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With Chutes Too Narrow,The Shins Prove That Good Pop Music DoesIndeed Exist
Classical Indian OdissiDancing Fuses WithModern Flair In Nayikas 7
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INSIDE Baruch President Ned Regan to
Step Down in Fall 2005
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Men’s Basketball GoesEleven Deep To DominateMedgar Evers 15
By AARON SIEGEL
Jesse Dweck was only a few days shy of expe-riencing his first finals week at Baruch Collegewhen he was tragically struck by a van at thecorner of 26th St. and Lexington Ave. onFriday, December 12, 2003, in the early after-noon. He died at a hospital later that evening.
Dweck, 18, a freshman at Baruch was walk-ing with friends the time of the accident. Hisfriends automatically called for an ambulanceand reached his cousin, Baruch CollegePsychology Professor David Sitt.
“Jesse [Dweck] was a very special person,”said Sitt, who was the first to be alerted of theaccident. “Jesse [Dweck] struck a balance inlife beyond his years.”
Dweck had recently settled into a new apart-ment in Manhattan. “Despite a busy life, hekept out of trouble and maintained his confi-dence,” said Sitt. “[Dweck] was a renaissanceman. He was a smart kid. He really enjoyedBaruch.”
Neil Sullivan, professor of Dweck’s PublicAdministration 1250 class returned his paper tothe family with a note:
President Regan took the helm of Baruch College in Fall 2000. He will step down from thepresidency in 18 months. (Photo/ Ticker Archives)
Student Services
Takes Hit With
Budget CutsBy AARON SIEGEL
A financially strapped New York State hasbeen recently cutting CUNY and SUNY budg-ets and when allocating money, StudentServices are usually the first to take a blow.
Sam Johnson, Vice President for StudentDevelopment at Baruch College noted thatCUNY lacks a minimum standard of servicepersonnel per student.
“Most schools have a ratio of one psycholo-gist to 800 or 900 students which is the nation-al recommended ratio,” said Johnson. “We havea ratio of two to 15,000.”
Johnson added that Student Services, whichare vital to all students, are usually the first tar-get of budget cuts. He also said that the budgetfor Student Services at Baruch is a far cry fromthe necessary amount needed to support stu-dents.
Baruch ranks last in CUNY with a $409,000Student Services budget. Among the leadersare Brooklyn College and City College, withMedgar Evers having the highest budget at$820,000.
At each school, the budget for StudentServices is determined upon based on the dis-cretion of the college’s president.
Funding has also decreased in recent monthswith the budget losing $60,000 from the BaruchCollege Fund due to a decrease in yields inendowment. Funding over the past year hasalso dropped from $173,000 to $80,000.Johnson noted that the Academic DevelopmentCenter and the Career Development Center arebest funded.
The current spring semester will put an extrastrain on the depleted services. “Spring is not agood semester as many students face gradua-tion and career choices—so it is a stressfultime,” said Johnson. “This spring there is extrapressure on international students due toincrease in costs as well as many financial pro-posals that have the possibility of getting
By MARCIA BARRAN and SANDRO LEMBERG
The Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC)in conjunction with the Indo-American ArtsCouncil premiered “Mela: A South AsianFestival” on January 22. Mela, which means“fair” in Hindi, comprises the art forms of the-atre, dance, music, film and comedy and willshowcase these events through February 15.With a focus on both classic and modern pieces,the festival aims to exhibit both performing andvisual art.
“Art is a feast for the eyes and all of the sens-es, it stimulates and entertains,” said AroonShivdasani, executive director of the Indo-American Arts Council. “What I really want isto showcase the different Indian artforms…hopefully it creates goodwill.”
To kick-off the festival, an opening night ben-efit performance was held on January 21 debut-ing “Kalighat,” a new play written and directed
by Paul Knox. Named after Kalighat, a homeestablished by Mother Teresa for the dying inCalcutta, India, the play intends to bridge thegap of understanding between the residents ofthe home and the missionaries who come fromabroad to work there. In essence one of its goalsis to establish common ground between Easternand Western cultures while the Westerners dis-cover their true inner identities.
“I wanted to provide a knowledge about thework of missionaries,” said Knox who former-ly worked at Kalighat. “My own experiencewith that was complex and it made me confrontissues of judgment.”
“I wanted to show what is human about mun-dane missionary work,” added Knox. “It is anexperience colored by people.”
Knox, who admitted that he was both relievedand terrified due to customary opening night
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(From L to R) BPAC General Manager Kathleen Eads, Aroon Shivdasani, executive directorof the Indo-American Arts Council and world renowned writer Salman Rushdie were presentat one of Mela’s performances. (Photo/ Aleksandr Yulevitch)
By AARON SIEGEL
After a three and a half year tenure as thePresident of Baruch College, Edward (Ned) V.Regan has decided to step down as announcedon January 27, 2003. His resignation willbecome effective in June 2005, in order toallow for enough time for the CUNY Board ofTrustees to decide upon a new president to takehis place.
After his retirement, Regan will be appoint-ed as a CUNY Distinguished Professor.
Throughout his career, Regan has served the
state of New York as a politician, an educatorand an administrator.
He began his career teaching university levelcourses in Government at various SUNY col-leges and later became Buffalo CityCouncilman-at-Large and the President of theBison Liquor Company, Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y. in1971.
He served as Erie County (which encompass-es Buffalo) executive from 1972 until 1978 and
Benefit Performance of “Kalighat”
Kicks off MELA: A South Asian Festival
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Baruch VP Proposes New Schedule Grid to Improve Efficiency
Time Schedule Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet calculates 75 OR 100 minutes from the “Start Time” resulting in the“End Time.” Twenty (20) minutes is then added to the “End Time” which then becomesthe “Start Time” for the following column. Club hours will remain the same.
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3-CREDIT Start Time: 7:30:00 AM 9:05:00 AM 10:40:00 AM 12:15:00 PM 2:35:00 PM 4:10:00 PM 5:50:00 PM 7:25:00 PM 9:00:00 PM1000 & 2000 End Time: 8:45:00 AM 10:20:00 AM 11:55:00 AM 1:30:00 PM 3:50:00 PM 5:25:00 PM 7:05:00 PM 8:40:00 PM 10:15:00 PM
4-CREDIT Start Time: 8:55:00 AM 10:55:00 AM 2:30:00 PM 5:40:00 PM 7:40:00 PM1000 & 2000 End Time: 10:35:00 AM 12:35:00 PM 4:10:00 PM 7:20:00 PM 9:20:00 PM
3-CREDIT Start Time: 7:40:00 AM 9:15:00 AM 10:50:00 AM 12:25:00 PM 2:30:00 PM 4:05:00 PM 6:05:00 PM 7:40:00 PM 9:15:00 PM 3000 & 4000& End Time 8:55:00 AM 10:30:00 AM 12:05:00 PM 1:40:00 PM 3:45:00 PM 5:20:00 PM 7:20:00 PM 8:55:00 PM 10:30:00 PMGraduate
4-CREDIT Start Time: 8:45:00 AM 10:45:00 AM 2:25:00 PM 5:45:00 PM 7:45:00 PM3000 & 4000 & End Time: 10:25:00 AM 12:25:00 PM 4:05:00 PM 7:25:00 PM 9:25:00 PMGraduate
By AARON SIEGEL
Due to the recent concerns of students tryingto balance a life complete with a hectic courseschedule intertwined with a strenuous workschedule, many Baruch students have raisedconcerns over the current scheduling grid andits impact upon students’ ability to take asmany credits in a short period of time whileworking.
Jim Murphy, Assistant Vice President ofAdmissions recently proposed a new schedul-ing grid in order to optimize the greatestamount of space used within Baruch College,allowing students to take an increased numberof courses in a shorter period of time.
“Now many students usually end up with 55minute breaks,” said Murphy. “Many studentswant to work and we want to cater to the stu-dents’ needs.”
Under the current scheduling grid, students
must have a break elapsing at least 25 minutesbetween classes. Under Murphy’s proposal, thelength of breaks would be shortened to 20 min-utes allowing for greater classroom utilization.
“We don’t need 25 minute breaks betweenclasses,” said Murphy. “Twenty [minutes] ismore realistic.”
Murphy also noted that when the current gridwas established, the Baruch campus spanned asfar west as Park Ave. and 26th St. and as farsouth as 18th St. Before the completion of theVertical Campus, students were forced to takelong walks and endure lengthy waits for eleva-tors in order to get to class. With the elimina-tion of these past campus spaces, students nolonger need the mandatory 25-minute blocks inorder to get to class on time.
The new grid was also created in order to easeelevator crowding. The guideline separates thestart and end times of the 1000 and 2000 levelcourses by 10 minutes from the 3000, 4000 and
graduate level class schedule times. Also, aseparation has been made between the threeand four credit courses. Four credit courses arealso separated between levels and have differ-ent start and end times as well.
“The reason we are doing this is to reducecongestion,” said Murphy.
Murphy also noted that most course instruc-tion is currently given in the Vertical Campusand with a decrease in an enrollment, there isless of a need to use the 17 Lexington AvenueBuilding.
“Everyone wants to be in the VerticalCampus,” said Murphy noting that most facul-ty members want to be near their offices in theVC and don’t want to walk to 23rd St. espe-cially during the winter.
Yet, obstacles do lie in the way of the currentplan being implemented. Questions remainconcerning how the B.O.S.S. system will han-dle a change in the grid and many departments
may have to alter the times that they offercourses every week.
Other changes include a request to depart-ments who run one section of a specific courseevery semester, to instead alternate when suchcourses are given every semester between thedaytime and the evening.
“The schedule would allow students to takemore classes in less hours, giving students agreater opportunity to work,” said Murphy. “Itwill enable students to take more classes andgraduate in four years.”
He noted that the process to bring the newgrid to fruition will begin this semester and thedate targeted for its use is Fall 2004 or Spring2005.
“We will communicate with the USG, FacultySenate and Administrators,” said Murphy.
Baruch Chess Team Faces National Competition in Pan-Am Tournament By BOBBY MOY
The Baruch College Chess Team participatedin the Pan-Am Intercollegiate Chess TeamChampionships, the top college chess tourna-ment held in the Western Hemisphere, fromDecember 27-30, 2003. A pure test ofendurance and skill, the team was scheduled toplay 36 hours of chess during the four-day stay.
A typical day started at 10 a.m. and ended aslate as 1 a.m. the following morning. With ahectic schedule to manage and almost no timeto eat, the chess team faced great adversitiesrepresenting Baruch.
“The conditions were comparable to some ofthe biggest challenges students face today, likehaving six finals with no time to study,” saidAriel Krinsphun, a member of the chess team.“The chess team undertook a tough task.”
Along with Krinsphun, the team consisted ofMitchell Krasnerman, Bobby Moy, MichaelLayevskiy, and Vitaliy Popov. Each round ofcompetition featured four players starting forBaruch.
On the first day, the team bumped into chessaddict and current heavyweight championboxer, Lennox Lewis. Lewis gave the teamadvice and confidence who compared chess toboxing because they are both littered with tac-tics, combinations, and planning. After wisewords from Lewis, the team headed to the tour-nament site as the competition was about tobegin. Baruch was ranked 28 out of almost 40teams that participated, meaning that it wouldbe the underdog in practically any match-up.
The first test for Baruch was Universidad dePuerto Rico (UPR), which shocked the tourna-ment last year by finishing ahead ofMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),Princeton, and Stanford. Baruch fell into anearly 0-2 hole, with Krasnerman and Moy los-ing their games. All UPR needed was a drawfrom one of the two remaining players to winthe match. Krinsphun however, remainedfocused and gave Baruch its first win.Layevskiy fought hard and gave Baruch anoth-
er win. The match lasted almost six hours andended up as an impressive 2-2 tie. Tired but notbeaten, the team came back to the hotel in themiddle of the night, only to wake up and playthe next morning.
Baruch’s next opponent was the University ofSouthern California, which finished tied withMIT, Stanford, and Princeton last year. Thescore was 2-1 in favor of Baruch after just threehours of play. To win the match, all Baruchneeded was Krinsphun to draw. And Krinsphundid just that, giving Baruch its first victory witha score of 2.5 - 1.5.
Later that day, Baruch was matched upagainst an improved Stanford team. This yearStanford added Cindy Tsai, who has never losta game in the Pan-American Youth and JuniorChampionships. Krasnerman went against her,and it was not until after four hours that Tsai
won. Krinsphun lost his game. Popov, in aclearly better position still offered hope for theteam. Unfortunately, he was unable to close outthe position and lost. Layevskiy scored the onlypoints in the match by drawing his game andfinishing off the 0.5 - 3.5 loss. The team did nottake its first loss lightly, and after some serioustalk that night, they were ready to face its nextopponent the following day.
After three rounds of play, Baruch had alreadycaught the attention of top teams. “Before thetournament no one knew who we were,” saidMoy. “Now top schools placed us on alert.”
Baruch went on to play the University ofDelaware the next day. Moy won his gamequickly, and gave the team a 1-0 lead. The pacethen slowed down, as it was three hours later
before Krinsphun drew. Popov played a seesawgame keeping the match in uncertainty.However, after four hours, his opponent ran outof the time allocated for the game and automat-ically lost. Baruch took a 2.5 - 0.5 lead and heldon to a 2.5 - 1.5 win. With the win, Baruchmoved into the top 10, scoring 2.5 out of a pos-sible four points.
MIT was up next for Baruch. This teamincluded the former U.S. Women’s ChampionElina Groberman. Krasnerman fought hardbefore running out of time. The match was stilllooking great as Krinsphun reached a favorableposition early on. Moy reached a slightly betterposition, but time pressure caused him to makesome less than accurate moves that led to hisdefeat. After just three hours, Krinsphun wonhis game. Layevskiy lost after a five-houreffort. The end result was a 1-3 Baruch loss.
On the last day, Baruch was paired with the
University of Toronto, whose losses so far wereto University of Texas (UTD) and University ofMaryland Baltimore County (UMBC), the toptwo seeds. Krinsphun won after a hard foughtpositional game and Layevskiy lost after hefailed to equalize the position. The score wasnow 2-1 in Baruch’s favor. Krasnerman’s gamewas now the deciding factor. It was nearly sixhours before he lost, with the match ending in a2-2 tie.
Overall, the Baruch team finished with threeout of a possible six points to finish within thetop 20, well ahead of their seeded position. Thefinal break down was two wins, two ties, andtwo losses, making Baruch the top Under 1600team in the tournament.
“We got the opportunity to play Stanford,MIT, and schools from other countries,” saidPopov. “I feel honored. No other Baruch sportteams compete at this level.”
Michael Layevskik, Bobby Moy, Ariel Krinsphun, Mitchell Krasnerman and Vitaly Popovpose with the Under 1600 Trophy. (Photo/ Baruch College Chess Club)
“Before the tournament noone knew who we were,”said Krinshpun. “Now topschools placed us onalert.”
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“He was a very good student. His work willremain with me always,” recalled Sullivan.“He had a wonderful smile. It was the smile ofa little boy who was caught with the chocolatecake before dinner. He warmed other studentsand brought grace to our class.”
