PANDORA'S BOXVol. XXXIV No. 3 York College of the City of New York Jamaica, Queens May 1993

Student Elections Features New Booths And Low lurnoutBy Baraka DorseyManaging Editor

On May 4, 5, and 8, York College heldits annual Student Government Elections inthe Cafeteria. Monitored by the QueensBoard of Elections, this year marked the firsttime York College has used election boothsinstead of ballot boxes in a student election.

The booths were requested by studentsin an effort to avoid the controversy whichsurrounded last year's elections. The Stu-dent Multicultural Coalition (SMC) and theCoalition Of Progessive Students (COPS)were embroiled in a stew of problems re-sulting from charges of ballot-stuffing andballot-box stealing.

"Election booths were part of the agree-ment reached between the college andCOPS," said Frankee Davis, Evening Vice-President of Student Government and mem-ber of SMC. "However, we [Student Gov-ernment] support the idea, because ballotboxes are too vulnerable to stuffing, steal-ing, and other improprieties. Electionbooths are best for everyone."

Although the elections were held onthree days, there was a low voter turnout.According to unofficial results released bythe Board of Elections, out of approximately6,656 students eligible to vote, only 850 stu-

York students use new voting booths to assure integrity of elections.

dents voted."The low turnout is another example of

the apathetic attitude of many students,"said Davis. "The same students who com-plain and wonder about their AssociationFees and how they are spent, are the samestudents who choose not to take control oftheir money."

As most of the candidates belonged tothe SMC slate, it is no surprise that, unof-

ficially, most of the winners of the 23 At-Large seats belong to that group.

However, it should be noted that Davis,one of the At-Large SMC candidates favoredto win re-election, lost the election by a sur-prising margin.

Out of seven Departmental Seats, six areheld by members of the other slate - PeopleOrganized Working for Equal Rights(POWER).

George Targownik, Director of Campus Planning, explains safety measurestaken to protect students.

By Christopher ChaneyEditor-in-Chief

Last week students in the Academic Corebuilding suffered through hot weather be-cause air conditioning vents were shut downto prevent the circulation of asbestos fibers.Asbestos insulant was found in the baseflashing of the Core building roof when re-pair work to eliminate leaks was set to be-gin.

Water-leaks during storms have alwaysbeen a problem at York but never a danger.Asbestos, a cancer causing agent, can be akiller if it is ignored In fact, it is no longerpermitted as a building material in any struc-

ture. However, York College's originalcontractor was able to use the dangerousmaterial because of a "grandfather clause"which allowed companies to use their ex-cess materials, including asbestos.

The asbestos was located in the baseflashing (where the corners of the roof meetthe wall) where the Dorm Authority(building's caretaker) discovered it inpreparation of the Walsh Construction Co.clean-up.

The construction corporation was imme-diately reassigned the job of asbestos re-moval and divided the roof into fourteenwork areas so they could systematically re-

The 23 At-Large Senators-Elect, in or-der of their rank in the election, are as fol-lows:

Jocelyn Badette, Robert Hudson,Christopher Pierre, Jose Cinque-Rivas,Jessica Clark, Joseph Novembre, YvroseSupplice, Marie Constant, MozammelJamal, Jean Hyppolite, Mohammed Is-lam, Mannan Ahman, Mohammad

§Momin, Mizan Biswas, Nadegejerome,s Beatrice Mills. Pilar Morillo. TamaljMannan, Ayala Avni, Md. MatiuriRahman, Tej Pal Singh, DebbieaMarcelline, and Sheikh Ali.| The seven Departmental Senators-Elect,jj iisted in no particular order, are as follows:

Lancelot Rochester (Natural Sciences),Patrice Kemp (Accounting and Business),Malik Gregory Callender (Mathematics),Harold St. Hilaire (Social Sciences),Maritz Griffith (Early Childhood Educa-tion), Christie Taylor (Fine Arts), andGeorge Watkins (English).

The new senators will take office in June.They are expected to attend an annual Lead-ership Training Retreat in Upstate NewYork in late summer. Pandora's Boxwishes them good luck in the coming year.

Asbestos Removal: A Hot Topic At Yorkmove any asbestos. By dividing the area intosections they were able to shut off the airconditioning ducts to prohibit asbestos fibersfrom circulating through the air as an extraprecaution. Air meters were also set up inwork areas to measure any harmful levels ofasbestos in the air. The roof is the only placeasbestos has been discovered and it's beenstated that there is no asbestos in the interiorof the building.

| "We have no asbestos on the inside," said•j" George Targownik, Director of Campus3; Planning. He proceeded to explain that "the^ asbestos on the roof is very inert and no fi-| bers come out of it, but just to be sure (the| air vents are shut)."

Targownik stressed that all necessary pre-cautions were being taken to ensure thesafety of the college community. All airsamples are sent to the Kemron. Environmen-tal Services which has reported asbestosmeasurements way below dangerous levels..

The only time that the asbestos can be-come harmful is when the workers unearthit because the fibers are admitted to the air.That's why they avoid contact with the fi-bers by wearing air filters, gloves and spe-cial overalls. Most of this work is presentlyoccurring on the roof adjacent to the libraryand students responded to the uncomfortablesituation.

"It's very inconvenient to take a two hourclass in such hot temperatures," said Yovelys

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORV.R Says Goodbye To AllDear Editor:

As my term as Evening Vice Presidentcomes to an end, many thoughts run throughmy mind while I prepare for finals. In ret-rospect this year has been a true learningexperience. From the controversy of lastyear's elections, to the chaos of theGoldstein Report, there has never been adull moment. Now, a newly elected studentwill soon replace me in the office of 1G04.

There were many issues on both a stu-dent body-wide and an individual basis thatwere addressed. And unfortunately, somany more that were not. With the emer-gence of the 1993-94 Student GovernmentElect, may this all change.

Change within the hallowed hails ofYork College will only occur with a unifiedstudent body and government. Individualagendas must be put to the side to accom-plish those things that are in the interest ofthe student body as a whole. Not just wherethe Goldstein Report is concerned. Everyissue that affects college life and access tohigher education must receive equal andzealous attention.

I would like to invite the President of

York College, faculty and administration towork closer with the students they say theyare here for. Feel free to drop by and havelunch with us, or sit in our classes. Remem-ber what is was like to be a student, and allthe problems and obstacles that had to beovercome just to get to class day after day.Stop looking at the statistics compiled aboutthe students and begin to look into the faces,hearts and minds of students.

Although I will not be a member of Stu-dent Government, I will still be involved inthe York College community. The Fall1993 semester will find me a Staff writerfor Pandora's Box, and one of many work-ing to establish Ihe York College Black Stu-dent Union.

f bid one and all Peace. Thank you toall of those who assisted me in Student Gov-ernment: Osememe, Erica Oseohtue, Sean,Serena, and all those who put up with myputting them to work because they werestanding there.

Remember that no matter what you areinvolved in at York, you are first and fore-most a STUDENT - the rest is just honeyon a biscuit.Sincerely, Frankee Davis

What'dHeSayDear Editor:

There is a constant situation that con-cerns me. Maybe by bringing it to your at-tention it can help clear up this situation.

This is my 5th semester at York Collegeand at this point in my college career Iwould like to become more active in schoolactivities.

What I've noticed is that activities areheld in the atrium that are supposed to beopen for all students to attend, but I don'tfeel welcome or invited when the entire pro-gram is conducted in a language ! don'tunderstand.

Customary songs, poetry, stories, etc., inorder to keep thei-r-aurhenticky, must be re-cited in the appropriate language. However,an entire program done this way is no iongcrcultural enrichment, it is restrictive.

My point is that since everyone has iopay an association fee, we shcuid have thechoice of participation. In order to makethat choice, we must first understand whatwe are participating in. That's what culturalprogramming is all about.Sincerely,Leatrice SingletonStudent

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Pandora's Special Op-Ed PageSome Advice For Our New Senators

As we try to put this past academic yearbehind us and look courageously to the daysahead, we find ourselves wondering how thenew student government administration willfare. Will they build on the successes of theprevious government, or will they try to re-invent the wheel? Will they learn from er-rors already made, or will they waste ourtime making the same mistakes as before?

Since Pandora's Box has been aroundlonger than any other student organization(including Student Government) at York,we feel qualified to offer some advice to thenew senators. We hope it is useful to them.

First, and foremost, remember that youare trustees of the students' trust and money.Your budget is not a personal expense ac-count. Your expenditures should be re-stricted to those which directly affect the

student body. A good rule of thumb — ifyou are feeding yourself, taking yourself ontrips, and, generally, are the only one enjoy-ing use of the money, you aren't spendingit properly. The more students you spendthe money on, the better everyone will be.

Another important thing to remember isthat you are never alone. You are part of ateam. As soon as you believe that you aredoing everything on your own, you will findyourself alienated. Memorize this littlephrase, and you'll never go wrong — "NeverI, Never Me, Always Us, Always We."

Unity does not mean you must alwaysagree with everyone. It means that you re-spect the right of others to have a differentopinion than your own. It means that youcan find a common thread which runsthrough the seeming dissention, and build

on that toward achieving your goals.Know your weaknesses. Learn to seek

out your flaws. Then work towards elimi-nating them. As long as you strive to bet-ter yourself, you will improve.

