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Vol. XXV No. 1
January 27,1975
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College.
Media Workshop
Planned
The Metropolitan Council, American Jewish Congress issued the
following resolution to reaffirm the freedom of student newspapers.
This resolution will be one of the subjects studied at a Media
Workshop proposed by the DOLPHIN to be conducted in the beginning of the semester.
llie students in the Workshop plan to draft a constructive and
responsible system for estaUishing a closer relationship between
the four SICC campus publications: the DOLPHIN, the Black Press,
Punto, and the Evening News.
Resolution On Student Activity Fees And
The Student Press Adopted By The Metropolitsn Council,
Amoricon Jewish Congress
October 17,1974
In recent years, there have been a number of instances where a student newspaper on
a City University campus has published an article, editorial or cartoon offensive to
many persons on racial, religious or ethnic grounds. Such examples of angry and ugly
rhetoric are condemn^ by all responsible individuals, even as they would be if
published off-campus. It is our belief, however, that efforts to abolish the present
system of studel^ fee support for sUident^publicatipns are not resp(msive «* appropriate to the problem.
The destructicxi of the fee supp(»*t system, even m w e surely than the heavy hand of
censorship, can bring to an end ttie numerous and diverse publications in City
University. Since most of the students at the colleges of this unique university are
commuters in a far-flung city, there is a special need both f(»- these publications and
for their support by mandatory student fees. The publications serve students as a
vital link with each other, and are the only available exchange for views, familiar and
unfamiliar, pleasant and unpleasant; an exchange essential to the quality of college
educati(»i for life within a heterogeneous democratic society. There may be some
residential colleges elsewhere where the transition to independent newspapers would
be feasible. But the limited economic means, background and available time of City
University students c(Hnbine to make nearly impossible the establishment of a selfsupporting campus press.
Termination of the fee support system may serve to encourage outside special interest or extremist groups to fill the vacuum with their own material which conceivably could be more offensive to various ethnic and religious groups than the
existing student publications.
Opponents of mandatory fee support for student publications have argued that the use
of a student's fees to support publications which carry material offensive to him
violates his civil liberties. Some have urged student governments to monitor such
publications or cease their financial support under the assumption that student
publications are subject to censwship and control of their editorial policy. We believe
these to be incorrect assumptions.
Court decisions have held, in recent years, that no constitutional rights are violated
when student activity fees are used to provide an open forum for the expression of
views, even though some views expressed in some student publications are repugnant
to particular students. An individual student's recourse is through the election of
student government representatives who collectively contrd the expenditure of such
fees.
Judicial decisions have also held that First Amendment protections apply within the
academic community, and that government may not abridge the freedom of student
editors to exercise their owiFeditorial judgment, except in certain very carefully
restricted circumstances. We concur in the belief that a free press, broadly protected
from censorship or control by government, is essential in a free danocratic society.
Student newspapers are entitled to the same Inroad protections afforded to any other
newspapers. They are also subject to the same laws of libel that apply to all other
news publications. We believe that the Board of Higher Education has a responsibility
to advise the student press that it is subject to the same protections and restrictions as
other news media.
Although college administrations and student governments may not c(xistituti(H)ally
censor student newspapers, the special circumstances at City U n i v ^ t y may place a
m(x-al obligation on student governments and college administrates to seek to
IHrovide, and the newspapers to l)e receptive to, oppwtunities for ttiose offeiMled by
occasional excesses in student publications to publicize their objections and seek a
voluntary change of policy. Further, it may be helpftil to require that campus student
publications funded in whole or in part by mandatory student activity fees should
c<nitain a statement to that effect in each issue.
The Metropolitan Council of the American Jewish Congress urges the continuation of
siQ>port for student publications by mandatory student activity fees and we farther
call upon c o l l i e and student leadership to recognize their afHrmative responsibility
to bring different groups into constructive dialogue in order to considerably reduce
instances of racial hostility.
"WHAT'S UP DOC?
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by Rene Madrazo
In a pre-semester interview with President Birenbaum, the administrator
discussed the latest developments of the Mayoral budget cuts that struck CUNY. Dr.
Birenbaum maintained that the course taken at SICC in alleviaUng the flill shock of
the ensuing depression is in effect the most viable means to date of stayii^ afk)at in
these financially precarious times, to put it very mildly. Board of Higher Education
d i r ^ v e s , along with Faculty counsel, represented the greatest influence upon his
dedsion to take certain measures for meeting the shortage resulting from the
required savings, accruals, and over-enrolhnent. Hie actions (listed b e l o w ) were
chosen in the interest of all concerned in budgetary affairs, though he also stated that
the issue was already decided before the December 12,1974 march on City Hall.
President Birenbaum stated that his immediate responsibilities are the handling of
Learning Town and facing the present threat to Open Admissions evident in CUNY,
along with his international i»x>grams. Dr. Birenbaum is meeting with students in the
school on certain academic affairs as representatives m ccxnmittees. He says that
theS.G. has greatly d i s a i ^ n t e d him due to its lack of organizati(Mi and disarray. He
has used the "Deans list" to locate cooperative students.
The president was then asked what he thought of the current hassle between the
S.G. and the business office in view of the charges disseminated by Sam Holmes, the
Commissioner of the Student Center(pg.3). He stated that he could not and would not
discuss the issue because of certain aspects involved.
He would not because Sam Holmes is not a student, and he understands that there
are charges and c(Hinter-charges of assault involving Mr. Holmes, (obviously
referring to an incident Dec. 18 at the main gate where a gun was drawn on Mr.
Holmes, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Williams by the V.P. of Elektra Guard Service) and any
statement by him could be regarded as prejudicial.
Getting back to Learning town, Dr. Birenbaum mentioned that there was going to
be very little problem in moving ahead as scheduled and it's going to be so wonderful,
with a Science Center, and a Little Theater, and an Art Center, and a Glass diving pool
at the front gate, and a . . .
Despite repeated protests from faculty
and students, the administration took the
following course of action to meet
budgetary requirements:
A. Personal Service
1. Leaving Unfilled Vacancies
2. Savings on Permanent Lines
3. Reduction of Released Time
4. Rigorous control of class size
5. Reduction in EIxp. {OF Miniversity
6. Counselors teaching at least one course
7. Administrators teaching at least one course
8. Closing of the Library on Weekends
9. Reduction of Expenditure in Evening Session
10. Strict enforcement of enrollment capacities
11. CD Cmtribution for services by the College
(Amount to be determined in consultation with
the University Dean for Special Programs)
B. Other Than Perscmai Service
1. Savings on Personnel Related OTPS
2. Reduction in planned spending for
a) Equipment
b) Library Books
c) Travel
d) SuppUes
e) Repairs to Building
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January 27,1975
Th«i Dotphin
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Viet Mam...
Here We Go Again!
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..JUWYtiHINd lis POSSIBLE IN A DEMOCRACY...
And here we are, at the brink of technological gains so far advanced that the mind of man can no longer be taught how to understand why all men are equal. Is it not enough that p^ple have to
work all their lives to achieve an obituary in the everlasting cosmos,
if not in the local newspaper?
Yes we are equal, a .357 magnum bullet will kill one person as quick
as another, and a .26 gauge needle filled with Smack, will poison even
the roughest "street" person into a wretched, seething,^7iA;y.
The happiest thoughts of modern urbanites and ultra-modp^
subwbanites are totaUy inconceivable to the minds of the ruraj^ff^,
cultivating and smoking his own home-grown Columbian. The saddest inspiration of the city-dwelling poet is not at all necessary for the
survival of the World Theatre. But it helps.
So what does that, in essence, have to do with the conditions
prevalent in the economic situation at hand? Nothing. Except maybe
to create thought. And if leaders would try thinking instead of
panicking, maybe the people wouldn't have to wait for some bone
thrown at them in the form of an insufficient tax rebate. Now, at
least, the government wiU have no cash on hand to swing any quick
heroin deal with Turkey, however, the people will stiU probably by
paying for the inadequate rehabilitation systems and "junky havens"
throughout the country.
There probably will never be a termination of heroin activities in
this country until the people rise up and construct a valid Game plan
where no one would mant or "need" the Turkish menace.
-Rene G. Madrazo
When things come to pass, as they
always manage to—something about
never being able to step into the same
river twice—we see that the way
presuppose for ending the Asian genocide
has in fact been highly concentrated with
the will to return, the criminal always
returns to the scene of the crime. What is
life really worth without the supreme right
to kill it off?
If it is the main course of action, and
there are no oi^osing ideol^ies, those big
flesh computers will inevitably surmise
that there is profound approval, by the
sum of the two sides, t)y the people and
their thoughts. The Silent Majority strikes
again!
With Gerald R. Ford (who), at their
front, the Silent have again allowed
themselves into being dup^—no shit, it
was written in the C.I.A. surveillance
report on Martha Mitchell,
The piles of trials to be faced with smiles
have been overwhelming enough to make
even this wonderful nation sell out to the
Rock-X Octopus that has already
smothered New York State. This will be
the year of Judgment.
Speaking of NYS, what about just selling
the Empire City back to the Empire State,
then we won't have to worry about one
extra tax. I hear there is a„shipment of
British pot coming in through Boston
sometime in the summer of 1976. I also
understand that there is a contingent of
New York freaks waiting to rip it off and
bring it back here.
At any rate, welcome back to the
"wars." Here's mud in your eye.
From one Alien to Another
by Walt Gholson
Let me see, I said it angers me when 1 see the constant theatrics of this student
government. Yeah, that's what I said.
I said, you know; to even look into it further, all this "Rah Rah Rah" Yeah, Yeah
Jive is completely illogical and totally incomprehensible to the students you portray
representative of!! — sounded like a name for some new kind of parasite: I became
interested in this animal, the mfaid parasite: called politics, so I ventured further
within.
Is this something called by your species ah, ah, manipulation?
Seriously folks, it really hurts to see people use, and be misused for the pleasures of
a few cancerous politicians. It hurts to see a "People's Government" that will not
serve the people: All men-women must have some form of psychological shelter. If
students are to have purpose as men-women, they must have structure.
I PROPOSE: A review of our Student Government - a check
our structure and a
preparation to build, NOT bicker as though you were programmed or afflicted with
the "Cancerous Sickness" of this outdated puppet Democracy.
f f m s tte To
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And Peanuts! In my native home,
December is another story altogether.
Schools would be on long vacations. There
are flowers which blossom during this
month while giant grasses and creepers
and runners wither into dry respite after a
short spell of hectic and fluid life. The sun
seems to defy solstice, summarily retiring
the permeating possibility of rain,
dissipating the clouds to reign with
flagrant radiance and simmering haze
over an emanescent empire that includes
the august egrets who, despite their
carrion calling, feel safest over a good
period balancing their white bodies on
alternating single legs; the sparrows in
their perpetual swings and dives between
the uninhibited air and their feathered
nests. Amidst these absolute disciples of
nature, the fields and farms are equally
alive. It is the harvest season, a season of
plenty with sweat and toil never as near to
reward. Among a host of products to be
harvested is peanut. With peanuts, the
kids, birds of the air, and rodents from
their burrows never have it better! It is an
open invitation. Peanuts.
At SICC, and in the country, as a whole,
there w ^ no declaration of liberty, and not
much Peanuts, (inly wishes. The
cumulative month of Decenriber started off
predictably badly; one of ^shocks and
waves. The budget, jazz wafted in from
acrbss the bridge^ bringing along
forebodings of blues. Every Cune seemed
to deniand some sort of dance.-SICC d ^
not lack dancers anyway. Hie sit-in
drntuiDiettj-
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THE YEAR OF PEANUTS
If wishes were horses, beggars would
ride. But horses would not match wishes,
and so throughout December, wishes were
awash, and the need for ride aplenty. The
semester as a whole rolled bumpetybump, crisis overlapping crisis. The stiffer
the bump, the more dire the wish for relief.
Each day dragged by, with its detrital load
to add to the brimming flotsam of a
beleaguered generation, and it wore on,
dragged on, all heading for December, as
if a finale whatsoever had to come off this,
month, the very month of Peanuts.
Generally, economics is a dismal affair.
But the trend for recent years had made it
more so, manifesting a dip that is not only
currently sustaining, thriving, doomsaying, but is also seeing to apparent
reduction of what used to pass for wellbeing. So the semester started off with the
story of a pinched budget, leading to a
blending of intellectual nourishment with a
lot of agitation for the continued
sustenance of the material complement.
For the first time in a long while, the
miracle and promise of education risked
serious demise. Ours being a band of
disaster-prone elements, the jitters are, of
course, justified. So the hum acquired
more of drumming as the Fall kept falling
through, so that each day, albeit cooler,
had to be looked (Hi for respite. Thus going,
December stepped in, brfngihg tprth the
same old story, that of salvatlonv^very
one needed a lot of salvaging. Thus the
euphoria, hopes, and the wishes. But the
horses!
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aTb^eur
sessions; unsolicited but inevitable
speculation along the hallways and seedy
People's jaunts; bland concern in the
administration and faculty; random
circulation of literature (further hole to
the hemorrhaging budget)', both coherent
and unintelligible and yet babbling a b ^ t
the same thing; futile bus trips to the ferry
(only God knows what happened at the
yond side of the river, yet I guess there's
still rivers aplenty to cross). Then the
Beame waves and confirmation of
receding bucks, and for once in a long
while. Father Abraham was not squarely
with us. To hype up the alarum, an
illustrious member of the community,
Robert Weiss, summarily signified his
disapproval by giving up a harried ghost.
Even this coupe de grace, though noble,
would not hplp; it rather dipped further in
the budget both in buck and gas for the
undertaker and the rabbi, and some
precious space in college newspapers. So it
was in this mood that Christmas caught us,
and there was not much besides the wishes
and chapped tokens; paperback militant
matrons whimpering for a kiss imder
drooping mistletoe, and a firm promise of
disrupt^ respite (if it is actually one) to
scramble for registration for Spring. And
the FM stations kept chanting:
"If we can make it through December
Everything gonna be ahright
"
. . . a very apt ditty for a month whose
Christinas .would r e f u s e t o be white. I
wonder how many December^ the singer
has seen. Yet this was (]uite a month, and
byOnyeaboOkoro
nostalgia for barely past summer had
never been higher. Who knows what will
come off before summer. Maybe we will
have to look forward to another December
to suffer through, the month of Peanuts.
Then there were resolutions (or wishes)
to be made for the New Year. There was
my snuggy smoking to be tucked into the
pire of 1974. But it got out of the bag— like
the smart cat itself, and I am still nursing
my cherished acrimony despite health
advices to the contrary. Belts have got to
be worn a lot tighter, and the adjusted
girth will be normally declared in the weehours of the first day of the New Year. Not
to worry about that. The maroquinier is
sensitive, even from Araby. I guess quite a
number of weight watchers will not make
so much out of that rebellion against
plenty. The lean year should take care of
it— even that of sirloin cut and hot dogs
too. Yes we will all, like the venerable
vulture, take the trimming, gratis! from
1975— the Year of the Barber.
�January 27,1975
The Dolphin
Evening Students
Gain A Mouthpiece
®age3
WHAT IS A1975 DEPRESSION?
byEdJagacki
The Evening News appears on the
college scene with the sincere hope that
our pubUc will be as happy to read as we
are to write for them.
This is a new newspaper. It combines the
talents, the traditions and many of the
features of old publications. But, it is not a
layer cake of different flavors, it is a
mixture in which the reader should be able
to taste familiar ingredients, but which
has a flavor all its own.
As a new paper, we have no cranmitments to any group or special interest.
The sole responsibility of the Evening
News is to the student body; the only
person in a position to pass judgment upwi
us are the students on this campus.
We know that the kind of paper we are
determined to give S.I.C.C. cannot be
achieved without overcoming obstacles,
not without a great deal of hard work and
sound thinking. In news and comment, we
intend to be vigorous without being selfrighteous, aggressive without being offiensive, alert without being cynical.
We hope you will enjoy and have confidence in the result.
..What is a 1975 depression? A 1975
depression is equal opportunity through
unemployment. It is rents and gas and
electricity bills increasing and the quality
of housing decreasing. It is food prices
going up while food quality goes down. It is
a decline in the quality and importunity of
education.
..A 1975 depression is America
threatening to invade Arab oil fields
because the Arabs no longer allow their
natural resources to be exploited by a
menacing giant. It is Rockefeller's getting
fatter while we get hungrier.
.. A 1975 depression is a greatly increased
amount of homeless families. It is a child
asking Mommy why there is no food to eat.
It is tears and suffering and fear.
.. It is soup lines and cheap labor for those
lucky enough to find such work.'It is people
scrambling and fighting amongst one
another for crumbs. It is fertile fields not
being farmed.
..It is the shafting of people who have
learned to grin and bear it*
— Editorial Board, Evening News
Dear Editor,
t L E V V m
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During intersession I picked up a piece pf literature over at the Student Government
Office written by the Commissioner of the Student Center against Dean Kreisman and
M. Frank Allen. Needless to say, I was shocked at its contents and dismayed to see
that there exists such animosity between Administrative and student interests.
Whether the allegations in the letter are true or not fact at all is surpassed by the
evidence that there is an unacademic attitude being conveyed by all parties involved.
-Satyagraha
CUNY-BA
Dear Satyagraha,
.. As of yet, the air is too latent with rumor to pass any real judgment on the situation,
however, for the benefit of the students that are unaware, we will print the article in
questimi. All we can say at this time is that capitalism, exploitation, and this current
"paper war" is^a MUFF!
Ed
January 3,1975
To: Dean Kreisman, Dean of Administration
From: Samuel B. Holmes, Commissioner on Student Center
Subject: Tyranny at Staten Island Community College
Students at SICC, including myself, have in fact been well aware that the administration of this college, just like any bureaucracy, will react when realizing the
loss of its power to a sometime more efficient body.
In 1972-73 Student Government, then under the presidency of Sidney Kitain, successfully waged and won a bout decision in which Student Government was declared,
as so stated under the Board of Higher Education by-laws, a legal and duly elected
body. From that day to this every conceivable obstacle has been placed in the path of
this legal Government, to prevent it from enjoying its full powers. The administration's plan, as I see it, is to collapse Student Government.
AGENT PROVOCATOUR:
I suspect that Frank Allen (who suddenly appeared on the scene) was besieged
upon the Student Government for the purpose of creating pandemonium, havoc and
apathy. The means by which this is done, is by a supposedly unquestionable interpretation of the Board of Higher Education's By-Laws Article 15, (key word, interpretation: the act or result of interpreting; explanation; meaning, translation,
exposition, etc.). This has been evident by previous documentation, if a student can
find flaws in Frank Allen's or the administration's interpretation, Frank Allen, as you
well know, then puts action Plan Number 2 into operation. That is to attempt to
frustrate that student by a method I call the semester plan; to freeze whatever
allocated funds for that project without just provocation. If that action does not deter
the students involved, Frank Allen will then, under the pretense of a heavy business
schedule, refrain for several weeks, issuing in writing his reasons for his interpretations and actions. As you are also well aware, if a student still persists he is
then told to see Dean Kreisman, doing so, he is then referred by you back to the
Business Office (which is Frank Allen).
Having witnessed on many occasions and experienced this process, there is no
doubt in my mind that this is the run-a-round. To further add insult, you and Frank
Allen have in the past, when backed against the waU, claimed that whatever the issue
is, it is above the colleges head and the matter will be referred to the Corporation
Council, Vice Chancellor Mary Pass. Normally, the information received by this
corporation council is censored, in other wwds—doctored infwmation. The Cor-
poration Council, weekt later, will of course, with this doctore: information, send
down a disposition in favor of your Administration. Once the deposition has been
received, your Administration presents an Olmion that the Corporations Councils
deposition is law and is binding. However investigation into the Corporation Council
has revealed that the council is hired by the CUNY system as eouncil and that their
disposition is merely farther ialerpreUUon.
N«l law and nd binding. Once again, arrived fh>m doctored and misleading information. The aboveprocedure takes up to three months, or one semester. Given the
proper forum, I can and wtfl substantiata these allegations..
W E
EeCPBB
As most students know the Commission on Student Center, chaired by the author of
this letter, are advocates for Students Rights. We have admittedly been a pain in SICC
top administrators side, and as advocates rightfully so.
Up until Wednesday, December 18, the night of Community Scholars Graduation
where Percy Sutton was honored guest (Bob Weiss, memorial party), I had not
realized that, like most governments that are faced with losing power, once the
realization that covert harassment tactics are not effected they then submit to overt
harassment and assassination.
1. Dean Kreisman, why was there an armed, (pistol carrying,) person on campus?
2. Was this man instructed to kill?
3. Why was Mr. James Bishop, an employee of Student Government, harassed entering the campus on Dec. 18 by three guards?
4. When the situation was confronted by myself, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Williams, and
having announced myself as an official of Student Government, why did the armed
person, (Mr. Anthony V.TDeFillo, vice president of Electra Guards Service, a hired
private security guard force,) reply "So What, I am an ex-cop and I'd just as soon kill
all of you," thereby drawing his weapon?
5. Why was not the proper security channels used to check alleged disturbances at
gate A, i.e. Jim Glorioso, night security?
6. With the arrest of DeFillo, why was Edgar Paradise, security director of the
campus, allowed into Central Booking at the 120 Pet., when he was not at the scene of
the incident at the time it occurred, and allowed to collaborate trumped-up counter charges, thereby gaining DeFillo's release?
7. Then three days later, December 21, 1974, why did you elude that the school was
officially closed knowing full well the student lounge had been booked by the Student
Center Commission for the purpose of hosting a social affair, yet the gym was open for
a basketball game?
8. What did you mean during the telephone conference call to your home, when you
tojd Edgar Paradise, "Ed, you know what to do, take care of it." Immediately after
which, Edgar Paradise attacked my person?
9. Why won't the Business Office make available the guard service contract to
Student Government officials for review.
Samuel B. Holmes, Senator CUNY-BA
Commissioner on the Student Center
XC:
Chancellor Kibbee, City University of New York
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Editor's Note
Dec. 14, 1975.
Dean Kreisman said, regarding the
allegations, "I don't believe the fact& are
in effect facts, and since there are two
legal acUons against Mr. Holmes . . . I
don't think a statement at this time would M
be appropriate. Mr. Holmes is conductii«
a paper war."
�Th«i Dotphin
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January 27,1975
Over 30 News
by Helen Steinecke-
Photo by A. Zollo
President of the Vets Club Steven Walker (right) presents
hundred dollar check, from profits of their November 9th
Rufus Concert, to Jack Peters, Director of Veterans Advisement Center.
FBI PROBESABUSES
AT VA HOSPITAL
At the request of the Justice Department, the FBI is investigating charges of
patient abuse at the Veterans Administration hospital in Canadaigua, the Bureau has
confirmed.
Richard H. Ash, Special Agent in charge of Western New York, said that the findings would be sent to the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
The hospital director, Arden L. Collins, acknowledged the probe, but said he did not
believe it would result in charges being filed.
Mr. Collins aaid the Central Office of the VA conducted an inquiry into similar
charges in the summer of 1973 and "all they came up with was three cases . . . that
were a couple of years old.
The Central Office probe was begun after a social worker at the hospital complained of patient abuse in letters to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-C, N,Y.), according to the
Rochester Times-Union.
The newspaper said the social worker told Mr. Biaggi that "disabled veterans have
been punched, kicked, slapped, deliberately cut with razor blades and have in other
ways been subjected to abusive treatment by staff members."
The VA's report on the investigation, reportedly dated March 8,1974 and signed by
former VA administrator Donald Johnson, supposedly told of verbal abuse and rough
handling of one patient, improper restraint of a patient and failure of some nursing
assistants to report incidents of abuse.
Some hospital nurses were reprimanded and others resigned, the Times-Union said.
On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1974, at a
meeting of the Over 30 Club, members
were honored to have as guest speaker,
E»rofessor A1 Maxman of the S.I.C.C.
HUMAN SERVICES Department, Bldg.
H-1. Aside from being a dedicated and
knowledgeable educator. Prof. Maxman is
also a certified Social Worker. He spoke to
the Over 30 club members on Social Work
as a "helping profession" and as a "public
trust."
He discussed the variety of settings in
which social workers practice ie: family
agencies, child guidance clinics, community mental health agencies, hospitals,
probation and parole departments, public
schools, settlement houses, and private
practice.
Mr. Maxman examined the 'myths'
related to general ccmimunity attitudes
toward welfare recipients. These 'myths'
are - the poor ar6 attracted to New York
City only to receive increased welfare aid,
welfare is a moral obligation, welfare is
only for the poor people.
Professor Maxman held our interest and
attention as he discussed how Social
Workers play a key role in all agencies
that deliver social services to peq)le.
Generally the social worker is part of a
clinical team playing a vital part in Public
Assistance—and that's where all the
feelings are.
With regard to Welfare, Prof. Maxman
reiterated: "Our current system is a
scandal—not that it encourages laziness,
but that it guarantees poverty. At the same
time it gives the well to do lavish tax free
breaks, oil depletion allowances, airline
subsidies, tax free bonds, special mail
rates, and subsidies to tobacco growers."
The question and answer format,
stimulated much lively, interesting, and
enthusiastic responses from the Over 30
members. Everyone heartily agreed with
Prof. Maxman that the Social Work
Profession is truly a recognized body of
knowledge about human beings and their
interaction and the marshalling of community resources.
0 The Over 30 Club members then made
merry with their first Christmas ^P^rty
with food and spirits far all. We' were
privileged to be entertained by our warm
and talented member Pablo Valenzuela,
who played delightful guitar music, with a
Spanish flair as well as his own ccnh^
position. Right on!
WISHING ONE AND ALL A GLORIOUS
NEW YEAR
WE ARE NOT
GETTING OLDER WE ARE GETTING
BETTER!
Alumni Notes
byEdGray
Irish Freedom
Club
A Chara,
You are invited to attend a seminar on the political history of
Ireland focusing on the question of Irish reunification. The seminar
is entitled "Ireland in the 20th Century" and will be conducted at
Staten Island Community College beginning on February 19, 1975
at 8:00 p.m. It will continue at this same time every other Wednesday until May 21. The meetings will be held in La Gallerie which is
located on the upper level of the library, 2nd floor, A Building. The
seminar is open to the general public as well as to registered students. There will be no required fee. A detailed outline can be obtained from the Dolphin office.
in conjunction with the seminar. Dr. Boyer Bell's movie, "The
Secret Army" will be shown on Sunday, March 2nd at 3:00 p.m. at
the SICC theater.
Regardless of your views pn the Irish question I am sure you
will find the seminar rewarding and informative.
Is mlse
Mlctuiel
Irish Fr
on. President,
Club. S.I.C.C.
On the evening of February 1st, starting at 6 PM, the Annual Basketball Game of
the Alumni Association will take place in the College Gym. Former stars and players
wiU return to battle against each other in a most exciting game. Following this game
the varsity will play against Ulster Community College at the conclusion of which
there will be a buffet open to all the players and their guests, and members of the
Alumni Association. There will be refreshments and approfx-iate music in the upper
cafeteria where the members can meet former classmates and also make new
friends. This has always been a weU-attended affair, and we are looking forward to
another successful alumni event.
Jim Jackson of the SICC Alumni Board of Direct(n^ attended the American Alumni
Council Region n Conference. It was held at the Four Seascms Hotel in Toronto, Ontario from January 13th to the 16th. He and Dr. Birenbaum were representatives of
our school; Dr. Biroibaum was one of the panelists while attending this national
organization.
Barbara Solan, Vice-President of the Alumni Association, together with her com^^
mittee members which include Joe Naimo, Joan K(rfil, and Joe Quinn, are making
plans for the Annual Alumni Banquet that takes idace every year in the spring.,
Korinne Bentsen, Secretary, announced that there will be an alumni-sponsored tour
later in the spring due to the fact that the tour to Jamaica West Indies was so successful, Pictures of the beautiful island were taken by A1 Burchsted and are on display
in the Alumni Office.
A theater party is being organized for the latter part of February; Marshall Axt is
the chairman of the event.
Cornell Frank, Assistant Business Manager and Faculty Advisw (rf the Alumni
Association, has instructed the Alunmi Office Assistants, Carol Patrone, Diane
Giallombardo, and Jeanette Caban, to help distribute the Financial Aid Checks to
students in the Box Office on check poriods. This is a new alumni function that has
been started here at the college.
In the past, the Alumni Association has given out many monetary scholarships to
deserving students but this year our operative budget was cut in half. Consequently,
we are unable to grant any scholarships this year but we hope the situation will improve next year.
An Alumni Bulletin Board is being installed on the wall near Dean Cardegna's office
in "A" Building where the schedule of events will be listed. Pictures and newspaper
clippings of alumni events will also be displayed.
Any information desired can be furnished by contacting the Alumni Association in
room C-126 or calling 390-7658.
Meetings take place in the President's Conference Room on the second flow of "A"
Building at 8 PM on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. All are.welcome.
�January 27,1975
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®age3
VET VINCE
NEVER
CAME BACK
CONSERVATION DIRECTORY LISTS
WHO'S WHO IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MOVEMENT
by Susan Mercer
Need to find out about botanical societies
in Hawaii? Or about forest preservation
groups in New England? Or do you need
the name of the chairman of the Marine
Mammal Commission?
The answers to these questions and
thousands more can be found in the
National Wildlife Federation's 1975 edition
of the CONSERVATION DIRECTORY.
The new 20th edition lists more than 1,500
conservation organizations and over 8,000
individuals.
"The many new listings this year for
international, national, interstate, state
and federal organizations indicate cle^ly
that the conservation movement is still
growing," said Gloria Decker, editor of the
220-page reference volume.
The new book lists the addresses, activities, and officers of such diverse
organizations as the African Wildlife
Leadership Foundation, Inc., in Nairobi,
Kenya, and the International Pacific
Halibut Commission, established by a
convention between the U.S. and Canada
in 1923. A large section devoted to the
federal government lists all Congressional
committees and subcommittees concerned
with the environment as well as government departments and agencies. The
largest section is devoted to citizen
organizations, listed by states, including
NWF affiliates in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
DIREC-
In tomorrow's zoos visitors may listen to
the electronically-amplified "heartbeat"
of an insect or wsitch via satellite TV as a
lion moves through an African jungle. But
unless American zoos receive "massive
transfusions" of money and new ideas,
they are in danger of extinction.
These are the futuristic—and g l o o m y views of Roger Caras, one of the world's
top experts on zoological parks. Writing in
the current (January-February) issue of
the National Wildlife Federation's
magazine,
INTERNATIONAL
WILDLIFE, on "Zoos of the Future"
Caras paints a glowing picture
modernized animal parks that will serve
• References to audio-visual
bibliographic materials.
and
• An alphabetized name index of officials and leaders in conservation work.
"The section listing foreign government
conservation and environmental offices is
twice the size of that section last year,"
said Mrs. Decker, "and that reflects a
growing awareness that the need for
conservation is worldwide."
The 1975 CONSERVATION DIRECTORY, a standard reference tool for
conservationists for nearly two decades,
will be available in mid-January at a cost
of $2.50 from the National Wildlife
Federation, 1412 16th St., N.W.,
Washington, D C. 20036.
as "survival centers" for rare and endangered creatures. By TV ho(A-ups, he
predicts, zoos will enable "people watching a great orangutan exhibit in Boston"
to see an "equally impressive gwilla
exhibit in New York and the chimpanzees
in Atlanta."
Present technolc^y, Caras says, would
allow for TV monitwing of game parks
around the world and "conceivably, a lion
could carry a miniaturized video camera
with it in the~Serengeti" while zoo visitors
in Minneapolis watched. Tomorrow's zoos,
he believes, will also employ such devices
as "micro-sound" to pick up, for zoo
visitors, such faint animal sounds as
heartbeats and the beat of a humming bird's wings.
The ideal zoos, he says, will emphasize
natural habitat and environment, will
specialize in certain breeds of animals,
and will operate in conjunction with such
institutions as natural history museums
and botanical gardens. A common fault of
today's zoos, he says, is that they collect
"too many animals of too many different
kinds."
Looking at today's zoos, Caras, a
naturalist and zoological consultant, sees
many of them as "nothing more than nasty
little 19th century menageries. Some of
them are actually cruel, with crate-sized
pens and wholly inadequate care."
As an example of today's money-short,
troubled zoos Caras points to the six zoos
operated by the City of New York, where
the pay for menagerie keepers is $2,000
less per year than for the city's common
laborers, and which are run without a fulltime veterinarian or hospital facilities.
As an example of rising zoo costs he
points to the Indianapolis Zoo, which
acquired three giraffes for $21,000 in 1968,
but had to pay $22,000 for just one giraffe in
1974. Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, which
buys 100,000 pounds of horsemeat a year,
paid 29 cents a pound for it in 1973. The last
quoted price: 58 cents a pound.
In his INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE
article Caras is most pessimistic about the
future of city-owned zoos, which, he says,
get "mired in a morass of local
bureaucracy."
ARTISTS WANTED
DOLPHIN OFFICE
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As a group of concerned consumers, we
feel tlmt it is now time to meet and discuss
possible future plans for our benefit. As an
outgrowth of our research in the area of
consumer protection, we have come to the
realization that the extension of the
cooperative philosophy of organization to
the college community is desperately
needed.
A Course is being proposed to offer
political and social ^ucational seminars
to members of the Student Senate and
student leaders on campus. Structurally,
this course will have (1) Workshops and
" In order to meet this urgent need, we plan
(2) a speaker's forum as entities.
to hold a one-day MINI-INSTITUTE for
The workshops will be conducted prior to students, interested faculty and other
the appearance of the speakers. The concerned members of the community-atpurpose of this is to familiarize each large to explore the possibilities of CO-OPS
student with the topic which will be on campuses. Throughout the U.S.,
discussed at the speaker's forum. Invited thousands and thousands of students and
guests having a high degree of public faculty on hundreds of campuses have
recognition in their respective fields of banded together to form Consumer-Owned
endeavor will come-before the group and and Consumer-Controlled organizations to
speak on issues of importance to students provide:
and the overall community.
Intentionally, the entire details of this
1. STUDENT HOUSING
, proposed course have not been finalized.
2. OPTICAL SERVICES
The reason being, is that the Academic
3. FOOD-BUYING SERVICES
and Curricular Affairs Commission and-or
4. BOOKSTORES
the Student Senate should play a role in the
5. SUPPLY HOUSES
eventual development of the course.
6. LOW-COST INSURANCE
However, it is necessary at this point to
7. CAFETERIAS and many other
commit the general idea to paper and COOPERATIVE VENTURES
submit it before the Day Session Student
Government for a tentative approval. In We would like to propose that a meeting be
doing this, the appropriate information
held at QUEENS COLLEGE, SATUR(course number, etc.) will be made DAY, MARCH 1,1975, between the hours
available for spring registration.
of 11 and 4 P.M. in REMSEN HALL, Room
A budget request of an amount NTE
$500.00 will be submitted to the Academic
and Curricular Affairs Commission in
order to cover the cost of speaker fees,
materials,
refreshments
and
miscellaneous costs.
300.
A BUFFET LUNCH WILL BE SERVED
ANY QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED
TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZERS:
(PLEASE CALL AFTER 6 P.M.)
BARRY
(212) 3584407
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January 27,1975
Apartment Management
&
Rentals. Home Mortgages
&
Sales
\
See Pete Carrero
(Licensed Representative)
gort
at
I see an enormous
electronic
monstrosity...
its tentacles
spanninq
continentsf
Tlie clouds
obscuring the
Puture are
breaking up. AHAf
Key to PROPERTIES, Inc.
Wrtim»ti...Now I see
it's just the
Telephone Company.
The Company is
receiving thousands
oPcompaints on
Telephone service.
260 Victory Blvd.
Now I see the
Company's
counter-attack:
an all-media
advertising
campaign.
Staten Island, N.Y. 10301
The Company is
I wonder v\)hy tfie
spending millions upon Company doesn't simply
divert their multi-millionmillions on their
ads & commercials. dollar ad budget into
Telephone service...?
Keason-. to combat
the Public's
adverse comments.
Phme (212) 720-7913 Hrnne (212) 720-6813
/^ry/
MUSIC BOX /
•• THE ALBUM OF THE DAY "
FEBRUARY 1975
Monday 2-3
8 am
Tuesday 2-4
3 pm
Wednesday 2-5
12 n
Thursday 2-6
' 9 pm
Friday 2-7
12 n
"Bookends" - Simon and Garfunkle
"Johnny Winter And" - Johnny Winter
"L.A. Woman" - Doors
"Leon & Shelter People" - Leon Russel
"Pickin' Up The Pieces" - Poco
Monday 2-10
8 am
Tuesday 2-11
3 pm
Wednesday 2-12
12 n
Thursday 2-13
9 pm
Friday 2-14
12 n
"Runt" - Todd Rundgren
"John Barleycorn Must Die" - Traffic
"Croovin' " - The Young Rascals
"The Rod Stewart Album'' - Rod Stewart
"New Riders of Purple Sage" - N.R.P.S.
Monday 2-17
Tuesday 2-18
Wednesday 2-19
Thursday 2-20
Friday 2-21
"Touch - Barnaby Bye
"Brothers and Sisters" - Allman Bros.
"Ladies of the Canyon" - Joni Mitchell
"Fire on the Mountain" - Charlie Daniels Band
"Elephant Mountain" - Youngbloods
Monday 2-24
Tuesday 2-25
Wednesday2-26
Thursday 2-27
Friday 2-28
8 am
3 pm
12 n
9 pm
12 n
JfllZ.: Th« P«i/onol DIman/lon
EDDIE MARTINEZ
and the
CONTEMPORARY LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
8 am
3 pm
"Mr. Tamborine Man" - Byrds
"Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw" Paul Butterfield Blues Band
12 n
"The Times They Are Changing"-Bob Dylan
9 pm
"Thunderclap Newman" - Thunderclap Newman
12 n
"The Divine Miss M"-Bette Midler
Led by EDDIE MAHTINEZ, the CONTEMPORARY LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Includes acoustic and electric pianos, soprano saxophone, piccolo, drums and
conga. Mr. Martinez has traen heard frequently with Ray Barretto's group and
more recently with the Gato Barblerl Ensemble and Mongo Sanlamaria.
Presented by Blanco HllXiams,
WQIV-FM AI^O PLAYS AN "ALBUM OF THE MORNING" EACH MORNING -I- 2 '
AM.
Both THE ALBUM OF THE DAY and THE ALBUM OF THE MORNING are fc
broadcast in compatible Quadrophonic sound.
f
ts
Jr.
Thursday, February 6,1975
8:00 P.M.
Staten Island Community College Theater "C" Bidg.
$1.25
Sponsored by Performing & Creative Arts Dept. &
Kaleidoscope
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The
STATEN ISLAND C O M M U N I T Y
Student
N e w s p a p e r
COLLEGE • 715 Ocean Terrace • Stalen Island
of
New York 10301 • (212) 390-7813
Writers, Photographers, Artists
and Clerical Assistants needed.
Persons interested in expressing themselves throu^ this publication and
be eli^ble for cash awards contact Rene Madrazo - Executive Editor^
Diane Whitby - Associate Editor or Lynn Lello - Managing Editor.
Or come to Rm-C-134 and fill out an appKcation
CREATIVITY IS ESSENTIAL
C-c-can I have y-you atten-tention pl-l-lease. Da
man is abou-out to sp-speakkk!
"I am here to feel you-"
A clouded, smoke filled room. Whispers hung in the air
like Spanish moss. Life after death prevails. Something moves
in the closet. Breathing under the couch. The drapes are alive
with fear!
The door opens. Enter, the Man! Knight in shining armor.
"H—E—L—P Meeeeee!! Monsters!! Ooooh! What did I do?!
Ohhh!"
Poor Suzy, she thought that everyone was looking at her.
They were. She thought the world was against her. It was.
She twisted and turned in her sleep. The monsters kept coming. Closer to her room, t-then to her bb-b-bed. Then at h-her
s-s-s-side! To ea-ea-eat h-h-her w-w-w-wom-omb!!! Aaaaaagh!!!
The C-ccat conspiracy.
It is surrounding I.
They creep into your life, like voyeurs in the night.
Night time of day
Years spit away—months snap into oblivion—
Gan't seem to keep up with the speed that I am traveling
through time-time-time . . .
(E
G]
S?
-Satyagraha—75
"Play"
Further out it can't get now
I'm 22 and I don't know how
But you know next year I'd like to be
nnore'n 23 and I sometimes
have my doubts that I'll make it.
The self centered guests of truth I've
always known.
Sometimes I'm lonely, but I'm always
stoned.
High Life. My Life. Fly Life. Right on past
my eyes.
Poor fools, rich schools. Confusion can't
deny.
Just find a place, for your kind of face
And leave all this madness behind.
But you've never felt quite this uncertain
Standing by your purple curtain
As the audience keeps changing
And the play remains the same.
Is this the way there? Or did I forget?
Or is it all predetermined or set?
So with Death as our partner, some
midnight we'll dance.
Success and failure, ycHith and age
The old boy's right, it's just a stage.
As the audience keeps changing
And the play remains the same.
__2i
"Recognized"
Now, in case you haven't noticed, it's
beautiful out!
It's like that inside too.
Inside means the place I live my life.
Oh, just thinking about it on tihiis cool,
clear, bleached white,
clouds bri^t, sky blue, December day is
so expensive!
Is it possible we ever really lived all that?
Though there are enough material
Tangible remnants of the curious episode
Remaining to assure us we did,
It still seems the only way
We can come to accept it all
Is on the ground that it had to haiqpen.
For in our wildest fantasy
We would be incapable
of imagining such things.
Though it's true
The cast of characters are fewer now,
How broad the range of changes
I've been through.
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Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
December 20,1974
We would like to wish all our Friends
HAPPY HOLIDAY
YEAR
Have a
SAFE outrageous
vacation
and come back for the
Spring^ 75 Repisti^ip^^
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EDITORIAL
By Rene Madrazo
Certain factions within the Student movement currently engaged in fighting the
budget cuts have become outspoken in promoting the idea that the U.S. student is not
sincerely interested in s d v i n g the problems of oppressed people in Africa, S.
America, and South East Asia. These persons maintain a position of militancy and
entertain illusions of themselves as the banner waving vanguards of the third
American Revolution.
They intend to crash through the stone castle walls of Kcnporate Amerika, slay the
Rockefeller Dragon, and free these subjugated peoples. (Perhaps to starve in s o m e
unoppressed manner?)
The dangers inherent in the financial crisis we face as student, will have an
inevitable detrimental effect on people in smaller, non-industrialized countries.
However, for the moment, would it be wiser to maintain a unified front towards the
end of resolving our own educational difficulties. Or, should we create a maze of petty
pathways or in-roads of attack which do little more than confuse and disguise the
essential need for solidarity with our own teachers and elders.
If w e ever hope to solve the problems of society and be better equipped to aid the
oppressed intellectually as well a s practically, we will first have to free ourselves
from our own educational expression.
These advocates of violence will play a significant role in revolutionizing American
life styles and eradicate glitter just a s the Huns cleansed the streets of R o m e of moral
decadence. However, right now the only person that could be hurt by such activities
are the workers. Let us not put the cart before the horse!
WORLD HUNGER
As we approach Christmas many of us
have much to cheer for, and some of us are
grieving. For those of us who don't know,
in Asia, Africa, South America, there is
great famine occurring.
We live in a country where people actually throw food away on a daily basis.
This is a great sin :to. humanity. As the
u p c o m i ^ leaders of this country, it is our
responsibility to correct inequities and
atrocities. This is the reason I a m writing
you at this time.
With 41 Clubs on this campus, I believe
that we can do something to aid in the
relii^f bjf bur starving fellow human beings
around the world. Recently, we lost a
student senator, Mr. Bob Weiss, who
believed in feeding his fellow students. As
a memorium to him and our own con-
sciences, let us attempt to bridge the gap
between waste and famine.
I will be calling a meeting with all interested parties to see what type of dent we
can put in the World Hunger Picture. I a m
hopeful that we can come up with an idea
that will appeal to the totkl SICC ComJTi^ity. . _
P l e a s e think about this problem,
because it is affecting us all, now, and in
the near future.
^
~
Geoffrey
BY: Diane Whitby
The opposition of whether the pinball machines should stay where they are or be
moved is a new issue on campus, and a decision should be made.
I believe we have enough amusement on campus and those mechanical mon
strosities do not belong on campus — any campus! The campus should iyipose a
learning atmosphere rather than a Con^r Island amusement park envirraiment in C.
Building.
I realize that the New Student Federation rented these machines for a purpose,
which is to raise enough money to buy a much needed transmitter for our radio station
WVSI. But actually how long will be we to have these machines around before enough
money is raised for the transmitter? Why not suggest alternative ways to raise
money, sponsor concerts? anything?
This school is trying to turn out pec^le who will be something in our society.
Professors of English, History, Computer Technologists, Nurses, etc. not Professors
of Pinball alias Pinball Wizards. Should we a s students (the majority who do not use
them) let this learning process deteriorate any more than it already has or should we
do something to at least maintain what we have now?
Recently students who were participating in a rally tried to lure students away from
these monsters and were unsuccessful in what appeared to be electrical orgasms, can
these machines arouse people this much?
If there is no alternative to having these machines removed from campus completely, then have them moved into the Student Lounge where recreation belongs and
not in the halls around the auditorium. These machines not only give a bad ap
pearance around that area but congest the halls as well.
I suggest these machines be moved as soon as possible to a different location
(student lounge) or be REMOVED completely off campus. I shouldn't have to hear
this bing-binging when I enter C building. If I want to s e e and hear these machines, I'll
go to Coney Island, thank you...
Atkins
Dear Students,
On behalf of our Student Government, I'd like to extend to everyone a happy anc
s a f e hoUday and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Love always,
See you January.
Jim Farley
DAY SESSION STUDENT GOVERNMENT-SENATE
MEETINGDECEMBER 4, 1974:
ATTENDANCE:
J a m e s Farley, Peggy d e m o n s , Anne
Perretta, Shirley Gaither, Geri Johnson,
Sam Holmes, Robert Weiss, Leon Wallace,
Mike Donlon, and John Kraynock.
The meeting was called to order at 2:05
p.m.
The following announcements w e r e
made by J a m e s Farley:
1. Congratulations to Shirley Gaither a s
the Student Dean of Students Sam Holmes
made the official announcement of the
appointment'of Shirley to this position.
2. The allocation of $250.00 from the
Academic and Curricular Affairs Commissi(Hi to the Fellowship Baptist Church
at which Jim is to introduce the Borough
President. Jim is also to sit on the Dais at
this function which will be held on Friday
evening December 6, 1974, at the Staaten
Restaurant.
3. J i m announced that the Students
seated on the Association need the backing
of the Senate in their endeavors to gain
control of the Student Finances.
4. Mike Donlon and the Advisor to the
Commission on Clubs and Organizations
were ccmimended on the O u b s and
Organizations Workshop.
P e g g y Clonons was commended on the
recently held elections.
The newly elected Senators were asked
to g i v e their names, addresses and
telephone numbers to the Secretary so that
they can be notified of Meetings, etc.
7. Bob Weiss announced that the
Telephone Co. has sent the DSSG a Bill of
about $1100.00 for the Telephone Service up
to 12-4-74. This bill included 25 calls to
Nassau made by Stephanie Greene. Bob
moved that the Senate consider this
matter and that the Senate move on some
means of reprimanding Stephanie f w this.
The Chair was then given to Mike
Donlon. '
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8. Shirley Gaither announced that the
money made from the Pin Ball Machines
is being put into a Savings Account in First
National City Bank. She also announced
that in order for this money to be withdrawn three signatures are required (Sam
Holmes, Shirley Gaither and Bob Weiss).
She also explained that this money would
only be used for money making ventures.
Sam Holmes announced that the Record
Sh(^ is being worked on.
F r a n k E h l e r s a n n o u n c e d that E c
Jagacki has been working in the Graphics
Center and has not gotten paid due to the
legal problem with the Association. He
asked that the Senate put this item on the
Agenda for its next meeting and consider
granting E d a loan until he is paid.
11. Bob Weiss read a m e m o sent to Mr.
Harold Weiss requesting that all funds
concerning Clubs and Organizations be
frozen as of 12-20-74.
A motion w a s made to adjourn the
meeting.
The meeting was adjourned a t 2:50 p.m.
It Is without a 4oubt, that time of ti.c
year when we can ^reflect on what life
really means to us. In the hopes that
we can master the Intricate mechanics of
the latest games and toys. Smile!!!!!!!
J
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We
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:
,
A quick review of the latest DOLPHIN shows articles in support of Blacks, women,
American Indians, veterans, students, and Puerto Ricans. In no case is there an
opposition point of view. For example, we don't get to hear from those who think
Black people should be exterminated or those who think that women belong in the
home or that Puerto Rican pe(^le are intellectually inferior or that veterans don't
deserve benefits. And frankly, I, for one, would rather not hear from such people,
except in the interests of educating their ignorance.
Yet Steve Coronia is allowed to talk about lesbians as if they were some sort of bugs
rather than being women affect by the Women's Center crisis like all others. Coronia
says, "I (SlCC)can't dig forcing your philosophy wi other people," referring to two
lesbians who "did there (SICC) thing" in front of two straight women. Of course, I
wasn't there, but I'm willing to bet that the heinous crime he cites had nothing to do
with the removal of clothing or sex, and was probably no more than a hug, a kiss, or
some similar display of affection, the sort that I as a homosexual a m "forced" to
watch heterosexuals indulge in all over campus: in hallways, the quadrangle, the
cafeteria, and even classrooms. And I don't object. I'm glad to s e e human affection
wherever it appears, whoever indulges in it.
This is a picture of the Student
Goveriunent meeting before it was
'disrupted by a raged mad man
C^the SICC Ostrich Club who ran
f, ^into the room screaming, "Leath
to all latitudinalists!" He then
through a bomb.
The gay club no longer exists at SICC. Its women were too involved with the
Women's Center to give their support to it. But now there is a lesbian club (while gay
men have nowhere to meet). The lesbians of SICC hardly need my support. They are
.capable human beings who can defend themselves. But I don't need to pick up the
paper which is read by the students I a m trying to educate into some form of
humanism, in sfute of the overwhebning odds of their environment, and read sentences like, "There is no place for gay activists in an organization which is supposed
to be helping people in trouble, confused, and highly suggestible. There is a gay d u b
where they can do their thing tc^ether and in private.
' Sex, according to current mores, is done in private. But to some minds, when two
women hold hands, it is sex. It isn't any more than when a man and woman hold
hands. If holding hands or kissing is suppwtive human affection, then there is every
place for it in an organization which is suiH)osed to be helping people. Some of those
people are gay. They too are highly suggestible. And all they get is a steady diet of the
way Steve Coronia and his ilk think the world should be. There are a s many ways to be
human as there are human beings. My way includes loving other men. And no matter
what the Steve Coronias of this campus and this world think, I intend to do it where
and whra and in what manner I please, not in the confines of an abandoned "club" but
out in the sunshine, where the rest of the human race expresses its best feelings. And
I'm proud that my lesbian sisters are doing the same.
Meanwhile, perhaps Mr. C(n*onia should start a club for people who don't like to s e e
the simple truth of human feelings. Perhaps it should be called the Ostrich Society. As
for THE DOLPHIN, all the noMe sentiments about the Indians of Wounded Knee don't
mask the simple bigotry about the homosexuals of SICC. You have more in common
with Archie Bunker than you think.
Yours truly
A m i e Kantrowitz
.
Assistant Professor
Department of English and Speech
.
Dear Mr. Kantrowitz,
In presenting the discrepancies involved with the Women's Center last month, it
was not the Intention of THE DOLPHIN to degrade or ridicule homosexuality, nor was
that the ramification. Mr. Caronia merely stated the facts as they were presented to
him to the best of his abiUty (and we here at THE DOLPHIN feel that he is a very
capable writer). THE DOLPHIN'S intentions were to display the entire debate of the
Women's Cenieir to the school community, however, in the investigation of the matter
it was discovered that the lesbians' (as they have labeled and segregated themselves)
militant attitude could have been (and still may very well become) detrimental to the
consciousness of w o m o i ' s solidarity.
We are c o n c ^ e d here with the future from socialistic point of view. The struggles
of subjugated peoples, whether they be white, black, red, yellow, is of the utmost
importance to any freedom-conscious student of the worid. It is these struggles, not
that of pleasure seeking Mxuality, that will determine whether there will be any
future, even t h r o u ^ the basic struggle for survival by pro-creation.
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Dear Alumni Member:
Guess that you're wondering about not receiving any mail from your Alumni
Association.
We've been in the process of up-dating our mailing list and just found out that the
computers at the College had left out many names of recent graduates, so please
forgive us for not keeping you informed of the happenings of your Alumni Association.
One of the events just completed was a group called the American Chamber Ballet
which was well received by all in the auditorium here at the College. Before that over
fifty members flew to Jamaica West Indies, where everyone enjoyed their visit to the
beautiful Island. Our next scheduled event will be the annual Alumni Varsity
Basketball game, to take place on Saturday, February 1,1975 in the gymnasium here
at the College at 8:00 P.M.. After the game we are having a reception for Alumni
members and guests in the Upper Cafeteria where we will serve a b u f f ^ and some
good cheer along with appropriate music. This is always a big event and we do hope
that you will be able to join us.
The Alumni Business Meetings take place on the second and fourth Fridays of the
month, in the President's Board Room of the 2nd floor of "A" Building at 8:00 P.M.
We hope that after leaving Staten Island Community College that you have been
successful in your recent radeayors and that you wUl find time to visit us soon
perhaps. You wUl be able to visit with your old classmates and to meet new friends.
We are looking forward to greet you soon at our Alumni meetings.
Cordially,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
&
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
^ d Gray, President
Of the Alumni
Association.
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lectures depict this fine quality stereotype in her thorough, stimulating, aixl mindbending distnissions. Based on my own experiences in her classroom and recent observations, her students listen intenUy with an honest thirst for knowledge as she
emotionally and self-assuredly delivers forth an intense body of concepts.
Dr. Marmorale is extremely capable and well qualified in handling her duties
exquisitely as a professor. It is m y own opinion that there are but a handful of these
professors on our campus, and they should be given the respect and recognition they
deserve. Some of our professors are impressively educated with Ph.D's. but are
verbally handicapped when they have to "teach". I can assure you that Dr. Marmorale is exclusive of this minority.
She decided on psychology a s her chosen profession at the fickle college a g e of 18-19.
As she precisely stated, "I wanted to learn more about myself, and I w a s interested in
helping people with their problems." It was this enthusiastic quest that kept Dr.
Marmorale striving for her "impossible dream". At the youthful age of 25 whe w a s
already a clinical psychologist as well a s an accomplished Ph.D. Her career began at
Pilgrim State Hospital where she treated psychotic adults and did various diagnostic
testing for patients involved in criminal cases.
After a few years of hard turmoil and dedication, Dr. Marmorale was a successful,
established clinician and moved upward to a position at Mt. Sinaii Hospital. Her
duties there involved working with young adolescents and out-patient children. She
specifically concedes that working with "in-patients" presents more of a challenge to
the keen psychologist and unconsciously expands his-her insight. This "increased
insight" once achieved leads to more effective therapy with "in-patients" a s well as
out. While employed a s a clinical psychologist, vivacious Marmorale also had a
private practice and, in addition, taught psychology at Queens College in the evening.
After a brief hiatus geared toward becoming mother of a'brilliant little girl. Dr.
Marmorale decided on teaching a s a fulfilling alternative. She joined the faculty of
S.I.C.C. six years ago and since then has achieved tenure as an Associate Professor
and has become a praiseworthy idol amongst thousands of students who have experienced one of her classes. When asked what she misses most about clinical work
and if she would ever reconsider returning to it. Dr. Marmorale replied in a melancholic tone, "What I miss most is the excitement of the hospitals, and I occasionally
think about going back for a few hours a week." She assured me that her experience
with teaching psychology has always been one of peak satisfaction and gratificati(m.
Here on campus. Dr. Marmorale teaches PSYC I and ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY,
as that is her field of specialty. Teaching PSYC I is a positively delightful experience
for her a s she is intrigued by her students first reaction to Freud.
Dr. Mamom/e Draws Student Support
ByLYNNA,LELLO
Any student who has e x p e r i e n c e studying p ^ d i o l c ^ y under the unique direction o f
Dr. Ann Marmorale will evaluate the course and instructor as being nothing less than
superb! Why is it that this 5'6", brown-eyed professor has had consecutive class
enrollments of SO-plus for the past 4 yeai^? The lihcovering df this mystery is being
more proudly revealed by students who have taken her PSYCI or ABNORMAL PSYC
course. Responses from Dr. Marmorale's former students range from exuberant to
fasdnating with regard to her highly a c d a i m e d technique of t e ^ ^ i ) ^
Educated at Queens College, C.U.N.Y. and Fordham University, this chic, brilliant
professional projects forth a "charisma" that is truly her own. Dr. Marmorale's
"Reborn Science of Nutrition"
By Richard Filitor
Why are the majority of our school's courses not preparing us for career fields
needed in the future? Most (but certainly not all) curriculums offered now at S.I.C.C.
are curriculums for fields that are so overcrowded that it makes sense for a student to
get frustrated and eventually lose interest and drop out. And now with budget cuts
here and useless cuts there the quality and condition of our education (college (city))
might be compared to "poor to average" high school conditions of education.
What fields are relevant now? There are quite a few; computer science is one,
contemporary biological and chemical sciences are another and as m y article is
concerned with nutrition (is vitally important).
Nutrition is as important to everyone in society as medical doctors are supposedly
important to sickly patients. But many lay persons of neutral opinion tend to accept
the general and easier belief: "no matter what you eat, most likely it can't effect your
health". It's a shame these people can't s e e bodily health (a fuel consuming engine)
together linked and dependent on food (engine fuel). The more recently accepted
belief now reads, "You are what you eat". But neutral opinioned people that finally
a c c ^ t the above quote are usually too late for their change of belief to make any
difference health wise.
To hear professional voices on the subject of nutrition, I interviewed three
dietitians. Two of these dietitians belong to the American Dietetic Association (ADA a worldwide association of dietitians ; equivalent to AMA for medical doct(»*s) and the
other woman w a s a non-ADA dietitian. These three women are Mrs. Librada P.
Villanueva (Dietitian and Food Service Director for the new Vandebilt Nursing Home
and Nutrition Consultant for the New Brighton Manor Care Center), Mrs. Lutgarda
Pena (belongs to the Bureau of School Lunches, Board of Education, who is presently
directing five parochial schools on Staten Island a s school lunch manager). The third
dietitian is Miss Edith Taghap, also professionally apt.
Many various subjects were covered throughout the interview and many in
teresting points made.
Did you know that a great majority of medical doctors are unqualified and untrained in the field of therapeutic diets? Their faith is placed in the miracles of
chemotherapy, not always the best medicine.
Dr. Marmorale consciously tries to make her courses meaningful to her students'
-lives. She has been successful at establishing student-teacher relationships and
emphasizes personal attention even though her classes are large. "Students are
human beings and they can become life-long friends with their teachers," says the
attentive professor. What she finds most enjoyable among S.I.C.C. student&is that w e
have different environmental b a c k g r o u i ^ which serve as a challenge to the
humanistic teacher willing to listen to his-her students. This approach is one that w a s
de-emphasized in many of our high schools.
Dr. Marmorale strives to project forth an accessible'humanistic image. It has
proven to be vCTy successful for her, thus far.
You can feel assured that upon cmhpleting wie of her course you will walk away
knowing something about psychology. This brilliant existentialist has definitely made
her contribution to humanity. There is no question in my mind and the minds of other
students in c o n s i d a i n g this professor as one of the candidates for the teacher award
thisspring. Vote for Dr. Marmorale. She's a winner!
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An average medical doctor is required to take a course in nutrition that covers as
much nutrition a s a freshman biology course. Most doctors need the help of a
dietitian, who is specialized in therapeutic nutrition.
Nutritionplaced its recognition in the professional society when the formation of the
ADA became a necessity. Qualified ADA's are presently practicing in hospitals,
nursing homes, most institutions, and all types of research, etc. Also, the other
professional societies are relating the necessity of nutritional intakes towards their
fields. For example; there are now dental, physical therapy, and renal dietitians, to
mention but a few.
This is just the beginning of nutrition as a mandatory science. The outlook in this
field of science for future jobs, has about the best outlook as far a s professional
careers go. Everyone will get old, everyone will get sick (or at least be hospitalized
once), everyone at one time goes to school, every large business that supplies their
own lunch, needs dietitians; NASA needs them, and inspectors will always be needed,
etc. More emphasis on nutrition will be the work f w the future. Maybe one of the new
fields of nutrition will be Public Health Nutrition, as it was pointed out to m e in the
interview. This area of nutrition is weak. Public Health Nutrition, practiced only in a
few small countries, s e e m s to be the key to near-perfect health. Having nutritional
knowledge available and made familiar to people, as basic first aid is familiar, will
always be better for their health-seeking budy than infrequent visits or e n c o u n t e r ^
with these specialized people.
Another fact brought to me, through the interview, was that before World War I, the
world primarily consumed fruit and vegetables. But after W.W. I people switched to
depend on the consumption of meat for 'thought' near nourishment. Only then did the
noticeable rate of heart diswders mount.
Also warned by these three dietitians interviewed are the underestimated dangers
of swift weight loss programs. Most of these organizations are run by medical doctors
who took nutrition courses a s electives OT by doct;(»'s who fielded this research a s a
sort of independent studies to satisfy their interests. Weight Watchers and a f e w of the
other organizations have ADA dietitians but most of these miracle diets don't. Water*
diets are strongly opposed by the ADA.
So learn to ke6p healthy, wealthy and wise by keeping nutritionally informed on
your diet intake status. After being informed you might take on to the field yourself;
as it is very interesting and extremely vital. Why does S.I.C.C. have just one small
and general course in nutrition?
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~ j § o m e people argue that if it weren't for p i g s , h a m s t e r s , r a b b i t s ,
c h i c k e n s , But the actual truth is that researchers
animal experiments nothing would be pidgeons, dogs, cats, sheep, goats, pigs don't want and can't use stray dogs. F w
known about most fields of biology. That is and monkeys. Also insects are sometimes m o s t , if not all, e x p e r i m e n t s the
s o ! F o r i n s t a n c e , Galen'S^ e x t e n s i v e used. An example of an insect experiment background, particularly breed and a g e
dissections of animal bodies for medicinal is the "Genetic Findings" through the are important. All lab animals have
purposes. Galen found a function for some experiment with the fruit fly. Dogs a r e papers that state all info needed, stray
organs and created theories about others. mostly used and play an important part in dogs do not!
Leonardo da Vinci is another one who discoveries of surgical techniques of the
In 1860 the first group against the use of
performed dissections on animals and then chest and heart. The cure and-or control of animals in-laboratory experiments w a s
on humans. Claude Bernard was one of the metabolic diseases such as diabetes, established. Similar ^ u p s then followed.
greatest scientists of human physiology. pernicious anemia and adrenal cortical These groups are against "antivivisection
Without Bernard's experiments of certain insufficiency (Addison's Disease) also activity" with lab animal. They claim that
organs in the animal and human body we depend on dog experimentation.
these experiments are a form of using
would know little now or have taken longer
As you can s e e animal experimentation animals not for their own individual adto understand the body. There are many
is very important for human existence. If vantage but for the advantage of man in
hundreds of scientists who need and use
pursuit
of
knowledge.
Anwe can't perform these experiments on h i s
a n i m a l s for e x p e r i m e n t a l purposes.
aniiiials, who can we then experiment on? tivivisectionist groups a p p e a r ^ around
Animal experiments are nothing new.
Humans? In the late 1950's when NASA the middle of the nineteenth century
On another subject one may argue that
sent monkeys to collect information in because at that time panmedical sciences
^ citizen he doesn't want his money
space vital to the actual launching of a were benefiting by the experimental work
H ^ t i l spent as such, which is brought up in the
human, the same groups (United Action of French genius Claude Bernard, the
pamphlet. But actually the money being
"Animal Beatings or a Fact
for Animals and other antivivisectionist founder of P h y s i o l o g y . U n f o r t u n a t e l y
granted to research is for research in
groups) spoke out against it. They claimed Bernard's wife and daughter became
areas such as cancer and other health
Without Meanings"
it was cruel to send poor innocent animals antivivisection leaders.
related hazards.
into s p a c e . Again r e s e a r c h e r s w e r e
With all that the antivivisectionists
By Richard Filitor-staff
In the experiments (in the article) monstrous. But those groups were willing believe, why are alsughtering houses still
slaughtering and why are these people still
In this special time in history where
certain physiological changes
a r e to experiment with humans instead.
radical changes are occurring sociaUy and
screened. Mostly the condition of the body
I really can't see how a society as ours feeding on animals? Isn't this a coneconomically, our government is still in a
after traumatic shock has been produced. can sit back and do nothing about sen- t r a d i c t o r y situation? If t h e s e ansense frightening. But to "fool around"
But to get the animals in this state of seless agony. And it doesn't. Even animals tivivisectionists were without the conwith the government one is dumbfounded
traumatic shock one must apply, ac- are represented in this democracy. A venience food, could they themselves kill
to find the accepted as the illogical. To
cording to the pami^let, unthinkable group called the Amer, Association for an animal?
change something for the better could
sufferings. What experiments are mostly Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) s e e s
Slaughter houses use w a y s of killing
have a boundary that varies from both
concerned with are the effects on the to it that pain to lab animals is very rare to animals such as electrical shock, shooting,
extremes:
respiratory and circulatory systems of the extinct. And this group is especially rigid and beating with a kind of hammer. Or you
human body. Two experiments are listed in enforcing its "rules" to Government might look at a Kosher slaughter house
After reading a recent article "Congress
below as stated in the pami^ilet.
Grant Research labs or any major grants where an animal is hung by its four limbs
and Animal Agony; Hindlimb Beatings", I
was left in a state of shock to say the least.
1895- Mongrel dog used: P a w s and concerned with lab animals; which is on a moving chain. The chain then moves
down a line where it is met by three men.
What the people in the United States don't
testicles crushed. No change in blood more than a majority of all research.
Chie man from the Departmoit of Health, a
know are costing animals their lives and
pressure. Skin cut and nerve c«iter in its
second man is a Rabbi supervising the
,the U.S. citizens their tax money. But ttiis
shoulder crushed. "Filling the abdomen
affair, and a third man is performing the
situati(m cannot change because people
with cold water produced no change in the
actual killing. The third nqian takes a long
aren't aware of what's haiq)ening.
dog's blood pressure but caused its
sharp knife and cuts the animal's head (rff.
breathing to become irregular." Hot water
The article w a s written by the "United
n i i s way of slaughtering an animal i s
turned into abdomen . . . caused an imActimi for Animals, Inc.", located in New
painless compared to a non-Kosher house,
mediate decline in blood pressure, "which
York City. This organization exposes such
s a y s slaughter house sources. Which is a
rose again when the animal's hind feet
political powers and animal torture a s yet
better way to kill an animal? What a
were i^aced in boiling water." "crushing
to be f d t by concerned and humane
question!
of hindlimbs was attended by no effect and
citizens.
after two hours of experimenting . . . the
Animal killings and sacrifices have been
I t i e article opens with so-called hard
animal w a s bled to death." Autopsy
going on for many centuries and varying in
facts in which cruelty w a s never justiHed
showed some of the dog's "intestinal coils
o b j e c t i v i t y . Whether it be s c i e n c e ,
first and later backs up their facts with soto have been burned." (An Experimental
religion, economics, or cruelty it is hapcalled actual experiments. One (^>ening
Research into Surgical Shock. J.B. Lippening and always will if m a n is tojsurpara-reads a s follows;
pincott Co., Phil.) '
vive. "To end biological research with lab
"In 1972 Congress provided the money
animals is for humans to commit suicide."
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for a researcher (no n a m e given) to
A quote by Dr. Silverstein, Biology Dept.,
refer
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date
which
was
in
1895.
develop a new electrically-driven device to
SICC.
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produce trauma in dogs by beating their
one
m
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argue
these
type
of
experiments
Words of thanks are extended to Dochindlimbs at a rate of 225 blows per
This group (AALAS) in its prevention of tors' Baumel, Jakowska, and Silverstein
to be. But according to this pamphlet,
minute. The first experiments were
experiments have become progressively pain, also has a training system set up f(H* for their concern in revealing the roafd and
performed on 32 mongrel dogs. The m o n ^
all researchers. And ^ labs must have goals of true biological research.
worse.
to pay for these beatings came out of the
qualified personnel. So if the researcher is
1893-1918. An experiment crushed the
pockets of this country's taxpayers . . Did
properly trained, there is no pain. On top of
legs of unstated numbers of cats and
the American people need these new
all these preventative precautions they
rabbits to determine if "shock due to some
beatings and others that are still going
still don't Stop. To see to it there is no pain
poison formed as a result of the mjury."
on?"
or mistake of pain they set up another
He stated that his "series" of experimoits
You might say to yourself "I wonder if
department. Inspection! AALAS has a
b e ^ n in 1893 indicated that whatever form
my Congressman could do something
of injury induces shock; the results is the system of inspectors who visit various labs
about this? But the actual solution is now
constantly with a mere few hours notice.
same.
carried so far passed your Congressman's
Recent animal experiments are quite
hands, that if he protests he could be
interesting. For instance have you ever
retired at an early age. The point is this!
seen a beagle smoke? Well in some labs
The people that are represented in
they do. Scientists are testing the effect of
Congress are not really reinresented. The
cigarette smoking on factors such as a g e
p a m p h l e t ' states that Congress serves
group difference with respect to resistance
special interest groups such as the
to cancer and other diseases stimulated by
National Society for Medical Research and
smoking.
the A m e r i c a n V e t e r i n a r y
Medical
Another recent experimait has to do
Association (AVMA) (a registered lobby)
with testing of the safety of dyes.
who profit from the "use and consumption
Researchers look for the effects of dyes on
of laboratory animals." The National
different organs of the body. Again pain is
Society for Medical Research (NSMR)
non-existent. This method of testing
exists to push the use of lab animals and
potential harmful products cuts the would
this includes "stray dogs". So the next
be market of hair dyes alone in half.
time you think of putting a "cute" pet that
After reading the last two paragraphs on
you found into a safe place, ex. the ASPCA,
recent experiments you still may say,
think twice.
"Who are researchers to perform these
Americans
who
once
respected
experiments on stray dogs? They weren't
government secrecy as unquestionable are
given a choice," which the United Action
now seeking answers for their governCelcHa
for Animals pamphlet leads you to believe.
ment's actions. But answers are not
All that has been going on according to
received very readily. If you would go to the p a m p h l e t p r o d u c e s a m o n s t e r
your
elected
representatives
in stereotype for a researcher. But what is
Washington and ask them questions on the the format for laboratory animals?
jsubject of Hindlimb Beatings you wouldn't
Animal Experimentation is the use of
get a straight answer. But still the NSMR
animals to study living processes in health
and the AVMA have "demanded and
and disease. It includes their use for
gotten from Congress for a quarter of a
research in the panmedical sciences;
century, freedom .to do what they wish
medicine, dentistry, pharmacology,
with public funds, including the right to
veterinary medicine and basic biological
torture animals."
disciplines for education and t r a i n i ^ in
If results in an oqperiment are these sciences. Experimental animals are
repeatedly the s a m e then shouldn't the also needed for surgical skill, for the
experiments cease? According to the' manufacture of vaccines, toxoids, anpamphlet you have hundreds and maybe tisenims, anti-toxins, and antivenims.
Exit 5 off the New Jersey Turnpike
even thousands of similar results received Alao these animals play an important role
For the very best in
yearly. Why do they go on then? They have for testing of the standardization of d n ^ ,
Instruments,
Equipment, Sheet Music
certainly surpassed field test populations biologicals, food additions, and alao for the
and Instruction
and a r e going into small scale actual diagnosis of diseases. The most fkrequently
Phone: (609) 461-1849
populations.
used animals are frogs, mice, rats, guinea
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of
Music
at
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You Say Cut Back
We Say Bullshit.
Vets
- STUDENTS
Cost estimate approved
for SICC expansion
NEWS: CUNY COLLEGE DAY
SET FOR VETERANS
- From S.I. Advance
Veterans in New York City will be able to apply and be admitted to a City Un.
college on the spot by going to a university-sponsored College Day on Decembt
The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at John Jay College of Crimii.
justice. John Jay is located at 445 West 59th Street, near 10th Avenue in Manhattan.
The purpose of the College Day for veterans is to cut red tape and to aUow veterans
to make up for lost q>portunities. Representatives, many <rf them vets themselves,
from 18 CUNY colleges and the university's Office of Admissions Services will be on
hand to answer questions and to assist with college applications.
In addition, information about veterans benefits, financial aid. discharge review,
career guidance, and preparation and testing f w the high school general equivalency
diploma (GED) will be available.
There are an estimated 300,000 Vietnam era veterans in New York City. Currently
20,000 vets are enrolled in City University colleges. This figure represents a 100
percent increase over the veterans enrollment three years ago when the last veterans
benefits increase was voted by Congress.
Veterans attending the College Day should bring their separation papers and copies
of their high school record or their general equivalency diploma test scores if
available.
For further information, contact Nelson Garcia at the Office of Admissions Services
at (212) 790-4581.
The
Board
of
Higher so for the moment we're sailingi for sure, there are so many
possibilities. Assuming there's a
Education, meeting yesterday along."
in its office on East 80th St.. Construction is scheduled to steady flow of materials and
M a n h a t t a n , approved the commence next summer, with no labor problems, that'? w^.^t
preliminary cost estimate of $45 work being completed in three we hope for."
The original plans, v
''
million for the construction to four years.
portion of the expansion plan at Included in the 300.000 square appeared in the spring of 1971,
S t a t e n Island Community feet of new educational facilities have been revised on a number
will be a theater and music of occasions according to
College.
The 10-mcmber board acted building, instructional resources specifications set by the local
library, medical community board. The current
without discussion of the budget c e n t e r ,
as it reached a quick decision. technology building, science plans have been approved by
The next step in the process building, classrooms, computer the college, the Office of
Planninii
and
will not take place until late c e n t e r , student activities C a m p u s
January or February, however, building, physical education Development. - the Dormitory
when estimates on construction facilities, and an addition to A u t h o r i t y and Community
existing science and technology £flacd 3.
are received.
We just have to sit back and
'They simply approved it, facilities.
:omraented Dean James Fitz- "We should be in the new wait until solid estimates come
Patrick of SICC, who attended buildings by the end of 1977 or in," FitzPatrick said. "That will
meeting. "There was no the middle of 78," FitzPatrick probably be late January or
fliscussion of the budget at all, said. "But you can oever tell early February."
Food Day Project
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW Room 206
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-462-8510
Open Letter to College Students
Here are a few facts you may or may not be aware of:
q The U.S. military budget is 60 times greater than the budget for overseas economic
aid. During a 14-hour period, the Defense Department spends more than the entire
annual budget of the United Nations food program.
q Only about 40 percent of Americans eligible for food stamps currently receive them,
q The ad budget of General Foods is almost three times bigger than the budget of the
Food Bureau of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
q President Ford, during the recent World Food Conference, denied the U.S.
delegation permission to increase emergency grain shipments from one million to two
million tons to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Tanzania,
q Americans consume, on the average, about one hundred pounds of sugar each year.
Some foods—sugar-coated cereals, for instance—contain up to 50 percent sugar,
q 40 million Americans are overweight; almost half die of heart disease.
Soaring food prices, increasing world food shortages, and mounting evidence of the
dangerous health effects of the overly processed and refined American diet indicate
that, if left to its own devices, the Federal government will not take the steps
necessary to develop a responsible food policy. The food industry—the corporations
that bring you Cool-Whip and Twinkies—have sold Americans on a diet of sugarladen, fat-rich "convenience" foods that are contributing to a national epidemic ol
heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and obesity. While encouraging unhealthy
eating habits through advertising and availability, these corporations are also contributing to high food prices. A Federal Trade Commission study estimated that
consumers were overcharged $2 billion in 1972, because of the monopolistic structure
of several segments of the food industry.
As government and cwporate decision-makers allow the food situation to
deteriorate further, it becomes clear that individuals and organizations in communities and campuses across the nation will have to begin a massive education
effort—an effort aimed at changing personal eating habits; improving food welfare
programs; reforming corporations that promote the sale of billions of dollars worth of
nutritionally-empty, resource-squandering junk foods; investigating the energy-and
resource-intensive practices of agribusiness that are forcing small farmers off the
land; and developing national policies which recognize the needs of hungry peqsle at
home and abroad.
This job requires a national organizing effort. The non-profit Center for Science in
the Public Interest, in conjunction with dozens of other groups and individuals, is
building a movement to take on this task, a movement that will blossom on FOOD
DAY, a national day of action on the food crisis. FOOD DAY is set for April 17,1975.
We hope that college and university students will take part in FOOD DAY, using
their campuses as organizing focal points for both campus- and community-oriented
activities. As a first step in accomplishing this, we urge students and faculty to set up
joint committees to investigate what can be done at your campus, such as creating a
campus-community garden or food coop, initiating sweeping changes in university
food-buying policies, or planning massive teach-ins for April 17th.
Students at the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin are ah-eady planning teachins for next Spring. At Yale, a student-faculty committee has planned a six-week
lecture-discussion series on world food problems and has already organized a fast in
which over 2000 students participated.
The food problems which face the nation and the world demand immediate action,
and there are dozens of things you can do now. These include:
q Write to President Ford and urge him to make additional food aid available to needy
nations as soon as possible. Urge your university president or student council to do
likewise.
q Find out how much fertilizer your university uses to keep its lawns green, and
request that such wasteful use of this critically-needed resource be halted. '
q Request that at least half the selections in vending machines on campus contain
wholesome snack foods—fruit, fruit juice, yogurt, unsalted-nuts and seeds, etc.—
instead of junk foods.
q Contact local consumer, environmental, or Public Interest Research Groups
(PIRG) to find out what activities can be undertaken in your community.
Initial FOOD DAY actions may not make headlines or im^nediately change Federal
or corporate policies, but they will put decision:makers on notice that the American
public is no longer willing to participate in the wasteful use of food resources.
The rise of the environmental movement and the end to direct American involvement in the Vietnam War are directly traceable to campus activity. The
students of America can once again make a commitment to actims that can result in
long-overdue changes in the way in which the Federal government, corporate
America, and individuals decide how and to whcrni food will be allocated.
FOOD DAY national offices are open at 1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room 206,
Washington, D.C. 20036 (202-462-8510). If you are interested in organizing FOOD DAY
teach-ins or other activities, contact the office for further infix-mation and organizing
suggestions.
Sincerely,
KathyKeUy
President
National Student Association
William Sloane Coffin
Chaplain
Yale University
Frances Moore Lappe
author of Diet for a Small Planet
MichaelJacobson
FOOD DAY coordinator
Center for Science in the Public
Interest
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THE "OVER 30" CLUB WISHES TO E X T E N D THE WARMEST OF HOLIDAY
GREETINGS TO tTIE ENTIRE STATEN ISLAND COLLEGE COMMUNITY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
OFFICERS:
PRES.
VICE PRES.
SEC.
TREAS.
Eda Smeraldi
Helen Steinecke
Monika Magid
Rachael De Capua
ROCK &
PROFILE
By John Capozuca
By: Diane Whitby
Dory Previn has been described a s a
poet, a prophet, and everything in between. Perhaps, but most imp<Hrtant she is
a v e i 7 gifted lyricist and cOTiposer who in
earlier years wrote mainly movie scores
and t h e m s e , c o l l a b o r a t i n g with her
composer-conductor ex Andre Previn, on
songs such a s theme from "The Valley of
the Dolls", sung by Dionne Warwick.
In recent years however, Dory has found
an emotional outlet ^ r o u g h wiH-k on extremely personal sdhf^ ^fnd lyrics including the soundtrack and teleplay of an
ABC movie of the week.
In a recent interview with Lindsay
Maracotta of Penthouse Magazine, Dory
spoke about her songs and herself:
"When I. began to write frankly it was
not to shock an audience nor was it a self
conscious attempt to overcome my own
ambitions. Rather it .was a catharsis. A
way I found to release things I was incapable of saying any other way."
This is readily apparent in any of the six
albums she has recorded to date, the most
recent of which is simply titled "Dory
Previn" (Warner Bros. Records).
D o r y ' s a l b u m s a r e a continuing
autobiography haunted by Ghosts from the
past and visions of the future. She sings of
all aspects of life and death, from fighting
for her sanity on "On My Way to Where" to
the Hindenburg Disaster on "Reflections
in a Mudpuddle" (United Artists Records).
I recently had the pleasure of attending
a concert in New York. The personal
ROLL
TALENT ANYONE?
"HERE COMVS
Filitor—staff
JOE"
By
communication which has become the
hallmark of all of h w appearance is really
incredible. The introductions to her songs
are spontaneous and take on the air of
informal conversation, he deliveries are
full of emotion, and the vibes c o m e
through.
Dory h a s often been labeled the voice of
the'women's movement, in contemporary
music. I would rather say that she is the
voice of all human beings at one time or
another. We can all relate to her bittersweet words and melodies because of
the incidents they describe.
In a very special song about her father
"I dance and dance and smile and smile."
D017 tells in eloquent words the constant
stiving to please one's parents and how it
culminates years later in other human
relationships:
...And in the end I'll give you
everything I own.
sure you'd never want m e
for myself alone.
How I hate the way I a m
always trying to impress.
Lord, If I could love me more
I could love you less...
Certainly, Dory Previn's s6ngs will not
please everyone, nor will they affect
everyone in exactly the same way. But
there will be those who on listening to an
album for the first time, will hear an all too
familiar chord and see crystal clear
Reflections, In a mudpuddle.
Richard
Have you at any time thought about
songs which help put aside everyday
mispleasures? Some songs are good,
others made good, all depending on the
channels they travel'through.
Recently I've had the pleasure to
preview a song that mig^t be a future
radio tune. It w a s written, composed, and
self-recorded by guitarist and vocalist, Joe
Maggio. On the recording, Joe plays
acoustic guitar, lead guitar, drums, lead
and harmony vocals. The song is entitled
"NO ROAD HOMEWARD BOUND". In
m y opinion the song is comparable to
songs presently heard on the radio if not
better. It consists of a catchy melody,
sensitive words and musical ability. l i k e
any accomplished musician Joe takes his
work seriously and Full time. Back from
Arizona recently, where he served three
years in the Navy, this guitarist is appalled at the change in New York City's
music and music related people. "Upon
returning to N. Y. I've noticed it's harder to
meet fair people who want to promote good
music. It hurts to know that> these unfau*
pe<9le are the ones who rule the East
Coast record industry. In New York the
songs preferred are loud, regressive, and
undynamic notes instead of a progressive
form of sound waves. I was hit strongly by
this indifference when returning home
from the West Coast."
Later I pointed out to Joe that I detected
a very pro-western coast tone in his explanations. He explained, "The people out
in Arizona are super friendly which is read
in the sounds of their music. I sort of
became adapted to their way of living out
tertainment" and a record stand where
records
may
be
purchased,
at
astronomical prices. Graham did it simple
with excellent groups and w a s out for one
(well really two ) reasons to satisfy con
cert goers, and to m a k e money. Stuart has
an alternative which might work but like
the gentleman after Graham and before
Stuart, it just didn't come across.
The magic t»-ought to the audience by
artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin,
Jefferson A i r p l ^ e and c w n t l e s s others
could never be recaptured no matter what
is done, a legend is a legend and it belongs
to Bill Graham.
As for Bachman-Turner Overdrive, their
music was good and played well, but to get
into a 20 minute guitar solo where Randy
Bachman gets into playing his guitar with
a drum stick and then after his riff, throws
the stick into the audience is passe, and it
didn't turn too many people on. As for the
quality of the sound it was fine, but BTO
was just too ear shattering and loud to be
An excerpt from the program (which enjoyed to the fullest.
was given out at the door upon entry) read
The only thing that did become a fixture
"the N.F.E. is the "gala re-opening of New
York's rock and roll mecca." Yes, the in the N.F.E. theatre is the Pig Light
Fillmore East is a rock and roll mecca, Show. Pig was brought back with hopes of
and I don't think Barry Stuart will have the "re-capturing" the Fillmore, but even that
success that Bill Graham had in the 60's. production has changed from an acid trip
My reasoning is that times have changed, simulation to an In Concert T. V light
people, expectations, groups and attitudes show, drab, T.V. garb without the pazazz
have changed in general and can't be of the 60's.
brought back. Bill Graham had a simple,
All I can say in conclusion, is good luck
old theatre without all the glitter and Barry Stuart for trying, but I don't think
gadgets that Stuart has eg. pinball I'll go back to your theatre for another
machines "for your intermission en- concert unless Bill Graham buys it back...
Opening night at Barry Stuart's N.F.E.
Theatre (New Fillmore East???) w a s a
box office success, Saturday, December
7th,
Headlining the evening was an exclusive
New York City engagement of BachmanTurner Overdrive and a lead-on group
callied the Bob Seger group.
The late show w a s delayed from 11:30 till
12:45 for reasons unknown. The crowd of
people waiting on a stoned line that
stretched around 7th Street became impatient, and they couldn't be blamed. Once
inside we were greeted by the Bob Seger
group which had already been playing.
Men and women ushers forced their way
upon you and insisted upon showing you to
your seat and made sure you weren't
sitting in any one else's. They had absolutely no tact or politeness and flashing
their flashlights throughout the concert
was not pleasant either. They created a
very up-tight atmosphere in the audience.
there which the difference I never noticed
(from the Eastern Coast) until I returned
to N.Y. After performing with rock, soul,
country-western and society groups in the
west for the past two years I acquired a
feeling for the basic elements that m a d e
their music tick."
I then asked Joe if there w a s really a
large difference between life styles of the
two coasts. Joe jokingly said, "Can't a
baby tell the difference when biting into an
apple or an onion?"
Joe hasn't played much in N.Y. since he
c a m e back. He prefers experimenting with
recordings now. Joe's music is different
and enjoyable especially on stage; but he
hasn't b w n given a chance in New York.
He lost his musical connections here three
years ago and has been f w c e d to play in
"here today, gone tomorrow" bands from
the nowhere soul. So rather than this life of
sure death Joe in his frustration has been
made aware of so-called "talent contests"
in our overrun city. In these contests there
are record company promoters read^ to
eye and maybe sign the first three placed
winners only. But these three winners are
picked by judges. It's a s h a m e judges are
human. Have the picture? So Joe has been
placing fourth or fifth in this show. And if
there were no 'influences' over these
judges fourth or flfth positions would mean
flrst or second. What a frustrated life for a
musician who has played professionally up
until four months ago a s he w a s welcomed
to New York.
Joe c a m e into contact with professional
people such a s Cat Stevens and other
known
professional
back-up
and
spotlighting musicians from established
bands, ("Tower of Power", "Billy Joels
Band")
A "break" at one coast doesn't
necessarily mean a "break" at the other
coast. Maybe after his recording is heard
someone will give his well deserved break
here! I know if I had musical connections I
would, as it would mean success for him
and a cut for me!
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Jr -
Woman Volleyball Go To Nationals
By Joe Abraham
On November 16th chami»onship tournaments were held at Orange County Community College. The top three teams of the state competed against S.I.C.C. The other
three schools were Queens Borough, Nassau County, and Orange County. In the
match S.I.C.C. defeated Orange County while Queens Borough defeated Nassau
County. In the second match Nassau County was knocked out of the race by Orange
County and S.I.C.C. lost to Queens Borough. This was the very first lost for S.I.C.C. In
the third match S.I.C.C. knocked Orange County out of the race. At this time the only
remaining teams were S.I.C.C. with one loss and Queens Borough with no losses. Then
S.I.C.C. played and won two matches against Queens Borough. This placed them in
first place and allowed them to compete in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletic
for women Junior College national Volleyball Championship. This will be held at
Kelloggs County Community College at Battle Creek Michigan on Dec. 12th through
Dec. 14th. This is the first time since 1971 thfit S.I.C.C. is made eligible to compete for
the National Championship.
• This year coach Meyer w a s able to achieve bench players which are equally as good
as the m a i n players. Mary Hamm and Aileen Renner are two bench players who
never played Volleyball before but managed to master the skills rather well. The
captain of the team Judity Caltabiano is very good in setting up. Valerie Onarato and
Mercedes Dollison are the best spickers on the team. Marie Hermandez offered very,
good defense on the back court. Kathy Caliguiri is also an excellent server. In
volleyball all the players depend on each other, and earn work must be applied. A
volleyball player must be able to master all the skills of the game, and be able to play
any position. Sharon Callahan and Linda Johnsen also shared in the setting up with
Judy. Some of the other excellent subs are Kathleen Guercy and Denise Dorismond.
The manager of the team, Denise Tessalone played an important post of keeping
scores. She always maintained herself on top of game situation.
Lowtr Division
i«ft:
Armando Soiorzano yellow belt Frashman
middia: Thomas WiHord yellow bait Frashman Ubaral Arts N.S.
riifht:
Ira Brown Sophomora yallowbalt
By Joe Abraham
On Saturday Nov. 16th badminton playoffs were held at Brooklyn College under the
supervision of Prof. Nick Farkouh. Steve Mungolsingh and Fintz Dorismond
represented S.I.C.C. By competing against Brooklyn College, Queens College, and
Farmingdale High School, Fintz Dorismond c a m e in first in Men's Singles, Second in
Men|s Doubles, and third in Mixed Doubles. Steve Mungolsingh c a m e in second in
Men's Doubles, and second in Mixed Doubles. This is the second consecutive year that
players representing S.I.C.C. performed within the top three positions. These
developmental tournaments give the opportunity for players from different classes in
different universities in the metropolitan area to compete against each others. On'
Saturday December 7th badminton finals were held at Brooklyn College. At that time
five students from S.I.C.C. competed for the championship.
Rodnay Jenkins
Rick Alaya
Photo by: M.A. Fanty
�The Loss Of A Coach
By
Joe
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Abraham
The gymnastic team which was created by Dr. Najim A. Jabbar will possibly not be
in existence next semester. This is due to the administration refusal to reappoint Dr.
Jabbar. The administration has not given him any reason for dismissal. Dr. Jabbar is
the only instructor in the Physical Education with a Ph.D. in Physical Education. His
student evaluations are from good to excellent. His peer group evaluate him very
highly. He runs the gymnastic team, something this school had never had. This year
Dr. Jabbar also published articles which were printed in the National Junior College
Athletic Review. Dr. Jabbar has also coached track and field and has done exceptionally well. Deans Cardegna and Kuhn stated in a letter to Dr. Jabbar that they
recognized his work as being outstanding. In view of the above the loss of this man is
detrimental to the physical education department.
In view of the outstanding scholastic achievements, teaching effectiveness and
dedication which was demonstrated by students as w d l as faculty evaluation it is
essential that we the students take on the initiative to secure the high quality of
education which has been demonstrated by Dr. Jabbar.
JABBAR
JABBAR
Photos By
Joe Abraham
A JOB WELL DONE
Upiier Division
Tie For First Place
Left: Rick Aiaya green belt
Right: Carvey Colin^ white belt
By Joe Abraham
In previous years Prof. Donlon has coached championship soccer teams, in other
wordis sure winners. This does not necessarily reflect his ability to coach, good soccer
players are sure winners even in the absence of a coach. A coach can recruit soccer
players that are professional and they can make him look good, but on the other hand
a coach can recruit a team not so professional and in need of a "coach". This year's
regional games, won five, tied six, lost three. Ok this'doesn't look so bad in the true
sense of the word, but it's not of the fine quality of teams which we have had in the
past.
To develop a winning team, a coach must devote many long hours to his team. In
soccer running is very.impra'ttuit. Soccer players should run five to seven miles a day
with no difficulty. Coach Donlon did not take the team running. He did not hold
practice a s often as he should have. A coach must achieve an understanding with his
players. The actual teaching should not be done during a-game. To become verbally
abused by the coach during a game does not show the kind of relati(mship needed
b e t w ^ n coach and players to help the m w a l e of his team.
During t t e g a m e between Orange County and S.I.C.C., two of our players were
injured on the field, Jeffrey Hoyes and Mario Quintanilla. 'nie coach did not even
bother taking them off the field. It's ironic that the coach from Orange County would
show more concern for our players and take them off the field to the medicat office
and even checked in a f t w the g a m e to inquire about their health. The only thing our
coach did was tell one of the other players, good'that will teach them a lesson. In the
first half of the g a m e S.I.C.C. was winning 3-0. In the second half coach Donlon
.replaced all the mi^in players with bench players. This caused us to lose the game 4-3.
Coach Donlon claimed that he purposely did that to cause the team to ishape up. He
does not realize that the shaping up a teiemn does not take place during an actual game.
The purpose of playing g a m e s is to win not to shape iqp.
'
In view of the verbal abuse, lack oli communication, lack of devotion, and inhumane
treatment of the players, coach Donlon has demonstrated an attitude of incompetence
that is not serving of merit and for this, he has b ^ n promoted.
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REFLECTIONS: by Diane Whitby
What a m I doing here?
Standing next to a hurricane fence
Guarding rag weed?
Growing a s high as the fence with NO
control!
Bees swarm to collect the last drops of
nectar from the plants
As I collect s i ^ t of them
Blurred by m y constant sneezing
Bees flying around ME!
GETAWAY!
I'm NO flower!
What a m I doing here?
I honestly don't know . . .
by Richard Filitor
It's Christmas as you can s e e in the store,
But it's less Christmas than the year
before.
Although the parties can't be beaten —
The all good feelings are slowly defeated.
They passed through years of steadily
decreasing harvests —
The harvests of the magical child's soul.
And then people appear as waving a bus
near —
Only to get hit by a car.
The bus isn't real, the car just a fear.
And the magic still embedded a s dead.
But a new magic could come.
It can happen to everyone.
If only people realize all's one.
Our lives are amidst an era of pilotless
fuel.
Oh let this year feed our socially held
standards
toward true resolutions! Together!
Before we're none.
"Happy Holidays"
As I stand among the weeds waiting for the,
bus
I'm weary and alone
There is just the sounds of blue jays,
crickets
screaming
and car tires on pavement
It seems
though I've been standing here
for a long time
NO BUS!
Now sitting on the curb
I'm still waiting
While cars s p e ^ by with vacant s e a t s
My thumb outstretched
But no one stops
NO B U S . . .
"Mama Help"
Mama what have I done
I have destroyed m y life
Mama I did it just because
The man I ever loved walked
out on me.
'
Mama I'm sorry, you had thought
highly of me, I know you were always
saying "Yeah world, that's m y
daughter. She knows what Bhe wants."
And lo(dc what I hiave done
I took my life and destroyed it.
Mama, I know what I wanted,
but just did not know how to go
after it.
Oh! Mama, he hurt me,
he hurt m e so bad that
I don't think I wanted to live anymore.
Mama, I love you
Please help m e , help m e
Mama, Mama, Mama
PLEASE
— Vony Martin
"SEASON TO BELIEVE" - BY RICHARD
FILITOR & LYNN LELLO
"A Christmas Flick'
(p
Snowflakes on my lashes,
Biting frost stinging my toes,
/Twinkling lights glittering across
skyline,
Inhaling spirit-brisk air of repose
the
The orange-browned sun sneaks up on
snow filled clouds,
Shyly hiding her beautiful rounds.
With a gust of cold wind.
The snow forms his prism.
And earth creatures retreat herein.
&
ss
Church choirs echoing in the distance.
People passing forcing a smile,
Exchanging greetings, singing rhyme
games
Covering the distress which lurks upon
their lips.
'Tis the season to be jolly,
Deck the halls with bows of holly
Mistle toe locking hearts together in love.
Christmas pines are s p r u c ^ with tinsel,
Carols sung by Christie Minstrels.
Kitchens lighted, mother's busy,
S u g a r p l u m s c i r c l i n g around a n g e l i c
heads,
Nestling the children tucked in their warm
beds.
"4 A.M. on the Phone"
. . .1 w a s going to tell you but then I
disressed, anyway eventually
you
would've guessed, that I've known what
was coming, don't ask m e how, I've known
you've been wanting to break our sweet
vow.. .
look away lover
never turn back
hold m e close to you
that's aU I lack
lo<A away lover
\
I've heard it before
here is m y bed
^
now I'll show ywi the door.
. . .don't you remember long, long a g o I
"knew" that I loved you. w e played in the
snow. The time passed so quickly no
chance to pretend. . .look at it this way,
you've just gained a friend.. .
lo(4c away lover
bid m e farewell
tell m e ycHi love m e
then go to hell
look away lover
hurt m e again
This is a time when all try to fmd
The love that they hold insideWhile other seasons pass by.
People are afraid they will cryBut this season cannot be lies.
Christmas means innocenceInnocence means .love;
A love that can c a i ^ no boundaries.
The boundaries of time, so stretched on a
line,
While children in bed dream tonight.
And when they w a k e up, they love and they
touch.
Our hearts and out* souls, synonomous in
one.
tell m e you knew
all along it would end.
. . .when I first met you, you called m e a
child, then you told m e yon loved me.
that's why I dialed.
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Day Care: A Vital System
J^Y: HEATHER McCRACKEN
Attaining a college education
In today' 8 dangefous economic
system Is a pertinent factor
in order to survive. And with
the reawakening of womens*
status as a equal person
there are that many mothers
clamoring toward the road
of term papers, tests and
lectures• It*s a tough
situation with a load of
responsibilities for the
woman who wants that education.
It means setting up a long,
hard, time consuming schedule
for yourself where every minute
is as precious as gold. The
toiiln problem is yet to be
solved, " Who will take care
of the c h i l d r ^ while I'm at
school?" This is why Day Care
Centers are so vital to the
mother of preschool children.
With these centers they can
achieve what they've put off
for so long-a college education.
There is one such centier located
at Staten Island Community
College. Many parents may scoff
at the idea of leaving their
children at a center. Will
they be deprived of the so
called normal situation of
being brought up at home with
mother? How will the children
benefit? Well, a journalist's
aim is to set the facts
straight wlich so many of us
are ill-informed about.
The Student -Parent
Cooperative at S,I.C,C, started
in February,1971, The center
is located in C building.
There are two classrootiis
equipped with a playground.
It opens at 7:30 a.m. and
closed at 6:00 p.m. Children
must be from the ages of 2-6
and must be toilet trained.
Forty one children are allowed
into the center each semester.
There is a waiting list and'
one must submit a form in
order for the center to admit
your child. It is run by a
quota system according to
race. As of now the waiting
list has reached 170. Parents
pay a small fee through a scale
according to income. The cent-^r
is now staffed by sevcv. t r r^r
who are required to have at
least two years of college and
must be Interested in some
type of career involving
children. Teachers and parents
get together once a month to
discuss the improvement and
problems of the center.
Teachers do have control of
the classroom procedure.
Maintenance is upheld by a
parents cleanup committee.
This particular center is
modeled after a Mcntessori
school. Below is a basic
intro*duction into the
classroom and how a child's
is spent at the centGi,
Goals
The goal is to establish
conditions under which
learning can best take place.
The center strives to aid
children in becoming
self-motivated, self-disciplined
Independent persons.
The Child's Day
The child is permitted to
choose his or hers own
activity. Any child is free
to work with any material
displayed in the enviroment
and may not harm the material
themselves or others. Tlie
child restores the material
during and after an exercise.
No child touches the Wbrk of
another child or interferes
with anothers activity.
Children are not coerced into
joining a grcup activity, A
child is not forccci or CVLH
encouraged to share with
another child an exerciso which
he or she has chosen to work
with by theirselt.A child is
free to "do nothir./' ^
cr
dhe desires, as long as he o..
she does not disturb the
activities of others. Work
is presented to the child at
various times during the dr.yyet leaving it to his or her
will whether or not to do it,
^i.v;
aro aiv,1.0.00 xoi.o
areas of learning which are
each in a particular place.
With this arrangement it helps
the child find it quickly an!
ensily. By displaying materials
in categories a child h.ar> more
to choose from,The arccn of
learning at the center are:
language, math, water works,
practical life(peellng carrots),
small muscle developmentconstruction toys, library for
pre-reading experience and
creative art.
If a child is behaving in an
uncontrollable manner in the
classroom and is disrupting the
activities of others, doing
harm to themselves or others
or the enviroment, the teacher
removes the child from the
enviroment. She does this in
as* calm and controlled a manner
as possible with no implications
of punishment,She removes the
child as a protection from
themselves and others. Positive
phrasing is always used at
the centerand patience is
a main charecterlstic a
teacher must acquire. Tlierc
must also be respect anc^
understanding towards the
children.There are no
demanding situr.tions and
no yalling or hitting at
the center.Theie is also
no smoking allowed. There is
a set time for snacks ,usually
at 11:00 a.m. and lunch is
permitted between the hours
of 12:00p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Most of the children
at the cflsiter seem to adapt
and there is a need to be
Independent.in this situation.
The socialization in this
setup is good forwthe children.
Current Issues at the Center
The Director of the Child
Care Center is Marge Bello,
page 11
She is a hard working and
dedicated person who has so(n6
very good ideas involving the
center, ^he would like to see
some of her plans go into
actlonfor the Isen^flt of
the center and the students
involved in the Child Care
curriculum. Since the center
opened they have not been
given a set amount of money to
be provided for them each
semester. They submit their
budget to the Student Government
and no amount is actually
guarenteed. Because of the lack
of funds this semester ,they
had to go to the Student Association , With this problem,teachers
are paid low salaries , Yet
these teachers are-dedicated
and are willing.to work for
the experience. The center is
understaffed for the 41 children
in the center,They desperately
need an educational director.
According to Teresa Martin,Head
Teacher of the center,there is a
hassle with the administration.
The area it is located in is
not conducive and there are
frequent interruptions. It
comes across more af? a drop-off
centerand children are always
coming in and out of the center
all day.
As of now there is a
need of some materials for
the children. It would be
greatly appreciated if
anyone would be willing to
donatethe following:
Washing machine boxes, wood
scraps, books, tricycles attd
bicycles.
This center is yours, students.
To keep it alive and expanding
into a better thing - get
InvolvedI
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VOL. X X I V No. 4
Wf^Mttlptfit
Dec. 17,1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College
We Shall Be Heard
By Gary & R«ne
On Thursday, Dec. 5 , 150
students from SICC boarded three buses and headed
for the Staten Island
ferry. In Manhatten they
marched up Broadway to
meet other CUNY students
there also to make their
demands known to Mayor
Beame regardli^the budget
cuts.
Upon arrival in Mahattap
they were met in the area
by a police escort of 20
officers. With an armed
escort and incredible
energy, they proceeded
up Broadway towards City
Hali chanting and booing
the Rockefeller dynasty.
Catching slogans such as,
"You cut back, we'll
fight back,it and, "Rockefeller gotta go,, please
give us back our dough,"
echoed through the buildings and filled the downtown area.
When they arrived at City
Hall they were joined by
students from other City
University of New York
students that were pro-^
testing Mayor Beame*s
decrease in the City's
educational budget.
After marching in a large
circle for about thiry
minutes they were joined
by another body of s t u —
dents from Queens, Richmond, Lehman, City, Rutgers, and Baruch Colleges
ITow, almost 1,000 strong
With banners and signs
the students agitated the
air with an enormous amount of energy and a
^ P.A, system provided by
the Richmond College
group.
Photo: D. Whitby
After about another forty
minutes of marching, listening to speakers, and
chanting the police barracades were removed an^
the students marched on
City Hall. A delegation
from the CUNY demonstrators, with Bob Weiss representing SICC* posted
the students''.demands on
the door to the Hall.
To Celebrate The Need of Comrades
I
by Sandra Adickes
When Bob Weiss first came into ray classroom,
I had a flash of recognition. Perhaps the pattern
of ray own experience was responsible for that intuitive responsef for almost at oncd, I felt I knew
him and what he had been living through before he
came to this college. Later, as I came to know him
better, I realized that to care about Bob was to
prepare pyseXf^for the pain I feel naw that he is
dead.
To care about Bob was to wage a struggle for
his life against a long established self destructive
pattern. For Bob had a sense of xjhat was fine and
good. He aspired to the best and that drive was
nourished at this college. He began reaching out
and making discoveries that excited him. I believe
that this other, self^preserving instinct drew him
toward me, for I was fighting for his life and he
knew it. I argued with him continually about his-use
of drugs, his dealing, his abuse of his body, his
misconduct of relationships. I wanted him to seealternatives— and he did. But I have come to see
more clearly in the past few days that the weight of
his experience had taken too much of a toll on his
life. Bob mocked at us with a prediction of his
early death and he did all that was necessary to
fulfill his prophesy. Yet there was so much warmth
and talent in this man, that it was—it is—unbearable to relinquish him. "You'11*never give up,"
he said to me. Well, now the struggle is over and I
have lost; we all have lost, and I regret beyond
measure that I could not make him love his life aa
much as I did.
Sisters and brothers, if you loved him, if you
wish to remember him, the best tribute I can think of
of is not to follow his path. We need each other in
all of oux; numbers in these times of struggle and
the hard conditions under which we live will indeed
becoiac unbearable if you stupefy and destroy yourself
with drugs. And it is not fair to those of uswuu
who care for you, who Invest our lives in you to
turn our efforts into ashes when you have taken yourselves off—leaving us rocking in the night with an
anguished vision of what you might have been— with
one word raking through our consciousness—never.
I shall never.touch him or fight with him again; I
shall never hear his rough voice call my name or
feel this campus surge with his great energy. I do
not want more pain like this, so I am stiruggling now
for your life and the life I live with you.
For those of us who loved him, the most difficult part of Bob's death is that recently he seemed to have moved in a new direction. K® seemed to
be taking control of his life and was making plans
for the future. In our last conversation, so
short a time ago, he spoke with pleasure and satisfaction, of rthe changes he had seen take place in
himself. Some weeks before I had told him that I
admired the way he handled himself in a conflict,
and he spoke that day of how much ray pride in him
had meant in him. He spoke of his own pride in a
video tape he was producing. He felt that he had
learned much while he was here. For Bob this
college had become like a marvelous party where
he was the host. He found a family here and we
gave him the best year of his life.
Bob once described himself as a giving person.
He was. Bob who helped himself so little was a
man to whom others turned. Our birthdays were a
day apart, and once I told him teasingly that Cancers
are good mothers. He was our beloved comrade and
those of us who loved him and \^om he loved shallcelebrate his life.
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Rene Madrazo
The rally at City Hall December 5th was
an invigorating experience for the students
that attended. The persons that worked for
days prior to the demonstration gave all
their effort to the cause of enlighting the
students to the atrocities being commited^
against them by a callous city administration.
The message did get through to a large
number of people, but if more students
opened their eyes the energy committed to
resolving CUITX budget problems—and the
benefactor of this end would have been the
Individual student.
Approximately 200 students from SICC and
Richmond College were met by a police escort
at the ferry and marched once again to City
Hall, only this time they were met with a
larger representation from other colleges
than two weeks ago. After a w h i l e uiOire s t u dents arrive.'
c.\e
-rac "i., ')^ for tlia
G^aalvevc to ^^o'lut t h e soap '>oxe£. 3o;:ie
s p e a k e r s ";ere engaged i n open statesmanship,
the r e s t r.i?.*.::^ co'nrva:i5.st p o l i t i c l a n r ^ , -.lowever
they a l l a g r e e a on oua j^joiut, after they r e turned 1:0 t.ie s u b j e c t of budget cuts; the
government should t a x t h e corporations, not
the worker, for education. Why not? The way
the system is set up, it is the corporations
that benefit from the products of these
schools. The essence of Korporate Amerlka
created the present financial crisis in this
system—not t h e w o r k i n g American,
Rene G. Madrazo
No Sympathy for Apathy
On October 28, 1974 the Veterans Assistance Association sponsored a Veterans
Seminar in the Auditorium. The Seminar was very informative and with the exception
of the politicians present, it was honest. However, after weeks of planning and^dilig^nt
work on the part of the club officers, they were let down by the administration lind
brother veterans.
Sometime between Friday and Monday many signs were ripped down, newspapers
were called and informed that the seminar was cancelled, and these factors c(»itributed to the low turn-out at the seminar. Add to that the fact that most veterans
chose to attend their classes anyway, such are the disadvantages of the responsible
student, or use the excuse to stay home and sleep or get lazy. The saving factor of the
seminar was the solidarity of the veterans that did themselves a favor and attended.
Guest speakers at the seminar included a broad spectrum of veteran organizations
ranging from Jack Peters of the SICC-VAC to Mike Gold of CUNY-VAC with an add on
attraction from a representative from the Vietnam Veterans Against the War-Winter
Soldier Organization.
There to speak on the problems of disabled veterans was Bemie Bonner from the
New York Association of Disabled Veterans which is now engaged in its own particular struggle against the Tax Reform Act of 1974 now being considered by the
House Contunittee on Ways and Means which would require an income tax on a VA
service connected disability compensation and military retirement disability.
This Act will affect all service connected disabled veterans and an estimated one
half million widows and survivors now receiving service connected death benefits.
The representatives of Sen. Javits, and his then opponent Ramsey Qark were given
a hostile reception when they tried to use the seminar as an occasion for campaign
rhetoric. From within the audience one veteran shouted, "Sir, we came here to hear
about veterans problems, not politics." RIGHT ON!!!?
There are undoubtedly many explanations of why th^ seminar failed to stir sentiment or raise consciousness, but they elude me. The Club Officers did a good job,
and they were symbolically let down by an apathetic student body.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
There are rumors spreading around that
Frank Allen over at the Business Office has
been over-stepping his bounds and embarked
on a one man war to undermine the student
activities and reneging on his responsibilities
In so far as refusing to sign checks approved
by his own superiors,
W . B,
Dear W. B,,
As far as our Investigations have progressed, It Is not a rumor. The Association
has approved of eacpendltures only to have
Herr Allen refuse to sign the checks, among
other silly actions on the part of the Business
Manager, such as walking out cm meetings like a
crybaby Mid arrogantly proclaiming the meeting
adjourned. What balls!
•d.
I believe it was in the middle of February 1967. We were set up just nwth and a little
west of Long Bihn when I first helped to kill some people. We didn't call them i^ople
then we called them "gooks." It was really very easy to do. I was awakened in the
middle of the night, and told that my squad had a fire mission. I went over to the
mortar and took my place. We were told that Charley Company was in contact with a
flotilla of sampans which appeared to be armor plated and they couldn't sink them by
themselves. We fired f w t y rounds of high explosive and we sank fifty sanpans. There
was secondary e]q)losives which Charley Company reported. I never saw these little
boats. I never saw if there were any people on them though I suppose there must have
been. When my squad heard of our success they started cheering and congratulating
each other. The scene reminded me of an old WWII movie where the good American
submarine sinks the bad Japanese steamer. I remember thinking about religion, and
if it wasn't a lot of bullshit then I guess I was g ( ^ g to hell. I didn't know who I was
killing and I didn't know why. I did know that if I didn't do as I was Udd th^r would
fudc me up. The Vietnamese wanted to kill m e and the American government wanted
to s ^ d me to hell. I remember feeling that things were very c r ^ y . I still feel that way
much of the time.
PaulShoenfield
June 1973
Dear Editor,
My personal impression of the rally at the Madison Square Garden is that first the
majority of the audience did not know why they were there. There were many ethnic
groups present; sec(»id the location was not adequate. It should have had an outdoirs
locale. This w ( ^ d have supplied a better environment and would have been more
effective under these circumstances with speakers all over; third there was too much
surveillence in the Garden.
The message was beautiful but it could not reach the people because of limited
quarters.
.
The iHTogram arrangement did not hold attention of the audience, and also was
homing. T^e political message was long and the speakers were without feeling.
Ernesto Medina
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In Memory of Bob Weiss
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I
Let his love and generosity be his legacy, for
brothers and sisters, I believe there is only this
11 f'3 and that our only hope of joy in it is our
love of each other. During these days of raw grief,
I have searched for comfort in the Calamus poems, a
series of poems by Walt Whitman \^ich celebrate
fiiindship. Taere is one I think Bob would have
liked and wliich he would have enjoyed having applied
to himself,
I Hear It Was Charged Against Me
I hear it was charged against me that I sougiht
to destroy institutions,
But really I am neither for nor against institutions,
(Jhat indeed have I in common with them? Or
what with the destruction of them?)
Jiily I will establish in the Mannahatta and
in every city of these States, inland
and seaboard.
And in the feilds and woods, and above every
keel,little or large, that dents the
water9
Without edifices or rules or trustees or any
argunent.
The institution of the dear love of comrades.
It is both a torment and a comfort to me that
our last conversation was so warm and hopeful that I
glox^ed with the memory afterward. I began to feel
that bob's alienation from himself would end and that
he would one day be able to confront his feelings and
be at peace. He said to me at one point, "1 love you,
Sandra," and I replied, "I love you. Bob; nothing w i l l
ev-'.r cha:;3e that."
Photo by M.A. Fenty
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Dec.
Vets Win
Increase
John J. McKelvey
Congress Overrides Ford Veto: Vets Win
Congress overrode President Ford's
veto of a veteran's benefit bill, enacting
into Law a 22.7 percent increase in G.I.
education
enefits for the 11 million
Vietnam-era and post-Korean War
veterans.
The House voted, 394 to 10, to override,
and the Senate followed three hours later
by a vote of 90 to 1. The President clearly
was expecting the defeat, ecause as the
House was voting, the White House announced that Ford would send to Congress
an $800. million supplemental appropriation request to help pay for the
increased benefits.
The measure will increase beneflts for a
single vet from $220. a month to $270. A
married vet with no children will get $321.
instead of $261. and those with children will
get proportional increases. The increases
will e retroactive to September 1, 1974.
In addition, eterans' could collect the
benefits for 45 months instead of the
current 36 months, but only at the undergraduate level and they can get a $600.
education loan if other federal loans are
not available. ,
In his veto message on December 3rd
President Ford said that ttie current bill
would provide "an excessive increase and
Liberalization" of the benefits. Congress'
increase of $50. per vet is excessive,
liberalized and inflationary just as much
as the Foreign Aid request of $1,252 billion
for military assistance to Vietnam is not.
The raise is nice, but it will probably be
the last thing that will be done for
veterans' in this country. The only exception will most likely come in the form of
a tax on our educational benefits and also
on disabled vets payments. Vets beware don't eat your cake until you get a slice
first.
No official word has come down yet as to
when the retroactive pay will come in, but
the unofficial word is that the monies
should bejdistributed by the end of the
year. My official feeling tells me not to
hold my breath or hoi» for miracles, since
the Veterans' Administration isn't as
expedient as they think they are.
Psalm of David to C.U.N. Y.
Birenbaum is my Shepherd, I shall not
want.
He leadeth me beside the hills of S.LC.C.
He restoreth my doubt in the Puerto Rican
Party
He guideth me to the path of unemployment for the party's sake.
I do not fear evil for thou art against me.
Thou anointest my wages with freezes so
that my expenses runneth over my income.
Surely poverty and hard living shall follow
Uie Puerto Rican Party.
And I shall live in a vent house foreyer
5,000 years ago, Moses said, "Pack your
Camel, pick up your shovel^ mount your
ass, and I shall lead you to the Promise
Land."
Today, C.U.N.Y. will take your shovel, sell
your Camel, kick your ass and tell you
there is no Promised Land.
NOTE:
Said checks require "Special
computation" at Reg Office - such as those
for Vets who dropped out or completed
training during return to active period, OT
had cl^nge of courses or dependents "will require somewhat longer for
processing and delivery."
Gun Control is Not Crime Control
James McAllister
At present there is a growing anti-gun
sentiment in this nation. The private
ownership of firearms is granted in the
U.S. Constitution under the second
amendment.
"A well-regulated Militia being
necessary to the security of a free
state; the right of the people to keep
and bear arms, shall not be infringed".
Gun Control and Crime Control are often
quoted as being one in the same. If
analyzed closely it can be seen why they
are not. If firearms are prohibited and
restricted the average law abiding citizen
will be disarmed; but the criminal element
of our society being who they are will be
just as armed as ever, in that in being an
outlaw the law is irrelevant.
Availability of firearms does not
necessarily contribute to a higher crime
rate. Wisconsin, which requires no
firearms licensing has among the lowest
murder rates in the union. New York City
which has among the toughest firearm
control laws is an example of how firearms
control is not crime control.
In 1926 there were 7049 pistol 'premises'
permits issued in New York City, during
the same year the records indicate 1173
robberies, 2276 felonious assaults, and only
289 homicides. Forty years later when only
282 pistol 'premises' permits were issued
the records indicate 23,539 robberies,
23,589 felonious assaults, and 654
homicides; and that was eight years ago,
since then the figures have gone up for
crime. This is the result of disarming the
general public.
In Switzerland, Gun control is unheard
of. Even fully automatic weapons are
owned by private individuals. Yet Switzerland has among the lowest firearm
related crime internationally.
Maybe, tougher judges, and capital
punishment may also be needed, but let's
not allow the general populace to be
disarmed.
If this nation is ever to be taken over it
will be from within and not from without.
Was it Hitler who said, the first step is
enslaving a nation is to disarm it.
P.S. I am glad I am Puerto Rican
I am glad that I am free.
But I wish I were Liberated from
C.U.N.Y.
And Nixon was a tree.
COLLEGE DISCOVERY: THE EMPTY
PROMISE (as far as Puerto Ricans &
Latin Americans are concerned at
S.LC.C.)
By David E. Morales
Carmen H. Andujar
Political Chairwoman of P.R.O.
After years of exclusion from the
educational and political process of the
American educational system and as a
result of the student movement in the
sixties, Puerto Rican and other minorities
were offered the faint hope of equal opportunity through programs of open admissions, seek and c o l l i e discovery. Here
at SICC we have found that the program of
college Discovery as is presently administered doesn't serve the needs or
nourish the aspirations of the Puerto Rican
and Latin American students. Since the
problem is one of Mal-administration on
the local level we must put the blame
squarely on the feet of its Director Mr,
Joseph Harris.
He has callously disregarded the concepts of equal representation. We cannot
sit by and watch this go on. Since about 35
per cent of the college discovery student
population is Puerto Rican or Latin
American. Equal representation would
mean the staff (instructors, secretaries,
counselors, work study positions, internships, administratives positions and
maybe directors) should represent that
percentage. Informal surveys have shown
that many of our brothers and sisters
receive little or no money when in need of
the full college discovery stipend.
In conclusion we feel that if Mr. Harris
cares at all about being fair about the
situations faced on this campus by the
Third World population as a whole he
would move to change this condition instead of hiring ONE bilingual counselor.
kiJ
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17.1974
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Over 30 News
CHOICE-AID
CENTER
OLDER STUDENTS
"OVER 30" CLUB ATTENDS ITS FIRST
SOCIAL
by Eda Smeraldi—staff
/
On Saturday evening, November 23,
1974, a good portion of the membership of
the "OVER 30" CLUB attended a
Thanksgiving dinner and dance at the
youth center belonging to Most Precious
Blood Church, in Brooklyn.
The affair was a hugh success and the
members and their guests had a most
enjoyaUe evening. There were large trays
of every conceivaUe coldcut served A
bottle of rye and a bottle of scotch at each
table, all the beer and soda one could drink
and dancing to Ed Caso's Band.
The band was exceptionally good and
played all types of dance music continuously. There was full participation
all the members and guests who attended
and it was quite evident that they had a
fabulous time.
ADVISES
On Wednesday, Oct. 23,1974 at a meeting
of the Over Thirty Club, Professra* Benjamin from the CHOICE-AID CENTER,
gave an excellent lecture on the career
opportunities for older students in the near
future. He recommended the field of
studies that should be pursued in order to
haA^e a good chance of obtaining immediate employment upon graduation,
and also the jobs that are offering the best
salaries.
Professor Benjamin also made the
members of the club aware of the courses
that are being offered at S.I.C.C. which
help those students who are not as yet
quite decided as to a career choice. He told
them of the many other facilities available
to them through the CHOICE-AID CENTER located in Room A-141, as well as
counsding, which can be helpful in making
a decision for their future.
Professor Benjamin's talk was
rewarding, stimulating, and oilightening,
as well as informative.
?')CTR
Mo -k, i e n t y
Photo Exhibit in Library sponsored by SICC
Photo Club started December 2 and v7ill continue
until January 3.
IVelve students contributed photos, all of
whom are members of the club. Students interested in the Photo Club inquire at Room B-5,
Arrangements have been made with SUNY, the university-wide Committee on the
Arts, to have their seven (7) dance films shown at SICC as follows:
FILMS
1. A Study in Choreography for Camera—Maya Deren and Talley Beatty
2. The Desperate Heart—Walter V. Strate with Valerie Bettis
3. A Moment of Love—Shirley Clark and Anna Sokolow
4. Nine Variations on a Dance Theme—Hilary Harris with Betti de Jong
5. Paside Deux - Norman NcLaren
6. Limbo - Alwin Nikolas
OVER 30 CLUB OFFICERS
President
"WcePres.
Secretary
Treasurer
7. Seafall—Gardner Compton
PLACE: LA GALLERIA, LIBRARY 2nd FLOOR
DATE
DATES: Monday, December 1&—periods 6 & 7
Monday, December 1&—periods 9 & 10
Tuesday, December 17—periods 4 & 5
Tuesday, December 17—periods 7 & 8
Tuesday, December 17—Evening
Wednesday, December 18—periods 3 & 4
Wednesday, December 18—periods 7 & 8
Wednesday, December 18—Evening
Thursday, December 1&—All day showing
Thursday, December 19—Evening
PUBUC WELCOME TO TOUR SICC
CAMPUS
November 21,1974
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Black Student Union
B.S.U. Election Results
We wish to take this importunity to inform you of the recent elections held by the
Black Student Union of Staten Island
Community College and the dectimi
results.
On October 22 and 23.1974 electims were
held in the Black Student Union Room. C109, for the purpose of afqptdntlng new
officers to the Black Student Unton.
As a result of the elections held, the new
Executive Officers are as follows:
President
Janice Alleyne
Vice President
Alan JenUns
Secretary
Fanny Boatwright
Asst. Secretary
Sarah Belches
Treasurer
Gruselda Brown
We wish to extend our appreciation to
the college community for their support in
the past, and are hopeful that future
relaticHis show improved and fruitftal
results.
JA:sb
Sincerely yours.
Janice Alleyne
President
The Black Student Unton
>^Y
Staten Island Community College has
announced the' inauguration of a new
service to allow members of the general
public the oppwtunity to take forty-five
minute g u i d ^ tours of the SICC campus.
The tours were so successful at the recent
Open House sponsored by the College, the
CHOICE-AID Center, the office responsible for such activities on the SICC
campus is extending them throughout the
college year. The tours will be led by two
stu(tents, Ms. DeU}ie Day and Ms. Carolyn
Grant who have been sp^ially trained as
tour leaders. The tours will be run Monday
through Friday and begin at 1:30 and 2:30
p.m. from Room A-141 located on the first
floor of the Administration BuUding.
High school students, individuals and
organizations of the community interested
in a tour of the college may make
arrangements by calling 390-7872 from
9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. daily.
STUDENT EUROPEAN JOB CARDS
AVAILABLE
Temporary paying jobs in Europe are
available to students with a European Job
Card. The card entitles you to a paying job,
with free room and l ^ r d , in a resort,
hotel, office, restaurant or hospital in
Switzerland, Austria, France or Germany.
Standard wages are paid which earn back
all or most of the trip costs. Of equal value
is the experience itself and Uie fact that it
will always provide an overseas job experience to list on any future job application.
The European Card system does two
things for you. It puts your name on a ^ b
list, and it initiates processing of your job
and the necessary wcnrking papers. As ^ i s
is an advance planning system, students
interested in earning their way to E u r ( ^
should obtain their European Job Cards
well in advance of their anticipated
departure. Job cards and jobs are given
out on a non-profit, first come, first served
basis.
The service is provided by Studoit
Overseas Services. SOS has placed
thousands of students in temporary paying
jobs in Europe during the past ten years.
Throughout the year SOS conducts
orientation periods in Luxembourg,
Europe, to make certain that every
student who wants a job gets off to a good
start. Large numbers of students from all
over the U.S. converge in Luxembourg to
attend these (xrientations.
Students interested in making it on their
own in Europe may obtain complete information, including job listings and
descriptions and application forms, by
sending their name, address, the name of
their school (only students are eligible),
• and $1 to cover overseas postage, handling
and printing, to: SOS - Student Overseas
Services, 22 Ave. de la Liberte, Luxembourg, Europe. Inquiries are answered the
day they are received.
Note: For your convenience
application, below are latest
openings.
No
foreign
requirements. Allow ample
processing.
and fast
available
language
time for
TIME
12:35-2:18 P.M.
3:20-5:00 P.M.
10:45-12:30 P.M.
1:30-3:15 P.M.
8:00-10:00 P.M.
9:50-11:33 A.M.
1:30-3:30 P.M. (Club Hours)
7:30-9:30 P.M.
10:30 .M.-4:30 P.M.
7:00-10:00 P.M.
SWITZERLAND: Resort hotel, restaurant
work, available throughout the country.
Standard Swiss wages plus tips paid, plus
free room and board. Grood central
location in Europe.
AUSTRIA: Hotel, resort and restaurant
work. Standard wages plus firee room and
board. Also excellent location in Europe
and work is often at beautiful mountain
and lakeside locations.
FRANCE: Good factory jobs. Room
provided, good wages. Relatively short
hours and shift work allow time to travel to
Amsterdam, Paris, etc. Farm and fruit
picking work in spring and summer, wine
harvest in fall. Some hotel and restaurant
wwk available.
GERMANY: Resort, hotel, factory, farm,
hospital and other work available in all
parts of the country. Standard German
wages plus tips where applicable. Free
room? and board always provided with
resort hotel and restaurant jobs. Allow 8
weeks for permits and papers.
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Dec. 17.1974
Puerto Ricans
Stress
A Point
The people of Puerto Rico -oppressed first by Spanish colonialists- and, for the past
75 years, by U.S. imperialism-are rising to claim what is theirs.
Denied their national heritage and their political sovereignty, their land robbed and
the people exploited to the profit of U.S. corporations. Puerto Ricans today are
demanding their unquestionable right to self-determination as a people and full independence as a country.
Continuing their history of resistance, the Puerto Rican people have focused (m the
real source of their oppression: U.S. imperialism. Besides extracting huge profits
from the Puerto Rican people, in true colonial fashion, U. S. domination has brought
the Puerto Rican worker wages that average 1-3 of the income of the North American
worker, and left the island with a chronic unemployment rate of close to 30 percent.
Cultural aggression is an integral part of these daily living conditions.
More than that, U. S. Corporations in Puerto Rico have forced the migration of over
one-third of the Puerto Rican population to the United States. Those who leave Puerto
Rico face brutal racist oppression on the mainland, live in the worst slums or migrant
camps, find only the lowest paying jobs available, and are actively denied their
national and cultural identity.
Just as the source of oppression of the Puerto Rican people can be identified, so can
the growing movement of national resistance. The national heroes of the Puerto
Rican people-Roman Emeterio Betances, Pedro Albizu Campos, Lolita Lebron - are
those who fought and continue to fight for freedom and independence.
Today, the independence movement of Puerto Rico has grown to ul:precedented^
proportions. It is a movement which has learned great lessons from the national'
liberation movements throughout the world. It is a movement that has no illusions
about the nature of its enemy or the task required of it. The movemoit knows that it
must first of all rely on its own strength, and the patriotic devotion of the Puerto Rican
people, and that only those who dare to struggle are destined to win.
This massive demonstration of 20,000 in Madis(»i Square Garden-Puerto Ricans,
Chicanos, Asians, Native Americans, Afro-Americans and white North Americans-is
another important moment in the history of the people of the United States.
This rally symbdizes the growing awareness among the people of this country that
the system of U.S. imperialism which dominates Puerto Rico is the same system
which oppresses us. The same oil cranpanies who manufactured a phony oil crisis
want to convert Puerto Rico into a petroleum factory; the same copper companies
who robbed Chile of its natural resources exploit Chicano and white workers in the
southwest of this country and have plans to devour the cq)per deposits in central
Puerto Rico. The same agribusiness interests which force Mexicans and Puerto
Ricans and others to migrate to this country and face abysmal wages and working
conditions monopolize the world food market and force food prices up.
The independence movement of Puerto Rico is part of the movements throughout
history of colonized peoples for freedom and self-determination. Each time a
Qolonized people reclaims its national wealth and fights for control over their lives,
the foundation of imperialism weakens. Consequently, more and more the crisis of
imperialism is coming home, as corporations and their allies in governments pass on
their profit losses in the Third World for us to bear.
But the mobilization for this rally is concrete proof that on the home front it is
harder and harder for the imperialists to maintain their control by driving a wedge
between Blacks and Puerto Ricans or between whites and Third World people. Ftx* we
understand that we have a common interest to defend, the interest of (^pressed and
exploited peoples against the giant monopolies of more industrially advanced
societies.
Photo by Fred Bomba
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"Forced Life"
by Richard Filltor
My God, I need a grasping,
Where aii rest & sleeping flow.
A place to hold my feelings,
A place where I can go.
But not to visit or say adou,
Just a breal< for the lii<es of you.
For it is written that all will change,
And all is what's created.
Forgotten are the love of chains.
That unl<nowingiy covered the wreckage.
Deroot the mind. Forget the times.
To survive is to be so untrue.
Sometimes it is worth the forsaken
struggle,
And then wasily you stay alive.
But you know when your legs and the floor
and the ceiling, are Tiot on your side—
And your feeling's are bleeding.
I cut off my mind, and undeservingly live,
For never will the earth stop it's cruel spin.
JAY JAY 11-4-69
10-27-74
Why Such a Short Time?
That precious moment when I felt your life
inside my womb.
I prayed for you my son to be free, of life's
misery
My precious son life had just begun to
show yoii its pathways
The rainy and sunny days
It's all beyond you now,'
This new life, can only be what i always
wanted for you,
Peace and tranquility
My love flows freely upon your spirit.
Your life is still growing inside of me,
My little one it will always be
The smile on your face will always have its
place, inside of me
Yo Te quiero (I Love You), Mommy
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"UNSEEN THIRST OF LIVINQ"
By Lynn Leilo & Richard Filltor
The trails and tribulations upon pacing the
lost terrain,
Nearing the invincible peak, breathlessFeeling my soul dampened—
becoming saturated with rain. Trudging along the foothills,
With mud-encrusted shoes.
Desperately reaching, waiting to touch the
"top of the world",
Humbly defeated, vacuous mind, piercing
winds singing s o n g s cutting thru good times.
When I left for spirits lifted.
Stones stood up in my way.
Rushed and bruised—my worn out shoes,
Sought life in many ways.
Ended was my cushioned thoughts,
So uphill was my mind,
But the more I rose, the more my foes,
Seeked to blind me on one side.
But now my journey seems so lifted,
As a bird on a maiden flight.
Though then again my force was sifted,
For thirtking i was right.
Breathlessly I've made it!
Distinguished at the top.
Desperate cries for freedom,
Echoing through the rocks.
Insensitive is the crowd beneath me,
Have I deafened their ears or has life's
noise forced them numb?
Here I symbolize a single number,
One in a crowd or alone at the p e a k Did I find or lose what I seek?
Puzzled breaths, lovingly sweet.
Form unseen parties at my toes and my
feet.
Looking down as if unknown,
I now do taste the meaning of thrones.
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"Flight No. 01 Cancelled:!!I"
By Bentzie Weisz
I got the grass, I copped a dime,
But I got no head.
I'm in a mess, I'm pressed for time,
I think I'll just play dead.
The sun is down, the moon is up, .
But 1 just cannot see.
Eye to Eye, with my gun,
That is pointed at me.
The cop stopped me on the comer.
But I ran thru the light.
I could hear him blow his horn.
Let him go fly a kite.
Bank, I shot myself.
It was an accident I swear.
I am not to blame,—
'cause like you, I just don't care.
Ten or thirty
Why is there a rift?
the monsters of the world
of the inner myth
into a pompous
life
Ten or thirty
why is there a rift?
the monsters of the world of the inner
myth
Into a pompous life above earth the
horrible glow of Satan's own wor^h
Twenty or forty
A happy ending indeed If the monsters
don't get you the ghouls will use you for
feed
—anonymous from SICC Underground
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"Elecktra's Positive Current Is Hampered
By Weak Cast"
by Lynn A. Lello—Editorial Staff
For quite sometime now, Greek
mytholc^y has been recognized as being
one of the more fascinating facets of
English literature to a great majority of
students. I am confident in assuming that
many of you, while riding upon the
"Chariot of the Gods" have been intrigued
by the paleological, displaced character,
"Elecktra."
Daughter of the great Trojan War hero
"Agamennon",
"Elecktra",
was
presented to the critical public this past
weekend in the college theatre. The one act
tragedy written by Hugo Von Hofmannstal
and directed by William R. Hanover
pathetically ajqpeared to be an exclusive
"one-woman" show. I must mention that
Jane Goprecht (Elecktra) delivered
n o t h i ^ less than a superb performance.
Imprisoned deep in the family dungeon by
her mother, Klytemnestra, Elecktra is
triggered to seek revenge upon the entire
household. Her justification for this motive
is the burning perception that Agamemnon's death was schematically plotted by
Klytemnestra.
Harrowed by
this
assumption, Elecktra eagerly siH*eads her
vibrant r a ^ g , violent character across
the footlights leaving the remaining cast to
be kindled by better judgment.
Chrysothemis, unlike Elecktra, was a
pompous yet simple-minded sibling obsessed with an insatiable desire for
marriage. Her impudent annoyance
depicted in the play hampered the
projection of truthful, organic acting. Her
communication with Elecktra as well as
her cognizance of the appropriate
surroundings was somewhat mediocre and
insensitive. Ironically enough, though both
sisters were captivated.
Within their mother's abode, Elecktra
presented herself as a seedy prisoner may,
while Chrysothemis appeared as if she
were dressed for a masquerade.
Klytemnestra, on the other hand, was well
aware of the peering audience and as a
result sparked very little sensation. I was
a bit amused to see how her fragile,
escorted gait upon entrance was replaced
by a less painful independent limp after a
sharp exchange of words with Elecktra.
The remainder of the cast was
somewhat bland, though Orestes was
continually acclaimed by the women
onlookers for his sensuous physique. The
saucy death scene of his mother I envisioned more as a rape attack.
Despite these invincible obstacles,
however, "Elecktra" was well directed
and must be applauded for disidaying a
very impressive set design.
As for a note of closing, no one will ever
be in touch with the abstract world of the
Greek Gods.
Dec. 17.1974
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
RESCINDS CLOSINGS
In response to requests by community
groups, Richard W. Couper, President of
the Board of Trustees of The New York
Public Library, announced today that the
previously announced closings of three
branch libraries on N o v e m l ^ 18 have
been rescinded. In making the announcement, Mr. Couper said, "Our
meetings with the Mayor and his
representatives in attempts to solve the
problem of City funding f w the branch
system are continuing. We do not yet know
the full ramifications of announced cuts in
the City Expense and Capital Budgets.
When we know those ramifications, the
Library will act on the alternatives
available to it."
The Library's present operating
problems have reached the crisis level
because of City budget cuts over the past
four years. A total of 118 staff positions has
been cut from the Library's budgets over
the past four years, including 29 in July of
this year, in spite of the fact that 11 new
and expanded branches and 2 additional
bookmobiles, requiring 104 staff members,
have been built and turned over to the
Library by the City in the same period. In
addition to priw cuts, the present year's
salary budget has been cut by the City,
preventing the Library from filling
positions currently vacant due to perscmnel turnover. The high turnover rate,
common to business as well as the branch
libraries in Manhattan, has r e s u l t ^ in the
present shortage of staff, while tite latest
budget cuts make it impossible to fill the
vacant positions.
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On Novemner 13th, 197^
the Chess Club held
their Fall 74 tournament;
After six weeks of
competition with twentyfour opponents, freshman
Pat Maurasse took the
championship, Pat, 20
years old majors in
psychology. Other
interests are cross
country track and gymnastics.
The Evening Session Student Government has once again
sponsored the Evanliii^ C h i l d Care Center, The ceuts::,
i s located in G133, i s opened every evening from 5 to 10:30
and on Saturday from 9 A.M. to 1 P . M . The program, which is
run by Doreen Castaldo and Sylvia DiFazio is designed for
parents who wish to attend evening classes but have no one
to leave their children with. At the center the children,
ages 3 to 10, are taught arts and crafts, songs, games and
recently staged a Thanksgiving play.
We urge students to take advantage of this free service.
To registar your child for tha spring semester drop by the
center any evening and leave your name with us,
Doreen Castaldo
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Jesus Christ
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Dec. 17,18th
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"HELLMAN'S ANGELS"
By Richard Filitor—staff
Daphne Hellman, Lyn Christie, Mike Gari
These three people are all you need.
Halloween this year had a slight variation
of a theme. It surely was an interesting
concert once some students allowed it to
occur. But when disinterested pe(^le
finally left the student lounge, and the
noise subsided the other 150-200 people
were entertained in a pleasant fashion.
Knowing a person's background usually
flavors a concert, and that's ^ a c t l y what
happened as I questioned them befwe th^r
played.
Each
member
has
a
distinguishable past, only to be complimented with your actual listening experience.
By: Heather McCracken
"Merlin the Magician" better known as
Rick Wakeman brought his entourage to
the Garden to present his second major
work to the people. Journey to the Centre
of the Earth turned out to be a highly
entertaining piece of music.
The show opened with Journey, the
band, doing a number written by the lead
singers, Gary P. Hopkin and Ashley Holt.
It went right into some cuts from
Wakeman's first hit album, "Six Wives of
Henry the VIII". There was a surge of
applause as Wakeman ai^)eared on stage.
He was dressed ip a white dazzling cape
trimmed with silver, his long goldoi hair
flowing down his back. He stood a m o ^ the
array of keyboards including pianos,
organs, and synthesisers playing with ease
and finesse. Although he was the star of
the show he did not drown himself in the
limelight. In fact^ he could have written
himself into more of the show.
The first half of this spectacular was
ended with an amusing rendition of the
Charleston supplied with the fanfare of 4
lovely dancers. On to the second half of the
show! The idea for "Journey" was based
upon Jules Verne's book. The music was
performed by Wakeman, with the
assistance of some of the finest musicians
in America, put together as the National
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
David Measham. The narration was done
by actor David Hemmings who at times
seemed to be rushing with the words. The
production also included the band a choir.
With all technicalities, the co-ordination
between band and orchestra was achieved
with very little trouble. David Measham
and Wakeman kept the flow of music
running smoothly as they are in tune with
each other's works and have a great
respect for a fine wwk of art.
As the finale rose to a peak, the crowd
became ecstatic and gave Wakeman one of
the most outstanding ovations I have ever
seen given to an upcoming solo artist.
Wakeman received the adulation with
gratitude and humble thank you'Su He
went on to play a chuckling composition of
American commercials. Once again there
was a great surge of wild applause. He
then played with perfection the last part of
"Journey"* Rick Wakeman is a dedicated
artist who will definitely influence the
music of our time.
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Daphne Hellman: is the leader of the trio
who plays the harp. Upon asking her the
length of time she played the harp, she
answered, "A hundred years". And
believe me, even though it was not true,
you could have been fooled. She has been
playing for 15 years in bands as such. But
her playing career has gone further back
than that. Just to give you an idea, in the
1940's, she played with Harpo Marx, one of
the Marx Brothers, who happened to read
music very well, she stated.
Lyn Christie: upright bass; Lyn has a
very interesting background. He was
introduced to Daphne about 6 years ago.
Lyn has played in the most pi^ular jazz
clubs in New York and now playing
Thursdays at the Village Gate. Lyn who is
a medical doctor came to America ten
years ago from Australia. While attending
medical school he didn't have much time
to practice. But after he received his
d e ^ e e in medicine, he saw his interest in
music and love for his bass grow. He left
his post as chief resident at Yonker's
General Hospital. From that time until
now Lyn has delighted his listeners, full
time. Lyn has played at many places including the Westchester Philharmonic
where he was the principle bassist.
Mike Gari: guitarist. Mike has a
classical jazz accent laid on his fingers
while plucking away at his notes as if
speaking with his tongue. Mike has studied
from many people including Chuck
Wayne, the genius man of melody chord
jazz. Mike uses a D'Angelico guitar with
La Bella flat would thin strings.
When these three people meet to play
you can be sure of a sound nothing less
than hypnotic. They each have their own
style equally hei^tened with colorful
solos.
Everyone listening enjoyed themselves
which was evident. Everywhere I looked in
the lounge I saw people keeping beat to the
music by clapping their hands, stamping
their feet, snapping their fingers and any
other way people show their love.
The band just finished playing in Central
Park this summer and buUt up a repertoire enjoyable to summer listeners as
well as Halloween listeners. Songs they do
range from jazz to production numbers to
standard folk to country to classical to
movie themes and even rock such as the
Allman Brothers, The Beatles, George
Harrison and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Those that were present will remember
that the Kaleidoscope Club holds midday
entertainment (quite frequently, and
always on k ^ ) . And for those that weren't
present you are welcome to give your ears
a harmonious gift.
Blanco Williams Jr.
Director: Kaleidoscope
Presented: Dec. -12, 1974 (Thurs.)
Authentic tap dance, as Clive Barnes
among others has pointed out, is in grave
danger of cultural extinction. The end of
vaudeville and the big bands dealt a severe
blow to this art form, a blend of African
and European traditions in an American
setting. This program, in presetting the
premiere tap dancers, is part of a larger
movement to revitalize a form that is one
of the few indigenous American arts. Two
living legends out of the tap dance
tradition are Chuck Gre«i and Ralph
Brown. They will be supported by the
LarryRidley Trio.
Chuck Green has performed in many
European and American jazz festivals
such as those in Newport and Monteray
this past season. His television credits
include the "Flip Wilson Show", "Today
Show", "Tonight Show", "To Tell the
Truth", and others. A professional performer since the age of seven, he became
the first half of the comedy-song-tap team.
Chuck and Chuckles, which played the
world's top vaudeville, presentation
theaters and nightclubs. While still a
teenager. Chuck Green was in one of the
Palace Theater's final vaudeville acts in
1935.
Ralph Brown has most recently appeared at Town Hall and on CBS
Television's "Can^era Three". He is also a
frequent performer in New York's Apollo
Theater and has played the Loew's State,
Paramount and Strand Theaters. He has
worked with Cab Calloway, Count Basie
and Jimmie Lundford and has toured
throughout the United States and Canada.
Larry Ridley is Chairman of the Music
Department of Livingston College at
Rutgers University and a leading bassist
in the jazz tradition.
SICC Dancers
\ \ \ W / /
Ed Jagacki
On Nov. 15,1974, SICC presented SIEDE
(Staten Island Ethnic Dance Ensemble) in
the auditorium. Over 500 people attended
the show.
SIEDE started off as a dance company
created through the PCA dance classes at
SICC. Under the artistic direction of
Louines Louinis, a dance instructor at
SICC who is also a highly-qualified performer from Haiti, women were selected
from the classes. Almost all the performers are SICC students or graduates.
In a performance filled with colorful
costumes and talent, the company captivated the audience for nearly two hours.
They did Afro-Haitian, Latin, Jazz and
Caribbean dances and finished the show
witii a three-part voodoo ritual, which
included, a prayer to the gods, snake
dance (YANVALOU) and a harvest
celebration (KONKOBA), all of which was
choreographed by Louines Louinis.
The performance also included soloist,
Melvina Jagacki, singing an old blues
classic, "You Don't Know What Love Is"
and a more recent favorite, "Sunny". She
was backed up by a trio known as "Kenny
Mills' Jazz Harmonics".
Because they came into existence, indirectly, throu^ SICC, they decided to
have their premiere performance at SICC.
•fheir next performance will be at the
"Brooklyn Academy Of Music" on Dec. 29,
1974.
The Dancers are:
Melvina Jagacki
Madine Lepere
Linda Abate
Susan Kalho^fer
Mierta Cuevas
Donna Blatt
Moirelle Braithwaite
Renee Diggs
Joan Lomkin
Barbara Huber
Zelma Toro
Donna Amadeo
Maria Ramos
Robert Byi^
Louines Louinis
Drummers:
Louis Celestin - Fristner Augustin - Jean
Remy
Singer:
Mimose Louinis
UGLY AIN'T IT?
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Community College, 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York
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Pec. 17.1974
Page 11
ROCK & ROLL
Focus
Gentle Giant
Focus
Photo by Irving Sealy
FOCUS ON GENTLE GIANT
by IRVING SEALEY
plus Photos by Irving Sealey
The importation of Europa bands has
always been a successful venture, sur(nisingly enough many l^endary bands
that have evolved over the years in
England, Germany, etc., have finally
gotten the break needed to play American
audiences. At the Academy, Gentle Giant,
famed avant-garde band in Eur(^e, who in
reality have five released Ips in England,
have landed a second recording contract in
America (the first was with Columbia)
with Capitol, made a return engagement.
A fu-st gig here was attempted two years
ago, but didn't go over very well. The first
Lp from this adjoinment is entitled "The
Power and The Glory", their second
release in this country and their sixth
overall. Their performance was one of
JJumderous momentum, combining
material from previous import Lps, and
not one tune played was from their new
release. All the pieces such as "Knots",
"Plain Truth" and "The Advent of
Panurge" were played in a fairly loud
fashion, quite unusual from their previous
pattern of masterwork Lps, where being
loud is only one of many rudimentary
musical steps, not to be overdone, but used
in accordance with the piece.
The group has been drawing a following
over the years through their imports, so
the audience was well in tune, as was
myself, to their songs, as well as their
karma. I could go into an in-depth review
of the band from a standpoint of my own
knowledge of their growth, but I won't. The
reason, because most of you people
reading these gestures, probably never
hear of, or for that matter, even heard
Gentle Giant, so I'll take that into account,
and start from scratch.
GenUe Giant is a quintet (formerly a
sextet) comprised of two brothers, (formerly three) Derek and Ray Schulman,
Kerry Minnear, Gary Green and John
Weathers. The group has stood as a whole
for approximately four years, with various
personnel changes, mostly drummers over
that period of time, and the permanent
leaving of brother Phil Schulman. Hie
group as a whole play a multitude of instruments from vioUns, cellos, organ,
piano to synthesizers to saxes, and of
course guitars, acoustic and electric. Each
member switches instruments, from tune
to tune, so its useless to lay any me par-
ticular instrument on any one individual,
but Derek does handle most of the lead
vocals. Their music is one of few rock
oriented themes that can be considered
really different. By their own definitions,
Gentle Giant wants their music to be
different. Their techniques are quite
unusual and mostly pleasing, with their
works always following an offbeat, but
related theme. As such with "The Power
and The Glory", it relates to our society
and its dirty politics, but well done in a
style that's both musically expressive and
lyrically descriptive.
For the perverbial layman at the
Academy, Gentle Giant was a triumph, for
me there could have been imfu-ovement.
They're the type of band where their own
difference could mean downfall or succ^s, the latter seems to be in their favor,
as word come in from their gigs in other
parts of the country. If you want a first
encounter with Gentle Giant, your start is
"TTie Power and The Glory", work your
way backwards to old product, then
remark at the wcx'ds I speak:
Focus on the other h^nd need no fanfare.
Ilieir music has long been recognized
since the success of "Hocus Pocus". Their
newest Lp "Hamburger Concerto",
combines their smooth rock with more of
the subtleties of the Baroque style, which
has been their trademark since their
development. Their show however, was a
bit slow, with Jan Akkerman to frequently
dipping into his whinning guitar sound and
uninspiring solos, dubbed over with Bert
Ruiter's simplistic bass lines, and new
drummer Colin Allen attacking his
Chinese gong at periodic intervals. Their
set was short with tunes such as "Answers,
(Questions", "Focus H", of old favor,
"Hocus Pocus", the obvious finale,
"Birth" and "Hamburger Concerto",
from the new release, and that was it.
Their instrumentation was tight and fluid
as usual, with Thys Van Leer heading
vocals with his whistling and schtzoid
ranges of tone.
Focus is a band musically that can do no
wrong, even though Gentle Giant received
a more enthusiastic response, they still
maintained a stature recognized by their
followers. All of their songs were layed out
with precision and expertise. For Focus, it
could've just been another gig on any night
of the week, the same music would still be
there, anytime, anyplace.
ROCK & ROLL ^ ROCK &
RockonT.V.
•WatehitBud!'
I walked into my living room the other
day and ttiere they were, the Rolling
Stones. What in the name of all unhdy
things, I thought were the Stones doing in
my living room? Well, it seems they were
on the tdevision. In fact more and more
rock groups are showing their faces on the
tube recently and I don't fed that this
phenomenon is leading the rock movement
in a good direction. It may in fact be
leading it backwards. But in any case let's
look at both sides of the coin.
There are several good argumrats for
the continuation and expansion of rock (»i
the telly. From the viewpoint of the
musician it's a bom because it gives quick
public exposure and promotion to the
performer. We will probably see in the
future wwld premiers of r o ^ groups on
television. This could make or break a
group fast but at least it's a chance for
them to be seen by a lot of peojde. This also
gives established rock groups mwe employment.
One could also argue that television rock
eliminates the high cost of concert tickets
and transportation to the theatre. The
(Hice of tickets to rock concerts has
doubled in the last five years and fw some
rare perfwmances scalpers fees are
ridiculous. Of course in the old days you
could always bank on panhandling tickets
or m(m^ for tickets.
So rock concerts on T.V. eliminate all of
this hassle. But that's not all it eliminates.
My point follows.
If you are in your early twenties, or
thereabouts in age or attitude, you can
recall some of the reasons for that fiery
revolutionary spirit which accompanied
the rock movement during our days. (For
the sake of convenience we'll call it Rev.
Rock.)
Do you remember
how Mom and Dad
would ignore us some times because they
were too busy watching the tube to find out
what we were into? And wasn't it the
unrelenting violence, stupidity and
general pig slop that caused many young
people to start looking in other directions
for the truth?
Crowds of youth in star spangled denim
congregated on street comers and in front
of theatres. They were grooving on a style
of music packed with all the emotional
charge of a bataUion of blood thirsty
marines. Rev. Rock was angry music.
Rev. Rock brought out the revolutionary
fantasies of every bored, frustrated
modern youth. These fantasies came
pouring out in a style of music that said,
"Do your own thing, baby". It advocated
drugs, revolt and a departure from Mom
and Dad's dull way of life. A whole
generation was confident that they had
forever changed the nations life style.
Make love not war was the order of the
day.
But things have changed. Rev. Rock is
fast becoming just another commodity
that we buy and sell. Along with lowcalorie soda pop and aerosol (teodorant we
have the latest from the Hippy-Do rock
band. Does Rock music really have
anything in commmon with asperin and
bathroom tissue?
Personally, I feel that rock has gone way
out of its environment and will not survive
without radical changes happening to it.
Changes for the worst.
Yes, we have eliminated the high cost of
rock music at concerts, but at what price?
The price my friend is simply the loss of
the whole feel and spirit of rock as we
know it.
Rock has always been kind of a spectator sport. But there are great differences. The audience <»* spectators made
the concert or broke it. Concerts were
rated good or bad because of how the
audience resj^nded. Any musician will
agree with this. The vibration, the whole
feel of the concert depended on both the
performer and the crowd that came to see
them. There was a very heavy and real
communication betwem the ai^ence and
the performer. It was a two way thing.
Shall this be forever lost?
There is a lot of talk lately about conserving natural beauty and resources.
Man's technology and expansion has
caused a lot of damage to what was once
good and natural. The same is applicable
to the natural beauty and feel of rock
music.
Sitting in front of the television is fine if
that is your thing. But whether your
watching a rock concert or a western, a
person sitting in front of the T.V. is doing
just that, sitting in front of a T.V. No good
is being done or produced. At least at a live
rock and roll concert a lot of good vibes
were {X'oduced between a lot of people. My
observation is that the movement is being
broken up. But I guess that's just the price
of progress.
Television is coming to dominate Rock
music just like man's highways have
dominated the wilderness. In the future,
live concerts will be the exception rather
than the rule. They are slowly slipping into
the realm of nostalgia. They may evolve
into novelties and curiosities, like Indian
reservations. Our children may never
know the feel of thousands of people
screaming and cheering as amplifiers
explode and instruments are thrown into
the audience.
Yes, that big wheel keeps on turning.
The cycle is completing itself and we are
almost back to where we started. Our
children will have to find new diversions
because Mom and Dad ar6 goingtobe very
busy. Busy watehing rock on T.V.
Michael J. Di Giacomo
ROLL
�Page 10
Plants have become a c o m m m item
around many city dwellers in past months.
A possible reason why people are buying
and cultivating plants is due to the lack of
parks and greenery around the dty. Not
only do plants create a mini-park, forest
type environment, but are used as
decorations.
Th«:e are quite a few plant encyclopedias and instruction bo<4cs on the
market today to help the owner with
problems, but for some reason they dcm't
always work. Most books are p r i n t ^ with
the intent to sell, not help the ^ i n g plant.
In this column I hope to help with some
of the common problems of plants that are
"AND THEN THERE WAS ONE"
This is the initial article of a proposed
series whose purpose is to highlight outstanding teachers and, through this
newspaper, make them somewhat known
to those students and faculty who may as
yet be unfamiliar with them. With this in
mind there can be little else more appropriate than to christen this venture
with Dr. Nora Kelley of the Department of
English and Speech.
Needless to say. Dr. Kelley has all the
qualifications usually enumerated in an
article of this nature: years spent in
preparation for teaching, a thorough
knowledge of her subject matter and study
the Dolphin
the most difficult to grow.
The stores stock up many varieties of
plant soils, fertilizers, sprays and what
have you. Keep in mind that not every soil
works for every plant. Most plants do not
need special soil, so there is no reason for
extra expense. Most house plants thrive in
any climate and in any soil. F(n: instance a
Cactus plant must have a dry sandy soil,
whereas a Wandering Jew will grow in
water or garden loam (soil).
Plants that are the easiest to grow with
the least amount of trouble are: Most
varieties of Cactus; Philodendrons;
Burro's Tail; Ivy; Com Plant; Fems^
(Ferns do require mmst soil and dim light
most times) Geraniums; to mention a few.
One of the hardest house plants to grow
is the African Violet. This plant requires a
special envirtmment for its growth and
beauty. These plants grow fantastically in
Inthrmms and kitchens, where ttiere is
eitho" humidity, or heat. If you have a
hearty plant, just k e ^ on doing what
you're doing. U not maybe the foUowi^
suggestions might help. Water with
lukewarm water and from the saucer
beneath. Keep temperature both day and
night about 70 degrees or higher if
possible. Let soil dry between waterings.
Locatim should be either, North, East or
West windows. Rich light soil with some
sand and leaf m d d or use African Violet
:x)mmercial soil. Feed regularly with
\frican Violet fertilizer.
with various scholars whose specialty is
also Irish literature. While'these points
may be salient they are not the ones which
distinguish her from other instructors.
And it is this distinction, I believe, which
must be explored if one is to appreciate
fully the extent of her proficiency and
unique value.
When questioned as to why she chose
teaching as a career Dr. Kelley replied, "I
have always wanted to share what I
know." If this article conveys nothing else
let it convey the impact and implications
of that statement. That sentiment, the
desire to share, is perhaps the basis of any
teaching and one which few people
manage to realize as successfully as Dr.
Kdley.
Her success on this levd is undoubtedly
due to many factors. Her sense of humor,
total lack of academic pretension and
ability to explore literature on both the
level of author and student are only her
most overt capacities. This last factor is
especially difficult to achieve as it
demands of the instructor an awareness of
all her students; a sensitivity as to when
she is losing them,, the ability to recover
those students and the realization that this
must be a constant priority.
Her concern over "keeping her students
with her" is so obvious that one is able to
see her weaving through the literature of
James Joyce those textures he sought to
expose while, simultaneously, teaching
her students the art of the loom.
When one brings this kind of enthusiasm
(and dedication to one's work, the feeling
of an artist toward creation one is, from
the outset, almost bound for success. And,
of Nora Kelley, the word "almost" is
thankfully unnecessary.
Dec. 17.1974
The Asparagus Fern - Emerald Feather
is a difficult plant to keep alive. Many
plant books give different instructions. I
have found most of them not to wwk and
decided to disregard their instructions and
experunent on my own. My plant was
losing all its needles and turning a yellowy
thrown. One reason is due to over watering,
another is that these plants require direct
s u n l i ^ for healthy growth. Watering the
plant twice a week, more if the weather is
hot will make the {dant grow strong.
Visiting a plant store in Manhattan
recently I caught glimpse of an Avocado
Plant that was ahnost 7 feet high. The
{d&nt was selling for $25 dollars. I was
shocked at the i ^ c e . Avocado plants are
great to grow because depending on the
space you have in your home and the
amount of l i ^ t you can grow a "tree" that
size and higher. Here are some ample
instructi(ms (m growing an Avocado plant.
Take a ripe Avocado - eat the meat,
inside you will find a seed. Take the seed
and dean off the brownish fine paper-like
std>stance, try not to puncture the seed as
you do this. Next place 4 toothjMcks, (»ie on
the side rim of the seed so that the picks
will lie on the rim of a glass. Then, place
the seed on the top of the glass with water
in it so that the bottom of the seed touches
the water. After the root has gotten about 4
inches long (which will take a little ov&r a
mcmth) a shoot will start to grow otR of the
top. While the root is in the process of
growing keep the plant in a semi-dark
place. When the root becomes about 7
inches long or when the shoot gets to be
about 10-12 inches tall, it's time to transplant. The pot should be at least 2 inches
deeper than the roots. Once you have
planted it into the soil, cut off the shoot
about 4 inches from the top of the seed,
M^ch sticks out of the soil about ^ inch.
After the top o( the shoot is cut off the fdant
will go into a semi-dormant stage for about
2-3 weeks. Even though the plant is dormant A e stem shotild remain green. If it
turns brown the plant has gone into shock
and it's time to start from the beginning. If
the plant lives, a new stem will grow out of
the old. Tliis stem will be strong so that the
rest of the plant, with large leaves wiU
have a strong basis on which to grow.
These Avocado jdants to not grow fruit
because they wiB not have been pollinated
with a plant of the opposite sex. Water the
{dant at least every other day once you
tove placed it into soil.
You may not have much luck the first
time, but that's Ufe. Hie Avocado must be
ripe before starting the (riant.
I h(q;)e I have been of some sorvice, and
maybe these bits of information will help
your future idant knowledge. If not, and
you have a particular problem with a plant
you may have, write to m e in care of the
Dolphin and I'll try to help you with your
particular [dant proldem.
Over the Armistice Day weekend
Holiday the Fall Conference of the United
iStates Association of Evening Students
took place at the Hilton Hotel in New
Orleans. Members of thO Evening Session
Student Government were in attendance
and at the meeting Professor Mohamed
Yousef and Ed Gray were elected
Honorary Trustees of this fast growing
organization which has a nation^ membership of over 50 colleges and University
groups, whose purpose is to get more help
for the Evening Student with increased
benefits in services and financial aid.
On Friday evening, December 20th a
Theatre party will take place at the Radio
City Music Hall where the group Will attend the Christmas Show. Following this,
everyone will meet and partake of a dinner
together. Tickets will be available for
Alumni members and their friends at the
Box Office.
Plans also are being formulated for the
annual Christmas party to take place here
at the College.
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a thousand. They mobUized in the
Auditorium to discuss all of this and what
actions to take.
COMMITTF.ES iFORMED:
Immediate Action Committee—Which
began dikussing the is mes at hand; and
who the PEAL ENEMY is. How to strike
back? They began to uaderstand Rooky's
plus other Cooperation-Industry owners
power. People also b»gan to understand
how that power means them deciding our
tducation; if we eat; if we work; basically
every facit of our existance.
This committee be^an fighting back.
They demonstrated continbusly at
Rooky's Banks. This process showed the
enemy we mean business; and was a
building towards'this massive Rally and
Demo, Thur. Dec. 5tJ).
They demanded M restoration of all
CUNY money. But not froiQjiVelfare, Day-
STUDENTS ASSEMBLE AT CITY HALL
On November 26,1974, the students from
SICC met with students from John Jay
Richmond, and Baruch Colleges in front of
City Hall to demonstrate against Mayor
Beame's Budget Cut from the CUNY.
The SICC students met at the school at
about 10:00 a.m. and boarded buses to
drive them to the ferry. They then marched to CHy Hall where they met the other
students. About four hundred people
Care, other Social Services ; the Poor—But
CooperaUons and Rockies. . .
Community and School Outreach
Committee—This committee began informing Students, Faculty, Staff, Community People, and all workers of the
many areas being cut in all parts of our
lives; and that only united will v e win.
Administration Committee-^They drew
up demands and presented these to
President Birenbaum. These demands
are: 1. Immediate reinstitution of priority
registration; which,allows sindents to
register early for next semester's courses;
2 Restoration of all adjunct and full time
teacher; 3
cancellation of Friday and
Saturday d a s s e s ; 4 No reduction in
maximum credit hours aHow^ a student
per semester; 5 Summer school "or else";
6 No shutdown during Christmas holidays;
7 Full Library service on weekends
CUNY Committee—These
people
started contacting all ~other CUNY
Colleges to begin a united f o r ^ , of all
assembled, comple:e with picket signs,
megaphone, and hoi coffee, and carried on
a peaceful demonstration of clapping
hands and chanting tha' at times even
drew the support of the police there on
duty.
The students left at aU)ut 1:30 after
sending a delegation in to confront the
Mayor. The entire demonstration was
without incident despite cries of "wolf"
from student leaders that it would end in
violence and bloodshed.
universities, in fighting. backT""^
WHY
In the last six months CUNY as a whol6
has been cut by 34 million dollars.
Financial aid has been cut by the Federal
Government, and the state. This is forcing
students out of the university and effectively destroymg Open Admissions.
They are not only cutting our Education
and Financial Aid, but Welfare, Jobs,
Wages, Veterans Benefits, and other
Social Services.
If educated we leave school to enter a
very heavy competitive Labor Market
with nothing or very little to compete for.
Many people 'competing for few jobs
means lower wages. This is because if you
demand decent wages, your job can be
filled from the masses of unemployed.
When unemployed we are forced on
inadequate Welfare or othej;^ government
subsistance programs.
Those unemployed become a Reserve
Lalrar Force (people shuffled iqtq mdustrv
when corporations, owned by and
benefiting a few, decide to expand. Like
when the U.S. goes to war.)
On the Stc.td level Rockefeller still
controls education, through a variety of
ways. Permanent or long term education
laws written by Rockefeller, still control
how education operates in New York. He
still has many loyal supporters in the state
legislature. Much of the executive
bureaucracy is Rockefelleor's creation,
and the people in it were appointed by him.
On the local level. Rockefeller has hand
picked seven of the ten members of the
BHE (Board of Higher Education). Even
three of the BHE members are bankers,
two of whom work for Chase Manhattan
and Chemical.
On the Federal level Rockefeller is soon
to be Vice-President, and hopes to be
President. It is the federal level that is
cutting and p lasing out financial aid,
except for loan j, wWqh you borrow from
the banks.
�LPROBLIM
CITY UNIVERSITY
1974-75 EMERGENCY BUDGET
REDUCTIONS
University Budget Office
November 13,1974
IR-^l-ib EMERGENCY BUDGET
REDUCTIvfNS
City Problem: Budge' shortfall of $400
million
—Declining revenues $150 million
—Increased costs—$2?iC -million
Steps to meet the jt/.^'.
- S p e c i a l revenue increases of $70
million
—Budget reductions of $330 million (8.5
percent of controllable tax levy)
Impact on CUNY:
—Total budget. . .$585.2m
—Tax levy share. . .$19? ..'in
—"Controllable" !ux levy. . .$166.8m
—Savings. . .$14.2m (8.5 percent)
The $14.2m reduction l)ecomes $24.3
because of state aid matching funding
formulas.
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STATE AIDSHORTF AI.L
MAKES THE PROBLEM
EVEN WORSE
In addition to the $24.3 million savings,
CUNY must meet the community college
state aid shorlia '
The originally estimated $9.5m has been
reduced by:
An anticipated ovc.age in fee collections. . .$1.9m
—Estimated enrc?'uient5 3,700 greater
than projected, less additional $1.2m
allocation. . .$1.9m
$3.8m
Total shortfall. . .$5.7m
Total savings:
—City cuts. . .$24.3m
—State aid shortfn" .$3.7m
$30.0m
I ^ U E S T BUDGET PGR 75-76 SUBMITTED
With its open admissions pipeline near
fiyed and a moderate rise in enrollment
expected near year, the City University of
New York's budget is levelling off, according to CUNY Chancellor Robert J.
Kibbce who today made public his
proposed university funding model for
J975-76.
Dr. Kibbee's budget request, submitted
to the Board of Higher Education, comes
to $699 million. But the chancellor emphasized that while the requested increase
in such inflation-related areas as fuel,
si^plies, electricity and salaries was $65.1
million, this l l . l percent increase was
below last year's 12.1 percent escalation in
the cost of living. A $22.5 million increase
in debt service on CUNY Construction
Fund bonds accounts for a total mandatory increase of $87.6 million.
To cover these massive mandatory
increases in cost that CUNY must meet
next year, and "at the same time continue
to pursue our academic mission," Dr.
Kibbee said, "will demand increased
productivity from administration, staff
and faculty as well as the continued in-
Nov. 26, 1974
Today, President Birenbaum invited the
members of SICC jH-ess to a news conference. In this conference he re-ito'ated
his position concerning the effects of the
budget cut on SICC, and what measured
will be implemented to close the budget
gap, as he presented it to the Faculty
Onincil meeting oiv Nov. 21.
S o m e of the s u g g e s t e d budgetary
a l t e r n a t i v e s offered by
President
Birenbaum were discussed A member of
the press asked Birenbaum what he w^s
doing to restore the SICC budget rathW
than cutting schod faculty, courses, ami
WHAT W ILL BE THE IMPACT
OF SAVIN(;S ON CUNY UNITS?
Of the $30 million to be underspent in the
1974-75 budget, $8.2 million can be
achieved b> technical savings in fringe
benefits and other centrally held funds.
To achieve the remaining amount, $21.8
million, a $3.94 percent budget reduction
will b e needed at each CUNY unit.
Senior
Community
SEEK
SEVERAL POLICY ISSUES
SEEK to minimize impact on quality and
enrollments
Required cuts appear to be "for real"
Increase graduate tuition
Impose hiring freeze
Payroll rollovers into 1975-76
College Discovery
University Management
Other Programs
Each college must save 3.94 percent pf
its budget.
The college budgets include:
-1974-75 base budget
—Workload allocations
—Supplementary and m a n a g e m e n t
systems allocations
—Collective i.»argaining funds
Savings of 3.94 percent must come from:
—Personnel service
-Non-fringe OTPS
Savings cannot be made by increasing
deficits beyond present levels in fuel and
heat, light and power codeb.
ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
Senior colleges
—No new
funds a v a i l a b l e
for
overenrollment
—Spring UAI'C aUocatio?>s will attempt
to assign students to underenrdled institutions
Community c o l l i e s
-^Overenrollment generates $845 in
state aid per PTE
—We estimate 1,500 additional FTE's
this year
^$1.2 million set aside for later
allocation
— ^ r i n g UAPC allocations will assign
students to underenrcdled colleges
duigeoce of itudents, who wUl be without
many of the amenities routinely provided
in more generously financed academic
institutions."
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The university's mandatory obligations'
for the coming year account for more than;
three^uarters of the overall 19.4 percent!
budget increase. Of the $87.6 million total,.
$20.7 million is needed to cover higher
prices of fuel, electricity, equipment and
supplies; $9.2 million will be needed to
fund a moderate enrollment increase of
3,250 full-time equivalent students; $5.0
million will support new rentals and costs
of maintaining and equipping new
facilities.
The $22.5 million in debt service for
CUNY Construction Fund bonds will pay
for new campus construction scheduled for
the next academic year.
Chancellor Kibbee noted that the debt
service rise is largely a consequence of the
back-up in CUNY's building program over
past years. "In the long run this investment in capital facilities will yield
economies to the university by enabling us
to reduce the heavy rental payments we
must now carry in our operating budget."
The university's space needs require an
additional $2.5 million for rentals next
lacilities. The president responded to the
questions by passing the buck up to the
Board of Higher Education. He stated that
he was subject to the rulings of the Board
of Higher Education and that any action on
his part, outside of his choosing the
budgetary alternatives, would be incongruent with BHE mandates.
According to current information, there
is a definite fiscal plight in the city, and the
president believes that close adherence to
the economic policies of the Board is
necessary. That is his present stand.
Birenbaum did, however, consult with a
committee of faculty and elected student
leaders to ascertain advise in sdving the
year, bringing CUNY-wide rentals to
almost $17 million annually. Another $2.5
millim is needed to equip and maintain
new facilities a s they are completed.
Full funding by the state of their portion
Qf CUNY's community college Iwdgets
was said to be a key factor in the budget
request. "Since 1971 our community
colleges have been funded through a
restrictive formula rather than the 40
percent state aid share intended by state
law. This lack of proper funding support
from the state seriously threatens the
existence of vital tedinical programs.
Return to the full 40 percent state funding
is essential if advanced career education is
to survive in this city," Dr. Kibbee said.
Dr. Kibbee is requesting $12 million in
additional funds for "strengthening the
university." Included under that budget
category are
—$1.5 million for internal program
evaluation and analysis
—$2 million for cooperative programs
with the city's high schools
—M million for adult progra|ns
.—$2 million for veterans programs
—$2 million for technical education
programs
problem. When asked why information
about student participation in die committee was not disclosed, he said that was
because the Student G o v e m m ^ t never
responded to his invitation to attend.
At this time, President Birenbaum is
prepared to sit out the threatening b u ^ e t
cut and depend on the method oif operation
proposed by the Board of Higher
Education. In closing the interview,
President Birenbaum submitted the list of
budget alternatives which he will have to
choose from in his ..compliance of BHE
directives.
POSSIBLE STEPS
TO SAVE FUNDS
Cut back hourly employees and adjuncts
Reduce OTPS
Eliminate provisional employees
Cancel sabbaticals (PSC issue)
Reduce funded leaves of absence
Cut back on released time
Eliminate small courses and sections
Increase contact hours and class si?e
CITY UNIVERSITY
197^-75 EME' GENCY
BUDGET RED* ICTIONS
STATENISLA ^D COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
I. 1974-75 BASE BUDG»5^T O
$17,168
II. INCREASES
A. Sui^lementary Allocations
64
B. Collective Bargainings Funds To Be
Allocated
213
Total Increases
III. 1974-75 Net Budget
IV. 3.94 percent Savings Required
V. Revised 1974-75 Budget
277
$17,445
(687)
$16,758
o Excludes SEEK and Cdlege Discovery ;
Budget condition of 9-26-74
—$0.5 million for improvement of
public safety on CUNY campuses.
In submitting his request for a total $699
million budget. Chancellor Kibbee noted
thi t the city was being asked to provide
$311.3 million of CUNY's operating needs,
aj.d that the state's share would come to
$284.8 million. The rest of the budget would
c(»me from student fees and tuition $52
million), city funding of CUNY Construction Fund debt s e r v i c e ()38.6
million), federal funds ($6 million), and
other sources such as pension interest,
Board of Education support for Hunter
College elementary and high schools,
facilities rentals and transcript fees ($6.3
million). CUNY's budget this vear is $585.2
million.
S;irH
Board
of
hearing, on November
request was presented to the
Higher Education at its
ckv^^ llvai^'r'^^y""'
ff^'^tferlify
the
The h . 2 l®^
iVcember 15lh
the s ^ ^ / S
submitted to
tne state for its approval.
1. Do not admit projected new studtet
enrollment for Spring S e m e s t e r . . .
2. Reduction in Evening Session.
3. Reduce average student hour load to 14
4. Reduce Science Labs by one hour
5. Require teaching hours to equal credits.
6. Close Library on Weekends
7. Additional Savings in OTPS Budget
8. No classes under 20 except remedial
9. Reduce miniyersity budget by $15,000
10. Abolition of Catalog
11. Redeployment of counsellors to
teaching positions '
12. Instructional contribution by administrators
13. Released time reductions
14. Increase of standard teaching load ^
College from 12 tq 15 hrs.
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�B.P. R£ACT5
TO: The Student Elected Leaderahip of
S.I.C.C.
FllpM: The Editorial Board of The Black
Press
Your ignorance is pnly surpassed by
your inability to see^the current trend
towards the utilization of your student
body
the agent provocateurs, of the
various colleges around the island, to
imi^iment their distaste for the recent
bu^et cut.
During the mock stage of the Teach-in
sponsored by the Peoples' Croup here on
campus, we witnessed the agitation of. a
significant number of your student body by
a faction of student radicals, who for the
most part do not benefit from' the
educational processes here at the college,
with the exception of utilization of their
collective budgets to finance these out
dated demonstrations.
Be it far from the journalistic goals of
the publication committee to go entirely
against the grain of dissemination of the
relevant information. But it would seem
that your disregard for the communications from the President of your
College
in
reference
to
Telecommunications tape Cherry Hill, N.J.
the Consolidation of Day and Evening
Session student governments-S.I.C.C.
Student Federation.
This is not to say that you should have
completely believed every word that came
out of the mouth of your President, for
politicians are not to be taken for their
words: actors not being resjtonsible for the
content of the scripts they play. We will
say that it is impossible to set strategies
for positive action if the main communication network has been clouded
before the issues are clear.
Militant action is dead, mass demonstrations cuase overt injuries, covert
psychological injuries and anxiety that
does not dictate a realistic learning atmosphere. When will the leadership of
these halls of higher education realize that
the student who is not a student of 1974-75
but a throw-back of the 1967-68 student
leadership can not lead the people you are
supposed to lead? When will this "old ass"
student leadership realize what year this
is? For your information, the year is 1974,
the last of 1974.
To conform to the dogma of no master
The Editorial Board of The Black Press
S.I.C.C.
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and incidentally, we refer to this as an executive
conference, NOT a hull sessionP*
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Regardless of the relentless hassle after hassle thrown at us Iqr the Administration,
it seems to me that most students have managed to build themselves the proverbial
"shell". Des|Hte constant plunges in administrative concern for tiie individual
student, those same apathy ridden reactionaries have taken it upon themselves to
destroy any student unity and allow the Administration to rob them of their selfrespect and stagnate their intdlectual growth. They seem to have forgotten the
awesome power of the present "sovereignty of reason." H i ^ same students are in
for an abrupt awakening and devasting shock when they are suddenly enlightened
that a valuable educational asset such as open enrollment is no longer in existance.
To conform to the dogma of no master except thy ielf! And they people are thyself.
The cuts in the budget by the illustrious Vice-Presidential nominee, N. Rockefeller
through his Mayoral pupp U and Board of Higher Education is an ^indiscreet kick in
the ass to the student borti into the "working dass". City colleges enable the working
class high school graduate to learn of the real value of education as well as understand what his position in the Game reaUy is all about, a priveledge previously
enjoyed only by elitist and snobbish, we-don't give-arshit-as-long-as-our-parentssend-money Up-Up-Upper middle class ne'er do wells. Fortunately,^e majority of
the students here at SICC are aware, and determined to protect their right to this
education, despite pessimistic cries from the side lines.
It seems to be that the presidents of tne Qty Universities are sitting back and
waiting for the BHE to tell them what to do. The BHE is waiting for the Mayor to tell
them what to do. The Mayor is waiting for Rockefeller to tell him what to do, and I
think that by now any halfway informed student knows where Rocky's head is at. So
what does that leave us with?
'I was wondering," said the Savage, "why you had them at all—seeing that you can
get whatever you want out of those bottles. Why don't you make everybody an Alpha
Double Plus while you're about it?"
Mustapha Mond laughed. "Because we have no wish to have our throats cut," he
answered. "We believe in happiness and stability. A society of Alphas couldn't fail to
be unstable and miserable. Imagine a factory staffed py Alphas.. .It's an absurdity. . .Alpha-conditioned man would go mad if he had to do Epsilon Semi-Moron
work—go mad or start smashing things up."
--Aldous Huxley
"Brave New World"
Rocky has not really bera able to go this far yet, but I'm sure that given the chance
he would attempt it—for the "good" of America. The present CUNY system is very
efficient in producing educat^ workers to feed the capitalist machinery of the
Rockefeller Empire, as well as his subordinates and competitors (who are few and far
between).
Why is a college degree being redefined as a higher form of working papers? Why
does a Harvard B A get you a better job than a Queois BA? Why does a Queens BA get
you a better job than a Richmond BA?
The way the system is programmed, it would be safe to say that certain incomes
determine the type of secondary education demonstated. Blacks, Puerto Ricans and
low income white are in almost menial labor. The curve marking system in these
Vocational and Technical High Schooli^ prMuces low pmnt average which keeps them
out of the upper echelon City ccUeges such as Brooklyn and Queens. Tlie rest are
thrown into community colleges whore the BHE doesn't have to deal with them
because they claim that the education provided has been out of the assumption that
students should "develop realistic job expectaUons." These jobs are those that Rocky
and his crew designate the BHE to train thepec^e for. Educational factories for the
production of better workers.. ^
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I don't mean by this that there is some group of capitalists somewhere plotting to
take over the entire educational system. Th'? problem is not that they operate out of
smoke fill^ rooms. The problem is that we iipve not taken them seriously enough to
keep track of what they have been doing!
Their think tanks, commissions, foundations, councils, consultants and specialists
define "objectives", discuss "optians" and "trade-offs" and then let individual
schools and colleges work out their own "game plans" within the generally accepted
"guidelines." No cloak and dagger stuff, no conspiracies. They simply structure the
educational order so that "standard operating procedure" works to their advantage
and not to ours.
"Education has a market value;.. .it is so far an article of merchandise, that it
may be turned to a pecuniary account: It may be minted, and will yeild a larger
amount of statutable coin than common bullioi."
—Horace Mann, 1841
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the state's
state's "Republican hierarchy,
In a. private letter sent out to 1,000 fat cats of
Vice President-designate Rockefeller and Gov. Wilson made it clear yesterday that thpy
plan to continue running the party in New York.
The letter went out to members
of the Governor's Club, a select
group of public officials, businessmen, labor leaders and party
hacks -who paid S5C0 a year to
stay in the pood graces of Rockefeller and Wilson.
The club, formed by Rockefeller 15 years apo and kept
alive by Wilson in his brief tenure as governor, will be official1y known in the future as the
Governors Club rather than the
Governor's Club.
In the letter, sicncil by May
Preston Davio. onr of the biggest GOP fund misers in the
nation, the c'lib nioinhers were
told they wouUl moot twice a
year to honor Rockefeller and
Wilson.
The first nieetinp will be at
dinner soiree at tlie WaldorfAstoria in Kebrv ary to honor
Wilson, Rockefeller and their
wives.
The letter also promises that
those who keep paying the $500
annual membership fee, even
though the Republicans are out
of office in Albany, will be puests
at a really priyate party at Rockefeller's estate in Pocantico Hills,
in Westchester.
"If you read between the lines,
the letter is telling us that Rockefeller will become vice president
and wants to run the state party
through his faithful lieutenant,
Malpolni Wilson," a high-ranking
GOP county leader said yesterday. "There is nothing wrong
with that. It gives Rockefeller
control of the state delegation to
the Republican presidential convention. No question about it, he
is running for reelection even before he is confirmed."
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Several other county leaders
said that Rockefeller and Wilson
apparently approved the letter as
a means of alerting Republicans
that any battle for political leadership of the party between
men as Assembly Speaker Perry
Dury^a of Mcntouk — a strong
Rocki'feller critic — and Senate
Majority Leader Warren .^.nderson of Binghan.ton would be
meaningless bec-ause Rcckeftiler,
as vice rresident, cnulJ dictate
national policy ad well as state
polic7 in the GOP.
Proceeds of the Governor's
Club are normally turned over to
the Republican State Committee,
which, in turn, pays Chairman
Richard Rosenbaum $40,000 a
year plus expenses, as well tis the
salaries of a large staff in Albany and Manhattan.
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Report Nixon & Roiky Owe State, City Ta
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Bv SAM ROBERTS
Former President Nixon a«id
Vice President-designate Rockefeller owe New York City and New
York State thousands of dollars in
back taxes, it was learned yesterday.
State tax investigators are expected
to conclude soon that the former President was a state and city resident for
tax purposes and "will owe some
money."
The state investigation, which was
confirmed last spring by Tax Department officials, is said to have centered
on the sale of Nixon's Fifth Ave. cooperative apartment,' the distribution of
. . .
profits from his law firm partnership
when he returned to the White House
in 1969, and the donation of Nixon's vice
presidential papers which a congressional investigation disclosed had been
predated to allow for illegal federal
deductions.
A spokesman for State Tax Commissioner Mario Procaccino said last
week that a "definitive" report on
N'ixon's returns would be issued by the
end of the year. The spokesman, who
declined to disclose any specifics of the
inquiry, explained, however, that "in
the case of a federal delinquency involving a New York State taxpayer, presumably there is a state delinquency"
well.
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The city's Finance Administration
also is awaiting a state ruling on Nixon's
taxes, particularly those involving, the
apartment sale. Nixon reported a capital gain of $142,000 from the sale but
apparently paid no taxes on it. A key to
Nixon's tax responsibility is whether he
was technically a New York resident at
the time.
Rockefeller has until early February
to file a report with state tax officials
on the additional $900,000 plus interest
the Internal Revenue Servide said he
owed in federal income tax a<id gift tax
since 19G9.
.
Rockefeller has 90 days, since he was
officially notified of the federal tax adjustments Nov. 11, to calculate additional
't-nv/^a interest
Snfair>aef and
an/I send
eonrl his
Viia <check
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state taxes,
to the state. Tax officials have estimated
that in general, the state and city income
tax bites are about 25% and 4%, respectively, of the federal rate.
When he disclosed his back-tax tab
in a letter to Congress in October, Rockefeller explained: "The net effect of this,
prior to the resultant recomputation of
state and city taxes, is to bring my total
taxes in the 10 years from $21,703,012 to
$22,599,18.5."
State tax officials declined yesterday
to say whether Rockefeller had filed a
report on the federal adjustments. A
spokesman for the vice-president designate said Rockefeller would not contest
the federal tax adjustments and still is
calculating how much he owes the state.
