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By AARON SIEGEL Diverse Campus

On the two year anniversary of September 11 By ROSA CABALLERO Baruch students gathered during club hours to remember those lost. Different student organi- Baruch College has been named once again zations commemorated the day by handing out the most diverse campus in the nation accord- ribbons and by holding a moment of silence. ing to statistical data in U.S. News and World “It’s been two years since the attacks and we Report “America’s Best Colleges.” Currently wanted to show the Baruch community that we Baruch’s students come from 140 nations have not forgotten,” said Erica Soto, the worldwide and can speak 90 native languages. Undergraduate Student Government Upper For the past five years Baruch has been recog- Senator. “We are here to show our support.” nized for its international student population. On September 11, 2001 Baruch students gath- “Baruch is a microcosm of New York City ered in the second floor of the Vertical Campus USG members Erica Soto and Alina Shatsun reflecting a richly diverse community brought Building to watch news coverage of the terror- sit at a table in remembrance of the 9/11 ter- together by the common aspiration for academ- WBMB, Baruch’s Radio ist attacks. On the 14 floor conference center rorist attacks. (Photo/ Aaron Siegel) ic achievement,” said President Ned Regan. the faculty and students witnessed the Twin of the Office of Student Life. Other events of “Our students are well qualified and ambitious, Station, Under New Towers ablaze and about to collapse. the day included a tribute from the Computer and their academic careers are enriched by Classes were cancelled for the remainder of Management and Seeking Information Society who showed a movie, The exposure to diverse experiences and points of the day and the day following. They resumed 3 Intervarsity Christian Fellowship had a speaker view.” New Listeners on September 13 to the protests of many who come in and Hillel, the African Students felt that it was too soon for people to resume The U.S. News survey ranked Baruch’s Read About One Student’s their normal activities. undergraduate business program 64 in the Discovery Of What Really This year USG set up a table adorned with nation. This ranking makes the college second candles and red, white and blue ribbons in front See PROGRAMS, Page 2 in the city right after New York University’s Lies Beneath The Surface Stern School of Business. which came in first in Of Corporate America 7 the metropolitan area. Within New York State Baruch’s undergraduate business program came Lesson To Freshman Class: in fifth place. Nationally Baruch is one of the top 40 public undergraduate business schools. The Impossible is Always Possible “When surveyed by U.S. News & World Report, deans of business schools across the By AARON SIEGEL being honest with oneself. Patty likened the country ranked us highly,” said Regan. book to as being anti-fundamentalist with an “We are after creating the best education,” Showing signs of excitement and nervous- affirmation in the faith in humanity. commented John Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin ness, 1,000 freshmen from the incoming class “Reading the book gave me a message of faith School of Business. “We don’t want to let the poured into Mason Hall as they were sworn in in the power of the world,” she said. ranking do something less optimal.” as the Baruch College class of 2007. Patty also told students that risk taking is Elliot believes that there are other factors to The incoming students were met by Baruch important in order to learn, “take a leap of faith take into consideration that the survey did not College President Ned Regan; Stan Altman, to live the good life.” look at such as the support that students at “The lesson that I learned from the book is Dean of the School of Public Affairs; John Baruch receive through the Career that the impossible is always possible,” contin- Elliot, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business; Development Center. The surveys ranked col- Myrna Chase, Dean of the Weissman School of ued Patty. leges on such topics as peer assessments, aver- Arts and Sciences; Ronald Aaron Associate Martell spoke on an earlier recorded video age graduation rates, student to faculty ratios, Dean of Students; Adrian Lovell, President of that was played on the overhead projector to the percentage of faculty that are full-time, as well Brittany Murphy and the Undergraduate Student Government. students in Mason Hall and delivered a similar as alumni contribution rates. Dakota Fanning Star In The students were met by a procession of message as that of Patty. Baruch College administrators, and Alice Patty, The convocation concluded with Sam “I am more thrilled with the diversity rank- ing,” said Ron Aaron, Vice-President of Student Uptown Girls 11 editor of Jann Martell’s Life of Pi. The convo- Johnson, Vice-President of Student cation kicked off with Patty speaking about the Development swearing in the incoming fresh- Affairs. “This [college diversity] enhances what book and comparing the storyline to an educa- man class. people get out of their collegiate experience.” tional road. Students broke up in orientation sessions and Faculty members however, are worried that Patty compared Martell’s novel about the reviewed what happened in the novel. the new tuition hikes as well as U.S. national main character Pi to the journey that a college “The convocation was a great experience,” security will hinder the influx of international student takes as he or she progresses through students into New York City. This will have a their education. negative effect on the diversity as well as Patty, an editor of environmental literature enrollment within the school. Although the per- believes the message in the book is about See EDITOR, Page 2 centage of freshmen entering the school rose by rethinking one’s goal in life as we all always 6.7 percent it is still unclear how many students were not able to come back this semester or might have dropped out of Baruch because of the higher tuition. In the past months new national regulations have hindered the influx of foreign into the country. Sometimes the process that interna- tional students must go through to apply to a U.S. college takes too long and registration Island, A Manga Horror deadlines are missed. International students Series Built Upon Korean within the country must contend with stricter policies that require them to be in status. If they Myths and Legends are not they are deported. 15 “Ninety-nine percent of people had no prob- lems,” explained Stephen Goldberg, director of the International Student Center, pertaining to Features 3 how many students were able to come back this Calendar 7 semester. Op-Ed 7 The rest of the students that could not return Arts 11 to Baruch did not follow regulations. He also Sports BACK referred to the tuition increase as one of the dif- Students jam the corridors of the Vertical Campus as they become acclimated with Baruch ficulties that students faced. College at Freshman Convocation. (Photo/ Aaron Siegel) Next Issue: September 22, 2003 2 THE TICKER NEWS SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 Editor Alice Patty Welcomes USG Reports On Tuesday September 2, the Undergraduate On Tuesday September 9, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held their first Student Government (USG) held their second New Students to the College meeting of the semester. meeting of the semester. jammed the corridors of the cafeteria speaking President’s Report President’s Report to representatives from various clubs. Students Continued from front USG President Adrian Lovell welcomed President Adrian Lovell reported that USG were also invited to partake in film screenings, said Alice Wong, a freshman. “We learned a lot everybody back. He reported that the USG is wants to continue its textbook on reserve pro- use the facilities of the Athletic Recreation about the school.” ready to do positive things this year. gram in conjunction with Dean Ron Aaron. If a Center as well as watch a performance in the At the same time, a concurrent program for Vice-President’s Report textbook is used by at least 250 students then Nagelberg theatre. parents was going on. They were invited to a Vice President Muhammed Iqbal reported that USG and Aaron will buy them and place them “The convocation ran very well,” said Carl Dean’s reception that included information ses- he and Upper Senator Kevin Baball had plans on reserve in the library. Motion was passed Aylman, director of Student Life. “It was a sions on financial aid, curriculum requirements in place for the semester. The plans included and USG will participate in the program. The good turnout for students and parents.” and career advisement. inviting the Vice-President of the Federal leadership weekend will be from October 31 to Students left the convocation with hope for a Following the breakout sessions, the students Reserve Bank of New York to speak on November 2. successful academic career at Baruch College went to the Baruch Beginnings Fair. The October 9. Iqbal and Baball are still in the Vice-President’s Report and a bright future. The incoming freshman Vertical Campus was adorned with “Baruch process of scheduling the logistics for the Vice-President Mohammed Iqbal introduced class at Baruch is one of the most selective College Welcomes New Students,” banners. event. former Baruch Professor Tsaganea. Last semes- ever, averaging a score of 1150 on the SAT test. Students partook in the activities, as large The Pakistani Students Association in con- ter Tsaganea was denied a full time position spreads were set up for the freshman class who junction with the General Consulate of Pakistan that he was seeking. USG circulated a petition have approached USG about having Pakistani that had over 250 student signatures on it. President Parvez Musharraf make a speech in Unfortunately the petition failed. Tsaganea Programs at Baruch Commemorate Baruch’s Mason Hall. They are planning it as thanked the USG and the students who signed an invite only event for the Pakistani communi- the petition for all their effort. A report was ty. USG will have to co-sponsor the event and filed by the New York State Commission on Second Anniversary of Attacks cover most of the security costs, which will be Human Rights on Tsaganea’s behalf. It listed around $7,000. The Baruch community will discrimination against ethnic origin, creed, and stronger,” said Father John Hutchinson-Hall. receive a limited number of invitations. USG is age. Tsaganea claimed that he was fired The program concluded with the singing of Continued from front concerned that the number of invitations will be because he had the courage to stand up to the the recitation of the Jewish remembrance too low and will not justify sponsoring an event Political Science Department. Association, the Hispanic Society and the prayer “Kel Malay Rachamim,” and the singing that is not open to the Baruch Community. After meeting with a liaison of the General Newman Catholic Center held a joint tribute for of “God Bless America.” Other readings were Treasurer’s Report Consulate of Pakistan, Iqbal reported that it will the the victims of the terrorist attack. recited for individual victims of the attack. Treasurer Tisha Teague reported that there cost $9,814 to finance the event in which “We explained where god was on 9/11,” said An air of sadness was cast over the ceremony would be no more assistant secretaries. USG President Musharraf of Pakistan will be speak- as Marina Gertsberg, the only Baruch student passed the motion of moving the budget line for ing at Mason Hall. USG passed a motion to killed in the attacks, was remembered. assistant secretary to assistant treasurer. give the General Consulate $3,000. The money Gertsberg’s fiance, friends and father attended. USS Report was taken from Lexicon (the Baruch “In sadness we triumph to Gertsberg worked for the firm Cantor Baruch’s University Student Senate (USS) Yearbook) budget. move on. It was great that Fitzgerald on the 101 to 105 floors of the North representative Jodie-Ann Graham reported that New Business Tower. She had just begun her first semester in she attended the August 24, USS retreat whose The Executive Board has nominated Lower we were able to be togeth- the Zicklin School of Business when she was topic was the tuition hike. Graham stated that Senator Victor Law for Chairman of the killed. there was a tuition hike and unless CUNY stu- Appeals committee, Lower Senator Liliana er.” “Evil men killed thousands because they were dents lobby against future hikes, there is a Chang for Chairman of the Finance committee, Americans,” said Gertzberg’s father Roman. chance that there can be future tuition hikes Upper Senator Ahmed Hossain for Vice- “Remember what happened and fight for free- which will be more frequent, either once a year President of Legislative Affairs, Upper Senator Sheeba Jacobson of Intervarsity Christian dom.” or every two years. The USS is looking to have Larissa Rangini for Vice-President of Evening Fellowship. “In the midst of a bad time god is “We are happy to get together to hope for the more students on its technology fee board to and Part Time affairs, Upper Senator Erica Soto with us and we should be thankful for the little future,” said Shaya Lenzer who planned the see how the fee can be best utilized. There is was nominated for Vice-President of Academic things.” event for Hillel. “We cannot let the enemies currently only one immigration center within Affairs, and Upper Senator Kevin Baball for The Hillel tribute featured speakers and read- defeat us.” the CUNY system for students and their fami- Campus Affairs. All the nominations were ings from all faiths to remember the events of News coverage on the city’s remembrance lies at City College. USS wants to have an passed by the Senate except for Baball’s the day. efforts was displayed on television screens immigration clinic at every college. Campus Affairs position. A motion was passed “In sadness we triumph to move on,” said throughout the school until noon. for Soto to be voted in as VP of Campus Rabbi Craig Miller of Hillel. “It was great that Affairs. That motion was passed and Soto was we were able to be together.” voted in while Baball was given the Vice- “Our loss of faith at first is a normal defense President of Academic Affairs. mechanism. In the end we all come out SANDRÓ LEMBERG

