Inscape, Vol. 41, Issue 12

              ISSUE MISNUMBERED
The Polls Have Closed...
Student Association Results Are In
The results of the Student
Association elections were
announced on Monday, May
2. SA President Kathy
Mooney and Treasurer Cathy
Cornell were re-elected.
Michael Richmond was elected
Internal Vice-President and
Reggie Smith (who was
unopposed) was elected
External VP. The new
Assemblypersons are: Terry
Applegate, Bill Better, Lisa
Colombe, Sarah Culver, Ann
Fantauzzi, Anne Field, Jeff
Guthrie, Anne Hendery, Carol
Kuhn, Chris LaSarso, Connie
Martello, Carol Mauro, Judy
Mee, Mari Beth Moore, Kathy
Pietriewicz, Trish Radigan,
Frank Scanlon, Terri Lewis,
Pam Warren and Lisa ZoUer.
Michael Richmond, the new
Internal VP, is a junior. While
he has high school experience
in StudentGovemment, he had
no previous SA experience at
CSR. Among other activities,
he is a member of the Master-works
Chorale. He states:
**Being a commuter, 1
understand some problems
faced by the commuter
students, and being a music
major, I understand the
importance of trying to get to
people in the separate
departments.”
Reggie Smith, the new
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External VP, is a freshman
majoring in Secondary
Education in the Social
Sciences.
Bob Fantauzzi, who chaired
the elections, commented: **We
had 387 people vote, which is
about 20% of the total student
body, but about 40% of the
undeigraduates. The elections
went well, but some improve­ments
must be made in the
election process. We need to
assure a secret vote, and
possibly get the signatures of
voters to prevent fraud. A lot
of rumors circulated that the
election was fixed or that the
ballot box was stuffed, but
neither was true.”
Kathy Mooney remarked
that she was “delighted that
thirty-one people ran for the
Assembly.
Lecturers Stir Controversy
Juanita Castro Hits PLO Lecturer
Cuban Government
By Ginnie Lupi
“Beyond the bonds of blood,
1 love my country,” Juanita
Castro told a large crowd on
Monday, May 2, in Saint
Joseph’s Auditorium. Ms.
Castro, who is the sister of
Fidel Castro, the President of
Cuba, spoke out against her
brother’s policies. The topic of
her speech was “Cuba: Past,
Present, and Future.”
Ms. Castro first read her
prepared speech to the crowd,
about 1/3 of whom later
identified themselves as Cuban
refugees. Ms. Castro alleged
that there are 40,000 prisoners
in Cuban jails today. She later
modified this statement to
include all of the people living
in Cuba, saying, ‘‘The
prisoners in my homeland are
not only those behind bars.
Most of my countrymen are
prisoners of hatred and
terror.” She said that the
Cuban people desired to
“conquer their freedom once
again from the yoke imposed
by the Soviet empire.” She
added, “We will respect no
Condemns Zionism
laws and give allegiance to no
nation in our struggle to free
our homeland!” This statement
was applauded loudly by the
audience.
Ms. Castro stated that
Fidel’s 1959 revolution, in
which she assisted him, was
“everything but Communist...
It was merely a political
rebellion that broke out in the
name of liberty, democracy,
human rights, and dignity.”
She added that she believed
Fidel was never a Communist.
She stated that he forged an
alliance with the Communists
in the twilight zone where
demagogues and Communists
meet under the slogan “The
end will justify the means.”
An incident occurred on the
steps of Saint Joseph’s
Auditorium, where the Capital
District Committee for the
Normalization of U.S. - Cuba
Relations were handing out
position papers which stated,
“The invasions have failed!
The plots have failed! The
harangues of the Juanita
Continued on Pase 5
By Ginnie Lupi
“1 think it’s important for
the American people to listen
to the other point of view,”
said Palestinian Liberation
Organization representative
Hassan Rahman on Thursday,
May S. Mr. Rahman, Director
of Information of the PLO in
the United States, appeared
before many members of the
CSR community, courtesy of
the Third World Students
Association.
In his lecture, Mr. Rahman
began by stating some
“historical truths” about the
Palestinian struggle. He stated
also that Zionism was founded
on a situation that has existed
in Europe throughout most of
the 20th century. By 1917,
there were 50,000 newly-arrived
Jews in Palestine with
a promise from England for
help in establishing a
homeland, he said, and by
1948 England and the Zionists
had created an imbalance of
power in favor of the Zionists.
During the 1967 war, Israel
came under Zionist control.
Outside the Campus Center
student lounge on the evening
of the lecture, an unofficial
representative from the Zionist
movement was present. Ellen
Ross stood behind a desk that
was covered with pamphlets
pertaining to the Zionist cause.
She stated that she was
trying “to draw a distinction
between a peaceful organi­zation
and a terrorist organi­zation...
the PLO is dedicated
to the slaughter of innocent
people and the destruction of
the state of Israel.”
A lp h o n s o M a l lo r y ,
President of the Third World
Students Association, said that
he **didn’t agree” with the
behavior of the opposition, or
the fact that they were there
“just to create tensions and
problems.”
There was a tense moment
inside the lounge about
h a l fw a y th r o u g h M r.
Rahman’s oration. As Mr.
R ahman re co u n ted th e
situation in Israel in the 1940*s,
a man who later identified
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Selection Processes RSC Member Comments
In view of the fact that three complaints have been received
about the process of RA and room selection by Inscape in the
past two issues, we must recommend clarification of these
procedures. Since this is the last issue of the paper for the year
and we cannot provide a forum for response to the charges
made, we would like to suggest that the concerned parties hold
an open meeting at which all the problems with both selection
processes could be aired, discussed, and hopefully resolved. This
could only improve understanding and further the interests of
both the college and the students involved.