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Vol. XXIIi No. 7
October 17,1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College
FORD BETRAYS VETS
by Rene Madrazo
WASHINGTON, S E P T 12 (NEWS
BUREAU)
PRESIDENT FORD ASKED CONGRESS
TODAY TO CUT BACK PROMISED
IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
FOR VIETNAM VETERANS BY $55M AS
AN ANTI-INFLATIONARY MEASURE.
On the same day Ford a^iealed personally
to congressimal leaders to restwe the
hundreds of thousands of dollars cut from
the administration foreign aid to S.
Vietnam and Indochina. It was the second
attempt in three weeks by Mr. Nice Guy to
slash the pr<^>osed increases for Vietnam
vets to a level even further below that
which their fathers received after WWII
and Korea. This action by Ford seems to
be cruel and callous coming from the
compassionate man that pardoned Ricl^r
Nixon and asked for a $850,000 loan to help
old Tricky Dick get settled. Maybe that
indicates something about who is still
running the country- maybe not.
What is going on? How do veterans feel
about these inadequacies in the government's concern for their welfare in light of
the astronomical leaps and bounds in the
cost of living?
In a recent interview with Lee Covino,
counselor and editor for the Veterans
Advisement Center here at SICC he said,
"I guess I could go and get wiped out and
forget all about it, but God damn it, IT'S
OURS! Weren't enough of us maimed
lAysically and mentally? Why, must we
live like pigs in order to attend the
cheapest c o l l i e s when Federal Aid is
given to Vietnam and other national
'gambling ventures?' "
When asked why he thought the
presidtint reacted toward the bill in exposition he stated.
. . this move by
Washington is to feel us out and the time
has come to roll. As the political year
comes to head we have the support of
every concerned veteran. We fought
together in the service and we will fight
together for ourselves."
It is interesting to note that the primary
reason given by veterans who drop out of
school is financial difficulty. UnfOTtunatdy it is not unusual to have a
student veteran say that he is dropping out
to work full-time until he is able to save
enough money to provide for himself and
his family before he will return to continue
his education.
president's veto, asserting, "Let him veto
it, and face the public." However most
veterans r ^ a r d Koch's statement as mere
rhetoric. They are angry and ready for
action. They were taught how to justify
murder. Violaice berame a profound
aspect of their daily liyes because of the
military-industrial history m a k e r s in
Washington." Now they h a v e been
ruthlessly cast out into an apathetic
society after they were used by the
government to the fullest depletion of their
natural energy. They are grouping and
readying themselves for a long and cold
winter.
It has been pointed out that Viet Nam
veto-ans are receiving m(n*e educational
benefits and extra benefits when compared with those of WW II veterans,
however, costs of education have soared
over 500 percent since 1947. Inflation is
rampant, unem[doyment, especially of
Viet Nam vets is exceedingly high, the
availability of part-time jobs to supplement VA benefits in most cases do not
exist, (even though electioneering
politicians in the New Y ^ k area promised
definite summer jobs for all veterans in
the SICC community) also, there are no
large programs providing inexprasive
housing for student veterans.
I think a little flashback is necessary.
Let us go back a few decades to the 30's. It
might give us some ideas of what may be
in store for the future.
Unemployed workers staged hunger
marches and demonstrations during the
early 1930's. The most famous of these was
the Bonus Expeditionary Force, an army
of WW I veterans. The bonus law of 1924
had given every veteran a certificate that
was payable in 1945. The veterans needed
to have the bonus paid sooner. Hie House
of Representatives passed a bill to meet
their need. In June, 1932, 15,000 veterans
from
many
states
marched
on
Washington, D.C. to bring pressure on the
Senate to pass the bill. Crowds of veterans
stood on the Capitol steps, marched
around the building, and visited the
Senators. But The Senate defeated the
bonus bill anyway. The President, Herbert
Hoover, ^ n t troops to drive the veterans
out of Washington, He opposed the bonus
because he did not believe that it was
financially sound.
To avoid the recurrence of such a
scandal with the WW II veterans, on June
22, 1944, FDR signed a Servicemen's
Readjustment Act, which gave emphatic
notice to the men and women of the armed
Jack Peters, director of SICC's Veteran
Advisement Center reported that the New
York State delegation at Washington is in
agreennent to push for the entire original
bill which would establish a 23 percent
increase
in
monthly ^subsistence
allowance, a $1000 student loan, and a nine
month extension (xi ttie eligibility time
limit.
_
Support for the bill in New York comes
from Rep. Edward I. Koch (D-Manhattan)
who urged the New Yorkers to push for the
full 23 percent increase in the face of the
services that the American people did not
intend to let them down. Ever^hing was
cool then. The U.S. won that war. Veterans
in those days acted outside of the military
with the same one-sided obedience that
cmitrolled them while in uniform.
Viet Nam veterans hail out of a
progressive era in the cultwal revolutim
of the late sixties. They were the first
members of the A m o i c a n mUitary that
openly opposed and dissented armed
cmnbat. Are they being punished by a
vindictive govmiment?
Veterans have already mobilized and
with the endorsement of such outspoken
persons like Sen. M c d u r y of Idaho who,
. . wiU stand firm for a substantial increase in educational opportunities for all
our Post-Korean and Viet Nam era
veterans."
Their iHX)gress is closely represented by
Frank V. Votto, Director of Veterans
Affairs, whose office reported that they
will press for full benefits, and the
members of the National Association of
State Directors of Veteran's Affairs
confirmed the resolution at the annual
meeting at Phoenix, Arizona.
Congressman
Murphy
(D-NY),
however, made no satisfactory comment,
even though he claimed support of the Vets
before p-esidential pressures were placed
on the issue.
The benefits are below the national
poverty level, AND when veterans are
receiving aid they are not legally permitted to receive other aids. TTiey must
subsist on $220. a month, nine months out
of the year.
One combat veteran stated, "Something
has to be done, and it had better be done
now because with every month that passes
we lose $50 million a month nationwide. It
is time to end the bullshit and s e e ~ ^ m e
concrete advances!"
Students
Urged
To Vote
The top leadership of the City University
of New York has issued a call to the
university community to participate actively in the democratic process by voting
in the November general election.
In a letter received this week by the
University's 260,000 students and 17,000
faculty and staff on 20 different campuses,
the CUNY leadership stated: "As a
publicly financed institution of higher
education, the City University is directly
affected by the actions of those individuals
elected to public office. If our elected
representatives are to be e x i s t e d to listen
and respond to your educational needs, it
is your voice that must be heard through
the ballot box. We cannot emphasize
strongly enough the need for your participation."
This is the first time that City University
officials have united in such action,
although a number of the individual
campuses have conducted extensive voter
registration drives in the past. The letter
states the hours of registration and lists
the telei^one numbers of the Board of
Elections offices in all five boroughs.
Signers of the letter are City University
Chancellor Robert J. Kibbee; Alfred A.
Giardino, chairman of the Board of Higher
Education of New York; Franklin H.
Williams, vice-chairman of the Board of
Higher Education; J a y Hershenson,
chairperson of the University Student
Senate; Dr. David Valinsky, chairperson
of the University Faculty Senate; and Dr.
Belle Zeller, president of the Professional
Staff Congress, the City University faculty
union.
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page 2
EDITORIAL PAGE
L.N.G. Tanks
Endanger Lives
Of Islanders
m m
By Stephen Caronia
To those who are returning for a second year welcome back. To the students
attending for the first time, I hope you will enjoy your stay here.
This year The Dolphin is under complete new management and we hope to
make the paper the best it's ever been.
In the past The Dolphin seemed to have been very opinionated and did not
devote enough copy to plain old news. The new Dolphin will not be this way. Of
course we will not take stands on certain issues, but we believe that there are
two sides to every story, and we will make it our policy to print the other side.
Nor will we allow the paper to be overrun by opinions and no basic news.
We invite all students to rebut any article or stand we take. If it is a competent stand and decently written, I promise that it shall be printed. I believe
that everyone has the right to be heard and so it shall be with The Dolphin. We
hope you will take this advantage to let people know how you feel, and if you
agree or disagree with us. I hope you will still read the newspaper.
Thank you, good luck with your studies and I hope we will serve you to your
satisfaction.
Stephen Caronia
The Editor
The universal era of good feeling that characterized President Fords' first
four weeks in office is slowly but surely beginning to deteriorate. His
popularity has dropped from 71 percent of the people who say that he is doing a
good job to 49 percent and I feeJ that before the year is out it could get lower.
The subject of this editorial is amnesty for the draft dodgers. Ford has offered the people who have fled the country in order to evade the Viet-Nam war
a chance to return. Upon returning they would have to put in two years as a low
paid public employee. Personally I feel this is more than fair. What I feel is
unfair is the thousands of men, many who have served in Viet-Nam, that have
bad discharges. A man who leaves the country to avoid military service is
being given the opportunity to return without any real consequence (he will not
have a record of any kind) yet the man who went AWOL for 60 days is given an
Undesirable Discharge and must carry this stigma for the rest of his life. A bad
discharge is like a police record. You aren't even permitted to vote. Bad
Discharges are given out for things that you would get a summons for in
civilian life.
If Gerald Ford is going to grant amnesty to the draft dodgers, then he must
set up a program to review all bad discharges. Any bad discharges that were
given for offenses like A.W.O.L. must be upgraded to Honorable. I feel that this
should have priority over amnesty for the draft dodgers.
I don't want this taken as a stand against amnesty because it is not so. I am
for amnesty for the draft dodgers. But, I feel that men with bad discharges
have suffered a lot more than any draft dodger has. If amnesty is to be granted
then the people with bad discharges must be included if not given first priority.
By Warren Schuster
INFORM - to make known; to communicate knowledge; to impart information
As you may have guessed by now, the subject of my first editorial will be
information. The choice of information as the subject of this editorial is a
natural because that is what a newspaper's function is, to impart accurate
information to its readers.
Information comes in many shapes and sizes and other forms such as advertising, soliciting, opinionated information and last but most important,
NEWS. The main concern of the Dolphin and the responsibility of the editors
and staff of the paper is to make certain that all the news that is printed can be
backed by hard, cold facts. We, speaking for myself and the other members of
our staff, want to assure you, our readers that the integrity of our articles and
editorials will be indisputable.
Over the course of the 1974-75 school year we will report on all matters that
will affect the students of Staten Island Community College. The Dolphin will
serve as an organ for the importation of any information pertinent to the
students, so if you have anything to tell us or you have an article you would like
printed, stop by Room 134 and let us know: We are here to serve YOU.
If a poll in New York City w a s taken I'd
venture to say that more than 75 percent of
the people would not know what L.N.G.
means. If they did know they would not
sleep so soundly.
L.N.G. stands for Liquified Natural Gas.
It is a concentrated fuel taken from its
natural state of a vapor, super-cooled to
minus 260 degrees below zero where it is
transformed into a liquid but condensed
600 times. This means that one L.N.G. tank
is equal to 600 tanks of the s a m e size. So
what? What has this got to do with me? If
you live 25 miles or more from Staten
Island you probably have no need to
worry. If you live on or near Staten Island
it may interest you to know that each tank
has 37 times the energy of a single atom
bomb. Get to the point you say?
A company called Distrigas has built
three such tanks in the Rossville secti9n of
Staten Island. If by chance a mishap occurs and the tanks explode, it could very
well take all of Staten Island and part of
Brooklyn with it. Not to mention New
Jersey. But I surmise that Jersey won't
mind, after all it is their gas.
The Public Service Electric and Gas
Company of New Jersey has been telling
its customers that it is doing everything
possible to secure adequate supplies of
Natural Gas.
It was revealed that the utility firm is
the major financial backer of the Distrigas
Corp. Staten Island project. Obviously if
The Public Service Electric and Gas Co. is
the major backer, then that firm expects
to get the major share of gas stored at the
Rossville facility.
Interesting to note is that New Jersey
decreed that no New York wastes can be
dumped on its land fill areas. But here in
New York we have a New Jersey utility
storing its deadly supply of fuel.
Distrigas has claimed it has done an
intensive study of the project and indeed it
has. The study is called the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. I acquired
a copy and read it cover to cover. If I were
a major stockholder or even a minor
stockholder, I would probably say "bravo"
and give the project my blessing. But if I
was a homeowner in Staten Island I would
not be satisfied at all. For example I quote
a part of the document headed ENVIRONMENTAL I M P A C T OF THE
PROPOSED ACTION, and sub-headed
LAND USE: "An unusual accident such a s
an L.N.G. spill or fire could damage
surrounding residential and industrial
areas, lower property values and deter
development in the immediate vicinity of
the project. Temporary disruptions of land
use such a s the evacuation of nearby areas
and the suspension of local highway and
shipping traffic, could be necessitated by a
major accident."
If I were a public official, this line alone
would convince m e that the tanks were
hazardous and should not be built
anywhere near a populated area.
What is considered an unusual accident?
Was the explosion of an H-oil complex at
Exxon's Bay way Refinery in Linden, New
Jersey which injured 29 and caused heavy
damage to Port Richmond, New Dorp and
Great Kills considered an unusual accident? What about the Tetco L.N.G. tank
in Bloomfield,-Staten Island that blew up
killing 40 people? How unusual was that?
Distrigas may categorize a spill or a fire
as an unusual incident but it appears to m e
that these unusual accidents seem to be
occurring too often for my money. And this
L.N.G. sight is larger than any other of its
kind that is situated so close to a heavily
populated area.
Distrigas s e e m s to think that the percentage of an accident occurring is very
minute. When Distrigas attempted to
convince residents of Staten Island of
L.N.G.'s safety, they were asked to drop
some L.N.G. into a bucket Of water. They
immediately refused. However, after
much persistence a few drops were put
into a puddle of water in the parking lot.
When the L.N.G. w a s ignited, it produced a
huge fireball. On June 2, 1973, two ships
collided and caused an immense fire which
killed 17, injured 70 and blackened the
Verazzano Narrows Bridge. Fire Chief
John T. O'Hagen warned the Coast Guard
that had either of the two ships involved in
the collision been carrying L.N.G. the
consequences
would
have
been
devastating.
The point is that even if there is only a 1
percent chance of an accident it is too
much. Something must be done to close
down the tanks for good before they kill
thousands of people and destroy millions of
dollars worth of property.
There is an organization dedicated to the
tearing down of these tanks. The
organization is called Blast and it is
headed by Gene Cosgriffe. For information on what you can do to stop the
tanks, write to Blast, 6135 Amboy Rd.,
Staten Island, N.Y. 10309.
We must not allow these people who are
more concerned with money than lives
destroy us. If a h9locaust occurred, the
people would lose^ not them. Their insurance would cover the losses. But who is
going to cover the death of our families?
Insurance m a y cover property loss but it
can't bring back children who may well be
horribly burned to death.
Please act now if fo no one else's sake
but yours and your family.
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the dolphin
Student Organizers
Support Migrant
Farm Worlcers
by Loretta Argue
Member of the Staten Island
Farmworker Support Committee
The United F a r m Workers Union is
asking students to volunteer as organizers
for coordinating boycott activities. It may
be possible for students to arrange for
academic credit for organizing work.
Students should contact their schools to
see if this can be arranged. The United
Farm Workers Union is also offering
organizers a free course in the techniques
of organizing which will be led by Fred
Ross who has been an active organizer for
many years.
For the past decade, farmworkers have
been struggling for the right to organize
their own democratic union, the United
Farmworkers. Historically, they have
been denied the basic and most fundamental rights of every worker, the right
to organize a union. They have been
specifically excluded from the National
Labor Relations Act which states that an
employer must sit down, bargain with, and
discuss grievances with representatives
elected by the workers and which
guarantees all workers the right to
organize a union of their own choice.
The motive behind their exclusion is
profit. Farmworkers, the majority of
whom are Chicano and Mexican have been
preserved as a cheap source of labor.
M e x i c a n w o r k e r s , out of e c o n o m i c
necessity, have been forced to migrate
across the border and accept these poverty
wages. U.S. corporations which drain the
wealth and control the economy of Mexico,
are responsible for a 50 percent employment rate. Workers have no choice but
to migrate and find work wherever they
can.
By denying farmworkers the right to
unionize, large agribusiness corporations
have been able to reap enormous profits by
keeping the cost of production at a
minimum. The price of lettuce provides an
excellent example. The price of a head of
lettuce is as high at .59 cents, and only .01
cent of that price goes to farm labor.
The exclusion of farmworkers from the
National Labor Relations Act has not only
meant substandard wages, but inhumane
working conditions with the absence of any
kind" of protective legislation as well.
Farmworkers are not covered by unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws,
health i n s u r a n c e , w o r k m e n s
compensation, disability insurance. Social
Security or any kind of insurance
coverage. Due to unsafe health and safety
conditions, the average life expectancy of
a farmworker is only 49 years. Children
are denied any opportunity for education
because they are forced to work in the
fields out of economic necessity. Farmworkers have none of the basic rights
working people have been struggling for
throughout history.
The United Farm Workers Union has a
long history of fighting for these basic
human rights. Four years ago, after a long
and protracted struggle, the union won
contracts from several growers which
provided for higher wages, improved
safety and health conditions in the fields,
fringe benefits, a seniority system, and a
union hiring hall. Most importantly, the
farmworkers established their right to
organize their own union.
Last year, when the UFW contracts
expired and were due to be renegotiated,
the growers without the knowledge or
consent of the farmworkers, signed contracts with the Teamsters Union. The
growers refused to allow elections to be
held in the fields and forced Teamster
representation on the workers. Teamster
representation would mean not only a
lower wage level, but an end to the union
hiring hall, the seniority system, and
removal of all crucial health and safety
protections, particularly those against the
spraying of deadly pesticides. The farmworkers responded by going on strike and
calling for a nation-wide boycott of iceburg
lettuce, grapes and all wines made by
Gallo. (Boones' Farm, Spanada, Tyrolia,
Ripple, Andre, Paisano, Thunderbird,
Carlo Rossi, Eden Roc, Franzia and also
any wines whose label say "Modesto
California" or "made and bottled in
Rippon, California.")
Grand Canyon
Giveaway O p p o s e d
By Conservationists
The
proposed
Congressional
"giveaway" of 185,000 acres of Grand
Canyon National Park and other public
lands has been challenged by a coalition of
six national conservation groups. Coalition
spokesmen say that a proposal to transfer
the land to the Havasupai Indian tribe for
economic development would be a "blow
to the heart" of the Grand Canyon and a
threat to other National P a r k s and public
lands.
"We have grave reservations about
transferring lands held in trust for all
Americans, including Indians, to a small
segment of the population," a coalition
spokesman explained. "National Parks
and National Forests are inviolable and
not to be bartered."
The release of the National Park lands
would be authorized by amendments to
proposed Congressional action which
would recognize the existing boundaries of
Grand Canyon N a t i o n a l P a r k . The
amendments, sponsored by Reps. Morris
Udall and Sam Steiger, both of Arizona,
would give the tiny Havasupai tribe, less
than 300 people, a huge chunk of the Grand
Canyon National Park and Monument and
the adjoining Kaibab National Forest for
"economic purposes." The transfer includes 67,000 acres of canyons and cliffs in
spectacular Havasu Canyon, as well as
three of the most famous waterfalls in the
Park.
Besides these lands, "the whole integrity
of the Grand Canyon is indeed in jeopardy," a National wildlife Federation
spokesman said. The coalition expressed
concern that the Grand Canyon may be
opened for extensive and unwarranted
tourist
facility
development.
The
Havasupai tribe has already endorsed
construction of a major dam in the Canyon
and addition of aerial tramways.
The six groups include the National
Wildlife Federation, American Forestry
Association, Friends of the Earth, Sierra
Club, Izaak Walton League, and the
Wilderness Society.
The conservationists also sees the land
transfer as a possible "stalking horse" for
withdrawal of other National Park and
National Forest lands. At present, over 57
million acres of public parks and other
lands are claimed by Indians in scores of
places. The Navajo lay claim to the whole
eastern half of Grand Canyon National
Park, and the Pit River Indians in
California argue that they once owned all
of Mount Lassen National Park. The
Mescalero Apaches claim part of Lincoln
National Forest in New Mexico, the Blackfeet claim part of Lewis and Clark
N a t i o n a l F o r e s t in Montana,
the
Piscataway Indians claim 700 acres of
N a t i o n a l P a r k l a n d s on M a r y l a n d ' s
Piscataway Bay, the Coos Umpqua tribe
claims all of the Oregon Dunes National
Recreation Area, and the Ganienkeh of the
Mohawk claim New York State public
lands near Big Moose Lake.
"If any of these c l a i m s is allowed on an
ad hoc basis by Congress," Lou Clapper,
NWF Conservation Director stated, "the
prospects for expensive lawsuits and
dwindling supplies of precious public land
are clear."
Ironically, the coalition notes that the
land transfer is unnecessary if the
Havasupai claims that they only want this
land to establish a grazing industry a t e
true. The tribe now has all grazing rights
to this land guaranteed by the 1919 Act
which established Grand Canyon National
Park. Additionally, the Havasupai adjudicated their claim to the land when they
were paid $1.24 million in 1969 by the Indian Land Claims Commission.
The growers have responded by laun
ching an all out attack on the farmworkers. They have hired musclemen and
strikebreakers to intimidate farmworkers
on the picket lines and have sprayed
picketing workers with pesticides. The
growers and the Teamsters by intensive
lobbying and bribes, were instrumental in
defeating a farmworker bill being considered by the California legislature. The
bill would have provided for secret ballot
e l e c t i o n s at peak h a r v e s t s e a s o n s ,
prohibited d i s c r i m i n a t i o n ,
legalized
decertification strikes and eliminated
craft units. It was imperative for the
Teamsters to defeat this bill since they
have never won a fair election against the
United Farmworkers Union.
The farmworkers have responded to
these attacks by intensifying their struggle
and determination. Farmworkers have
been organizing and winning support for
the strike and boycott. Support comm i t t e e s c o m p o s e d of f a r m w o r k e r s ,
workers, and students have been formed in
cities around the country. Working people
have recognized that the attack on the
UFW is an attack on all workers. The basic
right of workers to organize and unionize is
under attack and the outcome (rf this battle
will affect every worker in this country. If
the efforts of the growers are successful, it
will set a precedent for other corporations
to follow.
Already, the right of workers to strike,
an indispensable and the strongest weapon
of struggle, has been attacked. I.W. Abel,
President of the United Steel Workers, has
signed
the
ENA
(Experimental
Negotiating Agreement) behind the backs
and without the consent of the workers.
The ENA forbids strikes until 1980.
Historically, students have played a
vital role in the labor movement. In the
past, they have organized support committees, participated on picket lines,
raised funds, and gathered community
support for striking workers. In the recent
Farah strike, Richmond College students
plus students from throughout the city,
organized the picketing of Macy's wrote
leaflets informing people of the strike, and
were instrumental in achieving victory.
Students have also played a major role
in the struggle of the farmworkers. In the
last boycott and strike, with the active
participation of students and working
people, the farmworkers were victorious.
Students did a great deal of organizing
work in their school and were able,
through boycotting, to c l e a r their
cafeterias of all scab produce. Students
also actively organized and participated in
the picketing of supermarkets carrying
scab products.
On Staten Island, a Farmworker Support Committee has been formed. For the
past six months, members of the committee have been picketing Hills Supermarket on Saturdays, from 11:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. This is in support of union policy
which focuses on one supermarket chain at
a time, The purpose of the picketing is to
exert economic pressure on the store to
stop selling scab produce and to carry only
UFW products. P i c k e t i n g of Hills
supermarkets is going on all across the
country.
The committee on Staten Island needs
"It's a disastrous precedent," Clapper
student volunteers who are willing to
actively participate in this struggle. contend, "one which could lead to the
People are needed to participate on the reopening of hundreds of already adpicket line, prepare leaflets, and to carry judicated claims on other National Park
on education work in their community. Lands."
The community also needs an organizer
The coalition acknowledged that the
who has time to devote to coordinating Havasupai and other Indian tribes may
activities on the island. If anyone is in- well need special economic help, but
terested, please contact the Manhattan "there are other ways Congress can do it
Farmworkers Office. The number is 799- ^ other than c h o i r i n g a piece out of Grand
5800.
Canyon National Park." One recomIn the near future, a member of the S.I. mendation by the coalition is that the
Support Conmiittee and a member of the Havasupai be given management of Park
UFW will be coming to your campus with a concessions.. The group also urged that
new film explaining and depicting the serious consideration be given to former
struggle of the farmworkers. They will Park Service Director George Hartzog's
explain the strike and also answer any proposal for Park Service purchase and
questions that people may have. Watch for H a v a s u p a i m a n a g e m e n t of tourist
future announcements.
facilities just outside the entrance to ^ e
South Rim of Grand Canyon National
VIVALAHUELGA!
Park.
BOYCOTT
Gallo
Gallo
Paisano
Thunderbird
Carlo Roosi
Eden Roc
Boone's Farm
Spanada
Tyrolid
Ripple
Andre
Red Moiiniam
'Also, any wine which says "Modesto,
Cdlifornia " on iho label is G.illo G.illo does
not <*)pear on all latiels, Gallo i-i the only
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Cresta Blanra
C V C
Saratoga
Virginia D.ire
J. Pierot
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Guild Blue Ribbon
La Mesa
Ronia
Ocean Spray Cranljerry Hose
St. Mark
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Citation
Franzia
Table
Vermouth
Detsert
Louis the F i f t h
Spaikling
Private labtHs
' Also, any wine which says, "niade and
bottled in Rippon, California. " All Fran/ia
products have #BW3654 on the label
Boycotts have been an
essential part of past
farmworker victeries.
To help p r o t e c t
farmworkers
rights
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BUY
THESE
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Sangrole
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Lejon
Petri
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Mission Bell
Jacques Bonet
Gambarelll
Davitio
Margo
Greystone
Cella
Parma
Vai Bros.
Betsy Ross
Italian Swiss Colony
Gambola
Beaulieu
Almaden
Almaden
Le Domaine
Paul Masson
Paul Masson
Christian Brothers
Christian Brothers
Mont La Salle
Novitiate off Los Gatos
Novitiaic
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no labels, wholesale, bulk only
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see page two wholesale, bulk only
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INTERACTION
DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH CENTER
By Prof. Herrald I. Hirsch
GROWTH CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC deprivation and unfavorable social
pressures may prevent most of them from
UNDERSTANDING AT SICC
ever reaching it."
CHOICE-AID CENTERS
The Growth Center f w Humanistic
Understanding, with its L ^ o , symbolizes
The CHOICE-AID Centers are comthe embryonic person spirating through
mitted to the assumptions that all persons
must be considered a& a total human life's mazes to the apex for selfbeing. This would include a central con- actualization - "soyez" - fr. "to be".
cern for all e ] q ) ^ e n c e s of a well-rounded WORKSHOP OFFERINGS:
I. Sensitivity and Leadership Itaining
and total development of the person physically,
socially,
emotionally, Groups: Through Ismail group interaction
sfmtually, a s well a s intellectually. All we can b ^ i n to see oursdves more
students must be recognized as unique, realistically, understand how we might
and as a result, be treated a s individuals. affect others, and discover more about our
The major responsibility for a student's human b ^ a v i o r and leadership.
growth in personal and social wisdom n . Ethnic Awareness Groups: The Inrests with the student and his own personal teractim Development Growth Center is
resources. A primary concern of the Hrmly created to an integrated and
CHOICE-AID Centers is to help students cooperating society. We do recognize that
learn about themselves and others in their various ethnic groups might have special
contemporary world and to participate in needs or interests w h i ^ can be met
experiences which will enlarge, apply, and through the creation of special kinds of
interrelate this learning. T^e need also groups.
exists to help students and other human
beings at SICC to create patterns of (a) American Indian
(b) Asian Identity
behavior for progress for a richer, fuller
(c) Black Identity
life which is uniquely their own.
(d) European Identity
THE INTERACTION DEVELOPMENT
(e) Latin Identity
GROWTH CENTER - ID
III. Life Issue Groups: The Interaction
The Interaction Development Growth Development Growth Center will provide
Center, " I D " , for humanistic un- opportunities fdr the entire c o l l i e comderstanding is established in AID to offer a munity, and outside the community, to
program of small group e}q)eriences broad participate in workshops dealing with
enough to all students, staff, and the typical life issues in: life-style altercommunity at large, through which they natives, human sexual liberation, single
might explore i s s u e s and concerns, parents, students 30 and over.
develop self-understanding, establish
relations with staff, students, and faculty, IV. Mind and Body Groups: Tranrealize their human potential for scendental Meditation - The aim of these
development, and create a true sense of experiences will be to achieve the benefits
community and understanding at SICC. of special techniques and to grasp their
Most small groups have a workshop for- relationship to harmonious living and self
mat with an emphasis on experience: the realization:
(a) Yoga - Yoga - meditation and
life e x p e r i e n c e s of the participants
coupled with the experience in the small exercises.
group itself. Each small group has a MEETINGS FOR GROUPS:
"facilitator leader", who has the primary
All groups will meet at a time convenient
responsibility for creating conditions for
to
all group participants, preferably in a
learning within the group.
EXPLANATION OF OUR COVER LOGO - non-structur^ setting.
TO REGISTER FOR A GROUP:
"ID." Contact Ms. Lorraine Bums, Secretary,
Humanistic psychologists and educators
take a viewpoint t ^ t can be best ID, ext 7872 or 7895
Information is available in IVailer 5.
illustrated by describing the theory of
A circulation library in Humanistic
"self-actualization", developed by Dr.
Abraham Maslow. "It was Maslow's belief E d u c a t i o n - P s y c h o l o g y is a v a i l a b l e in
that human beings are innately incUned to Trailer 5.
seek beauty, goodness, truth and the I N T E R A C T I O N
DEVELOPMENT
fullest possible development of their own GROWTH CENTER
unique potentialities for perfection and
Prof. Jerrold I. Hirsch, Coordinator T-5
creativity. Human motives, he theorized, ext. 7872 7895
exist in the form of a pyramid or hierarMember of the Association for
chy. The physiological motives at the
American
bottom of the pyramid are the most Humanistic P s y c h o l o g y ;
urgent; man must satisfy his hunger and P e r s o n n e l & Guidance Associationthirst drives in particular before he c w American College Personnel Association;
undertake the search for safety, and only American Adult Student P e r s o n n e l
in a safe and stable society can he begin to Association.
seek the higher goals to which human' Consultants
nature aspires. Self-actualization, the Dr. Daniel Cohen, Psychologist
highest g o d of all, represents the sort of Dr. Mary Beth Cresci, Psychologist
all-encompassing self-fulfillment. The Dr. Paul Davis, Psychiatrist
self-actualizating person has satisfied his Dr. Walter Rothman, M.D.
search for esthetic Measures as order, Ms. Judith Wenning, M.A., doctoral
symmetry and beauty. He is in tune with student in Psychology
the meaning and mystery of life; he ac- Program Consultants
cepts himself and others and the realities
Dr. Phil Sigler, Coordinator CD
of existence; he rejoices in the experience
Dr. Howard Stanton, Chairperson, Dept. of
of life; he is spontaneous and creative and
has a keen sense of humor. Has made the P s y c h o l ^ y and Sociology
most of his abilities and has become all Dr. David Traboulay, History Dept.
Workshop Facilitators:
that he is capable of becoming."
According to the Maslow theory, human Dr. Zelda Brooks, College Discovery
motivations in this kind of pyramid come Dept., Languages
when the physiological motivations at the AID Center Instructional Staff Members
bottom has been satisfied; man is freed to Ms. Lorraine Bums, Secretary, ID
seek the goals of his search for safety and Ms. Lea Lannigan, Undergraduate
soon up to the top. "This, to Maslow, is the Student Intern
goal to which all men, by their very Mr. Fred White, Undergraduate Student
nature, a r e m o t i v a t e d - although Intern
"Interaction Development
Growth Center"
OPEN HOUSE
Trailer 5
Wed. Oct 2,1974
1:30 P.M.
Refreshments
- All Welcome
Woi1(shops to begin week of Oct 14th
1) Mind Body - "Yoga"
2) Etfinic Awareness - "Black Identity
3) Life Style Alternative
4) "B S" Group
Register with
Lorraine Burns - T-5
Ext 7872
7895
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Educational Cooperative
For Staten Island
"A historic educational event" took
place on Staten Islandrecently a s Staten
Island C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e P r e s i d e n t
William M. Birenbaum, Sister Elinor Ford
O.P. Superintendent of High Schools for
Brooklyn and Staten Island jointly announced the formation of the Staten Island
Cooperative Continuum of Education.
The "Continuum", a brainchild of Dr.
Birenbaum several years a g o w a s formally borne last night at a dinner at the
Pavilion on the Terrace, attended by thirty
Staten Island and New York City
educators and Community Leaders, after
a year's negotiating, between the college,
public and parochial secondary education
leaders, teaching unions, and parents.
Cited by Dr. Birenbaum a s a "new partnership", the joining together for the first
time of public and parochial education in
the planning of its educational resources
represents a milestone for any community. President Birenbaum in his
speech noted the enthusiasm of the parties
now working together to explore all of the
unique qualities of the participating
schools, marshalling these qualities more
fully as "we look forward to a perfection of
the learning flow upward from the
secondary schools through the senior
colleges."
Sister Elinor Ford in her remarks was
confident "the continuum will stand as an
historic educational event because it
works towards a gradual but effective
elimination of the separateness that now
exists among all levels of e d u c a t i o n elementary, secondary, and college."
Mrs. Joly in her statement admitted she
has dreamed of such a cooperative venture
for some 20 years, but in a different
borough—Brooklyn. But b e c a u s e of
"misunderstanding,"
"self-interests",
and lack of a coordinator, it never worked.
She e x p r e s s e d thanks to P r e s i d e n t
Birenbaum for his insight, and "action" in
backing the effort now on Staten Island.
The "Continuum", to be financed by
public and foundation m o n i e s encompasses several programs, some
already begun this year, others to begin
during the 74-75 academic year. It involves
students, faculties and facilities from all
three educational systems of the Island.
Currently:
o250 High School Students from
throughout the borough are enrolling
for courses at SICC for college credit
through the "Bridge Program",
o Faculty of the high schools and the
college
are
participating
in
w o r k s h o p s to c o o r d i n a t e their
curricula and to remove the unn e c e s s a r y o v e r l a p s and redundancies, develoi»ng a continuum
through the grades, schools and
levels in each curricular area. A
unified approach to the counseling of
high school students is also being
developed.
o " E n ^ i s h and Math Remediation
and Enrichment Centers" are being
established at Port Richmond and
Curtis High Schools to offer hope in
these areas to potential college
students to overcome weaknesses in
basic Math and E n ^ i s h before the
students leave the high schools, and
to provide enrichment in Math and
English for students looking for
higher educational experiences.
Over 120 SICC students are now working
in Island junior and senior high
schools as teacher aides, tutors and
counselor assistants.
©The C o l l e g e is w o r k i n g w i t h
parents and the schools in training
remedial reading assistants and
guidance counselor aides.
• The College is offering college
credit c o u r s e s for high school
equivalency students (offered in
Tottenville in 73-74), and presently in
the
college's
"mini-versity
program" in Stapleton and on the
South Shore of Staten Island.
Programs to be started during the 74-75
academic year include:
• The Educational Resources Center—a central facility open to all
schools, parents and students—a
clearing house for information on the
libraries of all the Island schools, the
curriculums offered at each school,
information on the Island's natural,
h i s t o r i c a l and b u s i n e s s - i n d u s t r i a l
resources, computer terminals for
i n s t r u c t i o n a l p u r p o s e s and for
career-vocational guidance.
• Joint High School-College courses
in the Island Schools taught in late
afternoon, evening, or on Saturday
ENZYMES-DANGER
SIGNAL
POR CANCER?
CUNY Will Seek
2,000 Tutors
Under Javits^
Amnesty Plan
FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
It is with real pleasure that w e are again
able to announce a competition for 30 NEW
YORK STATE HERBERT H. LEHMAN
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS in the social
science, public and international affairs.
Since the establishment of this unique
fellowship program by the 1965 New York
State Legislature, many outstanding
students from throughout the United
States have studied at and received advanced degrees from the public and
private graduate institutions in New York
State.
A Bulletin
of Information
which
describes the salient details of this
Fellowship is available directly from the
Regents Examination and Scholarship
Center at the above address.
The Fellowship Selection Committee
will meet during March 1975 to award the
30 Fellowships for 1975. The stipend for
four full years of graduate study totals
$19,000. Provisions are made for institutional supplementation of the New
York State stipend.
Your help in making known the
availability of these awards for this
coming academic year will be very much
appreciated. Your questions are most
welcome; please do not hesitate to call m e
if I can be oi assistance. My direct number
in Albany is 518-474-4396.
Enzymes, the heroes of stain removal in
the laundry, may prove to be the danger
signal of cancer in the body.
E x p e r i m e n t s on t h e s e
chemical
catalysts now going on in New York City
might someday enable physicians to know
just when a health person's normal cells
Senator Jacob K. Javits has initiated a
turn into cancer.
plan whereby the City University of New
Hoping to find a potential cancer "in- York would make use of President Ford's
dicator", the American Cancer Society "earned reentry" amnesty proclamation
has invested more than $370,000 in Dr. to recruit a small army of coUege tutors
Edward Reich's work at Rockefeller w h o would provide s u p p l e m e n t a r y
University.
r e m e d i a l a s s i s t a n c e to a c a d e m i c a l l y
His particular line of exploration is only d i s a d v a n t a g e d high school g r a d u a t e s
one of many such research efforts for enrolled in CUNY under its Open Adwhich the New York City Division of the missions policy.
Announcement of the Javits Plan w a s
Society last year raised some $1,415,000 of
th6 National S o c i e t y ' s
$25-million made today by Alfred A. Giardino,
chairman of the Board of Higher
program.
Hugh R.K. Barber, M.D., president of Education which oversees the 260,000the Society's NYC Division, said Reich's student City University system. Mr.
theory revolves around evidence of en- Giardino said, "CUNY could m a k e imzyme activity. Enzymes are "change mediate and-effective use of up to 2,000
agents"—vital proteins secreted by dhe qualified tutors if that number is
cells of the body to bring about available."
biochemical changes such as in the
Elements of the Javits proposal were
digestion of food.
contained in an exchange of corresponSince enzymes do their work without dence released by the B.H.E. chairman. In
being changed themselves, a disease laying out his plan to tap a national pool of
condition can sometimes be diagnosed by academic talent to strengthen CUNY's
Sincerely,
testing for the responsible enzymes. It's a remedial efforts. Senator Javits revealed
common medical practice, for example, to ' that he had already brought it to the atLivingston I. Smith
tention of former Senator Charles E.
use enzyme tests for liver function.
Goodell who was named on Monday as
Reich, a professor of biochemistry,
recently reported to the Society that he chairman of the Presidential Clemency
found e n z y m a t i c d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n Board. "Mr. Goodell has given m e
Europe Still Available
normal and cancer cells that might be assurance of his support". Senator Javits
wrote.
significant. It is "the first general and
to Students
Chairman Giardino responded to the
reproducible e n z y m a t i c c h a n g e accompanying
malignant
tran- J a v i t s P l a n by d e s c r i b i n g it a s
sformation. . .certainly the first for which "educationally sound and a major social
the relevant active molecules have been contribution that will benefit the student
Some student air fares to Europe are
recipients of such aid as well as those who still in effect. Youth fares and other
isolated and identified."
will serve as tutors."
reduced air fares being sold in Canada and
Reich, a man in his 40's who holds Ph.D.
The B.H.E. chairman said that CUNY Mexico, and continued use of school
and medical degrees, explained the roundChancellor Robert J. K i b b e e had charter flights all make Europe still very
about way his research began.
suggested
"minimum
a c a d e m i c much available to travel minded college
Much of t o d a y ' s c a n c e r r e s e a r c h
qualifications for tutors" drawn from students—even in the face of ever independs on cell cultures grown in
reentry s e r v i c e v o l u n t e e r s . A bac- c r e a s i n g international air f a r e s . As
laboratory dishes. In 1910, when the
calaureate degree from an accredited always, students living in the eastern
necessary techniques were developed, two
institution of higher education or two years states have less to pay than students at
scientists saw that tumor tissues in
of successful undergraduate studies "with western schools.
cultures were able to dissolve the plasma
demonstrated tutorial competence in basic
Also, lower winter rates offer skiers
clots on which normal tissues were grown.
English, mathematics, the social sciences inexpensive trips to Austrian and Swiss
Later, in the 1920's in Denmark, another or the physical sciences," were the
slopes. One student ski trip is only $550
researcher noted the same phenomenon criteria stipulated by Dr. Kibbee.
including the round trip flight ticket and
and definitely established it as a property
accommodations during two weeks on the
The
City
University
chancellor
declared,
of cancer cells. But since clot-dissolving
Austrian slopes. G e n e r a l A m e r i c a n
properties of cancer cells weren't his "The infusion of 2,000 tutors into our
tourism to Europe was off somewhat this
i m m e d i a t e concern, he ignored the system would fill a vital gap that has
past summer. As a result, many Austrian
existed
in
CUNY's
open
admissions
effort
development.
because of funding limitations from the ski resorts are dropping their rates for the
However, in 1966, when Reich did study very outset."
winter ski crowd. Also, the steady climb of
the observations, his interest sparked. He
the U.S. dollar against falling European
Under
the
Javits
Plan,
equivalent
knew a clot doesn't dissolve just by
currencies further decreases the cost of a
service
volunteers
would
be
made
aware
chance—that an enzyme had to prompt the
of CUNY tutorial openings through official trip to Europe.
event.
l i s t i n g s at f e d e r a l r e c e p t i o n points
For Students staying in Eur(^e longer
Although new to the field, Reich asked throughout the country. They would than a 2-week ski fling, temporary paying
the American Cancer Society for support.
submit applications to the university's jobs are also available. Most jobs are in
Soon he was growing cultures of normal Office of Academic Affairs which, if ap- r e s t a u r a n t s , h o t e l s , and ski r e s o r t s .
and cancer cells—cells from both humans proved, would then be routed directly to Standard wages are paid, but the big
and animals. He discovered that while one of CUNY's 18 undergraduate colleges. saving is the free room andboard that goes
normal cells couldn't dissolve certain Specific tutorial assignments would be with each job!
made and supervised by the faculties at
materials, cancer cells could.
Any interested student may obtain free
Reich then zeroed in on the dissolving each of the colleges.
travel information and job application
phenomenon, and found that something in
Dr. Kibbee said that he had informed form by writing to SOS, 22 Ave. de la
the cell call plasminogen activator was
Job
leaders of the union representing CUNY Liberie, L u x e m b o r g , E u r o p e .
very important to the process.
faculty that implementation of the Javits processing can be speeded up by obtaining
The f u n d a m e n t a l question behind Plan would not displace university faculty and holding 3 passport size photos and a
or fill instructional positions normally letter of recommendation from a teacher
Reich's research—still in its experimental
funded through the university's budget. or school officiaK
stage—is whether enzymes are necessary
to the life of cancer cells, as they are to the
life of the human being. If he can prove
differences in enzymes, it might be
possible to diagnose early—and c u r a b l e cancer by the presence of an enzyme such
as plasminogen activator. Then antiT h e N A T I O N A L P O E T R Y PRESS
cancer drugs could knock out the needless
enzyme.
announces its
COLLEGE STUDENTS POETRY ANTHOLOGY
Speaking for the American Cancer
Society, Dr. Barber commented on the
ultimate purpose of this and other exp e r i m e n t a l r e s e a r c h funded by the
Society.
"Although research such as this might
appear to be removed and theoretical in its
early stages, it could eventually contribute
to the bedside care of cancer patients," he
said.
SPRING COMPETITION
The closing date for the submissioii of manuscriDts by College Students is
November 5th
ANY STUDENT attending eittier junior or senior coUege is eligible to submit
his verse. There is no limitation ai to form or theme. Shorter works are preferred by the Board of Judges, because ^ ^ c e limitations.
Each poem must be TYPED or PRINTED on a separate sheet, and must
bear the NAME and HOME ADDRESS of the student, and t h e COLLEGE
ADDRESS as w e l l .
MANUSCRIPTS should be sent to the OFFICE OF THE PRESS
for Island students and interested
older citizens.
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REVIEWS & STUFF
SICC Does
Spanish Series
Most people not familiar with this trend
may in various terms call them just
another bunch of gay musicians. In s o m e
ways they are, but Another Pretty F a c e
can stand wi their own merit. Musically
they are capable and with a growing fad
SICC's Media Production Center, one of for on stage presentations, they surely fit
the m o s t a d v a n c e d and c o m p l e t e l y the mold.
equipped color T. V. Studios to be located in
a college, has just finished completion of a
10 part Spanish language series to be used
in teaching that language to SICC
students. Each of the 10 cassette programs
spoken only in Spanish dramatizes a slice
of life scene such a s shopping, nursing
care, and taking a child to school. After the
actors have completed their conversation,
the scene is repeated while each line of
BYLYNNLELLO
Spanish dialogue is visually rolled across
the TV screen. Professional actors are
With the commencement of the fall
hired to act out the scripts written by
faculty of the Modern Language Depart- semester, the Department of Performing
ment. All editing and production work is and Creative Arts proudly lifted its curtain
done at the Media Center. According to in honor of Eugene O'Neill, the long
Associate Professor Jerry Melmed, the acknowledged father of Modern American
Media Center's Producer-Director, SICC's drama. As in the significance of its title,
video i n s t r u c t i o n a l technique works the "EugeneO'Neill Festival: warrants no
because it allows the students to see and further explanation than the praise that
hear simultaneously and to observe the has been instilled by millions into the
sounds as formed by the actors on the greatness of this plajwright. O'Neill's
work a s author of sixty-six plays, winner of
screen.
four Pulitzer Prizes and the only
The college plans to expand its use of
American playwright to win the Nobel
by IRVING SEALEY
video instruction as a teaching supplement
Prize for Literature, has made him worthy
"Not Fragile", a heavy based Lp Thornton (newest m e m b e r of the group by installing 10-15 additional cassette of high esteem and notable respect.
replacing Tim Bachman) second lead players in the school's library. Ultimately,
displayed Canadian formation BachmanThe presentation of this "Festival" has
g u i ^ r and Rob Bachman, drums storm 40-50 cassette players will be distributed
Turner Overdrive could very well be a
your ears with an overwhelming wall of around campus and used by other been m a d e possible through the superb
counterpart answer to classical soft tones
sound. Some of the tunes which best ex- a c a d e m i c d e p a r t m e n t s . To d a t e the direction of Dr. Martin Blai^, Department
of Yes's Lp "Fragile" (but I doubt it).
press
this feeling are the title cut "Not college media center has prepared some of Performing and Creative Arts, Staten
This is the third Lp since Randy BachFragile", "Roll On Down The Highway", 100 video instructional programs for use Island Community College. It will be
man (lead guitarist and singer) left The
"You ain't seen nothin' Yet" and "Second by the Nursing Department, the Per- conducted from September 18 through
Guess Who to form this band. BTO since
Hand". All are played in the manner of forming and Creative Arts Department October 31. Events vary from the staging
their emergence have released three
of two plays ("Hughie" and "A Long Day's
blistering rock, with the idea in mind of and the English Department.
singles of m ^ e r a t e success, "Let it Ride",
J o u r n e y Into N i g h t " ) , f i l m s , g u e s t
gettin' it on.
Funds
for
the
Spanish
Language
Series
"Takin' Care of Business", and "Blown"
speakers, and lectures coordinated with a
Bachman - Turner Overdrive is a band were provided by the City University of
all being from their second Lp "BTO 11".
library exhibition, all to be held on camthat's proving to the world hard rock isn't New York Chancellor's Grants.
"Not Fragile" even more now exemplifies
pus. To highlight the library exhibition,
dead, as is the idea of some people intheir taste for hard rock and roll rhythms
The Media Center produces a regularly
material has been lent through the
accompanied by their gutsy vocals and volved with other facets of music. By its scheduled series on Channel B, Cable T.V.,
courtesy of the New York Public Library,
own determinance with the audience it in M a n h a t t a n titled " S t a t e n Island
brash downbeats. Though there are few
the Museum of the City of New York, Yale
draws,
hard
rock
is
expected
to
have
a
groups that have truly succeeded in the
Community College Presents." The show University Library, the Eugene O'Neill
rock spectrum of colors with the straight long line. "Not Fragile" is an Lp that hits is aired weekly on Tuesdays from 4:00 to Memorial Theatre Center and the private
heavy idiom (because it is so common and right into the maddening crowd with the 5:00 P.M.
collection of Mr. Louis Sheaffer.
truly lacks originality). BTO s e e m s to force of a hurricane. It's a live wire filled
Acting expresses truth, and Eugene
have found their place with their own with music that will make you feel like
O'Neill seeked to explore and outwardly
busting a gut. Their music a definitive
musical and stage style.
project the truthful emotions of the
sound which should propel them into more
Led by Randy Bachman, he along with
characters he created. Just a s people
of the recognition they deserve
C.F. Turner, bass and lead vocals, Blair
within the establishment, the actor is a
by IRVING SEALEY
true victim of his environment whether it
The Club 82, a newly opened club that be real or imaginery. Thus, he is
s e e m s to have been one of the few sur- manipulated by the people who surround
viving clubs that is doing well in clientele him and is likely to be affected by any
since the opening of The Bottom Line obstacles which intervene. His projected
(which has forced Max's and The Bitter emotions while on or off the stage are an
End to be sold). The club was once a e x p r e s s i o n of the p s y c h o l o g i c a l life.
b u r l e s q u e t h e a t r e for f e m a l e im- Human action is a psychophysical process
personators, but now books bands of conditioned by environment. The "lifenominal popularity. They draw a crowd of l i k e " c i r c u m s t a n c e s c r e a t e d by the
mixed assortments, honiosexuals, tran- playwright add color to the scenic action.
svestities, glitter freaks and occasional The truthfulness of the circumstances is
rock stars. Occassionally the club does go v i s i b l e through the inter-relationship
for a bit of nostalgia with music and between the imaginery scene and the
related bands which draws a totally dif- captivated audience.
ferent type of audience. On Wednesday
"Hughie", one of O'Neill's awardnight, September 11th, they presented a
group which sort of represents the growing winning plays, attempts to explore the
trend in gay-theatre rock. Their name was "life-like" situation of friendship loss, and
Another Pretty Face. Their music follows manifests various patterns of behavior
the s a m e musical course as Bowie and which lead to the emotional discomfort one
other related artists, such as Todd Run- must contend within such an existing
dgren. Marc Bolan and Jobriath of their a d v e r s i t y . " H u g h i e " is v i r t u a l l y a
monologue staged in the deserted lobby of
own related tunes thrown in.
a fifth-rate hotel on a summer night in
The group display themselves in the 1928. The sudden shock of Hughie's death
category of music they perform, the rouge to the seedy Broadway gambler Erie
idiom, where make-up, a limp wrist and a Smith brilliantly depicts his vacuous life
twist of the a s s s e e m to carry a brunt of the as a result of this inevitable separation.
act. The focal point of the band lies in the Erie regales Hughie's bored and inatlead singer Terry Roth, whose prescence tentive replacement with the story of his
by IRVING SEALEY
varies in interesting proportions. His life and with a touching lament for his
The group is quite young in years, as vocals for one tie in quite uniquely with recently deceased friend. Hughie w a s a
In m y endeavors to search for new
g r o u p s with i n t e r e s t i n g s o u n d s , a t well as sound with s o m e of their music that of Bowie while his bodily movements dupe, simple soul but Erie had found in
Coventry on Labor Day weekend I found bordering into pop areas that could well be are that bizarres their music with an him a r e a ^ believer of his own grandiose
such a group. The name of the grbup is suitable for a teeny bopper genus. Whiskey added mystery, while also sharing in a [H-etensions, an uncritical friend whose
Whiskey, and their music is as strong a s consists of five members, John Costa, lead p e r c e n t a g e of the attention. R u s s e l l admiration lent dignity and self-respect to
the name implies. The group is out of vocals and occasional tamborine, Arty Cunningham, bassist and Carl Brazzo, the small-time second-rater. His death
Queens and have only been playing Schmit, a fine lead guitarist who in many drums are the two quietest and serene was. a calamity in Erie's life. The new
t ^ e t h e r since the beginning of the year. ways stands out among peers in local musicians I've ever s e e n in a group of this night clerk, however, is precisely the s a m e
Their sound is a fluid mixture of music and groups, Kenny Parente, rythm guitarist magnitude, they just lay back in the type a s Hughie and sympathetically shows
vocals while not being to overbearing with and backup vocals, P e t e r Rosseli, bassist, shadows and do their job, well I might add. s i ^ s of following in his predecessor's
either. They're not basically heavy (even and Nicky Jones, drums. The band as a
Another Pretty F a c e are from Penn- footsteps. As a result, Erie's hopes revive
though they have the capabilities of being whole contribute in writing and arranging, sylvania, but do most of their playing in and life goes on.
with
all
being
more
than
adequate
heavy), but they do possess an underlying
the New Jersey area where they enjoy the
The prominent voice of this monologue is
synthesis of rock and rythm which musicians.
most popularity. The band in their own to' successfully emphasize the s t u ^ of
eventually hits right up front, as is
Whiskey is (to repeat) a young band with right possess no spectks of musical or
suggested in one song "Manslaughter". that unusual spark of professionalism that stage originality that would distinguish character and loneliness. This is achieved
The band is tight and their songs are will (in time) catapult them into the them from any other band of this calibre, exquisitely through the fme performance
manuvered with fine dexterity and skill. musical field suitable to their sound say ast The N.Y. Dolls, but they're a tight given by Fred L. Houseman, Jr. (Erie),
Three-quarters of Whiskey's set w a s in- whether it be AM or FM. They have the band with musical taste that is oc- and John McAteer (night clerk). It is
volved with ballardy tunes which moved spirit for musical acceptance, but it will casionally enhanced by the pretence of truthfully'presented to us through the
into heavier areas as it progressed. Tunes have to be accompanied with their keyboardists they rent wherever they gig unique direction of Joe Gheraldi.
Erie may have been a loser, but
which exemplified this feeling were "Acid patience.
for a sound which extends far above their
"Hughie" is a winner. Don't miss it!
Kid", "The Effect", and "Tragedy".
peers.
O'Neil Festival Brings
Truth To
S.LC.C. Theatre
BACHMAN - TURNER OVERDRIVE,
"NOT FRAGILE"
Not Just Another Bunch
Of Pretty Faces
WHISKEY ON THE ROCK
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IT WON'T BE LONG NOW
By Joan Renata Carbonaro
POETRY
By Lynn Leilo
The house is quiet nowTick, ticl< goes the alarm clock,
Clank, clank the heat.
Mom and Dad have gone to bed,
"Brandy" is at my feet.
Today was the Sabaath,
And happy it seemed.
Though despite our cold weatherOf California I dreamedWhere it never rains, but pours.
So the lyrics begin to sayEverything that's farther in distance
Seems brighter in some way.
It's 12:30 nowAnd all is still with sleep.
But in a few weary hours.
We will start another week.
Mom will go to work.
And Dad will play the horses.
She's always made the most in life.
While he's scored all the losses.
And 1 have learned to love and hate.
To sing, to work and dance.
But what my soul needs to survive.
We people call romance.
And off to college I will depart.
With truisms and a open heartTo try and conquer what has seemed.
For me to be "The Impossible Dream".
And if I should waver along the way,
My mind will rest but just for a day.
Cause my memory keeps the words on my lips,
That I have to keep trying and listen to tipsMy mother once preached. To hope I'd go far,
Cause mother's are like that,
Yeah, they are!
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It won't be long now
Till the storm ends
It won't be long now I'll hold you till then
It won't be long now till the lightning ceases
It won't be long now I'll hold you till then
I'll feel your body tremble
With each crack of thunder
I sense your fear and I need to hold you
We feel our need for each other
It won't be long now till the sun shines
It won't be long now I'll hold you till then
It won't be long now till the birds sing
It won't be long now till then
Now I can hear the birds and now I can see the sun
But now we cannot let go my friend
For we've become one
It won't be long until the next storm
It won't be long now I'll hold you till then
POETRY
By Lynn LeIlo
The timing was acknowledged.
The preparation for the scene unique.
The lamp-light had been lighted.
O'er minds intense and blighted.
The tinkling of chatter in the distance.
The laughter bellowing from our lips above,
We were once again united.
This time as friendsBoth hungry for understanding in desperation.
We reached out-cried-and touched love.
And with each grain of sand that has been sifted.
For the slow descending cycle of time.
There are those precious moments of silenceSpecial moments-that would tarnish words if spokenSoft, tender moments where we spiritually capture
Virtuous peace within our hearts.
For this is the invincible figure of a true friend indeed.
Never a back-stabber who closes his eyes when I am in need.
So I am overwhelmed that we can re-unite.
And talk about those things that trapped us in such blight.
Let the lamp-light shine. And greet us face to face!
For now we're contented to be friendsNot merely just 2 people Striving in the shadows of a
maddening race!
A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn,
but Tomatoes Grow
on St at en Is.
By Lois C. Bruno
Attention, all students who shop for
groceries: if you're fed up with paying $.59
for a pound of old, tasteless store
tomatoes, rebel against the economy by
growing your own. It's not as difficult as it
seems. With a small initial investment of a
few dollars, several square feet of ground
and a little elbow grease, you can raise a
bumper crop of delicious tomatoes. I spent
$2 on tomato seedlings and yielded a crop
worth about $50 at current supermarket
prices.
Here's how to do it: buy tomatoe
seedling from a hot-house or garden
center, instead of buying packaged seeds.
Seedlings cost slightly more but are much
sturdier than seeds, and your success as a
gardner is almost assured. Prepare your
ground well before planting. This is where
ttie elbow grease comes in, and is the most
important step. Turn over the ground
thoroughly with a rake or pitchfork,
mixing in some topsoil and fertilizer.
Carefully plant your seedlings, speaking to
them all the while (It has been proven that
plants which receive affection thrive more
heartily than ignored ones, so love your
tomatoes!) For added insurance, sprinkle'
some lime around the plants after they are
in. Be sure that the plants are at least 3
feet apart, since they expand as they grow,
and will require support later on. Have
them in a sunny spot, and water them>
regularly.
That's all there is to it. If you plant in the
spring, by mid-summer you will begin to
get a crop that will yield continously until
winter.
The rewards of growing your own
tomatoes are not only financial, but
spiritual. It's a great feeling, let me tell
you, to harvest your own food straight
from the ground. It also feels good to know
that you've beaten the system, even if in a
small way. Another added feature, besides
their great taste and freshness, is that
your tomatoes can be organically grown,
thus more healthful. Plant some
marigolds near your seedlings, because
marigolds act as a natural pesticide by
discouraging the tomato bug.
However, if you get tomato bugs
anyway, save your crop by spraying a
mild pesticide on the plants. Just be sure to
wash the tomatoes well before eating
them.
If you have any tomatoes left after
you've eaten your fill and given swne to
your friends, try this: boil the tomatoes
and drain; mash them into a puree and
store in containers in your freezer. It's a
much simpler process^an canning. You'll
have the makings for fresh tomato sauce
for the entire winter, and no wasted
tomatoes.
Good luck!
RAMSEY CLARK
for UJS, Senate
_
Anyone interested in working
for the campaign on campus.
Please Contact:
David
Friedrichs
Rm. J 9 / X7799
Home: 273-7931
or
Mark Canu
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Vol. X X I I I No. 6
May 2 1 , 1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Comnnunity College
BSU - Action B e c o m e s Violent Confrontation
MARCELLUS JONES
A symbolic gesture protesting the use of
chrome and the presentation of a hst of
demands by the Black Student Union
erupted into violence on Wednesday, May
1st in the conference room of the
president's office. The 18 member Personnel and Budget Committee was
meeting in the conference room when a
group of students from BSU, including
president Sharon Saunders, interrupted
the meeting. The work of the P & B
Committee includes such matters as
faculty salary and reappointments.
A m o ^ the demands of BSU were the
reappointment for two years of Asst. Dean
of Experimental programs, Dr. Henry
Harris, and salary payments to Marcellus
Jones of College Discovery and AID. The
demand regarding chrome was in protest
to the purchase and use of chrome on the
furniture in the conference room, and
more broadly to the use of chromium
[H-oducts imported from South Africa and
Rhodesia where 80 percent of the world's
supply is produced under the exploitive
racial apartheid policy, according to BSU.
Although none of the participants
wanted a violent confrontation it did occur,
but it is not clear how. Acc(x-ding to BSU,
their representatives went to the
president's office to present their demands
but were told the president was too busy to
see them. They went into the caiference
room, began to remove the tables and
chairs, and during this process a security
guard
struck
Sharon
Saunders
precipitating some pushing and shoving on
both sides. Ms. Saunders said "the fact is
we brought up our demands, but could not
see the president. Someone is lying and its
up to you to decide who it is." A new list of
demands was (H-esented to Dr. Birenbaum
on Friday, and they included reinstating
Ms. Saunders who was suspended by the
president during the incident.
During an interview Friday, Dr.
Birenbaum stated that he had been in his
office from 7:00 A.M. until the P&B
meeting, and that "I saw many students
and others who gained access to me
without any trouble," but the group in
question "never presented any demands. I
never saw the demands until after the
illegal trespass, when I picked up a copy of
the demands in the quadrangle where they
had been distributed. The demands were
not presented to me by the students until a
meeting later in the afternoon." The
secretaries in his office have signed a
--letter which states that no one was told
that the president was "too busy".
The sequence events followed is:
Wednesday morning the group from BSU
went up to the president's office, entered
the conference roan, cleared the tables
and during the attempt to remove the
furniture violence erupted. Dr. Van, Chief
Librarian, was knocked to the floor.
During the emuing scuffle Dean Kreisman
was knocked to the floor, Dr. Birenbaum,
who tried to prevent the removal, was
pinned up against a wall, Mr. Paradise of
the campus security force entered the
room, threatened the students with arrest,
and either hit or was hit by some students
and was also knocked to the floor. Ms.
Saunders was the only student suspended,
although many were identifiable.
At the Friday Student Government
meeting the BSU asked for support for
their demands. The vote was 10 to 1 in
favor of BSU.
Josei^ine Mahaney
Photo by: Randy McGrath
BSU MANIFESTO OF DEMANDS & "STUDENTIZATION" PLATFORM
We, the members of the Black Student Union of Staten Island Community College,
are impelled to cmtinue our .relentless struggle against RACISM,
DISCRIMINATION, and REPRESSION ON THE CAMPUS, IN THE COMMUNITY
AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. We are wholly convinced, these are crimes
against "THE PEOPLE", perpetuated by the controlling capitalist of these institutions. We are equally convinced these crimes attempt to impede selfdetermmation. We firmly believe any attempt to impede self-determination must be
resisted.
We recognize the need for changes in the EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM in general and
in Staten Island in particular. We seek to enhance the quality of the Educational
Experiences by assuring that "SELF-DETERMINATION", a universal right, is a
part of the educational process.
Since coming to Staten Island Community CoU^e, on the sheer strength of the
students who made open admissions possible, we have witnessed an all out attack on
the students Victory — Open Admissions. This attack generally shows itself in the
form of budget crisis, authoritarian work-study, diffident financial aid, under
budgeting of student government, and the historical attempt to pit student against
students.
Discrimination is an overt manifestation of Racism. The unwillingness of the administration to disinvite Racist Shockley to the campus, in violation of student
pressures, must be fought. There have been many noticeable, overt cases of
discrimination on this campus. For the past months, the Administration has openly
denied tenure to Blacks and has denied but later reversed the re-appointment of a
Black faculty member. This, we feel, is a systematic and conscious attempt to deny
Blacks on this campus (regardless of position) the independence needed for mere
existence.
TO: President WiUiam Birenbaum
FROM: The Black Faculty, Students Union and Staff
DATE: May 3, 1974
We, the Black Faculty, Students and Staff demand the following:
1. The suspension of Sharon Sanders, the President of the Black Student Union, be
rescinded effective May 1, 1974.
2. There be no reprisals against the Black Student Union or its members for actions of
May 1, 1974.
3. The retroactive reinstatement of Marcellus Jones as the Faculty Advisor of the
Black Student Union as of March 1, 1974.
4. The removal of all chrome and chrome products from S.I.C.C. as well as all other
colleges in the City University understanding that 80 percent of all chrome in the
world comes from South Africa and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). To continue trade with
these two minority settler's regimes helps to perpetuate apartheid and impedes the
rights of many Africans to the right of Self-Determination.
A student commission must be formed under the Purchasing area of the Business
Office which will function in cooperation with the Campus Architect to immediately
desist in the purchasing of all chrome products.
S. Mr. Frank Allen, the College Business Manager, must be given a two year reappointment effective as of July 1,1973. In addition we demand that:
(a) the Business Manager be an active member of the College Personnel and
Budget Committee with a vote
(b) the Business Manager be responsible only to the President of the College,
and should be accountable for his performance only to the College President, as
is stated in theBHE by-laws; Section 11.2.
(c) the Business Manager be a voting member of the College HEO Screening
Committee.
(d) the Business Manager be officially designated an Associate Administrator
and should be recognized as being the equal to a Full Dean.
The Affirmative Action Program for Staten Island Community CoUege must be
changed in terms of the following:
(a) the use of the term "minority groups" must be changed to specific terms,
i.e., Afro-American, Puerto Rican, Chicano, American Indian and Oriental.
(b) the Advisory Board be dissolved and a legal board be established known as
the Affirmative Action Board.
(c) the composition of the Board be revised in terms of "minorities" and student,
membership using the following specifications:
(1) 25percent Afro American — (2) 25 percent Puerto Rican — (3) 25 percent Student
— (4) 25 percent Women
•
The College Community must elect the Affirmative Action Board using these
qualifications.
(d) the Director of the Affirmative Action be chosen and appointed by the Affirmative Action Board, reporting directly to the Affirmative Action Board.
(e) the Affirmative Action Program policies be strictly adhered to by the
College.
(f) Article IV, Section B and D concerning "Dissemination of Policy" must
include the students.
7. Students must be given the right according to Article 15 of the BHE by-laws to
exercise their powers as specified. In addition we demand
(a) the release of C-109 permanently to the Black Student Union,
(b) the complete control of "C" building by student government, including the
auditorium.
8. The Media Production Center must be dissolved. All of its resources and electronic
communications media must be owned by the Office of Telecommunications which is
operated administratively, programmatical and technically by a student group.
9. There must be a "studentization" of all monopolies on campus specifically the
cafeteria and the bookstore. This must be adhered to in the following ways:
(a) complete control of profits immediately,
(b) provisions be made immediately to facilitate the overall control and
maintenance of both of these monopolits.
10. A large portion of the College assets be transferred to a Black owned bank.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I want to commend you for the good job
you did in listing "Free and Low Cost
Legal Services" in the last issue of the
Dolphin.
We hope eventually to have a part-time
legal counselor on campus. There is a
great need for legal assistance.
Virginia Hauer, Law Program
The end of the semester is here and it is a time of reflection for all. I will address
this editorial to those of you who are graduating or leaving SICC this semester. Some
of you may have been here two years, others longer. Some of you may be super happy
to be leaving, others leave with mixed feelings. What has it all been about?
When each of you look back at SICC you will see it through different eyes. Everyone
has gotten different things out of it. Whatever you have learned here, I hope it will be
helpful in your future years. Some may be ending their college education, others still
going on. Whatever your case may be I wish you all the best of luck. I hate long
goodbyes, so I won't go down long lines of names. Sure I'll miss a lot of people and
things about SICC but there are new experiences right around the corner. Au-Revoir
mes amis. HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
Enjoy!
Much love
and
Peace, Nadine
Guest Editorial
On May 1, President Birenbaum suspended Sharon Saunders, President of the Black
Student Union. His action was in response to the BSU's removal of chrome-decorated
furniture from the President's Conference Room. During the process a minor tussle took
place between the students and three members of the Administration. Subsequent
criminal charges have been filed against Marcellus Jones, advisor to the BSU. Reaction
around the school has been varied. The incident played on white fears, as exemplified by
the Civil Service Union advising office workers to leave campus for reasons of safety.
People, black and white, are split over the use of violence as protest, even though it is not
entirely clear how this violence was initiated.
It is necessary, if we are to understand the motives of the BSU, to know the nature of
the black situation in those areas of Africa from where chrome is imported. South Africa
and Zimbabwe (otherwise known as Rhodesia) are 90 percent black and 10 percent
white. When the British left the African colonies, white people who had settled there took
over the colonial governments. Today, this white minority absolutely rules the black
majority. Blacks are forced to live within restricted areas and are not allowed on the
streets after a certain time at night. They have no civil rights and are not allowed to vote
for or take part in government. Black Africans have been continually struggling for the
basic human rights we take for granted.
American blacks have undertaken nationally a series of planned actions to protest the
conditions of black people in Africa. A caucus of black Congresspeople are lobbying for
repeal of the Byrd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ensures U.S. trade with
Zimbabwe and South Africa, giving sustenance to the system called "Apartheid," or
strict racial segregation. The BSU acted in consistence with this effort.
We have always needed symbols of our protest. Nobody sees the Boston Tea Party as
evidence of an uncontrollable desire for tea, but as a symbolic expression of
dissatisfaction. The chrome, in this case, is similar. The American working class owes
whatever progress it's made in terms of working and living conditions to strikes and
often violent confrontations between labor and management. Boycotts, as against
grapes and iceburg lettuce, as well as high meat prices, are means of letting those in
power know what we will or will not put up with. Our own tradition is more in keeping
with the BSU's action than not.
It may appear inconsistent to object to chrome furniture when it decorates every car
and bases every wire in every wall. But chrome, like racism and sexism, permeates our
lives, and it becomes necessary to choose a symbol for struggle. We may not, at this
point, have much to say about what General Motors or General Electric do with chrome.
We can, however, stop its further purchase, as we did with iceburg lettuce, by this, our,
college. If black students, faculty and staff do not protest the misery of their people, they
are remiss. If white students, faculty and staff do not support that protest, we are remiss.
- DORIS LANE
"A Very Fond Farewell"
Angelo Patitucci, self styled S.I.C.C.
seer, is leaving us, and with him goes the
accumulated wisdom of the past 200
minutes. His column which reads like a
copy of "the Watchtower" has flung "it's
final insult at those who are trying to cut
through the dogmatic bullshit that religion
has been handing people for centuries. In
my opinion Patitucci is arrogant and
pretentious, the earmarks not of the
mystic but of the priest who in his effort to
purge himself of guilt, foists his character
on the world at large. I've known people
like this before. Their terminology is
cliche and their concepts vague. When
questioned on their beliefs they hide
behind the standard "inadequacy of
language", ajl essential qualities for the
writing of a column, even in a school
paper. But I feel neither pity nor contempt
for Angelo and his tribe, they're so sure the
"KNOW" they've stopped asking. They're
not hooked into reality but on it.
Bill Strongi
copy editor
ALUMN! NOTES
The deadline for students in need to
submit their applications for the Alumni
Scholarships was Friday, May 3rd. Now a
Committee composed of Marshall Axt, the
Chairman, Barbara Solan, the Vice
President,
Warren
McBride,
the
treasurer, Korrine Bentsen, the Secretary,
Jim Jackson and Joseph Quinn will
process the applications. Over eighty
applications were received therefore it
will take a few weeks in order to process
them. Students will be notified of the
results by mail about the middle of May.
The Alumni Group will attend the
Baseball Game at Shea Stadium on Sunday, May 19th. The game is between the
Mets and Montreal. After the game,
everyone will return to Manhattan to
partake of dinner in a . Broadway
Restaurant. All those that are interested in
attending the game should contact Joe
Naimo, chairman at 273-9028.
Information concerning Consumer
Savings by using Purchase Power is
available at the Alumni Office, room C-111.
Job opportunity information is also
available.
The Alumni Association and American
Express is offering a Columbus Day Tour
to Jamaica for $199. Anyone who is interested in this trip can find out more
information by stopping at or calling the
Box Office.
Audrey Giorgianni - Editor-in-Chief
Nadine Lepere - Managing Editor
Bill Strongi - Copy Editor
Marianne Brown - Photography Editor
Donna Amodeo - Advertising Editor
Eda Smeraldi - Exchange Editor
Bucl<Ziemelis-Sports Editor
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STAFF
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Karl Blei
Cara Buonincontri
Jim Drickel
Tom Dunn
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Doris Lane
Angelo Patitucci
Joe Pepitone
Linda Rizzuto
Irving Sealy
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The Dolphin is a student publication of Staten Island Community College, 715
Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301; 390-7813 Room C-134.
The opinions herein expressed are those of the writer. They do not necessarily
reflect the views of the college, its administration, faculty, or students.
:
MAY 13-21 I
Dear Mr. Nugent:
Since you have previously expressed
interest in Senate Bill 9638A, I wish to
bring you up-to-date on this matter.
As a result of the introduction of this
legislation, the New York City University
Senate, the student press and the administration have taken a number of
actions which are aimed at avoiding incidents similar to those which influenced
the introduction of Senate bill 9638A.
For a detailed account of these
responses by the CUNY Senate, the administration and the student press, you
may refer to the enclosed letter from the
Chairperson of the City University Senate,
and to a statement released by my office in
regard to my agreement with the student
government representatives.
No agreement can be a guarantee
against inflammatory incidents occurring
in the future. However, I believe and have
faith in the responsible attitude demonstrated by the student leaders.
We anticipate that this action by the
CUNY students and administration will
provide a model and a stimulus for other
campuses.
JohnJ. Marchi
An Apology to the Jewish Community
At this moment I would like to openly
and publicly apologize to the Jewish
Community for the article appearing in the
pages of the February '74 vol I issue of
PUNTO.
During the time a lady brought the article to me I was in the middle of
preparations for the February issue,
placing the article to the side for a later
time when I would be able to look into it
further. During this time it happened to be
read by every one who w a l k ^ into our
office being that it was on the corner.
Later while at the publishers (printers)
they brought to my attention this article
and asked if I was aware of it. Again I
found myself with this article on my
hands. Reading it and inspecting the
manner in which it was printed it seemed
to be original. The type and form —
everything was identical.
So in my haste I approved its release
without
further
investigating
its
authenticity until after our pages were out
in the streets, during which time we
discovered this to be a hoax.
So at this time I am taking all responsibility for the release of this article on the
February 1974 pages of PUNTO. I would
like to sincerely apologize to the community for this irrational article.
,
CarreroAP
EX-ChiefEdofPUNTC
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FAIR
1974
On Wednesday, May 8th, doctors, nurses
and other personel joined with volunteers
from the nursing curriculum to present
"The First Annual Staten Island Community College Health Fair." The health
fair had two sides to it's coin. On one side
of the coin was education and on the other
side were medical tests performed by
doctors and nurses upon any consenting
student, free of charge.
The educational aspect of the Health
Fair took place on the quadrangle between
"A" building and "C" building. Tables
were set up around the inner perimeter
and were staffed by volunteers who
distributed pamphlets, leaflets and other
literature related to matters of physical
well being. The information contained in
the various pamphlets ranged from
cancer, drugs and heart disease to
respiratory and venereal disease.
In addition to the information
distributed to students and faculty on the
quadrangle, quite a bit of addintional
information was imparted to me by doctors in the test rooms. A United States
Public Health Service doctor informed me
that there was a higher probability of me
developing cancer than graduating
college. After Doctor Miller (in the heartlung testing room) told me my chances of
contracting any one of the various
venereal diseases, I proceeded immediately to C-111 to have blood drawn for
venereal disease tests.
The United Public Health Service free
medical testing program comprised the
remainder of the health fair. Doctors,
nurses and volunteers made up the personel that administered the tests to those
interested enough to participate. Even
though many students on this campus can
afford to heve these tests made by their
family physician, it would never occur to
them to have themselves tested for
venereal disease and most people would
never know they had certain vision defects
if not for eye tests conducted in schools.
The tests that were scheduled to be
available for the students were the Pap
smear. Breast Examination, Venereal
Disease and Sickle Cell Anemia tests,
electrocardiograms, blook pressure tests.
MARCH! ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT
WITH
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVES
Senator John J. Marchi (Republican:
Staten Island-Manhattan) today announced that he had set aside his bill to
amend the Education Law in regard to the
use of mandatory student fees in public
institutions of h i ^ e r learning.
Senator Marchi said: "Enactment of
this bill would require specific approval of
the students at SUNY and CUNY for
allocation of student fees for the support of
student newspapers. However, this has
now become unnecessary as a result of
agreement by the student governments to
accept responsibility for the publications
that are subsidized from mandatory
student activity fees."
"At the present time," the Senator said
"mandatory fees imposed on the students
of CUNY and SUNY are used to subsidize
newspapers which are often repulsive to
many students, as well as to the taxpayers
supporting these institutions. The various
incidents, among others, of a shockingly
distasteful anti-Catholic cartoon in one
New York City college newspaper and an
anti-Semitic hoax published in another,
point up the urgent need for effective
action. Self-regulation by responsible
student governments is a desirable goal.
"Representatives of the University
Student Senate of the City University of
New York who have worked with members
of my staff have notified us of the several
significant steps taken at CUNY by the
administration and the student press.
These include:
-The establishment of a Policy Review
Board to review complaints and
grievances with respect to newspaper
items;
-The formation of a City University
Newspaper Council to ccxisider questions
of professional standards and of responsibility to the campus community at large;
-The formation of a task force to
develop policies and procedures regarding
the collection and allocation of student
fees.
Comparable actions are anticipated
heart-lung,
dental
and
vision
examinations. To gain some first hand
information on the testing service
provided, I had myself tested for Venereal
Disease, blood pressure, heart-lung
deficiency and vision.
The vision test is exactly the same as
tests administered in elementary school.
The test subject stands twenty feet from a
Sneller chart and tries to read the line with
the smallest letters. The only difference
between the elementary school test and
the test given to me at the health fair was
that while my vision was 20-20 in 1963, in
1974 it is 20-30. See what I mean about the
value of these tests.
The next test I took was the heart-lung
test. The procedure for this test was a
stethoscopic examination taken during
different rates of breathing. Also, the rate
of your heart beat is measured. The fact
that both were normal was reassuring
after receiving the results of my vision
test.
The third test I took was the test for
Venereal Disease. For this test scmtie blood
was taken from my arm and forwarded to
the Board of Health with the results forthcoming. The results are to re received in
several weeks and if the results are
positive, I will be referred for treatment.
Finally, I completed testing with the
measurement of my blood pressure. My
Blood pressure was 140-84 which is a little
high but what can you expect after three
cups of coffee.
One test I wanted to take but didn't have
the opportunity to receive was an electrocardiogram. Because of some inane
administrative
hassle,
the
electrocardiogram
machines
were
unavailable for testing.
It is my impression that "The First
Annual S.I.C.C. Health Fair" was successful and will also be held next year. It
provides useful services in the form of
testing, free of charge, for students and
also serves to make students more aware
of health problems they were unaware of
in the past. Also, thank you to all the
volunteers that helped to make this Health
Fair a reality.
from SUNY campuses.
Senator Marchi concluded: "My fundamental purpose has been, in the words
of the CUNY students' statement, 'to
create an awareness of journalistic e^ics,
to stimulate the creation of grievance
mechanisms as well as an understanding
of poor taste and offensiveness.' The introduction of S9633A has apparently accomplished this purpose. Accordingly, I
request that the bill be recommitted to the
H i ^ e r Education Committee."
JOB SECURITY: THE NATIONAL
PICTURE
The PSC tenure struggle has taken on
historic significance in the wake of mass
firings, attacks on tenure and political
dismissals at various colleges and
universities in recent months. Among
them have been:
0 Antioch College, where 25 per cent of
the instructional staff were told 10 days
before Christmas that they wouW have no
jobs next year, and the rest would undergo
a 50 per cent workload increase
o Vassar College, which has extended
the probationary period to seven years and
set a tenure limit of 50 per cent.
0 University of Wisconsin, where 142
tenured faculty members will be
dismissed at the end of the current
academic year.
0 Southern Illinois University, which
fired 104 staff members, including 28 with
tenure, and is suing six of them to protect
"those who might not be able to sue on
their own."
0 University of Hawaii, where the instructional staff last November rejected a
proposed contract that would aUow indefinite extension of the untenured
probationary period.
0 University of California, Berkeley,
where criminology Prof. Anthony Plati
was denied tenure by Chancellor Albert
Bowker (Dr. Kibbe's predecessor as
CUNY chancellor) for writing an allegedly
Marxist-biased bode, for "speaking at
rallies on campus," and for other political
reasons.
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"Whatever we sow, that shall we reap."
We can kill, not only by doing another bodily harm directly, but we and do kill by
every antagonistic thought.
Not only do we thus kill, but while we kill, we suicide!
Many a man has been made sick by having the ill thoughts of a number of people
centered upon him; some have been actually killed! This is not witchcraft, this is the
unconscious doings of ignorant, unaware people.
Put hatred into the world and we make it a literal hell. . .
Put Love into the world, and Heaven, with all its beauties and glories becomes a
reality.
Not to Love, is not to live; or, it is to live a living death. The life that goes out in Love
to all, is the life that is full and rich, and continually expanding in beauty and in
power. The more one Loves, the nearer he approaches to God; for God is the spirit of
Infinite Love.
THE GOOD
LIFE
Installment No. 9
By Angelo Patitucci
•A FOND FAREWELL"
To all faithful followers of my column, I bid a fond farewell. With mixed emotions I
leave SICC this June, happy to graduate, and yet, unhappy to be leaving behind many
fond memories and friends. It is with great hope that I've also left behind some food
for thought for those of you who have taken the time to read my column. Be assured
that whatever I've written is the truth. I've put it into practice and have seen it work.
When one comes into accord with the Divine powers which are in all of us, the word
"impossible" ceases to exist. Love truly conquers hate, in every respect, for it is the
all-powerful weapon which God has bequeathed upon us.
The men and women who are truly awake to the REAL powers within, are the men
and women who seem to be doing so little, yet who in reality, are doing so much!
They seem to be doing so little because they are working with higher agencies, and
yet, are doing so much because of this very fact. They do their work on the higher
plane. They keep so completely their connection with the Infinite Power that IT does
the work for them, and they are relieved of the responsibility.
They are the care-less people. They are careless because it is the Infinite Power
that is working through them, and with this Infinite Power they are simply cooperating.
When we come fully to realize the great fact that all evil, error, and sin, with all
their consequent sufferings, come through ignorance, then, whenever we see a
manifestation of these, in whatever form, if our hearts are right, we will have compassion and sympathy for the one in whom we see them. Compassion will then change
itself into love, and love will manifest itself in kindly service.
Such is the Divine method.
And do, instead of aiding in trampling, and keeping down this weaker one, we will
hold him up until he can stand alone, and become the master.
Fabulous Quotes
Remember this one supreme fact:
WE CANNOT DO HARM TO ANOTHER, WITHOUT, BY THAT VERY ACT,
DOING HARM TO OURSELVES!
The things that cause sorrow and pain and bereavement, will not be able to take the
hold of us they now take, for true wisdom will enable us to see the proper place, and
know the right relations of all things.
The loss of friends by the transition we call "death" will not cause sorrow to the soul
that has come into this higher realization, for he knows that there is no such thing as
death, for each one is not only a partaker, but an eternal partaker of this Infinite Life.
He knows that the mere falling away of the physical body by no means affects the real
soul life!
With a tranquil spirit, born of a higher faith, he can realize for himself, and, to those
less strong, he can say:
"LOVING FRIENDS! BE WISE AND DRY,
STRAIGHT AWAY EVERY WEEPING EYE;
WHAT YOU LEFT UPON THE BIER
IS NOT WORTH A SINGLE TEAR;
'TIS A SIMPLE SEA SHELL, ONE
OUT OF WHICH THE PEARL HAS GONE.
THE SHELL WAS NOTHING, LEAVE IT THERE,
THE PEARL, THE SOUL, WAS ALL, IS HERE."
A living insight into the fact of the essential unity of the human life with the Divine
life, is the profoundest knowledge that man can attain to. And, when this fountain of
divine life is once fully opened within us, it can never again be dried up.
Farewell now my friends, I won't say "God be with you," for he is, always! I'll
simply say, wake up to this fact!
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by Cara
Cara Buonincontri
"The end of man is an action, not a thought."
—Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
" 'Tis easier to advise the suffering than to bear suffering."
—Euripides (480-406B.C.)
"The only good thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to
oneself."
—Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"Age appears to be the best in four things—old wood best to burn, old wine to drink
old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
—Francis Bacon (1561-1620)
"The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream."
—Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Hamlet
"They are greedy dogs which can never have enough."
—Old Testament
Isaiah, IVI, II
"It is the beautiful bird that gets caged,"
—Chinese Proverb
"The worm of conscience keeps the same hours as the owl."
—Schiller (1759-1805)
"Coward. One, who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs."
—Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
"Curiosity. The reason why most of us haven't committed suicide long ago."
—Unknown
"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
—Scottish Proverb
"Who loves himself need fear no rival."
—Latin Proverb
"A wicked man is his own hell."
—Thomas Fuller (1606-1661)
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
—Attributed to Voltaire by a later biographer
"If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't;
If you think you'll lose, you've lost,
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a fellow's w i l l It's all in the state of mind.
"Full many a race is lost
Ere even a race is run,
And many a coward fails
Ere even his work's begun.
Think big, and your deeds will grow.
Think small and you fall behind.
Think that you can, and you will;
It's all in the state of mind.
"If you think you are outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise;
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battle doesn't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the fellow who thinks he can."
In the April 15 issue of the Dolphin two to "Angel" daily and of his plans to divorce
letters appeared, one by "All Alone" and his wife. "Angel" has learned to see
one from "Angel."
through his lies, an ability which unhooked
After the letters were published I had the her from his clutches.
opportunity to meet both these people and
Poor "D". She believes that it was lucky
naturally I accepted their invitation.
for her that "Angel," so-called "Wisened"
"All Alone's" personality came through up, for now she can have "All Alone" to
almost exactly as I expected. His im- herself. I attempted to suggest some
maturity was revealed through his written things to "D" but at 16 her thoughts are all
word just as his spoken word projected products of her dreams. I really couldn't
this. After I spoke with "Angel", "All get through to her.
Alone" seemed nervous as though I'd be
At least, "Angel" is out of the game
able to open up her eyes to his game. while she was still on start but it seems
that "D" is well on her way to finish
Fortunately, I did.
without
even bothering to understand the
"Angel" is back with "Moose", using all
her emotions to satisfy one that is more rules of the game.
deserving. "All Alone" professes his love
Cara
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Nancy Jeans
Behind closed doors, in the Copy Center
you will find that diversified woman,
Nancy Jeans.
Prior to her present supervisory
position, as head of the Copy Center, she
was a student aid in the Graphics Center,
while attending S.I.C.C.
Nancy's job consists of getting all
publicity out for clubs and departments.
The posters and flyers throughout the
school are good examples of some of her
work.
Asked about her work, she replied that
she enjoys it, and that she is quite
"spoiled" by working in such a relaxed
atmosphere.
Nancy manages to keep cool up against
a lot of harrassment from people who get
impatient with bureaucratic procedures.
Her job is usually a thankless one, but she
does her best to be helpful and friendly and
it's not always easy. She's an honorary
staff member of the Dolphin, for all the
favors she does for us.
Millie Holden
I am sure you are all familiar with the
ever-present smiling face of "Millie", the
keeper of "A" Building's snack stand. We
at the Dolphin and many fellow students
share in the belief that she certainly
merits recognitiwi.
Millie awakens every day at five to clean
house. She is the mother of seven children!
When she is home on the weekends, Millie
can't wait to return to S.I.C.C. Why? "Too
much house work," she replied.
She loves her job and the students too.
The students seem dedicated and happy.
What happens when a student runs short of
a few cents? No problem. Millie says they
always return and pay their debt.
She believes the cafeteria prices are
justified. They are indicative of the increasing food budget. Millie has been with
us 4 years and we hope many more.
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Marie Taverna
Having such a diversified job, one can
have a hard time trying to keep up with
this spotlight figure.
Marie is secretary to the Student Center.
Who says a secretary's life is boring?
Certainly not Marie's. Her job at present
consists of duties ranging from supervising and delegating jobs and responsibilities to the work study students to
maintaining liason with other areas of the
college community.
Together with Mrs. Jayne Waller, Mrs.
. Taverna is a member of the Office
Management Team. She is one of the
original initiators of this pioneer project at
S.I.C.C. She is actively involved in many
various areas of the college, including
membership
with
S.I.C.C.
Communications Committee. This committee
was essential in removing the rule of
punching a time clock. Prior to resolution,
secretaries (gittleson staff) were the only
members required to do so, except paritime staff who still must punch in and out.
Working with students is gratifying for
her. "A job is what you make it. It's good
philosophy to put yourself in the other
person's place then react." Just by
speaking with Marie, I can sincerely
believe she adopts such policies into her
everyday life.
She has been with us 3 years. Prior to
S.I.C.C., Marie worked in the library at
Monsignor Farrell H.S. for 10 years.
Formerly, her education has been
limited toa few college credits. Her M.A.'s
were received through her children, three
in Staten Island Hospital and one in Richmond Memorial.
Besides giving the college their best
efforts, Marie and many others like her at
S.I.C.C. have families to attend. Let us
give credit where it is undoubtedly due!
Congratulations
David
Teacher
of the
Year
by Josephine Mahaney
Dr. David Traboulay. of the History
Dept., has been chosen to receive the
annual Award for Excellence in Teaching
at SICC, according to an announcement by
Pres. Birenbaum on Friday, May 3rd. Dr.
Traboulay was selected by Pres. Birenbaum and a committee consisting of three
faculty members, three members of the
College Personnel and Budget Committee,
and three students. He is currently
teaching Man in Time, Latin American
History, and last semester taught, by
request of students, a special section of
Western Civilization II on Irish History. He
is also participating in the new Student
Preceptor Program designed by Prof.
Stanley Pacion, History Dept., which
employs students as researcher
and
teacher's aides. Dr. Traboulay was born in
Trinidate, received his B.A. and M.A. at
University College, Ireland; and his Ph.D.
at University of Notre Dame.
Established by the Board of Higher
Education in 1973, the $2,500 awards are
given each year to one full-time faculty
member from each of the twenty CUNY
colleges for "outstanding teaching, not
only in imparting information of value,
and skills in handling the tools of learning,
but also in communicating the energy of
thought, inspiring creative effort,
awakening of love of learning and instilling awareness of the importance of
scholarly integrity." Last year the SICC
award went to Prof. Enid Harris, Nursing
Dept.
The criteria and procedures for selection
of the recipients are determined by the
individual colleges. This year at SICC the
committee studied the peer evaluations
and student evaluations of all nominations
received from faculty and students. The
selection was heavily dependent upon
student comments which showed that Dr.
Traboulay, as well as many other outstanding instructors, involve students in a
learning experience which makes use of
factual information, mutual respect, and
the creative abilities and efforts of all
involved.
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Angela
Davis
Special to the
Dolphin horn
Felix dark, Jr.
Angela Davis has not stopped her work
in telling the peoples of the world what
effect racism is having on their lives. She
has not allowed the repression of men such
as Reagan, Hoover and Nixon from
speaking out against the powers that
control oppression.
Her coming was in time with the present
movement afoot on this campus to open
the eyes of students to the attitudes of an
"oppressive administration."
She draws a parallel between the actions
of the Black Student Union at SICC and the
fight against racism across the country.
One student believed that Angela was
advocating violaice simply because she
feels that Black people must protect
themselves against the "violence that
faces them on a daily basis."
Her coming was a plus for the Black
Student Union ... she is a positive sign for
students who have reached the level of
awareness that forces them to speak out
against racism.
In the opening of her speech she immediately explained the movement
engineer^ by ttie government to destroy
the "Messiah" the one who can draw the
Black man you and old into "unity."
It is only important to know and
remember that Angela Davis is in the time
when Black man and woman are "awake"
.... a time when the shackles of s l a v a y —
physical, mental, are being thrown off. She
is a symbol of this strength....
We are sorry if you didn't come Friday,
May 3, 1974. You should have been there.
Those of you who were, came away full of
new understanding. They are ahead of you
who did not sacrifice some time to listen to
the "fountain of wisdom" — Angela Davis.
Fact Sheet
We the members of the Black Student
Union of Staten Island Community College
are impelled to continue our struggle
against RACISM, DESCRIMINATION,
and REPRESSION on the campus, in the
community, and throughout the world.
1. WHY THE MAY DAY OFFENSIVE?
May Day is the only international
workers
day.
In 1890
workers'
organizations d l over the world met and
proclaimed May 1 an international
workers holiday. To this day it is
celefcH'ated wherever there is a conscious
working class.
2. WHY THE SEIZURE OF CHROME
PRODUCTS, AND WHAT IS THE REAL
ISSUE WITH THE CHROME?
It was a symbolic act to illustrate our
solidarity with African People and our
right to SELF-determination.
It is a fact that 80 percent of all chrome
in the world comes from Zambawe
(Rhodesia) and South Africa. To continue
trade with these two white minorities
settlers regimes helps perpetuate apartheid and helps to impede the rights of over
20 million African People.
We further clarigy that our demand
stating the establishment of nonchromium policy for S.I.C.C. in particular,
and the rest of the C.U.N.Y. system in
general is consistent with the repeal of
THE BYRD AMENDMENT, by the U.S.
Senate, THE U.N. embargo against
SOUTH AFRICA, and the struggle being
waged presently by black caucus around
the chrome issue. This issue is just,
righteous, and honorable.
3. WHAT IS STUDENTLIZATION?
Studentlization is a concept by B.S.U.,
by which all existing monopolies
(cafeteria, book store, candy counter) on
campus can be caitrolled by the students.
It is a cooperative undertaking which
allows students an adequate return on
funds normally spent in college.
4. HOW DOES THE MAY DAY OFFENSIVE EFFECT YOU?
MAY DAY offensive affirms the fact
that there is discrimination and gross
inadequaties existing within the institutions and that there is a visible
mechanism by which these descrepancies
and inadequaties can be brought to the
surface and affectively dealt with.
Office of the President
To Chairperson Leona Sanders
From William M. Birenbaum Date May 9,
1974
STATEMENT BY WILLIAM M.
BIRENBAUM
PRESIDENT,
STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
May 10,1974
FIRST AFRICA DAY CELEBRATION
It was the legacy of War in Nigeria which
first brought substantial numbers of
African students to our College a few years
ago. At one time, through very special
efforts here, many Nigerians from former
Eastern States found refuge and the
beginning of a new life on Staten Island.
When I visited Zambia in behalf of the
College a year or so ago, I found that the
vitality of SlCC's connection to Africa was
not only well-known in the Western part of
the continent, but also in the East, in
Kenya, Zambia, and Tanzania.
In fact, I believe that Zambian initiative
with SICC resulted from that reputation.
The tremendous importance of the African
students on our campus is clear in at least
two respects:
1. They have become an essential, living
representation here, in many ways, of the
rich, history and civilizations, and sheer
diversity, vastness, and beauty of the
African continent.
2. And second, most of the African
students here are here to acquire
knowledge and skill essential to nationbuilding—talents they can return to Africa
with in order to build nations.
Africans have demonstrated an incredible
nation-building skill. No continent in the
history of mankind has been liberated so
suddenly with so many profound and
complicated problems. No people in the
history of mankind have shown so much
competence and imagination in meeting
such challenges—in honoring freedom,
stability and due process in the process of
nation-building.
Zambia, surrounded by hostile Mozambique, Rhodesia, and South Africa, is a
case in point.
That nation, under fire, remains true to
law, freedom, and the development of the
Zambian resources and people.
Recent decisions in City University which
work adversely against foreign students in
the institution, and against African
students' ability to survive here, are unwise and shortsighted.
As our African friends know, we are trying
to change those decisions. Americans of
good will, who believe in Africa and the
great independence movement there, and
who know how important American
friendship and understanding for that can
now be, should unite to urge City
University, The City of New York, and
State authorities to reconsider their
decisions which impose impossible
financial obligations upon our African
friends. In this purpose the administration, faculty, and student body of
Staten Island Community College should
be united.
I congratulate the African students of our
college on this occasion—the first
celebration of the African Students
Association at Staten Island Community
College.
TO: William M. Birenbaum
FROM: Ed Jagacki-Chair Student Center
Commission
Tom Nugent-Chair Publications
Commission
DATE: May 10, 1974
Dear Bill,
First, to address myself to the point of
cowardliness-I know of no one who applies
since, to my knowledge, everyone involved
with the confiscating of board room furnishings, in terms of "urging" were also
involved with the physical act. Much
support, however, has been recruited after
the fact. Secondly, I would like to know
what furniture "of a similar kind" means.
Does it mean aluminum, steel, cast-iron,
or what???
Insofar as the DSSG is concerned, as
opposed to individual members of the
DSSG, the Manifesto was supported in
principle, realizing the validity of the
package of demands.
Thirdly, you state that the government
was elected by students, believing that we
would not do anything positive unless it
complies with the laws of our racist land
and our racist institution (please correct
me if my interpretatiwi is incorrect). My
feeling is that we are, as a government,
based on Article XV, responsible for
backing and-or facilitating anything that is
in the best interest of the students in my
best judgment, when in the absence of
constituency guidance.
Based on the fact that the administration's past history shows lack of
concern for students it is the Student
Governments responsibility to supply a
strong voice, and, initiate actions, to
secure the position of the student community. If this was not necessary, there
would be no need for Article SV, as it now
stands, to be a law of the BHE, a law that
we respect, collectively.
Who, by the way, elected you, and who
are you responsible to, if not to the "fat
cat's" like yourself on the Board of Higher
Education. I feel that you are clouding the
issue with these false accusations, in an
attempt to divide the forces that are
battling you on these issues.
Furthermore, this attempt to form your
defense as a good offense was a miserable
failure, partly because of the stupid
mistake of addressing it to the wrong
party:
Finally, I would like to commend you on
the pretty format of your memorandums,
although it might be a better idea to spend
less time authoring dumb letters and
spend more time dealing with the
situations at hand.
note: (Signature deleted)
P. S. You mention that much of the
property referred to in this letter was
purchased by the Student Senate with
student fee money. D o ^ that include the
furniture that Martin Black brought to
Trailer 5 with him about 3 months ago? If
so, please make arrangements that such
furniture be returned to us, immediately.
The political exploitation of people and
of their important causes may be
measured by the sickening gap between
what is preached and what is done.
There have been, as we both know,
occasions on this Campus during this year
when some students and staff mefnbers
have urged i l l ^ a l and violent actions up(»i
others which, at the moment of Truth, they
have refused to undertake themselves.
This is the most vicious kind of antidemocratic exploitation. To sit in safety
while others disriq)t as a result of such
advice is not oily cowardly, but also an
indefensible manipulation of the masses.
At the May 4th Day Session Student
Senate meeting the body received and
adopted with but one dissenting vote the
so-called B.S.U, Manifesto concerning the
purchase and use of Chrome at SICC.
This resolution was adopted by a group
sitting at a conference table adorned with
metal not unlike that on the tables illegally
removed from the College Board Room on
May 1st. I assume the resolution was
processed over the Chairperson's desk,
which itself is replete with metal of a
similar kind. The Offices of the Student
Senate are amply furnished with the metal
in question—as are the offices of virtually
every oUier student organization in the
"C" Building, including the room t«nporarily occupied by the BSU—C-109.
Official records show that much of this
property was purchased by your Student
Senate with student fee money.
The conference table, chairs, and sofa on
which Acting BSU President Jackson
himself sits and uses in C-109 contain the
metal he urges others not to use.
SICC deserves a leadership in its public
student life stripped of such Watergate
hypocrisy.
Too often demagogues who urge
violence, the abridgment of due process
and the termination of free speech, do so to
consolidate their own power to oppress
others.
In an academic community, to defend
such advice-giving under the guise of
"education" or under the cloak of
"academic freedom," is the greatest
subversion of learning and freedom.
Through such dishonesty, such advisers
forfeit their right to be respected.
The Senate you now chair has achieved
the unenviable record during its regime of
officially endorsing the denial of free
speech, and the use of violence, trespass
and the abridgment of due process in the
conduct of the College's affairs.
It is true that behind these fundamental
assaults upon our democracy, may lie
good intentions and perhaps, even some
good public works. To Serve ttie People
Stalin redivided the land. Hitler built
monuments, and Mussolini arranged for
the trains to run on time. But no rewriting
of history can erase the suppression of
freedom in the colleges and universities of
Germany, Italy, and the USSR under
Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.
Finally, the history of a regime remains
indelible in the minds of the tyrants and
the people they oj^ressed. This Student
Senate and the people it did not serve will
remember. It is the first student government in the history of our College to act
officially against our Constitutional
freedoms, to champion violence, and to
support the manipulation of students who
in good faith, elected the government
believing that American principles of free
speech, due process, and fair play would
be respected by those they elected,
Wm. Birenbaum
Editor's Note: Chairperson
Saunders'
response
to
Pres.
Birenbaum's
memorandum was not yet formulated at
the time The Dolphin went to press.
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Interview With Diane Crothers:
coalition between the Women's Group and
the Association of Black Law Students. She
worked for, and was awarded a scholarship by, the Law Students Civil Rights
Research Council and for the Attica Legal
Defense Fund. Crothers expects to publish
two articles this summer, one on rape and
the other an annotated bibliography on sex
roles and the law.
In attending conferences, such as the
Fifth National Congress of Women in the
Law recently in Texas, Crothers finds that
SICC's Affirmative Action plan is quite
unique. That is, in other cases the plan is
written and the director chosen by the
employer. SICC's Affirmative Action
procedure, from the beginning, was
initiated and worked by representatives of
the subject constituencies, who also
recommended the coordinator. Crothers is
very impressed with this and, she says, so
are people across the country. When
people work at actually remedying
discrimination there is a positive effect on
morale and they will begin to identify with
the institution, says Crothers, because
they are not getting screwed.
In her capacity as Affirmative Action
Officer she is directly respaisible to
President Birenbaum. She chairs the
AFfirmative Action Committee which
renders a decision on grievances within
thirty days after receiving them. The
in 1971, she entered Rutgers Law School Committee is composed of student, staff,
where she iniated a study of legal recourse and women and minority faculty. The
available to minorities and women in Committee is "receiving an increasing
cases of employment discrimination. Her number" of grievances. Dr. Jessie Gilmer
work in this area resulted in the first legal is temporary chairperson until June 1,
in-depth analysis of the 1973 landmark when Ms Crothers will take over. MeanAT&T settlement,.which was published in while, the two are working together.
the Women's Rights Law Reported. At
Crothers sees the goal of Affirmative
Livingstone College of Rutgers and at Action to assimilate the "huge pool" of
Jersey City State College, Crothers taught qualified women and minorities into apa course in "Sex Roles and the Law". At propriate positions. One way she sees of
Rutgers she worked in developing a doing this is to make sure the institution
SICC's new Affirmative Actiwi Officer is
currently working part-time out of
someone else's office. In June she will
receive her law degree from Rutgers and
begin working here full time, hopefully
from her own office, Diane Crothers comes
to us with an impressive array of
credentials. Besides the advantage of legal
expertise, Crothers has dome extensive
work relating to discrimination against
women and minorities, as well as community organizing.
In 1969 she worked on the Lower East
Side as a Project Assistant for The
Teachers, Inc., promoting community
control in public schools. In connection
with the Women's Movement, she's appeared on the Dick Cavett Show; testified
before the New York City Commission on
Human Rights' Hearings on the Status of
Women; and was written about in New
Yorker, Life, Esquire, Life and Harpers
magazines. She was an originator of New
York Radical Feminists and organized
national conferences on rape, women's
rights, prostitution, marriage and divorce.
She's lectured at New York University
Law School, Queens College and Brooklyn
College on women's legal rights, and
produced her own program on radio
concerning women's issues. In 1970,
Crothers co-founded the legal periodical.
Women's Rights Law Reported.
Community Corp.
Bidofses Gay
Rights Bill
Discrimination takes on many forms,
whether it be the "Jim Crow"
discrimination of the South during the
fifties and sixties, or the economic
discrimination waged against women in
the employment markets of the United
States. It can also come in the form of
housing and job discrimination against an
individual because of his creed or national
origin.
The Staten Island Community Corporation does, of course, deplore all of the
above examples of second-class citizenship. Yet, there are other minority groups
that continue to suffer the legal prejudice
that our society has permitted to develop
over the years. Unfortunately, many of
these people have chosen to suffer in
silence, and accept less than their fair
share of the American Dream.
Some, however, have spoken out in
recent years, demanding the rights that
are inherent to all peoples in this country.
Groups such as the Gay Activist Alliance
have carried on a sometimes painful
campaign for a civil rights bill since 1970.
They have lobbied with city officials,
members of the City Council and individual citizens of New York City in an
effort to convince the populace that
"sexual orientation" does not allow for
prejudice and legal discrimination.
Finally, it seems that their efforts will lead
to the passage of the first truly "comprehensive civil rights bill in New York
City history.
Their efforts, however, will have been in
vain if some City Council members are
intimidated into voting against this piece
of progressive legislation. During the past
week, there has been an advertising
campaign underway, financed by the
Uniformed Fire Officers Association,
designed to defeat this civil rights bill.
Through the use of generalization, innuendo and inflamatory language, this
campaign has sought to appeal to the
basest instinct of man — fear. Terms such
as pervert and deviate are no more acceptable in these ads than "spic" or
"nigger" would have been a decade ago.
The Staten Island Community Corporation calls upon all Islanders to support
this civil rights legislation, and to demand
that their councilmen vote affirmatively
for Intro. 2. And may the citizens of Staten
Island renounce the advertising campaign
of fear that would seek to deprive yet
another nimority of their inalienable
rights.
PSC CUNY
STAND
A bill has been passed by the Legislature
that would sever the State's control over
City University's eight community
colleges. Although the City University is
now responsible for these CUNY colleges,
the State University's trustees still
exercise mamagement control over them.
The bill severing this State control is
now awaiting Governor
Wilson's
signature. According to an editorial in The
New York Times April 30:
"The only remaining roadblock now
appears to be manned by some behind-thescenes lobbyists who consider the move a
threat to their dreams of one superuniversity that would domeday engulf the
city institutions and place all public higher
education under the command of the State
University. The stste's
academis
leadership shows no desire for such a
takeover. Political rather than educational
forces are urging Governor Wilson to
withold his signature; but the best interests of higher education in the city
clearly call for his approval of this logical
change."
WRITE, WIRE OR CALL GOVERNOR
WILSON.
URGE HIM TO SIGN THE SEVERANCE
BILL, S.8054 - A.9451.
Governor Malcolm Wilson
Executive Chamber
Albany, New York 12224
advertises openings, not just in the New
York Times, but also in periodicals having
large women and minority readership. In
this way the largest possible number of
applications can be received allowing the
most qualified person to be chosen. Noting
that it is difficult to measure changes in
attitude, CroUiers sees as a possible
barometer for success of Affirmative
Action, if women make up 40 per cent of an
industry, since they are 40 per cent of the
work force, then Affirmative Action is a
success in that industry. The situation with
regard to minorities is more difficult to
gauge because employers try to get
around the law by hiring a black woman
and then counting her twice.
One of Affirmative Actiwi's purposes is
to do away with the "Old Boy" system of
hiring witoin the University. Previously,
faculty positions were filled by recommendation and, since faculty has been
traditionally overwhelmingly white and
male, the composition has perpetuated
itself. Crothers says the point is not to have
an "Old Girl" system, but to do away with
pohticking for jobs altogether.
She explains that many people
mistakenly think the government is forcing a quota system, and says there is no
such thing. Employers are not and have
never been legally forced to hire
unqualified women or minorities. The
government demands only that the employer set goals and make every attempt
to meet them through adequate advertising and proper marketing research.
The goal of Affirmative Action is not to
hire unqualified women and minorities,
but to stop the hiring of unqualifi^ men
just because they are white and male.
With regard to backlash, claims of
reverse discrimination, Crothers says that
the vast majority of such cases have been
PROGRAM
-DORIS LANE
BUSINESS STUDENTS PROVIDE FREE
TAX SERVICE
by Josephine Mahaney
A well organized group of SICC business
students, armed with self-designed interview forms and other income tax
paraphernalia, landed in Sunset Park
section of Brooklyn <mi March 22nd.
Through the joint efforts of Thomas
Boshell, of Maimonides Neighborhood
Service Center, 4410 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn,
and Professor Sy Leinseider of our
Business Dept., the group of volunteers
opened a "Free Tax Clinic", as a service
to the residents of the Sunset Park community. The clinic will be opened Friday
evenings and Saturday afternoons until
April 15th.
This area, which has a 37 percent
unemployment rate and a $6,200 annual
median income, is considered by the OEO
as a marginal poverty area. The going
neighborhood rate for income tax
preparation is approximately $25. The only
restrictions of the volunteers is a
maximum gross annual income of $10,000
and elimination of dividend or capital
gains income. 3000 English-Spanish advertising handouts were circulated
throughout the neighborhood announcing
the free service and advising the specific
income, exemption, and deduction information to be brought in.
The students involved in the project
represent a wide cross-section of
academic credentials, ages (18-43) and
ethnic backgrounds. They are Jim
Haigney, Arlene Skratt, Joan Moderacki,
Martha Boyd, Ray Boyce, Cathy
DeGorter, and Suzanne Fackovec. All
have either completed or are currently
enrolled in BT 117 (Federal Income
(518) 474-8390
Taxation) and have completed the prerequisites.
Prof. Leinseider outlined the basic
concepts of the Tax Clinic which will
provide the students with an opportunity to
perform a genuine community service and
gain experience in preparing interview
sheets and advertising literature, inThe CUNY Baccalaureate Program has terviewing tax^yers, preparing Federal,
announced extension of its application State, and City individual tax returns, and
deadline to May 15th. All currently reviewing returns for accuracy. The
matriculated students in good standing at program is setup so that the students can
the City University of New York who have contribute their time in any of these three
completed at least 15 credits at either a steps, and they can work either at the
senior or a community college are eligible storefront in Brooklyn, at home, or on
to apply for admission. This special degree campus. For an anticipated minimum of
program is designed for self-motivated 30 hours work the students will receive 2
students who want to direct their own academic credits as students interns.
Tom Boshell, who is a staff member of
course of study and who incorporate either
independent or work study in their the Maimonides Neighborhood Service
academis plans. More information about Center and a CUNY-BA student here at
this program and applicationfforms are SICC, is coordinating the efforts for the
available in the CUNY Baccalaureate Service Center and the Sunset Park
Program Office at the Graduate Center, 33 Coalition volunteers. Besides providing
West 42nd Street, Room 1403 (Phone 790- the facilities, they are providing recep4558) or at the office of the Coordinator qn tionists and bilingual interpreters, and
campus. Dean Felix Cardegna.
CUNY B A
proven invalid. She explains that for so
long white men have held special privilege
in American society, that when they're not
given
preference
it's
felt
as
discrimination; that men's expectations of
success, fed by sexist and racist societal
mores, are out of proportion to the realities
of an equitable recruiting process. In
response to this overblown sense of expectation, says Crothers, employers
sometimes have difficulty communicating
to a white man that he is not qualified and
cushions the blow by claiming quota
obligations that do not exist. Crothers sees
this sort of thing as an insult to women and
minorities and a disservice to white men
who become distrustful and bring law
suits.. She sees the need for developing
sophisticated
Affirmative
Action
procedures that can put peoples' minds at
rest who are afraid of reverse
discrimination.
Crothers feels that the most important
thing for her to know, which was her
reason for going to law school, was when
she could say no to authority structures, be
they school, law or marriage. She feels
that it is vital that women and minorities
be able to defend themselves. This, she
thinks, is what Affirmative Action is all
about, that knowledge of the law is a
weapon that can influence the way people
see themselves. In support of this concept,
she cites that 5 or 6 years ago women
scored 15 points lower than men on LSAT
tests, but now that more and more women
are in law school (Rutgers is approaching
50 per cent) they are scoring 7 points
higher. "When a young, long-haired kid's
car is being searched, he should be able to
know when he can say no." Affirmative
Action, according to Diane Crothers, is
legal self-defense.
most important an atmosphere of good wil
which marks the reputation of the 4 year
old Service Center. The Center is funded
by the Community Mental Health Center
of Maimonides Hospital.
Among the other services provided by
this center are mental health services,
legal services and a small loan fund for
residents (raised by contributions and a
dance). The basic assumption of the
community work of the Center is that by
providing a program of social advocacy
and attempting to get at the root of the
problems of the people their mental as well
as physical health will be improved. To
implement this goal, the paid staff consists
of two clincians, three mental health
workers, and a community organizer.
Many of the residents work at Bush
Terminal (which has lost industrial
tenants in recent years) or have small
marginal businesses in the area. It is
hoped that the volunteer work of the Tax
Clinic may e x ^ n d into aiding these
businesses in their record keeping and tax
accounting.
On Friday, March 22nd, the arriving
student volunteers were surprised to find
clients waiting for them. Joan Moderacky,
a Bay Ridge resident, was very enthusiasic about the experience and the
opportunity to provide a community
service. Joan also works in the Tutoring
Center on campus. Arlene Skratt, of Oakwood, thought that the flexible schedule
for the students was important, and was
happy for the opportunity to show that
business students are sensitive to community needs. Martha Boyd, of Parkhill,
thought the experience would be helpful.
Her goal is to become a CPA. After
completing two interviews, she stated that
she had encountered no* language
problems and that the work had proceeded
smoothly. Martha also works as a Mental
Hygiene
Therapist
Assistant
at
Willowbrook State Hospital.
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MAY DAY: Dancing in the Quad
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Veteran News
VETERANS ADVISEMENT CENTER TO PROCESS REQUESTS FOR NEW
SEPARATION PAPERS.
The VAC has devised a system by which veterans will be able to receive new
separation papers. These new certificates will be without the discrimanatory SPN
numbers.
This system is the result of a long ongoing battle waged by Rep. Ed Koch, members
of the VAC and other concerned veteran organizations. Any veteran who wishes to
have a new separation paper issued should come to the VAC, B-17 with a copy of their
214. If the individual doesn't have a copy we will be more than happy to assist them in
obtaining one.
Staff members of the VAC will be going to Washington, D.C. on May 10 with
members of other concerned organizations and will continue to supply the most up to
date information.
Briafn McDonnell
Until changes are made, the following
procedures for issuing emergency loans
from available funds will be in effect:
Step 1: Veteran requesting a loan will be
interviewed by one of the full-time VAC
counselors who will:
a. Determine that the need is an
emergency and verify the fact;
b. Check to insure that the veteran is a
matriculated student registered in the
College (Veteran Scholars do not qualify);
c. Check to insure the veteran is not on
Financial Aid (students on Financial Aid
must obtain loans from that office - if, for
some reason the Financial Aid Office will
not issue a loan, they will refer the veteran
back to the VAC with a written recommendation that we make a loan and state
the reason why he is unable to obtain funds
from Financial Aid);
d. Verify that the veteran is receiving
V.A. benefits (if not, appropriate action
must be taken to rectify the situation);
e. Determine if the veteran has any
loans outstanding from the fund (and if so,
why);
Step 2: Initiate a "Recommendation for
Veterans' Emergency Loan" form (VAC20);
Step 3: Submit form to the VAC Director
for approval and countersignature (if the
Director is unavailable, a second fulltime
VAC counselor will approve and countersign) ;
Step 4: Contact Mr. Damon to inform
him of the pending loan;
Step 5: Refer the veteran to Mr. Damon
who will issue a promissory note and the
check.
We are awaiting the "up-to-date accounting"-from Mr. Allen and Mr. Damon
in regard to the amount of Veterans
Emergency Loan Funds available. We are
also in the process of formulating a VAC
Student Advisory Board which will follow
the College Affirmative Action Guidelines
and therefore be representative of the
college as a whole. One of the Advisory
Board's first projects will be to develop a
set of guidelines for the management of
the Loan Fund.
While the above are pending, I feel it
imperative that we establish temporary
guidelines for the Veterans Emergency
Loan Fund to enable us to issue loan
recommendations for any funds presently
available for now, we'll follow the "SICC
Social
Services
Loan
Program
Guidelines" modified where necessary to
make it more applicable to vets.
TEMPORARY GUIDELINES
$. Since this is an Emergency Loan
Fund, the definition of "Emergency" shall
be used as the criteria for establishing the
need for a loan.
2. Loans will be made to all veterans
who are:
a) regular matriculated students in the
college (Veterans Scholar Program
students do not qualify and must seek
assistance through Roy Larson's office)
b) Not on Financial Aid (students on
Financial Aid must get loans through the
Financial Aid Office)
3. There must be a valid reason for the
loan.
4. The reason must be one that can be
investigated and evaluated.
5. A VAC counselor will interview those
requesting a loan and initiate a Loan
Recommendation.
6. The Loan Recommendation will be
approved and countersigned by a second
member of the VAC staff to insure accountability.
7. Maximum loan will be $50.
8. Completed Loan Recommendations
will be forwarded to Mr. Damon in H-10
who will issue check and arrange for
repayment.
Obviously since the Fund is in no way
''secured" the only way it can continue is
by truly being a "revolving fund",
therefore, the importance of repaying the
fund should be stressed when interviewing
a student requesting a loan.
The Vietnam Veteran has been struggling
for too long! The American People believe
that the Veterans Administration is an
agency established to assist the veteran.
However, the Vietnam Veteran and the
Veterans Administration know the truth.
The truth is that the VA has become a
dumping ground for political hacks. The
truth is that the VA has become inept, too
many veterans must often wait months
before they receive their benefits;
meanwhile, they face eviction notices,
lack of funds for their families, and finally,
frustration in their attempt to utilize their
GI Bill. The truth is that the VA consistently misrepresents the needs of the
veteran to the Congress of the United
States.
We submit these demands in desperation,
finally realizing it is the veteran who must
make the VA work.
The veterans demand that:
1. The VA Regional Office immediately
establish storefront outreach centers
throughout the New York Metropolitan
area.
2. No veteran be required to wait more
than four weeks for his benefits.
3. More Vietnam Era Veterans be hired as
VA Counselors.
4. A Vietnam Era Veterans' Advisory
Council be created which will hold monthly
meetings with the Regional Director for
the purpose of recommending policy to the
VA Administrator and the Congress.
5. Open hearings be called and attended by
the Regional Director. A minimum of two
open hearings per year.
6. Vietnam Veterans shall be appointed to
the appeals board which determines
whether benefits should be granted to
veterans with less than honorable
discharges. Cease discrimination against
veterans with bad discharges.
7. A drug free rehabilitation program be
immediately established, which will not be
denied to any veteran, regardless of the
nature of discharge.
The guidelines for the Veterans
Emergency Loan Fund are outlined in my
memo. These guidelines are tem^rary
only and will be reviewed and if deemed
necessary, changed by the VAC Advisory
Board once it is formed and functioning as
a body.
Community Corp.
To Oppose
Hospital IVIove
Staten Island Community Corporation
strongly opposes the projected moves of
St. Vincent's Hospital and Staten Island
Hospital to the southern part of the Island.
Both the North Shore and the South
Shore of Staten Island are under-serviced,
with a genuine need for more hospital
beds, ambulatory care units and improved
emergency room service existing at both
ends of the Island.
But the answer to this dilemma is not the
"shuffling" of hospital facilities from one
"shore" to another. Depriving the 200,000
North Shore residents of two hospitals will
not improve the health care situation for
the Island as a whole.
For these reasons, Staten Island
Community Corporation calls upon all
Islanders to oppose this medical abandonment of two-thirds of our population,
and to demand that St. Vincent's Hospital
and Staten Island Hospital remain at their
present sites — serving the 200,000
residents of the North Shore.
This letter was supplied to the VAC by Ed Koch.
Secretary James R. Schlesinger
Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Your recent action in authorizing the removal of Separation Program Numbers and
re-enlistment code numbers from all discharge papers deserves congratulations and
support. It is a decision which, as you know, has been urged for a long time by many
Members of Congress.
However, I feel that it is not enough to merely let the veteran request a new
discharge certificate. A great part of the problem has to do with the fact that veterans
do not know that the SPNs exist on their discharge papers. Their employers might
know it—but they do not. Consequently, it is difficult to imagine that any substantial
percentage of veterans would be aware they can request new papers.
It is the responsibility of the Department of Defense to guarantee that the rights to
privacy of veterans is assured. To do this I believe that the DOD should send to all
those veterans discharged since the early 1950's, when SPNs were instituted, updated
DD Forms 214—superceding the discharge paper issued when they were discharged
from the service—which would not show these SPNs or re-enlistment code numbers.
I also believe that there can be coorcion on the part of employers who request that
veterans authorize the release of SPNs to them. I propose that the information not be
supplied to an employer or third partios, even with the veteran's consent, so as to
protect the veteran against pressure.
I urge your immediate consideration of those provisions in developing your
regulations on this issue and I would appreciate your advising me of your position as
soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Edward I. Koch
S/GJV THA T
75' LUNCH
P^mON
By Angelo Patitucci
HELP WANTED!
Learn How To Form And Operate A
Student-Run, Co-Op Cafeteria. . .Independent Study Courses Will Be Instituted, Offering 6 Credits For In Class
Discussion And Actual Field Operation
All Interested Personnel Apply At Trailer
18, Ask For Stanly Aronowitz. He Will Give
You All Details
Just about everyone is bitching and
moaning about the high cost of eating here
at SICC, but, by the same token, nearly
everyone is waiting for SOMEONE ELSE
to DO something about it.
Well, something IS being done about it.
A full scale effort is now going on to win
the 75 cent LUNCH. In the last issue of The
Dolphin, the proposal to establish a
student-run, co-op cafeteria was explained
in detail.
In essence, the proposal to be put before
SICC President Birenbaum and the Board
of Directors is this:
At the close of this semester, when the
cafeteria contract comes up for renewal,
the NEW contract should EXCLUDE
rights to the downstairs lunch room in "D"
building. This space should be utilized,
beginning next semester, for a studentoperated, non-profit cafeteria.
Wholesale prices of food stuffs and
supplies have been obtained and studied,
and it has been calculated that a luncheon
consisting of a large bowl of freshly made
soup, bread, a hero sandwich of popular
cold cuts, a fresh fruit, and a beverage,
could be offered for SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS!
This low price is made possible by
eliminating profit, and the expense of
hiring outside help. The work force
necessary for such an operation could be
secured by either of two methods:
1. Independent study courses could be
instituted next semester by Circle 73, or
Youth and Community Studies, offering
six to nine credits to Economics or
Busings Administration majors. OR,
2. Part time jobs for students could be
created at the standard $2.50 per hr.
The latter alternative would raise the
cost of the luncheon to just Eighty cents.
It is amazing how difficult it is to get
students "involved" in fighting for any
new idea, even when it's completely
beneficial to them. For instance:
There have been petitions circulated
around campus for signatures demanding
recognition of this all-important change,
but somehow, the majority of the students
have not been reached.
I am now appealing to all civic minded
students to lend a hand. It's really not such
a big deal.
If you'll simply go to the Student
Government Office in room C-132, and ask
for either Charlie Isaacs, or Dino, they will
give you one or two blank petition forms.
Now don't get nervous, we're not asking
you to canvass the students for signatures,
but to simply pass it around in each one of
your classes. The petition is selfexplanatory, you just hand it to the person
next to you and tell them to pass it. As the
class is in session, each will have a chance
to read and sign it. After you've done this
in every one of your classes, bring the
signed petitions back to the Student Govt.
Office. That's all.
The only actual TIME it will cost you, is
the time it takes for the two walks to the
Student Govt. Office.
These few minutes will be very well
spent. The cause is GOOD, and it CAN be
won!
We've already collected over 1,000
signatures, but, there is no reason in the
world why, with just a little help, we
cannot get 90 percent participation.
If, for some reason, a petition has NOT
reached you, you can find a copy of it in the
Student Govt. Office, in the Dolphin Office.
Just drop in and SIGN.
Don't be afraid to assert yourself!
Learn, by actual experience, how much
VOICE the public truly has. SIGN UP and
be counted. Make your mark in this fight to
improve conditions for yourself.
Complaining and grumbling never got
anyone anywhere. The old adage of
"ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN
WORDS" still holds true. Do it!. . .and see
it happen! Taste the sweet nectar of victory, when the cause is won, and revel in
the knowing the You were an integral part
of that victory!
We are not interested in putting the
present cafeteria out of business, but
simply to offer the students an alternate
way of getting a well-rounded lunch for an
affordable price. The rest of the cafeteria
function will remain the same.
Don't hold to the attitude of "Let George
Do it". . .YOU DO IT!
For just a few minutes of your time
you'll have everything to gain and nothing
to lose.
Pick up a petition and PASS IT
AROUND!
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LETTERS
page 11
LETTER^
Mays, 1974
May 7,1974
On April 19, 1974, The Evening Session
Student Association Council received a
letter of resignation from their Executive
Treasurer and Executive Secretary.
Enclosed, please find a copy of their
resignation.
On April 25, 1974, Dr. William Birenbaum responded to their resignation.
Enclosed, pleased find a cqpy of his letter.
As per Dr. Birenbaum's recommendation, The Evening Session Student
Association Council unanimously agreed
to the establishment of a Blue Ribbm
Panel. The panel will consist of six (6)
impartial and unbiased participants, three
(3) Evening Students, two (2) faculty
members, and (xie (1) member of the
administration.
The purpose of this panel will be to investigate and pass on the merits of the
Allegations as presented by Ms. Schraml
and Ms. Mara.
I have asked Mr. Ernesto Loperena,
assistant to the President of SICC, to act as
convenor of this panel. It is imperative
that you advise Mr. Lo^rena (390-7667) by
Tuesday, May 14,1974 if you are unable to
serve on this Blue Ribbon Panel.
I have also enclosed a copy of The
Evening Session Student Association
Council's respcmse to said allegations.
Respectfully yours,
Evening Student from the resources
available through this center.
In as much as the ESSA Council has
violated the letter of the Constitution by
such illegal actions as:
a. failure to hold one closed Executive
Board meeting every calendar month
b. failure to keep Standing Committees
activated at all times
c. electing Student Representatives
without benefit of Election Committee and
without ascertaining whether all candidates had the necessary qualifications as
delineated in the Constitution
d. failure to nullify the election of 9-21-73,
in which the President of the Council voted
illegally
We, Anna
^hraml.
Executive
Treasurer, and Toni Mara, Executive
Secretary, as members of this Council feel
that because of our minority position in
this council, we cannot affect any
meaningful change as continumg members.
Be it known that we, Anna Schraml and
Traii Mara, tender our resignations effective immediately and
Be it known that we invite any other
members of this council who also feel that
they no longer can associate themselves
with the above failures and illegal acts of
the present council to tender theu*
resignations.
Anna Schraml
E. Lorraine Ercolano
Toni Mara
President—ESSAC
To All Members of the E.S.S.A. Council
FYom Anna Schraml & Toni Mara
Date 4-19-74
Subject — Resignation
It is the obligation of any Government,
duly elected, to represent and reflect the
opinions and ideals of their constituent
bodies, to enact legislation on their behalf,
to keep them fully informed of all
legislation and activites undertaken on
their behalf and to encourage their input
and participation and
In as much as, the ESSA Council has failed
to meet these obligati(His by:
1. failing to institute any continuing
program whereby we would acquire the
opinion and ideals of the Evening Students
to that we might adequately reflect these
opinions and ideals in our legislation and
activities.
2. failing to put forth a comprehensive
legislative program aimed at the needs
and aspirations of the Evening Student
3. failing to keep the Evening Student
fully informed about such matters as:
a. State of Emergency
b. Election by the Council of Student
Representatives
4. failing to encourage input and participation of the Evening Student Body by:
a. not adequately publicizing the need
for new Student Representatives and by
not actively seeking these nominations
from the Student Body at large.
b. not reaching cut to the Evening
Student Body for input regarding the new
constitution.
c. failure to fill vacancies in council as
soon as they occur.
The Constitution of the Evening Session
Student Association represents the
governing doctrine of the ESSA and as
such the ESSA Council is bound morally to
the spirit and legally to the letter of this
Constituion and
In as much as The ESSA Council has
violated the spirit of the Constitution as set
forth in the Preamble by our failure "to
promote interaction between Evening
Students and the Faculty and Administration" by:
a. refusing to communicate and interact
on behalf of the Evening Student with the
Dean of Evening Session
b. refusing to recognize the Aid Center
and by such action further isolating the
Ms. Lorraine Ercolano
392 Jefferson Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y.
April 25, 1974
Dear Ms. Ercolano:
Ms. Anna
Schraml,
Executive
Treasurer, and Ms. Toni Mara, Executive
Secretary, have sent me a copy of their
recent statement of resignation from the
Evening Session Student Government.
The allegations and issues raised in their
statement is a matter of deep concern, not
only to me but to the College Community
generally and to your own constituents
especially.
I am sure that the Evening Session
Student Government is eager to put the
issues to rest and to resolve the allegations
outstanding, including the charge that the
body has violated the Constitution of the
government of the evening students.
A prompt clarification and resolution of
these matters is essential to the craiduct of
my own office, given the President's
Bylaw relationships with the Evening
Session Student Government and his
responsibilities to the students in the
evening session.
Quite properly, your government should
take the initiative to resolve these
problems. I urge the Evening Session
Student Government to establi^ an impartial blue-ribbon panel of students,
faculty and administrators to investigate
fully the allegations and report its findings
publicly to the College Community before
the elections scheduled for May 1974.
If my office can be of any assistance to
you in this undertaking, please call upon
me.
Sincerely,
William M. Birenbaum
President
FREE
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VD HamKHmks
h Wmens Center
T-35
Ms. Anna Schraml and Ms. Toni Mara,
In response to your letter of April 19,
1974, please be advised we the members of
The Evening Session Student Association
Council, do hereby accept your resignation
from the ESSAC as Executive Treasurer
and Executive Secretary, respectively.
The Council is in full agreement that it is
the obligation of any government, duly
elected to represent and reflect the opinion
and ideals of their constituent bodies, to
enact legislation on their behalf, to keep
them fully informed of all legislation and
activities undertaken on their behalf and
to^ncourage their input and participation.
In response to your allegations, we feel
that we have attempted to meet these
obli^tory commitments by instituting
continuing programs which acquire the
(pinions and ideals of the Evening Student
via:
1. The Evening Session Student Council
members assistance during Registration
for the Fall and Spring semesters (which
incidentally, received personal thanks
from the Dean of Evening Session, Dean
Attinson).
2. The Carnival Knowledge, (September
18, 1973), where The Evening Session
Student Council and club members introduced themselves to students and
faculty and encouraged them to participate in the various College-wide
committees and student activites.
3. The Political Forum, (October 17,
1973), where students were able to meet
and question the various political candidates running for office throughout the
New York area.
4. The Open Cmversation with Dean
Attins(m, (November 29, 1973), where
students met with the Dean of Evening
Session on a one-to-one basis.
5. The Open Conversation with Dr.
William Birenbaum, (February 20, 1974),
where students met and discussed issues
with their College President.
6. The Evening Session Student Council's
Open Conversation with Evening Students
(March 21, 1974), which enabled students
to air their grievances with their Student
Government.
7. The ESSA Council's office being open
every evening during the school week from
6:00 to 11:00 P.M. in order for the students
to seek help, (eg. cars which will not start,
bode exc^nge, what to do when a
scheduled class is not located, where to
fmd certain faculty or administrative
personnel, the need for automobile fuel
during the recent shortage, etc.), and to
participate and interact with their student
representatives.
. The ESSA President's "After Dark"
column in the Evening News which informs students of the various happenings
on campus and requests their assistance
and participation.
9. The "Mr. Bitch" column in the
Evening News, which asks studoits to
notify him r<^arding their likes and
dislikes on the SICC campus.
10. Increasing the hours of service extended by the Evening Child Care Center,
both in the evenings and rni Saturdays,
which has proven to be a needed service
for parents attending SICC.
11. Obtaining physical education credits
for those evening students serving in the
Army Reserves.
12. The funding of evening student clubs
designed to aid the needs and aspirations
of the entire student body, through:
— Film Festivals.
Lectures and Seminars.
Extending the issuance of the Evening
News to advise, serve and be used as one of
the more important vehicles for input.
The above and other activites (which
would require too much space to list and
prove to be redundant) do in fact illustrate
the lengths to which this government has
strived in attempting to promote interaction between the evening students,
the faculty, and the administration.
The Council also feels your beliefs of
being in a minority position on the council
to be incorrect since, by being in
Executive positions as Treasurer and
Secretary, you not only introduced
legislation, ideas or suggestions but also
had an opportunity, as well as any council
member, to represent your constituents in
a manner consistent with your beliefs and
ideas. Between yourselves, proposals such
as
a. The Victory Party'(later changed to
Carnaval Knowledge), Jlily, 1973.
b. Delegating someone to design a
banner for the ESSG, l^ptember, 1973.
c. Open Campus Policy, November, 1973.
d. Changing the meeting times of the
ESSG to every two weeks (rather than
weekly), January, 1974.
e. Policy of expenditures, January, 1974.
were introduced to the Council, and
defended by yourselves, resulting in their
being accepted and passed.
Further, each of you had the of^ortunity
to, and indeed did, participate in the
controversial legislation pertaining to Dr.
William Shockley's appearance on the
campus and the dissolution of the AID
Center
(both
of
which
passed
unanimously).
We realize that we are bound morally to
the spirit and legally to the letter of the
Essa Constitution, perhaps, through
inadequate ^idance and advisement we
may have violated the letter of the law;
but never the SPIRIT of the law as expounded in the ESSA Constitution.
In conclusion, therefore, we feel that the
allegations ouUined in your memo are
unfounded. In additim, we also feel that
the Council has been quite effective in
spite of its beginnings at a difficult time,
the loss or non-participation of several
duly elected members, and the lack of
adequate advice.
Respectfully,
E. Lorraine Ercolano
for the Evening Session Student
A s s o c i a t i o n
C o u n c i l
ANNA MOON
EXHIBIT
Anna KMifman Moon, a Staten Island
resident whose photographs have appeared in Life Magazine, Newsweek,
Saturday Review, as well as many texts
and children's books, will show her work
beginning April 1 at Staten Island Community college's La Galerie.
Ms. Moon began showing
her
photography some ten years ago. She was
first recognized with her 1967 exhibit in
Parents Magazine and and exhibit the
same year at the Gramercy Park Gallery
in New York. She is now participating in
the "Cross Show" at the First
Presbyterian Church of Staten Island.
The photographic exhibit which runs
through April 26 at the college is sponsored
by a grant from the Staten Island Council
on the Arts.
Irish Freedom
On May'22, 1974 at 8 PM, the Irish
Freedom Club of Staten Island Community
College will present an Irish Cultural
Evening.
The program will commence with a new
40 minute documentary film named "A
Place Called Ardoyne". This will be
followed by a concert, at which time you
will be entertained by leading Irish artists,
including The Early McLoughlin School of
Irish Dancers, who competed with great
success at the Dublin Ard Fheis this year.
This will be the I.F.C.'s final presentation for this semester, and we urge you
to come and bring all your friends..Our
club needs and welcomes your continued
support. Admissicm will be $2.00, students
$1.00.
NURSING
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Department of Health, Education
and Welfare has awarded SICC $86,520 in
additional funds to help support students
enrolled in the College's nursing program,
it was announced by President William M.
Birenbaum.
Approximately 75 students will share in
the loan program and some 100 students
will be eligible for the outright scholarship
monies. The awards are made to students
based on their financial need and are
significant in enabling the students to
pursue their education.
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page 12
Regents Study
Finance College
Costs
While Federal grants represent important sources of student assistance
funds, they do not equalize the cost between public and private colleges. Of the
total Federal grants used by students in
the Regents survey, 60 percent of the
Federal funds to private college students
were derived from the Social Security and
Veterans Administrations. These agencies
provide almost 80 percent of the Federal
funds used by students at public colleges.
After subtracting Social Security and
Veterans Administration Assistance, the
U. S. Office of Education Prograns
financed less than 2 percent of the total
costs faced by private and public college
students in 1973-74.
The second most important source of
financial aid for students, cited by the
report, are loans. According to the sample,
55 percent of private college students
borrowed an average of $1,157 to finance
their 1973-74 school year, while State
University students borrowed an average
of $1,088 and community college students
borrowed an average of only $894 for the
year.
By the time they reach the senior year,
70 percent of private college students use
loans to finance their education
(averaging a total debt of $3,188); 69
percent take on loans to meet State
University costs (averaging a total debt of
$2,535); and, 34 percent use loans for
community college education (averaging
a total debt of $1,299). The report points out
that these levels are quite high and that it
may not be possible to greatly increase the
•'se of loans to finance college.
According to the Regents report, almost
all college students work in order to help
finance their college costs. While 42 percent of the home-based community college
students got the available
employment
during the 1973-74 academic year, and
reached 75 percent employment in the
summer, the sample showed that the
private and public student workforce
amounted to 88 percent and 82 percent
respectively during summer employment
to meet their college expenses.
$2,330 at private colleges, $1,695 at State
university campuses, and $1,400 at the
Community College level.
The report, based on a fall 1973 random
sample of 5,000 New York State college
students with Scholar Incentive Awards,
focuses attention on the major sources of
financial aid to students and explores how
New York State students are financing
their education these days.
While the report deals with the various
patterns of financing college. New York
State is singled out as the major source of
grant funds supporting scholar incentive
recipients. However, the grants are
viewed as not being able to even approach
meeting the high cost of tuition at private
institutions. Despite the higher tuition cost
at private institutions a student in a public
college or university is likely to receive
approximately the same amounts in State
^ a n t s as his counterpart from the same
income level at private institutions. While
the {»rents of scholar incentive holders at
public and private colleges and universities have relatively equal assets, it is
important to note that one group pays
much more than the other to finance their
education. It is the institutions themselves
that are making some attempt to bring
financial costs in line with that of the State
University; however, they are still falling
short of the mark, according to the study.
The average private institution grant
amounts to $386 — representing almost
one-third of the total grants to students.
Presently, students must rely on a
variety of sources to finance college costs.
However, it appears that few aid
recipients are in the group outside of State
grant recipients. Therefore, the Regents
report recommends greater coordination
of financial aid programs by combining
the effort under the aegis of the State
Board of Regents.
"It appears that nothing is to be gained
in terms of greater equity in the
distribution of funds by going to a more
complex measure of family finances,"
says T. Edward Hollander, SED's Deputy
Commissioner for Higher and Profksional
Education. Considering the extremely
large number of students who receive
State grants, and that net taxable income
is a reasonable measure of a family's
financial strength, the Regents report
concludes it would be preferable to retain
the current simple system rather than
establishing a more complicated system
that takes into account variables which
cannot be easily verified and tend to be
characteristic of low-income families. The
study found that in many non-State grant
programs,a poor relationship exists
between parental income and the amounts
students actually received. Apparently,
many of these grants are awarded on a
basis other than financial need. Furthermore, the study found an even weaker
relationship between parental income,
loans, and work amounts.
Just as the students in O.T. have been
kept in the dark so too has the Legislative
Body of the college. This is an example of
administrative paternalism which appears to be running through the school.
For further information, the following
numbers may be of help:
Student Caucus: 969-4292
President Bassin: 969-4133
Ms. Edwards: 969-4330
Pandors's Box: 969-4326-7
A Travesty in Higher Education
Dean King: 969-4376
York College Occupational Therapy
American
Occupational
Therapy
Program Not Accredited
Association, Rockville Md. (301) 770-2200.
Student Government Considers Lawsuit
On Wednesday May 1, 1974, the Student
Caucus of the York College Senate was
contacted by a number of students in the
colleges Allied Health Science Program.
The students were expressing outrage at
rumors that the program B.S. in OcLee L. Landes, SICC's Director of
cupational Therapy was being eliminated
since the program hadn't received ac- college relations and former Managing
Editor of the Staten Ilsand Advance, died
creditation at a hearing held last week.
of cancer on May 1, after having been
Student Government President, Neal hospitalized for a few days.
Haynes and Student Senator Shelley
Landes was an Advance reporter from
Greenhaus spent most of May 2, 1974
trying to get the facts on which the rumors 1932 to 1940, when he became city editor.
He left the newspaper in 1965 holding the
started.
post of managing editor, and went to
The facts to date are:
Community National Bank a s vice1. The American Occupational Therapy president until 1969 when he came to SICC.
Association (a national agency for Landes was a gratuade to Curtis High
preliminary credit review) informed the School and Wagner College, both of Staten
college on Wed. April 24,1974 that the O. T. Island. He earned a Masters Degree from
program at York College did not receive New York University School of Education
accreditation for licensing of Occupational in 1955 in the evening session.
Theraposts.
Landes was also involved in civic groups
2. The college still has the approval of the on the Island, and was president of the
State Board of Regents and A.O.T.A. to Board of Governors of Willowbrook State
have an O. T. program. A.O.T.A. has given School. Mr. Landes lived on Emerson Hill.
the college one year to redevelop the He was buried from Matthew Funeral
curriculum for the 0 . T. PROGRAM.
Home on May 4.
%. The A.O.T.A. requires that a program
cannot come up for preliminary credit
review until there are students enrolled in
the program who have reached junior
status.
The possibility of additional students
going through a redeveloped program for
three years and still finding it not acby Gwenith Albucher
credited still remains.
Ms. Alex Coleman has done a first for a
Dean of Natural Sciences Reatha King
woman and a first for Staten Island. She
told the Student representatives that the
has opened a photography gallery. Alex
college was attempting to place the York
Coleman came to the United States March
student in other 0. T. programs.
13, 1%3. She was born in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. She stayed in San Francisco till
Ms. Edwards, Director of the 0 . T. March, 1967 when she came to settle in
Program refused to give the Senators any New York's upper West Side. She took a
information. She told them that she was ferry ride in March, 1968 to visit some
working on the problem and that it was in a friends and decided to move to Staten
constant state of change but would not give Island. Her son Edward was born from her
any concrete information to the elected in May, 1969. The Little Photo Gallery
student representatives until a meeting opened, coincidentally, on International
with 0 . T. students next Tuesday Women's Day, and Alex's birthday. A
(5 7 74). She did invite them to attend.
double Woman whammy.
The meeting will be held in the York
Alex currently teaches photography at
College Science Building, 94-36 159th
Street, Jamaica, New York on May 7,1974 the Women's House of Detention on
at 4:00 in room 133. Immediately following Riker's Island, as well as running the
will be an emergency meeting of the gallery. She is an excellent craftswoman
as well as photographer. The Little Photo
Student Caucus.
Gallery has been opened with the hopes of
Mr. Haynes said, "Student Governments aiding the many talented phot(^raphers
cannot sit idly by as national accreditation that need and deserve exposure; it also
promote experimentation with students serves as a base for information for the
lives throu^ their policies. It is un- Staten Island public and students of
thinkable that the York College Ad- photography, through the shows, library
ministration could let this happen.
and personnel.
Mr. Greenhaus stated, "this is a
The gallery is located at 465 Van Duzer
travesty." Not only are we expected to sit Street, S.I. 10304 tel: 273-9587. The hours
by as students to get told "sorry kids" you are: Tuesday thru Friday 7-10 P.M,
just wasted three years, but the ad- Saturday & Sunday 1-7 P.M.
ministration of the college hasn't even told
us about it formally."
Both, Mr. Haynes and Mr. Greenhaus
contend that there are now two issues
involved. The first and most important is
the fate of the O.T. students. Even if the
college can work out "deals" with other
institutions having O.T. programs to accept our students, it is unlikely that the low
income and minority students enrolled at
York (C.U.N.Y. college without tuition)
could afford the other institutions. The
institutions in the New York area offering
O.T. programs are New York University
and Stony Brook (this program has not
come up for accreditation yet), both of
which are known for high tuition. It is also
not certain that these institutions will
accept the credits earned at York prior to
York's program not gaining accreditation.
Students Innocent
Pawns
In Education Game
The study found that students earn far
more as they progress through cbllege The
percentage of students working during the
academic year doubled between the
freshman and senior year, and average
earnings also increased significantly. This
activity led the Regents to recommend
that larger grants be awarded to lower
division students since upper division
students could contribute better to college
costs through their work efforts.
This special study was developed to
provide appropriate information to assist
the Regents, the Governor and the
legislators in forming policy decisions.
Some of the study findings have already
been used in a bill developed by the Select
Committee on Higher Education which
The report further recommends that the
was recently passed in the Assembly,
proposing larger State grants for private current State financial means test should
college students than for public college be amended in cases where more than one
member of the family is attending college.
students.
The report explains that the net taxable
In total, New York State has awarded income fo parents is currently divided by
grants of $82.5 million to college and the number of children in college. Acuniversity students during the 1972-73 cording to the study, this procedure is
academic year. Regents Scholarship and inequitable since it provides the greatest
Scholar Incentive Awards have accounted deductions to those with the highest infor the major share of this financial comes. The study identified scholar incentive holders whose gross family
assistance.
taxable income exceeds $40,000. ApConsiderable cost differential prevails proximately 5 percent of the scholar inbetween private and public college centive recipients are from families with
education in New York State, even after all gross incomes of $25,000 or more. A system
grants and loans are subtracted, ac- of applying a flat deduction of $3,000 for the
cording to the findings of a 125-page first additional family member in college
Regents report released recently. would not only be more equitable, explains
For these reasons the Student GovernStatistics supporting the special study the report, but it would also save the State
show an average student financing cost of significant amounts in grant payments. ment has consulted a legal advisor about
the possibility of bringing a class action
suit against both the A.O.T.A
and
C.U.N.Y.
The second issue reaised by this
situation is that the Student Government
has learned of a meeting taking place in
the President's Office (President Milton
Bassin) to which the Student Government
wasn't invited. The meeting is in reference
to the O.T. situation. The college President
also did not inform the College Senate
(student-faculty) of the situation on
Tuesday, April 30th although he had
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already known about it.
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Love Theme
(Variations)
By Tom Nevins
For Denise
She was stoned and into dancing.
Her blond hair flew about her black velvet suit
like wind through the trees.
Introducing Angel Denise.
From my drunkard phase she proved a savior.
Held my hand and made me crave her.
Warm wet lips, her mouth open, tongue slipping like a snake
I made her.
The color of her skin against the sheets,
eloquent white on white.
Then brushed with a touch of moonlight.
Fair her hair,^golden strands
against her shoulders and pillowcase.
A few misguided strands lay lost across her face.
Eyelids lightly closed eclipsing light,
like her closed lips eclipse sound.
I closed my eyes and realized
her warm breath on my chest.
The faint pressure of her caress.
The ethereal affects of after love:
Music of the spheres
played by sparkling starlight
fingering the surface of night
while time rolled round.
Sounding more heavenly
then flutes and harps.
Lovers Love
Lovers love
and having loved
leave.
Something like a breeze
chilled with promises
half fulfiUed.
Beyond
your will or mine,
sometimes.
In the midst of a misty night,
when tiny droplets of rain clung to everything,
I todc you home.
I had only the best intentions:
To let your brown hair fall loose
about your bare shoulders.
But fate had other plans.
And we embraced
in a roomful of fallen clothes.
then, "Haply I think
on Thee"
When I'm feeling low
either from the drunkenness of
one more wasted night.
(when I've talked hackneyed monotonous phrases
in idle conversation)
Or have allowed my golden dreams to tarnish
by exposing my soul to the insensitive ear
of one who does not comprehend
and in misunderstanding
belittles my soul.
Then, "haply I think on thee."
And I am resurrected from that death
by the thought of
looking into your
warm brown eyepools of understanding.
Or just simply appreciating,
in my imagiilation,
that gold cross upon your chest
that rises and falls with each gentle breath.
Or the slight angle of your head
as you read
the motion of your hands
sweeping your distracting hair behind your shoulders revealing
a long lovely light brown neck.
And my lips extend through waves of thoughts and time
to land a kiss upon that neck.
AND TO ALL THOSE
WHO GRADUATE
GOOD LUCK
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The Morning
DJ. At WVSI
by Lynn Alello
Six weeks ago a necessary, but consummate change occurred at the campus
radio station, WVSI. The mysterious
"whisper-tone" voice which is pumped
into the student lounge on Friday mornings is that of Ms. Joan Carbonara. A
woman disc-jockey at S.I.C.C.? Well, why
not? Just as WNEW has become sensational with Allison Steel, WVSI has
proven itself both successful and effective
with the addition of Ms. Carbonaro, their
first woman D.J.
Previous to her well positioned post, Ms.
Carbonaro suggested the idea of having a
female disc-jockey to the women's center.
Her intellectual and creative ability led
her to believe that a "tasty change" might
arouse a new enthusiasm among S.I.C.C.
students. With the motivation given her by
the women's center and the challenging
task at hand, Ms. Carbonaro decided to
volunteer her services to WVSI. Surprisingly enough, the male "spinners",Alan Anderson, Alex Santos, George
Calfa, and Bill Torpey demonstrated an
ardent interest in their new female attraction without the least bit of apprehension. The result of the change has
since proven to be brilliant as well as inspiring.
Ms. Carbonaro began by spinning the
sounds of female artists only. She received
a warm, simultaneous reaction from all
the male students particularly because she
was a "woman disc-jockey." Criticisms
among all students were mixed but Ms.
Carbonaro had achieved her ultimate
goal; she stimulated each students interest in the radio station and managed to
"attract" slight attention with her voice.
Unfortunately, after a few weeks of
"female artists" only, the enthusiastic
support that was given Ms. Carbonaro
began to lose its vigor when she was termed as a "sexisf'.Due to this sudden
misconception, her "female artists"
music was drowning slowly but surely but
has now come up afloat and been revived
once again. The repertoire of "piped-in"
music chosen by Ms. Carbonaro includes
such "Top 40" commercial artists as Bette
Middler, Melanie, Helen Reddy and Lindy
Stevens (a new addition added by the alert
D.J.). For all the "hard-rockers" selections include tunes from Renaissance, Led
Zepplin, The Doors, country-folk flavors
added by The Lovin' Spoonful, and the
spinning of many unknown artists for
promotional purposes. I have observed
that the variety of selections creates a
"happy medium" for all. Both the music
and the selections of artists has aroused
the awareness of many students and has
given them a brighter spiritual insight
toward interpreting many of the song
lyrics.
Although a unique reaction from the
' music has been exhibited by many of the
students in the lounge, I find it unfortunate
that not enough attention has been
directed toward the calm, soothing voice
of the woman D.J., Joan Carbonaro. The
distinct tone of her voice when transmitted
has been identified as a cross-over style
between Liza Minnelli and AllisonSteele.lf
one were to catch a glimpse of this 5'2"
hazel-eyed feminist, I'm quite sure her
unusual individuality would be overlooked.
As the D.J. for WVSI Ms. Carbonaro
covers a veriety of topics including current
campus events, new artists and records,
concerts, announcements and weather
conditions. Her D.J. voice isn't the least bit
shaky and she enunciates her words as
clear as a bell. This new phase of an active
woman disc-jockey at S.I.C.C. can best be
complimented by saying, "Spin softly and
carry a big hit, "Speak softly and carry a
big sound." Ms. Carbonaro has certainly
proved this a reality to all our students. An
English major here at S.I.C.C. she is also
an active member in the women's
movement and has participated in helping
the women's center during her free time.
I am confident that September will
illuminate as well as add a new dimension
to WVSI if more women volunteer their
services as disc-jockeys. All that is needed
is a sincere interest in the art and a
creative effort. According to Ms. Carbonaro, the schod hopes to acquire a 3rd
class FCC license for the rado station
for the commencement of the fall
semester. Under these circumstances,
WVSI will.be alloted time for airplay all
over Staten Island and possibly parts of
Brooklyn. Future plans are being
processed in the direction of having ten
minute "mini talk segments" that will
feature speakers from the National
Organization of Women (N.O.W.) as well
as women faculty members who are active
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in the women's coalition.
I am delighted to see that Ms. Carbonaro
has unfolded new horizons for all conscientious students at S.I.C.C. I personally
would enjoy seeing mwe women participate in this fruitful activity of
becoming a disc-jockey.'Many thanks, of
course, must be extended to all the men
who cooperated and willingly gave their
support to the first woman D.J. at WVSI Alex Santos, Alan Anderson, George Calfa,
and Bill Torpey.
If I may add my opinion and worthy
notes of praise, "Keep the turntables
spinning and let the music play."
Freedonia
From April 26 to 29 a celebration of the
arts was held at the State University of
Fredonia. The celebration included dance,
music, media, visual art and theater.
There were workshops, classes, exhibits,
and performances in all the arts. The
celebration was successful in my eyes. The
weekend held a little bit of everything for
everyone.
Fredonia itself is a beautiful campus and
everyone was friendly and helpful. I wish
to thank all those responsible for
everyone's needs and comforts; it was a
job well done.
These type of events are important
because one can see what is going on at
campuses in New York. It was mainly
State University participants, but there
were a few colleges of City University
represented.
S.I.C.C.'s Afro-Haitain Dance Company
(under the direction of Louines Louinis)
gave an informal presentation in the gym
the first morning of the celebration. The
company performed two numbers. High
Life and Knoga-Ba. The audience's
response to the first number put the
dancers at ease, which allowed them to
perform excellent solos in their final
number. The dancers were: Linda Abbate,
Donna Blatt, Arline Burton, Mintha
Cuevas, Melvina Diggs, and Nadine
I^pere.
In all it was a good showing for SICC
Dance Company and a very good
celebration of the arts.
Nadine Lepere
Afeivs Fmm PCA
The Department of Performing and
Creative Arts is pleased to bring to the
attention of the College and Community
the appointment of Miss Stephanie
Evanitsky, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Dance, by the John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation to a Fellowship for
the period from May 1, 1974 to December
31, 1974.
Miss Evanitsky who has taught at the
College since 1970, is the founder and
director of the Multigravitational Experiment Group. Under her leadership,
this unique dance group, which employs a
variety of aerial supports - scaffolds,
trapezes, gymnast ropes, ladders, etc. has gained a significant international
reputation for its explorations and extensions of vertical and horizontal space.
The Group's numerous performances
during the last two years have been
highlighted by appearances at the
Museum of Modern Art and the 1972
Festivale Internationale de la Danse.in
Paris.
During the period of her Fellowship Miss
Evanitsky will devote herself to
choreographing a new work for the
Multigravitational Experiment Group.
This work - a homage to Picasso - for seven
dancers will be developed at the Space for
Innovative Development in Manhattan. An
invitation has already been extended by
Salvidor Dali for the first performance of
this work at his museum in Spain.
New York Diner
by Buck Ziemelis
The honey haired waitress with the slick
pink lips asked, "What will you have?"
Deadeyes Dick growls, "Anything and
everything baybee". Deadeyes always
aims to please. At this hash house if you
can leave your seat, after you eat, it is
considered a monumentous feat. The
stereo is blasting out the blues. . .Albert
King is crowing, "I'm a cross-cut saw".
The neighbors complain but I refuse to
refrain. Shaking State Senator John
Marchi's hand is like shaking a dead fish.
The Raspberries were out of season at
Central Park. Those Coney Island knishes
really rate a taste. As we turn the channel,
we see Uncle Tyrone sitting on the stoop
playing cards with Vito. The scene ends
with our hero Uncle Ty being accused of
playing with a loaded deck. Vito has a
tantrum. Sly Tyrone pats Vito on the back
as the action is to be continued next week.
Remember you are shallow if you buy
Gallo. Support the United Farm Workers
in their battle, 1969. . .What's duh word ? . . . T h u n d e r b i r d . . . W h a t ' s duh
price?. . .thirty twice. 1974. . .forty twice.
Where will this inflation stop? T-Bird also
is on the no buy list. Mad Dog 20-20 is ok.
The beer shortage is imminient. The
nasty, potmarked, old Kraut is in a rage,
he would be better off in a cage, this
troubled son of a sage wants to know vat ist
rrong mit being vile and gross? On off off
Broadway a play is being presented on the
future of politics in the U.S.S.A. An actor
who once won a Alice Cooper look alike
contest is in the lead part as premier. The
last lady is played by an acteress wearing
dungaree shorts. I'm still searching for the
real America. Does it exist in the cornfields of country music or in the concrete
of urban blues? Sitting near the chess
players in Washington Square Park,
Dodie, who is dizzy from too much sun,
sings in a weary tone, "Band on the Run,
Band on the Run, Band on the Run. . .Are
you ready to do the Aneer? It's a humid
crummy day but uptown the wicked scent
of B.O. is in the air for it is never too hot to
play a lil' ball. One good thing about night
is &at it is always dark. Most truisms
aren't so. Duke and Little Red, the
Ramboo Rocket, lung all over a brand
mercedes benz on second avenue. Over on
ugly avenue (8th Ave.) the woman of the
night stands in the doorway of McDonalds.
Don't give yourself a break today
at. . .Quarry over Frazier. Ali over
Foreman. Foster over Ahumada. Kool and
the Gang are the band. The Who invasion
will leave rockers aghast. Apair of tickets
should hit the $100 mark for this event. The
Silent Senter has mysteriously disappeared from Chelsea. He was known for
his angelic deeds to those in distress. The
New York Diner was so bad that the health
inspector did not have a rating low enough
to label this delightful disaster. So it
remained open until the owner and cook
died. Old customers threw rocks through
the windows when it became apparent the
place will never re-open. Eventually, this
hangout for kiddies avoiding grammar
school, was burnt to the ground. Bay Street
never has been the same without this
landmark. Ellis Island is still on sale. 271/2
acres located next to the Statue of Liberty,
can be yours, just dial for Uncle Sams
Reality Corporation in Washington,
A.C..WBAI—the media vehicle of the
people needs your financial help. On the F
train going toward Queens, a man who
obviously is suffering from the curse of the
Irish, stutters, "Take me out to the
ballgame". An elderly lady, with too much
pancake on her wrinkled kisser, shakes
her head and says, "Isn't it disgusting", to
no one in particular. The man who is
hopped up stumbles over to her and begins
to tickle her. Try not to litter. Be nice to
dogs. Slow down and lead a life of leisure.
Aaron-747.
Stephanie Evaninsky T e a c h i n g Class
The Department on behalf of the entire
College extends its congratulations and
best wishes to Miss Evanitsky.
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Rock Music
Ail Tlie Hidden IVIessages
Black Sound
A long, long time ago, I can still
remember, America began her changes.
The 1950's sound was caught in the tides,
and drowned out by the 60's. Where did it
begin? How did it all happen? Just what is
the source of rock?
There is certainly a great deal of inspiration within the souls of all these rock
artists, to say the least. The number of
rock groups is limitless, nevertheless,
each manages to keep within their own
cubicle of sound. Each artist gives his
instrument a unique personality, making it
truly recognizable.
The way a song is put together is an
enlightening experience. The chords add
color, the notes are figures, the words tell
a story. But to be able to express yourself
throu^ rock is shocking. Just the way an
artist puts musical elements into a
meaningful pattern, allows him to express
himself adequately.'
Lyrics are the part of a song that a
person can most easily recall. Variety is
solid in rock music lyrics. Love, justice,
peace, malice, bigotry, jair, birds, bees.
Sweet Gypsy Rose...these are all worthwhile song topics.
Rock Concerts? They are visual
messages. They don't attempt to connect
with their audiences in the usual way.
Something very detached about them!
Their unpolitical, with a few exceptions,
namely Bob Dylan, and their mystical.
And if you turn them into singalongs, then
there's never a sense of desperation, or
fear of failure.
I believe the change in music came
about for a reason, and rock artists are
disciples conveying to us a special kind of
"hidden message". We can carry the
thoughts of any song with us throughout
life, and that thought would never go stale.
But with rock, the music talks too! Each
sound is something different, and learning
how to listen is an acquired art. Rock
music is indeed a universal language.
Not much has been said about Negro folk
music in the past, therefore quite a bit
remains to be said. The field is vast, and
difficult to explore and understand. Their
chants and hymns seem to be heard from
behind closed doors.
A great portion of this folk literature
comes from European oral tradition. Some
derives from the Bible, and others from
slavery and post slavery days consisting of
animal stories, human tales, tales of
magic, morals and heroism. It has been
said that the Negro sense of music is instinctive, or at least inherited from
African ancestors. B e c a u s e of their
natural capacity to make and respond to
music, there is no racial or national crisis
when it comes to music making. A nonNegro raised in a Negro community could
be expected to have at least average
awareness and feeling for Negro music.
This special body of music is the result of
a blending process. European melodic
lines and West Indian rhythmic patterns
show correspondence in different musical
communities. For instance, the Negro
musical literature dealing with religious
subject matter is rich. It covers the
familiarity of songs we would listen to in
the open fields. A folk singer does not have
to think in categories. A swig may flow
from one body to another with ease. The
blues are not only for complaint, criticism
and gossip, but also for social comment.
This is one branch of the many unexplored
folk music ballads.
Listen to him bang his guitar
against his knee.
Watch him open his eyes
widely to see.
The open air and field where
mama stands caUin,
And the window where within . . ,
So he'll sing a song loudly
as everyone will hear.
His cry of thought meaning more
will catch each tear.
Listen to him bang his guitar, against his
knee!
The Nashville Sound
The Entertainer
I've been asked what the Nashville Sound
is a thousand times, and I've given a
thousand different answers, and I think
I've been right every time. It's a song that
our kind of song and a bunch of musicians
who can put it over.
-Owen Bradley in Newsweek
Musical culture is rapidly growing in
America, and so is 'good music'. What
kind of relation does music have to the
society producing it? What bearing does it
have on the way people live?
Music does not happen when a crowd of
people jump up on a platform. Or does it?
To find out, you must listen.
Country music is a friendly and sociable
kind of activity. It expresses the outdoors,
fresh air, cool, clear water, and blue skies.
It appears to be a healthy sound, and
expresses a capacity to live creatively. It
is not unpopular because it is honest,
clean, efficient and contemporary in
feeling.
A musical' arrangement is a living
organism. If you'll take notice, a country
singer always has scenery, clothing, and a
personality to fit their song. They show an
opportunity for self-esteem, and look as if
they're remembering the times they rode
over the mountains at night, half chewing,
half smoking a cigar!
In the heart of Tennessee, in the center
of the state, on the Cumberland River, is
the city of Nashville, It is a progressive
city and Music City, USA! Ever since 1925.
Nashville has hosted the WSM radio's
Grande Ole Opry. It was the oldest continuing radio show in America. A five hour
procession of fiddlers and country
comedians, yodelers, and doggers that
drew a crowd of a few thousand every
Saturday night, and was broadcase all the
way to Canada. This accommodated the
Nashville residents, but shortly after
someone opened up a publishing house.
By now, Nashville centered around
publishing houses, record plants, talent
agencies and music shops. It became the
second largest recording center next to
New York. Nashville is and always has
been the spiritual home of country music,
"hillbilly heaven." The sound stems from
hard work over the years. Country music
is the "folks music."
The artists are the sound. Usually
Southern boys who know their guitars like
the backs of their hands, and are able to
enter a studio, listen to somebody hum the
song to be recorded, fiddle the guitar for
five or ten minutes, and record! They are
close people who "know" each other, and
knowing people is what music is all about.
The dates for the limited engagement
were January 6th through 26th, inclusive.
The stage floor that was illuminated by her
presence, crackled and sparked like
fireworks with every exuberant performance. There was no indication of an
energy crisis at the Winter Garden
Theatre. Superstar LIZA MINNELLI had
arrived to enflame the hearts o f . the
captivated millions who breathlessly
awaited her appearance. Curtain time was
scheduled for 8 p.m. The "multi-talented"
LIZA (with a Z) is always quite prompt
and is yet to miss a performance. She is
perfection at its best with my equal,
identifiable support. At three minutes to
eight, my surrounding on-lookers began to
squirm uneasily in their chairs. The impatient crowd gleefully shouted cries of
welcome which were deafening to my
ears. There I sat - in my second row orchestra seat - anxious, bewildered, and
painstakingly waiting to experience what I
knew would be the most enlightening and
inspirational event of my life. At 8 p.m. all
was silent. Ladies and gentlemen, "LIZA
MINNELLI' There was a sudden outburst
of cries, screams, shouts, and applause.
The resonance of sound was so forceful
that I became unconscious of my own
reaction. When the curtain was raised, a
28-piece orchestra wailed and blurted out
harmonious and melodic tones. Out
flashed LIZA (with a Z) in her black
sequented pant-suit, grinning with her
opening of "YES" as she felt the vibration
of her responsive audience. She reached
out with her hands to touch the hearts of
her over enthusiastic fans. The various
expressions that radiated from her huge
marshmallow brown orbs penetrated the
souls of an entertainment hungry crowd.
She sang, she wailed, she danced, she
acted, laughed, cried, delivered each
message in her songs sincerely and
honestly, and never quit, kicking up a
storm.
In every appearance, she shone with the
rebirth of an impeccable performer. Her
show was well polished and her repertoire
tasteful, spreading forth the image of the
unforgettable Judy Garland (her mother)
with "MAMMY", ranging to the undefeatable identity of herself, "SAY LIZA
WITH A Z!!!" "RING THEM BELLS"
was her bachelorette showstopper and
"CABARET" (of course) the invincible,
encore, grand finale ending.
The cause of my bewilderment while
watching LIZA's performance was due to
the similarity of style, projection, and
energy she and I equally share as performers. However, the unfortunate
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situation remains that she is Judy
Garland's daughter and I'm only the
discontented, frustrated daughter of a
middle class Staten Island family. Some
have even illusioned the possibility of
LIZA being Judy Garland's mother due to
her tremendous success and appeal. "In
all fairness, LIZA", if I may add a few
notes of praise, "You're REALLY
TERRIFIC"!
SICC CHORUS TO PRESENT SIXTH
ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT
On Sunday evening, May 19th, at 7:00 pm
in the SICC Suditorium, the SICC CHORUS
and VOCAL ENSEMBLE under the
direction of Prof. Joseph A. Surace,
assisted by instrumental and volcal
soloists will present their Sixth Annual
Spring Concert. The presentation will
include a variety of works — sacred,
secular, and popular — frwn many eras
ranging from the Renaissance through the
Contemporary.
To commemorate the lOOth anniversary
of the birth of Anton Bruckner and Arnold
Schoenberg, the Vocal Ensemble will sing
one composition by each composer. The
600th anniversary of Petrarch's death will
be recognized by their rendering of an
Italian madrigal using words based on a
Petrarch text.
Vocal solos and duets will be sung by
Ann Plaganos, Karen Spada, Terry
Stratton, and Brian Orlick. Instrumental
pieces will be offered by Stephen Campisi
and Jeff Onofrio with the assistance of
pianist Gaye Wood and cellist Prof. Josefrii
Seif. A recorder quartet will perform
The care of retarded children and adults under the direction of Prof. John D.
has always been an expensive proposition. Ownes. Myungsoon Kim, a student from
Institutions can house, feed and educate Korea, will play piano compositions by
these unfortunate people but there is more Bach, Mozart, and Chopin.
to life than that. As human beings,
Admission id free and everyone is
retarded people have the same desires as cordially invited to come and enjoy the
people of higher intelligence. The evening's entertainment. The program is
Benevolent Society for Retarded Children under the auspices of the Performing and
takes care of these needs and those of Creative Arts Department with the
more profound importance. The B.S.R.C. generous assistance of the Day Session
provides televisions, radios, phonographs, Student Government.
washer-dryers, pool tables and they take
Willowbrook State School residents to
movies, shows, other cultural events and
TOP JAZZ DANCERS PERFORM FOR
concerts (there were a number of
SUNY 4 JAZZ WEEKEND
Willowbrook residents present at their own
concert). It also provides vital items, such
Among the well-known jazz dancers who
as wheelchairs, hearing aids and clothing, will appear on Saturday afternoon of the
as well as providing services such as the SUNY 4 Jazz Experience weekend (May 11
guardianship program maintained at and 12) will be such performers as Chuck
Willowbrook and acting as advocates for Green (of Chuck and Chuckles), L.D.
abandoned residents. The B.S.R.C. is a Jackson, Buster Brown, Letitia Jay, John
non-profit organization that is funded T. McPhee, Rythm Red and Raymond
through contributions of generous people Kaalund.
as well as various rund raising events.
In addition to demonstrating the styles
On April 24, at 8:00 pm, the Benevolent and techniques of jazz dance, the perSociety for Retarded Children in con- formers will also offer a commentary of
junction with Kaleidoscope presented "An their art.
Evening of Jazz with Joe Coleman's Jazz
Jazz Experience weekend is a special
Supreme." Also sharing the bill was Jo program planned in cooperation with the
Lee, a vocalist who was backed up by the unique New York Jazz Museum, 125 West
G.H.M. Trio and the Eric Satie Memorial 55 Street, New York City, and offered
Band.
under the sponsorship of the SUNY 4
The degree of success achieved by Cultural Affairs in New York committee.
Kaleidoscope is a debatable matter The dates are May 11 and 12.
depending on your point of view. From a
Tickets for the two-day event will be
musical standpoint the evening was an $8.50 and they musl be purchased in adunqualified success. I enjoyed the music vance. The price includes all events on
immensely and judging by the enthusiastic both days:
applause, so did the audience. The only
Saturday afternoon: Jazz-Dance lecture
problem was that while the applause was
enthusiastic it was lacking in quantity. and demonstration.
Sunday morning and afternoon: "Jazz
From the attendance angle, the concert
was a flop. Out of the 1200 seats in the Today"—with Dan Morgenstern, one of
audirorium only several hundred were the world's foremost jazz authorities. Mr.
filled. Taking into account 1200 seats, Morgenstern is former editor-in-chipf of
METRONOME
approximately 400 of which were occupied, DOWN BEAT and
and a ticket price of $6.00 ($4.00 for magazines. He is also producer of "Jazz in
students) that leaves 800 empty seats, the Garden" at the New York Museum of
valued at $3,200 to $4,800. Obviously, this Modern Art. concert was a poorly conceived fiasco.
Rare jazz films will be shown featuring
There are several factors which could be Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Coleman
responsible for the atrophied results of this Hawkins, Lester Young and Jammin' the
concert. One possible cause for the poor Blues.
All this will be topped off with a three
turn out could be the general unpopularity
of Jazz music on campus. The concert hour live music session featuring some of
promoters would have done much better at New York's top names in jazz.
the gate if they had presented a rock
The SUNY 4 Cultural Affairs in New
group. Another, was the' price of ad- York committee is one of the regional
mission. It seems to me that the faculty and student committees in State
auditorium might have been filled if the University's region four.
tickets were priced lower. According to
The New York Jazz Museum has the best
projected concert production costs put collection in the world of jazz records,
forth on February 23 when the concert was tapes, films and information.
first planned, the tickets could have been
Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.
priced lower and the promoters would still
For
full particulars and for tickets see
have realized a profit. With the experience
of this concert behind them, I hope your campus representative:
BENJAMIN PATTERSON, Chairman
Kaleidoscope and the Benevolent Society
for Retarded Children can do a better job Department Perforining and Creative
Arts
the next time around.
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SPORTS
Yanks made a controversial trade with the show was Yankee announcer Bill White.
Cleveland Indians. Many fellow editors White handled the critical questions
A SATURDAY AT SHEA
by Buck Ziemelis felt the Yanks are a little loony in giving up smoothly. The verbal wrath he withstood
The New York Yankees held their fourth four pitchers for a first baseman that could have reminded him of the days he
annual College Sports Editors' Day on wasn't essential and two hurlers who are had to face Sandy Koufax's bullets. White
April 27. My interest in the Yanks began in nothing to rave about. The Yanks are defended his position that he does his job
1959 when I went to see the Yanks sweep a hurting at second and short. Rightfielder with the analytical insight that only a
twin bill against the Chicago White Sox. On Walt Williams was happy about the deal ballplayer knows. He also feels the
because he will be reunited with old buddy ballplayers can't snow him like they may
that particular day the Yanks debuted Eli
Chris Chambliss. Williams expressed a
Grba. Grba pitch^ long enough to win but desire to see more light on the playing field an announcer who never played. I told
needed help from Ryne Duren. Now fifteen instead of collecting splinters in the White I felt that Yankee announcing was
years later I was sitting in the Combo darkness of the dugout. Other speakers dull and has a tendency to put you to sleep.
Room at Shea for a Yankee press con- included Dick Schaap who was his usual As far as insight goes last August, when
ference. The Combo Room is decorated channel four self. His pitch was get the the Yanks quit, the announcers were too
with color photos from the 1%4 All-Star good story. Jim Turte of the New York busy feeding us lame excuses for their
dismal play. White denied any ambition in
game which was held at Shea.
Times was informative in the journalistic
The evening prior to the gathering the aspects of sports reporting. The star of the managing but hoped that baseball would
soon name a black manager. Baseball the
most conservative of sports image
otherwise is long overdue in naming a
black manager. P.R. man Bob Fishel MCd
a fine program but it would have been even
better if he could have had another player
or two to speak. The editors who may have
been overly critical were so only because
most are Yankee followers who want the
best for their team. The game that day
featured the lawful Texas Rangers with
firemouth manager Billy Martin getting
tossed out of the game before the National
Anthem, which must have been the
quickest ejection ever. Texas won 6-1
under the strong pitching of 19-year-old
David Clyde who hurled his first and
surely not his last complete game.
Metroplitan Intercollegiate
Karate Finals
by Bob Aguilar
The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Karate
League held their finals on Saturday, May
3. Of all the city teams who competed
throughout the year the four finalists were
SICC, CCNY, BXCC and JJCCJ. Being the
top teams of the league they provided a
spectacular display of Karate fighting as
each team battled for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
places.
The newly formed team from SICC lost
by one point for 2nd place. This
discouragement mav have been the cause
of their losing in a later match against the
top ranked team BXCC as they battled f w
3rd and 4th place. The final results of the
competition were: 1st place — CCNY, 2nd
place — JJCCJ, 3rd place — BXCC, 4th
place — SICC. Each member received an
individual trophy and the team received a
team trophy, which will be presented to
the athletic department of SICC.
The team deserves credit for the
dedication put in by its members. Against
almost complete discouragement by
surrounding forces Hector Santiago, Jerry
Pew, Rick Alaia, Colin Carbey, Max
White, Joe Vega, and Tom Sawyer continued hard Karate training with the team
captain Teddy Wilson.
Next year the Karate League will run
the same metropolitan Karate competitions. All colleges are invited to participate. The people from the SICC Karate
team invite all students to join the club
team. With more students involved SICC
can hopefully come in 1st place as the city
intercollegiate Karate champs.
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Photo by: Marianne Brown
San Roman stars in Softball
by Buck Ziemelis
Though the SICC ladies haven't had
much luck this seasai in softball, wie
player shortshop Barbara San Roman has
provided some exciting play. In a losing
rout to Farmingdale, the score resembling
a football game 27 to 7, Barbara belted a
home run but it didn't come easy. With a
slide a la Pete Rose, she knocked the opposing catcher into the turf, on a close play
at the plate. In another game against
BrOokdale, Ms. San Roman, started a first
inning triple play, catching a pop up then
flipping to second where it was fired to
first to retire the side. The game with
Brodcdale produced only the second win in
seven games for the Dolphins. Sue Techky
was the winning pitcher. The girls have
been suffering from sloppy fielding.
Opportunity to, earn
money during summer
vacation and continue
part time after
classes resume.
For information,
mointnent
mII
mnings, between
7:00 and
Burgos Leads Trackmen
by Buck Ziemelis
The S.I.C.C. track team finished fast
winning 4 out of their last 5 to end their
season at 5-3. In a quadranle meet at the
SICC field on April 27, SICC dusted Middlesex (77-69) and Kingsboro (117-20)
dropping only to Suffolk (166-52). Multitalented Lou Burgos copped points in the
100 with a 10.5, broad jump - 18'6", pole
vault - 9'6", 120 high hurdles -16.8 and high
jump - 5'8". Coach Najim Jabber named
Burgos and Dennis Hansen as his best.
There could be no doubting that Hansen
competes in the 100 (10.8) triple jump and
the javelin. Both Burgos and Hansen run in
the mile relay. SICC competed in the
junior college mile relay at the 80th Annual
Relay Carnival at Penn University in
Philadelphia. Though they finished back in
the pack. Their time of 3:35.8 is good
enough to win certain dual meets. Coach
Jabber didn't care for how the race was
handled. With 13 teams entered he felt two
heats were required. "It isn't fair to the
runners and those waiting to run their
legs," stated Jabber. With almost two
runners per lane it is tough to pass the
stick in traffic resembling SICC in the
early morning. Other highlights at the
famous Philly meet were Villanova's ninth
straight victory in the college distance
medley relay championship. They also set
a new meet record of 9:36.8 in the event.
For anchorniian John Harnett it was his
third straight Penn Relay win in this race.
The anchor runs a mile and Harnett turned
in a fine 4:02.1. In the 100 yard dash "Speed
Swede" Chris Gaipenborg breezed in his
heat with a wind aided 9.2. Reggie Jones of
Tennessee flew in with a 9.2 in the other
heat but in the final the next day, Garpenberg turned in a 9.4 to win the event.
Jones false started twice and was
disqualified. Garpenborg represents
UTEP. Essex CC became the first junior
college to win a major college division
relay winning the sprint medley. Tony
Waldrop of North Carolina captured the
mile title with a 3:53.2.
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Vol. X X I I I No. 4
April 26, 1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College
MAYDAY ARRIVES!
SEE CENTERFOLD PULL OUT
Photos by D. May
Students Occupy
Dean Zades' OfficeForce Administration
Response*
A group of 35 people, predominately
students, angered by apparent disregard
shown by Business Officer Frank Allen for
student concerns, took over Dean Zades'
office on Thursday, April 18, for about 45
minutes. The immediate results of the
action include the signing of a letter
guaranteeing payn\ent to Angela Davis for
an appearance here during the Third
World Cultural Weekend, May 3-5; a
proposed slander suit; and a petition for
Allen's resignation.
The day before the takeover Sharon
Saunders of the Black Student Union
presented a letter of payment guarantee to
Allen for signature. He r e f u s ^ to sign the
letter e v e a though Student Government
had approved the allocation of $2,500 for
Davis'
transportation
costs
and
honorarium. He told Saunders that she
would have to provide him with the
m i n u t e s of the Student G o v e r n m e n t
meeting at which the money w a s voted
upon. The minutes were provided and
Allen continued to insist that he could not
sign the letter. There was a time factor
involved in that the organization which
Angela Davis is connected needed to
receive verification before booking her
here. Allen said he would take care of it in
the morning. The next day Saunders went
into Allen's office four times, the last time
waiting 25 minutes before he would s e e
her. By the time four o'clock rolled
around, BSU members and members of
other clubs who had been steadily losing
patience with Allen, decided to take
matters into their own hands.
When the group arrived at Allen's office
he immediately phoned Security Officer
Ed Paridise and then walked to Dean
Zades office in the CHOICE Center. The
students crowded into Dean Zades' office,
with Sharon Saunders taking Zades' chair.
Tension was high while Allen declared
innocence of any purposeful wrongdoing
and Zades maintained his distance. Allen
said that proper procedure had to be
followed, which turned out to be a letter
typed by his staff on official letterhead.
While Allen maintained that it w a s a
simple misunderstanding, students felt
that he was purposely holding up the
operation because of administrative bias
against student actions. Someone said
Continued on Page 9
Bring Back the 75 Cent Lunch
By Angelo Patitucci
Last semester I wrote a front-page story
on the now defunct 99-cent Lunch in an
attempt to revive it. It had gone the way of
tlie old 15-cent bus ride and the 10-cent cup
of coffee. It was understandable that the
constant rise of food costs prohibited the
offering of such a feast for 99 cents by a
profit making organization. That story
suggested that we fight for the attainment
of a subsidy from the Board of Higher
Education. But, being that it could not
have been won by SICC alone, (because it
involves the whole CUNY system), the
cost of the package would toerefore be
astronomical and difficult to win.
consisting of a large bowl of freshly made
soup, bread, a hero sandwich of popular
cold cuts, a fresh fruit, and a beverage,
could be offered for SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS!
This low price is made possible by
eliminating profit, and the expense of
hiring outside help. The work force
necessary for such an operation could be
secured by either of two methods
1.
Independent study courses could be instituted next semester by Circle 73 or
Youth and Community studies, offering six
to nine credits to Economics or Business
Administration majors, 2. Part time jobs
Ever since then, the cost of eating at for students could be created at the
SICC has gone even higher. In the last standard $2.50 per hour.
issue of The Dolphin, many gripes conThe latter alternative would raise the
cerning this matter were aired, but it
appears that everyone is waiting for cost of the luncheon to eighty cents,
everyone else to do something about it! this proposal makes sense for several
1. It affords students a wellWell, something is finally being done about reasons
rounded meal at a very attractive price.
it.
2. It is not too far out-reaching, for the setIn Ira Shor's "Utopia" class, a com- up is already there, and meal preparations
mittee was organized to find a solution to cuuld be done by students very easily
this problem. The committee members without outside help. (Menus are available
are yours truly, Sal SicureUa, Mike Af- for the preparation of fresh soup in large
flitto, Lorenzo Safont, and Rickey Wexler. quantities).
And, with the assistance of Charles Isaaca, 3. This operation could be "under way"
Coordinator of the Student Action within days after approval.
R e s o u r c e Group (In E x i l e ) , s e v e r a l 4. The creation of more part-time jobs for
solutions to this problem were discussed, students would fill still another need.
including the proposal of an all-out boycott
The committee firmly believes we can
of the cafeteria in an attempt to force
prices down. This decision w a s voted down be successful in the attainment of this goal
because the committee felt that it would with just a little help and backing from the
it is further hoped
NOT solve the problem, for even with a student body.
that
the
Student
Government
will provide
possible slight reduction in some prices a
the "seed" expenses for the initial week.
good lunch would still be overpriced.
After much debate, it w a s decided that From then on, the operation would be
the most practical and feasible solution, entirely self-sufficient, with the previous
would be to have a student-run, non-profit weeks revenue paying for the following
weeks expenses.
lunch room operation installed.
This student-run cafeteria would be the
A petition is being drawn up in order to
obtain signatured, (thousands of them), to first step towards a Utopian Society,
show a strong desire by the student body where in alienation amongst students
for the adoption of the following proposal, would be greatly reduced, and students
which will be submitted to the Board of would be greatly reduced, and students
Directors, President Birenbaum, and the would gain a feeling of accomplishment
and self-pride.
