Vol. 12, No. 8 : The University Community's Feature Paper : February 7, 1991

I *THE GULF *I BETWEEN THE LINES *Fuel For Thought BBlack History Month muNOmumO January 17 the San Francisco city council voted to make the city a PROTECT YOURSELF sanctuary for COs (Conscientious Ob- "One Spray & They Are Down jectors). One member of the Board of For 30 Minutes" Supervisors was quoted as saying that A (C.S.) Military Tear Gas Canister in the the city government refuses to hands of a person about to be as- participate in "witch hunts" against COs saulted is the finest weapon of our time. and will resist a war of racism and suspicion against Arab Americans. In Olympia, Washington, 1,500 students from Evergrreen State University sat POLICE UNIT $14.95 outside of the capitol building for one night. Students at the University of Montana staged a die-in during a NIPA.ALYZ basketball game, receiving national attention. In Chicago 4,500 people POCKET UNIT $10.95 demonstrated, taking over Lakeshore Drive, which runs along Lake Michi- gan. New York City radio station WBAI announced a demonstration at the KEY RING UNIT $10.95 Times Square recruiting station when AMT. TYPE COST Photos by Greg Forte the war broke out. Thousands of people POLICE POCKET took to Times Square and marched to KEY RING the United Nations building, which had Mail to: been sealed off by the cops. The Metropolitan Marketing Columbus Circle Station, Box 20870 Signs following day marchers took over the NYC, NY 10023-9991 Brooklyn Bridge. Incensed over the -Name fact that the major media outlets are Address cheering on the war, not reporting City civilian casualities, and that censored State Zip reports from the Pentagon are not a $1.50 Handling per unit. Allow 3 weeks. Check or Money Order only. reliable source of information (Last of Protest year the Pentagon claimed that only 202 civilians were killed in the invasion of Panama. The present tally is close to Cover photo-Greg Forte by Robert V. Gilheany in France are growing in number. The 5,000) several hundred New Yorkers Concept-John Trent Mitterand government has since protested media bias at Radio City People all over the world Ihave been outlawed demonstrations in Paris, but Music Hall. taking to the streets in prottest of the public pressure is making the govern- Gulf crisis. These acti(ons have ment reconsider their participation in intensified since the outbrealc of hostile Operation Desert Storm. Although attacks between the allies and Iraq. demonstrations have been outlawed in While methods of the dem(onstrators Paris, this banning has not been paid may vary from country to couintry, they any heed by determined anti-war all share one common factor -- each feels activists who have chosen not to alter srongly that the current pat]h of war is their activities. not the best one that could have been It appears that in every corner chosen. of the world, people are expressing their Waves of protest h ave swept outrage. Pakistan and Bangladesh Europe. On January 18th Germany demonstrations echo the chant of saw 50,000 Hamburg citize ns ban to- "Americans, don't come here or we will gether in a public protest against the kill you!" 60,000 Australians marched war, cited by the New Liberaition News to their town hall to see Arab and Service (NLNS). Among the many Jewish activists speak. The demands of demonstrations in German'y, a large this rally callled for immediate ending percen-tage has been hig3h school of the war, negotiating a settlement, students. On the 21st, the ou tside of the and the return of Australian troops to i Hamburg stock exchange was sur- their homeland. In Morocco 200,000 rounded by anti-war demc:nstrators people marched demanding that that, who were attacked by poli(cer This - -t- tuLI-vi. r i fIa hLFv-^UII+1-,. %-%-. &.. A •uALl, JLLUy lreu t tUUroops iromU ti el gu. upheavel led to the facility b(eing temp- In the United States there have orarily closed, not opening unýtil later in been anti- war protests from coast to Closer to home, on Long Island were significantly smaller numbers of the day. Nine of Germany's university coast. San Francisco has been a hot bed over 100 Ward Melvile high school pro-war activists than anti-war ralliers. campuses have gone on strike: Gotti- of anti-war activism with thousafids of students walked out of classes on the Between 100,000 and 250,000 people ngen, Frankfurt, Marburg, Bielefeld, people successfully blocking bridges 14th and marched to Congressman attended this gathering in Washington. Siegen, Bremen, Mannheim, Freiburg, and tying up traffic. In addition, the Hockbruckner's office. There have Featured were Veterans for Peace and and Chemnits. Fierce demo nstrations federal buildirn was blocked. On been weekly vigils every Saturday at Palistinian rights activists who joined his office between noon and one p.m. the march past Lafayette Park and the On January 19th, a national White House. The speakers included demonstration was held in Washington Molly Yard, Jesse Jackson, and Daniel D.C. where 35,000 to 50,000 protestors Ellsberg. marched through the neighborhoods of The Stony Brook Coalition for the capitol city. Speeches were given by Peace in the Middle East held the first of former Attorney General Ramsey its weekly speak-outs against the war Clark, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. and over one hundred students showed Also on that same day, three to four up. There was a small number who thousand people marched in Boston. were in support of the war in the The following Saturday, January 26th, Persian Gulf but most spoke out against saw another, larger demonstration in the war. These speak-outs will be held D.C.. For this rally, the Stony Brook every Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:30 on Coalition for Peace in the Middle East the Academic Mall. ' organized a bus from the campus to VI Washington. Scott MacDonald of the SB coalition reported that "The bus sold out quickly and the overflow was sent to organizers in Port Jefferson." Similar to most of the marches that have occured within the United States, there SThe :Stony -Brook-Pj'ess page 2 ill · -· · Iv

How Not to Stop a War by Jean Rousseau Saddam Hussein, Our Ally targets. This war lasted eight years and bringing the prices down. At a meeting killed 400,000 people (a quarter were of the Arab league on July 15, 1990, Tariq Aziz, foreign minister of Iraq, sent On the front page of the Iraqi and three-quarter Iranian), and The Iraqi action has unfolded a a letter "accusing Kuwait of 'system- NewYork Times of February 1st, we see perhaps 750,000 wounded. (MER, Nov.- dramatic series of events. Thousands of atically, deliberately' harming Iraq and two United States marines taking cover Dec. 1990, p. 20) lives are at stake. The righteousness of undertaking economic aggression [that] is The United States intervened from the Iraqi artillery attack. One the American engagement cannot be is not less effective than military close to directly in this conflict when in 1987 lying on his stomach, his hands judged through polls. The virtue of "the aggression." (MER, Nov.-Dec. 1990, p. face; the other, kneeling, presses Kuwait requested U.S. protection his new order" must be weighed against 18) Another source of contention was They must know that against Iranian attack on its oil tankers. himself on a wall. the previous policies of the United the refusal by Kuwait to erase the Iraqi companions died two Survival of the free world through its eleven of their States in the Middle East and the war debt of $30 billion and to give to days earlier after an Iraqi raid. At that free access to oil, as expressed by interests pursued. Iraq an additional $30 billion. (Village these two soldiers pray? Do Ronald Reagan, justified the inter- instant, do Saddam Hussein was for the Voice, 1/22/91) Beside these issues, Iraq they curse their mother? Or do they feel vention of the United States. Iraq made last ten years an U.S. ally in the Middle complained that Kuwait was pumping they are fighting for democracy? large use of chemical weapons against East. It did not matter tha this man oil from the Rumaila field that extends made exiles of hun- its Kurdish population and Iranian killed, tortured or beneath their common border. There of his countrymen. troops in April and June 1988, which Back Home dreds of thousands was also for Iraq, the problem of access (Middle East Review, Nov.-Dec. 1990, p. allowed Iraq to reconquer some of its lost territory. The unacceptable use of to the Persian Gulf and its revendication Tuesday, January 30th, 41) He has thoroughly eliminated any of two uninhabited islands off Kuwait ways similar to this arsenal did not deter the U.S. to President Bush made a triumphant political oppositions in that Iraq would have liked to use to Stalin. fully support Iraq. By mid-July 1988, entry in the House of Representatives. build a deep-sea oil terminal. On July For his second State of the Union Perceived by many occidental Iran was willing to accept a cease-fire tailored to Iraq's needs. 17, Hussein threatened military action. address, the Washington political elite leaders as a modern and secular head of As early as February 1990, gave a standing ovation to the man that state, Hussein seemed to be the only United States officials knew the decided to confront the evil Saddam alternative thit could counterbalance The Invasion of Kuwait belligerent intentions of Hussein. But all Hussein. George Bush responded to the Iranian regime of Khamenei in the indi- The war against Iran cost a subsequent U.S. public statements their expectation by delivering a speech early eighties. Still traumatized by the cated that the United States would not American diplomats taken hostages by fortune to Iraq, but its economic that focused on the Gulf war and left intervene. A fact that did not escape little room for domestic issues. the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, situation was not desperate, given the country's substantial oil reserves. At the Hussein. The free world has won the American politicians tacitly agreed to On April 12, the Iraqi leader invasion of Iran by Iraq. With the end of 1989, it has proven reserves of cold war. And now Americans are the met with a delegation of U.S. senators goal of overthrowing the new Islamic 100 billion barrels compared to 811.8 fighting for the so-called new world headed by Robert Dole. Economic Republic of Iran, Hussein would have billion barrels for the rest of the world. order. Spelled out by Bush as an order sanctions on Iraq over human rights become the power-broker in the region. (MER, Nov.-Dec 1990, p. 13) In late "where diverse nations are drawn abuses were discussed in Congress at Iraq miscalculated its force. The threat 1989, the Iraqi government announced together in common cause to achieve the time, but Dole told Hussein "I the universal aspirations of mankind: of Iranian victory and Iraq's collapse industrialization plans and a debt repay- oil assume Bush will object to the sanc- peace and security, freedom and the pushed the international community to ment schedule based on an expected just tions. He may veto them unless some- rule of law." (NewYork Times, 11/ provide Iraq with sophisticated wea- price of $18-per-barrel OPEC had pons. The United States participated fixed. Instead, oil prices dropped in thing provocative occurs." (ibid) Dole 12/90) In these circumstances, the was stating Bush's belief that Iraq could invasion of Kuwait on August 2nd 1990 largely in this effort and provided early 1990. and the still play a positive role in the Middle became "a threat to decency and intelligence to the Iraqi army so their Iraq accused Kuwait ast continued on page humanity." (ibid) Scud missiles could reach Iranian Arab Emirates of overproducing and 13 S February 7, 1991 page 3 _ ,, Mýý days between the receipt of the notice and the day in which one must report for duty. Because of this short amount of time, Conscientious Objectors must begin to document their feelingsbeliefs and actions in their lives that would lead them to become COs before they receive their notices. Persons who believe that they are Conscientious Objectors, or that they might be, need to seek military counseling. Persons who are trained in military counseling can provide invalu- able information on the process of documenting proof that one is a CO. It is a very detailed process and should be started the minute one begins to ques- tion their stance on war. According to Hands Off., a resistance support group, a number of Reservists who are being activated for duty, but who feel that they are Conscientious Objectors are being sent to the Gulf and told to file their appli- cations there. When they then apply, the military tells them that they have more important issues to deal with. The first Conscientious Objec- Should I Stay tor hearings of Reservists began on January 22 in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sam Lwin, a Marine Reservist, and others from Fox Company, refused to go when they were activated, claiming they are COs. They are being charged with or Should Go? Missing Troop Movement and Un- authorized Absence. They were also by Shoshanna Wingate Vietnam, because they considered it are subject to possible criminal penalties charged with Conspiracy although this unjust, but they would have fought in of up to five years in prison and/or a was later dropped. The military is A Conscientious Objector (CO) WWII. fine of up to $250,000. They are also attempting to try them on their criminal is someone who is morally, ethically, or Another type of -non- ineligible for certain federal education charges before their CO hearings. This religiously opposed to war in any form. recognized Conscientious Objector is a and training assistance programs and would make their CO status ineffectual. The military presently recognizes two Nuclear Pacifist. This is someone whose civil service jobs (failure to inform the There are members of the types of CO status. The first is someone conscience would not permit them to Selective Service of your new address SUNY Stony Brook Coalition for Peace who serves in noncombatant service, participate in a nuclear war, or what when you move holds the same who are trained military counselors. i.e.; a medic, a clerk, or a driver. The they believe would become a nuclear penalties). You can reach them through the second type pertains to individuals who war. Some Nuclear Pacifists are op- Upon registering for the draft, Coalition, or by calling 689-7290. You are excused from military service but posed to all war because they believe there is no legal way to document the can also call the War Resisters League must serve two years of community that any war fought today would lead applicant's CO status. There is no box at (212) 228-0540. service. to use of nuclear weapons. on the Selective Service card for In addition, there are three The third type of CO is called Conscientious Objectors. One can, how- The author is a member of other kinds of Conscientious Objectors a noncooperator. This is a person ever, write it across the top of the card, The Red Balloon Collective. that the military does not recognize. whose conscience does not permit them make a photocopy and save it. This One is termed Selective Objectors. A to cooperate with draft law require- document is proof that the applicant Selective Objector is someone whose ments. Many noncooperators refuse to was a CO when they registered. Again, conscience would not permit them to register for the draft. Nonregistration is this method of CO documentation is not participate in what they would consider currently illegal. The law says that legally recognized. Legally, one cannot an "unjust" war. For example, some young men who do not register within apply for CO status until they receive their draft notice. There are about ten U...... woft An. 2,UL W - people were opposed to fighting in thirty days of their eighteenth birthday _VIEWPOIN Give War a Chance

by Jerry Katz Now, a question arises that if Kuwait exported broccoli instead of oil, Ask almost any of the vocal would the U.S. defend it? Let's look at war protesters on campus: history. We fought in Korea, Vietnam "disregarding the Persian Gulf, what and Grenada to contain Communism in do you think of the U.S?" Most likely the Cold War. If one complains that they will say America is a racist we're not fighting for democracy in imperialistic power which forces it's Kuwait, then since we were fighting for corrupt viewpoints on innocent democracy in those other countries, and countries. They will be quick to they don't export oil, then oil is not the condemn any "wrongdoing" the U.S. only reason to fight. The U.S. invaded does. Not once will they congratulate Panama to install a government that this country when it does something was democratically elected, yet it was "light." nullified by a dictator. O.K., this justifies War is bad. No one can deny fighting for der.ocracy, but what of that, but sometimes, unfortunately, Kuwait? war is the only way to solve conflicts. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are As for Iraq invading Kuwait, let's not democratic countries; therefore, remember that Iraq invaded a country why should we fight for them? that supposedly was a friend, Foregoing oil for the moment, if you considering Kuwait funded Iraq in its' complain about the U.S. invading war with Iran, another country Iraq Grenada and Panama to install a attacked under Hussein. continued on page 18 The Stony Brook Press page 4 - - L -h9 ~-i~ ~r~L ~__ · ~llE3 · -·- L L1 ~C~- · ·

