OBSERVER Vol. 96 No.6 October 6, 1989
Page 1 Laundered Money Markus Olin-Fahle Bad Eggs Blamed in Recent Food Poisoning Jim Trainor Organ Still Seeking Funds and Repairs Kelly Eldridge Page 2 New Program to Pair Students and Alumni Valerie Scurto Chase and Fagan Still Unnamed Jason Van Driesche Page 3 Food Services Supports Work Program David Biele Bard Hires Two New Math Professors Sarah Chenven Page 4 Popular Taste in Art Francisco Uceda Exene Cervenka Goes Solo Robin Cook Page 5 B.A.D. What You Can see Can’t Hurt You Seth Hollander Bob Dylan Comes to Poughkeepsie Page 6 International Students Club—Part 3 of 3 Andrea J. Stein A Fresh Look David Biele Page 7 Letters to the Editor Forum Response Ripping Down Signs Computer Center or Typing Center? Page 8 Sports Bard Hosts Quad-Match; Goes 1-2 Men Stomp Through Two Games Bard Vs. Sarah Lawrence Women Win First Tennis Match Richman, Richards Leads Bard at CT meet Jody Apap Happenings in the Gym Jody Apap ·THE .Bl\RD
; VOLUME XCVI, ISSUE SIX BARD COLLEGE "The best ne\vspaper ; October 6, 1989 ANNANDALE-ON-Hl)DSON, NY 12504 in Annandale./.' Bad eggs blamed in recent food poisoning ing problem on the cJ~t coast hard boiled eggs. for the last !,iecacte. In the last Both Donald Bent\ett, the On Tuesday, September 26, year there have been at least Food Service Director for people going to eat lunch in seventeen egg associated out Bard and Ralph Lembo, Dis Kline Commons were greeted breaks in Nc-.,;,· York State trict Manager for D.A.K.A., with a questionnaire which in alone. Bard is the fifth piJ.cc stressed that the occurrence formed them that there had in this area to ha\'e the bacte of salmonella at Bard, ':Had been incidents of gastroenteri ria surfac~ this vear. absolutely nothing to do with tis ( an irritation of the stom The sympto~s of salmonel the quality of food handling in ach and intestines, sometimes losis include moderclte to sev Kline." Bennett also noted caused by a viral or bacterial er diarrhea, fever, Jnd occa that tht:~ staff in Kline was very infection) in the college com sionally vomiting. According "shaken up over the inci· munity. This announcement to Merylin Skiba, Nurse Direc dent.'' carne after several days of ru tor of Health. Scrdccs, stu Lembo will be available to mors and speculation among dents are also complaining of ·answer questions from the students about cases of "food severe cramps \vhich may in student body during lunch on poisoning" on the cam pus. dicate that there \Vas a ,·irus on Mondc1y, October 9. According to Spencer Marks the campus at the same time. The general response has of the Dutchess County Public At this time both D.A.K.A. been mixed. junior J.J. A:ustri- Health Department, \·vhat had (the Bard food service) and . an described the outbreak as Laundry: one of Bard's favorite pasttimes. photo by Jen _Anania occurred was an outbreak of at the county health department aonc more thing to pile least eight cases of group D suspect that the bacteria' came (lgainst Kline. No one · Laundere money Salmonellosis, caused by the from eggs uscd in prcp to exp~nd graduation." happening at the college." Mason would like schedule includes a two day, the program and have bases by Valerie Scurto Schwartz added that "it The alumni/ae response two night stay with a hos! at inWashington, D.C., Boston, ·gives alumni/ ae a way to will determine the number of the end of the January Inter San Francisco and other lead- A program which will bring make a contribution back to students able to participate togeth session. On Wednesday, Janu ing cities. . current Bard students the school and to promote in the program. Schwartz and ary 24, 1990, participating stu will then attempt to· Students. interested in the er with alumni/ ae is in the their field." . Mason dents will arrive in NYC and program should sign up in planning and may begin in The program is based upon match people according to january of meet their hosts. The day will the Career Development of 1990. the "extensive alumnae pro their .career interests and/or be spent getting acquainted. fice. A meeting will be held The Alumni/ae Career gram" of Smith College. their field of study at Bard. Mentors program is a joint ef On Thursday, the student will Ultimately, Schwartz and later in the semester. 0 spend the day on 'the job with Schwartz, who completed an fort between Director of Ca internship this past summer reer Development Harriet · the host to get a sense of day in the Career Development Schwartz and Director of to-day work. That evening a dinner I reception will be held office at Smith, saw value in . ~lumni/ ae Susan Mason. The this and brought the idea to , October 6 Friday, October 13 discussed their for all students and hosts. The two met, Bard. er Rebbc's Tisch (Rabbi's plans, and are now in the pro program will end on Friday Reading Week ends. At .the same time, Mason ble): Meet Amy Helfman cess of sending letters to_ morning. was following the program. lunch at 12:30 p.m. in Kline alumni/ae in the New York ''This type of program has Sukkah building and d "The progra$ has a1ot of v~.l Shop. the potential to be very beneficial ing, 10 a.m.