VOLUME 14 NUMBER 13 STONY BROOK, N.Y. * JES,\Y, NOVEMBER 3 1- -7 r-- - - - , - f I - -- I--,I - - I -- Lueat Ioncert Attracts Many; Campus Security Kept Busy By TOM MURNANE talking to a young man who was The Grateful Dead concerts attracted thousands of apparently "on a trip," and he asked the youth "Are you people to Stony Brook this weekend. During the three-day holding?". in response, the period gate-crashers fornd their way into the gyrm, several you tng man produced eight joints concert-goers were treated for bad trips, campus police of marijuana and gave them to the uniformed officer. Eleven of helped to save two people from carbon monoxide the arrested youth's travelling poisoning, and 12 persons were arrested for possession of companions were arrested the as campus security narcotics. students for "ill-effects" from next morning stopped and searched At a Student Activities Board drugs. "It was fantastic," she officers their matress-lined U-haul van to (SAB) meeting last night, the said, describing the support and find marijuana, pills, needles, students in charge of planning cooperation which students, and $800 in cash. concerts discussed the problems faculty and stalt memberis surrounding the gate-crashing showed in working with the that preceeded Saturday's late health service throughout .in concert. "The Grateful Dead weekend. Polity Elections Held Tomorrow ; were very uncooperative," said Volunteer workers were one SAB member, explaining apparently very successful in t halt the group insisted "talking the kids out of Students Vote on 2 Referenda on continuing their first show bummers," said a member of the set for until midnight, the time health service. "We tried to limit By MARSHA PRAVDER election board proceoures and Seeking the office of FresEmnan As a the start of the late concert. the sensory input," explains Mrs. Students will vote tomorrow balloting methods in Tabler and representative are Nancy concert could Callanan, Sal Mendolia and result, the second Palmieri, who is also an assistant on two referenda as well as Kelly quads. and impatient David Stoloff. Steven Farber and not begin on time, professor of psychiatry and various Polity offices including No List for the Adam Schneider are the ticket-holders waiting mental health. " At the S en i or and Freshman In Kelly, Senatorial were joined by candidates for Sophomore second show infirmary," she says, "we used representatives, Freshman and candidates for each college were gate-crashers in the pushing and darkened Sophomore presidents, the placed on a single ballot, so that president, and Simon Bergman is sparsely furnished, running shoving that developed. In the one or Judiciary and the Student a person from one college could unopposed for rooms and allowed only Polity Freshman president. chaos that followed, some to speak to the Senate. Run offs will be held on vote for a senator representing two volunteers Two referenda will appear on members of the crowd allegedly we were treating." Friday. another building. No student list person the ballot, both of which vere Threatened hired security guards Lives Saved was supplied in Tabler quad, so College lobbies will serve as during a approved and the results later (not connected with campus According to a police report, that anyone could vote the polling places for these regardless of their invalidated at last Friday's police) with broken bottles, and early Saturday morning Joseph certain time elections, except in Kelly where hall. election. The first referendum according to student reports the Modica, a guard at the gym, residence students will vote near the After the elections were will seek to set aside four dollars guards hit some members of the found two youths locked in a mailboxes in the cafeteria. invalidated, petitioning was of the student activities fee to be crowd with clubs. Attempts to car with its motor running. He Commuter voting will take place reopened, but candidates who used for a community action check tickets were abandoned, immediately called Security, Union in the Stony Brook had already submitted petitions fund. The second is an saying that the two young men As a result of the problems of building, opposite the main did not have to do so again. amendment to the Polity to be dead." When the Dead concert, the present "appear desk. College legislators will be At the original election, ten constitution which allow Charles Cali and Sgt. from process of ticket sales was once Patrolman manning the polling tables people were running to fill the elections for the Polity treasurer arrived, it was apparant that again criticized, discussed and Plog 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Identification ten Polity Judiciary positions. to be held in Feb. to enable the two youths had beetn to insure defended. Alternative methods cards will be checked Another candidate has since