sporadically to say the least, are heavily condensed. Television news footage is rare as well. How then can outsiders to the situation express concern when they are unaware of what is really going on? The gap between the level of opposition and the level of outspoken opposition has been another powerful component in the Gulfs over- shadowing Lithuania's struggle. Both the NATO Alliance and the European Community have urged that Gorba- chev use restraint when dealing with the Baltic republic. Overall, Europe is reluctant to implement a credit cutback, which could be an effective means of action for deterrence. For Poland, Hungary, and Czechosolvakia, the hesitation lies within a fear of altering the Warsaw Pact, for all three are dependent on Moscow. As for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, he is intimi- dated by the possibility of jeopardizing the planned withdrawal of Soviet troops from East Germany. And the United States has admitted that President Bush has far more important issues to address these days than Gorbachev's field day in Lithuania. The game whose object is to attain economic control and win political dominance has shut out Lithuania's cries for the most important inalienable rights, independence and freedom of Back In The USSR expression. If the one of the allies' by Debra L.McKee The scale of events in Lithuania have Lithuanians dead and over seventy concerns is Hussein's blatant disregard inadvertently been categorized as much injured, all at the hands of the officers. for Human Rights, why is Gorbachev's January 1991: The calm routine of a smaller, and thus much less important In a statement which could almost be trampling over the Lithuanians being typical day for many people is abruptly than those in the Gulf. The Baltic amusing for its blatant ignorance were swept under the carpet? Because it broken as air-raid sirens pierce an republic has been in conflict with the it not so sickening, Gorbachev insisted doesn't fit in the game being played. otherwise peaceful atmosphere. Imme- Kremlin since March of 1990, when it that the incident was beyond his Geoffrey Hosking, a Soviet affairs diately, all action is frozen and every- first declared its independence. The knowledge. Numerous officials have expert at London University, admits one, young and old alike, experiences a Soviet Union's response has been pri- stated that there is no way such a large that "Gorbachev is using the world's rising fear of what the next few marily military in nature, an un- operation could have been carried out if attention on the Gulf to get away with moments are going to bring. Although contendable obstruction to Lithuania's Gorbachev had not been directing from this." "This" is the pursuit of his own the following sequence of events is not quest for independence. In January of behind the scenes. Yet, such events are desire for stifling control over millions exactly known, there is an awareness this year, hundreds of Lithuanian still not given nearly enough attention. of people, which has resulted in deaths that a long-existing conflict is ap- demonstrators in Vilnuis formed a In Lithuania, there is not a contest of and injuries for many innocent people. proaching a new level; a level of real human chain around the republic's economic superiority but rather, it is a And as long as this world bully is confrontation. It is with this realization television station; a peaceful protest of struggle for independence. As a result, ignored, he will continue on his path of that these people prepare themselves to their refusal to yield their natural their fight for sovereignty is viewed destruction, crushing anyone who face an enemy who holds no respect for independence to the control of the simply as just another revolution. stands in his way. Moscow News human beings or their rights and whose Kremlin. They were met by uniformed Media coverage has been limited. dubbed the event in Vilnuis "Bloody capability for brutality knows no limits. guards carrying metal rods. What was The conflict in the Middle East has Sunday." Protestors have carried signs The time period of this scenario intended as a non-violent demon- dominated the press and television. making a frightfully appropriate would most likely lead future posterity stration turned into a brutal confron- Lithuania, by comparison, has received comparison, "Hussein in Kuwait, as well as contemporary readers to tation which resulted in fourteen limited attention. Articles, printed Gorbachev in Vilnuis." In short, Gorba- think this is a description of the war in chev is getting away with murder, free the Persian Gulf, and in particular, a and clear. reference to the numerous attacks on I ` - · I- , I - Israel by Saddam Hussein. And al- though this is indeed a feasible con- nection, it is not the only one possible. The victim of attack here is not Israel, it is the Baltic republic of LIthuania. The perpetrator of violence here is not Saddam Hussein, it is Mikhail Gorba- chev. Unfortunately, due to the prominence of the Gulf War, many people are not aware of the conflict between Lithuania and the Kremlin. And for those who are aware, it is all too easy to forget as the fight in the Gulf rages on. The overshadowing of the Gulf war on the Baltic strife is due to three main factors: the general scale on which the conflict has been placed, the degree of media coverage, and the level of out- spoken opposition. The catalyst which has encouraged these factors is one of a desire for economic control. The claim of the allies who are against Hussein is that they are stopping a madman who will otherwise be uncontrollable. This concern places the Baltic crisis as distant second to the primary concern of economic superiority which essen- tially leads to political dominance. February 7, 1991 page 5 , • - , IIIMNNM A Severe Case of Misfortune Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library. meetings. This conflict, however, ended known to play a major one, in the Severe claims he was dragged ifito the in an apology from Public Safety transmission of HIVI or HIVII." building by Public Safety officers, according to Moise. Young says it was Eight months before a team of restrained, and jabbed repeatedly in the a matter of the Haitians failing to Haitian doctors demolished the speci- back. He further claims that PS Director produce identification and leaving the ous argument, Dr. Emile Jean-Baptiste, Richard Young apprached him and room. He also claims it was an attempt President of the Hatian Biomedical punched him twice in the face. to create a racial incident when in fact Foundation (HBF) appeared before the "We were assaulted. The result one did not exist. advisory committee in April of 1990 and was many injuries, including a case of President Marburger's Decem- convinced them to vote in favor of his bruised ribs."He continued by saying ber 10 memorandum, "The Unaccept- position and said of the new ruling, "It's that "force was necessary to stop them ability of Violence on Our Campus," is a victory over the forces of deceit." Dr. from coming in...We have to protect viewed by Moise as a threat to sup- Doaoo, a Ghanian intern practicing in blood drives. That's our job." Later, porters of the HSO ["In addition to New York State, said the charge against Young added that "There will be legal actions initiated at the time of the African blood is equally faulty. He was violence when one starts violence... incident, a complete examination of the quoted as saying, "A.I.D.S. is less There was a tremendous amount of role of participants in this incident will prevalent in Africa than news reports restraint on the part of Public Safety." be conducted ... "]. The memorandum is indicate." The change in F.D.A. policy by John Sealy Young also reported that "In a seen by Severe as a prejudgement of the followed a series of demonstrations, previous incident, building guards guilt of the pair arrested on December 4. including one in April in New York City attempted On December 4, 1990, Philippe to tell them to leave if they Public Safety is not the only that involved 50,000 people. Valbrune and Emanuel Severe, mem- had just left the room or show I.D.'s... problem that the Haitians at Stony President Marburger rejected a bers of the Haitian Student Organi- They felt it was a racist conflict but it Brook have encountered. The after- Polity Senate recommendation to ban zation, were arrested at a blood drive really wasn't." math of the FDA's ruling, a policy blood drives on the Stony Brook while protesting a since rescinded FDA Mr. Young is also involved in a unsupported by hard data and scientific campus. Marburger overruled this blood policy. The two Stony Brook case pending regarding former student facts, has resulted in something far proposal although Nassau County students face University disciplinary Mark Gianotti who, when contacted by more reaching than student arrests. A Community President Sean Fanelli said charges for violating six University the Press in December, said that he was small, underdeveloped third world that he would not allow any more conduct codes. Valbrune and Severe jumped by Public Safety in the SBS country, Haiti is suffering from bank- charitable blood drives on campus until have also been charged with second building. ruptcy because of the loss of their main the FDA rewrites its ban on doners from degree riot charges by the Suffolk Allain Moise, the chairman of source of income, tourism. Haiti and parts of Africa. In that same County District Court. A court date has HSO,mentioned that there is a history Ironically, in a December 5 vein, Marburger squashed a University been set for March 13. The HSO of conflict between Public Safety and press release, "New Blood Policy" the Senate resolution that would ban contends that on December 4 at about the HSO. In October of 1989, Public ban on Haitian blood donations was military recruiting from the campus 11:00 am the conflict occurred at the Safety ordered HSO to leave a room in lifted. It states that "Haitian blood, due to the discriminatory hiring entrance to the Alliance room of the SBS where they held committee thought to play a major role and, not practices of the armed forces. %WitA

improvement in. the quality of life for the majority of South Africans, then the repeals would simply be token gestures A Liberation At Home and the violence would continue to escalate. During her various speaking "colored." Needless to say the white appear to not even be in the same by Walter Schneider engagements, including both a health care facilities are given more century much less the same country. reception and a press conference, her money than the rest, but Mandela spoke There has been much talk about the personal opinions were displayed most not of a minor biased allocation of repealing of the Group Areas Act, and On January 5, 1990, this past when talking about the fact that she funds, but of white South Africans being! the Land Acts. Ms. Mandela regards the Tuesday, our campus was granted the didn't have faith in the ability of privilege of hearing Maki Mandela, the sanctions to help black South Africans. eldest daughter of the ANC leader One of her fears was the possibility that, Nelson Mandela, speak on both the first the companies which would pull out hand information she had compiled before South Africa became majority from living in South Africa and her ruled wouldn't necessarily come back personal views on what will be, what once this was achieved. Although Maki should be and what is. Mandela's views do not discredit the Ms. Mandela made it very clear from ANC's position that sanctions will be the beginning that she was speaking as beneficial in the long term, they would a concerned and socially active South appear to function as an important African individual and not as a member reminder that Americans shouldn't of any organization. She told students underestimate what has often been they should avoid "hero worship" of called the "short term sacrifice". There only those leaders that the media is no such thing as short term death. displays, because doing too much of this On a related note Mandela said that down plays the importance of activism she was "suspicious" of the motives of among the rest of the population. She American activists (mainly whites but talked, at length, of various specific not excluding blacks) who have cases she had dealt with as a social concentrated on promoting change in worker in South Africa. The Group South Africa more than promoting Areas Act, instituted in South Africa in equality between blacks and whites in 1966, among other things, forces people the U.S. (not to mention Asians, and to go to hospitals that are "black," people of other ethnic backgrounds.) "white" or "colored." Basically the I've heard that there are many Africans government designates a person with who believe that Americans can best one of the three labels and then uses this help Africa get racial equality after label to say where this person can go to Americans achieve it themselves. school, where she can live, work, or be Which is not to say that helping to fight buried. Ms. Mandela said that she had oppression in Africa is a bad idea, but seen instances where the Group Areas treated at hospitals on a par with the repealing of these laws as a good first there may exist the danger of thinking Act had caused hospitals to separate best in the world, while black hospitals step, but just that. She stated that the that, since other people are in a worse mothers and children. This usually have almost no doctors but instead are government's talk of eliminating situation than yours, you may become happened when the mother was said to run by nurses. These hospitals are apartheid has raised the hopes of black tolerant of the racial injustices that child was said to be permeate be "black" and the ridden with cockroaches, and would people but if there is no apparent American society as you read this article. XW The Stony Brook Press page 6 I i · · - I I Runnin on EmF)ty by James F. Barna

Commuters to the University re- turned this semester to find a new fee levied against them by the University, a bus fee. The fee, officially called the Transportation User Fee was first described in a letter to students included in the University's registration packet. The letter read, "Effective January 1, 1991 all users of the Campus Trans- portation System will be required to pay a fee of either: $ .50 per trip, or $10.00 per month or $25.00 per semester." The letter further described that "the structure of the Campus Bus Fleet and the total service that it offered to the community was not equal to the need." "The Transportation User Fee will FOOTNOTES allow us to subsidize the operation and provide SAFE, EFFECTIVE and ducting. Fanfaremagazine called them EFFICIENT transportation throughout Woody's Corner No Sleep "attractively bright, gleaming sound the campus through the 1990's" The and fine resilience." Mozart's A Little decision to institute a bus fee was made Woody Allen's most recent flick, Alice, The Sleep Center, located in University NIght Music and Divertimento in D price is in part by Hugh Mulligan, Director of continues his struggle to transcend the Hospital, is presently studying the Major will be featured. The Parking and Transportation Services egotistic phalocentrism of Manhattan. nature and treatment of insomnia. If $22.50, $20.50, $18.50. 8:00 PM in the Staller Center. Call for the University. Vicariously, through the portals of the you are 18-65 years old, in good health Main Stage of the Mr. Mulligan stressed two reasons saccarin Mia Farrow, the question of and have had longstanding (at least 6 632-7230. Sounds prety good. that the fee was necessary. First, the whether of not one can ever go back is months) difficulty with sleeping, call buses that were used until late last year answered with an emphatic NO!! To go today for a free evaluation for taking part in our study. The evaluation takes were between seventeen and twenty-six back would require a flashforward into 4-F You Decide the future as in Sleeper, Bananas, etc. It only 2-3 hours. The phone number is years old, this necessitated the purchase is true, Alice does not live here anymore. 444-2916. Ask for Dr. Seliger. of new buses; six have been bought, and Because the military maintains high She has withdrawn into her own di- six more are on the way. Second, the physical and mental standards for its dactic _. Alice is playing at Loew's in state has greatly reduced the amount it soldiers, many people who consider Stony Brook. provided for transportation. Boxed Away themselves physically fit could qualify Mulligan further stated that the for 4-F. A draft counselor can provide needs of the community will require a Today at 4 PM, Astronomy Colloquium you with information about medical revised bus system. To show this he Quilt to Last will present The Universe in a Box with conditions which may disqualify you mentioned the proposed Cogeneration Jeremiah Ostriker of Princeton Univer- from service. If you believe you qualify Plant. This plant will be built on ground Quilts as Mosaics of Cultural Diversity sity. All is invited. Refreshments will be for 4-F, it is very important to get your that is now a faculty/staff lot. When the is on display in the Student Union served fifteen minutes before the condition documented by a doctor. lot is lost the school will most probably Gallery in celebration of Black History seminar. Call 632-7880 for further info. If you have a psychiatric problem or confiscate a student lot, thus creating Month. The colorful designs are rich in have a criminal record, you also be more bus riders. cultural imagination, making you wish classified 4-F. Mulligan confidently told of the your room looks like this. Faith Ring- The Czechs The military considers gays, lesbians, service increases that were planned for gold is among some of the artists. The and bisexuals "unfit for military the future, weekend and evening routes show runs through February 12. Noon- Please service." If you're gay and are willing will be added, as well as a hospital 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday. Located on to inform military officials, this will shuttle and two more local buses. He the second floor of the Union. Call 632- disqualify you from military service. 6822 for details. The Staller Center Orchestra Series is also said that in the fall a bus to the featuring The Czechoslovak Chamber Smith Haven mall was possible. When Orchestra, with Jaroslav Krcek con- -Fellowship of Reconciliation asked what reaction there has been from riders, Mulligan simply said, Red Light "Look, with a fee, nobody's happy." The reaction from students that District must pay this optional fee has been Ritienn, a muted at best. Gennero The Alternative Cinema is presenting the bus five days a freshman who rides Last Tango in Paris on Wednesday, week said, "It's like I hate it, but you February 13. Directed by Bernardo IKIUIT can't blame the school." He went on to Bertolucci, the controversial film was say that "it's better than no bus." originally rated X, but later re-edited General Interest While many students dislike the fee, Meeting into a rated R version. Still, this movie most are paying it because they have no about sheer sexuality in a relationship is Organize Earth Day! alternative. One student bus driver worthwhile. But try not to get too explained that the parking problem is excited in your seat. The opening Save the Environment! much worse at other schools. He said reception is 6:30 PM. Screening at 7:00 "It's just the price [of the feel that's Prevent Consumer Rip-Offs! and 9:30 PM, in the Union Auditorium. unfair." Asked if he's had any com- Price is $2. Call 632-6136 for a helping Protect Children's Health! plaints about the fee the driver said that hand. there were some angry faces. The opinion of many students was perhaps summed up by a young Febr~ru r OthIl'.llC7§30 woman who recently transferred from another school. She said that compared to all the other costs of college, "I don't a Union Bi-Level d~lnnIv .lD " __j dIJJII i51yU1 fllmx;"i

