iLAC OF NEW YORK AT STONYBROOK BPUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY BY STUDENTS FROM THEWORLD STATE UNIVERSITY WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7 ,1991 VOLUME 24, NUMBER 4

ulty member. The media took what he said ou Prejudice That's Rooted As Deeply as Child's Play of context to help them destroy his image thereby hurting the curriculum he was trying BY STEVE PARKS Mao Tse-tung, "leader of the Chinese Reds"- relate to. My son's favorites were "Aunt to pass. Jeffries called this brand of high tech STAFF WRITER not to be confused with the Cincinnati Reds. Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)" and lynching "A concert of interest around the Incidious is the word that comes to Favorite quote: "History is written in blood." "How Two-Feather Was Saved from Loneli- symphony of white supremacy." He said that nind for many of these toys. And after citing Mao's "attack on UN forces in ness." this was yet another system set up to devastate, While several of the stereotypes are Korea," the card goes on to warn, "The Free The exhibit includes 50 toys, games deface and destroy strong black leadership. mutrageous,in some cases you need to read the World must find a way to keep war-makers and photographs from the Balch Institute of Then he went into his beliefs on the Fne print in the "Ethnic Images in Toys and like Mao Tse-tung from shedding the blood of Ethnic Studies in Philadelphia, supplemented origins of man. He referred to all the scientific 3ames"exhibitat innocent people." by private collections as well as items from studies which were done that pointed the Afri- Other favorite tar- ncAftofe MuseumsIX--- -_ at ~f^ The Museums of Stony Brook. can origin of human kind. Yet in earlier Stony Brook to gets of toymakers (THIS ARTICLE WAS TAKEN FROM NEWSDA Y) studies, European Scientist falsified informa- tppreciate how were Native tion to make it seem like human kind started ubtly a toy can Americans, victim- in Europe. He referred a lot to the over fifty lefile a child's ized by the glut of books he brought with him as reference. He nind with preju- Westerns in the said they were like his American express card, dice. '50's. Defying the "I never leave home without them." He then You post-war went on to express views about the Statue of don't need a de- cultural trend to- Liberty, The Washington Monument and his greeinethnicsen- wardhomogeneity, views on whether Christopher Columbus sitivity to recog- American Indian should be honored for accidently landing on a nize the obscen- stereotypes of that beach andkilling over 50 million native Ameri- ityof "The Jolly era are reflected cans. Rigger Bank" here in such board Many students were pleased to hear vith its out- games as "Wa- what Jeffries had to say. After seeing Jeffries, ;tretched hands hoo!" and "Chief sophomore Mary Aristide felt" the things said md caricatured Ha Ha" which de- about him were exaggerated, false and taken F•aturpes This pict Native Ameri- out of context" Another student, senior vrly is ra c S uing, left. and Hauy Bear, both in the Ethnic images exibit at The cans as primitive )vertly racist sMuis. wt.a...S Charwyn Agard felt "This was the best speaker ,11 - - - - , .% %. . . warlike. " Sand k. Stony Broo years at :hild'spiggybank all my four in I ve seen s described only It would be too Hopefully, this won't be the last great speakr ts an artifact from early this century. The easy for the exhibit to silently lecture us with to appear at our campus. nanufacturer is unknown. But we do know the examples of negative stereotypes without who to blame for the "Ubangi Warrior Pop- presenting positive images. So we see trivia ip," a toy marketed in 1957 by board games that promote ethnic pride- such Knickerbocker's "creators and Manufacturers as "Kosher Land" and the "Martin Luther "AN ELECTION of toys with play and appeal." Represented in King Jr. Game"- contrasting with earlier board HELD HOSTAGE" the exhibit by an advertisement from Play- games like "Chutzpah" and "Adventures of DR. LEONARD things magazine, the Ubangi warrior is a car- Little Black Sambo." But the most powerful toon African spear-carrier who looks as though instruments in reinforcing a young child's JEFFRIES COMES The final humiliation for President Jimmy he's about tobe shot. He is. Hit the target and ethnic self-image are dolls and action figures. TO STONY BROOK Carter on Ronald Reagan's inauguration day Ubangi's head pops off his torso. Starting in 1985, Golden Ribbon Playthings, was the release of the 52 American hostages But more recent ethnic targets of rather than create an Anglo doll with Dark held by Iran. The Iranian captors allowed the 1oymakers require a second look. The action skin,marketedanupbeatandcuddlydollcalled BY LUC-JEAN BAPTISTE hostages to leave just 30 minutes after Reagan figure 'Nomad, the enemy ofRambo"- a red- Huggy Bean. Also in the exhibit is Eugene As the highlight of Black Solidarity took the oath of office. 1tag special a $1.99 from Coleco- draws on DollandNovelty'sAsiandoll,SuLing,which Weekend, A.A.S.O.(African American Stu- But evidence has now surfaced that lends 1prejudices that, in the wakeof thePersian Gulf first hit the toy stores in 1987. dent organization) arranged to have Dr. new credibility to reports that the Reagan- war, may beparticularly prevalentin this coun- Although this isan exhibitaboutplay- Leonard Jeffries speak in the union Audito- Bush campaign secretly negotiated a deal with 1try today. The toy's packaging describes No- things, its primary audience is adults. Young rium on Sunday, November 3rd. As you may Iranian representatives to keep the hostages in Imad, a handsome but snarling Arab guerilla children will not be amused by toys they can- already know, Jeffries, an African Studies captivity until the Republicans won the 1980 fighter in desert fatigues, as "devious, traitor- not touch. For this reason, the hands-on com- professor at the City College of New York, is Presidential election. ous, desperate." ponent should be more extensive. There are a in the midst of heated controversy over sup- The hostage-taking was exploited by the This is hardly the first time toys have few dolls children can handle, including three posed racial statements made by him in Al- Reagan-Bush campaign as an example of na- reflected wartime prejudices of foreign policy versions of Barbie: thestandardblondemodel, bany this past summer. Hundreds of people tional humiliation and weakness. But Reagan excesses. Children of the Mc Carthy era may an African-American version and a Hispanic from on and off campus filled the auditorium campaign official told Frontline they were remember the "Crusade Against Communism doll. (They all look the same except for the in the union to hear Jeffries side of the story. afraid the Carter Administration would engi- pigmentation The event was scheduled to start at 3 neer the release of the hostages before the Trading Cards." A< ...... - ' l.t.,-&..:... ,-- .--.- . -1. ....'I .01Ar vu :-_ These 1951 col- ana accesso- r.m.,utLuiIn Ltautuayo egm unuil4:Zt. IUS election, an "October Surprise" in the wordsof lectibles, like the ries.) And there was largely due to the extra security precau- Vice Presidential candidate George Bush, to baseball cards aretoo-fewedu- tions which were taken because of the hun- deprive the Republicans of their best cam- they were mod- cational toys the dreds of death threats made on his life. When paign President Carter and some of his people eled after, were kids can touch, he did finally appear he was received by a might try to arrange a release of the hostages sold with bubble Best among standing ovation from the capacity crowd. He timed so as to have a major effect on the gum. Butinstead these is a lighted touched topics ranging from his alleged racial election." The campaign organized an "Octo- of batting aver- globe that in- comments to his views on the origin of man. ber Surprise Group" chained by future Na- ages, these anti- cludes a view- Jeffries made it known that the real tional Security Advisor Richard Allen to track Communist pro- finder with reason behind these accusation was to sup- the Administration's hostage negotiations and paganda cards slidesthatdepict press the call for the curriculum of inclusion plan countermoves. focused on landmarks from which he was involved with. The curriculum The "October Surprise" could be the mother battlefield statis- dozens of na- called for more of an African influence in the of all scandals, possibly more shameful than itrnor tha Fhil c urrinhc'lulm lhPinc r ed in NiVi, Verlr Tha the Watergate and Iran-Contra tics, with special UV, Uau... ..- . .L « ..U uI II vw AI V.J ... * . affairs rolled emphasis on the can locate majorparties contributing to his lynching were into one. Deliberate actions by Private citi- villain's nationality. At this exhibit, you can manually. And in the books section, there are "The New York Post", and 'The New York zens to prevent the release of American examine the trading card featuring a youthful a few wonderfully human stories any child can Times" and Diane Ravitch, a city college fac- ( Continued on pg 3 )

