Plans For-Bar SASULedr Are Underway Set nititves : By Sylvia Lee By Amelia Sheldon A plan to open a new drinking establishment on campus is Members of the Student Association of the State Univer- under serious consideration as a committee, made up of sity Board of Directors met to discuss the major state-wide representatives from the Faculty Student Association, Grad- student initiatives and strategies with which they will mate Student Organization, and Student Polity, formed a approach the SUNY Board of Trustees and state representa- proposal calling for an "alternative" to the End of the Bridge. tives to accomplish them at a day-long meeting at SUNY According to Ben Walcott, Associate Vice Provost, who New Paltz Sunday. served on the committee and who is also the chairman of Although quorum was not attained due to a threatening Stony Brook's -space allocation committee, said the pro- weather forcast, board members and delegates set tentative posed location would be on the second floor of Central Hall plans of action on the SUNY budget, bias-related legislation, that occupies an old teaching lab where some benches student health care and adopted a workdng resolution pro- already exist and only require some renovation. testing United States' aid to El Salvador. A document proposing the opening of the alternative is -being prepared for University President John Marburger's The Budget Proposal SASU's approach approval at the end of this week, said Walcott. It it is to the budget this year is to demand money approved, the alternative is scheduled to open at the begin- for more programs, not just to press for funding to remain the same. The diversification of curriculums (Continued on page 2) and -If-- X Joey Johnson faculties, need based health care for undergraduates and non-supported graduate students and graduate student health benefits are the main programs SASU members will work on this year. They plan actions to oppose tuition A-Flag Buner increases and mandatory administrative fees. "This is the most ambitious campaign we have come out with ever on the budget," said Judy Krebs, SASU president. Tells THis Ideass The most unique part about it is that it is pro-active, not (Continuedon page 2) By Mary Dunlop We pledged allegiance to it in grade school, and at sporting events, and soldiers salute it as they remember the wars it lasted through. But now there is a very controversial issue surrounding the American Flag. "To us, the American flag stands for suppression of people; we burnt the flag for what it stands for," said Joey Johnson. Johnson, a member of the Revolutionary Commu- .nist Youth Brigade, and a flag burner, spoke in the Union Auditorium on Sunday in an open forum. The flag has recently become a burning issue in John H. Marburger America. A federal law banning flag desecration was enacted on October 28. Throughout the country, sev- eral hundred flags were destroyed in protest of the .Budget Limits; law. On October 30, two days after the Flag Law went into effect, four people burned flags on the steps of Still Enacted the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C. Among the four arrested were Johnson and Dave Blalock. Blalock By Sandra Diamond spoke on Sunday, as well. A two-percent cut in the state budget for the entire SUNY Johnson was also arrested in 1984 for burning the system was announced by the state government on flag at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. November 2, according to University President John H. This arrest set in motion a court case that led to this Marburger. new law. Stony Brook is one of the largest of the 34 campuses that "The next thing we know, we won't be able to speak have been affected, said Marburger. Ibis cut resulted in a against the flag," Johnson said. Johnson also believes $22.4 million loss of the budget for the fiscal year of 1989-90. that the Federal law relates to women's rights, and According to Dan Melucci, Assistant vice-president for more specifically to the recent Webster decision. Finance and Management, SUNY felt that the system could "Why is the government trying to force the American be spending at a slower rate than they have been. The cut flag on us?" questioned Johnson. amounted to 1/2% of the $22.4 million, or $850,000 of the "Burning the flag has the capability of international SUNY budget. "It wasn't a base budget cut," says Melucci, "It was a fiscal year cut given in order to help the state govern- IfContinued on Page 2) (Continued on page 2) -