-5 p.m, main Qity (NYC) e~:rea. NYC is ue because at times it is hard largest alumni/ae base. for students and alumni/ ae, pus. Bring fruit, streamers, said for a liberal arts graduate to The l~tter explains the pro and for Bard in general," Pick Up Co-Op orders from 11- work and/ or supplies. Schwartz. · know what they're going to do . (Other times to pick them up gram, inviting alumni/ ae to after school. The contact with participate and to make a "It gives students an opportu Sunday and Monday from The Democratic Socialists of alumni/ae is worthwhile for nity .. .from gathering informa America Bard Chapter will be commitment to host a stu both. It also keeps the alum dent. tion to making contacts for in meeting weekly. It i.s a multi ternships and jobs after ni/ae up to date on what is The tentative program • ..., .... u.~."', .... y, October 8 issue activist group. Contact enical Worship in · the Dave Rolf at 876-8397 for day and time. Chase and Fagan Still Unnamed •"-••a~"'· at 6:30 p.m. by Jason Van. Driesche with their unofficial names. The two new dorms were built Ac2ording to Susan Ciilespie, over the summer to accommo- Final Deadline for Submis to the Observer is 8:00 The two newest dorms on Vice-President for pevelop- date · the exceptionally large at the front desk of the li- campus, New Cruger A-1 and ment and Public Affairs, a number of freshmen and New Cruger B-2, remain offi committee has been appoint- readmits. Most of the students cially unnamed as we enter ed to determine what names housed in Chase House (New A-1) .. freshmen, the secon~ full month of the would be appropriate for the · Cruger are se.mester. two new dorms, but it has not while Fagan House (New However, they have been rriet as of yet. The unofficial Cruger B-2) houses a combi- u.nofficially named Chase nar:n.e~ . ~ave been suggested nation of freshmen and trans- Housti.and Fagan House, r~- · as··· permanent official names, fers .. All rooms in both dorms . spectively, by the students · . bu·t Bard ·would have to get are doubles, and the two build- who live in tbem. Both 4orms permission from Chevy Chase ings together hold a total of ,already have signs on them and Donald Fagan before it forty students. 0 .. could usc their names. "7"-~, ~D~;:;"":· :-· iL-:a:u:::n~di:ry::..:....:-.--:--. ddlrr¥ye~r~s~w;o~ulilkd~gg;o;t;to;t\th;e~v~eein~dito;ir:-,-Tberehis~a~;o;:sn:;ur:tY;sc;>;;;mmee~o;ir:-1~ . ~~azlcSr~i.iim~m~I~·n~s~h~as~n~o~t!!!!!~and video· games on campus 44 would Q'O to it was used to help buy the been able to find any exact fig- arc contracted t<;? ~gmpanies •J· continued from p.1 while. fo.. rty- percent c the ~ollegc. It was d~ided, ev- ; .. ne,w.screen=at:td s~.~~~- -.~}:§fem ures of checks to Bard from that pay a percentage back to the course of my investiga- idcntly in consultation with ·· dh ·th~ student center; but no th~ laundry company.· A rea- Bard. While Crimmins has . ·. tions, I ~ave,discovered an un- , students, that the school's record of this exists. Mqst like- · sonable cst~mate is in order~ If · not yet· been able to figure out . determined but probab1y sub- share would go to a ~'special ly, that money came di~ec:tLy it could be ascertained that where. this. money has . been stantial amount of money that . projects fund." . . from the regular b~dg~~ of the ~ the ayerage student washes going, Executive . Vi~e Presi- the .Planning Committee and· Special projects are defined ·Dean of Students Office, and and dries abqut three loads of. dent of the College ·Dimitri ·Dean of Students · office has as a capital expenditure for from the small ~irst allocation laundry every month, and with Papadimitriou, who oversees had the opportunity to use, equipment wJ:lich would o~di- the school made to "reno- 750 students using the campus the school's finances, has said but, un'fortunately, has not _ narily be paid for out of stu- vate" the student center. Over facilities(out of the 80.3 stu- he has no personal obj~ctio~ claimed. dent convocation fees. This the years, the Special Projects dents living on campus), then to adding these income sourc~ Up until 1~80, Bard College fund cannot be used for oper- fund has become a phantom the yearly gross would be cs to the Special Fund. This owned all the washers and ating expenses of clubs and fund, with a phantom alloca- $22,500. Forty percent of this additional income can realisti~ ~ryers .on .campus~ and they . committees. The decision . tion procedure. would be $9,000 every year. cally be estimated to be in the were available for use free of about where the money will go This fund could be used to Dick Griffiths, Director of high four figures. . charge. However, operating is to be made by the Planning fund all kinds of great pro- the Physical Plant, says that With student involvement costs and mechanical break- Committ"ec ·and the Dean of jects: getting a carrier-current his