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By Macollvie Jean-Francois with alumni, and ~ visitors. The News Editor feeling of achievement was also . ·Delayed Until apparent as,theaudierH:e wogratulat On Dec. 3, Baruch College ed the winners and delivered speech Spring 2000 Toastmasters International held their es. own awards ceremony to honor Awards in.various categories were members of the club at the Skylight presented. Among the notables were Students to Receive Room in the 23rd street building. the Most. Innovative Toastmaster , "Baruch Toastmasters provides for which went to Ting K wan Hung. Free Medical [students] the opportunity to develop When Hung's tum to host a meeting Services communications skills," said .arrived, he had each member talk to . President Terrance Gibson, the person he or she sat next to and MMoIIYie·.....,.niiIciIiI '- Ticker News £ditor The awards dinner was held to rec then had the member tell the whole Students·and admim.tratcn listen to JH'OPosats from heelth care By Hubert Reyes provider.. Their mandata .. to select the bestl»ne for Baruch., StaffWriter ognize current members who've dis audience about that person; The . .- tinguished themselves and to encour Half-Toastmaster Award for those age them to further enhance their' who've completed half of the 10 ·V e S Holl·d I In what is looked upon as the Toys for penultimate step "in the ongoing skills. Approximately 35 members speeches was bestowed upon School Gl.. .11 1..... ays.1 attended the festive occasion. The Virginia Snead and Ola Famuyima, , , I health care facility saga, the commit- smiles, laughter, and relaxed atmos who will achieve the Competent By Sarah Ashfaq Children Services to buy a gift for. tee in charge ofthe health care facil- Students phere suggested that most of the Toastmaster honor once they effec Senior StaffWriter are asked to visit the ity development held a meeting on . Helpline office in room 1548, 360 I Nov. 28· with the two possible med- attendees welcomed the opportunity tively deliver the other five speech ical·provid~. to dress up and partake in the social es; and the Club PresidentAward, for This holiday season, various orga- PAS, where they can pickthe child's I event. The· ambiance- .was' -one of .the past president who did" wen in nizations atl3arucb:areworlcing hard age-and-SeXt-aRd,purchase. what they Thecommiaee, composed of Brad acceptance as the crowd, familiar to to brighten up a child's holiday. would consider an appropriate gift. Sigal, Debbie Bick- Duggan, Sam . a1~students each other, traded stories, interacted Continued on Page 4 Helpline is to In addition, a coat drive was orga- Johnson, Sara Garibaldi, Karl pick a child:ftom the Good Shepherd nized by Dupe Badmus, president of Schmid, David Garlock, .Lennox ---:---~------:----,------,,------,--...,.,...---,,..--~------';"---~~s;~S·i:~;~ii:~:;;i·
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" TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 8, 1999 3 2 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 8, 1999 .. Scholarship for Fundingfor Baruch Counseling Increases in Wake ofSuicides Bellevue and BethIsraelOnly 2 Left in Race to Get Baruch Contract By Germania Vasquez show up for the service, the chances for con Hersh noted that students here face the prob StllffWriter tinued funding will increase. lem of balancing school with work, which is Murder Victim Johnson says he plans to touch base in, something private-school students are less wouldbe "screened based on insurance," . Continuedfrom front sured students are their "bread and butter pop Once Bellevue finished with its presentation, Funding for the Counseling Center for the January with Dr. David Cheng, also of the likely to face. Hersh," who has worked at pri Unlike Bellevue, Beth Israel failed to give a ulation." They remarked that uninsured stu the representatives of Beth Israel stepped into 1999/2000 school year was increased tem Career Development Center and the vate Schools, says that Baruchians are very dif budget and was Unable to give an approxima ·1 the project in the time frame in which [Baruch dents would be billed an "all-inclusive" fee of the room. They quickly handed out a thick pre Matthew Shepard porarily due to increased use after the suicide Counseling Center, to make sure there is ferent from these students, who are often sup tion of what certain services would cost. The I wished] to begin." sixty-dollars per clinic visit. sentation packet and began to give a lengthy ofa student at the beginning ofthis semester. enough money to last through June. But ported by mom and dad. only monetary figures given were the cost of With the loss of New York Presbyterian, Bellevue also gave an estimate ofhow much speech on what "Beth Israel is all about." "I have had counseling from Alana [Riss Johnson did ensure that at last check there was The center is staffed with nine interns who , Announced j Although wordy, the speech did not g.ive any medical equipment ($5,000) and medical sup- Fine] for stress management," said Paul Man, enough funds. t there remained only two provider'S: Bellevue their services would cost the school- their ten work two full days a week. With increased I plies ($1,000). . j and Beth Israel. tative budget for the first year is set to be clarification on their-proposal. After a commit a junior majoring in fmance. "It was helpful The increase in funds is the result ofa meet funding for this school year, four adjunct I After the meeting Sara Garibaldi, president I .tee member noted this, a smaller packet was Continuedfrom front because it was a way of letting out my emo ing between Johnson and Lirtzman, in which, counselors were hired and two of the interns I Bellevue presented with an in-depth, detailed '1 ofUSG concluded that Bellevue was "flexible 1 proposal. The representatives provided a list of given out. tions. At one point I was feeling depressed. It Johnson say, the interim president was not became temporarily-paid full-time I I the services that they would furnish if given Even though they were not as detailed on and willing to work with us, but right now we the closet." helped to talk about it." resistant to the increase of funds. "The staff counselors. A psychologist and a psychiatrist the contract. Among the services to be offered what services were going to be performed at do not have too much of an in-depth look at Others at Baruch feel differently about the Nevertheless, student services are not among . and administration is aware ofthe stress ofthe were also hired. free of charge are immunizations, __vaccines, tile clinic, they- did state thaHhere would be either provider to make a clear decision. scholarship. Although they will accept it, the primary goals ofthe college. According to students," said Lirtzrnan. ' The doctors work very closely with the coun
Uninsured--'.students are tuberculosis screening, physical examinations, . .'. . "on site diagnostic studies, such as a routine . Visiting other sites these providers have some students don't wholeheartedly support Carl Aylman, director ofStudent Life, the pri Meanwhile,.the counseling center has been selors. They meet every week for a total oftwo HIV counseling and education, and vision and Bellevue's "bread and urine test or strep test." already set up would help our decision.' it. mary goal of the college'is to staff the class "very ~y,- but not too .busy," according to hours of supervision per two days of hearing screening. The representatives also noted that "lab stud According to David Garlock, director ofpur "I don't really care," said Kalil Abu (not his rooms; the secondary goal is studentServices. Hersh. She said that the regular counselors are work. Each doctor meets with a group of four Although most ofthe services would be free, butterpopulation" ies [would] be referred to the Beth Israel chasing and auxiliary services, both providers real name), a gay graduate of Baruch. "It is Part ofthe problem, according toAytman, is booked, Nevertheless, therewiU always be or five counselors. But supervision is not lim certain tests will carry a small fee. Medical Center and billed to the student's gave good presentations. But even though an a hypocritical token by an institution like budgeting. One part ofthe budget allocated for time available for students who need the ser ited to those two hours, according to Hersh. Referrals to Bellevue's many clinics would insurance as appropriate." their presentations might__have been "fine", Baruch that is so racial and homophobic." student services goes to Samuel D. Johnson, vice. "Ifwe did not have time, then this would They continually supervise the counselors' also be granted when necessary. The charge When the issue of uninsured students was Garlock noted that this was only one factor to According to Garlock, all students current vice president for. student development and not be a counseling center," she said. "This has work with the students for additional support. for these visits would be billed to the students' . brought up to Beth Israel, the representatives be considered. ly enrolled are eligible to apply for the $500 dean of students. Another part of the budget been the busiest semester." According to Hersh, the Counseling Center "Once we've checked their references, the award. The faculty advisor ofGALA, in con insurance companies. $488,541.That amount is supposed to cover seemed somewhat uneasy in answering. In goes to Daniel Creange, acting vice president According to Hersh, the counseling center needs the funding because it has helped them committee will be ready to make a final deci sultation with the Dean of Students and the When asked about uninsured students, the the cost ofpersonnel, medical supplies and the response to where students would be referred of administration. Lastly, part goes-to Robert helps students from all walks of life. Single expand beyond their limits and reach out to sion," Said Garlock. Director of Financial Aid Services, will Bellevue representatives answered that unin- setup of computer equipment. to, the representatives said that the students Picken, the provost. parents stressed from dealing with students that were not aware ofthe many ways select-the-wianers. According to Aylman, Creange's department, children. Younger students dealing with par the center is able to help them. The center has ...... All Baruch students, regardless of sexual which is responsible for staffing the class ents. Rape. Sexual harassment at school and also developed many workshops that deal with ...... - , - .... ·1 Commi~sio~erSp~aks orientation, are eligible to apply for the rooms and operating the department of regis work. _Relationship problems. And the most stress, anxiety and other problems. ,.•..••... -; . NYC on award. The winner should demonstrate how tration and admissions, receives the greatest common reason: Depression and stress from The counseling staffis monitoring the effec ···t···.··.. :.:.:.:.:o>:,'":=.~:.:.,.. he or she has significantly contributed to the amount ofmoney. • family, school and finances. tiveness of these groups and workshops. .' I ~m"=:.t Arts Restoration In Public Schools promotion of tolerance and diversity at the Interim President Sidney Lirtzman sees stu Hersh also works closely with organizations According to Hersh, by developing various -' ••• tee-.••• .... college. Garlock encourages Baruch stu dent services as a whole. "Student services are for various causes, such as the disabled, inter groups, the counselors can interact closer with By Oleg Perelman teachers and the Seventies Fiscal Crisis. i~': dents, faculty and staff to nominate candi a large portion ofthe budget," he said. national students and awareness. These the students. They want to' work one-a-one to ...... •..•.•.•.•:•.•.•.•• ;•.•.•.•.•;«.;•. -::; Chapin met Guiliani while the mayor was mv Contributing Writer dates. If funding is to continue for the next school organizations refer students that have special campaigning for the position. Guiliani agreed one basis for the benefit ofthe students. Funds for the scholarship were garnered year, there has to be a demand for the service, problems. With usage expected to ·increase during Although Baruch College was. part of City with 'his plan to restore art classes in New York from donations by faculty, students and according to Johnson. For that reason, "stu Hersh feels that Baruchians form a very finals, counselors are getting creative. Riss city's public schools. Giuliani felt that the arts College when George Weissman graduated, administrators. So far, the fund total is close dents vote with their feet," said Johnson. interesting population. "Baruch's students are Fine and Chris Whitaker, intern and adjunct would raise the morale of the city. since he graduated from the School ofBusiness, to $4000 which has been deposited with the Dr. Mindy Hersh, who wants in the Career very interesting, very hard working, very moti counselor, respectively, are coordinating what A meeting ofthe special arts committee was he is considered a Baruch graduate. . Vice President for Administration's Office. Development Center feels the Counseling vated, because they bring in very difficult situ they call "Stress Busters," designed to help held in 1994 upon Guliani's election. By that "He is ours," Alexandra Logue, dean of the Center felt the same way, noting that ifstudent ations," she said. 0·1 really enjoy that." students cope with stress and anxiety during Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. time, the arts had been out ofthe schools for finals season. "I went there, and the guard told me to identi 24 years. Riss-Fine and Whitaker will set up a booth in fy myself," said Weissman. "And when I told According to Chapin there are roughly GOT: A BEEF" the lobby of the 25th street building Dec. 7 him who' I am, 1 was told to wait on line. The 1,100,000 children in the city's 12,000 public from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be elevators haven't changed in 60 years." schools. handouts, counselors for students to chat with, On Dec. 1, the Second Annual Weissman "Painting," sculpture, music, poetry," said WE CAN HELPI healthy snacks, aromatherapy and an "express Center lecture on the influence of the arts on Chapin, describing a few.art courses. "They are your str~.graffi~i.lJ!~I:'~__ .,.. society was held at the as important to students' According to. Whitaker, the Counseling Skylight Room in the 23rd minds as any ofthe science. Center is planning to provide reach out pro .--""" j. Street building. The series or humanity courses." grams during exam periods to help students "'.. :' 'r· was -inaugurated last year, ..- C~aplrispOKe.'·ab()ur how . -- ______~rfo~ better._ ... _ .. Lincoln Center, of which -,.. SbuJcnts at _~"success _W1tiiouf~1.reS~" Hubert Reyes - Tacker Staff I with George Weissman "The elevators haven't himself as the main he is Chairman, provides workshop .held on Nov. 23, felt that. these changed in 60years." . training for teachers and workshops are worthwhile. "These workshops After Years ofWait, New Health i s,,::r~ear.Logueopened brings them back to the are helpful," said Marla Sucsuz, president of