- SASU Leaders Plan-To Raise Money, Cut -Bia41S ~onduedf w page J) tay, SUNY Stony Brook SASU ele e s showing a defensive she said. videotaped coverage of people telling of thier Wwaelated SASU has pred the state prvide hefat i to SW mAe es wil work on a twoughout the nsazatimmethesanme buikiwhere the tuteA et the 5.W500 uate of s simiar to the plan ofered to state to sdesScate on these sssby tablg and is to be held. faclty Iemers An itemal est a the Ston Brook hadin out iA L They will als encourage sd "It we cant get victims, I want to have a press ! dan sets the cost of this at about $5 to $7million to fill out provided postcards and send them to Govenor on our antiibias steraegy so dud we are Ohe as part of the SUNY-wide. Mario Cuono and dle a phon to his office durin whole discss--n," said Krebs, Anvi herlalmh mlinde by January. SASU wUl be sendmg us media the proposed SASU is also paing to introduce slatin bthe state SASU ascs for a needs-based health e p nid- bills thy will take to the egslature as the follow the byegislaturewccening a Public Safety Bill dtat calls for ing fee or Q cost care oe e ts whocannot ppsedbudget then gernor'so office to Alban. campuses to have a campus review board sensativity train- afford it The budget is formed in the early part of the year, and ig for officem and unifrmpo isKrebbs said other bills The plan calls for the apan of existing health care hopefully ap ed ome time before April 1, the beginning she hopes to introduce are bills dealing with sexual assault facilie on campuses, and the possible rea of Health of the new fiscal year. I ast year's budget was approved by and bias agaest gays lesbians and b 1i1als. Maintenance COrgaization-type programs, which would be the State legislature in Ju after a lengthy battle, part of available to the community, as a means of raising revenue to which included the governor's vetoing a tuition increase for susihdze the plam the State Unhersity. One local action, of many planned across the sae, to SUNYs current year budget problems have not yet been support this proposal is s led to take place at the 176-i-red - the system is working with about $30 million in Rehraction- Dennison in Hauppaugue on Deember 9 in which holes m the budget, including the $6 million parking fee and The opinion piece. "Vigil Focuses on Animal students and local health cam workers will gather. about $22 million in cash cuts ordered by Governor Cuomo. Abuses" that ran on page I of Sratesman onlbursday, Resoluion Agast U.SUAid to El Sahlador Action on Anti-Bas November 30,1989was incorrectly printed in the news SASU board members adted a resolution with a vote of SASU members voiced intentions to fight for an additional section of the paper. acclaton g the continuingescalation of violence $4 million in the budget for faculty members who are people in El Salvador. The resolution stated student support for a of color, women, gay, lesbian and bisexual. They will also "cease-fire and the development of a provisional gover- seek additional funding for professors to work more material -Correction -^-: ment of national salvation that could end the war through related to the above groups into currently offered courses. addressing the cnilict's root problems of poverty, human The Board of Trustees have asked for SASU to provide The article "Polity Puts Coke Ban on Referendum" ights abuses. underdevelopment and lack of demracy." student government members from around the state to that was printed in Statesman on Thursday, The resolution also asks congress and the Bush Adminis, present their work against bias at the trustee's December 21 November 16, 1989 contained a derogatory remark a tration to cease funding of the curent AREN government, meeting, according to Krebbs. SASU members discussed the Polity senator made about Lany Gillick Statesman also called the death squad government. possible reasons the trustees had for scheduling this during apologizes for not having approached Mr. Gillick fora SASU will also recognize the acfwism of students on SUNY finals week and questioned the trustees' sincety in their comment in response to this. campuses and and facilitate communication among student concern for decreasing bias related problems on campuses. Statesman regrets these errors and will work to and other support groups including the Committee In Solid- The group discussed ways in which they could show their avoid such blunders in the future. -arity with the People of El Salvador. displeasure with the way in which Chancellor Johnstone and Eric Coppolino of the New Yor* State Siudent Leader Con-

