October 1992 - Binghamton Review

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I UNOERSTANID '10U'RE L.OO~INr t:OR A PRIVER.

SLICK WILLIE ON THE MOVE! -Hypocrisy of the Left -Reagan's Legacy -Media Bias -University Curriculum

and much more ...

Editor-in-Chief. ................... Paul D. Schnier Executive Director ... ........... ... Adam Bromberg Publi shing Editor .................... .John Maggio Managing Edi tor ......... ............. David Holland Copy Editor ........................... Bcmadettc Malone

IIIT reasu"' r. ............. ................. Alexandra Alleone

Contributors

Steve Hclfmld Scott Eps tein AlldrCc.1. Sharel!...1 Mark Schmidt

Mich:lel Leo

AlumniBoard Brian Sullivan Katri na Schwing Katllfyn Doherty Mathew Carr James T . Sheka

Juliet S hields Michael Valdlll:ln

Brett R. B:!ker Cara Donlon

Richard e lfr Pmd Scolese

Yan Rusanovsky Joseph Rosen tllal

Billy Schor

Advisor. ................. ................ Dr. Herb London Faculty Advisor ........ .. ..... Professor Aldo Bernardo

"[ shall do nothing in malice, what I'm dealing with is too important for malicious intent. "

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Media Bias ...................... , .............. 6

The University Curriculum ....................... 7

Presidential Platforms ...... .... ... ... ... ............. 8

The Real Reagan Leagacy .... .. ...... .. ........ .1 0

Hypocricy of the Left. ...... .... ........... 15

Coaliti on for Intolerance ............ 17

Voting Dilemma .......... ............ ..... 18

Looking Forward, Not Inward ............ ...... 19

Representing Constituents? ..... .. ............. 20

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown .. ..... .. , ............. ... ..... . 23

Departnlents:

From the Editor .......................... ........ .... 3

rs to the Edi tor.. .. ....... .......... .. .4

Right Side .. ......... ............ ....... 12

THE THREE STOOGES

Everyone should by now be aware that next week American citizens will be electing the President of the United States. We've all been inundated with infomlation, pro and con, on and off campus. We have all seen the debates and heard the arguments. Yet, is anyone truly happy with choosing any of those who seek the highest offi ce in our country?

Though we at the Binghamton Review lend our support to President Bush, we do so lacking fervor. Think.ing about the devastating effects that a Clinton presidency would have on America, we feel that our choice at the ballot box is virtually nonexistent. Thomas Sowell put it the best when he said, "It's like choosing between a second rate fire fighter and a first class arsonist. "

Most people voting for Clinton don' t even have sound reasons for doing so, but their anti-Bush attitude has driven them to find security in some abstract notion of change. Looking toward Bill Clinton for a solution to our nation's problems is utter fooli shness; the man has a government program and/or commission for everything. On the economy, his clai m that trickle down economics doesn' t work. is nonsense; what led us into the current recession was the departure from Reagan's policies to that of the tax and spend Democrats. Even though raising taxes has worsened the economic slowdown, Clinton includes a tax increase as an integral part of his economic plan. Never in hi story has a nation taxed itself into prosperity.

Clinton's moral integrity is questionable at best. The fact that Clinton organized demonstrations in a time of war, in foreign nations shows poor judgment and a weak character, no maller how long ago it occurred. Although thi s treasonous activity has been deemed irrelevant by the media, it truly shows the moral fiber holding Clinton together. Furthermore, he has waffled on issues such as the Persian Gulf War, abortion, NAFf A, school choice, and term limits- and then denied it every time. Watching the last debate one could clearly see how flippant he was, he declared the economy, education, the environment, AIDS, national health care, etc ... his number one issue. Clinton has more number one issues then he has excuses for dodging the draft.

Perot is simply a loose cannon who does not even know which direction he wishes to aim. Perot has a long history of throwing "temper tantrums" and walking away every time the game is not played by his rules. He may have a plethora of c liches, unfortuna tely one can' t run the government on them.

The media has had a tremendous effect on the election. They have overpowered the populace with scare tactics of a great depression to come. These myths are quickly dispelled by looking at the facts. Gross Domesti c Productivity is at an all time high, inflation has been kept extremely low, interest rates are rock bottom, and unemployment is 7.5%, while it was over 10% under Carter. So why don't we strongly support President Bush?

It is not for economic reasons or because of his record on foreign affairs, but rather he has stepped away from a conservative ideology, the same ideology which won him an overwhelming victory in 1988. In his efforts to appease a Democratic Congress, he has raised taxes, signed a quota bill, and increased spending. Though we may not know the keys to success, we know the key to failure: trying to please everyone. We hope that President Bush has learned from the mistakes he has made, and we look forward to seeing how he corrects them in his second term as President.

Dear Editor: I was very pleased to sec the ar

ticle by Adam Bromberg in tile September isslIe of tlle Binghamton Review, UnfortlUlately, thc COlllments that Mr. Bromberg made were all too mlc. The article was right 011 the mark in saying that too many textbooks arc used simply to pusb a leftwing political ideology while few books arc assigned to balance them out.

1 would like to commend the ell

tire staff on tile product you put oul. Your paper brings out viewpoints which uufortunately arc underrepresented here au this campus. I sincerely look forward to future issues.

Thomas Kotch, PhD

Bromberg off base

To the Editor,

I was an1l1sod to find myself a target of Adam Bromberg 's attack on "leftist" readings in courses in the social sciences. (Diversity of Ide.:1.s,'· September 1992). In his articl e Bromberg chastised the University community for using books written by "prominent liberal [sl or socialist [s)" without balancing their courses with rc.-'lClings by conservative autbors. Bromberg researched his article by comparing titles at the Univers ity bookstore. UnfortlUlntely Bromberg's argument is riddled with specious nssulIlption and shoddy jouflmlism.

Bromberg's article is sadly lacking in a sense of context, misleading his readers by suggesting tltat tilese books arc chosen for purely ideological ro.1sons. Specifically, he objected to two books which I had assigned, Michael Harrington's The Other America and The New Class War:

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Slate and Irs Consequellces~ by Frances Fox Pi ven and Richard A. Cloward. What Bromberg neglects to mention is that tIle class for which these books were assigned was a proposed Senior Seminar on the modem welfare s t~lte , and that these books tllcrefore had some legitimacy in the context of the class.

Bromberg's chief failing is that he is so intent on uncovering a left-wing plot that he ignores the historical context of the works and their authors. Apparentiy he is unable to make the elementary distinction between a primary and secondary work. For example, Harrington's book was published in 1962. Exploring the dimcnsions of poverty in America in ~Ul cra before Medicare, Headstart, or military escalation in Viet Naill . it was important in shaping the War 0 11

Poverty launcllod by Lyndon Johnson in 1964. [n fact. Harrington himself served as an advisor to the President' s task force against poverty and lUlemploymellL In short, Harrington and hi s book bad a real historical impact. It was this point, rather than ltis ideologic bent which I hoped to explore in classroom discussion. Similarly. one would expect to read the Communist Mallifeslo in a course on modern political and social mov emen ts - not necessaril y because the professor agrees with cverytlling Marx said, but because Marx and his ideas have had a profound impact all t.he course of history.

Tltis suggests another point which Bromberg failod to address. While he complains that I assigned "these two left wing books wltile offering no conservati ve book to counter them," he made no effort to ascertain whether or not tIlls was true. l1us is what I mean by a specious ass lUl1ption. Had he contacted me or asked for a syllabus, he would have found tllatl had in the same

as several chapters from T. Mehuroo's collection Poillls of Ught challenges the validity of the we:lfare l system. In other weeks students to read articles and addresses from such Marxist stalwarts as Dwight David Eisenhower. Theodore Roosevel Woodrow Wilson and

Camegie. I had even plarmod for to read William Graham America's most strident proponent social Darwitusm and no friend of leftists or social do-gooders.

