpen his claws on was to provide opportunities in investment GPA; freshmen will be considered on the basis will result in indigestion, and may upset your your furniture or walls. This is why you will banking to students of color. The society at that of their high-school transcripts and SAT scores, kitten. need to set up a kitten scratching post for him, time perceived the plan as a failure waiting to in addition to their college GPA. Like SEO, There are two types of food that you can which you can purchase at any pet store. You happen. interns at Inroads are assigned with an advisor choose from: canned food and dry food. You can buy a special repellent spray made by Four However, more than 20 years later, there are and mentor. can feed your kitten either one. A kitten has to Paws or any other brand name and spray your 20,000 students competing to be in SEO. Last Inroads has a Leader Development Institute be fed four times a day after weaning, about furniture and walls with it. The kitten will not year, 285 internships were granted to students and comprehensive workshops, where interns one tablespoon each time. After the kitten has like the smell of the spray, and thus stay away from 97 colleges and universities nationwide. learn valuable skills such as how to write gotten older, you can feed it two times a day. from scratching your things. Of those interns, 75 to 90 percent of them were résumés, how to conduct oneself during an Some basic items that you will need when you If you don’t want the kitten to sleep in bed offered full-time jobs. SEO has been featured in interview and how to improve writing skills. get your kitten are litter pan, cat litter, kitten with you, then you can buy a kitten bed, and set The Princeton Review’s “106 Best Internships.” Internships run for two years. They are held food, vitamins, kitten scratching post, food and it up next to yours. Having a kitten is a lot of It has been the largest source of employment during the summer for a period of eight to ten water dishes, kitten toys and a collar with a work but it is also a lot of fun! Good luck with for undergraduates. weeks. Interns make three to four times more name and address tag. your new pet. SEO’s offerings include a mentoring program, than the minimum wage, and their competitive After you adopt or purchase your kitten, you and a network of 3,800 alumni in 43 states and salary is on par with what professionals in that 30 countries. They believe that success is field make. achieved by helping others be successful, and Interns often handle the same job hours and that skin color is irrelevant. In the mentoring projects that a full-time worker in that field program, interns are provided with three men- would have. At the end of the summer, interns tors: an SEO alumnus of the same field, an are evaluated on their performance, just as a alumnus from the same firm and a member of regular worker would be. the SEO staff. The mentors are there to provide Perez stated the importance of people having advice and help with any problems. diverse role models. She also explained how Interns can attend seminars arranged by CEOs she has seen an increase in minorities in college of other companies. An SEO student is required since 1992, when she was a student. to have a minimum 3.0 GPA, must demonstrate leadership, interest in the field of their choice, For more information on the Inroads Internship analytical, quantitative skills and interpersonal program visit www.inroads.org. Contact infor- skills. Students who volunteer and show com- mation, alumni information and client informa- mitment to the community are favored, since tion and information about upcoming events SEO honors alumni who give back by mentor- can all be found at the aforementioned website. ing interns. Internships take place during the The New York City branch is led by Managing summer for a period of 10 weeks. Students Director Ivo Philbert. You can contact Philbert make $600-$1100 a week. at (212) 425-8300 with any comments or ques- Interns can work for JP Morgan Chase & Co., tions about Inroads’ Internship program, or Citigroup and Goldman, Sachs, & Co., and with any comments or questions you might have Getting a cat or kitten is a big decision. Read these tips on how to take care of your pet. about the local affiliate office. (Photo/ www.corbis.com) SEO offices are located in Boston, Chicago, Club Of The Week: Hand To Hand Combat

For this week’s edition of “Club of the Week,” giving people more than just a false hope of to learn more about ourselves so that we can and go home afterwards knowing that you I interviewed the Treasurer of the Hand-to- self-defense. We enjoy giving people the prac- understand others and thus use their potential to learned something new. We have a lot of fun Hand Combat Club, Dmitriy Bocheko. tical knowledge that they can apply in their life our advantage. We learn how not to be victims and it isn’t only physical but it’s also a social - Leo Shvartsman on the brutal streets of New York. and take control of a situation. There are no interaction. rigid courses, time frames or rituals. Background Ticker: How has the Hand-to-Hand Combat Ticker: Is there anything else you would like to The Hand-to-Hand Combat Club has been Club developed lately? What do you have Ticker: When people do join the Hand-to- tell the students? active since the Spring 2001 semester. Co- planned for the future? Hand Combat Club, what would they encounter founded by current President Artyom Malkov at your meetings? Bocheko: Don’t hesitate to come in because and Treasurer Dmitriy Bocheko, the club was Bocheko: We introduced our new program, nobody ever gets hurt at the practices. Bring the first to make martial arts and self-defense which is sabre fencing. The sabre fencing pro- Bocheko: Very friendly atmosphere. We accept your friends to practice along with you and if training available to the Baruch Community. gram allows students to develop a fast reaction, anybody to join, no matter what gender or you don’t then you’ll make friends at the meet- With the coming of the new semester, the club an ability to think fast while on their feet, and physical shape you are in. Whenever you come ings. has begun to offer sabre style fencing lessons improved body coordination. It is a great work- by you can expect to start practicing right away every Wednesday. out. We are trying to expand this program by attracting more people so that they can spend Ticker: Who are the key members of the Hand- more quality time. We will soon invite former to-Hand Combat Club? When people come to Olympic champions to teach sabre fencing to join the club, whom do they speak to? students during special events organized by our club. Leonid Kvurt teaches at Metropolis Bocheko: When they come to join the club they Fencing, and he may visit Baruch to offer our could speak to either Artyom or myself. We students additional instruction. also serve as instructors for the classes that the club offers. Ticker: Why should students join the Hand-to- Hand Combat Club? Ticker: What do you most enjoy about the Hand-to-Hand Combat Club? Bocheko: If one would like to learn how to defend oneself and not spend a lot of money on Bocheko: We get to practice our skills at the that, we are the place to come to. First off, we meetings. As we practice, we are able to sharp- don’t charge students for the instruction that en our skills. I enjoy the ability to interact with they will receive. Second of all, the training people and see them progress. There was this that we provide is very realistic and applicable one guy that was with us for three semesters for self-defense on the streets. The purpose of who we trained to defend himself while blind- the Hand-to-Hand Combat Club is to teach the folded. After a while, when he acquired the Baruch community self-defense tactics for pos- ability to defend himself, it was a great experi- sible confrontations. Our goal is to study and ence for us because it was our hard work and experiment with human behavior and physio- Treasurer Dmitriy Bocheko, left, and President Artyom Malkov, right, demonstrate a self- dedication that made this possible. We enjoy logical aspects under extreme situations. We try defense technique. (Photo/ Leo Shvartsman) 8 THE TICKER EDITORIAL OCTOBER 20, 2003

New York Needs to Unite

Whether you are an avid baseball fan or not, it is safe to say that last Marcia Barran Editor-in-Chief week’s playoff rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston [email protected]

Red Sox reached you in some way. It may have been through the daily Rosa Caballero Executive Editor sports headlines (including surprisingly, a front page blip on the New [email protected]

York Times each day last week), television news, or simply by word of Andy Ray Wong Advertising Manager mouth. [email protected] It has been three years since the Yankees have won a World Series. Aaron Siegel News Editor The criticism from anti-Yank fans paints Yankee supporters as being [email protected] Leo Shvartsman unable to deal with defeat. After all, teams like the New York Mets, the Features Editor Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs have carried on for 17 years, [email protected] Sandro Lemberg 85 years and 95 years respectively without a series win. Considering Op-Ed Editor these looming time frames, it is easy to see why any of these teams [email protected] Dimitrios Fragiskatos would vie for a World Series spot. With the Red Sox’ 85 years of never Arts Editor triumphing at the World Series, it clear why last week’s playoff series [email protected] Phillip Gong was as heated as it was. Sports Editor [email protected] Compared to the last few years, it seems as though no other playoff Chi Ho Lee Webmaster series had as much momentum as that of the Yankees/Red Sox this year. [email protected]

