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(Continued from page 1)
At Stony Brook, there are certainly evident to anyone who has spent time
study sessions in the dorms, late nights in the dormitories. The 1974 "Stony
at the computing center, even some
students who speak to professors when
Educating the Masses Brook in Transition" self-study repor-
ted, "If students feel alienated about
going to classes, the faculty have a
not necessary, but for the most part
academia beyond assignment is
Stony Brook Style similar problem about the student
nonexistent. residence halls. Many faculty feel as if
they are in foreign territory and
Perhaps Stony Brook is no different Part III invading the students' privacy when
from many other schools in this
respect. Perhaps it is even better than they venture into the residence halls...
many other schools - from time to in the mind of community which most
time there have been programs which people would like to see here on
brought faculty into the dormitories campus, no member should feel
or attempts made to temper the strange about visiting another mem-
traditional dominance of professors. ber."
But few of these programs "The faculty used to come [to the
dorms]," recalled Carlson. "It was an
were taken very seriously, and
out-of-class interaction between facul- honorific thing for a faculty member
to be asked to be - sort of the
ty and students - even, to some
dormitory mascot." He added, "It
extent, in-class interaction - is
gives students a number of talented.
uncommon.
people whose resources they could
"Faculty-student interaction" is a
exploit." But he says the residence
rather vague term, encompassing
halls "become a ghetto and faculty
everything from visiting a professor's
became an intrusion."
office to asking about an assignment
Strassenberg recalls the ghetto
to visiting his house for a party. The
aspect of dorms as far back as the late
implication is that with interaction,
60's when the Residence College
the professor becomes more than an
Program, which involved some faculty
animate version of a textbook or a
in dorms and which apparently died
ruthless dispenser of grades; in turn,
largely for political reasons, was still in
the student becomes more than an ID
existence. "It was not a very rewarding
number, receiving his allotment of
experience fo- me. Students seemed at
knowledge in silence.
best disinterested in men and at worst
The image of students and faculty
frightened. He explained, "Students
speaking freely both in and out of
d'dn't really trust faculty members,"
class, with mutual respect, is an
Sand therefore "didn't want to create
appealing one. But there are many
that [friendly] environment" in the
obstacles to this deal. One, according
dormitories.
to Sociology Professor Norm Good-
,1 Students in the recent past, though,
man, is a "tendency to compart-
a have apparently been apprehensive
mentalize the faculty's role on campus
"Many faculty think social life is part of the whole academic process." (Continued on page 5)
to the classroom or to research."
Administrators, students and pvIn, concerts, but each type is "conceived
some faculty, said Goodman, "taLke and operated differently, with only
that view." Vice President for Student
Affairs Elizabeth Wadsworth agreed
that students "probably think of
faculty as two-dimensional. It's in the
one group in mind." He believes that if
presented differently - for example,
lower prices for classical concerts and
a calmer ambience at rock concerts -
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cultural expectation." more homogeneouse audiences would
The size of classes - according to attend.
Long Range Planning's 1979 attrition For those who wonder whether
report, the most common dissatisfac- sutdents want to spend more time
tion with Stony Brook reported by with faculty, the Attrition Report
dropouts - reinforces the two-dimen- stated, "Far and away the most
sional image of the professor. While, as important change Stony Brook could
Biology Professor Elof Carlson points
out, "the size of the class is not as
make, according to its dropouts, is to
improve the factors relating to its
Large 1" Pies .$47
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important as the quality of the
teaching," large classes undeniably
learning experience, i.e., make the
school more personal, friendly, less
Extras .75 Each
encourage passivity and anonymity. competitive; have smaller classes, and
Senior Liz Manning remarked, "How facilities more student-faculty interac-
can a teacher relate to a class of 200 tion." Students were substantially
people?. And 68 percent of students more dissatisfied with "Size of
classes," "Helpfulness of instructors"
Everyday Special
surveyed in the University's Research
and "accessibility of instructors" than
Two 18" cheese pies - $7.00
Group for Human Development and
Education Policy's (HUDEP's) 1978 with any other aspects of the
"The Stony Brook Experience: A institution. "The Stony Brook Experi-
ence" reported, "Fifty-four percent of
Survey of 1142 Undergraduate Stu-
dents" said they wanted "the the students feel they have no had
ample opportunities for faculty
Regular $1.80
Pamirgan $2.00
opportunity to ask more questions or
participate actively" in more of their contacts."
courses, something which would surely Carlson blames the after-hours
be facilitated by smaller classes.
