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Bush Convicted...... page 12 NYPIRG-What They Have Done For You Lately...... page 4 Playboy Reads MJXII...... page 11 a POLITY FIGHTS IT OUT by Alfonse Bellissimo z1 Polity meetings seem to bring out the LLI beast in those who attend, and on February LL. 26,1992 this was definitely the case. It 0 I began when Polity invited two representatives from ARA to speak to the senate on the proposed Meal Plan increase of $80.00. To say that this suggestion did not go over well would be a definite MCI understatement. The two representatives C0 were John Rainey, Campus Director, and Bob Junghandeo, Regional Director for ARA (Automated Retailers of America.) The students reactions to this were obviously not in agreement. Most felt that if the quality was going to stay the same the price should in no way increase. According to Junghandeo "quality is whether or not the food is hot, and if there is enough of it to go around." He also claimed that the food being served was of "top quality". However, students did not want to hear this, they wanted to know why in only one year ARA thought they had the JAY HALFON, EXEC. E)IR. NYPIRG AND JEREMY POTTER CAMPUS COORDINATOR NYPIRG right to propose an increase. According to Junghandeo the reason Commuter Senator Ron Nehring who said, second court of appeals decided that the there, just go! Your support will be for the increase is that in the beginning the "The senate should not take lightly student government should be able to fund appreciated.. They are also requesting the budget that ARA created for themselves NYPIRG bringing in outsiders to lobby any organization they wish regardless of support of all club presidents in forming a was not large enough. To quote him "we against the senate-they are non students whether or not all students agree with it. coalition to help save SUNY. suffered substantial losses in the terms of working to influence the opinion of every This was a great step for SUNY and all of In response to the upcoming rally Polity our operations". The students reply to this senator here in this room." its students. According to Halfon, "It President Dan Slepian urged senators that was why should we be responsible to pay Polity President Dan Slepian said, becomes a very slippery slope when you the focus for rallies needs to be the the for your mistakes. To be honest the "NYPIRG representatives are needed to have a Federal Judge telling them what accessibility of Tap and Pell grants, not so representatives had no answer, other than if argue for the students because the students they can cannot fund on their own campus. much the increase in the budget because they get this increase they won't be able to do not know enough." Slepian added that According to Jeremy Potter $3.00 of this seems inevitable. He also urged people service us next year in the same capacity Nehring brought a scholar from the $139.00 you pay for student activities goes to lobby University President Marburger they are this year. Which as we all are Heritage Foundation to a Polity meeting towards NYPIRG, this money then gets not the Governor because he is more aware of is very poor and expensive. last semester to discuss military recruiting sent to the New York office, along with the tangible to the students and cares for them Allegations were also made that ARA on campus. The entire debate began when money collected the other 18 chapters more than Cuomo does. Richard Cole attacked purposely lowballed or underbid in order to NYPIRG the week throughout SUNY. This money then comes Also proposed at the meeting was an get the job. This was answered by before for being leftist and not representing back in the form of research materials, and investigation concerning the Commuter Junghandeo in saying that as far he knew the ideas of all students on campus, as well pays for such things as the upcoming College elections and how fair they really they did not low ball, but their bid was as questioning what they do with the NYPIRG conference.(which by the way is were. As far as we know right now there represented with no profit for their $55,000 they get from Polity each year. going to cost students willing to go an have only been two complaints, one verbal, company. This alone is why they think , Jay Halfon came to answer questions and additional $20.00.) and one oral. they were chosen above the other explain further to the senate the court case Among other NYPIRG news, they can The Polity meeting on the fourth of companies. involving SUNY Albany and the use of the no longer refer to all students who pay an March brought more news of fee increases. In other news, on the same night Polity activity fees for groups that not all students activity fee as members. Their members This time campus officials are looking at invited Jeremy Potter NYPIRG's Campus believe in. The case bears a striking must join voluntarily. Speaking of 32% Room Rate hike. They are targeting coordinate, and Jay Halfon Executive similarity to the current concerns over volunteers, NYPIRG is looking for those five areas in this hike. They are as follows: Director for NYPIRG to speak on the NYPIRG funding because it was brought who see something wrong with the budget 1) joining the Rolm phone fee with room legalities of using Polity funds to fund by the politically conservative Atlantic increase to join them in front of the Union fee, therefore eliminating the 8.5% sales NYPIRG on this campus. Legal Foundation. Basically the case was for a rally on Wednesday March 11, at tax we now pay for the phone, 2) raising won by the students Amnno~ NVPTYrise A'crlvoreTriPc w of NYPIRG. The 12:30 p.m. All those interested in bein, the double single phone rate, 3) upgrading locks on the dorm rooms, 4) electricity evaluation, which translated means an increase in already $1 million students pay now, and 5) a bed waiver for the RHA president. In this reporters opinion if this U- 0 goes through, all club Presidents should receive the same treatment. For those concerned about what is being done for the students of Dreiser 212, $1100 has been I raised for them through Polity, FSA and Student Activities. Also on the menu was the motion to a improve voter turn out for Polity elections, and to put the by laws into laymen's terms so all members not studying pre law can understand them. The motion consisted of a committee to be made up of three commuter senators and three resident senators. Another important issue mentioned was arming public safety. By the time you read this it might be too late to voice your opinion, but if its not see to it that your Polity Senator knows how you feel about it so that they can bring your feelings back to the next meeting with The Stony Brook Press page 2 them. ISRAELI AMBASSADOR SAVIR SPEAKS ON THE PROSPECTS, OPTIONS, AND COSTS

had grown accustomed to. So in reply, he (especially the British) in the region. It was Israeli relations for a long time, that the by Shari Nezami said "Mr. Zachbi, what are you talking never a question of hating Jews, because news that there is a U.S.-Israeli break is about, everything is perfect in the Arab Jews and Muslim Arabs ( along with premature." He went to comment that the On Tuesday, March 3rd, B'nai B'rith world, you have democracy, perfect human Christian Arabs) have been living side by U.S., even though it helped to bring the Hillell Foundation sponsored a lecture by rights record..." Well, I guess we're side in the region for thousands of years, two sides together, "can not do the Israeli Ambassador Uriel Savir, the consul supposed to be made to believe that unlike the question of hating one another ,based negotiations for us... we have to live with general of Israel, entitled "Prospects for Arab countries, Israel has a perfect human on religious differences, has never been a them." Peace in the Middle East." Ambassador rights record (NOT just ask any number of major one. So, yes the crux of the problem On the question of the settlements, Savir Savir was born in Jerusalem and graduated Palestinian civilians who have had their is psychological, but the reasons behind it said that even "Israel is divided, but even from the Hebrew University's Department homes broken into in the middle of the are very different than those that the Israeli those who are opposed to the settlements of International Relations. He has held night, arrested, thrown in prison, for no government chooses to address. Continuing are opposed to the idea of linking various offices in the Israeli government, apparent reason.) Or maybe we should with question of "psychology", Savir settlements with loan gaurantees." ranging from Foreign Ministry to his believe the usual Israeli "hype" that Israel commented that, unlike current Arab However, he claimed that the issue of the present position as consul general in New and America have sooo much in common. leaders, ex-Egyptian President Sadaat settlements will, eventually, be settled by York, a post he has held since 1988. You know the democracy thang. Well, Mr. "understood that our needs are only the Israeli populus." After the general introductions and When asked how Israel could claim that ceremonies, which lasted about 20 minutes, she wanted peace, in lieu of the recent the Ambassador finally got a chance to killings on the occupied territories and the speak, and I must say, I was surprised at bombing of Southern Lebanon, Savir how relaxed he was. If you've ever seen 0O replied by basically avoiding the issues. He him speak on any of the numerous news >ý- said that "we've seen too much violence in programs on which he has made guest 0ro the territories in the recent months. m appearances, you will know that this man O Intifadah is a continuation if the Palestinian is anything but nice. Like most politicians frustration in not solving their problems. O he's fighting for a "cause" and won't let I They have become a pawn in the Arab CLCiL anyone tell him otherwise. I usually feel game against Israel." While this did not sorry for the morons who debate him answer that question, it made a very good because he won't let them get a word in point. From the time that Israel was edgewise and is always prepared with the created, Arab leaders have pretended that usual Israeli statement, "we have always they are fighting for the rights of wanted peace," end of story. So, knowing Palestinians, when this has, in fact, never this what did I expect to hear, the usual . been the case. Any Arab leader, including You know, the stories about Jewish Sadaat, who has ever either tried to work persecution, "all those bad Arabs with Israel or tried to destroy Israel has surrounding them and hating them, it's only done so in self-interest However, that such a small piece of land, why can't the does not give Israel the right to bomb Palestinians move to Jordan after all they Southern Lebanon. Savir, obviously, felt are all Arabs why can't they just all live in different "here we took the initiative, and the same place ?" Well, there were the head of Hezbollah was killed. He is undertones of all those misconceptions in head of the blood thirstiest organization the Ambassadors speech, but he seemed that has killed Americans and Israelis... much more rational and calm than I'd ever they took hostages ...(and) we did attack seen him before, maybe it was because he them." While it is true that Hezbollah is a had a cold, who knows. terrorist organization, most of my Anyway, the Ambassador started his Lebanese friends even hate them, this does speech with the usual "I feel at home here" not give Israel the right to attack and kill stuff and then he moved on to the topic at people in Lebanon, this is clearly a hand - the Middle East and the Peace violation of international law. It should Talks. He started off by saying that "never ISRAELI AMBASSSADOR URIEL SAVIR also be remembered that Israel used the since our births, have we been placed at Savir if Israel is a democracy, then so to psychological; what else can the Arabs same excuse in 1982 when it first attacked such dangerous crossroads...in 5 years the my friend is South Africa, and as we all give us ? He (Sadaat) came to Israel and he Lebanon ( that time the excuse was that Middle East will be fundamentalist, know Israel, South Africa, and America all could've been elected President of Israel... they had to destroy the PLO.) extremist, and ... not conventionally have a lot in common right ? (You decide and in 2-3 years we gave up all the land." Will there ever be peace in the Middle armed." Savir mentioned that he felt that that one.) (Here, Savir is referring to the Sinai Desert, East ? It doesn't look like it, but you never "what the Middle East must do is change Mr. Savir stated that, in his opinion, four that Israel returned to Egypt, rumor has it know. There are some rumors floating the equation from an Arab-Israeli conflict, basic questions must be decided in order that bananas are being grown there now.") around that Israel and Syria are working to Arabs and Israelis on one side and the for peace to be achieved in the Middle The second question that must be answered together secretly to sabotage the peace dangers at hand on the other." What are the East. The first is "the psychological in order to achieve peace, according to Mr. talks (again, you decide). The prospects for dangers ? Well, as we all know, the cost of question, can our 22 Arab neighbors accept Savir, is "will we be able to negotiate peace may be dim, but hope is all most weapons, especially the more sophisticated the idea of 1 Israeli state." He stated that pragmatically." On the Palestinian Middle Easterners have left. weapons of mass destruction - jet bombers, "the crux of the problem is the according to question, for example, Savir said that "we etc.- are exceedingly high. So when the Arab view, you can just wipe Israel off have offered our blue print and they working out a national budget the cost of the map." Now, let's get something offered theirs. They want to run their lives, arms must be weighed against the cost of straight, yes, 44 years ago when Israel was fine we don't want to run their lives." things like food, health care, education, created, the Arab nations refused to Again, Mr. Savir failed to mention that the etc., ( and of course we must deal with the acknowledge the existence of israel. Why? Israeli blue print for self-rule goes little question of nuclear proliferation, which the This question has two basic answers: the beyond allowing Palestinians to collect Ambassador mentioned, he didn't mention first is that Israel was created with out their own garbage. The Palestinian have however, the fact that Israel is the only consultation of any Arab people, especially asked for self-rule in the sense that they country in the Middle East with nuclear the Palestinians who were living in the should be allowed to have their own weapons, but what do you expect ). territories; the second is that Israel was government, hold their own elections, etc. Before coming to speak at Stony Brook, created by Europeans. This is important The Israeli government has declared this Mr. Savir mentioned that he had engaged because the Europeans had a long history request unreasonable. (Again, you decide.) in a debate with Mr. Zachbi from the of colonialism and imperialism in the On the issue of the political differences Arab-American League, he said that this region. So, most Arabs saw Israel as the between the U.S. and Israel, Savir stated was the usual type of "Israel bashing" he final foot hold of Europeans and American that "as someone who has worked in U.S.- March 11, 1992 page 3 mom This Dam hing isOutfCo \ IiII{]III!IWesIII)DIIL±eT'm!I vr1AIw IEdiiUihI1iiIAJiiIF 1 can save millions of dollars while creating second phase of the James Bay Project It something is done before this deadline in by Dean D. Markadakis a significant number of American jobs. If plans to table in the Student Union (why do order to ensure the protection of the the money spent on the import of energy they call it the fireside lounge anyway) and endangered environment. Remember when New York State was a from Canada is spent rather on extra energy eventually in the Smithaven Mall. Any Audrey Henik, spokesperson and member spectacular oasis of forests and pastures, efficiency programs here, we will be community benefits from an organization of Stony Brooks Chapter of NYPIRG, meadows and grasslands, where buffalo simultaneously creating jobs and ensuring like NYPIRG because it is unlikely that claims, "Stony Brook has just begun work roamed and caribou...did whatever it is that long term energy efficiency; and the money any o:her source would inform us of issues on this project. We hope to break the caribou do; when Native Americans were spent on efficiency will remain in the such as this one - issues that threaten the [NYPA -Hydro-Quebec] contract by free to live simple, enriching, fulfilling community, ultimately strengthening the welfare of our environment and all November of this year. This is the date the lives in their serene ancestral New York economy. Energy efficiency programs also inhabitants of it. Past projects that NYPA and Hydro-Quebec sign the papers State homelands; when birds and other create jobs for more people, including NYPIRG has been successful in carrying and consequently, the one that determines migratory animals lived in their natural plumbers, electricians, carpenters, out are the Bottle Bill, the Clean Indoor Air the fate of the land and animals in habitats, undisturbed by the corruption question." NYPIRG is very active in the and manipulation of human animals? quest for environmental protection, and Does this sound remotely familiar to encourages all interested to attend their you? Probably not. Most of us never meetings, voice opinions, and write heard about the incidental drowning of letters in order to take an active step in 10,000 caribou; about the flooding of an eliminating the corruption a NYPA - ecosystem three times the size of Rhode Hydro-Quebec pact would create. Island; or about the eviction of hundreds The following companies have agreed of Native Americans from their to purchase electric power from Hydro- homelands right here in the Northeast. Quebec. Something as simple as writing a Yet these were all direct consequences letter claiming outrage at their contract of a project in the early 1970's carried with Hydro-Quebec can create some out, regardless of mass protest by the skepticism on their part and perhaps their public, by a Canadian government- reconsidering their positions. owned electric utility company called Hydro-Quebec. This project dammed Eugene R. Macgrath, Chairman and diverted several Canadian rivers into Con Edison a since mercury-poisoned body of water 4 Irving Place referred to as James Bay. New York, NY 10003 Now, 20 years and thousands of (212) 460-6905 murdered animals later, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) has agreed to Dr. William Cotacosinos, CEO purchase over 1,800 megawatts of Long Island Lighting Company power from Hydro-Quebec for $18 175 East Old Country Road billion with plans to resell Hicksville, NY 11801 approximately 85% of it to companies in (516) 433-8500 south and southeastern New York. This second phase of the James Bay project James Smith, CEO will undoubtedly have worse Orange & Rockland Utilities environmental consequences than the One Blue Hill Plaza first one. It will supposedly flood an Pearl River, NY 10965 area of land approximately the size of (914) 352-6000 Vermont while threatening the flora and fauna of an ecosystem three times the size of New York State, and destroying It's surprising that so few individuals are one of the last untouched wilderness interested in issues such as the virtual areas in eastern North America. destruction of a large portion of the In addition to the consequences this planet. project will have on the environment, it Stuff like this doesn't happen everyone became a is also clearly not in the best interest of every day. Perhaps if bit more active in helping to prevent this New York, both politically and irrenarhl, d o thi, , onvirnnment. economically. If the power purchased from architects, metal-workers, etc. etc. Act, and a ban on the sale of irradiated then we probably wouldn't have a hole Hydro-Quebec were to be generated in- Whose in fault is all this? Although that foods in New York State. NYPIRG has state, local jobs would be the ozone, or mass destruction of created, which really isn't the issue, it appears that the also been actively trying to "save higher would in turn benefit New York rainforests, or murdering of animals for, State NYPA is indirectly the culprit. Hydro- education," by lobbying against tuition economically. For every million ironically, inefficient electric power. The dollars we Quebec wants to begin construction increases, budget cuts, and financial aid spend on Canadian power, New Yorkers goal of any community or society is to not immediately (it has been trying to since cuts. They have also organized a number of gain approximately 4-5 years of August 1991) need an organization such as NYPIRG; to and disregard a required major rallies, including one in March 1991 employment for one person, or one year of environmental have citizens who realize that certain things review of the project. where over 500 students and other activists employment for 4-5 are more valuable than the cost of a people. If the same Without the NYPA's agreement and demonstrated outside the Governor's amount of money is spent on New York funding, kilowatthour of electricity, and actually try the start of this project would not mansion to support recycling. Members of programs designed to improve efficiency be possible. to do something about it. of Hydro-Quebec intends to NYPIRG are encouraging faculty, students existing projects by reducing the state's institute their own environmental Well my friends, that's about all that's depletion and administration to write letters to energy consumption by up standards going on in Tinsel Town this week.The to 35%, and somehow have them LILCO urging them not to purchase power approximately 20 trees are green, the air is clean, and the years of jobs would be approved in order to initiate the project, from the NYPA. After November 1992, created. Energy efficiency is the answer. which would otherwise buffalo are roaming -- enjoy them while render itself in however, Hydo-Quebec will begin The average American home is only about violation of you can. Until next time, stay healthy, eat non-impressive existing bulldozing land, converting saltwater lakes 30-40% efficient. Something as simple standards. right, save the world, and good shaving. I as This is indeed possible and was to freshwater (killing thousands of marine installing fluorescent lights, using high- the case in James Bay I, just 20 years ago. animals), drying rivers (killing thousands efficiency refrigerators or motors that The New York Public Interest Research more), damming, and poisoning bodies of waste less than half of the electricity that Group (NYPIRG) at Stony Brook is water with mercury; evicting natives and ones presently installed in most homes do actively opposing the institution of the killing thousands more caribou, unless The Stony Brook Press page 4 «,,. "* **'P*' . i ' ^ ,*,-'* THE FUTURE OF AFRICANIA STUDIES

