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By Anne Ruggiero Planned Parenthood. While Buchanan opposed lem with Alexander's welfare platform is that pri-
The Great Society's civil-rights act in the 1960's, vate charities cover a broad area and people tend
Who the hell is Lamar Alexander? Suddenly Alexander clerked for a judge who defended to dedicate money and supplies to their favorite
appearing like a flannel-clad messiah after finish- James Meredith's entry into the University of causes, which may leave the welfare pool unbal-
ing well in Iowa two weeks ago, he may just be the Mississippi. Although both candidates have vary- anced with certain charities (and thus low-income
savior that the Republican Party has been looking ing viewpoints on issues, Alexander rarely men- communities) receiving more than others. As
for. Quieter than Dole, saner than Buchanan, tions abortion or race, and he refuses to discuss his Diana L. Aviv, the director of the Washington of the
Alexander, as a former governor of Tennessee and differences from Pat Buchanan with the media. Council of Jewish Federations, said, "...favorite
Secretary of Education under the Bush administra- Alexander has been pushing an I'm-your-friend charities may not be the ones who need [money]
tion, offers a different option from the same old campaign, placidly firing against Dole for his neg- the most." Essentially, Alexander's proposal is
token candidates of the G.O.P. Or maybe he's just ative ad-campaigning. As far as political issues, unorganized, premature, and naive. By transfer-
another insincere politician. Alexander professes the attributes of free trade to ring control and, therefore, money over to private
So far in the nominations race, Lamar Alexander boost the national economy. He sells himself as the organizations, he is opening the door wide open
has been painted by the media as a reliable, down- "outsider candidate" who is new and fresh on the for various embezzlement scandals and 'fraud
home public.servant with an angelic, hopeful out- political scene, and even though he has worked in within the establishment.
look for America's future. Thusfar, however, his government for years, his naive approach may Alexander has not revealed much about his cam-
biggest contribution has been to pose a political very well ring true. Recently, Alexander developed paign platform as of yet, so far he has simply paint-
threat to fellow contender Pat Buchanan, who, in a rather stupid welfare-reform program where he ed himself as guy-smiley, the "good" candidate.
turn, has posed a threat to party front-runner Bob would like to take welfare out of the hands of the But perhaps he isn't really so good. Alexander
Dole. Alexander has been continuously compared federal and state governments and give control does have a history of using political connections
to Buchanan and his ultra-conservative view- over to private charities. He claims that govern- to cushion himself financially. So much for a fresh
points. Aside from having worked with Buchanan mental programs are not radical or effective face in the Republican Party. Maybe Lamar
under former president Richard Nixon, Alexander enough and that a combination of federal and pri- Alexander is just another political floozy selling
seems to stray as far as possible from the cliche vate sources would benefit the poor and would his soul for the Oval Office. But he's doing it dif-
Republican candidate. He takes a self-professed efficiently combine funds for food stamps, foster ferently from Buchanan and Dole. That will be
pro-life stance, yet he draws support from both the care and child support. Alexander also proposed a what sells him.
Christian Coalition and pro-choice advocates and tax break for private citizens who donate five hun-
his wife was a member of the advisory board of dred dollars or more to a charity. The main prob-
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By David M.Ewalt and John Giuffo of Masse, Cruz, and Wright, who supported the stipend time they assume office." De la Pefia, who is only 17,
reduction. The other party consisted of most of the rest may have been wrongfully given the right to vote.
The Stony Brook Statesman sank further into the of the editors, led by Lewis and Features Editor Tom Whether or not Cruz and Wright overstepped their
depths of journalistic peril this week as infighting Flanagan, who were against the reduction. bounds is still a point of debate. One faction of The
between editorial board members complicated the From then on, things started to get nasty. Flanagan Statesman's editorial board contends that their actions
already difficult operations of the newspaper. motioned to remove Masse from his position as were unconstitutional, and that Cruz and Wright are
Following a difficult week wherein Polity senators Managing Editor... a position which he had achieved guilty of violating the constitution. Sports Editor Scott
accused The Statesman of racism, a rift has opened only the week before. Flanagan cited portions of the Lewis supports the contention that Cruz and Wright vio-
between two distinct camps of the paper's Editorial paper's constitution, which clearly showed that Masse lated their powers; "Vacancies must be decided by the
Board. On one side is former editor Tom Masse and the was not eligible to hold the position. Nonetheless, when editorial board," he told us, "and our editorial board is
Executive board of the paper, consisting of Editor-In- a vote was taken Masse retained his position. completely against our executive board."
Chief Alexandra Cruz, and Associate Editor Paul The following week, Masse recanted. Admitting his Masse disagrees. In an interview with the Press, Masse
Wright. On the other side, most of the other editors of rise to Managing was unconstitutional, he resigned his stated that the constitution "was purposefully left
the paper. Allegations of wrongdoing, unethical and post. Moments later, Cruz and Wright tried once again vague" and that "sometimes the executive board has to
even illegal behavior have been tossed around The to place their cohort on the Editorial board. Wright make some kind of decision... it's open so that they can
Statesman offices between these two factions. motioned to make Masse Associate Copy Editor, but make whatever decisions they need to make."
At the top of these allegations are charges from an soon rescinded. Next, he nominated him as Associate Whether or not the late-night actions of Cruz and
anonymous source on The Statesman's Editorial Board. News Editor, and Cruz seconded. The board took a vote, Wright were unconstitutional is a subject still very much
These charges include illegal usage of computer equip- and the motion failed 2 to 3, with four abstentions. in debate. Lewis has promised to take the issue before
ment, tampering with staff meeting minutes, and the Now Cruz and Wright were stuck. How to get Tom Masse the Polity judiciary, and to seek the resignations of the
unconstitutional appointment of Editorial Board mem- back on the board, and kep stipends the way they wanted? entire Executive board.
bers in the effort to influence editorial votes. The other editors had voted them down, so the only way to But what could be the motive behind the midnight
The conflict began a few weeks ago in The get what they wanted was to go over their heads. meeting? Our inside source claims that the Executive
Statesman offices. On February 4th the Editorial On Sunday, February 25th, Cruz and Wright held an board (which consists only of Cruz and Wright) is being
board of The Statesman gathered for their weekly emergency meeting of the Executive board at 12:31 manipulated by Tom Masse, who wishes to take control
meeting. During this meeting, Editor-in-Chief AM. They were the only members of the newspaper of the paper for himself. "See, Masse has a control
Alexandra Cruz motioned to make Thomas Masse the staff present. While executive board meetings do not thing," he told us, "A major control thing." On the other
Managing editor of the paper. Masse is a former have to be announced, The Statesman's constitution hand, Masse contends that his critics are concerned
Editor-In-Chief of the Statesman, and he was just clearly states in Article III, Section C that Executive more with stipends than putting out a newspaper.
returning to the paper after an internship at Newsday. Board meetings "are informal." However, Wright and So what's the bottom line? Apparently, it's this: The
Later in that meeting, Editorial Page Editor Joe Fraioli Cruz passed a number of motions which may violate the Statesman is falling apart. The editors all can't stand
moved to reduce the stipend which Statesman editors definition of informal. The two editors went over the each other, and they're pulling every possible constitu-
are paid. The motion passed. heads of their fellow staffers by appointing both Tom tional trick they can think of out of their hats to support
However, the issue of stipends was far from closed. Masse and Rob Bonfigli to the position of Assistant their positions. Keep an eye on The Statesman's staff
Sports editor Scott Lewis was not present at the February Editorial Page Editor, essentially stacking the deck of box in the next few weeks... there will probably be a
4th meeting, and he protested when he heard about the editorial opinion in their favor. In addition, they gave great deal of changes made. Expect resignations, and
reduction. At the next meeting of the board, on February voting rights to Eneil Ryan de la Pefia, another support- maybe a few impeachments. Once all those changes are
11th, the board discussed returning stipends to their er of their faction. This act may too be unconstitutional, made, the Statesman should stand stronger and prouder,
higher level; that motion failed by a margin of 5 to 4. as the constitution states in Article V, Section II, that perhaps with an entirely new editorial organization.
Now the lines were clearly drawn. One party consisted elected members must be "at least 18 years of age at the Let each become aware!
I just have a comment that you might be society are the first ones to try and leave it. stances were right he would be the first to
able to use in your future publications: They start groups that only allow a certain sell black people into slavery. The editor
Did you know that the university is type of people to join. While they're in showed much more composure than I
spending milions of dollors on a second their own little piece of the world they are though even possible. He just paused for
student union, i.e. student Activity ever vigilant, looking for someone to even a moment and then continued.