the trustees are handling the bias issue Glenn D. Magpan- - tributed to this story. Budget Freeze Continues,: Except For Hospit'll (Continued from page 1) cific cuts on campus will be announced this week, he said. $500 or greater, he said. ment get through a tight fiscal year because the tax 'Te cuts will then be divided up into portions to be distribm "SUNY wants this cut to have as small an impact for the revenues were lower than expected." This cut will extend uted to each division on campus, said Melucci. Each of these campus as possible," said Glenn H. Watts, Vice-President for -from the present date through March 31, the end of the services will then have to revise their budgets and manage Finance and Management. This will be difficult since it will current fiscal year, said Melucci. After this date, the budget -the cut on their own, he said. cause our financial aid and scholarship bill to increase, said will resume its previous limit. According to Marburger, the budget cut has been respon- Watts. Another concern of this cut is that it came so late in When asked for an update of the budget reduction, Mar- sible for a temporary freeze on hiring, a restriction on over- the fiscal year. "For this reason, revising programs will not be burger replied that "The freeze is still in effect on all units time, travelling, and supply and expense requisitions. In easy," said Marburger, "but we do not think the quality of the except the University hospital." Information as to the spe- addition, there will be no major equipment purchases of University will be jeopardized." Conference For New Lounge :;Against -Flag~ (continued from page 1) The Press Is Could Spring media," said Johnson. "It is a good way to turn up the heat on U.S. imperialism that the flag represents." This Weekend "For me," said Blalock, "burning the flag of the U.S. In the Spring was an act of deeply-felt moral conviction growing out of the days in which I fought an immoral and obscene An Alternative Student Press Winter Gathering is war." Blalock is a member of the Vietnam Veterans being hosted by SUNY Stony Brook's Blackworld and -Continued from page 1) Against the War. The Red Balloon Collective/Magazine in the bal- "I burned the flag as a vow, two decades after lroom and various meeting rooms in the Student ning of next semester. . Vietnam, that I will continue to fight against the impe- Union from Saturday at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is FSA will manage the new drinking establishment, though rialism and racism that brought death and destruction free. no estimated costs are available now FSA is currently formu- to the people of Vietnam, and that continues to bring Among those speakers listed to speak and hold lating them. death and destruction to the people of Nicaragua, El workshops are: Jeff Cohen of Extra. published by Fair- Jane Ely, president of the GSO, says the new "alternative" Salvador, and many other places around the world," ness and Accuracy in Reporting; Raynard Davis of the will steer away from the rowdy, noisy atmosphere that of the said Blalock. Students Committee Against Apartheid and Racism; former GSL, and instead is aimed at creating "a nice, quiet "The act of flag burning is a dramatic and total Karl Grossman, award-winning journalist and author atmosphere." rejection of forced patriotism and the corruption that of five books including Cover-up. What You're Not It would serve as a coffee house until 5:00 p.m., offering it conceals. It is an act clearly understood by all the Supposed to Know about Nuclear Power, Utrice Leid, capuccino, espresso, and pastries, and serve only beer and world's people," said Blalock. editor of The City Sun, a Brooklyn-based African- wine after 5:00 p.m. to maintain its low-key atmosphere, said After the talk by Johnson and Blalock, the forum American paper; Robert Lederer, author of Couerup: Ely. Entertainment would include nightly poetry readings was open for opinions and questions. The Hidden Politics of Aids; Dennis Bernstein to speak and guest guitar players. A study room would be located "If fying a flag is symbolic of free speech," said on Salvadoran Death Squads in the U.S. next to the alternative and be open to all students. Steve Rosenthal, "then so is burning one." D-Extreme, a power-funk band will perform Satur- In favor of opening the establishment, Sorin Abraham, Another student pointed out that there are many day night. The conference will continue through Sun- Polity president said, "there is a real need for an 'alternative' other ways to make your point. He said that the flag is day if need be, according to the organizers. to the EOB, especially after the closing of the GSL, and its the single symbol to hold us all together as Members of radical student networds such as the finally being realized." Americans. Northeast Student Action Network, Student Commit- When asked about his opinion on the opening of the new One student asked Johnson what his ultimate goal tee Against Apartheid and Racism, the Student Action recreational space, Todd Smith, a senior electrical engineer- was. "Revolution throughout the world," replied John- Union and the Progressive Student Network are ing major, revealed only reluctance and doubt about its son. He is shooting for a day to bring down the empire expected to be represented. success. "The GSL was a one-of-a-kind bar where you can go that the flag represents. Johnson added, "The world is --Amelia Sheldon and just relax comfortably with your friends. It can't be ripe for a radical change." replaced."

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side as he is reduced to pleading on his imaginery child as they try to rock it to knees for his wife not to leave. Both sleep with the only song they know. actors displayed a great deal of versatil- .This panorama of the years technique ity in this one scene. of staging was griping as the schism in Margaret Campbell, she had to Campbell's mind was presented as a i. change her name when she left Tommy concrete image. In the final scene the is old and beaten by life. Mary Silver, three unite behindMargarefsbed after her nurse is young and beaten by life. her death for a final few notes OfSilent The script parallels them beautifully Night. There is finally reconciliation and a true emotional catharsis takes for this tortured woman. place when the hard-boiled Silver and In addition to the dramatic excel- the bitter Campbell find companion- lence of this production it should be ship and some common understanding commended for its honest portrayal of in each other. the very difficult issues of abused Silver also directly addressess the women and Alzheimer's disease. audience as she takes long drags on her cigarette and offers an editorial-type The only songs I know to desribe this commentary on either her life or the production which made its world pre- world at large. Her unyielding cyni- mier Tuesday night at the Staller Cen- cism and dictinctively sarcastic per- ter for the Arts is The Right sonality provide comic relief from the Stuffbecause it has it in every category. extremely emotionally charged scenes. Maybe we will be singing Give My Rachel Turner stage right, Rachel Regards to Broadway to this show Hern stage leftMargaretCampbell cen- because it's one that deserves to be ter stage, all singing Silent Night to an seen.

Lila Leff and Jennifer Banta are center stage as Mary Silva and Margaret Campbell.