An obstacle to meeting outside of
isolation of students partly on a past
administration. "[Students ]worked for L
class is one familiar at Stony Brook: better than 10 years on a co-existence
lack of a suitable environment. "We relationship that President Toll deve-
don't have the physical environment loped - that the administration and FREE cal Monday - Thrda
to make it pleasant for students and faculty will work on the academic
DELIVERY 6-8294 9 PM -Mint
faculty to get together," said Arnie
Strassenberg (Acting director of
Undergraduate Studies). The Union
aspects of the University" and leave
the social side to students. "Through
neglect, students developed their own
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"At other college campuses you find suggested, that after the 60's students
places where everybody feels comfort- and faculty "retreated to their turf,"
able."
Strassenberg also suggested that
the former to social life and the latter
to research. He added, "The relation-
ship between faculty and students has
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- The Third Estate: Viewpoints - NYPIRG
Reversing The Trend of Apathy
By Jim Leotta County.Even more bewildering is that, They were in turn joined by Coca Cola, can be found. Apathy is not necessarily a
though introduced in the State Pepsico, and manyother household names. lack of concern but can be the result of
Overcoming apathy is like building a Legislature for the past 8 years, it has Besides workers recieving a day off to continuous frustrations and a sense of
fire. First the small twigs are used to never even been voted on. Theansweris attend the public hearings and voice their political powerlessness of the individual
nourish the flames. Then, when the flame that special interest groups, funded with opposition to the bill, full page ads in in our society. Because of the great power
becomes stronger, the larger pieces are the revenues of large corporations, are of large corporations and the great
every newspaper, paid advertisements on
added. If you are impatient and place the dominating the lobbying efforts to our local radios and corporate jets to fly the influence they have on government
large logs on the fire first, the flames local and federal governments. In fact, members of the county legislature to decisions, it is hard for individuals who
smothers and dies. LILCO bills us for their lobbying efforts Virginia where redemption centers run by are apathetic to visualize activities that
By the time you read this, the Beverage in Albany, so that we are in effect paying Crown Cork and Seal were shown, are can do anything about their
Container Control Law, better known as people to convince our elected officials also part 8f their repertoire. Yet the powerlessness--never mind affecting issues
the "bottle bill" will have been signed by not to consider utility reform. bottle bill passed the County Legislature that may serve social needs at the expense
County Executive Peter Cohalan. This Some reasons why special interest by a 12 to 6 margin. Two members of the of corporate profits. Because of the
law, passed by the Suffolk County
groups have stifled the voice of the legislature, Joseph Rizzo and Donald immensity of corporate power, the
Legislature by a 12 to 6 margin, goes into average citizen in our governments: they Allgrove, were opposed to the bill but individual fails to see the connection
effect in one year from now. The law will
have greater access to the media, because due to the overwhelming response from between their activity and their own
require a 5 cent deposit on all carbonated they can simply outspend their their constituents they voted for the law. personal power. In other words, it's
and malt beverages sold in Suffolk opponents; due to the rising costs of Donald Allgrove said he was forced to placing the large log on the fire first in
County and may give the State running for election more and more of support the measure because "over 80% order to start it.
Legislature impetus to enact a similar law. our elected officials are becoming of the letters and phone calls I was Language must be localized to be
A reputable reseach group called the indentured servants, subject to the whims
Government Accounting Office (GAO), getting were in favor of the law. I never understood. This concept is explained
of the large corporations who pick up the received such a large response, they were
led by the Comptroller General of the fully in Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the
tab for their campaigns; and finally, they calling till 10 and II o'clock at night." It
United States, reported that this law Oppressed.. Language, to people raised in
are better organized in some instances. just so happens that New York Public
reduceslitter, reduces solid waste'reduces a capitalist system, is most understood in
For example, a recent 60 Minutes report Interest Reseach Group canvassers,
energy consumption, and terms of cost benefit analysis. And in a
increases demonstrated how the National Rifle
employment. Others report that it will armed with impeccable knowledge of the time of sky-rocketing inflation it becomes
Association was able to mobilize many issue and Mr. Allgrove's phone number,
increase the ability for small local indispensible. Issues, such as the bottle
people throughout tho country, and with were knocking on doors in his district and
beverage manfacturers and bottlers, to bill, are localized by showing the
the help of modern computers could talking to people for four days previous
compete against large national connections to an individuals immediate
flood their targeted elected official with to the vote for four hours each evening.
corporations. Shorter trucking costs for ,environment and concerns, i.e. reducing
letters, telegrams and phone calls. With This, combined with many county
recycling empty containers may offset solid waste and litter, resulting in lower
the deck so stacked, its no wonder so landfills reaching extinction, taxes for
the greater buying power of larger taxes and a cleaner environment. Only,
many people succumb to apathy and solid waste disposal increasing rapidly,
competitors. Sort of like having weight then does mobilizing people to write
drop out of the electoral political system and broken bottles everywhere
classes in boxing. May not be the most one letters, make phone calls, or come to a
the delight of the special corporate looked, contributed to the overwhelming
civilized way of running an economy, but rally become possible. And if, as was the
interests. In fact, it's the only perpetual response of the community in support of
no one enjoys a massacre. case in Suffolk County, their letter
motion machine I can think of! this measure.