“I hope knowing how Jesse helped my sonwill give you comfort in the time of your loss,”said Joanne Colorundo, a parent of one ofDweck’s classmates in a letter to the familyacknowledging the help Dweck gave her son inhis CSTM 0120 Math class. “My sonexpressed what a nice kid Jesse was and how hewas willing to help.”
“Jesse was in my Music 1005 class at 7:50a.m. He was on time to class which is veryimportant,” said Anne Swartz, professor ofMusic in the Fine and Performing ArtsDepartment. “He was astute, creative, gener-ous and beloved by classmates.”
Swartz noted his great interest in FedericChopin.
“He was generous looking at people andevents,” said Swartz. “When he spoke aboutmusic, he said that he was greatly moved. His
comments were very intellectual.” “His writing was sensitive and beautiful,”
Swartz added. When I read his work, I foundsomething artistic about him.”
Swartz found out about Dweck’s passing themorning of the final and saw the concern thatstudents had prior to the final.
“Baruch is a very caring place and Jesse ben-efited from it,” said Swartz. “On behalf of thestudents in Music 1005 section BD13 andmyself, we all wish our deepest condolences tohis family.”
Dweck took a Dale Carnegie course in self-organization, lived in Deal, New Jersey andwas a graduate of Hillel High School.
He had deep artistic interests, was an avidphotographer, biker, and a devoted son, brother
and friend. He was looking forward to declar-ing a major and deciding on a career. His fatherSam is a Baruch alumnus.
The family opened the Jesse Dweck CityLearning Center in his memory where youngmen will study two days a week at the EdmondSafra Synagogue located at 11 East 63 St.between 5th and Madison Aves.
President Regan to Step Down in
June 2005
passed, subsequentially raising tuition.”He noted that the Pataki administration has
been pulling funds out of CUNY and SUNYand students are stuck paying a higher percent-age of the education costs.
“I am not sure where the money will comefrom,” he said.
A heightened awareness of the need for serv-ices occurred when a student committed suicideon the Baruch campus during the Spring 2001semester. “There was more outreach,” saidJohnson. “Students were supported emotional-ly.” After the suicide, the school received
$25,000 and the funds have since been dimin-ished. This spring, money is being taken fromthe Health budget in order to defray the cost.
“Depression is a serious problem,” he said.“When there is an outreach problem we canhave workshops for faculty to deal with thestress.”
“Many students have serious emotional prob-lems,” said Johnson.
“Much more stress leads to poor decisions [bystudents],” said Johnson who noted that it is anationwide problem.
Last semester several students had mentalbreakdowns that were reported at school andtwo were sent to Beth Israel Hospital.
“Prevention is cheaper than rehab,” added
Johnson. “Because of money, we can only han-dle the most serious cases. Personal attention isscarce.”
“It will not get better and the CounselingCenter may get shut down,” he said. “That isthe last case scenario.”
Another possibility is the implementation of aStudent Services fee similar to the technologyfee that is currently in place. Johnson noted thatthe Psychology Department is being asked tohelp with outreach.
Currently the department employs two psy-chologists, two interns, two part time psychol-ogists, and a psychiatrist. The funding for thepsychologists may decrease. “There is one psy-chologist [at Baruch] and there is no regulation
from CUNY,” said Johnson. “When there is norevenue—it’s frustrating when you can’t do thework.”
He also noted that having part-time work-study replace regular staffers is a problem.Students have replaced civil servants to in orderto compensate for student aid budget cuts. Thesupport staff has greatly diminished and thus asa result the offices will not run efficiently asthey have in the past. “Every school has itspriorities,” said Johnson recognizing that fund-ing for mental health at John Jay College isstronger because their President Dr. GeraldLynch is a clinical psychologist.
“I want to meet the needs of students,” saidJohnson. “But it costs money.”
BY JENNIE GETZLERAND JANA SCHIOWITZ
Recently, a Baruch student went to theRegistrar’s Office to declare her major. This iswhere the confusion began. The student wastold to declare her major online, but was onlyable to print out an eligibility form, fill it outand return it to the department of her major.
After going to the Economics department, thestudent was told to go to the Center forAdvisement and Orientation where she wasagain told to check the Zicklin School ofBusiness website. After again contacting theEconomics department to speak to a professor,she was finally able to declare her major inorder to receive Tuition Assistance Program(TAP) money.
For those Baruch students who are majoringin a business related discipline, with the excep-tion of Economics and CIS, these studentsshould visit the Center for Advisement andOrientation (located on the fifth floor of theVertical Campus) to fill out the appropriatemajor declaration form. Once the major isdeclared, an advisor can help students completea worksheet which informs the student of whatcourses he or she must take in order to fulfillthe major.
For those who need to declare a major in theWeissman School of Arts & Sciences or theSchool of Public Affairs, and for majors such asPsychology, Business Journalism, Economicsor CIS, these students should go to the depart-ment of their major. The student should meet
with a chairperson or faculty advisor dependingon the department. After filling out the majorform, the form will be sent to the AssociateDean of the Weissman School who will deter-mined if it is approved.
In deciding whether the major form will beapproved, certain criteria must be met. The stu-dent must be in good standing, maintaining aGPA of over 2.0. Then, it must be verifiedwhether the student has achieved the requiredminimum amount of credits (60) to declare amajor. Additionally, in order to pursue themajor of choice, students must meet the majorprerequisite requirements. Another importantcriterion that is reviewed is for transfer stu-dents, who are required to take 60 percent oftheir major courses at Baruch.
Once the eligibility or major form isapproved, the student will receive a letter in themail stating their major specialization withinsix weeks of applying. A copy of the form willbe sent to the Registrar’s Office and the stu-dent’s major specialization will appear onhis/her transcript available on eSIMS.
If the student’s form is not accepted becausehe/she has not met all the requirements for thatmajor, the student can reapply after fulfillingthem. If the student is not accepted because ofineligibility, the student can speak with an advi-sor at the Center for Advisement andOrientation about choosing a different majorspecialization.
For further information, students can visit theCenter for Advisement and Orientation websitelocated at: http://advisement.baruch.cuny.edu
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jitters, also added that he “worked with a won-derful team of people” in putting the productiontogether. “Baruch has been wonderful and it hasbeen very exciting,” he said.
“Baruch is centrally located and the BPAC isa different kind of theatre,” said Shivdasani.She added that Paul Knox initially made con-tact with the BPAC in soliciting a site to show-case his play. The proximity of the Indo-American Arts Council (located on 25th St.)and Baruch College eased the process of host-ing the Mela festival at the BPAC.
“Baruch has a beautiful theater, much biggerthan a lot of the places I have performed at,”said Rizwan Manji, one of the actors in“Kalighat.”
“The space is very flexible,” said Knox. “Thescenic designer [Mikoko Suzuki] did a great jobusing the space that was available to her.”
“I think its great to see this community beginto find its artistic feel in the country,” saidfamed writer Salman Rushdie, who attended aperformance of “Nayikas” the dance perform-ance.
“Each art form at the festival is so different,”sad Shivdasani. “There is not much Indianstand-up comedy today, and the fusion artistsare young. All of the artists are doing their thingwith their hearts and souls.” At the conclusionof the play, attendees were given the opportuni-ty to meet with Knox and the cast of“Kalighat.”
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as chairman of the Municipal AssistanceCorporation for New York City (MAC).
Regan, a Republican, served four terms asNew York state comptroller in 1978, 1982,1986 and 1990. He also ran for governor ofNew York State in 1982, losing to MarioCuomo.
He resigned from his position in Albany tojoin the Jerome Levy Economics Institute atBard College in Annadale-on-Hudson, NewYork.
“The three-and-a-half years that I have servedso far have been a source for pleasure and learn-ing for me,” said Regan in his resignation letter.
“Under his leadership, student test scores rosesignificantly, retention increased, and morethan 60 faculty were hired during the past twoyears,” said CUNY Chancellor MatthewGoldstein. “He was responsible for creating aCenter for Financial Integrity at the college andinitiated open discussions on corporate behav-ior and responsibility.”
Regan noted his greatest personal achiev-ments to be: an increase in graduation rates, animproved learning environment, the beginningof new programs and major events, improvedacademic preparedness, the creation of theCenter for Financial Integrity at Baruch that hasbrought a plethora of financial and ethicsexperts to Baruch, an increase in the size of fac-ulty and the opening of the Vertical Campus.
A graduate of Hobart College, Regan earneda degree in Economics and graduated cumlaude from the State University of New YorkBuffalo School of Law. He has taught at SternCollege, Canisius College, and the StateUniversity College at Buffalo. He has servedas a trustee at Marymount College, NYU SternSchool of Business, and New York Law School.
Regan has written articles on public infra-structure financing and a book on corporategovernance. He has been on steering commit-tees of NYC Olympics 2012 and theAssociation for a Better New York (ABNY). Heis also a member of the Council on ForeignRelations.
Goldstein had served as president of Baruchfrom 1991 until 1998 before spending a year aspresident of Adelphi University and prior tobecoming Chancellor of CUNY. He was fol-lowed by acting Presidents Lois Cronholm(1998-1999) who left the position of provostand Sid Lirtzman (1999-2000) Dean of theZicklin School of Business before Regan wasappointed in the Fall of 2000.
In Regan’s letter, he announced that he hasplans on releasing future goals he intends toaccomplish during his remaining 18 months aspresident.
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Baruch freshman Jesse Dweck passed awaya few days before finals last semester.(Photo/ Dweck Family)
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“His writing was sensitiveand beautiful. When Iread his work, I foundsomething artistic abouthim.”
Freshman Leaves Lasting Legacy in Short Time at Baruch
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For almost 100 years, students have come to us from diverse origins, not just to excel, but to achieve theirdreams. They have always been, and still are, the embodiment of ambition, determination, and persever-ance. With those high ideals they’ve met the challenges of our demanding, first-class faculty and helpedBaruch become the well-regarded college it is today. It’s never easy. But our students have always hadthe drive and dedication to get where they want to go. They are the living proof of what we believe: the American Dream still works.
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By SANDRO LEMBERG and MARCIA BARRAN
Mother Theresa was famous throughout theworld for her charitable acts and good deeds.One of the places that felt her impact was herhome for the dying in Calcutta, India. BesidesMother Theresa and other catholic nuns that ranthat home, there were many people that madethe journey all the way to India to serve as vol-unteers in those types of homes. “Kalighat,” thelatest play from writer/director Paul Knoxwhich commences “Mela – A South AsianFestival,” tries to establish some of the reasonswhy people come to Mother Theresa’s home,which shares its name with the title of the play.
Billed as a play that follows the journey of agroup of Western volunteers as they arrive atKalighat and experience a clash at the intersec-tion of spirituality, sexuality, and disparity, itsurely disappoints in that regard. In actuality, itis a play that tries to accomplish too much withits large cast and takes too long to achieve thisgoal. It has the elements of both a drama and acomedy, yet it never firmly establishes an iden-tity for itself leaving its audience in anticipationof something more when there is not much toexpect.
The play features 29 different characters andis not helped out by the fact that many of themare present at the same time in a lot of thescenes. This creates a realistic portrayal of life,exemplifying the populous nature of India aswell as Kalighat. But with the same token itadds more confusion as oftentimes the audienceis unsure of which characters to focus uponsince several small conversations take placesimultaneously. Most of the characters are thedying patients at Kalighat, but their voices arenever really heard and their views on life arenever fully explained.
Most of the focus of “Kalighat” is on theWestern volunteers, who come from verydiverse places such as the newcomer Peter(G.R. Johnson) from New York, the BritsPhillip (David Mason) and Marina (AnnaEwing Bull), Brigid (Grainne de Buitlear) fromIreland, the German Klaus (Tyler Pierce), andSydney (Giuliana Santini) from Canada. Theirreasons for coming to Kalighat range from per-sonal (Peter) to religious (Phillip and Brigid)and to the analytical (Klaus). The problem withthis is the fact that there is not much to sayabout them and their stories while there is a lotleft unsaid about why the dying patients and thenuns who pray for them are really there.
The first act started out pretty well and wasquite plentiful with humor. It also established alot of shortcomings for the play. One of these
was the acting, which for various reasons (itbeing the first performance of the play or limit-ed theatre experience of the cast) was belowaverage and injured the play’s momentumwhen it was actually interesting and engaging.After a while the jokes started to feel as if theywere forced. Combined with obvious missedlines from some of the characters, it forced theflow and understanding of the play, causing itto suffer.
There were some shocking and thought pro-voking scenes, most notably the one with Peterand Phillip establishing their love for oneanother. The second act was the most interest-ing and engaging and successfully implement-ed the use of the front of the stage as the sceneof action. The scenes between the Westernerswere better played and also featured the rest ofthe cast, most notably the dying men in thebackground. This was a very good techniqueand it showed that while the Westerners weresquabbling over their problems, the patientswere still suffering in Kalighat. However, theshock value quickly wore out and those sceneswere not developed well. In the grand schemeof things, these scenes should not have beenincluded at all.
Scenic designer (Mikiko Suzuki) did a greatjob in utilizing the space available to her in theNagelberg Theater and worked the set aroundthe dimensions of the space. Another positivewas the lighting and sound (including scene-to-scene transitions), as well as the dance numbersperformed by the dancers (Renena Shah, MamiKimura, and Nitika Nadgar).
The end of the play was a bit disappointing,taking predictable results wrapped up in all tooneat of a package. The play itself did not evenfulfill the festival’s mission of promoting SouthAsian art forms. It featured India, but instead oftaking on more prominent issues such as sexu-ality, life, and death that face the people there,it mostly served to perpetuate Indian stereo-types and old beliefs. However, although itstrayed away from its intention to bring SouthAsian art into the mainstream, the end of theplay (without giving too much away) did pro-mote a message of toleration for human differ-ences and a toleration and basic understandingfor humanity that hopefully each audiencemember is sure to take with them.
Kalighat is currently playing at the NagelbergTheater located on level B3 of the BaruchPerforming Arts Center through February 15.For tickets or more information, please call theBPAC info line at 646-312-4085 or visit smart-tix.com.
Baruch Model United Nations ClubPrepares for Conference
Baruch’s first Model United Nations club hasstarted preparing for the annual Model UnitedNations Conference. Held at the Hilton Hotelas well as at the UN Headquarters in NYC, thisconference offers an incredible opportunity tocollege students to become diplomats for oneweek in April and discuss various issues relat-ing to International Affairs.
Last year the 20-student delegation fromBaruch represented the Republic of Georgia.Together with 3,000 students from all over theworld, the Baruch delegation debated and
wrote resolutions on such vital topics asInternational Terrorism, Disarmament, JuvenileCrime and Corruption. Students also had achance to listen to remarkable speakers whosework has been closely or directly related to theworkings of the United Nations.
The Model United Nations (MUN) confer-ence 2004 will be held from April 6-10, duringspring break. The student delegation will berepresenting the country of Belarus and willonce again try to make the name of BaruchCollege successful among the international col-lege community.
