See Alternatives for the Perahia Recital, Pockpile review, 'movie reviews and a few words with Brautigan... Adw.-eJacob Bigeleisen Resigns; Graduate Dean, Research VP ]By Eamra Craven ^ -3' Vice-President for Research and Dean of Graduate Jacob Bigeleisen, vice-president for Research and dean Studies, and with a recognized commitment to devote a of Graduate Studies, announced his resignation significant part of my time to professional public yesterday, effective at the end of this semester, to service," Bigeleisen wrote. "I have found the duties devote more time to other interests. associated with the Office of Vice President for Research -Bigeleisen is the third of five vice-presidents to and Dean of Graduate Studies afford me too little announce his resignation since the arrival of University opportunity for my other interests. President Marburger President John Marburger July 1. has now agreed to my request that I be relieved of all "It was my intention to divide my activities official administrative responsibilities at the end of the exclusively between scholarly work and public service current semester." ^ - beginning with the 1979-80 academic year. I discussed Prior to Bigeleisen's recruitment to Stony Brook by my priorities with Dr. Richard Schmidt when he arrived his longtime friend, Professor C. N. Yang, he worked for in June 1979 as Acting President. I had no choice but to 10 years at the University of Rochester as a professor for JACUO BIltiLEIlStEN accede to his request to help him through Stony Brook's outstanding scientists. The two remaining vice-presidents, from former transitions Bigeleisen wrote in a resignation statement Elizabeth Wadsworth, vice-president for Student Administrations are Cari Hanes, for Finance and When Dr. John Marburger accepted the presidency, I Affairs for almost seven years, resigned earlier this Business and Howard Oaks, for the Health Sciences reviewed my plans and priorities with him. We agreed month to pursue other career interests. Sidney Gelber, Center. Jim Black was named vice-president for that I would continue in an Administrative capacity for vice-president for Academic Affairs for 10 years, University Affairs, a newly-created position, this a transition period." resigned early this summer to return to teaching. Both summer. "I came to Stony Brook in the Fall of 1978 in three resignations are effective at the end of the Spring 1981 Both Bigeleisen and Gelber, unlike Wadsworth, will capacities:- Leading Professor -of Chemistry, semester. - remain at Stony Brook. P--- .;lec olls T e He Nxt Sem.es er -.S to 7 *7 t a; , .t 3 *, = ; w* *is~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 -t .-- ,- -- t By Nancy J. Hyman Jackie Lachow jand Ste ve Lachow said. "We thought we needed should be held at the beginning of the -Ahmot two months after the Polity Schoenfeld, co-chairman of the Polity more." Schoenfeld and Lachow both said semester, according to Lachow and elections, the positions of Polity treasurer Election Board said yesterday that they that they had agreed that they would Schoenfelf. "Wean be working through and freshman representative have not had been trying to get voting machines have taken five voting machines if they intersession," Lachow said. She added been fined. fom the Suffolk County Board of were made available. They asserted that that the election will be well publicized. The delay has been caused by the Elections but were never able to get the Suffolk County Board of Electis Pol Watchig Problems unavailability of adequate ballot boxes or beyond the deputy commissioner's gave them a runaround in obtaining the Although in recent years ballot boxes in it voting machines, due in part to the Nov. secretary. "We have asked for him machines. "Wolf never responded to our have been used Pol y elections the 4 national elections. The run-off election [Deputy commissioner George Wolf]," phone calls," Lachow said. decision to seek voting machines, said for freshman representative between Jeff Lachow said, "but we have never spoken Wolf said that a letter from a person of Lachow was "in response to poll received by his office watching problems." In addition, voting ... be . to him." had to . * authority = Forman and David EW S G a m b e rg, necessitated Machines Put Aside before machines could be given out - he machines are less expensive than ballot NEWS because neither Wolf said yesterday that Lachow had added that the letter was never received. boxes because neither poll watchers nor candidate received a requested the machines and that 'five "We have the letter on file," Schoenfeld ivote counters have to be paid. UPDATE -majority of votes cast machines were put aside" but that they said. "We always brought it with us." | Besides the cost of the in the October 7 were never picked up. "We told them we Trained Use poll-watchers," Schoenfeld and