employees "occasionally" and insistence, a substantial downs were judged to be too Students Office after the stu- radio station going again, spot check the company when additional amount of money much for the college to contin- dent community has indicated starting a they come to collect money, could be directed towards ue to deal with, and the deci- its preferences through. there- student run coffee shop, fund- watching them count a rna- funding needed projects and sion was made to contract an . turn of questionnaires sent to ing SMOG,the uobserver" chine or two to make sure they improvements, instead of outside firm to own and main- all students early in the Fall and Audio · are not cheating. The most where it has most likely been tain the facilities. It is unclear Semester. Finally, all money in Co-Op among others_ Cur- fool-proof way to guard against' going the last several years, to whether this is a purely ad- the fund not spent by the end rently,these clubs. are using fraud would be for a student the general miscellaneous ministrative decision, or of each school year cannot be regular convocation funds to representative to observe the fund. This is a project for the whether the Student Forum carried over to the next semes- buy needed equipment. If this collection. However, this has Planning Committee of the had a~y input in this decision, ter and reverts to general col- special fund was in use, so.me never been done and Griffiths Student Forum, the Dean of 1 · or its possible alternatives. lege income, to be spent as the of the regular convocation thinks guarding against fraud Students Office, the Student A contract was drawn up administration sees fit. funds could be freed up for is not very necessary and Life Committee, and the Bard with Gordon and Thomas Nobody in the Dean of Stu- some of the needier organiza- should not be an issue. Beer Drinkers Co-Op. Companies. of \Yest Orange, dents Office or on the Plan- tions. · There is other money that Next week: Junior's dirty un- New Jersey. It stipulated· that ning Committee has much of How much money are we re- could also be used for the derwear, or why there is no hot sixty percent of the money al- an idea as to what this fund alistically talking about? After fund. In addition to laundry fa- water in the washing rna- located from washers and has been used for recently. several weeks, new Comptrol- cilities, all the soda mac~ines chines. A short article. a Friday, October 6,·1989 The Bard Observer Pag~3 Food Service supports .work program says that they have been in from the \\'Orkshop and meet · By David Bide grained very well into the staff ing ne'"'. people." Richard, an and are treated the same as other newcomer to Kline says, Everybody has seen them the others members. ''"There is "l like working here because working in Kline - filling thG no us and them," he says. I'm constantly working. If I'm juice machines, .sorting silver In addition to its success as a doing nothi!lg then I get ware, washing the dishes, do staffing program, the program bored." ing their jobs alongside the has been very successful \Vith And the Bard community has other food service employees. its effect on the 5upportiYe reacted to their presence very They arc familiar faces at work staff. "They've grown a well. Amy Dehardt reports meal time, and the Bard com lot," Amy Dchardt says. "It's that since it began there has munity has gotten accus carried out into their daily only been one incident be tomed to their presence. lives. They're not so ·ti~id. tween a s-tudent and a worker. · These adults who arc mentally They are more outgoing. It's "And out of 900 odd students, I retarded are participating in been a big boost for all of think that's pretty good." UARC's Pilot Industries sup them." :;:. Says Donald Bennett about ported work program. And The Supportive Work staff Bard's reaction, "Some people through this program, they themselves also speak very have come up to me and told have found a niche at Bard positively about the ex pcri me they think it's wonderful · and arc improving their lives cnce. Says Linda, \Vho just be that we employ these people. in the process. done wonders for them." . since. gan Working at Kline in Sep That may be tnw, but I don't The purpose of the program, .The program carne to Bar... ~ in Currently then::! arc about a tember, "1 get along \Vith took at it that way. I just see it says Amy Dehardt of UARC, the Spring of 1987 when UARC dozen staff at Kllnc vvho work everybody. I like getting out as another way to get the is to get the people with disa approached Donald Bertnctt, in two shifts. The staff on the. dishes done." 0 bilities used to being out in Bard's Director of ·Food Ser afternoon shift work from 11 - the community and working vices. They felt that working in 8, and those on the morning with and among community Kline Commons was an ideal shift, which is now starting its ·members. The people with place for their people because second year, work from 9:30 - . disabilities