CRIED Published by the students of Coming Community College Volume XXIV Number 5 November 17,1983 Ben Bova Explores the by KEVIN BURKET Has space exploration improved our lifestyles? What residual effects will the space industry and other high technologies have on our lives in the future? These and many other questions were discussed when Mr. Ben Bova, CCCs third Visiting Scholar, delivered his major presentation on Thursday, November 10 in the Commons Large Lounge. The topic for Mr. Bova’s discussion was “1984: The Scientific and Technological Viewpoint”. Mr. Bova has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the American space program. The author of more than 60 books, a regular commentator on the CBS Morning News, and a widely popular lecturer, Bova has also been an award-winning editor and an executive in the aerospace industry. In addition, he is a committed space activist. Bova is currently Vice President of the National Space Institute, and is also a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. His novels, such as MILLENIUM, COLONY, and VOYAGERS, explore the impact of high technology on individual human beings and on society as a whole. His nonfiction book, THE HIGH ROAD, shows how space technology can be used to solve economic, social, and political problems on Earth. Bova lectures regularly on topics dealing with the space pregram, energy, the craft of Future writing, and the art of predicting the future. He has directed film courses and taught science fiction at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He worked with Woody Allen on the film “Sleeper” and also wrote the novelization to George Lucas’s film, “THX-1138. He recently has been Editorial Director of omni magazine and, earlier, Editor of Analog magazine. Bova received the Science Fiction Achievement Award (called the “Hugo”) for Best Professional Editor six times. He was also the 1974 recipient of the E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction, and the 1983 Balrog Award winner for Professional Achievement. According to Mr. Bova, we are in a new kind of space race, this is not a race against another nation, but rather a race against time. It is possible for us to get rich from space. We have, at our fingertips, more mineral wealth than the planet earth ever contained. In fact, space-related industries are becoming an important core of the American economy. “If you think this last recession was bad,” said Bova, “imagine what it would have been like if man had never gone to the moon.” Although few people may realize it, space technology is also used in the home. The “Dust-buster” vacuum cleaner and cordless power tools were originally developed for the space program. Also with the development of the hang glider “space technology has Free Sex The Crier is now allowing space for Free personal ads. The ads can be of any nature except to sell goods or services. To place an ad, simply jot it down on a piece ot paper and bring it to the Crier Office anytime between issues. The printing of any ads considered questionable shall be left to the discretion of the Crier Editorial Board. 1 INDEX I News page 2,3 1 Opinions page 4,5 I Crossword page 8 I Entertainment page 9 I Garfield page 10 Personal Ads page 12 helped find a new way for you to break your neck.” NASA has used its knowledge of aeronautics to help in the development of better windmills. The concept of using hydrogen as a replacement for gasoline regained new popualrity with the current success of the space shuttle. Hydrogen as a fuel is efficient, plentiful, and when burned it emits water vapor and is thus recyclable. There are of course safety hazards with hydrogen, but these also exist with gasoline. The oil cartel has given hydrogen unnecessary bad publicity, citing the Hindenburg tragedy as the main safety problem with hydrogen. This must be overcome before any futher developments can take place. On November 9, 1983, Robert Geiger from SASU (Student Association of the State Universities of N.Y.) spoke at a student Forum. After a small lunch Mr. Geiger gave his main presentation in the large lounge from 1:00-3 LX). Mr Geiger spoke breifly on SASU and moved to major issues SASU was presently dealing with, The one-third tuition cap- In the past few years SASU tuition has been divide evenly three ways. The student pays one-third, the State pays one-third and the college sponser one-third. Now NYSwants to decrease the amount the state pays and increase the student’s tuition. SASU is fighting to stop this step and help lower the student bill. SASU would like to put the extra cap on the college sponsor, not In regards to President Reagan's “Star Ware” defense system, Bova warned that by placing defensive satellites in orbit you may well trigger the very war you are trying to prevent. So far the MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) policy that exists between the United States and the Soviet Union has kept us out of a third world war. If the government continues with plans for a satellite defense system,then to assure continued peace, we must invite the Russians and other countries to join us. Bova concluded by saying that we will never solve our problems on earth unless we go into space. If we continue to confine ourselves to earth, and its resources are continually relied upon, we will be headed for disaster. □ the student. The 21 - drinking age - NYS wants to raise the present drinking age from 19 to 21. SASU is opposed to this but they need help. All interested students should start a letter writing campaign to their senators. Student voting rights In most 4-year college communities, students do not live in the county of their school. Although students spend much time on campus they are not permitted to vote. SASU is fighting to allow students to vote in their oollege community which would greatly increase voter turnout. The Solomon Amendment -This federal Amendment would deny financial aid to all who have not registered for the draft. SASU claims this unconstitional Freedom of the Press? by LISA MIRABELLA State Press Service Freedom of the press has been an endangered species at SUNY schools recently. In the most controversial case of limited freedom, the SUNY Purchase Student Senate fired Editor in Chief, Tim McDarragh after a dispute over the paper’s name. McDarragh now plans to sue the Senate, and the Westchester chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is working on briefs for the case. Purchase Student Senate President, John Wiliams said McDarragh was fired by a majority vote of the senate after he changed the name of the paper from The Load to Newspeak in September. Williams contends that McDarragh did not use the proper channels for the name change, specifically that senate approval was not secured. However, McDarragh said,“they used the name change as an excuse to fire me,” and further that senate disagreement with editorial content was the actual reason. Seven members of the newspaper staff resigned in protest of McDarragh’s dismissal, and McDarragh mai tains “it would be ludicrous for [the senate] to fire me and have ever-body quit, just because he broke a senate bylaw.” Williams said, “He was given one verbal and three written warnings...to change the name back to The Load,” and “as senate president I have the right to fire any employee of the senate.” According to McDarragh