A Parting Thought...
Remember, folks, you read it here first. In the September 24,
1976 issue of Inscape, we predicted that “the customary niceties
abolit how great a year this is going to be” seemed to have taken
on a new reality. We cited the construction of the new dorm, the
vitality of the new Student Association, and the influx of new
students as major reasons for the “dimension of enthusiasm” of
the student body.
Well, we still think that’s true. This year has been marked by
enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism about everything from the
Nook and Cranny Sale to Letters to the Editor and the Cuban
Revolution. The mid-semester lulls and the finals crunch didn’t
disappear, but the mood of the entire year was much more active
than we’ve noticed around here for a while. Controversy was rife
on many topics, including the rights of students to visitation and
academic freedom on campus. And changes were made in many
areas, including the move from units to credits.
Unlike the editorial at the beginning of the year, we cannot
begin to cite all of those responsible for the improved mood of
CSR this past year. Rather, we will end this with another hope
— may it continue long into the future!
To the Editors:
As a re su lt o f the
unsatisfactory room selection
process prior to the 1975-76
school year, the entire room
selection process was altered
during the Spring 1976 by a
committee formed during the
January 1976 term at Star
Lake. The co-chairpersons and
committee felt the committee’s
work was a success:
a) in arriving at a process
agreeable to the majority of
the resident community;
b) in advertising and
running the process smoothly
at the end of the Spring 1976
semester;
c) in informing the entire
campus of the process through
a campus-wide forum, sending
committee members to each
house and floor in the dorm
and a write-up in Inscape.
However, at the end of last
year, Sr. Lynn Levo, RSC
advisor, was aked to have the
newly formed Room Selection
Committee be an ongoing
organization to meet the
housing needs of the changing
campus. Sr. Lynn said she felt
it wasn’t necessary since the
policy was such a clear and
adaptable one. She declined
Academic Freedom
To the Editor:
1 am somewhat annoyed.
Several incidents at CSR have
provoked me to publicly voice
my opinion. Recently, the
college sponsored a guest
speaker, Juanita Castro,
“Critic of the Crisis in Cuba.”
Exercising my rights to
freedom of speech, press, and
assembly, 1 participated with
Anne Hess in handing out
dissenting literature at the
door of the lecture hall. We
were soon rudely confronted
by an angered faculty member,
obviously outraged by the
“Communist propaganda” that
was being distributed. After
being b om b a rd ed with
questions such as, “Why are
you here? Don’t you realize
what you’re passing out?” and
“What right do you have to be
here?” and delivering a lengthy
m o n o lo g u e on how
“in all the years” she has been
a faculty member, she’d “never
seen anything like this!”, she
returned to the lecture hall.
Immediately thereafter, we
were approached by a campus
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security guard, who was,
“following orders in response
to a legal faculty complaint to
check our college IDs and
record our names for future
reference.” At the same time.
Professor Frank Fitzgerald
was entering the hall and
o v e rh e a d th e g u a r d ’s
persistence in questioning us.
He interrupted this harassment
as a concerned faculty member
and questioned the legitimacy
of the guard’s actions on our
behalf. He asked why the
guard was so interested in the
names of the students who
were peacefully exercising their
freedom of speech and not
willing to also ‘file’ the name
of the ‘Sister’ who had been
harassing them, even though
Ms. Hess proceeded to lodge a
“legal student complaint”
against her.
As for the meeting itself,
which was intended to be an
“educational experience,” it
turned out to be something of
a pep rally tor the already
convinced. Any dissent or
honest inquiry was hooted
and
the
down by the audience
treated as absurd by
s p e a k e r , c r e a t in g an
atmosphere which chilled the
free and open expression of
opinion.
In response to students who
were interested in a more
informal and informative
presentation, a second lecture
on Cuba was held. The
speaker this time was Dr.
Yolanda Ortal, a faculty
member in the Spanish
department and a Cuban
refugee. She was asked to
relate her personal experiences
c o n c e r n in g th e 19S9
revolution. Her recollections
of the Castro victory were
clear and open, and hence her
lecture evoked great interest.
Although her talk was purely
“a personal experience of
yesterday’s Cuba” she seemed
to have an unquestionable
knowledge of Cuba 1977.
A g a in , d i s s e n t was
discouraged and very often
interrupted by the speaker.
Although not as strong, a
stifiing atmosphere existed at
saying she would contact the
committee if need be.
Evidently she felt there was no
need.
As a result we have this
year’s inefficiently run process
in which such a clear policy
was distorted.
Here are a few examples of
students w)io have come to me
and given evidence of the facts
I have presented:
a) A former member of RSC
who will attest to differences in
the running of this year’s
process compared to last
year’s,
b) A freshman male who
was aware of the process only
bec ause he a sked fo r
in fo rm a tio n (n o n e was
provided by his RA or
advertisements).
There were also ^^eyeral
other incidents eyidencing
policy violations.
I t’s a shame that a
committee’s work deemed so
worthwhile by the RSC
members and especially the
advisor would be cast aside a
year later. After all our time,
work an d success in
developing a new policy for
the contentment of the resident
community, I should think this
year’s process would have
posed the least amount of
problems. Instead, due to the
seeming disregard ot the
committee’s ongoing concern,
many students have not only
unnecessarily lost respect for
the process, but have also lost
a sense of community with one
another.
Mary Anne Mayonc
Co-Chairperson
Room Selection Committee
this gathering as well. 1 had
hoped to find more room for
debate over this controversial
question knowing full well that
there are two sides to every
issue. So far, at CSR, this has
not been possible.