1 the lecture by introducing city's schools. Over a thou society for Human Resources management.•01 -George Weissman '39 sand art teachers are in know a lot of students interested in coming, I\ NYC Commissioner for Care Facility To Open No Later Cultural Affairs. Schuyler training right now. By now, they just need more time." over half of the schools Than Spring 2000 say Officials i ;;:t:. as the main have . -had art classes I Chapin's career as an restored in them. I I arts administrator includes . "By September of2000, 1101'-11_. By Hubert Reyes However, the students voted down the refer- I employment at such organizations as Columbia over 200 more schools are going to have their StaffWriter endum twice, in 1996 and again in 1997. Artists Management, Columbia Records, the problems solved," added Chapin. Undaunted, the student government continued Metropolitan.Opera, and Columbia University's The commissionerwas asked for his opinion Eat the FiIi baI ! It has been about four years since the strug to press the issue and finally got the referen- School ofArts. In 1994, he assumed the posi about the recent scandal concerning the gle to bring a permanent on-campus health dum passed in the spring 1998 elections. tion ofNYC Commissioner. "Sensational" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum care facility to Baruch began. It has boggled Although it did not get the minimum 15 per- Chapin, spoke on the importance of restoring in which one infamous painting depicts a black the minds of many Baruch students, sparking cent ofvotes to pass, Cronholm gave it the go the arts curriculum throughout the city's public Virgin Mary with elephant dung put on certain some to ask, ~·Why has it taken so long?" and ahead. school system. The restoration is a project ofthe places of its body and snipets of male genetalia "When is it going to be open to the students?" Once the measure was passed, the red tape Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's administration for cut out of magazines pasted on it. Although an easy answer cannot be given, the began to pife up. Fonner Interim President which Chapin has been largely responsible. "I've been in the art world for 47 years," only assurance is that the facility will most Louis Cronholm believed that there might not The arts were dropped in NYC public schools replied Chapman. "Nothing is ever over." likely open at the beginning of the spring be space available for an on-campus health in the early 19705 due to the cost ofemploying The Ombuds Office semester. care facility. Considered a minor set back;the From left to right: Schuyler ChapIn, NYC commissioner of cultural affairs, Dean Alexandra About five years ago Baruch actually had a students continued to believe otherwise and Logue, George Weismann '39 CONFIDENTIAL. NEUTRAL. ACCESSIBLE. INDEPENDENT. medical center staffed by one doctor and one after much deliberation convinced.Cronholm Coartesy Zaae Berzias - Baruch News aad lato....dOll Office .~ .'. nurse. According to Sam Johnson, vice presi to change her mind. $. dent of Student Affairs, when the doctor Time was again consumed in the search for retired, the nurse soon followed. Once the two an adequate site. The former home of the All inquiries to the college Ombuds Office will The Ombuds Office were gone and economic problems arose, the School ofPublic Affairs on the 13th floor was remain confidential except in cases ofserious threat does not get involved: medical center was shut down. mentioned, as was the 2nd floor of the 23rd to life or property. The Ombuds will not take sides When you want legal advice or legal representation. street building. But the first floor of the 360 At first, no one complained about the lack of in an issue or dispute. The Ombuds will assist in When you have a non-eollege-related disagreement Park Avenue South building was finally cho on-campus health care. However, about a year defining the problem, exploring options, or refer or problem. _ AWIf!&iAlll tAS15 ail. ~. ,..f:1e! H~~ fll.II i19'ie ~ I~ later, the Athletics Department began to sen by Director of Campus Facilities and When- the dispute is between of the college .:ue ~.i: ~!Nt~ ~.~.~. .~.J':rl t!t _.@~3f,: . Operations Karl Schmid. ring someone to theappropriate college personnel members express a need. The student government community and private indiViduals, companies, or ~lt''fl!~~~te~ _-l~~at~~~~i{" picked up on the issue and decided to bring a Once a site was chosen, Cronholm estab or office. The Ombuds works with all members of organizations not afftliated with Baruch College. ~ff'JJ~._m ~ttQei_~ health care facility back to Baruch. . lished the Health Care Services Selection the college community-stUdents, faculty and staff._< }~.n~flltf~w~;r:m b~n~~~ri~~f:i'1 The task of explaining why this project has Committee to handle the health care facility 8:~~~~l!kt¥~ f»~~~~i~lttf:e. taken as long as it has begins here, with the problem. The committee was inade up of 8 [J-.f._~ji~~~'1.IIl ~~~lI!f.x~~~~ administrators and 4 student representatives. bureaucratic tendencies of the administration j~~. ~~!"~~ ~ita {f&tieE}. ~ ~.it:P.E and ofthe student government. The first order ofbusiness was to put together The OmbudsOffice may decline to give assistance in cases when intervention is judged to be inappropriate. . , . ~~~ ~~~ {i~i\f_ •. a Request For Proposal (RFP) document. ··We are obligated as a public institution to The College Ombuds,Office gives impartial, confidential. off-the-record assistance' in mediating or resolving ~ ~~~~k).l b¥.i. :l\.~ ~ m~.t ~:J:.'CJ:18 f~(~~. follow certain procedures," said David This document is supposed to teU "prospec conflicts or complaints. Without taking Sides, the Ornbuds helps resolve problems and conflicts that are not Garlock, director of purchasing and auxiliary tive health care providers what informatior. being adequately addressed through regular channels. services. "We followed them to the best ofour they will need to remit back to [Baruch] in -Peter lump's New York (.ooUng School abilities." order for their company to be.considered for 50 West23rd Street New York, NY 10010 With the issue at hand, the student govern the health service contract." -, . 212..847-0751.nw.aewyorkutiury.cHI ment began to form a referendum to tax the Initially, eight providers responded to the BARUCH COLLEGE OMB1~DS:'Myron Schwartzman Room 1128 360 Park Avenue South 802-6640 students an extra S10 through their activity. Continued on Page 4 fees. e- ~ .. ------'------, - • _ ...J,a ....-\~Jfte.- ~_~ -...""\...... __ :.-.-'t-~...-.-.. ~.-.....-...... ~-_ ....._.>---_._-.- ----
4 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 8, 1999 Health Care: Who Bid, Who Did Not, and Who is Still Inthe Running ------TICKER FEATURES DECEMBER 8, 1999 5 Continuedfrom Page 2 A meeting was arranged to interview the three building lobby. The facility's permanent home they felt that the bathroom should be directly finalists. After New York Presbyterian unex will be in the new academic complex once that connected to the facility. When asked about RFP: Beth Israel Hospital, New York pectedly decided to discontinue their pursuit of is completed. this, Schmid assured that it would be no prob Presbyterian, Bellevue Hospital, Collegiate the contract, the list dwindled down to two: Since the opening ofthe academic complex is lem and that it would be taken care of before Health Services, Human Services, Inc., Home Bellevue and Beth Israel. still more than two years away, plans are being the facility open. Helper Agency, Inc., Cabrini Hospital, and Mt. Which brings the issue to where it presently made to transfer the facility to what will be With the homestretch in sight, the elation of Sinai Hospital. stands. The committee is expected to make its Baruch's newest acquisition, 315 Park Avenue being at this.point has started to set into those In August 1999, the committee held a confer final decision sometime during the week of South the former home ofthe SUNY School of who have worked hard on this project. ence for the eight candidates. A deadline was Dec. 5 following its site visits and complete Optometry. "I feel good about where we are," said then set for proposals to be submitted to the evaluation ofboth providers. Although we do not have the building yet, Garlock. committee. "The committee has to have time to absorb. Schmid assures that Baruch "will get it." "This has been the most productive semester," Six proposals returned. Cabrini and Mt. Sinai information," said Garlock when asked about The 315 PAS facility will provide seven rooms remarked Lennox Henry, former Day Session hospitals did not make any bids for the con the committee's time frame for making a selec to operate in, a spacious improvement over the Student Government President. tract. tion. mere three rooms at 26th street. "The trouble has been worth it," said Debra ~ The committee reviewed the six proposals "The contract will be signed immediately, The issue of privacy will also be taken care Bick-Duggan, associate director ofstudent life. and rejected three. Collegiate Health Services, explained Garlock, once a decision is made. of. When it was made known that the facility at But perhaps the biggest winners in this whole Human services, Inc., and Home-Helper After the contract is awarded, the provider and 26th street would not have direct access to the drawn out mess are the students,"\vho will Agency, Inc., were cast aside. the school will work together to open up the lavatories, a small raucous was raised by stu receive healthcare free of charge from the College Bids Farewell to One ofIts Finest: "They were not what Baruch was looking facility as quickly as possible; they are working dents who knew ofthe issue. soon-to-be state ofthe art health care facility. for," said Garlock, who is also a member ofthe to get it open by spring 2000. These students disclosed that they would feel Whether Bellevue or Beth Israel is chosen as health care facility committee What has to be kept in mind is that the facil embarrassed ifthey had to carry urine samples the primary provider, Garlock said, "the stu ity will be temporarily located at 26th street through possibly crowded hallways. As a result, dents cannot lose." Dr. Sussna Retires After 20 Years ofService By R~DD Giang into rebuilding the rough neighborhoods which organization. When asked what he thought of believes that he will consider other options Senior StaffWriter he grew up in. our students and of our school, he responded besides being a workaholic. He says he cannot Toastmasters International Gives Dr. Sussna received a total of four degrees by saying, "students here are very bright and help but to stay busy and that "there's nothing After twenty years as professor of law at during seventeen years ofwork-study. He did the quality ofeducation that CUNY offers has like persistence". But he does plan to spend Baruch, Dr. Stephen Sussna is retiring at the all this during night school and worked during . gotten much better". more time with his family and to go on vaca Its Baruch Chapter an Award end ofthis semester. And what's next for this. the day to support his family. His first degree He praises the school for putting forward a tion with his wife. He wants to do some cre workaholic? He plans to start a real estate con is from Baruch University where be majored in superior education and sees Baruch progress ative writing about his career in the Navy, and Continuedfrom Front ry; and placed second for the Club Building sulting finn, and he is inviting a few capable economics and where he eventually met his ing in a positive direction. He says that admits that returning to teach is not out ofthe Award for sponsoring 31 new members. Baruch students to learn about real estate wife Marina He later received a Masters although be is retiring, be looks forward to question. leading and servicing the club, was awarded to through an apprenticeship program starting starting a new real estate consulting firm that And so we all salute you, Doctor Stephen Gibson, who was vice president of member degree from NYU in public administration and Joseph Felix, last year's presidertt. Competent next semester. finance housing. Dr. Sussna obtained his Juris will offer a wide range of services including Sussna, for being so dedicated and for devoting ship last year, was instrumental in recruiting Toastmaster, meaning a member can speak. As a former graduate of Baruch, Dr. Sussna degree from Fordham University real estate appraisal, guidance in legal matters, your efforts to education here at Baruch. We . new people. Doctorate well. regards his time here, as a student and a and returned to NYU for his Ph.D. dealing with and assistance with finance. He also wants to thank you for being with us for twenty years "Every new person who walked in the door, I "It's cool," said Dara Abrams, a junior who teacher, to be a very fulfilling part ofhis life. city planning and specifically the impact of would talk to them and tell them about the ben joined this semester. The first born ofimmigrant parents from the zoning in urban areas. At the same time, be efits." Among the benefits are a letter to a mem "You're making a grave mistake," said Felix Ukraine and Poland, Stephen Sussna grew up worked ten years as a government official in to one student who is not a member of ber's employer from Toastmasters International in New York. He recalls his childhood as being the housing authority field This included MacoIIvie JeaD-Francois - TICker news Editor Toastmasters. "It gives you the opportunity to telling him/her that the employee has complet impoverished' during the great depression, work as assistant planning director for the state The Baruch Toastmasters display their standard.. enhance your communications and leadership ed training in communications and is an effec of Kentucky, planning director- for the city of skills," said Felix. He elaborated that members tive speaker. Trenton, as wellas consultant to the New York the chance to develop management skills upon According to one Toastmasters website publi As a former graduate of City _Housing Authority. becoming officers. cation, ''the mission of a Toastmasters Club is Baruch, {he] regards his Thereafter, Dr. Sussna managed his own rea1- . Accumulating awards is not new to the to provide a mutually supportive and positive time here, as a student and a estate consulting firm for twenty years. He Baruch Toastmasters. On Oct. 30, the organiza learning environment in which every member advised municipalities in legal issues ofhous tion received three awards at the Toastmasters has the opportunity to develop communication teacher, to be very fulfilling. ing development and provided public and pri a1~ International District 46 Annual Fall and leadership skills, which in turn foster self vate consultation. Dr. Sussna helped in Conference held at the LaGuardia Marriott confidence and personal growth." making critical zoning strategies for real estate where he lived in tenements and housing pro developers. He worked in fifteen states and Hotel. Out of the)76 chapters in the five bor "I've gotten the opportunity to intermingle jects of the Bedford-Stuyvesant and served as an expert witness to important legal oughs that compose District -46 Baruch with people of fljfferent views and opinions. 