there is a charter for the student newspaper stating that only a two-thirds vote of the editorial board can recall an editor. “Willaims claims that the newspaper charter doesn’t count because it is superceded by his bylaws.” McDarragh said that a disclaimer in Newspeak s masthead, reading, “Newspeak is the newspaper published by an organization called The Load,” kept the newspaper operation within proper senate guidelines. Now McDarragh is questioning the right of a student government to hire or fire anybody from a student newspaper. ► 3 on the grounds it only affects the poor, and they are fighting to stop this amendment. For more information come in the Crier office or call Robert Geiger at (518) 465-2406. □ SASU Speaks THE CRIER, THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 17,1983 News “Remembering” New Academic Standards “The horrors of Germany’s concentration camps must never be forgotten”, said Jewish concentration camp survivor Anna Dula Post. She went on to say that many people today cannot believe six million Jews and four million others were killed in Nazi Germany during World War 2. The Brown Bag Forum, “Remembering”, was presented on Monday, October 31, from 12:00 to IDO in the Spencer Pub. Anna’s story is painful to retell, but she feels a responsibility to today’s youth - hoping in return such a threat is guarded against in the future. Anna Post was sixteen in 1939, when the German’s invaded Poland. Before the war disrupted her life, she, like others who were not yet involved, shared a common disbelief that Germany was exterminating millions of people. An Mi PM As her entire native city was deported to germany, each day became progressively harsher. “One day we were prohibited from wearing boots and soon after our heads were shaved. From then on my family lived in a single room and were forced to do hard labor.” By the winter of 1943 in Krakow, Poland, she was the sole survivor of her family. Anna’s only consolation was she felt no need to worry about anyone else. At this time she was given a number on her arm and a dress. She forgot her indentity in the midst of the intended depersonalization. Anna continued to wear the same dress throughout the winter, while she stood in line. She could not fall or she risked being shot. “I never became used to the growing number of dead bodies of those who could no longer go r> on. Anna was again transported, in January of 1945, when the Russian army advanced closer. She was no longer given food or water, instead she found icicles, grass, and bark. The Russian army rescued her after she'lived with other prisoners in a tent for five months. In closing she said, “Germany had a great culture of musicians and poets, but no culture has value if there are no ethics or morals.” Today Post teaches school in Buffalo, is married and has two children. Coming Community College enjoys a fine reputation among institutions of higher education in this State and beyond. This fact, no doubt, has important practical implications for all of our students, and our faculty and staff feel proud to be associated with this institution. When our students transfer to highly rated four-year colleges or universities, we are sure that those who have done well here, will continue to perform well at the four-year institution. As a matter of fact, many four-year institutions are eager to see our serious students transfer to their campuses. • In the same way, our reports indicate that employers of our career program graduates are highly satisfied with the job performance of our graduates. Our present students are the future beneficiaries of our success in education. In order to continue this enviable state of affairs, we must constantly improve our instructional methods, maintain our academic standards, and find effective ways recongnizing student excellence. In recent years, our Dean’s List, which was meant to recognize outstanding student performance, has gradually lost that potential. With more than a third of our students qualifying for the Dean’s List, the honor or recognition which is associated with being on the List, has become lost. This has led to a study, culminating in upgrading the qualifying criteria for the Dean’s List. TheCRIER Edkor-in-Qiief Kevin M. Burket M.D. Managing Editor Dale J. Green Business Manager Tracy Allen Qrculation/Typesetting Manager Joanne P. Tarcza Copy Editor/Secretary Kin N. Rehr Editorial Assistant Rick Madl Graphic Editor Jim W. Jewett Sports Editor John ToneUo Advertising Manager Sue Swan Photographer Tom Curren Secretary Tracy Harter Sfadf Pat Lewis Debbie Dinse Advisor Betty White The Crier is a student publication of Coming Community College, Coming NY 14830. Printed by the Evening Times in Sayre, PA. (717)888-9643. The Crier office is located in the Commons Building, first floor, of the Spencer Hill Campus. To submit advertising or for more information phone (607)962-9339. More demand for liberal arts grads There’s hope for liberal arts graduates in the job market, even though the big demand is still for technical and business people. According to a number of employers, hiring liberal arts graduates has become increasingly popular. “The more sophisticated the company is generally, the more it will hire liberal arts graduates," says human resources consultant Andrew A. Sherwood. “They feel the liberal arts graduate has plenty of balance personally.” During the past year, on-campus recruiting gave more job offers in the humanities than any other area. A survey by the College Placement Council showed a salary increase over last year for humanities graduates-7.6 percent to $16,560. Money is an important factor in hiring, as flexible graduates often can be trained to do jobs such as running computers. A computer science grad might start at $35,000, but a liberal arts grad can be hired for less than $25,000. A 1983 Peterson’s Guides survey showed even 14 percent of com- puter-related companies were very interested in hiring liberal arts graduates. American Telephone & Telegraph, in a 20-year career study, discovered that wellroun-ded graduates were promoted faster and performed better over the long term. AT & T cited motivation, flexibility and ability to accept change as assets in favor of these employees. Other companies showing strong liberal arts hiring tendencies include General Electric Co. (about 25 percent of their workforce), Conrol Data Corpration (sales, strategy and business planning) and Lehmen Brothers Kuhn Loeb Inc., which found that liberal arts graduates make better liaisons between data processing and other divisions. There are some drawbacks that potential employees should be aware of. Employers say mistakes are more common, computer programs are often written with too many options, and of course, training is necessary. Even so, the future looks promising. □ Winterize Cheaply and Stay Warm Is the wind blowing through the cracks of your windows? Can’t afford storm windows? WINTERIZE YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT AT MINIMUM COST! The Housing Office (U-203) has purchased at disoount rates, weatherstripping, rolls of plastic to cover windows, special tape to attach it on the inside and staple gun and staples for jobs requiring that tool. All materials will be sold at cost. A $5 deposit will be required for the staplegun, refundable when returned to Housing Office. Office Hours