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Letters
To the Editor: not "well, obviously we've given you too
In Statesman on Friday, February 1, much... sorry, but we're taking it back
there was an editorial on the dorm cuts now." I have no idea whose quote that
that I am proposing. I have a few points is, and it is-certainly not my opinion or
about the editorial that I am proposing. any opinion of others working with
I have a few points about the editorial me.
that I would like to bring to your Maybe it will be easier to understand
attention. if I put in this way. If I cut services, AV
First let me briefly mention how col- will not have potential to do as many
leges are funded. As of last year's refer- parties so colleges would have to pay
endum, residents and communters re- more for outside services. If I cut media
ceive four dollars per head, an amount colleges or other organizations would
of $40,000 to be divided up among not get their events advertised. If I cut
commuters and residents. On top of programs, SAB, COCA, Councils, etc.,
this colleges receive a fixed amount of would not be able to provide entertain-
dollars, over a thousand, and also they ment for events like night pit hockey,
receive over$20,000 in video revenues. G-fest, and others. Also I can not forget
Out of that fixed amount I cut at the to mention the fact that COCA prices
most $250 from any one college exclud- would rise, there would be less con-
ing commuters. certs, etc.
I think Statesman's editorial staff In closing this letter I want to state
should base their opinions on real facts, that $250 is not a large sum of money
not what they think the facts are. In and any one college could generate
particular, I have no idea where States- double that money in one night I have
man came up with the $4,000 surplus seen this done before. When is the last
figure. The truth is that colleges were time there was a major college event on
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allocated approximately $54,000 this a Saturuay nignt: To the Editor
year and as of the end of December Christopher Maryanopolis I was surprised by the characteriza-
colleges have about $50,000 left to use. Treasurer tion by an anonymous FSA Class A To The Editor
(This is excluding commuters.) Also, Student Polity Association It seems obvious that the 21 year old
member of David Hill's resolution
my main reason for cutting colleges is drinking age will become a national
calling for FSA to "clarify the job de-
standard in a few years. No state can
scriptions of the professional staff' and
"devise a process by which the opera- withstand the cuts in Federal Funding
that are the consequences of refusing
b l s ees tions of the corporation and the staff of
the
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dic can be evaluated at
to pass a 21 drinking age law. Since the
Letters a nnd
for no logical reason. I feel they must be
endorse the resolution, and I did so as a
compensated.
gesture of support for the staff and not
I propose the following: Let the vote
as criticism. A reading of the resolution
of every citizen who has been deprived
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will show that the characterization by
of the right to drink count twice. Judging
7 the anonymous Class Amember has no
Viewpoints S y.
We basis infact. John Marburger
from the results of the last election, we
need more sober votes.
Hubert Moore
President
by Alan Fogel
Social Awareness
economy of the 50's-60's period and the so-called being. The danger lies in the apparent lack of care
No one can doubt that there is a lack of social "robust" economic recovery we are experiencing that most Americans seem to have in terms of social
awarneness among Stony Brook students. Also, it is now. Both eras show an obvious complacency among issues. The re-election of Ronald Reagan by such an
difficult to argue with the impression that most Americans toward the governments' foreign policy. overwhelming margin is indicative of the priorities of
students, here at Stony Brook, are here so they can Today, as we experience a technological boom and the majority of American people. As the economy
earn more money in the future. Stony Brook is not many graduating college students go to work in improved during Reagan's first term only moron
unique in these respects. Nationwide, students are defense related industries, our government gets more could fail to happened in the areas of civil rights and
less socially aware and more concerned with high and more involved in areas such as Central America. education, not to mention the budget deficit and its
paying jobs. Having the desire to attain material On the other hand, the Apartheid policies of a trading relationship tp the defense budget. Obviously what
satisfaction in terms of a high starting salary is in partner like South Africa gets less and less attention Americans considered most important was the state
itself harmless. Danger arises when this desire so from our government of the economy and keeping taxes low.
overwhelms all other desires that the others are The point is, money and technology get the at- This brings us, albeit indirectly, to the scourge of
essentially negated. What is negated is social tention while social and cultural issues take a back science majors, the dreaded distribution require-
awareness in terms of a sense of history and culture. seat. As our nation raises a new generation of social ments in the social sciences and humanities. Rather
During the economic boom of thel950's and early and cultural idiots, the future decisionmakers will than being viewed as something which broadens the
1960's most Americans were too concerned with lack the historical perspectives needed to guide their scope of one's education, distribution is viewed as an
buying a house in the suburbs and keeping com- country away from the repetitions of past mistakes. . obstacle. It is something which must be adequatly
munists out of the State Department to notice No one can be condemned for being materialistic satisfied rather than its purpose, which is to satisfy
America's involvement in Korea and Viet Nam. The and success oriented. These are qualities which have one's curiosity in fields outside of one's major.
