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We are referring to the utility fee space from FSA at the utility fee rate, pro- The article "A Night at the Vigil" in the charged by SUNY Central to the Faculty Stu- jected a savings of $8,000 next year. Even 3/11/83 Press was written by Barry Ragin, dent Association (FSA) for the use of its on- without the utility hike, Baby Joey's would have not the blank white space we attributed campus concessions. Albany is in the process struggled to remain afloat. With it, SCOOP was it to. of arbitrarily raising the utility fee by as much as left with no other choice but to shut it down. 60%, a move that we feel would be disastrous Other businesses (the James and Whitman Pub Last week, in an article on SCOOP's closing for the future of many businesses on this come to mind) are in similar economic situa- of Baby Joey's, the Press printed a photo- campus. tions, losing thousands of dollars a year. Cur- graph of FSA President Bentley without ex- Nobody can do everything, not even univer- rently FSA accepts those losses, but tack on a plaining why he is important. But now that sities. Hence most universities, of which Stony few thousand more in fees, and who knows? you've read the editorial you understand, right? Brook is no exception, have "auxiliary service Most disturbing of all, however, is the fact Right. corporations", which provide meal plans, book- that the utility fee increase is almost completely stores, dormitory services, video games, and unjustified by the costs it is supposed to offset. The Press will not be hitting the stands next other campus conveniences. At Stony Brook Indeed, we have seen a sharp decrease in in- Thursday due to the Spring break. We'll be that organization is FSA. flation, and an actual drop in the price of oil. back again the following Thursday (April 7) Every FSA and FSA-contracted business pays While electric rates always rise, their increases with renewed vigor. We hope you have a fun a utility fee which covers the cost of heat and over the next year will probably be moderate, vacation. electricity for the space they use. This includes certainly not enough to require an increase such the cafeterias, the pubs, and the Loop and Main as SUN Y has demanded. Desk, among others. This school year, the fee is The actual motive behind the fee hike is ob- $3.57 per square foot, regardless whether the vious, though. Albany is attempting to raise space is filled with chairs or energy-sucking re- revenue in any way possible to plug its budget Cover graphic by R. Gambol frigerators- deficit. SIUNY already plans to raise the price All in all, FSA's utility fee bill totaled of rent and tuition next year. $268,000 which, according to Stony Brook Vice But raising the utility fee is_ as Ellen Winters m _. , • " - President for Administration Carl lanes, is ap- of SCOOP has said, simply "a hidden tuition proximately what the real utility costs for the increase", since FSA's services are indispensable facilities were this year, T'he SUNY-wide total to students. of utility fee income to SUNY Central was We agree that FSA should pay its fair share The about $2.4 million. SUNY wants to boost that for utilities, but no more, and that the money figure to $3.7 million next year, which would saved should go either to improving campus life Stony Brook Press lead to a 601 across the board increase in the here or back into students' pockets. fee. (Currently, FSA President Richard Bentley Executive Editor.........Paul Dilorenzo Increasing FSA's hill to Albany by $150,000 and University Vice President for Admini- Managing Editor............... oe Capon i or so would force FSA to pass along the increase stration Carl I-lanes are negotiating to keep the Assistant Edi tor....Gregory Scandaglia in its prices for goods and services. This will, of fee hike as low as possible. If they don't suc- Senior Photo Editor... Eric A. Wessman course, lead to a decrease in the use of those ceed, Baby Joey's will not be the only busi- Arts Editor................... Kathy Esseks goods and services, and eventually to the closing ness closing this year. Arts Director..............Blair Tuckman Business Manager.......... Dawn DuBois - ~'~I*~';'--~;-~~~rr"-- - ';~--;-Y--- ------- ;'---------- ------- -----I- ---- c---------------- ------ ,--~--~-,-~-,-- _~;_ - - News Feature: Kate Bode, Eric Corley, A. Cunningham, Ned Goldreyer, Dave Goodman, Kathy Hont, Patrice Jacobson, Barry Ragin, T.S. Tapasak. Arts: Bob Goldsmith, Paul Gumpol, Dan Hank, Ralph Sevush, Jared Silbersher, Tony White, Jeff Zoldan. Photo: jared Silbersher, Dan Magnus, Dave Goodman, Chris VonAncken, Cathy Dillon, Ron Kee, Haluk Soykan, Gail Matthews, Jeff Zoldan, Doug Preston. Advertising Director.. Samir Makhlouf Ad Design............... Maria Mingalone Graphics/Cartoon............ Ken Copel R. Gambol Office Manager................ John Tom The Stony Brook Press is published every Thursday during the academic year by the Stony Brook Press Inc., a student run and student funded not-for-profit corporation. Advertising policy does not necessarily reflect editorial policy. The opinions expressed in letters and viewpoints do not necessarily reflect those of the staff. Please send letters and viewpoints to our campus address. Phone: 246-6832 Office: 020 Old Biology Building Mailing Address: P.O. Box 591, East Seta uket, New York 11733 i;........... 1 ,~__ II I·a·al ___~ , __~I · _, I' I _ · , , - '-- II · 111~1· I · · I · III m page 2 The Stony Brook Press , · milmilllB I I. Just Another Crack in The Wall shook as the wall which wasn't an out the third story window and in the end hall lounge breaks the by Kate Bode emergency fell. When the residents then shoveling them into a pickup fire code of the university, which arrived at the scene of the crash, truck. No warning was given prior is determined by the fire marshall. Cement blocks are falling from they found the floor of the end hall to this action and residents of the He also explained the schedule the Health Sciences Center, walls lounge littered with debris. The two lower halls seemed none too which would be followed to replace are cracking in the Union, and Alan Isolid metal door to the lounge was pleased at the thought that should the fallen wall. It would be rebuilt Ripka's room, Langmuir A-312, lying beneath the rubble of the any of them have unknowingly as soon as possible, but new cinder lets in the rain, the wind, and all !fallen wall. Fine dust from the leaned out of their lounge window blocks would have to be ordered the rest of the great outdoors - 'broken cinder blocks filled the hall to talk to a passing friend, either before any action could be taken. and his windows aren't open. So and the male residents of the floor they or their unsuspecting friend The order, he made clear, could when the cinder block wall sepa- who lived in rooms between the could have been clonked on the not be placed until April 1st, due to rating Gray A-3's lounge from the bathroom and the lounge were aeaid by a falling cinder block. the fact that it is now the end of rest of the hall began to crack complaining that their lights had They were aggravated even more the fiscal year and the new budget earlier this semester, no one was gone out at the same time that the when they went to cook dinner does not go into effect until then. surprised. But then on Friday wall fell. later that day to find their lounge The materials would not be in for night it started to sway and Sunday. Mr. Pers was summoned to the up to twice as crowded as usual 2-3 weeks after the date ordered, so at 11:00pm, it came tumbling scene. He first hit the breaker- because the male residents of A-3 the wall, he said, could not be fixed down. switch in the hall fuse box, re- had been told that their stove until sometime in mid-to-late April. Dave Kapervari, a Gray MA, had turning light to the darkened could not be used until the wall was He also explained the wall's brief called Physical Plant Saturday mor- rooms, then called the physical repaired. Tuesday afternoon this history, noting that it was erected, ning at 2:00am to report the wall's plant at approximately 11:30pm action was carried one step further along with many others across cam- condition and was told that the and was told that the emergency and the stove was removed.