REPORTENovember 6, 1987 R R. I. r. C0LLK6TI0N ROTC Rangers Compete Bring them to CAMPU<: O N N li C T I C NS S the corridor beneath Campus Connections. Wl pay CA$H Follow The Signs for your in front of the store BOOKS Textbook • Books needed for Buyback upconning winter term can be worth as much as V2 price. • You will be quoted a wholesale price for books the store BUYBACK DATES: doesn't need for next Wednesday, Nov. 11 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. term. Thursday, Nov. 12 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. • The book buyback Is Friday, Nov. 13 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. conducted at the end Saturday, Nov. 14 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. of every term Monday, Nov. 16 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during finals week. Tuesday, Nov. 17 Wednesday, Nov. 18 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. • Books out of print or changing edition pro- ID Required bably will have little or no value. Another Service of CAMPUC C N N 1= C T I C SN 5 November 6, 1987 CONTENTS Volume 64. Number 9 Reportage 6 Reproview 22 Dr. Morton Isaacs gives helpful hints about What is happening at the pyramid? study methods. Alarm album falls short. Students in the smallest majors at RIT are Gene loves Jezebel has new album and interviewed about their personalized re-release. atmospheres. Mark Ellingson Assocciates and Develop- Scoreboard 26 Soccer drops final regular season game. ment office create Adopt-A-Brick to Cross country wins third staight ICAC promote student pride for CLC. championship. Technical Photography Student Associa- tion (TPSA) is working wirh 5th and 6th Volleyball ends regular season; preps for state playoffs. graders. Recap of the past 6 tigers hockey games. Features 11,12 & 15 OCSA throws a festive hash for Departments Halloween. Letters 4 Zodiac 9 Students pitch in to clean up historic Mt. Tab Ads 28 Hope Cemetary. Bloom County 29 Army ROTC Rangers travel to Fort Dix to What's Happening 30 compete in annual competition. Cover: Reprofocus 21 On the firing range This week Reprofocus visits with Steve O'Flynn of the Ritskeller, better known as Photo by: Oscar. Paul Bockowski REPROFILE Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and strength of the spirit to shield you in sudden remember what peace there may be -in silence. As misfortune. But do not distress yourself with far as possible without surrender be on good terms imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, ignorant; they are vexations to the spirit. If you no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right compare yourself with others, you may become vain to be here. And whether or not clear to you, no and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you well as your plans. Keep interested in your own conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and career, however humble; it is a real possession in the aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many careful. Strive to be happy. _^ , persons strive for high ideals; everywhere life is full Desiderata, lo9Z of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign Today the School of Printing and Management Sciences is awarding the Frederick Goudy Award to digital type designer Charles affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the Bigelow. In honor of this event the body text of REPORTER is set face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perenial in Goudy Oldstyle. as the grass. Take kindly to the counsel of the years, This is the last issue for the Fall quarter. Our only issue in December will he December 11. Good luck on exams and have a gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture safe holiday. —Ed. REPORTER MAGAZINE is published weekly during the academic year by students at Rochester Institute of Technology. One Lomb Memorial Drive. Rochester. 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REPORTER will withhold names upon request All letters received are property of REPORTER Magaiine • REPORTER takes pride in its membership in the Associated Collegiate Press and American Civil Liberties Union • c 1987 REPORTER MAGAZINE All rights reserved No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission from REPORTER REPORTER LETTERS Magazine Like The New York Times Political Garbage Editor-in-Chief 1 am very insulted by Mr. Fiske's statements in I am shocked that you would print such Nils Morgan your "Reprofile" of October 30. 1987. He mindless drivel. Your editorial in the October Managing Editor shows himself to he biased against business 30, 1987 REPORTER was shear garbage. It is Steve Waterloo majors, and Business in general. He has used true that stock Dow Jone Industrial Average Executive Editor the stock market crash as an opportunity to has dropF>ed approximately 1000 points in the make personal political statements instead of last week. You neglect to mention that this is Kris Argento providing some insight into the problem, or after a 2000 point rise. Senior Editor a solution to the problem. In no other president's term has the Dow Bill Amstutz Mr. Fiske is right in saying the crash "has risen 1000 points, yet it has risen almost 2000 News Editor been a long time coming," hut he seems to feel during Reagan's term, and settled hack down James Ferme that there was some way to prevent it. Well Mr. to 1000. I'll take the 1000 point rise any day. Copy Editor Fiske, this is reality. These things do happen. As for Reagan grappling with Middle Marco Abundo We can't always control them, and we certainly Eastern problem that he knows nothing about, Reporters can't predict when they'll happen. Speculation even liberal papers like the New York Times Adnan Derti Kris Mamuia in stocks went a long way to contributing to hack Reagan's handling of it so far. Ever since Joe Marin! Rich Leverone the problem, hut one cannot regulate personal Jefferson fought a war with the Barhary Pirates David Martin Kris Loomis decisions. People took their chances, and some in 1803, Freedom of Seas has been has been Mark Tiffeny Barton Fiske of them got caught. the cornerstone of American foreign policy. If Entertainment Editor As to "keeping things in perspective," I Reagan did not keep the seaways free, trade Craig Veconi don't think "some money grubbing would slow, and oil prices would rise. That Entertainment Writers investment banker's BMW" will he much would help no one. Doug Jerum conern to the Federal Government when it I am appalled that my tuition dollars are Lou Masella makes its budget decisions on educational aid. being used for a political diatribe. If such Sports Editors I am also greatly insulted by that remark. My actions continue, I would suggest that students grandfather was a hanker, and some of us petition for equal time, or a reimbursement of Marnie Salisbury Business majors wil become hankers. Keep that Chris Martin such funds that are wasted on your paper. In in mind when you apply for a student loan. the future, if you have any more of these Sports Writers Instead of griping, Mr. Fiske should have "journalistic" urges, take it to the Democrat Jeff Gibb informed students that RIT offers many and Chronicle, where they appreciate this kind Greg House scholarships and a great deal of financial aid. of nonsense. Photo Editor Take a trip to the Financial Aid Office, you Bruce Strong might find you can afford college, even without Chris Fischer Chief Photographer parental support. I paid for the last half of my Paul Buckowski undergraduate degree without a penny from Photographers my parents. So can others. Walid Raad Jonathan F. 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