Listen to students. They are the ones youare working for. Remember that you arealso a student, and are no better than any-one else. Your position inherently makesyou more privy to inside information thanthe rest of the student body. Use yourknowledge and power wisely.

Above all else, don't let your new re-sponsibilities overwhelm you to the pointthat you neglect your academics. Neverforget that the bottom line is graduation.

Good luck. Keep the faith. Unite orPerish.

South Africa Now: Who Killed Chris Hani?Compiled and Produced by the South Afri- handed down. Mr. Derby-Lewis's detention remanded till May 12 this year. No bailcan Consulate General order has not yet expired (4/30). application was made (4/13).

"South Africa Now" is a compilation ofnews highlights from the South Africanmedia distributed through the ConsulateGeneral newsletter This Week In South Af-rica. These events have all taken place be-tween April 13 and May 3 of this year.

DERBY-LEWIS IS HELD OVER HANI

Top Conservative Party (CP) member CliveDerby-Lewis was detained by police lastnight in connection with the assassinationof South African Communist Party (SACP)leader Chris Hani. Mr. Derby-Lewis, amember of the President's Council and closeconfidante of Conservative Party leader Dr.Andries Treumicht, is one of the leadingEnglish-speaking members of the CP. Mr.Kiel said the arrest followed intensive ques-tioning of Polish immigrant Janus Waluz,who was arrested within minutes of the as-sassination of Mr. Hani last week. "Becausethis matter is in the hands of the Attorney-General of the Witwatersrand (Mr. Klausvon Lieres und Wilkau) no further detailscan be made known," the Minister's state-ment ended (4/18).

WALUS: HE TOLD ME TO SHOOTHANI

Conservative Party (CP) President's Coun-cilor, Mr. Clive Derby-Lewis, gave him agun and silencer and told him to shoot Mr.Chris Hani at the Easter weekend, Mr.Janusz Walus, Mr. Hani's alleged assassin,told police, according to documents submit-ted to Pretoria Supreme Court on Thursday.Mr. Derby-Lewis, in court papers, strenu-ously denied he had given orders for theassasination of Mr. Hani and others. Opin-ion was that, although Mr. Derby-Lewis'sdetention order was on its last day, he wouldremain in custody until a court ruling was

REACTION TO HANI ASSASSINATIONBYANC

African National Congress (ANC) PresidentNelson Mandela on Saturday appealed forcalm throughout the country. In his reac-tion to the assassination of the SACP's[South African Communist Party] secretary-general Chris Hani Mr. Mandela said: "Withall the authority at my command I appeal toall of our people to remain calm and tohonor the memory of Chris Hani by remain-ing a disciplined force for peace." Mr.Mandela appealed to South Africans not tobe provoked into any acts of violence, evenif it was motivated by a desire to avenge Mr.Hani's death (4/10).

SACP REACTION

The South African Communist Party(SACP) on Saturday demanded an indepen-dent investigation into all the factors sur-rounding the murder of its secretary-generalChris Hani. In a statement, the SACP saidthe assassination of Mr. Hani underlinedthat "steps taken so far to dismantle apart-heid hit squads, especially forces and dirtytricks departments, have all been half-hearted and partial." The party said it knewover the last few months that there was aconcerned campaign of disinformation todiscredit Mr. Hani (4/10).

HANI'S ASSASSIN APPEARS INCOURT

Forty-year old Janusz Walus, alleged tohave assassinated South African Commu-nist Party (SACP) secretary-general ChrisHani, appeared briefly in the BoksburgMagistrates's Court on Tuesday morningwhere he was not asked to plead. NOcharges were put to Mr. Walus and he was

GOLDSTONE COMMENDS ANC ALLI-ANCE AND POLICE

The ANC [African National Congress] al-liance, police and the National Peace Sec-retariat deserved praise for the relativelypeaceful nature of events surrounding thedeath of SACP [South African CommunistParty] leader Chris Hani, Judge RichardGoldstone said: "The ability of people togive physical and verbal expression to theirfeelings serves as an important safety valveand may prevent more uncontrolled andwidespread violence." Parties agreed theviolence should be further discussed in aworkshop, which will be closed to the pub-lic, in mid-May and no formal inquiryshould be held. The workshop would dis-cuss "causes of or reasons for the damag-ing or looting of private or public buildingsor other property and the assault or deathof members of the public," he said (5/3).

DE KLERK SORRY FOR RACISM

The National Party (NP) was deeply sorryfor the racism which developed out of apart-heid, State President de Klerk said onThursday. He said the terminology used,"deeply regret," went much further thansaying "sorry." DeKIerk continued, "Letme say if I could turn back the clock andcould do anything about it, I would avoidit. In that sense, yes, I am sorry." He re-peated his earlier position, saying that theparty's leaders such as Dr. Malan were notvicious men and there was a time when thepolicy of separate development was enlight-ened compared to those practiced by colo-nial powers (4/30).

True FreedomFor South Africans

Real MenDo CareBy Benjamin JorgeGuest Columnist

If you are a man, what can you say —what do you say — to a woman who has justhad a miscarriage?

All I could do was listen when my friendTeresa called me at six in the morning winc-ing in pain and trapped in confusion. Shewasn't sure if she had lost the baby, but shewas bleeding. She urgently awoke me so Icould phone her married boyfriend and tellhim to rush over.

I called her back immediately alter giv-ing him the message. Her voice was barelyaudible, she sounded so weak. I wanted tocall for an ambulance, but she was alreadyawaiting a doctor's return call. All I coulddo was wait with her hoping that either herboyfriend or the doctor would come through.I prayed that the sound of my voice wasenough to get her through it.

The best thing to do was keep her mind offof this tragedy. How, was the question. Itseemed almost ridiculous to make the attempt.What measures up to the loss of life? All Icould offer was the love of one friend to an-other and that's what I did —wholeheartedly.

But visualizing her curled up in pain likea tiny ball in that small refurnished atticapartment scared me. I wished she hadcalled someone else — her mom, for in-stance, or one of her girlfriends. Why me,me a guy? What did I have to offer? Howcould I empathize with her or come evenclose to understanding her pain?

Finally the doctor called back on herother line, but he didn't bring the relief orthe comfort that I wanted. I was ready toleave my friends care in the hands of a pro-fessional, but this incompetent doctor toldher that she couldn't be admitted into amedical center until 9:00 a.m.. At this timeit was only 7:00 a.m. and despite the angrysound of Teresa's voice, she was wallow-ing in fear.

Astonishingly, her boyfriend finallycame through for her when she needed himthe most.

I thankfully placed the receiver on thehook and breathed a great sigh of relief. Thescary part was over, but it wasn't forgotten.

It really shook me up and took me for aride across some unchartered waters. But 1was better for it.

For the first time, and probably the last,1 had seen through a woman's eyes the fearand the pain of life. I understood her loss.In fact, I knew her loss.

When she told me a week before that shewas now positive about her pregnancy, I wasa total skeptic. How was she going to takecare of this baby alone? I mean the fatheris married to another woman and seemscomfortable that way. But, after she beganto bubble over with excitement over how herworld would change for the better and re-but my doubts with a list of successful singlemothers, I had to pledge my support.

Unexpectedly, my support was more than averbal commitment to a friend. It became inter-woven with her dreams of motherhood. But,

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Feds Target Pell Grants But Hit Student Pockets InsteadBy Deborah Kane MitchellSpecial Correspondent(CPS)

Major changes in the federal Pell Grantprogram may cost hundreds of thousands ofstudents their grants, forcing them to leavecollege or shoulder more debt.

"This is going to affect students alreadyin the worst situations," said Laurent Ross,a research associate with the AmericanCouncil on Education. "Many of these stu-dents will have to borrow more money ordrop out of school."

Some of the nation's neediest students,already hurt by a Pell Grant cut earlier thisyear, now face further reductions as a resultof revisions to federal student financial aidprograms.

About 26 percent, or 1.2 million students,who receive Pell Grant awards will losethem entirely or have the grants cut by morethan $100, according to Ross.

Although last year's changes in theHigher Education Act affect all financialassistance programs, the new laws, whichare in effect for the 1993-94 academic year,come down hardest on certain groups ofundergraduate students who receive PellGrants.

"It's a disaster," Ross said. "Studentswho used to get the Pell Grants are findingthe grants reduced drastically or cut out en-tirely - and these are the students you wantto get the grants. These are the poorest ofthe poor."

The Pell Grant program was designed tohelp financially needy undergraduate stu-dents meet the costs of their education byproviding them with direct financial assis-tance. The awards are calculated using aformula that determines how much incomestudents and their families can afford to con-tribute to education.

Rose said the problem with the new lawscan be traced to changes in that needs-analy-sis formula. The students most at risk oflosing their grants or having them reducedfall into two categories: students who aresingle and independent (they don't rely ontheir parents or other family members forincome), and students who are dependent ontheir families' income and work part time.

"Those students are hurt by the new for-mula," said Lenthon Clark, director of theFinancial Aid Office at the University ofArkansas in Fayetteville. "Anytime youhave changes in methodologies, you're go-ing to have winners and losers. Those stu-dents are the losers in this go-round."

Of the 14,500 students attending theUniversity of Arkansas in Fayetteville,about 19 percent — or 2,800 students — havereceived Pell Grant awards.

