THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 VOLUME XXIX, No. 2 SG ELECTION RESULTS DELAYED ULTIMATE GIFT The potential disqualification of one of the candidates has caused a delay in the announcement of Student Government election results. The following statement was released today by the Activities Office. "The announcement of the election outcome for Student Government is being postponed because of possible disqualification due to alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct by one of the candidates." The postponement was a result of an incident that took place in the Crier office on Wednesday, March 18, the second day of student voting, and centered around a fire in one of the ashtrays. The smoke stemming from the fire was detected by building and grounds personnel , who alerted Public Safety of the incident at 12:45pm. Public Safety responded to the call and went to the Crier Office, where the fire was under control, but still burning. A candidate for a Student Government office was involved in the incident, causing controversy and administrative concern. The student involved i s appealing a decision to have that student's candidacy negated while investigation into the mat ter continues. 'THE ULTIMATE GIFT" (or, in other words, "Brother, Can You Spare A Part?" Organ Procurement/Distribution-Philosophical & Ethical Aspects). That is the theme of the next Brown Bag Forum, March 26, 1987 in the Large Lounge, Commons. There will be three speakers at the forum. They are: Dianne Bathrick, Assistant Director of Nursing, Corning Hospital; Reverend Jerry Griffin, Chaplain, Corning Hospital; and Linda Speer, Executive Director of Rochester Eye and H . P. Bank. As the subtitle suggests, the areas that the three professionals will cover will include the philosophical and ethical questions involving organ donations, and bring a the procurement and lunch. also discuss the myths surrounding organ donation, as well as the process of receiving family permission and giving support to the families. There will be time for questions and answers. The program is free of charge and open to the public. Anyone desiring to do so is welcome to "brown bag" Coffee and distribution of tea will organs. They will provided be TEACHERS MUST SPEAK ENGLISH A new law has been introduced into the New York State Assembly. The content of the proposed bill follows. 1987-1988 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 3, 1987 Introduced by M. of A. Colman, Daniels — read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring state university faculty members to be proficient in English The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section two hundred thirty-seven-a to read as follows: S 237-a. English proficiency requirement; state university faculty members. The board of regents shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring that all state university of New York faculty members, other than those persons who teach courses that are conducted primarily in a foreign language, shall be proficient in the oral use of English as demonstrated by successful completion of a competency examination as prescribed by the board. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law, provided however, that effective immediately, all actions and procedures with respect to the proposed adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary to the timely implementation of this act are directed and authorized. Justification: Often, students find understanding their instructors difficult. Those that do choose to suffer through the course often receive lower than average grades. Others, however, are forced to drop courses because of their inability to interpret what is spoken. Unfortunately, some of the courses are major requirements for graduation. New York State is a leader in the area of higher education. We must continue to ensure that our students receive the high quality education that we have provided in the past. News of this bill comes from the desk of Assemblyman Samuel Colman, who would like to see students write to their State Senators, Assemblymen, or him in support of the legislation. He would specifically like to see students write to the Higher Education Chairmen: State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, Room 805, Leg. Office Bldng., Albany, NY 12247 and Assemblyman Edward C. Sullivan, Room 717, Leg. Office Bldng., Albany, NY 12248. GERIATRIC FUTURE SHOCK WARNING From the National Committee On PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEMS (PEPS). "The young people of today stand in danger of being inadvertantly ripped off by their parents and grandparents, believe it or not." So claim Ken Ward, Jean Russo, and Jennifer Burrell, students at George Washington University who have been working with PEPS studying American pension plans. The trio writes, "public pension systems must be reformed immediately or all of our futures are in jeopardy." "Because pensions are directly related to pay, the recent pay raise that Congress engineered for itself has brought this issue to public attention. What is still not known is the extreme seriousness of issues such as demographics and the national debt, which could cause the pension problem to become the cornerstone of an American revolution once the public finds out how lavishly their civil servants are pensioned. DEMOGRAPHY Unless we look ahead, our futures will be irreversibly hurt by the dramatic shift in the age structure of our society in the next ten years. The number of young people age 18 to 35, who are now the contributors to health care and pension systems, will decline dramatically, while the segment of the population over 65 will double from 12% to 24% in the next few years. WE MUST HAVE 2020 VISION TODAY, for by the year 2020, the Baby Boom generation will be between 60 and 80 years in age. Every 5th American will be 65 years or older. Compounding this problem is the low fertility rate of this generation: 1.9 lifetime births per woman and falling. This is well below the level needed to maintain the population, signalling an actual decline in the number of young workers in a few years. Fewer births and longer lifetimes will give us a tremendous liability to finance. In a decade there will be only 2.5 workers supporting each retiree. In the year 2035 there will be less than 2 workers contributing to the Social Security System for each retiree. The situation is worse in the Civil Service Retirement System, where there are now 1.4 workers for every civil service retiree. In a decade there will be only 1.1 workers supporting each retiree. Today we spend approximately 25% of the federal budget on programs for the elderly; by the year 2010 we will need 67% of the federal budget for these programs, creating fierce competition for funds in the areas of defense, education, law enforcement, and other non-entitlement programs. How can we afford this tremendous cost? The PEPS Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Cap (the PEPS COLA Cap depicted in the accompanying graph) is one method. Applying the PEPS COLA Cap to federal civil and military pensions will reduce future outlays over the next 40 years by $400 billion. These savings can then be expended in more essential areas of the budget. RICH MEN As of October 1, 1984, there were 1.4 million retired civil servants drawing pensions. 