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Volume XXXIX, Number 32 Thursday, January 25, 1996 - First Copy ]Free ITo Iw n r- lll T A _r ._ .- . .. IFC welcomes Class Schedules -Students With Fun and Games Dropped Due to Cuts ENEiL RYAN DE LA PENA with her friends for a music video. "I ENEIL RYAN DE LA PENA be mailed and did not know about the new Statesman Editor like to dance and I just saw the Statesman Editor available systems. "Fun Flicks" and "Money -opportunity to do it on a video," Many students missed their classes Sophomore Bernadette Moore, and Monster," two events sponsored by Williams said. "It was fun." during the first day of the semester due to other students like her, had to spend long the Inter-Fraternity Sorority Council, Other students who performed having not received their individual class lines in the Administration Building to w i t h schedules. Administration never sent them obtain a computer printout of their class during the intersession break. Williams schedule. "It wasn't right," Moore said. were Edwin Information about student class "Absolutely nobody knew about this. Qu i an e s , schedules can be obtained "through the When I got my schedule, I didn't realize J u m a a n e phone and available through the SOAR that I had a morning class and missed it Ford, and terminals," Gil Bowen, from the University already." Lela Harris. Registrar said. "It wasn't necessary to send To obtain class schedules through the "Things like them out if they were available on these telephone system, one merely needs to this should other ways." Room numbers of classes, press choice 6 using the same telephone be done in Bowen added, are also printed in the Final number as for advance registration, 632- the school Spring 1996 Undergraduate and Graduate 9393. The system is not entirely effective, j ust for Class Schedule. for it only holds 32 callers at one time. fun," Gentry Bowen cited the decreasing budget as' Students who tried to call last Monday said. " He the main reason for the change to a new morning might have received busy signals added that system. "This allows us to use the before they got through. s u -c h opportunity to save $4,000. Our budget is According to Bowen, expanding the a c t'ivities very serious, more serious than it's ever telephone lines would cost "several would help been. We're looking to save money. I thousand dollars," approximately $2,000 to relieve know there are some risks with these things per line. s t r e s s and there's confusion when something new "[Not sending out the schedules] was students is in place." very inconvenient for me," remarked may have. Students, however, were not fully Robert Jones, sophomore. "We didn't informed by administration. Many students "It's a See SCHEDULE Page 3 great thing," were not aware that schedules would not Ford- said. "You can w a t c h Fire Erupts in --INDEX yourself on I tape 20 NEWS (pages 1-7) years frvm New Student- now with OWA Calendar y o u r, Activities Center -Page 2 grandchildren." TH E WASHINGTON CHRONICLES: Students Clinton's State of the Union test their A fire broke out in the unfinished new Address skills - on Student Activities Center, last night despite - Page 5 how much the wet and cold weather. It was a minor EDITORIAL (page 8-9) 0 provided students with diverting paper money they can gather in fire, mostly on the top floor and roof of recreational activities from the rigors seconds in "Money Monster," an the building, but it did manage to burn EDITORIAL: of the first week of the semester. through a section of the roof. No Organization With Class isolation booth. Students then redeem Schedules "We always help out with it for prizes such as cash, sweatshirts, "The call came in at 6:31," said Officer Dennis Aitken, one of the officers on the - Page 8 Opening Week Activities," said IFSC T-shirts, cups, and coupons. LETTERSS. President Joe Gentry. "It's Arlene Young, secretary of IFSC, scene. A caller gave a tip "that there was a Ulterior Motives of the Upper worthwhile to do. Our philosophy is who tried her luck in "Money fire in the area, on the roof in the new Class to give-back money to the campus." Monster" described the game as "fun Student Union," he said. -Page9 The Union Fireside Lounge had and exciting." She added that both "We can't give you any kind of FEATURES (pages 10-16) the makings of a movie set with "Fun events are a means of "trying to open information on damage or value," said Doug Little, -assistant director of University TH E FINAL GRADE: Flicks," last Tuesday. The program up to everybody." 12 Monkeys offered students the opportunity to According to Gentry, IFSC is also Police for University Affairs. The reason - Page 10 star in their own music video. planning to organize a Casino Night and he'said, was because they had to wait for Participants chose their own music to contributing charity work to March of Dimes the full investigation by the Setauket Fire Marilyn Marson-Live - Page 10 dance and lip sync to, from a wide this semester. An IFSC Fair is scheduled on Department. "It was an anonymous report," Little said, but "we're happy that array of music styles, ranging from February , which will provide information THE LIFE COLUMN: rap to classic rock. about fraternities and sororities and pledging. we got this call whether it was anonymous Support Groups "It almost looks like MTV," The plans for IFSC week, Young said, or not. It proves that when we have people -Page 13 Gentry said. "It was a huge success. which is their "biggest week," is yet to be helping us out in a situation like this,-we SPORTS (pages 17-20) The lines were crazy. Lots of people finalized. During IFSC week, USB Spirit like to know that we got thtat phone call . I wanted to do it and a lot of people had Night will be held, along with a talent cause it could have helped save the Track Invitational fun with it." show open to different organizations. building." - Back Page Among those who participated in "Without fraternities and The fire was quickly extinguished by the fire department. No injuries were Individual Player B-Ball Statistics the event was Sonya Williams, who sororities," said IFSC Vice President -Page 19 was heading for class and ended up Mike Daly, "there would be no spirit reported.. Rafael Almanzar . I dancing to Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison" on this campus." O -~ro 2 Opening Week Activities Seawolves Basketball Doubleheader vs Keen State, Women's Game, 2pm January 20 - January 2& Men's Game, 4pm Arena, Sports Complex