Clark said he hasn't seen a significantchange yet in the number of students receiv-ing the awards or the amount of the awards,but added "it's still too early in the process-ing system to tell." Most students are in theprocess now of applying for Pell Grants forthe 1993-94 academic year.

Nationwide, the effect of the new law isexpected to be dramatic. Of the approxi-mately 4.5 million college students who areexpected to receive Pell Grants in the 1993-94 academic year, about 25 percent will beclassified as single independents and about

students who work."It's very troubling," said Dallas Martin,

president of the National Association of Fi-nancial Aid Administrators. "Althoughtheir circumstances haven't changed at all,many of these students will find themselveswith no grants next year. These students aretaking a big hit and it's very unfair."

The grant cuts are rooted in a bill that wassigned into law by President Bush in July1992. About every five years, the HigherEducation Act of 1965 is reviewed and

American Council on Education.The education group cited as an example

of the problem the case of a 27-year oldcommunity college student in SouthernCalifornia, referred to only as "Douglas,"when it presented its arguments to Congressrecently. Douglas represents single indepen-dent students whose Pell Grant awards willbe cut significantly under the new policy,the council said.

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amendments are made to it. In 1992, theamendments targeted, among other things,the definition of dependency and the oldneeds-analysis system.

The new law makes it more difficult fora student to be classified as an independent.A report released by the Congressional Bud-get Office estimates that 300,000 studentswho were once considered independentswill now be reclassified as dependents.Many of those students will lose their Pellawards or have them reduced.

The law also changed the needs-analy-sis system. In the past, two different needs-analysis formulas were used to figure outhow much money students needed for edu-cation. One formula was used to calculatePell Grant awards and the other to calculateall other forms of federal financial aid. Thetwo systems were criticized by confusedparents applying for financial aid for theirchildren's education. So Congress at-tempted to revise the system. Under the newlaw, there is only one needs-analysis for-mula.

"The new needs-analysis formula is thecrux of this problem," said Ross of the

calculated the amount of money he couldcontribute to his education, they gave himcredit for federal and state taxes, plus an"income protection allowance" of $6,000.The first $6,600 of Douglas's earnings couldnot be touched or added into the equation.Douglas's Pell Grant award under the oldsystem was $1,611 per year.

But under the new system, Douglas onlygets an offset of $3,000. His Pell Grantaward will now be only $400 for the 1993-94 academic year. "Douglas has a choice,"Ross said. "He can borrow more money andgo further into debt or he can stop going toschool. Douglas and other students like him— the poor, the minorities — they've gottenscrewed by our society all along and nowthey're getting shafted again."

The new law comes on the heels of an-other cut in the Pell Grant program. Stu-dents who had been receiving maximumawards of $2,400 were forced to make dowith less money when, earlier this, year,huge deficits in the program forced theDepartment of Education to reduce fundingand cap top grants at $2,300 per qualifiedstudent. Although Congress has authorized

$3,700 as the maximum funding for the PellGrant program, a shortfall of more than $2billion has prevented higher awards.._

At the time of the cuts, Education Sec-retary Richard Riley admitted that "the PellGrant system is in very bad shape economi-cally" and asked Congress for $2 billion aspart of President Clinton's economic stimu-lus package, so the program could continueoperating at its current level.

"But the main problem is the needs-analysis formula," Ross said.

The American Council on Educationobjected to changes in the needs-analysisformula when Congress was debating theamendments last year. The House hadpassed an original draft, and the Senatecame up with its own formula. Congressthrashed it out and agreed on the revisedformula.

"We knew about the changes in the for-mula," Ross said. "But we thought Con-gress had agreed on a methodology and Sheproblem had beep, solved. Then Congresswent into committee and cooked up this newneeds-analysis formula. It's the worst ofboth worlds."

The council still hopes to change the sys-tem. Ross said council officials recently pre-sented their own technical amendmentspackage to Congress. The package adds abonus to the Pell Grant awards for studentsfalling into the two hardest-hit categories,which brings up the offset to $5,500.

"The $5,500 is a compromise," saidRoss. "We'd like it to be $6,600 but weknow we're not going to get that. This isthe political reality now and we're going totry and sell it and see if we can get itthrough."

• The council's package was due to be re-viewed in mid-April. Ross hopes studentswill learn of the changes and write lettersto Congress. Groups such as the UnitedStates Student Association are working toinform student associations and govern-ments at colleges and universities across thecountry.

"We're urging our members to contactcongressional offices now," said PronitaGupta, the association's legislative director."We're 'etting them know what's happen-ing and they're responding. Students wantaction on this immediately. We will notaccept this kind of discrimination."

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York College Students Celebrate BangladeshBy Betsabe GarciaReporter

In the Atrium, on May 4, the York Col-lege Bangladesh Students Association cel-ebrated the Bangladesh New Year of 1400.

The club was joined in their celebrationby a lively audience of more than 100people. The occasion was ushered in byTamal Manan, president of the BangladeshClub, and Zinia Hasan, the co-master ofceremony for the evening.

The purpose of the event was "to upholdour [Bengalese] culture and heritage," saidManan. "We can't forget our roots. Eventhough we are apart from our country, itdoesn't make any sense to forget."

Dr. Schreiner, the club's faculty advisorfor the past three years, was the guestspeaker of the event. She was excited bythe entire program.

"I think these cultural programs aregreat," said Schreiner. "I've learned somuch. When there's a cultural event atYork, whatever it is, and whatever the coun-try, I love it."

The club then played the national anthemof Bangladesh, "Amar Lonar Bangla (MyGolden Bengal)," reflecting their patriotism.

The entire event was presented inBengali and English to accommodate themulti-ethnic audience. Speakers, as well asperformers, wore traditional garb.

"Every culture is proud of their own heri-tage, their own dress. We are proud of thefact that our civilization is more than 4,000years old," said Kabir Houssain, vice-presi-dent of the Bangladesh Students Associa-tion. 'That is why we are trying to preservethe old customs. That is why the women

! wore the sari and why one gentleman worethe panja bi and korta."

A sari is an elegant body wrap made ofcotton, which drapes the wearer from shoul-ders to ankles. The korta is a vest worn over

! the panjabi. Fancy versions of the panjabi\ are usually made from silk, with silver or

Sisters Luna and Ithi play the harmonium and sing for Bangladesh celebration.

gold embroidery.The atrium was decorated with the flag

of Bangladesh — a red circle against a greenbackground. Mohammed Islam, BSA mem-ber, explains the significance of each color."The red stands for the sun and the greenfor scenic beauty," he said.

Designs on the atrium wall also depicteda rising sun and some writing in Bengali,which, according to Dresty Bhyuyan, an-other clubmember, means "Welcome1400."

The Bangladeshi year begins in thespring. "In Bangladesh, we have six sea-sons and twelve months. Every season iscomposed of two months," explainedManan. "The beginning of each month andaccompanying season is inferred by the cli-mactic changes a jd the agricultural harvestsof that period."

Bengalis do not calculate months astro-nomically, as the Muslims (among others)do, even though most Bengali's are, them-selves, Muslims. Says Manan, "the Mus-lims follow the beginnings of months astro-

nomically."The entertainment segment of the event

was presented in two parts. The first part,which included vocal entertainment, was atribute to Bangladeshi culture.

The traditional entertainment was high-lighted by the sisters Luna and Ithi (Lunameans "moon" in Bengali, just as in Span-ish). Translated, her song is entitled "I amproud to be a Bangladeshi." She played theharmonium, an instrument from the Indiansubcontinent. It is a wooden keyboard simi-lar to an accordion. The sisters were fol-lowed by Mizan Biswas. He read a poemby John Frost entitled "Stopping By Woodson a Snowy Evening."

"I really like this poem, because I thinkits kind of deep," said Biswas. "The linesthat most struck the audience were the firstand last four." The first four lines mentionthe author stopping by the woods and con-templating the scenery; awed by the beautyof the fallen snow.

After the poem, Luna and Ithi did a sec-ond duet. They sang a "Tagor Song," a very

popular song in India and Bangladesh."It is like a love song," said Manan.

"Tagor was the first Nobel laureate inBangladesh. Tagor enriched our literaturegreatly."

Then came a folk dance, performed bySharmin Hague. Hague's dance was fol-lowed by a solo done by Luna.

Afterwards, Hague danced again. Shewore a different sari than the one in her firstappearance. Her second dance had a muchfaster rhythm, and at times she seemed tojump lightly. She made a lot of hand move-ments, which suggested that she was tell-ing a story through her dance.

The audience reacted enthusiastically tothe celebration. "I am very supportive ofother cultures," said Marleni Vallejo, ClubCouncil President. "Just as I like for othersto be supportive of mine. I love to integratewith other groups."

For the second half of the evening's en-tertainment, a band calledZephyr playedBengali rock music. The audience dancedto the up-tempo music. Interestingly, mostof those dancing were men.

"The women from my country are prettymuch shaky about dancing with men," saidMahmudul Mumir, the Association's trea-surer. "They don't usually dance in pub-lic."

Of the few women dancing, only acouple were Bengali. "A lot of our studentsdon't know each other," said Manan. "Andsince Bengali girls are a little shy, they pre-fer to dance apart."