will be every: Tuesday.................11-2 Friday..................11-12 Student Government provided seed money for this student serv ices project. The new Dean’s List criteria, effective with the final grades at the end of the Spring semester, 1984, are the following: (1) a grade point average of 3.3 or higher, (2) 12 or more non-repeat hours of credit, (3) no grade lower than C, and (4) No “I” or “N” grade. Part-time students become eligible for the Dean’s List upon completion of each block of 12 hours in accordance with the above requirements. A student who completes an “I” will be awarded Dean’s List status retroactively if all other criteria are met. In such cases, the Dean’s List designation will refer to the semester in which the “T was originally assigned. New Humanities courses Taught in Spring Semester The Humanities Division will offer 2 new courses this coming Spring Semester 1984: AR 108 Airbrush Illustration I-MW 1:00-1:50-H. Werk, Instructor This. course is designed to acquaint the student with basic skills and applications of the airbrush. Basic techniques, frisket preparations, two- and three-dimensional applications of values and colors, and maintenance of equipment will be covered. Does not fulfill Humanities requirement for any degree. Free elective. Two hours lecture, discussion, and practice per week. 1 semester credit hour. HU 203 General Linguistics-MWF 11:00-1 L50-R. Giuffrida, Instructor Humanities elective. Prerequisite: EN 106 or instructor consent. 3 semester credit hours. A sophomore level course which treats language in its most important facets: historically, psychologically, struct uarlly, geographically, sociologically. The course, following a text, enriched with lectures, maps, audio-visual material, affords the student an in-depth perception of one of humanity’s most indigenous characteristic possessions. Special license plates available for disabled ALBANYN-Y. (UPI) Special auto license plates are available to the disabled beginning today, the state Department of Motor Vehicles says. The plates will cost $20.25 in addition to the regualr registration fee, and the renewal rate for the special plates will be $15 per year. The new plates will cany a wheelchair symbol plus up to six letters or numbers. They will be available to people who have cars registered in their names and who are permanently blind, have limited or no use of one or both legs, or have other permanent mobility impairments. Applictions for the special plates can be made at local motor vehicle offices. THECRIER, THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 17,1983 ! 3 Freedom continued.... Area Marching Band Columbia Journalism Review, Editor Spence Klaw said in reson-se to this controversy, “No editor should be fired by a government or anybody else besides the editorial board, but [student] newspapers often compromise their independence by accepting tax dollars from the govenment.” Klaw added that, ideally, “They still shouldn’t be under any kind of control that limits the freedom of the press.” Freedom of the college press scored a victory, thanks to a ruling by a federral appeals court recently. At the University of Minesota, the Daily newspaper drew criticism from the administration for a controversial 1979 humor section. The regents of that university, in trying to control the paper’s content, gave enrolling students a chice regarding their studnet fees subsidy-thereby cutting off operating funds. Their efforts were overturned by the federal court, which ruled the action unconstitutional. In a similar case, Editor Mark Goichman of the New Paltz Oracle, has recived threats from a student association vice president that publication would be halted or he would be fired if he did not restrain from printing material critical of the student government. The issue is centered around an article headlined, Kennell against minimum wage, about Student Association Vice President for Finance Greg Kennell’s stand on paying student employees. Goichman admits the headline “was slighdy misleading,” but adds the article was well researched and did not contain any falsehoods. Population report Cinttpus Digest News Sendee More people are marrying and having children, and fewer people are dying and getting divorced. This according to the latest National Center for Health Statistics report. In 1982, there were 1.7 million more births than deaths—the largest number of births in the U.S. since 1970 and the highest birth rate since 1971. The infant mortality rate was the lowest ever recorded in the nation (11.2 per 1,000 live births). Overall deaths dropped slightly below the 1981 level. Life expectancy, according to the study, rose to an estimated 74.5 years overall, up from 70.8 in 1970. Each race and sex group also registered record highs, with black life expectancy the shortest and white females' the longest. Tying the knot became more popular than splitting up in 1982. Marriages reached the highest rate (10.8 per 1,000) since 1973. The divorce rate dropped 4 percent from 1981, which may be a result of a new trend revealed in another government study: those in the 20-24 age group are waiting longer to get married. Cancer strikes 120,000 people in our work force every year. Although no dollar value can ever be placed on a human life, the fact remains that our economy loses more than $10 billion in earnings every year that cancer victims would have generated. Earnings they might still be generating if they had known the simple facts on how to protect themselves from cancer. Now you can do something to protect your employees,your company,and yourself...call your local unit of the American Cancer Society and ask for their free pamphlet,“Helping Your Employees 1o Protect Themselves' ; Against Cancer." Start your company on a policy of good health today! T American Cancer Society Kennell replied to the article with a letter stating, “I firmly believe in the minimum wage laws...” and describing the article as a “knee-jerk journalistic miscarriage taken completely out of context.” the letter went on th threaten removing the editor and stepping publication. Goichman said he did not print that latter part of Kennell’s letter on the editorial page “because it contained knowing falsehoods.” The editorial board atone, he added, had the power to carry our Kennell’s threats. The letter also told Goichman to retract the original article and be more accurate, according to Goichman. He replied, “I don’t think the government should be able to tell us anything." Kennell could not be reached for comment, however, Executive Vice President Joel Springwater complained, “The editor likes attacking us [the student association executive board].” He contended the student association was the publisher, but did not have the power to say what goes in the paper. Spmgwater said the student government shouldn’t have direct input but should be able to restructure the editorial board. He suggested for the paper, “and would assure meeting the paper’s standards of ‘good journalism.”’ Another attempt to ensure the continued use of “good journalism,” is occurring at SUNY Albany, where the university administration is forming a media review board. Vice president for Student Affairs on freedom of speech.” Pogue insisted that the board will review all media, including administration as well as student media, and also the financially in- WCEB 91.9 FM We don’t just play the hits we make the hits!! dependent Albany Student Press. Pogue said he sees the board as a possible advisory committee if problems arise, and “to clarify the role of campus media... and what expectations the university has of it.” Albany SA President Rich Schaffer will appoint three students requested for the board, but said, “I don’t feel the administration has a right to appoint this group,” explaning, “the media sources themselves have their own types of review-themselves and the community.” If the community does not approve of content, he said, the media will hear about it. ASP Editor Mark Gesner said the board, “as I understand it now, can only lead to censorship. Any media review board is a violation of the First Amendment and the constitutional rights,” of the newspaper. Pogue said varios campus media representatives would be invited as members. Gesner said he has not yet been invited, and if he was, would turn it down. “I will not be on a board that has media review as its purpose.” The purpose of the board, Pogue said, “is to create a community where people can be responsible to each other at the university.” Gesner agrees that the paper is responsible to the university community, but stated, “our responsibility lies within journalistic ethics ” i o* Places First The Horseheads Blue Raider Marching Band came in first out of eight competing bands in the novice division of the New York State Field Conference at-the Carrier Domes in Syracuse. The competition marked the end of the Band’s season until next spring. The Band, which spent five to seven hours a week practicing, were helped along by their many instructors. Mr. Gordon Gillette and Mr. Arthur Carchiner were the band directors with Mr. George Cowbum doing choreography. Other instructors included MR. Robert Zazzara with music, and Mr. David Schuler acting as assistant director. All 155 band members were ecstatic when it was announced that they had won by just .9 of a point, beating second placed Bishop Kearney 71.9 to 71.0. One senior band member described the winning wnnoun-cement as “Overwhelming!” and added, “It was just great!” The BLue Raider Marching B * and will begin their Parade Season next spring, hoping to surpass their achievements of this past fall. The band appreciates all the help from those involved, including parents, instructors, and Board members. Kickbacks alleged Campus Digest News Service The Association of American Publishers adopted a code of ethics for college publishers at its recent meeting in New York. The code states that "college publishers should avoid making any improper inducement...which can be construed as a bribe, kickback or excessive commission or fee in connection with their sales activities on college campuses." The action was taken because of alleged questionable practices taking place between campus publishing representatives and college professors. 4 THECRIER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1983 Opinions How Prepared Are the Marines ? by DALE GREEN “Maybe you can be one of us, the few, the proud, the Marines.” We constantly see this ad in all forms of the media. The image formed by the American public is of a sharp, elite, fighting force that is skillfully trained for any crisis. The Marines are the first sent to war, and first to hold peace all over the world. But in reality, how prepared are the Marines? In the late 60’s the Viet Nam crisis arose. Our government chose to send the Marines over to ensure the world safe for truth, democracy and the “American way.” Where did that leave us? The U.s. pulled out with heavy causulties and no victory, but no one likes to talk about that Still we have MIA’S and BOW’S that may continue to reside in one of the Marines’ classic flops. All of us remember the American hostages in Iran who were trapped for hundreds of days. Former President Carter made the decision to launch a crack assault team, Marines included, to rescue the hostages. Everyone recalls what happened -there were difficulties in landing the helicopters. Now, October 23, 1983, the Marines are staioned in Lebanon to watch the fighting. They are called a “peace-keeping force”, then why is Israel still the hot spot of the world? It was a great tragedy that hundreds of “our boys” were killed when a terrorist ran two road blocks, around a third, across a field and hit the headquarters. Was anyone guarding the base? A few slugs in the tires could have easily stopped the truck, but they weren’t allowed to carry loaded weapons. Since they security has been beefed up, sort of like locking the bam after the horse has escaped. The latest crisis has been Grenada, a tiny country no one bothers, except the US. The Marines were sent to capture the country, the real reason, to rescue the “trapped Americans” One week later the marines are still fighting “pockets of resistance” in a country two times the size of Washington D.C.! The next idea, send a naval armada to aid the marines. Almost two weeks later we hear the Marines Finally caught the leaders. How long did it take the Russians to capture Afganistan? Not tong for a country appromatly 2000 times the size of Grenada. I am not criticizing the Marines, just stating facts, it is difficult to decide who to blame for the past 20 years of failure. Who is at fault? The Department of Defense! The President! Hopefully in-the future something will be done to restore the power of the US. Marines. -□ And the Letters Are Still Coming... Dear Editor, In regard to the artical, “A Ver-sitile Word,” I am both shocked and upset with the students here at GOC. Do they have to be reminded that they are college students? Heaven forbid if so -meone says one erf the seven words you can’t say on TV in a family-type household. But, erf course, it is okey to go watch a rated R or a rated X movie to see and hear everything that you’re not supposed to. Oh, yes, there is an age requirement. You must be at least 17 to see a rated R movie and 18 to see a rated X movie. But what does age have to do with profanity? One day I heard an 8 year old boy tell his little broth to f**k off. And you can’t tell me that this entire campus is made up of priests , nuns , and virgins either! It’s okay to tell someone to f* *k off, and it’s okay for an unmarried couple to have sex. But, it’s not okay for a College newspaper to print a humorous, non-violent artical talking about the different uses of the word? GROW UP! You know the posters that hang up in the high schools with the saying, “VD. It’s A Fact Of Life.” Well, what do you think causes VD? It’s not the word that is bad. It’s the connotations people use with the word. The highest court in Maryland ruled that the word was not profane. It’s the people who use the word for violent remarks that makes the word sound so bad. If you think this word, use this word for violent remarks, or just plain have premarital sex, you have no room to complain and criticize. If you are not one these people, then speak up. I want to hear your opinion. Thank you. Tracy Allen Dear Editor, The October 6, 1983 issue of The Crier was given to me by a disgusted student and her parents who also found items in this issue to be repulsive. There were many good articles in the paper but the few that were offensive and vulgar, including the cartoon, are hurting the good name of Coming Community