By Joseph Sallemo present the few happy times. "John." The victimization starts at the hands ' "What's your name?" of her father. Fourteen year-old Rachel "John." Turner (Valerie Clayman) wants to "Do I know you?" rebel against her father'styranny. She "I don't think so ...... cho se to "get back at daddy" by sleep- Slipping in and out of the present ing with Karl Monroe(Scott Guthrie) time due to the debilatating effects of because daddy said, " you ain't sup- Alzheimer's disease, one woman's life posed ta 'til you're married." is often reduced to little more than The absolute usery of Karl and the pointless, hopeless, meaningless con- pie-eyed innoncence of Rachel are versations such as this one with her enhanced by the proper use of props son. One views this and other aspects and body posture. Karl is constantly of her trouble- plagued existence stroking and polishing a long rifle as he through the clever staging of director starts to seduce Rachel. She is always Terri Kent, the powerful acting of the barefoot and standing in a distinc- entire cast and masterful script writing tively childish way with her knees and of John Cameron in The Only Song I toes pointed inward as she alternately Know. speaks of sex and asks Karl, "can we get The play is largely based on Camer- ice-cream?" as if this would be her on's mother's life. It is presented reward for "being a good girl." through flashback sequences with About twenty years later, it's Rachel three different actresses playing her at (Nance Daniels) as the victim of her different times in her life; as an unmar- physically abusive husband Tommy- ried teenage mother, as a battered wife (Jeffrey Tusch). Tommy's unhappiness and as the bitter bedridden victim of with himself is manifested in his physi- her life as much as her disease. cal abuse of his wife. Daniels and Margaret Campbell(Jennifer Banta), Tusch provide a very physical scene in remains center stage throughout all the which both the acting ability and cho- flashback sequences and it is exactly reography are to be commended. Tom- here that she belongs. It is Martha's my's latest rage has him punching her story and Banta is the consumate star of and throwing her over the kitchen the show. She assumes the many pos- table and around the room. Daniels dis- tures her role demmands from crot- played gymnastic ability in carrying chety old boss to her nurse Mary(Lila out the rigors of this scene.Tusch's Leff) to the exuberant school girl on the level of volatile craziness in his role is verge of her sexual awakening. Camp- heightened when portrayed next to bell's main dialogue takes place with -Daniels' utter passiveness in hers. Later, Mary yet she is part of every scene in when she threatens to leave him the Photo by Ed Bridges that she twists and grinds in bed as the roles are reversed. Daniels brings a other actresses playout the horrors of stone-like self awareness to Rachel Tommy (Jeff Tusch) is pleading with Rachel (Nance Daniels) not to leave him her life and she smiles with glee as they while Tusch presents Tommy's tender

Statesman Thursday, December 7, 1989 3 - - EDITORIAL_____ -: -; - 'I)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bloody Berlin Bricks Should Not Be Solld We're all familiar with the knocking down of These rock sellers believe that there will be There are East Germans who have suffered the Berlin Wall. After 28 years, the East Ger- a demand for their newly found product. Of the loss of family members. Pieces that hold mans decided to allow free travel to and from course, people would like to possess a piece of memories of the tragic demise of their loved their country. Somehow, this idea of free German history, but they should not invest in ones are being sold for a profit. These East -travel has sparked the minds of some enter- the tasteless practices of these enterprising German families have been through enough prising capitalists in the United States. What capitalists. By selling pieces of the Berlin tragedy since 1961, and yet, these enterpris- was an earth-shaking matter in East Berlin Wall, they are exploiting the gory history of ers sell these chunks of the wall so easily. has been trivialized in the United States by East Germany. The price of suffering is $7.00 That's like the people of other countries rip- citizens out to make a dollar. per ounce. ,ping out and selling the bloody rocks of Tia- 0-United States enterprising capitalists are Some of these entrepeneurs plan to donate nanmen Square. These monuments of selling chunks of the Berlin Wall, which they parts of the rock sales to local charities. First, repression should not be sold for a profit. call "freedom rocks." They see these rocks as they are selling parts of East German history Scars of emotional loss should not be re- a golden opportunity to make money. Some that they themselves didn't even suffer for, opened; These enterprising capitalists' knives sell the chunks for $7.00 per ounce, while and then they're giving a percentage to char- have cut deep into old wounds for purely other sell a half-dollar size chunk for $14.98. ity, perhaps to escape their guilt. The fact that monetary reasons. They express no compas- However, these rocks are not symbols of free- some of the money is going to charity does not sion for human feelings, only in-human dom. They hodd the memories of East German change this judgement of poor taste. -asperations for success, even if the price is citizens who died while attempting to cross .These capitalists actions are a disgrace. the defiling of the memory of human life. the wall to attain freedom; Their pain is

ingraved in those rocks, on which these - greedy money-makers simply placed a price tag. The wall was an impenetrable barrier that prevented the East Germans' freedom. It imprisoned East German citizens in their own FOR WHOM WTE ELL TLos country. There's an adage that talks of 'squeezing the blood from a stone" that could be taken literally in this case.