With all the aforementioned attributes, writing and phone calls paid off, one can
Leading the lobbying effort in Suffolk From this example of community
one wonders why it has taken 10 years to truly say "I challenged corporate power
County against the bottle bill was none mobilization some insights into the causes today and won." (The writer is Project
pass the bottle bill in Suffolk other then Crown Cork and Seal Co. and means of reversing the trenoof apathy Coordinator of NYPIRG.)
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Stop Interference In El Salvador
Twice in the last decade, in 1972 and Carter. Helicopters (complete with
1977, elections have been held in El maintenance crews) and military advisors
Salvador. In both cases the traditional (including 15 Green Berets) have been
military dictators were rejected by thel loaned to the junta. More supplies are
eople but refused to relinquish power. being contemplated. This policy is
justified by portraying the legitimate
As a consequence, political repression, a'
struggle of the Salvadoran people to end a
fact of life in El Salvador for hearly a
century's oppression, as an "East-West"
cencury, increased steadily. The political
conflict.
organiz4tions opposing the junta are now
unified into the Democratic Revolu-
We believe that our government should
tionary Front (FDR). To protect their
not be nelping the junta maintain its rule
lives and organizations and continue their
by military force, against the will of the
fight for democracy in the only way now
open to them, the people have turned to people. We believe this policy will deepen
and spread the crisis and U.S.
armed struggle.
intervention in the region will escalate.
We are campaigning at Stony Brook as
According to the Legal Aid office of
the Archdiocese of San Salvador, over part of a nation-wide movement to stop
12,000 Salvadorans were killed in 1980. U.S. support for the junta.
Most of these did not belong to the
armed force of the people (the FMLN) or We ask for your support. Please sign
of the junta. They were either popular the Faculty petition that is circulating.
leaders (potential or actual) or just people Publicize and participate in the El
whose torture and death would discou- Salvador Teach-In on April 22nd and the
rage others. Many of the more blatant demonst:~iion in Washington on May
examples of this terrorism are well 3rd. If you would 1Ike to know more
documented. For example the assassina- about the campaign and the situation in
tion of Archbishop Romero at the altar; El Salvador, come and talk to us at our
the abduction of six leaders of the FDR literature table in the Union (most days
from a press conference and their of the week). Add to the mail deluging
subsequent torture and murder; the Congress. Write to newspapers. Speak
massacre of hundreds of peasants as they out. On this -.s on many current issues,
only by acting together can we avert
fled across the Sumpul River.
disaster.
Under the present administration U.S.
military support for the junta is rapidly
escalating. Twenty-five million dollars
Richard Reeve
worth of armaments have already
Graduate Student
followed the $10.4 million sent by
Department of Physics
Cathedral in Fi Cohro,•n
Letters
The Stony Brook
Pardon Abbie Hoffman Press
Editor
To The Editor: American Nazi Party tried to work in a clinical rehabilitation Eric Brand
The American court system is destroy his dream and Martin clinic. Going to prison would
a farce. It is in real trouble. It is Luther King's dream. He re- waste $19,000 a year in Managing Editor
ceived death threats continu- taxpayer's money! Scott Higham
no longer The Bill Of Rights or
ously. And still he struggled for Senator Moynihan said,
The Constitution. It differs
what he believed in and moved "Everyone in New York State Arts Editor Jeff Zoldan
strongly from what the Ameri-
further on to fight corruption, owes Barry Freed a debt of Assistant Managing Editor Debra Marcus
can justice system really is. It is
discrimination and the Vietnam gratitude for his organizing Assistant Editor Jesse Londin
not "And Justice For All"
war. Policemen beat him up, ability." Has any fugitive in Assistant Editor Vivienne Meston
anymore. It is justice for those
then asked him, "Are we abusing history returned with better Assistant Arts Editor Larry Feibel
who are members of the power Shirley Zrebiec
your civil rights?" Finally, the credentials proving his rehabilita- Assistant Photo Editor
elite - people within politics, Susan Draper
inevitable uncovered - the only tion, his worth to his commu- Business Manager
big businesses and the military nity?
who are rich, socially and way to get rid of this person was News and Feature: Joseph Bollhofer, Henry Ellis,
to arrest him on a charge that Hasn't he payed enough? Jeremy Oatis,
economically. It is a sad Cameron Kane, Kirk P. Kelly,
would bring life imprisonment.
