qr "Let Each Become Aware" - 0 l Volume XXXVIII, Number 55 Monday, May 1, 1995 Founded 1957 Pres. Kenny Officially Assumes Hel]m Shirley Strum Kenny Inaugurated As University President; Sets Goals For USB BY JASON YUNG The first speaker was Statesman Staff. Congressman Rick Lazio, who University President Shirley said that "no matter what politics Strum Kenny invoked the "Spirit we have," we must all work for" of a New Beginning" at her the good of Stony Brook. inauguration last Friday. State Senator James J. Lack The event began with a spoke of his own experience at fanfare of trumpets as University Stony Brook. He called the Senate President Aldustus University the "flagship of the Jordan, Grand Marshal, and SUNY system," which would sail Professor Barbara Elling, steady with Kenny at the helm. Mistress of Ceremonies, led a Assemblyman Steven caravan of professors, students, Englebright also offered his community members and special congratulations. guests into the Arena in the Leaders from various Indoor Sports Complex. Kenny organizations spoke on behalf of followed the procession to the faculty, staff, and students, platform, over which hung red including Polity President Crystal and gray banners and a large USB Plati, who thanked Kenny for her logo glowing red. efforts to address student Kenny marches out of the Arena with-her granddaughter, Chava, at the end of the inauguration ceremony. Jordan opened the ceremony, concerns. Thomas Galgano, involve the community outside Stony Brook Foundation back the crowd by and after some opening remarks President of the Stony Brook of the campus. She then Chairman James Simons congratulating this University from Elling, the Rev. John Alumni Association, bestowed a thanked the Stony Brook and offered his congratulations, for having its first woman Denniston of the Interfaith Center honorary lifetime membership on Setauket Fire Departments for after which SUNY Chancellor President. gave the Invocation. Kenny. offering to be the color guard for Thomas A. Bartlett took the Bartlett went on to praise According to Elling, the After Gloria Rocchio, the event. In addition, the Ward podium. the University for becoming ceremony was to be kept as short President of the Stony Brook Melville High School Wind In a slip of the tongue, known statewide, nationally and as possible- as per Kenny's Community Fund, gave her Ensemble played at the Bartlett first congratulated globally as a great research request; therefore, the speaker list congratulations, Elling told the ceremony. "President Kennedy," before was kept short. audience how Kenny wanted to After a brief interlude, correcting himself, and won See KENNY, Page 6 DEWEY Gang Violence Preys on Students 'La Familia,' a street gang from Brooklyn, has taken a foothold on campus XWIN:S! BY JOHN LOWfHER because of injuries sustained during of 'La Familia" here at Stony Brook we Statesman Staff the attacks. Apparently, a light had been Well, for all The word "family" is Two of the cases involving switched off in the G2/P2 lounge. know, he did. normally used to denote ones' individuals of La Familia have been The students who were inside the blood relatives - people that can brought before the Office of Student lounge, including Iregbulem and The Election be trusted and relied upon:. At Affairs - the Statesman has obtained Fred Gamble,a24year-old male not Boardstilldoes not Stony Brook, however, the word copies of actual trial hearings, registered forclasses at Stony Brook, "family" takes on a entirely new witness statements, and letters to started a 'verbal altercation with have a final tally -and dangerous - meaning. individual undergraduate students several residents of G2. DelGardo "The Family," or "La who are allegedly connected with happened to be one of those students. from Thursday's' Familia," as they are called in 'lLa Familia." DelGardo -gave this account: election. ' Brooklyn, is the name of a street The earliest appearance of after the group demanded to know gang that has stalked the Stony threatening activity by 'La Familia" who had switched off the light,they The Election Brook undergraduate campus for dates back toApril, 1994, in O'Neill approached him in a threatening some time, the Statesman has College, G2. _During the Spring, manner. Iregbulem'stated that.'The Board claimed learned. It appears the gang is 1994 semester, a number of events Family' ran the f**king school.". that the omputers comprised of both undergraduate involving David DelGardo, a student Shortly thereafter,'DelGardo was students and individuals who do who has since graduated, led, to rushed by several members of the they use to count not attend the University. The- complaints to University Police, gang and knocked down, but was not ballots were not gang members that do not attend hearings at the Office of Student seriousl Mojured. classes frequent the dorm rooms Affairs, and a letter to University :'A referral for Campus available Friday of the students that reside on President Shirley Strun Kenny from Judicial Proceedings was made by campus. :i one of the victims. University Police officer Ed Ruland due to Pres., The actions of individual gang On,, April .26, 1994, .at. 'on April 27, 1994 to the Office of Kenny ' s members have resulted in a number approximately 12:45am.,DelGardo the Vice President for -'Student of threats, verbal altercations, and "became involved in a verbal Affairs, Fred Preston. Interestingly Inauguraton. actual attacks; two students were altercation' with. Ikechukwu enough, a letter by John J. Orwat, ,admitted to the University Hospital Iregbulem, allegedly the ringleader See GANGS, Page 3 .2 vAMPUS sALEND . : :. '£n~aning''CO~~frontingDiometic. Mole c Voe.n:Oednarivess, al Free for more..infqy a :~~~~~.ju e ,ecta mtneutecitall a LIPCpfu.blmforwoe a men. .1 p :re.iLunge, Stony Brookn Uniobi.: Society -f P.o.ssi o-nl -J;d.. - s ; Socity ~ uteah Mendrtieefn - - - -P~s S0n'n'g VP::pnhsivafivXBubecuu andtm-Fie dS of;'d tsV0 ~ - at 1p.m.I Room 057, Stony-Brook Union.^^r w Arts-Paa,£amu aMLietm Lf-fe- -flm:e- -; , f ,0:- -*-'S iA- ^-'''-.'..: .-' . 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