OBSERVER Vol. 98 No. 23 March 22, 1991 Page 1 Committee Created to Revise Student Judiciary Board Guidelines Kristan Hutchison Vandals Strike in Kline Lot Tom Hickerson Page 2 What Do Bard, Harvard and Kenya Have in Common Yasmin Forlenza and Charlie Williams Career Day a Success Jonathan Englert Bard Musical Scholar Wins Grant Christie Searing Page 3 Bard Biology Student Receives National Acclaim Tatiana Prowell Who Pays for Cheap Electricity? Jennifer Horenstein What Will Become of Yugoslavia? Greg Giaccio Page 4 What is This? Kline Encourages Playing With Food David “ZZYZX” Steinberg David Foster is No Typical Writer Greg Giaccio Page 5 Teaching the Analytical Mold, the Fakery Accepted Anthony Van Wagner Conference Stengthens Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Cause Lavina Yocum Spandex’s Return ZZYZX Page 6 Real People are Talking About This Play Kristan Hutchison The Beer Column Finnegan and the Phantom Modern English’s Reunion Album An interview with Aaron Davidson Jennifer Horenstein Page 7 Possession Worth Owning. and Reading Jonathan Miller Page 8 Classifieds and personals Page 10 Outlook From the Editor’s Sanctum Overcoming the Darkness Greg Giaccio If Money Were Not an Issue, What Would You Do Over Spring Break? Page 11 Letters Dogs Remembered Todd Defren PC is OK Jonathan Miller Annandale Acquisitions Susan Van Kleeck The SJB Trials The Main Witness Page 12 Calendar Address Correction Requested Non-profit Org. U.S.Pcx.age PAID Permit No. 1 Bard Annandale-on-Hudson College's 0: How MANY BARd ObsERVER REAdERS · News, Arts, doEs iT TAkE To scREW iN A LiGitTbulb? A:Bm~ . & Sports Weekly - A~oNyMous ObsERVER FluNkiE Committee created to revise Student Judiciary Board guidelines by Kristan Hutchison Morgan. Morgan was relaying a act only with power invested in eluded three friendly amend­ decision made by President Leon their board by the Dean of Stu­ ments. The first, presented by Jeff A board of six students was es­ Botstein and Dean Stuart Levine, dents. Bolden, added the line "In pass­ tablished Tuesday to assist the according to Lisa Sanger, Secre­ The resolution passed at the ing this resolution the Forum in Student ·Judiciary Board (SJB) in tary to the Student Association. Tuesday Forum established a no way supports the actions of the updating their guidelines in re­ According to the memo from board of six students which will Administration in suspending the sponse to the recent controversy Morgan, the privileges of the SJB meet once a week with the SJB to powers of the SJB. The SJB is and over voting and confidentiality. to hear cases have been suspended review and revise its established remains a committee of the stu­ The short meeting of the Student until April 26 "pending the reso­ guidelines. They will offer their dent association." Forum on March 19, 1991 was lution of two major issues. These recommendations by April 26 as The other amendments con­ called specifically to create such a issues relate to a confidentiality well, at which point the finned that the SJB guidelines are resolution. statement and the unanimous vote reccomendations must be ac­ a part of the Student Association The SJB was officially sus­ question in cases of suspension cepted by the Student Forum and Constitution and. that the new pended a day prior to the forum and expulsion." Until theApril26 Levine, Papadimitriou, and committee is temporary. meeting in a memo sent to Amy deadline Morgan will decide all Botstein for the SJB to regain its Elected to the committee were Rogers, Student Chair of the SJB, cases that would regularly come decision-making status. Jeff Bolden, Olivier te Boekhorst, by Dean of Students Shelley beforetheS]B,sincetheynormally As passed, ~he resolution in- Melissa Cahoon, RafeGreco, Dave Rolf, and Lisa Sanger. In the same meeting the follow­ Vandals strike in Kline lot ing announcements and actions were made: by Tom Hickerson eThe referendum to raise ac­ tivities fees $30 a year was sup­ Between the hours of ported 596 for to 91 against, said 3:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sanger. The Board of Trustees are on Saturday, March 16, expected to make the final deci­ two cars w~re seriously sion on March 27. Students may vandalized in the Kline write Papadimitriou before then. Commons parking lot. eA tuition raise for next year One car was stolen from , ,••' ,. ~·. ,• .