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INSCAPE • Friday, November 4, 1988 • Page 14 F e a t u r e s E d i to r - M a rk B o c a ln FEATURES F e a t u r e s F a c t s By MARK BOCAIN You know, I really wasn't sure what to expect. Features Editor? "That's right," said Bill. "Would you like to do it?" "Sure," I said, having no idea what ■Features' really are. What are they? Well, after consulting many learned scholars, spending hours of meditative thought, and consuming countless bottles of Labbatt's Blue, I hit upon the answer. PEOPLE! PLACES! THINGS!!! NEWS-NEWS-NEWS!!! In other words, what neighborhood person or program interests you, or you feel should be told about? > ^ at exotic or not so exotic places have you been to that inspired you? WHAT'S GOING ON THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? Does that answer your question? I hope so. Feel free to let us know what's going on. Without Feature's stories, we wouldn't have known the love and dedication of Maria Aaronson, seen the beauty that one can enjoy in Mexico, or have heard the exciting secrets of a trip to the Soviet Union. Who will know unless you write and tell us? It's up to you.I am looking forward to learning about what is going on and what others have seen. Write and let us know, so that everyone who reads INSCAPE can see thhrough your eyes the interesting things around us. Thank you, and keep writing to T h e Features A " M a g i c a r H a l lo w e e n By ANNMARIE PALMUCCI What's Halloween for it it's not loaded with plenty of tricks and treats? That's why the CSR campus was treated to some fabulous tricks when Doug Bartels performed ,his magic at the SEB Halloween party in the Camelot Room on Oct. 29th. The show was a mixture of magic, comedy, and strange Halloween twists which amazed the audience. Although Doug is a student at CSR, this was his first of hopefully many, performances at the College. His performance, which was very entertaining, was the result of years of perfection of his talent. Doug became interested in magic when he was six years old, and was given a magic set for Christmas. From that point on his interest in the art grew steadily. He has learned much of his knowledge from constantly reading books, other magicians (many of whom are professionals), and attending magic conventions. Of the many he has attended, was the magic convention which was held at the Albany Hilton just recently. Doug has even attended the Chevezz College of Magic in Pasadena, California, receiving some of his education through correspondence and part through teacher Dale Salwak. But, for Doug, books have been the most useful, which is the reason he has his own library with hundreds of books about magic. "It’s an art form, and you are always trying to improve your skills". Dough is a public communications major at CSR and has a marketing degree from Hudson Valey Community College. Although he would love to perform his magic as a permanent occupation, he feels he needs his education to fall back on. His second choice is to work in television production. Currently he does work professionally at private parties, for large organizations, fairs, as well as other various events. He said he works on the average 2-3 shows a week, but the "Entertainment business is strange because you don't always have a stready amount of work. Some weeks you have 7 shows and some weeks you have none." Doug takes his audience into consideration when planning a show, and tries to tailor it accordingly, which was obvious during his Halloween performance that had a ghoulish Halloween flavor. About planning his shows he said, "I never do the same show twice. I feel I work better with change." When asked if he plans on always performing magic he said, "Definitely. Magic is my life, I think about it everyday, it is my life." Introducing . . . Radio Wiz Walker of PYX 106 By MIKE FONDACARO How do you get into radio? Well, there are various ways, Lisa Walker, ixomotions director at \^YX-FM was first inspired by her grandfather, who wOTked in radio and television for over 50 years. While in college at Syracuse University and SUNY-Brockp^, she worked at stations in Buffalo and Rochester. One day Walker tracked down Ed Levine, jM’ogram director at Syracuse's WAQX. Levine was spinning records at a club, and Walker asked if there were any part-time DJ positicHis open. Levine said there were not. Walker left and noticed that Levine's car door was unlocked. Walker slipped a demo cassette of herself into Levine's (ape deck. Levine heard it, and Walker was hired. Up Close and Personal with . . . K e v i n G a n n o n By MARK ALLYN Kevin Gannon has made the challenging profession of teaching his career for the past eleven years at the College of Saint Rose. His credentials stem from Newark University in New Jersey where he received two bachelor degrees; one in mathematics/physics and the other in electrical engineering. From there he chose to seek his masters degree in physics at RPI in Troy, N.Y. I asked Mr. Gannon why he chose to teach rather than seek a career as a physicist or engineer, one which he would have been aptly qualified to pursue. "Basically, because engineering is boring," he stated in a very down-to-earth tone. "Teaching is more of