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Organization of the Week: WBMB Radio This week Features Editor Leo Shvartsman met area. A production manager, for example, We had massive complaints before. The level Kingsborough’s and NYU’s college radio, me up with Jenny Fernandez, General Manager of would be in charge of production, yet we still of professionalism was null or void. What and Sean will be gone. We just want to lay the WBMB to discuss the future of the radio sta- keep open communications with him about we’re striving for is a place that has a healthy groundwork and be the trailblazers for future tion after the departure of the former General everything. We have a very strong team and environment, a place where people can hang members/generations. I want them to take the Manager Jessie Berger. I’m happy about that. out and enjoy, a place that they can go to any- dedication that our team possesses and make time, and a place that they can count on. We’re sure that it happens. I want to know that the You guys made noise throughout school with How has WBMB developed lately? You got rid hoping to be a large part of the Baruch student team I leave behind will get us where we need the eviction of Jessie Berger. Would you like to of Jessie, you’ve created a Board of Directors, life. to go. We leave the radio station to them and let comment? what else is new? them take it further. We made noise around school. We made noise We had to create a business plan, because, What are your plans for the future? on the third floor. There are students and teach- honestly, before Jessie was kicked out, the per- We understand that things like this don’t hap- Anything else that you would like to mention ers out there who don’t even know we exist. manent members of the board had a very long pen overnight. We’re a low-power station. Our to the students? Anybody who knows the radio station and any- conversation about how we go about going media goal is to get listeners in the building, get We’re under new management. We’re not body who knew Jessie when she was running through with such a process. Since we’ve been student listeners here. Once our program is shady. All the rumors you heard in the past are WBMB were pretty excited when she was here the longest, I’ve had to let a few people good and solid, our next step after that would dead. We are here to entertain and to give out evicted. Even some administration members know (other board members) that if we go be to get our FCC license and to get a wider information. We’re seeking a lot of support were very much excited at the eviction and about this, then we have to follow through the broadcasting range. Right now we live in the from the clubs, and we hope to return support actually, asked us why it took so long. There whole way. I made sure that the radio station is broadcasting capital of the world. In terms of as people begin to tune in to us. If there are any were people in Student Life and certain staff a very intricate tool in the students lives. I’ve getting a radio antenna and getting a wider clubs out there, that need promoting, just come members there, and the Deans of students were seen it at Kingsborough, Brooklyn College, range we are a one-watt radio station. Our goal to us, and we’ll get the information out. If you very happy about the change and were antici- Medgar Evers, just to name a few. I’ve seen is to, hopefully, get to the 10 watt range. By the need a DJ or any on air personalities to co- pating it for a very long time. how their radio station is run, how it’s very time the radio station is on par with sponsor your parties we’ll be happy to oblige. important to the students, for entertainment Who are the key members? purposes. When I first came to the radio station We have a Board of Directors now. We totally three years ago, my main goal was to get the changed how WBMB works. Before it used be radio station out to the students. The radio sta- very egocentric. It was a one person operation. tion is not a very large part of the students lives. Jessie took it upon her to do everything practi- Even those that did listen didn’t care much, cally. She used the station as a vehicle for per- because they didn’t like Jessie. sonal gain and there was no actual broadcasting If you are a listener, then you can tell how going on. It was what some people referred to things are run by listening to the station and as a “jukebox.” seeing how everything is played out. After Jessie was kicked out, we started a plan as far If someone wants to join WBMB, who do they as budget. The administration was willing to go to? grant us an emergency budget over the summer Right now, we’re in a membership drive. because the equipment that we had was very People just come to the station, fill out an appli- old and very shoddy. Some of the equipment cation, and we contact them. We’re looking for was over three decades old. They knew our all sorts of people to fill all sorts of positions. plight and they were willing to accommodate We are in the process of interviewing people us with a summer budget. Right now, we’re in for on air spots and also for administrative posi- the process of setting up our programming. tions. Our Board of Directors consists of a gen- We’re looking for some people to bring a talent eral manager, a program director, a music – a diverse talent to the station. Before, the sta- director, a production manager, an operations tion was very ethnocentric; there was some manager, an executive assistant, a director of racism in there. It was very hard to get things marketing and promotions, and a director of done. Rather than coming in and offering their advertising. That’s our board. What we do is: talents, a person’s ethnicity was magnified. we convene on all issues and on all decisions Rather than downplaying it, people were taking when we’re trying to develop our program- sides, and it was just a very big mess. Now it’s ming. Whoever is the manager or the director non-existent. We’re looking for a very diverse WBMB is under new management and looking to recruit new members. (From L to R) Sean Malcolm, Margaret Sackeyfio, Jenny Fernandez, Shawm Beacot and Jamal Kennedy. of a specific editor controls his or her own staff that will bring an extra flavor to the pro- (Photo/Aaron Siegel) arena. That person is knowledgeable about their gramming.

