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Higham by Scott ter. Most others who milled the same sized styrofoam bowls. After making my way past onds. Among nearly fifty around the Auditorium's "Excuse me, but where did people both sleeping and celeb- When the New Year's Eve sun mountaineering tents set up in a grounds, however, had no place you get that?" I asked a gentle rating, I arrived at the tent and, began to slip behind the park's small city park last month, to be, at any particular date or spirited woman sitting five feet sure enough, received a bowl of trees, we began the search for a friends embraced and exchanged any particular time. They were away. soup, Italian bread, coffee and motel room, a shower and a recent stories. Jugglers whirled truly on the road, a place where "Oh, right over there under carrot cake from a guy who good stiff mattress. We needed a their multi-colored balls and a many people - from Jack that blue and yellow tent. It's didn't ask for any money. My rest before the show and scraped three part harmony filled the Kerouac to, perhaps, one of free!" she replied. friends and I went back for sec- up $20 for a room at a place foggy Oakland air. your friends - had discovered a called Lakeview, a motel which, After learning to despise a bus subtle secret to life during a ride incidentally, was invaded by which transported us deliriously from Denver to Seattle or in the hippies, vans, busses, backpacks, across the states, we reached serenity of the Appalachian booze and the like. Every room Oakland, the first destination of Mountains of upstate New York. was occupied by those going to our intersession journey from Many had come to Oakland the show and, although only two Stony Brook. By the time we displaying long frazzled hair, people were permitted in each had arrived, hundreds of young glass beads and beat-up back- room, we had about fifteen in people from all across the packs which probably had a ours while others were compari- country had already staked out story all their own - of a rainy lively packed. their homes near the Oakland evening in the Cascades, a box Leaving our home for the Auditorium where the Grateful car ride to Cheyenne or of a evening we made our way back Dead were performing five blue-grass festival in Alaska. By to the Auditorium, kidding each shows, ending with their tradi- 3 a.m. New Year's eve, many) other with, "'So, you went an tional New Year's Eve concert. had laid themselves and their the way to California to see the Some had trekked from Alaska, packs to rest. Dead and didn't get in, huh?" others from New Jersey. But A damp, dreary fog which None of us had tickets and the everyone had come to a unique frequents the Bay Area woke us a show was sold out. reunion, a gathering of 10,000 up at around 9 a.m. Cold, we $ Truckin' around the Auditor- friends, soul- 5 old and new cursed our sleeping bags. ium, my buckaroo, Allan and I constantly travel -mates who Crawling out of our tent, a park echoed an increasingly familiar sometimes around the country, strewn with mummy bags, packs phrase early that evening. a Gratefuld Dead tour following and tarps lay before us while an "Who's got an extra ticket?" and oft times a whim. During early morning haze of pot and seemed to be on nearly ev- adventures we our intersession cigarette smoke distorted our eryone's lips. An array of knew Stony Brook had yet to vision. People all around were many began on the highway. (continued on page 3) entertain us for another semes- slurping minestrone soup from Bits and Pieces 1980 Music: Euphoria and Nausea by Jeff Zoldan and Larry Feibel It's back to the books for most of us now that the aissance album that firmly embeds them into America's long intersession is over. And it's also back to the presses mainstream music culture. The band is in top form, for the overworked and much underpaid staff of the S.B. striking out with the precision of a diamond cutter on all Press. With the start of the new term, Picking Up the the LP's ten cuts. Put this one on your turntable and Pieces. . . will become a fairly regular column that will have yourself a house party. report on the many events of the music world, with an Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones occasional excursion into the other genres of the arts. Although I was initially disappointed with what I And now back to the music. .. thought was a dismal release from one of the finest rock At the end of every year dilligent music critics all over bands today, it seemed to grow on me as the album wore N pull out their notes to finally bury the hatchet on all the down my cartridge. Most likely it was the hot summer albums of the year gone by. This writer is certainly no nights dancing away to "She's So Cold" that finally sold exception. While 1980 was a better than average year for me. Too bad these guys are burnt, otherwise this one good records, it was an easier task picking the worst of would be more than just plain fun. the lot than the best. So, in no particular order, here are Kittyhawk - Kittyhawk the 10 best albums of the year: The finest debut album of the year, this Californian The Swing of Delight - Devadip Carlos Santana quartet utilizes the much novel Chapman stick, a ten- This fine solo album from Carlos furthers his already well stringed instrument that can play bass and rhythm at the known reputation as a guitar playing genius. With some same time, to generate one of