-- .I Let Each Become Aware" - __j - Volume XXXVIII, Number 26 Thursday, December 8, 1994 Founded 1 .957 University Senate Turns Down Proposal For Campus Lifetime Changes BY DEN CARIELLO The students went into the Statesman. Staff Writer meeting armed with an official stance Amidst a lopsided debate, with the backing of the Polity Senate. students' won a victory for Campus The statement delivered by President Lifetime last Monday at the Platti read: University Senate. By a near That we the Polity Senate, in the unanimous vote (two nays) the Senate first approved the motion to make Campus Lifetime a permanent fixture at Stony Brook. Then after a five minute discussion the Senate defeated the motion to change Campus Lifetime from Wednesday to Tuesday and Thursday. Students were represented by a number of Polity members, including Polity President Crystal Plati. The students' fight persuaded Commuter Vice President Kenneth Daube and Polity Vice PresidentAnnette nicKs square on over xne abrupt adjournment of last night's Polity Senate meeting. many of the faculty members of the body. Even the previously silent Vice President for Student Affairs Fred L Preston had a change of heart after James Mackin Polity Senate Meeting hearing the students' plea. best interests of the student body, "As you all know, I have stayed are in favor of keeping the current silent on this issue for a while now," Wednesday 12:40 to 2:10 campus Verbal Brawl heard little to Becomes said Dr. Preston. "Ihad lifetime and are against- the BY JOHN LOWTHER informed of the campus' budget." He was also concerned influence me either way before today; proposed changes to 12:40 to 2:00 stayed Statesman Assistant News current events. The senate has that the money spent affected too yet now after listening to the Students campus lifetime on both Tuesday Editor of last of progress." few students. and the how they fight to keep and Thursday. In a continuation made tons were extended to "Well, Vinny, I really Campus Lifetime where it is, I think The current Wednesday weeks? senate. meeting, questions Accolades members of the Polity we should take that into account and campus lifetime has become a about Parliamentary procedure individual See SENATE, Page 6 let Campus Lifetime stay where it is." and Robert's Rules of Order were Council, including: Nicole See LIFETIME, Page 7 brought up time and again during Rosner, Sophomore the last session of the Fall Representative; Corey Williams, semester. There was much former Polity Treasurer; and Computer Vendors deliberation on a motion Laura Pace, appointed to the introduced, by Sean Harris, Board of Directors of FSA. and Innovators Target Gershwin senator, to make all Although the position of Polity Council Executive Director ,members ex-officio SEE RLIELATED has not yet been f e d SB Campus For Event members of the .- NC TT i I I - senate. )RI8L | "Applications are Before the E E start of the chaos, A c. ^° nonw being. r Crystal Plati, Polity received," said president, gave her end of the Plati. In addition to completing semester report. the council, the proposed Polity Constitution will be presented- to President's Report the senators next week. "Our goal is to put it on referendum by A compendium of the March." accomplishments of various Several questions were Polity organizations and raised after her presentation. "In individual members was your address, you mentioned a presented by Plati prior to the total of three retreats, two senate meeting. She highlighted conferences and one conclave the recent victory in the that Polity has attended," said University Senate, which secured Vincent Bruzzese, Associate the current status of Campus Justice. "Some of these... have Lifetime. cost students a great deal of "We finally have almost all money. My figures show that of our appointments to the over $10,000 dollars of council University Committees and the money has been spent on these nextJLL%,% sten17%1%,Us -is * to.- showv-. 11 theI..- Universitv- ... v -v -.. j retreats and conferences, which A representative from the Delawar Computer Center talks with1 what students are made of," said is enough money to almost Computer Show, which was held ir potential customers during The n Plati. -"We.had-healthy debate and double -every single club's Pritchard Gym in the Indoor Sports Complex last Sunday. 2 Student Busted: at 00Br~idge: for Fake ID -- November 21, Monday ;6:00 p.m. A resident from Mount 4:33 p.m. A burglary and assault- was 12:47 a.m. A suspicious person was College D-2 reported a burglary. His room reported from Mount College A-22. - The reported on Gymnasium Road. The male was forced into and his clothes and all his assailants forced themselves into the suite suspect was escorted off the premises and school books were stolen. The total value entrance - which is considered burglary - to told not to return. Upon returning to the area, was $920. commit a crime and attacked the male he was arrested and sent to University resident, punching him in the face. He was Hospital Psychiatric Ward December 4, Sunday sent to University Hospital for an orbital for possible committal. | pa T R 1:00 a.m. The University fracture of the right eye and a right sinus Jr, Vki-.^J JIJ,ILOTTER-- 1 Police had to intervene in an 13-W rF A ---W i fracture. The Suffolk County Police were December 2, Friday | Y LTAYfE IDERUSSO argument between the Malik called in on the case. 12:25 a.m. A male Sigma Psi fraternity and a committed a misdemeanor by presenting fake security guard. working at a December 6, Tuesday :identification at the End of the Bridge Malik party in the Student Union Ballroom. 1:14 a.m. Two students from the Chapin restaurant. The male stated he had bought The security guard was being kicked out for Apartment Complex reported locking their the fake ID in the city. He was arrested for punching a fraternity member when the keys in the room. The Program Coordinator possession of a forged instrument and was police arrived. refused to let the students in their room given a field appearance ticket.- because of an 11 p.m. lockout policy. December 5, Monday Therefore the students had to stay in the suite 4:00 p.m 'A computer CPU was stolen 12:30 p.m. A State pick-up truck was area until the morning. from Room 128 of the Old Chemistry reported to have it's vent window latch Building. The rporter of the theft said he broken while parked in the Life Sciences 7:30 a.m. A burglary was reported in found the office unsecured. Also stolen was Loading Zone. A B&G circulation pump was Room 052 of the School of Health, Technology Parnasoni mustache trimmer. The total stolen. Total value was $100. and Management Department of the Health value of p -'otystolen was $3,235. Sciences Center. Three Gateway computers were stolen, worth $6,000. Chemistry professor Dr. Theodore Goldfarb (firstrow, -secondfrom, left) was one of among five recipients of an award honoring his thirty-five-years of service -atStony Brook in yesterday's Service Awards Ceremony held at the Recital Hall of the St'aller Center Seventeen awards were given to members of the University staff and faculty who have served for, 30 years. Sixty-seven awards were given to members who served 25 years, and 102 recipients were honored for their 20 years of service to the university. :- SALES CN --PROFESSIONAL r-1qo 00 Fashion 1-ndustry aN OU R NEED: A Long Island based, ambitious, high energy individual with successful outside $ S sales experience. Degree preferred. WE ARE: Logo Paris i-nc., a' leadingmulti-- jiatipnal -pag^-vultm Io - -na.t~iona .I-anu~f aktur 'Ut an*dt distrib~utor;. of ffineX- .' European eyewear. WE OFFER: Generous-:commissions/bonuses Cs>1 and the best-benefit package in the industry. 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A wide rang e of when you're out there, getting your tenure, issues were adressed, including the workload its going to matter that you be a very good of teaching assistants, the availability of teacher. That's not been true in the past, and these positions to the graduate students, and I think it's not true in the institution of which the implementation -of new programs to you are a part now." improve the overall graduate experince. ,Dr. Kenny also introduced a The, town meeting, held at "The Spot" in the "National Blue-Ribbon Commission" to Graduate Student Lounge, started -at look at undergraduate education and the approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday night. A teaching of undergraduates within buffet table was prepared for those who research universities. President Kenny attended the meeting.
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