9 Williamsllurg· parts '_of J~rOoklyn. 'There,' lie cases involving -zonm'rg--res:tm::titms::1D:Id-....*~ Toastmasters won the Distinguished Club Not only students" but also professionals' opin went to Boyds High School and at the same development. Awards in the category 20 members and under ions," said Gibson. About 50% ofmembers are people who've been in the workplace for a con time, worked odd jobs to help his family live In 1979, Dr. Sussna decided to put his efforts for such achievements as maintaining their through the sorrowful state of the economy. into teaching, and so he returned to Baruch membership level and having at least two mem siderable amount oftime. "We learn about dif ferent cultures and why people came to NY to Soon after his graduation, troops were needed University to tenure as full professor of law. bers reach CTM status; the Phoenix Award for II. During this time, he also wrote extensively on further their education." to defend the U.S. for World War He enlist the single to double-digit membership catego- ed in the U.S. Navy and was sent to France to a variety of issues dealing with real estate reg offer a few intelligent and bard working stu and we congratulate you on your retirement. stifle the German invasion. During the war, he ulations. He conducted numerous research pro dents from Baruch internship opportunities to We wish you the best in your future endeavors, worked on landing ship tanks as a seaman and jects on housing for low-income areas. When help with his company. Ifreaders are interest and may it be filled with longevity and happi Toys and' Coats for Those Without assisted navigation ofthe amphibious vehicles. he was not teaching in the U.S., Dr. Sussna lec ed, type on a sheet of paper, name, address, ness. He poignantly tells how lucky he was to have tured in many countries such as Thailand, phonenumber, status, ~ gradepoint aver Continuedfrom front survived through firing and bombings when so China, and Israel. He is widely regarded as an age, foreign language ability, involvement with Students interested in' Dr. Sussna s internship in the lobby ofall Baruch College buildings and will be there from the Dec. 2 through Dec. 9. For many of our great servicemen perished on the expert in the field ofland and real estate devel real estate, amount oftime available for work, program shouldfax aresume to the attention of further information regarding the toy drive, contact the event coordinators. shores ofsouthern France. This motivated him opment, and is sought frequently for his coun and monies W8ftted for employment. Readers Dr. Sussna at (212) 684-5679. Sucsuz encourages every one to take time out to give to those less fortunate. And she notes that to obtain a commission after the war, and to sel and advice. Here in Baruch, Dr. Sussna bas can fax this information along with a resume to there are plenty of opportunities to do so right here at Baruch. "There's different opportunities in reenlist as an officer ofthe Navy. But above all, taught law, management, land use regulation, the attention ofDr. Stephen Sussna at 212 684 the way to give," she advises. he was determined to finish his education and contracts, and partnerships. In iris last semes 5679. to put his efforts ter at Baruch, he teaches contracts and business Upon his retirement, Professor Sussna Philosophy Co~er
making the required series ofdecisions in one's ," : . By Ragbu Bommasamudram any othersortofsystematic approach, and, that, Senior StaffWriter passion must be taken into account. There life in orderto reach a particulargoal, be/she is, Now accepting totJanuary. a select should also be focus upon the extremes of life in a sense, "building" up his true nature. group of COllege grads for their prest.- Sometime in the next few weeks, we will be such as birth and death, anxiety, enthusiasm, Suppose I decide that my purpose in life is to be gio'us Stockbroker training program deciding what credit loads we want to bare, the and their roles in human life. a guitarist in an alternative rock band. I would particular professors we want, the number of Our existence precedes ouressence. We can have to decide how much time I should prac We offer.c•• hours to work, and much more. It is seeming safely conclude that we exist; however, we can tice, how many perfcrmances there should be • Paid series 71 Sales Training ly an immense thought process that has its hur not simply conclude that our existence has any (assuming that I even have a say), when we, as • Salary, Health benefits + 401 k avail dles such as cutting through the red tape of purpose. In not coming to a simple conclu a band, should actually perform, etc. Making • In-house research & internet access bureaucracy and meeting the bursar's deadline sion, it makes sense that many feel anxious these decisions implies thatI have freedom and • Licensed·in· 35 days for tuition payment. The implicit trait of our about our existence; however, the worst thing thai I have Bssigned.myself a purpose. It's not microcosmic society ofcollege students is that that one can do is to deny om fteedo~ which that we &Ie each·bam with a pu,zpose, .whether Candidates must possess 4 year we are free to reach decisions. of our own is not unusual after experiencing anxiety. universal or different for each individual. College. degree and a serious accord. The very notion that we are free to After all, according to Jean-Paul Sartre, a Unfortunately~ there-are so niany divisions commitment to excellence in SALES make a series ofdecisions tbniughout life is the famous existentialist, "Man is condemned to be within existentialism thai some ofthe works of underlying basis ofexistentialism. free; because once thrown into the world, be is these philosophers contradict others' pieces. 'J:/:::<)::'?>:t~:I\(:)~,~:~;n~: It is "a philosophical movement that devel responsible for everything be does." In addi- . The following table shows the range of ideals oped in continental Europe dwing the 1800's tion, be once stated that "Everything bas been that existentialists considered in their works and 1900's" according to the -World Book figured out except bow to live." We were not (please note that the 3 maincategories are "reli encyclopedia It's of great interest because it born with a manual in which there are instruc gious, agnostic, and atheistic" and that the rest places emphasis upon the individUal and tions for leading our lives. are sub-categories ofthese): hislher freedom, it probes our present society, The very best that one can be in life is not to become am all-around person, but to give one - and its goal is for individuals to Jive a comfort Religious - PrCdctamiDIIIio - Elitist - MonIistic able existence. Also, generally, an existential self a purpose and to meet it. If ODe were to Jntentions ist would argue that hUlt'laD existence cannot be guess that the existentialist argues that one does Aposric - Cb8DCC - Con".'ilt - R.dativiIaic Actioaa Albeillic • Free WiD - AJ.-dIiII • ~ a.uIIa adequately explained by reason, objectivity, or not have a true nature, he would be correct, By
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From the desk of Success" programs, or in mainstream classes and are trying to downgrade and downsize Assembly Member Ed Sullivan, .under a "permit" system. CUNY. They are trying to keep students from Chair ofthe Committee on Higher Education Students taking credit-bearing courses will be enrolling at CUNY. All four New York City enrolled in such a way as to make them eligible daily newspapers are serving the Mayor's pur HERE'S WHAT THE NEW YORK PRESS for TAP and Pell benefits. . ' poses by announcing that the Regents, in effect, DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT SEEK and ESL classes will continue as voted to 'baror to 'ax' remediation at CUNY. THE NEW POLICIES AT CUNY -- before. '. That's not what happened at all, but that's how These are the concessions and clarifications the Mayor wants to spin the Regents' vote, and Every single high school graduate who lives won bythe Friends ofCUNY, ofwhich I am a the papers aredoing his bidding. in New York _City and who applies to CUNY member., during the months leading up to the ,The Friends of CUNY have been fighting to will be accepted. . Regents" vote on' November 22nd~ " They' were keep the doors open at CUNY; Remedial classes will be available to every won as a result of. pressures brought by stu . By and large we have been successful. Now single CUNY student who needs them. dents, faculty and others who wantto preserve' " we have to struggle'to keep the students aware Students who meet admissions criteria to a the successful open enrollment policies ofCity that the doors at CUNY are open so that they will demand their right to come in. If the stu .- ...... CUNY senior college, yet who need remedia University. However, the friends ofCUNY did '. ' tion in Math or English, may take their remedi not get everything we wanted. dents, especially students from the new popula ation classes on the campus of that senior col We wanted to have students taking remedial tions in New York, take CUNY for their own lege. classes as well as credit-bearing courses on sen '. and bend .it and shape it to their needs, CUNY Such students will have up to a year to reme ior college campuses to be enrolled at that sen will be continuing its historic and noble mis diate English and/or Math weakness. ior college. We didn'twin that; Those-students sion. But if the students become discouraged To accommodate these students, remediation will be enrolled at the community college in and look elsewhere for their college education, Introduclng classes will be re-established at Baruch and charge of teaching the remedial classes until uli)' ofthat senlOr College. or give up on it, the Mayor will havewon. That Queens campuses. such time as the remediation is completed. . It would have been betterifthe CuNy Board would be a tragedy. No credit checks AT&T Remediation classes will be continued at all Then the student may enroll at the senior col of Trustees had not voted their infamous I can unc:Ierstand those who are upset'because we didn't see total victory No deposits National other senior college campuses, as well as at all lege and will have all credits earned in whatev . Resolution ofJanuary 25th. It would have been community colleges. Students taking remedia er credit-bearing courses they completed better ifthe State Education Commissioner had in recent events. But life is not always that No long distance charges PrePaid tion classes may either concentrate on them in applied toward the senior college. not recommended its unaltered acceptance by .neat, After the gains we made.cand after the 'immersion' programs or take other college We wanted to have students taking remedial the Board ofRegents. It would ha ve beenbct vote of the Regents, and with everyone No roaming fees Wireless credit-bearing courses alongside their remedial courses on a senior college campus be able to ter if the Repnts had not voted to accept the exhausted, the struggle still goes on. Those of classes. take mainstream credit-bearing courses, in sub CUNY Board's Resolution without including us who careabout CUNY and her students have All remedial classes in immersion programs ject areas where they have no weakness, on an needed changes in their own resolution. to summon the energy to continue that struggle. will be free of charge. Collateral credit-bear "as of right" basis. We didn't win that. They But the realities are otherwise. The Mayor, More importantly we have to dare to win. ing courses may be taken in special "Prelude to can do so, but only with a ~permit' from the fac- and .his acolyte, Herman Badillo, have tried
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Offer not be combined with other offers. . .-:".>-:<: .. ·..•jjfiJfflf~fJf!i0~~ft~t~1~;JiJ11i{$[t0f ~ -~-~~--~ -~-~_. ---~ --' .. ~,------ --,--..---~---...... ,'- --- ',-'~-~-_._._ ..._,=--~---~------=~-~=====.::===-=~::::=:::::======..::::======-~~----=---.::== - ,. " ...... _."_ -...... ,TICKER OP-EDSDECEMBER·8, 1999 9 s TICKER EDITORIAL ~DECEMBER8, 1999 Letters to the Editor: Ticked Off A Controversial Scholarship Hey Ticker, Mr. Editor, dent, from my experience; I went to see a CIS I am ticked at the Muslim article you had in I·am one of many undergraduate students in advisor more than five times in three days but your recent issue, How dare they say they this collegejusttransferred from BMCC. I am he was never there. At last when I saw him, he .. ~. . stand for one thing and yet do another. For . writing.aIl my" experiCDCC, hopefully it will told me that he had class within five minutes David Blanks •.•••. .. .. •••• •... Editor-in-Chief instance, something; thatI know is in .every help .other transfer students as .well as regular . and COUld not talk to ten ofus at atime. As we [email protected] ' one's mind at this time, is the EgyptAir plane ones, Ifyou need more information, I will be allknow itcan be hard to get 'a class, especial Whenever the memorial scholarship for Matthew Shepard that was brought down by some Muslim who happy to help you. ly CIS, because-of'the largentimber of'students Bryan Fleck .• ...... •• Managing Editor wants to take hundreds of people down with . Baruch is one of the best schools in the taking that major. They only have one advisor is mentioned in any conversation, more than a few eyebrows [email protected] rhim. Why didn't he tum that Koran on itsside, . C~ maybe one of the best in New York -and his office hours are less than four bours a )shine it up and stick it straight in his candy State, but how much support a student can get week andmaybe he comes for an hour a week. Vanessa Singh•..•...... •.. Executive Editor" aSS. Read the Bible and understand what is from this school is really .unknown to many of We are the students who are paying tuition are raised. A handful ofpeople have expressed concern about ticker arts@Scsu. baruch. cuny.edu ' - , says instead. Thou shall not kill another and us. It is very hard to cross many ofthe steps in fees.to get better service, but we are getting - thou shall not steal from. thy neighbor. , Not this school For example, when.a transfer stu worse service tbaneveri· some two year whether a person like Matthew Shepard should be honored by ~ Shan-san Wu •..