Center, which is 5 min away from the old imply insult or slander the members of At the forced end of the session people
union, while instead it could spend the their group. Instead of "black man" they were still looking for a fight, and in the
money to build a new parking garage in see "nigger" and "Spic" instead of midst of it all the senate had lost quorum
the same place for the students? "Hispanic." They always seem to translate and therefore could not make any
Nima Dayani <ndayani@ic.sunysb.edu> an ordinary descriptive learn into an ethnic motions or vote on any actions. All in all
slur or a direct insult. (I'll even wager that this whole situation was a sad reminder
Racism In The Senate. some people right now are going, "Look, that we can't go on in the world because
Here I am sitting in on a Polity Senate he said they. He's saying we're, ethic we still would rather fight with ourselves.
meeting, trying to see what the student minorities, all racists or instigators.) Then Magnus Dragoon
government does and how they do it. Now instead of looking for a solution all they do
I'm a little confused, I thought that we is complain, gripe, and threaten. Someone [Ed Note: In the ý!terest of fairness, we
were supposed to be the educated ones, once said, if you look hard enough you'll asked Polity Senator John Giuffo to
the ones trying to "change the world," but begin to see things that aren't even there. respond to this letter]
all I see is a bunch of people fighting over This is a perfect example.
the same thing people have been fighting For two hours I sat there and listened as Wipe your mouth, you drooling idiot,
over for the last couple of decades. The the newspaper tried to apologize for any you miss the point entirely. I was at the crimes? Do you need a bulldozer to drive
school newspaper printed the words possible transgressions they might have very same meeting you were, yet I came home the point that this helps to reinforce
"black men" in a column about campus inferred and all the opposition would say away with an entirely different interpre- the image of black man as criminal?
police actions. All of a sudden everyone in was, well that's not good enough, or that tation of the evening's events. Where you What's sad is that you sat there for the
and related to the newspaper are classified the paper was not sincere. They wouldn't saw insulated, closed-minded integra- whole time and came away with nothing
as racists. The fighting went back and or couldn't offer any reasonable action for tionists, I saw wounded, organized, justi- more than what your oh-so-well written
forth for hours. Included in the fighting the newspaper to do in order to make up fiably angry students addressing an issue letter indicates. Catch up: racism is still
were personal threats, name calling, and for what they may or may not have meant. of serious concern to the student body. alive and well, and there are still people
walkouts. It was an amazing thing to An acquaintance of mine had said that she The Statesman has a history of racist either too blind or too unwilling to admit
behold. If it weren't so absolutely pathetic thought that the senate was being used a comments, and many saw the recent that it still has a profound effect on the
I'd laugh. It was like watching a bunch of battle ground. I agree with her, the news- Police Blotter incident as yet another in a way society views certain groups. Oh,
adolescent teens fighting over a girl. paper tried with all effort to try to come series of insensitive slights on the part of and your letter DOES say that all
As the fighting continued I found out a up with some reasonable action. No ideas our campus newspaper [See above minorites are instigators. Reread it, slow-
truth of life. I think I knew about it before from the newspaper was accepted. One Editorial]. What is so difficult to under- ly, sound out the words, and think. Close
but didn't want to believe it. The people woman even implied that a black editor of stand about the situation? Do you think your mouth, too much shit is spilling out.
who want the most to be integrated into the paper was a racist and if circum- it's entirely even-handed to only indicate
The Stony Brook Press page 4
Senate Drops Nerf Hammer on Statesman
By M. DelRey pus's faculty, attended the meeting and advised cuss an issue for more than an hour and a half and
those who were offended by the Statesman's over- not reach a resolution. Perhaps the most worth-
The Polity Senate's most recent meeting took sight to vote down the coming referendum that while thing that came of the meeting was Polity
place on February 21st. As always there was an would determine whether or not Statesman would Vice President Nicole Rosner's suggestion that a
agenda distributed before the meeting com- continue to be funded by Polity. In rebuttal to this, Race Relations Forum be created, so that future
menced. Item number 6 on the agenda simply read Statesman Sports Editor Scott Lewis explained that issues can be attended to more productively.
"Statesman". It looked innocuous enough, but the only about 10% of Statesman's budget is derived The somewhat productive interaction actually
evening that followed seemed to prove that age from Polity and that the newspaper could, and took place when the meeting was over. It was then
old cliche about how looks can be deceiving. would, continue to operate in the unlikely event when there was no crowd, no tape recorders, and
The Statesman had been summoned to appear that they should be defunded. After this a barrage few spectators, that some measure of conciliatory
before the senate a week earlier when Andre of personal attacks were directed at Paul Wright by gestures actually took place. It was at this time that
English, a Stony Brook student had contended that the large majority of the students of who had the rival camps could be seen trying to talk out
Statesman had exhibited racist tendencies in a police attended the meeting in order to take issue with their differences without the sometimes constrict-
blotter where no mention of race was made save for Statesman. Repeatedly, Statesman asserted that ing weight of bureaucracy on their shoulders.
one reference to "...seven black males...". The stu- they were not in any way a racially biased news- Other attendees to the meeting included
dent also contended that this was simply one more paper and that the incident had been an editing Statesman Editor-in-Chief Allesandra Cruz and for-
attack on the African American community at USB error. They also pointed out that an apology had mer Managing Editor Tom Masse, Polity Secretary
by Statesman. In a motion made by Senator Joshua been run in the editorial section of the paper imme- Keren Zolotov was not in attendance. This last
Prever, Statesman was asked to appear at the next diately following the complaints they received. To absence is rather surprising since she was one of
Senate meeting to answer questions regarding the the offended and disgruntled students who attend- Statesman's most vocal critics during the previous
claim made by English. The motion had to be taken ed the meeting, this seemed to be a false apology Senate meeting. Polity President Annette Hicks
to a vote and subsequently to a tie-breaker because and the accusations of racism persisted. At some was at the Senate meeting, but left sood• after the
the vote was split and many Senators abstained from point during the 95 minute hearing it was pointed Statesman issue was opened.
voting. The motion eventually passed. out that the two highest positions at Statesman are All in all this episode of Stony Brook history will
The drama began at about 9pm and before it was both occupied by minority students and it did not go into the annals as a sad reminder that race rela-
over at least 6 attendees were cited for being out of seem feasible to believe that they would be bigoted tions are not as good as so many of us thought or
order. Paul Wright, Associate Editor of Statesman against African Americans. This was also not found hoped them to be. Perhaps with renewed interest
made an apology and asserted that Statesman's to be satisfactory. Throughout the night very few we can attempt to forge new relations, and possi-
blunder had been an editing one, and most defi- suggestions were made as to what could be done to bly not live in the shadow of the checkered past.
nitely not a racially motivated one. At this point the reconcile the situation, and very much was done in
crossfire ensued. Jim Cronin, a member of the cam- the way of showing that a group of people can dis-
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By John Giuffo dished a knife and threatened to rape my mother to me. Good thing he'd finished the summons
he couldn't have come off as more of an asshole. before the train arrived at Jamaica, despite the
There are those that say that the job of a police- This apparently satisfied him, because he then pro- slowest writing effort this side of Corky from
man is a very dangerous one, and that this is why ceeded to breathe deep, expanding his ever-so- "Life Goes On".
they have "earned" the respect many people feel manly chest, and turned to continue on his way, "Here's your summons. You must appear at court
obligated to give them. I say it has a lot more to do proud of his merit-badge-earning effort. on this date."
with them having a gun. I imagine a sanitation Sitting to my left, Lowell tossed him a Nazi salute. Was that slop on his breath?
worker has a tough day on a regular basis, yet I I almost peed. I followed suit. He turned, saw me, I stared at him. I was sure that by opening my
still haven't seen a sanitation worker haul off and and turned Elmo-red. I saw he meant business. mouth, I'd earn me a Rodney King-ing.
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from pigs. stopped laugh- in?" Soo-wee!
There is a difference between a "pig" and a ing, I heard I stare, imagining an
"police officer." A police officer fulfills his Wilbur issue a apple firmly planted in
responsibilities as police officer on a regular demand for my his copper-choppers.
basis; fine, wonderful, fucking great, give the I.D. I was told I "I thought not." He
civil servant a medal. A pig fucks with people for was being issued left. Was that his ego
the sheer fun of it. a summons, dragging behind him? I
A pig can be a loudmouthed asshole or a mur- apparently for hoped so.
derous psychopath. I guess I should be thankful having a more I was pissed. I needed
my recent run-in was with the former. This partic- well-defined alcohol. I wanted
ular pig was a Transit Pig. This transit Pig hap- sense of humor drunken abandon-
pened to be grunting and rooting his way around he was blessed w fueled cop homicide
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the LIRR on Friday night, in a valiant pig attempt Just tor that, I'm rantasies running
to keep the peace on those crime-ridden LIRR cars. issuing you a summons. You think you're funny, through my head. We're publishing them on page
I guess this was a slow night, because Wilbur huh?" Yes, I do. 12. As for Officer Arnold Ziffle, I thank him for
decided to fuck with me. " I was only responding to your nastiness, reinforcing a long-held belief of mine; simply, that
Y'see, the Press staff was on it's way back from Officer. There were nicer ways for you to tell me to cops suck. Cursed with, as Lowell poetically put it,
seeing a taping of The Conan O'Brien show, and put my foot down." "Atrophied Penile Syndrome," they attempt to
we were a bit loud, nothing terribly rowdy was "DON'T TELL ME MY JOB!" compensate for their deficient masculinity by pick-
happening, but I guess our volume level was too " I'm not, it's just that you started it with ing on unarmed people they don't like for whatev-
high for the pig's sensitive swine-ears. your attit-..." er reason they deem important.
"There are children on this train along with many "NO, YOU FUCKING STARTED IT BY It was my turn on Friday. I have to go to court in
people coming home from a hard day's work and ANSWERING ME WITH THAT LITTLE THING April. I'm sending this article along with a person-
they don't need to hear your lour mouths.", he YOU DID!", don't forget about the children you al letter to the pig. I hope he enjoys being ridiculed
grunted. Not satisfied with the ten:sion level, he were so concerned about, Officer. before 17,000 people. I hope it was worth it for him.
continued, "So why don't you keel i:down, O.K? "You don't have to shout" I hope it makes for infuriating reading.