Bromberg assumes that professors make no effort to have students enl~ag,e l

their readings in any sort of manner. Instead, he believes students (himself excepted, of COlust:) I

s imply soak-up like sponges ideological views presented in readings. Indeed, this is the crucial issue here. In arguing tilat these books arc all of a leftist slant, be is sayi ng tilat these books contain ideas which are dangerous- and should not be included in a lepitilllate l cuniculwn. If he were honest, he admit timt if he had his drutllers, none tllesc works would be offered and placers on tile bookshelves taken by tile litany of conservative scholars mentions. What he is rcally pr()posingl is a radical narrowing of tile cwnc,ulum,1 maskod by a sneaky though traJ1SP;!1reIIl I appeal to a "diversity of ideas."

Bromberg ' s manipulation of rhetoric of inclusion would threatening if it were not applied in a laughable manner. Believing that his contemporary conservative values cballengod by the ideas of autllors since dead, by professors who CalUlot t11lstod to stimulate critical tilought, students passively accepting as gospel the lessons taught in class, Bromberg betrays his paranoia. Fearing a open oducation, he demands one is narrowly-conceived, one in ideology takes the place of ideas. AU in tile name of "diversity." Yet be is away, for in his attempt to promote "diversity" he slips into the surest sign of.a narrow mind-that of judging a book by its cover.

Brian Crawford,

History Department

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Fashion? To the Editor:

I'm writing ill response to Cara Donlon's article entitled "Binghamton Chic" (page II, Volume VI No.2) which I found extremely narrD\\,minded, annoying and exasperating. As I was reading it I was wondering why someone would even bother to spend the time rwninaling about this inane subject. let alone write an entire article about it. Can't Miss Donlon utilize her time in better ways than to nitpick the way people choose to dress on tbis campus?

More people have been wearing Birkenstocks, peace symbol s, tye-dye shirts and walking bare footed since I first came here two yc.m ago. But who cares how people dress? 111is is college, a place where people are continuing to develop and redefine their identities. Certainly not a place where their dress code should be questioned.

It was eertaiuly beg of Donlon to write that "the concept of peace is acceptable" and highly naive of her to conclude that the pence symbol is wom "only with the intention of looking like a protester". lsn '( she aware of the underlying issues that afC being protested against (passively or actively)? For example, the degradation of the envirOlmlcnl, unethical treatment of animal s, or purely for personal expression. Perhaps some people don't want to be associated with the likes of Donlon, since she proves that some people judge olhers by outward appearances. More importanUy, what's happened to people's basic rights of freedom and choice? Whatever their reasons for dressing U,e way that UlCy do, we should be open to their stalements being made. Let Uwse people be!

Donlon writes, "Seriously now, are bare feet and dirty clothes conducive to study?" Quite frankly, I can't sec any connection. Donlon is comple tely insensitive and ignorant to other people's feelings and U,eir way(s) of expression. What does she mean by "there is a clear and concise unwritten rule in this country which stales that women are suppose'd to shave their legs"?? Hasn't she ever heard of personal preference, environmental reasons and plain freedom of choice?

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What docs II really mailer to her. [f everyone dressed in one

particular way, U,en this campus uu1y would be lacking in diversification, as some complain it already is. \Vhy don't we broaden our minds, open our eyes, be more tolerant of other people and not be so damned judgmental ?!

\Vi lh people like narrow-minded Donlon, in this interdependent world, cross-cultural understanding doesn '( seem to have a chancc. Imagine how Donlon would re.1Ct in anoUlcr cu.lture that doesn't meet ber ego- and ethnocentric opinions, if she C~lD 't

even tolerate people who differ from "tIle nann" in her owu culture.

And what does thi s statement mean?: "Women masked as gorillas is a wee bit repulsive," Sorry to blow up her ugly King Kong image, but gorillas arc by no m c.1flS repUlsive. They arc intelli gen t, shy. gentle vegetarians-but I guess a vegetarian iSIl't quite the conservative tIling to be now, is it? (Since "I cat meat" was listed as 116 in "Top Ten Reasolls Why a Libeml Would Write for the Binghamton Review", p. 13).

What college would DOllloll like to be at rcaIly? Is Yale ~Ie idc.'ll place for her since she "wonder(s) if the Y alics would ever be caught witIlOut shocs ... probably 1I0t, at least U1ey'd wear argyles." So, if everyone walked around campus in just thei r socks, would that appease Donl on? I'm sure she would find something to cri ticize about thut, too.

An article, such as the one Donlon wrote, makes me wonder ~Ibout some people and what type of C'lrCcr U,ey' ll be going into e"clltlk1.l1y. I 've wasted enough time reading Donlon's article and in having to write a response to it. ['m sure there arc otIlcrs who share my same feelings.

Get a life Cara and sop worrying needlessly about things that arcn '( your conccms.

Si ncerely. Sall y Atkills

To Carn Donlon.

We were a bit disturbed by your portrayal of college students in your article "Binghamton Chic". You made a stHtemenl about tllis campus

belllg Illls taKen lor one lrom the "misguided 60s", and you made this comparison based 00 "fashion". Your complained about Birkenstocks, dirty toes, wom-in jeans, and disheveled hair rulel how tlus bothers you. You qucstiolled wheUler or not Utis "look" is "conducive to study". Frankly, we fai led to understand the point of all your cri ticisms. We wondered if you were concemcd about the influence on ) 'OIU studying or that of others. If you are worried about the effect that fashion will have on your work, then we think U,at your complaints seem rather ridiculous . After all, if someolle's appearance is so painful to your sight, an ideal solution would be to not look at them, We fail to lUlders tand how Utis can be of such a great significance to you. On the other hand, if you are concerned with U,e study habi ts of others, then we think your complaints are even more ludicrous. Wby in the world would anyone care about someone else's clothes and tIleir favorableness to study? If you didn't already know, people have free choice on what to wcar. OtllCrs may very well criticize, but r"'~ly ... wiU1 all the apathy about govcnUllcnt politics, witI) all the lack of knowledge about past history and current events, with all racial tensions, with all the world hunger, and with all U,e oUler problems that eat away at our society today, couldn't you find sometIting else wortll more to complain about?

Addi tionally, you made anoU,er complaint about unshaven women. Coming from you, a fellow female, we arc absolutely appalled at your statements about women looking like "masked gorillas" You say that U,ere is an "unwritten rule tIlat women are supposed to shave their legs". You say that tIle "lmshaven appearance is not an affinnation of feminism", that it "conveys a ix'lfbariccavcman." \Ve believc that your definition of feminism is extremely narrow. if not totally incorrect. It is not a requirement lhat women must shave to affinn femini sm. We strongly believe tIml your arc olle of many who arc victimized by tIIC fashion industry, couture magazines, and the Continues OIL page 21

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Alex Aucone Shields

O He of the aspects of Amcri Cc'Ul society that sels it <'part from others is its news me

dia system. American media is so mass ive and influential. that other countries rely on our caliber of jour-

Even members of the media

itself admit to the blatant bias

in news coverage.

nalism to inform them as well. During the G ulf War. CNN was broadcast worldwide. and was considered the Illost accurate and thorough news source. The news media acts as a check for onf government, ensuring thai nothing remains hidden from the Amcric.aIlI)t."Oplc. We lruSt

that the news brought 10 liS will be truthful and unbiased accounts of events, both national mld worldwide. But who checks the media? How can we be sure that the reports we receive are wholly unbiased? TIle answer is, we can '{ .

The mainstream media in this COW1Lry tends to be very li~ra1, or at least tcnds to have serious leanings towards the Democnltic party(and serious contempt for the Republi cans). RepublicCln accomplishments arc usually dowilplayed or ignored, while mis takes .arc ma!,'1tificd to epic proportions. The bias is usually noticeable, but in tlti s heated election YCc;'lJ", it has become blatant.

A prime example of media bias is the Dan Quayle - Murphy Brown fiasco. Perhaps the Vice-President' s . .

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have been beller expressed, but h.is statement certainly did not deserve to be the lead story on most major news programs for a week. The media blew the sinmtioll out of proportion. concentrating only on the referencc to Murphy Brown mid completely ignoring anything else of importance from his forty-seven paragraph speech.