- -- ANGST AND INJUSTICE candidacy. The election of 1992 will be significant for other Cuomo is not the man who will lead the Democrats back into reasons as well. No two term vice-president has ever lost their the White House. The fact that many Democrats view this man party's nomination for the presidency. So if the Republican as their last hope is a signal of a party that is languishing in juggemaut is allowed to stay in the White House another four desperate dreams. Mario Cuomo became governor of New years then in 1996,as silly as itsounds now it will not be a shock York state in 1982, by talking like a liberal Democrat. Now in to have Dan Quayle in the White House. So the time is now for 1991 he's sounding more and more like a mainstream Repub- the Democrats to get their act together. Their record of late has lican. Cuomo's spectre continually haunts the six already been less than sparkling. From their soft stance on theGulf War announced candidates who are seeking the party's nomination. to last month's non-resistance in the Clarence Thomas and The press has lavished the all too accepting non-candidate Anita Hill hearings. Cuomo with the attention they would give a front-runner. Unfortunately this is notademocracy, this is America. Cuomo's continual vacillation on whether or not to Some will vehemently rebuke that remark, but there is no basis run just adds fuel to George Bush's re-election plans. The to do so. With only two viable parties in the country, how can Democrats, despite a lot of popular opinions to the contrary, we claim to live in a democracy? This "either or" syndrome is really have a chance to unseat bush from the presidency. Valid the one that has forced me to reluctantly side with the Demo- issues such as education, health care, and civil rights are all crats. I am not a lover of politics, but living in this country you things the current administrations record is vulnerable on. must be politically aware and have a basis to formulate a Huge scandals such as the Savings and Loan crisis, BCCI, and political opinion if you wish to see change take place. So while "October Gate" have not even begun to receive the amounts of I am no big fan of the Democrats, there is still no other possible attention they should from the press or the Democrats. The alternative. The Republican party has continued to promote a As the nation gets itself ready for the presidential Persian Gulf War and the fact that a quarter of a million people reactionary philosophy that alienates African-Americans, dis- election of 1992, questions continue to haunt the Democratic were slain continues to haunt the Bush administration. The fact regards the working class, controls the media and still winds up party. The main one on the party's mind these days, centers that the Democrats are either unable or unwilling to attack the looking like the party of "America." to around Governor Mario Cuomo and whether he will decide president and his administration on their poor record on things The events that are taking place at present will culmi- York state's embattled run for the presidency. Cuomo New of such importance is another unspoken testimony from the in either the first Democratic presidential victory since equation as far nate governor had been thrust into the presidential Democrats that speaks volumes to the working class who have Jimmy Carter in 1976 or be the final stake in the dismantling of 1984, when his stirring speech at the Democratic back as suffered for the past eleven years under the callousness of the a once powerful party. By sticking to the relevant issues, and caused many political insiders to take notice of him. convention Reagan-Bush era. the Bush administration on its poor social record the to waver when asked whether or attacking Everyday Cuomo continues With the fate of millions in the balance the party that Democrats can at least make a race of it. If instead they get not he will run for president In the past few weeks he has toured is this nation's only hope, because of the unfortunate fact that caught up in the hope that a man who cannot balance this state's the country, stopping at such important Democratic primary they are the only viable alternative for those who are not rich, budget will do better in the White house than the future of the delivering vigorous speeches, states such as New Hampshire powerful white males. One Democrat must take a stand now party will be at stake. Judging by their performance at the like a presidential candidate. and sounding very much before it is too late. The first part of this process will be up to last month, the outlook for the Democratic continues this farce hurts the senate hearings Everyday that Cuomo speed if Mario Cuomo stops grabbing the spotlight that should remain bleak. in 1992. party as well as the nation Democrats chances of reclaiming the White House now be upon those who have had the courage to announce their HAVING AN EVENT, A BDINGTAHE GAP PROGRAM OR A PROD- UCT THAT YOU WANT stereotped roles. Baraka stated thatthe media and govern- iimenti exploits issues in order to create tension between the EVERY ONE TO KNOW uiobllee Terograi oraied by sudentaSea Joe roup•and maintainontro over s.. ABOUT. WELL ADVER- As I looked around the room I sawthe audiec ainean e n ican-Ai and wishco epi:ess looks of concernskepticism, and genuiin terest TISE WITH US AND GET unities. - Theni the discussion was ope n the audience who had anx- e tii controversie dig thcolis ini .iously vaited to ask questions and make comments. Since the RESULTS. Crowni n rgnms inis summer netween the atuscanl Atncan- Imeiai ssn:ca srng mI uence onle relationsip Wteen American communities there; representatives of those c0m,- ::e two gr:ups, o a~dience member suggested that e gain FOR MORE INFO: CON- mueni vtiese te Rpsntiverom Stonyil TACT OUR Airefii)Baaa iros iriof td Joep, Topek ::in-America:, Topek re nded bystatingthat we are:not BUSINESS MANAGERS ieteroroftleHlillelFn ,R ardG enC neigh YouthCollectiveJDr.Lazerson writer CrownHeightsHasidic ibecause although many Jews are poor they are consid~er JULIANNA ST.PRIX Ieei~ngs ^^<^anatof h aonto nm i andraial 632-3630 _nudies~a1s -M : : : pan : ::: slandr that she witnesses on the campus. This sort of pro ~ ajn s.''': ." ::''* -' ' *'.'*" ' ; . .*-:i' :: : :...... :-:...... -. OR P::::hapst• ie ost costrucive pir of the progra~ii cae s CThe frrstquestiona il skedwasiwhi min oem betweiethecoarimuniti eifcaly thempus *iwitentfdheydesstheisueoffutre African-Americanand JOHANNE DENIS togeterand atteri adiscusi onthe san n Jewish r ions ttwo communitieswork attemptto iding soltions..eal Tere is ai of commui- •ifso,how? Each:o.thepanelists had their views. Dr. Lazerson 632-1811 proposed a CURE(cmmunication,understanding, respect is the ideal place for the expression and experienceof different education). The monthly meeting of a general student body OR YOU CAN cultures. On culty and staff level Topek sees the main was Baraka's suggestion Topekadvised that Jewish students CALL THE OFFICE AT problem as being the disorganization the Jewish facultyh take more AFS cue and tha African-American students .take moeiJDS• o•rrses.iTaylor reminded us that as Yoiung 632-6452 & LEAVE A theoppression boh groups by the bsourgeoisie lass andinh :adults we shoid act: as role modes for the youths of our terms of the utniversity there isadefinite needfor a Judaic mmunities.It is nly ough education that we will gain MESSAGE powerho said Greene. Heuredusato go outvint our onm ...... riie:iipad:.voi U rn different programs.andl,An astlKeith r ·:·:·-·:··...... ev...... n ...... I...... ·''L~~~' ' '" ''~''::-' :'L- andOral statedthat weneedto interact more as students and we ninety percent African, African-American and African- need to have more of a dialogue on a daily basis. Carrihan aid the remaining tepercent sHasidic Jewish When the evening came to an end everyonejoined hands hese groups havte had long turbulent relationships with the and promised to work together at ensuring a stronger, more Amrican society aid with each other. Certainly i is possible u:ted,relationship. Asfi othe overall outcome of the rogram r the groups to uniteias was seen diring the-eCivil Rights most woildagreethat it was a positive step towards ir, proving Movement when Jews and African-Americas worked to- our relationship. Jason Denny, a student who was a memberof gether fopoliticaland social change in the U.S. However, :theaudiencommeni e Itwasa thorough panelwhchhad recently las diminished to violent conflict. Partoftie reason representativesfr both communities. Through discussion is teissconceptions of both groups about each other. Thisin color and ethnicity were found to be diversions from the part can be blamed on the role of the media in the coverage of economic:, political, and social injustices that the masses of events and television and film arts in the re-enforcement of America face."