• ....•' News Editor only did he kill over 200'people but he stole dent comes for orientation he or she may be schools. The advisors and registrars office Letter From the tickernewsI@hotmai/.com their lives also. ~vised by a person who doesn't know any don't care about students, they are just sitting having a scholarship named after him. How appropriate_is it? thing or doesn't want to answer everything. It tbe~~Lat·the end ofthe week gettin.g their ~. Ma<:oDvie 'Jean-Francois •••••. News Editor' Yours Truly, is· very iMportant for. a new student to'le8m pay cheCk. .. Editor Shouldn't Amadou Diallo also have a schorlarship dedicated [email protected] Ticked-Tacked about a new college. Ron Jackson Declaring a major is another pain for a 'stu- TurHus.- Take a look around around,thiswedc's.-.c in his honor? It has been-mentioned that such an honor should Michael Papilsky •.•.•••••• Business Manager and you will find some interesting things.. We . [email protected] ' try to give you a nice mix ofissues, adlBiscdly Bernard M. Baruch, OUf Namesake: oft times without depth, as we are pI'CSSCd for only be reserved for a more prestigious 'benefactor ... perhaps Graceano HaU ••.•••••••.•• Business Editor" space and time. , - , someone w 0 as ac ieve no one In a ess con oversia is our last issue of the semester, it's been fun, .Hasaoi Gittens •••••••••• Features / Ops Editor 'had ups and downs. way. Exactly what makes a person like Matthew Shepard [email protected] . At long last the American academy, after like livestock, hence the name stock market Now, tQ take time and respond to the above many decades ofdenial, finally admits Thomas Also, Central· Park, the soul ofthe city, stands letters: Primarily to Mr Jackson. It is UDform worthy ofa memorial scholarship? Well, he was thevictim of Jessi<:a Zhou ••••••••••••••••Features Editor" Jefferson fathered the children of his African on the site of an age old Native American and nate for a man tojudge a group ofpeoplc based tickerfiatures~csu. baruch. cuny.edu captive, Sally Hemmings, However, this has African settlement, Seneca Village. And the on the actions ofone. It is also unfornmaie to long been an accepted fact, not just in Black father of the man that this college is named drag two perfectly good books tIlr~ the a horrendous hate crime. "-He was singled out as a target Jon Minners-. •.•....•••... •..••. Arts Editor academia but in the African American commu after, Bernard M. Baruch, was a Confederate mud Read them both my friend, and under [email protected] nity as a whole. One wonders what other dis 'army officer and a member of the Ku Klux stand the part where they say, "judge noC' because he was gay. He would not have suffered through that putes will. also, one day, be conceded by the Klan. - As for Mr. Hus, I have to agree with you for Kin Ping Koo ••••..••....•..•... Arts Editor establishment? In his autobiography Bernard M. Baruch the most part. Baruch can be a difficult situa horrible and harrowing experience if he was straight. To be /yanezz@hotmai/.com Will they admit that Jefferson himself, as reports that "(w)e came across a horsehide tion to master, but surely the a~ well as Lincoln, and at least three other covered trunk which looked promising. have our best interests in mind. Theirphiloso .politically correct, some people would shake their heads and Kenyatta Pious .••.'•••.•••.•... Sports Editor American presidents had a traceable Black lin Opening it, we found Father's Confederate J- phy is most likely whatever doesn't kill IISOIlly ... [email protected] eage? (America's Five Negro Presidents by uniform. Digging deeper into the trunk, .we makes us stronger. say, "what a shame!" The truth is that they don't really think J.A. Rogers) pulled out a white hood and long robe with a Speaking of getting stronger, do good DIS Monyne Bowman ... ~ •: .. Advertising Manager Will. they acknowledge that Africans, hun crimson cross on its breast - the regalia of a finals - or don't take them at all, it docsD~ [email protected] dreds ofyears before Columbus, had repeated Knight ofthe Ku Klux Klan. (p. ~2) "-The war , really matter - then rest up over tbe brak aad that it was terrible. Most ofthem probably felt that it happened ly-sailed to the Americas, and established thriv left one indelible influence which remained we will-see you in the double zero. Jessica Rubenstein Advertising Assistant ing colonies that Columbus encountered when 'with Father for the rest ofhis life. Letthe band -Peace because he was gay just .-'1' fag, who really cares? ticker_ad_mgr@Scsu. baruch.cuny.edu he arrived? (They Came Before Columbus by strike up "Dixie," and, no matter where be was, Ivan Van Sertima) he would jump up and give the rebel yell. As . Hasani Gittens J- Will they ever stop arguing against the fact, soon as the tune started Mother knew what was Op-Eds Editor "Denotes acting admitted by Herodotus himself, that Greece coming and so did we boys. Mother..would What is important to remember is that it could of hap grew directly out of African civilization? catch him by the coattails and plead, "Shush, TEAM TICKER (Black Athena by Martin Bernal) Doctor, shush." But it never did any good. I And will they finally concede that virtually . have seen Father, ordinarily model ofreserve anyo~e _. a pened to close tous. - You don't have to be ,gay to be .Production' every "significant·ancfent 'Gredc PtiJiosopher Bryan Fleck, Macollvie Jean-Francois, Hasani had studied for protracted periods of time in =~~:~:=~ruCA·Voic~Cry.fiig affected by what happens to your brother, or son, or cousin, Gittens, Graceann Hall. Mark Heron. Elaine Hui, Kemet, the land we call Egypt? (Stolen Legacy in the 'Wilderness Kin Ping Koo. Jon Minners, Kenyatta Pious. by G. M. James) Henry Holt: New York, 1957.) Wu, ~ who happens to be gay. You don't have tobe a bleeding-heart Jessica Rubenstein. Vanessa Singh.~ Shan-san . In the meantime, we are happy to see the American history did not begin 1492. By JoB Mi.Den rooms not in usc. Make sure people have tID Jessica Zhou Jefferson-Hemmings controversy laid to rest. Civilization hardly began with ancient Greece. Arts Editor way ofjumping out the windows. It's sal1iuIt liberal either in order to sympathize. He should not have had The fact that a descendant of Hemmings History is not only about things long ago. It is two lives had to end before anyone disi s s-cd Senior Staff Jefferson 1S a student at Baruch who was inter happening now, all around us. Will we just I have been called cynical:' I've been called it I shook that guy's band the week of _ to experience such an ordeal and have died. thatway, but he Sara Ashfaq, Raghu Bommasamudran, Julie-Mae viewed by the Ticker, and was a panelist in a -watch it, or participate in its unfolding? Tune is far worse, People don't like my views, but I death. He was cool, and sadly I WI" BeVer Dojillo-Ronn Giang, MaR<· Heroa.Hameem recent conference on campus, helps make- his ariver-flowiRgon and00. History is therecord continue to express·thcnL People will get shake his hand again. did and it is not something that we should forget. It is some Kadar, Kiro, Trisha Thomas, Vanessa Witenko, tory come to life. we keep, as time rushes towards millennium's angry, but I could Care less. Stupid things hap On that note, I really don't want to wr:iE a.y Gennania Vasquez History is a living. vital discipline. It only dawn. It is up to us, all ofus, to see to it that it pen in this school and the Ticker is aboutbeing more, but I promised the editor of this sccrioo appears dull when we are ignorant ofhow we, always rings true. the student's voice. A voice that expresses a piece, and I always deliver. thing that we should remember and not just brush aside - that Staff '. today, are intimately connected to the people what's wrong and causes change. I'll do my Another thing that bothers me about 1bis Omolara Laniyan, Fred Leon, Kavita Singh and processes ofthe past. Dr. Arthur Lewill best to continue that tradition by looking at school are the students that are constaDtiy COlD- is why the schorlarship has been dedicated in his honor. Mokha, Antonio L. Pereir, Media Ariana For example, the first commodity traded on Black and Hispanic Studies some blatantly stupid moves that ,faculty, stu o plaining. "The Baruch bookstore charges mo Wall Street was chattel slaves, Africans treated dents and security make everyday and will much for books!" Shut up! Contributors Dean Adamson, Luke Curtis, Kelly Hertler, Steven Lau, Oleg Perelman, Jessica Rubenstein, Kavita Singh, Assemblyman Edward Sullivan. Ginnine By Ginnine Winkler Winkler, Aron Wolinetz Contributing Writer Photography Ah, Turkey Day came and went Of course, Macollvie Jean- Francois. Hubert Reyes. Kenyarta the bad aspect of having a vacation is that Pious many professors assigned papers and schedule' tests right before the vacation; this is the most The Ticker is published weekly, fifteen times selfish thing a professor could do. In effect, this a semester, by The Ticker editorial staffat: ' says, "I am more concerned about having a lux 360 Park Ave. South, New York.. NY 10010.. urious amount of time to grade papers/exams Room 1522,- than you, the student, having a large span of [email protected]}:edu timeto formulate your thoughts and do a good job." Professors may argue thatthey are doing you a favor by freeing up your vacation to help All work except printing is done by Baruch Aunt Mabel make sweet potato pie; that's a -undergraduate and graduate students, All lousy excuse because students should be given ... typed and signed contributions and letters, the opportunity to schedule their own lives. If accom anied b a disk are welcome.. and one" free time. thev could simply do the should be mailed to the above aqjress (or E assignment beforehand. mail address). The good thing about Thanksgiving Vacation "., ~ .<'- is that I was not exposed to the sauna that is the . - - --- Our office is open during regular school 18th Street building: Sure, it's doing wonders for my pores, but my concenttation, that's hours. Any display or advertising questions another story. I think our budget would "It isfor [us]." should be directed to the Advertising improve if less cash was pumped into the air, - heardfrom CUNY Manaaer- at the above address. because I believe there's a lot to be said for students in attendance at the Regents' remediation vote ~The opinions expressed on theOp-Ed pages are thoseof the individualwrite{s~ ~$iQ.~~~Y}'!!P~ ~~.~~_!~ ~!orial st::~~=~~ Established in 1932 ·tten and ....~ nninion pieces ofno more than 7SO words from BaruchCollegestudents. Publication ofOp-Ed ~iscontingentupon ~. .~ ~s typewrt.. ..~~-r~-.. - -. "- ~~ U.....:.~._.-.. ·let . - ·_-;,.,;-;;~-.tt not· ~ ...ddt&;~· ~whenapp Late naDaeBwillLeWltbheldupon·_..... Wi· • must be no more that 350 words, typewrttten and 51&&_ &~_ ters WUl ~ .,....~- ."...... _ ...~ . :a.u..~ .'. •. .~ ... a-,_. should provide day and evening telephone n~ All submissions are subject to editing for ~ and ~ Address all opnuon ptt!CeS and· letters to the Op-Eds edit·., -"Ii '.---.------c------ _.,_._-~".". - ~~·"'If - .._---_._-_. -----,----- ! ...... ". f··.- ...... • 0 •• '" a 10 TICKER OP-ED DECEMBER 8, 1999 TICKER BUSINESS December 8} 1999 11 ) .. .. Maybelline 2000: ------~---~------,'- Makeup For The Millennium By Jessica Rubenstein Contributing Writer Maybelline Inc, launches it's Millennium 2000 costmetic line with new glittery shades of nail polish.lipstick, body gel, and 'body powder. Comsumers will have a choice oftwo looks for the new cent1l!Y; 2000 Lights and 2000 Nights. 2000 Lights consists ofa collection ofmake up that creates three types ofshimmer. The line consitst ofbody glitter gels, high shine powders and shimmery highlighter sticks. The night collection, 2000 Nights, includes deep colors of red and plum that glitters with overtones ofshimmer. 2000 Nights:- shades of red and plum that glitters with over tones1 of shimtner. Maybelline's new colors are mixed by Cosmair, the U.S. division of L'Oreal, the worlds premier cosmetic company that makes cosmetic and beauty products such as As Hispanic Population Increases Businesses Scramble to Fill Marketing Niche By DeaDAdamson geting their ads towards Hispanics. Other e was not a market targeted by major corpora Contributing Writer commerce companies include yupi.com. and tions a few years ago. For example, Charles starmedia.com. they are among the earliest Scbwabb has expanded into such areas as According to a 1998 census bureau survey, companies to target the Hispanic market. JaCkson Heights, Queens, a highly Hispanic Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group. Similarly, TIme Warner is about to publish a populated neighborhood. and businesses are beginning to pick up on this Spanish version ofTV Guide and is spending Nevertheless, they are not alone. Many market. millions to promote this.publication, other sectors vmbin the u.s. economy are Figures show that Hispanics account for 38.7 As a result, Target Source is -DOW receiving now reaching out to the Spanish ~i~. percent ofthe total,population in Los Angel~ billings in the amount of six figures. Altbough the Hispanic population has .1argeIy compared to 20.8 percent in 199$. Also New Hernandezattributes their expertise to research been ignored, companies are beginning to York City saw a 6 percent increase from 12.1 and the numberofyears analyzing the Hispanic raUl2Je that ,in an economy that is constalltly percent in 1995 to 18.1 percent in 1998, while market. Target Source has been resean:hing growing. every pen.IO' counts. Miami rose from 4.7 percent to 38.1 percent the Hispanic market for approximately five over the same period. San Jose recorded ~ 12 years. "We anticipated the growth for quite a percent increase from 4.1 percent, and while,"said Hernandez. Chicago's population more than tripled. And accordingto him it is now paying off. The market was seen for years as a tangential Few are doubting the Hispanic market any ...., "niche," says Patrick Hernandez, creative more. Their median household income has director of Target Source, a marketing and grown from S19,960 in 1985 to a $40,000' in advertising company in Manhattan. 1998. Among Hispanics, Cubans have the IIAdvertisers aR_IlQW a~ Qf.the. ~wer_the hi~ median household income of$37,000, Hispanic market holds,II -says Hernandez. followed by Central and South AmCric:ans widl--- According to the American Association of a combined $34,000, Mexicans with $31,300. Advertising Agencies, advertising agencies are and lastly Puerto Ricafts.with $25,500. spending as m~ as 55 pen:ent oftheir budget Majorcredit card COJripanies are also rec0rd advertising in S~ ~ to 27 percent ing high aniounts'ofc:mIit ciird ownership by ofadvertisements in English targeted towards Hispanics. Vasa has 55 percent oftotal owner If'lspanics. Forexample,'in Chicago 49 percent ship within die Hispanic market, while ofall ads are in s,.nish; versus 30 percellt in ' American ~ 30 pcm:at, Disc:oVCl' EngIlsb. while in New York City 4~of holds 17 pen:entaadMasterCard 11 percent. " all ads are in Spanish as oppose to 35 percent Wbats more, the SlIney esdm-. dill tbe in English. ' Hispanic population' wiB ina CMe 1IirafOId by - ScoIimien:e compeaies;' such .'ZJt'IWfi the~.IO,-fi'om3tt,m-:J'iIt·l999~".