It seems to me (a student
probing various crucial issues),
that a greater opportunity
should be available for
question and dissent without
harassment. Both students and
fa cu lty members with
contrasting views should be
encouraged to express and
discuss these views rather than
hindered. That would truly be
an educational experience.
Tisha Graham
The Year In Review
Towards Yesterday
“The Year in Review, huh?
Me? What happened to
Atkinson, or whoever it was?
He used to get a kick out of
assignments like this. What
about him?”
Well, Mr. Atkins, it turned
out, had graduated. And, since
yours truly is no longer on the
assigning end of assignments
around here, he wound up
with the inescapable “Year in
Review” story.
1 resigned myself to an
hour’s boring concocting at the
typewriter until 1 took a look
at this year's issues of Inscape
and realized that this has been
a very important year for the
little ol’ College of Saint Rose.
In the first place, we’re
growing. In a number of
importahf ways. The college is
taking a chance and sinking a
lot of bucks into the future in
a program it calls Toward
Tomorrow. About two and a
half million greenbacks from
now, CSR should have a new
dorm and a much needed
athletic facility and activities
center. So the sights and
sounds of construction have
dominated the physical
campus this year.
Just after that project was
announced, wouldn’t you
know it, another change.
Albany realtor Bernard Picotte
gave the college a huge and
valuable building in downtown
Albany. Eventually, it was
decided to move the entire Art
Department there. That frees a
lot of space already on campus
for undetermined uses. Or, as
Mel Brooks might say, “Oh,
boy!”
More importantly, CSR
took a step toward the
twentieth century in early 1977
when it decided to slightly
liberalize its policy on
visitation. After lengthy
studies by the Student Affairs
Office (and some controversy
about why they were carried
out in secret), the Board of
Trustees decided to effect a
limited and optional visitation
policy for campus housing.
The move was met with relief
by many, if not most, students.
Not surprisingly, it was a
year of some controversy. Late
in the fall semester, some
allegedly “racial” problems of
questionable origin arose, and
it took several campus-wide
meetings to straighten things
out. The old Black Student
Alliance was dissolved, and in
its place arose the Committee
on Minority Concerns. No
such problems arose in the
spring semester.
There were many artistic
advances made this year.
In te rn a t io n a l ly known
conductor Dr. Richard Condie
appeared with the CSR
Masterworks Chorale as a
guest conductor in October,
earning yet another plaudit for
that fine group. The Jazz-
Rock Ensemble, a young
group with an enthusiastic new
leader and some fine young
musisians, began to attract
large audiences at its concerts.
Nationally known mimist
Keith Berger dazzled the
college, as did several fine
exhibits at the Art Gallery.
In addition to the change in
visitation, there were other
changes in College policy. The
school switched back to credits
after an experiment of several
years with the unit system. The
long-awaited Rathskellar
opened after a year-long delay
caused by some obscure
difficulties with insurance.
After some debate, the
A Parable: Election Fever
Or, the Freshperson^s Last Stand
By Ellen Ross
it must have been caused by
listening to too many victory
speeches. The freshperson was
suffering from a raving Land­slide
Complex: she had
delusions of winning the
mandate of the people. Day
and night, she could be seen
around the Campus Center
and the Science Hall, applying
posters to the walls with an
egomaniacal grin. The fresh­person
was running for the
Student Assembly.
The first intimation that
something was seriously wrong
in freshperson land was felt
when she was spotted in the
Camelot Room, swooping
down on innocent bystanders
with an evil gleam in her eye.
“Would you sign my petition,
please?” Most of the sensible
souls of Saint Rose were
appalled by this apparition.
(Was she really foaming at the
mouth?) But a few stalwarts
signed, and so on careened the
freshperson to Phase II: The
Great Campaign.
Some very strange posters
were soon observed sprouting,
like bizarre weeds, around the
campus. The freshperson
began to take on the
appearance of a Candidate.
She talked out of both sides of
her mouth, smiled constantly,
and seemed to be afflicted with
an uncontrollable urge to
shake hands and kiss babies.
As soon as the elections
began, the freshperson enjoyed
a politician’s once-in-a-lifetime
thrill; she bought her first vote.
Now she was truly a member
of the great American
democratic machine. She spent
the rest of the voting period
dragging people to the Student
Association table, and nagging
monotonously: “Have you
voted for me yet?” as she
twisted their arms and kicked
them in the shins.
As the results were coming
in, the freshperson was pacing
back and forth, tearing at her
hair and chomping through
five dollars’ worth of Sky Bars,
T-Mints and peanut M&Ms.
People scurried out of her way
as she mumbled to herself.
At last, days later, the fresh­person
staggered into the
Student Association office.
“Do... you have... any news...
for me yet?” she gasped.
The Chairman of the
Election Committee patted her
kindly on the head. “We’ll
have the results verified in a
little while.”
January term was not voted
into oblivion ^ s had been
expected in s ^ e circles. A
course in values was made
mandatory for all incoming
students. That raised a few
eyebrows and questions about
imposed morality, but no big
stink has yet been raised about
that issue.
There were some fascinating
lectures. Fr. Daniel Berrigan
spoke in the spring as did
Juanita Castro. There were
some te r r ib le le c tu re s .
Seymour Hersch rambled in
the fall.
For some, there was
agnominy. The Barbara
Billingsly Fan Club was
formed. The men’s basketball
team tried hard and earned the
respect of all for doing so, but
just couldn’t seem to put it
together, (as sportswriters are
wont to say).
Was it a good year? I don’t
know. Only the individual
students can speak for
themselves. For the school?
That’s a very difficult question.