Lachow election, and the could supply them with the machines," In addition, Schoenfeld and Lachow said, "We spend approximately 15 hours run-off election between Chris Fairhall he said, "but we didn't hear from them." said, members of the Election Board have counting votes. There are about 10 and incumbant Larry Siegel for Polity Voting machines must be impounded to be trained in the use of the voting people who count votes through the treasurer, necessitated when the Polity after national elections, James Coveney, machines, and they will spend their i night, each getting paid $2.50 an hour. -"'Judiciary ruled October 28 that it be held commissioner of the Suffolk County intersession learning how to use the I This would be eliminated [by the use of again because of alleged improprieties in Board of Elections, said, and therefore, machines. - ' voting machines]. The polls will be the amaign, wil not be held this only a limited number were available. The Polity elections for the offices of opened for a longer period of time and L semester. ' _ They told us five and that's it," treasurer and freshman representative I the results will be available much earlier." < *4-, -. /- , . * - * - & ' - ~ SUlNYCUlY Contributions Investigated 'By Howad Sak Committee, are -being investigating the case. Neeler Community Colleges' funds. While SUNY Chancellor investigated "by the State said that such contributions Kibbee's system-wide review, at Clifton '-Wharton is still Comptroller's -Office for -were unusual, and Deputy State the request of State Comptroller vonducting a eview -as to allegedly using University funds .Comptroller R. Wayne Diesel Edward Regan, determined that whet'er-funds Withi for their recent campaigs wrote in a preliminary report of 13 of the schools had used SUNY sools ere used to lMough it U illegal to use * the caw that the propriety of private funds for donations and fkanw re-eetion s for tax-supported university funds political contributions to state uqpd the presidents of all the State tor Ken UValle and to support political migns, legislators involved in schools to use their own money Iea Mark Alan SfI, an investigation by CUNY formulating statutes on higher to reimburse those funds. Three the nts of 13 iy Chancellor Robert Kibbee education was questionable. of the 18 presidents used their Uniesty of New York (CUNY) determined that such .}(Kibbee ao addeed this point, own money initially, Kibee's oak we usn their own contributions came from private -saying that the use of private report determined, and two did mon to ebume 1whool sources within the coleges such funds within the univerhsty was not contribute. hakk con-tdi-utW to the two as donatins and profits from rhot iMpl, but "itWs the public In addition, the CUNY Board politialcampaigns on-campus businesses, according perception that it is of Trustees voted to ban all LAValk, the charman of the to an article in The New York inappropriate or unwise." campaign contributions from Senate Higher E2ducation Time The legai of usi such Neeler said that $2,450 was any university funds and set up a Commite and repesentative of ' fund for politicd contributions donated to Siegers campaign special task force to establish the FU Distr, an has not yet ben determined, C.from CUNY funds and that guidelines for expenditures from area that includes Stony Brook, according to Marvin Neeler, a $2,250 was donated to LaValle's college funds maintained by the a V% Ir.^ & o > r% CNN« , Qtc« -«k and Siegel, the chairman of the I Comspoi ~a~~ lesmani **U for wjwhic * »».isa f-t!tt campaign from CUNY and college presidents. Niagra and Dutchess County (Contntued on page 5} Education .1 f Assembly Higher IComptro14ees arfie, which is . -- - - - P-- ~~~~~- Sw---C PolishStabilityUrgent are threatening the peace ot Warsaw - Leaders of Poland's of the past few Ionths as the power of the Europe and need to "sober up." Communist Party have been undermining in Poland. It is The editor of a Warsaw striving in vain since the Communist Party the independent weekly (Polytika) 'told the summer's strikes to restore almost as if the shots. The Central Committee much t"e stability to the country and its unions are calling 'Tizzeria been same thing yesterday. He added economy. Fresh reports of Polish Government has 'Res'taurapt forced to react to each new that moderate labor leaders Soviet military moves along should cope with the radical Poland's borders make the effort strike threat and has not had 'Welcomes you to visit our new and then work toward "a all the more urgent. time to forge a unified policy -Oozy Famtily Dining Room toward the new unions. partner relationship with the The once-monolithic party. The Washington Post reported Evidence of Pressure yesterday that Soviet military Communist regime in Poland is As evidence of the reserves have been on active now in pieces itself.