And you can start by taking your foot off that "Fine, but I'll tell you another thing, you're get- I think I'll go listen to the Body Count album
seat," he said to me, with all the self-assurance and ting off at Jamaica with me so I can finish writing now. I'd forgotten how funny Ice-T can be.
masculinity his five feet could muster. the summons," Touche. Two hours in the cold I got you, Babe!
"Yes, sir!", I returned, feeling that if he bran- seemed like a very dick-like, cop-like thing to do
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THg PLU WD$R OF NIGER5A
By Joanna K. Wegielnik ner, the Nigerian government currently under dic- autonomy and self-determination for the Ogoni
tatorship of General Sani Abacha. The regime's people, more national representation in the gov-
On November 10, 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Dr. responsibilities include the facilitation of business ernment, just monetary compensation of all oil that
Barinem Kiobel, Saturday Dobee, Paul Levura, activities for Shell and the suppression of any and has thus far been the Niger Delta, an international
Nordu Eawo, Felix Nuate, Daniel Gbokoo, John all opposition to the company and its operations in embargo on all Nigerian oil, an international boy-
Kpuinen, and Varibor Bera were executed by the the Ogoni region. cott of Shell Oil until the company halts all opera-
Nigerian government on trumped-up charges of More phenomenally, the Ogonilands lie in the midst tions in Nigeria and a discontinuation of "structur-
murder, treason, and conspiracy. Mr. Saro-Wiwa, a of the Niger Delta, one of the richest oil reserves in al adjustment programs" implemented by the IMF
prominent Nigerian playwright and Noble Peace the world, yet gasoline shortages across the country and World Bank, which grants loans to Nigeria
Prize nominee, and the other eight activists, were all are commonplace. How could this be? Where does under conditions set forth by these agencies which
vocal critics of Nigeria's military regime and cam- the it all go? You got it, Shell-Abacha Inc., further often depend on further exploitation of the Ogoni
paigned against environmental degradation brought financing a small corrupt elite while immiserating people and their oil.
about by oil company operations in the Ogonilands the vast majority of the remaining population. Needless to say, Ken Saro-Wiwa was never invit-
of Southeastern Nigeria. Days before the executions Wait, there's more! Of the 5,000 people Shell ed to any corporate functions nor did he win many
were to take place, the world learned of the impend- employs in the country, 88 are native Ogonis. So allies in the government. Matter of fact, he was pur-
ing death sentences, and international outcry much for job security! sued by the regime for over five years, was arrested
ensued. Nevertheless, the Nigerian government Perhaps, though, the worst crime Shell is guilty on numerous occasions, and repeatedly charged
wasted no time and after a staged and unfair trial, of is the complete and utter destruction of the with phony accusations. As his grass-roots cam-
the nine defendants were swiftly hanged. While all Ogonilands environment. Once one of the most paign gained momentum, and he was receiving
to easy to dismiss the executions as an isolated, pristine areas in Africa, complete with mangrove international acclaim, the government decided that
impulsive act on the part of a military junta with a habitats and coastal rainforests, it is now the most enough was enough, and cracked down. Recently,
history of corruption and brutality, there are many endangered river delta in the world. All of the eco- there has been some speculation that Shell collabo-
players involved and the responsibility for the exe- logical destruction sustained there is a direct result rated with the government in persecution of Saro-
cutions should be distributed accordingly. All facets of nearly four decades of oil exploitation. Wiwa. According to Michael Birnbaum of the UK
must be examined in order to better understand the During the past ten years, nearly 6.4 million gal- Human Rights Committee, two key government
current state of affairs in Nigeria, namely, the role of lons of oil have been spilled, a figure significantly witnesses, Charles Danwi and Nayone Ankpa,
Shell Oil and other petroleum companies in the higher than that of many of this centuries worst oil swore affidavits that their evidence was false and
region, the role of international agencies such as IMF spills, including the Exxon Valdez. Oil, even though that they, and other prosecution witnesses were
and the World Bank, and US intervention in enforc- contained, has a tendency to leak, further poisoning bribed by Shell in order to give false testimony
ing the guidelines set forth by these agencies. the land. Plumes of black smoke fill the sky on a against Saro-Wiwa during the trail. Days after the
daily basis and at night, the land burns as gas flares executions took place, Shell announced that it was
Shell & Co. ravage forests and farmland. The rivers and lakes in going forward with a $3.6 billion natural gas project
Shell, Mobil, Chevron, and Texaco generate more the delta are so polluted, that people push aside that was temporarily halted during the controversy
than 80% of Nigeria's annual revenue. Shell hap- films of oil before dipping their water buckets in. surrounding the impending death sentences. Even
pens to be the largest operator in the country and This environmental pollution has had a devastat- more disturbing is the fact that Shell received inter-
is responsible for over 50% of all of Nigeria's oil ing effect on the Ogonis, who never see one penny national pleas from countless human rights organi-
production. At first glance, the figures are rather of the oil revenues, yet are made to bear all the zations and concerned individuals to step in and
impressive. One might even be led to believe that environmental costs. Babies are often born with prevent the executions yet it did nothing. Everyone
the presence of Shell in Nigeria is actually a good abnormalities. Children and adults suffer from knows that the company is a potent political force in
thing, stimulating the economy, providing jobs, allergies, bronchial diseases, and other pollution Nigeria, sits tight with the government and has con-
security, etc. However, upon further scrutiny, a related disorders. Poverty runs rampant through- siderable influence on its policies. Predictably, Shell
very different reality presents itself. out communities and unemployment is high. remained silent, Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues were
For example, oil production in the Ogonilands Ken Saro-Wiwa was agitated at the situation in executed. When news of the executions drew inter-
annually yields approximately $12 billion, yet, the his native Ogoniland. In 1990, he founded the national criticism, the company replied. "We con-
region is one of the poorest sections in Africa. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People demn this violence, but it has nothing to do with us.
Where does the money go, you ask? Right into the (MOSOP). The organization published an Ogoni We do not get involved in politics."
private pockets of Shell Co. and its dubious part- Bill of Rights, demanding among other things, continued on page 14
LINGERING DOUBT
By Chris Sorochin he preserves in a very amoral way) and is the timent. Facts, occurrences and opinions are pre-
book's only character that could be called evil. sented and the reader is left to draw his/her own
Odd, isn't it, how the only real fiction produced Greedy, manipulative and two-faced, he represents conclusions. And the plot moves along so briskly
by the Persian Gulf War seems to have been the the "all-for-me" mentality of the '80s blended with that we never feel we're-being given several lessons
official misinformation and media spin that was the pseudo-patriotic sanctimony of the '90s. not only about war, but also about capitalism,
fed to the public to squelch protest and dissent. His daughter, Lynn, on the other hand, the local racism, freedom of expression and our national
Those of us for whom it was an earth-shaking, illu- dream girl, is a budding peacenik who's further dependence on TV for information and consensus.
sion shattering, life-changing moral catastrophe rebelling by entering into several romantic attach- My recollection of opposition to that war war that
have been enduring the almost surreal silence, ments Daddy wouldn't approve of, one with of two main demographic groups standing up and
waiting for the great, illuminating Gulf War novel. Bobby Peel, working class rebel without a cause, being vocal older, retirement-are activists and
Well, it's here, kind of. You have to go to the who left town under somewhat mysterious cir- young people, high school and college students.
Young Adults section of your local library to find cumstances to join the army and is sent to-you Where were those in the middle? Too brain-
it-although a data base search of my countywide guessed it-Kuwait. washed, too intimidated, too unsure? I think lots of
system tells me that at least two branches have con- Events unfold through the eyes of Bobby's people wanted to say something, but being in the
signed it to Adult status, perhaps to protect young younger brother, Gary, although letters and workaday mainstream restricted them. Gloria
minds. The book is quite scathing in its indictment Bobby's diary entries transport us to the actual Steinem said in a recent Mother Jones interview that
and I could see bannings on "patriotic" grounds. war-with no punches pulled. Gary is ambivalent women are the most free before 13 and after 50, i.e.
