n°EVENNGThe Official Bronx Community Colleg eREPORTER Evening Session Newspaper

VOL I — NO. I 232 THURSDAY, MAY II, 1972 Keep Library Open Late Bronx Week Activities; For Finals Studying? Parade, Shows Scheduled By JOHN H. REID By ALBERT TUITT Is the final examination period important enough to warrant the In a muti-faceted schedule of activities running the gamut from library's approval to remain temporarily open until midnight? a musical spectacular featuring 500 schoolchildren, to a conference From a sampling of about 75 BCC students, the idea met with on Drug Abuse, Bronx Borough President Robert Abrams announced nearly unanimous 'agreement. As student Angelita Rodriguez aptly at a press conference on Thursday, May 4th, that Bronx Week '72, explains, "Students should certainly have additional access to the to be celebrated May 6th-14th, "will be the most ambitious under- adequate surroundings of the li- —— taking in the annals of Bronx brary to study for such an im- operation permanently to 11:00 history." portant test as the final exam." p'm" also aSrees on the resolu- Highlights of Bronx Week '72 tlan to kee the libr But the question whether the P ary open for include a parade on Wednesday, advantages will outweigh the dis- two extra hours during the end May 10th, 11 AM-2 PM along of term exam. College advantages still prevails. The the Grand Concourse from 170th school officials claim that the With the support of the fac- Street to the reviewing stand at budget will prohibit further over- ulty and the student body, the Joyce Kilmer Park. The West time for librarians. Are they BCC library may soon be open Point Army Band, the Maritime overlooking the thought that a during the real "twilight zone" Academy Band and hundreds of couple of additional library hours ('til midnight)—even if it's just Apathy other colorful contingents and Dr. James A. Colston may well be worth the extra for the final exam period. By NICHOLAS M. LLLO floats will be featured. funds for BCC students? The Recently, there were some pe- Top Federal, State, and City survey shows that the evening titons going around the school officials who lead the war on students, though eager to get concerning a CUNY Tuition raise, drugs will report to the commu- home, prefer the additional hours Student Evaluation: and the rights of night students nity at a conference to be held to study for the finals. As one to write on a day student publi- at I.S. 139, Brook Avenue and student put it, "Many students PresS Open Letter cation (which I had circulated East 142nd Street on Saturday, get that summertime blues which personally). The more involved I May 6th, 10 AM - 3 PM. discourages them from complet- April 27, 1972 became with both petitions, the ing the semester's work with that TO: All Faculty more I realized how apathetic Community Events total effort from beginning to this student body was when they FROM: President James A. Colston Borough President Abrams em- end. But the comfort and the SUBJECT: Student Evaluation of Faculty were asked to become directly overall surroundings of the li- involved in determining their own phasized that Bronx Week '72, as I want to report to you on our most recent effort to opposed to last year's "Bronx brary help the students WANT fate. Perhaps there was some obtain faculty opinion concerning student participation in Day" is a full week's program of to study for that crucial exam." the evaluation of faculty. Response to the survey indicated justification for not signing my petition since some people may community based events slated Study Area substantial majority approval for the concept of a ques- for diverse Bronx neighborhoods. It is an obvious fact that once tionnaire, as well as for the specific questionnaire selected oppose its justification (or lack the student is home, he is faced by the faculty-student committee chaired by Dr. Polowczyk. of it). Bronx Community College in with friends, relatives, television, In addition, most of the procedures recommended by that However, I found it grossly conjunction with Bronx- Week stereo or the bed to help him committee received faculty endorsement. The major con- appalling that the CUNY peti- '72 will dedicate its new Poe study while he is hearing the troversial point, release of results to the student govern- tions had a large number of building. A statue of Edgar Allen Grand Funk Railroad. But it is ment office, did not receive faculty endorsement. I subse- blank spaces, and in some cases Poe will be presented by Mr. also a fact that a strong seat to quently discussed this matter with the student government had no signatures at all. This was Thomas Hoving of the Metropol- help eliminate daydreaming and leaders and received their agreement not to press this item an issue that involved every sin- itan Museum of Art at 6 PM on library books within the range at this time. gle student at BCC yet the pe- Thursday, May llth. of vision also help the student to As you know, the Board of Higher Education has man- titions that I saw had about 900 For the first time anywhere keep his mind on his book work. dated that student evaluation be included as one component to 1100 signatures (and a lot of a gala community production of The library, the students claim, in the College's overall evaluation of faculty. A Board res- these were gotten from Hunter Benjamin Britten's "Noah's is a strong study base for them. olution has set the date of September 1, 1972 as the dead- College). If our tuition had been Flood" featuring 500 Bronx Other colleges have been suc- raised, more than likely every schoolchildren from District #12 line beyond which they will accept no personnel recom- student would have been annoyed, cessful in remaining open during will be presented at Crotona mendations unless there is evidence of systemic procedure yet it would seem that this an- the final examination period. Park, 3rd Avenue and Tremont