Changes in visitation and
academic policy seem shrewd
and the Toward Tomorrow
expansion program has to be
considered attractive. But
S t a t e E d u c a t io n
Commissioner, Ewald Nyquist
has spoken out against over­expansion
by private schools,
and some teachers here are
privately predicting the demise
of the school for these reasons.
The key to evaluating this
year is the expansion. And
only time will tell. Time and
about $2.5 million.
— Matthew Maguire
The freshperson crawled
under the desk to try to read
the names. She reached for it
just as the Chairman leaned
back. “Ah, here they are.” The
freshperson leaped up, taking
the desk, six Accounting
books and a potted plant with
her, and lunged at the paper.
“Aaagghh!” shrieked the
freshperson as she stared
goggle-eyed at the list.
Soon afterward: “Well, you
aren’t going to have the fresh­person
to kick around
anymore because, gentlemen”
— sniff sniff — “This is my
last press conference.”
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Yearbook Departs
From Tradition
Xanadu Xpected
By Ellen Ross
On Monday, May 2, **a
college yearbook,” edited by
Jeffrey Beale, arrived at CSR.
The new yearbook has been
the subject of a great deal of
strong response. Editor Beale,
an Art major (he was recently
recognized for Outstanding
Scholarship and Service in the
Division of Fine and Applied
Arts), explained the departure
from tradition that marks **a
college yearbook;”
**1 thought it was Time for a
drastic change in the format of
the book. When 1 first
accepted the job of editor, 1
h a d th e h ig h - s c h o o l
conception of a yearbook, but
it became a photo essay — a
documentary of the institution.
i wanted to look for the single
image that would say a lot of
things.” He continued, “It’s
better than 1 expected it to be;
1 think everyone who worked
on the book is happy with it.
In fewer pages, 1 think that we
get the essence of the
activities.” As for another
aspMt of the book which had
elicited comment, “1 wanted to
include all the people who
w o rk h e r e , in c lu d in g
maintenance and house­keeping.
After all, they’re part
of the ‘community’ too.”
Senior Beale also feels certain
that the format change will be
more or less permanent: “It
will by no means revert to the
old idea of a ‘yearbook.’ ”
Staff member Diane Guth,
who is also graduating this
year, noted: “Overall, the
faculty like the book, but
many of the students don’t. I’d
say it was about half-and-half
among students. We’ve gotten
some good comments and
some really rotten comments.
People were expecting a
scrapbook of pictures, and
they didn’t get it.”
Ms. G u th went on,
“Looking over the book, there
could have been more
representation of activities, but
overall I’m very pleased with
it. People don’t realize that
there’s so much involved in
putting a layout together. Take
the divider pages, for instance.
They were deliberately planned
the way they are to give the
eye a space to rest. The book
was the product of a lot of
hard work, long hours, time
and care. It wasn’t thrown
together by any means.”
By Frank Scanlon
CSR Commencement ’77
and Senior Week will high­light
the end of the Class of
’77’s undergraduate role at St.
Rose.
T h e C om m e n c em e n t
speaker will be Bishop
Howard J. Hubbard, recently
ordained bishop of Albany’s
Roman Catholic Diocese.
Bishop Hubbard, along with
two other area leaders, Helen
A. Warren and former
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, Dr. James S. Smoot,
will receive honorary degrees
at the S4th commencement
exercises. Over 500 under­graduate
and graduate degrees
will be conferred during the
May 21st ceremony. It will be
held at Albany’s Palace
Piigc 4
Theater.
The ceremony will begin at
10 a.m. and will be open to
guests and the public. This is
because the theater is a large
facility. Doors open at 9 a.m.
and guests should arrive early
as there are no reserved seats.
Senior Week will be head­lined
by the A n n u a l
Baccalaureate Dinner Dance
held in the Hall of Springs at
the Saratoga Performing Arts
Center. _ .
Nancy Pringle stated
that response to the dinner
“has been good,” with about
half the graduates attending
for a total of “around 400
people.” An interfaith service
will be held earlier at 1 p.m. on
the campus lawn and will be
open to everybody.
The arrival of the CSR
literary magazine, Xanadu, is
expected on or about May 16.
Xanadu has been edited this
year by senior Lori Barraco.
The existence of a CSR
literary magazine was almost
terminated last year, when the
Rambler II was discontinued.
However, the efforts of Lori
and a large staff have
succeeded in reviving the
journal. Art editor Gemma
Champine describes the
Xanadu as “the best that it’s
been in four years, despite the
lowest budget. We have also
had the best response in four
years.” Ms. Champine, also a
senior, continued:
“This year we had a very
heterogeneous response,
cutting across all the different
grade levels. In the past, it has
often happened that the
literary journal was supported
by only three or four contri­butors,
but this year we had
more than we could use.” Ms.
Champine also notes that
“most of the work we have
received this year is of high
quality. But we still need more
interest, more response and
most of all, more money!”
Ms. Champine explained
that the deadline for contri­butions
to Xanadu was set
early this year, to facilitate the
printing of the journal. The
publicity effort at the
beginning of the year was
unsuccessful, so “now we
contact people on a person-to-person
basis. There is a lot of
hidden talent around this
school, but too many people
are too shy to contribute,” Ms.
Champine noted.
The literary magazine, Ms.
Champine pointed out, is “a
great opportunity for English
and Art majors, and also for
the rest of the community, to
get recognition for their
work.” Contributions were
solicited from alumni and
faculty, as well as currently
e n ro lle d s tu d e n ts , Ms.
Champine explains, but the
response from these groups
was minimal.
An open meeting of the
Xanadu staff to select next
year’s editors is expected to be
scheduled soon, and Ms.