min payng twenty- ve o ars more. February 7, 1991 page 7 __ EDITORI IAL Caveat The Stony Brook Press Lector Executive Editor Lara Jacobson news and drawing the line between Manging Editor "In recent years, the main- ribbons with pride. opinion. John Sea stream media has become increasingly According to FAIR, from It is important that there still conservative and pro-corporate. August 8, 1990, until January 3, 1991, Associae Editor be the ethical expectation of the public Scott Skinner Mergers in the media industry have only one percent of the coverage to receive news from the mainstream as accelerated, threatening to further limit devoted to the Gulf crisis "dealt with is, unbiased, "clean" if you will. People Businefts Maaage the spectrum of viewpoints which are popular opposition to the U.S.military understandably condone and accept Michellereck accessible. Well-financed rightwing build-up in the Gulf." This is an military censorship during wartime, News Editor groups harass the media for being 'too example of media bias. but they shouldn't like it. It is, ir- all Debbie McKee liberal,' targeting journalists who un- Peter Arnett, the infamous CNN honesty, better to hear it all now than to cover unpleasant truths about poverty, Arts Editor reporter, or rather, "Iraqi Pawn," as he put it off for twenty years until the Eric Penzer inequality, government corruption or has been dubbed, is accused of saying movie comes out. If some piece of U.S. military and nuclearpolicy." only what the enemy will let him say, information is going to be censored, Photo Editor Forte Chopping off the head of the thus spewing enemy propaganda. But that is unavoidable. However, the role Greg messenger that brings bad news does he have a choice? And shouldn't of the mainstream media should serve Copy Editor certainly isn't a very democratic way of we want to hear what such an the purpose of providing people with as Joe DiStephano doing things. However, it seems that important king in the global chess game much information as possible so they Production Manager the organization that published the has to say? He and CNN are being can ask their own questions and draw Rick Teng above quote, FAIR (Fairness And held responsible for letting loose onto their own conclusions about this war Accuracy In Reporting), has recently the world the propaganda of a Minister Sans Portfolio and about everything else, as well. Retcher Johnson been proven correct. The mass media madman, airing an exclusive interview Detecting media bias early can change coverage of the war in the Persian Gulf with a Satanic figure and thus lowering information being censored in the has influenced what seems to be a peak the morale of our troops and our nation. future. Sensationalist images with STAFF of conservatism in public opinion "'CNN...is essentially his ministry of huge, enticing headlines, on T.V. with Jean Rousseau, Fred Mayer, Robert Gilheany regarding the excess - not the propaganda. We treat our own worst biased commentary in the background' Robert Rothenburg, Walter Schneider, James F. Barna, Scott Warmuth, Steven censorship or biased reporting of - enemy the same way we treat our own is not what this war is. The Forster, information being published regarding leader," says Ted Smith, director Kate Owen, Steven Kreps, MJ XII, Mtichell of a mainstream media attempts to make Weissberg, Andrew Fish, Wayne Myer, Chris the war. In a survey of 924 adults, graduate program in journalism. This the war seem safe and clean, kept Delvecchio, Shoshanna Wingate, Susan taken by the Times Mirror Center for is a quote from an article in the January under control by the highest of hi-tech, Tarbet, Julie Stock, Inju Keum, Irin Strauss, Don the People and the Press (January 31, 30, 1990 Newsday entitled: CNN and fought for a valiant cause under a Fick, Emily Schwartz, Rudy Babel, Lan 1990, issue of Newsday), 57 percent Exclusive: News or Propaganda? In Wo, Laura Rosenberger, Lisa J. Tracey, great and wise leader. War has, is, and William Capozzi, Jaz Trader, Captain "favoured allowing military officials to this article the reporter, Rita Ciolli, is America, always will be devastating and horrible, Christine DeFazio, Curtiss Leung discussing place additional restrictions on the war whether or not the airing of no matter how just and necessary. No coverage in the gulf." the interview is propaganda in itself. "New World Order" will be able to heal It seems that a desire to make Only one quote of Hussien's is the wounds this war could (and already The Stony Brook Press is published biweekly the war seem less serious and more mentioned: "(he) was heard praising during the Academic year and intermittently during the has) inflicted, not for a very long time. summer session by The Stony Brook Proe Inc., a student rut gentle is based on a genuine upsurge ol the 'noble souls of the U.S, who are It is a grave matter and must be and student funded not-for-profit corporation. Advertising demonstrating policy does not necessarily reflect editorial policy. patriotism and support by people whc against the gulf war.'" handled seriously. Making a tabloid The rest feel that this war is being fought for the of the quotes cited, five all told, Rambo movie out of a major crises is sake of democracy, and that any are from supposed experts on not entertaining, in fact, it is a disgrace (516)6326451 information that might contradict this propaganda and the media. Four have and an ugly joke. Suit 02,Central Hal belief in and support of such a strongly a decidedly biased tone, referring to SUY at Stony Brook the It seems that if the media is StonyBrok, NY11794-2790 Iraqi President felt cause may dangerously lower the as despicable, receiving such tremendous heat for morale of the nation and the troops. On manipulative, and analogizing him to publishing information about this war sometimes dictates public opinion. Long Island alone, hundreds Hitler. The only person that made a that is already being censored by the Ultimately, the consumer decides what demonstrated their patriotism and statement that addressed the issue, yet Pentagon and the U.S. Defense kind of information he or she reads support of the President and the troops also asserted a universal assumption Department, then it is little wonder that about this war, but the only way a by marching in the streets, holding regarding the war, was Easton Jordan, the American public is reading, seeing, person can ask any questions at all is if mass prayer and peace vigils. a vice-president of CNN, who said that and hearing biased information. There he or she is presented with conflicting have been massive nation-wide the charges made were "'baloney'" and Editors, T.V. and station Directors, perspectives. There are many demonstrations protesting the war - that '"Thisis a man who brought the journalists and reporters alike feel the. alternative media through which to also a show of patriotism and support world to war, certainly his views, crunch eventually. Ultimately, an seek more and different information for the troops. There were two marches whether you like them or not, are article or report must be written for the about nearly any public-interest topic. in Washington, D.C. on January 19 and newsworthy." media's audience in a capitalist media in Alternative sources of information January 26, at which 50,000 and "No!" The most righteously which, unfortunately, fashion 250,000 people attended - gathered to indignant person will yell. "Saddam is a support the troops as well as Nazi, he's definitely despicable and considering other inhabitants of this evil!" From an entirely subjective and planet that could face danger because of human perspective, he or she is right. this war - and demanding an immediate However, the ideal of objectivity is an cease-fire. In fact, there have been ethical model that true news reporting massive demonstrations before and must attempt to live up to. When after January 16, 1991, all over the reporting on any dual or multi-faceted world, in all of the allied countries, and issue (like a war) the rules must stand: since tLe U.S. attack on Iraq there have don't take sides, don't ignore any been literally millions protesting this pertinent side of an issue and war and calling for a cease-fire. Yet it exaggerate another (if it can be helped), seems that these demonstrations are and don't agree with any one side. underscored, distorted, censored and Naturally, complete and comprehensive ignored by the mainstream media. One objectivity is impossible and it is a myth. problem with the coverage of these In fact, objectivity is an ideal that did important statements people are not come into play in the reporting of making is that on any given station or in the news until the early twentieth any paper where you may see or hear century. Towns and cities eventually, about a story of a protest, it is usually a had only one or a very few' short clip or picture of the biggest dolt in newspapers, radio or T.V. stations, a tie-dyed t-shirt they could find naturally, as those that reaped the least burning the American flag. Of course, were inevitably squeezed out. The placing a story covering a nationwide people necessarily demanded objective demonstration on page 50 .doesn't help reports of the latest facts, with. either. Actually, many of the protesters viewpoints and special interest features, at U.S. demos carried American flags safely separated, thus developing a and wore countless numbers of yellow code of ethics for news reporting, and. The Stony Brook Press p.age 8 LETTEI RS __ A National Student the likely acquisition of permanent Response to President military installations in Saudi Arabia, which the United State has sought for Bush's Letter to College decades. It is about the reassertion of Students U.S. military dominance confronting the decline of U.S. global economic and Student Leader News Service ideological hegemony. You write that your concern is Student anti-war CHICAGO- with the promise of a "New World to Texas to networks from Florida Order." Here you speak candidly. Your worked last week to California vision of this new order, however, has the following letter to college listribute nothing to do with the interests of the newspapers around the and university great majority of humanity. You seek Let me tell you about one of the The letter was written by Address - President Bush :ountry. unquestioned, unchallenged global soldiers over there, SFC Terry Hatfield, Nlicholas DeGenova, an organizer for domination which was never wholly men invaded a home a young man from Georgia. He sent me Chicago Campuses Against the War, If armed accessible during the Cold War. Hence, in this country, killed those in their way, a Christmas card. And this is what he and has been signed by student you have escalated a local conflict into stole what wrote. organizers on hundreds of campuses as they wanted and announced an historic crisis. The threat to peace - no one "Mr. President, I just wanted of press time: [Many of these student that the house was now theirs comes from your relentless aggression. be you to know my soldiers and I are coalitions across the U.S. were planning would hesitate about what must If we do not follow the dictates of our ready to do whatever mission you a national meeting for Chicago done. inner moral compass and stand up for decide. Freedom as we know and enjoy Saturday, January 19 in Chicago at And that is why we cannot human life, we dread to think of what hesitate about what must be done half- had been taken from another country Loyola University.] you will do. You are morally bankrupt way around the world: in Kuwait. and must be restored. Although we are If you were a college student and expect us to pay your debt - with There is much in the modern separated from family, friends, and and the president of the United States our lives. world that is subject to doubts or loved ones, we will do what must be invaded your campus newspaper with questions - washed in shades of gray. done...we stand ready and waiting. God a letter asking you to support this war, But not the brutal aggression of bless you and the USA." you might not be alarmed. And if, forty- Saddam Hussein against a peaceful, Terry understands the moral eight hours later, he invaded your sovereign nation and its people. It's obligation that has compelled our extra- mailbox with a draft notice, and if you black and white. The facts are clear. The ordinary multinational coalition to were told to report to the induction choice unambiguous. make this stand in the Gulf. To look this center in two weeks, you might wonder international terrorist straight in the eye how this whole thing ever got so out of Right vs. Wrong and say: no concessions. To proclaim hand. And if several weeks later your for now and for the future: no com- mother received a letter and a box that -- 9r-Ir The terror Saddam Hussein promises. To bear witness by our couldn't be opened, the time for alarm has imposed on Kuwait violates every presence to the fact that aggression will and wonder would be past. No one principle of human decency. Listen to not be rewarded. should hesitate about about what is to be what Amnesty International had docu- Terry waits thousands of miles done. mented. "Widespread abuses of human from the White House, yet we share the And that is why we do not rights have been perpetuated by Iraqi same thoughts. We desperately want hesitate now to make clear to you our forces...arbitrary arrest and detention peace. But we know that to reward unconditional opposition to this war. without trial of thousands...widespread aggression would be to end the promise We hold you responsible for what you torture...imposition of the death penalty of our New World Order. To reward are doing halfway around the world, and the extrajudicial execution of aggression would be to destroy the and we will not be fooled by your hundreds of unarmed civilians, inclu- United Nations' promise as inter- attempt to create the fiction of popular ding children." national peacekeeper. To reward support for this impending genocide. Including children. There's no aggression would be to condone the acts Neither the troops in Saudi Arabia nor horror that could make this a more of those who would desecrate the the draft-age "potential troops" in this obvious conflict of good vs. evil. The promise of human life itself. country are willing to believe your lies. man who used chemical warfare on his And we will do none of this. As you say, "the facts are The choice is unambiguous, own people - once again including There are times in life when we clear." Granted, Saddam Hussein per- indeed. We refuse to allow you to children - now oversees public hangings confront values worth fighting for. This petrated the human rights abuses to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of dissenters. And daily his troops is one such time. which you refer. We are not surprised on both sides of the conflict. A geno- commit atrocities against Kuwaiti Each day that passes means that you are very well acquainted with cidal war against the Iraqi people is citizens. another day fro Iraq's forces to dig the details, since you supported these inherently racist. Likewise, the racist This brutality has rever- deeper into their stolen land. Another actions until August 1990 when you character of the war is betrayed by the berated throughout the entire world, if day Saddam Hussein can work toward saw better use of this dictator as your prepond-erance of African-American we do not follow the dictates of our building his nuclear arsenal and newfound enemy. Apparently, such and Latino youth who now find them- inner moral compass and stand up for perfecting his chemical and biological atrocities only trouble you when you selves on the front lines. A "poverty human life, then his lawlessness will weapons capability. Another day of find it convenient to condemn them as a draft" has driven countless poor and working class youth into the military. threaten the peace and democracy of atrocities for Amnesty International to means to whip up war hysteria. Your Let us remember all the fine men and the emerging New World Order we document. Another day of international hawkish propaganda cannot conceal women whose lives are in the balance, now see: this long dreamed vision we've out-laws, instead of international law. your own atrocious foreign and all worked toward for so long. I ask you to think about the domestic policies. The irony sickens us nearly one hundred of whom, along A year after the joyous dawn of economic devastation that Saddam as you send more money to Salvadoran with unnumbered Iraqis, have already perished from this escapade. We must freedom's light in Eastern Europe, a Hussein would continue to wreak on the death squads on the same day as we bring them home now. We are com- dark evil has descended in another part World's emerging democracies if he receive this pathetic plea for our blind mitted to resisting your war. of the world. But we have the chance were in control of one-fifth of the faith. You want and need us to see you and we have the obligation to stop world's oil reserves. And to reflect on as good and pure, but we can't ignore ruthless aggression. the terrible threat that a Saddam your bloody history. In Chile. In Nica- AN APOLOGY I have been in war. I have Hussein armed with weapons of mass ragua. In Panama. In Grenada. In known the terror of combat. And I can destruction already poses to human life Libya. In El Salvador. In South Africa. On December 12th, 1990 I tell you with all my heart: I don't want and to the future of all nations. Yes, indeed, the facts are clear. witnessed a demonstration held in the there to be war ever again. I am Together, as an America united As are your intentions in the Middle Administration building here at SUNY- determined to do absolutely everything against these horrors, we can, with oui East. STONY BROOK. Generally, I see possible in reach for a peaceful coalition partners, assure that this This war is not about good and campus protests as being learning principles resolution to this crisis - but only if aggression is stopped and the evil. This war is intended to secure the