Student Government
In these times of the shrinking buying
At the close of this semester, when the
power of the dollar, such a luncheon for
cafeteria contract comes up for renewal,
such a price would be as an oasis in a
the NEW contract should exclude rights to
parched desert.
the downstairs cafeteria in D building.
Sign that petition!
This cafeteria should be utilized, beginning next semester, for a student operated,
If you are not approached, GO to the
non-profit lunch room...
Student Government office, located just
Wholesale prices have been obtained outside the Student Lounge, and ASK for a
md it has been calculated that a luncheon petition to sign.
State Senate
Moves on
Student Newspapers
A cartoon published in City Ck)llege of
New York's student n e w s p a p e r Observation Post, has spurred our own State
Senator John Marchi to propose a bill to
the New York State Legislature which
would disallow student activity funding of
student newspapers because ttiat practice
discriminates against those students who
might not agree with the newspaper's
contents. The cartoon in question appeared in the Observation Post on
February 13, and pictures a Catholic nun
masturbating with a crucifix. U. S.
Senator J a m e s Buckley, R-N. Y. was incited by the drawing to issue a statement
on the floor of the Senate condemning the
cartoon a s "obscene and anti-religious."
Marchi's bill is one of four currently
pending l e g i s l a t i o n which a i m at
restricting the uses of student fees. One,
Senate 7855, requires that University
administration regulate the collection and
use of the fees; a $50 annual maximum on
fees; and a 40 percent student body approval on any regulations concerning fees.
Senate Bills 8260 and 7943 prohibit use of
student f e e s for off-campus or publicinterest lobbies and for any political
purposes, respectively. The Marchi Bill,
Senate-9638, presented to the Senate on
March 19, as an amendment to the
education law, reads "No part of any
student activity f e e or any other fee,
however designated, now or hereafter
imposed by any public college or other
public institution of higher learning, shall
hereafter be used for the support of any
student newspaper..."
The philosophy of such legislation is that
taxpayers should not be obligated to
support publication of printed matter that
may be offensive to them, according to
both Marchi and Buckley. Othefs, including the students who run this campus'
newspapers and both Student Governments here, view the bill as a means of
stemming the tide of student power by
taking away its platform.
The City University Student Senate is
lobbying to prevent this legislation, and is
working with e d i t o r s on voluntary
guidelines for student reporting. At SICC,
measures were introduced to both Day and
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL
Editorial
S%38 is not just another number, it's a senate bill which is trying to do away with
funding student newspapers. The bill w a s brought to my attention after our last paper
was at the printer. All week long I've been on the phone, conferring about the bill and
people have been stopping in to see what's going on and what The Dolphin is doing.
This editorial is being written and a news story is being run this issue. Also, a staff
member went up to Albany Tuesday, April 16, to see what was going on.
This bill should not be passed in my opinion. It is totally against students. The
Dolphin is published by The Students of SICC. Why should Senator Marchi tell us
where money should go. It's the students' money and therefore the students should
decide. Publications are a necessary part of college since Campus newspapers inform
the school of what is going on and give people the option to voice their opinion on
different subject matter. This right should not be taken away from us. Tom Nugent of
the Student Senate Publications Committee has submitted a resolution condemning
Marchi's Bill, to our Day Session Student Government. This resolution should be
passed and not S9638.
I would like to quote something from a very important man in government:
"Were it left for me to decide whether we should have a government without
newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to
prefer the latter."
Thomas Jefferson
May day is upon us and SICC is going to enjoy the festivities. Celebrate May Day it's
your holiday.
ENJOY!
Peace,
Nadine
Audrey Giorgianni - Editor-in-Chief
Nadine Lepere- Managing Editor
Bill Strongi - Copy Editor
Marianne Brown - Photography Editor
Donna Amodeo - Advertising Editor
Eda Smeraldi - Exchange Editor
Buck Ziemel is - Sports Editor
STAFF
Rick Alaia
Karl Blel
Cara Buonincontri
Jim Drickel
Tom Dunn
James Warren - Artist
Sissy Gennaro
Doris Lane
Angelo Patitucci
Joe Pepitone
Linda Rizzuto
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To the Editor:
Regarding my article in the last issue of
The Dolphin on harrassment of women in
K Building, I regret that it has been taken
as an attack on veterans.
I referred specifically to veterans only
insofar as the Veterans' Scholar Program
shares the floor with the dance classes; the
dance students I spoke with specifically
talked about male students in those
classrooms known to be occupied by the
Veterans' Scholar Program; and it had
been acknowledged previously to be a
problem between dancers and veterans
when the head of the Veterans' program
came into the dance room and discussed it
with the dance students.
.
The reaction to the article is surprishig
to me because I repeatedly distinguished
between men who are into sexism and men
who are not, as in the paragraph having to
do with veterans. I leave it to those
veterans I've offended to consider whether
or not ttiis particular shoe fit.
I certainly do not believe that veterans
have cornered the market on male
chauvinism and recognize them as an
especially shit upon section of American
society. However, they did not cease to be
men when they became veterans, nor do
the problems between men and women
disappear because members of one sex are
more, less or as oppressed a s the other.
Aside from any of this, it has been made
clear to m e that I have unwittingly hurt
On Friday of each week students create people who have more than their share of
and fulfill their own curriculum. Faculty trouble, and for this I am sorry.
and Miner Center staff are contacted when
- D o r i s Lane
Bernard Blau - Faculty Advisor Vincent Massaro - Technical Advisor
advice s e e m s warranted.
A major part of living at Miner Center is
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other people live and values they hold.
Much faculty and student debate is cenThe opinions herein expressed are those of the writer. They do not necessarily tered around e c o n o m i c v e r s u s environmental impact of a proposal; of
reflect the views of the college, its administration, faculty, or students.
whether to burden people with taxes to
force ecological lifestyle or whether to
change their values from large consumption ( m a t e r i a l ) o r i e n t a t i o n s to
ecological paths of thought; driving a
smaller car, slowly, recyclmg paper
because of the amount of trees and save
I am sure half the nation knows or has
Lyndon Johnson did not run. And Nixon energy, not only because it will be
heard something about the Watergate
created a strong campaign organization. profitable. Social-cultural environment is
Scandal. I want to talk about the future of
USING MODERN
A D V E R T I S I N G extremely important in choosing a life
the presidency. I believe that if Richard
TECHNIQUES they were able to sell their style when considering it from an
Nixon gets away with Watergate it will be
new and improved product to the public. ecologically aware perspective.
a springboard for other politicians. But if
Given that Nixon is a powerful president,
he is impeached a strong precedent would
Onto the home stretch of an enwhy was there a Watergate? The polls
be set. With Nixon refusing to submit the
showed his political muscle. So why the vironmental semester; having survived
tapes he is exploiting Congress and the
political espionage? All he got out of it was the one written requirement for the first
judicial system. I think Congress is too big
hard times and threats of impeachment. half, no longer conscious that tests ever
and too poorly unified to act, instead of
He is dragging the country through the existed, the resident students gather their
being a strong fist and shaking Nixon up
mud. I hope that the scandal comes to a energies into an independent research
and making him come clean. He is simply
conclusion pretty soon and the culprits are project. Research projects have included
evading the scratching finger of Congress
providing e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s of
prosecuted.
at every turn.
packaging of consumer products; using
computer simulations to test the use of
Something has to be done quickly. At the
system-methodology of planning urban
rate things are going Nixon may very well
Recently a group of doctoral students at and suburban cities and towns; communes
survive the remainder of his term. If he
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The Graduate School and University and their environmental impact; research
does, one would have to question the power
Center have become very concerned about into what parameters make up the major
of Congress. They should have imeached
employment for doctoral students. Among amounts of Plattsburgh's solid waste
Nixon a long time ago but it seems they are
doctoral students, there are many who refuse in order to design a profitable and
unable to do so. Why? Maybe Congress
hold teaching or research positions within ecologically sound recycling program,
really is weak. Maybe Nixon is simply too
CUNY. Almost all the lines are adjunct, surveys of environmental attitudes, water
slick or too powerful a man for them to
part-time, or Graduate Fellow A or B. As and soil studies. Among the most outcope with.
employment, salary, benefits, etc., are standing of the research projects was an
Nixon's physical characteristics make
determined by the B.H.E.-P.S.C. contract, investigation into banning non-returnable
him look very dishonest. He has a look
it was felt that the interests of doctoral beverage containers in New York State.
about him that tells you he is not to be
students ought to be presented to both Through N e w York P u b l i c Interest
)f
trusted. His movements are mechanical
bodies. Therefore we are asking all doc- Research Group this research has become
and so are his speeches, he can talk for an
toral candidates and students employed by the basis of a bill presently in committee
hours or two and say very little.
CUNY to attend a meeting on April 24 at before the New York legislature.
4:30pm in room 207 at The Graduate
I guess there has been some form of
Miner Center is a beautiful place to hang
School to determine our goals and
corruption going on in the presidential
out, to work extremely hard, to acpositions. With such a group, we can show
office and politics as a whole for a long
complish truly relevant contributions as"
the larger organizations that we are actime. Probably Nixon is receiving more
an undergraduate.
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in
promoting
our
own
inpublicity than anyone else. But Nixon is a
I a m presently working for New York
terests.
HARD man who, takes losing very hard.
PIRG (Public Interest Research Group)
He cried when he lost the gubernatorial
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as a student intern and feel that the skills
election of his home state, California. He
Thank you for your cooperation.
which
l
a
m
now
using
were
developed
and
said you will not have Richard Nixon to
given a chance for expression at Miner
step on any longer! He lost in 1960 when he
Yours truly.
Center.
ran for president against John F. Kennedy. After that he c a m e last and made a
Alberta Hall
A former Miner Student
fortune as a corporate lawyer. He ran for
Secretary
Miner Center
the presidency again in 1968 and won for a
CUNY Graduate Center
Chazy, New York
combination of reasons. Among them.
Doctoral Students' Council
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Evaluation of Open Admission
Evening Session Student Governments
condemning the Marchi bill as an attack
on student autonomy.
Dolphin s t a f f m e m b e r , M a r i a n n e
Brown, went to Albany last week to check
out the situation. Students from Queens
College and Stonybrook were there for the
same purpose. The students were avoided
by Senator Marchi and misled by his
representatives. They were told that all
Black and Puerto Rican Assembly and
Senate members were in favor of the
legislation. Brown was able to locate some
Third World Representatives (Vander
Beatty, Joseph Galiber and Sydney Von
Luther) who all flatly stated their opposition to the bill.
The impression given by people in
Albany who are in favor of the bill was
nostalgic over the good old days when
students swallowed goldfish, and anything
politicians had to offer.
— DORIS LANE
MARCHI'S
BIIL WOULD
KILL US
The University Student Senate at its
March 31st meeting acted to condemn any
a t t e m p t by the N e w York S t a t e
Legislature to limit the collection and
appropriation of student activity fees.
The monthly plenary session also included a keynote address by former
United States Attorney General Ramsey
Qark on the topic of impeachment.
Mr. Clark outlined the pohtical and legal
framework in which impeachment should
be acted upon. In recalling Vice President
Gerald F o r d ' s a t t e m p t to i m p e a c h
S u p r e m e Court J u s t i c e William 0 .
Douglas, he noted that the former
Michigan Congressman stated that "an
impeachable offense is whatever a
majority of the House of Representatives
and two-thirds of the Senate say it is at a
given moment in history,"
Clark voiced disagreement with this
analysis and stated that high crimes and
misdemeanors as they apply to impeachment refer to "acts criminal in
nature involving moral terpitude."
In alluding to the C o n g r e s s i o n a l
demands to receive tapes and other information, the former Attorney General
insisted that "if you a s s u m e that you have
in the House of Representatives the sole
power of impeachment, you have the
power to obtain every fact that is
necessary to make a judgment." Clark
participated in an extensive question and
answer session following his speech.
The key activities of the plenary session
revolved around pending legislation in
Albany restricting or eliminating mandatory student a c t i v i t y f e e s . VicieChairperson for Legislative Affairs Joseph
Lostrangio informed the delegates that
State Senator John Marchi (R-S.I.) has
introduced a bill that amends the
Education Law to prohibit support of
student newspapers through student fees.
The Marchi bill was seen a s a reaction to a
recent cartoon published in the City
College Observation Post.
The student governing body passed a
resolution r e c o g n i z i n g the n a t u r e of
complaints from various groups and states
its intention to provide them "with every
opportunity to redress their grievances."
l i i e resolution "supports the highest ideals
of our press and condemns any form of
censorship over their actions." The Senate
additionally authorized U . S . S . Chairperson Jay Hershenson to conduct an
intensive lobbying campaign to defeat the
proposed legislation.
The delegates also debated the funding
l e v e l s for City U n i v e r s i t y G r a d u a t e
students and resolved to seek the
establishment of fifteen (15) additional
L e h m a n G r a d u a t e F e l l o w s h i p s for
C.U.N.Y. students and to call upon the
Legislature to raise the current g,500.00
ceihng on loan assistance under the New
Y o r k W e r Education Assistance Corporation (NYHEAC).
The Senate also heard a p r o g r ^ s report
from Mr. Donald Ross, Executive Director
of the New York State Public Interest
Research Group. The former head of
Ralph Nader's Citizen Action Group
discussed several ongoing projects including an inquiry into the practices of the
hearing aid companies, a property tax
study, and legislative profiles.
The Professional Staff Congress had
charged that the City University administration had not given Open Admissions students a "reasonable opportunity of collegiate success."
"The University administration had
m i s m a n a g e d the Open A d m i s s i o n s
program," PSC President BeUe Zeller
said, " a n d h a s c o v e r e d up this
mismanagement with misinformation."
The faculty union based its conclusions
on a detailed analysis of the CUNY administration's report, "Student Retention
under Open Admissions," released March
17.
The union's analysis shows that 47
percent of the Open Admissions students
admitted in September 1970 dropped out
after two years, rather than the 30 percent
claimed last month by the University
administration.
According to the PSC, the administration's highly publicized study
exaggerated Open Admissions retention
rates after two years by including regular
students — t t u ^ who would have been
admitted to the University before Open
Admissions — and by following them
through only three semesters, not two
years.
In addition, the union says, 2,099
students are missing and unaccounted for
in the University administration report.
The union also pointed out that the administration report dealt only with student
s u r v i v a l and not with
collegiate
achievement. "If dropping out is not
necessarily failure," the union contends,
"retention is not necessarily success."
In r e l e a s i n g the union's 17-page
documented report. Dr. Zeller declared
the union's commitment to assuring each
student "a reasonable opportunity of
collegiate success."
"If that opportunity were forthcoming,"
she said, "retention and dropout rates
would lose much of their significance in
evaluating Open Admissions."
But s t u d e n t s are not g e t t i n g a
reasonable opportunity to succeed in
college, she said.
"Remediation had not been adequately
administered, class size limitations have
not b e e n honored, the U n i v e r s i t y ' s
program of academic support in the f w m
of curricular research and professional
training is still on the drawing boards, and
the assesment of outcomes has been
studiously meager and simplistic."
The union claims that the University
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s m i s i n f o r m a t i o n perpetuates myths — that all those who drop
out are hopeless collegiate faalures, that
Open Admissions necessarily corrupts
overall standards, and that "any question
about the proper instruction of Open
Admissions students are hostile."
The most dangerous myth, according to
the union, is "that Open Admissions is
being a d e q u a t e l y m a n a g e d by the
University administration and adequately
funded by the City and the State."
A RESOLUTION
We note that there are over 40 newspapers in City University and that the matter in
question represents less than 1-1000 of the total newsprint in the University during the
week the cartoon appeared. This is noted only to place it in perspective.
The Senate Steering Committee supports the highest ideals of our student press and
condemns any form of censorship over their actions. It is our belief that the
University community will be responsive to the needs of the aggrieved students. We
support those actions which will uphold these principles.
WE REFUSE TO DIE!
Day Session Student Government
Whereas, there is a movement within the New York State Legislature to prdiibit the
use of student activity fees for campus publications and.
Whereas, student publications are an essential function of student life on campus and
Whereas, student publications are the voice of the students, being totally student run
operations and,
Whereas, we view this kind of legislative action as an attack on student control over
student matters and an attempt to silence the student voice.
We hereby proclaim this bill to be in direct violation of student rights and freedoms,
and diametrically opposed to student interests.
Moved By: Tom Nugent
Passed
Cafeteria and Administration
Send Message to Students
T h e O p e n H e a r i n g s held o n April 17, in C - L o u n g e w e r e t o b e M a r Serv
International's c h a n c e t o s h o w the c o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y w h y they h a d t o
^alse c a f e t e r i a p r i c e s last m o n t h [see last i s s u e of D o l p h i n ) . T h e
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H e a r i n g s w e r e a t t e n d e d by s o m e s t a f f , s t u d e n t s , S A R G - l n - E x i l e a n d
that's all. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e is little t o report b e c a u s e :
NEITHER THE CAFETERIA CONCESSION PEOPLE,
NOR ANY NON-STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE SICC
ASSOCIATION, SAW FIT TO A T T E N D i I I M ! ! I I
The Professional Staff Congress has
urged the Board of Higher Education to
revoke the tenure quota policy imposed at
the City University by the previous Board
Oct. 29.
(Tenure is the job security and
academic freedom given only to those who
s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e f i v e y e a r s of
rigorous probation. Those who are given
tenure are the only ones whose subsequent
dismissal must be justified.)
The quota policy limits to 50 per cent the
number of faculty members who m a y be
granted tenure, regardless of their performance during five years of probation,
unless the college presidents intercede in
their behalf.
Appearing at the public hearing on
tenure called by the Board at its
headquarters, 535 East 80th Street, PSC
President Belle Zeller said:
"No policy in my memory has so
o u t r a g e d and d e m o r a l i z e d the instructional staff we represent. No policy
has so compromised the integrity of the
City University."
Because of the policy, she said, many
excellent prospects have rejected appointment offers from City University and
many excellent teachers and scholars
have been fired.
"We have more grievances than any
other university in Qie country to prove
it," she said.
Dr. Zeller told the Board that the quota
policy:
* has destroyed job security. "The word
is out: merit alone is not sufficient to earn
reappointment at the City University."
* obliterates excellence as the standard
for retention. "Objectively determined
excellence is subordinated to the personal
opinions of the presidents."
* is inequitable. The policy "affirms the
c o n t r a c t u a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d and c l e a r l y
defined procedures and standards for
those in departments that have not
reached the numerical limit. And it
establishes certain vague and undefined
standards—different and definitely subjective standards—for those in departments that have reached the limit."
* is discriminatory. "It has denied and
would continue to deny reappointment and
tenure to the many women and minority
group members whom the University
appointed in larger numbers because of
more subtle discriminations in the past."
Passed in Plenary Session March 31,1974 by a majority of the Delegates Present and
Voting
The University Student Senate has received numerous complaints and statements
of outrage concerning a cartoon in a recent edition of the Observation Post.
In response to these statements the Senate Steering Committee has met in special
session on several occasions. We have contacted student organizations wi the City
College campus, the CUNY newspaper council and other interested groups. We understand the nature of the outrage of these students and intend to provide them with
every opportunity to redress their grievance.
Staten Island Community C o l l i e
News on Tenure
* g i v e s the p r e s i d e n t s i n o r d i n a t e
powers. Without the quota policy, "the
Board's Bylaws give the college presidents
more power than they need and, in some
cases, more power than they can handle"
to influence tenure decisions.
* establishes inflexibility. "It creates
situations in which all elements of the
college and University community want to
grant tenure to an individual on the basis
of his excellent performance over the
previous five years, but they are helpless
to do so because they cannot dream up
some 'specific justification,' whatever that
means."
* v i o l a t e s a c a d e m i c f r e e d o m : "It
subjects all nontenured staff members to
n o n r e a p p o i n t m e n t on u n d e f i n e d , arbitrary, discriminatory and capricious
grounds. It puts them all at the mercy of a
college president who does not have to
justify his decisions."
Dr. Zeller rejected the argument that a
quota is necessary to keep the faculty from
becoming "tenured in." She said that little
more than 20 per cent of the instructional
staff is now on tenure.
She also rejected the claim that a quota
is necessary to give the institution
"flexibility." She stated:
"Tenure is not automatically conferred.
It is earned and it is earned the hard way
at this University. The institution has all
the 'flexibility' it needs to determine
merit. It has five years to exercise this
flexibility—five
years of probation, observations, evaluations, the academic
j u d g m e n t s of d e p a r t m e n t p e r s o n n e l
committees, college personnel committees, presidents, the Chancellor and
this Board. The University may, and does
^
of c a s e s every year,
ieny reappointment durinc anv of thesp
f i v e ^ e a r s it may a ^ d o ^ f n a
K
number of cases every year, deny r e a ^
pointment* with tenure
after five
years—on
^
"
the basis of merit."
Responding to questions posed by the Board on whether tenure could be replaced
by contractual protections, Dr. Zeller said,
"With the best of due process protections
but without tenure, you are left with
perpetual probation, with no job security
and no academic freedom."
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More News on Tenure
Albany, April 3 — The State University
of New York — the nation's largest
university — has reaffirmed its support of
faculty tenure and rejected a quota system
which would put a ceiling on the percentage of tenured faculty in the
University.
Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer, in a policy
statement to presidents of State University's 29 stateK)perated campuses, affirmed the University's commitment to a
continuation of toiure, a tradition which
he said "has added enormously to the
stabiUty and strength of our profession."
Boyer further noted, "While there are
problems and potential for abuses in its
execution, the principle is sound and the
policy will be preserved."
The chancellor also stated:
"While a high percentage of tenured
faculty in a given department or at a
campus m a y be educationally harmful, it
also s e e m s clear that an artificially imposed ceiling cannot be defended.
"Such an arrangement ignores interdepartmental and intercampus differences and m a y discriminate against
unusually gifted nontenured faculty, inc l u d i n g w o m e n and m i n o r i t y group
members as they become available for
employment in larger numbers.
"For these reasons a rigid quota system
is unacceptable."
The policy statement, which is supported by State University's Board of
Trustees, does recognize the need to
m a i n t a i n a h e a l t h y tenure-nontenure
balance at a time of plateaued growth.
Dr. Boyer explained, "The process by
which tenure decisions are made must be
strengthened to assure that continuing
appointment in the University is extended
only to those who have demonstrated the
highest competence and whose future
performance can be reasonably expected
to be professionally excellent "
Each of the state-operated campuses,
the Chancellor said, will clarify the
criteria and procedure for tenure decision.
In addition, each campus is to prepare an
analysis of its current and projected level
of staffmg and estimate the relationship
between tenured and nontenured faculty
during the six-year period between 1974
and 1980.
In r e l a t e d actions, the Chancellor
proposed:
A program of faculty development that
would make it possible for individuals in
departments whose enrollments have
permanently and markedly declined to
p r e p a r e t h e m s e l v e s for a p p r o p r i a t e
reassignment to other, related academic
fields.
Reduction of the present mandatory age
for retirement from 70 to 65 a s well a s the
development of an early retirement plan
which would make withdrawal from State
University employment attractive at a g e
55 or 60.
"These moves, taken together, " Dr.
B o y e r s t a t e d , "should e n a b l e the
University to maintain a vital and creative
faculty, the central ingredient in the
educational process."
The Chancellor said that his statement
was in response to the reevaluation of the
existing tenure system as called for in the
University's 1972 Master Plan and to "the
tenure debate which has intensified both
within and outside the profession." It is the
result of a widespread consultation that
has accrued during the past six months.
Dr. Boyer said that after appropriate
further consultation with faculty, administration and students, he plans to
present to the University's Board of
Trustees specific proposals for amendment of their Policies a s appropriate.
So long a s the nation's colleges and
universities were rapidly expanding, Dr.
Boyer pointed out, they were able to
preserve a fairly balanced relationship
between tenured and nontenured faculty.
However, the flattening out of enrollment
and the resultant slowdown in faculty
growth, he explained, has introduced the
very real possibility that in many
academic departments most of the faculty
in time will be tenured.
"I'm confident State University will
remain sensitive to the human equation in
this entire issue," the Chancellor concluded. "Discussions about tenure quotas
and ratios and enrollment trends should
not obscure the fact that we are not only
talking about the well-being of an institution; we are also talking about the
careers of highly qualified professional
people. As these twin concerns are kept in
proper balance, I a m convinced the appropriate policies wUl be developed and
sustained."
The New York City Board of High
Education has scheduled a hearing on
procedures for granting tenure to faculty
members at the 20 colleges that comprise
the City University of New York
It will be hald April 10, at 2:00 p.m., in
the Hearing Room of the Board's
headquarters at 535 East 80th Street.
In announcing the hearing, Alfred A.
Giardino, the Board chairman, said that
those interested in expressing their views
to the Board should write to Michael
Carfora, secretary of the Board, indicating
their desire to make an oral presentation.
The presentation may be supplemented by
appropriate memoranda, he said.
The announcement said that the nature
and extent of academic tenure had been
widely debated recently. It noted that a
previous Board had adopted a resolution
that established new procedures and
guidelmes for granting academic tenure
on October 28,1973. Since then the Board of
High Education has been restructured and
a new 11-member Board has replaced the
former 21-member university governing
body.
The full text of the announcement is
attached.
Statement on Tenure Issue
Recent years have witnessed strong
debate throughout the nation on the
question of the nature and extent of tenure
(hat should be accorded to faculty
m e m b e r s in institutions of higher
education. Seeking to meet those issues for
the City University, the previous Board of
Higher Education, on October 28, 1973,
adopted a new tenure resolution. There
has been disagreement regarding the
meaning of tjhat resolution within our staff,
which calls for clarificati(Mi and further
consideration.
Recent discussions among the Chancellor, the presidents of our colleges, the
university faculty and union representatives have evinced a common desire to
help formulate a viable procedure that
would effectively achieve the goals of
academic freedom as well a s the longterm educational needs of our c o U ^ e s .
Any procedure must take into consideration the provisions of the present
education law which call for either the
termination of services or the granting of
tenure after five years of service.
The retention rate of students enrolled in
the City University of New York's
pioneering open admissions program is
s i ^ i f i c a n t l y higher than heretofore anticipated, according to a comprehensive
study released today by Alfred A. Giardino, chairman of the new Board of Higher
Education.
Using computer techniques for the first
time to 'track' students from one CUNY
college to another, the report by Professor
David Lavin revealed that about seven out
of ten of CUNY's first open admissions
freshmen were still enrolled at some City
University college after four semesters.
The study found included in the number of
students enrolled at CUNY were 17.6
percent who left sometime during the first
three semesters of the new program and
re-enrolled within the university for the
spring 1972 semester.
Although the study reflects greater
accuracy in determining what is happening to students in CUNY under open
admissions, it still does not 'track' those
who transferred outside the CUNY system
nor those who transferred from day
session to evening session classes within
the university. Under open admissions,
which began in the fall of 1970, every
graduate of a New York City high school is
assured admission to one of the und e r g r a d u a t e c o l l e g e s of the City
University.
"This study d e m o n s t r a t e s , " Mr.
Giardino said, "that predictions of open
admissions becoming a 'revolving door'
with very high dropout rates have not
come true. The data also provides clear
evidence of a genuine thirst for higher
education among N e w York City high
school graduates and the wisdom of our
p r e d e c e s s o r s in l a u n c h i n g open admissions."
status of City University students and the
fact that the historic pattern for such
students — demanding a combination of
work and study — yields a higher percentage of students who require six or
seven years to earn a baccalaureate
degree;
— the increase in student mobility
nationally and the rise in the "stop out"
phenomenon during the past five years.
"The most encouraging aspect of Dr.
Lavin's report," Mr. Giardino said, "is its
clear identification of the very substantial
percentage of students who were still in
college after four semesters and who
would never have had the opportunity to
enroll in higher education had it not been
for open admissions at City University."
Highlights of the report, which includes
results by individual colleges and students
of different high school averages, include:
—Almost seven out of every ten students
(69.5 percent) who entered CUNY in
September 1970 were enrolled during
Spring 1972, the fourth semester since
their original enrollment;
— Students with high school averages
above 80 were more likely to be present
during the fourth semester than thos with
averages under 70. But more than half
(57.6 percent) of the students who entered
with averages below 70 were enrolled in
the fourth semester; 80 percent of those
with 80 or better averages were enrolled at
that time;
— Stidents at the senior and community
colleges who "stopped out" and those who
transferred to other CUNY colleges did so
at approximately the same ratec-JO.l
percent in the senior colleges and 18.9
percent in the community colleges.
T r a n s l a t i n g the p e r c e n t a g e s into
numbers of individual students, of the
33,412 matriculated freshmen included in
the study who began at CUNY in the Fall of
1970;
—19,279 were admitted to senior colleges
and 14,133 were admitted to community
colleges;
— 21,026 (62.9 percent) were present for
all four semesters without interruption;
13,766 (71.4 percent) in the senior colleges
and 7,260 (51.4 percent) in the community
colleges;
— of the students who left their college
during the first three semesters, 2,185
transferred to another CUNY college or reenrolled in their original college by the
fourth semester;
— 23,211 students (69.5 percent of those
who entered in September 1970) were
present in the Spring 1972 semester: 14,654
(76 percent) in the senior colleges and
8,557 (60.5 percent) in the community
colleges.
Mr. Giardino said further that the major
challenge now facing the new board "is to
enhance the academic quality of every
institutiion within the City University
system in order to meet the broader and
more complex set of missions of the
university created by open admissions.
Our board is strongly supportive of the
open admissions concept and will insist
upon rigorous academic standars of excellence in the awarding of course credits
and diplomas."
In releasing the new study, Mr. Giardino
pointed out some of the adverse conditions
that prevailed for the first open admissions class. "We must take into account the terrible o v e r c r o w d i n g of
students and faculty in September 1970
when 18,000 additional freshmen were
crammed into university campuses. There
In order to consider effective alter- was only limited time to prepare faculty
natives for possible changes in the tenure and staff for the enormous additional and
resolutions adopted by the previous Board remedial task confronting them. To apin October, 1973, our Board has decided to proach a 70 percent retention rate in the
solicit the views of interested parties. We k c e of those conditions is to attest to the
are therefore scheduling a hearing on a dedication of the university's faculty and
series of related questions which indicate the seriousness of purpose amcmgst most
some of the problems that require ob- of those students who theretofore would
jective analysis and review:
not have been admitted to college."
1. How can the City University assure
Earlier studies of open admissions
A series of film programs for preschool
academic freedom to its faculty as well as retention at CUNY did not calculate shose children is being presented at Great Kills
preserve future flexibility and viability of who transferred from one college to Branch Library (56 Giffords Lane, Staten
the U n i v e r s i t y to m e e t the twin another within the City University system, Island) through June 6. All are on Thure d u c a t i o n a l o b j e c t i v e s of productive nor, in many colleges, did they count sdays at 10:30 a.m., and are about 30
scholarship and effective teaching?
students who "stopped out" for a semester minutes long.
2. Is the traditional tenure system or two and then re-enrolled at their
The programs are "Anatole," "The
outmoded in the light of the due process original school. A new university-wide Camel Who Took A Walk" and "Dick
protection accorded faculty members by system is now being completed which will Whittington and His Cat" (April 18);
collective bargaining agreements with track every student throughout his entire "Circus Baby," "The Ugly Duckhng" and
their representatives?
career in City University regardless of "The Five Chinese Brothers" (May 2);
3. What concept of excellence should breaks in his academic chronol(^y. The "Jenny's Birthday Book," "A Letter to
serve as the criterion against which new board is stressing the need for prompt Amy," "LitUe Red Lighthouse" and
performance is measured in arriving at and uniform data collection from all "Magic Jichael" (May 16); and "Millions
colleges.
tenure decisions?
of Cats," "Peter's Chair," "The Princess
Mr. Giardino said that in its analysis of and the Dragon" and "Old Mother Hub4. What procedure of faculty and administrative review can best assure that the significance of the new report (Student bard and Her Dog" (June 6).
only highly qualified faculty members are Retention Under Open Admissions) the
Story books are featured in reading
recruited, promoted and granted tenure? Board of Higher Education would have to aloud sessions being held for preschool
5. If tenure is granted, should it be for an take into account many factors, including: children (from 3 to 5 years of age) every
— the impact of insufficient and Monday and Thursday through May, at 2
unlimited period or for a fixed number of
inadequate p h y s i c a l f a c i l i t i e s upon p.m.
years subject to a later re-evaluation?
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6. What proceduries should be adopted academic performance, conditions now
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— the comparatively low socioeconomic events are free of charge.
and in teaching excellence?
A hearing is scheduled in the Hearing
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method will sometimes result in a better
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A list of locaticms of the bar associations
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Association of the Bar of the City of New
York
36 W. 44th St.
New York, N.Y. 10036 — telephone: 6820606
$5 Charge for consultation
Bronx County Bar Association
851 Grand Concourse
Bronx, N.Y. 10451 — Telephone: 537-4012
$5 Charge for refferal and 30 minutes of
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Queens County Bar Association
90-35 Grand Concourse
Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 — Telephone: 2914500
$10 Charge for consultation of first halfhour, however, you must visit office or
write letter describing problem.
Brooklyn Bar Association
123 Remsen St.
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 — Telephone: 6240675
$10 for consultation of first half-hour
Richmond County (S.I.) Bar Association
25 Hyatt St.
Staten Island, N.Y. 10301 — Telephone:
442-4500
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She will advise and refer to low-cost
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233 Broadway
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He will advise on marital and family affairs for free, and will handle cases at a
minimum charge if the need is there.
Ms. Emily Goodman
Attorney
351 Broadway
New York, N.Y.
She will advise on womens' affairs free
and will handle cases at the minimum fee
of there is need.
Immigration
International Rescue Committee — 386
Park Ave. South — 679-0010 (Refugee
relief,:immigration and resettlement)
Committee for the Protection of the
Foreign Bom—OR4-5058 (They even have
a lawyer to advise clients)
American Council for Nationalities Services — 20 W. 40 St. — BR9-2715 (advise for
indigents)
Other
Organizations
National Lawyers Guild
1 Hudson St. — 732-9250 (military) or 9625440. Handle Selective Service cases and
D e m o n s t r a t i o n s ( D e f e n s e Office-Carol
Goodman or Tim Colter)
Natimial Congress of Black Lawyers
(FREE(
VsVsVi West 120th St. — 663-3700
Handles discriminatory cases
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
25 E Resetting
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
(FREE)25 East 26th St. — 683-8120
Handles civil liberties problems
NAACP ( F R E E )
Legan Defense and Educational Fund
Only discriminatory cases
American Arbitration Assoc.
140 West 51st St.
N.Y. N.Y. 10020
Marital and labor, and commercial. There
is a fee based on a sliding scale
New York Civil Liberties Union
Constitutional rights
84 Fifth Ave.
N.Y. N.Y. 10011 — 924-7800 — (FREE)
Neighborhood
Legal Services
Community Action
For Legal Services
Inc. (Gals)
F r e e legal services for the poor —
handle civil cases (except fee-generating
cases). In criminal cases only up to
arraignment (see particular neighborhood
office for some exceptions.)
MAIN OFFICE
355 Brodaway 966-6600
(Counses: John D. Gregory)
This is main administrative office, call
here only to find what particular neighborhiod office to call.
INCOME REQUIREMENTS — $4,000
Family of 2;
each additional dependent (they have great latitude with their
income requirements, especially with civil
cases.)
MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH, INC. (This is a CALS Organization)
Main office 320 east 3rd. 777-5250 (Ms.
'..ebland)
MFY POLICY on criminal cases — will
nandle misdemeanors and felonies up to
indictment, criminal cases usually are
handled from main office.
NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICES
65 E. 7th St. — 533-5511
95 Delancy St. — 533-8310
24 Rutgers St. — 964-4737
759 Tenth Ave. — 581-2810
216 W. 102nd St. — 865-3310
214 E. 2nd St. — 777-5250
CALS-AFFILIATED
NEIGHBORHOOD
OFFICES
1. Bronx —1029 E. 163 St. — 991-4600
2. Rockaway — 69-20 Rockaway Beach
Blvd, Arverne N.Y. — 945-0500
3. Staten Island — 56 Bay St.
Bedford S t y v e s a n t C o m m u n i t y L e g a l
Services Corp.
1. Main Office —1170 Fulton St. — 638-9324
(handles matrimonial cases for the
entire area)
2. Branch Offices — 503 Pennsylvania Ave.
- 385-4045
1103 Fulton St. — 638-7816
Brooklyn Legal Services Cwp.
Corp. a
East New York Office — 503 Pennsylvania
Ave. — 385-4045
Williamsburg Office — 260 Broadway —
782-6195
(Specialty: YD card problems throughout
the City)
Brownsville Office — 424 Stone Ave. —
DI5-6200
Corp. b
South Brooklyn Office — 152 Court St. —
UL5-8003
(will handle some criminal cases if: 1.
are in Brooklyn; 2. involve civil liberties
Specialty: education cases (they don't
have to be in Brooklyn)
Fort Greene Office — 662 Fulton St. — 5226722
(will handle criminal cases if: 1. is
selective service case (ask for Eugene
Prosnitz); 2. has community significance(comes out of a demonstration)
Queens Segal Services Corp.
Long Island City Office — 29-42 Northern
Blvd. — 392-5646
South Jamaica Office — 89-02 Sutphin
Blvd. — 657-8611
Bronx Legal Services Corps.
Corp A
Morrisania Office — 1260 Boston Rd. —
TI2-5300
South Bronx Office — 281 E. 149 St. — 9938300
Corp. B
Hunts Point Office — 562 Southern Blvd. —
933-6251
Manhattan Legal Services Corp.
East Harlem Office — 170 East 116 St. —
427-0693, 4, 5, 6
(COLSED SUMMER)
Harlem Assertion of Rights, Inc. — Chief
Counsel: Fred Samuels
Main Office — 3543 West 125 St. — 3964100
(will handle some criminal cases,
especially if connected to civil case; will
handle fee-generating cases up to $300;
refer criminal cases to Mr. Samuels)
Have Wed. evening appointments
Specialty: Class actions
2. 2133 Eighth Ave. — 866-6842, 3, 4
3.1646 Amsterdam Ave. — 281-9612, 3, 4, 5,
6
Labor
Ex-C(mvicts—Osborne Assoc. —114 %. 30
St. — MU5-9720
Correctional Assoc. of N.Y. —135 E. 15 St.
— AL4-9718
handle vocational placement
Just One Break (JOB) — Vocational
service for the disabled. — 717 First Ave.
— YU6-0044
State Dept. of Labw — Wage Claims Unit
— 80 Centre St. — 488-4141
Mayor;8 Committee on Exploitation of
Workers — Worth St. — 566-4780 - individual greivances handled directly
Civis Service Employees Assoc. — 962-3090
(General info re: state civil service) — 11
Park Place
Migration Division, Dept. of Labor. Puerto
Rico — 322 E. 45 St. — 245-0700 (Job
placement, verification of citizenship)
National Labor Relations Board — 16
Court St., Bklyn. — 596-3535
Workers Defense League —112 E. 19 St. —
AL4-4953 — L i t i g a t e e m p l o y e r - u n i o n
problems (see Larry Fagan)
Equal Employment Opportunities Commision — 264-3642
New York City Dept of Personnel —
Handles general policy questions, application probs., etc. — 566-8728
Solomon Hoberman, City Personnel
D i r e c t o r s h o u l d be c o n t a c t e d about
dismissals — he handles appeals and
reviews matters. Client should write to
him at 220 Church St., NYC 10013. He can
be contacted at 566-8707.
If not relief after an appeal, can initiate
Article 78 proceedings for which a lawyer
is needed — should contact neighborhood
legal service.
Legal
Aid
Society
F r e e service within income limitations: 2
people - $100 a wk; 1 person - $85; 3-person
family - $115; each additional child - $10.
(In general, they are flexible, though more
strict in criminal cases)
Civil Division — handles any civil case,
except fee generating cases and family
support cases.
CIVIL DIVISION - 11 Park Place BA72755
D E F E N S E DIVISION —15 Park Row 3741737
JUVENILE DIVISION —189 Montague St.
Brooklyn 858-1300
APPEALS DIVISION - 267 W. 17th St. 6913320
UPTOWN OFFICE — (BRONX) — 290
Lenox Ave. EN9-1500
BRONX OFFICE —1029 E. 163 St. 991-4600
QUEENS OFFICE — 69-20 Rockaway
Beach Blvd. 945-0500
STATEN ISLAND — 56 Bay St.
Criminal Division— Offices in the criminal
Courts. Case belongs in the borough where
the alleged crime occurred, not where the
defendant lives.
STATEN ISLAND — 67 Targee St. 273-5010
MANHATTAN — 100 Centre St. BE3-0250
BROOKLYN — 120 Schmererhom St. 8757105
BRONX — 501 E. 161st. Street WY3-1417
QUEENS — 125-01 Queens Blvd. B03-1777
FEDERAL COURTS BUREAU - 732-2963
APPEALS BUREAU — 195 5th. Ave. (at
19th St.) 677-4224 (see Carol Buckman or
Plaloine Nathanson)
MENTAL HEALTH B U R E A U ( v i s i t s
hospitals to check out problems of commitment at Supreme Ct.) Bruce Ennis at
233-0250.
Welfare
Problems
Chambers Counselling—219 E. 1?3 St. —
DE4-5858.
(Administrative
welfare
problems)
City Wide Coordinating Committee of
Welfare Groups — 514 W. 126 St. — 8666216.
Columbia University Center on Social
Welfare — 354-7670. They want new
questions raised, so if you have an ordinary complaint, do not bother. They,
want to make a name for themselves.
MFY — Upper West Side — 581-2810 ( s e e
Mobilization for Youth)
Landlord Tenant Pnb/ems
' LANDLORD-TENANT PROBLEMS
RESCU — 53 Chambers St. — W04-3000
Handle complaints about physical cwiditions in buildings (e.g. no heat)
Dept. of Relocation — non-city buildings —
566-6478 (eviction)
Rent and Rehabilitation Commission —
566-5054 (eviction and rent irregularities in
rent-controlled buildings)
CALS, Inc. — 335 Broadway — 966-6600
(will litigate complaints against landlords)
Hunts Point Community Progress Center
— 953 Southern Blvd., Bronx (social
s e r v i c e unit — building c o m p l a i n t s ,
welfare) 991-7700
Lower West Side CPC — 348 W. 34th St. —
736-4455 (emergency problems.)
Metropolitan Council on Housing — 9476027 (help tenants organize, give advice on
law - see Jane Benedict)
Rent Conciliation Appeal Bd. — 265-5105
(non-rent-control apts.)
Dept. of Rent and Housing Maintenance
(NYC) — will take any emergency housing
complaint (i.e., no heat, no hot water, no
electricity, gas leaks, etc.) Will not take
complaints from public housing projects.
Lower East Side
475-0903, 0904, 0905
195 Stanton St.
New York, N Y. 10002
Lower West Side
691-9010, 9011
188 Eighth Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10011
Upper West Side
281-5457, 5456, 5458
1652 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, N.,Y. 10031
South Brooklyn
522-0360
143 Columbia St.
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
Discrimination
Commission
on
Human
Rights
(discrimination because of sex, race,
creed or national origin in public places,
e m p l o y m e n t , housing e t c . A l s o a g e
discrimination in employment if between
the ages of 40-65) 80 Lafayette St. — 5665050
NAACP — National Office (will direct
c o m p l a i n t s to l o c a l b r a n c h e s ) 1790
Broadway — 245-2100
Anti-Defamation League (Anti-Semitism)
MU9-7400
NOW (Nat'l Organization of Women) 6631687. D e l o r ^ Alexander
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The Question Was Asked!
What Does Mayday Mean To You?
Marie Christine Tanguey:
Janine Guillan:
"It's a kind of alliance between workers and
this non-working day. Shows a kind of
strength and power among the working class.
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"A Universal Distress Call'
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By ANGELO PATITUCCI
CREATE YOUR OWN HEAVEN NOW!
Marian Nuzzo:
"It's the day before my birthday.'
Richard Alexander:
"A time for change, to let everything happen.
The soul is divine, and in allowing it to become translucent to the Infinite Spirit, it
reveals ALL things to us. As man turns away from this divine light, do all things
Roseann Sweeney;
become hidden.
"Party in the Quadrangle.'
To know this, and to LIVE in this realization, is NOT to live in heaven hereafter, but
to LIVE IN HEAVEN H E R E AND NOW, today and everyday!
No human soul need be without it. When we turn our face in the right direction it
comes as simply and a s naturally as the flower blooms, and the wind blows. It is not to
be bought with money. It is a condition waiting simply to be realized, by rich or poor,
by king or peasant, by master or servant, the world over.
The SECRET OF LIFE then, is to live continuously in this realization, whatever one
might be doing, wherever one may be, by day and by night, both waking and sleeping.
Don't be afraid to voice your desires. In this way, you set into operation vibratory
forces which go out, and which make their impress felt somewhere, and which,
arousing into activity, or, uniting with other forces, set about to actualize your
desires.
No good thing shall be withheld from him or her who lives in harmony with the
higher laws and forces. There are NO desires that shall NOT be satisfied to the one
who knows, and who wisely uses the powers with which he or she is endowed.
To be spiritually minded, is peace.
The millions of people, weary with care, troubled, and ill at ease, running around
like crazy to find peace, of course they cannot find it, because they are looking for it
where it is not. They are looking for it WITHOUT, when they should look WITHIN.
P e a c e is to be found ONLY within, and, unless one finds it THERE, he will never find
it AT ALL! P e a c e lies not in the external w o r l d . . . It lies within one's soul.
To be at one with God, is to be at peace.
He who comes into this higher realization NEVER has any fear, for he has always
with him a sense of protection, and the very realization of this fact, makes his
protection complete.
These are the men and women who seem to live "charmed lives!"
The moment we fear anything, we open the door for the entrance of the actualization of the very thing we fear! An animal will never harm a person who is
absolutely fearless in regard to it. The instant he fears, he opens himself to danger;
and some animals, the dog for instance, can instantly detect the element of fear, and
THIS is what gives him the courage to do harm.
In the degree that we come into a full realization of our oneness with this Infinite
Power, do we become CALM and QUIET, undisturbed by the little occurrences that
before, so vexed and annoyed us. We are no longer disappointed in people, for we Jerry Pew:
always read them aright. We have the power of penetrating into their very souls and "Mayday is a day when businessmen hire
Vets."
seeing the underlying motives that are at work there.
Fight hatred and anger with love and calmness. Try it for yourself sometimes.
When someone is angry with you, do not show anger in return. Instead, transmit
loving thoughts to that person, and watch your very own "mini-miracle" occur.
To the degree that you were faithful in your transmission of love and forgiveness,
will you see the rate of decline in your "enemy's" anger. Slowly but surely, a tran
sition will occur, and your "enemy" will gradually appear to question his own motives
for his anger, until he will actually become apologetic.
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STUDENTS OCCUPY
CQntinued from Page 1
"either Student Government's word is
legal or it isn't." The money involved is
part of student funds legally controlled and
allocated by Student Government. There
was an indication that Allen was holding
up the money because of BSU member
Sam Holmes' connection to Kaleidoscope.
At one point Allen accused Holmes of
trying to "rip o f f $700, referring to Samuel
B, H o l m e s Associates, Inc.'s bid for work
on an off-campus storefront which is to
house the Kaleidoscope-sponsored Streets
program. Holmes maintains that the
process was entirely legal, and is planning
to bring suit for slander as an outcome of
Allen's charge. Holmes, who works free
for Kaleidoscope, s a y s that the bid was
approved first by the Student Center
Commission and a seccmd time by the
Student Senate.
After some quarreling, the students
agreed to Allen having a letter typed and
signed right then and there. The letter was
signed by Allen and then returned to include Sharon Saunders' signature. It said
the same thing as the other one but allowed
Allen to save face.
Most students who took part in the
action asked the main question whether or
not the decisions of Student Government
with regard to its areas of jurisdiction are
legal and binding or still subject to
supervision by the Administration. In this
context, Tom Hyland, of the VietNam
Veterans' Club, is soliciting a petition
demanding the resignation of Frank Allen
for not properly f a c i l i t a t i n g student
business. When Frank Allen surrounded
by a hostile group of students asked if they
were going to force him to sign the paper,
they responded, "this is your job."
Clearly, there is a conflict between where
Allen feels his responsibilities lie and the
students' view that he is there to carry out
business requests, and not to act as a house
detective.
Doris Lane
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TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION
LECTURE AT S.I.C.C.
Once upon a time when Staten Island
was young and the Verrazano Bridge was
just a twinkle in someone's eye, a man
learned a lesson about "skill in action."
You see, he wanted to be the first spear
thrower from Staten Island in the Olympics. But try as he did, he couldn't throw it
hard enough. The spear always fell short
of his goal.
One day a passing stranger stopped and
offered this comment: "Friend, I can show
you how to reach your goals easily." "Now
watch," he said to the astonished aspirant
as he took out a bow. When he drew back
the stick, the novice remarked, "Why are
you drawing it that way? You want it to go
in the opposite direction!"
When the stranger paused taking aim,
all that could be seen was a man simply
not moving. The novice grew angry and
misunderstood. He reached for the spear
but it was gone in a flash. Before he could
turn his head he heard and knew it had
reached its goal.
This state of paused, "restful alertness"
is the result of Transcendental Meditation
(TM). TM is not a religion or philosophy,
but a simple, systematic technique which
allows one to experience more refined
levels of the thinking process. These in-
creasingly quieter levels of more refined
thought, when tapped, display increased
energy and intelligence, according to
published r e s e a r c h . An individual
becomes more dynamic by integrating
activity with more intelligence, energy
and creativity.
Paul Kleinman, former lecturer at SICC
and now teacher of TM explained: "There
are also specific physiological changes
which a r e m e a s u r e d during
this
meditative state. Published research from
over forty institutions worldwide reports
during the period of Transcendental
Meditation
the
metabolic
rate
significantly decreases indicating a state
of rest twice as deep as sleep. This unique
rest allows the body to alleviate itself from
deep rooted stress and anxiety allows us to
be more dynamic and happy."
Returning to the bow and arrow, TM is a
preparation for activity.
Just like drawing the bow back to increase "skill in action," one meditates to
enliven quieter levels of creativity and
intelligence during and after the practice.
This allows us to accomplish goals easier
and therefore enjoy life more.
These results of meditation can
be
verified by the half million people practicing TM around the world.
Harry McCabe, a sophomore at SICC
reports, "I couldn't believe how TM has
improved my life. Not only do I feel an
improvement in all my activities and
enjoy life more, but even my jogging has
apparently improved in its performance."
Eileen
Green,
another
college
sophomore remembers how she didn't
believe in anything about the technique.
She just tried it to s e e what would happen.
Now meditating 5 months she is amazed:
"Belief has noticing to do with TM. In fact,
I w a s never told to believe anything. I
l e a r n e d a s i m p l e , natural, a l m o s t
mechanical technique which has brought
about certain results. Besides being more
happy, alternatives in the environment
have become more clear to me."
On Wednesday, April 17 at l:3o, in A 324
there will be a free lecture (Hi Transcendental Mmditation at SICC. For
further i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e call the
Students' International Meditation Society
at 720-7681.
"Problems with the target are best
handled with the bow; problems in activity
are best handled by dynamic restful
alertness."
For further information call 720-7681
GulfQils^ds
$20,00am0avear
FARM WORKERS STRUGGLE COMES
TO S.I.C.C.
The United F a r m Workers a r e
organizing a nationwide boycott of nonunion lettuce and grapes. This campus was
alerted when the union contacted the
Student Action Resource Group (In Exile).
SARG set up a meeting with students and
faculty. On March 27, an organizer from
the U.F.W. c a m e to inform this meeting of
the continuing struggle the workers have
with the growers. The result was a committee to organize students and faculty on
campus.
The conditions surrounding production
make these measures necessary. The
laborers work long tedious hours for token
wages which barely pay for subsistence.
They live in company slums which equal
or are worse than their urban counterparts. In 1970 the U.F.W. was bale to get
contracts with 90 percent of the growers.
They immediately received a 40 cents an
hour pay increase. They set up grievance
committees, and gave workers protection
from pesticides.
In 1973, organized growers sought to
increase profit at any human expense.
They vowed to bust the U.F.W. The
g r o w e r s s i g n e d c o n t r a c t s with the
Teamsters, who have no knowledge of
farm labor. The workers were not consulted about the new contracts. The clauses that the U.F.W, had to protect the
workers were revoked. All that was gained
was temporarily SETBACK. Relentlessly
the workers struck, to keep their union, as
well as themselves, alive.
Growers (as with many owner-worker
c l a s h e s ) soon r e s o r t e d to v i o l e n c e .
Teamsters were brought to picket sites to
bust the pickets. The Teamster methods of
persuasion were guns, clubs and chains.
This is in addition to a regular anti-worker
corps of police, laws and courts. Together
with education, wages and living conditions, workers are kept from the fruits of
their labor.
"All men are created equal, theat they are
endowed with certain inalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness."
Thomas Jefferson
Are we to endorse those whose pursuit of
happiness is the poverty and degradation
of others? To eat the lettuce or to drink
Gallo wines is to torture the worker.
The cafeteria carries the scarred,
, bloody lettuce. The c o m m i t t w asked the
Student Action R e s o u r c e Group to
disseminate information. If you would like
to help or want more information about
this struggle please contact:
FRANCIS SCOTT
which isusedm
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Portooal. much th« sama as ttia U n I M SlalM was a colony of England in 1776. Since 1961
Angola has baan fighting for bar indapandanca from Portugal, the wortd's last remaining
colonial powar. Angola's right to freedom Is supported by the United Nations as well as
the United Stales. TMs war is a costly war In terms of Ang^an lives. Thousands of Angolans
have died In their fight for freedom and over SOO.OOO have been forced to become refugees
The war la expensive in terms of dollars, also. Portugal's annual military budget is
approximalely S0% of her toUl budget. The Portuguese government currently has 150.000
troops in Africa. The Gulf Oil Corporation financially supports this Portuguese war
through its annual payment of S30,000.000 for oil rights in Angola.
If you buy Gulf petroleum products you contribute lo the financial support of this war
against freedom.
don't buy Gulf products!
The Food Shortage
On the first day of the food shortage
people were optimistic that the striking
truckers would get their demands and the
empty grocery store shelves wouldn't
remain so for long. Some retailers did get
food d e l i v e r i e s f r o m troubleshooting
haulers, but in order to pay these men for
their risky jobs the cost was added to the
price of each commodity, making the bare
necessities so expensive that only the rich
could afford. To make matters worse,
people in response to news reports were
hoarding food a week before the strike.
This anticipation by the masses created
premature food shortages.
streets, as well as those who came from
the suburbs with their unanswered supplications. First they looked to the others
who had food but refused to share it for
what proved to be justified selfishness;
after this rejection they turned to the food
bank programs. These food banks were set
up in the cities to insure equal food
distribution, but everything hinged on
m a s s compliance. Those who had what
they considered to be enough food were not
willing to give it up to equal distribution
since they would surely get back less;
therefore, the food banks failed instantly.
While people were starving in the cities
I was commonly held that sooner or and suburbs, food was spoiling on the
later the government would step in to farmlands where some went in an attempt
settle things, and after all, such a rich to obtain some food. They found the farcountry as this wouldn't allow its people to mers unwilling to jeopardize their future
starve. Three days into the strike some of 1 associations with truckers. Gun-toting
the more unfortunate hadn't eaten for men, who were paid with food, were
more than a week. They filled the city ' employed to make sure that the food was
allowed to spoil without interruption and
many were shot while testing the loyalty of
these men. The farmers were certainly
losing money, but they weren't losing their
lives.
Politicians, who could favor the farmers
with legislation, were not among the
starving. People knew about the special
allocations and were adamant to the
political constituents, whose families were
constantly harrassed. It was rumored that
cannabalism was being practiced and
some families were killing their pets for
food. Everyone was armed and those who
were desperate attacked those who were
not. Dead bodies appeared and then
suddenly disappeared. People who once
had too much now had nothing, and their
money was no longer acceptable because
violence was now the means of exchange.
It w a s commonly held that sooner or later
the government would step in to settle
Joseph Pepitone
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Previous to m y enrollment a s a full time
NEW YORK CITY, NINE TO FIVE, &
student at SICCI w a s working (or should I
THE SECRETARY
say job-hopping) as a secretary from the
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Wall Street to the mid-town area. I w a s
I am a 20-year old college sophomore dissatisfied with all of my positions for m e
who, this semester, became an official reason or another. With the length of time
member of the secretarial proletariat. I that lapsed before I c a m e to realize that
would like to express clearly whatever led secretarial work w a s "not for me", most
m e to believe, "the other man's grass is of my old acquaintances were either
always greener" could best be described married with a family (ugh!) or settled
as total disillusionment.
into the end of sophomore year in c o l l i e .
The d e c i s i o n e v o l v e d around the Now here I am, a Dean's List student with
pressures a young student must combat an index of 3.87, still playing volleyball
while trying to attain a higher education. with my future. Just as "Too many cooks
Wrong d e c i s i o n s a r e e x p e c t e d and spoil the broth," "too many talents can
overlooked during adolescence, but at 20% ruin your life." I don't mean to sound vain,
I had deHnitely. m a d e a foreseeable but truthful, not to mention m y exmistake. Why I decided to return to the traordinary talent, potential,
and
' glamorous world of secretaries is beyond c a p a b i l i t i e s of b e c o m i n g a known
m y scope. I have convinced myself that professional singer.
the only reason was due to m y hunger for
money.
My advice to any students who m a y be
After all, $165 a week starting salary can as confused or frustrated as I is "stay in
be very tempting when you're in need. school and find yourself," particularly the
That was the figure I agreed upon when I women. I do not wish to discourage you
b e c a m e an official employee for Wertheim from becoming a part of "the wonderful
& Co. (member N.Y, stock exchange), on world of secretaries" but (Mily to enValentine's Day, February 14. At first I courage you from accepting what can be,
was a bit a p p r ^ e n s i v e and anxious to s e e and in almost all cases is, a mentally
if I could get involved with the "swing of d e ^ a d i n g position. Every secretary lives
inside a big beautiful balom suspended in
things" once again.
A1 & Ivan
by Josephine Mahaney
Two Housing Authority detectives who
have been the subjects of coverage in
several TV and radio programs and
newspaper articles also double as full time
day session students here at SICC. Ivan
Kelly and A1 DeMayo are both enrolled in
the CUNY - BA program and are
g r a d u a t e s of the V e t e r a n s Scholars
program.
The detectives are waging a public
campaign about harassment. They say
they are being penalized by their superiors
for their outspokenness on working conditions, political and promotional issues
within the detective division. They decided
to publicize their charges when three
d e t e c t i v e s f r o m housing police administrative headquarters came to their
office in Brownsville recently and searched their lockers. The administrators
said they had received an anonymous
letter c h a r i n g the detectives with having
contraband weapons and narcotics in their
lockers.
The illegal search turned up nothing,
Kelly and DeMayo were not shown the
accusing letter, and the entire procedure
was suspect because such investigations
are usually handled by the Internal Affairs
Division. Furthermore, according to the
department's own statistics only three
other such searches have been made since
1967, none of them based on an anonymous
complaint.
Among the problems DeMayo and Kelly
have focused on are unsanitary conditions
in the housing police record rooms (staff
offices), lack of proper equipment, and
promotions based on political influence
rather than merit - all of which have
brought morale to a low among the
patrolmen. Geraldo Rivera's TV coverage
vividly showed the deplorable tenementlike conditions of the record rooms; rat
poison piled in corners, dead roaches, and
no rest rooms. Broken walkie-talkies were
shown and other faulty equipment was
described.
The promotion issue involves the entire
power structure of the housing police and
the union (HPBA) leadership. DeMayo
and Kelly, supported by six other
patrolmen and Capt. Racioppo, commander of the Brooklyn and Richmond
Housing P o l i c e , h a v e c h a r g e d that
promotions from the rank of patrolman to
3rd, 2nd, and 1st grade detective are based
not on merit but political connections.
Particularly, of the twelve promotions
made last May 30, five are believed to have
been based on politics. The president of the
HPBA, the sergeant at arms, and the
chauffeur of the Housing Police Chief
Daniel Daley, were among
those
promoted. Backers of the two detectives
include patrolmen who have held shields
for up to 12 years without receiving a
promotion. Some detectives have advanced in a fraction of that time doing only
desk work. Daniel Daley, the authority's
appointed police chief, is responsible for
promotions.
This force's major problem in fighting
crime in the projects has been a lack of
personnel - only 1800 men patrol nearly
2000 buildings. An additional 90 officers
work as detectives. City police also
respond to calls from project tenants, but
police protection from either force is, at
best, minimal ~ particularly after midnight.
Miss Staten Island
by Warren Schuster
Every year one out of a bevy of beautiful
women is chosen to reign as Miss
Universe. The popular opinion of these
beauty contestants are that they are vain,
empty headed non-entities, only concerned
with their physical appearances. The
women who compete for Miss Universe
.start their beauty contest campaigns at a
local level. One of these women just
happens to attend SICC, so I thought I
would try to give you, thhe public, some
sort of insight into the only student I know
of who is into these beauty competitions.
Debbie Taute turned out to be the exact
opposite of the public's superficial idea of
a beauty contestant. Ms. Taute is one of
the 18 finalists running for Miss Staten
Island. Debbie iis a very attractive woman
but what is more important, the beauty
runs right through her skin down too her
bones. Physically, Debbie is a pretty
woman, tall, with blond hair and blue eyes.
After interviewing her, you find out that
she is more than just a pretty face. She is a
nursing student who hopes tto continue her
education with the money that she will
receive i she wins the Miss Staten Island
crown.
One important factor in the contest is a
display of talent and fortunately for
Debbie sshe is a fine pianist. Debbie
agrees that talent is an important criterion
in the juudgingg of the contestants. She
feels that talent more important than the
contestants' physical appearances. To
quote Debbie, herself, is the easiest way to
sum her up as a perswi. She said, "Talent
describes the inner self," which is a
thought that is way above what you would
expect frm a beauty contestant according
to the public stereotype.
The prizes being presented to the winner
and runner-ups of the Miss Staten Island
Contest are scholarship awards ranging
from a top of $1,000 down to $100. There are
also awards of $100 each for Miss
Congeniality and Best Talent. Without
even seeing the other contestants I'm sure
that, based on personahty alone, Debbie is
a sure winner.
The winner of the Miss Staten Island
Contest continues on to compete for Miss
New York State, with the chance of
eventually becoming Miss Universe.
a certain comer of New York City's
poUuted air. The contents in each woman's
balloon show a distinct similarity except
for a beautiful array of colors that paint a
rainbow across the smoke-filled slty. The
world in which they live realistically, is
like a storybook or one of Aesop's Fables.
The majority of these women enter the
business world because they are too lazy to
apply themselves to a self-satisfying,
challenging task. The secretary's main
interests include money, clothes, petty
conversation, more money and clothes,
engagement rings, and of course,
marriage. Their ultimate goal in life is to
work, find the right man, and get married.
Who could ask for a more happy and^
fulfilling life? To say the least, their topics
of trivial conversation gained the support
of my refrained humor and left my interest
in the wind. Day after day in a very
organized and consistene pattern, the
following events occurred:
Up in the morning,
hop on the train,
Ready at the ferry gate,
lets play the game.
Looks like a circus,
no one's in line,
Run for the office,
make it by nine!
Need Rescue Squad
by Monica McCann
Staten Island is in desperate need of a
Rescue Company earring special equipment.
On Jan. 7, Barbara Bell, 19, a student of
S.I.C.C., was killed in a car accident that
was less than three minutes from the new
quarters of Engine Company 167. A 5-7
Signal was transmitted and on their
arrival four police patrol cars were
already on the scene. Lieut, Jermyn, E.167
immediately sized up the situation and
promptly called for Battalion 23 for the use
of their resuscitator and Rescue (IJompany
2 for the use of their special equipment.
Although they administered mouth-tomouth resuscitation and first aid, the
problem they were faced with was, that
they did not have the proper equipment
available to pi^ the wreckage apart and
remove this victim. It took from thirty to
forty-five minutes after their arrival to
remove this girl and then only through the
use of the Porto-Hurst tool.
Staten Island is in desperate need of this
special equipment. In May, 1948, when
Rescue Company 5 w a s first organized,
there were approximately 181,000 people
living on S.I. Today, the population has
increased to 300,000, and the fire incidence
rate on S.I. has increased proportionately.
The quarters of Engine Company 167
might be considered a a logical location for
the Rescue Company. It was built as a
double house and is centrally located. It is
less than three minutes from Richmond
Avenue which is a direct connection to the
North and South Shore of S. I. It is also a
direct route to the parkways connecting
the East and West ends of S.I, It is only
fifteen minutes away from Brooklyn,
where they might be considered helpful in
Bay Ridge, Boro Park, Bensonhurst and
Coney Island, taking some of the work load
away from Rescue Company 2. The
quarters of E.167 is also only minutes away
from the LNG storage facility now being
built in Rossville. Public safety and the
time factor are very important.
Citizens must demand a Rescue Company on S.I., or at least to have a PortoHurst tool issued to a Company in this
area. Use of this tool or the presence of a
Rescue Company will save lives. The life
spared thanks to this equipment may be
yours.
Coffee at ten.
Lunch date Qt one.
Busy afternoon.
Boss has to run.
Put on your topcoat.
Fly out the door.
Run for the ferry,
I'm still keeping score.
After she docks,
You'll stride for the train
Pacing the earth,
That is now lost terrain.
Dinner at seven,
T. V.atnine,
Shower at eleven.
Everything's fine.
Had enough of this?
About to lose your cool?
Hang on to your head.
And go back to school!
K any of you students have any doubts,
then go ahead and do what I did. I'm sure
you'll love every minute of it. And to m y
fellow students who I will be rejoining this
summer:
Let's get our hands together and show
society that we are the ever-changing
invincible generation who will become not
merely the robots, but the people of
tomorrow.
Dear Friend
of Alaska
John F. Ratterman
Now that the President has signed the
Trans Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act,
there is a widespread misimpression that
construction of the line already has begun.
As many as 600 persons come to Alaska
each month in search of non-existent
pipeline construction jobs. At best these
people are disappointed. Unfortunately,
many entire families find themselves
stranded, cold and homeless without
prospect of relief.
Alyeska began several months ago a
campaign through the news media to
c o r r e c t l y inform job s e e k e r s about
pipeline employment. This campaign has
been expanded recently to include advertisements, television newsclips and
free informational brochures. But many
hundreds still learn the truth too late and
often tragically.
Perhaps you may have an opportunity to
prevent even one such unfortunate occurrence, by sending this letter to a
newspaper or an appropriate organization,
by posting it in a conspicuous and appropriate place, or by passing it along to
an interest friend or acquaintance.
The truth is construction has not begun,
and none will begin until many outstanding
legal and administrative hurdles are
crossed. Furthermore, when this actively
does commence, Alyeska will award
contracts for the work to various construction companies. These firms will do
all the hiring of workmen.
Therefore, applications for these jobs
should not be submitted to Alyeska.
Persons seeking construction jobs should
watch for announcements of the award of
contracts and the start of construction in
the press and in trade journals, and apply
directly to selected contractors.
Above all, we recommend that no one
come to Alaska in search of a job. Job
seekers should be certain before coming
that jobs are available here for them. The
unemployment rate in the State is the
highest in the nation. The winters are the
longest and the most severe. Furthermore,
there is an Alaskan law giving job
preference to Alaskans,
We're trying to make these facts known
to prevent hardship.
Thank you for helping.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A
G O O D TIME THIS SUMMER?
Are you tired of spending endless
summers trying to survive the heat of the
city at nearly polluted beaches? Sick of
seeing the s a m e faces everywhere you go?
Looking for a different lifestyle, but can't
really afford to be extravagant?
How about getting a few friends together
and renting a house in Hampton Bays,
Long Island? I did! And it proved to be the
greatest summer of my life. Let me tell
you a little bit about it.
We were lucky to find a cabin which was
ideally situated. By this I mean it was a
hop, skip and a jump to the beach. Close
enough to town and in the center of various
night spots.
If you are worrying about the gas
situation, don't. You can catch the L o i ^
Island Railroad, which leaves you off in
the heart of town. People are friendly
enough to offer lifts to hitchhikers. I have
met many friends this way!
The lifestyle is very relaxed and free.
Just picture this: You wake up, the sun is
streaming through your hair, with a
breeze moving so gently past you. You
have no commitments. Feeling perfectly
free!
On a Sunday, if you feel like hearing a
free concert, you may go to Hot Dog
Beach, At Hot Dog, you will find a banl.
playing right on the beach. It is usually a
good band, for this is a form of promotion.
Off to the side you have a bar and a snack
shop. This is the place to go if you want
tomeet many strange and interesting
people. Any type of personality imaginable
can be found here.
You have the choice of going boating,
water skiing, clam baking or to a barbecue.
If I am making this sould like a Summer
Wonderland, to me it is rightly so. I can
only convey my impressions.
According to your mood, one has the
option of a really wild time or a mellower
countrified kind of existence. I can say
with all sincerity that never a dull moment
was spent in the Hamptons.
Generally, a younger crowd is attracted
by the Hamptons. I would say the ages
range from 19 - 30 inclusive.
In sharing my enthusiasm, I hope to
generate some of you to try something
different.
See you at the Hamptons?
Judy Ann Farrell
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$ ISO
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African Student
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625
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Arab Cultural
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75
100
175
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Black Student
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1800
Chinese
Cultural Club
450
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Civil Tech
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Community
Scholars Club
3000
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315
285
4065
3285
260
670
Gay
Liberation
200
Haitian Club
700
445
"Hey Brother"
Coffee House
345
320
Human Services
Club
450
275
Hunting, Fishing
& Conservation Club
150
International
Center
900
1580
2350
832
200
1145
800
1465
Faculty Honored
Inter-Varsity
Christian F'ship
725
150
50
950
50
100
Irish Freedom
Club
200
435
Medical Tech
Society
180
180
Natural Science
Club
500
500
Newman Club
250
Outdoor Club
500
500
Over-Thirty
Club
380
380
Photography
Club
675
115
790
Puerto Rican
Organiziition
1200
725
1925
370
150
245
200
880
820
Rifle Club
300
300
Ski Club
455
455
Student Community
Business Ass'n.
300
Student Med'l &
Health-Rel. Serv.
850
Student Nurses
Association
Appointment of Benjamin A. Patterson,
Jr., a distinguished musician who since
1972 has been assistant director of the
city's Department of Cultural Affairs a s
chairperson of Staten Island Community
College's Department of Performing and
Creative Arts, w a s announced today by
SICC President William M. Birenbaum.
The appointment aready has the approval
of the city's Board of Higher Education.
Mr. Patterson, who has an extensive
background in the administration of artistic programs and institutions, from 1970
to 1972 was general manager of the New
World Symphony.
As a performer, Mr. Patterson has been
principal double-bassist of the Symphony
of the New World, the U.S. 7th Army
Symphony, and two Canadian orchestras,
the Ottawa Philharmonic and Halifax
Symphony. He is a composer with several
musical works to his credit. He is a music
graduate of the University of Michigan,
and received his graduate degree from
Columbia University. He has studied in
Germany under Stockhausen.
Among his professional affiliations, Mr.
Patterson was the founding president of
the Society of Black Composers, and, for
two years, a member of the music advisory panel of the National Endowment
on the Arts. Currently he is a special
consultant to the New York State Council
on the Arts, and a member of the review
board of the Creative Artists Public
Service Program, the board of directors of
the Harlem Theater and Workshop, the
advisory board of Town Hall, and the
Cultural Council of the City of New York.
Mr. Patterson is 39 years old and lives in
Manhattan.
700
400
1005
155
,
Vietnam Veterans
Assistance Ass'n.
605
605
1100
530
718
2348
490
M a u r i c e Wollin, f o r m e r
district
superintendent of public schools on Staten
Island, will join the staff at Staten Island
Community College as Special Consultant
to the P r e s i d e n t f o r Community
Education, Dr. William M, Birenbaum,
president of the college, announced.
Having served the schools in Staten
Island over the past thirteen years, the
background and scope of Mr. Wollin's
public service are well known to most
Islanders. He first worked on the Island as
an academic department head at McKee
High School in 194546, and returned in 1960
as assistant supervisor. With decentralization five years later, Mr. Wollin
became
the
Island'sfirst
district
superintendent. His resignation from this
post last January 31st capped a career of
deep engagement in elementary and
secondary ^ u c a t i o n on Staten Island - a
career which earned him widespread
respect for his openness, receptivity to
new i d e a s , p e r s o n a l s t r e n g t h and
diplomacy.
In a n n o u n c i n g Mr. Wollin's appointment, Dr. Birenbaum said: "The
college has completed several cooperative
agreements with local schools aimed at
creating a great continuity and logic in the
overall educational oK)ortunities of the
borough's young people. At the same time,
our continuing and adult educational
activities have almost doubled in the last
year, and the college is daily being invited
to expand its services on this front.
Maurice Wollin is one of the wisest
educators in New York, and he is just the
right man to help us reach out and perfect
m o r e c o m p r e h e n s i v e e d u c a t i o n a l opportunities for all of our people in the
community."
Beginning his new assignment this
month, Mr. Wollin said: "I have often
spoken of my resignation in January as a
new beginning, rather than an end. I a m
happily anticipating my work at the
college and the renewal of my close
alliance with many friends and co-workers
on the Island."
SICC GIVEN $12,550 GRANT
FOR SECRETARIAL PROGRAM
EQUIPMENT
Staten Island Community College has
been awarded a grant of $12,550 to purc h a s e e q u i p m e n t for its s e c r e t a r i a l
training p r o g r a m , SICC's P r e s i d e n t
William M. Birenbaum was notified by the
State of New York,
The $12,550 will go for the purchase of
dictation transmitters, a desk top console
for control of the tmasmitters, and a
number of new typewriters. The grant was
made by the State Education Department
through its program of assistance to twoyear colleges.
Eight members of the Staten Island
College faculty have been named by the
R e s e a r c h Foundation of the S t a t e
University of New York for awards under
the University's Research Foundation
Program, SICC President William M.
Birenbaum has been notified by Albany.
Three of the Staten Island faculty
members will receive cash grants to carry
on their projects, while the other five were
listed as being worthy of financial support
but were told that the Research Foundation does not have sufficient money this
year to also give them cash awards.
Of the three cash awards, one, in the
amount of $1,264, goes to Prof. Herbert
Liebman of the SICC English Department
for a book on "The Memoirs of a Coney
Island Childhood." Prof. Liebman, as a
boy, lived on Coney Island and is planning
to preserve his memories of the resort in
book form for future generations.
An award of $1,399 went to Dr. Evelyn B.
G r e e n b e r g e r , a l s o of the E n g l i s h
Department, for a research study of Ralph
Waldo Emerson in his earlier years.
The third cash award, for $1,264, went to
Prof. Charlotte A. Taylor of the English
Department, who is working on a book of
poetry, "Wild Horses."
The other projects which the State
especially cited were:
Dr. Harold Kugelmass of the English
D e p a r t m e n t for r e s e a r c h on the
"Technological Cosmology of Thomas
Pynchonis' Novels."
Dr. Milton Rosenberg of the Mathmetics
D e p a r t m e n t for study on " L i n e a r
Operators a s I n f l a t e d Spectral Intergrals."
Dr. Margery R. Cornwell-Robinson, of
the English Department, who has written
about "Animal Behavior in East Africa."
Dr. Subodh C. Roy of the Philosophy
Department, in research on "Buddhism
and Zen Buddhism."
Dr. David J. Schnall, also of the
Philosophy Department, whose project is
"Israeli Politics: A View from the Left."
SICC PRESIDENT TO TAKE PART
IN CONFERENCE ON LAND USE
S t a t e n Island Community C o l l e g e ' s
President William M. Birenbaum has been
asked to join in the 45th American
Assembly at Harriman, New York, April
18th to 21st, for consideration of the
problems of land use.
The Assembly, comprised of leaders in
education, communications, government,
business, the legan and other professions,
is being convened this year for consideration of the problems of land as a
resource. Topics to be discussed include
tax policy, economic effects, urban use,
the recycling of land, and the role of
governments.
At the colse of the Assembly participants
will publish a statement of their findings
and policy recommendations.
ALUMNI NOTES
The deadline for students in need to
submit applicatims for scholarships to be
given out at the end of the spring term is
die first wedc of May. The committee will
start processing the applications that they
presently have on hand. The basic
requirements are for a student to have
completed at least twelve credits with a 2.5
index. This must be substantiated by an
attached copy of the students transcript.
New literature has arrived recently
concerning sizable consumer savings by
taking advantage of the alumni service of
"Purchase Power". Also at the box office
we have a list of job o j ^ r t u n i t i e s which
we will make available to everyone.
Our Tour Committee in ccmjunction with
the A m e r i c a n E x p r e s s C o m p a n y i s
making an arrangement for a group to
visit Jamaica during the "Columbus Day
Holiday." For further information contact
Kathy Forlenza in the alumni office.
June Casey, Alumni Dinner Chairman
has announced that this years Annual
Alumni Dinner Dance will be held off
campus for the first time. It will be held at
the elegant Staten Island restaurant on
Forrest Avenue. The time and date will be
announced in future issues.
Cornell Frank the faculty a d v i s w has
made arrangements with a printer to
make up new letterheads and dinner invitations which will be mailed to all alumni
members.
Joe Naimo, Scholarship Committee
Chairman, will be assisted in the
processing of the scholarship applications
by his committee which is composed of the
following members: Barbara Solan, vice
p r e s . , Warren McBride,
treasurer,
Korrine Bentson, secretary; also Marshal
Axt, J i m Jackson and Joseph Quinn.
On Sunday, May 19th, alumni members
and their families will attend the baseball
g a m e at Shea Stadium in flushing. Long
Island. After the game we will all get
together for a dinner at a Manhattan
restaurant.
SICC PROFESSOR PUBLISHES
NEW TEXT BOOK IN BIOLOGY
A n e w textbook, "The B i o l o g i c a l
Sciences," written by Professor Alvin
Silverstein of Staten Island Community
College, has been published by the
Rinehart Press division of Holt, Rinehart
and Winston Company. The text is the
most recent of numerous college
and
juvenile science books written by Dr.
Silvetstein, who is a member of SICC's
department of biological sciences.
Prof. Silverstein, a member of the SICC
faculty since 1959, previously taught in the
city high school system and at the
University of Pennsylvania. He holds
d e g r e e s from Brooklyn College, the
University of Pennsylvania and New York
University.
SICC PROFESSOR AWARDED $2,000
FOR SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
P r o f e s s o r L a w r e n c e S. S c h w a r t z ,
chairman of Staten Island Community
C o l l e g e ' s d e p a r t m e n t of e c o n o m i c s ,
political science and philosophy, has been
named recipient of a $2,000 grant, SICC's
President William M. Birenbaum was
notified today by the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
The award by the government agency is
to permit Professor Schwartz to spend the
summer doing research on "Substantive
Changes in the Bills of Rights of the States,
1953-1973." It is one of 50 awards to lower
c o l l e g e f a c u l t y m e m b e r s f r o m the
N a t i o n a l E n d o w m e n t for
summer
research projects.
Professor Schwartz, a member of the
SICC faculty, since 1964, holds degrees
from City College of New York and
Columbia University. He has been elected
to membership in numerous political
science academies and associations.
SICC AWARDS ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP
TO NURSING STUDENT, MOTHER OF
TWO
Staten Island's Community College $500
Rotary Scholarship has been awarded for
the current year to Mrs. Janice Rothstein,
it was announced today by SICC President
William M. Birenbaum.
Mrs. Rothstein, a graduate of Port Richmond High School, is a full time nursing
student at the college who currently has a
grade point average of 4.00, the highest
possible average. Mrs. Rothstein, who has
two children and is an active member of
the college's Student Parent Cooperative,
serves as a student representative at
faculty meetings of the Nursing Department.
Mrs. Rothstein also is a member of the
Advisory Committee on the planning for
the new Learning Town at the college. Her
husband currently is also a student.
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page 12
Health Care is For People
ARE YOU SCARRED
FOR LIFE?
•S-A-R-G(IN EXILE)
|by Steve Canonia
A stigma faces many men who have served in the Armed Forces. This scar is called
a Bad Discharge. Roughly 5.7 percent of the 7,490,088 Viet-Nam Veterans have a Bad
Discharge. This means that from 1965 to present day, 424,805 men's lives have been
ruined. A disproportionate percentage of the veterans holding these discharges are
minority group veterans and veterans with less than high-school educations. Although
non-white non-English speaking enlisted persons make up 9 to 11 percent of the
composition of Viet-Nam Vets, they receive 24 percent of the Bad Discharges. In
November 1972, the Task Force on the Administration of Military Justice in the Armed Forces reported that, "In all services, blacks receive a lower proportion of the
Honorable Discharges, and a higher proportion of the Bad Discharges than whites
with similar educational levels and aptitude. The percentage of dropouts receiving
Honorable Discharges trails graduates from 10 to 22 percentage points."
Bad Discharges substantially amplify the problems vets face. Vets with Bad
Discharges are discriminated against in matters of employment, adequate housing
and medical care. In most c a s e s they are entitled to no VA benefits at all. Only those;
holding General or Undesirable Discharges m a y get VA benefits, and then they must
be approved by a board. If the veteran does enough begging, he may get some of his
benefits, but only if the Bureaucrats at the Veterans Administration see fit. Bad
Discharges have led many good m e n to despair, drug addiction, crime and imprisonment.
Here is a chart showing what benefits are available to those with various types of
discharges:
HON. GEN.
BENEFITS
(Those Admin, by the Army)
8.
Headstone Market
,9.
Army Board for Correction
of Military Records
10. Army Discharge Review Board
UNDES.
BAD
COND. DISH(
E
E
NE
NE
NE
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
NE
E
NE
(Those Admin, by the Veterans
Administration
1.
Dependency and Indemnity Comp. E
2.
Compensation for ServiceE
connected Disability or Death
E
TBD
NE
NE
E
TBD
NE ^
NE
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
NE
NE
TBD
NE
NE
NE
TBD
NE
E
E
TBD
NE
NE
E
E
E
E
TBD
TBD
NE
NE.
NE
NE
E
E
E
E
E
E
TBD
TBD
TBD
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
E
E
E
E
NE
E
E
E
E
NE
E
E
NE
NE
NE
E
E
NE
NE
NE
E
E
NE
NE
NE
E
E
TBD
NE
NE
3.
Pension for Non-Service
Disability or Death
4.
5.
6.
7.
Medal of Honor Roll Pension
Insurance
Vocational Rehabilitation
Educational Assistance (incl.
Flight Trng. & Apprentice Trng.)
War Orphans' Educational
Assistance
Home and other Loans
Hospitalization and Domiciliary Care
Medical and Dental Services
Prostetic Appliances
Guide Dogs and Equipment for
Blindness
Special Housing (DV)
Automobiles (DV)
Funeral and Burial Expenses
Burial Flag
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
conn.
(Those Admin, by other Federal
agencies)
1.
Preference for Farm Loans
(Dep't. of Agriculture)
2.
Preference for Farm and
other Rural Housing Loans
(Dep't. of Agriculture)
3.
Civil Service Preference
(Civil Service Commission?)
4.
Civil Service Retirement
Credit (Civil Service Comm.)
5.
Re-employment Rights
(Dep't. of Labor)
6.
Job Counceling and Employment Placement (Dep't. of Labor)
Not For Profit
In the practice the Federal Agencies with the power to grant benefits, deny the
applications of veterans with Bad Discharges. The Nader Report on Viet-Nam
Veterans and the Veterans Administration states: "A study of a five-month period in
1972, noted that only 1,305 applications for educational benefits were received from
men with Bad Discharges. Of these, 91 were approved. During this s a m e period more
than 4,000 veterans with Bad discharges applied for unemployment compensation. Of
the 4,000 men who applied, 3,400 were found ineligible. Ninety-seven of the cases involved veterans with ^ u g - r e l a t e d discharges; six of these were approved.
In the case of employment, having a Bad Discharge is the same as having a police
record. You are doomed to starve or to accept the most menial jobs that exist. The
following chart summarizes the employment prospects of a veteran with a less than
Honorable Discharges. It shows how business handles the veteran who is seeking
employment.
presents on
MAY 8,12 8pm
The First •S^hC^C
HEALTH FAIR
FEATURING
TESTS
WOMENS PROGRAM
K-BLDG.
Heart and Lung NATURAL CHILDBIRTH
BREAST SELF EXAM
Dental Exam
FILM on ABORTION
FILM & SPEAKER
Blood Pressure
FILM & SPEAKER
Electrocardiogram SELF HELP DEMO
Vision Testing
V.D. Tests
Breast Exam
Pap Smear
BOOTHS
Medicaid
Mental Health
Nutrition
Drugs
Smoking
Alcohol
There are two types of discharge; Administrative and Punitive. The Honorable,
General and Undesirable Discharges are Administrative. The Bad Conduct and
Dishonorable Discharges are Punitive. The Honorable, General and Undesirable
Discharges are given by administrative hearing convened by the enlisted person's
Commanding Officer. The Armed Forces consider the General Discharge to be under
honorable conditions and the Undesirable Discharge to be under conditions other than
honorable. Enlisted persons who are not represented, are often not present at such
administrative hearings. They have no opportunity to confront and cross examine
witnesses or challenge written evidence, and no verbatim records of the hearings are
kept. The Administrative Discharge is usually given out to people with drug problems
who turn themselves in, and to people who are considered unable to adjust to military
life. The people who cannot adjust to military life are usually people who just don't
like the system and the regimentation the service imposes. They commit small
crimes like going A.W.O.L. for short periods, looking sloppy, not having the proper
hair-cut, and things of this nature. So the man is doomed to be discriminated against
for the rest of his life because some militarist didn't think he w a s an asset to the
service. In some c a s e s where a man commits one of these "serious" offences, the "socalled great leaders" of the military inform the enlisted man that he will be tried and
convicted in a court-martial unless he signs a waiver that allows an administrative
hearing to discharge him with a General or Undesirable Discharge. Being faced with
a lengthy prison term and a Bad Conduct Discharge, they sign the waiver. As we said
before, most people who recieve Bad Discharges don't have a high-school education
so, not fully understanding the laws involved, they don't realize that if they take it to
court, they more than likely will beat the rap, or at most get a small fine. But the
military has no use for a person who doesn't s e e things their way, so they do
everything possible to get him out. Why should they care what becomes of the man
aftenjvard.
The Bad Conduct Discharge and the Dishonorable Discharge are issued as punish
ment by court-martials. The Dishonorable Discharge is considered totally
dishonorable. A court-martial is run just like a civil court. The man is represented by
counsel and is allowed to present evidence and cross examine witnesses.
The only problem is that the jury is all officers. People whose whole lives are the
military, and people who look down upon as scum and traitors anyone who opposes
the views that they have. They are pompous, egotistical pigs who could care less
about the life of some lowly private who refuses to see the light and become a robot.
A veteran with a Bad Discharge may appeal this discharge and apply to have it
upgraded. There are two agencies that handle these reviews. One is the Discharge
Review Board. This board consists of military officers. Their mandate is to determine
whether discharges were issued justly. The other is the Board for the Correction of
Military Records. This board consists of civilians employed by the Department of
Defense. Applicants may present witnesses, evidence, affidavits and legal briefs on
their own behalf to the Board for the Correction of Military Records. Only 14 to 17
percent of appeals have been granted. Both these procedures cost money and take a
long time to go through. Most of the time it involves traveling to Washington, D. C.
Where the hell is a veteran who can't even get unemployment checks going to get the
money to pay for a lawyer and fly all over the country procuring witnesses and
gathering evidence? There are, however, organizations that are trying to aid the vets
in this fight for justice. If you have a Bad Discharge and want information about
getting it upgraded, go to the Veterans Advisement Center and they will give you the
information or tell you where you can get it.
The saying "Time heals all wounds" holds no water with Bad Discharges. They
follow you wherever you go. A person with a Dishonorable Discharge cannot vote. He
is treated like a criminal because he didn't like his job and refused to be treated like
an animal. A court-martial goes on your civilian record. Would you believe I have
seen a man get court-martialed for not having the proper hair-cut? He now has a
record. Something that you wouldn't even get a ticket for in civilian life, is a courtmartial offense in the military. I feel a serious review of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, which is the law of all the services, is badly needed. Revisions must be made
to fit the times. The military is two-hundred years of tradition and not one day of
progress.The only progress that has been made is in the methods and equipment of
war.
If the government wants an all-volunteer service, they must make new regulations
to fit the man of today. The Bad Discharge should be done away with. If a man doesn't
like the service, he should be allowed to resign as he would in any other job. All the
Bad Discharges, except those given in serious offences, such as murder and rape,
should be changed. Should a man be made to suffer his entire life for something as
ridiculous a s a hair-cut? We are fighting so that he will not have to. Write your
congressman, get petitions to send to Washington. Do anything but don't stop f i g h t i n g
until discrimination pertaining to Bad Discharges, race, and the like are wiped off the
face of the earth. If we are to survive, this must be done.
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Education is
the Experience
of a Lifetime
The U n i v e r s i t y Y e a r for ACTION
project of the New York City Urban Corps
had announced the opening of its Spring
application period for the "CONSUMER
ADVOCATES PROGRAM (CAP) and for
the
"MOBILIZATION
FOR
ADOLESCENT S T U D E N T HEALTH
(MASH) program. Although operational
for only a short time, both programs have
had spectacular success.
Students participating in MASH are
based in community health program^ and
in district health centers operated by the
City's Department of Health. In order to
publicize adolescent health facilities and
to coordinate health education projects,
informal "rap sessions" and health fairs
are held in high schools and at neighborhood health clinics. MASH has been
instrumental in reaching over 25,000 young
people, providing them with iirformation
about 'birth control, drug addiction,
alcoholism, venereal disease and environmental health. MASH interns also
coordinate medical screening for dental
hygiene, visual care, and hypertension.
Students participating in CAP work in
the neighborhood c o m p l a i n t c e n t e r s
operated by the NYC Department of
Consumer Affairs. CAP is part of an effort
to protect and serve consumers in the
areas where they live and shop. They
speak regularly before consumer groups
to inform people of their right as consumers and to make them aware of the
services offered by the Department of
Consumer Affairs. Since November, 1973,
the CONSUMER ADVOCATES h a v e
helped to recover over $340,000 for consumers. CAP interns are also investigating businesses which • have
revealed a pattern of deceptive trade
practices in door-to-door sales, apartment
referrals and vocational schools.
CAP and MASH are open to all college
students. Students interested in participating in either program must be able
to earn full academic credit for the year of
their participation. All p a r t i c i p a t i n g
students receive a stipend of $2,000 that is
tax-exempt.
College students currently participating
in both CAP and MASH have described
their work as a unique opportunity to learn
while actively working through agencies
of City government. Amy Solomon, CAP
Program Director, commented on the
uniqueness of this type of experience.
"CAP and MASH enable college students
to test themselves and to apply theoretical
knowledge to situations outside of an
academic context. It is always a learning
experience but the responsibilities are far
greater than those available to the
students in a traditional a c a d e m i c
program."
Students w i s h i n g m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n
concerning the CAP or MASH program
should contact Ms. Donna Lavins at (212)566-0315 or write to University Year for
ACTION project, 51 Chamber Street, Suite
801, New York, N.Y. 10007.
Tuition
Assistance
The Assembly today passed the Tuition
Assistance Program (T.A.P.) legislation
for New York State which will maximize
equal access to higher education for all
students and m a i n t a i n a
healthy
equilibrium between public and private
colleges.
The legislation was authored by the
Select Committee on Higher Education
with Assemblyman Peter J. Costigan (RSetauket) as Chairman, and is copsponsored by 120 Assemblymen of both
political parties.
T.A.P. has been endorsed by the Long
Island Regional Advisory Council on
Higher Education which includes both
public and private institutions; by the New
York State Association of Two-Year
Colleges; by the Cqmmission on Independent Colleges and Universities in
New York; and by Chancellor Ernest
Boyer of the State University.
T.A.P. would give more money to more
students, allowing a. maximum grant of
$1700 or tuition, whichever is least, to the
lowest income students starting college in
the fall of '74.
The T.A.P. bill now goes to the Senate
where it is sponsored by Senator Gordon
DeHond (R-Rochester), a member of the
Select Committee, and 24 Senators.
page 13
Summer Workshop for
Stoten Island Toachors
Dr. G e r a r d 0 . S o l o m o n , a s s i s t a n t
professor of education, and Dr. Harris
Goldberg,
associate
professor
of
education, both on the Richmond College
faculty, have been awarded a grant of
$39,628 by the National Science Foundation
to conduct a program of study in science
for Island teachers this summer. Other
agencies who will be assisting with the
project, entitled "An Implementation
Project in Elementary and Secondary
School Science," are Community School
District 31, High Rock Park Conservation
Center, and Richmond College. Two
publishing companies, Rand-McNally &
Co. and Silver Burdett Co., will contribute
textbooks and related materials for the
project. Assisting Drs. Solomon and
Goldberg will be Dr. Joel Berger,
associate professor of education at Richmond, Elliott Willensky, director of High
Rock, and Vincent Gattullo, supervisor in
science for Community School District 31.
Sixty ipublic school teachers, thirty from
elementary schools and thirty from intermediate schools will be participating in
the project. The program will include a
three-Week summer workshop to be held in
August and twelve additional Saturday
m e e t i n g s throughout the following
academic year.
The objective of the project is to
familiarize thie teachers with the Science
Curriculum Study, both of which were
adopted by Community School Board 31
for use in Island schools this year.
In addition to the grant from N. S. F. the
projects will also receive financial and
personnel assistance from the other
sponsors. Total contributions to the
program from all cooperating agencies
amounts to $100,000.
S.E.E.K.
The American Jewish Congress today require poverty-area residence.
urged that eligibility for the City
The American Jewish Congress leader
University's SEEK program be based "not said that eligibility for SEEK was
on residence in an official poverty area but currently governed by both a 1966 state
on actual need."
law that required applicants to live in one
In calling for elimnation of the residence of the city's 26 poverty districts and by a
requirement, the Metropolitan Council of 1970 statute restricting the program to
the (Ik)ngress also urged that more funds economically and educationally disadbe appropriated for SEEK by the State vantaged students.
Legislature, "so that more needy high
"The criteria in the 1970 law insure that
school graduates may benefit from the the benefits of SEEK are provided only to
student-aid program, no matter where those in need of them," Mr. Elkin said.
they may live."
"Once these criteria were established, the
poverty-area
residence
Jack Elkin, chairman of the council, original
said that the SEEK residence requirement requirement became superfluous."
"deprives many poor and educationally
SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation
disadvantaged students of the opportunity and Knowledge) offers eligible students at
to attend the City University.
the City University's senior colleges
stipends of up to $50 per week plus
"Our organization has received many remedial instruction, tutorial aid and
calls from potential SEEK students who counseling.
find themselves ineligible to apply for
Because funds are not available for all
SEEK benefits because they happen not to who apply, SEEK students are chosen by
live in official poverty areas", Mr. Elkin lottery.
said, adding:
"We urge that more students be made
"To eliminate this discrimination, a eligible for SEEK by eliminating the
change is needed in the law."
residence requirement," Mr. Elkin said,
Mr. Elkin noted that neither the student- "and we urge that more funds be apaid program at the State University propriated so that more students may
(Higher Education Opportunity Program) benefit from it."
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The day students of SICC have just
elected their new representatives to the
student government. All those elected to
office are probably sincere in their intentions to help their fellow students. But
who the hell are these officials, what are
their qualifications, what are the issues,
and what are they going to do for us? Not
too many of the voters can answer these
questions. The candidates can; they or
their close friends and acquaintances.
That excludes a large part of the student
body.
So what does a student do in order to
answer these questions? To satisfy my
own curiosity, I pursued this matter. In
some of the buildings on campus, signs
were posted directing inquisitive students
to go to the student government office for
election information; so I went there. I
said that I was from a school publication
and I was interested in doii^ an article on
the candidates and issues involved in the
Every summer, students who wish to
graduate with an AAS degree and be
licensed by the city of New York to work in
a hospital as a Medical Technician, must
complete one thousand hours of clinical
and laboratory practice in a certified
hospital. The student puts in a forty hour
week for three months during the summer
and works two, eight hour days during his
sophomore year.
Last June 18, I began my internship at
the Brooklyn Veterans Administration
Hospital. I was first sent to the serology
department where I was to stay for three
weeks training. There I learned how to
perform antigen-antibody tests for febrile
diseases.
I then worked three weeks in the Blood
Bank Department where I w a s show how
to type blood and to cross match patients
and donors blood so that there wouldn't be
a transfusion reaction.
Medical Technology training in the
chemistry department consisted of four
weeks on the SMA 6 and SMA 12 machines
and two weeks training in manual
procedures. The m a c h i n e s t o g e t h e r
perform eighteen necessary tests for
electrolyte levels and liver functions.
election. The only information I received
was that the candidates would be around. I
spend a lot of time around the school;
where are the candidates?
I know where they should have been.
They should have been where most of the
students are and that would have to be a
place most students get to during the
course of a normal day. Since everyone
has to eat, the cafeteria would be an ideal
place to distribute literature or even hook
up a microphone to introduce the candidate and issues. Those who are going to
spend some of the $48 f e e that most of us
pay each semester should have made it
their business to do something of this
natire, and if they wanted to, it could have
been easily arranged. If this was not
possible due to a lack of time, assistance,
or printing facilities, it was very possible
to approach the staff of The Dolphin and
ask them to print some election information.
When college classes started in September I was transferred over to the
hematology department where I received
further training in complete blood counts.
I also learned venupuncture techniques
and will complete training in this department next February.
This particular course of instruction is
very beneficial to the future Medical
Technician. The work is done under
hospital conditions working with the
hospital personnel.
In my own experience I found the
hospital personnel were very friendly and
always helpful. They taught me much
more then I could have learned in the
classroom. There is the constant pressure
of being tested after completing instruction in each department, but this was
more then offset by the knowledge I have
acquired.
The only drawback that I could see is
that the student receives three credits for
this internship, but he doesn't receive any
pay. For disadvantaged students this
represents a hardship, and I believe that
the City of New York should supplement
those students income with a small
stipend.
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PO€T'9 CORMGR
Got Sicc in My Eye!
by Tom Nevins
1
Poetry reaches millions. A limitless number of messages waiting to be read. Poetic
subject matter covers everything from life through death. It is alive and waiting. No
need to further describe it, a poem will do the job!
. Looking at the Back of her Neck in Geometry Class
By Steve Binder
Angels which are
Complementary
Nestle together
In perpendicularity
Let m e compliment you, my angel.
We'll be alright.
A Piece of Rhyme . . .
ByDeniseBravata
Funny isn't it? How a few lines of "Telling words" define poetry, be it rhyme,
ballad, whatever! But poetry need not be caicise, inject opinion, overstate, nor cater
to the reader. It is merely a way of speaking through your soul!
Song
By Johari Amini
in the
GHETTO
prosperity morticially reigns
we
die
often
Contemporary poetry is work by subjective young poets, who express themselves
clearly, and conveys truths, be they racial, erotic, political, hallucinogenic, or
stylistic. Our up-to-date poets are travelers, who speak from a wide range of perception and expectation. Unlike our old Century poets, the contemporaries let
themselves hang loose, and tell you what they feel; more than often they tell you how
you feel!
The following poem is one by Toni Brown, good enough to reflect upon.
+++
If Some God
If some God lodked down on the hills and the ocean
You know He wouldn't have a thing to say
But if he looked a little closer
He might turn His head away.
Just like a m a n is blind to his brother
Walkin' down the street today
He says nothin' just walks on by
Can't even look him straight in the e y e
If w e are all Gods we better start lookin'
Or die.
Sometimes you gotta go home
Sometimes you gotta go home
Back to the house that you're really livin' in
Back to your heart.
That man-that woman- they just can't get along
They don't know what's right or what's wrong
They say they love each other but
they put each other down.
And they live from day to day
In a house going round and round
And they think that maybe time will change it
They take the bedroom and rearrange it
Sometimes they don't even think it's strangeLivin' that way.
Sometimes you gotta go home
Sometimes you gotta go home
Back to the house that you're really livin' in
Back to your heart.
a half a century
an age
It is only a measure
of time
Time as in living
is as precious
as is the mind.
The mind gains much
with what is stored by
experience
Experience comes through
living, being
And being is measured
with age
Aging
It is the experiencing of
Ufe
It's what is in the
mind that is important
You are growing
younger
as you are getting
older
happy birthday Papa
Note: written for my father OT reaching
half a century
Monica Genevieve S i d l e
by "My Sister"
Her life is ink as it flows
from my pen upon a yellow pad.
Her moods are moods that I create,
some happy, some are sad.
Her dreams and hopes are mine to give,
her tears are mine to shed.
But Maureen will never dream again,
for now Maureen is dead.
Sometimes you gotta go home
Sometimes you gotta go home
Back to the house you're really livin' in
Back to your heart.
But why did she die, I ask myself,
why did she go away.
I loved her very much, you see,
more and more each day.
But Maureen had no more love to give,
so I killed her yesterday.
In me, there is you
and that's everything.
Expectations
You run.
I dance.
You sing.
I paint.
As you love,
So is it as I hate.
They say we have nothing in common.
But we have life.
And is not life a common bond?
Michelle Mann
- Cara Buonincontri -
Heels deals
pink and yellow
boots.
He likes to be seen
in tight tight jeans.
Lean with a hat just right.
Everybody's bu' shitin',
drawin', talkin'
Philo 101.
"Water's heavy", they say
But they don't know how heavy.
I do.
I have gotten my feet wet in Quadrophenic waters.
I have been splashed in Dedalus.
Met a man,
Milton Cross,
told m e to gargle Joyce.
Claimed it would be good for my voice.
I did. It was.
In the downstairs cafeteria
with the music
of a hundred thousand African years
drummin' in my brain.
Watchin' lunch munched.
A tiny bite
from a big sandwich,
held like it's heavy,
with two hands.
Her little nose m o v e s
up and down
as she chews.
Her brown eyes are as busy
as her pearly whites;
lookin' this way
and that,
but not at me.
She talks to her lunchmate
wavin' the wedge of her sandwich
like a magician in a card trick.
Smilin' and, I hope,
not revealin'
remnants of sandwich
still hangin' out in her mouth.
She's to cool to do that.
Finished she talks and digests
with one hand on her slight cheek.
And she nods and smiles
chocolate milk on her lips.
5
A man frowns in the parking lot
as the driver of the illegally parked car
gets into drive away.
What Paradise has lost
he shall regain.
Ode to Maureen Cummings
If there's a heaven you know I surely want to go
I could never be the one to say no
But if it looks like a storm up there
You know I might change my mind.
Because the rain that falls down here
Is gonna fall up there on the s a m e mankind
And m y days aren't gettin' any younger
The winds of the storm are blowing stronger
And you know I can't stay much longerInside-out of the cold.
In you, I s e e m e
and a long sought rainbow
directing wanderers to goals,
filling and replenishing unused
imaginations,
quenching a painful hunger of need
and want with all that two
people can grasp.
I was in the lounge.
Dope smoke choked the air,
stoned.
The speakers crackled Cooper
tinny, as he should be.
Ping ponged
the white ball over the green net
to Pong who pinged it back.
Majors in the Chinese slice attack.
More ping pong majors then anythin' else
'ceptin' maybe black jack.
Lingerin' in the lounge
partakin' in
Bambu's boomin' business.
(it don't hurt my learnin' ability none)
And there's twenty toads on horny stools getting off
watchin' a blond fox pong
in peach and white.
She may not be the best player
but she has no trouble getting on
the table.
No matter how long the line.
Runnin' track
(past the director man
who stares out on the highway
like it used to be his front porch,
lookin' out on houses and trees.)
it's after a rain storm
and there's more worms than one man can save
dyin' on the track.
Sicc sympathetics,
go out there and s a v e the worms.
And hey you lonely runners
don't you step on no worms.
Friday, hangin'.
12:15 and I'm feelin' keen,
waitin' for the dolphins to jump,
(and there two days late)
Hey Dolj^in, don't hesitate.
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VIBES
Suzi Quatro
By Irving Sealey
iSuzi Quatroi
by IRVING SEALEY
Suzi Quatro is the second artist that I a m
aware of that has left the shores of
American obscurity to become a well
popularized name in foreign capitols. (The
first was Jimi Hendrix). It seems, in '71,
Mickie Most, famed hitmaker, brought
Suzi Quatro over to Lmdon, England from
Detroit to propagate and establish her
sound. In the time she has been there, she
has been absolved in the songwriting
talents of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
(from The Sweet, "Little Willy and
"Blockbuster") who have produced two
hit singles for her, "Can the Can" and "48
Crash" (the latter not released in this
country). She now has stretched across the
Atlantic to release her first Lp in this
country on Bell records, simply titled
"Suzi Quatro".
Suzi Quatro is a rock and roll performer
to the hilt. Her sound is brash, brutal and
hardedged. It's full of sharp tracks that cut
and run deep. There's nothing held back a s
that pounding, powerful guitar bangs your
head back and forth and your mind goes
plop. Suzi herself plays bass, while supplying a kind of lead vocal, unusual in most
female singers. Suzi is twenty-three years
old, but her voice sounds like it hasn't
matured with her age. It sounds young,
high pitched and s l i ^ U y strained like a
little girl trapped inside a large body, but
she comes across quite distinctively.
Although Chapman and Chinn have
produced the Lp and added her two hit
singles (previously mentioned), the really
good material is penned by Suzi and her
guitarist Len Tuckey. The mightiest of the
songs lie in "Glycerine Queen", "Shine My
M a c h i n e " , and " O f f i c i a l Suburbian
Superman". Another "Skin Tight Skin" is
a fine arrangement of keyboard tinged
melodies from mellotron to electric piano.
It's a spacey, kind of exaggerated, piece,
but it shows the kind of head in the writings
of Suzi Quatro. Other tunes like "Primitive
Love", a power tune of vocals and chords,
truly stand out along with Lennon and
McCartney's "I Wanna Be Your Man",
Presley's "All Shook Up" aNd "Shakin'
All Over".
Suzi Quatro is a feminine rock and roller
to be reckoned with, as this debut product
proves. Her music is strong, bold and
unwielding. A female personality of this
type has not really existed since Fanny,
whereas Suzi's sister Patti is now the lead
guitarist replacing June Millington. So the
individual as well as the family credentials
are outstanding.
This first Lp effort of Suzi Quatro
without a doubt is a fine undertaking. It is
an Lp few people will forget on first
listening. For this is like an appetizer
waiting for the main course. It only entices
the listener for more. Suzi is like a
skyrocket destined for greatness. She has
already made a name for herself over
there in England. Let's see what she can
do over here. She is American, you know.
^Melissa Manchester - Bright Eyes^^
•Zappa's ApostropheHHi
by Buck Ziemelis
The man who has brought so much integrity and decency to the rock world,
Frank Zappa, has put together another
album of perversion and diversion. The
album simply untitled "Apostrophe'," will
have a red
hot
dot
before
its
numerical rating in Cashbox. For Zappa's intentions are never completely
understood and people care to buy discs
that have to be listened to carefully for
true appreciation.
Zappa's crowd will revel in this wonderful w a s t e for t h e y
understand
America's most prolific rock hero to the T.
Zappa is the sociologist who told us what
being a rock star is really like. He shined
the bright light of L.A. right down on our
nose and shot it down right to our little
toes.
Side one has the ecological message
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" and introduces a new riff called the circular
motion. The side has the usual array of
verbal g e m s , w r y c o m m e n t s and
hemorrhoidal humor.
On side two Zappa has the stuff the
deprived children of this nation are
drooling for. The title cut "Apostrophe" is
an i n s t r u m e n t a l of p e r c u l a t i n g perfromance that is hitherto unknown from de
Patented and Unpatented Ideas Wanted
Charles Mayo
I am a student under the veteran's
program at S.I.C.C., and a m anxious to
hear from undergraduates who would like
to put an item on the market.
Everyone is a potential inventor. Some
of the greatest money-makers have come
on the spur of the moment or through a
chance happening. Our daily lives may be
ideas that have come to our mind that
could improve present conditions.
A favorite song in the Depression had the
phrase, "The butcher. The Baker, The
Candlestick maker." Since that time there
have probably been a thousand patents
issued for products in these occupations.
In contacts with my fellow students, I
have talked with part-time office-workers,
guards, waitresses, chain-store workers,
tutors, etc. Surely there must be a new
Zap. He collaborated with bass player
Buck Ziemelis
Jack Bruce and drummer Jim Gordon on
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this cut. Zappa's lead guitar work is a vital
crutch. 'Sugarcane' Harris the violent Records, "Bright E y e s " an extension of
violin master, who is a favorite with the "Home To Myself", will undoubtedly
lightening gang, also appears in this make her one of the brightest stars of the
album of adventure. My favorite tale of seventies. Her "Home To M y s e l f album
stench in this Zappa vinyl pressing is stink- was solid from first groove to last. 'If It
Feels Good (Let It Ride)' and 'Funny That
foot
Way' proved that this lady has a
There is no worse fate than stinky feet.
tremendous future. Her music cannot be
You can easily tell when you are afflicted
labeled into one particular category.
with this dreaded disease. Your dearest
"Bright E y e s " is an autobiograi^ical
friends will avoid close contact and you
album done with deep emotional conmay even find your self sitting alone in a
viction. Her velvet voice can knock the
subway car during rush hour.
baddest dudes into submission. Her band
At first I thought this album was of no puts down some of the most melodious
social s i ^ i f i c a n c e but after further in- music that can ever be imagined. The s o i ^
depth review the verdict is that this is just " B r i g h t E y e s " is a reflection of this
what F. Z. strove for. It is his purpose to talented womans ways. The most approve to record impresarios that the rock pealing number is 0 Heaven (How You've
consumer is a gullible strange personality Changed To Me) a religious hand c l a p p i ^
who needs no specific requisite to enjoy his tune. If churches were to play this.
favorite mode of entertainment. As long as Reverends would not have to worry about
we have performers like Frank Zappa poor turnouts and bare offering plates.
there is hope in our homeland that a new This song is a Sunday Momin' smoker and
sense of life values will present itself. His a confession of Melissa's naughty life. Ms.
next album should contain some different Manchester penned all the songs except
explorations into other facets of music for for one in this album.
he is stagnating a bit. Whatever he does
the master of weirdness will always have a
brunsky waiting in the wings with a jar of
Guldens.
Melissa is a native New Yorker who
enjoys all kinds of music. Her father,
David Manchester, has been a basoonist
with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for
the past twenty years. She graduated from
the High School of the Performing Arts in
M a n h a t t a n and a t t e n d e d N e w Y o r k
University's School of the Arts where she
became one of nine people accepted to
study song writing and record production
with Paul Simon. For him she has
dedicated 'Ode to Paul' a delightful song
that starts the second side. "I Can't Get
Started" an old time melody with Cooker
LaPresti, the bass, joining Melissa for
some old fashioned crooning. "Ruby and
The Dancer" is a ballad which many girls
have lived. The young woman returning
home after attempting to turn out in the
big time. D r e a m s of a dancer gliding into
your heart. This whole album should m a k e
you drift into a pleasant state of mind. Stan
Schwartz should be commended for his
ability to play anything he can get his
hands on. Melissa is like a comet that
c o m e s around only a few times in a persons lifetime and we are fortunate enough
to catch it. This woman will not be d e n i ^ .
product in some of these lines that would
improve present conditions?
The athlete, for example, may have an
idea that would fit into l\is field of sport. In
the early 1900's one major-leaguer used a
bat that had a special hitting surface that
ran almost to the hands. The metal tennis
racquet has only been out about ten years.
At the beginning of each sporting season
there are many new products introduced
to the line.
The librarian may have in mind a device
by which books could be stacked neater. A
counterman would like a faster method of
preparing food. With all the many hobby
projects surely there is room for one more.
So, you future Marconis and Edisons
please let m e hear from you. Kindly
contact m e in care of the Dolphin.
It desired, all correspondence will be
confidential.
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Contrary to reports that boxing will die
when Muhammad Ali retires w a s my
r e c e n t t r i p to the S p e c t r u m
in
Philadelphia. The reasoning that boxing
will decline, when Ali hangs up the mitts,
is that his flamboyant style brought boxing
out of the doldrums and once he leaves the
active scene the sport will return to a low
point in fan interest. True any sport needs
an exciting personality to promote a sport
but nothing can replace ballyhoo like
giving the customers what they want. The
boxing business in Philly is in top condition
because of promoter Russell Peltz. From
the opening four rounder to the main event
his shows present fighters who are evenly
matched. Not like Madison Square Garden
which seems to pick match ups from out of
a hat and protects their house f i l t e r from
tough opponents. A house fighter is a boxer
who constantly appears on the s a m e
promoters card against stiffs. After the
proper buildup they throw in their star
against a top notch pug and try to make a
financial killing on the event. Most sports
followers take interest in heavyweight
showdowns, another Garden specialty, but
most heavyweight battles are boring when
compared to the fast paced action of the
lighter divisions. The media for some
unknown reason is relunctant in giving the
small men the coverage that the heavies
receive.
After a few cold ones at the Grill in
Camden, we shot over the Walt Whitman
Bridge, to the sardine can shaped arena.
Hanging outside, I saw my old fighting
favorite Gypsy Joe Harris strut by. Gypsy
was a dancing machine in the ring. The
most creative fighter I have ever seen. A
blend of Ali and Sugar Ray. Now 29, he
looked unrecognizable with hair on his
head. In his prime his head w a s shaved so
that the punches would slide off his head.
Gypsy now holds court in his diner being
forced into retirement because of bad
peepers over five years ago. Gypsy lost
only once to ex-world champ Emile
by Buck Ziemelis
Griffith. For some reason Philly fighters
never get a break. Most of the misfortune
is their own undoing. They get a few G's
and party themselves out with the wicked
Philly foxes that wait for them. Others lose
the desire for the training grind it takes to
become a champion. The main kazen in
Philly fistic circles is 'Bad' Benny Briscoe
who still has the shaven head look of 1%7.
Benny is in line for a middleweight title
shot.
After being warmed up with some exciting prelims the semi-final took place. It
f e a t u r e d two l o c a l r e g u l a r s . Mario
Saurennann, a college grad and nine-year
vet who fights for the enjoyment of it and
Willie Watson who still has dreams of
grandeur. Mario a s always gave a good
account of himself but was edged out when
he dropped the ninth and tenth rounds to
the stronger Watson. Now the stage was
set for a scene that has happened
thousands of times in rings all over the
world. The boxer on the rise, Willie 'The
Worm' Monroe versus the fading but still
dangerous Stanley 'Kitten' Hayward. The
fight went as predicted. 'The Worm's'
rapid fire left jabs slicing Hayward's face
into a lumpy bloody mess. Monroe's only
drawback is his awkwardness in his
footwork when evading punches. A close
confidant of mine does not like 'The
Worm's' cautious tactics. I had to disagree
stating he worked as hard as he was forced
to. No need in sweating more than you
have to. It is always smart to be safe than
sorry especially in the confines of the ring.
As for Hayward he was hoping for one
more big money match with the notorious
'Bad' Benny. Hayward w a s the typical
Philly fighter with dancing ability and left
hook to match. When the announcer, who
must have been a grad of the Rocky
Graziano School of Elocution, told the
crowd of 6,000 that there will be no seventh
round for the 'Kitten', the career of
another boxer w a s over. Now who says
that all Philadelphia has is good cream
cheese.
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at 7:30 P.M. in New York City.
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information.
��WHY MAYDAY?
The oil companies profits were brought
home to all of us as we waited on gas lines
or huddled under blankets.
The idea that the U.S. is a wealthy
On May 1, we will gather together at
country providing comfort and security for
S.I.O.C. for a Mayday celebration.
Mayday is the only holiday that most of its people (a vision that black,
celebrates our history — not a day in honor third world and poor white people never
of those who own Chase Manhattan Bank shared) was found to be an illusion by most
or ITT — but a tribute to the working people over the past year.
people who built this country, who keep it
going today.
Those who run the U.S. have proclaimed
May 1 "Law Day." This is the only country
in the world where working people have
had their holiday stolen from them. They
But people are fighting back. Veterans
have tried to bury our history. Last year at S.LC.C. marched on Washington
we reclaimed Mayday as our holiday. This (testifying in a Veterans hearing and
year we will again join people around this trying to enter the V.A. building) to
country and throughout the world to demand their rights. Students are concelebrate workers' struggles.
tinuing to organize to fight against the
Rockefeller plan to impose tuition in
CUNY, leaving "Open Admissions" open
only to those who can pay. Students are
also beginning to oppose the state
legislature's attempts to stop studentOur history is one of long and bitter funded newspapers. Teachers in (HJNY
struggles for survival — from slave fought and won a struggle against the
rebellions to demands for the end to child BHE-imposed tenure quotii policy.
labor to the call for an 8-hour day. None of
Women on campus are getting together
our victories have come easily; people
have had to pay a price even to satisfy to define their own n(HMls and reach out to
women in the community who are not yet
their basic needs.
in school. Specifically, through the
Women's ('enter there is tiow health care
counseling,
individual
and
group
psychological counseling, and once-a-week
gynecological care, all free of charge.
Women on campus also got together to
celebrate their holiday on International
Today is no different from the past — Womens Day — another holiday which had
struggles for survival and human rights been stolen from us.
continue. Over the past year, record- begun to take matters which concern them
breaking inflationary prices of food made into their own hands. Last summer
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SINCE LAST MAY DAY
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and Albert Parsons, organizers of the
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People's
Association, addressed a crowd of tens of
thousands of workers and their families:
black and white, native and foreign-born,
anarchists, socialists, democrats and
communists. Speeches were made in four
languages. There was no violence. Half the
striking workers, plus thousands more
who had threatened to join the strike, won
the 8-hour day.
Meanwhile, workers at the McCormick
Harvester Works in Chicago had been
locked out of their plant for 3 months. On
May 3, 300 workers were attacktKl by
|K)lice while assembling peacefully outside
th(! gates. Six of their numlK»r were killed.
The following night, 3(K)() people attended
a protest rally at Haymarket Square. After
several speeches, for no apparent reason,
the police ordered the crowd to disperse,
.lust at that moment, a bomb exploded,
killing 7 |)olice and injuring 67. Casualties
among the demonstrators were approximately double. It is not known where
the bomb came from
Laboring
Classes and
Dangerous
Classes
The press became hysterical, predicting
the very collapse of civilization if law and
order were not restored. Union offices
were raided, leaders arrestc^d, radical
newspapers burned out of existence. Eight
labor organizers, including Spies and
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meeting ends almost impossible. Giant
food monopolies arid middlemen profited
from political deals (like the wheat sale to
the Russians or the dairy industry's price
raise following their contribution to the
Nixon campaign), while small farmers
and consumers pay the price.
In the name of balancing the budget and
holding down inflation, the Nixon Administration continued making cuts in
vital areas of health and education —
shutting down day care centers, impounding funds for veterans and cutting
financial aid to students.
Vietnam Vets continue with unprecedented unemployment rates, poor
medical care, and benefits which make it
impossible to cover the soaring costs of an
education. The U.S. still supports the
Thieu regime in Saigon and the Lon Nol
clique in Phnom Penh, thereby unofficially
and illegally funding the Indochina war.
Since
last
Mayday,
Watergate
developments have led to the indictment of
the law-and-order gang; former Attorney
General John Mitchell and former
Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans on
trial for conspiracy and obstruction of
justice; members of the White House
Executive Staff chargcsd with conspiracy
and pt^rjury; complete chaos in the run:
ning of the executive branch, and a nationwide movement to impeach the president.
The implications of these events go far
beyond the Nixon Administration and
point to the relationship between wealth
and political power in this country. The
fact that Nixon was found guilty of owing
close to half a million dollars in taxes,
having paid less than a single person
earning $5,000 in one year, is not an
isolated event — it happens everyday,
especially with large corporations.
students gained majority control of the
Hoard of Directors of the SICC
Association. Students are forcing this
institution to respond to our needs. When
William Shockley was invited on campus
by President Birenbaum to speak in
support of racial genocide, students felt
that he had to be stoppt^d from speaking,
he was stopped.
The Day Session Student Government
decided that the C Building was not teing
run properly by the AID Center and
decided to take over space that AID was
occupying and hand it over to student
clubs and o.rganizations. The Student
Action Resource Group continued to
operate in exile after being terminated by
the Administration. The Black Student
Union took over a faculty lounge that was
never used. Puerto Rican students {)articipated in the Constituent Assembly of
KUSP (Federation of Swialist Puerto
Rican University Students), while other
students on campus began a support
committee for the UnitcKi Farm Workers.
Students and faculty joined together to
challenge the action of firing part-time
staff without notice to either the staff or
the students last semester and won, and
are l)egintiing to take action against the
recent rise in prices at th(! cafeteria.
THE STORY OF MAYDAY
The story of Mayday itself is one expression of the common history we share
with working people throughout the world.
May 1, 1886 was the day set for a national
strike based on the demand for an 8-h()ur
day. When May 1 arrived, over 19(),(K)0
workers struck 11,500 businesses across
the country. Workers numbering 340,000
marched through the streets to support
their demands. In Chicago, August Spies
Parsons, were soon indicted and brought
to trial, not for throwing the bomb, but for
inspiring the unknown bomber through
their political statements. The jury consisted largely of businessmen and their
clerks, including a relative of one of the
slain policemen. Many of the jurors admitted that they had reached a guilty
verdict even l)efore the trial began. State
witnesses were tortured and threaten(Kl
into lying on the stand. After 49 days,
seven were sentenced to hang, and one to
15 years imprisonment.
Outrage at the trial reached international proportions. Thousands of
letters poured into the Governor's office.
Workers met and marched all over Europe
to condemn the trial. The French Chamber
of Deputies passed a resolution urging that
clemency be granted. The response of the
State was to hang Spies, Parsons and two
others, in public, on November 11, 1887. As
the hangman's mask was being pulled
down over the face of August Spies, he
made on prophetic declaration: "There
will come a time," he said, "when our
silence will be more powerful than tlie
voices you strangle today!"
In 1890, workers' organizations from all
over the world met and proclaimed May 1
an international workers holiday. To this
day, it is celebrated wherever there exists
a conscious working class.
We face struggles today for decent and
meaningful work. Our lives are defined for
us by a system which chaiuiels us into
certain kinds of jobs, which allows us no
control over almost any important area of
our lives. S.I.C.C. is a working-class
college. Mayday is our holiday. By continuing to celebrate our history, we gather
our strength to build our own future and to
fight for what is ours.
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FOR OUR UNION,
FOR OUR LIVES,
FOR OUR CHIIDREN
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AROUND THE WORLD
SINCE LAST MAY DAY
The other illusion that was shattered in
the past year was the unquestionable
power of the United States to dominate the
world. The U.S. was forced to admit defeat
in Viet Nam and withdraw its troops.
One of the visible trends is for independence and national liberation. This
was exemplified by the Vietnamese and
became a model for other peoples. In Asia,
the Seoul government is facing its gravest
challenge from student and worker
pressure for reunification. In Africa, the
national liberation movements have
strengthened and Guinea-Bissau, one of
the Portuguese colonies, declared independence. In Chile, there was a setback
with the multi-national corporation —and
U.S.8 backed overthrow of the Popular
Unity government. On the other hand,
leading guerilla organizations in Chile,
Uraguay, Argentina and Bolivia have
united forces in a Joint Command. Last
fall the United Nations General Assembly
overwhelmingly passed a resolution
recognizing Puerto Rico as a colony of the
United States, reaffirming the legitimacy
of the Puerto Rican independence
movement. The last year has also seen
growing support within the United States
for the Puerto Rican movement for independence.
Another trend is the joining together of
underdeveloped countries in an effort to
have more control over their positions in
the world economy. Following the lead of
the oil-producing nations, other countries
have joined together as producers of raw
materials, such as bauxite
(for
aluminum), copper, coffee and bananas,
to set prices. The United Nations called a
special session on underdevelopment and
raw materials, while earlier in the year
underdeveloped nations met themselves at
the Unaligned Nations Conference to
discuss their common problems.
Diplomatic defeat for US
UN affirms Pto Rico's
right to independence
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SINCE LAST MAY DAY
Across the country people responded to
the "energy crisis" in many ways.
Working people, as they sat on two-hour
gas lines, realized something was wrong
when the people of a nation rich in oil had
to fight each other for gas. As it became
clear that the gas shortage meant people
could not get to work, truckers blocked the
highways and mineworkers in West
Virginia struck without union sanction.
People also responded to the Watergate
scandals. A widespread impeachment
movement, has been supported by people
in small-towns and cities across the nation.
In February the two year long Farah
Pants strike ended with the company
president, Willie Farah, who swore he
would never allow unions in his plants, not
only recognizing the union, but promising
to rehire the strikers and negotiate a
contract. The United Farm Workers
continue their fight for workers to decide
which union they will have, the UFW or the
grower-influenced Teamsters. Boycotts of
Gallo Wine, non-UFW lettuce and grapes
go on around the country. Recently there
was a general strike of public service
employees in San Francisco which
resulted in a wage hike. This year women
office workers across the country are
organizing to demand their rights.
People in this country are making
themselves heard in their demands for
justice and democratic rights. The long
siege at Wounded Knee brought home to
the rest of the American people that
Native Americans will not allow their
struggle to go unnoticed. In the courtrooms where American Indian Movement
leaders were being tried a few days ago,
today the Government is the defendent,
trying to explain illegal wiretaps. In
another court case, unprecedented in legal
and social history, two former Cabinet
members of the U.S. government have
been on the witness stand facing criminal
charges while the President faces accusations of fraud in his income taxes in
the latest episode of the Watergate saga.
In the schools, where the UFT illegally
interfered in Community School Board
Elections, parents in District One of
Manhattan fought for their rights in the
courts and in the streets. They won a court
order for a new election.
On the West Coast, where corporate?
farm owners have been illegally transporting Mexican workers across the
border into their fields, government of-^
Guinea Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, declares independence
Sept. 24, 1973, and pays homage to Amilcar Cabral, assassinated leader
off the Guinean Independence Movement;
ficials have been seizing these people in
massive numbers in the middle of the
night and deporting them to Mexico.
Chicago groups, supported by others, are
moving to prevent further exploitation by
blocking government deportation efforts.
The story of working class people across
the nation since last Mayday has been one
of growing solidarity. Working People
have united in economic boycotts, strikes,
street demonstrations and court battles to
establish their collective control over their
lives. Mayday, 1974, finds the Government
and the corporate owners on the defensive,
separated and in battle with one another
while working people are celebrating a
year of significant victory and unity.
Opening
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something."
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Vol. XXIII No. 3
Cafeteria Raises Prices
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
DEMANDS ROLLBACK!
One recent Monday morning I waited on
the coffee line in 'A' Building, ready, as
usual, with my 16 cents in hand. The
woman behind the doughnuts said 20 cents.
So I gave her four more cents. Four cents
may seem trifling, but to my way of
thinking it's one less cup of coffee for my
dollar.
On Thursday, March 14, the Cafeteria
Committee of the SICCA met in the
downstairs Cafeteria and approved Dave
Hubbard's request to raise prices on
coffee, tea, sanka and cigarettes. The DSG
has responded to the rise with a resdution
demanding that Mar Serv roll prices back
within two weeks or face a student boycott
of the cafeteria.
Dino Lagravinese chairs the Senate
Committee to implement this resolution,
along with four volunteers, Samuel
Holmes, Larry Rigatti, John Barone and
Tom Nugent. Lagravinese s e e s the
resolution as a logical first step. He further
believes that it is up to the college to see
that prices in the cafeteria are kept at a
fair level. He says that, if need be, the
SICCA show lower its cut in the cafeteria
profits, which is now 6 percent.
Dave Hubbard says the increase is due
to exorbitant rises in costs of sugar, milk
and paper products. While he buys
wholesale, Hubbard says he still has to pay
the cost of delivery. He maintains that he
cannot keep the place running without
raising prices. He reasons that raising
coffee, tea, and cigarettes allowed him to
keep prices of platters and sandwiches
steady. He feels he has absorbed cost rises
throughout the year and can no longer
afford to do so. He doubts that the school
could get anyone else to work 14 hours a
day for the amount of salary he takes
home.
Bob Weiss, of the Viet Nam Veterans, is
angry with Student Government for attacking Mar Serv. He says that Hubbard is
very good to the Vets, that they've had
"fantastic experiences with the guy."
Mar-Serv caters the Vets' parties. "When
we need something he gives it to us." For
example, that night Hubbard was going to
pick up 20 cases of beer for a dance the
Vets were giving.
April 15, 1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College
Dino Lagravinese explains that the DSG
action is not a personal attack on Dave
Hubbard. What he is asking is that Mar
Serv make available their financial
statements and show how the increase
justified. If Hubbard can show that there is
no room for him to move says Lagravinese,
the next step is to convince tne Association
to take a smaller percentage to offset MarServ's rising operating costs.
He doesn't fully understand the Vets'
criticism of the move because he sees the
matter as something the Senate is
obligated to get into as representatives of
the student body. "Why have a Student
Government?" asks Lagravinese, "I can't
think of a more down to earth need for us to
go into. We're dealing with essential
needs. We're dealing with food. This is a
reality. It's a community college. People
are strapped"
Since I came to SICC in 1972 until now, I
have to say, there has been improvement
in cafeteria services. There is more of a
variety. The sandwiches downstairs are
fresh, with even decent Italian bread, and
not over-priced. The hamburgers are
disgusting, it is true, but they are not up to
the going price either. The fruit, on the
other hand, is outrageously overpriced.
While it is not the greatest place in the
world to eat, it is no where near as bad as it
used to be and I think Dave Hubbard
deserves some credit.
At the same time, students who are just
about making it should not have to shell
out more and more money. What is to be
determined is whether or not the increase
is unavoidable as far as Mar Serv's
operational costs and profit margin are
concerned. If this is the case, as DSG
points out, the next step is to have SICCA
take less of a percentage of the profits.
Temporarily, Mar-Serv can roll back
prices or SICCA can decrease its profit
percentage. But, as costs keep rising, it's
going to be impossible for the cafeteria to
bring in a profit without raising prices. It
should not be the responsibility of students
who can ill afford it to enure Mar-Serv's
profits. Some other way of providing food
services must be found for community
colleges. Clearly, the private enterprise
system is not in the interest of the comContinued on Page 2
Women Molested
In K Building
O n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g , A p r i l 4 , a c l e a n i n g w o m a n w a l k e d in
t h e w o m e n ' s b a t h r o o m i n K B u i l d i n g a n d f o u n d a maii.
Followi n g a b r i e f a r g u m e n t , t h e m a n p u n c h e d h e r f u l l in t h e f a c e
and r a n .
T h e w o m a n h a d to be t r e a t e d i m m e d i a t e l y at a
hospital.
The man was never apprehended.
T h i s i n c i d e n t d r a m a t i z e s a p r o b l e m e x i s t i n g in K B u i l d i n g s i n c e it o p e n e d a y e a r a g o .
T h e a r r a n g e m e n t of f a c i l i t i e s is s u c h , t h a t t h o s e m e n
are into such things can
e a s i l y a n n o y a n d m o l e s t w o m e n . T h e m e n s b a t h r o o m is n e x t t o
t h e d a n c e s t u d i o a n d t h e w o m e n s is d o w n t h e h a l l a n d a r o u n d
the c o r n e r , so that w o m a n d a n c e s t u d e n t s h a v e to w a l k t h r o u g h
t h e h a l l s t o g e t t o t h e won,ens r o o m .
T h e r e are no locker
f a c i l i t i e s in the s t u d i o so the r e s t r o o m s are used for
c h a n g i n g as w e l l .
I n t h e p a s t w e e k t h e D o l p h i n h a s h e a r d c o m p l a i n t s <^rom
d a n c e s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e b e e n h a r r a s s e d in K B u i l d i n g .
Besides the usual Pig-Talk that w o m e n h e a r from m e n , some
women have been physically molested.
Some men play a game
of p u s h i n g o p e n the r e s t r o o m d o o r w h e n the w o m e n are c h a n g ing.
C o m p l a i n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e to C a r o l y n W a t s o n , h e a d of
the d a n c e s e c t i o n of P C A , and to the h e a d of the V e t e r a n s
S c h o l a r P r o g r a m , w h i c h is a l s o in the b u i l d i n g .
The women
say t h a t s o m e v e t e r a n s are j u s t f r i e n d l y and are g e n u i n l y
i n t e r e s t e d in d a n c e .
O t h e r s they s a y , are intruding on
t h e i r p r i v a c y a n d it t u r n s o n t h e s a f e t y o f t h e d a n c e s t u dents.
One student offers the theory that the cleaning
w o m a n ' s a s s a i l a n t m a y h a v e b e e n w a i t i n g in t h e r e f o r a
dance student.
T h e f i r s t j o b t h a t h a s t o b e d o n e is t o c h a n g e t h e
w o m e n s room into the m e n s room and v i c e - v e r s a .
If the
urinals can't be moved e a s i l y , so w h a t ' W e d o n ' t k n o w
a n y o n e w h o h a s a u r i n a l in t h e i r h o u s e and the m e n m a n age.
A s i d e f r o m the l o c a t i o n , the p r e s e n t m e n s r o o m is
m u c h l a r g e r than the w o m e n s r o o m , h e n c e m o r e u s e f u l for
the a d j a c e n t d a n c e c l a s s e s w h i c h are l a r g e l y f e m a l e .
S e c o n d l y , it m u s t be p o i n t e d out to c h a u v a n i s t m e n ,
as f o r c e f u l l y a s t h e y m a k e i t n e c e s s a r y , t h a t t h e y w i l l
n o t be p e r m i t t e d to t r e a t w o m e n as sex o b j e c t s .
- Doris
Lane
Veterans March
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Washington, D. C., March 29, 1974.
Cloudy skies and heavy rains didn't
dampen the spirits of 600 Vietnam
Veterans as they marched on the nation's
capitol. The reason for the march was to
show the country and the government that
the Vietnam Veteran is tired of being
pushed. The vets are fighting for complete
parity with the veterans of previous wars.
The vets arrived in Washington at 10:00
A. M., assembled and marched to the
Everett Dirkson Building, where they
packed into a small Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing room. O'Dell W.
Vaughan, Chief Veterans Administration
Benefit Director, testified on behalf of the
V. A. He claimed that the Vietnam
Veterans are doing as well as the WW II
Vets and the Korean War Vets. Being a Vet
and knowing all the benefits Vietnam Vets
are entitled to, I cannot believe that this
man could have the audacity to make this
statement. Does he think we are fools? The
vets of previous wars came home heroes.
Jobs were created for them. Those that
went to school received full tuition
payment, payment for all books plus $75.00
week for living expenses. And don't
forget that $75.00 was a heU of a lot more
than it is now. The Vietnam Vet gets only
$220.00 a month to cover everything. Small
business loans were readily available to
World War II Vets and Korean Vets.
Vietnam Vets are not eligible. 25 percent of
Vietnam Vets are unemployed and most of
those who are employed don't have decent
jobs. If the Veterans Administration
considers this equal treatment, I wonder
what they would consider unequal
treatment. I shudder to think about it.
First on the agenda for the Testimony of
the Vets was the reading of the Vietnam
v^eterans Bill of Rights, t h e Bill reads as
follows:
VIETNAM VETERANS ARE THE
FORGOTTEN VETERANS WE ARE
TIRED OF THIS IT IS OUR INTENTION
NOT TO LET THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT DISMISS US SO
EASILY. WORLD WAR II VETS WERE
GREETED UPON THEIR RETURN
WITH THE GI BILL OF RIGHTS
VIETNAM
VETERANS
WERE
GREETED WITH I N D I F F E R E N C E
EVEN HOSTILITY. THEREFORE WE
HAVE TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES
TO DRAW UP OUR OWN BILL OF
RIGHTS WITH THE HOPE THAT THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY WILL
DEMAND THAT IT BECOME A
REALITY
VIETNAM VETERANS
BILL OF RIGHTS
1 THE RIGHT OF ALL WOUNDED AND
DISABLED VETERANS TO FIRST RATE
MEDICAL,
THERAPEUTIC,
EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
ATTENTION, NO MATTER WHAT THE
:OST.
2.
THE
RIGHT
TO
WORK.
THOUSANDS OF JOBS WERE FOUND
OR CREATED FOR THE WWII VET
NOTHING AT ALL HAS BEEN DONE
FOR THE VETERAN OF VIETNAM. WE
ARE FOR THE MOST PART UNEMPLOYED.
3 THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION.
TUITION FEES AND BOOKS WERE
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STUDENT GOV'T
RESOLUTION
EDITORIAL
• • * • • • • * * * *
The cost of living is steadily rising. Food prices are constantly being raised.
Students at SICC feel it. The cafeteria in school is keeping with the times. They
have raised the price of coffee, tea, and cigarettes. Coffee and tea were raised
from 16 cents to 20 cents. When will it end?
I'm against the cafeterial in raising their food prices. Of course, anyone is
against a price increase (except in wages), however, I think it is unjustified in a
school. I realize that business has to exist (to make a living) but so do the
students. There are many different types of people that make up the student
body at this school. Students are here for an education and all are existing
whether it's dependently or independently. School takes up much of our time.
Where are all these students supposed to get the money to support themselves? Are they to hold a regular job? What about their education then? I think
it's terrible because the student isn't being taken into consideration. Is the
college for the benefit of the students or for private business?
What's to be done about the situation? People say, "I'm not going to buy
anything here anymore," but when you're in school all day it's hard. Sure you
can eat breakfast and dinner at home, but what about all the time in between.
Should the whole school be fasting? Everyone is complaining and talking about
it, but some action has to be taken. Action with results, that is. Either we boycott
the cafeteria or we get the prices rolled back.
The Dolphin is into recycling now. Bring your old newspapers to us. Let's save
our trees.
Enjoy.
Peace,
Nadine
WHEREAS the prices in the cafeteria
have been increased by a substantial
amount during the past few days
BE IT RESOLVED THAT if the prices are
not rolled back within the next 2 weeks, the
students of SICC will boycott the cafeteria
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT An
Ad Hoc Committee be set up, comprised of
Day Session Students, Evening Session
Students, Staff and the Business Manager
of Staten Island Community College to
replace the present Cafeteria Committee,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT If
the cafeteria prices are not rolled back
within the next two weeks, a Committee of
volunteers with a Chairperson to be
elected by the Senate be allocated $200.00
for publicity and other means to implement this resolution.
Passed: 12-0-1
Cafeteria
Continued from Page 1
munity college student who cannot afford
tosupportit.,
An open forum, arranged by SARG-INEXILE and the SICCA is to be held on
April 17, in the Lounge during club hours.
At this time Mar-Serv will plead its case.
Doris Lane
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STAFF
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In/ing Sealy
Bernard Blau - Faculty Advisor Vincent Massaro - Technical A d v i s o r
The Dolphin is a student p u b l i c a t i o n of Staten Island C o m m u n i t y College, 715
Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301; 390-7813 R o o m C-134.
The o p i n i o n s herein expressed are t h o s e of the writer. They do not necessarily
reflect the views of the college, its a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , faculty, or s t u d e n t s .
Alumni Notes
by
Ed Gray
Concerning Purchase Power:
This very important buying function
with substantial savings to the consumer
has never been developed here at the
college but the Alumni Association is in
contact with representatives of the
company in Manhattan. A visit to -the
college by the company is planned for the
near future in order to explain the details
and set in motion a program of buying
goods and services at a reduced rate in
hopes of helping students meet the high
economic burden that so many are enduring these inflationary times in which
we live.
Some information concerning^ Purchase
Power includes the operating of over four
hundred member organizations (consumer groups) representing more than
three million consumers, the policy being
to try to get the lowest price and the
highest quality possible.
Some of the goods available to buyers
are cars, carpeting, furniture, pianos,
organs, tires, calculators, luggage,
typewriters, silver, china, stereos and
many other items too numerous to mention.
A list of automobiles that can be purchased at a discount price are: American
Motor's Ambassador, Javelin, Matador,
Gremlin, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet,
Dodge, Ford Oldsmobile, Mercury,
Plymouth, Chrysler, and Pontiac cars.
Before you buy a new car, carefully
consider exactly what you'll be using it for
and the type of driving you'll be doing;
then determine the accessories you'll
need. You'll save a great deal of money by
just eliminating those shiny gadgets that
you don't really need. Also, consider the
weather conditions where you live and
drive.
Considered only an itemized signed
contract as a credible price quote, whether
from our cooperating dealers or some
other dealer. Most dealers will quote a low,
enticing price in order to get you to come
back. To insure reliable services and
consumer protection. Purchase Power
investigates dealers as to their reliability
and service.
For additional information, contact Mr.
Ed. Gray in the Box Office between the
hours of 11 A.M. and 7 P.M.
COLLEGE ARCHIVES ESTABLISHED
President Birenbaum has made the
SICC Archives a reality with the appointment of an Archivist and a Committee on Archives. According to Dean
Fitz Patrick, Chairman of the Archives
Committee, as "SICC moves toward
larger college status, it becomes imperative to preserve the full documentary
record which will enable future historians
and researchers to understand and interpret the history of our College." In his
letter to faculty, administrative officers
and student's representatives, the Dean
urged that we must "reserve and transfer
to the College Archives in the Library
(Room A-200) from time to time all those
official and unofficial materials (print or
non-print),"
such
as
minutes,
memoranda, faculty and students
publications, and private papers. He also
requested to send copies of any nonconfidential materials to the Archives as
they are produced. He added, "All records
of permanent value should be sent to the
Archives when they are no longer needed
or they are inactive and seldom used."
The transfer to the Archives of your
materials may be arranged by calling Dr.
Kyu S. Kim (Archivist) at 7690 in the
Library. The control and use of the Archives is governed by the Archivist on the
basis of the archival policy determined by
the Committee on Archives. As a standing
presidential committee, the Archives
Committee is a decision-making body on
behalf of the College President. The
Committee on Archives consists of: Dean
James G. Fitz Patrick as Chairman, Dean
Carl Clarke (Registrar), Dr. .Howard
Weiner (Professor of History), Dr. J.
Daniel Vann (Chief Librarian), Dr. Kyu S.
Kim (Archivist) as Secretary, Mrs. Helen
J. Bailey (Research Assistant to the VicePresident), Mr. Angel Cruz (Student
Representative).
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APRIL 17
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not allow us in the building. We demanded
to see Johnson, the head of the V.A., but
were told that he was not in the building
but at a luncheon being given at the
Continued from Page I
American Legion. We blocked the door for
BOY, DO WE HAVE A HOLIDAY FOR YOU!
PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT an hour refusing to let anyone in or out but
finally
decided
to
move
tm,
shouting
as
we
AFTER WWII. THOSE VETERANS ALSO
RECEIVED $75 A MONTH FOR LIVING moved that we would be back.
It may interest you to know that Labor Day was established in 1912 by
EXPENSES. THE VIETNAM VETERAN
We marched back to the Capitol Building Woodrow Wilson as a counter-holiday to the real labor holiday, Mayday.
IS EXPECTED TO PAY FOR TUITION, where we had a closed session with Celebration of labor on May 1, originated among workers in the United States in
FEES,
BOOKS,
RENT,
FOOD, Congressman Murphy from Staten Island.
1890 and spread around the world. Members of the working class in Europe and
CLOTHING, ET., ON $220 A MONTH.
This turned out to be the most rewarding
in Eastern countries commemorate Mayday by the hundreds of thousands.
part
of
the
day.
Cmgressman
Murphy
4 THE RIGHT TO AN ON THE JOB
TRAINING PROGRAM. AFTER WWII A answered all questions and promised that Unfortunately, the spirit of Mayday, which came out of intense struggle among
MASSIVE EFFORT WAS MADE BY he would fight for us in every way possible. laboring people to improve their living and working situations, was co-opted and
PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO HIRE, TRAIN He took down the names of people who had since then people in the U.S. have been led to believe that Labor Day is their
AND OTHERWISE REINTEGRATE THE been having problems getting their checks holiday. The wrong labor day is an example of how our history has been
VET INTO THE WORK FORCE. TODAY and promised to handle them aU per- manipulated.
WE ARE LUCKY IF WE GET A TWO sonally. He also said that his office was
MINUTE SPOT AFTER THE LATE always open and that anyone with a
MOVIE CONTAINING A RATHEF problem could come to him and discuss it.
Last year we celebrated Mayday for the first time at SICC. A lot of people
BANAL "DON'T FORGET HIRE THE
Whether Congressman Murphy is sin- came and had a lot of fun, at the same time learning something of our history.
VET". '
cere or not remains to be seen. If he is not History has been taught us from the perspective of people who don't work.
5 THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE sincere the people from SICC promised Mayday is a holiday which celebrates our history — not a day in honor of those
COUNSELING FOR VETS WITH him that they will launch a campaign to who own Standard Oil, Chase Manhattan or ITT — but a tribute to the working
READJUSTMENT PROBLEMS (BAD get him out of office. Only time will tell.
On the whole, I feel that the march was a people who built this country, who keep it going today.
DISCHARGES, DRUG OR ALCOHOL
DEPENDENCE, LACK OF HOUSING). success. If nothing else, we showed the
6 THE RIGHT TO APPLY FOR SMALL government that we intend to fight for our
Since last Mayday a lot of things have happened. American working people, as
BUSINESS LOANS UNDER THE SAME rights. The bad part was that there should
PROGRAM
THAT
WAS
MADE have been a lot more people than there they sat on two-hour gas lines, decided something was wrong when the people
was. There are 300 members in the of a nation rich in oil had to fight each other for gas. As it became clear that the
AVAILABLE TO WWH VETS.
Veterans Club at SICC and only 150 people
7 THE RIGHT TO APPLY TO LOW out of the whole school went. Thank God gas shortage meant people could not get to work, truckers blocked the highways
COST G I INSURANCE UNDER THE that the other schools didn't do as poorly. and mineworkers in West Virginia struck without union sanction.
SAME PROGRAM THAT WAS MADE, Myself and the officials of the Club were
AVAILABLE TO WWH VETS.
disgusted and ashamed that more peqple
In February the two year long Farah Pants strike ended with the company
" — THE RIGHT TO A RESPONSIVE did not show up for SICC. All I can say to
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. THE the Vets who did not i^ow up is Aat you president, Willie Farah, who swore he would never allow unions in his plants
VA HAS BECOME A MONOLITHIC have no guts. You complain about the way not only recognizing the union, but promising to rehire the strikers and
BUREAUCRACY AND HAS NEVER the government treats you but when the negotiate a contract. The United Farm Workers continue their fight for workers
BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE time comes to fight, you came up with to decide which union they will have, the UFW or the grower-influenced
VIETNAM VET. WE FEEL THAT A lousy excuses. If you are afraid to fight for T^msters. Boycotts of Gallo Wine, non-UFW lettuce and grapes go on around
COMMITTEE
OF
VIETNAM what you believe in, then you have no right the country. Last spring meat boycotts forced prices down.
VETERANS, WORKING WITHIN THE to complain. You d(Mi't deserve a thing. To
VA, WOULD BE MORE RESPONSIVE the Veterans whom I accompanied to
TO OUR NEEDS. (THE THOUSANDS OF Washington, I was proud to be in your
On May 1, last year, in District 1 of the Community School Board in
VETS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED company. To those who cry about their
THEIR CHECKS BECAUSE OF AD- checks and the like but did not go to fight, I Manhattan, elections were held and, through various illegal tactics, the UFT
MINISTRATIVE FOUL UPS ARE AM- feel sorry for you and I am ashamed of you slate was elected over the community slate. The parents took the issue to the
PLE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE and believe me,„ so are your con- streets and to the courts, resulting in a court order for a new election. Working
class history is made every day.
CREATION OF SUCH A COMMITTEE). temporaries.
9 THE RIGHT TO LOW COST DENTAL
AND MEDICAL COVERAGE. THE
CREATION OF A VETERANS HEALTH
On our campus people have been steadily taking matters into their own
INSURANCE PROGRAM IS AN ABhands, like last summer when students gained majority control of the Board of
SOLUTE NECESSITY.
Directors of the SICC Association. Progress is forcing our institutions to
10 THE RIGHT TO A SINGLE
respond to our needs. When President Birenbaum invited William Shockley to
DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE WITH THE
speak in support of racial genocide and people felt it was a human and political
ELIMINATION OF SPN NUMBERS.
SYNOPSIS OF
necessity to stop him, he was stopped. Through the efforts of the Women's
THE VIETNAM VETERAN DIDN'T ASK THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM AT Center, we now have health care counseling, individual and group psychological
IF IT WAS INFLATIONARY WHEN HE STATEN
ISLAND
COMMUNITY
counseling, and a once-a-week gynecologist, all free of charge.
WENT TO FIGHT THE WAR HE SIMPLY COLLEGE
SERVED HIS COUNTRY. IT IS ABOUT
The following program of study at Staten
TIME THAT HIS COUNTRY STARTED Island Community College will culminate
Recently, Day Session Student Government decided that the AID Center was
SERVING HIM.
in the conferring of a Bachelor of Arts or a not running C Building properly and took over the job themselves. They took the
After the Bill of Rights was read. Bachelor of Science degree, depending on space AID was occupying and turned it over to student clubs and organizations.
Warren Nagle testified on the cost of living the ration of humanistic-social or scien- When the administration terminated the Student Action Resource Group, the
in New York City and how the money we tific-mathematical-technical educational
presently are receiving is inadequate. He experience in a student's individual people involved continued operating in exile. The Black Student Union took over
also testified how Vets are not receiving program. For a student following the full a faculty lounge that was never used. For the first time, Day and Evening
their checks on time. Senator Vance program in a continuous pattern, the Session Student Governments have a working relationship. The Veterans Club
Harthe, from Indiana and chairman for length is 110 weeks, not counting in- has a free food program and organized a city-wide trip to Washington to fight for
the committee told how the Senate was on tersessions. The full program will take a the basic rights of veterans. The Peoples' Exchange, originated last Mayday, is a
our side and that in October of 1972 the minimum of 131 calendar weeks (that is, living reality. When CUNY ordered college presidents to rid themselves of partHouse had passed $200 for us and the 110 weeks of educational experience and 21 time instructional staff in order to meet budget deficits and classes were
Senate wanted $250. So to get the raise weeks of interim periods). The work cancelled on Registration night without notice, staff and students joined
passed at all they had to compromise on constituting the 110 basic weeks of the
$220. The Nixon Administration has said program is to be completed for graduation together to challenge the action and won.
that Federal spending, including aid to certification, however, within five
Veterans should be limited to help combat calendar years commencing with the
This is the sort of struggle that Mayday is all about, readjusting reality to fit
inflation. Upon hearing this the Vets student's first entry into the program,
peoples needs. We've worked hard all year. On May 1, we party.
became outraged. "We didn't ask if it was (i.e., within 260 consecutive weeks).
inflationary when we went to Vietnam"
Requirements for the Baccalaureate
Anyone interested in working to get Mayday together — drop into SARG-lnbecame the cry. What pissed me off was degree at Staten Island Community Exile, C-132, or the Dolphin, C-134.
that this asshole of a senator thought the College are 122 credits, construed as
Senate was doing us a big favor by trying follows:
to get us $250. I'd like to see him live on Developmental Seminar, lA, IB . . . . . . ,3.0
- T H E MAYDAY COMMITTEE
$250 a month."
Developmental Seminar II
1.5
In closing, the good Senator said that he Developmental Seminar III
1.5 two-week conference period. The two week oeminars (or work at the Skills Center)
was going to help us and he felt that our Skills Seminar I
3,0 introductory period is devoted to ^ouq will be available for students who have not
problems were legitimate and that we Skills Seminar II
.1.5 work with a limited number of students adequately shown an ability to proceed
should realize that they were helping us Skills Seminar III
1.5 under the guidance of a faculty adviser. into Concentration.
because they allowed us to speak with The Human Species
5.0 Discussion will cover the purposes of the
The contract, the heart of a student's
them and testify at this hearing. After Human Environment...
program
and
its course of study under the baccalaureate
.5.0 baccalaureate
saying this he quickly left the room by a 8-12 courses
40-6O procedures. Tests, to be administered program, outlines a student's goals and
door right behind his seat. So, to say the 3-1 terms off-campus
30-10 during the two-week conference period,
least, the Vets were in a state of shock. I Thesis .......20.0Synthesizing Seminar 5.0 will be distributed at this time; these tests the means to achieve those goals. Through
the contract, students elect an option,
personally could not believe what I had Evaluating Seminar
5.0 will attempt to evaluate basic com- indicate which courses in that option will
just heard. This man acted as if the
petencies
in
reading
and
communication,
122.
be pursued as well as which courses in
government was doing us a big favor by
general social science, and scientific- other options or in the regular college
giving us anything at all and allowing us td
mathematic concepts.
programs will be pursued, and state what
speak to him. Is this the government we
The baccalaureate program consists of
The ten-week unit of the first stage of the
risked our lives for?^
three stages: Orientation, Concentration, program continues the Developmental internships and what other off-campus
experiences are expected to be included.
As the Vets left the building you could and Synthesis. The aim of the first stage is Seminar and presents the Skills Seminar I, The contract wiU present, at a minimum, a
feel the disgust that everyone was ex- to develop awareness of self and of the The Human Species, and Human En- tentative general outline of the student's
periencing. Outside the building ranks individual's world, skills necessary to a vironment. During the two-week C(MI- educational expectations and specify
were formed and the march across the city successful educational experience, and ference period each student who has not clearly the work to be pursued during the
began. Despite the rain the march was knowledge of the human species and previously done so will demonstrate basic first two terms of Concentration. With the
effective and the police escorted the human environment. The aim of the competencies as defined elsewhere and, in help of an adviser, a student may modify
crowd, stopping the traffic to allow us to second stage is to develop knowledge and conference with an adviser, will work out a this contract later. The aim of the contract
continue marching without staggering. ability in a concentrated area of study. The contract for his or her educational is to set up a program of study which
Various chants rang out as we made our aim of the third stage is to synthesize the program during Concentration. Basic should enable'the student to attain his or
way to the Veterans • Administration various experiences of the student to date competencies may be demonstrated her educational goals as determined
Building. When we reached the building and to create an opportunity for the anytime during the preceding ten-week during the first part of the Developmental
there were guards at the door and we were sharing of these experiences with others. period, but they must be demonstrated Seminar.
refused entry. An organization whose sole
Orientation consists of a two-week in- before the student embarks rai the second
purpose is to cater to the Veterans would troductory period, a ten-week unit, and a stage of the program. Proficiency
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r H E GOOD
LIFE
by Angpio Patitucci
The things that we S E E are but a very small fraction of the things-ftat ARE!
The elements w e do NOT see with the physical eye, outnumber ten thousand times
those we DO see!
When we fully realize the great fact of the ONENESS of ALL life, that ALL are
partakers from this one Infinite source, and so that the same life is the life in each
individual, THEN prejudices go, and hatreds cease. Love grows and reigns supreme.
Then, wherever w e go, whenever we come into contact with the fellow man, we are
able to recognize THE GOD WITHIN.
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Installment Number 7
The consciousness of God in the soul of man is the essence, indeed, the SUM and
substance of all religion.
To find one's center, to become centered in the Infinite, is the first great essential of
every satisfactory life; and then to go out, thinking, speaking, working, loving, living
from this center.
The life of everyone is in his own hands and he can make it in character, in attainment, in power, in divine self-realization, and hence, in influence, EXACTLY
what he WILLS to make it.
The one who takes sufficient time in the quiet, mentally to form his ideals, sufficient
time to make and to keep c(Mitinually his conscious connections with the Infinite, with
the Divine life and forces, is the one who is best adapted to the STRENUOUS life. It is
he who can go out and deal with sagacity and power with whatever issued may arise
in the affairs of everyday life. It is he, who is building, not for the years, but for the
centuries; not for time, but for the eternities! And, he can go out knowing not whither
he goes, knowing that the Divine life within him will NEVER fail him, but will lead
him on until he beholds the Father, face to face.
He is building for the centuries, because only that which is the highest, the truest.
(DtE^Qj
the noblest, and best, will abide the test of the centuries. He is building for eternity,
because when the transition which we call "death" takes place; life, character, selfmastery, divine self-realization, the ONLY things that the soul, when stripped of
everything else, takes with it, he has in abundance. In life, or when the time of transition to another form of life comes, he is never afraid, never fearful, because he
knows and realizes that, behind him is the Infinite wisdom and life; and in this he is
eternally centered, and from it he can never be separated.
We thus look only for good, and we find it.
It always pays!
There is a great law in connection with the coming of truth. It is this:
Whenever a man or a woman shuts themselves to the entrance of truth on account of
intellectual pride, preconceived opinions, prejudices, or for whatever reason, there is
a great law which says that TRUTH, in its fullness, will come to that one from NO
source. And, on the other hand, when a man or a women OPENS themselves FULLY
to the entrance of truth from WHATEVER source it m a y come, there is an equally
great law which says that truth will flow in to him or her from ALL sources, from ALL
quarters!
'
Such becomes the free man, the free woman, for it is the TRUTH which makes us
FREE. The other remains in bondage, for truth has had no invitation, and will NOT
enter where it is not fully and freely welcomed.
And, where truth is denied entrance, the rich blessings it carries with it cannot take
up their abode.
On the contrary, when this is the case, it sends an envoy, carrying with it atrophy,
disease, and death, physically and spiritually, a s well as intellectually.
Dear Cara,
Emm
by Cara Buonincontri
These next two letters contain the problems of one situation. "All Alone" and
"Angel" wrote them and would like your response to their problem. Please leave your
letters of advice to them at the Dolf^in office a d d r e s s ^ to either "All Alone" or
"Angel".
Dear Cara,
I am 22 years old, married and have a 17 month old baby boy. It all started in the
month of August when this girl, I'll call Angel, applied for a job where I am the
manager.
At first we were just friends. Then I, like a fool, fell in love with her. And I mean in
love. Then I knew I was no longer in love with my wife. But for some reason, I could
not leave her.
Angel, has a boyfriendvl'll call him Moose. A nice guy and I like him.
Well, it was always Moose and when she had time she would be with me. Angel
never told m e that she loved me but I think she did.
Well, time went on and the longer it went on, the more I fell in love with Angel.
On Saturday nights, Angel would work with m e until the store was closed. And if
Moose didn't pick her up, she would spend time with me. But most of the time Moose
would pick her up and I'd feel bad.
Her girl friend, (Let's call her "D"), w a s always around and I would lean on her for
support. Well, this girl "D" fell in love with me. She's 16.
At first I w a s using her to get Angel jealous, then I fell in love with "D". But not as
much in love like I was with Angel.
At first, Angel would try to get me back but I couldn't leave "D". I didn't want to
hurt her. Well, "D's" Mom and Dad c a m e into the picture. They told me to leave "D"
alone, or else! So I told "D" it was over.
By this time Angel was sick of my shirt and now she doesn't give a damn. I think she
hates me. I still love her. Now both "D" and Angel act like I'm not even alive.
I want Angel back and now she says "NO". I'm really down and out. No wie to turn
to. 1 feel I'm the one who got hurt the most. I had to leave "D" because her parents
could have made a lot of trouble.
Believe m e Cara, I never wanted anyone to get hurt. I just wanted Angel to love me,
or at least tell me she did. And now I have no one. I'm alone as alone can be. They both
hate me and that's one thing I didn't want.
By the way, I really don't love my wife.
What am I going to do?
"D" and Angel still work with me. When all three of us are on together, I go ape !!
Please help me if you can. Thanks.
"All Alone"
This is in response to your letter from''All Alone".
I happen to be "Angel" and "D" is a close friend of mine. What "All Alone" said w a s
true but there's my side of the story. My boyfriend "Moose" and I have been going
steady for 2 years. When I first started working I was obsessed with All Alone. You
might say I fell for him. To me he was a man and I never really had a man before.
There's no question about it, I liked "All Alone" a lot. But there was one problem, his
wife. I knew that "All Alone" would never leave his wife for me.
I didn't want to get too involved because I knew I could never have him. So many
times I tried to end it but we always were back together again. I couldn't stay away
from him no matter how hard I tried, and believe me, I tried!
One last time I said 'no more' and this time I stuck to it. I guess you could say "All
Alone" took it hard. He found comfort in my friend "D".
"D" fell in love with him. She l o v ^ him and cares for him more than I ever did. She
has no boyfriend and could spend all her time with him, more than I could. '
"All Alone" lied to both of us. He told "D" he no longer had the same feelings for m e
that he once had. He told m e he still loved m e and always would and that he had deep
feelings for "D" but didn't love her the way he loved me. (Bullshit)
"D's" parents found out that she was seeing a married man and put an end to it.
I will never go back to "All Alone" because I would f e d like a fool and "D" still
loves him and she's my friend. "All Alone" doesn't know what he wants. He's a very
mixed up man.
Now when he says he loves me, I just look at him and say "bullshit". If he did, he
would never have fallen in love with "D". I feel that he just wants someone to spili all
his problems out to.
Why should I go with him again? He just proved he didn't need me. There is also the'
chance that "Moose" might find out and put "All Alone" through a wall and leave me.
I don't want to lose him because he's the best thing I ever had and he's not married
and I could have him to myself.
So Cara, who's right and who's wrong?
^
"Angel".
Dear "Angel",
Your boyfriend "Moose", although a few years younger than "All Alone", may be
just as much of a man as he is. Whether you knew it or not, you had a man all the
while..
You're very sensible. You backed out of a situation that you felt you shouldn't involve yourself with and you were right. At least you c a m e out of it with experience
which is probably a more positive reaction than the one "D" is experiencing.
"All Alone" doesn't know what he wants at this point in his hfe. It just doesn't jive
having "All Alone" asking himself, "Do I love my wife, "Angel" or "D"?
There's no use for these complications. "All Al(Hie" is fooling with emotions which
is definitely a deadly game. It may be true, as "All Alone" pointed out, that he will
experience hurt as "D" will but there's no need for you to suffer alongwith them.
I wish the best to both you and "Moose".
Cara
Dear "All Alone",
In your case, the circumstances surrounding your marriage would be quite im
portant in answering your letter.
Obviously, you were married at a very young age and judging from the maturity
you exhibit now, you must have been rather immature at that time. You're falling
"inand out" of love too quickly for any one since the process of love needs a period to
generate before it blossoms fully.
You mentioned that for "some reason", you couldn't leave your wife. Perhaps that
reason is your son. If this is true, then it is definitely not a valid reason in my mind. It
is better for any cljild to grow up in a home with both parents but if one parent insists
on playing the other one for a fool, then this child can suffer incredibly. Children do
have keen senses.
During the time that you were with "angel", she wised up to your tactics. Using
"D" was your biggest mistake but it was'"Angers" salvation. You showed exactly
how much love you had for everyone.
I cannot act as the sole judge for your actions. My opinion at this time is all that I
can offer.
If you are serious about not loving your wife, I advise you to leave her. I wouldn't
advise marrying again for a long while or until your streak of "young blood" thinned
out. Security is not all that a marriage should have.
Carf^
AID CENTER HIGHLIGHTS R e s o u r c e Center and Library a r e
HUMANISTIC EDUCATION
presently in the works. Workshops in
Humanistic Education for students,
faculty,
administration, and staff with
The AID Center is actively involved in
promoting Humanistic Education, coor- experiences in techniques associated with
dinated by Prof. Jerrold I. Hirsch, on the group dynamics, sensitivity training and
campus of Staten Island Community encounter groups are contemplated.
Prof. Hirsch has been actively involved
College. The AID Center project will
sensitize the college community around with students in creating a human
the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s and
emotional relations group. He has also consulted with
agencies outside of Staten Island Comdynamics of our students and campus.
munity College such as Esalen Institute of
Planned is the centralization of ongoing
San F r a n c i s c o , California, National
Humanistic Education programs in imTraining Laboratory of Bethel, Maine, and
proving the educational organization of
the SUNY Student Development Center in
this
institution.
To
further
the
Albany, New York. There will be ongoing
humanization of teaching techniques and
announcements of institutes and programs
learning activities and the building of
in a f f e c t i v e education.
Hopefully,
creative college task groups concerned
educational opportunities will be made
with improving student participation and
available for undergraduate students.
decision making, sexism, and the use of
Two meetings have already been held
conflict and emotion constructively are
some of the current items of interest. A with interested persons.
selection of problertis for study and
For information, contact Prof. Jerrold I.
research and the development of a Hirsch, at Trailer No. 5, or Extension 7872.
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asked to join the faculty, working in close
connection with a member of the faculty.
SJ.B.A.
Continued from Page 3
The duties of a Coordinating Committee
are to review and approve student contracts when such contracts involve
unusual elements or when an adviser
requests such review and approval; to
approve specific courses, internships, and
off-campus experiences; to evaluate life
experiences offered for credit; to review a
student's standing in the prc^ram; to
review each student's graduation credits;
to recomment students for graduation to
the faculty; and to hear and act upon
matters bourght to its attention by faculty
or students. The Coordinating Committee
for each option will c m s i s t of five to eight
members, both faculty and students. They
are to be elected
by their respective
constituencies. The Chairperson should be
a faculty member of that option, chosen by
the Coordinating Committee members
(except that the chairpersons will be
appointed to get the program started).
The advisers, who are members of the
teaching faculty, will be assigned student
advisees during Orientation. Advisers will
be engaged in conducting at least one of
the siminars or courses during Orientation, a s well a s other seminars and
courses later in the program. A major part
of their duties will be to helpstudents
develop viable contracts and to serve
throu^out Concentration and Synthesis to
see that the contract continues to serve the
student's needs and to help implement its
specific factors. Other members of the
faculty of the program will be those
engaged in conducting seminars and
'courses a s need arises. All faculty
iiiembers in the program may serve a s
advisers for the thesis or project, and all
should be available during the residential
portion of Synthesis.
The f a c u l t y should r e p r e s e n t the
h u m a n i s t i c , s o c i a l s c i e n c e , natural
science, mathematical, and technological
areas of study. They should evidence interest in the program, be capable of serving in advisory capacities, and have a
broad e d u c a t i o n a l and o c c u p a t i o n a l
background. Equivalencies for faculty
members in salary, work load, and
vacations against these things for regular
college faculty m e m b e r s have been
worked out. It is expected also that, later,
a faculty member can work out a schedule
of teaching in both the baccalaureate
program and the regular college program,
without disadvantages. Further, from
time to time, people outside the academis
community who have special expertise in
an area important to the students'
education in a specific option m a y be
Concentration consists of seven tenweek and six one-week intersessions, a
total of 76 weeks. These 76 weeks are
planned a s a c o n t i n u o u s s e q u e n c e
throughout the calendar year, although
specific contracts and individual students
m a y plan interruptions within that
sequence.
Students are expected to include in their
contracts a minimum of four terms of cmcampus study and one full term of either
internships or other off-campus, nonclassroom experience. On-campus study
includes courses, seminars, symposia,
colloquia, and independent study. Internships are those practical situations,
on-or off-campus, which place students in
positions employing specific skills or
knowledge for which they have been
trained and which are integrated with an
on - or off-campus course or seminar.
Other kinds of off-campus experiences are
travel to non-Metropolitan areas, crosscultural activities whether through employment or through nonpaid services (as
with various social agencies in the city or
in foreigh countries), pertinent off-campus
work experiences, and independent activities off-campus which are related to a
student's e d u c a t i o n a l g o a l s . All internships and off-campus experiences
offered for credit toward a baccalaureate
degree must be approved through student
contracts. Credit for internships and offcampus experiences, to a maximum of 10
per term, will be determined in caisultation of the student, the faculty adviser, and the student's Coordinating
Committee. It should be specifically noted
that various life experiences prior to a
student's enrolling in the baccalaureate
program nfiay be credited toward offcampus experience. Such credit will be
processed by the student's Coordinating
Committee.
The only specific course requirements
during Concentration for all students in the
program are Developmental Seminars II
and III and Skills Seminars II and III
continued f r o m Orientation.
Both
seminars will attempt to draw from and
intergrate with courses which the students
are taking concurrently. During the
second term both seminars will include
discussion of internships and off-campus
experiences, attempting to prepare students to pursue this phase of their
education more profitably during terms 3
through 7. Accordingly, regular students
enrolled in the baccalaureate program will
be on-campus during terms 1 and 2 of
Concentration; they will be able to pursue
internships or off-camous experiences
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during terms 3 through 7.
Each student selects an option for his or
her area of concentration. Each option
should be built around clearly defined area
studies and should be focussed on a d i f ferent form, approach, or learning environment. An option is here CMiceived in
general t e r m s :
it should be interdisciplinary; it should evolve around a
"theme"; it should involve many (if not
most) of the standard disciplines. The
term "major" is unrelated to the program
envisioned here and is replaced by the
concept of the contract. Specific options
and specific courses in each option to be
offered should be decided upon by the
faculty engaged in the program with the
help of the Committee on a Baccalaureate
Program. Typical options might be: The
Human Species, Human Envirmment,
The Individual, The Community, Order
and Disorder, Technology and Society, etc.
Eventually about five specific courses for
each term for each specific option should
be offered; some revision may, of course,
be required a s the program progresses.
There are no specific requirements for
graduation in courses pursued during
Concentration. Normally a student pursues two courses in each term spent on
campus, to a total minimum of eight
courses and maximum of twelve. Crossoption experience is urged, and the
program is flexible enough for students to
take courses from the regular college
offerings.
Syntheses consists of two ten-week
periods. In the first each student embarks
on a theses or project or other culminating
activity to demonstrate knowledge and
abilities in his or her concentrated area of
study. During this period the students will
confer frequently with their advisers, and
the successful completion of the work of
this period will be determined by the
Coordinating Committee. A once-a-week
two-hour m e e t i ^ of all students will be
held as determined by the advisers and
students involved, to discuss students'
progress. The second ten-week period
requires residence on campus(with only
infrequent exceptions which must be
approved by the Coordinating Committee)
and offers two seminars: Synthesis of the
Educational Experience, the aim of which
is to bring together students whose various
experiences will intergrate with and help
inform the experiences of others in the
group, and Evaluation of the Educational
Experience, the aim of which is to guide
students to an evaluation of themselves
and their educational experiences under
the baccalaureate program, to embark
them upon meaningful activity after
graduagion, and to assess the program
itself.
STUDENTS
About one hundred day school students
are to be invited into the program initially.
Selecticm is to be generally representative
rather than gauged toward the students
with h i ^ e r high school averages. Students
(including those from one of the regular
college programs or those who transfer
from another c o l l i e ) who, through prior
e d u c a t i o n a l and-or life e x p e r i e n c e s ,
clearly demonstrate an ability to proceed
into a more advanced position within the
baccalaureate program are encouraged to
do so. Through conference with the
Coordinating Committee, such a student
will determine the level of entry into the
program. In the future the program should
be extended into the Evening Division.
The administration charged with the
competent functioning of the program
consists of the Director of the Program, a
Committee on a Baccalaureate Program,
a Coordinator of Internships, a coordinatorof Off-Campus E x p e r i e n c e s , a
Coordinating Committee for each option
with a chairperson for each Committee,
and student advisers. After the program
has begun, the Committee on a Bacc a l a u r e a t e P r o g r a m will h a v e ten
members consisting of the Chairperson of
each Coordinating Committee, and (xie
faculty member and one student from
each option, as well as the Director of the
P r o g r a m . The f a c u l t y and s t u d e n t
members are to be chosen by simple
majority of their constituencies. The
Director of the Program will function a s
coordinator. The duties of the Committee
are to establish the budget and oversee its
functioning, to set policy, to coordinate the
total program, to evaluate and review the
program, to reshape the program as
deemed appropriate and to hear and act
on any appeals from students or advisers.
Fabulous Quotes
by Cara
"Love reckons hours for months, and days for years;
And every little absence is an age."
JohnDryden (1631-17^)
'Out of sight, out of mind."
Homer (c. 10th-8th B.C.) Odyssey
"No one can give you better advice than yourself."
Cicero (106-43B.C.) Ad Atticum
"The best answer to anger is silence."
German Proverg
"Would'st thou both eat thy cake and have it?"
George Herbert (1593-1633)
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"To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavour rather to
rejoice that you possessed him than to mourn his loss."
Seneca (47B.C.-65A.D.)
"Between the dark and the daylight.
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day's occupations
That is known a s the children's hour."
Henry W. LongfeUow (1807-1882)
The Children's Hour
"To the person in the Bell Jar, black and stopped as a dead baby, the world
itself is a bad dream."
Sylvia Plath
"There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so potent, as the conscience that
dwells in every man's breast."
Polybius (c. 204-122B.C.)
"But where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor
to dare to live."
Sir Thomas Browne (1663-1704)
"We desire most what we ought not to have."
PubliusSyrus (Istcc. B.C.)
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PATTERN,
S T U D S AND
INSTRUCTIONS
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under you»'
feet; Tread softly, for you tread on my dreams."
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
"Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes."
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'Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends."
Jacques DeLUle (1738-1813)
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The Watergate Scandal is a walloping deviation from the American
norm, but not just a deviation. It
has deep roots in the American social and political process of the last
40 years—^the 40 years that began
when Franklin Roosevelt came to
power at the depths of the Great
Depression. To sketch those processes in the sketchiest imaginable
way:
1. The New Deal tried to cope
with the Depression by focusing
first all public attention, and then
more and more real power on the
office and person of the President.
2. It tried to ally the Presidency
with the greatest corporate powers
(e.g., through the National Recovery Administration) for a program
of stabilizing the economy and funneling public money to the poor and
to public services.
3. The New Deal was not willing
to risk, and the corporations refused
to allow, a really massive program
along these lines; so by 1938, the
Depression was deepening and unemployment growing.
4. The real threats to what the
government perceived as vital
American interests in Europe and
Asia—threats that rose from the
effects of the Great Depression in
other countries—provided a situation of war and major crisis which
the New Deal tried to solve with a
military response.
5. The military response and total
mobilization for World War II (a)
enormously increased Presidential
power; (b) married the largest corporations in closest union to the
Presidency; (c) solved the Depression; and (d) created permanent,
powerful standing military and
para-military (C.I.A., A.E.C.) institutions with strong civilian constituencies.
6. The cold war strengthened
these institutions enormously. The
price of full employment turned out
to be cold war—since those who
were most powerful in the society
refused to allow the chronic deficits
of capitalism to be made up through
any other kind of public investment,
and since the public prestige of the
military was enormous for winning
World War II.
7. For a generation, therefore,
the U.S. invested heavily in military
institutions and in the neo-technological ghettoes of the universities,
and did not invest in the rural or
urban substructure which eroded.
8. By the piid-60's this arrangement was creating considerable instability because (a) the high-technology military was both very
frightening (it could blow up the
^orld) and very feeble (it could not
win in Korea, Cuba, or Viet Nam);
(b) the military investment was so
skewed as to create less and less
new employment and more and more
pressure on the balance of payments, the world monetary system,
and the dollar; (c) public services
were visibly disastrous. Thus the
one institution which had provided
the escape valve for American capitalism—the military—had become
an explosive in its vitals.
9. Simultaneously^ the campus
ghettoes bred one kind of rebellion
and the city ghettoes another, and
b:' 1970 the first had infected the
new middleclass and the government
bureaucracy. The result was a series
of shocks to the body politic, from
the sit-ins to Newark, Detroit, and
the nation-wide Black uprising
after King was killed; from Berkeley to the Pentagon, Chicago, and
the Cambodia strikes; from the
SALT leaks to the Pentagon Papers
and the Indo-Pakistani leaks. These
forced the government to disguise
and slowly cut back on its war
against Viet Nam while strengthening police institutions here.
10. But meanwhile, the new institutions of military, police, and related Southwestern wealth (oil,
aerospace) had become so powerful
as to begin to seem an alternative
possible government to that of the
traditional Eastern corporate establishment. They were kept subservient in th6 Johnson Administration, but under Nixon given more
and more power (Connally as Secretary of Treasury, the attempt to
break The New York Times on the
Pentagon Papers issue, etc.).
11. The economic-financial pressures caused by the military machine push harder and harder on the
international
financial
ari^angements of the Eastern Establishment.
Thus in 1968 after Tet, in 1971 at
a time of the Pentagon Papers, and
in 1973 at the time of the Watergate
expose, the dollar is in trouble, and
the Eastern Establishment reacts by
turning against Southwestern "Cowboy" policy. Increasingly, also, these
economic pressures are affecting the
working and middle classes, and
rumblings are growing. In order to
deal with these pressures, the President has taken direct control of
wages, prices, the International
Monetary System, the Federal budget, and he is now asking for similar
powers over foreign trade. Together, these actions result in an
"economic Watergate."
12. As the attempt of the new
Cowboy power center to control the
country met the insurgent energies
of blacks, students, peaceniks, and
dissident Democrats, the Cowboys
put together new groups and levels
of surveillance, sabotage, provocateurism, etc. Once these were in
place, the defeat of the Nixon Cowboys by some centrist Establishment
Democrat and therefore a real shift
of power back from the Cowboys to
the Easterners began to look likely
(as of 1971) and the surveillancesabotage operation was turned
against the Center instead of the
Left.
(Note the breakdown of the normal assumption. Normally, shifts of
office between the two parties were
acceptable, because the traditional
corporate Easterners had ultimate
control of both parties. If the Republican Administration was now
partly based on the Cowboys, their
defeat—even by the Democratic Center, not the Democratic Left—^would
be a real defeat for a really independent interest.)
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The World Behind Watergate
Supreme Court rules of evidence
(includling exclusion of evidence from
trials for raisons d'etat), plus Presidential impoundment of civilian aj^
propriated money, plus an old Presidential crony as commandant of the
Marine Corps (the military unit
most professionalized and perhaps
most likely to follow orders), etc.
The Watergate case burst open,
however, before all the pieces of
Presidential dictatorship could be
put in place.
Three Stages
We should therefore distinguish
three stages of the process of
breaking the American Republic:
First, the Eastern-corporate control of the country, from about 1870
to about 1940.
Second, the expansion of Presidential power, its tight marriage
with corporate power;
the birth
of their offspring: military-police
institutions with strong industrial
and academic constituencies, from
1940 to 1970.
Third, the effort of the new military-oriented power centers to grasp
dominant authority, quickly resorting under pressure to the machinery
of an attempted Presidential dictatorship-by-stealth, from 1970 t o . . . ?
In this light, the decision of the
Washington Post and The New York
"The political ascendancy of these
Southern-rim people—those whom
Carl Oglesby once called 'the cowboys,' as distinct from 'the yankees' of old Eastern money—has
taken place coincidentally with
their economic growth in the last
generation."
Kirkpatrick Sale's May 3, 1973
New York Review article, rooted
in an analysis of Nixon's careerlong campaign contributors, was
a major attempt to identify by
name the Cowboy interests of
which Waskow is writing (25^,
NYR, Dept. WG, 250 West 57th
Street, N.Y. 10019). Another valuable and more recent study is
"The Money Behind Nixon . . .
From Wall Street to Watergate"
(NACLA's Latin America & Em-
pire Report, Nov. 1973, $1, 160
Claremont Ave., N.Y. 10027).
Neither of these works was written late enough to take into account the disclosure, as a result
of the successful Common Cause
suit, of Nixon's largest single
campaipni contributor, the Marshal -Fields chain-store heir in
Chicago.
13. Therefore "Watergate,"
the
first clumsy effort to extend the
logic of the previous generation, to
bring the techniques of covert war
home and not just against Left insurgency but against the Eastern
Establishment and the Center. The
operation would have done this by
turning the President's own machine into a full police-and-policy
operation run directly from the
White House: Presidential use of a
praetorian secret police force with
^•I.A. and F.B.I, assistance, the proposed "Official Secrets Act" to close
aown press criticism, plus the new
under what is acceptable: even at
its weakest, the Presidency will not
be weaker than the early NixonPentagon- C.LA.-F.B.I.-Justice complex was, and at its strongest, next
time around. . . . The second effort
at Presidential dictatorship will be
less clumsy.
Times to pursue Watergate (as before that they pursued the Pentagon
Papers) can be seen as the response
of the Eastern Establishment to the
threat of a Cowboy takeover
through Presidential dictatorship.
No ordinary corruption, this! And
treated therefore, as extraordinary.
The corporations have always stolen
money: Watergate was an attempt
to steal the government (which the
corporations stole a century ago—
so long that most people consider it
normal).
So, what ought we to do?
Nixon and organized crime is the
subject of a body of recent research. Hank Messick's rambling
but indexed Lansky (Berkley Medallion, 1971, on newsstands,
$1.25) established connections between Nixon, Thomas Dewey, and
Syndicate gambling in the Bahamas which the New York Times
in 1974 is mining selectively.
Newsday passim Fall 1971 is now
a collected "Special Report," 550
Stewart Avenue, Garden City,
N.Y. 11530. Sundance's cover
story in Nov.-Dec. 1972 was 18 pp.
with charts and much new preWatergate information; sixty
minute film available — Craig
Pyes, KPFA, 2207 Shattuck,
Berkeley, Calif. 94704. NACLA's
Report: Nixon and the Election
(October 1972) began the task of
incorporating available data on
"Nixon and Organized Crime"
(part 1) into a historical analysis
of Watergate disclosures (part 2)
—$1, 160 Claremont Ave., N.Y.
10027.
Presidential Dictatorship
Probably the most important
thing we could do right now would
be to stop the runaway Presidency
in its tracks. The Watergate revelations don't mean that this has been
accomplished. Ten years ago, who
could have imagined any President
remaining in office after the public
discovery of the grossest use of the
White House, C.I.A., and Justice Department to make covert war on the
leading opposition party, so as to
make the Presidential election a
farce?
If Nixon even stays in office after
trying to take over the whole political process, he—and, more important,
irresponsible
Presidential
power—has won (just as Nixon won
in 1970, after he weathered the
Cambodia ruckus). Then the next
President to try this tack will do it
much more intelligently and effectively.
The only way to defeat Presidential power is to create other power
that is stronger—and the only way
to show it is stronger is to win the
political war that Nixon initiated.
If the Eastern corporate Establishment forces Nixon to leave office,
they will gain more power; if the
Congress, it will; if an insurgent
public, it will. If he stays in power,
it is he and his successors who will
gain power.