Mets fans transformed into Red Sox supporters simply to boost anti- Shanti Amalanathan Public Relations Manager* Yankee sentiment and some pro-Sox fans did so simply to root for the [email protected] underdog. Whatever the reason was, it all erupted into a nasty brawl Christina Lee Business Manager* that split New York and even Baruch, right down the middle. [email protected] It is understandable that many may not choose to support the Yankees for a plethora of reasons. But now that they have officially made it into *Denotes acting the World Series, it would be a refreshing thought to disband team divi- TEAM TICKER sions and support New York not for the Yankees, but simply for the fact Production Marcia Barran, Rosa Caballero, Andy Wong, that New York made it. Since 2001, New York has suffered blow after Dimitrios Fragiskatos, Sandro Lemberg, Aaron Siegel, Phillip Gong, Leo Shvartsman, Zaneta Reid, Claudia Martinez, Daniel Eckman, Veronica blow to its morale and its about time for an event that will bring all Belitski, Suzanne Hynes, Yelena Gorelik

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Please direct all inquiries to: “You shouldn’t necessarily go to a large company, but if money is your sole criteria, you should.” [email protected] or you can reach us at (646) 312-4710 or (646) 312-4714 - Dr. Burton Rothberg, assistant professor. THE TICKER OP-ED OCTOBER 20, 2003 9 Animals - Friends or Food? Letters To The Editor FARAH AKBAR Response to Amazin’ NY Mets Could anyone of us imagine being taken where they are chained. They are unable to As a Mets fan, I was deeply disappointed to talks about a “youth movement,” beginning away from our mothers as babies, chained by turn around or even lie down comfortably. read Phillip Gong’s “Thoughts from the only after Piazza went down in May. The youth the neck and being unable to move around or Their diets are low in iron, causing the animals Editor,” though not for the reasons you may movement did not begin then. They had to call even lie down comfortably? Could any of us to become anemic. The anemia is forced upon think. I am quite used to the ribbing I get from up players to replace those in injured reserve, fathom living in cramped quarters, where we them to keep their flesh a pale pink color, when Yankees fans because my team doesn’t mea- but Jeff Duncan joined the team in July and have barely even a few inches to stretch? Can in fact, the color of the meat does not affect the sure up. A fan knows this is true. But Gong’s Dan Garcia weeks later. Jason Phillips was any of us imagine being yanked by the leg, taste of the meat but is kept pink as an attrac- column seemed to be a childish gloat akin to called up to back up catcher Vance Wilson, and strung up upside down and having a knife slit tive feature of the meat. The urge to suck is saying “nyeah, nyeah.” moved to first by necessity. Rookies Ty your throat while you are conscious? strong in baby calves as in human babies but Usually when I read a sports column, or any Wiggington and Jae Ung Seo were on the open- This is what happens to billions of animals on these animals are denied even this. The calves column for that matter, the writer seems to have ing day roster, and Jose Reyes was given pre- today’s factory farms, the animals that you spend 16 weeks of their lives living like this, a point to make. Besides lacking any purpose, planned at bats at the Triple A level. most likely ate for lunch or dinner. Most of us away from their mothers in utter boredom and the column was also sorely lacking in the facts As for the payroll, Gong calls the Mets are unaware of the nightmares that take place discomfort, until they are taken away for department. The Mets became the Amazin’s “cheap.” The Mets started the 2003 season with on today’s factory farms, where sentient living slaughter. because they were the first expansion team to the second highest payroll in baseball (I need to beings, capable of feeling fear and pain just like It was these and other descriptions of how win a world series, and four years later when mention who had the highest?). But if payroll us, live miserable lives until they are slaugh- other animals are raised and then killed for they came from 13 games back to take the East were the only factor in getting back to the play- tered. food such as beef, pork (and believe me, their behind Tug McGraw’s inspirational “Ya gotta offs, three words to answer that would be: We cannot remain ignorant of what is hap- stories are not pretty either) and foie gras believe.” Marlins, Twins, and A’s. While we’re on the pening on a daily basis to millions of innocent (where ducks are force fed with pipes several Gong’s characterization of the players dis- subject of the Marlins, the Mets can hope that animals. I hope this piece will shed some light times a day until their livers swell up to abnor- plays a lack of knowledge irresponsible in a some of these rookies form the nucleus of a on the horrible conditions that the animals we mally large sizes, the liver being a delicacy) Sports Editor. Nobody ever referred to Roger championship caliber team which won’t take eat live in. that led me to make changes in my own diet. I Cedeno as a “great defensive” player, and five years to build. In today’s “factory farming,” world, animals have made and continue to make efforts to not everyone knows that Armando Benitez, far It was also disgraceful to turn Bob Murphy’s are treated as commodities and are thus hardly eat any meat at all. It is not easy to change the from being “reliable,” chokes in big games well-deserved retirement into another dig at the given any chance to express their natural ten- lifestyle you have led since childhood but I am (something the Yankees learned about briefly). Mets. I will spend the next few weeks rooting dencies. Chickens, for example, are not trying to eliminate my intake of meat altogeth- On paper, the Mets looked far from “great.” for the Yankees. I am not climbing on a band- allowed to walk freely nor are they given the er and I have succeeded quite a bit. Today I Aging players Roberto Alomar, Mo Vaughn, wagon. They are New York as am I. I will chance to see sunlight. Instead, thousands of make a conscious effort to get the McVeggie Jeromy Burnitz, Mike Piazza, and Cedeno were always be a Mets fan. Why? They are my team. chickens are put in cramped “battery cages,” burger instead of the Big Mac. I go for pasta coming off career worst seasons. Only the Mets That’s what a fan does. where their living space is less than the size of instead of the usual cheeseburger or taco. front office truly expected them to return to all- If Phillip Gong can only feel better by kick- a standard piece of typing paper. Forced to live When out with friends, I encourage them to try star form. They let their most important player, ing a team when it is down, I feel sorry for him. in an ammonia filled crowded environment, something vegetarian, such as Indian dosas. Edgardo Alfonso, go as a free agent. The Mets stink, sure. But get the facts straight. chickens often turn to pecking each other as a Today I feel that I can no longer call myself a Gong mentions a number of injuries spanning result of their stressful living conditions. true proponent of just and humane treatment of the season being a key to their decline then Hal Cohen Farmers have, responded to this with a process animals without taking into consideration the called “debeaking,” which is the removal of suffering of and injustices committed against baby chicks’ beaks with hot blades without all living creatures. anesthesia. At the age of about seven weeks It is not only the food industry that exploits Common Courtesy Would Be Enough (the natural lifespan of a chicken is about seven animals. There are animals that are killed for years), the birds are sent to slaughter where sport, for unthinkably cruel and useless animal DAN MARCHIONE they are hung upside down on a conveyor belt experiments and for the horrible fur and leather and then killed, all so we can enjoy our industries. We do not have the right to torture The story goes like this-It is a quiet Tuesday copy rooms on every floor that are bigger than Kentucky Fried Chicken or any other meal that animals simply because we have been doing it morning in the library on 25th street. Students the phone rooms and a conversation can even involves their dead bodies. for ages. We do not have the right to exploit are cramming for midterms, typing extensive be carried on there without distracting many Perhaps more horrific than the treatment of animals just because we are stronger than them; research papers and of course taking naps, other students. chickens is the raising of veal calves. Veal, most of the injustices committed against people when suddenly the silence of these quiet activ- It is inexcusable for someone to speak so which is the meat of baby cows or calves, have happened and continue to happen for this ities is broken by the deafening sound of a ring- loudly on the phone in a library. This is not the comes to our plates only after a very torturous very reason. I think that it is time we all stop ing cell phone. Furthermore, it is not ringing at lobby of the Vertical Campus. This is not your experience for the calves and their mothers. and think about our actions. a moderate tone but at the loudest possible vol- local park. This is a library. It is a hard idea to Calves are taken away from their mothers ume setting which seems to be meant for peo- grasp, but studying does actually occur in the shortly after birth and put into wooden stalls ple getting phone calls on the runway at JFK. library. There are students there looking to However, this student should not be con- cram enough knowledge in their brains to actu- demned for having a cell phone, or for having ally do better than just passing on their exams. it ring in the library, or even for having it at a People in the library go there for refuge from volume that matches movie theater sound sys- the noise and constant activity occurring in tems. No, this student should be condemned other areas of the campus. It is nice to have a for taking the liberty of answering the phone in location where studying can be done without the quietest of places and proceeding to distractions. SHOUT a conversation to the caller. For this student to have gone on like he did is Everyone has been in the situation before completely mind-boggling. Not only do you where they may have forgotten to turn off the break the rules of the library of Baruch and of ringer on their cell phone and it rings at the libraries in general, but also the rules of social most inopportune time. Heck, everybody has courtesy. While that may not seem like a big had the phone ring and disturb someone else deal, think about that the next time you are try- while waiting to receive that phone call about a ing to study in the library and someone sitting family emergency. These are all justifiable cir- next to you is playing music out of his or her cumstances. But most people would have the headphones that is loud enough to compete common courtesy to not openly disturb and with stadium sound systems. Or the next time annoy surrounding people. In the case of the you are in yoga class getting into a half spinal forgotten ringer most people would hasten to twist posture and a fellow classmate is speak- turn it off or, at the very least, turn it down. If ing loudly and with great detail about a mole someone were waiting for an important phone they just got removed from an area so private call they would proceed to speak in a lowered their family members do not even want to voice so as not to disturb others further. know about it. However, this absolutely rude student in the It is not asking for much toask people to turn library followed none of these norms of a sup- off their phones which in a place reserved for posedly civil society. It is understood that there silence. It is also easy to forgive those who is no place for someone to answer a quick honestly forget to turn off the ringer. So please phone call in the library. But wait; there is! try your best to actually have some class and Located on every floor in the library are phone not disturb others in the library with inconse- rooms with pay phones where one can carry on quential calls that can easily be answered in the a conversation without disturbing dozens of phone rooms, which also provide you with people trying to advance their education. If more privacy for the call. that is inconvenient, there also happen to be Ticking Question:

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If you like to be ADAM DAYAN listed for free in our upcoming issue which October 22, 2003 comes out on October 27, please send your Event: Medieval Art of Fencing I do not know what it is about the magazines was soon graced by the likes of Carmen event information along with contact info to Sponsored By: Hand to Hand Combat Club Maxim and Stuff that makes me want to pull Elektra, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brooke [email protected]. Listings for the Time: 1:00-2:30 PM out my hair, or perhaps pull out the hair of the Burns, and Minki Van Der Westhuizen. (That next issue should span the dates from October Location: Racquet Ball Court #3 (VC) staff of Dennis, the magazines’ shared publish- last one is tough to say, but turn to pages 97- 27 - November 2. *Please wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. ing company. For those who are unfamiliar 104 of the February 2003 Maxim and you will with them, each of these publications – racy be saying it over and over again). tuesday thursday and risqué– is a PG-13 rated version of As I began to leaf through, I noticed that the Playboy, geared toward men, of course. With magazines’ writers were anything but conven- October 21, 2003 October 23, 2003 gratuitous shots of women in skimpy bikinis tional. Taking on a sardonic tone, the writers Event: Meet the Real Indiana Jones: Vendyl Event: Personal Statement Workshop and other forms of revealing clothing best will make anyone look bad. It is their sarcasm Jones Sponsored By: Prelaw Society & Kaplan described as scant, both seem to satisfy man’s and caustic wit that make the magazine what it Sponsored By: Chabad Club, USG. 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With beautiful women on the to be swept away by the subliminal messages Sponsored By: Chess Club cover, talk about sex, and jokes, there were no that Tyra Banks and the Budweiser mud- Time: 12:35-2:20 PM (club hours) gripes from me for the suggestion box. wrestling girls are sensually whispering in your Location: VC 3-215 So, I became an annual subscriber. I was pret- ear from the covers, but it is just a clever (very *Food will be served! ty excited about it, too. The magazines began to clever) disguise. And, please, do not get me The Need for a Better stumble across my doorstep and my presence started on FHM and Blender. Student-Faculty Relationship Safety- Should It Be A Concern At Baruch? KENNETH THOM JAWED FAROOQI With mucho bucks being spent here at Baruch placed. There is an undeniable criticism to be made hands-on approach in the research programs on security alone, many of you feel safe in the It is a huge concern for me that so much about the relationship between the faculty and faculty members are involved in. This would knowledge that if danger were to ever occur, money was spent on designing and construct- the students of this college. To put it bluntly, be helpful due to the interest from both sides in the security There is always security staff on ing the Vertical Campus, but so little thought there really isn’t any relationship between the the research programs, which would ultimately guard to ensure safety around the school. They was placed on where the alert speakers should two most essential resources of this communi- lead to a much healthier student-faculty rela- are there in the school so that all of us may con- be mounted. I continue to see some work being ty. The faculty and the students should, in order tionship. tinue to concentrate on our studies rather than a done to the exterior of the building but hardly to enrich their participation in the academic Joyce also said that in return for faculty mem- potential threat to our lives. However, a con- anything (other than maintenance) being inside fields, become more involved with one another. bers providing their time and knowledge they cern I would like to discuss is fire safety. the building. This collaboration is an extremely crucial and would be honored and appreciated by the stu- It was brought to my attention that two weeks I believe that the most optimal plan for place- significant component of a student’s education, dent body. Even though I am sure many facul- ago, while I was in class, there was a fire drill ment of the speakers would be have covered at especially in a school where success in busi- ty members would genuinely be willing to at approximately 5 p.m. Even though it was not least every 130 square feet in each section (i.e. ness is the main objective. share some of their time and become more a real fire, many students begun to evacuate the main classrooms, back classrooms, faculty Of course there are exceptions to this chal- involved with students, I still think we should premises. However, my class was being held in offices, lounges). In addition, there should be a lenge, and those students who do take the ini- provide them with a greater incentive to do so. VC Room 4-214 and no one was able to hear speaker placed between every four floors in the tiative to contact faculty members are, in most The reason why tuition at many private uni- the alarm. What if there was a real fire? fire stair cases Why? Because between classes, cases, more informed and have an upper hand versities is so high is the high faculty to student Several lives could have been lost while stu- students who cannot find seats in the lounges, when they graduate. Students are always ratio; this creates a close family-like atmos- dents innocently remained in their classes as choose to sit in the fire stair cases rather than in taught that communication skills are one of the phere in classes. As a public university, Baruch the building was being evacuated. the crowded hallways, as classes are about to key elements involved in obtaining a position cannot bring this ratio up without having to I spoke to several students who also had commence or conclude. Until something is in a corporation. What better way to improve increase tuition more than it already is. classes nearby and who did not hear the alarm done about the placement of these speakers, upon one’s skills of expressing oneself than by However, with the insightfulness of USG mem- even though their classroom doors were open. can students even feel close to 100 percent conversing and mingling with faculty mem- bers and faculty, they are developing solutions This raised real concern in me and I decided to safe? bers? Who else would have greater experience to this problem. USG Vice President of walk around the building looking for the speak- in public speaking than a tenured professor Academic Affairs Kevin Baball stated that they ers from which the alerts were played. I con- with an immense amount of knowledge just are trying to promote student-faculty relations cluded that these speakers have been poorly waiting to be shared? through subsidizing co-curricular, major orient- In order to fully comprehend the depth of this ed clubs and having faculty speak at club TOP TEN REASONS YOU’VE BEEN AT BARUCH TOO LONG: issue, I wanted to get the faculty’s perspective events. on it. I met with Professor Joyce, who, among The Baruch community must, and can bring 1. You wear headphones while going to the bathroom. other things, has lectured and researched many about the changes that we so desperately need social/economic issues Americans are faced in order to invigorate a sense of commonality 2. You have a different color velour sweat suit for everyday of the week. with today. Joyce illustrated many great ideas between faculty and students. Understandably, that I would never have thought of. One idea most students have part or full time jobs as well 3. You eat spicy fries with meals and as a snack between meals. that I remember specifically is that in order for as classes, but one must decide which is more students to get the most out of the faculty important: the future or the present? I pick the 4. You walk up escalators in places they work. involvement, they must promote faculty-stu- latter. dent research. Students would then have a 5. You wear t-shirts supporting your party for a month before elections.

