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.The Fourth Estate: Editorial __
COPPING AN ATTITUDE
Like any small community the Stony Brook actually happened that night abound. One fact is the department has seen lawsuits against manage-
campus requires a means of maintaining order and certain, the three officers who answered the call were ment by officers for violation of their civil rights
enforcing regulations, i e. a police force of some kind. not in uniforms. Those of you with acute memories (Press April 27,1989).
Public Safety is charged with this task on the USB will remember that plain clothes officers were The department desires change but their lofty
campus. involved in the Kelly melee of spring 88. metaphysical goals are often shattered by the harsh
In order for any law enforcement agency to serve its Respect is based upon openness. One cannot reality of dealing fairly with students in arrest
puroose an attititude of mutual respect between the respect an entity which attempts to conceal itself. situations. Public Safety must not leave the goals
police and those whom they" serve and protect" must Public Safety must operate openly and clearly outlined in their policy statements in the office but
exist. Students should respect the boys in brown and identify themselves. Access to records should also be must take them out into the field. In order for Public
realize that they are on campus not just to hassle open to student government Public Safety does not Safety to become more than a private nuisance to
them but to protect them. Public Safety must also operate on inner city streets but on a college campus. students the department must not simply put the
respect the rights of students. There is no reason or excuse to play the covert TV past"behind them" but keep it in view so that they do
There can be no excuse for any breach in this cops and robbers game. not repeat their mistakes.
mutual respect Harassment of individuals as "We must put the past behind us and move forward
occurred in the Weekes case cannot be tolerated. Nor to engender respect from within and outside the
should Public Safety have to contend wvith incidents department," reads part of an opus entitled,"Philos-
such as the brawl that ocurred on Thursday October ophy of the Department of Public Safety."
28th outside of Dewey. The department realizes it has lost a sizable chunk
Yes,the students were drunk and probably already of credibility both within and without its ranks. In
disorderly that night. Conflicting stories as to what addition to to the Weekes case and the Bilevel brawl
Letters
Lounge- The wording of the petition:
We all remember how strong the response was to the Jamaica Crisis.
Now LA.S. 0. is asking for you to do the same for the victims of Hurricane
Hugo. The amount of damage done to the islands is catastrophic.
Money is only being collected for the crisis since it could immediately
assist the victims. If possible give donations in checks or money orders,
Then go SKYDIVING although greatly appreciated in currency as well At the end of the drive
the money will be sent in one check certified mail to the Red Cross
International Fund for Disaster in Wash. D.C. All checks and money
with the orders to be written to LA.S.O. in care of the Hurricane Hugo Fund.
One could either walk over to the Polity suite in the Union and drop it
Stony Brook Skydivers offin the LA. S.O. mailbox or mail it ifyou want(LA.S.O., SUNY at Stony
SBrook, Suite 258, Student Union, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3218).
If you want to volunteer to help or need info. call Bessie at 2-4315, Alex
2-4988, Gladis 2-3595, or advisor Linda Ayala 2-7527.
Thank you for supporting a human cause. Sincerely,
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Fetal Follies
Merry Motherly Melodies
by Diane Schutz
Thursday September 28th a pro-choice rally was held in
the Fine Arts Plaza. Since I strongly believe that women
should be able to do what they want with their bodies, I
decided to go and find out more about the issue.
One of the first things I noticed was that there
didn't seem to be many people, but since Stony Brook is
infamous for its apathy this didn't really surprise me. Later,
it was estimated that there were between two to three
hundred present, which is extremely lame for a campus of
16,000.
As if to make up for the relatively small number present,
the speakers were truly convincing as they related their
experiences and argued for choice.
One basic message was,"Never again!", as shown by a
drawing of a woman lying in curled position in a puddle of N
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blood, hanging on the back wall of the Fine Arts Plaza. Bill
Baird, founder of the Bill Baird Clinic and leading pro-
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choice activist showed an actual
photograph of a dead woman which strongly resembled the .