They will not be able at once to
install a Presidential dictatorship
of the kind Nixon was trying to
make, but there will be a new "floor"
Immediate Tasks
So the immediate job is to force
Nixon and Agnew out of office,
through some alliance of public and
Congressional power that has as
much as absolutely necessary, but
as little as possible, participation
by the Eastern corporations.
The acuity of this criterion can be
estimated by reference to subsequent
events. Agnew is no longer in office.
John Beall, the district federal prosecutor who brought the indictment
against him, shares with John Love,
the first federal energy czar, the distinction of being someone who continued voting for Nelson Rockefeller
in 1968 at the Republican National
Convention when their state delegations shifted over to Richard Nixon.
The
broadest campaign could probably
be built on a demand that Nixon
and Agnew resign to spare the
country the agony of an impeachment trial. If they refuse, an impeachment campaign could follow.
Secondly, we must focus on the
institutions whose existence made
Watergate possible. The Cowboy
corporations and para-military institutions like the C.I.A. and F.B.I,
were willing to join in making covert war against the Left, and provided expertise and the social base
though not full partnership in the
war against the Center. They were
not prepared to let themselves be
wrecked for Nixon's sake, but were
also not willing to denounce or stop
the bid for Presidential dictatorship.
Next time around, a more skillful
President will bargain with the
C.I.A., F.B.I., Justice Department,
and armed forces, and with the
Cowboy Corporations, to become
integrd parts of his imperium. His
own individual power may be conditioned on their bargaining, but the
shift from the Republic of 17801970 will still be decisive.
The second job, therefore, is to
tame or break the power of the Cowboy-military-police coalition. There
must be tough prohibitions on surveillance, eavesdropping, and the
placement of informers in political
groups, the press, or government offices. There must be a solid, serious
code defining war crimes, and prohibiting the carrying on of war—^by
bombs or bribes, open or covert—
without explicit Congressional approval. The legal-oversight powers
of (Congress (like the General Accounting Office) must be greatly
strengthened, to deal with cases
where the Executive wants to commit or to hide rather than prosecute
crimes. The citizenry must also be
given new suits for injunctions,
mandamus, tax relief, etc.
Third, we must focus attention on
the "economic Watergate" of this
Administration—^the P r e s i d e n t ' s
grasping of greater and greater
powers to rule the entire economy
—power to write and rewrite the
Federal budget, power to turn price
and wage controls on and off, power
to control the monetary system.
We must understand how the Watergate itself is connected to these
bread-and-butter issues. We must be
clear that the corporations put millions of anonymous dollars into a
campaign to keep Nixon in power
by any means necessary—means
which turned out to be Watergate—
and have been getting their payoff
in decontrolled runaway food prices,
the slashing to bits of poor people's
legal-aid and community organizing
projects that were making trouble
for corporations, and the meat-ax
on schools and hospitals and water
depollution even for middle class
people. The power to decide these
issues must be returned to Congress
where the Constitution places it. Before the Watergate broke, it felt
absurd to form new political organizations intended to break the back
of irresponsible presidential power.
But now it may not be too early to
try to bring together an alliance of
Republicans, Democrats, and Independents prepared to run for Congress and local office in 1974, on a
platform of saving the Republic
from Presidential power and ending
the global empire that fed the Presidency, aiding it to grow so gross.
But finally, we must abandon this
last generation's whole basic policy
of dealing with the problems of
American capitalism through huge
military expenditures at home and
global dominance abroad. The elephantine armed forces, intelligence
agencies, covert mercenaries, etc.,
that have been necessary to the
global empire and that have necessarily come home to make war here
too—all these must go. And we must
therefore work out some other way
to deal .with the crisis of American
capitalism for which the military
system acted as temporary escape,
from 1940 to 1965.
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LENGTHY MANDATORY PREGNANCY
LEAVES RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL instances of mandatory maternity leaves
without pay. The reason usually given for
LIBERATION News Service
requiring women to take maternity leave
is a concern for health and welfare and
WASHINGTON ( L N S ) - A ruling by the fear of possible lawsuits "if something
U.S. Supreme Court on January 22 held should go wrong" on the job.
that public school systems cannot force
For example, a bookkeeper in a clothing
teachers to take long maternity leaves factory in Virginia was discharged when
months before giving birth.
she w a s five months pregnant. The reason
The 7-2 ruling was based on two cases. In given w a s that an eight-month pregnant
the first, two junior high school teachers woman in one of the company's factories
from Cleveland contested a Cleveland in another state had fallen and miscarried
school board policy which required and b r o u g h t suit. T h e r e f o r e ,
the
teachers to take leave without pay five bookkeeper was considered an "insurance
months before giving birth. In the second risk."
case, a teacher from Chesterfield County,
But the solicitude that employers seem
Virginia challenged a rule requiring to show for the health of their pregnant
pregnant teachers to leave four months employees in not allowing them to work
before.
does not consider that a woman's health
The Court ruling, however, only applies may deteriorate if she's not eating because
to a small part of the discrimination she lost her job. Most states have special
pregnant women face. Women can still be provisions in their unemployment comdiscriminated against in hiring practices p e n s a t i o n s y s t e m s which d i s q u a l i f y
for instance, and it is not clear whether the pregnant women from the receipt of
ruling will extend to other public and benefits for specified periods before and
private employees.
after childbirth. Even if a woman who was
Discriminatory
practices
a g a i n s t fired or transferred to unpaid maternity
pregnant women are widespread, con- leave is healthy and actively seeking work,
cludes a recent American Civil Liberties she is not eligible for benefits.
Union (ACLU) study by Trudy Hayden
Not only are women subject to unpaid
entitled Punishing Pregnancy.
maternity leaves, but in some cases a
C o m p a n i e s u s u a l l y r e f u s e to hire woman m a y be fired for having a child. A
pregnant women and sometimes try to find tenured teacher who had w o r k ^ at her job
out if a woman applying for a job is for twelve years in Illinois was fired by the
pregnant. Some ask directly, or even school board for giving birth to a child
require f e m a l e a p p l i c a n t s to take which she conceived while unmarried,
pregnancy tests. The Insurance Company although she w a s married at the time of
of North America, for example, requires a birth. "Immorality" was the reason given
woman to state on her application form for her dismissal.
whether or not she is pregnant, and to give
Frequently employers seem to feel that
the date of her last menstrual period.
pregnant women are embarassing. School
"The fears of many employers that boards often argue that students may be
women will leave their jobs after a short too immature to cope with a pregnant
time to have children and therefore not teacher. "The kids might think she had a
repay the time and money spent on their watermelon in her belly," said one school
training o f t e n b e c o m e s e l f - f u l f i l l i n g official quoted in the ACLU study. A
prophecies," writes E v e Cary in an article Houston department store requires a
in the Civil Liberties Review. "The em- pregnant woman who works on the selling
ployer who discriminates against women floor to leave at the end of three months.
in hiring is often the one who also imposes Yet a woman working in the storeroom can
penalties on his employees when they stay until she has completed the sixth
become pregnant. This in turn increases month of pregnancy, even though the work
the possibility that in fact they won't requires that she be on her feet longer and
return to work after the birth of their carrv heavier weights.
Women workers are often not allowed to
children."
use their sick leave (with pay) or paid
vacation time to give birth. For many of
these women, the use of accumulated paid
sick leave would mean there would be no
interruption of income duirng the weeks of
work they might be forced to miss.
Many times women lose any seniority,
tenure credits or benefits they had before
their mandatory maternity leaves. For
instance, when returning from her unpaid
maternity leave an Eastern Airlines flight
attendant with three and a half years
experience found her seniority had been
taken away, and that she w a s put on the
work and pay level of a beginning flight
attendant.
In not allowing workers to apply sick
leave toward maternity leave, employers
s o m e t i m e s a r g u e that p r e g n a n c y is
voluntary. However, in many c a s e s these
s a m e employers allow the use of sick leave
for voluntary cosmetic surgery. And
certainly no one would ask if it were an
employee's fault if she or he broke a leg
while skiing on vacatim. Also, of course,
pregnancy is not always voluntary, as nc
100 percent effective and safe method oi
contraception has been found and abortion
is unavailable to many women.
Many empoyers do not allow women tc
work for several months after childbirth.
Help Yourself
by E. Brennan
Women, do you find yourself continuously running around doing fen* others
and listening to their problems? What
about you; when do you stop to think about
and discuss your needs?
W o m e n on c a m p u s
have
been
discovering various aspects and new ways
of looking at their lives; finding the need to
have someone there just to listen to them.
Judy Wenning, a very understanding and
easy to talk with psychologist, is available
in D-136 Tuesdays from 9 AM - 6:30 PM, for
all women who want to rap about their love
lives, school, careers, futures, family,
friends, etc...
Society has portrayed the image of the
desperate person who is not able to handle
his-her p r o b l e m s g o i n g to therapy.
Therapy is really one way in which a
person takes responsibility for their own
lives and make changes that are important
to them. Talking with Judy will help you
explore alternatives and also be very
supportive.
Many women have also expressed the
need for various discussion groups where
they can relate to other women with
similar lives. Two of these groups which
have started are for women with children
and exploring sexual identity. For further
information on these ^ o u p s , the desire to
start another, or to find out more about
Judy Wenning, don't hesitate, call the
Women's Center, Trailer 35, at 390-7602.
In certain school districts a teacher on
maternity leave is not allowed to return
until the beginning of the next semester <»*
even the next school year. And even when
there is not specified time for returning to
work, employers often ask the woman for
a certificate of fitness from a doctor, even
though they would not ask for one from a
worker returning after an illness.
"Many of the grossest forms ol
discrimination against pregnant women
are beginning to yield, both to presi^ure
and to common sense," concludes the
ACLU report. "A favorable decision in the
mandatory maternity leave cases now
pending before the Supreme Court would
certainly speed the process, but it must
always be remembered that even the
pronouncements of the highest court in the
land are not self-enforcing. Women will
have to be willing to come forward to
demand their legal rights, to speak out for
other women who have been discriminated
against, to file charges and complaints
with government agencies, to pressure
their state legislatures a s well a s Congress
into passing new laws that will strengthen
and expand their rights."
(For a copy of the ACLU report Punishing
Pregnancy, write to ACLU, 22E. 40th St.,
N.Y., N.Y. 10016 (212) 725-1222.)
The S u p r e m e Court ruling which
legalized abortion (January, 1973) is ir
danger of being overridden by a number o
constitutional amendments and nullified
by the passage of a variety of state laws.
The BUCKLEY AMENDMENT (bans
abortion from inplantation), the HOGAN
A M E N D M E N T ( b a n s abortion from
c o n c e p t i o n ) , a n d the WHITEHURST
AMENDMENT (returns the issue to the
individual state) are gaining support.
Laws are being passed which limit a
woman's right to choose without actually
challenging the ruling. The Foreign Aid
bill passed witti a ban on all funds for
abortion. The Health Services Act passed
allowing hospitals which refuse to perform
abortions to receive federal funds. The
Social Security Act passed the Senate with
an amendment banning medicaid funds
for abortions. (This is in committee right
now.) Several individual states have
passed laws which are unconstitutional but
have not yet been challenged.
Anti abortion mail, organized by a
minority interest group,^ is pouring into
legislative offices. Help counter that force.
Write your congressman and senators.
Write the Conference Committee on the
Social Security Act to delete the abortion
section No. 193 of Bill No.3153 since it
discriminates against the poor. Talk to
everyone you know about these problems.
Join NARAL and find out how else you can
help.
VOLUNTEERS N E E D E D NOW!
Jody Wenning
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AND
FARMWORKERS PLEAD BOYCOTT
The United Farm Workers are asking
people to boycott all Gallo Wines (makers
of Boone's F a r m , Ripple, Andre's Cold
Duck, Spanada, any label that states
"made in Modesto"), table grapes, and
iceberg lettuce. If your school or place of
work sells any of these products, 4)lease
ask that they discontinue to tlo so. Check
all boxes of lettuce for the AZtec eagle and
the^ wording, "United Farm Workers,
AFI^CIO."
The struggle for survival of the United
Farm Workers Union against the giant
food monopolies is beginning another year.
The growers, processors, and distributors
of food have formed an alliance attempting to crush the organized resistance
of the workers against poor working and
living conditions and inadequate pay.
The workers have been out on strike and
picketing. The growers and distributors
countered by hiring scab labor to work the
fields, guards, and court injunctions to
harass pickets. These repressive moves by
the owners and growers and government
have not succeeded in destroying the union
or the workers spirits.
Members of other unions (the U.A.W.
and I.L.W.U.) have either joined the
picketing at stores and in the fields to form
a united front against the growers.
Recently, I.L.W.U. workers refused to
handle non-union scab produce in San
F r a n c i s c o . S t u d e n t s h a v e helped by
b o y c o t t i n g and p i c k e t i n g a c r o s s the
country. The spirit of the farm workers are
high, though their living conditions are
horrendous.
Farm workers families live in one room
shacks owned by the growers. They are
forced to work long hours in 100 degree
heat in the fields of the West and Southwest. Their jobs are seasonal, meaning
they work only a couple of months a year
during harvesting. They are paid under
the minimum wage, if they get paid at all.
UFWU members receive $2.35 an hour
because of their militancy in demanding a
decent wage from the growers.
Once harvesting is over, they must find
other work or starve. Farm Workers are
not entitled to Unemployment Insurance
and are not protected by the Minimum
Wage laws. Their only strength and
protection comes in the form of the union.
Despite the fact that iceburg lettuce
netted $60,136,000 in profits for 1961 -1972 to
growers, and the price varied from $.34 to
$.55 a head, farm workers are receiving
$.01 a head for their labor. An increase in
wages and improvement in working
conditions for the workers has nothing to
do with the price of lettuce.
Farm workers are the people who have
been responsible for us obtaining food. No
workers, no product. All they ask in return
is that w e honor a boycott of scab produce.
Alternative foods such as Romaine and
Boston lettuce.
Farm workers are the people who have
been responsible for us obtaining food. No
workers, no product. All they ask in return
is that we honor a boycott of scab produce.
Alternative foods such as Romaine and
Boston lettuce, Escarole, Spinach, among
others can be eaten instead of iceburg
lettuce. Inexpensive wines, such as Italian
Swiss Colony (Napa Sonoma) can be drunk
instead of the Gallo brands. It's not too
much to ask.. . „ . ..
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On March 10th, 11th and 12th, the P.C.A.
D e p t ' of SICC presented "Antigone" by
Jean Anouilh. The play was well taken by a
generally satisfied audience, whose
reaction w a s clearly visible in their facial
expressions throughout the performance.
Also, I might add that on all three nights
the stage w a s filled to capacity. Special
mention should,be given to Joe Gheraldi
who played a one man chorus speaking
simultaneously to the audience and the
actors, bringing both together quite effectively. J o e also directed the play and
was in charge of set designs. Paul Guest
Smith did a superb and convincing job
portraying Creon, which probably was the
most powerful role of the performance.
Antigone w a s p l a y e d by B a r b a r a
Witkowski. 'Tcaiy Zangla added to the
lighter side of the play with his role of a
modern Palace Guard. Bernie Ernst
should be congratulated for his excellent
lighting effects and production. I say with
all honesty, if you missed this play, you
missed a truly delightful evening.
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MARTHA GRAHAM
She h o l d s honorary d e g r e e s f r o m
Harvard and Yale (and seventeen other
colleges). Her followers confidently rank
her with Picasso and Stravinsky. She has
created to date 147 different works — more
than any other choreographer in the
recorded history of dance. She is Martha
Graham.
If you know anything about dance at all,
there are probably two names you have
heard: Nureyev and Martha Graham.
Miss Graham, who actively danced from
1916-69, is generally ccmsidered to be
America's greatest choreographer. Her
works a r e c u r i o u s l y A m e r i c a n e v e n
though frequently based on the great
legends and myths of Greece, the Bible
and world literature.
"I a m a worshiper of Eros," Miss
Graham said at a recent press cwiference.
"You have to take life as it surges through
you, and sex is part of it." She spoke in
reference to two of her greatest works:
"Night Journey," which is a retelling of
Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" as seen through
the e y e s of Jocasta, and "Clytemnestra,"
a monumental, three-act drama based on
Aeschylus' "Orestia" but shot through
with Miss Graham's interpretations of
Freud and Jung. When "Clytemnestra"
was revived last year the New York Times
called it, "a dazzling and complex study in
evil and madness, a landmark in the
American theatre."
She had based other works on Medea.
("Cave of the Heart") Circe and the
Minotour ("Errand into the Maze"). Her
"Deaths and Entrances" draws on what
she calls the "doom eager" Bronte rasters
and their Gothic novels. "Letter to the
World," one of her most famous wjrks
actually uses the spoken poetry of Emil>
Dickenson in a collage of word, movement
and theatre.
This is perhaps Martha Graham's best
known image — that of intellectual, the
fertile mind, the creator of a special brand
of theatre revered throughout the world.
Now that she can no longer speak with her
body — she stopped dancing in 1969 — she
continues to speak with her voice, which
she will do on opening night April 15 when
her c o m p a n y b e g i n s a t h r e e - w e e k
B r o a d w a y e n g a g e m e n t at the Mark
Hellinger Theatre. This special program,
called "The Theatre of Martha Graham,"
will feature Miss Graham discussing her
theory of theatre ahd excerpts of her most
famous works.
Yet there is another side to Martha
Graham — that of trouper. "I shared a
dressing room with Rita Hayworth's
mother once. Rita was always running in
and out. That w a s in vaudeville when we
did three shows a day and five on Sunday
with trained bear acts, cocktoos and a
mare or two. There was one cocatoo
named Ethel who particularly disliked m e
and a white mare who would nuzzle me
before I went on stage."
"I learned a lot from the cocatoos and
bears I was with, but basically you learn
two things: The audience knows if you are
a phony and if you play down to it, then
you're really in trouble. There is some
animal sense in them than knows."
Asked about political feelings today.
Miss Graham replied: "I still havethem. I
didn't want to do propaganda dances. I
believe so deeply in the language of the
body that I don't believe in using it in any
inept way." Her anti-war logos attracted
much attention in the 30's. "To me,
Guernica w a s unbelievable Hiroshima
meant the s a m e thing to m e . "
In a move designed to offer student
audiences choice seating locations, the
Martha Graham Dance Company will
price 336 orchestra seats at $2 to $5 for
nearly all of its twenty-one performances
at the Mark Hellinger Theatre from April
15 - May 4. Normally these tickets would
sell for $8.95 or $7.95.
Miss Graham explained that she had
always been grateful for the interest in her
work by students and had for years t r i ^ to
find some way to "Get them out of the
balcony and into the orchestra." The large
capacity of the Mark Hellenger's orchestra (945 seats) provided the opportunity.
These tickets are available by mail or al;^
the box office when it opens on April 8.
They are also available at Ticketron. No
student identification is necessary. For
complete schedule see Sunday New York
Times or call PL7-7050.
planning. The Chancellor will specifically
solicit proposals on ways of broadening
and deepening relations between the arts
and m e ^ a on campuses and on involving
the University in community life. Special
forums are likely to be held (mi both these
subject areas.
The University-wide Committee on the
Arts is c o n s t a n t l y d e v e l o p i n g new
University-wide programs in-the arts, and
it is conceivable that some proposals will
be adopted by the Committee for general
use. This is an open-ended invitatim to
everyone in the University to unfetter his
imagination as a w a y of creating new
vitality in the arts on campus.
EXHIBITIONS
AND
PERFORMANCES -l-l- Most of these will be of
student work, but resident faculty artists
will be represented also. Two exhibitions
are p l a n n ^ : one an all-University Student
Exhibition, the other an exhibition of
models and drawings of major sculpture
by SUNY faculty conceived for campus
spaces.
A series of performances - plays, dance
c o n c e r t s , p r o g r a m s of c h o r a l , instrumental and electric music, films and
video tapes ~ will take place t h r o i ^ o u t
the CELEBRATION. Participants will s e e
a wide range of creative and performing
talents from within the University.
This is the first of several reports you
will be receiving. Before long specific
information will be coming to you on your
precise involvement, whether you be
administrator, faculty artist, student arts
group or interested member of the
audience.
Please mark your calendar now and
plan to celebrate the arts in April, a joyous
month.
Guerrilla Television
in the Electronic
Jungle ^'Please
Stand By'*
What happens when the Undergroum
takes over Network TV via satellite';
Please Stand By, a theatrical film starring
street singer David Peel, is about an
e l e c t r o n i c a l l y s o p h i s t i c a t e d group of
radicals who kidnap a TV sattellite in
order to broadcast their own counterculture "commercials".
A group of technically expert radicals
disguise themselves a s soldiers and take
command of a television satellite mobile
communications van. The messages the
group beams to the nation's TV viewers
are the imprints of a new culture compressed into 90 seconds. They present the
cultural outlaws as a mythic hero, the
collective a s a new work force, the goal a
new society. The evening news is interrupted by a deep voice intoning, "The
airwaves belong to the people!" while a
swirl of color builds into a red fist grasping
a lightning bolt.
Please Stand By is underground in the
sense that it didn't play at Radio City
Music Hall. It opened over a year ago in
Greenwich Village. When John Lennon
and Yoko Ono saw an early version of the
movie they were so impressed they offered
to do music for the film and produced the
main theme song, "America".
Besides star David Peel, whose latest
album The Pope Smokes Dope was
produced by John and Yokp the movie
features several New York City subculture figures: narrati(»i by talk show
host Alex Bennett, bit parts by A. J.
Weberman and Louis Abolafia, and longer
appearances by Billy Joe White and
Harold Black, former musicians with The
Lower East Side who now have a raunchy
rock band of their own called Teenage
Lust.
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Also starring is actress Wendy Appel, a
video artist who appeared in Putney
Swope and Pound, and worked with Top
Value Television taping the political
conventions in Miami and the Maharaj Ji
"Lord of the Universe" special for NET.
Ms. Appel plays the collective's video
electronic expert.
Please Stand By makes its uptown debut
Friday, April 5 at VIDEO ONE, Theater
East, 211 East 60th Street. Show times are
8:00 and 10:00 P.M. nightly plus midnight
shows on Friday and Saturday nights. The
opening marks the first full-length color
video presentation in New York City.
For further information contact Mark
Miller at Theater East, telephone tE80177.
A college Transfer Seminar - Chpice not Chance
(6 hrs, 4 cred.)
This seminar is designed to help community college
students select, apply for and be successful at four year
colleges. The areas to be explored are social, academic,
economic, psychological and cultural.
Special care is glvftn
to reinforce the positive aspects of the students* own lives.
A
U N I V E R S I T Y - W I D E
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS, an event
of s p e c i a l
magnitude
and
broad
significance to the future of the arts on all
StateUniversity of New York campuses, is
planned for the spring of 1974. Wide-spread
student and faculty support from every
campus is both sought and anticipated.
State University of New York Arts
convocations in the past have been highlj
s u c c e s s f u l a n d p r e d o m i n a n t l y performance oriented, with a major emphasis
on f a c u l t y p a r t i c i p a t i o n . The 1974
CELEBRATION, to be hald at State
University College at Fredonia, Thursday
through Sunday, April 25-28, will have
performances in abundance and faculty
artists will be represented; but the plan
this year is to involve students to a far
greater degree then in the past.
The CELEBRATION will also be a
major source of new ideas - proposals to
be sought and published on ways to expand
and intensify the arts in State University
life.
i^ELEBRATION planners anticipate it
having an electric quality unlike anything
ever undertaken on a University-wide
basis, principally because of the student
involvement. The setting is Fredonia's
extraordinarily beautiful and exciting
campus on Lake Erie, 40 miles south of
Buffalo, with events to be held in the
magnificent Michael C. Rockefeller Arts
Center.
This will be the major University-wide
event in the arts in the current academic
year, and Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer has
expressed the hope that every campus will
plan to send a delegation to the
CELEBRATION. The University-wide
Committee on the Arts plans to provide
some financial assistance to all participants to help cover the costs of the
weekend.
Here briefly, is the Celebration's threepart thrust:
WORKSHOPS ~ These will be for
students in theatre, dance, music, film,
video and the visual arts and will be
conducted daily at hours permitting
participants to attend other workshops and
performances, thereby enriching their
own chosen art through awareness of other
artistic disciplines. Workshops will include
company and ensemble work as well as
s e m i n a r s , m a s t e r c l a s s e s and individualized study.
FORUMS "Chancellor Boyer will soon
ask for proposals on the future of the arts
in the University. This invitation will be to
students, student groups, faculty, arts
departments, performing groups; artists,
a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , groups of c o l l e g e s ,
regional groups and faculty or students on
diverse campuses who have ideas in
common. All proposals will be published
and circulated during the CELEBRATION
and a number will be discussed at the daily
forums. The purpose is to open up new
directions and to point up the University as
a vital cultural resource.
Subject areas of the proposals may be as
myriad as the arts themselves; such
s u b j e c t s a s new p e r n o r m a n c e and
exhibition opportunities, new approaches
to arts education, how to expand the
benefits of existing arts resources, how to
e n l a r g e student i n v o l v e m e n t in a r t s
A large amount of time is spent in group work centered
around the individual student's sense of self esteem, his/her
role in the larger society, the forces behind that role, and how
the student can take control of his life rather than the reverse,
It should be noted that the faculty regard themselves as participants in this process and that the success of the class
depends very much on student participation and responsibility
in both planning and decision making.
We try to identify skills problems or areas of academic
weakness and help work on them-or recommend appropriate tutors.
We tutor students for the SAT's since many senior colleges still
require them for ^admission.
We encourage visiting nearby colleges to see the wide variety of schools available.
Correspondence and visits from previous transfer class members are
given special attenUion--since the reality of their experience
is the living proof that the process works.
We help students
work with their families to plan for the economic burden of
private or State universities.
We also explore the rich cultural variety New York City has to offer, both to heighten the
various possibilities for making our lives more meaningful,
and to give the group an opportunity to function outside the
classroom.
Central to the course is participation in the January
Term, during which students live and study at a residential
college.
We feel there is great value for a student to have
the opportunity to study a college indepth.
While we never
recommend visits to a school on a weekend, even a one or two
clay visit during the week gives a very superficial impression,
in two weeks or a month a student can gauge rather well both
the social and academic climate of a college.
He or she experiences the anxieties of leaving home, the pressures of being
in an unfamiliar setting and has the chance to measure academic
preparedness.
Also involved is the reinforcement of the reality
that next September they will be enrolled in this college, one
very much like it--or perhaps one very different from if
Throughout .the year students are advised concerning
application forms, scholarship possibilities and financial
aid statements (P.C.S. and S.fT.S.)
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VIBES
By Irving Sea ley
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING"-PETER
FRAMPTON
A third and generous effort Lp by Peter
Franmpton with his estabhshed band
Frampton's Camel should definitively
now, solidify all the good things many nonlisteners have probably heard about
Frampton's previous works. The title of
his new Lp is "Something's Happening".
On it Frampton displays the tendencies of
his ingenuity to develop fine rock and roll
sounds in the calibre which made him the
outstanding individual in Humble Pie.
Since his departure from the Pie,
Frampton had put out two previous Lps
(each better than the other) performed
twice at the Academy (most recently with
Foghat, March 23) and has enraptured the
audience with each tune.
"Something's Happening" seems to be
an Lp that was taken with more temperment than "Wind Of Change" and
"Frampton's Camel". His guitar work is
more organized and defined. His pieces
seem to have gained in musical craftsmanship and less in voluminous intensity.
It's on tunes like "Golden Goose" and
"Underhand" where the basic rythmic
pattern is not lost by no means whatsoever, but the sound appears lighter and
more bouncier, due to the increase use of
the acoustic guitar. Another example is "I
want to go the Sun", where Frampton's
FOCUS
solo just takes off and hypnotizes the
listener to the record drastically in fear of
missing a single note.
Frampton's tender and soothing
ballards have somehow escaped this Lp.
The only rewarding remembrance is in
"Waterfall", which somehow suffices but
really doesn't come close to pieces like
"Lines on My Face", "Just the time of
Year", and "Fig Tree Bay". Instead on
"Sail Away" he has incorporated sounds of
studio noise with closing doors and other
such discernable flashes.
Peter Frampton is a young artist (in
years), but mature on musical inventiveness. With his ability to touch all
bases in the field of rock and roll and to
provide the populace with an entertaining
mixure of personal excitement and
boogyin' energy. Frampton has no choice
but to excell.
"Something's Happening" is an Lp that
will without a doubt provide an extension
of the magnetisum that Frampton is
drawing with the listening public. With
every performance he attends, his
popularity grows. For his brand of music
is accepted by all, without flinching or in
mild grumblings. In this period of varied
rock from all over the world, Frampton
can still maintain an attitude of clean
playing and fine musical subtilties. Rock
On! Frampton.
Photos By Tom Dunn
Question: What is your reaction to the increase in food prices in this school?
Specifically the prices for items such as tea, coffee ($.20) and fruit (some of which
is $.25).
Mary Holmes — The price increases are outrageous. I'm going to start bringing a
thermos from home that will cost about 5 cents for a day's supply of coffee. As for
the rest of the food, it wasn't worth buying at the original prices.
Fran Dorsey —
T-18
While prices of food in school has gone up our pay rate has not. It is extremely hard to
live off Financial Aid with the cost of rent and food. I refuse to buy coffee or tea
here. I bring water into the trailer where I work.
Carmen Andujar
PRO
[ used to buy food at the downstairs cafeteria when lunch was $L06. But now the
quality of food is worse and prices went up. We should all move to Boycott the damn
place. Bring lunch and coffee from home.
Joe Washington — Don't patronize the cafeteria because of the prices. It's a complete
ripoff! Prices should be at cost for students. The prices are totally ridiculous.
People in this school are unable to afford to pay superior prices for inferior food.
Photo By Irving Sealey
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Recreation News
By Buck Ziemelis
Many different intramural activities are
underway and being offered by the
Physical Education Department under the
direction of Richard Kamen. Basketball
and bowling are currently underway. The
basketball program is under the supervision of Reg Magwood and Mike Morton.
There are two divisions, the Strong and the
Weak, so that the comp is more evenly
distributed. It is a double loss elimination
and to date two semi-finalist teams are
in.In the Weak, the Great White Hope are
leading the way, while in the Strong, the
First Edition have reached the semi's.
Their opponents will be decided soon. In
bowling, the high rollers individually are
series: Paul Bianco with a 662 total and
Susan Law with 555. Ms. Law has the high
game with 182 along with Thomas
Mulhern, 236.
On April 3, the paddleball action will get
underway. Paddleball is becoming one of
the more popular activities around
campus. Also beginning on the 3rd the fine
thud of balls, being smacked by bats, will
be heard. Softball time is here. There still
is time to enter the Free-Throw shooting
contest (May 1), Track & Field (May 8),
Badminton (May 8), and Gymnastics
(May 15). Prof. Kamen also pointed out
that any one interested in a Carchery
contest, which was not held last year due
to lack of interest, is still on the agenda for
May 1. The free-throw competition is a
best out of 25 affair. In case of ties there is
a shoot out! This one day activity drew
about 40 participants last year. The Track
& Field showdown includes a 100 yard
dash, 60 yard dash for women, 440,880 and
440 relay dash. Field events are the broad
jumb, high jump, and shot put. Some of the
records to shoot for are 10.5 in the 100,
42ft.4in. in the shot and 5'8in the high jump.
It there are any Steve Williams' or Dwight
Stone's around trek down to D-105. There
also is Open Recreation on Monday and
Friday from 1:30 to 3:00 in the gym.
Basketball and Volleyball are the most
popular sports but if there is a demand for
anything else you will be accommodated.
For the Fall semester flyers have been
sent out to all members of the college
community for a variety of Open
Recreational activities. Instruction will be
offered in many sports and equipment
such as Automatic Tennis volley
machines, video-tape, and rebound nets
will be utilized in a guarantee of instruction on an individual basis. PPhysical
fitness should be a part of everyones life
and the Phys. Ed. Department is certainly
providing enough outlets for your energy.
Women Sluggers Gun
for Crown By Buck Ziemelis
The 1974 Women's Softball Team of SICC
got off to a power packed start with a
devastating 16-6 win over Manhattan, C.C.
at the Dolphin diamond. Coach Gladys
Meyer had many stars in the opening
outing. Pitcher, co-captain, Kathy
Caliguiri, whiffed 14 batter and gave up
only 3 hits in her winning effort. Heavy
hitting was provided by Aileen Renner,
who socked a 3-run roundtripper, and cocaptain, Barbara SanRoman, who clocked
2 doubles, a triple and a single. Should
Sarah Willis continue to steal bases, at a
rate of 2 per game, she may wind up with
her photo in the post office. Catcher Maria
Hernandez played a fine defensive game.
The members of this year's team are
returning vets Kathy Caliguiri, Maria
Hernandez, third basewoman, Linda
Pelayo and first basewoman, Sarah Willis.
First year players include in-fielders Judy
Caltabiano, Linda Doherty, Barbara
McEvoy, Carolyn Roscever, Barbara
SanRoman and Ellen Molloy. Out-fielders
are Debbie Bocchieri, Aileen Renner,
Anna Poindergrass, Sharon Callahan and
Marie Scamardella. Susan Techky is the
number two pitcher. The returning players
have improved greatly and most of the
newcomers have had some experience,
either on high school or sandlot teams.
The ability is there but the weather will
have to cooperate if the players are to
attain peak form. Indoor workouts are fine
for conditioning and teaching skills, but
there is no substitute for the outdoors to
develop and sharpen the judgement of fly
balls, ground balls and the batting eye.
The interest is definitely there and for the
first time in the three years of the team's
existence, candidates had to be cut.
Assisting Coach Meyer are Josephine
Field and Eda Smeraldi, who coach at first
base. The toughest competition should
come from Nassau C.C. and Orange C.C,
Hopefully, the opening d^y victory will
give the momentum for a winning season.
SPORTS
WHY SPORTS AS A BUSINESS IS
CORRUPT (FOOTBALL)
by Richard Columbo
Football is the number one sport in the
U.S. today and millions of people spend
millions of dollars every year to attend
these sports events. What is the
fascination that this game holds to make
so many people go to great lengths to
watch it? Over the last ten years pro and
college football have become as corrupt as
some big business. Football has become
itself a business instead of a si^rt. In this
article I will try to show the evils involved
in making football a big business and also
the impact which this has on the players
and the quality of the sport.
Many of the answers behind the
corruption of football and most other
sports lie with the public. The public is
willing to pay outlandish prices to see the
football games and so the owners of the
teams and stadiums charge outlandish
prices. This creates two problems. One is
the unbelievable scarcity of tickets and the
other is that the value of players starts to
be judged by how many tickets their
presence will sell. Once prices for tickets
to see a team play reach a certain high
point their availability decreases. Due to
greed or worry of losing a very small
portion, teams start to sell tickets in advance and also sell season tickets. In most
cities, the policy of selling tickets at the
gate is extinct.
If you are lucky enough or should I say
rich enough, to get tickets, what is the
quality of the football being played?
Between tempermental stars to overpaid
idiots, you are probably watching a lower
grade of football. The system of judging
players' value by their crowd-drawing
ability is resulting in extreme overpayment of athletes. College stars who had
good, and more importantly, exciting
college careers will be paid tremendous
salaries and given no-cut contracts to sign
with pro teams. Many of these so-called
future stars either cannot live up to their
coaches' and owners' expectations, (even
though they may be playing well) or they
just do not make the pro grade. Therefore,
this money hungry situation, which the
public and owners promote, contributes to
a poorer quality of football by creating
overpaid i^ots who play out their no-cut
contracts on the taxi squad. This also
contributes to the demoralization of good
football players.
Marital Arts By Rick Aiaia
Club at SICC and it was put toghther by
Jerry DePrima and Ted Wilson, who is
also the team captain. Special thanks
should be fiven to A1 Gotay, a former SICC
instructor, whose infailing efforts have
made the competition possible through the
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Karate
League.
The team's, next performance is
scheduled for April 20, at Bronx C.C. The
Marshall Srts Club team urges all to attend, as they are in need of your support.
So if you have some time and need a little
excitement in your life, be at Bronx C.C. at
around noon on April 20 and I guarantee
Once a football player reaches the
that your needs will be fulfilled. Also,
anyone wanting to join the team, come to professional level, his life becomes even
room D-102 during club hours. All students more controlled because of the tremendous salaries paid. He is treated like a
of the Arts are welcome.
The team is part of the Marshall Arts
piece of property. The professional football player is treated somewhat like a
child, subject to bed checks and fines to
keep him under the coaches' iron fists.
Professional players are also subject to
whims of a fanatical coach who may
cancel a players free time at will without
any consideration of plans already made.
On March 16, SICC Marshall Arts Club
competed against New York C.C.
The crowd was literally moved back by
Ted Wilson, who forcefully defeated his
opponent with a show of style, power, and
grace. Some of our other powerful fighters
are Hector Santiago, Jerry Pue, who, I
might add, are both strong and
knowledgeable black belts. In the white
belt category we have Max White, Joe
Vega, Rick Alaia, Colin Carvey, Tom
Sawyer, and Mark Zimmerman, all of
whom are strong and promising. Although
the team hasn't the experience or the
facilities of other community college
teams, their last two consecutive performances showed a dazzling display of
strength and courage.
As professional football continues to
flourish and people continue to go to games
and pay tremendous prices these problems
will still exist and most likely get worse.
The solution that I can suggest is that
football players start to be paid according
to their athletic abilities. This will reduce
the cost owners have to pay out, so that
they can make tickets available for
cheaper prices. These lower salaries
would also result in the players feeling
more like men instead of property, leading
to better treatment from coaches and in
the long run better players. It is obvious
that when great amounts of money are
involved in sports as in many other things,
there will be never ending corruption.
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The Players
The trend of controlling players lives
begins in high school to a small extent,
continues in college to a larger extent and
is personified in the pro's. In high school
the coaches use the all American routine to
discourage players from doing anything
which might stop them from thinking
football twenty-four hours a day, Dave
Meggyesy in his book. Out of Their
League, tells of an instance when he was
told by a coach to stop seeing a girl he was
going with. In college the football players
begin to get the feel of the corruption involved in the game. Players are paid
money under the table to attend certain
schools and given answers to exams to
keep them eligible for playing football.
One of the biggest examples of the way
players lives are controlled is the
discouragement of taking regular college
courses. When a college football player is
ready to make up his curriculum, someone
from the athletic department is on hand to
show him which easy courses to take.
Some colleges even have special programs
set up for the players in which they can
receive credit without even attending one
class.
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Vol. XXIII No. 2
March 22, 1974
Published by the Students of Staten Island Community College
POST OFFICE BOXES VETS
By Steve Caronia
Many veterans who are attending school
are looking for night work to support their
families. Veterans are not asking for
preferential treatment, but do expect
equal treatment
In all the Veterans Administration offices,
there ace signs advertising good pay and
security in the New York Metropolitan
Area Post Office. Having to support my
family, I took the Civil Service test and
was called to start work a few months
later.
At the Post Office a person starts work as a
substitute clerk. This is a probationary
period which lasts for about six to eight
months. During this period you are
guaranteed only four tours of work a
night, and no pay for working holidays.
You are required to work on weekends,
and are off two days during the week. For
working on Sunday you are entitled to 25
percent premium pay, and-or if you exceed eight hours of work overtime pay.
When you begin, you may sign a contract
to join the union for one year. It is not
mandatory to join, but ii is supposedly
beneficial to do so; thus most sign.
After working a month and receiving our
first paycheck, I and a few other veterans
who were hited at the same time, realized
we were not receiving our 25 percent
Sunday pay. Upon inquiry, we were in-
formed that we had not received the pay
since we were novices, and that we
eventually would. Ironically, the nonveterans hired with us were receiving
their extra pay.
Finally, after further inquiry the true
story emerged. Veterans are not hired as
substitute clerks, but as Public Service
Employees, who are required to go
through a year probationary period before
becoming substitute clerks. We are not
entitled to Sunday premium pay or
overtime pay.
We are not under union contract, and
receive no union representation whatsoever. However, we were conned into
signing authorization cards, and so pay a
monthly dues of five dollars. When the
year contract we signed is terminated and
it is time to resign, our probation will be
over. Therefore, no longer being Public
Service Employees, we will be entitled to
be under union contract The union which is
supposed to protect employees, works
together with the management to out-andout rob the veteran.
As of right now, the Post Office employees
do not have the right to strike. This issue is
being fought and it looks like soon the right
to strike will be accorded them. But even if
the right to strike is won, the Public Service employee will not have this right. If he
attempts to go out on strike, he faces
severe disiplinary action such as
suspension or even loss of the job.
The reason for this is that all the Viet-Nam
veterans were hired under the Veterans
Rehabilitation Act. The Post Office agreed
to hire 10,000 veterans with the advantage
of five extra points on the test, and a two
month wait instead of the usual four to six
months. But when it comes down to job
benefits, we are on the "bottom of the
barrel." We have to wait a year before we
are entitled to any benefits that a person
who has never served in the Armed Forces
is entitled to. The worst part of all is that
we were never told this. Some had to find
out the hard way, by expecting the union to
help them solve a problem only to find
themselves quite alone. Management can
change our hours, transfer us to any part
of the city at anytime, and we can't say a
thing. If work slows down and people must
be laid off, as Public Service Employees
we cannot be fired, but they can make life
miserable enough to make us quit. A lot of
veterans would like to quit now, but how
can they. Who's going, to pay the bills?
Finding a decent job is almost impossible.
There just aren't any around. Veterans
with Bachelor Degrees are working as
postal clerks. Some of them even have
their Master's Degree. Some employers
refuse to hire Viet-Nam Veterans.Of
course when confronted with this accusation, the e x c u s e s flow freely.
"Business is bad. There aren't any job
openings for anybody".
In one case I know of, two friends applied for the same job. One was a /eteran
one was not. It so happens that the veteran
was better qualified for the job through
outside schooling and service experience.
He was told that things were slow and they
were not hiring, but they would call him if
they needed him. It's been over a year and
he still hasn't been called. His friend
started work the following week. Chances
are that they'll never call the veteran
regardless of how much he is needed. After
all, one never knows when he might have a
flasback of his Viet-Nam experiences.
In previous wars, the veteran has
returned home the conquering hero.
Employers were only too glad to give them
jobs and they were respected by everyone.
The Viet-Nam Vet came home to unemployment lines, some came home drug
addicts and all are feared by many people.
Even some of our own generation has
shunned us and called us war mongers and
baby killers. There were no parades. We
risked our lives for a war we really didn't
understand or believe in, and we didn't
even get a pat on the back, let alone a job.
As a Viet-Nam Vet, I feel I can speak for
a lot of others. All the vets I am in touci;
with feel the same way. We aren't asking
for special treatment and we don't need
parades. Parades don't pay bills. We
aren't asking for quality, we demand it.
And we intend to fight for it until we get it.
The Funny
Form
What does the DD Form 214 tell a
prospective employer?
i
K;ey information on the DD Form
214 is read as follows:
a. Term of Service: This may be two,
three, four or six years.
Total Active Service: If total active
service is less than the enlistment contract, then there must be a reason shown.
Exceptionally short periods of service will
always raise a question.
b. Re-enlistment Code: RE-1 in all
Services is translated, "Fully qualified for
immediate re-enlistment." In the Army
and the Navy Codes RE-2 and 3 with
variations mean that a condition exists for
which a waiver must be granted. Also, in
the Army and the Navy Codes RE-4 means
"Not eligible for re-enlistment." In the Air
Force, Code RE-2 means "Not eligible for
re-enlistment." If the code is other than
RE-1, the worker should attempt to
determine the reason the Service did not
want the individual back or what conditions would have to be waived.
c. Reason and Authority for Discharge:
The Army uses Separation Program
Numbers (SPN's); the Air Force has used
Separation Designation Numbers (SDN's)
and currently uses Transaction Identification Numbers (TIN's); and the Navy
and Marine Corps use Authority Codes.
Codes most commonly used, while by no
means complete, are listed as follows:
28B - Involved in frequent incidents of a
discreditable nature with Civil or Military
Authorities
28F - Established pattern showing
dishonorable failure to pay just debts
281 - Unsanitary habits
41A - Apathy (lack of interest)
201 - Expiration of term of service
202 - Expiration term of enlistment
203 - Expiration of term of active
obligated service
205 - Release from active duty and
transferred to reserve
213 - Discharge for retirement as an
officer
217 - To accept commission in armed
forces
219 - Erroneous induction
220 - Marriage
222 - Pregnancy
225 - Minority
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LETTERS
EDITORIAL
March 1,1974
Hello again! I never thought that I would be writing another editorial, but
I am. The Dolphin has gone through some changes. Mary E DeRosa has
been walking through school saying "Don't call m e Chief anymore." Mary
has been the since last summer and accomplished much for the
Dolphin. You, the reader, aren't aware of this because you're not involved in
the making of the Dolphin. I am, and I know what Mary has done. She isn't
going to leave unrecognised because I a m letting everyone know (by writing
this editorial) that she was a good editor. I enjoyed working on the paper
with her and I think she deserves a standing ovation. (Just for the records,
one of her accomplishments was helping m e say woman instead of chick). I
wish Audrey Georgianni (our new editor) success with the paper.
And now. News on the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang:
Joe Hamill is still a senator but has resigned from his other positions,
since he will be leaving the country in April. The Irish-Italian partnership is
breaking up. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid will never be the same
again. Before you go Joe, I'd like your autograph.
Student Government is in the process of having its face lifted.
Our Vietnam Veterans are at it again. They fought in the Viet Nam War
and now they're fighting for their rights! Right on!
Aren't you glad that you attend SICC and don't have to travel to shop? All
you have to do is take a walk around C building. I personally think its nice
since I weekly support our friendly shopkeepers.
Streaking is being publicized; is this a substitute for gold fish eating?
Personally I would like to see our faculty streak across the quadrangle.
Spring is just around the corner. You'll know when it hits campus, believe
me. ENJOY!
Peace,
Nadine
Dear Mayor Beame:
The President and the Congress have
designated March 29 "Vietnam Veteran
Day" to give young veterans a chance for
recognition denied them due to the controversy over the war and the adverse
conditions which have been confronting
them since their return to society.
The National League of Cities and the
United State Conference of Mayors have
suggested that mayors go one step further
and proclaim the week of March 29-April
15 "Vietnam Veteran Week".
This would provide an opportunity for City
Hall, the Education Community, the
Business Community, and voluntary
organizations to cooperate in a unified
effort to provide recognition and
assistance to those young men who served
in our nation's most unpopular war.
We the undersigned support fully the
concept of a Mayor's week for veterans
recognition and urge you to join with the
other Mayors across the country in
making an official proclamation.
We hope that "Vietnam Veterans Week"
activities will include a chance for
representatives of veteran organizations
to meet with you and the members of the
City Council to present recommendations
and legislative proposals which will improve educational, vocational, occupational, housing, and health opportunities for veterans.
We also wish that recognition be given to
the Mayor's Office for Veteran Action for
the services it has provided to date and
recommend that MOVA be established as
a separate department which is properly
staffed and adequately funded.
We wish to join with you in these efforts on
behalf of our "forgotten generation" of
veterans and offer our support and services to assist you in any way possible.
Yours very truly,
John M. Peters
Director
Veterans Advisement Center
Room B-7
MARY DE R O S A
P h o t o By T o m Dunn
THE DOLPHIN
Audrey Giorgianni - Editor - in - Chief
Nadine Lepere - Managing Editor
Bill Strongi - Copy Editor
Marianne Brown - Photography Editor
Donna Amadeo - Advertising Editor
Eda Smeraldi - Exchange Editor
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Rick Alaia
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STAFF
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introducing
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The Dolphin is a student publication of Staten Island Community
College, 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301; 390-7813
Room 0 134.
The opinions herein expressed are those of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect the views of the college, jts administration, faculty,
or students.
To: The College Community
From President William M. Birenbaum
Date: March 4, 1974
The PLACE Experimenting Center
which began in September of 1970, will
conclude its programs at the end of the
Spring Semester, 1974.
The PLACE pioneered a broad range of
interdisciplinary programs on our campus. It explored new relationships in
teacher-counselor roles, team-teaching,
apprenticeships in several fields, minicourses, and the expansion of student
curricular options.
PLACE has provided the locus of a most
fruitful interchange between experimenting programs and the College at
large. Faculty from within the PLACE and
from the various Departments staffed the
PLACE Center. Together they were a
catalyst for change throughout the College
and in addressing the educational needs
for a significant number of students.
With the adopti(»i of programmatic and
curricular changes in the College at large,
many of the features of the PLACE are
now available to students on a much
broader basis. It is in these developments
that the PLACE will live on in the life of
the College. In this impact the PLACE has
demonstrated in an ideal way, the
significance of experimental educational
efforts.
During the Spring, the faculty of PLACE
will work personally with each student in
the program to insure the uninterrupted
progress toward their degree objectives.
To the Faculty and students of the
PLACE, and to its Director, Professor
Rosalie Reich, the College expresses its
deep gratitude and appreciation. Together
you have shown SICC new possibilities.
Wm. Birenbaum
Revisions in the current SICC policy on
attendance are being considered by an
ongoing student - faculty committee which
will make a recommendation to the Faculty
Council late this semester. In order to find
out what the students themselves think,
the recent referendum was held with all
students eligible to vote. Unfortunately,
voter turnout was extremely poor. Each
student was asked to choose the option
he/she preferred most. The results were as
follows:
30 [1S%] The existing policy
13 [7%] The existing policy minus the
word "unexcused."
76 [39%] Any Student who has completed 28 credits with a cumulative
scholastic Index of 2.0 or better is permitted unlimited absences in courses
other than physical education, foreign
languages, laboratory sciences and
speech. ALL OTHER STUDENTS shall be
permitted a number of absences not to
exceed 15% of the total class hours pf any
course. (NOTE: This was the previous
policy.)
39 [20% 1 "Attendance for Its own sake
cannot be required by any teacher. It can
only be required to fulfill the academic
requirements of the course."
38 [19%] No college - wide policy:
Decisions on attendance will be left up to
the individual faculty persons.
The existing attendance regulation for
students was legislated by the Faculty
Council on April 11, 1973. It states:
"Students are allowed a maximum of
15% unexcused absences in all courses."
During the first Faculty Council meeting
this semester, the student - faculty
committee was created to review the
question of attendance regulations. The
three student members of the committee
are Dino Lagravinese and Joe Hamill (day
session), and Karen Sadoff (evening). The
faculty members are Dr. Charles Isaacs
(SARG in exile), Prof. Patricia Nolan
(Chemistry Dept.), and Mr.
Howard
Pelrano (Phys. Ed. Dept.).
A survey of the Instructional staff was
circulated by Charlie Isaacs during the
week of December 1, recalling the present
attendance policy, and asking the three
questions below. 149 faculty members
returned the questionnaire, and the results
were as follows:
1) Do you approve of the existing attendance regulation?
Answers: 111 [75%] Yes 34 [23%] No 4
[2%] Indetemnlnate
2) How strictly do you plan to enforce the
regulation?
Answers: Of those who approve of the
existing regulation:
3 [2%] Not at all 14 [13%] Sometimes
50 [45%] Most of the time
44 [40%] Absolutely
Of those who disapprove of the existing
regulation:
19 [56%] Not at all 3 [8%] Sometimes
6 [18%] Most of the time
6 [18%] Absolutely
3) Have you informed your classes of the
regulation and your enforcement policy?
Answers: 109 [73%] Yes 39 [26%] No
At this writing, the recommendation of
the student - faculty committee has not
been decided.
Josephine Mahaney
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, 290 - Desertion (by court-martial)
226 - Dependency
292 - Court-martial (other than deser227 - Hardship
tion)
229 - Sole surviving son
230 - Retirement after 20 years but less
3ia - To immediately enlist or re-enlist
than 30 years active federal service
314 - Important to national health, safety
231 - Retirement after 30 years active or interest
federal service
316 - Release - Writ of habeas corpus
240 - Unconditional resignation
318 - Conscientious objection
242 - Resignation for Good of the Service
367 - Erroneous enlistment
243 - Resignation in lieu of Board^ction,
362 - Homosexual tendencies
based on unfitness
367 - Aggressive reaction
244 - Resignation in lieu of Board action,
368 " Anti-social personality
based on unsuitability
369 - Cyclothymic personality
245 - Resignation in lieu of separation for
375 - Discharge, not meeting medical
disloyalty or subversion
«
fitness standards at time of entry
*'2E46 - Request for discharge for Good of
380 - Desertion
Service
383 - Oiminalism
247 - Unsuitability
384 - Drug addiction
249 - Acceptance of resignation,
385 - Pathological lying
homosracual
386 - Established pattern of shirking
253 - Homosexual (Board action)
387 - Habits and traits of character
256 - h o m o s e x u a l , acceptance of manifested by miscmduct
discharge in lieu of Board
388 - Sex perversion
257 - Homosexual, accepts discharge in
411 - Early separation of overseas
lieu of Board
returnees
260 - Inaptitude
460 - Emotional instability reaction
261 - Psychiatric or psychoneurotic
461 - Inadequate personality
disorder
462 - Mental deficiency
262 - Enuresis
463 - Paranoid personality
STEPHEN CARONIA
264 - Character and behavior disorders
464 - Schizoid personality
270 - Physical disability retirement 469 - Unsuitability
PROBLEMS OF THE VETERAN
placed on Temporary Disability Retired
480 - Personality disorder
List
488 - Unfitness (General Discharge Big things are going down in relation to
271 - Permanently retired by reason of Separation)
the many problems the Viet Nam Vet is
Physical Disability
489 - Disloyal or subversive
facing. Twenty busloads of veterans from
280 - Fraudulent entry
the City University of New York, will be
281 - Desertion, trial barred
heading south to Washington, D.C. on
282 - Desertion, trial deemed not feasible
March 29. The trip will be to demonstrate
283 - AWOL - Trial waived
against the government's treatment of
284 - Conviction by civil court
veterans and to demand that legislation be
285 - Adjudged juvenile offender
passed to remedy these problems.
286 - Repeated mUitary offenses not
On April 24 through 27 a nationwide
warranting trial by court-martial
convention
will be held in St. Louis.
287 - Unclean habits, including repeated
Represmtatives from all veteran related
venereal disease
organizations are expected to attend.
0 288 - Habits and traits of character
Senator
Edward Kennedy is hoped to be
manifested by antisocial amoral trends
the main speaker.
289 - Chronic alcoholism
Mr. Peters from the S.I.C.C. Veterans
Center is optimistic that the turnout for
both affairs will be good, and that in view
of the meeting, the government will begin
to move in the right direction for the Vet.
"We expect a hard fight," said Mr. Peters,
"And we won't quit until the government
promises to remedy the current
disgraceful situation veterans are burdened with."
Here is a list of problems the convention
and demonstration intend to present, and
demand something be done about:
I. DISABLED VETERANS
—Lack of adequate transportation.
—Exorbitant rates charged by private
sources of transportation.
—Cumbersome procedures for obtaining
necessary medical aiH>rovals.
—Poor planning and. design in construction of buildings and other public
works.
—Discrimination experienced in job
seeking.
—Disabled veterans cannot take full
advantage of the GI Bill.
—Amputees get less benefits than blind
veterans.
—Disabled veterans need greater
consumer protection,
n . DISCHARGE
HI. EDUCATION
—In terms of purchasing power, present
GI benefits do not equal those of previous
eras.
—Veterans are not educationally
prepared on entering the service.
—Military training is mostly irrevelant
to civilian life.
—Extensive bureaucratic red tape is
involved in relations between the veteran
and the Veterans Administration.
—There are hot enough counseling
opportunities during and after the service.
—Problems encountered after the
service lead to disillusionment of the
veterans.
—Educational process seen as too
protracted; lacking immediacy.
—Poor job placement vis a vis
educational level.
—Licensing
and
accreditation
procedures adversely affect veterans.
—Inadequate time limits for using GI
educational benefits.
—Inadequate loan programs for
veterans.
IV. EMPLOYMENT
—Difficulty in finding employment.
—Disabled veterans are discriminated
against. Relatively few are employed both
in public and private sectors,
y . HEALTH
—VA has inadequate health care
facilities.
—Standards of VA health care facilities
are inadequate and on a lower level than
those of private and municipal hospitals.
-"Inadequate psychological counseling
facilities.
—Limited circumstances under which a
payment can be made to veterans in
private hospitals in emergencies.
—In certain situations, veterans' pensions and compensation are reduced due to
receipt of social security payments.
—Remarriage of veterans after age 60
results in termination of dependency and
indenmity compensation.
—Certain veterans are unable to acquire
commercial life insurance due to serviceconnected disabilities.
VI. HOUSING
—Veterans have difficulty securing
public housing.
—Public Housing Administration is
overly bureaucratic, uncaring, and unsympathetic.
VII. VA
—Unnecessary delay in payments.
—Extensive red tape problems.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
—Rules and guidelines for [n-ocessing GI
privileges are outdated.
—There is no statistical data on the
number of veterans incarcerated.
GI benefits are frequently not available
to incarcerated veterans.
—Incarceration of veterans is frequently
related to drug problems acquired during
Viet Nam era service.
—Inadequate- unemployment benefits.
The St. Louis convention and the
Washington demonstration are only the
beginning. The various organizations,
certain congressman and senators, intend
to fight untU legislation is passed to ease
the plight of the Viet Nam veteran. Please
support us in this fight. We need it badly.
Need
Need
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—Discrimination experienced due to
less-than-honorable discharges.
—Discrimination experienced due to
negative SPN numbers.
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Make an appointment to see a counselor
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April 15, 1974
must.
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ANYTHING
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.
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I first became interested in following major league baseball starting way back in
1952 and have maintained my interest down through the years. I became a Dodger fan
because when I was five years old my mother bought me a baseball outfit that said
Dodgers across the front and I thought it would look stupid to walk around wearing
that outfit telling people that I was a Yankee or a Giant fan. Among the things I've
loved in life I guess after my family I would have to rate the Brooklyn Dodgers high on
my list. Last year when Roger Kahn came to campus to talk about Jackie Robinson I
considered it to be the highlight of my year at Staten Island Community College. Of
course I've read The Boys Of Summer, and my tears stained about half of the chapters particularly the one about Billy Cox, the old Dodger third baseman who is now a
bartender in some forgotten town in rural Pennsylvania.
Naturally, I've been to Shea Stadium many times over the last few years, and
ilthough I enjoy it much, for me there will never be anything again like Ebbets Field.
Although the park was constantly rapped for its small size and lack of parking and its
short center field wall, (393 feet) taking down Ebbets Field was conclusive proof to
me even as a youngster, that newer does not necessarily mean better. People who
came to Ebbets Field were baseball fans. People who come to the Stadium seem to me
to be suburbanites trying to play at being baseball fans. There is a difference.
I loved all the Dodgers but particularly Jackie Robinson. Wherever I played
iiaseball, whether it be in summer camp, school, or in the Little League, I always
.'hose No. 42. Of course I had other favorites. One of them being an obscure parttime, pinch hitter by the name of George "Shotgun" Shuba. I remember one day out
at Ebbets Field that I spent approximately five innings calling for the Dodger
manager to send up Shuba as a pinch hitter. The thrill still remains with me when
Shuba came up and hit a high chopper over the head of the Giant pitcher Rueben
Gomez' that trickled into Center Field and won the game.
Later, when all the old Dodgers were gone I switched my allegiance to the Mets
when they came to New York. Something in the Mets reminded me of the Dodgers, but
still it was not the same. In order to try to keep on remembering what it was like, I
became with each passing year more and more of a Willie Mays fan. It's ironic that 20
years ago when I was vehemently arguing that Willie Mays couldn't carry Duke
Snider's glove, I ended up last year believing that Mays was possibly the greatest
player m the history ot baseball. It made me particularly sad last year to see this onelime super athlete end up his career not being able to either hit or feel with anything
approaching Major League efficiency. However, I am sure I will be able to soon put
this memory aside and when I think of Mays I will always remember watching the
1954 New York Giants-Cleveland Indians World Series on television and the great
catch that he made on Vic Wertz's long drive to center field.
THE GOOD
LIFE
by Angelo Patitucci
"THE GOOD LIFE"
Installment No. 6
by ANGELO PATITUCCI
Our earthly fathers and mothers are the agents that gave us bodies, (the houses in
which we live), but the REAL life comes from GOD, who is our real father.
God is no respecter of perscms, he doesn't create prophets, seers, sages and such.
He creates MEN and WOMEN. But here and there, one recognizes his TRUE identity,
recognizes the ONENESS of his life with the source whence it came. He lives in the
realization of this oneness, and in turn, becomes a prophet, seer, sage, or savior.
True Godliness is, in a sense, the same as true wisdom. The one who is truly wise
and who uses the forces and powers with which he is endowed, to him, the great
universe always opens her treasure house.
Continually think thoughts of good, and your life will show forth in goodness, your
body in health and beauty. Continually think evil thoughts, and your life will show
forth in evil, and your body in weakness and repulsiveness. Think thoughts of love,
and you will be loved. Think thoughts of hatred, and you will hate and will be hated.
Each follows its kind.
"As a man thinketh in his heart, soIShe."
Life is not, we may say, for mere passing pleasure, but for the highest degree of
unfoldment that one can attain to, the noblest character that one can grow, and for the
greatest service that one can render to all mankind. In this, however, we will find the
highest pleasure, for in this, the only REAL pleasure lies.
If the windows of your soul are dirty and streaked, covered with matter foreign to
them, then the world, as you look out of them, will be to you dirty and streaked and out
of order. Cease your complainings, however; keep your pessimism, your "Poor unfortunate me" to yourself, lest you betray the fact that your windows are badly in
need of something.
As a youngster, one of my favorite pasttimes, when I was sick and had to stay home
from school was to attempt to devise the perfect system in which a players' batting
average, home runs, runs scored, slugging percentage, runs batted in, and stolen
bases could be put into a magical formula in which it would be possible to determine
who was the best, second best, etc. first baseman in the American league. No njatter
how hard I tried, however, I could never work it out right because my numerical
ratings never confirmed my instinctive judgments.
Another hobby as a youngster, was to read the batting averages of the players so
often that it got to the point where I know them practically by heart. Many times I
would stop kids on the street who were playing with baseball cards and chaUenge
them by saying, "Name any player and I'll tell you what he hit last year within two or
three points." Of course I could do the same for home runs and RBI's, and as time
went on I began to think of myself as something of an expert on major league
baseball.
Pretty soon the 1974 Season will open and once again my attention will be focused on
the television and what my wife calls simply, "The game." In winter, my wife calls
hockey and baseball, the game and in the Fall, it's football. On the basis of this
background, I now put forward my own analysis of this year's version of the New
York Mets. Upon request and a stamped self-addressed envelope I will also supply my
analysis of any of the other 23 major league teams. Please remember to use a 10 cents
stamp.
One of the great axioms is that a contending team must have defensive strength
down the middle. Here the Mets are particularly well off. There is no doubt that Jerry
Grote is one of the premier defensive catchers in the major league wiiile Duffy Dyer
and Ron Hodgers provide depth. The keystone combination of Bud Harrelson and
Filix Millan are in all probability the class of the league. In center field, the Mets if
they decide to go with Don Hahn will have a splendid defensive center fielder.
However, Hahn has not indicated as of yet, a capacity to hit major league pitching so
there is current speculation about a switch to Cleon Jones which will take just a little
away.
A lot of negative comment has been expressed over the Mets lack of hitting but I
believe they have the potential to sustain a reasonably effective attack. For power
and run production it is not unrealistic to believe that both J(rfm Milner and Rusty
Staub are capable of hitting close to 30 home runs each and driving in around 200 runs
between them. This power could easily be augumented with a good offensive year
from Cleon Jones and with the emergence of Wayne Garrett as a power hitting infielder. Felix Millan has proven himself over the years to be a fine major league hitter
and Bud Harrelson batted 258 last year (not bad for a major league shortstop, as
things go these days). If Cleon Jones switches to center field the Mets would then be in
a position to add an additional bat in the person of either George Theodore, Ed
Kranepool or some dark horse. My enthusiasm of Big Ed knows some very real
limitations and I believe his effectiveness was best summarized when someone said of
him that, "Kranepool had a great future behind him."
The Mets are famous for their pitching and justifiably so. Without a doubtrTom
Seaver, Jon Matlack, Jerry Koosman, and George Stone make up one of the finest
four men rotation in the major leagues today. A number of other promising Mets such
as Buzz Capra, and Harry Parker should emerge as a fifth starter to help out this
group. With Tug McGraw leading the bull pen crew, the Mets should have few worries
there. Although I believe it highly unlikely that Stone will repeat his 12 and 3 record of
last year, he should remain effective and Matlack figures to do much better than his
14 and 16 team l^ger. All in all, mount prospects for the'Mets continue to look bright
and if pitching is 75 to 90 per cent of baseball as has been alleged, you've gel to figure
the Mets have a chance.
The Met bench, while not spectacular and incapable of effectively itplacing any
front line player, still has a number of valuable players. Therefore, injuries will play
an important part in determining how far the Mets can go. On the bench, I particularly like Teddy Martinez, Ken Boswell and Jim Beauchamp as part-time players.
Historically, I have tried to make it a policy never to bet on sports or to make
predictions. However, if forced to make a choice, I figure why should I aggravate
myself, and so I will go with the Mets to win the National League East championship.
Like Tug McGraw says, "You gotta believe."
But know that your friend, who keeps his windows clean, that the eternal sun may
illume all within, and make visible all without,-KNOW that he lives in a different
world from yours. THEN, go WASH your windows, and instead of longing for some
other world, you will discover the wonderful beauties of THIS world; and if you don't
find transcendent beauties of this world on every hand here, the chances are you will
NEVER find them ANYWHERE!
As I had mentioned in a previous column, anger, hatred, malice, jealousy, lust, and
continual fault finding, has each its own peculiar, corroding, weakening, tearing down
effects.
We shall find that not only are happiness and prosperity concomitants of
righteousness, - living in harmony with the higher laws, but bodily health as well.
The time will come when it will be seen that this means far more than most pe(^le
dare even to think as yet! It rests with man to say whether his soul shall be housed in a
stately mansion of evergrowing splendor and beauty, or in a hovel of his own building,
a hovel at last ruined and abandoned to decay.
The bodies of almost untold numbers, living their one-sided, unbalanced lives, are,
year after year, through these influences, weakening and falling by the wayside long
before their time!
Poor, poor houses!
Intended to be beautiful temples, brought to destruction and desolation by their own
ignorant, reckless, deluded tenants.
Poor houses!
God gave us our bodies (through the help of our parents) NOT in vain. They are just
as holy and beautiful as the spirit itself. It is merely the outward, material
manifestation of the individualized spirit; and we, by our hourly thoughts and
emotions, are BUILDING it, .are determining its conditions, its structure, and its
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Photos By Jim Drickel
The question asked was:
Would you want to see streaking instituted atS.I.C.C.? Would you participate?
Cara Buonincontri
"King Heroin is my shepherd, I shall always want. .
1. Arlene Burton
I sure would. Are you sick,
I'm not that crazy?
These tragic words, part of a twisted rewording of the beloved 23rd Psalm, were
discovered in a closed car alongside jf dead heroin addict. She was 23-years-old.
Her death was ruled a suicide, A hookup with the car's exhaust had sent carbon
monoxide fumes from a running motor into the vehicle. Here's the complete Tsalm.'
"King Heroin is my shepherd. I shall always want. He maketh me to lie down in the
gutters.
"He leadeth me beside the troubled waters. He destroyeth my soul.
"He leadeth me in the paths of wickedness.
"Yea, I shall walk through the valley of poverty and will fear no evil for though,
Heroin, are with me.
"Thy Needle and Capsule comfort me. Thou strippest the table of groceries in the
presence of my family. Thou robbest my head of reason.
"My cup of sorrow runneth over. Surely heroin addiction shall stalk me all the days
of my life and I will dwell in the House of the Damned forever."
Also found in the car with the dead woman was the written message:
"Jail didn't cure me. Nor did hospitalization help me for long. The doctor told my
family it would have been better, and indeed kinder, if the person who got me hooked
on dope had taken a gun and blown my brains out. And I wish to God he had. My God,
how I wish it." '
5. Mary Ellen Nolfo
Yes. Everything else happens here,
why not streaking. No.
Writing to me about your problem isn't a cure but it can't hurt. Here's an opportunity to unload some of your worries. Why not take it?
'From a Woman's
Point of View'
3. Gerard Fernandez
Yes! Yes!
6. Fran Libecci
I really don't care.
It doesn't matter tome. No*.
2. Dom Lutgens
Oh yeah, coed especially-1 wouldn't
want to see 150 males running. A very good
possibility, I couldn't sav a definite yes or no.
4. Lloyd Newton
No, not really. I feel it's a
little immature. I see no
purpose in it. I wouldn't participate.
by Angelo Patitucci
"Why must the average male today still
cling tenaciously to their ridiculous
chauvenism in the light of all that's been
proven? " She sat by her window pondering
this question while watching raindrops
garnering forces on the window pane.
"Amazing what one can learn, simply by
watching raindrops at work on a sheet of
^ass," she thought. "One drop, by itself,
insignificantly lays there, until in due
course, it rejoins the atmosphere, shortlived, no earth-moving landmarks left to
commemorate its existence. Just one
drop, pleading for reinforcement, and, not
getting any, simply disappearing, leaving
behind just the semblance of a dried-out
tear drop."
She thought on, as she shifted her chin to
her other hand; "Now look at that group
there!" Her e y e s widen in slight
exhileration, "Look how two, three, four,
seven join together, and swell, and suddenly burst forth into a small stream. At
first, this small stream wanders and winds
crazily, with no apparent direction, or
Club News
by Jenet Canlon
Clubs obtain their money from Student
Government. The Clubs that have submitted their budget will expect to receive
half of what they ask for.
Just to mention, a few activities oi
different clubs are (l)The Civil
Technology Club has planned thts
semester trips to several different construction sites. They are also involved
witth running the student tutoring center.
(2)Hey Brother Coffee House operates
every other Friday night at S.I.C.C. Entertainment is by the students. Coffee and
cake is for free. It is a rela;ced atmosphere.
Students from other colleges are welcome.
(3)The Chinese Cultural Club is a multipurpose organization which is both social
and cultural. This club is planning twc
dinners. One is being held at S.I.C.C. at the
end of the semester. The second will take
place in Chinatown. The group will visit
the Tibetan Museum on Lighthouse Hill,
S.I., in the near future and also this group
is going to have a show involving all the
other clubs. (4)The International Club
exists to get foreign students together.
Students of different nationalities get
together in a friendly atmosphere. (5)The
Film Club - The film club has meetings in
T18 Tuesdays 10:45-2:00 and Thursdays
10:45-3:00. Underway is a project which
includes poetry reading and tablet
reading. The money from the budget will
be used to purchase a I6mm. film. Any
student is welcome.
purpose, until, along its haphazard way, it
meets up with other streams, and together
they form rivers." Now, getting a little
excited, she notices that these rivers, with
their added weight, appear to chart out
their own course, with a definite goal in
mind. "What forc6!" She mutters to
herself.
Suddenly, as though she'd just made a
profound discovery, she became aware of
the lesson which the rain was trying to
teach. "How simple a solution to her
immediate dilemma, why didn't we think
of it a century or more ago? . . . One
raindrop, alone, evaporates and dies. One
female voice, raised alone, also is destined
to fade and die. But! Many raindrops,
joining together, forming streams, and
streams, in joining with other streams,
forming rivers, and rivers do leave their
mark on the Earth. Rivers live on, and
gather strength as they flow, and are
capable of cutting through so-called
"invunerable" rock!" She became very
excited now, broke her reverie and
shouted aloud. "Arise! Women of the
world . . . join together, and in strength,
will show the world that women hav^ all
the capabilities that men have
plus
maybe a few more!"
Alumni Notes
Ed Gray
The Alumni Association is now receiving
applications for scholarships for the
Spring term. The names of the scholarships are the Arleigh B. Williamson
Scholarship, the Walter L. Willig
Scholarship, the A. Richard Boera
Scholarship and the John J. Goller
Scholarship. Any student who has completed 12 credits and has a 2.5 index is
urged to apply. The deadline for completing the applications is May 1st. The
application forms can be picked up at the
Box Office in "C" building between the
hours of 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. any day of the
week.
There were over tWrty awards given out
to students in need at the conclusion of the
Fall term.
The Alumni Association meets every 2nd
and 4th Friday of the month in the
President's Cabinet Room on the 2nd floor
of the "A" building. All those students who
are interested in Alumni doings are most
welcome to attend.
The Arts and Crafts Center needs empty
food jars (baby or jelly size); remnants
(fabric, rug, leather, fur, etc.); scraps
(wood, metal, plastic, glass, etc.); natural
(driftwood, shells, fossils, marble, rocks,
pebbles, clay, pine cones, branches, etc.))
magazines and calendars (travel, nature,
scenic, discarded surplus tools, books,
magazines, etc., covering arts and crafts
RM. C-138
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INTERNATIONAL WOMANS DAY
March 8, 1857 - Striking women textile worl<ers march on the Lower East Side in New
York City
1908 - Women needle trade workers declare National Women's Day in commemoration
of the 1857 march. They again march to demand better working conditions and the
vote.
1910 - Denmark—Clara Zetkin leads the International Socialist Congress in declaring
March 8 International Women's Day.
1917 - Moscow ^Despite fears of police attack, thousands of Russian women pour
out of homes and factories to march in celebration of International Women's Day.
1936 - Spain—80,000 women, led by Dolores Ibarurri, "La Passionaria", demonstrated
in Madrid for "progress and liberty".
1938 - China—During the Japanese occupation the Women's National Salvation
Association dT the Chinese Red Army celebrated International Women's Day with
much banging of pots and pans.
1945 - Paris— The Women's International Day Federation is formed, with emphasis on
the fight for arms reduction.
1946 - France, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the West Indies and many more countries—women
march in celebration and defiance.
1948 - Australia—100,000 women celebrate.
1952 - France—150,000 march
1954 - West Germany—100,000 celebrate the day. Italy—there are 2,873 meetings on
March 8. England—The National Assembly of Women gather 174,000 in London,
Manchester, and Glasgow.
1955 - Indonesia—500,000 women demonstrate.
1970 - Uruguay—13 women political prisoners are freed by the Tupamaros, the
National Liberation Movement.
1971 - Boston—500 women take over a Harvard building demanding a women's center.
New York City—60 women sit in at CBS radio demanding air time for International
Women's Day.
,
1974
BEVERLY LEMANS
International
BEVERLY GRANT
SICC CONFERENCE ON MINORITY...
PARTICIPATION IN LAW - MARCH
16...
"The lawyer as an agent for social
change" is the theme of an all day
minorities conference sponsored by SICC's
Law Program on Saturday, March 16, at
the Sunnyside Staten Island campus. ^
The conference was established to encourage the minorities groups — women,
blacks, Puerto Ricans and others to enter
the legal profession. Currently only 2
percent of all lawyers are black. Less ^an
2 percent are women. Chairpersm of the
conference and director of the law
program, Virginia Hauer, admits that
until women and other minority groups get
themselves enrolled in law schools, and
graduate in sufficient numbers, they will
be unable to provide the political and
governmental leadership of which they are
Photo By M. Brown
so capable of offering.
The conference is also geared to help
pre-law counselors in the advisement of
minority students regarding admissions
credentials, special minority law students'
problems, and generally, to advertise to
the publio the diversity of law career
opportunities that are open. Workshops
are planned to cover each of these topics.
Ms. Cathy Douglas (wife of Supreme
Court Justice William 0. Douglas) of the
Institute of Public Interest Representation, Judge Bruce Wright, of Manhattan
Criminal Court, and Joseph Erazo special
assistant to Mayor Beame have been invited to speak to the conference of
students, law faculty, and career lawyers.
For more information about conference
regisU-ation and admissions fees, call 3907809 at Staten Island Community College.
Photo By M. Brown
Women's Day Celebrated in C Lounge
International Women's Day was
celebrated a day early at SICC. Beverly
Leman bid welcome to an audience of
about 250 women and men explaining that
the authentic date is March 8, and not
March 7.
A band billed as "Beverly Grant and her
Women's Band" turned out to be "The
Human Condition" comprised of Beverly
Grant and four male musicians, with a
woman at the technical controls. The
confusion resulted from Beverly Grant
having formerly been with an aU-women
band. Although a few people felt it incongruous that a predominently male
band play to an audience celebrating
International Women's Day, any disappointment was quickly dispelled when the
group began performing and their
message became clear.
If one were to survey the world on an
appropriate name for this wonderful group
of performers a better one than the one
they call themselves could not be found.
Their lyrics and music capture the essence
of the situation in which we all find ourselves, as women, as men, as workers, as
parents, as children.
The lyrics of the woman-songs told of the
woman experience, but instead of bluesy
resignation, the sense is of achievement
and challenge. "Ungrateful Woman and
Ungrateful Wife" is a clear statement that
we are not all that grateful for what we are
told are the means to our fulfillment.
Lyrics such as, "whole lot of women
waking up strong now, finding out who
they can be" express that we are moving
out of those areas of home and family to
which we were previously restricted. The
sense of power and expectation in "I'm a
Gettin' On Woman" is explicit in lyrics
like, "I got a place to go to. I'm gonna
make the world my home." A song about
women .walking in the street as though in
enemy-occupied territory drew wild applause from the women in the audience:
"They whistle for me like a dog
and make noises like a hog,
and though they sure have problems, I
agree,
but they're problems I can't solve
'cause my sanity's involved
and I'm tired of the bastards fuckin' over
me."
Judy Clark of "Midnight Special," a
group working with prisoners and ex-
convicts, gave a history of the spirit of
International Women's Day and the
unknown history of women in resistance.
Clark said that the Women's Movement is
trying to reclaim that history by
examining diaries and folk songs, throu^
which women, deprived of public expression, told privately or anonymously
their thoughts and feelings and the stories
of their lives.
She talked of women all over the world,
throughout history, making the demands
that women are making now for child care,
consumer protection and education, as
well as creating alternatives to traditional
health care, schools and relationships. She
explained that the demands take different
forms according to the circumstances.
Using as an example the demand for
control of one's own body, she said that
while abortion and birth control to most
American women mean freedom, to
women in Puerto Rico they have meant
forced experimentation on their bodies.
Noting that "the man" says women are
subjective in their demands and concentrate on personal problems, she said it
must be understood that demands about
life are "real needs that people have a
right to and we can fight for." She said that
working class women in France 'and
England created communes so that they
could leave their homes and go to work and
created batallions when it came ^time to
fight, being the fiercest fighters in the 1848
Revolutions. Rape is a weapon used often
on rebellious women, says Clark, and was
used on massive scales against black
women in America and against Viet
Namese women.
She spoke of the many^ women around
the world who were not at liberty to
celebrate International Women's Day
because they were locked up in prisons.
Today, she said, "we give voice to those
women who are struggling around the
world."
Barbara Reilly closed the lounge portion
of the celebration with a reading of
feminist poetry after which the women in
the audience were i n v i ^ to the Women's
Center in Trailer 35 for refreshments.
On Saturday, March 9, women from
SICC joined 1,000 other women in a march'
in hoHQr of International Women's Day
through Gr^nwich Village.
—Doris Lane
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Resolutions
JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK memorializing the Governor
to direct that public hearings be held to
investigate the needs of the veterans of the
Viet Nam hostilities
WHEREAS, the veterans of the Viet
Nam hostilities are returning to a nation
faced with serious unemployment, rising
costs of living, and severe shortages; and
WHEREAS, these loyal citizens of our
state who served so gallantly during the
period of our nation's most unpopular war
have become the forgotten generation of
veterans with regard to educational,
employment and training programs and
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, existing programs with
regard to education and employment are
insufficient to cope with these sweeping
problems; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Governor be and
hereby is respectfully memorialized to
direct that public hearings be held at once,
under the auspices of the Division of
Veterans' Affairs, to investigate the needs
of the Viet Nam veterans;
that
representatives
of
veterans'
organizations, individual veterans and
other concerned parties be invited to
testify; and that a report be made to the
Governor thereon as a basis for a comprehensive program of immediate action;
and be it further
RESOLVED,
that a copy of this
resolution be transmitted to the Governor
of the State of New York.
RESOLUTION NO. 1
P R E S E N T E D TO ASSEMBLYMAN
ARMANDO MONTANO AND SENATOR
ROBERT GARCIA AT THE N.A.A.C.P.
LEGISLATION AND POLITICAL ACTION
CONFERENCE
HELD
IN
ALBANY, N.Y. ON FEBRUARY 18, 1974,
AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW
YORK STATE BLACK AND PUERTO
RICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, BY
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
PUERTO RICAN VETERANS, THE
NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN FORUM,
INC. AND THE VETERANS ADVISEMENT CENTER OF STATEN
ISLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION
IS TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF
THE STATE LEGISLATURE THE NEED
TO TAKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO
ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE VIETNAM ERA
VETERANS
THROUGHOUT
THE
STATE. THESE CITIZENS OF OUR
STATE WHO SERVED SO GALLANTLY
IN OUR NATION'S MOST UNPOPULAR
WAR ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, BEING
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE
"FORGOTTEN GENERATION" OF
VETERANS. UNLIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS WHO SERVED IN PRIOR
WARS, THESE YOUNG MEN RETURNED HOME TO FIND THEMSELVES
SHORT-CHANGED
ON
THEIR
EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
WHEREAS
EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIETNAM ERA
VETERANS
ARE
AVAILABLE
THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE:
HOWEVER THE LATEST FIGURES
PEOPLES EXCHANGE
GIVE AND RECEIVE
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EVIDENCE
THAT
SUCH
OPPORTUNITIES
ARE
GROSSLY
INADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEEDS
AND THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED SIMPLY
CANNOT KEEP PACE WITH THE
RISING COST OF EDUCATION TODAY:
WHEREAS EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
FACED BY THE VIETNAM ERA
VETERANS IN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK ARE BEING
SOMEWHAT
PROVIDED FOR THROUGH EFFORTS
OF SOME CITY, STATE AND PRIVATE
CONCERNS: HOWEVER, THE DWINDLING JOB MARKET HAS MINIMIZED
THE EFFECT OF THESE EFFORTS;
TO INSURE THAT PROPER AFFIRMATIVE LEGISLATIVE ACTION BE
TAKEN TO PROVIDE RELIEF IN
THESE AREAS,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT
THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
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INDIVIDUAL
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PARTIES BE INVITED TO TESTIFY:
THAT THE INFORMATION GATHERED
BE USED TO FORM THE BASIS FOR
LEGISLATIVE ACTS WHICH WILL
BRING ABOUT RELIEF.
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Annual Library Book List
Reflects Teenage Interests
"Books for the Teenage 1974," published by The New York Public Library, is an
annotated bibliography of 1250 books, of which more than 75 percent are adult titles. It
is the only such list revised and reevaluated annually to maintain its relevance and
internationally recognized importance.
The bibliography is divided into five broad categorifes: "Here-Now," "Mind's Eye:
The Arts and Fiction," "Science," "Action, Adventure, and Other Things to Do," and
"The Global Village." Seventy-five sections within these broad categories direct tne
user to specific subjects. This year's list, selected by 45 New York Public Library
young adult librarians, shows a continuing swing towards do-it-yourself activities and
sports. This accounts for the many new titles under the headings "Crafts and Hobbies," "Sports," and "Outdoor Life." Wide teenage interest in psychic phenomena
and the upsurge of books published on brain research and ESP have led to the
creation of a new section "Mind Sciences and ESP." "Film, Photography, and Video"
and "Fantasy and the Supernatural" continue to be fast growing categories.
Although specifically published for free distribution to teenagers and ihterested
adults throughout The Branch Library System of The New York Public Library,
"Books for the Teenage" is purchased by libraries, school systems, and publishers in
all English speaking countries as well as other countries such as Japan and Turkey.
Because it is prepared by librarians who work closely with young adults, it frequently
anticipates trends and has proven to be a useful guide for publishers.
In celebration of the publication of the booklist, the Annual Exhibition for t)ie
Teenage will take place at the Nathan Straus Young Adult Library, Donnell Library
Center (20 West 53rd Street) beginning Monday, February 25 and continuing through
March 22. All the new titles added to the 1974 list will be on display.
"Bodes for the Teenage 1974" is available by mail. Prepaid orders at $2 per copy
should be addressed to Office of Young Adult Services, The New York Public Library,
8 East 40th Street, New York, New York 10016. Sin^e copies are available free of
charge when picked up in person in any branch or bookmobile of The New York Public
Library.
News of the V.V. A.A.
bv Larry Webb
The
Viet
Veterans
Assfstance
Association (V.V.A.A.) was started in
September, 1972. At that time they were
caUed The Viet Veterans Against the War.
The group worked out of classrooms at the
statr. A few weeks after the club was
formed they were allowed to use trailer
No.10 as their base of operation. September
1973 the V.V.A.A.moved to C-145. The club
now consisted of 250 members, all
volunteers. The club doesn't claim to
represent all vets enrolled at S.I.C.C.but
any vet wishing to join can go to C-131 and
taik to Tom Hyland and get all information
about the club.
The V.V.A.A.has a full calendar of
current activities and activities for the
future. One of the current activities is the
free food program which is offered twice a
week. The food usually consists of coffee
and sandwiches. Everyone is welcome to
share in the free eats.
Another new activity the vets are involved in is the free showing of movies.
Where the movie will be shown, when, and
what, will be posted around the school. So
keep your eyes on the posters, as not to
miss out on this fine entertainment.
On March 22, the V.V.A.A. will have
their first annuai dance. The dance will be
held at S.I.C.C. in the cafeteria. Admission
will be $1.00 for those who are not members of the V.V.A.A. club. Exact starting
time will be posted very soop,
On March 29, the V.V.A.A. is sponsoring
a bus ride to Washington, D.C. to protest
treatment of the veterans; not just those in
the V.V.A.A. but for every vet in this
school and 'schools across the country.
Anyone wishing to make the trip should go
to C-131 and see Tom Hyland or anyone of
the vets there. There is no charge for
riding the buses, plus the vets are trying to
get money from Student Government to
provide food for all riders. Whether they
get the money is still pending.
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This article is an attempt to show how
John Connally's connections have helped
shape a pattern which is serving to build
an empire based on America's oil gas and
energy producing monopolies. Connally's
involvement has served to profit his highly
s e l e c t e d clients. He represents corporations which will greatly benefit from
current negotiations. It becomes clear that
one man's business connections can influence the course of the nation's economy.
Reprinted from the Sacramento Bee,
July 15, 1973. The authors are history
professors at John Jay College and Hofstra
University respectfully.
Connally Connections
Build Vast Empire
On U.S. Oil, Gas
With the reconvening of a federal grand
jury in Houston, Tex., to investigate
Brown & Root, Inc., Texas Eastern
Transmission Co., and Tenneco, Inc., it is
now clear that even at the outer reaches of
Watergate the oily waters have been
muddied.
At this juncture it is appropriate to
watch the activities of John Connally,
Washington's current fade-in, fade-out
man who postponed his announced
departure from the capital to lunch with
Leonid Brezhnev in order to confirm the
deals with the Soviet Union he helped
negotiate for those corporat^ns.
(The Houston grand jury is inquiring
into $700,000 in contributions, mostly cash,
to the Nixon re-election committee, including some purportedly given by
executives of the three companies. The
inquiry was ordered by special Watergate
investigator Archibald Cox.)
A look at Connally's past involvement in
Washington politics and in Soviet
negotiations reveals a pattern of Byzantine intrigue which has served to create an
empire worth billions of dollars and involving primarily America's oil, gas and
energy-producing
industries.
This
financial empire seems to be the key to our
new international posture, particularly the
transformation of our former Cold War
enemies, the Soviet Unim and China, into
business partners. Clearly the industry is
behind the so-called "energy crisis." What
is Connally's role in these matters?
First of all, Connally's law firm —
Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally and Smith
— represents the corporations slated to
benefit from current negotiaticms, both
domestic and foreign, in the entire energyproducing field. In his capacity as atlorney, Connally represents both the
Occidental Petroleum Co., and the El Paso
Natural Gas Co., the chief negotiators with
the Soviet Union for an estimated $40
billion pipeline project to transport natural
gas from the Soviet Union to the United
States.
In Russia, the construction work will be
done largely by Brown and Root, while in
the United States, pipelines will be constructed by Tfnneco and the Texas
Eastern Gas ai a Transmission Co. Until
his reluctant resignation to become an
unpaid adviser to the President, Connally
was a director of both Texas Eastern and
the Halliburton Co., which is the parent
company of Brown and Root.
Financing for the whole deal is
scheduled to be arranged largely by the
First National City Bank of Houston.
Connally is a member of its Board of
Directors. The needed shipbuilding for this
venture, a multimillion-dollar enterprise,
is scheduled to be subsidized by the
Commerce Department and the ships will
be built by Newport News Shipbuilding
and Drydock Co., a subsidiary of Tenneco,
and by Texas Eastern.
Actually, the Soviet natural gas pipeline
is only one aspect of our new relations with
the Soviet Union spearheaded by the oil
and gas interests. On July 14, 1972, Occidental signed with Russia a five-year
scientific and technical cooperative
agreement to explore, produce and use oil
and gas. The agreement ranged from
agricultural fertilizers, energy-producing
chemicals, the establishment of tin,
ammonia and urea plants, to the
development of a Moscow hotel and tradecenter complex.
Hotel negotiations are under way with
Holiday Inns and Intercontinental Hotels;
the latter is a subsidiary of Pan-American
Airways. Connally became a member of
the board of Pan-Am when he resigned
from Nixon's Cabinet in May 1972. At the
same time, Occidental pursued the
development of 120-trillion cubic feet of
Siberian natural gas reserves. In October
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1972, the Nixon administration agreed to
subsidize the building of tankers to carry
the liquid natural gas. America's first
federal subsi(fy of liquid natural gas
tankers was presented to Tenneco.which is
to build them at Newport News, Va., for
sale to the El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Occidental's Dr. Armand Hammer,
Connally's client and friend who has been
responsible for the Soviet agreements, has
indicated that they "will require political
decisions in Moscow and Washington and
undoubtedly
most-favored-nation
legislatirai." Moreover, he asserted on
May 20, 1973, these agreements "will be
subject to this country's national energy
policy as it is related to fuel imports."
Under these circumstances, it is worth
looking at Connally's connections to the
Nbcon administration. In the past four
years America's energy policies have been
largely directed by Connally in his
capacities as secretary of the Treasury, as
a member of the Oil Policy Commission
and as Nixon's personal adviser. In his
most recent address on the "energy
crisis," which the oil and gas lobby has
spent over $3 million to promote, the
President made clear the cost to
Americans of his connection with Connally's clients.
Nixon has agreed to impose high tariffs
to replace the oil import quotas he
removed. Their removal, as Dr. Hammer
asserted, was necessary to the success of
the Occidental-El Paso-Soviet fuel import
scheme. Siberian gas, authorities suggest,
will cost consumers at least 10 times more
than domestic gas, and Nixon's proposal
includes removing the price ceiling on
natural gas altogether.
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JOHN F. CONNALLY
Man of Many Connections
page 9
Nixon also announced that tripling the
offshore acreage under federal oil and gas
lease is now feasible. This move threatens
to mire the East Coast from Martha's
Vineyard to Coney Island with the same
muck that destroyed Santa Barbara's
beaches. Nixon then proposed a variety of
new supertanker ports and the postponement of antipollution measures. And
finally, Nixon has presented the oil industry with yet another tax subsidy.
Specifically, companies like Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) which for four years has paid
nothing in income tax while earning over a
four-year period a net income of $797
million, will now get a new tax credit for
"exploration" studies. Every time they
drill a new well they will get another tax
credit.
dealings "has been through his law firm,
and his legal fees are reported to be
enormous. El Paso Natural Gas alone is
said to retain his firm at $2.5 million annually. When Texas oil magnate Sid
Richardson's estate was settled Connally
received $750,000 for 15 months work. How
he has come to earn upwards of $2,400 a
day may become clearer as the full implications of the "energy crisis" are
revealed. But is is already clear that he
earns the money he receives from the
interests he represents. As Robert Strauss,
one of Connally's friends and the chairman
of the Democratic National Committee,
observed in March of this year: In Texas
"the law firms are power." And they are
powerful on a bipartisan basis.
Connally has held federal office only
briefly and also on a bipartisan basis. On
Dec. 27, 1960, John F. Kennedy appointed
Connally secretary of the Navy. TTie Navy
is the biggest oil purchaser in the world.
Then, in December 1970, Nixon appointed
Connally secretary of the Treasury, where
he was involved with economic and foreign
policy matters relating to the nation's
business, national security and "environmental protection." He also administered the Internal Revenue Service
which collects income and excise taxes
imposed on the oil and gas industry.
The companies he is associated with
profited handsomely from defense contracts.. To name only two, both issued the
month he resigned his Cabinet post: On
May 30, 1972, Occidental received a $5.5million Defense Supply Agency contract
for coal and on May 11 the Military AirUft
Command announced its contracts to 17
airlines; Pan American's was the largest
at $18.5 million.
As Connally was reported to have
commented when asked about the enormous oil depletion tax loq)hole in
February: "Loopholes? Loopholes What
loopholes? One man's looi^ole is another
man's bread and butter."
Connally's clients also are involved in
the disputed Alaskan pipeline. Since 1969
Connally has urged Nixon to organize a
campaign "to allay" the fears of environmentalists. So much money is involved here and so many shady dealingsincluding ARCOs absorption of Sinclair
and British Petroleum's absorption of
Standard Oil of Ohio and the alliance of
ARCO with British Petroleum and Humble
to create and dominate the new Alaska
Pipeline Service — that anti-trust inquiries
seemed in order. But in 1971 Connally's
Cabinet colleague, Atty. Gen. John Mitchell, ruled such an investigation untimely.
The Alaskan pipeline is slated to cut
across Alaska for 790 miles from Prudhoe
Bay in the north to a liquefication plant in
Already America's new foreign relations
the south. A fleet of tanliers will then with China appear to be dominated by the
transport it down the West Coast. El Paso energy interests. Is it not significant that
Natural Gas Co. is scheduled to lay the Nixon's trip to China coincided with
pipes, and the tankers undoubtedly will China's new status in the international oil
come out of Tenneco's Newport News market? Nixon's visit to China was
shipbuilding docks.
preceded by the termination of US oil
Connally's involvement in most of these supply restrictions to jhips and aircraft to
and from China and reports that China is
negotiating the purchase of three offshore
oil rigs in the US to explore its own continental shelf. In 1971 China established
diplomatic relations with Kuwait, the
richest oil nation in the world, explored a
trade agreement with Iran, and signed
economic and technical agreements with
Iraq and Algeria. All these negotiations
are believed to involve petroleum.
Nixon in the past has relied heavily on
Connklly's judgment and extraordinary
abilities. He first called Connally to
Washington after the disastrous mid-term
elections of November 1970. By December,
when Connally joined the Cabinet, Gallup
polls revealed that Nixon was in danger of
becoming a one-term president. He was at
that time only one point ahead of Sen.
Edmund Muskie. According to Gallup^the
people were divided 44 to 43 per cent, with
George Wallace holding on to 9 per cent of
the voters. Connally announced his
resignation as secretary of the Treasury
on May 16,1972, one day after Wallace was
shot.
His return to official Washington later
occurred at an awkward and politically
dangerous moment. Why was he willing to
expose his financial connections and
jeopardize the interests of his law firm at
that time? The answer seems clear:
Undoubtedly it was a necessary move for a
man who sought to protect the global
empire; surely it must be among the
greatest ironies in history that our new and
valued relations with the Soviet Union are
the result of capitalist chicanery.
The question now is: What will the
Houston grand jury investigation do to the
infrastructure of that empire?
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A ^'ewspaper for Communil;- on Klafvn Inland
Contributor* «r« : Dino Lagravlnes*, Stephen Katz, Dennis Pletrocola,
Raaona Koerber, Joanne Naughton, Martin Cutowakl, Jjck RdnUo
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CUNY-BA
Con Ed
Gives
CUNY Baccalaureate Program was
established by the Board of Higher
Education in 1971. This program permits
certain students to design their own
academic program with the help and
direction of faculty advisors. Students
must earn a maximum of 30 credits for
non-classroom v^rork. The student must
have a good academic background and the
ability to work in an unstructured
situation. Currently matriculated students
in good standing at the City University of
New York who have completed at least 15
credits at a senior or community college
are eligible. Approval of the Dean for
University
and Special Programs
is
required.
Students who successfully
complete this program are awarded
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
degrees. Degree requirements are
(students who are enrolled in this
program) must earn a total of 120 credits
to be eligible for Baccalaureate degree. A
minimum of 30 credits must be completed
after admission to the Baccalaureate
P r o ^ a m . Only in special cases, a
maximum of 15 credits may be granted for
non-classroom activities. Field studies or
internships offered by various units of City
University are accepted wily as regular
classroom credits. Community C o l l i e
students who enroll in the CUNY Baccalaureate Program can earn an associate
degree. Students who elect to earn an
associate d ^ r e e will be matriculated into
the CUNY senior college of their choice.
President William M. Birenbaum has
announced the awarding of a grant from
Con Edison to continue a commitment to
the college begun two years ago to advance technological education and to
provide a program for Con Ed employees
leading to an AAS degree in industrial
management.
A check for $15,000 as the first installment
of this year's grant was presented to Dr.
Birenbaum by Con Ed Vice-president and
director of personnel administration
Bruce Wittmer and Joseph Domenic,
education administrator for the company.
Also representing Cmi Ed at the presentation were Margaret Ryan, manager of
specialized education and Florence
Gibson, coordinator of college prograns.
Over 300 Con Edison employees are now
enrolled in this successful program,
directed by SICC's professor John Antonopoulos and Dr. Nathan Weiner,
chairperson of the department of electrical technology. Con Edison furnishes
the classrooms, the necessary training
aids and the back-up support necessary to
teach the courses while SICC provides use
of its library and laboratories.
The program is distinct from Con Edison's
own on-the-job training classes in that it is
aimed at making a college education
available to utility workers who want
promotion to supervisory and managerial
levels. A number of employees who participated in the program this past year
have already been promoted as a result of
their achievment. Students who graduate
from the program with a AAS degree in
industrial management are eligible to go
on for the baccalaureate degree in a senior
college.
classed given after working hours now are
available to Con Ed workers at plants in all
five boroughs. Emphasis is in the
mechanical and electrical engineerii^
technologies, but courses are offered in
English, math, business and sociology.
Study Abroad
DeMayo Winner?
The results of the school elections for
Senator have been held up due to
February 13, 1974
technicalities beyond the Student
Government's power. The alleged winner
Thirty-four City University of New York of the Liberal Arts - Non Science constudents are alive and well and studying in stituency Alphonse DeMayo is not
the United Kingdom, according to registered in this curriculum according to
Professor Stanley Feingold, Director of Leona Sanders. Her investigation revealed
the City University of New York Program that A1 belongs to the CUNY-BA which is a
of Study Abroad in the United Kingdom. different constituency.
However, when this discrepancy apCUNY students are spending the
academic year at institutions throughout peared A1 produced a letter from
England, Scotland, and Wales, studying Registrar Frank Ballweg stating that Al,
such things as archaeology in Southamp- indeed, is in LANS. Sanders refused to
ton, architecture ir London, and English, accept this letter as proof which resulted
liberal arts, and -iocial sciences at nearly in a heated discussion between Al and
members of the Student Government. It
twenty other uuversities.
Contrary to popular misconceptions, seems clear cut that Student Government
Professor Fei.igold maintains that does not want the colorful DeMayo, who is
students are experiencing few problems. a housing authority policeman, around.
There has been no shortage of f o ^ or fuel. Recently DeMayo has received EyewitIf the miners' strike leads to power cuts, ness News coverage for his work in exthe English ^ o p l e are likely to adjust with posing corruption in the housing authority
characteristic calm and a dedication to police department. A man of his stature is
fairness.
dangerous to the complacent Student
During the four-week Christmas and Government.
Never lost for words Al stated, "I feel
Easter holidays enjoyed by all British
universities, CUNY students usually take that under our present leadership we have
advantage of low-cost air, sea, and rail had poor results. I complained to Sanders
travel sponsored by the British National about the parking ticket issue in which the
Todt Hill community has gotten student
Union of Students.
Further information regarding op- cars ticketed for parking violations. She
portunities offered by the Program in the did nothing. This is only one issue. Ms.
United Kingdom, may be obtained by Sanders has been manipulating any
member who does not represent her views.
writing to: Program of Study Abroad,
Graduate School and University Center, 33 I represent a silent majority whose views
differ from hers. I feel she is insecure and
West 42 Street, New York, New York
that I represent a threat to her position."
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In lieu of these unusual circumstances,
faculty advisor Charles Isaac stated that
the Registrar has a history of error and
that the contradictory reports from the
administration is nothing new. He recalled
an incident when he needed to know what
the figure is of 30 per cent of the registered
students, which is the required minimum
amount of students polled to make the
election official; he received three different figures varying by thousands.
Student Government is moving at a snails
pace to resolve the situation. In another
incident Eda Smeraldi did not even make
the ballot due to a mixup in her
curriculum. This time Student Government didn't even bother notifying Eda in
clearing up the situation. Is it possible that
the screening process to make the ballot is
handled in a slipshod way so that Student
Government can get the right type of
person elected? Which may be why
students don't participate in Student
Government. The reason being that the
present officers represent a small segment
of students. The trend of students opinion
now is far different from the views of its
Student Government. The current student
leaders policies represent an era that is
over. Is there a plot to rob DeMayo of his
victory? Is the administration trying to
make Student Government look bad? Is
Student Government using underhanded
tactics? Is DeMayo really CUNY-BA? As
this political drama comes to a close (xie
point is clear - the times they are a
changin!
Students planning to aj^ly for nonclassroom credits must prep^e a detailed
outline of their program of studies or work
experience. Students who have independent study or creative activities
should include in their outline (1) explanation of the project (2) name, rank,
department and college of the faculty
member who will sponsor the project and
(3) a statement indicating how the project
relates to their program of study. Students
applying for work experience credits must
include in their outline (1) type of work to
be performed and its location (2) name
and title of supervisor (3) statement including how their w(n-k relates to their
program of study. Any additional information is available in T18.
The Program for Youth and Community
Services at S.I.C.C. was formed in September 1973. Two of the three student
groups were located in local communities
rather than on S.I.C.C. campus. One is
located on the Lower East Side of New
York and the other in the BedfordStuyvesant area. Also there is another
program which is located in the East
Flatbush - Canarsie area. This program
enables adults who are working in ordinary jobs or in the human service institutions to enroll in a degree granting
program without attending classes on the
college campus. The Youth and Community Studies program is designed to
meet the needs of those who have career
plans in the human services which are law,
social
work,
teaching,
planning,
psychology and counseling. Students have
the automatic option of going to
Stonybrook to finish. This program is also
looking for other options besides
Stonybrook. Information is available in
T18.
by Janet Canlon
TRAINING-EXPERIENCE-PROFESSIONALISM
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FUTURE
Inquire TODAY About the New Bachelor of Science
Program in Environmental Health Sciences
at the
Institute of Health Sciences, Hunter College
105 E. 106th Street, New York, New York 10029
Open to students who have completed two years at
a community or senior college with substantial
preparation in the basic sciences and mathematics.
APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 15, 1974
CUNY Community College students use CUNY Admission Application.
Others apply to Hunter College Admissions Office, 6 9 5 Park Avenue,
N e w York 10021
For any further information, call 3 6 0 - 5 1 7 7
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Speaking of Streaking
Shortly before 1:00 this afternoon,
March 12, SICC's first Streaker streaked
through C'Lounge. The event was announced ten minutes before in the Lounge
and the school newspapers were notified.
Some semblance of surprise was maintained, however, when the Streaker
streaked through the north door instead of
the south door as was expected. An instant
hero, he was received with warm applause
and shouts of laughter.
The whole thing started this morning
when a student organization announced
over the radio that it would offer a prize of
either booze, pot or beer to the first person
to streak at SI(X. A collection was also
taken which netted about $12.
The Streaker was somewhat clothed,
that is in construction boots and socks on
the bottom and a red bandana on top. He
didn't make any stops. Immediately after,
some black men went into the room where
the Streaker was getting dressed and
complained that the action was "offensive
to black women". He offered to apoI(^ize,
but it didn't prove necessary.
Meanwhile, a Staten Island Advance
reporter came into the DOLPHIN office
looking for the Streaker. We then got word
that a woman was in Dean Zades office
who wanted to bring legal charges against
the Streaker. Then the Advance Reporter
came back in the DOLPHIN office where
she was rec(%nized as the irate woman
from Dean Zades' office. The ADVANCE
Reporter Impersonator has since been
seen armed with a baseball bat.
Given that the "whole thing wa's announced beforehand, It s e e m s . a bit
ludicrous to have all this objection when
the people offended had been forewarned
and could easily have left the Lounge in
plenty of time before the streaking. But, it
appears that the overwhelming majority
appreciated the streaking and the vibes
were v e ^ good about it. However, such
isolated instances of objection point to the
logic of disguising oneself before
streaking.
The DOLPHIN spoke with the Streaker
afterward. By then he was clothed and
talked about the question of disguise. "If I
didn't think that, by streaking, somewhere
along the line I wouldn't have to pay for it,
answer to people in charge here, I wouldn't
worry about a disguise. I wouldn't want to
get typed as someone to look out for."
He sees streaking l i s an expression of
protest against the uptight attitudes about
nakedness and sex. But a basic
motivati(m, he says, was getting a "personal identity about coming out of the
crowd". It gave me something to
remember for the rest of my life." He
recommends streaking to anyone and sees
it as a way of breaking down "shams,
facades and inhibitions."
He describes the experience as a
"rush". "I enjoyed it. I really had a good
time." He said he was scared and uptight,
but that when the people s t a r t ^ applauding it helped. "The people were
checking me out, but I was having more
fun chewing them out." "There was no
anger, no violence—they were just diggin'
it. People don't get into any^ing
anymore."
He feels it was probably the most exciting thing that's happened in the Lounge
all semester and that he has broken the ice
for many would-be Streakers at SICC. He
views the experience as liberating and
believes one can conquer inhibitions
through Streaking. After all, says he, "we
all came into the world in the same birthday suit."
' - D O R I S LANE
Student'vis. faculty
reorgamzmg student government and
istudent affairs. Is this an outrageous
request? As students should we not have a
powerfid hand in the operation of our
college?
Lately there has been a running controversy on this campus concerning the
question of who should choose the student
advisors (non students) for the various
student activities on campus.
_
President Birenbaum believes that the
administration should be in control of
these appointments, thus giving the administration a considerable hold on
student government and its affairs. On the
Other hand, the students themselves, think
that they should be able to choose their
own advisors; in the belief that this would
create a far more dynamic and workable
climate within the colleges' self-governing
process.
The administration's position on this
matter was last stated on March 6,1974 in
a letter to Ms. Lorraine Ercolano,
President of the Evening Student
Government, from Birenbaum. He stated
that the legislative record of which she
represents remains at best obscure,
avoiding to allude to the fact that this may
have something to do with the presently
appointed student advisor's. He went on to
say that the student government does not
possess the power to reorganize the administration of the college.
Mr. Birenbaum obviously does not
reaUze that we are not asking to
reorganize the administration of the
college; we are askuig for s(»ne leeway in
Photo By Irving Scaley
Conceptual Art Project
An alternative to visual nudity won praise from students and faculty alike.
Here's feeling at you.
In his letter he bore out the feeling that
College Administration was omnipotent;
answering to no study body. In feeling this
way he is stunting the encouragement of
creative change on this campus and
grasping the reins of power far too tightly
to his chest.
Since no credits are awarded for extracurricular activities, Birenbaum seems
to place far less value on them as working
teachers in the college system. A good
education should take in all facets of life
and not limit the growth and activity of
Student Government. President Birenbaum must realizelhat he is most certainly linv'.ijg the accomplishments of
SICC as a creative institution by limiting
student government.
His correspondence to Lorraine of
March 6,1974 was quite specific in telling
the students what they cannot do; but
where was the list of things they can do?
They were not listed.
The memorandum ended with a
statement by Birenbaum that the college
should relieve itself of this whole controversy and get on with all the constructive wwk at hand. I ask you. Is this
the constructive works of Birenbaum; or is
this the constructive work of the students
of SICC?
By JUDY ANN FARRELL
Arts Council Sets Proposal Deadline
The problem of solid waste disposal in
New York City will be discussed in the
course, "Environmental Issues dn S, I." on
Monday evening, March 25,1974, starting
at 7:45 P.M. in room B-304. Two films will
be shown: (1) "The Garbage Explosion"
and (2) "Up to Our Necks: The Garbage
Problem."
Mr. Stanley Halle will then speak on
"SoUd Waste — Possible Solutions." Mr.
Halle was formerly the senior planner for
the Environmental Protecti(m Agency in
the budget bureau of N. Y. City where he
was "extensively involved in problems of
solid waste. He is presently an assistant to
the comptroller of New York Qty.
The problem of solid waste is of great
importance to residents of Staten I^and
since the world's largest landfill is at
Fresh Kills on Staten Island: The general
public is invited to attend this class
meeting.
The Staten Island Council on the Arts has
announced on April 15 deadline for the
submission of proposals- by community
arts groups for reimbursible funding by
the Department of Parks, Recreation and
Cultural Affairs.
This deadline applies only to programs
occurring between June 1,1974 and August
31, 1974. Winter programs are funded
under a s e p t a t e allocation and proposals
for this period should be submitted to the
Staten Island Council on the Arts in the
late summer.
Funds are available under Code No. 998 of
the Performing and Visual Arts Budget of
the PRCA budget for costs related to the
production or performance of a program,
paints, easels, clay, lumber and other art
material. Major equipment, such as
lighting or sound equipment, and other
non^expendable items, may be rented.
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A Simple Melody by Denlse Bravata
They hurt ymi at home and they hit you at school
A rokbig class hero is something to be.
Protest songs rarely made their way into mass media until the impact of Bob
Dylan. Dylan says, "My main resprasibility is to myself, and protest songs were a
means to an end and a way of launching a career." He once wrote, "I was so much
older then I'm younger than that now." This is equally relevant to Phil Ochs,
Sure once I was young and impulsive
A working class hero is something to be.
I wore every conceivable pin
—John Lennon
It is a misunderstanding to presume that composers invent their music out of the
blue. Notice how the right men always come at the right time in the right circumstance and develop a hit song. Our music from the sixties on through the
seventies has most definitely set a standard. It brings a need to imitate, and to condfess. It teaches us what to avoid. It is a set of rules which (me can only profit by.
Without that self-expression music is a falsehood. We must sing that password, be it
peace or love, to everyone, and await our response to this universal vocabulary.
Music is a flower, with different types of stems flowing about, its petals showing only
beauty; but set that flower in a jun^e, and it is rarely seen, and no one answers it. Our
music can enrich us in inspiration, inward and spiritual grace, and peace of mind.
Even went to Socialist meetings
They hate you of you're clever and they despise a fool,
Till you're so fuckin' crazy you can't follow their rules,
Pilgrims, Spanish, French, Dutch, even Puritans, have all contributed to the
development of our current musical culture. During our war years with England,
"Yankee Doodle" and "To Anacreon in Heaven" found their way into our repertoire.
Political unrest, economic distress, gas shortages, and the energy crisis, are all
triggering another blue sea wave to America.
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
Learned all the old union hymns.
Ah but I've grown older and wiser,
And that's why I'm turnin' you in.
Dylan was particularly lionized as the "new white hope", and as written by A1
Turner, co-editor at Broadside, Dylan's plans are simply to keep on singing whatever
people want to hear, wherever they want to hear him (preferably not in night clubs),
and put down songs as fast as they come into his head." Broadside was originally the
major vehicle of exposure for Dylan, who also appeared with Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton,
Buffy Saint-Marje, and Joan Baez — who dramatically sings 'Little Darlin' by The
Diamonds.
If there were any strong ideological commitments, Dylan totally lacked them.
Unlike Woody Guthrie, who sings, "The Man I Never Knew", Dylan was
psychologically unstable, and unsuited for a leadership role. He and his early enthusiast profited by their association in music. The justice music continued to sell,
and Dylan was unprecedented as a protest singer.
A time of war
We shall overcome someday.
A time of peace
We are not afraid
A time to dance a time to mourn
We are n«t almie
A time to cast away stones
We'll walk hand in hand
A time to gether strnies.
The lord will see us through
together...
We shall aU be free.
Sporadic bursts of hysteria enlightened America in 1964 with the coming of the
Beatles. Their impact on American music requires little elaboration. Everything they
sang sold. People then found it quite difficult to accept the artificially created substitutes such as Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Paul Anka. Following the generation's
own private love life with the Beatles came the Civil Rights movement, utilizing such
hymns as "We shall overcome". This musical tactic was adopted by the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, during their lunch-counter sit-ins. The musical
fare of student protestors was continuing on from the thirties. The Beatles each
branched off and decided to go their separate ways, and John Lennon is only beginning his role as a protest singer. After his marriage to Yoko Ono, he and his wife spent
weeks ih bed entertaining the press in 0iq;)0siti0n to the Vietnam war.
The "new politics" of music began on the nation's campuses. Its majorconcem was
full political participation. This included full civil rights and a respect for human life.
The civil rights struggle provided at least a temporary common cause fOT nearly the
entire music industry. The freedom singers loaned their talents in support of equal
rights for voting in Washington on August 28th, 1972. The music revival helped to sing
out danger and warning and create a new and vital American music with roots for a
better reality than the human race has ever known.
The infinite number of protest singers convey their messages in a hidden
mysterious manner. The continuous protest movement will enable us to express our
likes and dislikes to all, through a simple song!
I heard a man play a five-string banjo at a crowded street comer meeting—
Come on people now
And his eyes were shining with a tomorrow light
smile on your brother
as he sang of a "Great Day Coming".
everybody get together
I listened carefully and I heard myself singing, with him
try to love one another right now!
NEW MAGAZINE ON CAMPUS
by Robert W. Blei
COMMUNITY FREE PRESS, a 96-page
magazine, hoping to come out once a
semester, was instituted on campus on
February 11,1973, t y Robert W. Blei, Dr.
Blau's Journalism course and several
interested students. The purpose of this
publication is to allow ^ e student
population of S.I.C.C to expose their
literary and artistic talents in a magazine
to be distributed throughout the school.
Despite the fact that there are already
three other publications being funded by
Student Government —
DOLPHIN.
PUNTO and BLACK PRESS — this new
publication will provide an outlet for
written, drawn or photographed material
of artistic and literary quality that
otherwise could not be used in newspaper?
involved with more factual reporting.
Presently, there are over forty-five
members signed up for this publication. A
working editorial board has been
established, consisting of Robert W. Blei
as Editor-in-Chief, Alcione L. Negrao as
Managing Editor, Joe Pepitone as
Assistant Editor, Lois Bruno as Copy
Editor, Terry David as Layout Editor,
Efraim Gonzalez as Exchange Editor,
Andi Ferri as Ads Editor and the Photo
Editor is Bob Kacik.
It is to be noted, again, that this
publication is a magazine, not "just
another publication," as some students
have stated. COMMUNITY FREE PRESS
intends to be artistic and literary, without
becoming bogged down in politics and
controversial topics, which caused the
demise of the ADVOCATE magazine last
year and is presently the major concern of
the existing publications. This does not
mean, however, that a person cannot write
a political or controversial article. The
document called A STATEMENT ABOUT
COMMUNITY FREE PRESS, written in
February of this year and forwarded to the
Day Session Student Government, reads
as follows:
COMMUNITY represents the members
of Staten Island Community College, with
all their varied tastes and opinions;
FREE, in the sense of the Freedom of
Speech and of the Press, . . . definitely
necessary in this school; and PRESS,
meaning, of course, a publication, but also
a means of expression for students that
have not been able to, or aren't permitted
to, in the other papers on campus.
The magazine will also accept essays,
poetry, science fiction, non-fiction, erotic
writings, fiction other than sci-fi, creative
writing, interviews with well-known
personalities, record reviews, movie and
play reviews, photographs (artistic, shots
of school or otherwise), pen and ink
sketches (artistic, humorous or pertinent
to articles), and
advertisements.
Assistance is also needed for a four-page
cartoon satire, personnel to research and
report on the President's Learning Town
plans and, if this doesn't sound too sexist, a
woman willing to pose nude for
photographs to be tastefully interspersed
in the magazine. To put it simply, virtually
anything written or visual that can be
legally put into print will be accepted, so
long as it is tastefully and artistically
presented. COMMUNITY FREE PRESS
would like to see contributions of material,
ads and-or t i m e from the other
organizations on campus. The staff is sure
that ^ e a t talent lurks in the halls of Cbuilding. Also, any student involved in
Creative Writing (PCA or English) is also
requested to hand in some of their
masterpieces. However, due to budgeting
legalities and the limited time available,
ALL MATERIAL FOR THE MAGAZINE
MUST BE IN BY MARCH 29, 1974!!!
Any interested students, please contact
Robert W. Blei or Alcione Negrao in C-127A (the Chinese Cultural Club office) any
time from 12-5, Mondays through Fridays.
Professor J. P. Melmed & Dr. R. Reich
Creators of 'The Humanities" to be aired April 3, Channel B, City
University Network, 5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
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Fabulous Quotes
P^gg
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knee."
La Pasionaria (1895 -
) Speech at Paris, 1936
by Cara Buonincontri
"Often the test of courage is not to die but to live."
"So now he is a l ^ e n d when he would have preferred to be a man."
Vittorio Altieri (1749 -1803) Oreste
Mrs. J. Kennedy in a tribute to her husband, Nov. 1964
'The only way to have a friend is to be one.'
"They damn what they do not understand."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Essays
Quintilian (c. 40-100 A.D.; De Institutione Oratoria
"It is often easier to forgive those who have wronged us than those whom we have
wronged."
"They are able because they think they are able."
Vergil (70-19B.C.)
Oscar Hammling, Laconics
"May the leaves of life crackle at your feet."
"The pain of it all!"
"To f e d the need for something greater than life offers is to feel the need for a
meaning in death."
Maria Hernandez, Student At S.I.C.C.
"Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache:
Do be my enemy- for friendship's sake."
Cara Buonincontri, S.I.C.C.
"It is better to live the life you have always dreamed of than to dream in the life you
are living."
William Blake
Cara Buonini:ontri
"Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass,
of glory in the flower;
"I
•I
'I
'I
We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."
was
told
was
told
angry with my friend:
my wrath, my wrath did end.'
angry with my foe;
it not, my wrath did grow."
Wadsworth
GENE
Photo By Tom Dunn
William Blake (1757 -1827)
Photo By Tom Dunn
JOE
Celebrities of the Month
Gene Manzione and Joe Niesi
This month's celebrities work in Film; microfilm, that is. Up until last week they
staffed the window at the Registrar's Office trying patiently, not always succeeding
patiently, to help students straighten out computer scheduling horrors. Currently
they are locked up in a vault where it is hoped they will be able to establish a warm
relationship with a microfilm machine to offset the effects of Registrar Window
Alienation.
Even if they did not work in the Registrar's Vault, they have been part of the
scenery around here for a number of years. Joe's been around since 1968 when he
came here fresh from the service. While Joe was going to school here days, Gene was
going nights and working at the Bank of New York. Joe worked part-time at the
Registrar's Office and continued when he moved on to Richmond. At one point that
famous recognizer of talent, William Birenbaum, President of our fair college,
noticed Joe and kicked him upstairs. But it cannot be said that Joe Niese forgets his
friends, especially a nice local Italian graduate of New Dorp High School like Gene (I
mean, it can be said that the two boys have a few things in common); so he recommended Gene as his replacement.
When Gene went to Richmond College he kept his job here. Joe, meanwhUe went on
to graduate school in psychological counseling which he promptly abandoned for a
career in Film (not microfilm, this is only temporary, he says). Joe kept his job
assisting the assistants in the President's Office until he decided to take a Sunday
drive to California where he had a much needed rest and almost went crazy from
mellowness. Gene kept up the home front knowing that they would one day be
reunited. They were.
GENE & JOE
Photo By Tom Dunn
What does the future hold for these two stars on the horizon? Eugene, now having
finished Richmond College, is waiting to hear from graduate schools. He expects to
major in psychology. He has a great interest in parapsychology and mysticism, and
recently attended a related seminar at NYU. Joe, as we've mentioned, aspires to film.
He's made two fihns thus far, one in collaboration with you-know-who. Meanwhile,
they play backgammon.
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VIBES
By Irving Sealey
BEDLAM - LYNYRD SYNYRD - BLACK
SABBATH
Nassau Coliseum is no place to go for a
concert when it's snowing, with winds
blowing up to twenty miles per hour and
the temperature is hovering in the mid
twenties. That forecast is only for New
York City. In Nassau it's worse, far worse.
It is in that far worse weather ^ a t I and a
trusted comrade (who had a car) trudged
forth to Nassau Coliseum to see what was
billed as a double act of Black Sabbath and
Bedlam.
It seems during my long absence from
this huge, well lit stone gargantuan in the
middle of nowhere (with a one dollar
parking charge) the management decided
to make specific shows general admission.
This was one of those shows. A true
example of juvenile chaos if ever I saw
one. The seats which are normally on the
floor (in place of the ice used for hockey
games) were not there, so it was obvious
that the kiddies sat on the floor or stood
when the groups came on.
The evening started surprisingly on time
with the first band Bedlam. Bedlam is a
band of recent maturation, comprised of
Dave Bal^- guitar from Procol Harum and
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra,
brother Dennis Ball - bass from Long John'
Baldry, Cozy Powell - drums from The Jeff
Beck Group and Frank Aiello on lead
vocals. The band is a hard - chuggin' blues
influence group who really started things
off with a head. The talents of Frank Aiello
are one not to be missed. His constant mad
cap antics about the stage, accompanied
with his earthy vocals fueled a continuous
source of energy to the band and the
audience.
Bedlam is a group a long time coming,
with all the complications they've experienced it's a wonder the band is even
here at all. The band has broken up and reassembled five times throughout .their six
year existence. The final onslaught to
Bedlam came in '72 when the group mailed
their early recoridings to Felix Pappalardi
(at the time he was separated from
Mountain) who liked them and decided to
produce their first Lp. The group in the
latter part of 72 were originally known as
The Beast, but it seems there was a long
established group under the same name.
In speaking with Dave Ball, he comments;
"The hassle we would have had to go
through to get rights to the name wasn't
worth it. The manager wanted $100,000 for
ili^M
HOT TUNA —THE PHOSPHORESCENT
RAT
Hot Tuna's demise of fiddler Papa John
Creach now render the band in a realm of a
somewhat normalized San Francisco
sound recurrent of their days in the
beginning when Hot Tuna's first two Lps
stood two and three manned. Jorma
Kaukonen's contrivance of the remaining
team more than satisfies the forlorn
Jefferson Airplane fans who have longed
for that sound to resurrect itself. The spuit
that was once Jefferson Airplane (or shall
I say Grace Slick and Paul Kantner) sound
like amplified ravings. Considering
Kaukonen wrote most of the prime
matwial that came ftom the Airplane,
"The Phosphorescent Rat" more than
ever epitomizes the talent Kaukonen
name, so we decided to change it. He also
adds, "I'm happy we changed the name
there's more we can do with it. The track
on the Lp titled The Beast was written long
ago so we decided to leave it as it was."
The first Lp of Bedlam's has been out
about seven months already and this is the
band's first American lour to promote the
band. An obscure single was released from
the Lp "Sweet Sister Mary", which was
just listed, whether it got any airplay is
doubtful. Bedlam in the future plan to tour
the States again, probably in the summer
months. Their second Lp they hope Felix
will do again, if not Dave and Cozy will
produce ^eir own works. With the many
bands that adhere from various one time
members of popular bands. Bedlam to me
seems a fine product of these combining
talents. The Lp is chock full of some fine
rock tunes. In cuts like "Sarah", "Whiskey
and Wine", "Putting on the Flesh" and
specifically "The Beast", you can see the
potential of Bedlam. They play their music
strong and spirited. I see no reas(Mi why
Bedlam shoiddn't create a chaos or two.
Now back to the concert!
Lynyrd Skynyrd have no choice but to
qualify as a dynamite contender.
After the exit of Lynyrd Skynyrd there
was a very lengthy intermission which got
many of the audience quite excited. To
release some of the excitation many
amused themselves by igniting small fires
around the arena. One person set his seat
on fire then ran down amongst the crowd
and burned his shirt. This turned on many
well wishers to burn other things of menial
worth like garbage and other little inflatable items that might be handy. I
figured most of them must have been in
the boy scouts out for their pyromania
merit badges. Just think in five or ten
years to get an encore from a group we'll
just light a gigantic bonfire, if that doesn't
work nothing will. Black Sabbath took well
over an hour to come on. It seemed
Osborne had a cold and lommi was having
trouble with his equipment. When they
finally did make their entrance I wasn't all
that impressed After being a fan of theirs
on record since their existence, their live
performance left me bored and insensitive. While I sat and listened I was
consistently hearing the same melodic line
only faster or slower. In some respects I
sensed this similarity in their music but it
never really hit me until hearing them
live'. My feelings on Black Sabbath have
not changed. I like their Lps, but I wouldn't
recommend seeing them live unless you^re
a true fan, then you'll not notice the dif:
ference. "Ilie only pleasure I got was
watching Ozzy Osl^me disrobe and throw
his shirt and boots in the audience.
A passable night at Nassau Coliseum is
one I rarely experienced. This was my
second trip. I don't expect to make many
others. I don't hold with traveling to the
middle of nowhere with a tlveat of
probably being burned to death by teeny
boppers who can't "tell the difference
between Ughting a cigaret and their shirt.
The second band that came on was one
that was not advertised. They must have
been added at the last minute. For to my
surprise Lynyrd Skynyrd strode their way
onto the stage and proceeded to lay some
down home rock and roll on the fellowship.
Lynyrd Skynyrd are a seven man army
who have made their way up from the
south under similar circumstances as that
of Black Oak Arkansas to put out their first
Lp on Sounds of the South records. The Lp
was produced by A1 Kooper who seems to
be doing a lot of work with groups of this
calibre lately. Lynyrd Skynyrd have a
three man guitar setup where the trio of
members Ed King, Allen Collins and Gary
Rossington switch off on leads, carry the
tight rhythm and get down to some good
rock and roll boogie. Three of the tunes "I
ain't the One", "Tuesday's Gone" and
"Gimme Three Steps" which are on the Lp
seemed to be the blockbusters of the set,
with "Free Bird" being « i e hell of an
ending.
In most cases their material went over
veiy well with the audience, but most folks
were so well tuned in for the sounds of
Black Sabbath, that the band didn't really
get the appreciation they deserved. But
just for the record I like to say Lynyrd
Skynyrd played well. They qualify
themselves in a bag relating to other top
bands that the south has been exhibiting.
Records
ROREY GALLAGHER
As much rock and roll as we get from
across the Atlantic. None seems to compare with the aura of music which
surrounds R o ^ Gallagher. There's a kind
By 1. Sealeey
of excitement to him experieced fcy few
other groups of his popularity. Maybe its
because you know you're going to get the
Hawkwind's three album obscurity in kind, of music that makes the foot rap oat
the U.S. does not present itself in England the beat right along with the drummer. It
from which the group originates. They makes you're head bob-and flushes your
render themselves to an atmosphere of whole body with a kind of feeling that can't
Pink Floyd and Amon Duul contrived in be contained in a seat. Rory's whole atthe space rock tradition prevalent in the mosphere seems to be one tied strictly into
music of all three. However, Hawkwind playing. His equipment is not the best and
has more space effectia connotations to his Fender looks like its seen better days,
it (in the form of audio generators) then but he does get it on. Rory plays well, long
anything else.
and rockin'.
Their fourth Lp "Space Ritual" is a two He started off his set with a tune called
record live recording of their act done in "Messin with the Kid" and continued on
England, where the popularity to the with some new tunes off his new "Tattoo"
group is as widespread as fish and chips. If Lp, one such tune was called "Cradle
you missed their performance at the Rock". It is a remarkable thing to see how
Academy in the latter part of November, the popularity of Rory Gallagher has
then you'll not be able to visualize the grown. For a man with no hit singles, Ave
effects of their music, because their show released Lps and probably a moderate
quite emphasizes it. This live rendition amount of airplay, it seems odd that he
encompasses mainly their more recent would headlhie at the Academy,with this
Lp's "In Search of Space," and "Doremi being only his second appeaance in New
Fasol Latido," plus other songs not on any York. (His first was with Deep Purple) But
of their Lp's. Tracks "Space is Deep" and the people were there, loud and full. I
"Master of the Universe" are the prime guess my faith in human nature to sort out
trippers. "Time we left the world today" the good rock and roll that is to be played
and "Brainstom" were cut down, but still may soon regain itself.
maintain, its galatical simulations.
Rory is an earthy kind of individual, he
Hawkwind's style is that of a mind ex- comes on stage like an ordinary person in
possesses
for
songwriting
and panding experience, trying to imitate that dungarees, a western denim shirt and a
of space travel in the head not only with plaid jacket. He doesn't even wear platarrangements.
their music, but also by recirinf passages form shoes. You'll find no spangle, glitter
"I See the Light", "Easy Now", and pertaining to the Cosmos, which or fancy dress that looks outrageous to the
"Corners without Exits" are the best frequently can lose you in a wave of ver- eye in his appearance. He just plays the
samples of their new material. As the Lp bosity. All the trackis and vocal passages sounds that are pleasing to the ear. With
stands with Jack Casady, Jorma are continuous for a non-stop expedition. the talents locked up inside Rory
Kaukonen, and Sammy Piazza, its In England Hawkwind's fusion of moving Gallagher to lay down a mixture of fine
dynamite. The music relates
to lights and interplanetary overtones are blues, rock and even some mellow slow
similarities of "Sea Child" and "Water established as a culture. They may tunes, he will eventually become a leader
Song" off the previous Lp "Burgers" (the establish one here too.
in his field.
ones
without
Papa
John).
"Phosphorescent Rat" is a collaboration
(tf acoustical and electrical blues based
music giving you a whole Lp of material in Professor Belgrave, actress, director, and Ms. Owens and Professor Belgrave will be
producer has, in the last four m<xiths, introduced by Professcr Benjamin Patthe tradition that made J A great.
terson, Chairman of Performing and
Jorma Kaukonen is the head and heart directed "Weddmg Band" for Boston
Creative Atrs at SICC.
University;
"The
Importance
of
Being
of Hot Tuna, with him around they'll
Ernest" for SICC and has played a prin- This program is suMXHrted by a grant from
always be good sounds coming from
ciple role in the soon to be released mobie, the Staten Island Council of the Arts.
them.
"Taking of Pelham 1-2-3".
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Three City Poems
Max's Kansas City
A night at Max's Kansas City
pity.
A lady iK'anced through the door
from his powdered face to his dove hands
he blew me a kiss
then slowly danced across the floor
and screamed, "I'm a member of the Super Race"
And raised his fist
clinched.
A night at Max's Kansas City,
pity.
An old bitch witch with a face like a bat,
landed on my eyes.
And breathed in my ear that
she was my ftiend,
and together we'd leave here
to go get high.
Then she kicked me in the balls laughing,
that she liked her men
minced.
By Tom Nevins
A night at Max's Kansas City,
pity.
Sigmund is gowned in downs and champagne.
He's a practiced suicidal dressed in 1920's style
out to pop his throbbing brain.
All because he feels guilty as he smiles
at me
A night at Max's Kansas City,
pity.
About the depraved sex slave
who crucified himself to the floor.
He ranted and raved about (me day
and that he had to have more,
not me.
I walked down 26th Street, past the raunchy stores.
Where usually there's a couple of guys
speakin' Spanish and drinkin' Rheingdd.
But there wasn't even any crushed cans in the street.
Just dusty sewing machines inside dirty shop windows.
And even "The Fashion Luncheonette" on 26th & 8th,
where you can hear Greek, Spanish & Italian
all sp(ricen at once, an inaudible buzz,
was silent shut
The sunset threw flames of orange
across the streaks of purple clouds.
The buildings became dark.
And for the first time since the invention of the lightbulb
none went on in Manhattan.
Just God's own moon silvered streets.
A n i ^ t at Max's Kai)sas City,
pity.
It could be HeU
or a ni^tmareish dream
seemingly stripping your senses clean.
It's a night at Max's Kansas City,
pity.
8th Street
Freud was very paranoid
hawkin' in the street.
Buried in a black coat he
eyed from side to side
'neath the Art marquee.
I was alone on 5th Avenue, very,
walking south.
No litter blew up the street, n(H: feet walked,
nor cars talked behind trucks stuck.
Re Bop Exuma,
a dancer from Eruba,
was spreadin' rumors
that people were handin' out bommers
in front of Azumas.
Man, the only thing they was handin' out
was a two fisted rip^ff and a shot in between the eyes.
"I'm hungry," he said, "desperately."
I fell back on the wet craicrete
"I ain't had sex in a wedk
taken to starry skies.
and it's haunting my brain."
While they ran to Nedicks
I gave him a quarter,
to splurge on French Fries.
told him to go to Pacific Street,
I came to in Zum zum,
and walked back out to the rain.
some Samaritan had seen them beat and run.
Rococo Baroque stood outside Woolworth, He bought me coffee when I needed rum.
And all the while a cop was slappin' me on the back sayin'
mascara ran down his face.
"It's aU in fun."
He was waiting for his lover
But you see, luckily in the end I'd won.
and a place on earth.
"right" was on my side.
I'd heard the hoodlums had died,
In a dark comer of an unknown bar
a drunken father curses the day of his birth. o.d.'ed on French Fries.
Back out on the street I saw the ambulance
take them for their last ride.
Down the street tripped a Krishna
With no trumpets,
with the "Way" in his eyes.
He didn't see the wino
no horse into the sunset.
laugh at his disguise,
Just an old Cadillac's siren cry
who Didn't see the love
and the rain so thick that there was no sky.
in the wife he's left behind.
I turned round and wandered unfrightened
like an ant among tombstones.
Back against black. Blue in view.
Past the "Palace" Broadway,
nostalgic visions of art noveau ladies
in felt hats.
Being helped out of cabs
by gents in spats.
A Bette Midler poster stamped "SOLD OUt"
I walked to Times Square, careless.
Morality's excretion.loveless.
With naked no-more-than-machines operating in hidden hotels, nameless.
Better dead.
I sat with my back to Nathans.
Gazing up at the Allied Chemical Building.
And thought of all the news and new years
that wound round and came down that buUding.
And of all the skunk drunks and salvation monks,
the young punk gayblade searchin' for his sex slave.
The cold sore whores eyed by G.I.'s
lookin' for a ride . .
The smack freaks dyin' to get high.
And all that once walked this street,
that was the center of this city,
that was the center of this world,
that no longer exists.
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contact Dolphin office
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announces its
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announces its
SPRING COMPETITION
The closing date for the submission of manuscripts by College Students is
Aprfl 10
ANY STUDENT attending either junior or senior college is eligible to submit
his verse. There is no limitation as to form or theme. Shorter works are preferred by the Board of Judges, because of space limitations.
Each poem must be TYPED or PRINTED on a separate sheet, and must
bear the NAME and HOME ADDRESS of the student, and the COLLEGE
ADDRESS as well.
MANUSCRIPTS should be sent to the OFFICE OF THE PRESS
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URBAN FLOW — BUCK ZIEMEUS
"I feel like a ballgame on a rainy day" —
Buddy
Guy
H a i ^ "Big M" Stevens, the man who
supplies hot dogs to Shea, the Garden, and
all the Racetracks, continues to stab our
wallets at 70 cents a clip for a cup of foamy
The big "A" is open for action, junkies brew. Harry is the relative who takes but
are back on the streets and the winos catch never gives. It's about time he threw a
rays in Columbus Circle while they guzzle beer blast for the whole town in Central
their city gin. Spring in New York is such a Park. On Cortelyou Road the old Jewish
sight. The po^oles and grimy Subway ladies kibitz the afternoons away. Striding
cars are tattoos of another winter. Out at along in the Village Dodie sings,"Oooh
Shea the Yankees and Mets will try again Y e a ^ " , in her best Jaggersque. At P. S. 15
to bring a championship to the masses. the kids play ball all day and get stoked at
The fate or our ball teams often reflects night. A tradition started years before.
the spirit of our city during spring and' The Knicks lose to the Celtics but the Nets
summer for baseball still is Americana in rip the Pacers to become champs. To true
the highest degree. It is too early to New Yorkers the Nets are country for they
forecast the fortunes of this years teams play miles away from the city lights.
for there are many pertinent questions to Rumors persist the Stones will play a
be answered. Will "Stork" Theodore, the free concert but J. Geils is a more logical
Phil Jackson of baseball, replace Ron choice. Mayor Beame visits Harlem and
Swoboda in our hearts? Can Ron Blomberg claims,"You need soul to run this city!".
play first with his new hairpiece or shoidd Monday morning is so divine I scratch
he shave his head and become the Isaac classes and head for Great Kills Park. In
Hayes of Home Runs. Will Otto Velez be his pffice Prez Birenbaum dreams about
New York's answer to Roberto Clemente? Hollywood if he only could....WBAI's Paul
This will all unfold as the heat waves hit Gorman announces on his 'Lunchpail
and drain the beauty of May.
Show' that Marilyn Chambers is selected
Los Angeles, Calif.
3210 Selby Avenue
as Miss New York - Summer Festival. I
can't decide which undershirt to wear. Tex
Antoine predicts, "There will be weather
over the holiday weekend". Down in the
depths of the Bowery a bum takes off the
shoes of a fellow bum who is catching a few
ZZZ's and tries them on. Since they are an
adequate fit he strolls up the boulevard
where the Volunteers of America are
serving Chicken Gumbo. A riot breaks out
in the O.T.B. in Bay Ridge because the
machine printing Derby tickets is jammed. Somebody yells out, "What the f.. is
wrong". The wild eyed mob begms to
panic as post time nears...Police arrive.
One rather rotund woman wearing curlers
tells a cop, "YOU STINK, you crummy
puke". The cop smiles. One casualty is
reported. A man, wearing a golf cap with a
gator insignia, is treated for a nose bleed
he received when someone whacked his
beezer with a copy of the Racing Form.
Quicksilver's
Dino
Valenti
once
philosphically told me and Bazato*^,
"Whateve^oudo...do it the right way", m
the Lower East Side the Puerto Ricans and
Italians are having a boccie showdown. In
D.C. impeachment proceedings move with
unaccustomed speed. In disgust Dick "I'm
the King" Nixon sez, "We're all crazzee
now". A beer shortage paralyzes the city.
Grown men weep like babes wanting their
bottles. Remember Freedomland the
Bronx's version of a Disneyland ghetto?
The scent of huana is sweeping the campus
as students wait patiently for the "Midnight Streaker". Brunsky will replace
streaking. For Brunsky is more gratifying
than running around in the raw.
Steveroller mutters, "Who dat dere?", as
his popsicle melts. "Hey get me another!"
shouts the girl with the fact that looks like
it was beaten with blackjacks. I leave the
Scrounge Lounge with $2 left. Vowing
never to return to this leper hole. Nixon
resigns.
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SPORTS
SICC
STUDENT
PULLS
OWN
WEIGHT
DOLPHINS DERAILED
By Buck Ziemelis
S.I.C.C. drifted into hoop obhvion with
losses to Nassau and N.Y.C.C. . At the
home gym on February 22, the Dolphins
raced to a 19 to 9 lead only to become
victims of an energy crisis. S.I.C.C.
managed to hold a 28-23 half-time edge.
Nassau, a fine disciplined outfit, stuck to
their game and played at the tempo their
accustomed to. S.I.C.C. played in spurts
and was unable to stop Arnold Stone who
swished in 30 points. Keith Lewis was the
main man for the Dolphins with 17. The
final count was 70 to 61 - Nassau.
On February 28, in the Region XV
Tounrey at N.Y.C.C., in front of a lively
throng, the Dolphins ended the season
losing to host team N.Y.C.C. . New York
was ranked number one in the region and
had a 19-3 record. Off to a sluggish start
the Dolphins turned the ball over too many
times and fell behind 21-12. At this point
Coach Evan Pickman lost any chance at
the Mendy Rudolph Golden Whistle Award
when he was assessed a technical foul. To
the rescue came Kenny Washington who
hit his first three shots and stole the ball to
ignite the drowning Dolphins. The big gun
for the Dolphins was Keith Hudsrai who
was coming off a dreadful game against
Nassau in which he was held" to 4 points
and a miserable 25 per cent from the
charity line. Keith scored consistently and
wiped the boards clean keeping the
Dolphins close, at the half, 41-38. Pickman
used his bench liberally hoping to come up
with the right quintet.
The high charged Pickman was too tense
and should present a calmer appearance.
Nevertheless the Dolphins tied the game at
48 on a mercurial move by Keith Lewis
who passed off to Joe Polizzi for a deuce.
Polizzi played the first half as if he had too
much baked ziti for lunch. With 14:51 left
Paul Bianco hit a long jumper to give
S.I.C.C. its first lead. The lead traded until
the Bee's stung for two straight full court
breaks scored by J. 0 . Fenn and Nestor
Serrano. New York overpowered S.I.C.C.
underneath the boards and took control in
remaining minutes. S.LC.C. was unable to
muster up an offense and were downed 7769. Keith Hudson, the only Dolphin to
receive All-Star recognition, was the high
point man with 25 to go along with his 13
snatches. If there is any consolation New
York did go on to win the tournament.
Pickman stated that he was disappointed that his squad won only 13 but
added, with a tinge of optimism, that if
S.I.C.C. can make the tournament in an
off-season then the basketball program at
S.I.C.C. is in good condition. Pickman may
see the end of the rainbow next year with a
nucleus of seven players returning and
with any luck none of the breaks (casts
worn by Hudson, Thomas, and Pohzzi) he
received this year. The congenial coach
added, "This team was more of a pleasure
to work with than any other I have
coached. The players handled themselves
like men and did not blame anyone for
their defeats. Co-Captains Reg Magwood
and Joe Polizzi provided excellent
leadership". The season finished with a 1312 slate.
FINALSTATS
SCORING
games
pts. avg
15.75
22 329 14.9
25 294 11.7
25 236 9^.4
25 204 8.1
REBOUNDING
K.HUDSON
239
P.BIANCO
135
E.THOMAS
93
ASSISTS
K.LEWIS
89
J.POLIZZI
85
R.MAGWOOD
57
Barry Gianfortune was the top foul shooter
with 76 per cent.
E.THOMAS
K.HUDSON
K.LEWIS
J.POLIZZI
P.BIANCO
12
188
OPENINGS FOR RACISM WORKSHOP
The Youth and Community Studies program and the SICC
Association are sponsoring a weekend workshop on " R a c i s m
Awareness." The W o r k s h o p will be held the weekend of
March 29-31 in K e r h o n k s o n , N e w Y o r k at the W o r l d F e l l o w ship C e n t e r ,
W e ' v e hired a group of teacher/trainers, black and
w h i t e , female and m a l e , to run the W o r k s h o p . One is a
N . Y . C . public school p r i n c i p a l , another a Community College President from D e t r o i t . A l l have worked together
before and have extensive experience in racism training
and solid educational backgrounds as students, teachers
and a d m i n i s t r a t o r s .
The ViorksVop is designed to acquaint students, staff
particpants and teachers with h i s t o r y , politics, and
the inner wo-l:ings of institutional r a c i s m , how the behavior of individuals perpetuates tViis racism, and the
possibilities and strategies for c h a n g e .
The atmoshere will be TOTALLY i n f o r m a l . The location
v;as chosen to be away from the clamor and chaos of the
city. W e a t h e r permitting, there will be a chance to
enjoy the C a t s k i l l s , before, b e t w e e n , and after the workshop sess-ions.
A l l expenses for food, lodging and transportation, will
be paid for by the S . I . C . C , A s s o c i a t i o n ,
FOR APPLICATION, SEE DAVID NASAW,
TRAILER 18
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Do you have
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Stop worrying we w i l l help you to
GET YOUR NURSING LICENSE
Hurry!
Enroll Today!
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FOR T H E N E X T
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NURSING E X A M I N A T I O N
INSTITUTE, INC.
60 East 42nd St. NYC 10017
Phone 687-4185
687-4186
by Fred Masten
Fred Maston
WANTED: FLEET FEET
Some of our students may not know that
our school has a track and field team.
There are 17 different events included and
they require a lot of manpower. A small
team just can not to it. The fact is that our
male population in the day session is about
3,000 young men and should be our source
of physical and spiritual support in having
a representative team.
Nowadays, young women are allowed to
compete along with men in individual
sports, which do not involve physical
contact. Track and field is a suitable sport
for women too.
"Run for your health" should be a good
incentive for all of us. Special talent or
past experience are good assets to the
individuals, but the most important thing
is to have young people with a desire,
devotion to the sport and who are eligible
athletes. Let us not overlook the fact that
America's future lies in the total fitness of
her young.
Coach Najim Jabbar's office is room D3. Come on, come all and share our experience.
The 19th Annual Weightiifting Championships, which were held at Montclair
State College on March 9-10 was the scene
of a significant victory for Frederick
Masten of S.I.C.C.
Competing in the featherweight
(132 & one-fourth lbs (class Fred successfully lifted in the two Olympic Style
Lifts, a Two Hand Snatch (181 lbs.) and a
Two Hands Clean and Jerk (231 lbs.) for a
personal record winning total of 421 lbs. He
won first place representing S.I.C.C.
Fred was forced to break personal
records because Richard Becker of
Columbia University was determined to
regain the title, which he formerly held in
1972, but Fred was determined to win for
S.I.C.C. and himself. After five successful
attempts he was declared the 1974
National Collegiate Champion. He then
took another attempt completing 6 out of 6
lifts and thereby qualifying for the North
American Championships. Fred won 3rd.
place for S.LC.C. at the National
Collegiates last year.
A very hearty thank you from Fred to
the Student Government who funded the
traveling and lodging expenses:.
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Sicc Student Blood Bank
STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT BLOODBANK
NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES BLOOD CREDIT PROGRAM
BLOODMOBILE ON CAMPUS
10:00 A.M.-2:30P.M.
Thursday, March 28,1974
D-102
Sign up before this date in Room A-208
WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BE A DONOR?
1. Donors must be at least 18 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds.
2. Donors must be in good general health with no previous history of hepatitis or
malaria and drug free for 48 hours prior to donation.
3. Donors should eat a good meal prior to donation but should not smoke % hour before
donation and V^ hour after donation.
4. If a donor has a donor IBM ID card, bring it with you on the day of the Bloodmobile.
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE DAY OF THE BLOODMOBILE?
1. Each donor is registered by a SICC chapter volunteer.
2. A complete medical history is taken by a registered nurse including temperature,
pulse, blood pressure and hemoglobin count. A registered physician is always
present.
3. About one pint of blood is taken by a registered nurse from a vein at the elbow of the
forearm. This is a small amount compared to the 5 liters of blood available in the
body.
4. There is no pain involved in giving blood, although you may feel fatigued for several
hours. It is, therefore, not advisable to do strenuous work or exercise following
donation. Within 3 days, your body replaces the fluid loss. In an emergency you may
give blood once every three weeks - although twice a year is about average.
5. Refreshments are served after donation. The process from registration through
refreshments takes about one hour.
6. Drink plenty of fluids for three days after donation and leave the pressure bandage
on your arm for about 6 hours post-donation.
7. Have your donor ID card stamped. New donors will receive ID cards in the mail.
For additional information contact:
Mr. Calvin S. King
SICC Student Bloodbank Faculty
Representative - AID Center T-5
Ext. 390-7872
Mr. Myron Alberts
New York City Employees Blood
Credit Program - SICC Representative
Room A-208 Tel: 390-7674
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EDITORIAL
Feb. 28, 1974
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FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TESTIMONY BEFORE
THE JOINT FISCAL COMMITTEES OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
BY THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
CONCERNING THE GOVERNOR'S 1974-75 EXECUTIVE BUDGET
LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FEBRUARY 14, 1974
The City University of New York is most concerned about the inadequate level of
funding provided in the state 1974-75 Executive Budget for community colleges and
the disastrous impact of the proposed continuation of the current funding formula for
the eight community colleges sponsored by the Board of Higher Education.
State law specifies that state aid for community colleges with full opportunity
IMTOgrams is to be 40 percent. Over the past several years the funding formula administered by the State University has reduced state aid substantially below that
level. The Govenun: in his Executive Budget has proposed several minor changes in
the currently restrictive formula pending the development of a new approach based
on costs categorized for different fields of study. The university is encouraged by this
longer term proposal, and believes it will provide for more equitable and realistic
funding. The interim minor revisions, however, provide only extremely limited relief.
The Governor's proposal will drop state aid for the Board of Higher Education
community colleges in 1974-75 to a level of 33 percent of the Mayor's certified budget,
an effective reduction of $11.1 million in state aid. Such a reduction will have a
significantly injurious impact on the community colleges and will require, unless
corrective action is taken, the dismantling of most major programs for disadvantaged students, as well as the curtailment of a broad variety of other important
edircational activities.
The interim proposal included in the Governor's budget is woefully inadequate to
meet the special needs of the New York City community colleges because it does not
take into account several significant factors:
• The formula has failed to take into account the high cost of running an
educational institution in New York City. Available information from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the cost of living differentials between
New York City and the rest of the state are significant. In the Fall of 1972, the
cost of living in the metropolitan area was 17 percent higher than that of Buffalo
and almost 31 percent greater than the smaller metropolitan areas in the
" Northeast.
• New York City community colleges have been required to rent massive
amounts of space in response to enrollment growth under Open Admissions. In
1973-74 we estimate that a total of $8 million will be spent for space rentals and
related costs. The current formula makes no provision for space rentals. As a
result, City University is required to use operating funds to pay for these rentals,
thereby reducing money available for educational programs and activities.
• City University has a high component of technical and disadvantaged
students. The cost of educating both types of students is high by virtue of lower
student-faculty ration. The current level of supplements for these students fails
to recognize the actual costs of these programs.
• No changes have been made to reflect cost of living increases of the three-year
period in which the formula has been in effect. Although the Governor's budget
provides a $49 increase in the base amount effective in 1974-75. this increase
amounts to less than five percent of the total anticipated state aid per student for
the Board of Higher Education community colleges. In 1973 alone, the cost of
living in New York City increased nine percent while over a three-year period, it
has risen at least 20 percent.
The Legislature provided some constructive assistance last session by including a
special $150 supplement for certain technical students in conmiunity colleges as well
as permitting the Board of Higher Education community colleges to be considered as
one college for purposes of determining state aid. These steps slightly reduced the
unduly harsh impact of the formula on our community colleges this year.
We respectfully ask that consideration be given to developing an alternative formula which will meet the necessary 40 percent funding for our community colleges
and we propose the following changes:
• Exclusion of space rentals from the administrative formula, with state aid for
such rentals to be provided at a full 40 percent level.
• Increase in the sui^lemental amount for disadvantaged students from $90 to
$300 to recognize fully the actual costs of programs for these students.
• Elimination of the economic criteria for disadvantaged students, since
students who are educationally disadvantaged require the same kind of counseling and tutoring regardless of their economic background.
• Provision of a geographic differential based upon Bureau of Labor Statistics
cost of living index or some other suitable objective index of costs of living in
recognition of the higher cost of operating institutions in New York City.
Another alternative for consideration is to fund students on the basis of contact
hours rather than credit hours. For example, a three-credit history course generally
takes three class hours. But a three-credit course in dental hygiene, or a similar
career program, would consist of three class hours of lecture and three or four hours
of laboratory or clinical work. Funding on the basis of class hours would recognize
that most technical programs require class hours in excess of the credits generated
for such programs and would provide funding which more accurately reflects the
higher instructional costs of these programs.
The City University has ^/roposed that the State University Trustees consider the
aforementioned revisions in the formula as they move forward with their own bill as
called for in the 1973 Higher Education Omnibus Bill. At the same time, City
University is continuing its efforts to have its community colleges placed de jure
under our jurisdiction thereby acknowledging in law the comprehensive and articulate University system that has Irnig had a de facto existence. The State Senate
Finance Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Senator John J. Marchi, has
already issued a report calling for this long overdue reform. The same recommendation has been made in past years by the Keppel Task Force and the Wagner
Commission; before that, it was a recommendation of the Nelson Report.
Revisions in the Governor's proposed funding for the City University community
are essential for the continued vitality and excellence of community college programs
within New York City; otherwise the programs of these institutions will be so severely
curtailed that irreparable damage will be done to them. These programs are vital to
the economic health and well-being of the city. At a time when a resurgence of
business and service-related industry seems imminent, the continuation of a broad
spectrum of quality career training programs is essential to the future of the city
itself.
PROGRAMS OFFERED Students interested in study abroad courses, now have the opportunity to receive
information immediately about three different three-week courses being offered in
Home, Italy and Madrid, Spain. If interested contact Bill Strongi Dolphin office.
City University Lives?
An $11.1 million shortfall in state aid
next year to City University's eight twoyear community colleges could force
major cutbacks in career programs and
the dismantling of programs for the
disadvantaged at those c o l l i e s , according to City University Chancellor
Robert J. Kibbee.
In testimony prepared for [presentation
today in Albany to a hearing of the joint
fiscal committees of the state legislature,
Chancellor Kibbee asserted that the State
University-administered funding formula
for community c o l l i e s discriminated
against those in New York City, effectively
reducing state aid from 40 percent to 33
percent—generating a gap of $11.1 million
for the university's 1974-75 fiscal year.
According to Dr. Kibbee, the formula,
which provides funds on a dollar per
stuctent per credit basis to public c(»nmunity colleges throughout the state, does
not take into account.
—City University's massive rental
requirements, which this year will cost the
community colleges $8 million in operating
funds, reducing money available fen:
educatimal programs and activities.
—Ctiy University's high proportion of
technical and career programs. These
programs have a low student faculty ratio
and require extensive lab work in excess of
credit hours. The formula, however,
allocates funds only on the basis of credits.
The higher cost of operating in New
York City, 17 percent higher than Buffalo
and 31 percent higher than smaller northeastern metropolitan areas.
—Cost of living increases. Since the
formula has been in effect the cost of living
has risen 20 percent in New York City,
while fornuila allocations have r e m a i n ^
constant.
Calling for revi?iohs in the formula to
bring state funding of CUNY community
colleges to the full 40 percent level set by
law. Chancellor Kibbee requested.
—Seqarate funding of ioace rentals at
the 40 percent level.
—An increase from $90 to $300 per
student in the supplement for disadvantaged students, "to recognize fully the
actual costs of these prc^rams."
—Elimination of economic criteria in the
formula for funding of disadvantaged
students.
" students
who
are
educationally disadvantaged require the
same kind of counselling and tutorii^
regardless
of
their
economic
background."
—Provision of a geographic cost-ofliving differential for New York City.
The basis for funding public two-year
colleges in New York State is the education
law, which provides for a basic onethird—
one-third-one-third split between the
state, the local sponsoring authority (a
city or county) and student tuition. The
locality has the option of paying the tiiition
for its students.
In 1970 former Governor Rockefeller
proposed and the legislature ad(^ted an
amendment raising the state share to 40
percent for community c o l l i e s meeting
certain "full opportunity" criteria. Under
CUNY's open admissions policy, the eight
community colleges in New York City
qualify for "full opportunity" funding.
The funding formula, developed by the
State University BARD OF Trustees,
attempted to equalize the distributicm of
funds throughout the state. The 1973
Omnibus Higher Education Bill mandated
the SUNY trustees to develop a new
funding formula.
In closing, Chancellor Kibbee noted that
the City University is continuing its efforts
to have its community colleges placed de
jure under its jurisdiction, "thereby
acknowledging in law the comprehensive
and articulate university system that has
long had a de facto existence."
The State Senate Finance Committee,
under the leadership of its chairman.
Senator John J. Marchi of Staten Island,
has already issued a report calling for this
reform. Bills calling for de jure
jurisdiction have been introduced in the
Senate by Senators Marchi and Jerimiah
Bloom (D. Kings), ranking minority
member of the Senate Finance Committee; and in the Assembly by Assemblywoman
Constance
Cook
(R.Tompkins), chairman of the education
committee and Assemblyman Burton G.
Hecht (D.-Bronx), ranking minority
niember of the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee.
S/CC 35 STUDENTS TO A
FRESHMAN ENGLISH COURSE
The City University faculty union today
accused the administration of Chancellor
Robert J. Kibbee of overcrowding classes,
underfunding the Open Admissions
program and failing to "maintain the
academic character of the University."
The charges came in a grievance filed
by thr Professional Staff Congress on
behalf of the 16,000-member instructional
staff, citing violations of negotiated class
size limits.
The recommended limits—15 students in
remedial courses and 25 freshman En^ish
composition classes—are contained in a
Letter of Agreement negotiated Oct. 1,
1973.
The union claims that the University has
failed to provide the c o l l i e s with sufficient funds to adhere to the limits in
classes that began Feb. 4.
The union cited Bronx Community
College, where class size has reached 24 in
rem^ial mathematics and 34 in freshman
English composition;City College, where
17 sections of a remedial mathematics
course have an average enrollment of
over 21 students; and Staten Island
Community C o l l i e , where 35 students are
enrolled in freshman English courses.
According to PDSC President Belle
Zeller, the union singled out remedial and
freshman courses b^ause of their critical
importance to Open Admissions students.
Under Open Admissions, all New York
City high school graduates are assured a
place in one of the 17 CUNY colleges
participating in the program.
Many of those entering under the
program
since
1970 have
been
scholastically underprepared. About 50
per cent of all freshman require special
remedial help to overcome deficiencies in
reading, writing and mathematics.
Dr. Zeller contends that remedial help,
which must be individualized, cannot be
effective if classes are overcrowded.
Dr. Zeller said today that overcrowded
classes are one of the causes of the high
dropout rates at CUNY.
Although dropout rates for freshman
entering in 1971 and 1972 have still not been
released by the University, Dr. Zeller
estimates that they exceed national
averages appreciably.
Figures obtained from Baruch College,
she said, show that 35 per cent of the freshmen admitted in September 1972 failed to
re-enroll in September 1973. This (me-year
attrition rate exceeds the national average
at senior c o l l i e s by 12 per cent.
At the community colleges. Dr. Zeller
said, one-year attrition rates are even
higher—45 per cent at Bronx Community
College, one of the campuses cited for
overcrowded classes in the union's
grievance today.
While some students who dropped out of
one cuny college may have re-enrolled at
another, she said, other students officially
carried as enrolled on the colleges' books
never actually showed up.
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SENATE SHIFTS AID
TO TAKE ON STUDENT CENTER
The Day Session Student Government, on February 13,1974, voted to reallocate the
space occupied by the AID Center to clubs and organizations. Shortly afterward the
Viet Nam Veterans Club informed Martin Black that they were the new, legal, tenants
of C-130 and C-131. Black asked them to not touch the files and to water the plants, and
then left with his staff. The AID Center has since been holed up in CHOICE (A-141).
At the same meeting, the Senate voted to recommend to President Birenbaum, in
response to his request that they evaluate its services, the disbandment of the AID
Center, and resolved the policy that advisors would henceforth be chosen by the
Senate and given released-time payment by the college. In essence, this was a replay
of a previous meeting when, on January 14, the Senate voted that Martin Black resign
as Director of AID and that any organization funded by Day Session Student
Government, including Day Session Student Government, have the right to choose
any faculty member as adviser, with released-time payment coming from the
college. The fundamental difference is the assertion by Student Government that the
AID Center, with or without Martin Black, is of no further use to them. A referendum
of the student body is planned as a means of supporting the Senate's actions.
On February 14, a teach-in was held in the Lounge entitled "Democracy at SICC:
Student Control or Controlled Students???" and attended by about 150 people, thinning out as the afternoon wore on. A panel discussion was held by Penny Grillos, Joe
Hamill, Ed Jagacki, Marcellus Jones, Dino Lagravinese and Bob Weiss, giving
background on the AID reorganization, the Senate's subsequent actions, and the
ramifications of administration vs. student autonomy. A parable depicting President
Birenbaum as King William was read by Becky Stayton, faculty member of Circle '73.
Martin Black came later to tell his side of the story, accompanied by some members
of his staff, armed with shovels, which he maintained were needed to get through the
bullshit the audience had been hearing for the past couple of hours. It was felt by
many students that Black's "I feel this is an internal staff matter and I refuse to go
into it" routine was wearing a bit thin.
The AID Center is currently up in the air, awaiting space to be assigned by Dean
Kreisman. Kreisman says he has no particular space in mind at present. Black feels
that the institution can and will make room for AID if it wants to. The events of the
past weeks have introduced a note of uncertainty with regard to the future of AID.
Black admits readily to the impact the Student Government resolution has made. He
says that the AID staff is now in "contemplative thought on what services we can
offer the college community." With regard to his own personal philosophy he says "I
agree that Student Government's done very well. I don't think they need all these
professional people around. I should have been perceptive enough to know this before.
I think I've learned something from the students. I should have seen it. It may be
impossible to see unless the students say we don't need anybody around."
Black would like to see the AID Center remain available to clubs arid organizations
and to the student body at large. "We have had an era when AID Center has concentrated its energy on the two Student Senates and that era is gone for now and may
not return. " He has doubts as to whether the Student Senate should be able to speak
for the entire student body regarding the necessity for a body like the AID Center, and
believes that incoming students have a right to expect such an administrative service.
When asked. President Birenbaum said "yes, of course the AID Center has a future,"
and then chose not to elaborate.
Charlie Isaacs continues in his function as advisor to the Student Senate and
Coordinator of SARG (now SARG-in-Exile) in opposition to the AID reorganization of
Jan. 3. Martin Black sends memos ordering Isaacs to commence his new job as
Coordinator of Constituent Groups, the existence of which memos Isaacs speculates
may prove to be the basis for the Administration's case in firing him. On Friday, Feb.
22, Isaacs will plan to file a grievance with the Professional Staff Congress against the
Administration on grounds of political harassment and retaliation.
The Student Center Panel of AID has ceased to function. It had been responsible for
scheduling activities; allocating space; budgeting the Student Center; supervision of
staff and personnel; purchasing; public relations; maintenance, security and wder;
and Service Cienters (Copy Center, Information Center, Arts & Crafts, Center, Candy
Counter). In the interim, Harold Weiss of the SICCA is taking care of the day to day
supervision of these functions, but it is expected that Student Government will take
them over, as it has already the Candy Counter.
The panel which was to assist Student Government in meeting the needs of clubs
and organizations has been rejected by the Student Senate Commission on Clubs and
Organizations. Geoffrey Atkins, who was the AID staffer assigned to that panel, has
been meeting with clubs and organizations' leaders in an effort to acquaint them with
what the AID Center has to offer. The leaders of clubs and organizations, however,
opted to send representatives to work with the Senate Commission. Marcellus Jones,
who was intended to work under Atkins but chose to remain with SARG-in-Exile, has
been asked by the Publications Commission to be their advisor. The Student Senate,
itself, chose Charles Isaacs, while Leona Sanders, Chairperson of the Senate, asked
Calvin King, who was named head of Day Session Government Advisory Panel under
AID, to be her adviser. Evening Session Student Government has gotten rid of
Nancy Muniz, the adviser assigned by AID.
A meeting, which Atkins says was called by club presidents, but which he made the
room and time arrangements for, was held in Room B-119 at the same time as a
meeting called by Student Government in C-132 was being held to inform club leaders
of budgeting procedures. That the clubs attended the meeting in B-119 to meet the AID
people instead of attending the budget meeting indicates that Atkins was much more
thorough than was the Senate in reaching the club portion of the student body.
Members of SARG-in-Exile went to the meeting in B-119 and explained what was
happening in C-132 to a justifiably irate group of club leaders. The group did, however ,
agree to move to the meeting in C-132.
On February 19, the Senate held a much-needed workishop for club leaders on
budget procedure, which was attended by about 20 people. It was out of this workshop
that emerged the advisory group of club leaders which is to work with the C-lub
Commission. Other Senate actions concerning clubs include the setting up of a Constitution Committee to periodically review constitutions of clubs and publications that
are funded by the Day Session Student Government, including DSSG, with an eye
toward amending constitutions that have become outmoded or illegal due to circumstance; a new budget policy, as proposed by SAR(J-in-p]xile, which would
decentralize club budgets so that commissions besides the Club Commission could be
approached for club funds; and schedule for club budgets - Feb. 26, forms to be sent to
clubs - Mar. 4, deadline for all club budgets - Mar. 6, public hearings for clubs to accept, reject or argue about their allocations. Clubs are currently operating on an
advance of 20 per cent of last year's budgets.
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Improved relations between the student bod.s and the Student Senate is viewed as a
major goal by this Senate. While it is fairly widely acknowledged that this is the most
powerful and hard-working Student Government SICC has ever had, it has been under
fire at times for being unresponsive to the broad spectrum of student needs and for
being politically self-interested. Because there has not been effective dialogue between the Senate and the student body, largely because of extreme pressures brought
to bear on a student government fighting for student autonomy, combined with the
terribly time-consuming, bureaucratic tasks of a governing body, and the inevitable
hitches of a learning process extended over two years time, the chasm which has
come to be expected between governing bodies and constituencies appears abnormally wide. Student Government has seen fit to ensure that their advisws be held
accountable to them, rather than act as administrative arms. It appears that club
leaders are prepared to call Student Government, if need be, into the same arena.
Student Government is not without criticism from within, which is as it should be.
Senator Catherine Wertz submitted a resolution at the Feb. 13, Senate Meeting calling
for the removal of Senators Dino Lagravinese, Joe Hamill and Ed Jagacki, three of
the most vocal campus activists, from their positions as commission chairpersons.
The resolution did not pass. Sen. Peter Riggi, at the same meeting, read a position
paper, critical of Isaacs, intimating that internal conflicts are equally causes of
Student Government problems as are external forces. He expressed concern that
keeping Isaacs may not be a good idea because "numerous times I have heard said
theDSG is Charles' little puppet. Nothing could be further from the truth. But with an
advisor there remains the possibility of falling back on him. The government needs no
external props, it can stand on its own."
Leona Sanders has long believed that the AID Center should not be connected to the
Student Center and that the Student Center should be administered by Student
Government. She sees that at one time, when the Government was in question, AID
may have been necessary as overseers of student activities. "When Student (Jovernment recognized its position of power, there was no longer this need. Now that wo
recognize our capabilities, they are just not needed. Why isn't Dean Kreisman and
President Birenbaum here? If we need them, it's different. If there's going to be a
Student Government, they should govern . . . . When you teach a body to think
political, their actions will show that they understand the concepts of being a policymaking body. AID didn't think we really knew what we were all about or what
direction we were going in."
Sanders, who did not want Isaacs as advisor and, as Chairperson of the Senate,
chose her own, worries about the effect two advisors may have on the next government, that they may conflict. Elections for a new government are scheduled for May.
She would like each new Senator to be taken in hand by an outgoing Senator, who
would teach the workings of everyday business. "I was here two years, so I can see
the growth, but I remember how we were when we first came. Growing paias can be
unbearable. For the new ones coming in it's going to be rough. So much respoasibility
All we can do is try and break them in, tell them how we did it. We fought the battle
asking for this anid we got it. It will fall heavy on the new government."
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pdtje 6
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST
A Review Of Gulag Archipelago
from a three part condensation of The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956, by Alexandr I.
Solzhenitsyn, published in the New York Times, Dec. 29-31,1973. Full English version
to be published by Harper and Row, April 1974.
by Neil Klotz
(CPS)—"The universe has many different centers as there are in it living beings:
Each of us is a center of creation, and the universe is shattered when they hiss at you:
"You are under arrest."
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn was arrested February 12,1974 for publishing these and
many thousands of other words indicting the Soviet prison system in The Gulag Archipelago. 1918-1956. The next day he was deported.
Unlike his earlier treatments of prisons and prison life, Gulag is not fiction. The
book details Sohhenitsyn's own 11-year ordeal in the prison "country" of Gulag (an
acronym for the Soviet administration of labor camps under Stalin). The country of
Gulag, which contained as many as 12 million people at one time according to
Solzhenitsyn's estimate, extends throughout Russia like a chain of islands, an archipelago which is "in terms of psychology fused into a continent—an almost invisible, almost imperceptible country inhabited by the zek (prison camp inmate)
people."
Solzhenitsyn did not have access to any official documents for Gulag; he asks,
"Will, in fact, someone someday ever have the chance to read them?"
Instead, he has drawn upon his own experiences and upon those of 227 other "zek
people" with whom he has been in contact. It is not a history one could write alone,
says the author and dedicates the book "To all those who did not live to tell of it.- And
may they please forgive me-for not having seen it all-nor all remembered;- for not
having divined all of it."
Because 'Gulag involves the lives of so many of his sources, Solzhenitsyn withheld
publication of it for years, until the secret police seized a copy of it he had placed with
a friend for safe-keeping. The Soviet copyright board had turned down any attempts
to publish the book in Russia, so it was carried chapter by chapter to his small press
publisher in Paris and brought out there last December.
Gulag is, by the author's own reckoning, his master work. It is, in fact, the
culmination of his major reevaluation of Soviet history, which began as fiction in One
Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The First Circle and The Cancer Ward, then
progressed to semi-history in August 1914.
The new book is significant—and embarassing for the present Russian government—because it maintains that prison injustices were present from the 1917
revolution on. They were not just excesses of the Stalin regime as reported by official
Soviet party history. If Gulag were only an indictment of Stalin, it would probably be
as well received by the Soviets as was Ivan Denisovich, which Khruschev openly
praised.
Solzhenitsyn's disillusicmment with Lenin and the founding Bolsheviks did not come
about quickly. The author was originally imprisoned for writing thinly veiled
criticisms of Stalin to a friend while in the Russian army during World War II. But
during his period of imprisonment, he often defended Lenin and believed it was only
Stalin's perversion of the founder's principles that were unjust.
Still a revolutionary Marxist, Solzhenitsyn now recounts how Lenin's 1918 pledge to
make a "purge of the Russian earth of all harmful insects" resulted in the imprisonment of many Anarchists, Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries who were the
driving force behind the revolution. The revolution was prostituted by government, he
says.
"We lacked enough love of freedom. And even more—a consciousness of the real
situation. We spent ourselves in one unrestrained outburst in 1917, and then we made
haste to be submissive. We submitted with pleasure!"
Solzhenitsyn includes himself in the guilt of submission, and this is by far the most
moving part—at least of the Times' excerpt. Exhibiting the enormous narrative
power for which he is considered by some the greatest living novelist Solzhenitsyn
details for the first time the circumstances surrounding his own arrest and imprisonment. According to his account, the guards who arrested him got lost several
times, and he had to persmally guide them to the prison in Moscow.
Of his service as an artillery officer, he says: "I ate my officer's butter with pastry,
without giving a thought as to why I had a right to it, and why rank and file soldiers did
not. I ascribed to myself unselfish dedication. And yet meanwhile I was a fully
prepared executioner."
Because Solzhenitsyn accepts both guilt and suffering with such blunt honesty, he
has become what governments fear most—a true patriot. Add to this the fact that
Solzhenitsyn had expressed several times previously that he would be willing to die
for his cause, and one can see why the Soviet government avoided arresting the man
for two months.
Gulag's publication in the west left that government in a difficult position.
Solzhenitsyn had not only attacked the backbone of Soviet history, he had also
violated a new Russian law that permits authors to transfer foreign rights to their
books only through the official "All-Union Copyright Agency." On the other hand, to
imprison a man who had already spent 11 years in Stalinist prison camps and exile for
writing about that system would raise a public outcry. To avoid a martyr on their
hands, forced exile for the author seemed the only way.
Unfortunately it was also the way Solzhenitsyn probably desired least. The primary
reason he did not accept his 1970 Nobel Prize in Stockholm was that he feared without
official sanction of his prize he would not be able to return to Russia. For a writer as
intensely steeped in the color and people of his country as Solzhenitsyn is exile would,
as the author stated several times be worse than imprisonment.
Apparently Solzhenitsyn had no illusions about the furor Gulag would cause. In fact,
he predicted his own trial in one section of the book. Solzhenitsyn recounts how in 1963
the Supreme Court of the USSR apologized to him for the excesses of Stalin. All of the
bad judges had been removed, they claimed. Solzhenitsyn writes:
"I kept looking about myself and being astonished. They (the judges) were people!
Really people! They were smiling! They were explaining now they wished only good.
"Well, and if things turn about in such a way that once again it is up to them to try
me? Right there in that hall—and they were showing me the main hall.
"Well, so they will try me."
THE GOOD
LIFE
by Angelo Patitucci
UTOPIA! A word with a different meaning for almost everyone. It is probably the
one word with more different meanings than any other. However, my views on
UTOPIA are not complicated. They rather co-incide with the views of many of our
religions, but with one basic difference. That difference, is the state of "awareness of
higher values" reached by man without the neccessity of a dogmatic doctrine being
driven into his mind.
We don't need preachers, ministers, reverends, rabbis, or gurus to tell us what to do
and what not to do. Achieving this "awareness" is so simple, and yet, because of the
present state of mind of most people, it becomes so very difficult.
Difficult because of one basic human failing; that of greed! If greed is studied and
analyzed, you'll come to realize that it, is truly the "root of all evil." It is usually
greed which nurtures hatred, through envy. It is usually greed which will cause a man
to be unfaithful to those who love him, and to himself as well. It is usually greed which
starts wars. Name the evil, name the unnatural condition, then trace it down, and
you'll invariably come up with greed as its basic foundation.
Eliminate greed, and in its place substitute love and charity. . .Instant UTOPIA!
Why? Because if everyone was charitable with everyone else, it would then follow
that everyone would satisfy the needs of everyone else. By this principle, no one would
have the necessity to experience greed, for everyone's needs would be satisfied by the
charity of others.
There is enough of the "GCKDD LIFE" to go around for everyone. It's just that the
scales are so outrageously unbalanced because of greed. The more "fortunate" have
more than they'll ever need or use, and, oddly enough, most of them are still seeking
to amass more. By this process, the "less fortunate" are forced to do without, being
constantly manipulated to suit the greed of the "fortunates."
Are these so-called "fortunates" really that fortunate? The answer has been aptly
put before. . ."What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world, if in the process,
he loses his soul?"
You might say that such a doctrine would cancel mans' initiative to "get ahead"
(the garnering of material wealth), for there would be no more striving for the attainment of 'status symbols." This is not true, for mans new status symbol would be
the degree of self-satisfaction; peace of mind, and his oneness with God, that would
increase in accordance with the amount of charitable acts he performs. True happiness, or UTOPIA, cannot be measured by the amount of material wealth amassed in
a man's "lifetime," no, this may furnish him with a temporary, oversized security
blanket, but it is not the true measure of happiness.
It is a known fact that there are more suicides, per capita, among the elite than
among the humble. There is a reason for this undisputable statistic. That reason is the
fact that these so-called "fortunate" ones are paying dearly for the so-called
"wealth" they've amassed at the expense of the happiness of so many of the "less
fortunates."
Of course there are exceptions. I am not saying that all wealthy people are
miserable, or that they all have garnered their wealth through harmful means to the
"less fortunates." No, some are quite happy, simply because they know how to use
their God-given wealth to benefit mankind.
However, the only TRUE wealth a man can harness, is the wealth of a good soul.
This may sound pretentious, but it's the simplest way of putting it. For it is the quality
of a man's soul, which improves with the quantity of charitable acts he performs,
which is the TRUE guideline of a man's happiness. For it is this soul, so enriched,
which lives on forever, almost blotting out entirely, be sheer measurement of time,
the infinitessimal "batting of an eyelash" existence experienced here on Earth, the
old testing ground. And, to the degree that man comes into the "awareness" of this
great fact of life, will he come to realize his UTOPIA, To the degree that man practices love and charity, and shuns greed, will he come to true inner peace and happiness. And, after all, what is UTOPIA, if it is not the attainment of inner peace and
happiness?
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VETERANS
HOT LINE
Representative Committee on Veterans Affairs has produced a G I
Bill Mark-up which will increase your benefits drastically! However, before a finai
bill can be drawn up, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee must meet and hold
hearings to decide what actions they will take.
Outside activities and pressures are needed immediately to insure speedy passage
of new G.I. Bill entitlements which could include:
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1. Increases in monthly educational payments of 13.6 percent (House of
Representatives recommendation) to 24 percent (Senate Committee recommendation) .
Broken down this means:
Single Vet per month:
From
To House
Senate
Present
Committee
Committee
Full time (12 cred/hrs +) $220
$250
% time (9 cred/hrs)
$187
$165
y2 time (6-8 cred/hrs)
$110
$270
$125
$135
Vet with
1 dependent
2 dependents
More than
For each dependent
2 dependents in excess of 2
Full time
$297 to $321
$339 to $ 3 6 6
$339 to $366 plus up to $23
% time
$222 to $241
$254 to $275
$254 to $275 plus up to $17
Vi time
$149 to $161
$169 to $183
$169 to $ 1 8 3 plus up to $12
2. Extension of the educational time "limit" from the present 8 years to 10 years!
3. Reduction in the level of disability required to receive benefits from the present
30 percent disability to 10 percent disability!!
Plus many more changes which will increase the amounts and numbers of benefits
available.
BUT!!!
There is Absolutely No Guarantee that this legislation will pass easily and
President Nixon warned Congress that he wouldmot accept more than a maximum of
8 percent in increased benefits, let alone the whole package suggested by the Veteran
Affairs Committee.
There is only ONE WAY to force the issues and tiiat is to act QUICKLY
TOGETHER, as a single, unified body.
Therefore in the attempt to bring together the 1100 veterans at SICC to meet with
members of Congress and otiier individuals representing interest—to voice our
dissatisfaction with the present G.I. Bill and to support legislation to expand and
increase the levels of benefits-not only for SICC vets, but for ALL VETS throughout
the country.
We Strongly Urge You To Attend A Special Veterans Action Conference to be held
Saturday morning, 10;00 A.M.—12:00 P.M., March 2, 1974.
The Time For Action Is Now!!!!
We call upon each and every veteran to participate in this effort and to work to gain
more benefits not only for himself-herself but for all fellow vets. The time you take to
attend tiiis conference can lead to a bigger VA check each month. Therefore, you
should make every effort possible to attend.
The Veterans Action Conference is endorsed by the following:
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Veterans Advisement Center
as well as individuals and groups of non-club affiliated vets.
CAPITANO
Cop Who
Cares
Bob Capitano
In these times where the men in blue get
no respect and are getting their share of
bad print i t . is refrei^ing to print
something favorable about out lawmen.
Police Commissioner Codd
1 Police Plaza
New York, N. Y.
Re: Ptl. Robert Capitano
Bdg. 29235, Midtown Precinct South
Ptl. Robert Capitano is a full time day
student.in good standing at Staten Island
Community College. He is a highly
motivated student with an excellent
academic record. Presently Bob is
enrolled in a Liberal Arts curriculum with
his area of specialty in law and community
service.
Ptl. Capitano on his own initiative has
been engaging veterans on his beat and
positively influencing them to contact the
Veterans Advisement Center. In a three
week period Bob has referred from 20 to 25
veterans to our center. Of these referrals
CUNY Official Asks
Increase Of Vets Funds
Carl Hackney, Director of Veterans
Affairs for the City University of New
York, today urged the Mayor's Office for
Veterans Action to increase financial aid
to Vietnam veterans pursuing higher
education.
In the face of cutbacks in federal funds,
veterans are in danger of becoming
another of Vietiiam's forgotten casualties,
said Hackney, a veteran of Vietnam and
Germany. He asked that city and state
funds be increased so that veteras'
outreach, work-study and student aid
programs can be continued.
$203
Those with dependents could get each month:
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20 percent have taken the time to come to
Staten Island and investigate if a college
education will benefit them in their future.
I have personally interviewed several of
the men Ptl. Capitano has referred. The
attitude these men showed toward Bob
was at the least, refreshing. Pti. Capitano
has the insight to spot unutilized potential
and help guide the individual toward a
positive future.
This type of service is what is necessary
for the improvement of relations between
the public and N.Y.P.D. Bob's devotion to
his job studies and the community
exemplifies what a highly motivated Ptl.
should and will do. Bob's devotion does not
end when he leaves his beat. He has accumulated a private file of those contacted, and on his own time, at his own
expense has maintained contact with and
followed up those who showed an interest
in improving their situation through
education and vocational training.
"We appeal to you to recognize the
service of veterans to this nation," he told
the legislators. "Some of them gave their
lives, lost parts of their bodies and are
maimed for life, blinded, crippled. . .They
gave years out of their lives, they risked
their lives to make our world safe. Will you
make their world safe by giving them a
career to strive for, a goal to live tor r
There are more than 370,000 Vietnam
veterans currentiy living in New York
City. The majority have no high school
diploma. They entered the service
educationally unprepared and have reentered civilian life with no transferable
skills.
CUNY
is
currently
providing
educational ti*aining for m w e than 16,000
enrolled veterans. However, these efforts
are in danger being curtailed. According
to Mr. Hackney, the veteran's monthly
support of $220 is totally inadequate to
meet the expenses of college fees, books
and living expenses, particularly in the
expensive New York area. The h i ^ cost of
attending college is a main reason only 15
percent of the 6000,000 men with a high
school diploma enroll at a college or junior
college upon their release, according to
Defense Department figures.
Last year, educational institutions
received $25 million of federal cost-ofinstruction funds to provide special
veterans' services. In the coming fiscal
year, the program has been reduced to
$23.7 million while more institutions are
eligible to receive financial support. This
will result in a cut of 40 percent, or neariy
$200,000, in City University appropriations.
Other government funding must be found
to permit CUNY and other colleges to
continue their support of veterans
programs at current levels.
CUNY offers several special programs
to meet the special needs of veterans:
—The Impact Program at City
College, which waives the high school
diploma requirement for admission
After one year of satisfactory performance, a student receives an
equivalency diploma and six college
credits.
—Similar remedial efforts are being
offered at Bronx Community,
LaGuardia and Staten Island
Community Colleges.
—This spring, Brooklyn College will
institute a pilot Outreach and College
Preparatory program. And Bronx
Community will begin a new
program to train veterans in health
career fields; positions with potential
upward mobility, not only dead ends.
—A veterans counselor has been
appointed at each of the University
colleges to counsel
incoming
veterans and help them adjust to a
college environment.