for student evaluation. Therefore, as a matter of self-pro- noyance is superficial since all of Michael Harmon, librarian at New Avenue on Sunday, May 14th tection for you and the College, as well as in an effort to you had the opportunity to chan- York University, reports, "Our from 4 to 6 p.m. improve instruction, I have authorized the Office of Insti- nel your displeasure into physical students occupy 30 per cent of tutional Research (Dr. Norman Eagle) to proceed imme- action. I am taking this incident Mr. Abrams made the follow- the library seats during normal diately with administration of the student questionnaire. (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) hours (until midnight) and 40 Computer programming and tabulation of the results will per cent of the seats during final be undertaken by that office, but THERE WHJL BE NO examination periods (until 2:00 DISSEMINATION WHATSOEVER of the result at this a.m.)," Fordham University li- time. brary also caters to its students I shall request the Faculty Council, at its next meeting, Evening Students' by remaining open until 1:00 a.m. to elect a new Faculty Committee to join with the newly during that important final exam elected student leadership in planning procedures for im- period. plementation and dissemination next fall, subject to Board Loan Fund Planned Hour Change regulations and whatever results emerge from current col- By ELJASIM RIVERA Although BCC Librarians Bill lective bargaining negotiations between the Board and the Bushnell and Ellen Carr disagree faculty. Last January, 18 adult students in seemingly dead end jobs were on extending the library hours of I strongly urge you to participate in the student ques- encouraged from among many to attend Bronx Community College's operation permanently, they do tionnaire procedure this semester so that you and the evening session. concur on the final exam alter- College may benefit from it. Please be assured that my During all the commotion of registration, there was one very native. Bill says that librarians primary concern will continue to be your best interest. important item that was over-- and guards will not voluntarily looked. Money! Who was to pay jamin F. McLaurin, a represen- participate on a permanent basis for their registration? The 18 tative of the fraternity and a because of family involvement students selected could not af- former Board of Higher Educa- but everyone concerned would se- ford to pay for tuition or books. tion trustee. The concert included riously consider temporary late Spring Festival No financial arrangements could numbers performed by the BCC hours during the final exam pe- be found anywhere at BCC to Choir. The proceeds from this riod. Ellen, who thinks the li- An Outdoor International a glass blower will create and cover these students' expenses. occasion had been left untouched. brary should extend its hours of Spring Festival featuring exotic sell his wares on the spot. Pro- But yet they were here and could Through a committee of students, music, food and wares will be fessional and student artists and not be turned back. faculty and the Fraternity, an held on Sunday, May 14, in the sculptors will also exhibit their It was at that very moment arrangement was made to have Point of Order that several people realized the this money made available to Emile De Antonio's POINT OF Poe Center Garden and Poe Park, art work throughout the after- located on Grand Concourse and noon. necessity for some kind of finan- BCC and Dean Hobbs was asked ORDER will be shown on Thurs- cial program to aid part-time to administer a loan program. day, May 11 at 3 p.m. in the Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx, The Outdoor International from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission students in these kinds of situ- Fordham Lounge, and at 6 p.m. Spring Festival is jointly spon- Now the program has finally is free and the public is invited. ations. materialized. All part-time and in Room 5-19 of the Main Build- sored by the West Bronx Action Latin, jazz, Dixieland, Greek, Benefit Concert non-matric students qualify to ing. Council and BCC. The film series is presented by Jewish, African, Oriental and It just happens that the month apply for a loan. The program the Committee on Special Events European music will be per- For further information, tele- before, December of 1971, the wiU be officially available in Sep- in cooperation with the Lounge formed. A group of American phone the college's Office of Spe- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity had tember and on a very limited Assistants. Indians will hold a pow-wow, and cial Events, (212) 960-8761. sponsored a concert held at BCC basis. Due to low funds, priority through the efforts of Mr. Ben- (Continued on Page 4) Page 2 THE EVENING REPORTER Thursday, May II, 1972 America The Brutiful DEAN'S COLUMN In the beginning God created the heaven, the earth, In the first Dean's Column I promised to introduce the American continent and man. And God saw that it was Dear Students: Dean Gloria Hobbs to you. Dean Hobbs is the most impor- good. In the seventeenth century Man created the United It's that time of the semester tant person at the Bronx Community College in matters States of America and it was the beginning- of the end. when thoughts begin to turn to that concern evening students. Fortunately for you, she is And at that time there lived in America certain indi- course selections for the fall se- an outstanding person with great talent, with great energy genous peoples. And the foster Americans labeled them mester. The English Department and with great concern for every student, especially eve- "Redskins." For, argued the new Americans, "We are des- is offering a number of exciting ning students. tined to be leaders of "men." electives in the evening: And it came to pass that three centuries after the