THE CRIER Corning Community College VOL 35 ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 5; 1990 COMING SOON: ...Whispers with Jimmy King Apartheid “NO” Exhibit by Leigh Ana “Apartheid No!” is the moving art exhibit in the Coming Community College library. Apartheid is a worsening problem in South Africa that can no longer be ignored. In this presentation, photographs by Catherine Allport give a realistic and upsetting look at the effects of segregation and violence. Looking at the photographs, one is left not only upset, but angry. Supposedly, we are all equal as humans. Black and White are two colors of the human race, not a factor in the judging or quality of a person. As Americans, our criticism of apartheid has not been enough to stop the situation. Bitterness is growing toward us, for we are not helping to end this heinous crime, even though we believe in equality. Blacks under apartheid are forced to move two - hundred miles from their homes upon receiving orders from the government. Normally, the government simply wants the resources of the land while those living on the land yearn for survival. These people are concerned for their children, their education, and their future. A future for a Black child is not choosing to got college. The reality is wondering whether or not you will be picked up off the street, and harrassed or CCC BUSING DILEMMA by Eric Davies The T & T Bus Company has been providing transportation services to many Coming Community College students for several years. The bus company offers this service to the Coming area through Erwin Transit, to handicapped students through CEATS, and to Elmira students through a school bus that makes two morning and afternoon trips. The Elmira students pay $1.25 per trip. There are many students who consider this service to be vital to their success at the college. When Helen Thomas was contacted to confirm a rumor that they were considering discontinuing the Elmira route, she said, “We have grave concerns about the Elmira route.” She said the route has been losing money for the company throughout the fall 90' semester. She also stated, “We are considering discontinuing it (the Elmira route) at the end of the fall 90' semester.” A murdered. It is common that this crime will be overlooked, and your death will be ruled as “accidental.” Violence is the basis of this government, in which violence brings more violence. When will this end, and at whose cost? Currently, there are three options for life in South Africa. One is to work with the system; a second is to exhibit the country; and lastly, you can choosed to be killed. student here at the college confronted Jack Kelly, Woody Knowles, and the bus company about this problem. Together they came up with the possible solution of increasing the rates and limiting the trips to two(2), one at 7 a.m. and one at 4 p.m. There was a petition sent around the campus and a survey taken to help find out the needs of those students that ride the bus and what proposals they would deem acceptable. There were three questions asked in the survey. One question was “How much do you rely on the bus service?”. The second question was “Would you be willing to accept an increase in the fare?”. The third and final question was “Would you use the service if there was only a bus running at 7 a.m. to C.C.C., and a bus leaving CCC. at 4 p.m.?” Fifty-four riders responded to the survey and petition. Of those responding, 83% said they rely on the service extensively, and only 16% use the service a little. As one student put it "It's my only way of getting to the college”. There are even students that don’t use the bus now, but are considering using it if cost of gasoline continues to rise. They believe that even though the bus fare seems to be expensive, it would be much cheaper than __________continued on page 4_______________ This exhibit, which is organized by the Gallery Association of New York State, will continue through November 7,1990. If we become aware of the way people are forced to live, and pass this news on, we can make an organized effort to end the dehumanization of Black South Africans. Information for this article was taken from the exhibit titled"'Apartheid NO" in theAurthorA. Hcv Jr. library at Coming Community College. FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR.... ..............LETTERS............... Dear Sir: When I was asked to become involved with the Newly organized Gay and Lesbian Rights organization on campus, the first question that came to mind was-< -WHY? Why should I open myself to ridicule? Why should I take the chance of being “Fag Bashed”, or my property being defaced or destroyed? WHY? Because I am Gay and Proud of It! I feel it is time that the Gays and Lesbians on this campus and in the community stood up for their rights that have been oppressed in this land of Freedom and Rights for All, The United States of America. Gay rights means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, as does any social issue. I can only express what it means to me. To me Gay Rights are the rights that society deems fit for everyone else. The right to be legally married to the person I choose, and the benefits that status accrues. The right to live where I choose. The right to fair employment and the right to foster