3Blackworld, Page 2 (ELECTION Continuedfrom pg 1) Retired Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, claim to have seen intelligence reports on Casey's trip Madrid. "The Americans agreed to release monkey and make promises for hostages could expose those responsibie to charges of treason the future when Reagan-Bush take over (sic) to make relations The High Price and kidnapping. better, " he told Frontline, "and the Americans also ro)mised Despite persistent allegations reported by In These Times, Z that they will allow arms shipments to Iran...And t&h wh, Magazine. The Nation and other progressive periodicals, the brought in." Of Campus mass media ignored the story until April, when an op-ed article In mid-September 1980 Iraq invaded Irar The nians by former national security aide Gary Sick in the New York now desperate for military supplies, sent an em, ury to Times and a PBS Frontlinedocumentary reported by in vestiga- Washington. Sick's sources speculate the Iranians v ce fol- tive journalist Robert Perry gave the allegations a new aura of lowing two tracks, negotiating simultaneously with the United Housing. respectability. States Government and the Reagan-Bush campaign. Sick says he dismissed the allegations at first, but the Sadegh Tabatabai, Khomeini'semissary to the United State BY LYNN BACKMAN timing of the hostages released 30 minutes after Reagan took toldFrontlinethatheandtheStateDepartmentquickly reat.hec The University is slowly but surely finding its on the oath of office "was peculiar." agreement on a quid pro quo. The hostages would be returner campus residents moving off-campus. This is due mostly Years later, Sick's research for a book on the hostage crisis and the United States would release Iramian assets . i ar to the rising costs of living on-campus. As one student, led him to conclude that the early reports of a deal between the deliveries frozen by the Carter Administration. "At the end ( Jacqueline Owusu noted, "I can get a nice apartment for much Reagan campaign and the Iranians were accurate. "In the the talks, I was very optimistic," Tabatabai said. "Ca ,er ha less than I'm paying to live here with 3 other people." This course of hundreds of interviews, in the U.S., Europe and the accepted the conditions set by the Iranians." The atmospher sentiment has been felt and realized by hundreds of students Middle East, " Sick wrote in the Times, "I have been told seemed favored for an agreement: The United State wanted the already. repeatedly that individuals asso- hostages, and Iran needed mili The main question that on-campus students want ciated with the Reagan-Bush tarv sunmlies. answered is, "Why are prices so high." The answer is simple- campaign of 1980 met secretly This arrangement closely cut in state wide budgets. For next year, the state has cut $700 with Iranian officials to delay the resembled the deal Casey al- million allocated to schools, again. Thus, the students are release of the American hostages legedly proposed in Madrid. paying for everything when it comes to their housing, right until after the Presidential elec- There was one important dif- down to the telephone and the cable television. tion. For this favor, Iran was ference, however: The However,there is a method that is used when coming rewarded with a substantial sup- Administration's formula in- up with the budget, since many students feel that there is a lot ply of arms from Israel." volved the immediate libera- of wasteful, misuse of students' funds. There has been estab- Sick says he has interviewed tion of the hostages, while lished a rate review committee tat meets with various directors about 15 separate sources who Reagan's team wanted to stall of Campus Residences. The rate review committee is com- claim to have direct knowledge the release until after the elec- prised of the President of Residence Hall Association (RHA), of the secret negotiations between tion. Former Iranian President the vice president of RHA and one representative from each the Reagan-Bush campaign and Abolhassan Bani-Sadr told Quad. The committee is presented a budget for review. They the Iranians. "(Fjinally," said Frontline that "[i]f there had then make quad representatives present these proposals to their Sick. "I...passed a point where it not been contacts with the prospective LEGS. The representative then write up a review was harder to explain away the Reagan-Bush group, the hos- and now it has to pass through the Assistant VP of Campus people who were supposedly all tage would have been letgo six Residences, the VP of Finance and Management and then the lying to me for reasons that I months before the U.S. elec- President.o Since the students are on low end of the totem pole, couldn't understand that it was to tion." one can imagine why each year there is a price increase. believe that something in fact Despite agreement between The cut in finances has caused a great deal of prob- happened." Washington and Teheran on lems over the years, or past semesters. For instance due to high Sick's allegations center on the hostage-arm quid pro quo, costs of living on the campus, many students have left, leaving William Casey, Chair of the the Iranian Government lower occupancy in the resident halls. This explains why RA's Reagan campaign and for six seemed to put the issue on ice. must now have roommates, as opposed to having a room of years Director of Central Intelli- According to one former mem- their own, for the Division of Campus Residences can generate gence in the Reagan -Bush Ad- ber of the Iranian parlia- more money by closing a section of a residence hall and filling ministration. Casey, who died in ment Ahmad .qnalQamatian 1987, reportedly met with Ira- each of the other rooms to capacity, than by spreading people the hostage could have been out more. Also, many people have been having maintenance nian representative in Madrid and Paris before the November election. released as early as June. problems, but when one calls maintenance, he or she has to wait What happened? In October, according to Sick's recon- a very long time, sometimes forever to get anything done. One important source for this charge is Jamshid Hashemi, an Iranian arms dealer. Hashemi says he and his brother Cyrus struction of events, Casey met in Paris with representatives of Maintenance claims that they don't have enough employees, so the Iranian and Israeli Governments. Final agreement was they call Campus Residences. Campus Residences says it organized two meetings in July 1980 between Casey and an important Iranian cleric, Mehdi Karrubi. The meetings were reached on the proposal first advanced earlier that year in hasn't enough money, so it calls the President. The President Madrid: Iran would not release the hostages until after the says, his hands are tied, so look to the state and finally the state held in a Madrid hotel room. Hashemid says Casey's proposal was "blunt." "Casey said election, and Israel would ship arms and spare parts to Iran. just plainly says, "No!" Ari Ben-Menashe says he was one of several Isralis sent to All students can understand the budget crunch, but it's the Iranians should hold the hostages until after the election and towards Paris at casey's request to help coordinate arms televiews. the alleged wastefulness that they can't tolerate. For instance, the new Reagan Administration would feel favorably Iran, releasing military equipment and the frozen Iranian "The Iranians were basically willing to release the Americans in a 1990 Room Rate Review Committee Recommendations the hostages immediately," he told Frontline. The Reagan paper (filed 2/14/90), the committee, after careful investiga- assets," he told Frontline. Karrubi and Casey returned negotiators said to wait till deliveries. 'The Iranians were tion, calculate an annual cost forelectricity alone, to be $764,900. to Madrid for a second meeting in August where the Iranian cleric "expressed acceptance," saying, 'Just give us the money and you can get your guys."' (This is at $ .13 per kilowatt hour.) However, the budget Did George Bush accompany his future national security allotment that year for electricity was $1,791,400.00! That Hashemi said. 