cre- English 51—American Litera- The Bronx represents a very special place to Dean. ation of the United States—in the second half of the twen- ture and Thought Hobbs. She attended PS 23, JHS 10, and Walton High tieth century A.D., on the night of April 27, 1972, Richard English 53—Black Writers School in the Bronx and went on to earn her Bachelor of Nixon, President of the United States, once again reasserted English 19 Journalism Arts from Hunter College and her Master's Degree from the role of the United States to be one of world leadership. English 14—Writing on Prose Columbia University. She received her Ph.D. from the In his speech that night President Nixon spoke of power Fiction University of Texas in the area of Modern Languages. She and he spoke of the "respect" which the office of president English 15—Writing on Drama speaks French and Spanish fluently. She won a John Jay of the USA demanded. He spoke of the need for America English 16—Writing on Poetry Whitney Fellowship and was the recipient of the Southern to lead the world forward to a lasting peace and he spoke The only pre-requisite for any of Fellowship Dissertation Award while working on her doc- of the danger of allowing the communists to take over these courses is English 13. We torate. Her post doctoral education includes a certificate South Viet Nam and the world. urge you all to choose carefully and diploma from the University of Paris. What the president failed to mention was the fact that -and to elect a course that may Dean Hobbs was an instructor of foreign languages at "communism" was just another economic system. What open up new areas of interest to St. Philip's College in the late 40's and Assistant Professor the president failed to mention was the fact that there was you. Should there be any other at Prairie View A&M College in the early 50's. In 1955 she only ONE Viet Nam, and that the people of Viet Nam elective that you feel would ben- was appointed Associate Professor of Foreign Languages were all Vietnamese. efit our students, please let me at Texas Southern University and was also given admin- Thus it was that the President of the USA was still know. istrative assignments. trying to sell to the American people the "right" of the It has been a pleasure working While at Texas Southern, her talent for academic ad- mighty USA to be militarily involved in a civil war between with our Evening Session stu- ministration was recognized and she was awarded a fellow- two opposing econo-politico forces in a poor and struggling dents over the past year. I look ship to act as an intern under the Phillips Program to nation thousands of miles away from the shores of the forward to many years of con- develop high level academic administrators, specifically col- American continent. tinued cooperative and creative lege and university presidents. Dean Hobbs and I met And this great and lasting peace was to come about relations. briefly during that period but we didn't really get to know at the price of hundreds of My Lais and thousands of Cordially, each other and we only realized it happened some time after deaths and even more thousands of bits of broken bones Leo Lieberman she came to Bronx Community College. and tortured flesh in little rice paddies in dirty little hovels Deputy Chairman of English While Dean Hobbs was at Texas Southern, she was called Quang Tri and Da Nang. Dept. Evening Session invited by John Connally, the Governor of Texas at that And at that time there existed in Africa places called time, to help establish a Job Corps Center for young women. South Africa, Rhodesia, Angola and Mozambique. And con- Dean Hobbs took a leave of absence from Texas Southern ditions in these places were terrible—for behold the native and created an outstanding center which she directed for peoples were being ruled and slaughtered by foreign invad- Graffiti three years. This Center now trains 1,000 young ladies ers. And it was said that these places could not exist under annually, ladies who lead more rewarding lives as a result such conditions without the capital investment of the of this outstanding educational institution. United States. After Dean Hobbs' husband died, she felt drawn back And yet the United States president spoke of a lasting- Smears to the Bronx and the Bronx Community College was for- peace, and an honorable peace in which all men would live tunate that she decided to contact President Colston about as brothers. And at that time 'human beings were dying By WAYNE A. HARTY "B.CC. Diplomas," the sign the possibility of coming here. Dean Hobbs' forte is people like flies—in Quang Tri and Da Nang, in Angola and to people relationships. She inspires everyone around her Mozambique, in Rhodesia and South Afi'ica—but it didn't reads, "Take one." These words, to live up to her high standards which include a tremendous matter for the dying were Gooks and Chinks, Niggers and sadly enough are to be found concern for every individual and especially for every stu- Dinks, Crockers arid Reds. It was the beginning of the end. scrawled beneath a toilet tissue dent. Evening Session students are indeed fortunate that WAYNE A. HARTY dispenser in BCC's Fordham Cen- ter. It is only one of the many she has been appointed to administer their programs and graffiti which unceremoniously she has special concern for their welfare. Shortchanging The Evening Student adorn the toilet walls of the col- Of all the college administrators I have met, she is Many of the benefits given to BCC students during lege. From the Main Building to the most available to students. As a matter of fact, after the day are either non-existent or if they do exist, not the Poe Center, in men's and a short time here, she adjusted her work schedule to include enough time is available for evening students to take ad- women's toilets alike—the walls being available almost every evening that classes are in vantage