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--~ ,....~ by Leroy Schwartz staff, and more particularly the Provost tuition will only make these problems the treatment of TA's and GA's who are reassured students that Professor Luis worse. now employed only on a part time basis. A Rivera would remain at Stony Brook, The Provost's speech was a very positive rumored proposal at the last University At 11:30 on Thursday March 5, a group something students were glad to hear and one that preached the importance and Senate meeting, that the diferent of 200 students, primarily from Africana feared might not be true, "If you want him, benefices of multiculturalism and looked Humanities studies would be lumped studies, as well as some professors, we have no intention of getting rid of him" to "create a new American," to sort of fix together into fewer departments, was also a congregated in front of Staller Center to said Edelstein. the melting pot. point of concern for students, and seemed meet with the Provost and protest a phone Students maintained that Africana The question and answer period that to contradict the Provost's push for mail rumor that maintained Africana Studies stands as a monument against followed the lecture was not nearly as multiculturalism. Studies was in danger. The day began with racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism, and positive. Students criticized the plausibility The Provost's responses to many of these fears of an abolishment of the program due Professor McAdoo said that the program of implementing any new programs with questions, were agreements with obvious to SUNY's financial woes, and ended with was ,"firmly in support of multiculturalism the obvious financial problems of the problems, and assertions that many things reassurance by Provost Edelstein that this and a democratic society for everyone," university. As well students, and can be done without money, although most was not true, although many remained taking advantage of the term professors, criticized the lack of people left the lecture with more concern skeptical. multiculturalism, the theme for the multiculturalism on the faculty, and over the plight of education, than they had According to Professor McAdoo, the Provost's speech later that day. students expressed continuing dislike for going in. Provost made a comittment, two years ago, Students were urged to attend the to keep Africana Studies. The students Provost's lecture, and the surprisingly wanted to hear this for themselves, large turnout even prompted a remark from however, and the Provost appeased them: President Marburger, who was pleasantly "We sure as hell could use money, but we surprised. will do it (Africana studies) even without Not everyone, however, was so pleased. the money we deserve." Although the Provost's speech, " Fostering Students used this opportunity to address Multi-Culturalism, Diversity, and additional concerns. When asked if Equality," was full of praises for Stony Africana Studies would ever be made into Brook, which clearly leads the way among a department, Edelstein responded, "We state universities in minority attendance have a lot of poor departments, the and minority programs, and praised the question is whether you have people to recent campus activites celebrating support a lot of good programs." It would Spanish, Black, and Womyn's History seem students should not be looking months, many students were eager to point forward to any help from the out, that this does not mean the administration or improvements in University's programs or minority Africana Studies, although the Provost did attendance is satisfactory, and the say there would be no retrenchment of projected tuition increases, possible financial aid cuts, and possible differential PAT BUCHANAN:RACISM ON THE FAR RIGHT his position as the only by Dr. Manning Marable Act. Buchanan denounces affirmative Buchanan's equal hatred for to consolidate action and considers multicultural multiculturalism, and his love of tax cuts logical "heir apparent" to the Reagan The most striking event in the early education a sinister plot to destroy Western for the rich, the death penalty and Clarence legacy. The thunder from the Far Right, by both stages of the 1992 presidential campaign is civilization and culture. Thomas, one has a profile of a rigidly Buchanan and former Klan leader and Nazi the emergence of conservative television But the greatest controversy surrounding reactionary ideologue, who substitutes Duke, threatens to redefine the commentator Patrick Buchanan. This Buchanan concerns his espousal of racist stereotypes for analysis. When Buchanan David parameters of US politics. Buchanan is former Nixon and Reagan speechwriter, and anti-Semetic views. Attacking the shouts "America First" from the campaign a cleaned-up version of Duke. Since who possessed no previous electoral 1991 Civil Rights Act, Buchanan insists podium, what he's really saying is: "White only has no clear principles of his own, he experience, ran unexpectedly strong that the "sons of middle America pay the Upper Class America First, Except Jews." Bush could easily be dragged further to the right, against Bush in last month's New price of reverse discrimination." White Virtually all conservatives admit that advancing Buchanan's reactionary message Hampshire primary. small businessmen are losing "contracts Buchanan has no chance of upsetting Bush without the controversial context. Battering Bush at every opportunity, because of minority set-asides." If elected, for the Republican Party's presidential Increased racism and political Buchanan has run on one central theme. Buchanan vowed to purge the federal nomination. But Buchanan's real objective discrimination would be the result. The candidate declares that "his campaign government by "agency by agency, and is the GOP presidential nomination in is about dumping George Bush and putting root out the whole rotten infrastructure of 1996. Buchanan will surely endorse Bush America first again." Every difficult reverse discrimination, root and branch." in the 1992 general election, but his home, question presented to Buchanan yields a Buchanan's reputation as an apologist for followers may be encouraged to stay to the Dr. Manning Marable is Professor of simplistic answer. The federal anti-Semitism is equally well known. He swinging the electoral balance PoliticalScience and History, University of government's too big and too bureaucratic, joked publicly that Congress was "Israeli- democrats. that there Colorado, Boulder. "Along the Color you ask? Buchanan responds that he would occupied territory" and has dismissed Buchanan has coldly calculated in Line" appears in over 220 newspapers "freeze federal hiring", consider "cutting Democrats as "poodles" of the Israeli will be only one Republican "centrist" internationally, and a radio version is farm subsidies", permit private firms to lobby. Vigorously opposing the recent war the 1996 Republican primaries, Secretary broadcast by over 50 stations throughout compete with U.S. Postal Service, and "sell against Iraq, Buchanan explained in 1990 of State Jim Baker. Republican divided between North America. off power stations and airports." If that only the Israeli defense ministry and conservatives could be and Housing Congress refuses to play ball, Buchanan its "amen corner" inside the U.S. really Vice President Dan Quayle run would "let the government shut down", desired war. Secretary Jack Kemp. Buchanan's a permitting a "political blood bath." For the As New York Times columnist A.M. today will permit him to establish workers corporations, Buchanan favours the total Rosenthal later observed, Buchanan was network of dedicated campaign shrewd insight, elimination of any capital gains taxes. He slyly warning white America to, "watch and financial donors. With that his prominent media base explicitly condemns Bush for increasing out, the Jews are trying to drag your he realizes with a bold move to the minimum wage by one third, and for children into war for foreign purposes." on CNN, combined year, would allow him supporting the Americans with Disabilities Combining these statements with challenge Bush this March 11,a902 page&5 :s - MAN is IA1 AAa A 7 . aa s * a