Linger is by M.E. Kerr, a Long Island writer of fic- about the war: on one side is his concern for Bobby at marginal "non-productive" ages. The fact that
tion for young people who is the recipient of many and public sentiment and on the other are his con- this pioneering book is written for young adults
awards in the genre. Linger takes place in a small, tacts with Lynn (whom he also feels drawn to) and speaks volumes about what segments of our soci-
almost stifling Pennsylvania town. Those who hail his English teacher, Jules Raleigh. Raleigh is a ety are most aware.
from such communities themselves will instantly Vietnam veteran who sustained a permanent, So, how about it, writers for "adults?" How about
recognize the static conformity and everybody- debilitating injury and has become a local antiwar a dynamic Gulf War novel for our generation, not
knows-your-business hypocrisy of Kerr's activist. To complicate matters, he supplements his that we deserve it. Until then I urge all adults to
Everytown, USA. The town is named for, and income by providing dinner music at Dunlinger's commune with their inner adolescent and get their
dominated by, the Dunlinger clan. Mr. Dunlinger restaurant, Lingering Shadows. hands on a copy of Linger.
owns the only nice restaurant in town (a situation Kerr never sinks to the level of preaching or sen-
6009 0 LD EV L
By John Gomez other old men who had things to prove. It's not for his errors but for his pride and for his convic-
hard to remember the sense of righteousness felt tion. Fidel Castro has never bowed to the colossus
For the 200 some odd years that the North when F-14's bombed that hated terrorist in Tripoli of the north. Like Bolivar, Sandino, and Touissant,
American Babylon has existed there have been leaving his young daughter as "collateral damage." he has defied the ruling power successfully for
men and countries which have served as counter- There was a decent boost when the Tyrannical over three and a half decades. What he wants is to
points off which the American identity could empire of Grenada (the size of Rhode Island ) was be treated like any other member of the interna-
assert itself. Through the invasion and oppression toppled after trying to install an air strip to improve tional community, to be free to lead as he and his
of foreign countries and peoples these modern day it's tourism. Hitting the drug dealers where it hurts people see fit. Without American intervention,
Babylonians have found unity Nationalism, soli- by invading Panama felt good, and the dramatic oppression, and economic discrimination if his
darity, and this sense of unity has always been effect that had on the drug trade felt even better. policies don't happen to fall between the lines of
associated with war. Lately there have been almost no countries to what the state department considers good policies
Slave owning colonialists decided they were tired bomb (openly) or small states to invade, what to for Cuba. Who the hell are they? Have African
of paying high taxes and thus rallied behind the do? answer, Fidel. countries been consulted on the issue of civil rights
popular "freedom" cause to do war against the The cold war gave Babylon hundreds of targets to in this country? Should John Major put in his two
English monarchy, from its origins and until the deem Communist and thus justify all actions taken cents as to what he believes would be a good bal-
Civil War the United States generally restricted its against them. It's 1996 and the list has grown thin. anced budget policy? I have seen American
aggressions towards North Americans; American But there's still good old Fidel, the last remnant of Military helicopters over a major city in my coun-
Indians, black slaves, and Mexicans. Later came the fallen "evil" empire. To the average American try, can you fathom seeing a Colombian military
the Spanish, then the Germans, again the Germans the anti-Castro propaganda that has been dished helicopter hovering over the pond in central park?
with Italian and Japanese friends, finally the out for almost forty years has been thoroughly The next time you hear proponents for the isolation
Soviets and anything the State Department chose effective. Fidel Castro is thought to be everything and denunciation of the Cuban state ask yourself
to call Communist. from Communist to a psychotic tyrant. The truth is why you're sneakers and jacket say "made in China."
Through all these confrontations Babylon has he is none of these, nor is he Christ in fatigues. One of the US largest trading partner is China
united. The decades which followed these conflicts Yes, he is a Communist-socialist but so is the country with a deplorable record of human rights
were often prosperous. The civil war brought unity Republic of China whose population of over one abuses. When was the last time Cuban soldiers
and the completion of the Industrial Revolution to billion persons should call more attention to itself were accused of opening fire on thousands of stu-
all (except the South that lost the war), the first (if fighting communism is the objective as claimed) dents. Have you yet heard of Cubans testing
World War ended a depression and left the roaring than the fifteen million Cubans. What Fidel Castro nuclear weapons (which are a global threat) as
20's. The second World War ended all questions of is and what has caused all American actions French are doing? Individual and civil rights they
the American international position and left in its against the state of Cuba from the invasion attempt cry. Ask Korean immigrants in Japan if the racist
wake fishtailed convertibles and Leave it to Beaver. at Giron to the current crippling embargo held on abusive regime they live under is civil to them? But
Since the last big one though they've been in a rut. the island, Fidel Castro is a sovereign leader of an we can't isolate them, I drive a Toyota. Are you
Korea didn't succeed, 'Nam was a disaster, and American country. He has had many triumphs in aware of the expansive individual and civil liber-
then came a recession. There were small shimmers improving Cuba, he has also failed and committed ties available to Saudi Arabian women? Oh right,
of the good ol' days thanks to a senile old man and injustices against his people. He is not condemned the oil and gas for the Toyota. Point made.
Handwritten submis-
Books Books Books
By Mitchell A. Gough As a social work student with very few finanical
sions will be tied to
resources I and many of my colleagues remain heavily
Here it is, the beginning of another semester and burdened partially due to the unreasonably high cost of
text books and supplies. I would hate to believe that uni-
squirrels and thrown
along with the stresses of getting back into the swing
of things, such as awakening early to make it to a 9
am class and being jolted from a restful slumber at 4
versity bookstores are to blamefor bleeding a profit off of
struggling students. Or, are the publishing houses at in the road for Anne
am by the fire alarm, it's also time to buy books. fault? Any help you can give in either rectifying or ............
Now maybe I am the only college student who has
ever had such thoughts, but I was wondering: why
helping me to understand thus matter more fully will be
appreciated.
to run o..v. rwithhr
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over-priced that it's almost necessary to take out a Signed,
loan to afford them all? Is the paper that college texts Mitchell A. Gough
are printed upon treated with a special chemical
which when inhaled transfers the knowledge direct- Hmmm... why do you think this letter went .mpa We will all
ly to the brain? Is this what increases the cost? Or is unanswered? Could it be that some administra-
this some sort of Republican conspiracy designed to
shrink the middle class further and to increase the
tors in this university feel as if they have no
responsibility to answer the cries of immature and
lauh as she cries for
upper-class' tyrannical control over our government powerless students? Well, it's a great possibility
and social systems? that this is true and these people need to be crushing the rodent
Well, maybe not a conspiracy but the phenome- reminded that WE are the people who sign their
na of over-priced books is a form of social control
since there is little to no competition for the uni-
paychecks. WE are not children and WE are invest-
ing large amounts of OUR money in this institu- with her Goodyears.
versity bookstores, thus forcing students to have tion. Hence, WE deserve adequate services in
no choice but to pay the exorbitant fees charged. return for this investment.
And why has no one done anything about it? In closing, I hope that I have raised some
Well, it's something we in social welfare call "sub- pissed-off-tivity levels around campus and that
merged in one's oppressed reality." That is when a you, my brothers and sisters will join me in my
group of people feel as if they have no control over protest against being treated unfairly in regard to
an aspect of their lives they give up trying to fight book prices. Put aside your beer for a moment Th ii^^r^ tfc.k
and internalize the belief that they really don't and take time to write a letter or call an adminis-
possess any power to change it. trator to say, "I'm a paying customer here at
Following is a letter that I transcribed November Stony Brook and I think I'm being treated unfair-
5, 1995, which as of yet has gone unanswered: ly." Would you not do the same if you purchased
a gallon of milk at PathMark and was charged
To: ChiefAdminstrative Officer, Matthews Bookstore, $100 for it at the register?
Health Sciences Center
From: Mitchell A. Gough, Student, School of Social
Welfare
The /cDonaldland
Mayora Race
By Steven Tornello
special political correspondent for The Stony Brook
minions, and a flat tax. Yet, a USA Today/Gallup
Poll taken on January 15 showed McCheese had a
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Press 82% acceptance rating over Grimace. However, a
recent turn of events has shaken the race.
With Mayor McCheese ending his unprecen- A rumor spread by an informant who wants to
dented fifth tenure as the leader of be known only as "All Beef Patty" claims that
McDonaldland, the airs of change have McCheese has been hav-
recently been swirling around this ing an affair with Wendy,
esteemed hamburgertown. As every- the double pony-tailed
body should know, McCheese's twen- hamburger princess
ty-year reign could be characterized as whom McDonaldland
being advantageous for the Fry Guys residents generally abhor.
populace. In a USA Today/Gallup Poll McCheese has denied the
taken in November, McCheese had a rumors with disdain,
mind-staggering 79% acceptance rat- claiming that he would
ing. However, with the recent lowering never do anything to
of status of McDonaldland to the harm the nation. "All
White Castle in world hamburger
dominance, the residents
McDonaldland have recently begun to
of
Beef Patty" has stated
that he/she has pictures
to prove the relationship. I..Ke wn.
PeOPI would
question whether McCheese's often- The rumors have taken
monikered "tyrannical regime" is actu- their toll, as McCheese
ally for the good of the country. These has lost an incredible 27
events have led to an interesting elec- percentage points, turn-
do mush
tion year in which a strong candidate ing a probable blowout
with the right breaks could actually into a struggle.
overtake McCheese for the leadership McCheese will continue
role in the land of Ronald. on his "Lettuce and
Enter Grimace. Grimace, the much- Tomatoes Today and
maligned but ever-resilient leader of the Tomorrow" campaign
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any hopes of his competitor's chances for the
nomination when he out-commercialized and out-
McDonaldland, while Grimace will hold a rally in
the western district to raise funds for the eventual
bullfight for the mayoralship.
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By Ted Swedalla of the early stories of these intrepid pioneers is backed down on a $200 tuition increase!
chronicled in The Story of The Press, a fine little book That's right, the student body on our campus,
When the staff was first approached about doing that anyone can read. The only catch is that you and the other SUNY campuses, wrote enough let-
a 305th anniversary issue, the first question was must come down to the office to get a copy. ters, protested enough, to get the government of
'Why 305th issue? Why didn't we do a 300th?' The Since then 305 issues of The Press have rolled our state to withdraw a proposal that would
answer of course is that we didn't realize how across campus, some good, some bad, some totally increase tuition by $200.
many issues we had until they were counted four blank and some stolen by the College Republicans. If they did it. why can't we?
weeks ago. Which if you know The Press, means But what ever the quality of the paper has been, It probably has to do with the same Generation X
that it would have been only two issues ago, well the underlying message behind the paper is the thinking that had me write about the bars on cam-
after the 300th issue. freedom to say what needed to be said. pus, before I got to the triumph of student solidar-
Why didn't we lie and say that this would be the It was interesting to go back and read some of the ity: we only care about getting drunk.