of them. For example, the library closes at 10 p.m., are covered with four-letter session so that evening students can come to see her. 1/2 hour after the last classes in all centers dismiss. We words, racial epithets and smut. Besides all her other fine qualities, Dean Hobbs is quite 'believe that these policies are a gross injustice to the eve- Nowadays we college students modest and I hope she won't hate me too much for putting ning students. like to refer to ourselves as the her in th;he limelight. I believe she will be writing the next The majority of evening students are those who enter "New breed." Full of purpose, column. Don't forget to look for it. BCC as non-matrics due to deficiencies in certain areas of empathy, love and a common MANUEL STILLERMAN high school instruction. These students are being denied search for a more meaningful ex- DEAN, EVENING AND their night to improve their skills because of the policy of istence, we claim to have trans- CONTINUING EDUCATION closing important areas of study, like the Library at hours cended the narrow philosophies too early to help them. of hate -and racism. The toilet There is no excuse for this situation to exxist any fur- walls of B.C.C., however, says ther. We call upon the Evening Council and all the evening "Not so." For the most part, the students and all day students who have evening classes to graffiti of the water closets are Auto Safety — begin a movement to open all study facilities at BCC to all expressions of racism and hate. students attending the college in the evenings. And according to the sentiments Study and remedial facilities must not be closed until expressed by them, there are no the last student has left the college for the night. Keep "people at B.C.C."—only "nig- New Proposals them open until at least eleven p.m. so that evening stu- gers," "honkies" and "spies." By RON ZODDA dents can improve. There are of course times when In the last decade we have come a long way to make the auto- SOL WINFREY students are -afforded the wel- mobile something more than a coffin on wheels; but we still have come sight of freshly scrubbed PRSU Dance Latin-Rock Hop walls—free from graffiti. Pleas- a long way to go to make it a safer product. The Puerto Rioan Students' ing though these occasions are, Last month we discussed a On Friday, May 12th, the Stu- struction can affect your judg- Union is sponsoring an end of the however, they are rare—and revolutionary idea to make the dent Government will present a ment when you back up, or when semester dance. Featured on the short—'because, resentful of clean automobile safer by using a two dance starring Latin and Rock you switch lanes on highways. prog-ram are Tony Pabon y La walls, the graffiti artists are soon color lighting system in the rear performers including Ricardo Right now our legislators are Protests, the New Generation again practicing their lowly art. of the car; instead of ..the present Marrero and the Group, Afro- thinking about passing a law re- and Markolino Dimoiid. Apart from the rather dubious red tail lights acting as both Cuban dancers, and The Newto- quiring all cars to have rear win- The dance will take place Sat- possibility that there is some sort marker and brake lights. nian World Machine. dow defrosters or defoggers for urday, May 13th, from 8 P.M.-2 of "creativity" in graffiti writing, Of course there are other need- clearer rear vision. If the law A.M. at thp main gym. The cost The cost is §1.50; the place is there is nothing meritorious in ed improvements that can help doesn't include a rear wiper in is $2.00 in advance or $'2.50 at the main gym: the time is 8:80 this partice. And the saddest make the auto safer. The law it. it will only solve hair the the door. P. M. part about it all is that students says that all cars must have two problem. by virtue of the racism expressed front windshield wipers to pre- Another safety item that vent rain and snow from ob- in their graffiti writings, are should be included in that bill is structing your view. The law al- THE EVENING REPORTER breeding sad treatment to The mud guards. This would help so says that you will have a rear STAFF OF ENGLISH 19 (JOURNALISM) Melting Pot That Never Was. eliminate the spray passing ve- view mirror, and that you will Irene Conway, Thomas Ewart, Timothy Gibson, Wayne Harty, hicles throw back at you. during not place any object on your car Ruby Howard, Sheryl Jacobs. Elizabeth Martucei, William; and after rainfall. that can obstruct your rear view. Neithardt, Alien Plaja, John Reid, Eliasim Rivera, Francisco But, nowhere does the law say The only way to get all these Seguinot, Sol Winfrey, Albert Tuitti. Fence Mural Selected students from the Col- that a rear wiper should Lv on safety features enacted into law Reporter Nicholas Lllo lege's Art Club, under the direc- your rear window. is by letting your representatives Photographer Timothy Gibson tion of Prof. Ruby Harkins, Music Now if rain and snow can ob- know about them. All you have ES Student President Lloyd Plummer and Art, are in the process of struct your vision out of the to do is fill out the letter below G-eneral Aide: Dean Gloria Hobbs painting a mural in the garden front window, the s-ame is true and send it to your legislators in Faculty Adviser Dr. Bernard Witlieb of the Poe Center. for the rear window. This ob- Albany and Washington. Thursday, May II, 1972 THE EVENING REPORTER Page 3 Face of Poverty Pianist Valerie Capers By FRANCISCO SEGUINOT At the end of the long block stands a tall gray building, an old edifice, which has stood for fifty-five years. Graffiti, written some Overcomes Blindness time ago on one of the walls, seems to flash out like a threat: By ALLEN PLAJA "Crumble, ye old wall." Inside the dark corridor the odors of wine The vivacious young lady defiantly said, "Please don't use the word handicap," and stale urine shock the nostrils, so I hold