Hasn't he been punished enough?
commentary on the United Chris Schneider, Michael Weissman, Craig Whitelock,
Arrested for alleged selling Hasn't he been hurt enoughHis
States of America - the country life is being threatened continu- Melissa Spielman, Catherine Synan, Linda Scott, Debbie
who boosts democracy for all. cocaine as a first offender to Silver.
undercover police, the Prosecu- ously. The Nazi Party wants him
Twin standards and doublespeak Arts: Nancy Bellucci, Laura Forman, Ray Katz, R Jona-
tor David Cunningham deman- dead. He must take tranquilizers than Kurtz, Gary Pecorino, Mike Jankowitz.
reigns within the courtrooms.
ded the maximum sentence to help him through his Photo: Michel Bertholet, Sue Miller
This past week a man was
(under the Rockefeller law) as depression. Is this how we treat Graphics: Clare Dee, David Spielman, Norman Bellion.
sentenced on his political beliefs our writers, our political acti-
and not the crime he was an original deal - thus driving Prakash Mishra
vists, our public defenders? I Minister Without Portfolio _ _
supposedly arrested on. This him underground. After suffer-
ing for six years and having at thought it only happened in the
particular person risked his life
least one nervous breakdown Soviet Union. I may be wrong. Publisher
for what he believed in all Chris Fairtalt
and saving New York State The person who has come back
through the sixties and the early
millions of dollars and saving to help us, who should not go to
part of the seventies. And what
upstate lands and becoming a jail to die or go underground and
does he get in return? What kind never come up is Abbie
respected citizen - what does he Phone: 246-6832
of reward does he receive? Hoffman. Please Hugh (you're
get - three years in prison. Office: 020 Old Biology Building
In the south, he came up the only one who can do it!) - Mailing Address:
against members of the Ku Klux
Because he is a trained clinical
psychologist, it is suggested he Pardon Abbie. P.O. Box 591, East Setauket, New York 11733
Klan as he fought for civil rights Bonnie Weinberg
use these years doing alternative
for the blacks. In the north, the
age 7
April 23, 1981
Citiz en Commoner Questions Spending
(Continued from page 1)' The real thing you and I have to think
We tend to think of those nuclear troops because that means World War III!"
Pakistan, Israel, India, let alone Great weapons as. somehow frozen fossils. The fact that we're putting so much about is what are we going to do. We have
Britain, France and the Chinese. In fact, They're there. They could go off. Well, money into the military has immediate to do something because if we don't do
no one will really know when the bomb I'm persuaded that the United States' drastic consequences. You've heard of the anything, that's something too. The.
goes off, where it really came from... nuclear policy is based on the conviction budget cuts all over the place. One of the people in Washington are watching the
We're got to force the question... what's that we will use nuclear weapons. I've most horrifying things about the campuses very carefully. And if the
this all about?Why do we need a military gone through some historical background; campaign that I sensed was the fact that campuses are quiet, that is what they call
build-up?For what?Well, we can divide it let me bring you up to date. we let Reagan and Carter get away with in the Pentagon a signal, that they could
up as they do; there's conventional arms George Bush, our Vice President, so-called debates in which they argued move further. If we do nothing, then we
- those are the ones that kill dozens of "during his campaign said that he thought with each other as to who is going to rase have done a great deal...
people at a time, (that's conventional!) - we ought to plan to be the winner in a the military budget more. And both Should we participate with the
and nuclear arms - which kill nuclear exchange. You might remnember it simultaneously claimed that they would women's movement, with minorities,
everyone...I think it's clear that co*.ven- was pointed out to him that the winners reduce inflation. Now it is an [economic] with labor; the people who are concerned
tional arms have no purpose other than to would represent 10% of the United fact that any investment in the military is with the budget cuts and simply join in as
deal with Third World countries. No one States' population. He said, "well that's powerfully inflationary. It is just known. one constituency in the May 3rd
injhis right mind understands that putting 10% survivors."...On February 2nd, Every economist knows; even the kooks demonstrations. Obviously...that's our
a tank somewhere will stop the Soviet Reagan talked about putting ground. who are helping Reagan know. Because responsibility as citizens to tell the
Union. They've got nuclear weapons and troops into the Middle East to serve as if Boeing builds a 747 and sells it to administration that we object...