If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Always Another 6. Your friends work, you hustle.

CASSANDRA CHU 7. You draw strategies for getting on the elevator. Cool breezes, a wonderful view of the Statue Although we are saddened by this tragedy, it of Liberty and a free ride to Staten Island. What was not surprising. Over the past two years, 8. You started school with your professors. more could a person ask for? As a fellow New Yorkers have faced terrorism, a major Staten Islander, the ferry is a convenient way to blackout, and now a ferry crash. It is unrealis- 9. You swipe your Baruch ID in the subway. travel to downtown Manhattan without having tic to rely on the false pretenses of the security to deal with the heavy traffic on the roads. In that our government supposedly provides. 10. You graduated high school in ‘96. case you have not heard already, the Staten Stability is no longer a certainty for New Island ferry rashed on October 16, killing 10 Yorkers, We cannot feel a sense of control over - Stuart Goodman people and injuring at least 34. our lives. Rather, we live by the motto of “live Now, Staten Islanders must worry about boats each day to the fullest,” because honestly, we Do you have a better or more creative Baruch Top Ten List? sinking. A trip on the ferry should not only be do not know what the next day will bring. Then send it to the Op-Ed Editor at [email protected] worry-free, but should also be secure.

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Hanson Launches 3GC, Origin of Cinema and Their New Record Label Humanity’s God Complex By IGOR NORINSKY low it in its entirety, silently laughing when it laughs and crying when it cries. The desire to The modern distraction, avocation, addiction, be god, to see all: this is the drive of the voyeur. is the cinema, or, any spatial and temporal From the Greek tragedies emerged the ability of plane that involves the dichotomy of actor and the voyeur to come out of hiding, the troglodyte spectator, mortal and divinity. Cinema is plastic to withdraw from his dark and lonely cave and stage play; electric diorama. It is life as art. Art see all from the comfort of a seat in the audi- as life. Cinema is engrained in the culture of ence. The voyeur was freed from his criminal desperate children pandering to primordial eyes and allowed to peek and eavesdrop with- whims and sounds. A framework, an infrastruc- out confining himself to tiny crevices in the ture supporting conversation and gait. Cinema walls and floors from which he once partitioned as magnification, as justification. Cinema as the universe secretly. This is the birth of mod- universe set in lights and tones. Cinema is the ern cinema. most modern art form, greatest human creation, Before the fall of the Roman Empire, these because it is the closest replica of human exis- stage plays began to encompass a rather new tence. concept, actually mixing audience with specta- Where does modern cinema find its roots? It tor. Prisoners sentenced to death would be was set on the stages of Grecian halls. The forced to partake in a play, by the end of which Dionysiac order was born from these mock- the actor would die. The play was completely realities which were at first completely silent. It artificial in all its nuances, save for the death of was mimesis of life through base gestures and the prisoner, which was to happen in real life. Hanson made pop what it is by showing us age doesn’t matter when it comes to love. Years gyrations, humans mimicking gods, attempting later, R. Kelly did the same for R&B. (Photo/ www.planetdeltras.com) Just as with the Maenads of Dionysus, the mur- to find motivation behind divine creation and are in the process of doing so include Pearl der was almost orgiastic, the audience felt By NICOLE BODNAR fate. Here was the emergence of separation. Jam, The Beastie Boys, The Eagles, and Ozzy themselves being deified because they wit- Separation was at first essential for these plays On October 1, the rock band Hanson made an Osbourne. Musicians are taking a liking to this nessed and applauded the murder, as if they to survive, distinction between actors and spec- important career announcement at the leg- trend because it is much easier for them to were the indifferent judges who decided the tators was the impetus for piercing interpreta- endary Bottom Line located on West 4th Street release any material of their choice. fate of a fellow human. tions of god and the divine. Slowly, the stage in Greenwich Village. The announcement: When asked if they had any advice for young The hungry voyeur sits at his dinner table and play began to focus more and more on the Hanson will start their own record label called adults to become successful entrepreneurs, runs through the countless channels, all camera human, on tragedy. Dionysus provided that 3CG Records. Isaac responded saying, “The saying holds true lenses are voyeuristic eyes, spying and observ- catharsis was the true aim of the play. Aristotle As their first project, Hanson will release an it’s 90 percent perspiration, 10 percent inspira- ing the world. Today, cinema is such an integral called this medicina animae, or a prophylactic album of brand new songs called Underneath tion.” Hanson collectively said “as long as you part of our universal mind that without it, we to rid the spectators of the pains of being Acoustic, a collection of material the brothers have the drive, the goal in mind, and a great would be in dire need of nothing less than civi- human, which the stage play professed openly. have been working on. It aims to give fans a support system you can achieve anything you lization. The audience had to face their own condition chance to hear the material in a “back-to- want to.” through this portal which gave an insight into basics” way, a mode in which the brothers real- Hanson consists of three brothers Isaac (age their existence. ly enjoy performing. “It’s more true to what we 22), Taylor (age 20), and Zac (age 17). The The voyeur sits behind a window, frothing do,” said Taylor. “It’s just more liberating.” band arrived on the music scene in 1997 with and fidgeting, trying to catch a glimpse of his Hanson will follow up Underneath Acoustic their hit record Middle of Nowhere. Their debut target. His target is any person, because the with a full length album, Underneath, which album went on to sell 8.5 million copies world- voyeur is in the realm of the unreal. He no has a tentative release date of February 2004. wide. Their follow-up album, This Time longer laughs or cries because all outward emo- Hanson plans to sign other artists to their part- Around went on to sell one million copies tion is dead. Behind his opaque confinement, ly based New York City record label as it worldwide. Hanson spent Summer 2003 on a he witnesses the human world with mounting evolves in the future. sold out acoustic tour across the country. They lucidity. One of the latest trends in the music industry will conclude their Acoustic ‘03 tour with a The voyeur is inherent in all humans, the abil- is for artists to begin their own record labels. special performance at Carnegie Hall on ity to catch existence in one’s periphery and fol- The origin of cinema: an amphitheater in Bands that have already accomplished this or November 5. Greece. (Photo/ www.google.com) Expressions