a challenge." Mr. Gannon spent much of our interview expressing his concerns which ranged from his relationships with students to physics from a political viewpoint. He expressed that most students are extremely frightened to step into a science course. This fact can be well represented by the results of the National Science Foundation Test where only 70% of its respondents recognized that the earth orbits around the sun. His major concern with this is that most people are "out of touch with the physical world." Although Mr. Gannon admits that thp science curriculuni is by no means simple it is interesting and there are alternatives to math oriented science courses. In addition to physics, Gannon teaches courses in astronomy and earth science which have less emphasis on math and are more information (»iented. Additionally, the observation deck, on the roof of Science Hall is open to students on Tuesday nights, weather permitting. Our discussion took a new direction when I asked Prof. Gannon if he had any comments of his own to add. "I would like to tell everyone out there to vote", he said with a slight chuckle. I though this to be a very odd end to our meeting until I realized the angle he was coming from. We talked about the upcoming election and his views of the candidates. Dukakis would probably be his choice because "he is the lesser of the two evils." SDI, commonly known as Star Wars, "is a dead issue." Most people, including myself, do not realize that physicists who are members of the Union of Concerned Scientists have signed petitions to cease funding for Star Wars. In his opinion, Gannon thinks putting more "space junk" into orbit is senseless. From an astronomer's point of view the "space junk" is blocking our view of that which is natural. To Mr. Gannon a basic knowledge of physics is fundamental, and it need not be boring. This I can vouch for as a veteran of Mr. Gannon's physics class. P r id e in C S R is U n d e rw a y When Levine came to WPYX two years ago. Walker followed. Then came Greco, and John Cooper. And by no strange coincidence, PYX-106 is now national album rock poweriiouse. "We have one of tiie best staffs in the country," said Walk^. "Bob Mason can be hard to work with at times, but that's because he wants things done right. He's a creative genius, and I have a lot of respect for him." "John Cooper is the best person I've cwct woiked with. Many PD's treat you strictly as an employee, but Cooper knows that you're a person, and he treats you like one. "Greco is a great young talent. I've known him for quite a few years. A lot of credit should also go to Carol Reilly, our genera] manager. The rest of the Contlnutd on pag« 15 By BILL RYAN Pride in CSR is a program that Kristi Brosseau, VP for student activities, has adapted from a program that Laurie Garafola and Bryan A. Moody implemented at SUNYA. The intent of the program is to benefit the CSR residents by making them more aware of safety and security on campus. Each residence hall on campus began the ten week program with 100 points. Each hall is responsible for making campus life m(M‘e secure, safe» and in the end, more fun. Points are awarded to halls for doing such things as sponsoring programs on safety, going by the rules, and to improve the quality of life in the residence halls. Each hall sponsors events in their own house, for the benefit of the residents. Some good ideas that have worked in the original program at SUNYA are programs on alc(^olism, safe sex, and CPR courses. Points are even awarded for making posters about safety and hanging them in your hall. To make the program more interesting, a system has been worked out where residence halls can also lose points. If any hall is looking for the honor of last place, the goal can easily be reached by breaking as many CSR policies as possible, vandalizing, not cleaning your bathrooms and other community rooms in your hall, playing pranks, and especially vandalizing any particular building on campus and making it look like the wwk of another residennce hall. Booo! Hiss! When the program ends, prizes will be awarded to the top three halls. The hall with the most points wins $100 to go towards a victory party for that hall. Second price is free tickets to the Winter Semi-Formal. Third price gets free passes to the Madison Theatre. If a total goal of 6000 points is reached, then a VCR will be purchased for use by RA's. Results will be announced at a Coffeehouse on December 1st Imagination is as important as effort in the program. Community development and education is important too. Besides drawing a chart of how to escape from your residence hall in case of fire (or toilet overflow), why not sponsor some of the events that SUNYA found effective. These include ping-ponng, tournaments, scavenger hunts, a Jec^ardy Game Night, and "Cream-the-Stafr for charity (I dare you!!). The prognm is already underway so Come on RA's! Put away your books, tennis rackets, and typewriters and come up with some fun (and safe) things for your hall to do. Remember, the goal is to improve safety, security, and fim on campus. Don't be a boring, careless student! This is your big chance to show people how much fun CSR can be, and how aware of safety the campus residents are.