the most exciting sounds splendid keyboard arrangements from Herbie Hancock in modern jazz-rock. Richard Elliot is superb on sax and and the strong accompaniment of Wayne Shorter (sax) lyricon. But to appreciate them at their finest, catch and the rest of the Santana lineup, the very best them live next time they're in town. elements of jazz and rock rise smoothly to the surface. A Empty Glass - Pete Townshend must albums for all jazz and rock lovers. espeiaItv Townshend's most definitive solo work to date. Santana fans. Here he brings his vocal abilities to their maximum which, sur- Two bad apples that almost spoiled the bunch. prisingly, is damn good. From listening to Empty Glass, it's easy to see from whence comes the panache of the (Pat Metheny); The Up Escalator (Graham Parker anu Who. the Rumour); Zenyatta Mondatta (The Police); Argy- bargy (Squeeze). London Calling - The Clash nAl hm ! The worst albums of the year, as I stated before, were Packed with some fresh sounds - some reggae, a little a lot easier to choose and a lot more fun. It can be un- rockabilly; and a touch of brazen rock and rooll - the equivocally stated that the following poor excuses for Clash don't mess around. Immediately attacking the pol- musical taste render up horrible images of people endur- itical structure of the Western world, armed only with a ing torture, having to go to school, and taking awful handful of bright witticisms and a few dangerous riffs, tasting medicine. But, better yet, picture a person step- these guys almost pull off a successful coup e'etat. ping in a big pile of dog shit with a brand new pair of Snakes and Ladders - Gerry Rafferty $150 boots. At last, here they are: Recorded at George Martin's studios sans Martin, none- Panorama (The Cars); Go To Heaven (The Grateful theless, its 12 songs and 52 minutes of catchy Rafferty Dead): . . but the little girls understand (The Knack); originals which grow on you as fast as the rate of infla- Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan); Narry Goodreau (Bar- tion. Clever lyrics and a touch of humor round out this ry Goodreau); Freedom of Choice (Devo); Mouth to thoroughly biting LP. Mouth (Lipps Inc.); Saved (Bob Dylan); Glass Houses Hawks and Doves - Neil Young (Billy Joel); Tenement Steps (The Motors); End of the This schizophrenic album shows us two different moods Century (The Ramones). of this very capricious song writer. Side one's slow, al- The J. Geils Band is working on their next album most haunting tempo - very reminiscent of Ending the first year of the decade on a good note. Comes A which is due out next month. While this is nothing new, Time-era Young - hits you right off The River-- Bruce Springsteen, with Young's lead singer Peter Wolf's set of braces - that's right, earthy flat picking. On side two, Certainly not the Boss' best-Born To Run is--it still is an he incorporates country braces - is. According to Wolf, the braces are a tempor- swing with his brash exciting rock and roll package. "Point Blank," "The River rock sound, a total contrast in ary measure to insure that the present gaps in between sounds. Lyrically, er"' and "Independence Day" are his best ballads to date. Young presents us with two his teeth don't expand. The gaps, Wolf says, are "from conflicting And "Crush On You" and "Cadillac Ranch" have an ener- views of modem America, thus the title gettin' knocked about in my confused past.". . . Joni Hawks and Doves. One gy that comes only in the best bar-songs. Exciting, light- point that must be made is that Mitchell is slated to make her film debut this May in a "Union Man" weight, and sometimes even profound, all in one. and "Coming APart at Every Nail" are Canadian anthology film called Love. In it she plays a One For The Road - The Kinks identical songs with the latter containing one more note Black, male Miles Davis fan. Should prove to be interest- and It seems that the good keep getting better because this a different set of lyrics. Not one of Young's best, it ing ... Ex-Humble Pie guitarist and current teenage idol double LP set captures the ageless Kinks in rare form on still merits attention . . . Peter Frampton is due out with an as yet untitled album the following albums their 1979 tour of the States. A classic version of "Lola" could not later this month. Supposedly this LP marks his return to is just one of the many gems. An obviously inspired Ray be placed on the year's top 10 list. But most of them are the hard rocking sound that made him famous in what and Dave Davies add a freshness to their real oldies like as good as the afforementioned, so they comprise the seems like years ago. . . Stony Brook Union Auditorium honorable "All Day and All of the Night" and "You Really Got mention list of 1980. In no particular or- will be the sight of the new term's first concert on Feb- der... Me." Like fine wine and cheese, the Kinks have im- Hotter Than July (Stevie Wonder); Gaucho ruary 25th with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. .. (Steely Dan); proved with age. Dream Come True (Earl Klugh); Catching Look for an album called The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Sun (Spyro Love Stinks - J. Geils Band Gyra); Alibi (America); Crimes of Pas- an import album that features Pete Townshend perfor- sion Pulling no punches, Love Stinks is the Geils group's ren- (Pat Benatar); Peter Gabriel (Peter Gabriel); 80/81 ming several Who selections on acoustic guitar.

