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inconvenience and all of Tabler back around two in the afternoon, Continued from page 1 was affected. The residents were we were really happy;'said former of basic necessities. Chelsea Stern, really upset. Some people even RHA of Dreiser College, Stephanie a sophomore from Douglass called Campus Residences for Tam. College, said "It was incredibly refunds." Residences at the colleges inconvenient. I'm sick, and I had Many students also felt that were made aware of the situa- to shower at the SAC. It was cold the alternatives SBU offered for tion at different times during the and very unpleasant. We found the residents were lacking. Sue night. At Tabler Quad, residents out at one in the morning so we Lee, a sophomore from Douglass from Douglass College found didn't have time to plan for any- College, stated, "I thought it was out around one to three in the thing else. There was absolutely entirely crazy that the whole quad morning, when they noticed signs no water to brush your teeth or did not have water and expected around the building. Students at do anything." all of us to go to Roth Quad's 'Tub Dreiser College were not aware According to an RA at Dou- Rooms. I can't believe they shut of the situation until the morn- glass College who wishes to re- the heat, too. It's so cold." ing after when signs were posted main anonymous, "I found out One major complaint many around noon. last minute right before I got off, residents had was regarding the At Tabler Quad, the water when the RHD called. I contacted plumbing situation and how they came back at different times for other RAs but most people were could not flush the toilet."We had the colleges, starting from 4:00 surprised. I put up signs to warn to go to the classroom or library to PM yesterday, to the relief of [the residents]. It was a major pee. When the water finally came residents. Environmental Threats to L.I. Pine Barrens Warrants Study

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At the same time, Brown confiscated by the school, and that academic freedom and their right to sent another memo barring a rally in students were threatened with disci- Digital organize on campus. the space owned by City College. plinary action. In response to the dis- Center members then met on In response to the lock down ciplinary action, Obernauer said that Dec. 15 for a scheduled community against students, Obernauer said, CCNY was not fair in threatening meeting. The meeting was attended "City College was responding to expulsion or suspension. "Students by SLAM! President Williams and pressure placed on them by a con- would be doing the only thing that MCAT Leyton, as well as, Attorney Ronald servative media. Instead of listening they could do: rebel against an action B. McGuire and Acting Vice Presi- to the students, the ones who should that they found unjust," she added. dent of Student Affairs, Dr. Ramona be defining their own educational It also states that the school has Continued from page 3 students took the MCAT last Brown. However, the meeting did experience, City College conformed triedto evict groups at the Center and weekend. Some of them were not actually take place because the to outside pressure." deliberately disrupted activities by minister the test at the various retakers, a few were people CCNY Administration had objec- On Dec. 15, the rally finally imposing a 20-person limit. Another computer testing sites was who missed the August 2006 tions to the presence of a lawyer and took place on Amsterdam Ave. and complaint is that the Center is open unable to be contacted. How- test, and there were one or tape recording of the meeting. 137th St. only to those who possess a CCNY ever, to address student's con- two early birds. Of those that The same members were unable "We crossed Amsterdam Avenue identification card. The lawsuit seeks cerns, the AAMC, announced I have spoken with they were to speak to CCNY President Gregory onto a campus that seemed not to a temporary injunction prohibiting two options for students who either unaffected or decided to H. Williams, who was said to be out show any signs of an event. Blue the school from taking action against were impacted. One option is void the exam." of office by his Deputy and Chief of police uniforms were scurrying.about. anyone who replaces the sign, or to allow the AAMC to score She also added, "I feel Staff, Michael Rogovin. Members and the police carts seemed strategi- from evicting the groups that use the the exam, as they are confident bad for the students who had left their contact information. On cally placed in front of a building. A Community Center. that they can provide valid something go wrong with this Dec. 14, the sign was reported stolen, lone student stood in the dark as we "We're defending our freedom scores to the affected students January MCAT. There is a lot purportedly by Physical Plant Serv- neared the NAC building. There were of speech which has been violated. without using the flawed ques- of stress in preparing, and then ices. Brown sent a memo threatening no visible signs for directions, only Part of that is security has done tions. An alternative is to to have something go wrong... suspension and expulsion to students a student wearing a SLAM button. unprecedented things that are very void the test and obtain a full A student is bound to ask 'why who attempted to replace the sign. Very quietly, the student told us the repressive. We documented these ... refund. The voided test will me?' I know, however, that A stolen sign report was then filed communityand students were locked [school administration] told visitors not count towards the annual the dedicated students will with the Office of Public Safety, out ofthe room and theyhad to resort that the college is closed when we maximum of the three tests move on and won't let a few which found the sign the same day to Underground Railroad techniques kept it open late to keep people from taken and the registration fee problems derail them." but only released it to Leyton. Upon to get the community to the meeting. coming. Also, we did an investigation of $210 can be applied to a Most future MCAT test- retrieval, the sign was missing Shakur Many community people were actu- about fired codes. They also had a later test date. ers were apprehensive about and Morales' photographs. A report ally turned awayby