'The hostage would be released after Carter's defeat." Hashemi's account of the meetings has been con- adviser to Paris? "At least five of the sources who say they were same year, the committee hound that it was not necessary to in Paris in connection with these insists that George Bush was increase room rates by 15% as the budget projected, but only firmed by two other sources, according to Sick. At about the same time as the Casey-Karrubi meetings in present for at least one meeting," Sick wrote in the Times. by 5%. This year alone students are paying $3,956.6 million in "Three of the sources say they saw him there." debt service. That is the mortgage, by sale of bonds for these Madrid, "individuals associated with the Reagan campaign made contact with senior Government officials in Israel, which The hostages were finally released on Inauguration Day. buildings. By the way, these bonds are taken out for 30 years, "Almost immediately agreed to act as the channel for arms deliveries to Iran that Mr. thereafter, according to Israeli and so one can imagine the interest that students are paying, and any American former officials, arms began to flow to Iran in Casey had promised." time residence halls are rehabilitated, it's payed for through Substantial quantities." bonds. Sick cited two former Israeli intelligence officers as his sources. These are just a few example of what is happening 0 with student finances with respect to housing. All students are Who Are Y4 u Hurting? urged to speak with their RHA representative at the meetings, BY LYNN BANCMAN literacy test that was given as a qualification to vote in the and to make and hear proposals for the lowering of housing It is no secret to the 17,000 and more students that South. All of the students admitted that the test was very hard. costs. attend this school, to the faculty and staff of the University that So like so many students do when they have a difficultexam but there is plenty of cheating going on during exams. Although know it won't count, students made any answer to the ques- it's no secret, most of these people don't seem to be doing tions. The only problem is that Dr. Owens red the answers of :iBACKWORLD WOULD LIKE anything about it. However, one professor has decided to fight those against when he was discriminating. back. Dr. Owens: Some people are illiterate even in a college setting. During a recent exam that he administered, Dr. Leslie DR. Owens: Who wrote In Struggle (an assigned reading in SUPPiiiiORTEDUSTV....WEHOWE" HG!...... ' Owens said that he noticed a considerable amount of cheating class) W A"VE,,iY-VOUR-CONTINUED going on in one particular area of the classroom. So, while was A: Dr. Seus instructing the AFS 325 class about segragation, especially in Dr. Owens: So any of you know Ella Baker? UPPORT...... the South, and the lack of voting rights for Blacks, especially, - no reply- he cornered off this area of students and preceded to totally "Why would you know? ...... T EDITORIAL. STAF discriminate against them, the reason why unannounced to "You people don't take the process seriously. If them. Dr. Owens had administered to the entire class a ( Continued on next pg ) Blackworld, Page 3 Zaire Still in Turmoil BY JOSEPH T. WILSON the first atomic bomb that bombarded the two Japanese cities truce in the terrain. Both Joseph Kassavubu and Moise Tshombe of Horishima and Nagasaki during "WW I"came from Zaire's could not hold on to power. They were deposed by Zaire, a former Belgian colony, and a home of 38 General Mobutu who proclaimed himself president on No- million Central Africans, is in turmoil again. The recent turbu- uranium. The emergence of the first political unrest erupted in vember 25, 1965. lence erupted as a result of President Mobutu Sese Seko's Mobutu's ascendancy to power has never met the premature decision to dismiss his Prime Minister, Mr. Etienne the infantile stage following independence. The political lead- Kassavubu, full approval of the Zairian people. His administration has Tshisekedi. Mr. Tshisekedi is the leader of the main opposition ers then consisting of Patrice Lumumba, Joseph should be consistently been challenged by disgruntled Zairians in and out party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress. He was and Moise Tshombe could not agree on how Zaire Congolese of Zaire. In 1967, two years after he proclaimed himself also serving as the leader of the Sacred Union, a coalition of governed. Mr. Patrice Lumumba of the National Movement (MNC) wanted centralized government; Mr. Jo- president, he hastily established a one party system in Zaire several opposition parties. Mr. Tshisekedi was deposed from forcing every Zairian to become a member of the Popular power because he rejected clauses in his oath of office that seph Kassavubu of the Alliance des Bakongo (Abako) favored Revolutionary Movement (MPR) by birth. In 1977 and 1978, would compel him to swear allegiance to President Mobutu federalized government; Mr. Moise Tshombe of the Conakat party favored the status quo, colonial rule. Nevertheless, elec- Mobutu's administration nearly ceased to exist when his rather than to the state. This October 21st. occurrence in regime was challenged by Zairian exiles based in Angola. Lubumbashi, a city in the Shaba Province, is uncommon. The tions were held, the results of the pre-independence elections produced Patrice Lumumba as Prime Minister and Joseph Mobutu nearly got toppled. Fortunately for him, his friends- the Shaba Province has been a site of political unrest since the U.S., Belgium, France and Morocco- came to his rescue. These country got its independence. Kassavubu as President. Patrice Lumumba became extremely incidents were referred toas Shaba I and Shaba II, germinating Zaire's independence came at a time when Africans' popular among all Zairians. His popularity became a threat to his nemesis, most especially Moise Tshombe. In order to its name from thethat old troublesome spot, the Shaba Prov- disgust for colonial rule was at its climax. Most Africans were ince made to believe by their colonial masters that they were attenuate Patrice Lumumba's popularity among Zairians and In 1980, records of the World and International inferior to their colonial rulers. This circumvention dissipated other Africans, Moise Tshombe was manipulated to secede his Mon- etary Fund (IMF) showed when Africans were drafted into the colonial armies to fight in province, the KatangaProvince, from Zaire. On July 11,1960, Zaire to be the eighth largest debtors in Africa ($5 "World War Two". African Soldiers fought side by side with Tshombe declared the Katanga Province, present day Shaba, billion dollars debt) while Mobutu became the tenth richest some of their colonial masters, and they saw how their masters the wealthiest of the provincesinein terms of diamonds and other man in the word, and one of Africa's mostruthless leaders. cried like infants and bled identical blood like them when they mineral resources, an independent state. A melee erupted Mobutu was coerced by his friends in 1982 to make got wounded in the war. At the end of the war in 1945, the among the coalition and led to the famous "Zaire crisis" of the political reforms as a pre-conditions to grant him anymore returning African soldiers demanded an end to colonization. 1960s. foreign loans. The political reforms called forthe full establish- The aggressive nature of their demand for self rule gave rise to The Security Council of the United Nations sent in ment of a democratic institution. That meant Mobutu should twenty-six independent African nations in the 1960s. troops to quell the quandary. The Peace-keeping Force con- allow freedom of the press, multi-party system, and release Zaire, then called Belgian Congo, to distinguish it sisted of African and Asian troops. These poorly trained political prisoners. Mobutu concurred with thesedemands. But from the French Congo, was one of those twenty-six African soldiers could notprovide the adequate peacethat was sought. being in power for twenty-six years at the age of -, political nations to be granted independence in light of the new wave of The Zaire crisis caused innocent lives, not only to Zairians, but reforms in Zaire meant capitulation for Mobutu. That is why he African Nationalism. Following its independence on June 30, to the members of the international community. For example, wants elected officials to pledge allegiance to him, and not to 1960, Zaire'spolitical upheaval began. Since then, turmoil has Patrice Lumumba was murdered in January, 1961, by his own "The Republic of Zaire". Mobutu Sese Seko, from 1965-19 never subsided in Zaire. These turmoils have systematically Army General, Joseph Desire Mobutu, who later changed his what? overshadowed Zaire's importance to the world. Zaire has vast name to Mobutu Sese Seko. Dag Hammarskjold, the second Mobutu, leave while you can. Act rational as Marcos and mineral wealths such ascobalt, copper, diamonds and uranium. Secretary General of the United Nations, also got killed in a Baby Doc, or you might have to visit President Doe of Liberia, As a matter of fact, the fissile material that was used to produce plane crash in 1961 while he was on his way to arrange for a wherever he is.

THE A.N.C. (Continuedfrom previous page) yo don't see that this is serious business... Two hundred years The students then expressed how they felt Some said PERSPECTIVE is not old, and for Blacks, are hundred and for Blacks, one they were, "pissed off." The fact that they couldn't speak or hundred and something years out of slavery..." when they raised their hands, they wee overlooked, "...made us Dr. Owens explained to the entire class at the end of feel powerless." Some said they, "... felt very locked out." the lecture that he was not trying to be amusing or hurt people's Thus Dr. Owens got his point about how Blacks felt having to feelings, but that this is serious business, and he holds complete take the literacy exam, and how Dr. Owens himself felt about disdain forthose who try to heat to get ahead. He also stated that cheating, across, however poignantly it may have been. Th;e he didn't carry the experiment quite as far as he wanted to, for question now is has this impacted the students enough to make it was emotionally draining. them straighten up and steer right for the next exam?