College and the people associated with the College-even though you have the disclaimer that the opinions expressed in the paper are not necessarily the views of the student body or the College. The offices of the paper are on the College Campus, in the Commons Building and Coming Community College is written on the front page of The Crier. Obscenity, repression, and freedom erf the press are really not the issue in this case. That, which belongs in Hustler and Playboy is expected, is not marterial for a newspaper that is sent into homes where younger childem have the opportunity to read it. One must question the mentality of people who write, edit, and publish such garbage. Michael J. Malonely Schuyler County Sheriff Dear Editor; This letter is in regard to your recent article elaborating upon the use of the word fuck. To convey a multiplicity of gut-feelings, ranging from extreme disgust to intense pleasure, prompts my comment Congratulations to the author cm illustrating current usage explicitly, adroitly and without prudishness or condemnation. My immediate observation is that use of the same word as verb transitive, verb intransitive, noun, adjective, and adverb indicates a severely limited vocabulary. While an uneducated person may be excused for communicating on a primitive level in repetitive, boring style, an educated individual who emulates the ignorant does himself and others a dis-service. Since communication is vital in human relationships and verbal communication at best is imprecise, it behooves the educated person to strive for clarity of expression. Slovenliness in speech is evidence of laziness in thought. A primary goal of education is to enable an individual to think for himself, to establish his own priorities, to develop a sense of self-worthiness through achievement. Use of low level language in self-expression shows inclination to follow behavior patterns of others rather than to trust one’s own judgment as to oourses of action - verbal and otherwise. I strongly suspect that many students reading the recent article reacted with laughter and amazement that the familiar word FUCK was featured. If the article stimulates even a few readers to realize that they have a primary responsibility to themselves and to society to raise themselves above gutter-level mentality, then it will have served a useful purpose. A concerned grandmother of one of your enrolled students, Abbie Tilton Dear Editor, There is a disturbing trend going on not only here cm the CCC campus but also throughout any community that has a minority population. I speak specifically about reverse discrimination. I have always been an advocate of equal rights because people are people and jerks are jerks regardless of skin color. But when we gave equal rights to minorities, I was never under the impression that these rights were meant to be retroactive. I know a good number of black people who live happy, productive lives without complaining and bellyaching about the picayune little injustices that anyone who lives in the world must tolerate. Fm not lumping all minority members together because, as I said, we are all people and virtual equality is far more important. But people use “discrimination” as a license to make rude accusations about issues and organizations that have no more to do with discrimination than anything. It’s entirely possible for anyone to scream injustice. Women, homosexuals, left-handers, whoever is incon-vienced or runs into static can scream. I think it’s high time people stopped this petty bellyaching and either found peaceful methods to change their positions, or just plain shut-up. Dear Editor; Do you have trouble finding a parking space when you arrive in the morning? Are there plenty of spaces available if only the other cars would park between the lines? Do cars straddling the white line bug you? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, don’t you think that something should be done about the situation? Wouldn’t a few parking tickets Child-proof Caps Just how safe is a child-proof cap on prescription drugs? It may prove to be very safe if used in a household where there are small children. But I have reason to believe that child-proof caps can be harmful to a person’s health, due to the fact that these caps are extremely hard to get off in panicky situations. This is one incident I experienced the other day in a grocery store. An elderly woman (shaking violently) came up to me and asked, “Could you please take the cap off this bottle? I have sugar and feel like I am about to pass out.” Well, I did as she had asked and stayed with her until she told me that she would be okay. Now, what would have happened if no one had been around to assist this lady when the attack came on? I imagine she wouldn’t be too healthy right now, all because of an unnecessary childproof cap. As far as I know, there is no law against not having regualr caps placed on prescription drugs. If it isn’t necessary to have a childproof cap on your medicine, request an alternative, easy-opening cap. Incidents like this shouldn’t happen. It is unnecessary. Believe me, in panicky, emergency situations, even the simplest task in the world would be impossible. placed on the offending auto’s help to cure this problem? What about the division of Public ' Safety here on Campus, are they out of business? I have redeved a parking ticket from them time to time, so I know that they know how to write tickets. Can’t we get than to help in this case? Please!!! Robert L. Conley an aggravated student Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief and to the point and must bear the name and address of the writer. , Anonymity will be granted under special circumstances, but the identity \ of the writer is still required The editors reserve the right to reject or edit I any copy submitted for publication. l All material on the editorial page is the opinion of the respective authors i °nd not necessarily that of the editors, staff, or college administration. THECRIER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1983 5 Dear Editor, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Please take a few moments out of your busy schedule to read your tuition receipt. You will see listed a mandatory payment of $35 called the Student Activity Fee. Many of you have noticed this before and have compained about it. And you should because few of you take advantage of what this payment offers you. This money pays for socials, movies, concert trips, and a variety of daytime activities and entertainment. Most of these activities are free, and those that aren’t cost less than you might find anywhere. Even so, atten-dence has been poor. The members of the Activities Programming Committee and members of other college clubs work very hard to make college activities possible and we are very dissappointed to see that so few of you appreciate our efforts. We want to know what the problem is. Perhaps you don’t like the kinds of activities we arrange and would like to see something else. If this is the case, then come to the A.P.C. office, located in the Commons building next to the small lounge, and tell us. Better yet, come to our meetings every Tuesday at 12:15 and express your opinion. College clubs are here for your benefit. Activities are arranged for your enjoyment. And that $35 comes from your pocket. So take