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equal opportunity offer, open to
anyone, regardless of race, relig-
cision to run.-By your next issue, -
the election will have already
The
One-Time ion, or sexual perversion. How-
ever, the best candidates would be
passed, so that the point seems
moot. Whatever damage was
Stony Brook
Offer
incurable fanatics, deranged lun-
atics, and revolutionary Guards.
done, was done. However, I am
disappointed considering my en- Press
Alex Varsany tire year working with The Press
Returning Student on vouchers, advertising and oth- Editor-in-Chief ....... ....... Kyle Silfer
DearSirs: er Polity issues. Managing Editor ........... . Karin Falcone
In response to the bounty put on ShariSacks Business Manager ............... John Dunn
the head of the novelist, Salman Editor Emeritus ............ Craig Goldsmith
Rushdie, by the holy men of Iran, I
would like to announce a reward
for the assassination of the Aya-
Never The Press replies: Questionnaires
were available in the Polity suite to News and Feature: David Alistair, Christopher
Chen, Robert V. Gilheany, Diane Schutz
candidates turning in their peti-
tollah Ruhollah Khomeini My
offer is ninety-nine cents in cold,
hard cash-no questions asked. I
Got One tions. A few candidates, however,
through some strange twist of fate, Arts: Lee Gundel, Alexandra Odulak Robert
admit, less than a dollar doesn't To Whom It May Concern. failed to receive one. All were track- Rothenberg
buy much in these inflationary I am writing in response to the ed down and accosted by diligent
times, but let' s not forget the prize leading comments put under my staff members except for you and Graphics: Allain Atienza, James Blonde, Ed Bridges,
comes in good old American dol- name in regard to the Polity elec- two others, who were approached Arlene Donnelly, Rachel Elkind, Sanford Lee, Steve
lars, the preferred currency of the tions [last issuej. I did not turn in a at the Senate meeting you mention. Schmitz, Joseph Sterinbach, Aaron Zimmerman
international underworld, not in questionnaire because I never re- Perhapsyou misunderstood ourin-
Mickey-Mouse Ayatollah-money. ceived one. (No one handed me or vitation, but you could have an- Production: Mike Blake, Donna Greene, Erika
If my first offer doesn't generate approached me with a question- suwered the one question asked of Votruba
enough interest, rm willing to naire.) you at any point that evening, not
double it-but only in return for I was, however, approached the just Right Then and There. Sorry, The Stony Brook Press is published bi-week-
some extra frills. Any kind of slow night before Press production but life goes on. ly on Thursdays (barring recesses) during the
torture like dismemberment with during a budgetary Senate meet- academic year and irregularly during the sum-
a blunt cleaver, or being pulled ing. Of course, it would have been mer session by The Stony Brook Press Inc, a
apart by a team of camels is OK extremely inappropriate for me to student run and student funded not-for-profit
An ingenious job deserves a gen- leave, considering that I was at the corporation. Advertising policy does not nec-
erous bonus. What's more, I would meeting to answer questions and essarily reflect editorial policy. Ad copy due by
Letters should be typed or clearly Sp on the Monday prior to publication. For
grant three bucks- read my lips- to provide information so that the handwritten and written in some
three bucks of my hard-earned process ran smoothly. I am the more information on advertising call
form of comprehensible English. 632-6451.
money should the assassin be able Student Polity Co-treasurer, who, Drop them off, slip them under the Staff meetings are held weekly in the Press
to prove beyond any reasonable with the Treasurer, actually pro- door, or mail them to us here at020 offices at approximately 7:30PM Monday.
doubt that the imam had AIDS, poses the budget with the advice Central Hall. Letters full of irrel- The opinions expressed in letters and view-
molested little boys, masturbated and consent of the Council and the evence, syntactical redundancy, points do not necessarily reflect those of our
while reading the Holy Koran-or Senate. bad grammar, or sloppy spelling staff.
was an undercover CIA agent. You did not say in your article are subject to editing for clarity.