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BY BY SUSAN COLE proached on several occasions to clarify her CYNTHIA GEORGES Imagine waking up at 9:00 a.m. on a view. The reasoning she presented is as fol- Sunday morning before the week of midterms, lows: the retreat should be as reflective of to attend informational sessions from 10:30 reality as possible. Until Student Staff mem- Question: Since StonyBrooks official policy is not to dis- a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Due to the sacrilege of bers presented their own views, however non- criminate based on race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, ect. expecting your body to function so early, you professional, it did not occur to her that the Do you think that StonyBrook should let organizations use its stumble into the staff check-in area. You are experience of not being in the majority for facilities that discriminate based on sexual orientation. given an interesting looking pamphlet with a white people may lead to better results. Per- word puzzle printed below the words "IMAG- haps this point is one too obvious for the I I INE." Turning the pages to view what intel- intellect of a professional staff member of the i that it is gh an lectual enhancement the professional staff of Division. What worried me the most at that the Division of Campus Residences have in point (and still does) was the possibility that oga n to disc•at agains t store, you reside to make the best of the someone as "professional" as Lissette may p. l pon ba .In an istitu situation. After all, you are a student first and actually play an instrumental part in the for- this promises to be a learning experience. mation of an organization like STAMPS: one A couple of the sessions' titles, espe- that has the potential of becoming a positive Seiior.n cially, appeal to you: "Student Sojourners: effort. Helping the International Student," and "Bias I happened to inspect the "Student M!ajo.igs.10 ).. EGiLIH L !!ii!iiiiiiiiiiii ~iiiii~iiiii!ii~iiiii!!!i Reduction Through Peer Education." An en- Staff" pamphlet as the conference was draw- !i~iiiiiiii!i !iiiiii~iiiiii~i~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !iiiiiiii ii!i!i i !iiii i iiii i i i i i!! ! ...... iiiii!.. tire day devoted to the intellectual enhance- ing to a close. Apparently, I spent more time ment of Fall Student Staff by the professional examining it than the Division did. Names staff of the Division does not seem so unnec- such as Van Gogh, Einstein, Gorbachev and ...... essary...... Actually, considering the racial reali- Mozart grace the cover. I can only infer that ...... ties of this we, the Student ...... "democratic" Staff, were sup- ...... country, it is ...... 0 V D M L K U poseto takepart ...... very much QE F J L SLM L K U in this event so ...... W D ...... - -- called for: w Z A N I M J U 0 H C Y that we too may .No...... n o t i k t. .do.a.i.i.... . :: there is always D W E N SN Q E F Z K B L one day reach a need to pro- ga... ya...... A V S D Y S W R G A E B C thespiralsof in- moteprograms D A R fluential glory ...... ,, 2 J...... : .... j .... to end the E X T 0 X D R E A M S N as these indi- prejudices that Z L U E P U F T D C A viduals have man. being s. ta deserv th.e.sa plague our so- OQ X H L P I L U D 0 B F L done, or at least clhantcesinlife." ciety. One Y G B A S N I E C H E C the Profes- LIoni-Ann Danko'':; '.' ll!::;^^^"*il would be sur- H 0 K T P L B M N R D R 0 sional Staff prised to dis- A G O0 R B A C have managed. .. ..PS.. ... Y.... cover how H E V Z F M F H J L F C They are, after many Student S M L 0 P W U all, our s^PyTMlo O I role Staff members Z A B J K L T R D J X models, our are ignorant as U H ...... ,,...... ,...... ,..,.:. .. .. , ..,...,...... , ...... - : ., ...... ,... . -....-...... •-. .. ,,...... D K L W Q T J K B C 0 champions of I to the preva- ...... P K V R O S A X P A R K S all causes who ...... lence of these have as one of ...... issues on cam- theirmain ...... goals ...... -...... pus. Unfortu- the following: ...... nately, the pro- ...... "to provide op- ...... fessional staff proved to be the missing link...... %...... portunities which will increase understanding, ...... Residence Hall Directors, Marc Gun- awareness, appreciation, support and respect ...... ning, Tim Moore and Lissette Ito conducted for those of diverse abilities...national ...... the "Bias Reduction Through Peer Education" origins...religions, cultures, lifestyles and back- ...... session that I attended. Apparently, the Divi- grounds." sion is developing a new program that will In the spirit of this goal prominent involve forming peer educator groups. It is people of color were included in this word tentatively called Students Toward A More ...... ¥ ...... !...... puzzle. Among them were "MALCOM X" Progressive Society (STAMPS). The purpose and "MANDELLA". Have you ever heard of jto y a ....ee. alogaiz of this program will be to reduce bias at USB. them? Apparently, in a demonstrauon of a As part of a group exercise for the LACK of cultural awareness, the Division has session, the Student Staff members were sepa- not either. Some names obviously are more Major....s):.....SY...... rated into groups. Lissette (the Division is so familiar if Van Gogh was printed correctly and '...... 4...... informal) led my group into a discussion of the name of the native born Malcolm X was how to plan an initiative for such a program. It not. But perhaps this is not solely a demonstra- ISophomore was her view, as debates ensued, that it would tion of a lack of Africana cultural awareness be perfectly acceptable NOT to equalize the since "NIECHE" is also incorrectly spelled. numbers of individuals in the various ethnic Whatever the case, it is an example of the sort groups with the number of "caucasians" on the of intellectual ineptitude that subsists in the retreat that we had planned. She was ap- Division of Campus Residences.

Will Cost SUNY & CUNY Much Cuts ...... MAO BY ERIC F. COPPLINO termed the administration's "secrecy" in deal- 0&WAS Student leaderNews Service ing with the crisis. l|...... Albany - Just as anticipation was Last November, a m id-year state defi- Idnttiktat SoyBokShoul cit of $800 million forced SUNY and CUNY sution building for Gov. Cuomo to announce his widely speculated bid for the 1992 presiden- to enact the first mid-year tuition hike of the agistgyan. sians This unver'. tial election, state officials released a devastat- systems. The increases in student costs were coupled with mid-year cuts to financial aid, si rty e i se f wth b i g i e s a nd ing mid-year report indicating thatNew York's budget gap is $689 million, which will force and more than $50 million slashed from among peple. supporing.suc.. the third consecutive year of severe mid-year SUNY's budget mid-year, and a comparable cuts. amount from CUNY. Then, a beginning-of- It's estimated that the cuts could cost the year cut forced SUNY to lay of more than Senior. |. SUNY up to $35 million and CUNY up to $20 900 professors and staff members. million. SUNY student leaders this week State overspending, plus losses in tax expressed extreme frustration with what one (Continued on pg 8) Miiorisl: PSY .1'n :. .. XI ...... :L:L " ' ...... SBCackworld, Page 5 IR I / /q *it *I dN. Lo Fui A Templado y frio fue pasado inaudito al que quisiera volver EQ I ~ms Dulce desaflo de la vida Why? nos obligo a cormer A Part of Him Wants To Proud to be Black dejando corazones olvidados Do looks make you happy? y vientres machucados. How about light skin? All my life I have known my Solo vivo, vivo solo color, and if by some strange And good quality hair? As the exhaling mist repeatedly builds and Emptiness solo vivo, vivo solo reason unknown to me, Can these things bring happiness strengthens; destino sucio que tengo que limpiar I should forget my color To your life and relationships? His grasp on the handle sweats I am filled with emptiness. importancia por solo mejorar the mirror will eventually remind me of it. Why? I Want You Back and tightens; You are ashamed of my color, but I find myself lost. frustracion por no conseguir Why do most of you young women The hourglass approaches I am not. All sweet words leave in my mouth a bitterness. lo frio y templado que fue Go out with men only for these qualities? It wasn't long ago like clockwork. You have insulted me because of All free thoughts have a cost. un pasado inaudito al que quisiera volver Wouldn't you rather have When our friendship glowed my color, my hair, but I have What will I do without you? para votar mis entranas A man who respects you? But now it's dim and kind of low So does the never returned the favor. With what theme shall I live? para recojer un placer Who likes you for you, I want to brighten it up subconscious erupt, Ironically, I have seen you lay in Memories that were many seem few. para estar rodeado por miseria the hot sun for hours in attempts And not for who he wants you to be? I don't know