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Take A Trip... Into The Philosophical or the Metaphysical Although my first experience Mind instruments with integral parts, The true beauty that dwells with psychadelia was with The sky was a wall-eye by leaving trails of plasm a each with its own distinct sound within us all is the undeniable that psillosibin cubensis (magic vision, the universe filled with like a vertigo song that wen t and movement which seemed to be we are on the opposite polarity mushrooms) of star dust-and a million on and on until it formed into a which was an adverse in such harmony that was nature itself but our own existance microscopic mishaps, scattered symptom of senioritis in high irreplicable. The sounds of the the liquid stairway, flowini is spawned by it and we as human clouds were images of friends school. The euphoric city were drowned out by the sweet upwards, up into my room beings must ultimately realize our and foes, finely sculpted by I enlightenment of the "trip" was not songs of birds and the foliage of where I sat in my chair, but need to return to the birthplace of whomever, felt until I indulged myself into the the trees I sat cross legged was only six, and my fathe r seemed to grow and our creation. I cannot electricity of my own psyche ever regret and looked closely at the floor, came in to put me to sleep, but breathe life right before my eyes. the revelation that was dawned brought about by "acid". I can The I felt like a giant looking he was old, very old, and h4e sights and sounds may have upon me, however, it is remorseful honestly claim that it has changed down at fields, rivers, was not my father, he was me3 seemed too quirked by to find that when you transcend my life and my outlook on "life" as mountains, and even towns and the six year old ran awa,y hallucinations but it wasn't until I back into "reality", not a result. everyone and people, from macrocosm from me, and staring into th4e had closed my eyes that I saw what has discovered the basic elements I was a bit skeptical to believe could not to microcosm, or from white ceiling above my bed I be seen. It was at that that should be our foundation to that licking the lint off of a minute microcosm to macrocosm, I saw my own image as I looke< point I discovered the key to open guide us into a more peaceful, piece of parchment would create the door to could not tell the difference as that day, but it was floating 3d the subconscious. I hit harmonious coexistance with such an overwhelming effect on the apex I stood there like a strange, pulsing like the reflection in a of all human reasoning ourselves. It is unfortunate that the me. Approximately half an hour and concluded that knowledge spotted giraffe, but then again river, it slowed down, nearl'y was fantastic should be the more a after "dropping", I felt a surge of unknowable. Hume all giraffes are spotted, I still until someone dropped founded the realistic, for under influence of this energy overtaking my body and it looked around and saw nothing stone, right on my forehead 1, approach to nihilism in Western powerful psychoactive was effervescent journey one but my mind in technocolor, and the image rippled as life itself. I had culture and Gautama Buddha sat will realize out iin the "reality imagined" and landscapes nl never felt so alive until that point underneath a tree for on the side, little circles that grew an( 7 years to is one of misdirection that we all and a new set of stimuli had discover enlightenment hills of cole slaw, trees of grew until I was drowned ii but I had succumb to. Aside from the encompassed all my senses, for I broccoli, I walked-it was hard its Lethean just bitten the forbidden fruit from discovery of the human waters. was feeling a rejuvenation soul and to keep my balance- of spirits the tree of knowledge. It made the episodes I thought of rationale, I,plainly put, I was on of undescribable joy and discovery of myself an a tightrope, it was had the time of my life. not contentment. enlightenment of a theosophical long before I fell, through Central Park was a symphony of nature. time and space, and landed on a subway The Stony Brook Press page 6 au ptr-platform,a mtr trains --sf- flewl n_ WI 17 :rr~ I X. C * o· . lyseeicC:7- cid ietylam i r·~: de=5, "cid

Called "Psychedelic" by Humphery Osmond (from with toxicity or the Greek- "mind Manifesting" or mind expanding) idiosyncratic responses discovered by Dr. Hoffman, Sandoz Company , rather than with inherent Switzerland, 1942, as ergot fungus growing on rye. parameters of drug action. Later morning glory seeds were found to contain LSD. The most likely candidates Declared illegal in the US October 6,1967. for adverse reactions are Effects: A "trip is intensely personal, and it depends schizoid and prepsycotic upon the personality, expectations, and the setting one personalities with a barely is in. You may experience profound changes in the stable ego-balance and a sense of Time and Reality, exaltation with feelings of great deal of anxiety, who omnipotence, oceanic feelings of oneness with the cannot cope with Universe, or religious ecstasies. Perceptions become perceptual changes, body unusually brilliant and intense, colors and textures seem image distortions and richer, contours sharpened, music more emotionally symbolic unconscious profound, smells and tastes heightened. Normally material produced by the unnoticed details capture your attention, and ordinary drug trip. A good "baby- things are seen with wonder, as if for the first time. sitter" or a person who "Synthesthesia" is common, colors are heard and calms and offers warm sounds seen. Changes in body-image and alterations of sympathetic reassurance is time and space perception also occur. Intensely vivid the best coping mechanism dream-like kaleidoscopic imagery appears before closed in the case of a bad trip. eyes. Emotions become unusually intense and may Rumors: A persisteni change abruptly and often. Two seemingly incompatible issue has been genetic feelings may be experienced at one time. Dual, damage and birth defects multiple, and fragmented consciousness can be Available evidence experienced, crystallized or flowing. Sensitivity to non- suggests that LSD produces verbal cues is increased. Exaggerated empathy with or no chromosome damage in reproductive cells of a kind exitory actions ot glutamic acia ana acetyicnoune. ine detachment from other people may arise. Seeming that is likely to cause birth defects; the same is true of euphorohallucinogenics often produce important new connections between freely floating emotional cathexis . • . other psychedelic drugs to the extent that they have V ""I been tested. There is no evidence of teterogenicity in and cognitive associations. Appreciation of music and human users at normal doses. There is no physical art and other dimensions of right-hemispheric addiction, psychological dependence is rare because functioning is dramatically emphasized in most each LSD experience is rare because each LSD subjective descriptions. Heteromodal changes in experience is different and there is no reliable euphoria. perception; diminished linguistic capacity and I"' There is no clear evidence of drastic personality change augmented perception of facial expressions of others. I or chronic psychosis produced by long-term LSD use. There is a simultaneous influx of multimodal History: Because of the consciousness-expanding, perceptions which may overwhelm the systematic - of the language hemisphere. The mystical, and transcendental experiences reported by a sequential processing right number of people who took the drug, it was tried in more analogical integrative processing of the many different psychiatric conditions for various hemisphere seems better suited to the task of I reasons. In patients in psychotherapy, LSD was used to consolidating this perpetual flood. U Don't drop if you are mentally ill, pregnant, or can't awareness of internal body organs, recovery of lost encourage deeper exploration of unconscious, symbolic it cope with change. Alternate perspectives can teach a lot early memories, release of unconscious material in material and thus hasten insight; in group therapy, foster about our interaction with the environment, and ability symbolic form, and regression and apparent reliving of was used to enhance communication and in to perceive beyond appearances can't hurt.. "Drop in" past events, including birth occurs. A heightened sense regression under controlled conditions; and denial. not "Out". Try situations with friends conducive to of reality and significance suffuses the experience. alcoholics, the drug was used to overcome positive feelings, and experience Nature (within and Introspective reflection and feeling of religious and Autistic children were given LSD and it's methylide without). Most importantly, use the insight you gain on philosophical insight are common. The sense of self is your journey, and apply it to life. greatly changed, sometimes to the point of depersonalization, merging with the external world, separation of self from body, or total dissolution of the I ego in mystical ecstasy ("Nirvana"). Increased creative 1IG IT! capacity, new psychological insight, relief from neurotic and psychosomatic symptoms, or a desirable change in personality have been claimed (Masters and Houston). The religious experiences produced by psychedelic drugs have the capacity, in certain conditions, to catalyze transformation in beliefs and LSD was ways of life, and this may be mistaken for drug-induced derivative, metysergide (Sansert, Sandoz); to personality or organic change. Drastic changes in reported to increase activity up to excitability, stereotypes. cultural and metaphysical identity after taking a increase alertness, and to decrease reduction and psychedelic drug were most common in the 1960's, Methysergicide yielded a mixed -E small sample only the when the hippie movement promised to build a new worsening of symptoms, within a showing signs of society on the use of these drugs. two most retarded children improving, "Bad trip": resembles an acute panic reaction, but it increased alertness and affective responsiveness. altered, and can be more severe- it ends when the immediate effect Chemistry: Temporal lobe limbic rhythms retinal ganglion cells wears off, which takes 8-12 hours. Psychiatric help is spontaneous activity of the S of LSD, while usually unnecessary; the best treatment is increases after administration of the brain (dorsal and protection,companionship,and reassurance. 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Marcn 11,i1z page 17 EDITORIAL _ The Stony Brook EWARE TILEN THE STUDENTS AREWAI YOU Press Executive Editor If you are still concerned about distinguished senior faculty and Undergraduate Studies, for the Greg Forte the budget issues, and who is to staff to assist in the Academic staffing of courses." Managing Editor decide the fate of our faltering redevelopment. Okay, has it What the above means is Shari Nezami university, please read this occurred to you yet, that's right, graduate departments are going to carefully and pass it to a friend. there are no students being lose their graduate staff for Associate Editor There is going to be a full blown represented here. In fact, as far as, anywhere from a half of a year to Monique Bona to Academic restructuring due to graduate students and research full year. In fact if you promise Business Manager proposed SUNY budget cuts. students go they have no keep a secret I'll let you in on a Dennis Palmore According to Provost Tilden representation at all. If you know little information concerning Edelstein's report to the University any qualified people there are which departments will feel the News Editor Senate, restructuralization is the positions open for Vice Provost for blunt of this above mentioned Josh Gazes only thing that can help this ailing Research, and Vice President for proposal. Before I give it to you I Arts Editor University. graduate studies. With these must stress the fact that Edelstein MJXII What reconstruction of the positions open it leaves the has been heard saying that there Academic Centre of the University graduate students and research was definitely know departments Photo Editor means to its inhabitants is that students with no representation in mind which will feef the hurt, BEEONE departments will close down and campus wide. but I find this to be bit short of the Copy Editor faculty, regardless of tenure, will This is only half the problem. truth since sitting next to me is a Joe DiStefano face the possibility of losing their Secondly, the Faculty Recruitment listing of academic programs jobs. This directly issue deals with the non hiring of which may be the victims of Production effects more faculty. What this means is academic rape. Staff undergraduate programs of this that the Deans and Department The proposals which head this school, but not as hard as graduate Chairs were authorized late last document go as follows: programs will be hit. When fall to only recruit enough to fill *=REDUCE IN HALF FOR 1 STAFF gra uate student departments get limited positions. Edelstein said YEAR THE NUMBER OF NEW Robert V. Gilheany, Scott Mintzer, Fred cut that reduces the amount of his principle is to act selectively, GIRATUATE STUDENTS Mayer, Wayne Myer, Fiona Madcleod, Steven teacher assistants on campus. making investments in individuals SUPPORTED WITH STIPENDS Forester, Eric Penzer, Bob Beakman, Argyle When this happens the school is of exceptional quality. This also FROM UNIVERSITY Thompson, Didem, Alfonse Bellissimo, W.W. forced to hire retired or means they are probably higher ALLOCATED FUNDS Pecker, Thoi Nguyen, Trepp, Dean unemployed high school teachers. **=1 YEAR SUSPENSION OF Markadakis, Christine DeFazio, Andrew paid than your average professor, Haggerty, David Terner, Gary, Rachel This idea only seems good on who just needs a little room to ADMISSION OFFERS TO Wexelbaum, Tom Giatras paper, when in reality these grow. What happens is that this GRADUATE STUDENTS teachers will be less qualified than action gets translated into larger ***=MASTERS LEVEL The Stony Brook Press is published bi-weekly during the Academic year and intermittently during teacher assistants and graduates classes and less choices of classes, PROGRAMS THAT CAN the summer session by The Stony Brook Press we have now. because there will be nobody to SUPPORT GRADUATE Inc.., a student run and student funded not-for-profit In Edelstein's report he mentions teach them. STUDENTS WITH STIPENDS corporation. Advertising policy does not necessarily the fact that President Marburger The third insult offered to For the record I will mention reflect editorialpoicy. agrees with him when it comes to graduate students mainly is the only a few of the fifteen programs (s16)632-6451 how long it would take for the Allocation Sube 205, Cenral Ha of Support for New which will feel this crunch the SUNY at Stony Brook University to adjust to these Graduate Students. This in worst. Ecology& Evolution , Stony Brook, NY 11794-2790 budget cuts. Both think that one Edelstein's own words, "I have Philosophy, Chemistry (including: fiscal year is not enough, so their informed the deans that a one-year ('hprmiqtrv-rhermiranil Binlnorv and plan is to consider a phased-in limitation is being imposed on the Chemical Physics,) are a number determined to have our say in the approach, to be implemented over extent to which state funds can be of programs designated as *. Some restructuring of the university's a three year period. used for the support of new ** programs are Anthropological academic centre. Tilden, The steps which the President graduate students m 1992-93. The Sciences-Social&Cultural-, Foreign this ones for you, we want equal- and the Provost wish to take goal of this strategy is to generate Language Instruction, (including: representation in the committee on should be taken as an insult, and 1 million in savings. This is an French,Italian, German, Spanish, restructuralization, it has also an infringement, on the rights of appropriate area to look for and Russian. In case you are occurred to me that you think we both uncergraduate and graduate savings, because Stony Brook is wondering there are no *** don't belong in the decision students at this University. The highfy, unusual among public programs on this list, could be making of who gets fired. Well Blue Ribbon Committee, Faculty universities in the proportion of its because nobody knows what it you're right we don't, what we ask Recruitment, and Allocation of graduate students supported by stands for. is fair representation as students, Support for New graduate state funds, and measures have If you think this Editorial really tax payers, and financers of this Students, are the most devastating been introduced in recent years to comes across as reporting university. Stay alert for the student and faculty at the adjust it. Undergraduate teaching Edelstein's plans for the Administration, we are watching present time. First off, te Blue needs to continue to be met by the University, you are correct in you and don't want you to Ribbon Committee is going to be re-allocation of a portion of these thinking so. It s my way of saying reallocate"our **#@$%'n comprised of a panel of savings to the Vice Provost for we are watching you, and are programs without consulting us. LETTERS AND THEN THERE WERE THOSE WHO LIKED GATES...