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Page 2 The Stony Brook Press I Burglars Hit Kelly and Roth

maintain- by Jesse Londin suite door locks were changed to a new In one Kelly room two items were stol- overnight in a suiteroom while It happened again this intersession. But system after the loss of master keys, and en: a $250 stereo, and a pillow. "It was ing radio contact with an outside building worse this year than ever before. they were not burglarized. the only thing of value my roomate left patrol. But while they staked-out Kelly, While most of the campus was quiet "People are more scared than angry here," said one of the residents in refer- Roth was burglarized, and Kelly was un- and vacant and Stony Brook co-eds were knowing that someone has master keys to ence to the pillow. touched. Public Safety, while unsure that home, or on vacation enjoying a long win- our dorms," said Kelly C MA Terry Rus- Many missing items were later found in the stake-outs were legal without war- ter break, at least 94 suites in Roth and sell. Director for Maintenance Operations, other suites, or on other floors in a differ- rants or consent, admits that they were a Kelly Quad were illegally entered and Gary Mathews said that Residence Life ent building. Upon returning from vaca- waste of time, if not totally counter- stripped of over $35,000 worth of t.v.'s, will be changing locks upon requests tion, students found not only that their productive. stereos, calculators, toaster ovens, clocks, made by residents at their quad offices. posessions were missing, but that there The possibility of an "inside job" was jewelry, posters, clothes and a rocking New locks, which cost the University were clocks, t.v.'s, guitars, even clothing considered. "We suspected RHD's, admin- chair, among other assorted items. eight dollars apiece, will be installed in in their suites that they recognized as be- istrators, Residence Life people, members In some instances, particularly in Whit- longing to other people in the dorm. De- of our own department, anybody who man and Cardozo, burglarized suites had tective Kerr theorized that this was "op- has a set of keys - they all checked out," been lived in for days at a time. The portunistic" on the part of the burglars. said the detective. thieves had helped themselves to food As they carried stolen goods through a There is one suspect, however - a 20 and liquor, slept in the beds, and left dorm, if a more attractive or expensive White female, 5'3", approximately years old, 110 pounds, brown eyes, dark Marlboro butts, empty Heinekin bottles, item was spotted, the less desirable mer- shoulder length brown hair, hooked nose, marijuana roaches, and used prophylac- chandise was dropped in favor of the and deep olive skin (see sketch). Seen in tics scattered throughout ransacked more expensive one . Cardozo, Public Safety believes she is re- suites. A number of womens' suites in Kelly sponsible for the Roth Quad burglaries. Kelly C's entire third floor was burglar- that were entered, were left with under- The investigating officers speculate that ized, and both Kelly C and Kelly D suf- wear strewn all over the floor. "The per- this suspect had at least one male friend fered the loss of extremely expensive petrators seem to have some kind of with her, and that the Kelly Quad rob- electronic equipment, and other valua- hang-up or fetish," said Detective Kerr. beries were committed by different peo- bles. While students remain concerned about ple. None of the entered suites were broken the implications of missing master keys, The suspect In Kelly, the ripping-off was done into. Although it is possible that a highly and wonder what will happen over spring quickly; the thieves knew what they were skilled and patient lock-picker could have suites regardless of whether or not they break, Public Safety has been conducting looking for and left with mainly top qual- gained access to these suites without have been burglarized. what has So far amounted to a frustrating ity goods. There is no evidence that they wrenching open or breaking down doors, One angry Whitman resident who's investigation. Some students accuse Pub- spent more than a few hours in any one Public Safety detectives are speculating $700 computer terminal was lifted, plans lic Safety of being incompetent or un- suite. In Roth, however, suiterooms with that "somebody or some group of people to take the University to small claims caring. "I think they're more concerned good views of the building's parking lot has gotten hold of a master key." court. "It's my