I would also like to point out that I was approached in the - I - -- Phone: 632-6451
that the mullahs are giving bigotry above-stated circumstance and Office:
a bad name by openly preferring a that I would have gladly answered Suite 020 Central Hall
Moslem perpetrator. Mine is an any questions concerning my de- S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2790
page 2 The Stony Brook Press
Blowing the Whistle
by Robert Rothenberg returned to him and the two have not re- form their usual duties as unstatused Pub- sistance. And that's what happened I got
Two Public Safety officers have brought ceived explanations as to why their status lic Safety officers, and an ill-equipped Le- injured... When I get injured, my family suf-
suit against several USB administration of- was originally removed (Gagliardo claims ver was injured assisting in an arrest and is fers from it I have three kids and...rm no
ficials over alleged violations of their civil that they "are the only two Public Safety currently under a doctor's care, according good to them either," Lever said, in a tele-
rights. "[When] we blow the whistle on officers in the last ten years at Stony Brook to Gagliardo. "It's an embarassment to phone interview from his home.
something, we're tired of getting hammered that had their status revoked . de-site the them...They we-ren't told why they were According to Gagliardo, Thomas Krajew-
for it," said Kevin Paukner, who with ski, an Assistant Director of Public Safety
Charles Lever initiated the $13+ million (and another defendant) had his-secretary
lawsuit. call "Lever at home while he (was] in bed
"They've engaged in whistleblowing and and [tellj him that he was stripping him of
being critical of the mismanagement of the any sick time that he may be entitled to
way the Public Safety Department at Stony ...which is against Department policy, and
Brook has been run," said Joseph Gagli- frankly, it's against the union contract"
ardo, their attorney. "What has occurred Lever said: "It bothers me every time that
since then is a systematic and repeated Kevin and myself try and enhance the de-
form of harassment against Mr. Paukner partment and make it more professional,
and Mr. Lever for bringing these sorts of and we get penalized for it r m also having a
things to light" hard time understanding how the Univer-
"It's a helluva coincidence that they both sity can spend the amount of money they do
happen to be union officers," Gagliardo to send individuals to the academy...and
said Paukner is the Unit Chairman and take away the status that they trained them
Lever a shop steward for the campus local for."
of the American Federation of State, City "There is a certain amount of harass-
and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). In ment," Paukner explained, "to the point
retribution for their actions, both officers where, being a union representative, you
claim they were stripped of their peace have to have a certain amount of time off to
officer status without a proper hearing to Was: Gary Barnes Is: Richard Young investigate grievances." When time it is re-
give them the opportunity to defend them- Press File Photos quested, however, "they deny us...we argue
selves, and also suffered interference and fact that officers have been disciplined for stripped of their status. No hearing was over it"
tampering from bureaucratic higher-ups in various things...none of those officers had set..No charges were brought against Lever concurred: "They don't want to
Public Safety with their arrest paperwork. their status revoked") them...Their status was taken away by a deal with us; they don't want to talk with us
Paukner was recently restored his peace Without peace officer status, an officer simple letter from the President," he said. las union representativesl, and that makes
officer status by acting Public Safety Di- cannot make an arrest (although he may "Nobody wants to be arrested..and if for bad relations. How can you get things
rector Richard Young, (a defendant in the assist), nor may he carry nightsticks or they're...a little bit high or whatever the accomplished...?" Lever said.
case) but Lever has yet to have his status Mace. However, the two men had to per- case may be, there's gonna be a lot of re- continued on page 9
-kulduggery
E ection
by David Alistair capture a plurality (the highest percentage)
Violations of Student Polity voting pro-
cedures have invalidated the candidacies of
two presidential candidates and caused the
Board Files Charges of the vote, he would be allowed to parti-
cipate as a candidate in any run-off. Ac-
cording to Election Board parliamentarian
William Fox, the judiciary's actions were
results of the Student Activity Fee refer-
endum to be scrapped. "very unusuaL" Fox, who was asked by the
The Election Board grievance commit- judiciary to serve as an unofficial advisor,
tee-a body consisting of David Nichols, elaborated: "Basically, the sense I got from
chair of the Election Board; William Burke, them was that they wanted to make gra-
vice chair; Jodi Ellenbogen, chief justice of dations of severity of punishment..They
the Polity judiciary, and Mark Joachim, didn't feel he [Abrahamj quite understood
Polity treasurer- followed up evidence and how the rules worked." Abraham's votes
testimony in four cases of Election Board had been counted prior to the hearing, but,
bylaw violations. Presidential candidates said Fox, only he, Nichols, and Burke knew
Michael Lutas and Sorin Abraham were the results. Abraham's 29.197/ of the vote
charged with printing and distributing cam- was a plurality, effectively negating the ju-
paign flyers in excess of the 700 permitted, diciary's action, and placing him on the May
candidate for senior representative Shair- 4 run-off ballot with opponent Esther Las-
een Rasheed was charged with election- tique.