Service Center Hosts Orientation Program Cuban Pianist Javier for Incoming International Students Gonzales Quintana Will By ANNA DIGILOVA has to offer to international students. She guage barrier and about its interference with Perform at Baruch explained their services and elaborated on spe- her social life and communication process. The International Student Service Center host- cial outing packages for all international stu- “I even looked at my math classes as they BARUCH COLLEGE, New York -- Twenty- ed a new International Student Orientation dents. The program is especially helpful to were English classes as well,” she explained to six-year-old pianist Javier Gonzales Program on August 21, which gathered differ- those who live here alone while their family students regarding her methodology for learn- Quintana, trained in Cuba and at the San ent students from all over the world, introduc- resides in their homeland. ing a second language. Francisco Conservatory of Music, will per- ing them to Baruch College. Incoming fresh- On behalf of the Golden Key International Fatou Dioum talked about differences in the form a concert of Cuban and classical music men and transfer students were given a pletho- Honour Society, I led a discussion about the educational system she dealt with when she on Tuesday, September 23, at 7 p.m., at ra of information to make easier the transition challenges international students endure first came to United States. Fatou mentioned Baruch College’s Engelman Recital Hall (55 from their culture to the one they will be join- that a “professor [back home] is a god, you Lexington Ave, at 24th St., B-2 level). Free ing. The program focused primarily on issues can’t question or challenge his/her authority,” and open to the public. related to immigration which included topics while the class structure here is very liberal and Gonzalez will perform music by Chopin, such as strategies for adjusting to diversity and “Food is really important; is designed to have students participate and add Liszt and Rachmaninoff, as well as more ways to contend with the new international stu- their own knowledge to the discussion. popular selections by several Cuban com- dent regulatory systems. you have to try out differ- Shantala Mennon discussed the advantages of posers, including the much-loved Ernesto The orientation began with a light breakfast, the diversity and cultural differences for the Lecuona. which allowed students to mingle with other ent types of national dish- personal knowledge and gave some tips on how Born in Puerta Padre, Las Tunas, Cuba, students present at the event. After breakfast, es to have a better under- to get the best out of it. Javier Gonzalez began studying music at the James Murphy, Assistant Vice-President of “Food is really important; you have to try out age of seven in Havana. He won the grand Enrollment, Ron Aaron, Vice-President of standing of different cul- different types of national dishes to have a bet- prize and first prize five times at the Amadeo Student Development and Stephen E. ter understanding of different culture,” she said. Roldan National Piano Competition, and Goldberg, Director of the International Student tures.” The last speaker, Baball gave suggestions on special mention for best interpretation of Service Center gave introductions and wel- how to overcome some problems and obstacles Latin American and Cuban music. comed students to Baruch College. students might face. He also mentioned three He was also awarded first prize in the 1999 Topics such as “Involvement in College Life” things, “thrift, family, and hard work” that kept UNEAC Interpretation Competition and and “Different Opportunities in New York” throughout their academic career in Baruch. him going. third prize at the Ignacio Cervantes were the primary focuses. Various suggestions A selected group of students also enlightened Even though the number of international stu- International Piano Competition in Havana. and sound advice were given to students to help the crowd about their past experiences and pro- dents are relatively small this semester due to This concert takes its title from his first them adjust to the new community. vided some tips on how to cope with things like changes in the system of regulations and an CD, the recently recorded From Havana with “You don’t even need to buy a ticket to a diversity, language barriers and the educational increase in tuition, they are still a very impor- Love. He has performed internationally in Broadway show when you live in New York,” system. tant part of Baruch’s population. Being a large- Columbia, Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados, Italy, said Goldberg. “Just buy a metrocard and you Four students, Rosa DaSillva, Shantala ly diverse community, Baruch College mainly and Venezuela. will see much more on the public trains than Mennon, Fatou Dioum and Kevin Baball, depends on students from different parts of the The Engelman Recital Hall is part of the you will on the stage of one of the Broadway shared their thoughts with the other internation- world. Programs like this make it easier for recently opened Baruch Performing Arts theaters.” al students and received a very warm response. them to deal with day-to-day problems and Center (BPAC), which will present a full and Tracy Snyder, a representative from Metro Each of the speakers had their own topics to helps them to overcome a lot of the challenges. varied program of music, theater, comedy International, spoke about what the program discuss. Rosa DaSillva spoke about the lan- and dance throughout the 2003-2004 season. 4 THE TICKER FEATURES SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 THE TICKER FEATURES SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 5 Golden Key International and Phi Eta Sigma SACC Tutors Hold Annual Barbecue During Memorial Day Weekend Achieve National By JOANNE WONG Aaron, who came up with most of the offensive Dean Aaron played Q.B. and threw two touch- Certification strategies. However, without much huddling down passes to led Phi Eta Sigma to a 2-0 vic- By JENNIE GETZLER On Saturday, August 30, the Golden Key between the “B” team, the Q.B. (Abramov) was tory. The tutors who work at the Student Academic International Honour Society and Phi Eta able to tie the game 2-2. When the party ended, both groups were opti- Consulting Center (SACC) were awarded cer- Sigma National Honor Society held their annu- The second game was four on four, Golden mistic about the fall semester and the coming tificates for achieving level-one national certifi- al barbecue party at an undisclosed location. It Key vs. Phi Eta Sigma. Playing for Golden spring. They look forward to continued success cation, at a ceremony on Thursday, May 29. At was an opportunity for both groups to spend Key was Abramov, Babakhanova, Digilova and for Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma, as individ- the ceremony, the tutors were presented with quality time together. Some people drove, Golbina. Playing for Phi Eta Sigma was Dean ual organizations and also as a group. certificates from the College Reading and while others opted for the LIRR. Aaron, Bibi Baksh, Linda Tan, and myself. Learning Association (CRLA). A few tutors Shortly after lunch, everyone got down to also received special awards in recognition of business. Both groups gathered under an apple their outstanding services at SACC. tree and discussed ways to be more active on The ceremony commenced with wishes of the Baruch campus. congratulations and words of encouragement Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma have a high from Carol Morgan, director of SACC, Dr. success rate for recruiting volunteers for com- Myrna Chase, Dean of Academic Affairs and munity service and social events in the past. Dr. David Potash, Associate Provost. Some examples include Shadow Day (which “We are really proud of what you’ve done,” allows a high school senior to follow a college said Potash. “This will continue the ongoing student in order to get a feel of the school set- improvement of providing tutorial services.” ting), V.I.T.A. (which provides community Opening remarks were then followed by a based income tax assistance), and the Toy & recitation of a lyrical poem by Eugene Zelenyi, Food Drive (which collects toys and food for an English tutor at SACC, who has his own children and those in need). music video and has appeared on Telemundo. Both groups brainstormed about events that The poem dealt with obstacles that must be will be beneficial for all Baruch students. They faced and was very strongly conveyed. also mentioned co-sponsoring events because Eugene’s recitation was followed by the pres- of their common goal to promote volunteerism entation of honors and awards to members of and community service. SACC. Maftuna Babakhanova was presented They tentatively agreed on some events that with the Outstanding Tutor in Business award, they will like to collaborate on. As to what Clara Correa was presented with the these activities will be, you will have keep an Outstanding Tutor in Math award, Rose eye out for their newsletters. After more than Sterling was presented with the Outstanding an hour of discussion and suggestions two Tutor in Modern Languages award and George games of touch football were played. In the Sorrentini, was presented with the Outstanding first game, each team was a combination of Tutor in English award. Sorrentini was also rec- Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma officers. ognized for having completed level-three certi- The “A” team included Dean Ronald Aaron, fication. Anna Digilova, Julia Golbina, and Michael “It’s very special to me and very nice to be Scarparti. The “B” team included Justin Aaron, recognized, especially considering there were Boris Abramov, Maftuna Babakhanova, and Golden Key International and Phi Eta Sigma gathered during Memorial Day weekend for a tutors here long before me,” said Correa. myself. day of fun discussing the coming semester as well as a few games of touch football. The Tutor of the Year award was presented to Playing Q.B. for the “A” team was Dean (Photo/ Joanne Wong) Percy Baras for his achievements at SACC. Baras is well known at SACC for tutoring vari- ous subjects, including Economics 1001, 1002, Golden Key Convention Hosts Over 1,000 Delegates from Seven Countries and 4000, and Finance 3000, 3610 and 3710. Baras has spent over 800 hours tutoring at By JULIA GOLBINA profit and graduate school partners created pro- along with 27 other chapters, selected from the SACC and has helped over 400 students. He fessional exhibits and workshops focusing on entire assembly of 335 total chapters. This has already completed one master’s degree at “Passport to the World” was the name of the numerous career opportunities. award means that Baruch’s chapter not only Baruch and is about to begin working towards a 2003 Golden Key International Convention that On Saturday morning, delegates participated completed all of the 13 chapter standards, but second. took place in Chicago, Illinois from July 31 to in the Community Service and Chapter Activity also put in extra effort, going beyond the basic “It is very rewarding, but demanding as well August 3. More than 1,000 delegates gathered Expo. The Baruch chapter presented it’s largest requirements in their dedication to the local when preparing for the students,” Baras stated. from seven different countries, including South student program, Volunteer Income Tax community. “To be a good tutor, you can never reject the Africa and Malaysia, at the Hyatt Hotel. Assistance (VITA), which had over 170 Baruch The Golden Key International Convention questions.” Five delegates from Baruch’s chapter of volunteers and assisted 1,140 clients. During was a great place to meet and network with The presentation of the special awards and Golden Key International Honour Society the exposition, delegates explored 40 different other colleges in United States, as well as from honors was followed by the presentation of the attended this convention: Dean Ronald Aaron - display tables and received more information other countries. The group enjoyed themselves CRLA certificates. In order to be certified level- Chapter Advisor, Nimisha Dave - President, about other volunteering programs. and are looking forward to the next one by the CRLA, tutors had to complete a total Julia Golbina - Executive Vice-President, On Saturday night, a closing banquet took International Convention, which will take place of at least 10 hours of tutor training and at least Maftuna Babakhanova - Treasurer, and place featuring great food and world renowned in Atlanta, Georgia in the summer of 2004. 10 hours of tutoring in SACC this past semes- Stephanie Wong - former Vice-President of speaker, Nando Parrado. The movie Alive was Golden Key International Honour Society ter. The topics that were covered in the training Administration. based on his story and all the delegates got a welcomes everyone to attend their meetings sessions included time management and note During the first day, delegates experienced a chance to hear his firsthand account. The and participate in the numerous volunteering taking techniques, cultural differences, effec- virtual trip around the world with cultural speech was very moving. The convention con- programs they offer. To learn more about them, tive communication/listening skills, learning exhibits, student performances and representa- cluded with a dance that night in the hotel’s please look for their information tables on the styles and plagiarism. tive foods from each of the seven Golden Key ballroom. second floor of the VC building as well as their “From the perspective of the tutor, they real- countries. For the next two days, delegates Sunday, which was free of activities was uti- other events. ize that they are part of a professional opera- attended many workshops to learn more about lized by the delegates to sightsee around the You can also visit their website at tion, and that they can improve their skills and what their counterparts around the country and Windy City. After a ground stop in all New http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/goldkey/. The first share that knowledge,” explained Carol the globe are doing to better their community York airports prevented the delegates from general meeting will take place on September Morgan, who brought the CRLA National and school. going home, they spent another night in 18, featuring the “Queen of Networking” Certification to Baruch after she saw it institut- Several workshops were also available to Chicago, which proved to be a great way for the Andrea Nierenberg. They look forward to ed in Lehman College. “It is preparing the assist delegates with their career and education- group to bond with each other. meeting everyone and having another great tutors for the professional world and helping to al choices. On Friday morning, corporate, non- Baruch won an Honorable Mention award, year at Baruch. develop the teamwork that is so important for the business environment.” Thinking About Getting A Puppy? Consider This First... By LENA SHAROVA order to avoid this he cannot be left home alone treatment can cost you quite a pretty penny. that I have visited. The puppies have to look for very long periods of time and has to be pro- Being prepared helps. healthy and active. If they are not properly han- So you know that you want a puppy, a little vided with as many puppy toys as possible. So where can you get a puppy? You can go to dled you will be able to tell right away. Some furry friend to greet you when you come home If you don’t own but rent the place that you a breeder, a pet store or a local shelter. If you go key signs are a runny nose, the puppy being at night, right? But before you take the big step live in, you need to find out whether the land- to a breeder then you will not get any written scared of being touched, puppy waste in the of committing yourself to a pet, here are some lord allows pets, if you haven’t done so already. guarantee in regards to the congenital health of cage and an overall lack of attention being things that have to be considered. Most condos and apartment buildings do not your puppy. My suggestion is to go to a pet devoted to the puppy by those working there. First off, you need to make sure that you will allow certain types of pets. store, in most pet stores you will get a health The pet store I like best is Just Puppies in be able to devote enough time to your new Puppy breeds with long hair, such as Poodles guarantee; in case there is anything congenital- Brooklyn. The puppies are kept in playpens puppy. A puppy needs to be walked three times or Yorkshire Terriers, require their owners to ly wrong with the puppy you purchased, the pet which are usually devoted to babies and they a day within 15 minutes after eating, which take them to grooming salons at least once store will pay for the cost of the treatment. You always have plenty of toys to play with includ- means that you cannot leave food out for the every three months. They must also be brushed can also get all of your puppy supplies right ing rubber bones and balls. When I walked into entire day for the puppy to eat. Only when the at least a few times a week at home. Please there at the store. Shelters are another option if the store I did not smell any of the puppies and puppy gets a little older, will it be able to wait don’t make a common mistake in thinking that you are not interested in getting a pure breed the staff was very helpful. If you don’t feel like to go outside to use the bathroom. if you have a shorthaired puppy that he does not and just want a dog or puppy. You can visit the going all the way to Brooklyn, you can always A puppy is a baby -- he or she needs lots of need grooming. He still needs to take a bath at North Shore Animal League for a wide selec- find a pet store in your very own neighborhood. attention and a playmate. If you can’t afford to least once every two months and he needs to be tion of puppies and kittens. Just remember the key signs to look out for have two puppies then that playmate will have brushed just the same. I have visited many pet stores and they are all and remember what supplies you may need. to be you. If a puppy is always home alone he Both dogs and puppies need to be taken to the very different. If you decide to purchase your More importantly think about what a puppy or she will get bored and pick up some destruc- veterinarian at least once a year for a routine puppy at a pet store you will need to make sure needs. See if the puppy is getting what it needs tive habits, such as destroying your favorite examination and vaccinations. In case some- that the place is clean. You don’t want to see and whether or not you can keep providing it. pair of shoes or “taking out the garbage.” In thing is wrong with the health of your puppy, flies on the puppies, as I have seen in a pet store 6 THE TICKER EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 15, 2003

Enrollment Increases, But At Whose Expense?

Take a walk around the Vertical Campus. Stroll down the halls or peer out at the Marcia Barran student body from the balconies. Notice anything new? If it seems more difficult for you Editor-in-Chief to navigate your way from class to class or just around the campus due to hallways, [email protected] Rosa Caballero escalators and elevators brimming with students, you’re not the only one that has fig- Executive Editor* ured it out. [email protected]

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University system reached its peak can be dated back to 1994. Official CUNY statistics Aaron Siegel cite a three percent increase in undergraduate enrollment from last year. This includes a News Editor* [email protected] surge of over four percent in the CUNY freshman class as well as an over six percent Leo Shvartsman increase in transfer students. The current fall 2003 enrollment (including graduate pro- Features Editor grams) is the largest the CUNY system has witnessed in 28 years. [email protected]