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Cable TV
More Static For Your Money
by Kashif Siddiqi acter generator. This channel would be entirely devoted to The system requires only about a three month instal-
For the past year there has been much speculation as to campus news and activities and could possibly become a lation period All of the signals would be channeled from
whether cable television will be introduced on the Stony source of revenue through sponsorship. In other words, you antennas on top of the University Hospital to the dorm-
Brook campus. Well folks, the never-ending quest for TV could have such things as "The IBM or Domino's movie of itories. Don Marx, Director of Communications, explained
reception is almost over-or is it? that the wiring for the system is present already- it was laid
The CATV project as it is being called, will allow clear down along with the wiring for the ROLM phone system-
TV reception to campus residents and will incur a total cost
of about $2,477,549, over a ten year period. The money for
the plan will be supplied, in the form of a loan, by a state
"The CATV project but it requires the electronics to make it functional.
So what is standing in the way of the CATV project, you
ask? Just one thing: the residential population of Stony
agency. "In order to be able to pay the payments on that
loan, which would start in six months," said Dallas
...will incur a total Brook Itis up to us to decide whether we really want to shell
Sout a few more bucks for a relative luxury such as cable
Baumann II, Assistant Vice President of Res Life, "we
would borrow money from FSA to subsidize the first few cost of $2,477,549 TV.
Don't get me wrong. rm not against cable television, but
it's difficult to swallow the fact that a school which has
years of the operation of the system."
But who will pay off the FSA loan? That is where we, the
assumed beneficiaries of CATV come in. There are three
over a ten year trouble maintaining consistant heat and hot water over the
winter months is focusing its energies on television recep-
possible options, or plans being considered: Plan I would
cost each resident $50 per year and include 36 channels,
period." tion. Nevertheless, such is the case.
Remember the student activity fee debate last semester?
HBO and Showtime being extra. Plan II would allow for 13 Well, in October along with the general Polity election,
channels, but would entail high staff costs. Plan I would there will be a referendum for cable TV. So when you're
cost$17 forthefirstyear(1990-91), would eventually go up the week," said Baumann. He continued by explaining sitting in your dorm room without heat in February, just
to $26.50 (Fall 1994), and would level off at about $26 per "Once we're generating revenue, we could also make dec- remember that one year from now you could be sitting there
year per resident isions to do things like buy a satellite dish and a license to watching the Cosby Show instead of being just plain
All of these plans include a university channel or char- get HBO and a variety of other signals out there." cold.
October 10, 1989 page 5
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Forced Feeding II
by Michele Neumeier some of us may believe, but has calculated it to actually plan more conducive to students' demands The alternative,
As a follow up to my previous article "Forced Feeding", I benefit the student, averaging to a mere $2.59 per meal, declining balance for all, including incoming freshman
am appealing to all who may have been coerced by a some- which if you think about it, is a pretty good deal Actually it This spring or this coming fall semester at the latest
what forceful attack on the "DAKA entity." After hearing is only beneficial to those physically and gastronomically As is always the case it is much easier to criticize, but
mixed reactions I had the feeling that I may have misled capable of ingesting all nineteen meals a week, every week, what is easier than that is to just wait out your freshman
many people into believing the DAKA food company should every month of the semester. For those who miss breakfast year as you would a jail sentence and curse under your
be solely responsible for student dissatisfaction with the breath because of all those delicious meals you missed
freshman meal plan (also known as the $737, 19 meals a while home with Mom or Dad, or because of the money you
week deal). lost But what isn't easy is to step out of that dark corner,
In search of answers, I tramped up the steps to FSA even if it takes up a little of your time, and to make com-
(Faculty Student Association) office located on the second
floor of the Student Union not to find some huge corporate
"Thats what FSA ments to FSA and DAKA on the good and bad changes you
may have noticed in the system. Ms. Willis has designed a
monster with his feet propped up on the desk ordering his
buxom blonde secreatary to get him a coffee, but instead to
my disbelief discovered Ira S. Persky, Director
is there for. To plan asking for student input, by choosing several students
on the meal plan to sample different meals and to give them
ratings in different categories. Those who join the student
of FSA) and Mrs. Nancy Willis (Food Service Contract
Administrator)more than willing to answer a few questions
keep on top of food committee are asked to rate two meals per week on
several factors yet to be determined According to Willis,
I had about the meal plan, food company monopolies, etc.
FSA is an independent working organization consisting of
input from both faculty and students and honestly interested
things." "That'swhat FSA is there for. To keep on top of things."