-- nanciera.com, a finanCial orienIed. website, It woukI ...-{dIIt DO left ...... ~ . - _.i..-. •-- .a...- IIiI_.e.. ~_ 'I"L%-- ~~ haw also joined the wave of.t,.encies __ w..:u It 00DIIeS lID.... ~~ ...... ... > .. ... ' .. ,, .. . .~, - ... \ .~. . . DMeIdJer·~8'·1999 . .. '. '.. '. ' t ',.. '. .. Statesmen RallyLilt~ To.WinA Close OD.e~ By Kenyatta Pious ~ne point with two minutes and three seconds .. ning the gam..e in S~ngle~.igits, as I had expect-. Thomas. While I felt and feelthat there is' still Sports Editor left. A key factor wasthat.Verzosa had fouled -ed (72-65). Notably, The Stale;smen shot .52% mudl that the ~ ~ to cOllectively . The men's basketball team is now 4-1. The out after turning the ball over at the 2:59 m~, in the second halfand 70% form the free throw improve on, the team got the.win and that isthe Statesmen first routed most important thing. Polytechnic (83-48) in a game The pure positives were that saw balanced scoring and -that all five starters had ~ -aroun me p ay m . d~7"b~le~-=-._d~ig~i....:.t~-:-;,po~i:.:.:n-::ts==: -a- :--~ bench, . including 14 points in . Leonard Mitchell, 18 sixteen minutes from Jermaine points, 5· rebounds, 5 Bowery. These games are good assists; Lou Pento, 14 to have as they allow some ofthe points, 11 rebounds; Dave new players opportunity to Thomas, 15 points, 4 showcase their talent in game rebounds; . Perry situati~ns. Tsilogiannis ,10 points, 5 On Monday, the team played its rebounds; and Oliver hardest game thus far against Verzosahad a season high Yeshiva Yeshiva came into the 13 points with 4 steals and contest with a 4-1 record and 4 assists. Pento had a one of the best back courts that stretch of four consecutive Baruch will face. defensive rebounds Before the contest started, snared! Don Gardner was Leonard Mitchell was awarded a solid again adding two game ball -points, 5 rebounds and the - for having scored. his one thou- oft forgotten intimidation sandth point in the prior game factor! against Polytechnic. The most notable things The game began in a flurry as that .the .team .needs to Yeshiva hit a barrage ofshots. It work on are running the appeared that Baruch was still _...... ' plays and setting picks celebrating Mitchell. while the 11I111 11111 ',' . correctly. Running plays opposition was scoring lay ups Leonar.d Mitchell getting the fint step on adefeDder eD route to his Pme high 18 points. (pbotolKeDyatta Pious) entails patience and trust off of back door cuts. The .,;. that teammates will be in Statesmen were down as many as nine points Yeshiva could have taken the lead with a line. The.defense ~as very poor in the first the right spots. I felt that Thomas should have (3D-2l).in the first half. Athalf...time theteam minute and 38 seconds left w~en a Yeshiva half but picked up In the second half as the touched the ball a little bit more but the plays was down six (37-31). Every time Baruch player.stole thebalf~(rwe:iirtJ1e~.otthe Statesmen held-Yeshiy.-to----36%shooting. . ·setiUedto-break· dowlI~:.wlmte\'a'bappeftCdte· scored Yeshiva had an answer.: This back and floor. But much like the heralded super hero Yeshiva's Star player, YiissieGev, went did not· resetting up?' The team also has a teooencyto forth first half promised a close finish. who appears from thin air, Trevor Brookins score in the second half (0-4 from three point relax on offense and sometimes on defense. Three minutes into the second half Yeshiva was there to record the biggest block of his range) thanks in part to Lou Pento and Dave But as I stated before, the object is to have ope held an eight point lead (43-35). Baruch then career as he probably single-handedly saved went on a 12-0 run capped by an Oliver the game. Brookins had played rather Verzosa drive to take a four point lead (47-43). tentative all game but when it mattered and Expectedly, Yeshiva made two more strong withOliverVerzosahaving ON ANY eIV.N SUNDAY attacks: first to come within two (49-47), then fouled out, he came through! .. . .. ' ••• after a Baruch t 0-2 run, Yeshiva came within The Statesmen sealed the game with Lou Pento and Leonard Mitchell free throws win- By Shan-san Wu News Editor NFC Championship Game: Lions at Rams This conference is still too wide open to Last week's record: 9-4 Overall: 66-64 call. It defies beliefthat Dick Vermeil is head Pick ofthe week: 0-1 Overall: 4-6 ing back to the title game after almost a two By Jon MinDen To that girl I work with at Carvel laughing at decade vacation. Wilbert Montgomery, Ron Arts Editor Post-season projections: -t the Giants: You need to realize that Dallas Jaworski and Harold Carmichael anyone? Christmas is almost here and the millennium sucks, too. Kurt Warner made instant impact as an is right around the comer. Most importantly, For Coke, AT&T and the Armed Forces: Get AFC Championship Game: Colts at Jaguars Arena-league stopgap after the loss of Trent the school semester is coming to an end. What these guys a clue. Sure, the WWF did say they . Hard to believe that it's only been two years Green left Vermeil in tears before the season a long year it has been. I have been put were going to tone down .their language, but since the Great Debate: Manning or Leaf? One even started. Now it turns out Green was just through hell when it comes to school work and that doesn't take away from the fact that these year later, Shocker part II: Edgerrin over blocking the sunlight from this year's league stilt managed to write almost fifty articles. advertising companies are all hypocrits. So the Williams. It's all beensaid before this year, but MVP..Destiny. • Why do I do it? Because, I love you guys. WWF does show violence and sexual situa obviously the draft gurus in Indianapolis have Picking the Lions to make the NFC title v . - . ------._-- ...... __ ...._.. - .---_.--_._.- ._. -_ .. -'-'-'------~.-...... _.._._---_._- .. - ---_ .. _._------~--.~------_._-----.. _._- ---'---- _._._---~------.-.~===..:..::=:...:...~---=:.:.....=~~======-- ...... -._------~-- :..:======:-:======:..:=...... :. -..-- • .. ' TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 Reviews Countir:'l9 Crows Features Dr. Ore Oa Lost Sou, Rumpus Toys 6 Rob Zombie For Christmas Indiana Jones and The Interview: Amber -U1'l~naJ.-NIaC:Jlj·..ne Urn Jammer Lammy A Kiro Millennium 10 Sizzling Up the Industry with that Sexual Feeling -. Crash Team Racing Columns By Kin Ping Koo dance artists Real McCoy (Another Asylum 12-13 . Night), asked her to work with them t You first heard her in This Is Your .on This is Your Night and voila, a ~ star is born. Badseed's :.> Night, the international pop/dancahit 3 > The Netherland born artist was 4 > that took over the clubs and airwaves Videogame > Crossword 15 3 in 1996. Her next release, One More "shocked with the ease of getting a Bottomline ~ Night, was also a smash dance record contract". She was signed by > ,Tommy Boy Music fairly quickly. > number, much to her chagrin. Her > > DX Flies > > Returns 7 > > > > Japanese > ? ~. Imports ~ ~ ..JA~.. ~ ~ ~ Night Prowler 3 & Theatre 9 > . . ..-.....------.... -... _ "' _._a. jt, ensuing popularity was a double They have allowed her more creative edged sword. bringjng ber fame yet. contrO'~ on her.second album, and pigeon holing her as a dance music even though it took her longer to the stage at 4am was amazing. How did Amber deal with it? She artist. Working hard to overcome this complete she feels she has struck a especially since she had already sang on without missing, a beat, and typecast is Amber's second album, good balance with the self titled done a couple of other shows that addressed the problem by saying which bears the fruits of her labor. Amber. It includes dance songs as after the song. "Nowyou know I don't You may be surprised to know that well as ballads, show casing her buJlshit." Irs all Amber baby! No lip her musical background lies in clas diverse skills and range as a singer synching here. She only sang two sical music. Her opera singer father and a songwriter. more songs, If You, Could Read My and music teacher mother influenced Lucky for her; all her releases have Mind from the movie Studio 54 and her to sing tbroughout school. So burned up- the cnatfs--and crance - of00UfSe her current hit -sexual. how did she wind up becoming a clubs everywhere. Expect to be You can catch Amber live at KTU's dance music artist? "Everything grooving to her next release, Above Miracle on 34th Street concert at the blew up quickly," she recalls. "I did the Clouds, which is scheduled to Hammerstein Ballroom on December not chose this music." The first album 10. but since that's not too probable come- -out-- --this month.-- - was very rushed-ana- U dido'-t reflect I caught her performing live at Exit YOii -carfalso catch her celebrating on me as an artist." The Berman recently. Her explosive presence on the milennium at any of these clubs Brothers, who worked with other on December 31: Cylo in Staten Island, Roxy, and Sound Factory. Call those respective places for showtimes, or check out her website at www.amber-mcc.com for more 411. -night. She -was--looking - extremely' > tired when -she first anivect-at Exit.: -' and frustrated by the chaos in the ' back while she was waiting to enter " the small dressing room. Once she finally hit the stage though she clearly put all that away. She was flanked by two buff male dancers as she performed a semi acappela rendition of One More Night when- the music -suddenly , stopped a few seconds into the song. ------...:..------.:..------'------lll-=)..<....'------_----:---'------======c TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 ______.TIiiiCI II ------~II~-,------.------: . . • ,! TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 ______~-.--_-_-.--.TI_CKE_R..asvLuM DECEMB~8r.l.999 ~ _ An Alternative Choice For Christmas Shopping \ ~ Look Out Pikachu: Rumpus Toys Moves in on T~e, Mainstream Competition r- By Jon Minners . By David Allan Blanks [email protected] the creator of all the Rumpus products ~ . and is a plush replica of the original you'll find on the market. ICs not about work of art. The toy comes in a frame Benny Blanket: This toy doubles as INTRODUCTION: getting licenses from major movies or a security blanket that rolls up into a box, which happens to feature an art television shows. Everything is done by history lesson about the famous piece companion for your kid to play with. It's the return of'Krazo / Theflo is EdgarAllen Poe/ The unknownyou all know/ The Rumpus, from its' initial creation, to its' Now, you can feel safe and have fun all of work and its creator. This toy is reaction that's gonlUl blow / Explode like a dream deferred / A raising in Dasun / manufacturing and sales. guaranteed to teach your child some with the same toy. Benny Blanket was Throw your rhetoric to the curb / anti-watch em sweat under the gun ••• "The dictionary defines Rumpus as a chosen as one of "Dr. Toy's Best thing about the arts and may even wild, noisy disturbance," Schwarz says, Children's Vacation Products 1999." inspire your child to become a master EPISODE ONE: "and that's what we are doing in the toy Sally Satchel: Another winner ofthe painter themselves. - - - ~-- THE PHANTOM'JUSTICE . industry. We're shaking things up and "B est , What seems to be on everyone's making a difference." Children's SyKlops: The gun was cocked back, and as he pressed it against the nose ofthe wiry o.ld Christmas list this year? 'Pokemoo, His company is definitely making a Vacation "We focus on fun and You want man, he moved it forward, deliberately slow, hard, and it caused the map's glasses to lift Star Wars, WWF Interactive Steve difference. Sales have only increased as Products weird? Talki~' up ever so slightly. The old man began to tremble, he ~~ttered his speech? and a small Austin, Topgh WCW the company begins to make is' name 1999," Sally ~restlers ;:~sit~Ydi~ amountofperspiration appeared around his temples as IfIt were condensation on a cold and Fu.rby Babies come to known. Even one of its' toys were Satchel is for toys that we want to ad~ertised soft drink in the summer heat. He claimed he knew nothing. mind when looking for the perfect in an Amazon.com ad shown little girls ~h9__ ~lay ~:~; c;~~~ ~------_.----. Christmas gifts for children. Seems.iike--·--on television. Schwarz, himself, has like to play .. with."------. everywhere you He knew nothing at all about what was going down, He was only trying to earn with mom's -----~ go, these toys are - ture's head a living: He felt for the people that lived in the community, but he had to live too. ~is pocketbook. a squeeze selling out in min family had to eat. He had kids to putthrough college. "Humph," said Justice as he twist She goes from being doll, to becoming and his eyeball pops out. Ahh! How utes. Parents are a ed his mouth and simultaneously rocked his head. Justice asked him which schools they a shoulder bag when you tum her inside adorable, Kids will enjoy playing with, scooping these attended. The old man rattled off a couple of fine names and Justice smiled. The old out. Sally is the first doll that came this toy as they can squish the eye, toys up to keep from Rumpus. squeeze the eye and bounce it around. their kids satisfied Puppet4: Four puppets in one toy, Cool, huh? until the next new gives children a little variety at a lesser Other toys 'include one that doubles hot toy comes out. cost. All it takes is a twist of the wrist as an alarm .clock. Another toy takes One toy compa and you have a brand new puppet. Not Gus Gutz a step further with an assort ny is also enjoy bad. ment ofobjects you can take out ofthe ing tremendous "When I would put on puppet shows cats' mouth. Taking The Gallery Gang success and there as a little kid, I never' had enough one step further, another toy lets kids isn't a Pikachu in hands," Schwarz said, "so I created the create masterpieces oftheir own. their bunch. ultimate one man puppet show.!" Rumpus Toys is a little weird, and a Rumpus Toys is a Just like the previous toys, Puppet4 little wacky, but great for kids of all -'. hot commodity also has been named one of "Dr. Toy's ages. right now, making Best Chidrerr's Vacation Products u'We focus on fun and toys that we appearances on 1999." want to play with," Schwarz said. Friends and Skwertz is another kind ofhand pup "[We create] toys that encourage chil Seinfeld. Many pet. This kind shoots out water and dren to learn and develop their own believe Rumpus " :- j" r1 ~.. makes disgusting noises. With their Toys is a breath of , creativity while having a great time." DX 21 KRAZ :I got a 'flo like EdgarAlIea:Poe " ~:r} . squishy faces, goofy grins and water It seems as if each toy is more than fresh air in an era shooting abilities, what's not for your just one toy. They are two, three and where violent toys m~ thinking the tensioo_ .