or adopt children. Is that asking too much? Aren’t the rights I listed a lot of times taken for granted by the majority of this country? Think about it! Many people I have talked to about this subject cannot understand why I am so adamant about it I do have a good job in one of the local manufacturing plants as a machinist, I have a comfortable apartment and a Lover, who I have been with for the past two and a half years and who I share my life with. I should be content with what I have, but on the other hand, why shouldn’t I have the rights everyone else has. I am an American, I pay taxes, I have morals, but I am not allowed certain rights just because of my sexual orientation. That is why I am so adamant! The door to Gay and Lesbian Rights was opened more than 22 years ago at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Dear Sir. A recent article in The Star Gazette outlining a policy change being implemented at SUNY Albany has caused me some consternation. They are changing the spelling of women to womyn so as to get the MEN out Upon considering this I realized that there may be a few other words that should be changed. Words like HEadmas-ter and HEadquarters clearly should be changed. In todays world many womyn are in positions of authority. It only seems fair that they should have titles recognizing their gender. Therefore, they should be referred to as SHEadmasters and they should operate out of SHEadquarters. Village. We as Gays and Lesbians and Citizens concerned about equal rights for all Amercians can never let that door be closed again. We have come a long way in the past 22 years. We have gained acceptance as a force to be dealt with, but there is still a long road ahead of us, and it will not be an easy one. We will have to stand united and fight for the rights that our fore fathers have given us in The Constitution of the United States of America. In the meantime, to coin a phrase, “We ’re Here, We ’re Queer and You Best Get Used to Us!!!’’ Womyn should pay heed however, or is it sheed, that some of them (like some men) are not in positions that deserve respect In fact, some of them are Heathens. Being that they are womyn shouldn’t they be referred to as SHEathens. Some however, are not heathens. They are simply HEdonistic. In all fairness they should be called SHEdonistic. Another obvious oversight is the word HEllcat By definition a hellcat is an evil or spirited woman. If it pertains to womyn perhaps it should be SHEllcat. Along those same lines why is a young female cow called a HEifer. It would seem that SHEifer would be more ap- an 30 Disaster strikes when, by a quirk of fate or just plain bad timing, two separate “waves” moving in opposite directions collide. Page 2 continued on page 3 ...Womyn continued from page 2 propriate. The article also said that the National Organization of Women (NOW) supported the change and that they had made some changes of their own. It said that NOW had changed the name for the collection of their past actions from their history to their herstory. I wonder if the womyn that collect this data are herstori-ans. The NOW organization is about to meet its match however. There is a new organization forming called MAD (Men Against being Dumped on.) Mad says that there are some changes that they believe should be made. For example HERcules was a man of great courage. Obviously there is an error here. From this time on he should be referred to as HIMcules. Some other obvious changes would be HERo to HIMo and HERnia toHIMnia. And then there is the question of SHEep and SHEperds. Obviously they should be HEep and HEperds. To keep track of these changes MAD believes they may have to hire their own SHEriffc. Of course they will be called HErifEs. The heriffs will be necessary to control both the SHEnani-gans of the womyn and the HEnanigans of the men. One thing that the men of MAD agree on however, is that the word HERetic should stay as it is. The definition of heretic is one who an opinion opposed to the orthodox views. The people who wish to change the spelling of words like women certainly fit into this category. In fact, some MAD members feel that these women are more interested in taking the WO out of women than on taking the MEN out Visiting Colleges And Universities Transfer counselors from the following four-year colleges and universities will visit the Corning Community College campus this semester. November 5 - Clarkson University November 5 - Wells College November 6-SUNY Institute of Technology Utica/Rome November 8 - SUC Fredonia November 13 - University of Rochester November 15 - Alfred University Visiting transfer counselors will be located in the Commons lobby between 11 AM and 1 PM. 