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Stony Brook - The University at Caribbean, Canada and the United novelist, psychiatrist and writer Nawal reception to be held on March 27 in Stony Brook's Department of French States. We are extremely pleased that El Saadawi of Egypt who will be Union Ballroom. After dinner, and Italian will play host to educators Stony Brook is joining: some of the keynote speaker. conference sttendeed will see Guimba, from around the globe in March when world's most prestigious institutions Well known in both Arab countries the Tyrant, a Mali-produced film the Univesity welcomes the 22nd in playing host to the ALA." and worldwide for her controversial directed by Cheik Oumar Sissoko that Annual African Literature Association The conference will explore the books, plays and articles About women was recntly shown at the New York 1996 Conference to Long Island. This relevance of Pan-Africanism at the in Egyptian and Arab society, Nawal *Film Festival. It will be one of several year's conclave will focus on end of -the 20th century as it relates El Saadawi has been persecuted and to be shown at the conclave. "Migrating Words and Worlds: Pan both to the political situation of Africa imprisoned for her views that have A play, Africa Atunbi, a tribute to Africanism Updated." and those of African descent helped reshape the lives of three West African playwrights and poets, The Conference, which is throughout the world. "The notion of generations of Arab women. Founder is being created specifically for the expected to attract between 200-250 an 'African' cultural community that\ of the Arab Women Solidarity conference by Stony Brook's educators worldwide, will be held at cuts across ethnis, regional and Association and cofounder of the Arab Department of Theatre Arts. A the Radisson Islandia Hotel in national boundaries persists in the Association for Human Rights, she is celebration of West African culture, it Hauppaugue and on campus from imaginations of many writers, artists, currently a visiting professor at Duke will draw on the region's rich heritage March 27-31. Last year, the ALA and intellectuals, despite world University. of poetry, folklore, dance, song and Conference was held at Ohio State. languages and technological Among the other prominent ritual, exploring the roles of women - "We're quite excited at the innovations that challenge speakers at the ALA Conference will in West Adrican society in relation to prospect of hosting this event," says geographical identitie," Hurley says. be author Kamau Brathwaite of such themes as birth and rebirth, rites Conference -convenor E. Anthony "Continuous migrations of writers of Barbados, recipient of the 1994 of passage, marriage customs, Hurley, assistant professor of French African descent throughout the world Neustadt International Prize for ancestry and duality. and Italian. Hurley heads a 25- have reinforced this notion." Literature; Zimbabwe author and Presentation of papers and panels member campus committee organizing The conference will give writers, filmmaker Shimmer Chinodya and will round out the program. and gathering. "The ALA Conference film-makers'and scholars a chance to prize-winning authir, poet and'lecturer Registration is $65 in advance, is one of the most important of its type discuss the concept of Pan-Africanism Sonia Sanchez. $75 on site; $35 and $40 respectively, in the world," Hurley notes. "The through a program rich in world-class University President Shirley for students. For registration ALA meetings have been held in North -speakers and special events, among Strum Kenny will provide the information, contact Hurley at 516- and West Africa, the French them anaddress by prize-winning welcoming remarks at an opening 632-9478. L $100,000 Grant Awarded Professor Craig C. Malbon, vice- through a complex network of Dr. Malbon, a native of societies aimed at enhancing, Sino-' president for research at the signaling that integrates information Providence, Rhode Island, has been at American relationships in biomedical University at Stony Brook, has been from the outside of the cell to the cell Stony Brook since 1978. He holds a sciences; associate editorship of the awarded a $100,000 grant from the nucleus. Disruption of the signaling Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case A mericanJournal of Physiology;and director American Cancer Society to support impairs normal growth and the Western Reserve University and did of a National Institutes of Health National research into the roles of G-Proteins safeguards that protect us from postgraduate training at Brown Research Service Award program. He in the growth and development of uncontrolled, unpatterned growth such University. is an experienced traveler, horseman cancer. as a malignancy." His professional activities include and sports fisherman. Dr. Malbon is a The ACS grant to Dr. Malbon, a Critical in the operation of the membership in several learned resident of Wading River, Long Island. leading professor of pharmacology at signaling network, he says, ib a small Stony Brook, will allow him to