my breath as I continue as she played with her keys. "The word handicap has a negative implication. Blindness is through the passageway and up the stairs. The echo of my footsteps only a small deterrent from living a full rich Me." in the silent hallway ends as I stop to glance out through a broken Valerie Capers, an assistant professor of music at Bronx Community College, window. There in the rear of the building sits the refuse of the past still has memories of stars in the heavens, sand on the beach, waves rolling inward, week waiting to be collected, while the fumes seem to rise like smoke horses roaming the countryside and green mountains touching the blue sky. But since from the piles of garbage. Then the sound of a dog barking disrupts the age of six it has been total darkness wlhen an infected throat invaded her optic the silence and I continue up the stairs to the fifth floor. nerve cutting her senses down to I can only see shadows of her plight: "I have eight chil- four, doors, and must carefully pick "I feel that sight is the least out the apartment numbers from dren. They play in street. We are not rich people. My husband, important sense," Valerie ex- the scrawl. I find the apartment plained in her office on the third I want. The door seems to be he work day and night. He only bring one hundred three dollars. floor in Poe Center. "I'm mobile, crumbling off its hinges. As I can enjoy a good meal, not tied reach in the dark for the door- We pay rent one hundred fifteen. We pay for son Marco to go to down and I can hear the voices bell, my fingers graze several of of the people I love." the exposed wires. So instead, I school. To college NYU. He win a scholarship, but we still pay. "You must rely on your sen- knock: "Quien es?" is carefully ses" she said tugging at the bot- pronounced from inside. I answer Four children in Catholic school and three in high school. It is tom of her red pullover blouse the question, remembering that which covered her black turtle- there js -no such thing as a re- hard. My husband, we talk. We don't want children to suffer. We neck. "I go ape when I can't hear assuring voice around here. No, a thing. It's a bad deal. I got the when one opens the door, a friend give them education. We don't want children to die here." rest of myself together," she or an enemy could be waiting. soulfully said. The chances are many. After Back on the street, I throw a checking through the peep-hole, last glance at the door of the Busy Life my hostess slowly opens the door building. My notebook, full of Miss Capers is a unique per- as if she fears that it might col- comments and descriptions, is son. She conducts four music lapse at any moment. We ex- tucked neatly in my back pocket. courses at BCC and teaches con- change greetings and I'm invited I can easily walk away and for- temporary jazz and improvisation inside. get what I've seen, but it's not at Manhattan School of Music. Hospitality so easy for Mrs. Lopez, her hus- She is also a classical and jazz band and her children. No it's pianist guitarist, composer, ar- The kitchen is very small and not so easy. As I reach the end gives off the strong odor of Lysol ranger, performer and instructor of the long block I can almost of private students. Humor plays disinfectant. In a corner, a small hear the plea from Mrs. Lopez: taible and two wooden chairs are an important part of her life. Prof. Valerie Capers makes a musical pianissimo to neatly arranged in such a way "Don't let the children die here." "I usually enter a class on the her audience. as to try to hide a large gaping the first day and no one realizes hole in the wall. I'm asked if I College Apathy... that I am blind until I >bump in- school training at the N. Y. In- Eventually Valerie must slow would like something to eat or to the desk or trip over the stitute for the Education of the down her vigorous pace. She drink. Politely, I accept a can of (Continued from Page 1) waste - paper basket," she said Blind, she was assigned to Eliz- plans to focus her attention on Seven-up, which isn't especially as an example, but it applies to laughing. abeth Thode, in the upper school, teaching. "Teaching is very im- very cold. Somehow, I have the all the student activities, and Valerie, a native of New York, when her talent was discovered. portant to me. I enjoy getting impression' that the soda was causes. Perhaps you are the prod- comes from a musical family. "Miss Thode was very strict and non-musicians involved in music. bought special for a visitor. As uct of your environment. But "My father played piano in N.Y. I was scared to death of her but I'm like a musical missionary be- the refrigerator door slams shut, even if this is so, you as college during the depression, but he I also admired her.. She made me cause I want niy students to feel a large mouse scurries out from students should be aware of the never pushed me and my brother realize that I'd die if I wasn't a what I feel when we listen, talk underneath the stove, dragging a influences of your environment to a musical career. Dad 'became musician. For hours I'd listen to or play the geratest art in hu- piece of cheese between its jaws. and try to overcome them. We a postal worker and I became her practice classical to modern manity." did it in 1968; what happened to interested in the art during early music and it was the greatest Her hobbies include cooking Neither my hostess nor I say a and the theater. "I enjoy messing word as we both watch the mouse the spirit of revolution? Was it grade school." thing in the world. She was the take his cheese into a hole in superficial? Was it revolution for After completing her lower catalyst in my career." around in the kitchen because another corner of the kitchen the sake of revolution, or was it you can start and complete some- and disappear. We both come revolution for the sake of prog- thing in a limited space of