Hackney testified at a public hearing of
the Manhattan B o r o u ^ Improvement
Board for the Mayor's Office for Veteran
Action. The Board is comprised of
Borough President Percy Sutton and the
Manhattan members of the City Council.
VAC PUSHES AHEAD
By Buck Ziemelis
The Veteran's Advisement Center
located down in B7 was opened this past
November to serve the needs of 1,200 vet
students at S. I. C. C.
In recent developments that will benefit
the vet, two resolutions drawn up by
V.A.C. director Jack Peters and James
Salazar presented to the N.A.A.C.P.
Legislation and Political Action Conference, held in Albany on February 18,
are to be presented to the state legislation
for action. The first resolution is to bring to
the attention of the state legislation tiie
need to take affirmative action to alleviate
the problems confronting the Vietnam era
veterans throughout tiie state. The otiier
resolutions asks the state to approve the
payment of a bonus to beterans of prior
war as a means of expressing to such
citizens the manifest public gratitude due
them, it is the purpose of tiiis act to provide
for the payment of a bonus to those of her
citizens qualified who served on active
duty in the armed forces of tiie United
States in the Vietnam Conflict at anytime
between August 5,1964 and July 1,1973. He
goes on to detail who constitutes qualified
and other provisions. The above is a brief
nutshell of the resolutions.
Bob Etheridge counsels vets with bad
paper discharges (anytiling less tiian
honorable) in hopes of petitioning a change
in their status. A review board down at the
nation's capital makes the final decision.
Charles Price helps out vets with alcohol
and drug problems and works in close
conjunction with the Arthur Kill
Rehabilitation Center. His work with
convicts and addicts is to get them interested in going to college. The Center's
objectives are to bring veterans together
and aid tiiem in a way that they become
familiar with the needs and demands that
civilian life present.
One outlet that has run dry is the
Emergency Loan Fund which is used for
vets who may need money to enroll or
some other vital need. The fund once was
at $3,000 but now is at a big 0. Promissory
notes were issued to vets who borrowed the
money. To date no money has been
reimbursed. It's about time these Vets,
who have been negligent in repaying their
debts, stated to fork over tiie beans so that
other vets qould use this fund.
The National Congress of Puerto Rican
veterans in Manhattan and the V.A.C.
have been working togetiier in the
Outreach program to make Spanish vets
aware of the opportunities at S.I.C.C. Also
a list ofvets who will tutor other vets is
being compiled keeping in line of their
concept of "Vets helping Vets." In the
planning stages is tiie possibility of a
series of video tapes presenting different
subject matters concerning tiie vet. For
example, problems dealing with the
Veterans Administi-ation and the crucial
transition period tiiat has occurred for
many since returning from Vietnam
These tapes would be beneficial in showing
Congressmen and other politicians what
really is coming off in the military world.
The hardworking crew in B7 certainly is
an essential part to tiie future of S.I.C.C.
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Our Invisible
Student GoVt.
by Angelo Patitucci
Our Student Government ; who are they?
Where are they? Do they exist at all? Does
anyone care whether they exist or not?
If you answer the fourth question truthfully, the venr importance of the preceding
three questions would be negat^. For in
fact, as the results of a recent survey
proved, the majority of SICC students are
utterly disinterested. This survey consisted of a group of students from Ira
Shor's magazine writing dass, canvassing
other students around the campus, asking
them
questions
concerning
their
knowledge of who, what, and where their
student government was.
Ninety-nine percait either didn't know,
didn't care, or were just vaguely aware of
their existence.
It is this lack of interest which allows the
continuance of all the injustices and
inadequacies which permeate our schod.
One €i the injustices I speak of, is the
high cost of books in our book store. Some
sort of subsidy should be arranged which
would permit a higher discount. The
inadequacies include the tediously long
lines in our cafeteria and its lack of a
reasonably priced, well-rounded luncheon,
and the lack of adequate parking facilities.
Most students are aware of these and
other shortcomings, but they simply sit
back grumbling and hoping ^ a t some(Hie
else will pick up the ball and do something
about it.
It is also this lack of interest on the
students' part which motiv.ates the
lackadaisical attitude of the student
government itself! If the student body
should suddenly wake up and show up, in
force, at the student government office,
demanding actim, their grievances could
hardly be ignored for verv l<xig.
I b ^ e v e 1 have a simple and effective
solutionto this problem.Ipropose that at the
beginning of each semester each and
every class should elect a representative
whose job it would be to keep the class uptOKlate on what's happening in their
student government, and to also be the
bearer of any grievances from that class to
the student government. In this way, the
student government would be kept on its
toes, changes would occur and improvement of our school, being the
ultimate goal, would eventually occur.
It was suggested that it should be the
duty of the student government to keep its
students up-to-date with junk mail. Well
this has been tried and it is not the answer,
for two reasons. First, the time and cost of
mailing out 5,000 pieces of mail regularly
is prohibitive, and secondly, most of the
recipients wouldn't even bother reading it.
The present bulletin board outside the
Student Government office is ridiculous,
for it does not command attention. A more
eff^tive bulletin board would result if a
kiosk were constructed in the center of the
quadrangle. This would draw attention,
but it is not the whole solution.
The only effective sdution would be to
have an actual voice heard from each and
every class. It would be the responsibility
of this voice, this representative, to act as
a liaison, and to keep tabs m all major and
minor happenings about the school and
relay pertinent information to their class
at least once every other week, or immediately on matters of great importance.
It would take just a few minutes at the
beginning of each semester to hold a show
of hands election, or hear the voluntary
offers for this job of representative. I feel
certain that the instructors will not
prohibit or deny us these few minutes.
From then on, any important announcements could be short and to the
point, and any personal discussions or
grievances could be voiced to their
representative between classes or during
club hours.
This plan would certainly tax the ability
and stamina of our Student Government,
but I feel that anyone seeking the glory,
experience, and position which accmnpanies a government post, should be
willing to earn it. It would not only result in
a better SICC, but also serve as wonderful
experience for those members who have
true political aspiration. If they are not
willing to accept the challenge, then they
have no business running for office to
begin with. It would be the best way to
weed out the freeloaders and to build,
instead, a solid, conscientious, active
student government, which will g e t
results.
Let's give this idea a t ^ . We have
nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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Dear Cara,
Most of my friends have gone to school with the exception of one. Even though we
are not continually involved with school, various things take up a lot of time. My
friend, who has not gone to school, seems to have become withdrawn. What can we do
to bring her out again?
Yours truly,
A Friend of a Friend
Dear Friend of a Friend,
Don't over extend yourself. Both you and your friend have chosen separate courses
of life at this moment. Perhaps your different life styles are showing up in the form of
withdrawing. Talk this over with your friend. Your concern for her may be just what
she needs. Withdrawing is never the aid of something. Once it's conquered it can
become the beginning of smnething beautiful.
Dear Cara,
I love my best friend very much but now I'm torn between her feelings and
following my own instincts. I don't want to hurt her but I seem to be hurting myself.
She seems to be emotionally stronger than myself but a hard exterior very often
hides an interior too often abused.
What can I possibly do to protect both of us?
Too Caring
Dear Too Caring,
Perhaps you gave love well, yet giving of oneself from pure love is an unselfish act.
Those we love most are those we hurt most. This situation is not a hopeless one.
Caring about your friend is fine but if this is accomplished at your own expense, the
ordeal wasn't worth it. A mature adult, especially a loving friend, will be able to reexamine this situation more carefully at another time and react less emotionally.
Dear Cara,
I am a young man of twenty and have one big problem — girls! It's not that I can't
get one, it's that I have too many of them and I like them all the same. That's not the
problem. The problem is that they all like me as their best boy friend and I am only
(me person. There is not enough of me to go around. It's like the guy with too many
good ways out but he can't choose one. All ideas are welcome.
ERPBII
Dear ERPB II,
If you think it's a problem then grow up and make your decision. If not, relax and
enjoy it.
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STATEMENT OF POLICY
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Day Session Student Government
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Commission On Student Finances
Statement Of Policy
On
Student Activity Fee Use
ACTIVITY FEE
The purpose of a Student Gov't Activity Fee collected by the college must be solely
to satisfy all those activities which are conducive to learning, further develop the
students education through a dialectical process and promote interaction of College
Community as a whole. To insure this requires the establishment of certain
guidelines.
The CSF recommends adoption of the following policies:
A) Stipends
1. No monies derived from the per capita allocation of the Commission on Clubs and
Organization shall be used toward stipends, salaries, grants, loans or any form of
gratuity which would benefit any one particular individual.
2. No monies derived from the Student Gov't Activity Fee shall be used toward
stipends or salaries for any member of the Student Senate or the various Commissions and-or committees established by the DSSS for services rendered in
carrying out the duties and responsibilities of said organizations.
B) Vouchers
No monies derived from SGAF shall be disbursed unless all requirements stated in
the by-laws of the Commission <mi Student Finances are met, regardless of the nature
and form of disbursement. These include: 1. Signatures of both president and
treasurer of organization forwarding request. 2. Signature of chairperson of related
Commission (if any). 3. Signature of Chairperson of CSF.
C) Purchasing Of Static Equipment
No request for static equipment (i.e. typewriters, cameras, filing cabinets, tape
recorders, bodes, etc. . . .) should be hcmored when requested by any one particular
club.
D) Publication
Any organization whose primary function is to serve as a communication medium
shall be considered a "publication by the Student Government.
E) Films and Speakers
All requests for films and-or speakers shall be submitted to the Kaleidoscope Board
subject to the approval of the Commission on Student Center. If and when approved,
all costs are to be incorporated in, and borne by the Kaleidoscope budget.
F) Dues
Club budgets monies are derived by charging all registered students a fee. All
chartered organizations must be open to all students, a needed prerequisite on all
requests for charter approval. Organizations which charge dues as a condition of
membership impose elitist requirements and should not be chartered.
G) Membership Fees to
Outside Organizations
Since funds available to support activities which emanate from the campus are
limited, dues for the membership of individuals or clubs in outside organizations shall
not be budgetable.
H) Disbursement of Stud't. Gov't. Exec. Funds
No portion of the Stud't. Gov't. Exec, fund shall be disbursed unless it has been
specifically allocated by the Student Senate except where funds, not to exceed $50.00,
are needed to carry out urgent Stud't. Gov't, business between Student Senate
meetings. Such disbursements can be made by the chairperson of the C.S.F. after
consultation with the chairperson of the D.S:S.S. . A report of such disbursements
must be made to the Student Senate at its next meeting.
I) Funding of Sport Clubs
Certain types of sports-related activities should not be budgetable due to the
existence of the following:
1) The intramural program - which satisfies the needs of anyone interested in
competing (individually or as a member of a team) within the campus in sports activities without having to meet any qu^hfication (physical or ability wise).
2) The intercollegiate program - engaged in varsity competition with other schools.
3) The student lounge - which adequately meets additional recreational needs of the
majority of the people.
DISBURSEMENT
Deadline for filing budget request
is March 7, 1974. Fornns are available
in Room C-132.
Public Hearing scheduled for
Wed. March 13, Club Hours
( 1:30-3:13 ) in the Student Lounge.
ALL STUDENTS
ARE URGED TO AUEND
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TERM PAPER
CLINIC
for
EVENING
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
—
I want to make one thing perfectly clear:
you'll have to work to get me out of here.
I'm going to fight like hell to keep my job.
I know some say Big Oil conspired to rob
the public blind - and bought me off — I know —
and I am here to say it isn't so.
And I could prove it too — and would — except
the nation's vital secrets must be kept
secure, and so, you'll have to take my word.
And when that Ellsberg burglary occurred,
I was tied up with great affairs of state;
likewise, for the coverup of Watergate —
I didn't know a thing; it's just too bad
Miss Woods erased the only proof I had.
And that was why I fought so.hard and long
to keep those tapes that prove I did no wrong.
I want to make this clear: I'hi not a crook,
I swear, the only thing I ever took
was a little dog and that was years ago,
You can't blame me for things I didn't know.
So what if plumbers bend the law a mite,
it's just so you can sleep secure at night.
And what if Exxon takes you to the cleaners,
I don't call that "high crimes and misdemeanors."
Impeach me? Ha! I'd like to see you try.
No, I'll come out of this with my head high.
I am the greatest president you've had —
and here to stay — if you don't like it that's too bad,
be careful or I'll make myself your king.
So listen, folks, I want to make this one thing
perfectly clear: I may not be so hot
but I'm the only president you've got.
STUDENTS
Need help for your term paper?
- - - Come on in the LIBRARY
(Room A-200) and
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See PROF. K I M
February 27, Wednesday
Date:
Mmh 21, Thursday
April 23, Tuesday
Time:
7.-00to9M p.m.
Day students are also welcome
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Woman Gynecologist On Campus
Fabulous Quotes
by Eileen Brennan
by Cara Buonincontri
Ellen Smyth: "When I married Ed I told him that I wanted him to be the one to make
a final decision. I trust he won't m^ke a decision that would ruin my life."
Scarlett O'Hara (Gone With The Wind): "I'm tired of acting like I don't eat more
than a bird, walking when I want to run and saying I feel faint after a waltz, when I
could dance for two days and never get tired. I'm tired of saying 'how wonderful you
are' to fool men who haven't got one-half the sense I've got, and I'm tired of pretending I don't know anything, so men can tell me things and feel important while they're
doing it."
Nancy Wilson: "I have got to have someone who is strong enough that he won't feel
threatened by my success. I refuse to apolgize for accomplishing what I've worked all
my life for."
Clairol: "No woman is really beautiful till she's over 30. Middle Age? That means
you're in the middle of everything!"
Ingrid Bergman: "Many men prefer older women because they have something to
say . . . because they have had experience with life that are significant; while a 20year-old woman just beginning in life has little to offer."
If anyone has a "fabulous quote" to contribute, it is welcomed. Bring your findings
to the Dolphin office.
Kathy Perry
photo by Marianne Brown
Have you no money, no doctor? Are you
a woman hurriedly walking past the
mysterious doors of Gynecologists? Do
you even know how important and what a
Gynecological Examination is? For answers to these and other questions read
further.
S. I. C. C. Women's Center, knowing the
need for women to learn about their bodies
and to have good medical care, has fought
for a Gynecologist here on campus. Marcy
Issacs does Health Service Counseling in
Trailer-35 on Birth Control, V.D., Abortions, and General Health Care; and Dr.
Kathy Perry, in D-136, will be doing
Gynecological Examinations, Birth
Control fitting and prescribing. Both
women are very warm, understanding,
fully capable, and here to serve your
needs.
Gynecological Examinations usually are
very expensive; moreover the content of
the Exam is usually a mystery to the
women during their check-ups. Why?
Because most doctors want women to feel
helpless and unsure of the functions and
changes in their bodies which continually
keep bringing women back to the
"mysterious healers", at enormous
prices, and sending them home possibly
confused, with a prescription and a future
appointment.
But upon entering Dr. Perry's office she
immediately puts you at ease. Before
proceeding with the examination Kathy
explains fully what it entails and continues
to explain throughout the check-up. Your
examination will include internal exam,
Pap smear, v.d. exams, and birth control
prescriptions for all women on campus. At
the end of your examination shw will
gladly answer any questions you might
have.
Every woman will leave her office with a
better understanding of her body and a
desire to learn more. You will see that
even her price is right: one-dollar for the
examination plus a small charge for a pap
test.
Every
woman
should
have
a
Gynecological Examination at least once a
year. Having this exam at a small fee, in
your own school, with a doctor like Kathy
Perry will make it almost hassel-free!
WOMENS
WORK
IS
Women^s Center Sponsors
Feminists Films
by Lois C. Bruno
The SICC Women's Center presented its
first showing of the semester, a film entitled "Janie's Janie", on Tuesday, Feb.
19th. The two-hour feature was shown in
the student lounge and was viewed by
approximately 40 people, including an
evening session Sociology class.
The movie dealt with one changing-role
aspect "of today's women. The main
character, Janie, portrays a married
woman who is never able to acknowledge
any strengths or talent within herself.
Upon separating from her husband, alone
and with children, she is forced to a selfawareness and discovers a strength of
character which she never knew she
possessed. Looking at similar plights of
women around her, she organizes a group
which fights for and wins a day-care
center in the community. At the film's end,
she has become her own person — Janie's
Janie, self-reliant, anticipating new activities and new areas for growth, which
she has brought about by her own power.
After the film, a discussion was held at
the Women's Center. All the women
present revealed that they identified with
sections of the film, and all expressed a
desire to join the Center and participate in
its activities.
According to Rita Cetta, a counselor at
the Center, this type of film and subsequent discussion are valuable con-
sciousness-raising methods, particularly
for women students who have no other
outlet to express their feminist feelings.
Through films such as "Janie's Janie",
workshops, conferences, seminars, etc.,
the Center aims to build a supportive
community among women to facilitate
development of each individual's potential. To further this end, more events are
planned in the near future. A poetry
reading will be held in the student lounge
on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 P.M.,
featuring Honor Moore and Jayne Cortez.
On Mar. 7th, a reception to celebrate International Women's Day will be held at
the Center in Trailer 35 from 12:30 to 2:30
P.M. A film entiUed "Salt of the Earth" is
scheduled to be shown March 19th,
followed by a discussion.
In addition to feminist forums, the
Women's Center provides SICC students
with other services. On hand is general
information on birth control, pregnancy,
abortion and venereal disease. Counselling
and referrals on these topics will be
provided where necessary. Also available
are materials to stimulate interest in
feminist studies at SICC, including course
listings and descriptions, references,
books, articles and magazines. The Center
is open daily from 9 to 5, and Tues. and
Wed. evenings until 10:00 P. M., and all the
services are free.
NEVER DONE
Women's Center
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Dear Dean Kreisman
Feb. 13, 1974
From Ed Jagacki
Subject Kaleidoscope
facilities' use
and college
violent nature is made in such a
situation, I hope that Mr. Orlando
will be available to do the
challenging, because it certainly
won't be me!
Despite the fact that you lacked the
7. "Half of the bathroom toilets were
courtesy to communicate directly with me
or any other student in relation to the stopped up. Some with beer cans."
I recognize this as a bad situation
"penalty" imposed on the Kaleidoscope
(possibly an exaggerated one), but
program, I felt that direct communication
as I stated in point No. 3,1 can think
on my part, to you, may set a precedent of
of nothing short of stationing security
value.
guards in bathrooms to rectify this
As chairperson of the Student Center
unfortunate situation.
Commission, which consists of, in part, the
Mr. Orlando states that this type of
Kaleidoscope program, I would like to
event, when "unsupervised and
respond to the situation. First, I'll address
uncontrolled" . . . "should be
myself to Mr. Orlando's comments.
di^ontinued."
1. The cleaning man, who worked until
I wonder who might be an ap7:00 AM and still had not finished his work.
propriate supervise and controller,
It seems to me that for an event such
in Mr. Orlando's judgment.
as this, more than one person should
be paid for performing the huge task
So, it seems that someone's efforts in
that remains.
handling the situation are under question
2. At least 10 cases of beer were brought by you and Mr. Orlando. But, who is that
in "for the guys in the band alone".
someone? Is it AID staff members,
I didn't buy it for them, nor did
security, ushers?
Student Government, ^Faculty
Council, PSC or any other ^oup that
Most persons that were present feel that
I know of. Nor did any of us tell them
the theatre personnel, ushers and AID did
to bring it. The Student Center
their best. Furthermore, no violent inguidelines had specifically forbidden
cidents, no disruptions and no significant
alcohol. It seems reasonable to
acts of vandalism occurred which is a fact,
assume that the band brought beer of
something that was, presumably, not
its own volition.
included in the "feedback" that Mr.
The dressing rooms "looked like they Orlando collected.
were hit by a tornado". Posters and signs
were ripp^ off the wall. "Toilet tissue
It is regrettable that the audience
dispensers were also ripped off the walls." ignored state law and school policy in
I don't feel that the Student Center.
regard to smoking and drinking at the
Commission or the Senate J s
concert, but then, I doubt that there was
respcmsible for security from minw
ever a rock concert without the convandalisms, although I'm curious if
sumption of intoxicants such as alcohol
you or Mr. Orlando think it may be
and marijuana by audiences.
appropriate to place security guards
I strongly feel that this is an inadequate
in bathroom stalls during events such
reasmi f w barring such cultural events as
as this.
4. "The stench of vomit and urine still rock concerts from this college (they are
cultural events whether you consider them
remains in the dressing rocnns."
as such or not).
Having no control or jurisdiction
over
people's
excretory
or
But, f(M* those who do not feel that such
regurgitory practices, the only thing
events should be held here because of the
I can do is to demand that people not
non compliance to rules by entertainers
leave the premises until they retrieve
and-or audiences, I would like to pose the
all "stench" that belongs to them and
following question. Should the president of
then take it home with them.
5. "Sm(ricing and drinking was dme the college be barred from using college
openly in the auditorium uncontrolled." facilities, due to the fact that he frequently
smokes cigarettes in the auditorium when
There are signs (Hi the waUs in the
meeting with students and-or instructional
auditorium that say NO SMOKING.
staff?
The current state laws dealing with
Every time I heard the phrase "due
possession of marijuana and other
process" or "consideration" since
drugs are very well publicized outacquiring your memo (in LATE January),
side of our school. Students are
I think about the arbitrary decision made
generally aware of the school's
by you to make unavailable to the
policy on consuipption of alcohol on
students' central cultural activity (the
campus. Our functions do not include
Kaleidoscope program), the auditorium or
security enforcement. That is Mr.
any other college facilities. I also think of
Paradise's function, and we cannot
the fact that you saw fit to communicate
be held responsible for any shortthis decision to Profs Black and Hirsch,
comings in this area.
6. "Tte auditorium was filled beyond without informing the parties most
legal capacity and there was no effort to directly involved, namely, the SG Senate
limit attendance. I understand that a and the Student Center Commission, with
group from a motorcycle gang entered and so much as a carbon copy of the memo.
nobody even challenged them. They en- The knowledge first reached the abovementioned groups when an AID center
tered free."
staff member had the DECENCY to show
The number of tickets sold at final
me a copy of your memo (even though it
count was less than 750. In other
was nearly 2 weeks after the fact.)
words, ticket sales indicate that
l)etween 150 and 200 seats were
I sincerely hope that after careful
empty. I was present at the concert
consideration of the entire situation, you
and, while I don't claim that there
examine your reaction (the "penalty"
were less than 750 people present, I
arbitrarily imposed by you after receiving
did notice that the balcony had a
Mr. Orlando's report). I would also apsignificant number of empty seats.
preciate a reply from you to this comAs far as the attendance reaching
munication as soon as possible, as the
1100 persons, I call that a GROSS
Commission is presently in a very
exaggeration. Mr. Orlando is perstagnant situation.
fectly correct in stating that a
motorcycle group did not enter for
Yours in red tape,
free without being challenged (to the
best of my knowledge.) If ever a
Ed Jagacki, Chairperson
decision to risk an incident of a
Student Center Commission
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Gasoline is a
Hydrocarbon
by James McAllister
ventional fission device, is a super-polluter
releasing toxic isotopes which would make
the hydrocarbons unsuitable for con.sumption A thermonuclear device
detonated vithout an atomic device is a
clean devict.
Why do I mention thermonuclear
devices; (i they may be made any size
and at an' yield, (2) more compact that
conventio .ai explosives, (3) cheaper than
thermonuclear devices.
Nuoear explosives can disrupt subterranean strata forming a crater with a
chimney; thus releasing petroleum and
natural gas. This process is called nuclear
1. Roughly 200 billion barrels of
stimulation, as the stimulous of the blast
petroleum are still in wells which are
forces rock to yield petroleum or natural
no longer economical to pump by
gas
which it would retain under normal
present methods. That 200 billion
conditions.
barrels is 84 billion gallons.
On efficiency of nuclear stimulations,
2. Roughly 450 billion barrels of
gas wells could yield 300 trillion cubic feet
petroleum reside in the Athabasca oil
of, otherwise, unattainable gas. This gas
sands of Alberta. The problem is that
would add over $8 billion in royalties to the
this is a viscous oil impregnated in a
U. S. Treasury and save billions of dollars
dense sand; processing by confor the consumers; that's us. The price ol
ventional methods is all but imnatural gas is increasing as the supply is
possible.
The greatest untapped reservoirs exist decreasing. But by nuclear stimulation the
under Vinta, Green River and other supply can be bought up to decrease the
geologic basins of Colorado, Utah, and price; the law of supply aiui demand.
In a test a 29 kllotot) device was
Wyoming. Layers of oil shale up to 2,000
feet thick contain an estimated 2 trillion detonated at a depth of 4,2-4u iV'et, just 400
barrels of petroleum; that's 84 trillion feet below a 287 foot thick gas-bearing
strata. The result was a net yield of 300
gallons.
Oil shale is a silty carbonate rock or million cubic feet of natural gas. By
marlstone. At temperatures above 700 contrast a conventional well located 400
degrees farenheit, the kerogen decom- feet away had a net yield of 81 million
poses into gaseous and liquid hydrocar- cubic feet from the previous ten years of
bons plus free carbon. A process called operation, using conventional operating
retorting, utilizing a fifty-kiloton ther- procedures.
I don't advocate blasting subterranean
monuclear device should displace about 2
million tons of shale into fragments. caverns just to obtain petroleum and
Kerogen contains 24 gallons per ton, so 2 natural gas, but we must continue to use
million tons is 24 million gallons suitable peroleum products until we discover a
for retorting. That is, the hydrocarbons more efficient power source. Until then wo
are s e p a r a t e from the shale by the blast. should develop a few dead oil fields to
The liquid collects as a pool on the bottom become self-sufficient. That is, If wo
of the crater while the gaseous depend on no one for fuel we are not easily
hydrocarbons are trapped under pressure. subject to political blackmail using fuel as
. _
A thermonuclear device used as a con- a cho^.er.
Why is this country, the United States of
America, the greatest nation in the world
suffering from a supposed fuel shortage?
Although, personally, I doubt that there is
a fuel shortage, trying to obtain gasoline
for a car proves otherwise.
Gasohne, like the vast majority of fuel is
a hydrocarbon. This hydrocarbon is obtained from petroleum through catalytic
cracking, and it is obtained from coal and
natural gas through polymerization. Now
with this technology we need only one
thing, the basic crude. Let's start with
petroleum.
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Artificial Paradise
by ROBERT WILLIAM BLEI
How about it, folks? How do you like the
"Energy Crisis" now? So you all thought
that it was just one big joke! Well, actually
it is, you know that as well as I do. The true
story behind all the hassling nowadays is
that there is just not enough 'cracking
plants' operating to supply the nees of the
general public. What I am trying to say is
this: Obviously, you cannot juist pump oil
out of the ground and put it into your car or
the heatihg system in your house or
friendly apartment building. This crude oii
stuff has to be sent to those plants, like the
ones you see along the Jersey shore, where
all that black goo has to be broken in all its
different types — gasoline, kerosene,
diesel oil, naphtha, even into bases that
are used in making plastics and
sometimes added to rubber c<Hnpounds.
The trouble is that there just aren't enough
of those big refmeries to do all that
technical, chemically complicated stuff in.
You think that I'm crazy, right? In fact,
I'm being very serious. What is also very
real and honest is the fact, which oil
companies don't want to realize, that most
of these plants are concentrating on
producing heating oil right now. Did you
ever think for a moment and realize that
there hasn't been any heating oil shwtages
in the area, except for a few isolated
cases? Sure, there are some delays in
delivery—that problem is because the
truckers have been on strike—but no
family is freezing unnecessarily this
winter. As soon as those big companies get
the word from Washington, they will start
preparing their plants to cmcentrate on
refining their crude ml into more gasoline
than they are now. The gasoline shortage
wMi't be eliminated, but things will get a
little better.
But don't get your hopes up too high.
Once next winter hits, it'll be the same
situation again. We ARE going to have
rationing. We ARE going to have to drive
our cars less. We ARE going to have to
keep the heat down. We will have to also
restrict our use of electricity, especially
air conditioners, during the summer.
Welcome to Paradise Lost, Mr. and Mrs.
(Ms.) John Q. Publicl
Y'see, like everything else we do, we
messed things up, except we did it really
good this time. Good ol' Capitalism, the
Killer of Evil, has finally reached old age.
Now everyone's starving, poor and middle
class. The rich are staying out of sight —
some irate consumer on a gas line might
shoot his ass off! Everyone who claims to
be a common man, though, is suffering.
Crime is not in the streets anymore, by a
guy looking for a 'fix', or scxne poor slob
looking for a little cash for his family, or a
homicidal maniac — the real CRIME is in
the Supermarkets, in your Exxon station
down tfie street, in the weekly paycheck
and in the United States Government that
sits high on Capital Hill and plays
Monopoly with the lives of Americans.
How does the average person in America
suffer? Go to your favorite Pathmark or A
& P. A dozen of eggs is going for over a
buck. (Remember the good old days of 79
cents a dozen?) Milk prices have gone up
about 20 cents to the half-gallon. Fruits
and vegetables are slowly creeeping in
price by a few cents every week. And you
can just about forget the price of meat.
Most people's dinners are now centered
around the MacDonald arches. As the tld
saying goes: "You deserve a break
today..." How true. I'm sad to say.
Or try to find a station these days where
you can get more than three dollars worth
of gas after an hour-and-a-half wait. Damn
near impossible, right? I personally have
given up driving my car to school, and I
live near the Throggs Neck Bridge in
Queens. What used to te a 33-mile, hour-orso trip on the Belt Parkway in an 18-mpg
beast now takes me two-and-a-half hours
(if I'm lucky), by the way of two buses, two
long subway rides and one faltering ferry
boat. Every day I see four-block long lines
in the blackness of the morning of people
who are hoping that the guy didn't forget to
put out his green "We Have Gas" sign. Out
in my neck of the woods, one guy with a
pushcart is doing a great job selling coffee
to the sleepy army of drivers in those wee
hours. And it's the same drag in the
evening. Things are really bad, though,
because I haven't driven the car at all,
except for one day, since the middle of
January. Oh, those who are courageous
enough to stay on line — have you noticed
the price of the fuel youve been trying to
get lately? The range goes from about 49.9
for Getty in Nassau to about 61.5 or so for
regular in some joint m 2nd Avenue in the
city. What have you been paying lately?
Now doesn't that get you wondering?
Then there are minor little things. How
about all you stickball fans. What are you
paying for those little pink Spaldings?
Forty-five, fifty-cents maybe? And they
are about as hard to find as a gallon of gas
today. Or you young parents — have you
noticed how expensive those little plastic
toys are getting lately? I bet you didn't
realize all this time that plastics use oil
compounds and anything that hints 0-I-L
speaks of a price hike. Even the beautieswalking around campus with all their
warpaint on — have you checked out the
prices on Revlon and Max Factor lately?
Y'see, you can't win. And now, while the
average American family is just about
getting by (just barely, actually) on their
paychecks, after deductions..., our intelligence has to be insulted by Capitol Hill
playing the new Energy Game called
Simon Sez!
And the pain-in-the neck of it all is that
good ol' J. Q. Public can't do a darned
filing. Someone screams "Revolution!" —
if I wasn't a moderate Liberal, I'd start to
like the idea. What can we do? A few
things,even though it means mostly 'Grin
and Bear It,' which is pretty hard to dd,
like the guy who starts the fight in the
station after he finds out "No More Gas."
You really want to know what you can
do? Well, for the average student, one very
good idea is to leave your car at home.
Anyone on Staten Island, Manhattan or the
nearer reaches of Brooklyn can definitely
get public transportation to the school
from where they are, even though it will
take a little longer. Not only will you not
have to worry about getting gas all the
time, but it will be a fun (?) way of
checking out the neighborhoods. For those
of you in the farther reaches of the city,
you can either be a masochist like me and
take mass transit or get together with that
other idiot who lives in Kings Plaza and
split the cost of getting back and forth to
SICC. It's cheaper, anyway. And when you
get home to wherever you hang your hat,
turn off all the unnecessary lights and
lower that goddamn thermostat. Believe,
what you'll save on heating and electric
bills nowadays will be a blessing. Anyhow,
with the little extra'bread, you can get
another piece of steak and maybe another
sweater. (Sweaters are in this year.)
The big thing is that people had lost their
sense of common sense. It's as simple as
that. Half of us never needed cars and the
other half never needed their Cadillac or
second car. Nor do any of us have to live a
wasteful life. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
THE DOLPHIN
Mary E. DeRosa— Editor-in-Chief
Audrey Giorgianni - Managing EdItorMarianne Brown - Photography Editor
Bill Strongi - Copy Editor
Donna Amodeo -Advertising Editor
Buck Ziemelis - Sports Editor
STAFF
Cara Buonincontri
Sissy Gennaro
Doris Lane
Nadine Lepere
Eda Smeraldl
Irving Sealy
Bernard Blau - Faculty Advisor
Karl Blei
Jim Drickel
Tom Dunn
Angelo Patitucci
Joe Pepitone
Martin Black
Vincent Massaro - Technical Advisor
Chess On Campus
by Yuan L. Negrao
As the semester begins the SICC CHESS
ASSOCIATION also begins preparing its
chess team for the continuing Intercollegiate Chess Tournament against
all the community colleges in CUNY. The
tournament had start^ last semester
however, due to lack of time and other
hastles SICC only played against La
Guardia Community College winning by
ZVi
IVz Kingsborough Community
College unfortunately beat us by a score of
3 to 2.
The plan is to continue the tournament
this semester. Our starting match is
scheduled for Saturday, February 16. On
this date the SICC team will be playing
against New York City Community
College's team. As the semester continues
our college will be playing Hostos Community College, Manhattan Community
College, and Queensborough Community
College. The tournaments are set up as
follows: each match is setup with our best
player playing the other school's top
player. Our second player playing with
their second board and so (xi. Point scores
are given as follows: 1 point for a win and
M: point for a draw; ? points are earned for
a loss. The winning team is ttie team with
the highest overall point totals.
The SICC team ah-eady has most of its
boards complete since most of the players
International
Worn ens Day
from last semester will still be playing this
semester, but it's very likely that more
players will be need^. Last semester,
despite the fact that not everything was a
victory, the team did its best. The members of the SICC team last semester were:
BOARD NO.
1. Nick Antonas
2. Barry Gianfortune
3. Yvan Negrao
4.Larry Siminsky
5.Diego Gonzales
The team is sponsored by the SICC Chess
Association which meets every Wednesday during club hours in room A-304.
The club advisor, Mr. Myron Alberts,
works with the team members to improve
their strategy and their techniques. He
also looks forward to seeing new people in
the chess club meetings. His office is
located in room A-208. Anyone interested
in joining the Chess Club or playing in the
chess team can either see him in his office
or just go to the chess club meetings held
every Wednesday during club hours.
Sex & Birth Lectures
Given
by Easter Womens Center
The Women's Center, trailer 35, is
organizing a series of events to celebrate
International Women's Day (» campus on
Thursday, March 7. The celebration will
begin at 12:30 - 2:30 at the student lounge.
Among the events scheduled are Beverly
Grant, feminist singer and her band, Judy
Clark, from the women's movement who
will speak on the importance of International Women's Day, and Barbara
Reilly will read feminist poetry.
There will be a reception for women at
the Women's Center at 2:30 after the
celebration. International Women's Day
commemorates the "struggle of women to
better their working conditions world
wide."
At the turn of the century, in the U. S.
and world wide, women marched together
to proclaim their demands for an end to
child labor and improved working conditions. The New York School for Women
plan to celebrate this day with a march
duplicating the route our sisters took back
in the 1800's.
Further information can be obtained
from The New York Women's School, 371
9th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New
York, Phone no. 788-9209. PLEASE JOIN
US AND HELP CELEBRATE THIS MOST
IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFUL OCCASION.
A second series of lectures, "5 on Sex
and Birth," is being presentt^ (m 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings, beginning
February 19, at Eastern Women's Center,
14 E. 60th Street. New York Qty.
The speakers include Ricki Levinson,
clinical psychologist, formerly with the
Human Sexuality Program of mt. Sinai
College of Medicine, speaking on "Female
Sexuality:
Dissatisfaction
and-or
Dysfunction;" Dr. Edward Stim, N.Y.
gynecologist and medical director of
Eastern Women's Center, on "New and
Old Thoughts on Contraception" and Infertility: Some Causes and Cures;" Sally
Langendoen, R.N., on "The Lmaze
Method;" and Lynn Godmilow, Coordinator of the Genetics Program at Mt.
Sinai Hospital, speaking on "The New
Genetics and Genetic Counseling."
Eastern Women's Center is a clinic
licensed by the State of New York for
abortion, gynecologic care and V.D.
detection.
Tickets and further information on the
lecture series can be obtained by calling
Eastern Women's Center at 212-832-2338.
APPLAUSE IS MANDATORY
by Joseph Pepitone
Applause, a tradition in our society, is laxative. This is one of the many ways
used to show a measurable amount of astute talent promoters program people
appreciation for fine entertainment. It is into buying their product. If you can be
similar to tipping a waiter for good ser- conditioned to applaud a poor pervice, but this, as you know, has gotten out formance, sooner or later you may even
of hand. Tipping is no longer a measure of like the performer.
the waiter's quality; it has now become a
I know that there are still some enmeasure of the customer's generosity. In tertainers who generate real excitement,
recent years, applause has travelled that but this kind of excitement is so obviously
same road. On some of the television coming from them and not somebody in
shows that are taped with a studio the first row of the audience. If you want to
audience, signs are used to solicit clap- .try an experiment, go to a rock concert
ping. Warmup sessions are held prior to and wait till an act that performed poorly
the taping of the show so that the audience has finished. Notice when they leave the
can practice applauding loudly and at the stage how they will wait in a particular
proper times.
area of the wings that is visible to the
-This subjective process is eliminating audience. In effect, what they are doing is
any kind of realistic evaluation of the telling the audience that the next act will
entertainment and helping to perpetuate not come out until they get an encore, and
the success of nondeserving entertainers. they usually get it. Some people also apIn a sense, what the m ^ i a is saying is that plaud out of sympathy; how else can you
they really don't care what our opinion is, account for the numerous times a fantastic
and you can't be more subjective than act and a bad act will receive the same
that. At some of the worst rock concerts, amount of applause and both will get an
you are bound to see some people who are encore?
ostensibly ecstatic. They are usually in the
I doubt that people are losing their taste;
front of the audience, jumping up and it is obvious that they are being
down on their seats in rhythm to a beat programmed how to react. We should be
that doesn't exist. The reason they are more expressive of our criticisms,
there is that they are paid well. These especially to entertainers; after all, we are
people are hired by talent management to paying their wages. It is good to hear an
excite the audience, thus making the talent honest-to-goodness-booin the audience if it
look good. They are in the front of the is a critical analysis of the entertainment.
audience so that everycme will feel like a We must keep all of this in mind and be^n
zombie when they see these people moving to act now if we want to insure the quality
as if they just took an overdose of a of the entertainment presented to us.
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SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
by Irving Sealey
The masters of the evil sound of heavy
metal rock have released a new product ol
hell based material. I am of course
speaking of Black Sabbath with their new
Lp "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Black
Sabbath have consistently followed a
strange pattern in their music. Their first
and second Lp were a showing to exhibit
their witch cultsort of sound. On "Master
of Reality", a change was noticed, but not
seriously taken to heart. The pattern is
more pronounced on their fourth Lp "Vol.
IV", where Sabbath express a more kind
of rockish sound with down to earth lyrics
and just good musicianship on the part of
Tommy lommi. He puts forth a kind of
effort by portraining images of leaving
this devilish shroud, (ex. "Tomorrow's
Dream", "Snowblind", "Supemaut" and
"Changes"). 'Tis now on their fifth effort
that Sabbath has transcended the boundaries of fire and brimstone and have
opened a new world of progressiveness.
The lyrics have almost totally bypassed
spiritual being and seem now to lean
towards a more human side of things,
epitomized in tunes like "Killing yourself
to Live" and "Locking for Today". These
songs m particular are embellished on a
fine rockin' beat bearing outward signs
that Sabbath is becoming tuned band instead of just four mad lads from London's
ghetto.
Their music takes on new shapes and
designs never heard before, especially
with the incorporation of various instruments like flute and moog synthesizer,
which lends an air of musical creativity,
rather than strong fuzz. Some other more
outstanding tracks are "The National
Acrobat", "Spiral Architect" and "Who
Are You", all innovations to the sound of
Black Sabbath. "Fluff" is the usual kind of
slow drifting tune prevalent on all their
previous Lps.
In "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", I see an
eagerness to explore more reaches of their
own identities within the group, instead of
pursuing a fictitious image of Beelzebub's
disciples. Black Sabbath have all the
qualities of being a fine rock institution
elevating themselves to a pinnacle of
musical consciousness rather than
drowning in accomplishments of satanic
majesty.
A PLEASANT RELAXING CRUISE TO EASE HEAVY
WORLDLY CARES AND TO BRING P L E A S U R E TO
COMMUTERS, TOURISTS AND ADVENTURERS.
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Somebody's
Watching
Rare Bird
by Irving Sealey
.With the many tangents that rock music
takes which many -groups try to establish
as a destiny to stardom. I find the sound of
Rare Bird a very fine refreshing,
melodicly interesting combo. Their sound
is comprised of harmonious vocal tracks
with the aspect of good musicianship
backing up all they say and do.
Their first Lp "Epic Forest" on the
Polydor label remained relatively obscured in the recesses of undulating waves
of new releases pre-forcasted to go
nowhere. I hope this predicament does not
expel itself for their second try,
"Somebody's Watching", for it is far more
creative than their predecessor. I for one
wish to relate to you the talents of Rare
Bird. They have the ability to combine the
qualities of acoustic rythm and electric
lead wizardry to cast remarkable infliction of rock esthetics on the listener, the
lyrics are one of simple construction, but
placed well in the context of the piece to
give it a firm musical base.
Songs which stand out from the Lp are
"Turn your Head" and "More and More".
These tracks in particular bear a
characteristic of inner strength with the
accent placed on starting out light and
building up the momentum to critical
areas emphasized by clavinette. The flip
side holds in store a treasure of more interpretive material, specifically the track
"Dollars", which not only combines
talented work by the group, but also pieces
taken from the movie" For a Few Dollars
More."
Rare Bird's personnel consists of Steve
Gould,
guitar,
David
Kaffinetti,
keyboards, Andy Curtis, guitar, Nick
Potter, bass and Fred Kelly, drums, all of
which contribute admirably to the success
of this Lp.
"Somebody's Watching" is a musical
treat which should not be passed up for
other people of lesser worth. I see no
reason why they shouldn't continue in their
endeavors to be a prominent bftnd.,.
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by Irving Sealey
You figure a group with a name like
Silverhead who have a new Lp with a title
like "16 and Savaged" has got to be a
heavy winner. Unfortunately, such is not
the case. Having seen the band at the
Academy and listening to the album, I find
the Lp of better worth, so I'd rather give
you a review on buying an album rather
than a ticket. It costs less.
The Lp bears the usual resemblence to
classic statures of divine rock. Silverhead
does as an offshoot brandish a rare quality
in their lead singer Michael Des Barres in
the fact that he has the ability to sing
without anybody understanding a word
he's saying. Specifically on the first song
"Hello New york", it sounds like he's
saying "Hell-nu-jah". This technique of
course does have its drawbacks. He
carries it off well though with another tune
entitled "More than your mouth can
Hold". I can only wonder about all the
dirty things he's probably relating that
nobody'll ever censor because they won't
know what the hell he's saying. This song
could just become as big a hit as "Louie,
Louie", by The Kingsmen.
On the other hand there are bright spots
for the band such as on side two for instance," Heavy Hammer", "Cartoon
Princess", "Rock Out Claudette Rock
Out", and the titled track are good rockin'
tunes which should gyrate some sort of
feelin' (if you didn't hear side one first). It
is on side two that I give Silverhead my
blessings as a potential super band, with a
gold star for lead guitarist Rod Rook
Davies, excellent show. Robbie Blunt's
alright too on rythm guitar.
I find in my heart that I can't say
Silverhead is a bad band, without biting
my nails for a week or so. But I will say
they show promise (on record), maybe
with their third effort they'll show
evidence that they can play good sounds on
both sides of the vinyl. For now, "16 and
Savaged" (side two) rates a par B. I would
mention the fact that they have a first Lp
out, but you may not be so lucky with side
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An experimental course will be offered
in the Performing and Creative Arts
Department for Fall '74 that will let you
"get off the ground." It's called
AERODANCE and takes place in the air
by means of a variety of weight-supporting
structures hung from a high scaffold. The
course will be taught by Stephanie
Evanitsky, who teaches dance im^
provisation in the PCA Department at
S.I.C.C. and who is director of the
Multigravitational Group, a company of 8
dancers who perform ^lis unique form of
modern dance.
People who've never seen the work of
the Multigravitational Group assume a
likeness to circus trapeze acts. The
theatrical ej^erience of AERODANCE is
actually quite different. Watching the
bodies move in the air through space,
rather than in the habitual realm of the
ground, evokes a myriad of thoughts and
associations.
The
sensuality
of
Michaelangelo frescoes, dreams of
floating or flying through the air, Blake
etchings, weightless astronauts, and
Picassoesque distortions all come to mind.
One accustoms oneself to the structures
and unnatural perspectives with surprising rapidity. Unlike the trapeze artist's suspenseful swinging bars, the
structures on which the Multigravitational
Group dances tend to disappear before
one's eyes, forming, in combination with
each dance's particular dramatic content,
a uniquely kinaesthetic inteerity. While
never losing its fantastic, fourthdimensionality, the world of the air is
accepted as normal, or theatrically
supernormal. Without the standard
orientation to gravity, the choreography
possesses a new freedom, and the human
form in the air takes on a poetic mystifying
quality.
AERODANCE, PCAXFPA004 will be
offered as a 3 credit day course, scheduled
Saturdays 3-4-5-6 periods, off-campus at
Space, 344 West 36 St., N. Y. S.I.C.C.
students interested in the course should
pre-register. For further information call
Stephanie Evanitsky at 622-6257, or contact
the PCA office.
Having toured both the U. S. and
Europe, the Multigravitational Group will
be performing on March 23, 24, and 25 at
Clark Center on Eighth Avenue and 51st
Street. Performances on Saturday and
Monday will be at 8 p.m.; Sunday's performance will be at 5 p.m. Tickets can be
obtained for $3 at the door ($2 for students)
or for $1 in advance with Theater
Development Fund Dance Vouchers. TDF,
offers to students, teachers, senior citizens
and union members discounts to see dance
throughout the city. Any number of TDF
Dance Vouchers can be purchased for $1
each. To "see Dance for a Dollar" write to
the Theater Development Fund, 1564
Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10036, and ask
for a Mailing List Application and Dance
Voucher Order Form.
Multigravitational Experiment
Gary Farr
Farr—Out
by Buck Ziemelis
Gary Farr learned to play the blues at
London's Crawdaddy Club with a band
called the T-Bones. During that five year
span the T-Bones were fortunate enough to
back up such legendary blues artists as
Mose Allison, Howlin' Wolf, and T-Bone
Walker. In his debut album for AtcoAtlantic it is apparent that Gary Farr has
passed the mark as a back up to become an
up front musician. Farr plays a 12 string
guitar and harmonica or, as I prefer, the
blues harp. His vocals are rough with a
rapid delivery. On Rhythm King he sounds
like Joe Cocker after downin' a pint of
Mogen's 20-20. The outstanding cuts on
side one are "Breakfast Boo-ga-loo" a
mover in the true blues tradition and
"Muggsy the Lard" a song that gives us
some insight about Farr's background.
Farr went to sea drifting on tramp
steamers before his harp playing days
with the T-Bones. Muggsy worked on a
barge near the river, went to school on the
river and lived with a thousand relatives
by the river. Muggsy was a bitter heavy
hitter who had spent time in the clink. The
rest of side one is spent trying to show us
how versatile Farr is. He tries to touch all
the bases but is tagged making the turn at
second. The only thing that saves the
weaker cuts are Farr's lyrics. Mexican
Sun is an example of a sound Farr should
have left alone. Remember Steve Miller's
'Going to Mexico" on Miller's Number 5
album? Well, this is the follow up to that
south of the border smash. It has the punch
of water downed Tequila.
The second side settles down and
produces Farr's fine harp blowin'. Starting with "Faith What a Face" which also
has some nice horn tootin'. "Certain
Lady" is a change of pace tune about a
sharp woman who can make you feel like
xl!?+Z. "John Birch Blues" and "I'm a
King Bee" the Slim Harpo classic are reel
boogie woogie ripplers. Barry Becket's
keyboard and vibes work is exceptional
throughout the album. Gary Farr may not
be the greatest thing since margarine but
he does rate a spin on your turntable.
VIBES
The farewell concert of The Mahavishnu
Orchestra is one I personally will never
forget. The band has finally run the course
of so many other good groups: internal
dissentions have disbanded the Orchestra
to fleeting members who'll pursue other
endeavors. Although this is terribly
regrettable, their last show at Philharmonic Hall was one of tremendous excitement. The music from their new LP
"Between Nothingness and Eternity" was
the prime factor of the evening with the
song "Dream" exemplifying itself as a
true masterpiece.
I, myself, was in for a surprise, because
I hadn't heard the new LP yet, so my
enjoyment was doubly felt. The power of
"Trilogy", which led off the evening was
amazing. It was felt by both the audience
and the band themselves, as Cobham
broke sticks in fits of marvelously mad
poundings and, as incrredible as it may
seem, Goodman severed strings on his
searing solos. My mind was literally
thrown from my seat. A fellow in front of
me must have had his ass wired in with
McLaughlin's guitar, because he was
constantly flying out of his seat ranting
and raving.
Jan Hammer's "Sister Andrea" is truly
an exceptional piece. It's really a nice
change of pace to see other members of the
group come forth with their own material.
It shows a difference in style other than
McLaughlin's, who on previous LPs wrote
all the music. Cobham has a solo LP
"Spectrum", which shows the difference
of his style. Hammer's talent as a
songwriter is only matched by his work on
piano and moog, which worked in well with
McLaughlin when they did a duet in the
course of the "Dreani" track.
After a concert of this magnitude, you
say to yourself that you really can't
believe that they would ever want to break
up, but believe it or not, friends and neighbors, The Mahavishnu Orchestra is no
more. Reports on where the flagrant
members are headed for are vague right
now, but I'm sure they'll clear up soon.
They left New York in fine style and it'll be
a long time before we experience anyone
like them again.
MOUNTAIN-December 31st
Just a few words about the Mountain
concert New Year's Eve. I truly love the
sound of Mountain and I'm really glad the
group is back together again, but I
sorrowfully miss the talents of Steve
Knight on keyboards, whose replacement,
David Perry on rhythm guitar, made
"Nantucket Sleighride" sound like a turn
in the john. His playing is one of the excruciating boredom and one of less importance.
Lide I said, I'm happy that the group is
together again, but I wish Leslie West
would get off his ego trip and worry about
getting their good sound again, and stop
worrying about how high his amps are. I
expect a new LP from the group soon, with
their marvelous' new addition. By that
time. Perry may have learned how to play.
John McLaughlin
Photo by Irving Sealey
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JONI MITCHELL
Court + Spark
by Irving Sealey
During the years when I recognized Joni
Mitchell at a Central Park c(Micert, I have
always found her to be a sensitive individual whose music was one of simplicity ,with a kind of melodic tempo which
touched all who heard her. At that time for
me, I accepted her lyrics as a true
emoti(Mial feeling felt by two pec^le in
love, out of love, victims of loneliness and
despair, feelings which relate to me, you
and the guy looking over your shoulder. It
never occurred tb me that these songs
related in many respects to her own life
which involved numerous love affairs well
publicized during her lengthy existence of
popularity (ex. "I Had a King", "See You
Sometimes", "Willy"). Socan we consider
Joni Mitchell a hurt soul reaching out to
her listening audience for their love?
Maybe, she has no problem there. With the
release of each new Lp, the pe(^le's love
for Joni continues to grow and like a giant
redwood, it'll stand forever. It is with the
newly released Lp "Court and Spark",
(definitively the most produced Lp she's
done to date) culminated with her appearance at Avery Fisher Hall (with her
twenty-three piece orchestra), and Radio
City Music Hall that her admirers after
almost three years finally got the chance
to see their idol once again.
Joni Mitchell's aptitude for lyrical
content is noever one to be questioned,
they stand only to be listened and accepted, as to your choosing. Let's wonder
why this particular Lp is so heavily
arranged, involved with probably more
instrumentalists than all her previous Lps
put together. Not since "Cold Blue Steel
and Sweet Fire" (For the Roses) and
"Night in the City" (Clouds) have I ever
heard a bass, let alone drums, and horns!
Simply out of the question. Is this a change
of style for Joni where songs hke "Raised
on Robbery", "Car on a Hill" and
"Troubled Child" are so heavily orchestrated that Joni herself is almost lost
in her own music? It seems so. I can accept this because it's Joni, those who love
Joni will accept it because she's their idol.
The influence lies mainly in Tom Scott who
has assisted in arrangement of two of the
tracks and plays woodwinds (xi this Lp and
on "For the Roses" also. Hiss jazzoriented band The L. A. Express is the
back-up group for her in concert with his
own new Lp to push. There are tunew
which represent her style as we're used to
ring, such as "Court and Spark", "Down to
you", "Free man in Paris" and "People's
Parties", which make this Lp as great,
even greater than previous works. In
specific songs "Help Me" and "The Same
Situation", you see this longing to reach
ou, touch and to feel. It is these two songs
that we see the inner felt emotions of Joni
Mitchell.
"Court and Spark", can be considered a
new facet of music in which Joni has involved* herself. In smie respects this
change may affect her image on her fans,
but incorporating something new will
always result to changes in the way people
look upon you. As I see this change, the
added orchestration taken lightly in some
ways broadens the lyrical and musical
compositions of Joni with her fine voice
working at both lead and backing vocals
always in the forefront. It is where this
new musical phase takes control for Joni
that may result in totally different concepts as well as audiences. For now "Court
and Spark", stands on the threshhold of a
new road, a road to walk down and see
what's around you or take a train and
watch everything go fleeting by.
Jerry La Croix ^s
Second Coming
by Irving Sealey
Rhythm and blues has always played a very important role in the state of musical
affairs that exist within our livelihoods. With such all time great black blues players
like Lightin' Hopkins, Bobby Bland, Reverend Gary Davis, Willie Dixon, and others
alike, they have made a sincere impression on the lives of other musicians both white
and black. It is this musical taste that has existed throughout the years and has
produced many fine rock and roll stars who have boogied their way into history.
I was once told that most of the fine rock musicians today come from the South (ex.
Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Lynard Skynard). Jerry La Croix is one such artist who
fits into that bit of heresay. As true as that statement might be. Jerry La Croix does
come from the South and being once a sideman to the popular Edgar Winter had
brought him into the limelight to be recognized as a singer-songwriter of good
breeding material from a small corner of Grados, Texas, where Jerry hails. Jerry is a
first class rock and roll personality who has had the sounds of rhythm and blues
running in his soul since he was twelve.
Since it is probably to your amazement that I happen to mention this particular
name let me explain. Since the break-up of the White Trash band, Jerry has
ostracized himself to solitude in California for the whole of '73 to write out new
material and give his return to show business a good stretch of concentrated thought.
Jerry's career goes back a long way ever since he was a kid, when he transferred
his musical listening from Hank Williams to the old rhythm and blues sounds. He
formed a band called The Dominos, which performed mainly r&b. Most of the gigs he
played then were in dances where the main atmosphere was "hustling booze and
picking up chicks". It was in a band called The Twilights that Jerry got together with
Edgar Winter and performed r&d tunes of the time, until Edgar came North to record
his first solo Lp before the formation of White Trash.
Jerry, however, continued touring the South with a band of his own, until he met up
with Edgar again in New Orleans. It was at this point that White Trash was formed,
and original tunes were formulated. The band lasted a more than successful year and
a half, until musical differences separated Edgar Winter into a four man combo of
Winter, Ronnie Montrose, Dan Hartman, and Chuck Ruff, which produced the Lp
"They only come out at Night". The only one to date. Jerry in his own way held the
band together through one Lp "La Croix", until the death of drummer Bobby Ramirez
in Chicago, when everything folded and Jerry went into seclusion.
Jerry La Croix is an unreal kind of individual. I tried to perceive what calibre of
person he might be while on my way up to the offices of Mercury Records, with whom
Jerry just signed a new contract. When I got there and shook hands with him. he was
totally different from the energetic and forceful personality that belted out tunes like
"Give it Everything you got", "Keep Playing that Rock and Roll" and "I've got News
for You". Instead I confronted a mild mannered person, solemn and somewhat introverted. It was like a Gemini split, where two conscious personalities are both
aware of one another, but each not recognizing the fact that the other exists. His
somewhat minor fidgety movements made him seem more human meeting him in
person than watching on stage a year ago exciting audiences to get up off their asses
with some blistering rock and roll.
Jerry is pleased with his new Lp "Second Coming", and is very happy about getting
back in the business. There are no tours planned as of yet, but he's quite looking
forward to playing again. The Lp is due out shortly, (if it's not out already). There's a
lot of good music people on it such as Edgar and Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer and
David Spinozza. It sounds good already. Having not heard any of it yet, I can only give
you a listing of the songs as I foresee how they might sound. On side one "Mean Ole
World", "Areyoulonely for me baby" and "Genesis", sounds like the scorchers. The
more mellower tunes I imagine lie in "You Girl" and "The Die has been cast". Side
two proceeds with, "Drinkin' Daddy's Wine" which sounds like a good blues tune,
"She does it to me" and "Silent is the Night", as another pair of boogie tunes. So after
that bit of prophesy, the only way you're going to know if I'm right is to hear the Lp
and judge for yourself.
Jerry La Croix is a kind of musical personality I can appreciate. In this era of
varied forms of rock, from the bizarre stage antics of Alice Cooper to the cla.ssical
overtones prevalent in Yes and ELP. It's good to see some good down to earth rock
and roll still being played. Jerry La Croix has the ability and the talent. His gutsy
manner give rock and roll exactly what it needs, a good swift kick up the ass.
"Second Coming" is the lead off for Jerry's comeback. I for one am very much
looking forward to it with optimistic enthusiasm, because Jerry La Croix is a true
rock and roller.
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SPORTS
by Buck Ziemelis
Dolphin Cagers
Tourney Bound
Do you remember the game in which the
Russians stole the gold medal in basketball by edging out the U.S.A. with some
questionable clockwork? Well, our
Dolphins were victims of a similar ending
to Suffolk on B'ebruary 19 at Suffolk. With
S.I.C.C. winning 74 to 73 after two clutch
baskets by Joe Polizzi. Time should have
run out but the timekeeper forgot to turn
the clock on and two seconds remained.
Suffolk inbounded the ball and called for a
time out. Usually when this happens one
second has elapsed. Not this time! So with
two ticks still remaining Suffolk managed
a desperation shot that went through for a
75 to 74 win.
Despite these frustrating results the
Dolphins have high hopes for the regionals
beginning February 28, at N.Y.C.C. in
exotic downtwon Brooklyn. The record
stands at 13-10 with one regular season
game left. With injuries at different times
to three key players (Polizzi, Hudsmi and
Thoihas) it is a good enough mark.
Errol Thomas, who was averaging over
20 points per game, has missed the second
half of the season due to torn ligaments.
Picking up the slack lately is Joe Polizzi
who has shut off the oi^osing teams
scoring g^ard. Since Joe's return to the
starting line up he has been averaging 15
points per game to boost his overall mark
to over 9 a game. Keith Lewis has improved his defensive play and leads the
team in assists with 78 with Polizzi next at
72. Lewis also has the knack of picking off
offensive rebounds which is not commonplace with guards.
Keith Hudson (15 ppg.) is the
boardman with 201 rebounds for a 10.6
average. Paul Bianco, replacing Thomas,
has proven to be a steady performer. The
bench as usual has been producing with a
slinmier Tony Prince, who s t a r r ^ in the
important win over Farmingdale and
Kenny Washington playing key roles.
The tourney, which the Dolphins just
made, consists of host team N.Y.C.C.,
Manhattan and Westchester in the higher
rankings of the eight chosen teams. Since
it is a do or die affair the whole season will
ride on the 28th.
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BASKETBALL
The women's basketball season ended on
a dismal note. With added talent, to last
year's winning team, expectations were
for an even more successful campaign.
Coach Zwingraf's women hoopsters just
did not jell as a unit and therefore suffered
through a miserable year
One bright spot on the squad was Freshman Georgianna Hickman who was the
most consistent scorer and versatile
enough to play all positions. Center Ellen
Molloy's aggressive style found her often
times in foul trouble. She was the most
complete player S.LC.C. had.
Captain Kathy Caliguiri took care of
most of the playmaking. Kathy Reilly,
another Freshman, at times slrawed excellent shooting ability as did Terry
DeFiore. The offense on many occasions
was non-existent. Cara Buonincontri
bandied the other starting guard slot. She
was a scrappy defensive player who on
occasion can drop a bomb in. Forward
Sarah Willis was another fine aggressive
player. Added in mid-season was Moirelle
Braithwaite whose main asset was her ball
stealing ability. Janet Todd was a capable
back up center.
One game that typified the ladies'
seascxi was a 33-28 loss to N.Y.C.C. in
Brooklyn. N.Y.C.C. was taller but did not
know how to use its advantage. Down by as
many as 13 points, S.LC.C. could.|iiave won
if they responded to Coach Zwingraf's
advice. N.Y.C.C. came out in the four
quarter willing to sit ontheir lead. S.LC.C.
did not come to life until the final three
minutes and still could have won. The
comeback that fell short was sparked by
Ellen Molloy who had an off night to this
point. There was no m e moving m offense
which ihade it difficult for the guards to
penetrate
the
N.Y.C.C.
defense.
Georgianna Hickman was about the only
one who came to play. By next fall maybe
the returning players can iron out their
problems.
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Vol. X X I I No. 6
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
TAKE THE MONEY
AND RUN
*
By Audrey Romeo
On W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 30, m o r e than a hundred part-time instructors of
this school w e r e i n f o r m e d that they had l o s t their jobs. The c l a s s e s w h i c h
w e r e to be taught b y those faculty w e r e c a n c e l l e d . That e v e n i n g o v e r one
thousand s t u d e n t s w e r e turned a w a y f r o m Registration. Students w h o
previously r e g i s t e r e d for t h e s e c l a s s e s w e r e under the i m p r e s s i o n that they
had c l a s s e s to g o to.
SICC is in t h e r e d to the City of N e w York $1,200,000. The school is e x p e c t e d
to return that m o n e y to the B e a m e Administration. What c a n b e g a t h e r e d is
that there w e r e two c h o i c e s : cutting the s u m m e r s e s s i o n c o m p l e t e l y , or
cutting back on faculty and c o u r s e s during the regular a c a d e m i c y e a r ,
which m e a n t increasing the s i z e s of the c l a s s e s . T h e Administration c h o s e
the latter course.
At the l a t e hour a n d without a n y s i g n i f i c a n t information. Dept. Chairpersons w e r e ordered by the Administration to s l a s h their budgets by terminating the s e r v i c e s of a s m a n y part-time f a c u l t y a s n e c e s s a r y . Consequently, a p p r o x i m a t e l y 140 e v e n i n g and d a y s e s s i o n c l a s s e s w e r e abruptly
cancelled, without r e g a r d to their full enrollment. Students, under the i m pression that they w e r e s a f e l y r e g i s t e r e d f w t h e s e c l a s s e s , w e r e to find out
w h e n they a r r i v e d n e x t w e e k that ttieir c l a s s e s no longer existed, or w e r e
c o m b i n e d w i t h other c l a s s e s (a philo8q>hy c o u r s e b o a s t e d 71 s t u d e n t s ) .
On D e c . 21,1973, the V i c e ^ h a n c e l l o r of C U N Y s e n t a letter to P r e s i d e n t
Birenbaum a n d all other C U N Y P r e s i d e n t s , informing of the City's decision
to collect the debt. This c o l l e g e ' s debt w a s thought b y the Administration to
be half of w h a t i t turned out to be. The c o l l e g e r e c e i v e d the D e c . 21, lett«r on
J a n u a r y 1, 1974. The P r e s i d e n t p a s s e d the word onto the P&B (Personnel
and B u d g e t ) C o m m i t t e e on January 21. The t i m e l a p s e b e t w e e n r e c e i p t a n d
distribution of the n e w s of impending fiscal d i s ^ t e r a l m o s t p r e v e n t e d
faculty a n d s t u d e n t s f r o m taking a n y initiative in dealing with the crisis.
Today, T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 31, a group of outraged students and faculty
confronted the P & B Committee, which is c o m p r i s e d of D e p a r t m e n t H e a d s
and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of tlie Administration, d e m a n d i n g information and a n
explanation of w h y that information w a s withheld. At this m e e t i n g , D e a n
Kuhn s t a t e d that the college would not c o m p l y with the City's request to
return the m o n e y , a s long a s that action i s within l e g a l m e a n s . A s of this
writing, D e p a r t m e n t s a r e being informed that s o m e of their c o u r s e s a r e
being reinstated. The Professional Staff Congress (faculty union) w a s there
in r e s p o n s e to the threat of the proposed f a c u l t y cuts.
The question r e m a i n s how the c r i s i s is going to be handled, s i n c e it app e a r s that the Administration is rescinding their original instructions. The
further, and p r o b a b l y m o s t important, question i s that of the failure on the
part of the Administration to adequately i n f o r m the c o l l e g e population of
what w a s happening. Hundreds of students left l a s t night's Registration in a
s t a t e of c o n f u s e d disillusionment. Will t h e s e students c o m e back?
The situation should not h a v e arisen w h e r e t h e s e students w e r e not a w a r e
of s o m e t h i n g s o crucial to their college e x i s t e n c e . The Administration m u s t
b e responsive to those e f f e c t e d by its decisions. F r o m this e x p e r i e n c e is
learned who, in f a c t , administrators work for. It w a s not in the interest of
students that c l a s s e s w e r e cancelled and f a c u l t y d i s p e n s e d with. The lesson
is that students m u s t take the initiative and d e m a n d that administrators be
accountable to the student body, a s well a s the r e s t of the c o l l e g e c o m munity. On W e d n e s d a y , February 6, a t 1:30 in the Auditorium, there will b e
an open m e e t i n g a t w h i c h Birenbaum will d i s c l o s e the background leading
up to the e v e n t s of this w e e k . All students a r e urged to attend. The time for
student p a s s i v i t y is over.
Pictures in C e n t e r f o l d
Feb. 4. 1974
Goodbye, Charlie?
A few short weeks ago Mary said to me,
"Doris, go over to Student Activities and
see what's going on." Dutifully, I did. I
went with the intention of producing a
news story. After days of tatking to people
m both sides of the controversy,
attending
meetings and gathering information, I sat
down to write the news story. Instead I
wrote this analysis: the way I see the
situation; the way it comes together for
me. I wanted not to get involved. I wanted
"objective" journalism. I started waking
up in the middle of the night to the same
questions that had plagued me that day.
Call it post-Watergate paranoia, call it
Jack Anderson syndrome,
or, call it
catharsis.
During the spring semester of 1973, the
Student Activities Center underwent a
significant reorganization process. From
this process emerged the AID (Advocacy,
Interaction and Develoixnent) Center and
the promising concept of a wcnrking
structure based on teams. Not the least
exciting aspect of this reorganization was
that input from the entire staff made for
interesting innovations, such as the belief
that secretaries are an untapped resource
in areas like office management and
IX'ocedural {danning, and that work-study
students might conceivably
learn
scnnething from their work, and inversely
contribute to the function of the Center.
The team concept was in effect until
January 3, 1974, when a memo from
Martin Black, Director, informed of the
disbandment of the teams and theu>
replacement by panels. The pai^ls invdve
reshuffling of personnel and breaking
down of some {M'eviously single areas into
separate ones. It is sigi^icant that no one
on the AID staff, with the exception of
Jerrdd Hirsch, was consulted in this latest
reorganization. It is also significant that
the new plan ^fectively removes Dr.
Charles Isaacs from the center of activity
and promotes Prof. Jerrold Hirsch to
Assistant Directw.
Prof. Cliaries Isaacs
this as interference in student business
and it toiA a prolonged court battle to
legitimize their I^islative power.
That Constituent Groups did not work
was obviously immediately. In November
1972, Isaacs wrote a memo to Birenbaum
and the Executive Staff why he didn't
think Constituent Groups made sense to
this student body at this school. "The bulk
of our students' lives are spent as Objects,
not Subjects. Their entire life history
contains few instances in which they were
allowed to make a decision about anything
significant. They are being trained for jobs
in which they will follow orders in someone
else's program. In the classroom, they are
the passive receivers of what the teacher
initiates. Where the theory developed in a
course leads in a different direction, it is
fragmented from the practice, which
remains the same . . . . When the college
recognizes the students' humanity, their
right to a voice, then the students may
well, (rf their own volition, choose Constituent Groups as a mechanism to express
their voice. Dialectical thought, though, is
not linear. An attack on a symptom may
well reflect back on its cause
Students will act as Subjects in the "extracurriculum" if and when they are treated
as subjects in tlie curriculum."
The history of the AID Center, the
Student Government it s e r v e s , and
Charles Isaacs' story at SICC are all tied
up together; the last two, in fact, begin
together. Isaacs was hired in the summer
of 1972 by President Birenbaum to work in
the Student Activities Center as advisor to
Constituent Groups. Previously, Isaacs
and Birenbaum knew each other in the '60s
when Birenbaum was Provost at Long
Island University and Isaacs student bo<fy Prof. Martin Black, Director of AID Center
President. Birenbaum lost his job and
Isaacs led a student strike closing the
school for 9 days in protest. In those years
What is clear is Isaacs' belief that
of the Student Movement, Birenbaum was
students at SICC will not be responsive to
known as an advocate of student rights.
governance, citizenship, until the impehis
comes from their own understanding of
When Isaacs came to work at SICC,
their own situation. In middle or upper
Birenbaum appointed him to his Executive
claM schools, students have the time to be
Staff, a group of deans and faculty that
active in school activities. Most live away
meets every couple of weeks to discuss
frwn home. Their activities are schooleducational and campus related issues.
based. The working class student comes to
One of Isaacs' first jobs here was as part of
a Task Force Birenbaum appointed to school and afterward to work and home. It
is terribly difficult to identify oneself as a
write a new Student Government Ctonstitution. Student Government elections Student when school is crammed in as
part-time even for full-time students.
had not been held the previous spring,
because not enough people voted, and were According to this analysis, what we've
been calling student apathy becomes
scheduled to take place in the fall. Under
situational, since students of other classes
Board of Higher Education By-Laws, when
do not generally suffer from it. We might
there is no elected Student Government,
student power falls to the President of the assume, then, that if SICC students did not
college. So, in effect, Birenbaum was
have to work; werfe accustomed to making
Student Government.
decisions rather than taking them; and
^ were provided real live college, instead of
The Fall '72 elections were based on the
* subway-stop, atmosphere. Constituent
Constitution written by Birenbaum's Task
Groups might possibly be workable here.
Force over the summer. It was around this
However painful recognizing decisiontime that Isaacs b e c a m e Student
taking-as-a-way-of-life is, we should take
Government Advisw. Most members of
note which schools produce managementthe present Senate were originally elected
leaders and which schools produce
that fall. Birenbaum, although there was
workers-followers. I mean, does Con Ed
now an elected Student Government, said
recruit at Columbia?
that all Senate legislation must continue to
meet with his approval. The Senate saw
Continued on Pace
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CUNY NEWS
SICC NEWS
CUNY APPOINTEES
Library to
Peter S. Spiridon, dean for campus planning and development at City University of
New York since March, 1970, was named a vice chancellor of the university at a
recent meeting of the Board of Higher Education. The Board also appointed D«ial E.
Farley, who has been assistant dean for campus planning and development, as
associate administrator for the office.
Vice Chancellor Spiridon directs the university's $1.5 billicHi construction program
and its space rental operation, now amounting to $15 million a year, with Mr. Farley
as second-in-command. Formerly dean of administration and professor of science at
City University's Staten Island Community C o l l i e , Vice Chancellw ^iridon held
administrative positions at that college from 1963 to 1968 and taught mathematics,
physics, geology and engineering technology. Prior to his teaching e}q)erience he was
a senior design engineer with Blauvert Engineering Company and a civil engineer
with Hardesty and Hanover, Consulting Engineers. Both firms are in New York City.
The new vice chancellor received a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a master's degree
in 1959, both in civil engineering from New York University, where he is working for a
doctoral degree.
As associate administrator of the office, Mr. Farley will also serve as executive
director of the City University Ccmstruction Fund, the agency which provides
fmancing for CUNY c<mstruction facilities. He will continue to be responsible for the
university's 5 million square foot space rental programs and for coordinating the
development of master plans for the expansion of physical facilities on all 20 campuses of City University.
Before joining CUNY Mr. Farley was a senior engineer with the city's Bureau of the
Budget. At the university he has served as a member and as secretary of the task
force on facilities of the New York State Board of Regents Advisory Council for the
New York City Region. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from
Manhattan C o l l i e in 1957.
PETER SPIRIDON
. new vice-chancellor
DONAL FARLEY
. . . campus planner
Ballard Named Acting Chancellor
for Academic Affairs
The Board of Higher Education today announced the appointment of Dr. Allan B.
Ballard, Jr. as acting vice chancellor for academic affairs of the City University of
New York, replacing Dr. Timothy S. Healy who is taking a leave of absence as of
January 1.
Dr. Ballard, 42, has been dean for academic development and dean for faculties at
City Univeruty since 1969. A r^kxial studies scholar whose specialty has been Soviet
agricultural polky, he was a member of the City College faculty from 1961 and
director of the universtty^sSEaSX program <m that campus from 1967 to 1969.
The author of The l^ttmMm e l Black Folk: The Afro-American Struggle for
Knowledge in White America published this year by Harper & Row, Dr. Ballard is a
magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kaj^a graduate of Kenyon College. He earned his
master's and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard. A Fulbright scholar, he served as a noncommissioned information and education officer with the U.S. Army at SHAPE
headquarters in Paris. He traveled and studied in the Soviet Union in 1%7 uid 1958,
mid lived tiiere from 1999 to 1960. His articles cn dumges in the Russian agricultural
system have been publiahed in schoiariy journals, Hm Reporter magazine and The
Ncfw Yerk Times Sunday Bbigntee.
A former member of the National Screening Board of Fulbright Scholarships, Dr.
Ballard has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses at City College. A native
of Philadelj^ia, where he attended Central High School, Dr. Ballard resides in
Manhattan.
OR. ALLAN BALLARD
. . .to succeed Dr. Healy
Knerr Appointed
ANTHONY KNERR
. . . budget dean
University
Dean
Anthony D. Knerr has been named university dean for budget and financial administration for the City University of New York by recent action of the Board of
Higgler Education. The 36-year-old administrator will be in charge of budget, accounting and auditing for the 20-campus, 250,000 student university. A member of the
faculty of toe New School for Social Research, he has been an associate dean at City
University since 1970,
Before joining CUNY, Dean Knerr was a member of the firm of Booz, Allen and
Hamilton, hic., management consultants in New York City. As an administrator in
the International Exchange Program, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, he was responsible for arranging specialized programs for
consultation and observation for distinguished visitors to this country. From 1964 to
1965 he was a teaching associate in English at Indiana University, and from 1961 to
1963 he taught Engli^ literature, mathematics and physics at Milton Academy,
Milton, Mass.
Dean Knerr is completing his work for the doctoral d^ree in English literature at
New York University. He received a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude in 1960
and a master's degree in English literature with honors from Yale University. He was
editfX' of the Yale Literary Magazine and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Poetry
Birenbaum Named to
Board of Bunche Institute
Sponsor
Reading
A series of poetry reading programs will
begin February 20 at Staten Island
Community College, when the college's
library department will present two
distinguished poets — one of toem an SICC
faculty member — in the inaugural event.
The program, at 3:30 P.M. in the
library's La Gallerie, will offer poetry
readings by Professors Gewge Ec(xiomou
of Long Island University's Brooklyn
Center and Armand Schwemer of the
Staten Island College. SICC's President
William M. Birenbaum will speak to mark
the opening of the poetry reading series.
Professor Economou, who teaches
English and comparative literature at
LIU, has had his poetry published in many
literary magazines, and considerable
acclaim has greeted his most recent
books, "Poems for Self Therapy" and
"The Goddess Natura in Medieval
Literature." Professor Schwerner, a
faculty member in SICC's department of
English and speech, is the author of six
books, five of ttiem poetry; his poetry has
appeared in 19 anthologies of American
poetry and he has also published adaptations from American Indian, Eskimo
and primitive Hawaaian poetry.
The poets will be introduced at the
February 20th program by Dr. John T.
Shawcross, professor of English at SICC, a
City University distinguished professor,
and internationally known authority on the
works of John Milton. The poetry series is
being supported in part by a grant from
Poets and Writers, an organization aided
by the New York State Council on the Arts.
SICC to Give English
Workshop for Residents
on South Shore
Staten Island Community College will
conduct a college-credit English composition workshop this spring at Tottenville High School for South Shore
residents who find that location more
convenient than the college's Sunnyside
campus.
The workshop, to be carried on by
SICC's Continuing Education Department,
will carry five credits applicable to degree
programs at the college. It will be held
Mondav and Wednesday evenings from
7:30 t^ •> P.M., and will be open to all
intere u J otaten Islanders.
Emphasis in the workshop will be on
writing and speech, through an introduction to literature and related media.
Details on the course are available by
phone at the SICC Continuing Education
office, at 212-390-7730.
SICC Offers Look at
Business Through Eyes
of Society
A novel approach to the world of
business, offering students the opportunity
to get a citizen's-eye view of a society
dominated by business will be presented to
Staten Island Community College students
in the semester starting next month.
The recently developed course. Business
in Society, has been organized by its instructor, Professor Arnold J. Olenick,
around a critical approach which seeks to
stress corporate social responsibility
rather than the maximizing of profits.
Professor Olenick, who believes the course
could also be entitled "Society Looks at
Business," says that businessmen and
consumer activists will appear as guest
lecturers during the semester, while other
SICC faculty members will also address
the class in the field of economics, history
and sociology.
The course will be offered in both day
and evening sessions at SICC. Day session
students may attend classes on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:20 P.M. or
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at
5:10 P.M., while evening session students
may attend the 5:10 P.M. sessions or
classes at 6:25 P.M. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Staten Island Community College's
president. Dr. William M. Birenbaum, has
been elected to the Board of Directors of
the Ralph Bunche Institute of the U n i t ^
Nations.
On the board of the newly organized
institute, President Birenbaum will join
with other "leading scholars and
distinguished public figures" in providing
"general policy guidance" for the institute, which has been established under
the aegis of the Graduate School of the Gty
University of New York as the only
American academic institution concentrating exclusively on the United
Nations. Director of the institute is
Professor Seymour Maxwell Finger, who
has been on the faculty of Staten Island
Community C o l l i e since leaving the
service of the Unit^ States two years ago
after 26 years as a diplomat, the last four
as an ambassador.
One of the principal aims of the institute
is to contribute problem-oriented research
on the United Nations, at the same time
developing a new generation of scholars on
the U. N. who can become the teachers,
writers and practitioners of the future.
Pres. to
Address
Conference
Chinese
on
Education
Dr. William M. Birenbaum, president of
Staten Island Community College, will be
one of the principal speakers when the
American Association for Higher
Education holds its annual meeting in
Chicago during the period March 10 - 13.
President Birenbaum, who last summer
led a 25-member studdy mission of
students, faculty and Board of Higher
Education members in a month's visit to
Mao's China, will speak at the conference
on the topic, "Learning'for Life in the
People's Republic of China."
Theme ot the conference, the
association's 29th national meeting, will be
"Learning in an Open Society." A major
topic will be higher education's role in the
context of lifelong learning, an area to
which President Birenbaum's address will
be linked.
Shawcross Named
CUNY
Distinguished
Professor
—A first for SICC
Dr. John T. Shawcross, professor of
English at Staten Island Community
College and internationally recognized
authority on the works of John Miltm, has
been appointed as the first City Univeri^ity
Distinguished Professor at the college,
SICC's President William M. Birenbaum
announced today.
Professor Shawcross' appointment,
which will run for the current academic
year, carries with it a $5,000 grant.
Designation as distinguished professors
within the ranks of the City University of
New York is restricted, under Board of
Higher Education regulations,
to
"recognized distinguished scholars in the
academic world" who must also be
"persons of outstanding merit and accomplishment".
Holder of degrees from Montclair State
College and New York University, Dr.
Shawcross came to Staten Island Community College in 1970 after having held
professorships in English at the University
of Wisconsin, Rutgers, N.Y.U., C.W. Post
College and the University of Delaware.
He is the author of numerous articles and
books on Milton, and has also written on
Eugene O'Neill, John Donne and others.
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Goodbye Charlie...will there be any AID for him
Continued from Page I
It seems inevitable that the components
of a power structure, that is the empowered and the overpowered, because
each will naturally look out for its own
interest, and they are in direct opposition
organizationally, will not agree on very
many things. A Student Senate which
begins to be conscious of its own power is
not in the interest of the administering
body whose job it is to keep the power
structure intact. From the outset, this
Student Government and this Administration clashed. Even before the
election, Birenbaum and^ students
disagreed on a required 2.0 grade point
average for candidates. A committee of
candidates who did not see the need for the
requirement met with Birenbaum and he
backed down. During the first semester of
the new Government, the Senate passed a
resolution banning military recruiting on
campus; Birenbaum refused to recognize
it. President Birenbaum wanted all
Senators to take a Government course
being taught by Judge Titone as a
requisite. The students thought such a
requirement was not constitutional. The
requirement was dropped.
These
disagreements were previews for the big
ones coming up.
In June 1973, the AID Center sponsored
SPAD 100 workshop taught by Isaacs,
Martin Black and Pam Mahajan (also
staff member of AID — headed International Programs and Services
Team). The purpose of this workshop was
clear from the beginning: called "Theory
and Practicum in College Leadership," it
was to train student leaders. The course
focused on the introduction of options and
strategies in identifying self-interests of
students. Fourteen students registered for
the class, most of whom were Senators.
The form taken by student self-interest
was the desire for more voice in the
Corporation. TheSICC Association, Inc., is
that body which controls the portion of the
$48 fee earmarked for student activities.
$20 of each $48 goes directly to CUNY. $28
goes for student activities and is split 50-50
between Student Government, to disburse
directly to clubs, Organizations and
special projects, and the SICCA, for
student services such as the Copy Center
and the Bookstore. The Board of Directors
of the Corporation included two student in
eight voting members. Joe Hamill and
Tom Nugent reworked the by-laws so that
there would be four students on the eight
member Board. Far from being a simple
process, this move from minority to
working majority (Dean Zades does not
vote) took a unified block of Day and
Evening Session Student Governments, a
series of deadlocks and the entire summer.
The Shockley issue was the biggest loss
for Birenbaum. While it would not be true
to say that this painful controv^sy was a
victory for students, since many students
opposed stopping Shockley (and even
some who didn't had some heavy soulsearching to do as friend was pitted
against friend and there was no way of
telling who would feel what), it was clearly
a loss for Birenbaum. The school he had
seen through the upheavals of the sixties,
when, even in the face of student occupation of buildings, he had declared that
he does not call police on students, was
torn as it had never been before. Torn, in
fact, partly by his own hand, fractured by
his own ready use of power and calling it
principle. People he had personally
brought to SICC to work and teach in his
"Learning Town" were against him. The
reputation he'd built on Open Admissions
was jeopardized because people would not
accept liberalness as excuse for extending
a platform to someone who maintained
that Blacks were genetically mentally
deficient, thereby, at the very least,
making a farce of the Open Admissions
policy.
He created an embarrassing situation
and then thought to extricate himself
under the guise of the First Amendment.
He commandeered every available
resource in order to save his own skin, and
the resources available to the College
President are not the same as for regular
people. I'm talking about the ability to call
up Department Heads and demand that
they have their people at a certain meeting
and then produce petitions for free speech
which mean that anyone who does not sign
is by definition against free speech, and
against the President of the College. I'm
talking also about people who owe him
their jobs, who have never had a cause
beyond clean restrooms, scurrying around
pressuring and lobbying for F R E E
SPEECH. This is not to say that all people
who took the same side as Birenbaum
were mere pawns, without sincerity,
without conviction.
My reaction was pro-free speech. After all,
who would be against free speech? It is
only retrospectively that I see the power
struggle waged under the banner of free
speech. If free speech was not the issue,
then was it racism? No, though people of
both sides may have seen either. The issue
was the salvation of the challenged power
structure.
It would s e e m that Birenbaum's
problems come from the conflict between
his professed ideals and the actions he
deems necessary to preserve power. He
creates an atmosphere where dissent is
actually encouraged. How much of this is
for purposes of public image and how
niuch is idealism is difficult to say. He
hires people of subversive politics. He
pioneers alternative education in the
Experimental College. He fosters a
Performing and Creative Arts Department at a community college. He plays an
important role in opening the University to
minorities. He fosters
innovative
programs and educational reform. He
wants an atmosphere of stimulation and
challenge. He's famous for liberal chic in
education. The dismal state of student
constitutionality of Birenbaum's requiring
Senators to take Judge Titone's Government class. In the SPAD 100 workshop he
stressed "learning about power, how to
change institution rather than fit into it."
The AID Center came about in Spring '73
when Birenbaum disbanded the Student
Personnel Department, which was
comprised of Student Activities (now AID)
and Counseling (now CHOICE), and
headed by Dean Zades. AID became independent and Martin Black answerable
direcUy to President Birenbaum. At the
same time a democratic process was
taking place within the AID Center, involving input from work-study students
and clerical staff, as well as the
professional staff. The team concept
emerged from group discussion and
analysis as the mechanism for implementing the Center's new philosophy of
working for institutional change and
greater responsibility to student advocacy.
In a document entitied Toward A New
Future For Student Activities,
Martin
Black talked about the philosophy underlying the new AID Center, "we must be
prepared to look rather quickly at what we
are presently doing and to evaluate its true
importance to Oie educational mission of
the community college." He thought that
previously Student Activities had been
short sighted with respect to goals. "It is
hardly novel for me to suggest the idea
that setting an example is often an exti-emely effective method of teaching.
Does it not, therefore, seem logical that if
assistance to student groups; conferences,
workshops and training sessions; a free
library of materials on student activism
and self-government; special projects.
The important thing to notice is that six
student interns were now working in the
advisement and administrative capacity
that had always been reserved for
professionals. The alarming thing about
SARG was that it held itself accountable to
the students rather than to the Administration.
Isaacs had coordinated Orientation in
the Spring, and in the Fall it became
SARG's first project. Held on Sept. 7, the
program provided free lunch, ice cream,
and music, along with information concerning student activities on campus. The
Peoples' Exchange was held and students
exchanged used books, clothing and furniture. That this Orientation was successful may be seen in the estimated attendance figure of 1,000. An idea for future
orientation festivals was to hold them on
registration day so that more students
could be reached. It would also be an uplift
after the registration horror. What is the
difference between this and other orientations? It was designed to ease the
student into college life, rather than hitting
heavy witii authority. It was student
oriented instead of institution oriented.
Up until tiie Summer of '73, although it
was getting a littie uncomfortable, Isaacs
retained Administrative favor. There had
been more misbehavior on his part, like
fighting against compulsory attendance
and time clocks for secretaries. He'd also
participated in the May Day Festival
which some people saw as a subversive
activity. This sort of thing, apparentty,
was not too threatening, and it did serve to
keep Uie place from becoming too stodgy.
The Corporation fight was a different
story. As long as the majority on the Board
had been administrators, there was direct
control over Corporation policy. The new
set-up significanUy changed the access to
control.
That was also the summer of the wellpublicized China Trip. There was some
controversy over what kind of trip it was,
what the aims were in making the trip.
Most of the money was coming out of
Corporation funds, which, it will be
remembered, is part of the Student's Fee.
The Student Senate resented Birenbaum's
control over the trip and called for an
investigation.
Prof. Isaacs (background) at Student Government Meeting
activity in college affairs in early 1972 was
an affront. Here was a student body, for
whatever reasons, not motivated enough
to vote in their own electim. The "Learning Town" was developing according to
schedule, but the students were not
cooperating. What was needed was
someone to encourage the students to take
part in the c o l l i e community.
Charles Isaacs, besides having been a
student activist himself, had done community organizing. Birenbaum offered
him the challenge of activating what
seemed to be a dead student body. When
Student Government was elected, Martin
Black changed Isaacs' job description
from Constituent Group Advisor to Student
Government Advisor because he thought
Isaacs would be more useful in that
position.
From the beginning Isaacs took the job
of Student Advocate seriously. He encouraged students, as in the SPAD 100
course, to consider their own best interest
and then advised them as to the
technically most efficient ways of effecting what they saw as the necessary
change or action. In matters where he
disagreed with Birenbaum, he was always
vocal and out front. Early on, he opposed
Birenbaum on the grade point average
requirement for Senate candidates; the
Senate resolution banning military
recruitijng
on campus;
the
un-
we want to see our students play a more
meaningful role in effecting change within
the institution, it might help all parties
concerned if we, as Student Personnel
Workers, were prepared to more
frequently step out front of ourselves.
Certainly, there are risks involved, but
who are we to exhort our students to take
risks while we reside in the relative safety
of our Union contracts, Center and
Departmental structures?
It is my judgment that at this preseht
moment our college badly needs a working
core of faculty who will be serious about
promoting institutional change that is
geared toward raising the capacity of
SICC to realistically serve our students."
Isaacs was Coordinator of the team
called Student Action Resources Group
(SARG). Working with him were six
student interns who had votes in AID
Center procedure like other staff members. The main objectives of SARG were to
"direct itself toward furthering a spirit of
creatove
activism
on
campus,
demythifying the prevalence of apparent
apathy, building among students the
reco^ition of common interest, and
facilitating action based on awareness
develop student leadership; advise and
assist Student Gov't. The working forms
these objectives were to take included:
Freshman Orientation; credit-bearing
courses; day-to-day advisement and
When Birenbaum returned from China
and France he made a change in the usual
composition of the Executive Staff. He
removed Charles Isaacs and replaced him
with Martin Black. On Dec. 20, Dr.
Birenbaum sent Isaacs a memo informing
him that Freshman Orientation was to be
handled in future by the Dean of CHOICE
(Zades, incidentally, had been responsible
for Orientation up until the time it had
been given to Isaacs.) Then came Martin
Black's memo of January 3, 1974.
In
many
cases
in
the
new
reorganization, the word Team was simply
replaced by the word Panel, as in Office
Management Panel, formerly Office
Management Team. There are some
structural changes, like the Concert
Bureau Team is now part of what had been
the Student Center Services Team, and is
now the Student Center Panel, headed by
Nancy Kurzman, a new staff member. The
Interaction Center Team, which had been
headed by Prof. Hirach, is out altogether.
Hirsch is now Assistant Director of the
AID Center, responsible for the Student
Center Panel, the International Program
and Services Panel and the Office
Management Panel. The SARG Team is
also out. It is replaced by three panels:
Day Session Government Advisory Panel,
headed by a new staff member, Calvin
King; Clubs and Organizations Panel,
headed by Geoffrey Atkins, also a new
staff member; and, Constituent Groups
Resource Panel, to be coordinated by
Charles Isaacs. Martin Black assumed
direct administrative responsibility for the
three new panels.
Continued on Page 8
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SPRING SEMESTER
February
March
Should / Play Golf Monday?
April
May
4
Monday
First day of classes, spring semester ?
8
Friday
Last day for change of program ?
12
Tuesday
Lincoln's Birthday. No classes.
18
Monday
Washington's Birthday. No classes.
1
Friday
Last day for filing as a candidate for graduation
in June, 1974?
15
Friday
Last day for re-examination, make-up examinations, and removal of incomplete grades of previous fall semester.
22
Friday
Mid-term grades due?
5
Friday
Last day student may initiate i c t i o n to withdraw
from courses without penalty?
713
SundaySaturday
Spring recess. Dates are inclusive?
15
Wednesday
Last day applications for scholarships may be submitted for fall semester? ?
21
Tuesday
Last day of classes, spring semester ?
22
Wednesday
Pre-examination recess.
23.
24
ThursdayFriday
Final examinations, all sessions.
27
Monday
Memorial Day. No classes.
2831
TuesdayFriday
Final examinations, all sessions.
June
9
Sunday
Commencement Day ?
July
1
Monday
Last day for filing as a candidate for graduation in
September, 1974.
Dean Kuhn Speaks Out On
The Crisis,
Last day to file for readmission as matriculated
student for Fall, 1974.
Last day to file for change of curriculum for fall
1974.
Is It The Truth?
Victory For Whom?
Is The Problem Solved?
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EDITORIAL
*
because of intersession. The buildings and offices are
start again. What are we going to do
when the Spring Sernester starts? Cut down on the lighting and heat? Sure, we can;
but we can t stop hving. The Energy Crisis was inevitable. The "standard of
i T c n ^ Hcalls for it. Americans are so used to living at an accelerated pace
for New Yorkw^^ Producing waste that it's going to be difficult to change, especiaUy
Everyone thinks of New York as the big, evU city. People are always rushing,
rushing. It s true, I get into that myself. I've been abroad and have seen and lived the
way the continentals do. Everything is at a much slower pace. People just do what
they have to and don't hassle. I'm not saying that one should give up everything that
one worked for but please slow down, you're moving too fast! Maybe then the energy
crisis will just be an outdated news item and not a reality.
Welcome to SICC
Enjoy!
^^^f ^^^
Nadine
This Dolphin was brought to you by Donna, Tom, Jimmy, Doris, Irving, Angelo, Karl.
Cara, Martin, and Vinny. Thanks!
THE DOLPHIN
Mary E. DeRosa - Editor-in-Chief
A u d r e y Giorgianni - Assistant Editor
Nadine Lepere - Managing Editor
Celine Raleigh - C o p y Editor
Arlene Vickery - Exchange Editor
Marianne Brown
Gayle Kearns
Buck Ziemelis
Bill Strong
Karl Blei - Assistant Editor
T o m D u n n - P h o t o g r a p h y Editor
Beverly J o n e s - S p o r t s Editor
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Mike Fallon
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Angelo Palitucci
J i m m y Mack
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T H E D O L P H I N is a s t u d e n t publication of Staten Island C o m m u n i t y
College, 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301; 3 9 0 - 7 8 1 3 ,
Room C - 1 3 4 .
The opinions herein expressed are solely those of the E d i t o r and the
Editorial Board and d o not necessarily reflect the views of the college, its
administration, f a c u l t y , or students."
THE GOOD
J ^ J p ' J ^
Installment
Awareness
No.
Black's
BLACK
BOARD
The Energy Crisis is all we hear about. No oil. No gas. Food prices rising. Everyday
you hear it on the news or radio and read about it in the papers. It has effected me and
yet It hasn 1.1 don't own or drive a car so I don't wait on lines for gasoline. However
coming to SICC everyday to work on the paper I've felt the energy crisis. The
reduction in the amount of lighting used makes the buildings appear very dim • a little
atmosphere at SICC. The buildings are also cold. Student Government has a sign (a
sign of the times!) on their door, "Please keep door closed to keep room warm C ) "
The mail we receive is now printed on both sides of each sheet and on recycled paper
A step in the right direction —at last.
fu*^®®^
Morty
4 - The
Power of
All the frictions, all the uncertainties, all
the ills, the sufferings, the fears, the
forebodings, the perplexities of life come
to us because we are out of harmony with
the divine order of things. They will
continue to come as long as we so live.
Rowing against the tide is hard and
uncertain. To go with the tide and thus
take advantage of the working of a great
natural force is safe and easy.
To become aware of our oneness with
God is to come into the current of a power
transcending all. It brings us into harmony
with ourselves so that body, soul, and mind
becomes perfectiy harmonized. And when
this is so, life becomes full and complete.
As we become aware, and thus make it
possible for these higher laws and truths to
be revealed to us, we will in turn become
enlightened ones, channels through which
they may be revealed to others. When wie
is fully alive to the possibilities that come
with this higher awareness, as he goes
here and there, as he mingles with his
fellow man, he imparts to all an inspiration that kindles in them a feeling of
power likened to his own.
In the degree that we open ourselves to
the inflowing tide of this eminent and
transcendant life, do we make ourselves
channels through which the Infinite Intelligence and power can work?
by Angelo Petitucci
In the degree that we open ourselves to
this divine inflow, does this voice of intuition, this voice of the soul, this voice of
God, speak clearly; and in the degree that
we recognize, listen to, and obey it, does it
speak ever more clearly, until by and by
there comes the time when it is absolutely
unerring in its guidance?
The most powerful agent and character
building is this awakening of the true self,
to the fact that man is a spiritual being, or
rather, that I and the spiritual being, right
here and now, at this very moment, with
the God powers which can be quickly
called forth.
With this awareness, life, in all its
manifold relations, becomes wonderfully
simplified. With this awareness and
realization, one is brought at once in
rapport with the universe! He feels the
power and the thrills of the life universal.
He goes out from his own little garden
spot, and mingles with the great universe.
Therefore, all the petty perplexities, trials
and difficulties of life, which today so vex
and annoy him, fall away of their own
accord by reason of their very own insignificance.
Not many people know it, but during my undergraduate years I worked as a
counselor at a Day Camp owned by the parents of one of President Birenbaum's top
assistants, Alison Bernstein. The camp was called, The Ivy League Summer Day
Camp, and the only thing remotely elitist about the whole operation was its name. The
camp was run out of a Jewish temple leased by the Bernsteins, and while none of us
associated with the camp thought the temple was much of a landlord, it would also be
fair to say that the temple didn't get too much "noches" from us either.
To say the rest of the facilities were inadequate would be to pay them too much of a
compliment. Campers had to drive the length and breadth of Nassau County to swim
in pools rented out to the camp. Sometimes, however, the guests at the motel pools we
utilized were none too keen on getting out of the water when we arrived so among
casual couples out for a brief tryst, or closer friends conducting more lengthy
adulterous relationships our campers frolicked.
My favorite activity at Ivy League was Softball. Every year I beseeched Mr. Bernstein to give me the ten to eleven-year-old group because while these boys could, at
this age, play softball reas(»iably well, I was still better than most of them. If a kid
came into my group, I let him know quickly that he would have a choice of three activities on a daily basis: softball, swimming, or nothing. The reason was simple. When
I went to camp the only activity enjoyed was to play softball, so naturally I assumed
that this attitude was universal. In my group, next to piousness was softballness. Once
a parent came up to see why her kid never got arts and crafts. Had to make up a
special schedule for the youngster.
Of course, I almost never went swimming. There was always some other counselor
who was willing to take the swimmers. At Ivy League, about eighty percent of the
camp would swim on a daily basis. In my group, maybe two or three kids would go.
The truth is, the lifeguard was always after me. He wanted to know where all my
swimmers were. To appease him, our group would hold daily meetings that were
supposed to be pep talks to encourage the campers to get into their tithing suits.
Slowly, I would approach the front of the room and after discreetly hiding a tell and
bat behind me speak with the campers.
"Now, you people know that it's the camp policy that you go swimming if you don't
have a note from your parents. Those people without notes, this is your last chance to
escape the busride, the cold shower, changing your clothes four times in thirty-five
minutes and the crowded pool. If you don't have a note by tomorrow, you swim.
Moreover, while the swimmers are away, we will not, I repeat - will not, play softball.
We will sit in the room. And that's final."
As soon as I suspected the buses had left, I would send out a trusted camper to
check. If he said the coast was clear, the entire group, both campers and counselors,
would almost in unison take out their bats and gloves and, to the cries of "Let's go,"
race down to the ballfield.
I remember one year we had a kid named Sheldon Blootein. Although he was a
rotten batter, he couldn't field a lick either. But how he loved the game. Nine innings,
eighteen innings, twenty-seven, it didn't matter to Sheldon. The fact that he was
batting .091 didn't bother him. I simply loved that kid, although watching him stagger
under an easy pop fly in a close game, and eventually drop it, often brought out the
worst in me.
My favorite camper, however, was a kid named Clifford Cooper. He was just
amazing. The first year I met him he was in the five to six year old group, and occasionally we would borrow him because his older brother, David, was also in my
group. When the nine- and ten-year-olds first saw Clifford Cooper, they of course
moved away in on the infield. Cooper, of course, responded by batting the ball over
their heads into the outfield.
The next year I hustied Cooper into my group permanentiy. After all, he was six and
a half by now. Two weeks after "Coop" started, he was a team Captain. After three
weeks he was telling kids to' 'run out ground balls or get off the field.'' I asked a few of
my campers if they resented the young Cooper in our group. "We didn't realize he was
a different age," they said. That's right, I thought, a ballplayer is a ballplayer.
Sometimes Alison and I get together to talk about the good old days at Ivy League.
Maybe some day I'll try my hand again at counseling. After all, where can you have
that much fun and get paid twenty-seven cents per hour to boot.
There comes also a spiritual power,
which, as it is sent out, is adequate for the
healing of others, the same as in the days
of old.
The body becomes less gross, finer in its
texture and form, so that it serves far
better and responds far more readily to the
higher impulses of the soul.
Matter itself, in time responds to the
action of these higher forces and many
things that we are accustomed, by reason
of our limited vision, to call miraculous or
supernatural, become the normal, the
natural, the everyday.
For what, let us ask, is a miracle?
Nothing more or less than this: a highly
illuminated soul, one who has brought his
or her life into thorough harmony with the
higher spiritual laws and forces of his or
her being, and therefore, with those of the
universe, thus making it possible for the
higher things to come to him or her and
has brought to him or her a law a little
higher than the ordinary mind knows of as
het. This, he or she touches, he or she
operates. It responds! The people see the
result and cry out miracle! miracle! when
it is just as natural, just as fully in accordance with the law on this higher plane,
as is the common, the everyday, on the
ordinary plan.
The intuitions become keener and
unerring in their guidance. There comes,
more and more, the power of reading men
so that no harm can come from this
source. There come, more and more, the
power of seeing into the future so that
more and more true becomes the old
adage that "coming events cast their
shadows before."
Health, in time, takes the place of
disease, for all disease and its consequent
suffering (as explained in detail in my last
The men and women who are truly
column) is merely the result of the aware to the real powers within, are the
violation of law, either consciously or men and women who seem to be doing so
unconsciously, either intentionally or littie, yet, who in reality, are doing so
unintentionally.
much. They seem to be doing so little
because they are working with higher
agencies, and yet, are doing so much
because of this very fact. They do their
work on the higher plane. They keep, so
completely, their connection with the
Infinite Power that it does the work for
them and they are relieved of their
responsibilities.
They are the careless people. They are
careless because it is the Infinite Power
that is working through them and with this
Infinite Power they are simply
cooperating.
When we come fully to realize the great
fact that all evil, error, and sin, with all
their consequent sufferings, come through
ignorance, than, whenever we see
manifestation of these, in whatever form,
if our hearts are right, we will have
compassion and sympathy for the one in
whom we see them. Compassion will ttien
change itself into love, and love will
manifest itself in kindly service. And so,
instead of aiding and trampling and
keeping down the weaker one, we will hold
them up until he can stand alone and
become himself aware.
A living insight into the fact of the
essential unity of the human life with the
divine life is the most profound knowledge
that man can attain. And when this
fountain of divine life is once open within
us, it can never again be dried up.
Wake up! Realize your full potential!
You will be amazed at the power that
comes with this awareness.
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Iciige
FACULTY DEMAND!
New Federal Ed
Budget Approved
by Fred Brondes,
Executive Director
University Student Senate
On December 18, 1973, President Nixon
signed the $33 billim budget for the
Departments of Labor and Health,
Education and Welfare. The budget sets
spending limits for the academic year,
1974-75.
The budget had been embroiled in a
battle triggered by administration
requests for deep cutbacks in spending.
The result is that no CUNY source of
support was curtailed.
Of particular importance, the student
assistance budget will increase by $353 to
$378 million. Hie increases are d l in the
Basic Opportunity Grant (BOG) which will
be available to freshmen and sophmores
next year. Congress refused to go along
with the administration's request to jrfiase
out NDSL and SEOG. Both programs were
funded at last year's level, as was the
College Work Study Program.
A new program of state scholarship
incentives was funded and a portion of the
Disadvantaged Programs budget was set
aside to establish educational opportunity
centers.
The drawback to the budget was the
inclusion in it of the "Laird Amendment."
White House Advisor Melvin Laird announced that the President would not sign
the bill unless an amendment was attached to it enabling the administration to
impound up to 5 percent (a maximum of
$400,000) from the bill's appropriations.
While Congress passed the amendment,
it did not grant impoundment authority on
all items in the budget. Nevertheless, it is
expected that the administration will
exercise its impoundment authority in
nearly every case.
Thus the bill is not as good as it might
have been. However, it is an improvement
over the Continuing Funding Resolution
under which funds have been dispersed
while no budget was in effect.
Special thanks should be given to the
members of the N.Y.C. Congressional
Delegation for their support of CUNY in
these deliberations. Each member voted
to defeat the "Laird Amendment"; all but
one voted for final passage of Uie bill.
(Rep. Badillo voted against the bill
because of the inclusion of the Laird
amendment.)
In particular, CUNY is grateful to
Congressman Addabbo who interceded
with the Appropriations Committee on our
behalf and to Congresswoman Haltzman
for raising the Laird issue with her
colleagues in the Delegation and on the
floor.
In addition, the administration intends
to release a large block of funds it had
impounded during fiscal 1973. These funds
will be of help to CUNY.
NEXT
DEADLINE
FOR THE
DOLPHIN
FRI, FEB. 15
Recind Tenure Quota
Dr. Robert J. Kibbee was confronted
with a mounting crisis of confidence as
Chancellor of the City University of New
York.
A rally at the Biltmore Hotel attended by
hundreds of CUNY instructional staff
members demanded, by acclamation, that
he effect rescission of his tenure quota
policy, or resign.
The unprecedented action followed
resolutions passed independently by the
faculties of 14 of CUNY's 18 colleges and
the University Faculty Senate demanding
rescission of the policy.
Eight of those college faculties and the
Senate, which is City University's highest
academic body, have already declared noconfidence in Dr. Kibbee or have
demanded his resignation.
The Chancellor has broken off relations
with the Senate, of which he is an ex officio
member, and will boycott its meetings
because of what he called its "illconsidered, petulant, and immature action."
The "Impeach Kibbee's Quotas" rally
was sponsored by the CUNY faculty union,
the Professional Staff Congress (PSC).
Union President Belle Zeller said,
"Never before in the history of the City
University have so many had so little faith
in the institution's head."
The only way for Dr. Kibbee to survive
this crisis of confidence, she said, was for
him to effect rescission of the tenure quota
policy he pushed through the Board of
Higher Education Oct. 29.
This policy sets a quota of 50 per cent on
those who may be granted tenure, or job
security, in each of CUNY's academic
departments. Once this quota is reached,
"the possibility of tenure shall continue,"
but it may be granted only by the c o l l i e
presidents and only with "specific
justification." "Specific justification" is
not spelled out, but the union says that it is
something other than the professional
criteria—such as teaching effectiveness—
that are spelled out in the union contract,
and it is entirely in the hands of the college
presidents to invoke.
As a result of this policy. Dr. Zeller said,
hundreds of faculty members are being
fired despite as many as five years of
rigorous probation and outstanding
qualifications.
Many of them, she said, such as the 17 <»•
more counselors dismissed at Brooklyn
College, are women and minority group
members.
Other experienced faculty members,
such as 18 lecturers dismissed at Baruch
College although their rank is not covered
by the quotas. Dr. Zeller said, are also
being let go so that they may be replaced
by beginners at minimum salary.
At Manhattan Community College, she
added, 80 per cent of the part-time staff
have been ordered fired and their students
accommodated by increasing the size of
classes.
"The savings to the University in dollars
and cents," Dr. Zeller acknowledged,
"would be considerable."
But the "assembly-line productivity"
effected by such measures since Dr.
Kibbee became Chancellor in 1971, she
said, have hurt the instructional program
and reputation of CUNY and have
produced the highest dropout rates in the
nation.
Also addressing the rally were UFT
President Albert Shanker, AFT President
David Selden, NYSUT President Thomas
Hobart, a representative of NEA, City
Councilman-elect Robert Steingut, and
others.
The University Faculty Senate
resolution declaring "lack of confidence in
Chancellor Kibbee because of his insistence on the adoption of this tenure
policy" was passed Nov. 20.
The college faculties that have thus far
passed resolutions expressing no confidence in or demanding the resignation of
Chancellor Kibbee are Queensborough
Community College (Oct. 31), Manhattan
Community College (Nov. 15), Lehman
College (Nov. 19), York College (Nov. 27),
Brooklyn College (Dec. 3), Hostos Community College (Dec. 10), Bronx Community College (Dec. 12). and New York
City Community College (Dec. 14).
Those faculties and the following have
all demanded rescission of the tenure
quota policy: Hunter College (Nov. 12),
City College (Nov. 15), Baruch College
(Nov. 28), Staten Island Community
College (Dec. 5), Queens College (Dec. 6),
and Kingsborough Community College
(Dec. 14).
iKiMa Miige
M astvMt'iionn
. . . an excellent faci(tty
. . . a tree-shaded suburban campus
. . . small classes
. . . a strong emphasis on the individual
and for the transfer student:
. . . junior dass standing with an A.A.
or A.S. degree
. . . a sizable scholarship fund especially
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On January 15th, 16th and 17th, I attended along with June Casey an office
assistant and son Edward, the American
Alumni Council Region II Conference at
the Pocono Manor Inn in Pennsylvania.
Many workshops, seminars and meeti^s
took place including talks concerning
Community College's problems by experienced alumni co-ordinators. We
brought back two large packages of
literature to help us in our future events.
Scholarship applications will be given
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Basketball Game on February 9th, a
meeting concerning Purchase Power on
February 20th, a Theatre Party at Radio
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dolphin
Goodbye Charlie...will there be any AID for him
Continued from Page 3
The Student Internship part has been
changed so that there are Types A, B and C
Internships. Type A Intern is a student
assigned to a specific job. Type B Interns
do more generalized work, although in a
specific area. After one semester as either
a Type A or Type B Intern, a student may
be recommended as an AID Center Intern
(Type C). Type C Interns have a voice in
policy-making within the Center. It is
specified that "students active in extracurricular leadership roles" are not to
become Type C Interns. Type C Interns
are finally selected by the Director of the
AID Center. This means, clearly, no
Student Government members, even
though each Panel corresponds to a
Student Government Commission. Black
said he is "being much more careful in
appointing interns and giving them votes"
b^ause, "When I appoint pe(^le to the
staff, my assumption is that they become
my staff members. " The meaning of this
would appear to be the removal of SARGinspired student involvement in administratimi and advisement, and return
of the old sharp delineation of who is
[Nrofessional and who is not.
Martin
Black
explains
the
reorganization as a change in administrative style. He says that he was
remiss last semester in that he had limited
input in certain areas. He sees the need for
being able to demonstrate that he is servicing the Student Center complex, Day
Session Student Government, Clubs,
Organizations and Constituent Groups. He
says that he is unable to watch and work
with that many teams, and f w this reason
he chose to d i w y up the task between
himself and Jerry Hirsch. He has no
criticisms of the Team concept, but says
the Panel concept is better, b ^ a u s e he
selecting the people who he thinks are best
f w the job. He sees the voluntary nature of
the Team selectim as being a weakness of
the concept. He says that Birenbaum
appointed him and that's where his accmtntability
lies. As far as Student
Government goes, he can make someone
(Ml his staff available, and if they don't
want that person, it's their problem. He
says he is growing and taking seriously
what the Director has to do. "Saying that
the reign of terror has come down on this
staff is not true. I'm making it clear that
we are not a debating society. We are not
comparable to Student Government. It's
an administrative staff, and peofde who
wwk here work for me. I think that in the
course of the Spring semester the vast
majority of students will see that this
works better."
There is resentment in the AID Center,
even by peofde who are not against Black,
because of the arbitrariness of the
decision, and about Hirsch's promotion.
The thing happened during intersession,
two days after the hoUdays, when the
school was i»-actically deserted. There
was no warning. There was no discussirai.
The only member of the staff consulted
was Hirsch. Hirsch himself is a bone of
contenticMi. A probably walkaway in a
"Most Unpopular Colleague" contest, he's
been working for Black for about five
years. His attributes seem to be in routine,
bureaucratic-type business. I remember
trying to get a typewriter from him a
couple of years ago for the Ddphin. I'd
asked him about ten times and, as anyme
who can imagine a newspaper office
without a typewriter can guess, my
patience was wearing thin. I went to see
Martin Black who gave me the best
possible advice on dealing with Jerry
Hirsch. He said to put the request in
writing. I did and had my typewriter in no
time. Black does not share the s t a f f s
animosity for Hirsch. He says that when
Hirsch says he's going to do something, he
gets it done. He says, in fact, "if I'd
listened to him t h r o u ^ the years, I'd be a
lot ahead of the game. I think the people
who work under him will realize I'm
right."
Arbitrary decisions by Directors are nol
unusual. This one does seem rather
despicable because of the history of
democratic process engaged by people
determining how they would like to work.
That process would seem to me to have
reserved certain rights for the people
involved, like discussion and analysis of
what was supposed to have been wrong,
and then if Black still wanted to
reorganize, he's the Director and they're
his marbles. I find the disregard for the
human beings who put their energies into
devel(^ing something new and exciting
only to have it pulled out from under them
shocking. But we have a certain cynicism
with regard to power pditics, and
reorganizations come and go. This one,
while having a certain specialness because
of what went on in the process it replaces,
would probably, after an initial adjustment, have warranted no more than
the d d New York City shrug of the
shoulders were it not part of the power
[day that has marked the last two years.
If Charlie Isaacs had accepted that the
job he was here to do was only to go as far
as it did not cross Birenbaum, this
reorganization would not have taken
place. If the movement toward student
control over student matters had not
challenged the right of administrators to
administer without accountability to the
administered, this re<M'ganizati(Mi would
not have taken [dace and Charlie Isaacs
would not have to go. The AID Center
re(H^anization is only impcM'tant insofar as
it is part of Birenbaum's effort to recoup
after the losses suffered this past year.
Prof. Jerrold Hirsch, Asst. Dir. of AID
It's the question that plagues liberals of
all times. How far do we go? If we follow
our instincts and make societal changes,
those changes inevitably cause the pe(^le
most oppressed by the system to get the
idea that change is possible. With the
viability of change comes the sense of
power to effect change. For a regular old
liberal to hang out and ponder this stuff,
it's not too bad. But a College President
who is actually in the position to make
change is in trouble, especially when he's
worked with real Power, like the Kennedys. This liberal (days at a delicate
game. Because he has power, he's both the
initiator of change and the one threatened
by change.
That the Student Government and
Charlie Isaacs have threatened the
security of Birenbaum's balance is
evidenced by recent history. It is
necessary for Birenbaum to now regain
that balance by showing people that newly
acquired sense of power is false, that he is
stiU the heavy around here. Reading
Martin Black's rhapsodical plans for the
AID Center and the Team Concept leads
me to believe that he was greatly excited
by it all. I can't a c c ^ t that in one
semester,
months, of operation, he can
become so disillusioned with something he
believed in that he is driven to such drastic
action. In October, in Charlie Isaacs'
evaluation to Dean Kreisman, Black calls
Isaacs the best advisor to Student
Government they've ever had. In January
he removes Isaacs from that job and
replaces him by someone entirely new,
both to Student Government and to the
AID Center. He, in fact, breaks Isaacs one
job into three jobs. Student Government
was not consulted on the removal of the
advisor they've had since their beginnings,
who they trust, who they know. While it is
true, as Black maintains, that the advisor
works for him and it's his prerogative, as
Director, to do what he wants with his
staff, it's just not decent. The Martin Black
I know is a decent person.
It would be a mistake to emphasize
Martin Black's complicity in this situation.
A to-the-core administrator knows where
allegiance must lie. The President's Office
informed me that the whole thing Was
Black's idea and that he had morely
submitted it to Birenbaum for commoit.
Black does not admit to Administrative
IH*essure. Yet it is common knowledge
around the AID Center that the
preliminary
plans for this
new
reorganization were typed in the
President's Office and only the final
memorandum to the staff was typed by
Black's secretary. That this w h d e tiling
was pulled off two days after the New Year
when the campus was asleep reminds me
of when Nixon fired Cox. That Black's
office staff had no idea that anything was
going (HI points to the unwhdesomeness of
the situation. I was a secretary for eight
years. Nothing is pulled off this weU, ever.
It's a sixth sense that office workers have.
The Day Session Student Government
has called for Martin Black's resignation.
It is a symbolic gesture which sets Black
iq) as the students' counterpart to
Birenbaum's Charlie Isaacs. They have
passed a resdution electing Isaacs as their
advisor and mandating that it will be the
right of the Chairperson of the Senate and
each Commission to select their own advisors. SARG is continuing to operate in
exile, in direct opposition to and in protest
against this abuse of administrative
power.
The stage is set now for a confrontation
between students and Administratis over
the right of allocation of i^>ace in 'C
Building, otherwise known as the Studrat
Colter. The Student Senate sees Martin
Black's AID Center as having the form of
Administrative machinery being used to
threaten the autonomy of the Student
Govemmrat. They have resolved to move
AID out of its iH-esent space in C-132.
Birenbaum, in 1971, turned over to Student
Government the function of space
aIlocati(Hi in the Student Center. The
Senate hears clubs and Organizations on
their needs and assigns them operating
space. There is nowhere near enough
space for clubs and Organizations in this
building. Last year the idea went around to
move Student Activities into *A' Building
with the rest of the administrative offices,
but it was decided that it would be more
beneficial to have the student advisors in
reacty reach of the students. In view of the
current situaticm, since the Senate feels it
has been betray^ by the AID Center, it
has voted to reallocate that space to clubs
and OTganizations. Student Government
has precedence for moving AIR, anyway.
The Student Activities Department used to
be in C-128 before they moved to C-129.
When the International Center, a student
Organization, grew out of the room they
occupied across from the Bookstore, the
Senate moved AID out of C-129 and into
cubicles 1,2,3,4 and 7 of C-132. the Student
Government's own offices, and gave C-129
to International Center. Martin Black is in
C-130 and Jayne Waller in C-131. President
Birenbaum wrote a memo to Martin Black
on January 23, 1974, saying that he had
accorded space allocation to the Senate as
a privilege, not a right, and that a
privilege, when abused, may be taken
away. In other words, as long as it was
convenient for him, student control over
the Student Center was ok, but it does not
do for the Senate to take all of that stuff too
seriously. It remains now for the Senate to
submit a Work Order to Buildings and
Grounds for them to move the AID Center
out, and to notify the AID Center in
writing. The outcome will depend on the
sincerity of Birenbaum's professed belief
in student autonomy.
Being "anti-Bir^baum" is a new experience for me. I don't know anyone who
hasn't commented on his coldness, his
calculating manner. I never spoke to hto
without feding I was being moved around
like a diess piece. But, beyond that, I
always admir^ him. I was grateful f(N* the
atmosphere he'd created on this campus,
which allowed for the exciting education
I've had here. I'm still grateful. I'm
thrilled by his "Learning Town." I feel
that I was saved from the usual,
stagnating educational process offered in
most schods. I feel I've had a rich learning
experimice here and I'm not adverse to
recognizing the part Burenbaum has
played in that. But, I feel that he's going
too far in sacrificing both the people who
make up this college c(Hnmunity and the
honors he's reaped from his position here.
Prof. Nancy Muniz of AID
Charles Isaacs is now in charge of
Constituent Groups. Constitu^it Groups do
not and never have existed. But, no
matter, it's a great challenge. And tiie
biggest trick is that Birenbaum wins no
matter what If Charlie accepts the
challenge and fails, he's expendable. In his
next Evaluation it will say ttiat he is not
earning his salary. Birofibaum is rid of a
strong member of the (^position. If he
succeeds in getting Constitu«it Groups to
work, Birenbaum wins anyway, because
Constituent Groups were his i ^ a in the
furst place. Another notch in his "Innovative Eklucator" gunbelt.
I don't particularly object to Birenbaum's capitalizing on what goes down at
this school. We all get paid in different
ways. Public image is important to
educatM^ who are moving up. But, if he's
going to gain, he'd damn well better be
accountable to the peofde he gains from. If
he thinks he can be the Big Student Advocate, or Big Minority Advocate, not to
mention the Big Free Speech Advocate;
but, cut down students when they're just
beginning to recognize their own right to
control <rf their own e}q)erience, extend a
platform for sterilization according to
race, and abuse his power by manipulating
those who do not speak his language, it's
another story entirely. Doris Lane
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On February 26 the Womens Center will
proudly present a night with Women Poets
and Novelists. All are invited to join us at
7:30 in the student lounge in "C" building.
All women are invited to join us for a
welcoming reception in the Womens
Center at 6:00 p.m. for coffee and cake.
Join us and open yourself to a beautiful
experience.
Beginning in February 1974, there will
be a urologist. Dr. Kai Chen, and a
gynecologist, Dr. Kathleen Perry on
campus one day a week under the auspices
of the College Health Center. They will be
available for confidential VD testing,
family planning and appropriate physical
examinations. They will be located in
Charlie Isaacs is an example. He's an Room D-136. Stop in or call 390-7561 for an
example to faculty and staff who might in appointment. Their s e r v i c e s will be
the future think of stepping out of line. He's available to the entire college community.
an example to students so that they may
know forevermore who pulls the strings
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who might get the awful notion that they
Call toll free 800-523-5222
mean something. This is to show all you
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naive little kiddies that no matter what
Low cost mini abortions
conditions might indicate. You Can't Fight
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City Hall, and win.
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THE POLITICS OF
S.I.C.C. DAY CARE
EDITORS NOTE
THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE CHOOSES TO
BE ANONYMOUS FOR REASONS CONTAINED
IN THIS ARTICLE.
In the Spring of 1970 the students of S.I.C.C. went on strike for several reasons. One
of the demands was that a Child Day Care Center be established on campus. It is now
the Fall of '72 and there is a S.I.C.C. Day Care Center but the political bullshit and
miles of red tape made it seem that it was almost an impossibility. Calvin King is one
of the few people responsible for the reality of the S.I.C.C. Day Care Center.
Facts were needed in knowing just how great the demand for a day care center at
S.I.C.C. was, who would support it and give time and-or money. Questionnaires and
petitions were circulated ahdong the students and the response was good and many.
But when it came time for the majority of the students to follow through and get to
work, they did not. The need was strong but the nerve and backbone was still in the
developing stage. Because of personal reasons, Calvin pushed on, determined to see
the plan become a reality.
But he needed help, support and advice as to how to make the idea materialize. He
spoke to various groups at S.I.C.C. such as Women's Uberation, Black Coalition and
the Hispanic American League as weU as seeking help from the coordinator of the
Child Care Curriculum, Professor Irene Dietch of the Psychology Department. Once
the proper information was gathered and ideas were brought into perspective the next
step was to set up the Child Care Committee of S.I.C.C.
Dec. 20, 1973
becoming annoying, 1 eventually received the necessary information.
My first stop was the Registrar's Office. I was told that the day enrollment for the
Fall '72 term was 5911 students. Then I went to the Bursar's Office and it was ev
plained to me that each student pays a $48.00 registration fee every term. Twenty
dollars of the $48.00 goes to the city. I asked what they did with it and I was told, "I
have no idea " The remaining $28.00 goes to the School Corporation and is spent solely
for student use. I asked for a breakdown and was referred to another person.
The person I spoke to next was very uncooperative. I was told that the school didn't
have the money and I asked him toejq)lain it further. He made a phone call and jotted
down, quickly and illegible a list. I made a mental note to remember the man's name
to whom he spoke with, because I knew this person was not going to be helpful at all.
After he hung up I tried to copy down what he read but it was impossible. My next, and
as I was to soon see my last, question was "I understand that there is about $28,000.00
missing from the Spring '72 budget. Do you have any idea where it is or what has been
done with it?" I was told, with quite a surprised expression, no and asked to leave
because he did not have any more time to spare and that he had more important
matters to attend to. The missing $28,000.00 was a rumor I had heard but with the
reaction I got I saw that it was no rumor. Since I still needed the information of the
$28.00 breakdown, I proceeded to find the person he spoke to.
Well I found him and with much persuasion and convincing that the information
was vital to complete my term paper I was given, at first quickly and with more
persuasion then slowly, the breakdown to the penny. I assumed that the person who
gave me the breakdown was the head of our school corporation and I was mad that he
was not a student—but then none of the other people were either who handle our
money. The following list is how $28.00 of the $48.00 is spent.
In the Fall of '70 the first proposal was drawn up. Once the proposal was drawn up it
was submitted to the S.I.C.C. Administration for an O.K. to go ahead with plans.
Along with getting an O.K. the committee had hoped that the administration would
supply the needed space and funds. A meeting was held and to their disappointment
all they got was the O.K. and suggestions on getting the needed space and funds off
campus.
The main reason for having a day center on campus was to alleviate the problem of
extra traveling time for parent students of S.I.C.C. Because many of the students
attending the C.U.N.Y. schools are of the low-income bracket it was planned that the
center be either a free or low cost center geared to help poor people with children
further their education. Financial help was a must if they were to meet this need, but
before getting funds, space was number one on the list.
Because the administration felt the college did not have the needed space, Calvin
began speaking to the presidents of the different clubs in hope that one of them would
give up their room for a campus day care center. The president of the Black Coalition
obtained the consent of the group members to give the Child Care Committee their
room.
Second on the list was money. Since the administration felt the same about this
subject as they did concerning the problem of space the Child Care Committee and a
small delegation attended several student government meetings before the StudentParent Cooperative (which is what it is called today) was awarded $2,500.00. The
money wa^ needed for supplies.
The third problem was staffing the center. Fifteen volunteers and twenty-five workstudy students, all part-time, were hired. But because many of the students did not
take their job seriously it was necessary to hire a full- and part-time teacher. Because
the center was geared to help poverty level families, the College Discovery Program
(which was formed for the same reasons) promised to give $3,000.00 to the center for
the part- and full-time teachers salaries. This would help to enable even more poverty
level people to attend college.
The center opened as planned on February 8, 1971 with an enrollment of twenty
children and a waiting list of thirty-five. Calvin King was director, the Administrative
Assistants were Judith Rosand and Robert Jones (both students of S.I.C.C.) Miss
Arrindale was the full-time certified teacher in Elementary Education and Early
Childhood Care and a part-time assistant teacher was on the staff. A fee of five dollars
per week, per child was paid by the parents for the child's lunch. Full-time day
students were given first priority.
The center itself has come a long way since then, but the bullshit and red tape has
multiplied and as the terms pass the administration gets more and more frustrating
and antagonistic.
It was my personal feeling that the majority of the students were people that were
into changing the system. The day care center is still having problems with more
space (the waiting list has grown to 5) and more funds. I felt that the attitude of the
students was that they would be more than glad to see to it that the day care center
expanded rapidly even if it meant they would have to sacrifice, but I was wrong. Most
of the students I spoke to feel that "they're not my children so why should I care or
pay for someone else's mistakes." I had intentions of speaking with all of the clubs to
see if they would be willing to donate even a small part of their budget to the center or
maybe give up their space so it could expand but after speaking to only a few I got
discouraged. The few clubs I did speak to said "my thing is m w e important than
helping a bunch of little brats or their parents." It is quite obvious that the attitude of
the students at S.I.C.C., as far as getting involved to change the system, has changed
drastically since the strike in the Spring of 1970.
Speaking to those involved personaUy with the center I found that space and funds
(in that order) are still the two major problems hindering the expansion of the center.
Many of the students of S.I.C.C. are "hooked" on one thing or another, whether it be
drugs or some other type of escape, either emotionally or mentally. Many of the
students who fall into this category are just making it, on probation or failing. The
average marks of a parent who has a child in the center is a B or better student. From
an academic point of view I feel the school administration should definitely support
the day care center if for no other reason than this. But because money talks and
racial, class and sexual discrimination still exists certain people still feel they should
be allowed to play their role as god, even if it is only to dominate a handful of people
compared to the total population of S.I.C.C. It must make their ego feel even better to
know that these people, who struggle the most, are shot down by someone who is so
sick that he would help you put a needle in your arm before he would fill a baby's
bottle to ensure him of a better chance in life.
Feeling the way I did, and maybe because I refused to believe that such inhumane
people really did exist, I wanted to see for myself what was fact and what was not. I
proceeded to make my rounds to obtain factual information as to how much money we
had in our budget, where it came from, and how it was spent. For openers I was given
the run-around. First no one was available, but with much persistence and then
PARTI:
$14.00
$2.00
Kaleidoscope
Student Government
Student Government Executive
Student Government
Intramural Sports
Club Budget
Activities Promotions ..
Student Newspaper
Other Publications
Horizon Publications
Unallocated Reserves
TOTAL
i^oo
40
80
! . . . ' ^ ^' ^ '30
'4^00
10
1 90
.. 1 50
1 20
....../.............mm
PART II: $14.00
Convocation (Graduation)
Student In ^urance
Breakage and Replacement
Administration (people who work for Corporation)
Presidential Fund (NOT elected student president either)
Registration and Testing
I.D. Cards and Work Study
Travel Expenses (for business corporation)
Alumni Association
Intercollegiate Athletics
Common Fund (supplies for corporation
Corporation Executive
Public Relations
total
$ 1.50
. . . . . 3^00
.25
. .25
'
. .50
25
. .75
3 50
45
90
15
$14.00
If you multiply each one by 5911 (which is the total number of students enrolled for
the Fall '72 term) the list appears:
PART I:
Kaleidoscope
Student Government
Student Gk)vernment Executives
Student Government Honorium
Intramural Sports
Club Budget
;
Activities Promotions
Student Newspaper
Other Publications
Horizon Publications
Unallocated Reserves
TOTAL
$11,822.00
5,911.00
2i364.40
4J28.80
1 J73.30
.23,644^00
591.10
11,230.90
4,728.80
8^866.50
7^093.20
.$82,754.00
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S.I.C.C. Day Care
Continued
PART II:
Convocation (Graduation
$8,866.50
Student Insurance
17,733.00
Breakage and Replacement
1,477.75
Administration
10,344.25
Presidential Fund
1,477.75
Registration and Testing
:
4,433.25
I.D. Cards and Work Study
. . . . . 2,955.50
Travel Expenses
1,477.75
Alumni Association
4,433.25
Intercollegiate Athletics
20,688.50
Common Fund... 7
2,659.95
Corporation Executives
.5,319.90
Public Relations
886.65
TOTAL
$82,754.00
If you were not informed, and I'm sure you were not, we pay for a corporation to
handle our money. According to this list they get:
Administration
$10,344.25
Travel Expenses
1,477.75
Common Fund
2,659 95
Corporation Executive
—5.319.90
TOTAL
$19,801.85
With a Fall '72 enrollment of 5911 students, each student paying a registration fee of
$48.00, after the city takes $20.00 per student (5911 x $20.00 equals $118,220.00) we are
considered to have an income of $165,508.00 which is what the list totals to. But according to what was published we only had a Fall '72 enrollment of exactly 5,000
students. Even if that was the enrollment by the end of the term, how many students
ever get their registration fee back? The following list shows the breakdown for 5000
students:
PART I:
Kaleidoscope
.$10,000.00
Student Government
5,000.00
Student Government Executives
2,000.00
Student Government Honorarium
4,000.00
Intramural Sports
1,500.00
Club Budget
20,000.00
Activities Promotions
500.00
Student Newspaper
9,500.00
Other Publications
.4,000.00
Horizon Publications
. . . . . . . . 7,500.00
Unallocated Reserves
6,000.00
TOTAL
$70,000.00
PART II:
Convocation (Graduation)
.$7,500.00
Student Insurance
15,000.00
Breakage and Replacement
1,250.00
Administration
8,750,00
Presidential Fund
1,250.00
I.D. Cards and Work Study
.2,500.00
Travel Expenses
1,250.00
Registration and Testing
3,750.00
Alumni Association
3,750.00
Intercollegiate AThletics
17,500.00
Common Fund
2,250.00
Corporation Executives
—
4,500.00
Public Relations
750.00
TOTAL
;
$70,000.00
According to this list the Association (which is what it is called). Administration or
Corporation, whatever you want to call it, get with an enrollment of exactly 5,000
students:
Administration
.$8,750.00
Travel Expenses
.1,250.00
Common Fund
2,250.00
Corporation Executive., —
— 4,500.00
TOTAL
$16,750.00
Enrollment: 5911 Students
Presidential Fund
Enrollment: 5000 Students
Presidential Fund
$1,477.00
$ 1,250.00
This fund is commonly known, by the administration, as the SLUSH FUND. This
SLUSH FUND yields about $2,500 per year. My only question is that if this is the
students' money, why is it not spent on the students? Better yet, why are the students
and faculty unaware of it, why is this as weU as the rest of the budget kept from us?
The following is a list published at the beginning of the Fall '72 Term on the breakdown of how $14.00 of the $48.00 is spent (we are also not told that the city gets $20.00):
Income: $14.00 X 5,000 per capita equals $70,000.00 ($28.00 X 5,000 per capita equals
$140,000.00). If you notice, not all of the items are mentioned — only what the administration wants to list.
Kaleidoscope
Student Government Executives
Student Government Honorarium
Intramural Sports
Club Budget
Activities Promotions
Horizon Publications.........
Unallocated Reserves
Publications
Student-Parent Cooperative(Day Care Center)
Student Government Coordination Board
Commission on Social Services
Constituent Groups
total
Breakdown of Clubs Budget:
Attica Brigade
Black Fashion And Design Qub
Black Student Union
Chess Association
Chinese Culture Club
Civil Technology
Con Liberation (George Jackson)
Electronics Society
Gay Liberation
God Parents
Hey Brother Coffee House . . . . . . . .
Inter-Varsity Christian
;....
International Center
Medical Technology Society
..
Musicians' Group
r
Natural Science Club
Newman Club
—utdoorClub
Photography Club
Psychology Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . .
PuertoRicanOrganization(PRO)
Rifle Club
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Sigma Beta Rho
Ski Club
Sky Watchers
Vietnam Veterans Against the War( WAW)
Women's Liberation
Yoga Club
TOTAL
Publications Distribution Budget:
Advocate
Dolphin
Punto
International Press
Black Press
TOTAL
$10,000.00
3,000.00
250 00
V.".l',50o!oo
.22,304.00
100.00
.8,000!00
2^007.00
^"
.'i5[i2o!oo
4,619.00
2,000.00
. . . . . . . . . . . . l^OOO.OO
! ijooo.oo
$70,000.00
.$450.00
690.00"
2,775.00
299.00
600.00
.315.00
.. .500.00
.1,500.00
150.00
1,000.00
600.00
350.00
1,700.00
.225.00
475.00
.280.00
.850.00
175.00
250.00
2,750.00
1,600.00
980.00
60.00
850.00
350.00
1,700.00
500.00
230.00
$22,304.00
$ 6,725.00
5,895.00
1,500.00
500.00
!. " ^sooloo
.$15,120.00
It is my opinion that some of these clubs are unnecessary, but that is only my
opinion. There is however one club that I feel, and I know my feelings on this subject
are shared by many, is not only unnecessary but should be done away with. This club
is the Rifle Club. I feel that the human race, for the first time in a long time, has done
a complete turn around, and gotten back into putting the value where it belongs — on
the human life.
All of the other clubs are into stimulating learning or are involved in a struggle to
unify people for a worthy cause. Anyone can become a member of any of the clubs
without question except the Rifle Club. I know the people personally who belong to the
Rifle Club and I feel that they too are good people. I am friends with many of them. I
asked if I could join and even though I am friends with them I was questioned as to
why I wanted to join. This club is definitely not into caring about life because they go
bear and deer hunting and spend their club money on ammunition and the livestock
they use for the sport of hunting. To me hunting is not a sport but a means of
destroying life. I hope to eventually become a vegetarian because eating something
which was once a living animal is not my thing. But because of conditioning the
chang^is hard. The Rifle Club, because it is into the destruction of life should be done
away with. The money could be divided up between the other clubs, used to form a
new club or given to a worthy cause like the day care center. Whatever happens with
the money I am sure it could be put to better use.
I do not know what can or can not be done away with. Some of these items are
probably necessary (ie. Student Insurance) but I'm sure that one of the items can
definitely be done away with by being put to better use.
The money that is spent for the Presidential SLUSH Fund should be looked into,
done away with (because it is not spent for student use) and the spending of the funds
be spent more wisely. I do not claim to be a god of any sort but whatever is done with
this money should be voted on by the students.
It is true that a budget (part of it anyway) is published at the beginning of each
term. But the missing $28,000. happens and will continue to happen because if money
is left over we, the students, are unaware of it, as we are forced by the administration
to be unaware of many things. I, as one ji^soin, can only do so much. I have made
public how some of our money is spent ($^.00 of the $48.00). This is all I feel I can do
independently. If we do not unite as a whole the rich will continue to get rich and the
poor will continue to get pow.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
WHO CARES?
THE GOOD
LIFE
by Mike Fallon
Not many students have the time OT
energy to attend school, work at a job,
maintain a personal life, sleep, and still
become actively involved in the confusing
activity accompanying each meeting of
Student Government. This confusion
consists of numerous committees, commissions, constituent groups, resolutions,
by-laws, debates and proposals. No doubt
they all serve useful purposes, but it's due
time a system be arranged where the
average student doesn't get "lost" in the
shuffle of words and procedures. Anyone
with a blunt and to the point question is
deserving of a like answer by a member of
the student senate. This is especially true
meeting where questions are supposedly
welcome.
One example of this problem occured at
a Student Government meeting in the
studentloungeon Dec. 12. A woman student
asked that they clarify certain items
pertaining to the budget and the
distribution of funds. She felt much was
un-accounted for, and that some headings
were very vague in description. One item
in particular was listed under the heading
of Social Services, it being a "Student
Government Grant of $2,500.00. The
woman had never heard of this grant and
wanted to know what it was, and who was
receiving it. Rather than having her
question answered in public, she was instructed to wait until the meeting was
adjourned. Itie information would then be
supplied to her. Upon receiving the information it became obvious why the
Senate wouldn't volunteer the information
in public.
t h e money was divided into twenty five
grants (rf $100. each. Of these, five grants
were received by student senators. They
are:
1— Leona Sanders - Chairperson of the
Senate
2—Helen Bracey - Chairperson of the
Commission (m Student Social Services
3—Joan Bodden - Chairperson Commissimi on Constituent Groups
4—Peter Riggi
5—Joseph Mendez
It's indeed possible that these persons
are just as qualified to receive the grants,
as any other student at school. The fact
remains though, that the same persons
establishing grants are receiving them as
well. Additionally, very few students were
aware of the existence and availability of
the grants. True, much of student
government activity is confusing to the
average student, but some things are
easily understood by all.
Board of Education By-Laws require
each college to establish a "Student Activity Fee Review Committee". To my
knowledge none exists at S.I.C.C., and if it
does exist, they're not doing their job.
There are many people who strongly favor
such a committee, feeling that the entire
budget is deserving of a review.
Incidentally, the concerned woman
mentioned earlier is a student and mother
of four children. If she can find the time to
take an interest in whats happening,
maybe we should all have second ttoughts
on the subject. If you don't care — who
will?
THE COFFEE HOUSE STAFF
MM BOX C-129
by Robert "Karl" Blei
Y'know, I've been thinking about what
was said the other day and the day off
today has given me time to think things
over. It seems that there are some issues
that have to be faced. Now is as good of a
time as any.
Most of the hassle seems to be centered
around the article about Coffeehouse that
was published on page 4 of the October 30,
1973 issue. From what "Al" implied to me,
at least in my own interpretation, he was a
bit annoyed at the content of the article.
I'm sorry if there was any problem concerning this, but some arguments have to
be corrected.
For one, the article was meant more to
be an advertisement for the full entertainment {M-ovided on the nights that
Coffeehouse goes on. This means not only
the socializing and the talent shows in the
Lounge that go on after 8:30 pm, but also
the music that is piped in from 5 on. Gang,
some of you happen to know me from last
year, and by now you ought to recognize
me as a Coffeehouse "regular." I'm
spending my valuable free time doing that
"D.J." work outside of my regularly
scheduled hours at WVSI as an extra
added attraction to the Coffeehouse entertainment. It is meant as another part of
the personality of your Friday night
routines, not as a form of competition. I
can't see why you are so uptight about 11
lines (!) about the radio station in the
article. The reason for that is to encourage
people to bring in the music THEY like to
listen to while they're waiting. I know you
m i ^ t get sick and tired of my music,
though I attempt to keep it of the best
quality, but the offer is open for the Coffeehouse staff to bring in the records they
want to listen to, or to listen to what is on
my schedule, or to just say "forget it" and
not have any music to listen to, period. If
you feelings or your egos are hurt, I'm
very sorry about that. But there are a hell
of a lot better things I can do on Friday
nights other than waiting from 11:33 until
8:30 just to listen to the same Country
Music every two weeks, and getting
hassled for the sincere efforts I've been
trying to do to keep people happy.
Secondly, there seemed to be a
disagreement on whether some parts of
the article should have been published.
Well, the article was also intended as a
criticism of the event as well as a slap-on^e-hand for those hecklers and pot-heads.
You must admit that I didn't knock the
Coffeehouse itself, or the workers on the
staff or the entertainers. I'm just plain
sorry, but I cannot run away from the
truth — there WERE hecklers and I did
smell grass — why should I deny that fact
for that event when one can't deny that it's
going on all day in the lounge and all
around the campus. Damn right, it's
illegal, but what can one do about it?
Either you admit to the fact it was there or
you had better be courageous enough to
tell these people to stay the hell out!!! I'm
not. afraid to point out faults in things,
espwially when they are causing harm to
others. The bullshit that surfaced those
several times during the night must be
stopped and I'm just making people aware
of it. What's wrong in that? Are you afraid
you will be closed down for the rest of the
year? I don'tithink so. What was stated in
the article was a plea for respect and
consideration, not another "sordid confessions of the SICC student population.
Case Study 57!
page 3
by Angelo Petitucci
The Importance of Our Thoughts: Concerning health
Would you remain always young, and
would you carry all the joyousness and
buoyancy of youth into your maturer
years? TTien have care concerning but one
thing, how you live in your thought world.
This will determine all.
The mind is everything; what you think
you become. Make yourself nests of
pleasant thoughts. In the degree that you
keep young in thought, you will remain
young in body.
Full, rich, and abounding health is the
normal and natural condition of life.
Anything else is abnormal, and abnormal
conditions come from perversions, as a
rule.
God never created sickness, suffering,
and disease; they are man's own
creations! They come through his
violating the laws under which he lives. So
used are we to seeing them that we come
gradually, if not to think of them as natural
then to look upon them as a matter of
course.
The time will come when the work of the
physician will not be to treat and attempt
to heal the body, but to heal the mind,
which in turn, will heal the body. In other
words, thetruephysician will be a teacher;
his work will be to keep people well, instead of attempting to make them well
after sickness and disease comes (m; and
still beyond this, there will come a time
when each will be his own physician!
In the degree that we live in harmony
with the higher laws of our being, and also,
in the degree that we become better
acquainted with the powers of the mind
and spirit, will we give less attention to the
body; no less care, but less attention.
The bodies of millions today would be
much better cared for if their owners gave
them less thought and attention. As a rule,
those who think least of their bodies enjoy
the best health. Many are kept in continual
ill health by the abnormal though and
attention they give them.
Don't talk of sickness and disease. By
talking of these you do yourself harm, and,
you harm those who listen to you. Never
allow yourself to be convinced that you are
not complete master of yourself. Stoutly
affirm your superiority over bodily ills,
and do not acknowledge yourself the slave
of any inferior power. Cultivate a strong
will power.
Our thoughts and imaginations are the
only real limits to our possibilities. No
man's success or health will ever reach
beyond his own confidence!
As a rule, we erect our own barriers!
If you are interested in reading more on
this material I highly recommend obtaining the book, "In Tune with the Infinite", by Ralph Waldo Trine. Most of
these excerpts were taken from it, and in
it, he expands on them.
NEW VETERANS
ADJUSTMENT CENTER B-7
A new intensive counseling center for
veterans at SICC has opened its doors in
room B-7. Funded by a federal grant, the
new Veterans Advisement Center (VAC)
was established to provide a wide range of
academic advisement and personal
counseling service to the veterans attending SICC. In addition, the VAC will
provide advocacy for veterans both on and
off campus including, but not limited to,
immediate and long range problems
confronting veterans such as housing,
employment, food stamps, health care,
and of course monetary educational
benefits guaranteed under the G. I. Bill.
The Director of the VAC is Jack Peters,
whose previous assigrmient at SICC was as
a counselor in the People Center. Prior to
coming to SICC in 1972, Jack spent five
Unfortunately, this letter must be years with the General Educational
printed in the Dol^in, also. It is really sad Development Agency in Europe, first as a
that the DECENT students in this college counselor, then moving quickly upward to
(where are they?) must be left in silence become Director of several U. S. Army
about the truth in this school. O.K., I must Education Centers where he was comadmit the article wasn't the greatest — it pletely responsible for the development of
was a quickie publicity stunt for the educational programs ranging from
Coffeehouse — but why should it be remedial reading and high school comcriticized so terribly because feelings, pletion to undergraduate and graduate
friends and egos were hurt and paranoia school programs.
The new VAC is by no means a one-man
started to rise into the air? The truth was
pretty well spoken once about Cof- operation. There are also two full-time
feehouse, it need not be done again, I grant counselors. Rick Mulkowski and Brian
you. It would be nice to see an ad- McDonnell who have been assigned a
vertisement of yours in the paper, though. specific caseload of veterans who are fullBut, if you really want to feel mean and time students and are presently in their
nasty, and I guess you can't be blamed, first year at SICC. The counselors must
just contact me som^ow, Imd request that personally contact each and every veteran
no more further articles on your assigned to them and are expected to
organization be written, other than the monitor the student's progress throughout
response you might send into this his first year at the college. Due to
publication as a "LETTER TO THE limitations imposed by the amount of
EDITOR," which I truthfully encourage, federal funding and the present size of the
and also, if you so desire, that your en- VAC staff, the center will devote most of
tertainment from the radio station be its efforts towards working as closely as
cancelled during your working hours. I possible with full-time students. However,
will whole-heartedly accept and execute all veterans not assigned to a specific
your suggestions and recommendations. counselw will be given assistance on a
"walk-in and need" basis.
"Since the overall purpose of the VAC is
SINCERELY,
I REMAIN, to help vets at SICC, we'll do everything
we possibly can to successfully achieve
Karl Blei this objective," commented Mr. Peters.
To round out the staff, there will be a
group of peer-counselors hired to assist the
regular counselors and act as resource
specialists in areas such as housing,
employment, and social services available
to veterans. The search is now underway
to hire, as peer-counselors, upperclassmen
who are vets and can devote 15 hours per
week to the VAC. Anyone interested in
applying for one of these positions should
contact Jack Peters in Room B-7 as soon
as possible.
Jim Salazar a grad of S.I.C.C., is the
counselor in charge of the Outreach
proram. This program is aiming to reach
vets who are not using their benefits and
widows of deceased vets who are entitled
to their deceased husbands' benefits. He
will also direct his energies towards
Spanish vets. Aspira states that there are
60,000 Spanish vets who are receiving
nothing.
"ONE STOP, MOVE AHEAD, CUT THE
TAPE, AND GET THE BREAD", is the
motto of the VAC. "And this," stated Mr.
Peters, "pretty well sums up what we're
all about. In the past, too many vets have
been getting a royal run around, their
progress held up by miles of red tape, and
they were not receiving the benefits, in
eluding money, that they are entitled to.
The bureaucratic maze often conjures up
memories of the 'hurry up and wait' hassle
encountered in the service. We plan to do
away with hassles."
The VAC parallels sonfewhat the People
Center counseling program at SICC both in
approach and format. The VAC counselors
will be responsible for providing that most
important of counseling functions, followup. As in the People Center, the VAC
counselors will be GVRESSIVE IN THEIR
APPROACH
RATHER
THAN
PASSIVELY WAITING FOR STUDENTS
TO "drop-in" for help. The VAC was
established to help veterans and every
member of the staff must be dedicated to
that principle.
Rather than waiting to be contacted by
the VAC, veterans are urged to stop into
the center in room B-7.
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THE ENERGY CRISIS
THE SITUATION
by Karl Blei
In the early evening of Wednesday, November 7th, the President of the United States
spoke to the nation on the present situation of the Energy Crisis. Though most people's
minds are preoccupied with cursing-out Mr. Nixon's Watergate dirty-dealings, if he was
involved in it at all, for once he has made a statement over the medias wwth discussing.
Even tnough some points of his speech can be criticized as self-serving (". . . Again in
June, I have called for actiwi) and, at one point, taking off on a 'tangent,' (". . , I have no
intention whatsoever of resigning . . . " ) , this particular address to the nation by the
president was one of the most honest and least egotistical speeches that I have ever
heard coming out of the White House for as long as I can remember. And, this time, the
issue that was spoken about is vital to the continued smooth operation of this country.
As most people know, there was supposed to be an Energy Crisis going on for the past
several months. The only way it affected the population was by the increases in gasoline
and heating oil prices. Now, since the start of the Middle East hostilities again, the international political situation has caused the Arab nations to stop the flow of oil and dl
products into the United States, cutting short the national supply of petroleum products
by as much as 17 per cent!!! Unfortunately, until the Arab-Israeli dispute is again
temporarily settled, there will be a loss of over two million barrels a day being shipp<^ to
the U.S. And wice the policies are readjusted to a normal level again, American industries will have to pay up to four times more money than the original cost per barrel
before the war broke out, meaning that the already brow-beaten consumer will be having
more and more of his hard-earned money being burned up in gasoline for his vehicles and
oil for his house, possibly up to nearly $1.00 per gallon on the petrol next year! But the
fact remains that America is still going to be left short on petroleum products this winter.
What can be done?
The besieged Mr. Nixon, trying to swim his way out of the Watergate mess, has offered
a temporary solution to the problem — 'temporary,' in the fact that one day there will be
NO MORE OIL — and he is just hoping that all Americans will forget the atrocities of
recent months and involve themselves in more important issue, which I must say that I
at least accept, whether I like it or not.
Here are his suggestions, simplified for your reading:
(1) The industries and utilities that are still using coal will not be permitted to convert to
oil, since coal is an abundant American resource;
(2) Cutbacks on the allocation of fuel to airlines, meaning at least a 10 per cent reduction
in the amount of scheduled flights and reorganizing of times;
(3) The 15 per cent shortage of heating oils for this winter, meaning that temperatures in
homes, schools and offices will have to be lowered, to a recommended average of 68
degrees. Even the White House lowered the thermostat!;
(4) The usage of energy by the Federal Government will be cut back by at least 7 per
cent, meaning reduction of temperatures in offices, lowering of speeds in their autos and
other energy-saving measures;
(5) The Atomic Energy Commission will be allowed to speed up their construction and
licensing of nuclear energy plants, since they are another source of energy;
(6) State and Local officials are asked to take appropriate actions at Ae local levels,
most notably in the speed reductions recently passed concerning public use of highways
by New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.
On a more personal level, here are his recommendations:
(1) Curbing of unnecessary lighting;
(2) Staggered woricing hours;
(3) Slightly altering the school year (!!!);
(4) Greater use of mass transit and car pools;
(5) Maintaining a maximum speed of 50 MPH on the highways, possibly saving 200,000
barrels a day on a national basis.
Though some of these "restrictions" may seem unpleasant at the present time to you,
they are actually helpful hints. Just turning off lights that are not needed, in all swts of
situations, not only saves energy, but saves on your electric bill, too! I bet you didn't
think of that. Staggered work hours, once one gets adjusted to it, will save the agony of
the mad rush hours and all the aggravations of getting stuck in traffic, which will be a
great relief on people's minds, if not their bodies. I don't even need to mention the school
year alterations, they speak for themselves! Well, if the transit fares aren't raised, a lot
of people will have a great alternative in getting to work or school each day. Those
presently riding the trains and buses, if they are dissatisfied with the system, can get
together with a few other people and get to work by a car, with the whole routine of
sharing driving, etc. Those who are sick and tired of their cars can use the mass transit
systems. Concerning students, either way it is done, the result will be less money spent,
w hich is a blessing to many people that I know. Also, all you guys who like to drive like
Mario Andretti — slow down!!' Gas is too damn expensive as it is now, why waste any
more 'bread' than you have to? Doesn't all this stuff start to make some sort of sense
now? Just think, if nothing else — look at all the money you saved!!!
The President has also proposed legislation to help the government meet the energy
emergency in their own way:
11) An immediate return to Daylight Saving Time on a permanent basis;
12) Environmental regulations would be temporarily relaxed to save energy, namely the
Ix^loved anti-pollution garbage that are choking off our car engines and giving us lousy
tias mileage;
(3) Special energy conservation measures — restrictions of working hours in the shopping centers and other commercial establishments (no more 24-hours-a-day Pathmark
supermarkets, gang!);
(4) Allocations of money to develop and produce oil from naval petroleum reserves, for
example. Elk Hills in California could produce 160,000 barrels of oil daily after two
months;
(5) F'ederal authority to regulate speed limits on all highways;
(6) Increase the government's authority to r e g u l a ^ plane, boat and other carrier
schedules.
And. if all these previously mentioned suggestions and proposals cannot help to
alleviate the problem, then more drastic measures will have to be taken, such as gas
rationing or heavier taxation or minimum persons per car. . . and I know that a lot more
jieople will start to protest this "Capitalist" system. The system may be bad, granted so,
but now the world has come to the point that we have to face the horrible possibilities of
no oil in the future if we don't "tighten our belts today" and that problem transcends all
forms of government and economic policy. So look at the way you live, with cars, air
conditioning, total electric houses, — 6 per cent of the world's population consuming 30
per cent of the world's remaining energy. It's really getting ridiculous. Are all these socalled "necessities" really needed? Come on people, it's our RESPONSIBILITY, despite
all our differences. Let's take action now. before we will have nothing in the future!
ON THE CRISIS
by George A. Stern Jr.
Hie amount of oil and gas the US lias pales in comparison to how much it consumes.
Americans use 6.5 billion barrels of oil per year of gas. At present oil and gas each
account for about 37 per cent of our e n e r ^ sources.
One third of all energy in America is used by citizens in their homes and
automobiles and while the US.has only 6 per cent of the world's peculation, it uses onethird of the world's energy.
Energy consumption in the US.has doubled since 1950, and by 1980 is expected to be
double what it is today. Conservative estimates say energy consumption will double
every decade if the current demands not only for power but for a number of other
products including nitrogen fertilizer, synthetic fabrics, plastics, synthetic rubber,
I^onograi^ records, pharmaceuticals, vinyl and newspaper ink keep up.
At present Uie effect of the Arab oil boycott is unjx'edictable, but estimates of
resulting energy losses range from the oil companies who claim a loss of up to 6
million barrels a day or 20 to 30 per cent of our ix*esent daily consumption of 17 million
barrels, to Rep. Frank Brasco, :D-New York) who told the House the shortage is
about 1.6 million barrels per day or less than 10 per cent of our daily consumption. Th
Nixon administration estimates the cut-offs will leave up from 2.5 to 3.6 million
barrels short per day, or 14 to 20 percent of our daily consumption. Befwe the oil cutoff the government estimated a shortage of about 400,000 barrels or about 2 per cent.
Although the figures for Mid East imports for 1973 are not available, Brasco's
estimate is the most credible because the main suppliers of oil to the US are Canada
and Venezuela, and in 1972 the US imported only 3 per cent of its total consumption
from the Mid East.
Some Congressional leaders regard the Arab oil embargo as a blessing in disguise
because it gives the US a chance to realize its overdependence on foreign oil before it
is too late, before 1980, when it is estimated the US will be importing half of its oil.
Therefore Congresspeople are introducing l^islation with the intent of making the
US a self-sufficient [N'oducer of energy.
Toward that end a group of senators, led by Adlai Stevenson III (D-Ill.), have
proposed the creation of a Federal Gas and Oil corporation to develop America's
large deposits of oil and gas 50 to 75 per cent of which lie on public lands. According to
the bill, introduced last week the Federal Gas and Oil corporation "would develop
publicly-owned oil and gas resources on federal lands in order to satisfy national
energy needs rather than to maximize private sector profits.''
Numerous legislative proposals have been introduced to provide short-term
solutions to the energy shortage. Some conservation measures have already been
implemented by state governments, industry and individuals including reducing
speed limits, consolidating and reducing air flights, turning down commercial, industrial and residential thermostats, using less hot water, forming car pools, and
industrial cutbacks. The Department of Treasury has estimated that full-scale im
plementation of these proposals could save 2 million barrels of fuel per day immediately.
For long-term energy saving, several bills have been introduced to establish an
excise tax on all new automobiles which fail to maintain certain levels of fuel
economy and efficiency. Ideally the bUl would be an incentive to the automobile industry to make smaller cars which approach the efficiency of Japanese and European
cars, that is, cars that get 20 to 25 miles per gallon, rather than the 13 mpg average of
American made cars. The Treasury Department estimates the excise tax could save
over 2 million barrels a day by 1980.
Of course American self-sufficiency in the energy field will be fought by the oil
companies; for some time leading American oil companies have urged a change in
US Middle East policy and the adoption of a more lenient stance toward the Arab oil
nations. In other words the oil companies have too much invested in the Arab countries to pull out and come home to develop domestic resources, which may explain
their exaggerated claims of the importance of Arab oil.
Besides reduced consumption there seems no immediate solution to the energy
shortage. Ideally the answer would be stepped up production of the ample domestic
reserves, but profit-hungry oil companies are not cooperative. The oil companies
previous pclicies have prevented domestic explorations and investments, including
construction of refineries, which, the industry claims take 2-3 years to build. It is
apparent the federal government efforts to develop domestic fuel resources will not
be immediate, if they proceed at all.
The controversial oil fields in Alaska, apparently freed by the passage of the Alaska
pipeline bill last week, will not be developed quickly because the pipeline will take
three years to complete.
With at least a century's supply of oil and gas on their hands, Americans have been
convinced they face an energy crisis. In Newsweek magazine this week various administration officials predicted widespread unemployment and a drop in the gross
national product because of closures of industries and schools. No one is able to say
how long the crisis will last. The administration is widely attacked for failing to take
action on the shortage that some experts have been predicting for years.
Naturally in the midst of talk of a crisis, comes a call for immediate development of
alternate sources of energy, including coal, nuclear, solar and geothermal power and
oil shale deposits. However, with the possible exception of coal, it is probable none of
these sources will be implemented in this decade.
Relaxation of environmental restrictions is another immediate result of the fuel
shortage, the passage of the Alaska pipeline bill being a case in point. Already a bill
has been introduced to amend the Clean Air Act of 1970 as an emergency measure,
which will allow some electric power plants to convert from burning oil to burning the
high sulfur coal that was outlawed under the act. Action is being taken to life the
restrictions on offshore oil drilling and it is likely that strip mining controls and deep
coal mining safety regulations will be by-passed while production in these areas is
stepped up.
America is now on the verge of an energy search which the Washington Post called
a "crash program of the same magnitude as the Manhattan project which developed
the atom bomb' '—and with a little regard for the consequences.
Public concern for cleaner air has forced industry to abandon an estimated U.S.
source of 3 trillion tons of coal which has been estimated to be sufficient to satisfy our
energy needs for the next 200 years. What we must be made to realize is that there are
no "free lunches" in life. The government, by attempting to control certain prices,
temporarily attains the calm before the storm. The public, with its quest for a cleaner
environment, is becoming aware of the fact that the price of a cleaner environment
will be paid by the public itself.
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Shortage In The
Midst Of Plenty
by Kay Joslin
(CPS)—One thing is for certain, the United States is experiencing an energy shortage,
some say crisis, unlcnown since World War II. riowever, that is all that is certain:
why, who is to blame, how critical is the shortage and what can be done about it are
controversial subjects among Congresspeople, the oil industry, environmentalists,
the Nixon administration and consumers; all of whom have been named at various
times as the cause of the energy shortage.
According to Congressional testimony by Senator Henry Jackson, (D-Wash.) and
others, in the last year the big ten oil companies have deliberately slowed down
domestic oil production to drive up prices. In addition the oil companies relied on
import quotas, instigated in 1959 and removed last May, to restrict importation of
cheaper foreign oil and thereby increase the price of domestic oil, as well as cut down
on construction and output of domestic refineries and eliminate competition from
independent gas companies.
Oil companies in turn blame the energy crisis on price controls, environmental
restrictions and what they term "insufficient economic incentive to develop domestic
holdings." However, this reasoning by oil companies becomes incredible in view of
their recorded record earnings for the first nine months of 1973, earnings that average
52 per cent above those of 1972, with some companies reporting earnings as much as
90 per cent higher. During the 60's major oil companies' profits increased by more
than 100 per cent.
Of course the recent Arab oil boycott of the US has intensified the already existing
shortages as well as the accusations. But among the charges and countercharges,
there are some, albeit disputed, facts.
First of all, America has oil, plenty of it. The US Geological Survey and other
government agencies estimate there are 500 billion to 2,400 billion barrels of "proven,
indicated and undiscovered reserves" both onshore and offshore in the US. Oil industry estimates are vastly more conservative, placing the figure at 44 billion barrels
or about a seven year supply. Reserves of natural gas, according to the Geological
Survey, amount to 2,400 trillion cubic feet or a 100 year supply, although conservative
estimates put it at a 12 year supply. However, the United States' share of oil and gas is
not large, only 6 per cent compared to 57 per cent in the Mid East countries.
We have been bombarded in recent months by numerous newspaper and magazine
articles which explore our current crisis, that of an energy shortage. We have been
harassed by dire predictions with regard to our economy, the economies of the free
world and for that matter just about everything else. If nothing else, this current
crisis has brought to the surface a host of energy experts. It appears as though
everyone has become an expert on energy utilization and its implications for the
economy in 1974. The truth of the matter is that no one really knows exactly what
effect the current energy shortage will have on our economy or for that matter on the
economies of the free world. As a result of this fact, any forecasts of future economic
consequences will be speculative in nature.
A fact of life which would have been helpful before this energy difficulty was accelerated by an Arab cutback in oil production, is that nothing lasts forever. As
Americans, we are conditioned to abundance and waste. They are part of the
American way of life. We drive big cars, build big buildings and spend big money on
almost anything we desire. If nothing else, this energy crisis should awaken us to the
fact that we are the most wasteful nation in the world and that in order to survive it
will be necessary for us to examine our priorities. It is an obvious contradiction to
argue for environmental protection on one hand and complain about poor gas mileage
on our new car due to all the new anti-pollution devices attached to the engine. How
then can we have both abundant energy resources and at the same time protect our
environment?
The answer to this question appears to have been inherent in our economic system
itself. Our economic system, described in simplest terms, is defined as a "free enterprise" system. If we can think back to our basic economics course, in a "free enterprise" system, shortages should not occur. The reason for this is that in a "free
enterprise" system the price of any given commodity would be determined by the
forces of supply and demand. If a given supply of a needed commodity becomes
reduced its price will begin to increase. As the price of this commodity begins to increase, it will cause some of the demanders for this commodity to begin voluntary
curtailment of the unnecessary use of this commodity, thus imposing a system of
"voluntary rationing". While this is happening, suppliers of this commodity will
begin, if they haven't begun already, to explore alternate methods of producing this
commodity or to explore alternatives to that commodity. These latter results will also
be implemented by individuals or firms not necessarily dealing with the original
commodity, but who suspect that alternate methods of production or alternate
commodities may be used to satisfy a demand and thus enable them to earn a profit.
It is this reasoning which is at the heart of the "free enterprise" system and it is
basically this system which has enabled this country to become the economic power
that it is today and it is this system which has rendered to its people the highest
standard of living in the world.
In terms of our current energy crisis, you might ask why this "free enterprise"
system has allowed this shortage to materialize. It should be stated that from all
indications this problem would have occurred sooner or later anyway. The Arab oil
embargo apparently just hastened its occurrence. More important, however, is the
fact that in a free enterprise system prices must be allowed to rise in order to
eliminate shortages and provide for alternative products. Governmental action has
served to restrict price increases on fuels with the result that prices have been kept
artificially low on commodities which are used in great abundance. The result of this
government action has been to retard the exploration of new gas and oU deposits and
to restrict the research and development of new alternatives to our currently used
energy fuels. From the point of view of business, a business will not undertake the
high costs of research and development unless it is felt that the results would be
commercially salable and that future profits will accrue to the firm. Since the prices
of fuels have been kept artificially low this has discouraged additional research and
exploration into possible new sources of fuel and-or new fuels themselves.
Public concern for cleaner air has forced industry to abandon an estimated U.S.
source of 3 trillion tons of coal which has been estimated to be eufficient
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Enter the
Screaming
Radical
by ANGELO P ATITUCCI
The "NOW" generation, as it is so often
called, did not come to be, by accident. No,
the evolutionary process from the forties
to today was a long, arduous, deliberate
one.
The most drastic change in this
evolution, was the declaration of independence by today's teenager from
parental dictatorship. No longer do
average teenagers regard their parents'
guidelines as 'holy scripture'. They now
want to think for themselves and solve
theii' own problems in as many instances
as is possible.
I attribute this change, to the seemin^y
overall rise in intellect in each succeeding
generation, plus the fantastic rapidity of
technological advancement, thrusting
upon the teenager a motivating force
which could not be ignored.
To keep pace with the advances made in
these past forty years, in comparison to
the preceding four-thousand years,
demanded an intellectually superior, freer
thinking generation of teenagers and
young adults.
The growing up years of the thirties and
forties were leisurely, easy going, lacking
in
'earth
moving'
ambitions.
Psychological and physiological pressures
were at a minimum. The teenager's main
concern, was to get finished with schooling
at the earliest age possible, and enter the
working world in order to make money!
For, the lack of money in those days, was
the blackest possible plague haunting the
parents of that generation. They had just
endured the terrible,
degrading
depression, and the horror of the thought
of a slide back to that era, was of foremost
concern in their minds.
This frugalism was naturally passed
along, consciously or unconsciously, to
their children. Therefore, the importance
of that "steady job" was firmly implanted
in their minds, making it their goal to
achieve as early as possible. Advanced
schooling was a luxury to be enjoyed by
the privileged few.
As the ominous black cloud of the
depression began to diminish in the
memory of the people, and wartime
•prosperity', brought about by more jobs,
led to a higher standard of living, financial
pressure was alleviated. Teenagers were
now able to pursue their quest for higher
education.
Along with this higher education, came
the "superiority over parental intellect"
syndrome, and the "NOW" generation
began to take root, assert its independence, and its desire to be heard.
This revolution was not to be won easily.
No revolution, ever is ... In order to win
this revolution, the generation turned to
extreme, rapid change in standards of
behavior, purposely, so that the adult
world was forced to take notice and
analyze, and discuss, and weigh issuesVs
The female sex in particular, came to
the realization that they had a lot of catching up to do, and a lot of 'asserting
themselves', in order to take their rightful
place in this rapidly advancing world.
Thus, women's liberation was born.
The rate of speed of technological advancement accelerated almost beyond
belief in contrast to the past's 'turtle's
pace',could not endure under the thinking
traditions of the forties. This accelerated
progress needed an accelerated thinking
mind, and accelerated thinking minds can
only be produced by accelerated thinking
people. It must then follow, that accelerated thiii'iing people must intr^uce,
employ, and emoice accelerated thinking
ideas!
These accelerated ideas, are what the
'older' generation love to call by their
favorite name, "Radical"!
As the "NOW" generation evolves into
the "then" generation, as, in time, it must
do, what seems 'radical'today will be
S.O.P. (Standard Operational Procedure)
then. And, (and this you can be sure of),
the
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radicals
will
be
screaming,...more radical than ever, also
keeping pace with the ever increasing
acceleration of world, no, universal
progress!
WELFARE
STRIKES
AGAIN
by Dorothy Davison
People in this country who receive
welfare or some other form of public
assistance are quite used to being looked
down upon or being treated with contempt
by agency and social workers. Now it
seems these same agencies, and private
individuals as well, have taken it upon
themselves to do something to ease the tax
burden of the middle class American.
Twelve-year-old Mary Alice Relf and
her fourteen-year-old sister Minnie live
with their parents and one older sister in a
welfare apartment provided by the
Community Action Committee, a federally
funded OEO program, in Montgomery,
Alabama. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Relf is
able to read or write and they receive
public assistance because Mr. Relf was
debilitated in an automobile accident.
Since the family depends on public
assistance for the necessities of life, they
are more or less at the mercy of social
workers.
Welfare workers took it upon themselves
in 1971 to decide that the two younger girls
(one of whom is sli^tly retarded) were
reaching the age where young boys would
start to take an interest in them. Accordin^y it was decided that the girls,
along with their older sister Katie, should
receive birth control injections administered by the Family Planning Service. Parental permission was neither
asked nor given.
The drug being used is called DepoProvera and was then still in its experimental stages. In June of 1973 the drug
was banned because it was found to cause
cancer in laboratory animals. It therefore
became necessary to find an alternative
method to "protect" the girls. Two nurses
appeared at the Relf apartment to take the
girls to the hospital where they were to
receive routine shots. Mrs. Relf was told to
sign an authorization paper, so she signed
the only way she could, with an X. Mr. Relf
was not at home.
The girls were subsequently kept
overnight at the hospital and surgically
sterilized the next morning. No one from
the Relf family was spoken to be a
physician prior to or after the surgery. The
family planning center insists, however,
that the entire procedure was e]q)lained to
Mrs. Relf. Mr. and Mrs. Relf say that they
would not have given their consent if they
had understood what was really happening.
The Relf case has opened the legal
floodgates for a score of similar cases. "Hie
Southern Poverty Law Onter has filed a
lawsuit in Montgomery against the clinic,
the attending physician, and the Office of
Economic Opportunity. This is perhaps the
first time that the public was made aware
of the fact that experimental drugs and
illegal sterilizations have been administered to poor people for quite some
time. Suits are being filed in South
Carolina on behalf of welfare mothers who
were coerced into sterilization by the
doctor who delivered their children.
Perhaps none of the previously mentioned cases would have come to the
surface had it not been for the uncovering
of the "Tuskegee Experiment". Forty
syphilis patients were allowed to remain
untreated (in some cases for a period of
several years) so that the effects of the
disease might be studied. All of the subjects involved were black. This project
was federally flnanced and led the way fcx*
the use ot experimental drugs in many
public clinics.
Blacks especially have long felt an atmosphere in this country, conscious or not,
which allows the poor and the black to
exist outside the boundaries of humane
and legal consideratim. It is snnall rvondc *
that some blacks feel that sterPi-'.ation is
merely a means by which to eliminate the
black race from this country.
The lawsuits are seeking to stop the
government from sponsoring the
sterilization of minors and to stq) the use
(tf experimental drugs. They are further
asking that uniform guidelines be
established whereby the legal ri^ts of
poor people are firmly established and
must be adhered to by those responsible
for federally funded programs.
SEX DISCRIMINATION
AT CUNY
By Larry Gorkin
(CPS)—The Chancellor's Advis«7 Committee on the Status of Women at the Ci^
University of New York has, in its report to the Chancellor, found that women in
CUNY are the victims of sex discrimination in hiring, promotion and salary detervination.
The Committee was formed in December 1971 by Chancellor Robert Kibbee in order
to study the problem of discrimination against women within CUNY and to submit
recommendations to change the situation.
The committee was composed of nine women, eight of whom were CUNY employees, and was chaired by Professor Marilyn Gittell.
Projects and research conducted by the Committee reveal, "women as a group are
not treated equitably throughout the CUNY system. Moreover, CUNY is fraught with
sex typing of educational and occupational categories and is, therefore, unable to
provide a full range of opportunities to all individuals regardless of sex. . ."
" . . . In the fall of 1971, women compromised thirty percent of the CUNY workforce,
a figure well below their forty percent representation in the national labor force. Nor
were they evenly distributed throughout the CUNY workforce. Women were twentytwo percent of the administrative personnel, about one-third (thirty-two percent) of
all faculty members, and over ninety-five percent of the secretarial and clerical staff
Within tiie various job cat^wies, two over-arching patterns prevail. First, the
sexual composition of each job category is such that the higher the rank, the lower the
representation of women and, second, the disti-ibution of the ranks within each sex is
such that the largest percent of women are found in the lower ranks.
".. . Never in the history of CUNY has there been a woman chancellor or vicechanceUor and only one woman has held the position of University Dean. During the
lOTl-72 academic year, only two of twenty college presidents were women. Of the
forty-nine persons who have served as CUNY college presidents since 1939, only five.
have been women and two of these were acting presidents."
In only one position did the Committee find a greater percentage of women—that
being the secretarial ranks. However, even in this category, men, who hold only about
four percent of the positions, are three times as often in the highest secretarial rank.
In general, the report states that "women earn less than faculty men at the same
rank, a fmding that can only be accounted for by the fact that men are initially hired
at higher salary levels than women of comparable qualifications. And they take
longer than men, on the average, to achieve promotion, the laggest jx-omotional
hurdle for women being between the assistant and associate rank.''
The Committee also found CUNY's expectations of women were sex biased in the
area of career opportunities. Brochures, it was found, picture female nurses and
secretaries along with male engineers. According to the report, there is a definite lack
of encouragement for womoi students to enter non-sex stereotyped majws.
A special addendum to the report entitled "Sex discrimination: A Case Study of
Faculty at Queens CoUege" reports that "in terms of the recent production of women
doctorates in the decade of the 60s, Queens College's hiring policies have not been
discriminatory in terms of women hired."
The special report, written by William Hamovitch and Richard Morgenstem, said,
"There appears to be a significant sex difference in salary at Queens College. Hdding
constant ttie available measurable factors that seemingly determine salary, women
are paid about $2000 per year of ten percent less than comparably trained men."
It was found that salary discrimination was ^eatest in the Natural Sciences and
Humanities, but almost non-existent in the social Sciences.
The Committee summed up its findings saying, ". . . it can be seen that public
higher education at CUNY continues to be reflective of the mythologies, values and
socialization processes of the larger American society."
"University policies and practices reinforce the notion that abilities and interests
are determined by sex and the inferior nature of areas differentiated as female is
made obvious
Thus we must conclude that while CUNY is no worse than other
higher education institutions in its failure to grant equal opportunity to women, it is
not significanUy better. Certainly, it is not as forward-looking as might be expected of
an urban, socially-concerned educational institution."
The Committee issued thirty-seven resolutions to help correct the situation;
amongst them were: A revision of the CUNY by-laws to include a clear statement of
policy prohibiting sex discrimination in any form; that there be prompt investigation
of any complaints of sex discrimination ; that prompt action be taken to increase the
numbers of women employees; that college recruit women into top administrative
positions; that participation in "Women's Rights" activities not be considered unprofessional conduct; that maternity leave not be considered an interruption of
service towards tenure; that CUNY stop requesting marital and parental status information on its job application form; that the Board of Higher Education establish
Day Care Centers, with equal access for all members of the "CoD^e Community";
that Women's Studies programs be developed; that there be full health services
available on each campus for women students and employees; and that the
University create and fund a committee on the status and needs of women.
NOMOKSm
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DISCOVER YOUfl < '
LIBRARY
by Angelo Patitucci
What a pity that most students of SICC
are unaware of the myriad of services and
facilities available at their great campus
library.
It appears that its primary use at the
moment, is that of a study hall, where a
student may quietly cram for an upcoming
examination. That's all very good, and at
least in that respect, it is filling an important need for its students. But that is
not the only function of the library.
I spoke with the administrative assistant
to the chief librarian, Gopi Varma, and she
was dismayed at the lack of interest of the
students, in the many other facilities
available.
She acquainted me with an interesting
idea that all students should take advantage of, namely, the library cassette
tour. Here is how it works: any student
expressing a desire to take the tour may
apply at the front desk, here, he or she will
be furnished with a cassette tape recorder
and a set of head phones. The student
merely starts the tape, and from there on,
he or she is verbally guided through the
whole of the library, allowed time to stop
at the various places of interest. The tape
goes on to describe, in detail, how to find
any book quickly, by utilizing the card
index file properly.
The tour is interesting, humorous, and
informative. It takes about a half-hour and
is well worth your time.
Ms. Varma went on to explain how
lectures on the library are available in
classrooms, by informed library personnel, merely for the asking.
In a secluded corner, on the second floor
of the library, is an area called "La
Gallarie". This attractive room is used for
interesting lectures and sessions, dealii^
with the various culture arts. It is
available for displays of art exhibits,
where aspiring campus artists can "do
their thing."
It can also be used for poetry and
dramatic readings by the English
Department, faculty and students, with
invitations extended to the general public.
"La Gallarie" may also be used for
debates on current events, and happenings
pertinent to the SICC student body, in
addition to workshop lectures on such
interesting crafts as jewelry making, tie
dyeing, etc.
Another popular feature of the library, is
its music listening room. In it, is contained, a fine selection of Popular, Rock
and Classical records, which may be
borrowed, or listened to, on a private set of
headphones, for your leisure pleasure, or
f(»- assigned listening for music students.
This is YOUR library, don't ignore it.
It's there for your benefit and pleasure.
Explore, and discover it, and utilize its
many potentials.
A Course for Women
by Mary McCaffery
The Women's Center has become one of
the great programs at S.I.C.C., but for the
female student who does not have the time
to participate, the course "Writings by and
About Women" may be the next best thing.
The course is given by Carol Vine in Circle
'73.
Any girl who has an itch for liberation,
or a thirst for knowledge about the oppressed sex and what is being done by
some fighting feminists, shoud get much
from this course.
The students are introduced to books, by
talented women, which are usually suppressed in literature courses. Such writers
include Carson McCullers, Doris Lessing
and Louise Meriwether, who writes about
black women. In addition, readings froni
"Sisterhood is Powerful", an anthdo^.
SPAIN
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FACES
Each year for six weeks of the summer,
a program is offered to students in the U.
S. and Canada to travel and study in Spain.
Last summer. 74 students from 25 states,
Cuba, Canada and Puerto Rico departed
from Logan Airport in Boston and flew to
Madrid.
The group was then bussed to the
Campus of the Ciudad Universitaria of
Madrid where they lived and attended
classes. The living quarters consisted of
one room per student.
The dormitory had its own private pool,
tennis and basket ball courts.
Each class met five days a week and
courses ranged from Elementary Spanish
to Literature and Culture.
Students toured La Mancha for two
days, visiting all the interesting places
related to Cervantes and Don Quixote.
Sixty students made a four day tour to
Santiago de Compostela and Leon,
Once or twice a week a group trip was
scheduled to visit such historical places as
Valle de los Caidos, El Escorial, Segovia,
Avila, Toledo, Museo del Prado, Palacio
Real, etc.
Students found that they had also more
than enough time to do, see and learn
whatever they chose.
As part of the pro^am, a trip was taken
to Southern Spain, visiting famous cities as
Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Malaga and
two days were spent in the beautiful
Torremolinos Beach.
The tour went through Moorish Mosque
and Christian Cathedrals, Moroccan night
clubs, flamenco dances, etc.
Along the road they saw a battle fortress
and watchtowers that seemed to tell
stories by themselves.
In each city the group was accomodated
in de-luxe hotels as Alfonso Xlll in Seville
and Luz in Granada and Holiday Inn in
Torremolinos.
To complete the excitement of this tour,
some students crossed the Strait of
Gibraltar and spent a day in Tangier,
Africa.
When the tour was over, the group
returned to Madrid for two more days
where parties of farewell were given and
then, back home!
Plans are already in progress for the
10th Summer Program in Spain 1974.
All persons interested should write to
Dr. Doreste, Augustana College, Rock
Island, Illinois 61201 as soon as possible.
Space is very limited.
Karate
By Bob Aguilar
If you weren't there, you probably heard
about it. On Wednesday, December 12, the
main attraction in C building was the
Karate Intramurals. In front of a standingroom-only crowd, the competitors battled
for first, second and third places in their
division. The winners in the intermediate
division were: Joseph Lewis (first), Colin
Carvey (second), and Frank Walters
(third).
JACKIE
^cause of a lack of contestants in the
black belt division, the unopposed Teddy
Wilson put on an excellent demonstration
of Kata. Following Teddy'd demonstration, Serge Rene, the karate instructor
of the B.S.U., put on a demonstration of his
own.
. . Hie chief referee for the tournament
was Albert Gotay, a 7th degree black belt.
Assisting Mr. Gotay was Robert Aguilar,
the karate instructor at S.I.C.C. The other
^eferefe were Teddy Wilson. Bob Hanson
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literature.
Photos by Pete C a r r e r o
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POEMS by ESTHER ROSEN
an older man
your silvery head turns me on
the gray on your chest when you
wear your shirt open
no lines in your face
no fat man's paunch
none of the insecurity of the young ones
your kiss told me I hadn't judged wrong
fire in your tongue, strength in your arms
the knowledge of other women you bring to me
world war wie
world war one
you started all the fun
you created a monster
who in turn created me
after ten years he is still a boy
he feels uncertainly in the dark
a one woman man, poor boy
there is no need for darkness in
this room. I see your face, your
mouth, your hand reaching for me
granc^a harry was a sddier
grandma lilly was his wife
they put their organs together
and created a brand new life
I tried to teach him. not strong
enough, he's no artist.
this sweet baby was my mother
primed and nourished on spite
her monrniy sold her piano
and sweet baby fled into the night
why do you always want me at night?
I'm tired, exhausted, ready to spit
out the venom of the day.
It is hard to breathe now. the
hotter I get the more you give
your tricks are never ending
and we haven't even fucked yet.
what's wrong with morning?
just before I'm really awake,
before I can remember who I am.
along came murray and world war two
frances thought he was big and strong
she married him to forget her name
but this wasn't all she did wrong
i woke him up last night, in the dark,
he was hard in a second, in and out
and I was left alone.
but we're always in a hurry then,
the girls dmi't leave us alone,
they're jealous. I hate them.
they put their organs together
and created a brand new life
they put their organs together
but frances didn't feel like a wife
oh baby, oh baby I can't breathe,
and from your mouth come words,
filthy words, now I'm flying and
your strong legs hold me down.
so what about afternoons?
you're never home, and
Sunday passes so quickly.
so she took her organ to other organs
to see what could be done
and I was left alone in my crib
watching through the bars while she had fun
I asked him to say cunt, he
laughed he's a good boy.