apply family of proteins, termed G-proteins, the powerful tools' of molecular that act as molecular "switches" biology to understand how G-proteins capable of turning "on" complex that regulate normal growth Writers and are linked to cancer and to exploit that -cascades information for new therapies. and development. Mutations in Cancer primarily is a problem of certain G-proteins yield endocrine loss-of-control, in which signaling cancers in humans. "To explore how Photographers mechanisms designed for orderly, G-proteins function, we use molecular patterned growth are defective, Dr. biology to eliminate or to activate Malbon explains. "Cells communicate specific G-proteins and establish the with each other and control growth biological consequences." Wanted! If you Class Schedules like taking DrIppA D To Cuts in envelope, done by machine or by hand pictures or SCHEDULE From Front Page sometimes." know about the new system for the A new machine system is being schedule and grades. They had us going established for the convenience of writing, Call 632- all over the place. I even missed some of students. Currently, students can call 444- my classes. It was a total inconvenience." 6272 for their grades from last semester. Jones finally acquired his class schedule In that same number, Bowen explained that from the ACC office, where lines were as in "two weeks, [students will] be able to 6479 or comne long as in the Administration Building. get financial aid status." In addition, "in a "I haven't received mine either," said month or two months, [students] can pay sophomore transfer student EJ Ngene. "It's fees and pay tuition by using the. phone and I just wish I got and a credit card." room here down to my first semester the preparation'with the schedule. I felt Bowen also projected that "in a that I could have more direction. It only probably a year, things like class schedules added stress." will be through that machine as well. The 05R7 inthe Most students suggested that the machine can handle 48 lines, but that is, I would say, at least a year away." administration could have written student pl-3 class schedules at the back of their A sophomore and Kelly Quad resident IC unofficial transcript, which almost said, "I prefer [the schedule] to be received Student Union C-| everyone received, or sent along with it. at home because it's early and gives time w , Bowen stated that $4000 was saved for preparation." Zs by not sending out the schedules. It would In the future, students calling on the and ask for Paul cost 40 cents per schedule to be mailed. If same number will be able to do add/drops, schedules were sent to 14,000 students, change their PIN, check their financial aid administration would spend about $5,600, status, hear account balance, and request which would include "first class mail, top continue in the same dorm room. E Ica or;Alex.; I'ON envelope, paper folded in three and inserted Joe Fraioli Contributed to this story. per ;-- SLAB OF CLAY It's 4 a.m. Gumby

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04m ova .O C) .5 Clinton' s- State of the Union Address was that without As we all return to the classroom for The president laid out seven challenges specializes in one area or another. EPA. His main argument there will' be more polluters in semester, the president officially to America to help bring in "Age of For higher education, he praised his the EPA, another Of course Speaker Newt Gingrich legislative term, and perhaps the Possiblility" His first objective is to American Corps initiative, with overwhelming America. started the on grudgingly. He started it with the annual strengthen families, starting with applause by Congressional Democrats. He was looking . was on America's the State of the Union Address, acknowledging his wife Hillary with all the demanded an expansion of Work Study His final challenge message on I have found it the most by the legal problems she is going through. programs. Furthermore he introduced a world leadership. as required his address. He mentioned all The President's speech was Especially now since she is apperaring before program to give $ 1000 merit scholarship to the moderate part of Constitution. made to make this world than his 80-minute speech last a grand jury on Friday regarding misplaced top 5 percent high school students in the nation. the effort thatAmerica much shorter He saluted the veterans off on various angles. billing records on Whitewater that were He also called for college tuition to be tax freerand more peaceful. year, where he went However, he year's speech, it "suddenly discovered" in her private quarters deductible. of World WarII, including Dole. Looking back on last a return of after the of the White House. His third, and probably main, challenge is reminded the nation about showed his weakness he acknowledged Elections, The president went further by economic security. He mentioned that the state isolationism. Nevertheless, 1994 Congressional cannot be the world's policemen, his main legislative encouraging parents in taking more of the nation is strong, but there is a lot of thatAmerica since to for our own interest on the world i.e. universal health personal responsibility. He went potential improvement Recalling 1993, he still but we need initiative, for all, He did claim credit for the peaceful was defeated in Congress. further by following up Senator Bob insisted in guaranteeing health insurance state. care, a in Northern Ireland and the Middle This time around he was Dole's comments on Hollywood, by but he watered that idea demanding operations in East. He even acknowledged that there are no focused and pretty conciliatory, but also denouncing the media industrial prohibition of health insurance companies of pre- Russian missiles pointing at the United States. c ertaia in I