-Salome Makharadze
Satisfy Your Appetite For Arts With A Sample From MELAKalighat Tries Too Hard and for Too Long Nayikas Brings Fresh Flavor To An Old Classic
By MARCIA BARRAN
Odissi, a classical form of dance originatingfrom the state of Orissa, India and dating as farback as the second century B.C. is recognizedas probably the oldest form of dance in theworld. In “Samita the Infinite Within,” thedancers of the Nayikas Theatre Company aimto utilize this classical art form to explore newground while maintaining the traditional natureof the dance.
Nayikas’ main objective is to tell storiesthrough dance that shed light upon the oftensuppressed or neglected voices of women.Drawing from Indian mythology, history, liter-ature and painting, Nayikas attempts to exploreissues surrounding sexuality, humanity, andfeminine divinity.
In the first scene of Act I, “MangalaCharan –Tandava,” the dancers enter the stage in tradi-tional Odissi fashion, giving blessings to thepresiding deities to the sound of a traditionalmusical score. An extremely spiritual scene, thecalm movements of the dancers are in harmonywith the equally calm music.
The second scene within this act, “Faces of aName,” a seemingly more experimental piecetook on an alternate approach, fusing the classi-cal nature of Odissi with elements of contem-porary music and dance. Based on the story“Chitrangada,” the dancers painted a tale basedon a warrior princess who must alter herself inorder to obtain love. After appealing to the godsfor help, she is transformed and gains love.Losing half of her identity in order to gain agreater joy, the question that is rendered to theaudience becomes, “doesn’t love require sacri-fice?” Through this piece, which is performedwith fervent energy and deep passion, themesattached to sexuality, femininity as well as thehuman experience is thoroughly explored. Themusic was also well fitting for this scene – ablend of traditional score with what appeared tosound like contemporary electronica.
Sexuality and sensuality are analyzed in thethird scene, “Pallavi” where a woman impa-tiently waits for a surreptitious meeting withher lover in the moonlit night.
Act II, which starts off with “Das Mahavidya”is a longer piece that pays homage to the DasMahavidyas, or the ten primal forms of femi-nine energy in the Tantric Hindu pantheon, eachof which is responsible for one aspect of har-monizing the universe.
The final scene of the second act, titled“Mokshya & Shloka” emanates much of the
same energy found in “Faces of a Name.”Although this scene was less experimental withits music choice, the dancers’ movements weremore free and liberating, demonstrating theOdissi tradition of releasing oneself from thematerial world in order to reunite with God.
The two fast-paced, high-energy scenes wereabove all the most exciting. They invoked moreenergy in the dancers, in the audience, and werethe most stunning pieces. Although a greatsense of spirituality accompanied the slowerpieces, at times it was mundane to watch theslow repetition.
The vibrant costumes, decorative jewelry andmendhied hands and feet of the dancers provid-ed for vivid imagery. The use of light and coloron the set of the stage was also paramount increating a mood specific to the nature of thespecific dance as well as the particular music.The naked lights on either side of the stage hadboth a positive and negative effect on the visu-al aspect of the dance. On one hand it createdpowerful shadows and lighting effects onlypossible through its close-up positioning.However, it served to physically detract fromthe dance at times, giving the stage a rough,unfinished appearance.
At times, it was clearly evident that some ofthe movements that were supposed to be syn-chronized were not. Some unsynchronizedmovements were meant to be just so, but it wasclear that at other times head movements, handplacements, and foot positioning should haveoccurred simultaneously. However, this doesnot go without saying that these dancers havesurely mastered the necessary foot, hand andheadwork that go hand-in-hand with Odissi andIndian dance on a whole.
The notion of giving rise to the neglectedvoices of women is an important feature ofNayikas to consider as well. The issues con-fronted specifically in “Faces of a Name” and“Pallavi” invalidated typical femal stereotypes,providing a sense of empowerment to womenon a whole.
One of the most striking qualities of “Samita”and perhaps Nayikas’ strongest point is the abil-ity of the dancers to interpret the ancientmythology stories in a personal manner, but atthe same time allowing the audience to walkaway with their own interpretation.
For tickets or a list of upcoming Nayikas andother MELA performances, call the BPAC hot-line at 646-312-4085 or visit smarttix.com
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The cast of “Kalighat” poses for a picture after the play’s debut at the opening night benefit.(Photo/ Aleksandr Yulevitch)
Dancers from the Nayikas Dance Theatre Company perform a traditional Odissi piece.(Photo/ Aleksandr Yulevitch)
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A Lesson on Serving the Public’s Interest
The Spring 2004 semester has already begun and The Ticker is already seeingmajor changes and improvement to student life at Baruch. Some of the most impor-tant of these changes are being led by the foremost student advocacy organizationon campus, better known as the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). TheUSG has thought so much about the students that they were elected by to representthat they decided to unveil their surprise contribution to the quality of those studentsBaruch experience even before the semester began.
And how did they do it? By using the most effective and modern means avail-able, in this case the Internet and more specifically their new websitewww.baruchusg.com. After the astounding success of last semester’s USG clubroundtable, the USG was poised to unite student organizations and the rest of thestudent body through their actions and most importantly with their website. Well, itis very evident that they had succeeded.
During the break, if one went to the USG website and clicked on the CSA(Caribbean Students Association) Show 2003 link, one would be able to view pho-tographs of that very popular show. And the USG did not hold themselves back withthe kind of photos that they were willing to show, ensuring that every visitor to theirsite would feel the total experience of that show. The best examples of this were thephotographs showing female models with see-through tops on or even better, mod-els with their breasts exposed.
Photos of models with exposed breasts. What better way to serve the interestsof the 12,000 plus Baruch students? To think that all of them pay a student activityfee part of which goes to the USG budget and which pays for the USG website. Howcan anyone not benefit from this? Another interesting aspect of this was the fact thatonly photos from the CSA show and ASA show were posted on the USG website. Noother clubs were represented. But why would they be? Could they bring the sameexcitement and good feeling to Baruch students as the photos from the CSA 2003show?
Sure some students would be offended by the content that is presented on theUSG website. Other students might be confused as to why this material is posted onthe USG website without having to do anything with USG. Clubs might be outragedby not being represented as much as the two already showcased on the site. Butwhy? The USG is merely showing what it is capable of and how its actions reallybenefit students in the end. With USG, who knows what other major “changes” andsurprises might come along the semester. The Ticker however, wants no part in thesephenomenal changes, but wishes USG the best of luck in bringing the Baruch stu-dent body a “titillating” and exciting semester.
“We got the opportunity to play Stanford, MIT and schools from other countries. I feelhonored. No other Baruch sport teams compete at this level.”
- Vitaly Popov, the Baruch Chess Team remarking on the team’s accomplishmentsin the Pan-Am tournament
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Baruch College: Five Years To LifeDIMITRIOS FRAGISKATOS
I remember I was talking to an acquaintanceof mine who was a senior. He said, “I’m luckythat I’m graduating from Baruch on time, otherpeople stay here an extra two or three years toget all their credits and prerequisites.” “Oh,yeah?” I said. “And I’m assuming you’re betterthan them for graduating in four years.” “Hell,no! This is my fifth year!”
I don’t know how it’s done in other colleges,and I can’t claim that they have better systems,but one of the biggest complaints I had as afreshman was classes I didn’t want to take.
I had just graduated from one school where Ihad to take “pointless” classes like music, arthistory, drafting, and Hebrew. I moved on to aschool which made my schedule for me, anddecided I needed to take music yet again.Following that were tiers of classes andrequired subjects that we needed to pass inorder to apply to a school. Liberal arts studentsare supposed to take two semesters of lan-guage, for example.
Though I never have a problem with the
process of registering thanks to this amazing e-Sims system, I do have a problem with what Iregister for. Unfortunately, being a journalismmajor in a school that doesn’t offer German (orGreek), I did the next logical thing which is totake Chinese.
Another interesting thing about the classesI’ve registered for is registering twice formusic. Music is not my favorite subject andseeing it on my program upset me a bit. I gaveit a chance and thanks to the failure replace-ment policy (which is a godsend), I gave itanother chance after that.
One of the reasons students give for going tothis school is the low tuition. Baruch is a greatschool for business with good classes and pro-fessors and provides a great environment ofstudent activities for those who need it.
It’s a school that’ll help you get to where youwant to go, but you’ll probably have to dothings you don’t want do to get there.
Chess Club Promotes Baruch’sImage, But USG Can Do More
VADIM FRIDKIN
I have recently returned from Miami, Florida,where I played in the Pan-AmericanIntercollegiate Team Chess Tournament, one ofthe biggest collegiate chess competitions whereschools like M.I.T., Princeton, N.Y.U.,Stanford, and others like them compete.
Instead of playing for Baruch, I ended upplaying for Brooklyn College, our sisterCUNY School, just like I did two years ago. Itis unfortunate that many deserving people werenot able to represent Baruch College.
While the Baruch Chess Team had some suc-cess, it could have accomplished much more ifonly our Undergraduate Student Government(USG) was able to give more money to send atleast two teams, which would feature a total of10 players; eight starters and two substitutes.
Since the Spring 2003 semester, the BaruchChess Club has been working especially hardto prove to the Baruch community and theUSG that it is one of the most promising stu-dent clubs and the one with the most potentialto benefit Baruch. It has become one of themost visible clubs at Baruch, organizing spe-cial events every week for the Baruch commu-nity.
One of its most significant accomplishmentswas the match against New York University, inwhich the Chess Team (with the help of myvictory) trounced them by a final score of 6-1.Even before that match up, there was also atournament with Brooklyn College, whereBaruch won both rounds in a bitter fight, withscores of 4-3 in each round. At that time, theUSG started to take notice of the Baruch ChessClub, which was already promoting Baruch inNew York City.
Some of the problems with USG started abouttwo years ago, when we first went over to themto ask for a modest sum of money for the Pan-Am tournament. In 2001 the tournament was inProvidence, Rhode Island, and we were eveneager to drive there at our own expense.
Having asked the USG only to cover half ofthe hotel and registration costs, we in return gotnothing. Kaleem Qureshi, the USG president atthe time, laughingly assured the Chess Clubthat he would look into that issue, andpromised to call us back. I am still waiting forhis call.
That is how I ended up playing for BrooklynCollege in 2001, which was able to send twoteams, while paying for the transportation,hotel and registration for the tournament. That
is a fact to counter those who claim that CUNYhas no money to support its chess teams. As thereader may see, the USG was not chess friend-ly back then.
Fortunately, some things have changed forthe better in 2003. With the USG’s help,Baruch was able to send one pretty decentteam. Yet because of a lack of funding the teamhad to live at a different hotel and not at the onewhere the tournament took place. This placedthe Baruch Chess team at an early disadvantagein comparison with all the other teams whowere actually at the hotel where the tournamentwas held. Brooklyn College, on the other hand,had managed to find enough funds to send fourteams to the 2003 Pan-Ams while fully payingfor all the expenses.
After having achieved a score of 4.5 out of 6in 2001, I was invited to play for BrooklynCollege, on their second team. While playingfor Brooklyn, I was able to observe Baruch’sperformance, by which I was amazed. Theyplayed well beyond my expectations, takinginto account the fact that they had to face suchtough teams as Stanford and M.I.T.
That made think about various issues. Baruchwas transforming itself at a very fast pace froman underdog into a respected player on thenational, sorry, international arena. Also, theUSG did a good job sending one team to thePan-Ams, which is a major breakthrough since2001. At the same time, more support shouldhave been exercised.
The major reason for more support is that thewhole Baruch chess team was trying to makeBaruch more visible nationally, playing a totalof six matches in a 36-hour marathon-tourna-ment. And by doing that, the team was repre-senting Baruch, rather than just itself, which byitself is a major accomplishment.
By participating in international chess tour-naments, our chess club was doing its best toimplement the bold vision of Dean Elliott ofthe Zicklin School of Business, which isBaruch being among the top 25 schools in thenation, particularly in business.
The Chess Club has been a great ambassadorof Baruch College, seeking to better to school’simage in order to accomplish the top 25 goal.Hopefully, with more support from the USGand the Baruch community, the Chess Club cando more for Baruch.
Is The Sacrifice Really Necessary?FARAH AKBAR
Every year, Muslims around the world cele-brate the holiday of Eid ul Azha which takesplace during the Hajj pilgrimage. Theapproaching holiday, will be a time for prayers,spending time with family and friends andenjoying great feasts.
Muslims who can afford it, will have an ani-mal such as a goat or a cow slaughtered tocommemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s willingnessto sacrifice his own son, and Ishmael’s will-ingness to give his own life to follow the com-mand of Allah.
There is no doubt that Ibrahim and Ishmaelwere utterly devoted to Allah and that theywere able to forget about everything else in lifeand make great sacrifices. However, everyyear, millions of animals are also slaughtered,in some way, to commemorate the great sacri-fices of Ibrahim and Ishmael.
But does this widespread slaughter of animalsreally bear any congruity to the great sacrificesof Ibrahim and Ishmael? Furthermore, theKoran and Sunnah lay down specific rulesregarding the humane treatment of animals.However, blatant violations of these rules takeplace on a huge scale during this time of year.
While this holiday is a day that is muchlooked forward to in the Muslim world, theanimals that are slaughtered certainly do notlook forward to this day.
Let us analyze how, if in any way, the year-ly slaughtering of animals bears any semblanceto the great sacrifices of Ibrahim and Ishmael.Ibrahim and Ishmael were willing to sacrificewhat were most dear to them in their love forAllah. For what could be dearer to a fatherthan his own son? And Ishmael’s willingness togive his own life certainly shows his devout-ness to Allah. But how does paying money foran animal, which we have no emotional attach-ment to nor is dear to us in any way, reallycommemorate the sacrifices that father and sonwere about to make?
Is slaughtering animals really capturing thespirit of what Eid ul Azha is all about? Themeat of Eid ul Azha is typically apportionedinto three parts, one-third for self consumption,one-third for distribution among friends andfamily, and the remaining third going to thepoor and the needy. Is it really even a “sacri-fice?”
In fact, it was the piety of Ibrahim and
Ishmael that was the accepted offering, not theflesh of the ram. While some may say that atleast some of the meat is given to the poor, ofwhich, sadly, there is no shortage of in manyMuslim countries, is giving them a meal for aday really improving their lot in any way?Certainly, there are other ways of helping thepoor and distressed, which may be even morebeneficial to them.
Imagine how much could be done if donatingthe costs of the proposed sacrificial animalswere put in a fund in the name of Ibrahim andIshmael and used for good works. For example,many children in Bangladesh do not haveaccess to basic immunizations.
Imagine how many children who would nor-mally die from curable diseases could be savedif a clinic could be built? This would clearly bea better way of commemorating Ibrahim andIshmael.
The Quran does say that animals have souls:“There is not a moving (living) creature onearth, nor a bird that flies with its wings, butare communities like you. We have neglectednothing in this book, then unto their Rabb (theCreator), they shall all be gathered.” (6:38)
It is indisputable that meat eating is permit-ted in Islam. But it is also true that the ProphetMohammed did not eat a lot of meat. As somehadith prove: “We were in the company ofAnas. Anas said, ‘The Prophet did not eat thinbread or a roasted sheep till he met Allah’”(Bukhari 7.297 and 8.464 Qatada) Thus, a dietwith a reduction in meat or a complete elimi-nation of meat is certainly in accord with hissunnah.