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All Rights Reserved DOWN 1 Close 2 Lane 3 State as true 4 Firmness 5 Took to a higher court 6 Drinking place 7 Single thing 8 Eras 9 Weighing machines 10 Have a meeting 11 57 12 Wrigglers 13 Gratis 21 Formerly called 23 Explode 25 Kingly 27 Garbage 28 Wireless 29 Ripening factors 30 Coins 32 Insect stage 33 Colder 34 Wet-eyed 37 More logical 40 Talented 41 Without a title 44 Everlasting 46 Give a right to 48 Calorie counter 50 One — million 52 Stop 54 Starchy root 55 Legatee 56 Tiny bit 57 Daft 59 Aloof 60 Blue dye 61 Camera part 64 Favorite ACROSS 1 Practice boxing 5 Leans against 10 Musical symbol 14 Possess 15 Extreme fright 16 Finished 17 Indians 18 — ballerina 19 Cleopatra's river 20 Royal seat 22 Air 24 TV producer 26 Withered 27 Journeyed 31 Illuminated by Old Sol 35 Storm 36 Sponsorship 38 Calm 39 Summer drink 40 Unwilling to change 42 Inlet 43 Fathered 45 Singer Horne 46 Eternally 47 Gave a party 49 Religious school 51 Grand tale 53 Landlord's Income 54 XIII 58 Non-clerical 62 Long time 63 Brownish gray 65 Musical sound 66 Ms Moreno 37 Mr. Kefauver 38 Cut of pork 69 Verbal 70 Relaxes 71 Building additions THE CRIER .Dilemma continued from page 1 Communication driving to and from school every day. When asked if theywerewillingto accept the rate increase, 87% said they would, but 56% said they would not use the service if it was only limited to two runs a day. Helena Hibbard said,”I would probably end up having to drop out” When asked if she would car pool, she replied, “Yes, I probably would, but the bus is much more convenient.” Many students are quite disturbed at the possibility of no available bus service or a very limited run. There have been several kinds of solutions proposed by students that have a lot of merit. One such solution is to offer a dated monthly pass that would be discounted. Another solution would be to use a smaller bus and expand the time between runs by 15 to 20 minutes. This would not only reduce the cost of fuel, but it would eliminate one driver. The seven o’clock bus driver was quoted as saying,”If they (the bus company) would give the first run an additional 15 minutesj could run both trips myself and that would eliminate one driver.” One other feasible solution is to readjust the times of the runs in the afternoon to 12:00 PM and 3:00PM or 2:00PM and 5:00PM. This would make the bus available at times when many students are actually finished with classes for the day. One student said,”I get out of class at 2:00PM, and I don’t want to wait for two hours for the bus, so I catch a ride with someone. If the bus was running at 2:00PM, I would ride it” Realizing that the bus has to satisfy the company as well as the students makes it necessary to have the end solution be approved by the company. It is vital that the solution the company chooses be benificial to everyone if it is to be effective on a long-term basis. One point that the bus company has to realize is that a quick fix may solve the problem temporarily, but it may not correct the problem for future students. It is hopeful that this petition and survey can help the T & T Bus Company come up with an equitable solution. Department Survey In September, most English classes participated in a survey which has been used to assess the concerns of students. Time-management, career plans, balancing school and family (or work), and inter-personal relationships were among the top-rated issues that students identified. Kim Anderson and Karen Poole would like to thank all of the students who responded to the survey and to thank the Communications Division for distributing and collecting the surveys. Four workshops are being offered during the semester in an attempt to address the needs that the students specified. These workshops will be held in the Small Lounge in the Commons. The topics to be discussed and the dates and times are detailed below. 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Contact Lloyd Davies at (607) 529-8856 after 5pm. ART EXHIBIT FEATURES paintings and drawings- The next art exhibit in the George Waters Art Gallery features three artists using the mediums of oil,watercolors and pen and pencil. A reception to mark the opening of the show by Barbara Page,Cuba Ray,and Kim Schrag will be held on Tuesday, October 30 from 7-9 pm in the Gallery located in the Elmira College Campus Center. Ernie Ferris will play swing music of the 1940s. The art exhibit will be on display thru November 17. Gallery hours are Tuesday Saturday from noon to 4pm. BROWN BAG FORUM-Bob Demyan,professional photographer presents“Paintsplatters,Bulletholes,and snow”-Asummer journey through Equa-dor. It will take place in the large lounge in the commons at C.C.C. on December 6,1990 from 12:30-1:30. THE STEELE MEMORIAL Library invites you to an AUDIO VISUAL OPEN HOUSE on Saturday,November 10. Enjoy refreshments and entertain-ment in our newly expanded AV Department, complete with the latest in audio visual offerings. From 12 noon to 2 pm a clown from Balloon Plus will visit the library and from 2pm-4pm Cat in The Hat will visit the Open House. 607-565-7357 THE WEST ELMIRA Library presents its first Book Review of the fall season on Friday,November 16 at 2:00pm. Maria McCarthy will review a random sampling of comtemporary humorists David Barry, Blount, and Bombeck. Light refreshments will be served. Call 733-0541 for further details. PREGNANCY CRISIS-Pregnancy Crisis Center has free pregnancy testing. Confidential counseling 24 hrs. Phone (607)535-2111 DO YOU LIKE to play chess? If you do, let's start a chess club! Leave a message with Ken at the Crier office in the Commons. FREE CONCERTS- West Germany Sinfonia-Friday November 9, 1990. A 35-member orchestra with Gary Shocker as flute soloist. For more information and tickets contact the Activities Office. 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