e a d e r s refusing to insure patients because nrrA n rl r i nar existing conditions. This was one of the main Thus he encouraged the Senate to ratify the fundamental back in 1993. START n Treaty. But why not get the Russian ideas, which programs, who proposals of the GOP minority raise Parliament to ratify it first, and the Chemical were laid down would not allow Of course he made a strong plea to sure that Weapons Convention as well? during - the their children to the minimum wage, and made the Finally, he wanted Congress to pass his b u d g e t see. He strongly Congress preserve Medicare, Medicaid, and poor anti-terrorist bill, in the wake of the shutdowns, late urged the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working Oklahoma City bombing. last year. The passing of the and elderly. " V---C h i p " His fourth challenge was on crime and In conclusion, I thought his speech was president's to set himself for the presidential this year was the "Age of proposal to prevent children from seeing such drugs. He praised many local community an attempt main theme 1996, so he was trying go define where he tried to become more of horrible films on . The president also organizers who set special community policing campaign of Possibility," and how compromisable he can and optimistic president. drew a line against the tobacco industry from groups within their local neighborhoods, and who he was a positive we did see a different President If you would look back a few weeks ago, selling cigarettes to children. Of course the acknowledged those efforts. However, he be. However, Crime Clinton, someone who was stubborn, not you wouldthink that he was in the midst of Democrats gave an overwhelming applause. wanted to insure that his Brady and which willing to compromise. The version that we political war with the 73 "extreme" House Finally, under strengthening families, he still Bills would not be reppealled, huge on Tuesday evening was more of a Freshman. It was more of alight preaches for welfare reform but making sure received a lot of Democratic applause. He saw Republican president, who laid down his idea of a sense of"togetherness" and that child care is included, which was the main also announced a new "Drug Czar," Gen. conciliatory liberal albeit in moderate tone, so he can It reminds us of his British reason he vetoed the welfare reform bill, H.R. 4 Mcaffey. Basically, he emphasized principles, "community." bring a sense of unity and togetherness. counterpart, Labour Party Leader Tony Blair. His second challenge was education prevention as the cure to the development After all, he did emphasize the "U" in the Blair is trying to bring back a sense of students pay attention). He wants to be sure ot crime. the United States of America in his concluding "community, togetherness, and partnership."' that every possible school and public library will His fifth challenge was to preserve Act remarks. Remember folks, we're heading For a moment I thought the president was be connected to the by 2000, and environment, by praising the Cleani Air the World towards a major presidential and suggesting that every American should be a adopt national standards for teachers, based of 1990, which was invalidated by on the congressional campaign, so do not be "stakeholder" in the American Economy, a on state and local needs. He even came out Trade Organization. He aloso drew back the surprised if the president changes his spots follow up to Blair's recent comments on a for public school choice, where a parent could GOP's proposal on cutting again. ' Labour Government in Britain. send a child to any public school that Environmental Protecion Administration,

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Without you, the rich are just another King's Message ordinary group of people. But with your servitude, they become the industrialists, Make This a Applies Elsewhere the patrons of the arts, rulers of the country. Had enough of this? Semester to To the Editor, Students! Workers! Prepare to seize The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. democratic control over the entire U.S. said that injustice anywhere was a threat economic system. Giving our society -Remember - to justice everywhere. He said this about Economic Democracy, as well as political segregation and discrimination: "Let us democracy. Write: New Vision Party, Box Join The never succumb to the temptation of 1075, Durango, Co. 81302 believing that legislation and judicial decrees play only a minor role in solving John Cassella Statesiman this problem. Morality cannot be legislated, Durango, Co. but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the Heartless." (Quotation From the Weekly Column of State Senator from Strength to Love) What might Dr. King have said about our current treatment of the immature Kenneth P. LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) members of our species? Dr. King devoted his life to opposing -the choice to discriminate on the basis of ALBANY, NY - The success of an that we may further improve efficiency race. But one week after his birthday, we effective leader is not based on what he and ultimately save the taxpayers money. observe the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade or she preaches, but rather what he or In addition, the senate realizes that decision, which freed us to choose to she practices. In the past, I have in today's world computers are central discriminate fatally on the basis of recommended that county, town, and to most business operations and are "wantedness," physical maturity, school district governments find ways to quickly becoming a common household appearance, sex, health, dependence, streamline practices in an effort to appliance. By taking advantage of this sentience, parentage, or any other criterion, reduce