experiences, rooted in the 60's tradition peace is genuine, if it rests on principle, on which this nation and the rest of the continued control of the oil resources of of change, thus preparing students for not appeasement. civilized world are founded are pre the Middle East by multi-national life after college. This time I saw But while we search for that served. corporations. It is about the security of protests for what they actually are. an< answer, in the Gulf young men and And so let us remember their profits. This war is also about the Protests of expressions of disagree- all our fine women are putting their own lives on support Terry Hatfield, restor-ation to power of the Kuwaiti ment between different thinking people. as they stan< hold in order to stand for peace in our servicemen and women, emir who has nothing to do with the These differences will cause some of freedom world and for the essential value of ready on the frontier aspirations of the people of the region; people to be affected psychologically their duty and do it well human life itself. Many are younger willing to do the monarchy was installed by the and/or physically. For this reason, I They deserve our complete an< than my own children. Your 4ge, most British colonialists. It is a cynical joke to apologize to all that have been affected support - and lastini of them, doing something they believe enthusiastic call such regimes "emerging demo- by our differences in the past. gratitude. (^ cracies." The war is furthermore about continued on page 10 in. I - WIL-Ar-%WJF February 7, 1991 page 9 / __ LETTE RS continued from page 9 People fifty and older were the which you titled, "Victory for I seek to evolve and improve ones who saw the raise of the hated Nationalism." You are stating that, "The the ways in which I deal with adverse symbol of the separation from their fact that West Germany's economic situations, instead of adding dishar- families and friends who stayed on the power...is being used to destroy and mony to existing problems. I am other side. They were the ones who consume the GDR has left [you] some- apologizing for those, and to those who came to see it fall and help tear itjapart. what saddened." In my opinion it is do not understand this principle. Yes, The majority of activists and speakers rather saddening that you are present- people would do better if they knew at the various demonstrations has also ing your or someone else's interpre- better. been of the age of forty and older, tation of the political development in the As an African-American, I try which you would have realized if you reunited Germany as a fact. to build from the American Experience. had been present prior to the resig- I believe that the majority of I search to improve and gain wisdom nation of the regime. the people who were involved in the from the past. The 1960's and 1970's Far from being the moving revolutionary actions were interested in Sure, it is hard for us to are eras that are popular. Boycotts, power, students have put the action of the freedom to consume as well as in the understand how important consumer protests, philosophies, and even citizens taking down pieces of the wall freedom to determine their political freedom can be. We grew up in systems fashions have been revived from the in a bad light. On New Year's Eve a future. You are saying that you saw the of constant surplus. The citizens of East past as being ways and solutions for the group of drunk students climbed a crowded streets of Berlin in the first Germany were daily confronted with future. In this day and age I choose to broadcasting tower near the Branden- days after the Wall was open for the differences between East and West, advance and create constructive ideas. burg Gate. The tower collapsed under everyone to travel and even leave the because they were able to watch the TV There is a time and place for all things, their weight and killed twelve people. GDR, but you had obviously not channels from the other side, with their but they must be done properly and in Another group of teenagers ascended watched the people who had come to commercials of products, which these order. the Gate and demolished one of the West Berlin. people had never seen in reality. I attempt to bridge gaps and horses of the Quadriga, a statue which The main purpose of most of If you were right and the not create them. I cannot condemn is part of the historical monument. The the visitors from East Berlin was to interest in the freedom to shop was only anyone who does not agree with me act was driven by the impulse to shop. West Germany was giving a gift implied, then how do you explain that even when I am right. I must recognize destroy and without any political moti- of 100 Deutschmark to every visitor the visitors went back to the system of the misunderstandings of others and vation. from East Germany. After receiving the democratic socialism after the stores then try other ways that I can make Being a student myself, I money most of them went shopping - were closed? Why did they not stay in people receptive. Again, I apologize to would like to be able to support your tropical fruits, chocolate, children's toys, the country of democratic pluralism if those who have suffered because of interpretation, but it is simply not true. clothes, and Walkmen. Some of them that has been what they were fighting misunderstandings, and I wish every- did not buy anything, because they 'for? Why did so many of the one a better future. were too overwhelmed by the variety "revolutionists" stop fighting for the Political or and availability of products. Some of realization of their political demands Brian Greer Consumer Freedom? them cried, emotionally moved by the after they had been able to travel and to fact that from this point on they would shop? The author is a student-employee The most upset I got, was be able to shop the way they had in the Administration building. when I read the part of your article, dreamed of all their lives. Janina George VIEWPOINT VICTORY FOR NATIONALISM? Talk show WABC I read your article about the reunification of Germany. I am a native of the former West Berlin and I have spent the first twenty years of my life in is Anti-American this city. I have grown up being surrounded by the "circular crystal," by Steve Abraham At one time, this host screamed to the microphone "made of concrete." The Wall has that he was so angry at the protesters yelling outside hindered me to visit the rest of my On Friday, January 18, I listened to a talk show his window that he would "spray them out with an family in the other part of the city for as program on WABC regarding the First Amendment. uzi if I had one." What kind of an idiot is this person long as I can remember. You can ima- I was enraged at the ignorance of the talk show host to resort to this kind of rhetoric ? Slaughtering gine my enthusiasm when I saw the who accused protesters of anti-American action students in Tiannamen Square, murdering Jews monument of the Cold War falling against the government and the troops stationed in during World War II, and Hussein killing his own down last November. Saudi Arabia. people because "they opposed his command" are Your one-sided presentation of Voicing opinions against protesting is a right and scenes that crossed my mind when this host the historical events in East Germany can be exercised rationally through various screeched out this childishness. and its consequences for the citizens of exchanges of arguments on both sides. But to incite One caller voiced his opposition to protesting Germany and the rest of the world has violent hatred toward protesters is outrageous. (coincidentally, 9/10 of the callers were against left me rather disappointed. I wish you How disgusting it is to mock protesters with protesting and in favour of the host) by saying that would have done some more serious immature babbling. It is sad that this host is so one- the United States is not fighting for oil, but to rid research or you would have at least sided with his view on democracy. What makes this Saddam Hussein, a dictator who has executed spent more time in Berlin, talking to a nation great is its diversity of voices. This host thousands of his own people and invaded Kuwait as variety of people with different political vehemently endangers this diversity. well. I may have believed in this democratic outlooks before publishing your article. Protesting during times of war does not ideological motive if the United States had acted in I can only hope that not too many necessarily speak out against soldiers. Sure, I agree the same manner when students in China were students here, who do not know better that some protesters protest for the sake of psyched- butchered by its own government, or when Israel about the political and economical situ- out hysteria because "it's fun." These protesters know seized the West Bank from the Arabs. But this didn't ation of both parts of Germany, have nothing of the purpose of protesting against war. happen because China's ordeal did not conflict with read your article and formed an opinion They are in this respect naive and dangerous. But American economic interest and religious favouri- based on the information provided by there exists protesters who are aware of political tism probably led to U.S. neutrality in the Palestinian your piece of journalism. issues involved. Some protest against war in general. issue. Besides, what Hussein has done to his "sons And some speak out against this particular war and daughters" (in fact, these people are the Kurds, The Role of Students because they hold different views. Many of these enemies of Iraq) is not for us to judge or condemn. A protesters have their loved ones and/or friends out in simple reason for the U.S. offensive is that Kuwait is Your article evokes the impres- the desert facing danger far more frightening than a one of our colonies, as if this land does not belong to sion that the moving power of the low paycheck. Our soldiers are perhaps facing death the Mid-easterners at all. revolutionary act in East Germany as in the hands of fanatic Iraqi patriots similar in How about Panama and Granada? Did Iraq or well as on the other side of the wall was fanaticism to kamikazi pilots of World War II. These other countries condemn the U.S. invasions of these personalized in the students of both protesters don't want the troops to come home in countries? Did Iraq deploy its troops to Panama or countries. If you would have looked body bags. Is this talk show host saying that these Granada to restore world order? And if Iraq did around you when you "stood...in front protesters are also "mentally-ill scumbag bums?" commit this act, wouldn't the U.S. fight to defend of the Wall," or watched the coverage (note: it is also a fact that a solid group of anti-war their claim, also? Clearly the Bush Administration on German TV, you would have seen protesters are veterans). This discriminatory stereo- has reasons other than to restore world order. Most that people of all ages, from toddlers to typical accusation reveals the closed-mindedness likely for capitalistic gain; while Bush's son is that senior citizens were actively involved in plagues this nation. climbing the corporate ladder, poor kids who'd signed the events of last November. up because of economic-reasons (having no continued on paqe 12 The Stony Brook Press page 10 COMMENTA ýRY Searching for Synthesis

soundly defeated by a vote of 3-6-9. Students went structure of the organization. It was decided that a home, and campus closed up shop. During inter- new steering committee would be formed by repre- session, the Stony Brook Coalition for Peace sentatives from all participating organizations. No continued to meet, and plans were made for two requirements were placed on participating organi- rallies in Washington D.C. zations regarding campus affiliations. I will say New York City last fall saw the formation of more about this later. a city-wide coalition of students calling themselves Students Against U.S. Intervention in the Middle East (SAUSIME). Before the war started, SAUSIME Organizational Excellence inChicago struggled to increase its numbers beyond a central The Windy City is the birthplace of the only core of extremely active students from the New national student anti-war formation which is truly School for Social Research, Columbia University, formations. (Note that andr t'he sraduate cerntpr£ qatTTCVUN Onr maior independent of all other SYCPME is functionally an arm of the National difficulty for SAUSIME was the frustrating lack of Campaign for Peace in the Middle East, and is cooperation provided by the Coalition to Stop U.S. strongly influenced by the Progressive Student Intervention (also known as the "October 20 Network.) During the pre-war phase of the Gulf Coalition"). The best example of this was the conflict, a network of Chicago area students pulled Coalition's refusal to share student telephone lists themselves together, forming an organization called with the SAUSIME steering committee. The Campuses Against the War (CCAW). frustration level grew even greater when the now Chicago accomplishments was the takeover famous "split in the movement" developed after the Among CCAW's Chicago, one of December 1st meeting of the more recently formed of the Federal Building in downtown National Campaign for Peace in the Middle East. the most dramatic efforts seen anywhere in the (For those who don't know, the Coalition called for a country following the outbreak of war. January 19th march in Washington D.C., while the During the final weeks of 1990, the National Campaign called for a January 26th organizers of CCAW decided to expand their by Fred Mayer march.) The lack of respect for students - on the part organization to form the National Network of of the National Campaign - was well captured by the Campuses Against the War (NNCAW). Bill Stant "We don't need this bureaucratic bullshit!" - heard agenda of the December 1st meeting, which placed from Loyola University, Nancy Maclean from duringa recent meeting of the Stony Brook Coalition students dead last on the list of topics to be discussed. Northwestern University, and Nick DeGenova from movers for Peace. Nevertheless, an important student caucus was held the University of Chicago were the principle that Nick at the end of the day on December 1st. During this and shakers behind this effort. (Note everything. author of the open response to War has a way of changing meeting, a national student formation took shape, DeGenova was the to And it does so in ways which are impossible calling itself the Student and Youth Campaign for George Bush's disgusting "letter to college students.") that action taken by NNCAW was the calling of anticipate. Many of us did not seriously believe Peace in the Middle East (SYCPME). The partici- The first a planning meeting in Chicago, at Loyola University, President George Bush would actually initiate aerial pants chose Sunday, January 27th as the date for a of January 19-20. What made genocide on a scale not seen since World War II. national student conference which originally was to held on the weekend fact that it was Although most of us realized that media bias and U.S. be held at the University of the District of Columbia. this two-day meeting special was the from each Defense Department censorship would restrict the I attended this conference, and I can tell you that no a delegated event, i.e., a single student right to vote public's knowledge of events in the Middle East, no one who was there will soon forget the events of that participating campus was given the one-campus, one-vote. I one expected tlh-t the coverup would extend into our day. For some reason, on the day of the meeting, during the plenary sessions: wh__- : have have attended a substantial number of anti-war own cities, -as&iv anti-war protests SYCPME was unable to obtain the needed space at or ieported in grossly meetings during the last six months, and none been either completely ignored the University of the District of Columbia. As a most importantly, how- compares with the level of cooperation and organi- misleading ways. Pcrhaps result, a hasty location change was made, and fliers is doubtful that anyone realized zation that I witnessed in Chicago during the ever, is the fact that it were rushed out announcing nearby Sidwell Friends of building a unified national weekend. how difficult the task High School as the new site. anti-war movement would turn out to be. Representatives from 60 colleges, univer- For myself, one image best captures the A flood of student activists, numbering in sities, and high schools from all across the United excess of 1200, arrived at the high school. The halls nation's response to the anti-war movement. On the States and Canada were present. Registered obser- were crowded with literature tables set up by a wide night the war started, a drunk driver plowed his car vers from affiliated campus and non-campus variety of political and activist organizations. Hun- into a column of protesters on the Brooklyn bridge, organizations were encouraged to participate as well. dreds of students milled about, preparing for the seriously injuring seven people. As I held the bleed- The result was an extremely upbeat interaction upcoming regional and plenary sessions. In hind- ing head of a young man in my hands (before police among student activists. While Robert's Rules of sight, it is clear that the SYCPME steering committee came and threatened those of us attending to the Order were adhered to, there was no compulsive made some rather serious tactical errors the night injured with arrest) it occured to me that there had to effort to bog the meeting down with parliamentary before, when the agenda for the day's meeting was be another way to fight our government. This notion procedures. (It's not that hard to follow the usual finalized. For some reason, it was decided that the became strengthened in my mind by the fact that the sequence: introduce a motion, discuss the motion, call conference would begin the day with six separate bridge incident went totally unreported in the New the question, and vote.) There was universal respect regional meetings. In all six meetings, a specific York Times, and quite badly reported in Newsday. for both the chair and the floor (not to mention the proposal regarding the organizational structure of Bush's "no Vietnam" pledge was no idle agreed-upon agenda). George SYCPME was introduced. All additional proposals threat, and the bourgeois media institutions in the Space does not allow me to describe all