To read Shari Nezami's review of Prof. point, while Gates went on to give a very Gates' words is necessary. condescending-Nezami moves on to Gates' speech last month, you'd think we careful and compassionate portrait of Some of her misquotations are only ridicule Gates for "his underprivileged listened to the senile reminiscences of an James Baldwin's life and writings which minor. According to Nezami, Gates was childhood which he was forced to spend in old establishment lackey, inter spersed addressed the most pressing issue facing on assignment for the London Times (it's Christian Summer Camps in New with grumpy, reactionary platitudes. But artists and scholars today; the relation of the Times of London) when he first met England." Why an underprivileged to compare her version of Gates with what art to politics. The fact that Gates Baldwin. Actually, he was on assignment childhood should be an embarrassment we actually heard that night, it seems more expressed an unpopular opinion-that the for Time magazine, writing not " a story isn't clear to me. Moreover, it was one likely that Nezami couldn't remember what artist's ability to be honest is compromised entitled 'The Black Expatriate', as she Episcopal camp and it wasn't in New he said and so decided to trash him by involvement in mass politics-doesn't says, but a series on Black expatriates. England, but in West Virginia personally. It isn't Gates who "would automatically sentence him to the rubbish (Was Baldwin an English expatriate?) Where Gates read a sample 16-comma much rather talk about himself than heap. Whether Nezami paid enough Nezami says that in London Gates "rents a sentence from Baldwin, Nezami has him anything truly meaningful," but Nezami attention to see Gates' point, we may never car and drives to France." Across the reading us "a piece of his (own) writing who would rather stew in her own know; but instead of taking him on directly Channel? from that time...equally thrilling himself prejudices against Gates, old whit people, she resorts to bizarre personal But as she goes on her way towards the and the audience at his worthless forgery." Harvard, Yale and literature than listen to condemnations-Gates is evil because he final outright fabrication of Gates' She adds that "My friends and I were not something she disagrees with. teaches at Harvard and studied at Yale; mansion, and her statement that "I'd still impressed" by Baldwin's sentence. As Nezami points out, it became clear she would rather die than be like Gates rather die than turn out like this guy." she At one point, having apparently early on that Gates was not going to speak even though he lives in a mansion (which makes bigger and bigger mistakes. After exhausted her notes, she inserts a long on the advertised topic-" On he doesn't)-and shameless distortions so briefly dismissing Gates' sentimental attack on Gates for " his nasty habit of Transforming the American Mind." But that, leaving alone her arbitrary preference recollection of dinner with Baldwin and speaking about things which he doesn't she seems to have checked out at that for politics over literature, some defense of Josephine Baker-she says it's understand," namely racism and sexism. .The Stony.Brook Press page 10 ...... M.:...... ::t ...... :i:i:i..! ...... -...... Slut...... I ...... -...... I...... -...... 1...... - ...... *...... Iii~iiii·· ...... :::.:.....A.I..,..,..,.,...... th...... 'o ...... %,.....K:...... -k...... 1...... I.- ...... 'd ...... a ...... a ...... - n ..,... - .- percent to twenty-five percent. If we could values of wealthy children, whose people would never put their kids out on Public education in America is a game afford to spend fifty billion dollars in the education, the author claimed, anesthetized the little-league field and say, 'We are rigged by the rich to the disadvantage of Persian Gulf, then we can afford five them to the problems of the poor. going to rig the game for our children..." the poor, according to Jonathan Kozol, billion dollars to do this." "The book was about how decent middle- Yet we do permit that rigging in our public author of the best-selling Savage Kozol began chronicling the failings of class kids...lose a sense of justice, really," schools." Inequalities: Children in America's public education with his first book, Death says KozoL "Even the best of them--who For 1986's Illiterate America, Kozol Schools. In the April issue of Playboy at an Early ae."Thatr trip across town was read good books ana are worried about spent three years exploring how America's poor a u na....•--,,.....,y.-e... u.i..gn magazine (on sale iuesaay, Marcn 3), ------poor aaultts navigate society---even tmougn Kozol argues that the nation's schools are many are unable to comprehend basic in worse condition than they were a decade forms and some cannot read a telephone ago, and puts the blame on two consecutive directory. Republican administrations. "This country could end illiteracy "[T]he poor have no place in America overnight if it wanted to," says Kozol. "We anymore," Kozol says in the Playboy have the means to do it, we just don't do it. Interview, conducted by Morgan Strong. More money is put into prison construction "Since President Reagan was in office- than into schools. That, in itself, is the and, more vividly, since President Bush description of a nation bent on suicide." came to office-government policy has Kozol interviewed homeless families increasingly ceased to address questions of living in New York for his next book, equality." Rachel and Her Children. The stories he "Ronald Reagan was a genius," Kozol heard prompted him to visit minority adds sardonically. "He has made millions schools nationwide, and then to write of Americans as selfish as he and his wife. Savage Inequalities. He has surgically removed the soul of "I didn't think it would be this bad," says conscience out of our children and replaced Kozol. "Like most Americans, I believed it with the most crass and unhesitating self- in the myth of progress...But the schools interest" are more crowded, the black children are When Savage Inequalities was released, more segregated, their health is worse, PublishersWeekly printed an open letter to their nutrition is worse, their teachers' pay George Bush demanding that he read it. In is comparatively worse. that same spirit, advance copies of Kozol's "This book doesn't ask for compassion," Playboy Interview have been mailed to he adds. "It asks for anger and action. And each Democratic and Republican that intimidates people. But I wanted to Presidential candidate, along with a letter write a book that will keep rich people urging them to make education a campaign from sleeping easily until they act upon issue. what I've written." "President Bush doesn't need to be accountable to the poor," Kozol Says. "[His1 statement that we don't have enough This piece was submitted by Playboy money to fund Head Start is preposterous. Magazine. It's as implausible as his having said that Clarence Thomas was the most qualified --- candidate for the Supreme Court... Jonathan Kozol "If I were the Secretary of Education, the first thing I would do would be to convince the longest trip I've ever taken. Just a injustices, inequality and segregation-are the nation to get rid of property-tax funding twenty-minute train ride. I've never convinced by their education that they are for schools," he adds. "And I would returned in any real sense." powerless to change it. immediately ask Congress to raise the Kozol's second book, The Night Is Dark "I don't believe that any rich person wishes federal expenditure from its present five and Im Far from Home, focused on the poor children harm," Kozol adds. "Rich _ Then she goes on to give a legalistic independence. Baldwin, whose unique articlemakes it seem as if Mr. Gates drove definition which she seems to think "there talents and temperament suited him-more across the English Channel-that however is no way around" because "It is said" by than all but a handful of Americans in the was not my intent. I did not say his story someone she doesn't mention. I can see last 40 years-for the creation and was condescending-only his tone. I did not her criticizing Gates for not dealing with enjoyment of beauty and truth, was ridicule his "underprivileged childhood"- racism enough. That's what she seemed to destroyed when he ventured into public maybe Mr. Abrams should re-read the be saying when she said Gates didn't speak politics. He was too vulnerable. Others article; obviously you have missed the about anything truly meaningful. But now were better suited to make the sacrifices point. we're all the way on the other side, and to follow the logic revolution. We do On my "legalistic definition" trashing Gates for talking too much about not have to despise one human type in consult the Sociology Department on the these things. order to praise another. Maybe Gates meaning of the terms racism and sexism. I Picking up the pace in the stretch-run of deserved Nezami's thrashing, if he seemed did not trash Gates for speaking about the article, she tells us that Gates made to denigrate political coordination in order those subjects too much. My point ,which "these strange assertions-'I am a scholar,' to exalt the solitary activity of art. But once again you seem to have missed, was he throws in our faces about every five look around. The world is not in danger of that it was wrong of him to make such a minutes. " I don't remember him saying it being taken over by artists or even by misleading statement. I did not ridicule even once. But even if she remembers Harvard scholars. It would be just fine if a Gates for preferring scholarship to correctly, by ridiculing Gates for preferring few people ended up like Prof. Gates revolution, if that is his preference then I scholarship to revolution she merely instead of dead. agree with him. However, I did not feel affirms the main point of his talk--that the that Gates had the right to assume that pressure on intellectuals to participate in Baldwin had compromised his beliefs in mass political struggles comes from people Ira Abrams order to appease Black America, which who are fundamentally hostile to 632-7390 was the point of both his speech and my intellectuals. In subordinating his personal EGL Dept. article. You assume that I despise quest for honesty, freedom and creative scholars, wrong again I simply despise inspiration to the schedule and rigidity of a scholars who tow the establishment line revolutionary cadre, Baldwin-Gates Ms. Nezami Replies: Mr. Abrams does and make light of the struggle of "revolutionaries." said-gave up his dignity and his make one point corretly: the wording of the S Mar'cl 11, 1992 page n