it's clear from the history of our use of what was called a "trip wire" for the American Airlines, that becomes an We do have, aside from our
conventional arms - Korea, Vietnam, Russian forces, so that when they engage instrument of production. It is very responsibilities as citizens, a unique
Latin America - that what we need the American forces on the ground, they expensive, but the millions of dollars that responsibility. Let's battle on the research
conventional arms for, according to will warn in advance that that conflict are invested in that airplane then produce front and the question of fighting for
military strategy, is to see to it that Third would mean the possible use of nuclear other millions of dollars. They carry' better sources of funding; fight against
World countries do what we want them
weapons by the United States. "The people and freight and it becomes an the cuts. But, I think we have to start
to do. It's as simple as that. In Saudi Russians should operate," he said, "on economic instrument. That very same now to bring the universities to the point
Arabia, we want them to give us oil. If it's
the assumption that the Soviet Union was 747 turned over to the Air Force does where we can open the discussion in this
Iran, we wanted them to keep the Shah. not ready yet to take on that ,nothing. It produces nothing. It is no country and bring out the hidden factor
In other words, our conventional arms are confrontation which would become !longer an instrument of production and that Reagan's policy means economic and
really an effort to exert control over
World War HIII." It is a case of nuclear what that means is that capital invested in military suicide. And that there are better
developing countries... chicken. We would put ground troops out the production of military equipment ways in which this country can be run in
I think that we've been very lucky to as a decoy on the assumption that the prevents the constructive use of capital to the name of the people rather than the
get away with not using nuclear weapons. *Soviet Union won't tackle those ground build up the economy... corporations.
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Awarding the Workers
by Jeremy W. Oatis seem to preclude schoolwork, a decent
GPA is a requirement for the scholarship. theater . . . poetry . . . musi
On weekends, excitement on this Bentley said, "We'd like to see the award
campus is derived from cleaning the go to someone fit" - and that means . . a special performance n<
shavings from your pencil sharpener. grade-wise.
This, we can all agree, is N.G. (No Good.) The people who will judge the contest
Some students do something about it, are the individuals who, together, •Fx Co•K•ctG),1is
that a whiteran
.tfUe foth poetry i tet proudat being a member of the humanr,
can haveblach 1>6$ts MPs Srang wVlethrite Such.equ«Satecare o nt
and now, the Faculty Student compose the executive committee of hr messaoge Clive Barnes THE NEW YORK TIMES
both etng are *ird characterare etultantly, baltrgly oi(e and the result ts Ovwhe
Association is sponsoring a competition FSA: Bentley, Vice President Andrew 'tslEtg.c tunno, prouod »fn compamstonat." Jack Krol. NEWSWEEK
for these students who have enacted Collver, who is a sociology professor,
programs which have had a positive effect
on campus life.
The fund is being awarded to two
individuals who have been recognized,
Secretary Jackie Lachow, who is also
Polity Election Board Chairperson, and
Treasurer Dan Melucci, who is the
University's Chief Accountant. for colored girls
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according to FSA President Rich Bentley, The scholarship fund was begun in
as having "performed outstanding services
to the University." This is not to suggest
1978 by members of FSA who believed
that there were some students who
who have considered
anything so spectacular as a heart
transplant, or being able to play Mozart
deserved more than thanks for their
accomplishments. The money for the
suicide/
on the Drums, just that the event or award was first raised by charging
admission to the End of the Bridge
when the rainbow
program must have some bearing on
improving student life. The award totals restaurant on its opening day in March, is enuf
$500, split two ways, $250 per winner. 1978. The Bridge is operated by
A less substantial award was given Lackmann, which is a contractor with by ntozake shange
when the scholarship was first offered in FSA.
SYRACUSE STAGE PRODUCTION
1978. It has been raised, according to The award has not been given for the
Bentley, "because there are so many last two years, however. According to
students who put in major amounts of Collver, one of its initiators, "We were
time that one award would not be not able to raise the funds." Though this
appropriate." news is distressing, it may bode well for
The main criterion for entrance into some applicants because, said Collver, fela.reoeef
the competition is having done some students may have done nothing ol alV r12lLalr-
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something, anything, that helps the this year and can include their past THE FINE AKIRT CNTER
Stee Ucnwrsdy of New Yofrt stoey Bfrook
students on a permanent basis. Also taken triumphs on this year's application.
into account is the number of students In addition to the $250 and the cupie
the event benefits. There is one doll, a dinner will be given in the fall in MAY 1 AND MAY 2
draw-back: grade point average. Though honor of the winners. Applications for
the time and energy required for this type the scholarship can be obtained at the tickets: $8, $6, $4
of commitment to the campus would FSA offices. BOX OFFICF 746 5678 QPEN 9-5 WEEKDAYS
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'South Pacific' opens Monday night at the Fine Arts Center Main Stage.