The Vice-President was nOllryiog to suggest that s ingle mothers and their children are oat Ureal families", as the media would have us believe. He simply offered the sensible notion that both men and women should take responsibility for child rearing, as stated in a speech all May 19, 1992: 'They(children) need mothers and fathers . A welfare check is not a husband. A s late is not a fatheL .. " In other words, there is little justification for a lUan who abandons a child he helped to create. and Ule emotional and financial burden shOldd not fall on tile shoulders of tile mother alone.

By not fully reporting on Dan Quayle's speech ill its entirelY, the media not Oldy displayed biased and shoddy jonrnali sm. it cheated the Americ..1.l1 people out of knowing the

whole truth. Perhaps if lhe media focused on the rest of the sp"cch l instead of just one line, Americans have had a better idea of Dan ", .. _".,_ •• 1

real message. Presidential candidl,tc l Ross Perot has criticized tile TV.

acter los t his virginity in one episode. Where was our ever-present media \-Vhy wasn't Ross Perot ostracized as Dan Quayle was?

In this election year, the slaut towards tile political left is

apparent tllaJ1 ever. During Ule D"m'D-1 cratic convention, the media praised activities as wildly upbeat and a economic boost for New York City . When it came time for the Republican convention, the media had few positive things to say. In fact . a story was run during the Republican convention how much lUoney was wasted on convention itself. Why wasn' t a larly negative story done during Ute Democratic convention? Are the RepUblicans tile only party worthy negati ve coverage? It would seem so. Media giants like Time and Newsweek magazines extolled the virtues of the Democrats . while slamming tbe Re-

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ThiS past summer, President Lois DcAeur mailed 10 all tl,C parents of Binghamton University

IsttJd'>nIS, a ICllcr prinled on newly

I""'"!:""''' stationery. bnllldishing the IS new nickname. Ironically , the

purpose of this costly lUlcicrlaking was t.o illfonll parents of the effects of the recent budget cuts which will be increasing class sizes and reducing

selection. DeAcur reassured , .......... Ihal a1lhough Ihe slale budgel Imduc;ti ()Ils have seriously s trained our

"programs of particular linler,esl lo womell or Jewish. I-lispan..ic,

African American students" are not danger. Auyone who has compared

Ihe Fall 199 1 Course Selection Guidc willI Ille Fall 1992 olle c.·m easily see Il,e

loraSillc conseq\lences the fi scal crisis had on course orferings. The

interest classes survi vc because they are skillfull y meshed alld cross·

wiLh departmenls like History, English, Anlllropology, Philosophy, and Political Science. III fact , it is becoming increc1siugly difficuh to find a course in tllese subjects that does not reflect the

li cu ltura l age nda o f tbe admini stratio n . Of course these

Id"p'lfonents arc certainly appropria te ones in which to o ffer "diversified" topics, blll no t at the expense of traditional , mainstream, West-centric liltentl arts.

At tllis "Public Ivy" , one wonders where the cmphasis on acadcmics

lies. Foronc thing, our oorc curriculum, (or lack of one) is cerlainly ineffeclual in fum.ishing students with the essential foundations of \Vcslcru C ivili zation. Harpur College students enjoy one of the most lax set of academic requirements in the s tate, nllowing B.A.

I """didates to receive a diploma wilbout having taken a single English

much less His.tory or Math. In name of Academic Freedom,

I "coll<,oe educated" men and women arc

1 ~:;~~~~~:i~degreeS , quite possibly s till II with the ideas of AristotIe,

Newton, or Wilson. Is it

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wise of a LUli versity uruninislration to assume that these Dcad \Vhit e European Males were adequatcly covered in high school ? What responsibility docs a college have to its students in academics?

Binghamton U niv ers it y recognizes one responsibility to its snldcnts: the Ilccd ror enlightcnment by a mwticuhural education. T he hypocrisy of the Polilic.'lIly Correct has once again stnlck. Our capablc administration has instituted the Diversity Requirement to cnsure tIlat the C lass of 1997 has all Ille proper training necessary to speak and think fluently in P.c. by tIle time tIley enter Il,e re.-tI world. 111e first SICP towards a more stnlctl1rcd curriculum is finally taken, and its tile addition of GClldcrl Race Studies and Non-\Ves teru Cultures to our currentl y meager of requiremcnts for a liberal arts dc~!

If these areas warrant manda tory completion while English Literature, Biology, Compute r Science, American Politics, and World History remain optional , one wonders if lhe politics of the administration arc not cheating students out of a liberaJ arts eduC<.1tion at an AmericcU1 University.

Aida Bernardo, a professor emeritus at Binghamton University, expressed his views 011 the demise of our curriculum during thc short history of Ille school . "When a IlUUl gr~lduated with a liberal arts degree from Triple Cilies College (SUNY· B's original nrunc) in 1949, he was H

leamed scholar. Nowadays, I don' t know how iea.I1lcd students arc when Illey leave here." Bemardo has also voiced his concern about students concentrating on divcrsity courses WitIlOUt having the proper fowulation of their own culture. In order to as tutely analyze and comprehend all the nuisnnces of multiculturalism and diversity, young adults must havc had the proper training in the humanities, social sciences, and

SC1CIlCCS. then C<Ul onc

develop an educated opinion 0 11 tIle social implications of such matters.

Binghamton Uni versity would prefer to do things backwards, it scellls. Incoming freshmen often have little idea of wlwt licld of study they would like to pursuc, and arc often overwhelmed by the experiencc of constructing tlleir first scmcster's schedule. Harpur College a ttempts to lessen lhe difficulty of s tudents' situation by offeri ng the Integrated Semes ter Program (1SP). This program consists of tIuee classes frot n different arc."lS of study tIml arc lUlitcd by a common lheme, and will hopefully give undecided students a chance to explore a well rounded sample of academic optio ns at the UniversilY. The 1992 lSI' presents the following courses:

Psychology 102:" The Nature of Prejudice" English 112J: "Love and Hate in AmcriClUl Literature" ("looks at thc subject or Juunan diversity iu the context or s tories nbout love and hale by Ameri c~U1

writers") Coll oqui um (Psychology/ Eng li s h) "Explora ti o ns in 1·lnman Diversity"

Docs anyone have any trouble identifying tIle unifying tlleme of tile ISP? If so, maylte you should lake a Literature A nalysis course or Logic before attempting this progriUll.

The trans lation of Plalo' s use of thc word "ac.aderny" is a garden , where men would ga tIler to s tep out of society and examine tIle world as objectively as po ss ibl e . At Binghamton Univcrsity, emphas is is placed on social , rather than academic. ideals. Beginning with tllC firs t semes ter of college, the admi nistration seeks to instill their version of social awareness into the curri c ulum or s tudent s . The classroom has become a boot a UIlp

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Bernadette Malone

Mark Schmidt

As the presidential election rapidly approaches, it's essential to understand the platforms of George Bush and his opponent, Bill Clinton. At this time, populist billionaire candidate Ross Perot's platform remains too vague to deserve any coverage. So without the politicians' doublespeak or thirty second media sound bytes, here's an opportunity to let the facts speak for themselves:

EDUCATION President Bush endorses the concept of educational choice, which gives parents the choice

of which school to send their chi ldren. They would receive government vouchers or laX credits, which according to Richard Darman, Bush's budget director, would give parents the option decide ..... if I' m not getting a good enough service from this school, I'm going to take the equivalent of a voucher and plunk my money down on the school that I know can perform and give my kid what he or she needs ."

The Democrats counter that this practice would destroy public education. They propose that instead of retreating to private schools, an attempt should be made to revitalize public education. Roger Altman, a Clinton ally, summed up his party's position, claiming, "We don't think it's a good use of ta,'(payer money to help finance private education".

HEALTH CARE The issue of health care is one thai divides the electorate and has ri sen to the forefront of the

presidential campaign. President Bush, who is accused of being unsympathetic to those in need of health care, has proposed that poor families be given vouchers in order to purchase basic health care policies. This would partially hinder a huge government health care monolith and keep the practice of medicine in the private sector. Bush also proposes malpractice reform, up to 100% laX

deductions for the self-employed, and heal th care rollover so that you can carry your health plan from one job to another .