· .. ,· . which will outpace inflation was the lot and found by local announced at the most recent fac­ ·authorities in the Red ulty meeting, according to Gavin Hook area, while the· ste­ Milczarek, EPC Chair. reo was taken from the eThe outer doors of donns will other car. Both Security be locked in the future, Botstein and the local authorities decided, but details of when, how, are looking into the case. and who 'Will have access are be­ The car that was stolen ing left for discussion in the Stu­ and recovered was a beige dent Life Committee, according 1984 Nissan Sentra to te Boekhorst. wagon, owned by sopho­ e)eff Bolden was selected as a more Cathy Collins. Car vandalism is nothing new at Bard. This photo was taken last spring. Math and Science Division rep­ Collins had left the vehicle resentative to the Educational in the lot for a member of the campus at 1:00 p.m. to talk with out and there was a great deal of Planning Commi ttce (EPC). Student Mechanics Open Garage Collins. According to Collins, the trash strewn ·about the inside. eThe Central Committee has to repair, and the SMOG member department had already found a Several maps and drawings for begun to monitor the uses of the could not find the vehicle. He re­ car matching her. description in an art class that were inside the Dean of Students activity fund to ported it to Security at 10:30 a.m. the Red Hook area. Later that car were also taken. see t h at is spent on appropriate• · The second vehicle that was evening, the officer called Collins "Whoever these people are, events, said David Miller. vandalized was a 1979 Volvo and verified that it was her car they're wise to the fact that once The next regularly scheduled which had its left rear window that was found. the security vehicles patrol the Student Forum meeting vvi.H be smashed, its interior ripped apart "The car had all the glass bro­ lot, th~y do~'t come back [for a on the first Tuesday·after Spring and its stereo stolen. The vandal­ ken out of it," said Collins. Ac­ long timeJ smce they have to pa- Break April 2 and agendas will ism was reported at 4:45 p.m. cording to the description given trol the entire campus." said Se- be po~tcd bef~re that date. An officer from the Rhinebeck to her from the officer, the car also curity Director Bob Boyce. Boyce , fJ' police department arrived on had its steering console ripped continued on page 7 What do Bard, Harvard & Kenya have in common? by Yasmin Forlenza and invaluable was the aid of Michael Charlie Williams Lewis and Bonnie Gilman, our faculty advisors who are well ac­ · '~xcuse me, is this the Political quainted with United Nations and Security Committee?" simulations due to their own par­ "No, Special Political." ticipation while in college. The "Oh, but isn't the Political and Club is rnafnly funded through Security Committee next to the the Student Convocation Fund, Commission on Human Rights, and this year's budget strain re­ in the Grand Ballroom?'' sulted in a cut to many programs, ''No, it's next to Social, Human including M.U.N. Luckily, with and Cultural, in the Conference the help of many dedicated sup­ Room." porters, the Model United Nations • • • Club was able to raise funds in "Excuse me, is this Special Po- order to attend this very impor­ litical?" tant national conference. "Yes." Meanwhile, after two weeks "Great, where are you from?" back at Bard, the delegates ''UPenn." continue to cat together and con­ ''No, no, what country are you verse using the official rules of The Bard delegation to the Harvard MUN represented Kenya. represcn ting?" procedure to stay prepared for "Israel, how about you, where tumes and their .new personali­ all ready for Harvard, as most of an Honorable Mention awarded future conferences. Of course, the are you from?" ties before attending the opening the delegates were new and many to Jitesh Ludwa. rules of procedure listed in the "Kenya." ceremonies. The men from di.d not have experience partici­ The M.U.N. club was able to Harvard M.U.N. guide sound "No, I mean which school?" Harvard, Yale, and The University pating in major conferences. The participateattheHarvardM.U.N. strange when applied to, for ex­ "Bard." ofChicago, just to name a few, preparation paid off with a good thanks to the gen~rosity of the ample, someone' s waffles as op­ "So, tell me, what is your posi­ resembled Wall Street traders, over-all performance for Bard and Political Studies department. Also posed to someonc's politics. fJ' tion on resolution #3? Do you complete with red suspenders. think that the developing nations The women were equally impres­ are in accordance with the verifi­ .sive,lookingliketheyjuststepped Career Day a success cation measures on chemical out of a Sak's Fifth Avenue dis­ weapons? Better yet, would you play case. be willing to recognize us as a The Secretary General of ·the by Jonathan Englert graduation from Bard. attendance was down frcm last nation?" · Harvard Model United Nations Harriet Schwartz, Director of year's Career Day, when about 60 'Wait ..