of made during the regional sessions were collected as willingly complied with our the interesting information and ideas that flowed U.S. have more than "amendments" to this proposal. The conference desire to shield the people from the from the meeting. Of greatest importance, however, government's agenda called for all regional items to be presented at home and abroad. was the vote to approve a call for a National Student truth concerning events both for approval during the afternoon plenary session. should be no doubts left in anyone's mind that Anti-War Conference to be held March 1-3 in There Therefore, when the plenary session finally got words - "the revolution will not be Chicago. Quoting from the subsequent leaflet, - to use Gil's underway, well over 50 separate amendments were televised." "Plenary sessions will feature educationals by Middle in the hands of the facilitators. The result of all this East specialists, talks by prominent anti-war activists, were was that all the amendments, many of which debates with pro-war spokespeople and discussions Stony Brook and Beyond even read before the quite important, were not of strategies for building the movement. Workshops (much less voted on). plenary session will focus on in-depth discussions of specific issues as Stony Brook's campus The plenary session itself was quite a The job of activating well as sessions focusing on organizing skills. In with mixed success. The ever- struggle. There was very little respect for the chair last semester met addition, representatives from campus anti-war students and faculty was only or the floor, and in several instances the proceedings present apathy among groups will meet to discuss how to build a dynamic, offensive buildup follow- into no-holds-barred shouting matches. mildly dented after Bush's degenerated democratic student movement." The key word here Several rallies, a teach- voting was made very difficult by the ing the November elections. The process of is "democratic." The importance of democracy in the events helped to widen the had decided on a one-person in, and a few additional fact that the organizers movement cannot be over-emphasized. I will support During a meeting of the Grad- In addition to the fact that this debate on campus. one-vote policy. this statement at length in upcoming articles. held on October 10, a resolution created a huge disadvantage for students coming uate Student Senate Meanwhile, if you are interested in obtaining more was debated and from outside the D.C. area, the hundreds of hands condemning U.S. intervention information regarding any of the groups which I vote. During the last week of the which had to be counted made precise tallies almost passed by a 6-5-3 have discussed, please contact the Stony Brook 19, a similar resolution was impossible to obtain. The most important outcome of semester, on December Coalition for Peace in the Middle East. Until next on the floor of the Polity Senate. It was the plenary session was a decision regarding the introduced time, don't lose hope! ) February 7, 1991 page 11 where to turn), are being shipped off to the desert. It is hard to believe that the Bush Administration is not only proceeding in accord with democratic idealism but also for economic security when military spending by the end of this year will gross at least $130 billion. Major cities and suburbia will rot

if the war becomes protracted, massive casualties on QVIMNICI Q IWW the Iraqi side will increase anti-Americanism - the I - - I , lI \1 I L-I.... I %J LiJ.hiN U.S. is helping Middle East fight the Middle East (see Vietnam). Most likely Arabs will then fight endlessly to liberate their cultural regions from foreign oppression (i.e. Vietnam War). If foreign troops began stationing their military forces in HOW TO PLAY: America, Americans will surely resist. Our misinformed troops in Saudi Arabia are facing people who will never allow American force prevail PERSIAN in their holy land. Take Great Britain for a prime GOLF example of nationalism. When Nazi Germany stone- Media coverage of Persian Golf also aged London with unrelenting bomb attacks, did the by Scott Skinner contrasts sharply with that of the tradi- British give up? No way! tional game. Some critics believe that During the Vietnam War, the media had a great To play this game, you will need a the game receives too much attention, advantage because censorship was almost nil. golf ball, a club, a quart of motor oil, a while others insist that the present Reporters were free to roam. This, along with package of raisins, a vine of grapes, and coverage is inadequate. Anti-golf fac- protesting, are among the factors that helped led to a a blindfold. tions claim that the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam Unlike the traditional game of golf, media is biased, and that news reports tend to favor the (ceasefire). Today, this access is strictly limited by Persian Golf is played in a sandbox. To golfer. They claim, for instance, military review. Why? Is war a sports game? set up the game: 1) pour the motor oil that reporters glorify the high-tech Bush and Hussein are both censoring the Gulf over the sand; 2) sprinkle raisins over golf clubs while taking cheap shots at the War to manipulate citizens into their favour. These the muck that forms; 3) position the golf integrity of the golf ball. Pro-golf two presidents are fighting a personal battle while ball in the center of the box; 4) place factions disagree, pointing out that the millions are paying with their lives for the greedy grapes anywhere outside of the sand- golfer is often falsely portrayed as a objectives of these two instigators of war. box. fruit fiend and a golfpig. When Hussein mistreated American prisoners, The goal of Persian Golf is to putt the Although I am no sports fan, I enjoy Bush was outraged and condemned Hussein as a ball out of the sandbox while blind- Persian Golf because it is best played by war criminal. American jets practically creamed folded, using as few swings as possible. sports enthusiasts with no prior ex- Iraq, destroying properties and innocent lives, but If you do not succeed in clubbing the perience. The following this deed was considered heroic. How ironic. ball out of the box by the third swing, uncensored tips will help all neophytes maximize Another segment of the WABC talk show led to then you enter the stage of the game their pleasure in the game. my conclusion that the host is a complete baboon. A known as "Vietnam." This phase of the First, it is some- times helpful to psyche lawyer was on the line and specifically pointed out game requires that you eat the oil- yourself up for the game before you begin to the rightful act to assemble in free speech. The host soaked raisins and replace them with play. Try talking to the raisins. Tell them that you then frantically interrupted the caller whenever he the grapes. You are then allowed three are confident, and that you will not let tried to make certain legitimate points, lashing out at more blindfolded swings to whack the the game progress into the "Vietnam" the caller for interrupting him - the host screamed, ball out of the box. If you fail to stage. You may also want to talk to the "Will you stop interrupting me!!" And to undermine accomplish this within the allotted grapes as well. Tell them that they will the lawyer's intention, the host asked him several number of swings then you lose: eat the not have to enter the sandbox, and that irrelevant questions to obviously degrade him. grapes and declare the game finished. they have nothing to worry about. Questions concerning his age, the place where he'd Unlike the traditional game of golf, Next, it may be advantageous to soothe studied law and his practice were aimed. When the which requires spectators to be abso- the sentiments of the anti-golf spec- attempt to humiliate failed (the lawyer is from lutely silent during game play, Persian tators by explaining to them that you Harvar&), the host attacked him for having the gall Golf encourages spectators to make as are playing a just game to arrogantly say that he's from Harvard (as if the much noise as possible. Much of the of golf. As for the media, use it to your advantage. Let host didn't provoke the lawyer to answer that game's excitement is a result of the them take pictures of you striking question). intense heckling on the sidelines. By- the golf ball in victory, If this host and other people are so pro-war, standers often take sides, some sup- but censor cheap shots of the consumation of the marching headstrong in defiance of protesters, why porting the golfer while others praising fruit. Finally, be sure to call out "I whack" don't he and the rest sign up? He should get up and the courage and conviction of the golf before you swing so as to warn other put on his uniform besides shouting war slogans. ball. Most onlookers agree, however, golfers nearby. This host went around hating protesters who were that the fruit should not be needlessly Everyone will enjoy playing, deeply and truly concerned about the war just to wasted. To make this sentiment clear, watching, and even criticizing Persian make up for his deprived life, an ego trip worthy of some spectators shout anti-golf slogans such Golf. Indeed, lately it seems like every- my offal phlegm. Then probably after beating his as, "no grape juice for golf." Riots often ensue one is an expert on game play and breast a bit, walked out of his comfy little studio and from vocal hostilities between the pro-golf and strategy. Just remember that Persian into his car, then drove comfortably back home to his anti-golf factions. Witness any game of Persian Golf is more fun when you use the televised participationand midnight snacks. Golf, and you will understand why it is largest sandbox that you can find, and Yes, this WABC host has the right to speak freely often considered the most fruit that you can throw in., against protesters. And so, I also have the right to the supreme spectator sport. %W; speak freely against this imbecile. 1J I _ · II The Stony Brook Press page 12 - I · · · I Is I I III I The fight for freedom is hard Shift in U.S. military strategy when he said this week, "The best is yet to swallow when one considers that to come." Kuwait was run by a ruling family, like The Bush administration has The swiftness of the American in Piudi Arabia. In societies where been able to gain support for the troop deployment is a direct consequence of WAR women have no rights (they cannot deployment when it started to invoke the shift of strategy of the Pentagon. even drive cars) and in the case of Saudi the military capability of Saddam With the decrease of the Warsaw Pact continued from page 3 Arabia, where slavery was only Hussein. Although Israel already pos- danger in Europe, the interests of the recently abolished [in 1962] (NYT, sesses 200 nuclear warheads (Le MD, armed forces shifted to the new power On July 19, Secretary of 10/31/90), what is the rule of law we 1/91, and VV, 1/22/91), the potential in the third world such as Syria and Defense, Dick Cheney told reporters are talking about? threat that Iraq may pose when it would Iraq. In a report from the U.S. during a press briefing that the United The fight for democracy in the have the Bomb would be a source of Commission of Integrated Long Term States was committed to militarily present war is an anachronism and it instability. Strategy, "Discriminate Deterrence, defend Kuwait if attacked. "Shortly has to be downplayed. A Wall Street The economic sanctions im- 1988," it is said that in the upcoming after Cheney's comments were reported Journal article (10/8/90) took an ap- posed against Iraq after its invasion years many countries will possess in the press, they were quickly repu- proving look at Gulf monarchies and were among the toughest and the most armaments that will make difficult any diated by his spokesperson, Peter concluded that democracy might not complete ever imposed against a intervention in regional war. This is a Wilson, who explained that the secre- only be bad for people in the region but country. (InternationalHerald Tribune, theme that was further developed by tary had spoken with 'some degree of "could work against U.S. interests." The 12/11/90) Given the very high import- the President in a speech given at the liberty'." (ibid) With this statement, article quoted a State Department dependency of the Iraqi economy, Coast Guard Academy in New London, Cheney was committing the U.S. to war. official: "You can't expect democracy to sanctions could have worked but we CT, May 24, 1989. Bush declared that His rebuttal was another hint to produce toadies to the U.S." will never know. A problem with many countries were getting equipped Hussein that the U.S. may not react. with destructive arms and that the At a July 25th meeting with United States should be ready to go American ambassador April Glaspie in against the aggressive ambitions of Iraq, Hussein told her that he consi- these renegade regimes. (Le MD, 1/91) dered Kuwait was engaged in an In February 1990, Dick economic act of war against Iraq and Cheney, approved a document facing that it would justify an Iraqi military the rules for defense policy during the response. Glaspie, faithfully represent- 1992-1997 period where the focus is put ing American policy, declared: "We on middle intensity conflict, as opposed have no opinion on the Arab-Arab to low intensity conflicts, which are conflicts, like your border disagree- wars against guerilla groups and a ments with Kuwait. I was in the Ameri- large intensity conflict, a full war can embassy in Kuwait during the late against an enemy like the USSR for '60s. The instructions we had during example. The middle intensity conflict that period were that we should express doctrine was not completed in August no opinion on this issue and that the 1990, but was sufficiently advanced to issue is not associated with America..." ,allow a huge transport of troops to the (ibid) Middle East. With this green light flashing in In May 1990, General A.M front of him, Hussein gave the order to Gray of the Marine Corps declared that invade Kuwait on August 2. Still, five if the United States still wants to be a days earlier, the CIA reported to Bush superpower, they must conserve free that massive troop movement at the access to foreign markets and "neces- Iraq-Kuwait border were under way sary resources needed by our indu- and ready to attack (ibid). Bush rejected stries." (Le MD, 1/91) To fight these this analysis. new enemies the Pentagon will need a Three days after the invasion, broad inventory of arms and equipment the United States started to send troops to facilitate a prompt and diversified in Saudi Arabia. response. In a context of budgetary crises, it would be hard to justify, unless The Fight For Democracy a war erupts...

The countries that have The American War supported the course of actions proposed by the U.S. have gained many The present conflict is clearly dividends. It is very unlikely that a an American affair. With the exception counry»»ll +LTt 11,vlikSr1iaEe y %C%1tucalrzl uvyyZIk1 BIuICs "JaC of England and France, European terrorist state" three months earlier, nations have token forces. In Europe, joins the coalition to fight for demo- unblli~ . r n'iortn sc t hic wsr as cracy. It simply gains a respect-ability reminiscent of the first World War. A that it did not have. What about China war that started because of the stub- which is cracking down on all source of bornness of the belligerent in refusing to dissents after last year Tianamen accept a negotiated settlement. It is not square massacre? The United States even clear that the withdrawal of the will not criticize it because it cannot Iraqi army from Kuwait would stop the afford to lose a supporting member at Oil, The Vital Link economic sanctions is that they did not war. the United Nations Security Council. address the military capability of Iraq. The United States will finally And what of the USSR that is renewing According to Mr. Van Dyk, a When George Bush declared in obtain a strong foothold in Saudi repressive tactics in the Baltic? It is Democratic analyst of economical and his televised speech of January 16, Arabia, a privilege which has always unfortunate, but the support for the free political events, "we are engaged only 1991, that "the world could no longer been denied before. U.S. troops are ride of the United States in the Middle because of oil, as we should be." "...You wait", he recited many reasons to start a there to stay. They will fulfil military East has a price. can be sure we wouldn't have a platoon war. Waiting any longer could have and economic goals. Our military- Soon after the Iraqi Invasion of on the Kuwaiti frontier if the resource in fragmented the coalition, discussions industrial complex (an expression intro- Kuwait, Bush said: "Our jobs, our way the region was guano." (NYT, 11/12/90) about the Palestinian issue could not duced by Eisenhower) will not suffer of life, our own freedom and the Other analysts go even further. have been eternally postponed, the the deep cuts that a peace economy freedom of friendly countries around The strategic control of the Gulf is a American public was getting impatient requires. the world will suffer if control of the question of the vital interests of the with a prolonged stay in the desert This war could have been world's great oil reserves falls into the United States. it has to import from this (even though it is happening), and not avoided if many short-sighted motives hands of Saddam Hussein." (NYT, region 400 million tons of oil (500 to 600 the least, the climatic conditions were had not led American foreign policy. 11/12/90) This amounts to suggesting a million in the near future). "The actual the best for an attack. Still, this war was planned and the U.S. modern day spice war, a defense of crisis shows what is unacceptable in The present war is a unique military was ready. There was no point crucial economic interest. The admini- international oil politics: the American opportunity for the American military in finding a negotiated solution. A war its official pretension to use oil as an arm of to confront the modern Iraqi army and offers so many advantages. 1 stration then changed If language and Bush returned to the domination in controlling the Gulf and finally test U.S. sophisticated weaponry. image of America as the defender of then the price and levels of pro- As an American general was saying, freedom. Oil was a factor, but not the duction,.." (Le Monde Diplomatique, "There is nothing like the real thing."