spending and operate more modem technology we have opened up the including race, if it is done before birth. efficiently. Therefore, it pleases me to legislative process through the use of Are these criteria any less arbitrary or be an active participant in a Senate that computers, modems and phone lines. The subjective than race? By what logic shall has taken a leadership role in bringing New York State Senate's daily operations we choose criteria for excluding others positive change to the way state are now easily accessible to people from the protection of the human government operates. throughout the nation on the Senate system community? What does the acceptance of Last June, the Senate proposed a called the OnLine Public Exchange such criteria for destruction say about the plan that promised to reduce spending Network (OPEN Senate). Information is content of our character? and provide greater public access to the attainable through the Internet and can legislative process. This year, the Senate be accessed from your home, public Sincerely, remains committed to that promise and libraries, colleges and universities. This development keeps constituents Alfred Lemmo has --passed initiatives that have new informed as to what their elected Dearborn, Michigan significantly advanced our move toward I Ed. Note: The Pro- a state government that operates more officials are doing on their behalf and effectively andbefficiently. allows them to communicate with their Life insert included in To date, the Senate has decreased senator through electronic mail. Monday's paper is an Ulterior Motives - spending by $7 million through the I believe at the heart of effective adoption of a series of reforms. We leadership stands positive role models. advertisement and does not positive results achieved by of the Upper Class accomplished this savings primarily I hope the necessarily express the through reducing personnel, the Senate's policy changes will be the streamlining Senate operations and impetus for others to search out the most board, To the Editor, views of the editorial costs. As the 1996 cost effective government practices The wealthy capitalist upper class has reducing mail or other session proceeds, we will while maintaining necessary services for its staff, two goals - to make money and to keep the legislative practices so the people we represent. control. The more they continue to review Senate advertisments. people under I~~~ control the people, the more money they F - | make. Therefore, they want to control you, your family, friends, community, schools, and churches. They want to control what you read, what you see and hear, who you The Jeffrey Hart Column associate with and how you vote. They do, not want you to know that CLINTON DOZING OFF - I think publicans. I'm betting this can keep going obstruction of justice and all that. But M they already control the U.S. Presidency, m 1996. In 1992 right through the election. we've got some pretty good firebreaks the government, the Republican and I'm going to be re-elected in know that the and deniability set up, and the line should 4) Democratic parties, the mass media, the I thought it was all over in New Hamp- Of course a lot of people 0 hold unless someone rats. military, the courts, the stock market and shire. Gennifer Flowers. Questions about Medicare program will be bankrupt by got a big photo of Dole down at private property. Whitewater Maybe more bimbo erup- 2010. And a few people know that the Re- They've v War They want you to be educated into the tions. I was finished. But I was lucky. publican plan isn't that much different from his headquarters, and it's from World I'd let doctrines that serve the interests of private I sent Maggie Wright out to Arkan- my own - about $6 per month in 2002. But II. Tough to deal with that. I wish got away power; to believe that your life will be a sas, and she managed to damp down the we are saying cuts, cuts, cuts! And a lot of myself be drafted. Dan Quayle sey the Na- miserable failure if you do not kiss up to potential bimbo eruptions. Anyway, the people are buying it. with running a- newspaper in no career, no went power; that you will have news media were feeling bad about I'm going to veto the Republicans' tional Guard, and Al Gore never home, no family, and no credit cards. wrecking poor Gary Hart, and they gave welfare reform bill. Ha. I know I cam- near a bullet. Neither did Phil Gramm 4-1IC_ They want to continue to keep you anybody me a break. We managed to fob them off paigned to end welfare as we know it. But or Pat Buchanan or almost passive, distracted, marginalized, obedient «-m t was just too a lot of my voters are on welfare, so with else. Why did I make such a fuss about and sitting quietly in front of the T.V. while on Whitewater; the thing reform welfare at it? Oxford, that's why. Everybody at Ox- tRen product advertisements are drilled into complicated for the press to understand, my constituency, I can't 0 ford was protesting the war. I couldn't let your mind. Then I ended up running against old all. The rich upper class needs to keep the Bush -lucky again. I still can't figure out Bosnia is an awful risk. Things could turn myself be drafted. heats up people fragmented and divided. They want why he didn't have a campaign. Maybe really sour over there, and Bob Dole will But what will I do if Gingrich is- whites fighting with blacks, men fighting he wanted to get in more tennis and mo- try to hang me out to dry. But maybe it the affirmative action and immigration They split with women, employed fighting with torboat time. will work, whatever "work" means over sues? Those are killers for me. -^ the cO unemployed. Keep the pot stirred. Keep They're wrong to say I didn't have a there. If Bosnia turns into a calamity, I'll my constituencies. CL level up. Keep the people of be lucky. I just have to k\C- tension program when I came in. I did, or rather say that at least we tried. Still, maybe I'll w balance. Divide. Conquer. Control. . .. Hillary did: Healthcare reform. Ouch. Now, this Whitewater thing could blow up get re-elected. I have to be president. F\ From the standpoint of the capitalis But I'm'doing great now, defending in my face. It looks as if the perjury indict- What else could I do? fat-cats, you're just a slave here to worl 1996 King Features Synd. the Re- ments are going to start rolling in, and the for them, to be used by them. You d< the children and old ladies against I everything and they have everything - - -i jI Wm -