Personal Problems
'South Pacific' I
Fiction I
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The Further Adventures of Nick Reno, Pee ir Counselor
Could this this b~
cryptic catting cara
me
kness, I finally reached H Quad, and, myCould long-time, bearch-enemy
the crypti callong cara(
and the mo
by Stevo Connelly suddenly, there it stood. science professor
James College. Where your life wasn't feared of all computer
V (The following fictional account was the the Dragonlady? Was she the one who se
worth a bus fare to North P-Lot. Where death on the big sabbatical? I checke
warped result of the Computer Science waited in the end hall lounge with a smirk Bufferin
Department's moving its offices tothe Lab the coin return and headed for the door
on its face, and a smoking gun in its hand. I shoes hit the street, my eyi
Office Bullding...without telling anyone) When my
stepped through the shattered front door from one academic building
wandered
It was Tuesday night, around 10 PM. I was and into the green-grey smog toward another, all of them the color of drie
James Pub. blood. They say that if you can find it
waiting for clients -at my office in the peer "No wonder they built the Infirmary right
counseling center. South Campus Post Office, you can fir
across the street." anything. But how would I find the Dragc
"Haven't gotten one call yet," I mur- I slid through the door of the pub and lit lady and the Computer Science Depc
mured, "so it looks like you and me'll be up a Lucky. The place looked more danger- ment. without a single cl ue I could hang r
alone all night." I leaned %-r and pressed ous than a Fine Arts men's room.
my lips to the warm, wet mouth ofabottle of hat on? By now the plot was so thick it cou
By the dim light of the smoldering lust, I work in Student Accounts. I went back to t
no-frills beer. could see the most notorious and disgust- office for some temporary solace.
Five bottles later, the phone screamed at ing characters on campus sharing a brew
me, and with nothing better to do I ans- "Hmmm. 'Distilled, blended, and bottlh
with some of the students. But I couldn't find with loving care for an extraordina
wered it. Barbara Bufferin.
"Nick Reno, peer counselor." smooth'...no, wrong bottle. Aaah, here it
I threw a portrait of Jackson down on the 'For external use only. Keep awayfrom fire
"Hi, Nickie darling? This is Barbara Buf- bar.
ferin" flame.' " I poured myself a stiff belt, a
"Hey, bartender, you remember seeing a considered my dilemma. Through the w
I groaned. Bufferin was a computer chubby gal with glasses and short brown dow I could see the melting snow tumi
science prof. Everybody knew this broad hair?"
had the hots for me even before shewanted the campus into an ocean of mud. wa
"Ya mean da tomato wid all da text- ice, muddy snow, muddy sleet, slush a
to be a visual aid for my Eros workshop. books and da sweet gams?" he groaned. mud.
"Nickie, I'm so glad I reached you. I must 'Yeah, peeper, I remember. She blew the
talk to you immediately. Can you meet And then the answer hit me like a p
joint a while ago..." quiz the morning after Springfest. Th
me?" I was more confused than a teaching wasn't a memory cycle to lose, so I dial
"Listen, sister, ifthis is another stunt to get assistant. Where had she gone? I walked the number of Public Safety. But wait...
me in the sack, you can wipe the steam off out of the dive and spotted a phone booth story was too incredible. It would be ea
your glasses and cool down. I'm not play- nearby.
ing the sap for you again. Find someone Squinting through the purple haze, I to convince them that Mitch Cohen th
else to give you private CPR lessons." become chancellor. Thinking quickl'
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much time. The Computer Science Depart- I raced over and threw open the door. A Office grabbed a trenchcoat and ran to...the Lab interrupted by students demanding adds,
ment is not in Light Engineering! It's van- There sat the Building. drops, makeup tests, homework answers,
cold shiver ran up my spine. I slid through the main entrance and
ished mysteriously, and none of the faculty body of Barbara Bufferin, as cold as Lack- gave the lobby a quick 20/20. "How diaboli- extra help..."
knows where it is!" mann meatloaf. "My heart bleeds for you.
cally ingenious," I murmured. "I bet no "That can be arranged, Mr. Reno," the
"That's hard to believe. Who could pull off It wasn't the first time I'd seen those con- more than a dozen students even realize
a job like that?" torted colors on the cold canvas that is the this building exists." My peer counselor's arch-villainess hissed over her long, forked
"I have an idea of who did it, but I need cruel craft of murder-I had been in James sixth sense led me to a door off the lobby. tongue. "However, I was considering some-
your help. I'm hiding in James College. College before. But this was different. There "But, Dragonlady, you're not quite inge- thing far more interesting."