only course of action," he with parking rules and ticketing than they and exterior were partied and slept in. The investigation being conducted by said. are with protecting the dorm," said one Drinking and smoking possibly continued Public Safety has so far uncovered no- It is unclear if the University is re- burglary victim. for a number of days. Some inexpensive thing. Detective Winston Kerr is working sponsible for personal property in the Last year's intersession dormitory jewelry was taken as well as pairs of small with the possibility that a Stony Brook event of burglary. Mathews explains that break-ins resulted in $12,000 worth of sized jeans. student, ex-student, or somebody with there is no legally binding contract signed goods stolen. "It happens every year. Public Safety is offering a $1000 re- "intimate knowledge of the University," by administrators or residents. There is, Security must be underequipped, because ward for information leading to the arrest has found or stolen a building or quad however, a signed "terms of agreement" one way or another, we get robbed," a and conviction of the Roth or Kelly Quad master key. The last set of masters report- for residence. This agreement, which is student commented. bandits. Although fairly certain that the ed missing, in the summer 1979, has not currently under revision, does not men- Public Safety, who had one dorm at stolen property is not being stored on been found. All other masters have been tion stolen goods. patrol officer assigned to each Quad campus, investigators say the merchandise accounted for. According to Public Safe- Many suites that were entered were any given time over intersession break, on December could surface here eventually. ty, these two lost sets were quad master searched and rummaged through, but not learned about the burglaries in Kelly called to re- Reasonable ground for suspicion keys for both Kelly and Roth. robbed. 23, when a janitor doors. At that time, would be if somebody approached you "This presented a good opportunity "The burglaries were a little strange," port opened suite been burglarized. on campus and attempted to sell you for some thief who happened to be smart said Detective Kerr. "We saw a room Roth Quad had not For the next two weeks, Public Safety your own stereo. enough to hold onto the keys for a while where 20 items of jewelry were examined conducted a total of eight "stake-outs" in (before using them)," said Detective Kerr. and only one was taken - not necessarily Quad, assigning two officers to wait He explained that Kelly A, D, and E's the most valuable." the ...... III|1 FACULTY Grateful Trek STUDENT sipping (continued from page 1) utes. "Hey Guido," Allan called brated, nonetheless, park, "I got champagne while dancing on the frowns, shaking heads and a hun- as I was passing the dred "sorries" made us nervous, another ticket!" We hooted and park's cool evening grass. ASSOCIATION even slightly sick. But, amid all jumped around on the cold Oak- The next morning, workers the confusion, a young hippie land grass. casually swept the street which approactheonfus. "ion,a young hippex-Since our evening's dose of surrounded the Auditorium of tra purple stub which guarantees song and celebration was en- bottles, styrofoam cups and you a ticket," he claimed. "They sured, we continued the ticket broken noise makers. The handed 'em out this morning but search for a few fellow Dead colorful tents were strapped handedI eightoutormyheads more bucks fm who had also come from onto backpacks. Jugglers had I need eight more bucks for meightStony Brook. Our luck had run left for the San Fransisco Wharf in own ticket. Its yours for eight out. Reluctantly, we strolled where tourists threw them dollar Anyone interested It sounded like the "tight- into the show. bills and change. The three part new operations en-up"deal. Allan bbed it. Tom stood outside among harmony was on their way to formulating enup" Allandeal. grabbedone more hundreds of chilled and desper- the transient town of Santa for the ticket," Allan and I pleaded with ate faces listening to the Dead's Cruz. every pair of eyes which met accoustic set from a pair of While discussing the next des- ouvry pair of ys which m speakers perched high on the tination of their endless joufhey, "Sorry but good luck!" theirAuditorium's wall. From out of a group of buckaroos cooked "Sorry,but good luck. this crowd, a man approached; oatmeal on their camp stove. smiles told us. hould split uphim. "My girlfriend couldn't "Nah, I don't think we should "Maybe we should split up, make it tonight," he