As the band played, the food was served.The buffet included a variety of traditionalBangladeshi dishes, such as polao — a ricedish, chicken curry with potatoes, and a ricepudding.

"It was excellent, extremely delicious,"said Pilar Marillo, executive director of stu-dent government.

York College Student Returns To Motherland-Gains Lifetime of KnowledgeBy Claudel TrajanReporter

As this summer of 1993 draws near, al-ready we can feel its heat. Last year, whilemost students pondered what to do for theirsummer vacations, Karla Williams was en-thusiastically looking forward to visitingAfrica.

The trip was partially funded by Cross-road Africa. The Crossroad Africa Programoriginated from the the Peace Corp Organi-zation and provides matching funds to sendstudents to work on specific projects. Theprogram also offers students the opportunityto interact with poeple of a different culture.

"It is basically a cultural exchange pro-gram," said Williams, the only student cho-sen by York to participate in last year's tripto Gambia, West Africa.

As an African American, Williams hasalways nurtured the desire to visit the landof her ancestors, to mingle with her peopleand become one with them. She had heardof their misery and the open injustice thathas suffocated the growth of her race for

centuries. She had read of their continuousstruggle to survive in an environment madehostile by both internal and external factors.

She was excited and elated as the June22 departure date arrived. The excitementlingered in her eyes as she reminisced abouther experience.

"Anyone who visits Africa and stays ina hotel would never receive what I experi-enced from living with the people — mypeople," said a proud Williams.

There were six other U.S. citizens fromdifferent colleges who also participated inthe program. The seven U.S. citizens werepaired up with seven Gambians. Each pairwould alternate among the daily chores ofcooking, washing, or going to the supermar-ket. Every morning, one American, alongwith his Gambian partner, had the respon-sibility of going to the market to buy foodand firewood.

"That was an all day affair," sighed Wil-liams. In the different cities they visited,they stayed in "compounds" with twosimple rooms -- one occupied by thewomen, the other by the men. There was

running water and a water closet."It was not a very sanitary reslroom,"

added Williams. "But later we learned toappreciate it as a luxury. Indeed, having atoilet five miles away from a major city is aluxury."

When they later moved out of the citiesand toward the villages, they stayed in thevillage public school and slept on "localmattresses." Their shower facility consistedof a bucket, water, and an unrefined pieceof soap. The water had to be taken out of anearby well.

"That was a complete workout in itself,"laughed Williams.

Now for the real workout."Although the trip was primarily an in-

dividual experience, our goal was to com-plete three important projects — the first ofwhich was to build a computer sciencebuilding in the city of Bakau," said Will-iams.

Williams added, "I helped mix the ce-ment to make the bricks, and there are atleast 30 bricks with my name on them,"

The final project was to plant 500 trees.

Due to extremely hot weather conditions,they only planted 360.

"Though we fell short of our projectedgoal of 500, we were satisfied, since westayed in Penyem for only eight days," saidWilliams.

"I was treated with so much respect inGambia that I nearly forgot that in twomonths, 1 wouid be back to the mean andcrowded streets of New York," said Will-iams. "I Intend to return within a year orso. Bui this time I will not go as a tourist,nor wili I'stay for only 26 days. I formedman)' lasting relationships in Gambia. Myonly regret was not having my twin sisterKetsha along with me."

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Dean DeFilippis Speaks To Students on Women of HispaniolaBy Lourdes Piccini and Manuel AlarSpecial Correspondents

On May 5, York College, in collabora-tion with the CUNY Caribbean ExchangeProgram and the CUNY Dominican Stud-ies Institute, sponsored a one-day confer-ence entitled "Hispaniola: The Dominicanand the Haitian." Dr. Daisy CoccoDeFilippis, Dean of Academic Affairs ofYork College, and one of the coordinatorsof the event, spoke openly to the studentsabout the conference.

Why was this event celebrated at YorkCollege?

DeFilippis: It is part of a series of activi-ties that will be presented here [at York Col-lege] with an aim to revising the curriculumand including diverse and multiculturalvoices.

Why were the women of Hispaniola -the Dominican and Haitian women - cho-sen? And why women?

DeFilippis: Because, among the margin-ated, women are the margin within the mar-gin. Based on that premise, we initiated adialogue that would include the voices af-fected by that marginality.

York is an institution with a student bodythat is 65% female. I have published muchabout Dominican women, and professorSerrano about Haitian women. Therefore,our collective interest, in reality, has becomethe same as that of the institution.

Is there any difference in conduct be-tween the Dominican women, who live inthe US, and the ones that live in the Do-minican Republic?

DeFilippis: Well, I believe you are gettingme tremendously involved with that ques-tion. The Dominican woman who lives inthe U.S. is part of a large Latin Americancommunity, and the Dominican communityis currently trying to find its identity amidstmany other cultures. However, as youknow, the environment is the determiningfactor in the cultural and ideological forma-tion of a people and their communities. So,in that sense, we may find differences, es-pecially because the necessities and inter-ests of the Dominicans who have migratedto the U.S. are not the same as the interestsof those who have remained on the island.I believe that, on a basic level, the Domini-can woman and the Dominican peoplearedefined by their capacity to survive andovercome obstacles.

We [the Dominicans], because of ourgeographical situation, are half of an islandthat is violently stricken with adverseweather conditions and invaded by distinctgroups at different epochs.

The Dominican community in the U.S.is a young group. Our arrival here began inthe decade of the sixties, but we have al-ready planted our roots and we are makingit felt. The Dominican community in NewYork is showing a tremendous economicforce, even within the CUNY system.

For example, when I began studying inthe 70's, there were no Dominicans, andwhen I came here to teach, there were only

Catherine Rovina takes turn at podium during Women of Hispaniola event.

two: Maria Lopez, a student by coinci-dence, and I. And notice how the Domini-can student body in CUNY has multiplied.This is indicative of what is happening inother parts of the city.

This is a community with a future, alotof future. It's a hard-working communitythat survives, that studies, and, above all,that maintains its traditions and roots. Thisis why we celebrate our independence, wedance the "merengue" and eat "sancocho."

The conference displayed the growth ofour Dominican community; a growth ofwhich I feel very proud.

What is the position of the woman?

DeFilippis: Well, what is happening in theDominican Republic is that women are be-ginning to occupy positions in the govern-ment, and that is very important. Anotherimportant thing is the involvement ofwomen in the journalistic field and otherareas of the humanities. At this moment,there are many Dominican women writingfor national newspapers on such subjects associology, history, psychology, etc., and thishelps raise the consciousness of the theDominican people. We are still trying toresolve many problems that impede our de-velopment as independent women.

Where is the voice of the woman?

DeFilippis: At the beginning of the decadeof the 80' s, some intellectual women metand formed a group that was called "TheWomen Poets' Circle," but is now called"The Women Writers' Circle." It's a groupwhich I feel part of because I was the criticof that generation. Now there exists "TheCircle of Creative Women," which includespainters also. What has emerged, accord-ing to Bruno Rosario Candelier, is a"Boom," an explosion of feminine voices,because, as women began to meet and readtheir stuff,the ideas that were tucked awayin empty drawers poured out. And thoseideas were later passed to the newspapers,and were further converted into books andpublic exhibits that have contributed to thedevelopment of the Dominican conscious-ness.

Could the term "feminist" be applyedto the Dominican woman?

DeFilippis: Of course, yes! In the 20's,30' s, and 40's, but more so in the beginningof the 20's, there was a Dominican women'ssuffrage movement. There is a book entitledHistoria del feminismo dominicano. writtenby Ligia Veloz. She was a poet and writer.Delia Weber, who, like Veloz, was a poet,writer, thinker, and critic, was from thatsame epoch. Veloz's La Historia teachesus how the Dominican woman has evolved,and how these women used to act and thinkin decades gone by.

We remember that in the DominicanRepublic during the 20's, 30's, and 40's, thelittle girls used to go to the neighborhoodschool and they learned to read and write.Besides, there's the role of the Catholicchurch. It was necessary to learn catechismand participate in the different activities ofthe church. Also, among other things, thewoman was taught the importance of mar-rying young, building a home and havingmany children. Those women were veryintelligent in Santo Domingo.

Now, there is a center called Center forthe Investigation of Women's Action andthey have a newspaper called "Quehacenes"(What to Do's). Not what to do in house-work, but other types of what to do's — forthe woman in politics, in medicine, in soci-ology, in psychology. These women, know-ing the environment in which they are op-erating, never said this is feminism. Rather,they used to say, "Look, the liberation of thewoman is going to foster the well-being ofthe family, because it is the woman whoeducates the children."

Feminism would tend to be the liberationfo the woman, preparing her so that she willalways marry for love and not for necessityof appreciation for the first to arrive. Femi-nism would make sure that laws dictatingmarriage and the stabilty of the family arebeneficial. What those women did waspresent a dialogue which stipulates that thebalance of equality between the sexes willbring about the balance and happiness of thenation.

However, although in the decades of the20's, 30's and 40's, the Dominican womanachieves certain elevation, things have not

changed considerably. In the book previ-ously mentioned, Veloz says, "In synthesis,1 maintain that there is no such new woman,or such feminism, ormasculinism thatthrows ourtranquility in jeapordy." By that,she will always be the same. This woman,educated and, obviously transformed, wouldonly suceed in consolidating the new homeand loving her children and husband more.That was the type of dialogue and the real-ity of the irrefutable years that were pre-sented.