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4 Statesman Thursday, December 7, 1989 - [ 0VIEWPOINT -______;__:__ w Legalized AbrinPoetwh oe - By Marianne~an ~ ~ ~ I I r~~~~~~~~~ I a.I I = By Marianne Corrigan chance. People who refuse to open their you ultimately cannot control. tion is needed so women can control their Outlawing abortion will not stop it from minds to learn about different cultures Keeping abortion safe and legal is not bodies and lives. happening. Outlawing abortion will force are the selfish ones. the solution, say many Right to Lifers. In Abortion needs to be not only kept many women to have illegal abortions Rather than concerning themselves life there are no easy solutions to any- legal, but also accessible to all women -- and to face infection, sterility, or death. with "potential" human lives, people thing. Abortion alone is not the solution. the poor included. America needs leaders hMen have controlled women throught who call themselves Pro-Life need to look While abortion is legal in this country, I who are sensitive to the needs of its peo- history with religion and laws. The Gene- at the human lives around them. Many know of a case where a poverty-stricken ple, not hypocrites who claim to value life sis creation myth depicts men as superior people are more kind to dogs than they woman of color could not afford a legal while they openly destroy it. -- woman was made from the rib of man. are to the poor and homeless popula- abortion. And she was sterilized from an And, in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 12, Today, the Catholic Church is adamantly tions. If you are Pro-Life, be consistent. affordable, illegal abortion. More birth as one Pro-Choice supporter's sign read: against birth control and abortion. The Do something to improve the lives of the control education is needed. And birth "Stop pretending laws will end Pope insists that women belong at home human beings who exist, rather than control devices need to be accessible to abortion.' - . . o making babies and serving men. enforcing your values on others, whom poor women. But in the meantime, abo- The writer is an undergraduvte.) America's laws were born out of its religion. Women were never mentioned in the Constitution written by the found- And fathers - all white, wealthy males. And today women, and people who sup- t LETTERS<.- ;- d f7 i .;: port equal rights for women, are grossly -misrepresented in the lawmaking pro- cess. Consider the lawmakers of today. President Bush is a wealthy white male Kudos To Statesman squads which rape and torture civilians government 100%. Write them, talk with who graduated from an Ivy League Col- To the Editor: and target anyone in pursuit of freedom. them, rally, and organizel Don't expect Iege. He is insensitive to women's issues. There are over 150 clubs and organiza- This would, of course, include unions, the the government to end the violence in El If Bush has his way, only rich women will tions on campus doing a great number of church, activists, students, and the poor. Salvador on nheir own because that's not have access to legal abortions. things each. From the Kelly Crisis Flood- In the last few weeks our group has had in their interest. After all, if El Salvador Five right-wing Supreme Court Justi- ing to the Pro-Choice Rally (both here at the "Die-In" in the Union building where was free how could we exploit them? ces gave the states the power to legalize Stony Brook and at Washington D.C.), we dramatized the situation in El Salva- Chris DelVecchio or outlaw abortion. Giving five people the from the Coca-Cola boycott to the Les- dor, and the rally at Congressman Hock- Down With Fraternities power to jeopardize women's right to bian, Gay and Bisexual Awareness bruekner's office which followed. We To the Editor: - , .11 legal and safe abortions is not the mark of Week, from Black Solidarity Day to Latin organized a contingent from Stony Brook I am writing in response to Philip Cor- a democracy; it is just another example of Weekend, from the Die-In protest of the University to go to the CISPES (Commit- sentio of Alpha Chi Rho, whose very civil narrow-minded lawmakers exerting con- 1U.S. War in El Salvador to the racial inci- tee In Solidarity with the People of El letter defending college fraternities trol over women through the legal dent with the Haitian Student Organiza- Salvador) march and rally on December appeared in the November 20 issue of medium. tion, from the guest speakers at the 2. We had a "Peace March" through the Statesman. Cheers for any group that Tthe lawmakers are not moral, yet they Student Polity Senate meetings to the campus -- gas mask, coffin, chanting, spends its time delivering Teddy Bears to force their so-called morals on women. SASU (Student Association of the State leaflets and all. We, as a group, attended hospitalized children, giving food to the The.- lawmakers of this country are hypo- University) "Anti-Bias Related Violence" the Tom Downey talk on December I needy, donating blood, building pediat- crites. They spend billions of dollars to and "No Tuition Hike/No SUNY Budget where we urged him to take a leading role rics playgrounds, and helping at theSpes build nuclear weapons, which have the Cut" campaigns, only one group has in ending U.S. aid 100% to the govern- cial Olympics. -capacity to kill millions of people. The been effective with bringing these events ment of El Salvador. After some fancy But as for the authors' denial of government aids terrorists in El Salvador. together: Statesman. footwork and much condescendence he snobbery: does Alpha Chi Rho open its And thisvalsame -government, which Without Statesman, the exceptional cleverly avoided the responsibility of tak- organization to the rich diversity of stu- obviously values only certain lives, dedication of Amelia Sheldon, the Editor- ing a strong enough stance on opposing dents on our campus? Do the members claims to value lives of the unborn. in-Chief, Joe Salierno, the Managing Edi- U.S. aid. provide access to those shy students Today women are forced to f ight for tor, Charlene Scala, the office manager, Sadly, however, the Statesman has most in need of socializing? No, fraterni- their right to choose whether or not to Rose Marie Leo, in Advertising, and the been less than weak (bordering on nau- ties and sororities are indeed selective, terminate a pregnancy. In a country so entire Statesman staff, no one would seatingly pitiful) on reporting the conflict which in American democracy is the very diverse, all its people will never agree on know what is going on at Stony Brook. in El Salvador. On the other hand, they essence of snobbery. Socially exclusion- .when life begins. Stony Brook is a wealth of student acti- have strengthened their skills on putting ary institutions are especially reprehens- Right to Life activists have the right to vism and activities, regardless of the together a damn good advertising section ible when they reject students who may exercise their freedom of speech by pro- false accusations of "apathy." States- (see Statesman issue Monday, Dec. 4). be lonely, different, or simply already testing abortion. But no one has the right man has showed that a dozen things are Consequently, although educating your- rejected by society. There is enough of -to prohibit any wHer frosm exercising happening on campus each day. All too self may be difficult, it is extremely impor- that in the rest of American life. And her freedoms. Her freedoms include her often we forget about the people behind tant. Listen to the news on WUSB, WBAI, Stony Brook, at least in its early years, wight of controlling her body and choosing the scenes, in whose absence, the cam- contact CISPES at (202) 265-0890, or was supposed to be "special" (one of when to have children. pus and students would be blinded. We. contact us at 751-6224. Students must former President John Toll's favorite Right to Life supporters believe abor- need to recognize these people and not organize on all levels to end the oppres- words) and to offer settings and goals tion is murder. But it is also murder to only thank them for their enormous con- sion in El Salvador. Look into the situa- superior to those at other universities. I -fight against legaiabortions. These peo- tributions to our campus, but also con- tion there and find out who your bemoan the failure if only because suc- ple must realize that fighting against gratulate them on a fine newspaper. Congresspeople are and where they cess is still always within reach. legal abortion is, in essence, fighting for Lastly, I would like to wish Amelia stand on ending U.S. aid to that fascist David Burner