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Established in 1932 THE TICKER CALENDAR/ OP-ED SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 7 CCaalleennddaarr My Internship With The Inner Party WINSTON SMITH Here are club event listings for the week span- thursday I started off this summer with my first intern- buying: fear and greed. So at this firm, we ning from September 15 - September 21. If September 18, 2003 you like to be listed for free in our upcoming ship in the world of finance. I discovered that always tried to force clients into an emotional what lies beneath the corporate skin of contem- predicament fueled by fear or greed so that we issue which comes out on September 22, Event: Italian Society Meeting porary office designs, $10,000 flower arrange- could provide them with a solution. (Even if please send your event information along with Sponsored By: Italian Society ments, and expensive coffee bars is quite the there was no problem beforehand.) contact info to [email protected]. Time: 12:30-2:30 PM (club hours) opposite. Ugly, foul, disgusting, fake, and pre- Most of the other interns were not from New Listings for the next issue should span the Location: VC 12-130 tentious are words I would use to describe the York, or even attended schools in the city. dates from September 22-28. *All are welcome. people that work inside these fancy beehives. I Most were ivy-league-ers, part of rare breed, am now more confused than I ever was about silver-spooned, snot-nosed billionaire boys and Event: Explore Advertising “what I want to be when I grow up.” I can only girls clubs. They made me sick with their shal- Sponsored By: Advertising Society describe my experience as something out of the low conversations and trivial controversies. Time: 12:30-2:30 PM (club hours) movie, Office Space. “Could you believe that tie that Mark wore The first week of June came quickly and I was yesterday,” one would ask the other. “I cannot up at the crack of dawn strapped with shirt and believe that he was not early for work today, I tie, and armed with a clean-shaven mug and guess that guy does not want a job here,” one USG Does Not Matter newly shined shoes. The cattle call had begun. rich kid might snarl to his buddies. The funny I entered to find myself waiting with some thing was that my actual performance was bet- ALVIN RAMASYAN hundred-plus other interns ready to be taken ter than everyone else. Yet there I was still This is a special service announcement for the people sat at one side of the table, and CURE away and separated from friends and col- afraid of what the thought police might say. I Baruch College students that missed the new people on the other. During the meeting, the leagues into their new summer dwellings. was even more productive than some of the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) two sides argued about each others’ election Once inside, we engaged in some fairly tradi- actual full-time employees, and felt the need to first meeting. You wise students saved yourself platforms incessantly. tional and boring intern orientation speeches. point it out to someone in the higher authority. the embarrassment of seeing your college’s stu- I want to reiterate about the uselessness of Badges were distributed, and we all dispersed So what happened? Well I decided that I dent leaders prove their utter ineptitude. In the USG. It is even more evident now, with to meet with our group leaders. would not work there in the future. It was just short: these people have no idea what they are people who do not get along amongst them- I was in sales. I was amazed at how efficient not the right fit for me. Although the company doing. selves. At least the old team could make bad and organized everything was, but mostly had a great appearance, it was filled with peo- Let’s start with the basic format of the meet- decisions in unison! impressed and yet at the same time confused by ple that just made me sick. So I decided to live ings. The most important part being the heads What the USG does is very little. They the kindness and sincerity that poured from the each day there as if I was never coming back of the various committees speaking about the approve club budgets. They pretend to fight employees. Although they were smiling and because, well, I was not. business of their committee. That minor part, the cause of students on matters they have no nodding and shaking hands and telling the I walked in one morning without a tie on. which typically dominates only 75 percent of a power to change. Administration must laugh at interns what an “awesome work environment” People nearly fell on the floor. Although I typical meeting, did not happen. Why? them every time the USG people find a new it would be, there was something lacking. knew that I was not breaking any rules, and that Because the committees have not been formed cause. Their actual contributions being small, There was nothing behind their words or there were no formal HR issues that had been yet. The upper senators have not been able to I reiterate that Baruch could get off the whole smiles of substance, and they had a sort-of violated, I knew that I would be looked down decide amongst themselves who will head lot of them, and replace them with a committee glazed over look in their eyes that left me with upon. which committee. of four people already on the Baruch payroll, so the impression that this was a routine that they Cold stares and mean mugs were evident as I Even without that minor bit, the USG mem- as to not cost the school any more money. had performed over and over again, summer walked in and took my place in a small room of bers had items to vote on. But, they could not Do not forget, Baruch students, the members after summer. Deep down inside they probably 100 interns with phones. By lunchtime there figure out how to do it. Ignore the fact that of USG get paid. All of them. Even the assis- wanted nothing more than to go back to their were rumors flying around that I was just going many of the members have been on USG tants who are not even voted on. Yes those instant messenger conversations, coffee and to quit. Some of the guys in my group were before, and the rest have (theoretically) attend- assistants that sit around in the USG offices and Twinkies. asking me if I just did not have anything else to ed USG meetings in the past. The question of do nothing. That money that pays all of these There was nothing genuine about their smiles, wear in my closet at home. I told them that I who can motion to vote on an item consumed students comes out of YOUR now-raised and although I could have been wrong, I got the just was not comfortable wearing a tie any- plenty of valuable time. tuition. CUNY is short on money. Baruch is weird feeling that they were given incentives to more. It was like I was speaking in another lan- Then a vote happened. And everyone voted short on money. Why not save the city and the be so polite. It was as if there was sort of an guage, and they just for the life of them could in favor of it (What were they voting on? Hell college a little cash and rid yourself of an obso- intern-coaxing stratagem in place to keep us not understand it. if I was able to decipher). Everyone except for lete organization of nudnicks? amazed and enthused with an old razzle-dazzle To make things worse, I had started coming trick. in late, but always made up my time by staying one person. His reason to vote no was not that If these students really want to be a govern- The next few weeks were even more confus- late as well – I was paid hourly, so I figured it he was opposed to the idea. No, he just want- ment for the students, they need to stop playing ing. This company has had a great reputation was no big deal. The more I tried not to work ed to be different. government and take it seriously or be on a of providing a “cool” working environment or go with the grain, the more attention I got. Any other meeting time consisted of the one strictly volunteer (read: no pay) basis. Well at that would be conducive to creativity and com- Soon, I e-mailed the President of the firm and thing The Ticker continued to harp against least those who actually believe they can make fort, a space reminiscent of the technology asked him to coffee. By mid-July I was the talk throughout its onslaught of painfully useless a difference. boom and the dot-com culture. And although of the company. articles during the election months: The idea of How many people on the current USG do there were employees coming in as they I had not shaved in two weeks, my hair was “Us vs. Them.” The Ticker wrote that POWER you think actually feel that way? The presi- wished, walking around freely in sandals and a mess, and I was having meetings with the and CURE people need to put aside their party dent, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, every shorts, the sales teams and interns were still head of HR and sales. There were obvious and loyalty and work as one solid USG. Even the single one of the senators, the assistants, and coming in at 8:00 a.m. (precisely an hour blatant mistakes in the sales initiatives of other slowest game room kid knew that would never the committee students – a collective mass of before the real start time of 9:00 a.m.) adorning employees that I was pointing out and even happen. And not surprisingly, the POWER stupidity getting PAID for that stupidity. suits and ties. repairing – me, the intern who refused to wear I began to feel an uncomfortable tightness a tie. Employees that I did not even know were around my neck. I decided to raise my hand coming up to me in person, and telling me how during training and ask once and for all, “What great I was and how big my cahones were. is the dress-code here?” I must have felt the It was weird; I all of a sudden had some dis- gaze of 99 pairs of eyes fall on me as the other ciple following of people that needed to be lib- interns looked on, shocked and confused at my erated from their ties and fakeness, and who question. longed to be themselves once again. They were The response was, “Well we do have a laid- amazed that I had a voice, and completely back culture, but here in sales we like to keep blown away when I used it. more of a professional appearance. That is why I do not think that I am capable of living out you will never see anyone from the other my days like that. I will probably never speak departments advance the way sales people do to anyone there again, not because I am the in this firm.” There it was, black and white. type to burn bridges, but more so because we There was no dress code, but there was a seg- will never have anything relevant to talk about. regation of the classes. There was the sales They live in a different world over there, a group, and then there was the rest of the firm. stuffy, uncomfortable, fake, scared, big-brother I felt good to have been selected to be in the is watching type of world. best pool of interns and I was very fortunate to Me – I am the type who needs a little more have a cluster of the top-performing employees uniqueness and realness in my life. I know at my disposal to learn from. But how did I all with almost absolute certainty that there exist of sudden feel guilty about being at the top? corporate goals and strategies to keep employ- My average morning of work meant coming ees in the dark of certain things. in early, because clearly those who accelerated I need to work towards a greater goal, not just their career paths were not always those of con- selling the most widgets or brokering the most sistent performance and merit, but those who deals, or winning the contest, or coming in wore ties and came in early. I began to hate my early to earn brownie points. Judge me not by ties. my wardrobe, but by the contribution I make, A man or woman greeted me each morning by the relationships I solidify, and the consis- with “Hello Mr. Smith, I hope that you have a tent deliverance of a flawless performance and wonderful day!” The tone of voice was always work ethic. full of high and low pitches, over-excited like That is what internships are good for, I guess. someone from an infomercial. It was begin- Dip your foot in and see how the water feels… ning to get creepy. before you dive in headfirst and lose something Our training sessions were filled with really valuable, like your opinion or your A Government at Work PowerPoint presentations that outlined the two mind. strongest emotions that people react to when The opinions expressed on the Op-Ed pages are those of the individual writers, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Ticker editorial staff. The Ticker accepts only typewritten and signed opinion pieces of no more than 750 words from Baruch College students. Publication of Op-Ed articles is contingent upon an editorial board vote. Letters must be no more that 350 words, typewritten and signed. Unsigned letters will not be published. However, when appropriate, names will be withheld upon request. Writers should provide day and evening telephone numbers. All submissions are subject to editing for space and clarity. Address all opinion pieces and letters to the Op-Eds editor. 8 THE TICKER OP-ED SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 New York’s Hometown Newspaper? How Much Is That Free Think Again. Speech In the Window? ZANETA REID DAN MARCHIONE