Some things FSA has worked on in the past are improve-.
ment of the Union cafeteria to what Willis believes went
in answering questions concerning the corporation, such as from "horrible to what it is today," and also the cash equiv-
the issue of the freshman meal plan and whether it should alency used in places like Papa Joe's, the Union Deli, the
be changed to declining balance for everyone. I every morning, like myself, or go home for the weekend, it SEOB, and the Union cafeteria. The cash equivalency is a
Willis claimed that Albany decides on the issue of con- may sound good, but does not conform to the realities oflife procedure not yet in use in several SUNY schools, where
tracting food companies such as DAKA or Marriott, and on the Stony Brook campus. A reality here is to miss break- the students are herded into "all you can eat (but really
that each SUNY school chooses whichever company best fast, and to go home a couple of weekends out of the month. Sdon't want to)" type of deals using meal cards.
suits its interests. In Stony Brook's case, FSA drew a So if you're like the rest and not getting nineteen meals a So my advice is to get on the food committee where your
contract making the guidelines which DAKA follows FSA week you are not getting the bargain you thought you were voice will be heard, and if there isn't any room left, make
has figured out the meal plan, not on an arbitrary basis as I which is why Nancy and Ira are currently working on a meal sure you let FSA know about it
Blinken Resigns
by Johln Dunni
Safety First?
The SUNY Board of Trustees is losing' overs and vacancies have been open for by Drew E. Mitty ThePress also contacted the night
another long time member as board years awaiting approved nominees. Trustee According to Suffolk County Police, a 71 delivery managers of Cataffo's and Station
chairman Donald Blinken announced his; Edward Mele, of Rochester, had his termt- year old man was killed by a Domino's Pizza Pizza about the fatal accident Both exp-
resignation Monday. expire and still sits on the board. Mele was delivery car early in the morning on October ressed their sympathies, but were unsure
"Being chairman of the board has occu-, quoted in June as saying, "I just keep 1. about how potential drivers were screened
pied a major part of my life," said the 63- coming till rm told not to." The police identified the victim as Fred before hiring, indicating that it was up to the
year-old investment banker from New York Blinken noted that being chairman Rizzuto, who was struck at he intersection owners of their respective establishments
City. In an interview with the Press, requires much more than chairing meet- of Nicholls and Sheep Pasture Road at to handle such matters. The relative vague-
Blinken said that he had been thinking! ings. "There's a lot of work involved in 1-15AM. Detectives concluded that the vic- ness in store policy about hiring new drivers
about the decision since last winter. "I' overseeing such a large university," he said. tim was homeless because he was wearing might reflect the shortage of dependable
wanted to make sure that our new chan-i He noted the conferences, negotiations and' several layers of heavy clothing and they employees to fill the position.
cellor (Bruce Johnstonel was secure in hisi other behind-the-scenes work required. were unable to verify a current address. Recently Domino's began attaching fly-
position before I resigned," he said. Blinken In addition, though not noted by Blinken, Newsday reported that the Dominos's ers to their pizza boxes proclaiming" Safety
chose to announce his decision now, rather trustees receive no compensation for their was Lawrence Stern, 23 of Islip who was First" outlining their guarantee to deliver
than during the summer, because "no one's services other than reimbursements for cited for operating an uninsured vehicle in within the thirty minute time limit in a
around" during the summer. expenses incurred in the performance of addition to his driving without wearing a cautious and efficient manner. A spokes-
Blinken's resignation will take effect as. their duties. safety belt person named Mona reached at the 1-800
soon as a successor is chosen. He had served. - .--- The Press attempted to contact the Domino's hotline which is listed on the
as a chairman for 11 years and had been a Domino's night manager to learn more "Safety First" flyer said,"There were some
trustee since 1976. His term was due to about the incident,but he declined to com- extenuating circumstances involving the
expire in 1992. "After 11 years, it's good to ment However,the manager who wishes to pedestrian." Possibly a kamikaze squad of
have someone new with new ideas come in," remain unidentified, did state,"A driver's the homeless out to tarnish Domino's
said Blinken. license, proof of insurance, and a social sec- image? She wouldn't comment
He felt that the greatest accomplishment
by the board during his tenure as chairman
was "getting enhanced flexibility for the.