300th issue, and make a whole big production out stories from the older issues. (We've included some The contribution from the 205th issue (Vol. X
of it? Well, one reason is that we didn't think that stories from the past issues. In the interest of histo- No. 14) is a comic. Why we chose the comic is
we could fool the people who've read every issue ry we've included stories from the 5th, 105th and easy to see when you read the rest of the issue.
of The Press and who know exactly how many 205th issues. Although the contribution from the Not among our very best. The lead feature had to
issues we've done. The other reason is that we 205th issue is a comic and makes little sense by do with the problems a student had with creating
wouldn't be The Press unless we did something itself, it was the only thing in that issue worth print- a 'Women of Stony Brook Calendar;' which in
strange like a 305th issue. ing. Hey, everybody goes through down times.) itself is a very scary though.
Going through all the old issues did give me a The earliest issues are filled with ads and sports, Some of the other issue we read gave us a deep-
sense of history of the paper (plus it helped me things that are now very rare, if not extinct, in the er insight into what this campus really was like.
find another 1047 words to fill the paper with) and current issues of the paper. There was more of a One issue called the Clash concert the 'best of the
made me realize how much we've changed over hard news edge to those early issues as well, but year.' I know you're thinking wow, cool, The Clash
the past 17 years. when you have an political issue that will affect the was here. But when you hear about the other con-
The story of how The Press began can be equated whole student body, you tend to get hard news sto- certs that The Clash beat out that year for the
with the greatest story ever told. No, not the story ries about it. Of course I'm talking about the law honor of the best, you'll want to transfer. In that
of how one editor choked another in the office, but that would raise the drinking age from 18 to 21. year alone, besides The Clash, Elvis Costello, Eddy
that of the creation of man from the bible. Until the law was changed, just about every issue Grant, Iggy Pop, David Johannson, Billy Idol and
Many years ago man (read: The Statesman) was of The Press had a story about how this bar on cam- others played on Stony Brook. That's a good
ignoring the cries of the oppressed on campus and pus was in debt, or that vandalism was up around decade for us now.
acting only in its self interest. Then a higher power the school's Hard Rock Cafe. (I'm not making these The journey we took through time reading the
(read: future Press members) concocted a plan to things up. Just about every building on campus archives, although not as exciting as Conan
begin a competing paper on campus that would had a bar in its basement and the school once had a O'Brien's time traveling, was enjoyable, except for
allow all students equal access to portray their views. Hard Rock Cafe.) The story we include from the 5th the musty smell. Stony Brook was a much different
So the higher power caused a great sleep (read: issue (Vol. I. No. 5) deals with this liquor on campus place 300, 200 and even 100 issues ago, as it will be
broke into the office and took over all the equip- vein, and how the school only wanted to sell hard 100, 200 and 300 issues into the future.
ment) on man and printed their own paper, there- liquor in the union. Can you imagine putting a liter And if you're around in the Spring Semester of the
by separating themselves from the unfeeling cam- of Absolut on your declining balance? year 2002, look for the 405th issue of The Press, of
pus newspaper. This begat The Press. Since the Also one of the stories that is included from the course that number will only hold good if the staff
birth of The Press on a cold October morning in 105th issue (Vol. V No. 20) talks about how the stu- continues to do the same number of issues per year
1979, they have done things their own way. Many dents put enough pressure on the governor that he and doesn't spend our Polity money on drugs.
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Vol. 12, No. 2 *The University Community's Weekly Feature Paper * Sept. 18, 199i
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done. They saw the need to preserve
Just one week before the state budget is access to quality higher education in New
due to be passed, Governor Mario Cuomo York State, and they acted on that need."
has apparantly backed down on his pro- Students from Stony Brook and many
posed $200 tuition increase for SUNY stu- other SUNY schools had lobbied state leg-
dents. State Senate Majority Leader islators in Albany for the past month, and
Warren Anderson and Speaker of the Tierney attributed much of the push for
Assembly Stanley Fink met with the defeat of the increase to those efforts.
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Governor Mario Cuomo at noon today, Polity Media Coordinator Paul
and told reporters afterwards that they
"had both agreed on the basics of this
year's state budget, and that there will
most likely be no tuition increase for
.SUNY schools," according to Eveline
DiLorenzo, who is in the process of orga-
nizing another lobbying trip for Monday
(see related story, this page) stated this
afternoon, "This is a major victory that
shows student power statewide. But there
MriC~ y
MacDougall, SASU representative. are still other statewide issues such as the
MacDougall noted that while the dorm rent hike, and the Utility Fee
Governor's office has "all weekend to fool increase and local issues such as dorm
around with this thing, it's pretty obvious cooking that still demand student action.
that Cuomo won't go against the Already," he added, "it looks like our next
Legislature on this issue." victory will most probably be the 21 year
Speaker Fink also stated at the press con- old drinking age bill, which in September
ference that there will be increased fund- was thought to be able to pass easily, and
ing for the State's Tuition Assistance pro- now finds itself deadlocked in committee,
gram (TAP). and seems to be withering every day."
SASU President Jim Tierney applauded
that you let the student government know what it is. We ask that you let the
The Stony Brook Press is not a puppet of Polity, though the student govern- Campus Community know what it is through Statesman or The Press. We ask
ment has funded this first edition. The Stony Brook Press is not a leftist news- you to let us know your opinion.
paper, even though the Red Balloon in an off-handed sort of way helped it get The Stony Brook Press has received enough funding from Polity to cover the
started. The Stony Brook Press, however, is biased because it is geared to the costs of its first issue. It will be published bi-weekly, every other Thursday.
students at the State University at Stony Brook. With the editorial strength and financial support that come with time, it is
Following an occupation of the Statesman offices by a coalition of members intended that The Stony Brook Press will be a weekly.
from different campus groups, and the subsequent
publication of the newsletter Statesperson, the
announcemenl was made that the campus would have
a new paper-independent of Statesman and
Statesperson. While Statesman seems to be an event-
oriented paper, it was decided that The Stony Brook
Press would gear its editorial content towards investi-
Th SStony Brook Press
gations and high quality feature writing.
Members of the University Community have peri-
odically mentioned that Stony Brook might benefit Executive Editor ........ Chris Fairhall
from another publication. Some people felt that there
is a need for another news medium to fill the holes Editor ...... ... Eric Brand Editor ........ Melissa Spielman
between Statesman, Fortnight, Black World, other
campus publications and WUSB. A need was felt for a
publication that would go beyond the surface of
Staff
important issues and dig into their true measures.
Some people feel the campus needs another publica- News and Featuire: Lindsey Biel, Andy Cohen, Fred Friedman, Greg Hullender, Erik L. Keller, Rachel
Kerdman, Jesse Loindin, Robin Schreier, Angela Tenga, Sharon Welch, Phil Zack
tion; others do not. We hope that we do not disap-
Arts: Mike Jankow'itz, Mike Kornfeld
point any group with high expectations, and we also
Photo: Dana Bruss*el, Terrence (Spunky) Cullen, Steve Daly. Steve DiPaola, Jay Fader, Vincent McNeece
hope that those who thought the University
Community did not need another publication find
Production: Kathiy Barrett, Laurie Brussel, Holly Cherwinsky, Meg Dougherty
something a appealing in The Stony Brook Press.
Business: Perry IKivolowitz
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Why don't we clean up the stuff ourselves? I don't see the logic behind this. One of the admin-
By Andy Preston
Because we're generation X, and the kids that fall istration's higher ups must have figured it out in
just under that generation. We don't fit anywhere, their infinite wisdom.
What are the similarities between a guy's heart, a
we hate people, we aren't sane, and we need I don't really know what I'm bitching about,
Budweiser beer box, some other cardboard boxes, a
Prozac to keep ourselves tolerable to other people. though. At least I'm not the poor guy that is being
whole shitload of leaves, a tissue, and my feet?