Meet me in James Pub if you...Nick, I can't were dozens of small rectangular holes in nious enough!" I kicked in the door and '"You'regoing to do to me what you did to
talk any more. Goodbye (click)." her skull. She had been keypunched to jumped inside. poor Barbara Bufferin?"
"James College? Nancy, that's no place "Oh, hardly anything as lukewarm as that.
death. And there she stood, her long black cape We are going to cover your body with
for a dame..." There was only one explanation. The rat and cowl surrounding the face only a sur-
I hung up. Was Bufferin being straight with that Barbara was going to spill the beans honey, and then tie you to the bottom of a
me, or was I gonna be the chump again? on finally caught up with her and gave her geon could love. Stage XII garbage disposal..."
Where could the Computer Science the big logoff. But who could it be? Maybe "They'll throw the book at you this time, So that's how it would all end. It looked
Department have gone? And who could be something could be made of the key- Dragonlady. Even tenure can't save you
like I had walked right into the Big Business
the brains behind this caper? The whole punched characters in Barbara's head. I now." Law Lecture, the one where you fall asleep
thing sounded as incredible as an A in began to reconstruct the letters... "Reno! Curses! Draft How did you find
and never wake up.
Operating Systems: The first was a D. Then an R. Then A. and me?" Then one of her punks ran in from another
I threw on a trenchcoat and hit the pave- G...Then it struck me like a swift double "It wasn't so tough. You wisely covered all
the windows of the building with paper so room.
ment. Making my way through the dar- scotch to the groin. "Dragonladyt. Hundreds of people have
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won't be able to share your brilliance with announce that free tickets to a Pat Benatar
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there appeared over a dozen ragged, slimy going to storm down the doors, revealing
students, all wearing evil smirks and hold- your evil scheme."
ISti I ing deadly letter openers. I was surrounded. With that, the Dragonlady's thugs pan-
The good times stir at Fort LauderdaleM I 'Very smooth, Dragonlady. Who's this icked and ran for their lives, leaving the mur-
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ble. Absurd!"
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Alexander Graham Bell's Revenge was nagging as I pushed open my door, juggling the
grocery bag on my knee. Thrusting the paper sack into the refrigerator, making a minor mental
note to remove the toilet paper from it sometime later, I dived for the phone.
"Student Affairs...would you like one?"
"What?", the other end of the receiver queried.
Soca i-IIms is "Oh, hi Daddy," I gushed, Well, the best defense is a good offense. Accusingly, I bit at him.
proud to present "Why are you calling me so early in the day? The rates haven't gone down yet."
"The Guiding Light isn't on. I'm trying to clean your room. You want this picture?"
I sighed. "Hold the photo up to the receiver so I can get a better look at it, Daddy."
Being There on Fri- "Oh." Realizing his mistake, ne sarcastically described a photo of one of my ex-boyfriends,
one my father always hated. he described the boy accordingly. I granted him the pleasure of
day and Saturday ripping up that grin, but I took care to scold him for scavaging my room. Silently, I tried to recall
any illegal or immoral substances that might still be in Pennsylvania, awaiting my return or my
at 7, 9:30 and 12 father's recognition.
Have you ever had a conversation with your parents, remembering that they're people? Ifyou
Midnight. The film didn't have to love them, you might find out that there's a lot there to like.
"Your mother and I went to the new mall on Saturday."
stars the late, great "You hate malls, Daddy. You're afraid of catching a disease from all the people."
"I wore a surgeon's mask and Playtex gloves," he revealed. I have no trouble picturing my
Peter Sellers in this father so garbed. "I don't think anyone noticed me," he dejectedly continued. "What with the
boys wearing earrings and long hair...still...and the girls wearing clothes so tight it looks like
they've been put in restraints, one surgeon's mask gets lost in the crowd."
adaption of Jerzy "What color Playtex gloves did you put on, Daddy?"
"Pink. D'ya think yellow might have been more noticed?"
Kosinski's best "No. You can't wear yellow or pink and expect to be viewed as conspicuous anywhere near
Easter. Red or purple might have done the trick, though." I shifted topics. "Whatd'ya go to the
seller. mall for? Just to look around?"