marcn 11, ivz page i/ LBus;I CO n V icted War Crim-inmal mnerna-Utiiam Vwar- Crimes Tribunal *F=inds Bush & CO GuiltV on 1 9 Counts by Robert V. Gllheany when their campaign chief, and later CIA Kuwaiti crowned prince authority under phosphorous and other incinderary bombs. CIA and the Shah. In 1972, Iraq director, William Casey, was meeting with told his military advisors the U.S. Many of the surrendering troops were nationalized the Iraqi petroleum company. An international war crimes tribunal had representatives of Teheran to delay the that the Americans will constitution to waving white flags, and this all happened a Nixon and the U.S. gulf policeman, The heard a testimony from the international release of American hostages until after the come in when the Iraqis unilaterally day and a half after the surrender in the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahalavi started commission of inquiry on U.S. war crimes U.S. Presidential elections in return for invade. forgive those seventy mile long stretch of carnage there running arms to the Kurds, but not enough against Iraq. This commission of inquiry arms. Iran was armed through the Iran- George Bush's intentions loans. One were no survivors. This was one of the for them to be successful, just enough for held hearings on five continents, fifty Contra scandal. The attitudes of the powers were clear, to provoke Iraq member of the most heinous war crimes this planet has them to stabilize the Iraqi government cities, and thirty cities in the United States. in Washington could best be summed up into invading Kuwait U.N., Yemen, everseen. In 1975, Saddam Hussein and the Shah They gathered information from by Henry Kissinger's quote: "Let them kill Before the invasion, ai voted against the The last of the nineteen charges put of Iran reached an agreement that the eyewitnesses, experts, doctors, each other." American ambassador tc U.S. forced together by Ramsey Clark stated that the Iranians would get control Shatt-AI-Arab photographers, media coverage, published The double dealing of the White House Iraq April Glaspie was resolution and use of force to secure permanent military and the Kurds would no longer be armed. reports, interviews , and accounts gathered throughout the Iran-Iraq war had two called into Saddan was told by the base in the gulf region and Arabian With this agreement worked out, the Iraqi between December 1990 and May 1992. purposes; money for arms traders, and to Hussein's office on July 25 U.S. ambassador: peninsula is a violation of the U.N. charter, regime went on a search and destroy The final meeting of the tribunal took weaken both countries. The Iranian 1990. During that meeting "That's the most International law, and the constitution of mission of the Kurds. place in New York City, in a fifteen revolution overthrew the hated Shah of Hussein expressed hi, expensive vote the U.S. 12 to 15 million Kurds live in Turkey, hundred seat auditorium at the Martin Iran whose secret police, the brutal interests in friendh3 you'll ever casL" The mainstream media covered this war Kurdish people and culture are under Luther King Junior High School in SAVAK, was trained by none other than relations with the Unite( Media for literally hundreds of hours. During that constant attack in this fascist country. It is Manhattan, after many months of gathering Norman Schwarzkopf's father who was a States even though certaii manipulation and time of coverage and commentary, the against the law in Turkey to speak the evidence. The auditorium was packed, and U.S. client state policeman of the middle circles in the governmen disinformation treaties, protocols and principles of the Kurdish language and the whirling so was the school cafeteria. The attendance east. The U.S. destabilizing campaigns were hostile towards U.S was an Nuremberg, Hague, Geneva conventions, dervishes are also illegal except for one was huge despite a media blackout on the against Iraq go back to 1958. In order to Iraqi relations. He went oi administration and the charter of the United Nations, were day a year. The Turkish government refers activities of the tribunal in the United control the area with imperialist aims, the to say that Kuwait wa strategy. For five never discussed in the context of U.S. to the Kurds as mountain Turks. Some of States, though the tribunal has been front bombing targets. the terrorist policies the Turks use against U.S. was hostile to the idea of strong engaging in economi months the U.S. page news in other countries when they the Kurds includes death squads, in the nationalist governments in the area. warfare with his country media ran a have convened there. The Kurdish Question U.S. media we have heard a lot about the Double dealing was the practice of the and he was interested ih campaign to The tribunal found George Bush, J. treatment of the Kurds in Iraq, but not Bush administration in dealing with Iraq peaceful resolutions of thi glorify militarism Danforth Quayle, James Baker, Richard The Kurds are a Persian people who live about their treatment in neighboring and Kuwait. On one hand the Bush issues at hand. Glaspi and weapons Cheney, William Webster, Colin Powell, mainly in southeastern Turkey and their Turkey. Could it be that Turkey is a U.S. administration was encouraging Iraq to responded that Presiden systems. The Norman Schwarzkopf, and others guilty of pursue its policy of raising world oil prices. an population spreads across Northern Iraq ally, receiver of massive military aid and Bush wanted to deepen corporate media nineteen charges, ranging from crimes In a secret meeting in New York City, the and Northern Iran. They have been victims was an important part of the 27 nation broaden relations with Iraq An incinerated boay ot an Iraqi soldier on the "Hignway ot ueatn screened against peace, war crimes, crimes against former U.S. ambassador and the Iraqi and the President wants to of ethnic repression in each of the countries coalition against Iraq? information that humanity and other criminal acts and high foreign minister came to an agreement to to incite the people to revolt against the the economic capabilities, to reduce their they live in. The commission of inquiry held three secure peace and stability in the region. was allowed into the public domain and crimes in violation of the charter of the raise oil prices (according to the L.oL, Glaspie also went on to say that the dispute Hussein regime and replace it. This is numbers and weaken their health." 1920 after World War 1 the Turkish meetings in Turkey. The Turkish people intimidated writers and reporters into United Nations, International law, the against international law. This tactic was The embargo has prevented the shipment Ottoman Empire was defeated. The Kurds and Kurds defied police terror to attend between Iraq and Kuwait is an Inter-Arab putting proper spin on the news coverage constitution of the United States and laws infant were promised a homeland of Kurdistan. tribunal hearings held in Turkey August problem and the U.S. would not intervene used against the people of Nicaragua and it of new medicines, water purifiers, and on who gets interviewed to speak on made in the pursuance thereof. turned some portion of the population to milk formulas, and other supplies. The This promise was broken by the British, third and fourth of 1991. militarily.. At the end of the meeting the issues involved. The U.S. military The international inquiry was called Glaspie reiterated the U.S. position of vote for the UNO coalition giving the U.S. combined effects of these actions has the dominant power in Europe at the time. The commission visited the Turkish Iraq created reporting pools and intimidated, together by Ramsey Clark, who was cholera, They saw an emerging power in the Soviet border at the same time the Turkish army peace and friendship with Iraq. a partial though not a permanent victory in caused epidemics of diarrhea, harassed, and persecuted reporters who Attorney General in the Johnson By setting up the circumstances in the that country. hepatitis, malnutrition and stress that will Union. The British saw a relatively strong attacked a Kurdish village inside Iraq. This tried to report outside the pool. administration. He is internationally Persian Gulf for the purposes of instigating Other Bush attacks on civilians included kill more people than the initial bombings. Turkey as a check on the new communist happened two weeks after Bush thanked President Bush continually made recognized as a constitutional, human a war (for whatever reason) this is a the carpet bombing on the city of Basara, With the electrical grid deliberately state. This betrayal of the Kurds set up Turkish prime minister Turgut Ozal for his statements to the press that he knew were rights and international law expert and violation of the Nuremberg Principle No. 6 the bombing of bridges and shopping bombed hospitals were forced to close. false, such as the Iraqi soldiers stealing world class attorney. as a crime against peace. When we look at centers during the day and a bomb shelter The Bush policy also prevented relief Kuwaiti babies from incubators. A story The charges, dealing with crimes against the conduct of the War, The President at night that killed 500 civilians. Also hit agencies such as the Red Cross and the that the daughter of the Kuwaiti peace and humanity, addresses the violated the Protocols of the Geneva suburban neighborhoods, schools, Red Crescent from bringing relief to the were ambassador told congress under a secret overwhelming evidence that the U.S. set up conventions, the charter of the United churches, and civilian Iraqi civilian population and they masques, identity at least one congressman on the provocations that led Iraq into invading Nations, and the Hague conventions of deliberately bombed food and fertilizer government buildings. committee panel knew she was the Kuwait, which in turn offered a pretext for 1907 and 1920. storage facilities. Bush deliberately destroyed Iraq's ambassador's daughter and kept quiet a U.S. military invasion. The charge that is The Geneva Iraq consumed 2,500 tons of Infant conventions of 1949 and infrastructure for the expressed purpose of about it. This was all part of a sophisticated documented in the tribunal states that the 1977 clearly state that civilians can not be formula per month during the first seven weakening Iraq as an economic power. media campaign to gather support for Bush U.S. conspired on or before 1989 to targets months of 1990, from Nov. 1 1990 to of military acts, and it's a violation Along with the bridges and dams, the U.S. so he could go out and commit war crimes. provoke Iraq into military actions, but the of international law to wantonly February 7, 1991 Iraq was able to import destroy, lead forces bombed fertilizer factories Bush and Schwarzkopf ordered the - i evidence that is published in the War remove, or render useless objects that are causing immense environmental damage, only 17 tons. The Red Crescent society of 7 1 Ramsey Clark killing of surrendering Iraqi soldiers over Crimes book and was submitted to the indispensable to Iraq estimated that more than 3000 infants the survival of the civilian and an infant formula factory with the 24 hours after the cease-fire. The Iraqis tribunal, shows that the U.S. government observer, 10/21/90). At the same time, the will die as of February 7, 1991 as a result -» population, such as drinking water intent to destroy Iraq. The genocidal agreed to a soviet sponsored cease fire and was conspiring to engage in a war with CIA worked with Kuwait to glut the world installations, food stuffs, crops, live stock, intentions of the Bush administration were of infant formula and medical shortages. agreed to comply with the U.N. resolution Iraq way back in 1985. oil market. While the Iraqis were agriculture and irrigation works, to start out pronounced on September 16, 1990 by Air This was happening at the same time Bush 660 and withdraw from Kuwait on According to Kuwaiti sources, in 1979 embroiled in their war'with Iran, Kuwait was declaring a sanctity of life day or cause suffering to the civilian population Force chief of staff General Michael J. February 21, 1991. Bush tried to dismiss the U.S. National Security Advisor, moved in on Iraqi oil fields, the Rumaila a war crime.I designed to take away American women's as Dugan as he mentioned plans to destroy the cease fire and administration officials Zbigniew Brzezinski urged Saddam oil reserves. Kuwait annexed nine hundred President control of their own bodies. Bush ordered the destruction of Iraqi civilian economy ( Washington Post, decided to prosecute the war. Bush said he Hussein to attack Iran and seize Khuzistan. square miles of Iraqi land. Kuwait facilities essential to civilian life and The U.S. forces used illegal weapons and 9/16/90). That is an announced intention to would give no cover to retreating soldiers An Iraqi mother tending her badly burned child The U.S. objective was to roll back the contracted out to Santa Fe drilling conducted an assault on the environment. economic productivity of Iraq. The U.S. commit war crimes. Also in a speech in out of combat in violation of the Hague Iranian revolution. If Iraq was successful it corporation for the purpose of slant drilling government sponsored coalition attack on September 1990, Secretary of state James Bush used Napalm, phosphorous bombs, 1907 conventions governing land warfare. years of persecution in Turkey. part in the war against Iraq. would gain control of the Shatt-Al-Arab, a to steal Iraqi oil. One of Santa Fe drilling's Iraq deliberately destroyed all dams and Baker spoke of the strategic goals in fuel air explosives, cluster bombs on Radio On February 26th Baghdad From March 1946 to February 1947 the In Istanbul the commission hearings were strait between Iran and Iraq, that Iran major chair holders is none other than water purification facilities in Iraq, forcing military intervention, not just to include the troops, civilians, oil refineries, and nuclear the withdrawal of troops from announced Kurds had a small independent nation of supposed to be held in a six thousand seat gained in a treaty with Iraq in 1975. The National Security Advisor Brent the people to drink polluted water, and also liberation of Kuwait, but the destruction of and fertilizer storage facilities causing with the U.N. Kuwait in Accordance Mahaban in what now is northern Iran. In stadium , but the government pressure ensuing war lasted eight years and caused Scowcroft. knocked out all power generating facilities the Iraqi military infrastructure (N.Y. apocalyptic environmental destruction and the 27th withdrawing resolutions. On December 1946 the U.S. trained Iranian forced the stadium to back out so people many deaths. This wrongful attack on Iran After several attempts by Iraq to resolve in the country along with all Times 9/4/90). death. This conduct violates the U.N. were leaving Kuwait troops and refugees army moved into Mahaban and crushed the crammed into a five hundred seat had the tacit approval of the Reagan-Bush the tensions between the two countries by pharmaceutical factories and rendered the Charge No. 14 of the complaint charged charter, Geneva conventions and Hague heading into southern administration. on two highways resistance. The destruction of Mahaban auditorium. Inter-Arabian means failed, Saddam Iraqi health care system rudimentary. by the commission of inquiry states that conventions, the laws of armed conflict and attacked the front Iraq. The U.S. air force was carried out on the orders of Harry S. In Silopi, Turkey on the Iraqi border, The arms dealers of the world made a Hussein started to move troops to the Without electricity simple surgery could Bush intentionally deprived the constitutes war crimes and crimes against of these caravans creating President and rear cars Truman under the leadership of General H. commission delegates saw British and killing on this war, especially the United Kuwaiti border. On a July 30, 1990 not be performed and the effects of the Iraqi people of essential medicines, potable humanity. traffic jams miles long both military and Norman Schwarzkopf the father of Desert American Poised Hammer Strike force States which provided arms to both sides in meeting between Jordanian and Kuwaiti embargo (that includes medical supplies, food and other necessities. Other Bush crimes leading up to the war vehicles. These vehicles were than water, civilian Storm Commander and the trainer of the stationed under the pretense of protecting the conflict. The Iraqis were getting leaders, a Kuwaiti foreign minister, Sheik contrary to popular belief) is causing death According to this charge written by included the open bribery of U.N. security strafed and fire bombed. military aid through third countries and Sabeh Abed Al Jaber Al Sabah, the Emir's council members. The Bush administration brutal secret police of the Shah of SAVAK. the Iraqi Kurds. But Turkish Kurdish and untold suffering on tens of thousands Ramsey Clark: "A major component of The above photo is the charred remains to members, The oppression of the Kurds in Iraq is leaders accused the U.S. planes of flying monies hidden in U.S. agriculture grants. brother, stated that if Iraq invades Kuwaiti of people, mostly children. The goal of this assault on Iraq was the systematic dolled out billions of dollars Egypt of of an Iraqi soldier. The photographic based on Kurdish resistance to the Hussein reconnaissance missions and providing The Reagan-Bush contacts with the territory they will call in the Americans illegal campaign of suffering that is being depravation of human needs and services. made arms deals, and forgave billion on loans, Bush had no evidence suggests the use of Napalm, regime that was stirred up by the Nixon information- to the Turkish death squad Khoumeni regime in Iran go back to 1980 (The Village Voice, 3/3/90). 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by Dean D. Markadakis There is no question that the role of represented in advertising. A man wearing Sociology department, proclaims:"Society women in advertising has changed a rather carefree expression is smoking an says that you have to have a lot of sex with When I finally awoke from my 19 credit dramatically since around the second world L&M cigarette while a woman takes a a lot of different women to be a real man. coma and realized that yes, it was, in fact, war. In just five consecutive decades, wafting sniff of the smoke which seems to Well, what happens if you don't? Then Women's History Month again, already, I beginning with 1940, women have been put her in a hypnotic trance. Although she what are you? Are you half a man? Are quickly dove for my desk and started portrayed in many different ways. By no is surrounded by flowers, their fragrance you still a boy? It's ridiculous. You see a pouring vast amounts of information into means, though, can America in general be doesn't seem to affect her as much as the whiskey ad with a guy and two women on the 16-inch-wide-by-20-inch-high-by-12- epitomized by a few ads from a few cigarette's does. She seems to enjoy his arm. The implication is that real men inch-deep gray box on my desktop which I different magazines. The fact that what is inhaling the carcinogenic sidestream don't have any trouble getting women." will henceforth refer to as my "computer." portrayed in advertising today is very smoke. On the lapel of her overcoat, there This example illustrates the power men After typing the first few lines of my different from actual everyday life can not is a rather large button with the letter M on supposedly have over women, and the fact attempted article, I learned several things. be disputed. We must remember that the it. It is unclear what this means (maybe it that men get women whenever, wherever First, I now know the dimensions of my sole purpose of advertising is to sell a was "in" to wear a button with the letter M they want - even in diners over yogurt. Macintosh. Second, I know that I can product. Of course the advertiser wants the on it, but I doubt it). Maybe it was put However, as one interviewee in Men's successfully use the word "henceforth" image to seem blissful and desirable. there to stir controversy so the ad would Lives informs us further, we realize that constructively. But even more importantly, Usually, the ad has nothing to do with the get as much publicity as possible. ( Again, the power is really in the women's I realized that the most effective way to product being sold, but is rather a desirable we must remember that the sole purpose of hands:"As a man, you're taught that men write about women's representation in situation or image. Just as images in an ad is to sell a product) What does this are more powerful than women, and that American society, would be to indicate advertisements today are far from anything representation tell us about what we men always have the upper hand, and that how the representation of women in real, so were the ads of the 50's. desire? If we are men, we want to attract it's a man's society. But then you see all advertising has changed through time. In one ad from a 1950 LIFE Magazine, a women, and if we are women, we want to these women (in advertisements) and it Images in advertisements are, in fact, what woman in her mid-thirties dressed in a be attracted. In the ad, the man has a smirk makes you think, 'Jesus Christ, if we have we, the general public, see. While rather expensive evening gown sporting on his face as he glances over his shoulder all the power, how come all the beautiful attempting this, however, I realized that elaborate jewelry, holds a silver tray with a at the beautiful woman closing her eyes in women are telling us what to buy?' And to just as images in advertising today are far matching coffee pot and cream & sugar ecstasy as she smells the smoke. Maybe be honest, it just makes me hate beautiful from anything real, so was the case in the servers. Behind her are the four styles of she'll talk to the man, get to know him, go women because they're using their power past as well. Advertising is a dull, empty silverware being advertised. She is to bed with him, marry him, have 3 kids, a over me." void of utter political incorrectness. obviously saying, "I can't wait until my dog, a Volvo, and live happily ever after - It's obvious that the representation of Advertisements are lies - we can't make guests arrive so I can really show off my all because of that one cigarette. women in advertising has changed It is generalizations about women in the 20th new dress, jewelry, and silverware." The A 1940's ad for Bayer aspirin consists of dramatically in the past 30 or 40 years. ad century by analyzing their depiction in ads impression being made is that along with three pictures - one of a man, one of his expected to. Nobody wants to see an is. That's because just as women's images in modern the silverware comes the rather tacky wife, and one of their teen-aged son. They that depicts life as it actually An ad has to advertisements are fake, so were the clothing and gaudy jewelry. If we want to all look extremely happy perhaps to the what most people try to avoid. - something we images of women in ads in the past. look as stunning as this woman, we should point of insanity. The tough father, be something desirable This is precisely the We've all heard rumors that womenin buy the eight place-settings plus four sporting a hard hat and stupid smile, is don't have, but want. have been so the 50's were ranked in the American class serving pieces and chest for only $69.95 saying, "I gargle with Bayer for sore throat reason women in advertisinr. If an ad system in a position just slightly above the without any excise tax. The names of the due to a cold!" The mother, holding a mop misrepresented image of something that is not duck-billed platypus. Yes, I know this four models of silverware are Spring and stretching a stupid smile, says, "I take gives the theory makes many modern Americans Garden, Youth, Lovely Lady, and Danish Bayer for the headachy feeling of real, then how can we be expected to' cringe like salted slugs. Supposedly, Princess. Although these names have housework fatigue!" The son, flashing his understand what America was like in the women "only dreamed" of smoking, or absolutely nothing to do with spoon style, football garb and stupid smile, is saying, "I past or know what is real in the present? working, or going to football games. The they are all something we desire. We take Bayer for aching muscles!" This is a If the advertising industry keeps woman was nothing more than something would all like to have a spring garden. We most prime example of stereotypical changing at the pace at which it has been waiting at home till her husband arrived at would all like to be young. If you have the advertising. It gives us the impression that for the past 50 years, it will be quite a 5:30 with a sore neck, expecting a rubdown silverware, you, too can be a lovely lady, all men "in those days" were the while before any advertiser can claim, and maybe a little sex. Okay, so there and I suppose women in the fifties might breadwinners, all teen-aged boys were "You've come a long way, baby," and weren't too many women construction have wanted to look like Danish princesses jocks, and most importantly, that all actually think we believe it. Now, during workers back then. Women were always (okay, okay, three out of four isn't bad). women were housewives (but nevertheless, Women's History Month, more than ever, models, store clerks, telephone operators, The image is of a perfect hostess who is all three had stupid smiles). This ad we should think about these negative bookkeepers, etc. (and I'm not the epitome of entertainment perfection. obviously gives us the wrong impression of images of women, write letters to stereotyping). They were never merely This method of advertising is the most women's roles in the 1940's. advertisers, companies, etc. and let them wives and mothers, barefoot and pregnant basic. The product being advertised is in In the film Killing us Softly, which was know just what we think of their lame slaving over a pot roast in a 1950's perfect view. The silverware takes up most shown in Wagner College's main lounge attempts at productivity, because no matter how far they American kitchen. It seems too many of the page, while the woman takes up this past Tuesday, women spoke about how how far women have gone or change unless we people have this distorted impression of the about a third. The advertiser is taking they felt about these negative will go, nothing will ever changing it. And, mid 20th century, and it will inevitably advantage of the fact that the human mind representations in the advertising industry. take an active step in finally does come that lead to faulty assumptions of pre-Kennedy subconsciously works by association. The lecturer claimed that the average when the day actually feel comfortable with America. When we see two or more things next to American sees approximately 500 women can their images in advertisements, I'll be able Today, nobody believes women are each other, our brain automatically advertisements each day, most of which to merrily have my slug, and salt it too. discriminated against. Nobody believes "shuffles" the images until some depict women in a vile, highly sexualized is Oh, and one last thing - Of course, women are merely sex objects (we must connection is found. In this case, the manner. Advertising in the 80's and 90's ago. censorship is more evil than all degrading remember: women have lawyers silverware yields a perfect hostess. This ad very different than it was just 20 years are of advertisements combined, so, rather than too)(Sarcasm, sweetheart, sarcasm). Times may be telling vs that women in 1950 were Images of men in advertisements of women are of trying to ban or boycott the advertising have changed, indeed. In the late 80's to usually housewives and that they were in success, while those and sexual industry, the next time we see a degrading early 90's, being unfashionable has charge of things like silverware while the unattainability, "femininity", In a 1986 ad in Time advertisement, we should just sit down, become so fashionable, that what is men were in charge of more important assertiveness. a man is surrounded by 10 relax, have a snack, look at it, think about considered unfashionable is in reality decisions. Even though the woman is magazine, with a very seductive it, and laugh. Enjoy! highly fashionable (ripped jeans, shoes- depicted in all her stunning feminine glory, women, each strewn across her face. no-socks, 5 o'clock shadows, mussed-up the representation is nevertheless a expression Apparently, they really want to sex him up hair, no makeup, dirty tee-shirts, etc.). negative one. Of course, we shouldn't in the biggest way possible. He is a very We've gone from the 1950's M&M man to make the hasty generalization of saying all attractive homo sapien and each of the the contemporary Ninja Spuds McKenzie women in 1950 took after the one in this women is absolutely flawless. This ad is (yes, NINJA Spuds) and the subliminal ad. we very effective and really makes me want to Howard Johnson's clam-strip orgy (but we In another ad from LIFE magazine, the go out and buy frozen yogurt. Men's won t get into that; let's just say I always see that in 1960, just ten years after significant Lives, an anthology compiled and written ordered clam strips, and I don't even like silverware ad, there is a women are in part by Dr. Michael Kimmel of the seafood - very effective). difference in the way March 11, 1992 page 15