eering within 100 feet of a polling place, and Another complaint against Abraham,
the Student Activity Fee referendum was lodged by presidential candidate Brian
declared invalid by the board due to poll- .James,was dismissed by both the grievance
watching violations. All four cases were committee and the judiciary for lack of ev-
heard Monday, April 24, by the Polity stu- idence. James claimed Abraham was elec-
dent judiciary. tioneering in the G-Quad hockey pit during
Lutas was found guilty of the charges a game, placing him within 100 feet of sev-
brought against him, and stripped of his eral polling locations.
candidacy by the judiciary. As a result, his Rasheed was found not guilty of elect-
votes were counted as if he were a write-in ioneering because she had not been given
choice, allowing him a chance for election if the second page of the campaign rules by
his tally amounted to a majority (50; of the the Election Board, a sign, it was decided, of
votes, plus one), but barring him from being unequal treatment The judiciary also up-
placed on any run-off ballots. Lutas's votes held the board's invalidation of the Activity
had not been counted at the time of the Fee referendum due to violations of article
hearing, but his 18.88w; of the total vote XIV, section 5 of the Election Board bylaws
turned out to be well below the necessary ("Pollwatchers are allowed to encourage
margin. students to vote as long as it is non-partisan
Abraham was also found guilty as char- encouragement"). Consequently, the ref-
ged. and while the judiciary stripped him of erendum will be on the ballot for the May 4
his candidacy, the action was modified with run-off and the results of the April 17 vote
the proviso that if Abraham had managed to will be destroyed.
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0ON. CAPU American diplomacy, generally dismal This is not because m lFii
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our engineers are better people than our diplomats. It's
because effective diplomacy requires a great deal of sec-
We Missed You recy and duplicity. Our society doesn't allow the necessary Every Day Is Earth Day
Worried about finding a job after graduation that won't
Not to plug shamelessly or anything, but the Record Van is deceits. fd bet on the engineers." In other words, we can all
make you sick with self-loathing? Well, the New England
back, and with it cheap, decent used records and tapes still act like brain-damaged children as long as our tech-
Environmental Career Fair might be foryou. In the words of
ranging from $1.00 to $5.00 a pop. Since the time when nology will keep us from killing each other. The only ques-
organizer Katherine Honey, the fair "will provide a unique
roving vendors were banished to the Union bi-level by tion missing here is"Q21: Will SDI let us blou' the shit out of
opportunity for professionals and students of environment-
administrators unknown, the Van vanished into the mists of those goddamn Soviets without the risk of a retaliatory
al disciplines to meet with companies recruiting exclusively
legend, its bountiful crates of records no longer available to strike?' Well, you can ask them that yourself. Write or call:
for positions in the environmental fields." So, for swell jobs
be pawed through by cost-conscious students. Now, how- High Frontier, 1010 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington,
with no pangs of guilt for damage inflicted on the biosphere
ever, it has returned, and may be found with its legendary DC 20005. (202) 737-4979.
by your employers, take a trip to Boston, Mass. this May 9,
booty in the bi-level flea market on certain blessed Mon-
10, and 11. The fair will be held in the Hynes Convention
days.