But, suddenly, there appears a woman inthe 50's. Her name was Aida CartagenaPortalatin, and she says, "1 will not get mar-ried nor will I worry about the balance be-tween woman and man. 1 am going totravel, get to know the world." She is oneof our greatest intellectuals of today. Herpoems are published in numerous maga-zines, newspapers, books, etc., and throughthem she has voiced her call for feminist lib-eration. But if you were to ask Aida if sheis a feminist, she would say no.

Another great woman of Aida's time isHilma Contreras, writer and storyteller.They are practically the precursors of thatgreat group, comprised of more than thirtyyoung Dominican women who are publish-ing books of short stories, novels, journal-istic essays, poems, and who are participat-ing in conferences, presenting themselvespublicly.

How could women liberate themselvesfrom the economic, political and social ta-boos?

DeFilippis: We, as women, are going tobe liberated when we comply with those es-sential conditions: first, we should study;second, we have to study, and third, we muststudy. Because when people read, they havethe capacity to understand, see, define theirmyths and defend their ideas.

What role does literature play as an el-ement of the voice of women in this con-ference?DeFilippis: The conference is not only re-lated to literature. We will also deal withsociological, cultural, political, artistic andother issues. Our aim is to present the de-velopment of the Dominican and Haitianwoman and to analyze their participation inthe advancement of their respective coun-tries throughout the years.

Socially speaking, what relation isthere between the Dominican woman andthe Haitian woman? And how has theview of the woman changed? What is theactual situation, and what is expected inthe future?

DeFilippis: Well, I agree with the versionthat Pedro Mir presents in Lasdos patrias deSanto Domingo (The two nations of SantoDomingo). That's a book which he wrotewhile in exile and through which heexpouses how two brother countries havebeen manipulated by foreign interests,Which results in the two nations being con-stantly in conflict with each other. I believethere is a basic problem between Domini-cans and Haitians. And I say it with all sin-cerity.

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Photo Exhibit Captures Life and Legend of Malcolm XBy Shriti SinhaReporter

The dynamic and controversial figure ofMalcolm X, probably better known todaythan at the time of his death in 1965, comesalive in the photo exhibit "Malcolm X: APhoto History" at the International Centerof Photography. The exhibit clearly provesthat ''yesterday's journalism is today's his-tory."

Malcolm X was photographed exten-sively by photojournalisls in the early1960's — untii just before his assassination.This show brings out both the public andprivate aspects of the man, who rose frombeing a street hustler to the leader of theAfrican American community in theirsearch for empowerment.

Malcolm X has been associated withBlack manhood and the symbol 'X' has be-come "the ultimate reduction" of all hiswords and ideas. With Spike Lee's movie,Malcolm has been in the public eye nowmore than ever and the exhibit keeps himthere. It encourages people to reassess hisimpact. The exhibit speaks well of thepower of documentary photography, whichdraws the viewer into the story it has to tell.No written word could ever match the powerof these still images.

The exhibit, open through June 27, hasbeen made possible with the combinedworks and contributions of 16 photogra-phers and six press agencies, includingMAGNUM - the photojournalist coopera-tive. These photos are a delight for anyoneinterested in the Civil Rights Movement.They let the viewer feel the impact of onepowerful figure at a crossroads in humanhistory.

It is also a treat for people interested inthe medium of documentary photography to

African-American children study portrait of Malcolm X at photo exhibit atInternational Center of Photography.

see how frozen moments have helped tokeep history alive in the twentieth century.The photographs belong to the rich photo-graphic tradition pioneered by Robert Capa,Robert Frank, and Henri-Cartier Bresson.In fact, two of Bresson's works are includedin the exhibit.

The collection portrays the turbulence ofthe times, but fails as a personal history ofthe life of Malcolm. This is due to the con-centration on a very specific period of timein Malcolm's life (1959 to 1965). There isonly one photograph of his childhood at theage of 14, and another from a prison recordat the age of 18. But in order to really un-derstand him, it is important to know whatmade him the man he was and the changeshe went through after his conversion to Is-lam.

The brochure and captions next to thephotographs guide the viewer along throughthe periods of turbulent change in his life.The photographsalso shed light on Islam,which is gaining popularity among Ameri-can Blacks. A delicate mood is captured inthe picture of a little Black boy looking upin the foreground and an Islamic flag, witha star and moon, in the background.

An image by Eve Arnold shows GeorgeLincoln Rockwell and members of hisAmerican Nazi Party at the Nation of IslamConvention in 1961 listening to Malcolm(he is not in the picture). They had come todiscuss the partition of America. Judgingfrom this picture of three whites wearingswastikas in the foreground and Blacks inthe background, it seems impossible thatAmerica could ever rise above race and

color.Some lighter moments show Malcolm's

friendship with Cassius Clay (later knownas Muhammed AH after his conversion toTslam). One image shows Malcolm takingAli's picture (who is posing) after he wonthe heavyweight championship, while oth-ers look on.

Captured on print by an unknown pho-tographer is also the momentous meeting ofMalcolm X and the Rev. Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr., which happened by chance onCapitol Hill on March 26,1964. It was theonly time they met.

The portraits have the most powerfulimpact. Whether giving his fiery "The Bal-lot or Bullet" speech in Cleveland or sittingquietly in a contemplative mood with a flierthat reads "Negroes Chained in NYC Court-room," Malcolm's personality comes acrossin all his triumphs and failures. It becomeseasy to understand the spectators' responseand adoration. It is a face that demands re-spect.

Malcolm's assassination and the out-pouring of grief, all captured in vivid im-ages, convey a deep sense of loss. Themoment is held in the expression of a manand woman looking in as his body lies in acoffin.

The exhibit helps to understandMalcolm's impact and how it helped shapeAmerican history. It also leaves the viewerwith a need to assess how far interracial re-lations have come since then. One can al-most hear Malcolm's words - "Hell is whenyou don't have justice."

The International Center of Photographyis located at 1130 Fifth Avenue, 94th St.and is open Tues., 11-8; Wed-Sun 11-6.

Outlook: Pan-African Struggle Comes To Light in 1993By Dr. M. ArayaGuest Columnist

Previous issues of Pandora's Box intro-duced Amilcar Cabral, the founder andleader of the national liberation movementin Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, a formerPortuguese colony in West Africa. This ar-ticle completes the series on the importanceof Cabral to the African diaspora.

Although Cabral's ideas emerged as aresponse to the specific colonial conditionand the experience of the struggle for inde-pendence in Guinea-Bissau and CapeVerde, they continue to have a broader sig-nificance today, as they address the contem-porary African problems of underdevelop-ment. The central concern in his politicalthought is the fate of the African masseswho, even after independence, continue tobe the victims of internal and internationalforces. Cabral's political ideas deal withmany issues - ranging from the nature ofcolonialism, national liberation, the problemof leadership in social change, the role ofculture, the woman question, to nationalunity and pan-Africanism. A legitimatelysustained critique of his ideas is also pos-sible. The purpose of this brief coramen-

. tary, however, is to discuss his interesting

political ideas that Pandora's Box has so farpresented.

Cabral had intense suspicion toward pre-fabricated models of development, ideasgrafted from the experience of other coun-tries. For him, theory _was utterly uselessunless it was constantly informed by real-ity. He often young party cadres to listento the people and to learn from them. Al-though his ideas are rooted in the traditionof Marxism, he never called himself aMarxist. Like his African forefathers whohad never surrendered their cultural prac-tice to, but integrated, external influencesof Islam, Christianity,and Western values,he also tried to Africanize his encounterwith external ideas. Cabral is indeed anoriginal modern African thinker.

With the advent of colonialism, accord-ing to Cabrai, African history ceased to ex-ist. By that he meant that we could not talkabout an autonomous African development,for colonialism meant domination by exter-nal force. Correspondingly, national libera-tion could only mean the struggle of Afri-cans to reenter their history — the realiza-tion of their free and autonomous develop-ment. Without the achievement of that goal,decolonization becomes meaningless. Na-

tional liberation for Cabral had a doubletask. It was not only a struggle against co-lonialism, but also against the danger of neo-colonialism. In other words, he thought notonly in terms of how to get rid of colonialpowers but also in terms of how to ensuremeaningful independence.

In the internal history of European indus-trialization, the peasants had to bear the bur-den of transition. Cabral's view of nationalliberation is premised on his conception ofdevelopment as having a fundamental ethi-cal view. To him, a society where the fewaccumulate power, wealth, privilege and sta-tus while the majority live in poverty — char-acteristic of post-colonial Africa — was un-acceptable. Progress in Africa must neverbe achieved at the expense of the peasants.He thought of national liberation first andforemost as the improvement of the mate-rial condition of the majority of the people.PAIGC's development startegy under theleadership of Cabral contained three basicelements — meeting the basic needs of thepeople (i.e., social justice); fostering self-reliance, especially on food production, acritical element of development strategy,grossly neglected in post-colonial Africancountries whose urban-biased economic

policies have brought material comforts tothe "Mercedes Benz Tribe" — the Africanelite; and building on local values — avoid-ing the danger of imposing culturally andpsychologically inappropriate solutions tolocal problems. The mobilization and ac-tive participation of the population were thepre-conditions toward the realization ofthose three elements in the developmentstrategy.