Clinton proposes a play or pay system where businesses either provide health insurance to their workers or pay a payroll laX to the government which is used to cover people without health coverage. The Clinton camp wishes to regulate the health insurers by holding rates and creating competition among the companies. They believe this will eliminate the inefficient health insurers and allow Americans to receive the most for their health care dollar, by way of lowering the rate of inflation. Thus prices being lower, Allman predicts that 36 million Americans could be addled I to the list of the insured.

ABORTION Clinton and Bush hold diametrically opposed views on this, one of the most cOTltrc,vc,,,ia

issues of the campaign. As there has been an excessive amount of name calling and finger fN'"UI1> I

caused by the subject, the wavering positions of both candidates should be dually noted. PrE~si(jenti

Bush was pro-choice until he became Reagan's running mate in 1980, and Clinton's record abortion was ambiguous until he sought the 1992 presidential nomination. Now, George Bush running as a pro-life candidate and Bill Clinton is running as a pro-choice candidate.

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SOCIAL AGENDAS The fundamental difference in the platforms of the two (three?) candidates exists in their

perceptions of government's role in social issues. Ideals of personal responsibility are prevalent not only in the realm of "family values", but also in the issue of welfare. Bush and hi s administration endorse attempts to find productive roles in society for welfare recipients by encouraging work, education and marriage. The Democrats' silence on this issue of welfare reform implies their tacit acceptance of the existing system.

Related to the personal liberties and the idea of big government is the policy of Affirmative Action. Clinton and the Democrats support the quota based program, while the Republicans urge the vigorous enforcement of existing civil rights laws in order to perpetuate a truer equality.

THE ECONOMY Bush's economic plan includes a capital gains tlL, cut, urban enterpri se zones, Research and

Development tax credits, and tax credits for first time home buyers. He believes all of these will spur economic growth and opportunity. He plans to eliminate many unnecessary programs, halt the growth of mandatory spending programs, and cut the operating budgets of the White House and Congress by 33%.

Clinton proposes a tax increase for all those earning over $200,000, as well as numerous tax incentives. He has proposed a $20 billion "Rebuild America" campaign. He also proposes large cuts in the defense budget and the elimination of wasteful spending.

GOVERNMENTAL REFORM In order to revamp the bloated government, Clinton' s party calls for the elimination of "non

productive" programs , thereby increasing responsiveness and efficiency. President Bush has pushed for a Balanced Budget amendment to the Consti tution, the line-item veto and supports term limitations for members of Congress. The Democrats, the majority in Congress for years, oppose both items of legislation. The President also hopes to scale down government through the privatization of ineffectual government services. Both parties support campaign refonn and would understandably like to free themselves from the yoke of the PACs (Political Action Committees) through public campaign funding.

THE ENVIRONMENT Clinton and the Democrats' concern for the environment is illustrated by their intentions of

instituting a cap on carbon dioxide emissions and "energy efficiency and sustainable development". Conversely, President Bush theotizes that radically hiking the emission standards would cost jobs and hurt the economy. Nuclear energy, which the Republicans have favored for years, would serve as an efficient source of fuel , if the Democrats weren't so adamantly opposed to its use.The GOP also supports market incentives for companies who demons trate concern for the environment.

FOREIGN POLICY American -Foreign relations are crucial in this post-Cold War era. Clinton's economic foreign

policy leans towards greater protec tion of American goods, and vicariously, American jobs. The President subscribes to a more classical "laissez faire" approach to the economy. Through this policy, he hopes to open new markets and thus use the "New World Order" to foster a prosperous global economy. -Bush' s record of foreign relations is highlighted by hi s successful invasion of Panama and Operation Desert Storm, both of which credit hi s status of Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. As Governor of Arkansas, Clinton's ski ll s in the realm of foreign policy have yet to be di scovered , and the same may be said for hi s military prowess. I

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S inee leaving the pres idency jll January of 1989, Ronald Reagan has been one of the

most maligned individuals in America. The media have engaged in four straight years of Reagan bashing. Today, it is basic.'lily taken for granted ulat UlC 1980s was a failed decade, and that Reaganomics was Ule worst thing umt ever happened to this nation. TIle main charges made about lbe 1980s arc that it was ule decade of greed, a time when ule rich got richer and everybody else got poorer. a decade where the rich got a huge tax cut while every body clse gotla)( increases and a decade of debt and economic destruction. \Vhilc ulese all make very good sound bites, the charges arc simply not rooted iu any credible facts .

If one looks at many of the llIajor indices of economic activity, the 1980s were a success. When Ronald Re.1gml took office in Jmll1<1rY of 1981, the economy was in horrible shape. Interest rates were over 20%~ inflation was around 10%; and the wlemployment rotc was up to 10.7%. Today, interest rates are the lowest rotes in 20 ye.1rS, more than half what

they were at U1C end of the Carter administration. Inflation ill 1990 was around 4%, more tllHn half of what it was under Carter. Unemployment at tlle eud of tlle Reag'Ul years had feU to around 5%. and cvcn now ill U1C recessioll is around 8%, still lower than Carter's 10.7%. During the RCilgnn years the Hverage annual rate of growth ill the economy was 3. 1 %, and tllere was 96 straight months of economic growth under Reagan .

The main charge made alxmt the Reagan years. tbatthe ricb got richer and everyone else got poorer, is simply false. TIle Urban Institute, a Washington ulink-tank not usually not sympathetic to Rcpublic..ms said about tl,e 1980s, "When one follows indi viduals, rather than stati stic..1.1 groups defined by income. aIle finds that all average, the rich got a little richer, and the poor got much richer." Coming from a liberal ulink-tmlk which would h.ave no reason to praise the 1980s, this statement shows the reality of what happcned during tlun time. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, lUcan average of real income rose by 15.2 % from 1980 to 1989.

On the contrary, during ule 1970s was a 0.8% dccliue from 1970 10

Looking at tlle data by income also shows income growth among groups. Among those earning

$50,000 per year there was a 6.6% itKTcase in wealth. People with incomes between $10,000 and $19,999 saw wc.'lith grow by 19. 1 %. People earning between $20,000 and $29,999 saw c.1mings grow by 28.9%. lbose making from 27.7% saw lbeir wea1Ul inc:re'lSel by 27.7%. The perception that the were hurl by the Reagan years obviously false. Another contention

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minorities. while the facts show just the opposite. In Ule 1980s, real per capita income of black families in America grew by over 18%. For the first time American hi story, middle class became dOnUnantsegrnentof America during lbe I 980s.

More proof that the was not just a great de,,,,,de I for tlle rich was the mnowlt l of movement among incorn,e I groups. A Department study fowld of allla.'payers who were Ule bottom quintile in 85.8% of them were

in the bottom

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1988. Only 14.2% remained in the bottOm quintile. while 14.7% of those at the bottom found themselves in tbe top quintile by 1988. Tbe fact is that someone at the bottom in lCJ79 actually had a better chanCe of rising to the top in 1988 than they did in remaining at dIe bottom. Census Bureau data sbows that around 30% of young people who were at the bottom in 1987 were in a higher category within just one year.

Another contention made against the Reagan years is that during that time only the rich got a big tax cut while everybody else got tax hikes. Once again this is simply false. Despite what you will hear from BiU Clinton. Dan Rather. and others. the rich in America pay more in taxes than they did in 1980. The top 10% of income eanlers paid 54.5% of income taxes in 1989 up from 49.5% in 1m. The top 5% paid 43.6% of income taxes in 1989. and only 37.6% in 1979. Income tax rates on middle income families fell by about one-fifth during the Reagan-Bush years. The marginal tax mte fell by 38%. decreasing the share of taxes from 24 cents on every doUar to just 15 cents on every dollar. In 1980. the middle class paid 42% of the federal taxes in America. while today they pay under 40% of federal taxes. As a result of the Reagan tax cuts, disposable per capita income in constant dollars increased from $9, 769 to $11.680. giving all people greater purchasing power.