told Tom. head up north. I heard it's been Allan. Give me a twenty spot "So, I've got an extra ticket, raining there the past few and I'll stand on the corner up Want it?" A twenty spot ex- weeks," one of them reasoned. there." We agreed. Allan would hanged hands without hesita- "Ok, let's go down south," to undertake, join scope out the park. I would changed hands without hesita- theothers suggested. scam the streets. d After sharing a joint of Within minutes it was de- the FSA Innovations After fifteen minutes and 59 twisted friendliness, they headed cided. What town? Which city? committee by calling repextra ticketons of "do you hancve?" into the concert, leaving behind It didn't matter. Like everyone extra ticket by any chanceit'ssubway, a group of weary travelers who else who had already left Oak- headed forTwhere potentit way,all the to California: land, they would find out once Jackie Lachow at 246-7008,9------BART, where potential tickets wen d e the were arriving evr -. 1... '.-...... February 5, 1981 Pag e3 Americ as Livingroom The Met's expanded American Wing depicts rural, traditional and aristocratic lifestyles

by Melissa Spielman inspired government and ideals. boat through shimmering ice floes. These expressionless buildings. As in many of The expanded American Wing of the Beyond the courtyard are several levels guys are rowdy, but don't seem bent on Hopper's paintings, there is a strong sense Metropolitan Museum of Art neither pro- of period rooms and galleries. The rooms, ruling the world, and for inspiring, patri- of desolation here - his subjects are isola- vides a history of America through art ranging from the luxury of pastels, amy- otic schmaltz the painting is far more dig- ted within the diners, theatres, hotel nor adequately shows the evolution of thest, crystal chandeliers and delicately nified than Reagan's affable but domin- rooms that humans have erected to bring American art. The collection of paintings, carved chairs to a crude Pennsylvania Ger- eering image and Inaugural youth disco. themselves together, isolated even when furniture, sculpture and other fine and man room in dusky green, are tranquil There are several other moments in the the sun streams over them. Adjacent is decorative arts from the settling of Amer- and inviting. The comfortable smells of galleries when one has a flash of a facet of Charles Sheeler's "Water," a clean-lined, ica to the middle of this century ranges old wood and cloth and the details that American life as it was, or as the artist '40s-high tech representation of the pipes from the flat severity of folk painting to suggest the rooms are ready for use - wanted to portray it. In a room devoted andconcrete slabs of waterworks. Despite the delicate iridescence of Tiffany stained cards fanned out on a table, bowls of to Winslow Homer, an artist/reporter for the title, there is not a drop of water in glass; from the harshness of colonial win- flowers - draw one past the velvet ropes Harper's Weekly during the Civil War, sight? the innocent painting is an omin- ters to the luxury of the American rich. into a partial understanding of a daily life there is a painting ("The Veteran in a ous tribute to our success in interposing Within this range, huge areas of this far removed from the city outside. There New Field") of a lone man, his suspen- ,artifacts between our bodies and the el- .country's culture are missed - the native are also displays of unarranged furniture, dered back to the viewer, hacking grain ements of our existence. Americans and all non-Caucasians who ar- including an impressive row of tall clocks, with a scythe. His army jacket lies at his Possibly the most gripping and unusual rived here by choice or against their will, many of them still running. feet, nearly obscured by the fallen stalks; works in the exhibit are those labeled the New England sailors, the people of There are quite a few well-known it seems the blood of the war has been ab- folk art. The oils of huge-headed children the deep South, are a few of the many works in the painting collection, includ- sorbed into America's vast fields of grain with sausage curls and sausage legs, posing groups given little or no representation ing a somber Gilbert Stuart Washington and immense blue sky. stiffly with unnatural flowers and pets (since the exhibit is in the first of three (and several more cheerful Stuart por- A case of paintings and bronzes by which seem ravaged by amateur taxider- phases, some of these gaps will un- traits, some quite strikingwith their trans- Frederic Remington transmits the myth mists; the smirking fat--heeked moon doubtedly be filled). But there are works lucent colors and natural features); John (of the Cowboy and Indian. Remington, a faces on the tall clocks? the crudely hewn which illuminate one moment in Ameri- Singer Sargent's "Madame Gautreau," a New York artist, helped to stereotype and ornamented furniture em .