On Monday, September 1, 2003, the West job of providing the facts of the story, and even Seems like a silly question doesn’t it? How People today are too high and mighty on Indian American Day Carnival Association included a plain-clothes picture of much is free speech? From the sound of it, it is themselves. They believe that they should (WIADCA) hosted its 36th annual Labor Day Bartholomew before his death. But the news- free!! It is right there in the Bill of Rights. You never be inconvenienced in any way. They parade. Even with the triumphant floats, pulsat- paper crossed all lines of integrity and rational- know the Bill of Rights, rights guaranteed to all believe their lives are so much more important ing rhythms of Soca music, exotic food, and ity when they felt the need to present this grue- of us regardless of sex, race, age, etc. than ours that our speech and our music and our ornate costumes, there was a single event that some picture of the murder victim, even after However, more and more society has made free media should be censored in such a way that changed the tone of the entire parade. his death. speech quite expensive to everyone in society. makes them feel better about themselves. What I am referring to is the senseless mur- As a writer, there is a fine line between pre- Which is why I have decided to give The Ticker There is a famous saying that I have learned der of a Brooklyn College student, Anthony senting the facts of a news story and downright a shot in hope of opening the minds of some to live by: “You cannot make all the people Bartholomew. As horrifying as this murder sensationalism. The Daily News proved that people to the idea of free speech and how polit- happy all the time.” Well there you go. Some was, the handling of the news story by one of they cared more about the shock value of their ical correctness has gotten out of hand. people will be offended some of the time, that New York’s biggest publications could actually paper, rather than being respectful and paying Am I an expert in the field? No. Do I even is just a way of life. We are not so important be seen as horrifying or even worse than the the rightful homage that Anthony Bartholomew have a vague idea of the exact wording of the that others must be ostracized when they say murder itself. deserved. Bill of Rights? Absolutely not, but I do know something unsettling to us. Deal with it! I was deeply saddened to hear about the mur- To add insult to injury, in the Thursday, they exist and I do understand my speech is As this article is being written, there are men der of Anthony Bartholomew, especially at the September 4, edition of the Daily News, they protected by them. Yet, time and time again I and women all over the world in our Armed West Indian parade, which seeks to promote posted an apology for printing the picture, have gotten that look from people that says Forces fighting to protect the same freedoms unity amongst all West Indians. So upon read- apparently outraging a significant amount of “Hey you can’t say that to me,” and “That word that people here at home are trying to constrain. ing the Wednesday, September 3, edition of the other New Yorkers. is not allowed to be said in my all-important It seems ironic that our country is forcing other Daily News, I was bewildered by how the news Maybe the apology would have been accept- presence.” countries to embrace the same freedoms that agency handled the case. ed, and the lack of tastefulness that went into To me that type of thinking should be a huge people in this country are trying to eradicate. The Daily News did a fine job of communi- the inclusion of the photograph would have concern to all of us. Am I vulgar, crude, and Everyday more soldiers die for the liberties cating to the reader what had taken place that been lessened if the Daily News had not print- improper? Sure, I have my moments just like we take for granted. Do not let their sacrifices shattered day, giving the details of the story ed their apology on top a picture of scantily- anybody else. Should I be detached from soci- be in vain. Let your voice be heard. Have along with accounts of people who witnessed clad soccer women baring themselves gleeful- ety because I have said something that offend- something to say? Say it! You have the free- the murder. Where the newspaper failed miser- ly. ed somebody else? Hell no! You may not agree dom to say what you want, and you also have ably was their decision to include the photo- So to “New York’s Hometown Newspaper” with what I say all the time, or you may not the freedom to change your mind and opinions graph of Bartholomew dead on the floor, blood your apology was greatly needed, and you sup- even want to hear what I say, but that is my about something you said. So do not be afraid gushing from his fatal wound. plied it willingly. But after again showing your right to say what I want, when I want. to get out there and be heard. The Daily News sought to cover the story of lack of moral judgment. In the placement of Now it may upset you and turn your stomach From the first moment I heard George Anthony Bartholomew, and in doing so, want- the apology, there is only four words for you when you hear my views on certain topics, but Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words” routine, I knew ed to give the reader the full details of the guys: Thanks, but no thanks. you have a great freedom too, the freedom of that taking what people have to say seriously is event. As I stated, they did a relatively good choice. You do not like what I say? Great! You overrated. Not everybody is out to offend me are free to leave. You do not have to listen to and hurt me with the words they say. We Need More Than A Technology Fee -- me talk or even read my article. It is great to live in a place knowing that I can That is what makes this country so wonder- criticize my political leaders, and still be able to We Need A Literacy Fee ful, the freedom of such ideals. Does it bother wake up the next day and not have to fear for me when I hear an Italian joke? Sure. Am I my life and the lives of my family. ROB MORGANSKI offended that when people find out I am Irish It is great to know that each and everyone one they ask me how much beer I can drink? Yes. of us is afforded the same privilege. So I say The new semester has begun, and it took a fee is supposed to aid students, help them to be Thankfully, I have two legs and I can just walk go out and speak your mind, have your voice mere week for me to be struck with a revelation smarter and self-sufficient. And yet the tech- away. heard because it is your right to do so. about the population of Baruch College. This nology fee goes to waste. revelation came to me as I decided to visit the It goes towards these marvels of technology computer lab, funded by our technology fee. such as computer labs full of non-functional The lab features about 25 computers, more computers, and flat screen televisions hung Student Body Toilet Training than half of which had signs indicating that around the school building. The new screens JEFFREY REYNOLDS they did not work. I found one functional com- installed this semester do not even show any- puter, and sat down to surf the Internet. At the thing informational such as news provided by a Dear Student Body, probably learn to wash their hands after their same time, I watched the other students. I saw cable news channel. No, instead students get to personal business. students sit down at computers that contained see Baruch College “school news.” A warm greeting to all our returning students Germs spread quickly. As you all know, every the sign “Currently not working” and then walk Is there a single student who is bored enough and new arrivals from your always welcoming student in the school has to use the same door over to the tech desk and ask if the computer to stand in the middle of nowhere and read the and award winning Vertical Campus Building, handle to enter and exit my toilets. My staff was working. Why did the students ask? screen? The only place a Baruch student could or VC for short. It has been a lonely, hot sum- does not always have time to continually wipe Maybe the students cannot read. feasibly be located to actually read school news mer and I have been patiently waiting for your those handles clean. I know my air dryers are Five minutes later a student sat down at a is the game room. Students there can be found arrival, so that my classrooms and hallways not very effective but they are all I have for the computer with a sign stating, “Internet Only, slumming around, likely past the ordinary lim- will again be full of youthful energy and ambi- moment. This is my special, personal hygienic No Printing.” This student started using it and its of boredom. tion. Thank God you have returned! tip for the semester. attempted to print some PowerPoint slides. On top of that, we have no staplers in our However, as much as I love your presence, It would also be wonderful if leftover paper Guess what? It did not work. The student half-functioning labs. Not even a doorstop to there has been one negative aspect to your items could find their way into my garbage walked to the help desk for assistance. Two hold the doors. In fact, some old computers overall positive behavior. Many of you do not containers. There is nothing more embarrassing students in five minutes. I shake my head in were used as the doorstops. But all of this can seem able to use my bathrooms in a clean and then seeing students attending class with toilet sadness. Another student printed up a bunch of be remedied. hygienic way. Time and again, students seem paper stuck to their shoes. In fact, it would be papers and decided to ask the tech desk for a Students, like the lab, need to start simple confused about the operation of my toilets, as marvelous to see more candy wrappers, left- stapler. However, on the whiteboard in the before moving on to take advantage of great many of you think you are supposed to spray over lunches, coffee cups, and water bottles front of the room was written in big bold let- technology. Labs need staplers and doorstops. the entire seat or stall instead of directing your find their way into the proper containers ters: “NO STAPLER.” In addition, around the Students need to combat their illiteracy. If labs stream into the bowl. instead of being left on cafeteria tables, in stair room there were many signs stating, “No, I take advantage of the technology fee then for For those men who insist on doing the num- wells, and on study tables. repeat, No Stapler.” the students, it becomes clear that a Literacy ber one business in the number two stalls, feel One final but important item: My water During my two-hour stay, four other people Fee is necessary. free to lift the toilet before beginning, as this faucet handles stick. Because of the water asked the same question about the stapler. The literacy fee is decided very easily: the will provide you with at least two-thirds addi- shortage in New York, it is really important that Even a teacher, who looked at the whiteboard more lacking in literacy you are, the more your tional space to aim into. Surprisingly, this pro- environmentally and socially minded students and clearly read the sign, decided to ask. This fee. No exams are necessary for judging this. cedure will also work for the ladies, who help me by physically turning them off. This is troubling. Why were all of these people Watching students and their ability to read, and appear so busy that they cannot even take time will not only save the school money and help unaffected by the crystal-clear signs? One understand simple signs and directions will suf- to sit down. the city, but will also give you a feeling of com- might presume these people are just stupid; I, fice. Students would be watched secretly, Some advanced students have even discov- munity spirit and achievement. however, fear that the problem is worse. unaware of when, if ever, they are being ered that they can use the toilet paper to clean I hope my brief, but important letter will help The insanity did not end with the signs! I observed. Thus, in their security, the students’ up after themselves so that unattractive puddles you in learning how to complete a successful noticed the person sitting next to me writing a true sense of literacy (or the lack thereof) will are not left behind. This allows the stall to be and hygienic bathroom visit. As future business document. A sentence that stood out was (And shine through. Do not like your Literacy Fee? used again immediately by another one of our leaders, you do not want to embarrass your- I am not making this up!), “I will canzel mi Then you ought to take advantage of the edu- 16,000 daily attendees, and helps keep a visit to selves at your workplace, business confer- classs becauce it to hard.” After the student cation you receive at this fine college. Work on my bright and beautiful lavatories a pleasant ences, and social events by having one of your spell-checked it, the errors vanished, and the your reading skills. Become knowledgeable and satisfying experience. colleagues waiting outside your stall and dis- student cut & pasted it into an IM box. Is this and understanding. And if you become literate? Another act needed to complete a successful cover your “dirty secret.” I can assure you that what technology does for us? I realized a cor- Then no fee for you. visit to one of my stalls or urinals is called the this does not go over well at Goldman Sachs, relation between those who could not follow It is so simple. I nominate myself to head “flush!” As my toilets are not the automatic Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, or Merrill signs and this unfortunate student. such an endeavor and participate in the collec- flushers that one might find in an airport, a suc- Lynch. The conclusion I draw is that many people at tion of data. We need the basic tools such as cessful student must learn to push down the This letter is written with only the best inten- Baruch are illiterate. I have to wonder if this is dictionaries, literacy, staplers and doorstops handle on the back of the toilet or urinal to tions to my marvelous students from your cam- the fault of the student. Partially. We are before we can move on to TV screens and com- complete his or her visit. This whisks away any pus headquarters. Welcome Back! taught to rely on technology. The college puters. unsightly messes and leaves a sparkling pool charges us a technology fee. This technology water to greet my next guest. Next, students with great ambition will