emphasis was on jobs, school and material success. It made our nation a world power. Recently, however, This is not an attempt to denigrate the system
was not until the late 1960's that the public became events have developed in such a way that this success which we have here at Stony Brook. Rather, the fault
fully aware of the Viet Nam crisis. Only when the orientation has replaced other essential traits which is with our society and its failure to acknowledge the
situation became intolerable to Americans did an an educated American must possess. ,fact that the attainment of a social conscience through
outcry begin and our involvement in the war slowly The drive for material succes without the social historical and cultural perspectives is equally as im-
decreased. awareness necessary to guide the skills are the portant as the attainment of the technological skills with
One can see an eerie parallel between the robust actions of an amoral robot rather than a moral human which one makes a living.
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The Politics of MinorityProgramming
by Andy Koff hope the old guard is gone and the community is now
Before I begin this column I would like to say that I ready to begin a new frontier.
like all the people that will star in it, though I might About Sharon I refuse to say more than one
not agree with their political views. The main charac- sentence. Sharon is a politico. In my opinion this
ter in this farcical endeavor is one Sharon King and means a person who will push for change, but refuse
the others include the minority community, Garry the responsibility that is caused by that change. This
Jacques, Loretta Capuano, and the current Minority is not necessarily bad since people who have ideas are
Programming Board. It looks like this is going to be a needed but people who have ideas and act on them
long column and quite a controversial one, so sit back, are more necessary. This means taking responsibility
relax, and be prepared for a serious issue. (It might be when something goes wrong as well when something
my only one). goes right. Mind you, Sharon does deserve some
The question the community faces currently is, "Is credit as well, being one of the major movers of the
Garry running the Minority Programming Board MPB idea but now when she is needed she is only
(MPB) well?" While doing Garry's personality profile willing to change and not work on it.
it may be best to explain how he was appointed to the The issue than, is MPB. The questions are: Is it as it
position he now holds. The newly created MPB has a should be? Are the people in charge of it adequate? .0
goal, which was to make MPB the minority club piggy Does it fulfill the gap that SAB left? And is it helping
bank (ask a current PSC person what this means). the University community better relate to one
Well, the current Council disagreed with that and the another. As I understand it, MPB was created to
goal was redefined through the efforts of myself and serve as a pseudo- PSC, to program events only
Hawkeye (Polity President). geared toward the minority community and to assist
The new goal, with the approval of Garry, was to the special interest clubs with their events as far as
create a forum of cross-cultural activitys. But let it be monatary support goes. Note that in here you never
said that Garry was chosen to run MPB because he see the term majority or caucasian, this is because as I 7-
was the most qualified and was able to interact with understood its original purpose, it was not meant to
people who would aid MPB in its formative stages. involve itself with these groups, since PSC and other
Garry was appointed to chair the Minority Pro- clubs already existed to do so. To me this rings of
graming Board during the Summer of 1984 by the separate but equal. This reminds me of a court case in Garrv Jacques
Polity Council (At that time, I was a member). Before which that was ruled unconstitutional. Mind you through this abolish the racism that often rears its
this, he served as a committee member on many Polity is bound by the Constitution of the United head on this campus.
States, whether we like it or not. This means that one Hence the minority community and the majority
University Senate sub-committees including the
Committee on Academic Standing and Appeals (if can not be discriminated against or denied equal community might be able to finally come to under-
you have ever been kicked out of school you know opportunity to a monatary source of funding. stand each other as realates to needs, values, and a
what I am talking about, and if you have not- ask Therefore the establishment of an organization to do whoe plethora of other ideals. We need this now more
someone who has been. the above is also unconstitutional. than ever. It is black history month and all the great
Now we will move to the minority programming black leaders (as well as many respected white
board. Since they will not be mentioned after this leaders, though not all) have said that the color
except in relation to Garry, I would like to tell them barrier must be overcome, and if it is not, only
that I was very impressed with the work they do. I discrimination can result. Is this what we want? Is that
wish I Knew all their names. If you attended the "My only major complaints with what you want? I hope that no one wants this or they
Rhythm Club or the program in the Union on Monday, are guilty of racism, right or wrong. Only now the
you will know what I am talking about. These people
exclusively minority program- decision seems to rest exclusively in the minority
are great and provide great service to the campus in ming is the same complaint the community. I hope the decision is reached by con-
aiding Garry, and others. You should attend the versation and not personalities, as I am afraid that
minority community has with personalities will play a greater role than the f-.ats or
Rhythm Club on Febuary 15, and I assure you- you
will enjoy it, the people put in a lot of work. and the only exclusively majority benefits that people have strived toward.
club reflects it. It seems we have answered all our questions in this
programming"
on segment but many more arise.