Nobody likes us, everybody hates us. forced to move. By the looks of the form I got, the
They are all things that were found on the ground
But in reality, why don't we clean it up? We don't university has the right to tell people to move at
while I was walking to a class. How can people
have enough time. We don't care about the envi- this point in the year. That has to really suck.
around here be so inconsiderate of the earth? It's a
ronment except when we bitch because our parents Sounds like a waste of time to me. The poor kid has
planet. We need to walk on it. I'd hate to walk on a
don't care. We are a bunch of messed up people. to pack his stuff all up, move it down the hall, and
pile of garbage instead of dirt. (Actually, I might be
The next thing that I hate: I'm being consolidated. then unpack it again in my room.
safer, considering I almost fell down again this
Sounds like I should be a large corporation instead (An addition, just before printing time: The college
week on the wet, slimy mud.)
of a person. Why are they consolidating? So the uni- people tried to consolidate me again. First, they
Where I live, we let the ground take care of itself. I
versity can save money. Hey, we need money really wanted to move the guy from down the hall to my
live in the middle of nowhere, where there are more
bad, but I don't see how the we'll save money by room. Great. Well, somehow, the guy got a room-
cows than people. Nobody litters, and even if they
packing the people even tighter in the dorms than mate, so he couldn't be consolidated (I guess he felt
do, it doesn't matter; the ground takes care of itself.
they already are. What kind of money will be saved about the same way I did about moving down the
People drop a cardboard box, it rots away in a few
if they close down one room in a suite? Where are hall.) So, that's great. I got lucky. Then, the college
days. Actually, it probably gets run over by our car
they losing money without us packed in? folks tried to move me up a floor. Again, I didn't
so many times that it just gets buried into the mud in
Let's try to understand this. Costs incurred by want to move. I guess I got lucky again; the guy
the road. From there on, it decomposes. No problem.
dorm students: We have janitors clean our bath- bought the double/single option on the room, thus
Here, though, I see lots of cardboard things still
rooms for us. That's good. I enjoy not needing to not being consolidatable. Whoohoo.)
around months after they got put there. I hear peo-
clean the bathroom. We have RA's who keep us Do you remember when I was talking about hav-
ple throwing beer bottles at other people. It makes
under control. That's okay, too. They're necessary. ing the hole in my shoe and getting mud to slosh
a nice sound, but it also leaves glass lying around
Costs incurred by packed in residents: The same. up through that hole? Well, the reason I was walk-
on the cement for a few weeks. That wouldn't nor-
Janitors will still clean the bathrooms, the RA will ing in the mud was because I left an original piece
mally be a problem, but I have a great big hole in
keep us under control, and nothing will change in of paper in the copy machine in Javits. When I got
the bottom of my shoe. So, if I step on anything it
cost efficiency. What will happen, though, is that there, it was still there. Somebody had used the
goes directly to my foot.
the kid's original suitemates will share the shower machine since I had been there, but they just put
Don't throw shit on the ground. It's not cool. I
with only 4 people instead of 5, and we'll need to the original off to the side of the machine. To who-
hate looking at it and somebody needs to clean all
share the shower with an extra guy. Oh, and they'll ever used the machine after I did and just left the
that crap up. Those public clean up guys (you
lock up a room in a suite for no good reason. So, original document off to the side, I thank you. I
know, the guys that shovel the snow a few weeks
now instead of two kids in two separate rooms appreciate your trustworthiness. You are the epito-
after it falls) probably need to bend over, examine
(thus using up more space, thus looking better on me of a student at Stony Brook.
the stuff, do a few chemical tests, wait for the lab
the reports to the government) they'll have two Okay, maybe I poured it on a little thick, but you get
results to come back, and then think about when
kids in the same room and an empty room. The the idea. Thank you, whoever you are. I appreciate it.
the next time is they can come back to look at the
empty room will just stay there, taking up space Have a good coupla weeks, and don't worry. I'll
stuff again so they can theorize on the probabilities
with no utility to it. How does that help anybody? find something else to write about for next issue.
of the locations of the origination of the garbage.
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continued from page 6 billion in the 1980's, after a Structural Adjustment makers and let them know, that we will not tolerate
The IMF, the World Bank, and Uncle Sam Program was introduced." blatant disregard for human rights, destruction of
An aspect receiving little play in the media, is the The US has traditionally dominated the IMF and environment for the sake of profit, and irresponsi-
role of World Bank, IMF, and USAID agencies in World Bank agencies, therefore bears direct respon- ble corporations and de facto governments operat-
Nigerian politics. Mitchel Cohen's article in the sibility on the current economic crisis of Nigeria. ing without impunity. If we remain silent, what is
current issue of Z Magazine is one of the few The SAP's of the new Globalization of the Economy, happening in Nigeria will continue on indefinitely.
accounts available. He writes, "At issue is not just the New World Order rhetoric we've been hearing While I understand that there is a great deal of apa-
the role of a particular corporation or a particular so much about. The fact that they do nothing but thy amongst students at Stony Brook, and it's nearly
government, but a system of global capitalist dom- serve the interests of banks, investment firms, and impossible to muster support up for anything, those
ination, spearheaded by the IMF/World provide public subsidy for US agribusiness receives of you who drive, who have friends that drive, ride
Bank?/USAID 'Structural Adjustment Programs' little media attention for obvious reasons. buses, or live in homes that use oil heat, have an
(SAP's). In Nigeria, as in the rest of the world, SAP's take already weak and unstable economies obligation to act. Below are the addresses and num-
structural adjustment programs have destroyed and further ravage them. By inducing the princi- bers of influential people whom you can contact.
the environment, busted unions, privatized ples of American liberalism on countries such as There are over 17,000 students at Stony Brook and
resources, immiserated huge numbers of people, Nigeria, Haiti, Somalia, India, etc., the US policy hundreds more faculty. Even if half of you would
and systematically denied human rights." ensures that they become dependent on the US for make a few calls or sent a few letters, the response
"The IMF/World Bank/USAID axis adds a new food, further undermining their domestic food and impact we could generate would be great. Stand
dimension to old fashioned colonialism and impe- production, helping to convert them into agroex- up to the hypocrisy of the US government pretend-
rialism, it strives not only to rip off resources and port (which means they export food) further bene- ing to be concerned about what happens in Nigeria.
labor from whole regions of the world as in the fiting US transnational food industry and produc- Stand up to Shell and others and let them know
past, but uses its economic muscle to bring about ers of fertilizers and chemicals. If anti-SAP riots you're watching and that they will be held account-
political requirements which recipient countries should ensue in any of these countries, United able for their actions. Those of you who commute,
have to meet in order to receive desperately-need- States sends in troops for "humanitarian/peace boycott all and any Shell products. Those of you who
ed funds. It then uses inability to repay the debt as keeping operations" and at the same time forces don't, tell your parents, your friends not to purchase
political blackmail, exhorting ever-more favorable compliance with the programs. That's why troops Shell products. You now know the story, you have
conditions for the indiscriminate looting of were sent into Somalia, and most recently, Haiti. the information, you have the facts, you know who
resources and labor. In most countries, the debt We as citizens of the US, have a tremendous to contact. Please act accordingly.
escalates dramatically with their acceptance of responsibility to the rest of the world. Our govern-
IMF-World Bank economic recovery measures. The ment's policies influence countless lives half way
Nigerian debt, for example, rose from $20 to $30 around the globe. We must stand up to our policy
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By Louis M. Moran A2-When? the thick digits to act.
A3-I'm busy that night. He grabs the woman's buttocks and begins
One of the most trying experiences a young man A4-My grandmother died. kneading furiously. The woman will undoubtedly
can endeavor into is getting a date, or in layman's A5-I just contracted AIDS, but I guess so. spin around to look for the cad, but you quickly
terms, asking someone out (oh, the colorful ver- Now you can see why it is so very important to ask regain her attention by bringing the Peruvians into
biage of the commoner.) It is a time of great stress the woman out using a specific time, date, and place. the Goat's Milk Fudge conversation. Your friend
and anxious moments full of torment and hopeful- By asking and including a time date and place you begins spreading and squeezing her buttocks all
ly rapture. Yet getting the courage necessary to are using the woman's weakness against her. So by the while whispering "Shit...Shiiiit...shit" in long
actually do the deed of asking can be lessened if rephrasing the question; Would you like to out with drawn out breathy syllables. The woman through
the asker remembers these two simple facts: One, me on Friday, seven o'clock at Joe's Diner? You are physical and subliminal suggestion believes she
women have poor spatial distance comprehension. getting closer to the "Yes" that you so desperately desperately needs to go to the ladies room. While
Two, men have far superior direction sense. These desire. What is happening there is that the woman this would be an excellent time to ask because she
two factors must be used to their full advantage, doesn't really understand the spatial distance might be willing to agree to anything, what with
for the wiles of women are many. between the day and time you asked and Friday at her impending bowel movement...wait.