how Does All the love we took to whom shall we give? para perder mi querer to achieve my color. Wake up sisters, Maybe with your fate corrupt? The song I sang is now a dirge. me quede dormido help, we can work it oCut Oh yes, you have, I believe you Find a man who will prove I miss you and I want you The urge again- Now thoughts of you I love to hate. ya no se quien fui refer to it as a beautiful tan. That he loves you, But show me how you feel what would happen? I assure you, my blood is red just as The love we had will never again surge solo recuerdos latinos And not just says he loves you. yours. I realize suddenly, our love will abate. de mi gente feliz; Like that I'll know it's for real Find a man that will share His grip on her The difference between us is our no de cerebros lavados I don't want to get hurt In the cooking, cleaning and washing. neck is deep color, but I am proud to be Cheryl-Ann Leslie por un "mainstream" I just want to get loved Get a man you can trust, such that to no avail Black. que solo en ingles se puede vivir And if you feel the same, let it out One who will be faithful. is her screech. Pasado inaudito al que quisiera volver, All I'm asking is for you to come back Get a man who does not want Time is Sandra D. Dixon para no hablar ingles If that's not too much to ask (from the CSO poetry collection) to control you slipping for him and her. para no caer with his jealousy. en la linea de los "wanabe" Henry Alas There may not be many of these In a flash, the street light scintillates her al que todo me quisieran ver Men out here, eyes, his blade. iluminame Dios mio But there are a few. What a moment of sensation, in his a conseguir Don't make them suffer because clutches her fate. ese pasado inaudito Other men have hurt you. Sanity loses donde yo sere does not own you if he's to its counterpart. Feliz A man Dating you or is married to you. You are your own individual The edge of steel And can do whatever you want. Love unzips the skin; for respect, personality, honesty A wake of scarlet Go ALL POEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR SUB- and faithfulness, expands at whim. / And not for looks, popularity Love is a difficult word to define; MISSION WEEKLY AT RM. 031 IN CENTRAL \ \ HALL. CALL 2-6452 OR 2-3838 FOR MORE ) And skin color. so gentle, so meek, so sublime. Cats are shrieking; \ INTORMATION , Lester G. Nicholson It encompasses all of man's thoughts, Gar- (Waxy) bage is rustling. Nothing at all but when asked to define, all comes to naught. He leaves even more curious. You kissed me, you touched me What does love do? Many seem to ask; You stroked me, you fondled me ATTENTION ALL POETS: for me to explain it well be a great task. You felt nothing at all Danny S. Wang Love can destroy, can repair; There is a National Poetry Competition going on. Love can lead anyone into despair. The first prize is worth $1000 The deadline for this Com- You writhed and moaned You grunted and groaned Love can bring death, love can bring life. petition is March 31, 1992. Call 2-6452 or 2-3838 for more You felt nothing at all. information. Love can either bring you a husband or a wife. Years How Many More Also, there will be an African American Read-In on Sun- You were the apple of my eye day February 2nd at the Staller Center Recital The intense emotions made me To me love is a treasure beyond compare, For hundreds of years we have felt the pain. Hall from For hundreds of years we have endured it. 4-7pm. For more info, call Rosalind Robinson at 2-6767. cry a treasure that all men should be willing to share. We cannot run from it anymore You felt nothing at all The deadline for this is Dec. 20, 1991 Though you may not be rich, because it threatens our very being. They have stripped us of our dignity, You came and you went or though you may not be poor, of our pride, Every moment well spent but we have not capitulated to their desires. love will forever be in galore. You felt nothing at all. It is time for us to wake up and realize what is happening to us. I cried and I cried We must stop enduring! STOP IT! I tried and I tried To me, love is something that all men should cherish We must stand up for once and take what is ours. You felt nothing at all something they should not think of as a game, We must be willing to fight means. "What's wrong?" you ask. because if it was not for the love of Jesus if that is our only My Black people, I ask you, Of all the gall. then all living would simply be in vain. how many more years must elapse Well hell I'll tell you, before we stand up with our heads held high? "Nothing at all!" HOW MANY MORE YEARS? Dave Scott Dixon lec- Sandra D. Suxina Majah (from the Caribbean Students Organization pcetry c( (from the CSO poetry collection) tion) I 111I (A.N.C Continuedfrom pg 4) defectors go into the townships dressed THE FACTS ABOUT PUBLIC in A.N.C. ,P.A.C. and Inkatha uniforms to mislead people into thinking that they're being pilaged by the preceeding SAFETY? organizations. Mr. Khume also accuses the I also believe the arming American Press for aligning with the BY HOWDY BUFORD and benefits." In a fact sheet I received from greater importance. of Public Safety is a grave mistake. Accidents South African government. For example, Recently there has been a great deal Public Safety it revealed: would be more likely to happen if they are a reporter Christopher Renn, of The New of discussion on Public Safety, and with this 1. All sworn personnel of the Depart- allowed to carry guns." Luc Jean-Baptiste York Times was asked not to report in there has been an influx of articles mentof Public Safety must have 60 credited discussion questioned,"What' sgoing to happen when the South Africa anymore because he reports on the matter. While these articles have shown hours from an accredited institution. first student gets killed?" Amnon Gotian (se- only negative incidents that happen and the student perspective, I don't feel they have 2. All personnel who are hired to be nior - Biochemistry) feels Public Safety has not the positive things that are happening captured the entirespectrum. I felt it necessary sworn officers must attend a 14 week basic the manpower and the equipment , but are now as well as those in the past. For to speak with a Public Safety officer, P. Free- recruit academy by law. channelling their energies in the wrong direc- example, the African National Congress man, as well as get the opinions of students. 3. Public Safety personnel go through tion. "Example: The lights are out by the Roth is presently trying to stop the govern- Through this I hope to give everybody a better annual re-training on issues such as Justifiable paths, instead of having a car by the scene, ment from privatizing properties and understanding of what's going on. use of force, lectures on sensitivity, proper Public Safety were removing students from major industries which are currently I spoke with P. Freeman of Public methods of self-defense and defense of others, studying in Psychology A. I feel Public Safety owned by the South African Govern- Safety. He feels that the current Public Safety and other areas. is dealing with a younger population, more ment. The promoters of Apartheid want model is outdated and needs to be restructured 4. Public Safety responds to all calls on active, and more unpredictable. Even though to destabilize any future non-racial to better suit the community. The current campus; calls in progress and enforcement of government. Privatization they are trained to use them (guns) I'm against of industies, Public Safety model was structured in 1970. various laws such as vehicle and penal law, it (arming them). A student shot is a lot more that are nationalized at the moment, Freeman believes the model needs to be re- and others. In effect, Public Safety is perform- serious than a Public Safety officer being as- would take wealth from the racist gov- vamped and made more communal. Without ing all the services of a police department. ernment and put it in the hands of whites saulted. There is always Suffolk county police contact with the community, there becomes a In closing Freeman said as far as people debat- available." The philosophies of the students privately. This would keep most of the misunderstanding between officers and stu- ing the arming issue, one should look ateduca- nation's resources under with the philosophies of the control of dents. But, he brought up the fact that Stony tion, qualifications, and past track record, and apparently disagree whites, regardless of who is running the Brook is one of the few campuses to have a then make judgement. administration, and Public Safety itself. What government. community relations program. "Stony Brook On the other side were the student's per- we need to do is form a better communication Mr. Khume concluded by saying has the largest on-campus residence (Of any spectives on Public Safety. Many students line. Perhaps have a forum, and have everyone that there was a meeting