Champine encourages all
interested persons to be there.
Since several of the editors are
graduating, opportunities are
open for new members of the
>Unadu group.
Ellen Ross
S.A. Reviews Grants
Senior Week Festivities Planned
D u rin g th e 1976-77
academic year the Division
Grant Committee of the
Student Association allocated
a total of $3400.00 in order to
“sponsor academic related pro-grams,'^
accordingto Committee
Chairman Bob Fantauzzi.
Consisting of students and
faculty from the five academic
divisions, the committee
sponsored such events as the
a p p e a ra n c e s of D an ie l
Berrigan, well-known activist
and nuclear disarmament
advocate, the Alpha-Omega
players, Charles Fiero, a
contemporary pianist, as well
as several artists who were
guest instructors in art classes.
The committee also assisted in
giving support to two work­shops;
“Keeping the Helping-
Professional Alive,” and
“Discipline.” Two educational
workshops were also funded,
in part, by Division Grant
monies.
The committee chairman
also stated that “the committee
and the Student Association
allocated money to sponsor
Senator Robert Dole in
cooperation with the Public
Events Committee. However,
Public Events didn’t seem
interested because 1 received
no further word from them
after forwarding two similar
proposals for the event.”
Generally Mr.’Fantauzzi was
pleased with the performance
of the committee. “1 couldn’t
have hoped for abetter year,
though for next year, 1 would
like to see more student
in v o lv em e n t on th e
committee.” The Chairman
also pointed out that “next
year’s format will be decided
by Reginald Smith, External
Vice-President Elect.”
‘‘Voyage” Worth the Trip
This reviewer has done more
than his share of complaining
about badly made disaster
films and adventure flicks.
Well, now for something
completely different...
it’s called Voyage of the
Damned, and in a way it is
both an adventure film and a
disaster film. That sounds
rather routine, and it is, but
only in some ways. In several
important ways it is different
from all the absurd movies
about airports and submarines
and apes you’ve made the
mistake of paying money for.
The first difference is the
screenplay, it is sound and
well-done, if not spectacular.
The action revolves around a
shipload of just under a
thousand Jews who leave
Germany just before World
War 11 thinging they are
headed for Cuba and freedom.
Actually, they are pawns in an
involved propoganda plot and
are likely to end up in a prison
camp in Germany. The action
of the film revolves around
their struggle for freedom and
their relationships among
themselves.
It is, as one observer pointed
out, rather predictable.
Suspense is drawn out as much
as possible and the resolution
is, of course, a last-minute one.
However, this viewer contends
that the quality of the
production overshadows the
mundane plot.
The acting, for example, is
unusually good for a film of
this nature. The Swedish
genius Max Von Sydow
remains a dominating actor.
Jass Band Better Than Ever
The CSR J a z z -R o c k
Ensemble c o n tin u e s to
improve, as anyone who
attended its May 4 concert can
testify. In fact, the improve­ment
since its last concert is
really surprising, considering
that the band was already very
good.
The May 4 concert was
billed by band leader Charlie
Vatalaro as a tribute to the
studio musician. Vatalaro
called attention to the music
prowess of this unrecognized
creature and paid tribute to his
versatility.
His band also paid tribute
by demonstrating its own
versatility.
The band is improved in
several ways. Most important
is th e t r em e n d o u s
improvement seen in some of
the soloists. Trumpeter Bob
Button and saxophonists Mike
Catrabone and Renee Marois
each played with a sharp and
aggressive attack not seen in
earlier performances. It is
interesting to note that the
leading soloist of many earlier
concerts, a fine alto saxo­phonist,
has left the band, with
no great damage resulting.
Furthermore, the soloing
chores are now being spread
about more evenly. In addition
to the fine players mentioned
above. Dale Guysler, Bob
Richburg, Ed Sisk and Tom
D’Ambrose all carried their
solo loads admirably.
Three of the nine tunes in
the concert featured a fine
vocal student quintet called
“Take Five.” The five sang
David Soul’s “Don’t Give Up
On Us Baby” and Barbra
Streisand’s love theme from
“A Star Is Born.” In both
cases, the original recording
artist was put to shame. That’s
my opinion, anyhow.
1 also believe that the band
put together a more mature,
better arranged package for its
audience than it has for
previous concerts. The tunes
were a little more varied and
more difficult, and the
arrangements were much
better than in some earlier
shows. The tunes called for
better section work in general
and greater interplay between
section and soloist. Sure, the
work is commercial, but it is
quality commercial music, not
junk. The band even managed
to deliver an acceptable disco
arrangement of the disco
abomination “Baby Face.”
That’s an accomplishment!
The band sounds a lot like
both Maynard Ferguson and
Buddy Rich, and Vatalaro
admits that he admires these
leaders for their ability to keep
up with the times. He’s right,
of course, but it should be
noted that both these bands
retain their strong roots in the
past. And they do so without
playing Glenn Miller-type
d a n c e m u s ic a n d
compromising their artistic
principles. I think this band
could delve deeply into the
past books of these bands and
come up with some tunes it
could use to great advantage.
Maynard Ferguson still plays a
very old arrangement of
“Aerigin,” because it’s still one
of the baddest arrangements
around. Likewise the bop
standard “Three More Foxes.”
And just a few years ago.
Buddy Rich recorded the
hottest arrangement of
“Straight, No Chaser” this
listener has heard.
I think that the excellent
CSR Jazz-Rock Ensemble
could get even better by
exploring these arrangements.
That would make a good
product even better.
By Matthew Maguire
He captured completely the
character of the embattled ship
captain torn between his love
of mankind and allegiance to
his country, in a cast of about
twenty stars, it is unsafe to
single out too many others.