There are five pillars in Islam. Sacrificinganimals for Eid ul Azha is not one of them.One does not have to sacrifice animals in orderto be a Muslim. Muslims today cannot ignorethe cruelties to animals that go on in the nameof Allah. And it is not enough to say that suchthings are regrettable or sad. The Prophet’steachings of the kindness and humane treat-ment of animals must be remembered and putinto practice, for they too are Allah’s creatures.
If you want to know more about animal crueltyand how animals are really treated before theyare slaughtered for Eid ul Azha, read the nextissue of The Ticker for a follow-up to this story.
Dating: A Woman’s PerspectiveKELLY PARISA
I’m a veteran student at Baruch, having beenhere for just about 3.5 years, and the sameproblem that was here when I was a freshmanis still here now that I am a senior. Any sug-gestions?
Well of course I’m talking about the datingscene (or lack there of) at Baruch. But thistime, I’m going to address it from a woman’sperspective, to toss-up the situation a bit. Ithink the dating scene at Baruch could beimproved if the men at Baruch weren’t so slop-py with themselves.
Now before you guys jump to conclusionscalling me an angst ridden lesbian, I can assureyou that I none of the above. I’m actually quitea catch, but more on me later. By sloppy, Imean the guys here put absolutely no effort intotheir approach with women. If anything, themen, or should I say boys, at Baruch act asthough women owe them their attention. Guys,you really need to learn how to treat a womanbefore you expect anything more than a nastylook to come your way.
The common pick-up line of a Baruch guygoes something like “Hey, I saw you in myclass last semester.” Is that the best you can doboys? Whatever happened to telling a lady thatshe was attractive and you wanted to get toknow her better?
The ladies would prefer that better than thesehalf-baked lines. And if a guy actually comesup with something valuable to say, he screws it
up by suggesting to you a first date over at hisplace to watch a movie. The last time Ichecked, New York City wasn’t at a loss formovie theatres. Guys, please don’t expect anytype of action from a woman on a “first date” ifyou’re not even willing to spend $5 on her.Give me a break!
And ladies, you’re not totally off the hookeither. To those girls who actually accept theguys’ offer to go and hang over at his place fora movie and allow some type of action to fol-low, all I can say is ‘thanks for ruining it for allthe other girls!’ It’s the girls that actually putout the goods that make guys think that all girlsare the same. And trust me, we are not!
So to wrap it up, guys, come up with somereal thoughtful lines for the ladies and treat uslike you actually have half a brain. I hear thestudents that attend Baruch College are sup-posed to be smart or something. And guys, ifyou can’t afford to take a girl out on a first date,your funky bedroom should not be an option.
And no we don’t want to watch “The Ring”in your room and pretend we’re scared andgrab on to you. And to the ladies, always putyour respect first and don’t give in to theseguys that make no effort at all to show usthey’re worthy of our affection. A woman’schoice is still a very powerful thing. So toeveryone, I’ve tried to shed some light on thedating situation at Baruch, the future is in yourhands!
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Responses to “The Joke Is No Longer Funny”
Our professors have joked about it. We jokeabout it with our friends. But it’s just a joke, arelic from the “bad old days.” The draft is goneforever, isn’t it? Think again.
Become acquainted with the UniversalNational Service Act of 2003, H.R. 163, intro-duced on January 7, 2003. This act, can befound on the website of the U.S. Congress at(http://www.congress.gov).
This act as seen on the website states:Universal National Service Act of 2003
Title: A bill to provide for the commondefense by requiring that all young persons inthe United States, including women, perform aperiod of military service or a period of civilianservice in furtherance of the national defenseand homeland security, and for other purposes.
It declares that it is the obligation of everyU.S. citizen, and every other person residing inthe United States, between the ages of 18 and26 to perform a two-year period of national ser-vice, unless exempted, either as a member of anactive or reserve component of the armedforces or in a civilian capacity that promotesnational defense. Requires induction intonational service by the President. Sets forthprovisions governing: (1) induction defer-ments, postponements, and exemptions, includ-ing exemption of a conscientious objector frommilitary service that includes combatant train-ing; and (2) discharge following national ser-vice. Amends the Military Selective ServiceAct to authorize the military registration offemales.
Let’s take a look at the contentions in this billfor a moment. First, we notice that it becomesthe “obligation” of every person in the UnitedStates between 18 and 26 to serve two years inthe military. “Obligation,” means no choice inthe matter. In addition, the Military SelectiveService Act is amended to include women. Itwould appear that this also extends to non-citi-zens and immigrants, based on the phrase,“every other person residing in the UnitedStates.”
Exemptions do apply, however, like thoseconsidered “conscientious objectors.”Conscientious objectors are not necessarilyexempt from the draft. People who refuse tofight or fire a weapon are instead placed in non-combat stations of the military. Others whorefuse to be in anything military-related formoral or ethical reasons, according theSelective Service System 2004 website(sss.gov/FSconsobj.htm), would be placed in“Alternate Service” areas specializing in “con-servation, caring for the very young or veryold, education or health care” for the same 24month (two year) period.
There is also the ominous phrase in the act
that speaks of drafting for “…furtherance of thenational defense and homeland security, and forother purposes.” These “other purposes”remain unclear, but are dictated by whateverthe president deems appropriate. This is thesame president who dodged the draft years ago.But I digress.
H.R. 163 also teams with its sister bill, S. 89.These are two separate bills, written with theexact same lingo. The difference? One sitswith the House, the other with the Senate.
Forget your dreams of attending college, get-ting a job and then developing a career andstarting a family. All of these plans can beseverely disrupted, if not irrevocably changedby this mandatory government service.
When will this happen? Both bills are on thefloor of the Congress, waiting to be picked upand voted on. It is unlikely that we will seethis before the election in 2004. No presidentseriously seeking reelection would dare try toimpose a mandatory draft and military service.However, once Bush ends up with a secondterm, he is basically free to do anything hewants. Look for this in 2005, according to theSelective Service System fiscal year 2004 plan(sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html).
President Bush is spending $28 million (seeplans 1-3 at the above website for dollaramounts) to have the Selective Service systemready to report to him on March 31, 2005, andthen to have the system ready for activationwithin 75 days. This would make the approxi-mated date of the return of the draft June 15,2005. All of these numbers can be figured outby reading the above link.
Keep in mind, those of you who are ready tobecome conscientious objectors, that the worldis a vastly different place than it was during thelast draft. Applicants will be scrutinized moreclosely than ever. Those counting on studentdeferments to keep themselves out of the draftwill be disappointed to find that that is nolonger guaranteed. And don’t even think aboutrunning to Canada. Entry into Canada isexceptionally difficult, with all visitors beingheavily questioned before entry is allowed,combined with the agreement between Canadaand the U.S. to expedite return of those wantedby the U.S.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is no joke. This isnot the mindless rambling of a paranoid con-spiracy theorist. You think I’m f***ing withyou? I am not f***ing with you.
This sucks, I don’t want to be forced to serve.Then speak up. Become informed. Tell yourfriends, who will fall into the age range of 18-26. Talk to your local congress people. Holdpeaceful rallies. If you don’t want this, takeaction to stop it now, before it is too late.
The Joke Is No Longer FunnyWAYNE SNEEDEN
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When the hell are you people going to startwaking up and using your brain? How can any-one sit here and say a draft is a good idea? Forwho? For what? For wars to advance imperial-ism, that's what. Why? Because the CIA fund-ed, trained and controlled the Al Queda thatattacked us by the orders of our own leadersthat’s why.
People, please do research and stop beingnaive. Otherwise, we’re going to deliver ourchildren into slavery. Don’t believe me? Justwait a few years, you’ll see. Did you hear Bushsay Arafat needs to be removed from powernow? The list of countries to be invaded by thePentagon is 60+ entries long. All these dum-mies supporting this better be the first peopleon line to go fight for the New World Order,because I sure as hell don’t want to risk my lifefor an agenda that's Satan-like in its origin.
Understand whom it is causing the terroristattacks. Who gets to stay in power? Who gets totake more and more control? Who gets the oiland resources and the reconstruction contractsfor their buddies? Who gets to advance theirglobal agenda of the complete destruction offreedoms and rights everywhere?
If you haven't heard of the Illuminati yet,you’d better start doing your homework. Theyexist and they control the banks, which print
the money, so who has the power? Actors, ath-letes? Those green pieces of paper can becomeworthless in the blink of an eye. The dollarkeeps dropping everyday. Those who print themoney, they have real power.
Why is it so hard to imagine there is such agroup of individuals? Where do you think themonarchies of the pre-1900’s went? You thinkthey just faded from existence? No, they justsubstituted overt control for covert control.
They sat in the back and put out puppets likeBush and Blair, Clinton and Gorbachev, the UNand the U.S. while they sit back and controlthings from behind the scenes where most peo-ple aren't intelligent enough to look to findthem. It's history.
What about the Greeks and Romans? TheBabylonians, and Hitler? Over and over again,throughout time, you have had groups of peo-ple who feel the world belongs to them. That'snothing new. That's why the free people of theworld must always watch their leaders likehawks, because absolute power corruptsabsolutely. Enough said. Everyone wake up!!
Time is short. Don’t worry only about thedraft, because that's not the worst of what liesahead for us.
Cory Caper
*This Op-Ed has been reprinted from the December 8, 2003 issue.
This is a very serious issue that the anti-warmovement needs to put a preemptive stop tonow before it goes any further. This needs to bemade an issue in the 2004 presidential cam-paign that we students do not want to die for oilin Iraq or some ruling class schmuck's imperi-alist wet dreams.
If Bush gets reelected you can be sure to seethis come into play within six months. I’m notjoking, look at the evidence, in a Stars andStripes poll, the magazine of the army, over 50percent of Reserve and National Guard troopsin Iraq said that they would not re-enlist whentheir term came up.
With the majority of troops in Iraq beingeither Reserve or National Guard troops, this isa major roadblock to Bush’s plans. He still has
many more countries on his “axis of evil”checklist that he hasn’t even begun to attackyet.
In order to meet these demands for cannonfodder the U.S. military is going to have toreinstate the draft, just as every other imperial-ist nation has done when expanding itself.
We need to put a stop to this war and thisissue of reinstating the draft immediatelybefore what is already a total bloodbath for cor-porate profits becomes even worse. Check outthe Campus Antiwar Network at www.antiwar-network.org and see what you can do to put anend to this crime against humanity.
Josh Halburg
The draft is a wonderful chance for young-sters such as you to experience life at it fullest.There’s much adventure to be had at the behestof good ole Uncle Sam. Think of how proudyour parents will be that one of you little effetecollege students is the first in the family to bein the military.
Yes, what a valuable life experience. Justthink of the bones you guys will grow and thecourage you women will have after you getyour first kill. It's an apotheosis you do notwant to miss.
So, yes to the draft as our glorious, God-man-dated leader would have it. And make sure you
are not the last to say “Bring it on!” Heck, if you do get killed, there'll be an ille-
gal immigrant to take your place in society sono loss there. It’s just a matter of time beforethe big bingo machine starts tumbling thosenumbered ping-pong balls. Then it’ll be time tosee who is a patriot and who isn't.
Hope you don’t get chicken and refuse tofight for God, big bucks, that gas-sucking SUVand all that other material rubbish you collegefolk use to measure your cosmic worth. Oh,don’t forget to buy bonds, too!
Bolshoy Oguretz
You know, it really is sad to hear everyonecomplaining that a draft isn’t fair and askingwhat benefits what. That’s the problem withAmericans. They take the freedoms and oppor-tunities that they are born with for granted. Ifwe did not have a military who protected thefreedoms that are bestowed upon us, then whowould?
Yes, a draft will be an inconvenience and itmay even break up families and relationships,but nothing comes without struggle. We needpeople to protect the free world. And if the cit-izens of the United States of America are toolazy or apathetic to care about what happens inthe global affairs of the world, then a draftshould be instituted.
Imagine if someday there was a shortage ofsoldiers and armed personnel and the UnitedStates was attacked, would everyone then be
ready to jump down the governments throatand complain about how inefficient the govern-ment is? Give me a break!
A draft is also a good way to learn disciplineand understand the freedoms that we are solucky to have everyday just by living inAmerica. If people don’t want to register forthe draft then it’s not fair to have the freedomsthat Americans are just given automatically. It’sabout time people get up and start earninginstead of just receiving.
Now you probably ask if I am registered tofight, and you can believe that I am. I would bea hypocrite if I were not ready to defend thecountry that defends me everyday. We need totake an active role in our government by show-ing that we are all fighters.
Amy Levir
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By SEAN DONOVAN
The Shins “Chutes Too Narrow”Sub-Pop Records, 2003
Pop music carries with it the unfortunate stig-ma of being lyrically empty, structurally con-trived, and for being driven by mass commer-cialism rather than genuine artistic integrity.And one need only take a listen to Z100 (NewYork’s #1 Hit Music Station!) to find somemerit in this accusation. However, truly greatand substantial pop music does, in fact, existtoday – you just have to know where to look.2003 saw the release of a handful of smart,inventive, and irresistible indie pop albums.Dense with hooks, these records showcased thecatchy accessibility of pop without necessarilybeing, you know, popular. Among these hiddenmusical treasures is The Shins’ Chutes TooNarrow (Sub Pop Records) – a sharp,sparkling, and sinfully tuneful collection ofsongs.
These days, it is difficult to find a rock bandwhose sound isn’t eerily reminiscent of groupsthat were around before the Reagan administra-tion. Jet, Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams, TheStrokes - everybody’s retro. And this is the partof the review where it would please this writerto say that The Shins do not fall into this cate-gory – but they do. Within the first 30 secondsof popping this CD into your stereo, you willswear that you are listening to some long-for-gotten pop masterpiece from 1967. But The
Shins gloriously succeed in distancing them-selves from alternative rock’s well-paid pilfer-ers by embroidering their many obvious influ-ences with enough creativity and nuance to pro-duce something truly their own. The result ismesmerizing.
Six handclaps and a muted cry of “whoo!”kick off Chutes Too Narrow’s opener, “KissingThe Lipless.” Suddenly, an urgently strummedacoustic guitar strikes up, followed by leadsinger James Mercer’s conversational vocalline. The whole band then chimes in behind the
melody, as Mercer sings, “Secretly I want tobury in the yard / The grey remains of a friend-ship scarred.” The words alternately soar andplead. Then ultimately the drums and bassagain go quiet, leaving the guitar and vocals toconclude the song as they began it, with dream-like keyboard flourishes adding to the coda.The song recalls The Beach Boys and TheKinks at their peak (as does much of thealbum), but sounds, nevertheless, startlinglynew.
The Shins stray little from that song’s mix of
peculiar dynamics and whimsical lyrics. “SoSays I,” the album’s first single, addressesman’s destructive nature (“So says I, we are abrutal kind”) with an urgent Britpop beat. Youmay even find yourself singing along to suchcryptic mouthfuls as “I was strumming on astone again / Pulling teeth from the pimps ofgore / When hatched a tragic opera in mymind.” “Gone For Good” tells the tale of anover-before-it-began marriage, set to a mid-tempo, country-tinged lament. The Kinks influ-ence rears its head again on the all-acoustic“Young Pilgrims,” a quirky but melancholyshuffle.