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Goetz
Reality and Exaggeration
reform. The subway riders and tenement-dwellers of If, instead of using a pistol, Mr. Goetz had grabbed
by Vincent Miragliotta our cities are tired of being at the mercy of the a pipe or a cane and beat the youths, injuring all of
This letter is a response to an editorial which criminal and of being viewed on equal terms with him. them and putting one into a coma, everyone would
appeared in the Thursday, January 31 st issue of the they are tired of watching their attackers freed after have accepted it, perhaps even being amused at the
Stony Brook Press dealing with the behavior of serving only a fraction of their original sentences. thought of this man flailing a stick. But, no..., Mr.
Bernhard Goetz on a New York City subway. I am one They are disgusted with the law's concern over the Goetz used a gun, the heinous, evil instrument of
of a growing number or people who have rather sharp rights of the convicted killer when the basic right to destruction. Shame on you Mr. Goetz.
convictions about this subject, and who are weary of live of the innocent have been wrecklessly cast Fortunately, the grand jury hearing this case has
the irrational, emotional and extremist viewpoints aside. realized all of this, and Mr. Goetz is getting exactly
that have emerged on it, exemplified by the above- what he deserves, no more, no less. Refusing to indict
mentioned editorial. Goetz for attempted murder states a message. A
To answer the question posed at the end of that message that the over-tolerant victims of street crime
exposition, the scenarios described in it are a gross "...No longer should the mugger cannot voice. A message that Mr. Goetz affirmed
exaggeration, adding no insight to the controversy, automaticallyhave an advantage when he lashed out in anguish and frustration. A
intended only to stir emotions and cloud the thinking message stating that no longer should the mugger
of the reader. The point that the author of the
upon confronting an intended
automatically have an advantage upon confronting an
editorial was trying to make is clear: the rage of public victim. intented victim. No longer should he be allowed to
support for Goetz and his partial aquittal by the perpetrate his terror without fear of reprisal
grand jury must indicate that society is poised to take General arming of citizens is not the answer.
a giant step backward into the dark bowels of anarchy. Selective arming of citizens coupled with stiffer
Sounds like a good idea for a movie, but let's put They wish for a way of protecting themselves when penalties and increased policing of high crime areas is
things in a realistic perspective now. the complexity and inefficiency of the law enforce- the answer. If we direct our efforts at preventing
There is nothing frightening about the strong public ment system makes them feel abandoned and in- crime we can decrease the likelihood that anyone will
support for Goetz. In fact, it is quite natural and significant Mr. Goetz decided that the city was too ever be faced with the decision that Bernard Goetz
understandable if one considers what these people big, and the intellicts of the law-makers too small for faced.
are trying to say by expressing such support. Instead his safety to be guaranteed. So, he acquired a pistol, We all like to believe that killing is wrong and we all
of quaking at the thought of the apparent blood and coinvinced himself that if he encountered some- want violent crime to just disappear like some bad
thirstiness of these people, why don't you ask yourself one who directly threatened his life, he would end dream, so that t+se who kill or atempt to kill can be
why they uphold Mr. Goetz' action? Ask yourself, that threat. There was no malice intended, no in- locked up without question. But the perfect world
"what have these people been going through that justice planned, and he wasn't out to get black people. which we all would like to be part of is not reality. The
makes them react so?" The explanation is that Mr. He was approached by criminals who were quite •g-ef reeis occasionally- necessary. Ther
Goetz has done what thousands of police and news- capable of killing him. They were not inconsiderate man pointing a knife at you and demanding money, of
paper reports and years of grim statistics have been drivers on the expressway, they were not screaming dragging you into the woods to rape you, is reality,
doing, and that is calling for our attention. It is an kids in a grocery store. They were quite serious about and when it happens, you will wish you were Bernhard
urgent request that we recognize the need for legal their intent. Goetz.
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