Another issue that Democrats and

From 1982 to 1990 the United States experienced 96

straight months of economic expansion,

the longest peacetime exp1nsion in ou

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the media love to bring up is the deficit. The fmt contention made is that dIe tax cuts which Ronald Reagan passed caused huge shortfalls in govenullent

revenue, resulting in caused dUs huge deficit. The fact is that a result of the tax cuts. revenue coming in to the federal government actually increased. Total revenues (adjusted for inflation) climbed by 23.2 percent from $599.3 billion in 1981 to an estimated $1.091 trillion in 1991. The fact is money coming in to the government went up because of the Reagan economic polices.

The reason for the deficit is not that the federal government was not receiving enough in taxes, it was that it was spending much more than it was getting. The fact is that almost every budget that Ronald Reagan submitted was rejected out of hand or was dmstically changed. Looking at dIe figures. every budget that Ronald Reagan submitted from 1981 to 1989, except for one, proposed less spending than the Congress eventually approved. In 1983, Congress approved $35 billion dollars more than Reagan requested. and in 1982 they approved $50 billion more than he requested. Because Reagan does not have a line-item veto. it is very difficult for him to stop dUs nmaway spending without vetoing the entire budget. which would be a very hannful to the economy and to the government.

Entidement spending. set in place by earlier administrations and staunchly defended by the Democratic Congress. led to a very large part of the budget deficits. Today. Democrats like Paul Tsongas. Republicans like Warren Rudman. and Independents like Ross Perot admit that mandatory entitlement spending is dIe greatest reason for the increasing deficit. This was put in place before Ronald Reagan.

In terms of jobs. the 1980s were a great decade for people. During the 1980s over 16.7 million new jobs were created. and lUlemployment fell to its lowest level in years. These are not just nwnbers, dley are millions of individuals who could now feed their families. afford college educations for their children. buy a house. save and invest and live a better life. Liberals will often dispute that so many jobs were created. but when tlley do admit to the numbers. dley

say that most of these jobs were $3 dollar an hour hamburger flipper jobs~ Once again this is completely false. According to the statistics. 82 percent of the jobs created during. the 1980s were higher-paying. higher skilled occupations. There was a 33.1 % increase in the number of manageriall professional jobs, a 21.8% increase in the number of technical jobs. and a 19% increase in the number of production jobs.

In terms of the 1980s the liberals favorite slogan is probably the "decade of greed". The media loves to show Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken and say that the entire decade was based on get rich quick. and hurt as many people as you can while doing it. The fact is that the 1980s were not a decade of greed, they were a decade of prosperity. IT liberals derme greed as making more money, and having a better life for yourself and your family. then maybe the 80s were a greedy decade. IT you use any normal definition of the word how~ver it is simply not true. To look at the greed and coldheartedness of the eighties let us look at donations to charity during the decade. The annual rate of growth in total charitable giving during the 1980s was nearly 55% higher than in the previous 25 years. Charitable donations by individuals more than doubled during dte 1980s. Charitable gi ving by those evil. cold-hearted corporations was 52% higher than in earlier decades.

From 1982 to 1990 the United States experienced 96 straight months of economic expansion, the longest peacetime expansion in our history. Over 16.7 million new jobs were created. most of them high-paying. Inflation. interest rates. and unemployment rates all fell dramatically. Revenues coming in to the government increased. even with a large tax cut which helped decrease the tax burden of many people. Despite all these facts. the liberals in the media and in the Democratic party continue to bash Reagan and bash the 1980s. It is time the real facts start coming out and dIe liberal lynch mob is proved wrong.

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hi Ie the campus liberals mOIlOlonOLIsl y sound their batOe cry of diversily, O,ey

by their aCljons thallhey in fact nothing of the sort. We arc deluged calls for ethnic diversity, religious

even for diversity of sexual I nreference. There is however. oue type

diversily Ihal Ihe liberal s have I CQln S I~icuolll s l y excluded from Iheir l a~:end., .. Tills is the di versilY of ideas.

Ihe liberals who claim 10 be ich.amlpiclns of choice believe in only

course of aClion, 'confonn or be "''lSI out' . The .liberal "" use is not based on diversity and choice. It is based on hypocrisy and inlolerance.

Willie Coup de Tete claims 10 sland for tolerance and understanding , its pages are ruled with c..1lls for intellectual oppression. III tlle September issue, every campus related article was dedicated 10 c.l1ling for an end to the Binghamtoll Review. \Vhile lhc Review often di sagrees wilh olher canlpus groups , il has never been Ihe policy of the Review to call for stifling the voices of those who disagree. Knowledge and undersllmding "" 11 be furthered simply by acknowledging Ihe exislence of opposing viewpoints . The liberals do nol accepl Olis idea 'Uld believe O,e only way to lend leg itimacy to their own cause is to quiet the voices of any who dare disagree.

B y crealing a m ood o f ih)lpersensitiv.ily on campus, the liberals

achieved the greater part of their Few students dare to speak out

and risk offending some c.."UllpUS clique. Those who do in such forums as Pipe Dream and the Revie w often request that their nruues not be printed for fe.'lf

reprisals from other students or worse . from teachers who hold the power O,e grade book. A PI"" enti y Olls self

ICCIlSC)rslll·p is nol enough for tile liberals. Choe of Coup de Tete calls for

I ins li'tu~io",ali,zi·ng Illls oppression by I "" l,mlg for a Coalition for a Republican

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Free America. 'Vhcn free speech becomes selective it is no longer free speech, just as diversity that is exclusive is no longer diverse. Choe has exposed himself and his liberal lynch illob as Ole Irt,e hypocriles Ihal they are.

COIiP de Tete does not act alone in its quesl for confonlllly. The SA in ils ongoing attempt to stifle tbe voice of campus conservatives has charged theReview with breaking the rules and bylaws of the SA by mainlaining a separate off crunpus bank account. Coup de Tele rcvealed this in its September issue along with the st..'lrtling fact that the Review docs not accepl money from Ihe SA. Our 'estecmed' SA presidcnt Jon GoLlieb answered , "the problcm is that the record keeping process is so shoddy that nobody can real ly lell if il (Ihe bylaw) "'IS jusl broughlup or aCIl""lIly passed. >! Tlus statement is all top of Ole facl OlallaslmoliOl it was revc<tled Ole SA paid for Rev,ew priuting bills despile O,e facl tha/lhe Review has refused SA funding for over three years. A very convincing argument to tum the Review's account over to the 'shoddy' record keeping of the SA. Would you trusl Ihe SA wilh your brulk account?

Aft er hi s calUment on the inadequacies of SA record keeping,

Jon went on to say that the Review "offers tile pllilosopby of inlolerance and hatred ". An interesting obsclvation in light of the fact Ll13t on Jon' s offi ce door hangs a posler cqwlIing Ibe Republi",m Parly 10 the KKK. Bel ieve it or not, tJlere are Republicans on !Jus campus and they do take offense to tlus slander. Jon apparently believes that intolerance ,md haIred are okay as long as they are aimed at people who disagree with his personal views.

The liberal s cry out against inlolerance yel Oley openly advocale opprC'lsing the voice of conservatives. By attempting to silence the Review and calling for a Republican Free Campus, they are showing tbe same intolerance !Jley claim to oppose. They apparenOy would like 10 see a . Diclalorshi p of Ihe Oppressed' eslablished on Olis campllS. They hold Ihe mislaken belief Ihal free speech implies Ihal Ihe SA will pick up the printing bill.