Center, and for more information call (508) 222-2254 or
Last One write: P.O. Box 2179, Attleboro, MA 02703. Prescreening
likeminded
Um. The last in the Stony Brook Film Society's series for forms are available to help you link up with
Staying Alive the academic year is Marcel Carne's Children Of Para-
dise. The date is May 10, the time 7 PM, and the location the
companies.
Winding up this semester's Distinguished Lecture Series,
the Reverend William Sloane Coffin, president of the anti- Union Auditorium. Admission $2.00. Go.
nuclear group SANE/FREEZE, will offer his views on what
people need to do "For the World to Survive." Handy
Bring Back Herb
No, not the guy who had the good sense not to eat Burger
information to have. Obtaining it is easy- be in the Staller King food...Cannabis sativa: dope, hash, weed, grass. That
Center Recital Hall at 4p. i onThursday, May 4. And listen stuff. The Coalition for 100% Drug Reform is sponsoring a
real hard.
Put on a Happy Face Safe Drugs Rally in NYC's Washington Square Park on
time at Stony Brook! Touted as "a
Hooray! It's Open House May 6 at 11AM. Their flyer says they want to stop AIDS,
day for the entire family," USB is apparently trying to make violence, US interventionism, and crack/PCP use. Appar-
ently decriminalization of marijuana will lead to this, so
Sadly Devoid of Intelligence nice with its estranged surrounding communities with a PR
party for all and sundry. How exciting a "wellness clinic for they're behind that, too. Interesting to see an anti-drug
published by High Frontier, a pro-SDI
There's this booklet
free blood pressure screening" and "demonstrations by group that isn't anti-all drugs. For more info, contact either
lobbying group, and it's being distributed on campus by a The Coalition for 100% Drug Reform (No. 9 Bleecker St,
group of young boys and girls who may or may not be the science departments" will be is another story, but a craft
fair and a lacrosse game ought to amuse somebody. If you NYC, (212) 995-1245) or the people who dropped off a
College Republicans. The title is "20 Questions" and, to hand-colored flyer for us: Greens at the Brook (P.O. Box
give you a taste of what's inside, here's one of them-"Q 1: want a look at how USB officials present our wonderful
institution to the public, check this out It might be en- 294, East Setauket, NY 11733).
Shouldn'twe place our hopes on arms controltreatiesinstead
of SDI on diplomacy instead oftechnologkv A: The history of lightening: Saturday, May 6. Noon to 41,M.
American engineering has been brilliant, the history of April 27, 1989 page 5
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page 6 The Stony Brook Press ASSOCIATION
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Avoidance of Choice
How to Live the Good Life
by Karin Falcone style, Sue never sees far beyond a life of the be ignored
9 to 5, the office, the business suit, city But then again, maybe there's a state-
your life and now that you're about rents, and bars on the windows-made all ment being made that even the author isn't
to graduate and forced out on your worthwhile by good friends and family. intentionally selling Maybe if you wish to
own, you need some quick an- Speaking of which, she relies on this small move up in the business and professional
swers. Easy answers. Perhaps a how-to circle of acquaintances for much of her world, you have to accept commerciality,
book can provide some help. Like maybe research, which consists of opinions by you have to wear designer suits and own
Real Life 101, (Almost) Surviving Your everyone (and no one) from her Aunt Ruthe, new furniture, you have to listen to your
First Year Out of College. to "a couples therapist" Aunt Ruthe. Ah ha
I have a problem with how-to books. Not Kleinman begins Chapter 1 ("Hi Ho, Hi The value of this book, which certainly
books that tell you how to build a bookshelf, Ho, It's Off to Work We Go...- Getting Off doesn't lie in its empirical research, is its
or how to cook Chicken Kiev, but books that to a Good Start at the Office") by saying, insider's view on Yuppie life (minus drugs,
attempt to dictate How to Live Your Life. "This book won't tell you how to find a alcohol and insider trading). By narrowing
"Qualified specialists" saying "Let me tell job...because I refuse to write about job the research sample to people of her own
you the right way to eat, make love, be a hunting" Instead, she talks about dressing ilk, and just being herself throughout, with
man, get a promotion, etc., etc." But a look (Al mst)Sarviviag for success with qualified specialist Marcy corny clever verbosity, Kleinman portrays
the ideal young white upwardly mobile
at the best seller list is testament to their arFirstTear Syms, president of Syms clothing stores,
middle class situation vividly. How can I
lucrative success. who urges readers to (of course) buy quality
In Real Life 101, author Susan Klein- brand names, just like on the TV commer- make my new apartment homey? How can I
man takes a stab at giving you diploma- cial In the chapter"You Must Tell Me Who have an office romance? How am I going to
bearing lost souls a hand, with better in- Your Decorator Isn't," she speaks to the lose those ten pounds?
