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Under the direction of his dissertation advisor, Sociology Chairman Norman Goodman has in- Dr. Michael Schwartz, Brajuha was working in troduced a resolution to the University Senate Le Restaurant in Glen Cove as part of his re- that urges that scholars be protected from re- search. The restaurant burned down and fire vealing their notes in the same way that journal- marshall's and the Nassau District Attorney sub- ists currently are. According to Goodman, "I poened Brajuha's notes. can't believe that there will be any serious op- Since then, Brajuha has appeared before a position." The resolution urges the University grand jury three times, and he and his lawyer, to "seek legislative support for this position." Simon Wynn have moved that the subpoeas be But the University may have to do more. If quashed. He has given some oral testimony, but Brujuha loses this case, the University should no one has seen his full notes. consider funding his appeal through the Stony Accorking to Brajuha, "The judge has been Brook Foundation or some other organization I made aware of the consequences that the giving The importance of academic freedom is too im- of the notes would have on me. The breach of portant to be left to chance. my promise of confidentiality would almost cer- tainly prevent me from obtaining another job and would therefore seriously impair my means of livelihood as well as prevent me from comple- ting my research; my reputation as a scholar would also be damaged." This is the final Stony Brook Press of the sum- Brajuha goes on to say, "As far as I'm con- mer session. We would like to thank everyone cerned, I've won the case already, I've gone 4 for their support and we will see you all again months without having to reveal my notes, the first day of school, August 29, 1983. which nobody thought was possible when we started," His lawyer has been working on the en- U --I case without compensation, but Brajuha has I' · ' · I __ · r I _ 1 The Stony -Lette rs m Brook Press Executive Editor ........ Joseph Caponi Managing Editor ......... Bob Goldsmith Photo Editor ......... .Jared Silbersher ,oucher, received her check, and To the Editor: Arts Editor ............. Kathy Essex cashed it through SCOOP before This is to inform the Press that I Arts Director .......... Blair Tuckman anyone saw her hours and with on- have resigned my position as sti- Business Manager ........ Dawn DuBois ly one signature: hers, instead of pend officer. I was responsible for the required two: hers and Robin's. News, Feature: verifying the hours and the work Kate Bode, Eric Corley, The same week (the week of the Dave Goodman, accomplished by the stipended Patrice Jacobson, Brian 29th), Polity President, Dave Erlich, executive officers, and signing vou- Hubert Moore, Michael Barrett. Gamberg, left Stony Brook for the Arts: Dan Hank, Ralph chers in conjunction with Robin Sevush, Tony weekend on Thursday morning. White, Deborah Fantini, Rory Aylward Rabii, the Executive Director of Because of circumstances beyond Photo: Dan Magnus, Chris Von Ancken, Polity, so the officers could receive his control, he needed his stipend Cathy their checks. Dillon, Ron Kee Scott Richter, right away, yet he never made ar- Haluk Soykan, I resigned because the power and Gail Matthews, Doug Pres- rangements in advance to meet with ton, Dave Morrison, John responsibility appointed to me were Tymczyszyn. me before he left on a vacation. ignored and undermined. For the Robin Rabii verified his hours for 29 July 1983, Polity Ad Design .......... Maria Mingalone week ending that week and issued his check Treasurer Theresa Gobin received Graphics ............... R. Gambol without my signing the voucher on her stipend without Office Manager .... ..... John Tom an advance first or verifying hours, as originally or my signature. For the Robin's agreed to. week ending 22 July 1983, against The Stony Brook Press is published If the power over the stipends strong opposition, I signed every Thursday during the academic was appointed to me only on paper, Theresa's voucher. She had worked year and biweekly over the summer by then there is no point in my contin- 20 hours during 9 to 5 instead of The Stony Brook Press Inc., a student run uing in my position. I hope these 25 as originally agreed to, though and student funded not-for-profit corpor- incidents bring the necessary atten- she did work 29/2 hours total. She ation. Advertising policy does not nec- tion to the whole stipend issue. cited personal reasons and illness essarily reflect editorial policy. What is the purpose of the stipend? for her lack of hours during the Who should really be stipended? day. I chose not to take a hard line The opinions expressed in letters and How should the work be verified? that week and issued her check, but viewpoints do not necessarily reflect These questions should be seriously the next week she abused her privi- ' those of our staff. considered by the Senate and the lege and was issued her check with- Council. the needed signatures, without Phone: 246-6832 out Neil Pierson anyone verifying her hours. Benedict College Senator Office: Theresa, in fact, submitted her 020 Old Biology S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 11794 i L I -~ - - I a I· page 2 The Stony Brook Press -Interview, Ron Kovic New writer in residence defines his rolle ihe have the opportunity to be in film, I'm going to The only Vet speaker who managed to make began to tell us about his upcoming movie debut: do it. himself plainly understood above the chopper I wrote my first theatrical play this spring, noise was an ex-Marine Sergeant from San Diego KOVIC: In October, I'm going to be in a major called "Hurricane Street," which is pretty much named Ron Kovic, who spoke from a wheelchair motion picture. It's being made by the German about a real life event I participated in. In 1974 because his legs are permanently paralyzed. director Vim Wenders, who directed Francis a 17-day hunger strike in Senator Alan directing I would like to have a transcript,or at least a Coppola's "Dashell Hammett". He's Cranston's office, which I was the leader of, be- by tape of what Kovic said that day, because his "Paris, Texas". The screenplay was written came a national story of disabled Vietnam vet- look forward words lashed the crowd like a wire whip. If Sam Shepard and Wenders, and I erans who took over a senator.s office in Cali- Kovic had been allowed to speak from the con- to it. fornia to protest the disgiacaful conditions in vnetion hall podium, in front of network TV PRESS: What's the story about? America's Veteran's Administration hospitals, about a man and his cameras, Nixon wouldn't have had the balls to KOVIC: All I can say is it's and the poor conditions that ve;aans were be- trying to find his wife in show up and accept the nomination. little boy, and they go ing subjected to on their return home from the the desert, and they pick me up. I first heard of Ron Kovic in this passage war. My first scene is where I'm picked up on a from Hunter Thompson's "Fear and Loathing This was when there was a tremendous highway out in the middle of nowhere. Fredrick on the Campaign Trail 1972," as Thompson de- amount of resistance to Vietnam veterans, to Forrest is going to play the father, and he picks scribed the anti-war protests outside the Repub- talking about the Vietnam war. It's become al- me up. I play a Vietnam veteran, in the middle lican Convention. most folklore now, popularized with the of nowhere, not knowing where his life is going, Two weeks ago, Kovic arrived at Stony "Coming Home" movies and the television hitching out on the highway. They take me into Brook to take up the post of Stony Brook's first shows. You know, Tom Selleck has something town. writer-in-residence. about Vietnam every other week on his series, Later I meet them at a barwhere I'm shooting "Born on the Fourth of so it's a different time now. His autobiography, a game of pool, and Fredrick Forrest asks me if permantly para- I'd like to direct that play.