A urity card are required of all applicants."
Nonetheless it would appear that these
criteria were not recently verified or
Certainly, the pizza delivery business is a
thriving industry and a fixture on college
campuses. Yet one must question if "thirty
university in managing its own affairs." IL
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All -- perhaps not even applied in the consid- minutes or less" and "Safety First" are a
Blinken believed that he and the rest of the eration of Mr. Stern's employment contradiction
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trustees were successful in convincing the
governors, the legislature and the public of
the need for flexibility.
Blinken's resignation brings the number
of vacancies on tb& 16-member board to
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ROME 269 else.
current members, five are holdovers or AMSTERDAM 225
members whose terms have expired and HONGKONG 423 -H.L Mencken
there are now four vacancies. The trustees, SYDNEY 625
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Tenants' Rights
by Michele Neumeier slow reimbursement of damaged student property, many Board of Trustees on June 21 is stated as follows:
Angry fists were raised at the Polity meeting on Sep- remain yet to be answered.
tember 20 reminding students to recognize themselves as According to Glenn Magpantay, a SASU rep., many * The residence halls shall be constructed andmain-
politically active members of a campus, capable of changing such problems concerning students' rights to good dorm- tained to conform with all applicable safety codes
guidelines believed to be unfair. itory conditions have been occuring in other SUNY schools and health standards.
On the issue of the Kelly crisis, many questions pertain- such as Buffalo, Binghamton and Oswego. Now once again, * The campus maintenanceplan shallprovide for a
ing the students' rights as tennants moved from the back something doesn't reem right around here. regularschedule of cleaningand repairfor all com-
burner to become an immediate concern. Students learned Ongoing complaints have been lodged on this campus- mon areas in residence halls.
of their inability to pinpoint anyone responsible for reim- lack of hot water, heating, toilet paper, and sufficient and * The campus shall provide each student resident
bursements for damage to personal property. regular sanitation of bathrooms in several dorm com- with adequate living space, furniture, and approp-
Members of the Stony Brook Senate, NYPIRG (New plexes. riate and sufficient heat light and hot water.
York Public Interest Research Group), SASU (Student The main problem, according to many involved with this * The campus shallestablishproceduresfor routine
Association of the State University of New York) question- issue, is the lack of tenant rights. As dorm residents and emergency repairs to residence hallfacilities.
ed why Kelly residents were exposed to such incidents as students are given "licenses" rather than leases, thus pro- * The campus shallestablishproceduresfor redress
the infamous Kelly floods when preventative actions as viding such items as hot water, heating, toilet paper, clean for student residences in the event of the loss of ser-
reparation of roofs prior to students moving in could have facilities, and furniture as niceties rather than necessities. vices such as heat light and hot water in residence
been taken. In other words, why wasn't this project com- This means that nowhere in the contract signed by students halls for extendedperiods that are within the control
pleted in August instead of just being barely begun at a does it state that dormitories must supply students with of the campus.
critical time? Another pertinent question raised was who such favors. The contract is not actually a fair contract,
should be held fesponsible for reimbursements (and reloc- because students do not receive a piece of paper signed by As well as the university-wide standards, campus pres-
ations if necessary)? the Dormitory Authority or the Administration listing their idents or designees are given leeway in the form of
Should the State Dormitory Authority in Albany be res- rights. supplementing these broad areas to conform with local
ponsible or should the Stony Brook Administration be the As many students believe themselves to be paying above conditions. Because of the large diversity among the dif-
one to pay? A member of NYPIRG asked about the potential and beyond prices they might be paying off campus, having ferent SUNY campuses across New York, it is important to
health hazards such as possible asbestos contamination of a lease signed by them and their landlords, the only hope of take into consideration the varying needs of each school
the water that came into contact with the roof flashings. grasping the thinnest thread of fairness would be to demand individually. As a counterpart to the SUNY guidelines
Flashings are composed of rubberized material in which guidelines given to students as to what is included in their there will also be policies adopted in regards to students'
asbestos fibers are tightly bound. The use of flashings is to "contracts" and what is not rights and responsibilities. Also part of the mandate is to
prevent further water seepage between two adjoining con- In 1988, legislation enacted into law mandates that the publish the supplemental campus standards and the cam-
structions. SUNY Board of Trustees develop" guidelines which estab- pus policies on student rights and responsibilities to be
A complaint about the applicability of Resident Hall lish minimum living condition standards to be maintained handed out to each "affected individual" in plain and clear
Habitability Legislation to an issue such as the Kelly floods in dormitories or residence halls of the university." The English.