of the Common- SUNY school), highest crime rate, but a low with whom I spoke felt thatPublic Safety gives express their opinions, as well as their "beefs" wealth Nations where Mandela suggested social life." This is because there is too much priority to the wrong calls. Joan Salmon said, (arguments). that sanctions be lifted in phases. These red tape. Officer Freeman said quality Public "I feel Public Safety doesn't protect the stu- "Progressions can't be made if were sepa- sanctions were needed to pressurize the Safety officers leave because of lack of ben- dents in areas that really need protecting. For rate forever." Q-Tip from A Tribe Called South African government to put to- efits. "We are the highest educated, and instance, Public Safety responds to calls of Quest.. gether a new constitution. This includes highly trained -yet we receive the lowest pay, less importance much faster than those of the need to nationalize the properties that the South African government seized from the majority of the South African VETERANS HOME CELEBRATES OPENING (Buget Continuedfrom pg 5) public. This began when the Nationalist Party came into power in 1948. This is Compiled from the department of News Ser- on the program were World War II veteran revenue, account for this last deficit in about one of the most important issues being vice Jack Flatley and Assemblyman Paul equal shares, state officials said, predicting the pressed by the liberation movement in In the presence of veterans, public officials, Harenberg, prime movers in establishing the recession in New York will leave 350,000 South Africa. educators and health care professionals, Gov- home. Among other officials who contributed people unemployed. ernor Mario Coumo cut the ribbon on Oct. 28 remarks were: Con. George Hochbrueckner, Cuomo's sea of red ink will inevita- to officially open the Long Island State Veter- State Sen. James J. Lack and James Peluso, bly damage his position as Democratic front- SiONiTHE.SE ans Home. The colorful ceremonies took Director of the NYS Division of Veterans runner, and is similar to that faced by then- is place at the new 350-bed facility which Affairs. Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis in the located on Stony A com- year prior to his unsuccessful 1988 presiden- Brook's campus. mon theme echoed tial bid. It was clear that Dukakis' problems at The cel- by the speakers home cost him the election despite the fact that ebration opened wads the unified the Reagan/Bush team left the federal govern- with a pre-program effort that made the ment with a total debt of about $3 trillion. the 26th concert by homepossible. Despite the latest state crisis, how- Army Band from . . ever, SUNY Stony Brook President John Fort Hamilton Long Island St.ateVeterans Home Acknowledgements ...... were given to the Marburger said he thought it was "most un- * HISTORY.I which played famil- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK many commission- likely" that SUNY would be forced to resort to iarmilitary marches ers, directors and a mid-year tuition hike again. In an interview as the crowd gath- staffs of the key with Student Leader News Service last week, ered. The official state agencies who he cautioned, "It's hard to say. Nobody knows began with program worked together to what the size of the cut assigned to SUNY will a color guard pro- open the facility. be, and since the tuition has gone up dramati- cession representing all branches of the mili- These included: the Dept of Health, Office of cally" in the past year, "there isn't anybody No.13,1839-First Anti-Slavery politi- tary services. General Services, Div. of Veterans Affairs, who wants to see it go up again." It will not be University President Marburger and the State University of NY. The critical until after the governor's Division of served as master of ceremonies with Coumo as role played by the veterans and legislators was Budget(DOB) releases its crisis management the keynote speaker. Other featured speakers Taylor'sNo ,18C.-1"Howatha Hannibauelfullbloodedge Trivgyt. M also emphasized. Mr. Flatley, speaking on plan that SUNY officials begin to have a grasp Taylor'sNova2,o977- "Hiawatha ErnestL Trilogy". Morial elected behalf of the veterans, said: "We were the on how bad the University's system's portion mayorNov.12,1977- of New Ernest Orleans. N. La.Morial elected founded. dreamers, we veterans. We prodded, we of the new cut will be. ayor of New Orleans, Lgai Franca. Nov. 22,1948- Levi Jackson elected cap. pushed, we made noise, we built momentum, From there, SUNY and CUNY Cen- we brought energy into this project. But Nov.7,131839-First Anti-Slaveryn polittle- tain, Yale football team. for all tral administrators have the task of doling out our efforts, nothing happened until the bills the pain, dividing it among the cal party(Liberty Party) organized. Nov, 23,1980- National Black Indepen. campuses and were passed and the Gov. signed his name." Nov. 14, 1977- Trial in 1963 Birmiing- dent Party formed. taking some administrative cuts that the cen- The Long Island State Veterans Home tral administrations are able to absorb. Cuomo Nov. 24, 1957- Jim Brown, Clevelane serves New York State veterans who need administration officials said that a plan was Browns, set record for yards gained. skilled nursing care. Operated by the Health forthcoming within a week. negro, crossed Alps. Pete Shipley, chair Nov. 25,1955- ICC banned segregation Science Center at SUNY stony Brook, the of the University Fiscal Action Committee, Nov.&1,1892- oBehaAinadefendaed his in interstate travel. home is distinguished as the first nursing home predicted that both the SUNY and CUNY native land, Dahomey, against France. Nov. 26, 1883, Death of Sorjourner in the country to be fully integrated into the systems would see cuts below the range of last Nov.17,1636-en ueiaswon battle Truth. education and health care mission of a major year's $50 million coming into the current Nov. 27, 1974- Black Caucus: Burke, university. Working in partnership with Stony academic year, including extra revenue raised Nov.18,6178-SojourrTruth bon, Dellums, Hawkins, Metcalfe, Young, Brook's school of Medicine, nursing, Allied by increasing tuition and fees. Health Professions, Social Welfare, Dental "This year, Cuomo is like the captain Nov. 19; 5I3- Roy Campaielaamed Clay, Collins, Fauntroy. MVP in National baseball e medicine and University Hospital, the home of the Titanic with both the Democrats and the Nov.28,1905- Chicago Defender began provides a comprehensive program of care Republicans partying the night away while the Nov. 20,1962-Discrimination banned publication. in Federally Aided Housing. that responds to the medical, nursing, rehabili- state ship was sinking." He added, "Cuomo Nov. 30,1897J.A Sweeting patefted tation, psychosocial and personal needs of the knew, Nov. 21,1865- Shaw University, N. C. before the ink was even dry that the cigarette roller residents. current budget is out of whack." tBackworld, Page 8 .BL.A WORLD...-A....K EDITORIAL HIS JOB RUPERT G. F. PEARSON HE IS DOING Editor-in-Chief Leonard Jeffries has been accused of Jeffries to be paid, then questioning the making anti-semitic remarks. Jeffries was immorality of ones actions should therefore S:JONELLE TAYLOR accused ,however, before his side was really extend to ex-president Ronald Reagan, who monetary rewards forspeeches. Oliver Managing Editor heard. The media took bits and pieces of the receives speech ,which he made in Albany and mis North is profiting off of the popularity he informed the general public. This all led to gained during the Iran-Contra hearings. Gen- RUPERT G. F. PEARSON Leonard Jeffries being asked eral Norman Schwartzkopf Production Manager to speak here by AASO-Afri- _____, who's reputation in thePer- can American Student Organi- sian Gulf war perceives as rac- t"He has intelli- him, is profiting in the sun. ERROL A.COCKFIELD JR. zation on such issues ism, anti-semitism and the Af- gently and prag- of about $20,000 a speect Copy Editor rican origin of culture. f g t utilzed speaking about his con Presently Dr.Leonard matica1lly utilized quest in the Persian Gulf. Jeffries' name is still associ- his co mnments tO Dr Jeffries is no ated with immoral than anyone JOHANNE DENIS JULIANNA ST.PRIX controversy. Now in- his oNvn advan- else.more As dividuals are taking cheap shots 1 an educator and Business Managers, at him again, by questioning tage, making a welllearned man, hisjob S his morality and his ethics. In fortuiie on his to enlighten, to teach, s- WALTER F. SCHNEIDER. a recent Editorial Dr Jeffries | , | make people aware. Wh- Photography Editor' was accused of using his in- OWf II Ifamy.* should he not be paid for famy, for his own personal -S'tatesman doing his job? He has been monetary gains. accused of being a man of Point of information, noclass, aman withouteth- last February during Black ics, infamous. What ex- Secretaries History month Dr Jeffries was the mainspeaker treme and public criminal or evil act has he BUNNILYNN BACKMAN CRYSTAL STEWART for the annual black History Month Semi- committed? He is also described as a man formal and for his efforts he received a mon- who," has intelligently and pragmatically uti- etary contribution of $2500.00 by the brothers lized his comments to his own advantage, Poetry Editor of Malik SigmaPsi. For DrJeffries, receiving making a fortune on his own infamy." Quite A-M-BER AcQUES money for giving a speech is not a new thing; an eloquent statement, but is this a question of for individuals to suggest that he is using this morality or monetary rewards, or is it just scandal to inflate his bank account is quite simply acase of defilement aimed at Dr Jeffries but as the bible says, "let him who TRIBUTING STAFF ridiculous. character, How is it immoral, for Dr. Jeffries to be without sin cast the tirst stone." So cast be paid to speak, he is a professor, its his job your stones, for he is impervious to the assault. [giving speeches. If it is so immoral for Dr