tentions than your average novelty how-to director of communications for the Furni- Real Life 101 can help you answer those
sleaze pulp. She really wants to help you ture Information Council, who urges rea- pressing questions. As long as there are
through your transition from Yuppie-to-be ders to (guess what?) buy furniture they like people who believe there are easy answers
to Yuppie proper. (Though Yuppie is a to-be, but Kleinman does not acknowledge today, and then buy more furniture when to life's toughest questions, there will be
stale expression from a staler trend, it is much variation in collegiate existence. Op- they're sure of their tastes tomorrow. Such people who capitalize on it It's just good
exactly what she is writing about here.) pressively subjective, even if you take a naive and just plain shoddy interviewing, business.
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- Vibrations,
"HeyH LetsGo!"
The Ramones Deliver in the Gym
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by Lee Gundel
On
great to be here in Stony Brook," and then, the heart of the dance floor to be moshed
after things had reached a certain level of into submission.
approximately 10:45pM
Saturday, April the Ra-
the 15th, at intensity, he yelled,"ONE, TWO, THREE, The show had other high points, as well,
mones came to the USB gym to FOUR"' and the show began. The band two of them being the band's rendition of
deliver a night of frenzied, fast- soon launched off into one of its favorite the 1950s classic "Surfing Bird," and their
paced rock and roll. And that's exactly what tunes,"Psycho Therapy." The crowd touching anti-child abuse song, "Beat on
they did deliver--a night of down and dirty cheered enthusiastically, and up by the the Brat with the Baseball Bat"
bare-to-the-bone punk rock with the rare stage, where only the brave and the stupid The eager fans called back the Ramones
opportunity for you and your friends to dared go, a large healthy outbreak of slam for two encores by chanting out the "Blitz-
mosh each other into oblivion. dancing started up. krieg Bop's" battle cry, "Hey Ho Let's go!"
All in all, it was some pretty impressive As the show continued, the Ramones and the band finished tl ings off respectably
stuft covered all of their more famous songs, ie. with some energetic and capably-done clos-
After an opening show by 247-SPYZ, "I Wanna be Sedated," "Rockaway Beach," ing numbers. After finishing, the Ramones
which I pretty much missed, the band was "Rock and Roll High School," and at least thanked us, the audience, for coming, and
heralded in the usual way-they stood a- forty (no joke) other two- to three-minute then left us to drift back off into the dark
round shrouded by some ominous-looking songs, all of which were performed with an and rainy night, taking our official Ramones
(and well-lit) stage mist, while the crowd equal amount of pizzazz. concert memorabilia with us, and hoping to
rushed down closer to the action, trying to Probably the best part of the show was get back to our dorms before catching pneu-
figure out if the four shadowy figures on when the band played its anthem, "Blitz- monia. But they left us with something more
stage were really the Ramones. krieg Bop." Everybody knew the song and than official memorabilia--they left us with
They obviously were you could feel a strong surge of emotion the memory of a real rock concert, one
The concert opened up with Joey Ra- passing through the crowd as people who where the music is simple, direct, unpreten-
mone telling the audience that,"It's really v v
had been relatively uninvolved plunged into tious, and loud.