was also added to a long list of questions in need of answers. legislation specifically states that "the standards shall pro- In order to make angry voices heard an irate Student
Although many have now been answered, such as those vide that residence halls be maintained in a manner fit for Polity voted almost undnimously (26 to 0 with 6 absten-
concerning the negative results of lab tests done by the human habitation." The SUNY Minimum Living Condition continued on page '11
Department of Environmental Health aniSfety, and the Standards for University residence Halls adopted by the
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nucleus'). had taken the time out to explain even the
Some of the presentation, however, was a rudiments of these topics. Think
little complex for me to fathom. I don't
understand such things as mean fields, I did The Press word-of the day is: Globally Act
not understand how he determined the ro- oppugn [Lob-against pugnare-to fight4 Locally
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The Evils of Rock and Roll Revisited It has a very ugly side. When reminiscing you kids have never seen a moral America"
y, oou need a holy enema in wrong, and states "facts" that could not be
about the times before the world became so Ah, the good old days.
Syour brain."-advice to further away from the truth. For example,
Brothers claims that Paul Kanter, who is wicked and vile, Brothers says "Let me tell Brothers makes a number of other out-
rock music fans from Pastor Fletcher A.
currently on tour with the reformed Jeffer- you something young people, you don'tknow rageous statements. He expresses his belief
Brothers. Brothers runs a home for troubled
son Airplane, died because of his drug this, but in my generation, and I was in that a cure for AIDS will never be found
teens in Lakemont, New York and spreads
abuse. The Pastor accuses New York's school in the sixties, if some teacher had because the deadly disease is a judgement
his message through a spoken word cassette
Agnostic Front of being satanic, a bit of a said homosexuality was alright my dad and from God. He bases his knowledge of Native
titled What's Wrong With Rock Music.
contradiction in terms. He refers to the a bunch of other dads would've been down American use of "beat" and "firewater" to
He has been crusading against rock music
band behind the classic lp The Wall as there and they'd of strung him up and if any pump themselves up for war on the fact that
for years. What does he think the problem
"Mr. Pink Floyd." school board people had gotten in the way he's "...watched a lot of cowboy and Indian
with rock is? His answer is simple-
Brothers' message is not all high comedy. they'd of been strung up...the sad thing is movies....
"Everything."
I contacted Pastor Brothers and asked
The tape is entertaining in a perverse way
him about the substantial academic errors
because Brothers is a real fire and brim-
in his rock music message. His defense: "I
stone bible thumper, lots of shouting and
had left much of the research to others and I
carrying on, but ultimately it is chillingly
find that was a mistake." Apparently not a
frighte. g because his messsage is so:
big enough mistake to stop distributing the
ignorant and hateful
cassette or his equally erroneous book, The
Brothers believes that the problem with
Rock Report, although he did say, "We are
rock music can be narrowed down to four
in the process of updating this book and
"M's"-the music, the message, the music-
your corrctions are being incorporated into
ians, and the mutation-and gives examples
this update."
of each point. Some of his ranting is very
Brothers updates the cassettes about once
funny. Brothers believes that the beat used
every year. The quotes in this article come
in rock music comes directly from the Devil
from the last two updates. If you want to
and makes teenagers gyrate and fornicate.
hear Pastor Brothers for yourself the cas-
He talks about satanic rock groups who per-
sette is free. All you have to dois call
form oral and anal sex on stage but fails to
Freedom Village at 1-800-VICTORY and
mention who they are. When talking about
request it While you're at it why not ask
perversity in song lyrics Brothers invents a
them where to insert the nozzle for that holy
new term for sex with the dead, "macro-
enema.