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Title | Inscape, Vol. 53, Issue 6 |
Date, Original | 1988-11-04 |
Type | Text |
Format, Original | Monograph: 16 pages, b&w, 17 x 11.5 in. |
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Identifier | Inscape_1988-11-04 |
Source | Student Newspaper Collection |
Language | eng |
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Title | Inscape_1988-11-04_014 |
Transcript | INSCAPE • Friday, November 4, 1988 • Page 14 F e a t u r e s E d i to r - M a rk B o c a ln FEATURES F e a t u r e s F a c t s By MARK BOCAIN You know, I really wasn't sure what to expect. Features Editor? "That's right," said Bill. "Would you like to do it?" "Sure," I said, having no idea what ■Features' really are. What are they? Well, after consulting many learned scholars, spending hours of meditative thought, and consuming countless bottles of Labbatt's Blue, I hit upon the answer. PEOPLE! PLACES! THINGS!!! NEWS-NEWS-NEWS!!! In other words, what neighborhood person or program interests you, or you feel should be told about? > ^ at exotic or not so exotic places have you been to that inspired you? WHAT'S GOING ON THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? Does that answer your question? I hope so. Feel free to let us know what's going on. Without Feature's stories, we wouldn't have known the love and dedication of Maria Aaronson, seen the beauty that one can enjoy in Mexico, or have heard the exciting secrets of a trip to the Soviet Union. Who will know unless you write and tell us? It's up to you.I am looking forward to learning about what is going on and what others have seen. Write and let us know, so that everyone who reads INSCAPE can see thhrough your eyes the interesting things around us. Thank you, and keep writing to T h e Features A " M a g i c a r H a l lo w e e n By ANNMARIE PALMUCCI What's Halloween for it it's not loaded with plenty of tricks and treats? That's why the CSR campus was treated to some fabulous tricks when Doug Bartels performed ,his magic at the SEB Halloween party in the Camelot Room on Oct. 29th. The show was a mixture of magic, comedy, and strange Halloween twists which amazed the audience. Although Doug is a student at CSR, this was his first of hopefully many, performances at the College. His performance, which was very entertaining, was the result of years of perfection of his talent. Doug became interested in magic when he was six years old, and was given a magic set for Christmas. From that point on his interest in the art grew steadily. He has learned much of his knowledge from constantly reading books, other magicians (many of whom are professionals), and attending magic conventions. Of the many he has attended, was the magic convention which was held at the Albany Hilton just recently. Doug has even attended the Chevezz College of Magic in Pasadena, California, receiving some of his education through correspondence and part through teacher Dale Salwak. But, for Doug, books have been the most useful, which is the reason he has his own library with hundreds of books about magic. "It’s an art form, and you are always trying to improve your skills". Dough is a public communications major at CSR and has a marketing degree from Hudson Valey Community College. Although he would love to perform his magic as a permanent occupation, he feels he needs his education to fall back on. His second choice is to work in television production. Currently he does work professionally at private parties, for large organizations, fairs, as well as other various events. He said he works on the average 2-3 shows a week, but the "Entertainment business is strange because you don't always have a stready amount of work. Some weeks you have 7 shows and some weeks you have none." Doug takes his audience into consideration when planning a show, and tries to tailor it accordingly, which was obvious during his Halloween performance that had a ghoulish Halloween flavor. About planning his shows he said, "I never do the same show twice. I feel I work better with change." When asked if he plans on always performing magic he said, "Definitely. Magic is my life, I think about it everyday, it is my life." Introducing . . . Radio Wiz Walker of PYX 106 By MIKE FONDACARO How do you get into radio? Well, there are various ways, Lisa Walker, ixomotions director at \^YX-FM was first inspired by her grandfather, who wOTked in radio and television for over 50 years. While in college at Syracuse University and SUNY-Brockp^, she worked at stations in Buffalo and Rochester. One day Walker tracked down Ed Levine, jM’ogram director at Syracuse's WAQX. Levine was spinning records at a club, and Walker asked if there were any part-time DJ positicHis open. Levine said there were not. Walker left and noticed that Levine's car door was unlocked. Walker slipped a demo cassette of herself into Levine's (ape deck. Levine heard it, and Walker was hired. Up Close and Personal with . . . K e v i n G a n n o n By MARK ALLYN Kevin Gannon has made the challenging profession of teaching his career for the past eleven years at the College of Saint Rose. His credentials stem from Newark University in New Jersey where he received two bachelor degrees; one in mathematics/physics and the other in electrical engineering. From there he chose to seek his masters degree in physics at RPI in Troy, N.Y. I asked Mr. Gannon why he chose to teach rather than seek a career