advantage! Janice Popkin Treasurer of A.P.C. It has been fifteen years since the tragic assasination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blacks in America came a tong way during his struggle. Where are they today and where can they expect to go? Clearly, the fight for equality is not yet over. Economic disparity between black and white families is still great. Personal income is one of the last major barriers that must be overcome, and this is a goal that can be achieved. The essential ingredient for employment equality is educational equality. If everyone has the same chance for learning then, theoritically, everyone will have the same chance for employment. That is why it is important to improve education, particularly in blighted urban areas. However, this is not the only solution. For any enployment situation to be totally objective, prejudice must be wiped completely off the face of America. It is much too idealistic to believe this could ever be done. No matter how much harmony is achieved between the races there will always be those who will judge others by the color of their skin. These kind of people can be integrated physically but not mentally. They usually can not be forced into acceptance and Part two in a continueous Crier series After a tong walk they arrive in what Rael judges to be a big round cave, and she speaks a second time asking him to sit down. It feels like a cold stone throne. “Rael, sit here. They will come for you soon. Don’t be afraid.” And failing to explain any more she walks off. He faces his fear once again. A tunnel is lit up to the left of of him, and he begins to shake. As it grows brighter, he hears a non-metallic whirring sound. The light is getting painfully bright, reflecting as white off the walls until his vision is tost in a sort of snow blindness. He panics, feels around for a stone and hurls it at the brightest point. The sound of breaking glass echoes around the cave. As his vision is restored he catches sight of two golden globes about one foot in diameter hovering away down the tunnel. When they disappear a resounding crack sears across the roof, and it collapses all around him. Our hero is trapped once again. “This is it.” he thinks, failing to move any of the fallen rocks. There’s not much spectacle for an underground creole as he walks through the gates of Sheol. “I would have preferred to have been jettisoned into a thousand pieces in space, or filled with that is their right. But by shutting themselves off from another racial group they are only hurting themselves. They are shutting each other out from potential friends, ideas, exchanges, opportunities, insights, and understandings. There are children of a new generation, most of them college age now, that accept integration as a fact of life. For them physical integration is the only way they know, so it is no big deal to them as it is to thier parents and grandparents who remember the “old days”. One can only feel a mixture of dismay, amusement, anger, and em-barassament when and older person makes a racial comment that seems ridiculous and bears no relation to us. I have focused on only two aspects of black progress; economic and social, because these are two dreams yet to be realized. If some say these objectives can never be reached, Isay to them we must never stop working towards them. Political power is an aspect of equality which is only now reaching its peak. Blacks gained the vote and eliminated various suffrage discriminations. Now for the first time, they are registering in great numbers. Blacks for years have voted in a smaller helium and floated above a mausoleum. This is no way to pay my last subterranean homesick dues. Anyway I’m out of the hands of any pervert em-balmer doing his interpretation of what I should took lie, stuffing his cotton wool in my cheeks.” Exhausted by all this conjecture, our hero gets the chance in a lifetime to meet his hero: Death. Death is wearing a light disguise, he made the outfit himself. He calls it the “Supernatural Anaethetist.” Death like meeting people and wants to travel. Death approaches Rael with his special canister, releases a puff, and appears to walk away content into the wall. Rael touches his face to confirm he is still alive. He writes Death off as an illusion, but notices a thick musky scent hanging in the air. He moves to the comer where the scent is strongest, discovering a crack in the rubble through which it is entering. He tries to shift the stones and eventually clears a hole large enough to crawl out of. The perfume is even stronger on the other side and he sets off to find its source, with a new-found energy. Amongst the controted faces of the Slipperman, Rael recognizes what is left of his brother John. They hug each other, John bitterly explains that the entire life of the Slipperman is devoted to satisfying the never-ending hunger of the senses, which has proportion than have whites. Now, many will say, they have their “own” presidential candidate in the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson himself believes this, indeed, his very candicy is based on this. However not all blacks will support him, and of course some whites will. Black voters who feel Jackson is “their” canidate must ask themselves this question, “Will the black community be better served with a failed Jackson campaign and a Democratic nominee who is weaker on civil rights?” For example: Jackson siphons support from liberal Mondale, throwing the nomination to Glenn. What good would Jackson’s delegate influence do then? Not too much. Of course, Jesse Jackson has as much right to run for President as any one else. The trouble with his canidacy is that it is simply a “black” canidacy and not a canidacy based on widespread appeal. He is not as qualified as someone like Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young who has had administrative, legislative, and foreign policy experience Someone like Young could appeal to all races. Too many times elections between a black and a white come down to race. For example, in the Chicago mayoral contest between Washington and Epton the racial overtones were incredible. Forget the best man for the job, do you actually want one of them for mayor? Whites were criticized for voting solidly for Epton, yet the huge black percentages for Washington was called “unity.” Anyone who votes for a canidate because of race has something wrong with them. Why then has the Republican-share of the black vote plunged to virtual non-existance? GOP stagetists are worried about it in ’84. I ask: why has this happened? By voting almost exclusively Democratic blacks are hurting themselves. Republicans will write them off and Democrats will take them for granted. I believe there must be enough political diversity within the black community for both parties to have a chance. What will benefit a rural black farmer in Alabama may not benefit a black manager for Coming Glass in New York or an unemployed black in Detroit. This polarization of the black vote to one party is bad. First of all, let’s face reality, Ronald Reagan is not famous because he is a champion of civil rights. However, he is not a bigot. His aides and closest friends say that the one of the most angering things to him is when people accuse him of this. Reagan, like many Americans, says he believes in equality of all, special