"Your mother wanted to go shopping. Everyone wants to go shopping...children wearing
ACROSS blue jeans made more of air than denim by their eighth year of wear and they claim to be
DOWN
1 Dress border
1 Meat cut 'shopping for clothes.' "
4 Exact
8 Party 2 Long time It's best to let him rave. "So what'd Mom buy?"
12 Macaw 3 Store "Nothing...she just went shopping." A termi-
13 Zeus s wife 4 Pronoun
14 Preposition 5 Communist nology all his own-"shopping" means brows-
15 Defaced 6 Chaldean ciy ing, "going out" means shopping, "went out"
17 Chatter 7 Big bird means going out to dinner. I often wonder why
19 - and off 8 Cut short
20 isle 9 Article anyone bothered to invent a language for the
21 Priest's vest- 10 Pack away man.
11 Sharpen
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16 Soak "So, what'd you do, Daddy?"
22 Reverence
23 Barracuda 18 Hebrew "I sat down and looked at the new Biooming-
25 Devoured month dale's." (Bloomingdale's is a New York pheno-
26 Pronoun 21 Studio
27 Land parcei 22 Hardwood mena, folks. In Pa., it's a novelty).
28 Beverage tree "Looked at Bloomingdale's, Daddy? You
23 Wild plum
29 Else
24 Bard didn't even go in?," I asked incredulously.
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33 Gastropod 25 State: Abbr. "Nope," bhe mumbled with minor interest. "I
mollusk 26 Shoshonean
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hero 30 God of love are no bargains in Bloomingdale's.
31 Evaluate
38 Anger
33 Emmet "Hey, I saw you on TV yesterday," he smirked.
39 Torrid
40 Pronoun 34 Worthless "I watched HBO's Simon and Garfunkel Con-
41 Obtain leaving cert tape."
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43 Obstruct 39 Hostelries "Yeah, did you like it?," I asked, knowing full
45 Evergreen 41 Females well what the answer to any rock n' roll related
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56 Card game 49 Grain "Didn't actually see you in all those people," he commented disappointedly. "How come
57 Lamb's pen 50 Drunkard you weren't sitting in the front row?"
name 51 Plaything
58 Deposits 53 Diatonic note "I was mingling with the peasants. Besides, their girlfriends and other loved ones were in front."
59 Pigpen 55 Diphthong "Their parents, too?," my father asked. "I wonder why Mrs. Garfunkel didn't get Artie to wear a
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PuzI ArdmW suit, with all that money?"
He pulled himself onto a new track. "So, when you comin' home next?"
"I don't know...maybe for vacation. Why? I got a key to get into the house if you're not there."
"Yeah, but your mother and I will reschedule our trip to the roller disco if we know you're
comin' home." Somehow, my ancient father with a white surgical mask, Playtex gloves, torn
blue jeans and roller skates was just too much.
"Daddy, Merv Griffin ought to be coming on the tube soon. Go get some granola and settle
down."
"Hey, I bought some of those sesame stix you like to nosh. They don't work."
"Huh?"
"I keep pointing them at the garage door, and I keep saying 'Open Sesame' and nothing
happens." This from a man whose hair, due to medication, recently began growing in after 45
years of baldness.
"Goodbye, Daddy."
(The writer is a senior English major, director of this section and brakes only for vegetables,
especially broccoli)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19 COCA FILM: "Being There," 7 PM, 9:30 PM and PLAY: "South Pacfic," 8 PM, Fine Arts CerIter,
CONF•RB4CE: High Technology. Senator Ken midnight, Lecture Hall 100. Main Stage.
LaValle, Union Rooms 231, 236, 237. 10 AM.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
RECITAL' Michael Parola, percussion. Master SUNDAY, MARCH 21
DANCING: Israeli Folk-Dancing every Wednes-
of Music degree recital. Works by Carter, Bach, FILM: "The Russians Are Coming...The Russians
day, 8-10 PM, Union Ballroom.
Olive and Wuorlnen. 4 PM, Recital Hall, Fine Arts Are Coming" and "Duck Soup," Union Bal-
Center. lroom, 7 PM.
CONCERT: David Schulenberg and David MONDAY, MARCH 22 PRESENTATION: Campus Operations Vice-
Kopp, harpsichords. Music for one and two FILM: "Gimme Shelter," 7,9, and 11 PM, Union President Robert Francis will discuss the dorm
harpsichords by Bach, Couperin and Muthel. 8 Auditorium, $.50. cooking program with H Quad residents at 8
PM, Recital Hall, Fine Arts Center. PM in Langmuir College's Conference Room.
PLAY: South Pacific. 8 PM, Fine Arts Center, Main
COCA FILM: "Being There," 7 PM, 9:30 PM, and Stage.
12 midnight, Lecture Hall 100. Free with ID. No
food, beverages or smoking. PRESENTATION: Campus Operations Vice Pres- PLAY: "South Pacific," 8 PM, Fine Arts Center,
Main Stage.
ident Robert Francis will discuss Dorm Cooking
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Kelly A. College's Lower Lounge.
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