~t-~, ~~~!_m~ere~ ~ ~__~~o~ __~au~~~ s~~~ ~i~g ,_ kid to love. sometimes four toys in one, so mom iDto-near clenched sfililmgl~. "J'l:JSti~ffiilTea tlie gun awaylrom_ tlie ~Td man s nose. and expensive By Jon MinDen Gus Gutz: A college student's dream and dad really get their money's worth leased verse pettOrIneQbY Biggiebefore movie tie-ins are come true. Instead ofgetting angry over for their child. No tough talking his death and create a I5-track CD out "That's exactly what I'm talking about," said Justice. "You send your kids to on the kids' mind. In 1999, Coke and AT&T pulled their your exams, don't let the stress kill you. wrestlers with filthy mouths in this ofit. In other back from the dead news, those fancy schools with our blood, sweat and tears and my people are dying in the LARRY ads from WWF Smackdown! on UPN Just pull out one of Gus' vital organs, company. No giant robot toys that Tupac . will make a mistake, rapping streets. School is a fucking illusion. Brains and bloodstains in the sewer drains. That's SCHWARZ, is because of the show's vile content. In and you'll feel much better. Kids who shoot potentially dangerous projectiles about Monica Lewinsky on one of his real." The old man's uneasy laughter was replaced by a near convulsive quiver. He the 29 year-old the next millennium, all television own this toy get to learn about different out of their arms. Rumpus Toys give post-death CDs. Tupac will be discov stared at Justice and his knees lost their strength. Fear gnawed his stomach and in his founder of shows will go beyond WWF organs in our body and have fun doing children something fun, safe and edu- ered alive just laughing at us, but we gut he felt fiery sensations that mirrored the look in Justice's eyes. Rumpus Toys. Smackdown! in content, leading many it. _ _ cational to_ --R!~y ~itl-1_, _a_t lo_w _PJices ain't mad at ya. Realizing the populari You 'would not people to long ty of a Gus is also an aspiring actor. He made ranging from $4.99 to $24.99...... "You don't get it," said Justice, "but I Can't blame a man for wanting the best think that > for the good a guest appearance on Friends. He has Ifyou're interested in ordering one or post-death for his own." "Yeah," said the wiry old man. He was emboldened by the gunman's will Schwarz would be old days of even shown up on the Today Show, more of these toys, you can do so by CD, the ingness to talk. He hoped that he could reason with this big, tall, black madman with in the toy-making wholesome CNBC, CNN and Live with Regis and calling 1-888-RUMPUS-l or checking Colonel broad shoulders and an even broader looking gun. "Y~ yeah, you see!" he said. "You industry from his family enter r-, w ill Kathie Lee. Gus is also the unofficial out their website at www.rumpus ':.. understand. I was just..." previous endeav tainment, like mascot of ABC's Spin City program. toys.com. You can also buy their toys release, ors. After attend South Park. Given the VIP treatment, Gus occupies at specialty shops like Toys R Us. Elvis: He didn't have a chance to finish his sentence. The words hung in the air and ing the University Coke and a seat in the studio audience as Spin So, when you don't have to worry Singing in were erased by the clap ofthe pistol as Justice pulled the trigger. A hole appeared in the of· Pennsylvania, AT&T will City is taped. Talk about a popular guy. about fae missiles aimed for your eye, the old man's forehead and instantaneously blood and tissue splattered t!te cigarette case Schwarz founded pull all their No word yet on whether he'll branch out and when you pass your final exams. Shower, a behind him as the bullet ripped through his thoughts ofresolution and blew out the back H Magazine, a ads from tele into movies, but don't be surprised ifwe thank Gus Gutz and Rumpus for help CD of ofhis skull. As the body dropped to the floor, Justice didn't see the pleading look on the seasonal lifestyle Gus Gutz (shown above) is a college student's dream. vision due to see him co-star in the next Matt son g s face ofthe old man. He just saw a demon flee from the body, sent packing for a quick and entertainment Pretend e's your teacher and he just gave you a thirty ing to reduce your stress. its' vile con Damon-Ben secretly journey to hell. magazine for the page report due in one week. PuU out his organs. tent. In what Affleck recorded Hamptons resort Yeah, take that Professor•.. urn...This toy is an excel they say is an mOVIe. w h i I e He stared at the space behind the cash register where the old man had once area. He even lent stress reliever and just one of the many fun toys unrelated inci The Gallery Elvis was stood and watched as a thick clump ofbrain matter and blood slowly slid offofa box of founded the very Rumpus has for sale. dent, . both Gang: This showering Newport loo's and dripped down to the counter below. "Fuck you!" Justice hissed with first Yellow Pages c o rn p a n i e s unique toy .... off . the venom of 1000 Indian Cobras. will go ,out of in Vietnam, and appeared on the Sally Jesse Raphael teaches chil Guests on business. .... also created the Vietnamese Business Show, ABC News, and other shows to dren a little .' the CD He hawked and spat a thick glob ofphlegm on the goo that moments before was Dick Clark ...... Journal. After much succes in these promote his products. Rumpus Toys about some of w i I I a mind that acted as if it didn't comprehend. will be the areas. Schwarz came back to AMerica seems to be getting recognized all over the greatest include host of New and attended Cardoz Law School. the world. In the UK alone, Schwarzs' pieces of art Michael I can see whatyou were thinking/ I blew your brains when you was blinking/ Trying Year's At this sch(;ol. Schwarz actually ended creations werefeatured on the BBC and ever created. Jackson, to creep up in mytent/ Nowyou're a hell~ resident/ It's evident I get down like a sav Rockin' Eve up with some interesting toy ideas. London Today. From the Madonna, age. / Ifyou wanttake it there, then I can 1II!llHlge / I cause damllge with a pen, sword 3000. W i'l I After receiving his law deg~ee. Sch,:arz \\''hat makes these toys so special? Mona Lisa to or a glock I It's time to get up, the,ti'!U!- is ,:~,,-~g o!f~h! ~lock / C~untdo~~iI ~a~~ WelI~ Movie tick -Smith, the -- - 'setforth to put his ideas Into rnoHon.,--- for statters, Rumpus Toys are def- Cezanne's to blast with some old scht: shit/ Submergeyourselfin my mental vibe as ifIt "S liquid ets will be the late John -:cccord!ng. to a ~ress release at initely different from the normal toys. we The Card price of a Lennon Schwarz s bio. he decided ~o become the are used to. Some may say they are Player. Ifyou can see it, it s !!ot really there. Broadway play. Movie patrons 'will and in a special remix, Old Dirty real life "Witty .WonKa" of the toy wacky. Some may even find them to be chances are -DX21 Hey! Buy me. I'm cute, cuddly, and I'll wake you boycott the industry in favor of a $9.00 Bastard. world. It seems like be has succeeded. a little gross. Others will think they are they are one overnight movie rental. The Asylum will still kick ass and Jon At the February 1997 New York innovative and different in a good sort "ofThe Gallery up in the morning. I'm Wake Me Willy. I'm a lot Fans everywhere will realize Ricky Minners will have his book published. In~ernatio?al Toy ~air. his toy line pre- of way. Rumpus Toys are educational Gang. Each better than a rooster. They need to be cleaned Martin sucks. Whoever doesn't see the movie will m iered to rave reviews. as well as fun to play with. Some of doll is around after they're ugly and they smell funny, too. Oh a~e dev~lope.d 103.5 will still be calling themselves suddenly find themselves on the receiv Rumpus, toy products these toys include: 18 inches tall yeah, buy the other toys at Rumpus, too. completely in house. In fact, Schwarz IS the New KTU. ~ ing end of severe'beating. Later:.., Puff Daddy wiIt find a single unre- .. H. ':tJ'--- _ r j f \ _~ ..TIiiCI The Return ofA Christmas World War II: A Look. From·the Other Side . . His own behavior leads to the destruction his friend, Kamil. Carol at Madison Square Garden ofhis army as Hitler becomes erratic and One can only realize that these two paranoid. He's killing everyone, even his become involved in a bitter struggle, as own allies as many begin to doubt his Kamil not only ~lans to marry the girl By Jessica Rubenstein beliefs. . against Kaufmann's wishes, but also One man that remains loyal to Hitler is helps Toge hide the documents. A Christmas Carol returns for yet also namedAdolf. AdolfKaufmann is the Adolfis an intense novel with few funny another fantastic season at Madison son ofa Nazi and a Japanese woman. As moments. The story is sad and often very Square Garden. Based on Charles Exit a child, Kaufmann becomes best friends depressing. This is a story about the other Dickens' life, the magic comes alive with 610 West 56 St. with a Jew named Adolf Kamil. side of the war. The side of the losing Scrooge (Tony Roberts), Ghost of -- --- Kaufmann's father does not want to see party. The-civilian side is also looked-a( - Christmas Present (Reginald Yet another club has emerged m this with beautiful bodies performing acrobat- his son love Jews, so he decides to make as Americans are seen as animals for VelJohnson) and Ghost ofChristmas Past merry-go-round of nightlife fun. In the ic feats, with hoola hoops and dangling plans to send his son to Germany where bombing civilian cities. Most important- (Didi C01)n). wake of Carbon's dust, the completely from ropes on the ceiling, and hanging he'll join the Nazi youth soldiers. ly, this story is real. The story brings The show opens with the cast situated renovated club has reemerged as Exit, a from rungs around the club. Highly enter- Against his wishes, Kaufinann becomes World War II into your life like no movie , in a typical Dickensian London- a .19th sprawling warehouse like setting that raining. a Nazi youth soldier and eventually learns or book has ever done before. Century victorian market place. The first pumps techno all night long. The place was packed the Saturday night to.accepttbe Nazi ways. Still1-KClufinann__~ Adolf does like toplay with several characters that we meet on stage is After skipping the long line of people I went. The crowd was mostly white, with maintains his friendship with Kamil. ideas and the author does, take liberty 'on Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Scrooge is seen waiting to get in, I paused to notice that many- wifebeaters arid topless men strut- That friendship is tested when he sees various subjects. Did America really as a bitter, selfish old man who saves the wide open, semi carpeted roped off ting around (sorry guys, no topless Kamil's father and must execute him to know Japan was going to bomb Pearl every penny that he has earned through entrance area and that nice new club smell women) and glowsticks were flying prove his loyalty to the Nazis. The young Harbor before they did? Did Hitler really out his life and doesn't share a dime with added a touch of class to the place. It's everywhere. It is definitely a bridge and Nazi hesitates at first and then kills his kill himself or did the fact that he was anyone, including Nick Corley's (Bob still relatively clean, and they also have tunnel crowd with people from New friend's father, never revealing this to Jewish lead to his murder? Why was his Crachit) son Tiny Tim (Patrick Stogner) those scanning machines to check ID's Jersey and other neighborhing states mak- .. Kamil. body never found? Tezuka does his best who is ill and handicapped until the end that they've had in clubs in other major ing an appearance. It's a fun crowd What ifAdolf Hitler was a Jew? What the documents are still not found. Sohei Kaufmann must struggle with his loyal- to give his opinions on these matters, ofthe play. Instead ofseeing the holiday cities. like Tampa for the longest- it's about though, and everyone was out there was would the Nazi party do to get their hands Toge, a reporter whose brother was the ty to the Nazis as he goes on assignment, while still maintaining the factual events as a way ofgiving to others, Christmas , time the clubs here got updated. From obviously having a great time. I bonded on a document that proclaims their leader one murdered, gets his hands on the doc hauling Jews to concentration camps, ofWorld War II. A timeline is even given for Scrooge. is collecting money from there you head upstairs to be thoroughly with people as we were trying to move to is in all actuality a Jew, a religious group uments and is now hunted by the Nazi executing them and spreading the word. throughout the story to clue the reader in people who owe him. frisked. The person who checked my bag. another area ofthe packed club- somehow, he wants to exterminate? army. Toge can't trust anybody. The -- Along the way, Kaufmann falls for a on the important events taking place in Scrooge returns to his morbid home was so thorough she found a button I being pressed against one another for Osamu Tezuka, creator of Kimba the Nazis obviously want him. The Japanese Jewish girl he is supposed to send to the the war as the story goes on. where he is to meet three ghosts who thought I had lost, yet later people were more than a few seconds warrants a con- White Lion, looks into an idea that many don't want to help him at the risk of sev camp. Instead he saves her and helps her While the war is the main focus of the change Scrooge's old ways. blowing trees on the dance floor... sure, versation (or else you have people call ing hav e speculated about. Tezuka takes this ering ties with Germany, and citizens are escape to Japan where his friend, Kamil book, the story ofthree men named Adolf Among the first characters he meets is confiscate my bottle ofwater but let drugs each other pervs and whatnot, which we idea and spans it through a gripping, dra too scared to believe him. Those that do will take care ofher. Still, the young Nazi takes center stage. The hero of the story, Jacob Marley, his dead partner. He in. Whatever! certainly don't want). matic. fiv e-part, 1000- page graphic believe him and help him. are either tor takes her family to the camps and moves Toge is a captivating character who push- brings a message for Scrooge which Anyway, as soon as you walk in and pass The third level is a small VIP, hip hop no..cl , called Adolf tured or killed. up in the ranks. es past the Adolf characters to make his reads: change your old ways, Scrooge, or the bar, if you went-to Carbon you'll see and reggae area. This floor is surrounded Adolf is a Japanese Manga that looks at Toge is on a run for his life and along On his rise to the top, Kaufmann must story equally important. end up being a wretched ghost locked up that the most obvious difference is that the by glass to contain the different music but World War II through the eyes of the the way, his adventures bring together the find Toge and the documents. On this Adolf is a must have in anyone's Manga in chains. The audience hears the tune club has been hollowed out. It's as if it allows you to look out onto the rest of Germans and the Japanese. The story is various charaeters introduced throughout mission, he discovers that Toge has mar- collection. It's a must have in anyone's ofLink by Link as Scrooge is taught his someone just scooped out the center. The the club- something equivalent to having about three men named Adolf, and how the book. ried his mother after his father died a few book collection as well. Adolf is a story first lesson. upper floors have been knocked out and boxed seats at MSG. the war effected them. Obviously, one of the Adolf's is Hitler. years earlier searching for the documents. with feeling. If's a story that educates and The dancing and fabulous costumes you'd think that would make the ternpera- I danced my little booty off hut with A man with shocking evidence hat will The speculation that he is Jewish could Even worse, Kaufinann discovers that the entertains. Adolf is like no other story I add color to the playas it comes alive. tore a little bit cooler, but not with a full mildly severe cepurcussions- the bar was destroy the Nazi army has been killed. but lead to the destruction of the Nazi party. girl he has saved has fallen in love with ever read or ~yeJ win fQm.