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by Scott Skinner gouging, and manipulate the market in ADVANTAGES: Of these three internal combustion engine of your ways that we can only begin to imagine. alternative fuels, methanol (made from average car. EV's do not consume You would think that the war in the Six of the Seven Sisters occupy the top methane) appears to be the most power while waiting for traffic lights or Mid-East would serve as a catalyst to 13 slots on the Fortune 500. Exxon is promising. Shortage is no problem. sitting in traffic jams. EVs are consi- make energy indepen-dence our number three, behind Ford Motor and Consider that the average cow belches dered environmentally safe, as they primary domestic policy. Think again. General Motors (makers of gasoline up to 400 liters of methane a day, and produce no exhaust gases at all. If anything, the conflict is a guarantee vehicles). Incidentally, why is it that we our national herd numbers approxi- General Motor's [Environmental] that petrol-powered automobiles will be pay more for unleaded gasoline than mately 10.5 million. The result is 4.2 Impact is the latest in EV technology. the mainstay for many years to come. for leaded when gas is naturally billion liters of methane a year, belching The Impact is powered by lead-acid But what are the alternatives? While unleaded? In essence, we are paying out into the atmosphere, waiting for batteries, has a 120 mile range between the U.S. spends money researching the Seven Sisters to NOT put lead into some bright entrepreneur to harness its charges, and can accelerate from 0 to 60 high-tech weaponry, other nations are our gas (read: extortion). Inter- potential. The transition from gasoline mph in 8 seconds, with a top cruising cashing in on high-tech vehicles. For nationally, our country is dependent to methanol will be painless as conven- speed of 55 mph. Other EV's.offer years, dedicated engineers and environ- upon unstable foreign nations for oil. tional vehicles run well on the gas with regenerative braking, a method of mentalists have worked on vehicle Bush has admitted that oil is one of the little modification. Methanol is a rela- producing electricity to top off the are technologies that would free us from reasons why we are currently at war tively clean fuel compared to gasoline, batteries whenever the brakes will draw power the shackles of oil dependence. Alter- (read his open letter). Oil dependency and is labelled a 'low-polluting fuel" for applied. Future EV's the road via a process of native fuels are widely available and resulted in President Carter's economic its lower carbon content. The result is directly from are are already being utilized by other problems in the 1970's, just as it is now that consumers can continue to enjoy magnetic induction. Hybrid vehicles nations. Who is to blame for our lack of resulting in Bush's economic problems the advantages of conventional vehicles also available, offering an internal commitment? Is it the government, (oil imports account for half of our without sacrificing the environment. combustion engine as a backup. which has done little to support research in the field of alternative fuels? DISADVANTAGES: The performance much to be desired. Even Is it the entrepreneurs, who cower at the of EV's leaves as the best electric thought of taking the necessary risks by the Impact, toted vehicle to date, does not compare in producing, publicizing, and pushing with even a modest gaso- alternative vehicles over conventional performance vehicle. The batteries need from six ones? Is it the consumers, who refuse to line to eight hours of charging time, deal with the initial inconvenience that compared with the five minute fill-up is necessary for the transition to time of a conventional vehicle. In alternative fuels? Or is the new techno- addition, the batteries must be replaced logy simply not up to par with the after about 20,000 miles, and are NOT conventional vehicle, a machine that environmentally safe when disposed of. has remained fundamentally the same All commercial EV's are currently more for nearly a century. Henry Ford expensive to buy than conventional would be proud to know that, after all vehicles, offering various levels of poky this time, we still haven't come up with and inconvenience. I anything better than the internal com- performance hesitate to wonder what happens when bustion engine. Or have we? my EV breaks down. GASOLINE HYDROGEN primarily DESCRIPTION: Composed DESCRIPTION: This highly explosive and of alkanes (hexane, heptane, gas can be used in two ways. First is to derivative of octane), gasoline is a burn the fuel, using its explosive power refineries. petroleum produced in oil i"'l u' ,vri to drive pistons much like a conven- Commercial gasoline blends contain tional internal combustion engine. The additional additives such as detergents, trade deficit). Environmentally, gaso- DISADVANTAGES: Methanol does second approach is to use fuel cells, (to dyes (for identification), surfectants line vehicles are a nightmare. Catalytic not contain as much available energy which combine hydrcg n with oxygen corrosion), and to clean exhaust, reduce carburetor converters do little content as gasoline, so vehicles will need in order to produce electricity. Both lead, although lead is being research in this area is tetraethyl although further to use nearly twice as much of it, methods produce water as a by- environmental reasons. Smog-laden Los phased out for being pursued. resulting in larger fuel tanks and other product. Angeles is a good example of what related problems. In addition, methanol- Vehicles fueled with this exhaust hits the ADVANTAGES: happens when powered cars can be difficult to start in ADVANTAGES: The first method will the colossal advantage of include, but gasoline enjoy environment. Emissions cold temperatures. The carbon-dioxide offer performance equivalent to con- established in the U.S. unburnt hydro- being thoroughly are not limited to, exhaust may possibly contribute to ventional vehicles, while the second of fuel and service and nitro- Vast net-works carbons, carbon monoxide, global warming. method will allow EV's to obtain fuel country (Bush's thou- addition, gasoline stations dot the gen oxides. In simply by replacing old fuel cells with Gasoline also largest producer sand points of light). vehicles are the third ELECTRICITY new ones. The cells are environmentally energy the gas that has a bad provides a greater available of carbon dioxide, safe, unlike the lead-acid batteries of the methanol, and to the destruction of content than ethanol, rep for contributing DESCRIPTION: Recharcheable bat- Impact. Both methods produce only reformulated catastrophic most other fuels. "Clean" the ozone layer threatening teries are the principle source of water as output, and are therefore the mile- green house effect). gasoline promises to deliver more climate change (the electricity, although other sources cleanest of all clean cars. age per gallon while being easier on the include fuel cells and solar panels. The choose environment. Consumers may ETHANOL, electricity needed to recharge batteries DISADVANTAGES: Hydrogen is as of from an overwhelming number METHANOL, GASOHOL is produced by burning fossil fuels (coal, dangerous as TNT, and storing and exports, models, including imports oil, or natural gas) in electric power sufficient amounts safely in a vehicle is the entire at prices that range across DESCRIPTION: Ethanol is grain plants such as LILCO. not practical at this time. The vehicles economic spectrum. alcohol, the fuel that Stony Brook are extremely expensive, and don't students are most familiar with, as they ADVANTAGES: EV's (electric vehi- expect service and repair from your con- DISADVANTAGES: Nationally, consume it in mass quantities. Metha- cles) are far more efficient than their local mechanic. Fossil fuels may still of the top sumers are at the mercy nol is wood alcohol, the stuff they tell petrol-powered counterparts. Although have to be burned in factories in order Seven Sisters) seven oil companies (the you not to confuse with grain alcohol power plants are the largest producers to produce the hydrogen, so carbon to be affected by the who do not appear because it is poisonous. Gasohol is a of carbon dioxide, it is still more efficient dioxide may still be released into the and demand. They "law" of supply mixture of gasoline and alcohol (ethanol to burn fuel in the external combustion atmosphere. j engage in price fixing and price fiie u. I h td1h ;.i th 'Xp. or methanol). engine o a pant rat e February 7, 1991 page 15 I I 11(.AIIIUN A Still, Small Voice k4 by Edward DeFelippis "Not really," the young man said, "That's pretty wild. What hap- could think of nothing else to do. He said. "Not anymore. I mean, sometimes pened?" channeled all his effort into getting the It was the first real September I go with my parents, maybe, like if I'm - He's going for it, Bob. words out. day. The heat of the summer had home for the weekend and they decide Don't lose him. "Then he told me that God almost completely worn off, and to go." "You see, one night, I was loved me very much, and He had a though the sky was clear and the sun "But you're not really a sitting in my living room at home, and perfect plan for my life. But because of was shining, it was comfortably cool churchgoing person," Bob said. I'd been dangerously depressed over my sins, I was separated from God, and and breezy. It was the kind of day no- "No, not really. Does that the past few days. As I sat there, I so I couldn't have the kind of one could ignore. Not the panic stricken interest you much?" decided that I would kill myself. But relationship with him that He wanted. upperclassmen who were racing about "Actually, it does." here's the amazing part. Just as I was But God did something about that. He trying to figure out which classes they "Religious studies major?" the thinking about that, I heard a man on. sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the were registered in and which classes young man asked. television say 'Suicide is not the price for my sins by dying on the cross. they needed to add. Not the wide-eyed, "Well, no...uh...why don't I answer." The television just happened And now, my sins would be forgiven if disoriented freshmen who could be seen show you." to be on when I sat down, and there was only I asked God into my life and running this way and that, in and out of "Show me?" the young man a religious program on. The man on the accepted Him. Right then and there, I buildings, trying in vain to locate their said. Bob noticed the first signs of program was giving a message about knew I wanted to go on living." English or Math or History classes. Not uneasiness in the young man's manner suicide. He was saying that no matter "That's a really wild coinci- even the instructors, harried by their since the conversation started. He tried how bad I thought my problems were, dence - that guy talking about suicide apocryphal class rosters, sign-in sheets, to push this feeling out of his mind and Jesus Christ would make my life whole right when you were thinking about it." sign-out sheets, and last minute get it all overwith. again and give me the strength to go on "That was God's work, and it classroom changes, could disregard the "I wonder if you've ever seen living." saved my life." gently rustling leaves or the soft green this before," Bob said. "That is something," said the "That's really interesting, Bob," grass or the lush new flower gardens -He hasn't seen it before, young man. the young man said. "I mean, I've planted all along the academic mall. No Bob. -This isn't going well, Bob. never met any Born-Again Christians matter what his or her first-day emer- The young man examined the Bob could see that the young before. At least none that I could really gency was, every person on campus at little yellow booklet Bob had handed man was uncomfortable, and trying talk to. You're a lot different." least took a minute to look about himself him the cover said, "The Four Spiritual respectfully to sound impressed. Now continued on page 18 and just enjoy what was there. Laws." The man examined the booklet he felt his mind go blank in panic. Bob It was indeed a beautiful day. for a second and then said, Bob sat out in the fresh air "Hmmm...No, I don't think I have, eating his lunch with a young man from actually. What is it?" STAGE his psychology class. Everything 'Well, why don't I go through it seemed to be working very well. The with you?" Bob took the booklet and, two had been talking for about half an holding it so that the young man could hour now, and so far, they were getting read it, opened it to the first page. along perfectly. Bob even liked the -Not bad, Bob. Not the way young man. He found him easy to talk we planned it, but it still might to. The young man seemed smart, but work. not threateningly so, which Bob found As soon as the young man saw reassuring. the words Jesus Christ on the first page -Bob, you made this lunch of the booklet, his curiosity seemed to date for a reason. melt away. "Oh, I'm not very religious," An embarrassed tension grip- he said, getting back to his lunch. ped Bob's stomach as he realized that -He's confused, Bob. there was work yet to be done. He was Explain it to him. a little uncomfortable about mentioning "Actually," Bob said with a it now. When the young man had come sudden sparkle, "I'm not very religious, up to him after Psychology class that either." morning, and started talking to him, -Good going, Bob. Very Bob became very excited at the clever. opportunity. But now, he wished he The young man looked could just get to know the young man puzzled. "What do you mean," he said. and be friends. Grudgingly, he resolved "I mean, that's a Born-again Christian himself to steering the conversation Book, isn't it?" over. '"Well, yes, it is." The two had been talking about -NO! IT ISN'T!!! Never say their high schools, and Bob's mind "Born-Again Christian!" Never! began working fast to see what he could Never! o Me make out of that. Bob winced. He'd made an l~:\"1 w "Do any of your high school obvious mistake, but he knew he had to friends go to school here?" Bob asked. keep going and salvage the conver- by Captain America took the liberty of using some char- "Oh, yeah," said the young sation somehow. "But...uh..actually... acters more than once so that the man, "A few of them go here now. One what I meant was...it's not a religion to Director Kevin Crowe and his performance, as a whole, was tied to- of th, girls in Psych went to high school me. It's more of a relationship, a five actors brought the Fanny Brice gether. with me, and I know a couple of the relationship with God. It's kind of a way Theater to life last weekend with their The Fanny Brice Theater is guys in my Theatre class. One of them I of life." interpretation of Joe Pintauro's ten located in Roosevelt Quad. It is run by know from high school, and the other "I...don't quite follow," said the short plays that fit under the title of two students, Joe Ryan and Dan one went to the same church as my young man. DIRTY TALK. Within this world of Berberich. The Theater gives every- parents." - Tell him your story now, homosexuals, flashing Madonnas, danc- body the chance to speak out, speak up, -Now, Bob! Now's your Bob. ing nuns, gay priests, and other various and spread the word (whatever that chance! "Well, before I came to Christ..." characters (gee, sounds like our world, may be). This fine performance of Bob was relieved that it came -No! Wrong phrase! Don't doesn't it?), the play brings out an DIRTY TALK was only the beginning this easily, and he jumped right into it. use cliches! important message: "We all have of the fine line-up that the Fannie Brice "So, do you go to church often?" he "...Uh...that is, before I became a feelings." Life is bizarre - what can we Theater has in store for this spring asked. Christian...I really thought my life was say? semester. The young man seemed going nowhere. At one point, I had The actors, David Gill, Beverly surprised at the sudden change in actually made up my mind to commit Longo, Megan Martin, Andrew Strand, COMING UP AT THE subject. Still, the conversation lost none suicide." and Jeff Tusch, did an outstanding job. FANNIE BRICE THEATER: We're of its congeniality. The young man Bob noticed that this didn't Each person went through extreme All In This Together (an open micro- answered casually and Bob felt a little seem to have the usual shock value with changes as they transformed right on phone poetry/performance), hosted by more at ease. the young man. "Wow," the young man the stage to become a different char- Billy Capozzi. Also upcoming, The acter in another piece. Kevin Crowe Vicious Beatnics. The Stony Brook Press page 16 VIN YL death and sleep / and desire drives all insides / t's driving you insane." scene. One can hear the classic Front things to constant proliferation." "Gilligan" is a tale about the Skipper's 242 sound in "Rhythm of Fire," The rest of the album isn't as little buddy