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Dear Campus Diary, I saved well over $100 on just ONE textbook! Dear Campus Diary, room. Math class. On the same day in class, the professor was The demon that had laughed at my misery for It is the first day of classes and my professor walking around the classroom rambling on This is a typical first day at Baruch -- I sup- so long had returned stronger than ever. One hands out the three-page syllabus. He proudly about business ethics. He passes by my desk pose. I awoke on the morning of September 2 hour and forty minutes. I spit in your face comments on the book we are required to buy and glanced at two chapters of my photocopied to the ear piercing shriek of my alarm clock. I demon, now turn and begone from this place! because he wrote it for his class, and also how textbook. next noted the light tapping of rain upon the Only it will not. And I’m stuck with math he gets a cut out of the sales of his textbook. The professor paused and then quickly pavement. Summer was over. I blinked and it again. So I get on the long line downstairs at the snatched up my Xeroxed textbook. “Where had disappeared. Twelve o’clock came as quick as a balloon bookstore run by temp-workers with bad atti- did you get these from?” he asked sternly. The realization was not overly depressing travels to Mars, and I was finally set free. I tudes. Just do your damn job and smile about it! I bluntly told him that I had purchased those however. While I will and do already miss the gathered my planner, notebook, and heart Rule #1: Customer is always right! copies from a shady Russian dude with a heavy late sleeping and all day lounging, I had long (which had fallen to the floor, as the professor I finally found this professor’s dinky thin text- accent on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 26th been looking forward to the first day of classes. almost let my class out a half-hour early before book for $99.95! Without tax yet! The book Street for ten bucks. The unfleeting inactivity of summer does even- realizing his error) and headed off the lunch. was less than 200 pages! What kind of cut was Now, I know what you cats out there are tually get boring. After some time, the mind Grilled chicken? Why not. this professor getting? I was already pissed off thinking. Make multiple copies of the book does need activity. At twelve-thirty I met up with a group of my at the tuition hike and now these outrageous and sell it to students next semester. I am not I actually went through my morning routine friends and did mostly nothing until my next bookstore prices topped it off. Now this got me that evil, but I can’t say the same for others. with some semblance of a smile upon my face. class. However, it was during this time that I thinking… The moral of this story is not to screw with Along with it the hope of a new beginning, a realized that Baruch can be a rather enjoyable I trekked off to Barnes and Noble on West students who are already strapped for money. chance to change all of the aspects of my life I place to waste a couple of hours. I mean come 18th Street and found the textbook for $10 less But if Baruch ever taught me anything, it’s how dislike, as well as to greatly improve upon on, there is a friggin’ Starbucks in here. and a 14-day return policy. Then I went to my to make a profit out of nothing, and be the best those aspects I enjoy. After this, it was time to begin another class. friend’s work place at Kinko’s and he gave me entrepreneur out there. With steadfast determination I left Penn Psychology, VC 5-150. I soon found the room the hook-up on some free photocopying. I Station and commenced my walk to Baruch, a and oh my god! returned the same textbook the very next day. -Mateo journey I have made before, but now for the All of Manhattan had somehow fit itself into first time as a student. Upon reaching, the this room. Or at least a good couple of hundred Dear Campus Diary, school I realized that I had absolutely no idea people. After a minute, I found my needle in a others whom are of different ethnicity, and where to go next. haystack and sat down. Since the term began September 2, I have there does not seem to be as many cliques of Eventually I stumbled across the listings of Psychology bears the potential to be much learned and witnessed so many changes from the same nationality or background. assigned classrooms. A blade ripped through more enjoyable than math. That is really all that the transition out of high school. Even though college is the place for students my abdomen. Nervously, I began the search can be said about it. Later, I was out of the Besides the usual activities of meeting new to be more independent, there are still many and rescue mission: search for my room and building, walking back to Penn Station. I must friends and getting to know the school better, I teachers who have been helping us grow both hopefully rescue myself from this situation. say, Baruch is better than one would have feel like I have learned so much in these past emotionally and spiritually since the very first Alas, I have found it! 23-307. thought. few days. day. After a half-hour of carousing the Vertical Now to see if I can make it to tomorrow’s The people at Baruch are so much more College life has opened my eyes to much Campus, I realized my error. A bolt of lightning 8:15 class. understanding and more respectful than those I more knowledge in both life and in general, and struck me in the rear and I flew to 23 Street. -Michael Fiacco have previously associated myself with. it has given me the opportunity to meet so One minute late, I walked into my assigned Considering that Baruch is a very diverse many new and exciting friends and professors. school, I feel that people are less racist towards This has helped broaden my views about peo- others and seem to be more accepting of people ple and society in general. Like these stories? Do you have one of your own? of a different nationality or culture. Send your submissions to [email protected] Students here seem to be more social towards -Alice Wong 9/11: Life vs. Terror The Price of Education SHAMSUL HAQUE RABBI LEVI STOLIK President John F. Kennedy once said, “Our hike is just another form of taxing the people We have survived. We’ve cleared the rubble It’s no equal fight, since a single hesitant progress as a nation can be no swifter than our who can least afford it. More than 100,000 of and picked up the pieces of our shattered pride good deed is a billion times more powerful than progress in education. The human mind is our our fellow students' household income is less and shocked economy; we even have a design all the bombs in the world. fundamental resource.” America has become a than $30,000. Most of us don’t have any other in the works for a new glorious World Trade Life shall triumph, as it always has. As it did powerful nation in the world due to committed place to receive our education with affordable Center, complete with a memorial to our dead. when eight men and women survived the Great leaders like President Kennedy who under- tuition. CUNY is our best and last hope. We’ve deposed the Taliban in Afghanistan Flood in an ark and emerged to resettle and stood the importance of education in our soci- We must learn something from these crises. and Saddam in Iraq. We have these big fat x- repopulate the earth. ety. The continuous budget cuts in education We, the student leaders, must ponder the fol- ray machines in our airports and patrol cars As it did when 70 souls descended into exile and rising costs in tuition fees make me wonder lowing questions. What can be done? What is watching our bridges. and slavery, to climb out four generations later if today we are living in the same country. our responsibility? How could we turn this Bin Laden is on the run or at least lying low. as a vibrant people with a mission to bring What is our priority? Why is support for pub- around to our benefit? Are we just going to tol- And still we’re in the thick of battle, this war of freedom and sanctity to the entire world. As it lic education not a priority? Where will we be erate these policies or stand up against them? I life versus terror. Turns out that this battle has did when Mordechai refused to bow to Haman in the future without adequate funding for pub- think that the following actions could create a been going on all along, only we avoided look- and when the Maccabees refused to accept the lic education? huge impact on how legislators handle their ing it in the face. It’s not an equal fight. desecration of the Holy Temple. Some will always argue that there is not business. One side has human bombs and lethal poisons As it did when the free world defeated Hitler, enough money to support public education due First, we have to raise awareness regarding and hateful determination and absolutely no and when the evil of Stalinism crumbled to dust to the bad state of our economy. I strongly dis- the consequences of lack of support for educa- scruples. The other side has goodwill and moral just 15 years ago. Life shall triumph, for life is agree. I believe that if there is a will there is a tion. Second, we must increase our lobbying inhibitions and hesitant smiles and kind words so much stronger than terror. way. Even in a dire economic condition, like efforts, supporting those who support higher and small charitable acts. the Great Depression, education in CUNY was education and opposing those who do not. free and we continued to build new education- Third, we must vote in general elections and al facilities. New York State even introduced encourage others to do the same. Remember, the New York State Lottery to offset the fund- public officials care most about those people ing of education. Investment in higher educa- who vote in elections. If we vote in a large tion also has a greater economic return. number, we can elect those leaders who put pri- Graduates of CUNY contribute to New York ority on education instead of those who do not. State by paying taxes and making other finan- Fourth, we should get involved in the political cial contributions which otherwise would not process. Getting involved does not mean that be realized. An educated work force means a we all have to run in the next election. It sim- better economy. ply means that whenever we meet with our It is unfortunate that support for higher edu- respective public officials, we should demand cation (funding in NYS) has diminished while support for public education. It also means that the entire country profits from the benefits of a we should reach out to our fellow student lead- booming economy. The City University has ers and get them involved. been deprived from these benefits. Tuition We must not forget that we can influence our went up twice in less than a decade; full time families and urge them to do the same. Finally, faculty was reduced from 11,000 to 6,000. our responsibility does not stop once we grad- Funding for other vital programs has been sys- uate. We should remain engaged in the politi- tematically reduced. Furthermore, a tuition cal process for the sake of our children._ The Baruch College News Office is looking for a student assistant. 20 Hrs. a week. Flexible Schedule. Must have good computer and communications skills. $12 per hour. Fax resumes to (212) 802-2847 or Class Clown E-mail: [email protected]

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Expressions If You Ever Loved Me my beating heart off These dry tears are the proof of my twinge You wouldn’t have injected venom in me A night when I was If you ever loved me...you wouldn’t have for- Just to show how strong you are against me Witnessed by the moon gotten me the way that you have You aren’t strong though ‘cause A night when I was You wouldn’t be telling me how you are gonna You are too weak to admit that you never loved Daggered by the pain find a boyfriend very soon me When any guy who falls for your dirty little By: Cristian Largo trick will come out looking like a buffoon By: Phillip Gong You wouldn’t be searching for someone else http://members.migente.com/icemanpg1701/ Passionate Pete Like seven year-old kids searching for Santa’s little elves That Night Passionate Pete loved to spread his passion You wouldn’t have found another man around As fast as a rat scrambling toward a food-filled I broke into a million tears the night you left in and out and all around town trash can The birth of a thorn that rips my night Passionate Pete was a charming kind of guy You wouldn’t have told me you forgot all the A venomous spade poisoning my life a real ladies’ man and everyone knows why good memories these past 4 months An eternal cry in the middle of the night Passionate Pete was skillful as he could be As if those moments were nothing more to you I broke into a million tears the night you left loving one, two women at a time than short twenty-yard punts Knighted, by invisible shadows in life and on occasions even three You wouldn’t have told me “I put you out of Tormenting my existence at the end of the Passionate Pete was proud of his conquests my life already,” night bragging, and boasting of the ones who When it hasn’t even been two weeks already Condemned by the memories of my life loved him best You wouldn’t have moved on so soon I cried an eternal sea the night you left! Passionate Pete no longer exist Like a jet rocket blasting straight toward the Endless time frozen in moment his kissing and telling finally got his *ss moon A moment never forgotten yet never remem- kicked You wouldn’t be threatening me about all these bered Passionate Pete got robbed of his life guys who are lining up to love you Yelling, screaming, crushing my existence. from sleeping around with the wrong man’s When the only one who loves you is yourself Bewildered in the present wife. You wouldn’t have moved on Fearful of the future! While making sure in the process you turned I cried an eternal sea the night you left By: Stacey Y. Mason Randall Island’s Don’t Travel Too Far Rock ‘n Roll Celebration for Uptown Girls By SEAN DONOVAN lead singer’s signal. Elsewhere in the perform- ance, front man Jason Navarro ordered his obe- are rich and used to getting whatever they want. On Saturday, August 9, the traveling punk By ROSA CABALLERO dient fans to storm and raid a nearby ice-cream They also both lost parents to tragedy. rock circus known as the Vans Warped Tour truck, as well as to vote President Bush out of Uptown Girls, directed by Boaz Yakin, is the Murphy’s physical comedy added quite a few stomped and pogoed its way onto Manhattan’s office in 2004. Whereas other Warped partici- story of one, Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy), laughs to many scenes and Fanning’s perform- Randall’s Island. This annual summer rock fes- pants (such as the All-American Rejects or whose wealthy parents died when she was eight ance as prissy Ray was a good contrast to tival showcases dozens of punk and ‘pop-punk’ Vendetta Red) gained notoriety on the strength leaving her with all of their money. New York Molly’s childish antics. They both fit into their bands who carry on the legacy of a musical of a radio single, bands such as The Suicide is Molly’s playground where she grows up in a respective roles perfectly. The story however movement that began in this very city just over Machines have always loomed just beneath the worry free world full of late night parties and seemed out of sync with the message of the a quarter century ago. mainstream, cultivating a solid, loyal fan base meaningless relationships. When she turns 22 movie. Murphy’s character does not face any Though the diverse lineup of bands placed through constant touring. her accountant runs away with all her money real struggles. Her rich friends cushion her edgy, hardcore acts like Poison The Well right Performances by Warped mainstays such as and she (gasp!) must find work and learn how downfall by offering her places to live and jobs. alongside sterile, mainstream groups like Rancid, Less Than Jake, and Pennywise were to grow up. Her teacher is an eight-year-old girl The worst thing that happens to Molly is that Simple Plan, the gathered throng of pierced, hit-or-miss (the sluggish Pennywise set being a Ray (Dakota Fanning) who has an absentee her love interest (Jesse Spencer) rejects her. pimply, pseudo-Communist, chain-walleters definite ‘miss’). Rising talents such as mother and a father in a coma. Ray is the oppo- Molly’s “struggles” force her to realize that she moshed and sang along with joyful abandon all Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, and The site of Molly. She is an anal pill-popping must make her own “place” in the real world afternoon. The true definition of ‘punk’ may Starting Line each played impressive shows. obsessed with cleanliness adult. She too must rather than her own penthouse. itself be warped, but the Vans Warped Tour is, Local unsigned bands performed in tiny tents learn from Molly, and thus a beautiful friend- While Murphy seemed to be trying too hard still, an intoxicating celebration of youth, sum- away from the main stages – proof that the ship is born. to earn laughs, Fanning effortlessly eased into mer, and rock n’ roll. underground rock scene is constantly growing. I can’t imagine any guy that would be willing her role. She was convincing and funny with One of the first bands to take the stage on this Concertgoers dined on overpriced food and to see this movie, thus it is basically geared her spitfire lines. While Murphy resorted too sweltering, overcast August afternoon was drinks, but the unbelievable bargain of seeing towards mother-daughter types and as such, has much on physical comedy, Fanning’s wit made Long Island-based Brand New. Lead singer so many bands for $30 meant few complaints. a lot of lessons about acting one’s age leading a the experience worthwhile. Jesse Lacey’s knee was wrapped in a cast, and Closing out the afternoon was a band that well-balanced life by respecting yourself and The sentimental ending is a bit much, but I am thus the group’s entire set was performed embodies the ultimate indie rock success story: knowing who you are. sure little girls everywhere won’t mind. acoustic and seated. But even without the The Ataris. The Ataris had, for years, been one Deep down Molly and Ray are the same. Both thrashing power chords that dominate their two of the most beloved independent bands, until albums, Brand New still managed to mesmerize finally being offered a major label record deal the few thousand onlookers huddled at their in 2002. Mainstream rock fans will be familiar stage. They bravely avoided their current sin- with their immensely popular cover of Don gle, “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Henley’s “Boys of Summer.” But it was on the Knows,” in favor of fan favorites such as “I strength of their early albums, Blue Skies, Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light” Broken Hearts and End Is Forever that The and set-closer “Seventy Times Seven.” The Ataris earned a league of passionate followers. songs were hook-heavy and laced with ethereal The gathered masses shouted along to songs harmonies, but were not lyrically lightweight or like “San Dimas High School Football Rules” ‘bubblegum’ like many other emerging names and “Your Boyfriend Sucks,” and for that half in the scene. By the time their set was finished, hour The Ataris were still the small, independ- Brand New had asserted themselves as one of ent band they once were. rock’s most unique and promising new bands. In 1977, punk rock first emerged in an East One of the most energized and memorable Village rock club known as CBGB – just a few performances of the day came from Detroit miles south of Randall’s Island. The spark that ska-punk veterans The Suicide Machines. Their drove that first wave of bands is still very much half-hour set of mosh-friendly punk rock alive today. And nowhere is this more apparent inspired a popular audience maneuver called than on the stages and in the songs of the Vans “the Braveheart,” in which the crowd is split in Warped Tour. Molly Ginn (Brittany Murphy) passes throughout the catholic school that little Ray (Dakota half, only to run headfirst into each other at the Fanning) attends. (Photo/ MGM Studios) 14 THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 13 The Trendsetter- Mini Skirts