Among the best were Faye
Dunaway, Orson Welles and
Ben Gazzara.
The film also boasts a
perceptive sense of irony. The
scenes shot in Cuba, for
instance, use different images
like prostitution and street
musicians to imply the
decadence and frivolity which
blind that country to its
involvement in the German
scheme. A little too cute,
however, is a tragic love affair
which ends in a double suicide
blatantly patterned after
“Romeo and Juliet.” That
hardly furthered the plot and
should have been left out.
All in all, The Voyage of the
Damned is a good film to
spend money on. I think we
need to be constantly
reminded of what happened in
Germany during the era of the
Second World War. This film
does just that and provides
entertainment to boot.
Imagine a film about the
German mistreatment of the
Jews which is not didactic, and
you’ll have The Voyage of the
Damned. Try it.
—Matthew Maguire
Juanita Castro-
Continued from Page I
Castros have failed! The only
alternative left is to normalize
relations between the two
countries, and let each follow
their separate development.”
At one point, Sr. Bernarda
Jacques came out of the
auditorium and contronted the
student leatleters with the
paper she had been handed.
Sr. Bernarda asked the name
of one of the students involved
and asked whether the student
knew that the leaflet was
“Communist propaganda.”
After a brief and animated
discussion. Sr. Bernarda
retreated into the auditorium
and the security guard on duty
came out to take the IDs of
the students involved.
After Ms. Castro’s speech,
she answered questions from
the audience. Yolanda Ortal,
who acted as interpreter
during this time, took most of
the questions froni Cuban
members of the audience.
When Ms. Castro was asked
what she thought of Jimmy
Carter, she said that it seemed
odd that Cuba was not
included on his list of
countries that deprived people
ol their rights. She fell silent
for a moment, then said
quietly, “ That is what I think
of Mr. Carter.”
Campus Controversies Continue
More Letters to the Editors
Honor Committee Responds Tappa Responds
To The Editors:
There is, apparently, a need
for clarification of the policy
of the honor societies in
selecting students for member­ship.
Since only a small
percentage of each class may
be chosen and the current
number of those students
receiving an index of 3.000 is
about six times that number, a
brief explanation of the action
of the Citations Committee
may help.
After a fall meeting
discussing the current situation
regarding the marks of last
spring and summer and several
meetings after the December
indexes were ready, the
Citations Committees of both
honor societies decided regret­fully
that there was no way in
which so many lower indexes
could qualify students for
honors. Thinking it better not
to encourage falte expectations
in those with no possibility of
selection, the committees sent
letters to more than two and
one-half times the number of
students with any chance of
receiving the honor of
membership.
From the records of those
students, from the recom­mendations
of their teachers
and others of the staff, and
from the letters of application
themselves, after much
deliberation, the Citations
Committees narrowed the
To the Editor: —
Last month 1 witnessed an
event
Which never in my recollection
Have 1 ever seen anything Uke:
College Room Selection.
1 guess 1 knew they'd be some
upset
And some would cry,
without fail
But I’ve seen more civilized
action at
Macy's Bra and Girdle Sales.
But 1 tried to read the contract
Yet 1 felt like a fool
Every time 1 got it straight
They changed another rule.
n um b e r to th e small
p e r c e n t a g e , to th e
comparatively few students,
they could recommend to the
National Offices of Delta
Epsilon Sigma and Kappa
Gamma Pi. The membership
of Alpha Chi Chapter, in
consideration of the recom­mendations,
voted at the
business meeting on Delta Day
to admit candidates; the
National Office of Kappa
made the decision for Kappa.
Cordially,
Sister Rose Bernard, CSJ.
Dear Editor:
This is in response to Z’s
le t te r o f su rp r is e and
resentment upon learning of
the manipulation of policies
governing the Resident
Assistant Selection Process:
1 was shocked and saddened
by your letter; 1 was aware this
type of back room dealing had
l ^ n going on for the past year
and a half but 1 did not realize
it was so blatant as in your
case, it is a regretful situation
that seems to have gotten
worse this year; 1 would hate
to see our fine college suffer
because of it. All 1 can suggest
is th a t p e rh a p s o th e r
administrators and faculty
members may take notice and
take the appropriate steps to
put an end to these dealings.
Most regretfully,
CSJ
1 think 1 witnessed a miracle
Like the opening of the tomb
Some people stayed up 40 days
and 40 nights
Just to get a room.
And me, well 1 didn’t fight
the crowds
1 didn’t care at all
But I’m probably happier than
the rest
‘Cause I’m stuck back in
Lima Hall.
So me and Lima will be
good friends
I’ve come to this conclusion
If 1 don’t get a suite next year
ril quit and go to Union.
- MARGARET HIGGINS
To the Editors of Inscapc:
Permit me to make a
correction and an observation
on Jeff Beale’s recent article
concerning part-time salaries.
The correction pertains to
my assumed statement that
“sixty instructors” would be
affected by the change from
units to credits. Inadvertently,
Mr. Beale confused my
response to his question on the
number of adjuncts at St. Rose
with the number of adjuncts
affected by the change from
units to credits. Since most
part-time faculty teach either
in the Graduate or Con­tinuing
Education programs
(both of which offer only
three-credit courses), the
change from units to credits
will affect approximately IS
adjuncts.
I would make the general
observation that comparison
of CSR part-time salaries with
salaries paid at other institu­tions
is valid only if we also
compare their tuition charges.
The two private schools
mentioned in Mr. Beale's
article have tuitions of
$3750.00 (Union) and $4025.00
(RPI) compared to CSR's
$1900.00 for the 1976-77
academic year.