Cabral was aware of the political dangeroriginating from the negative tendency con-tained in the nature of the middle class. Tothat effect, he further underlined the impor-tance of revolutionary vision and integrityon the part of the leadership, and the estab-lishment of independent civic associationsof labor, peasant, women, and youth. Be-yond the conventional theory of multi-partyand electoral politics, he thought of partici-patory democracy, where the ordinary folkswould participate at all levels of the deci-sion-making process - at the village, theregional and national levels.

Cabral's ideals of social change throughpopular participation and social justice continueto have greater significance as Africa finds itselfincreasingly trapped in the vicious circle ^ a u -thoritarian politics and underdevelopment. -

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GQ Fashion Show-Simply The Best At York

Kenny Cutts, organizer of the show, demonstrates how talented a model he really is

ByShariffA.AliEntertainment Editor

The GQ Club of York College put on abetter show than they said they would. Heldon May 7 in the York auditorium, the pro-gram, filled with elaborate outfits and ex-quisite models, was the brainchild of Ken-neth Cutts, Alex Crosland, and MarvinLambert, otherwise known as M.A.K. Illproductions.

Sponsored in part by Oaktree andWilson's Leather, the show displayed a va-riety of fashions from leather-suede-se-quined combinations to swimsuits to linge-rie.

"I'm very nervous about tonight's fes-tivities, but I am sure everything will gowell," said Crosland. "It was hard gettingthe models together, but it came togetherbeautifully."

From the beginning of September and up

until the last possible moment, GQ has beenpracticing day in and day out and man/yhoped that their hard work will pay off. /

Although the show started a little la?erthan the designated time, it began with anexplosive display of models well dressed inleather, suede and sequins. A variety ofoutfits from short leather jackets to shortsuede-sequined dresses were displayed infull, leading to cheers and screams from theaudience.

The energy continued when various fe-male models were presented on stage in thesegment No Jacket Required, sponsored bythe company of the same name and designedby Cheryl King. In this scene, the modelsparaded on stage in an assortment of jack-ets that seemed molded to their bodies.

The show switched gears with a stunningsolo performance of Chris Walker's Miss-ing You, performed by Shareef McQueenwith support from dancers MarvaleenWallace & Tina Burton and rap by Rodney

Williams. This performance was met andended with thunderous applause from theentire audience.

With hardly any time to rest, the fashionsegment resumed with the Business...NeverPersonal portion of the show. Again thelovely models of the GQ club displayedstriking beauty, with a touch of feminism,by wearing men's suits that were, well tai-lored to their bodies. \

Afterwards, members of the GQ dancetroupe took center stage. Comprised offormer and current members of the club, thefive ladies on stage performed an energeticand powerful routine to the tune of WhitneyHouston's I'm Every Woman, from TheBodyguard soundtrack.

"It took [us] a couple of days to put theshow together," said Janet Branch, a mem-ber of the troupe. "But it came off ratherwell." J i

Natasha Davist another dancer for thetroupe echoed Branch's sentipient. "I feel

really good about the show and the perfor-mance, and I'm glad it came off really well."

From here the show proceeded to the WetAnd Wild segment. This was one of the highpoints of the evening as both female andmale members of the club were treated torousing applause from the audience. Thefemale models paraded around the stage inskintight bikini's and the male modelsdazzled women with their swimming trunksand cool demeanor.

The show was led into intermission byEugene Harding, along with Cutts,Crosland, Lambert and McQueen took cen-ter stage and performed a raw, heated ver-sion of R&B artist Silk's number one hit,Freak Me. This drew the crowd into afrenzy and was the one truly memorablemoment from the show.

After the female members of the audi-ence had an opportunity to cool down fromthe steamy intermission show, the perfor-

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Janet Jones is one of the reasons why this swimsuit scene was wet and wild.

Deja Vous Fashion Show-A Refreshing ImprovementBy Baraka DorseyManaging Editor

Unbelievable as it seems, the Deja Vous/Talent Unlimited/Nassau Community Col-lege Fashion Show on April 30 was surpris-ingly impressive and entertaining. Due tothe collaboration of Deja Vous president,Monique Dixon, and Talent Unlimitedpresident, Rodney Williams, the show wasa refreshing blend of old and new scenes.

The show marked the choreographicaldebut of Marvaleen Wallace, who's notice-able style was a welcome, and much needed,addition to the always glamourous presenceof Angelique Philpotts, choreographer andvice-president of Deja Vous.

Unfortunately, the fashion clubs' collec-tive efforts to surpass previous shows werehindered by their inability to come out fromunder the shadow of the GQ Fashion Club -- widely considered to be the best at York.However, if Deja Vous and Talent Unlim-ited continue on their present course, theywill successfully redefine themselves andbecome a serious threat to GQ's title as THE

fashion club of York College.The show was overwhelmingly riveting

— most scenes were tantalizing, some wereboring, and many were vintage Rodney.

Evening Wear was a rather ordinaryscene. A typical restaurant scene — couplesseated at tables with candles. Yet, Aliciawas cute as the waitress passing out tablechecks at the end of the scene.

The Potter's House, performed by theEbonyFire African Dance Troupe, was ex-ceptional. The choreography was exhilarat-ing, the music was moving, and the cos-tumes were exquisite. A thorough and pro-fessional work of art.

Dangerous was popular with the youngaudience, primarily because the scene fea-tured the high school members of TalentUnlimited.

Ladies Night was an elegant and soul-ful showcase of the female models who havemade Deja Vous as successful as it is.

Fun In The Sun was indeed fun to watch(although it was more for the ladies than themen of the audience). Marvaleen impressedand excited everyone with her profession-alism and obvious talent.

It's O.K., the BeBe and CeCe Winanshit sung by Shareef McQueen and SattanyaRobinson, was an inspiring acapella rendi-tion.

Spandex was a letdown. It lacked thespice and punch necessary for a scene doneevery year. However, the natural beauty ofthe models saved the scene from being atotal bust.

The Intermission Act could have beenbetter (if it had remained off stage!)

If This World Were Mine, LutherVandross and Chery! Lynn's hit duet, wassuccessfully transformed into a quartet byShareef and Marvaleen who were forced tosing over the soundtrack.

Mere words cannot describe the sensu-ality and searing power of Angelique,Monique, Luwana, and Michelle as theyEnVogued Giving Him Something HeCan Feel. Monique's outfit will live for-ever in the hearts, minds, and dreams ofmen.

SmurfTales was a showcase of brother-hood and an exercise in Black manhood.Well done, Gentlemen.

The models who shone through as the

diamonds in a rough show are Monique,Marvaleen, Angelique, Shakira, Smurf,Rodney, Brad, Ann-Marie, Tanarsha,Sherifa, La'Iqah, Alexis, Marie, Luwana,Cheryl, Tamara, Amira, and Alicia. Ex-pect great things from them, and their clubs,next year.

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ENTERTAINMENTPosse Hirns Spotlight On Black Cowboys Of Old WestByShariff A.AliEntertainment Editor

The 1990' s have paved the way for a re-surgence of the Western genre. With thesuccess of Academy Award winners DancesWith Wolves and Unforgiven, Hollywoodhopes to make a success the third timearound. This year's entry is Gramercy Pic-tures Posse, directed and starring Mario VanPeebles, who also helmed the 1991 hilNewJack City.

Posse details the story of outlaw gun-slinger Jesse Lee (Peebles), who at the startof the film, is in the midst of fighting in theSpanish-American war in Cuba, 1812. Lee,assisted by his Caucasian Lieutenant LittleJ (Stephen Baldwin), is assigned the task ofretrieving weapons'from the enemy by theircommander, Colonel Graham (Billy Zane).

Along with members of Lee's troop,Angel (Tone Loc) and Obobo (Tiny Lister,Jr.), who eventually make up Lee's posse,discover they were set up by Graham andface certain death.

The posse decides to fight rather thansurrender. And, with the aid of Weezie(Charles Lane), Graham's servant, make aharrowing escape from Graham and his ironbrigade.

The posse eventually makes their wayacross the border and to New Orleans,where they run into river boat gambler Fa-ther Time (Big Daddy Kane), who reluc-tantly joins up with the posse in their questto escape the clutches of Graham.

In their decision to go their separateways, Lee suffers from the inner demonsfrom his past. Visions of his late father,King David (Robert Hooks), his best friendCarver (Blair Underwood) and his formergirlfriend Lana (Salli Richardson) haunt Leeand force him to leave his lifestyle behind

1Posse stars (from left): Big Daddy Kane, Stephen Baldwin, Mario Van Peebles,Tiny Lister Jr., Charles Lane and Tone Loc.

and travel to Canada. His posse, who at firstmade other plans, agree to journey with Lee.

However, during his travels, Lee's pastcomes face to face with him and forces himand his posse to return to Freemanville, thetown of Lee's birth.

Upon his arrival home; Lee finds out thatthings were not the way he expected themto be. With the placement of his friendCarver as local sheriff and engaged to hisex-girlfriend, Lee finds out the truth and fateof Freemanville.