These are j usl a few examples of Ihe hypocrisy of Ihe lefl on our campus. They claim to stand for free speech, yellhey advocale censorship. Thc)' claim 10 stand for diversily yet Ihey openl y frown upon inlellectual diversity. They claim to stand for lolerance ),el they WOldd oppress any who dare disagree. I

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Ir-....... he concept of political correctness has continually associated itself with such

ideal s as tolerance. I m·oore.:sh,e[less. mId broadmludedness. I Ho\\'evcr. after reading a vcry disturbing

in the September issue of Coup Tete entiued "For A Republicall

America" by John Choe.1 beg'Ul to Iqlles;licl\l lbc legitimacy of sucb

I ,"'""'W"Y correct claims. TIle essence article encourages those ", .. o ther who oppose Bush"to mute wKler

Coalition For A Repllblican-Free IfI./IlfTlC;a where the ... .. elimination of lUI" ri;ght-willgfulld",neIlLalisl ideology"

at the top of 'the agenda. Mr. claims that such an organization help keep their consciences clean at the same time add legitimacy

their Cc1use. Legitimacy? Legitimacy what? L.cgitimacy to an organization

rallies for the suppression of and mges the indocllination of the

ideology? Surely a coalition Imisocialtirlg ilself with slIch p.c. words

multiculturalism mid diversity is as conducive to opeJUuilldedness and

Itoleralll:e as the organiL'1tion suggests. question na turally follow s how a

10'''':011 could claim sympa thetic tendencies towarel mulliculturalism

simultancously scek to repress free c'pression of ideas. TI,e article

to suggest Utat only Ule politic..'li lideollog:y which best suits the author~s I inl.ere:st should be imposed lIpon oliters while a nyuuug deviating from such an ideology should be suppressed. Perhaps

a poliLic..111y correct organiL.11ion a Coalitioll For A Repllblicall

America should be changed to a ICc>a/"tioll For All All-Imposillg Leftist

Another un settling assertion ladldr'es,:ed in the article is Ute st..1tement tl13l people who vote for Presidenl Bush

not have a conscience. I find Utat s tatement offensive regardless of partisrul preference, The sugges tion tllat Bush supporters are less of a person

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other third-party candidate is yet another ex,lrnplc of thc author' s discriminatory prose. Furthenllore, the claim that anyone who is not in full agreement with the autllOr's views should be tagged a re.1ctionary ,U1d be eliminated fall s more iniillc with the words of a mass-murderer than Ute statement that President "Bush is a mass-murderer ...

Moreover. Mr. Choe claims lhat ule strategy of ..... fight[ing) against tbe re-election of Bush" has as one of its advantages to ..... do something produclive." By produc tive. is il meant enabling the students of Binghamton University to see tltC allencompassing "light of truth" that is professed? It sccms Mr, Choe draws lIpon a very interesting parable put forth by Plato in hi s book. The Republic. Known as ule Allegory of the Cave, it describes a situation that people arc in when utey observe politics. Inside a dark cave, prisoners are unable to see anything except flickerings on the wall in front of them due to a light shining brightly behind them , Their sights of such flickerings is unders tood to signify their knowledge of politics which is in a world of illusion. Plato encourages ule prisoners 10 conquer their illusions by freeing themselves from inside the cave and heading toward sunlight where Lhey will achieve a better grasp on reality. Although oJl~e outside they may be blinded at firsl because they were so accustomed to the world of illusion, after a moment they will recognize the dazzling bc..1uty of sunlight and reality.

Surely I do nol regard myself as a prisoner clt.1.il1ed to a world of iUusion, I have not been forced by anyone to believe in the ideals I valuc. My opinions and my ideas arc my own, fonnulated lbrough the e,ercise of Illy own free will. Contrary to what Mr. Choe may believe himself to be. he is not, in estimation, the

Philosoper-King who will lead me and aU oOters like me into a world of true knowlcdge. Such a uarrowminded belief as suggested in the m·ticle onl y brings about hate and discrimination among various groups on campus. Ins tCc1d, perhaps John C hoe should conside r converting himself to a politically incorrcct individual .Ulel exhibit such qualities as tolerance, openmindedness, and freedom from bigotry.

After c10sc reading, I also eame across another important parallel of ideas between what is said in UtC article ancl what is put forlll by Pcter Gabel mId Paul Harris in uleir article entitled "Bui lding Power and Breaking Images: C ritical Legal Theory and IllC Prac tice of L.1W." In il. Gabel and Harris sugges t a powcroriented approach to law practice. They opt for a legal practice which subordinates the goal of gelling

Perhaps such a politically correct

organization named a Coalition For A Republican-Free

America should be changed to a Coalition

For An All-Imposing Leftist America.

pcople their rights to the goal of construc ting a genuine political conscious ness ill the hopes of building a s us tained political foundation of legal conflict. Gabel ,md Harris recognize that if lawyers bantogclher as a group, Iltcir impact 0 11 society as .a whole will Ix! gre,lter thiUl any individual C<lse pushing for the devel op ment o r an antihierarchicnl social movcmcnt. In

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Andrea Sharetta

John Maggio

Bickering this mo ntJ1 ovcr thc va lue of Co lumbus' discovery is overshadowing

a very import.:11l1 natiollc1J coneent. In Novembe r, A meri cans Imve the opportunity to vo te for the Pres ident o r the United Sta tes as well as o ther Icg i s l a tors~ yet, will they take advantage of this opportunity?

O ur Co:'Uu pus has taken a dramatic ro le in o rder to get students into the ballo t box. SAVE, S tuden ts Arc Vo ting Evcrywhere , has bee n the group at the helm of this movcment to regis te r s tudcnts at Binghamton University. SAVE has even required various c..'UUpus orga.lliznti ol1s to sign people up to " ote. Ol'er:dl , the rCSldts have been outstanding as thousands of s tudents arc now registered to votc. Ye t. what kind of voters do we now have? ff people haven' t taken the time or put forth the effor t to register to vo te before bci.ng coerced to do so by SA VE, does anyone beliel'e that these illdividu .. 'lls will make an effort to become infonned voters?

\Vhile some may argue that everyone a ll our campus know s enough about the presidential race to vo te, what about tllC loc.:-ll cc'1ndidales that they will be voting for? \Vhich gives ri se to a dis tu rbing iss llc, why should s tudents be a llowed to vote where they go to school? Obviollsly llHUl Y students will attack this po int claiming that since students live here. they should i.lccordingly vote for the local politicians whose policies will affect the Uni vers ity. \Vhal claim o ther thrul tcmpora ry res idency exists? Students are in fact similar 10

transients having a I to 4 year stay in a conullunity and most do no t in tend to rem a in in Bingha mto n afte r graduation. Yet, O,ese students could be the deciding fac to r in who wi ll govern the Broome Connty area.

Take a hypothctical example using your home town to unders tand the possible ramific..1tions. Ilnagine one of your local poli li cians up for re -

candidate

support to stop Ole bllllding or a toxic waste dump right near your home. But a local college community supports the building of tllC dump because it will provide morc j ob opportuniti es La students who want to work and make some spe nding cash. How would you feci if the student votc for the dump overpowered the comnullu ty's vole and elected c~U1didatc B? Now you and your family must live with the consequences of this toxic was te dump ror as loug as you reside in Ole community, while students will live there fo r approximately four years. T hough some may Olink thi s is the democra tic process in action. it srems rather ridiculolls.

Something even more dis turbing Ula n studen ts contro ll ing a local election, is a policy which is being adopted in several areas of our couutry . This poli cy involves

granting noncitizcns in Amcrica thc right to vo te in e lections. \Vhile somc may belicve this is impossible, the cmnpaigu for getting nonci tizens to vote is being pushed across the eounlry. Georgie Anne Geyer, a national columnis t. has discovered several s irik ing exam ples: in Los Angeles las t spring, Ole school board president formally proposed that nonci ti zen parents vote in school bonrd elections; while Takoma Park

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as well as o ther commurulles already vo ted to pe rmi t nonci . immigmnts , both legal and illegal, participa te in the loc.:11 votc. Even in o wn s ta te, the Ne w York S Assembly's 24 - Ulember Task on New Americans plans to introduce a bill to extend the vo te to noncitizens.

Citizenship is ve ry important in U,ll ted St.1tes. Ci ti zens surrender total independence to enjoy various benefi ts and the pro tection of an community. Granting nonci ti zens even illegal aliens the right to vote onl y lead to devasta ting political consequences. Nonc iti zen voting is wrong ,md ShOldd be ended iUlluediately. O therwise, why no t allo w citi 7..ens o ther countries to elec t our poli tical leaders?