300,000 of them were career employees with 30 years of service. The average career civil service retiree is now 64 years old and has been retired for 8 years. His annual federal pension is $18,048, while his contributions to the retirement fund over his 33 years as a public servant averaged $16,457. The average career civil servant retiree has already received approximately $115,000 in civil service pension income. If the long-term rate of inflation is 5%, the pensioner and his spouse , who i s assumed to survive him by 5 years, will collect another $628,000 in civil service pensions during their lifetimes. In addition, 75% of civil servants also qualify for Social Security benefits when they are old enough to really retire. The largest class of military retirees are the 0-5 category, who begins drawing an initial military annuity of $19,812 at age 42. By the time he dies, he will have collected $1.4 million, and his spouse wi11 be eligible to collect half his annuity upon his death. All of the military qualify to receive Social Security benefits when they end their working careers. In contrast, the average private sector retiree now receives $4884 in Social Security. He and his surviving spouse will collect a total of $170,000 during their lifetimes. This is the situation for approximately 20 million private sector retirees. 6.5 million private sector retirees receive a company 'pension in addition to their Social Security. For this group the company pension averages $4320, and the Social Security benefits average $5640. The retiree and surviving spouse in this group can expect to receive $295,000 over their lifetimes. Our 3.4 million federal pensioners, military and civilian, are receiving over $40 billion in pension income-more than all the private sector retirees receive from their former employees. The public must become aware of the drain of early retirements, military pensions, and generous COLAs on the public treasury. INFLUENCE Why civil servants have been given these costly and inequitable benefits year after year has several good answers: Because the federal employees and retirees are organized into high-powered unions and associations — they conduct letter-writing campaigns whenever someone tries to blow the whistle on how costly their pensions are--they troop lobbyists up capital hill—they donate millions to "friendly" Congressmen at election time--and worst of all, they falsely scare the public into thinking Social Security will be cut off whenever someone proposes limiting government pensions. The fact is that Congress hears from the federal employees and retirees almost daily. The voters Continued THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 Continued are heard from only once every two years in the House and once every six years in the Senate. No one in Congress is willing to take on the federal retirees because there's no one at home to back him up. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. In the case of federal retirees, the more they get, the more they want. They never stop squeaking. LIABILITIES The public gives considerable attention to the national debt, which after $300 billion in intra-government borrowing is excluded, was $1.3 trillion on September 30, 1984. A more shocking statistic is that our military and civilian pension liabilities plus the unfunded liability for Social Security totaled $5.5 trillion on that date . The $1.3 trillion of future liabilities in the military and civil service pension plans are now equal GERIATRIC FUTURE SHOCK lower than ever Congressmen. Write before. Already for more 14.3% of every information, worker's salary goes Together we can federal pension obligations! It seems impossible that Congress and the administration could fail to recognize these huge future pension liabilities, but the reason is that the government focuses on current rather than future expenditures. Few, if any, of our nation's leaders now recognize that federal pensions are a major, increasing part of the federal deficit. ENACTMENTS In 1986, an election year, Congress bowed low to the pressure of the federal employees and retirees. In the spring, the Senate passed the new Federal Employees Retirement System, with benefits even more generous than those of the old system, hidden inside A Bill to Redesignate Bulk Mailing Center. In the summer, Congress voted to lower the maximum benefits allowed under private sector to the publicly held retirement plans and national debt. All the securities listed on the New York and American stock exchanges and the over-the-counter limit to increase the penalties for early retirement. Federal pensions were exempted from these market had a value of $2.0 trillion at the end of September, 1984. This means that the federal government would have to own two-thirds of all the stock traded in America to be able to pay off our In the fall, Congress voted to exempt COLAs for federal retirees from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction act. The federal employee and retiree organizations donated $4.4 million to fall election candidates. This winter, Congress voted to grant COLAs to all federal retirees and a pay raise to all federal employees, including Congressmen. In addition, Congress acted to increase its own pay and pensions by up to 16%. In 1987, PEPS will continue to publicize the high costs and lavish benefits of federal civilian and military pensions and to urge structural reforms in the federal retirement systems. We will spread the growing awareness among our officials and the media of the before they become tremendous savings due. of the PEPS COLA The way to head Cap. We will provide off this crisis is a voice of fairness for you to act to the Social Security Administration, and that rate is scheduled to rise. The money you pay into the system today goes out in the form of checks at the end of the month to a current beneficiary. Whatever your benefits will be, they will be paid by workers yet unborn. A retiree's benefits are far in excess of his lifetime contributions, and the number of new workers is being outdistanced by the number of new retirees. The fact is that nobody in government is charged with the responsibility of planning how to pay for these Social Security and pension liabilities with 10 years of coverage under Social Security (now age 64.3) prevent the disaster that otherwise lies ahead. You can obtain information, or make a tax-deductible contribution by writing to: NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEMS (PEPS), 1221 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel.: (202) 293-3960. Editor's note —the students at CCC have my permission to steal a copy of this Crier issue to show this article to friends and relatives who might not be exposed to this information otherwise. $868,000 federal 30-Year