privileges tor none. Reagan’s election represents a backlash against goo -d things gone too far. Integration went to far with busing, equal opportunity went too far with quotas, and discrimination got reversal. On the positive side, Reagan suported the 10 year extension of the Voting Rights Act, attempted to get Congress to bar tax exemption for racially biased schools, and signed a Martin Luther King holiday. Reagan himself was endorsed during the campaign by King’s successor, Ralph Abernathy. Why then do blacks, in general, continue their hostility towards the Administration? As tong as they segregate themselves politically the issues that are important to them all will go nowhere. □ Let’s Face Reality by RICK MADL An organization Eating your way to a headache Campus Digest News Service If you have frequent headaches, take a good look at what you eat. Particularly sensitive people may find that those annoyances are a reaction to many foods. Food sensitivities are still a mystery to many, but culprit foods have one thing in common: blood flow throughout the body is either restricted or increased. Among those items under suspect are antihistamines, alcohol (especially red wine), and such munchables as nuts, coconut, cheese and other dairy products. Aged cheeses, such as Stilton, Camembert, Cheddar, Boursault, Emmen-taler, brick, Brie, Gruyere, Parmesan, provolone and Goulda, are also included. Nitrates, salt and monosodium glutamate (or MSG, the famous Chinese food enhancer) can be culprits. Foods such as hot dogs, ham, lunch meats and some Chinese foods contain substantial amounts of these additives. Caffeine can work both ways—a cup of coffee will slow expanding arteries, but drinking too much can bring on a throbbing headache. For those who are trying to quit, taking an analgesic to avoid "caffeine withdrawal" may bring on a vicious cycle of headaches, since the cure is the same as the cause. Muscle tension, a frequent headache cause, is best naturally eliminated by a good workout. Maybe we are what we eat. been inherited from the Lamia. There is only one escape route Vi a dreaded visit to the notorious Doctor Dyper who will remove the source of the problems, or to put less poitely, castrate. They discuss the deceptively-named escape for a tong time and decided to go togerther to visit the Doctor. They sirvive the ordeal and are presented with the offensive weapons in sterile yellow plastic tubes, with gold chains. by Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Stephen Hackett for dense people Campus Digest News Service A new group in California boasts all presidents and no members. The group, Densa, was started by Jack Canaan. It is for dense people who are insulted by high-brow organizations such as Mensa, which is exclusively for intelligent people. Densa members pay $10 for their membership and a Densa hat. Densa members meet monthly to discuss the problems associated with being dense, and to come up with solutions to problems. Discussions on locking the keys in the car are quite common among members. And why all the presidents and no members? Simply because everyone voted for himself for president, says Canaan. .. I 6 THECRIER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1983 Features Letterman is ‘ah, by STEPHEN P. JENSEN Broome Community College “It’s Late Night, and now, Daaay-viiid Letter-man.” I can remember when I was younger andDave followed Phil Donahue in the mornings. I never got to see him and I didnt mind. Now that he comes on in the middle of the night, I’ve found out what I was missing - such historymaking segments as “The Museum of the Hard to Believe,” “Viewer Mail,” “Stupid Pet Tricks,” and of course, “Stupid Human Tricks.” Other segments I have thoroughly enjoyed have been “Dave’s Record Collection” and films by “My Dog, Bob.” The Museum of the Hard to Believe” takes us through a trail of incredible events, landmarks and people. One such person was Robert Reed, the man who played Mr. B. on the Brady Bunch. Dave posted photos of Reed on a board, all photos taken at different points in Reed’s life. Dave then refers to Reed as “The man of many faces.” Another was a New York City man who had memorized all the animals that Manimal, the main character in the TV program Manimal, could turn himself into. As Dave would put it, “Hard to believe, ladies and gentlemen.” “Hard to believe” is a phrase Dave likes to use. Another is “ah.” Because he uses “ah” so much, Dave has come under pressure from viewers, one writting to say he counted 50 plus times Dave said “Ah” in one show. Clearly “ah” mistake on that viewer’s part. Fitness, fruit Cantons Digest News Service Those die-hard joggers who hit the pavement every day may be doing more harm than good, says Dr. Gabe Mirken, a sports medicine professor and author of The Sports Medicine Book. Mirken, who spoke at a hard to believe9 “Stupid Pet Tricks” is a segment which lets audience members exhibit their pets doing, no less, stupid tricks. One man had a parakeet on one finger, put his other hand in front of the bird’s head, and Let’s Dance by David Bowie was playing, the man man moved his hand up and down in front of the bird’s face. The bird appeared to be dancing to the music. Stupid, but very ffunny. Events such as these seem ridiculous enough, but Dave adds to the color. He is reserved and laid back, yet always wearing a suit and tie. He uses low-key sarcastic humor and it works. In one show, Dave had to stay home and wait for, as he put it, the “TV guy.” With the guests sitting on the actual set in Rockefeller Center, Letterman emceed the show from his living room. This was funny enough, but when the “TV guy” finally came, Bob Letterman’s beloved dog harassed the repairman constantly. To hear Dave say, “Bob, leave the TV guy alone,” nearly put me on the floor with laughter. The man definitely has the right stuff. Dave blends his talents with Paul Schaffer, the music director who some might remember as “Don Koyshna” from the old Saturday Night Live show. Schaffer is low-key as well, but there is a feeling that he oould say anything at anytime. Schaffer seems to talk down to Dave at times and this makes for entertaining dialogue. Late Night is on at 12:30 a.m.Monday thur Thursday. It’s relaxing, entertaining, and most of all very funny, __ □ and dieting His advice is don't push it: stop running as soon as muscles begin to hurt and work out intensely only three days a week for 30 minutes a day. And there may be some merit in fruit diets. A Yale study shows that fructose Being slightly overweight is not healthy, contrary to popular belief, say researchers with a 26-year study in Massachusetts. Earlier conclusions had not taken into consideration a higher death rate among heavy-smoking thin people. □ Tacts tT?0OD^ after. mtit> day Vrctl. XftLK KEIXE Y, DEA*| o*ST\»oewr spuicfi, Must to ROAT EACH NIANT BEFORE he WAKES UP ot YOU. IWUL BECOME A 8 AVAN A DA'QUlRl / %^ANTSI/I WHILST AT Tfte *ame time ntAr nt-e TV. WAS TALKING TO The tonsil on the floor, the AMTS FROM The TOPPLED Ant farm were MAkina Salon lettuce AND tom atd s Amo cm caes IN ThE KlTHtCN. rt‘ *Hp. ... V (- C y ■w— ALBAtROSS 5onza CAN TON T TON ill. DEFEAT rffiiwary Ants? WILL FONT TOVilL <4EHNiE THE WOt.Lb OF PEOPLE who EAT lHAPSTICK/ WILL TOA/Y TPNilL. RpTUCV s EFots He BE COMES A banana daj4«i£i? FIND OUT in the next CRIER!