'Tikursdayj.^anuari 25,1996 ------Z-o ie -- Giliam, Wlis Mae 2Monkes a Must-ee- edge of true madness. moving through had already me~ets the right people. ^-This is also Ithe happened. Despite the fact Even in these seemingly ^Hopportunity for Willis, the, that Cole states this again and minor i 0 1 details, Gilliam gives ^|actor, to deliver a again through the -movie, the us something to think about ^1s t a n d o u t 1performance full of insight the 12 Monkeys,;an eco- and emotional terrorist group believed to depth. have spread 'the virus. Brad Pitt also Someone else will be sent delivers a great back to get a sample of the performance as original virus once Cole has Jeffrey Goines, the found the army's base of insane son of a uTerry Gilliam, best operations. The original, p ro m ine n t known for such diverse works unmutated strain would be virologist. Colei as Brazil and The Fisher used,-Cole is told, to develop meets Goines King, has come a long way a cure so humanity could accidentally when since his "Monty Python". return to the earth's surface. they are confined days., Cole is sent back to the in the sa me In his new offering, 12 1990's and we find him- institution. Pitt's Monkeys, which begins in- confined t-o a mental o v er-t h e- t op post-apocalyptic Baltimore, institution for talking about performance of the Gilliam continues to treat us traveling through time and the manic eco-terrorist to his unique and dark-ly end of the world, as well'as is further lyrical vision of the world and beating up some cops. It is in complicated when its fragile people. this setting that Cole meets vu7A fina1 thn^t nnp» nf WV InIUj MULa UnU Ui Cole (Brtuce, Willis) looka at the symbol for.the- Army of the Twelve Monkeys, One of Gilliam's special .psychiatrist, Katherine Railly, his father's viruses wihmay be the key -to reclaiming mankind's future. gifts as a director is' the played by Madeleine Stowe, is the microbe that, casting--of actors in roles that and fell(,w patient Jeffrey after mutating, is responsible feeling -at the end of the film after we leave the theater. you would normally not Goines, played by Brad Pitt. for the-plague. is almost as if it's been a lie. Afte-r turning the movie over expect of them. 12 Plots o~f other movies The time traveler.'s agenda in your mind, you are still left Monkeys is no concerning time travel1 slowly changes from fact wondering if there were any exception. In this are hampered by the issue finding to something more. mistakes at all and what the movie, we find of the travelers changing There ar e many. nice agenda of the scientists Bruce Willis, known the past. Screenwriters touches in this film such as themselves were in this tale. primarily for his David and Janet Peoples the scientists that send Cole And -when wa-s the last roles in the Die Hard solved this problemn by back, like the scientists of time you left a theater .an d .movies, as James simply indicating that no today, were slightly off in thought about a 'movie at Cole, one of the one matter what Cole did, he procedure. They had trouble all? percent of the human could do nothing to pinpointing their drop-off I\0 population that- has chang'e time, since the points. They send Cole back survived an T--4 events that he was to the wrong time where he THE FINAL GRADE: A- incurable virus that swept the globe in 1996 and 1997. Maiy Manso Willis is, at the cl outset of the film, a O-n BY -MARC WEISBAUM criminal in a show. in a venue that they are crowd and giving away free. __Statesman Staff settlement under C's considerably too popular for. glasses of water, something 2a Balt imore, where the On January 161, 1996 Opening the festivities, thiey~ w~o'uld never do remnants of the. there were two mutant we're the Brooklyn-based ordinarily. human race leave sized lines on either side Lunachicks. The band went took the retreated after the of the Roxy Music -Hall. on .at about .10:45 and played stage at about 1:15,,opening plague. (This isn't, in Huntington. Was a'30 minute set -p'rimarily with "'." in itself, a big stretch there some kind of a consisting of material from Many people -were dancing, 5 for Will is. Evetrvone, giveaway? Free drinks? their latest , Jerk Of All but almost all of them looked has see n him do Terry Gilliam Satanic doves that Tr-ades. Some people were and moved as though they 04 "dirty and worship Buddy Holly? dancing and crowd-surfing, were exhausted. The band dangerous"- roles in other These three are the principle. While all of these but even th-is early in the still sounded tight 'and movies with" great skill and players in the complicated sound like possibilities, evening, it became obvious ,followed, into ,"Organ a style.) events that follow Cole's it turns out that Hell was what the problem was going Grinder."- The band seemed 0 The leaders of the search for the Army of the surfacing, if only for a to---be: the heat. It was to have mastered the perfect undergr'oun d society Twelve Monkeys. few hours. Lucifer's probably around 100- balance between volume and volunteer Cole to go on fac t- The shuttling back and reverend, Marilyn something degrees and Ia clarity of sound. 6.4 .finding missions back in time. forth through.-time is the Manson, and. his number of peop'le passed out You could even clearly' His primary objective is to confusing and stressful force eponymously -named because of it. The Ro'xy was- locate the base of the Army of that has Cole teetering on the band chose to pl-ay a even spraying water into the See MANSON, Page 14 - I . , - . I III I- .-- .. - - -I., - ..I -.-I--- I - I .I II I -I --. -q- -'i ,- 'i,r,I -.I -. -.I -.',. .I ..i .1; , I ., .v I ., I , . .-, I . ..1:vI':