Civil SERVICE RETIREE and common sense in the politically charged area of federal pensions. PREVENTION We are all aware of the long-term danger of insolvency of the Social Security system. A new era will begin in which the ratio of contributors to beneficiaries is AVERAGE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREE $170,000 Lifetime Benefits average Social Security pension benefit: $407/mo. on it. Write articles in your school newspapers, educate the student body, take this issue up with your professors, and send letters to your AVERAGE RETIREE WITH A PRIVATE PENSION $295,000 Lifetime Benefits $125,000 Total pension pad thus fa to average thus far to average career civil service retiree, now 64.3 He retired at 56 and served 30 years. Assumes $200/mo. Social Security for average career civil Status Quo PEPS COLA Cap THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 CUOMO SPEAKS ON AIDS Amo on Contras From the desk of Amo totalling $100 Thousands of New Yorkers have contracted the deadly disease AIDS. The most recent statistics indicate that AIDS has stricken 9,635 New Yorkers, 8,887 in New York City alone.' In the face of this growing tragedy, New York State is taking steps to slow the spread of this devastating disease, and eventually to find a cure. In a continuing commitment to the pursuit of a potential cure, New York State has awarded $2.7 million in research grants for the investigation of AIDS. At this time, research offers us the best hope of finding a solution to the AIDS puzzle, and understanding the complexities of the illness. The ongoing search for a cure, however, is not enough. We must try in the meantime to prevent any further spreading of AIDS, and education is the best means to do so. The state has the duty to inform our citizens as to the exact dangers of the disease and what precautions must be taken, while at the same time, to clear the confusion and misunderstanding surrounding the disease. Until a cure for AIDS is found, education remains our only vaccine. The lack of knowledge about AIDS is a severe problem. Many people unnecessarily put themselves at risk of contracting AIDS. Misinformation has resulted in discrimination not only against AIDS patients, but against those at risk, or perceived to be at risk of developing or transmitting AIDS. Efforts have been intensified to alert intravenous drug users as to the potential for contracting AIDS through the shared use of paraphernalia. A booklet containing 100 questions and answers about AIDS has been compiled by our State Department of Health, covering every major facet of the subject. This booklet also provides information about reducing the risk of AIDS infection. We have distributed thousands of copies of this handbook. If you would like to obtain a copy you can do so by writing to the State Health Department AIDS Institute, Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237. The magnitude of this crisis requires that a concerted effort be made by all levels of government. In my new budget I have called for a $12.5 million appropriation to fight AIDS through education and research, and through community service programs. With an additional $8.1 million from the federal government, a comprehensive network of services for New Yorkers stricken with AIDS is being established. This network will include hospitals, home health care agencies, visiting nurses, social workers, counselors, housing providers, community groups, and the New York City Health Department. This grant will augment the significant resources our state has already committed to provide compassionate treatment for AIDS victims and to help prevent the spread of this tragic disease. New York State will continue to support research, prevention and treatment activities regarding AIDS, which remains one of our most critical public health issues. Funds for pilot programs to provide expanded residential options and supportive services to persons with AIDS and their families will be made available, and new funding will be supplied to the AIDS Institute for public education and other community based services. All re levant state agencies will also continue their efforts to assure that accurate information about AIDS is made widely available to the public. Houghton: WASHINGTON - MARCH 11 , 1987--Prior to the March 11 vote to cut off funding for the Nicaraguan contras , US Representative Amo Houghton made the following statement: "Behind all the lawyer talk and manoeuvrings here on the contra issue, the plain and simple truth is that the last Congress made a commitment. That commitment was for two contributions LIB. ARTS REGISTRATION Attention all liberal arts students: A group pre-registration for all liberal arts students will be held on Thursday, April 9, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Classroom Building. The special feature of this semester’s liberal arts group pre-registration is that, for the first time, students will be able to register for fall ’87 classes immediately after the pre-registration session at 2 p.m. CRIER STAFF Editor -in- Chief Bus. Manager Sec . /Stud. Rep. Photo Ed . Sports Ed. Advisor Staff Phil Costa Yvonne Zardezed Michelle Husten Daryn Cheney Phil Costa Byron Shaw Julie Metal Jennie Smith Erica Remlinger Jessica Harley Jennie Johnston Patricia Wilson million. The second installment, for $40 million, is now due. I was not a member of the 99th Congress, but I intend to follow through on its promise. I’m old fashioned enough to feel that a promise is a promise." "This finishes my commitment to contra funding. Unless something highly unusual develops, I do not plan to vote for additional funds." PEER HELP The Peer Advising Program provides the general student body with resource and referral assistance in various areas, such as: personal, social, academic, and financial concerns. The student advisors are trained in active listening skills and confidentiality is strictly observed. If you need assistance, look for a student wearing the logo below, or call 962-9434, ext. 434 on campus. HE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 NO MEN STUDENTS FAST WANTED From National Student News Service WASHINGTON, DC—As Congress debated whether to release another $40 million in aid to Nicaraguan "contra" rebels, students opposed to U.S. intervention in Nicaragua organized what they claim to be the largest student event concerning the issue to date . Students from at least 35 colleges and universities in 18 states joined in nationally coordinated fasts which started on February 23. The fast was intended to raise humanitarian aid for the Nicaraguan people and protest U.S. Central American policy. Participants fasted from two to seven days, raising pledge money from sponsors. Some of the schools and the number of participants include: University of Colorado, Boulder, 200. Proceeds went to providing food, medical, and educational supplies to Boulder's "sister city" of Jalapa, Nicaragua. Grinnell College of Iowa, 100 students of the 1200 enrolled . Rutgers University, New Jersey. 