/! MEN... IF YOU'RE EIGHTEEN, YOU SHOULD BE REGISTERING FOR MORE THAN JUST COURSES. Registration with Selective Service is an important responsibility required by law. If you're eighteen or within a month of your eighteenth birthday, you should register. To register, go to any U.S. Post Office, pick up a card and fill it out. It only takes about five minutes. That's not a lot to ask for a country as great as ours. Register. It's quick. It's easy. And it's the law. Presented as a Public Service Announcement. 10 THECRIER, THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 17,1983 GARFIELD By Jim Davis PERCHING HIGH ON A POOR GIVE5 VENT TO A CAT'S PHILOSOPHICAL BENT OBSERVING LIFE FROM AN OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW ALLOW5 ONE TO WITNESS FASCINATING HOMAN RITUALS 11-24 l WHERE PIP VOO COME FROM, GARFIELP? RUMOR HAS IT THE STORK BROUGHT ME Letterman continued 8. When the show starts, Dave... A. Walks through a curtain B. Walks through sliding doors C. Comes down an escalator 9. What famous star occasionally pops in during the show? A. Bob Hope B. Rodney Dangerfield C. Burt Reynolds 10. What is something Dave NEVER gives away? A. Late Night fishsticks B. Late Night sponges C. Late Night bumper stickers 11. Larry “Bud” Melman did commercials for... A. a bus company B. an automobile dealership C. a carpet store 12. What song is Paul Schaffer famous for? A. “What a Guy” B. “Bermuda” C. “Madman” 13. Which prop has Dave NEVER used? A. giant doorknob B. the big Walkman C. world’s largest vase 14. Which people are frequent guests? A. comedian Jay Lenno, spor-tscaster Marv Alpert B. actress Pia Zadora, spor-tscaster Don Meredith C. sportscaster Howard Cosell, comedian Elliot Brown 15. Which is NOT acsegment on Late Night? A. Stupid Pet Tricks B. My Dog Bob C. The Talking Cat 16. What does Dave sometimes call his audience? A. “lunatics” B. “herd of cattle” C. “Happy humans" 17. Dave often throws pencils... A. at the camera B. at Paul C. out the window *18. Where is Paul Schaffer from? A. Green Bay, Wisconsin B. Thunder Bay, Canada C. James Bay, Canada *19. What is one of Dave’s all-time favorite songs? A. “Viva Las Vegas” - Elvis Presely B. “Ruby Tuesday” - Rolling Stones C. “Sgt. Pepper” - the Beatles *20. What is Larry “Bud” Melman’s son called? A. Troy “Chipper” Melman B. Tim “Bucky” Melman C. Jay “Buddy” Melman Answers 1) A IDA 2) B 12)B 3) A 13)B 4) C 14) A 5) A 15)C 16) C 17) C 18) B 19) A 20) A THECRIER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1983 11 Gassifieds PART TIME Interested in Forming a Stage Band? For more information about jobs listed, contact the Transfer & Career Services Office, 2nd floor of Administration Building. CLERK - Bath Clerical work; must be resident of Steuben County. CLEANING PERSON Coming light housekeeping. Must be able to follow directions. LOST AND FOUND Gold Bracelet found in the Classroom Building November 3, 1983. See Mary Lee Welch and identify to claim. Dicho y Hecho Beginning Spanish Please contact reserve desk in Library FULLTIME PHOTO STORE WORKER Horseheads operation of photo processing equipment. Lots of responsibility will be in charge of store. Will train. LICENSED REGISTERED NURSE • Bath or Belmont Condusts WIC Medical Evaluations, conducts nutrition classes. Must have experience in Public Health Nursing. Allegany or Steuben County resident. LIVE—IN RESIDENT COUNSELOR Bath. Need AAS DEGREE in Human Services or related field. Experience waiting with youth preferred. NIGHT MANAGER Coming provide counseling and guidance to disabled adults, meeting their needs through the night hours. Need at least 1 yr exp. with developmentally disabled or Human Service NUTRITION SERVICES ASSISTANT Bath or Belmont Sets up accurate records of patients’ program eligibility etc. Conducts nutrition education classes. AAS in Nutrition, Dietetics Tech., Human Services or related field. Resident of Steuben or Allegany County. CHILDCARE - Coming Care for children Mon and Wed 9:30-10:30 am WAREHOUSE WORK Elmira Heights filling orders, sorting, etc. YARD CLEAN—UP Coming BABYSITTER - South Corning 4 children, care for them an occasional afternoon, most often in evening. WAITRESS, BARMAIDS, DOORMAN Coming BARTENDER - Coming experience preferred. PROGRAM AIDE Cor ning Assist developmentally disabled adults in improving daily living skills. 20 hrs. per wk -primarily Sat and Sun. SALES - Elmira Assisting customers, audio, computer, etc., sales work. TELEPHONE SOLICITING - Big Flats 4 or 5 positions open, 5:30-9 M-F, 9:30-1 Sat. Telephone soliciting, calling people asking them to donate to a fund. UTILITIES SERVICE WORKER - Steuben County Gas and/or electrical appliance repair, service worker. SALESPERSON — Elmira Selling and servicing for retail customers. SECURITY SYSTEMS INSTALLER - Elmira assist in installing security systems in Elmira, Coming and Ithaca. Will train someone with electronics background. SR. ACCT. CLERK TYPIST - Steuben or Allegany County Need Human Services SR NUTRITION SVCS. ASST. - Steuben or Allegany County. Need Human Services PROCESS TECHNICIAN - Coming must have mechanical abilities ALWAYS MANY AND VARIOUS POSITIONS Open at a specific location in Ithaca, NY. BABYSITTER Coming 2 children. BABYSIT - Coming companion to an 11 year old. Couple times per week. CHILD CARE - Coming begin after 3 pm through the night, be on call for when needed. Must have own trasportation. The community is invited to participate in the Sparkle of Christmas event to be held on Saturday, December 10 on Market Stret in downtown Corning from 6pm to 9pm. Christmas carollers, bell chars, costume characters, magicians and other entertainers should contact Kathy Sapko at 15 East Market Street or call 962-2511, to register. Be part of the Sparkle of Christmas this year. Thank you. For further information contact: Faye Kephart Sparkle Committee 36West Market St. Coning, New York 14830 Telephone:(607) 937-5427 The World’s most talked about role-playing game. The best way to enter the world of role-playing games. D&D® Basic Set is now even easier to play! Game comes complete with everything needed to begin adventuring. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS* is a registered trademark ~5R Hobbies, Inc. Hobbies. Inc. All Rights Reserved. owned by TSR Hobbies. Inc. ? 1982 TSR M6 The Commons UttnllVMeso 607-272-3007 (Comtes jor (SoUeciors 2n CU. IDottr St. Slmw, flV W901 607-732-2299 Persons interested in forming a stage band for second semester should attend a meeting on Thursday, December 8, at 1:00 pm in L-107 (the bottom floor of the library just past the library exit gate). The normal instrumentation is 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxes, keyboard, bass, and rhythm. If interested, please attend this meeting. If you have any further questions, contact Dr. Hudson (R 203) or Cindy Noce, President of Music Guild. Tournament Planned Euchre Club is planning a tournament in the near future. Date and time are to be arranged at a later date. For more information contact Gary Vanderhoef or Roy Hamilton, in the Spencer Pub. Part-time position available for college student to represent Travel Company on campus. Earn commission, free travel, and work experience. Contact: Beachcomber Tours, Inc. 1325 Millersport Highway Williamsville, NY 14221 Phone:(716)632-3723 Post Time 74 E. Market St. Monday Night Football Sunday - All Day Genny Bottle 75