live in various pri the job requires much repeti- 11:30. A supervisor from UARC vate homes, supportive apart- , tion of same tasks. Bennett accompanies them everyday . ments, and other facilities was interested in the program, to oversee their working and around the county, and most especially because it offered ensure tha~ everything runs of them have worked in shel him a stable d WINNERS OF THE DETOUR RAFFLE Anthony Angelo - Certificate to Santa Fe Gilda Shirley -Walden Books $25 Jason llallowav - Record World $25 ~essie Kleitman -v· Four HVM Mo\Tie Tickets Matt Kreegor - $10 to La Chocolatiere CONGRATULATIONS ·B.A.D: What You Can See Can't Hurt You the alternative by Seth Hollander on synths and samples over "Dragon Town", " James guitars. The beats are more Bown", and "House Arrese' Editor's Note; "Our critic de- cunning, the rhythm arrange- stand out as quality cuts, rem mands you. . know he had- no mcnts more exciting, than iniscent of "t}:lis is Big Audio rhythms role .in titling h~s previousiy rnuch of the matt:rial on the Dynamite", the group's de · published reviews and first three . records. But the but. "The Green Lady" is cd's• tapes• records :. 'thought the titles ·_improper.;, · growing reliance on dance closely related to the techno Strings & Things music synths and samplf2s is psychadelia of Love . and w~ buy UkdLP's&. co·s. S~cialOr~rs!Maii.Otd~rs Big Audio Dynamit~. Mega- de-rocking the band's utopian Ro~kcts. As a whole though, O~n 7 days a Wt>t'k-11 -6 Sun.-Thurs.; 11-9 Fri. & Sat. '· top Phoenix_ Colu~bia (CBS) mix of rock rap, reggae, and this record is merely fair. I.re "62 T~~ker St. 679-4349 Woodatock . . rjrdlcal hi'p-hop production. scn1ea ·having-"'to play it five 1 '- !he Clash wcr~ grc.at and This music ain't at home at times in three days, not a sign lept forward with each album. CI3GB's anym_orc. of' great music. I would sug . Big Audio Dyna~ite. are very B:t.tt there · arc lots of spiffy . gest purchasing the 12-inch BEVERAGE WAY good but arc Cf~}'\'ling in some samples, oodles of hyperactive singles over the album itself. other direction. !heir fourth percussion programs, arid B.A.D. arc, though, in the SUPERMARKET OF BEER AND SODA alburn is longer tha~ the pre- s'o'mc good songs on this vanguard of the dance Route 9, 2 miles north of Red Hook 7 58-0541. · vious releases, bu.t' cer~a~nly· · :record. The ~ample cluster af musk-for-both-head-and- . ·:·· not better th~m- 't:11(;' }irsf t\vo: . . tcr ''Union fack" I a l\'itty per- hip~ c·rowd. Despite the stu THE AREA'S. BEST SELECTION OF _ Ies often good, but, as often, ceptive song, is real fun, even . dio-prone nature of their · rather flat, even slick. · · · if "Contact" doesn't live up to product~ they're supposedly a IMPORTED & DOMESTIC BEER · · Like the last -album, it re1ies · .. that introJuction. _hell of a live act. They'll be at the 1/4 & 1/2 KEGS Chance October 7. So Soon • BEER BALLS that I had to rush this review • TAPS (oh the horror, the horror!). • WINE COOLERS But rriy boss wanted you to eSODA they blew see this before • MIXERS through .. Go collect some of • ICE Mick jones' sweat. Don' t jus( think about it... After all, it r------, can't hurt. ::J ------ Bob Dylan comes to I Village Pizza III I Poughkeepsie I I I On October 20, Bob. Dylan I he of the harmonica, the '$1 OFF I acoustic guitar, and the low I snarl of a singing voice, will I ANVSMALL, play at the Mid-Hudson Civic LARGE OR I Center. Word is blowin' in I SICILIAN the wind that his new reeord, I PiZZA I "Oh Mercy" is supposed to I WITHTHIS I COUPON. be quite good. Anyway, you I can call the Ticketmaster Chargeline at 454-3388 for 117 North Broad way HOURS: MON-THURS 11 AM-11 PMI info. And don't cutesey Red Hook FRI &SAT 11 AM-12 MIDNIGHf I around with your Dylan im- 1758-5808 SUN 3 PM--11 PM . ·. pressions. :::J L- ---~ Page6 The Bard Observer · Friday, October 6,1989 International Students Clu.b A Fresh Look Part three of By David Biele Olin's "beautiful" architecture, three and the genius that went in to de Every thing we see is Bard- signing it. I don't. I made a By Andrea J. Stein Bard Buildings, Bard Sculptures, building just like it when T was Bard Trees, Bard Bugs (lots of six using my LEGOS set. 1 even As ·explored in the first two Bard Bugs). The campus is so used the same wi-qdows. articles in this series, interna much a part of our lives that af **Talking about architect~rc, tional ' students enhance ter awhile its fixtures fade into did the designers of Tewksbury B~ud's diversity as a result of the background. try to make the building look as their unique backgrounds and There is a famous scene in which inviting to live in as a Roach life experiences. These ~'dif Sherlock Ho 1mes Watson how Motel? Is this what they consid ferent" backgrounds, howev many steps there are in front of er "esthetically pleasing?" er, occa~ionalJy make it diffi his home, steps he had traveled . **Why is South Hall so named cult for internationals to up and down innumerable times. when it is