52 students raised $2600 las year. Both counts were anticipated to be much higher this year. "We intend to let Congress know that United States students do not support the President's war to overthrow the Nicaraguan government," said Dave West of the National Student Action Center. West said the fast, which last March took place at 11 schools and raised $.15,000, is expected to raise close to $50,000 this year. Recent events such as the Iran-contra arms scandal and debate over the CIA's role in the Eugene Hasenfus gun-running affair, according to West, have "made the government's commitment to escalated aggression evident to more students ... the fasts are a way to make equally evident their commitment to peace." Students from five DC- area schools (American, Catholic, Georgetown, George Washington, and the University of Maryland) held a ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial to formally kick off the fast Feb. 23. Members of the Action Center were also on hand to present thousands of petitions from students across the country. The petitions call for an end to U.S. aid to the contrast, official support for the Contadora peace initiatives, and resumption of talks between the U.S. and Nicaraguan governments. EDUCATIONAL ROTEST: Students at all-female Wheaton College, MA, are mobilizing to oppose la preliminary board of trustees decision to admit male students beginning (in the fall of 1988. The board's decision, made in response to declining enrollment at the 152-year-old college, was announced to students and faculty upon their return from winter break and has been met dead than coed," set up a hotline and planned with faculty to hold a teach-in on the issue. A student group, SOS (Save Our School), has been formed to defeat the proposal and has begun a letter-writing campaign toward that end. Student leaders maintain that the student body and many alumni overwhelmingly oppose the decision, on which the board will cast a final vote in May. With strong opposition. Students have organized a series of sign-carrying protests, hung banners from dorms proclaiming "better Mark Giaimo is the staff cartoonist at the University of Wisconsin Daily Cardinal. CORRECTIONS It was stated in the Feb. 26 issue of the Crier in a letter-to-the-editor by Donna Kneeland that her automobile accident left her a tri-plegic. The correct term for the condition, Donna informs us, is spastic tri-plegic. The editorial comment following Donna's letter was, as the following letter indicates, misinterpreted by at least one person on campus. The use of Celia Hung as an example was meant to be exactly what it said, a tragic reminder that it can happen to anyone at any time. The Crier did not intend to infer that Celia was an example of DWS (Driving While Stupid). The DWS comment was aimed a the people who drive recklessly up and down Spencer Hill Road, crossing double lines and passing around the curves. We apologize to anyone else who might have interpreted the comment as referring to Celia. Also, the information given the Crier was that Celia's accident took place on route 17. It took place on Pennsylvania route 6 near Laceyville. Here are just a few good reasons to transfer to Brockport: • Fall or spring admission to all programs for qualified applicants (except nursing, which admits only in the fall) • Guaranteed on-campus housing in both fall and spring; special residence program for transfer students • Affordable tuition and fees; creative financial aid solutions • Sophisticated career planning options include job search workshops, graduate school, and job placement • Small classes in most majors • Pre-semester advisement/registration program Here’s a great one: You'll earn full transfer credit with completion of your associate’s degree program. That means 60-64 credits toward your bachelor’s degree requirements! BROCKPORT State University of New York College at Brockport For more information contact the Admissions Office, SUNY College at Brockport Brockport, NY 14420 (716) 395-2751 Dear Editor: I am writing in response to your article "MESSAGE FOR DRIVERS." In the article, someone wrote to you about the bad driving on the hill. In your response, you referred to Celia Hung's accident. After using Celia's name in the article, you mentioned how you can't make a driver think and the ease of getting a driver's license. Are you saying that Celia wasn't thinking? Do you know that Celia had an international driver's license, Swedish license, and American license? Have you you ever taken the international driver's license test to test the level of difficulty. It is far beyond that of a third grade level. What you did mention about her accident was incorrect. If you did intend to use her accident in the article as an example of bad driving, then your article was an example of poor reporting. As Celia's car skidded on ice on a downgrade, the truck driver also did as much as he could to save her. No one was at fault. If you did not intend to use her as an example, then your article was the result of poor writing. Your article clearly made Celia sound like a bad driver. The part about DWS (Driving While Stupid) was a crude and unfair Celia, I do not think I am asking too much if I ask you to write a retraction. Proper respects should be paid to Celia Hung Karen Hess DAFFODIL DRIVE SEEKS HELP The American Cancer Society's Daffodil drive is seeking volunteers to help the ACS reach its fund raising goals for the March 24-28 drive. Any students who have time to help sell Daffodils, or to just take the time to buy some, should contact Paula Cook in the Registrars Office or Mary Ellen Mong in the Admissions Office. So if you have a little extra time, or a lot of friends and relatives you could talk into buying some Daffodils, or both, join in a worthy cause. The Daffodils will sell for $.75 apiece, $1.50 per bouquet (3 flowers), or $4.00 a bunch (10 flowers). BROWN BAG FORUM DR. SUAREZ RADILLO *Author and International Authority on Spanish and Hispanoamerican Theater from the University of Madrid "THEATER THAT HAS MADE SPANIARDS LAUGH THROUGH CENTURIES" (Readings, Enactments) Thursday, April 9, 1987 12:15-1:30 Large Lounge, Commons ^Through the Courtesy of the International Studies Association insult. As a very good friend of THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 BIKE-AID ORGANIZING WASHINGTON, DC (NSNS) - The battle against hunger is once again stretching across America, as plans for the second annual student "Bike-Aid" gets underway. Bike-Aid is a 3000 mile summer venture from California to New York City designed to raise funds and awareness to help rid the world of unnecessary hunger. Bike-Aid, which kicks off June 17, is a project of the Overseas Development Network , a nationwide coalition of campus anti-hunger groups. Along with such other social service groups as the Campus Outreach Opportunity League and the National Student A mighty "aloha" again to all ye interested in the mighty new music scene. Dance tracks out this month are as follows: New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle"; those troubadorical twins Gene Loves Jezebel with their "Desire", "Sometimes" by Desire, and Big Audio Dynamite with "C'mon Every Beatbox". Spotlighted albums this time around the turntable are by the new band Love and Rockets, which consists of three Campaign Against Hunger, ODN fosters awareness and understanding among college students about worldwide hunger and poverty. Helping to organize Bike-Aid '87 are ODN students such as Shaun Skelton, a doctoral candidate at George Washington University who co-founded Bike-Aid last year. Skelton became involved with ODN two years ago, and spent most of last year turning the idea of Bike Aid '86 into reality. This year he is working as the project's regional coordinator for the Washington, D.C. area. "There's no better way to really learn ex-Banhaus members performing their new album entitled "Big Time". Also moving up the New Music charts is the band Concrete Blonde's new album of the same name. If you haven't heard "The Whole Story" by Kate Bush, it is definitely worth a listen. Don't go to bed without the Psychedelic Furs' new album, "Midnight to Midnight". Until next time I'll try to keep you posted on the arrival of Mr. Andy Taylor's solo LP...keep/ those headphones glued to your ears! about our country," reflects Skelton. "In one summer, we witnessed the diversity in the U.S. and made a difference on the problem and the lives of many people with whom we came in contact." Students traversing the country with Bike-Aid will not only develop iron legs, but will "touch the consciences of many Americans in communities throughout the country," according to Skelton. Riders will participate in. community service projects at each stop to raise awareness of the need for action against hunger and gather financial and Anthrax- the story of success goes on! Anthrax has just returned from another sold out tour of Europe. Also the band just finished their first Japanese tour, with all dates sold out in advance. "Among the Living" is in stores as of 3/23/87. There is also a 12 inch single for "I Am the Law", which also features "I'M The fan" ( soon to become classic Anthrax rap). Anthrax will be announcing a major tour in America for late May. Overkill has just released an amazing new album titled "Taking Over" and moral support for self-help development projects around the world. During last summer's Bike-Aid '86, 80 bicyclists traversed the country in two months, stopping in 225 towns and cities and raising a total of $ 10,000 . "Bike- Aid is a symbol of the task our generation faces in the fight hunger," adds Skelton. "By starting from different cities and converging at the end, we emphasize that there are many paths to progress. By encouraging not only coast-to-coast , but also short-term riders, we underscore the need to everyone to be the "Taking Over" tour has kicked off in style with a sold out European tour supporting Halloween. Overkill just shot a video for "In Union We Stand" and plan to kick off an American tour in May. Geffen just signed a hot new act called EZ0. The band hails from Japan and is sure to surprise and impress Metal fans all over. EZO is the newest name in Metal and you'll be able to hear them on Metal stations this week. Keep your ears open for "Flashback Heart Attack". Testament is another hot new name to emerge on the Metal scene. Their involved." Bike-Aid is open to anyone who likes biking and is interested in joining this unique fundraising and educational venture to support development efforts worldwide, (For more information, contact Bike-Aid '87, PO Box 2306, Stanford, CA 94305; 4 1 5-7 2 5-2869 . ) A. P. C. Presents IN CONCERT AT CCC's PRiVATE BEACh/ (the COMMONS) FRIDAY March 27th 8-11 Wear Your Jams And COME PARTY Down!!! new album is titled "The Legacy" and will be in stores as of April 13. They'll be kicking off a world tour shortly after that. MOSH ON!!! FREDDY RULES!!! Iron Maiden will be at the Rochester War Memorial Monday, April 13. THE MUSIC SCENE WITH JESS AND JEN THE PURSUIT OF NEW MUSIC ‘ By JENNIE JOHNSTON HEAVY METAL NEWSDIVING By JESSICA HARLEY OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD SUNFEST LOGO SOUGHT Entries will be accepted until March 27 in the Sunfest Logo Contest. Only CCC students are eligible to enter the contest, which will pay a $25 dollar first prize. The logo must be on 8 1/2 by 11 paper, it must state CCC, '87 Sunfest on it, and may contain up to two colors and one background color. No air brush submissions are allowed. Entries should be turned in to Student Government Office, lower level , Commons. The Amy Foundation has announced the third annual AMY WRITING AWARDS, an invitation for writers to communicate biblical truth to a secular audience. The awards program is designed to recognize creative, skillful writing that presents in a sensitive, thought-provoking manner the Biblical position on issues affecting the world today. To be eligible, submitted articles must be published in a secular, non-religious publication. The opportunity is yours to present Biblical truth as quoted from an accepted and popular edition of the Bible such as The New International Version, The Living Bible, The King A Positive Point About Breast Cancer. Now we can see it before you can feel it. When it’s no bigger than the dot on this page. And when it’s 90% curable. With the best chance of saving the breast. The trick is catching it early. And that’s exactly what a mammogram can do. A mammogram is a simple x-ray that's simply the best news yet for detecting breast cancer. And saving lives. If you’re over 35, ask your doctor about mammography. Give yourself the chance of a lifetime.TM James, or the Revised Standard Version. In addition to the $10,000 first prize, there are fourteen major cash awards. They include a $5,000 second prize, a $3,000 third prize, a $2,000 fourth prize, a $1,500 fifth prize, and 10 prizes of $1 ,000 each. A total of $31,500 in writing awards. Articles and/or inquiries may be submitted to: The Amy Foundation Writing Awards, PO Box 16091 , Lansing, Michigan 48901. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WILL WORK ABROAD THIS YEAR! Work abroad programs are in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Costa Rica. "I never dreamed, says Rutgers University student Gary Gordon, "when I signed on as waiter with a London caterer, that I would be serving wine to the Queen of England at the royal wedding of Andrew and Sarah." While not every student in the Work Abroad Program of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), the largest student exchange organization in the U.S., can expect to work at Buckingham Palace, most participants discover that finding a job abroad is no more difficult than at home. Now in its eighteenth year, the Work Abroad Program is the only one of its kind. By cutting through the red tape it helps thousands of students obtain permission for temporary work in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Costa Rica. Through services provided by the council and its cooperating organizations in each country, most participants secure work within days of arrival earning enough to cover room and board as well as