This woman needs a man in bed.
you deserve so much more
but so do I
Wednesday in the motel isn't enough.
Esther Rosen
oh sweet beautiful fuck, wait,
please wait.
I'm waiting baby, I'm waiting.
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I'm held back by too maqy years
of bad s c e w i n g .
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jt ^ .
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^ Leave me alone.
I can't stand to have you toiich me.
f You come at me with open mouth.
^ You come at me with boyish hands.
^ a v e me alone.
* You disgust me.
I bite your tongue. That disgusting,
searching, foreign animal thing you
put in my mouth.
to my daughters
Leave me alone.
You are a creature I don't want to know.
Why can't you feel my revulsion?
Who the hell are you, you bastard prick?
You filthy, panting, hairy animal, king of dirt?
I was going to be perfect
we would talk for hours,
laugh and play.
Leave me alone.
Get it out of me, finish with me.
Your passion is making me puke.
You raping, violating, slimy slut.
You stupid boy I can fool?
you need mare
but I had you before
I knew who I was
why am I screaming?
I am screaming.
If I find out who I am
will it be too late for us?
I'm afraid I'll destroy you.
Please, help me stop screaming.
at least you have Daddy,
but why did you tell me I say
I love him just to
make you feel good?
Your acceptance of my ideas has enabled
me to allow myself to put my feelings
into words without fear of ri^cule.
The tolerance and fairness you show
to others has helped me feel that
whatever I say, as long as it comes
from my soul, is important.
At first I was disappointed that you
w&re a woman, realizing that I would
not be able to play (m your sexual feelings.
Now, I wish I were like you.
i admire you for your heart, for your
goodness and compassion, and inability
to judge severely those interpretations
and opmions of others that differ from yours.
You possess an understanding that manifests
itself in the atmosphere of freediHn of
expression that surrounds those with
whom you communicate.
Thank you.
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EDITORIAL
Marty Black's
There is a never increasing end to the battles of the women. Our next chapter takes
place in the Language Department. We find our friend and sister Rosa Caparros
fighting for her life to remain a teacher at our college. It's incredible, at times we sit
in a classroom and the spew that is expelled from the mouths of our professors is as
inferior as the education they received. But, on the other side of superiority are a
number of intellectuals that reside here. Not only intellectuals, but people who are
concerned with their lives and therefore ours. This involves many lives, the lives of
the people who attend this college. THIS IS OUR EDUCATION. The minds of both the
young and old who are reached at this campus are to make models of some and be
destroyed by others.
Rosa is of a league of the finest. I have not come across anyone who hasn't learned
from her. It's not often that we find students sitting in a class during the summer, for
no credit, because the instructor is one of the finest you've ever met. I have obtained
the Student Evaluations for Rosa from the summer of 1973 dated July 3, 1973. The
categories are excellent, good, fair, poor. There are a total of 18 questions out of a
total of 10 participating to the questionnaire. The average is somewhat as follows:
Excellent -10,9, 8.7; Good -1, 2,3; Fair - 2,1. As you can see, the majority of students
in the class feel that she is an excellent instructor. A copy of the questionnaire can be
obtained from me on demand.
What does all this mean in terms of the rehiring of a teacher? When someone has
credentials such as these and is not rehired, I feel that we, as students, have no say in
the matter.
Who does have the most say about this? Who knows more about a teacher than her
students! If anyone can answer this question please do so.
In my opinion, the students' views should be regarded as a high authority on the
subject. Who is undermining our judgments? Who is disregarding our judgments? We
must find out. There are other factors involved here. If anyone has any information on
the reasons why Rosa was not rehired please contact me. This is a serious problem.
We must not be undermined.
M.E.D.
Blanco's Plight
by Mary J. Peluso & B. Ziemelis
On a night in August, after leaving the
Zebra Bar to return home, Blanco
Williams, 32, a Black man, was approached by several young White men.
One of the men claimed he wanted revenge
because of a confrontation between the two
of them weeks before which, in fact, had
not occurred. Their abusive language and
attitude produced fear and anxiety in
Blanco and in order to avoid trouble he
attempted to leave the scene as rapidly as
possible but their harassment persisted.
One of the men sprang from his car as the
others followed shouting the usual array of
obscenities, and he began to physically
assault Blanco by pushing him against a
store window. Out of fear Blanco pulled
from his schoolbag a small paring knife
and stabbed the man, sending him to the
ground. The other men were shocked and
Blanco, fearing another attack, took advantage of the situation and ran home,
with them in pursuit. Luckily he arrived
safely.
Eventually Blanco was arrested,
charged with assault on a Mr. Donald
Dohrin and has since been released on $500
cash bail. During a hearing in Criminal
Court Mr. Dohrin admitted that he
provoked Blanco in their confrontation,
yet there was NO dismissal of the case.
Instead, the case was referred to the
Supreme Court where on Jan. 8th pre-trial
motions will take place. A Legal Aid attorney was assigned to Blanco but because
of the racial overtones of the situation and
the constricted time schedule, heavy case
loads, etc., of a Legal Aid lawyer, it was
decided a private attorney would be better
equipped to see justice triumph. The Legal
Aid was dropped in favor of Daniel Meyers
of Manhattan.
student at SICC since Feb. 1973, Blanco
was in the Army for four years. While in
Viet Nam he was a distributor of ammunition to combat troops. Standing guard
duty one day Blanco saw a Vietnamese boy
sneaking into the compound while smoking
a joint. The boy was filthy from head to
toe. Blanco knew how this boy felt, coming
from a different kind of ghetto himself.
Blanco brought the boy to his superiors
and an interpreter questioned him. The
event left him saddened and after
speaking with some of his buddies they
decided to start an orphanage for Vietnamese children. The orphanage was
established and when the time came for
Blanco to return home he was torn between the desire to go home or to continue
working with the cUldren with $400 he and
a friend had collected. He re-enlisted to
make sure the money was put to use for the
children. When his last six-montti hitch
ended Blanco left knowing the children
were better off. He could only pray they
stayed alive and well.
Would a man like this, knowing the value
of human life and having compassion of
such depth, have attacked a man with a
paring knife if he hadn't feared for his own
life?
Blanco Williams is seeking financial as
well as moral support (letters) so his
defense will be adequately represented. If
you wish to assist in any manner or form it
would be greatly appreciated.
Kindly contact by telephone or mail:
1. Ms. Manuela Dobos, c-o Hist. Dept. at
SICC telephone 390-7726-7
2. Mrs. Earl Jacobs, care of College
Discovery at SICC 390-7752
3. Ms. Julie Nichamin, care of Circle '73
at SICC 390-7878 or 390-7797.
Who is Blanco Williams? A matriculated
THE DOLPHIN
Mary E. D e R o s a - E d i t o r - i n - C h i e f
A u d r e y G l o r g i a n n i - Assistant E d i t o r
N a d i n e L e p e r e - Managing E d i t o r
Celine Raleigh - C o p y E d i t o r
Ariene Vickery - Exchange Editor
Karl Blei - Assistant E d i t o r
Tom Dunn - Photography Editor
Beverly J o n e s - S p o r t s E d i t o r
Donna A m o d e o - Advertismg Editor
Mike F a l l o n
Irving Sealy
A n g e l o Palitucci
J i m m y Mack
Marianne Brown
Clayle K e a r n s
Buck Ziemelis
Bill S t r o n g
Martin Black
B e r n a r d Blau - l-'aculty Advisor
V i n c e n t Massaro - T e c h n i c a l Advisor
rifl-; D O L P H I N is a s t u d e n t publicalit)n ot S t a t e n Island C o n i n u m i t y
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College, 7 1 5 O c e a n T e r r a c e , Stateii Island, N e w Y o r k , 1 0 3 0 1 ; 3 4 0 - 7 8 1 3 ;
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riic o p i n i o n s herein e x p r e s s e d are solely those of the liditoi anti tlie
Inlitorial Board and d o nol necessarily retlect the views o f l l i e college, its
a d n i i i i i s i i a t i o u , I'acultv, or s t u d e n t s .
REMARKS OF MARTIN BLACK
at
DAY SESSION STUDENT GOVERNMENT FORUM
"What was the issue in stopping Shockley"
I have prepared a written statement for this occasion, to prepare for the possibility
that there may be people in the audience here, who not liking what I have to say, may
feel free to disrupt my presentation. In that case, written handouts of my position will
be available.
Before proceeding with my remarks, let me make clear the two conditions under
which I accepted this invitation. First, I do not purport to speak as a representative of
this college administration, or of the staff of advocacy. Interaction and Development
Center of which I am the Director, or of anyone else around here, but simply as an
individual faculty member in this college community. Second, given the conditions
under which this forum was set up, I have advised the sponsoring committee that I
reserve the right to speak on any aspect of this topic which I feel to be most relevant at
this time.
Although many of the comments which I will deliver, in the next few minutes, may
seem harsh, there are a few points which I feel are important to clear up at the outset.
First, in attacking the credibility of the Stop Shockley Movement on this campus, I
make no claims of moral superiority for persons who are now, or have been in the
past, associated with my position. As a matter of fact, I believe that the percentage of
people who have been involved in the Stop Shockley Movement, who are committed to
building a society free of racism, is probably about equal to the percentage of genuine
anti-racists on my side. Second, I believe that a number of individuals who have affiliated themselves with the Stop Shockley Movement have presented their
arguments over the past few weeks in a most articulate and comprehensive manner.
Therefore, although I do not share many of their basic assumptions, it is possible for
me to understand the attractiveness of what they say and its effect on what I believe
to be a relatively small number of students and faculty. Third, I intend to pursue my
convictions on the free speech issue with all the vigor and determination that I can
muster. It is my judgment that in the first major battle over this issue on this campus,
those who oppose open inquiry and free speech have won a considerable victory. This
state of affairs appears totally intolerable to me, and I will not again be as completely
proud of this place as I have been in the past, until any speaker, no matter what his or
her views on any topic, is able to maintain a public platform at this college.
I was invited to join this panel at three fifty-five this'past Friday afternoon. The
sponsoring committee members made the reason for my invitation fairly clear to me.
They couldn't get President Birenbaum for this occasion and so reluctantly they were
at that late hour willing to settle for secmd or even third best. After all, members of
the committee assured me they wanted to be fair and have all sides of the issue
represented.
At that time, I commended them for the level of i n t ^ i t y they were displaying, but
requested to know who else on the panel would be putting forth an argument that
would reach the same conclusion as mine. "No one," they said, "but don't worry, the
panel is stiU fairly balanced because everycme in the opposition has a different reason
for opposing you." They went on to add that as far as they were concerned, the
arguments that would seek to support my position were of such limited complexity
that surely one speaker could do them justice, and even if he couldn't, it was getting
late, they had to get the flyer out, and could they put down my name?
I don't know why I should have been surprised. After all, hasn't this v^iiole Stop
Shockley Movement been characterized by this same type of h i ^ level consideration
for a sense of fairness and respect for the democratic process. Is it not true that we
have here a situation in which last week the Day Session Student Govemmoit,
passionate in its desire to establish a forum at which all positions would be fairly
presented,ielected to this sponswing committee of three, two of the most partisan and
vocal opponents of the free speech argument to be found not only on this campus but
on all of Staten Island as well. I don't know how others feel about this, but to me this
makes about as much sense as having newly elected Mayor Beame appoint a committee, headed by Nelson Rockefeller and John Marchi, to devise a fitting way that
New York City could honor outgoing Mayor Lindsay.
Now, to go back just a little in time to the evening on which the Day Session Student
Government passed its now famous Stop Shockley resolution. Throughout the
resolution there is implied a constant concern for the rights of the people and a total
abhorrence for what is labeled an elitist ruling class which actually runs this country.
In fact, so great was this love for the people on the part of the Senate, and so immediate was its heartfelt desire to manifest it, that time did not allow for it to be able
to consult the people. After all, the Student Government Constitution only explicitly
stated that there were three viable ways of placing the Shockley problem before the
student constituency in whose name the resolution clearly stated that, "once and for
all, this institution is a monopoly of ruling ideas, and the ruling ideas are the ideas of
the ruling class, therefore precluding the practice of free speech, and recalling the
theories and practices of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and their rebirth in William
Shockley, echoes the words of Karl Marx, "Hegel remarks somewhere that all facts
and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice. He
forgot to add: The first time as tragedy, the second as farce.' Hitler was the tragedy,
if we let Shockley speak, it will be the f a r c e . . . "
First, meetings of JJie various Constituent Groups could have been utilized. But no,
there was no time for that. Besides a Student Government which had been saying
right along that it was looking for issues to bring the students out to these Constituent
Groups, must have felt that once again the people who they spoke for, by stating in
such ringing terms as, " . . . with daily increasing velocity and strength, the students,
faculty and staff, and other concerned persons are militantly outraged at the thought
that William Shockley is coming to S.I.C.C. to disseminate the age-old racist ideas of
white supremacy . . ." (the "militantly outraged" faculty vote on Shockley was over
300 to 16 for an open platform) would be so committed to this principle that they could
not be bothered to give up one-half hour for one week to testify to their new found faith
at a (Constituent Group meeting.
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LfeXTkRS TO THE EDITUI^
Dear Angelo
Angelo Patitucci should stop writing
film reviews. In his critique of the "LAST
TANGO IN PARIS", he begins by talking
of symbolism but very clearly he does not
know what the symbols are, nor what they
symbolize. In his analysis, Patitucci never
delves beneath what was obvious in the
film and what he calls "a jig-saw puzzle
so subtle it defies comprehension in just
one viewing" is a fla^ant overstatement
of the film unless his mind is boggled
easily. What he calls "the perversity of
their sex acts" might just be his own hangups and lack of imagination. Angelo, try
sports!
LINDA RIZZUTO
An Open Letter from the I.F.C. toS.I.C.C.
Students and Faculty
If you are interested in Irish culture or
political information (m the current events
in Northern Ireland, you are very welcome
to attend the meetings of the Irish Club.
From time to time we have guests of
varied interests address our club.
An upcoming schedule — prior to the
Christmas recess — will be the viewing of
the film "A Sense of Loss", a moving
documentary on the tragedy of Northern
Ireland's minority.
In the near future we hope to establish
an Irish Theatre Group in cooperation with
the PCA Department of S.I.C.C. This,
however, is at its embryonic stages and we
welcome help and suggestions from all
Dogs Still Going to Town Hall
interested students or faculty.
The club meets Wednesday during club
New
owners must still obtain dog hours in room B322 at 1:30 p.m.
licenses at town or village halls, despite
the new computerized system for dog To the Editor:
licensing, the Nassau County Police
Department has advised.
I just finished reading issue 3 of the
Under the new system, persons whose Dolphin, and though I also feel as many of
dogs are already licensed will receive you do that white racism and supremacy is
renewal applications through the mail. a slightly narrow-minded attitude towards
Once the new dog owners have obtained a life, I must take offense at Joe Hamill's
Ucense, they, too, will be included in the article, "The Shockley Shock", in its
computer system. Fees are $2.35 for each contention that this self-proclaimed god
male or spayed female and $5.35 for each William Shockley shouldnot be allowed to
unspayed female.
speak on the campus at Staten Island.
Decision-making is a process that is
mainly dependent upon conflicts of interests, points of view and attitudes. Valid
We Have the Honor
decision-making can not take place when
Dear Friend:
We have the distinguished honor of being the basis one has to wwk with is totally
on a committee for raising five million biased and does not allow the exposing
dollars ($5,000,000) for placing a statue of viewpoint to be voiced. (This, by the way,
Richard M. Nixon in the Hall of Fame in is the purjMse of a newspaper: to express
all viewpoints pertinent to the issue and to
Washington, D. C.
let the reader make his own contentions
This committee was in a quandary as to from these materials). Editorializing
where to place the statue. It was thought along these lines should be left to the
not wise to place it beside the statue of Editorial Page and the "Letters to the
George Washington, who never told a lie, Editor" column.
nor beside Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
As I said, I'm with you all the way on
never told the truth, since Richard Nixon
your viewpoint, but not allowing an opcould never tell the difference.
posing viewpoint to be voiced against our
We finally decided to place it beside beliefs is directly answerable to the
Christopher Columbus. He left not Constitution itself. Besides, it may be
knowing where he was going, and upon humorous to listen to him. I've always
arriving did not know where he was. He wondered how vegetables think.
return^ not knowing where he had been,
If the man's date for this speech has
and did it all on borrowed money.
Over 5,000 years ago, Moses said to the already past, this letter should remain
Children of Israel, "Pick up your shovels, pertinent to any similar future situations.
Good paper, congratulations.
mount your camels and asses, and I will
lead you to the Promised Land." Roosevelt
Sincerely yours,
said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your
Bruce Simpson - Editor - The Citadel
asses, l i ^ t up a Camel; this is the
Orange County Community College
Promised Land". Now Nixon is stealing
Student Newsoaoer
your shovels, kicking your asses, raising
the price of Camels, and mortgaging the
Promised Land. If you are one of the
fortunate few who has any money left after
taxes, we will expect a generous donation
.to this worthwhile jM-oject.
Fraternally yours, •
P.S. It is said that President Nixon is
considering the changing of the
Republican Party symbol from an
elephant to a condom, because it stands for
inflation, protects a bunch of pricks, halts
production, and gives a false sense of
security while one is being screwed.
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HANGING AROUND
People roaming the street
Most kids are playing.
This is all happening in the summer
But now in the winter isn't much to do.
In the winter the only way you're
going to play is if you go to a school
center or the center on Brighten Ave.
Iliey don't have much
but it is better
than hanging out in
the ram or in the
street!
MARTIN BLACK
Continued from Page 11
Seomd, the Government, befwe voting on this issue, could have sought to call a
campuswide meeting of its entire constituency and fairly put before this constituency
the question at hand. This is the seventh year I have been at S.I.C.C., and never before
have I witnessed any governing body act with such arrogance, in that it did not feel
the n ^ to at least attempt to have rubber stamped or even genuinely challenged, the
position it was taking, on an issue of such importance, before a mass meeting of
students in the Theater.
Third, if the Student Government had desired, it was aware of the fact that the entire
administrativemachinery of the c o l l i e was ready to be made available, to facilitate
the call of a referendum. However, this effort was again cast aside as another devious
ploy by the administration to manipulate the vision, that fifteen senators already
knew, in the hearts and minds of five thousand day students. And besides, there was
no time. They already knew that the majority of their constituents were ready to back
up the statement. "William Shockley should be stopped from speaking, 'debating,' or
otherwise propagating such debasing, infuriating, and utterly false theories, on this
campus."
Fourth, the Senate could have at least made some attempt to publicly post in some
quantity the resolution upon which it was ready to act. Perhaps even a student like
Dagmar Wiley, seeing such a resolution, and having a reasonable amount of time in
which to respond, might have been able to present to the Senate, the petition which
she subsequently circulated containing nearly a thousand names, of people who did
not agree with the Senate resolution and thus cause the Senate to consider the
resolution with additional insight.
At the meeting of the Student Senate at which I sought to point out this blatant perversion of the democratic process which was in the midst of taking place, one of the
people in the room responded to mychallenge on the lack of consultation by stating,
"But we never have consulted in the past, why should we start now? " And so what the
Day Session Senators, whom I believe did speak with conviction when they decried
the evils of a national ruling class, had become at least, was my judgment, part of the
very process that abuses the trust of the people just as they were attacking this
process at the same time.
There were other moments of unusual courage displayed on the part of supporters of
this movement, such as the occasion when during a meeting with President Birenbaum, a number of persons assailed Roy Innis as being a sellout, an ingenuine leader
of aspirations of Black people and a tool of the capitalist ruling class.
"O.K.," said Dr. Birenbaum, "don't tell me these things, tell Innis to his face."
"No," said the Senators, "we'll tell you, you tell Innis."
The purpose of these remarks is not designed to turn students against their present
Student Government leadership. Rarely, I believe, has any college witnessed a group
of studoits who so genuinely desire to do the right thing about people like Shockley,
and about other things vital to student interests. It is my opinion that fw reasons
publicly printed in my Blackboard Column in the Dolphin, and on the Free Speech
petition which I signed, as well as those that I have offered above, that in this case a
course of action that is in the true interests of all students was not followed. Instead, a
small group of ideologically committed and verbaUy gifted members of our campus
community have been allowed to capture this government.
Like most things, however, it is true that the fault "lies not in our stars, but in ourselves." Those elements within our student body, and I believe they are in the vast
majority, who are offended by what happened on Shockley night, must utilize this
occurrence as a catalyst to not only restore free speech to our campus, but to begin to
build the foundations of a student-citizens democracy that will have a capacity to
demand accountability from its elected representatives. There must be a realization
that just as in our country, on our campus an uninvolved populace will get a government that is not responsive to its needs, but to the needs of those who through special
effort and influence seek special favors. As a member of the college administration,
as the Director of the AID Center, and as a member of this faculty, I intend to direct
the entire resources at my command toward the development of a real participatory
democracy in which all students will be able to take part and take pride.
EDITORIAL
Shocktey's Appearance
by John Dobson
Despite the obvious necessity of the
First Amendment which guarantees
freedom of speech to all, this amendment
is too ambiguous and should be revised to
include limitations on the type of things
people are allowed to say. When addressing a large gathering, some pe(^le
need only a tiny spark to rekindle certain
hidden prejudices on others of a violent
nature, s dlight stimulus to start a physical
confrontation.
The ambiguity which exists in the First
Amendment, would have been fully
utilized had William Shockley, professor of
physics at Stanford University, been
allowed to air his much disputed theory of
white suneriority of the basis (rf genes.
There are those who will argue that the
First Amendment is part of a constitution
that has made America the qiitomy of a
true democracy; but like most laws that
are not well defined, it can also be
capitalized on, as in the case (rf WiUiam
Shockley.
Notwithstanding his futile attempts to
speak at other colleges, Shockley was
invited to speak at Staten Island Cmimunity College by President Birrabaum
as one of many speakers in a series of
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the basis of free speech. But what purpose
does free speech serve if it is abused"
Had Shockley been allowed to speak on
November 20 by hecklers, whose in
terruptions caused a premature end to his
speech, there is no telling what would have
transpired among members of the
audience who believed his appearance at
S.I.C.C. was contrived.
America is at a crossroad in her historj
when unification and not divisiveness is
needed to help her solve such problems as
national unrest and the regaining of in
ternational respect. Shockley's ap
pearance would certainly not have helped
to bring about these changes.
To guard against airing such dangerous
nonsense as the theory of Shockley, one
sees the need to re—emphasize the
aforementioned revision of the First
Amendment. These revisions must encompass definite limitation as to the extent of free speech, hence oisuring that
such people as William Shockley exercise
some sort of restraint on their conduct
since his moral frame of reference is not
wide enough f w him to do this vduntarily.
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The Staten Island
Community
by Garry Tanner
York, Boston Massachusetts and New
York City, to name just a few.
People who share their work, their
struggle with oppression whether it be in
prisons, the military in factories, in
schools, or in the neighborhoods of a .city
are a definite threat to society. To become
a threat to society on Staten Island you can
join on of the two (or both) food co(^s that
I know of, Shanti Food Conspiracy at 104
Westervelt Ave. The store hours there are
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday four to
eight p.m. and Saturday twelve to six p.m.
Or you can join a food buying club on
Jersey Street, which means that you use
an order form, by indicating on it what you
want, submitting it with your money to the
purchasing committee which then purchases food for the entire club each week.
Order form must be submittet in advance
and the food arrives Thursday at the Tea
House, 114 Victory Blvd.
My hope in preparing this material is
that it will set off some dialogue on an
important subject. The subject is community; and Uie sad fact is that communities like those on Staten Island are
still rapidly losing their viability despite
the growing communal conciousness we
have witnessed and-or struggled for.
Th^ scramble to get what we can of the
pie because the pie ain't gettin' any bigger,
is rendering us more helpless in our attempts to identify the problem anything to
cope with it. My stab at identifying the
problem amounts to this: Right here in
this corner of the borough of Richmond,
corporate interests and real estate inShanti has divided its responsibilities by
terests who rent us our overpriced, underserviced apartments are really afraid means of blocks which decentralizes
of losing their control over us who must decisions as much as possible. Within each
consume their "goods". They are afraid block members divide up the work of
that people w o u l d some day take real keeping Shanti open and operating.
power over tne city and so we are given a Discussion is now going on within Shanti as
non-choice for mayor between Beame and to whether the store would sell items which
Marchi, handmaidens in the game of elitist are not organically produced free of
biocides and additives. At present organic
politics.
food is more expensive than other types of
A more particular case is this: Cor- food but more healthful.
porations give us a level of nutritional
quality and choice that is dictated by
looks, convenience, and uniformity and not
by taste or food value. The quality of food
VETERANS
t^ay has dropped manifold, by their
PENDING LEGISLATION
ruthless practices, from what it was at the
beginning of the century. Our health is
The following legislation has been referred
correspondingly poor.
to the House Veterans Affairs Committee:
When we free ourselves from the narrow
choices granted us by the food industry, II.R. 6217
which is the largest industry in this
country (from seed to shelf-a paraphrase To amend title 38, United States Code, to
from Tenneco Corp.) our tastes can be a extend to 10 years the delimiting period
hell of a lot more elusive. If our choices which veterans must complete their
became really independent the companies educational programs.
that stick us with the cheapest, quickest,
schlockiest goods would be finished. Every
one of these corporations think they can II.R. 6488
manipulate our tastes arbitrarily but they
will learn that they will lose that pozer To amend title 38 of the United States
over us.
Code, to remove the time limitation within
What we can offer instead is which programs of education for veterans
cooperation, control of our lives by our- must be completed, and restore on behalf
selves: Among other things we will form of certain veterans educational assistance
co-operatives - cooperative food stores, benefits which had previously terminated.
housing, farms, schools, jobs and anything
else you care to mention. This doesn't
imply a political stand in itself as far as I H.R. 69.5:5
am concerned. It just means a firms stand
against competition and for the people's To amend chapter 34 of title 38, United
common good. Then when we can depend States Code, to provide additional
on each other for support we can do what is educational benefits to veterans who have
in our power to struggle alongside served in the Indochina theater of
prisoners from Attica workers from the operations during the Vietnam era.
auto plants, from the Farah plant, from
the agricultural fields the Indians at H.R. 75.59
Wounded Knee and the sharecroppers in
the Southern U.S.
To amend chapter 34 of title 38, United
The people in coops musn't stumble over States Code, to permit eligible veterans
their own feet though or it will be im- pursuing full time programs of education
possible to make it work. The day-to day to receive increased monthly educational
struggle of running a coop, a food pur- assistance allowances and have their
chasing of food, communicating with period of entitlement reduced propormembers and new members, handling tionally.
money, making decisions, keeping the
store clean and efficient, all must be done H.R. 8167
as though we were caring for our own
homes - with love. It can be a liberated To amend chapter 34 of title 38, United
States Code, to provide additional
area.
Suffice it to say the cooperative educational benefits to Vietnam era
movement has seen too many failures, so veterans.
many that I'm tempted to think that there
isn't any way. But I learned in my travels H.R. 6474
that the only thing worth listening to is my
own and my brothers and sisters instincts To amend title 38, United States Code, to
and they seem to say, we can make it establish a program of insured and direct
happen. Most of those failures, as it oc- educational loans for eligible veterans.
curs, came as a result of the loss of will
and stagnation. My guesses as to how we H.R. 6866
can prevent this from happening again
To amend chapter 34 of title 38 of the
aren't any better than anybody elses.
If numbers are encouraging then there is United States Code to restore entitlement
cause for encouragement because a recent to educational benefits to veterans of
national conference on cooperatives ir World War II and the Korean conflict.
Minneapolis, Minnesota brought togethei
cooperatives from all over the U.S. anc H.R. 6952
Canada. They are serving pet^le fronr
rural Wyoming to urban New York. Thej To provide equitable treatment of
are only scratching the surface as far at veterans enrolled in vocational education
changing the system but they will have i courses.
greater and greater impact when othet
people see a strong and vigorous systen- H.R. 7558
operating and serving people.
To establish a task force within the
I was surprised to find out from this Veteran's Administration to advise and
conference that people working on a assist in connection with, to consult on, and
cooperative basis in just the last few to coordinate all programs pertaining to
years, in particular in food systems, have veterans of the Vietnam era.
begun to take over every step of the cycle.
Cooperative farmers are producing H.R. 7968
^
organic food, cooperative truckers are
taking it to cooperative warehouses where To amend title 38 of the United States Code
it is distributed through coop food stores. to remove the time limitation within which
Such things are haiH)ening in Austin, programs of education for veterans must
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By Jimmy Mack
Clasp
my scorched
hands and notice
my burns, for you
have closed your eyes
and your minds to my pains
for centuries. Now you will
have to take notice of my plight
for I will flash my burns in front
of your eyes. Awaken. Notice my ashes.
I was the kindling which was ignited
under the condemned carcasses of
heretics and witches. I was tied
and burned. Crimson flames
consumed my life. I was
the faggot. I was
the faggot.
Gaze into my emaciated face. You can
no longer avoid the emptiness of
my eyes. My skin is gray and it
is cold here in my cell. You
are burning with passion as
you make love with your
swastikas. Now you cry
and beat your head
against a wailing
wall in the hope
of atoning for
the countless
murdered
Jews.
Why is it
that you have
forgotten that
you also persecuted,
starved, and gassed me
in Auschwitz and your
other blessed chapels of Death.
You gassed and burned me
•
daily. My smokey remains
soared out of tall redbrick chimneys and I
became incense that
you sacrificed in
adoration to
your great
omnipotent
Fuehrer.
Did you win his favor
with your daily
offerings?
Was he pleased when
he had learned
that I had
DIED
more than a
thousand times
by your
doings
LOOK
at these cold solid steel chains
which you have locked on me to
restrain my goals and my desires
for each and everyone of my lives
here in modern-day 1973-blue-white(blood) red-united-states-of-america.
LOOK
I am still dying, for you are still
burning me. The scorching flames of
your discrimination lick at the
charred foundations of my existence.
My past is centuries long, but my
liberation is nearing. The past
flames of my oppressed lives push
me forward to fight for my LIFE,
LIFE.
I shall destroy my passiveness
and I shall work to regain the
peace-of-mind which Sappho sang
of many, many dreams and tears
ago.
I am the Gay Nation.
0
1 am the Sisters and Brothers
(Gay and Proud) who are
confronting their conditioned
lives,
confronting their prisons of
oppression,
confronting their goals of
emerging from
their oppressed
lives
radiant,
newly-born
and capable of
soaring to the
heights of their
life-potentials.
Photo by Marianne Brown
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page 14
Second Annual Play Tournament
by ROBERT W. 'KARL' BLEI
On the third and fourth day of this
month, November, Dr. William M.
Birenbau, Ms. Cynthia Belgrave and
several others, helped to organize and
sponsor a Play Tournament for the second
time in the S.I.C.C. auditorium, involving
the efforts of students from high school
and college, faculty and advisors of all
types. Though I tend to disagree with the
decisions for prizewinners in the contest,
incidentally a cash award meant to go
forward to the production of the next play,
but since this is a review, I shall proce^
with a description of each event and my
criticisms about it.
The first play that opened the contest
Saturday night, called 'TIS THE SEASON,
was produced by Tottenville High School,
in fact, one student in particular. Charles
Kadau is his name. He wrote the play,
directed it and played the lead role in it.
The show centers around a very fussy and
crabbie personality with the name, of all
names, of Charlie. He is presently living
with a very clumsy and idiotic friend and
the moron has just pulled off a surprise
party behind Churck's back. Since the play
is basically a comedy, all the cheap insultings and humorous acts, such as using
Pine-Mist for underarm deodorant, are
used Well, the hero has to resign to the fact
that his pad has just become Ae center for
a very wild and possibly destructive time.
The following scene involves the entrance
of another so-called friend bringing in the
tinsel and the other assorted decorations.
This fellow is a very moonstruck young
guy who is madly infatuated with a very
pretty and voluptuous young girl who is a
least a foot taller than he is. He has the
only funny line of the scene and possibly
the whole play when he describes how he
just sold a box of artificial holly to a guy wi
the street, who mistook the stuff for
'grass,' in the amount of $40! After that the
play seems to go downhill. The guys involved in planning this atrocious Christmas party try to get Charlie to dress up in
a Santa costume by first appealing to his
nonexistent sober good side and then by
getting him to finish off three bottles of
Scotch. They finally get Charlie to put on
the costume after he finished off the
second bottle, but right after he got
dressed up, he passed out on the floor, so
the gang had to drag him to the bedroom
like a sack of mushy potatoes. The party
continues. Finally the girls come, and our
moonstruck fellow gets kissed by his very
sexy and capable girlfriend (and she's a
high school kid?), after which he falls into
a trance for the next couple of minutes
from walking into the coatrack to falling
over the couch. The gifts are exchanged.
Mr. Moonstruck gets a tie and Moron
laughs and makes jokes about it. When the
jerk gets his gift, it turns out to be the
same gift (GOOD!). One of the girls makes
the best statement about it: "I guess ties
are 'in' this year, Frankie." When the guys
go into the bedroom to wake up Charlie
they find out he had disappeared. In the
next several short sets, very poorly done
and seemingly endless, we see Charles
getting drunk with a Salvation Army-type
Santa and traipsing around town with him,
with the other characters in pursuit. The
whole shooting match ends in a police
station where most of the cast has drifted
to in their search for the lost hero. Charlie
and vodka-guzzling companion finally falls
into the place and even has to bail himself
out of the slammer! The typical criticism
of the production would be to say: "Wellnot bad for High School students...,"but
I've seen better, virtually professioiial
productions put on by a school in my
neighborhood that have made Broadway
plays look sick. The show was supposed to
be an attempt at slapstick comedy, with
the W. C. Fields imitator and all, but unfortunately, it flopped.
The rest of the plays were presented on
the second day and Sunday's plays can
definitely be considered the better
productions of all the efforts during the
tournament. The first show, called the
CAGE, by Rick Cluchey, was produced by
the Looking Glass Players. THE CAGE
won "Best Production," and all that can be
said is that I agree. The story is a powerful
portrayal of a young man locked up in jail
by a police state that has indicted him for
the murder of his 17—year—old girlfriend,
by dumping her off a mailtrain with a
mailback strai^)ed to her neck. Though it
is never clear whether he is guilty or not of
the crime, he is still locked up and
forgotten in a cage—like cell with three
other men, one called the "General," a
self—made Charles Manson—type figure,
who controls over the other two original
inmates
a crippled faggot and a
former black pimp. The "new boy" that
General calls "Green-Face," realizes the
folly of his imprisonment, but can not
understand or accept the insanity nor
ritualistic following of the General, who
believes that he was sent by God to accomplish his half—crazed murders for the
sake of humanity. Most notable in the play
was the madman's rantings and ravings
and prayers interrupted by cursing out his
other inmates, the religious prayer session
and the mock trial of "Green—Face," his
murder and the brutality of the policemen.
The most unusual thing about the play was
the only set used
an old, engraved
porcelain TOILET! The bowl was part of
the action in the hedonistic baptisni
ceremonies and the defendant's "chair" in
the trial. Ms. Belgrave, when introducing
the play, quipped: "This is the first time
I've ever played second billing to a toilet!"
It's a very hard—hitting, earthy play that
one can relate to, with thought—producing
hints about the penal system and the
horrors of a police state. My choice for
"Best Play."
The next presentation on Sunday was
called "BIRDBATH," which was a play by
Leonard Melfi, but directed by the w e l l known Joe Gheraldi and Gary Doucett was
the leading male character and producer.
Barbie Witkowski played a nervous,
virtually frigid, 26—year—old "Old
Maid," who is being chased after by a
young poet that she met where they work.
9ie is very talkative yet always trembles
and he is very moody, plus a heavy
drinker. The story eventually centers in
the fellow's apartment, where his many
attempts at "making" humorously fail,
such as one incident when they were both
sitting next to each other on his bed. He
fakes passing out from the booze and
starts falling towards her, but she suddenly jumps up just at the right second and
he collapses on the mattress, with a
frustrated look on his face. After a while,
the liquor gets to him and he begins to talk
very bitterly about his past agonizing love
affairs with other women who only wanted
his absolute attention when he couldn't
ignore his own artistic interest. He makes
one last pass at her and in the midst of his
cooing to her, she pulls out a knife that I
didn't even see until it flashed in the light.
Pretty soon, though, she breaks down ^at
she had murdered her mother after putting up with many years of holding down
two jobs to support her frivolous old lady,
who was hanging out chasing men in
resorts while she was lonely, an "U^y
Duckling," and never able to socialize with
men. When she fells ill at the fact that she
didn't feel any emotions until her confession, he grants her a place to stay.
While she dozes on the bed, he begins to
write a poem to be written into a Valentine
card for her, a little thing that she never
received and always upset her. The play
itself was pretty good entertainment, a
very touching story, yet not really make it
a great success. Better luck next time,
Gary!
Applying
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How Would Tenur* Quotas Aftact You?
As the union representing the
16,000-member instructional staff of
CUNY, the Professional Staff Congress
is challenging Chancellor Kibbee's
tenure quota policy. We believe that
excellence should be the sole standard
for appointment, promotion,
reappointment and tenure.
Unless the Kibbee policy is
overturned, rescinded or defied, no
degree of professional merit
demonstrated during five years of
probation can secure the achievement
of tenure.
Furthermore, this policy subjects
faculty members to nonreappointment
at any time during those five years regardless of professional
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approaching its 50% tenure quota.
In light of these facts, if you are
thinking of applying for appointment to
the City University, we advise you to
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For further information, write to:
On October 29, 1973, Chancellor
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a 50Vo tenure policy at the City
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The policy affirms that "the
normal process of tenure should be
one that invokes serious and rigorous
judgment of a faculty member's peers"
- up to a point.
The "point" is "when a majority
of the tenurable faculty of a
department, division or other unit of a
college have become tenured." At that
point, the college presidents "will be
expected to present specific
justification in the recommendations
of individuals for tenure."
"Specific justification" is neither
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by Irving Sealey
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The last time I saw Spencer Davis, he
was playing The Bitter End with an
acoustic Yamaha and a chap named Peter
Jameson sitting next to him, also with an
acoustical instrument. They both were
putting out some fine mellow sounds at the
time, until they split and went their
separate ways. Peter's most recent
achievement is on the live recording of
Dory Previn's when she was appearing at
Carnegie Hall. The Lp has been out now for
some time and doing quite well amongst
all their loyal and devoted fans. About t at
time Spencer Davis had his solo Lp out
"Mousetrap", on the VA Label, which
virtually went unobserved.
Some
definitive changes have gone on since
then. He's gathered himself together with
another band, plays a Les Paul and
transferred to the Mercury label to release
the new band's first Lp entitled "Gluggo".
The fictitious product Gluggo is
epitomized closely with that of a Guess
Who Lp "Artificial Paradise", where
health and well being can be achieved only
through use of the item.
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-POYZUN Rick Bearpsle - Bass Ken Filmore - Guitar
Photo by Irving Sealey
This re—emergence of Spencer Davis
could well be one of the most creative
moves of his career. Being more or less an
obscure individual since his breakaway
with Stevie Winwood, this band could well
give him more of a deserved recognition.
With the fine writing talents in accompanying members Eddie Hardin on
organ, piano and vocals and Ray Fenwick
on vocals and lead guitar, the new Spencer
Davis Group can once m w e go on tte road
to success. Their most recent gig at The
Felt Forum is a true example of what we
can expect from the band. The music was
tight, which seemed to excite some sort of
response with an audience more turned on
to the thought of seeing Focus than
anything else. As usual being squeezed for
time, the band exhibited numbers old and
new from "Keep on Runnin'", a song from
the old band to "Catch you on a Rebop", a
fine rocker off "Gluggo". Eddie sings lead
on most of the tunes except "Tumble Down
Tenement Row", (a song recorded on both
Spencer's solo Lp and their recent product
only in different arrangement) which
Spencer leads with. The band has a strong
hold of the music, (preserving the prospect
of somewhat heavy sound), as Ray Fenwick rattles lead riffs through every song
and Spencer tightens the rhythm line.
Their music follows a pattern, a pattern
of good foot stepping sounds of bottom,
groovy organ and intense guitar work.
Spencer Davis is not a new individual, —
his name has been around in one context of
music or another from rock to f o l k country and back again. His band is new
and the direction of their music can be
recognized and accepted. Spencer Davis
himself can be related to a Jack-in-a-box,
he keeps popping back always with that
zing which makes people still recognize
Spencer Davis, a fine musical talent.
The Concert That Nobody Saw
by Irving Sealey
Even though Port Richmond High
School happens to be the most famous
school on Staten Island, where a good
majority of the adolescents of the Island's
working class attend, it was not a highlight
of entertainment on the night of December
Sth.Poyzun on one of Staten Island's finest
local bands played to a near capacity
crowd of twelve people, which gradually
grew in number to twenty, then to fourteen
and back again to twelve or maybe it was
thirteen, whatever. Taking various
aspects of the evening into account of ads
weather and just general interest, the fault
for such a small turnout can not be attributable to anyone.
Poyzun is a band with yet no real concentrated roots as to where their music
sits. They expand in various directions
touching bases on all musical styles from
an original twenty-five minute concept
piece entitled "Where are we going",
(which involves ARP synthesizer) to basic
down rock evident in material by Stevie
Wonder, Winwood and Seatrain. Bob
Evola on keyboards conducts the man
combo from time to time switching off
with Ken Filmer, lead guitar for vocal
lead. Poyzun possesses an ear for harmony, specifically on an original tune
"Don the Hardon". Their vocals are clear,
which stand and reach out to you, and in
many instances touch you. The band's
music is tight, with Rick Beardsle, bass
and Joe Commuto, drums holding down
the strong rhythm line.
Poyzun could very well be one of the fine
new bands to come along in a long time.
They have the talent for writing original
material as well as have a talent for
arranging it creatively. Few bands have
this refined aptitude. Inside Poyzun there
is a seed being developed. If nurtured and
allowed to grow freely, they could very
well be a fine musical phenomena, if not
they'll be strewn by the wayside like so
many other menial bands, destined for big
time dives like Port Richmond High.
Spencer Dewis Group
\ e w Faces
by Irving Sealey
POYZUN - Bob Evola - Keyboards
Photo by Imng Sealey
In this little pasture of space, I would
like to mention two new artists who have
come on the scene that I think present a
refreshing brand of music.
One of the newest is Susan Pillsbury, a
personage who combines a thin mixture of
folk and country for a pleasant sound of
acoustic rhythm and mellow vocals. She
has her first LP out on Sweet Fortune
Records. Specific cuts such as "Brown
Eyes" bear relation to atmospheres of
"Baseball Blues" off Claire Hamill's first
Lp. But forebearing things in mind Susan
Pillsbury is a fine new womanly artist
whose Lp upon listing may find yourself a
bit happier.
Sherman Hayes is a new kind of country
artist whose simple easy tunes off his new
Lp "Vagabond's Roost", are highly tuned
up with strings, things and other fancy
stuff which leaves this Lp as an impromtu
kind of contemporary country. In his
recent appearence at The Bitter End, his
elite combinations were diminshed to
three basic instruments of mandolin,
guitar and bass. Sherman Hayes is a new
kind of country artist, the kind not just the
people in Mine, North Carolina would like,
but also the people in Brooklym as well.
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SPORTS
Womens Basketball
On The Rebound
by Buck Zienielis
Last spring when Immaculata C o l l i e
defeated Queens College in the Association
for Intercollegiate Athletics for WomenBasketball Championship. The women
finally received the publicity they
deserved. It also provided some fresh
change in basketball reading where topics
became stale. For instance the continuous
financial rip-offs of pro stars and the big
business wheeling and dealing of owners
that has become more important than the
game itself. Other stories concerning
injuries would have more meaning in a
Medical Journal than the sports page.
Now Immaculata wins its second
straight title and all of a sudden Women's
Basketball is on the rise. The S.I.C.C.
Women's team is all set under the
guidance of Elizabeth Zwingraf who is
confident the team will surpass last
season's 9-5 record and reach the New
York State Athletic Association of Junior
Colleges -Women's Championship which
will be held at Bronx Community College,
February 22 and 23. S.I.C.C. is in the
Southern Division and will have to battle
Nassau and Farmingdale Community
College for a playoff berth.
The players Coach Zwingraf is counting
on are: Ellen Molley who also is on the
volleyball team. Ellen is an agile center
noted for her defensive skills and
rebounding prowess. The biggest offensive
threat is forward Terry DeFiore who
shoots with both hands. Terry will miss a
few games due to a broken foot but when
she returns she may prove to be the best
player SICC has ever had. Kathy Caliguiri,
from Bishop Kearney, has progressed as a
ball handler. She also is a member of the
volleyball team. Her companion in the
guard slot is Kathy Reilly who played at
St. Joseph's by the Sea. Kathy will be
counted on for her fine shooting touch.
Cathy Drevana a member of the P.S.A.L.
title semi-finalist Tottenville squad is the
speed merchant who is all over the court
producing action. Georgianna Hickman
gained experience at Bishopville High
School in South Carolina, while returning
vet Sara Willis was the Dolphin's most
improved player. Contributions also are
expected from Rosa Figueroa, Linda
Doherty, Eileen Johnson and Anna
Prendergass. The team manager is Edith
Alfano.
Last year S.I.C.C. missed a spot in the
State Championship when it lost by one
point, to Nassau. The women are a
dedicated group who are working hard on
the basic fundamentals of the game. The
women are a little gun shy and have a
tendency to overpass. However, the kinks
should be worked out by the home opener,
December 17 against N.Y.C.C. at 5:30. The
women do possess good leaping ability
which is vital to the game.
Unlike the men's game where most of
the players have had basketball
aspirations for years, the women have to
be persuaded to try out. The era of girls
being on the sidelines is over with expanded athletic programs for women on
the High School level. It won't be long
before little girls will be tossing shoots
trying to emulate Theresa Shank, the Bill
Walton of the women's game and center
for Immaculata. As for S.I.C.C. they're
ready, willing, and able to go all the way.
Mens Basketball
by Buck Zienielis
Keith Lewis - Mr. Natural
Is The Sparkplug of the
S-l Dolphins
S.I.C.C. Dolirfiins hoop season started
with a come-from-behind 72-61 victory
over a talentless Camden C.C. at the home
court. The Dolfdiins came out pressing and
quickly jumped to a 6-0 lead. With Camden
having trouble bringing up the ball, it
seemed that a rout was in the making.
However, S.I.C.C. hit a wicked cold spell
and Camden eventually pulled ahead.
S.I.C.C. began to force shots and blow easy
chippies. Playing sloppily, the Dolphins
managed only four points in the last seven
minutes as Camden held a comfortable 3221 halftime lead.
Keith Hudsoh, Dolphins Best Rebounder broke wrist in victory over
Sullivan. It is hoped he will be back for Holiday Tournament.
Keith Lewis sparked the Dolphin
comeback with two straight baskets to
start the second half scoring. When Lewis
picked off a stray pass and threaded a
perfect pass to Errol Thomas for a lay up,
the partisan crowd roared with delight in
tribute to Lewis' flashy inspiring output.
Camden's short-lived lead was cut to 3835. Camden showed some nice perimeter
shooting but they played on borrowed
time. Keithe Hudson scored off an offensive re-tied the count at 39. The
Dolphins started to speed while Camden
shifted into reverse as Lewis scored four
straight points on snake drives.
The lead quickly soard to 49 to 39 and hit
a peak when Joey Polizzi fired a smoker to
Paul Bianco who made the lay up to make
it 63-41. There was no doubt about the
outcome at this junction as the Dolphins
swam home the last nine minutes. As
usual, when one team has a big lead the
game became a helter skelter affair. Errol
Thomas led all scorers with 22 points;
Keith Hudson provided the necessary repower, while Paul Bianco did a fine job
coming off the bench. Keith Lewis
sparkled in his debut. The team came to
life when he created the offensive moment
that was lacking in the first half.
On Dec. 1 the Dolphins shoed marked
improvement as they beat Orange C.C. 9476. The Dolphin defense forced the turnovers when the game got tight early in
the second half. Orange scored two
straight baskets to get within three at 5249, but a rash of mistakes resulted in a
S.I.C.C. surge that put away another win.
Jocgo Jenkins played a fine all-around
game while Errol "Riomas led all scorers
with 20 points. Thomas was ejected for a
flagrant foul in the second half. The ensuing scuffle was the highlight of the
game. There was some shoving but it was
strictly a no-fight deal as cooler heads
prevailed.
The officiating was shaky as the refs
came close to losing control of the game.
The bench again came through with Bob
Besignano displaying some neat drives
and Paul Bianco taking over the boardwork usually handled by Thomas and
Keith Hudson who fouled out. The added
depth that the Dolphins have, may be the
key to a successful season. Orange lacked
a big man and did not have the reserves to
cope with S.I.C.C.'s energy-draining
tactics. S.I.C.C. still has to develop some
consistency to their offensive game, which
has a tendency to rush shots.
The Dolphin Is Soriy That There Are No
Pictures O f The Womens Basketball Team,
it Seems That There Just Isn't Any
Frroi Thomas leading scorer average 21 points
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Vol. X X I I
No.4
Dec. 10, 1973
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
J'ACCUSE
by GERARD BISSAINTHE
There has been a gib fuss about the visit of Mr. Shockley to SICC. The Shockley case
has divided the campus. And the paradoxical thing is that the "good guys" seem to be on
the side of Shockley—who is a w^-known racist—and the "bad guys" against him.
Dr. Shockley, You're wrong
by DR. PIERNE L. WOLF
I agree with Dr. Shockley, and all geneticists do so, that both skin color and intelligence are inherited, and that genes control both traits. However, the pattern of
inheritance of these traits, skin color and intelligence, is extremely complex: it is a
"polygenic" type of inheritance, that is, many genes are involved for the appearance
of these traits. How many genes are responsible for conferring these traits? Nobbdy
knows with exactitude. For skin color, some geneticists claim that at least 10 pairs of
genes are involved; this number of gene pairs may be largely exceeded as far as the
trait "intelligence" is concerned.
Genes, which consist of DNA, the chemical compound that is fundamental to any
living process, are located in the chromosomes which are the most important
structures of the nucleus, since their number and their shape determine the species of
living organisms. By the same token, since chromosomes are made up of genes, and
consequently of DNA, they determine also the particular individual belonging to a
given species of that given organism. All the 3 billion of the earth's inhabitants, with
the rare exception of the few cases of identical twin occurrence, are totally different
individuals, since their genetic make-up .varies immensely. Chromosomes occur in
pairs in any cells of the body, with the exception of the gametes or reproductive cells.
When such gametes are being formed, members of a pair of chromosomes separate
from each other so as to be present on different gametes. One of Mendel's most outstanding finding was his ability to formulate his first law governing heredity: the
LAW OF SEGREGATION OF GAMETES: during gamete formation, genes separate
on different chromosomes, and consequently on different gametes. When a male
gamete or sperm unites with a female gamete or ovum, gene pairs are present again
on chromosome pairs, thus conferring a given trait. The trait that is visible and that
constitutes the appearance of the individual is said to be the dominant trait, and the
gene is said to be dominant; the trait that is hidden by the dominant gene is said to be
recessive, and the gene is a recessive one. This ai^lies to skin color, where a gene B.
responsible for black skin, is dominant over the recessive gene b, responsible for
white skin. Sometimes, to make the matter more difficult, there is neither dominance
nor recessivity of traits, and genes are incompletely dominant. They blend together
so that traits are mixed. This is the case when a red flower is crossed with a white
flower; the resulting offspring are pink. This is also the case of intelligence. When
superiorly intelligent individuals mate with individuals of very low intelligence, the
resulting offspring are neither geniuses nor morons, but of moderate intelligence.
All the good guys tho^ht that it was their duty to protect Shockley. For him they
raised the shield of the First Amendment: they became the Paladins of a beautiful cause.
The Shockley opponents became the Dragons, and the public believed they deserved all
the sufferings of Hell.
As a Dragon I want to speak my mind: I accuse the Paladins of having created an
intellectual and dishonest confusion: and that confusion is that they proclaim that ONLY
the First Amendment was at stake in the Shockley case. This is a typical case of sophism
and oversimplification, and as such almost an insult to human intelligence.
First of all, the First Amendment is not the sole or the first principle on which a free
world is built. Before a person is free to s p ^ k he must be able to live. Therefore, since
there are priorities in this world, if I have to become the absolute defender of a principle,
it will not be the First Amendment, but the Right of everybody to live like human beings.
Thus, before I try to give to people like Shockley a respectable and healthy public to
disseminate their victories theories, before I give to Shockley the objective support of
$500 to strengthen his unconstitutional cause, I prefer to care about the thousands of
people in this country who cannot even open their mouths, because either they are badly
fed, or they never learned how to construct two coherent sentences. As a matter of fact,
Shockley has a wonderful solution for them: he wants them to be sterilized. The next
logical step will be ttie crematory oven. There are people who know something about
that.
The real problem is not whether Shockley had a right to speak at that meeting of
November 20. Here lies the confusion. The real problem is whether we should have invited Shockley in the first place.
That invitation was not a crime, since the President is allowed by the By-laws (I've
never investigated that point, but I take it for granted) to make his own invitations. But
using Talleyrand's words, I would say that the invitation was "more than a crime, it was
a mistake". A mistake and a scandal. Whatever we do, whatever we say, an invitation to
speak in an SICC Forum means for the public a kind of sponsorship, especially when the
invitation mentions the word "honoring". Only a masochist will ask a person to come to
his place and throw unpleasant words to him (and even pay him for that service). If
SICC, which is not masochistic, is ready to honor and to listen to a racist, it means in a
way or another that his words are agreeable to us. Tell me whom you frequent, I'll tell
you who you are. What happened is that the body Shockley was rejected by some SICC
antibodies. A scandalous invitation does not justify a violent reaction, but this explains
that.
Some people say: if we cannot invite Shockley we should not invite Bobby Seale. It is a
false problem: if Shockley is the price to pay to invite Bobby Seale. I think its better not
to invite Bobby Seale. Education is not politics where one has to please everybody.
Education comes from the latin word: ducere which means to lead, and to lead implies to
choose. Since we cannot invite all the people of the world who all have their own right of
free speech, we have to make our own choice and invite only the persons whosQ ideas will
be beneficial to our campus, in our humble but definite opinion. If we plan to invite Bobby
Seale only because we want to please a certain sector of the campus, if it is our sole
reason, I don't think it is a valid and courageous one. If we think that Bobby Seale has
something valuable to tell us, so let us invite him. If not, let us forget about him. But let
us not throw fire and ice alternately, as if justice consisted of being on both sides at the
same time. Politicians do that, not educators.
So the proposition: a free world is a world where all the Shockleys would have the right
of free speech is a truism that leads us nowhere. The real question is whether we have to
care first—question of priority—about the rights of all the Shockleys, dedicate all our
efforts to ensure that those people can speak wherever and whenever they want, or to
care first about so many other people who are not Nobel Prize Winners and who really
have no need of Paladins but of simple human beings to defend their rights that have
been denied them for centuries. A real educator is. not only a person who knows the
principles, but one who also knows the priorities, because it is in evaluating those
priorities that we really make a legitmate and rational use of our most wonderful
faculty: our intelligence.
DR. P.L. WOLF
As mentioned earlier, skin color results from the action of many genes, Bl, B2, B3
etc.. . . these being dominant over bl, b2, bS, etc . . . for white. Similarly, intelligence
results from the action of many genes II, 12, IS, etc. . . incompletely dominant over il.
i2, i3, e t c . . . . . thus conferring the various degrees of intelligence as measured by the
I.Q. scale. If momentarily we abandon the field of genetics to consider some pages of
an American History textbook, particularly those concerned with the life before,
during and after the Civil War, we would be able to hint that some sexual intercourse
took place between the white "master" or "mistress" with his or her black slaves,
either male or female. Likewise, after the Civil War, "miscegenation", that is. the
mingling of whites with blacks probably took place over a fairly large scale. The samp
situation probably occurred in other comers of the world where blacks of Africa.
Central America and South America were exposed to the white colonialists. Thus, it is
very unlikely that the American black individual, as well as his brother from Africa.
Central and South America is genetically "pure", that is, his genetic make-up con
sists exclusively of capital letters Bl, B2, B3, etc. . . . At the same time, assuming
with Dr. Shockley that superior inteUigence is an attribute of the white, and poor
intelligence, an attribute of the black, if a black individual has recei\'ed through
"miscegenation" some white genes, he received at the same time some genes for high
intelligence. Hence, his skin is neither "pure black" nor "pure white" but of niar)>
shades varying from dark brown to light brown. And similarly, his intelligence is
neither high nor low but somewhere between these two extremes. As a matter of fact,
if we assume that 10 pairs of genes are involved in conferring skin color to individuals.
1,024 different kinds of gametes can be produced, and 1,048,576 different shades of skin
color may appear, the more capital letters Bl, B2, B3, etc. . , . present in the genetic
make-up of an individual, the darker the skin. The same applies to intelligenor tho
more capital letters, II, 12,13, etc
the more intelligent the individual is. and tho
more lower case letters, U, i2, i3, the less intelhgent the individual is.
To oversimplify the problem, let us assume that one pair of gonos. B foi blac-k.
dominant over b for white, controls skin color, and that a second pair of gonos. I a nd i
controls intelligence. Let us assume, with Dr. Shockley, that an American hiack. Hh,
is of poor intelligence, and has the genes ii. If a male Bbii marries a female Bhn, (ho
gametes produced by both sexes may be either Bi or bi. Their offspring nia\ ix' |)ot
cent pure blacks with low intelligence, BBii, 50 per cent dark-skinned with lou in
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FUEL AND
ENERGY
by JAMES McALLISTER
Well, it's finally happened. The petroleum supply to this country has seriously been
curtailed. Now the major problem is that our petroleum is imported frdVn the Middle
East. Because we support the Israelis, the Arabs have cut our petroleum.
Representative Mike McCormack warned the Energy Sub-committee of the House
Science and Astronautics Committee that this nation must break its dependence on other
nations in regards to energy. McCormack sees the conflict as "inevitable" that energy
will be generated from evWy source available. According to McCormack, nuclear power
plants must be appropriately sited, and oil refineries and deep water ports constructed
with a minimum ecological impact.
Congressman McCormack estimates that from just imported petroleum the United
States could face a $30 billion trade deficit. McCormack states that the U.S. should stockpile d 90-day petroleum reserve as to avoid political blackmail and of course, the military
implications. What is needed in the U.S. is a crash program in coal gasification and
liquification to develop existing coal reserves into a ne^ed energy source.
Fossil fuels must be phased out and replaced by nuclear fuel. McCormack believes we
must increase our nuclear energy consumpti(»i from its present 4 per cent to 15 per cent
by 1980, and to generate 25 per cent of this nation's electric power by the year 2000. The
results of breeder reactors should be evident by 1980-82. In the 1885-90 period, he thinks
solar power should be developed for localized heating and cooling of water. And by the
1990's McCormack sees the possibility of fusion reactors and satellite-based solar power
stations.
McCormack calls for advanced research in
1. Solar-cell development increased efficiency at decreased cost.
2. Use of fuel cells or batteries in automobiles.
3. Development of wind powered generating stations.
4. Fuel-cell development for electrical generating stations.
5. More research in super-conductivity.
6. Developing a liquid hydrogen fuel system.
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7. Developing high temperature gas turbines using nuclear power.
8. Research in micro-wave technology.
9. More research on fusion generators.
10. Continued development of space vehicles to aid in energy programs.
On the other side is Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) who has introduced a bill for shut
down of fission power plants and complete phasing out of nuclear power plants by the
1980's.
Alternatively, Gravel suggests the use of coal and coal by-products; burning trash
to generate wlwctricity, algae-produced methane to produce electricity, and con,verting animal waste into low-sulfur oil, and windmills.
Statistics :
Motor vehicles consume 66 billion gallons of gasoline annually.
Aviation grade gasoline - 2 billion gallons.
Total consumption plus other uses - 73 billion gallons annually.
Fuel oil is consumed at 57 billion gallons annually.
The military consumes 8.5 billion gallons of JP, while the airlines consume 7.5 billion
gallons annually.
The DOD has taken measures to reduce fuel consumption in 1974 by 10 per cent.
President Nixon is directing the Secretary of Transportation, along with CAB, the FAA,
and the Air Transportation Association to cut flight frequences and reduce aircraft
cruising speeds to conserve fuel.
SOUTH
RICHMOND
A public hearing on the land use outline
for South Richmond is being scheduled for
sometime this November. For many years
now, the South Richmond development
issue,has been a major concern for
Islanders.
In an effort to prevent South Richmond
from becoming a massive construction
platform for tract housing, apartment
buildings and ill-planned shoi^ers centers,
a bill, introduced in March of 1971 by State
Senator John J. Marchi called for the
planned development of the southern third
of Staten Island. Evidence of unplanned
development can be found in areas of
Staten Island, as well as in other parts of
the metropolitan area.
The bill did create certain problems for
residents of South Richmond. The most
important of these problems being city
condemnation of private property, the
allotment of land encompassed by public
parks, and a possible population cetling of
450,000 in South Richmond alone. The
current estimated population of South
Richmond is 60,000.
The issue which received most of the
opposition was the condemnation of
private property by tfie city. Land
developers, real estate holders, and those
opposed to any type of government
planning began to organize politically.
Consequently, this led to the November
1972 candidacy of Daniel L. Master a well
known real estate Ix'oker, against Marchi
in the race for Senator. Master lost the
election. However, the forces he rallied
were powerful enough to block the passage
of March^'s proposed bill.
In an attempt to salvage the bill, Marchi
eliminated proposals calling for condemnation measures. Again, the bUl was
rejected. It is now a dead issue.
Currently, a new plan for the development of South Richmond is now being
devised by the Staten Island Office of Qty
Planning Department. It is the plan that
will be the subject of debate for the upcoming public hearings.
Political leaders, residents of South
Richmond who have been chosen as
representatives, make iq) the South Richmond Task Force. According to the words
of their introduction, "The plan for South
Richmond begias with recognition of what
exists and what is valuable, and works
from there toward a determination of what
can be developed, and to what extent."
Henry Stephenson of the Staten Island
Office of the City Planning Department
stated that, "We will propose a scenic
district in South Richmond which can and
should be preserved as open space.
Within that district we will try to acquire
as much park land as possible. Where we
are not able to acquire the land for park
use, we propose a system of devised
controls that will preserve open space, but
leave it in private ownership."
Also included in the plan is a system
which will convert certain streets off main
roads into park streets.
In addition, the new plan for South Richmond may adopt a quality pint system
whereby responsibility for such ite;ns as
adequate storm drainage, and sewerage
disposal will be assumed by the private
contractor. An overall total of twenty
points from such areas must be accumulated by the contractor.
Borough development director Holt
Meyer recently stated that, "The South
Richmond Task Force, intends to create
living communities within a park". He
also stated that, "The current plan is
purely professional, with little ^litical
influence."
However, as it stands now, the plan is
subject to change. Items which stUl may
produce discomfort among community
members are those concerning the hic^
population ceiling as oppos^ to the
current population of South Richmond,
and the funding of such an involved plan.
On the whole, a great deal of concerned
and concentrated effort is invdved with
the planning of such a beautiful and still
natural portion of Staten Island, through
direct consultation with the community
residents.
Working For
Liberation
by JIMMY MACK
LOOK
at these cold solid steel chains
which you have locked on me to
restrain my goals and my desires
for each and everyone of my lives
here in modem-day-1973-blue-whiteblood-red United States of America.
LOOK
I am still dying, for you are still
burning me. The scorching flames of
your discrimination licks at the
charred foundations of my existence.
My past is centuries long, but my
literation is nearing. The past
flames of my oj^ressed lives
push me forward to fight for my
LIFE.
I shall destroy my passiveness
and I shall work to regain the
peace-of-mind which Sappho sang
of many, many dreams and tears
ago.
I am the GAY NATION.
I am the Sisters and Brothers
(Gay and Proud) who are
their conditioned
lives,
their prisons of
oppression,
their goals of
emerging from
their oppressed
lives
radiant,
newly-born,
and capable of
soaring to tiie
heights of their
life-potentials.
Clasp
my scorched
hands and notice
my burns, for you
have closed your eyes
and your minds to my pains
f w centuries. Now you will
have to take notice of my plight
for I will flash my bums in front
of your eyes. Awaken. Notice my ashes.
I was the kindling which was ignited
under the condemned carcasses of
heretics and witches. I was tied
and burned. CWmson flames
consumed my life. I was
the faggot. I was
the faggot.
Gaze into my emaciated face. You can
no longer avoid the emptiness of
my eyes. My skin is gray and it
is cold here in my cell. You
are burning with passion as
you make love with your
swastikas. Now you cry
and beat your head
against a wailing
wall in the hope
of atoning for
the countless
murdered
Jews.
Why is it
that you have
forgotten that
you also persecuted,
starved, and gassed me
in Auschwitz and your
other blessed chapels of DEATH.
You gassed and burned me
daily. My smoky remains
soared out of tall redbrick chimneys and I
became incensed that
you sacrificed in
adoration to
your great
omnipotent
Fuehrer.
Did you win his favor
Didwith your daily
Didwiofferings?
Was he pleased when
Washe had learned
Washethat I had
WashethaDIED
Washemore than a
Washthousand times
Washetby your
Washethdoings.
Did you win his favor
with your daily
offerings?
Was he pleased when
he had learned
that I had
DIED
more than a
thousand times
by your
doings.
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GOOD
Enter The
Chinese Cultural Cluh
L I F E ^PATITUCCI
^ ^^^^^^
by KARL BLEI
For the past couple years, the Chinese Cultural Club of this college has experienced
and endured the hassles with getting their budgets approved, but usually there was
enough money allocated to allow the members to enjoy such things as movies on or
about China (Taiwan), speakers on related topics and occasional cultural events
during the year. This year the club has not been so lucky. On the 24th of September,
Alcione Negrao, the treasurer, put in a budget request of $2,410.00. A breakdown of the
application reads as follows: $200 for Supplies (Xeroxing, photos, paper, writing tools,
etc.), $750 for Services (Speakers, Films, etc.), $850 for "Social" Activities (Food,
Plates, Tools, Special Equipment, etc.), $160 for Travel Expenses (monies needed to
acquire transportation to pick up necessary material for the club), $250 for Equipment and $200 for Miscellaneous Items, a very reasonable request, considering the
proposes asked for by other clubs, P.R.O.,B.S.U., Gay Lib, etc. The budget was filled
out with strict adherence to the "letter of the law," set down in the RULES AND
PROCEDURES
WORKSHOP
pamphlet
on
STUDENT
CLUBS
AND
ORGANIZATIONS, put out by the Day Session Student Government on February 28 of
this year.
Due to the supposedly sudden shortage of monies to be allocated for the student's
usage (out of his own pocket yet!), all clubs budgets were to be cut down to bare
operating levels at the beginning of this semester, a regulation that never seemed to
be fully explained as of yet. The C.C.C. also had to agree to a reduction in their
original application, but when Mr. Lee Formica, the "Ambassador of Club Relations"
for the organization asked for a good reason, namely for Student Government officers
to display their accounting "books," he was immediately REFUSED that right. In
fact, the C.C.C. could not even find out what their budget for the semester was until
several days later, when they met with Mr. H. Weiss, an administrator who deals with
Student Finances. At the time, the club treasurer was told that the semester's
allocation was $795, ONLY ONE-THIRD OF THE ORIGINAL REQUEST! "Unfortunately, we couldn't argue the action taken for the year, but we accepted the
circumstances," said the club official. However, the budgets still had to be approved
at the next DSG meeting, but the C.C.C. was told that the rubber stamp on the request
shouldn't be long or troublesome. Noone knows exactly what wheedling and dealing
went on from the day with Mr. Weiss until that Wednesday meeting, but somehow the
supposedly secure $795 budget was cut down EVEN FURTHER — to $275!!! —
without anyone coming to inform the club about it! What had happened? No one really
knows. However, P.R.O., B.S.U., Gay Lib and a couple other major clubs had most of
their original requests approved, but "smaller" organizations like the C.C.C., the
Newman Club and other religious societies, along with several minor clubs, were
either stripped of almost all their monies or not even given any finances at all.
Well, for one, the C.C.C. in particular was told that their request of money for
movies, speakers and other films were cancelled because of a brand new ruling, that
virtually no one was informed of, that Kaleidescope (the college (^erated entertainment division of the school) now had jurisdiction over ALL FILMS, MOVIES,
SLIDES, SPEAKERS and other so-called "entertainment" functions of their own and
that of clubs throughout the school, since it was being financed through them. This
means that this particular organization has the "power of life and death" decisions
over whether THEY feel someone elses' film, etc., is worthy enough in THEIR opinion
to be accepted for airing. Granted, it cuts down on extra dead-weight, but in some
cases the C.C.C. can not accept that ruling. The members cannot see how a separate
operation of the school can determine what is "Culturally Important" to the club, and
to have the power of deciding its worth or worthlessness, especially with such an
unusual topic as Chinese culture. And, considering the fact that Kaleidescope does not
have any Chinese representatives on its work force, how can they have the right to
hold judgment on such things that they do not really know anything about? To top it
off, the C.C.C. was told by a Student Government member a while back that the socalled "Sword Films" presented last year were not considered "culturally important" in the opinion of D.S.G. My God — the audacity! It seems that these people
are reigning over the activities of student clubs at their own whims and fancies. Why
is this so???
Also, the club office, in C-127(A), was in a bad state of disrepair at the beginning of
this term. Several students, at their own expense, had to go out and purchase paint,
cleaning equipment and brushes and fix up the office on their own, never being told
that this could have been done through the school, until after their hard-earned cash
was spent. Now, why can such a case of lack in information be allowed to go on in this
school? Alcione Negrao, the treasurer of this organization, stated to this reporter
that, in all fairness, there should be some sort of guidebook printed by either student
government or the administration including all sorts of vital material, guidelines,
regulations and procedures concerning every facet of the operation of clubs —
everything from repainting the office to applying for budgets. The LEMON Handbook
and the Rules and Procedures pamphlet from February, 1973, are not enough, according to Alcion. A new workshop should be started immediately to update, revise
and add to a new, totally complete and informative handbook for all club officials. Not
only would this book help clubs to be run more efficiently and effectively, but a lot of
all-around hassles, so ever-prevalent in this school, would most likely be eliminated.
A definite example of the lack of communication going on in this school can be
shown by the further troubles with the C.C.C.'s budget. According to present D.S.G.
laws, a club is entitled to 20 per cent of the previous year's budget allocation before
the present budget is to be approved; so that the organization can get started early in
the term. According to this regulation, the C.C.C. relied on the expected 20 per cent
allocation to handle expenses for two cultural events in the early weeks of the term.
The club used up the 20 per cent allotment, approximately to the ring of $200. Of
course, only a budget of $275 was approved, meaning that there is only about $70 or so
for the club to spend. With a little less than Vi of the semester to go as of this writing, it
is pretty hard for a fairly large organization like this (nearly 80 members) to operate
reasonably for the rest of the remaining time. To be honest with you, there is not much
anyone can do with $70 any more, and it is especially hard for a GROUP of people to
hold any major activities at this time. Another bill of $35 was brought to Mr. Weiss'
office several days ago and approved, for the purpose of constructing a custom-made,
traditional Chinese motif painting on glass. This now leaves the group a little less than
$35 left for the next five weeks or so, and expenses still are coming in.
The officials of the Chinese Cultural Qub think that it is very sad and unfair that a
situation like this had to occur to such a group of people. However, they realize that
nothing more can be done about this issue any more this year. Unfortunately, it is also
hard to keep the morale of the members high through this period of financial
"drought", since it has cut off all means of cultural enjoyment, education and activity. It is the sincere effort of the interested people of the club to keep everyone
together, in the hopes that next semester the C.C.C.'s standings and budget requests
will be treated in a more fair and honorable manner. Sai Chen. (Goodbye.)
Humanities favorite poisons: fear,
hatred, malice, jealousy, and anger. Fear
is a most expensive guest to entertain. The
same as worry is; so expensive are they
thatno one can afford to entertain them.
The mind dominated by fear opens the
door for the entrance of the very things, for
the actualization of, the very conditions it
fears!
Fear can paralyze every muscle in the
body.
Fear affects the flow of blood, likewise,
the normal and healthy action of all the life
forces.
Fear can make the body ridged,
motionless, and powerless to move.
Nothing is to be gained by fear, but
everything to be lost.
Anger, hatred, malice, jealousy, lust,
continual fault finding, has each its own
peculiar corroding, weakening, tearingdown effects.
The moment we entertain any thoughts
of hatred toward another, he or she, get the
effects of these diabolical forces that go
out from us, and has the same thoughts of
hatred aroused in him or her, which in
turn, return to the sender.
When we can understand the effects of
hatred, anger, envy, jealousy, scorn, and
criticism, we can see just how
detrimental, how expensive these can be to
the well being of even the physical body.
The same is true in regard to all kindred
thoughts against our fellowmen. In the
ultimate, we shall find that in entertaining
feelings of this nature toward another, we
always suffer far more than the one
toward whom we entertain them.
"For evil poisons; malice shafts, like
boomerangs return; Inflicting wounds that
will not heal, while rage and anger burn."
Meanwhile, thoughts of love have an
uncanny way of influencing you life-giving
health engendering properties. Besides
this, they beautify your countenance,
enrich your voice, and make you ever
more attractive, in every way!
Hatred, and all its kindred emotions, are
the unnatural, the abnormal, the perversions, and so, out of harmony with the
eternal order of the universe. For, if love is
the fulfilling of the law, then these, its
opposites, are direct voilations of the law.
And, there can never be a violation of the
law without its attending pain and suffering in one form or another. There is no
escape from this!
And so, love inspires love;
hatred breeds hatred.
Always know this: Love is positive, and
stronger than hatred. Hatred can always
be conquered by love!
And remember this: If you meet hatred
with hatred, you simply intensify it. But,
by sending love for hatred, you will be able
to neutralize it so that it will not only have
no effect upon you, but will not be able
even to reach you.
But more than this, you will, by this
action, sooner or later be able to literally
transmute the enemy into a friend.
Meet hatred with hatred and you
degrade yourself. Meet hatred with love,
and you elevate not only yourself, but also
the one who bears you hatred.
As the great Buddah has said, "If a man
foolishly does me wrong, I will return him
the protection of my ungrudging love. The
more evil comes from him the more good
shall go from me." The wise man avenges
injuries by benefits. Return good for evil,
overcome anger by love; hatred never
ceases by hatred, but by love.
The truly wise man or woman will
recognize no one as an enemy.
If our hearts go out in love to all with
whom we come in contact, we inspire love,
and the same ennobling and warming
influences of love always returns to us
from those in whom we inspire them.
Tell me how much one loves, and I will
tell you how much he has seen of God. Tell
me how much he loves, and I will tell you
how much he lives with God. Tell me how
much he loves, and I will tell you how far
into the Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom
of Harmony, he has entered; for "Love is
the fulfilling of the law." And, in a sense,
love is everything. It is the key to life, and
its influences are those that move the
world!
Once again, I feel compelled to stress
this all important fact; live only in the
thought of love for all, and you will draw
love to you from all. Live only in ttie
thought of malice and hatred, and most
assuredly, malice and hatred will come
back to you.
Put hatred into the world, and we make
it a literal hell.
Put love into the world, and Heaven,
with all its beauties and glories, becomes a
reality.
Not to love, is not to live; or, it is to live a
living death. The life that goes out in love
to all, is that life that is full and rich, and
continually expanding in beauty, and in
power.
We cannot do harm to another, without,
by that very act, doing harm to ourselves!!
IS HOMOSEXUALITY SOCIALLY
DESTRUCTIVE? by GAA
The Persian empire declined quite nicely along with strong antihomosexual taboos.
Homosexuality flourished freely at the zenith of the Roman empire, but the decline was
accompanied by an increase in antihomosexual restrictions. Homosexuality strived
during the heights of Periclean Greece, Renaissance Italy and Medieval Japan. And
some cultures in which homosexuality has been accepted, like those of certain African
and American Indian tribes, neither rose to nor fell from world-dominating heights. The
acceptance or non-acceptance of homosexuality had nothing whatever to do with the rise
or decline of any culture, and no reputable historian since the 18th century has taken this
theory seriously.
The real argument against homosexuality as socially destructive is that if everyone
were exclusively homosexual, the human race would die out. This argument is nonsensical, not only because it is based on the premise that if homosexuality were socially
approved, everyone would immediately prefer it, but also because anthropologists tell us
that a relaxation of antihomosexual taboos decreases rather than increases the number
of exclusive homosexuals.
In our culture, whole classes of people in religious orders, plus a good many others
solely of their own choice, choose to be celibate, but few suggest that such individuals are
iantisocial or propose laws against them. And a considerable number of married people
choose not to have children, because they feel that the survival of the human species
today does not depend on the procreative performance of every man and woman but, on
the contrary, that our biological survival is threatened by promiscuous and irresponsible
procreation.
Our notions of homosexuality as socially destructive derive from the ancient Hebrews,
who put a premium on increasii^ the tribal population. These notions survive today as
legalized punishments for "deviation" which, because they cannot be fairly enforced,
lead to such socially destructive phenomena as blackmail and official corruption. And
they survive in the form of hostility and discrimination which are socially destructive
because they decrease the'social and eccmomic value of homosexuals to the community
as a whole. Because we are denied jobs, the society is burdened with talented, hardworking men and women on welfare rolls. Instead of acceptingour social contributions
(and taxes) the state pays for the prison upkeep of those of us charged with "crimes" in
which no harm has come to anyone. Beds in state-supported mental hospitals are occupied by those of us who've been unable to withstand the hostile pressures. And
decreased socal productivity has also been the lot of our parents, burdened by unnecessary fear and guilt. It is antihomosexuality, not homosexuality, which is socially
destructive.
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Dr. Shockley, You're wrong
CONEY ISLAND
RUSH HOUR
Continued from Page 1
When one considers Dr. William Shockley "scientific evidence" that black individuals are less intelligent than white individuals, one is shocked that this
prominent scientist totally ignored, overlooked or disregarded the most basic principles of heredity; the Mendelian Laws. If these laws are applied to the problem of
skin color versus intelligence, any student taking an elementary basic genetic course
such as the one included in the syllabus of S.I.C.C. Biology 200 course, would immediately find out that there are many genetic possibilities, and that there are, according to these laws, incidences of black people superiorly intelligent, and viceversa, white people with low intelligence, thus contradicting in its entirety Dr.
ShocWey's racist findings.
I agree with Dr. ShocWey, and all geneticists do so, that both skin color and intelligence, Bbii, and 25 per cent whites with low intelligence, bbii! But American
blacks are neither genetically "pure" as skin color is concerned, that is, they are
unlikely to be BB, nor are they entirely of low intelligence, ii, since they may have
inherited from their white mates some genes I for high intelligence. Thus, American
blacks are most likely to have the genetic make-up Bbii, I representing superior intelligence in the combination II, and i representing low intelligence in the combination ii. If a male Bbii mates with a female Bbli, which is most likely to occur in
the United States among our black population, as well as in other regions of the world
with a predominantly black population, the gametes produced by both sexes are Bl,
Bi, bl and bi. Applying Mendel's second law or law of independent assortment, the
resulting offspring are: 6.25 per cent pure black superiorly intelligent; 12.50 per cent
pure blacks of average intelligence; 6.25 per cent pure blacks of low intelligence;
12.50 per cent dark-skinned superiorly intelligent; 25 per cent dark-skinned of average
intelligence; 12.50 per cent dark-skinned of low intelligence; 6.25 per cent whites
superiorly intelligent; 12.50 per cent whites of average intelligence; and 6.25 per cent
whites of low intelligence.
These figures lead to some comments: The percentages of pure blacks superiorly
intelligent, and that of whites superiorly intelligent are exactly the same: 6.25 per
cent. Likewise, the percentages of pure blacks of low intelligence and that of whites of
low intelligence are exactly the same: 6.25 per cent. Among the so-called black
Americans, both genetically pure and dark-skinned, 18.75 per cent are of low intelligence; however, an equal percentage, 18.75 per cent of black Americans,
genetically pure and dark-skinned possess superior intelligence, this compared to
only 6.25 per cent of whites, superiorly intelligent. The largest percentage of blacks is
found in the average-intelligence bracket: 12.50 per cent genetically pure black, and
25 per cent dark-skinned, a total of 37.50 per cent. Similarly, the largest percentage of
whites, 12.50 per cent are of average intelligence. There are as many whites with
superior intelligence as there are whites with low intelligence (6.25 per cent).
Likewise, there are as many pure blacks that have low intelligence as there are pure
blacks that have superior intelligence (6.25 per cent); and there are as many dark
skinned individuals with low intelligence as there are dark-skinned individuals with
high intelligence (12.50 per cent). These figures speak for themselves. Dr. Shockley,
your theory is scientifically wrong! Brush-up your genetics or go back to the transistor!
by ANGELO PATITUCCI
Fatigue distorting their faces, blank
stares, unseeing, eyes glased over. Robots,
climbing one set of stairs, descending
another; as if guided by mission control:
Conductor announces:
"Stillwell
Avenue, Coney Island, last stop, change
for the 'D', 'F', and 'B' lines!" This
statement triggers off the computing
machine portion of the human brain. The
robot becomes energized. He stands
suddenly, shuffles towards the door, steps
out and automatically heads for the stairs.
Some are programmed to descend to the
street and board a bus bearing the proper
symbol. Others are programmed to ascend
to the bridge, which connects the four
different lines. Each stairway, with its
corresponding symbol at its entrance
proclaiming 'D', 'F', 'B', and 'N'. Robots
programmed for the 'D', descend
automatically down the 'D' stairway to its
awaiting steel monster, which abruptly
swallows him up into one of its many open
mouths. And so it goes for the other robots,
programmed for their particular symbol,
descending the corresponding stairway to
steel monsters of their own.
Break their reverie by stopping them
and asking them a question? Sacrilege!
You are taking them off automatic pilot!
You are forcing them to engage manual
thought.
This disturbance can also occur accidentally: The robots are moving
unerringly, each to their own steel monster, bearing the proper triggering
symbol, when suddenly, there pulls in a
school train, on the West End line, jammed
with hundreds of screaming, screeching,
shouting school kids from Dewey Jr. H i ^
and Lafayatte High. They press against
the doors, trying to contain themselves
until the steel monster finally stops,
gasping its death rattle as the brakes
aoplv.
Its scores of mouths open up (sideways)
and vomits its unruly, non-digestible, nonrobots. They spill out onto the platform,
like puke from a giant, multi-mouthed
monster. Screaming, they converge on the
stairways and ramps, pushing and shoving
one another, occasionally accidentallv
jostling a robot in the process. Rushing to
their respective stairways, which lead to
their respective steel monsters, they
shout, "Hold the door! Hold the door!"
This jamming device is sufficient to switch
the robots from mission control to manual
thought. Also a sacrilege.
But, is it such a sacrilege? Let us ponder
this a moment. By triggering the robots
into manual thought, they're at once
energizing an intricate series of sinsitizers. Now their eyes are registering,
absorbing the panorama laid out befoje
them.
From this bridge, they notice (perhaps
for the first time) the spectacular view.
From Sandy Hook to the east, all the way
around the western end of Coney Island,
into the narrows, and onto the magnificent
Verrazzano Bridge.
They may now stop for a moment or two,
and think to themselves, "Wow, there goes
my whole schedule. I'll be late getting
home." Then, on second thought, they
think, "So what." They stop, look, feel the
ocean breeze, briskly massaging their
weary faces, inhale the aroma of Qie salt
ocean air, and be^n to unwind. Yes, unwind the tight mainspring that has been
getting the heavy-handed wind-up bit since
eight A.M.
They now reflect, probing the recesses of
their minds for the explanation of how they
got into this rut. They ask themselves, "Is
tiiis the grand sum of my existence? What
ever happened to that ambitious,-young
,son-of-a-bitch who was going to set the
world on fire? Winters in the Caribbean,
summers in the Greek Islands, spring and
fall in the good, old polluted air of
Brooklyn, chauffeur driven limosines, and
fifty foot yachts. Oh, how did I fall into this
trap of mediocrity?"
They sigh, "Ah well, at least they cannot
take away my dreams." They feel a
definite reaction throughout all their
senses. Their nerve endings begin to
retreat from the skins surface. Their
balled-up muscles begin to distend, like
soft melting wax. "So what if I'm ten
minutes late," they reassure themselves,
"Hell, this is beautiful, invigorating! How
come I never notices this before?" If one
can't be rich, one can at least take the time
out to enjoy all the magnificence that
nature has to offer, absolutely free of
charge.
Finally,
after
much
inhaling,
revitalizing, and meditating, they ask
themselves, "Why must the rush be a rush
hour?"
THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF STATEN ISLAND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS:
What
Where When
Vocal Concert—Art Songs
and Pop
C-136
Wednesday, Dec. 12,2:30 PM
The Musical Play-CABARET
Theatre
8-101
Wednesday-Saturday. Dec. 12-15. 8:00 PM
Thursday. Dec. 6,8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 8,2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Friday. Dec. 14,5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Student Lounge
D-102
Thursday. Dec. 13.1:30 PM
Thursday, Dec. 13.8:00 PM
Student Art Show
Le Gallerie,
Library
Saturday-Friday. Dec. 15-21,
Saturday, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
Sunday, 1:00 PM-5.00 PM
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Reading-New Poetry and
Fiction
Theatre
Monday, Dec. 17,8:00 PM
Student Film Marathon
Theatre
Tuesday. Dec. 18.10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Chorus, Vocal Ensemble,
Jazz Combo
Theatre
Wednesday. Dec. 19.2:00 PM
Dance Program
K-OOl
Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 19-21.8:00 PM
Demonstration/Clay Event
Pottery Sale
Jazz Ensemble
Open Class/lmprovisational
Acting
Tickets for CABARET are $2.00 each for the December 12 and 13 performances; $2.50 each
for the December 14 and 15 performances. All other events are admission free.
For additional information and confirmation of scheduled events,
telephone 390-7768 between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
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ie Persona Dimension
BETTY CARTER
DANNY MIXON TRIO
Musicians and informed listeners have been calling
Betty Carter a unique artist since her stay with Lionel
Hampton's band of the late forties. A song stylist, she
puts a lot more into a song than other singers. It is this
total sense of building, the beauty and natural grace
in improvising and creating which her singing generates, that makes her delivery so capitvating and true.
In recent years, her appearances with the Danny l^ixon
Trio have gathered a new host" of admirers for her exuberant up-tempo explosions and finely sustained
laments. "There's really only one jazz singer—only one:
Betty Carter."—Carmen McRae .
PERFORISNING & CRB1TIME >1RTS DEPT.
and the
STMEN ISWND CONVIsNUNITY CO&EGE
JKZZ ENSENVBLE
STUDENT LOUNGE
CUNY FACULTY UNION TO PROTEST
50 PERCENT QUOTA AS TENURE
'MEAT-AX'
The Professional Staff Congress-CUNY
will make a last-ditch effort to defeat a
proposal to establish tenure quotas at City
University Monday, October 29.
The union will stage a mass demonstration outside Board of Higher
Education headquarters at 535 East 80th
Street at four o'clock.
The Board will then consider a new
version of the quota proposal introduced
by Chancellor Robert Kibbee September
PSC President Belle Zeller will address
the Board.
According to Dr. Zeller, the new
resolution, drafted by ^ special sevenmember BHE committee, is even worse
than the original on which the Board
deferred action Sept. 24 and Oct. 9.
The proposal calls for "specific
justification" of tenure recommendations
for individuals where "a majority of the
tenurable faculty have become tenured."
According to Dr. Zeller, the "specific
justification" requirement would destroy
the merit system by establishing a 50
percent quota on tenured faculty.
Dr. Zeller said that it would no longer be
sufficient for a teacher to pass through the
painstaking evaluation process to a^ieve
tenure.
After five years of i^robation, she said,
the individual would be subject to
dismissal regardless of qualifications.
The committee proposal also authorizes
Chancellor Kibbee to develop "guidelines"
to implement the quotas.
"This authorization," Dr. Zeller said,
"is like handing the Chancellor and the
college presidents a meat-ax with which to
chop heads at CUNY."
The quotas, she asserted, would allow
the University to fire faculty members
with five years' experience and replace
them with beginners at minimum salary.
Tenure quotas are unprecedented in
American higher Education.
They are opposed by the New York State
United Teachers, the National Education
Association, the American Federation of
Teachers and the New York City Central
Labor Council.
The PSC represents the 16,000 members
of the City University instructional staff.
TENURE QUOTAS IMPOSED
Chancellor Kibbee's Tenure Quota
Policy—despite the all out efforts of the
PSC to kill it—was adopted by the Board of
Higher Education at its closed meeting
October 29.
The Policy affirms that "normal process
of tenure should be one that invokes
serious and rigorous judgment of a faculty
member's peers"—up to a point. The
"point" is "when a majority of the
tenurable faculty of a department, division
or other unit of a college have become
tenured." At that point, "the college will
be expected to present specific
justificatim in the recommendations of
individuals for tenure."
The Process set down by Chancellor
Kibbee: "Effective October 1, 1973,
presidential recommendations for tenure
which would result in raising the level of
tenured faculty in the department or
departments involved to a majority or
over will require the consideration of a
representative senior faculty committee
appointed by the president of the college.
After consultation with this committee, if
the president chooses to forward such
recommendations for tenure to the Board,
they will appear in the AA Section of the
Chancellor's Report. Along with them
must appear the president's justification
for the tenure action, and his explanation
of the impact that the granting of this
tenure will have upon the respective
departments or divisions."
What The PSC Is Doing: The
Professional Staff Congress is taking legal
action against this policy and will use
every legal resource to overturn it. In the
meantime, we ask your cooperation so that
meritorious individuals are not denied
reaj^intment in their fifth or earlier year
of service.
What Appointment Committees Should
Do: All appointment and P & B c(mimittees—at the department, college and
college review levels—should continue to
base their personnel decisions on the
contractually established criteria, i.e. (m
merit alone. No other "justification" or
"specific justification" should be asked of
the individual candidate or be devised and
transmitted by the committee as the basis
for
any
personnel
decision—
reappointment, reappointment with
tenure or promotion. If quotas are going to
be applied illegally they should be applied
illegally without the collusion of the instructional staff.
IHURS. DEC. 13 1:30p.m.
What Individual Candidates Should Do:
Follow the contractually established
procedures—and only those procedures—
and assure that the department and
college follow those procedures.
What Individuals Unjustly Denied
Tenure Should Do: Gather all the evidence
available that my justify a grievance and
submit such material to your chapter
grievance officer. Evidence should include
the percentage of the tenurable faculty in
your department that is already on tenure,
records such as evaluation memoranda
that establish the case for reappointment,
and any violations of contractual
procedure. Copies of filed grievances must
be forwarded to PSC, 25 West 43rd Street,
N.Y., N.Y. 10036.
Sludeni
Governmsiii
Association
General
Meeting
Wednesday December 12th
1:30 P.M.
In The Auditorium
Submit a g e n d a items
to Leona Sanders
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AGAINST RICHARD M. NIXON
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to these rights, governments
are instituted among peoide, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be
changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown that
mankind is more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves
by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a Img train of abuses
and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them
under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such a government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
The history of this President of the United States, Richard Milhous Nixon, is a history
of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of
absolute tyranny over these states.
To prove this let the facts be submitted to a candid world. He has conspired with
others to manipulate 1972 Presidential Elections by committing acts of espionage and
sabotage against the campaigns of the opposition candidates. He has systematically
obstructed the the administration of justice by attempting to bribe the Fe(teral Judge in
the Pentagon Papers trial, and by attempting to cover up Watergate revelations and
related esiHonage, and sabotage. He has violated Article 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution
(which delegates "all" legislative powers to the Congress) by impounding over $40
billion in funds allocated by the C o n f e s s of the United States. He has violated Article
1, Section 8, Clause 2 of the Constitution (which empowers Congress to declare war) by
conducting military operations in Southeast Asia without Congressional authorization.
He has violated Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution (which provides that all
treaties negotiated by the President must be concurred by the Senate) by substituting
Executive agreements for treaties. He has violated the First Article of the Bill of
R i ^ t s (which guarantees the right of freedom of speech, religion and the iM*ess) by
auBiorizing surveillance activity on private citizens suspected of disagreeing with o^
ficial Administration policy, and by mounting a campaign of systematic harassment and
intimidation against the free press. He has violated the Fourth Article of the Bill of
Rights (guaranteeing citizens {X'otection against unreasonable search and seizure) by
engaging in widespread wiretajqping without obtaining warrants of authorization from
the courts, by burglaizing the homes and offices of American citizens, and by supporting
no-knock legislation.
He has violated the fundamental in'inciple in a free ai^
democratic society of the peq)le's right to know by cloaking his administration in official
secrecy throu^ arbitrary use of "classification procedures" and by claiming
"executive privilege" in order to withhold vital information from Congress. He has
violated his sacred responsibility to serve the interests of all the American People by
conspiring with dozens of American Corporations and wealthy individuals to secure over
$10 million in secret campaign funds in return for special favors and privileged treatment. In these particulars and in his arrogant usurpation of p6wer he has violated his
oath of office by failing to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United
States.
In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble
terms: Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A president
whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the
President of a free people. Therefore, We the People of the United States call for the
impeachment of ttie President of the United States and the resignation of the officials of
his administration for criminal activities and unconstitutional seizure of power. We call
on Congress to pass new laws to dismantle the concentrated form of Presidential rule
that has become a threat to constitutional government.
Thanks To The Daily Rag
.^MAiMM
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LUISOLIVARES
Luis Olivares will present a lecturedemonstration at S.I.C.C. Tuesday
Evening January 8, 1974.
Mr. Olivares will explain and perform
the development of movement, sound and
emotion of the Spanish dance which includes Flamenco, Folklore and the
stylization for theatrical use and its
relationship to the Arts.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mr. Olivares is well known to dance
enthusiasts both here and abroad. He
performed for many years as first solo
dancer with the Jose Greco Spanish ballet.
Besides coaching dancers and dance
teachers, Mr. Olivares has instructed
actors, singers and even professional ice
skaters.
He has been guest teacher in countless
cities throughout the world: The Chicago
Annual Dance Congress, Finnish Opera
Ballet, Vancouver School of Ballet,
Glasgow Scottish Dance Society, and
Various schools throughout Denmark and
Sweden.
Some of his outstanding credits include:
Having twice a featured role in "Death
is a Spanish Dancer," a television drama
presented by Pond's Theatre and later
Kraft Theatre. In those presentations he
advised on background music, costumes
and dance choreography.
Guest soloist
in the
original
Choreographer's Workshop.
Royal Opera Convent Garden, London,
under auspices of British and Spanish
Governments performed as dance soloist
with Jose Greco, the famous teacher "La
Quica" and other Spanish artists.
Hollywood, California—staged "Carmen
on Ice" for the famous Ice Capades of 1958.
Worked with Margheritte Wallman (La
Scala)
Luis Olivares lives at 2512 Arthur Kill
Road, Staten Island. He is appearing at
S.I.C.C. through the efforts of Student
Government in cooperation with the Dance
Department under Professor Carolyn
Watson from Creative and Performing
Arts.
DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS
COURSE OFFERINGS IN DANCE
SPRING - 1974
DANCE STUDIO - K BLDG
(K-OOl
Downstairs)
FOR: ACADEMIC CREDIT - DANCE CONCENTRATION - ELECTIVE CREDIT
PCA 301 CONTEMPORARY DANCE TEACH
Spanish dancing at SICC
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Ite rrmmwr^ tnmpt af Jaw lirrta. "HI pmral a Wrlar* - ^aHmlnlina a«
Sfaaht daarr koaarro* al||M al >:« la Ikr SUb-a I.laa4 ( aaiaiaall; ( a l k i t
Ikrairr t m aa4 afra la IW pMlr. ' draiaauratlaa «lll ka ^ r t f m r d hv
Ihr Iraapr. (;>IUrlil "Kl » l f l " alH
PCA 301 CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE II
(Intermediate)
PCA 302 CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE III
(Advanced)
PCA 3 1 4 MODERN DANCE SURVEY
(Dance History)
PCA 3 1 6 CHOREOGRAPHY I
PCA 3 2 0 TH E T H N I C - B L A C K
XFPS 0 0 3 ETHNIC - SPANISH
PCA 7 8 0 INDEPENDENT STUDY - DANCE S T A F F
Mon. & Thurs.
2&3
Thompson 2cr. 4hrs.
Tues. & Fri.
2&3
Thompson 2cr. 4 hrs.
Mon. & Thurs.
4&5
Watson
3ce. 4hrs.
Tues. & Fri..
Tues.& Fri.
Mon. & Thurs,
4&5 Watson
6&7 Louinis
9& 10 Olivares
3cr. 4hrs.
2cr. 4hrs.
2cr. 4hrs.
3cr.
TECHNIQUE CLASSES IN DANCE
1. Elective Credit
2. Opened to any9ne interested in a Dance Class
3. Used for Physical Education credit
SPRINQ DMGE
BUUETm
Open To Anyone
Interested
A COURSE IN FLAMENCO
DANCE WILL BE OFFERED
STARTING FEB., 1974 ~
Taught by Senor Luis Olivares,
formerly of the Jose Greco
Troupe
An introduction to the
Art of Flamenco Dance
based on the traditional
and stylized form of
Andalusia.
check your syllabus for:
MONDAY
PCA 399 AFRO-HAITIAN II
PCA 395 MODERN DANCE I
6&7
8
Louinis
Watson
Icr. 2hrs.
Icr. 2hrs.
Tuesday
8&9
Watson
Icr. 2hrs.
TUESDAY
PCA 3 9 6 MODERN DANCE II
WEDNESDAY
PCA
PCA
PCA
PCA
397
389
395
392
IMPROVISATION I
IMPROVISATION II
MODERN DANCE I
SOCIAL DANCE
(Latin-American rhythms)
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
1&2
3&4
5&6
9&10
Evanitsky
Evanitsky
Watson
Watson
Icr.
Icr.
Icr.
Icr.
Thursday
Mon. & Thurs.
6&7
8
Louinis
Watson
Icr. 2hrs.
Icr. 2hrs.
Friday
8&9
Watson
Icr. 2hrs.
2hrs.
2hrs.
2hrs.
2hrs.
THURSDAY
PCA384 JAZZ
PCA 3 9 5 MODERN DANCE I
FRIDAY
Ethnic Dance - Spanish
XFPA-003
E^^jperimental-PCA
4 hours
2 credits
Monday
Mon. & Thurs.
PCA 3 9 5 MODERN DANCE I
S.I.C.C. DANCE COMPANY
Monday & Thursday
at 3:30 P.M. in K BIdg.
Dance Room
-
see Prof. Louinis
DANCE CLUB meets Club Hours - Dance Studio
see Prof. Watson
- K Building
For Dance information:
Prof. Watson - LOCI
m
Tubal Litigation
UP TO $450.00 Y E A R L Y
ByPRISCILLAVEGA
Tubal ligation is done to prevent the female from having children if she suffers from
conditions such as heart ^sease, chronic high blood pressure, and chronic kidney
disease. Also if the woman has had two or more Caesarian sections where the women
gives birth by surgically cutting the abdomen then the womb. These conditions create
great stress on the woman and may cost her her life if she adds the stress of pregnancy.
However, some women are forced to undergo tubal ligation for social and political
reasons rather than medical reasons and have had this operation without knowing the
type of operation they were having or its consequences.
Hysterectomy is Most Serious
The most serious sterilization procedure is the hysterectomy. In this procedure, the
womb is removed. The tubes and ovaries may also be removed, too. The presence of
tumors, whether cancerous or not, is a common cause of the operation, but it can be done
to prevent children for the same reasms as the tubal ligatim. An additional reason may
be untreated pelvic inflammatory disease.
This disease is caused by organisms which enter the bo(iy through the vagina and
spread throughout the womb, tubes and the general area. The same organisms which
cause venereal disease may in addition result in pelvic inflammatory disease. If this
condition goes untreated it can lead to scar tissue forming in the tubes which can lead
further into tubal pregnancy if there is no room for the eggs to pass. If the scarred tissue
is more serious, the tissues may stick to each other and become adhesions which will
eventually lead to the necessity of having a hysterectomy.
This operation involves the cutting (rf the abdomen. It is much mra'e involved with
more risks than the other methods mentioned. Before surgery, the woman is
catheterized, passing a tube into the bladder through which she wUl urinate. The tube
may be removed the day of surgery or a few days later. A tube is passed through the nose
into the stomach to prevent the abdomen from becoming bloated and will usually be
removed after surgery. No food is eaten before surgery and for a day or two afterwards.
The woman is nourished by feedings through the veins. The hospital stay is from two to
three weeks depending on how well she is doing.
In all the methods mentioned, there is no way of becoming able to have children again
except possibly with the tubal ligation method. The chances of having children again is
50-50 after the tubes are re-connected by having another operation. The chances usually
depend on how long the tubes have been tied. If it was a recent operation, the woman's
chances are better than if she had the operation many years before.
Emotional Upset
All these methods, depending on the reasons for having them performed, can be extremely emoti(Hially upsetting for a woman. It is even worse when she is victimized by a
racist society and she is sterilized without her knowledge and she finds out too late. The
procedures all require signed permission before the operations can be performed, but
often women do not understand that the (^)eration is irreversible or they are forced into
having the operation by economic and social pressures which leave the woman no choice
in the matter. A woman should be completely informed and aware of the consequences of
submitting to a sterilization procedure. She has the right to demand that a doctor and
nurse give her a total picture of why the procedure is necessary and what is involved.
The decision of submitting to one of these operations, if the decision is left up to the
individual, can be a life changing decision one way or the other. It is worth it to think on it
as long as necessary so that it does not jeopardize the woman's life, happiness and that of
others.
IF:
1) You submit a BEOG (Basic Educational Opportunity Grant)
application
2) You meet the federal income requirements.
3) You did not attend a post-^condary school prior to July
1, 1973.
Applications and further information are available in the
Financial Aid Office, Room C02.
IHNOUNCfilS
CONSOOUSIIESS
raising
If
Interested
Contact: Bill Strongi Rm CI32
Leave name and number in box
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EDITORIAL
Marty
BLACK
BOARD
Well, William Shockley has come and gone and not one word passed verbally to the
audience. But like the man said handouts of his position were distributed to S.I.C.C.
One thing William Shockley did do was to upset the Dolphin in its publication.
devoted one eight (8) page issue to this man who says that black people are inferior. Now
that's priority for you. So it's done and damnit I do regret that I allowed it to happen;
although I must say I didn't intend it to be the way it was. Nevertheless, I feel that it just
wasn't worth it. Amen to Shockley. I only wish that in the future we will not have such
people as Shockley's type coming to our campus. But one never knows. That person
sitting next to you might be a William Shockley.
Pressing forward
To be or not to be a teacher strike is now the question. Do I take a stand and say to my
teachers don't strike, think of my education. When I am told that is why some want to
strike. That the City University will fold from under us if we permit the loss of tenure. I
don't know what's going on. There is so much involved. What does it feel like for a
teacher without tenure when each new school year comes round. Do they get rehired or
fired. Without tenure some (x) teachers will have to go through this every year. And in
such a stable city like New York ugh who needs it. Yet on the other hand if there is a
strike what happens to the students. Where does it lead us. One or two extra wedts off
from school, less financial aid, much catching up and more than likely the loss of a few
very excellent teachers at S.I.C.C. Are the students behind a strike? Has the faculty
come to us for support? No not yet. I have heard that the English Dept. will be sponsoring
a Teach-in around Dec. 12 to inform the students just what the hell is going on. So I'll
save my comments till then. Hoping it will come off and students are informed of the
thinking of our faculty. I seriously believe though that some of the faculty don't have
what it takes to go on strike and be able to take all the consequences that come along with
it.
DOLPHIN
DEADLINE
DECEMBER 14
The big news in the Black Family these days is that everybody is moving. My father,
just a few weeks ago, went down south to a sunny condominium in Florida and it is my
guess that he will choose to remain there all year round. At long last, it looks like I'll be
able to obtain a home in New Jersey after eight years of apartment dwelling. However,
the best news of all, from my point of view, is that my younger, Howard will now take
over for himself the house in Queens that has been in our family for over twenty-five
years.
Ever since I was a kid, I have always harbored a private longing that either my
brother or myself would one day return to live in our family house after we were
married. The house has a Jamaica Estates address and people are always kidding me
about coming from what is purported to be a ritzy neighborhood, especially for New York
City. My family never looked at it that way. We simply thought this was a hice place to
grow up, close to rapid transit but with a few trees still left standing.
It used to be the rule in my house that when people asked where we lived, everybody
told them Jamaica. "Don't tell them Jamaica Estates," my mother would say, "or
M.E.D they'll think you're a snob." Of course, as a youngster the whole thing seemed absurd to
me. What's so super about living in a neighborhood where it took the City twenty-years to
permanently pave the block that ran by my house? Even better was what happened when
it rained. Many times I tempted to start up a canoe concession so that people could get
from one end of the street to the other. It's also hard to get uppity when one of the ways
you used to earn your allowance was to go out during a fall hurricane and pull away
leaves that were filling up the holes in the man-hole cover.
My brother will be coming home again to a neighborhood that in some ways has stayed
the same and in some ways is remarkably different. Jamaica Estates still retains its
comfortable residential character. It is a neighborhood composed almost entirely of
single family private homes. As the years have passed, an increasing number of large
apartment houses have been built around the perimeter of Jamaica Estates; Not too long
ago, just out of idle curiosity, my mother went to see one of these places to find out what
the rents were like. With a gleam in his eye, a salesman quoted my mother a ridiculously
inflated figure.
"Why this is outrageous," she told him.
Look lady," he snapped back, "this is Jamaica Estates. You don't know the area."
The woman who didn't "know the area" came to Jamaica Estates with her husband,
her young son, Martin, and her newborn baby in the Fall of 1948. When we moved there
twenty-five years ago, almost every block had a few empty lots with tall birch and oak
trees still standing on them. Now all the lots are gone.
When I was a kid, all the kids in the neighborhood knew each other. We used to gather
in a vacant lot for a good old fashioned rock fight. Most of the time it was the Cambridge
Road gang versus the Somerset Street crowd. Funny thing about those rock fights.
Although literally hundreds of rocks flew through the air everytime we met, I never
remember anyone getting hit. In later years, I often wondered what would've happened
if one of those flying missiles had actually reached its mark.
It should come as no surprise that there was a certain amount of "keeping up with the
Joneses" feeling to be found in the neighborhood. In my case, more specifically, it was a
question of keeping up with the Jones' son. Talk about competition, I was one of three
guys on the block in the same high school graduating class. My easiest competition was a
fellow who later attented Queens College, a prominent major American medical school,
and is now on the way to becoming one of the top specialists in some financially rewarding branch of medicine, I suppose.
However, he was not the real problem. The other guy who lived on my block finished
first in the 1960 Graduating Qass of Jamaica High School out of 1263 students (Jamaica
High School used to be a place where students who got 750 on their College Boards were
called down to the principal's office and offered tutorial help to assist them in brushing
up on their "weak spots"). After being rejected by Harvard (we could never understand
why, but always suspected something was not "kosher"), he graduated Princeton,
magna cum laude, took a year out at the Sorbonne and finished up a couple of years ago
with a degree from Harvard Law School. He also was the best student in the dancing
class we both attended and was a vastly superior stickball player. Just about the only
thing he did wrong was to continuously root for the New York Giants and even they won
the pennant twice in the early fifties.
As I go back now to visit my brother, I suspect one of the things I will like best about the
new neighborhood is that both of these adversaries have moved far away. I will also like
the feeling that I can step back twenty years in time and still round up a four-man touch
football game again although I'm not sure whose bell to ring anymore to find a fourth
player. My brother's got the house and I've got the memories. Who says, "you can't go
home again?"
THE DOLPHIN
Mary E. DeRosa - Editor-in-Chief
Audrey Giorgianni - Assistant Editor Karl Blei - Assistant Editor
Nadine Lepere - Managing Editor
Tom Dunn - Photography Editor
Celine Raleigh - Copy Editor
Beverly Jones - Sports Editor
Arlene Vickery - Exchange Editor
Donna Amodeo - Advertising Editor
Marianne Brown
Gayle Kearns
Buck Ziemelis
Bill Strong
Mike Fallon
Irving Sealy
Angelo Palitucci
Jimmy Mack
Martin Black
Bernard Blau - Faculty Advisor
Vincent Massaro - Technical Advisor
THE DOLPHIN is a student publication of Staten Island Community
College, 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301; 390-7813
Room C - 1 3 4 .
The opinions herein expressed are solely those of the Editor and the
Editorial Board and do not necessarily reflect the views of the college, its
administration, faculty, or students.
Black's
KA FESTIVAL
In the coming weeks beginning Thursday, December 6, with a demonstration
clay event and pottery sale, and ending
December 21 with a dance concert, the
First Annual Festival of the Arts sponsored by the Department of Performing
and Creative Arts will take place at SICC.
Officially called FESTIVAL '73, the
celebration will also include a production
of the award-winning musical play
CABARET directed by Joe Gheraldi (a
lavish staging in the SICC theatre
December 12 - 15 inclusive), a performance by the SICC student Jazz Ensemble with special guests Betty Carter
and the Danny Mixon Trio, Thursday,
December 13, in the Student Lounge, a
student film marathon, a poetry and fiction reading, and a student art show. The
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Chairman of the PCA Department, Morty
Schiff, says that he hopes that the festival,
"a cabaret of all the arts," will become an
annual event at SICC for the college and
f w the borough alike.
In a statement addressed to the College
Community President William M.
Birenbaum has called the festival "a
celebration of human possibility in the preholiday season". The festival has been
coordinated by Professor Martin Blank of
the PCA Department, who has seen to it
that presentations in film, dance, theatre,
music, photography, art and ceramics are
to be included. Everyone is welcome, most
events are free. Information is available at
the PCA office - H-6, 390-7768. The official
program of events appears elsewhere ih
this paper.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
mn^poNSE
BIOLOGY
The idea of an hour and fifteen minute
period instead the traditional forty eight
minute period is such an incredibly good
idea that it's hard to believe (hat no one
came up with it before. With the cold
weather approaching travelling to school
can become a dreadful task for many
students. If a student is travelling ninety
minutes for one forty eight minute class
the student's burning desire to get to
school many begin to flicker. It is not so
unusual that a student may have two days
that he must come to school for just one
class. If these classes were combined into
one class, the student would only have to
travel one day for a longer class. The extra
day could be used for working or studying.
The five day school week is a big time
consumer for the working student, and
trying to squeeze work around one forty
eight minute class is aggravating to an
employer who insists that the employee
meet company hours. A longer period can
only enrich the lesson, and more can be
accomplished in that one period. After all,
how much of the forty eight minute period
is actually spent on a planned lecture;
forty eight minutes is too short a time to
tolerate routine interruptions.
The one hour and fifteen minute period is
maybe the answer to better teaching and a
more fulfilling learning process by the
student and should be put into effect for the
Spring semester.
Dr. Fred Bohensky,
Associate
Professor, Department of Biological
Sciences, has just published a book entiUed, "Photo Manual of the Fetal Pig." It
features large 8 x 10 full page sharp
photographs of the various systems of the
fetal pig clearly labeled. Opposite each
photo is a page of text describing to the
student the impOTtant features of each
dissection.
Dr. Bohensky believes that the beginning Biology student needs a text which
clearly pinpoints structures and outlines
procedures. Some photos are as large as
the actual specimens, some are larger.
The model dissections were done here, at
SICC and the labeling by means of acetate
overlays.
The book is already in use this semester
in the Biology 101 labs. Dr. Bohensky has
arranged with the publisher to return to
the s(^ool all royalties realized from the
sale of the text to our students.
Yours truly
Dr. Fred Bohensky
Mary McCaffery
STUDENT POLL
Recently the Department of Economics,
Political Science and Philosoirfiy put forth
a proposal to create one hour and fifteen
minute classes with a fifteen minute break
in between. These classes would be given
twice a week instead of the three fortyeight minute classes now being used.
Twenty-five student were asked at random
whether or not they favored this proposal.
Fourteen students were in favor; eight
against and three were undecided.
Of the students in favor of the proposal
most agreed that a student would be in
school for at most four days.a week. This
would be excellent for their chances of
more part-time employment.
One of the eight students against
remarked that if a student should get a
"sandman" type of instructor, who after
thirty minutes puts the students to sleep,
the only benefit would be more sleep for
the students.
A poll should be taken of the entire
student body and if a majority agree a trial
period of one semesto: would be initiated.
If the trial period is a success it should
become permanent.
Joe Sasso
A SMALL POINT
I am not settii^ myself up as a judge
concerning an incident in the lounge
during the open discussion with the
Presi^nt of (he cdlege. A lady in the
audience spoke 14) and said that she had
heard enough about racism and that it was
a fmished issue. Immediately a gentlemen
stood up and said wwds to the dfect that
he knew she was a racist. She denied this.
He then asked her about her ancestry. She
replied that she was of I r i ^ ancestry.
After b e i ^ told this he repeatedly c a l l ^
her a racist. His only supporting fact was
that she was of Irish ancestry. In evident
frustration and rage a gentlemen shouted
out the words, "How the hell do you know
meaning, how can you say that she is a
racist". What he said was ttiis, "What you
have said proves my point." This I do not
understand, to me this incident is a
tragedy.
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REQUEST FOR AID
Over the summer I came to know a
number of members of the Penobscot
Indian Tribe in Maine. Although many are
enormously creative craftsmen, the tribe
exists in great poverty on their reservation
in Old Town. I have k ^ n made aware that
there is a particular need for goods for
children. If you have unneeded clothes,
shoes, especially for cold weather, ice
skates (size 6 is popular), and toys or
games suitable for youngsters, I would be
very happy to collect them (Room A 211)
and ship it all on to the Indian individual
in charge to distribution to the families. If
possible we would try to get the clothing to
them before the winter sets in which, in
Maine, is quite early. Please accept
everyone's appreciation for your efforts.
CONTACT
PROF. LYNNE BELAIF
PHILOSOPHY DEPT.
RECYCLED?
In my 18 years of existence, I have come
to know many people with various personalities
and
environmental
backgrounds. Among these relati(Miships
are those centered in love, floating around
love, or revolving around an acquaintance.
There is one person that takes a form
from an unaccountable mold. Her delicate
construction has been carefully planned by
a company that exists under an assumed
name. Her personality has been structured
throu^ a maze of acceptance and
rejection (tf all suggestions and opinions.
Floating through the streets of Life, she
carefully checks all the foreign forms
around every comer. Any strange motion
puts her in the State of Uncomfwtableness
which is certainly too far from her usual
habitat.
Today she finds that forms are going
throu^ a process of recycling. New fwms
are taken and twisted into the silent old
(Mies, lest they be too complex for the
others' narrow mind. No <me escapes this
process unless they themselves join forces
against the aggressor who refuses to
commit herself to a phony shape. She looks
for another way to retain her natural form.
She finds that her own form is siH'outing
new parts and although these parts are not
unique, they cannot be bou^t at any shop.
They cannot be installed into any mind
that disagrees with its principle for this is
not their aim.
The recycling workers are searching for
equipment to snip away at her new parts to
transform her back into a silent old one but
she continues to resist. She shall resist
until she takes a form that she can
wholeheartedly claim as her own.
As I write this description of her form, I
realize that I have know this form all my
life. She may possibly carry a similar
name to many other forms but they cannot
possibly call themselves Me. There will
never be anyone else that can bear claim
to this declaration.
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VETERANS DA Y
GORNER
1973
For International Students :
In what must rank as one of the most
unobserved holidays of the century.
Veterans Day, October 22nd, 1973 passed
without traditional fanfare and patriotic
fervw which have, until this year, been
c(»ispicuous to the occasion. The festivities
carried an air of apathy which would be
more akin to observance of the annual
Calveras County frog jumping contest, and
hardly received as much publicity. In
struggling to make thb failing occasion at
least a t ^ e n success, hoardes of aging
veterans and small marching bands
"pomp and circumstanced" their way
down 5th Avenue, medals and tubas
gleaming in the brillidnt indian summer
sun.
As the marchers passed in review of a
handfull of spectators and apathetic
shoppers on their way to some "Veterans
Day Special" one can only imagine what
must have gone on in the minds of the
marching men who served their country
"faithfully and without reservation" in
several wars. They must certainly have
known that it wasn't because of the
weather—it was gorgeous. Perhaps they
may have rationalized the poor turnout by
explaining that it was due to the change of
date for observance of the holiday to a
convenient Monday in October. I doubt
that many of them tried to look past such
as inconsequential matter as the calendar
and into the hearts of American people,
including fellow veterans.
In the wake of the resignation of the Vice
President, (a self-confessed criminal) and
the dictatorial maneuvers of Nixon & Co.,
such as the firing of Special Prosecutor
Archibald Cox along with the resignation
of the Attorney General and his deputy, the
American People have found themselves
in a state of profound confusion and
poUtical melancholy. It seems as if there is
no one left to trust, and nothing to believe
in. The past 15 years have confused and
frustrated the working taxpayer, turned
father against son over a tragic, political
farce in Southeast Asia, demonstrated
political and racial repression as being
native to our society and exposed enough
political corruption in the present administration to necessitate the establishment of special investigative committees.
The basis of our seemingly hopeless
position hes in the fact that we have
allowed unscrupulous politicians to carry
on personal political vendettas, perpetrate
illigal and immoral military agression,
and to act in the economic interest of huge
corporations under the guise of "acting in
the interest of people". It is time for the
"silent majority" to speak out in its own
interest without being manipulated by the
rhetoric of a political trickster.
Observances such as one in which we
honor the memory of our self-sacrificing
veterans may soon take on the significance
they merit when the people of this nation
become aware of the sacrifices we have all
unconsciously made just by remaining
patriotic.
SICC STUDENTS OF CONSUMER
ECONOMICS
TO HEAR FROM TOP STATE OFFICIAL
Staten Island Community College
students of consumer economics will have
(Hie of New York State's top officials as
their teacher on December 11, when Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz is to
address the class on "Consumer Fraud
and Protection."
The course, whicii will meet that morning at 11:40 in SICC's Room B146, ordinarily is taught by Professor Harry D.
Kirsch. He has asked the state's attorney
general to speak as New York's prime
battler against consumer frauds.
Mr. Lefkowitz, who first was elected
attorney general in 1958, established the
Bureau of Consumer Frauds and
Protectioin within the state's Department
of Law ais the first agency of any state
government concerned exclusively with
the enforcement of laws intended to
protect the consumer. Before being
elected attorney general he had served as
a state assemblyman, a justice of the New
York City Municipal Court, a justice of the
City Court, and deputy state tax commissioner.
Mr. Lefkowitz' address at SICC will be
open to the public to the extent of the
classroom's seating capacity.
A number of (H'ientation workshops have
been arranged for International students
from the beginning of the Fall semester.
The objective of these workshops is to help
you function effectively, comfortably and
with reasonable success in your aca^mic
and non-academic life at Staten Island
Community College. The topics, dates and
time of these workshops are:
MEDICAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE
INFORMATION
December 12, at 2:15 P.M. in Room A 305.
IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS
December 19, at 2:15 P.M. in Room A 305.
INFORMATION ABOUT SLANGS AND
IDIOMS USED ON AMERICAN CAMPUSES
Wednesday, February 13, 1974, at 2:15
P.M. in Room A 305.
PLANNING
BUDGET
IN
U.S.
CURRENCY,
CREDIT AND
INSTALLMENT SYSTEM
Wednesday, February 20, 1974, in Room A
305.
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AROUND
THE METROPOLITAN AREA
Wednesday, February 27,1974, in Room A
305.
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
MITTEE FORMED
COM-
Chancellor Robert J. Kibbee has announced the formation of an Energy
Conservation Committee to include
representatives of the 20 campuses in the
City University of New York system.
At a meeting this morning of CUNY
college presidents, Dr. Kibbee requested
each campus to designate an energy crisis
coordinator who would serve on the
university-wide committee and be
responsible for the implementation of
CUNY's energy conservation policies.
"It will be the committee's responsibility to see that every effort is made at
each campus to assure that only essential
energy use is permitted during this period
of national crisis," the chancellor
asserted.
Earlier this year CUNY initiated a study
to determine the feasibility of developing
on-site, low-pollution energy plants for its
campuses. These local power plants,
according to the engineers and scientists
engaged in the study, are expected to yield
substantial power savings. "The energy
crisis should give added impetus to the
development of these more efficient local
plants," Chancellor Kibbee said.
SICC PROFESSOR NAMED TO HEAD
UNIVERSITY'S U.N. INSTITUTE
Professor Seymour Max Finger of
Staten Island Community College has been
selected to head the Ralph Bunche U.N.
Institute of City University's Graduate
School and University Center, the college's
faculty has been notified by SICC's
President William M. Birenbaum.
Professor Finger, who will retain his
post as professor of political science at the
Staten Island college, is the first director
of the Ralph Bunche. Institute, the only
American research (urganization which
concentrates exclusively on studying the
United Nations and the major problems
facing that organization. The institute,
which has its headquarters at the City
University Graduate School, draws for its
faculty on that school and has direct
contacts with key members of the UN
secretariat, the UN Institute for Training
and Research, and UN diplomats.
Before joining the SICC faculty in the
spring of 1971, Professor Finger served as
ambassador and senior adviser to the U.S.
permanent representative to the United
Nations. He spent 26 years as a member of
the U.S. Foreign Service in Germany.
France, Italy and Laos, as well as in the
UN. The current President of the Institute
for Mediterranean Affairs, he has served
as a consultant to the Brookings Institution, the United Nations Association of
the U.S.A., and the American University
Laos Project. He is the author of many
articles on the UN, most recently
"Breaking the Deadline in UN
Peacemaking."
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That ovaries and uterii have been removed with a blitheness rarely accorded diseased
teeth these days is not a great surprise to black women. What was once called our
paranoia has become documented reality.
The case of Minnie and Mary Alice Relf, 14 and 12 years old, in Mwitgomery, Alabama
is probably the best-known. There are o^ers, limited neither by region nor by the absence of federal funds. A few examples.
(1) North Carolina. Nial Ruth Cox says that she was sterilized there in 1965 at age 18, less
than three months after the birth of her child. Her mother, threatened with a cutoff in
welfare payments, consented, believing that the operation was "temporary." Ms. Cox,
now a nurse's aide in Long Island, New York, was classified by the physician as "a
mentally defective Negro girl" and told nothing.
In 1970, Ms. Cox was told by a gynecologist that she was sterile. The American Civil
Liberties Union is filing a suit on her behalf, to render North Carolina law permitting
sterilization of'the "mentally defective" unconstitutional.
(2) Illinois. A 13-year-old black girl — a runaway — was sent by the lUinois Department
of Children and Family Services to a Texas institution. There, in January of 1972, a
hysterectomy was performed on her during an "exploratory" operation for a lump in her
abdomen. She and her father were informed of this fact six months later, though officials
insist that they sought and obtained "proper authorization" while she was under sedation
on the operating table presumably.
(3) Mississippi. A Health Services Evaluation Team from New York found that a number
of pregnant black women in the area were dissatisfied with the prenatal care offered by
the county Comprehensive Health Services clinic.
When the team questioned these women further, they found that the clinic made a
practice of advising them to undergo sterilization immediately following delivery if they
wished to obtain pre-natal care.
(4) New York City. A black woman entered a well-known hospital to request that her lUD
(inter uterine device) be removed. The doctor in charge refused, telling her that if he did
so, she would only have more children. She complained to a women's health consumer
group which visited the hospital the next day.
They found the administration anxious to accommodate, (the woman in question had
her lUD removed), lest the incident result in adverse publicity.
(5) Georgia. Two health trainees were engaged in conversation with a county Health
Department Director. He illustrated his points with folksy maxims and anecdotes. They
were charmed until, without a change in tone, he remarked, "Yes, we got to keep the
poor white trash and the niggers from reproducing — that's what family planning's all
about."
That such operations take place in federally-funded clinics is grim but not shocking.
We know that OEO guidelines on sterilization lay in a dusty warehouse for months. We
also know that even with operative guidelines, HEW's record on enforcing what it doesn't
care to enforce, (e.g. school desegregation), is unimpressive.
On the state level, it is the old story. Laws advocating sterilization of the poor or the
"mentally defective" have been on the books in a number of states, (22 according to the
ACLU) since the 1800's.
On the local level, it is terrifying. Consider the doctor who informed a number of
women patients that they had cancer, performed hysterectomies, and used the money
earned to finance a spanking new clinic.
Thus, health care can become a political and social weapon of abuse. And operations,
such as abortion, that are a women's right beyond the law, are used to humiliate and
punish her. One could label this biomedical Warfare.
Clearly, one has to be
(a) a woman
(b) black
(c) poor
(d) all of the above
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STUDY
ABROAD
The City University of New York
Program of Study Abroad provides the
opportunity for students in a wide range of
academic fields to take up to a full year of
study at universities in Western Europe,
the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Latin
America, and the Caribbean. It is open to
both undergraduate and graduate students
and academic year, semester, and summer sessions are offered.
The Program is designed to provide a
fundamental educational experience for
each student to complement his or her
academic program at the City University.
To afford the greatest possible contact
with the culture and people of the host
country, participants are generally
enrolled in the regular curriculum of the
university, rather than in special courses
for foreigners, and live in student dormitories or with local families.
Credits
Students normally take the equivalent of
a full-time academic load and are
registered simultaneously at their home
college and the host university abroad.
Credit values and letter grades will be
assigned by the Program of Study Abroad
upon the conclusion of the period of study.
Costs
The cost of a year's study abroad will
vary from country to country. All students
will pay a program fee which includes
administrative and academic expenses at
the host institution. In addition, all
students must pay any required CUNY
fees such as the consolidated fee, etc.
Graduate students and non-New York
City, residents will be liable for tuition. In
general students should plan on a total
budget of from $2500 to $3000 including
room and board, travel and personal
expenses. Students should consult their
college financial aid officer concerning
sources of financial assistance for study
abroad. The Program of Study Abroad
awards a number of financial aid
scholarships based on need, but these
{unds are extremely limited.
Applications Deadlines:
Spring Semester programs-November
15th. United Kingdom-December 31st. All
other academic year programs and Fall
semester programs-March 15th.
Admission Requirements:
The applicant should be at the junior,
senior or graduate level at the time of
anticipated participation (sophomores
may be admitted to certain specified
programs), be in good academic standing,
and have adequate foreign language
proficiency to take course work in toe
foreign language, when required. In addition to an official college transcript, the
applicant must provide recommendations
from two faculty members acquainted
with his or her academic work. A personal
interview by the Admissions Committee is"
also required. Specific programs may set
additional admissions requirements.
Students from institutions outside City
University, in addition to those currently
at CUNY, are eligible to apply.
Further Information
Applications and further information
may be obtained from the Program of
Study Abroad at the following address:
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and University Center
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Telephone: 212-790-4418-9.
Your Sensuous Hand
Preparations never made,
details always shattered
through apprehension
Limitless dimensions are sought.
Life's infmiteness bound to
disciplines and dissapointments
that a blindness
cannot
appreciate
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staff parking lot, please return the stereo
slides of my grandchildren.
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CUNY
Highest Dropout
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PURCELL A N D R A D I N PRESENT
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The City University faculty union has
issued a scathing indictment of Q-ancellor
Robert J. Kibbee for "the production of the
highest college-dropout rate in the world."
In a telegram to the National
Association of State University and Land
Grant Colleges, meeting in Denver, where
Kibbee proposed a national campaign for
S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2ND 1974
8:30 P.M
free tuition, union President Belle Zeller
said:
C A R O L Y N HESTER
"Accessibility must be coupled with
commitment to the integrity and quality of
higher education if it is not to become the
cynical, meaningless platitude it is on the
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lips of Chancellor Kibbee."
Dr., Zeller challenged Chancellor Kibbee's claim that CUNY "has convincingly
demonstrated that higher education is an
effective mechanism for generating social
and economic mobility."
"The only mobility ^generated for
thousands of disadvantaged students," the
union leader said, "is through the CUNY
revolving door."
MIKE SETTLE
The union claims that thousands of
students admitted under CUNY's free
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tuition and Open Admissions policies have
been neglected and have subsequently
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dropped out.
The Chancellor has resisted the union's
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But the union points out that in that year,
the first year of Open Admissions,
dropouts were entirely voluntary as the
University was dismissing no students on
academic grounds.
Since 1971, however, academic sanctions
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have been applied at CUNY's colleges and,
the union charges, the dropout rates have
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soared.
In her telegram today, Dr. Zeller
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blamed the mass failure of scholastically
disadvantaged students on Kibbee's
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labor policy."
Kibbee increased the size of classes and
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time teachers and his recently adopted
tenure quota policy.
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ERIC SATIE
by IRVYNG SEALEY
ERICK SATIE
BRITISH THEATER
The first British Theatre Season ever
produced in North America was announced by the Brooklyn Academy of
Music's Executive Director, Harvey
Lichtenstein. In an exclusive engagement,
the Royal Shakespeare Company will
present Richard II, and a dramatization of
the works of Sylivia Plath, plus The Hollow
Crown and Pleasures and Repentance; all
in cooperation with the newly formed
Bro(ddyn C o l l i e School of Performing
Arts, where the Royal Shakespeare
Company will simultaneously be in
residence.
Also headlining the four month festival
will be the American debuts of the Actors
Company, presenting Chekov's Wood
Demon, Cmgreve's The Way of the World,
and Shakespeare's King Lear; as well as
Frank Dunlop's Young Vic Company in a
repertory to include Shakespeare's
Taming of the Shrew plus two other
productions to be selected from A Comedy
of Errors, Mdiere's Scapino, French
Without Tears by Terrence Rattigan, and
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat by Alan Lloyd Weber and Tim
Rice.
"The British Theatre Season is the
culmination of three years of planning
which began with our presentatim of the
Royal Shakespeare Company production
of A Midsummer's Night Dream directed
by Peter Brook in 1971," said Licht^stein.
"We are proud to have the Royal
Shakespeare Company return, this time
with their producti(His of Richard II and
Sylvia Plath, and are additionally pleased
to introduce the Young Vic and the Actors
Company to American audiences," he
continued.
"We believe these to be three of the
finest repertory companies in the western
world, each with its individual approach to
classical and contemporary theatre. This
major theatre event would not have been
possible without the support and
cooperation given us by Brooklyn College
and British Caledonian Airways."
The entire-festival will be presented in
association with British Caledonian Airways and all three companies will be
flying to New York via British Caledonian
jet scheduled service. "As Europe's
leading independent scheduled airline,
British Caledonian Airways is proud to be
associated with this important and historic
event in the American theatre," said
British Caledonian's Keith McArthur,
Senior Vice President, North America.
John W. Kneller, President of Brooklyn
College, added that the Royal Shakespeare
Company's residency would be a focal
point of the spring semester at the college.
"I cannot think," he said, "of a more
auspicious beginning for our entry into the
area of professional education in the
performing arts, than with this unique
(^portunity for our students to work
directly with members of the Royal
i^akespeare Company."
Season performances will be on the
following schedule: Richard II—(Royal
Shakespeare Company)—Jan. 8-27; Sylvia
Plath—(Royal Shakespeare Company),—
Jan. 15-27; The Wood Demon, The Way of
the World, King Lear—(Actors Company,
in repertory)-Jan. 29-Feb.l7; Taming of
the Shrew—(Young Vic)—March 1974; A
Comedy of Errors, Scapino, French
Without Tears, Josei^ and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat—(Royal
Shakespeare .Company, in repertory)—
April 18-28.
For further information: John
Broderick, British Caledonian Airlines—
832-6250;
Harold
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Brooklyn
College—780-5163; Charles Ziff, Brooklyn
Academy of Music—636-4123.
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Due to wide acclaim by both critics and
audiences alike. The Chelsea Theater
Center of Brooklyn has decided to extend
David Storey's The Contractor for an
unlimited run. Hailed by critics as
"brilliantly acted" and "a great ensemble
performance," the cast for The Contractor
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and Rudolph Willrich. The Contractor,
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Manhattan theater located at 407 W. 43rd
Street.
Performances of The Contractor will be
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"HEV BROTHER"
Sittin' in with the music of Eric Satie in Complex IV studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
was truly a different experience. Eric Satie is a new band from the Staten Island area,
from which they took their name from the famous french composer. Complex IV is a
management and production corporation where the band does their recording. It's small
in comparison to some studios in New York City, but the control board is sixteen track, so
what they lack in size, they make up for in quality.
Usually at a recording session, the music is worked out and played thoroughly almost
to the point where your climbing the walls waiting for them to get down and record the
stupid thing. This was not the case with Eric Satie. Various tunes were played and sorted
out by a newly independent producer. Bill Lee, who'll be working with the band in the
studio to record and out in the streets for recognition.
The group is a jazz, blues - rock combo that takes a bit of mixture from both sides and
ignites them both at the middle for on hell of a musical explosion. The band is more
organized than basic heavy fuzz progressions, but still maintaining simplicity enough so
anybody can really get into them. Their pattern of music lies in arrangements of many of
their tunes which involve saxai^ones. The only type of music where saxaphones are used
as more than a background instrument is in the jazz field where musicians such as Miles
Davis and Rassaan Rolana Kii-k are truly outstanding as lead individuals of their music.
Eric Satie utilizes the qualities of saxoj^ones and blend them into a rhythmic flow which
borders on inclinations of jazz, with the expressiveness of rock.
There are six members in the band who comprise Eric Satie. Starting at the top there's
Maurice Oliver on lead guitar, flute and vocals, Maurice is a long-term musician. Once a
student atSICC, he has now graduated on to Juilliard. Maurice is the funky aspect of the
band with a quantity of hook - ups on his guitar such as phaser, fuzz box and wah wah
pedal that provide for the aesthetic sound of the group. His vocals are terribly raunchy,
like Frank Zappa, but work well with tunes such as' 'Don't write a check", which he sings
lead on. This song in particular shows quite well the expertise of Maurice as he provides
the band with some Hne lead work that expresses what a fine talent he is.
George Bouquio is on rhythm guitar, also saxophone and lead vocal. George possesses
a unique voice which stands up well on "Zooming", another good mover. He never tends
to sag or underrate any of the songs with lapses of squeelcs or fadeouts that lend to
aspects of bad lead singers.
Bruce Jacobsen is the fellow on tenor and soprano saxoj^ones. Bruce's ability as a
background and solo instrument are undoubtedly extraordinary. On all songs,
specifically on an instrumental "Hideaway", Bruce never waivers from his prime duty.
His leads are right on, and holds the attention of the listener for he is the aspect which is
different in looks as well as sound. Just standing with the horn makes him an unusual
number in a rock band, but his presence never goes unnoticed.
Duke Salaycik on bass not only shows good bass qualities, but stands out more as lead
vocal mi songs "What's that" and "St. James Infirmary", which shows a bass player can
be used for something other than playing bass, especially if he has a good blues voice that
brings these tunes across well.
Joining together on percussion is Vinnie Finnegan on drums and Steve Oliver
(relation) on Congas for a tight network of rhythm that would take a crowbar to pry
loose.
Eric Satie have potential, like a storehouse of energy, abs(»:bing more and more until
eventually they will radiate the populace with their sound. This potential in a group is
rare, becausemost bands don't have the perseverance or the quality of music, Eric Satie
have. The composer Eric Satie was a brilliant artist of his era. Let's hope the band can
live up to his reputation. I think they can, but your opinion is what counts. One of they're
upcoming gigs is here at SICC. Look for them, they'll impress you.
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SPORTS
Womens Volley Ball
VOLLEY BALL
by WENDY CORSI
With the start of the Fall semester, it is time for women's sports to get underway. This
year the women's volleyball team returns in hope of retaining number one status in
the State and competing in the first National Junior College Women's Volleyball
Tournament, being held in Miami, Florida.
This year our team will consist of one returning member of last year's team, Wendy
Corsi, a freshman with experience playing outside volleyball. The remaining part
making up the team is Judith Cultabiano, a freshman with plenty of power behind
her; Kathy Caliguiri, a sophomore with a strong tennis arm has qualification; Maria
Hernandez, another sophomore of good height; Josephine Field, a sophomore of great
playing ability; Iris Soto, a freshman with good coordination; Janice Santangelo, and
Louella Johnson, freshmen with great height; and lastly a sophomore with good ball
control, Moirelle Braithwaite. These players compose our 73-74 Women's Volleyball
Team and hope to bring S.I.C.C. national standing.
Our schedule for this interscholastic season will start with our roughest competition
in the beginning against Orange C.C. and Kingsboro C.C. Our first scrimmage will be
against Lehman in the Bronx on October 26. Following this will be our first double
match at Kingsboro C.C. against Kingsboro and Hostos on Tuesday, October 30.
Our home g a m e s this year are Tuesday, November 13, at 7:00 P.M. against Nassau
and Monday, November 19, at 7:30 P.M. against Queensboro C.C.
Last year we remained undefeated in regular competition, but this year we will be
satisfied with ending up in the first four positions in the State. If we achieve this goal
we will be eligible to compete in the National Junior College Tournament.
This year in order to reach our goals and the goals of the school, we will need your
support, so now that you know about the game schedule there is no excuse for not
coming out to the g a m e s and cheering us on.
See you at the Games!
SOCCER
Game of October 15. 1973
The S.I.C.C. soccer team setback Manhattan C.C. at a score of 7-0 at the winner's
field.
The Dolphins started the g a m e rolling with Luis Portugal scoring four goals in the
first few minutes of play. Manuel Gonzalez and Abdullah Nezaj also scored goals.
S.I.C.C. goalies Jose Martinez and Andy Nicolacopolous combined defensively to keep
S.I.C.C. ahead in scoring.
Game of October 20, 1973
S.I.C.C. Dolphins dumped Rockland County C.C. 7-1 at the loser's field keeping their
record unbeaten.
After a slow start in the game Luis Portugal led a 3 goal attack, leaving the score at 4
0 after one-half of playing time.
Goalie Jose Martinez played a very defensive game although losing his chance for a
shutout.
(iame of October 22, 1973
The Dolphins still remain undefeated beating Bronx C.C. at the Dolphins' field with a
5-2 score.
The Dolphins were behind 1-0 but struck back quickly with Enrique Rivadulla scoring
3 goals, and assisting on a fourth later in the game.
Goalie Jose Martinez with the help of Mario Quintanilla, Frantz Desmond, Carlos
Mendez and Alex Zelaya protected the S.I.C.C. goal keeping the Bronx team away
from it.
Game of October 27, 1973
S.I.C.C. Coach Jim Donlon's team now has a record of 9-0-3 still unbeaten. The
Dolphins had a landslide victory, 17-0 against Sullivan C.C. at the winner's field.
It seemed to be all downhill for Sullivan with Jorge Quintanilla scoring in the first
minute of play. The Dolphins rapidly continued to score 7 more goals in the first half
of the game.
Game of Nov. 1
The Dolphins kept the pressure on Ulster
C.C. giving them their first defeat 2-1, as
the Dolphins remain unbeaten this season.
Enrique Rivadulla didn't let the strong
wind and rain stop him from receiving a
goal in the first few minutes of play,
leaving the g a m e tied 1-1. In the second
half Manuel Gonzalez put in the winning
goal with the assistance of Rivadulla,
leaving Ulster with their first loss this
season.
Game of Nov. 4
The S T.C.C. D o l p h i n S o c c e r
became the only unbeaten team in the
Region XV area, defeating Mitchell C.C. 20 at the loser's field.
The Dolphins have remained unbeaten
for three years in regular season games.
Luis Portugal got the Dolphins' score (m
the board early, leaving it to remain that
way until the second half. The Dolphin
defense remained strong despite starting
g o a l i e , Andy N i c i l a c o p o l o u s
being
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The final goal for S.I.C.C. was planted by
Manuel Gonzalez. The Dolphins have
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Game of Nov. 1, 1973
The Dolphin's Women's Volleyball team
again behind the powerful serving of
Wendy Corsi downed Orange County C.C.
in the first match, 15-5, 15-2, and
Manhattan C.C. in the second match 15-3,
13-15, 15-5, the Dolphins participated in
B r o o k l y n C o l l e g e ' s Invitational Tournament giving them great opportunity to
develop their defense and offense patterns
in a g a m e situation. As a result by the last
match both defense and offense plays were
well intact.
5th WIN FOR S.I.C.C.
The Dolphins led by Judy Taltano,
Wendy Corsi and Kathy Callugary
defeated Brooklyn College 2-1 in a match
at the loser's gym. This leaves the
Dolphins with a 5-1 record.
BASKETBALL
by BUCK
It is that time of year again: The frost
has hit the pumpkin, the turkey will soon
be sliced and the college basketball season
will be underway. As will all Staten Island
Community College sport squads, the
men's basketball team has a winning
tradition. Under the tutelage of Evan
Pickman, the plans are to reach the Junior
College regionals which will be held at
New York City College. This is no wishful
dreaming since the hoop teams have
reached the post-season tournament 3 out
of the last 4 years.
Rival schools know when they play
Staten Island, they are playing a solid
outfit.
U n l i k e four y e a r schools
were
scholarships are used to lure prospective
players, S.I.C.C. hasnosuch incentive. The
players come here to get a degree. You
maintain your marks or your dropped.
Basketball is secondary to education.
Coach Pickman stresses a pressure
defense to force opponents, to do what they
do not want to do. The opponents make the
mistakes. There is no gambling on the part
of his players. He claims that this squad
which is small, scrappy and smart; will be
the best team yet to blend in with his
coaching philosophies. The team will be
basically guard oriented. The nucleus of
the team includes co-captain Joe Polizzi, a
starting guard last year, who just had a
cast removed from his left leg. Joe is the
QB and an outstanding defensive player.
The other captain is Reg M a g w o ^ who
played very little last year but now has Ihe
qualities of a leader. A swingman
(meaning he plays guard & forward) Reg
takes control of the team at practice and
has showed the potential to be the best
captain in the school's history. He is a
prime example of the type of ballplayer
the b a s k e t b a l l program at S.I.C.C.
produces.
Keith Hudson 6'4" forward, is another
returning starter. He is quick and an excellent 'D' man. Transfer student Errol
Thomas 6'4" who played with the Canarsie
H.S. city champs in 1972, is a physical
contact type of player and a good shooter.
Jacgo Jenkins is a returning guard who
also did not play much but once averaged
20 points per g a m e for Automotive H.S. He
is one of the fastest players coming off the
bench to provide a vital contribution are
Soph Tony Nisbet who has a fine shooting
touch and is a solid offensive rebounder. A
pleasant surprise in practice has been
Freshman Keith Lewis 5'11" guard, who
was a starter at Harlem Prep and was
recruited by Four year colleges. He is the
best offensive guard and is outstanding in
all the facets of the game.
Kenny Washington, 6'2", from Wagner
H.S. is the strongman expected to clean
the boards. Paul Bianco 6'4", Advance AllStar in baseball is maturing as a player
and should progress as he plays. He is
added strength upfront. Rounding out the
team are Barry Gianfortune former Port
Richmond starter. Bob Besignano high
scoring guard from New Dorp, Gary
Prince, 6'5" and 210 pounds strongman
from Lincoln and Chris Berry, 6' guard,
from Sheepshead Bay and younger brother
of Steve Berry the first of three 1,000
scorers in Dolphin hoop annals.
This year's women's volleyball season
has opened with barrage of v i c t o r i a for
the S.I.C.C. Dolphins.
Their first match held against Lehman
College with scores such a s 15-3, 15-6, and
16-4 showed great team effort in tlieir
battle to defeat the 4 year old team of Lehman.
Game of Oct. 30, 1973
Coach Gladys Meyer's team remained
winners against their 1st match opponent
Kingsborough and their 2nd match opponent Hostos C. C.
Leading to the v i c t o r y
against
Kingsborough, and Hostos, 15-3, 9-15, 15-9,
15-1, 15-2, was due to the spiking ability of
Josephine Fields and Kattiy Caliguiri, as
well as the fine serving of Wendy Corsi in
the final game.
Everyone understands this is a commuting school but it would be nice if people
would come to see the fast paced action
before going out to party. If it was a losing
team Uie lack of support would be understandable, but this is not the case here.
The first 8 out of 10 g a m e s are at home and
some g a m e s have l ^ n moved up to a 4:00
start in hope of drawing larger crowds.
S.I.C.C. also is hosting a Holiday Tournament, December 27 & 28 with S.I.C.C.
playing Middlesex and Nassau, one of the
stronger teams, facing Kingsborough.
This years team will be a definite winner
t h o u ^ it has no outstanding stars a s in the
past however, this is no liability as Coach
Pickman is focusing in on a team concept.
MARTIAL ARTS
by LEE FORMICA
Teddy Wilson is an instructor in one of
the Martial Arts Clubs at Staten Island
Community College. Teddy is twenty-five
years old and has been related with
martial arts for hrithirteen years. Teddy
has studied many forms ofhself defense.
Hung karate, shorie lean karate, kung fu,
and open hand karate, are his specialty.
He prefers kung fu to the others because
he sees it as more than self defense. To
him it is the way of life.
Teddy is involved in teaching his art at
Community College because he would like
to try to simplify the basic communication
between the different martial arts clubs
and classes.
Mr. Wilson has had much experience in
teaching the arts. He worked at the
Dynamic Studios and also at the San Carlo
School of Self Defense.
Teddy was twelve years old when he
first started in the arts. Since then he has
had six championship fights, in which he
has won five of them.
Teddy enjoys teaching the student his
work because while teaching he sees
himself in the student. He likes to teach
because it is not only self defense, but it is
also a religion and a sport with
psychologic^ aspects involved.
When asked about the difference between Japanese and Chinese karate, he was
very informative. He stated that the
Chinese form is boxing, more or less, and
the Japanese form is open hand with a lot
of kicking.
Martial Arts has changed Teddy's way
of thinking. Teddy sees martial arts as a
way of life, clean living. To him, the arts
are another lover enabling him to s e e
himself.
In the rating system of the old world,
kung fu has three basic ranks. 1) Student,
2) Disciple, 3) Teacher.
Teddy is a disciple. Mr, Wilson explained that the belt system isn't any good
because it does not give a true rate to the
individual. When asked what his opinion of
Bruce Lee was, he replied, "A very skilled
young man, excellent in boxing, yet he was
not a true karate fighter,"
To the beginner Teddy advises not to buy
the self defense books and try to learn at
home. Visit schools, observe the style that
fits your physical capabilities. He also
says that one should not believe in the old
myths and fantasies.
Teddy has been giving a lot of himself to
the school, even to the point of sacrificing
his school work. Yet is is only normal for
the truly unselfish man.
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Vol. XXII No. I
Published by the students of Staten Island Cotnmunity College
Bring Back The 99 ceni Lunch
by Angelo Patitucci, ENG 710
The discontinuence, late last semester,
of the $.99 luncheon offered in the downstairs cafeteria, was a great blow to many
of the S.I.C.C. students and should be
brought back as soon as possible.
For many students, these lunches
represented the only nutritionally
balanced meal of their day. In order to
duplicate the same type of meal at the
upstairs cafeteria, one would have to
spend at least three dollars, which is more
than most students can afford. Therefore,
they usually settle for a hamburger and
coke, which cost approximately the same
as the old, 10 course $.99 luncheon and play
havoc with their digestive tracts and good
health.
Dolphin, Mr. Dunigan immediately
stopped whatever he was doing and
devoted his entire attention to me. He
showed me around the kitchen, pointing
out the spotlessness of it, explaining what
a sorry state it was in when he took it over.
He explained how it cost between $1.50 and
$1.60 to put out the meal described above,
rendering it impossible to continue such an
operation. He was wholly sympathetic to
the idea of restoring the practice and
agreed with my idea of attaining subsidy
from the Board of Higher Education to
make up the difference between the $.99
prite and the cost. He went so far as to call
our City Councilman Edward V. Curry
(DEM) on the phone, introducing me to
him. I personally spoke with him and he
promised to do whatever he could to get
the ball bouncing on his end. He also advised me to appeal to the students to write
as many letters lus possible to the Community School Board, City Hall, demanding something be done about this.
For the benefit of new students, who do
not know what this special luncheon
consisted of, here is a run down of a typical
menu.
T It began with a choice of as many as one
I would like to suggest a few points
I desired, of a variety of desserts, such as
ijello; chocolate, vanilla, tapioca, or rice which should be brought out in your letpuddings; fruit cocktail; sliced pineapple, ters, such as:
peaches or pears; and stewed prunes.
If the City's Elementary and High
Then, there was a choice of one of two Schools are able, (due to City Subsidy) to
entrees which were changed daily and offer a good, nutritious lunch at reasonable
usually well prepared and delicious. Some prices, then so should our City Colleges!
I recall were baked cod, fried chicken, This is not asking much, when one conchicken a la king, spaghetti and meat siders the many additional expenses
balls, lasagna, chopped steak, chow mein, burdenii^ students at the College level,
baked Virginia ham, fried liver, shepherds
pie, baked macaroni; and cheese, flounder which do not, in large, affect lower
fillet, franks and beans, knockwurst, and education students, such as books, supplies, transportation, and registration
more.
fees.
The price also included soup, bread and
In today's drive for physical fitness, as
a piece or two of freshly baked cake and all so often stressed by our Government, it
the milk, coffee, tea or soft drinks one would be beneficial towards this cause to
wanted.
see to it that our College students have the
opportunity to get at least one wholesome
Finally, there was the huge, tossed meal a day. Take into consideration the
green s^ad bowl, three salad dressings, hurried and harried life of today's average
French, Italian, and Russian, and the student. He or she seldom has the time, nor
secondary salad table, with choice of the inclination to follow a well balanced
potato, macaroni, beet salads and cottage diet. Therefore, the return of this luncheon
cheese.
would go a long way towards making it
All this was offered for $.99 (plus $.07 possible for a student to acquire the
sales tax). It may sound unbelievable, but necessary nutritional minimum daily
requirements.
it was true!
Your reporter made a few inquiries as to
It is the right of every student to demand
why this was discontinued. I spoke to fte
owner-operator of the cafeteria, Mr. and receive justice in ^ i s important issue.
George Dunigan, who formerly held the All it would take is a little time and effort
post of Vice President of American Export on your part to get those letters off! It will
Lines in charge of General Services be worth it.
(food), and his partner, Mr. David HobRemember! a healthy body leads to a
bick. They were very helpful and sincerely
have the students interests at heart. Upon healthy mind, and a healthy mind leads to
introducing myself as a reporter for the a healthy America.
Attention
On Tuesday, October 16th, beginning at 12 Noon, in the
Student Lounge, President
Birenbaum will host an 'Vpen
Conversation" with the SICC
community. Dr. Birenbaum
indicates that he is most
anxious to discuss a wide
variety of concerns with
students, faculty & staff.
Topics: Exhange Program with
Stony Brook, student selfgovernment on campus. Learning Town, SICC China mission,
' Financial A id on campus.
Thursday, October 11,1973
Birenbaum Addresses Congress at the Sorbonne
Editor's Note.
The following is the text of Dr. William M. Birenbaum's speech at the Sixth
Congress of the International Association of Sciences and Education, Sorbonne,
Paris, September 3 - 7 , 1 9 7 3 .
I. SOCIOLOGY AND EDUCATION: THOUGHTS IN SEARCH OF SCIENCE.
Gertrude Stein once wrote:
Education is thought about and as it is thought about it is being done. It is being
done in the way it is thought about, which is not true of almost anything. Almost
anything is not done in the way it is thought about but education is. It is done in
the way it is thought about and that is the reason so much of it is done in New
England and Switzerland. There is an extraordinary amount of it done in New
England and Switzerland.
In New England they have done it, they do it, they will do it in every way in
which education can be thought about.
I find education everywhere and in New England it is everywhere, it is thought
about everywhere in America everywhere but only in New England is it done
so much as it is thought about. And that is saying a very great deal. They do it
so much in New England that they even do it more than it is thought about.''
Education is done everywhere more than sociology is thought about. There are
many more educators everywhere than there are sociologists, more humans
wanting to be educated and educators who think they can do it than there are
people wanting to think about sociology or sociologists who know what they
think.
The lame may lead the blind, but this is a kind of leadership which leaves
something to be desired. The blind, armed with the most sophisticated new
computers, may spend lifetimes sorting out extraordinary masses of "facts"
which others have observed. The lame may even rise above the "facts" and
magically walk on the surface of methodological waters — a feat worthy
sociologists sometimes perform. But after such tricks are performed, we are
left with the gnawing doubt about what they mean, what the "facts" mean,
what the methods to ttie meaning of the' 'facts.''
If sociology is a bundle of thou^ts still in search of a science, then education is
a bundle of reactions to compelling tensions still in search of some thoughts.
Once all the "facts" have been convened, and the methodolc^ical debates
concluded, we find ourselves looking backward toward the beginning, toward
an ideological and conceptual vacuum — a silent, dark and motionless space
surrounded by incredible pressures, compelling forces pressing to destroy the
vacuum's unnatural state, to fill the empty space with what we mean, our own
meanings. We look backward into ourselves.
What the social "scientist" holds or has to say about the nature of man
determines the character of the sociology he tends to develop. His behavior
may lead others to scientific conjecture and even discovery, but his own
thought and behavior are something less than scientific.
An astronaut may feel decent human emotions and think decent human
thoughts as he stoops to touch a rock on the surface of the moon, but a rock is a
rock for all that when subjected to the scrutiny of the geologist back on Earth.
Earth-societies are not quite rocks yet, being themselves sources of human
thoughts, generators of emotions, presenting to us still the political and
economic difficulties in the definition of "decency". Between the astronaut and
the geologist are the intricate political and economic decisions which create
the mission connecting the moon to the Earth. These decisions combine what
we know with our estimates of the nature of man. From this combination
emerges what is possible and what we mean.
_
Educators everywhere on Earth must now confront the meanings of the
societies which support them, and then do what is possible. Therefore, the
salient methodological and research problems confronting the contemporary
educator challenge his own political beliefs and his own economic needs.
II. ECONOMY AND POLITICALS ARTS IN SEARCH OF EDUCATION
Aristotle said: "What we must learn to do, we learn best by doing." We tend to
become what we do, and what we do depends substantially on where and how
we grow up.
People growing up everywhere experience common needs and patterns of
development, like the need for food and the biological and psychological expression of the genetic code. But the availability of food and the environmental
accomodation of the biological and psychological expressions make for critical
differences in the outcome.
Most people growing up in America now are institutionalized for more than
twelve years in order to "get educated". Through the expansion of the community college movement, fourteen years of institutionalized education is
rapidly becoming available to our young people — not as a privilege, but as a
birthright. Nationally, almost sixty percent of those graduating the secondary
sdiools obtain admission to College. In New York City more than seventy
percent of those graduating the secondary schools enter college. This Fall
there are more than 400,000 students enrolled in the colleges and universities in
the five Boroughs of the City — a number larger than the total university
enrolment for any single nation in Western Europe.
In my own institution, the City University of New York, which charges no
tuition, there are 225,000 students, served by a faculty of almost 20,000
operating on an annual budget of a half-billion dollars, and currently committed to construct new buildings and campuses costing more than a billionand-one-half.
Admission to the City University of New York is not contingent upon
examination. A student must only demonstrate that he is alive and posseses a
secondary school diploma to get in. The admission is OPEN and FREE.
These extraordinary numbers reflect a broad consensus in the United State
about the nature of man and how people should grow up.
That consensus is embodied in the laws of the land, the statutes enacted by the
national legislature, the United States Congress. The policy is clear: Everyone
can be educated and should be educated to the full limit of his abilities and his
desires.
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NEWS BRIEFS
29 Faculty Receive Promotions
Twenty-nine members of the Staten Island Community College faculty are twing
promoted in academic rank, SICC's President William M, Birenbaum announced today.
Two of the promotions are to the rank of full professor, the top rung in the teaching
ladder. The others are from assistant professor to associate professor or from instructor
to assistant professor.
Both the promotions to full professor are in the college's department of English and
speech. They are going to Dr. Rosalie Reich, who also is director of the PLACE program
at SICC, and to Armand Schwemer.
Dr. Reich is the author of "Tales of Alexander the Macedonian," published last year.
She has been a member of the SICC faculty since 1%5, after having taught seven years at
Brooklyn College, and while at the Staten Island college has received State University
and City University research fellowships. The PLACE program she heads at SICC is one
of the college's experimenting projects in which students are encouraged to create new
courses to meet their needs, to develop seminars of general interest, and to work as interns on community-related programs.
Professor Schwemer, at SICC since 1964, is widely known as a poet whose work during
the last few years has been included in the anthologies of a score of major publishers. He
has received several faculty research fellowships and earlier this year was recipient of a
New York State Arts Council grant under the council's Creative Artists Public Service
Program.
The largest number of the SICC promotions, 14, is from assistant professor to associate
professor. In that group are:
Dr. John F. Olsen, chemistry; Dr. Jessie Gilmer, college discovery; Emile Chi,
computer technology; Drs. Solomon Gemorah and Howard Weiner, history; Leon Ablon
and Dr. David Jacobson, mathematics; Carolyn Fazzolari, mechanical technology;
Amado Ricon, modern languages; Enid Harris, nursing; Norman Kruger and Ralph
Martel, performing and creative arts; Giovanni Impeduglia, physics, geology and
astonomy, and Dr. Clara Melman, psychology and sociology.
The 13 SICC faculty members raised from instructor's rank to the status of assistant
professors are:
Martin Rosen, biological sciences; George Applewhite, business; Davis M'Gabe,
economics, political science and philosofrfiy; David Doyle, John McBride and John P.
Miller, English and speech; Wendy Guillou, experimenting program; Richard Kamen,
P'van Pickman and Elizabeth Zwingraf, health and physical education; Sarah Culley,
nursing; and Deanna Nass and Ivan Smodlaka, student personnel.
Sicc Given
$21,000 Grant TO JUdin
Training IMowbrook Woricers
Staten Island Community College has been selected for a $21,546 grant to finance a
training program for Willowbrook State School employees, SICC'S President William M/
Birenbaum was notified today by the New York State Education Department.
The grant, made by the state in an allocation of federal funds, will help pay for a
project under which Staten Island Community College faculty members will conduct
classes at Willowbrook for lower-ranking employees who are anxious to achieve
paraprofessional status in the care of Willowbrook patients. More than 120 applications
have been made for the initial class, although only 40 can be accomodated in the first
stages.
The applicants, all now workmg as mental hygiene therapy aides, will come under the
wing of SICC's degree granting child care program, and will be able to earn as many as
12 credits toward an AAS in child care.
Designed for state school employees working day or night shifts, the joint SICCWillowbrook project calls for students to spend four hours a week in classroom instruction at Willowbrook and an additional four hours a week in classroom instruction at
Willowbrook and an additional four hours a week in various Staten Island social agencies
where related training can be given. Classes are due to start early in September.
In awarding the grant to the college, the state indicated its acceptance of the SICC
theory tiiat the classes could "upgrade currently underemployed Willowbrook State
School aides whose occupational background is seriously devoid of the skills, knowledge
and techniques necessary for dealing effectively with the mentally retarded." Successful
completion of the course is expected to enable the employees to move at least one step
higher on the state's career ladder for Willowbrook employees.
More On SICC Grants
staten Island Community College has received more than $500,00 in grants for new
educational programs during the 12 months just ended, SICC's President William M.
Birenbaum disclosed today. The new grant money, which totaled $534,413, is in addition
to funds given the college for continuation of iH'ograms under earlier grants and sets a
new yearly high for such funding.
The bulk of the new grant money, $482,875, came from governmental a g e n c i e s federal, state, and city—while the other $51,538 was given to the college by private
organizations and foundations. Included among the college's supporters were the Staten
Island Council on the Arts, the Staten Island Mental Health Society and the Staten Island
Zoological Society.
Funds from the grants have made possible projects ranging from individual faculty
Dean Abraham I. Habenstreit of Staten Island Community College has been elected to research to wide-ranging SICC educational programs covering significant segments of
a three-year term on its board of directors, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Civil the community.
Liberties Union announced today.
From the Zoological Society, for example, came $2,250 for a professorial study of the
Dean Habenstreit, whose home is at 101 Clark Street in Brooklyn, is SICC's associate Galapagos Island snails, while the City University Chancellor's Program awarded $1,240
dean of faculty for open admissions and full opportunity programs. He has been active in to three faculty members for development of videotape modules to be used in teaching
the cause of civil liberties for many years.
Spanish to emergency workers such as policemen, firemen, ambulance attendants etc.
At the broader end of the spectrum, Staten Island Community College's program to
take jobless Viet Nam veterans off the streets and qualify them for employment was
bolstered by U.S. Office of Education grants totaling more than $130,000. Still another
SICC program, making college level occupational courses available for ex-narcotics
addicts at the state's Arthur Kill Rehabilitation Center, was given a $36,000 grant by New
York State.
A joint project with the State University at Stony Brook, for a four-year career course
for young people interested in service with community agencies and youth organizations,
qualified for a $104,125 award from the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary
Education. It will make possible a baccalaureate degree for students taking courses at
SICC and Stony Brook and completing internships with community service agencies.
Another grant, utilizing federal funds channeled through the State Education
Department, gave the college $43,587 to train blood bank technicians and prepare them
for the city's new licensing requirements. A similar state grant, for $21,546, will make it
Dean Abraham Habenstreit, High'
possible for the Staten Island College to conduct classes at Willowbrook State School for
er Education Officer; Associate
Willowbrook staff aides who seek paraprofessional status and higher level job opDean of Faculty • B.A., The City
portunities.
College of New York. From 19678/68 served as Assistant President
of Educational Affiliation of Bedford Stuybesant Corporation.
From 1964-67 served as Director
of Public Information for LIU
Brooklyn Sender. Previously
Five half-hour color television programs produced by the Instructional Resources
worked as reporter on the Record
Center at Staten Island Community College will be broadcAST NEXT MONTH OVER
in Hackensack.
THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL C of the Sterling-Manhattan Cable TV Company.
Each of the TV programs, products of the IRC's television division, will be shown twice
over a period of five weeks. All the showings will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at the
same hour, 7:30 P.M.
DEAN HABENSTREIT
The SICC series opened Oct. 2 and 3 with "Dancing on Strings", produced by Tommaso
Anzalone, a former student at the college, and featured SICC students in recital.
On October 9 and 10, the program will be "A Conversation with Angie BrooksRandolph," Liberian ambassador-at-large to the United Nations and former fX'esident of
the UN's General Assembly, who appears in the TV special with Professor S. Maxwell
Finger of SICC, former U. S. Ambassador and senior adviser to this nation's permanent
representative at the UN. Ambassador Brooks was the guest speaker last spring at SICC
in a Presidential Seminar conducted by the college's head. Dr. William M. Birenbaum.
Applications are being accepted at Staten Island Community College for the fourth
On October 16 and 17 the schedule calls for "Face to Face — The New Student," in
class of Viet Nam veterans who wish to enroll in the college's Veterans' Scholar which Professors Steven Zwerling, Stanley Aronowitz and Jeff Siegel discuss the
Program, it was announced today by Wayne Purnell, program director.
problems and possible solutions for open admissions students in the City University of
Enrollment will be limited to 125, according to Mr. Purnell, who said classes will start New York.
October 15. The SICC program, supported in part by grants from the U.S. Office of
"A Walk in the Park" will be shown October 23 and 24. This is an original drama in
Education, is designed for unemployed or under-employed veterans who want to com- which an English class under Dr. Ira Shor spoofs some of the problems facing conplete the educational preparation required for high school diplomas and college entry. temporary society.
Commencement ceremonies were held last week at the college for 95 veterans, the
The fifth program, to be'given October 30 and 31, is "The Making of a College" in which
largest class yet to graduate from the program. All 95 are scheduled to enter SICC next President Birenbaum discusses the history and future of Staten Island Community
month as fully matriculated students.
College with Dr. Arleigh B. Williamson, former Board of Higher Education member and
Applications and information about the program are available from Mr. Purnell in founder of the college; James LG. FitzPatrick, dean of the college for operations and
development, and Juan Vega, a student.
Building T-37 at the college, where his telephone number is 390-7854.
SICC's Dean Habenstreit Elected
To Civil Liberties Directorate
SICC On Cable T.V.
SICC Opening New Enrollment
For Viet Veterans' Program
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LOVESEND
We through months and seasons passing
believed our love was everlasting
while all unpleasant thoughts erasing
of the tragic finale love was facing.
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Of course, it is not quite clear yet in our country how best to educate everyone
to the limit of his abilities and his desires; what the best institutional
arrangements are to achieve this goal or whether the process is best institutionalized totally; whether the cultivation of the composite talefits of the
population will best serve national needs and purposes in the economy; or
whether the society can really afford the implementation of this policy.
But for reasons deeply imbedded in the American experience, and now warpand-woof of our psychological approach to problem-solving, "research" is
more frequently a product of our attempts to do what we decide to do than on a
priori basis for our decisions about what to do. Occasionally reason dictates
our behavior. More often reason is a product of what we undertake.
Every haunting nightmare fanticized,
Each familiar fear now, realized,
I see the world through a wise man's eyes
and find the perfection that tears might
disguise.
Loves perfect beauty revealed to me
what for so long I had ceased to see,
A miracle in reality
bridging ephemera and eternity.
DENNIS RIORDAN
Fine Arts on Human canvas
by NITA BURTON
Tenderly the young couple caress their
new-born "bundle of joy". Dreamy-eyed
they project their child's future. A football
hero? A movie star? A stateman? A
gregarious effective ambassadw to some
far-away exciting plac^? "Our child can
become whatever it wants to become!" A
consoling thought. . .if only it were true!"
John Locke, with his "Tabula Rosa"
theory would have us believe that each of
us were born with a beautiful bland canvas, upon which we could etch or sketch
whatever kind of life we desired.
"Not so!" bellow our friends from the
biology laboratory, wildly waving their
Kleinfelder Syndrome. "As you know,
normal females are bom with XX
chromosomes and normal males with XY
chromosomes; however, s o m e unfortunate souls are born with XXY,
XXXY, XXXXY and as a result, have a
prenatal tendency toward crime." So
thoroughly have they experimented and
documented their theory that in some
cases, such as "The Boston Strangler" an
attorney can actually use the Kleinfelder
Syndrome in defense of his client, IF he
can indeed establish the fact that his client
does indeed have this abnormal
chromosome alignment.
"All very interesting", comment B.F.
Skinner's disciples, but its really all very
simple. Change an individual's environment and you can change the person"
People are basically the way they are due
to the external factors affecting their lives.
(My friends, that's no small order!
poverty, injustices, of^ressions of all
kinds, economic, social, racial.. .all take
their toll. External forces? Yes, but the
impact can be horrendous! .
Along come our analytical psychological
friends, with still another position to stake.
"It's strictly internal. . .we must deal with
the psyche. Find out where they "goofed
up" in their past relationships; straighten
out their feelings and thoughts on sex and
the impact their eodipal and other complexes played. . . .strictly internal forces
at work causing the trouble!"
Cont.
Now enters Dr. Glasser with his
"Reality Therapy". While he takes all the
other positions into his stride, he feels that
the import issues at any given time are the
answers to the following questions:
a) Where are you now?
b) Where do you feel you would like to go
from here?
c) How do you get there?
d) Have you considered how much is it
going to cost you in terms of time, money,
pain and effort?
e) Are you willing to pay that price.. .or
isn't you objective worth it?
f) How much can others help you. . .and
g) How much of it must you and you all be
responsible for achieving?
This time, reflectively the young parents
look down at their child. "My God. . . it's
now a matter of school days. The nuclear
family no longer have exclusive choice of
what our child learns; values it will be
exposed t o . . . " For parents whose child
may be at an institution of some sort, the
concern on this score is overwhelming!
A fifteen year old brother sits at the
dinner table. . . but he isn't eating. Pensive. Mother queries, "What's bothering
you tonight?" "I feel that it's a rip-off! At
age 9 my brother is too young to be at
Children's Village. . . or any other institution. He hasn't had enough time to
decide what he really wants to ^ink about
anything. . .now the "establishment" is
going to fill his head with a lot of their do's
and don'ts! I want him home with the
family. . .with our values. The mother is
quiet. Will my son learn to read well and
become happier for it? "Tis indeed an
overwhelming task for a secondary family
to take over the task of helping my son
decide what kind of picture he will draw on
his canvas of life. The mother ponders. No
matter whose theory we accept. . .or even
some of all. . .to what extent can any of us
alter the courses of our lives? Then she
prays. . . silently. . ."Dear God!! Please
help my little boy draw some truly fine art
on his human canvas. With your help, it
can be done! Amen."
The President's Seminar Series
at
STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
presents
a
Special Public Lecture and Discussion:
'Far Reaches of the Hrst Amendment'1
JUSTICE WILLIAM 0. DOUGLAS
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 8 P.M. College Auditorium!
Admission by Ticicet Only
student, faculty and staff tickets may be obtained (while they last!)|
at the President's Office, Rcx)m A-231.
In the educational sector, as in other dimensions of American policy, there is
some evidence that we may have bitten off more than we can chew. An underdeveloped nation may be defined in terms of the gap between its aspirations
and its resources. In its educational enterprise, the United States shares many
of the problems common among the emerging nations of Asia, Africa, and
Latin America. But as in those other parts of the world, our national
aspirations are not exactly frivolous. They are necessary political responses to
conditions urgently f r a m ^ by the mood of our people, a mood contained within
the boundaries of limited time.
Two forces shape the mood of our people far more than others now. First, a
high-technology dominates the economy and generates far-reaching cultural
change. And second, current problems of race and poverty reinvigorate the
traditional egalitarian thrust in American society, and lay the foundation for
may of the most explosive political issues.
These two forces interact at every level of our educational system, and
together form a catalyst through which we must solve the future of our cities,
the arts and sciences, the environment, the quality of life for our citizens, and
the thrust of our policies abroa.
^
Poverty and racism beset virtually every nation on Earth. Everywhere I have
been, from Zambia to the People's Republic of China, has aspired to the high
technology, whatever the costs. In these respects the United States is not
unique. Only in the scope of her canvas, and because of the time at which she is
compelled to paint her picture, she may serve both as an inspiration and as a
warning for others.
III. TECHNOLOGY.
Less than one-fifth of the works in the United States are engaged in agriculture,
; and barely more than a third in industrial fabrication. The great majority hold
jobs in the operation and maintenance of complex technology systems — in
computers, electronics, the mass media, etc. and in professions and pursuits
which deliver services to other people. The high technology has transformed
the economy and the kinds of work which have to be done to sustain it.
In the maintenance and operation of the technology systems, at the middle and
lower levels where the bulk of the jobs are produced, a premium is placed upon
the ability to apply specialized bodies of knowledge. A skillful application of
such knowledge does not usually require a mastery of the sophisticated thought
systems, in mathematics and science which especially produce the knowledge
to be applied.
Thus, just as most of us consume goods without understanding the systems of
t h o u ^ t which led to their invention or production, an increasing number work
at jobs where the repetitive application of specialized knowledge precludes
creativity and the comprehension of overall purpose.
As the President's Task Force on Work in America revealed last year, the
modern economy tends to produce widespread boredom, dissatisfaction, and a
resistance to work among blue and white collar workers alike. High leveles of
absenteeism, the compromise of quality in production, and a resistance to
managerial direction, are the primary indices to worker ennui. Such disaffection is especially evident among the younger workers.
An advanced technology produces permutations of itself rapidly. In a rapidly
changin technology, people may become as obsolete as machines. Over time
people become incompetent at levels where they once performed well. This
process quickly expends the capital accumulated through education, devaluing
the worth of formal academic credentials.
Nothing affects the quality of public life in the United States more profoundly
than the process and the produce of the technology. The output of the mass
media shapes the knowledgeability and the spirit of the people. The environment is altered by both the production and the use of the technology. The
technology enhances the mobility of the people, and reorders their dispersion
among the cities, the suburbs, and the countryside. And in the incredible
multiplication of the products which the people may obtain and consume, the
technology magnifies the ultimate democratic problem of choosing, of choice.
But at the same time, work and education in this economy narrow the focus of
the worker, effectively warping his perception of the whole, of the public good.
The technology economy leads to far-reaching and rapid social change, and
this raises issues quite different from those implicit in the technology itself,
political issues, concerning institutional change, the viability of existing institutions. The computer programmer and the television repair man are both
functions and instigators of shifts, often sudden and erratic, in social values.
Each is potentially a revolutionary factor promoting and accommodating
social tension. This is as true in the Soviet Union as it is in the United States.
Our educational systems have always been obsessed by the relationship between knowledge and production; and in production, by efficiency, the equation
between the cost of production and the popular willingness to pay a price for
the product.
But our modem economies raise dramatically a new issue in the relationship
between knowledge and consumption; and in consumption, an equation between the cost of the products and their impact upon the quality of living.
In the UNESCO Commission's report last year, entitled "Learning to Be", we
find this conclusion:
"The industrial nations' system retains ...its dual nature; the education
dispensed is pre-technological, while recruitment, socially speaking, is
elitist."
Elitist educational systems, of the kind which gave rise to the high technology,
are doomed by their own success. They are like the last rose of summer,
glorious in the momrat before final collapse and decay.
Our educational system must be redesigned to address the relationship of
knowledge both to producing and to consuming — both to make a living and to
living.
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IV. EQUALITY.
The training of workers for a highly differentiated technology economy, usually
results in the segregation of people institutionally for educational purposes.
In the U. S. experience there is clear and
powerful evidence connecting performance-levels on examinations determining who gets into the universities, with
the class and cultural backgrounds of the
candidates. Generally the poor and the
culturally disadvantaged perform less
well on these examinations than others.
Thus,
competitive
admission
examinations at the threshold of higher
education implement segregation and
track the candidates according to class. To
the extent that this still happends in the U.
S., it is usually justified on the ground that
the segregation is wholly on the basis of
"merit". But the examinations through
which "merit" is identified embody a
cultural bias. The ultimate definition of
"merit" is influenced by the prior class
experience of both the candidate and those
in authority who compose and administer
the examinations.
A specialized, vocationally-oriented
curriculum culminates in a know-how and
a credential often pre-determining the
future income-level and class-status of the
graduate. The education of a nurse or a
medical technician circumscribes their
future vocational mobility. Everyone
knows that the nurse and the medical
technician will command less income and
decision-making power in modern society
than the medical doctor. The mobility of
the medical doctor may be equally circumscribed by the specialization of his
education, but his qualifications project
him into a different class and a greater
power-potential in his society.
Therefore, at the times of entry and exit
from the university, and of course in the
educational programs in-between, institutions with the main purpose of
training workers for production in the
technology economy, often perpetuate and
project class differences.
Through consumption, the output of the
modern economy has a tremendous
democratizing impact in a mass society.
The diversification and quantification of
products at costs where they are readily
available to the general public, and mass
media which extensively inform the public
about what is possible, result in
widespread consumption and rising expectations about the future. These
phenomena multiply choices and complicate choosing. They present a unique
educational challenge.
power, centralization in the control of the
allocation of resources and rewards;
monopoly in and a limited access to the
levels of overall or general direction.
Our modern universities are organized
and operatkl along these lines. Their
educatimal programs embody and reflect
these operational values.
In the consuming society, however, the
emphasis is placed upon the decentralization of decision-making power;
necessarily, therefore, upon cooperation;
informed choice; an overview of lifepurposes — in other words, upon
Education for Production depends largely
democratization and greater equality.
upon specialized bodies of scientific and
technological knowledge, techniques and The conquest of illiteracy in the Soviet
processies. Education for Consumption Union, and the dispersal of transistor
depends more upon knowledge and the radios among the masses of people in
mastery of arts common to politics, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, symeconomics, and the humane subjects and bolize the dilemmas and the paradoxes in
experiences enabling people to perceive which contemporary educational systems
and measure human values, individual find themselves in both the advanced and
and social.
still-developing societies. The hightechnology economy produces forces
Education for Production trains people to which are subversive of itself.
make a living. Education for Consumption
must dwell upon knowledge for life itself. Opening access to higher education to the
While lip-service is paid to the idea of masses is bound to change how higher
Lifelong Learning or Learning for Life, the education is done and what it is. And where
modern educational institution in- the people enjoying the post-industrial
creasingly imitates the organizational and economy aspire to the high human values
political characteristics of industrial produced by both Eastern and Western
technology systems actually engaged in civilizations, the democratization of
the production of goods.
educational access is inevitable.
These systems stress hierarchal decisionmaking, strict discipline, carefully
programmed behavior requiring precise
repititive acts, concentration upon the
parts of a process rather than upon the
whole, a thrust toward greater production
control, monopoly power, and efficiency.
V. LEARNING SPACE, TIME AND
CONTENT.
The heat generated by open access to
higher education in New York City, is
melting many of the value and intellectual
distinctions frozen by tradition most
A pattern emerges here which is either solidly into the design of the great public
undemocratic, or in which, according to its University there. And as the old way
own terms, democracy is not even an melts, new educational currents are
appropriate issue. And yet its outcome is beginning to flow.
the democratization of popular taste, Many assumed that Equality of Access to
greater leisure, and the promise or en- the University was tantamount to Equality
couragement of political and economic of Learning Opportunity. But as large
equality.
numbers of people from classes never
before admitted to the University are
Production in the technological economy getting in, they ask questions about what
emphasizes competition among the they have gotten into. Many entered unworkers in behalf of greater efficiency; prepared by past cultural and educational
the concentration of decision-making experience to meet the challenge of the
existing curriculum in the conventional
terms. Some lack basic skills in
mathematics, languages and the sciences
as these have been traditionally required
in the first year of a college education in
the U. S. One response to such deficiency is
to wash-out, to fail those who have gained
access. The new clientele rejects this
definition of "equality of access". They did
not seek access for the purpose of failing at
the outset. The University is forced to
invent new ways to equip large numbers of
young American adults with the cultural,
skills required for their continuing
education.
As the 1972 UNESCO Commission Report
previously cited states:
"all evidence, both from experience...and
from reliable scientific research, indicates
that intellecual capacity is more or less
evenly distributed among the various
social classes and levels of wealth."
We face in our new clientele no failure in
their genetic quality. We see in them the
damages of class inequality, our own past
failure to implement ^ e high ideals of our
society. They are demanding now the
opportunities for learning which have for
some time been available to other classes
in our nation. This demand may transform
our University into a unique coalition
between the American middle class and
the impoverished and racial minorities in
our society.
But there is a second dimension to the
challenge presented by the new clientele.
Beyond mathematics, the sciences, and
skills in our native tongue, their questions
go to the heart of educational content in
politics, economics, literature, art,
psychology, sociology, and history. They
have quickly grasped that the university
curriculum, far from embodying perfectly
The Truth, represents merely somebody's
versions of The Truth at particular [wints
in time. Sensing somehow that there is far
more to know from the 6,000 year recorded
history of the human experience than can
be included practically in a university
education, they quickly realized that our
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curriculum is shaped not only by what we
have decided to include, but also by the far
larger body of knowledge which, in the
very nature of things, we have decided to
exclude. Things we have included are
challenged afresh. Many things we have
excluded, we are discovering, apprently
require reconsiderations.
This challenge should shake our confidence in what we have been doing, and
shifts some of our attention away from our
own versions of The Truth to the immediate reality of students. Thus there is a
new juxtaposition throughout the
University between "knowledge" and
people — bearing upon and reshaping our
own perceptions of The Truth.
These questions about the content of
formal education reopen fundamental
questions about the methods. How do
people learn best, and do all people
necessarily learn best the same ways at
the same times? Our higher educational
institutions have made crude and gross
assumptions about how people learn,
about the appropriate times for learning.
These assumptions give many of our
clients the impression that we tiiink they
exist mainly in the service of ourinstitutions; but they give us the impression
now that their institutions should exist
mainly in the service of them. Our official
ideals are embarrassed by our former
assumptions.
Intricate value and knowledge problems
are embedded in the relationship between
content and method in education.
The equation between objectivity, contemplation, and detachment, and
engagement, commitment, and subjective
activism is involved. The isolation of
people from responsibility for the active
use of knowledge during prescribed
periods of formal educational time, may
actually distort their learning capacities.
We are returning to apprenticeship and
internship education, discovering new
combinations between detachment and
engagement, contemplation and action in
the masta^ and uses of knowledge.
The old lines will be erased or redrawn
between productive work and intelligent
consumption, the purposes of competition
and the n ^ s for cooperation, selfdevelopment and the perception of the
public good, the imperatives of science
knowle^e and humane wisdom, between
being younger and being older. But confronting the eternal educational issues this
way also puts unusual psychological, intellectual, and political pressures upon
those responsible for institiitional change,
upon our own abilities to lead and to implement the changes.
The trip from class to mass higher
education is a revolutiorary movement.
Those in power in the established
educaticmal systems are a threatening
counter-revolutionary force. We are
among the great^t beneficiaries of the
technology econoniy. It has educated us.
Its values have impregnated us. We have
too much to defend.
The education of the educators is the
critical issue. We have become what we
have done. If we cannot change ourselves,
we will fail as instruments for change.
Enhancing communications and the
mobility of people and things, the high
technology has multiplied cations. The
university has been cultivated like a
formal English garden. It needs to be
plowed afresh like a new field in which a
thousand different flowers may take root
and bloom. Confident not only in what we
know but also about what we don't know,
we should seek variety and honor diversity
in what we do. It is a time for a little more
chaos, messiness in our approaches to
problem-solving. It is a time for careful
entrepreneural planning, and for building
into each plan the forces for its own
ultimate destruction.
Being uncertain about The Truth,
pluralism is now a more efficient way of
life in higher education than monopoly.
Competition and Cooperation.
It serves monopoly power to provoke an
intense competition among the consumers
of the monopolist's product. Through a
strict control of who gets into the
educational institution, and an ar-
knowledge, and psychologically prepares
the student to become a monopolist
himself.
The only legitimate purpose of competition
is the production of the highest level of
performance. But the ultimate object of
quality performance is its bearing ufwn
the common good. Competition is justified
therefore, only to the extent that it results
in cooperation. Knowledge has meaning
only when it is shared and used in behalf of
the welfare of others in addition to serving
self-interest.