Chutes Too Narrow’s finest offering (amonga wealth of fine offerings) is “Saint Simon,” ashimmering piece of Baroque pop that is equalparts Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul. Replete with“la la la’s” and hypnotic harmonies, the trackbuzzes along at a restrained pace, swelling attimes with twinkling xylophone notes andharpsichord fills. Simply put, this is pop as itshould be: fully realized, cleverly executed, andwith its heart in the right place.
How ironic that pop music can be masteredby relatively unknown bands on independentlabels. The unique lyrics and complete disre-gard for the traditional verse-chorus-versestructure heard on Chutes Too Narrow no doubtlimits the possibility of Elvis Duran spinning“So Says I” on the Z Morning Zoo anytimesoon. But no matter. A good melody is a goodmelody, regardless of whether the Billboardcharts agree.
By ADAM DAYAN
Like Madonna and Cher, Sting is a musicaltalent world renowned with no apparent needfor a last name. The former member of ThePolice went his separate way around 1984,choosing to pursue the solo artist avenue, andhas not looked back since. It may be his aura ofmystery; perhaps it is the depth of his lyrics.Either way, there is something about Sting.
Sting’s music is just what the doctor orderedfor easy listening. Soulful and soothing, it takesthe listener away to a realm of serenity. SacredLove, Sting’s latest release, does not deviate ordisappoint.
The first song on the CD, “Inside,” kicks offwith about 30 seconds of near silence and setsthe peaceful tone for the rest of the album. Theemphasis is “love.” Sting cries: “Love is thechild of an endless war / Love is an open woundstill raw…Love is the fire at the end of theworld…Love is a tide of destruction…” As thesong nears a conclusion, the pace becomesfaster and the tone more forceful: “Radiate me/subjugate me/ incubate me/ recreate me/demarcate me/ educate me/ punctuate me/ eval-uate me …”
The momentum from the first song carriesover to the next and “Send Your Love,” the sec-ond song on the album, is a bit faster. Anyonewho tuned in to the “Victoria Secret FashionShow” this year remembers an electrifying per-formance of this song with lights flashing andSting gyrating. Even without the visual, the
song is similarly electrifying. Sting sings aboutwhat is real: “There’s no religion but sex andmusic/ There’s no religion but sound and danc-ing… There’s no religion but the endlessocean…There’s no religion but the joys ofrhythm…There’s no religion in the path ofhate…” The message on this track is aboutwhat really matters, or at least what should mat-ter.
From “Send Your Love” the CD moves to“Whenever I Say Your Name” (also performedat the Victoria Secret Fashion Show), a duetwith the talented Mary J. Blige. The shift frommale to female on this track makes it especiallynice to listen to and the theme of “love” contin-ues: “Whenever this world has got me down,whenever I shed a tear/ Whenever the TVmakes me mad, whenever I’m paralyzed withfear/ Whenever those dark clouds fill the sky,whenever I lose the reason why/ Whenever I’mfilled with doubts that we will be together…I’mcalling out your name.”
These three songs are the highlights of SacredLove and they also happen to be the very firstthree on the album. However, every song isenjoyable. The best part about Sacred Love isthat it is one of those few albums you can listento, all the way through, without having the urgeto skip to the next song. Although all of thesongs share a common direction, each isuniquely enlightening. While there are someupbeat moments to the album, it is generallymellow and perfect to have in the backgroundwhile working or trying to unwind.
By LEO SHVARTSMAN
With its rich history and cozy rooms, theHerald Square Hotel is a great place both forthose coming in from out of town and thosewho are just enjoying a night out on the town.Located in the heart of the city, this hotel offersrooms just steps away from the games atMadison Square Garden, shopping venues scat-tered around Midtown and the cafés of KoreaTown.
Once the Life magazine building, the hotel isowned and managed by Baruch alumnus AbePuchall. Puchall works hard to make sure thatanyone that stays at his hotel is both safe andcomfortable during his or her stay.
As guests walk through the main entrance on31st St., they are likely to notice a sculpture ofa golden cherub titled “Winged Life” above thethreshold. The image of the winged child wasseen on many of Life magazine’s earlier covers.Once patrons of the hotel walk through thehotel entrance and into the lobby they will besure to notice that the lobby is furnished withbulletproof glass, an example of one ofPuchall’s safety measures.
Once guests pass the front doors and the maindesk, they are able to ride the elevator to hotel’stop floor, where reproductions of archived Lifemagazines cover the walls. From there, guestshave the choice of riding the elevator back totheir rooms, or taking a spiral staircase thatwinds through the hotel from top to bottom.
Guests of the hotel have several options in
regards to the size of their rooms. There is thefirst choice, a room with a single bed and ashared bathroom. The second choice is a stan-dard room with the double bed and a privatebathroom. The third and final option is the largedouble room with one or two beds and a privatebathroom. The beds at the hotel are firm and allrooms are equipped with air conditioning,remote-controlled television and Direct TV.
While some of the smaller rooms may be a bitcramped, the one I stayed in offered amplespace. The beds were comfortable, as promised,and while the TV was small, I had fun watchingHBO. The bathroom was clean and so was thewater running from its faucets.
The hotel also does its own laundry in orderto maintain the quality of their linens. Theplumbing in the hotel is new and a special waterfiltration system has been installed to improvethe quality of the water, rivaling the quality ofbottled water.
The Herald Square Hotel has been voted “TopBudget Hotel” on Citysearch.com for two yearsin a row and Maxim Magazine named it the“Best Hotel in New York City for under $100.”For those of you that have visitors coming infrom out of town and there isn’t enough spacefor them in your home, the Herald Square Hotelis a great alternative. Plus, if you’re out on thetown and it’s a bit too late to take the train intothe Bronx, Brooklyn or Queens, you won’tregret staying the night at the Herald SquareHotel.
Herald Square Hotel: A HomeAway From Home That’s Better
Sacred Love Delivered By Sting
Neither Chart Topping Nor Controversial: The Shins
Sting, spreads his aura of mystery with his new album Sacred Love. (Photo/ Polo Roversi)
The Shins are James Mercer on vocals, Jessie Sadoval (drums) Marty Crandall (keyboards)and Dave Hernandez (bass). (Photo/ www.darkcoupon.com)
Here’s an example of what you can have during your stay at the Herald Square Hotel.(Photo/ Herald Square Hotel)
Turnovers Doom Bearcats In Loss to Lehman
By PETER KWON
Coming in with the momentum of winningtheir first two home games, the BaruchBearcats seemed poised to extend their overallwin streak to four games and go three for threeon the Baruch Athletics and Recreation Center(ARC) floor.
Earlier that night, the Baruch women’s teamtrounced the Lehman squad 74-53. This winshould have been a precursor for a good show-ing by their male counterparts, but the double-header sweep was not meant to be on this coldDecember 16 evening.
The theme of the men’s game was turnovers,46 total, as Baruch’s lost 70-62 to Lehman.The Bearcats committed 28 of the miscues, fartoo many for the team to overcome. “Ourturnovers created their offense,” lamentedBaruch Men’s Head Basketball Coach RayRankis. “Our turnovers created their baskets.”A foundation was set early where the team thatminimized their mistakes during crucial pos-sessions would be victorious.
The overflow of turnovers allowed Lehmanto cash in on numerous fastbreak opportunities.The Bearcats’ 16 turnovers in the first half werethe key in helping the Lightning to build anearly nine-point lead.
Guard Chris Alesi had a mixed game for theBearcats, leading all players with 19 pointswhile also committing a game high seventurnovers. His marksmanship in the first half,11 points on 5-7 shooting, helped Baruch toerase the early nine-point deficit to draw histeam within a deuce, 35-33, at halftime.Forward Sime Marnika and guard John Burzoeach contributed ten points overall for theBearcats.
In the second half, the intensity of the gamepicked up. It was a see-saw physical battle,with both teams alternating slim leads through-out. Unfortunately, the turnover troll reared itsugly head during crunch time for the Bearcats.Alesi was entrusted with the ball down thestretch and committed two huge turnovers inthe final three minutes of regulation that provedcostly.
The game was deadlocked at 61 with 4:05
left when Lehman went on a decisive 9-1 run toput away the game. The Lightning backcourttandem of Jonathan Rojas and Andre Bagotproved to be the difference as Rojas nailed twoclutch shots, including a running jumper, andBagot converted his four free throws after theBearcats had no choice but to foul him.
The Bearcats had an opportunity to tie thegame with 47 ticks remaining, but the turnoverbrigade continued.
Baruch guard Joe Longobardi hesitated onreleasing a potential game-tying three pointshot, which resulted in an untimely travelingviolation. Alesi’s final giveaway with 18 sec-onds to go allowed Lehman to seal the gamewith free throws.
Aside from the turnovers, Lehman was suc-cessful in negating the inside presence ofBearcats center Garry Etienne on offense.Etienne produced a game-high 14 rebounds,but scored only six points, managing only twoFT’s and two missed FG attempts in the secondhalf.
More effort was made on the Bearcats’ part toget the ball inside to the big men followinghalftime, but credit the Lightning defense forforcing Baruch into taking 21 three-point FGattempts as opposed to only seven shots fromthe charity stripe.
The game marked a reunion of sorts forCoach Rankis. A Lehman alumnus and a mem-ber of the Lightning Hall of Fame, Rankisshared that it was always extra special playinghis former school. The coach agreed that care-less dribbling and passing led to unproductiveoffensive possessions, which was ultimatelythe source of his team’s downfall.
“We didn’t play well,” Rankis shared. “Ididn’t think we played with poise. Our guardsparticularly tried too much. [Lehman] playedharder than us, also played smarter than us.
Rankis also was not satisfied with the overalleffort put forth by his team. “We need to do itfor 40 minutes,” he assessed. “But we only didit for about six.”
In terms of the next game, Rankis said Baruchhad to “just get fluidity offensively, so we canmake intelligent decisions. 28 turnovers are toomany.”
THE TICKER SPORTS FEBRUARY 2, 2004
Baruch’s Sime Marnika down in the post against two John Jay defenders with John Burzo(10) and Jonathan Rosario (3) looking on. (Photo/ Aaron Siegel)
By AARON SIEGEL
In order for Baruch to climb atop the CUNY-AC, a lot must change.
The John Jay Bloodhounds (10-1, 4-0 CUN-YAC) served as no match for the Bearcats (5-6,2-2 CUNYAC) in their January 7 contest. JohnJay dominated the final 29 minutes and cruisedto a 73-62 victory.
After a strong start by Baruch, a turnover rid-dled remaining nine minutes of the first halfcombined with a soft zone defense, opened upmany scoring chances for the Bloodhounds.
And they capitalized.Bloodhound guard Pablo Palma (21 points)
exploited holes in the Baruch defense. GuardTim White and forward Marinko Djokic eachpoured in 13 points apiece.
Bearcat Garry Etienne’s 13 points (nine in thefirst half) carried the team through the first half.Etienne also led on the glass with ninerebounds, and was complimented by sevenapiece from forwards Cheick Fadika and SimeMarnika, giving Baruch a 45-38 advantage forthe game.
In the first half, Baruch took charge four min-utes in, going on a 13-2 run spurred by sharpshooting from Etienne and guard Chris Alesi (7points) spotting Baruch out to a 21-11 lead with10:35 remaining in the half.
“[John Jay] lost two players due to gradesand they were trying to find themselves,” saidBearcats Coach Ray Rankis.
After the John Jay squad received a tiradefrom Coach Mike Brown, they went on an 8-0run to close out the half, with Baruch clingingto a 31-30 lead at the break.
“We weren’t mentally tough,” added Rankis.“We gave them a comfort level.”
The run, spurred by a dozen Baruch turnovers(19 for the game) in the half shifted themomentum of the game in John Jay’s favor.
Baruch shot 46 percent for the half as theysputtered towards the end.
John Jay came into the second half and pickedup where they had left off at the conclusion ofthe first. Bloodhound Tim White hit a jumperwith 16:38 remaining to give John Jay the lead.They held it for the remainder of the gameinciting a 29-11 run to reach their largest leadof the game being at 62-47 led by Palma (16points in the second half).
Bearcat guard Ross Feldsher came off of thebench and scored six consecutive points as partof a 10-1 run that cut the Bloodhound leaddown to five. Marnika (12 points) led Baruchwith 9 points in the half.
Marnika acknowledged Feldsher’s effortdown the stretch, “Ross stepped up as a strongguard.”
But, the run was too little, too late as John Jaymade many key offensive rebounds late in thecontest, resetting the shot clock and givingBaruch few chances to bounce back. For thehalf, heavy defensive pressure by John Jaymade the difference as Baruch (26 percent) wasgiven a hard time in the field and was dwarfedby John Jay (45 percent).
“They out hustled us in the second half andout played us,” said Marnika.
Rankis pointed out the high number ofturnovers as well as having the ball stolenseven times as serving costly for the Bearcats.“We had negative offense—it caused many fastbreak points,” said Rankis. “We lost it in thefirst half.”
The Bearcat guards shot (4-21) in the secondhalf and turned the ball over ten times duringthe game. “We need better guard play,” addedRankis.
Baruch now sits in third place in the CUNY-AC North division and has a lot of heavy liftingto do.
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Dominating Second Half LiftsBloodhounds Over Bearcats
Second Half Rally By YorkCardinals Quelled By Bearcats
Continued from back
A three point shot by the Cardinals’ JalonHolmes in the closing seconds helped make adominant first half by the Bearcats look closeron the scoreboard.
There were two ways to look at the foulplagued first half of this game, either it wasboth teams playing strong defense or both com-petitors playing lousy offense.
To the Bearcats' credit, they played very solidin their backcourt and ran nice halfcourt playson the attack. But both teams could not converttheir lay-ups and around-the-rim opportunities.
The Bearcats held the Cardinals to 19.2 per-cent field-goal shooting (5-26) in the first half,while only managing to convert one-third oftheir own shots (9-27).
There was a feeling it would be the Bearcatsnight when Cardinal Michael Thompsonmissed both a fast break dunk and a wide openlay-up within a two minute span in the openinghalf. Cardinals Coach Ronald St. Johnremarked, "They wanted it more. They out-played us in every way."
In the second half, the Cardinals came out onfire, stepping up ten-fold and deflating theBearcat express. York reeled off a 23-14 run toerase an eight point halftime deficit and brieflytook a one-point lead with 8:35 left in thegame.
If the first half was a snoozefest with missedlay-ups and a deliberate pace, then the secondhalf was on the other side of the spectrum. Theintensity had picked up considerably, and downthe stretch, it was up to the Bearcats to step upand meet the challenge thrown down by theircounterparts. And to their credit, the Bearcatsdid.
"Whoever executes best, whoever has it andwants it more is going to win this game," St.John said.
With the game tied at 43 with 6:59 to go in
regulation, the Bearcats closed out the gamewith an 18-10 run. Baruch led 55-49 with aminute left to go and could have iced the gamewith the Cardinals having forced to put them onthe charity stripe.