~t._ _ Let me credit the magnificent scenery house! The party was in full effect by so annoyingly expensive, with even water _ that is seen as each ghost' appears -to Sgt., Carl 'Winslow, on the -IV show ·'!AMancf\vaJkmg trOiiipoiiiiA: to'point B costing -SS~-'(depending00- which -bar- teach Scrooge a lesson. In scene three , Family Matters. was worse than trying to walk through the tenderor circulating waitperson you spoke New Meaning to the Phrase Girl Power! chains and neon lights appear as' ghosts The creative team of A Christmas Mardi Gras crowd. Thicker than cooked too) that I thought they'd be carrying fly about. The effects are unbelievable Carol is among the best ever assembled. Mountain Dew I tell ya. dehydrated people out of there. But peo- Multiple Grammy Award and Academy I could never write Sounds confusing? It and truely great! You enter on the second level, 'which pie are ever so resourceful and I, and the Winner is composer Alan Menken, about Anime without ':'/ . IS, a little. Serena is the As the clock strikes one, the ghost of reminded me ofan indoor track where you many other women drinking water out of Award Winning lyricist Lynn Ahrens and including Sailor Moon. descendent of Queen Christmas present appears in a big green can look over the railing and check out the the sinks in the bathroom can say mmrn, acclaimed director and choreographer You know about Sai lor Serenity who as a last robe with a fish of dancing girls sur people dancing on the floor below. NYC.~ never ,ta~ so good... . Mike Ockrent and Susan Stroman. Let ~It~ ope~~~~~d_ ~atur~y Moon, don't you? It's ditch effort against the roun!lingJ!im to show Scrooge how his ___ The hugemain.floor.bas.a.stageonthe _night, me not forget the Award-Winn-iiig design ~e only one of the most pop ~ evil Queen Beryl, sends greedy ways has had an effect on every right, as well as seating areas surrounding and the party goes on until I0: 12pm ~. ers: Tony Walton, William Ivey Long, ular Anime series to ever , Serena and the children one. As the clock strikes two, the ghost the dance floor. The reason for the high next day or whenever they decide to kick Jules fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer. hit our shores. It was here ofthe moon to the future of Christmas past appears carrying a ceilings soon became clear - they're need- you out. I suppose that could be worth on Earth where they can I don't know everything. The Anime Jalopy's Space gives fans a chance to Throughout the course ofthe show the ~5 b~ nev~r before Dragon Ball Z book to show Scrooge his past and the ed for theregular aerial ballet shows, per- your hey, New Yorkers pay continue the fight against and Manga world is something I am new trade their stuffas well. This is one space audience plays a role in this giving holi rocked the dragon and it tragic events that have occurred, which formed by Christopher Harrison's full pnce nght? There are several lists at the Negaforce. In fact, to, but deeply immersed in. I can't sit that while under construction now, will be day season. Everyone walks out of the was before we chose you, include the death of his mother, father Antigravity in Circus-A-Go!Go!. They the door that I'm sure you can get onto for Sailor Moon's destiny is down and read Spider-Man anymore. It big in a short time. -show feeling happy. At one point the ~xit ~212) Pikachu. Sailor Moon is and sister. The ghost also shows scrooge came on around lAM and are part of the reduced admission. Call at to be with Tuxedo Mask. just isn' that good. I'll take Manga over characters on stage walk down the isles entertainment that is interspersed periodi- 582-82~, .or check out their website at still here, still giving girls Maeazines the good side ofhis life and how he could She just doesn't know it, these comic books, because they are just giving out treats and sing joyous holiday a reason to scream out, Possibly the best Anime magazine on have married the love of his life, Emily, cally throughout the night. Circus-A- www.eximightclub.com for the 411. ~'>:7; \.~, yet. better, I am always looking to learn more, tunes. Snow falls from the air and bring "Girl Power!" or as Sailor the newstand today is Animerica. ifonly money dido~t rule his life. As the Go!Go! is a troupe of men and women v &:'"':: J1 because I just don't know it all. For those the Christmas spirit alive. I would high Moon would say, "Moon o~"t.:. -:....pt Sounds interesting? Animerica gives fans the latest breaking clock strike three, the ghost. of yet to o • Well, it is. Sailor Moon interested in learning more about Anime ly recommend this show to all ages. it Prism Power!" news on new movies, books and toys hit come appears, showing scrooge his is-a show you have to see and Manga, I reccommend the following. will warm your heart. Sailor Moon was creat ting the market. A continuing Manga tombstone in the graveyard, where he ed by a woman named to believe. While many Web Sites series is also included and fans get a would be laid to rest and be forgotten. . ofthe shows can be seen Project Anime Network: Library at Naoko Takeuchi in 1992 chance to display their art. Animerica is in America, I recommend you get your http://www.projectanime.com/library/ where it became tremendously popular an Anime lover's dream as it keeps them conunuedfrom page 3 Present in "A Christmas Carol." He described his charac hands on the later Japanese episodes. contains frequently asked questions in Japan. It IS now seen all over the up to date and in the loop. tel: and the play. "I have a fish ofdancing girls thatsur world, including the US we get two They are totally different from the English (FAQs) about -all your favorite anime theater and on TV. After sinking his teeth in theater, round me, I wear a 50-foot green robe and I guide doses ofSailor Moon as the show can be dubbed version and doesn't contain the series. Get information on Dragon Ball Conventions Johnson moved on into Hollywood where he ended up Scrooge through an active portion ofhis life to show him Otakon was horrible. In an earlier issue, seen at 6 a.m. on weekdays on channel life lesson at the end of the show, like the Z, Pokemon and shows you never heard starring as Carf'Winslow, a Chicago Police Sgt. on what will happen ifbe continues to follow his old ways," English version does. of. You can locate distributors who sell I completely dissed it. There's a new 11 and also seen on the Cartoon ABC's (then CBS's) Family Matters. said VeIJobnson. convention on the scene that looks to be a Network. We couldn't be any happier. In the Japanese versions, you'll see more your favorite shows with subtitles. Looking back on all of his accomplishments, VeUohnson does a greatjob in playing the char mature themes, including lesbianism. Project Anime Network also offers people hit. The Shoujocon Convention hits the Sailor Moon is about a 14 year old girl VelJohnson reflects on his career and the work that it acter ofThe ghost ofChristmas present. Perhaps this'is Newark Gateway Hilton located at 1 named Serena who thinks she's just like Cool. The action scenes are more exciting a chance to watch Anime online. This is took to get where he is at. "This is the only place in due to his rehersaI with the other castmembers- a cast he Gateway Center, Raymon Blvd in an ordinary girl, going to school and and intense in the Japanese version. a great site for Anime lovers and people which you can test your creative abilities," he said "If has described as the best he has' ever worked with. furth~I,l~also Newark, New Jersey. Shoujocon is a cel hanging- out- with friends. She suddenly GoiJ!g one step recommend __ n:w to the_Anime world. '" ~Man~~rsiooas~~~~i~w~ ~~~w~~c~~y-u~n~dTe~r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~------ebration of gIrls' and women's Anlme. It . ~ finds out she's a super-powered heroine Before making his way to television, VeUohnson was this show was meant to be. construction is a website devoted to c1as- looks to be an excellent show with special who is needed to battle the forces ofevil involved actively in theater. 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'" • 0 ----~----~--~---~-~------,.----~~--~----~--~-~~------_-:..-_----- . -.~~ --.------,. # __=-...: . .. , r ./ '-, / I ) -r.. TI~ aSyLuM December 8, 1999 TICKER1lSyLUM December 8, 1999 . ". . '. ,_.- Hetlo. I'm twenty-three years old and my girlfriend happens to be sixteen. A lot ofmyfriends are givi,!g me flak about it, but I really see nothing wrong with it. aDd place you hands in the air? We're not havingsex. fjust like spending time with her Kiro:Pssst SpyBabe. Who's the guy with and that it. Am I wrong? Why can't they get offmy .; ~ Kiro:Put my arms around you??? We the porkdlop face... s '. ~: hardly know each other! (The police start Siaine: SileneDce you fool! (Jeriko strikes back? The answer in: . ,/ shooting). Kiro from behind!) .. :. £ Ok! I change my mind! (He jumps on the SpyGirl: Let him go! I'll teU you what you ...;~ bike)- waDt-to-know!-- --c-:~-;--:--:-=--c--c---- .. -, .,~ , <. Id'~ ~ Siaine: Now, now SpyGm tell you . ( ... :,,: ·.. x '~ ' .. ". ~:C;'" my diabolical plaD for thU eft'li!'l before -,:...~...:.-::;:i1-. BlossOm: I wonder ifyour girl is mature your ruin my surprise. At pretisely mid are bothering you is that a) they are jeal night, aU ofthe computers in tile world will for her age. Maybe she looks older than ous because you have a girl and they can't --- . shut dowa. WJaea dley try ta use tJaeir y2k she actually is. You know, I would have get any, or b) your girl is hot (is she?) and anti-bug progrSnL, it Will launch a series of waited until she was of legal age; 17 in they're girl looks like a horse-faced reject viruses that will b~ the countdown of ~C. It sounds like you ~ more con- from a freak show. See, your friends have every nuc ear...· lD e world. The cern WI your en s opmions en a mind capacity- of a gerbil. They can't power will be out, tile water resevior will your own personal feelings. Let your expand their thoughts past what is com ~-s reinforcement had not fQodion. ADd'the world will be at a feelings take control. Did she want to mon practice in today's society. In the die Ticker Crew chaos! . have sex? Did you want have sex or were past, 13-year olds married men , a lot .."7 to one••• SpyGirlMiDg: Your mad! Ifthis all hap you scared ofgoing to jail? Was she a vir pens what WiII~ .rule over a dead planet? older than you are. They were mature Kiro: uMmMmmMm he did it!· Slaine: The professor was working 00 an gin? Where do you think this relationship women who could handle the responsibil pokemon doq~~ the Ooor) antidote for my virus and he succeed. Now wasgoing to go? I bet it doesn't last more ity of being a wife, mother and house • < :.:.::-....:. :...... aU I need is that NanoChip from this young than two months. Since you are older than keeper. Now, we have taken that maturity :. Ott·"~ no idea b :-~.. ~:-"oXQ: man's pocket and I will hold the world for her, she probably wants to take things away from them, just because we feel it is mych ys a... . •• •-;:.:::::. _;-: "=;;e- ~*::::. .. :~:::' :::.-::::.-::;:.. . ransom. super s-l-o-w. Get rid of the extra bag morally wrong. Who are we to .say what ~.". '.:..~.. ~ ';'~, "::.=~; ~ 4...... x •..~.::s:-..;..-~ Kiro:Man you suck you know that. Music to Strip By gage on your back and forget what your is morally wrong? Are we God? Last I Then aU of· "ii4d" it b~.o rain pots Captain Be Slaine: I know. (Smiles aDd shoots Kiro and pans! .... -, .~' ~n you~ve friends think and concentrate on what you checked; no. Maybe we are wrong now V. ,..; ..,: ··k right in tbe chest!) It pays to be evil.. By Jon Minners for a zombie). By combining Zombie's ~.. do.~ feel. and we were right in the past. Who Elaine, Jessie ..., girl who· lis SpyGirl:No! You bastard! You didn't have creepy voice with an eerie sound, lis Ling all the ti :: .~. -Pin, Davi, ..... I WBt every squad car, every cop in this to kill him! You don't even have to read on ifyou teners get some strange, yet catchy knows, so tell your "friends" to back off. wh~m .:~:~ Blackheart: You're a loser. Why can't JulieJlianC8, :.. :.,fJ. (and .. city to find those two DOW!•.• Slaine: Let us be offSpyGirl, I wouldn't don't want to. Rob Zombie's American music with a kick ass beat and a death Stick with the friends that didn't care and ~«;:.~empting ~"':;:':.~,. you tell the truth? You're not having sex, =-else I forgot) ..... out ut ,.... ,:.. - want you to miss our big fioale. Made Music to Strip By, kicks ass. metal, techno type sound to it. did not judge you. And if your girl is from Leebter', '.".•5th floor! .: This is agent Jeriko reporting in Meanwhile as Kiro lies motionless upon the because she-sad no, not because you just mature for her age, and you like her, have .~. ~-,< •••••._~ I have always liked Rob Zombie since Living Dead Girl, Dragula, Meet the :.»>:.:.:.:.:.:", ••".