as a physicist or engineer, one which he would have been aptly qualified to pursue. "Basically, because engineering is boring," he stated in a very down-to-earth tone. "Teaching is more of a challenge." Mr. Gannon spent much of our interview expressing his concerns which ranged from his relationships with students to physics from a political viewpoint. He expressed that most students are extremely frightened to step into a science course. This fact can be well represented by the results of the National Science Foundation Test where only 70% of its respondents recognized that the earth orbits around the sun. His major concern with this is that most people are "out of touch with the physical world." Although Mr. Gannon admits that thp science curriculuni is by no means simple it is interesting and there are alternatives to math oriented science courses. In addition to physics, Gannon teaches courses in astronomy and earth science which have less emphasis on math and are more information (»iented. Additionally, the observation deck, on the roof of Science Hall is open to students on Tuesday nights, weather permitting. Our discussion took a new direction when I asked Prof. Gannon if he had any comments of his own to add. "I would like to tell everyone out there to vote", he said with a slight chuckle. I though this to be a very odd end to our meeting until I realized the angle he was coming from. We talked about the upcoming election and his views of the candidates. Dukakis would probably be his choice because "he is the lesser of the two evils." SDI, commonly known as Star Wars, "is a dead issue." Most people, including myself, do not realize that physicists who are members of the Union of Concerned Scientists have signed petitions to cease funding for Star Wars. In his opinion, Gannon thinks putting more "space junk" into orbit is senseless. From an astronomer's point of view the "space junk" is blocking our view of that which is natural. To Mr. Gannon a basic knowledge of physics is fundamental, and it need not be boring. This I can vouch for as a veteran of Mr. Gannon's physics class. P r id e in C S R is U n d e rw a y When Levine came to WPYX two years ago. Walker followed. Then came Greco, and John Cooper. And by no strange coincidence, PYX-106 is now national album rock poweriiouse. "We have one of tiie best staffs in the country," said Walk^. "Bob Mason can be hard to work with at times, but that's because he wants things done right. He's a creative genius, and I have a lot of respect for him." "John Cooper is the best person I've cwct woiked with. Many PD's treat you strictly as an employee, but Cooper knows that you're a person, and he treats you like one. "Greco is a great young talent. I've known him for quite a few years. A lot of credit should also go to Carol Reilly, our genera] manager. The rest of the Contlnutd on pag« 15 By BILL RYAN Pride in CSR is a program that Kristi Brosseau, VP for student activities, has adapted from a program that Laurie Garafola and Bryan A. Moody implemented at SUNYA. The intent of the program is to benefit the CSR residents by making them more aware of safety and security on campus. Each residence hall on campus began the ten week program with 100 points. Each hall is responsible for making campus life m(M‘e secure, safe» and in the end, more fun. Points are awarded to halls for doing such things as sponsoring programs on safety, going by the rules, and to improve the quality of life in the residence halls. Each hall sponsors events in their own house, for the benefit of the residents. Some good ideas that have worked in the original program at SUNYA are programs on alc(^olism, safe sex, and CPR courses. Points are even awarded for making posters about safety and hanging them in your hall. To make the program more interesting, a system has been worked out where residence halls can also lose points. If any hall is looking for the honor of last place, the goal can easily be reached by breaking as many CSR policies as possible, vandalizing, not cleaning your bathrooms and other community rooms in your hall, playing pranks, and especially vandalizing any particular building on campus and making it look like the wwk of another residennce hall. Booo! Hiss! When the program ends, prizes will be awarded to the top three halls. The hall with the most points wins $100 to go towards a victory party for that hall. Second price is free tickets to the Winter Semi-Formal. Third price gets free passes to the Madison Theatre. If a total goal of 6000 points is reached, then a VCR will be purchased for use by RA's. Results will be announced at a Coffeehouse on December 1st Imagination is as important as effort in the program. Community development and education is important too. Besides drawing a chart of how to escape from your residence hall in case of fire (or toilet overflow), why not sponsor some of the events that SUNYA found effective. These include ping-ponng, tournaments, scavenger hunts, a Jec^ardy Game Night, and "Cream-the-Stafr for charity (I dare you!!). The prognm is already underway so Come on RA's! Put away your books, tennis rackets, and typewriters and come up with some fun (and safe) things for your hall to do. Remember, the goal is to improve safety, security, and fim on campus. Don't be a boring, careless student! This is your big chance to show people how much fun CSR can be, and how aware of safety the campus residents are. |