With Baruch converting only one of four freethrows, the Cardinals managed to close within56-53 with 30 seconds to go. The game wasnot over, but rather hanging in the balance.
But Burzo was able to convert on two hugefree throws and Rosario put the game awaywith three of his own in the closing seconds togive the Bearcats a hard fought victory on theiropponents' home court.
"We weren't knocking down free throws,”Rankis remarked. “But we found a way to win.Our defense came up ... we were able to staystrong. They are a tough team to play."
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[email protected] Forward Sime Marnika going up fora rebound. (Photo/ Baruch AthleticDepartment)
Baruch’s Cathy Gonzalez (20) drives baseline against a Cougars defender. Gonzalez finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for the game. (Photo/ Shan-San Wu)
By SHAN-SAN WU
On one of the coldest days of the year, thebench stepped up; John Burzo fell down andthe Bearcats came away with a 76-60 win
against Medgar Evers.“Just 15 seconds into the game, John made a
dive for a loose ball that completely energizedour team,” said Baruch Coach Ray Rankis.“That was the key to the game.”
In the last home appearance for the Bearcatsbefore an important three-game road trip inJanuary, Baruch fed off of that early energyboost, jumping out to an early 14-point lead inthe first half and never trailing conference rivalMedgar Evers.
The visitors, who played with an athletic styleand energy of their own, cut the lead to 40-35early in the second half as a result of their back-court’s penetration in the paint. That in turn,sent Medgar Evers to the free throw line awhopping 29 times for the game. But Baruch’sbench, frontcourt and timely shooting all-around proved too much for Medgar Evers toovercome.
“The real matchup of the game was depth ondepth,” said Rankis. “We wanted to play 10guys today. We played 11.”
Baruch’s depth advantage became evidentlate in the second half as their opponentsappeared to become tired down the stretch, andin the paint area where the Bearcats out-rebounded their opponents 50-39.
“We ran the ball hard today,” said Baruch for-ward Cheick Fadika, who led all players with16 rebounds. “We set the tone early and didn’tlet up.”
Neither did Medgar Evers, however. Led bytheir athletic playmaker, Shaun Jerome, theycontinued to attack the heart of an extremelytough Bearcat defense. But whenever theCougars looked like they were about to make arun, the Bearcats came up with a key defensivestop or a clutch basket at just the right time.
“[Baruch] played extremely well tonight,”said Jerome (15 points, 4 rebounds). “Theywanted the game more than we did.”
THE TICKER SPORTS FEBRUARY 2, 2004
By PHILLIP GONGThe Baruch Bearcats came out to play right
from the start against the Medgar EversCougars. Before the blink of an eye, the ladiesfrom Baruch jumped out to a 7-0 lead. MedgarEvers Head Coach, Roy Anderson, called animmediate timeout to get the Cougars back ontrack, but they could not.
After the timeout, Baruch continued to forceturnovers with their three quarters press. Onoffense they got baskets down in the post mak-ing the score 11-0 and forcing Anderson to callanother timeout. The visiting Cougars neverrecovered and fell to the Bearcats 66-50.
After the game, Baruch Head Coach BobDiNardo said “We played well defensively inthe first half.” This was confirmed by the statsheet which showed Medgar Evers shootingonly 4-28 for the half, which amounted to anabysmal 14.3 shooting percentage.
The Bearcats also managed to force 12turnovers in the first half. According toDiNardo, Medgar Evers had been sendingscouts to earlier Baruch home games, and thegame plan was to switch presses and confusethe Cougars. It was clear that the Cougarsstruggled bringing the ball up court and wereslow to execute their set plays as result ofBaruch’s stifling defensive schemes.
Although starters Diane Ramirez and JesseniaMarrero sat out the latter part of the first half,their replacements, D.J. Liu and ChristineHermoso provided valuable minutes for theteam off the bench. Both played with energyand effort. Hermoso sunk two three pointersand Liu always hustled for the loose ball. At theend of the first half, the Bearcats built upontheir 11-0 lead and made the score 37-16.
At the start of the second half, Baruch came
out strong once again, going on an 8-2 run togive them an impressive 27 point lead. At thispoint, it seemed that the Bearcats’ lead wouldbe insurmountable. Though Medgar Eversimproved from their lackadaisical play, led byforward Rannie Miles’s 18 points, they couldnever mount a serious run against Baruch.
Baruch’s starting frontcourt provided themost consistent play for the game. ForwardsAlexandra Stamatiades and Cathy Gonzalezeach had double-doubles. Gonzalez grabbed 10rebounds and scored 15 points whileStamatiades also dropped in 15 points and had13 boards.
The most exciting moment of the game camewith slightly under two minutes left in the con-test. With the game being out of reach for theCougars, Baruch cleared the bench and thetenth woman off the bench, Janna Derjavina,got into the game.
When Derjavina got the ball and hit a bankshot from the left elbow in front of the Baruchbench, the Bearcats went into a wild frenzy.These were Derjavina’s first two points of theseason and her teammates were not shy inshowing their support for her. When askedabout hitting her first field-goal of the season,the only comment made by the soft-spokenDerjavina was “It was good.”
Though Derjavina was soft-spoken after thegame, Ramirez was not shy in handing outpraise. Referring to Stamatiades outstandingeffort and Marrero’s post play, Ramirez com-mented, “Alexandra is my favorite andJessenia’s backing up [in the post] is amazing.”
DiNardo also praised his team’s efforts bynoting how “all ten girls scored.” He was alsohappy that the team picked up a second con-secutive win.
Baruch Women Pounce OnCougars Early For The Win
Upcoming Baruch Bearcats Sports Schedule
Sport Date and Time Opponent Where
Men’s Wed. 2/4 @ 7 P.M. CCNY CCNYBasketball Sat. 2/7 @ 2:30 P.M. Lehman Lehman
Women’s Mon. 2/2 @ 7 P.M. Mt. Saint Vincent BaruchBasketball Wed. 2/4 @ 5 P.M. CCNY CCNY
Sat. 2/7 @ Noon Lehman Lehman
Men’s and Fri. 2/6 @ 6 P.M. CUNYAC Championship LehmanWomen’s Sat. 2/7 @ 10 A.M. CUNYAC Championship LehmanSwimming
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Bearcats Bench Too Deep For Medgar To Handle
Bearcats forward Chris O’Connor (21) goesstrong to the hoop for a reverse lay-up.(Photo/ Shan-San Wu)
Baruch Sports Briefs Women’s Basketball
12/27 Versus Suffolk (L 28-80) 12/29 Versus William Paterson (L 63-75)1/3 Versus Skidmore (L 49-56) 1/7 Versus John Jay (W 64-54)1/12 Versus Stevens Tech (L 48-56) 1/14 Versus Staten Island (L 58-69) 1/17 Versus Rosemont (W 69-63)1/21 Versus York College (L 58-50)
Men’s Basketball1/3 Versus NYU (L 87- 65) 1/5 Versus Mt. Saint Vincent (W 91-89) 1/12 Versus USMMA (L 52-73)1/14 Versus Staten Island (W 71-66)1/19 Versus Ramapo (L 114-88)
January 26, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONPlayer of the Week-
John Burzo(Averaged 25.5 points per game)
Men’s and Women’s Swimming1/13 Versus Brooklyn College
Men (W 127-65) and Women (W 120-52)First Place Finishes:
Christina Cruz- 200 Individual Medley(3:01.33), 100 Back Stroke (1:24.76), 200Free Relay (2:02.18) Lori Nigro- 50 Free Style (35.03) Johanny Arias- 500 Free Style (9:19.08)Joe Orovic- 500 Free Style (7:15.46),1000 Free Style (15:25.38)Brian Llido- 50 Free Style (27.04), 100Free Style (1:03.62)Mark Lan- 200 Free Style (2:31.64) Emrah Ertamay- 100 Fly (1:06.04)
Men's Volleyball 1/25 Versus New Jersey City University
(L 21-30, 20-30, 16-30) Versus Yeshiva
(W 30-24, 28-30, 30-25, 30-20)
Men’s SoccerDecember 15, 2003- Assistant CoachRanford Champagnie promoted to Men'sSoccer Coach. Dima Kamenshchik alsohired to be an Assistant Coach.Champagnie has been with the team since2001, while Kamenshchik has played forBaruch the last two seasons.
Baruch Rookies Standing Out
Women’s BasketballJanuary 5, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONRookie of the Week -
Diane Ramirez(Averaged 6.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.3assists, and 6.0 steals for the week)
January 12, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISON Rookie of the Week -
Alexandra Stamatiades(Averaged 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5steals and 2.5 assists for the week)
Men’s BasketballJanuary 12, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISON Rookie of the Week -
Cheick Fadika (Averaged 8.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and2.0 blocks for the week)
Women’s SwimmingJanuary 21, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONRookie of the Week -
Christina Cruz(Won 200 Individual Medley,100 BackStroke and 200 Free Relay againstBrooklyn College)
*All the information in “BaruchSports Briefs” is provided byBaruch Sports Information.
BEEAARRCCAATT PPRROOWWLLIINNGGSSFEBRUARY 2, 2004
By AARON SIEGEL
Without leading rebounder Sime Marnika, thedecision of the Baruch Bearcats match-up withthe Polytechnic University Fighting Blue Jays,their local rivals was up in the air.
One evening earlier, Marnika, the Bearcats’power forward and CUNYAC top rebounder,was flying over the York Cardinals as he toredown 15 rebounds in the first half. Thisevening, Marnika was flying to Croatia due toa death in his family.
Yet, the shorter Baruch Bearcats (9-8, 5-2CUNYAC) were able to maintain their compo-sure and emerge victorious with a strong sec-ond half comeback in a 66-61 victory overPolytechnic (4-7) for their second win in back-to- back evenings for the first time this season.
Led by Garry Etienne (10 rebounds) on theboards as well as solid contributions from JohnBurzo (23 points) and Chris Alesi (13 points),the Bearcats were able to overcome adversityto win.
Polytechnic was led by forward Dan Smiley’s
five three-pointers (17 points) and AbouBamba (14 points and 11 rebounds).
“We showed a lot of fortitude,” said BearcatsCoach Ray Rankis. “Two games in two nightsand we played well.”
“As for the team, it was a great effort andSime’s absence made a great difference,” saidguard Chris Alesi.
“Being without Sime was a big difference,”said Rankis. We needed to play zone and[Michael] O’Neill, [Chris] O’Connor and[Cheick] Fadika came up huge.”
The Bearcats showed signs of exhaustion inthe first half and trailed by as many as 10 pointson two occasions. A late 8-2 run led byBearcats center Garry Etienne’s stellar playunder the basket (10 of his 14 points came inthe first half) brought the Baruch within 36-32at halftime.
“The effort was there in the first half,” saidAlesi. “In the second half we were moreassertive.”
The Bearcats went on a 12-0 run, shuttingdown the Blue Jay offense and holding themoff the scoreboard for the first 7:05 of the sec-ond half. This Polytechnic drought gaveBaruch a 48-44 lead with 11:16 remaining.Polytechnic went on a 10-3 run of their ownthough and took a 57-56 lead on a ChristopherJean free throw with 3:38 to go.
Baruch closed the game out on a 10-4 runkeyed by a Garry Etienne lay-up with 3:24remaining. Burzo was spotted for a three-pointer by Jonathan Rosario with 1:13 remain-ing, giving Baruch a 63-59 lead. Alesi andEtienne sunk three free throws in the closing 20seconds to give Baruch the win.
“They could not move on each pass in thesecond half,” said Alesi. “We were takingaway good looks and they were not able to getgood shots.”
The Bearcats were a step behind the play inthe first half, allowing six three-pointers to fall.They were out-rebounded 39-33 for the game.Yet, a strong effort by the guards, led by Alesi(4 steals) gave the Bearcats a 13-7 advantage insteals and kept Baruch in the game in the firsthalf before they took over in the second half.
“We played hard and I am hitting shots,” saidBurzo. The game was Burzo’s third consecu-tive game of 20 or more points scored.
With the win, Rankis’ Baruch coachingrecord reached 275-274 and is over .500 for thefirst time in his 20-year coaching career. Alongwith that the team also eclipsed the .500 markfor the first time in the season.
Inconsistent Bearcats Find Way To Win At York
Stellar Outside Shooting PropelsBearcats Over City Tech
Late Baruch Rally ClipsPolytechnic’s Wings
The Baruch crowd watches Chris O’Connor (21) shoot a free throw with Garry Etienne (33)and Laurence Smith (50) getting in position. (Photo/ Heather Cayward)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
By AHMED DOUGHRI
Baruch’s strong comeback and total domina-tion in the second half enabled the Bearcats toinflict a heavy 83-69 defeat on their adversaryof the day, the New York City College ofTechnology. Baruch actually trailed at the endof the first half.
The Bearcats refocused, seized the opportu-nities presented to them and put together anunforgettable second-half show, much to thedelight of the hundred or so local fans that werein the Baruch Athletics and Recreation Center(ARC).
It must have been something inspiring thatBearcats Coach Ray Rankis told his players atthe halftime briefing, because it changed theface of the team and fired it up. The Bearcatswere simply magical in the last minutes of thegame. So was John Burzo who buried 15 pointsfrom the three-point line for a total of 21 points.Most of Burzo’s points were scored in the sec-ond half.
The first half belonged to City Tech, as theydominated every sector of the game. TheBearcats offense was intimidated by the YellowJackets’ strong defense. City Tech’s ShacunMalave amassed an impressive game high ofeight blocks, scored 23 points and grabbed
seven rebounds. On the other hand, the Bearcats played in the
shadow of their opponent, and rarely took thelead. Other Yellow Jackets also took part intheir team’s good first half performance. RogerRedhead scored 15 points, as much as JasonSenior, who also had 10 rebounds and dishedout six assists. The first half scoreboard readHome: 34 Visitor: 38.
Deprived of two of his best players; JoeLongobardi and Sime Marnika, Rankis found away around the Yellow Jackets strong defen-sive presence, right under their basket.
The Bearcats capitalized on the flanks thatwere left empty by a slower moving City Techdefense as well as the space behind the three-point line.
John Burzo and Chris Alesi were called toduty and applied their long range shootingskills. The result was awesome, as Burzo was5-10 and Alesi was 3-5 from the outside. Astime went by, City Tech could not keep up andgave up well before the end of the game. CenterGarry Etienne added 22 points for the Bearcats,at the same time assuring a strong defensiveperformance.
Thanks to this victory, Baruch improved theirCUNYAC record to 6-2. City Tech, which wasa worthy opponent is now 5-3 in conferencegames.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
By AHMED DOUGHRI
Sophomore Jessenia Marrero was imperialonce again as the Baruch Women’s Basketballteam sunk the Yellow Jackets of City Tech toanother defeat. Thanks to this win, the Bearcatsare now 7-8 overall and 5-3 in the CUNYAC.On the other hand, City Tech is still without asingle win in CUNYAC play with a poor recordof 0-8.
The victory was not surprising at all, as the 50or so fans who filled the ARC expected Baruchto be an easy winner over the very thin squadfrom the New York City Tech.
The final score was reasonable, as the hostsedged their adversaries by a score of 57 to 44.