the new treasurer to both write overcome bv carbon monoxide residents of a of checking tickets before that only petitioned leaving students with and administer his own budget. fumes and revived them with in concerts are being considered, particular college will vote a decision of ten of' eleven In the past, the Polity treasurer oxygen. With the help o' that college. I it ies. T here are has administered the budget No Injuries associate pro fessor Edgar possibi and All Students Vote for the student, senate formulated by the previous Despite the pushing Anderson of the Health Center, candidates late those all colleges with the treasurer. This amendment will shoving that occurred who reportedly massaged one of All students, including from of Irving, Mount, not affect the present treasurer. Saturday night, campus the victim's chest after his heart who haven't paid the activities exceptions officials say that there fee will be permitted to vote. Amman and Bruce. A third referendum would infirmary had momentarily stopped Douglass, injuries over petitioned for change the academic calendar of werf no reported beating, they sasved the lives of According to the new chairman One person though several of Steinbeck, but the University so that finals for the weekend, the two and took them to St. of the election board, Cliff senator were treated for bad a petition with too the fall semester would be individuals Charles Hospital. The two Thier, this is possible because a3 submitted 6 sips. signatures, no policy completed before winter recess. youths art reportedly in good clause in the Polity constitution many declares every undergraduate a statement, and no copy of the The passage of this referendum "About 15 or 20 students condition. member of Polity and, therefore, rules. His petition would also allow a month long were( treated for bad trips" Arrests electionboard entitled to vote. may be invalidated. interscssion "to permit ai variety concert, said CanmpuLs se Curitv officerls were cluring the Polity elections were orginally Candidates of formal and informal Eli-z.abeth Palmieri, Director of also invoolved in the arrests of held on October 23, but were The two candidates uruning educational all(d vocational Nursing Studies and program twelve pcer Sisos !o<()Ip)ossession ol) later invlalidated by the Student tfor- SeniorX- prpeseniflltais s f ar opportunitiesIfom students ani of a servic. set up na kr co(tics .. i irdit Lit N liglt coordinator Council due to (disc-epa11n(icies, in Bart Davis, and Mitchel Gilbert. facuIl it Y. " by the hlealth service to treat PattItr Ilmao I .III . .rI. C(alli Wasi Page 2 STATESMAN November 3, 1970 Page 2 - - I . - - - I Wechsler's Trial Ends As Dial Action Remaining Charges Dropped [516] 246-3690 .SI6OT 249. ?9W0 uwekdavs from 9-5 and By ROBERT F. COHEN Wechsler presented three misdemeanor, on charges Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9-12 or witnewses who testified that he stemming from the same set of The prosecution yesterday was not among those stoning incidents that Wechsler ww write: Dial Action, Statesman, SUENY Stony dismissed all remaining charges cars. An eleventh-hour witness, charged with. Another former Brook, Stony Brook, N. Y. 11790. against Ira Wechsler, the graduate student Alfred Walker, student, Marc Waldauer, pleaded How can I get off the meal plan? About an hour after 20-year-old senior originally told the panel that he was with guilty to three violations, and each meal I have severe vibrations in my lower region, charged with 24 criminal counts. Wechsler from four to five hours was fined $500 as his sentence. Wechsler was to go to trial that evening and the next and am forced to run to the bathroom several hours yesterday on charges stemming morning, and Wechsler did not thereafter. Is there any relief in sight? from an incident in May, 1969, approach Nicolls Road as the Wechsler remains in jail, until he is sentenced on November 20. when a group of students State's witnesses had charged. To date, your only means of escape is a certified. occupied an office where His lawyers, however, have Two studi-aib, Kim Frahm and validated, honest-to-goodness. note from your physician, defense-related conil;ia;Ls -re Frank Bellaro testified that indicated that they will try to indicating that the disease or condition with which you Adi,gedly held. Facing chargs of Wechsler had thrown rocks at obtain a write of habeus corpus tirassmn nt and disorderly the cars, and Bellard indicated to free him. Friends of Wechsler are afflicted is being worsened by the cafeteria food. (Or conduct, Wechole.'s trial was to that he was hit by one. have said that the process is at least isn't helping to cure it.) Rumors that food hattL. >e*n the fourth iince last Sentencing has been set for costly, and have asked students service is planning to hire their own doctor to check out Monday.