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violated by an enemy who is completely which throws things even further out of smap
M, as wome agaggamage
American suspense film conventions, the ween genre norms. It's implausible, man-
tactic of confusing an enemy with sexual
overtures never fails, never backfires-the
ipulative in the most transparent way, and
pretty damn gratuitous. The film is based
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on a novel, so maybe screenwriter/co-pro-
woman or man is always able to conceal a
dagger or slip poison into the pre-sex cham- ducer Terry Hayes was just sticking to the i
pagne glasses, thus ensuring permanent plot, but here a little discretionary editing Amsterdam $275
coitus interruptus. But not here. The next
scene in the cabin reveals Rae sitting on the
would have done wonders.
Ignoring the disappointing conclusion,
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edge ofthe bed and Hughie dressing behind
her. The most desperate gamble has failed
Dead Calm is a startlingly impressive
work Director Phillip Noyce maintains an
London 189 Sessioi is, Two
Madrid 245
and the enemy is still standing. The pres-
ervation of normalcy is no longer possible,
excellent sense of gloomy isolation on the
mainly cheery and sunlit waves-with im- Paris 235 umm r Issues
Rome 269
for though Rae has not been raped, she has
most certainly been violated, and can no
passive bird's-eye views of the tiny ves-
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claustrophobic, two-location film. Graeme
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It Out
The Return of Fishbone
hide it in his pocket, he hangs it out on a
by Joe DiStefano shingle for all the world to see.-Swope"
F ishbone is red hot, Fishbone
is red hot," chanted band
Indeed, Fishbone had something that
night and they certainly weren't hiding it in
members to the audience their pockets, but proudly strutting it for a
Friday night, April 14, and largely manic audience. The lead bonehead,
Fishbone was not the only thing overheated who wore his hair bleached in a two-strand,
that night. The interior of the Union Ball- dready mohawk, made a self-fulfilling pro-
room took on a tropical atomosphere as the phecy as he chanted, "Nah Nah Nah, gonna
windows began to steam up and the crowd have a good time," and led the crowd in the
danced in the sweltering heat. All the while, chorus of that soul classic. He waxed pa-
USB natives and townies alike were re- ternal when he warned the audience,"What
minded of the upcoming Activity Fee ref- are you thinking about? ['Fishbone!1 Well
erendum by huge placards that read: "This then, act like it!" For the most part, the
show is brought to you by the Student Ac- audience was charged and probably would
tivity Fee, vote yes on the referendum." have moshed to a third-rate garage band
The night's opener, The Breaking Bantus playing old Def Leppard tunes.
-I mean, Slamming Watusis-ground out Once again, the band expressed a sur-
a set of undifferentiated death twaddle. prising literary interest through a hilarious
Standard arena schlock save for a sax free-form prose poem on the physical and
player and especially tormented vocals. metaphysical qualities of the human ass.
Fishbone, a tasty seafood treat washed in The rap acted as a prelude to the band's
by waves of r&b, funk, punk, blues, and jazz, crowd-pleaser "Charley." Also played was
came to shore around 10 o'clock. The the catchy lament, "I Wish I Had a Date."
band's three-piece brass section carried it Although Fishbone put on an excellent
through tunes of fierce intensity as well as show, something was missing. The unre-
mellower jazzy and soul numbers. Fishbone lenting heat and my expectations (inflated,
is not unique in their use of brass as the perhaps, by fish stories about the last show)
driving force in their brand of hardcore, but left me still with a hearty appetite. Perhaps
they are singular in their choice of quotes the Student Activity Fee should provide
for their concert t-shirts. From glimpses of fans at the next concert or set up a garment
thrashing bodies, I was able to piece it check at the door, because hardcore and the
Image Rachel Elkind together. "If a man has the truth he does not greenhouse effect just don't mix.
-Celluloid.---
predicament of the film." husband se•rariat-ed The remainder of the film is divided into
from wife, wife alone with strange man. two narratives, each one related to, but
Waters
seductively as Ingram makes his way know-how to rig a foundering vessel and
through the waterlogged lower decks, un- pursue his enemy. In a more formulaic film,
covering more and more evidence to con- his efforts would come to fruition and some
firm his suspicions of foul play. Back on the ass would definitely get kicked, but, in
boat, of course, Hughie does wake up, and Dead Calm, Ingram has a tough enough