the death of women. History has unco- Sheldon, who I understand will be gra- - -- vered the realities of making abortion Me- duating this December, good luck in all gal -- wire hangers embedded in her endeavors and future plans. Amelia Stony Brook Students, Faculty, and -Staff uteruses, Lysol douches and back-alley has spent a great deal of her time with the abortions performed by "butchers." newspaper and deserves our highest - I Get themost foryour People against abortion argue it is a recognition. She, as well as the enti _ ,0- A selfish act. It is selfish to enforce your Statesman staff are certainly the unsung kw UNOUl c UU U-9 -* morals on others. It is not selfish to con- heroes of Stony Brook. Thank you so very sider the future of an unwanted child. muchI Callus! Children suffer physical, sexual, and A toast for achieved and continued I mental abuse from guardians who are success to Statesman\I We'll showyou why Allstate not capable of caring for them. GlennD. Magpantay is a better value. There are children who are placed in Statesman!Without Courage nurturing homes, but the vast majority 689-7770 are not. Couples who cannot conceive To the Editor: In light of complain of the difficulties of adopting the more recent events in El I Coventry Commons ALe§at children. But many children yearn for Salvador, a new group has emerged on (Cr. Stony Brook homes. The people who refuse to adopt the campus. The Students' Emergency Rd. & Rte. 347) . J 5llldit Committee Against Next to TCBY AUstts Insuranc» Company black infants, or black and white grown the U.S. War In El Northbrook, Illiaoti children, are selfish. The people who Salvador has one main aim: to stop U.S. argue that it would not be "good" for a aid 100% to the ARENA government of El black child to grow up in a white home are Salvador. We do not want our money Never A Broker's Fee! - . really saying they are not willing to take a going to thegovernment-run death

Statesman Thursday, December7, 1989 5 Telling Bedtime Stories

ac~t tooStron may stay up until 2 and then crash until "Sleep is my hobby." says Corey Van 10. When you do this, your circadian Nostrand, 19. That is certainly not the rythm is thrown off. This basically dis- consensus among snost college rupts your biological sleep/wake students. cycle," she said. In fact, there are those people who- 'In general, college students are don't even look foward to going to sloop desprived," said Charlotte Slin- sleep. "It's a waste of time." said Cori tak, who in a Nurse Practitioner in the Organekc, a junior at Stony Brook. Sleep Disorders Center at the Univer- "Either more hours in the day or not sity Hospital. While this may not be having to sleep at all would be my ideal taken seriously, there can be serious lifestyle. Besides you're so vulnerable side effects. 'Students may be inpai- when you're sleeping. You might miss reed in their daytime functioning due something such as a class or a date;" to sleep deprivation," said Slintak. There are also those people who In addition, 'You amy not concen- don't sleep for other reasons. 'I lay in trate as well, you may forget things bed for at least 3 hours and think of more easily and you may become iriti- anything I possibly can before I fall }e and slightly depressed," Maczaj asleep," said Vanessa Caputi, a 19 year added. Slintak mentioned that insom- old sophomore. nia can develop after long periods of And there are those people who get a irregular sleep. little help to nod off for the night '7I Comfort is another important factor. find that unless my sleep is chemically "Physical discomfort may impair your induced, I can not sleep at all," said Jeff ability to fall and stay asleep," Slintak A., 20, who said he usually smokes a said. Adam Becker, a senior history joint before going to sleep. Jeff, who major, said, 'I like to keep one pillow aske that his last name not be used, said under each arm to keep my body as that if that doesn't work, '1ll stay up all comfortable as possible." Stacey night, then sleep all day." Kaplan, a freshman from East North- Although it may seem logical to sleep port, said, HI cuddle on my side into a all day, it is not the best policy after one ball, hugging a pillow." has been up all night. 'It could become Then there's Corey Van Nostrand, a vicious cycle," said Marta Maczaj, a whose major is 'Life," says he will sleep sleep disorders fellow at Stony Brook's on almost anything ...anywhere. 'Tve University Hospital who analyzes peo- slept in closets, agaist a lamp post, ple with sleeping disorders. under a car and in a pool, but unusually - 'College students have very eratic I like to sleep on floors rather than beds sleeping habits," Maczaj said. "They (continued on page 7)