Marrero who played 37 minutes, led all scor-ers with 25 total points, had an impressive 50percent field goal percentage and shot 3-9 fromthe three-point line. She accumulated sevenrebounds, seven steals and two assists.
Fellow Bearcat, Cathy Gonzalez scored eightpoints, grabbed seven rebounds, six of whichwere offensive, and had one steal. RookieDiane Ramirez put up a nice effort as she wasable to dish out a team high five assists, and
snatch three steals. The guard, did howeverhave some trouble during the game accumulat-ing seven turnovers and four personal fouls.
In general, Baruch had an easy game. With anadversary that used only six players, the hometeam was on cruise control in the second half.The first half had ended with the Bearcats lead-ing 36 to 27. Nonetheless, in the second halfBaruch scored only 21 points compared to amere 17 for City Tech.
Four of Tech’s players played the entiregame, which greatly affected their energy andperformance. Yellow Jacket forward CamilleManning played a good game and netted 20points, had six assists, grabbed eight reboundsand had five steals.
With another win, the youthful women’ssquad continues to surprise in the CUNY con-ference. And while it was widely believed dur-ing the pre-season polls that Baruch will nothave much to say this season, the Bearcats canonly be proud by their achievement, especiallynow that the playoffs are upcoming.
The Baruchians did what many thoughtimpossible during the season, and they can doit in the playoffs again.
Baruch Glides to Victory OverUndermanned Yellow Jackets
Junior guard John Burzo scores one of his23 points at the free-throw line for Baruch.(Photo/ Aaron Siegel)
By PETER KWON
Based on their recent penchant of winning onegame and then losing the next, the BaruchBearcats were due for a win on this frigidJanuary night against the York Cardinals. Withthe continued strong performance of Junior JohnBurzo, who was just named the CUNYAC/CONEDISON Player of the Week, the Bearcats wereable to hold off a furious second half rally by theCardinals and bring home a hard earned 61-53road victory.
All five Bearcat starters had solid games, withBurzo leading the way with 21 points. ForwardSime Marnika was a demon on the boards with17 rebounds, 15 of those coming in the first half,which set an unofficial CUNY record.
The victory helped Baruch to improve theirrecord in the CUNYAC to 5-2 and even up theiroverall record at 8-8. Center Gary Etienne quiet-ly had another consistent game with 11 points,seven rebounds and three blocks. ForwardChieck Fadika, in limited minutes due to foul
trouble, contributed eight points and eightrebounds.
Guard Jonathan Rosario set a good pace, espe-cially in the first half, as he led the team withthree assists and four steals.
As is his style, Baruch Coach Ray Rankis kepta solid rotation throughout the game, shuttling infive subs to help give a blow to the heavy min-utes the starters had played.
The Bearcats were scheduled to play a homegame against Polytechnic the next night so it wasimperative that Rankis use his bench judiciously.Burzo, Marnika, and Etienne each played overthirty minutes.
Reserve guard Chris Alesi (7 points) on theplay of his fellow guard John Burzo, "He's beenon fire lately; just got to keep feeding the hothand."On Marnika's 17 rebound performance,Alesi remarked, "We talked about it in the lockerroom. We thought he had close to 20."Baruch led 26-18 over York during intermission.
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Turnovers Doom Bearcats In Loss to Lehman
By PETER KWON
Coming in with the momentum of winningtheir first two home games, the BaruchBearcats seemed poised to extend their overallwin streak to four games and go three for threeon the Baruch Athletics and Recreation Center(ARC) floor.
Earlier that night, the Baruch women’s teamtrounced the Lehman squad 74-53. This winshould have been a precursor for a good show-ing by their male counterparts, but the double-header sweep was not meant to be on this coldDecember 16 evening.
The theme of the men’s game was turnovers,46 total, as Baruch’s lost 70-62 to Lehman.The Bearcats committed 28 of the miscues, fartoo many for the team to overcome. “Ourturnovers created their offense,” lamentedBaruch Men’s Head Basketball Coach RayRankis. “Our turnovers created their baskets.”A foundation was set early where the team thatminimized their mistakes during crucial pos-sessions would be victorious.
The overflow of turnovers allowed Lehmanto cash in on numerous fastbreak opportunities.The Bearcats’ 16 turnovers in the first half werethe key in helping the Lightning to build anearly nine-point lead.
Guard Chris Alesi had a mixed game for theBearcats, leading all players with 19 pointswhile also committing a game high seventurnovers. His marksmanship in the first half,11 points on 5-7 shooting, helped Baruch toerase the early nine-point deficit to draw histeam within a deuce, 35-33, at halftime.Forward Sime Marnika and guard John Burzoeach contributed ten points overall for theBearcats.
In the second half, the intensity of the gamepicked up. It was a see-saw physical battle,with both teams alternating slim leads through-out. Unfortunately, the turnover troll reared itsugly head during crunch time for the Bearcats.Alesi was entrusted with the ball down thestretch and committed two huge turnovers inthe final three minutes of regulation that provedcostly.
The game was deadlocked at 61 with 4:05
left when Lehman went on a decisive 9-1 run toput away the game. The Lightning backcourttandem of Jonathan Rojas and Andre Bagotproved to be the difference as Rojas nailed twoclutch shots, including a running jumper, andBagot converted his four free throws after theBearcats had no choice but to foul him.
The Bearcats had an opportunity to tie thegame with 47 ticks remaining, but the turnoverbrigade continued.
Baruch guard Joe Longobardi hesitated onreleasing a potential game-tying three pointshot, which resulted in an untimely travelingviolation. Alesi’s final giveaway with 18 sec-onds to go allowed Lehman to seal the gamewith free throws.
Aside from the turnovers, Lehman was suc-cessful in negating the inside presence ofBearcats center Garry Etienne on offense.Etienne produced a game-high 14 rebounds,but scored only six points, managing only twoFT’s and two missed FG attempts in the secondhalf.
More effort was made on the Bearcats’ part toget the ball inside to the big men followinghalftime, but credit the Lightning defense forforcing Baruch into taking 21 three-point FGattempts as opposed to only seven shots fromthe charity stripe.
The game marked a reunion of sorts forCoach Rankis. A Lehman alumnus and a mem-ber of the Lightning Hall of Fame, Rankisshared that it was always extra special playinghis former school. The coach agreed that care-less dribbling and passing led to unproductiveoffensive possessions, which was ultimatelythe source of his team’s downfall.
“We didn’t play well,” Rankis shared. “Ididn’t think we played with poise. Our guardsparticularly tried too much. [Lehman] playedharder than us, also played smarter than us.
Rankis also was not satisfied with the overalleffort put forth by his team. “We need to do itfor 40 minutes,” he assessed. “But we only didit for about six.”
In terms of the next game, Rankis said Baruchhad to “just get fluidity offensively, so we canmake intelligent decisions. 28 turnovers are toomany.”
THE TICKER SPORTS FEBRUARY 2, 2004
Baruch’s Sime Marnika down in the post against two John Jay defenders with John Burzo(10) and Jonathan Rosario (3) looking on. (Photo/ Aaron Siegel)
By AARON SIEGEL
In order for Baruch to climb atop the CUNY-AC, a lot must change.
The John Jay Bloodhounds (10-1, 4-0 CUN-YAC) served as no match for the Bearcats (5-6,2-2 CUNYAC) in their January 7 contest. JohnJay dominated the final 29 minutes and cruisedto a 73-62 victory.
After a strong start by Baruch, a turnover rid-dled remaining nine minutes of the first halfcombined with a soft zone defense, opened upmany scoring chances for the Bloodhounds.
And they capitalized.Bloodhound guard Pablo Palma (21 points)
exploited holes in the Baruch defense. GuardTim White and forward Marinko Djokic eachpoured in 13 points apiece.
Bearcat Garry Etienne’s 13 points (nine in thefirst half) carried the team through the first half.Etienne also led on the glass with ninerebounds, and was complimented by sevenapiece from forwards Cheick Fadika and SimeMarnika, giving Baruch a 45-38 advantage forthe game.
In the first half, Baruch took charge four min-utes in, going on a 13-2 run spurred by sharpshooting from Etienne and guard Chris Alesi (7points) spotting Baruch out to a 21-11 lead with10:35 remaining in the half.
“[John Jay] lost two players due to gradesand they were trying to find themselves,” saidBearcats Coach Ray Rankis.
After the John Jay squad received a tiradefrom Coach Mike Brown, they went on an 8-0run to close out the half, with Baruch clingingto a 31-30 lead at the break.
“We weren’t mentally tough,” added Rankis.“We gave them a comfort level.”
The run, spurred by a dozen Baruch turnovers(19 for the game) in the half shifted themomentum of the game in John Jay’s favor.
Baruch shot 46 percent for the half as theysputtered towards the end.
John Jay came into the second half and pickedup where they had left off at the conclusion ofthe first. Bloodhound Tim White hit a jumperwith 16:38 remaining to give John Jay the lead.They held it for the remainder of the gameinciting a 29-11 run to reach their largest leadof the game being at 62-47 led by Palma (16points in the second half).
Bearcat guard Ross Feldsher came off of thebench and scored six consecutive points as partof a 10-1 run that cut the Bloodhound leaddown to five. Marnika (12 points) led Baruchwith 9 points in the half.
Marnika acknowledged Feldsher’s effortdown the stretch, “Ross stepped up as a strongguard.”
But, the run was too little, too late as John Jaymade many key offensive rebounds late in thecontest, resetting the shot clock and givingBaruch few chances to bounce back. For thehalf, heavy defensive pressure by John Jaymade the difference as Baruch (26 percent) wasgiven a hard time in the field and was dwarfedby John Jay (45 percent).
“They out hustled us in the second half andout played us,” said Marnika.
Rankis pointed out the high number ofturnovers as well as having the ball stolenseven times as serving costly for the Bearcats.“We had negative offense—it caused many fastbreak points,” said Rankis. “We lost it in thefirst half.”
The Bearcat guards shot (4-21) in the secondhalf and turned the ball over ten times duringthe game. “We need better guard play,” addedRankis.
Baruch now sits in third place in the CUNY-AC North division and has a lot of heavy liftingto do.
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Dominating Second Half LiftsBloodhounds Over Bearcats
Second Half Rally By YorkCardinals Quelled By Bearcats
Continued from back
A three point shot by the Cardinals’ JalonHolmes in the closing seconds helped make adominant first half by the Bearcats look closeron the scoreboard.
There were two ways to look at the foulplagued first half of this game, either it wasboth teams playing strong defense or both com-petitors playing lousy offense.
To the Bearcats' credit, they played very solidin their backcourt and ran nice halfcourt playson the attack. But both teams could not converttheir lay-ups and around-the-rim opportunities.
The Bearcats held the Cardinals to 19.2 per-cent field-goal shooting (5-26) in the first half,while only managing to convert one-third oftheir own shots (9-27).
There was a feeling it would be the Bearcatsnight when Cardinal Michael Thompsonmissed both a fast break dunk and a wide openlay-up within a two minute span in the openinghalf. Cardinals Coach Ronald St. Johnremarked, "They wanted it more. They out-played us in every way."
In the second half, the Cardinals came out onfire, stepping up ten-fold and deflating theBearcat express. York reeled off a 23-14 run toerase an eight point halftime deficit and brieflytook a one-point lead with 8:35 left in thegame.
If the first half was a snoozefest with missedlay-ups and a deliberate pace, then the secondhalf was on the other side of the spectrum. Theintensity had picked up considerably, and downthe stretch, it was up to the Bearcats to step upand meet the challenge thrown down by theircounterparts. And to their credit, the Bearcatsdid.
"Whoever executes best, whoever has it andwants it more is going to win this game," St.John said.
With the game tied at 43 with 6:59 to go in
regulation, the Bearcats closed out the gamewith an 18-10 run. Baruch led 55-49 with aminute left to go and could have iced the gamewith the Cardinals having forced to put them onthe charity stripe.
With Baruch converting only one of four freethrows, the Cardinals managed to close within56-53 with 30 seconds to go. The game wasnot over, but rather hanging in the balance.
But Burzo was able to convert on two hugefree throws and Rosario put the game awaywith three of his own in the closing seconds togive the Bearcats a hard fought victory on theiropponents' home court.
"We weren't knocking down free throws,”Rankis remarked. “But we found a way to win.Our defense came up ... we were able to staystrong. They are a tough team to play."
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[email protected] Forward Sime Marnika going up fora rebound. (Photo/ Baruch AthleticDepartment)
Baruch’s Cathy Gonzalez (20) drives baseline against a Cougars defender. Gonzalez finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for the game. (Photo/ Shan-San Wu)
By SHAN-SAN WU
On one of the coldest days of the year, thebench stepped up; John Burzo fell down andthe Bearcats came away with a 76-60 win
against Medgar Evers.“Just 15 seconds into the game, John made a
dive for a loose ball that completely energizedour team,” said Baruch Coach Ray Rankis.“That was the key to the game.”
In the last home appearance for the Bearcatsbefore an important three-game road trip inJanuary, Baruch fed off of that early energyboost, jumping out to an early 14-point lead inthe first half and never trailing conference rivalMedgar Evers.
The visitors, who played with an athletic styleand energy of their own, cut the lead to 40-35early in the second half as a result of their back-court’s penetration in the paint. That in turn,sent Medgar Evers to the free throw line awhopping 29 times for the game. But Baruch’sbench, frontcourt and timely shooting all-around proved too much for Medgar Evers toovercome.
“The real matchup of the game was depth ondepth,” said Rankis. “We wanted to play 10guys today. We played 11.”
Baruch’s depth advantage became evidentlate in the second half as their opponentsappeared to become tired down the stretch, andin the paint area where the Bearcats out-rebounded their opponents 50-39.
“We ran the ball hard today,” said Baruch for-ward Cheick Fadika, who led all players with16 rebounds. “We set the tone early and didn’tlet up.”
Neither did Medgar Evers, however. Led bytheir athletic playmaker, Shaun Jerome, theycontinued to attack the heart of an extremelytough Bearcat defense. But whenever theCougars looked like they were about to make arun, the Bearcats came up with a key defensivestop or a clutch basket at just the right time.
“[Baruch] played extremely well tonight,”said Jerome (15 points, 4 rebounds). “Theywanted the game more than we did.”
THE TICKER SPORTS FEBRUARY 2, 2004
By PHILLIP GONGThe Baruch Bearcats came out to play right
from the start against the Medgar EversCougars. Before the blink of an eye, the ladiesfrom Baruch jumped out to a 7-0 lead. MedgarEvers Head Coach, Roy Anderson, called animmediate timeout to get the Cougars back ontrack, but they could not.
After the timeout, Baruch continued to forceturnovers with their three quarters press. Onoffense they got baskets down in the post mak-ing the score 11-0 and forcing Anderson to callanother timeout. The visiting Cougars neverrecovered and fell to the Bearcats 66-50.
After the game, Baruch Head Coach BobDiNardo said “We played well defensively inthe first half.” This was confirmed by the statsheet which showed Medgar Evers shootingonly 4-28 for the half, which amounted to anabysmal 14.3 shooting percentage.