the police," wrote installed a hidden camera on us ... The AAMC announced the the mistakes found in the was then filed with the Office for Agnes Johnson, International Action they were aware of us since the begin- changes to the MCAT exam in MCAT. Sophomore and Pre- vandalism. Center volunteer, to the Workers ning," Leyton said in relation to the July 2005 from a pencil and Med student, Vicky Chen Until recently, the name or the World Organization. legal actions being taken. Attorneys paper based exam to a com- said, "I really feel insecure sign did not face any objections. It A community meeting was McGuire and Kamau Franklin will puterized format. Many ben- about this because what if this was taken down when City University scheduled for 7:30 PM at the North be representing legal counsel. efits were associated with this happens to me? The MCAT is of New York (CUNY) Chancellor, Academic Center (NAC) of City Col- In response to the success of change including a shortened so important to getting into Matthew Goldstein wrote to CCNY lege the same day. Instead, the meet- activist groups, such as those at SBU version of the exam from the Medical School ... I also worry President Williams, to remove the ing took place in a classroom offered and CCNY, Obernauer said, "Activ- previous lengthy eight hours about the students who are "unauthorized and inappropriate" by CCNY professor, Dr. Leonard ist groups on campus have definitely to five hours, and more test affected." sign. According to Goldstein, how- Jefferies. At the meeting, Barron's been the result of many concrete sessions in the year to pro- According to Matt Fidler, ever, only CUNY's trustees have the spokesperson, Joy Simmons pledged changes. Look at NYPIRGs work vide flexibility to students. In the MCAT Program Man- authority to.name college facilities. his support to put the sign back. The with tuition hikes, USAS and the addition, tests will be graded ager of Kaplan Test Prep and Speaking to an unnamed media meeting ended with an echoing chant removal of Coca-Cola products from more quickly and scoring rates Admissions, "It is something source, the Center's attorney, Ronald of "Hands off Assata and Morales!" over thirty campuses nationwide and will change from the two to students will remember ... B. McGuire said, "You can't allow Five days later, on Dec. 20, a gather- universities withdrawing from con- three month wait to only one the reality of the situation is 0OO students to hang signs at colleges all ing took place at the NAC Plaza, tracts with sweatshops, OXEAM and month. that to go to Medical school, over this university saying 'Newman directly across the Administration fair trade products being introduced In regards to how many people will have to take the wI 0D Center' (after Catholic Cardinal John Building. A march was scheduled to to universities, the CIW/SFA and the Stony Brook students were af- exam. Henry Newman) or 'Hillel Founda- deliver a demand statement to CCNY "Boot the Bell Campaign" to remove fected, Pre-Professional Aca- Students who experienced tion' (after Rabbi Hillel) and then President Williams. Taco Bell from college campuses. demic Advisor Joanie Maniaci the testing error are encour- 0 ban a sign saying 'Morales/Shakur When asked about where all this And of course, movements working of the Melville Library's Ad- aged to contact the AAMC Community Center ... CUNY can't has left students from the Center, with university workers for a living vising Center said, "A pretty at (202)828-0690 for more .prohibit other students from giv- Leyton said, "We are an autono- wage, the GSEU on campus." small handful of Stony Brook information. ing the same recognition to Black mous space (student government SJA, which according to Ober- Panthers or Puerto Rican freedom permanently run), we function as nauer "used to be called the 'Berkely fighters." watchdog and whistle blowers. Right of the East' has been gaining that Even after the sign removal, the now we are investigating the electrical reputation back since 2001," is one GOT COMMENTS? 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and empty. At 1 pm on Dec. 15, public oversite. We have no help/no by Obernauer: "Activist groups are Qi City Council Representative Charles funding." essential to put the power back where sbstatesrnan.org Barron held a press conference at Currently, a lawsuit has been filed it belongs, with the students, and out City Hall. Because the sign was not against CCNY in the U.S. District of the hands of the administrators." 6

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BY EsM AL-SII~uim ofthe"ALIRRT"act,whichprovides First Amendment USG Senate Recording Secretary subsidized LIRR tickets to Penn and Jamaica Stations, will begin on Dear Editor, February 1st. Rights? The first USG Senate meeting If the Senate can manage to run of the year has ended; along with PASS and ALIRRT smoothly, as well One question lies at the heart tuition. The money is then al- any delusions students may have as create one or two more programs of the issue going on at City located by a committee in the that the Senate would immediately of interest to students, then it will College: on what basis can a student government to clubs and start working on matters directly go along way to fulfilling the university's hopes administration name organizations, like the student relevant to students. In fairness to and needs of students. In addition, what is, essentially, property and community center. the Senate, however, it is important the Senate will be challenged to used primarily by students? And City College's Student and to address internal USG matters, and legally and efficiently decide next why now? Community Center was cre-. I hope that our representatives sort year's budget, a grueling process that The issue of the name of the ated by students, maintained by out these issues quickly; so that the involves meeting with hundreds of Shakur/Morales Student and students, and kept running by bulk of their time is spent discuss- clubs and organizations and that Community Center was never students. Maybe the administra- ing matters and taking action that requires a great deal of organization in shadows. For 17 years, the tion has some reason that they directly benefit us. and responsibility. facility existed without any should be the ones to name it. The most contentious item on Finally, the Senate will have to objections. It is unfortunate As of right now though, it seems the agenda was the "Clarification in make its accomplishments known that negative and biased media like the power lies in the hands EmploymentAct,"aswellascompet- and raise interest in its hard work publicity arose from a student's of the students. ing amendments made by Senators for students, so that more students one-sided letter and led to the According to U.S. precedent, Shapiro and Romano. To give the take advantage of the new Sen- administration's clandestine high school administrations are reader some background, the Un- ate programs and also in order to response. allowed to suspend the First dergraduate Student Government is increase student participation in If City College's system is Amendment rights of students composed of three main branches: student-run campus events and in anything like Stony Brook's, by censoring their newspapers. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, the many clubs and organizations a facility like the student and After all, the administration which are represented by the USG available to us. Doing so will make community center is paid for, is paying the bill; they allow Senate, the USG Executive Council, students appreciate and participate somewhat directly, by the stu-' the student newspaper to exist. and the USG Supreme Court and more in their student government, a dents themselves. Students pay Judiciary Council, respectively. The process that will keep the organiza- a student activity fee with their Continued on page 11 controversy arises over the Senate's tion sustainable and make it more attempts to limit the increasing relevant to the student body. OPINION numbers of paid assistants to the Ex- While it is too early to say with ecutive Council, which have reached any certainty what the future will unprecedented levels. The bill was hold for the Senate, I for one am eventually referred to committee; confident that our representatives Student Freedoms Versus essentially giving all sides more time will not let us down and will imple- to investigate the issues and reach ment a strong program as outlined a compromise, but an important above. The budget will certainly be University's Power question that deserved answering a challenge, but the Senate's budget was ignored, namely, "Why were so committee has already dealt with BY ANAMARIA RIVERA entitled to is being compromised. many aides being hired?" fall allocations, an excellent practice Contributing Writer As human beings, and students, Executive Council members for the more comprehensive Spring we have the right to indepen- are obligated to work at least fifteen hearings. The case against the Guillermo dence of thought and expression. hours per week, and with few ex- The Senate will also have to Morales/ Assata Shakur Commu- This independence should not be ceptions, their responsibilities are keep ALIRRT and PASS alive, and nity and Student Center at City taken away because administra- minimal under the constitution. So will likely have to think up of one College has brought forth prob- tors and faculty do not agree with then, why are student activity fee or two more major programs, in lems within the University system views different from their own. funds, money that can be funneled order to prove to constituents that and rights students have within it. The concept of enabling students to improving clubs or putting on they have done their jobs well. Fi- Being threatenedwith disciplinary to seek truth and being open to more events on campus, going nally, the Senate must think about action from administrators, the various challenges is something the to these assistants? The Executive the future of the USG organization, question of how much freedom University system should promote. Council needs to urgently provide something that can be done easily students have arises. Also, are poli-. Instead, there 0 is the threat of being an explanation, in order to pre- with a calendar of USC-sponsored< cies, which have been sanctioned, reprimanded for having an open vent the student body from feeling events that can conveniently list the being upheld? and free mind. suspicion that the Council is too many According to the Academic Bill programs and club meetings 0 Many universities continue to incompetent, inefficient, or corrupt that would be of interest to students of Rights, the mission of the Uni- 0 set restrictions disabling access to to do its job properly. and that can provide versity system a simple way is to help the devel- student fees and campus resources. Other internal USG matters of showing the value of the student opment of student's in becoming In effect, the impact of the univer- were discussed, but with much activity fee that students creative and pay. productive individuals sity experience has diminished. greater cooperation and less heated If the Senate can achieve these within this"democratic"society we Young adults are forced to walk debate. As the meeting reached the difficult but necessary goals, then it live in. Students should be encour- around like robots - conforming to "open agenda" segment, Senators can look forward to being known as aged to take the knowledge given how administrators and faculty feel acknowledged that more important1 the greatest Senate yet, and I would to them and explore different sides they should be. The few students work remained, and promised to not be surprised if the student body of the information. Learning s and striving for difference and a better focus on matters more relevant to would then take its government freedom is not a one-way street. way are continually threatened by the student body. Hopefully, the much more seriously, participating One does not learn through ac- the idea of their academic career Senate will concentrate on expand- in greateri numbers at its events, cepting the first idea given. In being in jeopardy. ing"PASS,"the one-on-one tutoring attending its meetings, and voting order to develop true knowledge, The community of Colleges program currently in operation thati in its elections. Let's see what hap- it is necessary to question and and Universities benefits from provides free and personal help to pens! challenge. students. Senator Antonelli also an- Sincerely yours, The academic freedom We Continued on page 11 are nounced that the implementation Esam Al-Shareffi J 10

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