The Chemistry of Love Ardor For beauty lies not in the eyes of the beholder Broken Heart But in the eyes of the beheld Bonds are made with love and then broken I love you so much I was wrecked, I was all alone with hate. But saying it is not enough. By Rob Fudjinski I lost the game which was previously won When the heat of passion is gone and the love I miss you more, All my dreams were torn like a failure chart connection flame burns out, When you just left my door. I am all alone with my broken heart. The love disperses into the air. This Is My Life Yet there is no reason to despair. I need you here Once I was happy, thinking, I did it Love is neither created nor destroyed, But you not even near. It seems as if everywhere I go Optimistic thoughts seems to be having their It has merely moved on elsewhere for you to I want you most, This is what I see merry meet find. When your fragrance is your ghost. All the sadness surrounding me But the reckless time made me reciprocal of When your feelings for someone else mistak- *~* Happy Birthday (Luis P.) This feeling tears me up inside smart enly fizzles and dissolves in acid, A smile is all you see I am all alone with my broken heart. Your feelings have not forever disappeared. By Sonia M. Brudasca Yet nothing surprises me Go back to the stock bottle and find some It’s been like this forever I can’t live without her, I am sure more. Yet I feel the impact of all these changes My love is true and white like a milk pure Concentrations of love can be diluted with Beautiful Vanity In more ways than one But the shadow of wind is enough to tear me cold ice water, Maybe it’s because my ideas have changed apart But it won’t go down if the love molarity is A curve Not being as naïve as some may think And now I am all alone with my broken heart. high enough. To think that mere curves can form this It’s all for the best The breakup reaction is dangerous and That this can frame such beauty Some may say By Ravi Jha volatile. You must know yourself how beautiful they Yet I don’t even feel that way. Possible products that result are carbon are Knowing too much monoxide and sulfur dioxide-Beware! How your look resonates within me, and how Isn’t always good Within Me Make sure this reaction is done in the hood or a mere glance Honesty comes hand in hand else you will choke. How it can so strongly entrance When it comes to friends or even your man I can’t remember it being this dark Oops, my beaker just exploded and broke. It is an unfair game I think, for I stand no We face the harshness of reality with your memory being just a spark Despite this setback, our young chemistry stu- chance When we least expect My fears have forced me into this hole dent emerges from the hood How could I deny your beauty? Time and time again Where my anxieties and shame all but grow To the welcome rush of fresh oxygen. Against your eyes, all my untruths and lies Falling into the same trap I can’t look at myself without wanting to And the welcome rush of someone else that are revealed All over again remove myself from the reality of this show needs help in this class And my true desires are brought to the light, You were just a pawn in my downfall for it Better known as the Chemistry of Love 143. no longer concelaed By Alice Wong was inevitable It is this when I am far from both heaven or But I can only imagine that you are the By Phillip Gong hell inevitable.... And I realize how the physical and spiritual My destruction!! can come together and meld THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 20, 2003 15

Goku Midnight Eye, the Eye that Controls the World Love Hina or Hate Hina By DIMITIRIOS FRAGISKATOS