time. back to life, when a young boy ress? Quite frankly I think it I was recently turned on to the of about seven enters from the was the former. Remember how theater and one of my ambitions hard we fought for Black Stud- ES Reading Club is to write a musical production rear of the apartment. His face is clean as are his blue jacket ies? Well, the classes are dying for the theater." and his khaki pants. His sneak- due to lack of interest. Look at Recordings ers are dirty with sidewalk tar your student activities, Drama and grime, and a somber look Club, Bio Club, etc. If you com- Formed for Fall She has recorded one album shrouds his eyes. He kisses his bine them all together, you would for Atlantic, "Portrait in Soul," be lucky enough to come up with By RUBY HOWARD for which she composed all the mother and leaves us quickly. Many educators have argued that reading is the gateway to "We try," says Mrs. Lopez. "We 900 students; the state of our music except one song. Another try so hard to make things good college community depends upon knowledge, and setting out to prove this point is English Professor album is being planned for the for our children, but nobody help students attending that college. Mario Materassi who has organized what he describes as a "Reading summer. us." Need I say more! I welcome let- Club." She has arranged such songs She sighs and motions me to ters on this subject, so if you The purpose of the club, he as "Summertime" for Mongo San- follow her. As we walk through can overcome your apathetic explained in a recent interview, tamaria, whom her brother used the short hallway, I notice part ways, please send them in. is to "help students who have to jam with. "Bobby is currently of the ceiling has fallen and the exhausted their English require- doing some free lance and studio wooden beams are exposed. Plas- Bronx Week... ments continue to read in an or- work with his own group," Val- ter has been stuffed carelessly ganized way." In other words, the erie commented. (Continued from Page 1) Teaching, composing, arrang- into the holes along the walls ing statement at the press con- club will function as an "appen- and the paint is chipping off with dix" to English courses. ing and performing are time- ference: "Bronx Week was con- consuming jobs, but Valerie also the cement, "My little boy, last ceived as an attempt to bring Geared mainly to evening stu- year he die from Pee-ka or son- together the diverse community dents, the club which is volun- maintains an active social life. sing like dat. Doctor say little of the Bronx in a cooperative tary, meets once every two weeks "I can be planning my lessons Jesu eat paint. I don't know he at the Kingsbridge Center. Once for the week," Valerie said, "but venture to dramatize our rich I'm a normal healthy young wo- eat it." The rear of the apart- human and physical resources. a decision about a specific book ment is unbearably cold and I Bronx Week provides people from is made, members will read at man and I like my guys. I'm recall the warmth of the kitchen, their own leisure. As reading always ready to do a little fin- different communities with an ger-popping and foot-stomping." realizing that the oven had been opportunity to get to know each progresses, the group will meet turned on in there. I excuse my- other and to assess the strengths from time to time to discuss and She is a woman of "insight." self for a moment to go to the and weaknesses of the Borough." share their views. The discussion bathroom. When I enter and turn Mr. Abrams was joined at the will not only lend itself to the a strong need for some type of on the light, two roaches fall press conference by Michael development of effective reading literary awareness among stu- past my face, then, along with Burke, President of the New York skills, Mr. Materassi contends, Prof. Mario Materassi dents. If the club proves success- several companions, quickly scat- Yankees, along with other city but may be the nucleus of build- ful, and he is confident it will, ter away from my feet to the ing a vocabulary that might leave the United States only 18 months Mr. Materassi will not only be and community representatives. ago. dark recesses that lie beneath In closing, Mr. Abrams noted an indelible imprint upon the helping "a few students" but hu- the bathtub. that no public funds have been mind for years to come. A supporter of the "open ad- manity as well. Despair specially appropriated for any of missions" policy, Mr. Materassi is For further informatiGa about Later, in the living room the the Bronx Week activities. Sev- Italian Citizen somewhat distressed, however, the Reading Club, please contact voices of children beyond the eral Bronx business concerns, as A charming, articulate young with the reading deficiency Mr. Materassi at the Kingsbridge carelessly patched window seem well as religious, fraternal and man, Mr. Materassi was born in facing many BCC students. To Center in the Main Lobby, Mon- to affect both my friend and me. civic organizations contributed Italy. He received his education correct this drawback, the day through Thursday between Sadly, Mrs. Lopez summarizes funds to finance Bronx Week '72. in that country, and migrated to ebullient instructor feels there is the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Page 4 THE EVENING REPORTER Thursday, May II, 1972 "City Stops" Goes; Bust at Poe; Baseball Struck Out Poe Premieres Plays Hoving Talks In Player Dispute Six original one-act plays toy major playwrights deal- The Metropolitan Museum ol By ALLEN FLAJA ing with urban themes will premiere at Bronx Community Art has donated from its collec- tion a nine-foot, one and a half Play ball! Sounds familiar? For the past 13 days this College Monday, May 8 and run for seven consecutive ton marble statue honoring Ed- archaic term was dropped from the conversations of the evenings through May 14. gar Allan