a vacation trip once they stop working. Participants find the program flexible and responsive to their individual interests. "My summer working and traveling abroad was the most informative, most productive, and most fun of my entire life," says one student. Others stress its value as a personal learning experience. "The CIEE Work Abroad Program helped me acquire an unprecedented confidence in myself. . .an awareness of who I am, where I come from, and where I want to go," one student commented. Some students also find the program useful in making international career contacts . On our campus transfer students are the rule... not the exception. Offered are B.P.S., B.T., B.S., and B.A. degrees in: • accounting • business/public management • finance • computer/information science • computer technology • telecommunications • engineering technologies electrical, industrial, mechanical • health services management • medical record administration • natural sciences • general studies • nursing at Utica/Rome The State University of New York College of Technology at Utica/Rome Is an upper division and graduate college specifically for transfer students. Students with an associate's degree or a minimum of 56 semester hours of college credit should consider transfer to a variety of career-oriented programs at the College. For more Information contact the Admissions Office, P.O. Box 3050, Utica, New York 13504-3050. (315) 792-7208 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY BIBLE CONTEST ACADEMIA/PLANET EARTH TAP From National Student News Service : MEXICO - Student leaders at the National Autonomous University of Mexico voted Feb. 16 to end an 18-day strike after authorities agreed to suspend sweeping reforms that students decried as elitist, including higher fees and toughened admission standards. The strike had virtually paralyzed the university since Jan. 27. Students agreed to return to class provided that officials promise not to punish strike leaders. SPAIN - After nine weeks of violent student clashes with police across the nation, The Education Ministry announced Feb. 17 that it will abolish student fees for high school and university students. Despite the concession, however, student protestors continue to demonstrate in what leaders have termed "a general dissatisfaction with society." Police, on the same day as the ministry's announcement, closed the Autonomous University of Barcelona indefinitely, and negotiations between students and officials continue. ISRAEL - Seven students were reported wounded when the Israeli army shut down An Najah University in the occupied West Bank Feb. 9. The campus had been the site of a demonstration against attacks by Shiite Moslems on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. PERU - Hundreds of students rioted in the streets of Lima Feb. 17 in reaction to police raids the previous week, in which nearly 800 people were arrested at three San Marcos campuses on suspicion of being leftist guerrillas. One person was killed and four wounded in the raids. The students, demanding the release of classmates detained in the raids, hurled rocks at police and blocked major avenues with concrete blocks and wood fires. SOUTH KOREA -Thousands of students battled police in the streets of Seoul, Pusan, and Kwangju Feb. 8, when demonstrations protesting a government ban on memorial services for a slain student got out of control. A dozen people were reported injured, and over 700 were arrested. The protests were in response to police prevention of nationwide memorial services for Park Chon Chul, a Seoul National University student drowned by police Jan 14 during interrogation about Park's connection with a fugitive dissident leader. CCC CHORUS ATTENDS FESTIVAL By ROSEMARIE EDDY Corning Community The group College was one of ten schools represented at the New York State Intercollegiate Choral Festival on March 7 at SUNY Albany. The chorus, which is conducted and performed Brahm's "Nanie" during the course of the afternoon and was very well received by the audience. The festival, which got under way at 10am, concluded late in the afternoon with advised by Dr. James Dr. Hudson Hudson and conducting the accompanied by James combined choirs in Douthit, consists of Randall Thompson's Erik Abbey, Lorra Belmonte, Cheryl Colegrove, Roxanne Doud, Rosemarie Eddy, Jim Hickey, Michael Huber, Yvonne Jerzak, "Alleluia". The trip for the CCC chorus started at 6am and was complicated when they ran out of gas along the way, Estella Loud, Daniel Despite the minor Lyon, Beth Rayeski, setback, the Bonnitta Seely, D i anna Seely, Kristine Selander, Alice Spernyak, Michelle Stayer, Lynette Travis, and Patricia Wilson. HE SC , NY State's student financial aid agency, announced that TAP applications will begin being processed on April 1, a month earlier than in the past. 600,000 applications were mailed out to students, and another 650,000 to colleges, business schools, high schools and libraries. Dr. Delores E. Cross, President of HESC, advises students to get their forms filled out and sent in as early as possible. If you did not receive a TAP form at home and want to apply for a grant, contact the, Financial Aid Office. students were happy to have had the opportunity to hear other voices, learn new songs, have a chance to be entertainers themselves, and enjoy a day of music and friendship. ALFRED UNIVERSITY Alfred University enrolls over one hundred and fifty transfer students each year. The reasons are quite simple: • Alfred’s transfer policy is designed to give maximum recognition of the credit you have earned. • Alfred provides strong academic advisement and a classroom oriented atmosphere. Our student-faculty ratio is 12:1; our average class size is 18. • Alfred is affordable. Generous in financial aid and scholarships. 80% of our students receive financial aid. Our Transfer Presidential Scholarship, equal to $1,000 and $4,000 a year, is automatically awarded to community college graduates with a cum. g.p.a. of 3.3 or higher. • Alfred University is composed of the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Business, and Nursing, the School of Engineering (electrical, industrial, mechanical), and the New York State College of Ceramics (Art & Design, Ceramic Engineering). • Alfred has a friendly and active residential campus located in a beautiful rural setting. If you are continuing your education, you should seriously consider the advantages of Alfred University. For further information please contact: Alfred University Coordinator of Transfer Admissions Alfred University P.O. Box 765 Alfred, New York 14802 (607) 871-2271 MORE CRUISELINE INFO The cruise line industry has targeted college students for many of the over 8,000 open and available positions expected this year. Due to a tremendous increase in the number of passengers and new ships being added to existing fleets, an unusually large number of new employees are needed. Cruise ship jobs offer fantastic benefits, including: company paid interview expenses, room, board, medical coverage and above average salaries! Naturally