How many teen-rated mangas are there that stick the main character in a semi-sexual, goofy situation: Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo -- the list goes on. I can lie to you and say Love Hina is different but it’s not. It is also one of the most successful manga and anime series in Japan. The question is, why? Love Hina is the story of a man, forever the failure, who is in between college and high Goku (Photo/ ComicsOne) school and is trying to get into Japan’s finest By HO NAM CHAN university. Keitaro’s only purpose in life is to fulfill a promise he made when he was five. He Title: Goku: Midnight Eye vol. 1-3 (of 3) made a promise with a three-year-old girl to go Genre: Action/ Sci-Fi to Tokyo University together and get married. By: Buichi Terasawa Tokyo U. requires that its students pass an Rated: Mature exam in order to get in. Throughout the whole Distributor: ComicsOne series, this is Keitaro’s main challenge. He is unfocused, uneducated, jobless, and has never After getting kicked off the police force for kissed a girl. Having failed the exam for the meddling in things he should not, Goku decid- past two years, the protagonist keeps it his ed to take on a new challenge as a Private main concern. Investigator. Unfortunately even as a Private The story begins when Keitaro visits his Investigator, Goku could not escape his ties grandmother at her hotel. Little does he real- with the police force. When his best friend ize, she moved out and the hotel has trans- Keitaro and Naru posing for a picture. (Photo/ TOKYOPOP Inc.) from the police force unexplainably commits formed into an all girl’s dormitory. He finds ality is one many Baruchians can identify with. Suu is the foreign exchange student. Like suicide, Goku smells foul play but even with out the hard way, walking into the women’s She is the type pf person who pushes herself so most foreign exchange students, she has weird four similar occurrences in the past six months bath, running into women’s breasts, getting a much it that it hurts. customs. Unlike most foreign exchange stu- the police want nothing to do with it. Fed up handful of some female extremities, and get- Motoko is a samurai girl who does not act dents, she also has a habit of putting every- with the system Goku takes actions into his ting the sense beaten out of him by the habi- very ladylike. She has led a sheltered life, thing in her mouth. She also has more energy own hands as he searches for the truth. The tants. To top it off, he finds out that his grand- learning to wield the sword, giving her amazing than any pink bunny and she kicks Keitaro all truth costs Goku more then he bargains for as mother is traveling around the world and wants talents, and also making her awkward in nor- the time. he encounters great danger and loses his right him to be the landlord. mal situations. For example, when she got sick The concept behind Love Hina is a Japanese eye in the process. However, like the will of Love Hina’s success lies in its characters. after Keitaro’s arrival she assumed she was in cliché: a loser who is into anime and has a god, a mysterious voice gives Goku a new eye Keitaro evolves from a buffoon to a buffoon love with him. After dueling him (in the first of problem suddenly finds himself surrounded by giving him control of all the computers in the with some maturity. This series would be noth- many duels to come) for the right to have her girls. Why does it work if it’s played out? world and a staff that can extend to seemingly ing, however, without a supporting cast. Naru love, she learns that she, in fact had a fever. Simply put, Love Hina does it right. Love Hina infinite lengths. With these new weapons is the heroine of the series who is also deter- Shinobu is the youngest resident. She has a is good, simple fun. There are no layers to get Goku can revenge his friend and bring down mined to get into Tokyo U. Her reasons are crush on Keitaro, and is pretty much the reason passed and no hidden meanings or abstract more evil in this corrupt world similar to Keitaro's, for she too has made a why the other habitants tolerate him as much as concepts. If you want to get into anime, Love Goku: Midnight Eye is a dark series based mysterious promise. Her relationship with they do. She gets happy when he’s around yet Hina is something different. in the future where technology is plenty and Keitaro is one we can all envy. Though most cries so easily. Mitsune is a typical Virgo. She’s controls everything. With that in mind, it is fit- abusive towards Keitaro, she is always rushing very flirty. She’s also Naru’s best friend. She’s Manga Grade: ting that Goku’s eye gives him control of all to his aid. They butt heads more than anyone got a drinking and gambling problem. To enter- Story: A- the computers in the word allowing him to else but clearly like each other. Their behavior tain herself when she has no money, she stirs up Artwork: B nuke the world if he so choses. This makes is childlike, yet they are adults. Naru’s person- trouble between the two main characters. Goku a type of god in this era where despite all the technological achievements evil runs ram- pant. In a sense Goku is now the lone hero in Cowboy Up with Wild ARMS this horror, aiming to topple evil syndicates, By NAOTA NANADABA which makes for some interesting adventures. The series is separated into several self Title: Wild ARMS vol. 1-5 (of 5) enclosed stories. Each one is a different case Genre: Action/ Comedy/ Fantasy/ Western for the detective with only a few commonali- Time: 550 mins. (22 episodes) ties among them. Those similarities are that Rated: 12+ the cases will always be difficult with death Distributor: ADV Films looming at every corner, and Goku will always get laid by the story’s end, regardless of if it’s Sheyenne Rainstorm was once a charming by friend or foe. Apparently Goku is really 25 year old gunslinger, but due to some trau- suave despite his 80s attire, from his mullet matic incidents that he cannot remember, his hair cut to his Miami Vice suit jacket and t- mind has been transfer into the body of a five- shirt look. year-old. Through the unwitting help by the trio The artwork is solid and drawn in a realis- of treasure hunters Mirabelle, Loretta, and tic manner which greatly differs it from many Jerusha, Sheyenne is freed from a state of sus- others in the manga market today. There is pended animation and immediately begins his nothing cute about it, as it ventures more search for his real body. Equipped with the towards the serious side with graphic images unique ability to use the ultra rare and powerful and the heavy use of black. This helps to ARMS weapons Sheyenne, Kiel, a fellow pris- emphasize the dark mysterious setting the oner, and his Popepi Pipepo (mouse like per- Sheyenne brandishing his ARMS and Laila in the background. (Photo/ ADV Films) series aims to portray. son) friend Isaac set out on a search for any amount of episodes the story had to develop, it ten on it in big letter and worse yet the subtitles Goku: Midnight Eye is a decent action lead that will direct them to Sheyenne's real was surprisingly well executed, answering all displayed the right amount when character said series but has nothing really great about it. It is body and his history. the questions surrounding Sheyenne, his body, the wrong amount. entertaining to see Goku defeat his many ene- Made up of a twist of western and fantasy, and his ability to use ARMS. However, the The animation quality and the designs were mies in creative way using the powers of his Wild ARMS had an interesting theme that was answers and the conclusion to the story were standard with nothing spectacular about them. eye and staff, but action is all this manga has to based on a role playing game of the same name completely unexpected. With unforeseen twists There was a nice use of color and characters offer. The main problem with the story is that and similar to the anime series Trigun, but and turns, the world of Wild ARMS was thrown had a simple and design. However if you are for such a short series, consisting of only three unfortunately not as good. While Trigun was in a loop that no one would have guessed, mak- big on fanservice, Loretta is the character for volumes, the storyline did not flow together at able to hold a strong storyline for the full series, ing for quite an exciting ending. you, since that is the reason for her existence in all. Each case stood on its own with nothing Wild ARMS was only about half as fortunate. While the sound and music quality was the series. really holding them together. Even the one Although the general premise of the story average, with western type remixes and an Like the hare from “The Tortoise and the question posed about who gave Goku his eye was good, it was not properly drawn out for 22 oddly out of place Japanese punk ending theme Hare,” Wild ARMS started strong, and ended and why, were never answered or even episodes. The starting five episodes were high- song, the English dubs were quite possibly the strong, but the nap in the middle already took its addressed later on, leaving a very disappoint- ly captivating, reeling in the audience with the worst by ADV Films, who are known for their toll. The series was entertaining and had its ing ending. The final volume ended exactly the storyline, but the entire middle section was excellent dubs. Many of the characters had humorous and exciting moments, but with only same as other stories, with Goku completing fluff. It was made up of random adventures in annoying high pitched voices or had the ten- 10 episodes of the 22 really relating to the main the case and walking in to the distance. the name of Sheyenne's body, but the reality dency to over accentuate their lines. By far the story, it was not enough to make it a must see was that they had little bearing to the main sto- biggest offender was Jerusha, whose voice was series. Manga Grade: ryline. The middle episodes did have some just too annoying to put in word. Sad to say but