in· the middle of cam assimilate to Bard life and to Watson couldn't remember. Sher pus and actually is the eastern life in the U.S. in general. The lock's point was that Watson had most building? International Students Club, been going around seeing with ** l wondered why many upper now under the direction of out observing .. classmen referred to the Student ~ophomore from Pakistan I was falling into this trap un Center as the ~'Old Gym" when Nadir Tcherany, hop~s to ad~ til one day I went to the library Stevenson has been here for over a year. dress those difficulties. Zcynap Aric'ali '85 from Turkey now helps recruit international students · to do some reserve reading. Then 1 went to the "Stu Most international students Upon arriving, I looked up over dent Center" and Learned why: do not see Bard bef~re arriv Elaine Sp.roat attended. The what to bring to Bard and what the door and read the words, "'The one broken down Ping-pong ing . for t~c Lan,guage and three administrators and Te to leave at home. - Kellogg Library." It hit me then tahlc and one moth eaten pool Thinking Workshop; some herany addressed the atten Teherany explained that that they so named it because it table do not a Student Center have never before been· to the dants, indicating that they Bard does not have any esta is as big as a cereal box.' make. U.S. Sophomore from Iceland, may b~ . ?pproachcd with any blished way of dpaling with for With this new realization, and **Is Cruger Village really so Hauk Hauksson, commented, difficulties international . stu eign students during orienta Sherlock and Watson in mind. I scary to live in that they had to "In the brochures, you don't dents may have. Tchcrany tion. As Fahcem Abbas stated, began to take a fresh look at the name it after Freddy? . s~e anything but trees and found that the freshman class "Unequal people cannot be Bard Campus to see what l could ** My biggest fear about liv~ grass ... but basically that~s all was very. enth tisiastic regard treated equally. And we arc observe. I humbly submit the re ing in · a Ravine is not that the there is." When freshman ing the international club. unequal in terms of distance sults for your inspection: buildings are fires waitmg to ig Nimra ~ucha arrived from Pa The first event the club is from hom~, background and **I'm not sure, but I think the nite or that they sway back and kistan, she felt that there was a planning is an International · edu~ation . " Teherany hopes bell tower has violated some an forth like hula dancers, but that need for more student guid~s Day to be held some time af that the International Stu cient architectural rule which some hungry beaver will see the and faculty advisers. "We ter fall semester mid-term. Te dents Club will aqdress these states that the height of a struc~ telephone poles my roo~ is were left to our own resources: herany hopes to include sever-· "inequalities" and make Bard ture should not be exceeded by seated upon, and scream, "DIN Maybe · tha_t :W~s good, but · al visiting. lecturers ·in the field life easier for internation~l stu the height of its roof. NER TIME!" . 0 maybe that wasn't," she stat- of international relations,, cul d_ents: ~or gxample, trips have **Some ed. . .. >. •• - · . t~r:~l min s~ho~s. ~n~ foreign been made to local panks to 5enior Faheem . Abbas ex- . foods. The day yvill ,culminate help the internationals open · ~ . 'pfailted,. "I ~·a nee(( '(0~-at" .. in a party. The dub is·explor- accounts. In addition, arrange · · . l~s.t a~ . ~~~i~~~t.. ~upJx>rt. sy,s~em : ·. ing the po:~il:~il.ity ?f joini~g ments ~re now being made in --.::-.before the people get 'here, · ··· forces. ~ith. Qt}Jer. ~rq prga~i- ord~r t~ help them. get social they should know where Bard zations in order to attract cer-· security numbers. G}kjo~!] · is.'.Foreign studen.ts . sho~Icfhe tain leeturcrs~ One possibility The International Club is also . ' . • . . . f ·. made aware of what to exf>ect is took work with't:he Women's planning film shows and tripS u:L~.. St. ·:<:... . . ~ mo~ th~n what is. stated in Center to bri.ng a lect~r~r on to places of interest for the for -. ~ollegc catalogs." women in South Asia. . ' . eign stu~ents. Last spring, the ~i;~~~IL~~~~~-~2s71 ~¥tdir Teherany agrees that The Club's ·main·' g6ai .. at·. club sponsored trips to ·other ~here is a need for such a sup- present is to put together an colleges for various conferenc port ~ystem for for~ign stu~ International Students' Hand- es. . dents. Last year, he and [then ] book to be sent to freshmen ·Bard's foreign students are junior Yvonne.Espinoza joined before they arrive on campus. ' important to the cultural life of forces to bring new life to the The Handbook will indude in- the campus: The Internation RECYCLED International Students Club formation about Bard, about al Students Club is not just for READING Used 'N New Books - Many Scholarly Books an, organization which had the Hudson Valley international students; it is for Region, Comics - Baseball Cards . been active ·in · and anyone fits starts · and about transportation to interested in the world Rental Books Available - Supplies over the past years at Bard. · and from New York City. It. will beyond Annandale, and be- Adventure Gaming Supplies At that time, they were not also include detailed informa- . yond the U .5. 