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his tidbits, and fell in love with his by Scott Mintzer writing. When next we see Walter he had fun at the Disney type of writing It's Sunday afternoon, and once gotten himself a job at the Mirror, by J.A. Madonia mentioned earlier and is well written again you are literally being dragged probably one of New York's first Review of Once Upon A Time(Del Rey enough to lead the anthology, a place off to see your grandparents for what tabloid newspapers.(Just to show how and Kessler) usually reserved for the best story. In will be yet another boring afternoon. far back this book takes you, Ed the last spot a place also reserved for Well kids, I think I may have the Sullivan was a reporter at this paper book for review [Press Last time's one of the better stories, is Lawrence answer to all of your troubles. It's along with Winchill.) Winchill was a trash Vol.13 #8] was such a piece of Watt-Evans "Portrait of a Hero", about probably one you never thought of. My star, if he said it happened, then it like peering that turning the pages was another dragon who takes a town like answer is reading a book, but not just happened (sometimes). This is not to into the very maw of hell. That is why it all the 'Magnificent Seven's' bad guys any book. It must be something they say he was yellow, but he was known something is such a pleasure to have rolled into one, and the woman who is can relate to. to stretch the truth a little bit. For a good to read; Lester Del Rey and Risa the villager's only hope for getting rid of Just such a book, is Walter Winchill, writer as influential as he was, he a Time: A Kessler's Once Upon the dragon. by Michael Herr, who also brought us could have deleted the truth Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (Del Not all the stories are about dragons, Dispatches, and the screenplays from completely and still would have been of Rey/Ballantine). An anthology of course, there is a good story by long Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal taken seriously in his day. He was so Fantasy fiction is equated with a kind of time writer and editor Lester Del Rey, Jacket powerful back then that if he even pony-crap film smurf-carebear-my pretty called "Fairy Godmother", that sets As we know from seeing such mentioned a restaurant or club in his mentality to a lot of folks. And why not? straight what Asimov had set awry classics as Apocalypse Now, and Full column as being a good place to go, it A lot of fantasy fiction seems to have earlier. Del Rey's story involves a young Metal Jacket, Michael Herr has a way became the new "in" spot almost into the been written after The Lord of The girl learning about compassion. Terry of bringing the past right immediately. good just this with his Rings, a yardstick by which Brooks sets his story in moder times, present. He does Not only was Walter a powerful Winchil. To quote fantasy is measured, and tries to with a young boy stricken with leukemia latest novel Walter journalist, but he took his ideas to the his newest combine elements of Disney's who seeks help from "Imaginary Herr himself, he calls radio as well. This was before that's typed like Tinkerbell, a pretty bland fantasy critter who teach him about self- creation a "screenplay television was affordable and popular. Friends", that reads like a novel but at best. That is why the fantasy shelves reliance. "The Old Soul", by Waylanc a novel, Every night thousands of radio a movie." He is right on the are filled to the brim with titles like is a tale about three travelers ir plays like listeners tuned in to hear those- Drew The images he creates puts Journey of Cutesey: The Little Elf That an isolated, seemingly deserted, money! unforgettable words " Good evening, right next to Walter at "The Stork was Confused, part 36 of a 'trilogy' that location and the tales they tell-when a you Mr. and Mrs. America and all its ships Club," which was Walter's favorite goes on infinitely so that is seems the fourth joins them with anothe, tale. at sea! This is Walter Winchill in New night club. Herr spares no detail in go to press!" author pummels you like a heavyweight There is also "Changeling", by Barbara York. Lets bringing to life this nearly forgotten champ, the end result being nausea Hambly, where a knight discovers a Eventually television became hero of the 30's and 40's , along with and a headache that sticks for days. child, a Fawn-like creature, and a popular and people turned their all of his friends, family, and many onto This is caused by brain cells being creature of glittering light in a dragon's attention away from radio and enemies. literally eaten away during bad, poorly hoard and receives a lesson in the television. Particularly to the Ed Walter Winchill, is the long awaited wasn't by written fantasy reading. The only cure flexibility of form. Sullivan show. Now Walter biography of one of America's nice is to gather whatever good brain cells Most of the ten stories were very gooc any means perfect, or completely forgotten folk heros. He was a gossip got you have left and read well written stuff. though Anne McCafferey's "The Quesi to anyone. So some might say he columnist and radio personality of the others like This is where Once Upon A Time of a Sensible Man" was difficult to gel what he deserved while 1930's and 40's. If you are under forty the comes in. Help heal your hurting head Once Upon A Time is filled with myself felt a little sorry for him in into. of age, chances are, you never with a collection of fine fantasy fiction described mythologica years end. But I'll let the readers decide wonderfully even heard of him. Now is your from writers like Barbara Hambly, Terry critters, and the illustrations by Michae that for themselves. chance. Sit back, relax, and read a Brooks, Lester Del Rey, Katherine accompanying each story Pangrazio little bit about him. Then call your Kurtz, Lawrence Watt-Evens and Isaac painstakingly rendered to fit the are grandparents and ask them all they Asimov, whom sci-fi readers know as The editors should be stories. know about this famous journalist. one of the most prolific writers in sci-fi, congratulated for producing such a The book begins with the start of but is less known as a writer of fantasy book. wonderful Winchell's journalistic career. He stories set in modern times. Here The next time your eyes wander ovei actually got his start in Vaudeville, but Asimov takes a crack at the classic in the fantasy section o the shelves acting never really panned out for style of fantasy story in a lighter look at your local book store stop when you ge Winchill. On a whim he stared to put the myth of knights, dragons and the to Once Upon a Time, this definite bits of gossip up on the call board of fairy godmothers who screw them up at reading for fantasy fans and even those birth in "Prince Delightful and the the auditoriums he played at. Before ...... , ~ _ I-I. . .I.---- who don't regularly read fantasy will finc I \