Story: C+ comedic moments, but the constant “unexpect- the Japanese dub was not much better with the Artwork: B ed” encounter with the trio of girls was pretty same whiney type voices. The most embarrass- tedious and annoying, because through some ing part of the English dub was that at least one miracle the two groups were always hunting for line was misread. Instead of saying a bounty of Anime Grade: Baruch’s Animation Society the same treasure. The storyline was virtually “five billion gala” the character says “50 thou- Story: C+ Weekly Anime Screenings put on pause until the last five episodes, where sand gala.” Although it is a bit of nit picking, it Visual: B everything was neatly tied together. is annoying because it is such an obvious mis- Thursday 12:30-2:30 (Club Hours) Audio: C+ The saving grace was the fact that these 10 take. Just a few minutes before the Wanted Extras: B+ Room: VC 12-130 episodes held a fascinating story. In the limited poster was shown with “five million gala” writ- THE TICKER SPORTS OCTOBER 20, 2003 19 Thoughts From the Editor This Week’s Topic: Pedro Martinez By PHILLIP GONG flustered at how the Yankees were scoring in he pointed to his head and told Posada that he looking for a fight. As a respected coach, the top half of the fourth inning, because he was would remember what Posada had said to him. Zimmer set a bad example by creating even Game Three of the American League unable to throw his fastball effectively. The Obviously, Martinez’s claim was inaccurate; greater chaos when he should have been restor- Championship Series between the New York Yankees scored twice that inning, with the big this was his cowardly attempt to cover up the ing order. When Zimmer charged Martinez, Yankees and Boston Red Sox was anything, but hit coming from Hideki Matsui’s RBI ground nasty thing he had really said during the heat of Pedro reacted the only way he could by avoid- boring. This was a pivotal game for both rule double. Immediately after Matsui’s RBI, the moment. Even Boston Globe sports colum- ing the charge. Those siding with Zimmer said teams, since the winner would get a 2-1 lead in the theatrics began when Martinez decided he nist Dan Shaughnessy questioned the veracity Martinez could have sidestepped his charge or the series. There was great hype because of the would take out his frustrations by beaning of Martinez’s statement, comparing his com- bear-hugged him, yet in Martinez’s defense, he outstanding pitching matchup. Future Hall-of- Karim Garcia near the back of his head. The ment to how women say they hang out with did not have much time to react. I hate defend- Famers Roger Clemens (Yankees) and Pedro benches would clear momentarily. Donald Trump because they really like his hair. ing Martinez, but it wasn’t his fault in this par- Martinez (Red Sox) faced-off against each Childish, foolish, and boorish were all I can Martinez’s comment to Posada was down- ticular instance. Despite his innocence, he was other. Little did people know that the most say for Martinez’s malicious intent to hurt the right disgraceful and pathetic. I know tempers still responsible for throwing Don Zimmer onto memorable face-off of the night would be a bat- Yankees’ outfielder. Moreover, this Boston were flaring at that time and the situation was the ground. tle between Pedro Martinez and Don Zimmer. right-handed pitcher’s intent to hurt did not end sensitive, but what Martinez said during those Aside from Zimmer’s poor lack of judgment, As for the game itself, Clemens out-pitched with Garcia; Martinez pointed to the Yankees tense moments were uncalled for. If his 90+ Karim Garcia and Jeff Nelson also showed Martinez and the Yankees pulled away from the dugout at catcher Jorge Posada and said some- m.p.h. fastball were to connect with someone’s immaturity by attacking Paul Williams, a mem- game with a 4-3 victory over the Sox. Yet, this thing to the effect of, “I’m going to hit you in head, the impact could paralyze the batter, or ber of the Red Sox’ grounds crew in the game was memorable not because the Yankees the head,” after pointing to the temple of his even end his life. When I saw Martinez clear- Yankees’ bullpen. In the bottom of the ninth won a close game with their clutch hitting off own head. Fox baseball analyst Tim McCarver ly mouth those words, my immediate reaction inning, Williams, a Red Sox fan, was in the Pedro, but because of the bizarre activities that could read the exact words coming out of was “That’s sick, that’s sick!” That reaction Yankees’ bullpen waving a rally flag. When occurred during the game. Pedro’s mouth on the replay: “You’re [Posada] made my heart fill up with disgust for Pedro Yankees’ reliever Jeff Nelson asked Williams to The chaos would begin in the top of the fourth next. I’ll hit you in the head too.” Martinez, and it would not end there. move to the Red Sox’ bullpen, tempers flared inning, when Pedro Martinez intentionally A day after the game, when Martinez had I lost all respect for Pedro Martinez in the up and a fight ensued where Karim Garcia threw at Karim Garcia. Martinez was clearly enough time to make up a lie, he claimed that bottom of the fourth inning. Roger Clemens jumped into the Yankees bullpen to aid his threw a high pitch, that wasn’t even that far teammate Nelson in the brawl. inside, at Manny Ramirez, but the pitch got Exact details remain sketchy, but Nelson and close enough to Ramirez that he believed Garcia had no business getting into a fight with Clemens was throwing at him. As a result, a grounds crew member. Nelson and Garcia Ramirez approached the mound with his bat in should have been focused on the game and hand, causing both benches to clear once again. ignored the activities of fans. Even if it was Ramirez’s juvenile overreaction then led to the Williams who antagonized and incited the tus- now infamous confrontation between Yankees sle, Garcia and Nelson should not be excused bench coach Don Zimmer and Martinez. for their rowdy misbehavior. Both should never During this bench-clearing incident, Zimmer have gotten involved and confronted Williams. rushed toward Martinez, clearly intending to There are still remnants of the wacky and sur- retaliate for what had happened in the top of the real events of Game Three in my mind, even fourth. In an instant, Martinez evaded the old though it was two weekends ago. What do I man’s charge and then proceeded to grab the remember the most from that game? I still see 72-year-old Yankees bench coach’s bald-head, Pedro Martinez beaning Karim Garcia near his and then toss him to the ground. After the head. I still see Pedro Martinez threatening to game, Martinez said he was only defending throw at Jorge Posada. I still see Don Zimmer himself. Nevertheless, seeing the old man fall rolled over on the ground after Pedro Martinez and roll over on the field was shocking and grabbed and twisted the old man. appalling. What was left of my respect for the What do all these events have in common? past Cy Young award winner vanished. Yes, they all involve the head, but more impor- Knowing that it was Martinez who put Zimmer tantly, these incidents have made observers lose down on the ground made me think Martinez all respect for Pedro Martinez as a human was a bully. As a Yankees fan, I can easily being. Martinez’s reputation has been irrevo- place all the blame on Martinez for shoving cably tarnished after Game Three. When I look Zimmer, but as an “objective sportswriter,” I at Pedro Martinez I don’t see a past Cy Young will put all the blame on the person who award winner and future Hall of Fame pitcher deserves it, Don Zimmer. anymore. All I see is a 14-year-old gutless Looking back at the entire situation, I real- punk from the boon docks in a 39-year-old ized that Pedro Martinez was the main culprit body who is unapologetic for being a jerk. for all the events that transpired in Game Three That’s the bottom line. of the ALCS, but the actions of some Yankees Pedro Martinez grabs Yankees coach Don Zimmer by the head in the Game Three fracas also contributed to the fracas. Don Zimmer between the Red Sox and Yankees. (Photo/ Newark Star-Ledger, via Associated Press) should have never gone after Pedro Martinez Pechackova Finishes First at Baruch Invitational By SHAN-SAN WU personal best time on Sunday. Despite the early morning start to the race and weekend work Three weekends ago, Baruch Cross-Country schedules, Jennifer Liriano, Andy Andujar and runner Hana Pechackova lost the lead to York Michelle Zegerra all set personal records on the College’s Tolulope Ojo in the last 50 meters of day. a Baruch Invitational Race. Anchored by Liz Lushpenko, who placed That did not happen at the Baruch Invitational sixth overall, the core of the team finished high two Sundays ago. enough to collect 73 points and second place Adding to the developing rivalry between the team honors for Baruch. The Pratt Institute fin- two, Pechackova held off Ojo, establishing a ished first, with 36 points while Hunter came in lead in the rolling Van Cortlandt backcountry third with 113 points. But the team results that Ojo was unable to overcome. Pechackova were somewhat misleading. finished the 5 kilometer course first with a time “Hunter didn’t show all of its runners today,” of 20:36, her best of the year. said Eng. “They didn’t bring their best runner.” “I’m a marathon runner,” said Pechackova. The matchup of the day wasn’t between “I can’t beat her without establishing a big schools; instead, it was between individuals. enough lead at the end.” Despite the grind of battling each other for first Ojo, who had beaten Pechackova in sprints to place all season long, both runners sought each the finish in races past, was not able to catch other out at the end of Sunday’s race to shake Pechackova this time. hands. Ojo came in second with a time of 20:51, 11 Both runners will be competing once again in seconds off of her winning time the weekend two weeks on October 26 at the CUNYAC before. Cross Country Championships. “Hana worked hard this