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of faculty for promotion to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor Students and faculty are invited to submit Stony Brook's Selection Committee requires that nominations of faculty members to be considered candidates for this honor be recipients of the for promotion to the rank of President's/Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching Distinguished Service Professor 'IC' and be involved in developing and. promoting excellence i-4 in didactic methods and principles in their disciplines on the Nominees must have achieved a distinguished national or regional level. Successful nominees will also reputation for service not only to Stony Brook but also have a record of extensive interaction with students beyond beyond the campus to SUNY, the community, the the traditional classroom. setting. State of New York or the nation through sustained CA: effort in the application of intellectual skills -CI*0 F-4co If you think a teacher merits such a promotion, please to issues of public concern. fill out this form and send it to the campus- address indicated. :1*a\ so Nominations must be received by Nominations must be submitted to the Selection Committee .14. no later than Friday, February 16, 1996 and should consist of to February 16, 1996 a one-page letter supporting the nomination, an up-to-date and detailed vita, letters of support from individuals within

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icelationsupjce with a time of 2:05.98. Jones added a victory Men's SwimminJg 3-5 in the I1000 freestyle ( 12:26.30) and finished The Seawolves defeated by SUNY- second in the I100 butterfly ( 1:09.49) for the New Paltz (I119-94) and Montclair State Seawolves. Romano captured the 100 (109-98) in their two meets this past week. breaststroke (1:28.98) while Jen Elvers' time Greg Bird, Alex Mills and William Dawkins of 5:52.28 earned her a first place finish in were each double winners versus New Paltz. the 500 freestyle. Stony Brook's 400 w Bird w on the 200 medley (2:07.07), Mills' freestyle relay team of Anderson, Joan 11 the 200 butterfly (2:15. 10) and.Dawkins the Walsh, Nikki Bames and Rebecca Titus won ft 200 breaststroke I V (2:27.26) for Stony Brook. with a time of 1:53.34. ",t The trio teamed with Ryan Gillespie to finish Earlier in the week, Stony Brook was' o first in the 400 medley relay with a time of defeated by SUNY New Paltz, 133-103. 0V 3:49.73. Jones won the 200 butterfly, (2:32.90) and Dawkins won the I100 fre estyle (51.28) Bernard captured the 100 freestyle (58.44) and I100.breaststroke (1:06.99) versus for the Seawolves. Also performing well was Montclair State while Dan Halbert captured' Heather Martin who won the one meter the one meter diving competition. Also required and one meter optional diving placing first for the Seawolves was the 200 competitions with scores of 107.3 5 and freestyle relay team of Dean Vivolo, Mark 139.05 points respectively. ;r Sutera, Habeeb Rahman and Roy Flores who Mens Basketball 55I posted a winning time of 1:39.88. The next home game will be this ft Women's Swimming 7-3 Saturday -the 27th at 4:00 (or The women's swim team won two of immeadiately- following the women's three meets this past week to improve to 7-3 game) against Keene State. Then they on the season. Stony Brook defeated Adelphi .will be back Sunday the 28th at 4:00.' *q 58-20 Thursday and won 112-88 at (following. women's gamne) to play Montclair State Saturday. Franklin Pierce. Kristin Bernard won three events Womens Basketball in the' ictory at Montclair.. The senior The next home game -will be this captured the, 1Q0freestyle (59.00) ~and Saturday the 27th at 2:00 against Keene 2QO freestyle~(2-:07.2 1.)and -teamed,. State. The 'Wolves will then play Sunday wihSarah Andesn Am oano and -the,28th at 2:00 against Franklin Pierce. U IIIzJl *I I Is I C1 - A"k .0W. ndoo~ 1LUlly DlUUK 1ldLr lllVl dLlUlld LI are four more meets in which BY DAVE CHOW the chances your going to find competition. Natalia Brown Islip) won the 4X200 meter Statesman Editor a very good core. We have (New Rochelle, NY) finished relay in thrilling fashion with to qualify before the ECACs The Seawolves men's and several players that can make third in the high jump at 4'6" a time of 1:40.0. In the third which are on March 2nd and women's track team captured it to the nationals. Our senior for Stony Brook. leg of the race there was a 3rd and before the Nationals, first place in eight events and Ken Graham probably has the Shana Henry won again in slight difficulty in the passing on March 8 and 9. They will placed. second eight times at best chance. Last year he just the triple jump. She led the of the baton, but in the last leg have 3 more meets to qualify the Seawolves Track missed it. We have some good field with leaps of 31'1l1. Farrell came back and won it for the CTC on February 17 to Invitational, last Sunday. players to watch for." Freshman Jacqui Portocarrero for USB. In the final turn 18. Jim Meegan the head Grahm on the day, won (Coram, NY)-eaptured Stony Farrell exploded past the lead After some of today's coach for both the mens and the first 800 meter race and Brook's last first place finish runner to take the victory, in showings, several more may