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Melville The Humanities Institute sent Blackwell History Museum The reason for this was the high cost of us this really cool expensive- Through June 7th, Emiko Toda Loeb: a the rental fee for this particular film. retrospective, looking multi-color poster the 1983-1991, a one-person According to Polity Treasurer David show other day announcing their of quilts by an internationally Greene, this film cost almost double the Ethnicity in the New acclaimed quilt artist on view in the Art rental fee of the other films COCA Museum America:The University of through May 10. Located on presents to us in Javits Lecture Center. the Future series of lectures. On March rt.25a in Stony Brook, the Museums are There were also rumors around that 11th we the undergraduate community can open wed. thru Sat and most Mon.. Polity President Dan Slepian had given holidays The Stony Brook Musician be treated to a fine lecture by Professor from 10am to 5pm. General the order for them to charge more because Carlos admission is $6 for adults and $4 for their constitution was Collective is a new organization open to Hortas from Hunter College who mysteriously lost. will be speaking senior citizens and students, $3 for ages 6- This to after further investigation all members of Stony Brook who share an on Cultural Diversity and turned 12, and free for Museum members and interest in playing, performing or writing Academic Consensus (just what we need - out to be only speculation. David Greene children under 6. call for info 751-0066 stated that music. Meetings are held every Monday more academic consensus), On April 29th he has copies of said night at 6:30 in is a lecture by Amy Ling on Asian- constitution on file in the case of such an room 201 in Central Hall. The Names They are currently looking for musical American Studies:Past, Present and Quilt... emergency. It was also said that this The NAMES instrument donations of any kind. contact: Future, and even though the Humanities Project AIDS Memorial money was then taken and has been since unaccountable for.The students 689-3574 or 928-FISH...Upcoming events Institute seems like a formidable ivory- Quilt - to be displayed at the USB should be assured, that Polity include OPEN POETRY READINGS white tower it should be easy enough to display, in the University's Indoor Sports does not need to hoard find on the fourth Complex - this money and even if the price was every Thursday night at The Rainy Night floor of the main will include panels of Long Islanders that have died increased to $2.00 on a regular House, acoustic instruments welcome... Library...The Humanities Institute has of AIDS-the next basis it is also launched work shop is March still less than your average video rental, or Tuesday Afternoon Meltdown 3-5:30 on in conjunction with the 11 from 11am to 5pm Greater in the bi-level movie teater ,n_. WUSB 90.1FM..An evening of 'Great(?) Port Jefferson Arts Council a new series - The Acoustic music' JAY MANKITA will Music Forum - featuring Milton perform at THE FANNIE BRICE Babbit 's works by Pianist Robert Taub on March THEATER March 11 at 8pm, preceded by 23rd, Robert Levin and "AIDS: The Caregivers" the Music of Mozart April 13, And an open mike music/poetry...ERICA Drew a photographic essay by artist Sus Stafford Krause, doing SPIENIK performing her one-woman piano and Dooley, will be on exhibit from Mond electronic music of Herbert show...one woman plus guitar, that is, at Brun on April March 30 through Thursday, April 2nd 27th. Tickets are a whopping Theater Three in Port Jeff on March 17th $8 for the Student Union Gallery, and featu students and are available (info 689-5083), Look forward to an all- all the way in photos of the health care workers who Port Jefferson at Theater day concert happening tentatively Three (call 928- involved with the treatment of AI] 9100) scheduled for April 18th... and the Good Times Book Store patients... (call 928-2664)... The Commies Are Comina.. GOOD THINGS COME TO Distiguished Block Caspe.. The Young Communist League Invites THOSE "Unspeakable Things to attend its first open house in Room WHO Unspoken: Ghosts and in Psych A and they seem to be togel Memories in African-American enough to present recent development4 RAVE Women's Identity" a lecture will be the Socialist world and the econor given by Elizabeth-Fox Genovese on crisis in the capitalist world, and they a The world loves a critic ... Tuesday, March 10,1992 at 8PM at the seem together enough to fight and deft Boy-r-dee aren't there an awful lot of Art Staller Center for the Arts, Recital Hall. working people against the ravages of Critics on the payroll now??? Well while The lecturre is free and open to all. current crisis, but they seem to ha Donald Kuspit is somewhere or another forgotten to tell us what date they ; (getting paid good tax dollars) the THE MUSEUMS AT meeting at 7:00pm in Psych A...if you woman's studies and African Studies STONY BROOK like them and are interested in carrying being as a long tradition of backwards ravaged as they are and as Ann E. PRESENT... politi4 Kaplan alienates the undergraduate philosophy call Jim of the YCL at 28 two exhibitions of contemporary art __ ___ Two people touching through twilight, I lslw tU i sIUUI,, As the memcome up from below, Roger MacGuire Red, yellow, and blue Strike with mortality, and swoon away, Caught in the spider web POETRY Love and anguish suddenly become Of a bare winter tree one, Beside a brick monolith. In the symphony of confusion, Fartin Martin Looother King Jooonyer - Joe DiStefano Our histories feign the present, i had a dream THING The light we shed on each othe im runnin throoo a packed parking Is frome the darkness within. garage eyes are laughing blue Two weary hearts collide, with yooo jellybeans whose taste reminds Two wounded souls understand, butt naked me of Mayan General stores where animated cigar store Indians hawk Two lovers leery of love, looosin it settin off as many car alarms gnostic religous tracts- Gurdjeff five for Despite the Confusion Questioning and catering, buttbumpin a dollah Healing the common wound. passing through gates and The guitar struggles in the back, In this sea of dispair, and i slaphappy portals accompanied by chortles and and my heart starts to break. We struggle to meet, to get it right, slap yooo uppin on flocks of blue winged sea I thought I decided birds whistling Carmen soar by Not to fall in love, The timing to a tee a screemin wailin bob marley feeling the dark of trees But here I am again. Has vanished with the frenzy of dumptruck fingers see the bark of the night emotions, and make love tooo yooo rolling on the ground like leaves She and I feel the same way, The path we take is impulsively till you're blooo tasting mouthfuls of earth Despite the confusion, squandered the vines throw runners encircling the She poured it out by the buckets, on the passions, on the screens, forest floor.... Feelings indistinguishable as mine Everything is here and now, one and MJXII She feels the same way, the same e - Joe DiStefano When you're wounded and burnt. Revenge

March 11, 1992 page 19 Art Ballet Chicago at Staller Centeir

By Christine A. DeFazio The performance opened with a piece Hitchcock's "Psycho". It seemed to be a moment was when all of the dancers began entitled "Square Dance" causing one to ballet adaptation of "Night of the Living to speak at once, and a scenario of chaos Ballet Chicago, as part of their first believe that they were about to see another Dead", but perhaps there was a deeper resulted. However, the director soon extended tour, presented an energetic, fresh corny presentation of cowboys dancing a meaning. The characters played by the appeared and got the crowd under control. ballet on Saturday, February 29 at jig. On the contrary, this adaptation of the dancers had humorous titles ike "The This is a spectacle one never sees in ballet. StonyBrook's Staller Center for the Arts. square dance was a modernized, abstract Ladv in N e~l~ee "" e c *-; r ... -- ; Alternating the narrative pieces with Still in its youth, Ballet quick and energetic dance pieces Chicago was founded in "Time Toque" came next. In this 1987 by Daniel Duell, a piece, as was the case in "Square former principal dancer Dance", the simplicity turned all of the New York City attention to the young and fresh Ballet, the late George F. dancers themselves, who danced with Newman, Jr. and Patricia a certain air of playfulness making it Blair. This young rising seem as if they were actually "star" is a cherished enjoying themselves. addition to Chicago's art The last act was a nostalgic grand community. Duell finale that left me wanting to be a describes Ballet Chicago part of the 1920's flapper-girl days. as a reflection of the city It looked like everyone was having itself, since both are "fabulously rich in so much fun! This piece called "By cultural diversity". Django" was truly the icing on the Duell created the Ballet cake. It was a quick vaudeville piece Chicago because he feels set to the roaring 20's music of that "with the emergence Django Reinhardt and Stephane of the dance community Crappelli. The "unexpected cameo", Chicago can be one of danced by Lisa Kipp, was the world's few great sumptuously dressed in a long white cities to have it all." gown with a silver jeweled One goal of the headpiece. She danced around Chicago Ballet is to effortlessly in high stiletto heels present new works flailing her white feather boa. This rooted in classical and costume, designed by Kathryn Koesling-Bennett, was a piece of art neoclassic------ballet,-----7 creating and Ballet Chicago itself. This was surely one of the commissioning new ballets which spring piece of George Balanchine, which carried Snob", "A Debonair Young Man", and from and express movement in jazz, performances that Jennifer Dunning of The off the humor of a square dance with the "Another Sanctimonious Snob" leading New York Times has described as having "a symphonic and chamber music. Already skill and sophistication of classical ballet. one to believe this was really a critique of with a diverse repertiore of 40 ballets the distinctive simplicity and clarity that It was a perfect opening piece, setting the society, dealing with a timeless subiect burnish the least compelling dances in their Chicago Ballet springs forward, combining stage for an evening of lively adaptations dealt with endlessly by art, the fact that new and traditional aspects of dance, in the repertory and make their signature works of classics carried off magically by Ballet nobody, regardless of their social stature glow unforgettably." same tradition as the infamous Martha Chicago. can escape death. The dancers rejoiced Graham Company. The short pieces, filled The second piece was David Parsons' "A and picnicked spurring death whose with wit and action, are a refreshing Hairy Night on Bald Mountain" faithful reappearance kept sending the change. Perhaps this takes ballet back to choreographed to heavy the music of dancers into cartoon style tiptoe, or its origins in the 17th Century as a lively Moussorgsky and Edvard Grieg, along an terrified frenzied jigs, and finally dropping intermission act. unexpected choice, Herman's score for in heaps of dead bodies. A humorous Dysfunctional Fables: Sparky the Vicious

by Rachel S.Wexelbaum would be Sparky the Attack Poodle, Sparky the Vicious, Sparky the...Pink. n the Union Free District of On his mad dash to salvation he Commack there lived a tripped a man swinging an open can of woman who subjected her bubble-gum pink paint, which spilled all poodle to the unspeakable over him and into his eyes, causing torture of wearing a funny haircut. No him to fall down a manhole. Then the matter how the poodle howled, no rats and cockroaches ate him, pink hair matter how hard he struggled, the and all. woman still forced him into the doggie salon to get the same silly haircut all MORAL (well actually two): the time. This made the poodle 1. Do not impose your ashamed to be seen in public, for all standards of beauty on an unwilling the other dogs made fun of him and member of the universe. gave him an inferiority complex. No 2. It doesn't matter how you human knew why he was so so upset, look on the outside-it's your inside and his mistress used to attempt to that's the most delicious. placate him with doggie yummies which only made him sick. Finally, Sparky (the poodle) found his chance. He jumped through the 4' doggie door to freedom-he would run 31(1YZ ~%~E~gJpY/W~4(1GU' away and live the life of a rebel, then g) 1 no one would insult him anymore. He The StonyiBrook Press page 20 ...... -- ... THEATER Electric Chicken Fizzels Roosters at Staller

it. They'll be doing "Hair" April 9- by Fiona MacLeod and the set were excellent, as is usually the sometime sidekick and a family friend. All eserve "The case with Stony Brook's Theater of these people were completely authentic. 2 and 16-19, and Shakespeare's empest"- a smash hit from everybody's Rooster's script can only be described as Department- but their acting couldn't quite They knew their parts and knew exactly Elizabethan- April 23-26 and April Highly charged flights of lyricism, cut the salsa. They were"indicating" like where they came from- both culturally and ve electric: the scene crazy (thea-rfolk jargon for doing things in terms of the script- Janet He1riquez and S-May 3. If you don't make dialogue and characterization flow through - .--- ti... tP k J n& -r us-- parasILC Lea Upup a* each line- all well grounds uncomfortable residence of irony, dark sense in your lower intestine. and not a little humor It should also be Milcha scatology. mentioned that the live knows Sanchez-Scott roosters used in the and her both her territory performance were well: Her craft extremely purchased from a the lives territory being slaughterhouse and thus Chicano of her rural saved from becoming characters, and her craft Oven Stuffer Roasters, she being playwrighting- and will be turned out to finely balances humor pasture immediately with pathos and the after the show closes- fantastic with the something the animal mundane. This is a rights types didn't powerhouse of a script, mention in the flyers no question. Pure they handed out in the electricity. lobby. Maybe the birds But electricity can be a had to hang out in milk tricky thing to handle. An crates for a couple of example: In order to weeks, but that still beats relieve the various being chopped up into stresses of college life, McNuggets. Also, in the my suitemates and I interests of responsible occasionally enjoy journalism, I managed to hooking a piece of fresh procure an interview fruit up to a wall outlet in he roosters right after the. the hope of producing a own (I took chicken to fulfill illusion that they were wno me script sa SUTIS3 W JLUJb>JuiLIC »L&»LF&4 ------pyrotechnic burst.. Unfortunately, both were my foreign language requirement). He told were: Poor but proud men in whom a hobbled around on stilts, but however, for some reason or other only a they me that all the roosters firmly believe that strong undercurrent of lyricism vies with nevertheless effective. certain percentage of fruits will spark up as for poultry ought to be played was Although the evening was kind of a roles written intended- and let me tell you, nothing their potential for violence. Roth Ikw n l rt,\l weI jlCty have been in prison for disappoints more than an apple that simply supposed to narrowly he doesn't conduct. And that was the problem manslaughter, but avoided another about as with Roosters. Some of the apples just presented a persona "Miss Saigon" Aro couldn't deal with the electricity. By threatening as a tortilla; type controversy which "apples," of course, I mean the actors: A was even less scary, here. It should pair of weak performances broke the made their inevitable also be pointed as a current and turned out the lights. confrontation as pointless out that the The story revolves about the tensioi late-season contest between cockfighting the created by the return of a convict father the Seattle Mariners and scene was kind Neither Galla Morales (Andrew Roth) to hi Cleveland Indians. of silly- it was reasonable impoverished campesino family: His wife spoke with a just a bizarre and both Juana (Yeidy Rivero), his daughter, Angel Chicano accent little dance occasional (Maria Jose Loor) and his son, Hecto tripped over their which featured which created (Patrick Aro). The theme of an absente lines in Spanish, two theoretically the rest of father has an honorable place in Hispani confusion because mature college these things literature(this theme is not a "stereotype' the cast did students waving Roth and Aro as a certain illiterate reviewer for anothe extremely well. a couple of well, Anglo. It just campus publication would have yo were too... chickens at each believe), and Sanchez-Scott exploits th didn't fly. other. But then was too bad, because situation to the fullest. Galla wants Hectc Which again, I guess a great show. to carry on the family tradition of breedin it was otherwise they would've like I said, is roosters for cockfighting; Hector wants 1 The script, looked even all of the female sell the family's prize bird and move on 1 dynamite; sillier waving a members did fantastic greener pastures, or at least pastures whei family couple of fake was really cool as he doesn't come home smelling lik jobs: Loor chickens at each the somewhat crazed Angela, manure every night. Their conflict i other... so who's to make even a elemental, and in many respects timele managing to say who's on the size of her and universal and a whole lot of othe meditation right in the Great butt touching as well as funny; adjectives that English majors use to mal Stony Brook Rivero was perfect in every their papers sound like they weren't writt( Chic ken long-suffering detail as the I don't get paid to by cretins. Madeline Fuste scored well as y? Not I. mother, and Al.:f-l1 u d ;L;,n1L. i.• . Given the possibilities inherent in such maLKe ise[us dflcUAMt eson3su. the worldly cynical and sexually repeat anyway. Also, it's always a gooa situation, it was a shame that both Aro at the Theater provocative Chata. Eff Henriquez was also idea to come out and support blew their assignments. The Roth genuine as Adan, Galla's Department; they do good work and they convincing- the costum< absolutely certainly looked March 11, 1992 page 21 l 4 ' *< ' .* · . ^ " Fa,_...... _E u sMUSI IC Taking Care Of Business