Facing continuous oppression fromneighboring sheriff Bates (Richard Jordan)from Cutterstown, the good people ofFreemanville seek the aid of Lee and hisposse to thwart the attacks of both SheriffBates and Col. Graham.

This film will not present the conven-tional western of the 1960's. Instead, it of-fers a hard hitting story that reveals manytruths about the old west and the part that

African-Americans played in the develop-ment of America's frontier.

Posse is a slick combination of the oldwestern and the modern action-adventure -- a merge of genres that blend well together.The assortment of characters also gives thefilm diversity. Comedic performances, attimes, lightens the the tone and makes thefilm's darkest moments easier to swallow.

By utilizing a variety of talented playersfrom different areas of the entertainmentindustry, Posse marks an opportunity forperformers to display their talents on screen.

Movie goers will be impressed by theensemble cast and their acting ability, par-ticularly Lister and Kane. Both are wellknown in the wrestling and rap communityrespectively.

There were also some good showingsfrom Melvin Van Peebles (Mario's dad) asPapa Joe, Lana!s father and Jesse's mentor,as well as an assortment of veterans that

included Woody Strode, Isaac Hayes,Nipsey Russell and Pam Grier.

Posse, while succeeding in terms of mes-sage and history, may lose certain audienceswho view this film merely for entertainmentpurposes.

The premise, while good and well pre-sented, does not contemplate the struggle ofJesse's past. It should spend more time onthe inner struggle of this lone rider.

Also, the main characters don't experi-ence the opportunity to come together. Theyseem forced upon one another because oftheir given situation and fail to form anybonding. One point in the film, Father Timeand Little J seem to form a relationship, butit is cut down by the attention given Lee. Itseems that the film should have been calledJesse as opposed to Posse.

In short, Peeble' s attempt to make a goodwestern was not a failed one. He did makea well-structured story with honest charac-ters and candid situations. He did, however,focus more on himself and less on his posse,granting them moments rather than surren-dering the film and making it an ensemblepiece.

Posse is a major statement for African-Americans in cinema. It accomplishes twothings. One, it makes African-Americans,and others, realize that they play a pivotalrole in the development of this country andtwo, that westerns can be good no matterwhat the statement or focus is. Peeble's mayhave taken a risk in choosing this project,but it was agamble that will enrich peopleacross the country.

Rated R-Violence, Sexual Situations, Lan-guage*** Stars-Running Time: 1 Hour, 50 Mins.

Dragon A Faithful Recreation Of Bruce Lee LegendBy Renata JablonskaReporter

In 1973, "Enter the Dragon" createdBruce Lee's legendary status as a superstar.Now, twenty years later, America, and theworld, has a chance to reflect on Lee's in-credible personality and life through the newbio-epic — Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

Bruce Lee's extraordinary skills \r. themartial arts, combined with the force of hishardy idealistic personality, created a uniqueimage of an Asian-American hero. Duringhis lifetime, he overcame numerous barri-ers of fear and prejudice that led up to hisuntimely death.

Shortly before he died at the age of 32,Lee is reported to have revealed the credowhich guided him throughout his martialarts career.

"The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge,'.' said Lee> "A puach er a kick*

is not to knock the hell out of the guy infront, but to knock the hell out of your ego,your fear, your hang-ups."

That strong spirit of Bruce Lee is cap-tured in the new film, starring newcomerJason Scott Lee (No Relation) as Bruce,Lauren Holly, from TV's Picket Fences,former model Nancy Kwan, and formerHart To Hart leading man, Robert Wagner.

The screenplay, written by EdwardKhamra. John Raffo and Rob Cohen, anddirected by Cohen, is based on the bookBruce Lee: The Man Only 1 Knew, by Lee'swidow, Linda.

Dragon faithfully recreates many high-lights of Lee's career, from the Hong Kongcanteen to his arrival in America. The filmsuccessfully reveals the reasons and feelingswhich afflicted this troubled icon.

Lee used his martial arts skills to com-bat the hatred and prejudice that he experi-enced as an Asian American. This led him

to open his own Kung Fu school and even-tually to his Hollywood career.

Lee is presented as a sensitive person,and not an idol, in Dragon. When he meetsAmerican beauty Linda Emerson, he knowshis life will go down the right road. At first,their love is not an easy one. They have toovercome her family's disapproval of inter-racial marriages. Eventually, the familyaccepts Lee and Linda's relationship.

Holly interacts well with Lee as they dis-play a man of passion, a woman in love, andtheir undying admiration for each other.

Dragon runs a symbolic thread throughthe story line. It shows Lee's struggle tocontrol his destiny and development. Themythical demons of Lee's fears appear atcrucial points in his life.

The appearance of demons in the filmturns it into a modern fable —the philosophi-cal search for one's identity, and for stabil-ity between upper and lower consciousness.

Director Cohen did his best to create thecomplex and adequate version of the BruceLee story. Although the film is relativelysomber and low-key, there is little chanceit will put someone to sleep.

Saint Augustine once said, "the key toimmortality is first living a life worth re-membering." Lee's life was absolutelyworth remembering, as is this moving film.

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York Sports AwardsContinued from page 12.young team.

"You should not judge a team by its winsand losses," he said. "But by its other at-tributes."

This year, he held firmly to his belief, buthis team had many more wins to add to theirother attributes.

The team had an incredible season, es-pecially in light of their past. In a year wheregood defense is well respected, this teamearned the right to be the number one de-fense in the country, receiving awards fromthe NCAA committee. The team featuredRose Addison, named to the first team All-CUNY, Chantay Claudio who made the 2ndAll-CUNY team, and the nightingale of theteam, C. Kelly Allen who will most likelynot be here next season because she is pur-suing a career in music. Claudio, atransferstudent, was deemed the MVP forher tireless efforts in all facets of the gameand her prodigiously outstanding perfor-mances.

The Cheerleading Team marshalled byJanie-Marie Manigault, boasted a contingentof seven members. They had a quiet season,especially coming off of last year's successin the CUNY Cheerleading Competitionduring the basketball tournament.Manigault's speech was optimistic. She an-nounced that Lakisha Corbet was her well-deserving MVP. Although her choice forMIP was difficult because all her ladies weregifted to begin with, she chose Alberta Grantbecause Grant's attitude and dedication tothe team has improved tremendously.

The last of the coaches, but certainly notthe least, was Ronald St. John. The men'svarsity basketball team had yet another ad-mirable season but, once again, they fellshort of their desired goal. They lost toMedgar Evers in the semi-finals 84-83.

"I have come to expect that we make it

to the semi-finals," said St. John. "We mustnow find a way to make it to the finals andthen we will find a way to win that."

St. John attributed the success of this sea-son to the team as a whole. But certain play-ers' performances were worthy of note.Anthony Landry was the team's MVP andhis experience played an ineffable role inthe development of the team. BillySwinton, the MIP, was seen to be a youngplayer who is going to do great things forYork College. But the mainstays of thisseason's success and the hopes for nextseason's endeavors, Christopher Ratcliffand Michael Nicholson, received moreawards than any other individuals at theceremony. At times, the coach was speech-less when it came to describing either ofthese players' achievements.

All that was left was the distribution ofthe special awards and final closing com-ments. Among the awards given, MichaelWilliams and Nori Duran were recipientsof the Sportsmanship Award. The ScholarAthlete Award went to-Urbano Lensyl ofthe soccer team. However, it was the men'svolleyball teani that won the Team Schol-arship award.

The winners of the intramural tourna-ment received their plaques. The Sportmanof the Year was Michael Nicholson.Nicholson's awards and trophies would pro-vide a whole article in themselves and theytook up almost half of the trophy table.

Sportswoman of the year went to C.Kelly Allen of the Women's Varsity Bas-ketball Team. When the audience heard thatshe was leaving the school to pursue hersinging career, they demanded that she sing.Allen's performance was a suitable epi-logue to an evening in which well-roundedindividuals were rewarded for their effortsand achievements.

Asbestos RemovalContinued from page 1.Reyes, ISM major.

She also responded to being exposed tothe cancer causing agent asbestos. "ActuallyI didn't think of it, maybe because of finalsnobody was thinking about anything else."

Though some students weren't highlyconcerned, some students felt that they couldbe in jeopardy. In fact one student who satat a table beside the windows separating thelibrary and the roof while men were reap-plying tar had this to say.

"I feel as a York student paying collegemoney I shouldn't be subjected to this kindof environmental harm," said Lucrece Rene,Occupational Therapy major. "This is veryappalling. There have been several timesduring class when the vents have been onand you could just feel it just blowing andblowing at us while we're in the class. It'smaking me nauseous and I can't concentrateand I took an exam last week and I reallyfeel that it affected on my outcome."

One student implied that the originalcontractor probably cut corners by using as-bestos.

"As young as this building is I'm sur-prised to find out that it even has asbestos,"

. said Anthony Adolph. " I mean ten years1 ago they knew asbestos was foul. It seems1 that the building contractor knew what the

hell they were doing, anything to make aprofit."

In response to the danger Adolph hadmore concern for the workers than himself.

"I don't see any immediate, immediatedanger while they're taking it down. Butthese guys that are working in the stuff theyget paid good money but nobody knows thelong range effects for them."

The asbestos removal is going accord-ing to schedule and should be completed byJune 4. In order to protect yourself fromany danger students should abide by asbes-tos warning signs.