By ZANETA REID

The words “mini skirt” are enough to send shivers down any woman’s spine. But fear not, a mini skirt can work for any body size or height, and we’ll show you how.

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This skirt length is perfect for any Generally speaking, the shorter you are in Warning: This hemline is for only the woman. Not only is it the ideal com- height, the shorter your mini skirt can go. most daring of fashionistas! A word bination of long and short, but it can For example, someone that is 5’2 wouldn’t of advice: don’t even attempt to go also be worn at work without appear- wear a 21’’ skirt as a mini. The 15-17’’ for this micro mini skirt if you are not ing too revealing. If you wear a skirt hemlines are the usual lengths of most mini comfortable in major leg revealing this length, there’s no need to worry skirts out in the stores today. To downplay get-ups. But if you do think you’re if your stockings or any other under- the shortness of the skirt, wear it with a ready for the plunge then go for it. To garments are showing. Just put it on pair of heels and opaque stockings in the really complete this look, go for knee- and you’re good to go. A helpful tip: winter or a pair of sandals in the summer. high boots or over-the-knee boots. when you wear a mini skirt, wear a And remember: cross those legs at the Remember to stand tall and flaunt plain shirt on top to avoid a look ankles instead of the thigh to prevent any your mini. that’s too busy. Also, this hemline over-exposure. looks best with both mid-calf boots or a pair of mules. 12 THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 THE TICKER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 15

Sorcerous Stabber Oprhen Hong Kong Kung-Fu By DAVID LI Another puzzling factor was if the Sword of Series, Heaven Sword Baltanders was so important, why didn’t & Dragon Sabre Title: Orphen: The Perfect Collection Orphen keep a better handle on it? He meticu- Genre: Adventure/Fantasy lously kept a watchful eye on the mansion Director: Hiroshi Watanabe where the sword was stored for a year but was Time: 600 mins (24 episodes) still content in letting Volcan, known to be Rated: 12+ greedy and untrustworthy, and Dortin run Distributor: ADV Films around with it, especially since most of the time Orphen did not know where they were. Orphen is a fantasy type anime which fol- Visually, the series is drawn very well. The lows the adventures of a young and mysterious crisp and detailed drawings which allow the sorcerer named Orphen. Although Orphen animations to flow smoothly illustrate that wears a pendant which attests to his training in much time and effort was exerted into the art- the elite magic university, the Tower of Fangs, work. However, it is noticeable that the quali- he has long since left the school and is current- ty of some episodes was not as well drawn as ly lounging around in a small town serving as a the earlier episodes. tutor in the magical arts to the innkeeper's son, I watched the series in Japanese with subti- Wuji surrounded by his powerful aura. a young and earnest boy named Majik. tles, but switched to the dubbed version for a (Photo/ ComicsOne) Orphen's sole interests lie with a sword that few episodes later on during the series. Although hangs in a mansion of the outskirts of town, the voice acting was mediocre, the subbed and By FRANCIS LI which he has kept a close eye on for the past dubbed versions seem to vary. Although there year. He even has his indebted servants, the were comedic moments scattered throughout the Title: Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre Vol. 2-3 dwarf brothers Volcan and Dortin, hired as man- series, it seems like the dubbed version tried to (of 25) sion servants, to better watch the sword. be a bit goofier than the subbed. I am not sure Genre: Kung-Fu Unfortunately for Orphen, he gets mistaken for a why this was done, but needless to say I Story: Louis Cha peeping tom by a strong willed and excitable girl switched back to the subbed version. Author: Wing Shing Ma named Cleao. While trying to explain them- The extras on the DVDs were extensive. Rated: 13+ Orphen with the Sword of Baltanders. selves and avoid being decapitated by the very There is the standard textless opening and clos- Distributor: ComicsOne (Photo/ ADV Films) sword they have been watching, black lightning, ing sequences, previews of other ADV Film ghosts and a rift in the sky appears, foretelling her? These are some of the questions that arise titles, a large image gallery, Orphen trailers and In the next installments of Heaven Sword & the appearance of a massive demon/dragon-like while watching Orphen. Japanese staff interviews -- pretty impressive I Dragon Sabre, Jay Shan, Sue and their son monster called Bloody August. While watching this series I was afraid that must say. WuJi manage to escape from Fire Ice Island The sword turns out to be a magical artifact Orphen was going to be your typical sword and Although I could have lived without some of and return to the Middle Kingdom without known as the Sword of Baltanders and Bloody sorcery type anime with the standard cast of the goofier elements of the series, overall I Zhune. However the joys of their return are August has come to claim it. To the shock of characters. There is the all powerful hero, the would highly recommend this series. Fans of short lived as the leaders of the various kung- everyone watching, instead of trying to kill the innocent and well meaning sidekick, the cute fantasy would particularly like this anime. I fu clans seek the whereabouts of Zhune, who monster, Orphen talks to it and calls her but ditzy heroine and comic relief in the form liked how the anime took one tragedy and possesses the Dragon Sabre. Unwilling to “Azalie.” While attempting to temporarily seal of two clumsy dwarf-like brothers. I quickly showed all of the different character viewpoints betray Zhune by disclosing his location, the her away, interference from his former Tower of learned that Orphen is not your classic story in of that tragedy depending upon past events. It family faces great pressure from the clans. Due Fangs cohorts prevent him from completing his which the hero must overcome overwhelming helps to explain the actions of characters during to their threats and certain shocking revela- spell and she escapes. Orphen swears to save odds in order to vanquish an evil monster and the course of the series. tions, both Jay Shan and Sue meet a tragic end. Bloody August and return her to her former self save the entire world. What makes this series The loss of both parents devastates WuJi, and not even the Tower of Fangs can stop him. interesting is the hero’s goal of restoring a mon- Anime Grade: but his time to grieve is short since he was Exactly who is Bloody August and what is her ster that everyone else seems to want to kill. Story: B+ cursed with the Jinx Palm after being captured connection with Orphen? What is the power Overall the story was very good except for a Visual: B+ by an unknown kung-fu master. Now WuJi hidden within the Sword of Baltanders? Why do few filler episodes which where used to flush Audio: B+ must search for a cure to the extremely deadly Orphen’s former friends insist that the destruc- out some of the supporting cast which I found Extras: B+ curse, meeting many interesting people and tion of Bloody August is the only way to save quite boring and unnecessary. learning a great deal about kung-fu along the way. The quality of the story and artwork shines through once again in these next two volumes Island, an Adventure in Korean Horror of Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre. The story is By FRANCIS LI shadows the main story. better shadowing to each image. The shadow- incredible with great characters and a plot that However this does not mean that the plot to ing effects helped to bring out the horror ele- has many branches, allowing it to evolve and Title: Island Vol. 1-7 (of 7) both these portions of the story were poorly ments in the series, especially with the extra take many different paths. There is a path that Genre: Action/Horror done. On the contrary, the main story was a attention spent on the monsters. During seg- follows WuJi and his quest for revenge, a path By: In-Wan Youn and Kyung-Il Yang captivating one that created a desire to find out ments with the monster, the artwork stepped up for the missing Zhune, and a path for the main Rated: Mature how Miho would finally rid herself of the a notch showing more detail and shadows to story that revolves around the Heaven Sword Distributor: TOKYOPOP Inc. demons and learn about the true intentions of produce a creepier and more wicked look. and Dragon Sabre. With all these possibilities Pan. Another Homeland was also a much deep- Despite the lack of closure of the main story, it is easy for the reader to get drawn into the Won Miho was a rich spoiled princess who er story then expected since the skulls were Island still had a strong storyline and good art- world of Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre. had the world at her finger tips until she was based after the real bones that were found in the work. The creators do a good job of captivating Like the first volume, the artwork is amaz- forced to take a job as a teacher in Korea by her Shinjuku construction site in Japan in 1989. the audience, but left them hanging at the end. ing with great character designs and a huge father. Despite her cruel, cold-hearted nature, This added a fascinating sliver of history to the The series should have been made longer to amount of details. The images made great use she was given the position of the new ethics story and a desire to research the real event. properly tie up the loose ends. If there was a of blur effects to exhibit motion. The fine tech- teacher at the school. Miho hated this, but this The problem with the series was that legitimate ending then this would be an amazing niques used made it easy to understand what was the least of her worries. Once she landed although Another Homeland had a legitimate series. The one saving grace is that at the end of was occurring even during heavy battle on the Korean Island of Cheju, she was already ending after the seventh volume, the main story series the author says that this is “the end” of sequences. a target of the burning desire demons. Only by was not so fortunate. The series put aside the Island, meaning that the series will probably be Despite all the pros to the series, it also had the devil luck was she saved by Pan, a mysteri- story of Miho and Pan, eventually ended with- revived sometime in the future. There have been some drawbacks. Although WuJi was consis- ous stranger who happened to be a serial killer. out truly answering many of the questions sur- rumors about a possible revive as a Japanese tently shown to be a righteous man, some of Now in order for Miho to survive she must pay rounding them. Those few that were answered title and hopefully that will happen. his actions still seemed extreme even for his Pan to hunt down the other burning desire were poorly done as a side note during the fifth character. Some of the fortunate events that demons, but dealing with a serial killer has its sketch. Questions like how Miho could get rid happen to WuJi seemed too unbelievably to be own risks. of the demon and who Pan really was were just Manga Grade: just lucky. However it was still an amazing Island is a horror series that is built upon answered in passing. Story: B series that always makes the reader ponder Artwork: B+/A- Korean myths and legends. Due the cultural Compared to other series, the artwork in about what will happen next. relevance, the monsters Miho face differ from Island was a step better with more details and Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre is a classic your average run-of-the-mill vampire and example of a traditional Chinese kung-fu werewolves. Instead she faces foes like a con- series. The story portrays the ideas of honor, tact god, a nine-tailed fox, an obsession spirit, righteousness, and discipline, which are strong and vengeful skulls. This adds a unique twist components in kung-fu. With a strong storyline to the horror genre that most people are and amazing artwork, Heaven Sword & accustomed to. Dragon Sabre would be hard to pass up by any The storyline to Island is separated into five kung-fu fan. sub-stories or sketches that range from battles For the review on Heaven Sword & Dragon between different enemies to a showdown Sabre Volume 1, check out The Ticker website, between Pan and John, a young priest. While keyword Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre. the first four sketches work together to build upon the main story and character of the anti- heroes Miho and Pan, the fifth takes on a life of its own. Rather than following the trend, the fifth sketch, entitled “Another Homeland,” Manga Grade: sidesteps the main story and builds up a new Story: A- one surrounding several mysterious skulls that Artwork: A were killing people. This sidetrack takes over the last four volumes of the series and over- The first deadly encounter between Miho and Pan. (Photo/ TOKYOPOP Inc.) BEARCAT PROWLINGS SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 Bearcats Dominate CSI Bearcats Command At First, and York in Double Header But Lose to SUNY Maritime