0 conccrned with electing offi- tion regarding such things as Rt. 9, Astor Square Mall Rt9 cers and instead worked with- Rhinebeck, NY Hyde Park, NY 876-7849 in an open forum atmosphere. 229-0800 "We just wanted to get inter ~ . est built up," explained Tehe JAYNE BROOKS rany. OWNER This year, however, the club · 1;:~ ~WINTER - SUN has extensive plans, both to aid the international students v,~,~ . and to make the Bard com Clothing and munity aware of the diversity of culture present on campus. Handcrafted Gifts Teherany returned to Bard from around this summer during L&T, in the World.· order to get the ball rolling. Auto, Home & Life On August 22, an internation MICHAEL HAGGERTY al students dinner was held at 15°/o off with this ad Account Agent which Dean of Students Steve Allstate Insurance Company Nelson, Assistant Dean of Stu- Route 9, Astor Square dents Shelley Mor. ·;an, and Open Daily 10 E. Market St. Rhinebeck, NY 12572 A~sistant Dean of ~h .. ~ Co~lege 876-3555 Rhinebeck (914) 876-3632 '· _Friday, October 6,1989 The Bard Observer Page7 logue about the issue, and Ripping dow~ signs i thus does little to enrich stu Forum response dent life (which are criteria ap To the Editor: plied to groups when they ap The issue of freedom of ex To the Editor: ply for funds, not just pression, an inherent part of I do not wish to beat this into popularity). That is why I con any genuine democracy is_ of an argument of semantics, but sider it an immense sum of concern to everyone. Just this I would like to quickly respond money. summer, Robert Mapple to Flynn's and DiNatale's let- 1 was pleased to hear in thorpe's photographs (which ' ters of last week. DiNatale's letter that the Coa explore homo-eroticism, I disagree with Flynn's as lition is sponsoring some sado-masochism, etc.), as well sertion that Harris's criticism events other than the march. as the work of several other of the Coalition was not an is Yet, I was concerned with DiN artists on exhibit, sparked a sue leading to her resignation. atale's assertion that the Coa controversy that inspired one - Harris first protested that her lition was not bent on "winning senator to propose a bill that, budget had been cut and she more hearts and minds for the if passed, would give the U.S. felt all the money was going to cause." This cannot be true. If government the power to pro the Coalition, she later offered this ~s not already the coali vide or not provide funds for to resign from the entertain tion' s aim, I believe it very artists from the National En ment committee in response quickly should become its aim. dowment for the Arts depend to Matt Kregor' s criticism. After the Supreme Court's de ing on whether the govern This offer to resign was met cision, the right to abortion lies ment finds the artist's work with a round of applause and in state legislatures, which in, "decent" or '1obscene." cheers (w_hich in my last letter turn, lie in the hands of the A society where the govern I labeled "heckles", though voters. If the Coalition believes ment controls human expres Flynn claimed that there were there is such a great majority sion is, of course, a totalitarian none). I did not think every in favor of choice that they one and one likes to think that body was calling for her resig don't have to win support, then the dissidence in all sectors of nation merely because they what is all the fuss over? A-merican society that Noam disliked the entertainment I urge the Coalition to refer Chomsky speaks oi - created ~he· provided. I felt it was to the October interview in Ms. in large part by the "Vietnam linked to her vocal opposition by president Faye Wattleton. syndrome" - tli.e dissidence to the funding of the Coalition: In this interview Wattleton ex that forced Reagan to conduct obviously a matter of interpre presses little faith in marching, his war against Nicaragua in tation, but in no way as open and instead advocates secret -would make it im and shut as Flynn suggests. "door-to-door efforts." She possible for such a biU to get Als.o, Flynn disagreed with asserts, " ... we ha~e an unprec anywhere. · my use of the word immense edented opportunity to mobi The businessmen who con to describe the Coalition's lize by building a tremendous trol this country would natu budget. He felt because of the ly powerful politically active ra1ly like to have complete group's great activity last year grass-roots movement.'' I control over the arts. Art work and its popularity it easily urge DiNatale, as president of like Jenny Holzer's billboard qualified for the funds. Yet, I the Coalition for Choice, to size spectacolor board exhib feel it is immense not because consider this. I think it would ited in Times Square in 1982 _ ,.,_·the group is not_ popular ·or ac: be most effective- to- concen -which read in large letters , :..