May 1 conclude by stating
that CSR takes great pride in
the quality and dedication of
its part-time faculty — many
give far and above what is
required by their contractual
obligation. 1 wish to assure our
adjuncts and our students that
every effort will be made to
approve a new credit per hour
formula as soon as possible.
Donald W. Tappa
Undergraduate Dean
In response to my article of
April 29th, I stand corrected
by Dean Tappa, as to how
many instructors will . be
affected by the salary^cutbifck.
However, I did hoi "ivMd-vertently
confuse” Dr.
Tappa’s statemerit. My
question to him was: “How
many part-time fa cu lty
members’ salaries will be
affected by the change from
units to credits?” Dr. Tappa’s
response: "About sixty,
including undergraduate and
graduate levels as well as Con­tinuing
Education.”
I totally agree with Dean
Tappa’s concluding state­ments.
Many CSR part-time
faculty members do "give far
and above what is required by
their contractual obligations.”
Concerned students and
faculty will wait anxiously to
find put how much o f an
increase these part-time
people receive, and how soon
the proposal will be approved.
JEFF BEALE
Page 6
It’s Tough to Move Up:
Survey Shows Student Problems
A recent survey conducted
by Patti McCaul, a senior
student in Steven Alger’s
research class, has shown that
socially mobile students at St.
Rose tend to have lower grade-point
averages in their first
semester in college than they
had in high school; tend to
have more anxiety in a group
of unfamiliar students, and
have more a d ju s tm e n t
problems at college than a
similar sample of upper-middle
class students. The socially
mobile students in th e . study
were determined to be those
whQse father’s inconie fell
below, $19,999.00 and those
whoise.V'fafthers had not
attended, college. Upper-middle
class students were
those whoK fathers attended
college and had a yearly
income of $20,000.00 or above.
Ms. McCaul sampled 27
female freshmen resident
students for the study.
The study was based on a
previous survey done at
Boston College in 1973. This
study showed, according to
Ms. McCaul, th a t “ a
disjuncture between the
environment at the private
college and the past social
contexts is critical and stressful
for socially mobile students.”
Ms. McCaul’s determination
that socially mobile students
h a v e m o re a c a d em ic
difficulties in college when
compared with upper-middle
class students is based on a
comparison between the
students’ self-reported grade
average in high school and her
average in her first semester at
CSR. Ms. McCaul theorized
that the lower averages might
be due to the greater
a d ju s tm e n t p r o b lem s
experienced by these students.
In another area of the study,
83 percent of the socially
mobile students felt less than
''confident and self-assured” in
a group of students they did
not know well, while only 27
percent of the upper-middle
status students felt that way.
Ms. McCaul commented on
this finding, did not feel this
was a surprising discovery
since it is not hard to imagine
the anxiousness a socially
mobile s tu d e n t would
probably experience when
interacting with peers whom
she not only did not know, but
whom she may also feel were
on a different social level and
who had come from a
background not similar to her
own.”
Socially mobile students
also reported having more
problems in adjusting to
college life than upper-middle,
class students did. The
determination of adjustment
problems was made on the
basis of three questions
concerning the number of
peers who were seen as sharing
the respondent’s beliefs,
aspirations, and attitudes, the
student’s general mood during
her first semester at CSR, and
the relationship that the
responding student reported
with her roommate. Ms.
McCaul found that socially
mobile students are likely to
feel that only a small number
of their fellow students share
their beliefs, aspirations, and
attitudes. In response to the^
second question in this section,
83 percent of the socially
mobile students felt **less than
happy” during their first
semester, while 75 percent of
Education Association Looks Back, Forward
Every profession has its
association. Doctors have the
A.M.A., lawyers have the Bar
Association, and Education
m a jo rs have th e CSR.
Education Association.
This past year, the CSR
E d u c a tio n A s so c ia tio n
planned a calendar of work­shops
and speakers on educa­tional
issues facing the pre­professional
educator. The
g ro u p sp o n so red such
activities as speaker Vince
Gazetta on **Certificatfon,”
which, with its constantly
changing requirements, was
and still is of interest to all
future educators. There also
was a music workshop, a
speaker on discipline, and a
spe&ker from the New York
State Education Department
on “Metrics.”
This coming year the
sp e a k e r and w o rk sh o p
schedule will include such
topics as discipline, child
abuse, and special education,
which is considered to be an
important current issue since
exceptional children are now
being mainstreamed into the
regular classroom at a growing
p a c e . T h e E d u c a t io n
Association has also planned
such social activities as a
fashion show for the career
person in the fall and an ice
cream social in the spring.
The association wants to
extend its influence into the
community next year by
holding a story hour at St.
Catherine’s Home for Children
and by holding a children’s
book drive and donating the
collected books to needy area
children.
Michelle C h r is t ia n o ,
President of the Education
Association, states: “Teaching
is more thun just lesson plans
and theory. The association
grants yoi| the opportunity to
experience and broome aware
of the many issues of
education that are merely
touched upon during limited
class time. For instance, how
does one work with different
types of administrators so as
to achieve cooperation? Lack
of communication in this area
can put a snag in the learning
system that holds negative
benefits for the students.
“Since CSR is predomi­nantly
a college of varying
education majors, we have a
wealth of knowledge to share.
The association provides a
means where all education
majors and minors can learn
from each other. Hey, art
majors! How can an
elementary teacher incorporate
art into a lesson plan? And
music majors, give us hints on
how to improve a child’s
auditory memory through use
of music. Let us pool our ideas
and gain a broader perspective
of our field.”
the other students reported
feeling “happy” here. Similar
responses were given to the
question about relationship
with roommates, with 60
percent of the upper-middle
status students reporting
“ e x c e lle n t” ro om m a te
relationships, and 67 percent
of the mobile students
reporting less than excellent
relationships.