By AHMED DOUGHRI ing SUNY Maritime. The Bearcats had the clear advantage in terms of shots on goal, by In their first match of the season, the Baruch out shooting their adversaries 22 to 6. Yet, Men’s Soccer team dominated their opponents Baruch scored only one goal from its 22 shots especially during the second-half of their on goal, while the Privateers had a 50 percent matchup against Maritime College. Yet, the success rate scoring three out of six shots. Bearcats lost their first game of the year 3-1 The first half ended with a 0-3 score. During because of their inability to score goals. Soccer his halftime speech, Baruch Coach Victor is a game of goal scoring, and the Baruch squad Francis demanded a better performance from just couldn’t get the ball past the Maritime his lethargic players. He also asked his strikers goalie despite their numerous shots on goal. to try to find ways to score early in the second Even though the Bearcats were pronounced half in order to facilitate a come back and ulti- favorites for their home match against SUNY mately win. The Baruch eleven responded well Maritime, the logic of things was respected as on the field, but lacked the last touch. Strikers, the more physically-fit and trained Privateers Youssef Azzam, Bogdan Radu, and Emrah edged the Bearcats 3 to 1. Maritime has its own Eritamay took roles in creating chances, but soccer field and practices regularly on a daily were ultimately unable to score. basis. Furthermore, they had a roster size three At the end of the game, statistics showed the times that of Baruch. Maritime players to have committed 12 fouls As for the game itself, the first 20 minutes whereas Baruch had a clean game in commit- were the worst for the Baruch home team. ting only three. In addition, the Bearcats were Sloppy play led the visiting squad from refused a goal a few minutes into the second Maritime to take an early lead. In the tenth half for an offside that was arguable. It was minute of the game, Privateer Doug Decook only at minute 89 that Bearcat Youssef Azzam took advantage of a shaky defense, went past found a way to score after he volleyed the ball his marker and put away the first goal of the and stretched the Maritime goalie. Bogdan match. Only two minutes later, in the same sce- Radu assisted Youssef on the goal. nario, Decook erased the defenders on a badly Even if they started the season with a loss, the Latishea Pearson (15) leaps up for one of her 18 kills in the double header while Bearcat vet- executed offside trap and scored his second Bearcats will have a great chance to surprise erans Safia Mian, Sadis Sequeira (2) and Daphne Wong (5) watch on. (Photo/ Shan-san Wu) goal, his team’s second of the night. Things many. The team seems better than ever, and would get even worse eight minutes later when will get better as the players get to know more Petr Angerhame lobbed the ball past Bearcat about one another. This year’s Baruch soccer By SHAN-SAN WU at times, appeared to be overmatched. goalie Peter Resumanis to score his team’s team clearly has skills and talent, all they need “There wasn’t really a time during [the third and last goal. is competition and match practice, and that will Without a “C” on her jersey, it’s hard to tell match] when we felt like we weren’t in con- For the rest of the match Baruch dominated be achieved as they play more games. that Baruch sophomore Safia Mian (Flushing, trol,” said Sadis Sequeira, a junior. “I feel that from minute 21 to minute 90. Bad luck, N.Y./Francis Lewis) is one of the captains of we are definitely better than we were last year. arguable refereeing and the lack of good “fin- the Baruch Women’s Volleyball team this year Everyone is on the same page.” ishing” prevented the Bearcats from humiliat- unless you witness her spectacular play on the Baruch continued to establish their control in volleyball court in person. Mian’s remarkable the second series of the day against the College 44 assists, 22 in each game, against York of Staten Island. Assists from Mian and kills College and The College of Staten Island on from Sequeira helped Baruch to a 14-0 run to September 6, helped the Bearcats defeat both start game one. Overall solid performances on Thoughts From the Editor York and CSI. “Safia is our quarterback,” said both offense and defense for the Bearcats, com- Baruch Women’s Volleyball coach Krishna bined with another nine kills and 16 digs for This Week’s Topic: Younes El Aynaoui Dass. “She is stepping in and doing some great Pearson, finished CSI 30-14, 30-7 and 30-11. things.” “Latishea is one of our scholarship players By PHILLIP GONG McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. El Aynaoui is These two wins were critical to the confi- this year,” commented Coach Dass after the not a quitter. He plays gutsy and tenacious ten- dence of the team since they had started the match was over. “She has added depth to our nis. When El Aynaoui defeated Jiri Novak at I know tennis is not your favorite sport to volleyball season going 0-4 in the Daytona team and is controlling the middle.” the Open, El Aynaoui had to make a coura- watch or to play (unless you are on the tennis Beach Invitational Tournament. Yet, after los- Pearson joins a veteran core of Baruch vol- geous comeback down two sets to one. Yet, the team or perhaps if you’re some smart aleck ing their first four games of the season, the leyball players coming off of last year’s playoff “Rockin’ Moroccan” pulled off the victory by who is lying to yourself by saying, “That’s not Baruch Women’s Volleyball team improved experience in the CUNY semi-finals and, more winning the fourth set and then proceeding to true. Tennis is my favorite sport. It’s so awe- their overall season record to 2-4 and 2-0 in the recently, participating in a Daytona Beach win the fifth set in a fifth set tiebreak 7-5. The some,” as you read this). In any event, even CUNYAC with this double header sweep. Mian Invitational Tournament featuring Division II crowds who have seen him play have great though basketball or football is much more was not the only Bearcat to play well on that opposition in August. Although the Bearcats respect for his determined style. Chants of popular than tennis, tennis can be just as excit- Saturday. There were also dominating perfor- did not win any games against the tough com- “Younes A” from his fellow countrymen wear- ing to watch when the superstars play in major mances from fellow Baruch standouts Sadis petition, Coach Dass believed that the experi- ing straw hats and carrying the Moroccan flag tournaments like the recently held U.S. Open. Sequeira (Bronx, N.Y./Lehman) and Latishea ence in Florida was invaluable for the team. were quite a sight to behold. When you think of tennis superstars a few Pearson (Transfer/Adelphi). “The point of the trip to Daytona Beach this This 32 year-old Moroccan was the highlight names may pop up into your head. The female The Bearcats dominated their opening match year was to show our players a different level on the men’s side of the U.S. Open as he upset players that you may come up with first are opponents of the day, York College, and never of volleyball,” said Dass. two higher ranked tennis players. After the Venus Williams and Serena Williams. On the trailed in the game. They quickly dispatched “After the first day [of the tournament], our 22nd ranked Younes El Aynaoui lost in his men’s side you may think of someone like Pete their opponents, 30-12, 30-14 and 30-11. players came to practice ready to play.” After quarter-finals match against the 13th ranked Sampras and Andre Agassi. These are the peo- Mian’s 11 service aces complemented rebounding from their earlier losses, Baruch’s David Nalbandian, I didn’t feel like watching ple you would like to watch play if you were to Pearson’s nine kills for the game. Meanwhile, double header victory against two conference the rest of the tournament anymore. Younes ever watch a tennis match. Yet, when I think of 2002 all-CUNY tournament selection Daphne opponents will be a catalyst for the Bearcats to struggled with an inflamed patella tendon and who I want to watch play tennis the first name Wong (Brooklyn, N.Y/Fort Hamilton) con- do well for the rest of the year. lost the match as a result. Nalbandian clearly that comes to my mind is Younes El Aynaoui. tributed ten digs in the face of opposition who overpowered El Aynaoui and demolished the Younes who? Younes El Aynaoui, the 22nd “Rockin’ Moroccan” in the first two sets, but El ranked Moroccan male tennis player in the Aynaoui refused to give up. Despite the grim Upcoming Baruch Bearcats Sports Schedule world. Haven’t you ever heard of him? You situation, El Aynaoui dug down deep into his probably haven’t because like 96 percent of the heart and beat his Argentinean opponent in the Baruch population, you have no interest in ten- Sport When Opponent Where third set before finally succumbing to defeat in nis. Nevertheless, being one of the hardcore a tight fourth set 7-5. When the match ended, tennis fans who knows who he is, I am here to Women's Mon. 9/15 @ 7 P.M. City Tech Baruch El Aynaoui tossed his tennis racquets into the enlighten you about why you should watch out Volleyball Fri. 9/19 @TBA Russell Sage Tmnt. Russell Sage stands. In case you are wondering, you don’t for this guy. usually see someone hurl tennis racquets into Sat. 9/20 @TBA Russell Sage Tmnt. Russell Sage Younes El Aynaoui may sound like a “mouth- the crowd after a tennis match. This is what ful,” but he can also be quite a “handful” for his makes Younes El Aynaoui special: he has a flair Men's Wed. 9/17 @ 4 P.M. York College York opponents as Alex Kim, Rafael Nadal, Jiri for the dramatic and his crowd-pleasing charis- Soccer Fri. 9/19 @ 4 P.M. P.A. Biblical University P.B.U. Novak and Carlos Moya may attest to. Those matic personality makes him a player you are the names of the players who El Aynaoui Sat. 9/20 @ 11 A.M. Maryland Bible College P.B.U. should look out for in the future. Ok so you defeated in the U.S. Open a few weeks ago in won’t look out for him because tennis makes case you didn’t know. Younes may not belong Women's Fri. 9/19 @ 3:30 P.M. Hunter College NTC you fall asleep, but at least I tried. “Younes A” in the upper echelon of tennis players; howev- Tennis Sat. 9/20 @ 12 Noon NYC Technical College NTC all the way! er, I still love to watch El Aynaoui play because of the passion he brings to the game of tennis. Women's Sat. 9/20 @ 10 A.M. NYU Invitational Van Cortlandt The body language and the energy he shows on Cross-Country the court remind me of tennis legends like John