Poe to Bronx Commu- American people. Entitled City Stops, the six one-act plays were com- nity College for the lobby of the Businessmen tinkered with their figures; housewives missioned (by Bronx Community College as part of its Unban new Poe Center. tuned in on their soap operas; tenagers gave up hope of President Colston will dedicate being $100,000 dollar bonus babies and children struggled Affairs Conference and the bor- through the basketball and hockey playoffs. ough-wide Bronx Week celebra- the Poe Center on Thursday, May tion. Proceeds from ticket sales 11 at 12 noon, which will be fol- "Life has been unbearable these past two weeks," said will go toward the establishment lowed by performances by the one Mets' season ticketholder. Not really John Doe. Our of the Bronx Community College Bronx Community and College ships are stall floating, just like the outlawed spitball. Area Day Care Center. Choir and Chamber Orchestra. What was accomplished by the blunder of the year, In announcing the event, Pres- Mr. Thomas Hoving, Director the baseball strike? Zilch, zero, absolutely nothing. ident James A. Colston, hailed of the Metropolitan Museum, will The owners> the Lords of Baseball, slapped their play- "the marriage of art, education formally present the statue to ers on the fanny. The players retaliated by sticking to their and social conscience that en- President Colston at 6:30 p.m. at guns for seven days; except their silver bullets turned into ables a community college to the official unveiling that eve- MacDonald hamburgers. They realized their golf clubs make this unique contribution to ning. This unveiling ceremony couldn't get them a token and a cup of coffee. the culture of its local commu- will be open to invited guests of So the players gave in; they were willing to bring nity and the city in general." the college, and will feature read- their astronomical demands down. Now they only wanted According to Mr. L. Laurence ings from Edgar Allan Poe by Prof. Burton K. Pollin of the a pension which most immortals dream about. Powell, the college's cultural co- Then came a cry from the caped crusaders: Is it a ordinator, "This is the first time English Department. bird, a plane, no it's a question of vacation pay? anywhere that such a collection Once again the Lords of Baseball threw the strike and of playwrights have joined to- Loan Fund... told the players to take a walk. gether for the writing of thematic The long hard battle on the links continued. Except plays to be premiered in a col- (Contiued from Page 1) most ballplayers sold their golf clubs. lege theater with student actors." will be given to emergencies deal- Player Association Executive Director, Marvin Miller The six plays comprising City ing with registration and tuition screamed foul. "The owners want to make the players crawl Stops are The Final Experiment fees, but other emergencies will on their knees." by Julie Bovasso, winner of five Prof. Alfred Cosentino also be considered. Applications John Gaherin, labor advisor for the owners, said, "I Ohie Awards; Manhattan Murder will be accepted in the Evening think during their sandlot practices they were beaned. They Mystery by Adrienne Kennedy, Theatre, at Kingsbridge Road Session office, KC 402. There are want pay for the days they were striking." Playwright-in-Residence at Yale and the Grand Concourse, from hopes that the local merchants, More threats, less action and then the tune "Hail to University; Port Authority by Monday, May 8, through Sunday, businessmen, and sources will the Chief" were heard at the bargaining table in Chicago. Leonard Melfi, a writer of Oh! May 14. Curtain time May 8 support this program. In walked Bowie Kuhn, Commissioner of Baseball. Just like Calcutta; Next Time by Ed Bul- through May 13 will be 8 p.m., Among many other things, the Batman on television: pow, bang, splat, zap, the strike ling of Harlem's New Lafayette with the final Sunday perform- loan program has come into ex- ance starting at 7 p.m. was over. Theatre; Boxes by Susan Yank- istence due to the concerns of Who won, no one knows. owitz, whose plays have been Admission to the performances many people interested in the of May 8 through May 10 is $2 The players didn't receive their full amount of the produced by Joseph Papp's Pub- welfare of students. A feeling of pension fund. They lost two weeks pay and ballooned out lic Theatre and the Open The- and is limited to BCC students enlightenment prevails when it and faculty. Admission to subse- of shape. atre Loft; and Let It Bleed by comes to light that there are still The owners lost prestige, their hard-earned 162 game Terrence McNally, whose plays quent performances which are a few people who really give a open to the public is $3. scheduled money, lots of money. An amount which could have been produced both on and damn. have been put into the pension fund to avoid a strike. off-Broadway. This week's Laugh-In should award baseball, their City Views "Fickle Finger of Fate." And let it be known, that I was "The playwrights were given the first to predict an Oscar for both sides in next year's complete freedom in choosing New York Is Free Academy Awards which will be held on NBC's Game of their genre of theatre," Mr. Pow- the Week. ell said. "The only requirement It was a grand show of strategy for both teams who for the commissioning was that Summer Festival are on their way to last place this year. each play deal with the city." By WILLIAM NEITHARDT The plays take widely diver- Are you broke and bored? Well, here are a few things to do gent views of city life. Some of over the summer that are absolutely free. Yes, free, courtesy of the the playwrights view the city as a demanding and dehumanizing City you live in. First let's start with a few things to do on rainy Transfer Trouble? environment, while others see the days, such as visiting The United Nations (42nd Street and First