· tive but because the better trate efforts on the su_rround "PRIVATE PROPERTY . ~ ' part of the funds is bus fair to ing area and create some sen CREATED CRIME" would - a one day march 300 miles timent that will remain after probably be censored imm.e-~ 1 -- • __ from campus.- I don't think we graduate and move away. diately ,_ and undoubtedly this. ·does anything to promote Thomas Chase receive no funding from a continuous, _on campus, dia- AT&T or the Mobil corpora- -· tion - if they in fact had total THE. BARD OBSERVER control. Isn't it enough that Bard College ' any media for disseminating Annandale, NY 12504 news and information with (914} 758-682i substantial financial backing is already in their hands? This Editor-in-Chief ...... Amara Willey is to digress. Managing Editor...... Brenda Montgomery Bard is not free of reaction News Editor...... Valerie Scurto ary if not fascistic elements. Features Editor ...... Kristan Hutchson Last week some posters that Arts Editor ...... Robin Cook read "THE ONLY FREE CHOICE IS THE REFUSAL Sports Editor...... Jody Apap Photo Editor...... Peter Ovington TO PAY"- inspired by #situ ationist" strategies, Jenny Business Manager ...... ] ulie Carter Holzer's and Barbara Krug Circulation Managers ...... Cheri Coffin er's "public-information" pos ambiguous situationist comic guage of dissent that functions on Laura Muller ters and panels and their sub versive and "decentering" use strip (from which the line - the margins or in the interstices of Senior Copy Editor ...... Emily Horowitz of text, ETC., were ripped "The only free. . .pay" had hegemonic patriarchial discourses Copy Editor...... Pamela Goldstein down by members of the pro been culled) was posted all and this effort goes hand in hand choice ·movement who seem around main campus but with freedom of expression. I be Productton ...... David Biele to see themselves beyond crit these posters seem to have es lieve that the right of a woman to icism. caped the notice of the pro be able to choose 'to have an abor As it was the day before a chokers. This kind of nazi-like tion or not should be fought far by The Bard Observer is published every Friday while class is in session. "direct-action" on the part of all revolutionary organizations and Editorial policy is determined by the Editor-in-Chief i.n consultation pro-choice fundraiser it was with the editorial board. Any opinions which appear trnsigncd are natural for these individuals several individuals is an em I'm against the different technolo those of the Editor and not necessarily of the Obserr;er staff. Letters to to see the posters as a direct barrassment to what is sup gies that oppress our bodies but I the Editor should not exceed 300 words and must be signed legibly. All reference to the benefit but posed to be a progessive civil do not think that "politically cor articles, cartoons and photographs that are submitted by deadline does that give them a right to rights movement (Public EneM rect'' organizations have a license will be considered for publication. Turn all material in at the front Griff desk of the library by noon the Monday before the Friday pubhcation eliminate a form of expresion my's Professor comes to to destroy whatever they consider date. The Editor reserves th~ right to edit for style and space. they consider opposed to their mind.) "incorrect." Freedom of expression Classifieds: 25 cents for Bardians; $5 for all others. movement? Now more than ever before has got to be protected. Display ads: Contact Business Manager. Just two weeks earlier a less it is important to create a Ian- James Snow Page8 The Bard Observer Friday, October 6, 1989 · men improve their record to 2- . .ric Scurto, 6-3, 6-4. ·Cleveland El;ar&IS.'~~~t!:~~:::i 6 with a decisive 4:-1 victqry and Horowitz combined to over SUNY Purchase Satur win their doubles match 10-8, by Jody Apap THE WEEK IN SPORTS day. and Scurto and .Susan · Saturday 10/7; · Manny Lopez, a senior, D'Agostino won 10-1. Hos~s Quad Men's Soccer vs. St. Josephs HOME Bard scored the first goal of the D' Agostino and Olivia Match; Goes 1-2 game for his Schuler lost their singles \Vomen's V-Ball vs. St. f~ose, Purchase HOME The women's volleyball first college goal in three varsi matches and due to Pamela X-Country vs. Stony Brook, New Paltz, at Vassar team upped their record to 2-7 ty years at Bard. Colin Clark Hehlo being out with a foot in after five long hours of volley: scored two goals and Peter jury, Bard forfe_ited her single~ Tu~day 10/10; . ball in a quad-match hosted match acountcd Sarsgard added the fourth and doubles Women's V-Ball at Ne\'\' Paltz here at Bard on.Saturday. goal. for Purchase's only points. In their first match of the "The pressure is finally off,'" The win improved the wom day, the women's volleyball said Lopez after the game. en's record to 1-2,. The Blazers Wednesday 10/l 1; team defeated CauldwcH 15-7, "l've been playing offense for lost to Russell Sage and Mar· Men's Soccer vs. Skidmore HOME 15-8, 15-5, before losing to the last two seasons and after ist earlier this season.and Manhattanville 9-15, 10-15, 7- Wednesday \Vhen I had a show support for our surging 15, and dropping a thr~ller to couple of chances, I've been Blazers. Nyack 15-13, 10-15, 15-2, 11-15, itching and now it's over, it"s a Richman, Richards Happenings in the Gym 9-15 at the end of\he day. relief; now I can just play hard lead Bard at CT meet By Jody Apap The team hosted their first without it on my mind.