Women have nearly no ability to "sight" dis- seven o'clock, mostly because there is no spatial dis- Now your friend takes his hands and begins to
tances. It is joked because men are always saying tance, but rather a distance of the clock's hands. Also, stroke, with varying pressures, the genitalia of the
that this (hold thumb and index finger apart) is she can't get to Joe's Diner as well as you because she woman to be asked. He must continue his "Shit"
nine inches. Also women are hopelessly lost when cannot follow directions. Yet even with the myriad of mantra. She is overcome with a desire for you. Her
blindfolded; women need landmarks to find where confusion you have lain before her it may not be thought process will go something like this,
they are going. Men do not, that is why men rarely enough, so it is back to the LOVORATORY! "...Hmmm, when I'm around him I am aroused, I
ask for directions. It is important to remember that First you will need a good friend, preferably of thought I had to go to the bathroom." Now your
women want to be "asked" which doesn't mean short stature and possessing fat fingers. Second you friend should take his index and ring finger and
they want to "go out," but simply that they enjoy must find an obscure, but shallow topic that you can make them touch at the tips so that the middle fin-
the gesture. Whether it be to bask in the warmth of appear right on with your every word. We found ger is free, then fold back his pinkie and thumb
knowing someone likes you enough to hurdle the Goat's Milk Fudge vs. Cow's Milk Fudge to contain and insert this into the woman's vagina and muck
barriers of fear, or to laugh at the pitiful bastard the correct balance of shallowness, obscurity and about in there for several minutes. Up and down,
who is stammering in front of them, women want politicism for our purposes. When all of these are in side to side, opening and closing the fingers, ulti-
to be noticed. place, get a large straight bar magnet and put it in mately using the combination that elicits the most
Here in my LOVORATORY I have devised a your pants. This is a fail-safe in case the woman you favorable response. Then the middle finger should
nearly fail-proof way Of getting women to say yes are asking carries a pocket compass. begin rubbing the clitoris. When the woman's eyes
to that old question; Want to grease up and slide? Next begin speaking to the woman and as you roll up into her head as she reaches orgasm you
Whoops! I mean that other age old question; are facing her, turn so that you are facing west and move in close, moisten your fingers with your
Would you like to go out with me sometime? The stand about three feet away from her. Note that friend's fingers (perhaps a "low five"), and using
first problem lies within the question itself. Using you are facing north and eighteen inches apart and your index, middle finger, and thumb finish the
the exact phrase "Would you like to go out with me slip that casually into the conversation. Now the arousement process. She is bound to say "Yes" at
sometime?" does not play onto the woman's nat- woman to be asked is confused and bewildered, this point because she believes that your oratory
ural weaknesses, and tragedy can strike when you because as you know she is facing south and is skills have brought her to an orgasm. This is the
leave it up to them. This is an actual transcript of three feet (or thirty six inches) away from you, path to success with women. If all else fails you
women's answers to that particular question: making this a nearly excellent time to ask. Hold, could use the other genetic factor men have over
Q-Would you like to go out sometime? hold, man! Or as Frankie once said, "Relax, don't women, brute strength, and besides you do have a
Al-No. do it." Now is the time for your short friend with two pound magnet in your pocket.
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By Dan Healy feel my keys, so I checked my other pockets. No
Keys. Then I got that feeling that you get when
After today I realized that people should have a you're drunk and you look for your keys in one
better view of Campus Police. Really, do you think pocket and you realize that they were really in the
that they are trying to hurt you? Do you think that other pocket but this time they were in my car.
they are trying to spoil your fun? They may do stu- This situation sucks. Not only am I locked out of
pid things some times (I will get to that later), but my car, house, and room, but I am also parked ille-
don't we all? I cannot tell you what bad things gally in the faculty parking lot. Fuck you, Chris! If
they may have done; I myself have never had an you had never walked by this would never have
altercation with them in that way. Please, don't happened. At this point I was beginning to become
think I am a perfect model citizen, because I'm not. insanely mad. I walked over to the nearest phone
I just seem to get away with a lot of things I do. and called Campus Police. The lady on the other
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class?), I approached my car in the parking lot.
After having thrown my bag in the trunk (I always
do that first, because I don't want anyone to see
anything tempting in my otherwise repulsive
seemed nice and I was able to coerce her into get-
ting a Slim Jim sent to my car.
About a half an hour later, someone came to my
car with the Slim Jim and asked me to give it a try.
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got a tape out of the glove compartment. I had to
rewind the tape to a specific song, so I could give
it to my music teacher. In order to do that, I had to
turn on my car. As the tape was rewinding, my
after several tries, I managed to get the lock open
and that was the end. I went home with every-
thing I needed and didn't even get a ticket for
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friend Chris happened to walk by, so I decided to
jump out and talk to him. In the process of that I
locked and closed my car door.
Now you would realize it if you locked yourself
out of your running car, wouldn't you? I didn't. I
The only thing that pissed me off thoroughly was
that I was never asked for any sort of identifica-
tion. Some loser could have walked by, having
seen my keys inside the car, and called Campus
Police. With one phone call, they could have had
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kept right on talking to my friend and his girl- my car and everything in it. That is the one stupid
friend. Then, for some reason, I patted my right thing they did. I know what I did was not too
thigh. I normally don't go around patting my smart, but who ever said I was smart?
thighs, but in this case I did. In doing this, I did not
By M. J. Molloy otherwise mentally undressing women. BUT, at least, he given no respect. But he never has said anything that's so
likes them alive and breathing. out of touch, he would lead an observer to believe that he
Many of you out there have recently heard the name of Lorin Duckman, on the other hand, is a real-life, flesh and may have quacked-up (Groan!).
Lorin Duckman bantered about in the news. For those of blood person who reportedly accused prosecutors of exag- All humor aside, the point is clear: In a city that has a female
you who are uninformed, Duckman is the Brooklyn gerating injuries suffered by Komar. He also is known to figure in its harbor that we call "Lady Liberty", there sits on
Criminal court judge currently embroiled in controversy as have said, in the court record, that there was..."no disfigure- the bench a man who refused, despite a great preponderance
a result of his letting Benito Oliver, a man with a twenty- ment... no broken bones". He also called into question if there of the evidence, to believe that a woman, who had been
year criminal record that included rape, out on a much had been, aside from bruising, any "actual physical injuries." threatened at the point of a butcher knife was in danger. The
reduced bail of $2,000 for violating an order of protection Ducky. severe lack of prudence by this jurist essentially denied this
filed by his girlfriend, Galina Komar. Three weeks later, Hey Judge, have you ever realized that physical injuries woman a chance at liberty by allowing a man with a long his-
Oliver shot and killed Komar at her place of work before heal? Emotional scars take much more time and care. tory of violence to continue to stalk and then kill her.
turning the gun on himself. During court proceedings, "His VISION: The cartoon Duckman seems to have an excel- Maybe the judge is confusing the cartoon and his life.
Honor" (and I use that term grudgingly) was evidently con- lent opthalmologist. He knows he's a slob and a jerk, yet This is a man who takes his name literally. For all I know
vinced that if Komar were to have returned Oliver's dog to he sees this clearly with his glasses and he is contented this man may believe that his world is the world of his car-
him, all forms of abuse and harassment attributed to Oliver with this. toon counterpart. It has been reported that his home is
would have stopped. The judge and I seem to suffer from far poorer vision. quite ducky. With the motif, that is.
Well, as the Brits would say, that's just ducky. The Judge,through glasses that apparently give him Despite several parallels, there is one glaring difference
But, it's okay. I think I have an solution that would even warped vision, could not see that two other judges had between the two worlds. In a recent episode of the show
save the city a few bucks in the process. kept Oliver's bail at a much higher level(as high as Duckman in the electric chair lets a man die because he
Instead of Lorin Duckman on the bench, how about we $7,500), and that these two judges had kept full force chooses to sleep past the time he could have called to save
appoint the cartoon Duckman to be a jurist? It would be so Komar's order of protection him. The other Duckman had evidence to support Ms.
easy, the mayor's office wouldn't even have to change the I wear no glasses, but Iseem to be shortsighted. Komar's case, but he chose not to hear it.
nameplate on the judge's chambers. And as crude as the I can't see the judge's career continuing much longer. In the cartoon a man comes before Duckman and, as a
cartoon Duckman can be, we would still have an improve- TITLE: Cartoon Duckman: 'Private Dick'. result of the poor way that Duckman wrote his contracts
ment in judging all manner of things. The Judge: Well...You're all bright, creative college stu- with his clients, didn't have to pay if he chose not to. Of
As proof, let me compare certain aspects of their lives. 1 dents...Make up your own damn joke!! course, the other Duckman let Benito Oliver get away scot-
am quite sure that you will agree. EGO: The Judge-It's been reported that he seems to be a free by allowing a low bail and ignoring the clear evidence.
WOMEN: Cartoon Duckman is someone who is, well, superior-minded #*$% who believed one of the previously And, if any of you saturday-night demons saw the episode
jaded when it comes to his views of women The woman mentioned judges was under pressure to assign a higher bail I've mentioned, you know that Duckman was sent to the
who is closest to Duckman, Bernice, who lives in his to Oliver. Additionally, he also questioned a female judge's mental institution because he had pled insanity in court.
home, is continually referred to as "bitch". He also is con- bail by terming it not "reliable". Duckman then limited As for our friend, Lorin Duckman, insanity does seem to
stantly opining on the size of her ass (On this he's right; Komar's order of protection to the extent that Oliver could reign in his courtroom
even by cartoon standards, that puppy ain't petite).Of only be arrested if a police officer actually witnessed Oliver And this is the reason that Duckman, the cartoon should
course, Duckman's the kind of guy that likes a woman to threaten Komar. In court records, Duckman stated that he be on the bench rather than the human Duckman.
answer to his every beck and cail, without a question. His did not believe that the level of fear and danger that Komar In the cartoon, the duck knows he's a little crazy, so at
misogynistic attitude recently landed him in an felt did not call for the level f security that the protection least he faces his shortcomings in judgment. A far better
asylum,(oh, if only real life imitated art) and Bernice had order dictated. Apparently Duckman knew all. He didn't choice to one who is blind to his
never even missed his presence. Another episode had him want to hear Oliver's 20-yecar record of violence, and he Lastly, cartoon violence is unreal. In the show, hand-
looking at a woman's "knockers". HE, at least, was con- must have known enough case facts that he could afford to grenades explode in the mouths of characters and yet
scious enough of his less-than-chivalrous attitude toward tell prosecutors, at one point, that "all you are doing right everything is alright; no one is hurt; no one loses his life.
women when he notices the lady's lack of protest. As a now is making things up." By the end of the show, everything is set right.
matter of fact, he spends a large portion of each show Cartoon Duckman-He has no ego. He's just a simple Too bad for Galina Komar that not all duckmen are in
either attempting to, or succeeding in ogling, groping, or grunt of a guy. He faces the world knowing that he will be cartoons.