employees are encouraged to interact with passengers, which includes the ship's nightlife(clubs, casinos, and shows) as well as visiting foreign ports. All this in a great party atmosphere. Positions of all types are available. Some positions require specialized training, but most demand only a willingness to learn and train (while on board and being paid). Positions are open in the food service departments, cruise departments, bar departments, deck departments, and the hotel departments. A cruise ship is much like a large first class hotel which requires a very large and diversified staff Any college student who enjoys people and new and exciting experiences would fit in well. This offers a great opportunity for a fun and well paid vacation and who knows when it might end. MISS CHARM CONTEST Information is now available on the up coming 1987 NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FINALS OF AMERICA'S MISS CHARM, to be held July 1-4 in Orlando, Florida. Over $150,000 in SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS will be presented to students ages 4-22. Students will be grouped in 5 age categories, 4-6, 7-9,-10-12, 13-16, &17-22. A Performing Arts Contest will be held June 29 to present a $ 1,000 Cash Award for "Superior Performance" in vocal, dance, or instrument, either solo, duet, or group, regardless of age. Parents, teachers and individuals interested in receiving more information on the upcoming 1987 NATIONAL FINALS are asked to contact Kathy Baily, Scholarship Chairperson, PO Box 7246, Jacksonville, NC 28540 and state their age and address, and enclose with their inquiry a long envelope addressed back to them with first class postage attached for prompt replies and information. Phone inquiries may call Monday through Friday, 10-5 EST, (919) 455-9643. Interested college students should send their name and school address to : CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL, 444 BRICKELL AVE., PLAZA 51353, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131-2492. As mentioned in the Feb. 26 edition of the Crier, any CCC students interested in receiving information from CLI and not in possession of a CCC mailing box, may make arrangements through the editor to receive that information c/o the Crier. Information will be sent at no charge as soon as possible. CLI is not an employment agency and does not charge a finders fee. Information is available for 52 cruise line companies who need college students and other employees for summer and fall, 1987 . A Positive Point About Breast Cancer Now we can see it before you can feel it. When it’s no bigger than the dot on this page. And when it’s 90% curable. With the best chance of saving the breast. The trick is catching it early. And that’s exactly what a mammogram can do. A mammogram is a simple x-ray that's simply the best news yet for detecting breast cancer. And saving lives. If you’re over 35, ask your doctor about mammography. Give yourself the chance of a lifetime. Tm AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY The 1987 ELMIRA COLLEGE SOAR INTO SUMMER '87 Soar Into Summer '87 Elmira College For All Ages All Interests All Backgrounds Courses, specialized workshops, institutes, study-tours, of 1, 2 or 3 week duration are available. Intersession____________June 1-19 Summer Session__________June 22-July 31 Call or write for registration details. SUMMER BULLETIN will be available in April. Office of Continuing Education ELMIRA COLLEGE Rm. 117 McGraw Bldg. Park Place Elmira, NY 14901 607-734-3911, ext. 211 THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 RED BARONS FINISH 24-4 The Corning Community College men's basketball came to a disappointing end on Sunday, March 1, as the Red Barons lost to Monroe CC, 104-80 in the sub-regional championship game. The loss also marked the end of a 29 game home winning streak over two seasons. The Barons fell behind 50-32 at halftime to the hot shooting Tribunes, and though they made a couple of strong second half charges, could never completely overcome the 18 point deficit. The loss left the Barons with an outstanding 26-4 final record for the 1986-87 campaign, one of CCC's finest ever. Four Barons scored in double figures in the losing cause. They we re: Bill McCray, 23, Antonio Lowery, 18, Chris Lewis, 14, and Randy Young, 11. Lowery also had an outstanding game on both the offensive and defensive boards. Ivan Matthew with 30 and Len Lewis with 21 paced Monroe . CCC 86 Cayuga 75 On February 28 five Barons hit double figures in the semi-finals. McCray paced CCC with 19 points, while Larry Holley added 15, Steve Bellamy scored 13 while dishing out 9 assists, Chris Swanson added 11, and Lowery tallied 10 while adding 5 blocked shots to his stats. The balanced attack overcame an outstanding 28 point performance by Cayuga's Kevin Friedel. MANHUNT The Mr. New York Male America Pageant is the only major event devoted to showcasing the talents and physical attributes of the contemporary American male. In that unique capacity, it serves to focus national attention on the changing attitudes as well as the growing impact of the "eighties men" on society. The Mr. Male America Pageant organization champions the rights of men to enter and participate in pageant competitions that offer opportunities for advancement in the fields of modeling and acting that have long been available to women. Mr. Male America brings together men from every sector of New York, who dare to be themselves, and in the process, destroy the outdated myth that pageants are an exclusive female institution. Mr. New York Male America will earn a trip to the National competition and receive an array of cash and prizes. Last year's pageant received national 1986-87 ALL AMERICAN TEAM PHIL COSTA Any way you go about it there were a lot of great individual performances in college basketball this season. Picking the best of the best is an incredibly wild chore to undertake, almost insane, perhaps. But since this sports writer has been accused of being wild more times than he's been accused of being sane, here's the way I see the first three teams all-America. I disagree with AP and UPI in a couple of places, and I'm sure that many of you will disagree with me in a few places, but hey, I write the sports around here and you don't. PLAYER OF THE YEAR-------Dave Robinson, of course. ALL-AMERICA TEAMS FIRST TEAM F-Williams, Grgtn F-Gilliam, UNLV C-Robinson, Navy G-Alford, IN G-Grant, MI SECOND TEAM Manning, KN Dembo , WY Comygese , Dep Rivers , ND Smith , NC THIRD TEAM Norman, IL Reid, NC McKey, AL Jackson, StJ Donovan, Prv Honorable mention—Banks, Connor, Lewis, Strickland, Wilson, Wilson, Thomas, Joubert, and on and on and on so let's just say, honorable mention goes to all of the great players of the collegiate ranks who entertained us this season. attention on the television programs "Entertainment Tonight," "Evening Magazine," the New York based "Made in New York," and a guest spot on the daytime drama "The Guiding Light ." Pageant officials are planning even greater TV exposure for the contestants in 1987. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age, a United States citizen, a resident of New York for a period of no less than six months, a high school graduate, or higher level of education, may be single, married, divorced or a widower, and of good moral character. The Mr. Male America Pageant is dedicated to representing the BEST that America has to offer in a new exciting format, not a body building competition. Contestants will be judged in three categories: personal interview, swim wear, and formal attire, with points awarded for poise, personality, charm, and handsomeness. The contestant with the highest overall point total will be declared Mr. New York Male America for 1987. A distinguished panel of judges, renowned in the areas of beauty, arts, entertainment and business, will undertake the task of selecting Mr. New York Male America, the finalists, and semi finalists. The 1987 Mr. New York Male America Pageant will be held at the spectacular new 1,877 room New York Mariott Marquis Hotel located on Broadway in the heart of the theater and entertainment district of Manhattan, on Saturday, August 8, 1 987 . For those gentlemen interested in entering, please submit a current snapshot of yourseIf , write a brief biography, tell us why you decided to enter the pageant, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope to receive your official entry form, and submit to: MR. NEW YORK MALE AMERICA PAGEANT 1987, c/o Karin L. Hennessy, State Director, PO Box 4687, Freehold, NJ 07728; Telephone:201-462-33 39. Worried About AIDS? For referral or assistance, call the N.Y.S. Health Department’s AIDS Hotline 1-800-462-1884 TOLL-FREE & CONFIDENTIAL THE CRIER MARCH 27,1987 FINAL FOUR SET As every one (almost everyone) expected, Indiana has successfully navigated the rocky road to New Orleans and the NCAA tournament's final four. As many others expected, the Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) also reached the final four. As very few expected, they were joined by Syracuse University, and as no one expected, they were also joined by the Friars of Providence College. Providence 88 Georgetown 73 Providence made it look easier than anyone else, thumping favored Georgetown 88-73 in the Southeast Region final. The Friars had gotten to the finals with the long range bombing of Billy Donovan and Delray Brooks. Three-pointers were rule of thumb Thursday night in the Friars stunning 103-82 massacre of favored Alabama. On Saturday afternoon Georgetown was set defensively to stop the three-point shot and make Providence change its style. Providence coach Rick Pitino had already told the world that his Friars were changing their game plan and were going to take the ball inside against the Hoyas. Georgetown coach John Thompson didn't believe him. He should have. Using Donovan and Brooks as decoys, the Friars consistently drew the Georgetown defense outside, fed the ball inside, and scored easy basket after easy basket. Reserve forward Darryl Wright shocked the Hoyas by hitting four of four three-pointers, six of six all together, and scoring 20 points, his career high. Steve Wright, another reserve, added 12, including 10 in a row in a first half run. Donovan added 20 points, 16 of which came from the foul line. Reggie Williams led Georgetown with 25 points. The Hoyas were trying to reach the final four for the fourth time in six years. Syracuse 79 North Carolina 75 In Saturday's. other game, Syracuse finally shook off the "chokers" tag and advanced to New Orleans with a 79-75 victory over top seeded and second ranked North Carolina. Perhaps it was the way they did that was most impressive. They continually held the powerful front line of the Tar Heels to only one shot, while dominating their own offensive boards for a bunch of second-chance buckets. Much maligned center Rony Seikaly was a dominant force in the game, tossing in 26 points, many of them on offensive rebounds. Freshman Derrick Coleman teamed with Seikaly to control the boards for the Orangemen, while seconds to play to guards Sherman lift Indiana to a Douglas and Greg 77-76 victory over Monroe gave Syracuse LSU and send the consistently excellent floor play. Syracuse took an 11 point lead at halftime and withstood every Carolina charge in the second half. Several times the Tar Heels scored four or six consecutive points Hoosiers to the final four. Forward Rick Calloway grabbed a short shot by fellow forward stormed back with a 27-4 run to wipe out the deficit. The surge was led by the three-point shooting of Gerald Paddio and Freddie Banks, and the inside power play of all-American Daryl Thomas and put Armond Gilliam. Iowa it in to complete Indiana's come from ahead, then come from behind, victory. Indiana had taken frequent 6-8 point leads in the and each time looked first half, but poised to take off couldn't shake the on one of their pesty Tigers, who patented runs. It were shooting for didn't happen. Every their second time Carolina looked consecutive final ready to take four appearance and control of the game trailed by only one, a Syracuse player 47-46, at was there to answer. intermission. One time it would be LSU took the lead Coleman, another with the first time Monroe, another bucket of the second Seikaly, another half and held the lead Douglas or Harold lead until Triche. The Calloway's winning performance may have basket. At one time been Syracuse's best the Tigers led by 12 overall team effort points. Center Dean of the season and propelled them to New Orleans, where they will meet Providence for the Garret, who finished with 17 points, keyed the Indiana comeback from in under. All-American right to play in the Steve Alford led National Championship game next Monday night. The Orangemen defeated Providence 89-85 and 90-81 in their previous games this year. The matchup assures a Big East Conference team a spot in the championship game. Indiana 77 LSU 76 On Sunday coach Bobby Knight got the usual double-figure performance from all five of his starters, but it took a lay-up off an air ball with seven Indiana with 20 points, 18 of them coming in the first half. Nikita Wilson paced LSU with 20. had used a strong inside game to build its halftime lead, but Gilliam and the rest of the Runnin' Rebels began to assert themselves in the second half. The victory gave UNLV a tie for the most victories in a season with 37 against one loss. Duke set the record last year when it advanced to the championship game and lost to Louisville. Gilliam finished with 27 for UNLV, while Paddio added 20 and Banks 17. B.J. Armstrong and Eric Gamble paced Iowa with 18 apiece. UNLV will face Indiana Saturday for the right to play the Syracuse-Providence winner for the national title. Get the facts about AID! UNLV 84 Iowa 81 In the We s t Regional , UNLV put together one of the greatest second half comebacks in tournament history to advance to the final four for the first time since 1977. UNLV trailed sixth ranked Iowa by sixteen points at the half, but Send for your free copy “100 Questions and Answers About AIDS” Write: N.Y.S Health Dept. Box 2,000 Albany, NY 12220