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.Footnotes
Exposed Skeletons
From October 9th to the 14th the Gay and Lesbian
Alliance (GALA) will be sponsoring Lesbian, Gay, and Bi-
Not to Fade Away sexual Awareness Week A plethora of events including
It's mid semester and your body's atrophied into a mass of poetry readings, films, and comedians will be offered.
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molten flab. You may still have a chance to stay healthy and
prevent your limbs from withering away and falling off- Wednesday, October 11th has been dubbed, "National
The SUNY Stony Brook Pre-Med Society is sponsoring a Coming Out Day." All day, literature will be given out in the
Bike-Jog-Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, October 14TH, from Union for those who have taken their first steps "out of the
10AM to 3PM (raindate October 15TH). Registration begins closet." At 8pm that evening works from an anthology of
this week in the Union Lobby, or call 632-7032 for more bisexual poets entitled The Dark Star will be read by the
information. All proceeds will be donated to the "Little authors in the Poetry Center (2nd floor, humanities). Later
Angel Fund" for the neo-natal ICU at University that night, GALA celebrates its sweet sixteen with a dance
Hospital party at 9pm in the Fannie Brice Theatre.
Spliced Sexuality
by Irin Strauss ence from masturbation combined with
Graham's preoccupation with it provides
of the synthetic medium an interesting interpretation and-
has invaded the realm of main- cross analysis of the McLuhan concept of
stream cinema; they- are the the function of the "hot medium" and Fre-
independants. Sex, Lies and Videotape is udian fetishism. The relationship between
Outlaw Production's recent birth, making a Dave and Ann's sister represents their com-
splash at the Canne's film festival as a win- placency with their lives and lack of moral
ner of the Palme d'or this year. fiber. Theirs is only a sideshow, parallel to
EROS is a student-run, peer-counseling" Dear EROS, Directed by Stephen Suterburg, Sex, the dynamics growing collectively and in-
organization which provies information, Recently, I have heard of something called Lies, and Videotape is a crafty new wave dividually between Graham and Ann.
counseling and referral on birth control, a dental dam in discussions pertaining to treatment of relationships between four Wonderful second order symbolism
sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy "safersex"with AIDS. Can you pleasetellme people. Andie Macdowellfs voice over brings through imagery when an iconoclastic Ann
and sexual health care. If you have any what is is, how it is used, and where can Iget the audience into the narrative framework brings herself to a confrontation with Dan,
questions that you would like answered in one? as she describes her latest guilt ridden an- following the discovery of the affair in a
our column, please submit them to our office -Curious xieties, ranging from starving children in three-shot disclosure.
or to the Press office, room 020, Central Ethiopia to garbage metaphors of her
HalL EROS is located in the Infirmary, repressed sexuality. The voice-over cont-
room 119. Stop by or call 632-6450. Dear Curious, inues, and we are brought into the shrink's * First interior shot of Ann inside her car,
A dental dam is a flexible latex square office while she describes her ordinary and her frustration augmented by claustra-
(usually 5 by 5) used by dentists to isolate a somewhat dissatisfied relations with her phobic personality.
particular region of the mouth from chemi- husband, on the couch. Suddenly images * Second: exterior shot of front wind-
Dear EROS, cals or other materials. Today, dental dams interject of her husband (Peter Hallagher) a shield of the car with a forbodding tree
My girlfriend said that she got a sexual are also used to provide a physical barrier to lawyer, and sister (Laura San Giacomo) and sky reflection--revelation combined
infection from a toilet seat Should I believe those wishing to engage in oral sex. painter/barmaid, in a torrid precoital tour with the potential entropy adding to the
her? The dental dam can be used to help re- de force. intensity of the moment.
-Confused duce the exchange of blood, saliva, semen, The exchanges with the therapist transfer * and third: low angle ofAnn exiting car-
and vaginal fluids. It can be placed over the over to Graham (James Spader), who returns liberation and committal
Dear Confused, clitoris or any part of the body where oral- home after a mysterious nine years on the
It depends on the infection. C'rabs (pubic, body contact occurs and body fluids can be road, and stays home at the request of her
lice) are usually spread through direct phys- exchanged. husband. Ann reluctantly agrees, though Careful shots like these provide for the
ical contact It is possible, the)ugh not as At the present time, dental dams are not after meeting him she finds him "artsy but films potency which strides toward an inno-
common, for crab lice to sprea d indirectly easily obtained. Your dentist or local pharm- O.K." vative narrative.