week to beat her in “I have to run better,” said Ojo. “Hana is a the hills,” said Baruch Cross-Country Coach great runner.” Dr. Willian Eng. “She turned the tables on [Ojo] today.” Pechackova was not the only runner to set a Hana Pechackova (Baruch #158) finishes ahead of Tolulope Ojo (York #164) at the Baruch Invitational to earn first place honors. (Photo/ Shan-San Wu) Like To Watch Sports And Write About It? Interested in Covering Baruch Sporting Events? Do You Like the Excitement and Action of Baruch Basketball, Swimming or Volleyball? Do You Have an Opinion on the Local Teams? Yanks or Mets? Jets or Giants? Knicks or Nets? E-mail Your Interests and Thoughts to the Sports Editor, Phillip Gong, at [email protected] BEARCAT PROWLINGS OCTOBER 20, 2003 Baruch’s Chess Team Bearcats Get a Split In Hits Central Park Columbus Day Doubleheader Game One: Lehman Lightning Strikes Past Bearcats By SHAN-SAN WU Monday’s long-awaited rematch versus Lehman, a team Baruch had lost to last year, at The Baruch College Women’s Volleyball a disadvantage. Still, the Bearcats were up for team won a moral victory just by showing up the challenge and Dass expected to win. for their match against Lehman College on Driving her team from the sidelines, she Monday. coaxed and exhorted her team to compete. And But just showing up wasn’t as easy as it the Bearcats responded behind standouts sounds for the Bearcats especially after last Jennifer O’Conner, Safia Mian, Robi Tse, who week’s highway accident that sent a number of filled in admirably for the injured Sequeira, and Baruch volleyball players to the emergency Susan Wu, who came from behind to take the room. first game 30-28 in front of a crowd that grew The Bearcats were traveling south at 6:30 larger during the match. It was made up of p.m. along the New York Thruway on their way players from other CUNY schools whose back from the Oneonta Invitational matches had ended earlier and many of them Tournament on October 5, when the van they were rooting openly for Baruch. were riding in collided with a vehicle that made But in the next three games, Lehman showed an illegal U-turn across the divider directly in why they are one of the favorites, along with front of it, according to Baruch Volleyball the Bearcats, for the CUNYAC Volleyball Baruch’s Chess Team stands tall for a team photo after proudly representing their school in Coach, Krishna Dass. Championship this year, taking the next two the Rapid Chess Open held at Central Park. (Photo/ Ilya Rivkin) “I hit the brakes, but there was no way to games 27-30 and the deciding game by a score By BOBBY MOY Krinshpun lost two pieces and the game after avoid [the other vehicle], said Dass. of 30-19. he obtained a favorable position. Layevskiy Both vehicles were severely damaged and a After the loss, Dass held a 20-minute closed- On the windy Saturday morning of October won another game while Shulgin got his first number of Baruch volleyball players were huddle meeting with her team in a corner of the 11, the Baruch Chess team arrived at Bethesda win in this round. Moy, who was paired with injured in the collision. Baruch’s Safia Mian Hunter gymnasium. The difference between Fountain in Central Park for the third annual the top seed, obtained a winning position, but needed stitches; other players were treated for victory and defeat was palpable. Rapid Chess Open. This yearly tournament ran out of time. Colleen got to play an amateur whiplash and a variety of impact-related “We played well, but we folded at the end,” brought over 500 chess players from the tri- like herself and won gracefully. Konstantinidis injuries, one requiring a precautionary MRI. said Dass after the meeting. “Lehman is the state area to compete for prizes. It was six was in an unclear position then blundered into A week later, the team was still feeling the best we’ve faced all year. We’ll meet them rounds of rapid chess, divided into only 10 a loss. effects. With only one practice held and starter again.” minutes per round. In round four, the breezy winds picked up Sadis Sequeira pulled out due to an accident- Baruch had players in the Open, Reserve, and and so did Baruch, a perfect six out of six. related injury, the Bearcats came into Unrated sections. Ariel Krinshpun, Michael Layevskiy and Shulgin would each pick up Layevskiy, and Sergey Shulgin played in the their second win in a row. Harris’s opponent Open Section. Bobby Moy played in the did not show up so she got the forfeit win. Reserve section. Colleen Harris and During round five, the sun was shining, but Konstantinos Konstantinidis played in the Baruch was left in the shade. The Baruch con- Unrated section. Baruch scored 19 points out of tingent only got 1.5 out of six. Krinshpun was a possible 35. This was a great performance. paired to play against his own teammate, The team welcomed two new players, fresh- Shulgin. Krinshpun won the game. Moy was men Harris and Shulgin. up two pieces with a clear win. However, he In the first round, Baruch scored four out of managed to lose three pieces in a row and even- five matches. Krinshpun’s opponent failed to tually had to settle for a draw because both show up. Layevskiy won his game as fast as it players had used the allocated time for the had started. Shulgin obtained a winning posi- match. All of the other games ended in a loss tion, but failed to capitalize. Moy had a shaky for Baruch. start, where the game came down to the final In round six, Baruch got three out of six. seconds. Luckily, his opponent blundered his Krinshpun’s pairings just got more bizarre. queen and resigned. Konstantinidis, the After playing the youngest player in the open, defending champion of the unrated section, he played Mika Dekhtyar, the oldest at 78- won his game with a surprise attack that won a years. Krinsphun was out-played by the more piece. Colleen arrived late for the tournament, experienced Dekhtyar. Layevskiy ended with a thus received a bye. win. Shulgin tried hard, but was unable to save In round two, Baruch struggled to find wins a losing position. Moy was in control from the Bearcat’s Shawna Williams (13) tries to get the ball past two Lehman Lightning defenders at with only one and a half out of six. Krinshpun very beginning, and eventually just closed out the net. (Photo/ Shan-San Wu) was paired with Marc Arnold, the number one the game. Harris lost her last game after a ten-year-old in the nation. Krinshpun launched valiant effort. Konstantinidis won his game in an attack, which he failed to materialize in less than 30 moves. Game Two: Bearcats Surge Past time. Layevskiy played into a bad position and Overall, Krinsphun finished with 3/6, lost. His opponent was the eventual winner. Layevskiy with 4/6, tied for sixth-10th place, Medgar Evers Cougars Shulgin lost because he was outmatched. Moy Shulgin with 2/6, Moy with 4.5/6, tied for was in trouble early again, but he stayed in the sixth-10th place, Harris with 2/6, and By AARON SIEGEL every point as if it was their last.” game and eventually pulled through. Harris, in Konstantinidis with 3.5/6, tied for 11th-15th The pep-talk between games helped spur a her first ever tournament game, was not com- place. The Bearcats dominated the Medgar Evers big comeback for Baruch. After starting the fortable yet. She played a veteran chess player “The event turned out to be very successful. Cougars (6-11 Overall, 1-7 CUNYAC) for a third game down 14-11, the Bearcats poured on who played some poor moves. Unfortunately, Players of all ages converged in the battle of the 30-24, 25-30, 30-18, 30-16 win in the second the points with a dominating 19-4 run to close she was still unable to get the win. minds. The event, because it was free, encour- game of their doubleheader at the Hunter out the game with a 30-18 win. Konstantinidis was winning from the start, but aged true sportsmanship,” said Chess Club Sportsplex to gain a split. Baruch built on their solid third game to take he lost focus and only got a draw. President Ariel Krinsphun. Baruch fell to the Lehman Lightning by a 3- out the Cougars for the match. Baruch started In round three, Baruch got three out of six. 1 score earlier in the day, but found a better this game off slowly. With the help of a 12-4 match up with the Cougars. rally, though, Baruch took a 24-14 lead over the Upcoming Baruch Bearcats Sports Schedule The Bearcats got off to a sluggish start against Cougars as they had elevated their game the Cougars in the first game and fell behind 4- throughout the match. The Bearcats didn’t look Sport When Opponent Where 1. Baruch went on a 6-0 run to take a 7-4 lead back as they won game three 30-16. followed by a 12-3 run to go up 21-13. The “Once they started off poorly, they knew that Bearcats fended off Medgar Evers’ 10-3 rally they would come back,” said Dass, who Women’s Tue. 10/21 @ 6 P.M. John Jay John Jay of their own to win the game by a 30-24 count. expects the team to learn from their mistakes. Volleyball Thu. 10/23 @ 7 P.M. William Paterson Baruch The second game was not as friendly to the “They need to rise above their competition.” Sat. 10/25 @ 12 P.M. Stevens Tech Hunter Bearcats. Baruch was unable to find a rhythm With the win, the Bearcats upped their record Sat. 10/25 @ 2 P.M. Montclair State Baruch in the game as the Cougars went on a 10-5 run to 11-10 (5-2 CUNYAC). to take a 20-16 lead in the Bearcats eventual The Bearcats were led on the score sheet with Men’s Wed. 10/22 @ 4 P.M. Hunter College Hunter 30-25 defeat in the second game. Jennifer O’Connor’s 15 kills as well as 10 from Soccer Bearcats Head Coach Krishna Dass was dis- Cathy Gonzalez. Safia Mian added 38 assists. appointed with her team’s effort and team’s Latishea Pearson and Sadis Sequeira each sat Women’s Sun. 10/26 @ 10 A.M. CUNYAC Championship Van Cortlandt spiritless performance, “They needed to play out the match. Cross-Country with pride,” said Dass. “They needed to play THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 20, 2003 17

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