Mass education precludes the definition of
"failure" according to a competitive
ranking of persons within the group admitted for educational purposes. Either
everyone can and should be educated to
the full limit of his abilities and desires, or
not. If everyone can and should be, then an
educational system which produces
failures is itself a failure.
Centralization and Decentralization.
As the masses reach higher into the
educational resources of ^eir societies,
relations between the universities and the
state will become more complex. The
pressures upon national treasure in
support of the educational enterprise will
become more acute; matching individual
talents to national manpower needs more
difficult. In many ways a more educated
populace imposes more sophisticated
demands upon those who govern.
Forces countering the movement from
class to mass education will be mobilized.
The spectre of an "overeducated" but
enderemployed population will be raised.
Political pressures in behalf of even more
specialized technical education will be
mounted, usually at the expense of
humane educational programs and the
diminution of class differences.
Through the computers and the new
devices for communication, policy and
operational decision-making is rapidly
b e i ^ centralized in behalf of fiscal and
political efficiency, in keeping with
somebody's Master Plan. But through the
admission of the new classes to our
learning institutions, we encounter a
tremendous new diversity and variety of
human talent, whose challenge transcends
the traditional and standardized
educational approaches we have employed
in the past, or anticipated by any of the
existing Master Plans.
The education of the masses, the interplay
of the classes within our institutions,
require the diversification of programs,
the ability at the local level to change
quickly and often. In the actual delivery of
^ucati(xial services to students and local
communities, autonomy and the decentralization of decision-making are imperative.
The reconciliation of these apparently
opposi^ needs, will occur only in the
reconsideration of the relationship between production and consumption in the
purposes of education and in the skillful
use of the community's non-academic
learning assets in collaboration with the
formal academic resources.
But the ultimate question is whether we
can subject the high technology to the
human will, using it to give form to our
own destiny; or whether having issued
these projections of our minds, we are
destin^ ourselves to be shaped and
directed by them.
VI. CHANGES.
Monopoly and Entrepreneurism.
The spirit of monopoly permeates the
structure and the programs of higher
education. This spirit is encouraged by the
pretention that education is a science and
that the educators really do know The
Truth. The monopoly power is implemented when the disciplines are rigidly
categorized and the categories are converted into sovereign administrative
agencies for processing budget, personnel
and programs; when the professoriate is
imbued with an unqualified power about
what should be taught and how; when the
government of the institution is oligarchal
and clandestine; when the system is
vested with an arbitrary power to determine who has access and in the granting of
credentials; and when the university
asserts the claim that it is the only place
' bitrary exaitiination system measuring the
pre-empting the only time for advanced
client's progress once he gets in, the learning.
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System, but against each other.
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EDITORIAL
Morfy Block's
Everyday, as you can imagine, a person has to fulfill their biological functions—
i.e., the "call of nature"—at least once a day, in this school. For some, it is just
another thing that has to be done, but for others it can be a traumatic experience.
How many times have you walked into the "john", even if only to comb your tangled
mess of hair, only to slide all the way across the floor and nearly killing yourself
when you hit the tiles? Or how many times have you went in, just to take "a nice
long one," and were afraid to sit down because it looked like the bacteria had set
up a duplex apartment in the bowl?
This, to use the expression, is the "shit" we have to put up with every time we
walk into one of the many toilets in this school. You know the situation—all types of
paper virtually covering the floor, flooded facilities, unflushed toilets, and on occasion people have set fire to the papers in the trash bin—why must we put up
with these atrocities? It is almost a war—Battle of the Germs!!!
For one, the blame must be placed upon all the students who use these contraptions that are supposed to be one of man's great technological achievement's.
In my opinion, I have seen cleaner outhouses, which, according to Public Health
Service standards, are considered less sanitary than the modern conveniences.
Does this mean that we all have to run out and get ourselves a small wooden shack
with a toilet seat inside? Not really, but here are a few ideas:
Whether one cares about their fellow human or not, at least they ought to be
considerate when concerning the topic of good health, if nothing else. This is not a
cry to bring back the days of toilet-training, despite the fact that some people
appear to need it. Dig it! I'm not even complaining about the unbridled growth of
graffitti on the walls—what the heck, it gives everyone something to read while
they are concentrating on more "noble" efforts! The point of argument is the way
some people act while in the "john". There is no need for leaving your social
statement in the bowl for .someone else to add his-her thoughts upon. Flush the
god-damned thing! Despite the results of the tests taken last year by this school's
Environmental Health class, proving that the chlorine levels in the facilities were
high enough to kill most of the germs, there is still the idea of "looks". One has to
have virtually no emotions or a sense of smell to notice a mess of brownish goo
floating around inside of a contraption that he-she is about to use. And why should
that person have to eliminate someone else's wastes out of sight t)efore that
person can have the pleasure of sitting down in comfort or peace of mind? It's
really a sickening sight to see—to know that people can be such pigs.
There are a couple more things for the students to realize. For one, it's no joke to
try to flood the place, intentionally or unintentionally. How funny is it for the fellow
or gal who gets an injury from those tiles, which are slippery enough to start with?
Not very. You could get killed falling down in those rooms. It nearly happened to me
a couple of times. Or doing things like emptying out all the toilet paper all over the
floors. People have to use those little scraps of paper, inexpensive though they are,
and it's a waste and a discomfort to those in need.
Then there are those idiots who set fire to the papers on the floors and in the
trash bins. Again, it's another health danger. Not only that, it's needlessly
destroying something that isn't even harming you. If you got a complaint about
life's worries, bring it out to the people, not confine it to the perverse pleasures of
burning down a toilet. And guys, please light your roaches outside in the lounge,
where everyone else does it. That stuff leaves an awful smell in there. It's bad
enough as it is without having more stink in there.
The other part of the blame must be put on the custodial staff of the school. If the
student population is too damned stupid to do things correctly, you have to clean
up after them, whether you like it or not. You're getting paid for your services, so it
isn't beneath you to go in there and clean up the place. It's not only your job—it's
your responsibility. Most of the time, it's necessary for me to wash my hands, but
I'm afraid to because my hands would get more dirty from the handles of the
faucets than there already are. The sink itself is A L T O G E T H E R D I S G U S T I N G .
The
mirrors are full of spit and God-knows-what-else. Clean these things!!! It doesn't
help just pouring a little Mr, Clean into the "john" and flushing it, and then
freshening the air with that lousy "Pine Mist"—the rest of the place must be made
sparkling and sanitary to function correctly. If the administration cannot accomplish this with their present staff, maybe it would be helpful to hire another
person or two, to make sure that these places are Healthy enough to walk into.
In these present school days of ripoff prices in the food counters and bookstore,
along with some really awful classes, what this school DOESN'T NEED IS FILTHY
TOILETS for one to use. I feel that it is everyone's responsibility, administration
and students alike, to make sure that one of life's basic functions can be both
sanitaryand no cause for trauma. And I'm not "shitting" you either!!!
THE DOLPHIN
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BLACK
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It was on a sunny Monday afternoon early last month that I received the news.
The Evening Session Student Government was going to sponsor a leadership
retreat and I was invited. Where? Where else but to the scene of my lost youth, the
Catskills. It was in the Catskills that I first began my eventual ten year pursuit of
looking for a "nice Jewish girl" to marry. (I eventually married one from Great
Neck which isthe rough equivalent of meeting someone at Grossinger's). It was in
the Catskills that I first began to recite Sam Levinson recitations as ayoung performer at guest nite. "You know son," an experienced social director once told me,
after a particularly memorable performance, "You're a real amateur." And it was in
the Catskills that I first learned about baked herring.
When you mention the word "mountains" toa New York Jew (s) he immediately
knows what you mean. Forget the Rockies or the Andes or the Alps there is only
one "mountains". The Catskills! Moreover, there is only one section of the Catskills
that counts, the part that surrounds the town of South Fallsburg, N. Y. It was in this
geographical area that my father first taught me how to eat. For him going to the
mountains without having baked herring at breakfast was like going to Miami and
not getting on the beach. While the rest of the world was having its bacon and eggs
or cereal and milk my father was carefully passing on to me the secret of eternal
sunrise bliss. Baked herring, a baked potato with lettuce and sliced tomatoes.
And so it was that along with about three dozen other SlCCers j departed for the
Hotel Finkelstein. Immediately upon entering the hotel, the distinctive atmosphere
of the "mountains" made itself felt.
"The bellboy will show you to your room," said the man at the desk. "Never mind,
I only have one bag," I replied, trying to skimp on the traditional gratuity.
"Well, you'll still need him to show you where the room is," replied the desk
clerk.
"Another fifty cents shot to hell," I thought to myself, and meekly followed along.
In the duel of two Yiddish cups Black was 0 for 1.
When I entered the dining room the next morning the shock first began to set in.
No baked herring on the menu. I could hardly believe my eyes. This had never
happened to me before. What was the mountains coming to? Sure I had noticed an
increasing influx of non-Jewish types over the last tew years, but this was too much.
Angrily I approached the maitre de. "Sir," I said, "I noticed that there is no baked
herring on the menu. How do you explain it?"
"For the Knights of Columbus who are here with you this weekend I need baked
herring?" he said. "Who will eat it?"
At that moment a certain sadness came over me. Ever since Hebrew School my
rabbis have been warning me about the dangers of assimilation. For most of my life
I would only go out with Jewish girls so that I would run no risk of lessening our
numbers. An now this. No baked herring. "Listen my good man," I retorted to the
head of the dining room, "you have this thing all wrong. Instead of taking the dish
off the men you should highlight it even more. Spread the gospel. Propagate the
faith. For five thousand years this dish has survived. If it was good enough for
Isaac, Abraham and Jacob it should certainly be good enough for Brickman's."
With an argument like that, what could they do? Yes, I got my baked herring, but
what a price to pay. Wherever I went for the next two days the hotel people came
after me. First it was the maitre de. As I reached down to scoop up my second bite
he tactfully leaned in over my shoulder, palm extended upward and inquired, "So
tell me, how is the herring?"
Later I was lining up a short putt on the fifth hole of the hotel's practice green
when the athletic director tapped me on the shoulder and innocently inquired,
"Was the herring good?"
The pool opened one night for a midnight swim and as I was doing the breaststroke the lifeguard blew his whistle called me out of the water and queried, "Did
you enjoy the fish this morning?"
Although I had put a "Do Not Disturb Sign" on my door, the chambermaid still
had the guts to use her pass keys and wake me from a deep sleep while asking,
"Did you enjoy the baked herring this morning?"
Finally, I forked up the appropriate gratituity and the hotel left me alone. When it
starts costing out-of-pocket expenses to maintain your birthright, you know
something is rotten in the State of Denmark. Fortunately for me, it wasn't the
baked herring they served me which was very good that morning.
"SPEED" KILLS
"SPEED" KILLS! is the name given to the 1973 edition of a highway accident
statistical booklet prepared annually by The Travelers Insurance Companies.
But the "speed" is not the hard, unlawful drug most persons think about today. It is the
tranquilizer, antihistamine and bromide — legal drugs purchased in any drug store with
and without prescription.
The Sunday punch of these "innocent" drugs, according to The Travelers, lies in the
so-called "synergistic" effect of the drugs combined with alcohol.
A spokesman said a driver taking cold pills, for example, might very well, after
downing a couple of cocktails, exhibit all the behavioral characteristics of the town
drunk. His reflexes could be slowed, his speech slurred, his vision impaired and his gait
affected.
-This person becorpes a dangerous driver by any definition...and only because he woke
up with the sniffles and lacked knowledge of the possible side-effects of pills and
cocktails, the spokesman added.
Commentary in the booklet indicates that research on this problem will be the first
step toward a solution of the problem.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
About Campus
Welcome back to the campus. I hope you
had a good summer. As we begin another
school year, I would like to call your attention to a few things:
1. ACCIDENTS ON CAMPUS
We have experienced some difficulty
with reporting of accidents on campus. I
should like to call to your attention that all
accidents involving any persons on our
campus must be reported. Such reports
should be soit to the Business Office (for
insurance purposes) as well as to the
Medical Office. In addition, a statement
should be taken immediately from any
witnesses and this should be sent together
with the accident report to the appropriate
offices.
2. PARKING
Parking once again this year will be
very difficult and the guards have been
instructed to bar entry to the campus of
any vehicle which does not have an appropriate decal properly affixed. Please
cooperate so that guards will be able to do
their job and reduce congestion.
3. SMOKING IN CLASSROOMS
I call your attention to the fact that
smoking
in all classrooms
and
laboratories is prohibited. I would appreciate it if instructors would call this to
the attention of students and would
themselves refrain from smoking in the
classrooms. Smoking is both a fire hazard
and a source of annoyance and discomfort
to non-smokers. Your cooperation will be
appreciated.
4. EATING IN CLASSROOMS
By the same token, eatii^ in classrooms
is ^ s o prohibited and violation of this
regulation makes housekeeping much
more difficult and also presents certain
health hazards. Once again, I call upon
instructors to bring this iH-ohibition to the
attention of their students to see that
eating does not take place in classrooms.
Fellow students and comrades. We of the
Chinese Cultural Club would like to announce that we are back with better ideas.
The Club can help the student orient
himself to college life. Besides offering the
student a place to relax on campus, we
also have members who can tutor in
Chinese, Spanish, Math, English, we'll
tutor him in English.
This semester the club will have better
and more enjoyable films on Chinese
Culture. The club is hoping to get a
speaker from Red China to debate with a
speaker from Taiwan.
This term is of special importance to the
Chinese people. During this term there will
be a double ten day celebration. Double ten
means tenth day of the tenth month. Want
to know more about double ten? Come to
the club.
For the members of the Club itself, we
have all sorts of ideas planned for them: a
bowling party, picnics, a tour of China
Town, Dinner at a Chinese restuarante,
and many many other things.
So enter all you young Dragons, the Club
needs your support. Make yourself a home
at S.I.C.C. Meet your friends and relax at
the Chinese Culture Club. Room 127C
building.
Lee R. Formica
Beginning with the Spring, 1974
Semester I will be teaching Psych. 10
(Human Growth and Development) in a
new and hopefully innovative fashion.
Previously, this has been a traditional 3
hour per week, classroom, lecturediscussion course. In the Spring, each
student enrolled in my section will (1)
receive traditional classroom exposure
and (2) will be involved in actual work
experience in an off-campus institutional
setting. The dynamics of the course are
still in flux. However, I envision 3 hours of
classroom work per week, integrated with
internship experience at a place like the
South Beach Psychiatric
Center,
Willowbrook State School, the Staten
Island Mental Health Society, an old age
home, etc. The student will be
meaningfully involved in human problems
while receiving a traditional classroom
background in human development.
Career and academic counseling will be
offered to the student as an important part
of this innovative experience.
Students will earn from 6-9 credits for
this course. Three credits will be awarded
for classroom contact and from 3-6 credits
for internship experience, depending on
the number of hours per week devoted to
work in the affiliated institution. The
credits will be transferable to a 4 year
institution in a problem-free fashion since
credit will be earned for traditionally
listed courses.
If you are interested in what should be a
meaningful experience please contact me
in Room H-9 (390-7744) by October 30.
Remember, you must have finished
Psychology 1 by the end of this semester.
Dr. Harvey Taub
Psychology & Sociology Dept
The Shanti Food Conspiracy is a cooperatively run storefront located at 104
Westervelt Avenue. Its purpose is to
provide natural and organic food to Staten
Island residents at relatively low prices.
The co-op was initially begun by a group
of Richmond College students who were
acutely aware of the lack of places in
Staten Island where one could go to get
food that had not already been contaminated by harmful insecticides or
chemical additives. They began to realize
that the food they bought at the supermarket was produced more for profit than
for people.
Because Richmond College pays for the
rent and utilities of the co-op, and because
there are no paid workers there, the co-op
is able to run on a 25 percent markup, 15
percent of which is deducted for anyone
who is willing to pitch in and work.
We have devised a system of blocks of
workers, which allows workers to contribute as little as four hours (in one day) a
month to the co-op. The work is simple,
and besides, the nicest people stop by to
shop there.
At present the store is open four days a
week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. and Saturday from
11 A.M. to 6 P.M. Stop by when you are in
the neighborhood or call Paul or John at
447-9232 or Derek at 442-8099.
Chinese Dropped
HELP US HELP FIGHT AIR AND NOISE
POLLUTION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
Dear Concerned Citizen:
In your leisure time you can help to
make Staten Island a healthier and better
place to live in by volunteering your
services to the Borough President's Air
and Noise Pollution Committee.
In the event that you are interested,
telephone 390-5117 or write to: Air
Pollution Noise Control, Room 119A,
Borough Hall, Staten Island, N.Y. 10301.
Nicholas G. DeJoy
Director of Air Pollution for
Borough President Robert T. Connor
P.S. Printed and paid for by the Staten
Island Safety Council.
CUNY O N
CABLE T.V.
New Psy. Course
Food Conspiracy
Chinese Club
SICC Appoints
3 New Qiairmen
Due to lack of interest, an amazingly
interesting and fascinating language and
cultural course was droi^)ed. This happens
to be Chinese. I have Dr. Holt's word, head
of the language dept. that if I get enough
students interested next semister, this
language will be forth coming.
If you are interested in knowing more
about this intriguing language and how to
get this across, please go to trailer 25 and
inquire.
I also add, anyone who has knowledge or
is interested in the martial arts, this
matter is of importance to you.
Concerned Fellow Student
Jerry Diprima
New chairmen have been designated for
three of the major departments at Staten
Island Community College, SICC's
President William M. Birenbaum has
announced with the start of classes for the
fall semester. Additionally, a new student
guidance program has been established
under a veteran SICC dean.
The three departments with new
chairmen are history, now to be under Dr.
Luther P. Carpenter; psychology and
sociology, under Dr. Howard R. Stanton;
and health and physical education, under
Professor Gary Rosenthal. Dr. Carpenter
has been on the SICC faculty since 1968,
while Dr. Stanton and Professor Rosenthal
have only recently joined the teaching
staff.
Dr. Carpenter, who was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa at Amherst before going on to
graduate work at Harvard, at various times
has held Woodrow Wilson, Harvard, State
University of New York and City
University of New York fellowships, as
well as being selected as a visiting scholar
to Bristol University in England. Prior to
coming to Staten Island Community
College, he held teaching posts successively at Central State College in Ohio
and Lincoln University in Missouri.
The new psychology and sociology
department chairman. Dr. Stanton, has
come to the Staten Island college from
Worcester, Mass., where he was director
of the Worcester Miniversity after having
held a professorship in sociology for three
years at Clark University. He also was
three years on the graduate faculty at the
University of Puerto Rico, for four years
was director of the social science program
for the Santurce Department of Health in
Puerto Rico, was on the staffs at Bryn
Mawr College, Columbia University and
the University of Chicago, and for two
years was a reporter for the Honolulu StarBulletin.
The first link in New York City between
a live college classroom and the at-home
television viewer was opened Monday,
September 24, when City University of
New York began transmitting two regular
college courses over cable television's
Channel B.
A newly installed telephone-microwave
relay links the City University Mutual
Benefit Instructional Network (CUMBIN)
with Sterling-Manhattan and Teleprompter every Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday evening during the coming
academic year.
The two courses, which cable subscribers may audit free of charge, are
Humanities 10 (Monday, Wednesday: 6:25
p.m. - 10:25 p.m.) aod Broadcast Journalism (Thursday: 6:20 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.).
Commenting on the new program, Dr.
Timothy Healy, CUNY vice chancellor for
academic affairs, said, "We are committed to the use of technology in efforts to
reach a new clientele. The (Chancellor's
Committee on Educational
Communication is studying the potential uses
of cable for delivering a broad spectrum of
education to the people of the city. We hope
to learn a great deal about the uses of
cable from this project."
CUMBIN, a microwave television relay
in operation at CUNY since 1968, interconnects graduate students and faculty
at City, Hunter, Brooklyn and Queens
Colleges and the Graduate School and
University. Programs may originate from
any campus and, through telephone
connections, students on any campus may
ask questions and participae in
discussions. Clable subscribers who audit
the CXJNY courses will hear students
addressing their professor from at least
three separate locations around the city.
A recent report on cable television
issued by the RAND Corporation (May
1973) noted that "television can help meet
several general needs in education...Cable
television can be even more useful than
other television media have been in the
past because it offers additional technical
features at a cost that is often below that of
all but broadcast television."
Professor Rosenthal, selected as
chairman of the health and physical
educati(Hi department at Staten Island
Broadcast Journal>T is taught by Cliarles
Community College, for the past ten years
has been on the faculty of Long Island Novitz, an adjunct associate professor who
University. At his alma mater, LIU, he has is manager of ABC-TV Newsfilm Synfilled such posts as executive dean of the dication. Seventy students from the
university's Brooklyn Center, dean for Graduate School, Brooklyn, Queens, and
admissions, dean of the division of basic Hunter Colleges are enrolled in the course.
studies and dean of students. He also has Each week a person involved with
been a health and physical education broadcast news production comes to the
department chairman in the city school electronic classroom to discuss his role in
system and has held a part-time newsmaking and news production. Guests
{x-ofessorship at New York City Com- this semester will include Albert Primo,
ABC-TV vice president for owned and
munity College.
operated stations and the creator of the
Professor Rosenthal has served three "Eyewitness News" format; Avram
years as president of the Metropolitan Westin, ABC-TV's Reasoner Report; and
Soccer Conference, twice was named Sheila Turner, audio-visual specialist with
Soccer Coach of the Year in metropolitan Scholastic Magazine.
New York, coached the United States
Humanities 10 is offered through
soccer team in the 1969 games in Israel, Brooklyn College's Special Baccalaureate
and has served as a consultant on the Degree program. The course, geared for
game to major newspapers and magazines the worldng adult who wishes to obtain a
as well as to a Hollywood studio.
college degree, is taught by Professor
The new SICC student guidance Hobart Jarrett, who last year received
program, CHOICE (Center for Higher CUNY's Distinguished Service Award.
Options in College Education), will headed The interdisciplinary course draws faculty
by Dean Stamos 0. Zades, who for 14 years from music, art, and philosophy, while
has been the college's dean of students. focusing primarily on a chronological
Dean Zades, in his new assignment will be presentation of the literature of Western
directly responsible to President Biren- Civilization. The 25 students in the course
baum in organizing the center, "which earn some of the credits by making oral
shall seek to promote intelligent choosing and written presentations.
among students."
Spencer Freund, director of CUNY's
CUMBIN
network, said that this ex"Beginning with our relationships with
the secondary schools and the external perimental opening of CUNY courses to
community," Dr. Birenbaum said in the New York Community had great
announcing his CHOICE plans to the potential for development. "In the future
college, "and carrying throujgh placement students may be able to register for a
testing, orientation, program choosing, course, stay home and watch it on
choice of transfer schools and choice of television, participate in discussion over
career and job. Dean ^ d e s and his staff the telephone, and go to the campus only
will develop the means to help our students for counseling and examination," said Mr.
Freund.
navigate their options."
Dean Zades, who was seven years on the
CCNY faculty before joining the SICC
staff, holds degrees from American International College and Teachers College
of Columbia University. For many years
he has been active in the work of the state
and national Personnel and Guidance
Associations.
Under current franchise provisions,
cable channels A and B are reserved as
municipal access channels. Thebroadcast
of CUNY CUMBIN courses is made
possible through a link connecting
CUMBIN with the Municipal Broadcasting
system, which then transmits the live
classroom sessions directly to the two
cable companies.
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steel tune which sort of changes the pace
on side one a bit from slow to side steppin'
movement with a country atmosphere.
It seems a shame that with all the fine
The final remnant of the original King
head
music Sinfield has to offer he falls
Crimson has finally emerged from the
depths of "21st Century Schzoid Man" and flat on the "rock" vibes with the only
oriented cut on the Lp called "Wholefood
"In the Court of the Crimson King".
Peter Sinfield, lyricist for the first Boogie". This cut doesn't seem to fit in
Crimson band has released a collection of with the intergral components of his basic
his own original works and entitled it structure. It sticks out and sours a calm
"Still". The purity of Sinfield's music is side of music which should've just been
that of new fallen snow, it falls and melts left to peaceful memories. Although I can
on a warm body while it cools, shivers and feel his sense of variety, considering most
awakens you to a new world olf sound. This all the tunes are of diversified musical
Lp has been a long time coming. Sinfield ideas, this tune was in at the right time,
has made almost none, if any personal but the wrong place.
The Lp definetely proves what a fine
appearences in the public eye since his
breakup with Crimson. This Lp "Still" lyricist Sinfield represents. The smooth
reflects thought, endurance and sensitivity melodic passages seem specific as well as
in his work. Its comparable to his original general, like he meant them for someone
writings of "Epitaph" and "Talk to the special, but for everyone all at the same
Wind", which were the lighter cut on the time. The music and lyrics are of and
first Crimson Lp. The tracks of similarity incredible oneness, they stand together in
"Under the Sky" is an alternating rhyme size and shape as well in meaning.
of gentleness and free flowing goodness
This is a favorable endeavor by Peter
with an expression of softness which can Sinfield for "Still" is a fine recording for
only be inspired by a Judy Collins or a Lori those tender enough to sit and listen with a
Leiberman. "Will it be You" is a fine pedal head as well as a heart.
PETE SINGIELD-STILL
by IRVING SEALEY
MAITHEW FISHEH-JOURNEY'S END
By IK VJNG SEALEY
The first step in life is always the hardest, and somehow the following steps
never seem to get any easier. They just
lead to trials in the pattern which enable us
to cope with ourselves and other people in
greater context. This journey takes many
years, years in time where one's end is a
matter of definition to one's purpose.
Matthew Fisher's purpose was to play
and write music. His experience with
Frocul Harum, specifically "The Salty
Dog" l,p and other numerous endeavors
before this enchanted meeting are sure
fire proof of Fishers talents as a musical
artist.
His definitive purpose in music may now
have come with the release of his first solo
Lp "Journey's End", where his talents are
considerably more established and
renewed. This Lp marks the beginning of a
new development in his career, instead on
once being recognized in a group, now he
can be recognized as an individual. Outside of the string and brass section, there
are two other basic musicians other than
Fisher.
Geoff Swettenhan is on drums and Mick
Hawksworth plays bass. The other various
instruments of piano, organ, electric and
MAKE SAVAGE THE BODY
by Gayle Kearns
The action packed Kung Fu movies have
invaded the theater houses and appear to
the hottest things in film since the invention of the fist fight. The fact that these
films have been playing for years in
theaters in the Chinatowns of San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston
seems of little importance today. What is
important is how they became such a
universal rage.
It may be necessary to revert back to
older sword-fi^ting movies from which
the more modem super-hero type kung fu
films have evolved or are an archetype. On
the whole, Chinese sword pictures contain
situations which are simplistic and
strai^tforward set against a kind of
magical and romantic background. There
are few of these films which do not include
among their dramatic ingredients scenes
of tender romance and powerful friendships to heighten the adventure of the plot.
In addition, today's sword pictures, which
are still packing in crowds in the
Chinatown theaters, lean heavily on the
world of make-believe and mysterious
techniques. The idea that a character in
the film is able to jump fifteen feet from
thefloor to a beam in the ceiling or catch a
flyirig dagger in his teeth is a bit far out,
but to many a broad imagination it is this
limitless freedom that s a t i s f i e s and
devours interest.
To others, however, it is a call for more
realistic adventures. "All the time
before", says the late Bruce Lee, "Chinese
flicks were kind of unrealistic. Really, I
mean, overacting. A lot of jumping
around. All in all it's not real. . .So I came
back to Hong Kong and I introduced some
new elements to it, like when I kick, I
really kick and all that." Accordingly, the
sword-fightii^ movies which have long
been appreciated are slowly diminishing
to innumerable Hong Kong-made superfighting films and television programs
with karate and kung-fu happenings.
In America, practice of martial arts has
spread everywhere. So called 'selfdefense' schools are filled with kids trying
PETE SINFIELD
to BECOME the invincible superheros of
our comic-book youth. This vast audience
is a prime target for the Kung Fu films.
acoustic guitar are played by Fisher
Kung Fu plots seldom vary. The revenge
himself.
The Lp's music can be considered
somewhat of an irregularity because of its
deviance from a pattern or style of
sameness particuliar to most Lps.
"Journey's End" the title song seems to be
a piece within itself of musical rythms
which where any component taken out
could stand separate as an individual song.
It starts off in a soft ballardy manner and
blending
in
classically
oriented
movements which eventually run down the
tune with a new meaning and enjoyment.
Most of the other tunes are fine untempo
love songs which are of fine lyrical content, all penned by Fisher. "Going for a
Song" contains such lines as "You can
drive a plow through my golfcourse, throw
you armour in my swimming pool and
scratch your name on my Lambourgini,
but please don't make me sing that song
again." This kind of perceptual writing is
present on all his songs, this song in
particuliar lending itself to humor as well.
Matthew Fisher is an artist of conThe Arts and Crafts Center (located in
siderable faith and sentiment, Faith Rm. C-138), sponsored by the S.I.C.C.
enough to realize that within himself he Student Government, the S.I.C.C.
can write a fine song, with enough left over Association and with the help of the
to know in some sense you will enjoy it. Student Center Staff, will again be open
This is the faith needed to succeed. The (see door of Rm. C-138 for opening date).
proof is in the pudding, "Journey's End". This is the first center of its kind at S.I.C.C
and it is now in its third term of operation;
it is a free program offered to all members
of the S.I.C.C. community.
The Arts and Crafts Center offers a wide
variety of arts and crafts instruction and
all within the S.I.C.C. community are
warmly invited to join the instructor's funwhile-learning program; since participants arrive at varying times, stay for
differing lengths of time and are encouraged while producing at their own
individually chosen pace, the instruction is
usually continuously given and geared to
the individual.
Several now features are in the planning
stage by the Arts and Crafts Center's
Instructor and Consultant, S.E. Merrill.
One such feature will be volunteer arts and
crafts demonstrations which will be
scheduled from time to time; anyone interested in demonstrating can make the
necessary arrangements with S.E. Merrill
in Rm. C-138 during the Arts and Crafts
Center's regular hours (see posters or door
MATTHEW FISHER
of C-138 for schedule of hours).
motive is ever-present and each movie has
a hero, or heroine, who is a master in the
martial arts. This hero is most often
plotted against an army of enemies who he
skillfully conquers. He is then destined to
face an equally proficient opponent whom
he must also defeat. The interest lies in
how he goes about this; in long, drawn-out,
often beautifully choreographed fights.
Together with this, extraordinary sound
effects, and a colorful array of costumes
and background, the Kung Fu films have
conquered the West.
Warner Bros, seems to be trying to
comer the market on oriental violence.
Last spring the company introduced Five
Fingers of Death as the first English
dubbed fighting picture to be shown
nationwide. There were to follow from
Warner Bros, and other companies: Fists
of Fury, Deep Thrust, The Chinese Connection, among the best box office attractions.
And now. Enter the Dragon (Wamer
Bros.), the first ever martial arts movie to
be made from the beginning for an
American audience, with American
money and talent. Enter the Dragon is
directed by Robert Clouse and stars the
late Bruce Lee (he used to be Kato on the
Green Hornet television series in 1966) and
John Saxon. The film fills all the
requirements of an action packed kung fu
flick and more. It brim with blood,
violence, terror, excitement, stereo-typed
sex, and every device of old and n e w . . .too
much American stylizing. The plot reveals
merely an inkling of originality or fresh
ideas. The only saving factor of the fihn is
the indomitable Bruce Lee who gives us a
lesson on becoming that superhero of our
comic-book youth, and the photography
which is somewhat better than the usual in
this genre of f i t t i n g films.
Warner Bros, latest picture starring
Bruce Lee was partially filmed before the
sudden death of its hero. On this film's
story structure, Bruce Lee explained, "It's
really a simple plot, of a country boy going
to a place where he cannot speak the
language; but somehow he comes out on
top because he honestly and simply expresses himself by beatii^ the hell out of
everyboc^y who gets in his way."
BRUCE LEE
Arts And Crafts Center Opens At SICC
HELP PLEASE:
Since there has been a considerably
increasing flow of participants into this
growing arts and crafts program, there is
a need for supplementing budgeted supplies with usable clean waste or natural
materials and an appeal is now necessary
for help in securing such materials; in
particular, supplies of empty food jars
(baby or jelly size), empty liquor-wine
bottles, remnants, clean cylindrical dry
food containers, new fabric-rug-leatherfur remnants, new wood-metal-plasticglass scraps, suitable driftwood, shellsfossils-marble-rocks-beach pebbles, clay,
dried flowers-grasses, flower bulbsseedlings, pine cones-branches, travelnature magazines, scenic calendars,
greeting cards and postcards, etc.
This new Arts and Crafts Center will also
be very grateful for any usable discarded
or surplus tools, equipment and arts and
crafts related books.
(Drop-off s and pick-ups of such supplies,
etc. can be arranged for during the regular
hours of the Arts and Crafts Center.)
Please note;
Members of the S.I.C.C. community
wishing to join or observe the activities are
welcome to visit the Arts and Crafts
Center located on the main floor of
Building C; from the direction of the
quadrangle, enter Building^ C through the
doors on the left and continue straight
through the hall and then beyond the
double doors to Rm. C-138 on the righthand side of the inner hall.
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'RMI Electric Piano & Harpsicord
1 month old—perfect working order, $675,
call Jamie—946-3238 after 6
Drum Set For Sale
6 piece set with double bass Gretch snare &
zylgen cymbals new hardware, good
condition, call Charlie—CL9-7916
Job Opening For Typists
30hrs a week—$100, SEIMC, 686-6120,6121,
Ask for Jill Sellows
Bavarian China
9 place settings, $150 open stock, See
Donna in DolphinFor Sale
Ice Skates size 9 vitually unused, See Bob
Blei in Dolphin or call HA8-9659
KARATEKAS
(People)
Nunchckas (lightning Sticks), Custom
made (acrylic), Approved by Top N.Y.
instructors. Inquire Trailer 25 Jerry
DiPrima.
2 women with 6 room apt.. South Beach,
seeking 3rd woman. Call 720-7311.
W ^ d s
On Wednesday, October 10 from 1:30-3
P.M., Staten Island Community College
will hold its annual CUNY Transfer Day
here on the Sunnyside campus.
On this occasion, interested SICC
students who are thinking seriously of
transferring to one of the ten CUNY Senior
Colleges after completing two-years at
SICC have the opportunity to talk with
representatives from these schools about
the opportunities available.
Close to 60 percent of SICC's class of '73
went on for further higher education last
year. And 80 percent of these students
transferred to a City University College.
For further information, contact Roger
Nelson, Room A-141 or call 390-7630.
FRENCH-ENGLISH I N T E R P R E T E R S
NEEDED
A ^oup of French businessmen will be
visiting our campus from November 5 to
November 12. We need interpreters for
receptions, visits to businesses, trips to
Manhattan, etc.
If you know French and English and can
volunteer at least 1 hour during the week,
please get in touch with Prof. Bomse, ext.
7510, Department of Modern Languages.
Please indicate exactly how much time
you can give us and when.
Also, if you know of anyone else who is
neither a faculty member or student, but is
interested in serving on this project,
please have him also get in touch with me
immediately.
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Cluh
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Mon. . 1 0 - 6
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684 ARTHUR KILL RD.
ELTINGVILLE. STATEN ISLAND
356-0622
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Bklyn, NY
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Baltimore, Md.
CC of Baltimoff:
Catonsville, Md.
Catonsville CC
Valhalla, NY
Westchester CC
Bronx, NY
Hostos CC
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Stone Ridge, NY
Ulster CCC
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Poughkeepsie, NY
Dutchess CCC
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Suffern, N Y
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Selden, NY
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NYCCC, NY
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Farmingdale. NY 7 : 0 0
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Farmingdale
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NYSAAJCW Championships
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Tournament
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Farmingdale. N Y
Selden. NY
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Kingsboro CC
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Nassau CC
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Nassau CC
Feb. 5
State U., Farmingdale
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N.Y.C. CC
Feb.11
Suffolk GC
Feb. 13
Wed.
Kingsboro CC
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Fri.
Westchester CC
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Mon.
Coach* Elizabeth Zwingraf
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Hunter JV
Nov. 29
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Rockland CCC
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Fri
Englewood JC
Dec. 4
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Bronx CCC
Dec. 10^
Mon.
Queensboro CC
Tues.
Dec. n '
Kingsboro CC
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Thurs.
Brookdale JC
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Sat
John Jay College
Mon.
Dec 17
Yeshiva University
1 hurs.
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MCCAC Tournament
Sat.
Dec 22
Suffolk CCC
Fn.
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CUNY B Tournament
Sat
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Orange CCC
Mon
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CUNY A Tournament
Feb 12
Tues.
Nassau CCC
Wed.
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Westchester CCC
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Tues.
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Sat.
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Coach: Howard Peirano
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- Manhattan CC
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Sullivan CCC
Ulster CCC
Mitchell J.C.
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REAL F U N E V E N I N G FOR E V E R Y O N E !
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N.Y. STATE PENAL LAW (ARTICLE 220)
CLASS
UNLAWFUL SALE OF:
AMOUNT
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF:
AMOUNT
PENALTY RANGE
OTHER COMMENTS
A-1 Felony
Any narcotic drug
1 oz or more
Any narcotic drug
2 oz or more
of a substance
containing a
narcotic drug.
15 years to life
imprisonment
If paroled, life
parole; plea
bargaining within
A-Felony class only.
A-n Felony
Any narcotic drug
Methamphetamine
Stimulants
LSD
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Substan.
Va oz to 1 oz
Vz oz or more
5 grams or more
5 milligrams or more
125 milligrams or more
5 grams or more
Any narcotic drug
Methamphetamine
Stimulants
LSD
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Substan.
1 oz to 2 oz
2 oz or more
10 grams or more
25 milligrams or more
625 milligrams or more
25 grams or more
6 years to life
imprisonment
If paroled, life
parole; plea
bargaining, within
A-Felony class
only.
A-ni Felony
First Offf^ndf^rAny narcotic drug
Meihamphetcnnine
Stimulants
LSD .
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Substan.
Possession with intent
to sell:
Any amount to Ve oz
Narcotic
drugs
VB OZ to V2 oz Hallucinogens
1 g to 5 grams
Hallucinogenic Substances
1 milligram to 5 mgs
25 milligrams to 125 mgs LSD
1 gram to 5 grams
Methamphetamine
Stimulants
1 year to life
imprisonment
If paroled, life
parole; plea
bargaining within
A-Felony class
only.
I
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I
Possession:
Stimulants
LSD
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Substances
Second Offender:
Any narcotic drug, methamphetamine, stimulants,
LSD, hallucinogens, hallucinogenic substances.
B-Felony
Narcotic preparation to
someone under 21.
Any amount
Secohd Offender of C
Felony except
marijuana violations.
C-Felony
Any narcotic preparation
Dangerous depressants
Depressants
Marijuana
Any amount
10 oz or more
32 oz or more
Any amount
Any narcotic drug
Methamphetamine
Stimulants
LSD
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic Substances
Narcotic Preparations
Dangerous Depressants
Depressants
Marijuana
Marijuana
D-Felony
Any controlled substance
Any amount
Possession with intent
to sell:
Any controlled substance
Possession:-...^,
Narcotic Preparations
Marijuana,^
Marijuana
Any controlled substance
A Misdemeanor
A - m FELONY
A - n FELONY
5 grams to 10 grams
5 milligrams to 25 mgs
125 milligrams to 625 mgs
5 grams to 25 grams
Secpnd Offender:
Any Hallucinogens,
Any amount
Hallucinogenic Substances,
LSD, Methamphetamine,
Stimulants with intent to sell.
Any amount
Second Offender of C
Felony for dangerous
depressant or narcotic
preparation.
A-I F E L O N Y
Any amount
25 mg
ig
1 mg
Ve oz
ig
Conspiracy to commit a n A Felony,
is a B Felony,
bribery and bribe
receiving in a
drug case is a B
Felony.
1 to 25 years
imprisonment
VB OZ to 1 OZ
1-15 years imprisonV2 oz to 2 oz
ment
1 gram to 5 grams
1 milligram to 5 mgs
25 milligrams to 125 mgs
1 gram to 5 grams
2 oz or more
10 oz or more
2 lbs or more
1 oz or more
100 cigarettes or more
1 -7 years imprisonment
Any amount
Imprisonment is
mandatory except
for marijuana;
probation available for first
marijuana
violation;
rewarding or
receiving a n
award for official
misconduct in a drug
case is a C Felony.
Probation available for first
marijuana
violation..
Vz oz to 2 oz
V4 oz to 1 oz
25 to 100 cigarettes
Any amount
BFELONY
CFELONY
1 year imprisonment maximum.
Probation available.
AMISDQ4EANOR
DFELONY
UnlcnxrhilSoleof:
Narcotic Drug
1 oz or more.
Hallucinogens
VB
oz to 1 oz.
Any amount.
125mgormore.
25 mg or more, any
amt. with previous
drug offense conviction.
Any amount.
•
Hallucinogenic Substances
5 g or more.
1 g or more; any
amt. with previous drug
offense conviction.
Any amount.
LSD
5 mg or more.
1 mg; any amt.
with previous drug
offense conviction.
Any amount.
Methamphetamine
V2 oz or more.
VB OZ or more;
any amt. with previous drug offense
conviction.
Any amount.
Stimulants
5 g or more.
1 g or more;
any amt. with previous
drug offense conviction.
Any amount.
Second offender
of C felony.
Dangerous
Depressants
Depressants
-
Narcotic
Preparations
-
Any amount to a
person under 21;
second offender
of C felony.
.
10 oz •
or more.
Any amount.
21bs
or more.
Any amount.
Any amount.
Any amount.
Marijuana
Any Controll^ Substances
Any amount.
Unlawful Possession of:
1 oz to 2 oz.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Second offender
of C felony.
Vs oz to 1 oz.
Hallucinogens
625 mg or more.
Any amount with
intent to sell
if previous drug
offense conviction; •
25 mg with intent to sell;
125 ma.
Second offender
of C felony.
25 mg to 125 mg.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Hallucinogenic Substances
25 g or more.
Any amount with
intent to sell if
previous drug offense
conviction; 1 g
with intent to sell;
5 g or more.
Second offender
of C felony.
1 g to 5 g.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Narcotic
Drugs
2 oz or more
of a substance
containing a
narcotic drug.
Any amount.
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�SCHEDULE OF DRUG OFFENSES A N D PENALTIES UNDER
N.Y. STATE PENAL LAW (ARTICLE 220)
A-I FELONY
A-II FELONY
A-IIIFELONY
B FELONY
C FELONY
D FELONY
A MISDEMEANOR
Second offender
of C felony.
1 mg to 5 mg.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Unlawful Possession of:
LSD
25 mg or more.
Methamphetamine
'
2 oz or more.
Stimulants
10 g or more.
Any amount with
' intent to sell
if previous drug
offense conviction;
1 mg with intent to sell ;
5 mg or more.
<
Any amount with
intent to sell if
previous drug offense
conviction; oz
or more with
intent to sell.
Second offender
of C felony.
Any amount with
,
intent to sell if
previous drug offense
conviction; 1 g
with intent to sell;
5 g or more.
Second offender
of C felony.
V2 oz
Any amount with
intent to sell.
to 2 oz.
Any amount.
/.
1 g to 5 g.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
y'
Dangerous
Depressants
Second offender
of C felony.
10 OZ or more.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Depressants
Second offender
of C felony.
2 lbs or more.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Narcotic
Preparations
Second offender
of C felony.
2 oz or more.
Any amount with
intent to sell;
V2 oz or more.
Any amount.
Any amount with
intent to sell;
V4 oz or more;
' 25 cigarettes
or more.
Any amount.
Any amount with
intent to sell.
Any amount.
Marijuana
'
•
1 OZ or more; 100
cigarettes or more.
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Any Other
Controlled
I
Substances
Penalties:
Other
Comments:
15 years-life
mandatory life
sentence; if v
paroled, life
parole.
6 yrs.-life, mandatory life sentence;
if paroled, life parole,
Plea bargaining Plea bargaining withwithin A-felony in A-{elony class only.
class only.
1 yr.-life, mandatory life
sentence, if
paroled, life
parole.
Plea bargaining
within A-felony
class only.
_
•
1-25 yrs.
mandatory
imprisonment.
•
i
:
•
1-15 yrs. mandatory imprisonment except for
marijuana.
. 1-7 yrs.
Corispiracy to comProbation available
mit an A-felony, is
for first marijuana
a B-felony, bribery
violation;
and bribe receiving in rewarding,and rea drug case is a Bceiving an award
felony.
in a drug case is
a C-felony.
Probation
available
for marijuana first
violation.
To 1 yr.
I
I
Probation
available.
Definitions:
"Sale" includes the giving or the offering to give to another,
"Narcotic Drugs" includes opiates, opium, cocaine, heroin, morphine, codeine and methadone.
'^Hallucinogens" includes psilocybin, dimethoxyamphetamine, peperidyl benzilates, psilocyn, tetrahydrocannibinols other than marijuana.
"Hallucinogenic Substances" includes some amphetamines, ibogaine, bufotenine, DET, DMT, mescaline, peyote.
"Stimulants" includes most amphetamines, methamphetamine, phenmetrazine, methylphenidate.
"Dangerous Depressants" includes methaqualone, barbituric acid derivatives, barbitol, phenobarbitol.
"Depressants" includes chloral betaine, chloral hydrate, meprobamate.
"Narcotic Preparations" inchides nalorphine or other opiate preparatioris.
"Marijuana" includes hashish.
"Controlled Substances" includes all of the above and any other drugs listed in Schedules I-V of Section 3306 of Public Health Law.
Other Criminal Acts:
ACT
PENALTY
DESCRIPTION
Criminal Injection of a Narcotic Drug (Class E Felony).
1-4 years
Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument (Class A Misd.).
To 1 year
Intentionally injecting a narcotic drug into another's body
with the letter's consent.
Possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe.
Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia: First Offender (Class A Misd.).
To 1 year
Possession and sale of dilutants, adulterants or packaging
materials for the unlawful mixing or distribution of narcotic
drugs or stimulants.
Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia: Second Offender (Class D Felony).
1-7 years
Second conviction of paraphernalia crime.
Criminal Possession of a Precursor of a Controlled Substance (Class E Felony).
1-4 years
Loitering 1st (Class B Misd.).
To3mos.
Possession or carbamide (urea), ergot, pentazocine, etc.,
with certain other chemicals.
Being in any place for the purpose of unlawfully using or
possessing a controlled substance.
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1973
journalism
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Staten Island Community College
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Vol. X X I No. 3
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
Buyer Beware
Mechanical
Monsters
Monday, Sept. 10,1973
Women's Center Plans
Activities for the Fall
Dispense Garbage
ALL FREE!
P R E G N A N C Y TESTS, C O U N S E L I N G
ABORTION REFERRAL, HEALTH CARE
As one strolls through A, B, or C Buildings, you will notice all those ugly vending
machines that are cluttering up our campus. One gets the impression that we're
not here for higher education, but to do undergraduate work in "Operating SICC
Vending Machines."
Among the delicacies offered this semester, "Fritos" Corn Chips gets an "A".
With a good set of teeth and 15 cents, one can master the art of Crunch. It's, by far,
the fullest "bag" of goodies you can get in "C" Building. You can also get a canned
soda for 25 cents. Some say it's better than waiting on line in the cafeteria. But,
much more is offered this semester. SICC has the fame as being a very innovating
and progressive school. Who am I to question the new courses being offered?
A few weeks ago, I tried to get a pack of cigarettes (the most available commodity on campus). I deposited my 65 cents and got a book of matches! I went to
the Cafeteria Manager with my complaint and got a five-minute lecture on the
complications of new vending machines. I then got my butts and an "F" in the
course for smoking. Now when I go for my cigarettes, I never get the matches. ONE
OF THE PENALTIES!
We are the SICC Womens' Center — your Womens' Center. We are in existence
since last spring. In that time we have tried to provide the women on campus with
a place that we can call our own. This place is trailor (T-35). The center is open
from 9 to at least 5 every day. All women are welcome to stop in anytime to relax,
study, read, rap, hangout, etc., in an atmosphere of friendship and warmth. We
hope you will come in and use our many services and maybe help us build a bigger
and better center for this year.
On hand in the center will be general information on birth control, pregnancy,
abortion, and venereal disease, vaginal infections, etc. There will be counseling on
these topics and referrals where necessary. The center will be providing a
psychological counselor and gynaecological service for all women. The center can
also refer women to reliable counselors for long-term personal counseling or
medical facilities where necessary. The center will also provide references for
vocational counseling as well. In addition to our trained counselors, the SICC
Women will be available at and through the Center to talk on a more informal
basis.
In order to develop opportunities for feminist studies at SICC, the Women's
Center will contain a library of materials for use and loan including course lists
from the college, bibliographies, references, books, articles and magazines. There
will be an expanded listing of courses available throughout the departments that
are of interest to women.
The center also aims to build a supportive community amongst women to
facilitate development of their individual and collective potentials, through
workshops, films, seminars, community action, conferences, etc.
We are available to help or just listen anytime. All our services are free and
geared toward our personal and group needs.
This year the Women' Center of SICC will be providing a free, comprehensive
health care counseling service. This service will be available 3 days a week from
9:30 to 5pm at the rear entrance of the Womens' Center-T-35. No appointment is
necessary, just come in if you have any problems or questions. We will be waiting
here and available to everyone who needs us. The service will include information
about and samples of all the different kinds of birth control devices and our
counselor can discuss with you the advantages and disadvantages of each.
There will be free pregnancy testing everyday in the Health Office. If it turns out
that you are pregnant, or even if you are not this time but don't want to be next
time come in and we can discuss the alternatives available to you ; how each one
would affect you and your life, how much, if anything, these alternatives would cost
iri time, money, etc. She can discuss with you the current abortion procedures
available locally and reasonably, what each of these procedures is like for you. She
can set up any arrangements that you wish — keeping the baby, adoption, abortion.
There will also be VD counseling both by the health counselor and the
gynecologist. There will be literature available and referrals.
All literature and counseling is of course free. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL
STOP IN. You are all welcome at any time. (T35, Tel. No 7602)
No question is a stupid question and no problem is a small problem. If you have
any concerns come in and maybe we can help.
Pregnancy, or suspected pregnancy, and V.D. are problems that cannot be put
off. If you do, they just get worse, they do not go away. Don't worry and wait, come
in and we can give you a helping hand.
The Womens' Center (Trailer No. 35) will be supplying many of the services not
One machine in "C" Building, across from the new Penny Candy Counter, offers previously made available by SICC in serving the needs of its students. We hope
YOO HOO. Yogi Berra fans stand up and be counted. At first sight of all these that all of you will stop in at the Center (T-35) to get acquainted and to take admachines, I was impressed But, as the saying goes, "they grow on you." To top it all yantage of these counseling services.
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off, they all require the correct change. Now, can ^you beat that! It's called
Progressive!
So far this year, my Dentist bill is $100.00 and living on Financial AID doesn't
make it easy to pay such bills. I have been keeping away from all those candy
machines with my Dentist in mind. Here's hoping you do too. I'm sure that the
owners of those machines aren't interested in our physical well being. Only in
reaping the benefits they will accrue.
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These machines just have to go! I'm calling for an all-out campaign to rid us of
these m9ney eating garbage containers. Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration must unite for the cause. There can be no room for discrimination in
whom we unite with, for these machines affect us all.
If SICC was overrun with cockroaches, it would call for an Exterminator to rid us
of the invaders. I feel that these vending machines are worse than roaches. So,
come one, come all and let's kill these pests!!!!!!!
With Love,
Mary E. DeRosa
INDEX
CONSTITUTION
PCA E X H I B I T
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BLACKBOARD
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GAY WORLD
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Student Government Constitution
PREAMBLE
We, the Students of Staten Island
Community College of the City
University of New York do hereby
establish the Day Session Student
Government Association of Staten
Island Community College, in accordance with Article xV of the
By Laws of the Board of Higher
E^cation of the City (tf New York,
wherein are outlined the operative
ixinciples and procedures concerning
student rights, standards of studoit
conduct, the chartering of student clubs
and (Wjganizations, student disciplinary
Ix*ocedures, and student government
activities.
ARTICLE 1:
MEMBERSHIP AND
FOR OFFICE
ELIGIBILITY
Voting members of the Staten Island
Community College Day Session
Student Government Association shall
include all students who pay the fulltime Student Activity Fee. All voting
members are eligible for office.
ARTICLE II:
CONSTITUENT GROUPS
(SECTION 1) MEMBERSHIP
The student body shall be divided into
constituent groups according to
Curriculum and special programs.
Each curriculum and special program
shall be a separate constituent group.
(SECTION 2) MEETINGS
a. Types of Meetings. All meetings of
the constituent groups shall be d e f i n e
a s regular meetings or special
meetings.
1. Regular Meetings. Each constituent group shall hold regular
meetings during the first and second
weeks of the Fall Semester and every
second week thereafter, while classes
are in session, through the last day of
classes of the Spring Semester.
2. Special Meetings. The Student
Senate may call special meetings of
any or all constituent groups for a
specific purpose.
b. Purposes of Meetings and Powers of
the Constituent Groups. Meetings of
constituent groups may be held in order
to:
1. Elect officers in their group.
2. Recall officers in their group..
3. Determine the disposition of any
funds allocated to them by the Student
Senate.
4. Advise their elected representative
to the Student Senate, the Student
Senate as a body, and the faculty and
administration ot the College on any
pertinent matter.
5. Request a campus-wide referendum on any pertinent matter.
c. Quorum. 5 per cent of the total officially assigned membership of any
constituent group shall constitute a
quorum.
d. Voting. Unless otherwise specified
herein, all votes shall be won by a
majority of those present at any
regular or special meeting of each
constituent group.
(SECTION 3) OFFICERS
a. Types of Officers, Each constituent
group shall elect at least two officers, a
reoresentativfe to the Student Senate
and a chairperson. The Chairperson
shall preside at all meetings of the
constituent group and shall be held
accountable to the Student Senate for
the disposition of any funds allocated to
the group according to the accounting
procedures of the Staten Island Community College Association, Inc. and
for the procedural conduct of the group.
b. Elections and Terms of Office.
Officers of each constituent group shall
be elected by closed ballot or, in the
case of replacement, at any regular or
special meeting^of the group called for
that purpose. Election shall be by a
majority of those present at the
meeting. Terms of office shall be^n
upon certification of the election results
by the Commission on Student Elections and shall expire upon the certification of the election results of their
successors or upon graduation.
c. Recall of Officers. An officer may b e
dismissed from office by a % majority
of those present at the regular meeting
of the constituent group immediately
fdlowing a regular meeting in which a
motion to dismiss that officer is introduced, or at any special meeting of
the constituent group called by the
Senate for that purpose.
ARTICLE Ul:
STUDENT SENATE
SECTION 1) MEMBERSHIP
The Student Senate shall be made up of
representatives of the constituent
groips. Each
shall elect one
rq;)re8entative for each 200 peofde in
that group with each group naving a
minimum ol one^provided that in accordance with BHE By Laws at least 30
per cent of the student body takes part
in the election.
(SECTION 2) MEETINGS
a. Types of Meetings. All meetings of
the Student Senate ^ a l l be defmed as
r^gidar meetings or special meetings.
1. Regular Meetings. The Student
Senate shall hold* regular meetings
durii^ the second and third wedks of
the
Semester and every second
week thereafter, through the last day of
classes of the Spring Semester.
. 2. Special Meetings.
Special
meetings may be c w e d by the
Chairperson of the Student Senate, or
by a petition containing the signatures
of one-third of the total membership of
the Student Senate, or by a petition
containing the signatures of ten percent
of the members of the Day Session
Student Government Association.
b: Purposes of Meetings and Powers of
the Student Senate. M^tings of the
Student Senate may be held in order to:
1. Elect officers of the Student
Senate, including the CSiairperson of
the Student'Senate and the Chairperson
of Student Senate Commissions.
2. Approve the appointment by the
Commission Chairperson of members
of Student Senate Commissions.
3. Recall Chairperson and members
of Student Senate Commissions, other
officers of the Student Senate, the
representative to the University
Student Senate, and members of
College committees.
4. Provide for the use of student
resources for cultural, informational,
recreational, and social purposes.
5. Advise the constituent groups and
the faculty and administration of the
College on any pertinent matters.
6. Investigate and take appropriate
action on any problems which may
affect the general welfare of the student
body of the College.
7. Establish ad-hoc committees.
8. Direct the Chairperson of the
Student Senate as to the implementation of any measures enacted
by the Student Senate.
9. Refer any pertinent matter to a
referendum of the entire membership
of the Day Session Student Government
Association.
10. Call special meetings of any or all
constituent groups.
11. Call meetings of the entire
membership of the Student Government Association.
12. With the advice and consent of the
constituents croups in question, remove
from office Senators who have missed
three consecutive meetings or six
meetings during the academic year.
13. Determine the disposition of the
Student Government Association's
portion of the Student Activity Fee, to
be known as the Student Government
Activity Fee, through the Commission
on Student Finances, according to the
accounting procedures of the Staten
Island Community College Association,
Inc.
14. C!harter, fund, and coordinate the
activities of student clubs and
organizations, through the Commission
on Student Clubs and Organizations.
15. Charter, fund, and oversee
student publications funded by the
Student Government Activity Fee,
through the Commission on Student
Publications.
16. Provide for the governance and
operation of the Student Center,
through the Commission on the Student
Center.
17. Provide aj^ropriate social services for students, tVough the Commission on Student Social Services.
18. Advise the faculty and administration of the College on academic
and curricular matters, and express
student opinion on such matters,
through the Commission on Academic
and Curricular Affairs.
19. Assure that all student government electi(His are conducted according
to apiNToixiate procedures, through the
Commission on Student Elections.
20. Coordinate the activities of the
constituent groups through the Commission on Constituent Groups.
21. Interpret the Constkution of the
Day Session Student Government
Association.
c. Quorum. One-half of the total
membership of the Student Senate shall
constitute a quorum.
d. Voting. Unless otherwise specified
herein, all votes in the Student Senate
shall be wwi by a majority of those
Senators present at any regular or
special meeting.
(SECTION 3) OFFICERS
a. Chairperson.
1. Duties and Powers of the Chair|)erson
a. The Chairperson shall:
1. Preside over meetings of the
Student Senate, or designate a Student
Senator to preside over meetings.
2. Serve as (lliairperson of the
Commission on Academic
and
Curricular Affairs. The Chairperson
may not vote in the matter of his or her
own recall; total membership in that
case will be the total number of
representatives minus one.
3. Preoare the agenda of the
meetings ot the Student Senate.
4. Report to the Student Senate
concerning the activities of the standing Commissions.
5. Implement measures enacted by
the Student Senate, and report to the
Senate
concerning
such
implementation.
6. Preside over general meetings of
the entire membership of the Student
Government Association.
7. Represent the Student Government Associaticm at all official functions.
2. Within 3 weeks of certification of
election results, the Senate shall hold
an election for chairperson of Student
Senate. The Chairperson shall be
selected from among the senators and
shall serve a term of one year. A twothird vote is needed to elect a Chairperson and a two-third vote is needed to
dismiss him-her. After a Chairperson is
di.smissed he or she regains his or her
old Senate seat4 A new election is then
hold and another Chairperson is
chosen. Election to the Chair is not
considered a vacancy in the Senate and
a MOW election need not be held. The
Chairperson may not vote in the matter
of his or her own recall; total memteiship in that case will be the total
number of representatives minus one.
b. Commission Chairpersons.
1. Duties of Commission Chairpersons.
The Chairpersons of the Student Senate
Commissions shall:
a. Be responsible to the Chairperson, and to the Senate, for the
establishment and operation of each of
the standing Commissions.
(SECTION 4) COMMISSIONS
There shall be eight standing Commissions to carry out tne administrative-legislative functions of the
Student Senate. These functions shall
include drafting legislation for consideration by the Senate, recommendiM action on legislation referred
to the Commissions by the Senate, and
implementing legislation passed by the
Senate. Each Commission shall be
chaired by a Student Senator. Each
Commission Chairperson shall submit
in writing to the Senate a description of
its organization and
operating
procedures for approval or reaffirmation by the fifth week of the Fall
Semester. Commission Chairpersons
shall be responsible to the Chairperson
and to the Student Senate for operation
of the Commissions. Other than the
Commissions' Chairpersons, no more
than two Senators shall serve on each
Commission. The eight Commissions
.shall be designated as follows:
1. Commission on Student Finances.
2. Commission on Student Clubs
and Organizations.
3. Commission on the Student
Center.
4. commission on Student Social
Services.
5. Commission
on
Student
Publications.
6. Commission on Academic and
Curricular Affairs: The Chairperson of
the Senate shall serve as the Chairperson of this Commission.
7. Commission on Student Elections.
Commission on Constituent
Groups.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS OF THE DAY SESSION
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
ASSOCUTION
The Student Senate may call meetings
of the entire membership of the Day
Session
Student
Government
Association in order to inform the
student body on actions taken by the
Senate, to discuss' other pertinent
matters, and to solicit student opinion.
Any matters voted on at such meetings
shall be considered as resolutions for
the advice of ihe Senate, but shall not be
binding on the Senate.
ARTICLE V
REFERENDUMS
A vote of the entire membership of the
Day Session Student Government
Association on any issue or matter
pertinent to the student body or to the
welfare of the College may be called for
by:
1. A majority of the Student
Senators present at a meeting of the
Senate, or
2. A request for referendum approved by one-third of the constituent
groups, or
3. A petition containing the
signatures of ten percent of the
membership of the Day Session Student
Government Association.
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ACADEMIA AND URBAN CRISIS
The involvement of eight colleges and
universities in efforts to solve urban,
groups
b. Submit in writing to the Senajte a community, and minority
description of the organization and problems is reviewed in "The University
operating procedures of their Com- and the City" by George Nash, Director of
missions for approval or reaffirmation the Drug Abuse Treatment Information
by the fifth week of the Fall Semester. Project for the State of New Jersey, and
c. Be held accountable to the his collaborators Dan Waldorf and Robert
Student Senate for the disposition of Price (a Carnegie Commission on Higher
any funds allocated to their Com- Education book published by McGrawmissions according to the accounting Hill, $6.95).
procedures of the Staten Island Com"The university can and should become
munity College Association, Inc.
involved in urban crisis," argues Dr.
d. Appoint members of their Nash, "the debate revolves around the
C:k)mmissions to take office upon ap- manner and style of involvement, and the
pointment and to be approved by the
Student Senate at the next regular criteria for deciding whether a given
university should attempt a given
meeting.
project."
e. R e m o v e members of their
The book presents examples of how a
Commissions on their own initiative or
upon the advice of the Student Senate. higher educational institution in an urban
setting can become involved as an
3. Hecall of Commission Chairpersons. educator; as a neighbor and citizen; as a
C ommission Chairpersons may be provider of services, and as a model for
removed from office by a two-third vote the rest of society.
of those present at a meeting of the
This study was an influential resource
Student Senate.
document for the Carnegie Commission
c. Other Officers. The Senate may report, The Campus and the City,
elect such o ^ e r officers as it deems published by McGraw-Hill in December,
necessary or desirable.
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Exerpts From.
Article XV of BHE By-laws
Section 15.2
Student Organizations
a. Any group of students may form an organization, association, club or chapter by
filing with the appropriately elected student government organizations of the college or
school at which they are enrolled or in attendance and with an officer to be designated by
the faculty of the college or school at which they are enrolled or in attendance (1) the
name and purposes of the organization, association, club or chapter, (2) the names and
addresses of its president and secretary or other officers corresponding in function to
president and secretary.
However, no group or organization with a program against the religion of a particular
group or against a particular race shall be permitted to organize or continue at any
college or school. No organizations, military or semi-military in character, not con
nected with .established college or school courses, shall be permitted without the
authorization of the faculty and appropriately elected student government
and the
Board.
b. Extra-curricular activities at each college or school shall be regulated by the appropriately elected student government organization
to insure the effective conduct
of such college or school as an institution of higher learning and for the prevention of
activities which are hereafter proscribed or which violate the standards of conduct of the
character set forth in Bylaw 18.1. Such powersahall include:
1. The power to charter or otherwise authorize teams, (excluding inter-collegiate
athletics), publications, organizations, associations, clubs or chapters, and, when appropriate in the exercise of such regulatory power, the power to refuse, suspend or
revoke any charter or other authorization for cause after hearing on notice.
2. The power to delegate responsibility for the effective implementation of its
regulatory functions hereunder to any officer or committee which it may appoint, subject to the right of any aggrieved student or group to have any adverse action by such
officer or committee reviewed, and set aside or confirmed under provisions consistent
with Bylaw 15.4 either by the president or by majority vote of the appropriate elected
student goverhment under procedures consistent with the provisions set forth in Bylaw
15.3 regarding student discipline.
Section 15.6
The University Student Senate
There shall be a University Student Senate responsible, subject to the Board, for the
formulation of University-wide student policy relating to the academic status, role,
rights and freedoms of the student. The authority and duties of the University Student
Senate shall not extend to areas of interest which fall exclusively within the domain of
the student governments of the constituent units of the University. Consistent with the
authority of the Board of Higher Education in accordance with the Education Law and
the bylaws of the Board of Higher Education, the University Student Senate shall make
its own bylaws providing for the election of its own officers, the establishment of its own
rules and procedures, for its internal administration and for such other matters as is
necessary for its existence. The University Student Senate shall have the full rights and
responsibilities accorded student organizations as provided in these bylaws. The
representatives to the University Student Senate shall be elected by their respective
constituencies.
Section 15.7
College Governance Plans
The provisions in a duly adopted college governance plan shall supersede any inconsistent provisions contained in this Article.
Section 15.8
Student Government
Activity Defined
A Student Government activity is any activity operated by and for the students
enrolled at any unit of the University provided, (1) such activity is for the sole and direct
benefit of students enrolled at the College, (2) that participation in the activity and the
benefit thereof is ava^able to all students enrolled in the unit or student governmental
subdivision thereof, and (3) that the activity does not contravene the laws of the City,
State or Nation, or the published rules, regulations, and orders of the Board of Higher
Education or the duly established College authorities.
Section 15.9
Student Government
Activity Fee Defined
Student Government Activity Fee is that portion of the Student Activity Fee levied by
resolution of the Board of Higher Education and which has been established for the
support of Student Government activities by referendum of the student body of the
College or student governmental subdivision thereof, provided, however, that Student
Government Activity Fees now levied shall continue until changed. Conditions and
procedures for the holding of referenda shall be established by each College in accordance with the College's governance plan and the definition of an election or
referendum as set forth in Subdivision 1 of the "Definitions" of the Bylaws of the Board.
Section 15.10
Student Government
Activity Fee Use
(a) Student Government Activity Fees collected by a College of the University shall be
deposited with and allocated by an approved College Association. A College Association
shall be considered approved for purposes of this section if (1) its charter and bylaws are
approved by the President and filed with the Secretary of the Board of Higher Education,
and (2) no less than one-third of the members of the Association or of its Board of
Directors or of its governing board are students in good standing enrolled at the College,
and (3) the student membership is elected by the student body on a basis which provides
equal representation from each student governmental subdivision of the College or the
student membership is selected by the respective student governments. The College and
the Association and Student Governments shall employ generally accepted accounting
and investment procedures in the management of the fees and shall employ such other
procedures as may be necessary to insure that use of the funds is limited to the support of
Student Government activities as defined in Section 15.8 of these bylaws and allocated in
accordance with paragraphs B and C of this Section.
(b) Student Government Activity Fees shall be allocated by the appropriately elected
Student Government or other student governmental subdivision where more than one
appropriately elected Student Government exists, for its own use and for the use of
student organizations, as specified in Section 15^2 of these bylaws, provided, however,
that the allocation is based on a bu^et approved by the appropriately elected Student
Government after notice and hearing.
(c) Where more than one appropriately elected Student Government exists, the
College or College Association shall allocate the Student Government Activity Fees to
each student governmental subdivision in direct proportion to the amount collected from
the members of each student governmental subdivision.
Section 15.11 Disclosure
(a) "^e College President shall be responsible for the full disclosure to each of the
Student Governments of the College of all financial information with respect to Student
Activity Fees.
(b) The Student Governments shall be responsible for the full disclosure to its constituents of all financial information with respect to Student Government Activity Fees.
(c) The College Association shall be responsible for full disclosure of all financial information to its membership, to the College and to the Student Governments with respect
to all of its activities, including auxiliary enterprises.
(d) For purposes of the foregoing paragraphs, full disclosure shall mean the presen
tation each semester of written financial statements which shall include, but need not be
limited to, the source of all fee income by constituency, income from other sources
creditable to Student Activity Fee accounts, disbursements, transfers, past reserves,
surplus accounts, contingency and stabilization funds and independent audits.
(e) Each College shall establish a Student Activity Fee Review Committee in consultation with the various Student Governments-. The Student Activity Fee Review
Committee shall have the authority to hear and resolve any dispute or complaint which
may arise within the college community with respect to this Section of the bylaws or to
Student Activity Fees in general.
The words "appropriately elected" (faculty and students) throughout these by-laws,
shall be interpreted to mean, "in which at least 30 per cent of those eligible to vote shall
take part. However, if less than 30 per cent take part, the president of the college shall be
responsible for carrying out the duties described in this article until such percentage is
achieved and until such duly elected body has established regulations in conformity with
the general requirements of this article."
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On Pros Power
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Presidents are an accepted part of our
democratic Society, but for many the role
of the President of the United States is not
clearly understood ~ and for many others
the powers invested in our President are
felt to be wrong. In Presidential Power by
Robert A. Liston (McGraw-Hill, $4.95
trade edition, $4.72 library edition, all
ages) the specific responsibilities of the
President are present^ and clarified for
young adults.
A referendum shall be considered
valid and binding on the Student Senate
when thirty percent of the membership
of the Day Session Student Government
Association participates in the vote.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS
The Constitution of the Day Session
Student Government Association may
be amended when an amendment is
proposed by:
1 . A majority of the Student
Senators present at a meeting of the
Senate, OR
2. One-third of the constituent
groups, OR
3. A petition containing the
signatures of ten percent of the Day
Session
Student
Government
Association.
An amendment to the Day Session
Student Government shall be considered valid when it is approved by
two-thirds of the senate or two-thirds of
constituent groups or a majority vote of
memb^hip of Day Session Student
Government Association providing at
least 30 percent participate in a vote.
ARTICLE VII
RATIFICATION
This Constitution shall become the
instrument of the Staten Island Community College Day Session Student
Govemmrat Associati(Ni insofar as it is
consistent with the ByLaws of the
Board of Higher Education of the City
of New York, and it shall take effect
immediately upon securing a majority
vote in referendum in which at least
thirty percent of the membership of the
Day Session Student Government
Association votes.
What can a President do? What powers
does he hold and how have these powers
changed since the days of George
Washington? Why have past Presidents, in
at least seven incidents since 1940, used
American forces in a manner which couJd,
or did, lead to combat or casualties?
Should the President, as one man, have
this kind of limitless power? And why does
the President have powers unparalleled in
the modern world when dealing with
foreign affairs while his power at home is
checked and hedged by Congressmen,
bureaucrats and lobbyists? An interesting
array of questions, all answered with
remarkable clarity in Presidential Power.
Robert A. Liston is a native of Ohio who
has a score of writing credits to his name.
A historian and political scientist, Mr.
Liston has written for newspapers and
magazines and now devotes most of his
time to writing books for young people.
Some of his books are: Greeting: You Are
Hereby Inducted; Dissent in America;
Slavery in America: The History of
Slavery; Slavery in America: The
Heritage of Slavery; Downtown: Our
Challenging Urban Problems (selected by
School Library Journal as one of the best
books for young people published in 1968.
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A psychological counselor will be available in the center to discuss with any
member of the Staten Island community any problems that may be troubling them.
She will be counseling both in the Womens' Center and in the Health Office for
private individual therapy, and will probably be running group therapy sessions in
the Womens' Center one evening per week. For any information please call the
Womens' Center (No. 7602).
A gynecologist will be available both in the Womens' Center and in the Health
Office to use their equipment. She will be here for any of your questions,
examinations and regular check-ups, and hopefully she will spend a few hours a
week giving us instruction in self-help ^ that we may avoid unnecessary, costly
and often embarrassing visits to 'professionals.' She is also a kind, competent,
licensed doctor who is sympathetic to our fears and concerns as women.
There will also be a birth control and abortion information and referral service in
the Womens' Center. There will be literature and counseling on birth control
concerns, counseling and referrals for abortion, and arrangements for emergency
calls any time. Please call if you would like further information (No. 7602).
All counseling will be in the Womens' Center. It will be free to everyone. It will be
in T-35 at the rear entrance—look for signs. There is also a free pregnancy testing
service available in the Health Office 5 days a week.
The Womens' Center is here for you. Call if you have any questions or
problems—maybe we can help—at least we'll try. In sisterhood.
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My love is the vibrant energy of my
emotions and feelings, joined with
every fiber of the life force in my
body striving to be one with you; you and I
growing together, alive and happy.
It is electric and unbounded,
like an uncontrolled atomic blast.
It is music, the music of mountains,
or a child, or a tree.
It is spring, colorful, natural and beautiful.
It is a permanent thing, unlike
material things that die and decay.
My love will not. It is as constant
as the sun because it is an
extension of my self.
But much more than this, my love
is complete and fulfilled because
my love is you.
by John Dunne
Photo by Mike Gregory
Photo by Mike Gregory
am the archer
I am not the hunter
am the trees and rolling hills
am the tall buildings and bridges
I am not the computer.
am the gymnast
am free
am the smoker and the
Friday night drinker
am sometimes the hypocrite.
am the cross country traveler
am the bird, I am the eagle
I am not the jet
am motion, restless and uneasy
I am not the tourist
am adventure.
am wood, stone and clay
I am wine
am grass, trees and clouds
am the rainbow.
am the elements
am the sun, the earth and the sky
am nature
" '
.r
the uhanswered'question
l a m not the scientist, nor
am I technology
I am the primitive.
by John Dunne
Mtaq h !.
Photo by Gerald Edward Peter McLee
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Marty Black's
EDITORIAL
If this is your first semester at SICC, well then, I wish you Good Luck. If you are
returning, I congratulate you.
It's been a great summer for me, and I hope for all. Fall has returned and it's time
to crack the whip, get into shape, and open the books. One suggestion to rid
yourself of cobwebs on the brain is to stand on your head looking for EXACT
CHANGE for the vending machines! If you're a woman, you can come and check
out the Women's Center in Trailer 35. If by chance you are a great writer you could
become a member of the Dolphin Staff. As a matter of fact, even if you're not a
writer and you want to see how the inside of a newspaper operates, you can come
to C-134 and see what happens.
The Dolphin has many good features. There is a large couch, if you want to sleep,
and there is much work to be done without any glory. If this doesn't turn you on,
you can walk through the student lounge in "C" Building and get stoned. Otherwise, you could become a Senator, publish a Yearbook, go hiking, shoot a gun, play
your instrument in the halls, or you could spend your free time in the Library. But
don't forget to check those books out. "Big Brother" is watching. You could play
Tennis; SICC has a few courts. Run the track a few times; join the Soccer team.
One last alternative is to stay home!
All kidding aside, SICC is a great place. You'll just love it. If you run into any
hassles, just go to C-132, Student Government Office, for help and if it's really a
winner, you could write about it and the Dolphin will publish it. So, here's to 197374 at SICC, and WELCOME!
M.E.D.
Heterosexual?
Stonewall Nation
is a flame
forever
burning within my mind. . .
burning to push on,
burning to be free.
But. . .
misty-blue eyes survey the unity
being shaken,
falling
down
into the oblivion
of a dark and bottomless closet.
We are all
falling downward,
take my hand,
falling downward,
reach out to me.
We, my Sisters and Brothers, can be
united in love. . .
love and comradeship.
It was a Sunday and the morning sky
was ablaze with the sunshine of a clear
summer day. It was June 24 and it was a
special day. For on this beautiful Sunday,
which started out as being so peacefull,
Gay Sisters and Gay Brothers joined
together in New York City to march in the
Gay Pride March and publically proclaim
their pride in being Gay.
The fourth annual Gay Pride march
began on Central Park West and Seventh
Avenue, and proceeded down towards
Washington Square Park in Greenwich
Village. The yearly Gay Pride march
commemorates the Stonewall Inn riot of
June 27,1969. This riot has been refered to
as the Boston Tea Party of our movement.
The Stonewall Inn had been a Gay dance
bar on Christopher Street. The riot which
occured there had followed frequent police
This edition of the Blackboard should
really be sub-titled "The Joys of Jersey".
As anyone who is the least remotely
familiar with this column should have
surmised that I am one of the few
remaining boosters of the Garden State
still left, outside of those who write New
Jersey Tour Guides for a living.
Past Blackboards have dealt with
highlighting some of the better eating
places in New York's neighbor to the west.
This column will concern itself with brief
descriptions of some of my favorite points
of interest, based on countless numbers of
excursions into the Jersey countryside in
an attempt to entertain my three year old
son for the day.
For history buffs, the Morristown
National Historical Park is both interesting and not too far from the college.
It is here that Washington and his army
spent two harsh winters during the course
of the revolutionary war. The Park not
only includes the very attractive Ford
Mansion where Washington was personally headquartered, but also an interesting historical museum directly
behind it. There is a part of the Park which
contains a revolutionary period home of
Tempe Wicke, who is said to have
sequestered her horse in the attic in her
home rather than to allow the British to
commandeer it. If you believe you have
much horse-sense, I would imagine that
this story might be suspicious.
A pleasant few hours can easily be spent
visiting the colonial graveyard, the quaint
antique shops and generally savouring a
country atmosphere in ttie fields of
Hunterdon County.
Almost on the Jersey shore and to the
south of Staten Island lies the village of
Allaire, now converted into a state park.
Here during the 19th century James
Allaire, constructed a prosperous ironmaking village that is now open for all to
come visit. As an additional bonus for
raids over alleged infringement of the
Even closer to Staten Island is the site of youngsters a electrical train makes a very
liquor laws.
These police raids had
become common occurances but this time the great swamp National Wild Life interesting tour of part of the site,
the Stonewall customers fought back and refuge. Absolutely free to both serious bird
A final place to recommend is
resisted the police raid.
This event watchers and more casual nature lovers of Flemington, fast becoming one of Jersey's
marked the beginning of our Gay Rights the public, the great swamp has at its major attractions. Both history and
drive. It has been said that the slogan center a wonderful Boardwalk passing shopping are featured here in this
"GAY POWER" was started on that through both pond and forest. I highly historical town that rose to national and
recommend it for those who want to "get even international attention during the
eventful night.
away from it all," I have just read in the
I felt extremely proud of my Gay Sisters. New Jersey section of the New York Times 1930's as a result of the Lindberg baby
Most of the Gay women, who were present that for the first time in a long while kidnapping and subsequent trial. Also at
at the march, marched together near the hunters will be allowed into the swamp to Flemington is the Black River and
back of the parade. There was a group of reduce the deer herd. In other words, once Western Railroad, One can ride a steam
proud women called the Victoria Woo(fliill again this historical part of New Jersey train of by-gone days as it chugs along to
Women's Liberation Marching Brass Band will echo to the cries of "the red coats are the tiny village of Ringoes,
which played such tunes as "Hail, Hail the coming,"
All of these spots are easily reached
Gang's All Here" during the march. Many
from Staten Island, and are only a samof the women wore buttons saying such
Out further to the west is one of my pling of the multitude of attractions that
things as DYKE POWER. Many Gay favorite colonial towns in the state, Old- New Jersey offers. They are all
people wore fantastic buttons which read wick. Here can be found the Magic Shop; a economically priced and are ideal for
"HOW DARE YOU ASSUME I'M wooden frame house full of intriguing and catering to old interests and sturrmg up
HETEROSEXUAL".
mostly reasonably priced children's toys. new ones of adults and children alike.
I felt very happy to be participating in
my first Gay Pride march, but my joy was
brought down considerably when I learned
of the fact that a good part of the funds for
the march had been supplied by bars
which are allegedly being operated by the
Mafia.
The march ended in Washington Square
Park where entertainment was provided
by singers and musicians. For the most
part some of the acts had no right to
perform for the Proud Gay audience which
had assembled in the park after the
march. Some of the performers were
straight and from bars which used the Gay
march as a convenient and cheap means of
advertisement. But, thankfully there were
some openly Gay performers such as
Madilyn David, Paul Wagner, Pete Fisher
and Chris Robinson,
How Dare You Assume
by Jimmy Mack H.
BLACKBOARD
In
Memoriam
Louis Pascals
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SICC GRANTS
ANNOUNCED
3 OF 10 CITY UNIVERSITY GRANTS
GO TO STATEN ISLAND COLLEGE
Three of the first tne grants to faculty
members under a new program are being
awared to Staten Island Community
College teachers, SICC's President
William M. Birenbaum has been notified
by the City University of New York.
The grants, one of $12,440, one of $4,500
and one of $1,240, were made under the
Chancellor's
Grant
Program
for
Curricular Diversity, a project approved
by the Board of Higher Education last
winter to encourage educational innovation. The total awarded for the ten
grants was $213,881, a sum which will be
used to support (X'ojects ranging from
computer simulation of biological
processes to experiments in peer teaching.
The largest award at SICC, $12,440, went
to J. Michael O'Shea, director of internships at the college, and Professors
Harvey B. Taub and Howard R. Weiner for
a program of student internships in each of
the college's academic departments. The
program seeks to have students combine
classroom learning with experience in the
world outside the college grounds, through
work assignments in related fields.
The $4,500 grant went to Professor
Stanley J. Pacion for a student preceptor
program. Aimed primarily at helping
Open Admissions students adjust to the
mainstream of college-level education, the
program calls for selected students to act
as a link between the other students in
their classes and the faculty members,
seeking to develop informal lines of
communication
and
greater
understanding between teacher and student.
Another group of three faculty members, Professors Carl T. Erickson, Julian
Alfaro and Marguerite D. Bomse, shares
the third award, $1,240. This grant will
help finance a project for creation of
videotape kits for the teaching of Spanish
at a practical level to people in jobs
requiring a basic knowledge of the
language, such as policemen, firemen,
ambulance attendants, nurses, court
clerks etc.
BLOOD MONEY
A $43,587 grant has been made to Staten
Island Community College to enable the
college to initiate a program for the
training of certified technicians in blood
bank work, SICC's President William M.
Birenbaum was notified today by the New
York State Education Department.
The grant, which will come from federal
funds allocated to the state, will enable
SICC to launch the new program this fall,
under direction of Professors Ann Merlino,
chairman of thE college's biology
department, and Sharon Bramson of that
department. The money will go for
equipment, supplies, instructors and
technicians.
The new SICC blood bank technology
training program, which will offer a
certificate upon successful completion,
initially will operate as a one-semester
program combining classroom instruction
and practical work in affiliated hospitals.
It results from the city's action, early last
year, in requiring the licensing of all
technicians engaged in blood transfusion
work, with the licenses to be issued only on
the basis of an examination combining
practical work and theory.
SICC's new blood bank technology
program will be the first such community
college training project in the city to be
included in a degree-granting program, in
that it will also be open to matriculated
students in the SICC medical technology
degree curriculum.
Hospitals with which the college is affiliated and in which the blo^*'bank
technology students are expected to
receive their clinical training includes
Staten Island, St. Vincent's, U.S. Public
Health Service, Richmond Memorial and
Doctors' on Staten Island, Lenox Hill in
Manhattan, and Brooklyn V.A. in that
borough. Seminars and training sessions
also are planned for the New York Blood
Center in Manhattan to deal with such
topics as cyrogenic blood preservation,
auton^atedf blood analysis, and blood
comporiiMil separation techniques.
Prof. Perrault Returns,
Named to Deanship
Professor Cecilia Perrault, who left the
Staten Island Community College faculty
in 1967 for an NYU professorship in Italian,
will rejoin SICC next month as assistant
dean of the faculty, SICC's President
William M. Birenbaum announced today.
Professor Perrault, who studied for six
years at the University of Rome and
earned her doctorate in foreign languages
at that Italian university, will also hold a
professorship in SICC's department of
modem languages, according to Dr.
Birenbaum's announcement.
A faculty member at the Staten Island
College from 1965 to 1967, Dr. Perrault had
previously been director of the Italian
program at Loyola University in Chicago
and a teaching assistant at the University
of Rome and Cornell University. She took
her M.A. degree at Cornell in 1960, after
having s t u d i ^ in Rome for five years, and
then returned to Italy from Cornell to
achieve her doctorate.
In addition to her faculty posts at
Loyola, SICC and NYU, Dr. Perrault has
been a consultant on language programs to
public schools in Maryland and the Bronx.
She also has been recipient of a Ford
Foundation frant for post-doctoral
research.
At NYU, in addition to her role as
professor, Dr. Perrault twice was elected
an ombu^man by students and faculty.
A member of the executive committee of
the International Association of Italian
literature. Dr. Perrault has written
numerous articles for professional journals. She also is the author of "Basic
Conversational Italian," published in the
United States by Holt, Rhinehart and
Winston, and of "Esercizi d'ltalian,"
published in Rome by the Consiglio Studi
Americani. Dr. Perrault also developed
the series of 60 lessons in Italian for
foreigners presented over the Italian
national radio and television network.
"THE T R I P "
More On China
Staten Island Community College's
delegation has moved into Shanghai and
southern China after eight exciting days in
the nation's capital, Peking.
In addition to seeing the Forbidden City,
the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, communes, and schools, the delegation
received an unusual briefing by Ambassador David Bruce and the members of
his staff in the new U.S. Liaison Mission in
Peking, including Mr. Nicholas Piatt,
Chief of the Political Section, and Mr. J.
Holbridge, deputy leader of the Mission.
"We were very impressed by the intelligence and sensitivity of our people in
Peking," said Dr. William M. Birenbaum,
President of the college and leader of the
25 students and faculty in the study
mission to the People's Republic of China.
"Several speak Chinese fluently, and
they are mastering the complexities of
their difficult assigment with remarkable
insight. We were f a t e f u l for the two hour
briefing they provided at the outset of our
visit."
The Staten Island Community College
delegation was also recieved by the worldfamous physicist and president of Peking
University, Chou P'ei-Yuan, who with his
faculty and students, explained the impact
of the Cultural Revolution upon higher
education in China. The leading official of
the Ministry of Education, Hsueh Yueh
Shan, and his staff, also devoted a half day
to briefing the Staten Island Community
College group.
Representing Mayor Lindsay, Dr.
Birenbaum presented the key to New Ywk
City to the Revolutionary Committee
governing Peking, represented by its
leading member, Hsu Yun-Pei. The
Committee received the Staten Island
Community College delegation in the
Peking City Hall. President Birenbaum
remarked to Comrade Hsu that city halls
look the same the world over. Mr. Hsu
replied that all great cities also share the
same problems, of transportation, housing
and health.
On their last evening in Peking, their
Chinese hosts gave a banquet for the
Staten Island Community College
delegation at the famous Peking Duck
Restaurant. There were many toasts and
much friendship was e3q)ressed.
The Staten Island Community College
team is in good health and spirit after its
first 10 days in China, although Peking's
summer heat and intense schedule have
them all dreaming of air-conditioning and
longing for a day of rest.
Law Program Initiated
EXPERTS T O TEACH COURSES
T I D BITS
General Meeting of the Dolphin. September 12th at 1 p.m. in C-134 all interested
please come.
General Womens Meeting September 12th
at 1 p.m. in the Womens Center T-35
Student Government Meeting September
12th in B-148.
The Biology Department is using yet
another book for Bio. 100 and Bio. 200. The
Biology Department is batting 1000. In 7273 it used two different books and so far in
73-74 it .is using yet another. The costs of
these books usually run at $12.00 a piece.
WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?. . .
EDITH, HAS A HEART ASS!!!!!
SICC
GIVEN
$10,800
TO AID TEACHING IN
Two of Mayor Lindsay's key administrators, a judge of the city's Criminal Court, officials of the Board of Correction, and prominent attorneys will join the faculty of Staten
Island Community College next month when the college starts five new courses comprising a new program, Introduction to Law.
Teaching the courses will be Deputy Mayor Edward A. Morrison, First Deputy City
Administrator Joseph R. Erazo, Criminal Court Judge Bruce McM. Wright, Executive
Director John M. Brickman of the city's Board of Correction, Ms. Mary Pickman,
director of that board's Legal Advocate ft-ogram; Donald H. Adler, associate director of
the Task Force for Justice, and attorney William T. O'Halloran.
Plans for the new program were announced today by President William M. Birenbaum
of Staten Island Community College, who described it as "a project for those interested
in the serious pursuit of law; one which will stress realism and close contact with the
harsh realities in the administration of the codes of law and justice."
The SICC Introduction to Law program, to be under direction of Dean Felix F. Cardegna, director of the college's experimenting programs, will combine classroom
sessions with mandatory internships which will put every student into a work situation in
agencies such as the courts, prisons, legal services or governmental units dealing with
the administration of the law.
"The element of realism will be structured into each course through the internship
aspect,' Dean Cardegna explained, "with each student called upon to deal with a substantive issue of the law in an on-site location. The student thus will have a direct experience in some aspect of the law, and be expected to produce a responsible effort in the
real concerns of the law as it is implemented in the judicial, political or correctional
systems."
Each course will meet one day each week at the college, beginning Sept. 10. On Monday
mornings, "Justice and the Defendant" will be taught by Mr. Brickman and Ms. Pick-
GRANT
NURSING
Staten Island Community College has
been chosen as recipient of a $10,821 grant
for equipment to aid the instruction of
disadvantaged students in the college's
nursing program, SICC's President
William M. Birenbaum was notified today
by the New York State Education
Department.
The grant, an allocation by the state
from federal funds, will make possible the
purchase of two $4,500 microprojectors
plus the necessary accessories. The
microprojectors permit the projection, on
a large screen, of microscopic slides
identical to those being used by the
students; while the students view the
slides through their own microscopes the
instructor can project the slide on ttie
large screen and point out to the students
the exact location, appearance and correct
terminology of the material they are
seeing on the slides.
Introduction of the new equipment is
expected to ease the difficulties faced by
disadvantaged students in dealing with
standard textbook descriptions by letting
them see the structures on the slides at the
same time they are hearing about them
from the instructor. Professors Paul Nace
and H.J. Clitheroe are directing the
project.
Courts and the Community," by Mr. Adler.
All the new SICC faculty members have backgrounds which lend to the college's new
program. Dean Cardegna pointed out.
Deputy Mayor Morrison was a practicing attorney from 1958 to 1968, when he was
named a law secretary in the New York State Supreme Court. He went from that post to
the mayor s office in 1970 as special assistant to the mayor and in 1972 was raised to
deputy mayor's rank.
Mr. Erazo was senior partner in a law firm for ten years before becoming the city's
commissioner of manpower and career development in 1970, from which post he stepped
up to the office of first deputy city administrator in 1972. He holds degrees in polUical
science as well as law, and is due to receive his Ph.D. in government from New York
University next year.
Judge Wright, who holds degrees from Lincoln University and New York Law School,
IS a member of the judicial council of the National Bar Association and the advisory
council of the Fortune Society, which works with convicts and ex-convicts on
rehabilitation programs. He is the holder of awards for judicial integrity and community
service.
Mr. Briclman, who has a doctorate in law from Columbia Law School, taught in the
New York City school system before entering private practice of the law. He was appointed the c i t y s Board of Correction executive director in 1971; since then he has
written on "Prisons and the Courts."
Ms. Pickman, prior to her designation as director of the Legal Advocate Program for
the Board of Correction, was on the legal staff of the New York State commission which
examined the Attica prison riot and its causes. She earned a Radcliffe degree in
government before entering Columbia Law School and then going into private practice.
Mr. Adler, before becoming associate director of the Task Force for Justice in 1972,
worked with volunteer legal service agencies in Brooklyn and Chicago and was a
probation officer in Indiana. He has a doctorate in law from Indiana University, where
he was a legal research assistant while studying for his law degree.
Mr. O'Halloran, a Staten Island resident who worked as a graduate chemist while
attending law school, was a corporation attorney for five years before going into private
practice in 1966. He is a member of the New York City Patent Law Association and the
New York State Trial Lawyers Association as well as the Richmond County and
American Bar Associations.
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Women Act
On Behalf
Of All
Black
Concert Vibes
Feminbrn
by Irving Sealey
must
Women United for Action filed an inThe distorted male-dominated media
junction against the big meat companies image of the Women's Liberation
ve got to be one of the toughest rock bands around. With ^"this talk of local punk rocit
for "conspiring in restraint of trade and Movement has clouded the vital and in NYC, I can see where most of the bands took their image. Eric Bloom, rhythm
commerce to withhold beef from the revolutionary
importance
of
the guitarist and lead vocal is in firm control of the audience g a r b ^ in his leather outfit and
market and creating an artificial shor- movement to Third World women, glitter tunic, wheeling his silvery chain like it was a samurai sword. His mannerism is a
tage." The injunction was filed at the especially Black Women. The Movement steadfast monument of an unequivical character. He very well portrays the violence
Federal District Court for the Southern has been characterized as the exclusive transgressed in rock music. I see the sheer excitement of it formulated by the seering
District of N.y.
property of so-called "white middle class" rhythms of the Cult. The crowd really seemed turned on to Buck Dharma, lead guitarist,
a truly exceptional talent and also one of the few lead players able to keep his cool under
The group states that they are bringing women and any Black Women seen in- this barrage of sound. The band itself is a tight coafition of rhythm, bottom bass and
volved
in
this
movement
have
been
seen
as
this action "on behalf of all American
misty organ tracks. Blue Oyster Cult hav6 a strange feeling of rock and roll. There are
consumers who share the hardship created "selling out", "dividing the race", and an times where a sense of dynasty and raw power prevail such as the opening two songs
by these illegal monopoly practices which assortment of nonsensical epithets. Black "The Red and The Black"^' and "O.D.'d on Life Itself," new material off the
violate both the Sherman Anti-Trust Act Feminists resent these charges and are and Mutation" LP. Their "boogy" segment comes near middle to the end wit
and the Clayton Act. Their brief states that therefore establishing THE NATIONAL "^icklime Girl" and old reminiscent matenal of "Watcher of the Telescopes" which
"All American consumers are the victims BLACK FEMINIST ORGANIZATION, in trails off into a drum solo and exits on a I
of a conspiracy of the beef companies to order to address ourselves to the par- literally are flying into a wave of incessant
crave for an encore and get it. Afte
create a false shortage of beef by ticular and specific needs of the larger, but audience
audience is pickine themselves up and making their way home. Blue Oyster Cult has
deliberately holding back the supply of almost cast aside half of the Black race in done their job well.
beef from the market." Companies being, Amerikkka, the Black Woman.
charged include Tenneco, Greyhound Corp
Black Women have suffered cruelly in
(owns Armour Meat), Times Mirror Corp. this society from living the phenomenon of
(owns 295,000-acre Tejon Ranch), Equity being Black and female, in a country that
Funding (owns Ankony Cattle Systems), is both racist and sexist. There has been
Swift, Iowa Beef, and others.
very little real examination of the damage
Laurie Fierstein, of Women United, it has caused on the lives and in the minds
stated that these companies are the most of Black Women. Because we live in a
powerful companies in the beef industry, patriarchy, we have allowed a premium to
controlling production of beef from ran- be placed on black male suffering. No one
ches to the packing houses. She stated of us would minimize the pain or hardship
"The beef industry today is a network of or the cruel and inhumane treatment
connecting links involving the beef in- experienced by black men. But history,
dustry with the largest and most diver- past or present, rarely deals with the
sified companies in the world. As an malicious abuse put upon the Black
example, they cite Tenneco who not only Woman. We were seen as breeders by the''
owns ranches and retail stores but owns Master; despised and historically
subsidiaries involved in the manufacture polarized from-by the Master's wife; and
of farm equipment, chemicals, oil looked upon as castraters by our lovers
production, packaging, etc. This company and husbands. The Black Woman has had
characterizes the whole beef industry to be strong; yet we are persecuted for
which is largely a huge corporation, many having survived. We have been called
of whose main interests are in other fields. "matriarchs" by white racists and black
The monopoly character of the beef in- nationalists, we have virtually no positive
dustry can be seen in the fact that less than self images to validate our existence.
one per-cent of this country's farms ac- Black Women want to be proud and
counted for 39 per cent of all livestock dignified and free from all those false
raised and only one per-cent of all feedlots definitions of beauty and womanhood that
are unrealistic and unnatural, we, not
feed 62 per cent of all cattle."
white men or black men, must define our
The spokeswoman continued, "There is
own self image as Black Women and not
no reason for beef shortages to exist today.
fall into the mistake of being placed upon
This year cattle production was 15 per cent
the pedestal-which is even being rejected
higher than in 1972, but the huge
by white women. It has been hard for
monopolies are using their control to keep
Black Women to emerge from the myriad
prices high and illegally withhold meat
of distorted images that have portrayed us
from the market until the beef price freeze
as grinning Buelahs, castrating Sapphires
is lifted." "Government and industry
and pancake box Jemimahs. As Black
spokesmen themselves have admitted that
Feminists we realized the need to establish
beef has been kept from market during the
ourselves as an independent Black
freeze. Dr. Herrell DeGraff, President of
Feminists organization. Our above ground
the American Meat Institute admitted in
presence will lend enormour credibility to
an interview that "cattle that are not so far
the current Women's
Liberation
along in the feeding process, can be
Movement, which unfortunately is not
delayed in their maturity for market, and
seen as the serious political and economic
will indeed be so delayed." Also, one of
revolutionary force that it is. We also will
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encouraging all of the talents and
by the beef industry to gain a higher price
creativities of Black Women to emerge,
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Vol. XXI No. 2
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
Monday, August 6,1973
SEXIST INSTRUCTOR AT SIGC
SICC AND STONY RROOK UNITE
SEXISM ON CAMPUS
This story is about one of the many
sexist teachers who are affihated with
S.I.C.C. He is an instructor in the summer
MEDT3 program which is taught at a
lU.S.P.H. Hospital. His name is Pete
Mattina.
Mr. Mattina is a typical example of the
type of person women must contend with
when they are working or attending
school. He makes such remarks as "In the
hospital, you will find a lot of mistakes
being made. One of the reasons for this is
that a lot of people in this field, shouldn't
be here. They are only interested in
working in a hospital, so they can meet a
' doctor, and marry him". Another remark
he made was that he feels that women
can't devote themselves fully to their jobs,
because they will eventually get married
and have children, wherefore a man must
I earn a living to support his family.
If this man took time to ask some of the
women in his class why are they are in
school he would find out that they are here
because they have to earn a living for
themselves and their children, because
they do not have husbands to do it for them
or because it's what they want to do.
This is the most unbelievable bullshit I
have heard in a long time. I feel that I am
attending this class in order to further my
education, not to listen to sexist Mr.
Mattina on Sexism. When I told him how I
felt he came up with the lame excuse that
he was only teasing. He said "I like to
tease women, but I really don't feel that
way."
If any other woman has had similar
experiences, and would like to know, what
could be done please contact me at 3907583. If I'm not there you can leave a
message.
Catherine Wertz
Senator from
Medical Technology
Curriculum.
SICC, STONY BROOK
UNITE IN PROGRAM
OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES
HOT DOG
A pioneering collaboration between
colleges linking the City University of New
York and the State University of New York
was announced today. Staten Island
Community College, for the City
University, and the University Center at
Stony Brook, for the State University,
jointly will launch a new experimental
bacc^aureate program as a coq}erative
endeavor this September.
The presidents of the two schools noted
that the new program could serve as a
model for increased collaboration between
universities and community colleges in
developing other innovative programs.
The Program in Youth and Community
Studies is expected to enroll more than 200
students during its first four years,
utilizing two centers — the State
University at Stony Brook and Staten
Island Community College.
Designed by faculty committees at each
of the. two schools, under the overall
Continued on Pg. 3
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Armando Carles on China Trip
As you are well aware of my difficulties
with the China group, certain individuals
have insisted in excluding me from the
right to take the trip, which is due to leave
for China July 28th.
I have not been given a valid reason
from the leaders of the group as to why
they want to exclude me from the said trip,
since I have attended the class meetings
regularly; the class meetings of the
Perspectives of China, I have written a
paper on The Differences And Similarities
between Russia and China, and in general.
I consider myself to have complied with
the,requirements of the course.
I have come to the conclusion that the
leaders of the group which is traveling to
China are discriminating against me for
political reasons. I think the most notable
example of this was when I brought up the
idea in class that the Great Prolitarian
Cultural Revolution was not a complete
revolution in the true sense of the word,
and that Mao had crushed a movement of
forty (40) million people who wanted to
continue destroying the evils of capitalism
and its ally imperialism. Professor Chi
proceeded to defend the Maoist point of
view and condemned the Progressive
Labor Party as a radical group with ideas
contrary to those of China. Ms. Nancy
Ryan took me aside once in what was later
to be called "an interview" and demanded
to know if I was going to China "as the
Progressive Labor Party or as Armando
A. Carles." Taking these and other similar
instances into account, I'm claiming that
since I had the initiative to try to learn a
bit more about China than others cared to I
was considered a member of PL and
harassed as a non-conformist. And
apologies are just skirting the real issues.
Summer Dolphin
Mary E. Dellosa
M u r Biizzetta
Editor - in - Chief
Photo and copy Editor
EDITORIAL
'WHAT'S A NICE WOMAN LIKE ME DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?"
Every once in a while we can find ourselves in strange situations. More often
than not we put ourselves into these
strange positions whether willingly or not.
This is how I became Editor-in-chief of the
DOLPHIN. What a strange place this is.
My first semester at school was a quiet
one, I didn't meet too many people. Then
came the summer and I was determined
that in the Fall of '72 I would make an all
campaign to meet peofde and become
involved within the student dominated
areas of this school. It was October and I
decided to run for Student Government. I
politely went to my constituency group
meeting and nominated myself for student
senator of group 1. To my surprise I was
elected as well as a few other people who
were members of a coalition tiiat ran on
the same ticket.
action that Kitain brought against the
senate and Dr. Birenbaum another win
but, this time the win was one that will
always be remembered by more than
myself. I must say that when I decided to
run for student Government never in my
wildest fantacies did I ever imagine I
would meet a Sidney Kitain.
Although my battle with Sidney was
rather gross, one of the finest things
happened to me as an offset. I became
acquainted with the Dolphin staff.
Through this acquaintance I was offered
the position of Associate Managing Editor.
So, that was the next step, I accepted. With
the graduation of Curtis Eskew I was
elected Editor-in-chief of the Dolphin. That
was the Spring and now it's Summer and
my first Dolphin has reached the college. I
sit and wonder what the students and other
Bigies think of the Dolphin. I received a
few comments here and there but, it just
doesn't do the trick. Where are all those
letters to the editor that I see in the New
York Times, and other such publications?
I'm sure there are quite a few people
around who remember the rest by heart.
First come the raging battle with Stephany
Green and myself over the position of
Commissioner on Student Finances. Once
One passing comment — here I sit at
again I won. Next came remember the
Marie
Tavemas typewriter (because I like
name Sidney Kitain Battle that had the
whole senate in turmoil and disorder. this one the best) writing an editorial for
After many weeks of hard bargaining and my second newspaper. WHAT A THRILL!
debates the Senate was successful in
M.E.D.
impeaching Kitain. Then came the court
Evening S.G. News
SANDY CARLES
I ask the student government of Staten
Island Community College to stand behind
me to assist me in being re-incorporated
into the student group that is making the
trip, or throw its force to start immediately an investigation of the whole
affair, and if possible to strive to impound
the funds that the school is using for this
purpose, until the full determination of the
causes of my exclusion are brought to
light.
This action on your part will surely bring
a sense of fairness into the future acts of
all the organizations of our college; it is
important that this matter should be taken
up immediately, as there is a limit of time
till the strip is slated to leave for China.
As a matter of information to this body, I
want to state that when I was told several
weeks ago that I was going to China, I
received the news with a great deal of
satisfaction, enthusiasm and excitement.
To verify matters, I want to mention that
at one point in the term Professor Chi said
that since all of you are attending quite
regularly you will be the ones going to
China; this was told to the members of the
class and I believed it as did most of the
others. I said to myself that now in that
tremendous country, going through a
process of cultural and a social experiment, the experiences gained by a
young American student like myself would
enrich my knowledge of that country and
would help me upon my return to the
United States to help my fellow students
with a more comprehensive evaluation of
China and its problems. I am now taking
sociology as one of my main areas of
study, and indeed, China appears to be the
best laboratory at the present time to sift
through the minds of professors and fellow
students to ascertain a truthful picture of
China and its peoples' interaction with
each other, and the society as a whole.
Seemingly the individuals of the group
who have been chosen to make the trip,
have been careful not to antagonize the
leaders of the same with controversial
points of view. I maintain my point of view
that not having as yet formed a complete
picture or any social ideology, I am open to
all schools of thought, and consequently I
must broaden my horizons with these
types of travels.
I believe that in the pursuit of a better
education, a student should be given the
opportunities like the one contemplated
now, to travel outside the United States, in
order to broaden his or her perspective in
International events and the relations
among other peoples of the world.
This irregularity in connection with the
trip is enough for student government, the
faculty, the administration, the students of
Staten Island Community College, and
President Birenbaum to ask, are the
students able to learn and express their
views, free from external pressure and
interference. And if academic freedom is
infringed upon the persons who subordinate intellectual freedom to political
ends should be checked.
HEAD START
HEAD START, a pre-school educational
and recreational program that serves
about 6,000 children in New York City,
mainly from pwr families, needs volunteers to work in Centers toroughout the
five boroughs. There are openings for
assistant teachers, health and nutrition
workers, office and administrative staff
and parent contacts. There is no age
requirement for volunteers—they may
range from high school students to senior
citizens. People who have bi-lingual skills,
especially in Spanish, are very much
needed in some centers. But the main skill
for Head Start volunteers is a loving heart
and willing hands.
For additional details, call Mrs. Anne
Redman, Volunteer Coordinator at 5536440, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. or write to the
Head Start Volunteer Office, Room 109,240
Church Street, New York City, 10013.
The new Evening Session Student the evening students will be asked to take a
Government (ESSG) is made up of a survey form, fill it out at their leisure and
determined and energetic group who return it to the ESSG office C-111 on or
really understand the problems of the before October 1. This form will give the
evening student. Since June 11, they have ESSG an even better idea of what the
been hard at work establishing a new and evening student wants. At the present time
better way of running the ESSG, one from the new officers are unable to answer all
which the evening student will really the questions directed to them. For this
reason, the ESSG is now in the process of
benefit both academically and socially.
One of the major complaints of the arranging for over 100 faculty members
evening student last semester was having (part-time and full-time) and adonly one coffee wagon and no food made ministrators to be present at the Victory
available to them in the evening. The new Party, the ESSG feels confident that their
ESSG is happy to announce, starting special guests will be more than glad to
September in C building (near Uie answer all questions put to them by the
cafeteria) there will be a fully equipped evening student, on a one to one basis.
Snack Bar, with a grill. For all those There will also be plenty of food and soft
students who come to school hungry, the drinks on hand. The two evening Victory
Snack Bar will be open every n i ^ t until Party (Sept. 18 & 19) should prove to be an
10:30 P.M. . The evening student will no enli^tening experience for all involved,
longer have to put up with one coffee the evening student, the faculty, and the
administration.
wagon for 3,000 students.
The ESSG also understands another
problem of the evening student, they know
how much time the evening students spent
away from their families because of
school. They know that between work
(whether in or out of the home) and
studying, there is very little time for the
evening student to spend with his or her
spouse and children. The new Government
plans to unite the two worlds as best they
can.
On Sunday, October, 28, they are having
a Halloween Party for evening students
and their faniilies. The poster will read "If
you haven't a child of your own — bring
someone else's." There will be plenty of
food, games and prizes for everyone.
There is also a plan to show first run
movies every other Saturday night. What
the ESSG wants is to provide a place
where evening students can take their
families or a friend, at little cost or
perhaps no cost at all.
Academically, the evening student will
benefit through its new government by
participating in a survey which will be
conducted in September. On Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. 18, and 19, during the
activity hours 7:15 — 8:35 P.M., there will
be a Victory Party, welcoming the newly
elected officers of the Evening Session
Student Government, Ms. E. Lorraine,
President; Ms. Karen Sadoff, VicePresident; Ms. Ann Schraml, Treasurer;
Ms. Toni Mara, Secretary; Ms. Kathy
Bepler, Student Rep.; Mr. John Capasso,
Student Rep.; Ms. Gloria Cortopassi,
Student Rep.; Mr. William Murphy,
Student Rep.; Mr. Ciro Amaturo who was
elected Parliamentarian by the members
of ESSG, and Mr. Joseph DeGennaro who
was elected Chief of Committees, by the
E. L O R R A I N E E R C O L A N O
Executive Board. At the Victory Party, all
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15 AT ARTHUR KILL CENTER
COMPLETE SICC COURSES
Continued from Pg. 1
direction of Presidents William M.
Birenbaum of S.LC.C. and John S. Toll of
Stony Brook, the program will enable the
students enrolled in it — including the
Staten Islanders — to receive a baccalaureate degree from the State
University at Stony Brook. The program is
designed to prepare students for occupational and professional choices at the
B.A, level, in areas such as family and
youth services, corrections work, social
work, counseling, recreational and
cultural services, government administration, student personnel and urban
development. It would also look toward
entrance to master's degree programs in
these same fields.
In announcing the joint project.
Presidents Birenbaum and Toll described
it as "an attempt to create an educational
experience which addresses the changing
culture of students, the growing need for
trained professionals in human services
agencies in the public and private sectors,
and the changing relationships between
the university and the community."
The two institutions, their presidents
said, have taken on the task of jointly
developing a curriculum, establishing
requisite professional standards, and
devising a supervisory pattern for student
work in community programs "that will
result in a new training model for
professionals in the human services, at the
undergraduate level."
The program will provide
the
educational opportunity sought by
students who want careers in human
services ill their communities. It will
combine work in community institutions
serving families and youth, with an interdisciplinary curriculum centered on
youth and community
activities.
Utilization of the two campuses will
provide options for learning in an urban
environment as well as in suburban and
rural settings.
"We ^ e confident," Dr. Birenbaum
said, "that this program will be not only a
means of answering the students* Ifeed for
an intrinsically valid education/ self
discovery and meaningful social participation, but also will be of great value to
many community institutions."
Students from both schools will share not
only classes and seminars, but also will
use both campuses as joint bases for
staging the field and internship components of the program, while faculty
members from both schools will work
together in developing the curriculum and
then teaching in ttie program.
As outlined by the two college heads,
"Members of the program's faculty will
join students in undertaking projects that
meet actual community agency neeids.
These may include planning and implementation of service programs,
research and evaluation of existing
pro^ams, and participation in aspects of
service delivery.
"The program will enlist the participation of existing university faculties,
community leaders and students in its
planning, teaching and policy making
activities. This program will provide the
community with graduates whose grasp of
the emerging fields of youth and community services will make them valuable
as innovators and as workers."
Development of the program on the two
cami^ses has been by faculty members
working under the respective presidents.
At Stony Brook the task force has been
composed of Dr. Alan Entine, Professor
Joseph Katz and Professor Martin Timin;
at Staten Island Community College the
group has included Dr. Felix F. Cardegna,
Dean of Experimenting Programs at the
College, Professor Stanley B. Aronowitz
and J. Michael O'Shea. Professor Timin
will coordinate the program at Stony
Brook and Professor Aronowitz at Staten
Island Community College.
Staten Island Community College and
the Arthur Kill Rehabilitation Center
joined Monday, July 2, in honoring 15 of the
center's residents on their successful
completion of courses being given by the
college for ex-addicts.
SICC President William M. Birenbaum,
other officials of the c o l l i e and of the
state's Narcotics Addiction Control
Commission took part in the program, to
which relatives of the 15 students were
invited. It was held in the auditorium of the
Arthur Kill Center.
The men to be honored are the first to
complete, for college credit, the SICC
courses in accounting and data processing
which have been given at the Arthur Kill
center during the past ten weeks.
SICC's program at the Arthur Kill
Center was begun in 1969 as a project to
make higher education and ito allied
services available to the rehabilitation
center residents. The college's Special
Admissions Program is intended to open
new avenues and alternatives to the exaddicts, who through counseling and
successful completion of the college's
courses
can
achieve
full-time
matriculation as a way of reentering
society in a productive role.
The program is directed at SICC by Dr.
Felix F. ^ r d e g n a , dean of the college's
experimenting programs, and Zenobia
Mdino, director of special admissions.
There was no nurse on duty that morning
so Secretary Margaret Mills of the nurses
office immediately got smelling salts and
an ice pack for Jayne. Marie Tavema
called her husband and her doctor who
were at Richmond Memorial Hospital at
the time. Shortly after, Jayne's husband
came for her and with everyone's
assistance they got Jayne into a
wheelchair and then into the car for the
long trip to the hospital. At four o'clock
that afternoon she underwent surgery on
her Radial Bone. After an absence of SIX
weeks for her recuperation she has
returned to the A.I.D. Office.
The Dolphin, secretaries and all Jayne's
friends extend a HEARTY Welcome Back.
D E A N J. S T A N L E Y B A R L O W
One of the good features of the 1973 expanded summer session is the increase in
the number of courses available in the
arts, including Ceramics, Dance, Drawing
and Painting, Rudiments of Music, Guitar,
none of which ran last summer. Also, we
added an afternoon section of the popular
course The History of Art. Other PCA
courses are the Art of the Film,
Photography as Expression, and Introduction to Music, all of which began last
week.
What would a summer session be without
the arts?! Or without languages?! We are
. pleased to report that the conversational
French and Spanish courses which we
added this summer went very well. Let us
know if you would like to have more
languages represented next summer. By
the way, we added Chinese to our list of
offerings this summer, as a part of our
China project. Please let the Modern
Language department know if you are
interested in Chinese for next summer, or
Russian, or German, or another language.
Of course there are many other features
without which we wouldn't be a proper
summer session. This has been a great
summer for Math, with the addition of the
Math Center and additional sections fo the
modular course.
Psychology and
Sociology, along with Biology have the
largest classes. Chemistry has had a
record summer.
For the first time,
Physics will have offered a twelve week
summer program. The four week courses
in Health Education and Physical
Education, and experimental courses like
Envirnomental Issues on Staten Island
and Problems in Urban Government have
added to the charm and quaUty of summer
at SICC. Cheers!
JAYNE WALLER
By Marty Black
The Editor of The Dolphin is after me. I
have been promising her this column for
over three weeks now. Several days she
called my house and left a message with
my wife that my column was due. Today,
July 16, my first day back at work she was
in my office. "Where is the column?" she
asked. I told her to come back in a few
more hours and I would have it ready.
Fortunately, she must have gotten tied up,
but I know my time is running out. Mary
DeRosa is a determined person, I had
better come up with something.
The Blackboard is supposed to be a
humor column. Only as I sit down to try to
write it I recognize that I am in a lousy
mood. It's hard for me to be funny when
I'm in a lousy mood. Moreover, I am also
hungry. All I had today was a peanut
butter sandwich and two pieces of fruit. To
make matters even worse the ribbon on
my favorite typewriter just ran out and I
had to go into another room to finish this
column.
Getting back to the peanut butter sandwich, that wasn't too good either. It seems
I read an item in Consumer's Reports
which said that the kind of peanut butter I
have been using all along was only "acceptable" and that there were several
superior brands available. So I tried one of
the recommendations. Ruined my whole
sandwich. Speaking of peanut butters, I
have always been interested in comparing
foods.
WELCOME BACK JA YHE
On May 22nd a few secretaries were
gathered at the time clock when Hans
Marryshow came to work with his English
racer. Upon seeing Hans all the
secretaries exclaimed "What are you
doing with a bike, Hans?" Hans chuckled
and said he was exercising to lose some
weight. As Jayne Waller heard these
words and saw that the halls were empty
she thought it would be a great idea to take
a little ride, having done this in Prince's
Bay, her nei^borhood; however, as she
"climbed aboard" her foot slipped, she
lost her balance and came down on her
right elbow and hitting her head. Her first
response was "Don't touch me I think I
hurt my arm."
THE BLACK BOARD
J. Stanley Barlow
When I was an undergraduate, a number
of years ago, I had my own program on the
college radio station. One of the things that
we used to do every few weeks was to have
a program on the subject of "Which Is
Better, The Pink Good And Plenties or The
White Good And Plenties?" You know
after all those debates I still don't know the
answer.
As soon as I finish this column it will be
time to go home. Sounds just great. Have a
day off tomorrow. Wonder what I'll do.
Maybe watch some television. Things are
getting so bad my three-year-old son now
lists Sesame Street and Watergate as his
most viewed programs.
When I get in a better mood I'm sure I'll
be able to write a funny column. One idea I
had was to wrote a pornographic review of
Deep Throat. Now with the new Supreme
Court ruling I'm not so sure. Another idea I
had was to wrote some more about exploring out-of-the-way places in New
Jersey. This is one of my favorite hobbies.
I was going to write about a blacksmith
shop that is still standing and was once
owned by Abraham Lincoln's great great
grandfather. However, I left my reference
materials in my car and figure it's too late
to go out and get them.
At any rate my time has just about run
out. If I leave on time my wife has
promised that I will get a delicious supper
of skinless and boneless sardines along
with other condiments such as saltines and
a half sour pickle. After having to proof
read this column, believe me anything
sounds good..
MORE OF BLACK
NEXT ISSUE
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LAST EFFORTS AT NEGOTIATING PROVE SUCCESSFUL FOR PSC
The Professional Staff Congress has
announced tentative agreement with the
negotiating committee of the Board of
Higher Education on a three-year contract
that is likely to avert a strike by the 16,000member faculty of City University.
The agreement, subject to ratification
by the union membership and the full
Board of Higher Education, would be
retroactive to September 1, 1972, and
extend through August 31, 1975.
PSC President Belle Zeller said today
she would wholeheartedly recommend the
contract for ratification by the union's
members. She said:
"We have hammered out a contract that
advances the quality of education at City
University and that advances the
professional excellence of the instructional
staff.
"The due process clauses do much more
than protect the rights of individuals. They
assure that the best individuals are
retained, rewarded and advanced.
"By rising above the bread-and-butter
issues and focusing on educational and
professional concerns, this contract is
very likely to set the pace for faculty
unionism throughout the country."
The salary provisions follow recommendations made by a State Factfir ding
Panel in May: retention of the prosent
increments, which average 4.7 per cent,
and increases of 3.3 per cent, 4.0 per cent
and 4.4 per cent of the average CUNY
salary in the three years covered.
Much more significant, according to the
union, were provisions aimed at improving
the quality of education at the 19-campus
university: recommended class size limits
of 15 students in remedial courses and 25 in
freshman. English courses, and recommended workload limits at levels
prevalent in 1971-72, for both classroom
and nonclassroom staffs.
The union had pressed for these
measures to stem the tide of "assemblyline productivity" and the resultant h i ^
dropout rates that have plagued the
university since the advent of Open Admissions in 1970.
Other provisions:
Promotions: To increase lagging advancement opportunities, the contract
authorizes 1800 promotions of qualified
faculty in the next two years, lifting the
percentages of those in upper ranks closer
to the national average. In universities
nationwide, 33.4 per cent held the title of
full professor during the past year, while
only 17.7 per cent held that rank at City
University.
Due Process: 1. College presidents must
give reasons, when requested, for
overruling faculty recommendations to
reappoint
or
promote—a
major
breakthrough in the absolute authority of
college heads.
r'
FREE
PREGNANCY
TESTS
MONDAY &
WEDNESDAY
11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
and
3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
KARATE LESSONS
THE BIACK SIUDENTS UNION IS OFFERING
FREE KARATE LESSONS
TO ALL STUDENTS THIS SUMMER
SERGE RENE,
2. Failure to reappoint or promote may
be appealed through the established
grievance and arbitration procedures and
now, ultimately, to a faculty review
committee.
3. Maternity leave may be taken to the
extent of accumulated sick leave, and
male and female employees may take
"parental" leaves for child care without
pay lor a half year.
Equity: Instructors, the only faculty
personnel now excluded from tenure, will
become eligible for "contractual tenure"
after five years of service. Community
college assistant professors and business
managers will be phased into parity with
their senior college counterparts.
The breakthrough in the talks, which
have been going on for thirteen months,
came four days after the PSC announced a
strike vote by its members July 7.
On July 11, when the talks resumed after
a hiatus of a month, none of the Board's
objections to the recommendations of the
State Factfinding Panel proved to be
stumbling blocks.
The logjam was broken in a round-theclock negotiating session that began at
10:00 A.M. July 18 and ended at 7:30 A.M.
July 19.
These figures include annual increments
by which personnel are rewarded for
service and experience. The Board's
negotiators had attempted, since talks
began in June 1972, to abolish the increment system.
While only about ten percent of the
nation's faculties are unionized, more and
more are expected to enter into collective
bargaining. The CUNY talks have been
The board's negotiators, headed by Vice closely watched as a forecast of things to
Chancellor David Newton, dropped their come in higher educatimi.
STOP - WARNING
stop — Warning —
Don't leave the library if you didn't
check out those books. S.I.C.C. has finaUy
completed the installation of a book
security system. If you attempt to leave
three tifiings will happen.
1. A warning signal will sound at the
librarian's desk.
2. A red light will flash on at the library
doors.
3. The exixt turnstile from the library
will lock into a frozen position.
Introduction of the new security system,
according to Dr. Vann is SICC Chief
Librarian because SICC has found itself
sharing in the book loss problem of
libraries throughout the United State,
where the average library loses 12 per cent
of its books every year to thieves. At the
college, the loss has meant that funds
intended to buy new books must be used to
replace older books which have been
stolen.
SICC's new system will protect virtually
all the library's materials through the use
of energizable material detectable by the
magnetic-sensitive probes. Dr. Vann said.
Should a library user attempt to leave
while carrying a library book not charged
out, the book itself will sound the alarm;
only the library staff at the circulation
desk can deactivate the built-in alarm so
that the book can leave the library without
triggering the detection system.
"Introduction of this book security
system," Dr. Vann commented, "is important to every user of the college library,
because it means that the chances of
locating a needed book are greatly increased. The new system should
drastically reduce the
'inventory
shrinkage' which occurs among our important reference works during every preexamination period."
WHO POSSESSES A SECOND
F DEGREE BIACK BELT WIU BE INSTRUCTING IN THE
SHO-TO-KAN
SIYIE
CIASSIS m MEET
IN ROOM D-102
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insistence on a contractual clause stating
that nontenured personnel have "no
presumption of reappointment." The
union deferred to the Public Employment
Relations Board the factfinders' recommendation that students should not have
voting rights on personnel committees.
And both sides agreed to a modified
version of the Board's proposal that the
"stated terms" of the, agreement shall be
the entire agreement.
The agreement on salaries keeps entry
levels for newly hired personnel competitive with other institutions. For incumbents, salary increases are across the
board for every rank: ,$600 in the first year
(1971-72), $750 in the coming year, and $850
in 1974-75. The previous minimum of
$12,700 and maximum of $31,275 will go in
1975 to $13,450 and $33,475 respectively.
P.M.
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Vol.XXI
No.l
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
Thursday, July 5,1973
CH IN A TRIP?
STATEN ISLAND COLLEGE TO LEAD
STUDY MISSION INTO CHINA
Two Views On
Mission Into China
JOAN BODDEN
Twenty-five members of the steident
b o ^ and the faculty of Statoi island
Community College, jdus two members of
the New York Qty Board of Higher
Education which govmis the college, will
depart m a study missirai to Uie Pe(^le's
R^ublic of China in late July.
l l i e mission will be led jointly by the
president of the college. Dr. William M.
Birenbaum, and Professor Emile C. Chi,
who is himself of Chinese origin and who,
with his wife, spent two and a half months
in the People's Republic in 1971 visiting
relatives and touring.
The mission is among the largest yet
authorized for American visitors by the
Chinese and probably the first coU^iate
mission of its kind, through which students
will earn college credits for intensive
study both prior to and during the trip.
The Staten Island college group will visit
Peking, Shanghai, Linhsien, Chang-sha
and Canton. In addition to trips to factories, communes, museums and points of
historical interest such as the Great WaU,
the Red Flag Canal and Mao's birthplace,
the Chinese authorities have authorized
visits to a number of educational institutions, including Peking Universi^,
Tsing Hua University, National Minorities
University, the Institute of Computing
Technology, the Peking Middle School, the
May 7 Cadre School, Futan University,
Shanghai Computing Research Institute
and the Happiness Village Primary
School.
No restrictions have been placed on the
group by the Chinese Government,
President Biroibaum and Professor Chi
pointed out in announcing their plans, and
a far-ranging itinerary has bera wwked
out in consultations with China's misaieir
to the United Nati(ms and the China International Travel Service in Pdiing. The
reconstitution of higher education in China
since that country's Cultural Revolution,
and the comparison of developments there
with new programs emerging at Staten
Island Community College, are the main
study purposes of the mission.
Staten Island Community Coll<%e in
recent years has achieved national notice
for its own educational innovatiras. Since
the advent of G ^ n Admissions its studwt
body of nearly 9,000 is drawn largely from
blue collar and minority grotq) New York
City homes. Tliough it offers a large
variety of career and technological
programs, three-fourths of its students
continue their hifi^er education beyond the
conununity c o l l i e level.
Two years ago, the American CoundS cm
Education's task force on campus unrest
cited the ccdlege as a "moda of constructive change without disn^tion." Last
ye<ur, the Newman Commission's report
took special note of the college's workstudy and experimental programs. It is the
(xily community college belonging to the
naUonwide University Without Walls
consortium.
"There are several themes in Chinese
higher education which apparently
parallel things we have been working on «t
Statoi Island," President Birenbaum said.
"We have been stressing the educational
c(»mecti(» between formal study and the
simultaneous application of knowledge
through work and service to the community. Large numbers of our students
are required to intern while they are in
school."
"The Chinese have shortened the
traditional
undergraduate
degree
program from four to three years, and we
are keenly interested in a similar
development here. Like the Chinese, we
are trying to work out new r e l a t i o n ^ p s
between high school and collegiate
educfition. The Chinese have their own
version of Open Admissions, requiring no
examinations for e n l ^ into the universities. In our own setting, like the Chinese
in theirs, we have been wrestiing with the
problems of intellectual elitism in the
structure and process of higher
education."
Members of the Board of Higher
Education who will accompany the
mission are Mrs. Barbara A. Thacher, a
vice chairman of the board, and Mr. JeanLouis d'HeUly, former president of the
a t y University Student Senate and the
first student appointed to the board by
Mayor Lindsay.
Mrs. Chi, also a faculty member at
Staten Island, specializing in Chinese
studies, will accompany the mission, as
will Mrs. Birenbaum, a professor at New
York a t y Community College. The other
faculty members in the group include
Professor Ira N. Sh(Hr and Nancy M. Ryan,
Open Admissions specialists, and
Professor Carl T. Erickson, director of the
college's language labcnratory. Pr<rfessor
Erickson, assisted by students, will make
a film of the mission's trip.
Dr. Birenbaum will leave the mission
up<m its exit from China to travel to Paris,
where he will deliver a lecture at the
Sorbonne as a part of the fourth Intematiwial Congress for the Science of
Education. He will also go to Rheims to
meet with a group of twenty Froich
businessmen who will undertake a s t u ^
mission to Staten Island Community
College in the fall.
During the last two years the college has
dramatically expanded its international
study opportunities for its students. It
maintains a technical assistance and
exchange program with the University of
Zambia in East Africa, where four of its
faculty members are currently teaching,
and sends student study missions to
Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the
Caribbean, and South A m ^ c a .
Students going on the Chinese mission
are Linda Anderson, John Burtner, Clifford T. Qark, Derek DeFreitas, Penqy
Grilles,. Bradley Hepburn, Kenneth
Herzog, Florence Ng, Linda Kizzuto,
Alfred J. Santana, Susan Shor, Martha
Carlucci, Harriet Friedman, Katherine
Martin and Louis Rizzo. With the exception of one student who lives in
Manhattan, and two in Brooklyn, the rest
reside in Staten Island.
The following document was read by Joan
Boddin to the June 24 Student Government
meeting:
In the early spring it was announced that
a number of students, faculty and administrators from SICC would be joining
this summer in a trip to the People's
Republic of China. The six-week tour,
organized around the "Perspectives on
China" course taught by the Professors
Chi, and by now including among its more
illustrious members not only President
Birenbaum of this school, but three
members of the Board of Higher
Education, has been deep in controversy
from the first, charged with facultyadministration manipdation, misuse of
student funds, political harassment of i
students applying for admission to the trip,
and so on; the new Student Senate was
drawn into the case, several weeks ago, to
the extent of threatening to cut funds for
the trip if irregularities were not corrected
forthwith. The situation exploded last
week with the inadvertent discovery that
one of the students in the original class
(who were supposed to have priority in
application) had been excluded from the
trip behind the scenes, on the false charges
that he was a "member of the communist
Progressive Labor Party." The student,
Armando "Sandy" Carles, once again
brought the matter to the student government, whidh at this stage of the investigatifm appears angry enough to take
further action, including bringing the
whole case to the student b ^ y , and
possibly to court. As of this date, with
information from administrators and
faculty involved very difficult to get, the
story appears something like this.—
Original
questions
about
the
arrangements for the expedition focused
on the use of student funds (a $1500 grant
for each student out of a total cost of $2000
each), and particularly on faculty control
of selecting candidates for the honors.
Suspicions of prior collusion were raised
by the unusual fact that two teachers from
the school (and one of their wives, who is a
student at Richmond College) had
roistered for the "Perspectives" course,
giving them priority in application; that
these faculty members, rather than
students, were doing the screening of new
candidates; and that the main criterion for
admission seemed to be compatibility in
poUtical views rather than the neutral
qualifications publidy listed (physical
fitness, back^ound knowledge of and
interest in China, ability to broaden the
composition of the group, etc.) One applicant, for instance, a nursing student in
the Prc^ressive Labor Party (PLP), was
told that the task of the group on returning
would be to "explain" China to the people
of Staten Island, specified as the wealthy
residents of Todt Hill and Oakwood, and
that her political views would interfere
with this—that is, both her lack of proper
respect for these moneyed citizens (though
she grew up in Oakwood), and her view
that the pr^ent government of China is no
Continued dn Pg. 3
PENNY GRILLOS
The group of twenty-four people who will
be departing for China on July 26 this year,
consists (tf 15 students, 5 faculty members,
2 members of the Board of Higher
Education, and Ms. and President
Birenbaum. The cost of the trip is $2,000.
(per person). Students are paying $500 of
this from their own pockets and the
remaining sum $22,500 (15 students at
$1,500 apiece) will be funded by the Board
of Directors of the Staten Island Community College Association. Faculty
m e m b ^ will not receive student funds to
si^port their own personal costs of the
trip.
The China Trip became an object of
controviersy when one member of the
original "Perspectives on China" course
(a pi^requisite for the trip but not a sole
reason for acceptance) found via a
newsraper article that his name was not
included in the list of students who would
be going to China. At this point, the
student, Armando Carles, along with the
Student Government, and student
members of the trip became active in
trying to clear up and understand several
things
1) Why was Armando not included in the
trip?
2) What was the process involved in his
rejection?
3) Why was Armando not told either by
letter or in person that he was not included?
In this context, a meeting of all who felt
Strongly m this particular issue took place
on Monday, June 25. Several members of
the Student Government, all of the
students involved in the trip, faculty
members Ryan and Shor, and coinstructor E m i l e Chi attended this
meeting. Unfortunately, Chi, having the
most information cm the issue, was unable
to speak due to legal proceedings taken up
on bdhalf of Armando C a r l e s . . . .
Under these trying circumstances, (Chi
not being able to speak due to legal
proceedings)
the
aforementioned
questims were answered by pooling the
collective information and knowledge of
students who were members of the
"Perspectives on China" class of which
Armando w a s a member. Student
Government members, and Armando.
1) Mr. Carles was not included in the trip
due to a lack of participation in the class
and a lack of enthusiasm for the trip. This
was brought to light and maintained by the
cdlective of studaits and Instructors Chi.
who were inv(dved with Armando during
the Qiina Course.
2) The process involved included the
firm understanding that no one in any
d a s s should plan to leave for China unless
and until they had a visa in their hands
(visas incidoital will be gotten this week
for the entire number of people selected).
In Armando's case, due to his lack of
participation, it was not a dear or immediate decision that he would not be
Continued on Pg. 2
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iSamiMs BaaiMiicalloii Proieci
lean Gomplfilion M Sicc
Noting with sadness the scarring of regarding the future ecology and beauty of
hillsides near the campus by private our bqrough," President Birenbaum said.
developers, and the destruction of many "The preservation of the environment
fine old trees in the process, Dr. WUliam here requires an intensive cooperative
M. Birenbaum, president of Staten Island i effort between public and private inC(»nmunity Collie, today announced the terests. It makes no sense for the
near completion of an extensive homeowner to d^lore the devastation of
beautification program on the Sunnyside the Island's landscape on the one hand,
campus.
while failing to support rational planni^
The college's project, directed by for private residential and commercial
campus architect Lucille Murawski, has ^owth and the development of public
been spurred by the bulldozing of trees to instituti(»is on the other."
make room for spmilative housing in
On the Sunnyside campus, a border of
areas adjacent to the campus in Sunnyside shrubs has already been planted along the
and on the Todt Hill slopes.
entire Ocean Terrace boundary from the
"We are almost at the point of no return college's main gate to Milford Drive.
Summer Dolphin
Mary E. DeRosa
Effllor - in - Chief
Arthur Buzzetta
PHolo and Copy Editor
WELCOME TO SUMMER ' 73 COMMENCEMENT TIME
On behalf of the Student Center and The
Department of Summer Session we would
like to welcome all Students, Faculty and
Staff to our Summer Session Program.
As part of our Summer Program here at
S.I.C.C., Kaleidoscope will once again
keep all you dedicated people here at the
college in the pink of things, by supplying
you with "FREE" refreshments, and
entertainment every Wednesday in the
Quadrangle from 1 to 2 p.m. and 5:30 to
6:30 p.m.
This summer Kaleidoscopes' staff
consists of Theresa Dietrich, and her coworker Penny Grilles, who will both work
together in helping to make your summer
a bit cooler and more pleasant than it is.
Hope you enjoy what we have in store for
you!
Have a nice summer!
ENJOY!
ABORTION CLINIC
RECEIVES STATE LICENSE
ARRIVES FOR VETS
IN SICC PROGRAM
June is commencement time also fo Viet
Nam veterans enrolled in Staten Island
Community College's Veteran's Scholar
Program.
Of 95 veterans enrolled in the second
cycle of SICC's project, 75 successfully
completed the course this month and 70 of
them will be attending the college ds
matriculated students this fall, it was
announced today by Wayne Pumell,
director of the program.
Classes already are under way for 100
students who eni-olled in the third cycle,
Mr. Purnell said, and successful graduates
among that group also will be able to start
classes in September as matriculants.
The SICC program, made possible by a
grant to the college from the U.S. Office of
Education, is designed to seek out
unemploy^ or under-employed veterans
and aid them in completing the
educatimal preparation required for high
sdiool diplomas and college entry.
The New York State Department of
Health has granted a state license for
abortion, gynecology and venereal disease
to Eastern Women's Center of 14 East 60th
Street, NYC.
The U.S.-China Friendsliip Association
"One implication of state licensing is
that EWC will be recognized as a facility of the San Francisco Bay Area now has
authorized to accept Medicaid," stated Dr. films available from China for use by
Karl Fossum, EWC's Director. "This schools, community groups, and other
means that our services will now be more organizations.
"The Red Detachment of Women,"
accessible to low-income women in New
YorK, allowing us to better serve the NYC "Chinese Delegation Visits Hanoi,"
"Prince Sihanouk Visits South China," and
comn^unity."
Eastern Women's Center, celebrating its "Away With All Pests" (Dr. Joshua Horn's
second year anniversary this June, lecture and slide show on people's medical
provides free pregnancy testing and teams and para-medics m the rural areas)
counseling, menstrual extraction, 1st i rent for $8.00 a piece plus shipping.
Write to the U.S.-China Friendship
trimester abortion, 2nd trimester inhospital
abortion,
gynecologic Association, 50 Oak Street, Room 502, San
examinations, V.D. testing, contraception. Francisco, Calif., 94102 or call (415) 863Pap smears and breast exams, and a 0537 for more information.
community education program.
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LUCILLE MURAWSKI
Farther to the west, a tall hedge of l)eing restored, and new shrubs and
buckthorn is to run from the foot of Ocean flowering plants put into place.
Terrace to Renwick Avenue. Several new
Dr. Birenbaum noted that the students
trees have been planted throughout the at the c o l l i e have shown both an apcampus.
preciation and respect for the ai^)earance
Two new gardois also are being and iq>keep of the SICC campus, saying
developed. One is a meditation area, that "though hundreds of students ea(£
where dense yews, azaleas and small pines day passed our flowering spring gardens,
will provide a quiet comer for students and not a tulip was wantonly pi^ed or a plant
faculty to relax; the other is a rock garden destroyed."
between two oi tiie new temporary
"We are proud of our campus, and we
buildings on Milford Drive. Groves of wiU do whatever is possible to maintain
scholartrees and Norway spruces are and enhance it as a thing of beauty on a
being planted along the pa&s leading from green hillside among beautiful homes,"
the Renwick Avenue gate into the campus. President Birenbaum concluded.
Planters in the college's central mall are
Day Session Student
Government Meeting
On Sunday, June 24, at 8:00 p.m., the
Day Session Student Senate held its second
meeting. During that meeting, it enacted
the following legislation:
I. Regarding the SICC Association:
After an investigation by a select
committee, the following measures were
taken:
a) In conformity with the old corpiH'ation
by-laws and with Article 3, Section 3 (C) of
the Student Government Association
Constitution, the Senate elected a
President (Leona Sanders), a VicePresident (Joe Hamill), a Secretary
(Peter Riggi), a Treasurer (Tom Nugent)
and a CJii^ Justice (Ed Jagacki).
b) TTie proposed revision of the by-laws,
which will probably be presented to the
Association as a minority report by Leona
Sanders^ was endorsed.
c) In anticipation of the acceptance of
those revised by-laws, the student components of the Association and of the Board
of Du'ectors were elected,
n. Regarding the China trip:
A resolution was passed calling for
CHiina funds to be frozen until you and the
faculty sponsors agree to an investigation
of the Armando Carles case. The
resolution further supported the right of
Mr. Claries to be allowed on the trip. The
resolution then calls for the convening of
the Student Activity Fee Review Committee in order to resolve this dispute. The
Senate understands that its action on this
matter does not have the force of law since
it is not within their power to regulate the
trip.
Continued on Pg. 4
PENNY GRILLOS...
included in the trip. Instead, he was interviewed at a later date and was not informed of rejection or acceptance. Mr.
Carles' political views (possible d e gressive Labor, affiliations) wiere used
as a reason for rejection when it was
fmally announced. However, this is not the
true reason. It was rather Armando's invisibility in the classroom that formed the
rejection. It is inexcusable that ^litical
views were used as a reason in tHs case.
For what it is worth, Mr. Carles has the
apologies of all those students and instructors Chi, who were involved in the
selection process. Armando was not told
formklly of hii^ rejection until he read a
newspaper article citing the trip. This
again is inexcusable, however no active
communication was taking place during
this interim period between Chi and Armando.
These facts were brought out during
Monday's meeting. Mr. Carles then s t a t ^
that he was satisfied and WOUKI drop legal
proceedings.
There is no misuse of student funds
involved in the China Trip unless the
I»rtial funding of these monies for
students constitutes misuse. The panel of
people who interviewed students for the
trip, consisted of the students in the
original C3iina Class and Instructors Chi.
All of the students in the original class
were invited to take an equal part in the
interviewing and decision-making.
If there are additional problems on this
issue, student members of the trip (who
choose to do so) will certainly hear from
those with such problems.
We are honestly hoping that Mr. Carles
— our concern here— is satisfied with the
results of the meeting held. We have not
heard otherwise from him.
BACK TO AFRICA
by Erica Jong
Among the Gallas, when a woman grows tired of the cares of housekeeping,
she begins to talk incoherently and demean herself extravagantly. This is a
sign of the descent of the holy spirit Callo upon her. Immediately,
her
husband prostrates himself and adores her; she ceases to bear the humble
title of wife and is called "Lord"; dtimestic duties have no further claim on
her, and her will is a divine law.
—Sir James George Frazer, The Golden Bough
Seeing me weary
of patching the thatch
of pounding the bread
• of pacing the floor nightly
with the bal^y in my arms,
my tali black husband
(with eyes like coconuts)
has fallen down on the floor to adore me I
I curse myself for being born a woman.
He thinks I'm God!
I mutter incoherently of Friedan, Millett, Greer. . .
He thinks the spirit
has descended
He caUs me "Lord."
Lord, lord, he's weary in his castle now.
It's no fun living with a God.
He rocks the baby, patches thatch
& pounds the bread.
I stay out all night with the Spitit.
Towards morning when the Spirit brings me home,
he's almost too pooped to adore me.
I lecture him on the nature
& duties of men.
"Biology is destiny," I say.
Already I hear stirrings of dissent.
He says he could have been a movie star.
He says he needs a full-time maid.
He says he never meant
to marry God.
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PROPOSED REVISION OF STUDENT
PUBLICATIONS POLICY
F R A N K E. A L L E N
BUSINESS EDUCATOR NAMED
BUSINESS MANAQER AT SICC
Frank E. Allen of Jamaica, N.Y.,
currently School Business Administrator
for the Hempstead Public Schools, has
been named the new Business Manager at
Staten Island Community College it has
been announced by the school's President,
William M. Birenbaum. Mr. Allen will
have responsibility for the College's 15
million dollar budget.
During his 11 year career, he has held
business teaching and administration
positions in both secondary and higher
educatiixi. He has tau^t accounting in the
public schools of New Yoric City and has
held an executive position in the Statistical
Division of the Board of Education. He has
been a consultant to, and the Director of
Administration and Finance, for the
Neighborhood Civic League in Brooklyn.
Mr. Allen received his B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College and his
M.S. in ^Business Education from Qty
College and has done post graduate work
at N.Y.U. and Pace College.
The newest member of the SICC administration is a member of the Eastern
Business Teachers Association, American
Association of School Business Administrators, and the New York State
Association of School Business Administrators. He is married with three
children.
JOAN BODDEN ...
The collegiate news and information
systems have a special mission to their
college communities. Primarily, this duty
is to inform the students, faculty and
administration of the background, nature
and effects of on-campus events. In this
regard, the c o l l i e press and radio
stations should also be open to the opinions
of all on-campus groups who meet the
chartering provisions of the local student
government and to those other groups on
the campus who in the press's estimation
are responsible spokesmen for the views
they advance. Wierever possible, given
space limitations, as wide a spectrum of
opinion as possible should be sought with
equal time and space provisions as closely
adhered to as possible. Nevertheless, it
should be borne in mind that the campus
press and radio stations are first and
foremost sources of news and entertainment for the college community
and especially the students who support
. their operations through student activity
fees.
college press, they should nonetheless be
much more cognizant of the social values
of all of their readers or listoiers and sedc
in as far as they are able to respect them.
It must be remembered by these college
systems that the fees that support them
are mandatory and no student should be
forced to have his values challenged with
his non-voluntary contributions. At the
same time, it would be well for the college
press to recall, that unless they police
themselves in an attempt to maintain the
freedom of the press they have, legislative
action may police them, thus destroyinj^
their freedom.
With regard to advertising, the c o l l i e
press should strive to check up on the
reputation Md reliability of those who
seek to advertise in their papers or over
their air waves. This is the responsibility
they owe to the students who support them.
The c o l l i e press must bear in mind that
the advertising of unreliable goods or
services is a serious danger to the student
community. This is especially true of
The role of the college press in extra advertisements with regard to health
collegiate affairs is of secondary im- services, social events, drugs and some
portance. This function should be classified ads related to these.
restricted by the impact which these
In addition, the college press should seek
events have directly on the campus. As to keep itself informed of existing and
this impact becomes more pronounced, it proposed legal restraints on the nature of
is expected that its coverage will increase. its advertising. This is true in the case of
However, the tone of the newspaper or New York State Laws requiring that the
radio station operated in part by student name and address of all those placing
activity fees on the campus should be such political adyertis^ents be printed in the
as to place campus events as of primary advertisement.
importance over the course of the year.
Revenues froni advertising should be
The college press and newspapers are used to improve, increase or offer new
encouraged to seek professional standards services of the college press. These
in their operation. However, the dif- revenues should be considered as interest
ferences between these college systems to be retunied to students in return for
and their professional counterparts must their original investment.
be emphasized. Whereas the professional
press and radio networks stand or fall on ' It is expected that the student press
advertising revenue, the college systems system will work out whatever measures
are subsidized by student activity fees they deem necessary to carry out these
which for the most part are their primary general principles.
source of income. The professional press
C(mstituent members of the C.U.N.Y.
systems are aware that because of both Student Press System are currently
legal and social restrictions certain considering the establishment of an inmaterial is not suitable for public dependent Publications Review Board to
distribution, or would seriously offend the consider the complaints of students convalues of listeners. While these legal cerning publications or programs.
restraints do not currently apply to ttie
(Continued)
longer socialist. This paradox—a mission resolve the question, and the Senate in turn
of explaining "socialism" in a positive is getting more angry and determined;
way to the rich—was heightened by "little Watergate" hearings are a
general mistrust both of the particular possibility, as are court suits for misuse of
faculty members involved (Nancy Ryan student monies, libel, etc. Sandy's fellow
and Ira Shor, considered fake radicals by traveling students (to China, that is), have
many students), and of expedition-leader likewise protested both the actions taken
Birenbaum in particular, already famous against him and the general manipulation
for his skills in manipulating students. implied by it.
Aside from personal profits to be gained In addition to a full statement to the
through writing about the trip, it was felt Student Senate documenting his case,
that Dr. B. in particular intended to use the Sandy had the following to say:
trip as a further enhancement of his "As far as whether I'm going to CThina
reputation as a "progressive" educator, at 'as Armando Cables or the Progressive
a time when students here are being Labor Party,' I'mjgoing as myself with my
driven from the schools at an increasing camera and tape recorder. Where did the
pace, and are unable to find work when impression come from that I was in PL? I
they do graduate. •
brought in a magazine article from an
In this context students wished to keep a issue of Progressive Labor magazine
particularly close eye on the proceed^s; concerning the leftist conception of the
the trip directors, on the other hand, in- Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of
tensified their efforts to weed out the 1966-68, which criticized it for not being a
critical, focusing on Sandy Carles. He complete revolution. And I'm friends with
became the object of a general inquisition, Joan Bodden, the wily member of PLP at
especially on the part of Ms. Ryan, who SICC, and a member of SDS, a group of
finally demanded of him whether he in- students on campus trying to bring the
tended to go to China "as Sandy Carles or students to awareness of racist and sexist
as the PLP." For the past three weeks he ideas as they are taught at the school,
found himself excluded from meetings of boycotting scab lettuce in the cafeteria,
the prospective travelers, without ex- fighting budget cuts and tuition increases
planation, although as a "Perspectives" at CUNY, and so forth."
student he was supposedly ah'eady ac- Joan Bodden, of the Progressive Labor
cepted. Finally, the money for the trip was Party and the Student Senate, spoke for
passed on by the school Corporation, after that party in denouncing the trips direcquestioning concerning irregularities by tors for "sneakiness, cowardice and
student government members: two days manipulation of students and student
latef it was revealed that Sandy was funds." She suggested that even thou^
rejected, although this was apparently Sandy Carles is not a member of PL, the
Fourteen scholarship grants are being
known for weeks.
school is so afraid of that organization and
awarded
by the Staten Island Community
After days of mveiitfgation, by Sandy, its ideas as to be paranoid, and recalled College Alumni Association,
the
his friends and family, and represen- cases over the past two years (since she association announced today. Formal
has
been
a
student
here)
when
students
tatives of the Student Senate (who were
presentation of the grants will be' a
told that it was "Sandy's problem," and fighting the administration on numbers of highlight of the organization's annual
none of their business), and considerable issues have been indiscriminately "ac- dinner meeting, Friday night, June 22, on
run-around which has only partly cleared, cused" of membership in SDS or PL.
few facts have come to light. Supposedly Among the issues she has been involved in the college's Sunnysid^ campus.
The 14 grants are being made from funds
the cause for the rejection was Chinei^ are fights to get rid of outri^t racist
refusal to grant Sandy a visa, on th*e teachers and textbooks (especially in the established by the alumni in honor of
grounds that he is a member of the PLP. nursing curriculum), against scab lettuce Profes^r Arleigh B. Williamson, founder
They in turn supposedly received this and scab phone company supervisors at of the college and former member of the
"information'* v; (it is not true) from the school during strikes, against budget Board of Higher Education; Professor
Professor Chi' of the "Perspectives" cuts and tuition at the school, against the Walter L. WUlig, the coUege's first
course, based on questions Sandy raised in return of military recruiters in the past president; A. Richard Boera, former
the class about a PL magazine critical of two years, for student control of student business manager, and the late Dr. John J.
Chinese policy (Road to Revolution III). funds and government, and a number of Goller, who was college physician and a
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa so far others. She feels that this latest attack on sponsor of student activities.
disclaims any knowledge of all this, and Mr. Carles and her organization go a good
Recipients of the grants will receive
disclaim an exclusion policy against way toward exposing the radical images of amounts ranging from a high of $500 to a
people who are members of PL. President both the trip's organizers (Birenbaum, low of $50, depending on their need and
B. denies everything, but also happens to Ryan, the Chis, and the Board of Higher their academic objectives. Those named to
and
the
not-so- receive grants, with the individual
have taken on himself directorship of this Miseducation)
"student" trip just at this time, relieving revolutionary government of China, which amounts and the fund under which they
faculty memb^s (Ira Shor, at least) of has more in common with administrators were selected, are:
their authority. All have refused to meet like Birenbaum than students like Mr.
Kwok Ning Ng, 84 Mulberry Street,
coUectively with the Student Senate to Carles.
Manhattan, $500, WiUig Fund.
U JWilRDED SGHOUUSHIP BRMTS
BY SICC ILUMHIXSSOOIIITIOR
Steven Katz, 3091 Brighton 5th Street,
Brooklyn, $250, Willig Fund.
Penny Grillos, 737 43rd Street, Brooklyn,
$200, WiUig Fund.
Margaret A. Bowman, 181 Gordon
Street, Staten Island, $200, WUlig Fund
Rita Cetta, 6713 8th Avenue, Brooklyn,
$200, Williamson Fund.
Kathryn Monahan, 95 Sherman Avenue,
Staten Island, $175, Boera Fund.
Robert Sortino, 3020 West 23rd Street,
Brooklyn, $150, WiUig Fund.
Fred Masten, 414 Westervelt Avenue,
Staten Island, $100, GoUer Fund. ,
Linda Baffi, 270 East 2nd Street,
Brodclyn, $100, GoUer Fund.
Gerard O'Brien, 164 68th Street,
Brooklyn, $100, GoUer Fund.
Sally J. PadUla, 89 Wayne Court, Staten
Island, $100, Boera Fund.
Mary EUen Agolia, 7123 4th Avenue,
Brooklyn, $100, Boera Fund.
Kathleen F. Galles, 156 Bard Avenue,
Staten Island, $75, Boera Fund.
Veronika Firsching, 89 Sherman
Avenue, Staten Island,
Boera Fund.
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WOMEN'S CENTER
SUMMER PROBRAM
WANTED
The Summer Dolphin
is looking for Writers
and Photographers
We would like to make
The Dolphin one of the finest
school newspapers
So submit those articles
, and photos to Mary DeRosa
and Arthur Buzzetta
in C — 1 3 4
You ore invited to preview an exhibition
of photographs
by
MICHAEL R. GREGORY
"ETERNAL DIALOGUES" .
Staten Island Institute of Arts ond Sciences
75 Stuyvesant Place
through July 29th, 1973
m m m m w i i
"FREE"
ENTERTAINMENT
BY "RAGGEDY ANNE"
& "FREE" ICE CREAM
on THURSDAY, JULY 5
in the Quadrangle
, 1 v!2 p.m.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
"COME ONE — COME ALL
II
The Women's Center coordinators and
interns will be spending the summer
building the foundation for all projects and
services to be available at the center for
the academic year '73-'74.
This will include working up a reference
list for all services pertaining to women
that are available throughout New York
City, such as, health care counseling and
referrals, day care, psychological counsding, job placements, educational opportunity, women's political organizatims, legal services, etc.
In addition we will research, select and
compile a library both of current and
archival materials, pertaining to the
Women's Movement. AI^ the development of a film and lecture series, heal&
fair and outreach programs to serve the
needs of the wider community.
In the short time of its existence, the
Women's Center of S.I.C.C. has grown
steadily, and now has the participation of
over 200 women. It is a base for faculty,
students and staff to meet and discuss
their common and individual needs, as
well as a service to the community at
large. It has alrea(fy sponsored and
organized a variety of services and activities.
The Colter hdd a lunchecm for Gittlesm
Staff people on campus and sparked the
organizati(Mi of ttiese womoi to work on
the problems of time clock regulations, a
4-day work week, staggered work hours
and the opportunity of taking creditbearing courses during the day. A petition
drive in support of these demands was
initiated from the Center.
The Center has been instrumental in the
inclusion of Women's Studies, courses in
the various departmental curricula at
S.I.C.C.
It has served as a naticm-wide taloit
bank for people desiring job assignments
in the C U W system. Resumes are
received from all over the country from
individuals seeking instructional positions.
The Women's Center has begun to
develop a compr^ensive reference and
referral service for women dealing with
such problems as abortion, health care,
day care, etc. The Center currently employs two staff women to research and
coordinate all information and program
development for these services which will
be in full operatic in the Fall.
Women from the Center have been
active in the fight for Affirmative Action,
staffed the first A. A. Task Force, and have
put forth a proposal to end discrimination
against women and minority groups within
the college.
The Center provides a place where
women on campus and from the community can come together to study, talk
and relax in an atmos^diere that is both
comfortable and supportive.
WOMEN'S SALARIES GOING
DOWN COMPARED TO MEN'S
The Census Bureau reports that salaries
paid to working women are steadily
declining when compared to those paid to
men. In 1955 a woman working full time
was paid, on the average, 64 per cent of
what a man was paid. By 1960, the figure
had declined to 61 per cent. In 1965 it went
down to 60 per cent.
Now the Census Bureau reports that in
1970, the last period for which figures are
available, woman workers received on the
average, only 59 per cent of the wages paid
to a working man.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT MEETING
Be it resolved that:
1. SICC Day Session Student Government accept this statement as the official
Student Government position; and
2. SICC Day Session Student Government call for the freezing of funds
allocated to the China trip until the persons
resp(msiUe for the trip, i.e., President
Birenbaum, Professor Chi, Professor
Ryan, Professor Shorr, Mrs. Shorr, Mrs.
Chi, agree to an officii investigatiim by
the Stiident Government; ainl
3. Student Government siq)port the right
of Armando Carles (Sandy) to be allowed
on the trip to China.
Friendly Amendment:
(4) Student , Government demands that
the Student Activity Fee Review Committee be convened to investigate and
resolve the problem.
PASSED:
6-24-73
On Jiine 12 the newly elected Student
Government hdd its first meeting. Sixteen
of the twenty-three member Wenate were
in attendance.
Attendance: Joe Hamill (BA), John
Barone (NS), Peter Riggi (CD), Cathy
Wertz (MB), Ken Pederson (MT), Helen
Bracy (NR), Ann McLoughlin (NR), Joan
Bodden (NR), Leona Sanders (CR),
Marva McKcython (CD), Tom Nugent
(NS), Ed Jagacki (C-73), Chris Johansen
(NS), Joe Mendez (Place), Dino
LaGravinese (BX), Costanzo di Fazio
(PE)
After 2 unsuccessful trys a third attonpt
found Leona Sandons as Chairperson of
Studoit Govemmoit voting 16 yes^O no.
Joe Hamill moved a resoluticm on forming a SICCA investigation committee.
Hie Day Session Student Senate,
REALIZING THAT any proposal to attain
more student reinresentation on the Board
of Directors, of the SICC Corporation,
must have adequate research data,
CONCERNED THAT The SICC Corporation is meeting on June 25, 1973, to
DEAN'S CORNER
DEM J. STMLEY BMUON
Welcome to the 1973 summer session! June 11th was a
summer day, we'll all agree. Some of you found it hard to
keep cool, but you kept your cool, and the day went about as
well as any first day of a busy and big summer term. We are
glad to have you with us, and we hope that for you this
summer will be all you want it to be.
On page two of the wraparound brochure you will find our
Summer Calendar. Please note well the dates for "last day
for withdrawal" from a course (the Thursday of the next-tolast week of any course is the last day for withdrawal with a
'J' grade). Perhaps more interesting are the dates for the
beginning of new terms. True, some of these have onty a few
courses in them. The day for registration or change-ofprogram is the Thursday before any course begins. Also,
this summer, for the first time we have scheduled a midsession registration day. It is July 18 (the Wednesday of the
sixth week of summer session), shortly before the beginning of the L term, when a good many courses will be
starting. For your convenience here is a list of the
registration dates during the rest of the summer:
Thursday, July 5— 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY I S - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (mid-session
registration) and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
(Thursday, July 19—9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, August 2— 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The fee for change-of-program or for late registration is
$5.00. However, since the entire twelve weeks are one
session, the $17 general fee is charged only once.
Many exciting courses are underway, and already, by the
time you read this issue of the summer Dolphin you will
have had a taste of the extra-curricular fare—for example,
the Wednesday program on the quadrangle. Too, many of
you will have discovered the various services which
enhance this summer session: The Advisement and
Counseling Center (Room A 141); also. The Tutoring
Center T34, Math Lab D-11, Reading and Study Skills
Center, People Center. And, surely all of you know about the
air-conditk)ned library, and its generous hours. Room B148
is reserved for any who wish to view the Watergate
Hearings during the afternoons when they are on.
The Summer Session Office hours are
Monday through Thursday— 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
Friday— 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Some new courses begin July 9th. Registration is
Thursday, July 5th. By the way classes DO meet July 5th but
have a glorious 4th anyway.
J. Stanley Barlow
discuss matters including a proposal to passed by the Senate. This' resolution
increase the student representation on that called for a committee of 5 people from
Student Govemmoit to represent student
body and-or the Board of Directors,
RESOLVES THAT a committee be set up interests over the summer months.
to investigate and document all relevant
Also at this Student Government
materials concerning the present status of meeting the problem of space allocations
the SICC Corporation and its Board of^ for clubs was (HI the agenda. The following
Directors, and to make recommendations is a list of each club and organization and
as to the goal and methods to achieve that the room allocated:
goal, that will best serve the interests of
t i l l Evening Session Student Ck>vemthe students of SICC, in relation to at- ment
taining more student rq;)resentation (MI the C128 PRO & B.S.U.
SKX; Corporation and its Board of
C129 International Onter
Directors,
C130 Student Government
C132 Student Activities
FURTHER RESOLVES THAT a special
C133 Day Care and Child Bank
meeting be called for Friday, June 22,
C142 Gay Uberation
1973,5:30 p.m. for the committee to report
C138 Arts & Crafts
all findmgs and recommendations to the
Senate.
C137A Chinese Cultural Oub
C116 Audio Visual and WVIS
A committee of 8 was ai^xnnted:
C115 Nurses Association
Leona Sanders, Peter Riggi, Ed
C114 a v i l Techndogy
Jagacki, John Barone, Tom Nugent, Joe
C113 Student Medical and Health related
Hamill, Dino Lagravinese, Joan Bo^en.
Services Association
A Summer Session Re^lution was also
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VOL.XX No.4
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
Monday, April 23,1973
NEW SPORTS SCHEDULE
PAGE 6
DOLPHIN CAGERS
LOOKING GOOD
CHILD CARE CONSULTANT
IN REPLY
I would like to know why
the Student-Parents Cooperative Day Care Center has been
and seems destined to forever
be the focus of so much criticism and attack?
Last year I was the teacher
and this year I am their educational c o n s u l t a n t , and I am
weary of all the destructive
energy aimed at the center. We
work under almost impossible
c o n d i t i o n s and I h a v e b e e n
a m a z e d at t h e e n e r g y and
dedication o f those students
who are involved in the operation of the Coop! Mary Ellen
Agolia has been the director
these two years and her abilities
in this task, rival those of many
full-time professional directors
with whom I have been
involved. Yet she has constantly had to work against criticism
at every turn. The same applies
to Edith Farley, assistant direc-
tor; to Sally Padilla, secretary;
and Rosy In Fenton, treas.; not
to mention last year's officers
Grace Reilly, Gilda Bradshaw,
and Kathy Barrowman.
ronment.
Perhaps critics (who seem
seldom to be explicit in their
criticisms) blame our occassional s h o r t c o m i n g s on the
I have a theory that perhaps s t a f f , w h e n in fact it is our
some, if not all, of the criticism severely limited space. Are you
leveled at the Center originates aware, for instance, that our
from the d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n of e n t i r e o f f i c e s p a c e ( w h i c h
student-parents whose needs serves also as storage space for
for child care have been turned equipment, coat room for entire
down by the Center. D o these s t a f f , and r e c e p t i o n s p a c e )
people understand why they measures approximately 9'x9'!!
have not been able to register
We have an excellent staff
their children? Well- let me now
and the work-study employees
reveal the shameful truth WE
are fantastic help. Please spare
DO NOT HAVE
THE
them your criticism and direct
S P A C E ! Because the school
it where it belongs: on those
will not or can not, provide us
who impede our acquisition of
with any more space. N o t only
additional s p a c e .
do we have to turn down many
children, but the small space we
WE NEED
are allotted makes it very difMORE
ROOM!
ficult to carry out the tasks
necessary for a smoothly funcSincerely,
tioning early childhood enviJudy Williams
PAC5E8
Wll 1 THE REAL HERO
OF THE VIETNAM WAR
PLEASE STAND UP
PAGE 9
EDGAR WINTER
AT l-bLT FORUM
FAGEll
SIGC FARES WELL
AT REGION TOURNY
THE PLACE
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THE CAFETERIA
PAGE2
A WOMAN'S COMPLAINT
What shall 1 do? My man compares me
to a wild red flower.
When 1 have withered in his hands,
he will leave me.
Aztec
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The Cafeteria:
Where the Action Is
Joseph
Pendola
Cafeterias are basically used
for one obvious reason; to eat
in. But a recent look at the
S I C C cafeteria revealed that
there is more to it than just culinary delights.
Most students were inclined
to c o m e t h e r e t o h a n g o u t
b e c a u s e o f b r e a k s in their
schedules, or just because they
didn't feel like going to classes.
Although this was the popular
consensus, a few had more particular objectives in mind. One
student revealed he was unable
to w r i t e u n l e s s h e w a s in
crowded, noisy areas where he
felt there was action going on
that stimulated his mind. There
were also many who could concentrate more on their reading
while they ate and rapped.
In the gambling section of
the cafeteria a heated poker
g a m e w a s in p r o g r e s s . It
appears that the players are
informbd of t h e s e g a m e s in
a d v a n c e and s e t t h e m up
periodically when their cash
runs low. The game went on
for hours, with the students
totally oblivious to the classes
they had scheduled for the day.
Splitting the cafeteria in half,
the previuus happenings take
place on the right side; the
people on the left side appear
to be more conservative in their
ways and are into their studies
more intensely.
When asked if they were
aware of a contrast in mannerisms between sides, they were
unaware that one existed, and
Again, Ms. Gahles, Adverif there w a s a d i f f e r e n c e it
tising Editor, and Mr. Eskew,
wasn't hassling them in the
Editor-in-Chief, of the Dolphin
least.
h^ve printed an advertisment
However, the fact that the urging students to purchase terc l o c k w a s r u n n i n g t w e n t y mpapers from a California firm.
minutes slow on the right side Since there is no apparent pros e e m e d to prove that t h o s e test on the part of SICC stuseated there were more lively dents, I infer that you have no
but.less studious.
special objections to having
people purchase academic success.
you are aware of the escalating
cost of living, and, I mean, why
shouldn't we get a piece of the
action? The California people
p r o b a b l y d o n ' t really care
about your future at all: they
may s i m p l y skip with your
money, or be closed down if
Ronald Reagan d e c i d e s his
state can do without their tax
revenue. = a To be perfectly
straightforward, why doesn't
1967 Pontiac Tempest
e
v e r y s t u d e n t i n f o r m the
Having some sense of fair
3-speed
$500
Editors
that it is really quite
play, however, I feel you
987-0134
Joe
unjust
to
advertise a California
should know that some SICC
f
i
r
m
composed,
after all, of
professors are wondering how
strangerswhen
so
many promuch you would pay us to give
1965 Austin Healy Sprite you a passing grade for an entire fessors right here at home need
riood condition
$350
course. And some are becom- your business. In short, we'd
836-6243 eve. Artie
ing quite restless while waiting be most grateful if you'd ask the
Dolphin to stop printing their
to be asked.
ad: you might s u g g e s t , for
Moreover, if this unfair comexample, that this indirect supSttid for your descriptive. up-tiHiate, petition continues, some of us port for that Group betrays the
128fige. mail order catalof of 2.300 may suddenly decide to stop
qmlity temipapers. CidaM $1.00 te
fundamental moral principle of
assigning term papers in place
ctver Mitin aid kiidliH.
honor among thieves. (I'm a
of exams, as a form of protest
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Philosophy professor, s o I
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v s . y o u r d i s l o y a l t y t o our
know about that kind of thing.)
needs.
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T B t M PAPERS
mRmE RECRUITERS FLARE
CONTROVERSY AGAIN!
A general a s s e m b l y was
called in the SICC auditorium
on Wednesday, March 21, at 2
PM by the student government
to d i s c u s s o u s t i n g Marine
recruiters from the campus.
Marines were due on the following day to set-up their table
outside the Financial Aid office
for information and recruiting.
Senator Ed Jacgaki, himself an
ex-marine spoke on behalf of
student government in calling
for a rally at 10 AM, the next
day in front of the recruiting
table. Dean Kriesman made it
clear that sinse there was no
ratification of the resolution,
the administration would not
stand for this type of protest.
asserted 'that the government
would not be willing to allow
S D S on the steps of the Federal
building'. T h e Puerto Rican
Organization (PRO), Chairwoman Carmen Anduyer spoke
about the oppressive role the
U.S. military plays in relation
to Puerto Rico. Dean Kri^man's speech was interrupted
and ended in a verbal free for
all.
Controversy concerning
military recruiters began last
year when a group from the
Vietnam Veterans Against the
War m a n a g e d t o d r i v e the
recruiters off campus with their
demonstration. T h e issue is
undoubtedly one of moral conv i c t i o n . All o f the p r o t e s t
speakers state their personal
revulsion towards 'military
There were about 60 stu- oppression, racism and killing.'
dents present at the assembly H o w e v e r it was also brought
most of whom supported the out that according to the SICC
planned protest action. Several constitution only charter clubs
veterans in the audience related could set up table on campus
their experience in the army for support. The meeting ended
and their reasons for oppossing with a call for the rally, and on
the military e s t a b l i s h m e n t . Thursday it appears there will
Sandra Y o u n g , an e x - n a v y be a n o p e n c o n f r o n t a t i o n
woman s-poke about the racist, between the recruiters and stusexist treatment she recieved in dent protestors.
the navy. Ms. Young was
applauded loudly when she
D o l o r e s Dwyer
Intramurals Roll on SICC
S I C C provides recreation v a r i a t i o n s in f a s h i o n are
for all students who are willing responsible for a colorful disto participate in a program play of talent. Most of the
described by an intramural syl- players use one-on-one moves
labus issued by the Physical to shake themselves free. The
Education Department.
moves are each made with one
Richard Kamen runs the prog- objective: to score two points.
ram and encourages participa- Twisting drives, double pump
tion of all students regardless layups and patented jumpshots
of athletic ability or sex; sports are tools used by all teams in
c o v e r e d in this program are their quest for a win. So far
touch football, basketball, ping- the best team seems to be the
pong, Softball and an annual one representing the Black Stutract meet. This Thanksgiving, dent Union. Their style of play
Kamen added an attraction, the has not yet been matched by
t u r k e y w a l k w h i c h w a s any other team. They use a full
implemented to reward live tur- court press which takes advankeys to the couple that walked tage of every bad bad pass by
the longest distance in 20- converting turnovers into two
minutes.
pointers. During the first two
Currently, basketball, the w e e k s of competition, there
most popular sport is played in were no teams that utilized their
the gym. Every Wednesday talent as well as the BSU's.
during club hours eight (8) U n l e s s an upset takes place,
t e a m s c o m p e t e . Each team they will probably be crowned
plays a different style and the as first place winners.
FREE
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SERVICE
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DELIVER KALEIDOSCOPE
From
Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers of distant operating and advertising under
California and Kaleidoscope of the impression that all was well
this college made a contract last and contracted, received the
spring for the rental of certain « first film Little Big Man from the
movies to be shown to the stu- film company Swank, on time.
dent body.
K a l e i d o s c o p e T h e n e x t m o v i e Dusty and
would pay the film company at Sweets McGee from Warner
the rate of W ^ head of $300 Brother didn't show. Following
altogether, which ever was less. on the list Bonnie and Clyde
Upon receiving K's specific never made it. N o additional
r e q u e s t , W a r n e r B r o t h e r s information was sent as to why
Repeatly
replied that due to their tight t h i s h a p p e n e d .
schedule and the heavy demand Kaleidoscope and the students
for those movies they would not were let down v/hen Johnny Got
be sent, where upon, they arbit- His Gun and The Bird With the
P/umagefailed to
rarily listed movies that would Crystal
.
be sent instead. The supposed appear.
letter bearing these facts was
After having called many
never received by the Kaleidos- t i m e s to C a l i f o r n i a , N a n c y
cope office.
Muniz, of Student Activities
In S e p t e m b e r K's s t a f f . cut through office red tape and
levels and departments to the
one man out there knowing of
S l C C ' s existence and of their
contract with Warner Brothers.
He produced magically from
his files the mythical letter from
the previous spring, and sent
her another copy. He implied
a story of heartfelt appropriate
sorrow for her misfortune.
Kaleidoscope has just issued
a new list for this spring of coming films, all thoroughly contracted. They include some of
the missing Warner Brothers
flicks contracted in good faith
this time.
Kaleidoscope
received $20,000 this year, a
good part of the $48 student fee,
to put on entertainment for the
studen^. They hope to deliver
just that.
CHESS
TEAM
STALEMATED BY LACK OF PLAYERS
Last semester, with De La
D u e to lack of e l i g i b l e
players, the C h e s s T e a m of M a c h i d at the n u m b e r o n e
S I C C has ceased to function board and a very strong second
this semester. The team, which and third board, the team was ,
last semester had seven players able to book three matches. Of
and a waiting list to join, now the three matches played, they
f i n d s i t s e l f with o n l y t w o were able to beat Kingsborough
Community College twice,
players.
The break between semes- both at home and away, while
t e r s t o o k with it the usual they lost the third match to the
number of graduates and stu- SICC faculty team.
dents transferring to other colleges. In the process, the misfortune of the chess team was
brought about by the transferring or graduation of five of its
m e m b e r s . Included a m o n g
those leaving was Neal De La
M a c h i d , w h o played the
number one board for the team.
He moved, with his family, to
Puerto Rico.
EXTERNAL DEGREE
pmcram
HRES WELL
Chico, Calif.-(I.P.)-Students appareiltly learn as well ofF-campus Lassen, Shasta and Yuba Colleges. The community college offers
as on according to an evaluation of the California State Universi- the first two years of work, and state university classes, providing
ty, Chico, External Degree Program presented recently to the the final two years of education, are conducted at night or Saturdays in community college classrooms by California State UniState University Commission on External Degree Programs.
versity, Chico, instructors.
The commission, meeting on the campus of California State
College, Soncma, heard results of an evaluation of the one year The External Degree Program at Chico was announced jointly by
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke and Chico
old innovative educational project-the first such evaluation submitted to commission members, although five other state univer- State President Stanford Cazier on July 10, 1971. It was the state
University and colleges system's first regional program offering
sities are conducting similar pilot programs.
amn external degree.
Chico's external students study for baccalaureate degrees in community colleges and may never set foot on the University campus additinonally, Chico now offers a Resident Extension Program
until the day the attend their graduation ceremony. Last spring through which University classes are open to the public on a
the students tok the same examinations as their counterpart space available basis.
public administration majors took in the on-campus classes.
Recently, the culmination of many months effort was reached
through the formation of a Northern California Area Planning
Council which represents the pooling of Northeastern California's resources in higher education~as a beginning at further cooperation in education and community service.
N o names-only code numbers-appeared on examination booklets so that instructors grading the tests had no way of identifying
which were on-campus and which off-campus students. "There
were no statistically significant differences between the two
groups," reported Dr. Richard G. Lathrop and Dr. B. Gordon
Gibb. professors of psychology at Chico, who served as project The end is n6t in sight. President Stanford Cazier has assigned
high priority to innovation and program modification in the interevaluators.
ests of more fully serving the student-whether on or ofF-campus.
Most of the off-campus students are employees of city, county,
state, or feral agencies. At the time of the edexaminations, they Dr. Cazier is convinced that fundamental innovation and refojm
were studying for degrees in public administration. Many are do not always cost money. "A great deal can be accomplished,"
mid-career workers taking classes in spare time, mostly atnight he says, "through the investment of good will,effort, and imaginaIn practice, the programs are conducted in close cooperation with tion."
The team, which functions
through the c h e s s club, is in
serious need of students who
are fairly strong chess players.
The president of the club, Yvan
Negrao, has asked that students interested in joining go
to room A304 any Wednesday
during club hours. Either he
or M i k e A l b e r t s , t h e c l u b
faculty advisor, will be there.
Anyone who likes to olay chess
is w e l c o m e , ven if he is not
interested in being on the team.
T h e club currently has 15
m e m b e r s compared to 35 or
more last semester. At a meeting of the club, members can
either discuss strategies of the
game or just play chess.
As of now, the major concern of the club is to get a team
going again. If a team can be
organized before the end of the
semester, matches between
SICC and other schools can be
#arranged.
The team is set up in the foll o w i n g w a y . T h e r e are f i v e
boards and two alternates. The
strongest player on the team
plays board number one, the
second strongest plays number
two, and so on.
When a match is set up with
another team each team names
thair first through fifth board
players and two alternates. The
first board of one team plays
the first board of the other team
and s o on to the alternates.
Each' player plays two games.
Alwon
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The Place
The place Is best known for Its less rigidly structured
Interdesclpllnary courses,as well as a somewhat Intimate
student-teacher relationship. A course now In progress,which Intergrates history, psychology, and political science, Is the Pageant of PresldentalPolltlcs, taught by
Jeff Slegal and David Schnall, each contributing their
expertese andindlvidual thought to class descussion.
These descipllnes are combined to present a broadand
in depth study of select presldences.
The Place has a variety of slmljarit Integrated courses.
The Culture of the greatlmmlgrants encompasses the
literary, historical and sociological aspects of
Americanimmigration.
Russian Masters in Literature and Cinema compares
and contrasts film and literatureof 19th and 20th century
Russian artjsts. Place requires only one semester of
sciencefor the liberal arts non-science student. That offer
courses such as Chemistry and Human Society, and
Biology and Ecology. These courses deal with environmental andecoiogical issues of immediate relivance
through class discussion, laboratory and fleldworl(. Students who have taken these courses feel that the material
covered was worthwhile.Many were surprised to become
Interested in an aspect of science.
The Place has pioneered an Apprentiship Institute Program which enables students to work off campus, with
cooperating agencies, for college credit. Presently there
arestudents working with the Staten Island Bureau of
Attendence as role models. Studentsuncover causes for
absenteeism and then attempt to get the non-attenders
back to schoolon a regular basis. They are working with
Junior and Senior High School students settinggood
attendence examples for them as well as taking a personal
interest in problemsresulting in truancy. The director
of Place, Dr. Rosalie Reich, feels that SICC studentshave
been able to relate well to slightly younger students and
provide needed help.While offering valuable community
service the apprentiship students are also learning
andgaining experience which Is unattainable in a classroom.
There will also be an apprentiship program in the
field of Psychology. Field work ina Mental Health Institute
will be combined with class meetings to offer practical
leamingexperlence. A course also to be offered next
semester with an apprentiship and interdesciplinarystudies is New York City Life and Affairs. Emphasis will
be placed on social services, education, the arts, law
enforcement and environmental control. The course outline is for acombination of guest speakers, class seminars,
and service programs with a city agency.
The purpose of interdesciplinary studies is to present
For the women at SICC, Place will be offering Women
the student with a broadperspectlve in many areas of
study. Teachers have realized that things do not happen in Modern Culture. This course,iso open to men, will
or exist in isolation of each other. The Place Is demonstrat- incorporate literature and socialoty In an attempt to preing this through Innovativecourse structure and content. sent an overall view of women in our society. The Mini-
course was also originated at Place.lt consists of Z different 5 week modules given during the regular semester.
Some of thecourses offered are: Survival of the Fittest;
an introduction to the dynamics of the creatlveexperience.
Guests will speak on areas of polictices, art, literature
and socialengineering focusing on the interaction between
imagination and life experience.
Use, Misuse, and Abuse of Drugs is a mini-course
presenting factual Information on thesclentific, sociological, and psychological aspects of drug use. A January
niini-term wasinitlated this past Intersesslon at Plac^.
Ron Hulnick conducted an Introduction toParapsychology
in which the psychic phenomena was explored. Some
areas covered were ESP,telepathy, psycho-Kinesis, and
Kerlian Photography. The class visited and spoke withmembers of the Maimomides Hospital Dream Lab where
they were able to learn about past andin progress experiments with psychic phenomena. Students also participated in experiments of their own.
The Art of New York was also offered during this miniterm, the aim of the coursewas to introduce students
to the art and the architecture of New York City.
PaulCovington did this with 'walking tours' of New Yorks
museums and private galleriesas well as through class
lectures on the fundamentals and history of art.
The Place has been pioneering many new coures and
is continuing to do so.Students involved in Place currlculums are refreshingly stimulated by theseinnovating
class structures. They seem to be overwhelingly fond
of The Place andits teachers, both of which are contributing to a meaningful education for S.I.C.C.students.
Shiela Klapper
BEAUTY FROM WOMEN
In poetry, power of inspiration and strength of expression
are not exclusively masculine
characteristics. This is confirmed by the first, definitive
collection of poems in Ehglish
by women from the early medieval period to the presentThe
Women
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The editor of this anthology
is Ann Stanford, winner of a
1972 Literature Award of the
American Academy of Arts
and Letters and The National
Institute of Arts and Letters
for her outstanding achievemens in literature and her excellence in the field of poetry
and verse. A professor of English literature at California
State University at Northridge,
she has undertaken to show
women writing at their best and
contributing to the vitality and
development of poetry in their
times. "Delicate Ladies" are
not among these 150-odd
poets, more than half of them
writing in the twentieth century.
The comprehensive volume
contains the works of women
poets from the U.S., England,
Canada, Scotland, Ireland,
Australia, and New Zealand,
including contributions
by
Queen Elizbeth I, Anne Bradstreet, Anne Radcliffe, Elizabeth Browning, the Brontes,
Christina Rosetti, Emily Dickinson, Mary Coleridge, Amy
Lowell,
Marianne
Moore,
Edith Sitwell, Edna St. Vincent
Millay, Laura Riding, Louise
Bogan,
Kathleen
Raine,
Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath,
and many others.
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to all vets
W e know y o u are out t h e r e . Some people
have forgotten you: t o a few this m e a n s
forlornrtess; t o others -- you could care
l e s s . N o m a t t e r what y o u r p h i l o s o p h y , w a
the W A W here at SICG are proooslng a
V e t s d a y during the first v;eek of M a y .
W e are now r e q u e s t i n g speakers such a s
D i c k G r e g o r y , C o l o n e l E u r b e r t and a memb e r of the N a d e r Report concerning the
contrast b e t w e e n the V W II Vet and the
V i e t - V e t , t o p a r t i c i p a t e in that d a y .
During that d a y a p r o g r a m of w o r k s h o p s ,
special classes concerning the p s y c h o l o g y
of the V i e t - V e t , V A b e n e f i t s . Drug addicttion and new proposed legislation w i l l b e
discussed b y prominent and informed speake r s . T h e W A W is sending out a n e w s l e t t e r
to v e t s here o n campus containing a questionairre asking for their o p i n i o n s . F o r
those of you w h o are new or w h o w e h a v n ' t
the addresses o f , come on over to T r a i l e r
10. W e need h e l p e r s , p l a n n e r s , i d e a s , but
most of all — people w i t h t i m e . W e w a n t
to know w h a t you want and w e are now getting the ability to m a k e w h a t e v e r that is
more f e a s i b l e . B u t w e need y o u , off the
c a m p u s , on the c a m p u s , the involved stude n t , the concerned faculty m e m b e r , all of
your friends w h o can in any w a y share a
small amount of their time and energy
with us and for y o u . B y the next D o l p h i n
issue we will have the information concerning that d a y , from its speakers and workshops t o its full p u r p o s e s , e x p e c t a t i o n s
and future a s p i r a t i o n s . Now is the beginning of your
chance.
Ooodlbye
Unlimilbed
On April 12, 1973, at t h e
22nd m e e t i n g of the Faculty
Council Committee, Professor N o l a n ' s proposed a m mendment
reinstating the
policy which a llow s a l l
students
in a l l curriajlums a total of 15% tnacoused
At an SICC Faculty Council
absences was passed by a on Open Admissions held Febv o t e of 32-26-5. T h i s am- ruary 19, it was disclosed that
m e n d m e n t will become effec- since the introduction of Open
tive in S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 7 3 .
Admissions
academic standards have not been lowered.
Students with 28 credits o r
better a n d a c u m m u l a t i v e
In the fall of 1970 with the
index o f 2.0 or better h a v e
new
policy of opening admisjust lost anoth er o f their
sion
to
City University to all
few p r i v i l i l e g e s .
students who graduated from a
N e w York City high school
Anonymous
after June 1970, the University
had to prepare to meet the
needs of a large number of stuWild Eyed Woman, walking
dents who would not ordinarily
around inside yourself
have been accepted into college
without direction other
without some remedial training.
than highway signs. Stop.