-tate the can history perfectly, and there are portrait of stark colors and voluptuous Western life in such sculptures as "The < hoes of modes of perception and tech- enough of tbese to make the wing well lines paintings by Copley, Eakins, Outlaw," in which the blackguard, a clas- nology which are barely remembered in worth the trek into Manhattan. Charles Wilson Peale, Wyeth and sic baddie, with his angular face and trim our more sophisticated era. The entrance to the wing is a glass- Emanuel Leutze s textbook classic, chaps, balances with aplomb aboard his MDny gaps would have to be filled be- roofed courtyard (especially bright and "Washington Crossing the Deleware". The wildly bucking mount, and "Off the fore the exhibit could be called a definit- airy after the intricate but morbid art of latter work is undeniably sentimental, Range," which features four whooping, ive collection of American art. To provide the connecting medieval rooms) filled v,ith the general's profile stern and re- pistol-waving, crazy-haired buckaroos a reasonably fair history of America with greenery, stained glass and sculpture. solved as he faces the snowy shore, the riding at a joyous gallop. through art, a section of works about, but The glass is more subtly colored and na- St::rs & Stripes furled behind him in the The group of paintings from this cen- not necessarily by or for, Americans turalistic than the more familiar stained cold wind, a melting-pot assortment of tury is tantalizingly small, but invites ' should be added. The wing is primarily a glass of church windows the sculpture rebels - some in buckskins and raccoon hours of inspection. There is one work by series of unconnected displays - perhaps here and throughout the exhibit tends to caps, some in northeastern dress, one in a Edward Hopper, "Office in a Small City," a cohesive, progressive exhibit can be ac- be Classical in treatment or subject, keep- Scottish tam, a gold-earinged Black man in which a solitary man gazes expression- quired. ing with the young America's classically - grimly propelling the little wooden less from his sunwashed desk at equally 'Scanners'; A new Low in Cinema

by Ray Katz Scanners is a thriller science arge audience. There are graphic fiction film about terrible mu- scenes showing blood spurting tants with mental abilities en- from bulging veins, the explo- abling them to destroy people sion of one man's head, and the without raising a finger. A rene- vaporization of another's eyes. gade band of these "scanners" Unfortunately, this is entertain- plot to seize political control of ing to some people. the world. Kindly Dr. Paul Ruth The dialogue is distractingly (Patrick McGoohan) aims to trite. With su!•h stilted phrases as stop them with the help of a "Nothing can stop Revok now," friendly scanner named Cameron one longs for the good old days Vale (Stephen Lack). before talkies. Two other ubiqui- Also appearing in the film is a ties pervade the film. Every time superfluous beauty named Kim a scanner is injected with a drug Obrist (Jennifer O'Neil), who is to calm him down, the needle is irrelevant to the story but pos- stuck into his hand. Even more sibly useful at the box office. disturbing, and unintentionally The evil Revok (Michael Iron- humorous are the nosebleedsin- side) is another two-dimensional variably suffered by scanners stock character of little interest. each time one uses his power. Putting it bluntly, this film The appearance of Scanners has nothing to recommend it. signals a low point in the history Despite claims in promotional of cinema. It is highly recom- material that the film gives "new mended to anyone thor- insight into the concept of man oughly deficient in taste, intelli- as superman," it lacks any sem- gence, and compassion. The blance of profundity. The plot is morbid appeal can be fully en- merely an excuse for glorified joyed only by the same kind of violence and an appeal to the people as those who reap profits baser instincts of its potentially by selling John Lennon T-shirts. ------tag SICe.* ^ ^ i ^^ ». «. P.,.^0I ! 11.1,1 4 11 1 111 1014 s^ Don't like us? (In the minority?) See if you can do better: Join us! RECRUITMENT MEETING TONIGHT LECTURE HALL, OLD BIO, 9 PM Be there. Aloha.