Stude nts mus t be awmc of the candida tes whieh Lhey are voting for in 10<0.11 e lect ions. They should consider remaining registering ~II homc and voting th rough absentee ballots unless they plan on res iding in

. university coDllllunity aftcr gradua tion. A t the saille time, we as Americans must oppose granting nonci ti zens the right to vote whic h could have dire rcunific..'1tions. \Ve should lirs t be marc concemcd with increasing A merican voter tlll110ul before we urge noncitizens, peopl e w ith no inves tme nt in COUIllI)'. to detennine our future leaders.

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you prepare for your futures, nuUlY you are worried about

Iwillcti!ler tl,cre w ill be jobs for you when graduate -jobs in which you can

all you've leanlcd, and through you can realize the American

I know the feeling . Shortly after I graduated from college, Barbara I moved to Texas with ollr young

to begin a lifc of our own. I a business. raised a fmnify, mId

le,'enlually begaull1Y career in politics. want all of yon to have tl,e OpportlUlity

graduate from college, repay you Istud,cntlocUls, begin your careers, and

families of your own. My Agenda for American Renewal

do just that by reinvigorating i Amenca 's economy and creating jobs

opportunities for all Americans protecting our environmcnt.

Rcvitali7ing America' s economy with individuals, families and

I cc'null\lLli~ies .. It requires lower taxes on Ii lldi1,idnals and businesses, enhancing Ic()mpcltition, mId cutting regulation. It li",c1u,dcshcaltll care for al l Americalls ,

care,job training, housing oppor-

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(unities, a competitive school system bascd on communilY invol vemellt, ,Uld choice for American families.

My Agenda prepares Amcrica's yOUtll for tl,e 21st ccntury by promoting na tional academic standards so schools like SUNY Bingllmuton have i.l s trong student population from which to draw.

For YOIl college studen ts. my ad· millistfiltioll calls for lhe largcsl-everonc-yem' increase in stude"t Pell Grants, and a 50 percent increase in tbe amOlUlts of individl4-u Pell Grant awards. In addition, I want to raise the loalllimit on guarantced student loans and make the interes t on studcnt loans deductible for federal income t..1.X purposes.

My Agel/da calls for continued subs tantial funding for responsible cnvirolllllcntal protection. rnlC United States has the toughest environlllelltaJ laws on earth, and it was the Bush Administration that proposed and negotiillcd the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which I signed as the most protective and markeL-oriented cle~Ul ai r laws in the world.

My admiuistra tion a lso cs tablished a moratorium on off·shorc oil and natural gas drilling; accelerated the phaseout of ozone hantung sub· stances; added Illorc than 1.5 million ~cres to America 's national parks, wildlife refuges , and oUlcr public lrulds; uipled the rate of toxic waste site cleanups since 1989; and col· lected marc fines and penaJties and secured more prison sentcnces for enviroulllcntal Climes ill the lasllhree ycars Utan in the previous 20 years combined .

I call upon tl,e youth of today to take up the cntreprcneurial challenge mId join lIle in making America the economic, export, education and en· virOnJllCIl tai Icader of the 2 1st century. Let's will the peace by looking fonvard, 110t inwrud.

My Agel/tin Jor Americall Rel/elVal empowers all Americans to make their own choices and better their lives. No one will be left behind for Wllilt of opportunity.

Good luck to YOll, and may you achievc your goals in li fe. I

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Representing Constituents?

Binghamton University 's Class of 1995 parLicipated in a survey couducted by the

Alexander AS lin 's Cooperati ve Rcscnfch Program (CIRP) in which they were ~Is kcd vario lls queslions about thClllscl "es. Assuming that the results of Ibis survey reflect lllorC or less the res t of the student body, we have a good inciic<:Ition of the students'

views .. mel beliefs. One would suspect that a club or organization which serves a particular group of students would utilize surveys such as these and IlHlybe even conduct further research so tIla! tJICY would accurately represent the group which the name of the o rgani zation claims to represent. One group in particular Utat flagrantly mi srepresents their cons tituency at SU NY -B is the Women 's C enter. If they call themselves a women' s center, shouldn ' t they be promoting the prevalent views expressed by the majority of women at our school ? The group even s tates in the preamablc to their constitution thai their pUlpOSC is 10 "improve the status of women." Shouldn ' ( the path of Liti s ;'improveme nt .. be dctcnnincd

by ideas from al l women? According to the CIRP survey.

36% of the S UNY -8 students are Roman Catholic , and 23 . 1 % are Protestant , roughl y equal to a 60% 10 lal of Clui stimls. lron.ically, what group 's creed has been more vchcm.enLly attacked and their values maliciously Hssailcd by the " 'omen's Center 1hml the ChriSti.U1S?

YO\l \lcedn't look far in any Women' s Center publication to find vicious atta c ks printed on C hri stianity . The Pope was demeaning!y portrayed ill the Women' s C enter' s production of \Vomb for Rent : a pro-choicc comedy. In Gvnegraph, thc \Vorncll' s Center's collection of aspiring poets and writers , Jesus is refered to as having a " five phali ce palm " ,

blondes 10 blacks", willIe

Mru-y is a "lesbian". Two nwlS starred in No Tuming Back a battle with tlle Vatican over women's right to choosc.

More appalling than tlleir frontal assault all Christianity is thc insidious way ill whi ch the \\' omen's Center rejects and attempts to deslr0Y the Christiml values held by U1C nutiority of students at SUNY -B. Vicws which ChriStirul women hold are completely neglected in favor of their liberal agenda.

In a recent issue of the \Vomen 's Center's newspaper, Hera, they assert ill 'The Shirtless Case: Did YOll Ever Just Wautto Take It om" tlJat fonns of male patriarchy including harassmcnt, ostricizatiOll, labelling, physical assault or rape have forced wOlllcn to wear tops. Equality can be achieved ani y by the woman' s libcration of her breas ts. The author concludes looking forward to the day when women can choose to wear anything (including nothing at all).

I'm willing to wagcr tlmt the vast majority of females attending SUNYB arc not lesbians. And if the 60% that comprise our nominal Christian conUllUluty adhere to the tenents of their religion, homosexuality is

regarded as immoral by tllC concretc majority. Nevertheless, every \Vomen's Center pUblicmion is litue more than a literary forum for homosexual rhetoric, be it letters to tlle editor about a disgmntled lesbian lover or praise of ACT-U P's latest

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•• mo s t egregiou

misrepresentation is thal over the issue of abortion. The Roman . Church is stawlcWy Pro-Life, and so many of the Protes tant Denominations. Bm tlle \Vomen's Center has focused tlle most part of their effort (Uld resources ($2380 for 1992-93) on . abortion on demand at any time pregnancy." By calling themselves Women's Center, tlley are purporting lis ten to all women in deciding actions, but in actuality are ignoring major voice in their constituency. deaf car falls on the women of Christian community, who desire end to murder by abortion.

What can a repudiatcd Christian woman do for a voice in Women's Center? Not lUuch, by of the Student Association. Our S.A. President Jolm Gottlieb, bnmdishing ellonllOUS NARAL poster in his office and a "Reject Their Moral Standards" poster on hi s door, e,dls the stuoelll i body to fight for abortion rights in his publication, The Student Advocate. Maybe if Christian women beg and plead witll the Center, tl,ey will perswKle them

to lone down their extremist agenda. perhaps a better idee, would be to their ill-conceived name to something; more represcntati ve of the agenda espouse. Suggestion: Radical Fe,mi'list Lesbians for Abortion? And tl,cn funding could be amended (0 reflect \l,eir membership-about $238.00 rather than $2380.00. I

BIELECKI **** For County Executive

LEADERSHIP ... For A Changed

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media in general. Feminism is not pUblicans for "hate-mongering", 1 ~:r~~~I~ by make-up, the latest styles, Time's cover headline during the II or shaven legs, but rather it is Democratic convention read, 'The detcnnined by attitudes. You may be Democrat's New Generation", while

about the definition of Newsweek's Republican convention feminism. Women affirm their issue ran articles with such liLIes as, feminism through their independence. 'Bush: \Vhat Bounce" and "A Feast tilCir equality wit the opposite sex, lmd of Hate and Fear." How's that for their boundless capabilities in all parts objectivity?