To accomplish this the UniverGo. Wrong Way. Danger.
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Who posted the signs?
sity had to adjust many courses
Who's the head of this
to m e e t the n e e d s o f the
department?
individual student without lowWho's your
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Kaleidescope sent six students to represent the college
at the Associations ofCollege
Unions-International Region
III Tournment held at Rider
College on Febuary 23,24, and
25.
Three students (Ray Debs,
Marc Neiman, Ira Newman)
were entered in the table tennis
tournment. They did very well.
Newman was within 4 points of
beating the player who eventuallywound up fourth in the
singles event. Debs, our college
champion the last two years,came in fifth among 64 contest a n t s . T h e o n l y way t o
appreciate his achievement is to
listthe following: the tournament winner is ranked 11th
among all players in the country, the runner-up is ranked
19th nationally, and the 3rd &
4th finishers are well-known
nationally ranked players in the
college division. Furthermore
D e b s finished first among
junior college players but the
fact received no recognition
since the tournament made no
distinction between these
players and those from 4 year
colleges.
Three other students (Tahsin
Karasay, Envar Akyar, Ciro
Asperti) were entered in the
table
soccer
tournament.TThough they had never
played before on the official
tournament table(Football) and
were competing with players
from 4 year colleges, they gave
an excellent account of themselves by advancing to the quarter finals.
The tournament was very
well conducted and the hospitality was unbelievably excellent (the players slept in private
rooms at Trenton State College)
The good feeling of wellbeing thus g e n e r a t e d was
reflected in the fact that our six
players were by far the most
spirited at the tournament as
they c h e e r e d e a c h o t h e r
onward. Their cry at the end
was 'Wait till next year.'
And ni;xt year Kaleidescope
hopes Ic tend a larger party to
the Regional Tournament.
Besides table tennis and table
soccer, we hope to send teams
in chess and perhaps bowling
and billiards. If you wish to secure a position on any of these
teams please contact Professor
Gutierrez in room K-l 10.
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boss? I have to pay a
ticket . . . where do I go?
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Although there has been
some restructuring and
redesigning of Cutricuium, the
content of the courses and programs has continued to embrace
what a quality faculty consider
Said Dr. Robert J. Kibbee, necessary in the respective disEVANS
Chancellor of C U N Y , before ciplines.'
Foreign Language Professor
Sheila Gunther:
A GOOD TEACHER
A good faculty is a collection of good teachers
in all their variety.
Advanced Study Tuition Grants for
Recipients of Associate Degrees
Day session tuition grants are being offered
in Art Education, Chemistry, Economics,
Finance, French, German, Italian,
Mathematics, Music, Physics, Political
Science, Russian and Spanish.
Evening session tuition grants are being
offered In Business, Accounting, Marketing,
Management, Elementary Education,
CrlmlnalJustlce and Sociology.
If your average is between 2.0 and 2.9, you
may receive a one-third tuition grant. If It's
3.0 or above you may receive a one-half
tuition grant. You also get full transfer credit
(62-64 credits), junior class standing
and registration privileges, and personal
counseling.
For complete details on Tuition Grants and
Fall junior class entrance Information,
write or phone:
(Day) Admissions Office, (516) 299-2413
(Evening) Special Programs, (516) 299-2431
CW. POST CENTER
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Greenvale, L.I., N.Y. 11548
the Joint Legislative Committ e e on H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n ,
November 17, 1971, on what
Open Admissions is not:
'Open Admissions is not an
easy path to a college degree.
The degree requirements at
City University are just as
rigorous and demanding as they
were before Open Admissions.
Meeting them will continue to
demand considerable effort
from normally prepared students, even greater effort from
those who come from backgrounds of academic disadvantage.
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SELF ADJUSTMENT:
THEUYmiMIINITV
by JIMMY MACK
My father did not find out about my
being Gay under the best circumstances. A couple of w e e k s ago I was
on
the verge of having my second
nervous breakdown, this was when I
told him about me. I w a s in a terrible
state of mind. I was crying uncontrollably and my facial muscles were running
amuck. I had to talk e v e n though it was
s o painful. Under these conditions I
told my father. I was s o afraid of what
he might say. I was s o afraid of being
rejected, but he understood. I was
shocked because he really understood
the pain that I was going through as a
G a y person w h o is in in the process of
trying to become self adjusted. He
comforted me. H e told me that a b t of
people will put me down because I am
G a y . H e told me that Heterosexual attitudes were changing. H e gave me the
At the present time I am visiting a courage to fully accept my G a y life. I
therapist in order to help myself release was shocked because I had thought
and overcome some anxieties which I that my father would not understand. I
have not been able to work out by thought that he would holler and rage
myself. For a long time I was unable to and probably throw me out of the
control both my feelings and my mind. But I was so very wrong.
I w a s unable to create and work
I am working on my w a y s of thinking
(write,paint,etc.). I was unable to feel and I am sure that maybe someday I
compassion or any type of emotion. I will be satisfied with the M e that I am.
w a s unreal. And for a very long time And let me state that this is definately
(and still to a degree now) 1 was unable not only a Gay problem. Heterosexuals
to mentally visualize the "me" w h o is also go through mertal changes. Mental
the person that I am and the person changes are not the easiest phases to
w h o 1 want and wish to be someday.
put up with. You have to work in order
I have found that I am scared of the to someday be a real person.
realization that I am a Homosexual. By
Y e s I think that I am ready for the
this I mean that I accepted the fact that advancement of my mind and the
I am G a y , but there were times when I growth and utilization of my life. N o
w a s afraid to admit the fact that I am longer will I play the part of the backG a y to my friends and to my parents . seat man. I want and I need to live in
This hiding from my reality hurt me the tranquility of the realization of the
mentally. It hurt me so badly that there possession of self worth. Y e s I am
were times when, for no reason that nearly ready to live a satisfying and a
w a s apparent at the time, I would just real life. 1 am ready for the world. Are
break d o w n and cry uncontrollably. you?
For a very long time I did not know I
why I would break d o w n into these cry- S A W A
ing fts. But now 1 have an understandME
ing of the pain which I w a s and still am A N D
experiencing. I was so afraid of the
I CRIED
G a y life. I would find it so very hard to
FOR
relate to my G a y brothers and sisters.
I
N o w to a great degree 1 have o v e r c o m e
WHO WAS ME
these feelings. N o w I am able to begin
WAS
to experience life to its fullest. N o w I
BEING
LONELY
AND
REam able to experience life as a rational,
JECTED
knowledgeable person. I have, to a
IN
degree conquered my uncontrollable
MY ID
anxieties. And I attribute this small
BUT
gain of controll to the fact that my faN O T IN
ther k n o w s that 1 am Gay.
M Y T R U E W O R D L Y REALITY...
M y mind has been going through som
very painful changes lately. My reality
at times s e e m s so very unreal and
frightening. Lately I have been having
trouble accepting the growth and the
functioniiigs Of my self-identity. My
G a y self-identity. One of the main
reasons why I have been so unhappy is
because I wanted to - 1 needed to - teJl
my parents about my Homosexuality, I
believe that a person has not accepted
the fact that he or she is gay until they
relate this fact to one or both of their
parents. And
all G a y people know,
this is one of thehardest things a person
e v e r has to do. But a well-adjusted
Homosexual has to be able to accept
the fact that other people know about
his way of life and he must be able to
stand up against others in defense of
his/her life styles.
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Chick Bennet was released
from prison
after
doing
35 straight years. Six months shy of his 70th birthday,
he walked through the courtroom where he had won
a reversal of his original sentence. He had one dollar
in his pocket when he stepped into the street to face
the world he had left in 1938.
Chick's lawyer gave him money for room that night
at The Sloane House Y. He found his way to emergency welfare the next morning and was given a check
made out to a hotel in the West 30's. He walked
through the lobby of the welfare-supported hotel and
went to his room. It was a typical SRO (single-room
occupancy hotel, filled with alcoholics and junkies
in the doorway and the lobby.
Chick walked out of the hotel and did not go back.
T h e $ 4 5 he had accumulated in his prison bank
account (that comes to about $1.29 savings per year)
would not arrive for another month. All of his
immediate family had died while he was away and
the only people he knew in N e w York City, while
penniless and alone, were prison contacts.
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Chick
, Angela, and. Jhundreds
oft* released
ex-cons,
invade New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, and other large cities and small
towns. Society separated them because they were
convicted of a crime. Once in prison, they were
brutalized, dehumanized, but never permitted to confront "why" they were there or how they would function when the\ n i ned to the streets.
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has beeh for more repression of those "animals, murderers, and rapists". There would hardly hardly be
a champion for wage increase among that group of
voters which sees all inmates in a totally negative
light.
But they do return, usu;i!!\ filled with fear and with
anger at society. And, almost to a m m (and woman ,
they are financially destitute, placed in a position to
strike out again, if only to survive.
It is for this reason that society is beginning to listen
when inmates, around the country, begin to advocate
higher wages.
The convict today must carry more than his own
weight with the public. In addition to being separated
from society for his crime, he must satisfy the public's need for vengeance for all those unsolved crimes.
The convict must pay, but he must definitely not
His situation is typical. Only Chick's length of stay
in prison is unusual. But the desperation of his situation is the norm. Each week in N e w York City,
and in cities all over the country, released inmates
are returning to the streets. They lack the economics
to get past the first three days. Even if a job is
awaiting them, the first paycheck would be weeks
away.
There must be a case for increased wages for the
convict: in N e w York State, for example, an inmate
might make from 25 cents t o $ l a day. With this
monthly check he buys his toilet articles(toothpaste,
soap, razor blades, tobacco for cigarettes and commissary food to compensate for the in the prison .
inadequate food in When released, an inmate rarely
has accumulated any funds. There is, then, a strong
The man released from a State Prison in N e w York argument to allow the inmate to earn his or her way
is given$40. The man released from a city prison
so that upon returning to society'he or she is not
is given$1. Either way, it is usually a day or a week
trapped immediately into a poverty situation. Society
before he finds himself* financially
cornered.
might do well to examine the economic state of the
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released convict if it is as concerned with potential
Angela is a tall, lovely brown-skinned girl-woman victims as it is with vengeance for past victims.
who came to The Fortune Society on her first day
There has been until recently little advocacy for
out of the Woman's House of Detention. She had
change in our prisons. Most often the inmate is a
forty cents remaing of the$l given her upon release.
disenfranchised constituency. Some voices through
A female ex-con counsellor talked to her about getting
the years, like Dr. Karl Meninger, have penetrated
on welfare, participating in a vocational training progto legislative bodies, but America has assumed an
ram, and other job opportunities. Angela picked herattitude of "If you can't pay, don't play."
self up and stated simply,"You've got to be kidding.
Why the sudden notice of inmate demands: Wljiy
I can turn me two tricks this afternoon and have
should a pay raise for inmates cause a few to look
more money than welfare could offer me in a month."
for solutions? One obvious reason is Attica. The
I saw her two weeks later, standing in a doorway
September massacre dramatized the ineptness of our
on 8th Avenue.
prisons.
But much much of the response to Attica
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Prisons do have a new constituency, although,
beyond the obvious headlines of prison riots. Middle
America has been reached. Former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox prophetically stated once, "Prisons will get better when there is a better clientel."
He was right! At the Fortune Society office, rarely
a day goes by when we don't receive a phone call
from a parent in Ridge wood. N e w Jersey or Great
Neck or Larchmont, N e w York. A son or a daughter
faces a prison sentence because of drugs. Narcotics
have proven to be the equalizer. A strung out kid
in Scarsdale isn't much different from a dope field
in Central Ward, Newark.
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Opinions about prison from North Dakota are not
too different from those of N e w York, and men in
U t a h , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , G e o r g i a , M i s s o u r i , and
California responded to inquiry as if they had recently
discussed the issues.. For the inmate, the problems
and the possible solutions are clear. N o one has
really bothered to ask them, and if they did, no one
listened to the response.
mumrt
We all are satisifed with the ousness he de-clares that there
K i s s i n g e r p e a c e a g r e e m e n t will be no c o n s i d e r a t i o n of
since it is finallyending U . S . amnesty for those who didn't
Troops involvement in Viet- submit tofight in Vietnam.
It's easy to understand what
nam. But let us look at our postwar concerns,they seem to be the many young Americans in
grossly misdirected. Front page Canada and Sweden thinkif this
a r t i c l e s t e l l us a b o u t t h e p o l i c y and o f t h e U . S .
formeranti-war people who are PEOPLE, ly easy to undercooridinating a drive to collect stand the why behind theirmillions of dollars torebuild statements that they are not
North Vietnam. Send more dol- interested in returning home.
lars to Vietnam? What about The government's policiesthat
our cities? Enviornment?The maintained that war and supdaily newspapers show pictures pressed our interests until the
of some girl who is on a cross- ceasefire, continue toexist.
country march to getdonations Shouldn't the n a t i o n ' s war
for the s a m e p u r p o s e . In a w o u n d s , j o b l e s s v e t s , draft
national adress our president evaders, be healedrather than
stresses with greatseriousness/ p e r p e t u a t e d ? Th^ national
a lasting peace at home and priorities need to be directed in
abroad.' With the same seri-
Inmates in various states around the country are in
agreement on one thing: The absurdly low wages for
prisoners make "survival" nearly impossible.
In Massachusetts, for example, an inmate reports
his weekly salary at 62 cents and this must provide
him with commissary necessities; toothpaste (35 cents
a tube ), 2 bars of soap (35 cents , a pack of envelopes
(10 cents ) and a writing pad (2 cents).
Economics inequities cons and ex-cons point out
:reate a manipulative atmosphere. Men who are
imprisoned because of a crime continue to manipulate
, in order to survive.
Prison food is notoriously atrocious; but inmates
lack funds to supplement their diet with commissary
offerings. Subsequently, they begin to scheme to
make "arrangements" with workers in the mess hall.
The prison knows this and either "looks the other
way" or punishes periodically. Never does it deal
with the situation as it is.
The ambiance is anti-social and distorted values
are carefully nurtured, one inmate in N e w Jersey's
Rahway State Prison articulated the feelings of many
other cons: mmmmm
'When I was convicted of a crime, my punishment
was to be separation from society, protection of that
same society, and preparation for my functioning
within that society.
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"But there is none of that here. Why must I be
part of a slave-work system? H o w does that relate
to the crime I w a s convicted of? H o w will I have
a better understanding of your world w h i c h I am
rejoining next year? I have worked for little pay
on a j o b I hate, and then scheme to make it by.
But I'm following all the man's rules and I'll walk."
There is sound logic for increasing wages: to permit
the inmate s o m e buying power while incarcerated,
plus allowing him an accumulation of funds to help
maintain himself upon his release.
There is, however, a combined skepticism and suspicion among cons concerning a proposed wage
increase.
'The prison system,' one N e w Y.rk excon notes, "is s o corrupt, so inadequate, and selfp e r p e t u a t i n g , that it is n e c e s s a r y to look at any
'benefit' from all sides. Of course, a wage increase
is an absolute necessity and by itself would provide
many motivating elements."
"But,' he adds, 'you have to look the man in the
e y e when he extends his hand to you. Y o u would
have to seewhat a wage increase would offer us in
its total c o n t e x t . "
Indeed, w a g e s vary for inmates from state to state
f r o m prison to prison, and from job to job.
But, to a man or woman, the ex-con indicated that
a wage increase was necessary but the dubious con
from N e w York should not be ignored in wanting
to know the total context of any benefit.
N e w York prisoner, Richard Robles responded to
my inquiry on the subject:
' A s a 'lifer', wages make no difference to me; nor
do they to any lifer. A pack of cigarettes for the
next 26 years is all I'll be able to get anyway. What
good is m o n e y if you can only buy cigarettes?
My point is in answer to your letter asking what
do I think about a minimum wage-what the hell is
m o n e y after all? U n l e s s the prison system is changed'
to allow a man to realize something worthwhile. If
he makes$1 a day or$l ,000 a day it makes no difference. Y o u only smoke a pack or two a day and
food bought at the commissary c o m e s out to an average of 22 cents a day(for m e ) . So like they start
paying me a minimum wage,$1.75 an hour, or$10.50
a day, for a prison work day of 6 hours. They'll
make me pay rent, clothing, food, light. T h e y will
make it c o m e out to 9.50 a day. Which leaves me
m y $ l for two packs of cigarettes and a few candy
bars. I might just as well leave my family on welfare
and spend m y $ l a day as 1 have been doing for 12
years.
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'Look, I've written to you of how good it makes
me feel to make money from my paintings. T h e reason
I feel good is because 1 don't have to write home
asking my 72 year-old grandmother for money. Her
little social security checkcovers her needs. And, of
course, my wife just didn't have it to send. Every
now and then 1 make enough to send my daughtera
f e w dollars to remember me.' But I don't really need
anything after cigarettes, soap, and toothpaste. But,
you tell me, where am I getting anything but minor
satisfaction out of this minimum wage I am making?
I am learning to live with my family (assuming for
a second I was doing a ten year bit). Is it teaching
me how to deal with my 'street' problems?or that
I can't cope with the pressures of married life; and
my problems cause me to go to the corner bar and
hang out-and that's where my dope connection is ?
H o w is my 'minimum wage' helping me?
"It's good and it's bad I don't know whether l a m
'for' or 'against'. I guess what I ' m really saying
is that there is no'half-way.' Y o u either have rehabilitation t>r you have prison punishment. If 'they'll'
change 'their' thinking about what constitutes punishment. If 'they'll' change 'their' thinking about what
punishment - from a childlike theory of
'spanking
to a different theory-then m a y b e . "
Many inmates with a political and e c o n o m i c sophistication view advocacy of wage increase as a disgressionaiy tactic by the prison system. It is being used,
they Icel, to shield the old shibboleths.
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T h e D o l p h i n ' s basketball
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Lesane's injuries.
Reggie M a y w o o d from
With Captain Micheal Mor- DeWitt Clinton, T o n y Nesbit
ton and Marty Williams return- f r o m C h r i s t o p h e r C o l u m b u s ,
Ricky 'Joe' Jenkins from
ing to lead the w a y they did
last y e a r , a l o n g with o t h e r A u t o m o t i v e , a n d C h e s t e r
r e t u r n e e s s u c h a s R o c k y F l o y d from S h e e p s h e a d Bay,
Digoreo, George Wonica, and w h o m were all a star in some
Wayne Lesane w h o joined the way or another at their repecteam after fitting out all pre- tive high schools, brought with
s e a s o n p r a c t i c e and the first them the strength and support
couple of games with knee that w a s n e e d e d f r o m the
injuries. Coach Evan Pickman bench.
had a strange nucleus to begin
Coach Evan Pickman was
with.
able to go to his bench at any
time, bringing in anyone to pick
New Comers
up the slack that was needed
Play Big Role
at a given time.
Coach Evan Pickman
brought in s o m e o u t s t a n d i n g
f r e s h m e n to h e l p his s e c o n d
year players do their job.
Keith Hudson a standout at
Franklin K. Lane and Ira Stevens the big man from Thomas
J e f f e r s o n c a m e to bring t h e
Dolphins the added rebounding
strength and additional scoring
that was needed from the big
men.
Joey Polizzi a N e w D o r p and
Advance all-star, Howie
W i s e n b e r g a transfer student
from Kent State College, and
L e n n y M e m i n g e r a s t a r at
At that point the Dolphins
were seemingly going to fall.
First they lost Captain Micheal
Morton, the leading rebounder
and scorer. T h e n the Dolphins
lost their next 3 games in a row
to n o n - r e g i o n a l t e a m s w h i c h
made their winning streak halt
at. 12 and 3 losses in the loss
column.
Things really began to fall
at that point, but Coach Evan
Pickman and his Dolphins hung
in to play 500 basketball, winning 5 and losing 5 games, ending
their season with a record of 17
victories and 8 defeats.
Regional Tournament
The Dolphins started out the
first half of the season like a
smooth sailing ship, cruising to
12 and 0 won last record, the
best start in the College history.
With the Christmas Tournament
Championship,
CoChampionship in the confere n c e , and a record of 17 and
8 under their belts, the
D o l p h i n s w e r e invited to the
National Junior College Athletic Association playoff games.
Including in those victories
was the Metropolitan Conference Christmas Tournament
Championship. T h e Dolphins
won the tournament with a
stunishing 3 point victory over
Manhattan Community Col-^
lege, whom were the champs a '
year ago.
Coach Evan Pickman feels
his t e a m c a n w i n t h e w h o l e
thing and so does his players.
T h e team is starting to play outstanding ball again. T h e y were
preparing f o r this e v e r s i n c e
they first met which was back
in October, the 6th of 72 to be
exact.
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How confusing the issue of what determines
a hero th this Vietnam War. It would seem that
it isan open question. Is the hero the person who
refused to fight and die? Is the hero the person
who fought and survived? Is the hero the person
who did not fight and survived? Perhaps we candetermine at least part of the answer by viewing
thereceptions of each. Certainly the person
whofought and died is a heroto most^ but what
good is being a hero if you're not around o enjoya
hero's welcome? No, If we are to determine the
heroic by way of the reception, we cannot include
inour definition thisperson who came home in a
box, welcomed by none but the grave. The person
who refusedto fight and die would be a hero if
one were irreproachably positive that our hero was
refusing out ofdetermination not to participate in
an imifioral war, which would be a very brave stand
to take in the face of a warlike society. Ho ever,
some could not see this person as a hero in any
case, and judging from the reception, which is
after all our criterion, of a reual of amnesty for
draft-evadersand deserters and the stigma of T h e
All-American Chicken', I don't think we may call
him a hero. Alsof rom the point of view of reception,
we must eliminate the person who fought and survived, albeit piecemeal,because E don't believe
any of us would consider unemployment, drug
addiction,benefit cuts,and the burden of beingthe
unwelcomed reminder of an unpopular war, as
heroes' welcome. The last onour list may, by virtue
of elimination and also by definition, be the hero.
Let us examine his welcome.The nation awaits his
arrival with baited breath. He is met with the open
arms of the military and theopen admiration of
the public. He is given a brand new car to use
for a year. The half-masted flags fortwo dead
American presidents are raised for him. The government pressures big business to ensure joboffers for him. President Nixon praises him. President Nixon loves them, these 592 heroes. 592?!
Butsomething'i wrong here. There are 5 0 , 0 0 0
dead. Of the living, 2 4 5 , 0 0 0 are unemployed,
100,000 are drugaddicted. Why, then, are the only
heroes those who spent the time in prison camps?
They came home withintestinal parisites and bad
teeth. I grew up with Johnny Ameniera, he came
home with no eyes.
I can hear the cries of outrage against this
irreverent attack on our country's heroes. Quiet
please. Itoo sympathize with these men who have
been imprisoned for years of their lives; who must
come home tofamilies who have grown without
them; whose wives may not have waited for them;
whose concept of life inthese United States has
been nullified in their absence by the instantaneous quality of historical changein our time. I
resent, however, exploiting them for purposes of
assuaging the conscience of a nation whichcannot
bear to look in the faces of the hundreds of
thousands of young men for whom all is not quiet
on thewestern front, who cannot forget, no matter
how they try, those 50,000 for whom the western
front is alltoo quiet. We roll out red carpets for
the heroes to walk upon and roll back funds for
the benefits ofveterans who were not lucky enough
to be caught and put in prison. At the time POW's
were being welcomedhome, a proposal was put
before Congress which would have, in effect, cut
the benefits of a veteran with90 per cent disability
resulting from an amputated leg 50 per cent or
$169 per month. It would have meant$l60 million
out of the total veteran's budget of $6.5 million.
Health,
Happiness,
artd
Prosperity: This is the right of
every American granted to us
by the Declaration of Independence, Right? W R O N G . l t is
the definition of the word welfare in the Thorndike Barnhart
Dictionary. Somehow I have
the distinct feeling that neither
one of the gentlemen has had
any experience with the Social
Service Departmet of N e w
York.
If you were to conduct a survey on the subject of welfare,
nine tenths of the tax paying
public would give you the typical Archie Bunker attitudes. It
is about time that the public be
de^
passed a yearago and has been held up by the
administration ever since. On Februaiy 22, this
year, The National Associationof Collegiate Veterans sued the United States Commissioner of Education in an effort to free the money.
Unemployment figures for Vietnam veterans
between the ages of 20 and 24 are 8.6/ with figures
forblack veterans at 9.5/. In the new budget the
administration has chosen to eliminate $1 billion
forpublic employment. Veterans make up 40/ of
public employment. 40,000 veterans are enrolled
in vocational t r a i n i n g under t h e M a n p o w e r
Development and Training Act which is also due
for a cut in f unding.Last October a bill which would
have provided funds to equate the staff-patient
ratio of VA hospitalswas vetoed by President
Nixon. In 1971 a cut from 84,000 to 79,000 in
the average daily census was imposedon VA hospitals, the equivalent of closing 17 hospitals. Congress f o r c e d t h e average daily census back
to82,000, but the fiscal 1974 budget proposes to
reduce it again to 80,000.
Recently we read about a ring which smuggled
heroin to the U.S. in the bodies of dead soldiers.
Quitesymbolic. Heroin addiction was smuggled
in the bodies of 100,000 living soldiers. Of this
100,000 only20,000 have received treatment, this
treatment being only detoxification. The addicted
veteran is given noreh'abilative treatment and very
often returns to the habit when he is faced by
the grim reality of theVietnam veteran. In the fiscal
1974 budget, the administration is offering no
increases in funding forthis tragic situation.
Instead they oppose a Senate bill which would provide rehabilitation and job-placement services for
veterans returning with narcotic addiction.
T h e r e a s o n i n g used is t h a t ' a d v a n c e s
intechnology, medical treatment and the attitudes
of employers' had led to the proposal. Well, President Nixonf ired the bad man who was the overseer
of the revisions, OIney B. Owen, chief benefits
director for theVeterans Administration, after they
encountered intense and immediate criticism.
They fired a man f or anattitude which is a prevalent
one. His mistake was in acknowledging it
Congress ordered an educational program which
would have paid to institutions which would carry
outspecial programs for veterans $300 per veteran
enrolled and $100 additional for veterans who were
highschool drop-outs. This means $25 million
appropriated for veteran's education. The law was
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enlightened to how people on a
welfare budget exist. Each person is allowed 85 cents daily
for food, about 5 cents for
transportation expences and
about 39 cents daily for clothing. The Medicade Program is
Atrocious. Don't ever be in the
need of a Doctor's care in an
emergency. Their budget is not
even up to the Minimum Standard of Living. Until ther^ is
more support fromhe system
and those who' run it most people will n e v e know what it is
to live, only exist. In a country
where we have put men on the
MoonK.F, BYRNE
On February 23, the press was finally allowed
to interview the heroes, or select a group of heroes
The news conferences took place in hospitals
around the country. Of the 163 POWs thus far
released, reporters were allowed to speak to twenty
of them, all officers. They all had the same thing
to saythat the Vietnam War had succeeded; that
they had never vaivered in their support of their
president and country; that they viewed draft
e v a d e r s and a n t i war a c t i v i s t s as not t r u e
Americans; that they wouldnot speak of their
experiences in the camps. A New York Times
editorial on the subject of the newsconferences
said t h a t 'the military a u t h o r i t i e s evidently
imposed an invidious form of censorship, notin
the interest of the POWs or of national security
but for obscure and self-serving political reason'The editorial went on to say that 'as a result,
continued on page 12
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10
^ctUune
by Curtis Eskew
Once upon a time there was an institution called college.
And this part of society was set apart from the rest by money.
Those that had the greater part of this country's wealth were
allowed to send their children to college. The others would
have to fight it out at the bottom. A Catch-22 situation
evolved. If you wanted to make money to live the "good life"
you had to have a good education. To get a good education
you had to have money. Somewhere along the line a few not
very rich but very smart people came along and proved that
they had brains without money. They were admitted to college
because of their ability to do college work. Everything seemed
just fine until one day a cry was heard from the poor,
uneducated populace. They cried out because their secondary
schools were not equiped to prepare their children for college
This cry was heard politically and soon Open Admissions
were established.
After 18 months onto the program SICC established a committee to disperse information on the progress of this experiment. The results were published in a 67 page report. The nexi
problem was how to get this info to the students. You may ask
yourself, what is my need to know? This report does not concern you if: 1) you are not interested in the quality of education
you are getting now, 2) what the attitudes of most teachers at
SICC are, 3) has this experiment, up to date, proved a success
or failure, and 4) what departments at this school are doing
something about this new influx of unprepared students and
which are not.
If you have'nt got excited yet then you might as well go back
to sleep. According to Dr. Kibbee, Chancellor, CUNY,
"Open Admissions is not an easy path to a college degree. The
degree requirements at City University are just as rigorous and
demanding as they were before O.A. Meeting them will continue to demand considerable effort from normally prepared
students, even greater effort from those who come from
backgrounds of academic disadvantage." After reading this
statement I was greatly relieved, for I felt that O.A. was here
to stay and that those rumors that the quality of education was
avalanching into a pit of quasi-education were just that. Before
I go on to make any subjective interpretations of this report I
would like to say that it was presented in a most objective manner; leaving the interpretations
of the statistics up to the
reader.
After reading Dr. Kibbee's testimony I turn to the next part
of the report concerning Faculty Attitudes. This has got to be
the most interesting part. In general, two types of faculty were
screened about their attitudes concerning O.A. Group A consisted of faculty members before September 70 and the rest
were after "70" ( Group B). In this part of the report it was
agreed on that teaching techniques have been altered since
O.A. There have been more exams and they are easier. The
greater percentage agreed that more time has been spent on
topics, less material covered and the large percentage of
students are less serious. A large part of the faculty also
believe that remedial efforts at SICC are a failure, there is a
poor communication between faculty and student and that
Open Admissions has been a failure (67 to 41). The first thing
that came into my head was, if the teachers, on the whole,
don't believe in O.A. then how is it going to work?
Vice Chancellor Healy said in a testimony before Joint
Legislative Committee on Higher Education, CUNY, November 17, 1971.
"In American higher education you cannot count success by
counting degrees. Also it is very unfair to ask that definitive
statements about success and failure be made 18 months into
a four year program."
Another trend was sited in this report. Dr. David E. Levin,
Director of O.A. Research, CUNY said that a study done earlier showed that although Tf?) of the students enterin* in the
Fall of 1%0 eventually graduated within a 7 year period, only
Wo of the initial group had done so in a four year period. This
mi^t show that students are not in a rush out of school, that
they get disgusted and must leave for a while or that the
teaching methods are out dated and can no longer mair lain the
interest of he students. This report goes on to say that O.A.
students get fewer teachers and fewer services than students in
the rest of the university.
One might ask just what has SICC been doing to make O.A.
work? In this report the answer is given by the ...
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Set up remedial courses for those that failed the placement
test. These courses were for both Nursing, Medical Tech,
Health Science and Liberal Arts
Business
Still trying to develop methods. No courses have yet
evolved.
Secretarial subjects
Open Lab. All lessons in beginning shorthand and typing retained on tapes.
Circle 73
No Programs
The report goes on to enlighten and discourage but it does
give objective offering as to what is happening 18 months into
this experiment. If you care at all about the Open Admissions
program, if the thought that maybe this program will effect
your education oor has, then maybe you should take a look at
this report. It may be the best education you ever had.
RED ROSES
by Anne Sexton
Tommy is three and when he's bad
his mother dances with him
She puts on the record.
Red Roses for a Blue
Lady
and throws him across the room.
Mind you,
she never laid a hand on him,
only the wall laid a hand on him
(I.P.)-Sangamon State University's library has bee'from the
use'r's point of view,' according
to Howard Dillon, library
director. One unusual aspect is
the checkout system.
At most libraries, materials are
checked out for a predetermined length of time; for a
book, usually two weeks. At
SSU a student or faculty
member simply shows his identification and tells the librarian
how long he or she thinks the
book will be needed .
'We, in effect, ask 'How long
will you needed the book?' and
the person sets a contract of
his own choosing as to when
he will return the book,'Dillon
said. 'What we've tried to say
was that this is a library where
you can use anything you want
for the time period that it is
necessary for you to have it.
'The responsibility for returning the book is not to the library,
but to fellow students and
faculty members. Any time
somebody needs a book that's
in circulation, we make a recall,
as any library would, but we
don't have a fixed period for the
loans.'
Faculty members are treated
as equals with students, Dillon
pointed out. 'We've not created
a kind of status where faculty
members can take books out for
long periods of time, and students must take them out for
short periods of time.
'In other words, there's no
reason to suppose that faculty
read any slower than students.
That was kind of in keeping
with some of the notions of Sangamon State as a community of
learners rather that a
hierarachy of teacher and student.'
He gets red roses in different places,
the head, that time he was as sleepy as a river,
the back, that time h e was as sleepy as a river,
the back, that time he was a broken scarecrow,
the arms like a diamond had bitten it,
the leg, twisted like a licorice stick,
all the dance they did together.
Blue Lady and Tommy.
You fell, she said, just remember you fell.
I fell, is all he told the doctors
in the big hospital. A nice lady came
and sked him questions but because
he didn't want to be sent away he said, I fell.
He never said anything else although he could talk
fine.
He never told about the muse
or how she'd sing and shout
holding him up and throwing He pretends he is her
ball.
He tried to fold up and bounce
but he squashes like fruit.
For he loves Blue Lady and the spots
of red red roses he gives her.
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EDGAR WINTER AT FELT FORUM
by IRVING SEALEY
The procedure for being an average
fifteen year old and going to an Edgar
Winter concert states as follows: 1) Always dress older than you look 2)
Carry you4r Kodak instamatic and
magic flash cube and be ready for anything while honestly keeping the faith
that you'll get a good picture 3) Get
stoned off anything in sight from cheap
Ripple and Boone's Farm wine to the
hard stuff and be outrageous with your
high as humanly possible 4) Don't
smack the baloon to hard or else it
won't go far 5) Hang out anywhere and
everywhere just as long as its not in
your own seat and last but not least 6)
Get so psyched up for Edgar Winter
that you're a thouroughly screaming
and wandering idiot throughout the
show, but dont't let you're little brother
see you, (whom you just happen to drag
along) he might think there's something
wrong with you and might tell Mommie.
This was the more than enthusiastic
crowd Edgar Winter had to contend
with at the Felt Forum, January 27th.
A wet night for music and other noodninks which resulted in more than one
occasion of thunderous outburst of
feeling and enjoyment. Glencoe, a fine
rocking band started off the evening,
(on time too, I might add) with a zest
and gusto which esoterically seeps into
your soul and doesn't really find its exit
to the surface until their buildirtg ending
reaches its peak and fleshes with the
grandeur of any top rock band. Their
together harmonies and ecstatic atmosphere was a perfect amphetamine for
an already brewing audience. When the
main man came on for his strike, folks
were hanging on to the ends of their J's.
In the darkness of a rumbling stage a
grumbling voice shouts "Are we ready
to rock and roll?". A wild zoo of
howling hippies and loving mothers
replies " Y E A H " and from that moment on it was as if everybody had a
fire in their ass. A mad exhibition of
kidies going crazy was in order and
there was no holding them back. Edgar
Winter grabbed hold with his opening
blast "Keep playing that Rock and
Roll" and continued the mounting energy all the way till three encores.
This has been one of a few personal
appearances by Winter and his new
group comprised of Dan Hartmen,
Ronnie Nontrose and Chuck Ruff
Since the dissemination of White
Trash. Although Jerry LaCroix and
Winter have parted the waves, he still
opens his act wihth White Trash material, even though he has a new Lp ut
of new material intitled "They only
come out at Night". The Lp is the
bands first endeavor and the music in
some cases is not the applicable rockin'
g o r t
iJonah,! hear
you've been
on a
sea cruise.
Cruisefffi^ wouldn't
believe what happened !
First, we ran into a
rtiighty tempest.^ My
shipmates tossed
me overboard.''
tunes Edgar is known for with the reputation he has established with White
Trash. They are minus horns and in its
place we have the heavy strums of
Ronnie Montrose on lead guitar, N^hile
Edgar supplements on A R P synthesizer, electric piano and saxophone.
"Frankestein" and "Rock and Roll
Boogie Woogie Blues" seem to be the
two most outstanding tracks worthy of
the manical talents of Winter. Winters
vocal attributes are very lightly recognized on this Lp. The other tracks are
merely mellow attempts deemed at just
keeping a sound Winter is recognized
for as some sort of subsequent fill - ins .
But the material of Trash was what
made Winter and he continuously uses
it to perpetuate his fame. It wasn't until
the encore that he finally divulged some
of the Lp's material. It never ceases to
fascinate me about the strange closeness between Dan Hartmen, bassist
with Jerry LaCroix and Ronnie Montrose, lead guitar with Rick Derringer.
Their ressemblance is striking on all
songs in vocal and musical arrangements and even in stage presence. If
you were to close your eyes on the song
Now here's the traumatic
bit: a great Pish came
along and swallot^ me ^
For three days I stayed
in his betiyf Then the brute
cast me upon dry land
/«?fcer all
milgM&^s
you're gonna
stay away
Prom the
sea?.''
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"Stealing your life away", which Hartman sings you'd swear that it was
LaCroix, also if you were sitting far
enough back from the stage you could
bet your wooden nickel that Montrose
was Derringer. This similar relationship might have been planned intentionally just for the sake of keeping
the songs on the same even keel. But
Edgar Winter remains mommental. A
shining stature of rock and roll giving
all the kiddies something to sweeten
their happy lives a bit more, those
darlin' babes. Edgar Winter is a fine
musician, great great performer, and
even though his stage act has been
dwindled down to just a flashy silver haired devil with an A R P synthesizer
around his neck, he always gives dynamite show. So I won't consider it his
fault for having 85i6 of the audiance
ranging from fourteen to sixteen thinking that they're not acting their age.
The Edgar Winter Group although
have some acclaim to having their own
sound are still living in a shroud of the
past with White Trash, but eventually
they will break through into the light of
their own sun.
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Times, 196.^-70. Member of Pulit/er-winning Times staff that
covered the Watts rebellion. 1966. Times Pulitzer Prize nomination,
1969. His study of Charles Manson, "Year of the Fork, Night of the
Huflter," cited in Columbia G r a d u a t e School's National Magazine
Award to Roi I.INC. S T O N H , 1971. Underwent sign-change operation
at 28.
I M O T H Y F E R R I S : Associate Editor. New York. Reporter for
United Press International, New York and the New York
Post. Professional photographer. F o r m e r race car driver. Amateur
astronomer.
EN FONG-TORRES: Associate Editor. Formerly editor, S.F.
Slate (iater; editor. East West, the bilingual newspaper in
Chinatown; disc jockey, K S A N - F M in S a n Francisco. California
Intercollegiate Press Association A w a r d , 1966. In 1963 recorded
spoof of / o h n F. Kennedy. "Hey, Jackie," m o n t h s before the President's assassination. Garnered no G r a m m y .
ON LANDAI: Managing Editor, New York. A u t h o r of It's loo
Lxiie to Slop S'ow, a Rock and Roll Journal, Straight Arrow,
1972. the tirst book to subject rock to a serious musical and stylistic
analysis. Produced albums by M C 5 and Livingston l a y l o r . Former
rock performer and host of a Boston television show on rock. " W h a t
we have here is rock's answer to the Renaissance m a n . " - J o n
Landau.
ROVER LEWLS: Associate Editor. Reporter and copy editor for
the Dallas Times Herald. Forth W o r t h Star-Telegram, H o u ston Chronicle. West Coast correspondent. Village Voice, i968.
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1958. Associated Press Award for series on Lightnin' Hopkins. A
lilm journalist who has appeared in The iMst Picture Show, 1971,
and The Candidate, 1972.
N D R E W B A I L E Y : M a n a g i n g Editor, London. Science journalist
educated in math and physics at Exeter University, England.
Worked as a reporter for Variety. Regular contributor to the Evening S t a n d a r d . Semi-professional musician in traditional jazz bands.
Former punch-out man in British jukebox racket.
ERRY H O P K i N . s :
Associate Editor, London. Formerly j a / z critic, New Orleans
limes-Picayune; I V
writer
and producer of Mike Wallace,
Steve .Allen, Mort Sahl shows;
columnist. Los Angeles Free
Press. Author of Elvi.s: A Biography,
Simon & Schuster,
1971. Ran the first headshop
in Los Angeles.
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sociate Editor, l.ondon.
Master's degiee in journalism
from Columbia
University.
Conducted landmark 25,(M)0word R O L L I N G SroNh interview
with Keith Richards last year.
Sometime expatriate
KINGSBURY:
Art
Director. G r a d u a t e of
the University of Michigan
and the Swedish Stale School of Art. His many scultpures include
the cathedra g r o u p and credence tables in Grace Cathedral, San FranCKSCO, and a lamp post in O a k l a n d .
ANN WENNER: F o u n d e r and Editor. A small, fleshy, often ferocious man a b o u t w h o m little is known and less is asked. Usually refuses personal interviews, remaining a mystery even to his
closest associates who tend to shrug nervously when his name is
mentioned,
U D I T H S I M S : Associate Editor, Los Angeles. Editor, Teenset
Magazine; editorial assistant. Drag Racing Magazine. Toured
U.S. with the Beatles in 1966. West Coast publicity director, Warner
Brothers Records, 1969-72. l a u g h t English at J o h n Muir High, Pasadena, until fired for alleged obscenity.
A T R I C K S U L L I V A N : Associate Editor. Worked as copy editor
for the .San Francisco Chronicle Sporting Green, San Diego
Union; newsman. United Press International, San Francisco and
Los Angeles; staff driver. Yellow C a b Co., San Francisco.
IM FINDLEV: Associate Editor. Previously editor,University of
C o l o r a d o Daily; assistant news director, K I M N Radio, Denver; reporter, San Francisco Chronicle; training supervisor, VISTA,
Washington, D.C. San Francisco Press C l u b Award and Chronicle
Pulitzer nomination, 1971, for 21-part series on California's prison
system. Broke into rock and roll history early: one-time d r u m m e r
for Skip & Flip ("Cherry Pie," "It Was I").
N N I E L E I B O V I T / . : Staff p h o t o g r a p h e r . G r a d u a t e of S a n Francisco Art Institute. C o n t r i b u t o r to Esquire, Time and Vogue.
Editor, lite Rolling Stone Book of Portraits, Straight Arrow, 1973.
Her hundreds of shots for R O L L I N G S T O N K include rare portraits of
J o h n Lennon, the Stones, the Beach Boys, the last photographs of
Louis Armstrong and the David Cassidy nude centerspread.
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W I L L T H E REAL HERO PLEASE STAND UP
inspected speech forindividual human expression.
For Americans, the dismal episode serves as a
warning that, given the powerto do so, the Government would prefer not to let people speak for themselves without first strainingand homogenizing
their words in a public relations blender.' Amen.
haveseen, heroes used to come home having the
freedom to speak to whomever, on whatever subject, they chose.ASas, there seems to be no way
of justifying ourselves by the manufacture of
heroes, we have been cooptedby the truth. There
are no heroes of this war.
UH oh. The reception of our heroes seems to
have been a blinder. The red carpet seems to
have muffledthe voices of the POWs interviewed
and silenced those who were noi. Somehow it
does not seem conducive toheroism for the hero
not to be allowed to speak as loudly as he may
choose, it does not seem exactly rightthat only
officer heroes may see reporters and Gl heroes
may not. As I recall from some old movies I
For those who find this pill a little too bitter
to swallow, continue in the belief that the POWs
arethe heroes. For those who do npt wish to worship the POWs because it means you implicitly
advocate ignoranceof the rest of veterans, do not.
We are free to make any heroes we want, it would
seem. Meanwhile, will thereal hero of the Vietnam
War please stand up... if you have any legs...if
not, please raise your hand...ifyou have any
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arms...that is, if your arms are not needle marked....but whether they're needle-marked or
not, please don't stretch out your hand, because
we do not want to acknowledge your needs....much
tooembarrassing this business of finding heroes,
better to give It up. ^..r
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DOLPHIN
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Published by the students of S.I.C.C.
Thursday
April 5, 1973
FREE TUITION
MANDATE
PROPOSED
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PARKING ON CAMPUS
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THE ART O F
BELLY DANCING
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ART A S EDUCATION
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CUNY BUDGET THREATENED
Tuition!
The crisis is here.
On Sunday, February 25,
The N e w York Times repoi ted
that the Keppel Commission
has opted for the imposition of
tuition on the City University
of N e w York.
This comes hot on the heels
of the Governor's Executive
Budget which was at a level well
below C U N Y ' s needs. The
legislative leadership, in addition, is considering funding
C U N Y at a level so low, that
in effect, it will be below last
year's level.
Here are the facts:
Chancellor
Kibbee
City University is in a unique
requested a budget of $550 mill- recommended to the legislature
a
budget
which
was
below
the
position
this year in terms of
ion. The request would have
funding. Governor Rockefeller
assured the c o n t i n u a t i o n of crisis level.
The legislative leadership, has already pointed out that
Open A d m i s s i o n s and Free
Tuition. This would have pro- however, is considering addi- N e w York State has come out
vided for some needed expan- tional cutbacks in the budget. of the financial crisis of the past
sion and some increases in stu- The figure they're discussing few years. The funding of other
state agencies reflects the easdent services. However, much now is close to $470 million.
of the increases would go to pay
Last year, the budget was ing conditions. City University
for faculty benefits which have approximately $450 million. is one of the few institutions
had a t w o year moratorium University officials say that which can expe(?t tighter budplaced upon their payment until considering rising c o s t s and getary restrictions to be proprecently.
i n c r e a s e s in i n f l a t i o n , the osed in this coming fiscal year.
The Keppel C o m m i s s i o n ,
On D e c e m b e r 1, 1 9 7 2 , University would need $475
headed by Francis Keppel, a
Mayor Lindsay certified the million just to stand still.
City U n i v e r s i t y ' s budget at
Thus, the University is in former member of the Board of
$521 million. The budget the effect being forced to take a Higher Education, has been
Mayor envisioned was seen by funding level below that of last c h a r g e d with b e i n g f o r m e d
University officials as tight. It year. T h i s w o u l d s e r i o u s l y specifically to arrive at a recomwould take its most serious toll endanger the future of the Open mendation to impose tuition at
in the area of additional student A d m i s s i o n s p r o g r a m and City University.
Last year, after the Herd
services.
definitely raise the question of
Commission failed to come up
The Governor has already tuition.
with this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n .
Governor Rockefeller rejected
the report of the body. Instead,
he formed the present commission. Consider discussion was
raised by the f a c t that the
Goverexcluded from the commission all legislators on the
grounds that they could not
come up with unbiased views
since they were subject to public pressure.
It had been alledged that the
reason the Herd Commission
did not recommend a tuition
policy for the City University
was the presence of several
legislators on the panel.
The entire subject of the budget will be taken up by the legislature shortly. The law requires
the n e w s t a t e b u d g e t to be
passed before April 1, 1973.
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NEW BUILDING OPENS AT SICC
Building K was recently
opened partially for classes.
This addition to the college
houses anewlarger dance floor,
a double size drafting room,
more class rooms and office
space. The building is constructed of mason concrete and
has gas energy source. It has
its own boiler system and is independent from the main system. It is also fully accessable
to handicapped people. The
lower level has a street entrance and the upper level is
accessable from the campus. In
the Spring, the area around
building K will be landscaped
and the building itself will get a
stucco finish. There is also an
emergency light system in case
of power failures.
Building K is the third in a
series of temporary buildings
which are leased over a five
year period and then becomes
the property of S.I.C.C. These
temporary structures are not
part of the master plan but
serve as an emergency housing
complex to deviate^ the overcrowding with which we are
now faced. There is also plans
for a annex to K building.
F R E E TUITION
M A N D A T E PROPOSED
Travelling against the tide of
the current budget crisis several
N e w York City legislatures are'
trying to assure that the 125
year tradition of free tuition at
City University will be a permanent fixture.
The intent of the bills would
be to amend section sixty-two
hundred and two of subdivision
f i v e of the education law to
remove the power of the Board
of Higher Education to regu l a t e ' . . . in its d i s c r e t i o n
whether tuition shall be charged
and to regulate tuition charges
and other fees and charges...'
at the City University. The law
would then be amended so that
the benefit of free tuition would
be furnished to all students.
Some of the bills establish
a one year residency requirement. However, the end result
of all these measures is to maintain the free tuition policy.
Passage of any of these bills
would be a return of the ' N o
Mrs. Lucille H. Murawski,
Staten Island Community College's Campus Architect,
OPEN ADMISSIONS
On February 19, a confer- school graduates from college.
ence was held at Staten Island Open Admissions has provided
Community College on Open higher education for disadvanAdmissions. Dr. Stanley Plas- taged young people.
tric p r e s e n t e d t h e g e n e r a l
Dr. Joseph Hannam, Direcphilosophy an a brief historical tor of the O p e n A d m i s s i o n s
resume of Open Admissions.
counseling service, spoke
Dean Stamos Zades pre- about the 'People Center', an
sented the statistics of Open intensive counseling unit which
deals with one group of Open
Admissions:
Admissions students. It opera) Who is the Open Admissions ates under the philosophy that
students? and
a couseler given a group of stub) A r e v i e w o f a d m i s s i o n s dents to work with will get to
statistics.
know each student personally
O p e n A d m i s s i o n s h a s and in the process direct each
c h a n g e d t h e s t a n d a r d and student to his goal by providing
requirement which e x c l u d e d him with the necessary inforpoor Blacks and Puerto Ricans mation for overcoming obstaand low-income White high- cles to his academic progress.
Later in the conference there
was a panel discussion comprising representatives from different d e p a r t m e n t s : E n g l i s h ,
Prof. Terry O'Connor; Math,
Prof. Leon Ablon; Biology, Dr.
Fred Bohensky; Electric Tech,
Prof. Morris Levine ; Mech.
Tech, Prof. John Antonopoulos; College D i s c o v e r y , D e a n
Joseph Harris; Tutorial Center,
Dean Abe Habemstreit. Each
representative spoke about the
need for remediation. For
example, the
Math Departm e n t has i n s t i t u t e d a math
center where the student may
obtain tutoring from an instructor in any s p e c i f i c area o f
math.
Computer Registration to Continue
Computer registration,
which wiir return next semester, was decided on at a February 27th faculty meeting.
Among students questioned
on such registration, opinions
varied slightly. T h o s e who
opposed did so for reasons that
you had to come back afterwards to adjust the schedules,
and because classes are closed
out or given at the wrong time.
The seniority system, which is
faster and allows you to register
in advance , are the reasons
of t h o s e who are in favor of
computer registration.
Dean Kreisman has said that
S I C C will 'continue but refine
the system.' It is intended in
the future to have an 'on line'
s y s t e m . That is, 'the first
appearance of the student will
b^ the last.' In this system the
s t u d e n t s will hand in their
schedules, have the computer
check it and receive the resuhs
so that they may make any
necessary adjustments.
He also said while almost
100% of the evening students
were s a t i s f i e d with their
schedules, only 80% of the daytime students were satisfiejd
with theirs. It is h o p e d that
registration by computer will be
refined to satisfy everyone.
Tuition' mandate which was in
the education law until it was
repealed in 1962.
Bills have been introduced
by Assemblymen Stavisky (A906) , Strelzin ( A - 9 2 9 ) ,
DiFalco (A-1952), Culhane (A2740), Passanante (A-2773) and
by Senator Bernstein (S-2005).
A bill is e x p e c t e d to be
introduced shortly by Deputy
Minority leader of the Assembly, Albert Blumenthal.
On the other side of the picture, Assemblyman LaFalce of
Erie County has introduced a
bill to mandate tuition at the
City University. Mr. LaFalce
is a Democrat-Liberal.
W h e n a s k e d w h y he
introduced the bill, he replied
that his constituency favored
the measure b e c a u s e o f the
inequties of the free tuition policy at City University and the
tuition policy at State University.
New Studio For WVSI
The campus free-form radio
station, W V S I , after matching
wits and requisition forms with
the sometimes stifling student
government, will soon take a
major step forward with an allaround expansion program.
L e a v i n g the v e s t i g e s o f a
glorified P.A. system behind
in the ex-broom-closet(B-158)
that saw its humble beginnings,
WVSI moves to a staggeringly
improved studio (C-l 16) that is
o n e s t e p in a m o v e m e n t
towards professionalism.
With it, a more functional
studio will bring an extension
in programming, both in quality
and in content.
T h e weekly programs n o w
include one-hour programs of
Blues and Latin music, a twohour oldies show and one-hour
soul presentations. The bulk of
the airtime is 'progressive' rock
music. Interviews, discussions
and news segments ill soonenrt
of W V S I ' s new nram schedule
in
n a t n e t tn t y
to
pleaseeveryone on campu.^l/snhe present prognammng,
limited and repetitious, will no
lointo the inadequate s o u n d
system in the student lounge
but a more diversified, more
mature set of prngrnn broadcast
on hpnacycle frequency on the
AM band.
The new broadcast operation, whose signal will cover the
entire c a m p u s plus the
immediate c o m m n u n i t y , will
follownEL Comnmnuni ann M N S S l O n rules nnd regulations so students will find it
quite easy to get their F . C . C .
third class license.
Since the start o f the station
in September 1972, a fledgling
disc jockey or engineer, wanting to either get a start in broadcasting or further a knowledge
they already had, was trained
in a studio that can o n l y be
described as a pitiful farce with
equipment station manager
Steve Barry described as ' in
dire need of relacement.'
N o t only does W V S I have a
P.A. system where other college stations have a transmitter,
but they have a record library
of donated albums numbering
50 instead of the a v e r a g e
minimum, 1000.
Most college stations have a
s t e r i o t w o amplifier s y s t e m
wheras WVSI has a mnno one
amplifier system. This makes
doing a radio show at the present studio s o m e w h a t like a
musicalelectronic game of
chance.
The disc jockey puts the needle on, not able to pre-set it like
at a normal radio station, turns
the nob and prays that the song
c o m e s on, monitored through
the studios single bargain basement speaker.
With professional
equipment, greater stationaudience
interaction and an atmosphere
of real radio, WVSI hopes to
become a viable creative outlet
and an enjoyable campus service.
S t e v e Barry s u m e d it up,
'The future of WVSI is totally
dependent on student government's reaction and serious
e n v o l v e m e n t in the s t a t i o n ,
ithutudent novernment the station is going to die.
Allen Anderson
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PARKING ON OUR CAMPUS
Have you ever tried parking your
car when you have five minutes before
class starts?Well, if you go to SICC and
you have a parking sticker to get into
the school parking lot,it can be done.
However, if you don't, you're probably
going to be late.
The reason I am writing on this subject is because there is an emphatic
parking prob-lem at this school. I would
like to discuss the reasons why and how
I think it could besolved.
First off, why is there a problem
parking? Well, most students who
attend here drive
cars. When they
park their cars they want to leave
enough room to get out. This results
ina waste of space. Cars are continually
going in and out of spaces using the
theory of leav-ing enough room to get
out, until finally, you have two cars with
a large space between them, but not
enough for another car to fit into. Then
again there are too many cars and
notenough spaces.
To get into the school parking lot
you have to have a certain amount of
credits and ifyou don't, you have to battle for a space on the streets. Most
side streets near the collegehave 'No
Parking' signs up and those that don't,
are a half a mile away. Naturally, you'lIwant to get as close to the college as
possible, but while you're doing that,
other cars whohave already tried whay
you're doing are getting the spaces half
a mile away, which kind ofleaves you
left out in the cold.
how do we solve a problem like this?
Impossible? Far from it! It's so simple
Ican't understand why it was never
thought of before. First, what we do
MT WAS TME LAST PARKINS
AT TME SAME TIKAE/
is, on a Sunday orwhen there are hardly
any cars around, we get a fairly large
car. We then proceed to draw line markings on the street, one in front of the
car and one behind the car. This wouldeliminate the waste of space because
cars would only park in the space
between the lines andhave just enough
space to get out.
Many of the side streets that have
No PArking signs all around them
were given permission to puion to put
these signs up probably because the
people who live there got together and
petitioneded the city. What we should
do is have a conference wit the residents
on these side streetsand try to get them
to change their minds. If we can't get
anywhere with them, then weshould
start a pet ion to have the signs
removed.
One final note, it might sound a little
far fetched but I think practical. If,
at thefar end of the parking lot, we were
to build an elevated parking lot with
about four levelsabove ground and two
levels below ground, it,would solve all
problems. We could work it thesame
way we work the present school parking
lot. Students would be charged a fee
for usingit, or we could sell stickers.
In this manner, the parking lot would
eventually pay for itself.
Ihave proposed the above to try to
help a situation which needs help. I
feel no matterwhat we do, we can only
better the problem at hand. There is
no doubt in my mind that some-thing
has definitely got to be done and the
sooner we act on it, the sooner I'll be
early for class.
_
Emil Rufolo
OH CAMPOS AMP TWEY ALL SA\W \T
COMPUTER LEARNING COMES TO SICC
Two modem techniques in
learning, computer programs of
instruction and 'How to'video
tapes are to be installed at the
Stnten Island Community College library over the next two
years.
The programs will cover a
wide range of topics, dealing
with anything from Japanese
gardening to economics.
The first innovation, computer programs of instruction, will
be made possible in collaboration with Dartmouth College
and the City University of New
York. According to the library
staff, these programs will give
a student the opportunity to
strengthen aweak subject area
or widen the range of their basic
education. These pragrams
willallow a student to zero in
on one particular phase of a subject or study it from be-ginning
to end.
The second advancement in
the multi-media area will 'How
to' video tapes on suchtopics
as Japanese gardening, auto
mechanics, and cooking. It is
speculated that these'How to:
t a p e s , will draw hobby
enthusiasts of every kind.
According
to
Kristin
McDonough,a Staten Island
Community College librian,
these innovations could enrich
student development at Staten
Island Community College.
Miss McDonough said, 'this
equipment will take a period of
two years to acquire it will be
stored in the gallery of the library
Michael P. Lynch
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JIM CROCE:
A REAL PERFORMER
With the turnover in music being as
enormous as it is and everybody's
searching for that one little new sound
which will accerlerate their rate of
growth as a musical talent. In this time
where acoustic guitar and one man
bands are playing an important role as
troubadours of the youth, in reciting
truths about us and other facts in our
life, and where everybody has a gimmick, a line or an illusion except Jim
Croce , a performer in the true sense
of the word. He's not the person who
goes to fill up concert halls, plays sixty
minutes and splits for a year and is
satisfied with his take just enough to
cover old debts and new upcomings. Jim
Croce is honest, and this quality shows
frequently in his music. With his most
recent hit single of' Don't mess around
with Jim he shows a fine example of
telling where things are at where the
tough guys are concern ( even though
it's done through the use of fantasy
characters like The Lone Ranger and
Superman ) including himself.
Jim isn't exactly a weakling. His life
was a hard and bitterfightfrom his childhood in Southern Philadelphia where he
lived, grew up and destined himself to
be a musician . The son of a manufacturer's representative who was raised
on Dixieland, Ragtime and Country
Western music, Jim is familiarized and
adheres to his traditional sounds of early
developement. As he grew older he
entered Villanova University where Jim
was honored to do a United States
Embassy tour of the Baltic Syates, the
Middle East and the African Nations.
He played in these countries as a good
will ambassador spreading the sound of
our country and listening to the music
of theirs and in some cases joining in
a sort of a jam session where cultures
intermingled for a bit of a hoedown. Jim
concedes that his music is not a part
of his own act, but this experience has
given him a different outlook onto different a s p e c t s in music of other
countries.
by IRVING SEALEY
An Elf is a sprite a doer of good
and bad deeds combining efforts
for the usefulness of mankind,
helping in his endeavors or hindering him in his work by playing
humorous pranks which can frustrate the individual to total hysteria. Depending on where your
head is at, if you believe in this
magical mystery tour, hold your
head up, walk proudly and make
sure there's somebody aroung
you with a straight noggin, or
you're mind will be totally wasted
by the time the morning sunshine
awakens you from your dream.
Just think there are little elves
that are running around right this
minute doing all these wierd
things and only the people that are
too stoned to open their eyes can
see them.Good Greif! We're
being invaded. Taking this point
of view and placing it to music. If
you can imagine a rock band
named Elf, picture what they
would be like. Mad fags running
around pinching each others ass
and with every smootch to the audience playing a major chord
which will rock the balls of your
cock a do dool do. Well hang in
there because there is a band
named Elf, unfortunately for all
you folks grooving on your imagination, they are not of the homosexual genesis. But they are volumnous and funky.
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This is their first Lp
record on
Epic. It seems to rate a highly amongst
some people in the business because
Roger Glover and Ian Paice of Deep
Purple produced it. Usually in^such a/
case where names in rock pr^uce a'
new bands first Lp there's a tendency
by the new band to imitate the name's
group sbund for admiration among the
audience, from the band themselves or
from some other source which could be
the fuse to their ignition. This is not the
case with Elf. Although not bordering
on originality or lyrics which are of any
social or personal significance, they do
posses a feeling of basic rock and roll.
They are a blues oriented band with
such tracks as "Sit down Honey (Everything will be alright)" and "Love me
like a Woman" as the the leaders in
their style. The heavy lead and rhythm
with boogie piano are basically their
prime qualities.
There is anotfier
strange quality which is prevalent in
this band, all of the members range in
height from 4'6ft tall to 5' 1ft. Indeed a
trip for a lot of people to see them in
concert. But for a small sized band,
cany a huge sound. The members of
Elf consist of Ronald Padanova on bass
and lead vocals. This man has a fine
blues voice that rates high in my book.
His voice is strong and holds its tone
and quality on all songs without strain.
Ron's bass qualities are also one to take
notice of, especially of " Gambler,
Gambler ", the strongest cut on the Lp.
The run in this track is incredibly good,
following on hard and full and gaining
power as it progresses. David Feinstein on guitar. An exceptional talent
who doesn't sloutch on his playing. He
plays loud and well while holding your
interest on all pieces, because his riffs
are so swift and poignant. Mickey and
poignant. Mickey Lee Soule is the hard
pounding boogie piano man. His talents are not only confined to just piano,
but on a track named "Never More",
they extend to organ as well. In some
* sense I see a similarity to the piano of
Jerry Lee Lewis with whom Mickey
might have idolized since their styles
are so interwoven. Gary Driscoll is the
drummer who beats his skins with fine
precision and taste,
Elf together are a tight band which
has a pure feeling for the blues andthey
transmit this feeling excitingly, so much
that you're body can't sit still for listening to it. They make you want to
dance, wail and jive while also possessing the quality being pleasant to listen
to, a tendency few bands have manage
to control. They rock well in a bluesy
tradition which can be taken to heart by
all who hear it. Elf has that magic, get
under their spell, you might like the
change.
THE ART OF SENSUALITY
"Belly dancer!" Most people tend to visualize women moving about, twisting
and turning with the sole purpose of
arousing the male species.
Traditionally, the Middle Eastern Dance was
performed behind closed doors by
females for female appreciation. Unlike the western women of our civilization, who usually get together Saturday
afternoons for tea and bridge, the Eastem ladies prefer to adorn themselves in
beautiful qilk veils and colorful jewels.
They would dance most of the afternoon.
Through the dance they found self
expression, inner beauty and perfect
harmony with their body.
It is said
that the husbands demanded to know
what was being done Saturday afternoons; so being obedient wives they
danced for them.
The rollin of their abdominal region
was interpreted as an act of child birth.
Actually, some of the excersises used
in Belly Dancing are also used by
women in natural childbirth.
The dance is a sensual art and should
not be performed barely clothed > If it is
performed correctly and in the traditional way, the more one wears the
more exotic the dance is. The mind
should be allowed to imagine.
Belly dancing has become quite popular for excercise. It's terrific for tightening abdominal and thigh muscles.
The movements give the body a flowing look. With practice, the belly
dancer appears not to have any bones
in her body. She simply glides her hips
smoothly and gracefully through the air
as if they were a separate entity from
But Jim Croce the man is another
aspect of indulgence. Having an unexpected opportunity to meet him and rap
a bit, I found his personality very real
and jocular. He's tall, long and walks
with a strong posture to which I
observed when he came to answer the
door to his hotel room. As I sat in disscussion with him I found myself
intensely interested in the nature of his
maturity with music from Philly to being
a truck driver, a telephone lineman, and
a construction worker. It seems he's
taken many different turns to establish
himself as an artist. But this side of life
unless you're a heavy superstar is not
normally heard by someone who plays
a quiet settling sound in music, a new
turn which can be related to very easily
by a lot of us who have struggled in
various manners to establish themselves where they are now. His life is
of peace and tranquility on a farm in
Pennsylvania with his wife and child.
His solitude helps in his writings and
when he's not at home, a small cassette
suffices for random ideas while travelling from city to city. Jim has recently
been in a series of concerts with Loggins
and Messina in thirteen different cities.
His recent one was March 1st and 2nd
at Carnegie Hall where Jim went over
boldly. His personal appearances are
one ofmaghificent simplicity. From the
time he walks onstage until the time he
leaves, his wholeatmosphere is as if the
audience was sitting in his living room
and he invited them all overfor a quiet
night of music and merriment. His fine
picking and excellent vocal ability
arethe basic and only qualities which
gave his stage act the beauty to be carried off with thecasuality of having
dinner. The inner feeling of his music
is sensed more by the song'Operator'
more than anything, where he sits
quietly and fingers with the calmness
whichmade the song a hit as well as a
memoory.
During interims of the pieces Jim
comes across with various humorous
BELLY DANCING
the rest of her body.
For belly dancing the third level is
called, "Floor Work." The dancer always folds her knees so that her ankles
are close to her hips when she is sitting
on the floor. She can bend completely
backward or forward or go from side to
s'ae upon the choreography of each
particular dance.
forms don't have. Which of us, who
have seen a bely dancer perform, could
have resisted commenting on her
"zeels"or finger cymbals. Playing zeels
an art form in itself. Zeels are played
with the drum beats of music. It takes
quite a while for a dancer to be able to
play the zeels welh Each snap of the
finger cymbals must be in time with the
music. There are definite patterns that
they are played in; ie. the basic beat is
snap right hand cymbals, then left hand
cymbals and then right hand cymbals.
Sounds easy? Looks easy? If you can
get a set of zeels, try the basic beat with
some simple hip movements. You'll
probably find it quite inpossible to
move gracefully, play the zeels and
keep in time with the music all at once.
There is something very extraordinary
aoout belly dancing which other dance
Raunchy Rock/February 1973
There are "levels" in all forms of
dance, and belly dancing also has it's
own movements on each level. "Levels"are the different elevations of the
body. There are three elevations the
dancer can have: (I) standing; (2)a
jump of leap off the floor; (3) kneelin
or iymg on the floor.
tales he has pick-ed up his varied wanderings wich in some cases are a bit
sensual to say the least. With his disdiscussion of strange ladies in seedy bars
and groupies you start to wonder
whether he'sjust breezing around the
country having a wild time away from
home.. His stories lend them-selves
strongly with the music because Jim
Croce's life reflects in his music. The
hardtimes, the good times, the times
when scraping the bottom of the barrel
is not enough, youtake the barrel, sometimes thereisn't even any barrel. Jim's
experience in life in someway rounds
out his personality as a man whose been
in touch with life, and is still enoughin
touch with it to realte it to you. Jim
Croce the man is no pretender. His
successwas bwas due to an honest hard
effort which will not be wasted in the
end. Jim is an hopiece of life, good
and bad, and his music is real enough
to be the truth and the truth isreal and
Jim Croce is real, maybe truely the only
real performer to come out on a long
while, they'll be others, but for now let's
be satisfied and enjoy him while he's
here.
Irving Sealer
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ART AS EDUCATION
When does art become Art? When does art stop being a pastime
and Art become a serious business? I will not attempt a sociological or cultural study of the importance of Art on the individual
and how it enhances the life of that individual. I would rather
talk about Art as an essence than as an enhancer. We have a
department at S.I.C.C. called the Department of Performing and
Creative Arts. To some students this department is welcome
as an enhancer to their regular studies. They take a drawing
course or a music appreciation course as a diversion from Business, Humanities, et al. The electives offered by PCA are enjoyable and at the same time add to the growth of the scope of
the individual. In this respect PCA courses are definite enhancers.
But what of the student for whom Art is an essence? The music
major, The art major, the photography major, the dance major?
Recently a S I C C professor of the Business Department voiced
an opinion at a cocktail party to a woman who had told him
that her sister was a S.I.C.C. student. He had been talking of
Open Admissions when he said that tuition should be charged
so that only "serious" students would attend college. When he
asked what curriculum her sister was in, and she answered that
she was a music major, his comment was that she should pay
double. Presumably, to some,"serious students":(l) Can afford
to pay for their education;(2) Can meet admission requirements
designed to keep disadvantaged students out.(3) are students only
of majors which will serve to prepare them for the straight establishment. Although I find this attitude to be offensive, I can allow
that it is a much more straightforward one than seems to operate
in the minds of the planners of curriculums. Drawing, Advanced
Drawing, Painting, Advanced Painting, Graphic Art, Sculpture,
Ceramics, Creative Expression; Contemporary Dance
Technique, Ethnic Dance-Black; Introduction to Media. Photography as Expression, Advanced Photography; in addition
International History of Jazz, Sight Singing-Ear Training, Guitar
Intro, Intermediate Guitar; are all two credit courses. Classical
Guitar 1 and 2; Jazz—Rock Ensemble 1 through 4: Intermediate
Jazz Intermediate Jazz—Rock are I and 2, Speech Ensemble
Voice 1 through 4, Voice Class, Piano 1 through 4, The Recorder,
Chorus 1 through 4; are all one credit. Improvisation, Social
Dance, Modem Dance Technique 1 and 2, and Afro-Haitian
Rhythms are all V2 credit, with the reasoning being that they
may be used as gym credits. The logical conclusion, one which
is inescapable, is that those who plan curriculums do not feel
that the Arts are to be taken seriously. Unfortunately it is the
student who must follow the dicta of these prejudiced minds,
and it is the student who suffers.
The serious student of the Arts, the major, has aright to be
considered as such. They are not in for a free ride, but are preparing for their futures just like the rest of us. Because some people
have the warped and discriminatory notion that academics are
somehow more worthy of credit and require more hard work,
PCA students must take twice the number of courses for less
credit than other students. I might suggest something of a compromise situation where Arts majors receive full credit for their
work and students who are taking PCA courses as electives or
for enjoyment receive less, but this sounds like punishment for
enjoyment, something which is distasteful to me. At any rate
the idea of a dance major taking six dance classes for a total
of three credits is ludicrous, but it is real. Another major would
have to take one single class for that amount of credit and would
possibly be able to breeze by without opening a book. Anyone
who believes that dancing is not hard work should spend one
week in a dance class. Serious dance students also spend hours
in practice for class, while some not so serious students of the
so-called academic areas spend no time outside in preparation
for class activity. Music majors also must practice many hours
for class and are absolutely required to attend chorus twice a
wef k for one credit.
I believe, as do many PCA students I have spokent with, that
this is an unfair situation, one where value judgements of one
group are being laid on another. What lies implicit in this practice
is the work ethic which says in essence that he or she who does
not work shall not eat. And further, she or he who does not
work shall have to work harder than anyone else because he
or she has no right to follow her of his own inspiration. I find
it laughable to hear people talk about how far we've come in
freedom and how tolerant is our new morality when our new
morality cannot tolerate freedom. It is freedom to be able to
seek one's own education and self-development without having
to justify it by working harder than everyone else,
- D O R I S NIESI
MINORITY
OF ONE CLUB
An o f f i c e r of the n e w l y
formed Minority of One Club
announced
earlier
this
weekthat his club is not planning any trips or activties this
year. This announcement was
madeat the clubs second meeting by its president, John Gamberzky.
The Minority of One Club
which is little known on campus, was founded shortly
beforethe begining of the 1973
spring term. Its president is its
only member.
T h e c l u b s p u r p o s e is to
organize a gathering of those
students who do not wish to
joinany of the dozens of organizations already in existance at
SICC. The president explained
that allowing a membership of
more than one student would
be contradictory to the clubs
basicbeliefs, so at this time he
is the only member. He went
on to say that the club is not
r e c o g n i z e d b y the c o l l e g e s
administration, nor d o e s he
want it to be.
President Gamberzky was
very pleased with this meetings
turnout. He was quoted as saying,'this is the only organization I know of which always has
100% attendance.
Gamberzky
further
announced that the club would
be in sound financial condition
throughoutthe s e m e s t e r , inview of the fact that it has no
expenses and thus no budget.
John Gambersky
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Reduced
Drastically at SICC
Financial aid students at
SICC received a 20% cutback,
when the government changed
all financial aid p r o g r a m s ,
causing those students in dire
need to receive no aid at all and
forcing them to quit college.
Congress passed the Higher
Education Act of 1972 which
states that no n e w program
could be funded unless an old
program was funded also, at
existing levels, but president
Nixon did fund a new program
called Basic Opportunity
Grants, and not an old one. In
this new program the funds
were spread into three groups
which made the dispersing of
aid thinner. Those students that
w e r e r e a l l y in n e e d o f aid
received none, although congress is still battling to restore
some aid to them.
Mr. Bob T r o w , h e a d o f
financial aid, was asked why
some students received more
aid, such as College Discovery
and N u r s i n g s t u d e n t s . H e
explained that there was a shortage of nurses in the country,
so in order to have more people
go into this field of training,
more money, through grants
and loans, was made available
for this particular program.
Mr. Trow would like to see
the government fund old as well
as new programs, ensuring that
money will be given to run
programs for students who are
denied college because of lack
of aid
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T O MORAN
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A FOND FAREWELL
On Wednesday, February 21, a group of students
met to discuss the use of non-United Farmworkers
Union lettuce in the SICC cafeteria. The meeting,
which was called by the SDS, drew students from
various campus groups and Student Government.
Discussion of the lettuce issue led to cafeteria
conditions in general. Since most of us at SICC
do eat or have eaten in the cafeteria,I will dispense
with elaborating on the deplorable conditions and
multitudinous complaints which are, by now, trite.
It was agreed that any action would be rash unless
a solid base of information was established with
which to approach the college community for purposes of a boycott of the cafeteria. It was determined that members of the group would attempt
to determine pricing policy, profit margin, and any
other useful information.
decided to get rid of him, Moran would probably
leave anyway since he was not making out. Kreisman said that Moran had wanted to do away with
the $1.06 lunch in the lower cafeteria and the
administration had refused the request. He said
that the prices were enforced by the contract.
He also said that in order for prices to be raised
the concession must first approach the Board of
the Corporation and that no such approach had
been made with regard to the Spring 7 3 Semester.
This is in contradiction to what some students
have commented on as a five or six cent raise
in the cost of coffee and cake.
On Thursday I went to see Ernesto Lo Perena,
Dr. B i r e n b a u m ' s Assistant, known to be an
advocate of bettering cafeteria conditions and he
informed me that the Moran concession was leaving at the end of this semester. He related Moran's
complaints that the Teamster's Union was strangling him by way of salaries, benefits and featherbedding. Another complaint by Moran was that
the administration was squeezing him to keep
prices'low' and he was losing money as a consequence. Dean Kreisman then joined us and he said
that the administration had decided to terminate
the contract on the basis of failure to deliver good
service and that, even had the administration not
Dean Kreisman explained that he would be sending letters out to various concerns inviting them
to bid on the concession. He said that choices
would be made from 20-40 firms and a date would
be set for opening of the bids. The bids would
be 'analyzed and screened' by a panel comprised
of students and staff, with the student members
of the panel being appointed by Student Government. The panel would then decide on which bid
was most appropriate. Dean Kreisman said that
previous concessionaires had been local and that
he was aiming for a national concern in the hopes
that they might be able to maintain a higher standard of efficiency and service without raising
No More tceburg Lettuce
PRO ADDS
prices. He said that the new concession would
be in operation sometime in June and agreed to
stipulate in the new contract that iceburg lettuce
would not be used in the cafeteria.
Cooperatives
Mr. Loperena discussed some long range plans
for the cafeteria and the bookstore which are
included in the 'Learning Town' concept. He said
that both operations would become cooperatives
staffed by students and a limited number of
salaried permanent workers. He explained that
the students involved would be so as part of
specific course work in classes in which they are
registered. For example, if a student is registered
in an accounting or retailing class, he or she may
do an internship in the cafeteria or bookstore,
thereby gaining practical as well as theoretical
knowledge. He said that in addition to retailing
and operations, students would be included in the
planning and development of the businesses. He
projected expansion of the bookstore to include
a record department and a more extensive collection of paperbacks. He spoke of changes in the
atmosphere of the bookstore and increased use
of attractive posters as advertising devices. This
would open the area up to art students as well
as business.
Doris Niesi
MILITARY R E C R U I T I N G
TO
CAMPUS LIFE
Whereas the Day Session Student Government has already
passed a resolution banning military recruiting from campus;
The Puerto Rican Organization (PRO), a student organization at SICC, has done much
to help students in the past.
Says Pete Vegara, President of
PRO,'we are especially proud
of the help that we have provided for students of Hispanic
ancestry with language barriers
that w e r e a f f e c t i n g t h e i r
studies.' P R O has provided
assistance at freshman orientation, h e l p i n g s t u d e n t s pick
adequate programs and tutoring
for Latin Americans.
PRO was formeriy the Latin
American Student Union; the
name w a s c h a n g e d in 1970
because a great majority of the
students were of Puerto Rican
Ancestry. Students of ancestry
other than Puerto Rican are
free to join. The primary objective of PRO is not to be another
student government, but to
serve a mutual cultural
e x c h a n g e b e t w e e n Latin
Americans and others. This is
a c c o m p l i s h e d by c o n s t a n t
interaction between students,
faculty and the community. At
PRO'S Christmas party, fifty
children from Mount Loretta,
a children's home on Staten
Island, were invited to attend
the affair. Latin American food
^as served which was prepared
^y
members
at
their
homes.
And whereas at that time Dr. Birenbaum refused to sign it
citing that the Night Session Student Government and the
Faculty Council had not reached a decision;
And whereas the matter has never been presented to those
bodies;
And whereas the recruiters only come during the day, hence
only affecting the day session students;
And whereas, realistically, the faculty are not going to be
recruited, or affected by this recruiting;
And whereas the Marines intend to come on campus again
on March 22, 1973 and March 23, 1973;
And whereas the Navy intends to come on campus Aoril 6.
1973;
And whereas the Day Session Student Government is in control of space allocation in the C-building;
Be it resolved that the Day Session Student Government
readopt the original resolution concerning military recruiting
(attached);
Be it further resolved that the Day Session Student Government call for a general assembly of the Day Session Student
Government Association, on March 21, 1973 at 2:00 PM, for
the purpose of publicizing the presence of the recruiters and
solicit public opinion;
The Staten Island Community College
Be it further resolved that monies be allocated to print 100
posters and 1,000 handbills to publicize both the General
Assembly and the coming of the recruiters;
Be it further resolved that a committee be formed to deal
with strategy for the enforcement of this resolution;
Be it further resolved that $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 be allocated to this committee for special activities;
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activities and the adoption of this resolution;
Be it further resolved that the Strategy Committee requisition
all films, buttons, etc., and other means for publicizing both
the General Assembly and the presence of the military recruiters, and shall design the posters and handbills above mentioned, for that purpose.
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Vol. XIX No. 6
Published by the students of Staten Island Community College
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STUDENT CENTER COMMISSION
ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
" A n d S o T h i s Is C h r i s t m a s A n d W h a t H a v e W e D o n e - "
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O n b e h a l f o f m y s e l f I w o u l d like to w i s h e v e r y o n e that-celebrates s e a s o n a l m y s t i c a l rites the best o f h o l i d a y w i s h e s . A l l o v e r
JANUARY, 1973
this c o u n t r y and in other parts o f the w o r l d p e o p l e are celebrating
s o m e sort o f h o l i d a y h a p p i n e s s . I w o n ' t g o into that rap about
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
2
3
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4
5
6
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
7
8
9
10
11
Friday
12
Monday
Tuesday
15
16
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Monday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
22
25
26
27
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
29
30
31
New Year's Day ~ Holiday
Testing (no classes)
(no classes) Baslcetball — Bronx vs.
Home 8:00 pm
Final Exams (Jan. 4-11) (Thurs. to Thurs.)
Final Exams
S.I. Children's Theater 8:30 am —
4:00 pm. Final Exams
S.I. Chiiden's Theater 1-5 pm.
Final Exams
Final Exams
Final Exams
Calce Sale for Orphans Fund 11:00 am —
3:00 pm. Final Exams
Film — pm — S.I. Museum
Caice Sale — Orphans Fund ~ 11-3 pm
Human Rights Day, (no classes)
Last Day for filing application for
admission as matriculated student in
Fall 1973 semester.
Baslcetball NYCC/BALTIMORE vs. Home 7 pm
Basketball SICC/CATONVILLE vs. Home 9 pm
Baslcetball SICC/BALTIMORE vs. Home 7 pm
Basketball NYC/CATONVILLE vs. Home 9 pm
Basketball Westchester C.C. vs. Home 8 pm
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
Boy Scouts pm
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
Registration — Jan. 25-Feb. 2
h o w it s h o u l d last all year roound b e c a u s e e v e r y o n e m u s t h a v e s o Theater
Gym
m e o n e or s o m e t h i n g to hate in order to r e i n f o r c e that s c h i z o phrenic m a d n e s s k n o w n as h u m a n b e h a v i o r . W h a t I w o u l d like to
d i s c u s s is w h a t h a s b e e n o n m y m i n d f o r a l o n g t i m e . Isn't it t i m e
w e g o t rid o f C h r i s t m a s ? T h i s b e i n g the t i m e o f r e f l e c t i o n and
introspect, w h y not concentrate our e n e r g i e s o n the abolition o f
Theater
Theater
that m a s s h y p n o t i c k n o w n as C h r i s t m a s ? Y o u m a y b e l i e v e that
this i s i n s a n e d u e to the fact that C h r i s t m a s i s tradition in the
Christian s e g m e n t o f our s o c i e t y and s h o u l d therefore b e m a i n tained as s h o u l d p o v e r t y , r a c i s m , illiteracy and the w a r . H o w e v e r ,
"C" BIdg.
Theater
"C" BIdg.
just b e c a u s e it is a tradition is all the m o r e r e a s o n f o r its e l i m i n a tion. W h o w o u l d b e the first to p r o c l a i m g a i e t y in the f a c e o f adversity but the f o o l . If y o u w e r e a h e a v y s m o k e r and f o u n d out
it w a s bad f o r y o u r health w o u l d not y o u s u s p e n d s u c h an indulg e n c e ? B e i n g rational y o u m u s t agree that c o n t i n u a l flagrant neg l e c t o f this hypocritical practice s h o w s m a n a m e r e i m b e c i l e inc a p a b l e o f c h a n g e . M a n is m a d e to hate and k i l l . It is b e y o n d his
capabilities to l i v e in h a r m o n y and p e a c e f u l c o - e x i s t e n c e . S o w h y
d o w e c o n t i n u e in this practice o f quasi h a r m o n y o n c e a year
around this t i m e ? M o s t probably it is a s i c k n e s s t o o l o n g neg l e c t e d . If w e c o n t i n u e w i t h o u r present c o u r s e w e are sure to
perish.
If y o u f e e l as I d o and w i s h to set t h i n g s right. If y o u b e l i e v e
that X m a s h a s e v o l v e d into a capitalistic e x t e n s i o n o f M a c y ' s ,
Theater
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G i m b e l s , A & S and other e q u a l l y e v i l institutions write y o u r c o n g r e s s m a n and set h i m straight. Just let h i m k n o w that Santa C l a u s
is d e a d and r e v i v i n g the d e a d is an e v i l and o c c u l t practice not
to b e tolerated.
Seasons Greetings
STAND UP A N D FIGHT FOR
YOUR INHERENT RIGHTS
SIDNEY KITAIN
PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT
GOVT
must be held in accordance with the I HA VE TAKEN THE PRESIDENT
Federal Constitutional Requirements OF THE COLLEGE INTO SUof Due Process. Under Sec. 15.1 of PREMECOURT,(RICHMONDCO
Article X V of the BHE By-Laws COUNTY( IN THE NAME OF
Every organization or association shall THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLobey the laws of the City, State, and LEGE.
TO: Dr. W.H. Birenbaum,
nation.
President of Staten Island ComDue Process under the Federal Con- I HAVE CHARGED DR. BIRENmunicy College
stitution requires a hearing at which BAUM WITH VIOLATING THE
and
the "defendant" has the right to call SPIRIT & LETTER OF THE
The Student Senate of the Student
and cross-examine witnesses. He also BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCAGovernment
TION BY-LAWS, ARTICLE 15.0has the right to counsel.
Association
II. FOR THE
3. We furthermore feel that to continually subject Mr. Kitain to the same FOLLOWING REASONS:
Please be informed that we reprecharges after the resolution failed
1. Dictatorially forcing us to ratify
sent Mr. Sidney Kitain, President of
twice to carry is subjecting him to har- his constitution, if the student gov't.,
S.I.C.C. Daay Session Student Govrassment and is in violation of his which represents the students want to
ernment Association.
Constitutional right not to be subject become legitimatized.
We have been asked by our client to
to double jeopardy.
2. That we must get 30% to ratify
express our views on a few issues now
his constitution or we are bound by his
4.
Any
person
or
Senator
who
being considered by the Student Govmakes false statements about Mr. Ki- veto and must have his signature on
ernment. Our opinions are as follows:
tain, his actions, or his character, all bills, resolutions, and proclama1. The resolution of the Student
which cannot be proved true in a court tions.
Senate passed on Nov. 20, 1972, inof law is subjecting himself to a suit
3. That we must demonstrate to
terpreting the Constitution, is contrary
in libel and/or slander.
him
arbitary, our credibility as to our
to the laws of the State of New York.
Furthermore, we feel that the Stu- very nature for existing, before "HE"
Section 41 of the New York General
Construction Law provides that the dent Senate and the Community Col- will allow us to become "DULY ELwords "whole number" mean the total lege is a body or officer of the State ECTED." Even though, according to
number which a board, commission, of New York and any decision con- the Board of Higher Education Bybody or other group of persons or of- trary to law can be appealed to the Laws, all we must do is get 30% partficers would have were there no va- State Supreme Court under Article 78 icipation from the students. We reof the N.Y. Civil Practice Law and ceived 35%. (That is, I received 35%
cancies
which carries the rest of the elected.
Rules.
The interpretation of the Senate is
4. That Dr. Birenbaum was arbialso contrary to the construction under
Sincerely,
tary,
capricious and contrary to Article
Robert's Rules of Order.
David Goldfarb
15.0-15II of the B .H .E. By-Laws.
Staff Attorney
2. Furthermore, recall procedures
5. With setting up regulations
which usurp our inherent rights as students, and as human beings.
6. That he has a "CHILLING effect on every action of the Senate and
Vov't.
Curtis E s k e w
Editor
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Associate Managing Editor
News Editor
Features Editor
Advertising Editor
Exchange Editor
Photography Editor
Curtis Eskew
Doris Niesi
Mary DeRosa
; . . Kathy Daniusis
Clifford Clark
. Kathy Gahles
Don D'Ambria
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The Brothers Buzzetta
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bernard Blau
STAFF
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Mickey Weiler
Irving Sealy
Celine Raleigh
Nadine LePere
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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Jack Lis
Jim Rossi
Dolphin is a publication of the students of Staten Island Community
College. All articles that appear in this publication are the opinions of
the writer. Editorials are the opinions of the Editorial and Executive
Boards, and may not necessarily be the opinion of the faculty
students, or administration.
what's good for himself politically.
e. Write to Dr. Birenbaum and/or
let him know we don't like what he's
I am sure the courts will see this. But doing.
we need all the support of every stuf. Come to the Hearing Dec. 15,
dent from every C.U.N.Y. College in 9:30 am at Rich. County Supreme
New York.
Court House. Fri.
HE HAS OFTEN SAID PUBLI- How do we need your support?
CLY, THAT HE FEELS THAT HE
a. Write to the Judge in question.
IS A TYRANT, HOWEVER, HE Judge "Barlow" Rich. Coun. SuADDS, HE INSTINCTIVELY IS A preme Court.
GOOD A N D HONEST TYRANT.
b. Write to the Board of Higher
Education, c/o Chancellor, Kibbee
HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU 380 E. 80th St.
BE A GOOD tyrant. This is the trouc. Write to the N.Y. Times and
ble with these type of power hungry other papers.
dictators. Always doing good for
d. Write to the University Senate,
manking, but just thinking about c/o Allan Shark 380 E. 80th St.
If he sould win this case, then every
college president will take their turn in
setting up their own dictatorial laws on
the students.
If we the students win, then there will
never be another president of a college
to try such a brazen act of impudence
and complete disregard for our inherent rights as students, who now have
the vote in America.
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C O N E D , S.I. C O M M U N I T Y COLLEGE
WIDEN EMPLOYES' ROAD TO
DEGREE
Spurred by the success of the initial
sessions, Staten Island Community.
College and the Consolidated Edison
Company are widening their joint
college-level educational program to
two additional Cod Ed plants and are
considering still another two locations,
SICC's President William M. Birenbaum announced today.
More than 100 Con Ed employes
are now enrolled in the program,
which is designed for skilled workers
and first-level supervisors who did not
have the opportunity to undertake college courses before starting work with
the big utility firm. Created jointly by
Dr. Nathan Weiner, head of the Staten
Island college's Department of Electrical Technology, Professor John AnPhoto by Irving Sealey
tonopoulos of SICC and Joe Domenic,
Cod Eds college liaison representative,
the project initially aims at offering
technical and management courses to
the Cod Ed workers to prepare them
for higher level posts in the company.
Hello S.I.C.C. musician. Now that's a switch. Like to pick up some of the
Started earlier this fall in the Con
dirt that's floating around? Sure you would. What's that you say? You never g j Long island City training center,
hear anything either way about the Music Department? Well grab your shovel, the SICC/Con Ed program conducted
and dig in.
classes for 35 employes over a 13-
^usic Dept?
What is the Music Department, you ask? Well that's a funny question to start
with; but I think I can answer it. There is no real Music Department. It is in
reality just a division of a pulse. That pulse is the PCA Department. Don t look
so surprised!
You want to know who runs this show? N o w that's going to be hard to handie. I have been asking around, and it seems no one is really sure. Sounds a
little odd. Well let me try to clear things up a bit. The Music Division (which
we'll call it for lack of a better name) makes its requests to a fence. That person
takes these needs to administration. Our hands never get dirty. Sounds nice?
Well it's not. Who is this mysterious middle man? From what I can gather it
is Morty Schiff, who as you probably already know is the chairman of the PC A
Department. He must petition administration for funds and other essentials to
keep us going. Since he is not a musician, I find it hard to see him acting as
an effective representative.
week period, with each student attending classes in two courses after his regular working hours,
Under the expanded program.
classes are starting also at Con Ed
plants in the Travis section of Staten
island and at the utility's plant at 708
jst Avenue, in Manhattan. Plans are
being made for the additional classes
at plants in Flushing and the Bronx,
"Conducting these courses at the
various Con Ed locations," said Professor Antono'poulos, coordinator of
the program for SICC, "makes it pos-
Because we have no representation, our facilities are miserable. I see only two
music rooms in this school. How are they supposed to accommodate the two
hundred so-called music students? C-136 (the big music room) contains most of
the pianos available in the school. It also houses the electronic equipment. To
complicate things even more, it takes the brunt of most of the classes offered
by the Music Division. Since the occupation of this room is rarely if ever terminated, access to the pianos for practice is virtually impossible. This also lends
to a precarious scheduling of classes. Classes are spaced out at sometimes impossible intervals. This makes a perfect waste of time. Since in this free space
there is no space.
sible for the students to attend classes
right at their employment base and
eliminates the trip to Staten Island
Community College's campus."
Acceptance for enrollment in the
program permits the Cod Ed workers
jq start work toward a two-year degree
at SICC or eventually toward a fouryear degree from another college of
the City University.
The other room, B-26, is hardly worth mentioning. Located in the basement
of B building, it houses one piano, and enough noise to quell a moderate size
Student Tutoring Center
vocal ensemble.
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The opportunity for solo performances of the less seasoned performers are Free Tutoring in All Subjects by
choked. Only the already experienced get a chance for exposure. If they are your fellow students during your
lucky. This is due partly to the lack of space, and also the failure of administrat'me.
tion to realize the real needs of an upcoming musician. The latter problem moves
in progression to other dilemmas. Did you know that our 3 hours 2 credit, Elementary Sight-Singing course is really pre-freshman? Surprised again? Instead of
offering other questionable courses, (read letter to editor re. Dolphin N o v . 22,
1971) there should be more time and credit given in the more basic areas? e.g.
Sight-Singing and Dictation. Is not reading a prime necessity for a developing
musician?
D o you know that all the Rock n Roll ensembles are only transferable as elective credits in most other schools? Why do these courses pre-empt class hours
that could be used for foundation music instruction. I'm not saying that these
ensembles are not beneficial to an extent and fun for some; but by the same token, could they not be displaced to club hours?
This is a junior college. The purpose of this college should be to prepare you
for more serious endeavours. So let us get down to basics.
What we should ask for is not out of reach.
1. (Most Important) The addition of class and practice rooms that are architecturally equipped for music. We must also ask for the deletion of B-26.
2. The Music Division should be given its independence. This way it will
be able to operate as a department. Not as a candidate for whatever is up for
grabs by the P C A Dept.
3. The institution of a supervised practice room. (e.g. practice modules).
Which when not being used for piano classes will be accessible to the studerits.
4. The introduction of a program for solo performances, (e.g. duets, trios,
etc.) under the supervision of an instructor. The program should involve performance on all levels.
5. The review of the comprehensive music concentration by representatives
of students and qualified advisors.
I personally would request that the administration and faculty get their brain
cells together. Do not use this as a weapon against each other. Realize this as
an opportunity to build on one of the most complete and Satisfying forms of art.
With a little cooperation we can put S . I . C . C . ' s music program on a solid foundation. Let us grow!
Dominick T . D'Ambra '
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Photo by Jack Us
THEEkOmV
byMarty Black
Snap, crackle and pop! The rock 'n' roll revival craze came to
Staten Island Community College on the evening of November 17,
and I still haven't gotten over it. Talk about Geritol doing something
for tired blood, this revival made me feel fifteen years younger, and
if I thought the effects would keep up, I would be sure to go to one
every week. For months I had been psyching myself for the occasion.
" I ' m gonna dance, I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna lock arms and sway
back and forth, and finally I'm gonna wear my old college
sweatshirt," I told everyone for weeks before. They say that most of
the time, anticipation is greater than fulfillment. Not on this
November 17th.
The show started with a three member act called, "The Angels."
Gary Ganim, who was supervisor of our Graphics Center last year,
had told me, "Marty, wait until you see the Angels, they're
gorgeous." I walked in about thrity seconds late and after hurdling
the first row to get to my seat, I looked up and immediately knew
what Gary had meant. "Man," I said to myself, "now I know why
they call them The Angels." Three girls were preforming on stage
who instantly gave my usually respectable libido an additional shot of
adrenalin.
There they were, eye make-up, teased hair, mascara, and tight
fitting outfits which they were half hanging out of, the whole bit. As
I was preparing to congratulate myself for the best dollar investment
of my life, a sudden series of thoughts occurred to me. What would
women's lib think of this? Do I have a right to enjoy this act? A m I
a male chauvinist pig if I allow myself to get turned on by this
blatant example of commercialized sexual titillation? Fortunately, my
hormones answered these questions for me before my mind could
work them out. Happily, | was a prisoner to my own undisciplined
emotions and I enjoyed every moment of it.
The Angels were girls, whom in my younger more innocent days,
my friends and I would have rated 9.9 on a 10 point scale. Although
I don't know for sure, I assume guys do not do that type of thing
today, or if they do, they certainly do it more discreetly than we
did. After all, the fact is times have changed and in my more somber
moments I suspect it is for the better. However, on November 17, I
felt fifteen again and so I gave The Angels a collective 9.9.
The Angels looked on stage the way I still feel those women
whom I am most physically attracted to generally look. As far as I'm
concerned, you can keep all those bare footed, sloppily dressed folk
singers who look like they just crawled out of bed. I'll take the
Angels. I get the feeling that this opinion may not be currently
fashionable, but I think hypocrisy should always be unfashionable. In
addition to their looks, their dancing contained more moves than
have been put on this year by both Larry Brown and O.J. Simpson
together, and this, too, did not exactly send me for cover. How good
the quality of their musicianship was or whether they can sing at all,
I still don't know. When I want singing, I'll go to the Met. I came
here because I wanted to be fifteen. The Angels did the trick.
The next act on the bill was Gary U.S. Bonds. He came out
looking like Johnny Mathis, dressed like Liberace and performing like
a second rate Jame's Brown. However, he soon warmed up and took
me right along with him. As soon as Gary got into a late 1950's
medley, I was all gone. My wife cringed, the people sitting next to
me gave me dirty looks, the friends I had come with snickered, but I
couldn't have cared less. Quickly I removed from my pocket the toy
screwdriver with the thick handle that I had borrowed from my son's
Tonka dump truck and I began to sing along. "Rock Around the
Clock," "Blueberry Hill," " A Teenager in Love," I knew them all,
and suddenly I was a fifteen year old kid with acne on his face
sitting on his bed next to the radio, listening to Allan Freed and
wondering why Marilyn Monroe or any other girls for that matter,
weren't passionately demanding my attentions.
When U.S. Bonds broke into his version of "Good Gooly, Miss
Molly," I could no longer contain myself. Bounce on the seat, move
your head, kick your feet, elbow your wife, do anything to feel the
spirit. When I was a kid, I just loved Little Richard, In fact, I only
had two selections in my record collection. Here's Little Richard Side
I,and Here's Little Richard Side II, and did I play them. Finally, I
blew the guts out of my folk's hi-fi system to a Little Richard
version of a song entitled "True Fine Momma" and my momma
closed down my Little Richard collection. On Nov, 17th, not only
was I loving the show, I was making up for a lot of lost time I had
missed.
Gary Bonds was followed by another all girl group called The
Chiffons. For a large part of their act they sang love ballads which
were so popular when I was growing up. These were the kind of
songs that kids used to go into the bathrooms at Jamaica High to
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•CJbKB i P o T b l b t B i i p ^ o f f ' m a ^ l i L i R B "
(These are excerpts from a letter by RichardRobles
to David
Rothenberg.
Executive Director of the Fortune
Society.)
What has my life been? From one to 10;-^'the wonder formative years," I lived on 93rd Street on the East Side with working
parents who divorced when I was about five. I was the youngest
of three boys. My memories of that time are very dim. I remember watching my parents through a barroom door, dancing. Baby
sitterss who were learning to cook. There were a series of family
fights and one gray, slushy, winter day, my father packed us into
a taxicab to my paternal grandmother's house. There was more
arguing and I went into a dark, warm boiler-room. It seems I stationed myself there for a few days. I guess I was sort of catatonic. After a while, we were all shipped to my mother, who had
re-married a heavy-set, jolly bartender who treated us kids very
well. We kids went to school, but with both parents working it
wasn't long before we began to play hooky. Myself, I had become used to running in the streets like a nomad kid.
What I most clearly remember is that I slept on a folding cot
spring with mattress. And I used to wet the bed (till I was 12),
and Jesus!, in the small apartment the smell of urine was overwhelming, and I used to be embarrassed all the time. Every
morning I'd wash up before going to school. One day the
teacher, a red-haired, coffee-drinking witch, took me into the
hallway and said, "You're going to have to wash before coming
to school. You stink and the other kids have complained." That's
when I really started to play hooky.
Photo by Jim Rossi
In the eariy '50s was when there were racial gangs. My name,
Robles, stuck out with the O'Connors and O'Learys. I got into
a fight a week. M y brothers were in high school but I was in
grade school. I was a tough little bastard—I won every fight.
They got their bigger brothers to beat me up and I won some of
those. Then they'd double and triplebank me—those I lost. But—
I was scared. People were getting stabbed in gang wars and I was
mentioned many times. Called "spic." It put a chip on my
schoulder. And I couldn't show fear. I think "standing up" became an extreme in me.
Being unable to attend neighborhood dances, etc., and beginning to get interested in giris (I was about 12 or 13), I started
to hang out in another neighborhood with older guys and new elements popped up: heavy drinking, everyone drank on the roof,
down by the river, etc.—I mean heavy drinking—morning, noon,
and night; and drugs. Pills weren't in style yet, '55 and '56, but
pot and heroin were around. I played hooky a lot from Stuyvesant
and got transferred to Commerce. I was a juvenile delinquent. I
was doing what everyone else in the neighborhood was doing.
Then in 1957,1 met Dolly—my old lady—and Nathan Delaney
and his wife while they were visiting Dolly. Delaney sold me a
few bags of reefer.
Then one afternoon I got off the bus at 93rd Street and First
Avenue. Standing in the doorway were some four or five guys
I had had trouble with from the "spic" era. I had my schoolbooks in my hand. They all approached me—I thought they were
going to jump me, but two of them had just gotten off the Rock
and somehow were of the opinion that I was dealing smack (I
wasn't). Anyway, they asked me to cop for them.
I knew where Delaney lived; I'd gone by there to buy pot—
now I went to buy heroin. I turned over the dop and said, like
it was no big thing, "Anytime." It was good dope, and they
came back two or three times. Delaney said to me, "Come back
after you deliver this"—on the fourth or fifth occasion. I came
back because he was bagging some pot out of a pound sack, and
he gave me an ounce of pot free, and a bag of heroin <a $3 bag).
Like, I really had mixed emotions. I remember Margie saying,
"You've used before, haven't you?" And, damn, me, I had to
brag, "Yes, of course," you know, like, "What do you think I
am, a kid or something?" Delaney supplied the works. You can
imagine my embarrassment when I didn't know what to do with
them. So he accommodated me, cooked the junk and hit me (shot
it into my vein). "Try it, you'll like it." So I tried it—thought
I'd die (ever see that tv commercial?). Man, Tpuked all over the
place.
It was either that day or soon thereafer that Delaney asked me
to deal for him. He was going to rent me an apartment and give
me the neighborhood—all my school friends, etc. Big money,
broads, etc. It turned my head. Suddenly I was a "big man"
among the people who'd been calling me "spic." I wasn't using
much. Certainly not strung out. In fact, maybe once or twice a
month I'd get off. But I read a lot in the New York Daily News
about heroin. At that time the Daily News was "advertising"
heroin. Telling how good it made the user feel—the euphoria—
the "walking on clouds"—how "your problems disappear." I, of
course, couldn't relate that to the stuff I was using. In fact, in
a twisted sort of a way, I felt cheated, and like that's one reason
I continued using. Always searching for euphoria.
Then in April 1958, my brother Michael got killed in an Army
parachute jump. We were close. I just can't explain it. He was
closer to me than my father. And I was hurting. I used to sleep
in the funeral pariow. Wake up from heavy sedation at 4 a.m.
and dress and go to the funeral parior where my mother would
find me. We buried my brother and then after the "celebration
dinner' I walked the streets. I couldn't understand how the hell
the worid could go on spinning. I felt completely lost. And in
my confusion—I thought of " heroin-euphoria.'' Heroin—'' forget
your problems." And I wound up at Delaney's apartment. I shot
up and walked some more. I nodded on stoops on different
streets, now knowing or caring where I was. A few weeks later
I swallowed some pills and out out in the kitchen of my house
writing suicide notes. My mother, a former practical nurse, realized it wasn't too serios and put me to bed (as opposed to hospitalization). I woke up a day or two later.
You know, in retrospect, I don't blame anyone for my addiction and imprisonment. My life wasn't perfect, but that's not my
parents' fault. I sort of fell into narcotic addiction out of a need
to survive in the environment. At some time, I guess, I could
have shown more will power. But, you see, I really didn't think
it was so very bad to use drugs. A lot of my friends were doing
it and I couldn't condemn them. I guess if there's any excuse (a
term I don't like), it's the fact that, because of my nationality,
I was unable to hang out with some people, and needing acceptance from some group, I gravitated to a group where the term
So, I found out I had a habit and I started to steal about once "spic" meant nothing. That group happened to be a bunch of
a week, burglary. In January I got busted. They beat my ass and winos and junkies. (They weren't all completely strung out then.)
made me confess to—I don't know how many burglaries. I know And, of course, I was led on by Delaney and his wife. He knew
they had a table full of case folders when they were through with what was exciting to a kid and paid me off in that way. One
me. And the newspapers reported "over 100 burglaries." I didn't wonders why the police would use this guy—fully well knowing
of course. But I never retracted those confessions. I was afraid the things he was engaged in. One just wonders.
the court would get mad at me and the parole board when I went
Delaney's doing very well from what I hear. They got him and
for parole. The one I got convicted for, I was guilty of and I did her jobs in a hospital. You know, the police received promotions
my five years for it and all the cases they accused me of.
and commendations for their work in this case. The Assistant
I got out of Elmira in June 1963 and got a job as a machinist. D . A . who prosecuted me is now head of the Homicide Bureau.
Then this case got started and somehow I got dragged into it in I'd like to see them convicted for what they did to me. And in
1964. How? The police gave their version. I never game mine. the same prisons I've been in. the prison of losing your family.
But you wonder about me? I'll tell you, you can find about me The prison of losing your woman. The prison of stone, nakedfrom the people who know me—right in the Fortune Society. ness, and icy winds. The prison of handcuffed beatings, as has
They've known me in the streets and in prison. I don't think happened to me. The prison of the mind.
there are many who'll have a bad word against me. I was an
This isn't a mere five or 10 minutes of terror felt by the victim
"honorable thief" so to speak. I never beat anyone for drugs. In of a robbery. This is the robbery of my life. For a weapon they
fact, a few girls have asked me to be their pimp, watch their used, as some Senator said, "The weapon is terror, more real
back, and cop for them and they'd take care of my habit. Well, than a gun, and more deadly, for it kills the mind and spirit with
I'm not a pimp, don't want to send girls—not even cold fear."
prostitutes—into the streets. Hey, man, frankly, I've got a
I might add, if it causes me to commit suicide, it will have
thing—I've got to be a man. I don't have anything against pimps, killed the body as well.
it's just that I couldn't see myself doing it—at that time. I'd
sooner steal. (Talk about twisted values.)
BY
Dear Sir:
I write in regard to the spotlight which your newspaper has
thrown on the injustice and illegal activity the Manhattan District
Attorney's office committed in my case ("Richard Robles Deserves His Day in Court"), (Voice, Aug. 3). You have given me
hope, I pray it is not a futile hope. But I'm well aware of public
apathy, which allowed the injustice to happen to begin with.
Let me state categorically again, as I have so often before incourts, that I did not murder Janice Wylie, nor Emily Hoffert.
I do believe that if, at this late date, I was afforded a new, fair
trial, I would be able to prove that fact to the satisfaction of any
common sense man who wjis not already prejudiced against me.
I would accomplish it by using new evidence that was dug up
by writers who investigated this case for the purpose of publishing books. I am not, of course, in any way connected to them.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office is of course opposed
to a new trial, or any full hearing for that matter. The reason,
they contend, is that I am guilty of the crime. I suggest it is because they are afraid of being revealed.
I note in your August 3 issue District Attorney Hogan is
quoted as saying, "If an assistant (district attorney) has criticism
of my offie, he should bring it to me and not air it on television"
(Hogan's Heretics," Voice, Aug. 3). To D . A . Hogan I must
say:
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Well, it's time to play the abortion game again. Right to lifers
on the side of the gym. Stay on your side of the half cout lines.
Pro-abortion people, you go on this die of the half cout line.
What do you mean,, right to lifers? You "can't all fit on your
side." Well, OK, since there's so few of the other team here you
can use half of their court.
There's a substitute for the basketball in this game. It's the
right of a woman to choose the destiny of her own life. The right
of a woman to choose her destiny over her own body. It's the
right of a woman to choose her own destiny over her own mind.
The right to lifers with three times as many people as you have
are dribbling away your rights. And you're letting them do it.
And Goddamnit. It's No Game!
However, no one would ever know it from the inactivity of
women in uniting against the Catholic church's puritanical onslaught around this campus and elsewhere.
Last year the most liberal abortion law in the United States
was repealed. Why? What did you, as a concerned sister, do to
stop it?
Governor Rockefeller for the first time in his all too many
years in office finally did something. He vetoed the slimly passing repeal for, whatever reasons.
CLIFFORD CLARK
WHAT THE ANTIS HAVE GOING FOR THEM
For those women who are not hip to it, Rockefeller is slated
for assimilation into Nixon's rather expensively seasoned cabinet
pie. So don't count on him and don't expect the attorney governor, presupposing Rockefeller vacates the governorship, and the
repeal bill again carries (which it will!), to veto the bill. Also due
to the last election many more conservatives oozed into office.
What all this is indicative of, quite simply, is the guaranteed repeal of the abortion law unless.
UNLESS women start understanding and ACTING Right
Away.
IF YOU'VE HAD AN ABORTION, YOU SHOULD KNOW
Any New York woman who has had an abortion during the last
two years is aware of the safety, expediency and lack of travel
necessary to secure an abortion here. If a woman has had an
abortion performed in New York before it's legalization, certainly
she is aware of the serious and often fatal dangers of such clandestine abortions. Each day two American women die for no legitimate reason, due to the complications of such surreptitious
abortions.
Men whose wives and girlfriends have had abortions are aware
of the necessity and humanitarianess of legalized abortion laws.
Public opinion polls have consistently shown that men are as liberal if not more than women on this question. Men must be concerned with the abortion problem also. They are quite obviously
half of the involved people, and because of their interests in the
health, safety and dignity of their wives and girifriends.
In a recent Time reported Harris poll, 64% of a nationwide
sampling "believe that abortion should not be a matter of law,
but should be left to the prospective parents and their doctor.
ARCHAIC STATUTES
In 1962 Sherri Finkbine, a housewife from Arizona who had
taken thalidomide, had to trravel to Sweden for an abortion because of our archaic 19th century laws. Obviously laws passed
in the 1800's when medicine was in no way as technologically
advanced as it is today (anesthesias, blood banks and antibiotics
are examples), no longer have justification for existence.
AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE
The American Law Institute (A.L.I.) in 1959, in its model
penal code recommended that abortion be allowed for "mental
and physical health, fetal deformity, rape and incest." It wasn't
>1l4bman's
Right To
Choose
much, but it provided a beachhead for the further pursuance of
legalized abortions. The first legislative breakthrough occurred in
Colorado in 1967. Currently, 4 western states, six southern, one
eastern and one midwestern states have A.L.I, reformed laws. It
took five years of assembly debate and loss after loss until the
reform bill in New York finally passed.
CATHOLIC DEMIGOGERY
The Catholic church's role in previous centuries had been noncommittal on abortion; however, some theologians, particulariy
Roman Catholics, gradually developed concern for the fetus,
which manifested in an official anti-abortion policy in 1869. On
several occasions when the battle was being waged to rep)eal New
York's 140 year-old abortion law, from the pulpits of 17(X) Catholic churches a letter from eight bishops was read to what was
an estimated 6,5(X),(X)0 people, condemning abortion as murder.
The church has no legal right to effect legislation due to the separation of power between church and state in the Constitution.
It is quite apparent that the contrary is going and has been going down for almost 200 years. Cardinal Spellman in his advocation of our Vietnam policy condemned the Geneva Settlement as
a sell-out "betraying the sacred trust of our forefathers" to a
bunch of "red rulers, godless goons." Robert Sheer's investigations several years ago indicated the American Vietnam Lobby
included the Catholic hierarchy. I hope I am not the only one perplexed and skeptical about the Catholic Church's inconsistent philosophy.
WHAT THE ARGUMENT IS NOT ABOUT
Ms. Kimmye Kimmey, executive director of the Association
for the Study of Abortion, Inc. (a national association to gather
and disseminate information on the subject of abortion) states the
following:
"I believe that the abortion arguments are not about, or should
not be about, are:
1.) it is not, yet, about preventing abortions;
2) it is not about the war between men and women;
3) it is not about murder;
4) it is not about eugenics;
5) it is not about changing sexual activity or sexual morality;
6) it is not about family planning and the population explosion.
The opponents of abortion law reform sometimes talk as if the
question were:
Shall there be more or fewer or no abortions? That is not the
question for the simple reason that there are at least 1,000,000
abortions done a year in the United States. The question IS
whether at least a few of those (or all of them) should be done
in the safety of hospitals. Women faced with unwanted preganancies are going to rid themselves of the pregnancy even at the cost
of risking, and perhaps losing their own lives. Two American
women a day die unnecessarily from the complications of clandestine abortions. Thus, if the opponenets of abortion law reofrm
are successful, there will be no fewer abortions done in the
United States—the same number will be done but they will not
be done in hospitals. The abortion argument is not, as some neofeminists would have us believe, about the battle of the sexes; it
is not about male oppression of the female!
The abortion law reforms opponents deliberatly use the word
murder because of the inherent implications we associate with the
worid. The definition of murder in Websters 7th New Collegiate
Dictionary as a noun is 1) "the crime of unlawfully killing a person exp.with malice or forethought; as a very 2) to kill (a human
being) unlawfully and w/YhpremecZ/Yafedma/ice. The taking of an
innocent life is the same argument, candy coated, yet neither has
every been or can be substantiated, for malice is not the cause
of abortions says Ms. Kimmey.
Eugenics (a science dealing with the improvement of heredity
qualitites) has no place in the abortion question. The fetal deformity caluse, which in many states is one of the new legally accepted reasons for having an abortion, is not included for the sake
of the fetus (which obviously no one can speak for) or for society, but only for the pregnant woman. If a fetus has possibly
been damaged by contact with rubella or the german measles, the
woman should have the right to bear that child if she so chooses.
If on the other hand, she contamplates the possibility of having
a deformed infant, and decides not to, she should have her legal
right to terminate such a pregnancy accords the executive director.
The proliferation of promiscuity and degradation of sexual morality is a mundanely translucent argument employed by the opponents of legalized abortion in another attempt to create substance for their cause when there is none. Certainly a woman
with a puritanical and a parentally taboo background in sexual illiteracy is not going to ignore such indoctrination because of legalized abortion. And, anyway, how have the opponents to these
reforms acquired the divine righ to judge people, and tell morality
from immorality.
It is difficult to conceive of abortion as the panacea in the regulation of both population control and family size now that
science has developed varying contraceptive methods, which are
available (but not on the scale necessitated.)
When a woman is confronted with an unwanted pregnancy,
only an abortion can consummate the circumstance. The growing
consensus of opinion appears to be that restrictive abortion lawa
are an unjustifiable intrusion on the privacy of the individual and
an abrogation of the individual's constitutional rights. These are
the issues Ms. Kimmey feels the abortion argument are not
about.
ABORTION LEGISLATION
Twenty-one states did not consider any abortion bills in 1967.
Three states adopted bills based on the American Law Institute's
Model Penal Code that year. Fewer than 15 states by 1968-69
were not considering such legislation.
The laws enacted in Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oregon
were based on A.L.l.'s Code.
Oregon's statute is more progressive and sensible than the
other states' and hopefully will set a precedent in other test cases
to come. It embodies provisions from the A.L.l.'s code and incorporates some dialect from the liberal 1967 British Statute, in
effect that "In determining whether or not there is substantial risk
(to the woman's physical or mental health) account may be taken
of the mother's total environment, actual or reasonably forseeable."
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have a whole lot to be worried about." I will elaborate on this
problem after a little history of the New York state issue.
In a poll conducted by W C B S - T V , 62% of the New York
State residents questioned, supported retention of the law permitting abortion on request. Of these with a Roman Catholic background 4 5 % favor retention of the current law, 58% of that vote
was comprised of young catholics. In a poll conducted by
WMBC-TV which included 17 counties of the metropolitan New
York area and Fairfield County, Conn. 70% of the residents believe that abortion is a privvate matter. Of those polled, 70% of
the Protestants, 89%of the Jews and 59% of the Catholics supported liberalized abortion laws. Also revealed in the W N B C poll
was that only one out of three women polled would consider an
abortion herself but two out of three women supported freedom
of choice in the issue.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH LAUNCHES ATTAC K IN NEW
YORK
The Catholic Church began the public repeal campaign in St.
Patrick's Cathedral when Cardinal Cooke held a mass to initiate
the Catholic attack against abortion. Cardinal Cooke in a letter
to all the catholic churches in the state decried the "human lives
taken legally since July 1, 1970, when the New York State abortion law went into effect." "Right to life Sunday" was designated on April 16th 1971 by the Knights of Columbus which led
a march down Fifth Avenue of the "anti-freedom-of-choicegroups."
COURT CASES
New York's Court of Appeals—the state's highest court—on
June 7, 1972, upheld the state's abortion laws in a 5-2 decision
on the grounds that "The Constitution does not confer or require
legal personality for the unborn."
VIABLE FETUS RULINGS
ix: the case of Leccese v. McDonough, Massachusetts highest
cQurt ruled on February 7, 1972, that because a fetus not born
alive is not a person, damages cannot be recovered against a physician for injuries to such a fetus.
In California, the Bayer v. Suttle decision stated that an action
for wrongful death of a viable fetus is not maintainable in California because the fetus is not a person.
Florida Supreme Court declared on February 14, 1972, the
state's abortion law as unconstitutionally "vague, indefinite and
uncertain." The original statute prohibited abortions aexcept to
preserve the mother's life. It was found to be "incapable of certain interpretations."
Another effect of the Florida v. Barquet case was the dismissal
of Shiriey Wheeler's conviction on the grounds that she had an
abortion of what the state considered "a viable fetus."
In Kansas two restrictive provisions of the state's law were
struck down by a three-judge federal court. The court felt that the
restrictions were in violation of the equal protection clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment. One restriction requires the approval of
three doctors, which the court stated that "it's only effect is to
classify abortions apart from other medical procedures and to
curtail the availability of abortions in derogation of a woman's
fundamental right to procure an abortion." In context of the
accreditation limitation (abortions formeriy could be performed
only at hospitals accredited by the Joint Committee on Accredidation of Hospitals) the court declared "There is no plausible reason for restricting abortions to JCAH-accredited hospitals when
any state licensed, but not accredited, hospital is permitted to perform any number of high risk procedures."
In a federal trial court in Michigan the Royal Oak city ordinance which prohibited billboard advertising of "any information
concerning the production or procuring of an abortion was declared unconstitutional in the Mitchell Family Planning Inc. v.
City of Royal Oak case on January 5, 1972.
In Connecticut (Abele v. Markle) a panel of three federal
judges ruled on April 18, 1972, that Connecticut's restrictive
abortion law was unconstitutional. The panel affirmed the right
of a woman to decide whether she will bear a child.
ing a bill to stiniulate distribution of birth control information has
stated "it sounds like a good bill but why have I gotten 3,000
letters against i t ? . . . . "
Most of these organizations are small "grass roots" operations
which, in case of crisis are able to muster participation by many
thousands of people in times of campaign crisis.
Legislators who have acted to loosen up abortion statutes in
some states have admitted that given the pressure in existence
now against abortion, their laws would probably not have passed.
Tactics range from mass mailings and personal visits to the legislators to demonstrations and counter demonstrations held in the
state Capitols. One day last spring lobbying became so intense in
the New York Assembly that the speaker barred all lobbyists
from the chamber. In New York the major force is the Catholic
Church and more than 50 Right to Life groups reporting a following of 200,000 people. Congressman's voting recordsds are
circulated throughout the legislature by the Right to Lifers in
there extremely intense coercion tactics.
Senator Hugh Fowler a pro-abortion Republican in Colorado
expressed a common feeling of pro-abortion legislators when he
stated that such people' 'have been terrorized'' out of doing so.
"We get inundated with mail and direct verbal threats of retaliation at the polls," says a Democratic representative from Chicago, Bruce Douglas.
The list of such threats are endless and painstakingly effective.
SO W H A T D O WE DO?
THE PRESIDENT JUMPS IN
"IN SUMMARY"
On May sixth the President jumped into the ring via a letter
to Cardinal Cooke stating "I would personally like to associate
myself with the convictions you deeply feel and eloquently express." Presidential aides later attributed the release of the letter
as "sloppy staff work" which was not intended to embarrass
Governor Rockefeller.
The Assembly in a 79-68, and the Senate in a 30-27 vote
passed the repeal bill which was vetoed on May 13th by the governor. After strongly denouncing the "personal villification and
political coercion" shich had encompassed the issue in his veto
message the governor concluded "I do not believe it right for one
group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.''
It has become obvious that abortion reform (with legislators
playing the role of amateur doctors and theologians, that debate
these topics and project hypothetical for hours and then often
abandon the bill) are not as productive as we would like. Consequently judiciary repeal seems our best hope but we must employ
pressures on the legislature on the Abortion Issue since the opponents opposition is so well organized that it demands intervention from pro-abortionists.
COMMISSION REPORTS TO PRESIDENT
On March 16th 1972 the Presidential Commission on Population Growth and the American Future recommended that all
states follow the example set by N e w York in its allowance to
permit doctors to perform abortions on the patients request. The
commission appointed by President Nixon and chaired by John
D. Rockefeller 3rd also called for government financed abortion
services and abortion coverage in health insurance. The commission also stated its belief that abortion should not be utilized as
a primary means of fertility control. The President reviewed the
3 volume text and on May 5th ignored its findings stating that
he still regarded "abortion as an unacceptable means of population control" and that he did not support "unrestricted abortion
policies." He further stated his belief "in the right of married
couples to make these judgments by themselves." The N . Y .
Times pointed out in an article by Robert B. Senaple Jr. that the
Presidents use of "right" for couples had "a faintly ironic ring"
since it was on this basis the commission stated abortion laws
should be liberalized. The president never did explain how a couple had the "right" to act on such a decision without liberalized
abortion laws.
It is known that the illegal abortion business has aftrcted organized crime because of the money involved. Off-track betting was
legalized because people could not be stopped from betting,
abortion will not stop either, on the grounds of illegality.
In Essence: D o women have the right to procure a safe, expedient and dignified abortion whhich they will seek out under the
very opposite conditions if abortions are illegal?
D o e s the state have a legitimate right to force women to bear
children that they may either want nor that they can provide for,
economically, environmentally, physically or mentally?
Also, something must be understood in regards to our classist
structure. The utilization of travel to another state presupposes the
woman has, the bread for transportation. The poor have no such
luxury. Travel often makes it impossible for the poor sister to get
an abortion.
Abortion opponents often seem to imply that legalized abortion
means you must get an abortion if pregnant. Never has anyone
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WHERE ANTI-ABORTIONIST PRESSURE"
There are many levels which the anti-abortionists ^ e conducting there efforts. They are exerting a growing influence on state
legislatures across the country. In California, Florida, Colorado
and Hawaii their activity is focused on repealing already passed,
liberalized laws. Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are being subjected to these antiabortion facets on an attempt to maintain the unhumanitarian and
archaic statutes currently on the books.
The right to lifers are creating strongly coercive lobby groups
both against abortion and also against any type of birth control
information. On one such committee a member who is consider-
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
In Connecticut, one of the strongest arguments of the Center
for Constitutional Rights, advocating abortion repeal there is
foundationed on the Fourteenth Amendments "right to liberty."
In order to exercise that guarantee a woman must be able to make
the most basic decisions about her life. In the case of Women
V. Connecticut, their argument continues, that an act equally participated in by a man and woman inevitably leaves the woman
bearing the responsibility. She of course carries the baby, cares
for and raises the child and if the father splits, is then forced to
accept the financial hardship incurred, on top of an already unproportional and unjust overburdening. If the.se laws only force
women to suffer then these laws do not give women equal protection under the law. The Center contends that a child that she neither can care for or does not want to care for and that such laws
mandate cruel and unusual punishment. The above information
was taken from an interview I recorded of Nancy Steams, a staff
lawyer for the Center of Constitutional Rights on WBAI (99.5
FM, which devotes much time each week to abortion and other
women's issues). When Nanette Ramone questioned Ms. Stearns
on the upcoming move by the right to lifers to appeal New
.York's abortion law, she stated "I think women in New York
0ct.21 NY Abortion Hearing
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OPEN L E T T E R
An Open Letter to the University Commuity:
Two students were killed at Southern University on November
16th. The circumstances surrounding this tragic incident are
clouded, and it may be a long time before the truth is finally
known.
However, the senseless killing of students on our nation's campuses must end. Violence in any form cannot be tolerated in the
academic community.
In the past, we have had to bear the legacy of death at Orangeburg State, Kent State and Jackson State. Now we must bear the
burden of Southern University. It is not easy for any member of
the academic community to live with these tragedies.
The killings at Southern University must be condemned as acts
of infamy which scar us all.
Let us at the City University resolve ourselves to stand with
our academic colleagues at Southern University and throughout
the nation to see that there is an end of this senseless violence
and killing. This would be the greatest memorial to these fallen
students.
Cordially,
Luis Ouero Chiesa
Chairman
Board of Higher Education
Two Southern University Professors, Fired in Wake
Of Campus Shooting, Bring Suit Against University
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C . , Dec 4 — T w o Southern University
professors, fired the day after a confrontation between students
and law enforcement officers that left two black students dead,
today (Monday) filed suit against the Louisiana University in
U . S . District Court in Baton Rouge.
The suit brought by Dr. Joseph Johson and George Baker is
being financed by the National Education Association and its
state affiliate, the Louisiana Education Association.
Mrs. Catherine Barrett, president of N E A , said the national
and state associations are supporting the case "because we believe the crisis and the tragedy on the Southern University
campus does not relieve the university administration of its obligation to respect the 14th Amendment rights of teachers to fair
and equitable treatment by their employers."
Mrs. Barrett's statement was presented by Helen D . Wise,
N E A president-elect, at a news conference this morning in the
White House Inn, Baton Rouge, as Dr. Wise announced and discussed the case.
Dr. Johnson and Mr. Baker were accused by SU President G.
Leon Netterville Jr. of serving as advisors to dissident students,
encouraging students to stay away from class, and neglecting contractual responsibilities on the campus. Dr. Netterville and the
Louisiana State Board of Education are named defendants in the
case.
The suit seeks restoration of their jobs, togehter with back pay.
Also, sought, from Dr. Netterville, are compensatory damages of
$250,000 for Dr. Johnson and $125,000 for Mr. Baker.
The plaintiffs are seekinga preliminary injunction restoring
them to the university teaching rolls pending the outcome of the
suit. Dr. Johnson, who was chairman of the Physics Department,
is also asking for a temporary restraining order requiring the defendants to grant him immediate access to his office and laboratories..
The complaint charges that, prior to dismissal, Johnson and
Mr. Hogan, I am not an assistant district attorney of course,
I am only a Puerto Rican, ex-addict, twice convicted convict.
One of those convictions, for which I'm presently serving a double life sentence, was laid on me illegally by the man who is presently the chief prosecutor in the homicide bureau of your office,
who was aided and abetted by the man who, I understand, is in
charge of all felony trials in your office. Are you still listening,
Mr. Hogan?
These two top aides of yours allowed senior police officers to
commit perjury, color their testimony, or whatever you care to
call it, during the trial, before the jury that erroneously convicted
me. You need only read my trial record and compare it against
the transcripts of the tape recordings made on the day of my arrest to confirm my allegations.
I would also bring to your attention, Mr. Hogan, that Chief
Justice Fuld of the New York State Court of Appeals, in his dissenting opinion in my case said, "Our Canon of Ethics explicitly
condemns and forbids such conduct" (as your assistant and the
poice engaged in tl]is case). It was for that reason Judge Fuld
would've reversed the conviction and afforded a new trial...
Now, as I understand it, Mr. Hogan, the Canon of Ethics is
to the law profession what the Constitution is to the United
States. And it is your duty to see that it is upheld. But being only
a dumb spic, I probably got it all wrong.
There is more, Mr. Hogan, much more. But you are my adversary and this is not the proper forum, to that I will agree. But
from in here there is no other way to get your attention. Wouldn't
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Baker were neither provided with a specification of the charges
against them nor given a hearing satisfying the minimal requirements of procedural due process. They were notified on Nov. 17
that their employment was being terminated that same day.
Under a Louisiana statute, the suit charges, the two professors
are ineligible for employment by any state-owned institution of
higher learning for one year from their dismissal.
Denied access to the campus, the plaintiffs claim, their ability
to demonstrate competence as teachers and scholars has been impaired. Dr. Johnson further asserts that, being locked out of his
office and laboratires where his scholarly materials and writings
are kept, he could not meet a federal deadline in fulfilment of a
contract between Southern University and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for which he is princial investigator. He also alleges he cannot deliver a paper to one of his professional societies which must be submitted for competitive review by next Feb. 1.
A graduate of Fisk University with master and cotor degrees
from Yale University, Dr. Johnson has headed the SU Physics
Department since June 1969. Mr. Baker, who earned a master of
science degree in engineering from the University of California
at Los Angeles, has been an assistant professor of electrical engineering at SU since September 1970.
N E A expressed its deep concern over the general situation at
the Baton Rouge campus more than two weeks ago. On Nov. 17,
Mrs. Barrett, N E A president, and Tom Creighton, president of
the Student N E A , offered to provide assistance to ascertain the
causes of unrest and crisis at Southern University.
In a joint wire to God. Edwin W. Edwards and the SU president, Dr. Netterville, Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Creighton urged cooperation and immediate response to the NEA-Student N E A proposal, noting that "the crisis at Southern University has implications of sweeping proportions for the national community." N o
response to the offer has been received.
Nathan Weiner
Chairman
University Faculty Senate
Robert J. Kibbee
Chancellor
City University
Alan R. Shark
Chairman
University Student Senate
Let Him Be—Unnamed
Swinging gates harmonize
Blending softly with blue skies.
Overhead I hear the birds
Singing their song while your words.
They sympathize, causing hot tears to streak
My face, as the gates continue to creak
Leaving me empty, my joy all gone
With only faint hope to carry me on.
I understand—you can't!
The gates still chant.
While you talk endlessly or
What you call "true, lasting love".
Yet, I feel as though I'm playing pretend
Adlibbing my lines (with they not end?)
"You'd better leave!" I hear my conscious voice shout.
And through my density I hear the gates call out,
" N o , No! Don't be afraid!"
But it's too late. The gates have decayed
And all that remains is a dim memory
Of a day which will always be
Relived in the retrospect of my fast-fleeing years
Admist the jays and the sorrows and the lingering tears.
Janice Cohen
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UKFjaiNIAN G U B T O
by IRVING SEALEY
Have you ever entered another world? Not another world which is involved
with drugs or fantastical illusions. I mean another world foreign to your own,
an aura of influence with a different language, culture, philosophy and tradition.
A sphere which surrounds your entire being and envelops you like the sun. If
not, let me relate such a world I've been in; it's the world of the Ukraine.
A program known as "Reflections of the Ukraine" was presented in the Hunter College Theater, Sunday, December 10th. The program was brought to the
people by a traveling troupe which has invaded other cities with their dazzling
display of talent. The troupe is called The Yevshan Folk Ensemble, a sixty
member gathering consisting of the "Kiev Dancers" and the "Yevshan Zillia."
There are three goals which are the basis for the troupe's staging their magnificent array of acts around the country; 1) By example and dedication to create
a Renaissance which would rekindle in the young the love of Ukrainian culture
and tradition; 2) To raise Ukrainian entertainment to a high level of excellence;
3) To donate the proceeds from this tour to the Harvard Center of Ukrainian
studies. The troupe is comprised of amateurs who are Ukrainian and dedicated
to the livelihood and beauty of their country. This feeling is transpired to all
who hear it. The audience at all shows is primarily Ukrainian and their hearts
grow full watching the youth of their country singing and dancing traditional rites
which have existed in their heritage for generations. This feeling is all let loose
as the dancers display excellent examples of Ukrainian dancing from springed
leaps in the air to spark-igniting sword play.
The show is divided into alternating sections of The Yevshan Zillia and The
Kiev dancers. The Yevshan Zillia is a fifty member female singing ensemble
which sings and captures the essence that is Ukrainian. Yevshan Zillia is a mythological herb toVhich are attributed magical powers, its mystical fragrance reminds one of what is Ukrainian, its scent is the scent of home, bringing back
memories of childhood, of one's first love, feeling of belonging and other such
mush which makes ones heart melt in the memory of nostalgia. The Yevshan
Zillia do exactly this, under the beautiful piano accompaniment of Miss Chryzanta Zurbryckyj. They sing an array of songs in the Ukrainian lingo which depicts the beauty of Kiev, capitol city of the Ukraine, the Carpathian mountains
and the love, happiness and joy which is the Ukrainian youth. The chorus is
led by Borys Sadowsky, an exciting conductor who manipulates his chorus to
sing Ukrainian as will be felt more deeply by the natives who hear it. Another
quality which I perceived stands out, alongside all fifty members possessing very
fine singing voices, they also possess beautiful faces, there wasn't a bad looking
girl in the bunch.
The Kiev dance ensemble is comprised of ten fiery Ukrainian dancers led and
choreographed by Roman Stockyj, reported to be the most exciting, explosive
Ukrainian dancer in the world today. His dancers perform acts which pertain to
the zestfulness and zeal of the Ukrainian youth, from dazzling a maiden to close
in sword dancing while dressed in colorful costumes which relate to their homeland. All of which is carried out in the tradition of the Ukraine. All of the music
which is played is set up by a Ukrainian musical section which is led by Mychaylo Kozuipa, who plays accordian. The music is played excellently and truly
gives one the feeling that he is in the Ukraine even if you don't understand what
it means. It's beautiful melody bypasses all incomprehensibility.
The Yevshan Folk Ensemble is a fine illustrious youth group with a heart and
soul full of the love for their country and a hate for all the oppressions which
exist and have existed.
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The Richmond Art Collective Expands
by Clifford Clark
In its cultural expansion and policy of ongoing artistic endeavors the Richmond Art Collective sponsored two readings and two dancers
on Saturday, December 9th.
Spencer Holtz a storyteller, who has been on
the New York scene for about 20 years and a
resident here for eight, read from his book
"The Language of the Cats" which is published by McCalls and currently has a regular
program on WBAI. Unfortunately I just caught
the end of his reading.
Armand Schwemer is a poet that I never tire
of listening to. He read from his most recent
book (there are six in all) Tablets I-XV published by Grossman. He often reads in Manhattan and has been at Staten Island Community College for eight years and is currently as
Associate Professor here. Mr. Schwemer has
resided on the island for the last five years.
Also presented were Nanette Sievert and
Sandy Ogsberg in an exquisitely unique and
sensual interpretation of Tibetan music. Ms.
Ogsberg and Ms. Sievert are comfortable and
relaxes as they dance together and this becomes obvious shortly after they begin. The
audience seemed captivated by the dancers
flowing fluidity. Audible only was the eastern
music with intermittent decibles from the
women's barefeet. I've seen Ms. Sievert dance
before and her moves and expressions just
knock me out.
Schedules for early January and to be announced shortly is a Staten Island artists show
at the collective.
Ed Pedersen, one of the collective members
will read from D.A. Levy's North American
Book of the Dead on December 21 st in the evening.
The collective is open from 12-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and is located at 686
Bay Street which is at Broad and Bay Streets
in Stapleton. All are welcome to visit the gallery and attend the events.
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you agree, Mr. Hogan, a full fair hearing in a federal court
should be had under the circumstances?
That, Mr. Editor, is what I would say to Mr. Hogan, if it weren't for these prison bars that hold me.
Earlier in this letter, I mentioned public apathy. Part of the
reason for that apathy is, I'm sure, the public's picture of me as
presented by previous newspaper stories. Those stories were
given out by the police for the purpose of prejudicing people
against me. They are not true. The only truth in them was that
in my youth I was a heroin addict. The rest, about sex crimes
I had supposedly committed, were calculated to relate to the rapemurder the police were pinning on me. I wish the media would
at this point investigate and report their findings. After the revelations of the Knapp Commission reports and the Pentagon Papers,
as well as the "slashed throats of the guards" at Attica, it is time
the media investigate and report to the people other misconduct
the authorities engage in.
I am obviously a bitter man. My life has been destroyed by
lies and deceit. I'll be damned if I'll remain silent anymore. They
will not do to my child what they did to me. Yes, I have a child,
living away, safe I hope from prying eyes of curiosity seekers.
I may have to rot in these hell holes for the rest of my life. But
I'm going to do my best to see that it can't happen to her.
As strange as it may sound, I do not want to try my case in
the newspapers, but I'll be completely honest about it. It is obvious that I must exercise this constitutional right, or be buried
alive bythe power of the DA's office All I seek is a full fair
hearing to explore the question of my conviction. I think I'm entitled to that.
RICHARD ROBLES
DANNEMORA STATE PRISON
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One long-term writing project nny classes have completed this
semester is the preparation of marriage contracts. The following
document (s) represent weeks of study, analysis and debate in class.
We began with a poem on marriage, discussed its language and
structure of situations concerning a love triangle. We then wrote
essays on marriage, analyzing good and bad reasons for marrying and
good and bad ways to arrange a marriage once a couple decided til
live together.
Then, together in class, we divided into committees to write
provisions for all the areas we thought had to be discussed in
marriage. One of the motivating ideas was that marriage is a situation
of power, and institution in society (the family) where power is
structured very carefully, even if a couple has not been living by a
marriage contract they wrote. Contract or no contract, most
marriages fall into fairly predictable patterns based on sex-roles: man
as breadwinner, woman as housekeeper. Part of this project involved
questioning the nature arid usefulness of these assigned roles.
Because the following document(s) sometimes change these roles,
the marriage contracts we wrote often read as a manifesto as well as
a contract.
The following pages speak to many issues of marriage, but we
recognize that many questions remain to be answered. For example,
the document(s) speak primarily to the situation of heterosexual
marriage and not to homosexual ones. And, in another instance, the
papers did not always or systematically consider how a couple can
combat the consumer mentality, the endless cycle of buy it, use it,
junk
it,
which most of us have learned. Lastly, the
manifesto/contract barely begins to consider how the couple in a
nuclear family begins to unify its problems and needs and interest
with the community at large, so that its joys and its crises are
respectively magnified and respectively eased by sharing with other
families.
Most of us will get married, and like most everyday^ things we
accept habitually, we don't think about what it means, or how to do
it right, or if there are especially good or bad ways of doing it. The
project we did to produce a manifesto/contract demonstrated to us
that most things in life are in fact systematic, that once you
understand the system by which things happen you can decide how
to rearrange them, that most human beings are capable of analyzing
the systems by which their lives occur, if they consciously set about
to do so.
Ira Shor
I. Housework
Housework should be divided according to who has free
time.
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Cleaning: Consists of vacuuming, washing floors, doing
beds, dusting, etc. The cleaning should be divided
between both partners. One should do the floors while
the other is doing the beds. This only applies if both
people are working. This does not apply if one does not
work. The one that stays home should clean.
Cooking: This should be done by the person who is free
at that time. And, if both are free they should take
turns. Both should do the dishes.
Laundry: Should be decided upon by the couple,
according to who has the free time to do it.
Shopping: Food shopping should be done by the one
who drives the car or who has time.
Fixing the house: Should be done by the one who is
capable of doing the job. If both are not capable, hire a
professional to do the job.
Car maintenance: Is usually done by the man. Gas
should be paid by whoever has the car. In doing repairs
and in cooking, the partner who is capable of doing
either should teach the other,
II. Sexuality
1. Both mates cannot think of only their own
satisfaction in sex. They will seek to satisfy their
partner,
2. Sex should be an unplanned, private and spontaneous
affair between the couple,
3,
The
couple
will
acquaint themselves
with
contraceptive methods. They will decide together which
to use and who should use them,
4, Abortion should be decided upon by both the man
and the woman.
5, If the couple want children but cannot have them,
they will decide on whether or not to adopt.
6. When a child asks about sex, both parents should
explain things truthfully to him/her about sexual needs
and protection, no matter how young the child. Sex is a
natural, beautiful thing, and the parents will treat it as
such when answering their children's questions.
3. Discipline: The child has to be taught to learn to love
himself or herself, because that's where loving has to
start, that's what its all about. The parents are
responsible for their child's peace of mind. When parents
discipline their child, they ought to ask themselves if the
punishment is just, and not just a means of relieving
their anger. A child should be taught to act the same
way to others as he or she would want someone to act
toward himself or herself. They should not be taught
prejudice, but should learn about people for themselves.
4. Allowances: In order to deserve an allowance, the
child should work for it, by doing little chores such as:
doing the garbage, straightening their own room, going
to the store, and so on.
5. Schooling: The child should be encouraged to pursue
his or her own interests. He or she should be sent to a
school that will help him to enjoy learning. T o help
make the child into a good citizen, parents must set an
example. Children look up to their parents for direction
and want their parents' approval of themselves.
t V . Budget and Finance
If not fSlanned correctly, use of money can bring
heart-ache and head-ache. The husband and wife should
work and pool their money equally. They should share
everything. Here is a recommended budget: Percentages
of monthly income:
Rent--25%
Food--20%
Car--6%
Non-car
transportation--4%
Electric bill-3% Gas
bill-3%
Phone--3%
Clothes-8%
Entertainment"6%
Medical,
Dental"3%
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Children's
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Community
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Donations)"2% SavingS"12% (for large purchases and
emergencies)
1. If both mates work, earnings should be pooled and all
the bills paid. The remainder should go to savings,
children's allowances, and the community fund. The
family budget should be made up by both the husband
and the wife. The finances themselves should be left up
to the person best able to handle them.
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Ml. Raising Children
1. Number of children: the parents should decide on
how many they want and can afford, employing birth
control as a joint effort. They will seek to have adopted
children accepted by their parents and friends and other
children.
2, Care and Guidance: is the responsibility of the
mother and the father. In a household where the father
goes out to work, the mother will be the one who gives
the most care and guidance. However, when the father is
not at work, he should spend his free time with the
children. On non-working days, the parents should spend
time doing things with the children as a family. If both
mates work, they should spend equal time with the
children.
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3. The couple should not have to buy items that are
unnecessary for them. They should not have to keep up
with the Joneses. There are certain i t e r s
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u u i s and they should not buy things they can't
afford. They should not put themselves into a hole with
expenses. If possible, the couple should try to re-use,
reclaim and recycle things for their needs.
4. When children reach an age where they have a sense
of value of money, they should be given an allowance,
in return for chores. When they reach the age of
employment, they should be encouraged to get a job.
V . Leisure Time
1.Vacations: should be taken twice a year, if the couple
earn a sizeable income, preferably one in January and
one in the summer, all providing they do not have more
than two children. The more kids the less chance there
is of going on vacations. Split vacations can be
permitted, with the wife going one place and the
husband another, if both mates agree.
2. Visiting Friends: When visiting friends and relatives,
visit those you get along well with. Visit the wife's
family as much as the husband's. When either mate goes
out alone, he or she should give the other a decent time
when the mate expects to return. Also, when visiting
friends or relatives, bring something to their house,
3. Daily Entertainment: Should be something the both
of them will enjoy together. For example, he may play
the piano and she may sing for fun. Or if there is a pool
table in the house you can use that. Or do what is
common, watch T V , When the couple has free time,
they should be devoting much of it to playing with their
children. Family entertainment can be built around
reclaiming, reusing and refurbishing things for the house,
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2. A community fund should be established for the
neighborhood from contributions given by each family.
In rotation, one family should act as secretary-treasurer
for the money. It should be decided as a whole in the
community where the money is to be distributed, for
community development, entertainment and aid. Such
contributions from the family budget are part of being a
good citizen,
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V I . Religion
1, Let the children choose the religion they would like
best. Teach them the religion of each of the mates if the
mates have different religions, but let them choose,
2, If the mates are of different religions, each should get
to know the holidays and holy days of the other mate's
religion. When these religious occasions roll around, each
mate could be expected to visit family, and eat certain
foods. This knowledge of the other mate's religion will
help them both know how to celebrate the event, what
clothes to wear and what to bring when visiting. The
couple can choose to celebrate all the holidays,
3, The couple will decide what church or synagogue
they want to be married in, or if they want the
ceremony performed by the state.
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There are a few powerful groups who will, of course, disagree
with this view, notably the U . S . Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC), the nuclear feactor manufacturers and segments of the electric utility industry. One could overlook the vested interests of
these groups provided there was some credibility in their view
that nuclear fission power generation is, or can be made, acceptable. Such credibility is lacking.
sage through press and electronic media..The most elementary analysis makes it obvious that no one could possibly know, with
the available trivial experience, what the danger of major nuclear
power plant disasters is. Finally, one of the A E C ' s own experts.
Dr. Walter Jordan, a pro-nuclear member of the Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board, apparently felt obliged to state the truth of
the matter as follows:
Chairman James Schlesinger of the AEC, in his maiden address to the nuclear power industry, has expressed the total lack
of credibility of the A E C over the period of its 25-year existence
by announcing that henceforth the Atomic Energy Commission
was going to work in the public interest. One hardly needs a better authority to admit what the A E C had been up to in its prior
history. The subsequent record of the A E C is perhaps worse than
its earlier record. N o sooner had Judge J. Skelly Wright (in the
historic Calvert Cliffs decision) declared that the A E C had been
making a mockery of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), than we found Chairman Schlesinger appealing to Congress for relief in the form of total emasculation of N E P A . This
is what Chairman Schlesinger means by his stated decision to
abide by the Calvert Cliffs ruling.
The important question still remains. Have we succeeded in reducing the risk to a tolerable level, that is, something less than
one chance in 10,000 that a reactor will have a serious accident
in a year?
Have we succeeded in reducing the hazard to such a low level?
There is no way to prove it. We have accumulated so far some
100 reactor years of accident-free operation of commercial nuclear
electric power stations in the U . S . This is a long way from
10,000 so it does not tell us much.
The only way we will know what the odds really are is by continuing to accumulate experience in operating reactors. There is
some risk but it is certainly worth it.
"Fission energy is safe only if a number of critical
devices
work as they should, if a number of people in key positions follow all their instructions, if there is no sabotage, no hijacking of
the transports, ifno reactor fuel processing plant or reprocessing
plant or repository anywhere in the world is situated in a region
of riots or guerrilla activity, and no revolution or war-even a
"conventionalone"-takesplace
in these regions. The enormous
quantitiesofextremelydangerous
material must not get into the
hands of ignorant people or desperados. No acts of God can be
permitted."
-from Dr. Hannes Alfven, Nobel Laureate in Physics, writing in the May, 1972 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
The sorry history of the A E C ' s attempt to foist unsafe radiation standards upon the public by claims of its former chairman,
Dr. Glenn Seaborg, of the existence of so-called safe thresholds
of radiation exposure is now very widely known. There is no evidence at all for any safe threshold of radiation exposure.
Most recently, the exposure of the AEC's lack of credibility
has been highlighted through its shabby performance with respect
to the matter of the vital emergency core cooling system—the
system which must function to avert massive civilian disasters in
the event of loss-of-coolant reactor accidencts. Starting with its
own premise that a functioning emergency core cooling system is
essential, the A E C proceeded to license nuclear power plants
with totally untested core cooling systems. Following this unacceptable action, the A E C sponsored semi-scale tests of emergency core cooling in a simulated reactor, with six failures in six
tests. Undaunted, and determined to continue its promotional licensing of nuclear power plants, the commission appointed a task
force to provide Interim Criteria to permit licensing while work
proceeds on the emergency cooling system. The criteria, the evidence upon which they rest, and the procedures by which they
were arrived at were all decimated not only by Henry Kendall
and Dan Ford of the Union of Concerned Scientists, but also by
a whole host of A E C experts. (The testimony of internal A E C
experts became possible only after the scandal had been revealed
of an A E C directive to its employees not to disagree with established policy.)
This is a recommendation for a moratorium on the construction
and licensing of any new nuclear power plants, breeder and nonbreeder, plus a termination of licensing of all nuclear power
plants now in operation.
Obviously, those environmentalists who have worked toward
making nuclear power "safe" may, at first, consider this extreme. Quite the contrary. I would suggest that continued operation of existing plants and the licensing of any new ones represents reckless extremism coupled with an abdication of man's
moral obligations to this and future generations. I know of no
valid evidence to suggest that nuclear fission power can be made
acceptable or that we shall ever need nuclear fission as an energy
source. And the essence of the problem at hand is moral, not
technical.
The grand finale in the A E C ' s 20-year quest for a method of
Nothing has suited the promotional nuclear power interests betisolation of radioactive fission garbage came recently with Chair- ter than keeping alive the misconception that a decision pro or
man Schlesinger's inspired announcement that the A E C would con nuclear fission power rests upon esoteric technical arguments.
ask N A S A ' s help in seeking to rocket such garbage to the sun.
The entire so-called "public hearing" procedure is administered
It is not a question of whether the AEC has made errors, has by the chief promotional interest, the U . S . Atomic Energy Comwithheld and suppressed vital information, has supported unsafe mission. And concerned citizens have been led, like lambs to the
radiation standards, or has been unusually incompetent. The issue slaughter, into the promoter's arena to contest a variety of valves,
is that the A E C has failed to provide any evidence of credibility filters, cooling towers, and miscellaneous other items of hardware
on any aspect of its assertions that nuclear fission power is accep- in specific nuclear power plants. A victory for citizens, in a specific encounter, comes in the form of an improved valve, an extra
table.
The other potential sources of credible evidence for acceptabil- scrubber for radioactive effluents, or a brand new cooling tower.
ity of nuclear fission power are the nuclear feactor manufacturers Such a "victory" is a diversion from the really significant issues
and the electric utility industry. Their major approach is simple concerning acceptability of nuclear power. Further, the illusion is
in the extreme. Wholly without foundation they state, "Nuclear created that safety has been substantially increased by the particupower is safe," and spend huge sums to trumpet this empty mes- lar gadget addition or change.
Dr. Jordan's assessment of the lack of our knowledge of the
hazard of major accident is correct. Dr. Jordan's evaluation of a
"tolerable" level of risk might raise an eyebrow or two. If we
look toward a future of 5(X) reactors in operation (even more are
planned) and take Dr. Jordan's one in 10,000 "tolerable" risk,
we calculate one major, serious accident per 20 years. Since a
serious accident may mean losing a city like New York or Philadelphia, one might wonder about his criteria of "tolerable" risks.
Of course, Dr. Jordan makes it very clear we are far from even
knowing that the risk is as low as one in 1000, let alone one in
10,000.
If the false claims of "nuclear power is safe" from the commercial interests are not sufficient evidence for lack of their credibility, the reactor manufacturers have recently outdone themselves. At the recent hearings on emergency core cooling systems, certain information on this vital sfatety system was requested by the National Intervenors. Since the matter involves the
potential life or death of major American cities, exposure of the
full truth would be the minimum to be expected from such hearings. But the reactor vendors claimed immunity from presentation
of vital safety data concerning emergency core cooling on the
ground that such information is proprietary. One might be incredulous about this immunity claim (from an industry more heavily
subsidized by taxpayer contributions than any in history), but
such incredulity is stretched greatly by the decision of the handpicked A E C hearing board to sustain this immunity claim.
"Presumably a shrine for one of their primitive religious cults."
Drawings this article by Richard Willson, reprinted from
Stockholm Conference Eco, copyright
© 1972by
Friends of the Earth.
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But this is not where the problem lies. There is no significant
technical controversy that can be resolved by a debate on the
merits of specific gadgets in the nuclear power industry. What is
really at issue is a moral question—the right of one generation
of humans to take upon itself the arrogance of possibly compromising the earth as an habitable place for this and essentially all
future generations. Nuclear power generation carries with its the
prospect of visiting increased cancer upon this and a thousand
generations to come. Additionally, nuclear power generation carries with it the prospect of genetic deterioration of humans that
will insure an increase in most of the common causes of death
in future generations.
These seriously condemnatory statements are justified through
elementary considerations concerning two classes of profound
biological poisons which are inevitable concomitants of nuclear
power generation: long-lived radioactive fission products and
plutonium-239.
Long-lived radioactive fission products. A lOOO-megawatt
(electrical) nuclear power station, breeder or non-breeder, gascooled, water-cooled, or sodium-cooled, will necessarily generate
per year the long lived radioactive fission products equivalent to
those generated by 23 megatons of nuclear fission bombs. If the
U.S. program of nuclear plant construction proceeds as now
planned, we shall have at least 5(X) such plants by the turn of
the century. The annual generation of long-lived fission products
will then be the equivalent of at least 11,500 megatons of nuclear
fission bombs. The major long-lived fission products, strontium90 and cesium-137, have half-lives on the order of 30 years.
Therefore, the inventory will necessarily build up, until at a
steady state (several times 30 years) the inventory will be 43 x
11,500, or approximately 500,000 megaton equivalents of longlived fission products.
The combined atmospheric weapons testing of the U.S., the
U.K., and the U.S.S.R. in all time amounted to 250 megatons
of nuclear fission. Distributed world-wide, over land and sea, this
250 megatons led to radiation doses that are not subject to denial,
and that provoked international concern. Even neglecting the
much smaller area of the U.S. compared with that of the whole
globe (which will mean more concentrated dispersal of fission
products), it is clear that an annual dispersal oione-hundredth of
one percent of the long-lived fission product inventory (meaning
99.99 percent annual containment of the inventory) would mean
dispersing 50 megatons annually and will assuredly lead to high
radiation doses. And these doses will produce the cancers and
genetic diseases discussed above. It is assured that the nuclear
power industry can guarantee 99.99 percent annual containment?
And even this is not good enough. Can such isolation of fission
product garbage with near perfection be achieved over centuries?
Is this a technical problem?
Plutonium-239. Plutonium-239, the most poisonous element
every handled in quantity by man, is the very heart of the nuclear
power industry, breeder or non-breeder. Dr. Donald Geesaman,
an authority on plutonium hazard, has estimated that there will be
one human lung cancer for every 10,000 fine particles of plutonium inhaled. Dispersed as fine insoluble particles (about one micron in diameter), one pound of plutonium-239 represents the potential for some nine billion human lung cancer doses. Given the
24,400-year half-life of plutonium-239, any plutonium dispersed
'nto the biosphere presents a major carcinogenic hazard for more
than the next thousand human generations. The annual handling
of plutonium-239 in a fully developed nuclear power economy
will be in the one-hundred-ton category, or some 200,000 pounds
annually. Comparing this with the one pound that can provide an
intolerable potential lung cancer burden, we estimate that better
than 99.999 percent containment of plutonium-239 is hardly good
enough to avert disaster. And such a containment requirment is
for a substance widely and authoritatively expected to be of high
desirability in illicit commerce, since it is the simplest material
to acquire for fabrication of nuclear weapons. Who can quarantee
the requisite containment of plutonium-239 will be achieved?
Both for the fission products and plutonium-239 the numbers
describe the technical magnitude of the requirement for containment. But this does not mean the problem is technical. The
unpredictables of social factors, human judgmental errors, the acts
of God will be far more important in determination of the containment that will be achieved. We must, therefore, be able to
predict the social course of history for centuries and millenia,
under every conceivable circumstance, if we are to predict the
containment that will be achieved. And such predictability is required for the immense quantities of radioactive fission garbage
and plutonium-239 that are being generated by nuclear power today.
Commonly, nuclear technologists naively attempt to treat this
overall containment problem as a technical problem, amenable to
engineering calculations. A much better opinion is available from
one of the most gung-ho of the American nuclear promoters. Dr.
Alvin Weinberg, director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
No one has provided a more succinct statement of why nuclear
fission power generation is both ridiculous and irresponsible. (It
must be pointed out that Dr. Weinberg's purpose was the oppo-
site of the result he achieved.)
Recognizing the validity of the contention that nuclear power
generation could compromise the habitability of the earth. Dr.
Weinberg, in a recent Science article (July 7, 1972) outlined the
"demands" that "we nuclear people" make. We must quote directly from Dr. Weinberg's salient points:
We nuclear people have made a Faustian bargain with society.
On the one hand, we offer—in the catalytic nuclear burner—an
inexhaustible source of e n e r g y . . . .
But the price that we demand of soceity for this magical energy
source is both a vigilance and a longevity of our social institutions that we are quite unaccustomed to.
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How this will be achieved is described by Dr. Weinberg in the
following:
In exchange for this atomic peace (referring to no recenuclear
bomb use) we had to manage and control nuclear weapons. In a
sense, we have established a military priesthood which guards
against inadvertent use of nuclear weapons, which maintains what
a priori seems to be a precarious balance between readiness to go
to war and vigilance against human errors that would precipitate
war. Moreover, this is not something that will go away, at lease
not soon. The discovery of the bomb has imposed an additional
demand on our social institutions. It has called forth this military
priesthood upon which in a way we all depend for our survival.
It seems to me (and in this I repeart some views expressed
very well by Atomic Energy Commissioner Wildred Johnson)that
peaceful nuclear energy probably will made demands of the same
sort on our society and possibly of even longer duration.
Dr. Weinberg makes clear what it would take to make nuclear
power acceptable—namely, giving over our existence to a new
nuclear religion, that religion to be rules by a high nuclear priesthood. Were it not for the irreverence implied about the rest of
the universe, one would be tempted to suggest that Dr. Weinberg
and the other high priests establish their nuclear religion anywhere else but on earth.
If we can predict the social future for generations, including
civil strife, international strife, revolutions, psychoses, saboteurs
of all stripes and types, hijackers of whatever bizarre or mundane
motives, psychopathic personalities of all types, and all criminality, then nuclear power is acceptable, according to Dr. Weinberg's requirements.
Since the social requirements for acceptability of nuclear power
are dominant and cannot be met, it follows that no group of humans has the moral right to support the construction or operation
of nuclear power plants. Af/m/num morality, as many have stated,
requires that we do not compromise the chance of life for generations to come. No one seriously denies that nuclear power generation can thus compromise the life of generations to come and no
one is seriously prepared to guarantee the future social stability
required to prevent this.
Therefore, the only conservative, rational, and moral position
is to opt for an immediate cessation of all nuclear fission power
generation. It is not a question of making nuclear power generation safe for people. The insurmountable obstacle is that we cannot envision any way to make people safe for unclear power generation, short of total robotization.
The manufactured and fraudulent quality of the so-called "energy crisis" is well-known. Nuclear power is not now providing
any significant net increment to U.S. energy supply. There is no
reason to believe that nuclear power every need provide any of
our energy, even if our total energy consumption rises appreciably.
Clean, synthetic gas from coal is technicaly proved and commercially feasible now. While coal mining above or below ground
should be unacceptable over any long term, it should be tolerated
until a full solar energy economy is realized. Solar energy cannot
fail to meet our energy requirements for the indefinite future.
Technically it is proved. If we apply any form of rational economics, which must include the externality of keeping the earth habitable, solar energy will be vastly more attractive economically
than nuclear power.
In his article. Dr. Weinberg compares nuclear energy to unacceptable, dirty fossil fuel plants, without cnsideration of solar energy at all. Apparently solar energy is too simple technologically
and too acceptable ecologically to make a comparison that would
please the high priesthood of the new religion of nuclear fission
technology.
When one asks a nuclear technologist about the solution of the
astronomically difficult problems nuclear fission power faces, his
answer is invariably that we can solve them very soon. But ask
him when solar energy can be fixed in useful forms for man's
use, he will look at all the green plants which have done this for
eons and he'll say, "Maybe in a hundred years oir never."
The only way we will achieve clean synthetic gas from coal
in large quantities and a full solar energy economy in the eariy
future is via an immediate^rejection of nuclear fission power as
an acceptable option. Such rejection would be meaningful through
a national moratorium on the operation or construction of any nuclear fission power plants. The resources, both public and private,
freed by a moratorium on nuclear fission power will be enormous. The acceptable alternatives will move rapidly toward realization once these resources are available.
The energy industry has no place in its ledgers marked "health
and welfare of future generations." Therefore, the task of accomplishing a moratorium and providing a sane energy economy cannot be entrusted to that industry. But individuals in society do
have a moral obligation to avoid recklessness and extremism in
dealing with the future of living creatures on earth. Given the nature of the real problem of nuclear power, a problem admitted by
proponents and opponents of nuclear power, it is difficult to understand the position of anyone who is not insistent upon an
immediate moratorium on all nuclear fission power generation. .
Dr. Weinberg continues:
We make two demands. The first, which I think is easier to
manage, is that we exercise in nuclear technology the very best
techniques and that we use people of high expertise and purpose
The second demand is less clar, and I hope it may prove unnecessary. This is a demand for legevity in human institutions. We
have relatively little problem dealing with wastes if we can assume always that there will be intelligent people around to cope
with eventualities we have not thought of. If the nuclear parks
that I mention are permanent features of our civilization, then we
presumably have the social apparatus, and possibly the sties, for
dealing with out wastes indefinitely. But even our salt mine may
require some surveillance if only to prevent men in the future
from drilling holes into the burial grounds.
Eugene Wigner has drawn an analogy between this commitment to a permanent social order that may be implied in nuclear
energy and our commitment to a stable, year-in and year-out social order when man moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Before agriculture, social institutions hardly required the
long-lived stability that we know take so much for granted. And
the commitment imposed by agriculture in a sense was forever;
the land had to be tilled and irrigated every year in perpetuity;
the expertise required to accomplish this task could not be allowed to perish or man would perish; his numbers could not be
sustained by hunting and gathering. In the same sense, though on
a much more highly sophisticated plane, the knowledge and care
that goes into the proper building and operation of nuclear power
plants and their subsystems is something we are committed to forever, so long as we find no other practical source of infinite ex.
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suggested that any woman who does not believe in or want an
abortion should, or would decide to have an abortion, or that any
doctor who does not believe in abortion would have to perform
one.
W H A T STEPS W E M I G H T T A K E
A massive assauult via the Post Office will be requisite in persuading our representatives that voting for repeal will put them
out of iffice faster than a vote to stay the current N . Y . statute.
Womens groups, and women and men who realize what the illegal abortions pose must begin out-lobbying the opposition in Albany. The college can rent buses, perhaps uniting with Richmond, Wagner and St. Johns for a joint trip (or more) to Albany
unless staggered visits prove to be more productive.
A public debate could be encouraged in the Auditorium (which
all students would be allowed to attend without penalty) with informed parties from both sides invited to debate the issues. Following with a question and answer period and discussion of the
abortion issue.
Interested people can contact Linda Rizzuto at the Dolphin.
If you reside in the basically Northwestern sector which is probably the 61st Assembly District your congressman is E.J.
Amaan Jr.
The 62nd Assembly District which seems to basically be comprised of the northeastern section of the Island has L. DeSalvio
as its representative.
In the 60th Assembly District which covers (approximately) the
southeastern area of the island your congressman is L.F. Russo.
The Boarf of Elections (727-4300) will help you if you are not
sure what Assembly District you are registered in. All letters to
the Congressman are headed as follows:
New York State Assembly
Albany, New York 12224
Dear Assemblyman-(name)
NVC Abortion ReportiTheFlrstTwoYears
In the first two years under New York State's liberal abortion
law (July 1, 1970-June30, 1972), an estimated 402,059 abortions
were performed in New York City.*
Of these, approximately 228,000 occurred during the second
year, July 1, 1971-June 30, 1972.
The most important conclusion that can be drawn from the
two-year data is that abortion can be provided safely on a large
scale.
The safety record for abortion is measured by two indices—
death rate and complications—and both of these indices shoved
constant improvement over the two year period after the law went
into effect.
The New York City death rate for first-trimester abortions in
particular (those performed within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy) has been extraordinary. There was, in fact, only one death
associated with a legal first-trimester abortion during Year 2, and
there is some question about the gestation reported in that case.
The last abortion death following a legal first-trimester abortion
in New York City occurred in July, 1971. During Year 1, there
were three first-trimester deaths, yielding a rate of 2.1 per
100,000 abortions. For Year 2, the rate dropped to 0.5, indicating
that there is exceedingly small risk attached to first-trimester
abortion performed with proper medical safeguards.
Overall, there were eight deaths in New York City following
legal abortions during each of the two years under the law. The
death rate for Year 1 was 4 . 6 deaths per 100,000 abortions. By
the 18-month point, this figure had dropped to 4.3, and it declined even further—to a remarkable 3.5—for Year 2.**
A comparison of the New York City figures with those of
other countries with liberal abortion laws demonstrates how outThe Senator that Staten Islanders should write to, expressing standing the New York City abortion safety record is. In Great
our views on abortion and how we will vote if he does not vote Britain, for example, the rate was 27.8 per 100,000 abortions
during the first year of liberal abortion. In Sweden and Denmark,
to maintain the current lavy is:
the average rate was 39.2 in the 1960's.
Senator John J. Marchi
New York State, Senate
Albany, New York 12224
•Estimated totals are derived from weekly reports from the hospitals and clinics, adjusted for known underreporting. These totals
Dear Senator Marchi,
provide the base for total volume of abortions and for computaFollowing is a report of the two year data of abortion experi- tion of mortality and complication rates.
ence compiled since the legalization of abortion here in New
Certificates of termination of pregnancy, which are to be filed
York. Administrator of the Health Services Gordon Chase's re- by the physician in each individual abortion, provide the base for
port conclusively demonstrates that abortion on a large scale is detailed demographic analysis. They totalled 334,865 for the twoboth safe and desirous.
year period, or about 83% of all abortions estimated to have been
by Clifford Clark performed.
**There were also 7 deaths in N e w York City following illegal
abortions in the first year under the law and 6 in the second year.
Death rates are calculated, as in other countries, only for deaths
from abortions under legal auspices.
In addition, in each year, there was one reported death that occurred outside the City following legal abortions performed in the
City. The New York City Health Department works closely with
the U . S . Public Health Service to follow up on all reports of
deaths and complications that occur out-of-state following City
abortions. Since some such cases may be missed, the City calculates the abortion death rate on the basis of the number of deaths
associated with legal-auspices abortions that occurred in the City,
and tabulates separately the reported out-of state deaths.
Like every other surgical procedure, abortion has attendant
complications. Here, too, however, the trend has been favorable
overall. In the first year, the rate of reported complications was
8.5 per 1,000 abortions. For Year 2, that figure dropped to 7.2.
For first-trimester abortions, the rate of reported complications
dropped from 4 . 6 per 1,000 abortions during Year 1 to 3.0 per
1,000 during Year 2.
For second-trimester cases, however, the rate of reported complications rose marginally—from 26.8 to 28.6 per 1,000
abortions—in the two-year period.
There is some evidence that this increase in the number of
complications reported may be due more to an improvement in
the reporting system itself—i.e., more complications are being reported now—than to any real change in the complications picture
itself. The Health Department, nevertheless, has initiated an investigation into the rising rate of reported complications from
second-trimester abortions, which is now about nine times as high
as for early abortions.
At the same time the Obstetrics Advisory Committee to the
New York City Commissioner of Health is developing new
guidelines for the use of saline instillation, the principal mode of
terminating second-trimester abortions, and it is hoped that implementation of these guidelines will lessen the risk presently involved in saline abortions.
The real solution to the problems involved in second-trimester
abortions, however, is to encourage more women who want
abortions to have them early, and the City has been using all the
public education tools at its disposal to accomplish this purpose.
The result has been a dramatic increase in the proportion of
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A New>lpproach to Homosexualit/
A worldwide survey is being conducted to determine
the extent of popular support for a new approach to
homosexuality.
Under the proposed change, an
international agency would be established to sponsor
inpartial programs of public education and social study
on the practice. The supporters of the plan include a
group of social psychologists. As a member of the
group, and a writer in the field, I have agreed to provide
you with this overview to use as news or reference.
The programs of the new agency would be available
worldwide. Among them: multi-language tape cassettes
of seminars for law enforcement and public officials,
parents, educators, clergy, and businessmen; public
discussion and lecture programs; a consulting service for
policy-making agencies in the public and private sectors;
educational materials on all aspects of homosexuality,
made available to schools and the general public; and a
lecture bureau of experts on the subject.
In addition, this writer would conduct a syndicated
radio program, for the agency, designed to answer
questions from listeners, separate fact from fiction about
homosexuality, and explore its related human and social
problems around the world.
Supporters of the project are conducting a
preliminary survey of professional opinion, on it, in
countries around the world. Members of the public can
voice their opinions by writing to Public Opinion, Box
25, New York 10458.
Problems of the Present Approach
In the view of all concerned, it is time for the adult
population of the world to face the facts of life about
homosexuality. Keeping it a forbidden subject has served
to hold much of mankind in a state of perpetual
ignorance, fear, and prejudice on a matter of universal
human concern. The effects are measureably harmful.
Most people are intimidated by the mere mention of
homosexuality. The majority are anxious to avoid the
subject because the social stigma attached to it provokes
combined feelings of shame, immorality and guilt, in
them, to talk or think about it.
Persons who have sexual anxieties are deeply affected
by the forbidding silence. Some turn to counselors
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first-trimester abortions during the two-year period since the
abortion law went into effect. First-trimester abortions rose from
69% of the total in the first three months under the law, to 76%
in the whole of Year 1, to 79% during Year 2. For New York
City residents, the increase was even more outstanding: from
73% in Year 1 to 81% in Year 2.
Since the abortion law went into effect in July, 1970, there has
been mounting evidence that liberal abortion was having a favorable impact on maternal and infant mortality and out-of-wedlock
births. While it is still somewhat early to reach definitive conclusions, the data for two years of liberal abortion strongly suggest
that access to abortion is providing an important alternative to
women who are at risk of mortality in childbirth or whose offspring risk death in infancy.
Since the abortion law went into effect, there has been a definite improvement in the maternal mortality picture. The overall
maternal death rate for the two-year period under the new abortion law was 37.7 per 100,000 live births, a statistically significant 28% decline from the preceding two-year period, when it
was at a rate of 52.2.
Infant mortality, which had been on the decline for a number
of years, dropped to an all-time low in 1971, the first full year
under the abortion law. The New York City infant mortality rate
was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 1971, down 3 . 7 % from the rate
of 21.6 in the "transition" year of 1970, and still more from
24.4 per 1,000 births in 1969. In the first six months of 1972,
the rate was 20.3.
Out-of-wedlock births had been increasing dramatically in recent years, but there was a decline after the law went into effect.
In 1971, the number of out-of-wedlock births dropped 11.8%
from 31,903 in 1970 to 28,126 in 1971. This was the first yearto-year decline since 1954 when records first began being kept.
Access to abortion also appears to have brought about a striking decline in "incomplete" abortions—those cases that the hospitals see after an abortion was begun elsewhere or was self-
because
an
honest,
intelligent
discussion of
homosexuality with relatives or friends is virtually
impossible. Others withdraw into total silence, their
repressions often breeding mental and emotional
disorders. While functioning as heterosexuals, their inner
frustrations are usually expressed in various forms of
punishing behavior, such as compulsive violence,
brutality,
homosadism,
moral zeal, alcoholism,
promiscuity, drug addiction, marital tyranny and sexual
incompatibility.
Homosexuality owes much of its life to a union of
human confusion and social secrecy. Public information
of the practice is still severely limited and obscure,
where it is not distorted, musguided, or forbidden. The
main centers of learning remain the streets and
hangouts. The ready teachers: pornographers.
In the same way, society conditions much of
homosexual behavior. Schooled in hearsay, the most
casual students of the practice-individuals of all ages
who have healthy heterosexual instincts-are emasculated
and demoralized by their automatically assigned roles as
detested perverts. As a result, many suffer breakdowns
of the heterosexual instinct and, in some cases, sexual
identity. Unaware of this syndrome, and unable to cope
with the combined onslaught of its devestating effects
plus utter rejection and ridicule by others, they
surrender, in trauma, to structured roles in the family of
sexual outcasts. Their behaviour does not derive from
some mysterious abnormality in their make-up, as
generally believed; it is conditioned by society.
Even well-adjusted persons mistake their homosexual
experiences as a way of life. Others pervert the practice
out of confusion or compulsion. Bewildered young
initiates follow along. Their parents, in blind torment,
often wish them dead or confined.
This ancient order of approved ignorance, sexual
crises, and quiet chaos daily envelopes countless families
around the world. It still frightens the rest of mankind.
If the order fails the human trust, it faithfully reflects
the social disarray on the question. Laws and morals on
homosexuality differ among nations. The punitive
approach serves to reward blackmailers, hustlers, and
prison rapists. Leaders of public opinion, who speak for
human and social progress, remain silent on the issue.
Policemen in plainclothes are assigned to seduce suspects
in the ultimate name of morality. Literature is a
pastiche of specious reasor^ing and gross fiction on bare
fact. Female prostitutes are jailed and their clients freed,
while male prostitutes are excused and their customers
imprisoned. One scientific theory contradicts another.
Normally responsible individuals advocate keeping the
social approach to homosexuality, essentially, what it
was In the dark ages. The most modern concept of
treatment is induced vomiting.
rare cases in which both male and female reproductive
organs are present. Stereosexuals are the many humans
who can respond on both channels of sexuality, relating
to their own and their object's innate sexual character.
The stereosexual male, for example, always relates
himself as a male, to a female on a man-to-woman basis,
and to another male on a man-to-man basis.) Many are
happily married and devoted parents; yet, the relatively
few stereosexuals and homosexuals who come to social
attention are banned from community life and work
pursuits, regardless of how productive, qualified, or
peaceable they may be, and with little or no knowledge
of their disciplines.
Underlying the policy of exclusion is a fear of their
promiscuity in social group life. Research shows, to the
contrary, that moral opposition to such behavior is
greater among homosexuals and stereosexuals than
among heterosexuals. It indicates a basic need: to help
the facts catch up with their fictional counterparts in
the popular mind.
The universal nature of these conditions commends
the establishment of an international agency to sponsor
impartial public education and social research on
homosexuality. Popular reaction to such an approach, as
expressed in letters to the address given above, will
influence the decision to go ahead with or abandon the
project. People everywhere, then, will be the final
arbiters of this plan to serve the common interest.
The body of respected citizens includes numerous
stereosexuals-persons who are erotically sensitive to
members of both sexes. (The term 'bisexual' is widely
misused to identify members of this group. By
definition, as you know, 'bisexual' describles only those
induced. Data from ten reporting municipal hospitals show a
sharp drop in incomplete and spontaneous abortions, from 415 per
month in Year 1 of the law to 220 per month in Year 2. Since
the number of spontaneous abortions was likely to remain relatively constant, it is likely that this reflects a true decline in the
number of criminal abortions.
There is an important corollary to the favorable impact of
abortion on public heaUh in New York City. It must be noted
that abortion on a large scale has not swamped the City's health
system as many originally feared. Some two dozen freestanding
abortion clinics developed over the first two years, supplementing
the capacity in public and private hospitals. The number of abortions performed in clinics increased progressively during the twoyear period—from 14% of the total number of abortions in the
early months of the law to over 50% in the months ending Year
2.
While it was concluded originally that the clinics would serve
non-residents primarily, it is now clear that an increasing number
of New York City residents are also using the clinics. In fact,
the proportion of abortions for City residents accounted for by
clinics climbed from 6 . 6 % in Year 1 to 23.1% in Year 2.
At the same time, the number (and proportion) of abortions being performed in the municipal hospitals has been declining. In
Year 1, the municipal hospitals performed 31,818 abortions; in
Year 2, although the total number of abortions performed in the
City increased, the municipal hospitals were called on to perform
only 27,814.
Other early trends have been borne out by the two-year data.
For example, out-of-City residents have continued to account for
an increasing proportion of abortions. During the first year under
the abortion law, non-City residents accounted for 61.7% of all
abortions in the City. During Year 2, non-residents accounted for
66.5% of all abortions.
The two-year data also continued to show striking differences
between City women and non-resident women who obtained
abortions. Non-residents tended to be younger and terminating a
first pregnancy, suggesting that perhaps more non-residents were
unmarried. It is also likely that the non-residents receiving abort-
ions were, on average, more affluent than the City residents since
they incurred travel expenses as well as the cost of their abortions.
In both groups, a majority of the women was in their twenties.
Among non-residents, however, 3 1 . 5 % were under 20 years old,
compared to 17.0% of the residents in the two years combined.
Overall, the proportion of teenagers increased from 2 4 . 2 % in
Year 1 to 28.8% in Year 2 (rising from 16.1% to 18.0% among
residents and from 2 8 . 9 % to 3 3 . 9 % among non-residents).
While non-residents were more likely to be terminating a first
pregnancy (61%, vs. 38% for residents in Year 2), the proportion
of women terminating second or subsequent pregnancies grew in
both groups in the second year.
Among residents, this proportion grew from 55.5% to 6 0 . 4 % .
Among non-residents the figure went from 3 4 . 4 % to 38.6%.
The two-year data showed no major ethnic shift between Year
1 and 2, although the proportion of non-whites among nonresidents increased markedly.
There is also continuing evidence that City residents of all income levels have had access to abortion in New York City. A
study in May, 1972, showed that in 1971, Medicaid paid for
4 7 . 3 % of the abortions in the municipal hospitals and for 67.7%
of abortions for ward patients in the voluntary hospitals.
In addition, in the municipal hospitals City residents pay only
what they can afford and are given free abortions if necessary.
One disturbing development during the two-year period was the
number of "repeat" abortions. Although the proportion of such
abortions is extremely small, the number—6,000 over two years,
including 3,5(X) among non-residents—suggests that family planning services must be expanded substantially.
Some progress has been made in this area through a family
planning program run by the N . Y . C . Health Department for
abortion patients in the municipal hospitals."^ In the two years
since the abortion law was passed, special family planning counselors have seen 80% of the abortion patients in the municipal
hospitals, and about 65% of these women requested and were
placed on a conception control regimen before they left the hospitals.
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On healf of the PCA Department, Professor George Shirley, and myself, I
want to apologize to the PCA Music Student who wrote you last November 22
regarding Professor Shirley's irregular presence in his PCA Voice class. I have
spoken to Professor Shirley about this matter and he regrettably feels that this
student's concern is justiHed—this semester.
SPEED RESEA))CH CORP. ,
It was the Department's feeling initially that Professor Shirley was the best
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by the way), but an unexpectedly busy schedule at the Met has made it near
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Each year, for six weeks of the
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the United States and Canada an opportunity to study in Spain.
Last summer the program began on
June 30. The 103 students from 25
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sing and harmonize together. "Could This Be Magic," "Sincerely,"
'There's a Moon Out Tonight," these were the kind of songs that
you would get a couple of guys and girls together and just sing the
best you could. Can't do that today. Imagine trying to walk around
the Lounge in the hope of getting together a group of students who
would want to sing "Coming in Through the Bathroom Window,"
together in front of the flagpole?
When I was a kid, most of the songs were relatively simple. A lot
of them dealt with the girl you didn't have or the guy you wanted to
get, but couldn't. I had no trouble identifying with this type of
theme. When I was in the eighth grade, instead of gym we sometimes
had something called "social dancing." Sometimes the guys would
pick the girls they wanted to dance with and sometimes the girls
would pick the guys. This system was just great for my ego and I
spent a good deal of my eighth grade career trying to figure out how
not to be the last guy chosen. I have been using Listerine ever since.
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We carry almost 500 selections of
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Rev. F. Do Kirkpatrick and N . Seaman present
The students lived and attended
classes at the University of Madrid.
The Iviing quarters consisted of one
room per student. The dormitory had
its own private swimming pool and
tennis and basketball courts. The academic program was conducted by native Spanish professors from the University of Madrid and American institutions.
The students toured La Mancha for
two days visiting all the interesting
places related to Cervantes and Don
Quixote. They alsovisited Slamanca
and Burgos as a part of their assignments. Sixty students made a four day
tour to Santiago de Compostela and
Leon.
Once or twice a week a group trip
was scheduled to visit such historical
places as Valle de los Caidos, Segovia, El Escorial, Avila, Toledo,
Museo del Prado, Palacio Real, etc.
Students found, however, that they
On one particular occasion our D.J. eighth-grade teacher, Mrs. had more than enough time to do, see,
Fishback "don't call me Miss" selected a tune entitled, "He is The and learn whatever they chose.
Answer to a Teenager's Prayer." Just to boost my spirits, the girl I
As a part of the program, a trip was
was dancing with, upon recognizing the selection, tapped a
neighboring girlfriend on the shoulder and discreetly whispered to taken to southern Spain. As a group
her, as she pointed overtly to my back, "He sure isn't." Of course, I they attended a flamenco dance, Mortook this whole thing in stride but its kind of funny that until this occan night clubs, and visited famous
day I haven't been able to dance correctly again." Those oldies but cities like Cordoba, Granada, Malaga
goodies remind me of you.
and Sevilla. They also spent two full
The final attraction on the show was The Drifters. Only one way days at the famous Torremolinos
to describe them. They were smoooooth. They dressed smoooooth, Beach. In each city the group was acthey danced smoooooth and they sang smoooooth. There was one commodated in deluxe hotels with expoint in the act when after doing a series of amazing choreographed cellent food. At night, students often
steps, all four Drifters did a sudden floor scraping dip and of course went to the old parts of the cities in
the whole house broke up. "Under the Boardwalk, down by the sea,
horsedrawn carraiages. To complete
on a blanket with my baby, that's where I'll be," they sang over and
the excitement of this tour, some stuover. And suddenly I was seeing visions of Annette Funicello, Frankie
dents crossed the straight of Gibraltar
Avalon and Fabian, all new heroes of a distant past.
and spent one day in Tangier, Africa.
Again and again the Drifters sang their song, and soon it seemed
that the whole audience was on its feet echoing, "Under the (To accompany the entire tour, lecboardwalk, down by the sea." As I looked ahead, a young teenage tures were given in each place of hisgirl, almost young enough to be my daughter, sprung out of her chair torical interest.) When the tour was
and joined the gyrating throng. "On a blanket with my baby, that's over in the South, the group returned
where I'll be," she sang, and I was amazed. She could have been only to Madrid for two days where parties
four or five at the time of that record and yet she still knew the of farewell were given.
words. A t that one fleeting moment, I suddenly thought, "Gee, the
Plans are already in progress for the
kids have not forgotten, tonight we must all be fifteen together.
9th
Summer School in Spain, 1973.
Maybe all of the American pie had not gone bye bye. Just maybe."
Now it is December. The rock 'n' roll revival has come and gone. All persons interested should contact
None of us can be fifteen forever, but one night was enough. Now I Dr. A. Doreste, Augustana College,
know what my father meant when he told me, what now seems a Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, for complete information.
long long time ago, "Son, these are the best years of your life."
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prior to concert. Tickets now at 'Hey Brother'
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