Photo By Ed Bridges One of the performers in Kutiyattam Ramayana * I Kutiyattam Ramayana r D W India's Dram'a Spectacle W~as Overdone - ir'Z xBy Joseph Sallemo The actors used body posture, ges- 1_W g One was transported to a different tures and eye movements. These are Iworld the minute they walked through very important for this type of drama. the door. The incense was burning in The narrator explained that the the temple-like setting lit by candles makeup, the lighting and the close and ornamented with Buddah statues proximity of the actors are done to and twin suspended lamps. There was a enhance the eyes and make the charac- slideshow that featured the people, ters seem larger than life. Make a Wish architecture and culture of India in the They performed in costumes that Department of Theatre Arts presenta- were heavily feathered, beaded, multi- How many times have you heard some unpleasentries of today and tion of Kutiyattam Ramayana, in layered and had elaborate head these phrases, "I wish it were the end tommorrow we may not want to deal which acts from three Indian works dresses. The make-up and costuming of of the week.", "I wish it were winter with, but to wish the potential of were presented this drama are essential to the presenta- break.", "I wish it were the end of the 'these days away just because a small The show appealed to many of the tion and take hours of pre-show prepa- semester."? Well I wish people -portion of the time maybe uncomfor- senses. The smell of the incense that ration. would stop wishing their lives away. table is just plain wasteful. filled the theatre and the audience was Also essential to the show was the This is an escapist outlook on life At the point of workload inunda- treated to a visual spectacle with the narrator who basically explained the that usually grows out of one's tion one must decide if they are elaborate and traditionally acurate cos- drama style to the audience. He inability to deal with the present day ready to adopt the the sink or swim tumes and makeup. The sounds of the explained what would happen in the or imme- diate future of their lives method of the accordion day. Just drumming provided a narrative base. up coming sections and provided due to some unpleasent chore or think, a normal day in the business One could almost touch the actors humor with his audience interaction large project they have looming world lasts a paultry eight hours. In because they were so close. and question and answer periods. The over themn= any one day you have the equival- This was a very ambitios project and foreign nature of the piece and its Having a very busy schedule I ent of three full work days at your guests artists from India were brought length at over three hours hurt this pro- have been forced to realize the vast disposal. Do not lose hope if the out- over to help teach the students the elab. duction. An attempt at further authen- potential that each day has. So much look for getting done looks bad.You orate tradition behind Kutiyattam ticity in emulating Indian theatre was can be accomplished if you just have can still pull it out of the hat if you -which dates back to the 10th century. that certain audience members were focus. have the intestinal fortitude to do There were however some difficultes sitting on mats very close to the stage. A day is made up of 24 hours and endure this type of self imposed that had to be overcome. Not knowing To ask someone to sit on a mat for over if you use them your output can be physical torture that may fall upon the language the presenation was three hours is improper and a great deal incredible. Think about the times you if you wait until the last minute. in(mainly Sanskrit), the story behind of the audience was getting fidgety. you stay out and party on a Thurs- the Indian legends and the suttle dif- In keeping with their attention to the day , Friday or Saturday (or some- Don't wish the present away. If ferences between the hundreds of ges- the senses theme, the show ended with times all three nights) until 4:00 a.m.8 you are going to wish for something tures used one had to view this traditional Indian music for the theatre If you can stay up these hours those at least let it be worthwhile. Wish for goers departure. presentation in a different manner. nights you can also do it when it is the improvement of bad habits. Wish Perhaps, this production One had to concentrate on the should time to work. So if it looks like your for the ability to make use of the have headed the warning rhythm of the drums and the tarlems offered by workload has gotten out of hand do accordion day method. Wish for of the adage "too much of a good thing" =often as they provided a loose matrix not abandon ship and start jumping appreciation to live each day to the and provided the audience with a shor- plot. The tempo of the instuments and towards the future while excluding fullest.And if all else fails wish to the tones of the actor voices were subsi- &.r version that would have peaked the present. Granted there may be marry rich. tutes for the normal dialogue and their collective interest and not have storyline had them bored. - -