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On Friday November 15, The Caribbean Students The Cayman Islands: A Fisherman's Paradise Organization (C.S.O) will be having Caribbean Day. BY SHANI-GAY CHEN The day begins with a festival in the Fireside Lounge from The Cayman Islands has transformed over the last two island and experiencing the unique culture if the native resi- 11:00a.m. -4:00 p.m. There will be Caribbean Food, a T-Shirt derades into a world financial center and a thriving tourist dents. Owen's Island located not too far from this uninhabited Sale, and a Cultural Exhibition involving Dance. One cannot destination. Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman paradise, also offers one of the most colorful snorkeling in the forget there will be the irresistible rhythm of Reggae and make up the mystical paradise which lies 480 miles south of world. Calypso music and lots of Prizes and Surprises. At 7p.m., there will be a free Cultural Show in the Uniti Miami. Festivities are a tradition for these islands and its people. Carnival time Auditorium which will feature various talents from the Carib- This magical trio has a lot to offer especially its beautiful isalwaysan event to anticipate such as Batabano and Brachanal which takes place during bean and a play from Adajio Theater entitled , "Licensed to location. The beaches are quiet and the surrounding water, the last week in April. The fun does not stop Kill". The night climaxes with a party in the Bi - Level. So protected by barrier reefs are calm and crystal clear. Grand there because the festivities continue to overflow as the Easter Pesata and come out and participate in a makeover of a fun- filled day in Cay man is recognized because of the world famous Seven Mile the Million Do' Month attracts international tourists and the Caribbean. Beach. The beach is breathtaking with a strip of soft white sand competitors to enjoy it,. excitement of the wide world of water sports and the impres- When the Caribbean Students Organization was created touching on translucent turquois water. sive fisherman tournaments. over seventeen years ago, its members were drawn predomi- Unmistakable, the most fun in the Cayman Islands is in The Queen's Birthday and Pirates Week are also celebrated in humor of the island's history. nantly but not exclusively from the English speaking Carib- the water. These islands are internationally known as an The Cayman Islands bean countries. it:derwater paradise for divers. Some of the most magnificent offers an array of activities, inter- ests and adventures for everyone. Members from the newly created organization felt that ri fs and shipwrecks can be found close to the shore, while the Take advantage of the care free attitude they needed a purpose or goal . They felt they should address deeper waters offer fascinating marine life, adventurous caves of this warm tropical island. Hospitality of the islands some of the social , political and economic issues that were to explore and brilliant colors of the ocean bottom. Great should never be overseen because of the friendliness affecting the Caribbean , with the dream of moving towards a diving sites in the islands are easily accessible. "The Maze," can be contagious. The warm smiles and laughter can make Pan-Caribbean victory. "ilhe Cali," "The Angel Reef." and a variety of other diving you feel safe in this special part of the Caribbean. In addition , the organization wanted to enlighten the spots are enjoyed by those who can appreciate what nature has History of Caribbean Weekend University community about our Caribbean cultures by actu- to offer. ally transporting our sights, sounds and tastes to the campus. Cayman Islands are a dream come true for the sport BY WAYNE BLAIR The Caribbean Day's celebration is a natural evolution of this fisherman. Deep sea fishing is the specialty in the islands When the Caribbean Students Organization was created ideology. We bring the music of the steel bands, reggae , soca because of an abundance of marine life. Fresh seafood can be over seventeen years ago, its members were drawn predomi- , and calypso; the different dances of our African heritage and appreciated by the many deep sea lovers as well as lovers of fine nantly but not exclusively from the English speaking Carib- the food of the tropics. In essence, during the Caribbean Day's cuisine. bean countries. celebration for a day or two one can almost feel as if they are A variety of cuisine thrives in the islands from European, Members from the newly created organization felt that at Carnival somewhere in the Caribbean. African and West Indian flavors. Seafood is plentiful and they needed a purpose or goal. They felt they should address On Friday November 15 , The Caribbean Students marvelously cooked with variety authentic flavors. some of the social , political and economic issues that were Organization (C.S.O) will be having Caribbean Day. T h e Enjoy the Caribbean specialties with entertainment, affecting the Caribbean , with the dream of moving towards a day begins with a festival in the Fireside Lounge from 11:00 music, and dancing under the open sky on the main island of Pan-Caribbean victory. a.m. - 4:00 p.m. There will be Caribbean Food, a T-Shirt Sale Grand Cayman. For others, Cayman Brac offers beach barbe- In addition , the organization wanted to enlighten the ,and a Cuitural Exhibition involving Dance . One cannot cues, weekend dancing and comfortable bars in the delightful University community about our Caribbean cultures by actu- forget there will be the irresistible rhythm of Reggae and tropical weather. You just might be in the mood for adventure ally transporting our sights , sounds and tastes to the campus. Calypso music and lots of Prizes and Surprises. when on the Cayman Brac. The Brac is 140 ft cliff, filled with The Caribbean Day's celebration is a natural evolution of this At 7p.m., there will be a free Cultural Show in the Uniti caves, where pirates found their paradise as well a hide-a-way ideology. We bring the music of the steel bands, reggae, soca Auditorium which will feature various talents from the Carib- for themselves and their treasures. Romance is always inviting , and calypso; the different dances of our African heritage and bean and a play from Adajio Theater entitled , "Licensed to on Little Cayman. The magical nights are perfect for quiet the food of the tropics. In essence, during the Caribbean Day's Kill". The night climaxes with a party in the Bi - Level. So come walks along the beaches and listening to the sound of the surf. celebration for a day or two one can almost feel as if they are out and participate in a makeover of a fun- filled day in the You can spend he aftemc-on enjoying the seclusion of the at Carnival somewhere Mh-ei Caribbean. Caribbean.

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HE LL E Nf C SOCIETY PRESENTS HELLENIC VIDEO: NIGHT NOVEMBER 15, 1991 TIME: 9:00-mi1:00 LOCATION: LANGMUIR FIRE SIDE LOUNGE...... II,I

S A* . I *. N. ST.*S (Schoastic Achievement Incentives for Non-Tradittionl Students) CAREER DEVELOPMENT T(OTrCiaMtai hoDw 1191)11 WORXKSHOP WANTED!! WANTED!!

ACTS AND SPECIAL TALENTS FOR NOV. 15.

poets singers dancers * For all those who are interested in planning ahead this musicians workshop is for you. comedians * It is never too early to plan effectively for your future. short stories/play * With the way the economy is these days it is wise to find out how to get ahead in the job world. * The competition in the job world is so tough that it would CONTACT: be to your best advantage to be fully prepared. The guest speaker will be Peter Burke ALTHEA 2-3307 SHOWNDEL 2-3012 ERNEST 2-3259 TONY 2-3713 The S.A.T.N.T.S. Career Developrnent Workshop will MARTINE 2-4535 SUSAN 2-4827 KWASI 2-1275 be held on: Wednesdag, Ilovember the 20th. The program mill begin at 7:00p.m. The program will be held in the Union.Boom 236. lIj I-l N1p ----