womens teams was pleased helped lead a relay team to a for the women with a 9.1 breath taking fashion. have qualified. with the results. "This was a second place Finnish. Grahm second run in the 55 meter "I wasn't really supposed The team's next meet is good meet for us. The is hopeful he can stay on track hurdles. to run today because I'm still this Saturday at West Point. competition today was not to have another shot at the Natalia Brown finished hurting a little from an'injury" The track team is pretty that tough but this was like a nationals, an opportunity that second in the shot put (36'5 he said after the race. "The much in competition the practice for our players." just escaped his grasp a year 3/4"). Alicia Leonard regular guy for this race entire year. Come spring the The 21 event indoor meet ago. "I just missed it" he said. (Jamaica, NY) came in second couldn't run today so I filled team changes venues and took place at the Indoor "I qualified but someone got in the 20 pound weight throw in. [I'd do anything for] competes outdoors. Senior Sports Complex and included better times at the last (24'9 1/4"). Anything for the team." team member Mike Kramer, a the full array of track and moment anid edged me out. So On the men's side Gavin Clusener finished second distance runner described the field competitions. I feel bad about that. I'm a O'Donoghue (Greenlawn, in the 5,000 meter at 16:24.2. hard work the team In their only home meet senior so I want to do NY) ran a tenacious race in Abraham Millien (Springfield' collectively puts in every this season, Stony Brook something -this year. But I'm the 5,000 meter in a time of Gardens, NY) placed second year. Kramer who is played host to a large confident. We're going to 16:18.6 for a victory. in the 400 meters in 53 recovering from an injury, contingent of athletes; Boston for a meet later this In the 4X400 relay Ken seconds and Steve Birenberg came back and made a strong including teams from SUNY year. Last year I did well up Graham (North Babylon, NY), (Rego Park, NY) was second showing Sunday in the 800 Farmingdale and Kings Point there. In general I do well in Pete Clusener (Port in the 1600 meters with meter race. "Track is not like and a number of unattached competitions in that .area, I Washington, NY) and Nigel 4:52.1. David Trustey football baseball or any other competitors. don't know why. It's just a Browne (Brooklyn, NY) (Garden City. NY) was second sport. In track you can't have The results for Stony personal thing I guess." finished second in a time of in the 55 meters (6.7) and the any down time. You have a Brook were mixed by the end The day of competition 3:43.8. 200 meters'(24.5). full year from outdoor to indoor. of the day but Coach Meegan took off with the long jump. Graham then dominated The indoor track season If you stop running your lost. A and sounded a satisfied tone. "We On the women's side for the field of competition in the consists of seven meets, not lot of this sport is mental might win a competition here Stony Brook, freshman Shana. 800 meters. He finished way including the three proving to yourself how strong or a competion there today. Henry (Valley Cottage, NY) ahead of the pack in 1:59.4. championship meets. Players you are. It's definitely about It's hard for these kids to be jumped an astounding 16'9 3/ Mike Helbig (Port must qualify to compete in, endurance. returning from a seven week 4 " to capture first place. Jefferson, NY) won the shot the ECACs, the CTC and the This is a dedicated team. break and compete. The real Teammate and fellow put throwing for 43'6; 1/2" and NCAA Nationals. Meegan Most of us kept running through competitions come later." freshman Mary Bishop also took third in the 35 pound expects' a lot of good things the intercession. The level of Meegan expects -good (Ithica, NY) placed second weight throw with a throw of from the team this year. As competition was not that strong things from the Seawolves with a 16'4 1/4" jump. -38'6 1/4". of December 1 1th (and before today, but we've always this season. Bishop followed up her Bill O'Donnell (Mt. the results of Sunday's competed against Division II and "We have the biggest performance with an even Sinai, NY), Andrew Kinkead competition) 12 players have I teams, even when we were at team in ten years. The more better one in the next event. (Danbury, CT), Jason Hannum scores that qualify them for Division III. Mostly because players you have the In the high jump she cleared (Windham, NH) and the ECAC's; 6 for the CTC there aren't that many Division opportunity to train, the better the bar at 4'9" to win that Ainsworth Farrell (Central and I for the NCAA. There III schools in our region." Lk Football Has Bright Future - . Ir BY- SCOTT LEWIS Statesman Editor Division II non-scholarship All-American Football 1995 was a banner year for-Stony Brook football. In Quarterback Timm Schroeder, (Patchogue, NY) Schedule their first season at Division 1996 II the Seawolves finished with a 7-3 mark and ranked Wide Receiver Glenn Saenz, (Floral Park, NY) fifth at season's end in the ECAC Division H polls. As successful a season as it was Tight End Jon Fischer, (Garden City, NY) teamwise there were a multitude of individual Linebacker James Leach, (Farmingvi1le, NY) 9/14 Pace University awards bestowed upon the 9/21 Montclair State 'Wolves.. With -a tough' schedule slated for 1996, Defensive Back Luke Posniewski, (Troy, NY) 9/28 Bentley opponents like defending 10/5 2 Sacred Heart DII ECAC champs Bentley, 10/ 12 Central Connecticut D I-AA Wagner, DlI GTE/CoSIDA Academic All American powerhouses ' Southern 10/19 University at Albany Conn. and C.W.: Post, and 10/26 C.W. Post Montclair State,the Brook Wide Receiver Matt Larsen, (Saugerties, NY) 1 1/2 Open has their collective-eye on the ECAC title. - 11/9 Wagner College