gone homicidal. The song "Moldavia," "The Untold" and "Soul lyrically obtuse, in fact Green Cat has only five lines, "I wear a white hat / Manager" (hint: "Soul Manager" is Island has some of the most intriguing I wear a red shirt / They all think I'm much longer than the reported 5:07). lyrics that I've heard in a long while. stupid / One day I'll kill them / I am The speeds of the tracks range from 85 You can .spend a few hours coming up Gilligan," and after hearing it you will beats per minute all the way up to 150 with interpretations of what these songs never look at Bob Denver the same way bpm, with seven of the ten tracks in the are about, much like you can with a again. "Hellshaft" is a twisted ballad 100-120 bpm range, making the album good Dylan album. I had listened to the with background vocals reminiscent of an excellent choice for alternative dance opening cut, "Johnny John," several the Shangrilas' "Leader of the Pack." DJs. times, caught just by the strength of the The tape is a preview of their chorus. On the surface the song is about upcoming LP scheduled to be released a young male prostitute on the street, on Skyclad later this year. The album is but a second, hidden message is promised to include other show stop- included in the lyrics. The song is also pers from the Iron Prostate live set about the legendary Johnny Thunders. including "Rock & Roll Nursing Home" The clues are sly, one line goes, "This is and "Hell Toupee." insane home so alone." So Alone is the Tabb has survived stints with title of a 1978 album by Thunders. Letch Patrol and The False Prophets. Another line in the song is, "Dead boys The band also features Scot Weiss, share stories of you." This reference is a formerly of Ed Gein's Car, on vocals little more veiled. The late Stiv Bators, and Steve Wishnia, co-founder of The former singer of the Dead Boys, re- False Prophets. For more info write to corded a song titled "Li'l Boys Play With Iron Prostate c/o George Tabb, 45 Dolls" when he was with the Lords of Carmine St. #1-B, N.Y., N.Y. 10014. Front 242's lyrics are, as usual, the New Church. The song was a about off-beat subjects and presented in Run tribute to Thunders' seminal early their rapid-fire, vacillating, fitful man- seventies band, the New York Dolls. -Scott Warmuth ner. In the music can be heard a The next track on Green Cat Island, labyrinth of short, self-created samples "Electrick Co.," mentions the New York and sound effects, often making the Westy Dolls and validates this interpretation. background music comparable to the The Westy's incorporation of a soundtrack for a nightmare. variety of styles has drawn fire in the FRONT 242 Unlike past Front 242 releases, past. Critics have accused them of Tyranny For You is readily available on Run musical schizophrenia, but here there is vinyl, cassette, and aluminum (compact a cohesivness, a thread, that holds it all by Wayne Myer disc). An added bonus is that this album Green Cat Island together. If you desire a refreshing was mastered in a completely digital Twin/Tone listening experience Green Cat Island Front 242 is back on the front format (DDD). The disc was engin- is recommended. W) lines! Their new album, Tyranny For eered by Sony Music, so it lacks the The cover art of Run Westy Run's You (Epic), has recently hit the record major engineering and timing errors third album, featuring a painting of -Scott Warmuth stores. After Front 242's last effort, experienced on older CBS/Epic compact Satan dressed in an American flag suit Front By Front (Wax Trax! Records), discs. with his penis hanging out, has failed to the band went through some minor Tyranny For You is suggested draw flak from the religious right so far. changes, although retaining their material for anyone new to Front 242, A possible reason is that the painting by driving style of "get-up-and-twitch" and required listening for any fans of Kevin Johnson depicts the infernal one music. the band. If one has the means, the disc as having a very small member. The album's first single, is well worth the price; the damage is A real treat is in store once you "Tragedy For You," has already made perfect for the precision and clarity of a get past Satan's schlong and into the somewhat of a splash on the alternative fully digital format. W record. Green Cat Island continues --gsn~---- - II ssas~iar------·~ I I the Westy's relationship with REM guitarist Pete Buck. Buck, who has worked with the band since their demo * **-,, ° days, has again been enlisted as produ- cer and has done a superlative job.

The music reminds me of New .•-.,. York's Raging Slab in that both bands FI feature meaty, earnest rock and roll •r%;. riffs with a bit of twang and the occasional tip of the hat to metal. Run Westy Run give themselves a wide Iron palate to work with and they use it to full effect. The tunes range from "Kiss the Night," a slow ballad with pretty Prostate i-v vocal harmonies and slide guitar, to "Could Ya Would Ya," a powerful Cassette Demo number based on a doomy, chromatic metal riff. "You'll like it, it's punk rock," "Get On" sounds like a Danzig said guitarist George Tabb as he tune and features lines like "A Hallo- handed me Iron Prostate's five song ween in Memphis felt like outerspace" cassette. He was right. that could have been written by Glenn The tape is a refreshing return himself. "Whada" is a Southern rock/ to an old punk rock sound. The song funk workout: Lynyrd Skynyrd meets writing is solid with a strong sense of songs appear to have been written by a the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Last humor. With locomotive sounding Blake random cut and paste method. Verses Swallow" is a modern day sea chanty drums and Mosrite guitars churning and choruses don't match stylistically that makes me want to wear an out a familiar Marshall grind the most and instrumental sections seem out of eyepatch and raise the skull and cross- obvious comparison is the Ramones. place. The production is beyond clean, bones. The band lays out their simple Babies it's antiseptic. This is music for the boy Singer Kirk Justin's vocals philosophy, "I'm getting older now / in the plastic bubble, not rock and roll often remind me of Jim Carroll's in that And I ain't got nothing to do / Except to Sunburn fans. The trio seem overly aware of they both share a similar "seen it all" be in a band / With a bunch of aging Mammoth themselves and their arrangements are meticulously overworked. Squeezed affect and a snag/speak delivery. The Jews," in "Iron Prostate." "Pumpkin- emotion, Sunburn is similarities are most apparent when head" is literally about someone with a This album makes me cringe, dry and devoid of a very tedious Kirk intones neo-beat lines like "proba- jack o'lantern for a cranium and has not like a G.G. Allin release, but in a listen. bilities come at different volosities [sic] / lines like "You've got a candle burning / benign way. The Blake Babies play -Scott Warmuth Knowledge of the unobserved lies in Inside your brain / It's cooking out your poppy music with jangly guitars. The February 7, 1991 page 17 IIIý

No, Lord. That's not what I killing Palestinians, you must condemn FICTION said. IVIEWPOINT Iraq for killing the Kurds. After making continued from page 16 -Bob, I chose you. You have continued from page 4 peace, he attacked a country who his war with Iran. - Don't let him change the a special job to do here. You are my democratic government, what the financed him in subject - keep going! spokesman to the people. It is government thinks is the "correct" Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are not "How does this all sound to through you that I am trying to government, then it is hypocritical of democratic countries, but at least they you?" Bob asked. spread the good news of Jesus you to complain that Kuwait and Saudi helped provide a fair market for the oil. portion The young man looked puzzled Christ to the people. Arabia are not democratic. Having Hussein control a large again. "What do you mean?" Please, Lord... I agree that oil is a reason for of foreign oil is definitely detrimental to -Bob, would not "How do you feel about Jesus you must speak my the war. Unfortunately, this country is the U.S. since Hussein dying for your sins?" Word to the people without dependant on foreign oil. Therefore, it provide a fair market, and we would "Well..uh...that's hesitation and without compromise. is in our best interests for those foreign have more embargo-like times. interesting...that's just not really my But, Lord...they don't want to oil supplies to be sold in a fair market. Now let's look at the U.S. thing, you know?" hear it. They don't like to hear it. I try to Remember the oil embargoes of the Didn't the U.S. support Hussein in his make it sound good, but -You're losing him, Bob. He they just don't... 1970's? Remember the long lines at the war with Iran? Yes, because Iran was, -I've needs Jesus! Don't let him go! told you how to say it! gas stations? Even then you could only let's say, rather an unfriendly country I've told Bob hated this part the most, you a hundred times. get gas if you had a license plate. Yes, since we had recently got back our and the young man's polite disinterest You're not trusting me! How do afterwards the country should have citizens after 444 days of captivity. For you ever upset him even more. He never knew expect to make it to my found better energy policies (but then the sake of argument, let's say that Kingdom if you how to deal with that. Bob felt as if he don't trust me? you have all these nuclear energy Hussein was our friend? How can we were plowing through barbed wire Lord, I have work to do at protests), but until then, our countries fight him now? Easily. school, too. I now. He just wanted to finish this have class work to do, and existence depends in part on foreign oil. Let's say you have a friend, I conversation and get out of there. just don't have that much time to Before August 2, 1990, we were good you also own a business that requires "What about it don't you understand?" spend with... customers for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, supplies from other businesses. Now - "Well, it's not that, really," said MY WORK COMES and Iraq. Though OPEC was tough, let's say your friend tries a hostile FIRST! Bob, you the young man. He had become must always we could survive. takeover of company A. You don't like remember defensive. Bob's question had obviously that! I brought you to Hussein invaded Kuwait on what he did, but you support him this school to teach my offended him. "I'm just not...you know... Word and to the pretense of pro-Arabism. That is because he is a friend. Say you are save a religious-type person. I mean, that's people's souls. Don't worry just propaganda. In reality, he invaded doing business with company B. You cool that you believe all that. I've just about anything else. I'll help you Kuwait for oil. Hussein wanted a high do much business with B. Your friend never really been into it." with schoolwork, if you'll just have price for oil but Kuwait wanted a low does a hostile takeover because he faith in me. But remember, -Don't give up, Bob! you are price. Iraq sent troops to the Kuwaiti wants to charge high prices, even for Bob couldn't go any further. a Christian first and a student border. OPEC had an energy meeting. you. Would you still be that person's second. He knew it was over, and he had failed. Kuwait agreed to a compromise, Iraq friend? Wouldn't you try to stop him? "Well, think about it, okay?" Bob said. Yes, Lord. agreed that the troops would leave. The Especially after he refuses your request "I'd really like to talk to you some more Bob opened the knapsack lying troops left, alright, right into Kuwait. to stop? Friends don't hurt each other. about this." next to him on the bench. He pulled out Then, after another emergency OPEC So, big deal? What right do we "We don't really have to talk his Bible, an old but well-cared for New meeting, Iraq agreed to leave two days have to fight for our interests in foreign about it," said the young man, gathering International Version with a blue cover. later, yet another lie. Then the Arab countries? Let them settle their own up the tattered remains of his lunch. "I The pages fell open to the Gospel of league stepped in. Iraq was still in problems, right? O.K., but we then mean, religion's just not my thing." Matthew. Bob read silently. Kuwait. The U.S., after being asked by must follow this isolationist policy in all "Sure," said Bob, "That's okay." "All authority in Heaven Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to help (YES, cases. We cannot complain about China "I'll see you in class tomorrow," and on earth has been given to me. .THEY ASKED US!), worried about the killing students. We cannot boycott Therefore said the young man. go and make disciples of oil supply, joined in the negotiations, Coke because it sells in South Africa. all nations, "See you then. Take care." baptizing them in the getting the U.N. involved. The U.N. We cannot take part in the U.N. We -You failed, Bob. name of the Father and of the Son talked with Iraq separately from the cannot give foreign aid to poor I know, Lord. and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching U.S. Nothing. France tried. Belgium countries. We cannot export food to a -Bob, I've been training you them to obey everything I have tried. The U.S. tried a last ditch effort. starving nation. for this. You just aren't trusting commanded you. And Surely I am Hussein refused to budge. War was the O.K., if we must fight Iraq, me. with you always, to the very end of only solution left. Even with sanctions, shouldn't we fight South Africa? Sure, But Lord, I... the age." Hussein would not leave Kuwait. but then youll complain the U.S. is an -But nothing, Bob! I've sent Bob took a deep breath. He Now let's look at Iraq. Iraq, aggressive imperialistic nation, which you here to do my work, and all closed his eyes and he closed the Bible, under Hussein, invaded Iran. During you say anyway, and we're not even you've done is let me down. clutching it tightly in his trembling fist. that war he gassed his own citizens. fighting every country that doesn't Lord...I'm trying! It's difficult.' "Thank you, Lord," Bob said. Now, it's also true that those citizens agree with us. I agree we should not "Thankyou for Very difficult. You made me the way I being with me." wanted independence from Iraq and fight wars, but when all other options am. You know I get embarrassed - rebelled. Now, far be it from me to link have failed, what are we to do, sometimes when I talk about... Israel to the situation, but aren't the appeasement? Yeah, all Hussein wants -Are you saying you're Palestinians rebelling against Israeli is Kuwait, and Hitler just wanted the ashamed of me, Bob? authority? If you condemn Israel for Sudetenland. ,ART continued from page 19 LOSE 20 POUNDS influenced by her own experiences with with their male counterparts. She pregnancy and those of women in postulates that even war could be IN TWO WEEKS! general, who often in our society bear stopped as she senses a connection in the brunt of child rearing. "There is no that "women bleed so men draw blood," Famous U.S. Women's Ski Team Diet physical experience that men have that a theory which advocates reversible compares to childbirth ... this world female circumsicion, in which PMS is a During the non-snow off season the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team needs more fathering" she says, vestige and pregnancy is medically members used the "Ski Team" diet to lose 20 pounds in two weeks. That's right - referring to the lack of participation supervised and technologically 20 pounds in 14 days! The basis of the diet is chemical food action and was devised many fathers have in regards to gestated. by a famous Colorado physician especially for the U.S. Ski Team. Normal energy childbirth and rearing. Her lovely and enlightening is maintained (very important!) while reducing. You keep "full" -no starvation Her paintings have been works will be featured in a Student - because the diet is designed that way. It's a diet that is easy to follow whether featured at the Cork gallery at Lincoln Union Gallery exhibit "Ceramic you work, travel or stay at home. Center, as well as an assortment of Sculpture and Print,"April 8-18 and the This is, honestly, a fantastically successful diet. If it weren't, the U.S. other galleries and local Public opening is Friday April 8, 7-9 p.m. But Women's Ski Team wouldn't be permitted to use it! Right? So, give yourself the Libraries. Her work has been labelled don't wait until then. Make the trip to same break the U.S. Ski Team gets. Lose weight the scientific, proven way. Even as being blasphemous and the Health Sciences Library, and see if you've tried all the other diets, you owe it to yourself to try the U.S. Women's Ski pornographic, and she has been confident illusions of sphenoid Team Diet. That is, if you really do want to lose 20 pounds in two weeks. Order accused of hating being a woman. But sculpture and spilling anatomy. A today. Tear this out as a reminder. upon meeting her one gets the VW Sendonly $10.00 ($10.50 forRushService)- to: SlimQulk, P.O. Box 103, impression of a physically attractive, Dept. 2R, Hayden, ID 83835. Don't order unless you want to lose 20 pounds in young, insightful artist, who feels for two weeks! Because that's what the Ski Team Diet will do. © 1990 her fellow women and wishes for a race of more protected, technologically, and socially complete beings, coexisting .The.Stony Brook Press.. page 18 ART Interpretation of Scenes