through the use of infested clot hes, towels, acist may be able to special order them for Realizing that the original friendship had While at the present, commercially speak-
bedding, and sometimes co )ntaminated you. Dental supply houses or dental schools dissipated with Dave (Ann's husband), ing, a film is gauged by the gross
toilet seats. may also be a possible source. Graham aptly points out his hatred for sum received at the box office, Sex, Lies
Other diseases such as chlanaydia, gonor- Adult bookstores may have mail order lawyers, "because lawyers are liars." We and Videotape will be shadowed by the
rhea, herpes, genital warts, andI syphillis are magazines which sell dental dams through learn Graham has equally as many sexual mega-budget masturbation from
spread only through sexual co.ntact Speak the mail hang-ups, impotency for one, and views his Hollywood to wilt at the Oscars, despite
to your girlfriend about her inffection. Find own videotaped interviews with women how deserving the film and performances
out what infection it is and th en speak to from his travels as an outlet Ann's abstin- may seem. Thank goodness for Cannes.
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Venus" and the instrumental "Pretty Little are strongly evident on their new lp Cloud-
Ditty" feature, I believe, The Fishbone land from Polygram Records.
horn section. Cloudland contains sixteen tracks which
The Chilli Peppers have long worn their are, by and large, well done little pieces of
influences on their sleeves. On their last lp musicianship. I particularlyliked "Breath",
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan they payed a song which somehow equates lost love
2 homage to the founding fathers of rock and with urban development and the laying
roll, including Little Richard and Bo Did- down of parking lots (don't ask me how they
dley. This time out the boys sing about X, make this connection, but if you look at it
Fishbone, Firehose, and others in the open- with an open mind it almost begins to make
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:. ing cut "Good Time Boys," which contains sense.) The band had some nice vocals on
the classic couplet "We drive around the "Why Go it Alone?", and "Nevada" is well
world gettin' naked on the stage/bustin' worth listening to just to hear their inter-
people out of the everyday cage." pretation of the old calypso song "The
Mother's Milk is on of the few lps that I Sloop John B".
have ever heard that completely satisfies in There are a lot of bizarre but pretty hu-
Offa My
of e year-a monster slab of incendiary
definitely worth the price of admission. album, Breakin' Through the B.S. lying
crunch funk. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
There are, of course, some weak points on around the Press office I was anxious to
are world renowned for their incredible live
the album-some of the lyrics for example give it a listen. All of Bo's recent work has
shows featuring unrelenting energy and full
are completely incomprehensible--but been excellent His 1987 "Gunslingers'
frontal nudity (except for strategically
placed socks) and have put out their strong-
est lp to date.
Every track is driven by the incredible
Cloud these shortcomings do not detract from the
integrity of the album as a whole. There is
the possibility that Pere Ubu might get a
little too weird for you, but this is something
Tour" with Ron Wood featured Diddley in
top form- a consumate musician and show-
mar. Bo's new version of his classic "Who
funk power of bassmaster Flea, whose play- Sere Ubu is a band with that really should not happen unless
you're
Do You Love", featured on the La Bamba
soundtrack, is fantastic. Even the damn Nike
ing is astounding. The Chilli Peppers' new a great sound: they a big Donny Osmond fan. And despite its commercial with Bo Jackson smokes. I fig-
guitar player, John Fruscante, a hybrid of AU2 have a good melodic sense and ex-
flaws, Cloudland is still a great album that ured that this would be a magic piece of
Jimmy Nolen and a bulldozer, also shines. ellent orchestration but, more importantly
is worthwhile listening to in terms of both vinyl I was wrong.
Choice cuts include a cover of Stevie they play their music with a lot of feeling,
lyrics and music. The first cut "Turbo Diddley 2000" starts
Wonder's "Higher Ground" with its oozing, which is more than can be said for most
bands these days. Ubu is a band with a lot of out with the line, "Well, believe it or not, this
wahed, fuzz guitar and the infectious
"Stone Cold Bush" Two cuts "Subway to spunk, energy, and feel--properties which -Lee Gundel
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