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Pagte 4 The Stony Brook Press The Fourth Estate: Editorial Fight For Your Country

In the last month, a second group of the na- struck down the strictures of Prohibition; wea- free to assemble, nor free to write nor read what tion's young men was required to register for the thered the corrupt administrations of Grant and they wish, nor free to speak their thoughts. draft. President Reagan's campaign promises Nixon, the fiasco of the Vietnam War; and sur- They are not free to proest the actions of their notwithstanding, registration is now a reality vived - because the United States is and always government, to question the policies, to alter the and a draft seems imminent. The "crises" of Af- has been a country predicated not on a single status quo--to affect or effect their lives. ghanistan and Poland provoke drum-beating and event, a single person, a single plan. It is a coun- And that's the difference between Us and jingoistic battle-cries across the United States, try based on movement, discussion, argument, a Them. and the American People must answer the chal- country with political thought that covers so So, presented with Russia's Goal of World lenge: should they fight for their country? wide a spectrum it can never be bogged down in Domination, and given the opportunity to stem The Press says yes. the mistakes of the past, but continues to strive the Red Tide, we have no choice but to fight for The United States of America is a great na- towards the solutions of the future. our country. Fight for its principles, its tradi- tion. Our constitution, brilliant in its simplicity, Then, of course, there's Russia. tions, its glory. has stood the test of time, and is now the oldest Russia. Where the largest government organi- The question is: will we fight for the Oil In- working document of its kind in the world. The zation besides the military is the KGB - the terests, incompetent foreign policy and false na- constitution mandates popular election and fair secret police. Russia. Where political prisoners tional unity - or will we fight for the freedom representation; it mandates a democratic repub- rot in prison. Where families are terrorized by to choose, to live, to reason? lic - the will of the people. The Bill of Rights raids in the middle of the night, and citizens dis- In an age of nuclear proliferation, widespread guarantees more personal freedoms than can be appear without warning, without explanation. misunderstanding, and effective diplomacy, mil- found anywhere else on Earth. In this document When will they be seen again? No one knows. itary ventures are nothing but foolish-and ulti- lies the framework that allows free thought, de- That's part of the fear. The Fear. It scurries mately lethal. The draft, and its concommittant bate, progress. through the streets, in and out of darkened macho gesturings, is a dangerous thing. This is a nation that has repealed the repres- doorways, swirls around the ankles, crawls up The flag-waving, ribbon-tying hullaballo that sive Alien and Sedition Act of the early 19th the spine. The Fear. Fear reigns in Russia. Free- has swept the nation is an artificial creation of century; created the Emancipation Proclama- dom cowers. that semi-mythical group, the Powers-That-Be. tion, torn down the barriers of segregation, Why? Because freedom is a word not to be The idea is that if the people of this nation are raised up the banner of affirmative action; found in a Russian dictionary. Russians are not kept busy clapping their hands for the Middle- Ages Majority and cheering jingoistic prophets of strong-arm mentality, they will forget the high unemployment, high inflation, high crime rate, and also the high ideals that founded this country. Our present government, built on propaganda, industrialism and secrecy, is not the government of Washington, Jefferson and Madison. The sub- tle unrest that underlies the frantic patriotic fer- vor is the product of our non-responsive, non- responsible government. And in this nation of government of, by and for the people, it is the citizenry's responsibility to fight. It's Us and Them. Russia is fascist; we're not. If we want to keep it that way, we must fight not against a foreign country but against the ele- ments within our own that are foreign to our ideals. Take City Hall to court. Fight for your country. ¢o 5 1 T. The Stony Brook Press Editor Eric Brand Managing Editor Beware of Intimations! Scott Higham Arts Editor ...... Jeff Zoldan Assistant Editor ...... Jesse Londin