Unfortunately, the next song left me feeling Regardless, this song stayed in my head "Six Miles High". Although the latter BIG BUSINESS a little dissapointed. "Bump Bump Bump after I had finished listening to the rest of features two acoustic guitars, it could still A SENSE OFLOSS (INDEPENDANT) (Goes Donald Trump)" is as immature a the tape. use a more pronounced lead string song as they come; the lyrics are juvenile Perhaps my favorite song on the first half instrument (hey, how about a banjo!). By Eric Penzer and the chorus gets annoying when heard of the tape is "Step Softly" which is a pure Regardless, the song is a barn-burner. over and over. After all, a refrain that goes, love song, nicely orchestrated, and Bidermann's vocals gently mesh with those I guess every generation has its "town "She dump dump dumped Donald Trump" featuring really poetic lyrics that could of Anne O'Shea to wonderful effect. The crier" so to speak; you know, the person leaves a bit to be desired. stand well on their own. The last song on rest of the tape continues with "One for the who, during the American revolution, the first side Beaten". This song laments over the fate

shouted, "The British are coming!" or of this- -- -- tape,-K- 7 of black South Africans. Certainly a noble throughout the sixties cried out in protest of "Do You cause, but this tune is lacking in a melody. this, that or the other thing. Well, we at Wanna Free a Big Business's A Sense of Loss is quite a Stony Brook are lucky enough to have our Hostage? good debut recording. Perhaps the band own lookout, Georger Bidermann who, (Free Joe would do better to concentrate on making with the band Big Business, gives us Doherty)" is a music instead of trying to inform the world insightful songs that tend to alert us to the bit boring in of anything bothering the lyricist. world's injustices and at other times, S° that it begins However, even with the flaws in recording, merely entertain; either way, Big Business' with a legnthy the album still carries with it a professional debut independant release, A Sense of Loss knURtUiJILI sound and quality songs that should prove is worth listening to. by Joe's enjoyable to the masses (with the exception The first song on the tape, "For the "Christmas In Panama" is a very pleasant attorney that is really unnecessary. The rest of President Bush). West", is a straight-forward rock tune with song. Featuring an acoustic guitar, the song of the song is well done, giving the a slight country tinge. The style here is sounds like a love song, but is a bit uneducated listener some information somewhat reminiscent of John awkward because of the protest lyrics. about one of the world's great injustices. k Mellencamp's better material. This song's Nevertheless, the chorus is catchy and Side two of the tape is acoustic (well, I A: I. ', 1 w I catchy melody would be enough to pretty. The song also suffers from poor almost acoustic). Highlights include a 4H 1-4 guarantee the song some radio. had this mixing: the -nice harmony vocals are only cover of Van Morrison's "And It Stoned b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-'o

In fact cool was the order of the evening. Konitz was really Richman a chance to turn up the heat, since they provided relaxed in his attitude towards the crowd and in his the driving force behind it. Overall the piece was a by Joe DiStefano playing. The Staller Center, helped along by the fact that swinging potboiler that transcended the sense of cool the band played acoustic, almost seemed cozy. Lee started restraint of the show, making me wonder if our man Lee is Jazz alto saxophone wizard Lee Konitz brought his the evening off by introducing the trio: Mike Richmond on a fan of Fishbone. subtle magic and his trio to the Staller Center last Saturday bass, Jeff Williams on drums, and Peggy Stem on piano. One of the things that makes jazz unique as an art form is March 7th for the final concert in this year's International Konitz was incredibly softspoken as he quipped to the the surprises and fluidity that it derives from Art of Jazz concert series at USB. For some time before audience that the trio was going to do "a little improvisation, and one of the treats of the evening the show I had seen the concert plugged in various media extemporization for about thirty or forty minutes." The trio involved such a surprise. Lee and his crew didn't know organs, all to the effect of Lee Konitz jazz legend coming launched into a jam that was somewhat loose and, of that pianist Peggy stem would try her hand at the Main to Staller, no mention of Konitz and company, or Konitz course did not last the time Konitz had jokingly allotted it. Stage's rather formidable looking pipe organ, and the and his big band or what have you, but just the man After this Konitz asked the audience what they thought of audience didn't expect it either. After all, when one thinks himself. For a while I had envisioned some wacky one the acoustics. "Great, great," they responded. organ usually church or really scary thundering Bach man bebop apocalypse playing a snare drum with Before going into their prearranged material Konitz was pieces come to mind. Nevertheless Ster played an eerie attachments on his shoes as I once saw a street musician kind enough to tell the audience, "If you have any free form duet with Konitz and later took a rocking solo on comments please stand up at any time." Most of the tunes the pipes. that Konitz and his trio played were written by pianist In the near future Lee Konitz plans to leave for Denmark Peggy Stem and recently recorded to be released on the where the Danish Jazz Center will award him the 1992 band's new release Lunasea. Jazzpar award. Although my tastes in jazz tend towards The title song "Lunasea" featured Konitz playing light music that grabs you by the collar and shakes you up, I and sweetly on soprano sax and was really laid back with a admire Konitz for his free and easy laid back style. And faint taste of some Brazilian bossa nova. In fact a good although the use of Brazilian beats is far removed from the number of the tunes shared this trait making them sound "cool jazz" of the fifties his breezy playing and modest quite similar. This is not say that they were not enjoyable, stage presence betray him as one of the father's in particular drummer Jeff Williams has great knack for responsible for the Birth of the Cool and more over that the subtle South American beats and brush work as well as a cool tradition is alive and well. great skill in just beating the hell out of the skins. In do. Entering the concert hall I still entertained what I knew general though, I prefer my jazz served straight up, and to be ludicrous thoughts of Lee Konitz wailing solo for the well sort of raw. However, despite the fact that some of the whole two hour set. Alas my illusion was shattered by pieces did seem CD101 like I enjoyed them, albeit in a seeing the trio's equipment arranged on the stage. very sedate fashion. Although Konitz did play with others, I was convinced by One of the highlights of the show was a kinetic number his skill that if he were able to muster up enough fire in his called "Leeway". Konitz introduced the tune as a "punk genteel sixty five year old body he could very well have reggae rock samba". Indeed it was a groovelicious dish gone it acapella. with a definite funk rock pulse, although Konitz's lead left Konitz has been playing since he was fifteen and played with a sense of deja vu, sounding fAke it was straight of the with Miles Davis on his landmark disc Birth of the Cool. bebop shop. The tune also gave Williams and bassist March 11, 1992, page 22 * .« 4- OMICS

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of the line(s) by Angel Duster ocebming the king Toward the terminal years of Remember the good old days of shell its summit graff lost popularity, top Adidas, nylon tee's, permanently among some writers, probably due creased Lee's and of course the most to the all too common rumor of common ingredient,of the art, - Hip Hop graffers getting busted and music. Graffiti, although not every arrested for expressing the art.. At writer fits the stereotype, is associated the same time the riskier the game with the ghetto originated subculture. became the more certain writers The art of Graffing, most old school were attracted to the fun (so it writers would agree, began sprouting its seemed to me) -These writers bold, loud and colorful roots way back being the backbone of the sometime in the early to mid 70's. remaining scene. And finally, The art originated in the streets of partly due to the high number of New York, where teenage brothers, vandals getting caught, and ranging from the full spectrum of racial otherwise,'m guessing, due to the backgrounds and economic levels, MTA's decision to shape up the started throwing up tags simply for the system and give its customers the fame of it, in other words writing their satisfaction of clean trains to ride names on whatever type surface thought on, the subway system's authority to bring the writer instant fame - cold yanked the plug on graff. amongst these the most desirable, of Graff has been riding its last course being the New York subway spare hopes as an urban outdoor systems' trains. art form, for the past three to four As graff 's short lived unpopular years, oy way or untalentea new- gallery during the last week of credibility was dripped and smeared stage metamorphized into a fame game jack toys (amateur writers) who have February. away as one came closer to the work. craze, Graffiti vandals, as we were sworn to keep graff alive. But my The exhibit,( the first I've attended in The other, a piece by WANE, got considered, due to new and old generation of writers all know that graff many years) turned out rather successful props(respect) partially for the good competitors, developed fresh new styles had its funeral when all subway cars for the most part. Along with all the paint control and the letter style, but of "getting up". Instead of just writing were buffed, shined and made vandal positive vibes from other old school what was he thinking when he threw up one's tag, graffers began designing proof. writers, The showing concentrated on that "Homeless man" character. The bubble letter throw-ups which would The nostalgic period of Graff has the works of seven FC crew members; character had no sense of being real or a boastfully spell out the writer's name, to recently made its phantom appearance among these were WEST, RISK, real representation of a homeless person. other graffer's benching- that is throughout, not only its city of origin but WANE, JAV, SERGE, PSYCHO and And unlike the better side of this niece platform graffiti observers- as the graffiti through out other selective states and the character showed no paint control, Clubs in N.Y., BRUE. crammed trains roared by. Along with countries (mind you). The works of the artists ranged from. and lack of it for that matter. There was trains in Japan, murals in Europe have the evolution of filled in (colored) name and character pieces to simple one piece though, by BRUE, that by and expressed the art of throw-ups came the technique of all adapted paintings of women, which stirred the itself stood out as the front runner of the life to Graffiti. So in this respect, of becoming hooking up your letters (giving question, amongst the KING TEAM unpieceful school- it simply had no popular in the mainstream, it could be your work) by making them fatter, crew and others, of whether this work style, it should have been left in the considered correct to question graff's attaching arrows to them, blending paint could validly be considered graff. man's scrap book. death - although for some this very colors and giving your "piece" a three Although the two paintings created a bit On the positive tip though the exhibit to the mainstream world is dimensional, coming at ya, perspective. exposure of controversy I thought that the one progressed positively, with appearances considered the essence of a trend's Graff rode its peak for a dozen years painting,by WEST, of the full bodied by such writers as VOKE, ZU KT, death. or so, during which time graffers went woman was slamming. CHINO, BEE FWDREASRICH LOVE all out on bombing sprees, killing trains Closer to home, meaning my The rest of the works presented were, and others. Together these writers in all yards and tunnel lay-ups and immediate home, here at Stony Brook, for a gallery show, I thought, a bit on exchanged thoughts on graff, bombing gaining nuff respect from other writers we as a community have recently had the the sloppy side. There were two and shared ideas on how to keep the art and/or crews. Bombing such places was privilege of tapping into the world of particular pieces that especially caught from completely vanishing in to an old quite risky, due to rival crews, hundreds graff thanks to an old school writer washed out trend - so all you writers out of volts worth of live electricity or the incognito A K A Stony Brook Student. my eye in the messy department. The first is another piece by brother WEST, there, are you ready to make a big fat worst enemy yet, the vandal squad(under Issac Rubinstein, who's graffiti tag is come back or what? cover D.T's), but certainly the ideal way WEST. He put together a graff exhibit, which spelled out his name in a funky entitled "Roots of Graff', in the union overlapping style. This piece's to gain fame and recognition toward BEEONE

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