By RUBY HOWARD lege students. But," Mr. Proto city as a vibrant and exciting Avenue). See the organization in the news at work. You can sit in When the community college emphasized, "each student is ad- place where human contact is an official meetings or just tour this beautiful building overlooking concept was launched several mitted on the basis of his own meaningful. The settings for the the East River. years ago under the umbrella of merits." He explained that their plays are equally diverse: The If art is your interest there You can contact the Department the City University of New York, only stipulation was to have Port Authority Terminal, the are the Metropolitan Museum for information and starting one of its basic purposes was to transfers made within the same suibways of Harlem, Greenwich (Fifth Avenue and 81st Street) places. If you are interested in enhance the community in which program. "Of course," Mr. Proto Village, a shower stall in a face- or the famous Brooklyn Museum old neighborhoods, visit China- it operates as well as to serve as pointed out, "we would not ac- less apartment. (Eastern Parkway and Washing- town, Greenwich Village, Little liaison between the four year cept a hotel technology major to The entire City Stops produc- ton Avenue, Brooklyn). Perhaps Italy of the Lower East Side. city colleges. A community col- a liberal arts program." There tion was arranged and conceived history or science is more to your The Fulton Fish Market is a lege student could transfer to was a consensus among the se- by Prof. Gabriel Motola of the liking. In that case The Museum uniquely scented area of the City. any four year city college of his nior colleges that all transfer college's English Department. All of the City of New York (Fifth While in the neighborhood go to choice provided he met with students should be certain that the plays will be directed by Avenue and 104th Street) or the South Street amd visit the Sea- that school's requirements (i.e. a they enrolled into the proper pro- Profs. Nicholas Gilroy and Al Museum of Natural History (Cen- port Museum, climb aboard an 2.50 to 2.75 average with 64 or grams in order to avoid con- Cosentino of Speech. tral Park West and 79th Street) old sailing ship. If you really are more credits, or a 3.00 to 3.50 fusion. Rationale should take the rainy day blues in the nautical mood, take a ride average with less than 64 cred- In proposing the commission, away. on the Staten Island Ferry (it's its.) Transfers were, therefore, Prof. Motola sought to expand There are exhibits at the East- only a nickel). When you reach not contingent upon an AA or Easter Party the concept of the college's Ur- man Kodak Gallery and Photo Staten Island see Richmondtown, AS degree. ban Affairs Conference. He felt Information Center (1133 Sixth a restoration of an American vil- Today, many transfer students The Evening Student Council it was necessary to get the ar- Ave.) or at "The Mill" at Bur- lage. On the return trip you will question the validity of that pol- held an Easter Party in the main tist's perception of urban life lington House (1345 Sixth Ave.). get a beautiful view of New York icy. Students charge that colleges building on March 25. The party into the conference. Maybe you would like to see a Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. like Hunter, Lehman and City was for the children of patents In addition, students at the live television show. You can sit But if you're the type that gets are unresponsive to their needs, attending B.C.C. About 50 chil- college would be given an oppor- in the audience and have a sea-sick, visit one of the City's and only try to thwart their ef- dren attended. A good time was tunity to work in drama from chance to be seen across the na- many zoos. There are the Bronx forts. One BCC student found had by all. the point of inception to the fin- tion on television. Free tickets Zoo, (free on Tuesdays, Wednes- that in addition to his transcript, Ronald Rhea's Social Commit- ished theatrical product. All of caai be picked up at the Visitors days and Thursdays), Central he had to obtain a letter from tee planned and staffed the par- the playwrights have indicated Bureau (40 East 42nd Street) on Park Zoo, (Manhattan) Flushing one of his professors verifying a ty. The Evening Reporter wishes their intention to come to the a first come basis. Meadow Zoo (Queens) or Barrett specific course taken before he to thank Ron and his entice com- college for rehearsals to work Sunny Days Park Zoo (Staten Island). could be considered for a trans- mittee: Elayn Schaeffer, Idetia with the directors and students In case there's a drought in These are just a few of the fer to Lehman College. Jarvis, Eva Jordan, and Elaine and to do some final polishing. the City this summer and conse- many free things available in the Discrimination Kitchen. A special note of thanks Profs. Motola and Gilroy are quently no rainy days, here are City. For further information you Are the senior colleges dis- should be given to Ron's wife currently working on an anthol- a few things to do on sunny can contact the New York Con- criminating against community Freda Rhea and also to Frank ogy that will include all the days. There are several walking vention >and Visitors Bureau, Inc. college students? "On the con- Petrone, Faculty Adviser. Ronald plays, which is scheduled for tours marked out with blue and 90 East 42nd St., N.Y.C. 10017. trary," said Mr. Proto of the Zodda, Treasurer of the Evening publication sometime this year. white signs by the Parks Depart- Phone (212 687-1300 or The De- Hunter Admissions department. Student Council, was Co-chair- The plays will be presented in ment that will take you through partment of Parks. Phone (212) "Our policy has always been to man of the committee. the college's new Poe Center the City's historic neighborhoods. 472-1003. give priority to community col-