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By Lowell Yaeger ular P.J. Harvey (white) to the talented and unpop-
ular Kylie Minogue (white), to go with his songs of training. While they've got a punky, aggressive atti-
Before you ask, my editors (who are white and death and destruction. Moody, acoustic Gothic rock tude, they're not snotty; they remind me more of
one Filipino) made me change the name of the col- (whatever that means) provides the perfect back- They Might Be Giants than any punk band I've ever
umn back because: a) it would eliminate confu- drop for these narratives, which come from every seen, but they're not arty enough to be compared to
sion, and b) the meaning of "mi stoke il cigarillo" point-of-view possible - murderer, murdered, the boys from Brooklyn. Their lyrics cover every-
is unknown to even me. So, here we go. involved and uninvolved witnesses alike. High thing from former girlfriends to the besieged scape-
This month saw the release of Nick Cave (he's points of the album include the jaunty, carniva- goat of that deserted isle, Gilligan. I don't really like
white) & the Bad Seeds' (they're white, although a lesque "The Curse of Millhaven" and a remake of punk, but objectively, this is a good piece of work.
Caribbean did play drums at one point in their the blues standard "Stagger Lee" with violent lyrics The last band, Sidedoor Johnnies, sounds some-
career) newest, Murder Ballads (Mute/Elektra), and that would do any gangsta rapper proud: "She thing like the Who, as fronted by Matthew Sweet.
it's a bruiser. But then again, Nick (he's white) has cried 'oh no the bartender can't be dead'/I said This is pure pop, with little to no distortion - and
always cut quite a disturbing figure. After forming, 'take a look at the six bullet holes in his fuckin' little to no cute tricks, something straight-forward
fronting, and ending the seminal Goth-punk band head'." An interesting buy, even for people who pop bands are afraid to do these days (which
The Birthday Party (white), Nick Cave (white) went aren't usually fans of Cave's moody brand of pop. means they're not straight-forward pop, but any-
on to create The Bad Seeds (white) with The number of talented Long Island indie-bands way). While they are, in my opinion, the least indi-
Einsturzende Neubaten's Blixa Bargeld (white). is growing, apparently. I recently received a sam- vidual of the bands on this compilation, the
Meshing tales of degradation with a unique lounge- pler from .Good Guppy Records, based in Sidedoor Johnnies are still a good listen, and I guess
blues-Goth hybrid, Cave (white) commands a Huntington, and it's really, really good. The CD's that's all that matters.
degree of respect abroad which is frighteningly first band is Bello Lamb, a pop outfit whose music [I do not pretend to know the race or color of any of
large - so large that his was the only band not to reminds me of R.E.M., King Crimson, and the the performers on this compilation.]
get booed off the stage at the 1992 Rlading Festival. Pixies, with a sharp, frenetic edge reminscient of Just in case you're interested, the city is about to
Unfortunately, when he (white) played the the Butthole Surfers. The band also shares a Trait be assaulted by a tidal wave of shows. The Foo
Lollapalooza Festival a few years later, his band was with the fellows above: wonderfully bizarre lyrics Fighters, Ministry, Radiohead, and Life of Agony
the only one booed off the stage... except, of course, whose true meaning remains absolutely unknown. will soon be playing Roseland (separately) while
for the accurately-named Boredoms (Japanese), Vitriola is the second band on this disk, a trio mix- Frank Black and NOFX will be playing Tramps's
who deserved it (but not because they're Japanese). ing Goth, industrial, and cello. But it works. Karen (also seperately). All of them are sure to be good,
But maybe that was because of the sappy album, Mittelstadt, the group's vocalist, has a sound that and with the exception of Ministry, they're pretty
Let Love In, that Cave (white) was coming off of. could be compared to Toni Halliday's, the beauti- cheap, so if you're looking for a good time, head in
The band's pattern has always been dull album, ful siren that used to front Curve before they broke and enjoy yourself. My editor wants me to fill up a
sharp album, dull album, which means that Love's up. It's refreshing to find a Goth/industrial band few more lines worth, so, um, let's see, what else
follow-up, the recently released Ballads, was slated here amongst three bands that could be labeled can I talk about, oh fuck it. Ted Swedalla's show
to be a sharp piece of work. And it is, in every sense "indie-pop" - you can bet your bottom dollar sucks. Don't listen to it at 3 am - 6 am on Monday
of the word. Cave (white) has assembled an impres- Matador's never going to sign a band that profess- mornings, 90.1 WUSB, it sucks a lot.
sive array of guest stars, from the talented and pop- es to heavy use of synthesizers.
The rd of Education
By Steven Tornello machismo to my colleagues withou t having to Shouldn't people have respect and courtesy in a
back it up. (To be honest, if I had som ething witty manner that befits the way human beings should
This really happened to me on Friday night. On the to say, I would have said it because thlings tend to treat each other? I've always learned that you
L.I.R.R. on the way to the city for our appearance on flow out of my mouth before I get a ch lance to ana- should treat people the way you would like to be
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a little eight-year old lyze them). The plan worked to perfecttion with the treated yourself, You know, the Golden Rule. Why
prick (either the Daddy Mac or the Mac Daddy, help of our very own Music Editor Lo)well Yaeger, is it that nowadays you see more people practicing
whichever you prefer) tapped me on the shoulder who managed to preoccupy the neophlyte with his golden showers rather than the Golden Rule?
with authority. Startled, I looked at the thug who, orchestral phlegm symphony. Mac Da ddy/Daddy This antipathy should be stopped immediately
with extreme disdain, made a flailing motion with Mac quickly scampered to another part of the before another generation of disrespectful assholes is
his hand to construe his desire for me to bequeathed to us to put up with. However, this is
remove my "Bimblins" from the vacant not something that we could just tell people to do.
train seat across from me. If he wasn't such How, then, could we get our point across to a mass
an asshole, I would have gleefully exited of people whose ears are shut due to the blaring of
my feet from the area it was occupying. generic pop music in their walkmans? My philo-
However, before I could administer a cour- sophical search led me to a place where every per-
teous and respectful "Fuck you dick!", he son hypothetically should spend their misguided
took the effort of removing my feet from youth: school. How could school teach punks like
the seat for me. What a gent! I stared at him, Daddy Mac/Mac Daddy "the meaning of the word
and with extreme enthusiasm, I kindly respect"? I say bring back the Board of Education.
asked him, "Are you fucking serious? I Ask your parents and even your grandparents
would have moved them myself if you about the Board. You misbehave in class, and the
fucking asked me?" He lowered his ear- teacher "breaks glass in case of asshole", and
phones from his ears and retorted, "You whips out the paddle. The teacher teaches the
don't own the fuckin' train." Now, at this cretin respect by making the accused's ass redder
point of the reparte, I had three options: than Ted Kennedy's nose on St. Patty's Day. The
1. I could have said, "No, I don't own the accused will never misbehave or sit again.
train, but I do own five fingers, and when You may be sitting there thinking, "Yes Steve,
clenched together in a fist-like form, they do you do have a point, but would this work in
serious damage to an eight-year old's face, today's society?" To answer that question, you
can you dig it?" The problems with this must ask Michael Fay if he will ever spray paint
response is that I am a person who believes cars again. The Singaporians have got it right.
that fighting is merely a failure of intelli- Michael Fay will never ever even misconjugate a
gence, and to yell this at a kid who had a verb again. Do you think Daddy Mac/Mac
Mighty Morphin Power Ranger in his bac Daddy would wise off to me if we were in
would be an instance of myself weilding my "I'm verbally accost another unsuspecting IL.I.R.R. com- Singapore? I truly think not. The little prick
older nah nah nah" sword. Plus, I would just become muter. Maybe he got hit this tinne, though. wouldn't even think about asking me to politely
the same bully that this prick will become when he Anyway, I was finally able to put my r"Bimblins" move my feet without genuflecting beforehand. I
grows up. So this option wasn't feasible. back up for my comfort. say, use the Board without discretion and with
2. I could have said nothing. In doing that, I However, to my amazement, this little episode force. Also, I believe that some people should get
would be handing over my testicles to a ten-year- did not startle me. After all, I've been a New Yorker a regular ass-kicking because mere words and a
old who probably thought they were ben-wa balls for twenty-one years, and I've seen Sand heard paddle just wouldn't get the point across.
or G.I. Joe helmets (that is, on a larger scale, of much worse. As I look back upon thisSescapade, I In closing, I cannot wait to run away from this
course, yeah). To do nothing would be to immor- realize that my desensitization to thlis rudeness state to a land where people are nice and I can put
talize myself as the writer who wimped out to Kris shouldn't be. I should be appalled an d dismayed my feet on seats without the fear of being verbally
Kross. So that option became impossible. by the incredulousness of impetuous yTouths in the abused by a fetus. If we stopped Daddy Mac/Mac
3. What I did was laugh. However, this laughter five boroughs and Long Island. Yet, I aiccepted this Daddy from being a prick in his early stages, we
had intention. I intended to startle Daddy prick's behavior as being just anothe.rminute in wouldn't have to worry about them when they
Mac/Mac Daddy into a silence and to prove my the day. This can't be! How cou ld this be? actually have some sort of authority (God forbid!)