society. Feminism is not gained by David Duke received an explo-appearances; it has everything to sion of media coverage upon the an

with conduct and mind-set. naunccmcnl of his candidacy for IO)nscqllentiy, barbarism is not defUled president earlier tilis year. The main-

hairy bodies, uncombed hair, and stream media continued to associate Inln""d clothes, but by an uncivilized, the former Klansman with the ReImilmiliv., and anarchic behavior. publican party, despite the fact that

conclude, we feel that you are Republican officials repeatedly detoo concerned with appearances. nouneed Duke and did not support

tone of your article suggests that his candidacy. Practically no media pay attention to purely aesthetics: attention was given to the fact that

I "r·"h;nn faux-pas", shallow images, and Duke has nm for office as a Demo-"do's and don'ls of accessorizing". crat nwncrous times. In fact, in 1988

article might be more appropriate he tried to run for president as a (if at all) in a publication such as Teell Democrat. Bear or Sevellfeell. Please bring your The media gives tile false impresfashion sense and your sense of style sion tlllt tile Republicans are a party elsewhere. Although we might seem of elitist while males, and that there

I dJda(:~'ic by saying this, we feel that you is no room for minorities or women. should look beyond the lye-dye prints. The media would like us to believe You may find a nlind that is intelligent tI,at the Democrats are tile party of

a heart that is sincere. hope. change, and equality, yet when Beth A. Wllite a high profile Democrat slips up, the

Nma liz.1 L. Arguelles media tends not to hold the entire 1--------------1 party responsible, as tiley do with tile

Republicans. Rep. Gus Savage, a

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for the indoctrination of "correct" operating procedures in society. It is time to restore the University to Plato's description of an insti~ution which em phasi zes unad ul tera ted academics, and allow the lessons of societal etiquette to be taughl by the

rcal world. I

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Democratic congressmen from Chicago has made munerous anti-Semitic remarks in public, yet he was never repudiated by tile Democratic party. Does tile media expect ti,e Democratic party to answer for all its members who are OIl the radical fringe? Apparently not, that privilege seems to be reserved for RepUblicans.

Even members of the media itself admit to the blatant bias in l1CWS

coverage. Self-proclaimed liberal

joumalisl and New Republic senior editor Mickey Kaus was quoted by C-SPAN's Brian Lamb: '" mean , get embarrassed watch.ing the news thesc days; about every story is twisted against Bush. r mean I'm in the media ... [ don't deny it. But people should know whcre people are coming from ...

ABC-TV's Brit Hume echoes tllis sentiment. H lime comments on the media's one-sided criticism of the Bush-Quayle attacks on the Democrats: "It seems that when the Democrats play rough-and-tlUllble politics, like Republicans have done in the past, we all say, 'See, they really want to win' and how SITh'lrt it is. And when ti,e Republicans do it , we all say, 'Well, it's dirty politics and it's negative campaigning and we should disapprove of it. .. , TIlC Republican attacks 011 the Democrats are billed by tilC media as negative and desperate, yet Democratic attacks are seen as ambitiolls and righteous. At the Democratic convention, Rep. Maxine Waters (a California Democrat) called George Bush a racist. Is this negative politics? It certainly sounds like dirty pool to us, yet tile media seems to see it differently. I-Iowever, the problem lies in that we do not have a responsibiJjty to an audience of millions~ the news media does.

Americ..'Uls must be able to distinguish fact from opinion in today's mainslrc"un media. It has gotten to tlle point where one simply cannot get a wholly unbiased account of political activities in tllis coulltry. Our advice to the news media: Rummage through your attic. dig up your dusty high school joumalism textbook, and re-read the chapter on how to report the facts - and just tile facts-objectively. I

Intolerance? Continued from Page 17 short. Gabel and Hanis ' s primary

objective is to achieve political change through the elimination of alienation and powerlessness by orgl'mi1jl1g into a group and challenging the power of the legal system along with the Ix>wcr of social hierarchy. Similarly, John Choe urges students to fi ght against the fe-election of President Bush hy forming a coalition because "by abstaining. we allow OliTset ves to become politiec.1Jly invisible ,mel al low others to control our li ves - in

effcct ... discmpowering ourselves in a way that fal ls directl y into the hands of those who maintain power." He inc ites s tuden ts to empow er themselves by eliminating the rightwi ng ideology and organizi ng all agenda for the nineties.

Just as Gabel and Harri s ' s argument is weak in that it places too much emphasis on political change with its preoccupation in fuming each pertinent case into a political arena at the expense and im portance of

indi vid ual rights . so John e hoe ' s argument is comparably weak in that it urges the suppression of an important First Am enWllent right by imposing and emphasizing a single-lefti s t ideology. namely that which is suitable to Mr. Choe himself. Therefore it can only be hoped d,at such biased beliefs will solely remain 011 paJX!f to be read and criticized duough d,e open chmmcls of debate and not reach the stage of implementation when the possibility of such debates becomes foregone. I

TAKE DRUGS AND LOSE ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

I If you think drug, cost , lot ! now. wait until afte r college,

Lasl year alone, America'!',

business~s lost more than S60 billion to drugs, So this rear, 1II0st of the Fortune 500 will be administering drug tests,

Failing the It:st means you \mn'( be considered for emplcl)'ment.

AnJ that's one hell rlf a vrice to pay,

L They could cost you a career.

WE'RE PUTTING DRUGS OUT OF BUSINESS. l lll'ti/r rslup/(II' 0 Dnw "-ra i1. IO:o'"(c l _. _____ L'::=============~

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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Cara Donlon

This years passing of the vegetable was definitely the vegetable gathering of the year -in more ways than one. The only thing missing from the moronic assembly of vegetables passing vegetables, was the Jolly Green Giant to add "Ho Ho Ho" to the chants of "Long live the pumpkin." But, then again, there was a poetry reading session which may have made up for the Giant's absence. After all, poems about rutabaga are pretty hard to come by.

The vegetable of choice was undoubtedly broccoli. Air Force One should definitely start serving the "almighty and indestructible" on its flights. Broccoli obviously has so many ' valuable uses, no wonder The Clan of the Vegetable has proclaimed this green stalk invincible. It's about time broccoli has gotten the recognition it deserves; maybe we've been too insensitive towards the vegetables of the world. Hopefully, the passing of the vegetables will instill us with a true sense of vegetable appreciation.

The quotation of the ceremony goes to Shawn Parker who showed just how confused the veggie-worshippers are. "The next time someone says, 'Hey, you've got a piece of spinach in your teeth', why not smile and say 'Thank you'." Spinach in the teeth ... well, isn't that just beautiful? A glob of green wedged between teeth is definitely something to not only be proud of, but to display boldly. Personally, I'd prefer a huge shank of beef hanging out of my mouth.

Granted vegetables are important when it comes to eating a well-balanced meal, but is it really necessary to pass the things around and bestow praise upon them? How ridiculous. But, I'm sure it was all done in the spirit of diversity which makes our campus a "better" place. Go out there and become one with a carrot. Don't forget to bang on your tambourine and chant "Veggie! Veggie!" If you're a true vegetable fanatic, let the zucchini inspire you to write an epic poem. If you're stumped, put on a pair of Birkenstocks- they can always help.

The more I look around, the more stupid things I find on this campus. But, the passing of vegetables has got to be the most inane and foolish thing yet. It's amazing how many people on this campus have nothing better to do with their time than to play with cucumbers. Little by little, foolery is taking over this campus. Veggie passing may not seem like a big deal, but just wait. Tomorrow the name of this place might be changed to Broccoli University - Center for the Rutabagas of the Future.

Marching around campus with cucumbers is definitely a sign of mental defect. There is absolutely no reason for this pathetic display. These "earthy" creatures want to be taken seriously, how can we not laugh? The only purpose the vegetable performance served was to provide an onslaught of laughter and amusement [or the thinking people on campus. The vegetable-wielding liberals have proved yet once again that any leftist and silly activity on this campus will be wholeheartedly supported by the OCC. Special thanks go out to Queen Vegetable Trish Roque who has nothing better to do with her time than to organize a total vegetable show - veggies for veggies by veggies.

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