GQ Fashion ShowContinued from page 8.mances continued with United We Stand, adisplay of modern and past fashions of Af-rican prints, donated by York College stu-dent Osemene (Ose) Ewaleifoh. This wasa more impressive section of the show —theclothing caught more of the audience's at-tention than the models.

Gentlemen Of Quality led the next per-formance and basically showed that suitslook good on just about anybody. It did notreally make any heads turn, but models WillHansberry, Ashton Joseph and Ray Stewartdid receive the most cheers from the femaleaudience.

Mellinda Campbell followed with herrendition of Chante Moore's It's Alright. Attimes she seemed tired and even attemptedto crack notes that were not in her range.Overall the performance, while passing thetime along, did not move many people tocheer.

The Seduction scene followed and mademany people bellow with excitement. Itfeatured a number of scantily clad modelswearing outfits comprised of lace and/orsilk. Of course, the model who stood out

and expressed himself the most wasCrosland, who did so in more ways thanone.

The everyday scene of College Life wasthe concluding segment to the show and fea-tured models in casual wear from TommyHilfinger to Hugo Boss and an assortmentof others.

The final performance for the eveningcame from Mr. Lee Love, who sang a piecehe wrote, Slow and Smooth. Love wowedthe audience withhis song, which displayedhis inner-feelings and strength.

The after-party was held at TrafalgarSquare, where club members and audienceparticipants partied into the wee hours of themorning to an assortment of Hip-Hop andReggae.

Overall, this was a very exciting and vi-sually satisfying show that pleased many inthe audience. Hopefully, the GQ club, withthe assistance of their sponsors, crew mem-bers (i.e. Stage Hands, Security, ProductionAssistants) and M. A.K. Ill productions, canhold audiences for years to come by con-tinuing their tradition of showcasing tal-ented people and amazing performances.

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York Athletes Honored At Sports And Recreation AwardsNigel EwingReporter

On Monday May 17th, the student ath-letes of York College took off their gymshoes, cleats and sweat suits and donnedmore formal apparel to receive their athleticawards at the 18th Annual York CollegeSports and Recreation Awards Ceremony.

"When I looked [into the Faculty Din-ing Room] at 3 o'clock, there was no onehere," said Dr. Stuart Bailin Director of Ath-letics. "But at about 3:15, the dining roomwas filled. It is this type of support we needfor each athletic program, to make our col-lege an extraordinary college."

Among the guests at the ceremony wereDean Jacqueline Ray, Dr. David Jordan,Peter Hurwitz, chairman of the CUNY Ath-letic Conference, and Patrick Duggan whorepresented the President's office. It wasDuggan who opened the evening's proceed-ings with a short greeting and adulationsfrom the President's Office.

Dr. Bailin, fittingly the master of ceremo-nies, then introduced the Tennis Team'scoach.Ms. Cheryl Chenet came up and introducedthe tennis team.

"After six years, we finally have awoman on the team," said Chenet, referringto Maria Kihlstrom. "The last time we hada woman was when I played."

Chenet quickly summarized an arduousseason, where the greatest highlight was thegrowth of the players. The Most ValuablePlayer (MVP) was awarded to MichaelWilliams and the Most Improved Player

York mens Volleyball team had a lot to celebrate this year as they finishedsecond overall in the CUNY conference.

(MIP) was presented to Qazi Emran Haq.In a season marked by ups and downs, thegraduating senior Williams and the fresh-man Emran Haq provided a constant lift forthe tennis team.

The Track and Field coach, YoureeSpence, was next to introduce her team. Thisis one of the teams on the rise at York Col-lege. They were blessed with a strong con-tingent of twelve athletes, which was a stepin the right direction, considering that lastyear there were only four consistent athletes.This season's MVP (men) was given to an-other senior, Patrick Cleary. LuecharnaManning received the MIP for the women.MVP (women) was rewarded to the fresh-man, Ingrette Williams, who was also a

member of the women's Varsity BasketballTeam.

It was left to the Soccer Team's coachTim Bradbury to provide a bit of humor tothe evening's events. The soccer team, rec-ognized by the sparsity of its players, had ahorrible season.

"We were playing with five players in aneleven-a-side game," saidBradbury. "I amnow beginning to understand what the othercoaches go through, trying to motivate andrecruit players."

Bradbury's talk was short and sweet. Heawarded the MVP to this reporter but, sincethe most improved player was absent, he didnot announce the winners.

The Soccer Team's antithesis, in terms

of season's performance and support at theevening's proceedings, were the Men's andWomen's Volleyball Teams. Mr. Bert Man-ning, a quiet-looking, petite man, has singlehandedly revitalized the Volleyball programat York College. Manning took little or nocredit for himself. He gave all the praise andglory to his players.

"The rookie coach," as he called himself,harnessed a wealth of talented and experi-enced players and guided them to a winningseason in which the men came in second inthe CUNY Conference final. The team wasmade up of a number of quality players in-cluding three All-CUNY Conference play-ers: Rhine Almonacy who was the team'sMVP, Pierre Fils-Aime and Marc E. Larosewho was the highest in assists in the CUNYconference. Strong support came from theMIP Robert Schmidt.

"I would like to have given it to thewhole team," said Manning, referring totheir self-rise from the bottom to secondplace. "But I had to choose one player."

Although Manning came two days be-fore their first game, the women's team hadyet another winning season. They had twoplayers named to the 2nd All-CUNY Con-ference team: Johanne Fierre and NoriDuran, who was MVP for the team. Themost improved player was Autumn French.The highlight of their season was reachingthe semifinals in the Hudson Valley Tour-nament.

At last year's award ceremony, RickMcPhun, Women's Varsity Basketballcoach, had little or nothing to say about his

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Basketball Intramurals End In A RompBy Nigel EwingReporter

The York College, Spring '93 Intramu-ral Basketball Tournament ended on May27. It saw the experienced team of Ben-jamin Everette annihilate the favored teamof Vinnie Cartegena 72-52 in the final game.

This year's tournament was organizedand promoted by Cartegena and Louie LLol,who were the primary organizers of lastsemester's tournament.

"Vinnie and Louie did an excellent job,"said Coach Ronald St. John, a member ofthe championship team. "The players'appeareance was great and the whole com-petition was well organized."

The players were given the liberty ofchoosing their own teammates. The largenumber of ardent participants made up eightteams. Each team was simply numberedand a league was set up with the top fourteams going on to the playoffs. The teamswere evenly matched according toCartegena and this augmented the high levelof competition.

"Vinnie and Louie did a good job. Thecompetition was there," said AnthonyLandry, better known as Raheem. "Whenyou are playing against friends, with friends,it is much more enjoyable and you playharder."

The semifinals were played on the Tues-day before the final. It saw Team 1,captained by Cartegena, square up againstTeam 7, captained by Sean Harris, in thefirst game. The second game featured Team4, captained by Brian Dawkins, taking onthe well-rounded Team 8 led by BenjaminEverette.

The first game epitomized what the tour-nament was about. "It was evenly matchedall the way," said Vinnie, after the game."The team with the most heart won."Vinnie's team won 47-46 on three foul shotsmade by Val Pouponneau with one secondremaining in the second overtime.

It was fitting that the organizers of thetournament had tremendous games, but itwas Cartegena who provided the highlightof this game. With four seconds remaining,Cartegena dribbled down court, took on two

opponents, and made a 20-foot jumper to tiethe game. He sent the game into the sec-ond overtime.

"I just let it go and prayed it went in,"said Cartegena, better known as "set shot"Vinnie.

This victory allowed them to move on toplay Team 8, the winner of the second game,in the finals.

The second game was merely the fulfill-ing of prophecy. The well rounded, experi-enced team of Benjamin Everette defeatedthe fledglingteam of Brian Dawkins 48-46in overtime. In the end, the experience ofCoach St. John and Max Buthill were toomuch for their opponents to handle. Costlyturnovers and lost rebounds paved the wayfor the demise of Team 4.

"The whole team is talented," saidEverette. "But Coach and Max, they are themain reasons we've been so successful."

The undefeated (8-0) team of Everette,Ronald St. John, Bobby Shepherd, MaxButhill, Duane Smith, and Eli Millon cameinto the final game confident and poised.

"We are undefeated," said St. John, "The

pressure is on them."Vinnie's team of Emmanuel Sanders,

B.J. White, Val Pouponneau and Louie LLolseemed alert, ready and eager lo play. Theywon the tip off and scored the first basket, a15-foot jump shot by Llol. They then wentinside to Pouponneau who was unable toconvert any of his shots into points. Thiswas to be their undoing. Missed shots byCartegena and his team turned into re-bounds, and rebounds into fast breaks forEverette's team. By the end of the first half,Everette's team was up by seven, 26-19.

The second half opened with Team 1shooting much better than in the first half.But it was not enough. When Team 1 hadreduced the lead to 2 points, two consecu-tive unanswered three pointers by Max, anda pivotal steal by Bobby Shepherd, broughtthe lead back up to 41-32. The final scorewas 72-52. Unfortunately, this year there areno trophies for the champions.

"There will be no trophies at the end thisyear," said Everette, a trophy winner fromlast year's playoffs. "It was just for sell'gratification."