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-- - a 0 Pats at Lehman, - ~~~~~~~~~~~~-A Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Lady Pats Host NYU, Saturday, 7 p.m. VWomen's Swimming Hosts New Paltz Saturday, 2 p.m. LITHURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1989 | Hayn Shoots to Win Junior basketball standout Steve Hayn pete with a team of Potsdam's caliber. was named UP/Statesman Athlete of the "Steve has a great presence on the court week for the week of November 20, for his He is probably the most team oriented ^PATRIOT outstanding performance against nationally I have ever coached; he builds confi- player ATHLE Or E ranked Potsdam State dence in the people who play with him,- said Hayn lead all Stony Brook scorers with 23 Castiglie. Junior Steve Hayn has been points, on 7 for 8 shoing from the field as Hayn transferred to Stony Brook from named VIP/Statesman Athlete the Patriots suffered a tough 74-72 loss to Union College in January and finished last of the week for the week of the Bears of Potsdam. season as the Patriots leading scorer, aver- November 20. He scored 23 "Steve Hayn did a great job offensively aging 18.9 points a game in 21 games. After and he did a great job on the boards," said the first three games this season, Hayn is points (7-8 FG and 9-12 FT) as Patriot head coach Joe Castiglie. "He really again leading the Patriots with a 20.6 scoring the Men's basketball team lost played an outstanding game for us, espe- average and 10.6 rebounds per game. a tough 2 point decision to cially in the second half." "Steve is a smart player," said Castiglie. According to Castiglie, Hayn's play was a "He has a great understanding of the game nationally ranked Potsdam major reason the Patriots were able to com- and that's what makes him successful." I State. I

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4 I . 0 d / 4 I By -By Eddie Reaven 'We're capable of moving the ball on anybody and beat- with two losses in the past two weeks by, yup, two points. The NFC Central represents a perfect cross-section of the ing anybody," says Majkowski, with his black glare makeup Now, deadlocked in first with Green Bay, and with games entire NFL: Those that have had greatness, those that have and crewcut, a spitting image of legendary Pack QB Bart remaining against Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Cincin- missed greatness, those on the brink of greatness, and those Starr. nati, the future appears bleak for a division win. Although nowhere near greatness. With the Pack on a roll after two huge victories, the three of the games are at home, the "crack factor" will As the division stands on November 27, the Green Bay remaining games seem easy as cake. The only problem probably hit again. Packers and Minnesota Vikings are tied for first with records game foreseen could be Kansas City, with their top-ranked You have to feel bad for Mike Kitka, head coach of the of 7-5, and the are a game back at 6-6. Green defense against the pass. This game definitely will be a test Chicago Bears. After winning their first four games, the Bears Bay ?!? Chicago at 6-6?!? What's going on here? on how the Majik Man and the rest of the Pack react to a have dropped six of their past eight games, and are challeng- Magic. Actually, Majik. , of the potential game stuffer (the KC defense) and how head ing the Tampa Bay Bucs for possession of fourth place. Packers, has completely turned Green Bay around. The 10th coach Undy Infante will shift the offense. The fans in Wis- Twice he told the press that the Bears were horrible, and round pick from Virginia in the 1987 draft has made an consin, which haven't sseen a playoff team in 15 years, with games remaining against Minnesota, Detroit, Green Bay incredible difference. Finally given the ball after two years of certainly have heroes in Majik and company now. and San Francisco, look for Ditka's first losing season as benchsitting behind QB legends Randy Wright, Marc Wilson, The Vikings never fail to surprise. After trading for super- Bears head coach. Robbie Bosco and , Majkowski is the third leading back Herschel Walker and top linebacker Mike Merri- In the next few years, the balance of power in the NFC passer in the NFC, guiding the league's best passing offense. weather, along with a league-leading 10 Pro Bowlers, the Central will change to the two bay teams, and Detroit is a In recent games, the Pack lhas defeated the NFC West Vikes are in the same predicament as last year - the "Crack rising young team with promising rookies, namely NFC rush- leading 49ers and the apparently overrated Vikings, but has Factor." ing leader Barry Sanders and QB Rodney Peete. Chicago, if it lost to perennial doormats Detroit and Atlanta. With games The Vikes needed only a win against lowly Green Bay to doesn't gain a top quarterback leader like it had in ain remaining against Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Chicago, and clinch the NFC Central, and, you guessed it - they cracked. McMahon, will fade and fade quickly. Minnesota needs a Dallas, who knows what will happen. The Packers, however, Now, led by the defense's 55 sacks - besting last year's total leader to power them over the top and past the "crack feel differently. by six in five less games - they only manage a 7-5 record, factor." 1989 has definitely been a Majik year in Green Bay.

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