The Bearcats also managed to force 12turnovers in the first half. According toDiNardo, Medgar Evers had been sendingscouts to earlier Baruch home games, and thegame plan was to switch presses and confusethe Cougars. It was clear that the Cougarsstruggled bringing the ball up court and wereslow to execute their set plays as result ofBaruch’s stifling defensive schemes.
Although starters Diane Ramirez and JesseniaMarrero sat out the latter part of the first half,their replacements, D.J. Liu and ChristineHermoso provided valuable minutes for theteam off the bench. Both played with energyand effort. Hermoso sunk two three pointersand Liu always hustled for the loose ball. At theend of the first half, the Bearcats built upontheir 11-0 lead and made the score 37-16.
At the start of the second half, Baruch came
out strong once again, going on an 8-2 run togive them an impressive 27 point lead. At thispoint, it seemed that the Bearcats’ lead wouldbe insurmountable. Though Medgar Eversimproved from their lackadaisical play, led byforward Rannie Miles’s 18 points, they couldnever mount a serious run against Baruch.
Baruch’s starting frontcourt provided themost consistent play for the game. ForwardsAlexandra Stamatiades and Cathy Gonzalezeach had double-doubles. Gonzalez grabbed 10rebounds and scored 15 points whileStamatiades also dropped in 15 points and had13 boards.
The most exciting moment of the game camewith slightly under two minutes left in the con-test. With the game being out of reach for theCougars, Baruch cleared the bench and thetenth woman off the bench, Janna Derjavina,got into the game.
When Derjavina got the ball and hit a bankshot from the left elbow in front of the Baruchbench, the Bearcats went into a wild frenzy.These were Derjavina’s first two points of theseason and her teammates were not shy inshowing their support for her. When askedabout hitting her first field-goal of the season,the only comment made by the soft-spokenDerjavina was “It was good.”
Though Derjavina was soft-spoken after thegame, Ramirez was not shy in handing outpraise. Referring to Stamatiades outstandingeffort and Marrero’s post play, Ramirez com-mented, “Alexandra is my favorite andJessenia’s backing up [in the post] is amazing.”
DiNardo also praised his team’s efforts bynoting how “all ten girls scored.” He was alsohappy that the team picked up a second con-secutive win.
Baruch Women Pounce OnCougars Early For The Win
Upcoming Baruch Bearcats Sports Schedule
Sport Date and Time Opponent Where
Men’s Wed. 2/4 @ 7 P.M. CCNY CCNYBasketball Sat. 2/7 @ 2:30 P.M. Lehman Lehman
Women’s Mon. 2/2 @ 7 P.M. Mt. Saint Vincent BaruchBasketball Wed. 2/4 @ 5 P.M. CCNY CCNY
Sat. 2/7 @ Noon Lehman Lehman
Men’s and Fri. 2/6 @ 6 P.M. CUNYAC Championship LehmanWomen’s Sat. 2/7 @ 10 A.M. CUNYAC Championship LehmanSwimming
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Bearcats Bench Too Deep For Medgar To Handle
Bearcats forward Chris O’Connor (21) goesstrong to the hoop for a reverse lay-up.(Photo/ Shan-San Wu)
Baruch Sports Briefs Women’s Basketball
12/27 Versus Suffolk (L 28-80) 12/29 Versus William Paterson (L 63-75)1/3 Versus Skidmore (L 49-56) 1/7 Versus John Jay (W 64-54)1/12 Versus Stevens Tech (L 48-56) 1/14 Versus Staten Island (L 58-69) 1/17 Versus Rosemont (W 69-63)1/21 Versus York College (L 58-50)
Men’s Basketball1/3 Versus NYU (L 87- 65) 1/5 Versus Mt. Saint Vincent (W 91-89) 1/12 Versus USMMA (L 52-73)1/14 Versus Staten Island (W 71-66)1/19 Versus Ramapo (L 114-88)
January 26, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONPlayer of the Week-
John Burzo(Averaged 25.5 points per game)
Men’s and Women’s Swimming1/13 Versus Brooklyn College
Men (W 127-65) and Women (W 120-52)First Place Finishes:
Christina Cruz- 200 Individual Medley(3:01.33), 100 Back Stroke (1:24.76), 200Free Relay (2:02.18) Lori Nigro- 50 Free Style (35.03) Johanny Arias- 500 Free Style (9:19.08)Joe Orovic- 500 Free Style (7:15.46),1000 Free Style (15:25.38)Brian Llido- 50 Free Style (27.04), 100Free Style (1:03.62)Mark Lan- 200 Free Style (2:31.64) Emrah Ertamay- 100 Fly (1:06.04)
Men's Volleyball 1/25 Versus New Jersey City University
(L 21-30, 20-30, 16-30) Versus Yeshiva
(W 30-24, 28-30, 30-25, 30-20)
Men’s SoccerDecember 15, 2003- Assistant CoachRanford Champagnie promoted to Men'sSoccer Coach. Dima Kamenshchik alsohired to be an Assistant Coach.Champagnie has been with the team since2001, while Kamenshchik has played forBaruch the last two seasons.
Baruch Rookies Standing Out
Women’s BasketballJanuary 5, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONRookie of the Week -
Diane Ramirez(Averaged 6.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.3assists, and 6.0 steals for the week)
January 12, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISON Rookie of the Week -
Alexandra Stamatiades(Averaged 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5steals and 2.5 assists for the week)
Men’s BasketballJanuary 12, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISON Rookie of the Week -
Cheick Fadika (Averaged 8.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and2.0 blocks for the week)
Women’s SwimmingJanuary 21, 2004 CUNYAC/CON EDISONRookie of the Week -
Christina Cruz(Won 200 Individual Medley,100 BackStroke and 200 Free Relay againstBrooklyn College)
*All the information in “BaruchSports Briefs” is provided byBaruch Sports Information.
BEEAARRCCAATT PPRROOWWLLIINNGGSSFEBRUARY 2, 2004
By AARON SIEGEL
Without leading rebounder Sime Marnika, thedecision of the Baruch Bearcats match-up withthe Polytechnic University Fighting Blue Jays,their local rivals was up in the air.
One evening earlier, Marnika, the Bearcats’power forward and CUNYAC top rebounder,was flying over the York Cardinals as he toredown 15 rebounds in the first half. Thisevening, Marnika was flying to Croatia due toa death in his family.
Yet, the shorter Baruch Bearcats (9-8, 5-2CUNYAC) were able to maintain their compo-sure and emerge victorious with a strong sec-ond half comeback in a 66-61 victory overPolytechnic (4-7) for their second win in back-to- back evenings for the first time this season.
Led by Garry Etienne (10 rebounds) on theboards as well as solid contributions from JohnBurzo (23 points) and Chris Alesi (13 points),the Bearcats were able to overcome adversityto win.
Polytechnic was led by forward Dan Smiley’s
five three-pointers (17 points) and AbouBamba (14 points and 11 rebounds).
“We showed a lot of fortitude,” said BearcatsCoach Ray Rankis. “Two games in two nightsand we played well.”
“As for the team, it was a great effort andSime’s absence made a great difference,” saidguard Chris Alesi.
“Being without Sime was a big difference,”said Rankis. We needed to play zone and[Michael] O’Neill, [Chris] O’Connor and[Cheick] Fadika came up huge.”
The Bearcats showed signs of exhaustion inthe first half and trailed by as many as 10 pointson two occasions. A late 8-2 run led byBearcats center Garry Etienne’s stellar playunder the basket (10 of his 14 points came inthe first half) brought the Baruch within 36-32at halftime.
“The effort was there in the first half,” saidAlesi. “In the second half we were moreassertive.”
The Bearcats went on a 12-0 run, shuttingdown the Blue Jay offense and holding themoff the scoreboard for the first 7:05 of the sec-ond half. This Polytechnic drought gaveBaruch a 48-44 lead with 11:16 remaining.Polytechnic went on a 10-3 run of their ownthough and took a 57-56 lead on a ChristopherJean free throw with 3:38 to go.
Baruch closed the game out on a 10-4 runkeyed by a Garry Etienne lay-up with 3:24remaining. Burzo was spotted for a three-pointer by Jonathan Rosario with 1:13 remain-ing, giving Baruch a 63-59 lead. Alesi andEtienne sunk three free throws in the closing 20seconds to give Baruch the win.
“They could not move on each pass in thesecond half,” said Alesi. “We were takingaway good looks and they were not able to getgood shots.”
The Bearcats were a step behind the play inthe first half, allowing six three-pointers to fall.They were out-rebounded 39-33 for the game.Yet, a strong effort by the guards, led by Alesi(4 steals) gave the Bearcats a 13-7 advantage insteals and kept Baruch in the game in the firsthalf before they took over in the second half.
“We played hard and I am hitting shots,” saidBurzo. The game was Burzo’s third consecu-tive game of 20 or more points scored.
With the win, Rankis’ Baruch coachingrecord reached 275-274 and is over .500 for thefirst time in his 20-year coaching career. Alongwith that the team also eclipsed the .500 markfor the first time in the season.
Inconsistent Bearcats Find Way To Win At York
Stellar Outside Shooting PropelsBearcats Over City Tech
Late Baruch Rally ClipsPolytechnic’s Wings
The Baruch crowd watches Chris O’Connor (21) shoot a free throw with Garry Etienne (33)and Laurence Smith (50) getting in position. (Photo/ Heather Cayward)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
By AHMED DOUGHRI
Baruch’s strong comeback and total domina-tion in the second half enabled the Bearcats toinflict a heavy 83-69 defeat on their adversaryof the day, the New York City College ofTechnology. Baruch actually trailed at the endof the first half.
The Bearcats refocused, seized the opportu-nities presented to them and put together anunforgettable second-half show, much to thedelight of the hundred or so local fans that werein the Baruch Athletics and Recreation Center(ARC).
It must have been something inspiring thatBearcats Coach Ray Rankis told his players atthe halftime briefing, because it changed theface of the team and fired it up. The Bearcatswere simply magical in the last minutes of thegame. So was John Burzo who buried 15 pointsfrom the three-point line for a total of 21 points.Most of Burzo’s points were scored in the sec-ond half.
The first half belonged to City Tech, as theydominated every sector of the game. TheBearcats offense was intimidated by the YellowJackets’ strong defense. City Tech’s ShacunMalave amassed an impressive game high ofeight blocks, scored 23 points and grabbed
seven rebounds. On the other hand, the Bearcats played in the
shadow of their opponent, and rarely took thelead. Other Yellow Jackets also took part intheir team’s good first half performance. RogerRedhead scored 15 points, as much as JasonSenior, who also had 10 rebounds and dishedout six assists. The first half scoreboard readHome: 34 Visitor: 38.
Deprived of two of his best players; JoeLongobardi and Sime Marnika, Rankis found away around the Yellow Jackets strong defen-sive presence, right under their basket.
The Bearcats capitalized on the flanks thatwere left empty by a slower moving City Techdefense as well as the space behind the three-point line.
John Burzo and Chris Alesi were called toduty and applied their long range shootingskills. The result was awesome, as Burzo was5-10 and Alesi was 3-5 from the outside. Astime went by, City Tech could not keep up andgave up well before the end of the game. CenterGarry Etienne added 22 points for the Bearcats,at the same time assuring a strong defensiveperformance.
Thanks to this victory, Baruch improved theirCUNYAC record to 6-2. City Tech, which wasa worthy opponent is now 5-3 in conferencegames.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
By AHMED DOUGHRI
Sophomore Jessenia Marrero was imperialonce again as the Baruch Women’s Basketballteam sunk the Yellow Jackets of City Tech toanother defeat. Thanks to this win, the Bearcatsare now 7-8 overall and 5-3 in the CUNYAC.On the other hand, City Tech is still without asingle win in CUNYAC play with a poor recordof 0-8.
The victory was not surprising at all, as the 50or so fans who filled the ARC expected Baruchto be an easy winner over the very thin squadfrom the New York City Tech.
The final score was reasonable, as the hostsedged their adversaries by a score of 57 to 44.
Marrero who played 37 minutes, led all scor-ers with 25 total points, had an impressive 50percent field goal percentage and shot 3-9 fromthe three-point line. She accumulated sevenrebounds, seven steals and two assists.
Fellow Bearcat, Cathy Gonzalez scored eightpoints, grabbed seven rebounds, six of whichwere offensive, and had one steal. RookieDiane Ramirez put up a nice effort as she wasable to dish out a team high five assists, and
snatch three steals. The guard, did howeverhave some trouble during the game accumulat-ing seven turnovers and four personal fouls.
In general, Baruch had an easy game. With anadversary that used only six players, the hometeam was on cruise control in the second half.The first half had ended with the Bearcats lead-ing 36 to 27. Nonetheless, in the second halfBaruch scored only 21 points compared to amere 17 for City Tech.
Four of Tech’s players played the entiregame, which greatly affected their energy andperformance. Yellow Jacket forward CamilleManning played a good game and netted 20points, had six assists, grabbed eight reboundsand had five steals.
With another win, the youthful women’ssquad continues to surprise in the CUNY con-ference. And while it was widely believed dur-ing the pre-season polls that Baruch will nothave much to say this season, the Bearcats canonly be proud by their achievement, especiallynow that the playoffs are upcoming.
The Baruchians did what many thoughtimpossible during the season, and they can doit in the playoffs again.
Baruch Glides to Victory OverUndermanned Yellow Jackets
Junior guard John Burzo scores one of his23 points at the free-throw line for Baruch.(Photo/ Aaron Siegel)
By PETER KWON
Based on their recent penchant of winning onegame and then losing the next, the BaruchBearcats were due for a win on this frigidJanuary night against the York Cardinals. Withthe continued strong performance of Junior JohnBurzo, who was just named the CUNYAC/CONEDISON Player of the Week, the Bearcats wereable to hold off a furious second half rally by theCardinals and bring home a hard earned 61-53road victory.
All five Bearcat starters had solid games, withBurzo leading the way with 21 points. ForwardSime Marnika was a demon on the boards with17 rebounds, 15 of those coming in the first half,which set an unofficial CUNY record.
The victory helped Baruch to improve theirrecord in the CUNYAC to 5-2 and even up theiroverall record at 8-8. Center Gary Etienne quiet-ly had another consistent game with 11 points,seven rebounds and three blocks. ForwardChieck Fadika, in limited minutes due to foul
trouble, contributed eight points and eightrebounds.
Guard Jonathan Rosario set a good pace, espe-cially in the first half, as he led the team withthree assists and four steals.
As is his style, Baruch Coach Ray Rankis kepta solid rotation throughout the game, shuttling infive subs to help give a blow to the heavy min-utes the starters had played.
The Bearcats were scheduled to play a homegame against Polytechnic the next night so it wasimperative that Rankis use his bench judiciously.Burzo, Marnika, and Etienne each played overthirty minutes.
Reserve guard Chris Alesi (7 points) on theplay of his fellow guard John Burzo, "He's beenon fire lately; just got to keep feeding the hothand."On Marnika's 17 rebound performance,Alesi remarked, "We talked about it in the lockerroom. We thought he had close to 20."Baruch led 26-18 over York during intermission.
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