In analyzing her results, Ms.
McCaul expressed concern for
the mobile students because
th e “ m a rg in a lity and
disjuncture that these students
probably experience because
of the opportunities they were
afforded as opposed to those
the more affluent students
were exposed to would create
built-in problems for healthy
adjustment.” She added, “1 be­lieve
that the socially mobile
or lower income student needs
more help than just financial
assistance from the private
college that accepts her. Some
thought should be given to
ways and means of helping this
student adjust to a possibly
very different environment
than the one she came from.”
news briefs
The local chapter of the
American Business Women’s
Association is offering one-year
scholarship assistance to
qualified women in the Capital
D i s t r i c t . F o r f u r th e r
information contact Bill
Lawrence in the CSR
F in a n c ia l Aid Office.
Application deadline is June
10, 1977.
Page 7
“Spring Fling” Bigger and Better
Medaille Hall won yet
another party, the cause of
women’s liberation was
advanced fifteen years, and
several members of the
Resident Life Council received
telephone calls from Lord
Killanin, inviting them to act
as hosts for the 1984 Summer
Olympics. Those were just a
few of the less obvious results
of the recent “Spring Fling”
sponsored by a veritable
hoard of student organiza­tions
m which artists displayed
their crafts and many budding
athletes experienced the joy of
victory and the ecstasy of
defeat in the twelve event Rec-day
competition.
The highlight of the day,
according to many, was the
Rec-day competition, a
potpourri of relay races, and
individual events designed to
test the mental, physical and
moral fiber of their partici­pants.
The men from Medaille
hall ran away with the top
prize scoring fourteen points in
the 3 for first, 2 for second, 1
for third scoring system. As a
result, $40.00 worth of party
goods were provided for a
victory celebration. Desales
Hall now smells like a Pizza
Hut on a busy night as they
won five large pizzas with their
eight point, second place
finish. Third place was
captured by the women from
Fohtboiine Hall, who were
awarded three gallons of ice
cream for scoring seven points.
Several teams just missed
placing in the competition that
consisted of such events as the
three-legged race, pie eating
contest, mummy wrapping
(with toilet paper, of course),
and an obstacle course. The
surprise of the day, however,
was th e tu g o f w a r
competition. The invincible
women from Collins Hall and
the second floor in Lima Hall
defeated all comers to finish in
first place. The runner-up team
also consisted of members of
the not-so-much weaker sex as
a combined team from Soulier
and Kelly Halls managed to
out-tug the men. To complete
the shutout by the women,
Funtbonne Hall finished third.
Chairman of the student
organizing committee, hrank
Scahlon expressed pleasure
Page 8
with the success of the day, as
well as gratitude toward the
other members of the
committee and the faculty and
administration that acted as
judges for the events. Citing
the weather as a major factor
for the good turnout Mr.
Scanlon is “hoping to get more
commuters involved” in the
future.
- Barry Willard Pie-eaters dig in
Palestinian Liberation Front -
Continued from Page 1
himself as a Zionist leaped to
his feet and shouted, “That’s
right!” The man approached
the podium, shouting as
members of the audience
called out, “Let the speaker
finish!” and “Let’s have some
freedom of speech here!” A
security guard stationed near
the door was called into the
room by a member of the
audience, but declined to
enter. After being urged by
Mr. Mallory to sit down and
hold his question until the
designated question time, the
man returned to his seat. Mr.
Rahman stepped to the
podium again and said, “Now
we see the lengths to which
Zionists are willing to go to
stifle freedom of speech.” This
remark was greeted by loud
and sustained applause from
the audience.
Mr. Mallory made the point
very clear that his organi­zation
did not support either
side of the struggle, and the
reason they brought Mr.
Rahman to the college was to
educate those interested to the
other point of view. “Now
people are beginning to look at
the issue from a Palestinian
point of view also,” he said.
Messages of solidarity with
the Palestine Liberation
Organization were provided by
members of the Socialist
Worker’s Party, The Young
Socialist Alliance, The Young
Worker’s Liberation League,
The James Connolly Irish
Republican Club, and the
Chilean Solidarity Committee.
Softball, Golf Teams Compete
By Barry Willard
Many may think that the
conclusion of basketball
season marks the end of
intercollegiate athletics for the
year at CSR. Not so. Teams in
two different spring sports
competed in Northeastern
A th le t ic C o n f e r e n c e
tournaments recently, and
represented CSR nobly, to say
the least.
An eleven member softball
team fought to a second place
finish in a tournament played
at SUNYA. Behind power
hitting by Eric Reinhart and
Terry Wilhelm, St. Rose
defeated Bard College rather
h a n d i ly , 15-6. The
championship game of the
competition resulted in a
tough 3-run loss to Columbia-
Greene Community College in
a 13-10 game. Eric Reinhart,
player/coach and organizer of
the team expressed his deepest
g ra titu d e to all who
participated.
At Mt. Anthony Country
Club, a 4-member team of Eric
Reinhart, Steve Judd, Mark
Boise and Mark Gabriel
finished third on the links
behind teams from Albany
College of Pharmacy, and
Southern Vermont. Steve Judd
was team medalist with a 94,
collowed by Reinhart (98), and
Boise (112). Gabriel was
forced to withdraw after five
holes due to excessive blisters.
There will be a meeting of
all those interested on being on
next year’s staff of Inscape,
today. May 13 at 3:30 in
Room G on the Lover Level of
the Campus Center. The
positions of co-editors will be
discussed.
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