Assistant Editor ...... Vivienne Heston Thisis Senior Photo Editor ...... Vincent McNeece News Director ...... Debra Marcus Assistant Arts Editor ...... Larry Feibel The Stony Brook PRESS, Assistant Photo Editor ...... Shirley Zrebiec News and Feature: Joseph Bollhofer, Henry Ellis, Joe F lammer, Robert Hayes, Cameron Kane, Kirk now in its P. Kelly, Tom Lancia, Bari Rogovin, Diane Rustin, Chris Schneider, Michael Weissman, Craig White- lock, Mary Zortman, Melissa Spielman. Arts: Nancy Bellucci, Laura Forman, Mike Janko- second year of witz, Ray Katz, R. Jonathan Kurtz, Gary Pecori- no, Mike Rezanka. Photo: Mechel Berthoiet, Sue Miller, Steve Daly. Sports: Captain Lardo, James Walsh publishing fame. Graphics: Clare Dee, David Spielman, Norman Bel- lion. Minister Without Portfolio: Prakash Mishra ride our coattails Business Manager/Publisher Wanna Chris Fairhall

to success? Join us IPhone: 246-6832 Office: C)20, Old Biology Building at our recruitment meeting tonight, Mailing Address: P. 0. Box 591 Old Bio, Lecture Hall, 9 PM East Settauket, New York 11733 ...... 1...... I ...... -. - .. - . . -F. **- - *ebruary- ,F e 5, 1981 Page 5 mmummoommommm n _ I L .... W _.IN Fýýý I k ATTENTION MASA Senma P&v tatd Se4oa presents ISRAE-L Will be taken on Feb. 9th, 10th & 11th from 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00 Februarv 10th and p.m. in the Union Building. (Room in the Stony Brook Union to be announced.) Yearbooks can I be purchased there. &I mu lf q

SPECULA L.A.S.O. (yearbook) Meets Wed., Our first general meeting will be on 9,1 eb.4th in Rm. 237 (Union) at 7:30 p.m. February 5th, Thurs., in room 236, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sweat shirts and t-shirts will be on sale at the meeting! !Bien venidos atodos! Womyn's Center Meeting Saints Wednesday, Feb. 4th, 5:00 p.m. Room 072, Union Basement Meeting

WOMYN Please on Thursday, Feb. 5th, in rm. 237 UNHEARD WOMIN of the Stony Brook Union WOMEN Come at 7:00 p.m. SHARP!! Special Guest Speaker will be Professor Down and Express The Needs BRUCE HARE The Womyn's Center Can Fulfill of the Sociology Department * For You 4c REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED! Help Create New Workshop Series f ý Ammý ______f _ _ _ * FR0l OA - - •O = I North Campus STREET HOCKEY COME HAVE FU ASSOCIATION

There will be a meeting of the NORTH CAMPUS STREET HOCKEY A SSOCIA TION on Thursday, February5th at 7 :3 0 p.m. in front Sponsored by Asian Stuifdte Am of the Polity Office. Any questions: Call Steve at 6-7556 or 6-4476. DESTINATION: CATAMOUNT I DATE: Saturday - February 14th, 1981 - a 0 000 " I ST DEPARTURE: In Front of the Union Buil COST: Tour With Rentals - Chinese Association. Tour Without Rentals TOUR RATE INCLU of SLift Tdt Tzawportation Stony Brook

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FORTNIGHT, STONY BROOK'S ONLY MAGAZINE. is now acceptingsubmissions of materialfor publicationin our first issue. All contributionsmust be brought to our office in Any Student Interested in by FEBRUARY 10th. We need the Union Basement -060- the photographs,fiction, poetry, artworks and items of feature Serving on writing. If you are interested in participating in our production efforts, typists, paste-up people, and those who Teacher know or who are willing to learn lay-out and proof reading procedures are also needed. The positions of business Evaluation manager and advertisingmanager are currently unoccupied., and those interested are urged to contact us. If you are Comittee interested in joining our staff or otherwise contributing to our effort, hours held by various editors will be posted on the Please Contact office door, and someone will generally be available to BA BA K MO VA HEDI answer your calls at 6-3377, mornings or evenings. General at Polity at 7:00 p.m. staff meetings will be held every Monday 6-3673 U a OMMOWANWOMM I -u i CSN-Replay...... $6.29 FLEETWOOD MAC-Live ..... $9.29 GRACE SLIICK-Welcome to JOAN JETT-Joan Jett...... $.....5.75 the Wrecking Ball...... $6.29 JOHN LENNON-Double Fantasy...... THE CLASH-Sandinistal...... $9.99 ...... $6.29 ELVIS (COSTELLO-Trust.....$5.75 WEATHER REPORT-Night Passage We are open Monday thru Friday, 11-5...... $5.75 SCOOP Plus.. .Maxell and TDK Tapes, Albums at 84.99, many cut-outs at $2.99-83.99 and even some for only 25¢. Full ordering service and T-shirts available (Space Academy RECORDS Mutants for Nukes. No Nukes. ect.) rm. 045 in the basement of the Student Unio n SERVING YOUR MUSIC NEEDS AT AVAILABLE RATES

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