•• virus. it, but I will definitely work out to it or into each song. pside down right in Location: N (Not knowingly, SpyGiri stomps on the play hoops with it blaring on the stereo. American Made Music to Strip By is ·says, 9:32pm. back ofher spiked stillettos twiee in a The various groups that mixed Zombie's a perfect CD for those who just want to ifyou to live..." seq~e adtV1ltiDg her bike wllieb was left music did a fantastic job, making each headbang and slam dance. Rob Zombie th~~·museum. ·&ebind 8t At a sonic speeds song unique from its' original. Of has the right idea when it comes to mix Final Act th~uPJ~!'1n~.9W . .o ike crashes wbile course, -having Roo Zombie's demonic ing-his music. They-end up-coming out S irl breaks oot ofJiaDdcuffs with her voice makes for a very- edgy, satanic . Kitty laser ~') better than the original. Go figure. , song. Every- song is very- lively (not bad . . Slaine: Get her! She'D ndD everything! .o$.. :::0:.. Shan:Now everyo~,,::... . ,. Kiro: Who de ... .o.. :..;::. ie?! Do we look like hicks? .•..<., ...'.....,\'~s, Jon, Brian. .:.~:":::: .....:.-:'-:::- . Skate or Destroy: Destroy With Prejudice We can't we... ;:~;.=-' «.' (The professor b. into Kiro and drops By Badseed pressed quit on the game menu. I tried to a vial into his pocket). say no, but they wouldn't let me, and the Kiro: What the... Rockstar games, the people that brought same "are you sure you want to quit" Professor: Natural History you Grand Theft Auto, and the soon to be message kept flashing on the screen. So, Museum...NanoChip•..Dou-'t let them get I quit, put the game away, popped in Tony the equation•..;,(Has a beart attack and released sequel, now bring you Thrasher: dies)... Skate or Destroy, a game that is trying to Hawk's Pro Skater and had some fun. Kiro: Hey am I going to be sued for tbiS? cash in on the recent popularity of skate Badseed's Bottomline: lout of5. The b0arding games. I don't hear many cash soundtrack was great with Run-DMC, Then one of the men dressed in black registers opening up. EPMD, Public Enemy and a Tribe Called approaches Kiro and picks him up by one I was very disappointed. The guy play Quest being just some of the artists fea hand. ing this must have been a expert, because tured on this game. In fact, if I was just I could barely do any moves at all. I reviewing the soundtrack, I would tell Jeriko: \\-'hat did the old man tell ~ou? became very- frustrated with my attempts you to buy the game, but I'm not, so I escala can't do it. It would be against my prin Then all of the sudden Oralando sho\'es the Where are we going??? at doing 360's and other various moves, man into the but I played on. ciples. Still, as far as the gameplay goes, \\ater fountain and screams "Black SpyGiriMing:To the roof... The graphics are choppy. The back I did actually enjoy slamming into things Power!" Kiro:The roof?! But I'm afraid of grounds are nice, but the player I was more when I realized I couIdn't do any heights!... iven looked stu ide Collision detection cool moves. The way my skater fell and Hasam: \ea6! \\'e \\oo't be oppressed ao~ was another problem as I went through the con se 1 e e was ymg a me more! Whe!1"" they both reach the roof toP. of tbe banister on several occasions. I also fell in laughing uncontrollably. Those two rea Jeriko: (wet) Get them all! maiL. one area, and kept falling into what sons are the only reasons this game got a appeared to be a black hole. "'That wasn't one and not a zero. Skate or Destroy All of the sudden a fight breaks out Police Chopper: This is the N~·PD (munch But when they reached tf1e outside corri needs help before the final version is between the Ticker Cre\\~and the strange there before," I said to myself. When the ing on a donut) put your hands up and dor. another surprise was waiting for released. Some fixing up needs to be agents dressed in black. remain calm. Wait. Just don't mo\'e. them... play screen came bacK, I couldn't move my guy at all. Just back and forth he went, done. It appeared to be rushed and with SpyGirl: Siaine! I knew your scaly ass was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater· on the market, Jessi~a flashes her \ ictoria secret blouse· Sp)·GirI.Ming: Here put this helmet on, get behind this! like he was dead. I'm not sure that was there is no reason to pick up Skate or while Jon deli\'ers a \\ \\ F smackdo\\ n on on the back of rn)· bike, and put )·our arms Siaine: Bravo. Bravo SpyGirl. Now would what the company intended. one of them. DX hold his 0\\ n \\ hile deck- around me and don-t let go. KayaJier, this )'ou pTease place you weapon on the floor Things got worse when I accidentally Destroy. ,- • • 0' . KIi'I. J( ....~ ... ~ ~- --'---~ ------• \ TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 TICKER aSyLuM December 8, 1999 .- - 28 miles above NYC upon a sonic throught the corridor and the sharp Those where good days, before technolo what we want to see. Here the mirror in seemingly endless rows of trees. would become street pizza, RONIN federal prison transport C-13 jet. A nel claims nine victims. Dedicated to: I1a~ the Muse gy took the place of my realm. casts no reflection, ~ut is a window to Branches curve this way and that way but pulls the pin out ofthe grenade, and Of course Raul! We can use her in Shakespeare understood my message, He -another seeier. If he likes what he does never the same way twice. Come I shall covert black ops operative only tosses it first into his line of fire. our next snufffilm! Ha ha ha! Hey. That son of a buck-eye! He just took Heilo, and welcome to my palace. was a good student. It was too bad my sis see, he will look again most gleefully. Li show you a place where you may find known as RONIN is being extridict The spilt second the grenade hit the what's that sound outside? Juleo! out Juleo! Yo Tito! You still got that My name is Oneiros. I am Dream, ofthe ter Teleute had to take him so soon from Po had clear knowledge ofhow to bypass your peace. Here, we come to a clearing, ed to an execution. water, he. fires a single shot into the Go check it out! endless. Since before the dawn of time I the realm of the living up to the crystal the gates ofmy domain. When I came to this is the place I showed to Shakespeare. grenade which created an infusion camera rolling! This is going to be a th~ have been weaving the dreams of mortal palace above. He was wise beyond his himhewas ready. He hath drank the drink It was here in Sir Williamis mind his .Yo stewardess! I've seen wherr of sea water explOQing upwards -The -roar of an unforgtVtng engine great film at Cannes Festival! men. I have sat and fraternised with kings years, my sister death had to remove him ofGods. He was ready to join us amongst lovers slept and his actors 'recited lines, far Animals Chew Up Dumb People and swallowing up RONIN as he grows more and more deafening. from amongst- the living for the creators the stars. While the moon could not or away from the prying eyes of the world .. and gods, but my time in your realm may Who Tty To Pet Them Part lOa rode the backlash ofthe wave into Upon the pitch black street, a high Upon the 9th floor rooftop, Raul finds be coming to a close. For thousands of feared he was getting to close to eternal would not partake of his offering his outside. William truly had a gift for words. thousand times already! And this safety. speed racing figure grows larger RONIN alone and below him the knowledge. The sheer genius ofBottomis humility did not go unnoticed by the Maybe if the creators will allow it I shall years man has dared to dream, and I have government food sucks! Plus you followed by a flickering flame. skylight glass. always been there to respond, however my soliloquy. He truly captured the essence Seers. He had surly. coaxed my love make him my-assistant. There is much to are amongst the ugliest flight atten ofthe dream. iMe thought I was ft there is Calliope from her fountain home, for surly teach in the ways of shaping dreams but Welcome to Devil's EYE Land brother Destiny and my sister Death have You know your a dead man right? no man that can tell what. Me oug t ngs 1 e IS· e cou not ave own. e IS C oser an anyone VI 0 as come dants I've have ever rnet! (fonnly known as Govenor's Island) Jesus Maria ctaisl Raul! It's SOine conspired with my sister Despair and have . What even made you think. that you seen it fit to have me destroyed. _Desire had and me thought I was Ii but man is a On a moon lit night Tu Fu came to me and before him. His framing is better than RONIN! freak on a bike dragging a bloody could actually destroy the Kavass has taken my place, man no longer sees it patched fool if he will offer to say what asked me a favor. I gave him a night of many, but needs much work. His poetic Listen up chump! I'm a U.S. KNITE said that you'd be dropping flaming coffin! family", I don't know who you really fit to dream. Once, in a not too distant me thought I had.i No mortal man can passion with Polyphemia, it did not take writing and songs ofrhyme bring me back Marshall! Do you understand what in to day. Ha ha ha ha ha ! past there was a time when man dared to ever see, what the dreamer shares with long, for soon he dreamed ofhis far away to a better time. He is skilled in his train a government employee is? Do you Upon RONIN's ironhorse, he drag are, but your gonna get screwed at this dream. There were men like Homer, who me. There is no point in even trying, beloved. of thought where no train of thought speak american english? And ifyou Don Richadio Marcinando, owner a flaming gasoline dousted coffin end. words alone can not describe, the inner Lets go downstairs beneath the floor exists. His play begins at the end but ends once instilled with the inspiration of call me stewardess again... ofthe Dinoysous Salon and the best upon a chain. And as hereaches his Calliope the muse, my lover, created great workings ofthe mind. The fairies the fond to the dark side ofmy realmis allure. For in the beginning. It is a dark cold winter I'm the first time you see when you damn arms dealer in the country. destination, he snaps the chain works of literature. Men like William memories they bring to me. My love not all the dreams of mortal souls, are as that makes one dream of summer but a are born and the last time you see With a blur of RONIN's hands, his How is that fifth Victoria Secret wife loose sending Lehak's coffin flying Shakespeare, who, with my inspiration, Nada oh how I long for thee. How hard it .solid as sculptoris mold. Some may mid summeris night dream is all one needs when you die today. With a smile he was to see you cast to the land ofLucifer. dream ofheaven, but others dream ofhell, for inspiration. handcuffs fall to the carpet and ofyours? into the Kavass estate. awoke to write of a mid summer's night shoots the cameraman at point blank He does not even comprehend the prize he and for every dream and every thought, Just a short way off in a patch of takes the crooked US Marshall's 12 And do you still serve that deadly dream. Those days are long over. Just the range. other day a crazed ex-English teacher took won that day. One day we will be united, there is a room inside these walls. The woods not to far from here, lays a path mm automatic shoots him twice in Devil's Rum and Gin Speacial? Put that damn fire out and shot his an entire train hostage. Even with the dar and at my side you will remain, to bask more popular rooms in our dungeon of diverged in yellow wood. I sat there once the chest and then his. shackles. ass off that bike! The first man to Raul, in a fit of uncontrollable rage ing exploits ofone wise student all aboard together in November rain. Your sisters, doom, are of course our bottomless pit, at the cross roads waiting for my subject Shotgun fire from behind blows Ha ha ha ha! No I divorced and bring me his carcass gets five charges toward RONIN and they both perished. How wrong she was to let them William chose to include, but one fact that and burning building. Strange how these to choose a way, and as way leads on way open the air-lock. The high altitude killed her! I'm just kidding grand! Now I want that shiet-head I fall through, shattering the' skylight all die. The student had a rare gift. still alludes. Is can not understand why mortals waste, precious hours in such I was waiting at the next crossroad as well. creates a suction and claims both RONIN. Now I'm married to Liv now! William chose to omit my dear friend haste. For very little do people know, how He waved hoping not to see me at the next glass. Unbeknownst to him he had been visited federal marshall and RONIN into Tyler now! And you the last man the night before by my love Calliope. Moth. She was the sweetest ofthe four, I time can travel rather slow. If they take tum, but there I was waving back to him the night sky. who drank that shiet left in a stink They chase RONIN out ofBrooklyn What is time anyway? I have been, the time to stop, just as I had the day before. While in free flight, two .45 automat ,...------. and stare at hands ing body bag. Ok, ok I have your and into Manhattan's East 25th long before time has, but it seems that Letis leave this place of splendid ics rips through his sleeves. He emp of lonely clocks. trees. And go to the shore ofendless seas. President Plinkton! This is agent speacial merchandise that you Street building, the NewMan time will best me and will out live me. tys 2 full,clips into Raul's head and ~c: Dreams and night The oceans ofthis nether world, are much Jeriko. RONIN has escaped, he'll specifically ordered. Refratory body Library. world will be a horrid place without chest. And to top it of!he detonates dreams, a world devoid offantasy. When mares are one and more than the eye can see. Like a sailor never survie the fall at this altitude, annor, specially modified, fully the explosives rigged on the 8th and desire rules, inevitably her twin despair the same, the end on his maiden voyage eyes wide open, He's as good as dead when we send automatic Smith \and Wesson shot- Hey! You people can't come in here 1be-twIlStilest~Where -7.thfloorswhich rips Raul-into pieces. will be at her side. ing though may unsure of the perils that-may 'await him. 'the search·boats·after-him... 'gun revolver' ,- ~ C\ crx dav. Then: is a book here for ev en. story of twelve brothers. One thought he man learned to dream Desire and her twin its muse, but while nine these days are testimony to convict the Kavass guard's keys to bring. that freaking, ~ - ~ a second delayed rips dream that has ever been dreamt. Look better than the others, because of the Despair were born. Delight was the last hardly found students must seek higher As RONIN plummets to his death, in family who was funding Lehan's elevator back down now! Ok now. As explosion here this IS a new one. It IS the tail of dreams he used to utter. The brothers con- of the endless, but she became Delirium ground. 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