defeated mother clutching her baby. living in that region, particularly within the middle are all dimly translucent- Next to this totalitarian image is a pile of the battle zones and in Israel. Is this a They are made by sections of dark MFA '91 dead bodies. Since the title has a rendition of The Rich Meet Dr. green and blue stained glass, pieced religious definition, what then, comes Strangelove? To laugh or cry is proba- together by cruel black metal nets. first, the cloud segment or the surgical bly the only appropriate response to this Light shines from the inside of most of segment? If the surgical is the first Black Light satire. the works. They look radioactive. portion of the message, then the Richard Anderson's work is Spirituality and radioactivity are surgeon has given birth to a child that is somewhat repetitous, despite the skillful strangely mixed together by a single doomed to die. So why give birth in the application of this repetition. The bio- light. I am inspired (or should I say, first place? Either the child, along with morphic, undersea-like images are wired?). Luba's heavy sculptures its mother, will face "execution," or the either serene or nightmarish, depending remind me of medieval artillery pieces child, as an adult, will die without a face, upon your mood. To say that it is or burned Medieval torture devices without name nor justice. Then the title serene is because the colors are lucid disassembled and formed into war- mocks itself. If the cloud segment is the and slippery. The muscle-like curves affected objects and furnitures. But the first point of the message, then my feel very natural, and life is created or light inside them is starting to make me guess is that life continues after death, enhanced by the irredescence of blue glow, too. as indicated by the birth sequence and green. The paintings are close-ups Overall I am trying to figure below. Perhaps this exemplifies the of some imaginative inner exploration out this MFA show. Remembering that salvation of humanity; we will die, and of a muscle fiber, a clearly abstract the artists' works are morbid, hideous, death as expressed here, is unjustified. perspective. What seems nightmarish nightmarish, radioactive, etc., I have But life goes on, with a new soul to take about the works is that these images come to the conclusion (or confusion) our place. Although many will die look like the inside of an ear (ear drum, that recent history is seriously affecting without achieving a thing, and the etc., etc.). Boy, am I really hearing it. our patterns of thought. world is ultimately unjust, a newborn The Anderson sculptures look How can one label this show as child gives hope for a better future of like underwater plants of all kinds, from a whole when the artists are divided in mankind. This newborn symbolizes the floating seaweed to chandelier-like their objectives but at the same time next generation, and through better species. The problem with the sculpture singledly uniformed from the influence education, the newborn may yet presentation is that there are too many of recent political, economic, environ- become a good person and better still, a sculptures, thus injecting the observer mental, social and spatial disasters? To good art critic. The latter interpretation into a cluttered and tiresome atmo- make art out of these issues causes me could be a favorable message; the sphere. to think of Post-Modernism in the Post- optimistic pro-life approach to life. Luba Andres' scuplture exhibit Cold War manual labor tradition. These Sheldon Iskowitz's work merits on the other side of the gallery is very four graduate art students have worked its own show in the same gallery. His interesting. A part of a tree, a huge ball hard for their off-the-wall and pecu- work is grotesque, alive, hideous, and and chain that hangs on nothing, a cart liarly distant serial presentations. Good most importantly, pure human comedy. i with Mother Mary (or saint)'I placed in show! " In this respect, Sheldon is a social commentator. Basically all of the -- 1. characters involved in either his prints or sculptures are caricatures of middle and lower class city dwellers. Gruesome faces, over-sized hands, mouths, ears, and feet create a style that crosses between Fat Albert and Van Gogh's cynical, social studies of "peasants." But Sheldon's art is his own, without a sign of pretention anywhere. One sculpture reveals a Terminal Attire, 1990 breasty, Black policewoman beating an relief print, 24 x 12" old, Black homeless man with a billy club. This glazed ceramic piece strikes Teng me as a sort of racism that goes beyond by Rick the color of the skin. It is racism that the social status of the When I saw the program centers on individual in society. Behind this, a book, I knew it was going to be a good and white depiction of an show. The works seemed to be linked large black on fire with faces screaming in a "psycho-realistic" ideal. apartment or staring outside each window Msxii Bertha Steinhardt Gutman's accompanies it. The back-drop inten- works are oil on canvas or linen; lightly sifies the wall-less diorama-like drama- colored, loosely fresh and illustrative. Themes of tization even more. Still life is the central aspect in her Terminal Attire is a colored paintings. Although the figures and print of a coat hanger covered by a objects are placed in a randomly Synthetic Pregnancy pimp-like feathered hat, a rich man's ordered manner, these "things" elude to robe and a gas mask smugly placed a dramatic and unmistakably uneven underneath the hat like a face. The eerily detailed ceramic perspective. The effect is interesting. by MJ xii paintings, and wallpaper behind this "person" has whimsically presents visions Background details are almost minimal. sculpture, white and yellow missiles as brick In Resurrection, however, still Walking past the Health of a high-tech feminism, a world where designs. Is this supposed to be funny? to life plays a small part in this dream-like Sciences Library one may have noticed evolution and technologies combine My first impression is that of black of femme and religious theme. Clouds above, held a representation of someone reaching resolve pressing social issues humour that is all too realistic and eerily Artist believes that by baby angels, reveal a vision of death, into his skull, and a colored ceramic and family. Con Money and death. Sheldon's ranging from war, to while a surgeon holds the feet of an sinister. representation of the sphenoid bone that social issues uses of vibrated black contour lines and abortion and PMS, can all be solved in upside-down bloody newborn baby is frighteningly anatomically correct. bright intense colors generate a the future through medical cessation of beneath. The surgeon and his pro- or Are these the ravings of drug induced hysterical tension that transposed my menstruation, test-tube babies and anti-abortion baby are surrounded by medical students, or perhaps renditions eyes into a subvision of wartime during father-bearing synthetic wombs. drapes or curtains. This is the only made by cyberpunk anatomical the nuclear era. An insane holocaustic "I think women shouldn't be Gutman painting on display that has illustrators? Relax, they are the portrait that seems pyschotically casual baby machines ... technology is the colorization. This Eakins-like futuristic and fanciful "Sculptures by intense at best. A day in the life of a self-made answer to social issues" said the 42-year (The Gross Clinic ) is dramatic Con Artist" on display until about the scenery millionaire of the nuclear holocaust old Stony Brook student, and single- and seminaJy contemporary. The middle of February. age? I am reminded of the war in the parent of a 10-year old daughter. She prophetic vision revealed in the clouds The Dali-esque display which Persian Gulf. I think of the civilians 18 has a soldier aiming his rifle at a. features printed text, copies of earlier continued on page .. -, February.7.;.-.1_991- *-page 19 TUN\IES A Gospel Extravaganza -- by John Sealy Booker T., Malcolm X, DuBois, King and all, have cleared a new path. Every year, two weeks after "I have a dream," the proverbial speech Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, of Rev. King was next, as the choir Afro-American history and culture continued, an interlude singing,"All of permeates college campuses and other that is over." institutions. This, an almost excluded Poems continued: "In 1990 portion of the fundamental components Douglas Wilder became the first black making up this nation, is here celebrated governor. Dr. Ben Carson, Black, the with pride. Brookhaven National first to successfully separate Siamese Laboratory hosted the Tenth Annual Twins joined at the head. Nat King Gospel Extravaganza in accordance Cole, Black, the first to host his own TV with Black History Month. show. Then, the first time, a Black wins The Afro-American Culture the US Open." Club (AACC) presented this wonderful A song, soft, and almost a solo, event, chaired by Bruce Penn (who also came from the man at the piano, as the offered the closing remarks). In the triangular choir astonished a sold-out introduction of this dynamic affair, a auditorium. People dressed well as if at plaque was presented to Anna Brown of a Sunday service. Kansas City. Dwight C. Brown, Anna's "I am gonna make it, I do deceased son (who founded the AACC) believe I am" was uplifted as the was also commemorated. Somerset choir in a wrap-around Francis Ligon the Master of motion left the stage in single file to the Ceremonies for the evening spoke next, right. To me, this seems important since but before speaking a single word, fire disorder and discourse was not to be came from her lungs, transformed into found here. "I'll make it" was sung by a a musical melody. This introduction, very young Ladonna Smith. Her worthy only of a saint, became a nerve director Beth Davis, President Michael stimulation, activating a response from Pinnex, and that wholesome choir the group that can only be triggered by almost brought tears raining down divine power. from us. Randy Weston "To praise the Lord Jesus," Ms. The exciting Stephen Sisters Ligon said in summation, "is the came next, a well established group of unquestionable reason for this event." eight. They sarig, danced, hummed, The next appearance was by drummed, and praised the Lord on the stage, then off the stage, as if the old Jazz Seeing its Roots the East End Choir. Wearing white shirts and black trousers, the group routine was not going to do it at this marched down the center aisle as if celebration. I then felt that again; the by James F. Barna coming from out from amongst the Holy Spirit had a hold of them. The fourth group needed no audience, to stand out, and lift the Name In the first concert of the new year introduction. They, the Institutional of the Lord. "Hallelujah praise the at Stony Brook's Staller Center, the Lord," sang sixty strong voices, united Radio Choir, had a gold record in 1968, International Art of Jazz provided a with piano and drum. and the Village Voice had offered featured performer worthy of Black compliments for their achievements. Four female voices came forward History Month. Randy Weston, who President Bush's 1989 inaugural singing, "Ever praise His name/ God is appeared on February 2, brought to the reception was pleased to have them, a the captain of the sea/ He is a good God/ stage a fine jazz performance that tremendous honor for this choir. They Alpha and Omega/ the beginning and recognized such greats as Monk and This piece was perhaps the most brought a good crowd to Carnegie Hall the end/ He led them to the Promised Ellington yet interspersed traditional affecting of the evening. It began with a and Madison Square Garden. Land/ He can do the same for me and tribal melodies and rhythms, perform- hushed melody on the piano, a melody By the second sentence, the you." "Ever praise His name," was ing jazz that proudly showed its origin that spoke of ancient fields in a long hot congregation were made to lovingiy repeated in exultation. -andhistory. land, barren and empty. Then, with a greet their surrounding neighbors. "I Then one male voice rang out, This is significant because while quick change, the flute sang a melody will praise Him" was preceded by a singing, "When I think about what God jazz has its origins in Africa, the tie to bursting with spirit, a strong proud life, declaration from Brother Williams that has done for me I think how great is Africa seems lost. This is partly due to tied with nature. From this, Kibwe his main job there that night was not to He." The six foot five figure thundered, the fact that while the legends of jazz improvised, playing the flute and provi- sing songs but to win souls. "Jesus Christ is the way," as applause are black, its listeners are often white. ding his own harmony through his "I thank you for one more day" rose within the auditorium. A chorus, Also, African culture and music has breath. was followed by acknowledgement 56 voices strong, repeated, "Where is been suppressed in the U.S. The piece then traveled back to the our faith in God." from their leader that a son on drugs or Weston, however, grew up in the U.S. as Weston shifted to a masterful be- in the Persian Gulf are not excluded Next came a break, an U.S., learned jazz, and spent much of his bop solo showing the diversity and from Blessed assurance. "We know that announcement, and Psalm 100, as adult life in Africa, absorbing its cultural breadth of the group. Throughout this perpetually there and Francis Ligon, one of the four female there is someone heritage. Much of his music is derived Joe Gaines provided the setting through whom we can voices, introduced the Young Adult as steady as a rock, to from the traditional Black musicians of various instruments. He set the rhythm turn to. This is Good News." Choir from Somerset, New Jersey. Morocco. with the congas, and also provided The final song was presumably A poem was chanted in the Randy Weston's trio consists of mood with the claves, sleigh bells, the intended to lift the roof off the context of Africa: "Freedom, Freedom Weston on piano, Talib Kibwe on kabasa as well as the mbira. auditorium without interrupting its in Africa where we are Free/ Before I soprano, alto, and baritone saxophone, In "Nigerian Mambo," Joe Gaines splendid architecture. A standing would be a slave, I will go to my grave." as well as flute, and Joe Gaines on showed how versed the trio was in the ovation said nothing descriptive of this A skit came next coming from,' conga and auxiliary percussion. It's music of the African Continent. He opening the gates of voices hidden by dark pleated curtains.' finale. How about through this trio and its instrumentation played a mysterious conga solo that Heaven to let us A multitude of young and adult singers, all in? that Weston's international jazz sings. contained the strength of tribal festival. in single file, came from the right, all April Dunegain, for the most The titles of Weston's compositions He further accompanied himself in clothed in black and a white bow on part, made this article possible, with her display the love he has of traditional chant, building in energy and speed, at this spirited each left shoulder. Soft voices began, guidance and edification music. The pieces he played include and the other two performers gave "Sing to you O lord." Before long this event. Sister Dunegain, also the "African Sunrise," "Limbo Jazz," "Ni- responses. The solo was a testament to vocal spirit magnified to a roar. "Right programme manager for the event, was gerian Mambo," and a Moroccan the reverence the Weston Trio gives to on," they exploded, "no man can hinder uplifted in song for her purity of heart inspired piece called "The Healers." the ancestors. His will in the morning!!" before God by the Dynamic Stephen This piece he prefaced by telling of Since Weston rarely appears in the Another short play began: "Get Sisters. tribal healers who practiced their art U.S. this show was one of those rare to the back of the bus, woman! Get to Francis Ligon closed the event through music. He began "We believe musical events which remain in the the back, nigger! So that this white by leading the audience in the Black in the ancestors, the elders, thousands memories of those who attended. There person can sit. 'No,' she cried!" National Anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and and thousands of years old...." is jazz at the Staller Center and it is Sing." A sweet. AE WF kwi