~~ In New London, Connecti q':lad-match of the season, but' . After Sarsgard scored on a Intramural Sports cut, the women's cross coun did not benefit from the home practically open net and The gym is now accepting roster forms for the follov,ting sports: try team finished in a strong court advantage; fans were turned to return to his team Seven-Person Inner Tube Watcrpolo 5th place out of 11 teams, the · sparse all day. A roaring crowd mates when he was tripped by men's team finished 8th out would keep the women's ad a Purchase player. No punch ~~~j~:~ketbaH ~~ . . of 10. rcnalin flowing, giving them es were thrown but it took the Badminton Tournament Betsy Richards led the that added edge that would refs a fc\\' minutes to calm the Rosters are due Oct. 20, games \'\'ill begin the week of Oct. 23. If women, finishing 19th with a clinch ~he tight matches, so teams down. Until the end of you have ~my questions, please call Tom Burhoc at ext. 530 or 758- time of 22:08, followed by Erin how about a few loud fans~ the game Bard played \o\-"ith un 4513. Gordan (26th) 23:13, Margaret relenting aggressiveness, not Men Stomp Through Sova (38th) 25:01, Cathy Col allowing Purchase to score Squash lins (40th) 25:04, and Meadow -Two Games again. There will be a Club Squash team this fall and winter, with Goldman (46th) 25:21. Bard vs Sarah Lawrence Grant MacDonald had an· matches beginning in November. Pra~tkcs will begin Monday "The women's t~arn is look The men's soccer team outstanding day at keeper with October 16. Last year the team's record was oniy 1-3, but this sea ing better and better each blast£>d Sarah Lawrence 6-2 12 saves, allowing only one son there will be an expanded schedule. A minimum of 7 players race," said coach Steve Scha1- Wednesday September 27, to goal, the lo'\'est. score for an is needed to have a team. leqkamp, "their performance win. their first ga~e of the sea opponent this season. He was For those interested in improving their skills, or just beginning, son. at this meet was very good supported by good defensiv~ squash lessons are available in the e\'enings. There is a sign-up considering the strength of · !fle scoring barrage was led play by Torrence Lewis, Jody sheet at the front desk at the gym. · the other teams." · · by Freshman Peter Sarsgard Apap, and Ernest Reese in the There is also a contiri~ous ladder for any \Vho \Vish to play com The women's overall record with two goals. Torrence Lc ..vis, backfield. petitively within the community. is now11:9. Greg Astor, and Colin Clark . The team has four remain Any questions concerning squa~h should also be directed to Once again the men were each added a score, with Sarah ing home games so come out Tom Burhoe. led by the strong running of Lawrence being cr~d\ted for Women Win First scoring a goal against them Brad f~ichman who placed Swim Team Tennis Match 24th at 30:07. Finishing out the selves. There .arc plan~ for a Co-ed Club Swim Team here a.t Bard. Dave Simpson Th~ Blazers managed 17 In ideal tennis conditions team was There is a sign-up sheet at the front desk Jt the gym for rlll those Ferris shots on goal, in the previous Saturday, the women's tennis (53rd) 32:40, Claude interested. If you have .:my questions pkasc contact Carla Davis, six losses they have a\'eraged team defeated SUNY Pur· (63rd) 33:16, Dave Dcl Assistant Athletic Dircctor, ext. 529. · 0 four, with as few a& one. "in an chase _5-4, for their first win of Oebblo (80th) 41:15, and entire game. the season, despite playing James Kelly {81st) 42:22. As Goalie, Grant MacDo short-handed and huving to . Coach Schallenka mp is nald held S.L. to only two goals forfeit t\\·o matches. pleased with the team despite CJ'S RESTAURANT with the ' support of Chris The tc.1m \Vas led by #1 seed their 5-13 record, "We're do Hancc\-\'icz at oS\\'cepcr. Kristin Cleveland \"\"·ho V\on 3-6, ing quite well considering how NORTH Bard v.s SUNY Purchase 6-3, 6-2, #2 seed Emily Horo young and inexperi0nced the Men win t\vo in a row! The \\'itz~ 6-·-t 6-0, and #-.1: sccu Vaie- team is." ."1 FAMILY DINING Specializing in ~' ,I" · ' '! .,.•0\\ \ I I ' I-'ll ~ t SZECHUAN • CANTONESE - & ITALIAN·~ . / S) ft.,~ 'l LUNCH • DINNER OFEN FOR ,~~~";,~ i DI~S LUNCH - ft~ :$-~o0 . ' C)c.,O FULL MENU CAL ZONES ( ~'"::='".--- ·-~ . DELICIOUS FOOD - LOW PRICES :;.-- EAT IN OR TAKE OUT. 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